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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
SLICK THIEF COMING.
Working Eastward From Minnesota,
with Druggists as Victims.

BURLINGTON, May l3-Druggsts and
drug store managers in Vermont are
warned to watch out for slick thief
who is operating eastward from Duluth,
MINI, and who makes practice of hir-
ing out to a drug store as clerk or as
possible purchaser of the store. Ii he
uses the latter excuse he has, in cities
of the Central West, given a couple OF
Liberty bonds or 500 cash as a binder
Then after being in the store for two
or three days he steals all the cash, cam
eras, costly physicians instruments, etc,
and is never heard from again
The man has been working under the
name of George L. Durupert or Dunpert
and carries a certificate of graduation
from the state board OF pharmacy of Cal
ifornia bearing one of those names. He
is described as being "a years of age,
five feet eight inches tall, about 100
pounds in weight, rather dark complexion
with grey eyes and nose glasses, and has
been dressed in blue serge suit and
worn an army hat.
He broke into the Office OF DR. Robert
s. Forbes at Duluth, Mimi, on April 25
the office being closed as the doctor is in
the army, and stole his certificates OF
graduation, license to practice, etc, and
possibly will try to pass himself off as
DIR. Forbes He is very well vcrsed in
the drug business and is presumed to have
learned the trade at some time He gives
references from some of the largest drug
concerns in the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Brattleboro Mutual Aid association will
be held Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock at headquarters, 8 Harris place.
The annual meeting and roll call of
the w. G. T. T. will be held Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock in the rest room.
1t is desired that all members be pres
emit.
c. r. Jennison has sold his house nj
80 Belmont avenue, through John L.
Howard 5 real estate agency, to E. NJ.
Wheeler of jamaica, who win move
there, having sold his house in Jamaica.
Mr. Wheeler is a bridgeman employed
by the Central Vermont Railway Co.
There is an interesting and varied
display of German and French war rel
les on display in H. NJ. Wood IS store,
which consists of a German and u
French machine gun, German gas mask,
German trench helmet, French cart
ridge, German bayonet, German cart
ridge box, Austrian cartridges, German
buckle inscribed "Gott Nit Tn"
German and French rifles, French
shells and one T. S. she'll. 1t is one of
the best exhibits of war relics that has
been shown in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13

striking the surface of the water and
give dense smoke and bright light for
ten minutes. An instrument is used in
conjunction with this bomb which en-
ables the navigator to determine the
velocity and direction of the wind by
on the smoke in the daytime
and the lights at night. This instru-
ment, called the speed and drift indi-
Gator, has proved successful.
'When the navigator has found the
speed and direction of the wind, he
must then be able to calculate the
course to steer towards the Azores to
allow for this wind To do this an in
strument has been designed to solve the
triangle of forces, thus doing away
with cumbersome mathematical calcu-
lations.
The navigator IS cockpit is in the
forepart of the boat and it is equipped
with chart board, a chart rack and
lights. He also has a specially designed
headgear for telephone communication
with the pilots, so that he can direct
them when to change course. The noise
from the four big motors is so great
that it is impossible to hold converse
ton except with specially designed tel
ephonic apparatus.
1.-The navigator also has instruments
which show him the altitude of the
plane and the time the sun keeps with
the Greenwich meridian, because in GO
ing to the eastward so rapidly it is diff
ficult to keep the correct time. In 60
ing from Newfoundland to the Azores
over two hours is lost in period of
twenty hours, so that the navigator
must be very expert in order to allow
for this loss in time in making his as
Economical calculations. In aerial navi-
CATION positions must be determined
very quickly. The navigator sits down
to work out his sights to fix his posi-
ton, and will be far from his calculated
position unless he works out his calcu
lations very rapidly, which these instru
ments enable him to do. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
Aerial Navigator Able to
Determine His Position
Regardless of Weather
QUICK CALCULATION
NECESSARY IN AIR
Machine Now Does Mathematical Cal
culations With Great Rapidity-Drift
and Speed of the Airplane Shown at
Any Time Day or Night.


and Speed of the Airplane Shown at
Any Time Day or Night.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Three new
and novel instruments for airship navi-
cation have been invented and are be-
ing employed for the first time by the
NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4 in the transat-
lantic fight. They are an aerial sex
tant, drift and speed indicator, and a
course and distance indicator.
No airplane has ever flown far
enough out to sea to warrant the use of
the sun, moon, and stars for fixing a
geographical position" said the navy
department in announcing the use of
these instruments. E'An instrument has
been designed that Will enable the air
navigator to locate his position, re-
gardless of the state of weather and re-
gardless of the very fast speed of the
airplane. An equal feature of the aerial
sextant, known as the Byrd sextant,
invented by Lieutenant Commander H.
l.. Byrd, is that a bubble in a tube
takes the place of the sea horizon and
observations. A specially constructed
lens is used in sighting the bubble,
which is reflected in a mirror. The sun
is reflected in another mirror. The OBJ
server brings the sun tangent to a line
at the same time he brings the bubble
| tangent to the line That gives the al
titude of the sun. This is of especial
value, as the aviator is often above the
clouds, and even when flying at low al
! titudes the horizon is too dim to be
seen clearly With this new aerial sex
tant the curvature of the earth does not
| have to be taken into consideration in
calculating position. The bubble Is
! lighted at night SO that night Observa-
tons may be taken.
! 9. New methods of astronomical calcu-
! lations also have been devised which
enable the navigator to make his cal
culations in a fifth of the time that was
! formerly necessary. A projection chart
of the Atlantic ocean has been specially
constructed for this purpose This
chart a new invention, does away with
difficult mathematical calculation, en-
/ abling the aviator to determine his pc
sition in few minutes.
| Another great problem of the sea
| air navigator is the calculation of the
speed and direction of the wind, both
day and night In spite of the relia
bility Of the compass it can only give
the course upon which the craft heads
and in determining the true course pro
per allowance must be made for thu
sidewise drift caused by the wind. Fo
example, wind blowing thirty miles
an hour towards the side OF the plan,
will blow it thirty miles an hour out o
Its course. This fact alone makes tn,
navigation of the air far more Difficult
than the navigation Of the sea.
ITO overcome this difficulty bomb
have been invented which ignite upo,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13

interested are urged to attend this
meeting.
Mrs. III. F. Weatherhead is repairing
the tenement recently vacated by Leon
Smith and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
lev ii. Winchester vii move there when
it is in readiness.
Stewart Smith went to Greenfield to
visit over the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith. He is
employed by the Vermont, Printing com
pany and lives with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs Max Elliott of Brook
line, Mass, and James, Glennon of yBos-
ton, who recently returned from France
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
WEST BRATTLEBOR0

Miss Charlotte Knight is i'll with a
severe cold and unable to attend school.
The Home Study club will meet this
evening with Mrs. Purle L. Convey of
Highland street.
Mrs. Hyland Briggs entertained Rev.
and Mrs E. B. Cornell over Sunday.
They returned Monday to Mortified
There will be meeting this evening
in Academy hall at o clock to deter
mine whether West Brattleboro will
haze July 4 celebration this year. All
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
WAS PORTSMOUTH BREWER.
H. F. Eldridge Dead at Home
Chatham, Mass.

CHATHAM, Mass, May 13.-H. Fish
err Eldridge, for many years connected
with the Eldridge Brewing Co. of Ports
mouth, n. H., died here last night aged
&C years. He had been in poor health
for several years and when his illness
obliged him to give up business he came
to his native town and made his home
here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

The ladies of the Baptist society fully
appreciate the splendid response that
was made to their appeal for food for
the auction dinner last week Every
one was generous with material and as
sistance and in spite of heavy expense
the society added over 800 to its treas
ury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
70 DAILY REFoRNIER TUESDAY NtY fsa191o ~ H4

with the 18th engineers, were recent
visitors at the home of their cousin,
Miss Alice Liscom, at Fernside farm.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church held thimble party with
Mrs. P. H. Winchester yesterday after
noon.
Onda Godfrey, 10, of Hinsdale, is
making a good recovery in the Melrose
hospital, following an operation for a
ruptured appendix. Elmer Goodnow of
Guilford also is convalescing from an
operation for appendicitis and it is ex-
pected. that he viii be discharged this
week. .4.s
ADVERTISE I'M THE PERFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13
CASUALTY LIST.
No. 35 of Second Series from
War Department News Bureau.

The war department news bu-
reau s release No. 35 of the see
ond series in the casualty list
contain 24S names, classified as
follows:
Killed in action .....
Died of accident and other
causes
Died of disease ....... 5
Wounded severely ......
Wounded degree undeter-
mlned} !. -............... 81
Wounded slightly .......... 1913
Missing in action ......... L
Total 248
There are no Vermont names
in this release.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-13

Starting Tomorrow In Our Ne.0 Store
Continuing Throughout the Month
$4,000 Worth Of
Automobile Tires
AT Discounts of From
rs to IS Per cent
Frestone, Diamond, Ajax Federal Fisk, Portage,
Goodyear, Goodrich, Kelley Springfield and
Other Makes All Guaranteed
ready open we believe to the largest most COM
and automobile tire and the wehave
of help and conditions we have been obliged to wait
We a o auo
%s s9 R ss an M 5 Pet or or1 1ss
that acting obbe and distributors for number of different
of the a
secondsn
" re% s " raea @ fs sho 1b
Goodrich, andoth makes.
Nothing will be offered at less discount
than 2Os6 and from that to 4Oe8. These prices
absorb the war tax which means discount
to you of from $50 TO 45m
This sale will abs" advertised that reserve We. the right
Oft only
and tubes sale stock On inquiry for tires that we do not have
% SLIGHTLY we s h a s a Svd d s nave e to
The open Wednesday tomorrow 14-andwe intend
for
Remember the Place the NelU Store in the
NelU Garage Building High st.
MANLEY BROTHERS. \
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Jackson County
Again Loses Suit

Jackson county again lost in the
supreme court Tuesday the action
brought against it by John w.
Sweeney, contractor, who was
awarded contract to improve II
miles of Pacific highway in Jack
son county from the California line
over the Siskiyou mountains,
Sweeney won on appeal to the su-
preme court and the county petit
toned for q rchearing which was
denied in an opinion by Justice
Bean. Sweeney was awarded $780,
533 In the lower court. This was
sustained by the supreme court. The
decree also was upheld in that 1t
held the United States National bank
of Portland was entitled to lien on
the award to Sweeney In the sum of
$39,s96.5O. Difficulty arose OVER
an, alleged relocation of the route by
the county after the work was under
way resulting in a difference Of
opinion as to the amount owed to
the contractors.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18

Next Tuesday is Bryan day at
Chautauqua, when the silver-tongued
Nebraskan will deliver an address
in the auditorium during the after
noon session. 1t has been learned
that Mr.. Bryan will arrive here on
train No. 13 in the forenoon of that
day, and in order to make his stay
in Ashland pleasant one, num-
her of his admirers have planned a
picnic to be held in Lithia park at
noon Tuesday, when the entire popu-
-lation of the city will be given an
opportunity Of turning out and well
coming this notable speaker to our
midst. President Fuller of the Chau-
tauqua association turned the man
agement of the affair over to John
H. Dill, who in turn has been ac-
lively interesting number of citi-
zens in planning an outing in which
1t is hoped all will participate.
At twelve O'Clock, noon, a big
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Lake Of the Woods
Is Popular Resort


Lake Of the Woods is becoming a
popular resort for Ashland peop''
who are fast learning Of the charms
of tbs fine little body Of water
tucked away in the mountain fast
nesses Of Klamath county. A large
number of Ashland and Medford
people have secured tracts of land
and have built cabins or are plan.
ming the eTlaction of summer cot
tages on the lake bank, where many
hot summer days are whiled away
fishing, boating or just lazln
round as Inclination dictates.
Among the pioneer cabins estab-
llshed at the Lake of the Woods
from Ashland are those of II. c.
Stock, E. V. Garter, c. w. Minis,
George Gillstte and c. w Whine.
Dr.. F. II. johnson has the founda-
tion for a summer cottage already
completed and progress on the walls
is being made rapidly. Pref I. e.
Vlning Is at present at the lake ar
ranging for the building of cabin,
and others are acquiring locations
and expect to BUILD there soon. There
may be others owning cottages there
whose names have not been learned
In all there are at present about fif.
teen cottages belonging to Ashland
and Medford people.
Lake of the Woods is about S6
miles from Ashland, and can he
reached by auto very easily. The
roads are fairly good, but have
some steep grades which make 1t
hard to get a car over, but neverthe-
less, this slight drawback is no de.
terrent to those who have an oppor-
tunity 10 seek the shades or the for
eSts and enjoy the sports awaiting
them at this cool retreat.
Lots of fish bask in the waters of
this little mountain lake, while the
bathing and swimming are afforded
there. Many Of the campers have
boats and motor launches and this
also helps in the entertainment.
Time newer drags at the Lake OF
the Woods, and the resort offers a
world, Of inducement to tired busi-
ness men and busy housewives to
steal away at weekend and spend
a short time near to natures heart.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED TUESDAY

A small vote was cast at the
election Tuesday when the residents
of Ashland were given an oppor.
tunity to vote upon two charter
amendments and the additional tax
levy of one mill to be used for pub.
licity purposes. The first two meas
ures, that of relating TO the matter
of incorporated cities and towns
holding regular elections at the
same time general elections are held
thruout the state, and the measure
creating a city court, carried, but
the one relating to the additional
tax levy was lost.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First ward-34 for and against
the first measure; 81 for and 13
against the second; s for and S2
against the third. Second ward
40 for and 10 against the first meas
u-e; 81 for and 16 against the sec
ond; l9 for and 32 against the third.
Third ward-37 for and 10 against
the first measure; 33 for and 2l
against the second; 10 for and As
against the third.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Attend Girls
Conference i'm Park

1T isn't at all like attending Sun
day school every day. is the uni
versal opinion OF the girls camped
in the park this week for the Girls
Conference If anyone imagined the
camp was purely and simply for
Bible and mission study they are
mistaken, for never has a bunch OF
young girls had so good an outing
as these are enjoying in the park
under the delightful supervision OF
Miss Helen Carlton. This charming
woman is companion to the girls In
all their recreatlons and pleasures
and has a most wholesome influence
over their welfare all the time.
Morning in the camp is decidedly
serious. After breakfast (by the
way the girls are given most excel
lent meals by Mrs. Heer of the Ash
land Hotel, who takes motherly in
terest in them ALL, the group gath
ers under the trees and has instruc'
tions on Bible and mission topics. BY
able teachers. This Is ostensibly the
object of the camp, and in this man
ner the groups of girls gain much
information that does not reach
them in their local Sunday schools
In the afternoon, however, the
joys OF camping in Ashland are
made manifest. Each afternoon
some Ashland resident takes the
girls in charge and gives them q
jolly good time, much out of the or
binary. Tuesday afternoon Miss
Josephine Saunders, who recently
returned from France where she
SERVED in the reconstruction hospi-
tails for the wounded soldiers, took
the girls up the canyon and enter
tanned them with a "Trip to Paris y
Miss Saunders brought home with
her an immense stock Of kodak pic
lures, and for two hours she ex-
hibited these to the girls and gave
interesting stories about the pictures
that brought that part of the history
of the war close home. Wednesday
afternoon DR.. Maud I. Hawley ac-
companied the group to the Nata-
torium where they spent the broil'
ing hours in the cool depth of the
pools. Thursday afternoon, Mrs. F.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18

II. Johnson took the girls for hike
up Ashland canyon and turned them
loose in the bosky dells and shady
retreats Of that most beautiful spot
Friday Miss Eva Policy will entertain
them in some manner, possibly with
q swim.
Every evening something is pro-
vided especially for the girls enter
talnment Monday night they went
up to Bithia park and took part In
the community sing held there. On
Tuesday evening they were pretty
much the whole thing In the sing
held in front Of the Hotel Austin
and we're led by Song Leader Walter
jenkins and assisted by some Of the
principal singers OF the city. We'd
nesday evening they staged a pag-
cant in the Baptist church in which
they were assisted by local talent
The program consisted Of music by
DR.. Woods orchestra, and the repe-
tition OF the tableaux, Joseph Ia
Prison" and Joseph Before the
King which had formerly been
presented by the Baptist congrega
tion. "Indias Advocate dialogue
by the Kings Highway class OF the
Presbyterian Sunday school. was
presented, followed by a procession.
al. Darkness and Light" by the
Girls Conference. Miss Lilly Policy
gave reading, "The japanese Moth
er's Prayer" Thursday night the
girls took part in the rehearsal for
the choir to sing Friday night and
Sunday at Chautauqua.
The rest of the week the campers
will be given an opportunity to at
tend Chautauqua, as their registra-
tion provides for this. Up to Thur
day morning 81 girls have registered
and more have been coming since.
THE splendid time given these girls
is attracting attention thruout the
county. and these in attendance this
year are already planning for re-
newal OF the Joys of camping In the
Ashland park and attending the
Girls Conference next year The
initial group win be good boosters
for the future prospects OF the Com
ference. "l
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Finds Conditions
Good ThruOut State

l.. l.. Multi, vice president Of the
Northwestern National Bank ol
Portland, and former cashier OF the
First National Bank of this city. who
has been spending his vacation here
with his mother and sons, has re-
turned home. The Portland Tele-
gram tells as follows of the business
conditions as reported by Mr.. Multi
as he found them during his trip
thruout the state:
His face bronzed by contact with
THE sun and breezes of Southern and
Central Oregon, Lloyd l.. Multi, vice
president of the Northwestern Ma
tionAl bank, is back at his desk with
cheering reports of business condi-
tions as he found them. Fruit grow
ing and diversified forming in the
Rogue River valley will round out
the best year in a decade, he says,
citing that berries now bring $1.75
q crate whereas the old price sre-
ceived by producers was rs cents.
Over east of the mountains the
banker found prosperity prevailing
from klamath Falls to Lakevlew and |
up to Bend. Dry farming is suffering
from drouth but In irrigated sections
there Is no complaint. Sheep growers
are getting big money for their clips
and livestock men will have lots OF
stock to turn off to market. The
Anknny ranch near klamath Falls
has 1000 acres In hay under irriga- .
ten and the immense crop will bring
$25 ton. Silver Lake, once cover
cd with water, is now dotted with
homesteaders' shacks ON tillable land
and If the plan works out to divert /
feeding streams for irrigation In
stead OF filling the old lake bed
there will be nothing but produce
tive farms on the reclaimed area,
says Multi Family orchards are
new in evidence around Summer
lake, 81 r' aT- A."
Leaving Crater Lake when snow
yankS were close at hand and the
emperature in the morning was low.
t was uncomfortably warm at Klam-
lth Falls. The drive to Lakeview !
md over to Bend was enjoyable to
Multi. He intended coming back to
eugene via the Mckenzie pass route.
,ut found II blocked by sncw at the 4
and had to return to Port
end by rail via Bend"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Bryan TO Be Honor
Guest AT Luncheon

picnic lunch will be held in the park
at which everyone is urged to par
ticipate, and at which Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan will be the honor
guest. Ashland residents will bring
their baskets and tables will be ar.
ranged so that all may lunch togeth-
er. and the meal will be served
sharply at noon in order to accom-
modate all business men, who are re-
quested to come therh with their
families instead of going to their
homes.
This event will be purely a social
one, and one at which all political
differences win be abolished. Not
so much as whisper of politics will
be allowed at this luncheon, and the
lion and the lamb will lie down to-
gether, and all join in. making this
we'll known orator think Ashland Is
the finest, most sociable, best ma,
tured city in the United States.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-07-18
Good Demand For
Fruit in Valley

Plenty of fruit and a good de-
mand, is the condition that makes
the, orchardist good natured in the
Rogue River valley this year. A
tremendous Drop of cherries have
been picked, which have brought
good prices. Apricots are now IN
the market, and the trees are af-
fording an enormous Yield. The Fern
Valley district is noted for this fruit
and A. c. Joy alone has contracts
for ten o. twelve tons of aprlcots
from that section. The Ashland
cannery will consume several tons,
while the Ashland Fruit and Produce
Association is shipping large guam
titles.
.PeachIs are beginning to ripen
and the earlier varieties are being
gathered. These are not SO desir.
able for marketing, but are good
for home consumption and quanti-
ties of them are being sent into the
lumber camps in order to afford the
people in those sections taste OF
the luscious fruit. The market va
Fidties Will come on rapidly now
and prospects look good for big
demand. The same condition pre-
walls with pears. Berries of all sorts
have been plentiful and have brought
good prices. This season will be
noted as particularly prosperous
one for fruitgrowers IN the valley.