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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20
aOLON

Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Head are the
parents of a nice baby born Thursday
March 18th.
At the basket ball game Friday
evening between Scion and North
Arson In the boys game the score
was 20 to IL In favor of the Scion
boys; and the girls score Is to In
favor of North Arson girls.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs Phoebe Townsend, Thurs
day, March 9th.
Those having clothing or shoes
which can be of use to those In Bel
GUM and France who are so destitute
may bring or send It to the rooms
occupied by the Red Cross. over NJ. II.
Andrews store. Some one will be
At the rooms Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons of next week to re-
ceive and pack the clothing. Please
look over your closets and boxes ana
give your out-grown or partly worn
clothing to those In need.
Prof. Brown OF Waterville Will
speak In Caratunk Hall this woek
TAuFsday evening. Mrs. Brown VIII
secompany her husband and give >
piano recital tefore the lecture. :.
North Somsrset GtAnge had IN ell
day meeting March Is to, obeerye tte
4Svd annavAesAsy. Tho Lat and End
degrees we're conferred In the FORE
neon. About ono hundred eat down
70 4 ane dinner. The afternoon was
9iysa over 70 - program which fol-
lows: Song By choir: conundrums
hy Alice Foss: reading BY Marion
Tuscan: piano solo. Roland Grant:
hesitation. Bin McCollor; original
poem, Frank Savage: duet, Onie Nc
Colior and Hester Grant: story.
Bertha Libby: reading. Beatrice
Hall: peanut race won BY Sanford
Nottaxe: remarks by John Sewage.
Lee Boardman. L. p. Gates; music,
Sanford Nottase violin and Annie
Witham accompanist; cong. Ethel
Holway; recitation. Wayne AcCollof;
souR, George Gordon: story. Mary
French; duet. Wayne and Bin NC
Color: violin solo, Sanford Nottage;
SONG. America. by all. The names OF
the 20 charter members were read.
who met Mar. Is. 1875 to form NORTH
Somerset Grange. Only four are now
living, Mr.. and Mrs. l. p Gates OF
Scion and Mr. and Mrs. Milford Nc
Intire who now reside in Massachu-
sets.
There will be a basket ball game
In Caratunk Hall. Friday evening, be-
tween the Bingham boys and girls
and Scion boys and girls.
The Woman's Club will meet with
Mrs. Maude McIntire, Tuesday even
ing. March 25. Subject Liberty Car
dens'
Corp. Myron c. Jewett came home
Tuesday for ten days furlough.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20
MOOSE RIVER

At the annual town meeting held
March II it was voted to establish
a school on Mill street in Moose River
in order to make it more convenient
for the children in that part of the
town.
Chauffeur Arthur l.. Holden re-
ceived his honorable discharge from
Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y, Mar.
8. and returned to his home in Moose
River after being Is months in the
service.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20
BINGHAM CENTER

Thomas Burleigh OF Waterville Ia
visiting In the home Of Isaac Holway.
The grangers Of this vicinity who
attended the 43rd anniversary OF So
lon Grange last Saturday reported a
very enjoyable time.
Cony Grant and John Cassidy have
finished hauling their poplar and the
hired teams of Brighton have return
ed home. -. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gilman spent
last Sunday With their son Ernest
Gilman And family Of Emblem.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20
4 NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
M;ss Kelly Tene How lydi.
E. Pinkham,s Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. y.-"For about three
yeers I Suffered from nervous break.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN


Hariald Trpe raturaed from Ban.
sor last week whore he was called, or
account OF. the sickness and death Of
his only sou Lawrence. lAss6 efsht
Nj Truk has the sympathy OF Af1
friends In the loss u his son.
Several ot TIE chiidrsn IA {htt dis
trict havA 90. ..dAsal Sd hpA home
on o. seosdats 81 4s1iaS 1af& ID. . y
''P. 8. Laheas1Sf II tayfKk stock u
be shippsd,to tHe. BriGAtoa mAsket. :.
Miss Ruth Viles OF 0kowhegan was
the week end guest OF friends IN this
place.
In this vicinity real estate 10 chang
ing hands. Irold Jones Of Roxbury.
Mass. has sold his farm situated Ut
Browns Corner TO Mr.. Nswccmb OF
Montreal, Canada: Mrs. Eva Sowell
has sold her farm and Joseph Cover
has sold his farm 70 New York par
ties.
Mrs. Ivory Burrili and daughter
Hester passed Wednesday with her
sister Mrs. Blaine Richardson In Gin
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almer Goodrich OF
Palmyra passed Sunday in the home
OF her sister Mrs. George Weeks.
Mrs. Ida burlington OF Skowhegan
Is visiting her sister Mrs. Addie
Goodwin.
IT is reported that Guy Booker has
purchased farm in Ripley. Mr..
Booker has recently returned from
overseas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Twelfth-S ala building, 331 Nine
teenth street
Thirteenth - Episcopal church,
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
rteenth-Cassil1y's store, 2016
Ninth avenue
F'ifteenth-Hose house, SGT TWEEN
ty-second street.
Sixteenth Schmid's grocery, 821
Twentieth street
: Seventeenth-Rear2 1888 Fffth.and-
a-haf avenue.
Eighteenth Schneider's Drug
store, 200 Seventh avenue.
Nineteenth-Hastin and Pewe's
store, 1928 Twenty-sixth street.
Twentieth-2735 Seventh avenue.
Twenty-first-631 Thirty-eighth
street.
Twenty-second Fire station,
1417 Thirtisth street
Twenty-third-1340 Thirty eighth
street
TWenty-fourth = Peterson's car
penter shop, Forty-fifth street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Twenty fifth-Longfellow school,
Forty-frst street and seventh ave-
nue..
Twenty-sixth 1900 Fourteenth
avenue.
Twenty eventh-Cleland Presby-
terrain church, Twenty-first avenue
between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
Twenty eighth-No. fire station,
avenue and Twelfth
street.
Paridon's store.
Which election will be open at
seven CD o'clock in the morning
and continue open until FIVE (5)
o'clock of that day.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois,
this 25th day Of March A D., 1919.
M. T. Rudgren, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
Total 314

1OLIiA 014 SOA 90
At Andalusfa w. H. Fritz was
elected town clerk, Albert Hofer
was named as school trustee with
Arthur Van Dazzle selected by the
voters as school trustee for one
year to fill vacancy.
At Edgington township, c. A
Crawford and A. A. Cornell, Repub-
leans, were elected school trustees
over Patrick McManus and W. B.
Wait, Democrats. Thomas S. John
ston was chosen justice of the
peace over e. J. Patterson by the
margin of two votes. Johnston re-
-cefved so against Patterson's So.
Stickler Elected.
In Drury township Samuel Stick
Ter was elected justice of the peace
Nth 80 votes. F. o. Tietch, his OPP
ponent, received so. F. c. Mewes
was named school trustee with a
total of 81.
In Rural township ALDER Sim.
mons was named justice OF the
peace, F. F. Baird and Jake Sim
mons constab1es, and l. M. Hanna,
school trustee.
William OiNeal was elected JUS
tice of the peace in Black HAWK
township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday. the fifteenth day OF April
a D.. 1919. in the City of Rock Is
land in the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois, an election Will be
held for the purpose of elect1ng
tine Mayor,
Four Commissioners,
One Police Magistrate.
also to submit the proposition,
For the adoption Of the provisions
Of an act to provide for the appoint
meut of a Board of Fire and Ponce
commissioners in all cities or this
state having a population OF not less
than 1000 and not more than 1OO,-
900, and prescribing the powers ana
duties Of such board
And the proposition, as to the an
nexation to the City Of Rock Island,
Illinois, OF the territory embraced
within the following described
boundaries, to-wit:
Beginning at a point 656.5 feet
west of the center of section one
ia. township seventeen Q) north,
range two west of the fourth Z. M
Thence south 1927 feet; thence east
s2S. rs feet to the center iof an alley,
thence south on the center OF the
alley 1877. So feet to the north line
Of a public road; thence south 10
degrees east 1858 feet to the east
line of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton one ID aforesaid; thence
south 1885 feet to the north line
NJ twenty-second avenue on the
west side of Thirtieth street IN l.
Mosenfelder's acre addition; thence
west on the north line Of twenty
rection avenue 6265 feet to the east
line of Twenty-ninth street; thence
south 1922 feet to the south line or
said section ~; thence cast $3.50
feet to the east line Of the south
west quarter of said section one
M: thence south 1913 feet to the
north line of John Nelson's sub-di-
vision in the northwest quarter or
section twelve GA; township sew
enteen north range two west of the
fonrth p. M. thehce west on the
north line of said subdivision 1879
feet to the one-eighth section llne;
thence north 262S.76 feet to point
1875 feet south of the north line or
the southwest quarter OF said sec
ton one ID; thence east 52S-z
feet. thence north 1855 feet to the
north line of the southwest quarter
Of said section one ID; thence east
as rs feet to the place of begin
ming, being situated in the south
west quarter of section one % and
the northwest quarter OF section
twelve (12), township seventeen
CD north, range two C21 west Of
the fourth P. NJ, in the County of
Rock Island and the State of Illi-
nois.
The precinct polling places for
this election will be as follows:
First-Yohs' barber shop, 413
Fourth avenue.
Second Christian church, Thfr-
teenth avenue and Sixth street
Third-900 Third avenue.
Fourth-City barn. 919 Sixth ave
nue..
Fiffh-Garage, 1112 Eighth ave-
nue..
Sixth-EvangeIica church, 117o
Twelfth street
Seventh MfIlerAs store. 1890
Twelfth street.
Eighth-C Court house
Ninth-Church. Fourteenth -strese
and Sixth avenue
Tenfh-Kramer' Store. SD -Four
Eeen-and-a-haR street
Observation-Disclosures drug Store,
l5n1 E1ftee11th street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Cordova-"C. C. Opdycke, r.
Zuma-Leo Hanna. R.
Hampton-sLou&s Schave, D.
Moline-sDr. Fred Grahund, r. /;
Austin Schaibel, R; Frank Sly
vaert, R.; Henry WiIke, R.; sL0uis
C. First, R
Rock Island - sGeorge Sroehle,
R.; Frank Baranek, R.; &C. L. Ack-
erlund, r.; Joseph ]. Burgess, r. !;
W. F. Bradley, r.
South Rock Island-Ben Benson,
r.
Coal vaIley-sMartin Sievers, D.
Rural-*W. J. Caughey, r.
Edgin gton-sM-~ A Titterington,
Drury-Tom Watson.
REELECTED.
Hold-Oxer Members.
Cow. H. Groh, R.
Canoe Creek = Clarence Butter,
r
Port Byron-E Fl. Young, Rs
Hampton-H. F. Schroeder, Rs
South Moline-Zack Einfeldt, R."
Moline-O. E. Child, r.; c. S..
Kerns, r.; Mrs. e. H. Sleight, r. !,
Mrs. Mary G. Ogden, r.; Elmer
Mowry, r.
Rock IsIand-Wi1liafn Fl. Schil-
linger, R.; Henry M. Hendren, r. ;
John b. Johnson, r.; William NJ.
R.; Harry H. Unverforth,
r.
Black Hawk-W. F. Nichols, D.
Bowling John Upton, R."
Andalusia--Albert Hofer, r.
Buffalo Prairie-Melvfn Thomas,
R
Republicans, "a; Democrats, 5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
COMPLEXION OF
BOARD CHANGES
VERY SLIGHTLY
BENSON WINS OVER KINNEY
south Rock Island Township Elects
Republican Supervisor by
So Majority.

The political complexion OF the
Rock Island county board of super
v1sors was changed by hair in the
election yesterday.
The Democrats lost one vote on
the board and now have only three
members while the Republicans
have 81. Ambrose Seal, Democrat,
who two years ago created the sur
prise in the township election in
Yuma by defeating Les Hanna, Re
publican, did not run this year.
Mr.. Hanna was successful at the
polls yesterday.
Louis Schave OF Hampton, anoth-
CT Democrat ON the board, who was
UP for reelection. was returned, no
opposition having been offered by,
the Republicans.
Martin Sievers won in a walk in
Coal Valley. He is one of the mem
bers of the board to be reelected.
He is a Democrat
South Rock Island.
Ben c. Benson was elected super
visor in South Rock Island town
ship by majority of 63. The re-
suits:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
THANKS THE
COUNTY

/ am deeply grateful to
all the people of Rock
Island county for the gen.
erous support given me.
| shall always try to show
my gratitude by my work
in whatever capacity I
serve you.
Floyd E. Thompson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
Watch Your Blood Supply,
Don't Let Impurities Creep In

seen wonderful results accomplish
ed among their customers by this
great old medicine, and they know
that S. S. S. is one of the most re-
liable blood purifiers ever made
Keep your blood free Of impurities
by the use OF this honest old medi.
cine. and IL you want medical ad,
vice. you can obtain same without
cost by writing to Medical Direc or
Swift Specific Co., 2S Swift Labora-
tory. Atlanta, Ga--tAdv9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
WOMAN SAVED
MUCH SUFFERING,
By Taking Friends ADJ
vice and Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound.

West Plains. MOI was all run
down in health. had indigestion and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
ANDALUSIA DRY
FORCES Win IN
LIQUOR BATTLE
Two Eive-GaIlon Houses in Town
ship Are 0usted in Election
Yesterday.
ANTT-SALOON GETS 2 TO I
Faction Fighting the Vets Is Sue
cessfuI by q Majority of
s. Votes.

Alas for the topper and the tip
pIer-he who was wont to journey
Andalusia way for schnopps or ale.
Slowly but surely old John Bar
leycorn is slipping. Yesterday he
received a severe jolt when Anda-
lusia township, voting on the wet
and dry issue, climbed aboard the
water wagon Here's the vote:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Pwe Bleed Means Perfect Health.
The average druggist has handled
hundreds OF medicines in his day
some of which have long since been
forgotten
But there Is one that has been
sold by the druggists throughout
this country. for more than fifty
years. and that is S. S. s., the re-
liable blood medicine. that Is purely
vegetable. Many druggists have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
RIECTION NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday. the fifteenth day of April,
4 d.. 1919, in the City of Rock Is
land. in the county of Rock Island
state of Illinois, an election Will De
he Id for the purpose of elect1ng
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Compound? SO j did. and through
It i found relief from my suffering
and l really believe it saved my life
1t does not seem as though / can say
m edtcine for the health IL has brought
me" - Miss Cora Lee Hall, West
Plains, Mo.
Perhaps II may seem an extrava-
giant statement To say that this great
remedy saved q life. but women like
Mrs. Hall, to whom II has brought
health. appreciate the danger and
suffering they have escaped too well
to doubt Il All who suffer should
try II. Why risk life and health
without IT?
For special advice write Lydia e.
Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn, Mass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
ELECTION GOES
To REPUBLICANS
Voters Poll Vetes Placing I'm Office
An q. O. p. Candidates of
Township
JUDICIAL RACE INTERESTS
Contest Between Floyd e. Thomp-
son and George ii. Wilson Draws
Greatest Attention.
RACE INTERESTS

MEN WHO WON.
FOB ASST. SUPERVISORS.
Carl l.. Ackeriund.
Frank Beranek.
w. f. Bradley.
Joseph j. Burgess.
George StFeehle.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
j. A. Bowman.
FOR CONSTABLE.
Henry b. Carpenter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Totals $50 4,110
Thompson's majority, 1,430.
McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale, March u to April 5,
inclusive.
McCabe's Semi-Annual Third
Floor Sale. March q to April 5.
inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

AGL Jig q AL AtA
every month so
T. was unable to
do anything /
mad tried every
doctor in " est
Plains, also ev-
cry re m e d = /
could think Of
wi t out relief
one day when l
W a 3 suffering
greatly a friend
was at my house
and said, w ny
don't y o u try
lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
Dry Majority 81.


This vote means that on May j
two five-gallon roadhouses, meccas
for thousands Of the thirsty in
Rock Island county and sources of
a-steady and unfailing stream of
spurious liquors across the Miss
issippi river by boat into Iowa,
will close their doors.
About a year ago the voters of
the village of Andalusia went to
the polls and closed the door of
its one saloon. Outside OF the cor
porate limits of the village, how
ever, prohibition did not reach, in
other words Andalusia township
with the exception of the village
of Andalusia remained wet terri
tory.
Harbor of Refuge.
It was not until Rock Island,
Moline, Milan and East Moline
went dry, however, that the liquor
interests decided that Andalusia
township offered a legitimate and
welcome harbor Of refuge. Fol-
lowing a scramble for leases, three
so-called five-ga1lon houses flung
open their doors Then began such
an influx of trade as to bring
forth pleas for help and succor
from law-abiding citizens of the
little river town. In due course of
time one roadhouse was closed,
while two others were obliged to
pay heavy fine for infringement
on the state dry laws. A tempo
rary respite for Andalusia; then
riotous revelry again held sway.
Drunken marauders despoiled
property, insulted women on An
dalusia streets and Uttered the
highways with broken beer and
whisky bottles. Complaints from
citizens of the little village were
received by the score at the United
States marshaPs Office here and
also at the states attorneys Office.
Charges that illegal sales were be-
ing made were investigated but
the evidence was meager, not suf-
fcient to convict and nothing was
accomplished.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Republican candidates for assist
ant supervisors of Rock Island
| township won easy victories at the
election yesterday, polling a major
| ity of 400 votes or more.
George Stroehle, Republican can
didate for assistant supervisor, poll
ed the largest number of votes, the
totals allowing him 1928 Carl l.
Ackerlund was second with a total
of 2,031 votes.
Carl CIough, Democratic can
didate for assistant supervisor,
polled the most votes on his ticket,
the totals giving him 1888.
Main interest of the voters in
Rock Island township was centered
on the race between George H Will
son and States Attorney Floyd E.
Thompson, Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for supreme
Judge.
Wilson carried only FIVE precincts
4 in the township. In the tenth pre-
cinct he tied Thompson with "a
votes. In none of the precincts car
rfed by Wilson did he gain a larger
majority than 10 votes.
Thompson established a record in
the twentieth precinct, polling Ill
votes to a total of AZ cast for Will
son. The final count of the returns
from the 26 township precincts
gives Thompson a total of 2,166
votes against total of 1906 of Will
sons.
The usual light Socialist vote was
recorded. ]. A Bowman, republican
candidate for justice of the peace,
won a decisive victory over Alfred
Coyne, Socialist candidate.
Henry B. Carpenter, Republican
candidate for constable, was not op-
posed.
Returns Stated.
Appended is the unofficial count
of the returns of the Republican
and Democratic candidates for as
sistant supervisors:
REPUBLICANS.
Carl L. Ackerlund ......... .2,031
Frank Beranek 1886
w. +. Bradley 2,026
Joseph ]. Burgess ......... 800
George Stroehle 1928
DEMOCRATS.
Carl Clough 1893
Marx Harder -.......--... i 1892
Thomas B. Reidy .......... L PIT
John Day ....-.............1 .347
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Tie british eArTLE CRUISER PRINCESS ROYAL

ing craft OF the greater speed would,
unquestionably enjoy an advantage
under oil of those conditions peculiar
10 seeking out the foe In the open sea,
sweeping aside his screen Of less dan
gerous vessels, and driving on to a
point OF vantage from which TO OBJ
serve and to follow every move Of the
hostile main force.
Admiral Rodman has admitted the
determining factor OF speed. Not only
that. but we'll nigh the whole story
OF the battle OF Jutland and British
operations generally during the four
years and more of hostnitIss- have
brought out clearly the advantage
which superior speed gives in all sorts
Of fghtrng-eraft. s.7----.
The British developed during the
period OF strife what is known as the
flotilla leader. which was designed TO
operate with destroyers and In control
OF groups of those vessels. As Admiral
Mayo explains the fiotilla leader. 1T
is type OF light cruiser but really
moro OF an exaggerated destroyer than
a light Cruiser--about 3.200 tons" The
biggest Of our destroyers arc OF 100
tons d!spla cerlent and. therefore, just
half the size OF the fiotilla leader.
These British magn!fled destroyers
have a speed OF SO knots and are
armed with ~ inch guns; and the
royal navy has fully half a hundred
of these boats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30

and comfortable the problem would,
admit. be solved, ut least in one de-
partment OF the science Of flight.
American inventive genius has just
contributed to the greatest possible ad-
vance toward the practical Use OF dir
igibles. The non-infiammable gas.
which Is an American adaptation. re-
moves at once the greatest danger In
the use OF the dirikible. Already the
dirigible Is independent OF the emer-
gency forced landing. which the aero
plane IL not. In days like these We
must all be willing to be convinced OF
any scientific possibility. and It may
turn out that the dirigibe can be made
to serve practically in commercial fly
ing.
At any rate I believe that the time
Is not far on when you will flnd aerial
garages in every big city where you
can buy a plane and be taught 10 fly
1t. where you can store one overnight
and where you can hire All aerial taxi
to take you from ono town TO another
or an aerial bus 10 show you the city.
Copyright, 1912. by the Bell Syndicate. Ino.)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30

provisions for the perfectly comforta-
Bile rest OF the relief pilot. For the
beginning Of Transatlantic flying, at
least. the man whose alertness and
stead!ness on his Job is essential to
SUCCESS must be we'll taken care Of.
His nerve must be there all the time.
Not only the world at large but
every one connected with aviation ID
wondering wha. the future Of aviation
il to be. To me It seems that It's
future presents the vastest possible
ties. We will surely see in tho near
future q ship with two or three mo-
tors not extremely costly TO build or
operate and having tho same demo-
cratic dependability as the Ford motor
car. 1t will he capable OF flying on
orc motor, II noearsayy. This will. dc
away with emergency forced landings
the present great bugaboo In cross
country flying and the greatest OBJ
stacle to commercial air navigation.
The air express may get in late, but II
will get in.
Prophesies brake for Plane.
Some one will find a practical way OF
stopping a machine precisely and
quickly when a landing is TO be made.
This Ia an essential requisite TO COM
merclal flying. There will he n brake
of some sort such az might, for in
stance, suddenly be pade to offer in
creased head resistance, bringing the
ship to a standstill, In the air. This
may be accomplished by some device
for varying the angle or incidence OF
the wings, thus bringing mechanical
flight one big step nearer TO the flight
of birds. Or some one will develop q
brake in the form OF n ploughing tail
which will pull the ship to n stop
without strnining the fuselagc toe
much.
Landing devices or devices to assist
In making of n safe landing under ex-
ceptional circumstances are constantly
being perfected. Flares for illuminat-
ing landing spaces at night are al
ready In practical use. They light the
whole area OF the landing space by
means Of n burning magnesium COM
pound carried down slowly by para
chute. The aviator now has instru-
ments on his dashboard which tell him
his direction OF favel his speed. biz
altitude, the number Of revolutions
per minute his motor is making, his
oil pressure and his water tempera-