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S1ffIllMrE lllllP FIRST AID TO BURLESON John C. Koons, formerly chief in- ' .:., spector of the post office department. was nominated by President Wilson as first assistant postmaster general, to succeed Daniel C. Rolper, who re- signed from the department in order to assist the Democratic national caum- paign. SMr. Koons, as first lieutenant to Postmaster General Burleson, will he acting postnmaster general in the ab- sence of his chief. .Mr. Koons entered the postal serv- ice 20 years ago as a railway na:il clerk at a sainry of $1.,00 a year. Hlis ; .. J ability and efficiency attracted the at- tertiioin of his chiefs, and he was transferred to Washington antd made a post office inspector. Under Post- minaster General Hlitcheock he was pro- moted to the position.of.chief of sal- aries and allowances. The more recent promotions of MIr. Koons, which culminated in his on as first assistant postmaster general, include his appointment to the I post comminssion, a committee of pdstal experts to work out regulations the dtvelopment of the parcel post. As a result of his work on this amiJssion '4stmllaster General Burleson promoted him to be chief inspector eru the post othice department. h Mr. Koons. while having lived in Washington for the last ten years, has gr legal residence In Carroll county, Maryland, where his family has lived generations. NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Aimlrro Sato. the recently appoint- Japanese arnl,mssador to the United tes, like manoy other Japanese en, was educated in this coun- py, at De Pauw university at Green- tle, Ind. The college was then as Indiana Asbury university. ! Chinda, who was Japanese am- dor in Washington in 1912, was fellow student with Mr. Sato and rred Mr. Sato's sister in 1882. Mr. Sato cane to this country ofil- y first in 1904, during the war be- his country and Russia, as see- ry to Prince Fushiml, who had sent here upon a grateful mission the United States government. He ed as general manager, so to"t of this interesting exlpeditlon. acquitted himself with great t, his knowledge of the language American customs proving of t use to his compatriots. Amhas- Sato, like other Oriental diplo- who have come here, has a keen sense of humor, and his life in the ted States has assisted him to give it an expression that an American understand and appreciate. Ambassador Sato already has had a distinguished career in the diplo- tic service, lhaving served in important subordinate positions, and later as ipanese ministter to Holland and ambassador to Austria-Hungary. He is mid to be very much of an epicure, delighting In cozy little dinners to his t•ends which are the delight and wonder of his circle. The ambassador is accredited with rare gifts as a harmonizer, and it is believed that he is specially fitted to deal with the delicate issues which are certain to arise sooner or later over the determination of Japan to secure equal privileges for Sbe nationals in the United States, notably California. ROGERS IS SOME SPENDER The "biggest spender" in Texas is Col. Harry L. Rogers, but he isn't a spendthrift. His position on Fun- ston's staff as chief quartermaster of the southern department makes it his duty to spend money "right and left" In little wads of $25,000 or $50,000. Lit- tie wads! Just imagine a sum like one of those in greenbacks wadded up, then the squeeze removed. But Colonel Rogers is used to triles of that sort. or at least to handling Uncle Sam's checks that represent such piles. For instance-there are 75,000 pairs of army shoes In San Antonio. * Twenty thousand pairs are at Fort Sam Houston. Just sort of a shelf stock. Each pair cost $2.81. - Mosquito bars are another article Issued to soldiers. One hundred thou- sand of them cost something, too. Double ones are obtained for $2.29 and single ones for $2.16. Double to weight and not to Esie. .Each mosquito bar is for one bunk. "' •heslne costs the government from 21 tO 28 cents a gallon, according to It is delivered. That delivered at San Antonio is 22 cents a gliba previous contract price was 9 cents a gallon. WMI. bE BLANPRE .Washlngton is a happy meetinag 'for diplomats, for invariably they S1 friends t'bm former EMur posts awaiting them. Also, It tly happens that secretaries attaches return to as promoted even to an ambassadorship. these former agreeable mem- t the corps to return this fall the new naval attache of the embassy and Mine. de Blanpre. received so many warm wel- that they could scarcely reserve themselves time to seek a suitable for the winter. tn-e. de Blanpre could not well fErgotten in Washington. During hushand's former services there was an active figure In society, In Its varying moods. Her beautiful well-caltivated voice was given innumerable good and worthy and more frequently still just the real pleasUre It gave to others- was alns a pla occasion when she was thb so: lt at St. Matthew's, she sang as regularly as her other duties permn ttd. And no charity was complete without her, whether in her asic I pcity or for her u...lmited other aomplishmelt. C'ommris I d. Blanpre's former Shere ended i. n 10, ad M"e de BIlanpre h orty succeorr In brilliant iscountessu d'Ay., who was the insry ob for numberless and beautiful entertalnt. private and for c .. . GATHERED FACTS Jars keep water cool electric flash limp with a bulb shape of a hand is a povelty for slgnaling by automobillsts. pc speCtacle have been la- for persois who are a extrem ghted that ordiWary IO do0 the deet. leat word n w a g ruis Wrua writta , as * aB -P atK a Zstilk Japanese woer 'n e ar on their caps an laserplno 'tal g their busiad- ness sa their eaCt.s r name. The largest bhe's * e produced in Manchuria. baf .' :thilng one-; sixth of a pounad b i oon. A collapsible poeltr. " .4 is a new ; lnvention that Is L prove a great convenlee IPce ., The Paris pollee 0[4 tured I a burglar who used 9 to I hear the sounds made 4 tio- I oeks ea ates to emas ;..- SCHOOL FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYEES OF HOTELS I L at @in .l. E; .. 41 r ers of thie ltrge Iiht•tel., |ta'l lujun *ltelle'd in Ni . York. Mrs. ]-k'lerunlc' . ih..Ju a tela iher in t .e itilitc i• i1l. I. ill c'harge. It is the purqo.ue of the board of eduition to trait themi hi all lhrt'c'luh of English. particuhlrly eleluelntary Sgrammar. 'The class.. meet. daily in a romeu in the Hotel Mlljstir. CENTENARIANS, BORN IN SLAVERY, HOLD REUNION 44r 10-1 ' Forinmer s•inves he'll their ftifty-fourth tiliUtel retio I ,Washington rth othter dlay. and former slave owners met is county. Virginia; Marthn Elizabeth E. Banks, one hundred and four years old. born in King and Queen county. Ise , county, Virginia. and Rev. S. P. W. Drew, born free. or GREEK REBELS IN FRENCH UNIFORMS is . of too'**.s.4'' Sioniki to meet the king a loyal forces. lof Is Baounkito meetln thekn g's lolc S . forces.~~n re SHELL CASE IS HIS CUP A drluk of cool, fresh water often helps In the midst of battle. As about the only drinking utensils are Instru- ments of war. the soldier Isn't partlcu- lar what he uses. The old shell case a that this soldier Is using answers the purpose very welL . ar 1 r Contentment La Contentment with our lot too often a depends on what It Is a lot of.-Youth's Companion. r INTERESTING FACTS d- Some of the finest lace in the world is made by Filipino wothen from a fiber otbtanned from p!neapple leaves. e French chemists observed the cente- nary of the ditp-overy of Idline by V erecting a tablet in the birthplace of a Its discoverer. The two voting precincts In Scutter ed City. Cal.. will have the distinction of to having as electlom oficers all women. [The female voter will act In other a precict as an oficer, but at no other Lam wifl the batE be without mus. BELGIUM'S MEDAL OF GRATITUDE 4K. One of the heavlest pieces of grass in Rochester. N. L., was on the land I of L F. Goodwin. When Mr. Good- a win was mowing, one standing in the ! highway could not see the tops of the horses" heads as the machine made its turns. I At the forty-second annual picnic of I the (ernman settlers in Chicago Morris 1 i F. tGergi. age ninety-one, and Mrs. SMarie tIracklein, age seventy-three, r took first prtse in the waltzing contest. I r A mouse can . a pa sale throlug Slla inch board • l til eoe ek On the theory thatuwhite aurround- Ings in operating rooms shock patients and affect the vision of surgeons, a San Francisco doctor has finished a room in green and huff. It has been decidtie by English scien- tists that the waters of Bath contain raidianl and give off radium emana- tions in as large quantities as any other radioactive waters in the world. The comparative mortality of dif- ferent occupations shows that clergy and farm laborers have the lowest death rate. Drinking cf Water (BY V. 3i. PIERCE. M. D.) The general conclusions of the latest MPedieal Scientists prves that drink- Ing plenty of pure water both Ietwvetl --eals and with one's ameals is benile- ticinl to health. It has now been prov-- en by means of the X-rays and actual tests upon many healthy youni' g n11etn that the drinking of large uamount of water with meals Is often beneficial. Therefore if you want to ke.p h,.ealthy drink plenty of pure water (net ihe water), both with your nea:lls nc aid e- tween meals. If you ever suftler frIll buekache, luttlmbgo, rheumatism. or tiny of the symVetomtes of kidney trouble- such all s dee'l, colohred urine. se•litlenit in urine. retting out of bed at night fre- quent ly andl other tre ul•le-omte etT'ets., take a little Anuric before n! :l8. Thes.e Anurie Tablets can be ohtained at almost any drug store. I - W. L. DOUGbLAS "THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE" $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 & $5.00 .', "w•MN Save Money by Wearing W. L. Douglas shoes. Forsale by over 9000 shoe dealers. The Best Known Shoes in the World. W . L Douglas name and the read price is stamped on the bo - tom of all shoes at the factory. The value b guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices tor interior shots. Thes retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San , Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. The quality of W. L Dougas product is guaranteed by more 1 than 4o years expeimence in making hne shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the Fashion Centres of America. They are made in a well•quipped factory at Brockton, Mass.. .. by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers. under the direction andr•-" supervision of eperienced men, all working with an honest S•os• determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. Ash your shoe dealer for W. L Douglas shoes. If he ran- not supply you with the kiunl you want, tak14e ano other nmoake, Write for Interesting booklet explSitJling how to WAU! r ret shoesof the highest standard of qatity for the prico, e.S•i. . return m•all, postage free. Boy,' Shoe LOOK FOR W. L Douglas fc•t 3,st in the W /rta .amm and the retail price . S00 S2.50 S2OO stamped om the bottom.. W. l- e lasn t hoh co. Kro-kt"n Ml as. W. .. lon ce'.oeCo Kocto Mss WHERE DEATH LURKS ALWAYS Bullets Sing Without Ceasing, and fa Birds Sometimes, in "No Man's Land" on Battle Front. IMITi But it is p wonderful thing, that but I strip we call No M:an's Land,. running tion from the North sea to Switzerhtnd- Inais 500 miles. All thei way along the line. its t day and night, without a mnoment's the cestsation,. through all thelse long months, men's eye's have been glaring across that forsaken strip, andl lead Eu has been flying to antd fro over It. Ill To show yourself means death. But he v I have heard a lark trilling over it in ill the early morning as sweetly as any bird ever sung over an English shov meadow. A lane of death N500 miles "I long, strewn from end to end with reu' the remains of soldiers. And to either side of it all through those 500 miles. --C1 a warren of trenches, dugouts, saps, t tunnels, underground passages, inhab- n ited, not by rabbits, but by millions A "' of rats, It is true, and millions of hiv- for e Ing, busy men, with countless billions of rounds of death-dealing ammuntl- tlon, and a complex organization as sale closely ordered and complete as the a organization of any city in England.- er 1 From a British Officer's Letter in the witt Forum. "( DON'T PUT IT OFF. ` If you are suffering from Dizziness, and Headaches, Biliousness, Constipation or Sour Stomach, take one BOND'S LIVER PILL at bedtime tonight. You will wake up well, without any un-n I pleasant "after effects." BOND'S PILLS are sold on their genuine merit, and never fdil to please those who A use them for Malarial troubles. They in are Small, Mild. Safe, Inexpensive. 25 ten All Druggists.-Adv. meg Sound Advice. wh "Now, looky yur. Csonrod!" said ey' Mr. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, pr. Ark., addressing one of his sons. ret '"There's a time to fight and a time not to fight, just the same as there's a E time to sing and a time to dance, and I don't want you to get 'erm mixed. rs Don't be too proud to fight when It is time to fight, but don't be too dad- to burned anxious. 'Be sure you're right. then let 'er rip!' as the poet got off. But not only be sure you're right, but te' be certain' you're sure, and then hop of to it like bagging wildcats. You can't ful unblack a feller's eyes or unhulst his de nose, after you've blacked 'em or mm busted it."-Kansas City Star. Knows Her Own Wants. pie?" said Lucy. s "No, dear, you have had one piece, and that Is enough." "Now, mother, you think you laow ar all about my stomach, and you don't fe at all, for It wants another piece of m pie." til S Natural tondency. In "I see Soft coal is g•ing up." a "Wbhit did you suppose it was going d' to do ~hen It is put on a fire?" of 01 It's a physical impossibility fo of hearts to break, but there are lots of cracked brains. t1 A man can talk on a dozen subjects U easier $han a woman can stop talking o on one. I' Think of It- People cut out tea or coffee before retiring when these beverages interfere with sleep. In the morning they drink freely of them, strangely overlooking the fact that at whatever time of day the cup is drunk the drug, caffeine, in tea and coffee is irritating to the nerves. More and more people are turning to Instant Postum the drug-free, nourishing, comforting cereal drink. "There's a Reason" L. MOTHERS, ATTENTION! tittle Ito, g, Ark.--"I formelcrly livedl In Ile(t4I, Arkainsa'n. I u-dl Dr. I1'!'(,""I" If';Vorite in;: l : u'+ l ct2`. t ., I~"t t I, dtid k f ~ ~~~ fl n t:,f 11M1 I Mhe ai.e 1 r't. I', 'M tI I ' _-:1I IX Vr. [irk,'P r.,hIi, nt. I'it it' 'I Ill t.I :II,! t:tthltgq I 'r. P'it re' 1'!" t [.'. 's for Would Seem So. MT:alahi u-•W 'u.' .lack's .sickness fatal? Inathh ,tn--I gue,,s so. hi, died.- O)range 'eel. IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY but like counterfeit money the imita- tion has not the worth of the original. Insist on "La Creole" Hair Dressing- it's the original. Darkens your hair 1i the natural way, but contains no dye. Price $1.00.-Adv. Movable Birthday. Euge'ne was nIlt quite four. but his tlotl'rhr' a b:lit of defe'rringl pleasures t he wanted to, enjoy I •llnediately was inclining hitm to plessilmiSllm. "WhlenI are you going to the movie showY' he was asked. "1 amt 1 ,oing on lily birthday," he returned Ipromptly and decidedly. "but r I s'pose they'll kee'p putting that off." -Christian Herald. How It Is Done. A man, engaged in buying a necktie for himself, turned the pile over and over and at last put aside two as not worthy of further consideration. The salesman placed the rejected ties ia ea separate box. The man asked wheth- er they had been placed by mistake e with those he had been examining. "t(h. no." was the pldite response; "but we have orders when five or sii men turn down a tie to take It out s and put it aside." "What becomes of them?" S"We sell them to women who come r.- In here to' buy ties for men." t, Not as Advertised. a An English lord was visiting friends 'y In Scotland. One evenling while at- i tending a dinner given in his honor he met the little daughter of his host who, though too well-bred to stanr ,Id eyed himt, +'vertly as the' occasion ., presented itself, flnally venturing a remark: ne "Alli you are really and truly as nt English Lord'" nil "Y,'s," he answered pleasantly., "t. "retlly n!i l truly." i . "I have often thoeught I would like to see' anl Ei'nglish lord." she went ht, on. "and-and-" . "And now,\ yoe are satisfied." he la- )ut terrupted, laughing. "N-nre." the little ir.ist replied truthl tot fully, "I'm not satisfied. I'm a good his deal disappointed.-Country Gentle- or man. Why Labor Is Seare. Here is one reason which you ay ore have overlooked why labor Is powiag scareerevery day in the United States: e, We have now In Pennsy'vanlns al 225,000 automobiles. One-third of them ow are pleasure ears driven by ehaf.* )n't fears, an army of 750.(I0 able-bodleb of men removed entirely from prodae- tive work. The army of pleasure car chaufelm In the whole country must excel balh a million men-nil nollnproluers. la- ,Ing deed. i, i .. :,,t, ,- A :' .. "r'•.at big a of men building pleasure co.s to be operated by these other nonprode•g fo of essentials. Sof They used to complain In Geraps that every taxpayer had to carry a .a1 dier on his hack. We vary It in the ects United States by cerrlying a c'he•nle ding on our hacks., says "(;irard" It the Plhiladelphia Ledger.
