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CHANGES IN PERSONNEL
Transfers, Promotions and
Appointments in the Post
Office Department. 81

Postmaster General Burleson has an
nounced the following changes in the
Post ONCE Department personnel
Transfers TO post offices-Emma !.
Randall of Pennsylvania. $1,000 clerk.
to post Office, Philadelphia. Pa: Charles
7. Jones OF Tennessee. $1,000 clerk. 70
post Office Boston, Mass: Edgar II.
Shook OF Michigan. $500 clerk. 10 post
Office. Detroit, Mich: George Wilhelm M
Pennsylvania, s1.20o clerk. to post office.
Philadelphia. Pa: Virginia kersey of
Indiana. $1,000 clerk. 10 post Office. Los
Angeles. Cal. Margaret NJ. Armor %
Pennsylvania. $1,000 clerk TO post Office
kissimee. Fla; TO War Department.
James Irwin OF Pennsylvania, clerk,
81. 200.
Promotions-Carrie y. Van Antwerp of
New York. $1,000 TO Si.ioo; Albert X.
Glass of Pennsylvania, s.. l.eo to Sl.2s.
Sarah A. Whtemore of Virginia, Harry
J. j Farnwald of Pennsy.vania. Arthur
L. O'Leary OF Massachusetts and Louis
c. Phill;ppus of Michigan, from sas 10
$1,000; Cecil :. Iialcs of Nor;h Caro- ina
and Grover NJ. Nahum OF Colotado. from
5000 to $500: Leo T. Farrell OF lONa ana
James keogh of Virginia. from $40 10
5000; Jacob c. Curry OF OhiD. $50 10
$500.
Resign uons-E mer ]. Bureau of Mich
igan. as s. 900 clerk. Marglr I l.. NICK
ware of Michigan. as Si,2n cists, Emma
Spate OF North Carolina, as Sap clerk:
Sarah l.. angle of Maryland. az Si.-v"
cl.ik
Appointments-Nels A. Tracy or
Massachusetts. as laborer ~ $3.50: Salie
Anderson of District of Columbia. -
charwoman at $40: Lutler Il. Holt ~
Alabama, as post office inspector At
81. 800
To mail bag repair shop-E1nl l. Tom
linson OF Maryland. Annie 5. Price OF
District of Columbia and Olive Nichol-
son as sewers at 81 per diem.
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DIVIDES HER ESTATE
+ INTO SEVERAL PARTS
Mrs. Jennie w. Robinson Leaves
Money to w. C. T. U. and Cen
trail Union Mission.

The w. c. T. U. Of the District Of CO.
lumbia is given S1o5 by the will Of Mrs
Jennie w. Robinson, dated October 81
1913. and filed for probate. OF this
amount S25 Is memorial to her husband,
provides that 500 go to the Baptist
Church of Cape May, n. j., that s10O be
used for the care of her grave and 500
in the purchase OF an electric lighting
plant. Charles E. Robinson OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. Is given $25.
The remaining estate Is devised to her
daughter. Elizabeth w. Smith. for her
self and her brother, Charles r. Rob-
inson- The two children are named as
executors.
The will of Mrs. Matilda e. Mickey
codicil of May Is. 1913. has been filed for
probate. Her silverware Is given to a
daughter. Minnie F. Mickey. with the
privilege of giving pieces Of it as re-
membranes to her sisters and brother.
The remaining estate Is left to hel
two daughters. Annie d. and Minnie F
Mickey in trust for the daughter. Min
ME. for life and at her death TO be dis
tributed among the three other children
of the testatrix.
| BY the codicil certain bonds and money
are to be distributed equally among the
four children, who are also named al
executors.
BY the terms of the will of SimOr
Bernstein, dated In September last his
son. Maurice Bernstein is left 500 An
other son. Mark Bernstein. is to have s
and a third son, Leon Bernstein. is given
diamond ring, a gold watch and a gold
chain.
rhn rast5ua of tba a,tata ic dayyenS
TO his wife, Dinah Bernstein, for hel
own use and for the children, Leon
Annie. Molly and Rosie Bernstein. The
widow is named executrix.
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TRY-OUTS FOR FILIPINOS.
Senator Hitchcock Answers Taft
Criticism of Wilson Policy.

Replying to former President Tafts
criticism Of the democratic administra-
ton OF the Philippine Islands which has
given the Filipinos a majority on the
Philippine commission. Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska said last night:
my Judgment is that it Is a good thing
to give the Filipinos a trial Of this sort
/ understand Filipinos have been In the
majority on the supreme court OF the
islands for some time. and that the ex.
pertinent has been satisfactory. II Is bet
ter to try out the Filipinos In administra.
tive positions first than that Congress
should legislate at once on the Philippine
question
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was tiny and dark and spirited. with the
courage of a lion and the energy OF
an athlete. She was always doing some
| thing to help along" as she expressed
worked. No one ever heard her COM
plain. Her prospects might have been
the brightest in the world as far as that
went. But then she was not intimate
but no more. She never said that they
were not the kind of people she had been
used to associating with. but the OBJ
server would have known 1t instantly.
Yet because she lived in Gordon street
the rest of the town did not know her.
Especially did Elizabeth Hess ignore
her. And yet Alice and Elizabeth had
been friends in their girlhood. They We're
both in way strangers to Rockland.
yet they were greatest strangers, it SEEM
The Hesses had been two years in
Rockland when the Rushes came and
Elizabeth already had her social status
declared. She was very popular. Her
for her. and they had fixed it up without
and within and did something in the
way of landscape gardening to the
grounds which made 1t very delightful
shareholder of the Brisben- Walker plant
and manager besides. He was making
a great deal of money and his wife was
spending it. She had been poor girl
and poor girls, give them chance, Know
how to spend
Don Rush had tried to get into the
BrisbenWalker plant as bookkeeper.
but there was no. opening for him and
no attempt was made to make one for
him. So he had to take an inferior posi-
ton. which yielded him little more than
a starvation wage He was skilled, too
but times were hard and he was a
stranger and he had to wait his oppor-
tunity. What he would have done with
out Alice as his wife. he said himself
he did not know. Alice was wonderful
| manager. With all their poverty she
contrived to get some enjoyment out OF
life for both her delicate. easily disheart-
ened husband and herself.
1t hurt her though, that Elizabeth
Hess would not speak to her 1t is
true they never met face to face. But
Elizabeth, riding by in her new car, had
a way of looking over Alices head coolly
and Enthusiastically with intent to ignore
Alice knew it as such. She would not
thrust herself upon Elizabeth, yet she
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would have been SO glad sometimes II
Elizabeth would just have smiled at her.
For Elizabeth was the only thing In
Rockland that spoke to Alice of her own
home and her own .girlhood. both SO far
away, and for which she often had sucn
a desperate. hOmescky longing.
Good luck attended the Hesses. IT
actually seemed as If they were on the
ascending end of the teeter just as the
Rushes were on the descending. They
had everything. They did everything
The third winter that the Rushes were
In Rockford the inevitable happened
Don came down with pneumonia He was
very sick. Alice took care of him and old
he had ever had. Between the two OF
them they saved Don-just saved him and
that was all. But there was no denying
the fact that he could not go back to
his ledger for a long time.
You must take him SOUTH said the
old doctor.
Alice looked into his eyes and read there
that the need for Don to go south was
more than urgent; his life depended on II
She took one breath and plunged. III
take him south. Wen go in three days.
That day she put a mortgage on the
house. which was in her name. That
day also she made arrangements to sell
off every stick of furniture that they did
not absolutely need. Don knew nothing
She got the money and she took him
south
In a warm. sunny little Georgia town
they got little room. outside of which
was a veranda. Alice had her chafins
dish. 1t was marvellous what she accom-
plished with it. And Don's increasing ap-
petite spurred her on recklessly. He asked
no questions; he simply let her take care
Of him. And that was her happiness.
She was coming home one morning after
shopping when q car purred past hel
through the sand. and she saw within Il
Elizabeth Hess and her husband. Alice.
heart quickened and the color new TO hel
sensitive face. Elizabeth did not speak
She was not looking for Alice In Flowery
Springs. Neither was Alice looing fol
her. She saw the car turn In toward thu
hotel and hurried on homeward. but sh'
did not tell Don. It might excite him
and she avoided everything OF that kind
She did not expect to see Elizabeth
again in the place. They were coins
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A Marvellous
Hearing Device

Science has perfected in the new
six-tone ACQUISITION a device which
in individual relief and blessing sur
passes any invention of the age. 1t
gathers and so magnifies SOUND that
the deaf can hear plainly ordinary
tone conversation. music and sounds
Of every description. 1t can be ad-
justed TO six different degrees OF
sound. 1t is neat and small in ap-
pearance can be conveniently worn
and will last lifetime. Sold under
guarantee bond. You can easily
prove the worth of this hearing de-
vice by having a free demonstration
any time you wish il, at your home
or at our offices. Cut this out now
while it is before you. General
Acoustic Co. 4G2-403 Evans Bldg,
Washington, D. C. Home Office, ia
maica, Long Island-Adyt
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To Test Aspirants for Commissions.

A board OF officers to consist OF Maj.
John H. Allen Medical Corps. Capt. VIII
liam ]. Glasgow, Quartermaster Corps;
Capt Morris L. Locke. Sd Field Artillery.
and First Lieut.. Samuel r. Hopkins. Sd
Field Artillery. has been appointed 10
meet at Fort Myer. Virginia, November
-. for the purpose of conducting the ex-
animation of such applicants for commits
sions in volunteer forces as may be
authorized TO appear before 1t, to deter
mine their qualifications for the perform,
ance of staff duties in such volunteer
forces.
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Condemns Jingoism.

The convention unanimously adopted
resolution condemning attempts being
made by American and foreign corpora
tions and certain jingo newspapers to
force armed Intervention by the United
States government In Mexico. and urging
upon the President Of the United States
the continuance Of q policy looking to a
peaceful adjustment Of the conflict among
the Mexican people.
John Mitchell took the floor and begged
the convention not to hamper President
Wilson. While he was q peace advocate.
he believed there were conditions that
sometimes justified war within nation
and between nations.
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DEWEY SHIPS TO GATHER
Fleet Which Took Part in Ma
Mia Battle Will Assemble
at Frisco Expo.

1t Is planned to assemble all of Ad-
miral Dewey's ships which took part in
the battle Of Manila bay. May 1. 1898. in
San Francisco for the opening day Of the
Panama-Pacific exposition of 1915. Six
vessels took part in the battle: The flag
ship Olympia, Capt. Charles V. Gridley:
Boston, Capt. Frank Wildes: Raleigh
Capt. Joseph B. Coghlan: Baltimore
Capt. Nehemiah NJ. Dyer: Concord. Com
mander Asa Walker, and Petrol, Conn
mander Edward p. Wood. The revenue
cutter McCulloch. with Lieut.. William p
Elliot, U. S. N, in command. was held
in reserve The collier Nanshan, Lieut.
Ben w. Hodges in command. and the
supply vessel Zafiro commanded by En-
sign Henry A. Pierson, U. S. N, were
Capt. Coughlan. Capt Dyer. Commander
Wood. Lieut.. Elliot and Lieut.. Hodges are
dead: Commander Walker is rear ad-
miral on the retired list, while Ensign
list.
Present Location of Vessels.
All Of the vessels, with the exception
of the Olympia. Baltimore and Petrol, are
in Pacific waters. The Olympia Is used
as a barracks for torpedo men at the
Charleston yard: the Boston has been
loaned to the Oregon naval militia: the
Raleigh is in the Pacific reserve fleet;
the Baltimore is out of commission at
Charleston; the Concord is with the naval
militia of Washington. while the Petrol
is at Santo Domingo. The McCulloch Is
at present at San Francisco. while the
Nanshan is at Guaymas. Mexico. The
Zafro is not now on the naval list.
A movement has been made to start a
%tx,. pnr
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Socialist Controls one-Fifth Of Vote.

I'm the balloting, John Fl. Walker, a So
cialist, held the 3, I0S votes OF the United
Mine Workers Of America. one-fifth of
the total vote of the convention. The
Western Federation of Miners. the brew
cry workers. the printing pressmen and
the machinists were counted on to vote
as Mitchell dictated.
It was said to be the purpose OF the
radicals to stampede the convention for
Mitchell. who is the only industrial union
ist on the present executive board.
TIL federation refused to adopt reso-
luton condemning armed intervention In
Mexico, on the ground that such inter
vention might be justifiable and desirable.
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WEATHER.
Partly cloudy and tonight; Sunday unsettled
CONDITION OF THE WATER
WEATHER.

Temperature and condition of water at 8 Great Falls
Temperature Al condition. Daecara
connection condition
ton d. Georgetown distributing 4
dton at gate house. condition euent gaehouse
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People to Vote on Tax Levy.

No one appearing on the date set to
hear protests, the county commissioners
have decided to call a special election to
enable the voters of Wheaton and Olney
districts, this county, to determine wheth-
er they are willing to have a special tax
of 10 cents levied against each 500 of
property in the two districts to make
good the 5000 recently paid by the COM
missoners for nine miles of the Union
turnpike, extending from Olney to
Brookeville and from Sandy Spring to
Ednor. The date for the election has
, not been definitely fixed.
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1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether situation or q servant
want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
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ASKS FEDERAL PROBE
Of COPPER INDUSTRY
Federation of Labor Declares
Michigan Mining Companies
Hold Land illegally.
Interest of Seattle Convention Mem
bers Centers in Election-Mitchell
Is in Strong Position.

SEATTLE. Wash, November 22-The
final day of the American Federation of
Labor convention opened with the report
OF the committee on resolutions request
ing federal investigation of charges
that several Michigan copper companies
obtained possession OF land Illegally. A
resolution disposing Of the split In the
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
recommended reference to the executive
council
Election at 8 O'Clock Today.
The election of officers fixed for 3
o'clock this afternoon was the engross-
ing topic. Second Vice President John
Mitchell announced a year ago that he
wished to retire from Office. When he
arrived in Seattle to attend the present
convention he learned that a combina-
ton Of conservatives had been formed
to prevent him from naming John P.
White president of the United Mine
Workers, as his successor. Mitchell took
small part In the convention. but he
campaigned for White so we'll that
Thursday night ii was said he had
promise of enough votes to give him con-
troll of the entire administration, If he
wished, including the choice of himself
as president to succeed Samuel Gompers
Mitchell had refused up to today to
discuss his position, but 1t was known
that he was reluctant to displace Com
pers and that he had been asked to take
the presidency at the 1914 convention.
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON.

Washington Business
and Civil Service School
1877 NEW YORK AVE.
w. c. POTEET, Principal.
Day and Night School all the yaer. Thorough
preparation for civil service and business posi-
ttons- Pitman and Gregg shorthand. Prospectus
free. THERE Is NO BETTER SCHOOL.
Main 43Ot
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Hesent Location of Vessels.

A movement has been made to start q
cooperative creamery at Perryman, Md.
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FALL AND WINTER RESORTS.

ATLANTIC CITY. :. J.
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today for Salt Lake City, to attend the
National Educational association.
DR.. w. A. McCarter went to Kansas
City this morning to attend the meet
ing of the National Dental association.
r. B. Robertson left yesterday for
Colorado Springs, where he was called
by the death of his father, John Rob
ertSon.
Miss Jessie Mae Umpleby and Miss
Lucille Umpleby left Sunday for a
months trip to Wichita and Kansas
City.
Miss Helen Hahn of San Marcos
Tex, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs F. D. Hahn. Miss Hahn holds a
professorship in the Texas normal
school, being head of the department
of household economics She is a grad
uate of the Kansas State Agricultural
college, and a member of the Phi Kappa
Phi. She will be in Topeka a few
days and will then leave for trip to
Chicago and the lakes.
Miss Anna Morrison will leave We'd
nesday for South Royalton, VT, to re-
main several months.
Mrs. H. 1. Cook has returned from a
trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Barnes an6
their sons, Jack and Charles, have re-
turned from a trip to Usage City.
Mrs. c. B. Reed and Miss Phil Reed
went to Kansas City today to join Dr..
Reed, who is attending the National
Dental association.
Mrs. S. s. Beggs and daughter, Miss
Sierra, 1434 Topeka avenue, left today
for Green Mountain Falls, Col, 10
spend the summer.
Miss Daisy Holmes and Miss Grace
Allison, of Great Bend. are guests of
Mrs. o. w. Devine, 201 Topeka avenue.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. George Haus in Arlington
and those who attended We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Reynolds and two
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Weber and
four children. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Longaker and three children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas Haus of K ansas City, Mo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Conway and two
of Onaga, Kansas, Mr. E. J.
Foote. Miss Florence Foote of Weiser,
Idaho, Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Reynolds,
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WILL GO IN AUTOS.
Suffragists Plan an Attack on Con-
gresS on July 80.

Washington. July 7.-GeneraI plans for
the descent of woman suffragists on the
capitol were agreed upon today when Of
ficers of the National Woman Suffrage
association determined that attack"
would be marked by a monster automo-
bile parade. Sufragists from many states
have advised the committee of their in
tention to take part. the women will
gather at Hyattsville. Md, on the morn
ing of July 80. A reception will be held
by the local committee and after forming
in procession, the long line of motor cars
will charge upon Capitol HILL
The demonstration is for the purpose of
dema nding that congress pass resolution
leaving to the country the question of a
constitutional amendment granting the
ballot to women.
Preparations are being made for the en-
tertainment of the visiting women. Prin-
cipal among the events already arranged
is a banquet to them at the Chevy Chase
club on the evening of the first day
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Everyday Owl Prices

wa ANCS
loaves of our fine Bread 1oc
large Nutmegs, worth lie
1C
1Oc fine jar Rubbers a.
15c pkg. Parafine tOc
Gal. Coal OIL 1Oc
25c can Mica Axle Grease 2Oc
25c pkg. Postum . oOc
Z lbs. best Bulk Starch 0Sc
pkg. 1Oc Violet Starch I5c
3 pkg. sc Lump Starch loo
Can Eagle Condensed Milk 14c
Best Creamery Butter,
(plafn wrap ao,
Very best Butterine sold in
White House Flour, good
as any $1.40 flour) .S1.25
Very best 40c Pure Cider
Vinegar o5c
Large pound pkg. Smoking
IoDacco 10c
Pound best pure Ground
Pepper 10c
Pound finest GO to SOc) Japan
lea 49, 4Sc
Pound cheap Roasted Coffee tic
Pound Good Roasted Rio
19c
If it is from the Owl it is o. X.
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Read the State Journal
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KANSANS WALKED
Delegates to b. p. o. E. Grand
Lodge at Rochester.
Fifteen Hundred Mile Hike
'Insurgent" Movement Is On.

Rochester, July 7.-Governor SulzCr
and Mayor Edgerton will welcome the
EIks here tonight for their forty-nintn
annual convention, the city is gaily
decorated and elaborate plans have
been made for the entertainment of the
antIered host during the six days of
the convention.
Grand lodge politics promises to play
an important part in the weeks DELHI
erations. A strong insurgent movement
to break the slate of the regulars. has
gained considerable impetus, the main
interest centering in the contest for
grand exalted ruler. Edward Leach,
of New York, present grand treasurer,
is slated by the regulars for the cher
office.
He will be opposed by ]. Goodman
Boyd. of Baltimore, who is running OIL
a liberal platform, remanding a more
omen expression of the untrammellCd
will of the membership at large and net
according to the dictations OF any Sc
lect few
Charles w. White, of Chicago, candi-
date for the regulars for grand treas
urer, is opposed by W. A Evans st.
Joseph, Mo-, P. j. Brennan, Denison,
Tex. and George D. Locke, Rogers,
Ark
Present grand secretary. Fred c. Rob
inson, Dubuque, Ia. is opposed by
Thomas ]. Darling. Temple. Tex.
The insurgents are counting on the
support of the western and southern
delegates.
Denver and New Orleans are bid
ders for the 1914 convention. Salt Lake
City lodge SIS will publish a paper dull
ing the week advertising its city aud
state.
C. L. Swenson and E. H. Tomlinson
of Junction City, Kan, delegates, arriv
ed here on foot, having walked the en-
tire distance of 800 miles.
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C0Mvy

Mrs. t. ]. Myers will give luncheon
Tuesday in compliment to Mrs. c. E.
Foote, who will leave Thursday for a
tour of Europe. The party will be
given at the Hes bungalow in High
land Park.
= = !
Mr. and Mrs George Dickinson of
California arrived last week to visit
Miss May Kellam, and Sunday evening
Miss Kellam and her guests received
informally at her apartments in the
Plaza, some of the old friends of Mr..
and MrsS. Dickinson, who formerly
lived in Topeka. After their visit in
Topeka, Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson will
go for motor trip through the east,
and will be away the rest of the sum-
mer.
r = j.
This dainty affair from Paris is truly
a creation in spite of. or perhaps we
should say, because of its simplicity. 1t
has founda ton of fine Italian straw
in deep cream color fitting the head
closely and set so far down as to reveal
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SEEKING KNOWLEDGE.
Wanted to Know How Far Train
Would Knock Wagon.

st. Louis July Three young men
admitted to the police that they put
the wagon on the railroad track here
into which a ST. Louis & San Francisco
passenger train from Memphis crashed
last Saturday
They said they put the wagon on
the track because they wanted to see
how far the wagon would roll after Il
was struck by a train.
The three men were arrested. They
are Robert Dowd, % years old, George
Deschmer, % years old and Clifton
Bruce, 20 years old. The train demoi-
ished the wagon, but remained on the
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Give Hartman and son, Mr. and Mrs.
j. Z. Reynolds. Mrs. Creighton and
Mr.. Will Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Steinberg left Sun
day for San Francisco, California, to
visit their daughter.
Miss Nellie Rugg, of Independence,
Missouri. has returned to her home, af-
ter visit to Mrs. ]. c. Harmon and
Miss Bernice Fuller.
Miss Dorothy Heatherington and
Miss Harriet Risteen went to Hutchin-
son Sunday to visit Miss Heathering-
toms aunt, Mrs. A. c. Hoagland
Dr. Forrest Kutz went to Kansas
City today to attend the conclave of the
Delta Sigma Delta fraternity. and the
meetings of the National Dental As
ISOLATION.
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Training for Bout July Is.

Los Angeles. July 7.-Charles Led
youX. the pugiliSitc star of Paris, be-
gan hard work today training for his
meeting with Kid Williams of Balti-
more. at the Vernon arena July Is,
and the Maryland boxer is at it too in
his quarters down at Venice. Odds of
10 to s in favor of Williams have been
posted.
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Fought in Mexican War.

Green Bay, Wis, July 7.-William Mot
and, 81 years old, the only survivor OF
the Mexican war in Wisconsin and one
of the five survivors known in the Uni
ted States. died here today. Mr.. Morand