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Butler $4,000.

Butler $4,000.
Susan II. Rowe to L. R. Poindexter
IS acres section 26 Spruce $21oo.oo.
Mary H. Phillips to F. w. BANK
SON lots 6 and 7 block 2; lots 10, II,
II block Glasgos addition Rich Nil
$225oo.
w. Gelatt to Samp Dye lot ? part
lot e block IS Rockville $4,000.
l.. I. Ward to Gus Bruner 12o
acres sections 2S and 80 Elkhart
$Sooo.oo
Susan McCuan to F. S. Vance tract
section 2o Mt. Pleasant $1.oo.
W. f. Hall to Elma L. Hall 80
acres section 80 and "a Hudson
100000.
Fl. L. Hall to Elma L. Hall 30
acres section 80 and "a Hudson
$4,000.
Elma l.. Hall to H. L. Hall 20
acres section 80 Hudson $4,000.
, James Hall to Elma L. Hail 30
acres sections SO and 81 Hudson
$Iooooo
Aug' Johannigmeier to NJ. K. & T.
Ky. Co. tract section I2 Hudson
$Ioo8S.oo
Aug. Iohanigmeier to NJ. K. & T.
Ky. Co., tract section IL Hudson
$I.oo.
Aug. Johanigmeier to NJ. K. & T.
Ry. Co., tract section IL Hudson
$4,000.
J. F. Smith to J. R. WEIGH part
lot 3 block Williams addition But
Ter $2Soo.oo.
We have an extra line of rockers
from $I.oo up, Murray. 45-2t
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Limestone Ridge,

No rain has visited this communit,
yet. 1t sure is getting dry.
Miss Frankly Borum and little
Pauline Knowles spent Saturda,
nigh. with her sister, Mrs. Walter
Craig ~
Several from this neighborhood
went to see the elephant and some
were disappointed as it didn't get
there until late.
Mrs. Ethel Randall called on her
mother, Mrs. J. II. Baker, Saturday
evening.
Mr., and Mrs. w. Z. Vansant were
Spruce shoppers Saturday.
Miss Matilda Turpin and brother,
Claud, spent Saturday at the home of
+. L. Morilla
Howard Allison spent Wednesday
night with his uncle, Jess Allison,
near .Iohnstown.
g. n. kegerreis is entertaining the
threshers this week.
Edna Ellington spent Sunday with
her cousin, Leo Morilla.
The little girls sewing club OF
Orchard Grove met with 5 members
and tire leaders present. Each an
swered to roll call bv riddle. After
the business meeting the girls made
shot bags for the soldiers. They ad-
Journed to meet Sept. 7.
Delma Allison spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Romeria Carroll.
Mrs Anna Cox assisted Mrs
l,eorge kegerreis i'll cooking for
hreshers the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Vansant spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. less
Grimes.
CHING AND DUDE.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PHONE 10

J. L. Reeder to M. Z. Sucker lot T.,
block 81 list addition Rich Hill 5000.
M. f. Sucker to ]. l.. Reeder lots
I and ? block 5 Williams addition
Rich Hill $4,000.
Thos. Wainwright to Ernest Vain
wright 20 acres section 80 and IS Mt
Pleasant and Charlotte $4,000.
c. S. Goode ct al to J. F. Mcdaniel
200 acres section 20 West Point
$SooO.oo
Nora B. Hurt to T. Z. Burris e
acres section 20 and 81 Mingo $1,000.
I. Fl. Strait to ]. l.. Brindell lot
6 block Standish addition Hume
$4,000.
Fremont Thompson to c. Z. Hop
kins part block 20 Titles addition
Hume $4,000.
Nettie N. Wyatt ct al to G. w.
Berry part lot ? block 3 Williams
addition Butler $4,000.
Nettie N. Wyatt ct al to ]. F. Bart
lett part lot 2 Block 3 Williams ad-
dition Butler $Ie5ooo.
W. ID. Nuckols to J. l.. Gander
tract section 20 Pleasant Gap $4,000.
K. J. Thomas to J. NJ. Morris tract
section % Mt. Pleasant $1,000.
J. K. Lasure to l. G. Harris tract
section Walnut 100000.
J. a. Anderson to Minnie S. An
derson lot 10 block 63 Rich Hill $780,
T. B. Smith to ice NJ. Harper
lots lis and II6 Ist addition Adrian
100000.
J. w. Moles to G. A. Ellis 80 acres
section II. Shawnee $56oooo
Martha Mosier to NJ. L. Glover
part lot 4 block 5 Williams addition
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All in the Marine Corps.

Paris Island, S. c., August a.
Captain Edwin DENLY of the Marine
Corps, was leaving Paris Island, S
c., the great eastern training camp
for Devil Dog recruits. He was talk.
ing things over with his successor
Lieutenant Arthur Bremen Jacques
The practice of law was mentioned.
THAT once was my profession,
said Captain DENLY, II was a Con-
gresham from Michigan"
"And l." said Lieutenant Jacques,
was . page in the House of Repre-
sentatives."
Just then, the door opened, and in
walked Private Ward B. Arbury, of
the 9osth Company, u. S. Marines.
This completes the Triangle" said
the Captain. Private Arbury for
merry was my Secretary in Congress. !"
Proving thereby, that it's = small,
small world. especially when the
Marines are concerned.
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List Of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in the Pos,
Office at Butler, Mo-, for the week
ending Aug. ~, 1918:
Mr.. Ed Beekwith, VIM. Godberry
Mr.. /. Hansman, Mr.. Lige Ison, Mr.
John Maybourn. Mr.. Otis Murphy,
Mr.. T. L. Nafus, Mr.. Press Porter,
Mr.. c. w. Wirth, Mrs. Plena Bales,
Miss Roxy Cox, Mrs. Ona Embree
(2), Mrs. Charles Graves, Miss
Cleota Graham, Miss Gady Williams.
These letters viii be sent to the
dead letter office Sept. n, 1913, il not
delivered before. In calling for the
above, please say Advertised" Civ
ing date of list
J.. e. Williams, Postmaster.
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Country Happenings.

. Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Brown an,
children called on her father, C. w
Rector Sunday evening.
Mrs. D. w. Bowman spent las
week with relatives and friends cal
Blairstown.
Little Miss Edna Hays spet few
days last week grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Yarns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Sargent spent
Tuesday night at Geo. Sargent's.
| Mrs. Robert Sutherland and Mrs
j. Jackson called on Mrs. Jake Frey
Friday afternoon.
Miss Florence Gragg spent last
week near Appleton City with her
sister, Mrs. Cleve Hunter. r
Marsh Brown sold cattle last week.
Cass Warns took Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Hays to Moniteau county
last week in his car, where Mr.. Hays
went to see doctor.
Mrs. Archie Wigger and children
spent Sunday with her father, c. w.
Rector.
M. and Mrs. Merl Sargent took
Sunday dinner with Bernice Dicki-
son and wife.
Mrs. Nay Lawson and baby visited
last week at the Dan Bowman and
Jake Frey homes.
Misses Nina Keen and Thelma
Sargent were shopping in Spruce Fri
day
., Mrs. Truce Odneal and baby spent
TUESDAY and "Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. J. E. Harvey.
Warren and Glenn Bearce and
Chester Gordon spent Sunday with |
Chas and Harry Frey.
Mr.. Hays helped Hilton Wix put
up silo Saturday.
Miss Thelma Sargent called on
Mrs. Marsh Brown Saturday after
noon.
Geo, Wigger delivered hogs to
Butler Monday.
Mrs. Jake Frey called on Mrs.
Lawson Sunday afternoon.
DAISY.
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front and goip' strong.

. l1o. we Yankee soldiers,
Marchin off to war.
Take along some feathers
=, And barl of tar.
When you catch the Kaiser
Strip him to the skin,
Mix the tar and feathers,
. And chuck the flat head in.
Latest form OF greeting-Goo'
mornin'. Coin to be nuther hot one
1t shore is. Bought your coal?
Here's an ad saw recently-"An,
man who expects to keep on wearing
Clothes" That's all | read OF it.
lost all interest in it because at the
present price of clothes l just dom,
see how any of us men folks can ex-
pect to kee" wearin' EN-. Clothes
huh.
Circumstances? l make circum
stances. Thus spake Napoleon on
one occasion. Uhm, yes-Seems to
me that the last one he tried to make
was at Waterloo, but Wellington beat
him to it. Quite SO.
The Huns have adopted a play
much used III this country in base
ball playing when in tight place,
viz: Hit and rum &.
Recently some one wanted to know
how long He'll would last. The ques-
ton is of no vital Importance Now,
another party asks, How big is
Hell?" This question is equally
foolish. | don't feel that it's up to
me to answer them, but for the COM
fort of these folks want to say that
there will always be found room for
people who ask such fool questions
and | hope it will last long enough to
accommodate them all. Next
1t is said that the Germans Gin
Germany are eatin' Grow" I've
nothing to say for or against this
practice. For after takin drive over
the country and seeing the conditions
of things amt SO derned cock sure
that crow amt goin' to taste pretty
good here at home before long.
Greater love hath no man shown
than this: That man lay down his
life for his friends" wonder how
many of lis stop and think of this.
And yet that's what the soldier boys
are doing over there" for their
you and me and for the
whole wide world besides. Is it too
much that we deny ourselves? Is it
too much that we give until it hurts?
Is any sacrifice too great? l fear we
value too cheaply the privilege OF
giving. Too often we feel that it is
A demand made on us rather than
glorious privilege granted to us.
ell you folks this war and all that it
means is coming closer to you and to
ne day by day. Only recently a
'oung man Zone of my friends) laid
Town his life over there. He died for
'ou and for me. Thousands of others
lave made the supreme sacrifice.
Other thousands will do the same for
is. | know not how you feel about it,
or myself l feel that the best | can
10 is far too small. We should give
nd give and do it willingly. Save ,,
nd save diligently that those who are
earring the burden and heat of battle
nay lack nothing in the form OF food
# e Equipment to Garry eff,n - they t
re fighting your battles and mine
hall we sit supinely wrapped in con-
leaving our work to be done
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S u N B E A M S.


~ Ilu, Ilaw, Hum
81 for you today: Al
- was thinking OF wa
this; low that the draft age limi
has Tor is likely to beg raised, it
goin to be real fun to watch thos,
brave old chaps who have been pat
tin the boys on the back as the,
march away and tellin' them how
proud they were to see EN- goin' anc
O, how they did wish that they, too
could go. | say it's goin' to be rea
fun to watch 'em squirm. How abou,
me? Well, now, amt tellin' my age
but they'll have to raise the limit
another peg or two and then you'll
hear me answer. READY Then may
the Lord have mercy on the kraut
eaters. also | would advise the Devil
to get ready to take care of his own
brood, for | allow III sure be scndin'
EN- home to roost or to roast.
A man who would get married for,
the sole purpose of avoiding goin' to
war is about the most contemplate
thing | can think OF unless it is the
woman who would marry him.
A certain doctor, who is a noted
traveller, says he has been eatin' burro
meat for months and likes it. He
says it's better than sheep and sug
gests that the people OF this part of
the country should use it, Now, |
don't think much OF man who eats
sheep, much less OF man who would
eat a burro And for the benefit of
said doctor will say that as the prac-
tice of eatin such meat might develop
cannabalistic- tendencies among our
people, we want him to confinc his
meat business to the Southwest. Any
way, | don't want his old meat wagon
stoppin in front of our house. We
are poor, but awfully proud.
1t looks at this writn' as ii the
keely Institute would have to join
the procession and go out OF business
along with the saloons and breweries.
Well and why not? Didn't they do
all they could to stop the desire for
booze?
What do you think OF mother who
always uiSlStS Oh ICdufIS tHc lctlCIS
of her Is year old daughter? This
question was asked in recent issue
of a Kansas City paper Doubtless
there will be as many different opin-
ions as there are people who read it.
| can best express my opinion thusly:
That i: more mothers would read the
letters of their 10 year old daughters
there would be few less daughters
Tin later years. signing Tor what
might have been.
Truly man is wonderfully and fear
fully made. The other day read of
a bank robber who got shot in his
encounter with a posse.
o, yes. We got good rain. But
as in the case of the pardon which
arrived latter man was hanged) it
came leetle too late to be of any ;
practical use. :
The 44uns have found that the bat
tie is not always to the strongest, but
they are dom their --arndest to up= {
hold the time honored proverb that
10 the swiftest is the race. When s
asst heard from they were well out in I
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The Valley of the Marne,

The Valley of the Marine.
There's gently flowing river
In valley-wide and sweet,
Where the pearly deWdrops CULVER
To the tread of marching feet.
OF our brave and Gallant soldiers
Come world to save from harm,
They are fighting for Old Glory
In the valley of the Marine.
When this fearful war is over.
And the boys come sailing home, j.
We will join the swelling chorus:
See the Conquering Heroes Come"
Then we'll bow in humble rever-
ence
To Him who thought it meet
For us to leave some loved ones
In this valley wide and sweet.
aQ
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by another? know what your an
swer will be for l know that to the
utmost limit and beyond it you are
willing of yourselves.
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Misses Margie Greenup, Ruth
Orear and Elsie Englehardt, and
Willie Englehardt are attending a
three days session of the District
Epworth League Convention at La
mar, beginning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Harper and
daughter, Mary, drove to Kansas City
Monday to see their son, Doc, who
is stationed there as mechanic.
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~ llu, lIaw. lIum-
S>V[A Goodness sakes.
~\@ .what shall write
~ for you today: All,
7>l have it, What
- was thinking OF was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
American Aviator, Once
Speed King, Shot Down
in Fight .uith Hun Plane

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 2s.-
Bob Moore, en- American automobile
racing driver, is enc of the few men
who have been tumbled from the skies
in combat with German aviators and
has lived to tell of "how it felt"
Moore, who is recuperating here,
was reported killed on the western
front. He was "shot down in flames"
and in his fall broke four ribs, pune
tured his lungs, broke his right hip
and SO injured one eye that the sight
likely will be impaired. He spent
some months in hospital in Paris.
Moore was a member of the French
Escadrille. He went to France in
1916 as an automobile driver, but
found the work on the ground too slow
and took to the more exciting work OF
the air. He had a record of 1000 fly
ing hours when he fell. Moore ex.
poets to be assigned for instruction
duty in this country, probably In avia.
ton work.
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FOUNTAIN CITY
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Macy have bee

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Macy have been
visiting relatives at Hagerstown.
DR.. o. N. Huff and family have re-
ceived word OF the safe arrival of their
son Roswell, overseas. Mrs. Ruford
Woody and baby of Richmond, came
Wednesday to visit relatives here. 80.
J. ]. Overman and Harry Hannah have
gone to Nashville, Kentucky, to do
government work. Mrs. Jennie
Scarce left Thursday night for Cali
fornia, where she intends to spend the
winter with her sist.r, Mrs. Clyde
Powers. Mrs. Scarce's father, who
lives with her, will make his home
with G. A. Dwiggins and family.
Mrs. Florence Overman of near Ma
rion, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lanning and
children, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. B. Chenoweth, Friday. -. Word was
received by Mr.. and Ms. Tennis Mer-
moved the hrst Of the week from the
Training School at Indianapolis to
Brooklyn, N. Y, and expects to be
sent across SOON. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Rich have received word that their
son, Owen Rich, has landed safely
overseas. Mr. and Mrs Owen Liv-
engood and family spent last Sunday
as guests Of Claude DeAramond and
family. :. Mrs. Linus Reynolds has
recovered from severe attack of
Spanish influenza. Ralph Names,
who was to have been sent to Camp
Wadsworth, S. c., Saturday, received
word that he would not be sent for
awhile on account Of the Spanish in
fuenza. :. Jesse Harrison and wife
entertained last Sunday at Dinner Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. G. Harrison and Mrs and
Mrs. Billy Atkinson. MIR. and Mrs.
Ross Macy are intending to move to
Washington state soon.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Doughtery Of Cambridge
City are the parents OF q baby girl
Mrs. Doughtery was formerly Miss
Mable Harrison Of this place. Mr..
and Mrs. Tennis Mercer are planning
to spend Sunday with their son Lester
at the Indianapolis automobile Train
ing Camp where he Is stationed. i. :.
VIII Clarke from Tennessee is visit
ing relatives III this community. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hunt Of Corners
vile, Ind, spent last Sunday here
with relatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
Former College Football
Stars at Camp Taylor

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 28.-Former
stars of intercollegiate fame will rep
resent Camp Zachary Taylor on the
gridiron this fall. The team, selected
by Paul J. Davis, camp athlete direct
or, will be composed OF the following
players:
Lieut. King, Notre Dame, right end.
Lieut. Hancock, University OF Wis
consin, right tackle.
Lieut.. Campbell, Michigan Aggies,
right guard.
Lieut.. Feeney, Notre Dame, center.
Private Caldwell, Wabash College,
left tackle.
Private Haskell, Purdue, left guard.
Lieut.. hammers, Rose Poly, left end.
Lieut.. Jenkins, University of Iowa,
quarterback.
Lieut. Briscoe, Oklahoma Aggies,
right halfback.
Private Hamilton, University OF
Montana, left halfback.
Lieut.. Hoffman, Cornell, fullback.
The men have had two weeks of
practice and are on edge. Director
Davis will take his team to Chicago
for a game against Camp Grant on
November 9.
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Honored for Bravery

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-The com
mander-in-chief OF the American Elk
peditionary forces has awarded thu
distinguished service cross to the fol
lowing:
Corporal Alden Bush, deceased
Company G, One Hundred Twenty.fiftl
Infantry-During the attacks on ant
capture Of the village Of Cierges, north
east OF Chateau Thierry, France. Aug
ust l, 1918, Corporal Bush was fatally
wounded. In spite Of his wound, he
struggled forward, urging on and in
spring his men, and keeping up with
the attacking wave until he fell. Next
OF kin, r. f. Bush, father, Rockford
Mich.
Sergeant Matthew Spautz. deceased
Company A, One Hundred Sixty-eightl
Infantry-For extraordinary heroism
in action near the River Ourcq, north
east of Chateau Thierry, France, dur
ing the advance of July 4, 1918. While
in command Of his platoon, Sergeant
Spautz showed extraordinary heroism
leading his men on in the advance
having three times been knocked
wown by enemy shells. After being
wounded by machine gun fire he still
continued to advance. He was finally
killed while doing his utmost to ad.
vance. Next of kin. Michael Spautz,
Davis Ave, Dubuque. Iowa.
Corporal Harry B. Morgan, deceased
Company c, One Hundred Sixty-fifth
Infantry-For extraordinary heroism
in action at Ferme de Meurky, near
Villers- Bur-Fere, France, July 81, 1918.
After his platoon had moved from an
open field to the cover OF the woods,
Corporal Morgan returned to the field
under heavy machine gun Are to res
cue wounded comrade lying in an
exposed position, and was killed by
the side of the man he tried to save.
Next of kin. J. G. Watson, Congress
Junction, Arizona.
Private F. Leichman. deceased. Com
pany X, One Hundred and Fifteenth
Infantry-For extraordinary heroism
in action near Balschwiller. Alsace,
August 80, 1918. After a raid against
enemy trenches he volunteered to &C.
company his platoon leader into No
Mans Land to rescue a missing men,
Der of the platoon who had been
wounded. While engaged in this
courageous duty he was mortally
wounded. Next of kin, Charles F..
Leischman, father, Cheso Park, Black
River, Md.
Sergeant Frank Andrea, deceased,
Company G., One Hundred Eleventh
Infantry-For extraordinary heroism
in action near Crezancy, France, July
16.191S. Sergeant Andrea was told by
a runner that an enemy patrol had
captured two ambulances containing
American wounded on the road east
Of his position. He organized relief
party, personally conducted it, drove
the enemy to rout, recovered the am.
balances and the wounded men and
brought them back to our lines. Next
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
Marines Advance For Seuen Miles
Facing Storm of German Shells

hear men calling for help in the wheat
1elds. Their cries would get weaker
and weaker and die out. The German
planes were thick in the air; they
were In groups OF from three to TWEEN.
ty. They would look US over and then
we would get a pounding. One of our
planes got shot down; he fell about a
thousand feet like an arrow, and hit
in the field back Of us. The tank ex.
ploded and nothing was left.
AleerIans Came 10 Relief.
We'll, we just lay there all through
the hot Afternoon. It was great-a
she'll would land nearby and you would
bounce In your hole. AS twilight came,
we sent out water parties for the re,
lief OF the wounded. Then, we won
dered II we would get relieved. At
nine o'clock we got a message con-
graduating US, and saying the Alge-
rians would take over at midnight. We
then began to collect our wounded. A
man who had been blinded wanted me
to hold his hand. Another, wounded
in the back, wanted his head patted,
and SO it went; one man got up on
his hands and knees; I asked him
what he wanted. He said, "look at
the full moon," then. fell dead. l had
him buried, and all the rest I could
find All the time bullets sung and
we prayed that shelling would not
start again while We had our wounded
on top.
1.-THE Algerians came up at mid
night and we pushed out. They went
over at daybreak and got all shot up.
We made the relief under German
flares and the light from a burning
town.
1--WE are now back in a town for
some rest and to lick our wounds. AS
/ rode down the battalion where once
companies ESQ strong used to march,
now you see SO men with kid second
lieutenant in command; one company
commander is not yet Fl.
I'm the first fight 103 of them in
the company that brought over we're
killed or wounded. The second fight
must have about cleaned out the old
crowd.
1--WE advanced ten kilometers, with
prisoners and guns, and the bells rang
in New York for the victory, while
well-dressed girls and white-shirted
men, no doubt drank our health in
many lobster palace"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
RED AND WHITES
WIN AT EARLHAMI

The Red and Whites won the foot
ball championship of Earlham from
the Blue and White team Saturday to
the tune of 7-6.
The game was fast and well played
and both teams were on their toes.
Raiford scored the drst touchdown OF
the game for the Blue and white IN
the first part of the first quarter on
a run from the thirty-yard line. He
failed to kick goal.
Both sides failed to score for the
next two quarters. but in the last
quarter. with three minutes to play.
Hoerner, with the whole team behind
him, was pushed over the one yard
line. Ellsworth kicked goal, winning
for the Red and White.
There were no individual stars. but
the men making the best showing
were Ellsworth, Hoerner, Raiford and
Mills.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
Women Take Part in
Japan's Public Affairs

TOXIC, Oct. 28.-Women are TAX.
ing an increasing part in japanese
public affairs and some have been ap-
pointed to posts of trust.
* woman doctor, Miss Flu Kyo,
was named by the Toxic police depart.
ment to investigate the causes of In
FAINT diseases and to arrange a plan
of assistance for poor women. Miss
Tatsu Kakuta was appointed to a
similar post in Osaka.
Some women conductors are found
in the suburban electric railways and
now a woman station-master has
been appointed. There is great In
crease in the number of women gym.
nastic teachers in girls schools and
one government girls school has
adopted baseball.