WORK TELLS OF STRIDES
MADE IN POSTAL SERVIC!
Mere Handful of Employes in
Days of Franklin
NOW A GREAT INSTITUTION
Poatmnrtcr Chief Kkrtcttr History of
Service Prom CVwrtcr to ANKyr
Inn and Koituut Hum
IOo!T nominee of the AKKw-latrd Pru)
SPR1NOKIELD. 111.. May 20. In
stid of mere handful of postal cm
nlovcs In RenJamln KrwnkUn's day.
thorn are S86.O0O skilled workers, or
about one-hair trie government s civti
service employes, engaged m tne
vice, while the annual revenue de
rived from the mail haa leaped from
about 1)5.000 to $464,000,000 in the
same period. Hubert Work, postmaster
general, told the Mid Day Luncheon
club hero ton gnu - i
Mr. Work, who described pos
sen-ice as the houseman ot cuinwuon
and sketched its history front the Uis-
pauh bearer of Assyrian nd llomn
time to airplane service of the pres-
ent day. said the American postal wr
vice had doubles! In the last decade,
but that the number of employes had
Increased onty by nine per cent.
This Indicates that to care for the
extra load an ever-inereasinc stand
ard of efficiency of the Individual em
ploye, aa well as the methods of ad
ministration and mechanical equip
ment has to be maintained.
Pars Tribute to Worker
The postmaster general paid a Wen
tribute to the American poft a 1 worker.
Kay in it that he considered him "aa one
of tho most important units in the
country's bus'noss. I do not believe
any other public or private employ
ment demands such high decree of
faithfulness, loyalty and efficiency a
we require of those who handle the
man.
"As wo turn back the paw of his
tory, we find the romance of the mails
running- through the story of man's
progress,' eaJd tne postmaster general.
"For even In the dawn of history man
learned to entrust his message to
others for delivery.
As far back as the sixth century B.
C ancient Assyrian and Persian mon
arch could boast of postal stations a
day s journey apart, i n incas were
able to transmit knotted string mer
sores at the rate of 150 miles a day.
"In England and France organ
ised postal systems are comparatively
modern. It was not until the thir
teenth and fourteenth centuries that
they were adopted, and not until 1SJ3
that England had a daily mail to
Pans.
Turning to America, we find that
prior to 11 there waa no established
postal service. In that year Massa
chusetts decreed that the house of
Richard Fairbanks in Boston waa to
be a postofflce for receipt and dispatch
of ships' msJL
First KnJ tn Colonics
"The first regular mail was estab
lished In the colonies between New
York and Boston in 171 and offered
a monthly service. Until Franklin, in
1737 was appointed postmaster of
Philadelphia, the crown received little
financial return front the Colonial mail
service.
The number of postoffices In 1771
was SS, postage was high, and the
average day's progress of a letter waa
something between thirty and fifty
miles. When the Constitution was
adopted In 1789. however, exclusive
control of postoffles wns placed upon
the federal government."
The post mas' er general said It was
not generally known that Abraham
Lincoln's first public office was that
of postmaster in 1813, under the Jack
son administration, at New Salem, Ill
inois. "During Lincoln's term as Presi
dent," the postmaster general cnotin
ued. "two great postal advances were I
Instituted, the introduction of the1
money order system and a convention !
with foreign countries to make ar- j
rangements for a more systematic and
equitable handling of foreign mail."
TRUCE CALLED IN GAS WAr
FAMILIAR RED PUMP IS INTRO-
DUCED IX PARIS j
rCorrewpoodeaes of the Associated Preu) I
PARIS, May 2. The war of the
pump and can which has been send-;
ing the price of gasoline down sharp
ly during the past three months has
ended in a treaty of peace between
the rivals.
The familiar red pump a belled
"filtered gasoline" was introduced
into the Paris region a few months
ago by an American concern and
spread so rapidly that the big local
refiners who have large suras locked
up in tin cans grew alarmed and be
gan catting prices against the pump.
The pump interests responded and
between them the price of the gallon
dropped by stages from fl.SO to 75
cents. The belligerents then found the
war unprofitable, came to an ar
rangement and raised the price by
IS cents a gallon, at which advance
It remains fixed.
Turkish Press Attacks Y. M. C. A.
( Correspond en ne of Uia Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Apr. 26. The
Turkish press is attacking the local
Young Men's Christian association
for having permitted a Greek officer
to deliver an address on the occasion
of the centenary of the Greek inde
pendence. The Tewhid Efkiar, news
paper, speaking of the Y. M. C. A.
says: "This American Institution, the
object of which is to drive our youth
into the region of protestantism, has
also become a center of Greek propaganda.
KING GUSTAV BELOVED
BY ALL OF HIS SUBJECTS
AtXaUKXT TO MONARCH 18 1K
PLORKD IX KWKDKX
Ruler Has Chosen Moo as Ills Fav
orito Haunt tr Recreation .
and PkwMtro
((VrresroBtlene ot the AMoelated Pre)
FTOCKHOLM. April J4. The
slight but painful Injury sustained by
King UuHtave of Sweden In an auto
mobile accident near Nice on the
French Hlveria haa revealed once
more the affection which the Swede
cherish for their monarch. Tho ac
cident caused smut anilely through
out Sweden, even after it waa offi
cially announced that the king's hurts
were not serious, for tho king Is
rather frail and nearly 64 years of
age.
King Gustavo has chosen Nice as
his favorite haunt and playground
when he seeks relaxation and re
cuperation from the carva of state
nd he is one of the most popular ami
welcome guests of the resort. His
amusements there included playing
bridge with friends and tennis with I
Mile, l.enclon. the Ftvnch champion.
and Karl llalfour. v,
In spite of hi age. Kins Gustave
still play a brilliant tennis gamo and
is looked upon as one of the best
amateur players of Sweden. A stltf
game of tennis or bridjto always puts
him in good humor, and his witti
cism on these occasions aro quoted
throughout the Hlverla.
The French newspapers have been
Publishing a story of a little Incident
that occurred at Nice to Illustrate
his wit. The king had Mile. I .en I en
as his tenms partner and she was
playing on the njiht hand side of the
court. Tho king frequently en
croached on her territory in his seal
to return the ball; whereupon Mile.
Lenclen admonished him to "keep
to the left, your Majesty," and once
gave him a gentle push.
At the end of tne game tne King is
reported to have said to his partner:
You remind me of my premier xor
you are always telling me to keep to
the left."
Premier Fran ting of Sweden is
head of the socialist party, which In
parliamentary language is called "the
left."
FEW CLOCKS IN ALBANIA
PEASANTRY KNOW ONLY THItKK
PERIODS OF TIME
SCUTARI. Albania. Mar. 1. Cal
endars and clocks and luxuries in Al
bania. The untutored peasantry
know only three periods of time
morning, noon and night and two
seasons of the year, winter and sum
mer. Days and dates are Sanskrit to
them. Jior have they any conception
of distances. When a traveler asks
an Albanian the distance of one point
from another, he never nnswers in
miles or kilometers but "It Is half a
day. It Is two days, it Is a week."
When an Albanian makes an appoint
ment, he is considered to have kept
It If he comes within two or three
hours of the time set.
With the absence of calendars the
people naturally do not know their
correct ages, especially those in the
country districts. In this respect the
women of Albania enjoy an advan
tage over their sisters In foreign
countries who guard so jealously the
secret of their years. Otten tne &e
ot an Albanian woman is unknown
even to herself.
IN FEMES
FOR GIRLS
FIRST PRIZE
$35.00 Elgin Gold Wrut Watch ,
(Oil display at Skoics' Jewelry Store) ,
SECOND PRIZE ,
Beautiful $20.00 Doll i
tOn Display at Schacfcrs Hros.)
Who Wins
The sii ls who hold the two lucky numbers will
win the prizes. The more Sally Ann Hre.nl
you buy the greater your chances of winning.
YOU may have the lucky number. Have a
regular place to keep the numbers save thcn'i,
write your name ami address on them and
send them to us on or before July 31st. , t
StartingMonday,May22
Cmmni'iu-ing Monday, May 2Jd, we will wrap with each
large lo( of Sally Aim Bread n ticket containing a cer
tain number. These ticket will be included in all largo
loaves until July .list. At the close of this time the
tickets must all be turned in, with your name and address
thereon. The tickets will nil be placed together uud four
of them drawn out. The first two numbers drawn will
go to the girls winning first and necond pries. The
second set of numbers will yo to the two boys who hold
the luckv numbers.
FOR BOYS
FIRST PRIZE
$35.00 .22 Caliber Repeating Wincliostor RifU
(On display at Habb Hardware to.)
SECOND PRIZE
$20.00 Anuirican Boy Suit
(On display at McMorr.iu & W.inIiIuuiic'j)
Who Wins
Kvcry boy wants a Winchester Kifle or a new
suit of clothes, and here is a chance to ;ct one
of the above article. Save the mimhrrt ilmt
come with each large loaf of Sally Ann ttrrad,
I'ut your name ami address on each ticket. The
fimi and second numbers diawu go in the
girls. The third and fouuli mniiU-n drawn
ire (or the boys.
All Good Grocers Sell SALLY ANN Bread
Made in Eugene's Most Modern and Complete Bakery
KREMMEL BROS. BAKERY .
Believe In Register Classified.
HE HAD IT EASY
An actor-manager waa being shown
around a lunatic asylum. Seated un
der a tree In the garden was a man
who was counting his fingers again
and again, muttering: "Keney. meeny.
mlney. rnoe.' ' Who's thlaT" ukd
the actor. "A strange cam, sir." re
plied the attendant. "We found him
in the street. He's harmltvM, but
hopelessly Insane." The nrtor looked
at the lunatic closely, while the at
tendant moved awuy. "Hints my
soul!" he exclaimed presently. "He
ambles a former member of my
company." "Tell me." wild he. ad
dressing the lumtic. "aren't you Bawl
the actor?" "Cheese It." whispereo
tho lunatic. "If thry don't find me
out. I can stay heru all the summer,
rent fr."
Art in a. tsinn
i It Is an IhotiRh amun were shown
a crystal, a perfect thin jr. Kli'uming
below doptli of water, far down be
yond reach. l wuuld dive and dive
naaln, driven by hU grt-ut daire to
sfcure it, intll finally, all dripping,
he bruuitht It up. inn that In the end
ho could bring it, a, perfect thing, to
us. wui pOMslhlo soNiiy. bvcauso he had
first seen It Ktonmlnjr there.
Others rutkht dive and dive, might
work and lubor with endless patience
and endless pains, but unless tlu-y had
first seen the crystal unless they
had been givrn this divine gift of
veins this vision Ihey would come
up emptyhnnded.
Th occasional so'called gvnlus doea
not makn tho crystal, but ho alone
wni l whrro It lies glenMilhsT bloW
diiih of water, and by hut effort
brings U to us. Abbott lUitdorson
Thayer.
A IlnmlUnii
Kather What does your teacher
say about your poor arithmetic work?
Anthony- lie said he'd rather you
would not help mo with it.- Harvard
lampoon.
What the Well-Dressed Woman Wears This Spring
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8th and Olive - Phone 348
'Purpose
Business.
shopping,
or walking
Traveling
Motoring
or outing
Church,
club meet
ing, '
info i
lunc;wii
Morning at
home
Morning as
a guest
Afternoon
at home
Afternpon
as a guest
Evening at
home
Evening as
a guest
. Dress
One-pltce dress
of silk or wool:
or blouse and
separate skirt,
ssml - tailored;
walking- length.
Sams as above;
alwivgftjgrnitrt,
simpls, and neat
as means and
ability will permit.
Tailored or
sports blouse
and skirt : or
semi - tailored
dress of wool;
or sports drsis
of wool. silk, or
heavy cotton or
One-ptsce Ught
wight dress; or
skirl to match
jacket, with
matching si Ik.
lace, or chiffon
blouse.
Simple wash
able dress; or
washable skirt
and separata
waist.
Very simple silk
or wool dress;
or pretty, dainty
wash dress of
silk or cotton.
Very simpls af
ternoon drsss of
lik. wool, or
wash faaria
Simple after
noon dress of
wool or silk i or
lingerie dress: or
Sheer oostume.
Ibuie and silk
or suit skirt. .
Pretty silk or
dainty party or
dinner frock.
Same ss for sf-
ternooni or
formal or semi
evening drsss
for special oo
casfons, party,
theater, or
dsnce. Holt
is drsss best
Kuil1- -
Shoes
Low: brown or
black; heels of
medium height
and else: walk
ing shoes pre-
ferred.
Brown or black ;
soft. easr. nest,
nr ihoes for a
long trip
Low: firm heels:
tan or black: or
novelty sports
shoes.
Low; asm -dressy
plain kid,
suede, or patent
leather.
Bimptet e o ra
fortaelei low.
Same as above,
Simple ; low;
black, white, or
oolored.
for
it home
Heme at for
ternoon at h
dmlntv If In-
doors: smart in
any event.
Simple, dressy,
but Inoonsplo
uous type.
Ttlaek patent
leather; or kid,
satin, or metal,
to match drsss.
Hat
Simple, becom
ing hat to match
dr-ms, suit, or
coat: smnrtnesa
and serviceabil
ity equally desirable.
Preferably
dose - fHtfag;
never extremo
ly largq; simple
in e&eot.
Smsrt, simple,
and close - fit
ting; of soft felt,
silk, leather,
kid, or novelty
material.
Becoming and
d Istl nctl ve;
more elegant
than for busi
ness wear, but
not over-slab
orate.
Coat
Tailored stult;
or llght-welsht
coat or cap
o f becoming
length. semi
tailored, and
preferably o f
subdued color.
Sams as above.
Homespun,
flannel, or nov
elty silk coat of
half or three
quarter length:
em I - tailored
or sports suit;
or three - piece
costume with
Jacket or cape.
ftSmt dressy
Bult;ormedluin
weight seml
dreray coat; or
wrap of cloth
or silk,
Gloves
Itather heavy
kid or fabrlo
suede; tan or to
match suit or
coat; gauntUt
styl preferred.
Barn as above.
fler vie able
gauntlets to
match hat or
shoes.
Whits, cream,
bels. or trey;
or to match eutt
or coat; mos-
Jiuetalre type
avored.
Accessories
Medium atr
bag or poc'itt
book; r -drably
coicr to
match the
glove ; !i-
flttirgr or tli"
Ins veil. If d-slred.
Kiotiiirr
travullnt tags:
cloac-llttlng f
flowing vJ. U
dealt ei.
Change ptirse
vanity big; and
chiffon or nov-
Small ehange
puree or bag of
material to
harmonise with
dress.
war books ndem
Womui', Initltut.
HAT to wen and when? The iulubllltr
of a coitume to th occailon it will graca
! a quntlon at important to women M
the ityla and beauty of the gown itielf.
Mary Brook, Picken. viec-preiidant of
the Women', Institute of Domettio Art,
and Scicnco, in her book "The Seertu
of Distinctive Drou," offer, an illumlnt .
ins guide to correct eprlng dreulng in
the above chart.
Mrs. Picken eonilder clothe a iut
Joct worthy of the moit eeriou thought
of women who take pride in living up
to their but. "Droa, l all .important."
he aay, "became It portrays character and Individuality. Tu
appear at your vory boat at all timea, you must give duo regard tu
approprlateneu, comfort, grace and harmony."
Concerning opting ityle tendencies Mr. Picken stresses tho
growing popularity of attractive color. "Use discriminatingly
as much color as you can, both in dresses and suits," she says,
and cites the new three-piece suit, a special spring feature, as
offering unusual opportunity for using bright hued material.
"Pretty sleeve wore novor so much in vogue as now," i
another hint, and then paradoxically, "this is also tho day of tho
sleeveless dross, a twentieth contury adaption of tho graceful
line and simplicity ot the ancient Greek robes. Your dress
this year will either have no sleeves at all, or the sleeves will be
its most conspicuous feature."
To those who mako their own clothes, Mrs. Picken add a
valuable luggestion that drosses, especially whon of silk, be self
trimmed, ' "You will find that a one-colored silk dress is appro
priate for many occasions, and is a real economy and satisfaction
to the woman whose wardrobe Is limited. It Is not always posslblo
. to secure solf-trimmed gown except at the best shops, but skillful
bonM-dreumaker will find they oltor great possibilities."
NEW RICH OF MOSCOW ,
INDULGE SPENDING ORGY j
fITY'H NH;ilT MrT. .KNIJVKNKI)
iiy iMtoiuu w, wavh:
111! rig I More a tut iKxTsudtis Valim
of (Nirreetry I lav Stwrnrtt
ttmira In I J tine
I Corrpan4wtm of lb A us! ted Pre)
MnHi'oW. April Moectiw's new
capliallals aro Indulging In an orgy
of spending (hat hna rnllvont th
city's night life until reetaurattt and
cabaret acenea reeemble the tutlmiesit
days before the war when Muscovite
merchant spent money freely. The
millions of nib Ira netted by a day's
tradn or speculation era siuandernd
at night bocaueo tomorrw the money
will buy Ins aa prices fur everything
are climbing dally.
When tho ruble was quoted recently
at nearly 1.600.000 tu the dultar, lrl
cs for fmdtuffa and other commo
dities were four (o five times as high
as a month previous when tho ruble
was worth nearly iwlrn as much.
The ruble equivalent f a dollar has
purchasing powers that are fantastic
when compared with American stand
ards but which accurately typify the
real value of eaueutlats as compared
to knlckknacka and superficial
adornments,
A dollar wilt buy onty 50 pounds of
black bread, two pounds of butter,
four pounds of meat, even leas In thn
linn of new wearing apparel. Hut It
will buy a hit of antique Jewelry, or
porcelain that would brine 10 times
ns much In America. Ths necessary
thing have leaped so high hi price
that the people sacrifice the unes-
senimls cheaply to get them.
Hlinri (Vmtraitt Notrtl
. The rifting prices and decreasing
valuo of currency have sharpened tho
contrast In the life, of Moscow's In
habitants, Thousands are unnhle to
buy even hrrnd. while hundreds pay
the ruble equivalent of & for a din
ner at the brilliant night restnurnnts.
Imported fiirn powder, at the ' cost
of IS n box, finds buyers while a
pound nf potatoes, routing less than
two cents American, may bo bnynnu
the pockntbnok of tho next person
tn pass the market which sells both
of them.
A month ago foreigners living tn
Moscow found life cheap whn cal
culated In American or Kngllah cur
rency. Tho soaring prices, howover,
have ehnngt-d all this and en a cosh
parntlve scale the coat of living ft
Metier now tn Moscow than la ltr
in and Nw fork. It 1 not the for
eigner, hut the Ituaola speculator so
buys tho rhatitptfgnn.
FRECKLES
Now la Um Tttrw tn Out UIJ of Tans)
t fily HNit4
TbetVe no Imc? lb liftitt ft4 f
fewllnj haw! t roc (ml!, OUit
double lr?nth- U (urS(M4 le rttf4
sioti'iy gi u oune of oibtsa ewfck
trwtiiibrrvm any druciut 4 erNr
llltle ot II night eml maralAs led r
wad im that lb erl trtXala kite
iua la ltpp4r, while the Hihur eeei
bev vQlbl vtitirely. It I mI4uoi
amr lhaa en aur I ee-d! U nHapletV
rir.r th fciQ and saia a ts-emitti (Ml
compleiMia. .
h iur In for lb 4eutU trfU
Otbia. a thl. u aoid aoJ-r iarue at
ntmnf bark if II fall lo reawiie (maiea (U
Mm Hn Miraculous
Etcipe '
"I was told by our family
physician tlint I could not live
without nn operation, ns my
liver nnd Rail sack were in such
a condition. I sot the day to
go to the hospital, hut then I
saw the advertisement of
Mnyr's Wonderful K c in c d y .
Since Inking it I am feeling like
a two-year-old., I nm sure I
never could have survived an
operation." It is u simple,
harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and
nllays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money
refunded. At All Druggists.
FARMERS!!
WE BUY WOOL
Highest Cash Market Price
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