| Show ve ir eo v 0 e our washington 0 ji weekly chat KNOWS WHAT IS N STORE bior THE NEXT as to presidential imler imber Is always a favorite subject tn in lie he cloak ooma and committee rooms t both ends of the capitol favor te sons and dark horses run an leial ual race at times but coming down D brass tacks lacks the wiseacres wise acres are just bout as much at sea as those who 0 not profess to know so much illuce ill 11 are agreed ll however oever upon one int and that is that the next present predent will have some of the great rt bt problems to solve that have ei ever fer lien to the lot of a chief executive I 1 this nation none realize this etter etler than those who are called I 1 up iiii 11 to do their part in framing Is laws WE cover the problems that have aels 1 11 so far it is admitted without aitho ut that the present adminis ration encountered many difficult situations during tile the war and that i the president had the country s solidly at his back advancing advancing in a compact p phalanx halana to meet and vanquish the common foe yet despite the trying times ot of the period the president has found time for recreation and pleasure but looking ahead those in charge of the count rys affairs know that many months will be required to anywhere near solve some of the problems upon which they are now at work hence the conclusion that the next occupant of the white house NN will III have a full measure of work worries cares and responsibilities he will be confronted with the task of uniting a country split into many rival factions each pulling in a direction calculated to benefit itself i capital and labor questions will be with us tor for several years the high cost of living must be definitely settled great international questions will be constantly arising calling tor for ithe the utmost skill in handling the mexican question will be the last ot of all the great questions that will be answered these are roughly some of the things he must deal with and no one can forecast what others may arise during the next four years according to the solons the path ahead bior of the next president is not one set idith wl ill primroses prim roses 0 I 1 J busy days are these of 0 the state I 1 i department busy nights also in the section which has special charge ot of ahe the details covering the reception and entertainment of the nations guests from foreign lands they are coming so BO thick and fast that an en caged force of officials has become necessary so that it will be absolutely certain that every comfort and convenience will be afforded the I 1 noted visitors it is a gigantic task any way that it is looted looked at made macie up of a thousand and one details three special departments are in operation era tion one for cardinal mercier ot of belgium that tor for the prince of wales and the third tor for king albert and his royal suite A fourth department is being organized and which will shortly be in touch with united states representatives represent atves in siam in reference to the proposed visit of the king 0 of f siam to american shores early in in the coming spring reception committees are appointed from among the members of the state de ent who have seen service in american legations or embassies abroad because of their familiarity with foreign customs cooperation Coope raton is received from the railroad adminis araton as io to special cars trains routes and time tables and the secret service is called upon to give some of its best operators to guard the lives and safety of the distinguished guests 0 0 0 one by one the old battles battleships bips of the navy are being doneal don away ay with as their usefulness becomes obsolete they all follow the same fate as to their ending three are now marked tor for destruction and one by one they will become targets tor for the coast defense batteries the iowa indiana and massachusetts have recently been placed out ol of commission and authority has been granted by the secretary of 0 the navy for one of the three to be towed out to sea where it will be sent to davy jones locker by shells from the guns in one of 0 the big coast forts for the first time in the destruction of a battleship in this manner aeroplanes aero acro planes will be used as spotters to radio to the tort fort the exact range to be used tor for firing the guns no permission is needed from congress to authorize the destruction of old naval vessels the entire matter resting in the hands of the secretary of the navy the war iwar department is well satisfied with its campaign tor for securing voluntary recruits its success Is in direct contrast to the poor results by the navy enlistment papers have been received from moro more than men who have enlisted voluntarily since recruiting began last february it brings the regular army now up to the strength it was before the war an important factor in the recruiting campaign has been the inducements offered tor for practical education at the schools established at several of the large camp this advantage is offered I 1 men ot of one year enlistment as well as three year men the american legion the organization of soldiers sailors and marines which has tor for its object the holding together of 0 the men in the years to come on the same order as the G A R now has headquarters in a large office building on pennsylvania avenue A mammoth sign on the front of the building reads we stood together then we will stand together now ASK THE OTHER FELLOW do you know I 1 mind living in such guch and such a town how often do we hear those very words spoken by the inhabitants of 0 our little city and they usually advance any number ot of reasons lor for wanting the change now in case y you ou are feeling that way suppose you go to some citizen of 0 the town where you are coveting the opportunity of 0 taking up your residence some citizen who is kind ot of a grouch and not inclined to boost his community and ask him it if lits jila town has all tile the perfections perfect ons you imagene it has hell probably tell you that your town can run circles around his town weve got about the best mining city on the map so stop wishing yourself somewhere else it if some gome other town has some improvement we 1 got ot then set about doing your best to get et it tor for us find it a lot cheaper to bring the improvement to you by a little boosting than to move yourself to the town which has the improvement pro an III agreeable surprise about three years ago when I 1 was suffering from a severe cold on my lungs and coughed most of tile the time night and day I 1 tried a bottle of chamberlains cough remedy and was surprised at the promptness with which it gave me relief writes mrs james brown dark clark mills N Y many another has been surprised and pleased with the prompt relief afforded by this remedy |
