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The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-12
Insurance 0epartn1ent Bank Of Prescott J. M. MONTGOMERY
 Manager

The official Chalmers path finding car will be driven by Joseph J. Gardham, with Dai Lewis to prepare the road data and will start from Cincinnati today. It is expected to reach here about April 20.
 The tour proper will start from Cincinnati June 15 and end at Chicago June 29.
 This years Glidden tour will contain the longest days run in the history of the event; from Texarkana to Dallas, distance of 23O miles. The longest day in the 1909 tour was from Salima, Kans., to Kansas City, distance of PIP miles.
 This years tour will also be longer than that of 1909 which established record for Glidden tours. Last year the Glidden- ties covered approximately 2,300 miles between Chicago and Kan sas City by way of Minneapolis and Denver This years route will be something over 2,500 miles.
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will address the convention Wed. nesday are, Mrs. H. H. Hammill, Dr. E. B. Chappell, Dr. George McGlumphy, Dr. H. H. Hammill, John R. Pepper.
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R.gxTs,r s..,

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FIRST AVENUE oRrHoeaAPHY.

He pusheart maFtef on First avenue of'c9 1'~~ r7S worth reading. One we'd. on cartful of chct~ made the an- uouncemcnf: "'his Are Good Chorvs '-N.w lcrk Press.
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Protecting the Chesaneake.

Fortifcations at the mouth of the
Chesapeake are unnecessary. Despite the
opinion OF President Taft, Of the COM
1nittees on military affairs in Congress, of
army and navy officers. and others who
have studied the question. such fortif-
cations would be a waste OF money.
This matter was settled In Baltimore the
other evening. and from this decision
there is no appeal.
The Lowell Literary Society OF the
Polytechnic Institute in the city on the
Patapseo debated the question. and the
negative side won. How dare learned
men. war boards, or admirsls express an
opinion when Charles Birmingham so
clearly sets forth the arguments against
the suggested Notifications as to win a
verdict from the Judges! II Charles Bur
bingham has looked into the question
and has made a succinct argument
against the proposition shat the United
states should fortify the mouth Of the
Chesapeake" we accept his views, AMI
hencefcrth shall listen 20 no proposition
20 the contrary. It is presumed that the
government VIII Immediately abandon all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
The Upper Berth.

The impression seems to be well found
ed that the public is about to be re-
lieyed at last Of the necessity Of paying
the same price for an upper berth in
Pullman that one is required to pay for
a lower. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is reported to look with favor
upon a petition to proclaim it unrea-
sonable to charge the same for the one
as the other.
II the Pullman company should make
the upper berth rate two-thirds the lower
berth rate. say. we doubt that it would
result IN a dollars loss OF revenue. The
difference would be more than made up
in increased purchase of sleeping car
accommodations. We suspect. And wheth-
er that were true or not. surely the dlf-
ference in tariff would incline the gem
eral public TO more favorable attitude
toward the Pullman eompany-thoss who
much prefer lower berths would find
more lower berths at their disposal, and
those who had 10 accept upper berths
would find themselves moro equitably
treated as to the charge for the same
The widespread conviction at this time
is that the present Pullman rates are ex-
cessive and exorbitant-
If the Interstate Commerce Commission
should tacitly acknowledge that lower
berth rates are fair as they now stand,
but that upper berth rates are not, that,
we should think. would be rather fiat
terms finding IN tho compauys favor. BY
gracefully submitting, and governing It
self accordingly, the sleeping car corpora
ton might safeguard itself against even
greater trouble in the future. Il might
live to congratulate itself that Il was
no worse of than # was at the time it
happened.
The travelling public seems thoroughly
agreed that. while the lower berth is
none too low, the upper berth is very
much too high. If the Interstate COM
merce Commission viii bring the upper
berth down to its relatively proper level,
no further questions will be asked. we
should say.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
Deserters as Pensioners.

The House Military Committee is en-
gagged in an animated discussion OF
project to render eligible to the pension
list some Of several thousand applicants
for that benefit who are denied ac-
cess to the roll on account OF the mark
of desertion on their civil war records.
There has been opposition-and properly
TO altering in the War Department Of
fetal records Of individuals who served as
enlisted men-or. for that matter. as Off
cers-by legislation, It is maintained that
the records may not be so amended. AT
the same time. there are. it must be
realized, cases where the deserdon alleged
against an old soldier may be satisfao-
torily explained. 1t is stated that some
forty-fve or fifty Of these merltorious
cases have obtained committee approval.
II is not intended to change any record.
but to enact legislation which shall serve
10 establish a soldiers eligibility to the
pension roll, by regarding his civil war
service as OF sufficient integrity to entitle
him 10 the pension
The project Of collecting these merito-
rious claims in an omnibus bill has met
with opposition, with what outcome re-
mains TO be seen. The scheme is a reason
able one. to which no one may fairly OBJ
jeet. provided those who determine the
merits Of the cases are IN a position to
judge fairly and without prejudice TO in
dividual interests and without peril to
the interests OF the government. There
must be instances where desertion was
charged under circumstances which may
properly be regarded as extenuatlng and
so entitled 20 liberal consideration, The
main thing. it would seem. is TO have the
approved legislation apply only to those
who can show that the allegation of
desertion may be waived for the purpose
Of a pension.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
TAKING THE CENSUS.

Since many folks have written with keen desire to
know
The questions that the census men may ask,
It now becomes duty TO devote line or 50
To portrayal Of the census takers task.
So here's a list Of questions. though it's not Of
fcial-quite-
Involving things that they may make you ten,
And if there be evasion or the questioned take to
flight,
They VIII lock him in murky prison cell:
What is your namel Your birthplace. too7 Your
parents: Are they dead?
Did either one OF both e'er get divorce!
Have you childreni Do they mind youY Wife
brunette. or blond, or reds
What's your incoInei How'd you spend IT. What's
its sourceS
Did you ever shoot a dig-digf Chase lion to its
lair2
Do you hescherizs your food or swallow fastf
And do you think the price CT meat is higher than
is fair2
How long is Mr. Aldneh apt 10 lastl
Do you own home or rent 1T Do you keep :
dos OF cat:
Your wife take in plain sewing by the day
Your daughters work In swestshops7 Did each get
Easter hat?
Can you supply the table from your paw
While baseball hotly RACES, are you classed among
the fsnsY
Where's the psunsnt going to land me current
year?
Do you cherish in your bosom any model tariff
plans?
Are the money schemes Of Congress wholly ciearY-
When answers have been given they viii all be
ioited down.
And later viii appear in printed tome
With pleasing information touching osuntrv, city,
town
But likely twill omit this lucid poms.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Another Capt. Fibb Tale.

From Judge.
Rear Admiral Hodges. Of the navy. tells
the following story Of conversation re
heard between two old sailors:
1t was a rat ship I was sailin' in that
trip" said enc Of the shellbacks. ''One
OF the dingdest rat ships I ever knew.
They was rats IN il from bow TO stern.
rats In the hold. In the galley. in the
steerage, in the fo'castle. In the old man 5
room-everywhere. Rats. Nothin but.
"Bimeby il got so bad we had TO put
in an get them off. So We hooked up to
a dock and fumigated. I was on deck an
I saw them rats leavin. I counted 'en.
They was 100000 Of EN-"
Fifteen miilion3" asked the other.
Amt that a lot O rats, Are you sure 90
Sure? Yes. Tn sure. They was l5.000, 0]C
rats. and I counted EN-. More than that
every rat weighed half a pound They
was big. fat, sassy ones. I'm tellin'."
Fifteen million rats, end every one
weighed half pound, and they all came
off your ship. That's 100000 and half
pounds Of rats. Say. Jim. what was the
tonnage OF that shipT'
"Oh, about $50 tons"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Our Great Literary Statesman-April II.

To-day is the birthday Of Edward
Everett one of the most purely literary
of all American orators. Among the
more eminent scholars and statesmen OF
our land no one has ever been more
deserve6Iy honored for intellectual power.
purity of character. public and private.
and for clearness and perception Of judg-
ment than Everett. He was born on
April II, 1924, and few men have had q
better advantage for acquiring knowledge
than he. and being Of a studious turn
Of mind, he was graduated from Har-
ward College. and with the highest hon
ors OF his class Of uncommonly able stu
dents, when only little more than sew
enteen years OF age.
Young Everett remained in college as
tutor for a while, during which time he
studied for the ministry, and at nineteen
he was preaching IN Boston and was
already eminent as a polished pulpit ora
tor and logician. At twenty he was ap-
pointed to fll the Eliot chair OF Greek
literature at Harvard, and about the
same time became the conductor Of the
North American Review
In the course of a few years Mr.. Ever
EFT had 80 well prepared himself for
popular oratory that ever after he en-
tered upon its practice. in 1924. he held
the first rank among American public
speakers. His life as a statesman began
at the same time, for he was that year
elected to a seat in the national Con-
gress. He remained there ten years. and
was then chosen governor OF his State.
and for three consecutive terms. He rep
resented our country at the British court
then for FIVE years was president OF Har-
ward College, and succeeded Webster as
Secretary of State under Fillmore The
latter years of his life were devoted to
literary labors and the delivery Of ora
tons on timely subjects. although he was
nominated by the Wings for Vice Presi-
dent In 1850 His orations during the
civil war were always decided yet mod
crate in their views. and his last speech.
made on January g. 1856, was in behalf
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RULERS WITH MANY TITLES.
The Sultan of Turkey Has 81 and
the Emperor of Germany 20.

The Sultan of Turkey Has 81 and
the Emperor of Germany 20.
From Answers.
It is curious fact that the monarch OF
the greatest and most important nation
IN the world has almost the shortest and
least imposing title Of any.
Most Of the crowned heads OF Europe
revel in a multiplicity OF styles and digni-
ties, but apart from mere peerages the
ruler OF the mightiest empire the world
has ever seen has to be content with the
simple formula: Edward VII. by the
Grace Of God Of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and ireland and of the
British DomInions Beyond the Seas.
King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor Of
India"
Even in these titles the reference to
the Britons over seas was added only on
the present Kings accession. and the
style OF Emperor of India was conferred
on the British sovereign late In Queen
Victoria's reign Queen Victoria was
crowned simply "Of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen, De-
fender Of the Faith" though on some
of the early coinage of her relgn-the
/ form. for instance-she Is styled "By the
Grace OF God Of all the Britains Queen.
Defender of the Faith"-a fine, dignifed.
and comprehensive style.
Besides his regal appellation the King
has. Of course. many lesser titles. but
even these are not nearly so numerous as
in the case OF most foreign potentates.
When one turns 10 other monarchs the
list appears very trivial, the German En-
peror. for instance, enjoying the luxury Of
seventy-flve subordinate titles, the King
Of Spain forty-two. the Emperor of Aus
tria sixty-one, and the Sultan OF Turkey
eighty-two.
The Sultan OF Turkeys various styles
are somewhat amusing 20 the Western
mind. He is. of course, Sultan and Kha-
khan Chigh prince and lord OF lords) 10
start with; then he claims sovereignty
over most districts, towns, cities, and
states in the East, specifying each by
name. and setting out with great DELHI
Grafton in each OF his various titles. ali
the forts. citadels. purlieus. and neigh
borhood thereof" in regular legal form,
and finally his official designation ends,
sovereign also OF diIerS OtneT nations,
states. peoples, and races on the face OF
the earth" All this is. Of course. in ad-
dition to his high position as Head OF
the Faithful" and Supreme Lord OF all
the Followers Of the Prophet" Direct
and only Lieutenant on Earth Of Mo-
| manned"
The Emperor of Austria, the Pope. the
Sultan OF Turkey. the King OF Spain. and
/ the King Of Portugal are all king of
Jerusalem" The Emperor Of Austria and
the King OF Spain both call themselves
| King of Galicia."
or sovereigns who claim British terri
1 tories the worst offender is the young
King of Spain. He is. among other
things. king of Gibraltar" king OF the
East Indies. King of Oceania." king
OF the West Indies" and king Of In
dia." the last title being also owned by
the King Of Portugal, while OF titles for
merly borne by the monarchs of Britain
/ the King OF Spain is also king of Cas-
tile" King Of Arragon," and king of
/ Navarro"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
Size of Women's Hats.

When the Merry Widow lost its popu-
larity, a year or more ago. there was
hope that a safe and sane hat would
become the vogue. The turban. Russian
toque, and other forms of millinery ap-
proved by the masculine portion OF So
ciety seemed TO be coming into favor
and loud hosannas were sung. Disquiet-
ing runors now come from Paris and
London about a piece Of headgear that
is a marvel to behold. a creation ne plus
ultra Of the miiliners art
A fashionable West End London mil
liner. few days before Easter, dis
PLAYED in her showroom various shapes
of the turban, among them a Spanish
toreador. the Nabab and the sultana,
all closely fitting. made in straw, with
feather and flower trimmings. The de-
signers believe, however. that these pleas
ing models have no hope against the all
conquering hat Of gigantic dimensions
Opposite this display of turbans was q
show window where perched a hat com
posed OF black ChantiIy lace draped
over a light wire frame. with nodding
black plumes reared on high, and a bow
of windmill sails of black tulls at the
back. It measured two yards and
half in circumference and had a high
crown.
Experts on the subject Of feminine
head decorations declare there is one
chance for the turban It can be worn
IN the new and very brilliant shades,
such as couleur de rose and q dazzling
blue called nourrice. Such scintilIating
color schemes would scarcely be appro-
pirate on a hat mora than two yards in
circumference. A delicate shell pink shot
with dull gold and trimmed with a cou-
pie OF great rosebuds is as bright a
decoration as milllners so far have dared
recommend for the mammoth CONNECTION.
Mere man dares not express an opln-
Ion. but he can and does hope that "a
tlonalisin will prevail among the design
ers, and that the beauties OF the small
hat viii be pointed out to the purchasers.
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idea OF placing Notifications at Cape
Charles and Cape Henry. The Potomac
district and that Of the Chesapeake,
should war come win be amply guarded
by turning to the forensic eloquence Of
Charles Birmingham. It Is one OF the
greatest money-saving propositions on
record.
II Is 20 be hoped that al future de-
bates by the Lowell Literary Society will
be given to the press, for then many Of
the problems OF state VIII not need to
take the time Of Congress, where the
debates are long and tedious, and where
mistakes are liable TO occur, as few
Congressman claim infallibility, and every
member Of Congress admits that those on
the other side can err.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
Texus an Empire in Itself.

From the National Magazine.
Bearing in mind that II was only sixty
five years ago that Texas was admitted
TO the Union, this Is an astonishing record
In empire building. For Texas Is Ger
tainly an empire. None OF the monarchies
Of Europe. with the exception OF Russia,
can show a larger area than hers. She
possesses $1,000 square miles more OF ter
ritory than the Ka:ser's realm. From
this 1t viii be seen that, great as have
been her achievements of the last few
decades, they are. after all, inconsider-
able in comparison with what the future
has IN store for her. Her great diversity
Of soil. the multifarious character or her
natural resources, her geographical POSI-
ton, and the high type Of immigration
which has swelled her population, all
point to the day when in numbers and
wealth and every adjunct OF empire, save
those Of making treaties and levying war,
she will be on par with the Old World
empires.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
DR.. Guthrie and Washington.

IT is unnecessary TO say 20 the readers
OF this newspaper that It has no quarrel
with the Rev. Charles f. Guthrie or any
disposition to deal with him or any man
other than with the utmost fairness.
It esteems him and respects his views,
even if it may not always agree with him.
OF course. he did not intend to SANDER
Washington when. speaking TO the Bal
timore Conference. he said this was a
"wide-open" town. But the utterance
tended TO do so, nevertheless.
The term wide Open" as commonly
accepted, does not fit the Capital City.
AS used to apply to moving picture
shows, in the absence of qualification or
Interpretation. It was necessarily mis-
leading and hurtful TO Washington's
good name. No doubt undue emphasis
was given the utterance as it reached
the press Of the country, and thereby
worked injustice TO DR.. Guthrie, as well
as the city: but this only serves 10 show
the wisdom of guarded speech.
AS we have said. Washington is not a
perfect city, and self~satisfed spirit is
not to be encouraged. But It is orderly
and distinctively free from the evils be-
setting the average American city. Surely,
therefore. we may all OF US be optimists
while considering its everyday problems.
Possibly, as DR., Guthrie says, there IS
an frreconcilable difference in standards
between newspapers and the church, but
we see no reason why they should not
jointly be full of hope and honestly
proud Of Washington. And we believe
they are.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
THE FIRST MATHEMATICS.
Use or Tally MarISs-Sumerals In
VeFted or Inclined

Use or Tally Marks-Sumerals In
verted or Inclined,
From the Chicago Tribans.
The cradle of mathematics is I'm the
tally marks Of the savages. believes Mai.
Charles L. Woodruff. the anthropologlst
and military sanitarian The natural way
OF recording numbers IS by tally marks,
and 1t IS the universal custom OF man
kind. at least, of all intelligent enough
to count
Historians Of mathematics use the term
tally marks TO refer TO the notched sticks.
but II is here meant 10 refer 10 any sim
pie marks or scores. Tally marks must
be so distinctive that they cen be read
no matter how the coin or stick is held.
vertically. horizontally. or inverted
The modern six or nine would have
been useless. since they would have been
undistinguishable unless the top was
known. Therefore. we find many in
stances in which the numerals have been
inverted or inclined at various angles, as
it was no practical Importance at frst
whether they were upside down or not.
Our two. as well as the four, FIVE, six.
or seven, all have been inverted and re-
versed at times. There may also have
been reversals OF the forms due to the
fact that the people from whom the
Arabs obtained the numerals probably
wrote from left 70 right, while the Arabs
wrote from right TO left. and the Europ-
cans from left to right
In addition to this one. Sanskrit Ian
gu&ge was written from right 70 left
and another left to right When forms
Of numerals are evidentelly tally marks
the ancient tribes probably would not
stick to any particular arrangement bun
form new ones provided they indicated
numbers. This Is the most reasonable
explanation Of the evident tally mark
nature Of the numerals.
Ten IS a nine with an extra stroke, and
the Fights are sevens with an extra stroke.
The four, FIVE, and six also clearly are
! derived from groups OF marks. In course
OF time. by slurring. omission Of strokes.
and adding embellishing fiourishes the
manuscript forms arose. In the seven
there is a perfect graduation OF evolu-
tionary forms to our present seven.
In the four the resemblance is seen by
making an assumption. In the FIVE there
Is more evidence Of an attempt to write
decisively one OF the X forms Of the
Chinese. The supremacy Of the Chinese
is explained by the fact that the Chinese
numerals were the first ideagraphs in
the field
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-11
Characteristic. of the Duck.

From Spare Moments
A schoolboy assigned to prepare an
essay on ducks, submitted the follo.g wing:
The duck is low, heavy-set bird.
composed mostly Of meat and feather.
He is a mighty poor singer, having a
hoarse voice, caused by getting 50 many
frogs in his neck. He likes the water. and
carries a toy balloon In his stomach 20
keep from sinking. The duck has only
two legs. and they are set so far back
on his running gears by nature that they
come pretty near missing his body. Some
ducks when they get big have curls on
their tails and are called brakes. brakes
don't have to set or hatch. but just loaf
and go swimming and eat everything in
sight. If 1 was to be a duck. 7 would
rather be a drake"
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A vital Point.

From PUCK.
The bad corporation regarded with in
terest the energetic and incorruptible pub
lie servant who had been appointed to
bring them to book
Pray let US understand each otherr'
quoth they
by all meansr' retolned the public
servant.
You, sir, are on the make2 Is our
presumption correct"
Certainly"
But the bad corporation had learned
something by sad experience, and they
were far from resting content.
"Er-hlstory or money!" they asked.
uneasily.