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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-09-26


sail t. m the most Christian town
in the country. 1t has about ten
thousand inhabitants, of these near,
ly one half belong to the o thoaox
Gree6 Church and the rest to the
Greek Catholics, the Latins. Pro-
testants and Maronites and a few
Moslems, but our guide, a native of
Nazareth, informed us that Jew
was not allowed even to enter that
town, and if he did, the children
would stone him in the streets and
say: "You crucified our Christ. d"
Whether this be true or not, their
loyalty now is beautiful in contrast
with the rejection of Christ as found
in Luke 4:16-29.
When Jesus returned from his
baptism to make himself known to
his fellow townsmen as the Messiah
for whom the Jews had been waiting,
they were angry at him and cast
him out of the synagogue and led
him to the brow of the hill whereon
their city was built that they might
cast him down headlong, but he
passing through the midst of them
went his way" We visited the
sight of the ancient synagogue and
also the brow of the hill and many
other places on which we knew the
feet of our Saviour had trod. In
Nazareth as in all other Palestine
towns, every place that has any
Biblical or traditional association
connec'e ed with it. is pointed out as
the exact SPOT. and many are
covered with Greek and Latin
churches which turn the sacred
places into sources of revenue. The
most important place pointed out in
Nazareth besides the Synagogue and
the Mount of Precipitation. is the
Latin Church of the Annunciation
This big church is built over kind
of cave which one reaches by a
flight of fifte n steps. Here
marble altar stands with the in
scription: "Hic verbum caro-
factum est (Here the Word was
madefesh }" On the right and
left are columns marking the pls ces
where the angel and Mary stood.
The column of Mary is broken |
one hanging from the ceiling and is
said to be mlraculously supported,
but there as in most ali other cases |
their statement has to be taken With |
a grain of salt. So much superstit.
ion and fanaticsm are woven in
with the truth, it is hard to believe
any statement without a good deal
of proof Hepce we were not over
crc dulous anywhere.
Mary's kitchen and Joseph's
work shop are both pointed out by
the Latins in Nazareth, and vet in
Italy they teach tradition that the
Holy House of Nazareth was carried
bv the angels and set down in
Loreto, Italy. A church was erected
there ard half million pilgrims
resort there annually, in fact it is
one of the most frequented, yet the
most doubtful, sanctuary in all
christendom.
There can be little or no doubt
that the Fountain of the Virgin in
Nazareth is the original one. 1t is
the same spring 10 which the people
Ot that town got their water IN the
time of Christ 1t is bold stream
issuing from three mouths and is
within the city limits and very con
venient to every body. We went to
5he Fountain about four o'crock in
-he afternoon, and found it a very
pace. There we saw
many women and virgins ia their
picturesque aud brightly colored
costumes. They carried their jDrs
Continued on last page
Secured Another Prize
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-09-26
NAZARETH
Account of Trip Written
by Rev. c. N. Maglll

After spending Christmas In
Bethlehem, and the following week
in Jerusalem and vicinity, we had
our choice of trip by either land
or sea to northern Palestine. The
trip overland did not look inviting.
1t being the rainy reason. the roads
were wretched, and rumors of rob-
bers on the highways, and poor &C.
c0modations at some of the inns,
caused us to give up the trip by
land, and to go by sea via Jaffa and
Haifa and thence overland through
Galilee. Taking the little train at
Jerusalem, we soon found ourselves
in Jaffa, where our embarcation
was exciting and seemed rather
perilous to all except those splendid
Jaffa boatmen. They certainly
know the art of riding the waves,
and navigating their small crafts
through this treacherous patch OF
the sea hich has been proverbially
dangerous ever since Jonah was
shipwrecked in these waters and
was saved from being drowned by
being swallowed by the big fish.
Put nothing daunts those red
iacketed Cook g guides and boatmen,
whose business it is to land or load
their passengers, and if lady can
not be assisted by the hand to de-
scend the ladder and step into the
life boat, she is either carried in the
arms of one of those stalwart guides
or boatmen, or pitched from one to
another, any way to get every body
off or on to those bobbing boats.
and that in a hurry. This style OF
gallantry together with the dangers
one has just passed thru or is about
to face, and the awful bedlam of
voices in that foreign tongue, has
AZ tut a.soothing effect upon ones
nerves. But we took great comfort
in our guide, a Nazarene, who had
been educated in America. We
sailed out of Jaffa bay and soon
passed near the rocks which are
said TO be the NEUROLOGICAL place
where Andromeda was bound for
the cruel monster. We bad splend
id views of tue .hndean hills and the
Samaritan mountains, with Ebal
and Gerrizim in the distance. as
they lowered up beyond the plain
of Sharon. We also passed in sight
of the old city of Caesarea, which
lies in immense ruins, and could
get glimpse of the ruins of Athlit
which was the last stronghold of the
Crusaders in 1891.
Before we reached Haifa we got
fine view If Mount Carmel which
iuts out into the sea south Of Haifa
bay. Haifa is a busy little port
situated at the foot of Carmel sixty
miles north of Jaffa. It is not
famous for ANYTHING in particular
unless it be dirty streets, NANCY
dogs and lots of children. AS we
could not talk to the later and were
anxious to get rid of the former, we
hired three seated hack and start
ed as soon as possible on our trip
through Galilea. Our first days
drive brought US to Nazareth, the
home of Mary and Joseph and where
our Saviour Jesus Christ grew in
wisdom and stature and in favor
with God and man. We all agreed
that Nazareth was the cleanest town
that we had seen in Palestine
When we arrived there, the smiling
face Of the German prophet tor of the
neat little hotel welcomed us to rest,
food and shelter The day was
given to sights seing, and to peddlers,
of whom thefe are many IN every
Palestine town. and all seem to
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-09-26
GOOD SAMARITANS
Are Still Spreading Cheer
and Comfort

MISS Maggie H. lt'lloFu ol OAeetS-
Oaek Route 3, sends in a wagon
wheel which extends her suhscrip-
tion for another year to the old
reliable" "
M - Lucy French Of Louisville
Route 1, gladdened our hearts bg
renewing her subscription sfor an
other twelve months.
F, T. Wilson one of our old stand
bys pays his subscription to date,
} He in company with his family will
go to California in short time to
make their future home. They wia
keep posted by reading the TIMES.
Alex Henry OF e of our colored
patrons paws his account in fuI to
date.
Joe Williams of st. Louis, Mo-,
is another one to add his name te
our growing subscription list.
Miss Vina Cox of Louisville re-
news her subscription for another
six months. thereby helping us op
our way.
Mrs. E c. Mckinley Of Knoxville
sends us So 90 to pay her subscripe-
ior year il advance.
George Morton of Route 4, is an
other new one to join the TINES
army. Thanks.
Ed Gamble one of the east sids
merchants, is now reader of this
paper and is a full pledged memb@
of the family.
Miss El zabeth Walker who is nov
located at Glendale Oka., sends iE
her subscription 10 arothe wear.
She is engaged in t. chn1 at that
place and is one Of the lest teaebew
that ever went from Bluunt County.
! A friend sut,scrihe- tor X.
Trotter Of Stviervl,e, and he vii
r cl- our pap-r tpr twelge months.
Roy Hanna aud wife Of St.
Petersburg, Fla were visitors in
our city last week. Roy is Post
Master # that city and is also Vice
President of the Citizens National
Bank and is taking a leading part
i'll the progress of that place. He
advanced his subscription $500
Will he re. We with other friends
are glad 70 note his success.
Miss Myrtle Russell of Route 5,
was in the city Saturday and gave
our Office pleasant call and is now
numbered among our many readers.
Silas Rene=u of Route /, sends in
a renewal for bis subscription to the
old reli ,ble.
Will Hutton one Of our progressive
farmers is another one OF our read
ers to send in a wagon wheel for an
extension of Blount's home paper.
George Roe of Louisville was in
town Monday and renewed his sub
scription to the old reliable. !"
Or. Hunter of Elizabethton who
has been in our city for several days
is among the many to subscribe for
our paper.
Mrs. Hettie Russell of 216 Hunes
Street, Kl oxville sends US S5 90
to pay on her subscription This
extends her paper head.
II. A. Morton, who recently went
to Bakersfield, Cal, sends US S1,0Q
for twelve months.
W e Drinen, one Of our pro-
gressive merchants joins the TINES
reader ranks Let others follow
suit.
Our old friend Mac Lowry who
viii soon move to bis fine farm, re,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-09-26

The Athenian and IHe Alpha
Sigma each had a joint meeting Of
their junior and senior sections last
Saturday These were the first meet
3ngs Of tie year except the reception
which occurred the previous week.
The Alpha Sigmas We're entertained
by good vocal and instrumental
music as a special feature. After
the regular program each society
YVES given over to the reception of
new members. The new members
were all individually called on for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Making a Bad Matter Worse.

The more words Mr.. Bryan speaks in defence OF
his Chautauqua undertakings, the worse lght III
nlaces himself in 1t is now plain that no immediate
money need prompts his speechifying, but merely
desire not to sacrifice the income of his saVed-up
capital in the public service.
From purely business point of view Mr. Bryan ;
performance is little short of impudent Mr.. Bryan
was under no contract or obligation to serve as sec
rotary of State He could take the office or decline
if. as he chose But having taken it, the plalneS'
dictates of ordinary business obligation required
that he give his entire time and services TO his TASK
Instead of which he has from the start neglected
his duties in a fashion little short of scandalous :;
and now proposes to add insult to injury by operat-
ing q private business venture for his own private
purse.
From less financial aspect the proposal is even
more disagreeabe 10 contemplate. Inc Secretary
shin Of state is one Of the great offices or the ianu
Since the decline in the prestige of the Speakershp
if may fairly be said to rank second only to the
Presidency in importance and dignity. For the
occunant Of that office to exhibit himself as lect-
urer for hire is to cast every consideration of dig
nitv and decency to the winds and turn the govern
ment of the United States into a travelling SIDE
show.
Secretary Bryan cannot retreat from his tmpos-
sble stand too quickly. If he needs assistance III
realizing the soundness Of the countrywide protest.
that assistance should be rendered by President VIII
son without delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
A Lesson in Cumbersome Legislation.

Mr.. Asquith's announcement of a bill for reor-
ganZing the House of Lords is timely. II comes
at a time when the United Kingdom has before it Il
striking object lesson in the cumbersOmcneSS of leg
islation under the most recent modification of the
British constitution, and strong suggestion that
the Parliament act Of 1911 will be repealed or
thoroughly transformed soon after it has served the
special purpose-the enactment Of Home Rule-for
which it was made.
The Home Rule bill first introduced on April
On being passed by the Commons il was rejected by
the Lords This year il rentrOduced and is
now going through the same process. Next year
il will be a third time introduced and passed by the
House of Commons, provided the Observation-Disclosures
coalition remains in power. and tncn will become
law in spite Of the Lords. The final passage must
be at least two years after the first passage see
ond reading and the bill must be sent to the Lords
at least month before the end Of the session. me
present measure cannot be enacted therefore, earlier
than the second week of June innext year. That is
TO saw il will take two years and two months to
enact it,
Now. all that delay and the waste Of time which
might be given TO other public business will be de-
lay lust for the sake of delay and nothing more
sidered unfit for legislation. II will not give oppor
tunity for referendum. since that is expressly pro
hibited by law. II will not remit the matter TO an-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Kind Words for the Bad Boy.

E,varv had hoy who has reached mature years
and who save the molycoddleS was not bad DO!
at one time or another?-will be glad to read the
kind words applied to mischief makers by Judge
Of the Portland Juvenile Court Speaking TO the
National Conference of Charities and Correction
held in Seattle, he uttered these thoughts
Give them chance. -, -
A boy isn't necessarily al pau peCduS' Nv WIS -
fb or loots orchard. .,,.. 10
4 boy is not necessarily morally or WenldiI! "
fCient because he tells a lie.
4 child may steal and still not be detective
II is a mistake. in my opinion 10 treat HlihoI
offender as defective because OF some petly oel'e'
I've robbed many cherry orchard myself
There is not only wisdom for courts Of correction
but cheer for nervous parents in these frank re-
marks Small boy badness crops out behind the
most sanity boychor faces and despite the most
utter perfection of parental character. 1t ought,
perhaps TO damn and blight and destroy beyond re-
pair But it doesn't. TO the contrary, 1t seems 10
have certain wholesOmeness as of the earth ITSELF
and the boy who is never bad is almost unhealthy
and unsound "A product as the boy who has never
had his clothes mussed beyond recognition or COW
cred himself with dirt.
You can put it either way you pease-that there IS
no such thing as bad boy. or that all boys are bad
But the truth is, clear Badness in the genus boy
is deceptive and artificial term used 10 describe
perfectly normal habit of life-as normal measles
whooping cough or marbles falling in love.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Not Malicious, But

If it were possible TO suspect Mr.. JACOB H. sem"
of q malicious intent how ingenious ms letter 10
Mr. Norman Hapgood. of the Citizens CommtIee'
would seem. large number Of the dreamy re-
formers on that committee regard the police ISSUE
as a minor matter. - minor matter OF COURSE
saws our supposititious malicious MI Schln' anu
therefore we should do utmost to Keep III ohlcc
that great and good man Mayor Gaynor ana 'haI
little and good man Police Commissioner waldo
And our supposed malicious Mr. Schih does not
mention District Attorney WhitmanS name ahonS
those of officials who should be renomlnated along
with Mr. Gaynor. This is only fitting. MT. Nn't
Fan positively deserves to be punished as per
sistent enemy" of the best Mayor and best romeo
Commissioner New York ever had.
Only il is not possible to suppose that Mr. Scpln
is malicious He is in sober earnest, ana goou
deal more logical and sensible than most OF thoSe
TO whom his letter is addressed who regard the POI
lice issue as negligible
-Four more years of Gaynor and Waldo ana "mt
man in the discard. Indeed why not, if there Is
no police issue?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
"All 1t Can Say" in More Words.

After declaring that cleaning up the police is
peculiarly the Mayors task. The Tribune REMARKS;
The Eagle makes a bad fist of showing that
Mr. McAneny is qualified for il. MIR. McAneny has
no use for incompetents' is all it can say
Not quite all. Mr.. McAneny Is one of 1--WE Dor
ough presidents BY force Of character and by the
exercise OF remarkable ability he contributed 10 the
solution OF problems not altogether local To Man
haitian Solution required Just what ne had-re-
markable ability and force Of character. Also, reso-
luton, integrity and other qualities calculated 10
discourage attempts to coerce or to deceive rms IS
not a complete inventory, but there Is enough OF
to warrant the conviction that the task OF clean
they could be in any better The Eagle does not
believe.-The Brooklyn Eagle
"rThe Eagle" takes 102 words in this latest article
to say what it said before in seven to wit that Mr.
McAneny has no use for incompeents,' and doesn't
succeed in saying quite effectively rs it did at
first. II is obviously now, as The Tribune asserted
Fall it can say
And what more could "The Eagle" do than ex
press the hope or belief that Mr.. McAneny would
succeed with the police because he had succeeded
with some other things totally different: The Nc
Aneny candidacy goes to pieces on the police issue
as THE Eagle" clearly sees 1t is based on the
theory that special experience and understanding
is indispensable in the Mayors office. Mr. McAneny
has no special experience or understanding of the
police problem. Therefore, special experience and
understanding is not necessary in dealing with it,
Going ahead on this basis, it is perfectly possible
to say, with The Eagle" that there is enough to
warrant the conviction that the task of cleaning up
the police might be in worse hands" than Mr. Me
Anenys The Tribune agrees with that 1t can
not however, shut its eyes sufficiently either 10
grammar or to facts to agree with THE Eagles
next statement its disbelief that they 1.-THE task
Of cleaning up the policel could be in any better
hands"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
THE SOUTHERN cHURcHmAN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Referring TO the statement in The
Tribune OF the 18th inst, under the head
ing "Churchman Editor out that "th'
high church end is carried on by Tue
Living Church. OF Milwaukee, and lns
Southern Churchman.' a smaller paper
representing the South" permit me 70
say that The Southern Churchman' ana
THE Living Church are as far apai'
as the poles in their Guardianship anu
in their respective positions on the CUES
ton of changing the name OF the Ffo'.
estant Episcopal Church THE LNihs
Church" is the high church organ an'
favors the change. while The Sou'ne'n
Churchman" is sternly low church d. |"
always has been. and opposed to ehs"'
ing the name Of the church.
+. c. CANTlNE
Orange. y. j., July 10. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
SUFFRAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Give Women Time to Learn from
Experience, 1t Is Urged.

Sir: The facts gathered by Miss Alice
Hin Chittenden I'm California as to the
increased number OF freak bills intro
duced into the California Legislature since
the women of that state were eniran-
chlsed and the 10000 increase In appro-
priatlons are laid by her at the door OF
equal suffrage. Let II be- SO. What does
this prove? That women ought not TO
vote, or that they are and have been eN-
tremely extravagant, and that their vot-
ing is a splendid way Of putting their
extravaganza on record in a form in
which II can be found. indicted and cor
rected?
Both read the same books day and night,
But the ants read black where the suns
read white.
To paraphrase classic verse.
Moreover. Miss Chttenden fOrgets that
Californians are eXtrayagant as "A group,
regardless of sex, and that the initiative,
referendum and recall might also be
blamed for the freak bills which she
says have 80 greatly increased in num-
Der.
The experience OF the state OF Washing
ton with equal suffrage has been described
by a shrewd politician ~ follows:
The women paid no attention whatever
to the newspapers, to campaign literature
or To what our workers said TO them.
They studied the situation for themselves
and then voted as they pleased. The old
line politician is as dead as a door nail.
The women have revolutlonized politics %
Let Miss Chittenden pay more attention
to the Interpretation of statistics. and her
pesslmism will vanish. There is no doubt
about IT, Women do need 10 grow a bit
mentally before they viii make as good
citizens as they do mothers of mere ba-
bies. But does any one doubt that politi
cal experience will make them good citi-
zens and capable of being the mothers Of
better citizens as We'll as Of babies?
GEORGE w. WEBSTER.
New York. July 10, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Defaulting on Canal Rental.

It is an unpleasant thing to record, but 1t seems
TO be a fact that the United States government Is
signalizng the completion of the Panama Canal by
defaulting on the yearly rental for the Canal Zone
which under the Hay Bunau-V aria treaty it owes
70 the Republic of Panama That treaty provides
that the United States shall pay to Panama yearly
the sum of S2jOOOO, beginning nine years after the
date of the treaty. The treaty was made in FEB
rllary. 1904, and the first such payment therefore
fell due five months ago; but it has not yet been
made.
The impression prevails that the state Depart
ment is Withholding payment out of regard Tor
Colombian susceptibiities, or in expectation OF the
conclusion Of some arrangement whereby the money
will be paid not to Panama but to Colombia as a
solatium for her loss of the Isthmian state But
tbe propriety of such course is exceedingly doubt
full. 1t may be granted that Colombia is entitled
TO some indemnity. Two years ago the Chlteu
states and Panama agreed to give it to her by
turning over to her this yearly rental or royalty
for a term of ten years; but Colombia refused TO
accept the offer 1t is possible that that offer VIII
he renewed and accepted or that some other ar
rangement to the same end will be effected.
Until something of the kind is done, however
that payment is just as much due to Panama legally
and morally as interest on government bonds IS que
70 the holders OF them; and the Withholding of 1t
will do Colombia no good and will not ingratlate
her while it will do Panama harm and will give
ber o real grievance against this country. For the
sake Of the national honor and our good relations
with Central and South America the royalty should
be paid at once with apologies for the delay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
An Open Forum for
Public Debate
HOW CHINA MIGHT BE HELPED
The Piratical Powers as They Appear
to a Close Observer.
iitor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: AS an old resident OF China and
one interested in fair play for that peo-
pie. who are so much misunderstood, !
want TO express my appreciation Of your
editorial in the issue for July 10 on How
China Might BE Helped"
The attitude OF the powers toward
China has been little short OF piraticaL
Any one who reads the history OF in
ternational relations with grain OF
sympathy for the Chinese must feel his
blood tingle over the treatment China
has received at the hands OF the powers.
Never in history has a people faced such
terrible responsibilities as the Chinese
are now facing For Their achievements
in the revolution and the present promise
and outlook they deserve the sympathy
and admiration Of all nations.
You are rendering real service IN
putting them and their history in
proper light before the American people
]. Z. WILLIAMS
president OF the University Of NAa'
king.
New York. July II. 1918.