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The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

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OF the many examples Of prodigious
memories which have been recorded from
time to time none, perhaps, have been sc
remarkable as the case Of Rev. Thomas
Threlkeld, who was a Presbyterian min
lister at Rochdale for twenty-eight years
and died there in April, 1906. at the age
Of sixty-seven. Threlkeld's memory first
attracted attention when he attended the
began to make a close study Of the Bible.
When a passage was recited to him he
could Immediately give it, chapter and
verse. and, on the other hand, II . chap
ter and verse were given he could at once
repeat the passage.
Both at Daventry and Warrington,
where he went to finish his education,
his fellow-students delighted in puttine
his memory to the test, and never once
was 1t known to be at fault.
In later years. says Frank Hird in
Lancashire Stories '"Threlkeld wal
looked upon as living concordance to
the Bible in Rochdale and the neighbor-
hood. and he was constantly asked the
most puzzling questions by his brother
ministers, sometimes actually for infor-
nation. but generally for mere amuse-
ment He was never known to be wrong. "
Threlkeld's powers Of memory. however
were not solely concerned with theology
He also was a linguist, and knew nine OF
ten languages, while dates were a passion
with him, no matter how unimportant
His knowledge Of historical dates. OF
chronology, heraldy, and genealogy was
encyclopaedia, and one OF his favorite
amusements was to go through the sue
cession in the Episcopal Sees and trace
the pedigrees Of families.
I'm only one direction" continues Mr..
Hird. would this wonderful memory seem
ito have been Of direct service. Threlkeld
was one of the managers of fund for
the benefit Of the widows Of Presbyterian
ministers, and consequently was frequent
ly appealed to on circumstances connected
with the lives Of dead ministers, and such
was the opinion Of his memory that II
the books had been consulted and had
been reported differently the error would
have been imputed to the secretary and
not to Mr. Threlkeld's memory. This wa
deemed infallible"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

A great deal of the trouble now
again threatened between the United
States and France as result of GER
tain clauses of the new tariff bill seems
to grow out of the terms of the pro-
posed customs provisions.
If it is true that the French govern
ment has notified this government lin
formally that the passage of the pend
ing tariff law will result in difficulties
involving the possible application of
the French maximum rates to our do
mestic goods, the situation is one that
should find due consideration.
There has been constant difficulty
and friction for the past few years
between our Treasury and those en-
gagged in the French trade. Secretary
MacVeagh's Sample order" and the
Limoges" problem worked up by the
department officials caused a deal OF
i'll feeling and trouble, and the applica-
ton of the maximum rates of the
Payne Aldrich bill was not conducive
to better understanding.
While this country cannot be ex-
pected to yield to foreigners in the
making of its domestic laws, there
should be care taken to give no I'M
necessary offense to our commercial
friends abroad. Some day we may
need them as they need us now.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
Mr.. Taft At Yale.

Former President Taft, Kent pro-
fessor of law, comes to the law stu
dents at Yale not only posted thor
oughly as to the subjects ON which he
is to impart instruction, but also he
comes fresh from the school of great
experience. Mr.. Taft was not shrewd
politician, but no one ever has denied
that he possesses a judicial mind. This,
coupled with the fact that now he is in
a position to give frank expression to
his opinions without fear or favor,
makes Mr.. Taft valuable addition to
the faculty of Old Ely.
1t may be stated without fear Of
contradiction that he is the last per-
son who would use the class room for
the ventilation of his disappointments.
Thus taken all in all, what Mr.. Taft
says should have great weight in
training the legal mind. His first lee
ture was on "Some Questions of Gov
enment." He denounced the initiative
and referendum as similar to legisla-
ton during the French revolution and
contrary to the spirit of the Constitu-
ton. He spoke with authority. He
is sound in his advocacy of graduate
ed income tax which would include
all incomes of more than $1,000. He
might even have suggested lower
minimum to carry out his theory that
everybody ought to contribute some
thing in order that he may feel more
responsibility in the government be-
cause of his payment"
This in good time may become pro-
phetic. The $1,000 between Mr.. Tafts
standard and the minimum now pro-
posed may be the foundation for pro-
viding for. the deficit that may follow
the lowering of the tariff rates. This
is as plain as it is sound logic, for the
number of incomes between these points
are many. Those outside of the larger
figure are comparatively few. Perhaps
the revenue which the government is
expecting to derive from them has been
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

a seat, For four years he was so busy
that he did not have time to sit down"
Every time he receives a letter from
a constituent who seems the least bit
disgruntled, Representative Lindbergh of
Minnesota Immediately writes that man
letter asking his advice about some
thing. And no constituent can long re-
main ill-humored toward a Congressman
who displays his sound judgment by
seeking able advice on the great ques-
tons Of the day.
Although he was the head OF big az
ricultural schools before he entered the
Cabinet. Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton is not himself the gradute Of any
such institution. His speciality is the
science of government and economics.
He taught economics at the University
of Texas.
Chief Flynn, of the Secret Service. has
way of making friends with counter
feiters he has captured. One of these
has saved his life three or four times
by tipping him of to plots against him.
Copyright, 1918, BY Fred G. Kelly. All rights
reserved.)
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
The Easiest Way.

Once let the diplomats get hold oil
a question: said John Hay, land
there's little chance of war.
Happily the controversy with Japan
over the alien land legislation enact
ed in California has been in the hands
of the diplomats from the first. OF
the good faith of both governments
there can be not the slightest doubt
Mr.. Bryan's love of peace and abhor-
renee of war is manifest two or three
times a day. Viscount Chinda, grad
uate of an American college, has a
fond regard for our people. and, in
all respects, must know the futility OF
any Japanese war with the United
States.
Occasional jingoistic outbursts in
Tokyo have not disturbed the Japa-
nese government, although they were
doubtless resorted to for domestic po-
litical purposes. We are told that the
authority of the Tokyo government
has lessened since the old Mikado died
and that the government and the rul-
ing classes must be more responsive to
the popular will.
That should be deterrent to war,
for in no country have the great toll
ing masses ever clamored for war; The
struggle for existence is keen in Japan.
The inroads of war still are evident in
the reduced circumstances of many
families, while we are accustomed to
regard the Japanese in a mist of feu-
dial, fatalistic ardor, we cannot be blind
Ito the increasing socialistic spirit and
socialism that ever is the foe of war.
1 We are often warned that the
Japanese when they decide to strike will
strike without warning" An idea pre-
walls that this occurred at the outbreak
of the Russo Japanese war. Hardly.
Japan for ten years had been preparing
to fight Russia Money, men, and arms
were accumulated for the purpose.
Diplomatic relations had been suspend
ed and all the world knew war was at
hand before the Japanese struck ST.
multaneously at Port Arthur and Che
mulpo.
The Russian advance was military
aggression. The bear walked like a
man jingled with saber and spurs, and
it was the downward sweep of mailed
paw over Korea that brought the issue.
But even then the diplomatists STAYED
the conflict off for months.
Fortunately the situation is in their
hands now; militarists here are as
anxious for peace as Andrew Carnegie,
and there is no evidence that militarists
in Tokyo are seeking to complicate the
problem.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
If Ship Subsidy, Why Not for All?

Representative F. A. Britten of Hi
nois urges the repeal of that clause of
the Panama Canal act which provides
for the remission of tolls to American
coasting ships. He not only believes
that this clause contravenes the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, but that it conflicts
with the treaty with Panama by which
we obtained title to the Canal Zone.
When the canal toll question is taken
up the argument may be repeated that
such remission is necessary to build
up our depleted shipping. The Amer
lean merchant marine today is in a
sad state. Since the '7o's or Sos the
tonnage has been on the decline, until
now it is but a shadow of its former
self. Answering the question as to
what has brought this about, the Chi
cago Record-Herald says:
The answer lies in that much dis
cussed and still unsolved question, the
tariff. When protection to the iron in
dustry raised the price of rails and
locomotives the increase was added to
the freight rates and the shipper paid
it. He had no other choice. But when
this higher priced iron was used in a
ship the freights could not be advanced
TO cover it, for the reason that the
shipper had an alternative; he could
employ English ships.
The protectionists, eager for an ex-
ira tax on which they could assess the
people, demanded the tariff. The ship
ping industry had the alternative of a
subsidy-but the temper of the Ameri-
can people with regard to subsidy is
we'll known. Free ships and free men
form the plea made by some who are
DESTROYS of seeing greater merchant
marine. The Underwood bill has taken
up free shipbuilding materials in a
way not wholly satisfactory because of
its ambiguous handling. Yet it is a
start and that is much. As to free
men, changes are urged in the present
laws, which will enable seamen to
equalize their wages, which would re-
move an advantage which the foreign
shipowner has over the American. Our
laws prohibit foreign ships from enter
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
APPreciating Art.

From Omaha Bee.
European critics never tire of ridiculing
Americas Indifference to art and lack of
artists. They regard US as totally in
sensate about such matters. although they
must admit we have same very fine art
collectors At least, certain inartistic
Americans have managed to obtain very
cordial welcomes abroad as patrons of
the best and oldest masters. Art, 1t ap-
pears, is not so ethereal as to perish in
contact with the blighting touch of our
coarse American money. We may not
have the artistic temperament, but we
have what seems to cherish and comfort
it in those who claim to have il.
Turning from our illustrious peripatetic
connoisseurs, We have a few stay-at-
homes not so mean in their way. They
display their skill chiefly at the auction
sales, the novelty in which just at pres
ent Is to see how speedily they may be
held The record-breaker is a recent one
in New York. at which in fifty minutes
$3.50, 900 worth of art was sold. Single
specimens went for as much as $4,000,
$4,000, and $46,Wc To appreciate the
American sense of art it Is necessary to
get the proper viewpoint. With us II is
not so much a matter Of temperament as
the ability to bid.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

ing the coastwise trade. The latter ID
monopoly. 1t is the American mer-
chant marine in the foreign trade that
is languishing, and yet toll remission
applies only to the coast shipping mo-
nopoly. American shipping in the for
eign trade is thus left to shift for it.
self.
What becomes of the argument that
toll remission will build up our mer-
chant marine?
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

Huanghsing, Sun Vat Sen, and others of
the more established section. who have
not relfnquished their endeavors to save
their country from a last great fall,
which would be the .debach.''
1t Is unfortunate that Europe. during
the past few critical months has not
been getting the facts Of what has been
passing In China In the veritable welter
Of political chaos and loan affairs. of
opium lies, reports that come from the
Chinese press, 1t is by no means an easy
task rightly to interpret passing events.
A few weeks ago Europe and America
were incensed at the atrocious piece Of
savagery, when the governor Of Kwangsi
caused some thirty lepers to be driven
into a pit and there shot down or burnt
to death. This happened under Repuo-
lican rule, and the governor, whose work
this was. is said to enjoy great popu-
larity and the confidence Of the troops
In Szechuen robbers abound; they rule
the officials. plumber. loot. and murder
at will. They capture the defenceless
gentry, hold them for ransoms and kill
them, IL the money Is slow In coming.
In other parts Of China the troops are
reported to be restless The officials
have no money to pay them, and so they
start a process of looting.
From still other districts come reports
OF tranquility and prosperity. The peo-
pie are loyal, home and foreign trade
has been given boost, and merchants.
travellers, officials, and missionaries tell
Of progress in every direction. There is
a desire for education, for Christian lit
erature, for all that would help them
to understand the change and the great
possibility that lies before China IL peace
prevails.
Such, generally speaking, is the COM
plicated outlook in the country. In the
Yangtze provinces trade has never been
known to be brisker. and from the Pa
cific to Tibet. from Mongolia to Tonkin.
there is q call among the people for
those things best calculated, In their
opinion, to enable them to swing into
line and accomplish the dreams of ma
terial prosperity that many of China's
foremost men Of today unremittingly toll
for.
In the capital Yuan Shih-kai still holds
firm sway. Some may say he cannot get
quorum at the National Assembly, and
il Is true that he cannot, even on such
an important matter as the proposed
increase of the salt tax. But every day
that Yuan has held the national reins
has made him stronger ruler. No mat
ter what might have been she case at
the time he took the Presidential chair,
there is not foreign student of Chinese
affairs who would not accord him the
honor of being President and believe
that he, of all men In China, deserves
the honor. FLANEUR.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
Restorinx Civilization.

Fun the Chicago Journal
For six or seven thousand years the
valley Of the Tigris and Euphrates was
one Of the richest and most densely peo-
pied regions OF the world.
Then came the blighting Turk.
Civilization withered, irrigation canals
were abandoned, fertile lands went back
to desert. The region which was the
granary Of the ancient world became 90
poor that wandering Arabs hardly
thought 1t worth raiding.
Now modern science and British CAPT
tai are trying to restore the lost pros
perity Of Babylonia and Chaldea. Irriga-
ton works estimated to cost 31o9 0oe
arc In progress. Several million acres are
to be put under ditch: another large area
now swampy from the overflow Of the
river Is to be drained. In thirty years or
go this ancient land may be as prosperous
as It was In the days Of Nebuchadneszar.
But consider what IN expensive nut.
x1nsnon< thns1 surlIA1annlkn0n
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
The Crocus.

the Crocus. in classic mythology, vs. IN love with
the eodds9 smilax. His love being unrsuuirsd. he
was changed b. tbs soda into the nArcn plsntl
Crocus, they say. was lovelorn youth,
Desperately fond Of Miss Smilax fair;
But she loved another, to tell the truth,
And gave poor Crocus the distant stare.
With his love thus spurned. this foolish
fellow
Pestered the gods till they turned him
yellow.
In these modern days. poor Crocusstrle.
For a while. ut least. might feel quite
blue;
But before their wrath the gods could
unfurl,
You can bet he'd have found another
-Jnnis oliyis staxipy, In Juass.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
ALITLE NONSENSE.
BACKYARD EPISODE.

] thought my fence was twenty feet,
Which wasn't much.
But when I tried to make 1t neat
/ got in Dutch.
I spread the whitewash on like fun.
Worked very hard.
And in an hour ! found I'd done
About a yard.
/ eyed that fence. despairing wretch,
For quite a while.
Its vast expanse appeared to stretch
For half a mile.
And then I threw my brush away,
Abandoned shame,
And went to see the home team play
A corking game.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
C. A N DIES
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author 81 CAT Coed Old SiwaaA.~

readily realize why Shakespeare. Rob-
ert Burns, Benjamin Franklin, and Ed
gar Poe turned out such poor stuff.
In those early days only the most de-
termined men could do anything by
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
Mexican Pre.es,eins Chart.

From Letter 10 sKsnsas City Star.
Huerta. pronounced Wherta; first syl-
liable like English where
Dias. pronounced Deeahss; accent on
llFst syllable.
Coshuila. pronounced co-a-wss-la: ac-
cent on s'Wee.''
Reyes. pronounced Ray.yes: accent on
Ray.
vasaues Gomez. pronounced vahskess
CONFESS: accent on first syilables.
Zapata pronsunced sshpAhta: accent
on pah.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

Shy on Both.
From Judge.
The golden eagle is very rare, isn't
ity'
But / don't find it any more so than
just the ordinary so BILL
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

From the Peoria Herald -Tnnscnp6
The present constitution Of Illinois,
adopted more than half q century ago
cannot be expected to At modern condi-
lions 20 perfectly that only one amend
ment may be considered at every gen.
erai election. The hrst step toward re-
vising the organic law should be the
adoption Of IN amendment which will
make amendment easier. And the hes,
way for the Governor and the lax revi-
Monists to further their own favorite
measure Ia to compromise by helping the
amendment amendment through first.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
Senatorial Saying.

Let me go on the junkets OF coun-
try" says Senator Wombat, land 1 care
| not who makes the laws"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
May Win Later.

What's the matter, old chap"
II have lost my girl. And that's the
second I have lost this spring.
well. the baseball sharps all agree
that it's better to do your losing early
in the season.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
May Musings.

The tired business man seems to root
rs hard as anybody when at the ball
park.
We suppose there are even people slick
enough to secure theater tickets on
credit.
The mad rush for wealth is superseded
now by the mad rush for the ball park.
They can't paint the lily. but look out
for the park bench.
Sometimes the summer squash that you
thought was an onion turns out to be
a kidney bean or an egg plant.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

Easy Street must be a nice street to
live on remarked the first hobo.
That's nothing to me-" declared the
second wayfarer. II never found that
the alley back OF it provided anything
extra In the way of pickings."
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
STA SMEN-REAL AND NEA r
By FRED c. KELLY

seat! For four years he was so bus
that he did not have time to sit down!
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14
Must BE Reckless.

"women. like a brave man." remark
ed the first chappie.
That's right" assented the other
chappie. "a felIer's got to be reckless
where women are concerned. If girl
offers you a kiss. wade right in. Don't
stop to ascertain II her lips have been
sterilized."
The Washington herald., 1913-05-14

Guess my peach trees on the job
And it fairly makes me screech.
1t has grown a small green knob
That looks greatly like a peach.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Our aim is to please the public, and
give thorough and prompt service. We
are the first to establish store of this
kind which employs young ladies who
are experienced in the art Of Soda dis
pensing, Lunch and Cigar serving in
Atlanta, and we earnestly hope to be
favored with your patronage min
utes from Five Points.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Shannon Refrigerators and
Butcher Supply Company in
stalled the candy refrigerator
case in the G. 1, B. Soda Co. We
could not keep our candies pure,
fresh and palatable unless we
used the Shannon Refrigerated
Candy Case-it keeps the tenn
perature around so degrees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
o 100000

FIVE CENTS
Our new plant will be
located at IS Marietta ST.,
and ere long we will be turn
ing out to the world the most
healthful drink.
Listen! 1t is not an imita-
ton, but a drink of distinct
iveness, one that quenches
the thirst, one that the doctor
will prescribe for GONZALES
cents, drink that's made of
Pure California Concentrated
Fruit Juices that act on the
system 6 mild laxative; and
last, bu- not least, you can
drink it and feel satisfied of
restful sleep.
For full particulars hear
a lecture on it Sunday, 3 P.
NJ, at IS Marietta St. Also
get a sample glass.
We are introducing this
new drink ? through The C.
& B. Soda Co., and the cor
rect name will not be known
until Sept. 1st, and when it
is disclosed everybody will be
made happy. The new name
will consist of four letters
only and we are confident
that you will utter it often;
that is, if you are not a pes
simist.
MIR. J. c. Glore in his
address will utter the name
100 times, so bring your note
book and take down the dope
and put in the correct
guess.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Lofts & Boatenreiter, %
e. Hunter Street, furnishes
quarters, making1OOpe cent
on their deal. They also in
stalled our plumbing, but
not at such a profit as the
lease.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

All our Ice Creams are the best.
How could they be anything but right
when Benjamin-Ozburn CO. furnish
them? Ask for c.. & B. Fruit Pud-
ding. All you can eat and feel comfort
able for 25c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Davis & Belser, 1872 Mari
eta ST., furnished us with a
25c slot Electric Player, but
we had it changed to SC. Play
it once. Belser needs the
money.