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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-08
hOpkinSville Market
Quotations.
Corrected June A, 1914.
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
Country lard. good color and clean
14c and 15c per pound.
Country bacon. tic per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $3.50 per bushel
Country shoulders, 129c pound.
County hams 21c per pound.
Irish potatoes, $1.30 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
s1.30 per bushel
Texas eating onions, $3.50 pe1
bushel, newlstock
Dried Navy beans. $500 per
bushel
Cabbage, new, 8 Genus pound.
Dried Lima beans, Coo per gallon,
Country dried apples. lOc pei
pound. 8 for Csc
Daisy cream cheese. pc ue,
oound
Full cream brick cheese. 25c PEI
rounJ
Full cream Limberger cheese. 25r
pea pound
Popcorn, dried on ear &c per pound
Fresh Eggs 25c per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-workec
country butter. in pound prints. soc
FRUITS.
Lemons. %: per dozen
Navel Oranp es zoe to 40c per doc
Bananas, l5c and 25c doz
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 15c per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
i've hens. lie per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys, 14c Pc
pound
RooTs. HIDES. Wool AND TALLow
Prices paid by wholesale dealers I;
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, 5.75 ID
Golden Seal' yellow root, $I.35 u
Mayapple, 81: pink root, l2c and lS'
Tallow-No. |. Al; No. z, &c.
W ol-Burry, Zoe to I7c; Clear
Grease, 2lc. medium, tub wasneo
23c to 30c: co arse. dinRy, tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. 5Oc
dark and mixed old goose, I6c TO 3Cc
gray mixed, I5c to 20c' white duck
22c to 35c. new.
Hides and Skins-Theee quotation
sre for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint. I2c to lac. $40 bet
ter demand
Dressed geese. lie per pound Tor
choice lots. live 81
Fresh country eggs. IS cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter 25c ID.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens. and choice lots Of fresh
country butter
Hay AND GRAIN.
No. ] timothy hay. S22 90
No. clover hay. 500 20
Clean, bright straw bay. 25c bale
Alfalfa hay, s21 90
White seed oats. 54c
Black seed oats. 53c
Mixed seed oats. 65c
No. 2 white corn. 90t
Winter wheat bran. 500 on
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NOT COMPLETELY EDUCATED.

"George, that shoe you tied few
minutes ago is united again."
"ls it really, dear?"
eyes it is. l don't see what good
it did you to go to college if you
didn't even learn enough to tie q
girls shoe"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-08
WHAT POETRY DOES FOR US.

The Bore-Do you know, Tenny-
sons poems carry me completely
away.
Miss Pert-Really? I'm awfully
sorry We haven't a volume in the
house.
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FRANK OPINION.

"How did yon enjoy my last
song!" he asked.
"Why, ! enjoyed il because it was
your last" was his reply,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-08
HER EQUALS.

Heck-Does your wife always get
The last word?
Peek-Not always; she talks with
other women.
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PATHETIC CASE.

"Amtie, did You ever get pro
posal?'
"Once, dear. A gentleman asked
me to marry him over the telephone.
But he had the wrong number"
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TIE ONLY WAY.

"You will have to have a police
man at the intellectual debate you're
planning"
what do we want a policeman
for?'
"To arrest the audiences atten-
ton"
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ITS BUSINESS SETTLEMENT.

"Dew is moisture, isn't it,"
"Of course"
"When moisture is due, then, do
they collect it in messy banks?"
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REALLY IMPORTANT.

He seems to be a man Of impor-
lance in the community"
"He is. Two-thirds of the citi-
zens have sworn TO shoot him.
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HUMAN NATURE.

"How long have you been dane
ing the tangoY"
Ever since it was forbidden. -
blaetter.
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A cAcAPHoNoUs ERROR.

HarkL Somebody's playing a bit
from Richard Strauss
"No, it amt; it's a ton of coal
being dumped next DOOR"
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SURE THING.

els there anything dcleterious in
these pies, ma'am|
Certainly there is. ] put in my
pics all the best things going"
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CHEAPER TO BUILD TUNNELS
Plans for Throwing Bridges Across
the Hudson May Be Abandoned
Altogether.

The joint commission Of the states
of New York and New Jersey, which
was primarily created to devise plans
for bridging the Hudson, has been
brought seriously TO consider the al
Tentative of tunnels under the river
as highways for general traffic and
travel by ordinary vehicles. This
looks as if bridges over the Hudson,
although talked of for many years,
may never materialize. The salts
factory experience already had with
passenger tunnels should go a long
way toward creating confidence in
vehicular tunnels. But perhaps the
most conclusive argument will be the
fact that while the estimated cost Of
q bridge at Fifty-ninth street is S42,-
100000, two tunnels, one for move
ment in each direction, could be con-
structed under the river from about
Canal street, where they would be
of the most use, for not over SILL
000,O00.-American Machinist.
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EXPENSIVE. THOUGH.

Peel--My wife's will is law.
Heck 50 is my wife's; but occa-
anally can bribc her not TO en-
tr.e it,--Dosioa Transcript
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Time Card No. 147
Effective Sunday, April ~, 1914.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
LOUISVILLE, KY.

Effective OuHuhyi hpIH 10 LS4+'
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 93-C. & NO LIN II Sc p. NJ
No. 5l--St. L. Express 5:35 .. N.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 9:01 3. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ar. 7:O5. 8. n,
No. 53-St. l.. Fast Mail 5:33 8. n.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & ST. L. Linn, t5:25 a. N
No. 52-St. Louis Express, 9:52 =. NJ.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer. 6:54 p. m.
No. 56-Hopkinsvile Ac. $3.50 o. M
No 54-St. L. Fast Mai 1918 p. M
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for Memphis 17d>
ints az far south as Erin. ond for LogisyiAs,
Gin -nnati and the East.
Toa SO and So make direct connections az Cuthss
RE Tor Louisville Cincinnati and all points north
and east thereof. Nos. 50 and J5 also connect for
Memoirs and way points
No. 90 carries through sleepers 70 Atlanta. No
son. Jacksonville. St Augustine and Tampa. FLA
Also Pullman sl'ep TO New Orlean, ConDscts
at Guthrie for points East and West. No. % win
not carry local passengers for points north on
Nashville. Tenn.
J. c. HOOE. Act.
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AREA LIMITED.

"He seems to be wandering in his
mind"
"Then he can't stray away very
far."-Town Topics.
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SOME WsleHT.

Mrs. Beacon-lou seem TO have a
great weight on your mind, John.
Mr.. Bacon-les, I'm thinking Of
hose biscuits yol baked yesterday
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-08
A GOOD NAME.

"What shall we call our quick
lunch organization p
why not the TASTY Pudding
club?'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-08
WITH HIS WHOLE SOUL.

"lf my hens get into your garden,
why don't you shoe them out?"
IN do more than shoe them out (;
i'll boot their owner
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
FOREST FIRES IN UNITED STATES
IN 1878 MANY, BUT WELL CONTROLLED
Government Forces Fought 4520 COnagratOnS in That Year.
or Nearly Twice Many as Started l9l2-TotaI Loss,
Due to DAMAGE From Flames, Estimated at $751;
600 for the Entire Period

Observation-Disclosures 1913 the forces
on the national forests fought lou
fires. or nearly twice as many AS start
cd in 1912. the best year the forests
have ever had.
Notwithstanding the great increase
I'm the number of fires, FORESTER
Graves considers that the showing
made by the forest service was qul'e
as favorable as that in the preceHlhE
wear. because the damage done anu
the costs of fire fighting were no
preater proportionately than In I9I-.
In both years practically % per cent
of all fires were detected and eAtlu-
ruisbed before they burned over
quarter of an acre. and - per cent Oh
both years fires were put out before
they covered ten acres. or last ycaI
fires. 3,278. or considerably more thah
the whole number of fires in III.
were confined to areas OF less thah
ten acres. and in $50 additional fires
less than one hundred dollars dam
age was done by each. In only %
fires did the damage amount to $l,OOo.
The aggregate loss in timber is es-
timated at nearly fifty-nine million
board feet valued at about eighty-tWo
thousand dollars. and the damage to
young growth and forage is estimated
ut about one hundred and ten thou
sand dollars. making a total OF about
one hundred and ninety-two thousand
dollars About eighteen per cent OF
this loss, however was incurred on
private lands within the forests
where &c per cent of the fires had
their origin.
One encouraging feature Is that the
total number OF fires set by railroad
locomotives was scarcely more than
in the preceding year and represented
only u per cent of all fires. as
against nearly nineteen per cent IN
1912: also the proportion set by saw
mills and other engines in the woods
was considerably less than in l9l2
This indicates very plainly, Mr.. Graves
SAYS, that the public is awakening tt
the need OF spark aTresters and care
with engines in the woods.
Looking for the reason Of the In
crease in number OF fires, the forester
finds three main causes:
First OF all, the unprecedented cleo
trio storms which swept the whole
state Of California at the end Of {
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04

foremost figure in central China. He
was the only man who could possibly
become a riva. of Yuan Shih-kai. He
was the idol g young China and the
hero of the revolution against the
Manchus. Yuan was repeatedly urged
by his advisers to invite Ii Huen
Hung TO take up his residence in Pc
king. Until recently, however. Ii Yuer
lungs presence in W.uchang was in
dispensable to the peace C. the
Yangtze valley. RevolutiOnists we're
continually plotting and Lis departure
would have beer the signal for an up
rising. 1t was also feared that there
would be an uprising in spite of all
that the vice-preside1t could do and
that he himself might be forced &c
join the movement 1t was a very deli
cate situation
Before Yuan could move Ii to Pc
king 1t was necessary for the central
government to get complete control
over the Yangtze valley. In pursuance
of this policy President Yuan dis
patched northern troops to thu
Yangtze provinces last summer. The
result was 4 rebellion headed by SUI
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04

long dry season and set, almost sim
ultaneously, about seven hundred
fires. The S04 fires set by lightning
in California formed nearly fifty per
cent of the l ,62S fires on the national
forests of the state from all causes,
and were more than half of the one
thousand FIVE hundred and seventy
one lightning-set fires in all the Il
states reporting.
In the second place, there were 757
fires which started outside the for
ests, of which 644 were stopped by the
governments fire fighters before they
reached the forest boundaries, as
against 424 which started on outside
areas in 1912. However. the proper
ton of such fires to all those which
the service battled with was about
the same for 1912 and 1913, but this
increase was confined to three states
Arkansas, California and Oregon. al
others showing a marked decrease
OF the 452 incendiary fires, 128 were
in Arkansas, 133 in California and IA:
D
known to have set ~ on one fores
alone. These two and other incen
diaries were, of course, severely deal
with by the law. On the Arkansa!
forest. too. it has been assumed tina
/ the 351 fires cla3sed under the gen
eral heading CT origin unknown
were mainly incendiary. In Califor
MIA the incendiary fires are largel.
attributed to what is known as tn
ht-b1rning theory" which advance
the argument that forests should b
burned over frequently to prevent tn
accumulation of debris. The forec
service considers this a perniciou
theory because it scars the standin
timber and thus reduces its value;
robs the forest soil of its ability
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
YUAN SHIH-KAI WINS

Vat Sen and Huang Hsing. In spite
of tremendous pressure put on him
by the revolutionists, Ii Guen hung
cast his lot with the president. The
revolt ended in a tiascO and sun Vat
Sen. Huang Hsing and many other
southern leaders were eliminated from
the political life of China. Ii Yuen
Hung was rewarded with the titie'
pillar of the State.
Nevertheless, there were signs that
Ii Yuen lungs presence caused the
government considerable uneasiness
The president no doubt trusted Ii
Yuen Hung. but he seems to have had
fears that the followers of the vice
president might force him to break
with the government. The problem
was TO get Ii away from his army and
to ne ready to cope with any uprising
which the southern soldiers might
start upon being deprived of their
chief. Large numbers of northern
;roops we're dispatched to Wuchang
/ and the Yanktze valley. The war min
ister's own division, the Sixth. was
sent to Hankow, which lies just across
the river from Wuchang. When every
thing was in readiness the minister
of war. Tuan Chi Jul, himself pro
ceeded to Wuchang and relieved Ii
Yuen Hung of his duties as governor
of Hupeh. which act deprived him Of
his command of the troops at WI
chang.
Ii Yuen Hung was then ordered &c
come to Picking. He did so in thu
greatest secrecy and without makinl
the customary farewell calls on th'
consuls in Hankow. He was received
in Picking with great pomp and cere
mony. A magnificent military escor
conveyed him to Yuah's palace.
On arriving at the palace of tn
Three Lakes Ia Yuen Hung was givel
quarters on the island where the lat
Emperor Kuang Hsu was imprisone'
in 1898 by the grand empress dow
ager assisted by Yuan Shih-kai.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
TORTURES OF HORSE SHOWN
Photographic Films Are to Be En-
pIoyed to Show Up Anglo
Flemish Evil.

Brussels.-Through the action OF
the British Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals long standing
scandal is about to be disclosed to all
eyes. Photographic films have been
taken of the different phases Of tor
ture inflicted upon old English horses
which are periodically imported to
Antwerp to be killed and sold for
meat. The British consuls have often
drawn attention to the terrible agony
inflicted on these animals.
Such complaints having proved
fruitless, the scenes OF torture have
lust been cinematographed for the edi-
fication of the British public. whose
loud protests will. it is hoped, pro
woke diplomatic interference and
radical reform in the Anglo-Flemish
horse traffic.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
KILLED 100000 PRAIRIE DOGS
Government Has Waeed Relentless
Warfare in Arizona Against
Little Pest.

Washington.-Four hundred thou
sand prairie dogs in the CochetCpa
and Dixie national forests, in Colorado,
and the Tusayan and Coconimo Tor
ests, in Arizona, have been killed by
the department of agriculture since
it's campaign of destruction was de-
clared on the rodents.
In a statement issued here the de-
partment says that this work was done
at a cost Of about twelve thousand
dollars which is mere triiie when
compared with the value OF the
forage upon which the dogs lived.
1t is estimated that the forage
! which the rodents devoured would
have been sufficient for about
! fifteen thousand five hundred sheep or
about one thousand five hundred head
of cattle, valued at s150,000.
Carbon bisulphide and strychnine
mixed with heavy oats, is the depart
ment's means of getting rid of the
dogs. In the Cochetopa forest alone
last year the survey used $4,000 pounds
of oats. 1000 pounds of carbon bi
sulphide and about one thousand eigh
hundred ounces of strychnine.
The hides of the prairie dogs arf
practically worthless in this country
according to the department Amerl
can and English furriers secure bette
skins from Siberia for five cents
apiece, and glove makers say that thu
skins are too small to be worked vi
economically. AS a result, the depart
ment says, no market for the skins ha
been found.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
BARS WOMEN IN FRENCH ARMY
Minister Of War Cuts Cantinieres
From the Active Service, Deolar-
inc Them Detriment-

Paris FrauCo-Thc picturesque can
uul-rcs, or women who take charge
Of the French rcgimeutal cautcens,
and who have played many heroic
parts i'm French military history. are
40 longer TO share the dangers of act
i've service with the troops. according
to the minister of war. The women.
one Of whom Is commissioned TO each
battalion OF infantry. regiment Of cav
airy or battery OF artillery, are In flu
ture TO be retained simply In times Of
peace.
Formerly the women, wearing the
uniform of their branch of the service,
marched into battle with the troops.
serving often as nurses or carrying
soothing drinks to the wounded. They
were the wives of noncommissioned
officers or musicians.
The minister of war has decided
that the women are a tax on the food
supply of the army and interfere with
the rapid movement OF troops march
! ing to the front after mobilization. He
I says, too, they are a source of distrac-
! ton to the soldiers.
/ Napoleon ! paid a high tribute to
! the cantinieres for their service dur
| ing his many campaigns. Several OF
/ them were made chevalieres Of the
! Legion of Honor by him, one of them
/ Josephine Tiequart, for saving the life
/ of her colonel by killing a COssack
/ who had attacked him during q retreat
from Moscow.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04

proportion set by railroads and camp
ers indicates. according to forest Of
ficers, a growing carefulness on the
part of the general public.
Last year, as in 1912. California led
all others In number of fires. this
lead being natural because California
has such a long dry season. Ii was
followed by Arkansas, Arizona and
Oregon. in the order named. Kansas,
which had only one fire in 1912, e5-
capped without any in 1913. North
Dakota repeated its record of 1872
and had no fires on its one small for
est. Not a single severe fire occurred
during the year in District 4, which
includes Utah, Nevada and southern
Idaho and in which a large proper
ton of the forests reported no fires
at all
There was proportiOnately greater
loss on private lands within the for
est boundaries than on the public
lands. 1t is pointed out by the forest
officers that these lands cover ap'
proximately II per cent of the total
area included within the forest bound
aries, yet the area burned over or
these private lands was more thar
twenty-five per cent of all. The for
est service expended more than thir
ty thousand dollars in protecting the
private lands within the forests ant
lands adjacent to and outside of Tho
forests. In addition to this cost
services and spplies to the value o
more than seventeen thousand dollars
were contributed by co-operators TO
fire-fghting on these areas.
| In the middle OF the fire season
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
BARS RULING CLASS
Revolutions Not Fashionable in
Little Costa RIGA.
Statement That Proud Central Amer
lean Country Is Owned by Big
Fruit Company Branded as
Unfair-Elections.

Naw York Almost on tbe very dav
that the American nevsnaners an.
manhood again that President Wilson
irtnndoI - rst,LIieb q nrotcctorat,
oyor all Central Arcric. the little r,.
u,,ni,c of Costa pica WAS peaccrull,
hoIdfng ber presidential election
Tr,r. yara tbreo candidates votes
nv. ,,st aud counted in Cost, Rica
and of r,a thraa " Fernandez rc-
coi,.,d com, - uno. uoctor D,r,, II
,oo ,,d cc,,r r,I,si,e about II 600
,.ot,, Tho ,,,,.,...i,,,, l,,d ,..., ,,oiup.
~, for ,,,o,tI,s ,,.itb , sr,risb. Ap..ri.
,.,,, oc,,i,,oIc,,t or tl,, s,,e.,bes and pro-
.,,..,i,,,.. mo b.,., ..+ bona md mo
.,.,-,, e,.ti,,, H., ,,,,,,,5 b., ,,,,rlcd off
II, Tho sororors and e,tisr,irg tongue
- r,r,..,,,,.. ", 80 b.,d , ma
i,rItv Arthur RubI c.ritos in Callers
and nc ra,.oIutiore orc mot Fashionable,
in Cost, Pic, and haven't bren for
many v.,rs thore 10 potbip,, IN do but
,,ait no,c.fuIIy until CONGRESS- decides
the matter rovt Nav
Ne,r,vbiI. Doctor D,r,n and Sonor
Ir;esios have agreed ON fusion OF
tboir forces for tho nurroso of elect.
in,, IDENTITIES IN the one-cbau;bcr Iegis-
Ioture and inst what will happen to
the uopular choice the more radical
Fernandez romans IN he soon
The Costa Rican constitution for.
| bids president tn hold office for two
| consecutive forms and this command
/ is rospected In short allowing for
/ the necessary differences. Costa Rica
/ IS 2 republic in somewhat the sense
! that North Americans understand the
word When the first rumor of a Cen
| traI American pro,ectorate WAS cabled
southwark last summer the San Jose
newsuaDers called a Meeting for that
evening at which all patriots should
rally TO the defense of the imperiled
fatherland President Jiminez's reply
TO the queries of an American newspa
ner as TO whether Costa Rica would
welcome sucb an ARRANGEMENT os was
then suggested for Nicaragua was that
Costa Rica could have the friendliest
relation with tho limited States with
ont surrendering any of her sovpr
eighty
Tho "Ticos 40 tho Costa Ricans ar,
Familiarity called bave no use for Ze
Iavoe or Estrada Canrer,s Nor ca1
one sneak of ruling class as tina
term 10 usad in Nexico and Guatemala
hecause the land ia mostly divided
into small holdings and the hest Ian,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
INVENTORS WEALTH TO SON
George Westinghouse, Jr, to Receive
Bulk Of S35ooo,oo0 Left by
His Father.

New York.-George Westinghouse,
the inventor, who died here, left an
individual estate estimated at S35,OOO,-
900. His business associates said that
under the terms of his will the bulk
of this. fortune will go to his son.
George Westinghouse, Jr., although
ample provision is made for Mrs.
Westinghouse. Charles \. Terry,
vice-president of the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing company
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04

credit he likes, but his signature is
not sufficient, and those who give him
credit cannot collect unless the guard
ian's signature has also been obtained.
A curious case in this connection came
before the court this week.
A youth, son Of rich parents, pro
vided with a consen judiciaire, IN
stalled a bathroom in his apartments
at a cost of 700 francs (S140). The
legal guardian refused to pay the BILL
arguing that it was not necessary to
battle at home nor to battle all over at
the same time, when wash bowls could
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
President of China Knows Views
of His People.
Oriental Executive Succeeds Because
He Understands Public Opinion
His Ability to Wait Is a
Strong Factor.

Picking, China.-One frequently hears
the question asked: What is the
secret of President Yuan Shih-kai 5
power?" Admirers and critics alike
ponder over his success and say
How does he do it? How does he
get away with it'?" Some say that
his power depends mainly on the sup
port he receives from the army. While
it is, undoubtedly, true that Yuan s
ability to control the army has been a
great factor in the shaping of his ca
reer closer study of his methods
will show that it is not the principal
factor.
Another secret of Yuan's success Is
his ability to wait. For two years
Vice President Ii Yuen Hung was the