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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
The Suburb of Ssredtham, one 81 g ~
DR.. Johnson OLD Huunts. Revisited


In one OF her letters. Mrs. Siddons
committed herself 20 the arfless apos'
trophe bear Streatham'v and 4
iwailrr inside rs limits IN entitled
20 the jest that she must have been
thinking or lts Fonts 'iffd rates. Mo-
body can live In q faeorifc London
suburb without paying for the lux
ury, especially. In timea like these.
But with that reservation worked off.
truth dcmandA II to be said that this
ancient surrey yiilage on the edge OF
London was wcif entitled 10 the praise
Of the great actress or anybody else
In lfs rural and Georgian period. II
has fallen on quite other days since
then. ana In some Respects Is as ur-
ban AZ any othcr community on the
fringe OF the metropolis
Streathnm (pronouncpd sfrcttam)
n tho modcrnizcd version OF The name
Eslreham. and the change OF name
Is 4 so.f-prottctivc measure, perhaps.
AZ against the several Easterbams.
which stud the map OF Englapd. ~
II as EHtrchnm certainly that II fig
ufea In Domcsday Hook. b,it even In
those early days confusion stands con
fessed. FOR there are fwo Estrehams
Indicated Within couple OF miles OF
one another. and the ,anpuished RI
val has had 10 take another patro-
nymic since. Tha place obviously took
on an Importance In excess OF Us pop
uiauon because OF It's sltuation on y
crescent-shnpcd hill cum mnding q
useful view OF the Thames valley.
II you ask FOR Thrale Hall today
you ore shown q big and ultra-mod-
crn house OF drnb-coIored brick ana
no particular shape. which fronts one
OF the busiest local roads. and Is mani
testify given up 70 the purposes OF y
residential boarding house. But this
comfortable caravanserie, with its I'M
mismktble air OF pension terms AMI
bcd-and-brcnkfa1t no mare carries
you hack To the eighteenth century
than does the patched and tumble
down cottage at footing. milo and
a half away. which boasts with
truth. I brliAvea~-that within It's walls
Dcfoc wrote Robinson crusoo."
There are other famous houses near
at hand. from Russell House tnow
convcnD TO Knapdaie, where Alex
Macmillan, the publisher. used 20 en-
terrain Tcnnyson and others. Tho. real
Thrale Hall. or rather Thrale Place,
MS matter OF fact. disappeared IN
1868, and stood on the westward slope
tfaclng the parish OF footing Grave
ncy) OF whit ~ now called Strcntfiafh
park. 10 presented the appearance o.
nm old Scotch innnae OF the better
class. and its three-story walls with
uniform. rockingham windows rose
from the ground with no break OF
terrace or stairway or pedimont Il
any kind. Its Irregular shape ran
into many wings. and q simple nrchi-
trnye. over tho main front. with its
simple door beneath. helped TO vary
the plnlnness OF the corniee thar rang
ed all the way round and gave Il fin
ish and breadth. But the distinction
OF the house lay IN its interior room.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

Ing IL one hundred thousand men,
scattered from thu canal zone TO tho
rhillprlnea. ana al fulI strength,
leaving perhaps nfty thousand men IN
The United States proper. Halt a NIL.
lion men would not pc too many 10
earrlson our censt. While II would be
TOO few. TO tempt 10 ferelen asgrcssian.
An army Of that slso. Tor a nation Of
q hundred fpiillon population cer-
lainlx would not SAVIOR Of rnilitarism,
Again. the public understands. bet
ter how fleet 70 weahen or divide
an Invading attack ~ sen d,ninlshes
tho defensive task OF tho second line
on land. Just 40 n SECOND limo strpbe
enough to protect cilies from hom-
bnrdmcnt and consta from Invasion
makes the etrongest fleet many times
stronger by setting u free to move
from one endangered point to another
and 10 unita in that attack upon the
enemy which Mahan has declared Is
The best defense. s ~ sd
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
MIIITAHIssT NOT WANTED.


The president il right. public opin-
ion in the United States Will not toll
crate universal conservation and n
large army for aggression.
iint the CHASTITY frult of mIiItarism
In Europe has awakened American
public opinion 70 the urgency Of stout
and complete national defense. AT
last Admiral Mahan Is prophet for
HIS own country. after teaching tho
art Of war 10 80 many either coun-
tries. There II safe middle between
militarism and nakednees.
our people have always seen the
truth more clearly for the navy than
for the army That is an error which
the Testimony Of experts before con
gross may correct. The army and the
navy form two closely related units
for military oporations stll more for
homo defense than for foreign Of
fense. They act together. like the
blades Of shears Either is formidable
alone. but they are supremely eff
cient when Joined in equal compe-
tence.
We have two long coasts. a vital
center at Panama and a distant archi-
pelaeo 10 defend, The first line Of
defense Is fleet strong enough to
command home sens against capture
Of ports or Invasion az troops.
That n pretty well understood, hut
IL Ii a mistake 70 suppose that the
first line can he made .ainong enough.
70 minimize the second. namely the
eaaipwent OF eeast forts With the lat
est artillery and its manning with
trainnd troops enough 20 hold them
aeaina land or Sea attark' iaa
We are weak IN both arms. but
ueaker Ia the army. Our peace foot.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
.fsss = 81. AGENCY. st9F-FH

A plan has been worked out by the
department Of labor and the posiof-
fce department whereby every post
office In the country Will become a
labor exchange, II II expected that
these postal labor agencies viii be In
operation within a month. A man
who has lost his Job can go 10 the
nearest postofficc and giye his name
and tho kind 81 work he can DO or de-
rircs. And similarly the man seeding
employees cnn make his selection at
the postofficc or leave his appiicu-
ton.
An employment bureau. backed by
The government. should relieve labor
conditions. particularly In the rural
districts where there IL nm absence
of other employment agencies, II also
ought to serve to assist what are
known as "foatcrH.'' workers who
move from one section Of the country
to another according 10 the seasons.
Many lahorers who belong to this
class are said TO rongc The country
from Texas to cannda. asH
With The extenaive Information and
resources In the hands Of the govf
crnIpent. there II no telling how much
good may result from this plan. There
exists a peculiar type Of person thai
will trust and seek the services OF
the federal government when all else
falls. Particularly Is this true Of the
immigrant; and II az the close OF the
European war. large increase takes
place in this form OF foreign labor.
the problem Of unemployment will
positively demand the services OF the
federal government in seeing that
workers are distributed to points
where they are needed Tho task has
already outrrown The facilities Of cit
les and states. hNa
But the journal does not share the
alarm prevalent regarding nm influx
OF immIgranta following the. close Of
the European war 50 many Iaborers
will hive periHhed in that war or Will
have bean disabled. and there will be
No much reeuperatIve work In NIL Of
the nations. that all labor should be
employed there at higher. wages than
prevailed before the war commenced
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

Orchard, G. Usher, In. the Atlantic. }
The department OF agriculture has
been so successful that there can be lit
tie doubt that the productivity of land
in Germany Is proportionately greater
for the labor and capital invested than
in any other country in the world, an d
so reaching have been its opera
tions that the imperial government
claims that over 30 per cent Of the
land in Germany is productive. The
dffiniteness with which the Germans
have cataiogued. the land, located the
areas on which grain can be grown.
and computcd the maximum product
from those varied areas. equals The
exactitude with which they have tab
ulated the army. We should, indeed. !,
be guilty Of stupidity, IL we sunnosed
that the men directing the energies ,,t
Germany had omitted from their
elaborate calculations provision for
so elemental n necessity as anaentirelv
adequate supply of food They knew
on the first day ..Qf August precisely
how much food they had on.haad, and
PRECISELY. where the new supplies were
coming from, Not .improbably they
could have furnished q LIST Of Tho mon
and women who would SOW and rsap
the future haryests.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
Ysayc and the Ncwsboy.

Ysaye, the famous Belgian. violinist.
escaped from Antwerp and crossed the
English channel in an open boat.
without food and drink. and cold and
storm and incredible hardship.
said:
"A. 'fsaye likes us Americans. He
likes our free and easy ways. You
know how he wears his hair-very
long, with a fotelock that. when he
plays. comes tumbling down over his
face almost to the chin ? Well. Ysaye.
one day in Cincinnati, stopped to buy
n naper. and the newsboy said,
say, mister. are xou Mr.. Jcasy?'
Yes. mon enfant. said the stout.
affable violinjst. with smile. Yes. 1
am Ysaye. Why do you ask?'
fsaye expected to be- told, no
doubt. that the urchin loved his play
ing But what he was told was this:
s,.. Well. | heard yed had /. hair
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

mess and comfort and in the we'll
timbered quality Of It's lawns and pad
docks ana gardens ono feature. Of
thegfounds was a pond or small lake,
With O mound close BIZ, whercon stool
the arbor In which br. Johnson, AIT
| ana made 70 many good resolutions.
70 gauge hls Appreciation OF the hos
pitality Of Thrnleh table and the
sparkle Of Mrs. 1'hrnics salon. we
need only recall tho dingy charactef
81 the doctors own judeings In Cough
SQUARE or Holt Court. with ns menag-
eric OF dependents on ibis bounty. and
their chntankeroAs quarrela. Doubt
lees the good man often wondered II
he should return TO Ficct. street after
one Of his Strenthnm vlsi,s and find
these qunrreisome pensioners had set
the house afiro but Inisgivngs of
ibis sort canned long have disturbed
his enjoyment Of the Thraio demesno.
IN the ccnter OF a'brilliant company,
he had Fanny Burnry ana Hester
Thraie 10 pay court 10 him and over
look his informalItios az. Mn all too
eumptuous board. lie had Thr1lc's
coach at his disposal to cnrry his bulk
about the Countrywide, ana IN many
ways he must have 4mulated the royal
way In which FaIstaff lenht upon the
resources OF Justice shallow al Wind
cor lie had Thrairs valet u pop n
clean. well powdered wig upon his
hepd as aoon az he arrived at the din
Ing room door, and doctored in It's
turn til the doctor required II apnin
This was the only sense and occa-
sion when, 70 borrow his own phrase.
the wigs had the best Of it;Sand he
doubtless redresscd the balance In ia
vor OF his beloved Tories before din
ner and dessert were over in be-
tween whiles the vcntri-potent sam
mel would upbraid MS hostess IN his
ungratcful way for Hving 80 far In
tho country. where she ''fcdthe chick
ems and starved her understanding"
buk NJ least Hester Thfalc kept nor
wits alive enough for her guest. for
she seems to have been his. match in
everything but matrimony. when
widowhood came and the doctor
thought 10 marry her and hector hcr.
she left him miles behind. not merely
In her choice of ID. Piozzi but In the
grace and finish and completeness OF
her answers to Samucrs rcproaches
Her second marriagc, az Macaulay
said. drew from the eyes Of Johnson
tears far more bitter than he would
mtvc shed over her grave" ind. the
thing recorded of him In his age. One
could wish that he had taken his leave
OF the vivacious widow with as much
nffNction and respect an he did Of
Streatham Parish church, for he him
self records that on hin last departure
after hearing service under It's roof
In toni a faMnlI IA IA uIffI n lstau
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

Tho annual report Of Postmaster
General nurIcson Is an interesting
document That he has made rec.
ord ~ high efficiency. goes without
saying. He and Lane are the strong
men of the presidents cabinet. But
his contention that for the first time
the poatoffice department ~ ON pay
InT hasle, does not square exactly with
the facts,
The annual deficit Of approximate
~ fifteen million dollars was wiped
cut BY tho oreauizlna ability Of
Frank ~ Hitchcock. unaided. w the
parcels post law except during the
last months Of his administration
whom rs operation was LIABILITY
rather than an asset
Following the course OF most of hia
predecessors. Mr.. HnrIcson recon
mcnds that The telegraph and tclc-
phone service ~ the country bo taken
over by the government as an annex
70 the posioffice department, There
nfc things TO be said Tor and against
it---chIofiy against.
whatever Is done BY the govern
ment u moro expensive than II done
by private individuals or corpora
tions. There Is less efficiency, on
that point the postmaster general
himself gives testimony In his recon-
mcndatIon that 4nral routes be car
rIed by contract inHead of by COY
eminent employees. as now. Economy
Is the reason.
rut there b another ana stronger
abicction 70 government ownership In
the enormous number Of employees
that would DC added 10 the cIyli SER
vice. Not TO place them under civil
service would be demoralisng, and
10 place Them under civil service
would be destructive Of discipline.
Also Il would be an asset Of any, po-
iltIcal party in power not 10 be toler-
ated.
There IL another objection. More
and moro the tendency Of the gov
eminent Is to restrict the freedom OF
the press The present club used over
newspapers Is tho postal regulations
With the telegraph and telephone
added to the power already welded,
any newspaper not hopeletaly color-
less, would soon have 10 so out OF
hns.neas.
The country il not elamoring for
government ownership of telephone
and telegraph lines. II i not dompnd-
ing more concentration Of power at
Washington, and could do with quite
a llItic less Of officialdom than 4, now
Inns TO put up With.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
Home for Him Vet

Eugene Walter, the New York play
right, discussing the wild youth OF one
OF England's best generals said:
1T sometimes happens that wild
youth is followed by splendid man
hood. II Is from the sluggish stick-in.
thc-mud that we can expect nothing.
This fact was intuitively perceived
by q young lady to whom a gossip
said:
Hilary made. n beast of himself at
the champagne supper of the chorus
girls guild last week
Bully. for Hilary.' said the young
lady. It's the first time he's made
anything of himself.'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
FOOLISH cARRANzA.

Carranza officially informs the adj
mlnIstratIon that TO return the fire
OF the Mexicans ut Naco VIII be re.
garded as an act Of war. In other
words. according to the pompous old
gentlemnn at Vera Cruz, the United
states must continue to disregard the
shooting OF Americans. within their
own Territory. by Mcxicans across the
border
From day 10 day reason for Villas
Opposition to carranza becomes clear
err As an executive, he has shown
himself hopelcssdy inefficient. practice
ally always doing the wrong thing AZ
an opportune time for his enemies 70
Use 1t AGAINST him. -
This country will not longer toler-
atc conditions at Naco where more
than flfty persons have boon hit on
the American side by. bnllats fired
from Mexico. Several persons have
boon. killed.
Carranza SAYS Americans gather on
the border out Of curiosity. They
want TO see the battle. and IL they are
wounded Il IL their own fault. The
true American policy should be that
any American. not violating the law,
should be. allowed 20 stand with his
toes against the International bound
airy line with perfect safety.
oecurrenees At Naco have become
scandal. and the American voter
will not fergot. anouid lhore be- FUR
Their casualties on the American side
without effort on the part.of the adj
miuistrauoh TO prevent Thorn.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
Diplomatic Rcbukc.

well-knpwn western senator re-
Gently visited d barber shop where the
barber. failing to recognize his patron,
was very laxative. He ventured on
al the timely topics of the, day, and.
the senator did not appar-
emily enter into the spirit OF the con-
yersation very keenly the tonsorial
artists enthusiasm was not visiblv
dampcncd,
FINALLY he asked Have you ever
been in. here before?"
Once said the senator.
facc,l .s..s
Mot at ALL" the senator assnrcd
him. 1T altered greatly in healing"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

(SprinRflcld ltcpnhlichn.} w
Lucinh TuttIe. 81. formerly presi-
dent OF the Boston & Maine railroad.
died NJ hIs'home In Hrookline.. Death
duo 20 angina pcctoris. ,.tt
.Whilc Mr.. Tultle resigned from an
aotivc post In New England railroad
ing somewhat before the. storm Of
public criticism broke, the recent vi
cisaltudes OF the Boston K Maine sys-
ITEM, so long under his direction, OBJ
|viotfsly had an effect upon his con-
dltion. Much OF the criticism to which
the Boston a. Maine has been subject
ed bore upon the futile administration
more or less directly. for many or the
railroad combinations which plnced
northern New England under a single
fdilrond management took place
while Mr.. .Tuttle was president. lie
was essentially a railroad executive OF
the old school, masterful in. many
ways but disposed TO use his railroad
power to control politics and lcgislo-
lures In the interest Of the corpora
ton. New Hafnpshire rose against
him under winston Chirchili's lea der
ship. ana II wns clear bcforos he re-
signed In oi0 thnt The era which pro-
duced such men was ended.
Mr.. futile descended on both sides
from pioneers. His patefnal. ancestor,
William Tnttle. who came from Eng
land In 1896. after fotir years in Bos-
ton became one Of the founders OF
New Haven. His homestead there.
originally Of ten acres, reclaimed from
the wilderness. stood IN what Is now
Ynlcs athletic grounds Eater the
Tuttles moved to North Haven, and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
HONEST nut NOT LITERARY.


A writer in the Frapkfurter Zestung
relates u characteristics anecdote OF
General Hindcnberg. Twenty years
ago, Hindenberg was commander of a
regiment in Gutenberg. where the cor
respondent was editing a newspaper
lie arranged on one occasion 4 lite
rary evening. nj which all the notable
tiles 6f the town were present. Color
81 Hindenberg alone was absent. In
reply TO the invitation, he wrote thai,
since the days of his cadetship he
had never had book ON purely lite
rary subjects In his hands, and that he
would consider II q. piece of dishonesty
to give his name TO a cause OF which
he knew nothing. and with which he
was not in sympathy. He added that
he was busy day and night studying
books on strategy. and had no, time
for anything else
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

When p. II. sothern and Julia Mar
lowe were playing IN n western city
last season. rural couple stepped up
TO the box office and the man said:
x, "Phyin Shakespeare here, they tell
mee"
Yes, sir" replied the ticket seller.
Whats the show tonight?"
"'As You Like It."
We'll. that's what | call accommo-
datin'," said the native. "Secin' as
you give US our choice, mother and
mel take Romeo and Juliet "-Chi-
cago Daily News. a t..tY
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

1WOInHHs IfOHlf' 10mpanl0n.I
Kate Douglas Virgins choicest pos
session, she says.Ais a letter which she
once received from the superintendent
Of homo for. the feeble minded. lie
SPOKE in glowing terms of the pleas
ure with which the "inmates" had
read her little book, Marin Lisa and
erdod thus supcrbly: M s'i.l
In fact. madam. think may
safely say that you are the favorlte
author 81 the feeble minded
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

4 .lV'1VWIII 77SfIIFIhIIiIfIT IN u =
Como. clear the way, then, clear THO
way; ~. -. ~,
T:iind creeds and kings have had their
day,
Our hope is In the aftermath
Our hope Is in heroic men.
Startled TO build the world again,
To this event the ages ran:
Make way for otherhood---make
way for man.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
As IT NIGHT lIAyE DEEM.

Critics of the president are pointing
out that the little incident at Vera
Cruz cost the United states ten mill
lion dollars. Yes. the cost was heavy
for 80 little. hut II the president had
followed up the occupations ot thai
port with a vigorous movement to-
ward Mexico City, the seizure of
luarez and march toward chihua.
hqa. the taking Of Tampico. Matamo-
ras. and all Of the other strateginally
located cities. IL would have cost bill
hon dollars. aseslonx propiems and a
few tens OF thousands OF lives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
PAPER INDEncTOTnEs.

The japanese are now making and
extensively wearing underclothing
made of paper. The paper is fine
grained ana has n number Of remark
able qualities, 1t is very strong and at
the same time very flexible and after
being worn a few hours il offers no
more interference to- perspifafion than
ordinary cotton clothing. After be-
coming wet the material is SO strong
that 1t can be torn, only with difficui-
". In the manufacture of these gar
ments. after being cut to pattern
the seams are sewed together and
hemtncd. The buttofholes are rein
forced with linen or some other fab
tsf.s
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

.' A profniDfAt German farmer. who
believes nothing that Is printed In the
English papers concerning the war,
was aac0ated with the remark:
Jacob. / see the Russians have
taken peruHa.v
II won't believe II until read II so
in my German paper" said Jacob.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15

Former Governor Stewart ef YER
mont has sworn off the use Of tobao-
on and whiskey at the age OF eighty
nine. This IL fine. but II he hadatalten
the same stand .seveniy-five years
neo, think how much ha might have
pfolonged his lfcl