South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-24
JAPANESE NELSON
HIGHLY ESTEEMED
Admiral TogO'S Tastes Are
Frugal-IS Most TaCiturn
Man in Japan.

TOXIC May 23-Don't imagine
that the japanese newspaperman is
a back number because he appears
a. ceremonial functions in an early
Victorian Prince Albert and a derby
hat. or that he is unenterprising be-
cause at the same ceremonial func-
tiOns he Is chiv7ied about by the
police like a naughty small boy.
Admiral Togo, the victor Of Tsu
Shima, is the most taciturn man in
Japan. He has never been inter-
viewed. He never speaks about him
self.
Except that they see him in a
rickshaw occasionally with his brass
hat on when he is going to the pal
ace, the public Of Tokyo knows
nothing OF the japanese Nelson.
So when the Katei Zasshi, pop
ular monthly magazine circulating
among the middle classes. wished 20
get an article on the private life of
Admiral Togo, they sent a bright
member Of the staff out to interview
the counts butcher and baker and
candlestick maker; his barber and
hshmonger and the man at the cor
ner. and by paying particular atten-
ton to the amount Of his monthly
housekeeping bills they we're able to
arrive at the conclusion that the
hero is a man Of Spartan simplicity.
First comes the man who keeps
the sake Cspirits) shop.
81 hear" he says. that the ad-
miral never complains OF the food
that he finds on his table and that
ne eats the same food as his ser
wants. 1 get no orders for sake now
adays and only send in some soy
(sauce) and misc Ga curd made from
beans and eaten for breakfast) Of
the commonest quality occasionally.
Ny monthly bill - never more than
IS cents and sometimes under 90
cents. 1 am ashamed to ask for pay
ment. the bill is 50 small"
Eats Delicacies Infrequently.
The greengrocer, a young stu
dent-like man" is afraid TO divulge
very much. but finally says:
1.-The things I sell 10 the Togo
family are Of the same quality as
those I sell to my humblest GUS
toners. When the early fruits come
in I always offer them. but they are
seldom bought. The simplicity Of the
admiraTs life is astonishing. 1t
would be great rudeness for man
like me TO comment on a god-like
man like Togo. My monthly bill
amounts to 10 cents or So"
The fshmonger:
II have been allowed to enjoy the
custom Of the Togo family for many
years and there has been no change
in the orders I get Most officers
when they return home from sea will
soon be known by the special orders
they give 10 the tTadesmen around
them and the increased activity of
their kitchens There is no special
dinner for Admiral Togo when he
returns after an absence. The life
he leads Is absolutely below the
standard for so great man. No
wonder that the people regard him
as a god. My monthly bin is insig-
nihcantly small"
The butcher:
Admiral Togo's meat order is
very small When he entertains
guests ne orders from some restau-
rant. Occasionally / get an order
for his excellency's table and for
the rest the meat he buys is general
IN for his IA Orite dog. ] believe
the dog gets more meat than the
master"
The barber:
Il am called to the admiral's house
twice a month except when ne goes
TO the imperial palace. When that
happens / am called IN even If II is
only a week after his last haircut
Ills hair is cropped short, less than
an inch long. with scissors. He cuts
his own beard in the shape Of heart
and sometimes IL is done very clums-