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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
How | Improved My Memory
In One Evening
The Amazing Experience of Victor Jone.

"Of course | place you! Mr..
Addison Sims Of Seattle.
IF | remember correctly-and
| do remember correctly-Mr.
Burroughs, the lumberman, in
troduced me to you at the lunch
con of the Seattle Rotary Club
three years ago in May. This is
pleasure indeed! l haven't laid
eyes on you since that day. How
is the grain business1 And how
did that amalgamation work
Out?"
The assurance of this speaker-in
the crowded corridor of the Hotel
McAlpin-compelled me to turn and
look at him, though must say 1t is
not my usual habit to "listen in" even
in hotel lobby.
HE is David NJ. Roth, the most
famous memory expert in the United
States,' said my friend Kennedy, an
s"erlng my questions before | could
get it out. "He will show YOU lot
more wonderful things than that.
before the evening is over"
And he did.
AS we went into the banquet room
the toastmaster was introducing a
long line of the guests to Mr.. Roth.
l got in line and when 1t came to nv
turn Mr.. Roth asked. "What are
your initials. Mr.. Jones, anil vonr
business connection and telephone
numberS" Why he asked this, I
learned later, when he picked out
from the crowd the 60 men he had
met two hours before and called each
by name without a mistake Whoi
IS more, he named each mans bust
ness and telephone number, for good
measure.
won't tell you all the other amaz-
ing things this man did except to tell
how he called back, without min
ute's hesitation, long lists of num-
bers' bank clearinys, prices. lot num-
".i', t"iSSl post rAteS ana ANYTHING
else the guests gave him in rapid
order.
When | met Mr.. Roth again-which
you may be sure did the first chance
| got-he rather bowled me over by
saying, in his quiet, modest way:
"There is nothing miraculous about
my remembering anything | want to
remember. whether it be names, faces,
figures, facts or something have
read in magazine.
"You can do this just as easily az !
do. Anyone with an average mind
can learn quickly to do exactly the
same things which seem so mracu-
lous when do them
"My own memory" continued Mr..
Roth, "was originally very faulty.
Yes it was---a really poor memory. On
meeting man would lose his name
in thirty seconds, while now there are
probably 10000 men and women in
the United States, many of whom |
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
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So confident is the Independent
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You take no risk and you have every
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before this remarkable offer is with
drawn.
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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

have met but once, whose names |
can call instantly on meeting them"
That is all right for ysu, Mr..
Roth" | interrupted, you have given
years to it. But how about me?"
"Mr. jones'" he replied, ~ can
teach you the secret of a good memory a~
in one evening. This is not a guess.
because. l have done it with thou
sands OF pupils. In the first Of seven
simple lessons which | have prepared
for home study, show you the basic
principle of my whole system and
you will find it--not hard work as
you might fear-but just like playing
fascinating game. will prove it
He didn't have to prove it. His
Course did; got it the very next
day from his publishers, the In
dependent Corporation.
When | tackled the first lesson.
suppose was the most surprised man
IN forty-eight states to find that /
mad learned--in about one hour--how
to remember a list of one hundred
words so that I could call them off
forward and back without a single
mistake.
That first lesson stuck. And so did
the other six
Read this letter from c. Lou;s
Allen. who at 80 years is president of
a million dollar corporation. the Py
rene Manufacturing Company of New
York. makers Of the famous fire ex-
tinguisher:
Now that The Roth Memory Course is
hnshcd | want 10 toll ynu how much I
have enjoyed the study Of this most fs,
clna'inx subject. Usually these courses tn.
volve great d"n Of drudGcry but this
nas Msy orn ,r0n m9thlng out pure plfasure all the
from taking tho course Of Instructions and
feel that shall continue to strengthen my
memory memory That Ia the hest part Of It,
shall be glad of opportunity to recon-
mend your work to my friends
Mr.. Allen didn't put it bit too
strong.
The Roth Course is priceless! I
can absolutely count on my memory
now. can call the name of most any
man | have met beforehand am
getting better all the time. can re-
member any figures wish to remem-
Der. Telephone numbers come to
mind instantly, once have sled them
by Mr.. Roth's easy method. Street
addresses are just as easy
The old fear of forgetting (you
know what that isl has vanished. l
used to be Scared stiff" on nv feet
because | wasn't sure. couldn't re-
member what wanted to say.
Now am sure of myself and con-
fident,- and "easy as an old shoe"
when l get on my feet at the club, or
at banquet. or in business meet
ing. or in any social gathering
Perhaps the most enjoyable part Of
it all is that | have become good
conversationalist-and used to be as
silent as sphinx when l got into
crowd of people who knew things.
Now can call up like a flash of
lightning most any fact want right
at the instant l need it most. | used
to think q hair trigger" memory be-
longed only to the prodigy and genius.
Now | see that every man Of US has
that kind of memory it he only
knows how to make it work right.
tell you it is wonderful thing,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
A GREAT BENEFIT.

A ppROVAL BY the house OF representatives OF the
n emergency agricultural appropriation bill, carrying the
nroh,hiton amendment. eliminates the last doubt OF national
o%robibition for the duration OF the war, and thereafter
,m,;I m. troop, are mustered out. By that time, IN the
onin;on Of those who have watched the progress OF pro-
b;b;t;on the measure will have proved IT'S worth so well
that there will be no thought Of turning back. Passed as
, war emergency measure, to save food and fuel and man
mower il will prov, 50 beneficial in other ways that the
wonder will be that intelligent people endured the handi-
car so long. Most of the old arguments against 1t be-
came futile before the doom OF the industry was sealed
In this measure which has Just been approved by con
gress,
That instructive and entertaining volume, the Brewers
Year Book. used to tell US what all important market the
breweries and distilleries afforded for the products OF the
farm. The figures were really quite imposing, but they
proyed A boomerang when cereals were needed for food.
That waste Of grain was one reason the industry had TO
stop. Another boast Of that guide, philosopher and friend
Of the liquor interests was that the manufacture and dis
1ribution Of liquor gave employment to something like
half a million men. Now those men and more are needed
in the war industries and in the fighting service. For
the first time in years many Of them will be engaged in
doing something useful and more honorable than their
former occupation.
But the greatest benefit will not be in the food saved
nor the men released for essential pursuits. The former
ultimate consumers are the ones to know the richest bless
ings from this change Of the old order. The young men
won't get started On a habit which never helps and IRE
quettly wrecks Even those who have the habit must
stop when they quit making it, and find a better chance
in the race Tor success. Their families will share in the
gains, Legitimate and useful trade will inevitably benefl
by turning TO useful channels what was formerly waste
and worse than waste. The nation will be strengthened
for the huge tasks which confront us, and the war vii
end at an earlier date because a strengthened nation il
driving forward to victory
To prohibition states like this. and most states led th'
nation in placing a ban on liquor, the change to nationa
prohibition will mean less, but, even here the improvement
will not be negligible. { will now become easier to en-
force the Law. New trials are added for the bootlegger
and he will become a rarer offender, now that the source
Of supply is doomed. The illicit still will continue t.
make some trouble for the law enforcement forces, bu
,uch contributions to the traffic have always been o
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Perhaps you are one of those optimist; who think III.
war is going to be over in time to let the soldiers do their
Christmas shopping early, but you will observe that none
Of the move, of the government seems predicsted on the
theory of an early finish. Construction Of new canton
menis, rapid expansion Of the army and navy. construction
Of new munition plants, and every important effort which
might have q bearing on the war, indicates the allies have
a long, hard fight ahead of them. But there is no differ
encs Of opinion among loyal citizens as to which side will
win; the allies are gaining while the Hun i, slipping on
every front
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

THE fres OF commerce. have 10 bvra.
the wheels Of industry wnsl
turn, though ali our strouw -
shoulder arms, and leave he cll|Ss ~
the farms, and cross TIE oce6ns 'hrIw
trough, to show the HIN whefe ~ ~
OFT. The mills must rsisd. ~
glow though al the yctss sal sk11S6GS
20. So any man Who ksS ~ NJ
lind . place % earn Me Md, IL
eripples who Ia peaceioI "a voSS
jostIed from our busy wsys. 6a9a fco6nl
2 useful place at last, wherein ~ -
forget he past A man nav saSo hio
bread and meat thouGA ~ ~ 10y
hands and feet. The kai, 0Ae NV ~
and the hme, once a1pfelGN }1oko
busy game, And cam their sh6f5 g -
iul mon ard M ~ ovoevAJln 20
Hun. Oid erpe4dsd,
shsived fos yssfs, md WIN
heartless jeesb, WIEN "
repeat, that he was etiil 81
wheat, he's left his ehaie ~
his speg(aeles ard ddg<olFo1
nov he's showing eli 1our a.
ler wss Z lccoed .cinvn. WA
vent stand for wasool M
Peace cone1 back aHolet
Of tho hunaoh Yaco M
ss.,!si ~ -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The state fair offers on interesting
racing program, and a grandstand suf-
ficient to accommodate in comfort
the crowds which seek ENLIGHTENMENT,
and entertainment in that grand old
pastime. But the comfort OF said crowd
would be greater but for a morose and
elongated individual whose non-essen-
tial occupation seems to be TO take the
JOY out OF life in the grand stand. One
wearies Of sitting. even when reinforced
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

What-hss become OF the o. {. farmer
who thought two bits enough TO pay
Tor any meaIi Few Of his kind are
left. indeed, but out at the fair grounds
where church women are serving meals,
one walled d~isconsolately when charged
seventy-five cents for a chicken spread,
ven going 80 far - to intimate there
is no Christianity In such price.
Without investigating. we would as
sumo that man had been eating at home
and letting his wife pay the grocery
bills.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
THE UPLIFTING QUESTION
MAIZE.

(From the Healdton Herald.)
The last draft registration has made
more good family men than all the laws
that were ever written. men who lor-
merry took upper down town and then
stayed out tn midnight now wend their
homeward way before shutdown. q sack
OF flour under n arm, the usual
ana some candy In his pocket for the
kids. This Ia the woman's inning: she's
ruled the roost for 10. these many years
and now she's ruling the rooster. So.
ladies'. II you are puzzled 20 know
what has come over father, here's your
anawer: That QUESTIONABLE Ia On his
mind
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

minor consequence. Because Of the apparatus needed and
the difficulty Of concealins such plants, they can never
become much Of a menace.
And with the passing of the supply, 1t is probable that
the desire will 90 to a great extent Without new re-
cruits cultivating the taste, the industry would have per-
ished long ago, and with no such force of customers in
the making, there is slight chance that II will ever be
tolerate again. We shall whip the Hun, but that isn't the
only victory Of the war; John B~arleycorn is already de-
feated.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Indications ar, that the fourth Liberty loan will be for
six billion dollars. That means that everyone should
strive, II possible, to invest more than in the last loan. 1t
is hoped there may be even more subscribers. but the last
loan wa, so widely distributed that no great increase in
that direction need be expected. The campaign for the
fourth loan will soon be under way, and everyone should
be prepared TO go his best
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The political campaign may no, be attracting much at
tention, but people are taking notice sufficiently to make
these unpleasant days for the statesmen seeking reelection
without the right sort OF a war record. One such is Con
gresham Phil Campbell, of the Third Kansas district,
who's, groans can be distinctly heard across the stat. line.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Our ancient and honorable over
coat having enlisted for the dura-
ton Of the war, We are at q loss to
know what to- give the Bslgians. A
palm beach suit which has seen bet
ter days dossn't look like much Of
q help toward getting through q
hard winter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A million women to act as home
guards and take the places Of men who
are in the army Is the aim Of tn,
Women's National Home Guard oil
America. which has been organized il
ST. Louis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Another effect Of the approaching ma
tional drouth is that Cedar brook will
cease to babble as of old, and so will
many Of those who knew it best. Hay-
ing lived long in a bone dry region,
that one may go over your head, but
SOME propaganda Of personal liberty
should be able to explain IL.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A Kansas farmer was lately denied exemption on the
ground that his three sisters covld run the farm. The
ruling was made by a federal draft inspector, and indicates
the extent to which we are going to let the women do the
work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The department of labor figures that food prices are
stll going up, but was an extended investigation needed
to prove thatl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Over in Russia they seem to count that day lost whose
low descending sun sees nothing nw in revolutionary
lines begun.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

with a cushion, but this tall. sad man
discourages the tendency to stand and
stretch. What may we ask, is the big
ideal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

German newspapers, which have a certain interest as
light fiction, are telling how U-boats are bombarding the
American coast towns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Sizing up the brief legislative career Of Miss Jeanette
Rankin, congressman have SONS grounds for contendins
that women can't fill their places. !
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The kaiser has recently been distributing a number Of
iron crosses, presumably to those daring Huns who have
succeeded in bombing another Red Cross hospital.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The Turks may not be all dressed up, but it is becon-
ing increasingly apparent that they have no place to go.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

The indications are it will be some time before William
Madison Hicks returns to the lecture platform,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A headline writer suggests that the
peril of spreading or catching Spanish
flu" Is going to restrict kissing. One
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

For a peaceful nation, Holland is having a lot OF hard
luck in this war, the latest and worst being that many
Germans are fleeing across the Dutch border to dodge the
allied air raids.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

More women workers are needed in France by the Red
Cross. Workers, we said, and that doesn't include pink
tea patriots who go along for the ride.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

may know a great deal about the fine
art Of writing headlines, and very
littf about human nature, you under
stand.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A boy is hungry so often he is apt
to wonder why more people don't stsrye
TO death.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

There are no melancholy days
II on 10 young enough, and tie
old digestive apparatus h working
well.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

M~~ Im>r M
Twenty Years Ago.
BY BRIGGS


Rev. F. N. Sanger, formerly one Of
our city teachers and son Of Z, T.
Sanger Of this city, has been received
into the southwestern Missouri confer
enee, Methodist church. south. and APP
pointed to Seneca station, Neosha dis
trict.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A REVISED LInERICK.
THss' .p s.s : : s ssss' aa a:sE 4 s s:as, or
Her raiment and such:
Though she didn't wear much
She was sweeter than her sugar ration.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
Fifteen Years Ago.

Mrs. Frank Pemberton will return
next week from an extended visit to
her old home in Kentucky. She has
been extensively entertained during her
stay and led the grand march at q re-
cent ball given by the society folk. }
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Company NJ is now recruited up to a
membership Of forty and regularly
drilling two nights a week preparatory
TO making a good showing At the am
nual encampment Of the territorial
militia At Guthrie next month.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

J. W. Shar,el, secretary OF the Metro
politan railway company, departs to-
morrow to visit his boyfood home in
Chautauqua county, Kansas, from
which place he will continue east.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Duncan Of the
0toe agency arrived in the city yes
terday and are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Wilson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Lieut. Sidney Johnston arrived. homo
yesterday from Montauk. where he was
mustered out Of Roosevelt's regiment.
Lieutenant Johnston expects in a few
weeks to enter regular army service.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Governor Barnes ha. gone to Wash.
ington.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Dr. J, W. Lee Of sspaipa 10 visiting
friends in the city this week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

Ten Years Ago.
Mrs. Frank Wilson's sister, Mrs
zimmerman Of Columbia, Mo, who
spent the summer here, returned home
the last Of the week, and will resume
her studies At the university.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

A party which included Mr.. and Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mrs lie Roy North, Mrs
Jack Brewer and Coorfbs Nosely, n
joyed an auto trip to Fl Reno Thurs.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
NEXT LOAN TO BEAR
 GREATER INTEREST
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Future issues of treasury certificates of in deptedness planned in preparation Tor the third liberty loan will bear an interest rate of 41s per cent. or nalf per cent more than issues of the immediate past.
 About $2,500, 100000 in certificates remain to be issued at the higher rate before the third loan campaign. prob apiy Tn April and the, rate for all VIII be Az per cent.
 This increase in the rate offers an indication of the treasurys perspec- i've on money market conditions which may affect the next liberty loan. The second liberty loan. is- sued at per cent, was preceded by several issues of certificates at 31b per cent but this rate was increased to per cent for the last blocks be- lore the second loan. A similar sit- uatlon preceded the first loan which was at 31a per cent. In both cases the interest rate of the loan was the same as the rate on the last issue of certificates preceding.
 Announcement of another issue of certificates, part of the S3,00O, ,O0O. .0O0 certificate program, in which banks have been asked to participate by ap- propriation one per cent of their l total resources weekly for purchase ! of the certificates, is expected within another week.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
COMMERCIAL REVIEW

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Duns tomor- row will say:
 Return to more normal conditions in business has resulted from the recent tempering of the rigor of winter weath- CT, althought the recurrence of a cold wave in some sections mas tended to hinder the process of recovery With the continued absence of further gen. eral and severe storms, however the arrangement of production and distri- button is steadily lessened, and appre- ciably larger shipments of raw mate rials and merchandise reflect the break ing of the transportation deadlock. Elf forts to augment outputs of urgently needel supplies are more successful as the percentage of idleness remains though the freer movement of fuel and the adjustment of some labor con- troversies has improved the industrial outlook and made possible the resump- tion of full operations on certain inn portant government work As for months past, activity in many direc- tions isl stimulated by the extensive and expanding war requirements, but the increasing restrictions on regular domestic and foreign business limit the volume of ordinary transactions and bank clearings at some leading centers do not equtl those of this period in 1917 though the general level of commodity prices is considerably higher.
 Weekly bank clearings, s4,297, ,162, PAS.