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ernor ROosevelts commission awaited q
conferences before the adverse report oc
his own commission could be made Tn,
Governor then requested the New y--s-r
commissioners 20 meet those ot New York.
and the purpose OF obstruction was fore
stalled. but so strong was the opposing DO
htical influence that n was over three
months before the meeting was effected.
Notwithstanding the Governors request. In
the interstats commission the position o.
the interests opposed 20 protection was r.
versed. for the women voted with the New
York commissioners and the plan OF mo-
lection which has since been so success
fully carried out was adopted. although op-
posed 20 the last ditch by those whose prov-
ince had been from the first To kin IN.
project
The Legislature OF each state had .srf
% pass the bills drawn up bv the corn
misstoners and although unfavorahle a.
ton was not apprehended al Albany IN.
situation al Trenton was different. ana so
an active campaign was started nv th-
Federation 81 Womeus Clubs throurhov.
the state. So thoroughly was this dom.
through club organizations and social in
ruence that the bin was passed with a,
appropriation Of SOoo0
In giving his consent tn the appotntn,e,.
OF tli1 cotlnlSslon or inquiry lSOve~nN~
VOORHEES,. while assuring the women D4,s-
TONERS % his sympathy. expresses IN.
opinion thar no New Jersey LesiSla.,,r.
could be expected % approve OF any meas
ure % protection which involved resporsi-
hiltty OF expense. Whatever NAV nave hA.-
hts feelings when he signed the bin via,
IT'S 5000 appropriation Co protect the Pau-
sades he certainly proved % Re A potter
Governor than he vas a prophet
II must Be apparent from this hri.-
statement that had n not been Tor sh>
women Of New jersey ths two states NOW
cooperating IN the protection OF the Palt.
sades OF the Hudson would never nav.
united for that purpose and now with IN.
highlands above entirely within the ter-,-
tory and Jurisdiction % the state o. N.-
York. with an aroused public sentiment 4,
favor 81 saving them from further defac,-
ment the Held Is open for the Wornen %
New York. following the example a, thar
sisters OF New Jersey. 90 save these oeauf,-
fui headlands as memorials % Hudson Ana
Fulton
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The women ~ Eev JERSEY saved The
Palisades and ~ may he that the women
~ ecev York vii make an equally houors-
ne record hv saving tho Highlands ~ the
Hudson. A. any rate. the, are regarded
- last hope hy many ~ those Vho are
interested m tho preservation ~ these
beautiful heights. The excitement - the
fTldson-F ulfCu celebration having passed
m has beer pretty generally forgotten That
rre Highlands ~ the river which Hudson
discovered st1l DO under t-e hand II mo
dssnoler The SITUATION seems just a-
ioneless &c thar - TIE Palisades when the
N,eu, JERSEY women stepped into fhs breach.
A. the secretary ~ the Hudson River
scenery Commission. p. p. Albert was one
~ those ulo worked WITH rne Ner jersey
v omen a. thar tine and knows nat th'
rr-0mplished no is gong 20 arpeil 20 ile
u.orlen ~ New York state 20 save me
highlands Mr Albert addressed fhe S'aie
Federsfi1r ~ Women clubs ar ite recent
meeting in Rochester on tins suf'eci ah'
found 4 most fvr1pathefic audienre Mr.
Elmer Blair fhe presideuf. 'e mu-h lh''I-
estes and Mrs Anna r Abbott. chairman
rf TIE state committee 90 forestry. has
rrom.sed active cooperation Mr. Aioer'
rou Intends 10 make a more deenite appeal
s~s ,e r-er.rtre 10 address commune
-,or a. - s,,h,err o. every club iu me
f@deratou. rerreseuf.ng about fiiifff iN'l
card p-on-er The result he IT. sure VIII
30 fhe saving ~ the >lElsLiands Speafihs
~ the matter HssterdsF. Mr Albert sara
The Les stature appropriated hah
runor dollars for the Hudson ui'oA ffit-
hrauor but the bill fcr me proiec'i'n '-
tIe Highlanaf winch vss inuod 1cee i'r me
Esuaso-- Felr,u .-omnlissiousrs tailed o.
rass ne srnao Tn Highland e-eu.l1 20
or r.ver is srin oq,n to rhe depref a'ioifs
~ quar-, men. ard fhe acEieVfmenis -
luoson ana Patton san lack m most 80
ing OF AL memorials or MeFnoila' bar
runb.rs Of towns aionE fnc nud -on dedl-
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MY GOLDFISH.

Dear Little Men and Little Women
hope you Will be interested IN the story 7
an going 20 tell you OF my goldfish. have
had them three year Ny aunt gave me
four OF them for q Christmas gift. When
my uncle was bringing them Up 20 my
house they were IN a nice little globe. he
tripped and fell. breaking the globe and
billing one OF the ish. He went home. and
my aunt bought larger globe and another
hsh The next time my uncle brought them
safely q nv house one OF them Is called
a japanese fantaiI II killed the other three
fsh. and now II lives n the water all alone.
Ny mother changes the water every day
First she oours IL out OF the globe. then
she takes out the little castle and shells.
and then the FISH, and puts II in basin
After the globe has been washed she puts
al these back again and gives the FISH its
food We keep II near the window, where
a. Is cool. Hoping this will interest you. I
I'm. ELSIE : HOJGH aged IA
No % Marion street. Paterson, y J.
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Ct JOY az sight OF him. and his nurse, who
remembered a mark below his knee. which
she saw when she gave him water % battle
his feet. His son. Telemachus. did not
know him. and neither did Penelope
The suitOrs were all for turning the old
beggar-so they called him-out OF doors.
So Ulysses revealed himself 20 his son, who
was filled with JOY
Now. the next day Penelope was 70
choose her sutton She came into the hall.
attended BY her maidens. and said she
would marry the one who could bend the
bow OF Ulysses. which hung behind the
door. II was a very heavy bOw-and not
one OF them could manage II.
Then the old beggar arose and said he
would Try. They laughed and teered az him
as he took II down. and he stood as
though he could not move Il az first. for
he remembered the word OF Pallas Athene
that he was 20 WAR for her sign
"Telemachus was full OF fear. He
thought his father could not bend the bow.
The suitors roared with laughter and
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Ulysses stood stfll. his hand on the bow,
his head bent. as II IN shame A fash of
lightning III the hall. Then Ulysses knew
thar the hour for which he had waited 50.
long had come az last He stood sreo- and
flung from him the rags that covered his
shining asnor.
" Behold meF he cried. 7 am Ulysses"
Then he drew his mighty bow. ree-'
machus joined him. and soon the suitors
lay dead and dying about their feet Tbs
prophecy OF Tiresias was rulhned-hs had.
slain those who knew him not
Penelope was slow 20 believe that he-
lord had indeed come back. bur when
Ulysses and her son convinced her Of ths
truth-vhat Joy was hers"
And that's all OF Ulysses said Jean
All Of Ulysses echoed Jack. rezr-ts
fully
But" he added. Frightening up there
are hundreds more OF such Beautiful
stories 20 be learned about g"
Thousands" corrected Jean.
(Conclut-d1
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THE LITTLE MOUSE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women Sew
eral years ago we had g Christmas tree
trimmed with popcorn from top 20 bottom
A few DAYS after Christmas we noticed
the popcorn az the bottom was gradually
disappearing. Conjectures were rife. We
finally came 10 the conclusion II must have
been the mice. We set a mouse trap and
waited for Developments Mamma had Oc
casicn 70 90 into the dining room 70 do
some cleaning She entered very quietly.
aud-behoIdt There on his knees was baby
brother with his mouth pUckered W.
quietly chewing The popcorn Here vas
the solution OF the disappearing popcorn
IRE mouse vas caught and without the
aid OF a trap. Hoping this will interest
Won I remain.
ALICE MEYER (aged u.
~ - West Houston street. Manhattan.
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FRITZ AND DINKEY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women A
few weeks ego a little dachshund was
given 70 me. He is awfUliy cute and loves
10 play with me. I also have a cat that
has six toes on his two front paws. He
uses them Just like hands The dog 5
name is Fritz. and the cats name is
Dinkey. Fritz is a rabbit dog, and he
thinks Dinkey Is a rabbit, so he chases
him Dinkey doesn't like this a bit, so he
runs away
The other day I was in school. and my
mother wanted Fritz 70 go out with her.
but he wouldn't 20, because, I think. he
thought I might come home from school
any minute. and then he would not see
me He is a very clever dog. and when
people pass by the house they laugh at
him. because he is so long and has such
short legs I hope this letter will iuterest
your readers. Yours truly.
CHRISTINA y BOGGS
Nc. ISIS Water street. Perth AmbOy. -. =.
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Our Letter Box.

three kittens One day I spied them in a
lot. all huddled up IN little heap. I gave
them some bread and milk. and then told
the boys who would not hurt them what
had found We built cat house OF thick
boards and fixed them so the rain would
not get in.
Nearly every day ne went fishing 20 get
food for the mother cat One day we
caught sixteen fsh, and she ate every one
OF them We kept this UP for several
weeks Then. one day. when we were all
away from home. the old cat and two OF
the kittens disappeared. We hunted every
where. but could not End them 7 gave
the remaining kitten 70 a boy across the
street, but II soon died We buried A. IN a.
little box and put a stone over its grave
Your faithful reader,
SYDNEY BROWN
Msmaroneck y Y
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field he did not shine while ~ chess ana
cards he usually lost But after a while
he found a teacher who really knew how
20 teach. then his mind began 20 wake up
and he began 10 study and enjoy books
About the same time. toe. he began 20
make his mark as public speaker he
was a born orator. and made his first
speech when he was three years old. They
were having 2 great political campaign IN
Liverpool. and Sir John Gladstone gave
q big political dinner. While they were
Teasing little William was brought down
from the nursery. SCI upon a chair and
made 10 say ladies and gentlemen" %
the company That was his last appear
anoe on the platform until he Joined the
debating society az Elton. This was kind
OF mimic Parliament. and here the future
Prime Minister won all the honors that he
had missed in his classes and on the
cricket field Later. al the Debating society
n Oxford. his oratory struck all his
hearers with anazsmsnt." his biogra pher
tells Us
But stiil he hadn't anv idea of going
into politics Instead he thought he would
like 70 b clergyman and spend his life
IN some quiet parish. But when he was
twenty-five everything was settled for
him. One % his Oxford friends happened
10 be the son OF the Duke OF Newcastle
and the Duke OF Newcastle hearing from
his son OF the wonderful young orator OF
the Oxford Union-ss the debating society
was called-asked him 20 run for Parlia-
ment In those days 20 be nominated by a
duke was almost the same as being elect
ed and with the approval OF his father NJ
Gladstone allowed the duke 10 nominate
him He took his seat n Parliament a.
the age OF rwenty-three. with q larger
stock % schoOlboy bashfulness." as he
tells Us. and there We will leave him. for
the rest OF his history is the history Of
England. and the little folks don't want 20
hA hnrhered With rhar on Of schnnI
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

ST Nick's Plzzle-The presents that good
old 81. Nick brought for the boys were
skates. a knife. gun. drum. bat ball and
horn. And for the girls a doll. gloves.
shoes. a book and muf. The neatest and
best three answers came from Eliza beth
Zahriskie, aged eleven years. No So
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box OF water color paints. Arthur Sitter.
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Things 70 Think AbouL-The Two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest are
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2-c Broadway. New York City. a set OF
SCOTTISH postcards. and Marian Shaw.
aged fourteen years. Scarsdale. -. Y a
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Our Letter BoN.-FCr prize winners see
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SEA HORSES.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; The
other day I vent 20 the Aquarium. where
I saw the dearest little sea horses. and I
read on the sign above them that they can
be found in New York Bay. and also around
Cape Cod. They use their small tails n
hold on 70 things by. I saw one OF them
hold on 20 the branch Of little tree which
was stuck n the middle 81 the tank. while
n ate something from the ground ] think
all OF you who have not been TO the
aquarium would enjoy seeing the interest
IL hsh there. 7 remain yours truly.
ANNA SHERMAN aged ~
No. u East 18th street. New York City
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TIE BobbinSfor, 6tOi,7s
BY FRANCES HARMFR.

They then landed upon the three-cor-
nered island % Sicily. Now. on this island
were some beautiful oxen. belonging 20
Apollo. the sun god no one had ever
dared 20 touch them But Ulysses men
were tired OF the food with which Gree
had loaded their ship. and the moment
they saw the oxen. they longed for fresh
meat. Ulysses advised them not 10 kill the
oxen. but they aid II one dsy while he
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Hosy TO Hg)i7 q Prize.

Contest No. l. CDrawingJ.-Choics % a
sterling silver Tribune badge. an interesting
book. a box of water color paints. a SET OF
Scottish postcards or an imitation ivory
paper knife for the neatest and best two
drawings OF Father Time.
Contest No. 2. (Things 10 Think AboUt)
Choice OF an interesting book. a set OF
Scottish postcards. a box OF water color
paints. an imitation ivory paper knife or a
sterling silver Tribune badge for the neat
est and best two solutions.
Contest No. 8 (Our Letter Box.b-A prize
OF s. IS given for every letter printed IN
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der this heading The letter may contain
incidents in your life. anecdotes OF pets
novel school experiences. things seen IN
travel or msde-up stories. These stories
must be original and must be written on
one side or the paper only. Letters emit
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our for lack OF space in the week they are
received. but IL such Is the case they al
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Contest closes on December ~. Age -
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York.
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was considered one which concerned that
state alone
These were the conditions which con
fronted the cause Of protection and the
wcmans committee was met by an on
position IN BERGEN County 80 strong that
q bill could NOT be introduced into. much
less nassed hv the Legislature 81. after
tWo years 81 Ruthless EFFORT n appealed
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lsss until the two states passed the Pail
sades acts. in 1870.
Up 20 this time NeU Jersey had taken
little interest in the protection OF these
remarkable cliffs With the exception OF
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CHAPTER XVI

The next adventure" began Jack. is
geography. as well as history-for the rock
and the whirlpool are still shown
Ulysses. after escaping the peril Of the
Sirens. went on. until he came 20 the rock
seylls and the whirlpool Charybdis. His
men were nearly stiffened with terror. but
Ulysses encouraged them 10 20 on rowing
and they got through az last.
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powers OF Bergen County would control
the commission 81 fivs members. hut the
members
The appointment Of similar commits
sion h. New York had been held IN abey-
ance through the Influence OF special inter
ests but AZ the request OF Governor Roose-
Welt Andrew n Green appointed a commit
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% Governor VOORHEES, 70 appoint a com
mission 10 inquire II any plan could "a
devised by which the state could protect
the Palisades II was well understood
at the time that the dominant political
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ivo and a half miles the entire Palisades
ridge lay within the territory OF that stale,
hut the river Of which the cllffs form such
an Impressive feature. flowed through an
other state. and the sight and sound Of
their destruction. while they appealed
daily o. the inhabitants OF the metropolis
opposite had made but q slight impTes-
or on NeE Jersey Had the Palisades
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tee from the Historic and Scenic Preserva-
ticn Society 70 confer with the New Jersey
commissioners. AS soon as this action was
made public the New Jersey commission
ers hastily met and adopted a report 70 be
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been a featu-' 81 the Delaware or Rart-
ton rivers the public sentiment and civic
pride Of the state Of New Jersey could
have been more readily aroused. but 10
Gated on a New York river, the question
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Dear Editor Your check came this
morning for nv story about Jack am
delighted with It. and will Try 70 write an
other story some day Thanking YOU very
much, am your little friend.
JULIA KLINPKE
WATERFOWL Conn
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Dear Editor 7 was very much surprised
on THURSDAY morning 70 receive the little
gold pins from the Little Men and Little
Womens department and 70 see my letter
n prlnt today. Thank you very much for
the prize. Yours truly.
JULIA Y. KLTMPKE
WatertOvn. Conn.
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sent immediately 70 Governor Voorhees,. be-
fore any conference with the New York Of
hcials could be arranged. This report. had
II arrived IN time. would have made TN
possible any agreement between the two
states FOR the preservation OF the Palisades.
and II was by the prompt action OF the two
women commissioners that an official notice
was sent % Governor Voorhees, that Gov
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Dear Editor. ] received my check for q
on Sunday morning. kindly accept my
thanks for II. / am going 20 start a bank
account. and 7 do hope II will bring me
good luck 7 shall try for another prize.
] remain one o. your little readers.
MARY CONNELL.
No 1877 Broadway New York
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PRAISE AND THANKS.

Dear Editor. I am very much interested
n the Children's Page OF this paper II
comes into our home daily. Sincerely your
friend. ANNA ROSELIUS aged ~.
No. 1s74 Cedar avenue. Morris Heights.
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Dear Editor ! want 20 thank YOU for
the pretty necklace received this after
noon 7 was very much pleased with IL.
I enjoy the puzzle column every week. and
hope / shall win another prize some day
NeEy t-uiy. HELEN HAMILTON
Nc I55 North Walnut street. East
Orange. y J.
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Things 10 Think Abo1xf.

this time OF the year.
2 The back OF the neck .sc>cfaIrv sn~
upper part
3 "A gem that presents a peculiar play cc
delicate cOlors.
A hole or shaft sunk into the x-ountR
70 obtain ruid as water or natural gas.
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a CAT FAMILY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women.
want 70 tell YOU about an old ost and her
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Dear Editor I received nv check for
81 and was very much pleased with IT, 7
hope 70 get another one. so ! viii send YOU
IN 'theT story. This Is the second check I
have received from YOU Thanking ven
for them both. ] remain, YOUR constant
reader. MANIS ROSS
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nOrBLE ACRosTIC.

When the words OF this puzzle have been
correctly guessed and placed one below an
other the initials. reading downward. will
spell the name % month. and the finals
will spell something that always arrives
with this month and brings a holiday.
L One OF the most common masculine
Christian names
? A form OF the verb TO be that sounds
the same as one OF the letters OF The al
phabet.
g. Not Old
a Unlocking
& The same a. number two
s The largest European country.
: Twelve months
WORD SQUARE
Tn. beautiful little ice crystals. gen
eraIlv In the form OF stars. that cover the
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Dear Editor 7 had never sent in an
answer 20 a puzzle before. and you can
imagine my surprise when 1 opened the
paper and turned 70 the children's mage
and found my name among the prize-vin-
ners J knOV that n must have been very
correct and also very neat 20 have found
q place among the columns OF YOUR in
teresttng pages The paints came last
week and they were perfectly lovelv''
20 use that much worn expression I did
not expect them 20 be so nice. With hest
wishes for your interesting page. everv
word of which read. I remain. Your in
terested reader
KATHLEEN DATGHTRy
No AIS Central Park West. New York
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Dear Editor I wish 20 EXPRESS my
grateful appreciation for the check OF 81
which you so kindly sent I was delighted
70 get u and hope 10 receive more prizes
IN the future. Again thanking YOU i am
very truly. DOROTHY NJ JOHNSTON
No 500 Ninth avenue. Astoria. Long
Island
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watsrtovn. Conn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

nounces it is ready to protect the prop
erty and employees.
The striking firemen are standing
pat. They assert that they have not
been and will not be parties to any
violence. Their sympathizers, they as
sert, have done all the damage that
has been done. General Manager
Thomas Scott at's6 o'clock last night
made the announcement that no trains
were moving.
Governor Hoke Smith wired the
sheriff of McDuffie county to cooperate
with the municipal authorities and to
summon all deputies necessary to pro
tect life and property. 1t is in this
county that Thomson. where the crowd
issued its ultimatum Saturday night
that no trains should pass carrying
either nonunion firemen or negro fire.
men, is located. Governor Smith has
asked the sheriff there to keep him
fully advised of the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
Measure Originating in
Senate Buried in
House Committee
KILLED FOR SESSION
Governor Said to Have Decided
to Call Legislature Again
in the Fall.

Springfield, ILL.,, May "a Especially
The senate deep waterway bill.
which has the backing of Governor
Deneen and which provides for the
construction of a ship canal without
the federal governments aid, went to
its fate in the house today when it
was referred to the committee on
canals, river improvements and COM
merce. The ship committee is con-
trOlled by friends of Congressman
William Lorimer and they are
against this Deneen bill.
VIII Quit Saturday.
1t is understood that the legisla-
ture viii adjourn sine die next Sat
urday night and that Governor De-
neen Will have them back in the fall
when they will be given an opportun-
ity to take up the questions pending
that have been smothered in Thi,
session.
No Senator's Present.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 24.-Ballot-
ing for United States senator today
on the 93d joint ballot was without
incident. No senators were present.