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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

Never deny the babies their Christ
mas! 1t is the shining seal set upon
year of happiness. Let them be-
ieve in Sana Claus, or St. Nicholas,
or Kris Kringle, or whatever name
the jolly Dutch saint bears in your
decentralization Harland.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

It is good to be children sometimes,
and never better than at Christmas,
when its mighty Founder was child
Himself. Dickens.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

The belfries of all Christendom now
roll along the unbroken song of peace
on earth, good will to men.-LOng-
fellow.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30
CHRISTMAS, 1916

Love
For THE PALIsADIAN:
Beneath the Now, and Eden's fall
There lived a man in Gods love
shining,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

IT'S the season for kindling the
fires of hospitality in the halls, the
genial flame of charity in the heart
Washington Irving.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

The Christmas bells from hill to
hill answer each other in the mist
TennysOn.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

This day shall change all griefs and
quarrels into love.-Shakespeare.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-12-30

Official Publication of the Board
Of Chosen Freeholders of Bergen
County, New Jersey.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13
(235ks2|
Novelized from the Motion Picture
| Play Of the Same Name by the
! Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
SYNOPSIS.
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La Eelle La s.ieur, animal queen. dies
After giving birth. to a baby. Doctor Lund,
owner of circus, La Bellies husband, re-
fuses TO recognize child. La Belle in
trusts baby to Zip, a clown, who rears
Peg as circus rider. Later Doctor Lund's
second wife determines Peg shall not
share Lund's millions and sends Hindu
servant to follow circus and dispose OF
girl. Doctor Lund sends thugs to get from
Flip letter that proves Pegs parentage.
Mrs. Lund also wants this letter. Many
exciting and hazardous attacks and events
%transpire. Doctor Lund's son who is fol-
lowing Peg to induce her to become his
wife, rescues the girl from many perilous
straits. In the preceding episode young
Iund and Peg save themselves by swim
ming from the waters of the river into
which they have jumped to escape death
when an engine telescopes a freight ear
In which they have been held prisoner.
The Hindu and his gang follow them from
the beach and corner them in a Toulouse
that has been erected on 4 long pier. Here
several exciting encounters occur and
young Lund and Peg are made prisoners.
Finally Lund escapes by jumping through
a window. but he is hit by bullets fired
from the revolver Of one OF his captors.
He manages to sustain himself in the wa
ter until washed upon the beach by the
waves. Peg is bound to a stanchion in the
Toulouse and left alone. Rats climb to
the shelf where there is a box CT matches,
knock them down and the matches ignite,
setting fire to the Toulouse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

other leap into the water. Only a
few hours before she had jumped into
the same stream from the top of q
freight car. She shot deep into the wa
ter, and came up several feet away.
Her Skill as a swimmer, again tested,
tcck her toward the shore with the
first few strokes.
And then she was led to realize how
narrowly she had escaped from the
burning shack. AS she swan near
the surface, she was attracted by the
sudden collapse Of the old storehouse.
and rs 1t went down the whole thing
tOprled over into the river, right
where Peg had only a few seconds he
fore struck the water when she leaped
from the roof.
Nursing her strength, Peg half swan
and half 1loated toward the shore.
Afraid of attracting the attention Of
fyhOckro she wasted no energy In
Ycreams.
Gradually the long journey was ac-
S~kmplished- NE at length could see
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

ating on somewhat different cOndi-
tons than they were accustomed to,
and 1t was thought best to give plenty
of time to pitch the tents and arrange
the paraphernalia.
When time came for the opening
performance the spirit Of their work
took possession of the show folks and
they seemed to forget their otherwise
unpleasant surroundings. The spirit
of frolic and fun possessed them; the
blare of the band music inspired them,
and the show ran smoothly through
the program.
The clowns gathered around old
Flip when time approached for Pegs
number to be given. The girls who
usually dressed with Peg had passed
the word that there would be a sur
prise number" when the time came for
Peg to appear, and almost everybody
with the show knew what the sur
prise" would be-eXcept Flip.
To add to their W enjoyment Of
the lark and for the purpose Of giving
the old clown a happy awakening from
his troubles, everybody had kept
secret the fact that Peg had arrived
Just after the performance had begun
and was making ready for her num-
Der in time to 30 on.
And there was another who was
surprised when Peg returned. Chock-
70. the Hindu, had reached the Mex
lean town during the afternoon and
was following his usual practice Of
sneaking around the circus to find
something that he could report to
Mrs. Lund when she should, also.
come the next day to see her hus-
bands show in its first Mexican town.
The Hindu CHANGED to be passing
near the Woman's dressing tent when
Peg arrived. He had presumed she
persisted, for when he returned to the
pier he discovered the charred plank
ing and other signs that the store
house had burned. Had he seen Pegs
ghost enter the dressing tent he could
not have been more surprised.
To make sure the Hindu sneaked
around in the shadow Of the tent and
slit the III with. his knife. When
he neeked through there'was Peg, sure
enough, her OWL happy self, greeting
her companions and being joyfully
welcomed TO the dressing tent. The
Hindu would. indeed. have some un-
expected news for his boss the next
day.
When per h0undn1 info fho rin0 ~
give her 0rst performance In Mexico,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

terry there waS no one who could say
that they had even entered the car.
The girls who dressed with Peg only
knew that she had started for the rail
road yards to see the pony and find
out how badly it vas injured.
1t was late In the evening when the
show trains were ready to start. Flip
was the last to aRter the performers
sleeper. He hoped until the very last
moment the trains pulled out, that
Peg would appear and start with the
rest of the company for Mexico.
Everybody was interested and curl
u when the circus train crossed the
bridge where the collision had wrecked
the a But once the show was rat
Ting along the rails. it's journey we'll
begun, the incidents OF the proceed
ing days were forgotten by everyone
save Flip.
There was no sleep for the old
clown that night, and he was awake
and worrying about his little girl when
the circus trains crossed the border
into Mexico just at break Of day. Tho
old clown shook his head and NUT
tered, disconsolately, to himself:
Il dread this Mexican trip. There's
something tells me these greasors are
going to give us trouble. | wonder
why the governor couldn't find
enough towns in the United States to
keep this show going for the rest OF
the season."
And there was good reason for Flip
and everybody with the show to be
apprehensiye. For weeks the papers
had been filled with exciting rulnors
| of trouble across the Mexican frontier.
Only in the past few days it had been
announced that government soldiers
We're being held in readiness for sud
den expeditions across the border.
The decision to send the show into
Mexico had been reached when the
signs of discord were not so preva-
lent; when only a few among the
higher officials had an inkling Of how
serious the situation might eventually
become. And. furthermore. the old
route having been Cancelled when the
circus burned, there was nothing to
do but proceed with the Mexican trip
definitely decided upon to finish the
| season.
Flip, in his long circus experience,
had several times toured Mexico. a
country where, even under the most
favorable cOndir Ons, 1t is not always
pleasant for an American to be. 9th
crs with the show. who had not been
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

across the border. were inclined to
make light of Flip's apprehensive re-
marks when the Mexican trip was the
subject of conversation among the per-
formers.
n so 1t was not surprising to Flip
when the show began unloading for
It's opening performance across the
border to observe the unfriendly at
tltude of many of the natives, or to
note their lowering glances and open
gestures Of hatred for the American
circus people.
"Aiebby you are right about these
~greasers," said n of the clowns when
they had assembled in their dressing
tent to unpack their wardrobe. I've
been watching these Spaniards and
they don't look very happy because
the big show has come their way"
"Well, don't want to say anything
about having told you so, but l do
advise you to be mighty careful what
you do and say on this trip down
here" said Flip. And then, as ever,
rcverting to the troubles on his mind,
the old clown added: "1m half glad
Peg isn't along-but l do wish l knew
where she really was"
There now, old man." was the
CHEEKY call from a half dozen OF the
clowns as in one voice; ''quit your
worrying. She's all right and will
surprise you again some day soon."
But Flip was not SO easily comfort
ed. We've got three mortal days and
nights to spend right here, and then
more towns like 1T for weeks to come.
And If Peg catches up with the show
she'll always be in danger from these
half-civiliZed greasers."
All through the dressing tents and
around the lot everybody with the
show finally became infected with the
spirit Of apprehension that Flip had
inspired by his remarks, furthered by
the noticeable attitude of the natives
toward the Americans. There was to
be only a show at night, on the first
day, for the working men We're oper-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

young Lund, who raised his arms and
encircled her shoulders as he held her
In fond embrace.
Don't worry about me, sweetheart"
said Lund. "A little rest here will fix
me up all right. And besides, l would
Ike to stay here until l get in good
shape before going home. There is
so much mystery there that it puzzles
me-and whoever is giving me this
chase need not know how close he
came to putting me out of business"
well then, we had better decide"
said Peg. You stay here until you
get stronger, and I'll join the circus
in Mexico. 1t will only take me one
days ride from here to overtake them,
and when you leave here and 60 home
telegraph me-for you know I don't
want to lose track OF you, ever again."
Peg hid her blushing cheeks ON the
shoulder Of the man she loved. And
young Lund gently caressed her golden
hair as he whispered tender love
words in her ear.
The wrecking crew had cleared the
debris of the box ear from the bridge
in q short time after the smashup that
nearly sentPeg and young Lund to their
death. The events which so swiftly
passed during the afternoon could
have no bearing on the movements Of
the show. Doctor Lund had held the
circus in town n day, under subter-
fuge, but now it must move upon it's
rip to Mexico.
Flip, the clown, was the only dis
consulate member Of the company.
He was distressed because Of Pegs dis
appearance, and his agony was in
creased by the uncertainty Of her fate.
TO be sure no trace of human beings
had been found in the wreck of the
shattered box car. The pony was
there, Sc badly crippled that it had to
oe killed.
But there was no sign of Peg or
young Lund having ever been in the
EAR. And to add further to the mys-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13
NINTH EPISODE

Seconds se~nrl like hours to Peg
IN her position Of extreme peril. The
ropes with which the Hindu had tied
her 70 the post in the old shack cut
into her flesh rs she tugSed and strug.
gic.l to liberate herself. The flames
which the rats had started by ignitina
a . OF matches waited their hot
breath against her cheek as the fire
tlnzed only a few feet away.
Peg worked her arms back and
forth, trying to wear through the
braids of the rone that held her. She
struggled desperately to make an i'm
preston upon the stout strands. Anf
BY a lucky chance she discovered hope
for success.
There was a nail in the post.
Bit by bit, strand by strand, Peg
destroyed particles Of the rope by rub
bling it against the nail-Until finally
she freed herself. With her hands
numbed by the effort. She was not able
TO work very fast in completing her
task of untying the strands that
bound her legs and feet.
And when she had done this she
aroped through the dense smoke
Keeping along the wall opposite the
SCOT where the fast-increaSing flames
were leaping h:ch until she came to
the door through which she had en-.
tered. IT was securely fastened from
the outside.
The girl noticed that there was q
draft that attracted the smoke to the
ceiling. and great was her joy to dis
a trap door that led TO the low,
fiat roof Of the old shack.
When the cover was removed the
flames found 4 stronger draft. and
they fairly lcaped at the girl. strug-
Cling to draw her body to safety. 1t
was fast work and hard work, LIT
desperation gave the girl phenomenal
strength. and she reached her first
chance for safety without serious con-
sequences. But the flames now in
creased her danger. threatening to
soon consume the frail roof and let
Peg tumble into the seethirg fire.
There was no choice, no time to con-
rider: there was but one decision to
make and that meant the risk of an
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-13

to serious proportions. The Amerf-'
cans who resided In the city were es-
necial objects of attack, and with only
weak efforts on the part Of the au-
thnlides to check the rioters every
ho1r increased the violence and in
tens.hed the peril of the Americans.
Meh from the circus guarded the
tents and kept watch at the trains.
All preparations for giving further
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
PUTS TRADE COUPONS
UNDER STATE CONTROL
Supreme Court Rules Legisla-
lures Nav Regulate Premiums.

Washington. March 6.-B'- holding
that the states have the power TO I'M
pose taxes, large or small on trsae
coupons redeemaole in premiums the
Supreme Court to-day put the vide
spresd practice of premium advertising
and coupon giving, by which Sl2o,OO0'-
600 worth of merchandise is said to DC
sold annually. under he control OF the
states. .,....,
The court upheld the constitutional
inv of laws in Florida and Washington
imposing such taxes and disie issed the
appeal OF T. :. Pitney. OF Seattle. con-
ytcted for violating the Washington
trading stamp law. in that he. as man
aver and agent of the United Cigar
Stores Company, in a sale TO Gus
toner. gave trading stamp or coupon;
The attack OIL the laws contended
that the statutes were an unconstitu-
tional discrimination against leglt-
mate method Of advertising, which was
within the protection for freedom oil
contract contained in the Federal cor
stitution. The court. however. held II
vas for the legislatures 70 pass on the
uublic policy involved in the questions
and to adopt such regulation as they
might choose. The court also held that
the business was not within the inter-
state commerce protection OF the con-
stitution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
BORROWS
$l5,0O0,000 MORE HERE
Notes Expected To Be Offered
on 43L Per Cent Basis.

Another loan by New York financial
institutions to Argentina has just been
arranged. The negotiations, which
have been conducted by the Guaranty
Trust Company. provide for the offer
ing here of $15,O0O,O00 one-year dis
count Treasury notes, the funds de
rived from their sale to be used for
general government purposes.
The Offering price had not been de-
termined up TO the close of business
yesterday. but in bond circles it was
reported that il would be on a basis to
yield IN the neighborhood OF 4A per
cent.
A little more than month ago the
Argentine government arranged SINH
lar loan. amounting to SIS, 100000, with
syndicate Of New York bankers. con
sisting Of Halgarten & Co.. kountze
Brothers, y. W. Halsey G. Co. and A.
y. Leach & Co. These notes we're Of
fered at a price to yield about AZ per
cent.
The total borrowings Of the South
American republic in this market since
the beginning Of the European war now
aggregate s79,500,0 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
FRENCH MAY GET TUCKERTON
Court Refuses to Stay Action Tor
Wireless Owned by Germans.

Trenton, y. j., March g. hetusai OF
Vice Chancellor Stevens to stay the &C
ton Of the French company which IS
seeking to gain possession of the Tuck,
erton wireless station. now controlled
by a German corporation. was upheld
this afternoon BY the Court of Errors
and Appeals. The French company
based It's right to the station on con
tract Of purchase with the German
company.
At the hearing the Court OF Errors
was asked by Louis Marshall. repre-
senting the German company. to OBJ
serve neutrality by refusing 70 recog-
nize the legal right OF either the
French or German contestants for the
wireless station during the war. Chiet
Justice Gummere replied that 1t would
be distinctly unneutral to refuse legal
redress TO any Of the belligerents
merely because the war is on.
The decision places New Jersey
courts at variance with similar deci-
sions of the United States courts. Only
three cases involving similar questions
have been sdjudicsted during the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
FIND LOST GRl,A,
In EDITORS HOME
Detectives Say Pension,
Brother Left Her with
Him as His Child.

Gladys Englund. the foar.y.sr.o,,
daughter OF John Englund. OF SIG "a,
18TH Street. The Bronx. who S,.,
peared Sunday evening. was found \.
detectives last night at the home o, d
Il. Pension. editor Of 1.-THE New W.
Commercial" $50 East Nin....u
Street, Flatbush. lie isa broths, -
Nicholas Pension, who took the All
from her home.
Mr.. Pension took the girl n Al.
home believing she was his bro,hs,,
youngest daughter. The brother, vhsr
he had not seen in ten years, called 4,
the editors ONCE yesterday az nos,
and left the girl there for safe keen.
ing. Mr.. Pension said.
The Whereabouts OF the rirl -.
established through the quick wit !.
Allison 0diow, a printer on "The CON.
mercial." lie was on his way homs Yea.
terday when he read an account Of "A.
Englund child's disappearance.
He stopped az the Amity Stree. IA.
ton, Brooklyn, and told the police Ia,
he had noticed such girl in Mr.. Per.
iston's Office in the afternoon. Wo,A
was flashed 10 Detectives Armstror,
and Mccarthy, Of The Bronx, and thew
went 20 Mr.. Pensions Fla,bush homs
where the little one wa. found pl,,'
ing with the Pension children.
Some months ago the father Al,
Gladys. carpenter. met Nichols,
Pension while working along the Js,.
sey docks. Pension told OF hs N.
Is soldier OF fortune, and irnrs,,s
Englund by his tales OF dodginf Ger.
man U-boats while taking cattle 10 "a.
Allies. lie was invited TO MAKE Al,
home with the Englunds while on shor.
leave.
Pension became attached 10 "A,
Englund children-Thels, twelve; MI
dred, six, and Gladys, four. He boush,
them toys, and nothing was thoueht al
his request on Sunday 10 take Glsdy,
out 10 buy her a Teddy bear. When Il
did not return by 8 O'Clock the mother
reported the disappearance 10 rhs
Bronx Detective Bureau.
any brother came into my ofaes tAh
morning" Editor Pension said lr
night. at was the first time I hM
seen him in ten years. lie was accom-.
panied by this little girl, who he nh
was the youngest Of his three childrm.
lie said he had left his wife and othW
children in Bermuda.
"He told me he and the little iii
lad made the trip 10 this country IA 4
motor boat, and that he had landed ia
New York this morning after being
blffeted for many days along the A.
lautic Coast.
"The story" Mr.. Pension continues.
"ceemed unlikely. and suggested that
he and the little one 60 down 10 my
house for the night He protested, b..
agreed 10 let me take the girl home
Detectives did not take Mr.. Psnis,cr
into custody. They brought the li...
girl to the Bronx Detective Barsss,
where her father and mother sW
awaiting her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
20 CRIPPLES SEND
Dimes TO MARJORIE

Hartford, Conn, March g.
Twenty boys, some with crooked
spines and others with helpless
limbs, all inmates of the Newington
home near here, to-day Joined the
boosters Of Marjorie Sterretts bat
tleship fund. Accompanying their
twenty dimes, forwarded 10 the re-
ceiving agency here, was the follow
ing letter, signed by Miss Laura NJ.
Hill. matron of the boys home:
Like Marjorie Sterrett, the boys
Of the Newington Home for Crippled
and Invalid Children can never en-
ter the navy, and, like her, they are
delighted TO do what they can 10
show their loyalty 20 their country.
Among these boys there are
three confined TO wheel chairs, sew
cral use crutches and all are dis
abled IN some manner.
1.-TWO OF these boys kept their
dimes more than a year, resisting
the cntlccments Of the Ice cream
man, hut they were ready Mt once
with their mite when the battlcship
fund was started. Many more names
would have been added TO the list
had the boys only had the necessary
dimes"
The fund in Hartford Is showing
n healthy growth. Every day re-
porters Of "fhe Hartford Courant"
have added s. 10 the fund, and. be-
Ing bachelors for the most part,
have dedicated the gifts TO their
,ynewrlfers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM
EARNINGS FALL OFF
Concern Reports Decrease of
S947.239 from Income.

The California Petroleum Company,
which at one time was reported to be
q constituent in the merger Of petro-
leum properties OF which the Mexican
Petroleum Company is the nucleus, in
its annual report for 1915, made pub
lie yesterday. made disappointing
showing, so far as earnings were con-
cerned. Gross revenues amounted TO
Sl,919,S7s. q decrease Of $9i7 .239. Net
made a better comparison with 1914,
owing TO slight reduction in operat-
ing expenses, the decrease being $751;
1903.
There was a surplus after interest,
depreciation and other charges Of $780,
IA. from which was deducted S5S6,29i
for preferred dividends. From the
balance, Sl72,S5O, was written of S222,
007 as special reserve ION gross
product" the resulting deficit being
S49,157. compared with a surplus in
1914 of s212,542
Edward l.. Doheny, president, in the
report, attributed the poor earning
TO the "deplorable condition" of the OIL
industry in California as 10 prices of
fuel oil, gasolene. etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
DRY STATE LACKS C0NVICTS
Prohibition Hits North Dakota Prison
Irvine Works. Warden Says.

Washington. March g. Warden Tai
colt. Of the North Dakota penitentiary'
told the Senate committee to-day IN
the investigation OF charges OF sllegeu
attempts TO fix sisal prices, that inc
anti-liouor laws OF his state were 80
effectively enforced that he couldn ees
anonqb convicts to run the prison
twine works. He could keep only
eighty workmen in the plant, ne said,
and had only $50 in the entire peni-
Tertiary.
These figures so interested members
~ ,he committee that they temporarily
forsook the sisal inquiry TO interrogats
Warden Talcott about the North Da-
kota anti-liQuor law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-07
M. & ST. L. NOTES EXTENDED
Feature of Readjustment Plan Opera
tive ON $500 900 Issue.

That feature Of the resdjustment
plan of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railroad Company which provides for
the extension of the company's issue
Of s2,5O0,0O0 two-year notes from Feb
ruary to March ! was declared op-
erative yesterday by the directors.
Eighty per cent of the notes have been
deposited under the extension agree
ment