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Palisadian., 1917-05-12

The second evening of the Palisade
mass meeting called for considering
the burglar question took place on
Wednesday evening of this week at
which Mayor Edward A. White was
present as the chief spokesman for
the administration. To any fair
minded man the Mayors presence
did not add either great deal of
force or dignity to the occasion. He
concentrated his remarks on a very
strenuous attack upon the editor of
this paper and Upon the "Palisadian"
itself. Among other things the
Mayor charged that he and his adj
ministration had been the subjects
of the most vicious kind of criticism
for three and one-half years. We
plead guilty to criticising the ad-
ministraton, but we deny the charge
that there has ever been any vicious
ness in it. Mayor White loses sight
altogether of the functions of right
minded newspaper. The fact that
the "Palisadian" considered Mayor
White and his administration the
most vulnerable that has been in
power in this borough for many years
was the sole cause Of whatever
criticism had been offered. But at no
time have criticisms been printed
that were not based upon honest con-
victions. We have criticised many of
the acts of the council because they
needed to be criticised. Mayor White
has much to answer for in his derelic-
tions of duty, but to hear him talk
as he did at this meeting one would
think that he should always be patted
on the back and called st. Edward
besides. Mayor White was in Pali-
sade on a very serious mission. The
people of the village had met for a
sincere purpose. The town had
been infested for many months with
a horde of burglars not one of which
had ever been captured. There would
have been some extenuating circum-
stances surrounding the efforts Of
the administration if a single burglar
had been taken, but the fact remains
that with all of the supreme effort
claimed by Mayor White, nothing
has been accomplished. Mayor
White exercised his prerogative, of
course, in criticising the editor, but
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
Some World Figures.

Considering wealth population and
territory, more than 80 per cent of
the world is at war.
Roughly speaking, 80 per cent rep
resents the allies and 10 per cent the
central powers.
The remaining 10 per cent repre-
The total wealth of the world is
sents the neutrals.
estimated at 100000, 100000. Quite
a snug sum!
About $55O,0O0, 100000 belongs to
the allies $4,000. 100000 to the
central powers, $40,OOO,OOO,0O0 to
the neutrals.
The wealth Of the United States is
about $25O,0O0. 100000, nearly one
half of the total wealth of the allies,
more than one-third of the total
wealth of the whole world.
The total population of the world
in round numbers is 1,75O,000,000.
The allied nations have about l,
410, 100000 people, the central powers
164 100000 the neutrals 176,-000,0 900.
The allies control upward of 40,-
100000 squares miles of territory,
the central powers little less than
100000 square miles, the neutrals
little less than 100000 square
miles.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
jersey City's Commission.

Reports that Jersey City was tired
of it's Commission Government must
be dead wrong. The election last
Tuesday brought out tremendous
vote. There were three tickets in
the field, regular Democratic list,
a Republican and Citizens Union.,
The Democrats were led by Frank
Hague and he led the field with over
$4,000 votes. The highest Republi-
can, Mccarthy, received over 1000,
and Boland, Citizens Union got only
5000.
The indications all point to a great
personal victory for Frank Hague.
With combination of great strength
against him, and the shortcomings of
his four years administration as the
basis of attack, he won with ma
jority vote at that. 1t must have re-
quired great political skill to steer
his craft through waters stirred to
the bottom as Jersey City's generally
are.
And that Commission Government
is making great headway in New
Jersey is evidenced by the way most
cities that have tried it cling to it.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
The Ross McClaue Tribute.

Few men ever had the great and
overpowering tribute recently paid to
Engineer Ross McClave by his Ber-
gen county friends. The big dinner
was all that had been advertised and
about several hundred per cent. be-
yond. Everybody expected a great
time in honor of the big boy engineer,
but no one suspected that such an
overwhelming number Of tender tri-
butte would be unleashed from the
impatient throats of the gathering.
How young Mr.. McClave must have
had his ears burn and tingle into
crimson at all the compliments paid
him. Of course, he was appreciative
and overwhelmed and all that; but
it must have been well-nigh impos-
sible to stem the tide of his joy in
the face of so much that was in
praise of his clean life and able
career. Deserving it all, it should
make him understand that it was all
the tribute Of friendship to his own
record, and to his devoted father and
mother for the raising they had given
their modest and able boy. In the
expressed sentiment of the dinner, all
honor to Ross McClave! There are
too few of his like and kind.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
: The Taunt \ *
sIn our drugged and doubling years
The 7Amefican Spirit as voiced BY MpIng

BY Bailey Mllard
the Gate of Gold to the Hook of Sand
From the Lake of the Woods to the Keys,
The proudest flag Of the proudest land
Floats high in the free born breeze.
And you bard, would impute by your slurrng phrase
That who have watched from afar
Had drugged souls with doubts and delays
That entered not into your war!
You whose has most
Sung of the and mine
And gorifed war, while your loudest boast
Was your "far-1ung battle line"
We drugged, O self pleased
While held to the peace planned,
To the motive you of the blood -blotched page
Will understand?
We "drugged and doubling" inert and cold
When that spoiled land up it's cry,
And ships went forth laden with stores and gold?
Let Belgium make reply!
And what of forty thousand who
With held those hosts at bay
"gaant Yankees" that Northclife knew
Were they "drugged and doubling" say?
And what of heroine who goes
To and lessen your loss?
Have you braver at home than any of those
Brave girls of Crimson Cross?
poet, yours is petty pen
That for cherished peace
While pour out gold and send forth
That the war which wastes you may cease!
This writ by friend Bailey before entered the warEd
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
My Country.

Have you heard your country call
ing you?
Has the patriotic impulse stirred
in your breast?
Do you know what it really means
to serve, and do you feel impelled to
action?
Is your government merely an i'm
personal thing to you, and have you
found it impossible to mentally
visualize just what your country is !?
If so, permit US to give you just
flash of French patriotism, as set
forth in book, "Our Country" re-
Gently written by Emile Souvestre:
"Your country is all that sur
rounds you, all that has reared
and nourished you, everything
that you have loved. That land
you see, those houses, those
trees, those smiling girls that
pass, that is your country. The
laws which protect you, the
bread which rewards your toll,
the words you exchange, the joy
and the sadness which come to
you from men and the things
amid which you live, that is your
country. The little chamber
where you once saw your
mother, the recollection she has
left you, the earth where she
reposes, that is your country.
You see it, you breathe it every
where. Imagine, my son, your
rights and your duties, your af-
fections and your needs, your
recollections and your gratitude,
united under one name only
and that name will be My
Country!'"
Does your country mean that much
to you?
If SO, you should be revolving in
your mind right now the character
of sacrifice you are willing to make,
for it is certain that you will be
called upon to make sacrifice of
Nome kind.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
Time For Common Sense.

We cannot become more efficient,
neither can we promote the cause of
preparedness by stifiing business,
indulging in penurious methods, or
withdrawing support from new ven-
lures.
In truth, the imperative need of
the day is not less business, but more
business, and particularly business of
productive character.
The farmers are going to do their
part. Very little doubt exists on
that point. 1t is therefore up to the
people engaged in other forms of oc-
cupation to do theirs.
Don't allow your mind to become
confused concerning the purpose of
this countrywide campaign for de-
fense. It's main object is to facilitate
the production of larger quantity
of raw materials, to see that these
materials are nationally conserved,
and to do this with the least possible
disarrangement of our vast industrial
and commercial machinery.
This is the ideal which should be
kept constantly in mind. Uncle Sam
is not asking anybody to become a
miser. He merely asks US to be more
prodigous producers. We must keep
business organically sound and
healthy, and we cannot do this by
starvation tactics.
Bear in mind, first and foremost,
the money is not wealth. Wealth to-
day consists Of commodities that the
world can use. We can produce our
wealth only by enhancing national
prosperity, and the man who with
draws money from circulation, or in
dulges in any form of curtailment
ment that takes employment from
others, is doing positive injury to the
cause.
Concentrate upon methods that will
make our people independent. Do
your part in producing the largest
crops in the history of the nation, for
all true wealth comes from the soul.
Keep your head on an even keel,
and by following this policy the dam
ger of business disaster from the
war will be reduced to minimum.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12

Even in war, moral power is to
physical as three parts out of four.
|.
Men are never very wise and select
in the exercises of a new power
-Channing.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12
Where Recruits Counts.

The example set by Charles Taft,
son of the ex-President, is one worthy
of being followed. This young scion
of worthy family has pointed the
way to all young men of military age.
While it is within the province of
every man to want to have ranking
title, what this country needs most
to-day is men in the ranks.
There is no doubt but that very
large percentage of men going to
Plattsburg and Fort Meyer for mill
tary training look for positions as Of
ficers. This tendency is towards
caste, and this is what the world is
foaming on today. The military
caste of Germany before the war was
so perceptible that stories were cir
culated all over the world of how a
Berlin uniform swept all before it;
men and women had to get off the
sidewalk for them, if reports be true.
We do not know this to be accurate,
but it could easily be so. We want
no caste in America, and whether a
man is on local rifle range or on
dress parade, his principles of de-
mocracy should demonstrate his rank
as soldier. Be soldier first. And
And remember that it has been aptly
said that he who gives quickly his
services to his country, gives twice.
We do not want an army of caste
or cads. What we need is soldiers.
The less power a man has, the
more he likes to use it. Petit
Sem.
Power is the queen of the world.
not opinion; but opinion makes use
of pOwer.-Pascal.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12

Patience and gentleness is power.
-Leight Hunt.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12

The desire of power in excess
caused the angles to fall.-Bacon.
Palisadian., 1917-05-12

Power, safely defied, touches its
downfall.-Macaulay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
PROPOSE TO MAKE HIGHWAY AND
STREET CAR LINES ON LEVEL
WITH RAILROAD.
Marshall County Officials md Traction
Head Confer With State High
way Commissioners.

The problem vi keeping open To tra"-
flc the "NarrOwS' road between Glen
dale and McMcchcn, mas been solved r."
all times ic plans tentatively outlined
ar conference yesterday between Mar
shall c"i;nty officials. Wheeling TrHr-
ton company officials and members "t
tho West Virginia Highway Commits
sion, do not miscarry.t
1t Is proposed t. place tie county
road. tho street car tracks and the Bat
timure ana Ohio railroad tracks all on
the same level. that of the present rail-
road tracks With tn" present county
road acting as check 10 the numerous
landSlidcs. i: is believed that tn" prob
lem will then have been solved. De-
tails Of The plan have not boon deiln'
itely worked out. hut the proposition IS
believed In hr r:'%rlICal by persons at
Yesterdays conference.
7 he Conference WA. attended by state
Highway Commissioners y. u. Williams
and Tim =. SCaniCa. General Mana hr
w. Il! Atwood "f -" Wheeling Traction
company. and members OF the Marshall
county court, with County Road Engi'
nrcr $. Howe l;o9ar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
WILL DEVELOP LARGE TRACT
NEAR S1dIrHFIELD BY USE OF
D16ENSE SHOVELS.
Two, Weighing 400 Tons Each, Ready
TO Observation-Disclosures Inspect
Property yesterday.

President E. T. Hitchman Of the Su-
perior Coal company yesterday evening.
st the company's property near Smith
field, o.. delightfully."- entertained num-
her OF stockholders and their friends.
The affair was planned for the purpose
Of giving the stockholders an oppoT-
tuni,y to Inspect the company's holdings
and equipment.
The Superior Coal company was or
genized by Mr.. Hitchman and j. J. Hol-
loway early last spring Three thou
sand acres Of rich coal land in and near
Chandler. o.. were acquired. Chandler
is small station three miles east OF
Smithfield on the Wabash railroad
One-hslf Of this acreage is capable of
beng developed by what is known as
the stripping process. The coal is from
four TO SO feet under the surface.
In order TO develop this property. the
company let contracts: for the construc-
ton of immense shovels. the erection of
a large dam for the conservation of
water. has installed 4 pumping system
and has laid considerable trackase. AL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
Primary Contest Brings
Murder and Riot in the
City Of Brothef|y Love

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 19.-ThlS
CITY was aroused by murder and riot
today in the Fifth ward, known as the
Bloody Fifth. The murder of 20
liceman by a man declared TO be a
gunman imported from Jersey CITY,
was the outcome Of bitter political
fight between two rival Republican
factions for the control of the ward,
which skirts the river front.
For weeks the battle has waged Gull
minating today, when the primary
election was held for the naming Of
candidates. James A. Carey. holding
a prominent city office. and Isaac
Deutsch, were the opponents for the
nomination for select councilman
from the ward on the Republican tic
ket. Early in the day. Carey. while
making the rounds Of the ward. was
attacked by man alleged to be Jacob
Mascia. OF Jersey City. He was struck
from behind with a sandbag and then
blackiacked. At the same time j. RI.
MaureT, an assistant district attorney.
was attacked. Policeman George A.
Eppley, of the vice squad. went 10
InelT rescue, anu IL Is 1!'eSeu W" Ia
placed a revolver against his abdo-
man and fired. Eppley died later in
a hospital. On his death bed he iden-
titled Mascia as his assailant.
Mascia was arrested and along with
him, John Costello. also OF Jersey
City. The police questioned them for
an hour and latc7 announced that both
mon had confessed they were hired
in New York or Jersey City, with
nineteen others and brought here yes
terday to vote.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
.LINSLY CADETS IN
THE PARADE TODAY
TWO Squads and Number Of Othcors
Will Be In Iina-Cathedral
Cadets to Bellaire Also.

LinSlT Institute will h" represented
ia The parad'. this aitcrn""n IN h"n'r
"t the drafted men VII" cntrHin Tor
TcrcrShGre. IL begin s''rvi"" in the 60
I"ctivc draft army. 1t was ani!"Inc"d Il
few days 40 lh.u LiEsl% would h. IN
"h" I" ;nI." part ~ II" demonstration
l"'rauSr ii The driar III shipment OF
uniforms Tor tn. cadets. Last night.
huwrr,r. i'r"f CO.: ll"!d"m. one "l The
principals. anu"ur""'! ;h't "n"h;h UNI
forms l:,vc arrived ~ "'llIn tw" S'iuHIS
OF eight men each. These cadets. to-
gr,h"r with Il nun;h'r "f officers ana Il
color guard. viii! l". In tn" parade
Thr" companies "f 'hth"dral f'ISn
school cadets will :" t" H"llairc inns
morning. Ia tax. part IN drm"nStrA-
sion for tn. Grmun, county drafted
mon of that district. They Will return
To this city and tax" part III ~" nhrld"
this ufrr"n"on for the Wheeling men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20

10 the decision of an information
al commission. in accordance with
The Hague convention for the
fricndl" settlement Of internatlon-
al disputes.
Gehcm:l' Simon said that this had
BEEN suggested by Director kriere in
case il should be decided 10 make q
communication to the American press.
Mr.. Jackson told Geheimrat Simon
that h. would report the subject Of
hi; conversation - ne, but that 1t
would depend upon me whether any
communication should be made to the
American Government or to the press
upon the subject.
Of course. the news Of the torpedo
ing Of the Lusitania on May and OF
the great loss of American lives
brought about a very critical. situa-
ton, and naturally nothing Was done
with Kriese's propositions.
1t Is unnecessary here for me to go
into the notes which were exchanged
between the two Governments, be-
cause all that is already public
property.
Some time after had delivered our
first Lusitania note of May II. 1915,
Zimmerman was lunching with us. \
good-looking American woman mar
ried to German was also of the
party. and after lunch, although ! was
talking to some one else. | overheard
part Of her conversation with Iinl-
mermann.
When Zimmerman left I asked her
what 1t was that he had. said about
America. Germany, Mr.. Bryan and the
Lusitania. She then told ME that
she had said to Zimmerman that it
was a great pity that we were to leave
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
SOLVE PROBLEM Of KEEPING THE
NARR0N|5' ROAD OPEN TO TRAVEL
W. W. Holloway Enlists
In Ordnance Department

W. w. Holloway Will leave today for
New York. whcr" In has been assigned
~ Tie ordnance department Of the
United states army. Tho headquarters
of the orrlnanrc department has been
moved from WASHINGTON to New York.
Mr.. Holloway WAS recently called
for examination in the draft, but failed
To pass the examination because Of IL
ed his services which wGrr accepted by
thu war department. and WAS assigned
to n position in the ordnance depart
mcut. lie will take up his duties at
unCC.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
MRS. ]. \. HOLT
PASSES AWAY
Native of Wheeling Wife of
Prominent Lawyer
of State.
10 Tho IntplliEcnccr.

Special TO The 1ntelligcnccr.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. Sept. ID
Mrs. John II. Holt. wife of the we'll
known lawyer and politician of this city
died tonight after 4 prolonged illness.
She had been an invalid for several
years. She was horn in Wheeling. Essi+
Ewing. the daughter of the late Hon
!. Dallas Ewing Of that city. Her mar
riage TO Mr.. Holt took place iii Wheel
ing in 1885. Mr.. and Mrs. Hon came 10
Huntington In that year. where he soon
took u foremost place in the community.
both as lawyer and politician ana as
IL citizen of usefulness. Mr. Holt was
the Democratic candidate for governor
of the state in 1900. Mrs. Holt was 4
most estimahlo and charming woman
who had n large circle Of friends. She
ia survived by the sorrowinS husband
and by ono son. Homer f. Holt, n
lawyer. practicinG with his fother here
and three daughters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20

Berlin, as it looked as II diplomatic
| relations between the TWO countries
would be broken and that thinner.
mann told her not TO worry about
! that, because they had just received
word from the Austrian Government
! that Doctor Dumba, the Austrian Am.
baSsador in Washington. had cablek
! that the Lusitania note from America
! 10 Germany was only sent as a sop 10
public opinion in America and that
, the Government did not really mean.
what was said in that note.
! Ithcn called on Zimmerman at the
Foreign Office. and he showed me
! Dunba's telegram. which was sub.
; stanlially as stated above.
! or course. | Immediately cablcd to
! the State Department. and also got
word TO President Wilson. The rest Of
! the incident is public property. /. Of
course, did not know what actually
! occurred between Nj. Bryan and Doc:
! tor pumba, but am sure that DOCTOR
! Dumba must have misunderstood any
friendly statements made by Mr.. Bry.,,
AN.
II was very lucky that ] discovered,
; the existence of this Dumba cable.
gram in this manner. which sayors al.
most Of diplomacy as represented on
. the stage. II the Germans had gone
| on in the belief that the Lusitaniaa
note was not really meant. war would
have inevitably resulted at that time
: between Germany and America, and
ii shows how great events may be
shaped by heavy luncheons and a
pretty woman.
=- II
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
Guests at Dinner.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK.

LONDON. Sept. 19.-The Britis!,
steamer Port kembla has been sunk by
an explosion In her, forward hold while
near Cape Farewell. y. H.. says Llnyds
dispatch from Nelson y. a. Tho mems
hers Of the crew We're saved. The Port
kembla OF 400 gross tons was kuuud
from Melbourne. Australia. to London
y Reuter- Limited dispatch from Mel
bourne. says the captain Of the Port
kcmbia. reports the explosion was caua-
ed by An Internal machine. according TO
his belief.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
GERMANS COME BACK
AT YOUR UNCLE SAM

AMSTERDAM. Sept. ~. - y Wolff
bureau despatch from Berlin. the semi
official nrWS agency. says:
"rh" American government continues
Ia emphasize Tn" alleged 1rrari uf ncu-
,r'iliIy hy Sweden in forwarding Ger
IMAM cipher cables. hut forE"tS the
numerous eases IN which tho American
ambassador II. Berlin S"nt German
cipher cables Ia Washington and the
state department ut Washington trans
mitIrd cipher messages la Berlin with
nuI EnuwinE the contents. Tho cables
were routed hy way Of London. hut the
American government apparently saw
IA" breach I'll neutrality therein ii the
Iimr."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
RHEUMATIC,
KNOCKERS
NOW BOOSTERS
All Loud in Praise Of "Ncutrone Pre-
scription o9'

They all say "it does. beat the
Dutch" how quick 'N"u'ronr Pr'ScrIp'
ton SO" got rid OF that rheumatism.
It's almost magic. "Ncutronc Pre-
scrption 90" gets all FORMS of Rhcu-
matism every time IS sure as the sun
rises. The first few doses show
results. Those horrible Rheumatic
pains stop. those poor inflamed joints
go down. and oh! what blessed re,
IieE. Ever Try anything like that?
Well. is true. There's no more fiery,
vile smelling liniments. just good
clean Internal. remedy that purifleS
the blood. drives all impurities OUT or
the systcm--makes you feel like new
like doing things. Don't delay. get
bottle today and your troubles are
over. soc and $1.Q0.
c. II. Griest & Co.. Wheeling, w.
Va. and leading druggists every
where.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20
"MY FOUR YEARS
IN GERMANY"
Continued From First Page.)

would b" contained would soon be
made 10 ihc embassy.
Mr.. Jackson put this conversation
dn~n in ihr form given and showed
Director kriecc a copy Of 1t. Later IN
the day Gcheimrat Simon called '"-e!f
Mr.. Jackson at the embassy and said
thai Doctor k:icgc would like 10
have point two read AS follows: In
case through any unfortunate mistake
a neutral ship" etc, and that Doctor
krirSc would like TO change what was
written on point three beginning with
"Where there is" and continuing to
the end 50 thai Ii should read:
Where there is any material
divergence in the lwo reports as
10 the presumed caus" OF destruc.
tion (torprdo or mine). The Ger
man Government has already in
several instances declared its
readiness TO submit the question