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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
MORGAN NOT ALWAYS HARD
Great Finaneier Proved He Had Kindly
Heart as We'll as a Keen
Business Mind.

There is nD better test of mans
ordinates who make mistakes.
J. Pierpont Morgan. the elder, had a
clerk who. living beyond his means,
sought to make up the balance through
speculation and. having failed, helped
himself to the firms money.
The culprit was called into Mr.. Nor
gan's private Office.
He expected arrest. Instead he was
told to go home and tell his wife all
about it. land tomorrow morning"
said Mr.. Morgan, "see me again"
The clerk obeyed, and Mr.. Morgan,
to the young fellows amazement,
handed him in bills the full amount Of
his peculation - S., 400 with: "Put
that back where you took the other
from. 1t Is loan from me, and ex-
pect you to return 1t as soon as you
can. None Of the other clerks know
anything about it. Let me see If you
can't be man."
After many months the youngster
restored to Mr.. Morgan the last abllar
Of the debt.
After counting the pile Of bills on
his desk, to which he had added those
just given him, Mr.. Morgan observed
"Well, my boy, it was bit harder
saving it than losing it. I'll warrant.
Now take it home and give 1t to your
wife. It's safe bet that she saved
most Of it."-Boston Post.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Radium Economy.

The use of radium on a large scale
therapeutically involves danger OF
loss, and this factor has been big
one in inducing hospitals and clinics
with a gram or more Of the element In
use to utilize radium emanation In
stead Of applicators containing the
radium itself. There has been In
stalled in a Pittsburgh laboratory an
elegant and useful apparatus for the
collection, publication and tubing Of
radium emanation obtained from a
salt of the element. 1t differs from
earlier apparatus in that liquid air is
replaced by chemical means of puri-
flying the emanations, which are felt to
be more reliable.-Scientific American.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
VILLAGE GOSSIP

Weather this week has reached real
mometer was at 10 above Monday, 16
Tuesday and began to fall below 10
Wednesday evening before 6 o'clock,
when it stood at 8 above. There was a
light fall of snow Tuesday night
When it started the temperature had
gone up from II at o'clock to q at
10. The snowfall was only about one
and half inches.
Anderson avenue is so far away
from Palisade avenue that few people
ever exchange visits. Funny world.
Report says the w. r. Goodmans
have bought Dodge winter cara
sedan. Just our selection.
C. I. Phillips is fast getting ready to
put his wonderful invention, the Phil
Har-Chee, on the market. Some hand
some literature is now in the making.
A party from Australia this week saw
the attachment at work in New York
and wants the control of that vast
land for it. Applications are coming
IL Aioii eii 4uuI lcIS, anu dll Ill du-
vance of any scheme of publicity what
ever. 1t can be seen at Kraft's, Court
land street, and in the Hudson Ter
minal, where it is daily attracting large
crowds.
w. P. Steel is fast getting into shape
again. He now walks around the
house with the use of cane.
The end of the world actually
frightened a great many people-no
doubt of that. That is the supersti-
ton of the whole world. Some people
believe any and everything.
-Palisade school children are allowed
a trolley fare of cents.
john Elsie, Jr., of Anderson avenue
is a striking likeness of Secretary of
War Baker.
The bachelor friends of James Wool
colt will make it lively for the young
couple when they come home in the
way of giving them a good time.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
GIVE NE 1858 FAHRENHEIT.

A real innovation in the art of COM
munication is promised by an English
inventor, who announces that he has
perfected arrangements for carrying
on a conversation along sunbeam.
Naturally the sunbeam can be used
only for light conversations. 1t would
be difficult to convey a dark hint along
a sunbeam.
The only trouble with installing sun
beam service in place of the present
wire connections is that you'd be up
against it after the sun goes down.
Women couldn't spend good part of
the evening at the phone telling each
other what bargains they found that
day. And if a fellow wanted to take
his girl to the theater he'd have to
get booked early.
And when you CHANGED to get bum
connection, instead of yelling, Get off
the wire!" you'd feel rather silly say
ing, "Say, will you please get out of
my light?"
If they put the new service in OPP
Grafton, we suppose the telephone ex-
changes will be placed out in vacant
lots, where the sun will strike them
all day. 1t ought to be easy to spot a
telephone operator and tell how long
she's been on the job just by the coat
of tan she has.
Anyway, we wouldn't mind talking
along a sunbeam, but we dread to look
forward to the time when folks are
expected to carry on conversation
along streak of lightning.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
EDGEWATER cURFEW
STARTED THIS WEEK.

Edgewater has a new curfew law in
force since Wednesday night. Any
be taken in by the police-that is, I'M
less accompanied by parent or guar
dian.
An old resident said this week of the
new law: "It is high time something
of this sort were DONE Edgewater
has more deviltry going on by the
youngster gangs than l ever heard Of
anywhere. 1t is good law if en-
forced Now they should cat bell some
of the older ones"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Shifting Misery.

G. Winslow, Terre Haute business
man, recently went back to his home
town for visit. While there he met
an elderly village character in the
street. The man was bent and COM
planning. "Why, how are you" be-
gan Mr.. Winslow, genially.
"Not very well, fact I'm pretty poor.
ly," whined the man. you see have
the most terrible misery here" and he
indicated his stomach.
'But thought it was in your neck
when was home last" Mr.. Winslow
commented.
Eyes, it was there then" the man
agreed, 'but you see since then swal-
lowed that misery and It's been in my
stomach ever SINCE"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Boom In Lobstere.

Very extensive lobster catches are
reported off the eastern coast Of Can.
ada. Recently the boats were taking
these faster than the factories could
pack them. The catch was divided
over the various canning factories. One
boat, belonging to well-known fleet,
took as many as 400 fish. A resident
Of Escuminac reports that he put
1900 live Holsters, which he was I'm.
able to pack at the time. into a boat
which he had transformed into cage,
and sunk it In order to keep the fish
alive until such time as he could use
them.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
DeVoe Loose Again,
Says Winter Ends
This Time Jan. 3

Old Andrew Jackson DeVOe, the
Hackensack weather prorhet, is loose
again. He had the cold Thursday
morning ten below. 1t was four below.
He always goes one better than any
body. He also is reported in the
Record as "predicting" the end of the
winter January 3. He's a great pre-
dicter-nOt. Dollars to doughnuts he
couldn't point out Mars or Venus on a
wager. He's a hit-or-miss guesser.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Source of HAPPINESS.

The world contains not one single
object that might not be a source OF
happiness. Sorrow springs from this,
that man outdoes himself in misusing
everything He turns against his own
body or his own spirit all sorts of
things that seem well made for his joy.
Georges Duhamel in Century Maya
zine.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Chinese Trade,

The Foochow branch of the Ameri-
can Association of China was recently
formed. The new organization will
largely care for American commercial
interests. which are rapidly expand
ing In the Foochow consular district,
and will take the place Of an Ameri.
can chamber of commerce, the num-
Der Of local Americans being too small
to support q chamber Of commerce.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Deserves Well of Posterity.

In 1854, on the Dist of October, James
Hillhouse was born in New Haven,
Conn. He represented Connecticut in
the United States senate The elm
trees which line the New Haven streets
and give the town its name of Elm City
were planted by HillhOuse.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20

was one virtue possessed by 1.-The Lit
tie Pilgrims it was its utter simplici-
ty and the fervor of it's conception.
Those who saw it were deeply Impress
ed, as they rightfully should have been
from so sincere performance of re-
ligiOus ceremonial.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20

laws, even to such details as maintain
ing clean houses and clean yards.
The duty to vote intelligently. This
to it can be attributed virtually all of
the evils in our government that cause
discomfort.
This program of rights and duties
is the spinal column of Americanism.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Dye From Onion Skins.

To make dye from onion skins, says
the Electrical Experimenter, take the
outer skins from half dozen onions
(medium size) and boil in water until
the color is extracted. This is a very
suitable yellow dye.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Danish Doubt

Unless you want defeat instead OF
success to crown your life you will
have to get rid of his advance guard
Doubt-New Success.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20

WANTED.-Meno or women to take or
ders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery.
full line for men, women and children
eliminates darning; we pay SOC. an
hour spare time or $24 a week for full
time; experience unnecessary. Write
International Stocking Mills, Norris
town, Pa.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20

FOR RENT-Furnished or unfinished
first floor apartment, six rooms and
bath, at % Cortlandt Place, Edge
water Heights, from October 1. Write
for full particulars to E. II. Fox. Cole
brook, Conn.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20

MITCHELL car, six cylinder, seven
passenger, five wire wheels, new
Exide battery, slip covers, extra shoes
and tubes. Run % months, $4,000
careful miles. A good car in fine
shape, $3.50. 3 Linden street, Hack
enSack. Phone 4S9.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
Balloons to Raise Ships.

A Japanese inventor has patented a
device employing balloons to help raise
sunken vessels.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
EXPERT WORKMAN.

ELECTRICAL and general mechanical
work by U. S. government expert.
No job too small. No work too intri-
cate. Efficiency, satisfaction and
courtesy guaranteed, and no charge
for advice. M. Stearn., Please tele-
phone 156 Cliffside.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-20
FURNISHED ROOMS.

SUNNY, furnished room, private toi-
let conveniences, breakfast if de-
sired. Beautiful place, convenient to
trolley, etc. Gentlemen. Box 1858
Grantwood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21

ish vessels lying there and took posses
sion of the island again, finally selling
it to King Christian of Denmark"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
f[ O Th@ Editorial Page Of The Daily Ardmor@it@ O
VULGARIZINC SENTIMENT

TT EVER YOU HEARD the late James Whit
Acomb Riley recite his poem called "An Old
Sweetheart of Nine" you will be sorry to learn
that a movie concern is going to put that poem
if it can of course-on the screen in two
reel film. That performance will be merely
one of vugarizing sacred sentiment. To any
body who possesses an ota of poetry in his
soul, such an announcement from the film
world brings distinct shock.
One wonders, for instance just what sort
of story the scenario "artist" will build about
the Riley lines. And will the old sweetheart
be Mary Pickford or some other too-familiar
movie belle, thus taking all the romance out
Of the poem and cheapening the proposition
beyond expression? And will the man in the
case-the fellow with the sweetheart-be some
pretty-boy laddje Ike Francis X. Bushman
or-Lord preserve us therefrom !-some make
up designed to counterfeit the altogether un-
counterfetable James Whitcomb Riley?
Mr.. Riley who was an Incompatible artist
in rendering that delightful heart-throb poem,
deserves better of posterity than to have it
vugarize him on the screen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
DIR. HARLOW HAS MOVED HIS
OFFICE TO ) WEST MAIN. 176
"A VOICE FROM THE TOME
(Ada Evening News

ada Evening NewS)
The published utterances of those ad.
vocating the organization of the "Peo-
PIES Democratic Party" read like the
ante -bellum utterances of Calhoun. They
sound for the world like the arguments
of Yancey in the days when a great
party believed that the federal govern
ment was only a subsidiary concern
maintained for the convenience of the
several states. But they read much
more like the soliloques Of Marquis
wandering among the ruins of Carthage
An appeal for states rights today is
like an appeal to Caesar. The conquer
or of Gaul has slept for twenty centu-
res beneath the dust of the columns
through which his victorious legions
marched. state sovereignty received
its mortal wound when it challenged
the flag of the union and vanished ut
terly from the courts of things living
during the war that recently convulsed
the world.
When congress submitted and the
state adopted the prohibition amend
ment of the federal constitution they
wrapped state sovereignty in its wind
ing sheet and laid it away in the char
nal house of time. Since the surrender
at Appomattox nothing has remained Of
state sovereignty but an emasculated
state of mind masquerading under the
name of the police power of the states.
Tha Apocraphal power has given eter-
nal knock out drops by the prohibition
amendment and the enforcing federal
statutes that follow it. State sovereign
ty is dead today as the mummy pits
of Egypt. And its funeral will be
preached when the states that are
ready for equal suffrage and already
have It vote to force equal suffrage
upon the states that are not ready for
IL an ddo not want ii.
IL the Peoples Democratic Party
hopes to preserve the rights of state.
it hopes to preserve something that al
ready sleeps beneath the clods OF the
valley. But if it purposes to wage a
war of restoration, then it has an ex-
cuse for being. If it can convince the
people of the republic that state SOW
ereignty and local self government are
necessary to preserve the life of the
republic. its challenge and organization
are justified.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
A MEMORIAL SUGGESTION

n HE MOVEMENT to erect a memorlai III
l Central Park to the soldier and sailor dead
of the great war has begun to take shape. Cen
tral Park undoubtedly is the proper place Tor
\ memorial to Carter county's heroic dead, ana
bv CITY ordinance site in that park could be
set aside for the purpose.
But what form shall the memorial take
Shall it be simply a monument-a smart OF
marble or a bronze figure set upon stone
pedestal? Let us hope fervently that carter
countv's memorial to her dead may not take
such form. There are many arguments
against a mere monument" and no arguments
in favor.
We are going to ask the reader question.
IF YOU had died in France, fighting for the adj
vancement of civilization, would you Ike TO
have your immortal spirit lowering over Ard
more and contemplating column OF stone OF
a figure of bronze ornamented with guns OF
swords or other trappings significant OF war
Or would your immortal spirit prefer to behold
some memorial that would be of real service
to those you left behind in the present phase
of existence, your people and your nelghborS
We venture to express the profound belief
that every one of the thirty or more young men
from Carter county who gave their lives in the
great cause would, if he had a vote, cast his
ballot for useful memorial rather than for
useless monument Those young men would
wish to see in Central Park a building of some
kind. dedicated to community use. They prob
ably would be glad to see a children's play
house with outdoor adjuncts, or boy scouts
headquarters, or a day nursery, rather than a
monument suggesting desperate fighting and
death.
This is merely suggestion, something to
think over. Ardmore needs general gather
ing place for the young people which would
give them edifying entertainment and keep
them away from the temptations to idleness
and frivolity which beset them. We believe
chat money could be raised to finance such an
institution, and that the citizens would donate
much more cheerfully for this sort of memorial
than for mere monument of the old order.
The Ardmoreite has a Free Forum on this
page, for your use when desired. We invite
suggestions as to memorial to our soldier and
sailor dead. Let us have your idea for a
memorial
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
YAP

N RESIDENT WILSON, like Henry Ford,
4 seems to have convicted himself of being
"an ignorant idealist." The president said at
tions committee yesterday, There is a little
island which | must admit l had not heard of
before" Senator Williams suggested, "The
Island of Yap?" "Yap," replied the presl-
dent who might have assented, by the way, by
replying "Yep,' which is the American ver-
nacular of acquescence.
Yep-the president is ignorant; he doesn't,
or didn't. know of the existence of Yap. Let
us now bow all our heads in humiliation. We,
the great American people, have sent to Paris
as head of our peace envoys-or we may ease
the situation by saying that he sent himself
an IGNORANT idealist who never had heard OF
Yap.
Yep-let us humbly humiliate. Let us garb
ourselves in gunnysacks and sit in the ashtrays
Let us weep. not for Shantung, but for zap, for
the lone. lorn, lost slet presumably set some
where in a sapphire sea for centuries lmme-
mortal and never heard of by the chief citizen
of the modern world until somebody mentioned
its existence to him at Paris or Versailles.
Now no doubt the "gop" press will take
up the presidents frank acknowledgment Of
ignorance as to Yap and begin yapping about
it and continue the yapping until the country
resounds with the shame of it, from Gaphank
TO the Yazoo. Now the Chicago Tribune no
doubt will regard itself immune from prosecu-
ton for libel if it labels President Wilson an
ignorant idealist along with Henry Ford.
Yep-we who have stood by the president
will have to admit that his armor has been
pierced and that he is not the omniscient seer
some of us had come to consider him.
But, by the way, where is Yap?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
UNDER The IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
BY CHARLES H. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

w. +. Vahlberg, assistant secretary oil
the state election board, has returned
from Chicago, where he attended an an
nual meeting OF the Knights of Pythias
Bert Jackson of Chckasha, member
of the house of representatives,, was
at the capitol yesterday.
Miss Effie Corbin, of the clerical
force in the adjutant generals depart
ment, went to Lawton this morning to
assist in the clerical work in headquar-
ters. at the National Guard encamp-
ment.
Senator J. ]. Smith of Miami was at
the state house yesterday. Senator
Smith was enroute home after a bust
ness trip to the western part of the
state.
Harold H. Goff has returned to Ok
lahoma City after having been mus
tered out of overseas service, having
been in France almost year. Mrs
Goff is n member of the clerical force
in the offices of the state industrial
commission.
Senator Frank Carpenter of Bridge
port was capitol caller yesterday at
ternoon.
f. f. Woods of Claremore, member
of the state senate, was at the state
house yesterday.
John p. McTaggart of Cache, mem
Der of the house of representatives from
Cotton county, was caller at the
executive department yesterday after
noon.
John D. Gibson of Fayetteville, Ark,
was a business visitor ut the capitol
yesterday.
William Redder, member of the com
mission to aid the adult blind, left yes
terday for st. Louis and JanesVille.
Wis, to inspect schools for the blind.
DR.. Theo. +. Brewer of Eufaula' mem
Der of the state board Of education, was
a caller at the department of educa'
ton yesterday.
Frank r. Gibson of Alva was capi'
tol caller yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
The Virgin Islands Now in Limelisht

Washington, ID. c. - Announcement
that the Virgin Islands, formerly the
Danish West Indies, are to be the BEN
eficiaries Of an annual appropriation Of
500, 900 from the Navy department. and
are to be the objects Of general Amer
icanization program, is the occasion for
issuance of bulletin concerning our
tewest possessions by the National Ge-
ographic Society.
Though the group comprises 80 isl
ands. on the northeastern rim of the
Caribbean Sea, only three are big
enough to have "a name on any but
photographic charts and local maps" "
says the bulletin. These are ST. Thorn
as, st. John and St. CroiX.
while st. CroiX has an area of about
81 square miles and st. Thomas but 2S
square miles, st. Thomas is the most
important of the group of islands. This
Importance arises from the fact that
the harbor on the south side of the
island is one Of the finest in all trop-
ical America"
The story of how the war robbed ST.
Thomas of her one lone industry, and
the possibilities the islands hold for re
habiltation, is told in the following com
munication to the society:
From the days OF the buccaneers St.
Thomas strategic advantage has been
realized, for when the Spanish Main
was the happy hunting ground of the
gentlemen of the Black Flag this harbor
was their headquarters. Behind its
outer hills the pirate craft found shelter
from the open sea, and were well
screened from the sight of passing
ships until the moment came to pounce
down upon them. In more recent times
il has played the role of safe harbor
for the thousands of vessels bound from
Europe to Panama and surrounding
territory, or vice versa. With a, free
port, where repairs, ships stores, and
coal might be had, upon which there
had been no levy of tariff duties. the
shipping world found the harbor of
Charlotte Amalie an attractive way
station on most of its Caribbean routes.
THE result was that agriculture in
St. Thomas fell into decay. and nearly
ali of the activities of the islands pop
ulation were devoted to the interests
of its harbor. and one Of the finest
coaling stations in the tropical world
was established there.
I'm addition TO the coaling station
there is a floating dry-dock and a ma