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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
GREAT INTEREST
. IN BIG NATIONAL
ESSAY CONTEST
High School Students Everywhere
! Strive for FireStone Uni
versity Scholarship.

Various government agencies and
the 1921 Good Roads and Highway
Transport Essay Contest, which is open
to all pupils of high school grade. The
national prize is a four year scholar
ship in the university or college chos-
en- by the successful contestant, the
scholarship being offered by Harvey S.
FirestOne, well known tire manufac-
tuner of Akron, o., and is valued at
$4,000, which is sufficient to pay tuition
and all expenses at the school.
The Newark local dealer gives fur
Their details regarding the contest. He
says the essay must contain no more
than 500 words. The subject is Good
Roads and Highway Transport" and
all essays must be in the hands of the
local committee by June 10. School
superintendent will be glad to give
prospective contestants all information
desired.
Last year Mr.. Firestone's scholar
ship offer was responded to by nearly
quarter of million Students" says
Mr.. Vetter, 1.-The prize being won by
Miss Katherine Butterfield of Weiser,
Ida. In addition to winning the schol-
arship Miss Buttertield was recently
paid the high honor of being called tC
Washington to receive her certificate
at the hands of President Warren G
Harding.
1.-THE idea of this contest is to brine
before the pupils and their parents ant
everybody the urgent need for imme
date improvement in the nationa
highway SYSTEM"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Wise Laws Of the Ancients.

The Licinian law, effective 275 B.
c., forbade anyone to own more than
500 acres Of land and more than 100
large cattle, or 500 small animals. An.
other law Of the same maine, Sc B. c..
imposed heavy penalty on those who
organized clubs for massing power at
an election, while another law, 103 B.
c., limited the funds one might ex-
pend for supplying his table.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES
BY E. N. Rogers.

Destined for the ST George service
construction has begun of the latest
thing in municipal ferryboats for New
York City.
1t is being built at the Sisco yard on
the Kill Won Kull and will be dou-
ble-ended affair with hull of steel and
wood superstructure. The propeling
machinery will consist of two inverted
compound surface-condensing steam
engines each coupled on one shaft with
screw propeller at each end
Simultaneously with the keel-laying
| ceremony civic movement was start
ed to cause the boat to be named
Roosevelt, an excellent reminder of
that breezy personality "when to her
deck the sea winds come to clear dull
eyes of care"
1.-THE "Leviathan' lies inert at Army
Transport Pier 4 as shabby as any un-
employed or unemployable hobo may
be.
From the deck of the West Shore
ferry Palisadians just now can view
another big boat which has contributed
creditably to World War history.
1t is the George Washington, on
whose slippery decks the ironshod
InuUhhnXS in
search of exercise.
1t does not exchange signals or ma
rine courtesies and the depth-bombs
are absent from the stern, for the YES
sci is being refitted for passenger
trade as it lies just north of the Scan
dinavan-American Line pier on the
Jersey side.
The SiXtieth Artillery &C. A. c. and
First Division, Motor Supply Train,
embarked early in 1918 on the maiden
voyage of the Siboney. She has
reached Corunna after being reported
as "probable total loss when she
ran ashore on the Spanish coast amid
the cold, gray rollers of the Atlantic.
With the anchorages crowded as
they have been all spring the youthful
PaliSadian who hasn't had a ) cent
trip to Brooklyn by ferry has missed
an easy part of his marine education.
All kinds of boats have waited his
casual inspection.
The six maSted wooden schooner
lumber laden from Canada, the little
2, 100 ton fruit boat of the shelter deck
type, the squat cargo carrier fitted for
four footed passengers, the lanky tank
er and the bulky super-tramp have
been idle equally with surplus and age
ing liner ladies of the American and
Morgan companies. Take ferryboat
trip and appreciate the economic after
math of the World War
During March observant Palisadians
making the trip down the harbor could
not help noticing the huge number of
cargo boats anchored in the bay. To
day the vessels flying U. S., British
and Japanese ensigns are thinning out
visibly. Those left idly swinging are
principally of the pre-war type, as are
the many passenger boats tied up in
the riverside docks.
The wartime program of standard
lied cargo ship building has influenced
the construction of later boats which
may be called super-tramps, of which
the Centennial City is an example.
They are designed for particular
trades, assimilating the ideas of their
builders regarding further economies
and higher earning capacity. The
newest of these boats are equipped
with double reductiOn-geared steam
turbines, a triumphant feature of the
economy camDaign
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11

FURNISHED ROOMS and board.
Elegant large front or side rooms
nicely furnished with or without
board, bath privileges. MRS. L. STEF-
FANS, 20 Grant avenue, Grantwood,
n. J.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
FARM WANTED

WANTED to hear from owner of u
farm or good land for sale for Fall
delivery. L. JONES, Box 551, Olney,
Ill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

thorough inspection and compli-
mented the teachers upon the ap-
pearance of the school and the pro-
gress of the work. The pupils of
the third grade, under the direction
of Miss Demarest, are working on a
relief map of Holland, country
scenes being modelled in sand.
Miss May c. Fee has donated a
picture to be presented at the end
of the month of March to the class
having the highest attendance rec
ord. Rivalry is keen between all
the classes.
Glasses closed on Wednesday for
the Easter vacation and. work will
be resumed on the Wednesday fol-
lowing Easter.
The meeting of first grade teach
ers which was to be held this week
has been postponed. Miss Marie D..
Wallace, of the local school, is a
member of the committee revising
the course of study for the first
grade.
Miss Catherine Waters has been
absent from her duties on account
of illness.
The pupils of Miss Sullivan's class
are doing excellent work in basketry.
Miss Ida V. Luinhiser has been
appointed a member of the commit
tee on the revision of the course of
study in the second grades through
out the township.
All the school children are busily
making Easter baskets and are hop
ing that the traditional bunny will
pay them a visit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

MED the existence of the right other
than as the expression OF a moral
precept.
"Mr. Wilson even further discred-
tied the phrase by adopting a pol
lev toward Russia which ignored
the principle"
The principle of "self-determina-
ton" was in the original mutual
guaranty article Gid, Lansing as
serts. and was later eliminated
when that article became the IA
nous Article Y. The elimination
vas "chiefy due to the opposition
cf the statesmen who represented
the British empire In contradistinc-
ton to those who represented IN
self governing British Dominions.
Il do not know the arguments
which were used to induce the pres
ident TO abandon the phrase.
Other Charges
Lansing admitted that he knew
little of the inner workings OF the
re9ce conference. He says the pres
ident made it clear he did not wish
him to take a hand in shaping the
League of Nations, and intimated
that he had better turn his atten-
ton to other matters concerned
with the peace negotiations.
However, other com missionefs
we're in the same boat, according
TO Lansing. These were White and
General Bliss. The two AmeTican
commissioners on the Inside were
Wilson and House.
Even Colonel Houses Office staff
knew moro about what was going
IN than l did Lansing explains.
He saws he often was much embar-
rassed when delegates OF other ma
tions. not of the big Five,
broached peace topics to him. Il
did not know what Americas peace
program was; / did not know that
the president had one"
Lansing insists that, to make the
League of Nations possible, Wilson
surrendered to Japan ,on the Shan
tunC demands; to Italy, on the an
rexation of the Austrian-people
province in the Alps; to Great Bri-
tain in the elimination of the self
determination principle. and to
France on the military protection
treaty; and that he deserted the
small nations ard helped to make
an "oligarchy of the Great Powers. ;"
"Tn his eagerness to make the
world safe for democracy says
Lansing, "ht abandoned interna
tional democracy and became the
advocate Of international auto
Cracy."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

william Liddle and William Nc
Adams have purchased connecting
lots on Linden avenue and are plan
ming to build cottages there.
Robert Wilmont Is convalescing
after an attack of pneumonia.
Professor and Mrs. Van Kirk are
spending the Easter holidays with
relatives.
The directors of the Y. NJ. c. A.
which is to be built in South Me-
tuchen. will meet this evening to
look over plans and hasten the work.
Mrs. Edward Morris will entertain
the Monday Bridge club at her home
on the 2Sth.
The young women of the borough
attending Wilson college. will return
home next week for their Easter hol-
idays. Miss Clark, Miss Drake and
Miss Mckaig.
Austin Walsh. head of the Me-
tuchen A. c., promises a season of
interest to all. The basketball play
ers have been measured for their
new suits which will be gray and
black.
Free mail delivery has been prom
ised for the borough about April /.
Frank Hay is at home with an at
tack of la grippe.
Mrs. Ellis ha sa new touring car.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

Lansing vigorously opposed he said.
not because he objected to assuring
France of protection against posi-
BILE future German retaliation, but
because it was contrary to Lansing's
idea of American aloofness from
European entanslements He argues
with the president that the guar
antee contained in the Covenant of
the League. Article y, was sufficient
protection for France. as II was for
smaller nations around Germany.
David Lloyd George pledged Bri-
tain to such a treaty with France
If the United States would sign a
similar agreement which proposed
to assist France in economic diplo-
matte and military ways. il Ger
many again attacked France with
out provocation.
M. Clemenceau continued to
press the president to agree to the
plan" Lansing writes. What ar
guments were employed to persuade
him | cannot say; but, knowing the
shrewdness of the French premier
in taking advantage of a situation
my belief is that he threatened to
withdraw his support of the
League of Nations. To avoid this
French demands"
The protective treaty with France
was signed on the morning the
Treaty Of Versailles was signed, at
the presidents residence. by France,
Great Britain and the United States.
Wilson and Lansing signed for the
United States.
'It would have been futile for me
to have refused" Lansing writes
continuing:
This further departure from
Americas historic policy caused me
to accept President Wilson's guild
ance and direction with in
creasing reluctance We did not
agree. we could not agree"
Lansing says he did not resign
his commission at that time because
he felt it would create an embar-
RAISING situation in the negotia-
ticns" of the peace treaty.
Accuses "Big Four
OF secret diplomacy, as practiced
Lansing says. by Wilson, Clemen-
ceau. Lloyd George and Orlando, he
writes:
Everywhere there are developing
bitterness and resentment against a
secretiveness which is interpreted to
mean failure. The patience of the
PEOPLE is worn threadbare. Their
temper has grown ragged. They are
sick of whispering diplomats"
OF Wilson's principle of "self-de-
termination" Lansing says:
THE phrase is simply loaded with
dynamite. What effect will it have
on the Irish, the Indians. the Egyp-
tians, and the nationalists among
the Beers? 1t will raise hopes
which can never be realized.
'Mr. Wilson made il one of
the bases of peace And yet. in the
negotiations at Paris and in the for
mutation of the foreign policy of the
United States, he he's by his acts de-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25
METUCHEM

The attendance at the services In
the churches this week is unusually
good, the meeting will be at the
Methodist church and the subject
will be Jesus and His corss.
Tomorrow evening at st. Luke's
Episcopal church the subject will be
"The First Convert of the Cross"
The regular Easter services Will
be held in the different churches
on Sunday morning. and in the Re-
formed church Sunday evening an
Easter cantata will be rendered. led
by Mr.. /. f. Riddle.
The members of the senior class
of the high school are rehearsing for
their play which will be presented
at an early date. Mr.. johnson is
coaching them.
Mrs. Fred Ayers is spending few
days at Atlantic City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25
HAS SCHEME FOR FEDERAL
AID FOR STATE ROADS
BY GEORGE III. MANNING

WA ASHINGTON, March 26.-Sena'
tor Robert N. Stanfield of Oregon.
proposes to place the burden of ap-
propriations for federal aid TO build
ing of roads in the states upon those
who chiefly benefit therefrom-the
automobile users. He believes that
the owners of the automobiles will
be quite willing to pay the taxes be-
cause improved highways will mean
a larger and better field for the cars
and will certainly reduce the cost *
operation through less wear on ma
chimes, tires and other equipment.
He has prepared an amendment to
the annual Federal highway inn
provement appropriation bill en-
bodying his views and will present
it and urge its adoption as soon as
congress convenes in April.
His amendment proposes to segre-
gate all revenues now being received
from the five per cent sales tax inn
posed on products of the motor ve-
hicle industry and place it in a sep
arate fund to be known as the fed
eral highway fund. This fund would
be used exclusively for federal aid
to construction of highways in the
states in lieu of the sums now being
appropriated out of miscellaneous
moneys in the treasury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25
Lansing Tells His Own
/ Story OF Break With
Ex-President Wilson

BOSTON. March 25.-Robert
I.ansing's long-awaited book. The
Peace Negotiations" was given to
the public today by his publishers
the Houghton Mifflin Co. of Boston
and New York.
II is startling story of what hap
pened behind the scenes at the peace
conference. which Lansing, then sec
retary OF state. attended as one of
the five American peace commits
sioners.
Lansing begins by telling why the
President asked for his resignation
as secretary of state. February Il.
1890. 1t was because Lansing did
points;
ONE-The Presidents presence
in Paris during the peace negotia-
tons"
TWO-"The fundamental prinei-
pies of the constitution and func-
fions of the League OF Nations as
proposed and advocated by him"
THREE-The inclusion of the
covenant in the treaty restoring a
state of peace"
FOUR-"The treaty of defensive
alliance with France"
FIVEs-"The necessity for a defin-
ite program which the American
commissioners could follow"
SIX-"The employment of private
interviews and confidential agree
ments."
SEVEN-"Lastly. the admission
os the Japanese claims in the prov
ince of Shantung."
The book shows the president and
his secretary of state were far apart
long before the peace commissioners
went abroad. Lansing says that of
Wilson's four peace colleagues, Col
onel House alone knew Wilson's
peace program, other than as he had
publicly announced them in his "fa
miliar fourteen points and subse-
quent addresses"
Lansing Cites Two Reasons
previous to the departure of the
American commission to Pairs"
Lansing writes. "the president did
not consult me as to his plan for a
League of Nations. I think there
y~ere two reasons for his not doing
so. although l was the official ad-
visor whom he should naturally con-
suit on such matters" These two
reasons, Lansing says. were:
S That Lansing was opposed to the
employment of international force.
That Lansing was a lawyer.
Wilson. he says. has taken no
trouble to conceal that he does not
value the advice of lawyers except
or strictlv legal questions:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

Lansing admits that practically
the only hand he had in the peace
I conference came when the japanese
demands on Shantung were reached.
Here the president asked Lansing
to confer with both the japanese
I and Chinese delegations. Commits
/ sioners Bliss and White also parti
I cipated.
They were agreed that China
should not be forced to give Shan
/ tung to the japanese, and so report
ed to the president. who they be-
I lieved. then. was of the same mind.
Japs Threatens to Quit
Later Japan threatened TO with
draw from the conference and TO
reject the League of Nations. Lam
sing says Wilson was afraid the
threat would he made good. al
though. at the time. lansing insist
ed that Janan would not withdraw;
that she could not surrender her
high place as ono Of the big Five
Of the league. The dav after ma
ioritv Of the American peace com
mission had reported AGAINST the
Iapanese claims "fhe Council Of
Four reached its final decision in
WHICH W.T.. w liSbH dfflUlPSf-fl
China has been abandoned to Japa-
ucsa rapacitv.
"The whole affair furnishes an
other example Of the results of So
cret diplomacv for the arguments
which prevailed~with the president
were those to which he listened
when he sat in secret council with
VI. Clemenceau and Mr.. Lloyd
George"
The first breach between Lansing
and Wilson. after they arrived in
Paris. was uDon the question Of
guarantee Of territorial rights. Will
sor wanted an e~ecutive guarantee
with an armed force at It's back
Lansing held out for an interna-
tional court. and voluntary compli-
ance to the courts rulings During
the early stages OF the league
framing Wilson refused the court
program and. according to Lansing,
accepted that only at the urgent So
licitation of foreign delegates.
Lansing opposed the Big Five"
perpetual control idea. He said it
savored too much Of a balance of
power" rule; that l: was unfair to
the small nations. Wilson paid no
attention to his arguments against
the big Five" believing that to be
the only way in which he could as
sure support of Britain. France.
Japan and Italy to a League of Ma
tions.
Sacrificed Principles
Lansing insists that Wilson sac
rifced his idealism, his principle vf
self-determination. his open diplo-
macy" and long DELAYED return of
peace because he insisted that the
League of Nations must be written
into the peace treaty"
Another wide breach between the
president and his secretary of state
developed in negotiating a separate
treaty with France. This treaty
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25

Lansing. himself a noted interna-
tional lawyer. with other legal ad-
visors of the commission prepared
what they called skeleton treaty"
This was done after Lansing came
TO believe the president had no def
mite plan for peace beyond the
League of Nations. This skeleton
treaty" Lansing carried to the presi-
dent. who rejected it. saying with
great candor and emphasis that he
did not intend to have lawyers draft
ing the treaty of peace"
Being the only lawyer on the del
egation," says Lansing, II naturally
took this remark to myself"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25
SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL
VISITS HOPELAWN SCHOOL

TBy Evening News Correspondent
HOPELAWN, March 25:-John
VI. Love. supervising principal. visit
ed the school this week. He made
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-08

FOR RENT-Well' furnished apart.
ments, newly enovated--close in
Phone 24s-M.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-08
Noticq,
Notice or sale OF Improvement Bonds
of the City OF Pendlcton


Notice is hereby given that sealed
bide Will be received at the Office OF
tho City Recorder, in Pendleton. Ore
gon. up to April 2Oth, 1921 at 5 o'cloci,
=. NJ. for the sale of $19.2Sl.22 I'm
provement bonds Of The City, of PEN
dleton, TO be issued for the improve.
ment OF Mark street from the East
line of Matiock Street to the West line
of Bush street Perkins Avenue from
the South line Of Rnley Street to the
North line OF walters Mil Race. and
Logan Street from the South line OF
Raley street 70 the North line of Mark
Street, said bonds to bear date of April
2lst. 1921, and to be payable 10 years
after date. and redeemable / year after
date, and to bear interest at the rate OF
per cent per annum, from date said
bonds TO consist OF IS Bonds Of the
denomination of $4,000 each and /
bond for the sum of S2S1.22. Each
bid must be for not less than par and
accrued interest and accompanied by
a certified check in the sum OF per
cent Of the amount bid, made payable
TO the order of the Mayor of The City
of Pendleton, TO be returned to the bid
der II unsuccessful, and to be forfeited
II the bidder is awarded the bonds and
fails to take the same in accordance
with his said bid.
The Common Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. /.
Dated at Pendleton, oregon this
9Th day OF April A. y. 1921.
THoS. FITZ GERALD, q.
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-08
Notice For Bids

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
sealed bids and proposals will be re-
ceived by the Common Council OF
Pendleton on and until April goth 1927
at o'clock p. NJ. for the improvement
OF DISTRICT NO. rs, GRANGE,
STREET. From the North Line OF
Court Street to the south line of Lewis
Street. Pendleton, oregon. with either
gravel Bitulithlc Pavement, Concrete
Pavement, or Warrenite- Bitulithic
Pavement on crushed rock or crushed
gravel foundation in accordance with
Plans and Specifications for such inn
provement now on file in the office Of
the City Recorder Of the City of PEN
dleton, oregon.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check of five per cent (5 per
cent) of the total cost, payable to the
Mayor OF the City Of Pendleton, to be
returned, If the bidder is unsuccessful
and to be forfeited on failure to enter
into contract In accordance with the
bid, If accepted.
Each bid must specify the price for
said improvement as follows:
1000 cub. yds of excava-
ton of used Street, Per
cubic yard Observation-Disclosures.
90S9 square yds. of Hard
surface Pavement, Per
81. yd. ....... .s,.......
500 lin. #. Concrete Combi-
nation Curb and Gutter,
strictly as per Detail and
Specification. Per lin. #. $.......
100 lin. IT. of Concrete Sim
gle Gutter, strictly as per
Detail and Specification.
'Per lin. #. ....-....,.. $.....
Two u in. gas pipe connec-
tipns from main to one II.
inside curb, Each connec-
tion consisting of 3S lin. IT.
Of pipe, Each Connec-
tion neutrality-suspicious.. ..''..
Ss It. of lin. gas pipe con-
nection from Main to one
It. inside curb. Each Con-
nectton ..,,......s. .es.-' '''.''
TOTAL COST ......,S.
The Common Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated this 9TH day Of April 1921.
THoS. FITz GERALD,
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-08
CELEBRATED WAR ANNIVERSARY
V<,.r v.FFrA A...f fTT u \

Il ma HNliAAi- ~ -
With the principal buildings deco
lated with the national colors and with
many workers ENJOYING a half holiday,
philadelphia today celebrated ALI
Americann day. Patriotic organiza-
tinns paraded the American Legion
being the most prominent. In pro-
clamaiion. Mayor Moore designated to-
day, .he anniversary of the declaration
of war by the United States on Ger
many, as "All-Amertcan" dav 90 tNs'
loyal citizens may "reassert Americas
principles" ana show tneir ovslIo 20
cnrh iestlessness and disorder in indus.
trial life"
ticrcral Pershing, at the request or
Colonel Franklin L. D'olier former
national commander OF the American
Legion aud now an active worker in
that organization, will speak tonight at
the Aealumy Of Music,