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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-09

tremendous, but the country will not
disintegrate. The world cannot spare
the German influence, cutting out
entirely her "kultur."
If the war is draw, Germany still
holds her power. She has not lost,
nor has she won. The world must
sanction whatever peace adjustment
may be offered for or against Ger
many. If nobody wins, Germany
can almost dictate the terms of set
Element.
There we have the Alpha and
Omega again-the beginning and the
And the enigma of it all is this:
Germany was not going backward
any when the war began. She was
maintaining her world trade and
growing. Nobody was attacking her,
but she was all the time preparing
for war mot peace, mind you'll On a
broader and grander scale. Finally
she became a great, perfected, war
scoring neutrality-suspicious. in points,
equipped for every emergency, pro
tected against land or sea invasion,
her land enriched, her granaries full,
her people ready to battle. Why,
then, should all of this stored up
energy and preparedness go to waste t?
Was there ever a thought that one
day the fabric of her armies should
crumble, her cannon rust into dust,
her bayonets turn into pillow shares,
her swords into pruning hooks?
Germany has furnished the puzzle
of all ages, and no man may ever
solve it.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-09
Lessons From The Election.

With the dissension of the Gill
Act out of the way it was easy sail
ing for the Bergen county voters of
both parties to get together in the
recent election and settle upon the
candidates for the Small Board of
Seven Freeholders. These have now
been duly nominated by the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike, so that
at the general election these two
parties face each other with the
same old line of efficiency, honesty,
and fitness talk that enters into all
party campaigns.
The lessons of the election are
many and varied. The old board of
Freeholders will have left legacy
that will be hard to handle in many
instances, primarily in large debt
created for public highways. This
means that if Bergen county is going
ahead in road building, it has a
mountain to climb over in public
sentiment.
There is the charge in this con-
nection openly made by Senator
Hennessy time and again, and not
yet successfully refuted, that roads
in the county that cost $4,000 a mile
are constructed at $4,000 a mile in
other counties the same
identical class of roads, with the
same specifications as to width,
depth of foundation and character
of material.
Senator Hennessy's charge is
either true or it is untrue. 1t should
be the simplest thing in the world to
prove it to be either one or the
other.
If it is true that the county has
been cajolled into paying $4,000 a
mile for roadways, which is five
times as much as they should have
cost, the new board will have an eX-
cellent work opened up for it in
bringing those to account who were
responsible for this waste of the tax
payers money. 1t may never be
possible to get any of this huge
waste back, if it was wasted, but the
investigation must prove deterrent
to other similar operations in the
future
Ex-Chairman Joseph A. Brohel
went into the primary fight as Re-
publican leader and the campaign
motto of "Turn the rascals out. "
His ticket was an easy winner. The
Democrats fought, also, on a "clean
house" campaign cry. 1t would seem,
therefore, that both parties are
pledged now to exactly the same
line of action. Both are supposed
to have put up and nominated only
clean men. And while it is true that
political promises are generally to be
taken with a grain of salt, there can
be no denying the fact that the
new board of Freeholders will have
a great opportunity to make a record
for themselves, whether they happen
to be Democrats or Republicans.
Another one of the difficulties the
new board will have to face will be
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-09
Henry Ford, TaIker.

The recent antics of Henry Ford,
the automobile manufacturer, have
not been creditable to his sagacity.
His public utterances have nearly
all appeared to be more those of a
demagogue than well-balanced man
of affairs. Ford has made himself
a multi-millionaire by producing
something the public wanted and
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-09
A Communication
Editor of "The Palisadian:"

Editor of "The Palisadian:"
The Kissing Of midnight locomo-
tives on the Edgewater railroad is
hurtful to the entire community, a
menace to health, and destroyer of
the peoples peace. Which is to be
taken away, the license of the rail-
road to run or the tranquility of the
community?
Yours,
Citizen.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-09
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1915
Hazarding A VieU.

The students of war find little in
the European struggle to encourage
theorizing. The most stubborn ar
ray of facts opposing theory present
themselves on all sides. No pre-
cedent has been followed anywhere,
SO that what should have happened,
generally hasn't, and whatever has
appeared logical in most cases hasn't
taken place. The student mind,
therefore, has had to jump from
pillar to post in finding landing
place, and where he has picked
spot on which to light has found 1t
untenable. Mere reasoning with
something to go by has been as
futile as climbing a perpendicular
wall.
So far as her system of military
machine work is concerned, Germany
has shown the greatest efficiency;
but even efficiency cannot perform
against the stability of the French
defense. After her monstrous drives
of year ago, Germany on her
western front was brought to dead
stop. For ten months both armies
have remained as fixed as stone
walls, neither side yielding nor
gaining until the very recent French
demonstration when at reported ire
mendous cost she pushed back the
German lines over portion OF the
front some fifteen miles. For this
drive France has been preparing
more than six months. 1t cannot be
said to have been altogether fail
ure, nor a dazzling success. Yet it
is something Germany cannot with
Justice laugh at, for the question
comes up, if it was so insignificant
performance why has not she
added a fifteen mile gain to her
credit, since both sides are playing
for the same relative character of
DOlnU IIldhlIlS w hbC cohiS AAe"'
lately done may not be repeated.
Or, it may all be upset by Ger
man drive later on. But that Ger
MANY has her hands full at the pres
ent moment the whole world can
see. Her matchless fighting pushed
the swarming Russians back beyond
all expectations. She is still fight
ing from every quarter OF the COM
pass but one, and the North Sea
halts her there. On the south Ger
many stands in contemplation of a
thrust toward the Dardanelles where
she hopes to lend helping hand to
the peerless, fighting Turk. On the
east she is resting from her Russian
triumphs, and in the west, hard
pressed by the French and British,
her own domain still free from the
invaders heel, she mops her brow
and her valiant people wonder what
it is all about.
Will Germany win?
The world wonders!
Can she lose?
The Fatherland answers: How can
she?
Pick all the annals of time and
the present European war finds no
counterpart as causeless con-
tagion of slaughter. 1t stands alone
in its mysterious beginning, and see
ing the end is as difficult of solu-
ton as accounting for its starting.
These contending forces over there
will find after awhile that the
strength of kingdom must some
day be spent as rifle ball shot in
air must sometime fall.
Gravity finally brings to earth all
things that cannot support them
selves upright. Some day the props
must fall from whatever is holding
this great wall of hatred where it
stands as a menace to the happiness
IF oil ChrictandOm
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

Mrs. D. l.. Rogers of Oberlin, Ohio mas returned home after a visit with her mother, Mrs. J. B. Smith.
 John A. Moore Of Kensington is spending his vacation touring about the state
 The, Ladies' Sewing society of the Grange will meet with Mrs. Norton tomorrow afternoon.
 The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin will meet this evening at 7:3O o'clock at St. PauPs church to take action on the death of Miss Mary Malley. 3
 The Sons. of Veterans will hold a dance in Foresters' hall Friday even ing.
 Mrs. John A. Eddy of Dalton, Mass, is visiting her niece, Mrs F. H. Shaw.
 Captain and Mrs. Ralph S. Sage of the Isle of Pines, Cuba, spent a few hours yesterday as the guests of Miss Hattie M. Sage of Worthington Ridge Captain Bradley is a nephew of Miss Sage.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
MUNITION STRIKERS
 WIN THEIR DEMANDS
President of Cleveland Company
 Leads Cheer Over Victory

Cleveland, O., Oct. 6.-The strike of intuition workers at the plant of the Cleveland Automatic Machine com pany came to an abrupt end here Ia te yesterday when A. l.. Garford, president of the company, led a crowd of 900 strikers in cheering his an- nouncement that their demands had been conceded and that they had won the fight.
 Garford climbed on a platform out side the plant and faced the big crowd. The workers a short time be- fore at a special meeting had voted in favor of accepting the offer of the company granting all their demands except one pertaining to the open shop system.
 Garford Is Pleased
 'I am glad that the differences be- tween you boys and the company have been adjusted" said Garford. The crowd cheered.
 "Hurray, let's cheer again, boys" yelled the capitalist as he swung his hat in the air, "I feel like cheering myself"
 The men were stirred by this prob ably unprecedented situation of 300 men being led in a cheer of victory by the man representing the defeated company.
 Garford Talks to Men.
 When the tumult had subsided, Garford gave a little talk.
 I'm for industrial peace," he said: We've got all the war we can take care of on the other side of the water. Pm glad this trouble is ended. I want to say in behalf of the com pany and myself that this strike will not leave any sore spots. We are not built that way. You boys did what you thought best in asking for a share of profits accruing from un- usual business conditions. That was proper for I concede the right of every man to do his own thinking and acting.''
 Garford fairly had to fight his way through the crowd to his automobile to escape the ovation which followed.
 Conditions of Settlement.
 The strikers will go back to work under the following conditions:
 Reinstatement of fifteen dismissed employees.
 An open shop but no discrimina- tion against union men.
 An eight-hour day under these equivalent conditions: Permitting employees to quit after eight hours without jeopardizing after places, or continuing to work for a ninth hour at wages of time and one-half, or continuing also to work for tenth hour at wages of time and three quarters.
 Time and three-quarters for work ing Saturday afternoon.
 A wage increase of 12 per cent. whenever slack conditions restrict all employees to an eight-hour day.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
NEW HAVEN REPUBLICAN,.
Mayor Rice and Every G. O. P. Can
 didate Elected

New Haven, Oct. 6.-Scoring the most sweeping victory that either party has attained in municipal election in this city in a great many years, the republicans reelected May or Frank J. Rice for a fourth term yesterday by a plurality of 2,013 and swept into office every candidate on their city ticket by pluralities rang ing from 50 for Edmund l.. Babcock over Tax Collector William Hackett, to that of Mayor Rice recorded over Captain Albert w. Mattoon of 2,013. The board of aldermen which goes in to office next January will stand twelve republicans to nine democrats giving the former a good working majority. The vote cast was evidently affected by the rain, being 1,564 smaller than that recorded two years ago. Mayor Rice got a much larger plurality than last year, when he piled up plurality of 1,201. In fact-the plurality rolled up for Mayor Rice stands as a striking contrast to his plurality of 406, won the first time he ran for the office against ex-Mayor James B. Martin.
 Though Mayor Rice rolled up a larger plurality than two years ago, his total vote fell of BOA from the total of 10,004 which he secured in 1913, owing to the smaller vote cast throughout the city at this election Lanes vote in 1913 was S,SO3 and the socialist candidates 1,123. Both dem ocratic and socialist leaders showed a smaller vote yesterday. Aside from tue weather conditions which cut down the vote, the elimination of the progressive ticket and the license question served to decrease the total vote this year was less by 1,116 than vote this year was less by 1116 than the vote cast for Lane
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
GENERAL ORDER OF MOTT

NOs Atas District of Plainville, ss., Prd Court, October 5th, 1915. ESTATE OF William V. Strunzl of Plainville, in said District, ceased. The executor. Henry Strung. ha exhibited his account with said eI to this court for allowance, it is' ORDERED-That said applied be heard and determined at the bate Omce, in Plainville, in said trict, on the 11th day of Octobei D. 1915, at 10 o'clock in the loren and that public notice be given ot pendency of said application and time and place of hearing ther by publishing copy of this o once in some newspaper havin circulation in said District, and posting a copy thereof on the pI sign-post in the Town of Plainvill said District. at least five days be said day of hearing.
 GEORGE R. BYINGToN,
 Juds
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

By virtue of a tax warrant to me directed and now in my hands, I this day levy said warrant upon cer- tain parcels of land standing in the name of Helen R. Hammer upon the land records of said town, upon Oc- tober 1, 1913, described as follows: Dwelling house, PA acres of land more or less south half of lot IA and lot 145; said tax amounts to $116.10, and on the 11th day of De- cember 1915, at ? o'clock, P. M, of said day, I will sell at public auc- tion to the highest bidder, at the public signpost in said town, all or so much of said property as will satisfy said tax warrant and all charges thereon.
 Dated at Newington, October 6, 1915.
 CHAS. w. BELDEN,
 Collector
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

| him by his friends Under the cir 1 cumstances he is satisfied with the run he made and he has cause for 1 rejoicing, the large vote registered for l him being a rebuke to Sheriff Dewey | for removing him as an officer and | a slap at local republicans suspected | of conniving to bring about the ex- 1 sheriff's troubles. MT. Hart will serve as a member of the board.
 Mastro Divorce Hearing. Mrs. Margaret Mastro's suit for a divorce from her husband, Matthew Mastro, who is serving sentence in states prison for his connection with her abduction a few years ago, will be heard in the superior court at the short calendar session on Friday. The action was brought through Miss Anna Granniss as the young woman's nearest friend. The suit will be uncontested and the granting of a decree is expected. Republican Relief Board. There will be no democratic rep resentation on the board of relief this year as the result of Mondays election, the three republican can didates having secured a majority of votes over their opponents. The board will consist of A. H. Condell, who was elected for three years; I. P. Newell whose term will run for two years and James Simpson, elect ed for a single year.
 Heretofore the reyef board mem bers were elected for but one year and the democrats always managed to get a representative on the commit tee. The general assembly at its last session, however changed the law and it is now possible to have a partisan board.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. Thomas Russell of Elm Court is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Curran and daughter of Philadelphia.
 Lloyd. Edwards of New Haven has accepted a position with *te Amiesite company. He will be locat- ed at the White Oak plant.
 Maxine Gaudet of Thompsonvllle has been appointed manager of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea company's local store.
 Rev. William P. Kilcoyne is spend ing a few days at his home in Dan- bury.
 October devotions will be held in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy Thursday evening at 7:3o.
 Walter Fitzgerald of Holyoke, who has been visiting his uncle, Michael Fitzgerald of West Main street for the past week, has gone to New York where he will make his debut as vaudeville performer.
 The local plant of the Bristol Man ufacturing company will be closed on Columbus day to give the employees an opportunity to attend the celebra- tion in Bristol.
 Judge Byington will give a hearing in the probate court Monday on the application of the executor on the
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
Berlin News MISS MARY VALLEY DIES AT HER HOME
Popular Young Woman Succumbs to Attack Of Rheumatism
FIRE PREVENTION DAY OCT. 8
Berlinite Says Town Should Have Some Fire Protection Apparatus Mentioned for Members of Finance Roard-NfisceIIaueO ShOxUer

Miss Mary Elizabeth Malley died suddenly at her home in Kensington at 4:45 yesterday afternoon. AL though Miss Malley had been afflict- ed with rheumatism for nineteen months, her death was unexpected and ttscansed great shock to her family. Death was caused by an attack of Rheumatism of the heart.
 Miss Mal1ey was born in Kensing- ton in 1886 and was twenty-nine years old. She has been a resident of the town all her life and was very pop ular among the young people. Miss --Malley was employed at the Ameri- cgR Paper Goods company until she became afflicted with the ailment which was responsible for her demise She made many friends by her engag- Ing manner and personality and a feeling of genuine regret was caused by her death.
 Miss Malley is survived by her mother, Mrs. John Malley, three \ brothers, John J., Thomas, and Pat rick, and one sister, Miss Bridget The fIsaeraI will be held tomorrow morn Ing at g o'clock from St. Paul's Roman Catholic church, Kensington, i. with Rev. James c. Brennan, the pas tor, officiating at a solemn requiem high mass. Burial will take place in the new Catholic cemetery in New Britain.
 Fire Prevention Day.
 E0pies of Governor Marcus H. Hol- combs proclamation for fire proven lion day have arrived and are posted In conspicuous places about the town. &The paper states that efforts should be made to prevent fire by the diff ferent towns and tells of the enormous loss from that cause in the country PThe day will be observed in the sc91rols in fitting manner
 While this is being brought to mind some of the residents think it would be proper for the townspeopio to con- sider the advisability of procuring g P some methods of protection from fire. Tn July of the present year the insur- Aance underwriters increased their @Eemiums from sixty cents to $1.0O |Yner S1OO, giving the reason that Ber- Il in has absolutely no protection from fire. Unless som mething is done soon A.here is no chance of this exorbitant Anremium being reduced. A certain 4.itizen has figured out that the ad- Rance in rates would be sufficient to auy a motorized chemical engine, if .aved fo1. three years. At present he
 s working on the idea and it is pos-
 dble that he will bring his proposi- Non before the voters at a future &A!oMn meeting.
 Miscellaneous Shower.
 Miss Maud Miner was rendered a Fl >lightful miscellaneous shower at the
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

Robert J. Butler, candidate for clerk, who was defeated by R Palmer, the present town clerk. plurality of 1,1s0. The democrats elected of the IS aldermen have elected a majority of the of education. On the constitui amendment the vote was 2 q against its adoption. The soc vote was light.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
WATERBURY DEMOCRATIC.  Mayor Scu1y Re-elccted-G. O. P.
 Get Town Clerk.

Get ToWn CIcrk.
 Waterbury, Oct. 6-Waterbury re- elected the present city administration yesterday by a handsome plurality. Mayor Martin Scully, democrat, beat his opponent, Attorney J. F. McGrath, republican, by 2,159, running far ahead of his ticket and winning out in the second ward, the republican stronghold, by over 200. This is the first time in the city's history that this ward has given a democrat a plurality.
 The rest of the democratic ticket was elected with the exception of
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

estate of William " Strung for a set- clement of his account. ..#.
 An auto bearing a Massachusetts license number met with a perculiar accident on Whiting street yesterday afternoon. As the car, which was proceeding at a good speed. was turn ing the corner at Central Square, the tire on a rear wheel caught in the trolley tracks and left the rim, the car continuing several feet before it could be stopped. The tire rolled In an opposite direction and was making for the passenger station when 1t was captured by young boy and brought back to its owner.
 The school board will meet this evening.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-06

TO RENT-Store, suitable for busi- ness. Can also be used for storage. James Prior, 58 Pierce street, Plainville. 1O-5-d2 FOUND-Ladies' pocketbook on Maple street. Call at 52 East street.
 .-. H. 10-6-1d
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
TAKE PLEASURE IN HAGGLlNG
Tibetans Will Not Be Denied the Joys
That Accrue From the Sense
of Bargaining.

"Mornin' time, bargain time!" calls
out one of the peddlers by the way
side in Tibet cheerfully as he sees
you returning from a. glimpse of the
SHOWS at sunrise. You bid him come
to you, and from one of the innumer.
able pockets concealed in his vOlu.
minous robe he wifi produce a perfect
little jade cup, or Tibetan coffee
pot, or gold copper and precious
stones, or perhaps a huge lump OF
rough turquoise hewn to look like a
couch with a tiny gold Buddha recliD'
ing on it.
Then comes the bargaining, in which
he and all his friends take part against
your single self.
1t can all be done by signs and
smiles and patience and in the long
run you will get some things well
worth having at very reasonable
price.
But You must have no false pride
about bargaining. 1t is an elementary
part of these peoples nature, and the
joy of selling will leave them forever
when the day of haggling is done.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
Rocky Roads Of China.

We all know the description of the
snakes in Ireland: There are none
and much the same might be said
about the roads in China. There are
so-called roads, certainly, upon which
the people move about, but I have
seldom met one that was any better
than the surrounding country, and
very, very often on this journey
met roads where it was ease and lux
ury to move off them on to the neigh
boring plowed field. The recipe for
road there in the North seems to
be: "kTae piece of the country that
Is really too bad to pillow or to use for
any agricultural purposes whatever,
that a mountain torrent, in fact,
has given up as too much for the
water, upset a stone wall over it, a
stone wall with good large stones in it,
take care they never for a moment lie
evenly, and you have your road.-Wide
World Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-19
NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES
Number of Churches or Synagosues
Seem to Be Of Relatively
Little Moment.

rs it progress to go to church or
not to go to church," asks DR.. Ernest
G. Richardson of Princeton university.
Thereupon he answers the question in
this wise: What is almost the last
word that can be spoken on universal
progress at the present stage of af-
fairs was once spoken by that most
gracious and polished author Of the
most scholarly Life of Our Lord DR..
Samuel J. Andrews, apropos Of this
very matter.
An enthusiastic apostle of Chris
tan endeavor in g quiet library read
ing room was holding forth in noisy
conversation on the wonderful prog
ress of the church in these latter
times.
why, just think of it, he cried,
there are twelve hundred churches Gf
it was twelve hundred) in the city of
Philadelphia alone today; twelve hun
dred churches, just think of it,
Doctor Andrews looked up from his
book at the strenuous declaimer and
remarked quietly: And there were
eight hundred synagogues (if it was
eight hundred) in Jerusalem at the
time when Jesus Christ was cruel
fed