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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for October 8, 1915

chance to speak to the Doctor unnoticed.
what do you say, Laney? You We're
asking for crime case. And if the gods
have answered you at once"
Bishop! Impossible Under any ordi-
nary circumstances"
1--WE cant pick the circumstances And
it you can get at the truth only in part
You can see in the youngsters here how
much is going to depend"
He got no further. Cursing and crying
out half inarticulately, some one was fore
ing his way past Boyce and into the
room.
1t was Professor Fisher himself. And
even first glance would have shown
them that the man was beside himself.
He had what Bishop had called "pat-
ent-medcne face'-the eyes too large
and magnetic, the richly curling beard,
the too exotic good looks-a face that ten
million people had seen printed a thou
sand times in the advertisements of his
yellow-journal remedy.
But now, with his wife's body lying in
that room beyond, his eyes were blood
shot and his cheeks pastly colorless.
More than ever, too, did his Danish ac-
cent come out.
al desire to ask" he cried, leveling his
finger at Willings-"I desire to ask if,
after all, you are going to let him go? He
vas here. He came-he came to demand
money from my wife for his settlement.
He vas the last one to see her alife- You
are going to led him go! And the girl
the girls fiddle better!"
"They're dismissed on my recognize
ance," answered the Judge shortly. at
was objectionable ever to attach sus-
picion to them"
objectionable! objectionable! Then
gif you notice right away now, if you
think all law and justice can be stopped
in the first hour"
Judge said Boyce, "wil you help
me, please?"
And at last, between them, they got
him out again.
As they did, the Doctor asked his first
question of Vikings.
al think l understand pretty nearly
everything, old chap" he said "but can
you tell me your story from the begin
ning?"
"Oh, don't ask me-" he said, "to go
back to that wretched foolishness at Four
UeenUn OtTeet! GU cdu yet lIled enough
of it from what the poor cop in there
told At the very moment, probably,
when some devils fingers were around
her throat, | was doing a burlesque of
holding her up. Choking her for the
pearls-in case she didn't give up the
money,'-that was it, all right! My
Lord, how it sounds now! l had fine
time horrifying Miss Hope here! I'll tell
you about my call at the apartment.
And he did.
LIE had reached the Casa Grande, he
said, about four. He had waited, ex-
pecting every moment that Mrs. Fisher
would come down, for almost an hour.
But in the end he had had to give up and
leave again. Why had no one seen him
leaving? Because he'd walked down the
stairs. There was some tie-up in the ele
vators, and he'd waited another five min
utes at them. AS he remembered it now,
he hadn't seen any Casa Grande people,
even in the lower hall.
The knockings? He'd heard them just
as he was leaving; but at that time there
was no voice. Had he seen Jimmy
Mrs Fishers COckney seryant2 Yes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

apartment-house when you were through
No, we won't say nothing about that.
I'll just ask you and the young lady to
repeat your pretty little good-by talk at
the corner of Fourteenth Street. All Just
jokin', of cOurse-just pure jokin'."
"Any one would know that it was!'
This from Miss Hope; and she famed it.
"Please!" Willings tried to stop her.
"You can see what a rotter he is.
AND at that Hell-Roaring Jake suddenly
began to live up to his name.
ooh, sure-sure you can! An sure you
were just jokin'! That's why you two
smooth little slk-stockin's never bothered
meptionin' it yourselves. An now,
Meehan, he swiveled about to young
patrolman at his right,-"will you just
repeat said talk for us agan?"
"Why," began that young patrolman
worriedly, Owe got to say, Chief, that
took it for kiddin' myself. An | only
brought it up"
"Now, kill that-see-kill that! All
you got to repeat for us is your evidence.
"Well, disappointing to Vikings and
Miss Hope-"they were talkin' about Mrs.
Fisher-anyways, some Mrs. Fisher"
"Sure. Sure. Some Mrs. Fisher"
"And she-the girl-asks him how he
was goin' to get somethin' from her
from Mrs. Fisher-money, it was. A
hundred thousand, he mentioned. And
he said he'd ask her first, and then, if
she didn't give up, he-but, Chief now,
it was just kiddin', and nothin' bm-he
made out he was goin' to choke her for
the pearls. w
Both Laneham and the Judge started
forward together And then they saw
that Boyce, the Commissioner, was inter-
vening too.
"McGloyne," he was saying, al told
you at the start-and | had your prom
ise-"
"Mr Commissioner, said Bishop. "this
young woman is my confidential secre-
tary. To suspect her is absurd-and the
boy!"
al know, know Boyce was lean,
clean, gray eX-army man. "McGloyne,
will you let me have a moment with them
alone? Judge and DR.. Laneham, won't
YOU come too?"
THEY had only to pass on to the big,
empty dining-room.
"The beast!" said Willings "rhe
beast! And he said he'd leave you out of
it," He was speaking to Miss Hope.
"Why, you don't think cared for my
self"
But here the Commissioner took charge
of it.
Judge, of course | can dismiss them
both on your recognizance, and will.
But that's only beginning. We can't
keep them from getting lot of unpleasant
publicity now, in any case"
ooh, no escape from that"
dts a shame-a shame!" Boyce pro-
tested. "And when l thought I'd shown
McGloyne clearly OF course, it there
were any probability Of the thing being
cleaned up at once"
"Do you think it likely?"
"Could any one? And yet, suspicion
will point at them until it is! The worst
part of it, too is here. Granting Me-
Gloyne to be ever so honest and well
meaning, and think he is,-he's an old
line detective, and what we're taking
away from him is his clue. No matter
what else opens, he won't believe in it.
"Rut surely said Taneham
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
CHffside Park Notes.

Thomas Rouan, William Woodcock
and Leonard Winkler are to be grant
ed exempt certificates as firemen,
they having served the required num-
Der of years as members of the In
dependent Hook and Ladder Co.
Mr.. and Mrs Berls and family have
been summering at OXbow, N. Y,
for the past four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Thayer left
this week for Portland Maine, en-
route to Peconic, L. l., where they
will spend several weeks. In their
absence Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Gray
are occupying their home on La
fayette avenue.
Miss Marie Power, of Lafayette
avenue, is spending her vacation at
Atlantic City.
Borough Attorney Agnew has
moved into the house formerly occu-
pied by the Robert Deshons, on Co
lumbia avenue just west of the trolley.
Mrs. Richard Ansell is home from
the hospital and appears to be much
improved
Peter Burns and family, of Edge
water, have taken an apartment in
the stone building on Anderson and
Lincoln aveue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
A Pen Picture Of
Ye Village Council
Tersely Drawn

Scene: Clitfside Borough Hall. At
one end floor raised, to elevate coun-
ell and officials. Rail with gate along
front Main floor, lowered, contains
scattered groups of citizens; repre-
sentatives of churches, civic clubs,
holders of contracts, and saloon man.
form sits the council president, the
mayor being absent: also another
member is absent. Just below rail;
the press table, with press of report
ers. In the presidents hand is card
containing the order of business. In
the minds of governors and governed
are projects and perhaps plots for
accomplishing numerous and varied
purposes. The hour beiG sufficiently
late, the gavel falls.
Contractors, couneilmen, church.
men, and others rouse themselves as
clerk calls roll; also to listen to but
not hear the minutes of some last
meetings, regular and special. To
many, no doubt, the minutes seemed
hours, before the list of communica-
tions are communicated by the clerk.
These are many: probably two dozen.
Some are satisfied: others can't be.
Some, signed by ten or twenty inhabi-
tants, petition their honorable govern
ment for brand new streets lined with
fine new sidewalks, with curb and
cutters; other ask that the holders
Of saloon licenses be reminded that the
law only recognizes six working days
a week in the profession of drink in
its transit over the bar. Others,
SIGNED by the whole directory of the
town, deprecated strongly the thought
of the Public Service Railway to care
fully fence in It's little trolley way,
thus making it a Closed Corporation,
and the town Il house divided against
itself,
Then came toWnfolk in groups who
talked, and the village dominic, and
each had the moral equasion of the
borough to maintain, and there was
much interest manifested in all mat
ters until the late adjournment.
Curtain.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Rats! Rats. Rats!
They Break Into
w. Palisade Home

Some time ago a few
nomadic rats begged for
shelter in the back yard of
a West Palisadian resident.
The resident readily grant
ed them the permission to
burrow under a stone, for
as the resident said, they
could do little harm under
a stone and it is very in
teresting to watch them
build their home. How
ever give anybody an inch
and they'll take a yard, or,
as in this case, give a rat
a yard and he'll take a
house. The rats remained
under the stone for a few
days, but soon found the
fra grant odor from the
kitchen far too tempting.
They have chewed their
way into the cellar and now
the kind-hearted resident
is planning to give them a
feast of rough on rats. .
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
The R. r. Browns
Take Auto Tour
Through The South

On Wednesday, August 18th, the r.
K. Browns returned from their south
ern automobile tour. The speedo-
meter showed that they had covered
2,074 miles on the trip.
The family left on the morning oe
Saturday, July 3 Randolph Brown at
the wheel. The first days journey
lay through central New Jersey and
into Pennsylvania. Then for seven
days more, the route lay through
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
West Virniga, North Carolina and
South Carolina. The beautiful farm
ing country of Pennsylvania and the
fertile valley of the Shenandoah, in
Virginia, along with the cotton coun-
try OF South Carolina, afforded an
insight into the casts agricultural re-
sources which was not to be taken
lightly. The rolling hills of New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania, the 100 miles
Of panoramic splendor in the Shenan-
doah, and the beautiful Blue Rirge
Mountains of Virginia, made the
scenic part Of the downward trip Il
revelation. Then the historically IN
teresting places of the Gettysburg
battle ground; the Luray Cayerns,
Va, Winchester, Va, which CHANGED
hands seyenty-five times in the Civil
War; Staunton, Va, and its Military
Academy; the chapel, recumhent
statue Of Lee, offices and tomb OF
General Robert E. Lee, the statue and
burial places of General StoneWall
jackson, Washington and Lee Univer-
sity, and the Virginia Military In
stitute, all at Lexington, Va, and the
Natural Bridge, Va, were visited in
turn. The roads were GOOD on an
average, and only one puncture was
experienced on the downward trip.
The party arrived at their four
room camp on their cotton farm Sat
urday, July 10, and left Wednesday,
July % The route back was through
the states of South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware and New jersey. This time inter
esting sights were seen in the tobacco
district of North Carolina; among the
old Revolutionary and Civil War relics
at Richmond; at Old Point Comfort
and Fortress Monroe, Va; and in the
wonderful truck farming districts of
the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
the southern part Of New Jersey.
Fine concrete and stone roads were
found i'll the upper half of Maryland
and through Delaware and New ,Jer-
sey. Two punctures and two blow
outs were experienced on the home
ward journey. Palisade was reached
Wednesday, August 4th.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Editors FOreword

This edition marks the
birth of a newspaper ana
right proud are we to know
that our first wall will be
heard by the readers OF
"The Palisadian." 1t is
not our intention to load
down the "Breeze's" preci-
Gus space with political or
weiphtv news, but rather
to allow the casual OBJ
server to bend his face INTO
a smile while reading our
columns.
We will make mistakes.
Many, perhaps; but like a
Ford we hope to continue
rafting on, soliciting aud
and advice and cognlzant
that every deserved knock
is a boost.
Hammers are not made
hollow, so if you want to
take a wallop at us, knock
good or not at all. You may
not always hit straight,
for opinions naturally diff
fer, and if you accidently
hit your own toe, be a man
and bear it with smiles.
We promise to do the same.
always.
soiiloquizing from the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
1t Is Suggested

II is suggested: That sense of
communal self-respect requires that
the dilapidated iron fence enclosing
the grounds of Clillside School, No.
3 be painted--or else removed;
That, if it is not possible to find 4
local man to fill the office of police
chief daily and nightly, the safety and
security of the town and its wealth
are of sufficient importance to hire
an expert elsewhere just as we do
our teachers;
That the borough hall be consti-
tuted a center for the borough's ac-
Invites. A local officer, whether police,
fire or clerical, should be at all times
on call here with any and all parts
of the community, The borough's
"oflice" should have a telephone;
That a few school board meetings
be held in Grantwood school for the
convenience Of residents in that sec
ton.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
A Bull Frog Story
Don't Read tiff You
Don't Like A Laugh

One of the funniest stories connect
ed with the earlier days of Palisade
is told by Charles Logan 1t is a
frog story Let him tell it:
well, said the third baseman of
the ball team" it may not strike you
as it did me, but the most amusing
experience | ever had in Palisade was
about the second year we came here.
/ was only little lad then, thirteen
years old, and spent much of my time
roaming around through the woods
looking for all kinds of adventure
that lure the young mind at that age.
One day with some of my companions
| went to Watkins pond, half way to
Fort Lee, and happened to spy on the
banks the largest bull frog | had ever
seen or heard of He was simply
tremendous, and easily ten inches
long in the body, which was five inches |
wide. The length of legs and body
combined was easily twenty inches or
more. | really never saw such a
monster. Well, my first impulse was
to capture him as he sat there APP
parently asleep on the bank but |
could not conceive a method by which |
this could be done, so | up and flung
stone at him, and much to my sur
prise, | hit him kerplunk and over
he tumbled. | ran to him like set
ter dog would have retrieved bird,
grabbed him by the legs and held |
him up. | never was so surprised in
all my life. Say, he actually must
have weighed five pounds. He looked
as big as shad. | thought the thing
was dead, but when | got him home
| put him in pail of water in the |
cellar, and this revived him. What
| had in mind was merely to keep him
fresh, for | had made up my mind to
have frog legs for breakfast, and
thought the water would preserve
him. 1t did He soon came to life,
hoped out and was loose in the Gel
lar. | had the deuce of time to cap
ture him again. He leaped like a
kangaroo, every which way and fin
L L
threw over him in corner. Once he
leaped clean over my head, and right
at my face, but | managed to dodge
him. Putting him in a basket,
thought of my old friend Mr.. Spencer,
of the New York Acquarian, whom
| knew at that time, and who, |
thought, would like to have a frog
as big as that. The next day l start
ed to New York with my quarry, and
had put him in tin bucket with top
on it. My sister was along, and
as far as Cliffside on the yellow car
line Then the top got shaken off
the tin bucket, and out jumped Mr..
Frog! Say, you wont believe it, but
that frog went this way and that in
that car till he had the passengers in
a panic, and my sister screamed till
she was blue in the face, and no one
knew what was the matter. Finally
the conductor came running into the
aisle from the rear platform, and at
that moment the frog leaped through
the window and escaped into the little
swamp that is near where the Cliff
side Garage now stands. The con-
ductor said, Don't be frightened,
ladies, it was only cat this boy had
in a bucket / never laughed SO
much in my life, and to this day
regard that Palisade frog as the fun
niest incident of my entire life. I
never think of it without intuitively
going into conniptions."
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Weeds! Weeds! Weeds!


The borough authorities
do not deserve the slightest
consideration at the hands
of West Palisadians. They
have allowed our sidewalks
to become overgrown with
rank weeds just as though
we did not pay taxes. How
ever much we may love
the mayor, he certainly
doesn't think much of US.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

brought forth the ancient
great men. Whatever they
said was never heard be-
fore. Nowadays no matter
how great a mind we have,
whatever we say or do has
been said or done before.
Nothing new under the sun,
as it were. Just my luck
to have been born too late.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

The Breeze" is published for the
editication of all people and West
ern slope folk in particular.
It stands for Truth, Humor, Hap
piness and Optimism. With empha-
sison Optimism.
1t offers the glad hand to all and
invites the cooperation of its read
ers to help make it live up to its
name and motto: Always Breezy.
Published every Saturday on the
stoooth mage of The Palisadian.
Orrin A. Breiby Editor.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

into the interior of our
woods, to breathe the pure
air meath our grand trees,
and to hear the song of
the many birds that proud
ly inhabit this section of
Jersey, are missing a great
deal in life.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
One o. These Days

One O. these days, when
more folk come hither to
dwell on the most interest
slope in the world, there
will be roadways opened up
toward the west.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

"Breeze's" point of view,
we hope to continue living
happy and to see you all,
for many, many Saturdays
to come.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

Sometime ago the New
York Evening Sun wanted
to know how to make a
watch dog 90. Why not
let him wind (whine) him
self up.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

Nature never did betray
the heart that took an in
terest in her, and those of
YOU who have not hunted
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

Robert Caffall had a
toothache last Friday. He
expects to have a boring
time with DR.. Hunter in
the near future.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Town Notes

The old-fashioned garden
Of the Breibys is interest
ing for the variety of its
blossoms.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

The Judds, after a few
weeks vacation in Bern
hardsville, are back in West
Palisade.
Mr.. Archibald, after a
severe illness, is again able
to venture forth to work.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

The sound of a baseball
bat is music to the ears of
the "Breeze's" Editor. Last
Saturday he umpired
game between the Pee Bee
Bee Club and Hudson A. c.,
of Little Ferry. No, he was
not scalped. He is still
alive and well, thank you.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

If somebody would build
more h gu S e S here they
would be gobbled up.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

The Lockington's, of Morn
ingside avenue, have two
dogs. One is called Don.
We suggest calling the
other QuiXote.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Bits o. Gossip

Buick prints in the sands
of West Palisade are be-
coming deeper and deeper.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
Today's Conceited Thought

1t was only luck that
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14
NEW YORK SUN

The book contains the secrets for beauti-
flying woman or keeping her beautiful from
her toes to the hair of her head 1t is as
artist on the human skin that VIM ~
Woodbury. assumes the title Of Dermato-
logist.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-14

PHILADELPHIA PRESS
VIM A. Woodbury., the beauty specialist.
has written practical handbook on The
Care of The Person. This volume contains
many novel and helpful hints on the pre-
seryation of physical attractiVeness
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-02

series but five weeks away, and most
of the dopesters and bettors are
scrambling their brains trying to de-
eide which to lay their shekels on
Brooklyn or Philadelphia.
The Giants haven't had much hard
luck-as hard luck goes, accidents and
such. True, they have had bad luck,
but McGraw has won pennants in the
face of far heavier odds than he has
had to face this season. He had a
team of veterans last March that had
stood up under the fire and gaff of
many grueling pennant races, and
they were all going good. There were
few signs of cracks-MatheWson had
had one of his best seasons, as had
Tesreau. The elratic Marquard had
finished a fair season, and according
to the way Rube has run since he
broke into the bic show, he should
have been due for a whale of a season
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-02
REVIEWING SEASONS
BASEBALL OUTLOOK
BY George r. Holmes

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Sept. If the Giants
finish anywhere but first place they
will probably go down as the biggest
failures of the weird season of 1915.
The New York club is admittedly the
highest salaried one in the National
league and has the most paper
strength" of any, with the possible
exception of the Braves. Everything
at the start of the season was in their
favor, and Gotham fans settled back
for a long season of battling between
McGraw's clan and the Braves fol
the pennant. On dope they were the
only ones who stood show Of get
ting in the October classic.
The teams are turning into the
homie stretch today, with the worlds
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-02
PEACE BOND MAY
BE ASKED FOR
INLAND WOMAN

The charge of assault with intent
to commit murder, which was lodged
against Mrs. Holland Of INLAND, will
be dismissed, and instead efforts will
be made to have her put under a peace
bond, according to Attorney o. V.
Wilson, who appeared for Mrs. llol-
land before Justice of the Peace
King Of INLAND and secured change
Of venue to this city. Counter efforts
will be made to have the INLAND jus
tice of the peace and the negro at
whom Mrs. Holland is alleged to have
shot, put under peace bonds, if the
peace bond action is pressed against
Mrs. Holland, Attorney Wilson said
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-02
Freedom of Poland,
Freedom of Jews,
Freedom of Seas

Washington, Sept. 2.-Gcrmany's
object in accepting the American de
mands was primarily to join the forces
Of the United States in an effort to
establish the freedom Of the seas and
promulgate an early peace, according
to statements from the German am
bassador. The same authority is civ
en- for the following German views
regarding peace:
"The Allies 6 months ago could
have arranged peace on the simple
basis of freedom of the seas. Today
they can obtain peace by agreeing to
the freedom Of Poland, freedom Of the
seas, and that all Jews be uneqGivo-
cally accorded human rights. A year
hence, when The German conquests
and victories are increased,' he alleges
the Allies must make greater conces-
sions.
Cardinal Gibbons admitted that he
handed President Wilson peace note
from Pope Benedict during the con
ference. Gibbons refuses to divulge
the character Of the peace appeal,
lacking authority from Rome.