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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
Good Baseball.

The American National pastime
may be losing ground as played by
professionals, but it is more than
holding it's own among the amateurs
There never was time when greater
interest was shown than now. Taking
this immediate section as a sample
every village, town and hamlet
has baseball team. Hackensack, a
young city of fifteen thousand popu-
lation has half dozen really good
clubs, while there are a score of the
lesser grades.
Palisade, Fort Lee, Cliffside, Pali-
sades Park, Leonia, Tenafly and
Englewood all have good teams. The
quality of ball these towns put UP
is really most excellent. To the real
fan, good amateur game of base
ball is far more attractive than any
thing in the professional class. This
is due to local interest where the
players are all known. Palisade has
had an excellent team in the field
this season, and out of fifteen starts
has won all of the games but two
This is very good record, and stimu-
lates general interest.
The world likes winner, whether
in baseball, politics or football. The
Palisade team has been good enough
this season to merit a much larger
attendance than it has received but
this is no doubt due to the fact that
the village has not previously been
shining light in baseball circles
1t has changed all this now, and any
one would enjoy Saturday game
at the Fairgrounds.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28

not alone their danger, but there was
still the big risk to others by this
mans recklessness. Two pedes-
TRANS, also, were within few feet
of the car at exactly the point where
it was wrecked, and stood to get hurt
themselves had the car swerved in
their direction instead of the opposite
side where it struck and turned tur-
tie. After a crowd gathered around
the overturned machine, the man who
drove it was seen by the bystanders,
and no one thought he was half way
sober. No drunken man has any
right whatever to drive a car, and
this chap, were he dealt with accord
ing to law, would not have license
to drive a car in New Jersey.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
The Automobile License.

The freedom with which licenses
are issued to almost any one who ap-
plies for permission to run an auto
mobile, is matter that should be
looked into very carefully by those
in authority. The moral hazard of
driving an automobile is great, and no
person who does not fully appreciate
the responsibility of driving a car
should be allowed to have license.
One of the greatest menaces to auto
MODELLING is the danger from the man
who insists upon being reckless. An
instance recently took place right
along main avenue at a terrific
in this section, where man coming
along Anderson avenue at a terrific
pace, lost control of the machine and
it was wrecked by somersaulting into
the stone curbing along the roadside.
It developed that he and his compan-
ion were unhurt after the narrowing
experience in the wrecked car. 1t was
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
CZifside Road Campaign.

The people of Cliffside Park are at
the present time engaged in a rather
warm campaign for better system
of roadways.
They couldn't be engaged in bet
ter business.
From the time of civilizations
earliest beginning, good roadways
have been it's greatest co-worker in
development. Ancient Rome built
great roadways to enhance its value
as a people. Nothing ever had a
greater material advancement than
the Appian way.
If Grantwood and Cliffside are find
ing obstacles in their way today, they
must remove them tomorrow. The
roadways are bound to come, and with
them progress and prosperity.
If those property holders who feel
that good roadways will mean greater
taxation, will look at the matter
t'other way about, they will find that
values will go up with the cost of
road building. There isn't a case of
record where good roads have not en-
HANGED property very largely. Good
roads do not lend any magic touch;
they only lend a geater value where
they lead.
California, New England, England,
France, all Europe, everywhere that
roads have been built, have seen
values go bounding up. Cliffside can
not prove an exception to this rule.
Few locations around New York can
be found today that are more attrac-
tive than Cliffside borough for in
viting home-seekers. Poor roads
have hitherto kept many away. They
will keep many more away unless
thing change to the only logical turn
they should take, by more road build
ing.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
The Presidents Triumph.

The President and the people of the
United States are to be congratulate
ed on the result of his firm and HUI
name dispatches dealing with the SUBJ
marine warfare, inaugrated Feb
ruary Is, in so far as it involves
American interests. 1t is evident
that Germany does not desire war
with the United States, and it may
be safely asserted that an over
whelming majority of the people of
the United States do not want war
with Germany.
The promise of a peaceful out
come in the present crisis should
greatly strengthen the President in
the confidence of the people.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
Leo Frank

At last we got him: there he swings
Above the bowling people kings,
At last We got him: he outstood
In innocence and hardihood
The servile court, the madman's knife,
The wreck of name and home and wife,
Still trusting God would see him
through .
At last We got him in the night.
Sick, wounded, worn, and strangely
white,
Your burgher, Leo Frank, the Jew.
Ye hanged him on the gallows- tree.
He'll hang for all the years to be:
Ye nor your children shall have power
To take him down a single hour;
Nor wind, nor rain, nor bird of prey,
Shall eat that awful Form away,
Nor God once veil 1t from your
For it's no human head and limb
Ye hanged Gods Justice, hanging
him,
Your burgher, Leo Frank, the Jew.
William Ellery Leonard.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
Of Questionable Taste.

In the most amazing statement
ever made by a public man in this
country, perhaps, Mr.. Roosevelt says
about his Plattsburg speech, "In the
speech not only did l never mention
the President, but l never mentioned
the Administration. l spoke purely
Of the nation, of the people of the
United States"
This is about as abominable an eX-
PLANTATION as anybody ever gave for
miserable blunder executed in
similarly bad form and poor taste.
The whole thing is almost unbeliev-
able-that high minded man could
so far forget himself as to thrust the
President as vigorously as he did, and
then squirm out of it. 1t is worse
than abominable. Nobody failed to
know Mr.. Roosevelt's intent and
meaning On a vote as to what the
entire country thought he said and
what he says he meant, the decision
would be unanimous against him.
His is the narrowest attitude in
this case he has ever assumed. Gut
ting out all thought of the country's
need of more adequate naval protec-
ton, Mr.. Roosevelt was actually the
guest of the Administration at
Plattsburg, and he virtually not only
turned up his nose at his host, but
was illbred enough to say, 81 don't
lie your pie" Very bad form, Teddy,
very, very, very.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
E. Yancey Cohen For Mayor.

If the people of the borough of
Fort Lee are really looking for a
non-partisan mayor, they can find
him in the person of E. Yancey Cohen,
of Palisade. This newspaper has
always held that politics should play
the smallest part in municipal gov
eminent. 1t sees no reason at this
time to change its views.
Mr.. Cohen's politics heretofore
have not been in alignment with
either of the great parties that are
opposed to each other in this coun-
try. He has been a progressive, with
tendencies unfixed as to party. In
stead, he has chung to the ideal
policies of the late Henry George, and
has for many years espoused the
single tax theory. He has done some
admirable thinking on the single tax
question, and still clings to the ma
jority of tenets belonging to that
faith.
A man of extreme culture, refine
ment and education, Mr.. Cohen reflects
the best there is in American man.
hood and sentiment. He would be a
credit to the borough second to no
man in it, and were he chosen there
would be nothing but delight to
his administration. He would make
an ideal mayor, because he has so
few duties to take him out of the
borough, and for the most part would
be always on the job.
In point of ability and character
Mr.. Cohen would apparently make
an ideal mayor. At heart reformer,
he would undertake to do things on
scale of freedom from politics that
would be a revelation to everybody.
He understands finance, is close
student of civics, and is one of the
strongest thinkers on economics in
the State of New Jersey today.
Since he would serve the people
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1915
The Fort Lee MayOrdIty Race.

There are interesting doings in
political way going on in the old town
of Fort Lee. Mayor White, after
coquetting with the fates for many
months, and upon the strong persua-
sion of his many admiring friends,
has at last consented to once more
bear the Democratic standard in the
race for another term Of office. 1t
looked for time as though he would
hold out against the efforts of those
who were trying to have him yield
but finally he went down before then
eloauence and is now in the fight to
the finish. Not that he expects to get
finished, but he is once more out with
his war paint on and feathers flying
His friends think he will win. They
are sure that no other man has ever
had the record he has made, and are
going to put their shoulders to the
wheel and push with all their might.
The Republicans have now held
three large meetings and at each
there was a decided leaning towards
ex-Mayor Arthur E. Kerwein. Mr.
Kerwein says he is not candidate
but his friends are not willing to ac-
cept this as final. They are on his
trail good and hard, and most of them
believe he cannot escape the party's
call. He did not put on any frills
while in the office of Mayor, and did
all in his power to serve all the peo-
pie just right. He has lived in Fort
Lee most of his life, married there
and is part and parcel of the town
He is popular with his party men,
bers, and also with the masses. He
is a successful business man, and has
built himself up by clean methods. He
has never put himself forward at any
time, but has lived with consistent
modesty at all times. He is much
more man of the people than many
men who run for mayor of munich
palities because of his unpretentious
bearing and simple tastes. His
loyalty to Fort Lee has never beer
questioned, and he has no enemies
who could stand up and truthfully
say he is not trustworthy. If hi
should go into the race and gel
elected, it would be a tribute to {
worthy man.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
NelUs And Publicity

others, it really takes money to pro-
duce newspaper. Most people would
deny this. 1t makes no difference
what the editors views or ideals may
be, he has no right to be considered
from the standpoint of having any
business with support. The fact that
his machinery may need oiling, is not
to be considered.
From the editors standpoint, there
are only two ways he may make mon
ey, through subscriptions, if they be
high enough, and through advertis-
ing. Complaints come more from
those who do not pay their bills than
from those who are prompt. This is
universally true. This class, also, is
the first to complain when they do
not get free publicity. In the very
nature of things the newspaper has
to give a great deal of publicity-or
call it free advertising. 1t must make
mention of all club meetings, all COM
ings and goings, all church meetings
and church affairs, all entertaining,
public or private-not because these
things are really news, but because
their mention has become a custom
and the public looks for them with a
longing heart and yearning eye.
If it would only occur to some
people that every line an editor pub
fishes costs money, his burden might
in a measure be lightened. But the
more space given to person or or
ganization, the more it expects, and
the less appreciation for what is
done. They finally come to demand
as right what was granted as a
favor.
The newspaper habitually boosts
the town, town enterprises, town
people, and gives free publicity where
a dollar line could not buy it. And
still the public kicks. People say
with amazing frankness that what
ever concerns them is news, and that
which relates to someone else should
be suppressed. This sort feel that
they have done a generous part in
allowing the newspaper to advertise
them.
And then there is still another
class that clings to the belief that the
editor is a tarnation fool anyhow,
without enough brains to feed a calf,
a man who is always making public
bulls, damagin the town with in
discreet publications, and unfit for
his business. This type never
hesitates to send insulting messages
to the editor when he sees fool things
in the paper, and who generally is a
meddling old cuss himself, who would
better off in corner with a ball of
knitting in his lap. Verify, the
EDITORS lot is hard one.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28

The village newspaper is peculiar
institution in many ways. Many
people regard it as plaything-
something they can knock about at
will, take as many liberties with as
child with a rag doll. Some of them
look at it as charitable institution.
There are enough amusing demands
made upon it to fill large book of
humor.
The general estimate of the editor
is that he is a good fellow who is
doing business for the express pur-
pose of writing up things and people
who have the desire to get into print.
Generally these people have reached
the limit of appreciation when they
condescend to say, 81 thank YOU for
something that was meant to be COM
pliment. On the other hand, many
take all mention of their names as
their right and title, keep mum as
oysters, and strut around town as
though they had come unto their own
when they get written up in the vii
lage gazatte. This class always feels
that the editor has taken unto him
self special privilege in mentioning
them in his columns. They pat them
selves on the back for having been
able to put away bit of valuable
advertising.
The matter of concluding that the
newspaper might be in business for
a livelihood does not occur to many
people. And it might be said here
that the mere desire for pelf has
seldom actuated the soul of any good
newspaper man. In the ordinary con-
sideration of motive behind the pub
LEGATION of a newspaper, mere gain
is the last thing a publisher is guilty
of-that is, the right kind of news
paper man. When he has graduated,
when he knows the art of getting out
what the public recognizes as real
newspaper, mere money making is
never considered. This is for the
reason, however, that your ideal news
paper seldom gets enough apprecia-
ton to warrant the hope that it may
one day be financial success.
The newspaper game might well
be called the costliest sport in the
world. 1t costs more in money, In
labor, in ENERGY than anything else
that can be named-except war. Set
ting aside what a newspaper is like
on busy day, it generally is in a
state of war anyhow. Always a storm
center, the shot and shell of public
criticism are always aimed at it. The
mortars of disapproval are generally
of the twelve-inch type, loaded with
the shrapnel Of viturperative abuse.
But while all these things are true
in sense, and approximately so In
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
HObOken Tax Books Exhibited.

Taxpayers of Hoboken, beginning
this week, will have free access to
their own tax books. On January !
last Hoboken's government changed
to a commission with five commission
ers; these appointed a new board of
assessors.
AS result of the latters' efforts,
including the making of personal
visits to all parts of the city's "plant,'
a complete revision of the assess
ments was made. The general re-
suit was the increase of assess
ments of about per cent. No spe-
cial privileges have been allowed at
all, only the actual value of prop
erty and the prevailing conditions of
business being taken into account.
The city's tax books are now on
exhibition in the Assessors office,
and it is hoped that every citizen will
appear there in preson to acquaint
himself with any fact desired in the
matter.
Mayor Griffin has expressed himself
as heartily DESTROYS of having every
property owner in the city make the
office visit and show an interest in
the city's government. He said there
was nothing better for a city than an
interested body of taxpayers and
property owners. 1t would be we'll
for Cliffside and Fort Lee to consider
this.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28

without regard to politics, he would
make a desirable mayor and be an
honor to his county and state.
Mr.. Cohen is not a typical man in
the ordinary sense, except that he is
away above the average in point of
intelligence and efficiency. 1t is the
opinion of the writer that he would
make a wonder mayor and leave a
record that would stand out like a
carving relief on the pages of bor-
ough history.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
Roosevelt Against Wilson.

1t seems impossible for Theodore
Roosevelt to find anything likable in
Woodrow Wilson. Here we find two
men, American citizens, who have
gotten up in the world, each by his
own methods, and each through his
own personality has risen to the
highest office in the land.
1t would seem reasonable that when
two such men have reached the heights
these two have, they would find a
mutual bond of sympathy that would
at least produce an attitude of
cordiality between them, to say moth
ing of more intimate ties of admira-
ton. Climbing to heights together,
it would appear the logical, the neigh
borly thing to do that friendly greet
ings be now and then exchanged.
Instead, what do we find? One of
them swapping and snarling at the
others heels, the other going on up
the line in apparent Indifference that
the other is around.
There seems to be and apparently
is feeling on the part of Mr.. Roose-
vent that nobody knows how to ad-
minister an efficient government for
the people but himself. Mr.. Taft
couldn't; Mr.. Wilson doesn't. 1t
therefore becomes Mr.. Roosevelt's
self-imposed duty to call the one a
fool, the other cad. The continual
string of filings Mr.. Roosevelt has
made at President Wilson are really
beneath the dignity of high-minded
gentleman to hurl at the head of a
nation.
Take this bonnet for instance
spouted this week at Plattsburg.
"To treat elocution as substitute
for action, to rely upon high sound
ing words unbacked by deeds is proof
of a mind that dwells only in the
realm of shadow and of sham."
This cheapening allusion to sin
cere patriot and able statesman, the
President of the United States, was
backed up by the statement, "The
President has the right to have said
of him nothing but what is true"
Further on at Plattsburg Mr..
Roosevelt said:
"The man who believes in peace at
any price or in substituting all in
elusive arbitration treaties for an
army and navy should instantly move
to China. If he stays here, then more
manly people will have to defend
him, and he is not worth defending"
These are savagely severe wrds.
Mr.. Wilson has not said he believed
in "peace at any price," That is why
he got rid of Bryan. But he has ex-
pressed desire to have "Peace with
honor" and that is doctrine sub
scribed to by the whole American
people. They certainly do not want
war.
1t might be said, also, that the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28

American people are as patient with
Theodore Roosevelt as they are with
the German war crisis. They are
putting up with lot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
NUMBER EXECUTIONS
DIRECTED BY VILLA

Washington. D C, July 24-Ameri-
can Consular Agent Carothers, with
General villa. reported today he was
informed Villa had executed two Span
iards, Joaquin Fernandez and Manuel
Piaero and several Mextcans for
abuses IN trade" last Wednesday at
Toreon. His informant, BIr Carothers
reported. denied that Villa had execut-
ed 30 railroad employees who refused
to work for him. and Pedro Ugarte, a
rich planter VINO refused to pay $4,000
tribute
El Paso. Texas. July 24.-Two Span
iards and three Nexicans were execut-
ed Wednesday at Torreon by order OF
General Francisco Villa, according to
Information regarded as authentic, re-
ceiyed here today.
San Antonio. Texas, July 24.-Defi-
ute orders have been received from
Washington by Major General Fred
erick Funston. commanding the border
troops TO repel any firing into Ameri-
can territory in fighting threatened
between Carranza and Villa forces al
Nogales and NRco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
DEMANDS STREET
CAR MEN ARE WON
Five Thousand Employees of Chicago
Elevated win Not Have to Re-
sort to Arbitration.

Chicago. July 24.-Tbe 5000 en-
pIoyes Of Chtcago's elevated car lines
viii be granted a wage increase and
practically everything they demanded
without resortng TO arbitration, it
was announced today by Britton /
Budd, president of the elevated sys-
TENS.
An agreement reached by officials
Of the companies and union leaders
yesterday, covering every point in the
controversy. Will be presented 10 the
employees for ratification tonight
The increase in wages granted viii
cost the companies about 100000 a
year, it was said Compared to the
recent award in the surface line arbi-
tratiOn, the elevated men will he grant
ed practically the same percentage OF
increase. it is understood The new
agreement will be for two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
PLEASURE SEEKERS TRAPPED WHEN VESSEL
TOPPLES JUST AS IT ISREkDY TO DEPART
FORANINDIANARESORT; ;0FFICERS ARE HELD
Majority of Victims Are Found to be Women and
Children, Whose Bodies Are Scratched, Giving
Mute Evidence of Desperate Struggles to
Save Themselves-City in Mourn
ing Over the Disaster

Chicago ILL., July 24A 24O o'clock this afternoon Coroner Hoffman estt
adatI of
the number of dead al
the
Eand
Six hours after had
persisted Others to
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ma rSed the disaster
to the disaster
bodies aid the
assisted could
churches and
the work
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the ordered of
the Pdn Fisher
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
LAST LEGAL MOVE
INBECKER'S CASE
Arguments to Be Heard Monday On
New Application in Behalf of
ROsenthaI's Slayer.

New York, July 24-Charles Beck
er's hope Of escaping execution for
the murder Of Herman RosenthaI was
based today on his application for a
new trial. Supreme Court Justice
Ford had granted an order requiring
the state to show why the appeal
should not be granted. The order Is
returnable before Justice Ford on
Monday, when arguments will be
heard and witnesses may testify.
W Bourke Cochran, counsel for
Becker. was busy today in the prep
aratton Of subpeonas for witnesses
who had made affldayits comprising
the alleged new evidence which form
ed the basis Of the request for a new
TRIAL
The courts order for the state to
show cause does not act as a stay Of
Becker's execution. If the court
grants a new trial the stay viii be
given automatically. Mr.. Cochran said
this was the last legal move that could
be made in Becker's behalf