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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Beautiful Hedge
Burned In Palisade

When the trimmers finished the
job of cutting the privet hedge along
the trolley tracks from Palisade ave-
nue. to the junction, they left all the
clippings where they fell. These soon
dried and became as so much timber
Thursday evening last, about seven
o'clock, while young Miss Waklanek,
was walking to the post office, she
saw the hedge all in flames at the
corner of Palisade and Columbia ave-
nues. She Immediately rushed to the
post office store, got some pals of
water, and with the help of Mr..
Logan, who happened along at the
time on his wheel, soon had the fire
out. About eight or ten feet of the
hedge was ruined. Some one threw
away a lighted match, perhaps, and
it ignited the dried branches. The
blaze was quite hot while it lasted.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
F airview's Reduced Council
Meets Old Time Bugbear
Of Defunct Disposal Plant
Small Meeting Achieves Positive Results Experts Are
Engaged to Make Exhaustive Report on Condemn
ed Utility Councilman RidgeUay Presiding

himself, as their attorney, and Con-
tractor McGarry and his attorney,
Judge Seaford. This was instantly
objected to by Councilmen O'Connor
and Noon. who said that the council
chamber was the proper place to
meet, and for the contractor and the
attorneys to come and meet them
there. The clerk was instructed to
so notify Attorney Hart.
The difficult situation confronting
the borough, by which it finds itself
the possessor of $4,000 sewer
system which is practically useless,
with a disposal plant at the end of it
worse than if it had not been con-
structed at all, the cost of recon-
structing which it is estimated would
run all the way from $4,000 to $13,-
90 or more-and the whole draw
ing compound interest daily out OF
the taxpayers pockets, these were
discussed as they had been so many
times before at council meetings.
The disposal plant, constructed by
Mr.. McGarry, had not been accepted
by the borough, which proved to be
a fortunate thing as the structure
gave way in the meantime. The Dor
ough had done it's part when it paid
over its money; Engineer Darling
when he prepared his plans, and gave
his supervision; Contractor McGarry
when he had supplied the materials
and labor for making the structure;
and the structure itself-ah, there's
the rub Did the disposal plant do
it's work?
No; the disposal plant was the
only one that had not done its duty.
But, what could be done?
Councilman Noon complained that
the matter had been put off repeat
eddy since the beginning of the year.
Acting Mayor Ridgeway remarked
that the situation had not been cleared
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Peachstone Yarn
About Some Kicking
And What Happened

"That's a bad habit you have"
said Palisadian to neighbor the
other morning while the two were
walking to the ferry.
what do you mean?" he was
asked.
"Why, saw you kick a stone
ahead of you like boys do in hop
SCOTCH"
"Any harm in that? l always
kick stones l see in my path. Its a
habit"
Eyes, | see it is. | never see any
body do that that l don't think of a
time once when was walking along
a street of my town, when l saw a
very large peach stone on the side
walk. Bang! l kicked it ahead of
me about twenty feet and it rolled
exactly under the heel of man in
front, and down he went for the
count. The peach stone turned under
his weight, broke his ankle and be
spent two months in hospital, then
three months hobbling around on
crutches."
How was that?"
"Why simplest thing in the world.
His ankle got a Compound fracture
from a fall off horse"
Thought you said the peachstone
did it,"
"Well, did. The peachstone
turned the already weakened ankle
again and made the break worse than
before"
ooh, | see."
"That wasn't all, either"
"Well, what else happened?"
"Why, the fellow forgot his fire
insurance while in the hospital, his
house burned down one night and he
lost $4,000 by my stone kicking,
you see."
"You really mean it,"
"No, that's dream l had"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
He Wants A Job
And Sought 1t By
Correspondence

The letter below is a copy of an
application received by New York
business house from a gentleman in
the rural regions:
81 seat myself to write to see is you
needin any hands in the drummin
business. went to school in falls
township and am fit tall and am
a trader to projection & can make a
dicker if one is in site. am not
afraid to ramble fer, got a unkle
in texts and cum from a family of
traders. been in the picture en-
largement busnis but it are much
walking. want a ridin job, when
does you need me and do you pay
bored or do your agents bord Their
self. am single at this riting. rite
soon with love.
R. F. D. if your settlement amt
needin hands at drummin rite me who
do.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Renews
Sewer Activities
Passes On Budget

At Edgewater's council meeting
hel9 last Tuesday evening the con-
tract for the construction of sewer
outlet No. 10 was awarded to Edward
English for $36,67S.20. Washington
& Son, and John McGarry were the
unsuccessful bidders.
A communication was read from
the State Board of Health demand
ing that steps be begun to arrange
for the new sewer outlet at the south
ern extremity of the borough, outlet
No. II. The rights of way for this
outlet will have to be secured from
the Pearline people and the Spencer
Kelloggs. The engineer and the at
torney were instructed to prepare the
preliminaries toward securing the
before mentioned rights.
The budget for 1915 was passed
and showed an increase of 1900
over 1914. 1t is as follows: Roads,
$11 900; police, $15,300; street light
ing, $4,000; board of health, $500;
library, $4,000; buildings and grounds,
$4,000; sinking fund, $4,000; funded
debt, $4,000; general borough, $10,-
900; hospitals, $3.50; fire, $500;
garbage, $4,000; interest on term
loans, an entirely new itom, $4,000
One important cause for the in
crease in this years budget is the
modern police telephone system re-
Gently installed.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Conspirators
Explode Big
Fr't Elevator

Fake inspectors" easily got into
the West Shore Railroad IN West
New York last Wednesday night and
set some 'time-clock" bombs. They
went off Thursday morning and play
ed havoc with the top stories OF the
big grain elevators and did $125,000
damage. There were three separate
explosions, by the testimony of work.
ers at the elevators, all following the
first big shock closely about l1:20
a. m.
The bomb placers came over from
New York in tug the night before
and did their foul work quite I'M
molested. A grain elevator is an
easy place in which to close" men,
and the miscreants lodged about I'M
observed even by the Waterman on
duty.
Fire broke out at once following
the explosions, and six persons were
seriously injured. The fire was very
hard to control. The wheat, ruined,
about $4,000 bushels, was shortly
to be shipped to Europe for the
Allies. No clue to the perpetrators.
Following is a list of those injured:
Captain John Withmore, of the
West Shore barge, Wolcott; possible
fracture of the skull, severe con-
tusions and decorations of the scalp.
Mrs. John Withmore, decorations
on face, body and hands.
Andrew Swanson, 55 years old, of
$40 Fifteenth street, West New York,
fractured leg and severe Commissions
and decorations.
Ashland Brewer, of 400 Fifteenth
street, West New York; severe LAGER
ations.
Frederick Ratzlof, barge Solus
fractured hand and severe contu-
sions.
Christopher Murray, 26 years old,
Alb Fulton street, Union Hill; LAGER
ations and Commissions of body.
William Keets, 1873 Main street,
Union Hill; fractured shoulder, LAGER
ations of scalp, face and Commissions
on body.
All In Polytechnic Hospital
Six of the ahoye were taken to
Polytechnic Hospital, New York City,
but two of them were later trans
ferred to Bellevue, as the wards in
Polytechnic are overcrowded. Brewer
was taken home.
The injured were taken to New
York on a New York Central tug.
An ambulance from Palyclinic Hos
pltal met the tug at the landing place
and rushed them to the hospital,
where their injuries were attended
to by Drs. E. Katz and Andred
Scelthy.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Air Squadron
Is Organized
By Hoboken

Three gentleman of Hoboken, Lieu
tenant Thomas F. Meany, Mr. Walter
F. CARING and School Commissioner
Theodore Taistra, are making active
preparations to form flying squad
ron of the air to be used in time of
need as part of the coast defence for
the state of New Jersey. These are
the same three gentlemen through
whose efforts Troop d, of the First
Squadron Cavalry, of the New Jersey
National Guard, was formed.
Up to date, these three gentlemen
have obtained three flying machines.
one three-seater monoplane, pre-
sented by the M. Schmidt Aero Com
pany, of Paterson; a 90-horse- power
military Wright biplane, secured for
them through the efforts of Mr.. Henry
Woodhouse, secretary of the Aero
Club of America; and also flying
boat, or hydro-aeroplane, the gift Of
Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsly-
vania. The governor in his letter
of presentation, to the Hoboken
gentlemen, paid tribute to their
patriotic interest and endeavors.
Pennsylvania, the governor said, had
no aero squadron; otherwise, the ma
cine would have gone to them.
Messrs. Meany, CARING and Taistro,
besides organizing the air squadron,
are taking lessons, themselves, in
flying at the headquarters of the
Aero Club of America at Garden City,
Long Island. The flying enthusiasts
hope to be ready by Labor Day, Sep
TENDER 6, to give exhibitions of fly
ing over Hoboken.
In the meantime, application has
been made to Mrs. Otto Wlttpenn for
permission to use part of her grounds
at Castle Point for the erection OF a
hangar for the housing of the ma
chimes. instruction will then be given
by the three organizers to those de-
string to learn the art of flying. 1t
is understood that there is a large
number of these anxious to begin
studying at the earliest possible mo-
ment. A station for the fiiers some
,ylSnre along the water front is also
icing sought for.
In presenting the movement to
Governor Fielder and Adjutant-Gen-
eral Sadler, for their approval and
endorsement, and with view to its
incorporation in the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard, President Alan R.
Hawley, of the Aero Club of America,
writes to these gentlemen, in part, as
follows: eve trust that you may see
the advisability of having service
able aeroplane for the National
Guard of New Jersey"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17

Fairview council met in special ad-
journed meeting on Wednesday even
ing last at Grand View Fire Hall.
Although the meeting had been plan
ned the week before to try to break
the deadlock on the sewer disposal
plant caused by its faulty construc-
ton, Mayor Lyons and Councilmen
Kothe and Rene were absent.
So four men took upon themselves
the management of the affairs of the
borough at the meeting. They were
Councilmen Ridgeway, O'Connor,
Noon and Fahey. The first men
toned acted as mayor. Clerk James
Lyons was also present.
Wednesdays meeting was agreed
upon the previous Wednesday, and
it was expected full board would
be present, as the special reason for
calling it was to obtain relief, if pos
sible, from the deadlock caused by
the collapse of the new sewer dis
posal plant.
Mr.. McGarry, the contractor, re-
sponsible for the building of the plant
was not present; nor was Engineer
Darling under whose supervision and
planning the plant was designed.
Engineers McClave & McClave, for
whose partial report on the causes of
the plants failure $4S4 was recently
paid, also were not present. Neither
was Borough Attorney Archie Hart.
But letter had been received from
the latter, and it was. read. It's pur-
port was a invitation to the council
board to meet at his Hackensack of
flee the following Monday night, and
there have a private interview with
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Goudy en-
tertained on Tuesday last Rev. John
w. Phillips, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, of Mobile, Alabama.
DR.. Phillips was former resident
of Binghamton, N. Y, where he is
now on vacation. He is also supply
ing in a Philadelphia church during
July.
Miss Cornelia Ali, of Binghamton,
N. Y, who has just returned to New
York from visiting friends in Vir-
ginia, is the guest for a few days of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Goudey, 40 Knox
avenue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Cifside Moves For Purchase Of
Overlook Development Company
Sewer At Edgewater Heights

Matter To Be Decided At General Election November
2--Council Warned of Counter Movement BY The
Citizens of GrantlUood-- Sel0er Connections To
Be Free Until September -Susquehanna
Rail Road Blocks Czifside SeuUer
MEETING EIIII QE GENERAL INTEREST AND VIM
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
CO-OPERA TON.

1t is absolutely vital to any news
paper to have its advertisers know
that results are coming from the use
of its columns. One way of doing
this is with cooperation of the public.
Make it habit to mention to the mer-
chant the paper in which you saw
his advertisement.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
BUSINESS EGOTTSTS

Business eeotist is who believes his bust
ness is so good it is possible for anything to
make it better.
He has use for advertisine
There is difference between an egotist and
a with self confidence"
The self confident man believes in his good
and his service
He believes business is Just as good as he
makes it---and he uses newspaper advertising day
in and day out to bring prosperity to bis doorstep
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
Judge McLaurin's Fall Kills.

Observation-Disclosures William X. Nc.
Laurin, county attorney, and one Of
three surviving brothers. of the widely
known McLaurin family of Mississippi,
was killed when he accidentally fell
from the Big Black river state high
bridge. His death was almost instanta-
neous.
Judge McLaurin at the time was
making an inspection tour of the de-
fective piers which are under the proc.
ess of being rebuilt. He was accom-.
panied on the tour by Engineer G. R.
Thomas Of the bridge company and C.
P. Sillinger.
Mr.. Sillinger says he was within two
feet Of Judge McLaurin when he ap
peared to lose his balance and then fall
from the planks which are laid across
the bridge frame, giving one scream as
he went through the iron bracing and
underworld supporting the bridge.
Friends rushed to the river bed below
but the fatally wounded man died
while being taken to an automobile.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
Mob lynches Jack Huohes.

Columbia.-Jack Hughes, who on the
hight of Oct. 81 shot and killed young
Larue Holloway, near Columbia, fol-
lowing a dispute over a small amount
Of money which Hughes brother-in-law,
]. E. Higginbotham, claimed was due
him from Holloway. was taken from
the Jail here In the early hours of the
morning by a crowd of masked men
and carried Just out&de the corporate
limits east Of the town and there
hanged.
The mob went to the Jail and after
tying Ohio F~ortenberry, the jailer, to
his bed. secured the Jail keys and took
possession of young Holloway's slayer.
Just a little over a mile east of the
courthouse on the morning searchers
found the body hanging, suspended
about six feet from the ground from a
STOPPING hickory tree. His hands were
tied behind his back and his feet tied
together at the ankles. A coroner's
jury rendered a verdict that the man
had come to his death at the hands of
some party or parties unknown to the
iury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
KILLED BY GALES FIRE
Gen. Villa Says Four Americans Met
Death While Attending Wounded
Under Red Cross Flag.

Douglas, Ariz.-Confirmation of the
killing Of four Americans near Aqua
Prieta was received here in a report
from Naco, which said that Gen. Villa
had conveyed the information to Amer
lean officers there. Villa declared the
Americans were killed by Gales fire
while they were aiding wounded.
Preparations have been made to re-
o to Aqua Prieta the 5000 women
and children who took refuge on the
American side when Villa began his
attack on Monday.
Gales sent scouts eastward to YER
lily reports that two Villa guns and
guards left about three miles from the
Aqua Prieta d~eferses had disappeared.
Ffty-one bodies of Villa soldiers have
been burned on the battlefield. The
rest still lie where they fell, Lal &c
supplies of food are said to have beben
assembled at Naco for his army.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
MORE SOLDIERS WOUNDED
Two U. S. Troopers on Duty at Doug.
las Hit BY Bullets In Aqua
Prieta Battie

Douglas. Ariz.-After a day of com.
parative quiet, following repeated
fighting during the night, the Villa
army before Aqua Prieta on the late
afternoon OF Nov. 2 bombarded Gen.
Gales garrison for a brief period. This
at first was believed to be preparatory
to a fifth assault upon the Carranza
stronghold.
Two American soldiers were wound
ed by Mexican bullets, while Maj.-Gen.
Funston, who arrived and assumed
command in Douglas, and Brig. Gen.
Thomas F. Davis were endangered by
stray Mexican bullets while on a tour
Of inspection OF the United States
army border line.
Private Harry Jones Of Company C,
eleventh United States Infantry, shot
in the stomach while on patrol duty
died today from his wound. The con.
dition of Louis F. Taylor, a citizen shot
in the spine while observing the fight.
ing from the United States custom.
house, was said to be critical.
Three hours before the Villa bonn.
bardment of Nov. 2 began Maj.-GeA
Funston removed the American troops
from their trenches on the information.
al boundary. This move, coupled with
reports that Villa intended Smelling
Douglas and that Gen. Funston was
preparing to interfere in Mexico caused
apprehension.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
VILLAS INTENTION PUZZLES
Rebel Chief May Be Making For Coast
Cities, Where He Can obtain
Supplies.

Douglas, Ariz.-Whether Gen. Fran
cisco villa intends to press home his
attack on Aqua Prieta or pass up the
border town and play for bigger
game, the western coast cities of Quay
mas and Mazatlan, which would give
him ports for securing much needed
supplies, is a problem that Is puzzling
both the American army officers here
and the Carranza forces in Aqua Pri.
eta.
The villa army has begun to move
from that Aqua Prieta toward Naco
and that town has reported 500 villa
troops already there. Approximately
1000 others were reported by train
passengers as having been seen along
the road leading toward Naco.
1t is known. too, that villa agents
have been ~endeavoring to purchase
much.need supplies Of flour and corn,
and preparations have been made at
Naco to take care of those wounded
In the fight around Aqua Prieta.
On the other hand, Gen. Gales
scouts report that the main body OF
Villas army. REINFORCED by an un
known number of men from the east
is still within a few miles of Agua
Prieta, Villa has succeeded In getting
near to water supply at Calladones and
A%nayacacht pass and limited food sup
plies also have reached him, Wagoi
trains loaded with supplies of ammunl
ton have been passing from the east
villa dead left on the field around
Aqua Prieta are 1856. Two hundred
were counted lying west of Aqua Prize
"a and 1876 to the east, Gales Heat
were 25 soldiers and his wounded 70
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
Bio Compress Burns.

Augusta, Ga-Eight thousand bales
Of cotton were either badly damaged or
destroyed In a fire that consumed the
Riverside compress here. The loss Is
estimated at near $500. 900, The flames.
which were started from an undeter.
mined cause, were famed by a high
wind. The compress and cotton are
said to have been fully insured. Ben.
jamin Spiyey, a fireman. was caught
by a falling roof and killed. His body
was found after the fire had been
brought under control.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-12
RUSSIANS LAND IN BULGARIA
Bucharest Dispatch Says That Cars
Troops Are Now in Varna-Con.
tinue Fight For Riga.

L0ndon.-The latest and most signif'
icant ews from all battle fronts Is
that contained in a dispatch to the
Times from Bucharest, which says:
at is reported in naval quarters
here that Russian troops were landed
at Varna. in Bulgaria, in the Black
Sea, Friday
In the far east the Germans, hav-
ing failed in two months OF almost in
cessant attacks to reach Riga and
Dvinsk by various routes, are trying
along the railways firting the Gulf
of Riga from Tukufh, and claim to
have reached a point west Of Schlok.
This IL a very slight advance, and
much low ground over which 1t Is diff,
ficult to move, lies between them and
their objective.
In the Dvinsk sector, both to the
west and southwest of that city, the
Russians have begun an offensive,
apparently in anticipation Of renewed
German attacks, and they also are on
the move in the lake district of the
Dvinsk-Vilna railway and In Volhynia
and Galicia. II these BATHS are con.
cluded their result has not been dis
closed. Those at the southern end
Of the line are doubtless designed to
prevent the Germans and Austrians
from sending re-inforcements to Ser
via.
In France the battle for the Butte
de Tahure, which the Germans recap
tured from the French, continue with
out changing the positiins Of the two
armies. There has been some fighting
at other points in the west.
What the attacks on this front have
cost Is shown by a report issued by
Field Marshal Sir John French He
says that the published lists Of the
German casualties disclose that even
German b~attalions which took part in
the Loos fighting presumably a Ger.
man counter-attack-lost so per cent
of their strength.