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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-26
ADJUSTMENTS FOR
WINTER EVENINGS
Why NOT GIVE AT LEAST ONE
NIGHT A WEEK TO THE
CHILDREN?

Although the Christmas holidays are
not long past this does not mean that
the restlessness of youth and Its eager
appetite for pleasure has been allayed
or surfeited. One wise mother, who
had not forgotten some of the lessons
learned ty her In previous years In
regard to keeping the young people
well content at their tasks. brought
forth chorus of enthusiasm by pro
posing that this year one evening o
week should be devoted to pleasure.
AS on Friday lessons could be omit.
ted the children were given, f1gura-
lively. the key and the freedom of the
house. One week 1t should be games
the next week. dancing. the third, q
corn popping party, so that large as
we'll as small children could have their
turn in entertaining their friends.
Roller skating In tho Cellar.
Four of these impromptu entertain
ments have already taken place. and
some idea as to their originality may
be gathered from the fact that one o.
them was nothing more or less thar
roller skating party. given in the
large. clean cellar with its smooth
cement floor. The laundry, which ad
joins the cellar. has q floor drain in 1t
permitting the cellar walls and foo
to be flooded with the hose, swept anC
rinsed. Electric lights are also af
fixed to the rafters here and there II
the cellar, but because their humble
was few, Japanese lanterns were add
ed both to give illumination and dec
orative effect, with boughs from tn,
| woods. The boys and girls skated t,
their hearts content until the welcom
sound of the word, Refreshments!
was heard. So successful was this pal
ty that an older sister was heard t
say that she could not see why on
could not dance down cellar If the foo
could only be made little more sir
perry. The Victrola easily could b
taken down, but she has not yet bee
able to solve the problem of how t
wax a cement floor Perhaps in tim
an improved flooring may be utilized
which will be economy, since 1t ave
wear and tear on the parquet foo
of living room and hall,
Already the good example of thi
mother has borne fruit, and in tn
neighborhood there is talk of maxim
the idea permanent institution, cal
ing it the Friday Night Club" so tha
in the interchange Of Inequalities tn
burden Of all of the entertainer
need not fall upon the hostess.
| Set rules have been evolved wher
by it Is understood that for the youn
q = ."~f'dran the AFFAIR must end earl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-26
JEFF DAVIS JUROR WEEDS.

Baltimore. Md, Jan. 26. - Josiah
Willard. SO years old, personal friend
of Abraham Lincoln and foreman OF
the jury that convicted Jefferson Davis
of treason, was married here today to
Miss Martha q. 8. Streaks. SO years
old.
The marriage was in accordance
with desire the sroom's wife ex
pressed just before her death five
years ago.
Willard and his frst wife lived to
gether SO years.
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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Vanished Horse
At Home Again

Mr.. C. Wolf, of 744 Anderson ave-
nue., spent three solid days last week
tracking the section for his chestnut
mare which had become "lost,
strayed or stolen," or all of them.
Before beginning his quest, how
ever, he began telephoning Wednes-
day noon, just after the horses dis
appearance, to all police departments
in the section, including Hackensack.
On the third day, thanks to the
vigilance of the Fort Lee police, the
thoroughbred was restored to him.
The finders were residents of Pail
sades Park, who explained that they
had found the horse on the car
tracks, and had taken it home. They
received a reward.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
December In May
Cold Wave Tuesday
Made Teeth Rattle

Say, you old duffer weather
prophets, wake up!
No such thing as forty degrees on
any May 27 was ever thought of in
this climate before.
Last Wednesday it had been rain
ing all day till about four p. M,
when it let up. Then there came
out of the northwest caves of Aeolus
a biting cold wind, the change being
as sudden as an elopment proposal
at first introduction. The evening
was very, very cold, and people went
to bed with temperature of fifty
live degrees. But they got up Thurs
day morning shivering at forty.
Ye oldest inhabitant doesn't re-
call any such foolishness weather as
this. 1t was also quite cool again
Thursday night, and top coats were
thoroughly comfortable, as were
blankets.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Chief Tried
For Drunkenness

Jersey City's Commission Govern
ment, sitting as a court on Tuesday
last to try the case of Chief of Police
Frank Monahan, charged with drunk
enness at the famous Warren dinner,
voted late in the day for his acquittal.
and that, without hearing the Chief
himself. The vote stood: Commits
sioners Pagan, Bryne, Moore for ac
quittal; Commissioners Brensinger
and Hague for conviction.
The Hudson Observer commenting
editorially on the matter says: "The
trial of the Chief should sound a
warning TO every member of the de-
partment, every policeman in the
street and every officer, for if in their
minds heretofore there had existed
any doubt of Commissioner Hague's
intention to prosecute to the limit all
violators of departmental rules, that
doubt ought now to be dispelled. By
bringing to trial the Chief the Com
missioner has shown neither fear nor
favor in his determination to conduct
the department on proper lines and
help it rise to the position of the
best police organization in the United
States"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Commencement
Exercises Soon
Ready To Start

The borough's schools and their
leaders are beginning to have visions
of closing day exhibition, school COM
mencement and the school picnic.
At Thursday afternoons teachers
meeting Saturday afternoon and even
ing, June 10, was fixed as the date
for the school exhibition. 1t will be
held in Cliffside School No. 3, Pail
SADIE avenue.
Grammar h o | commencement
for graduates of the eighth grade
will take place on the evening of
Monday, June %, at Grantwood
school auditorium. The picnic will
take place on the following day.
June 20, at the Palisade Amusement
Park. This latter is part of the
school "curriculum," and all pupils
and teachers are required to attend
Supervisor Bray was on Saturday
evening last elected president of the
Bergen County Principals Associa-
ton. The supervisor has been the
associations secretary treasurer, al
ready, for number of years.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Governor Fielder Talks 5000 Miles
From The Panama Exposition
By TELEPHONE To Senator Edge
"Wdler, Are You BehdUing YOURSELF? Real Governor
Asks His Substitute From Far off California And
Acting Governor Edge Laughed In The Receiver

New Jersey and California were
united on Tuesday last. A single
line of wire stretched between them,
and over its length travelled the
voices of New jerseys acting COVER
nor, Walter z. Edge, in the state
house at Trenton, and that of its
actual governor, Mr.. Fielder, at the
New Jersey Building of the Panama
exposition, at San Francisco.
the cross-country whisper were Sec
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Company, five hundred
other ears In the Trenton House of
Assembly listened at receivers and
heard the far-off voice of their gov
ernor, and his party.
Governor Fielder called out to his
successor, for the time: GLOW are
you behaving yourself, Walter ?"
Walter" didn't tell him in SO manv
words, but replied that his was en-
Joylng his job, and didn't care how
soon he was relieved.
Others who awaited themselves of
the cross-crounty whisper were Sec
rotary OF State talking with Mrs.
Governor Fielder. The Governors wife
confided that she would start home
ward IN two weeks. The Secretary
OF State shot back an enthusiastic
reply, via Wyoming, Montana and
the Sage Brush State that the band
was already engaged. "Win it be
out in front of the house," asked
the California visitor delightcdly.
5ooie," returned the statesman.
Next, Mr.. James Throckmorton, a
Jersey visitor at the Fair got hold
OF the wire, but when asked by
Comptroller Edwards how the New
Jersey State Building measured up
to the other buildings murmured
something about its being 'lost on
the desert air.
Chancellor Walker also talked with
Adjutant-General Sadler continent
wise; Speaker Godfrey with Col. M.
K. Margerum. Among other dis
tinguished officials who conversed
were Banking Commissioner La
Monte and State Treasurer Grosscup;
also Norman Mack, Democratic State
Leader of New York.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29

The Borough of Cliffside Park
transacted important business last
Monday evening through its Council,
all members but the Mayor being
present. Council president Sammis
presided.
The important matters coming be-
fore the council were the proposed
Walker street improvement, consist
ing of the complete concreting of its
sidewalks, curbs and cutters; the
connecting of the properties along
it's sides by branch sewers with the
recently laid Walker street lateral
sewer; the calling for bids for the
construction of the sewer outlet con-
Meeting the disposal plant with the
proposed great 72-inch water drain;
the paying of claims for borough
work, salaries and supplies; COM
plants on excessive taxes, sewer and
road improvement assessments; also
many others.
The Big New Sewer
That the coming into usefulness of
the great new sewer is imminent was
reflected in the animated discussions
which were held in regard to making
connections with the various homes
and properties, and the cost, expense
and details of the same. The present
cost of $500 for each connection
seemed to several councilmen hard
ship, especially in addition to the
Board of Health charge of $500 for
inspecting the same, and the neces-
sary engineers fees.
Councilman Flood objected that the
total connecting fees, if charged as
formerly under the existing ordi-
nances, would amount to $1,000 for
each property President Sammis
asked then why not repeal the ordi-
nance? Councilman Zimmerman said
it was only fair that as property
holders in the upper section had been
obliged to pay this amount, that all
others should pay the same. Sanitary
Inspector Dyer, of the Board of
Health, said that the state law re-
garding the connecting of houses with
main sewers was very explicit: All
connections must be with Y's. The
Board of Health has jurisdiction over
the house to sewer connections. Road
Commissioner Patrick Larkin said
Continued on page s.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29

of their performance deserved. And
this is just the point. Judged by the
sincere appreciation shown through
out the whole show, the only basis on
which an opinion can be properly
found, there wasn't anything left to
be desired. The boys just owned
the house, the beaming face of every
body being a continuous tribute, and
when a laugh wasn't ringing out,
there was a shout to take it's place.
The Junevile Minstrel Conception
There is another thing in favor of
Mr.. Darby's efforts: The performance
was a satire, not upon negro min
strelsy, but upon the grown-ups. Yet
as liliputian minstrel based upon
what real negro MINISTRIES are sup
posed to do, the little chaps had as
much right of appreciation as any
body that ever used burnt cork. There
have been juvenile operas, and great
talent has developed in that branch
of the stage So why not juvenile
minstrels? Here was an equasion
that Mr.. Darby was keen to scent.
He took the little fellows, everyone a
bright chap of the everyday variety
just boys, and in short order trained
them to do things that done by men
would have produced nothing like the
same effect. 1t was the contrast,
the antithesis of effect, that made the
Darby minstrels so superior. And
this showed the remarkable talent of
the promoter of the enterprise. He
took the smallest and one of the big
gest boys of the village and made
an effective ensemble by contrast. The
effect of Charles Logan, six feet three
inches, nearly, in the position of inter
Continued on page y
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Iasilo
Returned Home
FairUielU Girl Disdp.
pedred April n,
Found In NeU
York By TUO
Detectives

Margaret Iasilo, of Fairview, who
left the home of her father, banker
lasilo, of Walker street, on April "a,
was found in New York after a long
and arduous search on the part of
Recorder George Schultz, assisted by
Officer Kirchoff, of Fairview.
Working on a clue which Mr..
Schultz had received, the two sleuths
spent hours and hours in the
Seventh Eighth avenue section of
New York, between thirty-eighth and
Forty-second streets, questioning
everybody they saw. This they did
street by street for many days.
Finally on May 26, Wednesday, as
they were inquiring as usual for the
missing girl, the recorder had just
asked the officer to make inquiries
in basement laundry on the south
side of thirty-eighth street, when,
looking up at a third story window
on the north side of the street, he
caught sight of the girls face.
She did not recognize the men, and
they, after noting the houses num-
Der, went to a number of police sta
tons for officers to put her under
arrest. Finally after being refused
aid at several stations, Recorder
Schultz succeeded in securing the
services of a detective, and then
going to the place where the girl
was staying, put her under arrest.
Taking the girl before Supreme
Court Justice, Thomas F. Donnelly,
her rescuers asked that she be dis
charged in their custody. Mr..
Iasilo's statement that he did not
wish to prosecute his daughter was
shown; also that he only wanted her
to come home.
The papers in the case were drawn
up by Mr.. Stanley V. Richter, deputy
assistant district attorney. The girl
was discharged by Justice Donnelly,
and on Friday of last week returned
to her parents. The house where she
was found was at 23l west Thirty
eighth street.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Solar Wonders Seen
By A Palisadian
Editor of "The Palisadian:"

Editor of ''The Palisadian:"
Dear. 1t is not always necessary
to go to the Arctic regions to enjoy
the spectacle of sun halos and
crosses-one has merely to take
trip to Philadelphia at the psyche
logical moment"
A most beautiful exhibition of
solar wonders took place last Thurs
day from 1920 a. m. to II o'clock M,
which it was the writer's fortune to
witness. Walking along the street
some vague uneasy sense of some
thing being wrong with the light
caused me to look upward. An ex-
traordinary phenomenon was revealed.
Surrounding the sun was a most
brilliant halo of yellow and red;
with the point of the halo as a center,
and the sun on the circumference, a
snowy white circle extended to
point directly overhead; half way
from the sun to the horizon an in
verified rainbow" of the usual seven
colors appeared, but only extended
to the sun level where it vanished
abruptly.
1t was amusing to see how few
of the people noticed the occurrence,
although when the news spread
great commotion took place in the
down town districts.
Not wishing to keep good things
to myself l took pleasure in politely
directing the attention of various
persons | met to the halos, and it
was fine to see how the little touch
of common interest brought out the
kinship that exists under our usually
Indifferent aspect
The colored gang working on the
road declared solemnly "DAT LOOKS
LIKE TROUBLE.
Earsen |. Sopen.
West Palisade,
May 27, 1915.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
School Boy Hurt
By Trolley Car

Little Charlie Lawson was on his
way home from school as usual, Tues
day noon, when, just in front of
GrantWood Post Office, while playing
with school friend, he ran down the
embankment on to the car track.
Charles didn't see the car which was
coming along rather quickly at that
time, which caught him on it's fender
and threw him to one side of the
track, Greatly frightened, the child
started to rise, but his left leg would
not hold him, and the little fellow re-
lized that it was broken at the shin
bone.
The motorman picked up the boy
hurriedly and took him, screaming,
to DR.. Kothe's, although his own home
was only block away. The doctor
was not home, so the car carried him
all the way to the car-barn in West
New York. There DR.. Helstern was
sent for.
Meantime, Charles Lawson, the
father, who was home, and Mrs.
Lawson, succeeded in finding out
where their child had been taken and
hurried to the car-barn, where they
found the lad who had been quieted
in his pain by being given a stick of
candy.
DR.. Helstern decided to take the
lad to the North Hudson Hospital
for treatment
The sufferer will probably not be
able to run around again for many
weeks.
Mr.. Lawson, himself, was pain
fully hurt last week by one of the
cars at the Amusement Park, where
he was working.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29

The Juvenile Minstrels at the Pail
SADIE School house last Saturday
night by the boys of the Junior Civic
League, was a bit more than a sue
cess.
1t was signal triumph. Largely
it was an Edgar Darby night, and
very largely it belonged to the boys.
The house Was packed, and the heavy
rain kept scores away. AS a perform
ance intended to keep up sustained in
terest it is enough to say that it never
Jagged. There wasn't a moment of
dullness, nor an instant that lacked
the essentials of a laugh. Mr.. Darby
never had finer tribute to his genius
than the audience paid him from the
moment when the olio was ended till
the last notes of the final chorus
broke up the show 1t was in an up
roar all the time, there being periods
of explosive appreciation that amount
ed to an ovation, a deluge of con-
tageous applause that fairly made the
rafters ring. 1t required weeks of
very patient labor to bring almost a
score of young Palisade boys from
ten to fourteen into a state of pass
able perfection; but Mr.. Darby did
more than this; he produced boy
minstrel show that really possessed
artistic excellence of no mean
variety. If the other Palisade grown
up ministries of some time ago be
recalled, it must be admitted that the
youngsters on vote would be given
the palm, and this isn't giving them
anything more than the real worth
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
For
Auto Bandits
Prowling Around

The auto robber has been around
this neighborhood again, and may
be lettering yet. If anybody sees an
automobile spinning around Palisade
or Grantwood in the early evening,
keep your eye on it. Watch and
see if the lights go out. That is the
main thing. Something is in the air
when the lights of an automobile go
out after it stops.
Last Thursday night a machine
drove slowly out Bluff road, passed
house, stopped and the lights went
out Immediately. Then a man got
out and walked around awhile until
he saw a man helper on the place.
II want to see the man of the
house." the fellow said
"Well, he is not at home," replied
the helper, though this was an eva
sion, because the mission of the
caller was suspected. "What do you
want?" he was asked.
'sWhy, | want to leave him this
automobile circular. A friend of
mine told me | might sell him car
and he handed out a very much
soiled folder that looked like it might
have been carried a month in some
body's pocket.
"No, we don't want no automo-
bile" the visitor was told.
AS he started off, the auto man
said.
care you here all the time ?"
eyes, all the time, night and day"
From the points covered by this
trick it is possible that this is the
same party arrested in the Nessen-
ger garage last fall and carried 20
the Fort Lee lookup by Charles
Logan, and who performed about the
same trick of questioning people
about automobile propositions. At
any rate, this last case was so palp-
able that it is just as well to warn
the p Mic ahoutit. The gentleman
who Gold "The Falisadian" about it
is convinced that the men were
robbers.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Miss Mary Pouzenc
Cifside Girl Injured
In Motorcycle Accident

Miss Mary Pouzenc, of Third and
Walker street, spent two days this
week in the North Hudson Hospital
and is still in serious condition at
her home as a result of an accident
shortly before midnight last Sunday
on the Hudson Boulevard, at New
street, North Bergen, between an au-
tomobile and a motorcycle on which
she was riding with Michael Radillo,
of West Hoboken.
The two machines were being
driven at pretty good speed when
they collided and the occupants of
the motorcycle were hurled from
their seats to the ground; George
Haas, the driver of the automobile
was not injured and hurried his
victims to the hospital in his car
where their bruises and cuts were at
tended to. Miss Pouzenc received
several deep cuts about the face and
head that required stitching. She
was allowed to return home on Tues
day but is still under the doctors
care.
The cause of the accident has not
'beeri~aseertained, each party tio4qee
it on the other, and counter suits
of assault and battery are threat
ened. 1t is quite likely that the case
will be taken before the Recorder of
North Bergen.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Palisade
Pinafore
Production
Will Be Staged And
Sung At Celia s Hall
Fort Lee, June Is,
With Best Locals In
The Comic Opera.

Palisades first amateur operetta
performance is to be the big event
of June Is when Gilbert and Sulli-
vans great success "Pinafore" will
be presented at Cella's Hall in Fort
Lee by company of something like
seventy people under the direction of
Arthur w. Tams.
The cast and chorus is made up
of Palisadians and the performance
bids fair to be one of the most in
teresting ever seen on the Palisades
and one that the clifftop section can
i'll afford to miss.
Rehersals have been in progress
for weeks under Mr.. Tam's baton
and with the able dramatic assist
ance of one of his staff. The tune
full and time-honored operetta will
take on new beauties and fresh
melody at the hands of the company
that has been selected from the resi-
dents of the village.
The cast of "Pinafore" is as fol-
lows:
Josephone Mrs. Herbert Middleton
Buttercup ........... Mrs. Stewart
Hebe ........... Mrs. N. A. Paul
Ralph Rackstraw. w. Won Hartmann
Dick Deadeye $500. Wilbur Holt
BoatsWain ............ N. A. Paul
Captain Corcoran j.. George Roedeles
Sir Joseph Porter -. ID. A. Carson
Midshipmate ....i a.. Allan Carson
Marine .........s ..... Mr.. Wye
Special scenery il. being construct
ed and the stage enlarged for the
production.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Base Ball Today,
Palisade B.B.C.
vs.. Little Ferry

The Glover A. C. team will be at
the Palisade Fairgrounds to-day,
game called at $3.50, everybody come
out.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
PalisQde Juvenile Minstrels
Score A Surprising Success
And Capture Town Bodily

Boys of Junior Civic League, of WOn,ans CIub, Tram
ed by Artistic Hand of Edgar Darby Give a ShOW
at Public School Worthy of Broadway, Which
Surely Was Scream From Start to Fin
ish, at Which Large Audience
Wondered.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
Cifside Council In Long Session
Over Cost Of Sewer Connections,
Matter Not Fully Settled Yet

Interesting Session Full of Long Debates About Charges
on SelUer Connections and COunciImen Find Them
selves Full of Conflicting Emotions on
the Subject.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-29
CO-OPERAH TON.

1t is absolutely vital to any news
paper to have it's 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.