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cOloniZed by the Dutch, who were sue
ceeded by the English. Then came the
Danes, who have held the island
since 1911. St. John was settled by
the Danes In 1854.
Both the Dutch and English settled
st. Croix in 1925, and in later years the
island was ruled by Spaniards and the
French. In 1853 Louis XIV sold st.
Croix to the knights of Malta, and
they in turn gave way to the French
West India company In 1865.
The island proved to be poor In
vestment and was abandoned by the
French in 1906, the whole population
going to Santo Domingo. st. Croix
was virtually uninhnbited until 1873,
when the French sold the islands to
the king of Denmark for S3T5,00O.
The early prosperity of st. Thomas
was due to the fact that in 1854 the
Danes declared it n free port. to which
all vessels might come. st. Thomas at
once became distributing point for
much of the West India trade, and for
many years an immense business was
carried on there. Now there Is pos
sibility that IL new and perhaps bright
er chapter will be added to the mari
time history of the port.
From the deck of vessel In the
harbor the town Of Charlotte Amalic Is
strikingly beautiful, covering three
spurs of mountain clad in tropical
foliage. From the heights above the
town one may see on Il clear day the
Islands of Porto Rico. Bieques or the
Crab, and St. Croix In the distance, and
there are many other extensive views.
Sir Frederick Treves, the famous
British surgeon, in his book, 1.-The
Cradle Of the Deep" calls Charlotte
Amalie the most picturesque town in
the whole sweep Of the Windward
Islands.
THE walls of the houses" he says.
"ure for the most part dazzling
white. Some are yellow or gray or
orange; certain of them are blue. The
roofs are always generous br'ght
red. Between the houses ana over
sbadowing the roofs are clumbs OF
rreen trees. Here and there can be
seen stone stairs climbing up through
the town, gardens with creeper-cov-
cred walls, tulteu Phihi' "S
orched arcade. the balustrades OF
sbndy terraces. Viewed from the sea
Charlotte Amalie would seem to be
nloce for those who make holidny-ali
cayly tinted villas and palaces, where
the factory chimney. the warehouse
,nd the woeful suburb are unknown
ST. Thomas was famous retreat OF
buccnneers, one of whom was Teach.
or R,ockbeard, who had IA wives.
Sir Frederick tells how Master
Teoch was killed In a bloody duel on
the deck of his ship, and how his con-
oueror. Lieutenant Maynard of II. NJ.
8 Pearl. cut off his head and hang II
on the bowsprit Of his sloop. with
this strange ornament swinging from
the bows," he adds. "and with IL pi-
rites safe in the hold. Maynard set sail
for Ratb Town in North Carolina.
Here the 13 were promptly hanged"
All of the Danish islands are OF vol
conic origin and surrounded by corai
reefs. The surface of the land varies
from low coast plains to mountains
but sprinys ana streams are not plen-
tiful and at times the country mas
suffered severely from d'ought.
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D. & r. G. Earnings Show Increase

Gross revenue of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad for the year ending
June 80 totalled s24,890,0S4, an in
crease of s3.O66,S4S over the previous
year, according to official figures
made public The total operating ex.
penses were $14.739,410, an increase
of S449,479. The net operating rev.
enue totalled $40, ,150,G73, an increase
OF $2.611,1O8 Taxes aggregated 81
O91,4G1.
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Farm Loan Board to Visit Denver.

Official advices from Washington
received by the Civic Association
state that the Federal Farm Loan
Board will arrive in Denver Sept. Is
and that it will depart the next day
Hearings on Denvers application for
the location of one of the twelve farm
loan banks will take place on Satur.
day, at which the board says it viii
be glad to meet and hear any repre-.
cial organizations
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CoIorado's First War Baby.

The Colorado National Guards frs.
war baby nine-pound boy, was
born in Denver to Mrs. Sam BlancO
whose husband is cook in Company
A of the infantry Mrs Blanco and
the baby both are doing well. And
now Sam Blanco announces with
pride that his baby is the only one
born to Colorado soldier since the
troops were modified at the rifIs
range.
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nag. Thus the hopes Of Germany or
any other power that covets the
islands are doomed to disappointment
Last February Copenhagen dis
patch told about n pamphlet having
been published by NJ. Hageman. n
planter of the islunds, who advocated
their sale. lie was peSsimistic about
their future. Their sanitary condition
was bad, he said, infant mortality had
reached n rate of 82ia per cent, while
the population was decreasing at nn
alarming rate.
The decrease Of population-most of
the inhabitants are cOlored-is per-
haps the best index of the gradual I'M
poverishment of the Danish West In
dies. In 1873 their population was
10000; in 1871, Al 900; in 1890, $1,000.
while the census of 1911 fixed the num-
Der ut 27.OS6.
Absentee landlOrdism, combined with
land monopoly. has induced poverty
and discomfort in the islands, and the
people have cast envious eyes upon
Porto Rico. from which they are sep
arated by only a few miles of water.
They have seen Porto Rico and her
people flourishing under American
rule, while the sugar plantations of
their own islands have steadily YIELD
ed less, and individually the people
have become poorer. The result Is
| that many negroes have emigrateu
from the Danish West Indies to Porto
Rico and the United States, and, hav-
| ing tasted the benefits of American
! government, they are undoubtedly
willing that their brothers still under
Danish rule should change their ale
glance.
1t would hardly be fair to accuse The
Danes OF misrule in the West li.dles.
Their fnilure, which is acknowledged
icul possessions. has been due to vari-
GUS causes, economic and social. 1t
was not many years ago that the Brit
ish government had to make grant" to
several of its colonies In the West In
dies in order to avert financial dSas-
ter. and the Danish islands have had
to contend with the same economic
cOflulllOuS NlHle poSSesSihS iSNSt IL"
tural resources than the British
islands.
If the United States takes cOntr0! of
St. Thomas, st. CroiX and st. John 1t
Is probable that they will again be-
come prosperous. The black man will
take up the unused land he cannot get
now, new capital will go in, and the
sugar growers will have better facili-
ties for marketing their croD-the sta
ple product of the islands. And the
islanders themselves will feel quite Mt
home with officials who speak English.
for they have always refused to use
Danish, the language of their rulers.
The Danish Islanders hnve a meas.
ure of self-government, and 1t Is rea-
sonable to assume that they would de-
mond similar rights from the United
States.
Like all islands of the West Indies
the Danish possessions have hnd n
chackered history. They changed
hands several times in the days when
tho nations of Europe fought for sea
mower and n share of the wealth or
This hemisphere. Columbus discovered
the islands on his second voyage. Ihey
we're then inhabited by Caribs ana
Arawaks. In 1857 st. Thomas was
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Thorouqh.

Did the graSshopperS do much dam
age to your farm last year,
IT should say they did. They de-
voured everything clear down to the
first mortgage
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Hamrock In Command at Golden.

Command of the state mobilization
camp at Golden was turned over by
Adjt. Gen. Harry Gamble to Maj. P. j.
Hamrock, senior major at the camp.
The reason given for the change is
that the camp properly should be in
charge of an officer who has bean
mustered into the federal service.
Gen. Gamble returned to his office at
the statehouse. Through an order is-
sued, First. Lieut.. A. NJ. Head was pro
noted to battalion adjutant of the
first separate battalion of artillery.
He will fill the vacancy created by
the departure of Maj. A. H. Williams
for Deming. N. M. Major Williams
becomes brigade adjutant of the Thir.
teenth division on the border.
Colorado Mines Produce $so,oe6,5 ,573.
The wealth produced by Colorado
mines has been one of the wonders
of this country for many years, but
it has remained for a recent compila-
tion of dividends paid to stockholders
issued by the American Reporting
Agency to give a more complete idea
of the immense fortunes which min.
ing has produced for the individual
investor This compilation shows that
sixty-four mining companies, OPERA
ing in Colorado paid out the enor-
nous total Of $s0,os6.573 since they
began operation.
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replacing steam on the state railways
of Italy.
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SwindIed.

My uncle from Kansas was In
town last week.
"How did he enjoy his visit?'
He didn't. When lie found out
that the Eden Musee was closed he
was so mad he threatened to sue ihe
railroad company if they didn't re-
fund the price of his ticket"
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Prctext

Pretext..
Il think III take the day OF and 60
fishing"
Are you Il fisherman r.
NO. But | feel as If l ought to Of
fer some excuse for taking II tuy oh"
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hre the OdnlSH
West Indies des-
lined TO become a
naval base for "
khe better election OF Y
khe Panama Canal Zone?

-F DENMARK finally ce1es her
West Indian possessions to
w the United States, Rs she has
l threatened to do on several oc
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Ciffside Park Notes

DR.. Maud Thompson, of Ea
Orange will lecture at the GrantwoH
School on Saturday evening of ne Et
week. Her subject will be Toward ia
New Civilization" DR.. Thompson lis
one of the most prominent women II
New Jersey educational circles, al
her address is certain to be instructiy
and entertaining. A large crowd is e{
pected to turn out to hear her.
A. E. Foringer, of Edgewater
Heights, submitted design for the
art poster that is to advertise the b1g
celebration that will be held in New
ark from May to October to colA-
memorate the founding of that city by
Robert Treat Of the several hundred
designs submitted, Mr.. Foringer's was
adjudged the second best and he was
awarded by public vote prize of $500.
The Spring Dansant of the Wood
cliff Boat Club will be held at Carney
Hall on Thursday evening of the cori-
ing week
Mrs. Lucas is visiting friends in
Sparta, N. J., this week.
James Carroll has successfully
passed the competitive tests held by
Congressman Hart for candidates for
the Naval Academy examinations.
Carroll received the second highest
marks, and he with three others are
busy this week taking the entrance ex-
aminations at the New York Custom
House and the Brooklyn Post Office.
There will be cake sale this after
noon at the Leeger home under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of
-,
The play of the Senior Class of the
High School, entitled THE Strange
Case of John Flynn, Lawyer" will be
given at Carney Hall on Tuesday,
May 8.
Mrs. Robert Hazleth, of Wheeling,
W. Va, is a guest at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. r. P. McClave.
Mrs. E. Landa, of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting at the home of the Sachs
family on Clark Terrace.
St. Johns Hall is being renovated in
preparation for the play to be staged
shortly by the Cliffside Dramatic Club.
Electricity has been installed and new
lights set throughout the hall. New
scenery is also being painted.
The annual Class Dance of the 1916
graduates of Fairview schools will be
held on next Friday evening at school
No. 8, on Cliff and Sixth streets.
Michael Madden is rapidly improv-
ing from his recent illness.
The We'll house in West Grantwood
recently purchased by Charles Leeger
has been resold to party named
Squire from Union Hill
One of the big events next week will
be the dance of the popular Oxford
Club. Great preparations have been
made for the event and a record at
tendance is looked for.
The Borough Council will meet next
Monday evening at the Cliffside Fire
House.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Public School
Music Festival

Under the direction of Miss Effie
Cato, the music supervisor, the
schools of the Borough are planning
to give music festival on the after
moons of May and 8, at 2 o'clock, in
the auditorium of School No. 1.
On the first afternoon grades one
to four, and on the second, grades five
to eight, inclusive, will render the pro-
gram Each grade represented will
sing selections learned in the course
of the regular work of the schools.
The purpose of this festival is to
increase the interest in music among
the pupils and to afford the public an
opportunity to observe few of the
results obtained in that department
during the past school year.
Parents and patrons Of the schools
are most cordially invited to attend.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Commissioner Larkin
Speaks On Roads

One of the oldest and best known
figures in public life in Cliffside Park
is Road Commissioner Patrick Larkin
Mr.. Larkin, when interviewed by a
representative of the "Palisadian" this
week, spoke with pride of the COM
paratively excellent condition of the
borough's many miles of streets. The
commissioner said that Palisade ave-
nue. from Gorge road to the Palisade
line had been reinforced where needed
with crushed stone Below Gorge road,
of course, very little had been done, as
it was expected that the work of paw
ing it would be soon begun.
Mr.. Larkin spoke of the very I'M
usual condition of Edgewater road at
its two highest points, where it was
possible after the recent thaw to drive
a spading fork three feet into the
ground. Mr.. Larkin's explanation of
this was the lack of sunlight and wind
to carry away the moisture which was
released by the thaw.
Mr.. Larkin spoke with pleasure of
the recent council meeting and the in
terest and spirit of cooperation mani
tested by the many citizens who were
there.
Mr.. Larkin said that it was almost
impossible to respond quickly to all
requests for assistance in keeping
street crossings clean and other mat
tiers, as labor could hardly be obtained
for love or money. Many Italians and
other foreigners had left the borough
to serve in the armies of their country.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Pastors Wife Hurt
In Auto Collision
Englewood Trolley Hits Car of Rev.
Robert Davis at Highwood Last
Sunday Night.

Mrs Robert Davis, wife of the Rev.
Robert Davis, pastor of the Engle-
wood Presbyterian Church, and her
chauffeur, Robert Barnes, were pain
fully injured in an automobile acct
dent on Hudson avenue, Highwood, at
9:10 o'clock last evening.
Mrs. Davis was on her way to call
for her husband, who was preaching
last evening at the Congregational
Church, Highwood, when trolley car
No. 35O5 of the Englewood line, in
charge of Motorman J. H. Peck and
Conductor Benjam Boice, collided
with her machine. The auto was
dragged for a distance of seventy feet
and struck a telegraph pole, throwing
out Mrs Davis and the chauffeur.
Mrs. Davis was thrown clear of the
machine but Barnes went through the
wind shield.
Both were picked up and hurried to
the Englewood Hospital in the ambu-
lance, where it was said this morning
that Mrs. Davis was not seriously in
jured although severely bruised about
the head and hips. She was said to
be resting quietly.
Barnes, however, was severely cut
about the face and head.
The automobile was completely
demolished, only the front wheels re-
naming intact.
No arrests were made by the Engle-
wood police.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Classified AdUs

Superior Accommodations for adults.
Elegantly furnished rooms with hot
and cold running water, steam heat,
electric light. Excellent table, tele-
phone.
Kerby,
1872 Anderson avenue,
Palisade.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Grantwood Notes,

n al eucharist will b
given TO- Church tomorro
morning at II o'clock. Early cor
munion will be given at 7:3O. ST
day School will be held at $50.
Easter Tuesday, April rs, is tHe
date of the ball to be given by Mr$.
George w. Won Osthof, for the beIh-
eft of the anti-fair fund of Trinity
Church in the Guild Hall.
Mrs. Ada M. Beers and daughter,
Anna, of Washington, Connecticut,
are visiting Mrs, Beers sisters, Miss
M. c. Winterburn and Mrs. Dana in
Edgewater Heights this week.
Miss Clermont OF Edgewat&r
Heights has re-let her home. which
has recently been vacated by the GER
brachts.
The Barrett Manufacturing Com
pany is making extensive additions to
its Shadyside plant 1t is also adding
a large lunch room of fireproof coh-
struction.
-Cliffside Park Council will hold
its regular meeting on Monday eveh-
ing, April "A, in Cliffside Fire Hall.
-Cliffside Park school board held
a special meeting last Monday EVEN
ing.
Marbles and tops for the lads,
and baseball for the older boys, mark
the beginning of the young people S
open season.
Mrs. Fanny Wilson has beenl a
sufferer from bronchitis for the last
two weeks.
Charles H. Yale, of Hudson T er-
race, theatrical manager, is at PRES
M ~h,,ca "a ~
home the end of the month. MIR.
Yale reports a successful season in
Canada, where he has been, but very
trying weather.
The Epiphany Circle of the pro-
posed Grantwood r. {. Church will
hold meeting at Mrs. Yale's on
Monday, May 1, at which it is prob
able that the decision will be made
as to when ground shall be broken
for the new church building.
"A little Ford was peacefully run
ming along the broad highway,l in
company with other real cars, when
suddenly, for some unaccountable TEA
son, it stopped. The owner desceJd
ed to investigate and was startled to
/ find that the car had no engine. Ii
had been running on its reputation.
An evening of dancing and )de-
light is promised for next Tuesday
at Trinity Guild Hall. The men, eSpe-
cially, should not miss it, as the Ladies
of the Guild are making every prfpa-
ration to please.
The Joseph Vosters have edsed
the Myles Murphy house in Giant
avenue. Mr.. Murphy will still main,
tain his residence there.
Rob Gordon, formerly paitteI
with Mr.. Mensching, is now engaged
on the Jory painting contract at the
| Aluminium works.
Mrs. Philip Brundage has beet i'll
this week. and the children of her
pr RFiv a f.s school doOl had to remain hfme
-Cliffside Park, High School will
play the Lincoln High School of DER
sey City this afternoon at $3.50 at the
Fairgrounds. The local team lost to
Englewood High last week by sfore
of 40.
Too bad that the graduation of
the high schools first graduating
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Held On Robbery
Charge Tuesday

Arrested on a charge OF robbery,
Charles Arnold of No. 221 Sixty-first
street, New York, was held to await
the action of the Hudson county grand
Jury when arraigned before Recorder
Medina of North Bergen last Tuesday
evening.
The charge on which Arnold is being
held proved to be one of the boldest
ever committed in Hudson Heights,
and in capturing him the police believe
they have a criminal who has been
wanted by the police of many towns
recently. When caught by the police,
Arnold admitted that he had just been
released from Sing Sing and said that
he could not remember how many
prison terms he has served.
His latest episode occurred last
Monday evening when he made an un-
successful attempt to rob Miss Laura
Castel of Bullsferry road, Hudson
Heights. The young woman was re-
turning from business shortly after Z
o'clock and had just alighted from
Palisade trolley car at the Bullsterry
road crossing, when Arnold appeared,
walking at her side. With a sudden
yank he pulled the handbag the young
woman was carrying and started OIL
through the Hudson County. Park. The
screams 81 the Miss Casfe1 were heard
by her uncle, George Castel, who inn
mediately gave chase after the rob-
Der. The run took both men for a
distance of more than mile across
the park before Castel finally overlook
the fugitive
The police were phoned for and Ser
geant Kennel of the North Bergen de-
partment was sent out on the case.
When questioned by the officer Arnold
said he had committed the crime. 1t
wasn't the first time either, he said.
When asked why he tried to steal the
young woman's pay envelope which
was concealed in the bag, Arnold said
he needed little money and knew of
no easier way to get it. Jail terms
never worry him, he said, because my
mother always tries to get ME out
The prisoner appeared to be man
of 35 or 40 years of age and was
tough looking customer.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22

Fred w. Peters is coaching the mem
bers for their parts.
The fine new stone building OF z.
Milazzo on the trolley opposite Car
ney Hall will probably be ready Tor
occupancy by July 1. The building
will be two-family one with a large
store below.
Penelope Davies, soprano OF the
Metropolitan Opera chorus, was the
star at Carney Hall, Wednesday
night.
We are each signboard to our
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class this year couldn't have taken
place in the brand new high school.
1t is rumored that surprise play
is preparing for the near future in
Trinity Guild Hail.
Tuesday afternoons game be-
tween the high school faculty and the
boys was won by the latter by score
of 8 to 5.
Easter vacation in the high school
began at 1:45 Wednesday. School
will resume next Tuesday morning,
May is the date of the Senior
Play at Cliffside Park High School.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22

For peeling oranges there has been
invented curved piece of bone with
a nick at one end to cut the skin.
One of the bells in a Paris cathed-
raj weighs twenty tons and it's &C.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22

Trustees Smith and Fox were Wis
itors in Brentwood School this week.
Superintendent Wooster also made
tour of inspection of the schools on
Wednesday.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-22
Cifside High School
Baseball Schedule

The baseball schedule as arranged
by Manager Lenkarr is given below.
April % Cliffside VS.. Lincoln at
Cliffside; April % Cliffside VS.. Ridge
wood, at Ridgewood; April 20 Cliff
sid VS.. De La Sale, at Cliffside;
MAJ 8, Clifshe-vs. 4 f, AMI d 1il16 q i1I1if
sidd |: May Cliffside ~! l!soh
Poirle, 4c vi fside; May 9, Cliffside
VS.. St. Pete$s, at ST. Peters; May
II, Cliffside Tvs. Hoboken, at Hoboken;
May 20 Clifside VS.. Passaic, at Cliff
side; May "a, Cliffside VS.. Classon
Cliffside VS.. st. Peters, at Cliffside;
May 27, Cliffside VS.. Hoboken, at
Cliffside; May 81 Cliffside VS.. Lin
coin, at Lincoln; June 5, Cliffside VS..
De La Sale, at New York; June 2,
Cliffside VS.. Passaic, at Passaic; June
ID, Cliffside VS.. Dickinson, at Cliff
side; June II, Cliffside VS.. Union
Hill.
Exhibition Games
April 10, Cliffside VS.. Faculty, at
Cliffside; May II, Cliffside VS..
Faculty, at Cliffside; June 2, Cliffside
VS.. Faculty, at Cliffside.
Emery Lenharr, Manger; Irwin
Goemann, CAPTAIN.
The A. D. Leveridges of Court
landt place have added an auto drive
way and garage to their attractive
home.
Wallace Mcdonald has been i'll at
his home the last two weeks.