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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
.A[|MONY IS NOT
FEMALE PRIVILEGE
Nearly As Many Men As
Women Enjoy" This
Distinction.

Tho "Antis" from New York, Massa.
chusetts and elsewhere who are try.
ing to tell West Virginia men that
their women do not want the ballot,
haye good reason to believe that some
3lnx or imp Of perSerse fortune is fol.
lowing them. No sooner do they I'D.
vance one of their stock arguments
than the West Virginia Equal Suffrage
Association knocks II into o cooked
hat. Here is anothsr ANTI" state.
nent that has been proven false and
- tormenting Its authors. They claim
that one of the privileges which won.
en- enjoy" and Of which she will be
deprived II she gets the vote is the
receiving Of alimony.
But here comes along new set OF
facts which puts 1854 men in the
same privileged class!" These are
pot new cases, brought about by the
new and restless women voters. They
are cases recorded In the divorce
courts Of the United States from 1887
to 1906. And these 1854 men are &C.
tually receivers and not seekers Of
alttnony. II the male seekers are In.
cluded they would add 1000 to the
number. The >aggrleved wife who
seeks support from her ex.husband
gets It In 70 per cent OF the instances.
The aggrieyed husband gets 1t in 70
per cent.
Neither is this a suffrage state Gus.
tom. The greatest number Of male
alimcny receivers halls from Ohio,
that state which "Antls" claim Is so
bitterly opposed to woman suffrage.
In fact, none Of the older suffrage
states shine in this list at all. Incl.
qentally, It may be news to the
sAnis" that the greatest field for dI.
vorcss is not inside suffrage territsy,
but 10 In the north central division
whore nearly one.halt of all divorces
n the United States were granted in
the two decades In question. So these
extra.pziyilesed men should be re.
Winded that they are jeopardizing
their special privilege" by using their
ballots. There are s73 such men" In
Ohio, 443 in Michigan. 24S in Nebraska
ls-all states which have recently re-
fused the vote to privileged" women.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
HEALTH HINTS
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE.

Ono of the greatest subjects in pre-.
ventire medicine Is Industrial hygiene.
While the movement Is comparatively
new in this country, tremendous
strides are being made to improve
conditions OF the worker in the shops,
mills and factories and to lessen the
amount OF sickness and decrease the
number OF deaths due to unhygienic
conditions.
The invention of new processes, the
development Of new industries, the
rush OF business, with its keen com.
petitions, have resulted In conditions
which demand legislation to correct
abuses and remedy evils peculiar to
the environment Of the workingman.
Legislation is required to improve
working conditions In shops and fac.
tories which arise because Of greedy
indifference and ignorance Of the en-
ployer, but these conditions are also
due partly to the workingman himself
TO his own ignorance and careless.
ness.
Improved conditions and shorter
hours mean expenditure Of money on
the part OF the employer. In most
cases legislation Is necessary to COM
pei this expenditure, which will make
the working day shorter and wooing
conditions better.
1t means better light, better ventila.
ton, proper drinking water and indi.
vidual drinking cups. improved sani.
tary arrangements. proper tempera:
ture and the latest devices or appli.
ances for the health of the worker.
Many Of the occupational diseases
may be lessened by inspection, educa-
ton and penalties. During the paks
few years much progesss has been
made. The rate OF sickness and death
due to the industries have decreased in
consequence OF humane Legislation.
AS good legislation and adequate in.
spection increase, so will the health
and happiness Of the mill hand and
the factory worker.
With better working conditions will
come decrease in the death rate of
Children born OF factory workers.
Do you know that-whooping cough
in children Is grave" disease?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09

ously pretended to drink the few drops
of beer 1t contained.
Margaret Ann, said Tim in hofri.
fled tones. what are you doing" and
then, turning to me, he Numbered
Annie, are you ever going to. make
this child behave"
Now, daddy, you need not worry
about me-, piped up Margaret Ann In
her most coaxing voice. 4 may smoke
cigarettes and drink beer, but please
remember read my Bible, soo.'"
Now, little book, isn't that human
We expect what good we do to offset
the bad.
Just as Annie finished, little Marga.
ret Ann came in, and evidently said
she wanted to talk to me.
How are you, dearest Auntie Mar.
gie?" she asked.
"I'm pretty well, my dear. How are
you"
"oh, I'm Just fine. I've got two
teeth out and my half-sox on and I'm
feeling bully!"
heard Annie admonish Margaret
Ann for her slang. but Just laughed.
The child certainly has a future OF
some kind that will not be common
place.
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: "A PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME :

they had the misfortune to meet a
highwayman and when they handed
their money to the highway gentle
man they were released and went on
their way rejoicing that they had lost
their money instead Of their girls.
Lawrence Matheny spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen.
ry Matheny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Straight spent
Sunday with the formers mother, Mrs.
Harriet Straight.
Harry Newbraugh was calling on
D. A. Harris on Saturday evening.
Mrs. James Matheny was Fair
mont visitor one day last week.
Mrs. Vella Hockins was calling on
Mrs. Minnie Arnett on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and chill
dren spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives at Falrmont.
Douglass Arnett spent Sunday with
his uncle Richard Arnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Nay and children
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Clayton at Rivesville on Sunday.
Mrs. Louie Morris, Mrs. Minnie Ar.
nett and son, James, were calling on
Mrs. W. E. Smith on Monday.
Misses Agnes Straight and Mabel
Nay attended the Rivesville Sunday
school on Sunday last.
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Miss Younger, of California, Known
in the west as labor leader, was one
of the god.mothers of the new wo-
mans party born into the political
world, juno z, the date of the Repub.
lican and the Progressive conventions
in Chicago.
Miss Younger was a member Of the
woman voters" lobby at Washington
last winter.
--..- a
Can Afford to Laugh.
Some people think It is a great Joke
on q little man to have big wife, but
II the little man loves his big wife.
and she adores him, the Joke Is on the
other folks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
PARKER RUN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wildman and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Hood. of Fairmont, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hough Straight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fleming were
calling on the formers brother, MIR,
and Mrs. Will Fleming, on Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. James Powell spent
Saturday and Sunday with the latter's
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson.
]. e. Harris. Of Haywood, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his par.
ents.
Miss Thelma Smith spent Sunday
with Annie Red.
On Sunday evening after Messrs
Hershel Arnett and Cline Morris had
escorted their girls home from church,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
Nothing Weak About That.

Curiosity and acquisltiveness abnor.
inally large" said the phrenologist, ex-
amining the woolly head of Sam Snow,
colored. sambo rolled his eyebails and
showed two rows Of white ivory. I'm.
itativeness, casualty and conscien.
tiousness small; which, with your weak
mouth. Indicate" Don yu be so
shu bout me habln' weak mouf.
I kin crack nuts In ma teet."
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Little effort. little cost-west vir.
gilman Want Ads.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09

Do you know that-whooping cough
in children is grave" disease?
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An airy, fairy dancing frock is this
dainty thing in French organdy and
filet lace. designed by Nine. Ripley of
the Fashion Art League Of America for
a Newport debutante.
1t is simple and SO demure I see no
reason why girls may not develop the
design in 25.cent organdy or 35.cent
lawn.
The skirt is full, gathered at the
back to suggest a hustle. But the
newest and oldest thing about It is
the collar, which looks like a hood.
The girdle is in apricot satin. Point
d'sprit, which fashion is bringing baak
to favor, would be charming In this
model,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
WINFIELD.

mrs. Della Fry and three children
OF Catawba have been spending the
past several days with Mrs. Frey's
father, W. A. Morley.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Hawkins and two
children were calling at Charley Nor.
ley's Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Layman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Baker were visit.
ing at Marshal Lawson's home Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Hall were visit.
ing at T. R. Halls home Saturday night
and Sunday.
Curtis Carpenter and two children
are spending few days this week at
Mrs. George Nuzum's home.
Mrs. Louise satterfield was calling
on her son, Eddie Satterfleld, Of Fair.
mont this week.
Alva Hall OF Fairmont spent Sunday
night with his brother Enos Hall.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Senator Hennessy
To Run For Governor
Continued from page y

about Senator Hennessy's candidacy,
but many of his close friends are
supporting the Senator.
The statement proceeds as follows:
Senator Hennessy's record OF
four years of active legislative SER
vice for the people of his county and
the State, has, we believe, earned for
him, to degree seldom enjoyed by
a public servant, the favor and the
friendship of the thinking and pro-
gressive citizenship of the State. The
statute books bear permanent evil
dence of his constructive ability as a
statesman. His fights for honesty
and efficiency in administrative mat
tiers, for systematizing the States
finances, for removing burdens from
industry through wise taxation re-
forms and for the elimination of
waste and extravaganza in public
work, are but few of the incidents
of his public record that we are sure
Will IIldhO I'LL oil CACCOuiHSly oCIOIl5
candidate. His ability as writer
and debater, with unusual capacity
to attract Independent voters to his
cause, would not be the least of his
qualifications in campaign.
Senator Hennessy has been urged
to enter the race for the Democratic
nomination for the Governorship, and
consented to do so. We believe that
outside of Bergen county he has many
devoted and loyal friends in many
sections of the State who will help
to make his candidacy successful, not
only on primary day, but on Election
Day in November, should he win the
nomination from the Democratic
voters. For these, among other rea-
sons that will occur to those who
have watched his public career, we
now have the honor on behalf of old
Bergen, the most rapidly growing
county in New Jersey, to announce
and commend the candidacy of Charles
O'Connor Hennessy to the Democracy
of New Jersey"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
A Christmas Eggnog
An Annual Function At
The Samuel E. Darbys

The Christmas eggnog at the hos
pitable home of the Samuel E..
Darbys, on last Saturday evening
was another of their annual social
functions which have been so much
enjoyed by their Palisade and other
friends from New York as we'll as
from nearby towns. On this last &C.
casion the company was particularly
brilliant, and many of the guests re-
manned till quite late. Among the
list of invited friends from New York,
was DR.. Lee DeForest and his beauti-
full young wife, thought by many to
be one of the most attractive women
of the State; Mrs. Sloane and her
pretty little daughter Birdie, sister
of Mrs. DeForest; Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis c. White, New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Baldwin T. Smith II, Boston;
Miss Francis Barker, New York;
Mrs. Lucas, Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson, Rev. Mar
shall r. Montgomery, Grantwood;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Woolcott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry A. Ffagso, Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Beckmann, Mr.. and Mrs, Oman.
Mr. IN. md Mrs. AHfssrE E: 4ancsy Cohen,
Mr.. Charles T. Logan, Mr.. Charles
T. Logan, jr., DR.. and Mrs. Charles
P. Berkey, Palisade; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Darby, New York; Miss Helb-
ing, Minnesota; Miss Burke, North
Dakota; Mrs. McEwan, Indiana; Mr..
Knappen, South Dakota; Messrs. Hub
bard, Michigan, and several others.
The evening was passed mostly
around the large dining table, and
many brilliant sallies of wit and
humor were exchanged. Sociability
and unrestrained joy is always the
rule in the Darby home, and nothing
was lacking on this occasion to make
everybody feel at home and happy.
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is" "Give me that" II want DOLL"
etc., as we would lift one toy after
another off the spread table bend
ing under the weight of your three
barrels, three boxes and bundle of
all sorts of things that children like,
then you would have some idea of
the gladness you have given to scores
of little "East Siders," who flock into
our meetings.; then you would feel
amply repaid for the trouble you went
to, the tears you shed when you gave
up dear "Old Molly" or "The Limited
Express" or 'The Little old Ford"
and packed them off to the Madison
Square Church House.
Well, dear friends, do not know
how to thank you enough for your
thoughtfulness, and the bounteous
manner in which you poured out your
have such things, but do thank you,
and that from the bottom of my
heart, and sometimes l wonder if
your good superintendent will not let
me come over and tell you some Of
the funny and. interesting things the
children said and did when we dis
tributed them.
You may be sure l want to come,
and would have been over long be-
fore this if l could only get away.
But Santa Claus has kept me on the
jump, and will keep me jumping
until clear up to New Years Eve.
l wish you all Merry, Merry
Christmas and the Happiest of Happy
New Years.
Ever Your Friend
Lee w. Beattie.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Bergen's Seuen New
Governors Installed


Cliffside Park should be interested
in the new Bergen county govern
ment to be installed into office at
Hackensack Court House on Monday
afternoon next at two o'clock. The
county wealth of somewhere in the
vicinity of a quarter of billion dol
lars will at that time formally pass
under the governance of the seven
gentlemen recently elected as Free
holders of the county.
Freebooter Coe is the member to
whom Cliffside Park will look for the
care of it's particular interests at the
hands of the county government.
The new government is your gov
eminent: it needs your good wishes
and support for it's success.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Grantwood Notes.
Happy New Year.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Davis, of Ridge
field, gave party in honor Of
cousins of Mr.. Davis, who are visit
ing from Buffalo.
Mrs. William Morell is visiting
her parents in Philadelphia this week
Harold E. Goldsmith from Peconic,
L. l., is the guest of Mrs. ]. P.
Thayer.
Mrs. A. G. Snyder and children are
visiting Mrs. Snyder's father, Mr..
Jardnee.
The Donaldson's have been busy
the past week arranging straw
ride for tonight A large party
have been invited and a lively time is
promised.
Mr.. Albert Howman is contemplate
ing business trip to the West
Indies.
Mr.. Sam Hodkinson has just re-
turned from his trip to California.
The Household Economic Depart
ment will hold it's regular meeting
on Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. George Dickinson.
The Evening Card Club will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Dickinson Monday evening. The
hostesses are Mrs. Brundage and
Mrs. Dickinson.
The many friends of Mrs. Robert
Cruise, formerly Miss Bessie Kracko-
wizer, will be pleased to know that
she is expected to visit her relatives,
the Boas family this spring.
M, q TT Films forr,or no c+or IF
Congregational Church paid flying
visit to Grantwood friends last week.
Mr.. George Koch is on trip with
the Columbia Glee Club.
The Woodcliff Boat Club gave a
dance at Carney's Hall last night to
welcome the new year. AS usual
there was a large crowd and the
dance was a great success.
The Ray Lecomptes of Park ave-
nue. are spending the New Year holi-
days at the home of Mr.. Lecompte's
parents in Haworth.
Councilman J. j. Cohn has been
drawn to serve on the Federal Jury
at Newark this coming term.
Mrs. Fanny Lucas and Mrs. ]. H.
Akin entertained at dinner this week
LII. hdl SdICC DICWoCCl clHu uAi
Gabriel Chenes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Genee have
left for Cuba where Mr.. Genee will
engage in business.
DIR. and Mrs. Kathe have pur-
chased home in Florida where they
will soon go for an extended stay
The charming dance of the charm
ing Wah-Wah- Tay-Sees, so charm
ingly set forth on their very artistic
posters, is announced by them for
the evening of next friday, January
~, at Carney Hall.
Through the good offices of Mayor
elect Cadien Councilmen Fred NaFd-
Ter has secured an important pd ~
ton in the Whitehall Building,
York.
The fpss-HaessiiaHge. Of Of \ 4 ,ll! y
Club of Cliffside Park for 1916, Will
be held next Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock at the home Of Mrs.
J. M. Akin, 200 Lafayette avenue.
The first 1916 meeting of the Home
Economics Department of the Wo-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Ridgefield Park Man
Dead, Who Was End
Cousin To A King

Herman Merkowitsch, who lived
with his wife on East Grand avenue,
Ridgefield Park, died recently in
New York from injuries accidentally
received while watching a fight
Though not known in that place, it
is nevertheless a fact that Merko-
witsch was second cousin to King
Peter, of Servia. The deceased was
a furrier by trade, and had lived in
Ridgefield Park about eleven years.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Children Christmas
Festival Friday Eue
Palisade Union Church

The childrens' Christmas festival
at the Palisade Union Church took
place last Friday evening, December
"a. That date was fixed because it
was impossible to select time that
would exactly fit in with the desires
and ability to be present of many Of
those prominently associated with the
entertainment. Sunday night was
proposed, but objection was raised to
the presentation of cantata on Sun
day in the church. AS a matter of
fact, the majority of people think
there is no improperly in giving a
cantata in church on Sunday or
any other time and especially when
the subject is the life of Christ.
However, the cantata was not given
at all owing to the fact that a num-
Der of the little girls and boys were
i'll from influenza and it was post
poned to another time. But DR..
Charles P. Berkey got up partially
improvised program, and ran it off
in admirable good taste. There had
been prepared a number of special
songs and recitations by the teachers,
and the little ones acquitted them
selves most acceptably. Several of
the songs in chorus of the cantata
were also sung, and as whole the
occasion was highly enjoyable.
There was a large audience out,
and the program, together with the
really beautiful decorations, were
made to give very happy evening.
Mr.. Crawford gave out the presents
to the children, some of these being
for scholarship and punctual at
tendance at Sunday school. Then
after the special prizes were handed
out, each pupil was presented with a
ball Of popcorn, box of candy and a
gift of some kind. There were dollies,
horses, harness with jingling sleigh
bell on, toys of all kinds, and soon the
church was made glad clean through
with the joy of little children happy
in all of their sweet innocence. This
reporter is impelled to slip in here
a quotation from his boyhood Quack-
enbos and rhetoric as appropriate to
this particular occasion: 81 love God
and little children" said the German
poet and philosopher Richter. In
what more elevated terms could he
have expressed his love for sinless-
ness and innocencew
The evening as whole was one
of great pleasure to everybody, the
one element of disappointment being
the compulsory absence of quite a
few scholars from sickness.
The following program was pre-
scented:
Song by the school, "Under His
Birthday Star"
1aYer, by the pastor, Rev. Mr.!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01

Al lie
Reading of letter from Dr.
Beattie thanking the Sunday School
and friends for sending three boxes,
three barrels, and a bundle full of
Christmas presents for the children
of the lower East Side.
Song, "The Star that never SETS
Remarks, by the superintendent of
the school.
Solo, "Merry Christmas" by Mar
jory Reid.
Recitation, "Hang up the Baby's
Stockings" by Dorothy Schall.
Song by the school, "The Christmas
Rainbow"
Recitation, by Charles Nienstadt.
Song by the school, "Crown Jesus
King.'
Reading, can Uncle Remus Story"
by Mr.. Logan.
Song by the school, Ellis Banners
Waving Peace"
Duet, "a Little Child Shall Lead
Them," by Anita McCord and Mabel
Lozier.
Presentation of a book to the
library by Mrs. Barsam's class.
Reading of the Honor Roll of at
tendance for the year by the Super
intendent, and the presentation of a
specially selected book as a present
to each of the ten pupils who have
been present every Sunday in the
year.
Song by the school, "The Stars are
Telling"
Distribution of presents from the
school.
Benediction by the Pastor.
The following names were in at
tendance or accounted for in similar
work every Sunday of the year from
January first to the Christmas cele-
bration and therefore form the head
of the honor roll for perfect attend
ance:
Margaret Schall, Thomas Middle
ton, Anita McCord, Eleanor Brown,
Dorothy Schall, Gladys Giles, Hilda
Nienstadt, Marjorie Goldsmith, Ran
dolph Brown, Paul Berkey.
Six others were absent only one
Sunday.
One of the undertakings of the
Sunday School was to invite the chill
dren to select from their old stock
OF toys or other belongings, some
eiiiilS IIldC CHey CHOuSnC WOULD De en-
joyed by some other children who
might not otherwise get much for
Christmas. The response was liberal
and great load of such material was
offered for this purpose. On the whole
it was one of the most delightful
bits of experience of the Christmas
season. The following letter explains
what became of these gifts.
Letter From DIR. Beattie
Madison Square Church House
New York, Dec. o., 1915.
Sunday School,
Union Church, Palisade,
DR.. Charles Berkey, Supt.
My Very Dear, Dear Friends:
If you could only picture scores of
happy faces, black eyed, blue eyed,
gray eyed, clean faced, dirty faced,
and half-and-half faced, some with
caps on, some without; dresses of
all colors and in all sorts of shapes
and state of disrepair, shouting, ooh
that's for me-" mo it taint," eyes, it
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-01
Local Engineers
Work Is Praised

Engineers McClave & McClave are
receiving congratulations for the
successful completion of their en-
gineering work in connection with
the fine new streets in our sister
borough of Leonia. The streets
which lie to the east of Broad avenue
are works of art as we'll as science
Their beds are composed entirely of
crushed stone to depth of six inches