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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
l Am An American.

I am an American.
My father belongs to the Sons of the
Revolution;
My mother to the Colonial Danes.
One of my ancestors pitched tea
overheard in Boston harbor;
Another stood his ground with
Warren;
Another hungered with Washington
at Valley Forge.
My forefathers were American in
the making;
They spoke in her council halls;
They died on her battlefelds;
They commanded her ships;
They cleared her forests.
Dawns Redeemed and paled,
Stanch hearts of mine beat fast at
each new star
In the Nations flag.
Keen eyes of mine foresaw her
greater glory;
The sweep of her seas.
The plenty of her plains,
The man hives in her billion wired
cities.
Every drop Of blood in me holds a
heritage of patriotism.
! am proud of my past.
/ am an American.
I am an American.
My father was an atom of dust,
My mother a straw in the wind,
To his serene majesty,
One of my ancestors died in the mines
of Siberia;
Another was crippled for life by 20
blows of the knut;
Another was killed defending his
home during the massacres.
The history of my ancestors is a trail
of blood
To the palace gates of the great
white Gar.
But then the dream came
The dream of America.
In the light of the Liberty torch
The atom of dust became man
And the straw in the wind became a
woman .----.,-
For the first time.
"See," said my father, pointing to
the flag that fiuttered near,
"That flag of Stars and Stripes is
yours;
It is the emblem of the promised
land.
1t means, my son, the hope of hui
mainly.
Live for it \ die for It'll"
Under the open sky of my new
country I swore to do so;
And every drop of blood in me will
keep that VOW.
l am proud of my future.
l am an American.
Lieberman, in Everybody's
Magazine,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22

Many of the pleasure seekers
select Palisades Amusement Park as
their picnic grounds, and every day
the picturesque grove at the resort
is dotted with church or family par
ties, enjoying a luncheon, from a
table formed by huge flat-topped
rock, or seated at one of the many
tables provided by the management
luncheon party.
There is not more delightful spot
in the country to spend a days out
ing, as the various amusements offer
ed makes a days trip seem like a
weekend visit, full of novelty, with
not one monotonous minute, as en-
tertainment varying from a free
circus and vaudeville show, to a dip
In real sea water, or a trip down
under the sea demonstrated by Cap
tain Louis Sorcho's submarine, is a
combination of amusements bound to
satisfy the cravings of the most blaze
amusement seeker, whose desires are
for an ever changing scene of enter
tainment.
The free attractions offered twice
daily, on the stage of the amphi-
theater, always comprise a series of
circus and vaudeville acts of an ex-
ceptional high standard, as Nicholas
M. Schenck, manager of the resort,
engages artists who have been identi-
fed with the more important tented
organizations or vaudeville circuits.
Night bathing in the surf at Pail
sades Amusement Park is a magnet
which is drawing thousands of aquatic
enthusiasts to the big resort, where
through the ingenuity of Nicholas M.
Schenck the "ocean" is lifted every
day to the top of the Palisades. There
is not bathing resort in the country
which is so complete as this inland
sea, with its great expanse of filtered
sea water, and marbleized concrete
walls.
The free circus and vaudeville
presented on the stage of the ampi-
theatre, programmes an excellent en-
as it bears such names
as the Six Flying Herberts, Stay
mans Ais Arabs, Amber Brothers
and the Vernons.
AS an added feature for the picnic
grove, an exhibition of Spellman's
Trained Bears is given, which ap-
peals to the youngsters, who enjoy
the antics of the bears along with
their out of door luncheon.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
c. ]. Fisbeck Dead
Continued from page y

the young mans body was found by
a United States sailor who stepped on
it as it lay in three feet of water.
The drowning caused great excite
ment among the bathers, and Miss
Hotchkiss was Frustrated by the
tragedy, passing several times into a
dead faint.
The body was brought north, reach
ing the Fisbeck home in Ridgeield
Park on Monday morning. The
funeral took place from the home at
40 Highland place, Ridgefield Park,
on Wednesday afternoon, the Rev.
Wilson, of the Congregational
Church, officiating. The eulogy was
delivered by VIM. G. Lighthouse. A
host of the young mans friends
from his own home as we'll as from
Cliffside, Palisade, Grantwood and
Fairview were present to do him
honor; and Tomorrow night me-
mortal service will be held at the Con-
gregational Church, Ridgefeld PARK,
for the sake of still greater num-
Der who could not arrange to be pres
ent Wednesday.
The deceased was a young man of
much promise. He was deeply inter-
ested in social and political ques-
tions and was a prominent speaker
and lecturer. He was a favorite at
social functions on the Palisades. In
New York Mr.. Fisbeck was member
of number of leading dramatic So
cieties, and he took prominent part
in the recent production of the Cali
ban masque.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
The Power Of Love

The poor, weeping woman stood
before the judge, and the sympathies
of the spectators went out to her.
She looked muscular, but so miserable.
"You are charged" said the magis-
trate sternly but kindly, with as
saulting your husband"
Gulping down her sobs, the prisoner
wiped away her tears with a brawny
hand and replied sadly:
eyes, your worship. I only asked
the brute if he would ever cease to
love me, and he was so long in an
swering that hit him in the eye with
a broom. I'm only defenseless wo-
man." she went on in broken voice,
"and a woman's life without love
is mere ght!"-Answers, London.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
A Species Of Immortality.

In those days we all followed in her
train. We knew that she was builded
for immortality. Where the rest of
US were clay she was of a sort of
skyey stuff; where we crawled she
flew.
He beauty was of the kind that
moves and flashes. I do not know
that her features analysed separately
would have been beautiful, because l
never analysed them separately and
l doubt that anybody ever did. l do
not know that her face and body in
repose would have been beautiful l
think they would. But l never saw
them so. Or, if did, it was repose
So intimate with action that there
could scarce be separation. There
was 1.-THE and infinite young power
about her which you always saw or
expected Immediately to see bound
ing into expression. Health, sup
pose, is after all the sovereign beauty.
And she surely had that. I never
knew such lustre of face and eyes,
such vibrance Of voice, such pulse OF
body. Her whole being glowed. And
for my part, know nothing under
the stars more utterly or strangely
beautiful than the blooming of a
young woman. "Infnity above thee
broods," Stephen Philips has Idar say
to Marpessa.
Then l met her again, after long
time. In words, we talked of old
times, of old friends and of thou
sand commonplaces. In spirit, how
ever, l said, with perfectly level
tones:
"Mary, where has your beauty
gone? In the old days you had the
fiber of young rose and the color
of life itself. The remains are here,
Of course, but the bloom-where is
the bloom?"
AS if in answer, she said:
II want you to see my children"
She took me to an opening in rose
hedge and there hidden from view
were the children playing. Then in
her spirit, she said:
"You ask about my beauty. Yonder
it is. Do you see the bloom on those
cheeks, the glory in those eyes?"
She sang for me with a smile and
a jest.
said: "Fine! Fine!" But my spirit
said: "You have lost the talisman,
Mary. The strange thrill is gone.
Even your speaking voice"
AS if in answer, ut the moment
there came shouts and ringing
laughter from behind the rose hedge.
AS if in further answer, the youngest
came toddling in, with the loveliest
stream of baby talk that ever blessed
this earth.
Mary sat down as if tired. My
spirit said: M"Ahs the-eld power is
tanned at last"
But her spirit said back again:
mo it is not! No it is not! Yonder
it is! Yonder it isl"
And across the lawn came the
children, running and screaming with
laughter. The children of her body.
of her mind and of her soul-strong,
sturdy and shining with the heavenly
passion of being young.
"He that loseth his life shall find
it,"
Henry NJ. Edmonds.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22

New Jersey had within its borders
on Thursday, according to the report
Of the State Board of Health, 225
cases Of infantile paralysis, Fl of
which had developed within the last
"a hours. OF this total, 8 were re-
ported from Newark, s from Jersey
City, 4 from North Bergen, and one
each from West Hoboken, Metuchen
and Allenhurst.
The most striking Development this
week was the action of the Hoboken
Board of Health on Thursday morn
ing in ordering an absolute embargo
on any outside children who should
attempt to enter the city. Hoboken
has up to the present the enviable
distinction of being the only city in
its section of the State to be abso-
lutely immune, and it's authorities
are straining every effort to keep it
30. To this end it has called off all
police vacations and postponed them
until the epidemic danger is secure
ly passed. Every entrance to the
city including ferries, steps and
streets is under strict guard day and
night against the entrance of chill
dren. Teams and out-of-town con-
Germs doing business in Hoboken are,
under the new rules, compelled to
show clean bills of health. The
streets are flushed every morning
and the provisions Of the sanitary
code strictly enforced.
Thanks to the energy Of the Health
officials q family of six little Brook
lyn children was sent home last
week: it was later learned that two
Of them had developed the disease.
On Wednesday last teams were
ordered to return to Usion Hill, Jer-
sey City and Newark from whence
they came. The Keystone Dairy Co.
was fined 81 for leaving empty bottles
on the street, and warned against re-
peating the offense.
It has been learned that Thursday
mornings sudden action of the Ho-
boken authorities was due to the dis
covery the evening before of the
Parantic family from Brooklyn who
had taken up their abode in Harrison
street, H0boken, and whose little
child, Tony, is months old, had died
Of infantile paralysis in Brooklyn ten
days before. The family had then
fed to Jersey City and thence to Ho-
boken. They were deported as soon
% discovered.
The Parantic case is believed to be
the cause of the development and
spread Of the disease in Jersey City.
Al q result a great falling off in
the summer classes has been noted;
school baths have been closed. One
case of infantile paralysis was re-
ported in Union Hill Wednesday, one
In West Hoboken and one in North
Bergen.
An apparently inspired statement
Of the New Jersey State Board of
Health says: "In the midst of the
present unwarranted turmoil over in
fantile paralysis the State Depart
ment Of Health does not wish the
people to forget that many more
babies will be stricken with diarrha
this summer than with infantile pa
ralysis; nor does it wish them to for
get that tuberculosis is still the
greatest single cause of death in New
Jersey.
At Washington on Thursday Con-
gress voted $4,000 toward the
fighting Of the infantile paralysis
epidemic.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
Shocking

Miss Constance Van Quentin, hav-
ing adjusted her skirt to just the
right brevity and transparency, gasp.
ed aloud as she looked in the mirror
and found that she was about to go
out on the street with her hair fixed
10 that one of her ears was exposed.
kansas City Star.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
A Correction

Those firemen who erected the
West Palisade firehouse were as fol.
lows and not as previously publish
cd last week:
J. Stewart, N. A. Paul, w. Beck
mann, A. F. Beckmann, Mr.. Middle
ton, chief engineer; Mr.. Bell, Mr..
Ruehmann, Mr.. Bradshaw, Clayton
Stewart,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-07-22
Hoboken, Savage At Child Plague,
Fighting Hard To Bar Out Malady
By Using Very Drastic Measures

Authorities Actually Drive Whole Families Out And Turn
Moving Vans Back Case of Family That Had Not Lived in
Brooklyn For Many Months But That Made No Difference To
The Determined Health Board.
POLICE Modified TO GUARD THE WHOLE CITY.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-26

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-26
NAN P,esfarc IN -Sulda from Ael
ianc' an At,rastian az An,usu rhs.
atrs Nencay

for~,sins Japan and ltaN. Narsatla
Wary p4cktord has Turned hcr g,5dcu
nlilc alnr Holland and stars m ben
newest Famous Players production "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
TAKEN
ON CRAVE CHARGE
Fined for Insulting Woman First Part
of Week, She Tells Rest of Story
and He Is Again Held.
FACES A STATUTORY OFFENsE
Mrs. Mckay Charges Peddler Strug-
gled With Her at Time He Made
Reconnaissance Continued.

! Hassen Ahmott, a Turk, thinks the
! laws of this country are indeed COM
plicated, as he finds himself in Jail
| for the second time this week.
| Ahmott, who was arrested early in
the week on the charge of insulting
Mrs. Roy Mckay and fined So and
| costs for the offense, was again taken
into custody last evening. He was
walking along Fifteenth street and
| just as he passed a window of the
police station he was recognized by
Officer Flanagan as a man he had a
warrant for, and a policeman was
promptly hurried out TO arrest him.
This vine Ahmott faces much more
serious offense than on the previous
occasion
1t appears that Mckay, when he re-
turned home after having Ahmott fin
ed for disorderly conduct on the
charge that he had insulted his wife,
found when his wife told him the
whole story of the affair that the Of
tense was far more grave than he had
first supposed. He promptly became
enraged and had a warrant sworn out
for Ahmott's arrest, but the Turk
could not be apprehended until he got
too near the police headquarters last
evening.
This morning Mckay and his wife
appeared in court against Ahmott, and
the case was continued three days,
when the Turk hopes to have a law
yer here from Chicago to defend him
Screams Brighten Him.
Ahmott. according TO Mrs. Mckay,
grabbed hold of her at the same time
that he insulted her in her home the
first mart Of the week and there WAS
considerable of a struggle before she
screamed and he finally fled. She was
so wrought up when her husband came
home a few minutes later that she
was able to tell him only what Ahmott
had said. Without waiting for more
Mckay hurried out after the Turk
peddler and overtaking him held him
until the patrol arrived lie then ac-
companied him 10 the station. where
AhmOtt was given a hearing immedi- /
ately and fined. Mckay heard the rest I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
CARNIVAL TO CLOSE
THE SUMMER SEASON

Monday Of next week brings the Ed
l.. Heinz Greater Shows to Exposition
park. The company is said to enjoy
an enviable position in the world of
carniyals, its attraction furnishing
wholesome entertainment, devoid of the
Objectionable features that are some
times associated with such productions
With the grim visage of wintcP APP
pearing in the distance the carnival
gives promise of being the last out of
doors entertainment of importance to
be offered in the tri-cities this season
In addition to the usual riding dc
vices the company carries equipment
that is generally found only with the
big circuses. A huge steam calIiopc
augments the music offered by the diff
ferent shows and large band of must
clans.
The Heinz company will remain in
Rock Island during the entire week,
closing its engagement Saturday even
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
PERSONAL POINTS

Earle Chalk, 1112 Fourth avenue
left today for Stevens Point, Wis, to
enter the state normal school.
Mrs. George Auwarter, 321 Fifteenth
street. accompanied Miss Marie Sass
to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, today where
the latter will make her home.
Mr. and Mrs r. B. Olmsted. who
have made Milan their home since 1860
and are well known and highly re
spected throughout the county are to-
day moving for residence to Clinton,
Iowa. so they may be with their
daughter. DR. S. Louisa Olmsted. Mr..
Olmsted has been for 16 years bailiff
in the circuit court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
PUT HIS HAND IN
FRIENDS POCKET
But Ii Was Only "A Thing to BE Re-
GREETED. For 1t Was Simply Sad
Mistake, As He Claims.
MEANT TO DIG INTO HIS OWN
Assures Court 1t Is COincident That
One He Reaches in Has So Cents
In 1t.

Harry Stork of Rock Island, who
has caused the police considerable
trouble in the past, was arrested last
night in Spencer square and given
when arraigned in police court today
on a disorderly conduct charge
Stork, it seems, had been sitting on
a bench in the park with a man
friend-that is they were friends or at
least acquaintance until an incident
occurred that split their relationship.
The acquaintances name. that is the
one he gave the police, is Andy Me
Gee, address unknown.
While sitting in the park quietly and
leisurely discussing things in general
Stork, quite accidentally, he says, put
his hand in his friend McGee's pocket
wherein SIS cents in good United States
coin was tucked away. But it was all
a mistake, so Stork assured the po-
lice. He. of course, thought he was
digging down in his own pocket, but
with his mind on their interesting con-
versation he, thoughtlessly, run his
hand into McGee's pocket 1t was,
most assuredly, only a coincident that
the 65 cents-all that MCGEE possess
ed-happened to be in that particular
pocket
Fails to Convince Court.
The court, however, did not take
much interest in Etorks story, as a
victim Of circumstance, and he was
handed a term in the county bastile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
INVESTIGATE DEATH
OF LARKINS WOMAN

Inquest over the remains of Miss
Emma LaTkins was to he held at
Biggsville today. The body of Miss
Larkins was found lying along the
Burlington tracks one mile east of
Biggsville, and it is supposed that she
fell or was pushed from d train Press
dispatches stated that she lived at
Moline, but the authorities in that
city have so far failed to find an evil
dence that she had resided there In
her purse was found a ticket from
Moline to Westfeld, Iowa. and it is
believed that this led the authorities
At BiggsFille to make the statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
THINKS TROUBLE IS
THIS SIDE OF LINE

Omaha. Neb.. Sept 15-"From my
observations and conversations with
army officers and others on the Mex
lean border, I am convinced that most
OF the trouble there is this side of the
boundary, said Rev. John T.
Poucher, captain and adjutant of the
Fourth Nebraska regiment, who re-
turned home last night on a furlough
The trouble is mostly over wages
ana the treatment of Mexican laborers
by land owners on the American side.
1t is claimed Mexican laborers are
treated little better than slaves"
Captain Poucher is the pastor of
the Trinity Methodist church of
Omaha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
UNIONS WILL ENTER
PROTEST TO SHERIFF

At a special meeting of the Tri-City
Federation of Labor, held last night at
the Industrial hall in this city, a com
mittee of three was named to wait upon
Sheriff G.. H. Richmond today to pro
test against the methods used by his
office in sending deputies to the plant
Of Williams, White & Co., in Moline,
where A strike is in progress. The
federation charges that a certain dep
uty has been hiring men to take the
place Of the strikers at the plant. At
the next regular meeting Of the fed
Grafton. Oct. 81. the delegates from
each union have been urged to get out
as large an attendance as possible. as
many important matters are to come
before that body
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
CHICAGO BARRIERS
FALL FOR SWINDLER

Chicago, Sept. l5.-MOrris Silver
who, the police say, formed the "Illi-
nois Barber Association" to collect
money to increase the price lists in
barber shops, is under arrest today
charged with obtaining money under
false pretense.
Silver collected funds from BARRIERS
throughout the city on the promise
that the price OF a haircut would be
raised to 50 cents and that charge of
10 cents would be made for combing
the hair wet and five for combing it
dry. Hundreds of BARRIERS contributed
to the cause"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Sparks set Fire to Shed.
VICTIM SWINDLING
CASE HAS VANISHED

James Risdon, Iowa state agent,
and Jehens. Scott county attorney,
went 10 West Chester. Iowa, today to
seek David Fischer, one of the men
alleged 10 have been fieeced out of
$4,000 in 2 fake race horse game at
Davenport Fischer promised to
come to Davenport to testify before
the grand jury, which is now in SEES
sion
He failed to appear and a subpoena
was sent to the sheriff OF his county
for service. The sheriff replied that
he could not be found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
EXPLOSION SETS
HIS HOME ATTIRE
John Mcdonald Goes Into GaS Filled
Cellar With Lighted Candle and
Is Slightly Burned.
PLUMBERS LEAVE PIPE OPEN
Have Blaze Out Before Department Ar
ri1es-Sparks From Cupola Stove
Works Ignite Shed Nearby.

Plumbers leaving pipe open caused
n gas explosion at the home Of John
Mcdonald. 25I7 Seventh avenue, at : 10
last night. Mr.. Mcdonald was slightly
burned by the flames and the explosion
SET fire to the floor jOists. The fire
department was summoned but mem
hers Of the family had the flames eX-
t5ucuisAcd before the laddics arrived.
The plumbers had been at work in
the basement during the day on some
repair work. and they neglected to
close the gas pipe The gas had been
shut of during the day and when 1t
was turned on in the evening the fam
lily detected the fumes upstairs. Mr..
Mcdonald went into the cellar with
lighted candle 20 investigate and the
explosion resulted. The damage to the
building was small
Sparks Set Fire to Shed.
At 4:10 yesterday afternoon the fire
department was summoned to eXtin-
euish a blaze on a shed in the rear of
300 Fourth street. The loss was $25.
The fire was said TO have been started
by sparks from cupola Of the stove
works nearby. heavy wind blowing
az the time The property is owned by
Frank NCgeL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
PROHIBS WON IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver, B. c., Sept 15.-On the
face of incomplete returns available
early today from yesterdays general
election in British Columbia, prohibit
ton had a majority of more than 5000
out of total tabulation of $4,000
votes. Woman suffrage carried ap-
parently in every district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN
STRANGLES HIMSELF

Oshkosh. Wis, Sept. 15.-Dr B. c.
Gudden. 50, prominent Wisconsin ply
sician and surgeon and a classmate of
the late DR.. John B. Murphy of Chi
cagO. strangled himself to death by
means of a fine cord last night. He
had suffered a nervous breakdown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
IT'S ALONG, LONG WAY
TO WE'D HER EIVIND

Springfield, H., Sept. 15.-Braving
the dangers of war on the sea, Miss
Hanne GuIstad of Norway has Travelled
the long distance from her home to
Springfield to marry Eivind Mtkkelsen,
also from Norway. The wedding Will
he tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

of his wife's story after he returned
home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

that she belonged in Moline. An adj
dress O. a woman in Davenport was
also found on her person, and this
women was summoned TO Biggsvtlle
today in an effort to have the body
identified Deceased appeared TO be
30 years of age.