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company has succeeded in getting
back several of their old men, but
many Of them declare that they will
never return to work in that mine I'M
til it is unionized.
Complete Work.
The work of resurfacing the Ma
tional Pike between Edgwood and
Woodsdale has been completed, and
the road is now again open to traffic.
The Ball Engineering Company had a
large force of men at work on the job
for about two months.
Considerable progress is being made
in the work of paving the pike be-
tween Cecil Place and Wheeling park.
It is hoped to complete this stretch
some time next, week.
Board of Trade.
Elm Grove is to have a Board of
Trade, the Board having already been
organized and charter applied for.
Besides being a good thing for the
town in general, it is hoped to induce
manufactures to locate here. There
are several very good factory sites in
and near Elm Grove, and the possibili-
ties of additional factories locating in
the town are very favorable.
Lay New Switch.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad COM
pany will have a force of men at
work shortly LAYING new switch from
the main line to the building formerly
occupied by James Rine's livery
stable, at Elm Grove, The building
is to be remodeled during the coming
week and it will be occupied by
Booth & Mcdonald, who will handle
full line of building material, in addi-
tion to their feed store.
Storms Havoc.
The severe storm of Monday night
did considerable damage in the out
the pike district. The house of VIM
McAllister, at View Point, was struck
by lightning and damaged, and the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Allister was rendered unconscious by
the shock. She is recovering rapidly,
however. Nearly all of the telephones
in the rural districts were put out of
commission, in some instances trees
fell across the lines. Trees we're
blown down in various parts of the
valley and on the ridges, doing con-
siderable damage, while practically
every corn field was laid low. The
total damage done will probably run
into the thousands. However, the
rain was badly needed and most peo-
pie are quite optimistic.
n
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
(The New York ob.erver.>

New York, Aug. DISQUALIFICATION
men and conductors on the lines Of the
Union Railway Company. in the
Borough Of the Bronx, went out or
Wednesday. and on Thursday and Fri
day the transit facilities of that Dor
ough were nearly at standstill.
The Union Railway Company is q
subsidiary of the Third Avenue Rail
way. The Yonkers Railway Company
and the Westchester Electric Railroad
Company operating in Yohkers, Mt.
Vernon and New Rochelle where a
strike of motormen and conductors has
been in progress for a week, are also
subsidiary companies of the Third
Avenue Railway.
The strike on these lines followed a
refusal by the Company to grant a
raise in wages or to submit the mat
ter to arbitration.
Say+Pay is Inadequate.
The men are paid twenty-six cents
an hour for their first year service,
twenty-nine cents an hour during the
next four years, and thirty cents an
hour thereafter, which they claim is
not enough pay, considering the in
creasing cost of living expenses.
he IISu -dSh lIlI W CculS OH lAOOA
for the first year of service and thirty
three cents an hour after the first year.
This was refused them.
The men wished their grievances
submitted for arbitration to the State
Public Service Commission Of the Sec
ond District but the company refused
this offer.
The strike in the Tonkers district in
wolves six hundred men.
Law FavOrs Strikers.
The situation in Yonkers is further
complicated by a city ordinance that
will not allow cars to be operated in
that city unless the men had not less
than fifteen days training as motor
men and conductors.
The wisdom of passing such a meas
ure was shown after midnight on Fri
day morning in a collision at fremont
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
OUT THE PIKE
Coal Mine.

The mine of the Elm Grove Coal
company, at Elm Grove, is still operat-
ing right along on non-union basis
The company, which has persistent1y
refused to recognize the union, has
succeeded in getting number of men
from various parts Of the country and
a few of the men who were out on
strike for many months have even
been induced to return to work. How
ever, many of the boys who were on
strike must be given credit for stick
ing to their principles as they abso-
.lutely refuse to "scab." F1attering
offers of good positions have been
made to a number Of the men who
were out on strike, in an effort to in
duce them to return to work in the
non-union mine. For various reasons,
the union has not been very active
here during the past year, and the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
FAIRMONT


The Central body here had special
invited all the citizens of Fairmont to
attend, even sent special invitations
to the county and city officials, Cham
Der of Commerce and Business Mems
Association, and not one of the whole
bunch came. I think it served us
right for asking them. A man by the
name of Speed here made speech be-
fore the Chamber of Commerce, and
said he was never in community
where labor and capital was more
harmonious and worked hand in hand
as they do here. I don't know how
much he got for saying that, but it
came out in the Times.
Our special meeting was called to
decide on Labor day, but the way the
business men served us Sunday we
decided to go to Morgantown.
We are starting cooperative store
here. Had a meeting last Sunday
evening at Z .. m. Elected our board
of directors and committee to solicit
stock. We have got our charter and
are going to have another meeting
next Sunday at p. m, August 9Th.
We also are expecting to hold another
meeting at Trades Council hall,
known as Willard hall, the following
Sunday, August 18th, at p. m. This
is the date that we expect to try to
have a crowd out to solicit stock from.
Work is fairly good here, some good
buildings starting.
The yellow dogs are having a very
busy time here.
VIM. Rogers.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03

States Marines suffer little from foot
troubles on long hikes in the tropics,
is attributed to the fact that they in
variably sprinkle soap powder into
their shoes, or soap their stockings
just prior to the march according to
naval surgeon just returned to this
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03
city fir ON Haiti.

city from Haiti.
In the Haitien campaign the United
States Marines were sometimes forced
to morch thirty or more miles day,
over mountainous roads, and the cases
of blistering, or painful swelling of
the feet, were almost negligible.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-08-03

SOAP IN YOUR Shoes;
SAVES FEET FROM SORENESS.
Washington, Aug. 3-That United
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Value OfAn Education.

unskld uneduated dollar
work 300 days effective
Therefore 800 days dollar equals $780, the value of of
uneducated labor Forty
life of uneducated labor.
The estimated
school education $500 $500
the value OF the life of abor with elementary school training only
The estimated of the with
school education year.
$4,000 the value of life with high school education
The estimated value
university training $1,000
$4,000, the value of a life with training.
$4O,OOO-The value of a life a high
$20OOO-Ihe value of life with school training
$20,0OO-The value of high school education
$60,000-The value of a unve training.
$4O,OOO-The value of a life with high training
$2O,OOO-Ihe value of college education.
Every high
of adult life
$5000Nne of
school time
4FOur weeks
training.
$22OoEg an hour spent
in higher training
$275-Sixty minutes ime-O4H value of minute
spent in high school and university training
states loss this generation,
school, lack OF high schools
will exceed half a billion
The best
their highest efficiency.
economic, intellectual and moral efficiency.
But education will earning capacity will
help him to thinking feeling
friendship
finer tones 1t will him and helm him
TO a satisfying -
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08

fore the picture and intelligence reels
in the midst of contemplation over
the end.
But Germany, as much as her
enemies may wish and pray for it,
is still mighty. If she is fighting in
the last ditch, she is showing the
strength of a lion at bay with the
force of catapult in her paws.
France, cool, calculating, leopard
like, sleek and trim and yet undaunt-
ed, is also fighting with the fury of
a wild animal. Her ability to guard
is as matchless as Germany's fear
less plunges. AS a spectacle in which
the furies lead armies Of scream
ing fighters into volcanoes of death,
the war goes on creating new hor-
rors hourly, and the end is not yet.
There are no eyes with telescope
vision even that can penetrate the
second inner circle, for lines of de-
tense and attack are drawn in en-
comprising rings, and human souls
are wedged SO close that even the
light does not penetrate them.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
CIifside Educational Plans.

Cliffside Parks second most i'm
portant governing institution, its
school system with it's board of di-
rectors, has, among other plans for
the governing and training of it's
children and youths, the following:
the completing and equipping Of it's
new high school; the recognition of
the high school by the State Board
of Education as a four-year high
school; the providing for the
usual yearly school picnic; and the
deciding on the personnel of its
teaching staff for the year 1867
in time for notices to be sent to the
latter not later than April Is.
Among the important details of
the actual educational work are the
manual training department with
sewing, basketry work and cooking
for the girls, and shop work for the
boys; drawing; truant officer and dis
trict nursing. Once week an as
sembly is held in the halls, with ex-
ercises in public speaking. An in
teresting development in Cliffside
school is the fife and drum corps of
twenty members. 1t is hoped that
play ground apparatus will be added
to the school equipment for the use
especially of the pupils having a
great amount of physical energy.
AS for the stock subjects, the
junior generation are being taught
the following: writing, arithmetic,
spelling, grammar, geography, his
tory, hygiene, English, civil govern
ment and algebra. In, the high school
the curricula of study are embraced
in the classical, scientific-academic
and commercial departments, with
subjects ranging from modern and
ancient languages, chemistry and
physics, to trigonometry and early
European history.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08

and ratify popular preference already
expressed for the nomination of
Charles E. Hughes, on platform
drafted by Senator Lodge, following
the line of the speeches of Elihu
Root and Theodore Roosevelt.
z. The candidate and platform
Will be acceptable to the rank and file
OF both Republican and Progressive
parties.
8. The Vive-President will be
either Burton or Borah.
4. The next secretary of state will
be Elihu Root.
.. The next chief justice of the
supreme court will be William H.
Taft.
q. The next senator from New
ork will be Theodore Roosevelt
we should, for ourselves, dissent
from both predictions, from the first
one more and from the second less.
'Nfe-dorbt If the Republicans, strain
Ing as they are to regain control of
the Senate, will risk the loss of anv
seat they now hold in any contested
state by creating vacancy, surely
not for the vice-presidency. Nor
would any senator, according to pres
cedent-Falrbanks alone excepted in
recent years-leave that long-tenured
Office for the feeting rewards of the
vlce-rresidency. We do agree, how
ever, and agree with emphasis, that
the Republican candidate for the
presidency will be Charles e. HUGHES.
And On being elected he is very
nkely to persuade Elihu Root to
head the department of foreign re-
lations. Beyond that we should hest
tate to predict.-Boston Herald.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Prophecies In Contrast.

In one of our clubs the other night
two well known observers of events
made contrasting predictions as to
the action of the coming convention
of the Republican party. The first
in the field of prophecy offered these
as eight points of the law:
1. The Republican candidate will
not be over 60 years old.
2. He will be human and cooper
atiye.
8. He will be consistent and
loyal Republican.
4. He will never have been favor
able to a little navy.
5. He will never have been an of.
ficer in peace society.
6. He will not be the result of a
raid on any court or the violation of
any sanctuary.
7. He will be the selection of the
Republican convention without out
side interference or advice.
8. If he comes from east of the
Mississippi he will be either John
w. Views or Warren G. Harding.
The second observers set of pre-
dictions are no less striking. They
are these:
1. The Republican national con-
vention will register the popular will
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
The Mexican Hunt.

The hunt for Villa by United States
troops is proceeding with all the
speed possible in the circumstances.
It would be great feather in some
body's cap if this soldier of fortune,
and premier outlaw, should be
brought into this country by our
soldiers. The hunt for him is no
weakened affair. 1t is in the hands
of man who is as clean and intrepid
as he is valorous. If he should not
Law hands on the bandit it will not be
because superhuman effort has not
been made. 1t will be because of the
physical difficulties that embarrass
the progress of our troops in that
wild, unsettled section. 1t is empty
of all travelling facilities, so that pro-
gress is both slow and difficult in
traversing it.
But the whole thing is an inter-
esting adventure which has gripped
the whole world. Those who want
the United States involved in a war
with Mexico are glad of this chance
to entangle us in a general conflict.
1t should hardly come to that but if
it should, there is no need to say here
what the result would be. Villa
caught would adjust many things.
Villa free to roam and commit more
depredations might make a more
complex situation. We have the
greatest faith in Funston. It would
not surprise us if he did not round
up his quarry before great while.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Prosperity and the People.

Those of us who may not run an
auto are nevertheless considerably
worried over the soaring price of
gasoline. The rise in this now uni
versally used commodity has been
very exciting.
But while it has been going higher
and higher, it has made US forget the
price of beef. We have long since
gotten used to what might well be
called the butchers crouch, and while
VIC may still hand him the weekly
check grudgingly, we now recognize
beef prices as something beyond
mortal control. It's price may never
come down again. Heaven alone
knows.
Meanwhile, with beef and gasoline
occupying the limelight, few of US
take note of the abnormal rise in the
price Of almost al er-dailg gssss-
sites, such as dry goods, for in
stance. Woolens, silks, linens, cot
tons, knitted goods--and so on to the
end-all tell but one story of high
prices.
Reduced to simple English, this
means that the average man ex-
changes his labor for money, which
in turn he exchanges for necessities.
Unhappily, nowadays he cannot saf-
ford too many luxuries.
While at present times are good,
and the crest of the wave of big
business is the highest Of all record,
no doubt, there are many who believe
a reaction is possible. Prosperity has
taken the bit in it's teeth and is run
ming away with the wagon.
Everybody who wants to work may
do so now, but there is no doubt
about the greatly increased cost of
all commodities. In the face of all
this prosperity it is the irony of fate
to face the high prices of living. 1t
puts the poorer man in better condi-
tion by the opportunity for ample
work, but it relieves him of all re-
sponsibility in saving. England is
actually barring all Injuries, but her
reason is different, being the tragedy
of war.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
OF all the scamps society knows, the
prOverbial good fellow is the most
despicable.-J. G. Holland.
The Maddening War.

Those of us who have held any
vague ideas that Germany was going
to lose this war will have to do a
little more thinking. While she
may not h he accomplished all that
she hoped in the twenty months that
have passed since the wars begin
ming, this was all due to the fact
that she has found greater resist
ance than was expected.
The critics had Germany whipped
months ago. She hadn't ghost of
show last fall. The end was easily
seen then. A child could see her
weakening.
Well, if there are any signs of
weakening at this time they have
been withdrawn. She seems to have
suddenly awakened at Verdun, and as
hopeless as that campaign has
seemed in it's slow-dragging stages,
nevertheless the German gains have
been slow but steady. Whenever
there has been let up the heaven
splitting bombardment, it has been
only for a come back with a more
tremendous drive. If Verdun finally
proves unassailable, it will develop
the fact that the French are masters
at defense. If it yields, it will es-
tablish the irresistible strength of
German arms.
The war is not yet won by either
side, neither has it been lost. 1t is
all an amazing heel that has con-
founded calculation and put to rout
all theory of foreseeing vision.
Months ago the "Palisadian" said
that Germany had only begun to
fight. The same may be said of
France and England and Russia to-
day. Italy has so far scarcely made
a demonstration. England had no
army in the first place, but France
must have had far greater prepare
tions than the world knew about.
When Nicola Tesla predicted at
this wars beginning that science
would finally play the most vigorous
part in ending it, he prophesied on
the side of Germany, and drew pic
ture of conquest by air. He painted
a mental canvas vivid and lurid with
the horrors of polluted atmosphere
made into tempest of falling poison
shells from Zeppelins that would suf-
focate millions in the British Isles
and burn up every city in them.
There has been only taste of Yep
pelin invasion, and the results have
been inconsequential. But where
they have attacked they have struck
terror and outlined the final POSSIBLE
tiles.
All of this-the siege of Verdun
and the Zeppelins-have been the in
dications of war run into madden
ing riot of attack to kill! to slaugh-
ter! The human mind staggers be-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Roosevelt On Wilson.

For pure, unmitigated coarseness,
Theodore Roosevelt's latest attack on
President Wilson is the most i'll
hammered of all of his deviltry. One
comes to know the Colonels methods
afterwhile. So one may think. Then
comes a climaxing Climax, a reaching
of the heights of cheapness never be-
fore attained, and one does not know
what to expect. Nor can there be
surprise at whatever does emanate
from so prejudiced and saffroned a
source.
Really, with all of the followers
the Colonel has, he is forever dis
appointing them. The charge that
President Wilson has sided with Mexi-
can bandits is more ridiculous than
it is false. Nobody but a fool would
believe such thing. He discredits
the Presidents honor, and says in
effect that he is more of a dictator
than Heurta ever was. Later reports
credit Colonel Roosevelt with an am
bition to keep America first, the Re-
publican party next, himself last. He
wants to aid the Republicans to find
man to beat Wilson. If the Presi-
dent is such a weakling, the task
Colonel Roosevelt has set ought to be
dead easy, even if he pick himself.
Evidently that is what he is after.
But the two-term legend stares him
in the face as a ghost. He doubtless
knows he cannot shew it away, SO,
like the old Scot, as he did in 1912, he
will "tak chance"
!. Let him tsl,e it: But let him aofit
like an honorable gentleman-not like
a coarse-grained ruffian. Let him
SHOW some of the finer instincts, not
the brutal traits of abuse that prove
him utterly without refinement and
good taste even as an every day man.
AS a public man his attitude is eX-
ecrable.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Clean Up Time.

This is the season when everybody
must begin to think of cleaning up
their premises. The concerted move
ment in the Bergen municipalities
last year and all over the country, in
fact, did a lit of good by melting
public interest. 1t got the dilatory
ones to join in and help make clean
up day worth while. The Eastern
Bergen Improvement Association
helped the movement largely, and
did an important work in fostering
the work.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08

There are people who, like new
songs, are in vogue only for short
time.-ROchefOucau
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Hints For The Home

Anything placed in cold water will
cool more quickly if salt be added to
the water, ~ s's'---s ~ 49,
An instantaneous cure for the hic-
coughs is to take one tablespoonful
of common vinegar.
just try drying the wool blankets
on curtain stretchers if it is wished
to retain their usual length and width.
10 remove tea or coffee stains pour
through the stained part boiled water
IN which little borax has been dis
solved.
A piece of charcoal placed upon the
shelves of the refrigerator will alb
sorb any unpleasant odors and keep
1T sweet smelling.
Window shades that have been
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
Avoid popularity, if you would have
Lincoln.
Cheaper Gasoline.

About one year ago wide publica-
ton was given to the report that a
process had been invented by DR.. F.
Rittmann of the United States
Bureau of Mines which would greatly
increase the percentage of gasoline
obtainable from crude oil and, there
fore, reduce the cost of this import
ant commodity. There has been
very little heard of the practical ap-
plication of this process in spite of
the fact that the present, almost pro-
hibitive cost of gasoline, has started
many inquiries.
1t is now reported that ten oil re-
fining companies have been licensed
by the Bureau of Mines to use the
process invented by DR.. Rittmann,
these concessions being granted with
out charge. California oil in par
ticular, hitherto considered valueless
as a gasoline producer, develops
gasoline in large quantities under
the new process, it is claimed-Ex-
change.
But like many discoveries of things
of like character, they seldom get to
the public before capital gets it's
clutches on them and the squeeze
play is called into effect. The squeeze
in this country is now fine art, ap-
plying no less to gasoline than to
butter and eggs, and other things
everybody is obliged to have. The
deviltry of man is past finding out.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
A Boistering Petition.

we do not know who started it. nor
the motive behind it, but the petition
That has been circulated in Palisadc
the present week asking signatures
Tor an endorsement of Mayor Edward
"A. White, and thanking him for what
ne has done for Palisade, is about the
most far fetched and unnecessary eff
to bolster up an administration in all
the annals of the borough. In fact.
1T is foolish undertaking and not
warranted by any conditions at pres
ent existing.
1t is calculated to make a false
impression, and is misleading on the
face of it. There is no cause for it
whatever. Looked at from any
standpoint, it is the veriest non
sense. An administration that can
not withstand all fair criticism. can
not be very sure of it's ground, and
such an attempt as this petition is
not only unheard of, but an acknowl-
edgement of weakness on the face
of it, to say nothing of the mischief
it may create. If Mayor White can
not stand on his record without be-
ing afraid of his shadow, he ought
to step down and out and allow some
body to be mayor with a little back
bone. This latter expression being
said with the supposition that such
move could not be made without his
consent or knowledge.