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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30
Communication.
Editor of the "Palisadian,"

Editor of the "Palisadian,"
Dear Sir:
As it does not seem clear to many
people just what the National Surgi-
cal Dressing Committee means and
does, it might be well at this time
to say a few words regarding it.
The National Surgical Dressing
Committee was organized about four
years ago, and since the beginning of
the war has worked with high effici-
ency to meet the requirements of
those caring for the wounded and
sick, in the battlefields of Europe.
Having carried the organization to
the high standard that they have,
they do not wish to lose their identity
by merging into the Red Cross, as
has been suggested, but will willingly
help them, and the following extract
from a letter will show the opinion
the Red Cross has of the committee.
"The Surgical Dressing Committee
has been so we'll organized and so eff
fective in it's work that it can be of
the greatest help to the Red Cross
in time of need and help them to
carry out it's duties, which might
prove exceedingly heavy"
This letter was from Eliot Wads-
worth, vice-chairman of the National
Headquarters of the Red Cross.
A small band of women in this
community have met weekly for more
than a year, and engaged in this
work, and now that our own country
has entered into this world struggle,
we feel more than before the worth
onl xoooI Of fI,ie, rooJ
Meetings are held every Tuesday
afternoon in the Lawton avenue
school, where help and donations are
gladly accepted. A very good idea
of the kind of work being done can
be had by visiting the branches work
ing every day on the fourth floor of
both Best's and the Lord & Taylor
stores.
Very truly
Pearl V. w. Lewis.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30
Englewood Swimming
Hole Saved To Boys
By Having Life Guards


Following the sad drowning of the
Boy Scout in the old Englewood
resovoir it was decided to dynamite
the dam and let the water out. Just
when action was all ready for this
awful job the boys got busy on a
petition to have life guard stationed
at the pond, so it was in this manner
saved. The great old swimming hole
is wonder for most boys who have
used it these many years, and as the
water comes from springs in it's bot
tom, it is always clean and fresh.
Those boys who desire to go again to
the old place may now do so without
fear, as they will be protected, and
no boy is allowed to take any chances
with fate by being careless, and
younger boys are not allowed in the
deeper parts at all.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30
More Men Wanted
For PuLisade Co.
Palisade, New Jersey,
June 20, 1917

In accordance with a resolu-
luton passed by the Public Safety
Committee of the Borough Of Fort
Lee at its regular meeting on
June %, 1917, I hereby extend a
very cordial invitation to all men
over eighteen years Of age in the
Palisade section to drill regularly
with the Home Defense Marshals
of this section as members Of the
Home Defense League. Simply
give your name to the under
signed, phone Cliffside 1851 or
First Sergeant D. A. Carson,
phone Cliffside z, or report for
regular drill at the school house
any Monday evening at 8.15. The
need of larger company is real
and may soon become urgent. Do
your bit!
(Signed) John R. Crawford,
Captain Palisade Company.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30

A man always regards marriage
as joke until he wakes up and finds
that the joke is on him.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned man who used to say that al,
empty house was better than a bad
tenant?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30
Dear Aristo: Explain


at the present time Feeling very
good / hope the same for you.
take notice at this little flag and see
how pretty it Looks, and think about
its three nice colors.
and when l look at it waving, seems
to me that it's waving shows me the
way to haven, and know my dear
wife that nothing can take me away
from it, while the country is in war.
My dear, | will depend with all my
might the Flag the Country and our
rights. Even if it means my death.
But if you and our children should
be Lucky, and all turns out well,
when l return we will enjoy the best
of our lives with the Honor that
have shown l was Ready to defend
with my Life the Country who gives
US and our children living.
Being that you ask me how you are
going to exist while I am away, this
is what l would do in your case.
would look for work for our son as
he earn undoubtedly-now SIS to 81
a week.
and if you could find work for SIS
to 81, this would make Is a week.
witch would support you with what /
will send you each month From my
pay. A
and the 2 children you can put in a
day nursery while ye], are ~ work i
and please do not wright to me any
more to make an application to get
out From the service because am
getting so sorry.
l will stick to tie end, till the war
is over. Nick S.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-06-30
A Greek G1ardsman.

The letter printed below was orig
inally published by the New York
Evening Post. It was written by a
naturalized Greek to his family, in
reply to request that he ask for
his discharge from. the army on the
ground Of havingaa family dependent
upon his earnings.
IN. Y, 5-14-17.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

the millstones of a manipulated mar
ket, provided some shrewd business
men see the opportune moment for a
lucrative business and enter the coal
market on the recently established
prices.
il our local coal dealers were caught
mapping and in their slumber, bit off
more than they could chew, II is their
hard luck and they must take their
medicine without grimace IL they ex-
poet to hold their trade.
The fact, too. is probably overlook
cd that rather than submit TO the pres
ent high cost of coal. consumers viii
form clubs and buy coal direct from
the mines as is the talk in many sec
tons OF the city.
Who is going TO protect the -four
dealer and the meat dealer and the
dealer in other commodities which
the control law effects. They Will
have to bow TO the inevitable and
carry their mtsfortunes to the profit
and loss account Why not the deal
crs in coal?
r. w. MERCHANT.
Richmond Va. Aug. %.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
\ Nut for the Retail Coal Dealers TO
Crack.
Editor Nlrglninn:

EditOr NlfEinlan.
Sir,-lt is quite amusing to the gen.
eral public that the lo,~l coal dealers
of Richmond should hasten to be in
terviewed concerning what are the
main facts concerning the status Of
the present coal market in Richmond
and what is likely TO be the condition
for months to come or at least until
their supply OF coal purchased at in
fiated prices, shall have become ex-
hausted and further purchases made
nj the prices fixed by the national gov
eminent, AT the mines
Do not these dealers know that in
that interview the general public
knows that they presented evidence
that would have no standing in court =?
In figuring the cost to them on coal
delivered in their yards they have
ignored In every instance, the fact
that they buy on the long ton basis
and sell to the consumer on the short
ton basis, thus gaining $40 pounds on
each and every ton sold
Whilst II may be true, as they claim
that the. national government Will not
compel them TO sell the coal on hand
and contracted for at the time the
coal control law became effective, at
loss. Il IL also true that the con-
sumner will not continue to place his
order with those unfortunate dealers
who happened to be caught between
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

wa '''. .'.''.. -, GHn, VuV,pVV
La IollCtte's Substitute,

The substitute bill presented today
by Senator LaFollette realizes $780,
900 900 from taxable incomes in addl-
ton to the s22s.0 900, 600 of existing
revenue from the same source.
La Toilette expects 10 present his
sliding scale of taxation endeavoring
TO put on all the traffic will bear II
will offer, one after the, other amend
ments. starting with rs per cent and
going downward TO as. The bill con-
tains the same rates on tobacco and
liquor as are In the present bill The
senator strikes out all the changes
in postal rates and the war tax on
newspap profits.
Amendments sent UP today indi-
cate that senators confidently believe
that wealth will be drasticailv draft
ed Hiram Johnson renewed his
amendment to tax war .rofits 75 per
cent In addition to the per cent tax
now in the bill, Other senator's Of
fered these taxes on war profits.
Brady, so per cent Hollis, SO and
so: Kenyon, 81, Jones, of Washing
ton. SIS. Rnd Cara, ~ IA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

of Franklin, has been formally placed
in charge of all the Virginia troops
now stationed at Admission. and all
those to take up training there, with
the exception OF the field artillery.
which will be under the command Of
Major r H. Couch Sixteen members
of the quartermaster corps Of Vtr-
ginia have reaehad Camp Mcclellan
to handle the property OF the Vir-
GINA troops, and 1t is believed that
Major Joseph IeMasurier. senior Of
fcer of the, quartermaster corps OF
Virginia, will soon be mustered into
federal service and sent on to Annis-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
WHIsKEY BARONS TRY TO
DIsCREDIT FEDERAL LAW

by Senator Reed. Of Missouri, long
the willing tool of the whiskey inter-
ests Its introduction was a challenge
to the prohibition sentiment Of the
nation. It offered more than the pro-
hih3tionists themselves had demanded,
exeept in individual instances Of ex-
trcme craftsmanship. But the dry
leaders took counsel among themselves
and with their constituents throughout
the nation. The consensus OF opinion
was that prohibition sentiment mad
grown so rapidly and that the policy
Of prohibition had made good SO COM
pletelv where thoroughly tried that
the proposed law could be made efec-
tive without any loss 81 prohibition
territory and without any appreciahle
revulsion Of sentiment in favor of the
licensed liquor traffic
The results SO far have more than
justified this decision. The law has
undoubtedly been evaded and violated
In Instances The liquor people, espe-
cially those outlaws backed by the
distllers and wholesale whiskey
/ dealers. will try anything once for the
( chance OF making money. The jails If
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

From the publicity bureau Of the
whisxey ba~ons IN Cincinnati come.
every week printed statements in.
tended TO throw discredtt upon tho.
federal bone-dry law. Every small
violation--sad what criminal law IS.
not occasionally hroken?--is maent-I
fed ana exaggerated with the clear
intention to create the belief that n"
new statute is generally ard openly.
deaed in the dry states,
Prohibitions need not he sur
prised or alarmed al this manifesto
ton Of the lavIess spirit Of the whis-'
KEY dealers CT Cincinnati. long noto-
r.ous for their support o. hootleeefns
operations IN netehbortee dry terri
tory. re understand what they are
about. little history may well he re-
called.
FOR many YEARS h. VI 'i'iit't -
whiskey broker and head Of the So
called Model License league" has
advocated the most stringent possible
prohibition laws when It became ap-
parent in any community that the
people would nc longer tolerate liquor
lawlessnesS His theory VAS that, by
making laws extremely rigid, they
would be made dlstasteful 10 the peo-
PIE. who. he believed. would soon de-
eide TO return TO the policy Of orer
saloons. He made no secret u his
Ideas or his Intentions. hut open1l
proclaimed tS@a1 everywhere.
The Reed bone-dry law, now IN II
feet in all states where the manufac
tnre and sale Of liquor are forbidden
was drawn in accordance with Oh
nore's ideas II rot ny Gilmore him
salf Il was introduced in the senat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
VIRGINIA TROOPS To
MOVE SOUTH SOON
VIII Probably Leave For Admission
Camp During Coming
Fortnight,
GENERAL VAUGHAN IN CHARGE
Richmond Represented in Camp BY
Large Number of Men, Including
Cavalry. Cray Artillery Organiza-
TORS and Signal Corps,

A general movement Of Virginia
troops for camp Mcclellan at Annis~
ton. Ala. Is expected to take place
within two weeks. This is the indi
cation gathered from Information
reaching .sthe city through unofficial
sources. While there is nothing def
mite known rs to the date on which
the departure of the troops will take
place, it is expected to begin at any
time, but the opinion IS that two
weeks Will find the troops we'll on the
way to the training camp.
Work on Camp Mcclellan is pro
crossing rapidly. the commanding Of
ficers and their staffs have taken
charge, and a number of troops have
arrived. There is yet considerable
construction work to he done on the,
camp besore it is complete but in Its
present condition il can be used by
thousands Of troops, Preparations
are under way Il is said, for III"
handling of the Virginia troops, soon
to entrain.
1t is believed that soma movement
viii be ordered Immediately after the
| first quota Of drafted men have been
! sent to the camps, After this has
| been completed by the railroads.
which will be occupied a short time
only with their transportation on ac-
| count of the paratively small
mum Der of men to be sent to the
camp on September s, 1t is under
stood that the national guard troops
will move, all Of which will be IN
! training camps by September when
the second entrainment of drafted
men will take place.
| Fourth Virginia Under Orders.
! The Fourth Virginia regiment. 1t
lis said, has already received orders
to move on TO Camp Mcclellan. AMI
/ they are expected to get under way
daily. IT will be in charge of Colonel
F. r. Goodwin. the commanding Of
| fcer The First regiment command
cd by Colonel William j. Perry. and
| the Second infantry Colonel Robert
r. Leedy commanding. will then move
south. The other Virginia orcaniza-
] lions. including the hospital corps,
1 Major ]. c. Bowman; ambulance
| company. Lieutenant s r CAST. 1r.:
signal corps. Captain r. ?, Conquest,
ans First SQUADRON Of Virginia cav
airy. Major # w Bowles, In addl-
! ton there is one battery of artillery al
! Danville and another here. together
with the headouarters and supply
com panies Of. the First Virginia regi-
ment Of artillery,
The Richmond troons which viii
he included In the movement will ba
the artillery organizations mentioned
| the signal corps. SQUADRON or cavalry
and the Richmond Grays. command
| ed by Major j. Fulmer Bright. The
| coast artillery companies are being
modified at Fort Monroe.
| II ia said that the first battalion of
field artillery, which is n.,w stationed
at Fort Ogiethorpe will remain there.
| while the two companies now in the
state viii he sent 70 Admission. Al
readv battery d. of Hampton. Is at
Admission. in charge of Major Couch
| Ii was announced yesterday that
Brigadier General G. g, Vaughan, II,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Two splendid men at the height
of successful and useful careers and
a youth of unusual promise were
swept into The Beyond yestcrday--a
part of Virginia S annual toll In human
life to the juggernaut OF the un-
guarded grade crossing.
Individual blame il not 10 he rxed
by us. That is the task Of regularly
constituted authority if blame there
be. Bar fixing blame VIII not restore
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
Minor Matters Merely Mentioned.

The weather around here is stin
summary" 80"
Not counting the folks who are
worrying themselves sick over the.
war and the price OF grub, the health
Of the community is right pert At
this writing 80"
Julian Winfrey. the santa claus Of
the banking world, lent ye scribe fifty
dollars TO move his furniture with this
week. We aim to pay him when the
hogs are hung high.'*"s
! Or. Ed. McCIees. who has been
summering at Waynesville. y c,
dropped in to shake We sCribes hand
i this morning He savs that there lac
n great demand for doctors and as
| soon as he spends all the money his
pa gave him he IS going 10 accept
! fiattering position Luck 10 you.
/ Ed asts
i A. Coleman. the village marathon
lnafcr, has wnr!Ned ant a great scheme
TO keep him in loafius condition for
the balance OF warm weather. He has
got up "A list of ali his friends and is
going to send each one Of them a
4 personal letter asking for n loan Of
one dollar 80"
The chamber Of commerce Of Pep
per Inn is raking around for funds
to give the good roads tourists a
~. 800 .brn,oh haro ea,ura,,,
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
PREPAREDNESS FOR AMERICAN BOYS

energies to less thrilling hut
more important tasks, He must learn
sometimes facts set down IN
books He must learn to do things
with his own capable hands in the
wonderful modern workshops Of the
schools He must learn TO co-or-
dinate the knowledge he obtains from
books and classes with his tasks in
the school laboratories. and bring both
into relation with the life of the com
munity; to the end that. in due course.
he may assume leadership in the
worlds work OF the next decade and
the next and share In the more i'm
portant victories Of peace.
For all this he needs the inspiration
Of encouragement at home, sane and
helpful guidance in school Upon
parents and teachers this year as never
before falls a great moral response
bnity in this direction. Education
must not he allowed to lag because We
are at war. Rather, 1t should b,
pushed to the utmost OF the resources
of the homes where boys abide anC
schools which they attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
FAIR SEX CREW OF
STREET. CAR

Denver Col. Aug S0.--If the first
experiment Is any criterion, street
railway motorwomen and conduct
resses. will prove decidedly popular
in this Rocky Mountain metropolis.
In preparation for possible short
ago OF men on account Of the war the
local tramway company made q trial
run with "A complete crew OF the
fair sex. Miss Clara Henderson,, I'm
cap and uniform, handlAA the con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Poultry raisers complain that they
cannot afford TO sell their fowls at
present prices. and cannot afford 10
feed them, SO the chickens are go
ing into cold storage to wait until feed
is cheaper. what's the answer?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

The FIRST encouraging sign from H.
c, l.: On account Of the war. the
price OF Holsters is 10 be lower. (And
we don't eat lobsters).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Strange as 1T may seem, the Aus
TRANS do not seem to fancy Italian
sauce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Among wars compensatlors IS the
fact that many lawyers have been
called to the colors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

The German government Is having
a hard time TO convince opponents Of
the submarine war that II has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Prohibition has been adopted in
Germany-that is, prohibition OF
bathing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

Anyway. the hack seat is still va
cant. The crown prince can take that,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31

brought England and France to their
knees"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-31
A IIaxy Proposal.

n may Il ThppSti
But the exemptions as set out ina
this bill are a very doubtful. hazy
proposition, the meaning OF which no
man can find out. Under the bill the
committee had adopted system to-
tally unknown to the finance of the
world. II proposes to pyramid the ex-
emption on percentage---not to levy
the tax on exemptions but to pyra-
mid the exemption"
The Southern senator said that he
had mo patience with money slack
ers that men should respond with
their dollars as willingly as their sons
had responded to the colors.
While ! do not believe that we
can abandon levying a consumption
tax upon the people, l do believe that
it il only equitable that wealth should
assume the greatest burden. and the
consumption tax he as small as possi-
Tie" he declared.
Senator Simmons Reply.
We have got to have an enorm-
Gus amount of money" said Senator
Simmons in his reply. And we have
got to have enormous production Lay
your taxes as high as you can. But
when you get to the point where you
take a mans capital, and leave him
TO further inducement TO continue his
/ business. you Will not get the income
1 you require"
/ An analysis was made by Senator
Smoot of the $t,2S6 600 900 of war
! profits realized by the new commit
tee amendments put in yesterday as
an offset to the high taxation pro-
posed by the radicals" Smoot said
that the committee tax was prefer
able to the Bankhead amendment
which Underwood supported today
/ This Bankhead amendment on war
profits, said Smoot. was inconsistent
and would not bring nearly as much
money as had been claimed.
I In each instance In the Smoot scale
the percentage is not In excess OF
fifteen per cent of the pre-war prof
I IFS The ia Mo Co1iouc