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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Congregational Church
To Giue "White
Elephant Exchange"

1t is related that the King of Siam,
when he wanted to ruin one of his
subjects of whom he had become en-
vious, would give him sacred white
elephant to care for. AS it was
against the law to kill the sacred ami
NAL, and the man to whom it was Civ
en- was compelled to feed and keep
him in royal splendor. Bankruptcy
was inevitable. From this we have
developed the habit Of speaking of
anything which one has that is of no
use to him, as white elephant. In
every home there are many things the
occupants do not use or need, things
that are in the way, disliked or un-
appreciated; all these things we are
going to bring to the white Elephant
Exchange" January Is, at the Con-
gregational Church.
We will find that all people do not
like the same things and the thing
you do not care for is just what some
one else is looking for.
Stop! look! and you will be sur
prised to find many white elephants
in your home.
Don't wait to find them all, but tele-
phone the committee, Mrs. w. Nc
Donald, Mrs. N. B. Hartman, Mrs. H.
r. Benda.
On the evening of the White Ele
plant Exchange short programme
of music and recitations will be given
PROMPTLY at 8 o'clock followed by the
promenade led by the White Elephant
A buffet luncheon will be served at
wartime prices. No admission will be
charged, but you will find something
you need and will want to purchase
it--so come prepared.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
ELECTION PROVES SURPRISE TO SOME.

The annual meeting of the member
ship of the Palisade Union Church
took place last Tuesday night in the
upper auditorium, and was perhaps the
largest session of it's kind ever held
in the history of the institution.
Apart from the routine reports Of tho
various officers, the interest naturally
centered about the election Of thH
trustees, four of whom were to be
chosen, two holding over. The cam
paign had been on for several weeks
and was one of the most intense ever
gone through. In fact, it may with
perfect truth be said that never be-
fore in Palisade was there campaign
for the election of church trustees.
Also, with equal truth it may be said
that no political campaign Of any
kind ever equalled this church contest.
Two elements of the congregation had
been made through the plainly visible
dissatisfaction with the stand taken on
the war by the minister, Rev. Marion
J. Bradshaw.
The members began gathering ear
ly, because there was great interest
for one thing, and the footing was al
most hazardous for another, and this
made walking SLOW The Earnest Sib-
ieys were generous with their big au-
ton. bile, and carried thirty-two peo-
pie to the church which was great
help.
The melting was called to order
promptly at Z o'clock by w. R. Good
man, President c. the. Board Of Trus-
tees. There was y Rod Of FIVE min
utes. for Rible reading service and
r. " Res. mr. afsssGs,iaw; after
which the routine work of the meet
ing was gone through Reports were
read following the nomination of can
didates for Trustees. There were
two tickets nominated, as follows:
Bradshaw ticket, A. F.Beckman, R. T.
McCord, Walter Rinner, years, Her
bert Middleton. year; The Regular
ticket. w. R. Goodman, L. K. Sager,
R. T. McCord. 2 years, Sharpe, year.
According to the demands of the New
JERSEY law. the polls were open for
full hour, and in the interim the re-
ports of the Secretary of the Church,
the Treasurer, the Sunday School
Sunerirtondcrt the Woman's League
and other officers in the church were
read and approved. These reports
will be published next week.
Continued on page A.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Former Palisadian,
Paul McCloud, Was
At Cambria, France

"A former Palisadian was printed in
the rotogravure section of the New
York Times last Sunday. The picture
was Of a group, headed as follows
Group of American Army Engineers
Who Dropped Their Tools and Fought
Side by Side With the British at Cam
brai, Receiving Therefor Special Men
ton in the British Orders. From a
British Official Photograph. Paul
McCloud was the third man on the
left, standing in the rear Of the line.
He looks every inch the soldier.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Mayor Cadien
Assumes Duties
Of Police Chief

At a special meeting of the Council
of Cliffside Park, held on last Monday
evening, Mayor John C. Cadien APP
pointed the various committees for
the coming year. The last commit
tee named was the Police Committee,
of which the entire Board would be
members. Before naming the COM
mittee, the Mayor said, II have de-
cided, that for the time being, l will
act as the Chief of Police, not because
| wish to hog the whole thing, but
because, in my opinion, it will do away
with all controversies that may arise
from somebody else being appointed"
Councilman Fred V. Naedler, who
has successfully filled the office Of
Chief for the last two terms, said that
he did not think the Mayor was fair,
that he wanted to be the whole little
cheese, and just because Mayors Wis
sci and Lyons had appointed themselve
chief of police, he must needs follow
suit" With that Councilman Naedler
took off his badge and said that he
resigned then and there, also saying
that the Mayor would not be able to
pass any bills or measures or to Off
cially act as chief.
Mayor Cadien wanted to know why
he could not act as chief, and was
told by Mr.. Naedler that there was
an ordinance in the Borough laws that
the Mayor could not be Mayor and
Chief of Police at the same time.
The meeting did not start until
about eleven o'clock, so that the Coun-
ell did not have much time to work.
An adjourned meeting was held on
| Thursday evening to complete the ap-
pointments.
The annual reception of the Mayor
and Council, and other officials of the
Borough was planned for an evening
in the latter part of the month.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Grantwood Firemen
Hold Busy Session

A well-attended meeting of the
Grantwood Fire Protective Associa-
ton was held on Wednesday evening
in their headquarters, Columbia ave.
nue. and the trolley road, President
j. C. Vosburgh presiding.
The various committee reports were
received and accepted. The foreman
report gave an accurate account OF
the -four fires that have occurred since
the last meeting, namely: Goldwyn
Lafayette avenue, the j. Hanson
fre in Huber's fiat, Grantwood Hotel
and Emr Brothers Button Factory, one
block south of Walker street. The
last mentioned fire was slight one
and the only one at which hose was
not required or used.
Chief Kittan suggested that let
ter of thanks be sent to the following
persons, for their kindly aid in fur
nishing hot coffee and other refresh
ments to the men at the Goldwyn
Film and Grantwood Hotel fires: the
Carroll family, Haase family, Mr.
Swami and others.
Mr.. Swami, of West Grantwood,
was elected an honorary member.
1t was reported that new system
Of calls will be used for the siren
on the Borough Hail.. As it is now,
when the siren is sounded one does
not know where the fire is located.
To overcome this weakness, certain
number of calls will be sounded for
the district in which the fire occurs.
This system will be operated some
thing like the fire alarm system that
is being used in Edgewated,
A discussion arose as to whether
the fire company could compel the
telephone company to tell where the
fire is when one of the members call
the telephone exchange office. 1t was
decided to take this up with the tele-
phone authorities in Jersey City,
After the fire company meeting ad-
journed, short meeting Of the Pro-
tective Land Association was held.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Zabriskie to Succeed
Seufert For Judge

John B. Zabriskie was born at
Wyckoff, Franklin Township, 40 years
ago and has been a resident of Ber-
gen County all his life. He attended
the Hackensack High School; taught
school for a year and then took a
course at the State Normal School at
Trenton, from which. he graduated.
Isssatts;1, ! tier teaching school for about
two years he was admitted to the New
Jersey Bar, and received his degree of
Bachelor OF Laws at the New York
Law School.
Mr.. Zabriskie's ability in criminal
matters and his assiduous attention
to his clients did not escape notice
and in 1910 Wendell J. Wright, then
Prosecutor, appointed him Assistant
Prosecutor. In this office he actually
tried 1,006 of the 1919 cases, and
then assisted the present Prosecutor
thomas j. Huckin, until July, 1915,
when he returned to private practice.
1t was regarded as a compliment to
his ability when Supreme Court JUS
tice c. W. Parker appointed him to
defend Percy Dale, of Dumont,
charged with murder two years ago.
MIR. Zabriskie has served as Coun-
sci to the Franklin Township Com
mittee for several years and has been
president of the Township Board of
Education three times. He incorpor-
ated the Wyckoff Building and Loan
Association in 1915 and has been its
counsel ever since.
Mr.. Zabriskie has been active in
the Republican County Committee for
number of years, and nearly all the
members signed petition asking his
appointment as Judge. He rendered
Senator w. B. Mackay great serv-
ice during the latter's primary cam
paign.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12

At a well-attended meeting of the
Homo Defense Guard of Cliffside
Park, held in the High School on
Thursday evening, the local guards
man unanimously voted to enter in q
body, the newly formed National
Guard Reserve. This will mean that
the guard will be compelled to serve
when called upon to do service within
the State.
After the men had voted to enroll
in the State Reserve, Captain Scott
called the men to the centre of the
floor and said that as it was the GUS
tom Of the new order that all such
military organizations should reorgan-
ize, and he at once rendered his re-
signation and the other officers fol-
lowed the lead Of their superior.
Within short time reelection OF
officers took place which resulted In
the choosing of Captain Scott, First
Lieutenant John Vosburgh, Second
Lieutenant H. L. Post, and the cleo
ton Of George Beattie to fill the vac
ancy of Sergeant H. Everett who re-
signed.
M. Bloomberg was reelected quar-
termaster's sergeant as was also M.
l.. Lewis, as official bugler OF the COM
pany.
Private James Moore was elected
chairman Of the entertainment COM
mittee and will at once organize a
glee club.
George Shorey, the artist and wri-
ter, was chosen as publicity chairman,
with Barney Fiali as assistant. G.
- ny was chosen as physical In
ain the interest of the Guard
and to relieve the monoto.
nEalof the dH;r )it is reported
-1Irn;bexsA .Sin Arrange
An eN D!lient to be held after every
SO mAny members have enlisted to
ght cover There" that recruiting
campaign is under way headed by
,fLieuts. Vosburgh and Post to bring
Continued on page
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Many Local Residents
Take Examination
For Postofficeship

The Civil Service examination for
the position of postmaster of Grant
wood, was held in the Custom House,
New York, January 8, to fill the vac
ancy caused by the resignation of
Richard J. Fox, Sr.
Among those who took the examin-
alton was: Mrs. Comstock, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Goemann, J. C.
Madison of the High School faculty,
j. D. Coysh, Nicholas j. Carroll,
Fred Herschler, ]. Nilsson, and Mr..
Kenny
The Civil Service Commission will
make a report as to the result of
the examinations the latter part of
the month.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Tobacco Fund.
Who hath not smoked, hath mis-.

Who hath not smoked, hath mis-
sed real joy!
The consideration of the pipe is
as proverbial as sleep, than which
there Is no greater boon.
You can help "Our Boys In
France" who are leading the
lonely life in the trenches for you.
ut away from yourself a little
: .l:l1 send some fine boy a
tobacco kit that is worth half u
ana you get 1T Tor rs cents.
All reports indicate the great plea
thousands of kits already
sent to France have given. You
get postal card from France when
your name goes over in your pack
age.
Previously acknowledged $3.50.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
America Not Resentful.

If those who are resisting Am
erica in the war will only stop and
reason the thing out they must con-
clude that the time will soon come
when patience will cease to be a
virtue. The spirit of resentment
will assert itself, not because Am
erica is resentful, but because the
scales have been lifted from her
eyes, and she sees these enemies
in the light Of what they are. AS
the days lengthen America goes
deeper into the struggle. And she
will not tolerate Indifference or
treason.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
'<Paisadion'' Again
The Victim, Of
odd Probabilities

"The Palisadian" was compelled to
run four pages again this week, due
to the lack of power. During the past
few weeks the Public Service has cut
down on all forms of power, and many
plants have been greatly handicapped.
Next week, however, "The Palisadian"
will be issued with it's regular six
pages.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Edgewater Trust Co.
Reflects Old Board

At the annual election of stockhold-
ers of the Edgewater Trust Company
the old Board was reelected for the
ensuine wear composed as follows
A. F. Beckmann, ]. F. Burdett. S.
l.. Doremus, J. G. Edsall, N. B. Hart
man, E. F. Hinners, H. G. Lowe, j.
M. Lowe, R. H. Mutt, A. L. D. War
ner, ]. V. Woolcott.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Ciffside Park Home Guard Will
lnaugurate Splendid Program To
Boost Members Tagging Spirit

Guard Unanimously Votes To Join State Militia Reserve And
Then ReorganizesEU erret, Hard Yorker Resigns Will
Organize Glee Clubs and Athletic Associations Captain
Scott Again Chosen As CaptainBoxing Matches To Be
Staged Weekly
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-01-12
Pals ade Church Election Quiet
But Decisive, Bradshaw Ticket
Failing To Elect Single Member

At Largest Meeting I'm Churchs History Reports Read
While Polls Rem1n Open Full Was Intense
BetOeen Fractions But Everything Went OFF Quietly
Without Any Demonstration Goodman Expresses Fine
Thought.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

A baseball season runs over six
months and it is too much to expect
men to keep keyed to fighting pitch
throughout this period. A slump is
a certainty. The more the men have
to do before the opening of the sea-
son, the more. certain. and more dur
able is the slump. The team goes
into the start of the season at the
pitch it should reach through July
and August.
Result, when the hot months are
reached, the players shrivel up, droOp
before the opposition and are tram
pied on.
Already there are rumbIings Of dis
content among the Cubs and the
junket has three more weeks to run.
RoIIie Zeider and Herb Hunter are
getting a bit of drill at second base
for the first team. If Doyle is to be
out for any length of time Hunter
should be pushed in their daily. He
is young and his pep and enthusiasm
will be needed.
Commodore Barrys, two-time
champions of the American Bowling
Congress, could only knock 2,727
pins at Grand Rapids last night. G.
w. May of Fort Wayne knocked 693
pins for second place in the singles.
Herman SteinmilIer of Chicago
edged into eighth place in the sin
giles with 675. Myer and Waldecker
of st. Louis started their doubles eff
fort with 511, the highest score ever
made in a doubles game in tOurna-
ment play, and followed with Alb.
Then they sIumped dismalIy and
finished with 1856 for. seventh posi-
ton.
In their training camp yesterday
the Brooklyn Dodgers voted against
military drill. The National league
champions haven't been doing any
work they could escape this spring.
Zach Wheat, outfielder, is still a hold
out and has left Hot Springs for his
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

when that club is purchased from
Mrs. Britton.
George CLANCY knocked out Larry
Hansen in the fourth round at Balti-
more. Clancy went down for the
nine count in the second, but came
back strong and battered the Dane.
Jack Dillon stopped Jack Moran in
the sixth round at Memphis. Moran
was badly punished and the referee
stopped the bout.
Kid Lewis knocked Willie Moore
cold in the first round at New York.
Moore had to be carried from the
ring.
Joe Rivers knocked out Johnnie
OLeary in the 18th round at Column
bus, o. OLeary took the bout on
five days notice and was not in fight
ing condition.
Johnny KiIbane easily outfought
Eddie Shannon in six rounds at Phil
adelphia. KiIbane had the best Of ev-
cry frame, scoring a knOckdOwn in
the third.
Basketball Scores
Phillips heavies %, Parker Is.
Hyde Park heavies Al, Calumet Is.
Sem lights Y, Lane 9.
Waller bantams II, Harrison 8.
Lewis AZ, Lane College %.
Sinai Seniors IA, American Col. z.
Lightning A. c. Ga, L. of Lour. 80.
Officers for the coming season will
be elected tonight at the meeting of
the Chicago Junior Baseball league
in the Briggs house. Managers Of
clubs averaging 16 to 20 years are in
vited to attend. Registration of teams
can be made with Sec'y EndeTs at
the meeting.
Pierre Maupome went into first
place in the Interstate Three-Cush-
ion Billiard league by defeating Chas.
McCOurt, so to 81, at Cleveland.
ANECDOTES OF PRIZE RING
HEROES BY NOTED REFEREE
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
MANY BABIES ARE IN
FOOD SHOW CONTEST
Two Silver Loving Cups Will Be
Awarded Winners.

More than q score OF babies were
entered yesterday afternoon in the
baby contest held in connection with
the Food Show at Convention Hall
Entries will be received at the show
each afternoon and the prizes, two
silver cups. will be awarded next Sat-
urday. the last day of the. show.
Almost 800 baldheaded men entered
the show free last night ard here and
there about the hall was seen the uni
form Of the domestic science teachers
CT the District who also were ad-
mitted free of charge. approximately
$3.50 persons visited the show yester-
, day afternoon and night. officials eX-
pect to see that number exceeded by
far tonight when all soldiers, sailors
Itand marines will be admitted free.
The dancing at the show is becoming
increasingly popular among the young
people and it may be necessary TO en-
large the floor space given over to the
pastime.
How to make a Philadelphia pepper
pot, will be told tonight by Mrs. Ber-
tha Wilcox, a culinary expert, who is
giving demonstrations and lectures
each afternoon and night at the show.
Do not throw away your pineapple
skins and stalks. Mrs. Wilcox told
the housewives who listened interest
edly to her last night. II the skins
I and stalks Of pineapples are IIaced in
plain water and allowed TO sit over.
night and then boiled a delicious sirur
will be obtained
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
MECHANICS NEEDED
AT u. 5. NAVY Yard
Civil Service Commission Sends OuI
s o S Call.

Nearly $500 appointments were
made to the forces OF mechanics,
helpers and laborers at navy yards
and other naval establishments dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917.
An appropriation Of s7.5oo,OoO is now
being expended in the enlargement OF
the great naval gun factory at Wash
ington. which. when completed. will
furnish employment for 1900 or more
skilled mechanics in addition TO the
500 already at work in the plant In
this mammoth factory, one OF the
best equipped and most interesting in
the word, are built the great guns
for our war vessels, which carry 10
every country the message of Amer
ica's ability to protect herself and TO
safeguard the rights OF her citizens
wherever they may be.
The new naval aircraft factory al
Philadelphia, which will be completed
this month, will also employ about
5000 men.
The workers who man such plants
are OF a superior class. and they feel
a personal pride in turning out prod
uCls lndI Will sldnO lne test OF con-
fiict with the arms of other nations
A considerable part OF the building Of
war vessels is also done in govern
ment yards.
The United States Civil Service
Commission, which is charged with
the task OF recruiting the ranks o.
this great civilian army through it.
| widespread organization, is furnish
ing the men as they are needed. II
! certain trades. particularly those con,
nected with shipbuilding, there is usu
ally a shortage. Sailmakers. copper.
smiths shipftters. anglesmiths. black
smiths and machinists are especially
needed. Women TO operate powel
sewing machines are also in great de,
mand. The representatives of th'
Civil Service Commission at tht
postoffices in all cities are the officia
recruiting agents for this as well n.
! other branches of the civil service
The commission urges competent me.
chanics to offer their services TO the
government at this time Of grea'
need.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

but you. being woman" the let
ter continued. will know absolutely.
Mrs. Margie, that after this confess
sion. to go away with him would have
been as great an impossibility for me
as to have taken a revolver and shot
him through the heart
"An these thoughts went through
my brain more or less confusedly at
lightning speed. and 1t was only after
a moments silence that / answered
the mans question.
"'No. DEAR said, I shall never
go away with you
"Is 1t possible that you, whom ]
have always considered above all
petty feeling are jealous-that you
do not trust meT he asked in a hurI
voice.
''Do you trust yourself?' was my
countering question.
"'That need not enter into the mat
ter. dear. No one can tell when love
shall go any more than one can be
sure just when It comes and takes
possession.
"And neither can you promise no
more American Beauty obsessions.'
'"The man looked at me curiously
and then he said. Il believe had al
most forgotten that you are a wom-
an he said. You have always been
so big-so perfect-that / had come
to regard you as an ideal, but / see
that you are very human after ALL
"'Why should i not be human?
don't want to be thought an ideal
/ don't want to be reverenced as an
ideal ! am not sure that would not
rather be an obsession. Listen, man
of-mine-no-longer. Che WINGED as
added the words mo longer" to my
own little pet name for him)-we havE
come TO. the end of the ways. We
have been so busy gathering the
roses that we have forgotten that
there would come a time when the
rose garden would be leafless anC
bare