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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
LIVE WIRE BURNS
CHAUFFEUR IN ODD
WAY IN HACKENSACk

Ernest Gerbart of 100 Cliff street.
Paterson. chauffeur for the Consumers
Baking Company of that place, was
severely burned about the fingers OF
his left hand at o'clock last Monday
morning. when he drove his machine
over an electric light pole which had
blown down during the night on Cen
tra, avenue east of haywood avenue
The machine came in contact with the
live wires, which transmitted snoch
to Gerbart through the steering Wheei'
Gerbart lost control of his car, wnici
went up an embankment ana threw
him out, rendering him unconscious. .
The man was discovered. by II. j
Stemme. who lives opposite the scene
Of the accident, and who was aroused
nv the means of the injured man. MI
Stemme called for assistance by Iirihi
b;s revolver and Constable Ernes
Tra;nor and others responded. Ger
hart was taken into the house ana re
vived and later sent to his home.
Captain Saunders and several mem
hers of the Home Guard stopped al
traffic on Central avenue until EN-
ployees of the Public Service smut OF
the current and cleared the roadway
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
NABBINC AUTOS
SEEMING HABIT
WITH THIS man

An accident which resulted in a
stolen automobile being wrecked and
the arrest of the alleged thieves oc-
Cured before midnight Saturday last
at the canal bridge, Little Falls turn
pike, Little Falls. One of the men in
the custody of the Little Falls police,
it was learned through a registration
card is Theodore Oliver Rice, alias
Kayrole, of Hoboken, but who has
been boarding, he stated, in Paterson.
Rice is believed by the Little Falls
authorities to have record. Another
prisoner refuses to divulge any infor-
nation regarding himself other than
that his name is Lynch"
Rice, who is twenty years old, and
resides at 2S5 Bloomfield avenue, Ho-
boken, and Cornelius Junium, twenty
two years Old, of Madison street, the
same city, We're committed to the Ber-
gen county Ail here on September II
on an allegeacharge of stealing an au-
| tomobile belNging to Frank PrOdgett
of Newark Willie the latter was visit
ing the Palisades Amusement Park
last summer. KThey were arrested at
Cairo, in the Gtskill mountains, while
attempting totispose of the machine.
Both men wen released on bail of
| $4,000 to awaitrial.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
4 SUSPICIOUS men
STOOD ON STEPS,
REPORTED TO POLICE

Last Tuesday morning, early, while
Palisade resident was EN- route to
the ferry, walking, he noticed four
very suspicious looking men standing
at the top of the big stairway and act
ing in queer manner. He halted and
watched them for several minutes.
They would come together and say
something, then separate few feet
and walk around on the top of the
landing. Thinking a bit of precaution
advisable, the Palisadian, stood until
three other people came along going to
the ferry, then the party went on down
the hill.
The four men looked very rough
customers, as though they were wait
ing for the first well dressed person
TO come along so they could attack
him. They were duly reported to the
Edgewater police. A valise or hand
bag rested on the walk near the men.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
books! BOOKS! BOOKS!

Books are urgently needed at once
for transports and overseas, and so the
Wolfen's Club of Palisade has agreed
to Have ''book tea" at their next
club injecting, on Friday, November l.,
at the home of the president, Mrs. e.
Yaneey Cohen The regular club meet
ing will begin promptly at 3 o'clock
for the members, and at 4 o'clock the
meeting will be open to any person
bringing one or more books. A small
charge of cents will be asked for the
tea, and, as war measure, please
bring your own sugar!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
fEEfzD0n6 AND
PITTSBURC CAUSE
STRANGE MISTAKE

The body of Private Henry Kastler
of Peetzburg, who died at Camp Dix
Saturday, September %, from Spanish
influenza, was delivered to his late
home last Saturday after considerable
delay on the part of the military au-
thorities owing TO misunderstanding
Peetzburg, it is said, was mixed up
with Pittsburg, and the error was only
discovered when the authorities re-
ceived no response to its telegram adj
visfng the family of the death of the
young man.
Kastler, who was formerly chauf-
feur for the Interboro Bus Company,
was about twenty-five years old and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Kastler
of Peetzburg. He was drafted and
sent to Camp Dix about five months
ago. Besides his parents, he is surviv-
ed by two sisters and brother.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
For THE PALISADIAN.

In these days of national stress ana
sacrifice. it would not be amiss for ev-
ery one of us to look into our hearts
and consciences to ascertain IL, per-
hans. while calling ourselves patriouc,
we may be far from being so. A pa
triot Is well defined as being lone VINO
zealously supports his country ana It's
interests There is altogether 100
large a proportion of people VINO De-
long to the fiag-waving, hand-clapping
and cheering class, who, way down in
their hearts. know that they have done
little or nothing to further the inter-
ests of the Government in this great
crisis. Take, for example, the man we
all have seen and known going COM
placently about his business, giving a
coin or two to some war charity occa-
sionally and is the proud pOssessor OF
n War Stamp or two. Let us watch
him as he .strolls through some busy
street. A military band is heard, and
our patriot" is enthusiastic In his
cheers and hand-clapping for the boys
who have been over there and are be-
ing escorted by this band. A little
further on he stops to hear an orator
give vivid description of war condi-
lions as they actually are. He is thrill
ed, moved to tears perhaps, and In an
swer to an earnest appeal of the speak
er for his hearers to buy MORE Thrift
Stamps or MORE Liberty Bonds, he
turns his back and goes his way, ex-
cusing and justifying himself by say
ing he cannot afford it. You know the
man. and / know him. He will buy ex
pensive cigars and other expensive
luxuries, and rather than break life
long habit he will turn deaf ear to al
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12

The special session of the Cliffside
Park Council took place last Monday
night before large crowd but there
were some absentees of the anti-local
option wing of the fight. The meeting
was for the purpose Of deciding wheth-
er the citizens petition calling for To-
cal option was to be regarded as regu-
lar. That was the net of the meeting,
and that out of the way there was no
other matters for consideration. The
whole thing took only about an hour,
and that the petition was not done
away with entirely was not due to GER
tain Obstructionists who went there to
block 1t If possible.
Counsel for the saloon interests
was present, and the local optionists
had q lawyer ON hand also to see fair
play for their side. After state
ment was made by the local option at
tOrney that the petition was regular
and that the names on 1t were real
hOnesttOmOseS signatures of borough
voters a resolution was introduced ask
ing the county clerk to include local
option on the regular ballot at the
coming November election. Before the
final vote was taken, however, Coun-
Gilman Naedler read an old law to the
effect that cities of the second class
.Aeould have local option decided by the
;cISy syUuneil Of sssa elites Waite, 2,
Bender SAID he had ~ss-arrv ti1e wlIoie
day with County Clerk George van
Buskirk, who had told him somethlhs
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
FIGHT FOR VOTES NOW ON FOR FAIR

Mr.. Naedler actually got his resolu-
ton passed, but Councilman Warren
Sammis told them he would hate to
see the council write itself down as a
lot of fools, since Cliffside was not in
the class named in the 1907 law. Mr.
Bender in pressing bis cause again
grew very nervous and excited, and
many actually sympathized with the
old man in his endeayors to get bis
side ahead in the argument. Never
theless, after an extended parley, a
vote was taken on the resolution that
the matter be sent to the county clerk
with instructions to print local option
on the Ciiffside ballots and duly
passed.
Thus the subject of local option for
the borough of Cliffside Park now goes
to the voters. If majority say they
want saloons to continue they will
stick till national prohibition goes into
effect next July.
There were number of ladies out
at the Monday night meeting, and they
took lively interest in the proceed
ings.
The attempt of the Hudson Dispatch
to create the impression that Council
man Naedler introduced the resolution
agreeing to accept the petition calling
the local option election was a huge
N iHs;d intfodiiieed 4 Fss ,'l1e1tnls1ll
on the 1917 law, which would have
killed local option in Cliffside. Happily
Warren e. Sammis came to the rescue
and spiked the opposition's guns.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
IN A CIRCLE CLUB
HAS OPENING PARTY

The In a Circle Card Club openea
its season with a party at the nome
Of Mr., and Mrs. William 5. b. Dana
and Miss M. G. Winterburn IN Edse-
water Heights on Monday evening"
Bridge and 800" were played ana re-
freshments served. Those present
were President J. NJ. Akin, Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. r. Benda and Mr.. and MIS-
George e. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana'
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Dickinson
Miss Edith Foringer, Mr.. and Mrs. n
r. Hartman, Mrs. Ruth Jones, Mrs. NJ
q. LIE Cato, Miss Marjorie Sammls
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Thayer, Mr.. and
Mrs George N. venables and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Vosburgh.
Mr.. Dana, as chairman of the foui
minute men of the middle Palisades
made an appeal for the full support o.
the government in the Liberty ioaf
drive.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
PALISADES Big
MUSIC FESTIVAL
SET FOR OCT. Is

Work for The Patriotic Music Fes-
tival of the War Activities Community
chorus of the Palisades is progressing
well. The date for the performance
has been set for October %. Tickets
will soon be out for sale. 1t is expect
ed that an unusually high class enter
tainment will be given, patronized by
the entire hilltop section.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
JOHN v. ACkERMAN OF
HAYWOOD CAMP VICTIM
OF INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

The body of John V. Alderman, son
of Mrs. Paul L. Alderman, of May
wood, who died at Camp Colt, Gettys-
burg, Pa. on October 6 of pneumonia,
was received late Monday afternoon,
the casket wrapped in an American
flag. Funeral services We're held from
his late residence Wednesday after
noon at = 80 o'clock in Hackensack.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
SHERIFF WILL NOT
PERMIT VISITORS AT
JAIL DURING EPIDEMIC

Sheriff John w. Courier decided to
aid in the general precaution against
a spread of the Spanish influenza and
Tuesday issued an order barring all
visitors from Hackensack Jail. The
sheriff says that all callers have to spse
fhe sa me little space' q s.craaI to speak
was of the opinion that there was just
as. much chance for contagion there as
anywhere else.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12

Mrs. Coulter, Miss Savage, Miss
Barker, Miss Calnon and Miss O'Brien
had no tardy pupils during the month.
The average attendance, percentage
attendance between the boys and girls
is about the same. There is only a
fractional difference.
Concluding his report, Superintend-
emit Drum says:
RI have inaugurated a new system
off looking after absentees, and the
attendance for the month has been
vetg satisfactory.
gMy entire attention was given dur
ind September to the matter of or
gaaizatiOn., A card record system
has been established and put into eff
fedt.. A filing cabinet has been in
stalled in the superintendent Office
Aanumber of new text books have
been purchased. Among these have
been the following introductions
BaKlpy and Boards American His
torB used i'll the eighth year; Robin
sons}and Breasted's "Outlines of Eu
Il, si9ts w. ssea ts'rtaese nint1
YEAR, rta Aldine re- %,
SupIflefaent,fi material, used in thu
firstb second and third years of school
Brigham and McFarlane's Geography
used in grades four to seven, inclu
swell the Snow and Froelich "Text
books in Industrial Art" and the Hol
lis Ibann Textbooks in Music
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
LOCAL OPTION IN CL|FFSIDE NOW
AS COUNCIL HAS DECIDED new
PETITION is RECUL AR IN ALL WAYS

Monday Nights Meeting Found the ALoca Option Forces Lined
Up to Defeat the Measure Possible-That They Failed
Was No Fault Of Councilman NaedIer, Who Uncorked
Old Law Giving Councils Right to Decide on
Local Option-lt Didn't Work. However.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12

The Ernest Sibleys were guests OF
Arc evans and Mrs Captain Lillard
in Morsemere last Sunday evening.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12

DROVE AU7O into
TRoLLEYFHEN POLICE

A Fairview mtu William Bracker
twenty-seven yeaEold, was arrested
Tuesday by Policemn Brown in Hack
ensack for drivinaAis automobile on
the wrong side of Ne street. He was
paroled until OctotR13 for a hearing.
Breaker was drivR large tarvia
auto and cut across ne tracks direct
ly ahead of nortlAlnd Main street
trolley, just above tEvening Record
office, at o'clock ,day afternoon.
There was collisidn but little dam
age was done, and nd e was hurt.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12
CLIFFSIDE SCHOOLS
GET FIRST REPORT
FROM new SUPT.

Superintendent of Schools Warren
Nevin Drum of Cliffside Park has is
sued his report for September to the
Board Of Education. 1t contains many
items of general public interest. Among
these may be mentioned the attend
ance, which was as follows:
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-12

What will little Frd eums Bull do
now that his family moved away
from Palisade? M
Ripley County democrat., 1918-07-12
Naming Dohhln Kaiser
Gets Owner In Trouble

AN. . N
Oakland, Cal.--NamIng his
horse s'Kaiser" caused John Men
donca Of this city considerable
trouble. John was talking rath-
or loudly to the animal when he
was overheard BY his neighbor.
Hans Peterson.
Hans got the idea that John
was referring 10 him, a loyal
American. as 'Kaisers' He
pulled Mendonca on his wagon.
beat HIM and knocked him Into
the gutter. Tue injured man had
his sssalIape arrested On :
charge cf battery . ~
Ripley County democrat., 1918-07-12

The Federal Trade Commission in its recent report
profits stated that the Ave large packers have been pro-
Ateerng and that they have monopoly Of the market.
These conclusions if fair and just matters Of serious con-
Germ only those engagedn the meet packing business
but to every other citizen Of our country
The figures given profits are misleading and the statement
that the packers have monopoly unexpectedly the facts
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready prove
their profits reasonable and necessary
The meat business Of the largest American industries
Any citizen who would famarze himself with its details
must be prepared for large totals
The report states that the aggregate profits Of four large
packers were $4,000, 900 for the three years
sum is with 900 the average annual
profit for the three years before the war making appear
that the profit greater than the prewa
profit
This compares threeyear profit with one-year profts
manifesty unfair method Of comparison. 1t is not only mis-
eadng but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has
made mistake in the figures themselves,
The aggregate profit of $l4O00OOO0 earned
sales OF four and half billion dollars 1t
about three each dollar Of salesor mere fraction
Of cent per pound of product.
Packers profits negligible factor in prices Of live stock
and meats No other large business conducted upon such
small margins of profit.
Furthermoreapd this very important-only small por-
on Of this profit has been paid in dividends The balance
has been put back into the businesses It had to be- you
realize whom consider the problems the packers haye had
TO solve-and solve quickly during these war years.
TO conduct this business times with higher costs and
the necessity Of paying two Or three times the former prices
Ripley County democrat., 1918-07-12
Are the Packers PrOfiteerS?
Plain Facts About the Meat Business.

for live stock has required the of three times the
ordinary amount of working capital The additional profit
makes only fair return this and has been stated the
larger portion of the profits earned has been used to finance
huge stocks of goods and to provide additions and improve
men made necessary by the demands OF army
and navy and the Allies
Hyon business you will appreciate the significance
Of these facts you unacquanted with business talk
this matter with business acquaintance your
banker sayand ask him compare profits Of the packing
industry with those Of any other large industry at the present
time
No evidence offered by the Federal Trade Commission in
support Of the statement that the large packers have mon
opoy The Commissions report shows the large num-
ber and Importance Of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready prove
I'd any fair minded person that they in keen competition
with each other and that they have power to manipulate
prices.
this were not true they would not dare 10 make this posi-
tive statement.
Furthermore government figures show that the five large
packers mentioned in the report account for only about
third Of the meat business Of the country.
They wish possbeto interest you in the details Of
their business OF how for instance they sell dressed
beef for less than the cost of the live animal owing to ut
zaton Of by products and Of the wonderful story Of tho
method Of distribution throughout this broad land well
in other countries.
The five packers mentioned feel justified cooperating with
each other the extent of together presenting this public
statement
They have been able to do big job for your
its time Of need they have met all time demands prompt
y and completely and they willing to trust their to
the famndedness Of the American people with the facts be-
fore them,
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
The Soldiers Chances,

Great as the danger and large
as the losses in the aggregate, the
Individual soldier has plenty of
chances Of coming out of the war
unscathed, or at least not badly
injured.
Based on the mortality Stats
tics of the allied armies, a soldiers
chances are as follows:
Twenty-Five chances of coming
home to one chance of being
killed.
Forty-nine chances of recover
ing from wounds to one chance of
dying from them.
One chance in 500 of losing a
limb.
Will live five years longer be-
cause of physical training, is freer
from disease in the army than in
civil life, and has better medical
care at the front than at home.
In other wars from 10 to Is men
died from disease to one from
bullets; in this war one man dies
from disease to every 10 from
bullets.
For those of our fighting men
who do not escape scathless the
government under the soldier and
sailor insurance law gives pro-
lection to the wounded and their
dependents and to the families
and dependents and those who
make the supreme sacrifices for
their country.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
Thrift Stamp Contest.

The local War Savings Society
has inaugurated a contest for the
children fifteen years of age and
younger. There will be $50 in
prizes given to the children who
secure the signatures to the thrift
stamp pledge cards. Any boy or
girl wishing to enter the contest
should call at the postoffice or
either of the banks and secure
bank pledge cards and get busy.
Contest closes Aug. Is.
Each pledge secured counts as
ten points and the larger the
pledge the more points it counts,
as one additional point is given
for each $40 pledged above the
first $40.
The first prize for both the girls
and boys is SIS in war savings
stamps, the second prizes $3.50.
The balance of the year is CIV
en- as the time in which the
stamps can be purchased and
count on the pledges of this con-
test.
For further details inquire at
the post Office or banks.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Which Is the truer American
and the more worthy of citizen
ship in the great United States
the man who agrees the President
is right in the stand he has taken
on wheat and goes on boosting
the Allied game, or the one who
says, "You bet we'll remember
that $2.40 wheat vetop -Nez-
perez Herald.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

During the 3-pounds-per-
month-per-person sugar limita-
ton, do not complain if your cof-
fee is not sweet enough. The
French are allowed but 13 pounds
of sugar per year per person, the
Italians only pounds, if they can
get it. The price of sugar in
France is Csc, in Italy 6Oc pound.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26
Nurses Wanted.

The U. S. government desires
to enroll the services of 5000
women between the ages of 10
and 35 as a United States Nurse
Reserve" to release graduate
nurses for work at the front.
Without more student nurses
graduate nurses cannot be sent to
Europe, and our wounded men
will suffer for want of nursing
care. Apply for enrolment card
to Mrs. A. F. Parker,
Chairman Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense.
Grangeville, Idaho.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Little Velma Chicane, residing
near Fem, has the thanks of the
Chronicle force for a big bunch of
garden vegetables, brought in Sat
urday by her father, H. G. Chi
cane. The Chicane garden is
known as one Of the very best on
the prairie.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Geo. Downer, after spending
nearly a year travelling all over
half a dozen western states on the
hunt for a better country, very
correctly concluded that no bet
ter country than Camas Prairie
can be found under the sun. He
returned last week and has accept
ed the management of the In
terror Warehouse Co. at Grange
vile.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Lee Rhoades Saturday left at
this ofice,a sample bunch of his
Russian wheat, which is as large
and well-headed as we have ever
seen. In all, Mr.. Rhoades has
80 acres of this kind Of wheat, of
which 70 acres is first class, and
which, in his opinion, should
make 35 or 40 bushels to the acre.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Our type erred last week in
stating that Lee Hanses' wheat
would go something like 40 bush
els to the acre. Lee says if the
item had read 40 bushels to every
two acres it would be more cor
rect. His yield will not be as
great as was expected, owing to
the rains coming too late to do
much good. But he and all of
his neighbors will have doodles
of wheat-just the same.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Mrs. Ed Blake and children
spent this week visiting her rela-
tives-the Fryer family-at Keu-
terville. During their absence
Ed did his own cooking, and one
day this week one of his own
make of sour-dough biscuits fell
from a shelf on Ed and nearly
broke his back.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-07-26

Jim O'Neil returned this week
from Montana, where he had
been at work since last winter,
and will again have charge of a
thresher on Nezperce prairie. Jim
says that Montana is realizing
the worst crop failure this season
in many years.
A monkey turned loose in a
cafe scene in the new Goldwyn
photoplay, Sunshine Alley"
starring Mae Marsh, destroyed
$68.82 worth of fancy glassware
before the director and his assist
ants could stop him. He wasn't
even scratched. At the Orpheum
! Monday, July %.