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Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Recruits Wanted---
Home Guard
Ciffside Park Unit.
Be On Thursay Evening, Or
See Lieutenants Vosburgh or Post
NOW.
Says Million Acres
Uf New Jersey Land
Is Not Cultivated

For "The Palisadian:"
lhe land question Is the same in the
State Oh New Jersey as 1t Is IN all
tne states OF the Union. and winch
snouid be IN use is neid out OF use.
WnaC a pity, Wnen at this time the
prouuctS or the soil are neeQed Tor
the subsistence OF our allies and OF
ourselves as well. With scarcity of
product there is an abundance OF un-
titled acres. A report just handed to
Gov. Edge states that In New Jersey
there are upward of 1,22o, 1000 acres
OF land not cultivated but capable of
producing profitable crops under mo-
dern farming methods, and the re-
port points out that with an abundance
of farm land the State lacks farmers
20 take advantage of the exceptional
soh, climate, market and social con-
ditions.
There must be "nigger in the
woodpile" somewhere. How to spot
him is the question. How can we
make agricultural life remunerative
and attractive? How can we get our
boys to remain on the farm? How
can weN induce European and Amer
leans who crowd our cities to migrate
to the country and start in as farm
ers? Its got to be done, or the world
will starve! Our guess is that we
shall have to offer square deal to
the farmer when he comes forward
and expresses his willingness to un-
dertake the task. The reason he is
shy now is that he has learned thing
or two about the whole situation. He
is afraid of being mere tenant
farmer, working his head off for a
landlord. He sees too many of that
kind of animals If the State will
guarantee him farm, at a fair
price for the improvement on it, and
with no purchase money necessary for
the land-only a yearly land-value
tax, with all taxes on improvements
and production cut out, there will
spring up more farmers ready to start
in than you can shake stick at.
Those 1,225,000 acres held out of use
in New Jersey can be made available
for the above purposes by planting on
them now war sup er-tax to force
their use or sale. Coaxing won't do
it, the appeal to patriotism, etc, won't
do it. Just the little super-tax will
start the ball rolling. That's the way
the State can guarantee the farmer
farm. And no other plan that we
know of can be expected to cut any
figure whatever When is the nation
going to wake up and get busy +?
Meanwhile watch California.
E. C.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Cafeteria Supper A
Pronounced Success

The Woman's League of the Union
Church of Palisade gave fine cafa-
terra supper last Friday night. The
old fashioned chicken pie suppers the.
ladies used to give are now memory
only, though for that matter the ca
fatera supper lost little by compari-
SON. The prices of everything were
posted on the walls so that everybody
could see just what they had to pay
and could eat accordingly. For half
a dollar one got very fair meal,
while by adding a few cents more
more ample repast was offered. The
ladies were under a rather heavy ex-
pense, but at that they cleared nearly
forty dollars. The night was bitterly
cold or they would doubtless have
taken in more.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
BLUFF ROAD NOT TO TOUCHED.

The great roadway enterprise that
the New Jersey State authorities have
planned to reach the Edgewater fer
ry from Paterson, and connecting
from there on further west, has been
the main subject Of comment in Pal
isade and all other points of the hill
top section this week. In talk with
County Engineer Ross McClave this
week, he spoke of the project, and
said that he had done the engineering
in behalf Of the county, and his plans
had gone on to the proper State de-
partment of engineering at Trenton.
Palisade has been much concerned ov-
er the roadway, fearing that because
Bluff road was surveyed this week
perhaps the route might run along
that main thoroughfare of the village.
Engineer McClave said to "Pal-
isadian" representative yesterday:
mo, the route have laid out will
do Palisade the minimum of damage,
SO far as thegreat traffic is concerned
that is bound to be on the new road
way. We chose Columbia avenue along
both sides of the car tracks because of
the traffic. In coming up from Edge
water ferry, there will be two long
rises of about 1000 feet each, the first
turn being at the Hunicke home on
the cliff, thence South up the road to
Brook lane, west to Palisade avenue,
thenct alongta little elbow to Colum-
bia avenue and west to and across
Anderson avenue to the crown of the
hill in West Paisade section, turning
South again to Ridgefield, and on
southeast to the Bergen! Turnpike
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Surgical Dressing
Committee Has
Fine Shouting

National Surgical Dressing Com
mlttee Grantwovd Circle. MISS Ada
Lundgren, chairman; Gerald r. Thay-
er, treasurer; llama w. Hodkinson,
secretary.
There was fine attendance at Law
ton avenue school tuesday and over
tour hundred Congresses were turned
out.
There is lively interest shown in
the new departure. BESIDES the reg
ular meetings at the school on Tues
day afternoon tnefe Will be evening
meetings, fridays from 1880 to 10:0U
p. M, at the noine or MISS Hodkinson,
N. X. cor fansaue ana hnox avenues,
GrantWOOd, wnere besiae the work of
making dressings, ETC., tneie will be
a reader ana some splendid reading
Will be unuertaken. All interested In
the worh ale lnvlred and slAce there
is much that men can 90 VINO wish
to help, tney are specially invited.
Miss llodkInSOn announces a $oU.Uu
Zee scholarship IN singing to the one de-
voting the most time and service to-
Cnis work from teDruary to June.
ifls scholarship can be taken at any
speaking or fundamental music, for
men or women, girls or boys.
The following IS the report of work
for January: 300 congresses, 2OU
large congresses, so pieces of linen,
5 napkins, l tray cloth.
Donatlons-10 Christmas Bags to
Women's Section of Navy League, 20
Birthday bags to Comfort Kit Com
mittee, SIS realized from distribution
of birthday bags.
The following woolen articles came
in this week: scarf, Mrs. Benda; l
sweater, Mrs. Venables; sweater,
Miss Mutt; helmet, Miss Lundgen, /
scarf, Miss Hodkinson.
Since the last report was published
in the papers the following articles
have been shipped to the New York
Headquarters.
October 1, 1917: 1900 congresses,
$50 tampons, 40 pieces of linen, 80
Continued on page six)
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Madam KbeelerW viii
Not Have Moving
A Picture House

In view of the reports current dur
ing the past two weeks t.lat theatre
for motion pictures ard music will
be opened at an early data in Grant
wood under the direct.l Of Nine.
Blanche Arral Wheeler, a Palisadian
reorter in an interview recently was
advised that this project had been en-
tertained by Nine. Wheeler, but that
upon the advice of her briends she has
given up the project.
Accordingly, the Palisadian is au-
thorized to announce that no enter
prise of this nature will be undertaken
by Nine. Wheeler in the near future.
Nine. Wheeler takes this opportunity
to thank her friends who have so gen.
erously offered their support and pa
tronage should she engage in that en-
terprise.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Old Newspaper Man
Says Reu. BRADSHAW
Hopelessly OF Track

In connection with the Bradshaw
case, a. "Palisadian" representative
this week had talk with a man who
said he recently had an interview with
the Pallsade minister. lie is an olu,
experienced neWspaper-man, and re-
groing ms interview the 1onowlng
dialogue took place:
"Dld you discuss with Mr.. Brad
shaw any OF his theories about the
war;"
Yes. l did my level best to draw
him out as to his attitude on America.
l could not get hlm to declare ham,
self IN any way, except inditterentiy
as to his belief IN America. He showed
so many German leanlngs, that | am
SATISFIED ne is possessed of a chrome
state OF un-Amerlcan feeling. ] flat
ter myself that through long experl-
ence l know how to handle men in
interviews, but this man is so adroit
IN mis- processes of reasoning, and SO
fixed in his determination not to up
hold America in the war, that am
satisfied he believes in little that is
American. Now, / do not desire to
inJure him in any way, but he is fool
ishly wrong. gave MIN much coun-
sci, and tried to point him the way,
but do not believe he will ever be
anything more than what he is, and
certainly he cannot be called an Amer
can IN sentiment or ideals. He stnb-
poIniy Tssists every appr6ach, SO faI
as giving American patriotic thought
is concerned. He simply won't do it.
| talked to him about the fooIhard-
mess Of suggesting that America pay
the Belgium indemnity as a tribute to
Germany, and he cited the Boxer in
demnity paid by America to China as
parallel case, and l told him that
Continued on Page fiye)
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Local COMMITTEES For
Camp Community Fund

Contributions for the War Camp
Community Recreation Service Fund
are now being received by the follow
ing local committee working in this
vicinity:
Fort Lee, James D. Moore, chair
man; John H. Mannix, E. H. White.
Grantwood and Cliffside-Major S.
Wood McClave, chairman; Mayor Jno.
c. Cadien, Assistant Prosecutor Ar
thur M. Agnew, George F. Foley, Prin-
cial Jane E. Coulter, Seymour N
Sears, William Kelly, William E. All
wood, Charles Leegar, Morris Bloom
berg, c. B. Hearn secretary; ]. c. Vos-
| burgh treasurer.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Shipping Party To be
At Palisade Church
And.Hoouerized Eats

Plans are in progress for a Red
Cross Shipping party, at the Church
on next Tuesday evening, February
18th.
The Red Cross Service Flag will
be presented during the evening and
reports on various branches of the
work will be made by Mr.. Druck, Mrs.
Clark, Miss Cohen and Mr.. Ballard.
"Hooverized" refreshments will be
served and an interesting and prof
table evening is promised.
Lincoln's Birthday could not be more
approximately celebrated than by
helping to promote the work of the
local branch of the Red Cross.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
DR.. H. F. Goemann
Again A Candidate
For Education Board

DIR. H. F. Goemann is again a can
didate for membership on the Cliffside
Park Board of Education. DR.. Goe-
mann has served for many years in
this position and has always had a
loyal, steadfast record of honest SER
vice in behalf of the people. His ag-
gressiveness in the cause of the ad-
vancing interests of the educational
system of the Borough is known to
everybody. To fail to reelect him
would be public loss that would
be much regretted.
Present officeholders Bohm, Whelar
and Smith are also in the race.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Fort Lee Man Now
Explosives Expert

James F Daley has been appointed
explosives expert in the Borough of
Fort Lee and has received his appoint
ment as such from the Bureau Of
Mines, Department of the Interior
Since the outbreak of the war the
Government has taken the supervis-
ion of explosives over and the pen
alties for the unlicensed use of dyna-
mite, powder or any explosive are
vecy severe, if used by an unlicensed
agent Mr.. Daley's license covers the
entire Borough of Fort Lee.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Euerett, 4Minute-Man,
To Speak On The
War Situation

We all want to be we'll informed on
war topics, and periodically Mr.. Her
bert Everett will help US by speaking
for the four minutes on occasions to
be announced from time to time in
these columns. Mr.. Everett is the
local four -minute-man, and the infor-
nation he has is authoritative, coming
to him directly from Washington.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Tobacco Fund.
Who hath not smoked, hath

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.
Get away from yourself a little
while and send some fine boy a
tobacco kit that is worth half a
dollar and you get it for 25 cents.
All reports indicate the great plea
re thousands of kits already
sent to France have given. You
get postal card from France when
your name goes over in your pack
age.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
Rep. Bradshaw To
Speak At Grantwood
Congregational Ch,

1t is eXected that there will be a
large crowd at the Congregational
Church next Sunday eve, as Rev.
Bradshaw, pastor of the Palisade
Union church and Professor of Church
History at Union Theological Semi
nary is to give an address on "True
Patriotism"
Palisadian., 1918-02-09
New Roadway Through .Palisade
On Columbia Ave. And Brook Lane
Down the Cliff Front to Edgewater

State Enterprise Planned by State Will Aid Handling of War
Materinls--Line Will Run West Through Palisade Past
Anderson Auenls Each Side of Trolley to Vest Pasade
Thence South and Southeast to Bergen Turnpike Hacken-
sack and Paterson.
Palisadian., 1918-02-09

Previously acknowledged
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-19
ONE MORE LOYAL .'TRAITOR. !"

A. C. Townleys traitor" class soon will become
like the gourd into which an angry boy determined
to put nest of hornets, one at time The
boy handpicked the hornets from the nest and
did fairly well getting them into the gourd until
finally the picking hand grew to such size it could
not be removed from the gourd Then all the
hornets already in the gourd took turns sting
ing him and he couldn't let go of the gourd
Sam Yeagarden of Montana, Nonpartisan league
candidate for United States senator, has emulated
"Townley in politics is menace to Montana and
Rev. S. R. Maxwell in repudiating the league lead
er and he comes out with the flat statement that
a stumbling block in the way Of economic reform
for the farmers of the state"
In an interview in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
he adds: "Townley will destroy the league in
Montana unless the red booded and sound citizen
ship of the state expresses itself promptly in a
state convention to take over the organization and
to sweep the state clean of political kaiserism and
financial crookedness. There is but one issue in
this whole matter-patrotism against Townley-
ISM" -'o4xMl
Evidently Mr.. Yeagarden is not one of the
rubber stamp candidates of the league He would
appear to be another one of the hornets that Mr.
Townley has not yet succeeded in putting into
the traitor" gourd, but the league newspapers
now may be expected to classify Mr.. Yeagarden
with Rev. Mr.. Maxwell and Seventeen others
who have repudiated Townleyism-St Paul Dis
patch. ,,,.,.,.,,
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play Wandere heAudtorium Thursday August

there was appointed keeper of the
cattle receiving g shillings Cove
Later shepherd was appointed to
care for the sheep on the common.
The right of common pasturage was
exercised for nearly a century but
apparently SOME enterprising townes-
men were inclined to everyday the
privilege. Mayor Quincy the elder dis
covered that one enterprising citizen
was pasturing a whole herd of cows,
and selling the milk, thereby est tab
fishing the first municipal dairy.
Thereafter each cow had to bear a
tag showing the name of the owner.
Evidently this was too much of an
advertisement, for the practice grad
ually fell into disuse, and when BOs'
ton became a full-fledged city it was
practically abolished by common con-
sent. Once in while some old inhab'
liant tells of having seen cattle graz.
ing on the common, but there, are no
official records of such practice since
1880, and probably such instances
were probably by special permit of the
Mayor. as in the case of 'The Wander
err sheep.
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THE PROD1GAL SON.

From the early days when the white lights Of
Tyre and Sidon first lured the sons of Isreal and
the denominations of Baal and Ishtar perverted the
followers of Jehovah, the story of the young man
who leaves home to seek adventure in high places
has ever held peculiar fascination. In every
tongue and cline, folk lore tells tale that cores
ponds with the parable of the "Prodigal Son."
That passionate story of a dull countrys drab
hills and valleys and the high lights of the city
has been wonderfully we'll related and wildly
staged in dramatic form as "The Wanderer" It
is Tacoma's good fortune to,see this Biblical drama
unfoded with fidelity to detail and costume The
life Of Bible days is revealed again and characters
of that time love and hate and sin and are for
given in the same fashion of folly that they do
today and probably will until the end of time
It is plays like "The Wanderer' that calls back
memories of stage before the days Of ragtime
revues and syucopated sensualism. No sermon
that was ever preached begins to have the appeal
and moral lesson that this ancient story of low
able, wilful, SHINING boy holds. Besides it is art
Of the highest type.-Tacoma News Tribune.
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WITH THE EDITORS
FOURTEENTH STATE.

The addition of a fourteenth State to the list of
those which have ratified the prohibition amend
ment means little but that is happens to be Louis
lana is of significance. On May % the Louisiana
Senate refused ratification, though Gov. Pleasant
favored it, and there was evidence that the senti-
ment of the majority in the State did so. The
Legislature was called in special session few
days ago. with interest again centering upon the
amendment. The campaign conducted by the
"drys" during the summer had had it's effect, and
the Senate at once reversed it's stand, while the
House repassed the ratification resolution by an
increased majority.-New York Post.
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SATURDAY EVENING LETTER
BY Justice J. E. Robinson

to encounter schism after sschism;
and Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, she had
her storms upon storms, she had her
schisms--her Korah, Latham ad Abb
ram, who declared that she was in
capable as leader, and who attempt
ed to supplant her, but. she quietly
threw them out OF the church which
which she had organized. OF course,
in way, General Booth and Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy were sef-appointed
leaders and autocrats., Naturally,
they assumed control over the, society
which they formed and organized, and
everyone by joinin" gthe society asl
sented to the rule; and SO, it is with
Townley and his League, Everyone,
by paying his members hip fee and
joining the League, has voted for
Townley as it's president and general
manager, He holds office by the
unanimous vote of every member of
the League. Hence. it cannot be truly
said that he is self-appointed How
ever, it is true that he is the pope
and the executive head of the League.
He employs and pays whole army
of League workers. He says to one,
GO" and he goeth; and to another,
Come" and he cometh and to an
other do this" nd he doeth it, or he
is excused from service. Townley is
a thinker ahd a faithful worker and
he gives to the business of the League
all his time and thought. His avowed
purpose Is to advance great civic re-
forms and to better the condition Of
the people. If he fail to deliver the
goods" he will soon cease to be presi-
dent. as the Leaguers will cease to
pay membership fees. Their payment
is free will offering. 1t is volun.
tary. 1t is not tax.
An ex-bishop of the League who is
opposed to all forms Of autocracy has
just written for the St. Paul Dispatch
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August II, 1918. After a. harvesting
outing of two weeks, | am now at my
post of duty. The other Judges are
all out harvesting and do not look
for them to return until the end Of
the month";, +.
And now as a Rube fresh. from the
country, want to submit a few point
ers concerning my old friend, Town
ley. Itiseems that among a few. of
his church deacons and ex-bishops
there is, a kind Of schism. They say
that he is a money -grabber and a.
self-appointed 'ahtocrat; but what of
Holy. Moses, General Booth Of the Sal
walton Army, and Mrs. Mary. Baker
Eddy the Christian Scientist? We
read of Moses going up into a noun
tain and there comforting with the
Lord for some thirty days. so the poor
Hebrew children construed to pass
their hours of idleness by the making
of golden calf. This 90 enraged
Moses that he caused three thousand
of the poor people to be slain. Then
Moses had scsism among dis elders
and deacons. korah. Dathin and Abb
ram said to him: Wherefore lift We
yourselves above the congregation Of
the Lord? Is it small thing that
thou hast brought us up out of land
that floweth with milk and honey to
kill us in the wilderness except thou
makest thyself altogether a prince
over us. Then Moses was very wroth,
and he at once arranged with the Lord
to have the earth open its mouth and
swallow those rebellious men and
their innocent wives and children!
Now, our Townley has never did any.
thing like that. So =
And General Booth, you know how
he organized the Salvation Army, ap-
pointed. himself general and supreme
commander and treasurer and APP
pointed all it's officers and how he had
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subscribed by the citizens of Boston
namounts of six shillings or me- ,
apiece and the ground thereupon be
came "the common" which was set
aside for "trayning fled and for the
feeding of cattell." ~. 4 EtsJz a
Rev. Mr.. Blaxton was evidently
cattle fancier for he Immediately in
vested the purchase price OF his land
in a stock of cows-to his full salts
faction The early town records
have much to do with the use of the
common as a pasture: Thus in 164S it
is ordered that there shall be kept
on the common bye the inhabitants Of
the Towne but 20 mich kline; that
there shall be no dray Cattel yonge
Cattell or horse shalbe free to goe on
the common this year 1t was also
provided that if any desire to KEEP
sheep hee may KEEP foure sheep in
lew of cow"-which gives ample
precedent and pasture for the flock
of "The Wandererr numbering over
100. U.s.
Right Of cOmmonage was restricted
to chose who are admitted by the
townesmen to be inhabitants" and