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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
A v I z.

Societatea rcmina de ajutor 81
cultura' ,,Plugarul Romin" din
Youngstown, Ohio, in adunarea
generala a hotarit da o petre-
cere Gu teatru pe seara zilei de "a
Noemvrie 1918. Deci pc aceasta
Gale rugam pc onoratele Societati,
Parochii 81 Cluburi sd bine voia-
sea a nu aranja alte petreceri pc
sus numita ri pentru ca sa avem
o buna reusita Gu aceasts oca-
ziune.
Prezidiul.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18

= Ce cazg Nici un caz M
vezi ca d abba te til pe picioare9
ST i'm halul asta vii sa-mi strict
mie bunatatea de somn de poma-
ma? Stii, domnule, c'asi putea
sa-ti fac proces-verbal pentru ul-
tragiu in exercitiul functiunei fl
indca mai deranjat din somn
fara motiv 9!...
d. subcomisar era foarte supa-
rat. Dar nenea Matache, a carui
bette de Ia faza furieasa trecuse
la cea melancolica 81 plIngatoa-
re, zise Gu profunda tristete:
Nam VENT fara motiv,
dom comisar, pen 'ca-i caz, sd
pleznesc daca nu-i caz!
- Ce caz9
Ute, am prins-o pc Dunn
neaiei conSoarta mea...
= Nu-i adevarat! protesteaza
coana Leanca plingind. Martora
mi-e maica Precista, Matache, cd
lisa nalucit din bette!
Leanco. Leanco, taca-ti
fleanca striga nenea Matache. Z.
Da. don comisar am prins-o pc
Dumneaiei Gu Dumnealui cu al
de musiu Ristache, finul meu,
care nu m am asteptat tocmai de
la ell sa-mi faca asa afront. Lam
prins care vas 'zica iata cazu.
- I'm flagrand delict? intreba
politistul!
= M protesta neena Matache,
in pivnita.
- Nu-i adevarat, domnule CO.
misar, Sc tingui coana Leanca.
Char dumneallli ma trimisese in
pivnita sd scot cana d al rosu.'
- Oar dumnealui ce cauta Gu
dumneata? intreba subcomiSarul
aratind pc musiu Ristache care
Sc ghemuise intr 'un colt mai tur-
tit decit char armonica ce tinea
in nina.
- Tot dumnealui il trimisese
81 pc finu Ristache, lamuri cOana
Leanca.
- HIM, hm, ca sa-ti tie de urit ?
zise clipind din ochi ironic 81 ra-
sucindu-si. mustata mefistofelii o.
mul autoritatii, care incepind sa
Sc desmeticeasca din somn, miro
81 numai deceit afacere picanta
81 nostima. buna sal distreze ci-
teva clipe.
- ,Ba nu. ca sa-mi tie chepen-
cu de la pivnita 81 flmlnarea.
- Bravos! exclama -d-nul sub
comisar, baiat spirituel care Ina
inte de-a intra in polite fusese
redactor la revista Kikirezul.
BravOs! Care va sa zica vorba
aluia: odata vede nasa lumlnarea
finului 81 finul chipencu nasei!
Pardon. interveni nenea
Matache, pardon da expire, dom
comisar. Asa cevasilea M intra
in caracterul nOstrut
- Pal atunci de ce-ai VENT,
domnule, aici9 izbucni reprezen-
tantul autoritatii, jignit ga duh
liea-i gluma nu a produs efectul
dorit. M spune-ai dumneata adj
neaori ca i-ai prins in flagrant
DELETE
- Pardon, rectifica nea Mata-
che, nu lam prins in flagran. i.
81 cum mai zisesi d-ta. Lam prins
in pivnita, siam VENT sa ma. :.
sd ma :.
o tusa GU inecaciune il prididi
pc reclamant. d. subcomisar, scos
din rabdari, racni;
= Ce sd te, mai? Ce sa tie, mai
! betivule?
Ofensa era prea grava pentru
un ibarbat ,,cu ambitie" ca nenea
Matache. Daca lar Fl izbit pea
ira. in turloiul piciorului nu Lar
Fl durut asa cum LA durut lovi-
tura aceasta data demnitatei sa-
lie de alligator la colegiul fntii.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
,,Un caz" in
dcalul Spirei
De: George Ranetti.


drum, - imi povestea a doua ri
dupa scandal coaqla Leanca, sofia
este nenea Matache, cunoscutul
altiminteri asa cum ma tirlt
Dumnealui pin-acolo numa in ca
NIXON 81 papuci pa ger-ala care a
fost in noaptea de Craclun,
Doamne fereSte, cine site ce pc
lipomulne ma lovear'
81 coana Leanca imi povesti tot
taraboiui care sculase din Somn
noaptea trecuta linistita ulicioa-
ra din Dealul Spirei unde locu-
este nenea Mttache, cunoseutul
circiumar.
=. :. Noroc zici. coana Leanco
III mai bine ca fest pricina tutu-
ror rautatilor imprejurarea ca
scotia s'a intimplat sa fie asa
de aproape de locuinta DIV. Daca
ar Fl fost cine site unde, nu lar Fl
tr5znit prin cap lui nenea Mata-
che. la bette. Sa faca scandalul d.
celia grozav. ducindu-va Ia : dupa
miazul noptei innaintea comisa.
rului pc dumneata 81 pc propriul
dumnealui fin, musiu Ristache
Bizet, cismar subtire. 81 sub ce
odioasa invinuire? Ca dumneata
profitind ca Dumnealui era ca
chef. teal fl dus cu Ristache in
pivnita ca sd -. Nici nu indraz-
nesc sa competez infama calom-
ME pc care fla adus-o in fata au-
toritatii nenea Matache in furia
eel apucase. asa tamnesam. III
toiul acclei petreceri intlme, la
care singurul musafir era numal
musiu RiStache. All. musiu Ris-
tache e asa de mucalit' clnd iml-
teaza declaratia de amor a unel
pisici in saptamina brinzei 81 "a
sa de nepretuit towards de chef,
cind incepu sd cinte en- armoni-
ca romantic d 'alea turbatele d "a
le lui Oscar Spirescu!
De sigur, lui nea Matache ii
luase Dumnezeu mintile ca SAL
nizareasca asemenea nazbitie. de
care dumneata. cOana Leaned,
care te stii nevinovata ca M
puiu d abba iesit din on, te or /
cesti. si-ti cldntanesc 81 acum
dintii de frig, 81 poate 81 de a.
mintirea fricei ce al in1urat in
momentele petrecute la sectie.
Oar sd recapitulam.
Iata-i inaintea comisar;iini pc
eroii acestei drame nocturne. Pc
coana Leanca in toaleta ,umard
de care am vorbit, tpe nenaa Ma
tache Ell desavirsire crita, pc m .
siu Ristache, ceva mai putin can
driu, dar peste masura de !llut,
asa de uluit incit venise la sectle
fara caciula, dar in schimb isl a.
dusese armenica.
Cind ca vijelie patrunsese in
localul sectiei nenea Matache, Ia
rind dupa dumnealui GU nina
stinga pc nefericita-i oOnsoarta,
martha inocenta a unei banuieli
demente, lar GU ghiontul mlinei
drepte impingind lnainte pc bic
tul musiu Ristache carui armO-
Mica la fiecare zgudultura a
brincilor scotea cite un geamat
de jale, In acel minut tirziu din
noapte subcomisarul de serviciu
dormea sforaind Gu capul pc bi-
rou. Galagioasa intrare a celor
trei il facu sd sara in plciOare
speriat:
= Ce e, ce s'a intfmplat, ce
cautati acii
Pal sa vezi DOM comisar
cum devine cazu. bOmbani Ma
tache sughitind
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
A V I z.

Societatea romina de ajutor $;
cultura ,.Plugarul Romin" din
Youngstown, Ohio, avind aduna-
rea generala de 3 .l6ni la care
s 'au hotarit urmatoarele lucruri
importante:
]. Reducerea taxei de inscrier.
pentru membrii noui pc timp de
2 luni. Toti acei frati Romini
care doresc a deveni membrii al
Societatii noastre in timpul dc
fata au Ocaziunea cea mai bun;.
a face aceasta, caci s'a reus $500
de la inscriere. Deci grabiti cici
timpul trece 81 veti scapa oca-
ziune buna.
2. Toti acei membrii care do
neaza $40, carl i-au dat fmpru-
NUT, Societatea ii daruieste un
tablOu Gu toti membrii Ell de ia
infiintare 81 pima acum, 81 acest
tablou va fl o podoaba in casa
fiecarui frate membru. Deci fie
care frate memhru este rugat a
face acest dar pentru ~Societatc.
Grabiti Gu chitantele acele de 10
dolari, aduceti-le la secretar ca
sa stim cite tablOliri sd facem de
cinste.
3. Fiecare frate membru sa-si
dele inserts sau verbal la societa-
te ca de unde 81 de cit All cumpa-
rat Liberty Bonduri, aceasta 81
O faca fiecare frate membru in
timpul eel mai scurt, adica pima
I'm ziua de 10 Octombrie 1918.
4. Toti acei frati membrii care
doresc sd alba vre-un tablou, IL ;,
aduce la cunostinta ca un toblou
costa $500, lar acelora care d.
neaza chitanta de zece dolari, va
primi un tablou mare frumos gra-
tbs. Deci Ndati-va numele in sour
ia vreme Ia secretar.
Deci fiecare frate membru es-
tie rugat a lua la cunostinta aces
te hOtariri GU strictete.
in numele Societatii ,,Plugarul
Romin'' din Youngstown, Ohio !:
Vasile Moldovan,. pres.
Dimitrie Lungociu, secretar.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18

-. .COana Leanca, povestin-
du-mi patania asia a doua ri de
Craciun, a repetat de citeva orr:
= Doamna fereste, bine ca nu
m gasit vre-o pelipOmunie!
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
oI.NEY SPRINGS NEWS

Last Thursday evening the mem
bers of the NJ. w. a.. OF olney, en-
joyed an oyster supper and elected
the following officers:
v. C.]. s.. Work, Jr.
Adv.-Bert Wilburn.
Clerk-B. w. Lewis.
Banker-Claude Mcclure.
Escort-Ebb Gribble.
Watch-D. A. Richardson.
The nominating committee ap-
pointed by the chairman was compos-
ed of Mrs. Butcher, chairman; Mrs
Cowden and Mr.. Craig. This com
mittee secured the following mem
bers for the executive committee sub
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
CALLING CARDS

1t makes no difference where you
order your calling cards, II from the
biggest house in America. you won't
get 1t done any better than 1t will
be done II you leave your order at
the New Era office. II 1t is to be an
engraved card we have the finest
engravers In the country to do 1t and
il it's to be printed you can't find q
place where 1t will be. done any bet
ter. and most other places not SO
good.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13

met in stated meeting wednesday.
Dec. IL, at $3.50, to receive reports
for the year and elect an executive
board.
Mrs. Fred E. McKeeby visited her
mother in Pueblo Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Work shopped
in Pueblo Tuesday.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
BUSINESS HOURS OPEN

The food administration has lifted
the regulations Of business hours and
dealers may now sell food products
at any time.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
ject to the pleasure Of the members


present:
Mrs. McKeeby.
Mrs. Bishop.
Mrs. Gardner.
Mrs. Newton.
Mrs. Burke.
Miss Gladys johnson.
Mr.. Ladd.
The executive committee will meet
at 8 o'clock in the scnool house for
election of officers and the transac-
tion Of such other business as may
be necessary. Saturday evening.
A meeting of the Workers Com
mittee is called for Saturday evening
in the school house at 1880. Dec. "A.
Philip Schade and Ester Rodus
shipped a car load of apples to Kan
sas Thursday of last week.
G. U. Norton shipped a car load of
hogs to the Pueblo packing houses
last Friday.
At joint meeting Of the school
board and the town board last Fri
day night is was decided not to per-
init public meetings Of any sort or
the opening of school before the first
of January.
w. s. Wintermute. of Denver. Wis
tied in ]. 8. Work Jr. home from
Thursday to Sunday.
Last Saturday Jerry Dennis came
from wyoming to visit relatives In
Olney until after Christmas.
Mrs. d. A. Richardson and Mrs.
Will Brewer shopped in Fowler last
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ida Bell Largent came down
from Boone last Saturday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Flynn.
Mrs. Thomas and Mr.. Flynn mo-
tored to Ordway Saturday.
Orville Richardson went to Pueblo
Monday to work in the Nuckols Pack
ing plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Comstock spent
the week end in the o. F. Comstoch
home in olney.
Raymond and Robert Mcclure mo
tored home from Ransomt Kans.
Monday.
Dud and Jim Civilians and Leslie
and Willis Dennis were In Pueblo
Saturday and Sunday Of last week.
Claude Gribble returned home Sat
urday from an army camp in Arizona
receiving an honorable discharge Of
account of an accident to one foo
he had received several years ago.
rha Olpav branch of the A. r r
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS

What nicer present for the money
could you give friend than hun
dred engraved calling cardsf Leave
your order now at the. New Era. II
this is the gift you wish to make.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13

Clean teeth never decay. DR.. Bren-
neman, dentist. Over postofifce.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
E. ". BROCKNER KILLED,
ANOTHER BERGEN BOY
PAYS final SACRIFICE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Brockner of 81
Linden street, Hackensack, were in re-
ceipt of a message last week from
Washington announcing that their son,
ElwOod William Brockner, had been
killed in action in France on October
80.
Private Brockner was drafted and
sent to Camp Dix, at Wrightstown, on
April L. He was attached to the Three
Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun Com
pany and in the first part of May was
sent overseas.
He was twenty-three years old and a
graduate of the Paramount school and
the Hackensack High School. He was
an enthusiastic athlete and member
of the football and baseball teams. He
was also member of the G. M. S.
baseball team. He was a member of
the A. I. e. Fraternity and of the Pho
neer Lodge.
Previous to going in the army he
was employed by Norton, Lilly & Co.,
steamship agents in New York city.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
ANOTHER SCARF BOY
PAYS WAR PENALTY,
THIS Time IN WOUND

The sad news of the severe wound
ing of Captain Francis H. Scarf of
Hasbrouck Heights has been received.
Captain Scarf is the son of James Fl.
Scarf, head of the New York Weather
Bureau, and brother to Lieutenant
james B. Scarf, who was killed at
Chateau Thierry June 6 last Cap
tain Scarf was well known football
star at Rutgers College and was well
known in leading amateur circles over
Bergen county. He once umpired
game of baseball in Hasbrouck Heights
with the Palisade team and is remem-
bered by all who saw him perform the
functions of that Office in very sat
isfactory manner The Scarf family
has done its bit in the war, and the
sympathy of every one who knows
them goes out in complete fullness in
their bereavement.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30

''This situation was felt most keenly
by the individual last winter during
the coal famine, although there was
plenty of coal along the New Jersey
water front. There was none or very
little over here in New York, where it
was needed. The same conditions are
likely to prevail this winter.
''The only solution for the better
ment of this ports facilities is to build
a Hudson river bridge at Fifty-seventh
street in accordance with the plans of
Gustave Lindenthal. This should be
a two deck bridge, with tracks for
freight, passenger and trolley cars, and
ways for trucks, automobiles and foot
passengers a marginal elevated street
along the water front, with tracks en-
tering each pier and warehouses on
opposite sides.
Bridge Better Than Tubes.
'Those that are opposed to bridge
and have been as long as 1 can remem-
Der, for what Heason they best know,
say as an excuse that bridge would
cost too much. For that reason they
advocate the building of tunnels be-
cause of their cheapness. / maintain
that bridge such as have suggested
would have Is times the capacity of a
pair of tubes and that it would be rela-
lively far cheaper and far better In
every way, not only in the quick and
easy handling of freight, but in reliev-
ing the outrageous congestion at the
ferries, where every day motor trucks
and automobiles wait in lines blocks
long as far north as Dyckman street
for an opportunity to cross the river
"This is a time for the open door,
where all can enter unfettered, for the
betterment of the port of New York,
which includes the Jersey shore. I
hope that the schemes and squabbles
of men in official life will be side
tracked. The true solution of the prob
lem is Hudson river bridge, which we
should have had 80 years ago."-New
York Sum-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
WARNING.

Every copy of next Sundays New
York American will contain-as sep
arate supplement, suitable for framing
"a group photograph of President
Wilson's War Cabinet, with fac smile
signatures, reproduced by the gravure
process, on fine paper. This picture,
which is historic souvenir of perma-
nent value, can only be obtained by
buying next Sundays New York Amer
lean. Warning is hereby given that,
as the edition is limited, it will be adj
visable to speak to your newsdealer in
advance to avoid possibility of disap-
pOintment.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
JOS. MACK, HUNTING,
ACCIDENTALLY KILLS
HIMSELF WITH GUN

Riverdale, Nov. 25.-Joseph Mack,
about forty years of age, of Tappan,
N. Y, was accidentally shot and killed
by his own gun as he was leaping over
fence in this vicinity, in the opinion
of Coroner Ogden, who was called here
from Hackensack to investigate the
finding of Mack's body alongside a
fence
Mack, the coroner learned, went gun
ming in the neighborhood of Tappan,
crossing into New Jersey in quest of
game. He failed to return home at
night and a search was made here
abouts for him. Friends came upon
the body. Mack's own gun, found
alongside him, had one barrel empty.
Mack had been shot in the abdomen.
Pending further investigation, Coro-
ner Ogden has taken charge of the
body. "a
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
PATHOS AND BRAVERY TOLD IN
LETTER FROM CAPT. DOREMUS OF
HOW BERGEN BOYS DIED IN BATTLE
Hackensack Officer Wounded Severely Sends sorrowng
Letter to LfePartner at Home Telling Of the Thrill,
Tenbeness and Earnest Duty Of War-"CooL
Daring, Faithful Sergeans" He Wrote.
SERVICE FLAG FOR WIVES AND MOTHERS

Hackensack's Company G" quite
distinguished itself in the Argonne
Forest battle, and while the great lac-
ton, one of the most terrible in the
war, brought the New Jersey boys
honors, it also brought many sorrows
to hearts at home in Bergen. A pa
thetic and brave letter from Capt.
Harry B. Doremus of Company G, One
Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry, to
his wife, received this week and pub
lished in the Evening Record. 1t fol-
lows:
"Oct. 10, 10.
ssReally, I must talk to you. To
make it more realistic. / am jotting
my conversation on paper. If the OPP
portunity comes the pages will be
torn out and mailed. These days are
war days. While I write, your letters
of 10 and 81 September are handed
me. Oh, what a delight. We are
;shelled night and day. Gas is common
in occurrence. 1t is detestable. So
much rain makes so much mud. / am
ecaked with it. Am without clothes
excepting what is on my body. Yet
am still alive.
"Your prayers are needed. That
presence of yours take with me day
and night, but hide its eyes and it
must walk behind me.
1--WE are in sector that is violently
active. So 1t is that only God allows
the breath of life to stay here, to stop
there. AS the Book says, The one
shall be taken, the other left Dear
old Walter Brown is gone. He was
buried with young Simmiger of May
wood and Toby Jannicelli of Ramsey.
Sergt. George Baker was killed re-
Gently. For day he crouched, dead,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
CAPT. DUNCAN M'CLAvE
TO MARRY FRENCH GIRL
FROM PARIS IN NOVEMBER

Advices to the McClave family re-
ceived this week tell of the marriage
some time this month in Paris of Cap
tain Duncan McClave of Grantwood to
Miss SimOnd Hubet of the French cap
ital. Captain McClave announced his
engagement some time ago, but the
date of the wedding was postponed on
account of the war. Now that hos
tilities are over, the happy event is to
take place as stated above. Miss HUI
bet is the stepdaughter of NJ. Plumer,
one of the most prominent architects
of France and who owns country
home near Paris besides city house
there. He has been decorated by the
French government for proficiency in
architectural designing work.
Captain McClave is in the Medical
Corps of the U. S. A., doing sanitary
work in camps and trenches. He has
about 10 men in his command.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
SO MIGRANTS WANTED
BY FT.LEE; WATER co.
SAYS PAY $9,977 FIRST

The borough of Fort Lee is up
against hard problem on the water
necessities of the municipality. Fire
protection is badly needed in several
portions of the borough, and last week
at the council meeting letter was
read from the Hackensack Water
Company refusing to install SO new
hydrants that had been officially asked
for. The water company said the bOr-
Ough owed it bill for $9,977.22 and
refused to put in the new hydrants
until this bill is paid in full. The
matter was referred to counsel, Judge
Seufert acting generally in that capac-.
ity for Fort Lee, though in this case it
would hardly be looked upon as polite
to send the ex-judge after the water
company in view of the last years I'M
pleasantness over the now celebrated
water decision that created such a
story of that fatal decision is too long
and painful to make repetition here at
all necessary. Everybody knows all
of the highly tainted details. In the
earlier stages of the water decision
Mayor White claimed all the honors
of the agitation that Saved" eastern
Bergen something like 100000 year
for an unlimited term of years. When
the exposure came through The Pail
sadian there was different story to
tell. Water was higher than ever, and
instead of a water tax on homes of 81
the tax today is just any old price.
What the outcome of the hydrants
will be is, of course, problematical. It
would hardly seem fair that the water
company should be allowed to endan-
ger the property of the municipality
through this unsavory cause But the
water company is not in business for
it's health and appears to have the
borough where the wool is short. 1t is
case of Chickens come home to
rOOst."
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30

with his eye toward that enemy, which
he helped to defeat. Scnide and Giger
are wounded.
'Your regards to Bolton are given.
He fixed up bumped leg for me yes
terday. Recently, within an hour,
got blow in the knee and had my
helmet torn off my head.
"Massie is on distant detail. We
furnish many. Mead is yet unable to
command. Head strain. Some day
we may, you and l, visit France, but
we will not come here. l have read of
bleak moors of Scotland. They are
gardens to these surroundings.
Tell Mr.. Brush that Donald Rus
sell, who was in the Peoples Bank,
"Our back areas are shelled fire.
quently, so it was that one of our
cooks, Grapentine, met his end. Dear
old Tiedy missed him by yard. Fred
is a brave, faithful friend. If matters
shape themselves, he will be my mess
sergeant. Poole is well, but calcu-
late to send him to Officers School.
Like. Masters and Fehring, this act
will take him from the outfit.
.s:They go, but we raise others. Cool,
daring, faithful sergeants. Two of
the latter recently commanded pla-
toons in action.
"You have sacrificed so much. There
should be service flag af wives and
mothers. -,
IAN positively O. K. in health
Mrs. Doremus also received letter
from Corporal Bobby" Rinker, writ
ten two days later than the one of
Captain Doremus. He says the extent
of the captains wounds are unknown
to him, "but we are all praying for his
recovery"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
FIGHT BEGUN TO BRIDGE HUDSON
THROUGH APPEAL BY MAJ. M'CLAVE
TO RAILROAD REGIONAL DIRECTOR
New Jersey Bridge Champion Gives Some New and Able Reasons
Why the Bridge at This Time Is Enterprise of Over
wheIming Necessity-Woud Have Prevented
Coal Shortage Last Winter
BRIDGE IS THE SOLUTION OF. TRANSPORTATION

The Hudson River Bridge Commit
tee, which has been planning and
struggling for many years to get the
city of New York or the states of New
York and New Jersey to bridge the
Hudson river at Fifty-seventh street,
sees it's new opportunity in New York
city'S present port difficulties. The de-
mand for better pier facilities, for
more centralized and systematic meth
cd of handling fuel, freight and gen.
eral commerce and for policy which
will guarantee New YOrk's commercial
supremacy in the future, his stirred
Maj. S. Wood McClave, a representa-
tive of the New Jersey Association and
of the Hudson River Bridge Commit
tee, to demand the Fifty-seventh street
bridge as a necessary part of any port
development plan.
Major McClave takes the position
that there would not have been a fuel
shortage, with much suffering, last
winter had there been bridge over
the Hudson. He has written a letter
" "A. II. CIuflll, TeSlOHdl ulTGCtOF Ol
railroads, embodying the views of the
advocates of a Hudson river bridge.
Hauling Methods Anticipated.
1.-THE facilities for handling freight
at the port of New York are practical
ly the same as they were IS years ago,
notwithstanding the fact that our in
ternal and foreign trade has increased
by leaps and bounds" Major McClave
wrote. "The result has been that we
are now in what might be called cha
otto condition because nothing has
been done to keep in step with the
times. We are still bringing our freight
cars across the river upon floats, to be
unloaded in a haphazard way upon the
New York side-just the methods used
by our grandfathers. The result has
been that the New Jersey terminals
are choked with freight for New York,
all waiting for the cars to be taken
away.