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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
CAMP MERRITT MAN
KILLED IN MOTOR
CYCLE SMASH MONDAY

First Glass Private Herbert E. Blair
of the Three Hundred and Second Mo-
torcycle Company, stationed at Camp
Merritt, was killed almost instantly
and Sergeant Patrick Fay of the same
company sustained a broken collar
bone and decorations about the head
and body last Monday night when a
motorcycle they were riding upset on
Market street at the Bergen County
Short Cut crossing.
1t is not known how the accident
happened, but two other members of
the same company found Blair and
Fay lying in the roadway with the ma
chine on top of them. They declared
that it looked as if the wheel on the
side car had struck the iron base of
the railroad gates, wrenching off the
Wheel
Blair is said to be the son of a prom
inent family of Boston.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
HUBBY DIDN'T HAVE
PRICE, WIFE NAGGED,
JURY SAID GUILTY

DR.. John w. Schelpert, sixty years
old, prominent physician, of 800 Cen
trail Park West, New York city, who
resides on Elm avenue, Morsemere,
was Thursday of last week found
guilty of assault and battery on his
wife by jury in the quarter sessions
court before Judge John B. Zabriskie
at Hackensack. Sentence was laid
over and the bail continued.
According to the testimony, the
couple had not lived in harmony since
the date of their marriage, November
Z, 1911. In fact, the doctor testified
that they were not on speaking terms
two months at time and that his mar
ried life was torture from the be-
ginning"
1t appears that the quarrel which
eliminated in the doctor being brought
into court was caused by the doctor,
who inquired one day last July if they
legged to have replied: 1--WE had my
dinner You can get your own din
ner."
eff you can't prepare my dinner
when I'm around here you can't read
my papers," said the doctor.
That precipitated the assault, in
which he grabbed the papers out of
his wife's hands. He testified that his
wife tore his glasses from off his nose
and scratched his face, while Mrs
Schelpert said he BACKED both of her
eyes.
Neighbors separated the combat
ants, since which time the couple have
been living apart, Mrs. Schelpert resid-
ing with neighbor.
DR.. Schelpert testified in his own be-
half that when married her and she
found out that couldn't give her what
she wanted, because of my finances,
she made it hot for me- She was al
ways wanting to go out to cabaret
halls and such as that and carry ON
with the men.
Mrs. Schelpert, who is about forty
five years old, denied most of the testi-
mony of the defendant.
Assemblyman Walter G.. Winnie APP
peared for the doctor.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
HOBOKEN TRIES TO
RESCIND FRANCHISE
OF PUBLIC SERVICE

The Hoboken Board of City Com
missioners Tuesday morning gave
first reading to an ordinance resembling
the, franchise under which the Public
Service Trolley Company operates it's
cars in the city.
There was no appearance for the
Public Service Corporation, such not
being required. AS matter of fact
the plea and reply" put into by the
trolley company and received at pre-
vions meeting, merely recited stock
arguments without in any way reply
ing to the contentious of the city.
It was in April, 1896, that the city
passed the ordinance under which the
Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford
Electric Railway Company was grant
ed franchise rights to lay tracks and
operate their cars. Under the terms of
this franchise, which was accepted by
the company, it was provided that a
fare of five cents be charged to or from
any point in Hoboken and for the free
issuance of transfers.
The ordinance, which was read a
first time Tuesday, sets out that the
Public Service Corporation, which, on
the amalgamation of the various lines,
took over the rights of franchise, has
for some time past been charging one
cent for transfer and seven cents for
fare. 1t is set out that this is di-
rect violation of the terms of the fran
chise and the contract with the city.
The ordinance, therefore, rescinds
and terminates, the 1896 ordinance and
all franchise rights granted there
under. This resembling ordinance is to
take effect 10 days after it's passage
and when published as required by
law.
Before giving his vote for the first
reading of the ordinance Mr.. Griffin
stated that the ordinance applied only
to the SO called White Line on First
and Second streets, owing to the fact
that the Washington street and Willow
avenue lines were operated under an
ss73f the legislature.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
lEMO|NE. AVENUE
HAS ANOTHER AUTO
ACCIDENT SAT. NIGHT

Another bad accident occurred last
Saturday night in Lemoine avenue,
Coytesville. Will Hill, about fifty, and
very deaf, was walking south along
the smooth roadway near the very
place where young lady was recently
killed when he was knocked over by
au automobile going in the same direc-
ton and badly injured, SO much so
that he was at once removed to Engle-
wood Hospital The accident took
place about 7 o'clock in the evening.
The borough is building up large list
of damage suits by not forcing the AL
lison Sand Company to build sidewalks
along this dangerous avenue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
HACKENSACk HERO,
CITED FOR BRAVERY,
CALLS WOUND SCRATCH

Recently the Hackensack Evening
Record published letter from Ray
mond Kempton to his father,.in which
the young man passes over his wounds
as becomes a modest hero. Raymond
told his daddy" that the wound on
his arm is so slight-that he wouldn't
know it was there if he couldn't see it..
But last weeks list of citations con-
tains this very pleasing bit Of news:
"Private. Raymond d. Kempton,
Company c, One Hundred and Four
teenth Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action near Verdun, France,
October II, 1918. Being severely
wounded in the arm, Private KemptOn
refused to go to the rear, but after re-
ceiving first aid treatment rejoined his
platoon under heavy shell fire and con-
tinued to fight until incapacitated by a
second severe wound"
So far as there is any record, this
is the first Hackensack boy to be cited
for bravery. Raymond's home is on
James street.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
MOTHER
DESERTS new BORN
BABE, LEFT ON PORCH

An abandoned newborn male child
was found on the porch of the home of
Frederick Bayerlein of Bloomfield ave-
nue., River Edge, at s 80 O'Clock last
Saturday evening. The infant was
found by Miss Helen Bayerlein, his
daughter, who was about to take the
bus for Hackensaek.
The child was crying Justify and was
Immediately taken into the hearts and
home of the Bayerleins, although that
family now consists of 16 children.
Several sheets We're wrapped around
the baby, including cape of gray
material The sheets bore the laundry
mark sc" with 81 f. S." in smaller
letters. Mayor Bogert of River Edge
was notified, as well as Sheriff Courier.
Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
BERGEN co. S. s. ASSN
TO MEET DECEMBER 6
AT HACkENSACk

The fifty-first annual convention of
the Bergen County Sunday School Ask
ISOLATION, which was postponed, will
be held Friday evening, December 6,
1918, at 7:3O, in the True Reformed
Church, State street, Hackensack, near
the trolley.
Principal address of the evening by
DR.. T. J. Lansing of the National Sc
curity League in connection with a
very fine program.
All who can are urged to attend.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
COULDN'T GET ANY
NAMES, C0ND'R WAS
PEEvED over BUMP

The trials of a Public Service con-
ductor and his motorman were put in
evidence last Monday evening about
80 o'clock. AS the Leonia car was
leaving the yards in Edgewater and
was crossing the River road, it bump
ed into bus going north, or the bus
bumped into it. Anyhow, the car stop
ped at once, and the conductor got out
and took notes. No one could see any
damage, but he wanted names as wit
nesses. Nobody would sign up. The
conductor got peeved and called in
the mOtorman, big chap, towering
six feet four or five.
e Gimme your name," he said to a
passenger.
II didn't see anything" replied the
latter. "What was it?"
"You heard the crash?'
"No, only saw the car STOP"
"You were in the carr"
Eyes, but what has that to do with
it? So were all these other people,"
Then the mOtOrman turned to a
man across the aisle, the passengers
loud-laughing in the meanwhile.
"Gimme your name, mister" he said
to German.
Il cannot do dot" said the man in
German accent.
"You are gentleman, amt your"
'No, I'm an American" and the car
roared, while the motorman turned
and went through the door, saying:
you're all sore at paying seven
cents, that's what
But most people object to having to
be hauled in court as witnesses. There
was no damage to the bus, apparently.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-30
HOME HOGS FIRST.

"Hope I amt vindictive or any
thing" says Uncle Abimelech Bogardus
of Peakness, N. j., "but I do hope the
government amt goin' to ask me to
skimp SOS we can send food to the
Germans-not while got litter of
respectable young pigs that could stand
a lot more feedin'."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
City Now Able to Supply
Own Water Needs When
Auxiliary Service Stops

With 27.2 feet of water in the
reservoir this morning Commissioner
Hassler announced that the electric
pump which was started yesterday
was shut off, and the water supply
from Dauphin and Steelton stopped.
While all the manufacturing
plants in the city resumed using
city water yesterday the drain only
took the reservoir slightly below 25
feet, due partly to the additional
amount being pumped and the
supply obtained from Steelton and
the Dauphin plants.
Commissioner Hassler said to-day
he believes all danger is over for
the present but repeated the warn
ing against wasting any water. The
electric pump will be started as soon
as the supply in the reservoir begins
to. fall perceptibly again. and 1t is
though now that the city is pre-
pared to furnish enough water for
both domestic and industrial pur-
poses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Local Boards Should
Consider Marriages Since
May 1S on Merits of Case

New York, Jan. S0.-Secretary of
War Baker in a letter to Charles
Evans Hughes, head of local dis
trict draft appeal board, upset the
ruling established by the board that
all marriages contracted since May
IS, last. by young men of draft age,
should be regarded as Stacker mar
riages" and emphasized the need
for local boards considering all such
cases on their merits
The districts boards ruling was
based. it was announced, on Draft
Law Ruling No. 4, which was issued
shortly after the epidemic of mar
riages to avoid the draft.
"The ruling was carried over into
the new regulations with the ex-
press statement that the effect of
the selective service law was not
to suspend the institution of mar
riage," the secretary of war said in
his letter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Vatican's Revenues Cut
Off by War; international
Committee to Assist
By Associated Press

Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 30. = An in
ternational committee is to be form
ed to reorganize the finances of the
Vatican, which Cardinal Gasparri,
papal secretary of state reports are
in an alarming condition. The COM
mittee, one of whose members is to
be Thomas +. Ryan, of New York,
will! be called upon to devise means
of obtaining funds. possibly by the
underwriting of the worldwide
loan.
The Vatican's usual source of rev.
enue, such as rentals from proper
ties and gifts from Mexico, Belgium,
France, Austria and the United
States, have been reduced or cut off
by war conditions. At the same
time Pope Benedict daily eXpends
thousands of dollars in war chari-
ties, including the sending of food
and clothing to prisoners of war in
Germany and Austria. Appeals for
contributions. are received in large
number at the Vatican from many
countries.
Under the present system of fl
nancial administration the Pope
acts as treasurer of the Vatican,
having in his office a safe in which
he deposits the funds to be dis
bursed. When the safe is empty the
Holy SeSe nominally is bankrupt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
TWO AMERICANS
KILLED IN ITALY
BY TEUTON BOMBS
William Platt and Richard
Fairfield, Attached to Red
Cross, Are Victims

Italian Army Headquarters i'll
Northern Italy, Tuesday, Jan.
29,--Two Americans attached to
the Red Cross were killed at
Nestre Sunday night by bombs
dropped by German raiders.
They were William Platt and
Richard Cuts Fairfield.
First Americans Killed
They were the first Americans to
be killed on the Italian front. Their
addresses are not available here. me
is believed to be from Pennsylvania.
They har not enrolled in the Ameri-
can organization, having enlisted
branch of the British Red Cross.
Platt and Fairfield had just ar
rived at a Red Cross hospital on n
motorcycle when the raid began.
Five bombs fell in the courtyard of
the hospital killing four persons
and wounding a number of patients.
The americans were killed outright.
One received fragment of a bomb
in the heart. while the other was
struck by three fragments. in the
head stomach and legs.
Funeral at Mestre
The funeral of the victims of the
raid was held at Mestre to-day.
American flags and floral offerings
covered the caskets of the two
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
FLOODS CAUSE GREAT DAMACE:|
NEW STORM THREATENS TIE-UPj
HEAVY SNOW LIKELY
TO AGAIN TIE UP
ALL CITY TRAFFIC

Snow, starting to fall at $50 this
afternoon, threatens TO paralyze all
vehicular, street car, and steam rail.
way service in Harrisburg by night.
Street railway companies, and the
Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad officials, are
preparing to put in the most stren-
uous night in the history of the city,
to avoid complete tieup of all out
side transportation during the next
u hours.
In addition to the new snowfall,
the prediction of the weather
bureau office is that vehicular and
railway traffic in the city will be
paralyzed by n sheet of ice, as the
storm is expected to turn into sleet
towards morning. Temperature will
remain below zero.
No hope is held out for a thaw
after the storm, zero or even colder
weather following directly in the
wake of the storm. Tomorrow
night or Friday morning, the city
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Would Close Industries
in, Boston to Supply
Homes With Needed Coal

Washington, Jan. 30.-As dras-
tic measure to meet the coal short
age in Boston, Fuel Administrator
Storrow, of New England, who was
here to-day comforting with Fuel
Administrator Garfield and Director
General McAdoo, is considering
whether to shut down all industries
in the city for a period of forty
eight hours.
Mr.. Storrow pictured to Federal
officials a situation in Boston made
so critical by the recent storms and
snow blockades that it was thought
only stopping of industry could
make it possible to heat homes, hos
pitals and schools, until relief
comes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Dissatisfied With Peace Par
ley 10000 Workmen
Strike in Germany
MEETINGS PROHIBITED
Finnish Revolutionists Have
Set Up a Government
of Their Own
BY associated Press

London, Jan. 30. - While some
morning newspapers feature Swiss
and Dutch dispatches representing
the strikes in Germany as being on
a great scale, the Rotterdam cor
respondent of the Daily News warns
against an exaggerated idea of the
size and Importance of the indus
trial upheaval Other newspapers
report that the workmen i'll forty
war material factories in Berlin
alone have struck and that many
strikes elsewhere have been ac-
companicd by grave disturbances.
Dissatisfaction with the progress
of the peace negotiations and Prls-
sian electoral reform, German work
men have brought about serious
strikes in Berlin and other parts OF
the empire. The German govern
raent has begun repressive meas
ures and has ordered the arrest of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Russians Would Hold
Ambassador Responsible
for Safety Of Berkman

Washington. Jan. 30.-An anar-
chist newspaper published in Petro-
grad, advices to the State Depart
ment say, has recently published an
inflammatory article proposing that
American Ambassador Francis be
held personally responsible for the
safety and freedom of Alexander
Berkman. who with Emma Gold
man is about to begin serving two
years in federal penitentiary for
conspiring against the draft law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Senator William Hughes,
Well Known Legislator,
Dies at Trenton Hospital

Trenton, n. J., Jan. SO.--United
States senator William Hughes, of
Paterson, died here to-day at 1915
a. m, at a hospital where he had
been confined for several weeks suf-
fering from septic poisoning resulting
from an affection of the teeth. fol-
lowed by bronchial pneumonia.
Senator Hughes was born in Ire
land, April 3, 1872, and had a
meteoric rise to political fame. Edu-
Gated in. the public schools of Pater-
son he later worked in the silk mills
there. Studying nights he became
a stenographer and in 1898 enlisted
in the Spanish American war. lie
was admitted to the bar in 1900 and
became prominent as counselor for
Paterson labor organizations as a
result of which he was sent to Con-
gress for eight years. In 1912 he
was chosen United States senator as
a Democrat, taking his seat on
March 4, 1912.
Senator leaves a widow and two
daughters, 16 and years old, q.
Washington. Jan. Ex-senator
VIM: Hughes died to-day word
reached the White House.
President Wilson to-day sent 10
Mrs. Hughes the following message
VI concurrence.
My heart goes out to you in
warmest and sincerest sympathy.
In the death of your husband l
have lost Il friend for whom l had
the deepest affection and a very
genuine admiration
Senator Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey announced in the Senate the
death of his colleague and the SEN
ate adjourned until tomorrow, after
a committee had been named to at
tend the funeral.
During hisA service in Congress,
first in the House, Senator Hughes
was especially noted for his interest
in the working classes. He cham
pioned many bills in behalf of la
Dor and was active in behalf of leg
islation creating the Department of
Labor
Senator Hughes was cousin of
John +. Gohl, head of the well-known
painting firm of Gohl and Bruaw, of
Harrisburg. He served nine years in
Congress, and was on the bench of the
New Jersey Supreme Court for a
year. He was elected as United
States Senator from New Jersey, serv-
ing four years up to the time of his
death.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30

will be in the grip of another severe
cold wave.
: Frank b. Musser, president of
the Harrisburg Railways Company
said another severe storm during
the night will put most of the street
car service out of business. Should
the snow continue until well into the
morning, as predicted, most of the
streets are cleared of snow thrown
have to be suspended while the
streets are closed of the snow thrown
along the sides of the street by the
sweepers after previous storms.
The local weather bureau station
was pessimistic over the outlook
shortly after the storm started this
afternoon. The storm is from the
southwest, moisture laden from the
Gulf of Mexico, which was the ori-
gin of the heavy storm Monday.
Precipitation has been heavy since
eight o'clock in the states over
which the storm has traversed, and
the prediction for the duration of
the local storm is that it will not be
over by morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
DANGER OF MEAT
FAMINE PASSES,
DEALERS CLAIM
Sufficient Supplies Now Ar
irving to Care For City's
Immediate Needs

Harrisburg wholesale and retail
meat distributors this morning de-
clared without any hesitancy that
Harrisburg is in little immediate
danger of meat shortage.
This was the reply of all dealers
when informed of the message re-
ceived in this city from State Food
Administrators Heinz, warning deal
ers to conserve their supplies and
distribute them with regard to a
future shortage. Wholesale and re-
tail dealers announced that there is
no need now for the public to become
alarmed.
Owing to the Monday blizzard and
snowstorm, all eastern cities suffered
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
ASH COLLECTOR WORKS NEW
GAME TO FLEECE HOUSEHOLDER
Wagon Men Find Smooth Scheme to Get Double Pay
For Hauling Away Cinders From Furnace

Here you are, lady; I'll haul
away your ashes for fifty cents!"
o. glory be-what good news is
this? Instant agitation about that
house. Up go cellardoors; out come
bags, baskets, cans. buckets of
ashes. In some homes the kind ash
man has to dig his way in. But what
thinks the householder and not in
freqAently the benevolent life-saver
is treated to piece of pie and hot
coffee.
This is the play all over town be-
ing made by a new and very artful
squad of ash shifters, who own their
own teams. In several places people
observed with some surprise how
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30

mother. The hunter gave the infant
grounding to my little girl. lie was
very small and we had to teach him
to eat by placing a drop or two of
milk on his nose, and finally he
learned to suck tiny pieces of bread
soaked with milk.
He comes out of his warm nest
every day for bread and milk, jelly
bread, canned cherries, peaches and
any kind of fruit. Then he plays
around with the cat. rolling on the
floor with her. lie takes a good
squint at the sun every day and
some times eats a little snow. lie is
very fat and lively, and though a
grounding he has never been on the
ground, but he looks wise, and he
will know enough TO keep out of the
sun, even If it does shine next Sat
urday"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
Another Tieup Expected
as Result of Cold Wave
Which Sweeps Country
By Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 30-Further hard
ships from lack of coal, another tieup
of the badly-congesIed railway sys-
tenn and a slowing down of industry,
are in prospect with the appearance
in the northwest of another severe
cold wave which to-day covers the
northwest and central west. 1t will
cause cold weather over the eastern
half of the country for several days,
reaching the Middle Atlantic and New
England states on Friday. 1t is ac-
companied by general light snow.
Throughout the northern districts
east of the Mississippi river there
will be snow tonight and Thursday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-30
ONE GROUNDHOG THAT WON'T
SEE HIS SHADOW SATURDAY
L. F. Patt Banks His Training of Household Pet to
Bring Early Spring

Harrisburg, at least, will be in
sured of an early spring and fine
weather after next Saturday. \ man
up at Marysville. l.. +. Platt, auto
mobile dealer, writes to the Tele-
graph to-day that he has a trained
groundhog; raised him from a pup.
or whatever grounding is in
youth, and he will take care that
this reliable prophet does not see
his shadow. Everybody in Marysville
is banking on this grounding. There
is no chance of him being frozen up
by the snow and failing to tip off the
weather. for Platt keeps him near
the furnace, wrapped Hp in a good
sweater and wearing artics.
IF all the groundhogs in Amer
ice freeze up. this one WON'T"
writes Platt I'VE got him last spring
when a neighbor's dog killed the