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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-02-22
FOUR EDCEWATER
INCORR|C|BLES
Hailed TO COURT

Four youngsters, ranging in age
from twelve to fifteen years, were last
week committed to the county Jail by
Recorder w. E. Ellis of Edgewater, to
be held for the juvenile court on a
charge of breaking, entering and
larceny.
ties, the boys broke into several freight
cars in which Mexican laborers are
housed and stole quantity of Mexi-
can money, shoes and other articles.
The father of two of the boys also
complained that the boys were incor-
rigible, would not stay home nor at
tend school and insisted upon staying
out nights
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-02-22
"PUT THIS ON THE
FRONT PAGE, PLEASE"
NOW GO TO CARD PARTY

For the benefit of Rutgers, the New
Jersey State College for women, the
Women's Club of Palisade will give
Il card party on Friday, February IS
Edgewood Lane.
An invitation is extended to all In
the community who are interested in
furthering the influence and pros
perity of this college.
Remember the date, February IS.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-02-22
SUICIDE OF UNKNOWN MAN
IN A TREE IN FAlRVlEW

A man was found dead hanging
from tree bough Wednesday after
noon in Fairview Some boys walk
ing in the woods near the Dollytown
road saw the body and reported it to
the police. He was about thirty years
The body was sent to the morgue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-02-22
BERGEN SURROCATE'S
ANNUAL REPORT
IS $5,768 PROFIT
February IS, 1919.

February Is, 1919.
To the Honorable Board of Chosen
FreeholderS:
Gentlemen am herewith submit
ting my annual report as surrogate of
Bergen county from January "a, 1918,
to January "a, 1919, the end of the
fiscal year of this office, which is as
follows:
Receipts .................. .SlS,24l. ~
Disbursements ............. II, 412.o 3
Leaving net profit of. -. $5,76S.96
| wish to note at this time that in
cluded in the disbursements above
mentioned is the sum of $1,234, which
three employees who were in the serV-
ice of the United States government,
being the difference between their
army pay and the salary they received
at the time they went into service and
the bonus paid to the office employees
during the period of the war
Summary-Wills probated, $50; adj
ministrations granted, 302; adoptions,
%; guardianships, 81; inventories,
III; accountingS, 93.
Also other small miscellaneous items
representing a collection of S1S,241 40.
Expenses paid by county collector
for the maintenance of this office for
the year above noted Gncluding the
$1,234 above noted was SO, i;
profit, $5,76S.96.
Respectfully submitted,
SURROGATE
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05

priation measure were frustrated by
Representative Robert y. Page, OF
North Carolina a brother Of Ambas-
sador Page, the American diplomatic
representative to the court of st.
James. Ashbrook had spent most OF
the day seeing members Of the house
and asking them to withhold any OBJ
lection to his bill. He thought lie
had the matter fixed satisfactorily.
When he offered his bill as an amend
ment, Representative Page sprang to
his feet and raised the point of order
that it was new legislation and not
in order on an appropriation bill.
Ashbrook, deeply chagrined and dis
appointed, said:
81 am well aware 1t is subject to a
point Of order, but had hoped that
my good and gracious friend from
North Carolina, who is about to leave
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05
THE BANNER

the closing Of congress. the Demo
cratic steering committee placed 1t
on the schedule, then il was crowded
off. Senator John W. Kern, chairman
Of the steering committee, was one
of the persistentfriends that would
mot say die" andewith the co-opera-
ton of Senators Thomas Taggart, Of
Indiana, and William Hughes, OF New
Jersey, with Ashbrook lobbying indie
fatigably.
When it finally came up. in the SEN
ate there was tense contest with
Senators Smith Of Georgia, Thomas
of Colorado and Bryan of Florida,
causing delay and. haggling over
amendments. II was finally agreed
to and signed by the president, on
Friday, Sept. 8, 1916. 1t was the last
bill signed by President Wilson in the
Gath congress. Just as the president
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05

is thickly populated with old soldiers.
With that enviable record he Is not
content TO rest satisfied. Represer-.
ative Ashbrook is determined to help
all he can TO bring the Did soldiers
pension up to nearer balance with
the cost of living. He feels that the
people of the country, the govern
ment, intends that the old soldiers
shall have a Giving pension" and not
a starvation pension.
There are a number Of bills already
introduced to increase soldiers PEN
}sions. Any one Of these that can get
through will have the strongest pos
sible support from Representative
| Ashbrook. 81 am very strongly in
favor of increasing the PENSIONS" he
said. 81 realize that $50 now Is not
as much as s25 a couple of years ago,
| and that the dollara-day law now
does not mean what 1t did when con-
day is less than 80 cents four years
lagc.
! Manned Soldiers
/. II am strongly in favor of having
the manned soldiers pension allow
ance increased to 800 a month" he
| said. 81 hope to sec such bill re-
ported out of committee and passed,
and will DO all can towards that
end"
As Representative Ashbrook Is the
house Democrat ON the joint commit
! tee for the house and senate to frame
general pension legislation, he is In
] a strong position to further the cause
of the old soldiers This joint COM
mittee has agreed to report an in
crease for widows pensions in spec
tally meritorious cases up to $35 a
month. where heretofore the limit
was $25, and for old soldiers up to
s72, where previously the limit was
$50. t
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05
CHURCH NOTE

Howard and Wesley Chapel, NJ. e.
churches, Sunday, Sept. Z. Rev. F.
A. Gilmore, pastor.
Howard-Missionary Sunday. $3.50
Sunday school, George A. Grimm, su-
oerintenden 1O:3Q, morning wor-
ship. Sermon by the pastor. 8 p. m.
Wednesday, prayer service.
Wesley Chapel--Missionary Sun
day. 10:30, Sunday school, Elmer
Kaylor, superintendent o'clock,
evening worship. Sermon by the
pastor. Wesley Chapel social at the
parsonage in Howard Friday evening,
Sept 5. Everyone in the community
invited.
You are cordially invited to all
these services.
Not insinuations, but news, In THE
BANNER
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05

One day came this Esau Johnson TO
my home in Johnstown. He had walk
ed IS miles Tor the audience. He told
a very interesting story Of how he
was acting as body servant. He stood
right beside his master in battle
Along came bullet and the white
soldier fell over in Esau's arms. He
picked mp. the gun and kept on fight
ing. taking the dead soldiers place
1 and toting his gun and shooting John
! ny Rcb whenever he got chance.
I His story impressed me, and asked
Iif he was sure he could prove all this.
! He was not only sure but certain,
positive and convincing on this point.
SO I gave him his dinner, provided
his fare home so he wouldn't have
to walk back IS miles, and told him
| to get the affidavits and I'd get the
| pension.
} Couple of days later met Levi
Mitchell. Did thpt Esau Johnson
come seeing you bout a pensions? he
asked. Then he kept me busy nod
ding my head and answering 'yen' to
a rapid fire of questions. Did he tell
YOU about the soldier was shot down
Did he tell how he grabbed up the
gun and killed rebels for two years? !?
etc. Levi had the whole story dowr
pat Is you all going to get him tina,
Ppension? he concluded. ! allowed
that | would if he brought In the
proof OF his statements. You know
that man was shot-well he wasn't
he's alive today and then he gave
me graphic picture of how he pray
ed and pleaded with Esau not to per
jure 'hisself"-just said to him, nov
you Esau Johnson, you ought know
bettern that-you ought to learn tc
harmonize your statements. Eve
since that ! have been very carefn
to see that pension applicants 'har
monze their statements before I q
very far with their claims"
Many Souvenirs
Representative Ashbrook has man!
souvenirs as mementos from those
who wanted to give something" il
the same spirit as Catharine Grave:
handed him the pear and bunch oil
grapes. He has canes elaborately
} carved by old soldiers, resolution
!. from Grand Army Fosts. Last Christ
mas he got, among other such re
membranes, one that came all the
way from Santa Marguerite, Cal.
is hand-wrought pillow cover, the
work Of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Lee, sol
dier's widow, SO years old, who work
ed for many weeks on the daint!
needlework that adorns her gift.
In his eight years on the pension
committee he has put through NOR
special pension bills than any othel
man in the entire history of congress
He attributes this, modestly, to tn,
fact that he represents district tha
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05

was about to sign the measure, with
Representative Ashbrook, Col. McEl-
roy and other frfeHds Of champions of
the old -soAdters -snfst1HtF widows as
Witnesses. Senators Smith of Georgia
and Bryan of Florida, who, had op-
posed it vigorously up to the last
minute, entered the president' s room.
His three days vigil ended, Repre-
sentative Ashbrook, gleeful as a child
over his victory, asked them to wit
ness the signature. The president,
with pen poised smiled broadly as
they scurried away.
The First Applicant
"To the victor belongs the spoils'
and Mrs. Mary LOvejoy of Newark,
O., in Ashbrooks home district, 100
years old, who chewed and smoked,
was the first woman to apply for a
pension under the act She was born
in Frederick, Md, and in younger
days was an intimate friend of Bar
bara Frietchie. She rode from Fred
Iserick to Ohio on horseback through
Indian-infested country and narrowly
, escaped massacre several times. She
/ died two weeks before she would
have received her first pension check.
The oldest woman to apply for a
pension under the law was Mrs. Mar
tina VanArsdale, of Hebron. Repre-
sentative Ashbrook's eyes opened
wide when he read her vouchers
showing that she was born in Clays
yille, Va, May2, 1916, and so was
101 years old when she applied. Her
husband was civil war veteran
Representative Ashbrook took per
sonal charge of getting quick action
through the pension bureau.
During nine months Representative
Ashbrool received more than 10000
letters from widows of soldiers, many
of which he re-reads as a sad pleas
ure when he wants to remind himself
that he has helped make life brighter
for others along the way. Among
these letters was one which con
vinced Mr.. Ashbrook that he hat
found the modern Mrs. Wigs of ,tht
Cabbage Patch" Congressman Ash
; brook, with tear in his voice, reat
me the letter from Mrs. Elizabeth A
white, of Centerburg,. o.. as follows
A Typical Letter
Dear Friend 1t may be that
ought not to bother you with m.
cares, but you told me you woul'
help me all you could and / believed
you meant what you said. 1t wa
said by one of old that a righteou
Judgment was to Judge others b,
yourself, as do. Your bill has pass
, ed and am certainly glad. an
glad of II not only for myself but TO
q others, especially for Mrs. Sallie Hui
! bell and Mrs. Laura Rinehart. The
|, are getting old and it will help then
/. so much. ~
a II would have written you soone
but my youngest boy has three littl
d babies undsr four years old, and las
/, month his house. and all Of its col
J, tents burned up without insurance
/ So YOU see had to take them in an
J. care for them, and my expenses ar
i heavier than before. but am so gla
r they were all saved that ! will nc
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-05

congress, would not insist upon the
|point.' Page resisted all pleas that
he withdraw, and Representative
CliHer--ef- -Indiana, in the chair;= was
forced to rule the point well taken.
But on Monday, nothing daunted,
back came Representative Ashbrook,
although many friends of the meas
ure were out of the city, and urged
quick action. He made one of the
most touching speeches ever made
on the flObr. He pointed out Gen.
Sherwood, the only Union soldier in
congress, on the Democratic side, and
Gen. Hollingsworth. the only civ
il war soldier from the north, on the
Republican side. He pointed out the
three Confederate veterans, Major
Stedman, of North Carolina, Colonel
Fred Talbot of Maryland, and Gen.
Estopinal, of Louisiana. He extolled
the spirit of good fellowship with
| which they fraternized.
Regarding the bill, he said: ut will
make more happy hearts and homes
in this broad land of ours than any
piece of legislation that has been or
will be passed, and l believe that no
congress ever enacted into laws more
wholesome legislation than this pres
ent congress"
| Again he paid homage to woman
hood, saying: "The one who dares
death to give birth to boy who en-
/ lists to protect our nation, and our
possessions, and who when disease
and death raps at the door of, the
sick.room of the old soldier is there
as ministering angel-the wife ant
mother-should not suffer for tn,
necessities of bare existence in thi.
richest and most powerful nation il
the world. God bless and protec
and may we provide for these poo
old women who have done so mucl
Tor lis and for whom we have don
so little"
| Thanks to John McEIroy
} He reminded the house that 70
}. three months he had "hung aroun
, the chamber like hungry dog" An
| he gratefully acknowledged thank
: land obligations to that prince c
1 good fellows and to the soldiers an
: sailors widows good friend, Colont
t John McElroy, of The National Tril
Q une, for creating favorable sentimer
d for this bill"
Thinking that southern me nbel
g might oppose the bill, Representative
l. Ashbrook had sent out so telegram
d to absent members in Ohio and otht
} states urging them to be on hand IL
J. a roll.call, and they came flocking Il
e to the chamber while he was maxim
u his speech.
e When it came to a showdown, I'll
y. only member who actively oppose
o the bill was Representative w. Frar
IL James, of Michigan, a Republica
N The measure was passed without,
roll-call.
% Several amendments were addt
rs by Senator Charles r. Johnso
d. chairman of the senate committe
p- which increased the mead of gra
IS tude and justice. There was hear
is rending time for Representative AS
O. brook. In the legislative jam me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
PARIS HAS ITS LITTLE
MONTE CARLO NEAR CITY
Beautiful Casino Is Gambling Cen
ter Where All Popular Games
/ of Chance Are Played.

PARIS. May 10 Correspondence of
the Associated Press).-It may not
be generally known that Paris has
it's own little Monte Carlo a few miles
from its gates. with a beautiful casino
where roulette and other gambling
games may be played, and containing
a club without any intricacies Of
election) where baccarat and it's like
may be INDUCED in. It's name is
Enghien-les-Bain the baths and
mineral waters of the little town be-
ing of medicinal value SUFFICIENT to
cover the casino as necessity for
its visitors
The dangers of a gambling center
at the very gates of Paris led the
chamber of deputies to vote in 1913
that no casino should be allow ed
within sixty miles of the capital. The
bill was still before the senate when
the war began and Enghien's Casino
became a hospital. and is to be
brought up for discussion again soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
MANY MILLION FRANCS TO
BELGlANS BY RED CROSS

BRUSSELS. May Is Correspondence
Of the Associated Press).-since the
armistice. the American Red Cross
Commission for Belgium has distrib-
uted some 100000 francs for tho
benefit of various Belgian charitable
works: 100000 francs TO help Bel
gian refugees returning home: 1.o0o.-
900 francs for the mutilated soldiers
and civilians: 100000 francs for
destitute children: 100000 francs for
organizations combating Tuberculosis;
10000 francs for military hospitals:
$4,000 francs for civilian hospitals
and $4,000 francs for building wooden
houses for Termondc. which WAS
burned tho Germans In 1914, and
where nearly 1000 people are now 1iv-
ing in the ruins of their dcvastat ted
1omeB~~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Nearly All Branches Out.

Nearly all branches of organized la
Dor answered the strike call in Van
couver, B. c., yesterday, only the
street railwaymen and the postal
workers refusing to walk out. Re
duced forces were left at work on wa
ter and lighting plants to enable them
to operate.
Conditions in Edmonton and Call
gary, where the general sympathetic
strike failed to tie up public utilities,
are reported as almost normal, and
seventy five mounted police who have
been on strike duty at Lethbridge
have left there for Vancouver.
At Victoria. capital of British Co
lumbia, labor organizations deferred
action on a general strike in SYM
pathy with the Winnipeg workers I'M
til Thursday night.
Street railway men. electrical work.
ers and others oppose strike.
News of the settlement of the
threatened general strike at Toronto.
apparently, had not altered the situa
ton in Winnipeg early today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
FOOD WARNING is ISSUED
TO BERLIN RESTAURANTS
State Commissary Threatens Heavy
Penalties for illegal Meat
and Bread Sales.

BERLIN. May 10 Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-The lille
gal sale of meat and bread without
cards or of more than one portion
of meat for one meal has grown SO
prevalent in Berlin restaurants that
the state commissary for peoples
nourishment has issued sharp re-
minder drawing attention to the fact
that wartime regulations are Still
elective and that further viola lions
will be followed by closing kitchens.
fines up to $4,000 or Imprisonment
UP to five years with loss of citi-
zenship.
The order specifies that most Of the
wartime regulations are as neces-
sary today as before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
BARGAIN SEEKERS KEEP
LONG VIGIL IN LONDON
Many Sit All Day Sunday and
Night for Attractive Dress
Sales Advertised for Monday.

LONDON. May Is Correspondence
OF the Associated Press).-The con-
stantly advancing prices OF dress ma
terial and other necessaries for the
female wardrobe has caused the stores
TO be besieged at times when unusu-
ally attractive sales" are on. One
such sale was advertised for a Mon
day. and before 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning one woman was waiting out
side the establishment. Soon several
others came with provisions and
campstools.
They sat through the whole day and
night and We're joined by many hun
dreds the next morning. Three police
men were requisitioned to restrain
their PUSHES when the doors opened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
CANADA'S SOLDIER
/ GROUPS DISAGREE
Possibility of Trouble Among
Them Over General Strike
Apparent.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. June 4.-Pos-
soldier factions over the question OF
approving the general strike became
apparent today. After the majority
faction. which has condemned recent
bosterous parades, in which some re-
turned soldiers participated. arranged
for parade today, leaders of the
minority faction declared they also
stration.
Decline to Recognize Action.
Executives of the Great War Neter-
ans Association declined to recognize
the action of about 700 members VINO
passed resolutions last night. approx
ing the sympathetic strike of Win
nipeg unions. 1t was pointed out that
there are about 10000 members OF the
Winnipeg association and that an
overw h Ginning majority of the MEM
bers declined to attend the gathering
Several returned soldiers were seen
on the streets this morning wearing
Canadian flags on their coats. Strike
sympathizers who figured in the re-
cent parades objected to the wearing
of the Dominion emblem and forclply
tore flags from the coats of several
men,
With veterans remaining aloof yes
terday's parade of strikers failed to
repeat the scenes of three preceding
days, when parliament house was
visited
Although Cancellation offers have
been obtained from both sides in the
metal workers controversy by rail-
roaS brotherhood mediators, no de-
tails have been made known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Cotton Blouses, So. SO

Made of plain or striped organdy, wolfe,
dimity, batste or French ginghams Dressy
models trimmed with lace and embr oidery;
tailored models with tucks of all sizes.
All white, colors and checks or stripes
Sizes So to 46.
nt1,a~e e. m A., e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Silk Blouses. $6.98

Either dressy or semi-tailored styles.
with round, square or v necks. Trimmed
with pleated frill new shaped collars,
beads, embroidery. tucks and lace. In
white, flesh. sunset, navy, tea rose,
silver, French blue, sand and combina-
tions of these colors.
Others. $500 to S23.98.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Silk Blouses,
1898 TO S1O9S

Crepe de chine and pussy
willow Taffeta Blouses for
sport or afternoon wear.
Tailored and semi-tailored
models, with high or low
necks. White. flesh and navy.
Sizes 36 to 46.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Pongee Blouses,
$3.50 and 1898

Pongee Blouses, for travelling,
camping. picnicing. etc. Dressy
and tailored models, with high
or low necks. All sizes So to 40.
Second Floor-Lansburgh g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Jap Silk Blouses.
$2.98 to $3.50

Japanese and Tub Silk
Blouses, for Office wear. In
pretty tailored models. in white,
flesh, navy, maize or stripes.
Sizes SO to 46.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Editorial

n man. brought to our
Office a triple Daisy, with
the information that every
bloom on one plant in his,
garden was a triple flower.
He's going to save the
seeds from all those flowers
and plant them next year
in the hope that he will
be able to. grow other
triple daisies, thus adding
another beautiful flower to
our list.
If you've a garden and
find any peculiar variation
from the ordinary in any
of your flowers or veg
etables. save the seed and
plant it, next season. Per-,
haps you'll get results that
will surprise: YOU
Many of our present day
flowers and fruits came in
Just such a manner.
The experiment is inter
esting and at the same time
there is the chance that you
will be the producer of
something that will be
worth its weight in gold to
humanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Extra Size Blouses

Of Georgette, crepe de
chine or wash satin in sew
eral colors. AT $5.98 to S12.98.
Lingerie Waists of wolfe,
organdy, dimity, etc, at sl.29
to 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Cotton Blouses, $5.48

Made of very fine French wolfe One
model has front Of fine tucks and Val
rufles and square collar in front, finished
at the back with small round collar.
Another with pleated frills. edged with
Val lace down both sides of front. Still
others with round or V neck.
Others at 1898 to 1898.