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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Seek Treaty with Hungary.

Paris Dec. Am attempt "a, make
a peace treaty with Hungary through
the new Hungarian government was
decided upon by the Supreme Cougc.l
The council reached this decision az
ter listening 10 the report OF. Sir
George Clerk. the Peace con.eren e
smm!ssary who recently returned
fresn. Budapest. II was resolved to
ask the government Of In.rsm er Illus
a'sr' to send u Neuilly, near Paris, az
soon 1as' possible Hungarian de,ega.
tlon empowered TO negotiate oAnee
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

business in the future. Leon
Coleman has taken possession of
the old Steinbing building. where
he and Mrs. Coleman are con-
Quoting a restaurant; and Mr..
and Mrs. e. j. Steinbring have
moved their store and the post
office into their new and larger
building where they will conduct
their business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

CuituiSu oANChe's AS~
wonder II did all these things, for.
when Warren Brill asked the price,
the salesman replied:
Seventy five dollars. SIR"
-whew I" aspirated Roy Burton. whs
had accompanied Brill On his Christ
mas shopping tour.
TN take It," said the latter.
why. you've gone clear daffy. re-
monstrated Burton. you've got no
little ones 1T home"
"N-no. that's So" replied Warren Ii
his difident, hesitating way. but, yen
SEE" ard he grew nustered-"Miss
Deere"
"Eh. Nellie Deere? Surely you're
not thinking Of giving that grown up
beauty a doll?"
'Ch. dear moi" answered Brill.
and he flutrered Ike q frightened
schoOlboy. Il wouldn't dare to offer
her q gift. was thinking Of present.
ing the doll Ia her little niece. Dor
othy. hope Miss Deere won't resent
my taking such liberty. OF course
we're quite friendly"
Friendly" interrupted Burton.
That's putting it mildly. Why. every
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

body knows you're
in love with Mel
lie, and the way
she favors your
company shows
how she regards
you"
"Oh. do you
think so. positive
Tyr gasped War
rem. His face was
q vast map Of
longing hope. "You
don't know how
how happy you
make me. Just put
the doll aside"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
HELD ON BOMB ACCUSATION.
Three Chinese Arrested In Toxic On
Serious Charue.

Toxic. Dec. "A sensation has been
caused in diplomatic circles by the az.
rest OF three Chinese servants. two Of
them attached to the Chinese legation.
and one 10 the Russian embassy. and
also the Japanese gatekeeper OF the
Russian embassy. charged with com
plicity In the attempt TO blow up the
foreign Office with bombs on the o..
casion OF the celebration Of the EN-.
peror's birthday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
INDUSTRIAL BOARD STARTS.
Press Barred After Delegates Are
Welcomed.

Washington. Dec. 2.-The second I'm.
dustriat conference called BY Presi
dent Wilson In an attempt to harmon.
iye relations between capital and la.
Dor. got under way behind closed
doors:'"
Newsparermen were asked TO leave
the meeting after John barrett direc-
tor general OF the Pan-American
union. had welcomed the delegates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

II you have something which
you want to dispose of you can
very soon And out If there is sale
for It by using American want
Adj.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

BY his side. his
finger on the but
ton. Nellie was
looping a string
made to order in
side the doll. He
set II on a chair
Of holly near the
folding doors. She
looked at him
strangely a. he
said:
Miss Deere
Nellie. l ha We
something to say
to you-that is
YeN-aOn1nfhin~ -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
NOTE DIScREOITs cARRANzA.
v. 8. Expresses Lack o. Confidence
In Mexican Ruler.


Washington. Dec. 2.-In its note ad
dressed to President Carranza Of Mex
leo. the American government has
done an almost unprecedented thing
II has expressed It's lack OF confidence
In the good faith Of the government
with which II In dealing.
The note is not an ultimatum, yet
IL is next door 70 one and In regarded
~ precludinG the possibility OF fur.
Their negotiation. It's q question Of
whether the obstinate Carranza will
yield in this case and bring about the
release Of William o. Jenkins, Ameri.
can consular agent. although he has
made such an issue Of II that for him
To do 80 will lose prestige for him.
However, In reiterating its request.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
TWO ACCUSED PLEAD GUILTY.

Acknowledge Crime In Connection
with Ns~berry Election.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. g.
Something OF = sensation was caused
when two Of those cited in the true
bills In the Newberry election fraud
cases came before Judge Sessions and
pleaded guilty.
These were William Il. Rice, a
Grand Rapids printer. who pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and was released
under bond Of $1,000. and Allie X
Moore. formerly 4 Grand Rapids news
paper man and later publisher at
Marquette. Mich. who pleaded guilty
to four of six counts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
674 CARRANZlSTAs SLAIN.
Vita hoedss Wipe Out Regiment
Avenoina Anoeiss.

Ell Paso, Sexas. Dec. 2,-Fighting
like madmen to avenge the. death Of
Felipe Angeles. 1000 soldiers under
command OF Franclsco Villa. fell upon
the Eighteenth regiment OF the fed.
eral army. SIS men. At Rancho Eshejo.
Fl miles north Ut Santa Rosalte. Chi
huahua. - hours after the Chapulte-
Pee officer had been shot down by .
firing squad In Chihuahua City. and
msssacred all but two members Of the
regiment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Good Land
For Sale

wish TO announce that | have
secured the sale Of a consider
able portion of the Tozer land
in Township az. Range is and II.
Pine County. II you are looking
for rich soil close to good mar
kets call on or write me.
Mark Andrews
MARKVILLE, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Ttr &tstlftnr
tcopyriSht)
D. ]. E ssRRWul

HERE never was such
q doll. II was the very
acme Of toy invention.
classic Of features
graceful Of form. ap
pareled In materials
Implications Of the
latest modes Of fash
ion. Flexible Of Joints,
some inner mechan-
ism moved eyes an1
lips, and then II talked
talked! Bless you
yes. In the clearest
childish accents. No
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
PUBLIC SERVICE TO
TRY new ZONE PLAN
NOW IN THE MAKING

President Thomas n. McCarter of
the Public Service Railway Company
appeared before the State Board of
Public Utility Commissioners in New
ark on Monday and outlined to the
board the work the railway company
hat done toward preparing fare Zon-
ing plan to cover the company's entire
system, which the commission had stip-
ulated the company should present.
That he could safely predict that the
plan to be submitted to the board
would be ahead of everything of the
kind that had ever been attempted be-
fore and that would be equitable both
to the public and the company, was
Mr.. Carter's statement
After Mr. McCarter had reviewed
the great amount of work that had
been accomplished toward carrying out
the Utility Boards wishes the board
granted an extension of time until
March l for the filing of the complete
report, President John w. SlOcum,
speaking for the commissioners, saying
that the board knew that the company
had made very earnest effort TO meet
the boards wishes and had spent much
time and money.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
|, ANDERSON IN CLOSE
CALL IN VISITING ship;
BOAT RAMS ANOTHER

81 had a narrow escape" said L. c.
Anderson this week, when on Satur-
day last / took my children aboard
the battleship Mississippi. We en-
gagged passage on little powerboat,
converted yawl, and were almost up
to the big ship when another boat
filled with sightseers crossed our bow
and we rammed her. Both boats were
overfowing with people, and one old
lady fell overheard from the boat we
had hit. There were cries and shouts
at once, and l confess that in the ex-
element 1 became very uneasy. There
were no other small boats right handy,
and the woman somehow did not sink.
The air in her skirts evidently kept
her afloat miraculously. Aboard the
Mississippi several lines were cast off
in the wOman's direction, but all fell
short. One line had a life preServer
on the end and as it came near the
old lady she made a try for it, but
could not quite reach it. 1t was a
pitiable spectacle We all expected
her to go under every minute, but she
kept af1oat 1t seemed the longest
time before anything could be done.
The woman's poise and composure
were wonderful. She was not scream
ing, as most people would have done,
but floated along with the strong cur
rent and slowly going lower and lower
in the water Finally little power
boat dashed up and sailor chap
leaned over and got her by the arms
and hauled her in. 1t was great re-
lief to everybody's nerves. I thought
she would go down in spite of every
thing. We saw the Mississippi. but
were still weak in the knees when we
got home"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
HAYWOOD WATCHMAN
SHOT IN ARMS BY THIEVES
R0BBlNG IRON SAFE

While making his rounds in the
plant of the Citro Chemical Company
of haywood, at midnight, Belden
Thompson, twenty years old, of Hun
ter avenue, that place, the night watch
man, alleges that he was attacked by
two men in red masks, who deliberate
ly shot him in the right arm as he was
punching the time clock
According to Chief of Police John
Peterman of haywood, who was sum-
moned to the plant after the shooting,
Thompson is alleged to have told him
that as he entered the office of the
company he saw one man standing on
the safe, while another stood some five
feet away. Both wore red masks over
their faces
They are declared to have said moth
ing to him, but as he pushed the
watchman's clock they fired at him.
SO far as Peterman was able to as
certain, nothing was missing from the
place.
Thompson was treated by Dr. John
H. d. Finke and this morning had the
H. ID. Finke and had the arm N-rayed
at the Haekensack ospital.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
THIS DRIVER "GETS HIS"
FOR BEING FRESH" TO
TRAFFIC OFFICER GRADER

Addressing an insulting remark to
Traffic Officer GRADER when asked why
he was driving his horse and wagon on
the wrong side of Main street, John
Munarzi, forty-eight years old, of Red
Neck avenue, Little Ferry, was arrest
intOxication and arraigned before JUS
tice Cumming and fined SIS and costs.
Special Officer Ernest Trainor of the
s. p. c. A., who witnessed the arrest,
subsequently hailed Munarzi before
Justice Mackay on a charge of cruelty
to animals, for which he was penalized
$12.50.-RecOrd.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04

out every hour, night and day, for
them. 1t would not have done them
any good, Miller said, had they come
out, for the English and American fight
ing line would have made mincemeat
of them.
The graphic portion of young Sears's
talk was about the surrender of the
Germans, panorama that he witness
ed, and which is to be historical, the
most ignOminious surrender of all rec
ord. He told of how the allied ships of
the fleet kept their guns trained on the
German vessels. Each allied warship
picked out a certain German and got
a bead on him, so that had there been
any funny business there would have
been monkey and parrot time, though
it would have been all over in short
order. Miller is uncertain about re-
naming in the navy and may conclude
to be mustered out if given an oppor-
tunity He is quiet, unobtrusive
chap and showed his makeup by leav-
ing home when only a lad. His talk
was well received.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
JUMPED FROM TRAN,
FELL UNDER FREIGHT,
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF

Amputation of both legs below the
knees was suffered Monday by Frank
Vilenti, twenty-four, of 70 Mygate ave-
nue., East Rutherford, when he leaped
from a fast freight on the Erie "short-
cut" Fairlawn, about quarter of a
mile from the station. 1t was said last
Monday night at the Paterson General
Hospital, where he Is patient that
he will probably survive.
His companion, whose name is not
known, made the leap successfully, al
though the freight is said to have been
going at rate of almost 40 miles an
hour.
1t is not known how Vilenti fell I'M
der the wheels in such a way as to
have both his legs severed, each APP
prOXimately six inches below the knee
and without receiving other injuries
except cash over the eye and another
on the top of his head. He is believed
to have fallen on the sloping banks and
rolled under the wheels.
He was taken to the hospital in an
mbulance.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
COMES AS A GREAT SURPRISE TO PEOPLE

That old bugabOO, the water rate is
again in the limelight. The Hacken-
sack Water Company once more claim
ing disability, makes an appeal this
week to the Public Utilities Board for
a 20 per cent raise in rates, claiming
net deficiency in earning capacity of
$125, 00O-that is, they need S125, 900
to bring them up to a per cent. basis,
which the state says they are allowed
to earn. The increase asked will be
only temporary, it is claimed
Thus the water issue again hobs up
serenely and at time when nobody
looked for it. So far as the Hacken-
sack Water Company is concerned it
has long been bone of contention.
The last time it was big limelighter,
in 1917, was when the now celebrated
"water decision" was rendered, in
which Judge Seufert, acting supposed
ly in behalf of his beloved constitu-
ency, with only altrustic motives, Sc
cured what he hollered about as a
100000 year reduction in rates, and
on which Mayor White, Vincent Kelly
and Mr.. Agnew championed with such
amazing eloquence before their own
local councils. 1t was some claim and
in the face of it all Seufert having
brought the water company to its
knees, and posed as the savior of the
peoples pocketbooks, sent in bin to
the county for $4,000 legal services.
ana which the freeholders declared
unauthorized and Illegal.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
PROF. w. ]. WHITE
NEW SUPT. ENGLEWOOD
PUBLIC SCHOOL

Winton J. White, principal of the
Englewood High School for the past
ten years, has been appointed and has
accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
EnglewoOd public schools to succeed
the late DIR. Elmer C. Sherman.
Mr.. White comes from Columbia.
Pa, and is graduate of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, which university
bestowed on him in 1904 the degree of
bachelor of arts and in 1905 that of
master of arts. For about two years
thereafter Mr.. White taught school in
Wilmington, Del, after which he To-
Gated in Englewood, where for another
year he served as teacher in the High
School.
He is an honorary member of the
Phi Beta Kappa and a committee chair
man of the Alumni of the Teachers
College, Columbia University. He has
also been active in the Jersey State
Teachers ssociation.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04

they can afford to hold on for the big
raise that is sure to come later on.
The taxes on vacant property seldom
amount to burden. The land owner
knows this, so he holds on and on, not
withstanding the great bugaboo he
hears at all times that land will eat it's
head off in taxes"
Does this not sometimes happen?"
Sometimes, yes, it might, but not
often. The fact that it can happen,
however, does not disprove the efficacy
of single tax"
'.Well, tell me just what single tax
really is. Give me the A B of sin
gle tax, so that the common mind may
know what it means"
"Well, now it can be done right off
the reel, but it takes little time to
tell all of it's merits as well as it's
meaning. Reduced to the simplicity
of our common everyday language, sin
gle tax is one tax on land aHEAo tax
on anything else. Houses and all i'm
pr6vements pay no taxes axall-just
the land is taxed"
"Can you cite an example of how it
would work here at home, right here
in PaliSade, for instance?"
Eyes. Just consider that the present
system of taxation is based on fewer
than 300 houses in PalisadT This
small number of houses are ggg
at more than four-ffths of the total
.yaln tioR-ef- the Village There are
something like $4,000 town lots in Pali-
sade's 1920 acres of territory But
for the sake of argument suppose you
lots, none of them less than so by 100,
and at So per lot. You would have
Palisade raising $37, 800 of revenue and
not 81 paid for houses or other above
ground improvements. That's what we
ought to have, of course. | asked w.
M. Hollinger the other day what he
was taxed for his so by 100 lot opposite
his home, where he used to play tennis.
He surprised me by telling me the tax
was $2S.33. Now his tax on his home
house and lot is more than $500 There
you have a living example of the in
CAPABILITIES of our taxation system. l
feel that the people should be educated
more than they are on single tax, but
they do not seem somehow to lean to
it. The reason is that they do not have
it put up to them in the right way. l
have given you the meaning of it all.
1t is as simple as problem can be
stated. Nor is it a problem at all. 1t
is an automatic fact"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
MRS. FANNIE LUCAS,
PROMINENT IN C'W00D,
DEAD OF PNEUMONIA

Mrs Fannie Lucas, one of the most
prominent and active women of Grant
wood, died last Sunday at midnight
from an attack of pneumonia. She
was fifty-seven years old and lived
with her daughter, Mrs. James W.
Akin. She leaves another daughter in
the west, Mrs Ross, and five grand
children, three of Mrs Atkins and two
of Mrs. Ross.
Mrs. Lucas was member of Trinity
Epicopal Church, Grantwood. The fu-
neral services were conducted at the
home of Mrs. Akin Monday night last,
Rev. Marshall F. Montgomery officiat-
ing. The remains We're carried to PeO-
ria, Ill.,, to be buried by the side of her
husband
Mrs. Lucas was woman who loved
service for others greatly. She was
particularly prominent in Camp Mer-
rift activities and gave that work much
of her time at the beginning of the
holidays just past, when she was
stricken with her fatal illness. She
will be remembered for her kindly
heart in rendering aid and service
whenever it came under her notice.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
HACKENSACK NURSE
MET BY LOCAL BOYS
IN FRENCH HOSPITAL

That the nurses from the Hacken-
sack Hospital have been doing their bit
in France and elsewhere along the
former battle line is evidenced by a
letter received here by the parents of
Private William Ryder, who tells of a
fellow soldier meeting with Miss Fran
ces Benjamin, formerly connected with
the Hackensack Hospital, at Base Hos
pital No. SO, and of Miss Benjamin
asking. if he knew of any Hackensack
boys on the line. Ryder and Fred
Schoeffel of Passaic street later WIS.,
tied Miss Benjamin at the hospital,
and the three spent very pleasant
reuniOn.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04

mand. In it's letter to the consumer
the company says:
ITO Our Consumers: In 1917, after
hearings begun in 1914, before the be-
ginning of the war, and extending over
three years, the Board of Public IT'LL
ity Commissioners of New Jersey, ap-
proved new rate schedule for the
Hackensack Water Company, which
went into effect January /, 1919, and
at the same time approved a program
of construction for the improvement
and maintenance of the service.
"This rate schedule was Based on
the pre-war costs of material and la
Dor and pre-war rates of taxation. Had
these conditions remained the same,
the new schedule might have produced
enough revenue to take care of oper-
ating expenses, depreciation and re-
turn on capital. But these conditions
did not continue, as is well known to
the public. The cost of operation and
maintenance, both as respects the cost
of material and labor, has enormously
increased, and the same is true of tax
alton
ut is, therefore, imperative that the
company receive added revenue in or
der to maintain its service and to con-.
tinue it's constructive program.
"We, therefore, frankly place these
facts before you and respectfully adj
wise you that we expect to make an
immediate application to the Board of
Public Utility Commissioners for a
temporary increase of rates by 20 per
cent, to take effect by April 1, 1919"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-04
SAILORS KNOW SHIPS,
COULD PICK 'EM NIGHTS,
ONE ONE 0! them! SAYS SAYS

A very handsome and well posted
sailor from the American fleet now at
anchor in the Hudson took a trip
was standing on the forward deck of
the ferryboat where half a dozen ladies
were gathered looking at the warships.
One of the women thought a ship near
them was a cruiser, and so remarked
to her companion. mo, madam" said
the sailor, that is the battleship Mis-
sissippi."
"Oh, do you know them by name
that way?" she asked, thanking him.
Il don't see how you do it,
ut is easy enough when you know
how. You see, madam, every one of
the battleships is different, vet each
has some particular point of cOnstruc-
ton that we know all about. Take, for
instance, there's the Alabama. See,
she has square crows nest"
What's a crows nest?" asked an
other of the women.
.rhat's the little housekeeping ar
rangement you see up on top of the
IdUtlceu lildSlS. LII WtdlhCi Inv wills
they are walled around with canvas to
keep the wind off the men on watch up
there. Now, on the Georgia, a little
further up stream, you see, the crows
nests are round, and so on-all are diff
ferent. You would not notice this, but
we sailors do. Then there are other
points we know"
One could scarcely distinguish the
ships far up the stream that afternoon
on account of the thick haze, but this
sailor lad picked them out like so
many beans. "This string reaches al
most to YOnkers, as you see. There's
the Utah, the flagship. below the Mis-
sissippi the admiral's ship. The Mis-
sissippi is the junior admirafs ship.
You can tell it by the red flag with one
star in it, Up above us there in the
line are the Alabama, North Carolina,
Texas, Maine, Kearsarge, New Mexico,
Colorado, and that last one is ma
chine shop ship. Much of the repair
ing of the fleet is done on her. And
the young man ratified off more ship
information in the five or six minutes
it took the Fort Lee to sail over to
Edgewater than the average person
would learn in a month of Sundays.
1--WE can tell em nights he said as he
got off