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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11

President de la Huerta offers friend
ship of Mexico to this country and de-
clared 1.-THE petroleum issue can be set
tied If the United States and foreign
countries cease to be Influenced by pri-
vate interests"
Minor damage was done by fire on
the United States dreadought Califor-
MIA, recently launched at Mare Island
Navy Yard and being put into com.
mission at Vallejo, Cal.
Henry Clay Frick carried only $780,
600 Of life insurance. Not only was
this an unexpectedly small amount for
a man Of his wealth, but it was the
occasion Of almost equal professional
surprise that 1t should have been the
largest payment made during the year
1919.
President Wilson, without assist
ance and leaning lightly on his cane,
walked briskly through the front en-
trance Of the White House and STEP
ped into his automobile, while crowd
In Pennsylvania avenue looked on
with unusual interest.
Two women were selected by the
Republican Party as presidential elec-
tors of New York State.
Robbers cut through the steel door
and wall of the Liggett drug store,
Fourteenth street, New York, and car
ried away the 400-pound safe in an
auto to Queens and obtained $4,000.
Three persons were killed and two
seriously injured when tons Of rock
shale dropped 100 feet from the brink
Of Horseshoe Falls onto a bridge
leading into the Cave Of the Winds at
Niagara Falls.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
SPORTING

The New Haven Club clinched the
pennant in the Eastern League by de-
feating Waterbury in that city, 10 to
II. The local team led the league the
greater part of the season.
The Boston National League Base
ball Club announced the purchase of
Second Baseman Lacy from the Column
bia team of the South Atlantic League.
Lacy has been ordered to report to
the Braves Immediately.
The st. Leger Stakes of f6,500, run
at Doncaster, England, was won by an
outsider, Caligula, 25 to shot.
Carl A. Barrett and Eugene Buckley
were appointed members Of the new
Massachusetts State Boxing Commits
sion to serve with Col. Alfred F. Foote.
In Schmidt and Haeffner, the Pitts
burgh Pirates have two Of the best
young catchers In the National
League. Schmidt, 1t may be remark
ed, has been in the circuit number
Of years, but Haeffner is a newcomer
and one Of high promise. He is one of
the best catchers, in fact, unearthed
this season.
They make it hard for youngsters
breaking into the game in Cincinnati.
The Redland critics have hoped
aboard young Sam Crane, the kid
shortstop, who took Koprs place, and
are riding him into the ground.
Speaker is probably the best man.
ager In the game today. He is the
well nigh perfect type-one in hun
bred. Comment as to his playing abil-
lty is unnecessary.
Louis A. Firpo, South American
heavyweight boxing champion, is soon
to visit the United States, where he
will seek the advantages to be derived
from good trainers and expert man.
agement Firpo weighs 213 pounds.
Young Montreal of Providence, R. L,
won a decision over Pal Moore of Mem
phis at Woonsocket, r. I. The bout
went II rounds.
William T. Tilden, who won the
worlds tennis championship, at VIM
bledon. England, added the national
title when he defeated William NJ
Johnston at Forest Hills, L. l.. by the
score Of 6-1. 1-6, Is, 61S.
Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
boxing champion. knocked out Billy
Miske of ST. Paul in the third round Of
their scheduled ten-round champion.
ship bout at Benton Harbor, Mich. II
was the champions first fight in de-
tense of his title since he knocked out
Jess Willard fourteen months ago
The end came after the men had
fought one minute and thirteen sec.
onds of the third round.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
FOREIGN

Reports from italian industrial CEN
tiers announced that the workmen who
seized factories which locked them out
were deserving the factories.
The Miners Federation accepted the
invitation of Sir Robert Horne. minis
ter OF labor, TO meet him regarding the
threatened coal strike.
Gabrielle D'Anunzio disapproved Of
the seizure of the American steamer
Cogne and will order its release.
Resolutions favoring prohibition were
rejected by the Anglican Synod. in ses-
sion at Adelaide, South Australia
DR.. Michael Francis Cox. the noted
Dublin physician. resigned from the
Irish Priyy Council as q protest
against the governments policy in Ire
land
According to reports received IT Co
penhagen from Moscow several seri-
Gus revolts against the Russian Soviet
government broke out and were sup
pressed with much bloodshed.
The son of Leon TroJzky. war min
lister of Soviet Russia. was killed in
the fighting on the Russian-Polish
front, according 10 dispatch TO Lon
don from Cracow, Poland
Expedition TO the Turkish Black sea
coast. planned by the Greeks for OPP
erations against Turkish Nationalist,
was deferred.
Premier Dato announced an increase
In railway fares throughout Spain 1t
Is believed in Madrid that this In
crease win prevent the threatened 10
sion Of Conservative parties
A fire destroyed more than 10000
] trees near Ayils, Spain
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
GRAM MAR.

Grammar, as taught in American
schools, is under fire again. The New
York Times believes that the text
books ought to be revised because
English grammar has never been
English, but has always been Latin
grammar, pedantically impaled upon
our language" A better reason will
occur to any one who recalls his school
days sweating through course In
grammar" Latin grammar has no
more been '.pedantically impaled on
our language" than the Latin language
has been impaled upon the English.
English contains many words that are
pure Latin, or derived from Latin. Ii
also contains many words taken from
the Greek, FRENCH German, Italian
and other languages. English gram
mar, like the English language, is a
composite development that drew from
many languages besides the Latin. 1t
is not n purely Latin grammar any
more than the English language Is
purely Latin. The Times deplores the
influence of the Latin purists" on the
language Mt the expense of the old
English. which IL admires as repre-
senting something more native and
rugged, vet old English with its num-
erous infiexions bears closer resem-
blance to Latin usage than does mod
ern English.
What Is overlooked is that common
usage, not the grammarian, makes the
rules of language. The double mega
tive. the disuse OF which the Times
points out as representing the infiu-
ence of the Latinist on the language,
would not have been discarded, despite
the prohibition of the grammarian, UNI
less common usage was prepared To
drop 1t. Custom has more to do in
shaping the language than all the
grammarians. The rule makers do nc
more than follow the people. Ian.
guage and grammar. despite the no.
blest efforts of the purist and the
grammarian. are constantly changing
The colloQuialism of one age is un-
criticisable in the next, the rules for
injecting, the prohibitions. the gram
NAUTICAL niceties of today are meaning
less or gross errors tomorrow.
Instead of return to the old Eng
fish, which was more complex and diff
fieult Than modern English grammar
what we may need is further simplifi'
cation.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
GENERAL

According 10 the United States Geo.
logical Survey Bureau, the area OF the
United States is S,0a6,TS9 square miles.
OF which 2,a7S,7I4 miles is land.
National Association Of PostmaSters
of the United States held its twentieth
annual convention at Cincinnati
A woman arrested in Kansas City
for chewing tobacco was dismissed by
the Judge. who said: If women may
vote. why shouldn't they chew
When Peter vidoviteh. sixty-five-
year-old charity guest Of the New York
municipal lodging house, died in a hos
pital. il was learned that he was pos
SCISSOR of q fortune exceeding S125, 600.
One hundred of the $50 Russian
refugee children being cared for by
American Red Cross, fled from Fort
wadsworth, S. L. presumably in pro-
test against plans TO send them TO
France instead Of 10 Russia
Investigation of alleged gambling on
baseball games IN Chicago was order
ed by the states attorneys Office and
by Chief Justice Mcdonald
A camel ST the state fair. Iniianap-
oils, wandered into & soft drink EN-
porium and drank ten gallons of red
lemonade before 50 special policemen
could get him back into The Garden
Of Allah"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
FIotsam and Jetsam of Live In
terest Caught From the Wires
and Boiled Down.
LATE DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
important Happenings In the Forty
eight States Of the Union-Occur-
rences at the CapitaI-Latest
Cable COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON

The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Company asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for permission I'M
der the Transportation act to issue
So, 475,OO0 in first and refunding mort
gage gold bonds.
Soon after his inauguration, General
Alvaro ObregOn, newly elected Presi-
dent of Mexico, expects to lay plan
for big loan before a group Of
American bankers. The money will be
used for reconstruction of the Mexican
government.
air mail, ihaugurated recently, have
been notified that $1,000 will be dis
tributed in prizes for the best mileage
at the end of the first six months.
A waterway from the heart of North
America direct to the continent of Eu-
rope, resulting from the carrying out
Of the st. Lawrence River project, is
offered as solution of the nations
power and transportation problems by
Horace G. Gardner of Chicago in a
survey which he has made for the
American Society of Mechanical Engi-
neerS.
Neglect to close the main induction
valve on the submarine So caused the
sinking of the submarine off the Della
ware Cape.
The Federal Trade Commission in a
special report made public in Wash
ington charged that prices of farm inn
plements have advanced faster than
warrantede by the increasing cost Of
manufacturing and selling. through
concerted action by makers and deal
ers.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11

sey wasted little time in sending his
opponent over the "1ong trail"
When we consider the money spent
arranging for the battle, the weeks
of training, the columns of publicity
printed in newspapers and the crowd
which assembled from all parts Of
the country, three round contest is
in the nature of anti-climax.
The thousands of fight fans who
fiocked to Benton Harbor, cheerfully
submitting to the-should we say ex-
tortion? -of hotel keepers, chauffeurs,
porters and the like, were at least
not disappointed in the result.
The ouija boards, the stars and the
dope" forecast victory for Mr.. Har-
rison, otherwise Mr.. Dempsey. He
was expected to win by all the wiser
heads, but the festival was too short.
One harkens back to the good old
days when ring warriors were more
evenly matched and mill" might
conceivably go to twenty rounds, with
thrills galore in every round.
1t is almost banal, in this connec-
ton, to summon the shade of John
l.. Sullivan. Even John L." might
concede Dempsey to be worth while
fighter, but what does 1t profit the
multitude to have an outstanding
champion when there is nobody fit to
oppose him? 1t is doubtful if Georges
of France will make much better
showing than the fallen Miske.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
NATIONS BUSINESS

Interstate Commerce Commission
ordered an investigation of the action
of the New York Public Service Com
mission, which refused to permit rail-
roads operating in the state to raise
Interstate rates.
A method of making fiavoring cx-
tracts non-alcoholic was proposed to
the American Chemical Society an
nual convention, Chicago, by DR.. Nj.
De Grote, Of the University of Pitts
burgh. He favored substituting glycer-
inc for the alcohol In these extracts.
All textile plants In Lawrence. Mass,
excepting four mills of the American
Wooden Company and the Pacific Mills
Print Works plant, resumed opera
tons.
There is being held in bonded ware
houses throughout the country foreign
merchandise, including heavy reserve
stocks of metals, chemicals, foodstuffs,
textiles, wearing apparel. furs, feathers
and jewelry, valued at almost $780,
100000. Statistics compiled by the
Department of Commerce show that
Imported merchandise remaining in
bonded warehouses on June 80 was
valued at S1SS,554.S74
Excepting the Pennsylvania Coal
Company's miners in the Pittston dis.
trict, all the anthracite miners in the
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley re-
sumed work. relying on President VIII
tr,rr .af ehca n
thracite coal commission.
Representatives Of the Chambers OF
Commerce OF Japan adopted resolu-
tions declaring that American ship
ping legislation Injuries the trade in
terests of other countries and asking
the United States government TO adopt
policy Of fairness.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK

The highly satisfactory attendance
at Palisades Amusement Park has en-
cOuraged the management to extend
the season of out of door amusements
throughout the month of September.
The added season will be inaugurated
on Labor day with a celebration which
promises to eclipse any holiday fea-
lures of the season. Special vaudeville
and circus will be offered on the free
stage of the amphitheater, fireworks
every Tuesday and Thursday, along
with numerous free shows along the
midways. These features will be
changed every week during the month,
which means that every Monday will
bring brand new array of talent to
the resort.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
TELLING THE WORLD.

Through its press clipping bureau,
the New York Hippodrome executives
has received to date S43 reviews of
the new spectacle, Good Times" The
opening of the big playhouse is of such
universal interest that both the Asso-
ciated Press and United Press Asso-
Citations sent telegraphic report of
the premiere broadcast, and sixteen
different newspaper syndicates cir
culated the news of the launching of
Charles Dillingham's new superspec-
tacle. The reviews now on hand in
clude criticisms in Greek, Italian,
Spanish, German, French, Hebrew,
Japanese, Chinese, Danish, Finnish,
Portuguese and Russian.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
VILLAGE GOSSIP

Commander Paul Berkey was elected
delegate from the julius Zanette Post
to the state convention of the Ameri-
can Legion to be held September 10
and IL at '"The Breakers" Atlantic
City.
An athletic meet will be held at ORR
TAM Field, Hackensack, by the Bergen
county posts of the American Legion
on Saturday afternoon, September IS.
A number of the members of the Julius
Zanette Post will take part in the va
riOus events. The admission will be 80
cents.
Mrs. r. T. McCord and daughter,
Anita, left for Washington last Satur-
day, where they will make their home
as long as Mr.. McCord's work with the
government requires that he remain
there, The McCord family were pio-
neers in Palisade and have always been
active and helpful in all civic and
church affairs. They will be greatly
missed, and it is to be hoped that they
will continue to look upon Palisade
as their home town and return when
circumstances will permit.
MIR. Vincent B. Kelly, Mr. Warner
Mr.. Sibley and Ralph Hacker spent
Wednesday at Rockland Lake but they
found the fish taking day off.
Maxine Sibley was among the guests
at Mr.. Winton J. Whites farm in the
Catskills last Sunday, returning home
Tuesday morning. Mr.. White is the SUI
perintendent of schools where Maxine
attended school last year.
[-Messrs. Elkan, Moore, Hacker. Cor
bel and Mewmark made up fishing
party to Lake Hopatcong. They drove
down on Saturday afternoon in Mr.
Moore's car, returning Monday night.
Mrs. Charles T. Logan and Mrs
Reynolds, her daughter, motored to the
Brady farm in Duchess county, N. Y.
on Thursday for two days stay.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11

General Election for the election of
Presidential Electors, Representative
in Congress for the Sixth Congressional
one Coroner, two Chosen Freeholders for
three years each, one Chosen Freebooter
for the unexpired term of one year, two
councilmen.
Absentee electors who are registered
for the general election may make ap-
plication to the County Board of Elec-
tions for a ballot to enable them to vote
on.
JOHN H. BLAUVELT,
CHARLES N. CUMBERLAND,
F. WILLIAM MEYER,
WILLIAM s. MOORE,
County Board Of Elections.
9-4-3t
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
RECOGNIZING CRIMINALS.

II is marvel to the laymen how
the police officers recognize criminals
by sight, as they are frequently able
TO do. All people look alike to the
layman; he passes up and down the
street, and notices no one who arpuses
his suspicion, But the capable police
man, or other person who is used to
dealing with criminals, is able TO pick
out the offender from the multitude,
Not only that, but he Is able 10
classify the criminal. That is, he
knows whether he is most likely 10 be
piekpocket or an automobile thief
or a forger. Not long ago Warden
Thomas. of the Ohio penitentiary, who
is one of the hest-informed men in
the country In the matter Of criminals
had occasion TO look over twelve men,
none of whom he had previously seen,
and with the history of none of whom
he was familiar. They had been SEN
fenced 10 the penitentiary. and the
warden, Just by way of curiosity, I'M
dertook To classify them. you are
here for burglary" he said 10 one
and TO another, "You are n pickpock-
ct" He pointed out still another and
said he probably had been committed
10 the penitentiary for murder. He
went down the line of twelve men,
and when he finished he had correctly
stated the nature Of the crimes ten
our of the twelve had committed. II
was an unusual exhibition, but many
persons whose activities are in con-
neetion with crime and criminals
could have done nearly as well.
The criminal carries his sign in his
face. in his walk, in his general make.
mp. especially il he is confirmed
criminal One may commit a crime
of course without the stamp appear
ing. hut continued SHINING makes lis
own impression upon the sinner. That
Is why the criminal who goes TO the
hig city Is 50 easily picked up by the
authorities He deceiveS the casual
observer. hut he cannot deceive the
&eer-eyed people who look into every
face to read there the record Of 3
life.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
MAJOR MccLAvE OUT.

Major S. Wood McClave has with
drawn from the race for congressional
nomination in the Sixth District of
New Jersey. The major says he did
this ut the instigation of the County
Committee, but he has served notice
on them that regardless of any ones
wishes, he will be a candidate two
years hence. The major has great
many friends who hope he will finally
reach his cherished goal.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
In,elIinens Apes.

At the foot 81 Mount Kowang. in
North Manchuria, there live strange
animals called ''faru-nanban-kau-"
They are larger than ordinary apes
and dig spacious caverns in the rocky
sides of the hills During the spring
and summer they store up sufficient
food for the winter.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
HON. JACK DEMPSEY
ELIMINATES MlSkE

The Labor Day festivities AT Ben
ton Harhor, Mich, were hrief and
somewhat disastrous 10 Professor
Misse's championship aspirations.
Fighting true TO form, Professor nemp-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
BOARD OF REGISTRY AND
ELECTION
BERGEN COUNTY, N. J.
Registry and Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Dis
trict Boards of Registry and Election in
and for the Borough of Cliffside Park
will meet in the places hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit:
First District, Borough Hall, Cliffside.
Second District. High School, Palisade
Ave. and Riyerview Ave.
Third District. School No. 4. Grantwood.
Tuesday, September ID, 1920
and proceed to make a house-t house
canvass, for the purpose of registering
all persons entitled to vote at the ensuing
Primary and General Election,
Notice is further given that the said
Boards will also sit in the same places
between the hours of seven A. NJ. and
nine P. NJ, on
Tuesday, September %,
for the purpose of conducting a Primary
of the Democratic. Republican and So
the Democratic and Republican County
Committees, and for the nomination Of
candidates of the said parties for Repre-
sentative in Congress for the Sixth Con-
gressional District, and for all county and
municipal officers to be voted for at the
General Election.
Said Boards will also sit at the same
place between the hours of one P NJ and
nine P. NJ. for registration purposes ON
Tuesday, October IL, 1920
and finally on
Tuesday, November 2, 1920
between the hours of six A. NJ. and seven
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
BOARD OF REGISTRY AND
ELECTION
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ. J.
Registry and Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Dis
trict Boards of Registry and Election in
and for the Borough Of Palisades Park
will meet in the places hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit:
First District. Boro. Hall, Broad Ave-.
Corner Central Blvd.
Second District, Martin RAIDERS Barber
ward.
Tuesday, September ID, 1920
and proceed to make a house to house
canvass, for the purpose of registering
all persons entitled to vote at the ensuing
Primary and General Election.
Notice is further given that the said
Boards will also sit in the same places
between the hours of seven A. M. and
Tuesday, September %,
for the purpose of conducting a Primary
Election for the nomination of candidates
of the Democratic. Republican and So
cialist parties for election of menbers of
Committees, and for the nomination of
candidates of the said parties for Repre-
sentative in Congress for the sixth Con,
municipal officers to be voted for at the
General Election.
Said Boards will also sit at the same
pae for the
Tuesday, October IL, 1920
Tuesday, November 2, 1920
between the hours of six A. M. and seven
p NJ for the purpose of conducting
General Election for the election of
Presidential Electors, a Representative
in Congress for the Sixth Congressional
District, three members of the Assembly.
one Coroner, two Chosen Freeholders for
three years EACH one Chosen Freebooter
for the unexpired term OF one year, May
or two Councilman.
Absentee electors who are registered
for the general election may make ap-
to-. n~1 nf 1nn-
tons for a ballot to enable them to vote
on.
JOHN H. BLAUVELT
CHARLES N. CUMBERLAND,
F. WILLIAM MEYER.
WILLIAM S. MOORE,
County Board of Elections
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
No Danger.

No Danger.
"Work never killed no one yet. No,
and it amt going to kill me !'-Drow-
sy Dan.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-11
GRANTW00D NOTES
WoMAN'S MEETING.

There will be n meeting at the Cliff
side High School September. IL. This
meeting is particularly for the women
of Cliffside, PaliSade and surrounding
communities. but men are also invited
to be present.
There will be Republican and
Democratic speaker to outline the prin-
ciples of their respective parties and
to give information regarding registra-
ton and casting the ballot at both
primary and general election.
Committee for Political Study, Wom-
ans Club of Cliffside Park. Elizabeth
]. V. Benda, chairman.
DR.. V. 4. Poole has located an of
flee at 80 Grant avenue, Brentwood.
Mr. and Mrs Homer Saylor. of San
Francisco. Cal, have been guests of
Rev, and Mrs Cause, of Grantwood.
for several days. They are doing New
York, and are enjoying themselves
greatly. They think Grantwood de-
lightful suburb.
Cake Sale.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Trinity Lutheran Church of Grant
wood will hold a cake sale on Thurs
day afternoon September - ar > so
p, m, The sale will be held at the
home of Mrs. Gerbracht. IS Lincoln
avenue. Hudson Terrace. Grantwood
Everybody is welcome TO attend,
s, NJ, Hodkinson left Thursday for
Alexandria Bay to attend the first an
nual trapShoot of the Thousand Island
House Gun Club ON Casino Island. the
most beautiful shooting grounds in
America. The shoot will consist Of
one hundred birds Friday and one
hundred birds Saturday. September 10
and II.