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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
WHY BOLSHEVISM MUST FAIL.

If one wants to know why BOlshe-
vism must fail, all he needs to do is
to take note of the fact that the Boil
SheviStS have cOntiScated the churches
of Russia and suppressed the Sunday
schools, and prohibited all religious
teachings in public. Then he can med
itate upon the fact that since the be-
been maintained that did not have
some kind of religion for a basis.
Lenine and Trotzky were shrewd in
many ways, but they We're foolish in
the matter of religion. Had they been
wise they would have at least FUSED"
the. churches or encouraged religion of
some kind. 1t need not have been the
Christian religion; it need not have
been the Orthodox Greek Church as
established in Russia, although that
would have been the logical thing. But
to break down the churches with one
mandate and to forbid religious teach
ing-that was suicide, however long
it may be until the corpse is buried.
But it would not have been BOlshe-
vism had it not sought to destroy re-
ligion. Religion and Bolshevism are as
far apart as the poles, and they can
never be made to work in harness.
which is to say that Bolshevism cannot
be made to work at all. In his daily
needs man demands religion of some
kind. He may find consolation in the
worship of Buddhal; he may find solace
in the contemplation of the words of
COnfucius he may pray to Mahomet,
or to Zoroaster, or he may commune
with God-but the fact remains that
unless man worships at some shrine,
unless he takes note of something be-
sides the material things of life,
neither his home nor his government
will endure, nor peace and happiness
fall to his lot
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
FEBRUARY WEATHER.

February weather, although appear
ing to break many records, was only a
degree and half colder than normal
The mean low was 36.1 degrees, nor
NAL being 81. The mean tempera-
ture for the month was oil degrees
against 23.6 normal.
Precipitation for the month was alb
normal, with CSC inches, 3.S7 being
normal. The greatest snowfall was on
the 9th and 9th, when 81 inches fell
Sleet fell on four days, 4th, 9th, 9th
and 18th. The highest precipitation
for February was in 1898, when there
was I.S1 inches. The smallest was in
February. 1895, with only 80 inches.
Precipitation in weather records
means rainfall measurement, which for
the month of February was $50 inches
smaller than normal.
There We're only six clear days this
year in February, ten partly cloudy.
The average number of clear days in
February is eight.
The highest temperature was 40 on
the 3rd, lowest below zero on the 1st
The total wind movement for the
month was 1862 miles, with maxi
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
OUTLYING THE CELLARS.

1t is going to be pretty hard for some
of the people who have considerable
supplies of alcoholic beverages in their
cellars to "cOme out even" That is to
say, it is going to be difficult to so adj
just things that they will not Outlive
their cellars, nor their cellars Outlive
them. That would be happy solution,
of course, to have just what beverages
one desires while he is living, and to
leave never drop to mOisten prOfane
lips of strangers when he is dead-that
would be making things come out even.
But it isn't going to happen; hence
there is more worry in the world for a
few.
With some it will be the case of the
pauper who inherited fortune and
who was afraid he wouldn't live long
enough to spend it-but who died in
the poorhouse. With others, it will
be regret when the end seems near,
to mediate upon the contents of the
cellar that might have been more lib
orally used had it been known the end
was near.
One wise old fellow we know has a
philosophy of his own. He says one
might as well talk about conserving
love as saving booze. 1t is to be en-
joyed while it lasts, like love, he says,
with never contemplation of what is
to be done when it has flown.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
GRANTwOOD NOTES
"BASHFUL MR.. BOBBS."

The Ferncliff Players, of the Epiph-
any Church of Grantwood, club
reputed to be the largest organization
on the hilltop devoted to the pro-
motion of amateur productions, will
present their first undertaking, light
comedy in three acts, to be called the
"Bashful Mr. Bobbs''
Mr.. Joseph Scott, of Grant avenue,
who is acting as director, is very
pleased with the showing of his cast.
He believes that it will be but a short
time before his players have become
fully accustomed to their respective
roles. The evening of the first per-
Torrance will be given April %, in
the Church Hall. Mr.. Scott has had
much experience in handling local ma
terial, his dictatorship dates back
years before the Comedy Club. Mr..
J. d. COysh, the playwright who has
successfully written and produced
plays of his own will also lend help
ing hand, besides he has taken the
leading role and we know that he will
prove himself capable of the task in
his mastery way.
Other members of the cast are:
Misses Helen Flanagan, Margaret
Mertile, Grace PEBBLES, Anna Gormley,
Lillian LeClerq, Margaret Mahoney,
Laville Coysh, James Gormley, James
Madden and Harry Dietricks.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.

The Presidents letter this week to
Senator Hitchcock is more largely
smart politics, perhaps, than an effort
to get the treaty ratified. He is now
sure, in all likelihood, that it cannot
be ratified now, will not be, and there
fore he comes back to his recent dec
laration that it be submitted to a sol
emn referendum" In all likelihood
this is what his letter really means.
He stands pat on his former state
ment that the treaty must be taken
whole as it stands or rejected. 1t is
not because it is largely the work of
his own hands, but because it has now
been ratified by the other members of
the big Five" England, France, ia
pan and Italy. The League of Ma
lions is in force without America, and
these powers have agreed to renounce
imperialism, to stand by the rights of
all smaller nations, to protect them
with men and money and to maintain
universal peace where it can be main
tanned with the leagues ardent infiu-
ence.
Whatever may be said of Mr.. Will
son, he is courageous to the last de-
gree He believes in the stand he has
taken that the amendment of Article
10 will nullify the league, and he will
not accept it at the hands of the SEN
ate in this condition. The moral side
of the case, so far as America is con-
cerned, is greater today than ever be-
fore because our allies in the war have
accepted the peace pact exactly as it
was framed at Paris.
But perhaps the league never had a
chance anyhow, for If its enemies had
not attacked through Article 10 they
would have done so through some 9th
err channel. If Mr. Wilson's attitude
on the situation is sincere it may be
that he will make no further effort to
lead the senate since he has now found
that he cannot lead it at all. In that
event will he stand for third term
and go before the people with the
league his platform?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
Millionaires' Club to Give Dance.

The renown MilliOnaires' Club of
GrantwOOd will give another dance ON
Saturday evening, April 10, at Epiph-
any Hall, Knox avenue and the troll
ley line, GrantwoOd. Music will be
furnished by the fine band that used
to play at Palisades Amusement Park
dance hall during the summer season.
The people who have been to the
other dances given by this club at the
same hall on number of occasions
will surely not miss the splendid OPP
portunity afforded them for a good
time on this evening
They expect to have the largest
crowd that ever was present at
Epiphany Hall on this evening. All is
set for a glorious evening. Come and
see for yourself.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
ANY FOOL CAN SEE.

Any fool can see that with all the
other mixups taking place in this old
world that there is something abnor-
NAL due in these old United States of
ours.
There is going to be a third party,
with either Walsh or La Toilette DOM
mating it. And it will have no more
of chance today than in 1912.
President Wilson is almost sure to
run again. Anybody can see the signs
in the stars.
General Wood is not going to get the
nomination from the Republicans. He
isn't going about it right. Besides, he
is too much military.
There is going to be effort made for
soviet government here, and it is in
sured against success long before it
gets started.
Mr. McAdOO will be the Democratic
nominee if Mr.. Hoover is not made
living reality as candidate. There is
more leaning to Hoover than to Me
AdoO-largely more. Hoover is not
Democrat except in principle. He is
one in action.
Governor Edwards will not have the
semblance of chance as a "wet' can
didate for the presidency. He might
make a corking good President, for he
has some of the fundamentals for the
job, and would make great COM
moner ruler. And then, too, he is
"some" politician without being one.
He is for the people all the time. But
fighting for the return of liquor is
against about seven-tenths of the peo-
pie and their adherence of the gin
mill. No man ever got benefit from
them by going in or running them.
But the master politician is Wilson,
closely followed by Lloyd George, who
is the worlds rip-snorter.
Governor Smith of New York is
making record, and he is not saying
word about it. Hylan is making one
and bleating all the time.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

world. / do not say this because
voted for him, but because l feel it to
be true Many who voted for him
would not do so again, perhaps, even
if they had a chance. But you can
always size up a man and his power
by the way his enemies abuse him.
Take the same conditions surround
ing nearly all great men and it has
always been the same. Wilson's posi-
ton is parallel with that of Abraham
Lincoln. No man was ever more cor
daily hated and despised by the very
people who should have lent him sup
port than Lincoln. Mr. Wilson is to-
ever known. If he were understood,
he would be getting some of the ap-
probation that will come when he is
no more. Take his career from start
to finish and it is marked by a stand
ard of ideals few men have ever sur
passed. Perhaps it is idealism that is
the least understood. l think it is.
Also, l realize that The Palisadian
has made some enemies by its I'M
wavering support of Mr.. Wilson, but
there was time when he had right
here in this village the almost solid
support of every voter One day
they will all be glad to recall that once
they helped to make him President"
Well, much obliged, neighbor. Your
ideas suit the occasion. Mr.. Wilson
should have the respect of every
American because he is our ruler, if
for no other reason.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT.

A subscriber to The Palisadian
has sent in a word of commentator
about the occasional words we have
to say about President Wilson. you
are right about our great President"
he says, "for he is truly great man
and history will accord him IA place
with the worlds very greatest men. /
have watched the trend of events :;
have analysed the critics and what
they have to say. He is today the
most feared, as well as the ablest man,
and so recognized, to be named in the
entire list of public men in all the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Cliffside Park BOROUGH.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
Board of Education of the Borough of
Cliffslde Park will receive sealed bids
for Stationery Supplies at the room of
the Board in the High School Building.
Palisade avenue, Cliffside Park, on
March 49, 1920, at s p m.
Specifications of the amount and
kind of supplies can be obtained from
the High School Secretary. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. JOHN f. KELLY,
District Clerk.
March 9, 1920.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
MilIionaires' Club Plays.

One of the best basketball games
of the season was played at the High
School gym on Tuesday evening, when
the MilliOnaires' Club of GrantwOOd
FLASHED with Alan Mutt Post, Ameri-
can Legion. The score was 81 to IA.
1t was very fast game and full of
pep. Until the last few minutes of the
game it was hard to determine which
team would win.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

The Cliffside Park Alumni basket
ball team will play the High School
team Saturday evening, March "a.
Great interest is manifested and one
can expect snappy game with a
friendly rivalry to make things live
ly. The girls of the Alumni are also
planning a team to play the girls of
the High School team on the same
evening.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
cLIFFSIDE PARK NOTES.

The Oxford Club of Cliffside is plan
ming for baseball team, which will
start to practice early in the spring.
The membership has nearly reached
the 100 mark, which makes this club
one of the strongest on the hilltop.
This gives wide selection of players,
and it is said that there is some star
players among them.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
Citizens Club.

The Cliffside Citizens Club will hold
its regular monthly meeting Monday
evening, March Is, in Masonic Temple.
Among other live topics the project of
free delivery of mail will be taken up.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

mum velocity of 60 miles from the
northwest on the 10Th.
And so old February was not so very
bad, after all, though there was some
unsavory weather to contend with.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
Lonq-Lived Jews,

Jews can boast of an average longer
life than any other race. They have
always enjoyed remarkable immunity
from tuberculosis, cholera and typhus.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

The ladies of the Epiphany Circle of
the Epiphany Church of Grantwood
will hold dance and reception on st.
Patrick's night in the Epiphany hall,
Knox avenue, Grantwood.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

A meeting of the Grantwood Fire
Company was held Wednesday even
ing at the Fire Hall building.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

The local branch of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians will hold dance in
the st. Johns hall March II. One of
the features will be a real Irish dance.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
Movies at High School.

On Tuesday evening, April 6, the
senior class of the Cliffside High
School will give program of motion
pictures and other features will be
rendered to their guests. The admis-
sion fee will be 35 cents.
Members of the cast of the play
"Stop, Thief" which several seasons
ago was the peer of the Broadway
hits, are now rehearsing for the play,
which will be given in May.
The domestic science department of
the freshman girls of the Cliffside
High School are giving st. Patricks
party to the members of the senior
class on Monday afternoon. The re-
ception WILDE held in the dining room
of the school, and from there they will
adjourn to the gymnasium, where dane
ing exhibitions will be given. Among
these will be Irish jigs and Irish reels.
The Trenicore Club of Woodcliff
will give st. Patrick's dance on Tues
day evening, March 16, at Carney
Hall, Columbia avenue and the troll
ley line, Grantwood. This will be the
first dance held at that hall this sea-
son since the moving pictures have
been discontinued on Monday, Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
announcement

We beg to announce that we have again
acquired ownership of the Meat depart
ment at the Supply Market which for time
had been owned and operated by Messrs.
Alexander Bros.
Soliciting continuance of their patron
age, we can assure our friends the same
high quality line of Meats, Poultry and
Fish, Moderate Prices and the same high
class Service which always has been fea-
ture Of the Palisade Supply Market.
Respectfully,
A F. BECKMAN & co.
per William Beckman.
Palisade, March /, 1920.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13
cIiffside Beats Hoboken Academy.

Only few braved the storm of last
week, Friday evening, to witness the
basketball game of Cliffside Park
High School against the boys of the
gymnasium. The Cliffside boys were
in excellent condition and played fast
and sure. The boys of the visiting
team worked hard but it appeared
that they We're Outclassed from the
beginning. The password of the local
boys is to be commented upon. 1t was
an Improvement over the preceding
games. The final score read, 1910.
The school orchestra of five pieces
kept the small gathering in fine spirit
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

hold meeting on Friday evening as
quorum was not present.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

James Mahoney, Jr., of Anderson
avenue, who has been spending the
winter at Baltimore and Philadelphia
on business, will return the end of the
present month and continue business
in New York.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

open a garage on Anderson avenue as
soon as the warm weather arrives.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-13

Borough Clerk Louis J. Renter has
communicated with the board of edu-
cation asking for permission of room
to be used as a polling place for the
coming election in April. This is
necessary because of the large vote
pOlled at the last election as the
law requires a polling place for each
400 voters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-27
Matty Will Pilot
 Giants Down South
McGraw To Go Directly From Cuba to San Antonio Camp Where He Will Meet Players and Direct
 Their Workouts WY

New York; Feb. 27-John McGraw won't be here to show the Giants the way from New York to San Antonio, Texas, but Christy Mathewson will McGraw is going from Cuba to Texas as fast and as directly as ships and steam cars will take him and will leave Havana for that purpose to- morrow. He will reach San Antonio within a few hours of his players that is, the early arrivals.
 In the absence of McGraw Matty will be in charge of such players as report here tomorrow and at points en route. Judge McQuade will be hand to look after anybody overlook ed by Mathewson, and if there then are any strays Eddie Brannick. an old hand at the business, will see that their feet are set in the right paths Mathewson came to town yesterday l from his home in Lewisburg, where 1 he has been wintering and contribut , ing to the deathIess literature of the
 diamond. He denied that he had been
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-27
NEWS WIRE ALL SORTS OF SPORTS LOCAL GOSSIP
Jake Magin Teamed
 With GoulIet for the
 Big Six Day Event

New York, Feb. 27.---Jake Magin, two-tirne winner of the six-day race. was teamed with Alfred GouIlet last night for the coming race, March ', at Madison Square Garden. This team won the 1917, making Goullet's third victory, and the combination will be the strongest in the coming event, sharing the popularity with Egg and Madden. O.
 For speed, generalship and endur- ance these teams stand alone in the cycling world, and the contention for first honors should result in one of the best races in years. It will be more of a grudge affair between Goul- let and the Egg-Madden pair, and the sprinting for points should fbe inter esting. With the Belgian bearcats, Busse and Speissens, better than ever and Coburn and Kops]zy battling for a lap, the field looks to be the best
 ever gotten together.
 Word was received yesterday that the Carmania, bringing the foreigners to this side, has been delayed b9 heavy fog and will not reach here until Monday. It will be an anxious trip for the riders, for they are under tho impression that the race starts
 March 1, not receiving word of the change in dates before leaving the
 other side The dates were change
 so as to give the men a weeks worl before entering the race.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-27
WILDE CLAIMS
 SWITCHING OF
 CLOVES IN BOUT

New York, Feb 2T-David Dris- coll, manager of the Arena A C., Jersey City, where the Russe1l-W1de contest took place, has returned to headquarters after a short recreatfve trip As soon as Driscon catches up on his correspondence and ar ranges his next match it might not be aIniss for him to start an tnvest1. gation into the switching of the gloves used by Wilde and his oppon. ent last week
 Under the boxing law of New Jer- sey the gloves must weigh eight ounces and in order to comply with | the statute and still not compel box CTS to wear pillows" three ounces of l the weight are concentrated in a l wrist pad, which leaves five ounces 1 for that part of the glove covering | the hand Gloves of that description 1 have been used in all the important ! bouts in Jersey clubs and were worn | by Kilbane and Valger in their con l test last Wednesday night.
 1 To the dismay of Jimmy Wilde, when he received his gloves for the bout with Russell the entire eight l ounces of weight was centred in the l part of the glove covering the hand | the wrist band being so small as tc be practically negligible. The glove were pillows and Wilde found them
 so tiresome to the hands that they
 prevented him from hitting with GUS
 tomary effect The champion de-
 clared that had he been furnished
 with the regulation gloves used ir
 Jersey he would have stopped Russell
 in three rounds and thus avoided the long siege of punishment which the ! Jersey bantam was subjected to be
 fore he finally was subdued.
 On it's face the switching of the
 gloves appears to have been an at
 tempt on the part of some one to pre- vent a knockout of Russell and to en
 able him to last the limit of eigh
 rounds. This action not only wa
 decidedly unfair to a visiting cham
 pion but would have been unjust u
 any boxer or title holder. It there
 fore would seem to be in order fo
 Manager Driscon to ascertain if pos
 sible who was responsible for tn
 changing of the regulation g1eves to
 pair of pillows for the Wilde-Rus sell contest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-27
JACK SHARKEY WILLING TO BOX
 WILDE AGAIN

If Jimmie Wilde is really sineere In his demand for another bout with Jack Sharksy, who outpointed him in Milwaukee a few months ago, he can have it, according to Joe Wagner, the mite manager of the west sider-
 At the Newark Sportsm ems club last night, Wagner intimated that he had accepted terms offered him by Dave DriscoI for the match The latter is awaiting WIlde's consent to the tilt, which will be staged at the Arena club of Jersey City on March 2z-
 Wilde is expected to attend a con- ference with Driseou today in the Fallon building in Jersey City at which, it is believed, the match will be consummated- The Welshnnan attended the show at Newark last night with his manager, David Hughes. and both enjoyed it i'm mense1y-
 He saw Sharkey, who was occupy ing a seat near him. and kept in con stant chatter with him throughout the exhibition He is loud in his praise for F'eatherweight Champion Johnny KiIbane, but admitted tha the latter is getting old As fol Benny Va1gar, there is no feather weight in the world now as tricks and as clever, in Wilde's estimation