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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24

take bit of loose change lying about
if they didn't.
Most loafers convince themselves
that everybody would loaf if they
dared.
The man who thinks straight never
tries to fool himself.
If he quits job that he ought to
stick to, he knows why he quits it.
He doesn't try to make himself believe
that is was because he might get a
headache if he kept on working too
long.
If you analyze your motives you will
think straight. If you think straight
you will never fool yourself, and you
will never try to fool others.
Many actions that you know are I'M
worthy can be twisted about by crook
ed thinking as to seem almost noble.
But look at them squarely, and you
will not do them.
Most of the trickery and deceit and
consequent unhappiness in the world
could be avoided by straight thinking.
The burglar fancies that every mans
means of defense is to raise his hand
and carry off other peoples property
in it.
The cheat makes himself believe
that if he didn't cheat others would,
and consequently he must sand his
sugar or mix sawdust with his coffee
in order to keep up his end in the
grocery business.
A little reflection would show him
his mistakes. And if he began to prac-
tice honesty he would find, as all men
do in the long run, that it is the only
successful business policy.
Trickery looks easy, but it isn't.
Rascality sometimes seems to prosper,
but it never brings real success.
Straight thinking is the only thing
that brings substantial success, and is
the only way to get out of life the
joy that is in it for honest men.-John
Blake.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24
SANTA CLAUS VISITS THE "HIP'

Charles Dillingham; announces that
in accord with custom which has
been an annual affair in the seven
wears that the New York Hippodrome
has been under his direction, dolls
dressed in replicas of the costumes
worn on the stage by the principals
in "Get Together" will be given away
at all matinee performances OF the
two weeks of the Christmas school
holidays, beginning this coming Mon
day, December 10. AS in other years.
Jennie" the shimmying elephant, will
select each day a seat stub from a
basket filed with seat stubs ana
placed on the stage, the child who oc-
cupies the seat whose number cor
responds to the stub selected by
Jennie" being the winner.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24
CHRISTMAS EVE
written for The Palisadian.) }

(Written for The Palisadian.)
1t had been glorious winter. At
least all the boys though so, for the
cold had set in early and there was
splendid skating. Now, on the day
before Christmas the clouds had grown
thick and heavy, and every few min
utes a stray snowflake came sailing
slowly down. 1t was plain that a
storm was coming The two little
girls who stood by the window looking
out hailed the flakes with shouts of
joy. What fun it will be for Ernest ~
they cried.
Ernest was their only brother, and
that afternoon he was to come home
from school for the holidays. 1t was
only few months before that he had
gone away to school for the first time
but it seemed like years to his sisters.
Rose and May They could hardly wait
for the slow hands of the clock to go
steadily on until t, when his train
would arrive.
They had missed him very much. for
Ernest had always been very good to
them. He had built Il rabbit hutch for
Rose, and she was longing now to tell
him that she had five young rabbits in
it only a week old. He was a clever
boy, too. for once when Mays doll
burst stitch in her side and bled saw
dust to death Ernest cut a piece of
wood just the shape of her body and
stretched the old skin over it so that,
except that her doll was little stiff
in her motions, she was as good as
ever. Besides, he was always buying
them presents out of his pocket money,
and the girls hoped little that he
might now be bringing something. No
wonder that it seemed as if the time
had forgotten to pass.
But at last o'clock did come. Just
as Rose had said for the twentieth
time, He'll be here very soon," they
heard the blast of the engines whistle
In a short time they rushed out to the
gate breathless Just as the machine
stopped. Out jumped Ernest. The lit
tie girls thought he had grown very.
much and were trifie shy at sight OF
him. But he rushed at them and hug
ged and kissed them so that they soon
found that he was the same dear boy
as of old.
Then began the good times. That
very night they had children's party
Such number of boys and girls that
camel Charles and Anna and Margie
and Abraham and Christine All the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24
THE LIAR

1t was Shakespeare who said Lord
Lord, how this world is given to ~
mgr And he was right And Byron
added To the fame of lying by saying
that Truth is masquerade" Pascal
said. There are people who lie simply
for the sake of lying" Chattield said
that Liars are verbal forgers." If he
meant by that that man who would
lie would steal he was pretty nearly
right. If God ever gave an excuse for
the foibles of man He could not have
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24
THINK STRAIGHT

Most excuses are dishonest. Make
as few as possible. Be sure they are
honest before you make them to
others. Be equally as sure before you
make them TO yourself.
The habit of crooked thinking is
easily acquired.
Most thieves begin by persuading
themselves that somebody else would
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24
DREAMING DREAMS
Maria Monty Davidson

VI vi lie substantially
Youth is always dreaming dreams,
Planning plans and weaving scheme:
Building castles in the air,
Noting not the storm that's there.
Youth is building castles new,
AS they disappear like dew,
Hopes and dreams of youth depart
Not SO long as beats the heart
Age is always dreaming dreams,
"reminiscences of schemes,
Crumbled castles of the air.
Shaken by the forces there
Age is building castles few,
AS with time they hollow grew.
Recollections, dreams depart
Only with the beat of heart.
September %, 1921.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-12-24

Wagner Had Own Grave Dug.
was within of Wagner, the great COM
poser, to have his grsve dug in hiss
own garden.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
ATWATER TELLS REAL
 STORY OF TAX LIST

s15.oo more than I had originally sworn to.
 , You make the assertion In the statement Issued by you that the value of the property of the Colu!n- bis Nut & Bolt Company was finally reduced to S24, ,50o.o0 and I inform you now that statement Is misleading, since the Columbia Nut & Bolt CoIn- pany. as the above figures will show, actually paid taxes on sA, 06.o0.
 -he conduct of the Tax Commits sioner in thus raising my assessment list to ridiculously high figure in the. year 1919 was simply a repetition se y to eesa wy Raxs Mss s ReEfE in eeh eh of these years he thus raised the tax list of the Columbia Nut &s Bolt Cou- pany far above its value and then after putting me to tha expense of retaining counsel to protect my com pany's rights, reducing 1t back to list of The Columbia Nut & Bolt Company was filed, in each instance.
 Since the above facts indicate that the statement issued by you was mis- leading in solar as they concern the tax list Of the Columbia Nut & Bolt Company for the year 1919. I will not take the time to specifically detail appear in the remainder of your statement.
 ! am not the sole owner of the which is partly the property of oth- CTS, not living in Bridgeport, and I am sworn to conserve their interests as well as my own.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Reconciliation Of Mayor Wilson And Sam Lauit
 Is Talk Of The Totu1,

and demanding work, and if refused, they would march to the City Hall and demand compensation. when he had done talking to- them. about 15 of i tried q lot of times at the Welfare Rldg,, and had been turned down and 1t would do no good to go again, and they left the hall.
 I4asit and Dean took the remsa.indexs about aa men. to see ~Supt Thorne, and Therne asked Lavit if these men heianged to Local 30. and Lavit an-- sweFed that they did. Thorne sad that # they were all citizens he'd put them right to work.
 sunt. Thorne said. today. do not knew how many of the men actually went te work. who were given em- nleEnse ent through the introduction or MT Iavit."
 No, so is the so called ftOutIaw Union" of metal workers. which con ducted the strike in the Graphophone Company, and there is much feeling between it and the regular America n Federation leaders over the circu1n- stance that No, 30, seems to be Tn such good standing with the admin istration. N
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05

Tho following is the address and expose by Town Chairman Cornell which he delivered last night at sew eral rallies, attended by hundreds of enthusiaGtic voters.
 Tax OffiIr9 Is Corrupt,
 teThe office of the Tax Commission ar as 1t was, is the very nest of cor ruptfon, It is here that a control and power lies which have been used as a btudgeon to hammer tax payers, whether-smau hOme-owners, business man, or manufacturers. into a state of submission, The real power be- hind the Republican Admtnistration is more concerned today about retain ing control of the Tax Office than 1t
 "Wednesday night I asked that MT, Connor tell me why it was that he had reduced by hundreds of thousands of dollars the tax lists of certain in dtviduals and concerns. He has not replied, He does not dare reply. be- cause he cannot do SO without in- eliminating himself,
 tI asked also that MT, Lewis. pres ident of the Board of Relief. state why it was that without authority he issued certain certificates as president of the Board of Relief, when in fact the Board of Relief was not in ses- sion, He does not dare reply.
 Calls ConIaOr and Lewis Implements.
 T charge now fairly and openly,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Crisis In
 Milk Strike
 Has Passed

New York, Nov. 5-Omcials of milk distributing companies affected by the waIkout last Tuesday of the Milk Wagon Drivers Union, asserted today That the strike crisis had been passed and that normal deliveries would be esta blished early next week.
 Distributor has leaped from zero Ht the beginning of the strike to 65 per than meeting Health Commissioners than meeting Health Commissioner Copeiand's demand for fifty per rent. showing. The commissioner had threatened to take over the distribut- Ing industry in the interest of public welfare unless fifty per cent. deliver- les were established by today.
 Officials of the companies united Hast night in inviting striking drivers to return to work as individuals, but Not as members of the Milk Wagon Drivers Union. Immediately @ call went out from union headquarters for nn emergency meeting of the wage scale committee, but the results of ths conference were not announced.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05

A reconciliation between Sam I.avit and Mayor Clifford B. Wilson is one of the astonishing things that has been rumored in labor circles for several days,
 The story comes apparently from the circumstance that I4ayit has the appearance of being associated with the administration. in his efforts to secure employment for Ledge 30.
 Two years ago Lavit was wording for the Democrats. He isn't deing that this year. although he declared that he has not made up hls faina, how he will vote.
 Mayor Wilson threatened to run Lavit out of town. but t.ayit is never. theless at the head of inpeFtaat committees of Lodge Ne.- 80. which appears to be, in close touch wtth the administration.
 Lav;t had an advertisement inserts ed in the newspapers. fWeated Ren to do light work, 30 cents an naurI apply to 0 a. m-, to Mir. Dean. 1687 Broad street."
 There were not more than 70 eF ga at 10S7 Broad street in answer to this ad-, LaVit explained the idea te them about going to the Welfare Building
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
All Japan Nouns For
 Its Premier

Tokio. Nov. 5.-Cablegrams express ing horror over the assassination yes- terday of Takashi Hara. the premier, poured into Tokio today from the capitals of virtually all nations. The attack on M. Hara was made by a de- mented youth, and there is no definite knowledge as yet that it had it's gen. esis in the political rancor which act uated bitter assaults upon M Hara and his government in the recent past.
 Yiscount Uchida, former Japanese minister to the United States and for eign minister M. Hara's cabinet since 1918 has assumed the post of acting premier, pending possible recon struction of the government.
 The death of the premier finds two of the most important men in Japa- nese public life in Washington thous- ands of miles from Tokio in what ad- mittedly may be political crisis.
 Prince To1ugawa, head of the Japa- nese conference delegation has been prominently mentioned for the pre- mfership when the Hara ministry was under attack and at one time was suggested as a compromise candidate for the post.
 Baron Admiral Kato, Minister of Marine who ranks second to the prince in the delegation here occupies a. place scarcely less conspicious in political Japan.
 What effect on the political situa-
 
 said today depended largely upon the details of the crime if the murder was committed by a maniac 1t probably would have no effect whatsoever but if it were committed Try a political enemy the consequences might be far reaching.
 Prime Minister Takashi Hara was born in Feb. 1854 at Norfolk. He be- gan life as a journalist, being a mem Der of the staff of the Hochi. He went to Korea as a newspaper corres- pondent in 1882. Upon returning Hara entered the Foreign office, and was sent to Tien Tsin as consul. In 1886 he served as secretary and charge D. Affaires at the Japanese legation in Paris. Hara. was director of the com mercia1 bureau at the foreign office and promoted to be vice minister of the department in 1895. He was made minister to Korea in 1s96 resigning he became chief editor of the Osaka Mainichi. In 1900 he was minister of Communications one year and then becoming chief editor of the Osaka Shtmpo and later minister of the home department under the Salon. ji cabinet, 1906 to 1903.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
WE'RE JUST LITTLEP PUPS
Russian Souiet 70 Oppose Coming Peace Conference
Governor Lake Issues Annual
 Proclamation

ernor Everett J, Lake. today designated Thursday, November "A, as Thanksgiving Day. In his
 ''Following the custom recoPds ed in the Old Testament, our fore- fathers of all lands have kept the festival of harvest home, This day has been observed from the earliest history of New England, and of our own commonwealth; and net only have we thanked fruits of the earth but. also, for the blessings of freedom and prosperity that we have enjoyed as a nation. In accordance with this ancient and pious usage, I appoint Thursday. the twenty
 THANKSGIVING
 ''Throughout the state. Let the people gather in their churches and in their homes, to offer hum- ble and hearty thanks to Almighty God for the abundant harvests in our land, that have enabled us to share His bounty with the starving multitudes of other countries. and for the great blessing of an ac- complished peace. And, to their thanksgivngs, let them add earn est players for His blessing up- on the conference, which 1t has been the privilege of our nation to call, and that 1t may please Him to hasten the time when the peoples of this world shall so or der their minds and deeds that their swords may be beaten into ploushshares and their spears fn- to pruning hooks and that they may become the people of olIr God"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
Plan Great Revolt
 In Far East

washngtor. Nov.~b--Angered by the action Of the powers in ignoring Rus- sia and Siberia. Lenine and Irotzky with the connivance of leaders of the so-called Far Eastern Republic, are planning to wreck the work of the Washington conference, according to advices here today from observers in Moscow and Vladfvostok; The plan contemplates revolutions throughout Asia with principal efforts directed toward India, China and Korea, where 1t is hoped communiStic upriSingS can be staged of sufficient magnitude to defeat any scheme which may be evolved at the Washington conference for permanent settlement of the Far Eastern problems.
 As the first step in this plan. Lenine has served notice upon the powers that Russia will not be bound by the decisions of the Washington confer ence. The second is the calling of a Communist conference to sit either at China or VladiyoStok simultaneously with the Washington barley.
 The Siberian Far Eastern Confer ence' will be modelled upon the fam ous Congress of the Peoples of the East" held at Baku in the autumn of 1920, which is credited by Soviet lead CTS with having intimidated Great agreement with the Moscow govern ment.
 At Baku, 1881 delegates from all parts of the Near and Far East took
 
 their respective countries to rise against capitalism and overthrow it, A f'soyiet of action and propaganda" was organized wi. h far reaching plans for stirring up revolt against British rule in India and whatever may have been the primary considerations which led Great Britain to conclude the trade agreement wiSl Krassin, it is a fact that the provision upon which British statesmen laid greatest stress at the time was the guarantee trg of cessation of soviet propaganda in the Indian empire.
 At the conference to be held in Si- beria 1t is asserted resolutions will be Introduced declaring the battlefield of the soviet movement to embrace all Asia and urging a united campaign to overhthrow the authority and in- ftuence of the world powers having interests on that continent.
 The so-called Far Eastern Repub- ltc recently asked the United States for representation in the Washington conference. which was refused on the ground that no government exists in Russia or Siberia. In the absence of such a government Secretary Hughes the protection of the interests of the Russian people devolves as a trustee ship upon the conference.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05

Fred Atwater Democratic candi- date for Mayor. has addreSsed tne Robinson, chairman of the Repubn- can Town Committee:
 A statement issued by you relative to the tax assessment list of the Co., which I am treasurer. has been brought to my attention.
 In this you state that, ''in the year 1919. for the same item. MT. Atwater the property described above was S24.5o00o; that the Tax Commissioner Taised Sd ot this assessment te the sum of was reduced to s4o,OOO. .oO. and that of Relief the Tax Comrnissioner upon request of my counsel issued a certitf- cate of error whereby said assess duced to the sum of s24.50O.oo.
 This is misleading, with or without the context.
 The property of the Columbia Nut year 1913 for the sum of H,29o.O0, which you did not state. The sum only to goods. machinery, etc" and did not include the value of real es- tate and automobile which I included
 The Tax Commissioners advanced the figure on all of this property, real and personal, to the sum of $91, ,S06.O %. he sat in his office, without any in vestigation upon his part as to whether the property of the Columbia Nut & Bolt Company actually show ed such an overwhelming increase in value, in the same way that thou sands of other pieces of property have been raised,
 instructed my counsel to appeal 70 the Board of Relief, which he did, and upon which a reduction was made frorn the sum of s91, ,sO6.0o (the sum to which the assessment had been increased by MT. Connor) to the sum of f56, ,s06.oo. which still was s15.516.0o higher than the figure at which he had filed my list.
 My counsel then took the matter up personally with MT, Connor and a further reduction was then made by Mir. Connor through a certificate of error ,as J have since learned) to the sum Of s41. .3o6.0o covering all the property, which was just exactly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05
BOARD or AssEssoRs

that Mir. Connor and MT. Lewis have
 both allowed themselves to be used
 as implements in one of the most cor rupt series of practices ever folsted
 upon municipality. The figures show certain concexns in Bridgeport year after year have received reduc-
 tions in their taxes in amounts any
 where from s10.O00 to $4o0,000. ask MT. Connor and Mir. Lewis to
 state why 1t was that every single
 year since 1915 the American and
 British Manufacturing Company have
 received reductions in their assess-
 ments ranging from sss,750 to S40o.-
 900, If they answer that the $400,oo0 reduction was supposed to have been made by the Board of Relief. an
 swer that this was accomplished through the close cooperation of the two,
 "Wtn Mr. Connor please state what consideration it was which moved him to deduct $155.00O by certificate No. 26 dated AprI 1st. 1920. from the Tax
 List of the Bryant Electric Company And is it not true that MT. Bryant of this company is now supporting MT. Connor and MT, Wilson for re-elec- tion?
 Says Scheme Is Holdup. teThat the whole system Of raising and then reducing was a scheme or hold-up of everybody who might have (Continued on Page Iwoe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-05

tation had not been extended sir James by the government. but that word had been conveyed to him that MT. Lloyd-George desired to see him during his visit in this city.
 Belfast, Nov 5-Sixteen Sim Fedn- CTS raided the police barracks at KeSh, County Fern anagh, last night, overpowered the four constables in charge. seized all the rifles and an- munition and escaped. They took advantage of the absence of most of the garrison. the men having gone to Enniskillen to attend a boxing match,
 General Tudor. Irish police chief; Colonel Wickam. Ulster divisional missioner. and other high police officials were at the tournament.
 Police were rushed to the scene of the raid, but the Sim Feiners had made good their escape. There Is no question of a consultation between the Sinn F'ein delegates and Sir James over the weekend. With the exception of Arthur Griffith they all left for Ireland last night,