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Palisadian., 1924-11-21

An awful rumpus is being raised
over the serapping Of the battleship
Washington, made necessary under
the Disarmament Agreement. The
fraideats OF journalism, urged on by
the we-must.be-prepa epared-for.war bugs
everywhere, are much worried be
cause they have raised the alarm that
England. France and Japan are really
building more battleehips than the
law allows, while only the poor boob
United States is living up TO the
terms OF the agreement. All OF the
howl In mere cbild's prattle, because
II what the alarmists are saying were
true II would be the same as saying
that ALL THE LEADING NATIONS
Of the world were just fooling when
the Disarmament Agreement was
signed. There is no question what.
ever but that all OF the parties TO that
peace developer are living up to the
letter and the purpose OF II. why
shouldn't they? oh but look at Ja'
pant" they cry. "she Is building more
irplanes than anybody and VIII soon
have an air navy that could put the
United States out OF business In
single night and is already stronger
IN the air than any country" Which
may be true 80 far as building con
siderable number of uirplanes Is con.
cerned. But II isn't true that Japan
Is going to bring on needless war
with us because we chose to pass .
law keeping out Japanese emigration
which is no more than Japan has done
against China and the same as Aus
tralia has done against Japan.
So how foolish to cry aloud against
the destruction of one 35,000,000 bat
tleship when that Is living up TO our
agreement with the other party to It.
England nor Japan nor France VIII
dare break that agreement, and mel
ther will the United States II IL not
that we could not dare to do any
thing, but that we are not going to be
&c dishonorable There ia not Il ma
tion on the globe that wants war now
or IN the distant future. War today
Is a far more hazardous undertaking
shan history has ever known, ant
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
HISTORIC FAKES EXPOSED

Our famous cracked Liberty Bell
was never rung dramatically 10 ce1e-
Drate the signing Of the Declaration
Of Independence, claims Prof Henry
j. Ford Of Princeton University, writ
ing in American Mercury magazine.
He says the story Of the Liberty
Bell IN a myth, Ike many another leg
end of this country's early days
such az the yarn about George Wash.
Ingfon and the cherry tree.
According TO Prof. Ford, the Deela-
ration was adopted July 2. It's pre-
ambIe was adopted July /. And all
without celebration in Philadelphia
or anywhere else. The Declaration,
he claims, was not signed until Au-
gust 2 and the signing was not com.
pieted until the following January Il
in 1777.
He goes on TO tell how the false
legend" about the ringing Of the LIB
erty Bell and the great celebration
was started seyenty-fye years later
by George LiDpard. hctional 70.
manceT.
No matter how much proof is pro.
duced 10 back up Prof. Fosd's claims,
Americans will continue to believe
and revere the Liberty Bell story.
And they should.
1t is absolutely necessary for a
people 10 have thrilling traditions.
The fact that these traditions may be
false does no injury, as long as they
are harmless.
Throughout history. all great races
have been spurred on by inspiring
legends that had little or no basis
In fact.
You recall the Morse myth about
Valhalla, the hail beyond the grave,
where went the souls OF heroes who
died In battle. These ghostly war
riors each morning sailed forth
through Valhalla's $40 gates, TO fight,
and returned at night 10 feast with
the gods. The ValhalIa myth was a
necessity back yonder when nature
was using military organization to
teach men how 10 cooperate In gov
eminent and In economies.
II is 80 with other myths.
What would childhood be without
a belief in Santa Claus, Jack Frost
and the Easter Rabbit? Certainly Il
would lose much Of It's glamour and
charm.
A race that had no harmless myths
would be a race without much tradi-
ton, dramatic instinct. imagination
or patriotism. Happiness is intangi'
Bile. The greatest things In life are
Illusions. We need our myths. Spare
them, ye lemon.ju .julce-blooded mate
rialiste. II there wasn't Liberty
Bell there should have been II is
symbol. Wise men know the need
and power Of symbolism.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
ARE WE TO HAVE BLuNDER NO. /

Federal administrations usually be-
gin to blunder during their second
term. This In large measure ac-
counts for the prejudice against third
terms and sometimes tor the popular
demand for change in party control.
Blunder No. at Washington would
consist In postponing until December,
1925. the beginning OF the reform OF
taxation, with possible final action in
1926 or 1927
When the people of the United
States voted so overwhelmingly for
the Republican candidates the other
day they expected prompt action on
They did not intend that there
should be surrender to the procras
tination OF Congress.
our overhead Is too high. Capital
is needed for business that desires
to expand. Too much money Is tied
up in non.taxable securities.
Now or soon, when the mandate OF
the people Is fresh in every mind, Is
the time to begin the work OF read
iustment, not in 1926-fiackensack
Record.
The Records stand is well taken
and sound. The worst feature OF the
present Mr. Coolidge is that the other
Mr. Coolidge promised the voters BE
FORE election that he would UN-
DERTAKE TO REDUCE TAXES AT
ONCE. and he doubtless got several
million votes on that pledge. But the
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
Repub'n Victory
Meeting at Hack'sk.

The Victory Meeting of the Bergen
County Republican Committee held
Wednesday evening in the Court
House, Hackensack, was well attend
ed.
One Of the main features of the
evening was the presentation of a
handsome ivory gavel to Chairman
McClave by the members of the com
mittee.
The presentation was made by
Sheriff Fox. In his brief remarks he
paid tribute to Chairman McClave
for the work done and the sacrifices
made by him during the campaign.
Chairman McClave was taken by
surprise. He thanked the members
for the beautiful gift and during his
remarks he said that the victory was
made possible only by the cooperation
given him by the committee.
State Senator William b. Mackay
was present with that knowing look,
II told you So" He was the recipient
OF congratulations from the members
or the large majority rolled up in the
county.
A resolution on the death of Earl
l.. ID. Hester, former chairman OF the
committee and former surrogate of
the county, was offered and carried
by unanimous vote.
After adjournment 1t was evident
from the conversation OF groups that
Bergen County was entitled to floor
leader In the Assembly and as Ralph
Chandless led the Assembly ticket he
should be the one to receive the
honor.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
Yes. Nen Aee goen EouAL

Every once ln while SON cone be
gins 70 split hairs about equality
Whenever the Declaration fl quoted
- saying "sll men are created equal" ="
Or whenever IN ideal is stated such
~ that Of Golfers that there must
5e an equal chance for every child :,
there is bound 70 be chorus Of
"Yes. but The argument then pro-
1eeds along these familiar lines
'Look at all the duDs and morons
around you You cant make silk
purse out Of Z sow's ear Human na-
ture cant be changed" and 50 forth
and - forth
The answer tO all that II found In
q recent hook by Dr.. James ]. Walsh.
called Success IN Z New Era" He
n calls that the greatest biological
discovery of recent times was Men
dei's discovery u the laws Of heTed-
~, and adds.
His great work was the biological
demonstration that men are born
equal Not few of the inhibitiong
Yhlcn make men unequal are ac-
quired and due 70 factors that can
be overcome. Dread Of conditions
around us, digtrugt Of ourselves.
failure 70 appreciate our own pow
err. lack Of personal incentive az
result of these mental factors are
the IBblbitions that keep US from
our best efforts.
Training the will power, working
with enthusiasm, seeking recreation,
and banishing fears are the royal
roads 70 success, as charted by DR..
Walsh. Success, he says, Is making
the most Of ones self Everyone can
do that. and when everyone does IT
We shall have the final proof OF hu-
man equality. And when we have
that, he believes, We shall also have
80 many workers working so well
that the whole work Of the world
could be done in three hours day
Golfers Weekly.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
FLORIDA BUTTERFLY
BY Julia Collier Harris
written for the Enquirer-Sun)

Butterfly high Ger the water,
Whittier, o whittier away
AS leisurely, playfully fitting,
You drift like a petal astray?
/ ween, as you drop toward the swim
mer.
Who cleaves with stroke the dark
mere,
Your golden wings fiutter derision-
Those wings which cleave only the
air.
Now circling aloft you go. sky-sprite,
High, high on the crest of the day!
While on the bright mirror below
glide
The butterfly sailboats at play.
You once were the day-lily's lover.
Your rival, the velvet-back'd bee;
You now scorn all blossoms ambrosial
To firt with the breeze of the sea.
How sweet and seductive the heavens,
With their innocent blue, as of May!
o, butterfly, would ! were like you,
Content with sky-sailing all day!
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
GOOD NEWS WANTED

At the present moment there are
nc outstanding matters Of sufficient
import 10 interest village news
paper. and NOT much for the metro
politan papers 70 handle. Aside
e ON the routine Of departments
s. NsshiDgton Is deader than door
rail In New York the stock ex-
ehsnge bull movement in stocks is th@
most exciting thing going On. 4
one nag except the very serious busi-
ness Of celebrating the Centennial Of
the worlds greatest thoroughfare,
Fifth Avenue. The proposed sinking
d the battleship Washington has
stirred the jingoists, but really i'm
rortant events are scarcer than hens
teeth.
Locally. Of course, the situation Is
somewhat of an improvement over
rational happenings. The recount Of
the recent Fort Lee election ballots
is something that has stirred the
borough 10 the depths For long
tine there has been feeling between
certain sections Of the borough, and
recently they have eliminated in a
bitterness hitherto unknown. The al
fair Of calling for a recount 10 de-
ternine whether one man was hon
eftly defeated By a handful Of votes
or not. has played tarnation, Harry?
with those who are partisan 10 one
side or the other Of the combat. But
even this viii right itself and the
feeling will be short-lived, it is to be
hoped And if It were this would be
good news.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
4 PEEvIsH VISITOR

Scnor Plutarco Elias Gales. Gen
Mexico, was taken aback when ne
descended al the railway station in
Paris. He was greeted by number
Of Mexicans and preventative OF
the French Government What az
tonighed him was that the great
French people sent only a Colonel to
welcome a great General from a
great Republic like Mexico. Are
there no more Marshais in Franee?'
he inquired Of his friends.
The explanation aimed at the
Senior took IL for granted that he re
lied upon his prospective elevation TO
the first governmental post Of his
country. They told him that in
France it was the custom to abide
by a strict scale Of etiquette under
which a foreign parsonage of dis
tinction who was travelling .ncognitO
was received by a Colonel Of the
French armed forces. But the state
Senior He continued to listen grave.
iy until a further fact came out
which evidently relieved him Of all
sense OF slight.
Colonel In the French army Is
well content to spend the best years
Of his life to win that post, Senior
Gales was told. The SeDor arched
his brows and shrugged his should.
ers. In his beloved Mexico Colonies
were frequent They were nui-
sance. in fact Any commander
would give a platoon Of Colonies for
one capable mess sergeant. Upon
learning that II was different in
France the Senor was satisfied That
seeming affront has been explained
away.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
IN THE FAMILY

The most chronic line Of American
office holders have been the Roose-
velts. Following the more recent
Teddy, Jr.. as Assistant Secretary of
the United States Navy, comes his
successor. Theodore Douglas Robin
son. his cousin. 1t may be all right in
way, but It is almost laughable that
during the twenty-six years since thc
Spanish-American war about half Of
that period has found member of the
Roosevelt family swiping the office Of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The
coincidence is as odd as it is lurid.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
nobel anb Beautiful
. Tribute to the flag
Sy w. c. WoodaIi, in His Good
Morning" Column, Columbus,
Ga, Enquirer Sun
Not Simply cloth-Not Merely a Pat
tern-Not Just Color.

tern-Not Just Color!
A burst Of color-a ripple of radi-
ance-and the American flag, unfurled
free. glorious, fiuttered in the gentle
breezes, kissed and caressed by the
soft November sunshine, Old Glory on
guard at the Sixteenth street school,
Red and white and blue-colors in
cloth-made in pattern-but how
much more-how infinitely more
t1an just that
These colors are not strangers to US.
Red comes TO us first in the glow OF
the dawn when a great rose hangs in
the eastern sky and in its myriad
forms greets US until the coloring
fades in the wake Of the setting sun
White there is all about US, from the
tieecy clouds on high TO the snow
white blossoms on the bosom of Moth
er Nature and the dazzling flash of the
waterfall
Blue, from the flowers that nestle at
Our feet to the infinite azure of the
heavens themselves.
Infinitely beautiful, each and all, but
the association of the three colors
gives when blended in our flag
There are other starry fields-the
starry heavens themselves excite our
wonder and our reverence and our
awe, but the starry field in our own
flag excites d feeling in our breast, an
exultation and an exaltation in our
hearts that even surpasses the thrill
that comes from Natures grandest
sight.
Ones flag signifies so much-it
means so many things 1t is America
condensed and symbolized in bit of
cloth; it is the worlds noblest ideals
translated through the wonderful al
chemy of sentiment into fash of
color in the evening sunshine; it is
the spirit of freedom itself as it floats,
free and unafraid.
Your fiag-my 1ag-our fagI
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
To Lay a Granite
Pavement at Ferry

Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Com
pany is installing a granite block
pavement to replace existing telford
paving on the exit roadway leading
from the north end of the vehicular
gangway shed at Edgewater Ferry.
Concrete curbs and catch basins are
also being constructed The improve
ment of this road will put the ferry
plaza in keeping with recent road
improvements in the vicinity.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

/ do the very best / knoa0
hoa0, the Uery best / can,
and / mean TO Keep doing
go till the end; If the end
brtngs me out 0U right,
what is said dgatmst me
Wcn't amount to anything.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
HILLTOP THOUGHTS
By P. E. Pull

BEFORE ELECTION
We HEARD A LOT
ABOUT cARFAREs
AND TRANSFERS
AND DISCRIMINATION
BUT SINCE ELECTION
NOTHING BUT
eLissFUL SILENCE
GUESS
THE CALIFORNIA KID"
STEPPED ON A MAIL
AND CONTACTED
A sEo ATTACK
OF LocKJAW.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

ments to be cleaned. They have one
Of the best cleaning appliances in this
part Of the country which enables
them to get out the worksquickly and
well. The phone number is Fort
Lee 2g9
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
EXCUSES

EXCUSES
Queen things happen 10 children,
according to the notes their parents
send to the teachers Here are two
examples:
Dear Miss-Mary's stomach was
off, and | kept her home for three
days"
Dear Ma 'am-Nellie was not well
enough to go to school yesterday. Her
head was very bad all day, but it
worked off during the night"
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

broken promises Of politics often &
mean nothing. Bismarck once said. {
Promise the people snything-they /.
viii forget"
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

They sat upon the parlor lounge,
The world seemed quite all right,
But things were even brighter still
When he turned out the light.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
Extend Business

The Bar Harbor Dry Cleaning Com
pany Of Fort Lee is extending its
business TO all parts Of Bergen county
By calling for and delivering gar
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

THERE is A SERMON IN A
STONE, SAID AN OLD PHILOSO-
PHER. RIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THE STONE is AN ENGAGEMENT
RING. r. JULES DU pom.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

peace. gentle peace. - long way
from crogning herself with z helmet.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

THIS IS DEEP
Boss-Now, why on earth do you
insist ON sliding that roll of sandpaper
along the floor? Can't you carry it On
your shoulder?
Hardware Clerk-Aw. what differ
ence does it make?
Boss-Never mind, III have no
one pulling any rough stuff around
this place.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
FAMOUS BEAUTY

LOOK YOUNG applications quickly make
you look 10 to 20 years younger soon as
applied. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sent
complete on receipt of S5. order today.
Booklet free.
Wonder Beauty Co. Apponaug, r. 5.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

Nurse Ito housemaid)-Baby's got
her mammals complexion.
Father from next room)-Nurse,
are you letting that child play with
those paints?
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

WHEN MRS. UNISON SAID SHE
HAD A ROARING IN HER HEAD
LITTLE URIAH WANTED TO KNOW
II IT CAME FROM THE PERMA-
NENT WAVE.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
= = NMN

voL xvn NovEMBEK q. i9z4 30 .
Palisadian., 1924-11-21
OFF THE
BEATEN PATH

MODERN DAUGHTERS DO NOT
TELL MOTHER 4 LOT OF THINGS.
THE MODERN MOTHER PRoBA-
BLY, KNOWS ENOUGH ANY WAY.
Palisadian., 1924-11-21

An English woman has invented a
tea cart that viii wash the dishes as
they are being wheeled from the din
ing room TO the kitchen. Franko
hopes the thing wont go into reverse
and wash the dishes while they are
being wheeled from the kitchen to the
dining room.
THE POOREST DIMES WORTH
IN THE WORLD is A SUNDAY Pa
PER THAT WAS PRINTED IN NEW
YORK ON THE PRECEDING TUES
DAY.
FOR GOODNESS SAKE" GO TO
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
You can't build the structure of
success or happiness upon foundation
o. others failures or unhappiness.
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COOLIDGE TO HALT
BIG EXPENDITURES
President Hits at Pending Bills
Providing Special Payments
AS Unjustified.

Washington-The numerous bills
pending in Congress calling for large
appropriations are regarded by Pre-.
sident Coolidge as disturbing to the
prosperity and welfare of the coun.
try.
Enactment of these measures in the
opinion of the President would go far
toward destroying prosperity and
creating a situation from which the
country would be long in recovering.
A survey of the various bills involv-
ing appropriations which have been
introduced has convinced the Presi-
Diet that their enactment would call
for appropriations larger than the en-
tire expenditures of the government
outside of the Postoffice department
before the war.
Among the measures which Mr..
Coolidge regards as. inimical to the
country's welfare are those calling for
increased compensation to the Off
cials, pensions, the bonus and for
grants of money to numerous special
classes. If such bills are enacted the
President believes the budget system
would be broken down and depar-
ture taken from what he considers
wise policy of holding the executive
responsible for the financial state of
the nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
BRITISH LABOR GETS HELP
Is Successful In Test of Strength on
Poplar Guardian Stand.

Is Successful In Test of Strength on
Poplar Guardian Stand.
London-The labor government in
the House of Commons faced test of
its strength and emerged successfully.
The question which gave rise to the
discussion in the house had1to do with
Health Minister Wheatley's recent ac-
ton in giving the Poplar Guardians,
what practically amounted to a free
hand in extending relief. to the unem-
ployed This had threatened to call
down the wrath of both Conservatives
and Liberals on the Labor administra-
ton, but when the house divided on
closure moved by Conservative, the
motion was defeated by 295 to 22S.
Many Liberals voted with the Labor
ties an dthus the government was
saved fro made licate situation by the
aid of the Liberals.
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Battle 70 cause U. s. inquiry.

Los Angeles-A federal investiga-
ton of charges by Tom Mix, cowboy
actor of the screen, that he was
dragged from his automobile at the
Mexican border at Tiajuana Feb. Is
by two guards and beaten, doomed as
the two officers involved were report
ed being closely questioned for their
version of the affair. According to
Mix, whose face is said to still bear
marks of the encounter, the attack
was without provocation and occurred
when he demanded This rights as an
American citizen"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
GREEKS OVERTHROW LEADER
PIebiscite Concession Made to Republic
can Opposition by Parliament Vote

PIebiscite Concession Made to RepubIi-
can Opposition by Parliament Vote
London = Adjournment of the vote
of confidence in the Greek national
assembly at the request of Premier
Kafandaris, and apparently at the sug-
gestion Of M. Venizelos, makes it diff
ficult to "size up" the situation in
Greece, says Reuters dispatch from
Athens.
Apparently, however, after hearing
the report of General Othonaios on
the spirit of the army, in the presence
of Georges Roussos, M. Venizelos
deemed it advisable to make con-
cession to the republican party by &C
cepting Roussos' suggestion for pro-
clamation of the downfall of the
Glucksburg dynasty in the national as
sembly, subject to confirmation by a
plebiscite.
This will lead, the correspondent
continues, to the resignation of Kafan-
darts and the assumption of the pre-
miership by M. Roussos.
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do my work again. have even helped
take care of sick neighbor recently, 80
you can see how fit an. l highly praise
your medicine and you may use my let
ter as you see fit. hope it will help
some other woman. Mrs. OLE NoRD-
LEM, Box %, Zahl, North Dakota.
Over IL, 900 women have 80 far re-
piled to our question, "Have you re-
ceived benefit from taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 2"
SO per cent of these replies answer
eyes"
This means that SO out of every 100
women taking this medicine for all
ments for which it is recommended are
benefited by it. For sale BY all drug
gists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
GEORGE R. CHESTER DIES
Fiction Writer and Novelist stricken

Fiction Writer and Novelist Stricken
After Working Late on New Story.
New York - George Randolph Ches-
ter, author and playwright, died here.
Mr.. Chester left his Ohio home at an
early age and engaged in various oc-
equations Beginning newspaper work
as reporter on the Detroit News,
he rose to become one of the nations
most popular writers of fiction. Get
Rich Quick Wallingford" and "Blackie
Daw' were two of his most famous
fictional characters. He wrote num-
Der of books and plays In collabora-
ton with his wife, Lillion Chester. Mr..
Chester was SIS years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29
HOMES ARE PERILED BY FIRE
Estate of J. Ogden Armour's Daughter,
Dean School i'm Path of Flames.

Estate of J. Ogden Armour's Daughter,
Dean School in Path of Flames.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-A forest fire
which has been burning in the edge
of Montecito, suburb, destroyed La
Paz, large resort on the mountain
drive, and number of smaller build
ing on estates in that district. The
property burned was said to be valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000.
Driven by fierce and constantly
changing. winds, the fire swept rapidly
over a half dozen or more estates, one
of which is owned by Lelita Armour
Mitchell, a daughter of ]. Ogden Ar
mour of Chicago. The Mitchell home
was saved as was the Dean school, a
fashionable school for boys, patron
lied largely by wealthy eastern fam
lilies.
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Play Kiddie-Kar Polo

The newest sport in American Lee
gion circles is kiddie-kar polo. Just
now in cities of the Northwest stall
wart Legionnaires are to be seen
astride Of their ''steeds" dashing mad
ly about the clubrooms chasing an
elusive polo ball in an earnest en-
deavor to knock its block off," An
interpost league" has been formed and
the sport is proving most popular
indoor diversion. In one post, which
has a member an inch or two short of
seven feet, the game Is said to be es-
pecially interesting and speedy.