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Pudding Stones Thrown by Gibson North for the Benefit of the People The wets are putting prohibition across. Prohibition would have be come a doubt had not the wets be come active. The policy of non-resist ance should have been followed, but no, the “drys” have been waked up, their fighting spirit is at its peak and the enforcement of the dry laws will take on an enthusiasm that will brook no defeat. Louis Marshall, an able constitu tional lawyer, threw a bomb in the wet camp when he argued and proved that referendums were useless and that they were unlawful on the ground that the expenditure of the people’s money for such a purpose was a waste. Any taxpayer could win a suit enjoining the Legislature from such expenditures. The “referendum'’ is a futile blow at the Constitution. Most political observers believe both New York and New Jersey are wet. They may become “dry” after an experience with free liquor. Prohibi tion being in the Constitution chang ing from wet to dry and dry to wet is not easy. The only way to secure free liquor is to get the “18th” out of the Constitution in the same way it was put in. Oh! but that will be an awful job—tpiite right; but it was put in; that, too, was an awful job. If it won’t come out then it is a major ity rule that it remains in. Senator Edge is a blessing to all Americans who believe in the Govern ment as described in the Constitution. From time to time the newspapers will print opinions of sound constitu tional lawyers and it will gradually percolate in the public mind that the Constitution is not a town ordinance nor a state law nor purely a congres sional enactment, but partakes of all of these by agreement of three-quar ters of all. In the case of the inser tion of the “18th” in the Constitution forty-six forty-eighths agreed to its in sertion. Rhode Island and Connecti cut did not ratify but being members of the Association of States they are in a hopeless minority and must come along with the forty-six. One of the wet witnesses from New Jersey—a labor leader—said there was a "still” in every home in New Jersey. We hope that there was no other testimony before the commit tee so inaccurate. The "wets” have not proved prohi bition unenforceable but that it is not now enforced, especially in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The great blow given prohibition is non-enforcement. The Senate Com mittee with the help of the wets have made this plain to tho Government and the people. Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale, gave remarkably "good testimony at the session of the Senate Committee. He said the “drys,” he thought, had committed a serious error in cam paigning for “enforcement of the law”—rather than a campaign to show the business, moral and physical benefits of prohibition. The "drys” won ground fast but have since lost advantages by not vigorously contend ing that free liquor was a hurt to gen eral business. He claimed the re markable stock market, the real estate boom and the unprecedented good times we have had and are now in the midst of a cause partially from our savings which he estimated at six billion dollars annually. Big business men like Henry Ford and Elbert Gary base their favor for prohibition, not because various ldealic associations are for it—but be cause it brings industrial peace and financial success to their management and properties. When little business men know and understand that a few drinks stand between success and failure for them the agitation for the return of personal liberty will sub side. Professor Fisher punctured the “personal liberty” position by saying —that the plain man could exercise his personal liberty by spending a large part ot his wages In rum of a Saturday night which deprived his wife of the personal liberty to eat. It would seem that our Republican leaders in the State are in a mess. The prominent ones, Senator Edge and ex-Gov. Stokes, are sopping wet and have favored the partial abolition of the Direct Primary. Politicians who desire doubtful things tread cau tiously; they advocate “partial aboli tion;” if that comes, then follows to tal. We are promised light wines and beer, not whisky; whisky will be as scarce as the left hind foot of a rab bit on a dark night. A light wine to be palatable must contain 14 per cent alcohol, and a beer of desire, meaning one that will sell in volume, should contain at least 8 per cent. Ninety two per cent of the drinking was of light wines and beer in pre-prohibi tion days. If we are to have the “stuff” back let it come as before, every kind, everywhere, at a price so low that the poor man may have it in abundance as some of the rich have it now. There is an automobile for every seventh person in the nation. Last year, 1925, there were killed 2,300 people in one way or another by them and there were injured 60,000. Drunken Driver laws are rules of pun ishment, they do not prevent acci dents and death. The tempest now on about prohibition is largely a po litical one. Those trying to maintain their power and those seeking power have finally recognized that liquor or no liquor is the issue—the bold poli ticians are for liquor and the cautious ones are in a brow'n study. African Natives’ Notion In central Africa the natives believe that trees possess spirits, and a weird i ceremony must take place before a 1 tree can be "chopped down. I j D. W. GRIFFITH LAUDS STUDIO MECHANICS Cinema Stars Attend Grand Ball of Ft. Lee Studio Employees Held in New York City. A large group of people from Fort Lee, Coytesville, Ridgefield, Bogota and Edgewater enjoyed the splendid third annual Motion Picture Studio Mechanics’ entertainment and ball in the main ballroom of the Hotel Com modore Saturday night. Among the local boxholders were Gus Anderson and party, Eugene J. Heft and party and Joseph J. Fagan and party. Mr. Fagan was chairman of the box committee and a busy man throughout the evening In taking care of his duties. The Fort Lee people present were: Mr. and Mrs. G. McCork'er, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Doyle, Mrs. D. Devlin, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Fagan, Mrs. Alice Light, Mr. and Mrs. C. Kuhn, Catherine M. Fagan, Gus Anderson, Charles Schlos ser, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Heft, Mr. and Mrs. George Kipp, Michael Hawk ins, A1 Shaw, Charles Kabel and John Forando, and Mr. and Mrs. John Hart. Edgewater was represented by W. Eichoff, Michael Moran and Mr. and Mrs. O. Carlson. From Palisades were James Kelley, Floyd Schaefer and John Hawkins; Coytesville folk present were Frank Redman, Peter Carney and James Carney; Miss Leiselotte Timmell of Ridgefield and W. J. Madden of Bogota were the other Bergen county people present. Among the prominent moving pic ture luminaries occupying boxes were D. \V. Griffith, Adolph Menjou, Thomas Meighan, Eugene O’Brien, Gretta Nis son, Lya De Putti, newly imported German star, Aileen Pringle, Ricardo Cortez, Johnny and Charlie Hines. The affair was broadcasted from station WMCA through the arrange ments of the committee in charge. The feature acts from the Greenwich Village Follies, Sid White of the late George White Scandals, Earl Car roll’s Vanities, Jack Osterman, Rain bow Rose, and innumerable other fea tures from the leading musical shows and Albee’s vaudeville houses were on the bill. Mr. Griffith made a very appro priate speech when introduced by Johnny Hines as the pioneer of the motion picture industry. He spoke of the idealism of labor organizations and predicted the time when there would be no rich or no poor but rather the co-operation of all in producing the better things in life. He said that the men behind the camera did more in helping him produce and direct pic tures than any other single element in the production of his pictures. He told how they were always on the job no matter when called upon, and worked early and late in giving the public the pictures which their dis criminating taste demanded. The grand march was led by Adolph Menjou, Eugene O’Brien, Aileen Pringle, and Lya De Putti. John Doran was chariman of the ball committee, James Delaney, sec retary; Joseph J. Fagan, chairman of the ball committee; Charles O’Lough lin, chairman of the souvenir pro gram committee; J. Walter Mullins, chairman of the arrangements com mittee; William McGuire, chairman of badge committee. The finance committee consisted of Salvatore J. Scoppa, Arthur Gerson and Charles Cavanaugh. Roll of Honor Taken From Walls of Palisade Church The removal of the Roll of Honor from the walls of the Union Church of Palisade has caused much specula tion from those who have regarded it as one of the treasured possessions not only of the church but of the vil lage. It was the personal work of Ed ward A. Caffall, a gifted former resi dent of Palisade, who did the engross ing of the roll with his own hands. It contains the names of every Pali sade boy who was in the World War, and it is greatly prized as a reminder of the days when our brave boys went Into the service of their country. While the Roll of Honor has not been taken from the church, it has been placed in a closet of the basement so that no one may see it, and it was discovered at all by the merest chance. Perhaps some one can ex plain its removal from the church wall, where it has hung for several years near the door of the main audi torium. It may be that even a war thought so tenderly expressed in .the Roll of Honor is objectionable to some one. If so, the public would like to know who. Red Oak Tree Grafts Itself On White Oak A queer thing has happened on a vacant lot in Dearborn road. A small red oak sapling has sprouted on the broken trunk of a white oak sapling that was broken off and splintered on the upper end, about three feet from the ground. The white oak is about four inches in diameter, the red oak tiaving grafted itself to it about six :>r eight inches from the broken end. rhis red oak is about two inches in tliameter and seven feet tall. It is certainly a curiosity in nature grafting. Famous Type Founder Claude Garamond was the first type founder and the most distinguished :ype designer and cutter of his day. tie was the creator of the Garamond lesign as well as other Roman and flreek fonts. 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