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Jar— Founded 190fi by the late Charles Thomas Lopan, Jr. Incorporated 1825. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY by the Palisadian, Inc. Charles Thomas Lopan, President; Walter Stein, Vice President: Charles W. B. Lane. Secretary and Treasurer. Entered as second-class mail matter at the Palisade, N. J., post office, March 13, 1915. __ PRICE 4 CENTS PER COPY By Mail or Carrier $2.00 a Year Advertising Rates Sent Upon Request ADDRESS The Palisadian Business and Editorial Office Office No. 2, Grant-Lee Theatre Building, Taliaadc Junction, Palisade, N. J. Phone 1 448 Cliff aide Cliffside Park Office and Plant 647 Gorge Road. Grantwood, N. J. Phone 200 2 ClifTbide CHARLES T. LOGAN, Editor; CHARLES W. B. LANE, Manager and Associate Editor; THOMAS de V. FREDERICKS, Assistant Manager. REPORTORIAT, STAFF— Mr*. Chat-lea W. B. Dane. Pali»a<le; Mrs. Centre DonalrtHO", Grantwood; Mr. J. Haveratock. ClifTslde; Mrs. I-ewitt Sceva, Coylesville; Mrs. Charles Johnson. Englewood Cliff*. Special < or respondents, G. H. May, Ridgefield Park; G. N. Vlneent. Boonton. ADVERTISING - Mrs. Mary W. Toney. Hudson Trust Company Building. Union City. N. J.; Mrs. Charles W. B. Lane. Palisade. No Foreign Representatives. National and foreign advertising accepted from any recognized agent at card rate and regulai commission allowed. VOL. XX. SEPTEMBER 3, 1926 No. 38 THE SOFT SPOTTERS One of the peculiar trends of the times is the increasing tendency to seek the soft spots of life. This is the falsest possible theory of life. Dr. Mayo, the celebrated surgeon of Minnesota, thinks that those who seek i too much sunshine for pleasure alone and eliminate the hardships of life arc gradually eliminating themselves and shortening their days. The only sure route to bodily and spiritual vigor is in, obedience to the natural laws of life. And while this is true, the average man finds it dif ficult to keep up with the findings of science that tell him how to live as he should. We keep doing things we should not do because we cannot learn all there is to know in a day, or in a generation. But one thing we should know, and that is to hunt the soft spots is to dis count one’s own life time. No life of ease or luxury is conducive to either health or happiness. Dr. Mayo also thinks that non-sea i sonable foods are not beneficial to the human race. .-Eat the things that|are indigenous to your own climte, he says. Whether this is really deleteri ous to human health or not is not fully accepted, for there is much imported food sent to all lands. But the gen eral statement holds good that seeking the luxurious side of life is not good for anyone. JUST WILL ROGERS At best it may be said that our own Will Rogers is a true sport. A pro duct of the plains, he has always been possessed with a sense of humor. To day he is no doubt the foremost hu morist of the world. And being a product of the plains it is remarkable how he has climbed the social ladder within the few years he has posed before the New York theatre-going public. His humor is a classic in the raw. He never made a point without pith in it, and while much of his work - is without the quality of finish, it is always full of horse sense. All over the country his speech-making abili ties have been much in demand. No man in the public eye “catches on” quicker than Will Rogers, and no man talks horse sense more volubly. As a literary stylist he takes no rank at all, but he scores with the intellect uals just the same. His recent tour of Europe found him hob-nobbing with royalty and he dined at St. James Palace with the Prince of Wales where his sense of propriety caused him to leave without a single “break.” With all of his quips and jests Will Rogets is also well equipped with a liberal stock of good gray matter of superior kind. And lie’s ours. MORE THAN A MONARCH PASSES Thirteen years ago an Italian boy of eighteen, ignorant of the English language, and penniless, landed in New Yorkv describing himself as an “argriculturist,” and eager to find any work that would make him a living. About two weeks ago this stranger of thirteen years ago fought a courag eous battle against death, with mil lions of Americans literally praying for his recovery. Inquiries poured in to the hospital from all sorts and con ditions of men and women, at the rate of twenty a minute, and crowds stood in the rain without, while some forced their way into the corridors. The death bed of no monarch, no statesman, no military hero has so profoundly moved the great mass of the people. It was an amazing tribute to Rudolph Val entino and to his art. Nothing has more impressively dis closed the marvelous hold the screen has on the popular imagination; noth ing so conclusively demonstrated the part it plays in the lives of average men and women. The hero of the screen has the world for his kingdom, and he is the one monarch to whom It is subjects pay tribute as a privilege. The touching story of the losing fight of Rudolph Valentino will be read with a sense of personal loss in the most humle homes of every civilized country on the globe. So much has the moving picture come to mean in the civilization of the age. —New York Evening World. A PLAIN STATEMENT The Editor of the Palisadian de sires to make a statement in reference to its policies which have recently been criticised by a caller who charged him with taking positions' on public mat ters without making investigations. The statement is utterly without truth as the party was duly informed. Exactly the opposite is true. Any newspaper properly conducted is above doing anything that is not fair or ethical. As to giving expression to views or opinions without due consid eration or investigation, there should never come to any righteous editor a time when he can afford to sacrifice principles for expediency. It some times happens that a newspaper takes a stand on public issues opposite to the editor’s individual opinion. There is no crime in this, even if it is un usual; but necessity sometimes makes it advisable, when it is necessary to choose between two evils. The party in question might also, consider another point: There isn’t money enough anywhere to influence this newspaper’s opinion where the editor believes he is right on any public issue. On the other hand he is always open to conviction, but will not bow to coercion, threats or petty criticism. Because he can not see the viewpoint on this or that public matter advocated by his critic, the editor reserves the right to think as he pleases and tries always to be just. Perhaps this is giving more space to a matter already thoroughly well-known to the communities the Palisadian serves, but if the public knew the matter on which the critic called, it would hold it in the same proud contempt the editor does. And whilst the Palisadian’s critic may feel justified in vespipg the edi tor, he really called to advocate a cause in which he has not the slight est personal interest, except a forced selfish one. The responsibilities of a newspaper are always great and should never be in question at all, if the editor be a man of character and purpose. As a matter of fact, the publication is not a matter of any profit to its owner. It has been a contribution to this pub lic for many years and it had tried to live up to those higher standards which should leave little room for criticism . But at best a newspaper is subject to criticism. And while all fair-minded editors invite criticism, 'they do not appreciate an invasion of the sanctity of their personal rights. As a rule the captious critic seldom leads the public into the roadway of better performance. There is a cer tain audacity in his attitude which makes the higher appeal not one of his characteristics. Nor is the capt ious critic much to be admired, for lie is seldom possessed of sound judg ment or principle; the latter allusion being, however, more general than personal. Sometimes the critic may even mislead himself. _ To One Who Would Make A Confession. A sonnet right out of the heart and mind is this by an English poet of distinction, whose work is scarcely known in the United States. Its directness is like the aim of an expert archer. Its scorn of the sorry and ir redeemable past is beautifully ex pressed, and every lover will care for it, avidly. Oh! leave the past (jto bury its own dead! The past is naught to us, the present all, What need of last year’s leaves to strew love’s bed? What need of ghosts to grace a festi val? I would not, if I could, those days recall, Those days not ours. For us the feast is spread, The lamps are lit, and music plays withal. Then let us love and leave the rest unsaid. This is our home. Around it roar Great gulfs and oceans, channels, straits and seas. What matter in what wreck we reach ed the shore, So we both reached it? We can mock at these. Oh, leave the past, if past indeed there be; I would not know it; I would know but thee. —Wilifrid S. Blunt THE SKY The sky is a drinking-cup, That was overturned of old, And it pours in the eyes of men Its wine or airy gold. Local Clubs Discuss War Memorial (Continued from Page 1) memorial, lie said that this same sit uation had arisen in many towns he was in just after the war with! the result that some towns had monu ments while others had memorial buildings, etc., with a utilitarian value. He said too that the library was suggested because it was a form of memorial that would appeal to all and would receive the proper kind of sup port. Mr. Ilansch, a member of both or ganizations, said he felt a monument was the proper thing for a memorial as anything with a utilitarian value was not in keeping with the spirit of memorials and in the final analysis for the living and not for the dead. Mr. P. Carney, a realtor of Grant wood, said he had many views on the subject and was anxious to sec some thing done reminding those present that the purpose of the meeting was to formulate a plan of united action. Mayor Marini spoke at length going back to the. beginning of the story when the first Memorial Committee was appointed by Mayor Cadien. This committee became inactive after a few months and Mayor Marini appointed a committee soon after taking office. This second committee he explained asked several architects to submit plans including Ralph Hacker of Pali sade whose design of a tall shaft with a base with colonades, and a wading pool in front met with the approval of some of the committee members while others felt that a smaller monu ment created by a sculptor would be the proper thing. This controversy resulted in the resignation of several members and since that time nothing more has been done. The Mayor frankly said that he did not consider a public building proper for a memorial to the war heroes. He said the library was needed anyhow whether a war had been fought or not and that no one should try to use the memorial thought to get some im provement that Was needed anyhow. He said too that costs must be taken into consideration and that there was little or no upkeep on a monument while a building required janitor ser vice, lights, coal, etc. He suggested too that the time was not far off when a new Ilorough Hall would be needed and when this is built, room can be provided for the library in this same building. Architect Ralph Hacker spoke on the subject and said he agreed with the views of Mayor Marini. He ex plained the details of his plan for a memorial shaft and passed a drawing of the same around for inspection. Mr. Hacker said that fully UO per cent of the memorials in the United States were designed by architects and that monuments with height had always been the most impressive and the most desired from early history to date. He gave .some examples of where this particular type of monument have have been yet up. Mr. Hacker said too that the monument was the most fitting form of memorial and one that would be most appreciated by cx-ser vice men. He ventured the opinion that ex-service men would look upon a useful memorial in the same light they looked upon the Y. M. C. A. over seas saying that this institution was supposed to be there to help the sol diers but made them pay dearly for everything they got, even a little bar of chocolate. President Rooney thanked the mem bers of the Exchange Club for mak ing possible the joint meeting and said the Realtors would discuss the matter further at their own meeting and arrive at a conclusion. He asked also that the Exchange Club at its next meeting consider the advisability of having the name of Anderosn ave nue changed to Bergenline avenue be ing the name of the part of this high way that runs through Hudson Coun ty Illustrated Songs New Novelty At Grant-Lee A novel feature of illustrated songs which was recently introduced at the Grant-Lee theatre at Palisade Junc tion, has so appealed to the public’s fancy that the management is contin uing their use indefinitely. The illustrated song slides with organ accompaniment provide an op portunity for the audience to give vent to their musical inclinations while being amused by the humorous sketches. Miss Dorothy Mallery, the organist, is a skillful musician and puls just the right sort Qf pep into the music that make* singing irresistible. Last week-end two songs that proved- of esspecial merit- judging from the prolonged handelapping of the spectators were; “Could I, I Ccr Lainly Could”-fend- “I want My Old Gal Back Again”, both published by Ager,' Yellen and Bornsteiri. ' i_;:_L^L: Drake Schools Give Big Order For Typewriters Term Begins Sept. 7 A school of exceptional merit is the Drake Secretarial College located in the Hudson Dispatch Building, .18th street, Union City. This school has been fitting young men and women for the business' world for a number of years and it will open its fall term commencing September 7. Bergen County, as well as Hudson County, can well be proud of having a Drake College within its reach, which is one of the many Drake Schools known the country over as the greatest business teaching insti tution ever conceived. Aside from the very thorough busi ness education that is obtainable at the Drake College there is also anoth er important factor that has been largely responsible for the tremendous success of this institution. That is, its absolute guarantee to secure pos itions for its graduates. There is not a Drake student that is not assured of a good position upon his or her graduation. What is considered the largest order ever received by the Remington Type writer Company from any school or chain of schools on this continent, was placed recently by the Drake College Corporation, for 517 new Remington Typewriters to be used by the stu dents of the Drake Schools. The Union City school was alloted 50 of these new machines. News of the Women’s Clubs ClifFside Park The opening meeting of this season for the Woman’s Club of ClifTsidc Park will be held on Thursday, Sept ember !), at three o’clock, at the home of Mrs. S. N. Scars, Columbia avenue, Grantwood. Mbs. W. S. T3. Dana, the new presi dent, will be in the chair. Palisade The Palisade Woman’s Club will re sume activities in October. Shamsey Family Home Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shamsey of 448 Lafayette avenue, Grantwood are back home again after a three-weeks' vacation spent in Canada and Mount Clemens, Michigan. , ' .*•( I *,J1 i. ■ .m ’ a) ‘ • • : . Make Cooking a Pleasure! Use an Oven Heat Regulator GAS RANGE for ' 30 days FREE -# You can be sure that good materials and careful mixing will produce perfect results wnen you cook or can in a hsat-controllea gas range oven. You can leave a whole meal cooking in the self-regulating oven while you go out for the afternoon. 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SERVICE EAGAN Hackensack School of Business T wenty-Sixth Y ear SECRETARIAL AND BUSINESS COURSES Til Fall term opens—Sept. 7 ~ Evening classes Sept. 20 ENROLL AtJY TIME Call, write or phone for detailed information— MAIN & MERCER STREETS. HACKENSACK. N. J. Phone Hackensack 1751 . Arthur F. Frost, President Palisade 1424 KAREL’S FILLING STATION Dayton Thorobred Cord Free Crank Case Service and Alemite High Pressure Lubrication BOULEVARD AND BERGENLINE AVENUE NORTH BERGEN MOVING TO . 322 MAIN STREET (Next to Post Office) ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1st STORE IN REAR JOSEPH E. RUTTER Absopure Refrigerators Electrical Goods For Your Amusement GRANT-LEE THEATRE Dedicated to the proper presen tation of Photoplays PALISADE JUNCTION. N. J. PHONE 1511 CLIFFSIDE E. Thornton Kelly, Managing Director SATURDAY and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 5 Double Feature Program Anna Q. Nilsson & Huntley Gordon in ‘‘HER 2ND CHANCE” She lean ted a second chance and pot it. Mary Aster & Lloyd Hughes in “HIGH STEPPERS” A perfect epic of modern youth. MONDAY and TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 7 Double Feature Program Dolores Costello in “THE LITTLE IRISH GIRL” A mystery-comedy of crooks and lovers. Louise Fazenda and Jacaueline Logan in “FOOTLOOSE WIDOWS” A pair of girls in a Florida Hotel on a hunt for husbands NOTE—Labor Day matinee starts at 2:30 P. M. Evening performance continuous from 7 P. M. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Double Feature Program Mae Busch & Owen Moore in “CAMILLE OF THE BARBARY COAST” It here the sea of sin breaks against the rocks of love. Tom Moore & Eileen Percy in “UNDER THE ROUGE” A casQ where she was better than she was painted. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - 10 Bessie Love & Wm. Haines in “LOVEY MARY” A great story of Mrs. Wigg's cabbage patch. Hal Roach Comedy— “DON KEY” Matinee: Mon. to Fri., 3:20 p. m. Sat. 2:30 p. m. Evenings: Continuous from 7 p. m. Sundays Continuous from 2 p. m. COMING—SEPTEMBER 13 - 14 Lon Chaney in “THE ROAD TO MANDALAY' mw ■ ,w Schenck Brothers Palisades Amusement Park “The Skyrocket” America’s Latest Thrill Charles Strickland and Or chestra in the Ballroom New Rides, New Attractions, New Thrills Salt Water Surf Bathing GRAND FINALS CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, at 10:30 P. Mi To be danced on a spec ially constructed' stage erected in the center of the ballroom. J