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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. '
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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.
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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'
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Schenck Brothers
Palisades
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“The Skyrocket”
America’s Latest Thrill
Charles Strickland and Or
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New Rides, New Attractions,
New Thrills
Salt Water Surf Bathing
GRAND FINALS
CHARLESTON
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