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CLIFFSIDE COUNCIL VOTES NO ON LOCAL ZONING LAW CHANGES Property Near Edgewater Road and Trolley Still Protected; New Change Introduced. The CHffslde Park Mayor and Coun cil on Monday night voted unanimous ly against the proposed amendment to the zoning law, which If passed would have permitted the erection of an apartment house on the corner of Edgewater road and the trolley line, which Is a restricted one-family dis trict. Another amendment to the zoning law was introduced at this meeting. It changes the property be tween Pleasant and Aurora avenues on the west side of Anderson avenue to a multi-family district as well as the property of Mark Ditenfass on the cast side (by his request). The public .hearing will be held on February 8 In the Cliffside Park Borough Hall. Mr. William Korzinek and former Mayor John Cadien were present at 'Monday night’s meeting and made pleas against the passage of the pro posed amendment affecting the prop erty in the vicinity of Edgewater road and the trolley. Mr. Cqdien suggested that the burden of proof regarding the zoning law be left to the parties de siring the change. "Let the borough uphold the law and let this outside party who wants to build an apart ment take the matter to court and prove his right to do so,” Mr. Cadien said. Councilman Meyer said that it had always been the policy of the Board to act tn matters of this kind only on petition of the people and in that this request was from an individual and the neighborhood was 100 per cent against it he would vote no. Mr. Meyer said also that a rumor had come to his attention that he was in terested in the property. This is not true, he said, and that his adverse vote was answer enougth. It will be recalled that the residents along the east side of Anderson ave nue, north of Lafayette, several weeks ago objected to the proposed change In the restrictions on property oppo site them but stores seemed to be the main objection. There seems to be no objection to first class apartment houses in this section without stores beneath. Bandits' Trial Set For February 23 Was an Inside Job Jersey justice lived up to its reputa tion and moved again with its old time vaunted swiftness following the mur der last week of Frank Brannon, American Express Company employee at Hackensack, during a hold-up of the office in that city with the arrest of eight men now believed to have been implicated ip the same. Six are in the county Jail at Hackensack and two in the Tombs in New York await ing extradition. The latter tvfo are Charles Strand, 36, of 1376 Avenue A, iand James Lynch, 28, of 330 West Seventy-eighth street. The latter was named in various confessions as the actual slayer. Theodore E. Palmer of 2 Elmwood place, Bogota, cashier in the express office at the time it was held up,and robbed of more .than <8,000, is said to have confessed his part in the plot. Others arrested on Monday included Edward Young of Garden street, May wood, who was at liberty under $20, 000 bail in connection with certain burglaries in Hackensack last sum mer; Stephen Kalman, 24, of 184 Ri ver road, Bogota; Arnold Costa, 21, of Elm avenue, Teaneck; Frank Cuneo, 25, of- Hasbrouck Heights. County police on Tuesday arrested 'Charles Rocksch, 49, at his home on Prospdct Terrace, Teaneck, in whose garage the escape car was found and in ’whose house was recovered the ' e^njtt^ money bags. . (' A stiff and a' large quantity of con being‘Held without bail at the county Jail on a charge of murder. Prosecu tor Hart announced that he would bring the entire lot to trial very quickly and seek the electric chair for the plotters as well as the actual ' murderer. 1-1 ‘ One small scrap of paper, an en 'V^lope with a New York address Writ ten on tt. led to the solutibn of the crime and the arrest of the various participants. It is believed to have been dropped by Lynch when he drew His gun from his pocket. A citizen found it in the street near the scene of the crime and turned it over to the police, who in turn were assisted by the Newf York police in the arrest of I the actual gunmen. The latter are j both knuw'n as “bad men” and have ! records. liquor e. AI liquor was located ns well in ). All the men arrested are Tile four Bergen county men were Indicted by the grand jury on Tues day night for the murder of Prank Brannon, American Bailway Express Company clerk, when gunmen robbed the Hackensack office Thursday of last week, and were arraigned Wed nesday morning. All four entered pleas of not guilty. Judge Barker announced Tuesday, February 23, as the date of the trial. Prosecutor A, C. Hart announced that he expected to have James Lynch, the New York gunman, and Charles Strand extradited and in New Jersey before the termination of the week. Plans Early Report On Hudson Bridge Bill Senator Maekay left his Hudson river bridge financing bill in the Senate Committee on Highways this week with the understanding that he would have the bill favorubly report ed by the committee, of which he is chairman, next Monday night when ,,the Legislature will convene for the fourth week of the session. The Pet Column OPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART Edited by Mrs. H. D. Reynolds The following editorial was given to us recently from the New York Amer ican: CAT DESERTERS The intelligent and enlightened state of Massachusetts has gone on record as the champion of deserted cats. A law provides imprisonment or flue or both for anyone who “cruelly abandons” a cat. It is being backed by a reward of twenty dollars offered by a humane society for evidence to convict those who go away on vaca tions and leave their pet felines to look out for themselves. The attitude people have toward their dumb pets is generally a pretty good indication of their attitude to ward their fellow beings. A humane attitude- toward animals and human kindness in the treatment of fellow men are twins gauges of the stage of civilization a society has reached. Why can’t we bestir ourselves and do likewise? And as for dog desert ers—a limitless fine! While visiting a friend recently at St. Francis’ Health Resort in Denville, an'airedale became quite friendly with us until the priest by whom he had been sitting arose from a bench and walked toward the house.' The dog flew from us to him like a shot. My friend said: “Poor fellow, he does not want to lose sight of Father John for a second. He appreciates Father John selecting »him from among the many deserted dogs at Indian Lake. It really is a sin and a shame the way dogs are abandoned at summer re sorts. People will humor their chil dren’s whim to have a "playfellow” during their vacation, and then calmly leave them to their fate, often in the woods and many times tied to a tree. Father John goes around regularly each year to see what can be done about these pitiful deserted dogs and cats, but he certainly meets with no co-operation from the local authorities.” 'During our last two day rain and snow storm in Palisade there was an unusually pathetic ending of 'a “no body’s dog.’’ A thin, raggedy terrier mother dog with four tiny puppies. Frantic with starvation, nearly frozen by the intense cold and wind, and ut terly bewildered by her impossible task of feeding and warming her ba bies, she bit two harmlessly inquisi tive children looking under the garage where she had sought shelter. The doctor insisted the dog be killed— which was done after two policemen had spent three hours in “chasing” her away from her babies. She moved the puppies from one end of the garage to the other while the “chase” was in progress, and the puppies were not found until the following afternoon. The poor things were not even merci fully frozen, but had been huddled to gether for those long weary hours awaiting a slower death. Although it is not a law in New Jersey that a dog should be killed for biting a person, it seems in the ma jority of instances the better thing to do. The misery of the little abandoned mother began a month before her death, however, when she became a homeless dog. People noticed her but did not feed her and did not no tify the authorities. “Oh, what’s the use of bothering the police about such matters—they’ve {rouble enough!” The police department’s conduct in such matters do not warrant such a conclusion. Personally, we do not know of a single instance where they have failed to discharge their duty. They are a kindly lot and do the best they can. But no police etc partment has a thoroughly equipped numane department, and a humane department is sorely needed by every municipality. It is not an expensive department to maintain, and will more than pay for itself in its moral influence upon the children particu larly. Kindliness and a sense of re sponsibility cannot be instilled too young. Every state provides institutions for dependents in whatever class they may be. Unwanted animals are living things and dependents and the state's' law for their protection and disposal is not enforced simply be cause nobody will take the trouble to enforce it. Won't some people who are inter ested in the "under-dogs” help us in an effort to start a humane depart ment that will come under civic con trol and not charity? The Palisadian lias kindly given us space on page 4 to reprint one of Briggs’s “When a Fellow Needs a Friend’’ picture. It is loaned through the courtesy of Mrs. A. Andrea, of Maywood, the originator of the S. P. C. A. drive Tor a county Shelter for animals. Please look at the picture and imagine yourself in such a plight. Would you not welcome the hand that ended your misery quickly? Why leave any living thing to become diseased to the extent of becoming really dangerous to people, as all ani mals do in the month or two in which they starve to death? It Is not alone of the animals we are thinking—it is the harm the poor things may bring to the little innocent children. GHAS. BLACK URGES CONVENTION SYSTEM E. C. Stokes Seems to Agree With Ideas of Former Assemblyman. Several weeks ago Charles F. Black, of Ridgewood, former Assem blyman from Bergen county, ad dressed a letter to E, C. Stokes, chair man of the state Republican Commit tee, on the subject of direct primary elections. Mr. Black contends a bet ter choice of men results from the state convention method. A part of Mr. Stokes’ letter in reply to Mr. Black giving his opinion on the question follows: “I have your very Interesting letter in regard to the Direct Primary. “That is a matter upon which the best minds will differ, but It does CHARLES F. BLACK seem to me the convention system is more in accordance with the teach ings of our Government and it is most apparent, since the primary sys tem has been in vogue there has been a great deterioration in the in dividual standards of members of the House of Representatives and the Sen ate at Washington. In our own Legis lature it is the same, and it Is only once in awhile that a man of your ability comes to the front. That is be cause you happen to have the courage and brains and pluck. "The true form of democratic gov ernment is not in nominations that grow out of personal seeking of office as it is necessary out of the direct primary, but the selection of candi dates and drafting of the same by the people. "Under our present system very few men of brains, like yourself, will put themselves to the front. . Under the convention system the candidates get drafted and selected because they are best fitted to serve, and they ap preciate the compliment' of such se lection and will accept, whereas, un der the direct primary they would not even think of being a candidate.” Foreigner Robbed by „ Bandits; Aided by Local Church People By MRS. GEORGE DONALDSON An appealing little human interest story in our locality was made public this week. Five months ago Anton Kubinertz, a Moravian, landing in this country, left his brother in Oradell and went on to Utica, where he had a job. Last Sunday, having a week’s vacation, he came down on the train, went to Oradell to see his brother, and found he had moved away. Anton decided to return to the city, and on the road a passing automobile offered him a lift, which he thankfully accepted; but the next thing he knew was that his face was covered, mouth gagged and hands held while the three men robbed him of his $45 and dropped him out on the road. Robbed, and with almost no English at nis command, he started to walk to New York, and planned to stop at some church on the way. Early in the evening he arrived at the Grant wood church, which was open at an unusually early hour for its social, but most of the people had already gone down to the Cliffside church for its special community meeting. But Mr. C. E. Velsey of Grantwood was there, and hearing the man’s story, took him down to the other church, where the whole affair proved a very apt illustration of the Bible story of the “Good Samaritan,” about which the pastor, Rev. Mr. Gozzo, was preaching. Anton, too, had at first been passed by others without aid, but the outcome of his adventure was as happy as that of his fellow sufferer in the Bible, for Mr. Velsey explained his plight to the pastor before the close of the service, and in response to his appeal the congregation too .acted as good Samaritans and the poor man 1 was not only provided with the §9 \ necessary for his fa/e back to his ! Utica home, but had, in all $15, which he at first refused to take, but was finally prevailed on to accept as a loan, enabling him to get some supper in New York before he started for home. He was very grateful and gave not only his own name and address but that of his pastor in Utica, where he belongs to the Presbyterian church, and he promised to return the loan as soon as he was back. —The resignation of Edward H. Schwartz as finger print expert, at tached to the prosecutor’s office, has been accepted, to take effect on Sat urday. Schwartz formerly held this position in Newark and accepted the Bergen county job after he had been retired on half pay from the Newark department on the grounds of disabili ty, which caused the pension fund board to rescind their action, com pelling Schwartz to go back to New ark and fill in the required time to earn the pension. Storage B Batteries Are Best for 5-Tube Sets, Says Peter Spilger With the popularity of five-tube radio sets the usefulness of dry cell batteries has diminished and in their place storage B batteries have come ! into vogue. The dry cell’s life is short with multi-tubed sets because of the large amount of current needed to guarantee proper performance. Among the first to recognize these needs was Peter Spilger of 434 Thir teenth street, West New York, and he has made a specialty of 120 volt Edison element storage B batteries, which he sells for $15. Mr. Spilger enjoys a fine reputa tion for honesty and business ability and is an expert in his line. Reverend Montgomery Now Rector of Newark Church Rev. Marshall F. Montgomery upon •the 1st of January entered upon the rectorship of St. Barnabas’ church, Newark, made vacant by the resigna tion in the autumn of the Rev. Walter P. Hayward. Mr. Montgomery cornea from a notable service at the Sea man’s Church Institute in New York. Before that he was rector of Trinity church, Grantwood, where under his leadership there was not only a large increase in numbers, but a continued solidifying and strengthening of the parish in all good ways. The work at St. Barnabas’ church has all the diffi culties of the city parish, but has a ministry to large numbers of people and great opportunities for service. It is confidently expected that Mr. Montgomery will lead the parish into new and fruitful activities.—Newark Churchman. Dick Fox Buys Pretty Home on Pleasant Ave. Richard J. Fox, Jr., the "big butter and egg man” of the local contracting world has bought a nice new home on Pleasant avenue in Grantwood from Charlie Leeger. He will move in about February 1. How about a house warming, Dick? Gets $3,000 Verdict Mrs. Mary McKenna of 218 Wash ington place, Cliffside, suing to re-, cover $50,000 for the death of her husband, Charles McKenna, who was killed hy an automobile in North Bergen last summer, was awarded $3,000 by a Hudson county jury. NUNZIO SCALO Trucking Contractor Excavations Removal Fairview, N. J, Phone Cliffside 467 Boy Scout Troop Is Organized in Coytesville A community Boy Scout troop has been organized in Coytesville and will be known as Troop No. 2, Fort Lee. It is sponsored by the Rotarian Club of Fort Lee, who are endeavoring to start the Scout movement in all sec tions of the borough. Scout Execu tive Bruce Wellington of the North Bergen Council attended the last meeting and talked to the boys =about the “History and Aim of the Scout Movement.” The troop is under the leadership of Scoutmaster Edward Bridenburg, and meets in the Sunday school room of the Reformed Church at 7:30 Thursday evenings. The fol lowing boys have passed the tender foot test and will receive their pins this week: Charles Allen, Brandon Blades, Robert Chertov, George Hub schman, William Korker, Philip Lahm, Nathan Lefkove, Frederick Lozier, James Morrison, Robert Morrow, James Van Nosdall and Eddie Whitteaker. Chas. Heft,' Jr., Equipped For Big Moving Jobs Charles A. Heft, Jr., of Fort Lee Is a moving expert. He specializes in piano and furniture moving, local and long distance. Heft comes from one of the oldest families of Fort Lee, his parents being among the first settlers here. He has up-to-date trucks and says that no job is too small or too big for him. In his em ploy there are several competent men who know the business thoroughly. Day and Night School “A DRAKE EDUCATION WILL GET A SITUATION” Enroll Now for February Call, ’phone or write for a wonderful new secretarial booklet Business and Secretarial Colleges and Schools Your Nearest Drake School Lewis St. and New York Ave. DISPATCH BUILDING Union Gty, N. J. J. H. Farber, Manager TWENTY-ONE SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS JANUARY WHITE SALE! AT FENSTER’S I COTTON STORE 695 Bergenline Avenue West New York, N. J. (Near Eighteenth Street) SHEET BLANKETS Full size. Special. Sale Price Each . $1.00 LOOPED KITCHEN TOWELS Made of durable quality. Sale price 8 for __ $1.00 GLASS TOWELS Extra good quality, made in blue and red checks. 8sa;oer price.$1.00 RUFFLED CURTAINS Cross Bar Marquisette, with valance and tie backs to match. Made in pink, blue or white ruffle. Sale £1 flfl Price, pair ... *P1*uy TURKISH TOWELS Made in pink, blue and gold border. 6sa;0erprice.$1.00 FRUIT OF THE LOOM PILLOW CASES 45x36 fa;:rprice.$1.00 SHEETS Made of extra heavy sheeting, 81x90, full size. Sale price each . $1.00 NAINSOOK 36 inches wide, for Infants’ Wear or Fine Underwear. Sale price 10 yards for.. $1.95 LOOPED STARTEX TOWELS Extra heavy for kitchen use. J*£Pp;!“.$1.00 : FENSTER’S COTTON STORE 695 Bergenline Avenue West New York, N. J. (Near Eighteenth Street) Meeting of Cliffside Park Woman’s Republican Club The Cliffside Park Women’s Repub lican Club held a meeting on Friday evening, January 22, at the home of Mrs. McDonald, of Lincoln avenue, Grantwood, Mrs. M. Common, presi dent, presiding. In spite of the extreme cold there was a large attendance. Plans were made for a hat social to be held after a short meeting on February 25, which will be held in the basement of Rev. Gozzo’s Church on Jersey avenue and car line. The members of the Cliffside Park Men’s Republican Club are invited to spend the evening and enjoy the social. Refreshments will be served. After the meeting the members en joyed a social hour and refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Harms won -first prize in the donkey game. Mrs. Stahlberger the booby prize. It was decided to help the Cliffside Park Men’s Republican Clnb in their costume barn dance to be held on February 20. Cliffside Park will see all the old fashioned dances done in real barnlike style. Full details will be announced later. Tickets to be 50 cents and available ny various mem bers of the Women’s and Men’s Club. Re-elect Directors At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Palisade National Bank, Palisade, N. 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