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PALI S ADIAN
"Finds tongues in trees, books In running brooks.
Sermon* in stones, and good in everything.”
-As You bike It
PALISADE, N. J., MARCH 12, 1926
PRICE 4 CENTS
LEGAL ADVICE ON PALISADE AVE.
ASSESSMENT DEEMED NECESSARY,
BORO TO EMPLOY TWO ATTORNEYS
Action Results From Wednesday Night’s Hearing After
Hours of Discussion—Representatives of Other
Sections Present—Nearly 150 Palisadians Turn Out
To Protest Unjust Assessment.
Nearly 150 Palisadians assembled at the Palisade school
house on Wednesday evening to participate in the informal
hearing on the Palisade avenue assessment before the Mayor
and Council, the Assessment Commissioners, the Attorney and
the Engineer. Hours of general discussion were followed by
the introduction of a motion by J. Otto Hunike at the request
of Mayor White suggesting that the Council employ Judge
Seufert and another attorney to co-operate with the Borough
Attorneys, Mackay and Mackay, to review the'assessment and
render an opinion on its legality. , There were no objections
to the; motion, but Council Harry Cook said he thought the
cost of the legal advice should first be determined and said
he had tried to get this matter of the Palisade avenue assess
ment before the Mayor and Council for the last two years.
iu upemug lub meeuug major
White said it was an informal and
friendly j affair and urged that those
present -avoid personal references in
discussing the assessment. At the
mayor’s request the Clerk read the
names of those who had filed written
protests. The names included Kippe,
Hal T. Beans, Jacob Leuly, J. Klepac,
J. Clement Justin, M. D., J. L. Thom
as, Virginia D. Harmon, A. Pflug, John
Loesche, the Real Estate Board of the
Palisades, George Beckmann, Charles
T. Logan, William Glock, Reisenber
ger, Ida Gunling, Walter Rauten
strauch, John J. Geery, Gustav Feuer
bach, L. A. Joyce, John Fink, J. Fred
' Lilienthal and Paul T. Brady.
J. Otto Hunike presented a petition
signed by about 90 property owners
affected by the assessment which was
in substance as follows: That the
removed and a new commissoin ap
pointed in their place to reassess the
improvement; that the area directly
assessed include all the property
from the southerly borough line to
Main street in Fort Lee as far east as
the Cliff front and as far west as the
•-westerly side of Anderson avenue;
that the borough at large be assessed
for a larger portion of the total cost
and that the county and state again
he appealed to for financial aid.
Henri Jeltrup, a pioneer Anderson
avenue resident, said it had been stat
ed at a previous meeting that the
' property owners along Anderson ave
nue did not pay an assessment for
that highway. This, he said, was in
correct, as they had been assessed.
At this point Dr. H. T. Beans of
Cumbermede road arose and said that
Anderson avenue had.no bearing upon
the discussion and urged that the
issue not be confused by introducing
the subject. He asked just how the
improvement originated, whereupon
the mayor called upon the clerk to
produce the original petition dated
November 25, 1922. The petition bore
about ten names, including Bull, Pal
isade Supply Company (Stabel presi
dent), Stabel, Paul T. Brady, Fertig,
John Race, Kinsler and the Hudson
River Realty Company. Dr. Beans
asked if all the petitioners owned
property affected by the improvement
and if it was necessary that they
should. The attorney said not neces
sarily. The doctor then brought out
the point that if people outside of the
area finally assessed were original
petitioners they expected to benefit
by it. In this connection Mr. Hunike
asked how many names were required
and the attorney said not even a pe
tition was necessary and acted only
as a guide as to the people’s attitude
toward the improvement.
Dr. Beans said there was no need
of discussing legal technicalities, as
the question at hand was the justice
Of the assessment, and asked if the
petition was not necessary why even
talk about it?
Mrs. Murphy-Mulligan, acting with
power of attorney from her daughter,
Virginia D. Harmon, present owner of
the McElroy tract of about 128 acres,
insisted from time to time during the
meeting that the borough had seized
the land for the building of the road
without due process of law and were
trespassers on her daughter’s proper
ty and subject to a damage suit.. She
engaged in a verbal tilt with the bor
ough attorney ove.n the legal right of
the borough in claiming the land now
and was told by the mayor that her
complaint was purely a legal matter.
Later in the meeting Mrs. Mulligan
said she would deed over the property
alleged to have been illegally seized
if the mayor was successful in having
the state take the road over as part of
the contemplated Route 18. Replying
to Mayor White’s statement at the
previous meeting that Mr. McElroy
ljad personally urged him to go ahead
with the improvement, she said she
had a letter from Mr. McElroy stating
he never saw Mayor White in his life.
The official minutes of the meetings
at which the ordinance was intro
duced and passed showed that so ob
jection to the improvement was made
at the time. This was on September
8 and 17, 1919.
The engineer, Stephen McClave,
was drawn into the discussion only
when Mrs. Mulligan asked some ques
tions about a damage map. D. ■ H.
Valentine questioned Mr. McClave on
/the estimated and final cost of the
road, but it was finally conceded that
the cost was "spilt milk” and didn’t
enter into the question of the justice
of the assessment.
When the legality of the extra costs
were questioned by Mr. Hunike the
attorney stated that in a case of this
kind it was not necessary for the
Mayor and Council to get bids ?"d
cited a court case in defense of his
contention. He said no when asked
by Dr. Beans if there was any limit
placed on the amount of extras the
council could pay without bids. Then
the doctor asked, “Suppose it was a
matter of $10,000,000, what then?”
The attorney argued that the coun
cil would ask the court to exercise
judgment as to the reasonableness of
the demand.
It developed in the course of the
discussion that the county had paid
$30,000 of the total cost ($356,000) and
only $16,000 had been placed on the
borough at large.
Others who gave their views were
Otto A. Griesbach, Gustav Meyn, Pro
fessor J. Morecroft, R. Miller, J. Fred
Lilienthal and Paul T. Brady. The
consensus of opinion was that the
borough, at large, the county -and the
state, benefited to a far greater ex
tent than the limited amount of Pali
sade property assessed, for about
four-fifths of the total cost and the
assessment should be made over again
with that thought in mind.
Louis Ponsi, who claimed to repre
sent the north section of the borough,
said he felt the borough had been as
sessed its proper share and that the
assessment in all other respects was
as it should be. Jacob Bach of the
West Port Lee section promised a
fight from his section if any attempt
was made to saddle the whole cost on
the borough at large. Bach brought
out the. point that the money borrow
ed to pay for the road had drawn
about (36,000 in interest from the
common treasury and that must be
considered too a part of the whole
borough’s contribution to the cost.
Neither speaker got a very enthusias
tic reception from the gathering.
The passage of the motion referred
to in the opening paragraph brought
the meeting to a close.
BUYER OF REVOLVER
SHOOTS SELLER AND
AVOIDS DETECTION
Richard Kraus Shot in Arm With
Blank Cartridge, but Don’t
Know Who Assailant Is..
The Cliffside Park Police were con
fronted with a strange case this past
week when confronted by Richard
Kraus, 17, of 407 Nelson avenue,
Grantwood who claims to have been
shot in the arm by an unknown lad
on Monday morning.
Kraus told the police that he had
made arrangements with the other
boy to sell a 22-calibre revolver, and
that they agreed to meet at the stone
crusher on Gorge road, Cliffside, to
consumate the deal.
As agreed upon the pair met and
Kraus turned the revolver over to the
other youth, who placed It in a pocket.
When asked to pay for the gun, the
other boy threatened to “punch Kraus
in the face." Kraus retaliated with
"if you don’t pay me for the gun I’ll
punch you in the face.’’ The unknown
youth’s retort was to whip out the
recently acquired gun and fire at
Kraus, the bullet, which was a blank
cartridge, exploded and left a wound
on Kraus' left arm.
The youth who fired the shot fled,
and Kraus started in pursuit, but he
made his getaway safely. Kraus went
to a nearby drug store and had his
wound dressed.
Kraus says he don’t know the other
boy’s name and there is an element
of mystery surrounding the entire
case.
Nearly all ways of murdering peo
ple have been tried in Chicago and
proved successful.
NEW ORDINANCE WILL
PUT “TEETH” IN SNOW
REMOVAL ORDINANCE
West Grantwood Councilman In
sists Property Owners Remove
Snow and Ice From Walks.
Councilman John McDonald of the
West Grantwood section took an em
phatic stand at the meeting of the
Cliffside Park Mayor and Council on
last Monday evening, demanding that
the officials insist on the property
owners cleaning the snow and ice
from their sidewalks.
When he asked about the existing
law on the subject the clerk produced
a copy of an ordinance passed in 1909
which makes it clear that all persons
must clean their sidewalks within 12
hours of daylight after a snowfall. It
provides also that upon their failure
to comply that the borough can re
move the snow and charge the cost to
the property owner.
A general discussion followed, in
which Mayor Marini and Councilmen
Meyer and MacDonald took part. It
was agreed that the clause about the
borough removing the snow and col
lecting for the same was impractical
now, and a new ordinance will be
drawn providing a police fine for fail
ure to comply with the provisions of
the law. It was Councilman Meyer’s
opjnion mac me Dorougn snouia ad
dress itself , to the matter of cleaning
the roadways and let the property
owners clean the sidewalks.
Mr. J. C. Vosburg was present and
said that the sidewalk snow plow
often came along and filled in the
sidewalk after it had been cleaned.
Mr. Herzog of Lafayette avenue said
a few words about the condition of
the streets, referring in particular to
Lafayette avenue between Anderson
avenue and Jassamine way.
Samuel Shamsey in a letter told of
the conditions on Jassamine way, due
to the lack of proper sewer facilities.
He claims that water in his cellar
that resulted from this condition has
damaged him to the extent of about
$1,000 and hinted he would put the
matter in the hands of his attorney if
something was not done. Mr. Kruger
of 717 Jassamine way registered a
complaint about the existing condi
tions also. The matter was referred
to the engineers r a report.
The third reading and final passage
on the amendment to the zoning or
dinance was given removing restric
tions on property on the eastern side
of Laird avenue and Washington
place, changing it to an industrial dis
trict frpm a multi-family district.
Coun ilman Meyer’s motion that the
board pprove the tentative plans for
the pi^posed fire house in Grantwood
was passed, and the clerk was in
structed to advertise the bids for the
construction work, to be received on
March 29.
Joseph Richter was appointed a
paid member of the fire department,
beginning his duties on April 1.
The sum of $93,300 in building per
mits was reported for the past two
weeks.
There never was an article placed
on the market that someone else
didn't make it worse and sell it for
less.
Patrick Scott Injured
Patrick Scott, 50 years old, residing
at Gorge road and Cliff street, Cliff
side Park, while walking near the
pumping station Thursday afternoon
of last week, became dizzy and fell
into the hatch at the station. He
sustained a cut on the head and was
treated by Dr. E. C> Hellstern, and
sent to his home.
LARGE WHISKEY STILL
DISCOVERED ON MAIN
STREET IN FORT LEE
Explosion Called Firemen to the
Scene and They Reported
Still to the Police.
One of the larges^ whiskey stills
found in Bergen county since the ad
vent of prohibition was discovered
Saturday night by Fort Lee firemen
in the rear of a house at 135 Main
street in that borough, after an explo
sion had shaken the neighborhood
and brought th£ owner of the place
rushing from his home two doors
Frank Lorenzo, 133 Main street, de
nied after his arrest by Patrolman
Kinsley that he was the owner of the
still or the property but investigation
clinched his guilt in the mind of
Recorder Ennis and he. was fined
$200.
A deafening explosion disturbed the
quiet of the town shortly 6 o’clock.
The borough fire company, with head
quarters across the street from the
distillery, were a block away at the
time, pumping water from a cellar,
but Lorenzo stopped their labors with
a'word and brought them to the Main
street address.
Inside the place they discovered
that no fire had followed the explo
sion which they believe to have been
caused by the ignition of alcohol
fumes by a gas burner under the still.
They did find, however, enough liquor
manufacturing material to warrant
calling in the police.
When the police finished looking
around they had unearthed five cop
per stills, each with % capacity of 50
gallons; one condenser, 10 feet high;
35 barrels of rye mash ready for ship
ment; 50 barrels of sugar, 100 empty
five-gallon drums, and 60 barrels of
mash not yet prepared for the trade.
The salable mash they emptied into
a yard behind the house; all the other
material is stored in the police
garage.
The police said that the output of
the place must have been at least 250
gallons of liquor a day, and expressed
astonishment that so large a business
should be carried on with safety on a
principal street of the borough.
The front of 135 Main street is oc
cupied by J. Maniaca, a shoemaker,
who was shown to be unconnected
with the whiskey plant. Lorenzo told
the police that he did not own the
property but sub-let it to Antony Bot
tlino. His story was branded false by
the authorities and after an investiga
tion he was arraigned before Record
er Ennis charged with violation of
the prohibition act.
Lorenzo paid $200 fine as an alter
native to six months in jail.
The Youth Movement as
Sponsored by Stanley High
The Palisadian was enabled this week to secure a inter
esting publication, “The Country Editor,” a fine magazine de
voted to country newspapers, and published at Bogota. It has \
a fine table of contents, and among other things contained a;
special article from the pen of Captain George L. Darte, Ad
jutant General of the Military Order of the World War, with
offices at 52 Vanderbilt avenue, New York. Inasmuch as Rev.
A. P. Guiles, pastor of the Union Church of Palisade, visited
with the editor last Tuesday, and admitted being an advocate
of the Youth Movement, and sponsoring the recently published
book by Rev. Alan A. Hunter, former pastor of the Palisade
Church, and who was instrumental in bringing Rev. Guiles to
Palisade, the Darte article will be of local interest.
Some highly critical things have been printed in the Pali
sadian regarding the Youth Movement and the Hunter Book.
The editor has been asked a number of times the why and
wherefore of his attitude. In a few words it is this: The Youth
Movement is an insidious institution that is closely akin to
Commmunism and whose ideals are not in accord with Ameri
can ideals of family life government, morals or church and
school doctrines and organization.
The article by Captain Darte follows:
Blarney mgn is one oi me acanowi
edged leaders In the Youth Move
ment and the author of the "Revolt of j
Youth.,” a so-called text book of the .
movement.
As a prefacing statement attention
is invited to the words of Zinoviev,
president of the Third Internationale,
as recorded in its own publication,
“International Press Correspondence,"
reporting a session of the Enlarged
Committee. Without going into the
details of Zinoviev’s speech of June
15, 1923, one sentence deserves atten
tion:
"The Youth Movement is the beet
section of the Third Internationale,
and that is as It should be, because
they are the heralds of the future.”
This article purposes to deal with
the outstanding features of the Youth
Movement, carrying with it the revolt
against home (restraint, social laws I
ana me promulgation oi me uutuuic
of pacifism and nonresistance.
I quote from the “Recognition of
Russia” hearings taken before a sub
committee of the Committee on For
eign Relations (U. S. Senate—68th
Congress, Part II, page 325) in con
nection with the second national con
vention of the Young Workers League
of America (controlled by Soviet
Russia) held at Chicago Ma), 1923:
“ . . Propaganda amongst the youth
likely to be recruited for military
training camps, student corps and the
like—national campaigns against par- {
tioipatlng in military training when
the camps are opened . . . every
attempt must be made to reach as
large a section of the proletarian chil
dren and present membership in the I
Boy and Girl Scout organizations."
Continued on Page 4
Listening in on the
Political Wire
The recent declaration of former
Assemblyman Charles F. Black of
Ridgewood, president of the Bergen
County Republican Club and opponent
of Senator William B. Mackay in last
year's Republican primaries, favoring
the incumbent Congressman from the
Sixth District, Randolph Perkins,
strengthens the theory advanced that
B. Duncan McClave is the accepted
organization candidate. Just what
form of support Senator William B.
Mackay will give to Mr. McClave re
mains to be seen, but it is granted
that he will offer no opposition.
In Cliffside Park and the neighbor
ing boroughs the “favorite son” atti
tude is much in evidence, as is nat
ural and proper, for a man who does
not have the support of his own “neck
of the woods" will cut a sorry figure
elsewhere. There is a tendency on
the part of the biased to underesti
mate the value of Black’s support. To
underestimate the value of any form
of support is a foolish attitude and
Black has a following with a voting
strength worthy of deep considera
tion.
Mr I'erKins reasons tor warning to
go back to Congress are undeniably
good ones and reasons that cannot be
swept aside with a word. Mr. Mc
Clave, too, has something to go before
the voters with that merits attention
and thought. Neither has had much
to say up to date on issues. The Per
kins’ platform has progressed to this
extent, “I have served you and served
you well. My experience will help me
to serve you even better.” The Mc
Clave platform goes just as far, “I
have served you (while not as a Con
gressman as chairman of the county
committee), I can serve you as well
and even better in Congress.”
The political wiseacres do not take
much stock in the rumor that ex-Judge
Cornelius Doremus of Ridgewood may
be a candidate for Congress though
they are willing to admit "anything
can happen.”
The terms of the only two Demo
cratic members of the Clifflside Park
council, William Michaelsen and Ferd
Weis, expire this year. The writer
does not hesitate to predict that
Councilman Michaelsen will be a
candidate for re-election and in Coun
cilman Weis' own words, “I don’t
know, yet." The yet makes it possible
to say he possibly will be. There is
little party feeling in Cliffside Park.
The loyal party men would like to
have one think so, but in truth there
is not. Popularity and ability are the
chief factors taken into consideration.
When both are combined in one can
didate it is hard to defeat him on a
basis of party loyalty. There will be
plenty of candidates for the two
council posts in Cliffside—that much
is certain
- A Fort Dee election has always been
of interest because of the eternal
presence on the council of one or
more town fathers who are out of har
mony with the suggestions and per
formances of the administration. This
coming election is of particular inter
est because the balance of power itself
hangs in the balance.
Events of the year have made it
obvious that the policies of Council
men Schall, Elkan and Kerwetn, as
well as Mayor White, have met with
opposition from Councilmen Harry
Cook, Charles Wood and Louis Hoe
bel. The ternis of Councilmen Ker
wein and Cook expire and the writer
has from an authoritative source that
both will be candidates.
Their re-election will leave the situ
ation status quo, while their defeat
will alter the situation only If two
administration or two anti-administra
tion candidates are elected in their
places. A vote for administration
candidates will be, after a fashion, a
vote of confidence. While no other
names have been mentioned to date,
Fort Lee is one place where any
candidate lor political office can de
pend on Opposition if for no other
reason than just for apposition’s sake.
New Bank’* Directors
Declare 6% Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Cliff
eide Park Title Guarantee and Trust
Company at a meeting held on March
2 declared the first dividend of the
merged company of 6 per cent per an
num. Three per cent is payable on
April 1 to stockholders of record on
March 15, 1926.
This indicates a healthy condition
of affairs in Uranfwood’s newest insti
tution and reflects the general pros
perity this section is now enjoying.
'Judge Agnew Convalescing
Judge Arthur M. Agnew, of Grant
wood, who has been in St. Luke’s Hos
pital, New York, for several weeks
following an operation for stomach
trouble, has returned to his home in
Grantwood, where he is recovering
very satisfactorily. Judge Agnew will
not be able to resume his practice for
a week or two.
If everybody told the truth, think
how badly the hostess would feel.
Wedding performed in an airplane
in Iowa. Still manufacturers claim
those things are fool-proof.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY MARKS THE
SIGNING OF HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE
BILL BY GOVERNOR A. HARRY MOORE
Measure Now a Law in New Jersey—Action in New York
Expected Soon — Local Men Present When Bill Is
Signed—Everybody Rejoices With Senator Mackay
Over Success of Great Endeavor.
Senator William B. Mackay’s Hudson River Bridge finance
bill is now law in New Jersey. The bill in its amended form
was passed by the State Senate on Monday night and was
signed by Governor Moore amid elaborate ceremonies, in which
local men took part, early Tuesday afternoon.
Bridge Jumps to the Fore
(EDITORIAL)
The final passage of the Hudson
River Bridge Bill, its signing by Gov
ernor Moore under a dramatic gilding
at Trenton this week, brings to a
close the most conspicuous enterprise
of modern times where the inaugural
ceremonies are next in order. This
bill hands over #5,000,000 of New
Jersey cash to the Port Authority, with
another #5,000,000 from New York
State, to start the ball rolling for im
mediate preliminary construction. By
the end of 1926 the actual building
of the bridge will be under way. The
reaching of this latest milestone on
the bridge pathway was one of the
achievements of the century, and
this is not mere haphazard speech.
There has been a far-sighted sagacity
behind Senator Mackay’s development
of the bridge proposal, and he has
handled it all with such able precision
that mere words fail in the attempt to
express the public’s gratitude that
is so justly due as his own. It is a
crown of laurel few men have earned
with such modest mien. His bearing
throughout the marked opposition
that developed in the last stages of
the bridge bill’s passage, was an honor
to the proud state he serves, and a
plume in the cap of Bergen county,
fitly worn by its distinguished State
Senator. Not alone Bergen and
New Jersey, but America honors
Senator Mackay in making die great
est bridge enterprise ever undertaken
in the world a certainty.
LOCAL CLUB HEARS
TALK BY F. MEERES
Speaker Hits Critics of Service
Clubs and Tells of Exchange
Club Ideals.
Frank Meeres, president of the Ex
change Club of Jersey City, was the
principal speaker at the session of the
Cliffside Exchange Club’s luncheon at
the Park Inn, Hudson Heights. An
other guest was William Leeger, pres
ident of the North Hudson Exchange.
Mr. Meeres made a very fine and
inspiring address. He outlined the
origin of the organization and told of
its ideals and accomplishments.
Striking back at "service” club critics
he said:
"Service is tne soul of this body. If
service clubmen were merely content
ed with sociability without limit, and
possesed no finer disposition than to
sing songs, eat and make merry end
lessly, then Sinclair Lewis, the cynic
commoner, if I may use such a com
pound word, whose voice is crying out
of well-paying books, would have
been corrected in branding them as
self-serving Individuals. Henry L.
Mencken and the others would have
reasonable cause to hold the service
clubs up to ridicule and to rant at
their activities, provided that their
traditions, purposes and hopes simply
Indulged in heedless hospitality and
they failed in the abundant opportun
ities which are open to all of us for
supplying service. The members of
the Exchange Club are doing for
others as best they can, and it also
must be said of the other service or
ganizations that they, too, are giving
their full share without stint. God
willing, the service clubs will grow
stronger and outlive the sarcastic
stone-throwers.
A letter of thanks was ordered sent
to the New York Telephone Company
in granting the request for the listing
of house and street addresses in the
directory for Cliffside subscribers.
A large delegation from the North
Hudson Exchange Club were present
at luncheon, including President Wil
liam Leeger, who complimented Cliff
side Park organization on the splen
did accomplishment during its short
existence.
Chief of Police Frank N. Borrell
was the guest of honor.
Supervising Principal George F.
Hall will be invited to speak at the
next meeting of the club on the sub
ject of “Getting By.”
In the absence of President Joseph
W. Marini, Charles J. Leeger conduct
ed the meeting.
All joking aside, these intelligence
tests really do Indicate those whc
have brains. Those who have don’t
take them.
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help finance the proposed bridge and
makes the first million available In
1927.
Advocates ol the bridge are confl
deiu that the Ne w York State Legis
lature, now In session at Albany, will
match New Jersey’s first $1,000,000
appropriation.
Bill Signed by Governor
Promptly at 2 o’clock on Tuesday
the Governor, accompanied by Secre
tary Blocdgood, entered the large re
ception room and faced a battery of
motion picture and newspaper came
ras, which made picture records of an
event which will make history for
New Jersey.
Many Officials Present
There were gathered to receive the
Governor, Senators Mackay, Davis,
Pierson and Larsen, the latter presl- /
dent of the Senate; Speaker Ralph W.
Ch and less of the House of Assembly,
with his secretary, Joseph Kinzley;
Assemblymen John Y. Dater, Col. O.
W. Hurd, James H. White; Secretary
of State Thomas F. Martin, Julian A.
Gregory, John B. Zabriskie, Dr. John
H. Hopper and Assemblyman Barri
Facing the Senator on the other side
of the Governor stood Fred A Tetor,
president of the Hudson River Bridge
Association of New Jersey, and J. W.
Binder, executive secretary of thait
organization.
Local Men There
Next came Mr. J. Conrad Schneider,
president of the Interstate Hudson
River Bridge Association of New
York, who was present to represent
Ms state and organization. John Borg,
president of the Bergen Evening Rec
ord Publishing Company of Hacken
sack, and Mrs. Borg stood next.
Grouped about the Senator and these
officials were Messrs. Edward A.
White, Mayor of Fort Lee; ex-Mayor
Spencer D. Baldwin of Hackensack,
William Brandenburg, Jr., of Lynd
hurst; R. M. Reinihodd of Forstmann
& Hoffman, Passaic; George H. Beck
mann of Palisade, ail members of the
Executive Committee of .the Bridge
Associatidta.
There were numerous other friends
of the Bridge Bill in the background.
Three handsomely ornamented gold
fountain pens were used by the Gov
ernor in affixing his signature to the'
bill. With the first one, which was
handed to him by Mr. Binder, he
wrote the first initial of his name,
with the second his first name and
with the third his surname.
The pens were engraved with the
names of the men to whom they were
presented by the Governor when he
had finished using them.
With the pens went a beautifully
inscribed card on which was the fol
lowing legend: ‘‘This pen was used by
Governor A. Harry Moore In signing
the Hudson River Bridge Finance bill
at Trenton, March 10, 1926.”
The first pen used was presented to
Senator William B. Mackay. It bears
the inscription after the Senator’s
name, “Father of the Hudson River
Bridge.” The second went to John
Borg. It testified to his being the orig
inal booster for the bridge. The third
pen was given to President Tetor
of the Bridge Association. It testified
to the fact that the Association had
carried much of the brunt of the bat
tle for the bridge.
At a conference of the officers and
members of the Executive Committee
of the Interstate Hudson River Bridge
Association of New York, held at the
Hotel Theresa, Seventh avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
President J. Conrad Scheider appoint
ed to take charge of the New York bill
for the financing of the Hudson River
bridge in conjunction with himself
Messrs. Irwin B. Kurtz, Charles H.
Horowitz and Charles E. Reid of the
New York Association and Executive
Secretary J. W. Binder of the New
Jersey Interstate organization.
The first visit of this committee to
Albany will take place on Monday
next, when the legislative leaders of
the two parties and Governor Alfred
E. Smith will be seen.
Final drafts of the bills which will
be introduced iu New York on Moo
day next were presented by Counsel
Kurtz and approved.
Funeral Service* for
Mrs. H. Weinrich Held
Last Tuesday Evening
Funeral services lor Mrs. Hermine
Weinrioh ot Anderson avenue were
held on Tuesday evening, with the
Rev. Bernard Welnlaeder aB officiating
clergyman. John Ileus and son were
In charge of the funeral, and Inter
ment was In Brookside Cemetery on
Wednesday. Besides her husband, the
deceased is survived by her parents
and sisters and brothers In Austria.