PALISADI^
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Founded by tbe Late
Charles Thomas Logan, Jr., 1906
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Vol. XIX March 26, 1926 No. 15
THE RETORT COURTEOUS
“The editorial comments of that
acrobatic journal, the Palisadian,
are a source of constant amuse
ment. It is hereby moved that
the palm for back-flips be award
ed it for the year 1926, which, we
believe would make it the winner
of that dubious honor for the past
several years.
“For a paper of its years the
Palisadian has made Us mark as a
Journalistic contortion. The gyra
tions of its editorial comment,
from one extreme to another,
have caused it to become the out
standing laugh provoker in this
section. But even a contortionist
becomes irksome after a time.
"The most recent trick of its
editor was the public pledging of
allegiance to Mayor Edward
White before a large audience at
the re-organization meeting of the
council at the beginning of the
new year.
“This despite the fact that the
same editor has been' thp most
blatant and bitter of Mayor
White’s attackers for the past ten
years.
“We watch with interest, and
amusement, to find just how many
back-flips the Palisadian can
make without losing its own self
respect, and that of its readers
<—if any."—Fort Lee Sentinel.
The above apparently from the edi
tor of the Sentinel, Mr. Bill Corker, is
characteristic of that newspaper, and
probably pleases his Englewood men
tor and boss as well as himself. It.
is the retort courteous to an editorial
recently published by the Palisadian
Associate Editor about the Sentinel.
But be that as it may, in reply to
young Mr. Corker’s polite arraigment
of the Palisadian and his reference to
this editor's having publicly pledged
allegiance to Mayor Edward A. White,
at the reorganization of the present
council on last New Year’s day, the
facts in the main are as stated. There
was, however, no pledge made that we
would support Mayor White whether
or nq. It is admitted that the Pal
isadian has never supported Mayor
White. It admits dealing with his case
always in plain and unequivocal terms
of opposition, dissent and disapproval.
And if it will do young Mr. Corker
any good we would do it again if Mr.
White should not give a proper ac
count of himself. All that The Pali
sadian asks of Mayor White is the
square deal to the public—that’s all.
There is no “pledge" to stand for
Mayor White only in so far as he
does not abuse the rights of the peo
ple. We are still against the present
system of borough government, and
It ought to be changed.
Friend Bill’s parting shot of "read
ers—if any" would indicate a doubt
as to whether The Palisadian has any
readers. We assure him we have,
and, furthermore, they are bona fide
readers; real, honest to goodness paid
subscribers, and we didn’t have to
give away automobiles and diamond
rings to get them. To give young Mr.
Corker even a clearer insight into the
quality and character of The Palisa
dian’s circulation we can say that
only one paper is sent to a family
and no papers find their way into the
post office wastebasket.
IS COMPETITION DESIRABLE?
The petition presented by Council
man Harry Elkan at the special meet
ing of the Board of Education in Fort
Lep on Thursday night of last week
is significant only of the idea of a
small group, chiefly in the Palisade
section. To what extent personal an
imosity and the thwarting of personal
ambition entered into the original
idea of opposition is hard to deter
mine, as the petition gives principles
as an excuse for its existence. It is
well to remember, too, that many per
sons were asked to sign the petition
and refused point blank.
Outside of the two or three who in
spired the petition a large number of
the Blgners attached their names un
der the magic spell of the word
“COMPETITION.” That competition
should enter into the earning of 6 per
cent on the expenditure of public
money is an appealing thought' and
the thought on which opposition to
the appointment of architects is
usually built up. This is due, of
course, to the general ignorance of
people as to why a competition is not
desirable.
Forgetting personalities Vitirely,
there is, first of all, one question to
be decided, "Is competition among
architects desirable?” This paper has
always taken the stand that it is not.
Most Boards of Education feel the
same way. The local board felt it
was not, and their action in appoint
ing Mr. Sibley was the result.
Why is a competition not desira
ble? To begin with, the American
Institute of Architects, which em
braces in its membership the very
finest men in all branches of the pro
fession in this country, have declared
competition is not desirable. They
have taken this action, not to protect
their own members, but as a result of
a scientific study. It must be remem
bered that an architect is a profes
sional man in the same sense as a
doctor, a lawyer, a dentist or a pro
fessor. When a public body or a pri
vate individual is in need of profes
sional service a competition is not
conducted. The man best fitted to do
the work- is chosen. When one is ill
is It the custom to get the members
of the medical profession to diagnose
in competition and determine which
is the best? When you build a home
don't you choose an architect who
you have the most confidence in? The
principle is just the same.
The appointing of an architect is
nothing new. It is done in the ma
jority of cases. Trenton does it,
Ridgefield Park does it, and innumer
able other towns throughout the Unit
ed States, and actual practice has
proven it to be the best method.
Following are some of the Boards
of Education who have employed Mr.
Sibley for their work on the same
basis, without competition: Trenton,
Orange, Rutherford, Leonia, Engle
wood, Ridgefield Park, Hackensack,
Bergenfield, Maywood, Phillipsburg,
Cliffside Park, River Edge, Hemp
stead, Massapequa, Spring Valley, Mt.
Kiseo, East Rutherford, Tenafly, and
the appointments in these municipali
ties have not been just for a single
building, but Mr. Sibley has been re
tained on all schools in these munici
palities for periods ranging from one
to eighteen years. This record is con
sidered sufficient for his appointment
at Fort Lee.
Open competition is just as dis
criminating as no competition and
automatically bars some of the finest
architects because of the rules of
their institute, which Is organized to
promote the best in architectural en
The competition enthusiasts ad
vance still another argument, “Give
the young men a chance.”
Yes, by all, means, but let them get
their experience first on buildings of
minor importance and not where hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of the
public's money is being expended.
When the “young men” have proven
their ability to carry small work to
successful completion they will then
be entrusted with the larger projects.
The professional man competes, he
is#always competing in the daily con
duct of his business. His form of
competition, based on his increasing
knowledge, his past performances, is
to be preferred in every case to the
limited competition on this or that
piece of work.
There are hundreds of reasons why
competition in this Tine of endeavor
is not desirable. Reasons that can
be backed up with concrete examples,
facts and- figures. Competition re
sults in most instances in nothing
more than red tape, expense, pro
crastination, wire pulling politics,
dissension and often in the choosing
of an inadequate plan with little if
any saving of money.
The thought of a competition in
many cases starts with one or more
disgruntled architects who the board
in their wisdom did not see fit to ap
point.
We sincerely believe that the Fort
Lee board was wise in not holding a
competition and even wiser in ap
pointing Mr. Sibley as architect, a
man who is without a peer in his
chosen profession and one who has
served his borough in the past un
selfishly and well. His works speak
for themselves, and hundreds of con
scientious school board members
throughout this country stand ready
to testify in his behalf.
DEFENDING YOUTH MOVEMENT
Editor of the Paiisadian,
Palisade, N. J.
Dear Sir:—Allow me just a little
space of your valuable paper, in order
to answer some of your inaccurate'
statements regarding the Youth Move
ment as sponsored by Stanley High:
First of all the youth movement
is only in its Inception and all the
accusations of Bolshevism and rad
icalism of Country Editors are totally '
inaccurate as country editors only re-;
fleet opinions and idea second hand- i
ed; every movement in its beginning
naturally has the natural inclination*
of dissenting and disagreeing with
current opinions; otherwise how could
it be a new movement.
Second; you accuse Mr. Stanley
High of associating himself with rad
icals of the worst grade, and sponsor
ing movements as the Land Reform
in Russia, the antimilitarist and pae
ilist movements, etc. For your knowl
edge, these people which you call rad
icals because of the pleas they spon
sor, were not invited by either Mr.
High or any other interested in the
movement, but feeling that voices in
the desert accomplish practical noth
ing, have asked to unite themselves
in the efforts of bringing about the
needed reforms so badly needed in
our generation. It is natural that a
movement which embraces all races
and practically all problems, requires
if not a solution, at least a near solu
tion, occasionally presents many
sided explanations.
Third: Mr Stanley High is aware of
the antagonism and criticism on the
part of many people who misunder
stand practically any, and all good
movements; for your benefit, Mr. Edi
tor, I suggest that you should read the
Social Ideals of the Congregational
Church, approved at the last Con
gregational Council held at Washing
ton, D. C. five months ago. What the
Congregational Churches voted at that
time has received the approval of all
the thinking w’orld, and those very
I Social ideas are being sponsored with
some little change, by the Youth Move
ment.
It was the writer's privilege at the
last meeting of the Manhattan Con
gregational Ministerial Association to
listen to the address of Mr. High; he
stated what the young people whnts
is an ear from us adults. Every great
movement has always been brought
: about by young people: to mention a
few: Joseph the son of Jacob; great
prophets like Amos and Hosea, John
the Baptist, Jesus Himself, and to
mention only a few in later years;
Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, The
Wesleys and many others, all have
been young people.
In conclusion, I do not see any real
reason for your lack of sympathy to
this movement, except that a pastor
and a former pastor of the Palisade
Church, are sponsors of said move
ment, and that you are out of sym
pathy with them.
Yours very 'truly,
SALVATORE C. GOZZO
(Pastor Italian Congregational, Grant
wood, N. J.)
Space is given to the above com
munication, not because it merits it,
but in order to show how even such
an abominable thing as the “Youth
Movement" may be misinterpreted by
such a man as the writer of this let- j
ter in defense of it—a man who has
been regarded as a pretty level-head
ed person. Rev. Gozzo is in charge of
the Italian Chapel of the Grantwood
Congregational Church. He cites the
fact that many important movements
in the world have been sponsored by
young men. This may be admitted
for argument's sake, hut it means
nothing. But no great moral or relig
ious movement has been created or
sponsored by young men with any
euch misapplied motive as the “Youth
Movement.” Nor do we believe that
the Congregational Church has passed
any measure that could by any stretch
of the imagination be allied with it.
One of the smooth things' of the
“Youth Movement” is to make very
wonderful claims of motive, always
high of course, but down deep in their
hearts they are everything that de
cent society should not tolerate. If
Mr. Gozzo feels that this country will
stand for communism and socialism
and doing away with home and social I
discipline he is in error. If he says
that the “Youth Movement” does not
stand for these things he should post
himself. The Evanston Convention
recently was a fizzle, it is jue, but
it was a poor enough example of the
"Youth Movement” in the many fool
ish things it undertook to exploit.
He could read of this convention and
its puerile antics "by reading the Pal
isadian, front page of March 12, 1926.
The Palisadian is not in sympathy
with any who sponsor the “Youth
Movement” and has a right to say so. j
STRANGE WEATHER FOR 1925
There were many vagaries of the
weather in 1925. January started out
with a mean temperature of 29.1 de
grees or 1.8 degrees below normal. !t
was one below zero on the 28th, the
first zero temperature since 1922. To
cap the climax, there were two cold
waves, the 23d and 27th, the latter
breaking all known records by having
a drop of 39 degrees, from 44 degrees
to 5 above. Then there was a total
snowfall of 26.2 inches, the greatest
January fall on record. There were
four days of sleet, and every minute
of the month was snow-covered. The
wind cut some high jinks, ■with 68
miles on the 28th from the northwest'
And then, to beat all, there was the
total eclipse of the sun on the 24th.
Then February reversed things con
siderably. The mean temperature for
February was 38.5 degrees, or 7.2
warmer than normal, with one excep
tion the warmest of record. On Wash
ington’s Birthday the maximum was
68 degrees. Then to keep up records,
j the precipitation was 1.92 inches,
; or 1.95 below normal, Which is 3.S7
inches. There was thunder on the
15th, tire first of the year, and dense
fog on the 8th, 9th. and 23d. And an
earthquake was recorded on the 28th—
very slight, however.
The weather continued to show an
abnormal strain all through the year.
March, with normal mean of 43.6 de
grees, was 5.9 degrees warmer. There
was a 68 degree maximum and a 10
degree minimum, with only a trace
of snow.
April showed a continuation of
warmer, with 1.8 degrees above nor
mal, the third consecutive month
above normal, .while May went 2.4 be
low normal, which is 58.2 degrees.
There was light frost pit the 8th, and
a maximum wind velocity of seventy- j
two miles on tRe 15th.
There was a temperature for June
of 4.4 degrees above normal, the high
est of record, which is 73.2 degrees. |
The first six days of June equalled the
record, with a maximum of 96 degrees;
90 degrees above was recorded on six
days; the first seven days brought
many deaths and heat prostrations.
There were 11 thunderstorms.
July and August were below nor
mal, with only seven days in July of
90 degrees. There was 6.05 inches of
rain in July and only 1.64 in August,
while September had only 1.87, which
was 1.72 below normal, the lowest
since 1894.
October then came along with the
first measurable snowfall of record,
with .04 inches. The month was 65
degrees below normal. October was
crowded with gales, there being 12,
the record. The wind movement was
14.367 miles. There were two days of
84 and SO miles’ wind velocity. There
was light frost on October 1; heavy
frost 'on the 14th.
November was also cold, a little un
der normal. There was little or no
snow, .02 inches being the total.
Then came December with more
records. It. was half a degree cooler
than normal average, and only 0.9
inches of snow. The wind movement
broke all records, with 17,079 miles
for the month. There were 17 gales,
the greatest of record. There was a
thunderstorm on the 5th and dense
fog on the 22d.
1925 was a rare year for weather
record breaking and variations.
The guy I hate is O. B. Ware;
He always stands behind my chair,
And tells me how, with lofty air,
To play my hand in solitaire!
ATTACKING MELLON
It has often been predicted that Sec
retary Mellon would retire from pub
lic office whenever he could do so
without appearing to quit under fire.
However, one effort by congressmen
to discredit him is no sooner aban
doned than another is begun.
None of these efforts really has
commanded popular support, for it is
generally recognized that Mr. Mellon
is one of the greatest secretaries of
the treasury that this nation has ever
had. In most directions there is
grateful appreciation of his services.
If the recurring attacks upon him
have actually been the cause of his
remaining in the service of the public,
those who have devised the attacks
have unintentionally performed a real
service for which the public should be
grateful.
PESTS
President Coolidge, like his prede
cessors, is finding the occupancy/Of
the White House a wearing, trying job.
And not the least trying thing about
it is the host of pests who insist on
coming to the White House to have
their pictures taken with him, to de
liver long winded and useless speeches
to him, to ask him to preside at this
and that function, to get their names
in the papers as "calling on the presi
dent.”
Some way ought to be devised to
head these people off. Anyone having
legitimate business with the President
should be passed, of course; but the
publicity seekers and the petty busy
bodies—these should be kept a block
away.
A QUEER WORLD
Roald Amundsen went all the way
to the south pole, where the tempera
ture is rather low. He also went most
of the way t'6 the north pole, where it
is seldom warm. Most of his life, in
fact, has been spent amid ^ie arctic
snows. Arid always he has enjoyed
excellent health.
Now, in Los Angeles, he contracts
a cold and has to take to his bed.
This is a very queer world, and one
of the queerest things about it is the
fact that a life-long explorer of the
arctic could catch cold in California.
SOME SMUTTY POLITICS
Late last night Senate 78 came
out of the Committee on Miscel
laneous Business of the House of
Assembly with amendments.
These changes have been ap
proved by the motor vehicle com
missioner arid will be adopted.
This means that the measure
must again pass the Senate after
it shall go through the House.
There will be many opportuni
ties to assassinate it on this long,
dark journey.
But an informal vigilance com
mittee has been organized to
watch for thugs and shysters.
Those who try to slay the bill
1 in the dark will very likely die
soon afterwards in the chair of
public opinion.—Hackensack Rec
ord.
The above editorial from the Hack
ensack Record of Tuesday relates to
Senate Bill 78, which was introduced
for the purpose of punishing drunken
drivers of automobiles, who are al
ways a menace to public safety. It
is strange, indeed, that this bill should
have had the record it has. As soon
as it got out that it had been intro
duced there appeared a strong'' lobby
of "interests” against it. So strong
did this lobby become that when the
bill was referred to committee it was
only under the most desperate efforts
that it was “rescued at midnight.” It
is by no means certain that it will
finally be passed, though there is the
most stringent need for it to become
law. It has come to a sorry pass
when the sanctity of the New Jersey
legislature can be invaded by a lot of
thugs in this fashion, who demand
that so useful a measure as this be
shelved. It is just another evidence
that New Jersey politics are often
times just “pretty rotten.”
Fortunately the bill passed the
house by a vote of 40 to 0. It is hoped
it will come out of the Senate whole.
'CLAIMS’’ OF NO VALUE
There is little need tor any explana
tion as to why space is given in The
Palisadian to the so-called Youth
Movement which has been exploited
in this community, and still is. What
is said of the Youth Movement is in
teresting, principally because’'it tells
of an organization that has for its
fixed purpose the upsetting of all of
the old tenets of religious faith and
moral ideals of humanity. The Hunter
hook was the first, real thought that
anyone in this community had ever
expressed about the new cult. And
an examination of what it all is about
leads to the hope that those who stand
for its radical doctrines will learn
better, if a movement cannot elevate
human ideals it is worthless. Claims
do not count.
DON’T BE SNOBS BOYS AND GIRLS
Some modern parents are making
file mistake of overindulging their
children. The age we are living in is
very different from any other in his
tory, perhaps, in so far as material
welfare is concerned. But this should
be no reason for spoiling the child
mind in the adolescent period, the
most valuable ot the most dangerous
of all periods through which children
have to pass. The manner of raising
children should be not different from
any other era where virtue and beauty
of character are ideal aims. Yet we
see young boys and girls indulging in
daily practices far beyond their years,
and as nearly like the grown-ups as
-possible. Such yielding to children
completely spoils character. It really
makes snobs of them, and beyond the
snob there is nothing less desirable.
Children are quite like pet animals
that when taken out need a leash.
Of course, the child may mean noth
ing by asking for the modern-day in
dulgences, but. that is just the point.
They should not be indulged or en
couraged to be unnatural, which it
really amounts to. The after-life re
flections of older people finds no
greater charm than in looking back
oyev their lives when they were
young. It is a sort of halo to exist
ence, the real rainbow of human life.
S6me of the social performances al
lowed young people today are really
distasteful to refined aims. Moreover,
It makes all too often cads of the
weaker ones. And the dictionary
says- a cad is “a vulgar, ill-bred fel
low in any social sphere.” And of the
snob the dictionary eays: “A person
who vulgarly affects gentility, or pre
tends to a superiority he does not
possess.” Another definition of the
snob is "One who regards wealth of
position rather than character.”
Don’t let your children be cads.
Don’t let them be snobs.
Character is the keynote of valne,
the most worthwhile of anything to
be named associated with man’s life.
LAW AND ORDER BEGIN AT HOME
(Republished by request)
To the Editor of the Evening Post:
Sir—President Coolidge says that
more religion is needed before crime
in this country can be diminished.
This is a sane argument. The United
States is the most lawless nation in
the world. And it is getting worse.
The daily press everywhere has more
stories of crime than any other topic.
President Coolidge is right. He
says he knows “no source of moral
power greater than religion.”
Well, then, what Is the source of re
ligion?
Is it the church? Today the church1
is impotent except for thinking peo
ple.
Is it the home, that haven for all
moral rectitude? Yes, a thousand
times yes!
But what of the home of today?
Does it teach the child the meaning
of God and religion ? Look around
you. Arraigning boys and girls for
loose social lives is a useless effort
unless parents will draw the line and
use their authority ■ over growing
! youth—‘with force if necessary. Loose
| life, careless life, with boys and girls
| develops an utter Jack of respect for
religious principles.
There isn’t any doubt that the child
of today is shamefully neglected In
the matter of being permitted to have
his way. The new ideal adopted by
i the majority is the look of disap
! proval as against the command of
j “Don’t” or “You shall not.”
Isn’t it a fact that children of today
i have a thousand liberties over the
' children of yesterday? Isn’t it true
| that child liberty flourishes?
Failure to restrain children is the
| cause of our great crime wave. One
thing is true: If the child is not taught
the heart of religious sentiment young
he will not take it up voluntarily
when older.
The answer to a lack of religion is
in the thought of restrain your chil
dren.
CHARLES THOMAS LOGAN.
Palisade, N. J„ Oct. 21, 1925.
WHY NOT?
German females, wearying of spin
sterhood, are said to be agitating for
a recognized “leap year’’ week in each
year, during which it shall be their
privilege to propose to the hesitant
male.
Many will find this rather humor
ous, but even so it contains much that
is sensible, and it doubtless is far
from a laughing matter to the ladies
back of the proposal to propose.
There is no reason on earth why
the ladies—God bless them!—should
be inhibited by tradition from coming
right out and speaking up to the men
of their choice.
“Leap Year Week” has every bit as
much virtue in it as "Crack a Smile
Week” or “Buy a Loaf of Bread Week”
or any other of the many-adjectived
weeks that have been devised by our
clever advertising men.
SEWER PLAN PROGRESSING
IN ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
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code was necessary. The Mayor rec
ommended that the owner secure the
needed permission in writing.
- Mr. Reynolds of the Fort Lee Trans
portation Company was present to
ask again for the permit that had been
temporarily withheld. The Mayor
stated that before issuing any permit
they wanted to be certain that the
company did not intend to sell out
within a short time to the Public Ser
vice or any oth^r company, and in
• tact, that they would want some sort
of guarantee to that effect, and that if
they did issue a permit, that it would
not be in some other hands immedi
ately afterward, and that they would
also want to know how soon the com
pany would be able to run buses. Mr.
Reynolds made it very clear that hi.<
company was considering buying new
buses and that as soon as the permi
had been granted they would purchas
the buses, but that he knew nothin
about any plan to sell out and did nc
think it was being contemplated. A
the beginning of the meeting a cop
munication froth the Civic Club in
been read in which it was stated tha
the club at its meeting on March 17.
had approved of the action of the
Mayor and Council in regard to the
bus permits and that the members
preferred the through trolley service
to the bus transportation. Mayor Jen
kins had questioned Councilman Har
man as to the membership of the
Civic Club and as to the number pres
ent at the meeting on March 17. Harr
man’s reply had been that the mem
bership was 85 and that about 50 had
been present. Councilman Houghtaling
then said that regardless of the action
he might take as an individual, as a
councilman he felt obliged to regard
the wishes -of fifty persons and that
no permit ought to be granted at that
time. Councilman Harrman said that
he agreed with the Mayor that they
ought to know just what they were
going in for, and Councilman Enger
also concurred. The permit was not
granted.
In. the absence of Councilman Rose,
Councilman Enger stated that work
on the installation of poles on Sylvan
avenue north of Bayview, would be
started as soon as the weather per
mitted.
Can It “Coolidge Rock”
IT
trsrr
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a sinking resemblance to the features of President Coolidge is seen in
the outline of a rock cliff recently officially discovered near Lostlne, Ore., by
members of a United States geological survey party, and accordingly the cliff
will appear on future maps of Oregon as “Coolidge rock.” The face of the
cliff is nearly 100 feet high and the likeness to the President is well defined,
large and clear cut.
Now Open
for Inspection
The Three Model Homes
Built by Eypper & Beckmann, Inc.
On Palisade Avenue
(Near Route No. 10)
In Palisade .
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EYPPER & BECKMANN, Inc.
Realtors—Builders
Palisade Avenue (Near Trolley) Palisade
PHONES: CLIFFSIDE 167 AND 168
For Your Amusement
Douglas Fairbanks in “The Black Pirate” '
Douglas Fairbanks has scored the
greatest cinema triumph of his ca
reer in “The Black Pirate,” which, as
played twice daily at the Selwyn
Theatre, New York, is one of the out
standing picture successes of the met
ropolitan season.
"The Black Pirate” is a roistering,
glorious tale of high adventure on
land and sea dating back to the
golden age of buccaneering on the
Spanish Main. It is an authentic, ex
citing, rollicking epic of pirate days,
of picaresque swashbuckling, spirited
love, intense revenge and mighty
deeds. Stately galleons, hordes of
bloodthirsty pirates, a beautiful
| princess, rolling seas, booming can
non, buried treasure, terrific combat,
tender love scenes,—of all these and
a hundred kindred elements is “The
Black Pirate” compounded,—and of
course Fairbanks is the dominating
hero of it all.
There is *an elaborate and colorful
prologue, conceived and staged by
Fairbanks, while a symphonic orches
tra of thirty pieces renders an atmos
pheric musical score especially com
posed by Mortimer Wilson. Mail or- -
ders are filled for all performances,,
matinees or nights, and including two
j performances Sundays, in the order
of their receipt.
GRANT-LEE
THEATRE
Dedicated to the proper presen
tation of Photoplava
PALISADE JUNCTION. N. J.
PHONE 1511 CLIFFSIDE
E. Thornton Kelly, •Managing Director
Sat. and Sun., March 27 and 28
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM
Marie Prevost and Clive
Brook in “Seven Sinners”
Julian Eltinge and Ann Pen*
nington in “Madam Behave”
Wednesday, March 31
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM
- Harry Carey in
‘The Man From Red Gulch*
Adapted from Bret Harte's story
“The Idyl of Red Gulch"
Clara Bow and Donald
Keith in “Free to Love”
Monday, Tuesday, March 29 and 30
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOiyS THE ANCIENT HIGHWAY
,WITH JACK HOLT, BILLIE DOVE & MONTAGU LOVE
Mermaid Comedy—‘‘Fair Warning,”
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 APRIL 5, 6 AND 7
CECIL B. DE MILLE’S “THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY”
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