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if The Palisades Are the Balcony of the WorldV* William A. Mackay, Coytesvllle PALI SAD IAN -—* “Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks. Sermon, in stones, and good In everything." -As You Like It VOL. XIX. NO. 24 PALISADE, N. J., MAY 28, 1926 PRICE 4 CENTS NEW HUDSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL TO BE NAMED AFTER FORMER LOCAL SCHOOL HEAD, WASHINGTON IRVING BRAY Corner Stone Laying to Take Place on Saturday Afternoon With Fitting Ceremonies Preceded by Parade— Expect Professor Bray to Be Present. The new school now .being built In the Hudson Heights section of Cliffside Park will be known as the Washington Irving Bray School, in honor of Washington Irving Bray, who served as super vising principal of the Cliffside Park schools for twenty-three years, from 1895 to 1918. A parade will start from the Lawton avenue school at 2 o’clock, and in the line will be the school children, Boy Scouts in uni form and the High School Alumni. Albert Stein of the high school alumni will act as marshal. The parade will be headed by a police it: escort, a band, borough officials, board of education and the school faculty. There will be singing of patriotic songs by the school chil dren. Mrs. J. McCulloch, musical instructor in the schools, will take charge of the singing. The cornerstone will be laid by Wash ington Irving Bray, if it is possi ble for him to be present, and H. ' F. Goeman, president of the local board of education. Appropriate exercises will be held at the site of the new building. When Mr. Bray came to take charge of the educational system in Cliffside Park there was about one school in the borough, now , remembered as the old Borough Hall School, which was built in Washington Irving Bray —■ % f building in 1923. With Mr. Bray dur ing this first year in the borough were Miss Jane Collins, now princi pal of the Grantwood School, and Mrs. Wiley. In 1896 the total enrollment in the school was 154. The total enrollment in 1918, Mr. Bray’s last year as super visor, was 1,446. The enrollment in the present year is 2,311. Of the teachers who worked with Mr. Bray during the term of his super vision, the following are still on the teaching force: Miss Collins, Misp Clara Downing, Mrs. McLaughlin, for merly Miss Carrie Reynolds; Mrs. Elizabeth Paul, Mrs. Sperling, Mrs. Jane Coulter, principal of the Cliflside School No. 3; Miss Lucy Madden, Mrs. Wood, Robert Burns, now principal of the high school; William Sperling, George B. Wheeler, recently named principal of the new Hudson Heights School; Miss Esther Johnstone and Miss Rose O’Brien. During Mr. Bray’s incumbency School No. 2, in Columbia avenue, was built in 1903. In 1907 School No. 3, located at Palisade and Park avenues, was built; in 1910 School No. 4, known as the Grantwood School, con necting with School No. 2, was built on Lawton avenue; in 1915 the corner stone of the present high school was laid, and in the following year the first class was graduated. It was due in large part to the per sistent efforts of Mr. Bray that the work of getting the high school under way was accomplished. He was a pioneer in the educational system of Cliffside Park. It is interesting to note among the records of the early days of education in the borough that Ahrend Nagel, now a member of the Board of Edu cation, and chairman of the building and grounds committee, was the first boy to graduate under Mr. Bray in the class of 1899, which had four grad uates, the other three being girls. Previous classes had held only girl graduates. Mr. Nagel’s daughter, Miss Lillian Nagel, is now a senior in the high school. In 1901 Councilman Joseph Wood cock and Robert H. Nutt were grad uated. B. Duncan McClave, now a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for Congress, was a member of the class of 1904, as was also Francis A. Banville, prominent in Democratic political circles of the borough and candidate for Mayor in 1926., Mayor Joseph Marini was a member of the class of 1916. At the time of Mr. Bray’s visit to the schools last November there wore in the schools 175 pupils who were in school during his term of service. On the occasion of his visit at that/ time Supervising Principal George F. Hall paid a graceful tribute to Mr. Bray’s work, saying that the present generation of students in the borough schools are “reaping the fruits of the trees which he pruned and nourished.” It Is hoped that Mr. Bray, who is now residing in Saugerties, will be the guest ofyhonor at the laying of the cornerstone on May 29. ,—The Drama-Comedy Club held Its annual gambol on Saturday evening, May 22, on the Hotel Astor roof. A midnight dinner was served, and dancing was enoyed until 3 a. m. Mrs. Charles Ackerman of Warren avenue, Palisade, proved an admira ble hostess. Among her guests were: Mr. and Mrf. J. Loos of Lyndhurst, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. C. Feld of Ruther ford, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. George Van Doren of Glenridge, N. J.; Mr. and V Mrs. C. Hilbert of Grantwood, N. J., and Mr. and Mrs. C. Ackerman of Palisade, N. J. V '■ 'MM- J CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $150,000 SUCCESSFUL More Than That Amount Be lieved Secured—Tabulations Not Yet Complete. The campaign to raise a fund of $150,000 to advertise Bergen county over a period of three years was offi cially and successfully closed yester day when at a meeting of the Bergen County Association held at noon at the Oritani Club at Hackensack Cam paign Chairman F. A. Tetor declared that the pledges received had by sev eral hundred dollars exceeded the needed amount. In fact, he stated that all returns had not yet been re ceived and that when they were in and tabulated the amount would be even still greater. The officers of the association, the zone and town chairmen and their guests, numbering in all about sixty, greeted the announcement with pro longed eheers, the brief speeches made all indicating that the associa tion intended to place Bergen county on the map. Mr. Tetor declared that the sub scriptions came from every section of the county and that the Hudson coun ty section, which had not as yet re ported, was known to have exceeded its quota. No figures for the various towns and zones will be given out un til such time as all are in and tabu lated, returns from the southern part of the county being still to be re ceived. President George H. Beckmann stated that the purpose for which the money was raised and for which it will be expended was to advertise Bergen county in the newspapers of the metropolitan district and that though the association had as well other objects in view, these will be covered by special campaigns to be organized later and separate from the drive just closed. Jacob W. Binder, executive secre tary, pointed out that the advertis ing had already begun and that col umns had already been run in the New York papers and in the leading dailies in Bergen and Hudson coun ties.. In closing he remarked that through volunteer committees which will be created the real estate brokers throughout Bergen county will con tinue to solicit subscriptions to the advertising fund in their respective offices, it being expected in this way to secure substantial addition to the fund already raised. He added that about 360 persons, firms or corpora tions had already subscribed to the present fund. Improvement Planned For Day and Night Garage Fred Adams, the popular proprie tor of the Day and Night Garage on Palisade avenue, near Edgewater road, has contracted for an improve ment that will make him the proud owner of the finest display parlor for autos in eastern Bergen county. Mr. Adams is the agent for Packard and Nash cars. His new salesroom will contain several thousand feet of floor space, accommodating six Pack ards, and will have an attractive plate glass front. It will be a (Tedded asset to ms business and to the community,. -■ --'■M PAY OF ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS HELD UP Freeholders Refuse to Put Pres ton and Denson on Monthly Payroll, but Do Not Object to Appointments. Although not opposing the appoint ment of Samuel Denson and Joseph Preston as assistant prosecutors to handle the cases in the recently cre ated district criminal court of Bergen county, and not obecting either to paying them for whatever services they might render, the Board of Free holders at their regular meeting held at the court house at Hackensack voted unanimously not to place their names on the regular county payroll. It will be recalled that when the act creating these courts was before the legislature the clause providing for the appointment of two new as sistant prosecutors was stricken from the bill before final passage, Prose cutor A. C. Hart later declaring that there were other means of securing the needed assistance. In the latter part of April Mr. Hart served formal notice on the board that he had ap pointed Messrs. Denspn and Preston and asked that they, be placed on the regular payroll of his department. At that time his communication was re ferred to County Counsel Zahriskie for an opinion before taking action, said opinion being rendered yester day. It was to the effect that the law specifically provided that “it shall he the duty of the prosecutor of the pleas for each county to use all rea son and lawful diligence for the de tection, arrest, indictment and con viction of offenders against the laws and all necessary expense incurred therefore certified to and approved : under his hand and a judge shall be ! paid for by the Board of Freeholders. Mr. Zabriskle further added that "it is left to the court by the certifica tion and approval of the presiding judge to determine the reasonable ness of the meanfe employed and the necessity of payment.” Immediately following the reading of this opinion Freeholder Carl Wright took the floor and declared it to be his opinion to mean that the prosecutor shall use all diligence in line of his ctoty ahlf that where as sistance is necessary that this be se cured and the said expense be certi fied by the prosecutor and county judge and approved by the body hav ing charge of the finances of the county for payment. “In this instance,” said Mr. Wright, “two assistants for woTk in the new courts are named and appointed and the salary of each is indicated, and we are requested to place them on the county payroll. “In my opinion the county coun sel’s opinion does not cover the cer tification of names. In other words, the idea of continual or continued service of assistants is not contem plated, the idea being more in the na ture of special work, the pay of which will be certified by the prosecutor and approved by the judge and paid for by the financial authorities after the work has been performed.” At this point the speaker made the statement printed above as to not be ing opposed to the appointments, but the placing of the names on the pay roll, adding that he believed the serv ices should be billed monthly in ac cordance with custom and practice. In moving that the prosecutor’s April letter be filed, the names con tained therein be excluded from the payroll, and notifying Mr. Hart of such action, he added that “this is a job payment and should be in the na ture of a special task or purpose pay ment. The resolution was passed without debate. One fact must be borne in mind; that is, that the Board of Freeholders is solidly Republican, while Mr. Hart and his two appointees are all Demo crats. When seen after the meeting and informed of the board’s action Mr. Hart declared that it was imma terial to him in what method they chose to pay his assistants as long as they were compensated for their time and services. Investigation of Drunken Student Affair Under Way Prosecutor A. C. Hart has an nounced that the Investigation grow ing out of the dismissal of George Winters, 16-year-old school hoy, charged with entering the Hacken sack High School during a regular session while under the influence of liquor, will be opened today (Friday). Frank Casalle, proprietor of the Wander Inn in Hackensack, where Winters is said to have confessed to obtaining whiskey, will be tried un der this charge. He is also awaiting sentence on a similar charge of which he was found guilty almost a year ago. Prosecutor Hart has subpoenaed Principal Marlott and Supervising Principal William Smith to appear at the investigation. Judge William Seufert will preside. J. Fred Thompson Now A Real Estate* Operator J. Fred Thompson, president of the Cllffslde Park Republican Club, Is now in the real estate business as an associate of W. H. Porter, a broker with offices on Palisade avenue. : f)alteak’s Honor Eole s Aria Ballard | Philip Basile a Paul Berkey m Henry Borgstede 0 Paul T. Brady, Jr. ® Conrad Breiby e Randolph Brown a Fred Buckmann % Fletcher Burdette ® Edward Coffall ® Robert CofFall g John Cotter *s Edwin Clutterbuck ® John Crawford ® Walter Darby Bruno De Paoli * Walter Dutcher ng Lester Cotter a Werner Ebell ® Harry Elkan * S. Elkan eg Armand Farelli sb Walter Flack ® F. D. Flack s F. D. Flack, Jr. J H. A. Este Flagge as George Frew, Jr. <a Glenn Hacker Ralph Hacker Peter Savillo Frank Kane Glenville Kingsley Harry Lane John Lane Charles Levy Frederick Luff, Jr. R. Markowski John Martens Harry McCartney Robert Newcombe George Pasquali George Pfeiffer Benjamin Philson Anthony Picarella . Frank Pilack H. Rosensteil Louis Ruchmann Nicholas Scutiera Edward Scutiera Andrew Spotts, Jr. George Steffin Clayton Stewart George Uhlrich F. Whittaker James Woolcott, Jr. Julius Zanette MEETING ON JULY 4 CELEBRATION TUESDAY All Organizations Should Send Representatives—C. Prosch Says Traffic Officer Was Drunk. Mayor White of Port Lee at an ad journed meeting of the council last evening announced that a citizens' meeting to distfuss pfoafff'fOT the com ing July 4th celebration will be held next Tuesda yevening, June 1, in the Borough Hall, at 8 o’clock sharp. All organizations are urged to have rep resentatives present and any citizen interested will be very welcome. At this meeting a tentative program will be decided upon. The reports of the assessment com missioners on several recent Improve ments were received and the clerk was instructed to advertise a public hearing on June 16. The property owners affected will receive individual notices. / A resolution was adopted limiting the meetings during the months ot July and August to one meeting a month to be held on the first Wednes days. Mr. VanDemmel of Coytesville sug gested that the time for paying taxes •be extended to July so the people who have to withdraw their savings will not break the interest period. No ac tion was taken on this matter. Cyrus Prosch of Coytesville was present and complained about the dog nuisance in his section. He also said that a local traffic officer on Sunday last left his post of duty and returned intoxicated. Mr. Prosch said the offi cer upon his return acted very stupid indeed and was a menace to safety rather than a guardian of it. The matter was referred to the police com mittee for an investigation. A Mr. Sullivan \complained about •the condition of Linwood avenue and charged that the Sheffield Farms' milkman was guilty of leaving broken bottles on the roadway in the vicinity of Lemoine avenue and Main street. This matter was also referred to the police committee. The ban on the Sorgenfray pool room on West Main street was lifted temporarily at the request of the new proprietor, Mr. Traverso. Sorgenfray was recently fined $200 for violation of the state prohibition enforcement aat. An investigation will be made before a permit is issued. It was voted to send letters of thanks to Cliffside Park and Edgewa ter for the assistance given by their fire companies at the Kaufer Ware house fire. Silzer Sworn In On Wednesday former Governor George S. Silzer was sworn in as a member of the Port of New York Au thority by his successor, Governor A. Harry Moore. Mr. Silzer was named during the 1926 session of the legis lature by Governor Moore to succeed Julian A. Gregory of East Orange as a member of the Port Authority. Nurses’ Commencement The commencement exercises oi the Englewood Hospital School ol Nursing will be held on Wednesday evening, June 2, in the auditorium ol the High School. 'Dr. S. Parkes Cad man will make the address and elevei nurses will receive diplomas. These exercises will be followed by a recep tion in the Nurses’ Home. J . BOLD HOLD-UP JOB . PULLED IN FAIRVIEW Armed Bandits Get $40 From Son of Garage Proprietor Make Their Escape. “Not a sound! Throw up your hands!” George Christiansen, son of the pro prietor of the Christiansen, garage on Pairview avenue, near Lincoln place, was counting the receipts of the late afternoon and evenings in the office of the garage last Friday night shortly after 11 o’clock when he heard those words uttered in a sharp command. Turning around in the swivel chair, Christiansen looked directly into the muzzle of two large revolvers, each held .by a bandit. Both the men had caps pulled well down over their eyes. At first Christiansen demurred. “No fooling about this. Hand over what you’ve got.” Christiansen did not make a move to obey. “Go through his pockets. I’ll Keep him covered,” remarked one of the bandits. Christiansen was forced to submit to a thorough search. The men got from him about $40 cash. After searching Christiansen one of the men went through the desk drawers. There were several checks there, but these they tossed aside. In the meantime Christiansen still was kept covered. The men backed out of the office. Christiansen made no attempt to pur sue them. He telephoned to the Fair view police and Chief Magrino and Captain Hoffman went out on the case. Christiansen was able to give the police a fairly good description of the men. It is believed that they escaped Miss Ruth Klein and George Marcus Wed in New York Sunday Eve. Miss Ruth Klein, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Klein, of Edge water, became the bride of George I. Marcus in a brilliant ceremony at Temple B'nai Jeshurin, New York, last Sunday evening. The bride was attended by her sis ter, Miss Sylvia Klein, as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were the Misses Elizabeth and Natalie Klein and Adele Lakin. Jack E. Marcus was the best man. The ushers were Benjamin Okin, Rubin Rapport and Al. Cohen. More than 250 guests were bidden to the ceremony, which was followed by a reception at the Hotel Greystone, New York. The bride is a graduate of Linden Hall Seminary, and is popu lar in Edgewater social circles. The bridegroom is a graduate of Columbia University, and of the New York Law School. Pays Fine in Ft. Lee. Edward J. Wagner, 30 years old, of 69 East 125th street, New York, an embalmer by profession, who was arrested by the Fort Lee police late last Friday night on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and using In decent and profane language, was given a hearing before Recorder Ennis on Saturday night and fined $50, which he paid. A search of Wagner’s person re vealed the fact that he had $1,500 worth of Liberty Bonds, which are be ing held pending an investigation as to the ownership of the bonds. He told the police that the bonds are his, and explained the fact that they have a guardian’s mark by saying that they were originally held by his guardian. V MAYOR MARMET OF FAIRVIEW ENTERS FREEHOLDER RAGE AT ELEVENTH HOUR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES ACTIVE McClave Sticks by Wet Stand—Four Seeking Two Repub lican Nominations for Freeholder Board—Local Contest in Fort Lee. -----. MORE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CLIFFSIDE PARK Mayor and Council in Busy Ses sion—Gorge Road Assessment Discussion Continued. Improvements, past, present and ’uture, occupied the time of the Mayor ind Council of Cliffside Park on Mon lay night at their regular meeting. The low bidders on the following jobs were: Anderson avenue sanitary sew ;r, Coppoletta Brothers, $2,448.40; im- j provement of Columbus place in the Hudson Heights section, R. J. Fox, $13,950.50; improvement of Columbia avenue, Vendelli & Linardi, $30, 224.20; improvement of Washington avenue, Delia & Malone, $4,129. The contract for crushed stone went to the Cliffslde Trap Rock Company. A peUtion was received asking for the improvement of Prospect avenue. It was referred to the engineers and the attorney to check up and prepare the necessary ordinance. Ordinances providing for the laying of a sidewalk on the western side of Gorge road, from Anderson to Palisade avenues, one providing for the improvement of Glenn street, from Lawton avenue to Lafayette avenue, and another for the improvement of Lincoln avenue, from Gorge road to the trolley line, were introduced. An ordinance amending the zoning law to permit the erection of an apartment house on the corner avenue ana tne trolley line was also introduced. Mayor Marini Introduced the sub ject of the Gorge road sewer assess ment, which has been the subject of much controversy of late, and invited Nicholas J. Schweitzer, spokesman for the objectors at the last meeting, to step to the front and examine the figures at close range. The Mayor explained the total cost of the Gorge road improvement was *70,964, of which $7,228 was paid by the county, *16,033 by the borough and *47,640 by the property owners. This was far from being 80 per cent on the prop erty owners as had been contended, the Mayor said. Mr. Schweitzer said that the *16,033 paid by the borough included the amount rightfully as sessed against property along the road owned by the borough and over fifty subsurface connections leading to borough property. Mayor Marini said that as far as the cost of the Gorge road trunk sewer itself is concerned, it is assessed about 50-50. Mr. Schwetzer insisted that the assess ment is far higher than it should be in view of the fact that the*sewer is of no benefit to homes along the high- j way, being too high for drainage pur poses. The matter will be taken up j again at a subsequent meeting. Mi'. Gordon, owner of the factory i on the corner of John and Kamena ! streets, was present and protested the j 100 per cent assessment on the Ka- j tnena street' improvement, saying he I was not benefited to that extent. Mr. Glordon wants a 60 per cent assess ment to he paid when he gets the full benefit. He was granted a special hearing before the assessment com mission and the attorney to be ar ranged at a later date. At the requets of the butchers and ahicken market proprietors of Cliff side an ordinance will be passed re quiring them to close their stores on Sundays hereafter. The Mayor said they will have to meet the expense of passing the ordinance. An invitation was received from the Board of Education to attend the lay ing of the cornerstone of the new Hudson Heights school on Saturday afternoon next. Councilman McDonald called atten tion to the poor drainage facilities in the Jassamine way section and urged that some relief measures be taken. Councilman Meyer announced that the New York Telephone Company planned to build a beautiful, large ex change on the site of the present exchange building on Anderson ave nue and said it will be a great asset to the borough. A communication was received from Harry Lucht, the architect, protest ing the Gorge road assessment and urging the borough to proceed with the Palisade avenue sidewalk Im provement In the vicinity of and around the triangle park property. Thanks, Mr. Diehl! The Palisadian thank3 J. S. Diehl, the “Goodyear Tire King,” for his truck the past three weeks for use in delivering papers. A quiet wedding often is the last quiet a man knows. •. ’ J;,"- tf. iVff • Mayor Alexander Mamet of Fair view furnished the season’s biggest political surprise by filing an eleventh hour petition entering his name as one of four contestants for the Repub lican nomination of Freeholders. Two will be chosen at the election. He has named George Ebel, Bor ough Clerk of Fairview, as his cam paign manager. His slogan is “100 per cent service.” Congressional Contest With the primaries on June 15 less than three weeks ofT, B. Duncan Mc Clave, candidate for Republican nom ination for Congress, feels confident of his victory at the polls. The Sixth Congressional District, in which McClave is running, comprises all of Bergen, Sussex, and Warren counties, and a small part of Passaic. McClave has been campaigning ac- - ■ tively throughout the entire district tor several weeks, maintaining a speaking program of from three to four engagements a day in various sections of the four counties in his district. He has placed modification of the Volstead Act as the first plank of the platform on which he is seeking the endorsement of the Republican vot ers on June 15 and has spoken most ly on this one topic which he believes to be one of the biggest facing the country today. Randolph Perkins, the president In cumbent, is a bone dry and Is appeal ing to the voters for re-election on the basis of his record in the National Legislature. This contest is the most interesting one of the election. The list of candidates for national, state and county offices follows: CONGRESS Republicans: B. Duncan McClave ^and Randolph wcmvumLO. riaiaia auduici. ASSEMBLY Republicans: Ralph W. Chandlesa, John Y. Dater, Mrs. I-ermela Fran cisco, Orison M. Hurd, the bracket candidates: James H. White and Adam J. Ruby. Democrats: Jerome Kennedy, Dr. Benedict P. Willis, Leland F. Ferris and Abram A. Lebson. BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS Republicans: Andrew Knox, Henry j. Wostbrock, Alexander C. Marmet and Edson B. Gorham. Democrats: Edward S. Brower and Charles W. Hulst. Local Contest Locally there is but one contest, that being in Fort Lee between George Schlosser and Charles Bender, both Republicans, for the nomination for Collector. Hackensack Situation In Hackensack neither party has a contest for the Mayoralty. Mayor N. Demarest Campbell will seek the Democratic renomination and Attor ney Herman Vanderwart the Repub lican. Program Announced for Benefit Recital June 4 It is with pleasure that we present hereunder the complete program of the forthcoming recital by the pupils of Susan Breiby Sweisguth, to which the public is most cordially invited. The recital will be held Friday eve ning, June 4, 1926, at 8:15 o'clock at the public school, Anderson avenue and Route 10, in Palisade. Program Two pianos, eifcht hands, March Caracteristique, Schubert, Misses Mary Burdette, Antoinette Grulich, Selma Rosenkranz, Lillian Weiss; Arabesque, Burgmuller, Master Eric Breiby; (a) Gondoliera, Reinhold; (b) Gypsy Song, Reinhold, Miss Lil lian Weiss; (a) Nodding Ferns, Helm; (b) Songsters on the Bough, Helm, Miss Mary Burdette; The Frol ic, Matthews, Miss Antoinette Gru lich: At Evening, Schytte, Miss Greta Hoffmann; Caprice, Grieg, Miss Doro thy Comstock; (a) Berceuse, Orn steln; (b) Humoresque, Ornstein; (c) Burlesque, Ornstein, Master Rob ert Beans; two pianos, eight hands, Waltz A Flat, Moszkowski, Misses Betty Beans, Dorothy Comstock, Tir ginia Oman, Master Robert Beans. Fantasie D Minor, Mozart, Miss Betty Beans; La Fileuse, Raff, Miss Virginia Oman; (a) Nocturne E Major, Liszt; (b) Waltz E Minor, Chopin, Miss Margaret Brooks; Im promtu E Flat Minor, Reinhold, Miss Esther Horowitz; Waltz, E Major, MoszkowBki, Miss May Caffall; If I Were a Bird, with second piano, Hen selt, Miss Elizabeth Henderson, Mrs. Sweisguth; Concerto C Minor, Alle ; gro Con Brio, with second piano, Bee I thoven, Miss Blanche Miller, Mrs. Sweisguth; two pianos, eight hands, Rakoczy March, Liszt, Misses Eliza beth Henderson, May Caffall, Blanche Miller, Margaret Brooks. At the close of the recital an op portunity will be given for the guests to leave a free will offering for the Christian Orphan Home at Fort Lee.