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“The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World”
William A. Mackay, Coytesville
PALI SAD IAN
"Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
— As You Like It.
VOL. XX No. 29
FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1926 — EIGHT PAGES
PRICE FOUR CENTS
OPINIONS EXPRESSED AT PUBLIC
HEARING ON SCHOOL SITE SALE
DISCOURAGE THOUGHT AT PRESENT
Mayor Marini Declares Himself As Opposed To Sale But
Compliments Councilman Meyer’s Consistancy
Representatives Of Organizations Speak — $10,000 Is
Estmiate On Memorial Park Improvement. _
The concensus of opinion concern
ing the Cliffside school property at
Gorge road and Cliff street in the
Borough of Cliffside Park seems to
be opposed to the sale of this site
according to opinions expressed at the
public hearing held by the Mayor and
Council last Monday evening.
Dr. J. H. Irwin, representing the
Exchange Club, spoke at length voic
ing the club’s disapproval of any at
tempt to sell the property. He ad
vanced several reasons why the sale
should not be consumatcd, namely,
because at the present time it would
not bring a very good price, in years
to come it will be very valuable to
the borough and can be used at any
time as a playground. The building
I)r. Irwin said could be utilized as
police headquarters and the basement
used as a shelter for the Borough’s
road equipment. Dr. Irwin said too
that a playground was badly needed
in this section.
Charles Lecger elaborated on Dr.
Irwin’s remarks in a very forceful ad
dress and spoke not only as a repre
sentative of the Exchange Club but
as an individual and a member of the
Real Estate Board of the Palisades.
Mr. Lecger explained that the Real
Estate Board at their last meeting
had voted to oppose the sale and urge
the Borough Fathers to hold on to the
property.
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SMILING BANDIT
CAUGHT FRIDAY
Admitting Several Holdups He
Startles Police With Disin
terested Attitude
Admitting two robberies in Bergen
County and readily signing a confess
ion of the Eagle Grocery Store hold
up at b05 Bcrgenline avenue, North
Bergen, a young man who said he
was P’rank Oelid, 21, of Palisade went
to the county jail last Friday night
to await indictment on a charge of
robbery for the North Bergen job.
Smoking cigarettes constantly and
chatting affably, Oelid passed the day
in the North Bergen jail “delightful
ly” he said. His visit was interrupt
ed several times to be identified by
two former victims and Bergen coun
ty detectives. He was lined up with
nine other prisoners despite this was
easily picked out by the victims of
his recent Ridgefield Park holdups and
Nathan Allen, Bergen County Prose
cutor’s detective.
One of the most peculiar circum
stances surrounding the manner of
the suave, affable young stickup man
was that he did not tell a lie while
at the station house. Whenever a
question was asked, he answered it
directly. *
When he learned that Lieutenant
Detective George Cash was going to
his home he requested a clean shirt
and a palm beach suit. Cash also
brought him a carton of cigarettes
which went to the county jail with
him.
Just prior to his journey to the
county jail he talked in an interest
in vein in Chief Marcy’s office with
several policemen and reporters. No
thing seemed to ruffle his nonchalant
demeanor. His daring holdups seem
ed not to interest him half as much
as the astonished questioners. He
was quite certain he would be back
to North Bergen soon. His visit was
very pleasant he said.
Civil War And Spanish
American War Veteran
To Appear In Uniform
John Blandin, father of Mrs. Hal
T. Beans, a veteran of the Civil War,
and John O. Sharp, a veteran of the
Spanish-American War, both of Pali
sade, will appear on the platform at
the morning exercises in Fort Lee on
Monday next. Both gentlemen will
be in full uniform and' will add to the
spirit of the celebration.
BRIDGE ASS’N. HAS BIG PLANS
Among the objects in which the
| interstate Hudson Bridge Associa
| tion announces that it is keenly
interested are:
| I. A city of 3,000,000 people
covering practically the whole of
I the 247 square miles of Bergen
| County, New Jersey.
2. Boulevards 80 to 100 feet in
width penetrating the territory in
all directions.
3. These boulevards connected
by carefully located streets paved
from curb to curb.
4. Traffic on the boulevards and
streets to move according to reg
ulations planned to keep iocal and
through motor traffic apart, thus
preventing congestion in the dense
ly populated centres.
5. Spacious parks distributed
over the territory according to pop
ulation density, and not in re
sponse to political or other pres
sure.
6. An equitable system of tax
ation, which will provide ample
revenue for road building, parks
and other municipal needs.
7. Administration * of the pro
ceeds of such system of taxation
on modern, scientific business lines
through a city manager.
8. Rapid Transit over electri
fied suburban railways connected
j with New York by means of river
| tunnels and a belt line through New
I York City Connecting with a Cen
tral Terminal used in common by
all commuting railway lines on the
New Jersey Side.
FINE CELEBRATION
IN ENGWTl CLIFFS
Everything To Please The
Youngsters And Grown-ups
Provided For In Program
Residents of the borough, especial
ly the young people arc enthusiastic
ally looking forward to the games and
exercises which are scheduled for the
Sesqui-Centennial celebration between
two and four-thirty p. m., on July 5.
Medals and other suitable prizes will
be awarded to the winners of the var
ious events.
The main thoroughfares will be de
corated with flags and drapes. Public
Service Buses will leave Bay View
avenue shortly after one o’clock and
convey the children to the old school
grounds near Palisade avenue. A se
cond trip will follow one half hour
later.
The Honorable Mayor Jenkins will
make an address at about four-thirty,
after which the children will enter the
school building where refreshments
will be provided.
Miss M. Krebs Of Grant
wood Now Mrs. R. Smith
One of the prettiest weddings of
the season was solemnized at the
Trinity Episcopal Church, Palisade
avenue, Grantwood, when Miss Marie
Krebs, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Krebs, of Grove avenue,
Grantwood, became the bride of Mr.
Robert Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Smith, of Ridgefield. A large
! gathering of friends and relatives
jwerc present at the ceremony.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white taffeta, trimmed with Venetian
lace, and her veil was of tulle fasten
ed with a coronet of orange blossoms.
She carried a shower bouquet of white
bridal roses and lilies-of-the-valley.
The bridesmaid, Miss Gertrude Thom
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.
| Thomson, of Edgewaer, wore a gown
'of pink georgette with picture hat
to match. She carried a shower bou
quet of pink roses. The best man was
Charles Laudon, of Grantwood.
Nothing like a good night’s sleep
1 for changing one’s perspective.
i
A FEW CHANGES IN
CLIFFSIDE PARK’S
JULY 5 PROGRAM
Parade To Take Place In The
Morning; Starts At Edge
water Road And Palisade
Avenue; Brief But Impres
sive Exercises In Afternoon
Mayor Marini’s Sesqui-Centcnnial
Celebration committee in Cliffside
Park have completed plans for an A
1 celebration on Monday, July 5. Sey
mour N. Sears is the enthusiastic
chairman and promises something ex
ceptional in the way of a local obser
vation of this important date in Amer
ican history.
Activities will start with a parade
of firemen, civic and patriotic socie
ties, automobiles and school children
in the morning.
The paraders will assemble at 10:20
SHARP on Edgewater road just east
of Palisade avenue and march west on
Edgewater road to Anderson avenue,
thence north on Anderson avenue to
Lafayette avnue and west on Lafay
ette avenue to Grove avenue and from
there to the West Grantwood play
grounds. All citizens arc asked to
j bring their cars to the starting point
| at 10:30 sharp aivl permit the use of
the empty seats for the smaller kid
dies.
At 11 o’clock at the playgrounds
there will be a baseball game between
two boys’ teams. All players must be
under 14 years of age.
At 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon the
following program will be given:
1 — Music by CaVrughi’s Band.
2 — Reading of the Declaration of
Independence by Supervising
Principal George F. Hall,
o — Address by Mayor Joseph W.
Marini of Cliffside Park.
4 :— Patriotic address on the mean
ing of the Sesqui-Centennial by
Herbert Everett.
5 — Singing of the “Star Spangled
Banner.”
0 — Music by Carrughi’s Band.
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Fine Recital Given By
Pupils Of Mrs. F. Dough
ty’s Dancing School
A charming event of last week
end was the recital given by the pupils
of Mrs. Florence Doughty’s dancing
school in Carney Hall, Saturday even
ing, which was attended by many pat
rons and friends from Cliffside Park,
Palisade, New York and Brooklyn.
The program, replete with artistic
numbers, was admirably presented by
the pupils from Grantwood and Pali
sade, assisted by several dancers from
Mrs. Doughty’s New York studio. In
the opening chorus the following little
girls took part: Ruth Ely, Elizabeth
Kruger, Edith Youngling, Carolyn
Marshall, Ruth Cronkhite, Lillian Zic
klin, Clara Clouth, Mary Pealer, The
resa Kurza, Amy McCaw, Clarice
Swartz, Ruth Dyer, Bernadette Whe
lan, Edith Abrams, Eileen Casartclli,
Marilyn Goldberg. In the “Humor
esque” number Bernadette Whelan,
Edith Abrams, Ruth Dyer and Paula
Everett appeared. In the “Snow Bal
let”, which was one of the most beau
tiful of the numbers, Clara Clouth,
Mary Pealer, Anastasia Paleologue,
Clarice Swartz, Arline Drake and
Theresa Kurza took part, with Mar
gie De Hart as the snow queen and
Louis Meyer as “Jack Frost”.
The balloon dance, another beauti
ful number featured Edith Abrams,
Bernadette Whelan, Ruth Dyer, Paula
Everett, Mary Burdett, Eileen Cas
artelli. In “Pierrottcc” were Baby
Balarina, Catherine Semple, Evelyn
Grulickson, Madelaine Ryan, Mildred
Wesp, Marie Westphal, Lucile Arm
istead, Paula Everett, Bernadette
Whelan, Ruth Dyer, Edith Abrams
and Eileen Casartelli. In the “Immi
grants’ Dance,” in native costume
were Paula Everett, Edith Abrams,
Arline Drake, Eileen Casartelli, Ber
nadette Whelan, Mary Pealer, Ruth
Dyer and Rosie Goldberg. Solo dan
ces were given by Paula Everett. Mar
gie De Hart, Clara Clouth and Ger
trude Lindabury, who captivated the
spectators by their grace and artistic
skill. The Ukrainian dance was done
by Margaret Abrams, Mary Burdett,
Theresa Kurza and Amy McCaw. Mrs. j
Doughty will continue her classes dur-1
ing the summer.
PROGRAM
Fort Lee’s Sesqui-Centennial Celebration
July 5th, 1926
MORNING
Parade .starts at 9:,'!() a. m. SHARP, from Whiteman street school.
Line forms under the direction of Captain Harry Elkan, Marshall of the
Hay.
Fife and Drum Corps from Blauvelt Dominican Convent Academy, thirty j
strong.
Dandy brass band, to be about the middle of the line.
Delegations from all the patriotic and civic organizations in the borough, j
including the Roy Scouts and Campfire Girls.
Guests in decorated and plain automobiles including the speakers.
Children from the schools under the direction of teachers. Children to ;
march two abreast, four feet apart.
Line of March
Parade route will be from Whiteman street school west on Whiteman
street to Anderson avenue; north on Anderson avenue to Main street; east
on Main street to Palisade avenue; south on Palisade avenue to Monument
Square.
Program at the Monument
1 — Three black bombs as parade arrives at Monument Square.
2 — Invocation, Rev. Edward Kelder.
— Raising of flag. “Star Spangled Banner,” by the Band.
4 — Introduction and Welcome by the chairman, Charles Thomas Logan.
5 — Response by Mayor Edward A. White of Fort Lee.
<> — “Yankee Doodle”, by the Band.
7 — Meaning of the Sesqui-Centennial by Judge James D. Moore.
8 — “America,” sung by the school children.
!) — The Spirit of Fort Lee from the Revolution Down to Date by Father
J. W. Corcoran.
10 - Medley of Patriotic Airs by the Band.
11 - Address by Judge John Zabriskie of Hackensack.
12 - Address by Samuel J. Corker of Fort Lee.
US - Firing of bombs with parachutes loosing American Flag. (Two dollars
to be awarded for return of flag to stand.) Flags of all nations bomb i
and parachutes. j
14 - Songs by Madame Blanche Arral Wheeler, (a) The Marsailles Hymn, 1
(b) Spring Song. Mrs. Bessie Morgan Simpson, pianist.
15 - “Our Heritage”, by Mrs. Ernest Sibley of Palisade.
15 - Address by Judge Cornelius Doremus of Ridgewood.
17 - Music by the Band.
18 - Benediction by Father J. W. Corcoran.
Programs of the day and evening events will be distributed.
Beautiful souvenir buttons with silk flags attached will be distributed to
the children.
The Committee has provided 1,000 seats to add to the comfort of the
audience.
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August Dettmer Of
Grantwood Passes Away
Funeral services were held Sunday
night for August Dettmer of 307
Washington avenue, Grantwood, who
died suddenly at his home on Friday
of last week, after an illness of two
days. He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Bertha Wellinghorst, and Mrs.
Maier of Mt. Hope, N. Y.; and four
brothers, John Dettmer of Grantwood,
Charles and William of New York,
and Henry Dettmer of Woodhaven,
L. I.
Mr. Dettmer was in the ice busi
ness in Edgewater for several years.
He was a member of the Grantwood
Exempt Firemen and the Englewood
Lodge of Elks.
Englewood Cliffs Council
At the regular meeting of the May
or and Council the Sewer Committee
reported that Everley Davis who had
been one of the principal objectors to
the new location of the disposal plant
had at last agreed to the proposition
and that the Sisters at the Convent
would grant the right of way over
their property if they were permitted
to hook into the sewer. This last,
will mean securing permission from
the Interstate Park Commission and
the State Board of Health, to have
raw sewerage enter the Hudson thru
the Cliffs’ system, which would
amount to the same as though the
Convent were using its present sew
erage system, or else to have a sep
tic tank installed. Some of the other
necessary land has been secured and
the pumping station site is being con
demned.
Under new business the most
important matter was the pro
posal to spend $950 to purchase a
Dodge touring car for the police pat
rol. This was agreed upon as being
necessary, and passed. Shade trfees
which obstruct illumination on Hudson
Terrace will be pruned back, and to
avoid congestion at Bay View and
Sylvan avenues when the fire appart
us is called out, a red light will be
tried out at that point. Other busi
ness was laid over until the next
meeting.
Unconscious Man Found
Found unconscious in the street at
Anderson avenue, and Lafayette avc,
Grantwood, an unidentified man was
taken to the North Hudson Hospital
on Tuesday night by chief Borrell and
Policeman Seitz, in the police car.
Examination showed that the man
was suffering from a broken jaw.
Mayor Marmet’s Father
Died Last Saturday
Funeral services were helil Tuesday
for James Marmet, 82, father of
Mayor Alexander C. Marmot, of Fair
view, who diet! Saturday at his resid
ence, at 514 Main street, Fort Lee,
following an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Marmet was born in Switzer
land, and came to this country when
a young boy. He lived in New York
City for a short time and then moved
to Jersey City Heights. He had re
sided in Fort Lee for the past ten
years. He was a watchmaker by
trade but had retired from active
work.
Besides his son, Mayor Marmet, he
is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Louise
Gundling, of North Bergen. The
body was cremated at the New York
and New Jersey Crematory, North
Bergen. Interment was in the Flow
er Hill cemetery. William Schlemm,
of North Bergen was in charge of the
f v. r. c r a 1 arrange rn e n t s.
Lccal Exchange Club Plans
A delegation of fifteen members of
the Exchange club, headed by Joseph
Marini, president, will take part in
connection with the reception of Thos.
Bailey, president of the National Ex
change Clubs. The club representa
tives will journey to the Park Inn,
Woodcliff, in automobiles where they
will join the motor caravan made up
of members of the Jersey City and
North Hudson Exchange clubs that is
to escort the national presidenf from
the VVeehawken ferry on a sight see
ing tour . An attempt will be made
by the Cliffside club to have the course
of the sight seeing tour diverted so
as to pass through the borough.
Plans are under way to have an out
ing for the children of the borough
in July. It is probable that it will
take the form of a trip to the Polo
Grounds in New York. It has been
suggested that a trip to Bear Mount
ain bo made. The children from both
the Christian Orphans’ Home and St.
Francis Home, both of Fort Lee, and
perhaps those from the Bergen Coun
ty Tubercular Home at Oradcll, will
be invited, although this has not yet
been definitely decided.
A nominating committee to select
candidates for the election at the next
meeting was appointed as follows:
Nelson Neumann, Burr Molar, and
Gus Hansch. Dr. Charles Littwin of
Palisde and Eriglewood, was a guest
at the meeting.
BEAUTIFUL FREDERICKS HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE AND WATER;
NIGHT ALARM STARTLES TOWN
stubborn Blaze Of Unknown Origin Gains Headway
While Family Is Out — Loss Well Above $10,000
Not Including Jewelry Still Missing — Home And Fur
niture Insured — Dramatic Night For Palisadians —
Family Cared For By Friends.
ANTI PRIMARY PLANK WINS
AT CONVENTION
The Edge-Stokes machine came
through with flying colors at the
Republican State Convention in
Trenton on Tuesday last.
The plank in the party platform
declaring for the dropping of the
direct primary method of selecting
candidates for governor and Unit
ed States senator was adopted by
•a vote of 69 to 36.
The insurgents were beaten, too,
on the prohibition question, the
Republican steamroller sweeping
right over an attempt to introduce
a plank calling for the modifica
tion of the Volstead Act.
State Senator William B. Mac
kay of Bergen County was opposed
to the anti-primary plank.
TAX APPEALS BY
CLIFF RESIDENTS
Englewood Cliffs Delegation
Charge Local Assessor With
Discrimination
About twenty-five persons from j
Englewood Cliffs, eight from Fair
view, five from Cliffside Park, one]
from Edgewater and several from
Fort Lee appeared at the tax appeal
hearing held by the County Board of
Taxation in the Fort Lee municipal
building on Thursday morning.
The chief complaints were voiced
by the large delegation from Engle
wood Cliffs who claimed their asses
sor was discriminating. They gave
figures to show that property side by
side varied in assessment levies, in
some cases as much as fifty per cent.
Many persons testified to the legitima
cy of the complaint and President
Conklin promised to make a personal
investigation of the case in behalf of
the taxpayers.
LITTLE GIRL IS
STRUCKBY AUTO
Father Creates Disturbance At
Hospital In His Great Ex
citmcnt — Is Fined $10
Little Frances May Athenas, 5, was
injured seriously while at play on Sat
urday last. She was struck by an I
auto driven by Professor G. Dittanio
of Paterson.
Prof. Dittanio was driving south on
Palisade avenue when in the front of
Beckmann flats the little girl ran
across the street right in front of the
car. Her parents live in the flats.
An examination by doctors at the
hospital disclosed that her right thigh 1
and left ankle were fractured. She 5
also suffered concusion of the fore-;
head and abrasions of the right arm. |
Dr. Burton Opitz of Palisade was the,
attending physician in the case.
The father of the victim arrived
home in the early hours of Sunday 1
morning and upon hearing of the ac
cident rushed to the hospital by taxi
and in his excitement created such a
disturbance the nurses caused his ar-1
rest on a charge of disorderly con
duct.
The police were forced to handcuff
Mr. Athenas before he could be made
to leave the hospital.
He was fined $10.
Slip Under Construction
Construction work on the ferry slip
and approach for the new electric
ferry line which is to run from Bald
win avenue, Weehawken, to New
York, has progressed so rapidly that
the company expects to' begin con
struction of the Edgewatcr terminal
within two weeks.
The Thomas A. Fredericks’ home in
Palisade, at Cumbermede road and
Columbia avenue was badly damaged
by fire Wednesday night, by more than
$10,000.
At about Palisade’s bedtime 10:45
o’clock, an alarm of fire was sounded
from the gong at Palisade and Col
umbia avenues. Quickly a phone told
the Fort Lee Police, and they hastily
notified each auto-engined fire comp
any and the hose reels also. They
then notified Ciiffside Park fire houses
and in a short time Palisade fairly re
sounded to the clang of bells and the
scream of sirens. It was the most ex
citing few minutes the village has had
for many years. The engines came
from all directions. Some came from
Palisade avenue, turning into Bluff
road and going south a block in Cum
bermede road straight to the Freder
icks home, attaching to the hydrant
at the corner. Other engines came
up Palisade avenue from the south
and into Columbia avenue while still
others came from Anderson avenue.
The crowds of automobiles made a
crush that should not have been al
lowed around the burning home. They
came in droves. All Palisade turned
out, there being many hundred people
present at the scene of the conflaga
tion.
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GRANT-LEE PAYS
ANOTHER DIVIDEND
E. Thornton Kelly To Assume
Management Of Other
Bergen Playhouses
The Palisade Theatre Corporation,
owners of the Grant-Lee Theatre at
Palisade Junction, have just declared
another 8 per cent dividend on the
preferred stock which is owned by
over 150 people, principally persons
living in and about the Boroughs of
Fort Lee and Cliffside Park. This
is the fifth 8 per cent dividend the
coroporation has paid which gives the
stockholders a 40 per cent return on
their investment within a two and one
half year period of operation.
The dividend payments are mater
ial evidence that Managing Director
E. Thornton Kelly has made good his
promises to the stockholders. In ad
dition to paying handsome dividends
the Grant-Lee has added materially
to their equipment and have retired
a large number of outstanding obliga
tions.
Mr. Kelly just recently returned
from the convention of the Motion
Picture Theatre Owners Ass’n. of
America held in Los Angeles with
some new ideas that will be put into
effect in the local theatre. Mr. Kelly
is a director in both the National and
State Associations of the M. P. T. O.
A. and is chairman of the important
and powerful contact bureau. He is
also a director in the Palisade Nation
al Bank and is a member of the Ber
genficld Lodge of Elks.
Manager Kelly has won many
friends along the Hilltop and through
out the country with his genial per
sonality and is considered by many
high up in motion picture circles an
authority of theatre management. He
is often consulted by National leaders
in connection with various problems
that arise.
It has been rumored for some time
that Mr. Kelly is soon to take over the
management of other Bergen County
theatre enterprises. He has affirmed
this report and will have some inter
esting information to give the public
in the immediate future.
Forfeits Bail
Charged with being drunk and dis
orderly after being found in a semi
conscious condition in the street
Mrs. Amelia Mortens, of 453 Cliff
street, Fairview, was made to forfeit
her $25 bail for non-appearance this
week at the Fairview police court.