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[iiHiiiftiftiiitni “The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World** 1 William A. Mackay, Coyteavilla ”1 PALI SAD IAN "Finds tongues In trees, books in running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in everything.” —As You Like It. nilllllltflfllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllltlilllllllllilli:mi5 VOL. XX. No. 38 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1926—EIGHT PAGES PRICE FOUR CENTS Exchange Club And Real Estate Board Discuss War Memorial Plan, No Definite Action Taken Real Estate Board President, A. J. Rooney, Makes A Com promise Suggestion That Both Shaft And Library Be Built Over A Period Of Years—Exchange Club Feels That Shaft Is Only True Memorial. The members of the Exchange Club of Cliffside Park and the Real Estate Board of the Palisades met together at luncheon in the Park Inn, Hudson Heights, on Tuesday last and discuss. cd the proposed Cliffside Park War Memorial project without coming to any definite conclusions. Mayor Marini, acting for the Ex change Club President, Mr. R. Fox, who could not be present, invited Mr. A. Rooney, President of the Real Es tate Board, to act as chairman. Mr. Rooney said he personally fav ored a library as did the majority of members of the Real Estate Board and suggested that a shaft such as the Exchange Club sponsors, could be erected first and the library be built at a later date. He then asked the Board’s Executive Secretary, Mr. C. W. B. Lane, to say something on the subject. Mr. Lane explained that several years ago dissention over the kind of memorial desired had resulted in a long delay and some little feeling that made the solicitation of public sub scriptions inadvisable because there was no agreement as to the type of (Continued on Page 4) . In The Local Court Brought up for his sixth hearing on a charge of being drunk and dis orderly, Frank . Matuswicky, of 182 Cottage lane, Cliff.^de Park was fined $25 on Wednesday night, by Recorder Preston in the CHffsidc Court. His wife appeared-as complainant, exhib iting a “black eye”, as evidence of her husband's blows. Matuswicky claimed, however, that the “shiner” had been inflicted when his wife fell against a piece of furniture. C. Anton Tjegie of 23 boulevard loop, Weehawken, charged with park ing without lights, failed to appear in court to answer his summons. A warrant was issued for his arrest. On a similar charge, John Leo, of West New York, was fined $5. A fine of $25 was imposed upon three borough ice dealers for selling ice without scales. They were Nick Longcro, Frank Freeze, and Thomas Saverise. Charged with reckless driving, A. Bromen of Lawton avenue, Grant Wood, was dismissed upon his promise to pay the $30.48 damages done to a car driven by Frank Banville of Park avenue, Cliffside. Apron And Food Saje The Apron and Food .sale held on Wednesday afternoon by the Cliffsidc Park-Fairvicw Auxilary of the Holy Name Hospital of Teancck, at the St. John’s Church grounds, on Walker street nad Anderson avenue, Cliffside was a huge Recess both financially and socially. Cards were played during the after noon and prizes were awarded to the winners of the pinochle and bridge players. There were also non-players prizes. Refreshments were sorved to the guests by the hostesses. Mrs. Greenhalgh, general chairman of the affair was well pleased with tho outcome of the affair as quite a sum was realized. The committees were as follows: Card Committee, Mrs. T. Curran, and Mrs. M. McKen na; Apron Committee, Mrs. J. B. Franklin- and Mrs. Dunn; Refresh ment Committee, Mrs. S. Fuchs, Mrs. P. Brown, Mrs. Rentier and Mrs. J. Ganbel. Services For Suicide Funeral services wcr.c held last Sunday afternoon for George Fritz, 25 years old, of Myrtle avenue, Coyt esville, who committed suicide by hanging early Thursday morning of last week. Reverend Edward Kelder, of the Reformed Church of Coytes ville officiated. * Interment was in the Flower Hill cemetery, North Bergen, and James Hunt of Fort Lee .was in charge of funeral arrangements. The Anderson street bridge between Hackensack and Bogota is now oj>en. McLaughlin Sentence Not Yet Made Public Lawyer Obtains Postponement —Pleas For And Against Clemency Received The sentence that was to have been imposed on Victor McLaughlin of Grantwood oil Tuesday will not be imposed until Wednesday of next week having been postponed through the ef forts of his lawyer. McLaughlin was found guilty sev eral weeks ago of criminal assault up in Ruth Walters, a 15-year old Grant wood girl, who charged him with the -itatuatory offense. Pleas for clemency have been made ay friends of McLaughlin while quite i number of Grantwood people have urged that he be given the maximum icntenee. Just what penalty will be is a mat ter of much speculation. Several Changes Made In Ft. Lee Teaching Staff Numerous changes have been made in the teaching force of the Fort Lee Borough Schools for the coming year. In the high school, Morris Kwit, who lias been instructor in English for the l>ast several years, and has served as dramatic coach in the many successful |)lays which the students have put on, will be replaced by Hugh C. Whittc inore, of Melrose, Mass. Richard Lynch of Stanford, N. Y., will suc ked Mrs. Kwit as teacher'of Latin. Mr. and Mrs. Kwit resigned last June, lieorge C. Bellingrath, of Flushing, L. I., succeeds Miss Uarda Evans, who las been instructor in mathematics [or the past, seven years. Miss Elizabeth Wallace of Park Ridge; Miss Agncss Lake, of Tren .on; Miss Mulligan of Yonkers, and nave been engaged for the grammar ichool. The total number of teachers m the force for the coming years is forty-seven. Record Breaking Traffic At Ferry Sunday Last Traffic on'the Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry between Edgewatcr and L25th street, New York, broke all re cords on Sunday, August 29, when ll,04Q vehicles and 53^703 foot pas sengers were transported. During the rush hour periods both morning,and evening the five boats of he company, all of which have been enlarged to accommodate four lines jf vehicles were in continuous opera fton. There were no accidents and iraflfic was handled with a minimum if delay. - Peter Knutsen And George Olsen Home From Europe Peter Knytsen and George Olsen, both of Nelson avenue, Grantwood, returned on Friday of last week after ■several months stay in Europe where they toured the northern part of the continent with the United New York Singers. They visited many countries and appeared in concert in some of Europe’s most notable theatres where Lhoir yocal efforts were much apprec iated Both men arc looking fine and re port' having had a jfm-dandy time, but of course glad to be back in the U. S. A. and most particularly this part of the U. S. A. Their many friends are delighted to have the pleasure of their presence here once again and hope next'time they get a singing fever they won’t go so far away. Genevieve Leppert of 438 Main street, Fort Lee, was located at the home of a friend, Mrs. A. Newbauer at 65 Morningside avenue, New York. The Leppert girl was found through Patsy Orsino of Catherine street, W. Fort Lee, who is alleged to have re ceived a letter from her telling of her whereabouts. Mark M. Dintenfass Favors Apartments Answers Improvement Ass’n., —Multi-Family Dwellings In Demand To I he hditor: My attention has been drawn to an article published in the Palisadian und er date of August 18, by a committee of the Palisade Im provement Associa tion. In as much as I am a member of the Palisade Im provement Associa Mark M. Dintenfa.stion> 1 was not on,y m interested and sur prised at the views expressed, but I am disposed to ques tion that such views are entertained by any considerable number of the membership of our association. I am not one of those who view with alarm the encroachment of apartment houses of the good type. If such an economical developcment has been re cognized in the suburbs of Philadel (Continucd on Page 2) New York Woman Injured In Fairview Struck By Auto Of A. Schcttino Of Cliffside Park While Crossing Street A New York woman, Miss Mary Basile of 322 40th street, was severely injured in Fairview on Monday last when struck by an auto driven by A. Schctinno, a poultry dealer of 314 Pal isade avenue, Cliffside. Miss Basile attempted to cross And erson avenue, near Henry street. She had waited until she thought it safe to make the attempt, but did not see the automobile of Schetinno. The car, which was going at a fair rate of speed, struck her, knocking her down. The driver of the car did not see the woman until within about 10 feet from her. He swerved the car to the right avoiding hitting her full force. The car ran up onto the sidewalk and plunged down a four foot hollow. The car was badly damaged by the fall. Three of the shoes were blown out. Miss Basile preferred charges against the driver. School Opens Sept. 15 Holy Angels Elementary and High School will reopen Wednesday Septem ber, 15. Cordial Welcome is extended to all its pupils. ■ Ft. Lee Council To Consider Change In Names Of Streets Grant Permission To The Fire Companies To Have Tag Day On Sept. 6 At Wednesday night’s meeting of the Fort Lee Mayor and Council a letter from the Keal Estate Board of the Palisades was read asking that the governing body give consideration to the thought of changing the name of Anderson avenue to Bcrgenline avenue. The letter also asked that a special committee be appointed to seek out the names of streets that are sim ilar to the extent they arc confusing and make recommendations for changes. Councilman Kerwein said that the avenue was named after a Doctor Anderson who lived in this section many years ago and this was done as a compliment to him because of his civic spirit. Mayor White said that the matter had been brought up be fore a number of years ago and met opposition. The communication was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Permission was granted to Fire Companies 1, 2, and 3 to hold a Tag Day on Sept. 6, Labor Day. The profits resulting from the sale of tags will be used to further aid the fami lies of the firemen who were killed and injured in the Fort Lee explosion over a year ago. Mayor White questioned the advisability of selling tags to out siders passing through the Borough in autos but finally agreed to grant the request, if the selling of tags was conducted in a manner that would not tie up traffic. A recommendation that the Pali sade school be equipped with fire lighting apparatus was ordered sent to the Board o’f Education. A letter from Fire Co. No. 1 re quested that at all future fires in the Borough the'police maintain a fire line to prevent spectators from interfer ing with the work of the firemen. This was referred to the Police Com mittee. The Engineer recommend that a coat of tar be put on Bergen boule vard because of the unusual wear it had during the time Anderson avenue was closed to traffic. This matter was referred to the Road Committee. A communication from a Palisade resident was received asking that the hedge overhanging the sidewalk in Bluff road east of the Fort Lee car line be removed to make possible the use of the walk. The clerk will write to the owner and request that this be done. Maps of a new section of Palisade Gardens were submitted and ap proved. And To Think! Everybody Was Dead Sure August Was An All fired Darned Hot Month The month of August has left with an almost perfect record for ineteor oligal deportment, according to sta tistics available at the local office of the United States Weather Bureau. This opinion, Weather Bureau officials say, is not shared by conccssionnaires at the seaside> resorts, for the month produced eighteen rainy days. But it is based on the fact that August didn’t set a single record for moisture or heat and averaged only three de grees below normal temperature for the entire month, normal being, the average temperature for all the Aug usts since the establishment of the Weather Bureau office here in 1870> In the opinion of James H. Kimball, meteorologist here, the weather for the month was just about ideal; not too hot nor too cool. The average dally temperature recorded was 73 degrees, aftd there were only three days on which the mercury climbed above 90. But it was the wettest August since 1919, with an average rainfall of 7.58 inches, and there were six days when the thermometer dropped below 65. The lowest temperatures recorded arc 58 degrees on August 22 and 59 on August 21. Compared with August of 1918, when there were weeks of hot weather, with the heat reaching its highest peak in fifty years, 102 de grees on August 7, this year’s record for August has behaved admirably. And even though the month was wet it wasn’t near the wettest August on record. In 1875, for instance, there was a rainfall of 10.42 inches, and a rainfall of seven inches or more in August isn’t anything out of the ordinary. There was just one record broken during the month, and that was for five-minute precipitation. On Aug. 12, during one five-minute period of a prolonged rainstorm, the total rainfall was .75 inch, which was at the rate of !) inches per hour. Only six thun derstorms were recorded during Au gust, against seven in July, and the barometer disclosed no unusual wind velocity. Although the periods from Aug. 2 to Aug. 5 and from Aug. 10 to Aug. 15 were unusually hot, they were noth ing like the hot spell last year from Aug. 8 ■ to 20. This year’s August also was comparaticely free of storms at sea. Mr. Kimball hopes the time will come when accurate weather re ports for conditions on the Atlantic can be kept just as the Japanese Weather Bureau is doing on the Paci fic at present. At present the local weather man is getting reports from twenty to thirty ships at sea, and it is from these that he hopes to fore cast conditions for the flight of the giant Sikorsky plane across the At lantic in September. But there was one other important detail which the weather man mod estly disclosed. His forecasts for the month were 85 per cent right. —New York Times. Miss Theresa Wunsch Dies After Operation Was A Graduate Of The Local High School And A Nurse, Funeral Tuesday Last Miss Theresa Wunsch, a graduate nurse in the North Hudson Hospital Training School for Nurses, died Sun day last at her home, HIM Lawton ave nue, Grantwood, following an opera tion performed several months ago in Roosevelt Hospital, New York. Miss Wunsch was the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Wunsch and was born in Grantwood twenty-six years ago. She was educated in the local schools, graduating from the Grant wood Grammar School and from the Cliffside Park High School. Two years ago she graduated a;; a nurse, and was a member of the alumni of the nurses’ training school. The funeral was from Epiphany Church, Grantwood, on Tuesday morn ing with a solemn requiem mass at 10 o’clock. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery. James A. Hunt of Fort Lee was in charge of the ar rangements. The deceased is survived by her parents, two sisters, Mabel and Hazel, and by a brother, Joseph Wunsch, Jr. Drops Dead Preparing Meal For Sick Wife Heart Attack Fatal To Michael J. Murphy Of Pleasant Ave., Grantwood Michael J. Murphy of 355 Pleasant avenue, Grantwood died suddenly fol lowing a heart attack on last Friday night. He was preparing supper for his ■wife when the attack- occflred. >1 She was ill in bed but went to the kitchen after smelling burning food and found her husband prostrate on the floor. Dr. Irwin of Grantwood was sum moned and pronounced him dead from heart trouble and indigestion. An autopsy was held later by County Physician Ogden who issued a funer- i al permit. Mr. Murphy was 53 years old and < has lived in Grantwood for some time. : Both he and his wife had been in ill i health for the past few months. Funeral services were held in Brooklyn on Monday last. Advertising Lesson Shows It Pays To Use Newspaper Here is a simple lesson to prove the meaning of advertising. Last week’s Palisadian contained the following: LOST Box of flat Cheney silk ties (18 inch box), somewhere along Anderson ave nue, Grantwood. Liberal reward. Call 131 Cliffside. Chas T. Logan, Pali sade, N. J. The story connected with the lost article is interesting. Mr. Logan had bought the ties from Mrs. Comstock’s department store in Grantwood, and later rode on his wheel to Anderson avenue to a little radio shop where he bought a stick of graphite for his bicycle chain, applying it on the edge of the sidewalk where he laid the package of ties. Then he rode off home and forgot all about his package ’till later he thought of it and hurried back on a hunt. The radio shop had seen nothing of the package. Then Mr. Logan couldn't recall anywhere else he had been and gave up the hunt. This was Thursday of Jast week. That night he wrote the “Lost” ad and sent it down with other copy to the Palisadian plant. Saturday after noon a telephone call from Otto’s res taurant to 131 Cliffside informed him that the box of ties was at that place. He bolted down awheel and got them. They had been found on the sidewalk by the step-daughter of the lady own er of the restaurant, and she had shown her find to a young Cliffside wide-awake boy. The little fellow saw the ad. Saturday afternoon and hurried to Otto’s restaurant to show it to the young girl who had told him of finding the ties. Then the tele phone and the restoration. Just A Rumor! It was reported around Cliffside and Grantwood on Tuesday that Dick Fox was in Trenton trying to get the con tract to build the Hudson River [Bridge. Joseph Stewart Of Grantwood In Jail Charged With Participation In Highway Robbery In New York New York Police Say He Was One Of Trio Who Robbed Taxi Driver Of $9.15 In Hallway—One Companion Is John MacDonald Of Ridgefield—Local Police On Job And Arrest Stewart Morning After Robbery. Four Teachers Stage Nude Bathing Party Paterson Young Women Fined $4 Each—Thought Spot Was Secluded—Judge Says The Practice Must Stop Secluded spots cease to be such in Palisades Interstate Park when mod ern nymphs cast aside their garments as did four Paterson school teachers this past week. The police report that the young teachers were motoring in the confines af the Park and decided to take a swim in what they considered a “se cluded” spot. One, bolder than the rest disrobed and splashing about in the cool Hudson signaled the others to join her. Soon the vicinity nearby was well populated by hikers of the male species and also police whose de licate sensibilities were outraged by I he “back to nature” demonstration. The young ladies were protected from the vulgar gaze of the public while they dressed and then were taken before Judge Lebson who im posed a fine of $4 on each. “There is no such thing in this vicinity as secluded spots for women to bathe in the altogether, or men, cither, for that matter,” the Judge said. - -“This thing has gone far enough, and we are determined to put i stop to it.” Wheel Of Auto Crashes Through Store Window The rear wheel of an automobile Iriven by Otto Malinki of 164 Griffith ;treet, Jersey City, flew off while the ■ar was being driven along Palisade ivenue, Grantwood and crashed into he plate glass window of the tailor ■hop of Solomon Silvermann, at 702 r’alisade avenue. Goods displayed in the window were ■onsiderably damaged, and Silver nann registered a complaint against tlalinki. Captain John McEvoy of the 'liffside police issued a summons on Vlalinki to appear for a hearing be 'ore Recorder Joseph Preston. Fist Fight Results In Serious Injury To Fisher Roderick Fisher, who lives on a )oat on the Edgewater waterfront, is n the Englewood Hospital suffering 'rom a possible fracture of the skull vhich is reported to be serious. Fisher got into a fight with Frank Donovan on the Undercliff avenue jridge on Thursday night of last week 'or passing insulting remarks to some ,’oung women whom Donovan was aking home. Donovan resented the remarks, and the two got into an arg jment in which Fisher was knocked lown, striking his head against a arge rock as he fell. Farewell Social Mrs. W. E. Sammis entertained at uncheon last week, at her home, in lonor of Mrs. J. D. Braddon of Grant avenue, Grantwood, who leaves next week for California. The luncheon table was artistically and unusually decorative with Japa nese doylies and centerpiece, favors and place cards, and typical Japanese :urios and flowers. The delicious menu and the social afternoon were much enjoyed by the quests, Mrs. Braddon, Mrs. William Heaton of Elizabeth, Mrs. H. R. Ben da, Mrs. G. Donaldson, Mrs. M. Yae ger and Mrs. W. J. McDonald. Jewish Services The Congregation of the Sons oi Isreal will hold holiday services or September 9 and 10 at 191 Jersey avenue, Cliffside, this being the Jew ish New Year. Services will also b« held on the day of Attonement, Sept ember 18. Rev. L. Saigan will offici ate. >i» _ Joseph Stewart of 644 Anderson avenue, Grantwood, is being held in the ClifTside jail awaiting extradition by the State of New York on the ■ charge of highway robbery. It is alleged that the evening of August 26, Stewart in the company of two companions forced E. C. Brett, a New York City taxi driver, into a hallway at 158th street and robbed him of $9.15. The boys were apprehended by Pa trolmen' Peterson of the New York,' force when he became suspicious after seeing them desert Brett’s cab on Third avenue. He was successful in arresting John MacDonald of Ridge field, one of the trio, but the other two fled the scene. MacDonald squealed on his two companions and Stewart was placed under arrest the following morning by the ClifTside police. The third ban dit, Lewis Seidffi of New York, is still at large. Just a few weeks ago Jack Stewart, brother of Joseph, was drowned in the Hudson River after accepting a dare to jump off a 125th street ferry boat after a straw hat. Schall Organization Sells Military Academy Property H. D. Schall and Associates of Pal isade, report the sale of the Roosevelt Military Academy property in Tea neck to the Fort Lee Bridge Realty Company of Fort Lee. The property .consists p£ .23 acres and the school building thereon. It has a frontage on River road and on West Englewood avenue. The purchaser plans to develope the property into home sites for resale and has already constructed a field office on it. The Roosevelt Academy has moved to Rockland County, New York State. The Schall organization reports also the sale of the brick home on the State Highway and Arcadian way in Palisade’s cliff-front section and 10 lots in the borough of Palisades Park. Fairview Post Office Robbers Get Jail Terms Jake Neuman and Frank Moran, the two Paterson youths who were caught robbing the ]>ost office in Fair view recently, wehe given sentences of three years for the former and four years for .the latter in the Second District Court of Bergen County. Neuman and Moran were frustrat ed in the attempted robbery by Police man Herbert George, who caught them single-handed by firing a shot into the air and seizing them as they ran from the post office. Playful Dog May Cost Boy Sight Of One Eye Charles Hart, 3 years old of 1639 Center avenue, Fort Lee, is in danger of losing the sight of his left eye as the result of having his eye pawed by an Airdale puppy owned by Jack Van Epps, lessee of the Fort Lee theatre. The little boy, accompanied by his father, James Hart, was walking on Main street, Fort Lee, when the dog, in a playful manner, jumped on him and the sharp claws of his paw pen etrated the boy’s eye. He was at- . tended by l)r. Crandall and sent to Englewood Hospital. Van Epps was ordered to keep the dog tied up for fifteen days. Ft. Lee Man Bankrupt The Bowery and East River Nation al Bank, of New York, filed an in voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the Newark Federal Court against George C. Sardi, manufacturing hat ter, 55 Jerome avenue, Fort Lee. No schedule of assets and liabilities was given. The bank is said to hold notes totaling $57,000 given by Sardi. Helping Hand Society The regular monthly meeting of the Helping Hand Society will be held on Tuesday afternoon, September 14, at the Christian Orphan Home.