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“The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World** I
4 William A. Mackay, Coytesville
PALI SAD IAN
“Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks*
bermona in atones, and good, in everything.**
—As You Like It.
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CLOSTER MOUNTAIN PROPERTY, GIFT OF
KING GEORGE III TO LOYAL SUBJECTS,
IS SOLD TO THE ALPINE GARDENS, INC.
Considered Second Largest Realty Transfer In Bergen
County Annals—Tract Comprises Of Over 300
Acres—Has Had Only Four Ownejrs Since Revolu
tionary Days—Use Property Will Be Put To, Not
Made Public.
The Bingham Estate, comprising of
more than three hundred acres in
Clostej- and Alpine, N. J., and one of
the few remaining pre-revolutionary
landmarks, has been sold to a Bergen
County syndicate, it was announced
on Wednesday. The property has been
acquired by the Alpine Gardens, Inc.,
of which Robert W. Thompson, Hack
ensack is president. The price was
not made public, but the sale consti
tutes the second largest in the history
of Bergen County.
Known originally as Clostcr Moun
tain, the property was presented by
King George III to one of his faithful
subjects, long before the struggle for
American Independence. It was for
years maintained by the slaves and
during the last century the entire
ridge has known but four owners, the
Phelps family, the Bingham family
and the-Naugle family.
In obtaining the property the Alpine
Gardens, Inc., accomplished what a
great many real estate operators have
strived for during the past ten years.
More than one voyage across the sea
has been made-in an effort to induce
the present heirs of the Bingham to
part with their holdings, and it was
only through the combined efforts of
the officers of the new corporation that
the deal was finally consummated.
Arthur J. Rooney, head of the com
pany bearing his name, with offices at
Woodcliff-on-Hudson, N. J., who re
cently negotiated the sale of six hun
dred acres of land to Dr. Charles V.
wiPatejrOo-; Frederick' „\G*. Robbins', of
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Assessment Reductions
Granted Englewood Cliffs’
Residents After Appeal
Almost all of the thirty-odd land
owners of Englewood Cliffs, who ap
pealed for a reduction in this years'
taxes had their claims allowed by the
Bergen County Board of Taxation.
The greatest reduction has been
granted to St. Joseph’s Catholic Home.
J. Handford Brown of Sylvan avenue
had three thousand dollars taken off
his assessment and the amounts for
the others varied down to fifty dollars.
Most of the appeals had been based
upon the charge of discrimination,
and specific examples were given to
• cover each case.
County Clerk Effects
Saving For Taxpayers
County Clerk, Irving T. Brickell, in ■
soliciting bids Saturday for the print
ing of the Court Calendar for the
September term smashed- the prices
heretofore paid when the work was
passed out without receiving bids.
In establishing competivc bidding of ;
such work, Mr. Brickell, shows in a
small manner how the County money i
can be saved and the ballot printing i
costs will undoubtedly show the sav- ,
ing of thousands of dollars, when the
same.method of competivc bidding is i
applied to that job.
The printing office which had form
erly been given work of printing the i
Court Calendar without bidding this i
\ time, bid $2.75 per page, while the
• successful bidder bid only $1.59 a -
page.
The bids were: Observer, Hasbrouck
Heights, $260.00; Orvis Co., Hacken
sack, $295.00; Englewood Press, En
glewood, $451.00; Garfield Guardian,
Garfield, $478.00; Essex Press, Hack
ensack, $525.00; Bergenfield Printing
Company, Bergenfield, $609.88; Com
mercial Leader, Inc., Lyndhurst, $650.
00. ,
Return From Europte
Mr. Maurer, and his daughter, Lor
■ retta, of Commercial avenue, Cliffside,
•have returned to their home after a
several months’ tour of Europe. They
sailed on the Majestic and returned on
the Olympic. Several of the places of
interest that they visited were: Genoa,
Alsace Lorraine, where they spent one
week visiting relatives; Lucerne and 1
Intertaken, Switzerland; and they i
spent some time in Paris where they i
were the guests at the home of rela- <
tives.
Club Doesn’t Approve
Change In Name Of
Anderson Avenue
Feel It Is Not Necessary—Plan
Sponsored By Real Estate
Board—Coupon Printed Giv
ing Public Chance To Ex
press Opinion.
At their meeting on Tuesday last,
,hc Exchange Club of ClifTsidc Park
.'oted to oppose the change in the
lame of Anderson avenue to Bcrgcn
inc avenue as suggested by the Real
Estate Board of the Palisades.
A. II. Lueders of Grantwood intro
luced the idea at a Board meeting
ind the members present voted to
sponsor the plan and sent letters on
.he subject to the Mayor and Council
n three boroughs, Fail-view, Fort Lee
ind ClifTsidc Park. The reason given
for the change is that the present
lame is confusing in that Anderson
ivenue is the continuation of Rergcn
ine avenue, also that Bergenline avc
lue is better known than Anderson
ivenue.
The Exchange Club feels that there
is really no necessity for a change in
name and that it would be difficult
:o bring it about because of an exist
ing sentiment in all the boroughs c<m
:erne,d in favor of the present name.
The Palisadian offers an opportuni
ty this week for those interested to
express their opinion on the subject
by filling in the blank in the lower
fight" hand-corner of this page.
Mail.it to the Palisadian, Palisade,
N. Ji .
Long Distance Phone
Calls To Be Reduced
Will Mean Saving To Public
Of $3,000,000 Yearly
Effective October* 1
Important changes involving a gen
sral readjustment in interstate long
listance telephone rates and in the
evening and night period during which
"educed rates apply, are announced by
;hc New York Telephone Company.
Die changes arc effective October 1.
The net result of the readjustment
n interstate rates will be a saving to
;hc telephone users of the country of
ipproximately three million dollars a
fear. To points 150 miles or more
listant the rates are substantially re
luced. The greater the distance, the
freater the reduction. For example,
'rom New York to Pittsburgh, the
>asic station-to-station rate will be
51.71) instead of .$2.10; to Chicago,
5-1.40 instead of $4.65; to San Fran
■isco, $11.50 instead of $16.50. Reduc
;d rates on interstate station-to-sta
;ion calls will begin at 7 p. m. instead
if 8:50 p. m., as formerly. Between
1 p. m. and 8:50 p. m. the discount
vill he approximately 25 per cent, of
,he day station-to-station rates, and
From 8:50 p. m. to 4:50 a. m. about
>Q per oent. of the day rates. These
liscounts will apply where the day
itation-to-station rate is 40 cents or
more, with a minimum reduced rate
if 35 cents. Because of the unsat
isfactory service conditions'which it
wrought about, the existing midnight
iiscour\Jt is discontinued. '
Under the new schedule interstate
itation-to-station calls may be made
it substantial reductions as early as
1 p. m., and persons wishing to take
idvantagc of the lowest rates of the
24 hours- may make their calls any
;ime after 8:30 p. m.
Another change is the extension of
he privilege of reversing charges to
nclude ' interstate station-to-station
:alls to the more distant points wheth
sr placed during the day, evening or
light period.
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Fort Lee Men Held
In Arsi Murder Case
Admit Having Been With Vic
tim When Shots Were Fired
Arrested By Local Police
Police of Bergen and Passaic coun
ties are confident that they have under
arrest three men who knotv a great
deal about the slaying of Luigi Arsi,
of 455 Jersey avenue, Fairview, who
died in St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic,
on Tuesday, the victim of what is
termed a well laid murder plot.
Arsi was- found in a gutter near
Brighton avenue and Hilton street,
the boundary line between Clifton and
Passaic. He was unconscious when
picked up by Captain Anthony Battel
and Detective Thomas Rooney, and
was rushed to the hospital where he
died on Tuesday.
It was the coherent statements of
Arsi that gave the police the first
clew. The arrest of three suspects im
mediately followed. Two of them were
planning to leave for Italy when ar
rested.
Working only on the faintest clew,
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Charles Of Replies
To M. Dintenfass
Docs Not Agree That Apart
ments Are Part Of Progress
In Villages Like Palisade
To the Editor of the Palisadian:
The Improvement Association sub
mits, with pride, that its members
have independent opinions and therein
lies the merit of any conclusions ex
pressed by a majority of the Associa
tion. Mr. Dintenfass has just as much
right to make his guess on how many
fellow members entertain the views
expressed in fKe article in your issue
of August 13, as has any one, but no
opinions can alter facts.
Mr. Dintenfass attacks the state
ments and conclusions in the article;
if there is misconception of the tax
problem, as he says, then what is
“sane cooperation?” And for what?
To pay taxes wisely in order to obtain
in return the best investment? What
choice does the taxpayer have in the
matter? Docs he always get improve
ments? True, improvements cannot
be had without expense, but expense
can sometimes be had without im
provements. Increase the selling price
of the land, add more taxes, add more
expenditures; but who gets the im
provements? Might as well advocate
that all in the community sell their
homes when prices are high, and
thereby you necessarily have improve
ments. _
Another idea expressed by Mr. Din
tenfass is that progress is synonymous
with what is new and modern. Apart
ment houses are not new, and modern
conveniences are quite as prevalent in
smaller dwellings as in apartments.
If the plan for a community of
smaller dwellings on which this locali
ty is based, be destroyed in order to
erect apartments, in the opinion of the
writer that 'event would be anything,
but progress. It would mean wanton
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Charles Brandt Of Fort
Lee Elected President Of
State Walther League
Charles Brandt of Fort Lee was
elected president for the coming year,
at the closing meeting of the seventh
convention of the Walther League,
New Jersey branch, which met in St.
Paul’s Lutheran church, in Paterson.
Mr. Brandt who has Been a prom
inent figure in the work of the organ
ization for several years, takes the
office so capably executed the past
year by the Rev. D. M. Kleist of Bo
gota.
The Rev. A. G. Dick, pastor of St.
Paul’s church, Paterson, was elected
clerical member of the State Executive
Board.
Grant Bus Permit
A permit has been granted the Pub
lic Service Transportation Company
to operate a new bus line between
Ridgefield and Edgewater ferry by the
Ridgefield council. The new line will
be put into operation shortly.
Buys New Packard
Nick Mahoney of Grantwood has
purchased' a 'Packard Secfcin.
Constitution Day
Friday, Sept. 17
Security of life and property
and the promotion of peace, happi
ness and prosperity for the people
of Our country ordained in the De
claration of Independence, adopted
July 4, 1776, were made enduring
for all time by the promulgation
of the Constitution of the United
States on September 17, 1787.
This latter anniversary was set
aside by the Society of the Sons
of the American Revloution, in
1917 as
CONSTITUTION DAY,
and will, for the tenth consecutive
year be observed throughout the
country by the various organiza
tions.
The New Jersey Society, Sons
of the American Revolution, cordi
ally and patriotically commends to
the people of New Jersey the cele
bration of this most notable anni
versary by displaying the Flag of
Stars and Stripes, and also recom
mends to all the educational insti
tutions, to the ministers of churches
and to organizations generally in
our State to give some thought to
the Great Document and its fram
ers of 139 years ago.
It is respectfully suggested that
these forms of* expression begin
on Sunday, September 12, the
opening day of the week in which
the anniversary occurs, and that
at meetings held within the seven
days, programs of a patriotic char
acter be carried out.
Fairview Man Held Up
And Robbed Of $190
Highwayman Slaps His Face,
t-- But He- Reepi Cool And
Returns Alive
John Jensen of Fairview, a driver
for the Borden Milk Company of
Hackensack, was robbed of $190. by
two gentlemen highwaymen on Tues
day afternoon near Bergenfield who
added insult and injury by slapping
Jensen’s face.
The hold-up occurred east of New
Bridge, on what is known as New
Bridge road and Prospect street. The
latter road runs north to Bergenfield,
and the intersection is a lonely spot—
a fine place for just what happened.
Jensen collects in that section on
route No. 15, and was jogging along
quietly when the two men stepped out
from a field. One approached the
horse as though to rub^its nose, while
the other fellow walked behind the
wagon to see that no other employees
were hidden therein. *
Suddenly one of the men produced
a gun and aimed it at Jensen.
“I was so amazod I didn’t know
what to do,” Jensen said. “I could
hardly believe that I was the victim
of a bold, daylight robbery, but there
was the gun and that settled it.”
“Let’s have all you got!” demanded
the man with the gun.
Jensen turned over all the money he
had, every nickel and penny in*the
bag.
Then one of the robbers slapped
Jensen in the face as a farewell, but
the driver refused to lose his better
judgment, though wishing deep in his
heart that he had a rapid firing gun
somewhere concealed in the wagon.
“Drive on!” was the next command
and Jensen obeyed.
Western Union Stops
Giving Correct Time
On The Phone
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has discontinued the
practice of giving the correct time
over the phone.
• If you call them here is what you
will be told:
“I am very sorry, but an
swering calls for time has
hampered our reception and
delivery of telegrams by tele
phone. We have had to dis
continue it. If you u>ill give
me your name and address I
will be very glad to send you a
letter explaining this fully."
This was a very useful service
and many will regret its passing.
Heart Attack Fatal
To Chief O’Brien
Was Returning From Paterson
Last Evening When Stricken
Funeral Services Will Be
Held Monday Morning
Chief of Folico, John O’Brien of
Edgewatcr, who has for the past
twenty-five years been a member of
the Edgewatcr police force, dropped
dead of heart failure at midnight, on
Thursday.
Chief O’Brien was returning to
Edgewatcr with Raymond Pop of
Edgewatcr, from Paterson when he
complained of feeling ill. He changed
from the front seat of the auto to the
rear seat and fell on the floor. When
he reached the police station in Edge
water, he was pronounced dead.
The deceased are, his wife, two sons,
three brothers, and a sister.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning in the Iloly Rosary
Church and the interment will be in
Madonna Cemetery.
The Englewood Elks of which the
chief was a member will hold service:,
on Sunday evening.
Brilliant Wedding
In N. Y. Cathedral
Lieut. Willard J. Suits, U. S. N.
Weds Miss Gertrude Thomp
son Of Edgewater
The marriage of Miss Gertrude
Thomson, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Thomson of Edgewa
ter, to Lieut. Williard J. Suits, U. S.
N., was celebrated in the Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, One Hundred
and Twelfth street and Amsterdam
avenue, Hew York, Wednesday after
noon at 4 o’clock, and was one of the
notable society events of the early fall
season.
The ceremony was performed by
Canon Brenton of the Cathedral in
the presence of a large number of
guests from Edgewater, Cliffsidc and
Fort Lee, and many prominent mili
tary circles. The bridegroom and us
hers, all of whom were his classmates,
in the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
were in full uniform.
The bride, was given in marri
age by her father, and was attended
by her sister, Genevieve Thomson.
Harold Suits, brother of the bride
groom, was best man. The ushers
were: Lieuts. Alvan Fisher, Philip
Miller, J. H. Schultz, J. It. Albright,
M. C. Following the ceremony a re
ception and banquet were held in the
Hotel Brctton Hall, to which about
thirty-five guests were bidden.
Lieut, and Mrs. Suits will spend
a month’s honeymoon in the Adiron
dacks, and will make their home in
Norfolk, Va. They were the recipi
ents of many beautiful gifts in silver,
glass and linen. The bride is prom
inent in the social life of the Pali
sades, and in musical circles. She is
the sister of the lata Captain Charles
Thomson, U. S. A., and of Ensign P.
Thomson, U. S. N. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Suits of
Gloversville, N. Y.
Fort Lee Men Arrested,
Released After Chemist
Finds No Alcohol In Ale
John Allstadt, 31, of 1630 Ander
son avenue, and William Sontag, 28,
of 473 Main street, both of Fort Lee,
who were arrested Sunday on sus
picion of conveying intoxicating bev
erages were released on Tuesday
when a chemist from the Hackensack
hospital tested the liquor and found
it to be ale.
No ethyl alcohol was found in the
five barrels of ale which was discov
ered in back of the truck they were
driving at the time.
Allstadt and Sontag were arrested
by Officer J. Wonnberg of the Hack-;
ensack police when he saw something,
dripping from the truck, which he, at
the time, thought to be intoxicating;
liquor. j
The men were committed to the i
Hackensack police station for two days
but were released upon the report of
the chemist.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kearney, enter
tained, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clark of
Walden, N. Y., over the week-end.
BOOTLEG CHARGES ARE RECALLED AT
STORMY MEETING OF EDGEWATER
COUNCIL ENDING IN GREALDISORDER
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Verbal Tilts Between Mayor And Members Of Jefferson
Democratic Club Over Circulars Distributed Through
The Borough—Dalton Says Local Cops Came To His
Office In New York.
Car Hit By Another
Jumps Curb, Strikes
Mother And Baby
Principals In Odd Accident All
From Grantwood—Woman
Suffers Dislocation Of Right
Hip—Baby Not Injured.
Jumping the curb after being hit
by another car, and striking a woman
and a bay carriage on the sidewalk,
was the unusual stunt of an automo
bile driven by John Diehl of 603 And
erson avenue, Grantwood. on Wednes
day afternoon.
The accident occurred at the inter
section of Nelson and Grove avenues,
West Grantwood, when a car owned
and driven by George Groskoph of 643
Palisade avenue, Grantwood, crashed
into Diehl’s car, causing Diehl to be
shaken from the driver’s seat and the
car forced onto the sidewalk.
Mrs. Jennie Peterson of 401 Law
ton avenue, who was wheeling her
baby carriage on the sidewalk, was in
the path of the runaway car, and was
dragged along with the baby carriage
for a distance of about twelve feet.
She suffered dislocation of the right
hip, and bruises on both knees. The
baby was unhurt. Mrs. Peterson was
attended by Dr. Charles Littwin, and
taken to her home.
Both drivers were summoned to ap
pear before Recorder Preston on Sept
ember 15.
Heavy Storm Along
Hilltop Monday Night
Record-breaking Rain Labor
Day Evening With Plenty
Of Lightning
There was another record-breaking
rain Labor Day evening which put
thousands to unutterable inconven
ience, and which for the time it lasted
and in quantity, has never been sur
passed in this section. In less than
three hours there was a fall of over
three inches, and this following seven
and a half inches in seven August
days just passed. New Jersey high
ways and streams were flooded, and
automobilists returning from the hol
iday outing were tied up for hours in
their tracks awaiting the abatement
of the flood. In many towns cellars
were deep in water, as were others
in New York.
Accompanying the big downpour
was *a display of lightning with re
verberating thunder that was most in
cessant before, during and after the
rainstorm. There was little or no wind
just a cloudburst with trimmings and
then some. Some people recalled old
Andrew Jackson DeVoe’s description
of a cloudburst. This widely reputed
amateur meteorotogist insisted that a
cloudburst was a lake of water float
ing up in the skies on a cloud that
tipped over when the wind hit it and
spilled the beans all over everywhere.
That’s what must have happened on
Monday night. It was well into the
hours of Tuesday morning before the
Labor Day travelers reached their
homes. The damage in this immediate
section was immaterial, but a lot of
people were made mighty uncomfort
able in mind and body.
And oh, yes! that lightning was of
the flash and go-bang type. It came
in streaks that curled up in the heav
ens like fiery snakes of brilliant, dizzy
brightness, then quivered like the light
was a jelly-shaken flash that never
ended for hours. At times the thun
der crashed like the roar of General
Grant’s cannon at the siege of Vicks
burg when screaming was inaudible.
Really, it was some storm!
Miss Emma Hilge of Hudson tei
race, spent several days at the Ses
qui-Centcnnial Exposition in Philadel
phia.
Another stormy session was enact
ed in the Edgewater Council cham- '
her Tuesday night, in which the lie
was passed and threats were hurled
at the Mayor concerning his stand on
the recent alleged bootleg scandal, ru
mors of which have persisted for
some time.
Members of the Jefferson Democra
tic Club, headed by Michael J. Mc
Donough, President of the Club, and
a' number of interested citizens filled
the council chamber when the trouble
began. McDonough asked to be heard,
and said that the report was being
circulated in the borough to the effect
that members of the council charged
the Jefferson Club with circulating the
pamphlets attacking the administra
tion. He said that he wished to em
phatically deny that the club was in
any way responsible for the pam
phlets.
The pamphlet in question was an a
nonymouj document which was scat
tered promiscuously about the Borough
by unknown parties. It contained very
damaging accusations against various
members of the governing body charg
ing them with graft in connection with
bootlegging, horseracing and pickpoc
kets. It likewise stated that several acts
of the Council had cost the taxpayers
many thousands in excess of what they
should have cost.
Mayor Wissel said to Mr. McDon
ough: “That’s a very nice statement,
but we don’t attach any weight to it.”
Raising his voice to a high pitch
the mayor continued: “Some of the
members of your club have not played
us fair, and I may have greater proof
than you think is td wLa circulated
those pamphlets, but I am not ready
to tell yet what I know.”
At this point James Todd, member
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Third Section Of Palisade
Gardens Opened Sept. 6
The third section of Palisade Gar
dens, formally opened Labor Day aft
ernoon at the new office of the corp
oration, Palisade avenue and Euclid
road, Palisade.
A unique feature of the occasion
was the presence of the boys’ brass
band of fifty young musicians from
the New York Catholic Protectory,
who rendered a program of popular
selections on the grounds adjoining
the office from 3 to G o’clock. The
boys were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mulligan for supper -at their home in
Palisade following the concert.
Palisade Gardens is being operated
through W. G. and A. K. Mulligan,
sole agents for the property, which
was recently acquired by them from
the Belle Meade Corporation, and was
formerly known as the McElroy es
tate. Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan have
been residents of Palisade for the
past nine years.
Orphan Children Return
So as to be able to attend school on
Wednesday morning, the children of
the Christian Orphan Home returned
to the home in Fort Lee on Tuesday
morning after enjoying the entire
summer at their farm at West Park.
Clergyman Returns
Rev. Richard Pressy returns this
week from a three weeks’ vacation
spent in the Adirondack.; anil in New
England.
VOTE
on change of name for
Anderson ave.
I favor
Check
Here
changing
the name of Anderson 1 I
ave., to Bergenline ave. I—J
I don not favor chang
ing the name of Ander-1 I
son ave., to Bergenline L—J
ave.
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ADDRESS...
Mail to Palisadian, Palisade, N. J.