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“The Palisades Are the Balcony of the World’
William A. Mackey, CoyteevilU
PALI S AD IAN
"Finds tongues In trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good In everything.**
—As You Like It.
VOL. XX No. 16
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1927—EIGHT PAGES.
PRICE FOUR CENTS
EDWARD A. KENNEY WILL OPPOSE
MAYOR MARINI IN JUNE PRIMARIES
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
Joseph Preston Mentioned As Possible Democratic Candi
date For Mayor—Dietrich And Akin Deny They Will
Be Kenney’s Running Mates—Activity In County
i i
Edward A. Kenney, of Lafayette avenue, Grantwood, has
confirmed the rumor that he will seek the Republican nomination
for Mayor of the Borough of Cliffside Park and he will in all prob
ability have as his opponent Mayor Joseph W. Marini.
IVine loner Vioon nn as-V * ' — ~
pirant for the office of Mayor. He
served as postmaster in Grant wood
for a short while a number of years
ago and then entered the political
field as a candidate for Mayor caus
ing a three-cornered fight between
himself, Frederick L. Smith and form
er Mayor John Cadien. Cadien was
victorious in the contest. About four
years ago he opposed Mayor Marini
in the Republican primaries and won
the Republican nomination. ** Mayor
Marini had received the endorsement
of the local Democrats and defeated
Kenney in the final contest. After
this election Mr. Kenney served for
a time as the attorney for- the local
school board and he was formerly Re
corder during the Cadien administra
tion.
Former Councilman Henry Dietrich
has definitely denied that he will be
one of Kenney’s running mates and
so has James Akin, a former school
board trustee.
Mayor Marini is continuing his pol
icy of minding his own business and
administering the affairs of his office
to the best of his ability in an effort
to establish a record that will win the
approval of an administration ticket
when it is formally presented. This
administration ticket will consist of
Marini, Meyer a,nd McDonald who will
T>e 'candidates to succeed themselves
„ on the Republican ticket. There is no
doubt only concerning the candidacy
of the president of the Council, Frank
Meyer, who has an obligation that
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Ft. Lee Lad Burned
Baking Mud Pies
Explosion Results When Fire Is
Kindled With Kerosene—
Happened In Yard
Seven-year-old Jimmie Kelly of Slo
cum way, Fort Lee, was badly burned
on Friday of last week, while “baking
mud pies” in the back yard of his
home.
He took a quantity of matches from
the house, unknown to his mother, and
after making a number of “mud pies”
proceeded to “bake”.them. He made a
fire and attempted to kindle It with
a can of gasoline which exploded caus
ing a sheet of flame to flare up into
the lad’s face. Dr. Sandler,,of Fort
Lee, was called and had the boy taken
to the Englewood hospital where his
burns were treated.
Spectacular Blaze
In Amusement Park
Fire OF Unknown Origin Does
Damage To “Skyrocket” And
“Sleigh Ride” Mon. Night
A fire of unknown origin partially
lestroyed the “Skyrocket,” the big
roller-coaster in Palisades Amusement
Park about 10:45 o’clock on Monday
eight.
Clouds of smoke and flames were
iirst noticed by storekeepers near the
Park who sent in the alarm that
Brought the fire companies of Fort
Lee, Cliffside Park and Edgewatcr to
the scene.
The conflagation was quite spectac
ular for a short time but was quickly
mastered by the local fire-flatters. A
very large crowd gathered in and out
side of the Park and practically every
passing autoist stopped to investigate.
Palisade avenue was literally choked
with halted traffic and the police
found it necessary to detour cars from
the fire zone.
Only a part of the big ride was
lamaged and the “sleigh” ride was
ilso partly burned including a numb
Sfof Sleighs'used on "the '■siide."” .^-"
The owners are at a loss to know
what caused the fire as the electricity
was turned off. It is hinted that it
might have been of incendiary origin
while some seemed; to think that a
larelcss employee had thrown a lit
jigarette or cigar on some inflamable
material.
The damaged sections of the amuse
ment devices will be repaired immed
iately and will be ready for use when
;hc Park opens on April 30.
First Six-Month’s Receipts
Of Camden-Phila. Bridge
Exceed Original Estimates
The report of the receipts for the
irst six months’ operation of the Cam
len—Philadelphia bridge indicate that
;he span will be paid for long before
:he thirty years originally set forth
n the first calculations.
The half-last summary follows:
tfet receipts.$946,682.83
Half to New Jersey. 473,341.14
Quarter to Penn.236,670.70
Quarter to Philadelphia .... 236,670.70
Liberty Corriston of Nelson avenue
ind her dancing partner, Doris Sie
jrist, danced for the Children of Mary
it the Madonna Hall.
Guiesspe Liriardi Frightens
Passengers On N. Y. Train
Declared He Would Kill First Person Who Moved On The
Baltimore-New York Express—Was Intoxicated
“Armed to the teeth” Giuseppe Lm
ardi, who gives his address as 252
Crescent lane, Grantwood, spread ter
ror in a Pennsylvania railroad train
last Monday.
Linardi is being held without bail
in the Jefferson Market court for in
toxication and violation of the Sulli
van law. He is a nephew of Sam Lin
ardi of Cliffside Park. His uncle says
Giuseppe is now living in Baltimore
and has been for several months.
According to the railroad men
shortly after the Baltimore-New York
train left Baltimore with every car
full of returning Easter vacationists,
Linardi in a loud voice proclaimed he
would kill the first person who moved.
He next stalked up and down the train
threatening to shoot the lights out. He
did aim unsteadily at the. lights
with his loaded revolver but changed
his mind. 1 ,
Passengers began hiding their val
uables fearing a holdup but time dis
closed the fact that the man was not
bent on robbery.
Several of the trainmen started to
lay hands on the disturber but were
sent into retreat by a flourish of the
gun. He staggered up and down the
train all the way from Baltimore to
Philadelphia. At one time during the
journey he threw his- pistol into the
lap of a woman passenger, causing
her to faint. He was well supplied,
however, and soon drew another gun
from his pocket.
One at a time the passengers re
tired to other coaches until Guiseppe
was left all alone in the one coach
with the doors locked against his es
cape by the alert trainmen.
The conductor wired New York
from Philadelphia and Patrolman
Spaeth met the train at Manhattan
transfer, entered the car and seemed
to have little difficulty in handcuffing
the man on whose person he found
three revolvers.
He was taken before Magistrate
Farrell in the Jefferson Market court
and held without bail for the Special
Sessions.
15 YEARS IN PALISADE
Assessment Against
Grant-Lee Theatre Is
Confirmed By Council
Governing Body Decides Corp
oration Must Shoulder $16,
ORDINANCE REPEALING ZONING LAW
PASSES ON FIRST READING IN FORT
LEE-INTRODUCED BY HARRY ELKAN
HENRY ROTTMANN, popular
manager of the United States store
at Palisade Junction, has just com
pleted fifteen years of service in Pal
isade and he is still as handsome as
the day he came to the village.
Water Famine In
Bergen Predicted
Freeholders Seeking Solution
To Problem Through A
Special . Committee
The possibility of a water famine in
the section of Bergen County served
by the Hackensack Water company is
forecast by Harold S. Mabie, director 1
of the Board of Freeholders, unless 1
some new source of supply is found, i
He admits that it is a very acute ;
situation and one that the Board will
find difficult to cope with. The Coun- i
ty officials do not know at the present '
time a practical solution but are hop
ing something very definite will re- :
suit from the findings of a special
committee "that tsrnoi*r working- in tSom-: <
junction with the North Jersey Water
Supply Commission.
UUU V/i ip4. x kfu ttt
provement Made At Theii
Request.
The Fort Lee Mayor and Counci
at Wednesday night’s meeting, con
firmed the assessment for the roa<
improvement made at Columbia ave
nue and Abbott boulevard in Palisade
several years ago at the request of th
Palisade Theatre Corporation, own
3rs of the Grant-Lee theatre.
The assessment as it stands name
;he theatre corporation’s share of thi
sxpense as over $16,000. The im
provement was first estimated to cos
ibout $15,000 but when completed i
:ost over $20,000. When the corpora
don petitioned for the improvement
ts officers agreed to pay their propor
donate share of the improvement an<
;o pay any amount that would ord
narily be assossed against the bor
>ugh at large.
The corporation now contends tha
he improvement was inequitably as
sessed and that a large portion of th(
ixpense should be assessed against th<
Public Service Corporation, owners o1
;he property on the east side of th<
mprovement. They had an attorney
ircsent at Wednesday night’s meetinf
,o present their views and he askec
hat the report of the assessment com'
nissioners be returned to them foi
such an adjustment
Dr. Charles ■ Hupter, of Palisade
>ne of the assessment commissioners
vas present and stilted that they fell
he assessment was just and that if
inything the Public Service was dam
iged by the creation of an addition
U'liazaFi'. ' ifo s&WVtoo; the Improve
nent had created a fire hazard be
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GENERAL LOCATION OF HUDSON
BRIDGE APPROVED BY FORT LEE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL WED. NIGHT
Borough Engineers Suggest Some Provisos Which The
Council Agrees Should Be Made—Rights Of Citizens
In Town Fully Protected—To Award Contract Before
April 25.
An approval of the general location
of the Hudson river bridge was given
by the Mayor and Council of Fort Lee
at a regular meeting of that body on
Wednesday evening.
Attorney Charles Horowitz was pre
sent as a representative of the Port
of New York Authority and after a
few introductory remarks read a let
ter from the Port Authority to the
town fathers.
The letter stated that the general
approval of the Council was necessarj
at the meeting, as the bids had to be
awarded on or before April 25 for the
construction of the Jersey pier and
the failure of the Council to approve
the location would m^fcfe necessary re
advertising for bids.
The Port Authority agreed to entei
into a contract with the Borough ol
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Friends Pay Wm.
! E. Allwood Tribute
' Hundreds Attend The Masonic
Service—Prominent Men
’ Act As Pall Bearers
A throng of loving friends and frat
ernal brothers of the late William E.
> Allwood were present at the services
! held for him in the Masonic temple,
Knox avenue, Grantwood, on Satur
. day afternoon last. The assembly
. hall of the temple was filled to cap
, acity and many could not gain admis
' sion. /
l The funeral oration was delivered
1 by the Reverend Marshall Montgom
• ery, former rector of the Grantwood
Episcopal church and a close personal
; friend of the deceased. ' A male quar
tette from the Pacific lodge, New York
city sang at the service.
The gathering went from the Ma
sonic temple to the Mausoleum, Fair
1 view, where interment was made fol
lowing a committal service conducted
1 by councilman Frank Meyer, acting
master. Mr. Meyer was assisted by
past master Henry Landahl and Hen
ry Klussman, past deputy of the fifth
Masonic district. Mr. Klussman de
livered the eulogy.
The pall bearers were: B. S. Even,
and former Mayor Henry Wissel of
Edgewater; Mayor "Joseph Marini and
County Engineer, R. P. McClave of
• Cliffside Park; G. Z. Masten of'Fair
• View, W: W. ChristTe, I. Fried and J.
J. McGarry.
The floral tributes filled three auto
mobiles. One especially attractive
piece came from the Whitehead lodge,
of Grantwood, and represented a Ma
sonic emblem. The casket was cover
ed with a blanket of roses.
When the casket was being taken
from the temple, the bell of the Epip
hany (R. C.) church across the street,
tolled gently in remembrance of the
departed soul and the fine friendship
that existed between Mr. Allwood and
Father Ferretti.
Parent-Teacher Association
Buys Picture For School
A painting of the Rose window in
the Rheims Cathedral has been pur
chased by the Parent-Teacher Associ
ation of Cliffside Park, to be presented
to new No. 5 school in the Hudson
Heights section of Cliffside Park at
the dedication exercises. Mrs. James
Finucane, Mrs. Robert Burns, and Mr.
.George Wheeler, composed the commit
|tee selected to make the purchase.
Local Folks To Visit Cathedral
i
On Sunday afternoon arrangements
have been made for a group of the
members of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Fort Lee, to attend the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New
York, pictured above. Special scats
in the choir have been secured for
them. After the service, which is at
four o’clock, the head usher, Mr. Big
gan, will conduct the party about the
Cathedral. The local folks are look
ing forward to the trip.
ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 4—
PALISADE IMPROVEMENT ASS’N. TRUSTEES OP
POSE REPEAL—COUNCILMAN ELKAN DEFINES
HIS POSITION IN CONNECTION WITH MEASURE.
The ordinance repealing the present zoning law in the Bor
ough of Fort Lee was introduced and given its first reading at a
meeting of the Mayor and Council on Wednesday evening. The
ordinance was introduced by Councilman Harry Elkan, Palisade,
and seconded by Councilman Harry Cook, of Coytesville. The %rote
was as follows: Councilmen Grieb, Elkan, Cook and Wood, yes;
Councilmcn Schall and Hoebel, no. The ordinance is being adver
tised for a hearing on Wednesday evening, May 4, and is printed
in full elsewhere in this issue.
Auction Sale Signs
Cause An Argument
Councilman Grieb Admits He
Gave Permission—Cook Says
Law Is To Be Obeyed
The large signs erected on Route
No. 10 in the Palisade section adver
tising the William Kennelly auction
sale of Palisade Gardens’ property
have been the cause of several com
plaints from homeowners in the vicin
ity where the signs are placed.
The matter came to the attention
of the Mayor and Council of Fort Lee
at their regular meeting on Wednes
day night through councilman Louis
Hoebel who claimed the signs were
erected without a permit.
Mayor White said the signs were,
of course, only temporary and that
he felt the Council should not h* tob
drastic in its action in regard to a
matter of this kind.
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Association Being Formed
To Protect The Restricted
Local Property Owners
The organization of an association,
whose purpose it will be to keep a
watchful eye over building operations
in the restricted area, east of Palisade
avenue and Gorge road, in Grantwood,
is rapidly progressing.
It is the purpose of the association
to take legal action against any one
attempting to violate or disregard the
deed restrictions upon the property in
this section.
Further details will appear in these
columns in the near future.
Vincent Grosso, 48, Cliff
side Resident Injured By
Car Driven By Ft. Lee Man
Vincent Grosso, 48, of U44 Anderson
avenue, Cliffsidc, was struck by an
ice truck driven by Charles Lyons of
Center avenue, Fort Lee, in Cliffside
on Saturday afternoon.
The driver claims that Mr. Grosso
stepped from behind a parked car
near the corner of Anderson and Jer
sey avenues into the path of the truck.
The victim suffered a fractured
jawbone and other minor bruises.
Mrs. F. Brenncrt of Grove avenue,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wieb
lin of Grove avenue, on a motor trip
to Monticello, last Friday.
There was no discussion in connec
tion with it at Wednesday night’s
meeting although early in the meeting
a communication was read from the
Trustees of the Palisade Improvement
Association opposing the repeal of the
local zoning law and stating that the
opinion of Councilman Elkan did not
represent their opinion although he
was a member of the organization.
The letter follows:
"At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Palisade Improvement
Association, held Monday evening, Ap
ril 18, 1027 to. discuss the action of
the Borough Council in passing the
motion presented by Councilman El
kan to abolish the Zoning Ordinance
in the Borough of Fort Lee, it was
unanimously voted to petition the
Borough Council to,\ if possible, res
cind the motion before the Ordinance
is published or any further action tak
en. ■ >-v:
“We particularly bring to your at
tention the faet that,. although Comte*.-.*,
cilman Elkan is a member of this As
sociation and of this Board of Trust
ees, his action in no way represents
our ideas in this zoning matter.
“We ask your earnest consideration
of this request and assure you of our
earnest support in the matter.”
Yours very truly,
Board of Trustees
Palisade Improvement Association
A. O. ELPRIDGE,
Secretary.
Councilman Elkan stated that he
had in no way indicated that he was
representing the opinion of the Im
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Prominent Engineers
Engaged For Bridges
Dr. Chas. Berkey Of Palisade
Named Consulting Geologist
By Port Authority
Leon S. Moiaseiff and Daniel E.
Morgan, engineers of international
prominence, have been engaged by the
Port of New York Authority as con
sulting engineers, in connection with
the Hudson river and other north
Jersey bridges the Port Authority
will build.
Dr. Charles P. Berkey, of Palisade,
has been engaged as the consulting
geologist. Dr. Berkey’s reputation as
a geologist is too well-known in and
about Palisade to need further ex
planation and the Port Authority’s
good judgment in selecting him is to
be commended.
Man Dressed As A Woman
Arrested In Palisade, Apr. 15
Allen Armstrong, Married Edgewater Resident, Turns Out
To Be “Strange Woman”—Has Police Record
Allen Armstrong, a married man
with a seven-year-old daughter, re
siding at 5114 Undcrcliff avenue, Edge
water, was caught masquerading as a
woman in Palisade on Friday night
of last week and arrested by Patrol
man Jess Bruni of the Fort Lee po
lice.
It has been reported several times
to the Fort Lee police that a strange
woman was seen in the evenings near
the steps that lead from the amuse
ment park down the cliffs. Jess Bruni
was assigned to keep a lookout and
after several nights of careful watch
ing was rewarded late last Friday
night by the capture, '
Seeing- the supposed lone woman he
approached “her” with a flashlight
and drawn revolver. lie knew the
face to be that of a man and snatch
ing “her” headpiece found that the
hair (a wig) came off with it. He
took the prisoner to Fort Lee where
he was held under $500 bail by Re
corder James I). Moore.
It was found that Armstrong has
a record having been arrested in Ap
ril, 1921, for assaulting a Palisades
Park woman. He was found guilty,
fined $50 and given a suspended sen
tence of six months in the County
jail. He is a steam-fitter’s helper.