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“The Palisades are the Balcony of the World”
William A. Mackay, Coytesville
PALI SAD IAN
“Find® longues in trees, books in running brooks.
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.**
—As You Like It.
VOL. XX. No. 27
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927—EIGHT PAGES
PRICE FOUR CENTS
FORT LEE CELEBRATES JULY FOURTH
IN FITTING PRIDE, WITH WHOLE TOWN
TURNED OUT FOR DAY WORTH WHILE
Morning Parade,- A Corking Fine One, Half A Mile Long
—Speeches Best Ever—Athletic Events Spirited—
And Fireworks An Artistic Triumph—The Whole A
Day Of Fine Action—Prizes Awarded To Paraders.
The borough of Fort Lee celebrated
* the Glorious Fourth with a new fervoi
last Monday, and made a new reputa
tion for itself for having done about
as nifty a job of commemorating the
nation's natal day as any one ever
saw. For a place the size of Fort Lee
the old town really outdid itself. The
day was one of glorious sunshine and
delightfully cool temperature, every
body was in good humor and about all
who could resist the temptation to
motor abroad, were on hand either to
see the magnificent parade, hear the
exercises in front of the Whitefnan
street school, witness the athletic con
tests in the afternoon, or see the more
than marvellous display of fireworks
in the evening which packed to the
guards the Fort Lee Athletic Club’s
handsome grounds. Yurillo, the pyro
technic wizard has had many triumphs
but this exhibit of his art excelled all
others, and it is a question of any one
anywhere ever saw anything to match
it. It was incomparably beautiful,
really enthralling.
The parade started a bit late owing
to delay in assembling two of the fire
companies, but it cost nothing, took
nothing from the eclat of the day, and
inconvenienced no one, for the two
late companies fell into line enroute
and thus completed the ensemble of as
proud, as fine, as beautiful a July 4
parade as ever came down the pike.
The route was a trifle long for the
kiddies, the school kiddies, bless their
hearts, but they did not know it in
their eagerness to contribute to the joy
i-yta-aevi #| f.},e (jay_ <rj,e fine band fWrttfTthc
Palisades Amusement Park led the
parade, while the Italian societies
generously furnished another fine New
York band, the two making the parade
most appealing. They vied with each
other jn-malting things lively with
their music, mostly patriotic airs and
all well rendered.
me paraae was neaaeu uy me lueai
police in full dress uniform and they
made a fine showing. Next came
Captain Harry Elkan, Regimental
Adjutant of the 102nd Engineers, N.
Y. N. G., acting as Grand Marshall.
He did a noble job and nothing to
compare with his new full dress uni
form was ever seen in Fort Lee. It
was very gorgeous and impressive, a
replica of the West Point uniforms
except that the coat wa? a brilliant
red. The added decorative medals
and gold braid augmented the uniform
in a very pleasing fashion. Back of
Captain Elkan came the local officials,
then the school children, then the
Italian societies. A small wagon be
decked with summer flowers and oc
cupied by several small kiddies in cos
tume was a particularly appealing
feature of the S. M. S. Gabriele D’
Annunzio display. The borough fire
companies numbers one, two and
three with apparatus shining and
their members in parade unifrom fol
lowed and were loudly applauded all
along the line of march. The parade
ended with an unusually long line of
autos, some decorated and others not.
Very few of the stores along Main
street were decorated and not many
of the merchants took the trouble to
compete for the committee’s prize of
$10 in gold for the best decorated
business establishment.
The scene at the Whiteman street
school was a most inspiring one. The
gathering was one of the largest ever
seen at a public function in the bor
ough. There were 1,000 chairs placed
in semicircle formation around the
little raised platform stand for the
speakers and committee and when they
were filled after the procession ended,
it made a most impressive scene—in
fact, as fine a picture as one could
, imagine and many were standing
Congressman Randolph Perkins, chief
speaker of the day, said as soon a:
he was seated, “Well, this is the most
beautiful Fourth of July setting I havr
ever witnessed. It is indeed a wonder
ful picture. It is a credit to Fort Lee
I did not expect to see anything like
this.” As most of the public function;
have heretofore been held at Monu
L. ■' ment Square, the Whiteman strecl
school groupds proved equally a sur
* prise to the people of Fort Lee, as <
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Suspended Police
To Be Tried July 27
Pickpocket’* Escape Cause Of
Their Suspension—Given A
Hearing By Police Comm.
Two Fort Lee police officers, Ed
ward Wall and John Frate, will be
tried on charges preferred by the po
lice committee of the borough on
Wednesday evening, July 27.
The two men were suspended by
Captain Andrew McDermott after an
alleged pickpocket made his escape
from the Fort Lee police station when
he was in the custody of the men
named.
Three suspected pickpockets were
arrested last week by Captain Mc
Dermott and detective Stengle at
Palisade Junction and lodged in the
cells at headquarters. Later it was
discovered one of the culprits was
missing. The officers claimed tlmy
did not know how his escape was cf
fected and his cellmates would not
give any information about his disap
pearance. It is thought however that
the man was permitted to go to the
men’s room and there escaped through
the window.
Subsequent to the suspension the
officers were given a hearing before
the police committee who at Wednes
day night’s meeting of the Fort Lee
Mayor and Council . .recommended
that written charges be preferred and
a trial granted on- July 27. Council
men Schall, Elkari and Wood .comprise
the police committed..
Grantwood Boy Cut Over
Eye In Powder Explosion
Attilo I)$ Santo, 10 years old, ot
276 Franklin avenue, Grantwood, suf
fered a bad cut over one eye on Thurs
day afternoon of last week when he
was struck by some solid that was
discharged from a home-made fire
cracker in the rear of the Grant-Lee
theatre.
Several small boys were playing
there and igniting firecrackers. To
gether they stuffed a lead pipe full of
gun powder, sealed the ends and lit
it* A loud explosion followed and bits
of matter went flying into the air.
The lad was first treated in the
Palisade Drug store and then at the
'office of Dr. Connor in Fort Lee.
Dr. Scott’s Car Slightly
Damaged In Accident
The Rickenbaker car belonging to
Dr. Ruby T. Scott, of 1066 Abbott
boulevard, Palisade, was slightly dam
aged on Thursday of last week when
he was forced into the curb on Le
moine avenue, Fort Lee, by a truck
belonging to the North American
Furniture Company.
The driver of the truck turned into
the company’s driveway without sig
naling and in order to avoid a collision
Dr. Scott had to steer for the side
walk where he was jammed between
the curb and the truck. No complaint
was made in the case.
Grantwood Boy Darts In
Front Of Auto—Is Injured
Nicholas Oliveri, 7 years old, of 621
Palisade avenue, Grantwood, was in
jured about the body and legs on Fri
day of last week when a car driven
by A. Romanelli, of Paterson, struck
him at Washington and Palisade ave
nues.
The driver claims that the lad'dart
ed out into the street right in front
of his machine. No complaint was
filed in the case.
Lost Car Reported Found
By Owner, Ray Marcus
' On July 2, Raymond Marcus, of
Hudson county, reported that his Ford
touring car had been stolen from its
parking place near Palisade and Mar
ion avenues, Grantwood. On Tuesday
last, he notified the local police that
the car had been found.
Pi S. Busses To Run
Through Palisade
Starting On Sunday
Will Go West On Columbia
Avenue To Abbott Blv’d.,
Thence North To Bluff Road
And East To Palisade Ave.
—Officials Requested Service
Beginning Sunday next Palisade
will be treated to a bus service that,
some residents will not enjoy. Public
Service busses on the Edgewater-En
glewood Cliffs line have been re-rout
ed at the request of the Fort Lee of
ficials to run from the Edgewater fer
ry to' Columbia avenue, Palisade,
thence west on Columbia avenue to
Abbott boulevard, thence north on
Abbott boulevard to Bluff road, thence
east on Bluff road to Palisade avenue
and on through Fort Lee via Lemoine
avenue to Palisade avenue in Englej
wood Cliffs.
For sometime, the people of Coytes
ville and Englewood Cliffs have de
sired bus service. After many efforts
to secure it the Public Service Trans
portation company recently agreed to
run six auto busses from the Edge
water ferry through Fort Lee to En
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Taxpayers In West
Grantwood Section
Want New Sewer
Will Circulate Petition For Re
lief Of Present Condition—
. Discuss Problem With The
Mayor And Council—En
gineer Fox Makes A Report
—May Cost $75,000.
A goodly number of taxpayers from
the West Grantwood section attended
a special meeting of the Cliffsidc Park
Mayor and Council on Tuesday even
ing to discuss the sewer conditipns
that exist in the vicinity of Jassa
mine way. At the conclusion of the
meeting some of those present agreed
to circulate a petition for a new sewer
which it is hoped will afford relief.
McClave and McCIave, borough en
gineers, through engineer Thomas
Fox, made a report that the best way
to remedy the condition was to replace
the present 24-inch storm water sewer
witl\ a 30-inch storm water sewer and
install it at a depth that is below the
present sanitary sewer. This he said
could empty into a brook and the cost
would be about $75,000.
At this time the taxpayers’ attorney,
a Mr. Sheridan, said that what the
engineer suggested was only a part of
the plan of the taxpayers and called
attention to the fact that the sanitary
sewer also is inadequate and sewerage
is in many cases backing up into cel
lars. Some of the homeowners, he
said plugged the sewer to prevent this
from happening.
Mayor Marini spoke at length about
the situation and took the attitude
that the lack of proper storm water
drainage was responsible for the con
dition of the sanitary sewer inasmuch
as - excess storm water finds its way
intovthe sanitary sewer and creates a
flow that the pumping station is un
able to take care of. He said that
most of the trouble occurs during or
after heavy rainfalls. He said too,
that the marshy condition of the
ground may have caused the sanitary
sewer to sag and break or crack in
several places.
Elliott Abel, president of the newly
formed taxpayers’ association, stated
that the storm sewer had been reduced
in size at its outlet and said also that
the wiring system in the pumping sta
tion was defective. All these things
Mr. Abel pointed out as contributory
to the present conditions. Mr. Fox
stated that experts have been called
upon to check over the pumping sta
tion and a report on it would be made
at the regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council on Monday next.
Mayor Marini said the real solution
to the problem would be the installa
tion of a gravity system but the cost
was prohibitive. The Borough of
Ridgefield he said, wants $00,000 for
the privilege of/ connecting with her
sewer system. He also mentioned
that Fort Lee was not inclined to co
operate in the project although prop
erty in that borough is effected by the
present sewer condition.
When John Haley, a taxpayer, do
Appropriation Of
$65,000 For H. S.
Furniture Granted
Vote Down Payment Of The
“Extra” Bill Of $927.85—
Majorities Very Small And
Total Vote Only 139—Ap
propriation Vote 73 Yes, 60
No—“Extra” Bill, 64 Yes, 71
No.
The $65,000 asked for by the Gliff
side Park Board of Education to fur
nish and equip the new high school
addition and some rooms in the old
building was granted by a small ma
jority of 13 at the special meeting of
the voters on Wednesday last.
Consent to pay the “extra” bill of
$927.85'contracted in connection with
the Hudson Heights school was de
nied by a majority of 7.
The vote was as follows:
$65,000 Appropriation
Yes .73
No. GO
Payment of “extra” bill of $927.85 on
Hudson Heights school—
Y es 64
No -.71
Total votes cast 139.
G. 0. P. Adopts A
Rather Damp Plank
Sponsored By State Senator
Richards, Prospective Candi
date For Governor
The New Jersey Wing of the Repub-.
I Hear, pcrty hp.; 'M'M or Hr bore
dry attitude of former years and on
Tuesday last, State Senator Emerson
L. Richards, of Atlantic County, was
successful in his fight to inject into
the G. O. P. platform what is a least
a “damp” plank. It calls for a refer
endum on a phase of the liquor prob
lem and is rather peculiarly worded.
The party is pledged to conduct a
referendum on the following question:
“Should Congress modify the Fed
eral act to enforce the 18th Amend
ment, so that the same shall not pro
hibit the manufacture, sale and trans
portation of beverages which are not,
in fact, intoxicating, as determined by
the laws of the respective states, with
in the limit set by Congress and to
transmit to Congress the result of such
expression of opinion.”
“Lindy” Lands At Bergen
County Field, Mr. Lueders
Of Grantwood Greets Him
Colonel Charles Lindbergh, famous
flyer, landed at the Teterboro Air
Field in Bergen County on July 4,
after attending the Canadian Jubilee
celebration in Ottawa. He made the
trip from the Canadian city in three
hours and ten minutes.
His purpose in visiting this section
is to have his Wright whirlwind motor
overhauled at the Wright factory be
cause it has now been subjected to
over ninety flying hours.
A large crowd gathered at the field.
A. H. Lueders, Realtor and builder,
of Grantwood, was one of the persons
who witnessed the landing and later he
had the pleasure of shaking hands
with the young airman.
prated from technicalities and asked
the officials whether they had any
pride in the borough or not, and hinted
that an epidemic might break out,
Mayor Marini said that a petition was
given the taxpayers last March but
was never sent in. -‘To this Mr. Abel
replied that the reason was the people
did not like the way it read.
James Smith declared that he had
heard the officials had done all they
were going to do in connection with
the West Grantwood sewer. This
Mayor Marini branded as ti false
j statement and said perhaps politics
were being injected into the situation.
He stated very definitely that if the
people affected would petition the
Council for relief as in the case of
every other improvement that the of
ficials would act accordingly.
The taxpayers’ attorney agreed to
prepare a petition, have it signed and
present it to the Council. He warned
that'failing to get action in this man
ner, he would seek other means.'
/'
Salaries For Local
Officials And Pay
Raise For Police
Both Propositions To Be Voted
On In Fort Lee At November
Election—Borough Must Not
Operate Traffic Light Auto
matically.
Two purely local questions will be
submitted to the citizens of Fort Lee
on the ballot at tire November elec
tion. One will be the question of
granting a salary of $750 per year to
the Mayor and $500 a year to each
Councilman and the other, a salary
increase for the local police. The
ordinance making possible the refer
endum on the officials’ salary was in
troduced at Wednesday night’s meet
ing of the Mayor and Council.
Captain Harry Elkan, Councilman
from Palisade, voted no on the ordi
nance and said his reason for so doing
was that the Council should first con
sider the police raise. Councilman
Cook, sponsor of the salary ordinance,
said that Mr. Elkan in voting no was
voting not against the salaries but
against giving the people the opport
unity to vote on the question. Mr.
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Heavy Rains Cause
Flooded Condition
Of Local Streets
Water Six To Eight Inches
Deep On Many Thorough*
fares—Cellars In Jassamine
Way Section Flooded—Slow
ly Recedes And Things Are
Normal Now.
The heavy rain last night took the
Hilltop boroughs by surprise and
many citizens were caught unaware
and drenched to the skin.
Streets in many sections were flood
ed and those on a down grade took oh
the appearance of rivers. Every shal
low spot on the landscape quickly
filled with water and autoists found
driving almost impossible.
As usual the Jassamine way section
of West Grantwood suffered the most
and the pumping station was taxed to
capacity. Tons of water swept down
the western slope into the low area
and in many places the .water was six
to eight inches deep. The sewers were
overtaxed and guyser-like streams
spouted from the manholes.
It is reported that one 200 pound
manhole cover was forced six feet into
the air by the water pressure.
Cellars in scores of homes were
flooded and some families became very
much alarmed and sought refuge in
the upper stories of their homes. No
injuries to any persons have been re
ported but property damage is sure
to result.
Public Service busses in some cases
refused to pass Nelson avenue on
Anderson avenue because of the depth
of the water (about 8 inches.) and
passengers had to alight and walk to
their destination.
All in all it was some rain and re
sulted in no little inconvenience to
thousands of people.
Two Auto Mishaps In Ft.
Lee On Monday, July 4
Two minor auto accidents occurred
in Fort Lee on Monday last.
J. W. Hecker, of West New York,
collided with a bus on Route No. 10.
He was placed under arrest and
charged with reckless driving and op
erating an auto while under the in
fluence of liquor.
John Holrar, of Englewood, while
driving his Ford sedan on Palisade
avenue halted for a moment and the
car was run into by a bus driven by
Donald E. Sillet, of Spring Valley,
New York. Mr. Holran’s sister, a
passenger in the car, was slightly in
jured and suffered from shock. The
driver of the bus was arrested and
charged with reckless driving.
Ventilators Stolen From
New Homes In Grantwood
On Monday last Harry Barber, lo
cal real estate man, notified the Cliff
side Fark police that someone had
stolen four ventilators from new
houses he is building in the West
Crnntveood section. .
THE EXCHANGE CLUB AND MAYOR’S
COMMITTEE STAGE A FINE JULY 4
CELEBRATION IN CLIFFSIDE PARK
Day Of Fun And Patriotic Spirit Considered Best Yet—
Erwin Goemann Distinguishes Himself As Efficient
General Chairman—Free Refreshments Please The
Kiddies—A Pronounced Success.
Police Capt. Saves
Little Girl’s Life
Captain McDermott, Fort Lee,
By Quick Action Smothers
Flames With An Old Rug
Constance Martin, 6 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mar
tin, of Washington street, Coytesville,
narrowly . escaped being burned to
death on Tuesday afternoon when her
clothing caught fire from a July 4th
sparkler. The child’s life was saved
by the quick action of Captain Andrew
McDermott, of the Fort Lee police,
who smothered the flames with a rug.
The little girl and a number of other
children were playing in the back yard
of the Martin home. They found some
sparklers and lit them. The intensely
hot stem of one came in contact with
Constance’s dress which was of a light
material and it took fire.
The child screamed and ran franc
ticaily about the yard and-the other
children fled the scene very much
frightened. Her parents were in the
house entertaining some guests and
did not hear the screams, but Captain
McDermott, who was in the neighbor
hood, did. He leaped over the hedge,
picked up an old' rug that was laying
in the yard, wrapped it about the
child and thus extingiushed the flames
that had threatened to end her life.
A doctor’s examination showed se
vere burns about the body but the
physician says she will recover.
Miss Doris Liddell And
Mr. D. Entrup, Jr., Wed
In Hudson Hts., On July 2
Miss Doris Liddell, daughter of
Mrs. Susan Liddell, of 1374 Park ave
nue, Hudson Heights, and Mr. D. W.
Entrup, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. En
trup, Sr., of 125 Twenty-Ninth street,
Woodcliff, were wed at the home of
the bride at 6 o’clock on Saturday aft
ernoon, July 2, the Reverend David
M. Van Strien, pastor of the Com
munity church, Woodcliff, officiating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Alan. Her sister,
Alice, was the bridesmaid and Henry
Entrup, a brother of the groom acted
as best man.
The couple left for a honeymoon in
Massachusetts immediately following
the ceremony and upon their return
will reside in the Alpine apartments,
Woodcliff.
The Liddells have been residents of
the Hudson Heights section of Cliff
side Park for the past ten years. The
bride is a graduate of the Cliffside
Park High School.
Palisade Junction Power
House Fire Noisy But Not
Much Damage Was Done
At 3:25 o’clock last Saturday morn
ing, a small fire broke out in the Pub
lic Service Power house at Palisade
Junction and effected the generator
to an extent the power was turned
off for several hours.
The fire started at the oil switch
and there was more smoke than any
thing else. The alarm was sent in by
officer Jockel, on duty at Palisade
Junction. He heard an explosion and
then saw the heavy smoke emir.ating
from the power station. All of the
borough fire companies and one from
Cliffside Park, responded to the alarm
and sooq had the flames under control.
Scores of people in the vicinity hear
ing the noise and the sirens of the
fire apparatus hastily dressed and
rushed to the scene of the conflagation.
The damage was slight.
Wayne McLaughlin, Of
Fort Lee, Bitten By Dog
Wayne McLaughlin, of 134 Mair
street. Fort Lee, an employee in th<
Interstate Park, was bitten on the lop
by a dog in the Engelwood Cliffs sec
tion, Inst week. The officers of th<
park wore unable to locate the caniiu
hut did discover a dog that had beei
bitten and the animal was shot.
v Une of the most colorful and per
haps the most successful celebrations
held in honor of Independence Day
was that sponsored by the Exchange
Club in the Borough of ClifFside Park
on Monday last. This organization
has done big things for this Borough
since its inception as a service club
but this remarkable display of good
management overshadows all other
accomplishments of the past.
The entire celebration was under
the direction of the Exchange Club,
assisted by the Mayor’s Committee,
with Erwin Goemann, secretary of the
club, as general chairman. Mr. Goe
mann was surrounded by a very able
committee, consisting of the following
Charles J. Leeger, Robert J. Cadien,
Frank E. Safino, R. J. Fox, Nelson
Neumann, Henry Gubler, Jr., August
Hansch, John S. Diehl, and Nicholas
Mahoney. The fact that the Commit
tee had only five days in which to
make all arrangements to handle the
huge drowd of over 1,500 people is
noteworthy.
It was thought advisable by the
Mayor and Council to forego the cele
bration this year in view of the com
ing dedication of the World War
Memorial, but the Exchange Club,
quick to sense its responsibility as a
service club, took up the project and
by fine, efficient work covered itself
with everlasting glory. Never before
in its history has Cliffside Park had
such a celebration in which everybody
—young and old alike—entered into
with such enthusiasm* _,v
The celebration " started off 'in the
morning with a parade of beautifully
decorated cars which left the High
School at 10:30 a. m., and headed
south on its way through the entire ’
borough. The line of march was con- /
ducted by Charlie Leeger. Then came
the Mayor and Council and Erwin
Goemann, chairman, riding in a gayly
decorated Packard. This was follow
ed by another Packard car containing
the Police department, then came R.
J. Fox, president of the Exchange
club followed by forty other cars
which made a line of almost a mile
long. Music livened up the parade.
The procession then proceeded to
the west Grantwood playgrounds
where the children were given their
first round of refreshments. Then
the boy’s and girl’s events were im
mediately started. The boy’s events
were under the direction of Robert
Cadien and John Diehl and the girl’s
events under Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Lauer.
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Open-air exercises were held at d
o’clock in the afternoon. The pro
gram included an address by Mayor
Marini, reading of the Declaration of
Independence by Rev. Sharett, of the
Cliffside Reformed church, address by
Rev. Dr. Silas Rees. These ware fol
lowed by the awarding of a long list
of prizes by Mayor Marini and Rich
ard J. Fox, president of the Exchange
club.
All day long refreshments ware
handed out to everybody free of
charge, and to the women, headed by
Mrs. Finucene, goes much credit for
the way the refreshments were man
aged.
The prizes for the athletic events
were very elaborate including gold,
silver and bronze medals for the main
events. The features of the afternoon
were the fat man’s and the fat wo
man’s races and wheelbarrow races
for men and women. Then followed
the big baseball game between the
married and single men—the single
men won after a hard contest by the
score of 7 to 6.
'Valter Weigele and John Calais,
pitched for the married men and
Ken. McDonald worked for the single
men.
During the day the committee of re
freshments furnished 4,102 cups of
tee cream, 2,208 bottle of soda, 100
quarts of milk, 50 pounds of cake p.nd
crackers and it is generally eonceeded
that everybody, young and old, never
had a better time. Th» expenses were
borne by the Mayor and Council
through an appropriation of $500 and
it is a very commendable accompli ;h
ment to note that with all the extra
crowds, the committee was uhle to
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