Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-11

hidden speed in Palisade are being
given the lesson they have long
needed. For the past two weeks
the citizens along the avenue have
been taking things into their own
hands, helped by the police authori-
ties of the Borough of Fort Lee. In
the absence of any voluntary plan
by the borough itself to stop the
speeding and muller cutouts, the
citizens formed a committee of action
of their own first, asking police aid
Of the borough.
Getting Down to Work
Then they began their labors.
The trouble was bad enough in the
daytime, but at night the noise fin
ally became a disturbing menace and
a nuisance as well. Men with Ian
terms were stationed along the ave-
nue. from the school house to Column
bia avenue, and a regular code OF
signals arranged. When speeding
autoist would come in sight the
lantern would be waved as a signal
for him to stop. If he failed to
obey, the signal was passed along to
all the watchers, and it generally re-
suited in a hating of the car be-
fore it got out of town. Officer Hefft
was on hand to make arrests III due
form, and offenders were taken to
Fort Lee and fined or warned, after
their car numbers were taken. In
this way great number OF speed
sters have been taken up and IN each
case treated with every consideration.
1t was the agreement that all
autoists stopped should be told that
the idea was to stop the speeding
through town, and to have the mut-
Ter cutout noise stopped. There was
no desire, they were told, to get their
money in fines, but the determine
ton to stop noise and speeding was
absolute and positive. Some few who
were stopped showed considerable
resentment, others were sensible and
took their reprimand properly.
Catching an Open Offender
A week ago last Saturday night a
chap who had been notorious Of
fender came south from Fort Lee,
raising Old Harry with his cutout,
who looked to be racing to catch a
train, or just going along at brak-
neck speed for the fun and noise of
the thing. This fellow was cured.
Notwithstanding he was waved
down by half dozen lanterns, he
shot through the village like comet
and never even looked around.
Where He Blundered
Right there is where he Numbered ;
he reckoned without his host.
Policeman Hefft conferred with
the local committee, and all calcu-
lated the difiant chap would be back.
Sure enough he did. Policeman
Hefft was almost bowled over by him
as he fitted by at great speed on the
come back trip. Then two other
lanterns waved at him, he doggedly
went on without sign OF halt, not
changing his mind, and lighting out
on down the road to Fort Lee at a
mile-a- minute rate.
A Fifty-fve Mile Capture
1t so happened that one of the
prominent officers of the borough
was standing right there with his
his own car and a policeman in 1t
in front of the Jeltrup home. AS
soon as he saw what had taken place,
he put out after the offender, and
though it required a speed of fifty
five miles an hour to turn the trick,
he caught up with the truant auto
list, passed him, in thrilling race,
and then by adroitly turning his car
across the road blocked the fleeing
car and had his quarry. He proved
to be the son of one of the most
prominent families in Fort Lee. lie
was taken into custody, given the
usual drastic treatment OF ten
dollar fine and forced to promise That
he would not again offend under pen
atty of having his license revoked.
Committee Still to Work
In this way the Palisade commit
tee of citizens, acting together, hope
to save the community from lot OF
worry and noise, and prevent pos
sible accidents. People who live IN
other parts of Palisade know moth
ing of the hardships the Anderson
avenue residents have to put up with
from the noise of muffier cutouts. A
case in point:
Deep in the Night Noise
The other morning around two
o'clock one of these night demons
came along and raised so much OF
fiendish racket that one resident con-
Guided he would find out If anyone
else beside himself had been DIS
turbed. By going to each house IN
Anderson avenue, he found that
every family had been awakened by
the same fool chap and his noisy
auto.
Pooling Folks With Badges,
Another set of autoists who nave
caused annoyance are those who wear
some kind of badge, which they clam
is an emblem of immunity, a sort OF
legal-looking affair against all form
of botheration on the road, just
show your badge is the idea, and
you're alright. 11:,,
A few nights ago a Union an
dealer came along going north win
his cutout open. He was duly stopped