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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
$50, 900 Fire In
Linseed Oil Plant
At Edgewater

Residents along the ridge and river
edge were aroused early Monday
morning last by long continued blasts
from the fire whistles of Edgewater
calling for aid to the burning mill
of the Spencer kellogg Linseed Oil
plant in Shadyside. Mill No. / was
entirely destroyed, causing a loss of
about $4,000.
The fire seems to have started on
the first floor and eaten it's way up
to the second and third floors. The
destruction of machinery and tanks
was complete.
The chief engineer of the plant was
painfully injured by falling partially
through trap door while investigat-
ing the results of the fire. Fire
Chief Ingold came to the unfortunate
mans rescue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Hennessy Raps
Wittpenn For Not
Debating In Public
Senator Says He Embarrassed
Him BY His Open Challenger
Calls Him NnTTOJD and Sdr-
castic--Has but Mild ReprOOf
for Martins Qualified Ac-
ceptUnce.

Trenton, Feb. Ex-senator Charles
O'Connor Hennessy being asked to
comment upon the recent letter of
Naval Officer Wittpenn in which that
gentleman declined to accept the sug-
gestion made by the Senator for joint
discussion throughout the state by
the Democratic candidates, said:
81 am surprised more at the tone
than at the substance of Mr.. Witt
penis letter. Of course, I was told
in advance by those best acquainted
with him that he was unlikely to con-
sent to any face to face discussion
with me or Mr.. Martin. But was
unwilling to believe it. At any rate,
I expected he would receive in good
spirit a polite and gentlemanly pro-
posal, obviously in the party interest.
But it seems that my suggestions en-
barrassed him, and being irritated
by it, he chose to misquote and mis-
construe, my letter so as. to ma es it
CONTINUED on page s.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26

The Cliffside Park School Board
met in regular adjourned session at
Cliffside school on Friday evening,
February 10.
The first business taken up was
the reconsideration of Contractor
DeKimpe's request for an extension
of three months time for the COM
pletion of the new high school. Ar
chitect Sibley, who was present, re-
iterated his previous decision; and
the board, as previously, acted on his
recommendation, and on motion of
Messrs. Conroy and Bohm unani-
mously denied the request. Trustee
Conroy intimated that reasons other
than those of bad weather, transit
hold-ups, and accidents, were at the
bottom of the delay; and he proposed
to get to the bottom of it. The con-
tractor, when questioned, said that
he expected to complete the work by
June I.
On motion of Trustee Smith the
contract for the high school hard
ware was awarded to P. & F. Corbin.
The securing of new high school
teacher to take the place of Instruc-
tor Jones, resigned, was referred to
the teachers committee with power
to act.
In regard to the agitation for a
non-teaching principal for Cliffside
school, Trustee Neumann said that he
still believed that an injustice was
being done 70, the school by not pro-
.Siding hesst. v Of Sf1Ei ION. Mr.. Smith
points that as a matter of fact
the january a resolution to provide a
sixth grade teacher had not been re-
scinded, and still no teacher had been
supplied. On motion of Mr.. Bohm a
communication was ordered addressed
to the State Board of Education ask
ing if the resolution was put into eff
feet it could be dispensed with at the
end of the school year.
Trustee Smith asserted in regard
to the general condition of the Cliff
side Park schools that they were
greatly in need of improved super
vision, and that he intended putting
the matter plainly before the State
Board.
The board then adjourned until
Friday evening, March 3.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Rep. Alderman
Goes Back On His
Own Borough Bill

Considerable interest, some mirth
and much surprise has been expressed
this week throughout the county be-
cause Assemblyman Alderman, of
Bergen, refused to vote for the new
Borough of East Paterson. This was
his own bill, introduced, he said, by
request. The inference is that when
politics" interferred against the
measure, he changed his mind.
The severest criticism has been
offered at Mr.. Ackerman's course
The new borough was to come out of
the Dundee Lake section.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Citizens Committee
To Inspect Candidates

At the Citizens Club meeting at
Carney Hall on Monday evening last
a committee of five was appointed to
investigate all candidates presenting
themselves for next months election
to the school board with regard to
their general fitness and qualifica-
ton for the office of school trustee.
The committee appointed consists of
Messrs. Seymour N. Sears, chairman,
F. j. Dyer, George Roden, ]. M.
Scott and Mileham.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Old Man Tattler,
II Years Old, Is
Arrested By Wife
Aged Englishman, Refusing to
Support Spouse, Says He'll
Rot Before He Gives Her a
Cent.

'I'll rot here in Jail before I'll
agree to give my wife cent for her
support, and I'd gladly sit in an
electric chair and end it all sooner
than obey the order of Justice James
Bratt Sunday that l should pay my
wife 81 a week." declared Herbert
Tattler, ~ years of age, of Bergen
field, last Monday as he sat in cell
of the Hackensack Jail. 81 haven't
supported my wife for twenty-five
years and I'm not going to start
now"
Mrs. Mary Jane Tattler, aged 70,
caused her husbands arrest on Fri
day for non-support. She has been
living with her son-in-law, Samuel
Megill, of Fort Lee. At the hearing
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Women's Clubs To
Give Masque OfPsyche

An event of much Importance to
the members of the Woman's Clubs
of the Palisades is tie Ehakespearias
"Masque of Psyche" to be presented
in Wallace Hall, Newark, next Satur-
day afternoon. The masque will be
presented in seven scenes by seven
different clubs of the New Jersey
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
1t has been composed especially for
the Federation Drama Committee, of
which Mrs. Theodore Hope is chair
man.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Last Call!

Palisade is a-tiptoe with expecta-
ton awaiting the gala performance
of "The Mikado" by the Palisade
Choral Society, at Columbus Hall, in
Union Hill, on Friday evening, March
3, under the direction of Arthur w.
Tams.
This will be the second operate
performance of the society, the won
derful success of "Pinafore" last
June being still fresh in the minds
of all who were fortunate enough to
witness that sparkling production.
From the way in which the people
have demanded tickets the audience
promises to be one of the largest and
most brilliant ever gathered on the
Palisades.
Here is the all-star cast that will
be seen in the Gilbert and Sullivan
opera Friday:
NANKI-POO ....-.. A. Montegriffo
YUM-YUM.. Mrs. Herbert Middleton
PITTI-SING -. Miss Clara Foeppel
PEEP-BO ......... Mrs, N. A. Paul
KOKO, .,,........... D. A. Carson
PISH-TUSH ........... N. A. Paul
|POOH-BAH ......... WILDER Holt
KATISHA ...... George d. Roedels
THE MIKADO Charles T. Logan, jr.
Mikado's Umbrella Bearer
Louis Levy
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Fort Lee School
Children Entertain

Sixty dollars was raised by the
little tots of the Whiteman school,
Fort Lee, at their entertainment
given on Washington's Birthday Eve
for the acquiring of school yictrola.
The exercises were directed by the
second grade teachers, Misses Nevard
and Vogel, assisted by Superviing
Principal, Arthur Chase.
The program was opened by a
greeting dance and completed by a
Mother Goose Operetta slightly
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Young Boy Struck
By Car At Cliffside

Young George McKutsky, of Fair
view, aged 8, was standing at the
side of the north bound trolley tracks
at Cliffside last Saturday afternoon
at 1875 when a car from Weehawken
struck him and hurled him a distance
of dozen feet in front of it. By a
miracle the lad was spared from any
serious hurt, with the exception of
cuts on the face and lips.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Albert Houtnan iii

Albert Houtman, well-known in
Palisade and Grantwood, is still ill
in New York at the Neurological
Hospital where he was operated OH
about eight weeks ago for spinal
trouble. Mr.. Houtman's malady is
of such a nature that in recovering
he will have to learn how to walk
again exactly as a child. He is now
considerably improved, but his re-
covery is naturally slow. Q
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
The Beckmanns Home

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Beckmann, Mr..
George Beckmann and Miss Marion
Flagge, have returned to Palisade
after a two-weeks stay at Ashville,
N c. George Beckmann had been
i'll before leaving, and grew much
worse after arriving at Ashville. A
little sojourn in hospital brought
him around. The trip was much en-
joyed by the party.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
hcendiary Fire
At Edgewater

The Signell house fire in Edge
water last week promises interesting
in the near future. The
Slgnells were not at home on We'd
nesday when the fire occurred. They
We're in New York where they were
spending the winter. Only Thomas
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
West Palisade Party,
Washington S Birthday

The Willard C. Howells, of West
Palisade, gave Washington's Birth
day dinner to sixteen of their New
York and Brooklyn friends on Tuesday
last. William Wall Whiddit, organist
and choirmaster of the Brooklyn
Baptist Temple, furnished pleasing
musical numbers. Dancing was also
enioYed
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
School To Entertain
For Picture Fund

Cliffside schools are planning a
public entertainment to be given in
Grantwood school auditorium on
March 6, for the benefit of the
schools picture purchasing fund. An
entertaining program of local talent
will assist. Admission will be twenty
five cents.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Bergen Co. Legislators Very Busy
With Introduction Of Many Bills,
All of Them Looking To Be Useful

More PoWer For Hackensack improvement Commits
siOn--BiU for 1OWn Water Mains--NeU Boroughs
Of NorthUale and East Paterson Effort to Curb AL
Useless Labor HJunctions- Hennessy's New Suf-
rage Bill, Giving Presidential Vote to Women
LOOKS LIKE SESSION OF BILLS AND BILLS
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
Qifside Park School Board
Denies Contractor De Kimpe's
Request For Time Extension

Contractor Should Haze Finished NelU High School
Building Mar. l5--NOW Suys it Will be Completed
June I-Corbin Company to Supply HardlUare--
Warm Discussion OUer Better Supervision of Schools
STILL ACETATE A NON-TEACHING PRINCIPAL
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-02-26
BUSINESS EGOTZSTS

Business eeotst is one who believes his bust
ness is so good it is not possible for anything to
make it better.
He has no for ADVERTISING
There is difference between an eeotst and
a man with self confidence"
The self confident man believes in his good
and his service.
He believes business is just as good as he
makes it---and he uses newspaper advertising day
in and day out to bring prosperity his doorstep
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Here's Where Our Hero
BEAT" L Back Home

So. when saw the Swedish American
liner Stockholm across the harbor de-
cided l would take her and beat the
rest OF the crowd and their mail back
tn America. / went to Neeley, found
that l was to get the can" and then
began to make arrangements to trans
ship. The captain told me 1t couldn't
be don1; II seems it's AGAINST interna-
tional law for a liner to take on a
passenger in any port save its port of
call; but kept after him. and finally
got the consent of the British hRrbor
master.
So. packing my things in about four
minutes. / got them down to the ha Ibor
masters yacht, and bade good-by TO
sailing for AmeTica on the Stockholm.
I'm afraid l have rather sliEhted the
most important organization on the
ship-the "Skaal Press Club" With
more than half a hundred newspaper
men and women aboard. the peace dele
gates had but little chance to keep in
the llnielight. The Press Club had
everything all its own way-even in the
way OF accusations. for l believe that
more charges were. made against the
press" as IL was called. than against
any one single group.
The club was CrGanlzed when the Os-
car was scarcely, outsider 'of sandy
Hook-a body OF bona fde newspaper
men, their wives and the "sob-Sisters. :
Its purposes were OF both a social and
a business nature. There were protract-
ed meetings. when everything from cab
bagcs to kings was discLSsed-and thCre
was also an Arrangement whereby the
news was open t. everyone.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Everything In Turmoil
All Over the Oscar

Everything was in a turmoil all over
the ship. The meeting in the smoking
room had broken up and Mcclure was
having II out with DR.. Jones in the
ress room; there were hurried con-
ferences everywhere; the wireless
room was crowded. and everyone
seemed SO active that It was only nat
ural that the business staff should
gather in its office.
At first the conversation was purely
retrospective and interpretive, but
finally the inevitable question, Are
you going to signT came up-and that
started things.
or course, there wasn't the flowing
cratory of Mr.. Mcclure. the flowing
accent of DIR. Aked, or the flowing
beard Of DR.. JoneS-but II was a good
scrap. The prcponderance of opinion
was for the resolution, but the two
insurEents--one OF them, by the by.
was myself-made enough noise TO
make UP for the disparity IN strength.
When the mock trial OF Mcclure, on
the charge Of "cnrruptinE the morals
OF youth" was called, however. our
attraction was showed under and we
hed to give way 40 TIE headliner.
The business office made uD nuite a
portion of the audience and most Of II
stayed until the prisoner was acquitted.
after the Jury had brought in the ver-
DICT that 1--WE, the jury. find that the
bar Is closed" That was In the wee
sma' hours. 50 none Of us fclt very
much like going TO work the next day.
but there weren't any heads"
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
All the "SkaaIs" Were
Brought Into Play

But later on in the evening this was
displaced by Din Skaal! Min Skaal!
ALLIE sma' kychlingers' skallT' Which,
barring the spelling. means Your
health! My health! All the little
chickens health"
Quite the affair OF the trin, as far as
the business office was concerned, was
the birthday dinner given Miss Annie
Black on what. the invitations assured
us, was her thirty-first birthday. When
Miss Black was interviewed she refused
to comment on the disparity between
Everybody in the business office was
there along with Mr.. Ford, Judge Ben
B. Lindsey and his wife. 8: 8. Mcclure
AMI all of the party officials.
Captain Hempel. the commander, was
there too, and made q speech. In fact'
almost everyone but Mr.. Ford had =
"feW we'll chosen remarks to make.
Mr.. Ford has the habit OF paying ana
not talking.
After the dinner there was an i'm
promptu concert I'm the first cabin
smokinE room-which, however, rath-
er lost it's effect when the talking ma =
chine, a gift OF Mr.. Ford's to the cap
tain, which had heen borrowed for the
occasion, refused to work.
Everybody had n good time, though
and toasted Miss Black in a most dis
sipated fashion with empty water COB :
let's.
Although we really had nothing TO
do with II, the business office was
dragged into the general row when,
on December ~. Mr.. Mcclure started
things By refusing to sign the party
platform.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
TO CONTROL j. 5.
2
SECURITIES SALE
EngIand'S Chancellor of Ex-
Chequer Appoints Com
mittee.

LONDON, Jan 2--The chancellor of
the exchequer has appointed as a com
mittee to control the treasury scheme
for the sale or deposit of American Sc
.curities. Sir Robert Chalmers, chair
man, Brien Cokayne, deputy governor
Of the Bank of England; VIC. Brad
shaw, and George Henry PownalE. both
nominated by the bankers clearing
house, and Mr.. Herbert johnson and
George Metcalfe, both named by the
committee Of the London Stock Ex+
change. George T. May has been ap-
pointed manager.
EXchequer bonds also arc to be made
available 10 small investors. Hitherto
these bonds have been issued at only
the minimum amount of 5000 suitable
for bankers and big fincnciers.
At recent public issue this minimum
was reduced to $500 with such satsfac-
tory results that the government has
now announced that eXchequer bonds
carrying interest OF 5 per cent will he
placed on sale at the postoffices In
amounts of $25. 800. and $3.50.
Restrictions on the amount of depos-
its in postoffices and all trustee saw
ings banks are removed. Hitherto only
$3.50 could be deposited in any single
year Now any amount may be de-
posted. 90
Both these schemes are expected 10
bring large resources for the govern
ment from the working classes.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
MOORE's GARDEN;

At Moore's Garden Theater the
double feature program on Sun
day, Monday, and Tuesday will
introduce House Peters and Ethel
Clayton in a filmization of Will
liam Vaughan Moody's, THE Great Di-
vide" the tremendous story of a real
Eastern girls hatred and eventual love
for an untRmed rough character of the
West, which in drama form brought
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin
some few seasons ago into the lime
blight of popularity.
The second feature on these days
fWill be "A Village Scandal" in which
Raymond Hitchcock, Roscoe Arbuckle,
and Flora Zabelle appear as a band of
Btrolling players. Harold Lockwood
Will lead the program on Wednesday
and Thursday in THE Buzzard's Shad-
United States army post, on the edge
uf the great American desert.
q The added attraction during this en-
gagement will be a tilmizatlon of the
widely read story, THE She Devil -
featuring Gladys Brockwell and other
Mutual studio stars. On Friday and
Saturday the eminent English actor.
Cyril Maude, will make his appearance
In 1.-THE Greater WILL" a rather risque
story handled with rare skill and
delicacy. s-
The secondary feature on these days
will be a Sennett Keystone farce COM
edy, ''The Great Vacuum Robbery" In
which Charles Murray appears. Special
music will be rendGed by the Garden
symphony Orchestral.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Had Concealed Himself
In q Washroon z Hours

He had no trouble concealing himself
In one Of the washrooms. and there he
stayed for seven hours-until the ship
was two hours out.
when he came out he ran into Neeiey.
one OF the Ford agents, and told him
his tale Of woe. asking for a job. Neeley
told him the ships officers were the
persons 10 see. and turned him over
Later on In the evening, though, Jake
got out somehow or other and ran into
Mr. Ford. The automobile naRnate was
rather pleased with his daring, and
promised to do what he could for
him.
The next day. however, he went down
into the gcullery 10 peel potatoes. and
there he stayed for a couple of days,
job for him as messenger with the Of
flee force-after Mr.. Ford had paid his
passage.
Jake's Joy was short lived. though,
for the English wouldn't pass him with
out credentials from the state Depart
ment. and the last thing j saw OF him
he was preparing to 60 ashore with the
British naval authorities at KiTlSwall.
Sunday came the first real adventure
with the sea. That Is. most OF the
washington party was 80 seasiok that
they started composing songs. Here's a
sample ut hasn't the official approval
Of the delegates):
IT'S a long way to Copenhagen,
It's a long way to 50.
It's q long way TO Copenhagen
Good-by. old Broadway; farewell
Herald square;
It's a long. cold way TO Copenhagen,
But peace wa-atts-whereE
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Scattered Out To Do
New York Their Own Way

There everything was in the widest
excitement. and everybody was quite
sure that the Oscar couldn't POSSIBLY
get away that day. Still. we got our
passports finally and scattered out to
do" New York. each according TO his
own idea
or course. lot of the 'tauben.' as
the Scandinavians afterward called the
peace doves, got lost in the big city
but somehow or other, everybody was
gathered at the pier In Hoboken at l
o'clock. an hour before the Oscar was
to sail-that is, everyone except Holmes
and Miss Black, who had our tickets.
We all got together and tried to act
natural'-nobody wanted to be the first
to admit that he was beginning to fear
that we'd be left behind-but by quar-
ter of 2 everybody had quit caring
about appearance and was frankly ner-
Vous.
we rushed over to see Lochner,
Neeley and DelaviEne. the three Ford
officials that we knew, but none OF them
had heard anything from Holmes and
none could tell us how we were to get
our tickets
Still. we weren't in any worse case
than dozens of others who had not yet
obtained their tickets, so we all clubbed
together and held a sort of indignation
meeting ovsr the heads Of the worried
al teamshin company officials.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
Why Did Mr.. Ford
Get Such a Little Boat

That's one thing / can't understand
why Ford got such a little boat There
was such a crowd that the first and
second cabins had to be melded-and
even then there were three or four in a
stateroom. And there were two tables
for every meal.
I'm not going to bore you much
longer, but / think the opinions of the
dinerent kinds OF people about the
called the Oscar, might be interesting.
l made a point Of asking all sorts of
people. English officers. English sail
ors, Swedish gentlemen, end even
Swedish servants. about their idea of
the trip-and their unanimity Of opin-
ion Is rather surprising!
/ was very glad to see that no one
seemed to have the impression that
Ford was financing the trip to adYer-
tse himself-everybody considered the
whole thing q joke. but thought Ford
was sincere-as he is.
In closing, / want to say that the
stories that werc printed about me in
New York were. In the main, correct:
but there were some slight errors. which
no doubt crept into the story through
Misunderstanding.
I The bar didn't keep open till all hours.
and guess about the only scandaIous
thing that happened was something that
! did myself. drank a glass of peer
while the choir. of which was a Inem-
Der. was waiting for the Sunday vesper
| services to, begin. But, then, they
ouRhtnt hold services in the barro0m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-02
MoORE'S STRAND:

Willard Mack, author and star of
the big Metropolitan stage success,
Kick In," will be starred in the
chief attraction of the double feature
program at Moore's Strand Theater on
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day in "Alaho Oe." romance of the
strange South Seas. The piece is as odd
''s title and begins with the turmoil
rtrays the brilliant attor-
Irkey .appears as the ma
and Margaret Thompson
of the proud and naughty
The city. The secondary
this engagement will be
q VIs~,---- n OF Charles Majors The
Wrath of Haddon Towers" with the
leading roles in the hands of Arthur
Maud and Constance Crawley On
Thursday. Friday and Saturday Lillian
Glsh. appears with Roszika Dolly, the
famous dancer, and wilfred Lucas. the
matinee idol. in d. w. Griffth's photo
graphic masterpiece, "The Lilly and the
Rose"
The auxiliary attraction during this
engagement will be a film version of the
delightful story of the stage, "Viviana,
with the principal roles enacted by Les
lie Reed, Vivian Rich and other screen
and stage stars. Special musical ac-
compartments will be rendered by the
Strand Symphony Orchstra.