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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
PAL|SADE HAS DAYLIGHT VISIT
FROM FOUR BURGLARS, THREE OF
whom ARE CHASED AND CAUGHT
First Enter Martin House, Tearing 1t Pieces Inside
Then Put Watchers Gibson Home in Ander-
Avenue, With One of Whom Mr.
Gibson Has Encounter on Porch.
LADIES BIG FACTORS IN CAPTURE

helms, besides a painter who was
working ON the Nourse home Officer
BOrell, of Clifside had been notified,
and had come along on his motorcycle.
The three men were soon caught and
taken before Mrs Ruckheim who
identified them as the ones she had
seen talking little while before. The
second man who was in the Gibson
home ran out the back way and es-
capped through the woods to the north.
Mrs. Mccartney, also, says she saw
four men, the same no doubt, who
entered the Martin house before they
got into the Gibson home. Mr. Gibson
feels sure that but for Mrs. Anderson's
thOughtfulneSS and Mrs. Ruckheim's
watchful care the men might have
escaped. The Gibsons lost three gold
pins and an Elgin watch, in all prob
ably SIS.
Martin, the gardener, claims to have
seen one of the men as he passed
through Bluff road that afternoon. He
ran into the rear of the Pencil home
and out quickly, but was not seen
again. Inc GIBSON tnleVeS are I'M
questionably the same who entered
and demolished the contents of the
Martin house in Abbott boulevard.
Councilman Hirleman came down in
an auto and carried the men to Fort
Lee where they had a hearing Satur-
day night and were held in Jail in
Hackensack for five days pending in
vestigation. Recorder Shehan of Fort
lee passed upon the case The day
light policeman had been called to
Fort Lee about fifteen minutes before
the alarm was raised 1t was a lucky
catch, and again the Fort Lee police
department had no hand in the appre-
hension of the burglars, but they haul
ed them to the lookup.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Another Drowning
In Thiel's Quarry,
Cliffside's Menace

Raphael Barba. thirty-six years old,
of 343 East Ninth street, New York,
was drowned in ThielS pond, Cliffside
Park, on Saturday evening and his
brother-in-law, August Cosentino, of
the same address came near losing his
life in attempting to rescue Barba.
These men with another friend,
after having supper in Guttenburg,
walked through Cliffside Park until
the pond was reached. Seeing a large
SunflOwer not far from the bank, Bar
ba started toward it, but the rubbish
on the top of the wall near the bank
and he plunged into the water and
disappeared.
Cosentino hurried to a nearby house
and procured rope. He tied one
end around his waist and plunged into
the water. He, too, disappeared from
view and the two men on the other end
of the rope yelled for help, being I'M
able TO pull their friend from the
pond. Policemen came to the assist
ance and Cosentino was finally hauled
to the surface, though unconscious.
DR.. Hellstern was summoned and
finally resuscitated the would-be res
cuer.
The body of Barba was recovered
about an hour later-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
CAPT. DARBY SEES LONDON PEACE
PARADE NEAR DA|S OF ROYAL GROUP
and WARS GREATEST GENERALS
Paisade Resident Gives Vivid Description of Wonderful
Event That Eclipsed All Similar Celebrations Ever
Recorded-Tells of Tribute to Gen. Pershing
and Our Soldiers in Line.
OCCASION OF INTENSE INTEREST

sion was due to pass the entire line Of
march was densely packed with peo-
pie, who waited patiently and with
evidently .pent'. up restraint to add
lowered over the line of march of the
parade. Aeroplanes darted back and
forth across the sky, and the hearts Of
the onlookers were plainly obviously,
bursting with pride, joy and fellow
ship as the soldier boys of country
after country came swinging along I'M
der the arches and past the Court OF
Honor which had been erected along
the line of march.
Down Victoria street, through West
minister, past the grand old Abbey
which has stood sentinel for many
centuries over the great events which
go to make up the history of England,
down through Whitehall, in which is
now erected a noble shaft in honor of
the brave boys who lie sleeping some
where in France, past Trafalgar
Square, where the Nelson Monument
has gaZed upon stirring scenes of
many ages, through the Victoria Arch,
down the Mall and on past Bucking-
ham Palace and the raised dais which
constituted the royal reviewing stand,
the march proceeded with seemingly
never ending tread and tramp.
A gracious and very keenly APP
preciated honor was confirmed on Cen
eral Pershing and our American boys
by giving them the honor place of the
right of line of march. This was a
marked tribute to the valor and aid
which our country supplied at the
crucial period of the war and during
the subsequent days which not only
made the victory possible but certain.
For many hours before the process
Continued on Page 8.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
London, England,
Sunday, July 20, 1919.

For the Palisadian:
From point Of vantage near by
the raised dais on. which stood the
king and queen of England, Prime
Minister Lloyd George, the Prince of
Wales and other notables of the Brit
lsh government, it was my good for
tune yesterday to witness the peace
celebration of the British empire, and
it was a sight which stirred every be-
holder of the millions of people who
had congregated in the British me-
tropOlis to do honor to the occasion,
as well as the hundreds of thousands
of soldiers, sailors, workers ana rep
resentatives of all the allied nations
who participated in the event. l am
familiar with the exhibitions of en-
thusiastic acclaim with which our own
young heroes We're welcomed upon
their return home from the battle
fields. also with the wild joy of New
York the night of the first report OF
the signing of the armistice, but the
scenes on the occasion of the peace
celebration far outstripped anything l
have ever experienced or witnessed
before, not only in the immensely OF
the affair, but in the wild joy and ac-
claim which the assembled multitudes
greeted the boys and the generals and
admirals and military leaders whose
names have become immortal for the
services they have rendered during the
terrible conflict now ended.
feel utterly incapable of adequate
ly describing the pageant. The entire
city itself was alive with flags of all
the allied nations, with bunting and
other decorations which waved might
ly and brightly in a fair breeze and a
bright sunlit sky. A large dirigible
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Amateur Hydro
Goes Sixty Miles
Per Hr. on Overpeck

A hydroplane capable of travelling
sixty miles an hour can be seen skim
ming along the HackenSack river in
the vicinity of Ridgetield Park every
afternoon The flyer is twenty-eight
feet in length, eight feet from pom
toon to pOntoOn, While the seating
position is about three feet wide by
four in depth.
The machine is the handiwork of
August Niehaus, Harry Hawker and
John raham, three young men resid-
ing in Ridgefield Park. The flyer was
manufactured and set up in a boat
house directly north of Overpeck
Park. The manufacturers got the
idea of the boat after doing war work
at Garden City for nearly IA year and
half. All are machiniSts and of an
inventive turn of mind.
I'VE are now working on the keel
of another boat built on the same
idea" said Mr.. Niehaus. that we eX-
pect will be able to go from New
York to Albany in one hour and
twenty minutes which is world
beating record. 1t will be ready for
trial trip some time next month. =
Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Linen Robbery,
Negro Caught, Let
Loose by 0. Bernet

Another peculiar robbery in PaliSade
net, who lives next to Wilbur f.
Hollis, in Anderson avenue, had ii ne
gro man named Dekalb, employed as
trusted helper. He missed large
collection of fine table linen, including
one table cloth worth $40. Some eight
or nine other table cloths were missing,
also, besides napkins. The police
We're notified and. officer RosenStangel
was put on the case, a plain clothes
man with an insurance detective.
Rosenstangel got the Negroes address
in New York and went after his
quarry. He got to him, found the
table linen, brought the man back to
Palisade, whereupOn the case was
dropped because Bernet declined to
press the charge. The policeman was
indignant that a bold thief like that
should have been turned loose upon
society, but could do nothing in the
premises.
An inquiry at the Bernet home about
turning this man Dekalb loose brought
this remark: 1--WE got the goods back,
that's all we wanted. The Fort Lee
police did not have anything to do
with it. What's the use sending a
man up for four or five years, his first
offense? We know our business. No,
we don't want anything in the paper
about it. We don't have anything to
do with anybody here
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Souse in a Ford,
Runs Arnuck and
Pays for His Fun

Last Saturday night little after
ten o'clock there appeared in Ander-
son avenue a SOuSe and Ford two
scatter with three in it, The souse
insisted on driving ON all sides of the
street at the same time, especially the
west side, he going north. He barely
missed one touring car, then another
by hair. The driver of the last car
he nearly hit going south stopped and
turned after the sOuse and the Ford.
Just near the Palisade school the
souse ran off the street and over the
sidewalk then into five foot depres-
sion like a small quarry full of water,
and on and out on the other side, the
runabOut in the meantime dropping
four or five feet down perpendicularly
but never stopping till it tried to
climb back up into the roadway which
it couldn't do. Then the touring car
driver called for assistance, and in an
incredibly short time there appeared
Marshall William Fichtner and George
Clark, and little later came officer
Rosenstengel in citizens clothes. The
souse objected to the marshalls taking
him in, and wanted to know their
authority, etc. Rosenstangel merely
showed his badge, which was enough,
and he was headed for Fort Lee when
he bethought him of his faithful ca
nine then occupying the Ford alone.
They went back after the BOstonese
bull, and the souse got his to the tune
of-after the manner of Recorder She
hans way of treating souses. Only
this wasn't half enough for the kind
of souse he was. If his license
is ever given him again he will prob
ably have to get it under an assumed
name But the law is sometimes lax
with these chaps, as several nearby
cases evidence.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Two Others Guilty
In Garfield Case of
Assault on Girl

Louis Succhi and John Russo, two
youthful residents of Garfield, who
were involved in brutal criminal as
sault on Anna Zarritch of Wellington,
in the woods of Midland Park on April
81, after a joy ride over various sec
lions of the county, We're brought to
trial Wednesday before Judge Zabris-
kie in Special Session Court, says the
Record.
Russo entered plea of guilty, while
Cucchi was found guilty by the court.
Several weeks ago two other young
men implicated in the same crime
Bonnie BOtta and Sam Cantora of Gar
field-were found guilty by Il jury be-
fore Judge Mccarthy
The arrest and conviction of the first
named two involved considerable work
on the part of the prosecutors office.
Both men disappeared after the com
mission of the crime.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16

Palisade has never had more thrills
contracted within a short space Of
time than last Saturday after three
thieves were caught in Anderson ave-
nue., two of whom were seen in the
home of Prof. Robert F.. Randolph
Gibson living in the McIllheny house
opposite the l.. c. AnderSonS. Mr.. Glib
son was over at the Herbert Middle
tons across the street helping to mix
cement for the latter's new hot house,
and later on came Mrs. Gibson, the
baby and Miss Healey, her guest. They
had not been five minutes at the Mid
PYQdletonS when Mrs. l.. G. Anderson
phoned the Middleton home to have
Mr. Gibson hurry back as there were
two men in the latter's house. Mr.
Middleton went hastily back with Mr..
Gibson, neither armed, of course, and
as soon as they got there Mr.. Middle
son taking the front entrance as he had
a key. One of the men inside then
appeared at the front door, opening
it himself. He was accosted by Mr..
Gibson who asked what he was doing
there. The man said he had got into
the house by mistake, thinking it was
his home. In the grapple that follow
ed Mr.. Gibson, being much lighter, was
pushed back against the side of the
house and the man leaping off the
porch ran south in Anderson avenue.
Mrs. Anderson was also in the chase
that followed, also Mrs. Ruckheim,
who had seen four men standing on
the corner of Dorincourt road and
Anderson avenue some time before,
and took particular pains to study
their appearance. John Elsie, Jr., had
joined the pursuing forces, also Mr..
Grandin, who lives next to the Ruck-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Pitiful Case of
Religious Mania
By Woman on Ferry

A poor woman living in Fort Lee at
Fletcher avenue and Lee street, mas
been causing great deal OF interest
as well as establishment on the Fort
Lee Ferry within recent months. she
is a Mrs. Bashford, and appears to be
strangely demented. She generally
carries a prayer book or Bible, from
which she will read at times, then go
off into a harangue on the subject OF
religion, generally. She talks like a
religious fanatic, but occasionally
reaches out in an attack either upon
the Sisters of Charity or the Catholics
Sometimes she will follow text she
chooses and talk very strongly on some
thought contained in the Bible, which
she appears to know quite well. AT
other times she will get up and stand
before some person on the boat and
deliver such a TRADE of religious
anathema and abuse that no one would
be willing to stand but for her painful
state of mind.
She has been seen and heard on the
streets of Fort Lee talking to herself
in this fashion, and about two weeks
ago was arrested, according to police
reports, and locked up. She was re-
leased upon her husband promising to
take care of her. 1t seems that some
three years ago she took a dose of
poison and was sent to Englewood
Hospital after DR.. OCOnnor had at
tended her. She was finally released
from the hospital and has been in this
perturbed state of mind ever since.
That the borough need to take her case
before tibet county authorities at Hack
ensack is self evident. Last Monday
Mrs. Bashford came over on the ferry
about p. M, and her conduct was
past belief according to the statements
made by several Palisade people. Her
language used is unprintable. OF
course she is more to be pitied than
censured, but at that she has no right
to act as she does.
Her behavior is something that
should be checked or looked into by
the county authorities.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Mrs. Logan Loses
Purse Strangely

After a short automobile ride last
Saturday Mrs. Charles T. Logan came
into the house and laid her pOcketbOok
down on the kitchen table, having gone
into the house that way, but has never
seen her cash since. She looked all
over the house for the purse, but now
supposes that some sneak, seeing the
kitchen door open, peeped in, saw the
purse and made off. There was only
some So or $40 in it, however.
Since then a number of valuables
were missed
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
County Democrats
Take a Crack at
Several Things

That the Democratic party is alive
to the nearness of the primary cleo
ton was evidenced by the attendance
of many old timers at the meeting of
the Democratic county committee in
the court house last Tuesday evening.
Among the old familiar faces were
seen former Congressman Archibald
c. Hart, former State Committeeman
Dan Fellows Platt, former Judge Pc
ter w. Stage, eXSurrogate Robert A.
Sibbald, eX-freehOlder and former
member of the country board of cleo
lions Charles N. Cumberland, ex-
Sheriff and former Jury Commissioned
Robert x. Heath, Vincent B. Kelly,
William J. Mahoney, Charles M.
Stephens, eX-POstmaster Jas. Norton,
and others.
State Committeeman Archibald c.
Hart in jocular speech, announced
that he would not run again for that
office and that they should select an
other person.
Chairman Sibbald of the OrganiZa-
ton committee, commented on the
zone fare plan of the Public Service
Railway, which he declared was going
to hit Bergen county very hard and
said that State Senator Mackay was
to blame for placing Andrew Gaul as
Il member to shake the plums into
the lap of the Public Service Corpora
ton.
privilege of the floor and reiterated
that he was in the race for the Demo
cratic shrievalty nomination and that
his petitions were now being circu-
lated.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Some Liquor Points
Left in the Bill by
The u. S. Senate

Anyone believing he has been I'M
justly refused permit is given the
right of appeal in court. Use of wines
and liquor for sacramento purpose is
allower without restriction, except that
certain church officials must be au-
thorized to purchase and keep the sup
plies
Physicians prescriptions are limit
ed to one pint, but this limitation APP
plies, the senate committee specified,
only to that ''to be taken internally"
The much criticised house provision
barring advertisement containing pic
lures of a brewery, dstillery or bottle
was stricken out. The provision max
ing it unlawful for anyone to drink
liquor in public conveyance or to
carry it on his person met the same
fate
Making of Notwithstanding cider
and wines in the home was exempted
from the enforcement bill by the Sen
ate Committee. This provision reads
''The penalty provided in this act
against the manufacturing of liquor
without a permit shall not apply to a
person manufacturing nOn-intOXicat-
ing cider and fruit juices exclusively
for use in his home
The senate inserted Il provision re-
quiring that the burden of proof be on
the defendant. The senate also au-
thOrized expenditure of $3,500,0OO for
enforcement while the house gave
blanket authority for appropriation of
any sum necessary.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
Edw. Bird Named as
Member of County
Board of Elections

The County Board of Elections has
reorganized by choosing the following
officers for the ensuing year: Charles
Van Gelder of Edgewater, chairman
Charles n. Cumberland, haywood.
secretary. William ]. KeOgh, of Has
brouck Heights, as the only other
member in attendance.
1t is understood that Samuel T.
Yeates. of Garfield, the other recently
appointed member. has rendered his
resignation to the Governor and Ed
ward Bird, former postmaster of New
Milford, has been appointed in his
place. Bird is a service man and
popular in that section.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16
PAYS FINE OF $40 FOR
DOING 35 PER HOUR

John G. Hehmann, of Manuel, n.
Y, was arrested Monday by Policeman
Levitzski for driving his automobile
at the rate of 80 miles an hour on
Johnson avenue Justice Cumming
imposed a fine of $40 and COSTS
Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16

As we watch the task of getting the
troops home we begin to understand
what must have been doing a year ago
when they We're being rushed to Eu-
rope.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16

When a demobilized soldier wants
his old job back he ought to have it
or a better one.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-16

Continued on Page 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03

angles for research work, but the
largest number of ways for spell
ing.
Practically every country has a
Johnson. the spelling and pronun-
citation being in conformity wlte
the various languages which the
lineage of the bearers represents
but all mean the plain and simpn-
fed name Of johnson" as America
knows it. England favors joni
stone" while the scandinavian
countries furnish the largest num-
Der of ways for spelling the name
Afrom Jensen" to such highly com
plicated ways that it takes the oes'
5kxperts in the bureau to identity
nepme members of the johnson
iyNmiIy.
re Nearly half the Johnsons have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
Andrews-Sessions Engagement.

Frank J. Sessions Of Davenport
announces the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of his daugh-
ter, Harriette, to Earle D. Andrews
Fcf Chicago.
The wedding, which will be a
ceremony of the early fall, will
take place in Davenport
Miss Sessions came to Davenport
Us q little girl with her parents,
WI an her father accepted the su-
perrin dRncy of the Orphans
homo post he resigned a few
years ca to become superintend-
ent OF ef loyed minors for the city
She is graduate of Coe college
and the LiEary School of Pratt In
stitute, Brocklyn. N. Y. for the
past two yeas has been librarian
at the DavenEhrt hig school. and
was for shore time o the STAFF OF
the Davenport psblic library. Miss
Sessions and Mr. Andrews are
friends from chi heod days, when
their families IA neighbors in
Waterloo. The irrespective groom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
MERCHANTS WILL
CLOSE MID-WEEK
DAYS IN SUMMER
Especial Moline Service

All clerks in Moline will begin
their Wednesday afternoon holt
days next week. All day closing on
independence day shattered plans
for afternoon closing this week
but the clerks do not care as long
as there is still four more Wednes-
days in this month.
Rock Island and Davenport will
do likewise. Rock Island prevented
its successful operation last year
but the merchants of that city
have agreed to have the new plans
adopted this year. Most all Moline
stores were closed last year with
few exceptions, but this year only
one or two business district stores
will keep their doors open after l
o'clock. Grocery stores and meat
markets started the pace a month
ago when they announced their en-
ployes would have the full benefit
of the closing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
HOW MANY WA(
CAN YOU SPE
NAME 'JOHNSg'

How may ways can you spetne
name Johnson?
This is a leading question in Il
minds of research workers anH
the huge files, containing
names Of 1886, 1893 soldiers, said
marines and army and navy nurs
in the insurance section, bureau
war risk insurance.
So far the count has reached ]
and is growing so rapidly that l
name stands out among the neal
five million on file as being the c
which furnishes not only the M,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
Entertains for Miss Atkinson.

Mrs. George Hodgson at her
home, 1881 Nineteenth street, en-
tertained yesterday afternoon as a
courtesy for Miss Faye Atkinson of
Philadelphia, who is in Rock Is
land for a few weeks visit The
guests were members of the Que
Kae club and few other former
high school friends of the guest of
honor. The time was spent in
formally and the hostess served a
delicious luncheon late in the aft
ernoon. Several other affairs are
being planned for Miss Atkinson
before she returns to her home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
WIN Hike This Evening.

Girls of the hiking club OF the
Community Service league will go
on a hike this evening out the
Twenty-fourth street road, starting
from the Eighteenth avenue en-
trance to Long View park at 1870
This is one of number of hikes
that have been planned for the
summer evenings by the Dub. They
enjoyed one early Sunday morning
when they started at o'clock and
went to the woods to cook their
breakfast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-03
Secnnd Christian Aid.

Fifteen members of the Ladies
aid society Of the econd Christian
church met yesterday afternoon at
the church for the regular weekly
meeting. Carpet rags had been
provided BY the work committee
and a large number Of balls were
sewed. RefNeshments were served
by Mrs. George Millhouse, Mrs.
Bert Yoh. Mrs. George Ague and
Mrs. Judd Ingsrsoli. There viii be
another meeting next week at the
church.