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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Clihside Park
Public Schools tO
Cost $137,71O, 20

Mr. Whalen in submitting the pro
posed budget for the coming year pre-
sented the following figures: Teach
ers' salaries, SS9,96O; janitors' salaries,
$4,000; fuel $4,000: transportation,
$100; superintendent expenses, 81
100; text books, supplies, etc, $3.50 ;
apparatus, 5000; janitors' supplies,
$780, light, water, power, $500; med
ical inspection, $1,000; compulsory at
tendance, s1,400; Board of Education
and business Custodian, postage, print
ing, etc), S1,240; insurance, $1,000; in
cidentals (phones, etc., $1,000; sum-
mer school, $500; library, $3.50; con-
tingent fund, $1,000; continuation
school, $500; repairs, requirements,
etc, $4,000; manual training, $4,000.
The total is $137,710, and the esti-
mate of the sum from the state to be
received as an aid is estimated as 500
800, also half of the money spent on
manual training, which would be ST.
900, and $40 for the library. 1t is es-
timated also that tuition of out of town
scholars will bring in $1,000, total of
S36,540, which reduces the sum to be
raised by taxation to $101,170
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Asks Highway BID
For Statement of
It's Deliberations

Trenton, Feb. 26.-Interest in the
situation resulting from the plan of
the Edwards administration to abolish
the present State Highway Commits
sion and supplant it with a salaried
board of three members was intensified
here today when a letter from the
governor was presented at the meet
ing of the Highway Commission in
which Mr. Edwards demanded Informal
ton concerning the work Of the de-
partment, as well as certain moves
made by the governors campaign man.
ager, the late George ]. Blakeslee, who
was at odds with the Republican men,
bers of the board.
Among the things requested and re-
ceived, according to information at the
department offices, were complete
copies of the minutes of the Highway
Commission and the Executive Com
mittee of that body from the date of
the establishment of the present de-
partment, which has charge of the
building of the present highway pro-
gram.
The letter also asked for an account
of all work under contract on the main
highway routes, including the progress
made and the cost mile and yard.
The same facts were requested for the
1920 program.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Artist Dies Alone
In Colony Home
Near Grantwood

Stephen Wilson Van Schaick. an
artist, seventy-two years old residing
alone in a one-room house in the ar
lists colony on Hill street, Ridgefeld,
was found dead in his home by neigh
bors on Tuesday night. 1t is thought
he rad been dead for two or three
days
Tshold man had been missed by his
..1sfh ;si.4 VI l-u.s's.a! AZ investiga
ton of his premises disclosed him sit
ting on the edge of his bed leaning over
an oil stove which had long since
burned out. One leg was slightly
burned, as was one arm, where they
had come in contact with the stove.
The body was brought to Hacken-
sack Wednesday, where it was exam
ined by County Physician w. f. Ogden
in Hills undertaking establishment 1t
was determined that death was due to
cerebral hemorrhage. Last night the
remains were shipped to Albany, n. Y,
his birthplace, for burial.
Van Schaick is said to have been
well connected and has a brother, ID.
Van Schaick, residing at $50 West
Ninety-fifth street, New York, and a
brother-in-law, DIR. f. d. Perry, resid-
ing at 542 West One Hundred and
Fourteenth street, New York-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28

cred following the school election and
discussed the welfare and maintenance
of the borough's household, it's ave-
nueS and dwellings, underground
plumbing, and, not the least the con-
dition of it's pocket cash. Under this
latter item salaries were ordered paid
to the street workers and snow re-
movers, the borough's officers, assess
ment commissioners, the local news
paper, etc. The opening of the bor-
ough's new bank next week in Cliff
side was announced, and the collector
directed to deposit the borough's cash
therein. Councilman Sammis, a prime
mover in the bank project, accepted
with thanks the governments promised
support.
The veXatiOuS smoke nuisance of the
Warner Sugar Refinery came up for
some sharp censure following the read
ing of a letter by Attorney Agnew from
Mr.. Bell, superintendent, in which he
said that the nuisance was but tenn
pOrary one, and asked a little more
time to be allowed to remedy it. Mr..
SammiS' motion that the attorney pro-
coed at once to bring action against
the company was carried unanimously.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Got Any Sense?
Don't Take Barrels
Of Wine in Auto

Federal Prohibition Agent Charles J.
Pirolo of Paterson yesterday arraigned
before United States Commissioners
Patrick Henry Maley, Luffino Amarto
of IA Canal street and Paul Spagnu-
olo of 566 East One Hundred and
Eighty-eighth street, New York, on a
charge of violating the national pro-
hibition act in Transporting two bar
rels of red wine from New York city to
Rutherford.
The men entered plea of not guilty
and bail was fixed in the sum Of 81 900
for Amarto and $500 for Spagnuolo
pending Il hearing here on Saturday
morning.
The federal agent told the commits
sioner that Amarto was a wholesale
grocer in New York city and that the
men We're taking to Paterson the two
barrels of wine by automobile when
the machine broke down in Rutherford
The men were apprehended by the
Rutherford police and turned over to
the federal uthorities.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Another Cafeteria
Supper at the
Palisade Church

The Woman'S League of the Palisade
Church rests its fame on nothing else
more than its suppers. Not only are
they famous, but really notable. The
oftener they come to pass the more
they are wanted. The wives of the
village furnish them, the husbands pay
for them, the children Cry for them,
and they never come half often enough.
People come in droves to sit down to
the coy and tastefully decorated ia
bleS in the basement of the little stone
church, and it is now legend that
few ever get enough because if they
satisfied the individual appetite there
would never be enough to go around
by half. These suppers never need to
be advertised. They advertise them
selves. Let a whisper come that a
cafeteria supper at the church is going
to come off, and right away the news
is carried everywhere by the little
birds. 1t is the quickest thing to get
around the village that ever happened.
The last supper took place on Thurs
day night of this week and was one
of the most successful ever About
everybody in town who could crawl
was there, and those who could not
get out sent messages for suppers to
be brought to their homes. AS for the
quality of the meal served, it was Wal
dorian, Eanderbiltian, st. Registrar,
BiltmOrian and all the others in one,
and not one of the big four ever had
anything on this Palisade Church sup
per this week. 1t was surprising fine,
elegantissima, superbissima, superla-
tiviSsima and whole lot more besides.
Chicken pie that went home all too
fast; boiled ham, a la Mrs. Stewart !;
apple pies, the best Mrs Woolcott ever
baked; lemon meringue pies, as
tender and lovable as a pretty girl );
potatoes creamed, and such cakes
The whole menu was wonderful. One
family ordered several editions of the
bill of fare and then sent for more.
That was the feeling all over. 1t was
q success because these Palsade ladies
never fail at anything in the culinary
line. They can beat all the French
chefs in the world And it is a pleas
ure to record that the receipts were
commensurate with the meaning of
their efforts which reached the heights
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
CLIFFSIDE PARK NATIONAL BANK
TO OPEN ITS DOORS MARCH 9TH;
Event To MARK new STEP FORWARD
Charter Received Week Ago-Oices Elegantly Furnish
ed in Mahogany and Brass-Located in PaIisade
Avenue, Clifsde Opposite Borough Hall.
SUBSCRIBERS TO HAVE RECEPTION

The borough of Cliffsde Park is
to have a National bank. 1t will be
ready for business March 8 in its own
office, 800 Palisade avenue, Cliffside,
opposite the Borough hall. The char
ter for the new bank was received
from Washington last Saturday Feb
ruary q. The office equipment is of
the finest kind, the partitions being
mahogany with brass trim, everything
being up to date and of the best
quality.
The starting of this splendid enter
prise marks forward step in the
progress of Cliffside Park 1t has been
in the making for several months. The
movement did not require a great
while to get momentum, and once be-
gun it went ahead with remarkable
speed. There are some ninety SUBJ
scribers to the capital stock, the 500
par value share selling for 1925 each,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
CL|FFS|DE SCHOOL ELECTIONS HELD
With SEVERAL SURPRISES that
WERE NOT BEING THOUGHT ABOUT
Messrs. Richard Fox Jr, E. c. Vesey, J. Kelly and O.
Cusck Successful Candidates for Trustees-Unani-
nous Vote School Appropriations of More Than
100000, Largest Sum Ever Asked
BOROUGH MAKING FINE PROGRESS

The borough of Cliffside Park, with
it's seven thousand inhabitants and it's
two square miles of map surface, pre-
scented a double bill on Tuesday night
with it's school election at the high
schol and the converting of its govern
ment at the borough hall in Cliffside.
Some quarter of thousand citizens,
men and women, were present at the
former function, the male portion reg
istering their approval, under the law,
of the following four citizens to direct
the educational destinies of the COM
munity during the next three years {:
John F. Kelly, 81 votes e. G. Velsey,
70; Mr.. Cusick, Sc; for one year,
Richard Fox, Jr., with 1876 votes. The
others in the one year race We're, Jo-
seph Marini, 50 votes, and Anton
Bohm, 81 The appropriation for over
100000 for the coming years ex-
penses, which was voted upon by both
men and women, was carried unani-
mously. The losing candidate for the
three year term was H. B. Joyce, with
60 votes.
At the borough hall some quarter of
a hundred of the male citizens gath
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Steeles Sell Home,
Blow to Palisade,
Popular Residents

The w. i. SteeleS of Columbia ave-
nue., Palisade, have sold their hand
some home in Abbott boulevard to a
NJ Houck of Woodcliff, n. J., p. j.
carney OF brentwood effecting the
deal. The purchaser never saw the
house until two days before he bought
it, and how it all came about was
through Carl Steele, who happened to
see Mr.. Carney, the latter telling him
he had prospective customer for a
house in this section. Mr.. Houck had
been looking at stucco house on the
cliff front in Grantwood, but, hearing
of the Steele house, looked it over, and
it became his after two days negotia-
tons The price paid was $12,5O0.
The news of the sale of the Steele
home was a great surprise to the Pail
SADIE community. Mr.. Steele was one
of the earlier residents, but not until
within the past year has he been so
much identified with general interests
here. He and his charming wife have
become very popular, and especially in
their labors for the Palisade Church.
for which they have done a great deal
of constructive and very valuable
work. Mr.. Steele is man of unusual
executive ability, and has acted as
chairman of the Board of Trustees in
manner highly gratifying to the other
members, all of whom feel that he is
the right man in the right place He
is forWardgong worker. does things
right up to the notch, and with an
amiabiity of manner that few men
possess He stands in exactly the same
relation with the other executives of
the American Locomotive Company. of
which he is general sales manager, his
skill in directing the forces of that
great corporation being duly recog-
niZed by his associates. How great a
loss Palisade will suffer in the re-
mOval of Mr. and Mrs. Steele cannot
be told. Mr.. Steele feels that on ac-
count Of his injured leg that he per-
hapS ought to get away to some more
convenient location on the Lackawan-
his offices in the Hudson Terminal
building daily with the minimum of eff
fort They have until the first of May
to remain in their present home, and
it is an open secret that their many
friends would not mind it at all If
main in Palisade, even if he has to
build the kind of bungalow his tastes
appear to want.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28

thus giving the sum of $4,000 surplus
to start with.
The officers of the new bank are
going to make the opening notable
event in the borough's history They
will tender the subscribers recep-
ton at the bank on the evening Of
March 6, when great time is ex-
pected. Everything will be inspected,
and refreshments will be served. The
reception begins at 7.30 p. m. and
ends at 10 O'Clock.
To Cliffside Park, one of the
most progressive boroughs in Eastern
Bergen county, the Cliffside National
Bank will add much prestige to the
Hilltop section, and nothing but praise
has been heard of the forethought and
public spirit of the organizers who
have made it possible to have ma
tiOnal bank run by the leading citi-
zens right at hand
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
St. Michaels High
Team Coming Back
Monday for Game

The st. Michael's High School repre-
sentatiyes, both first and second teams,
will be the opponents of the Cliffside
High School varsity and reserve teams
at the local high school gymnasium on
Monday afternoon.
The varsity teams of these schools
have already clashed and the Saints
were victorious, but this will be the
first meeting of the reserve teams.
Manager CorristOn of the Cliffside re-
serves predicts a decisive victory for
the reserves, providing none of his
players meets with accidents by the
time the game starts.
While Stien, manager of the varsity,
says the C. p. Fl. S. boys will avenge
themselves for the defeat the Saints
handed them on Lincoln's Birthday
In all probabilities J. Quill will ref
cree both games.
The Cliffside line-ups are:
Varsity-McCloskey and Mcdonald,
forwards; Kirmeyer, center: Martens
and Greenleaf, guards. Houk, Emp
tage, Carpenter and Greenleaf will be
in reserve.
Standardization and Suffer, for
wards Vaughn, center; Weilssner and
Borrelli, guards. Coppoletta, Eberle
and Martini will be in reserve.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
New Jury Plan
Works Well; Panels
From GO Municip's

The jury commissioners this year
tried out new plan to secure men
for the grand and petit jury panels.
1t has worked out very satisfactorily.
Instead of making selections itself,
that discretionary power was passed
on to the executive of each of the six
ty-siX municipalities, pro rata based
on population.
Copies of the letters and the scope
Of the plan were forwarded to Judge
Parker who in letter to the commits
sioners said:
Il wish to express my appreciation
of the services that you are perform
ing in this most important matter and
have nothing specific to suggest in
addition to what you are doing; ex-
cept to emphasize the deslrability of
making jury service as light as pos
sibe on busy men"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
NEW JERSEY is FIFTH
IN NEAR EAST RELIEF

New Jersey ranks fifth among the
states in contributions for the Near
East relief, according to the latest re-
ports compiled at the national head
quarters in New York. The subscrip-
lions in this state total S255,000. The
leaders in the country are New York,
S1,5O0,O00; Pennsylvania, $4,000
Ohio, 100000; Michigan, S323,300
With the campaign committees of
the cities in action during the last
week in February, it is believed that
the states quota of orphans, $1,000,
will be adopted during March. 1t costs
$50 to feed an orphan for year in
the Near East, so 100000 must be
raised
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Sleigh Runaway;
Butchers Horse
Excites Village

Palisade was treated last Saturday
evening late to an illustration of the
one-horse shay-that is, rather, it
should be said-nOt exactly that, don
cherknOw, yes, but what it really was,
was a one-horse sleigh ran away Or,
to be more correct, the horse ran
away with the sleigh, you know, and
here is how it all happened:
The horse and sleigh We're standing
in Abbott boulevard along about five
o'clock, in front of a house where they
were delivering meat or the Sunday
chicken for Wajteck, the GrantwoOd
butcher, when something happened the
horse got scared over, and away he
bolted like a cat shot at. Straight to
Comumbia boulevard, thence likely
split like the very devil was after
him, kicking his heels every little bit,
mede, he tore off towards Palisade
avenue, where he hit the high spots
only, and off he went to his home in
Brentwood In the meantime, the
sleigh held on to him as though it
We're glued. A wagon would have been
ripped from the traces in less than
half a block the way he was going.
Fortunately the damage was slight,
as the deliveries were all about over,
and evidently the horse was thinking
about his dinner anyhow. The excite
ment along the chase was big, and
the little chaps decided it was worth
the price of admission as a real show
of how horse can giddap when he
gets a start on the driver who amt
looking.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Alan Mutt Post
Loses at Basket
Ball by l Point

In an interesting basketball game
on Tuesday evening the quintet rep
resenting Alan Mutt Post Of Cliffside
Park lost a very exciting and fast
game to the fast Alaxco Club of New
ark. This club Is composed of seven
of the best American Legion basket
ball players of Newark, and they ex-
hibited fine brand of professional
basketball, but they only played a trlle
better than the local boys, as the score
Of "a to SO indicates.
All of the local players deserve cred
it for the fine game they played. Dane
ing was enjoyed between halves and
after the game. A large crowd was
present.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
PAULSON PAVILION
IN AMUSEMENT PARK
FALLS; LOSS, $1,000

Nils Paulson has had bad piece of
luck. He failed to shore up his ice
cream and soda water pavilion roof in
the amusement park and the weight of
snow was so great that it fell few
days ago with crash and cost him a
loss of $1,000. The soda fountain,
which was worth nearly $1,000, was
badly damaged also. Mr. Paulson says
that he fully intended to give the mat
ter of snoring the roof attention, but
on account of sickness in his family it
got away from him, hence the accident.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Trinity American Church.

The Woman's Guild, of Trinity
American Church, Grantwood, will
meet each Wednesday during Lent at
2 80 in the Guild Hall to discuss in
study works of interest to the church
These meetings will be followed by
the regular o'clock afternoon serv-
All communicates are cordially in
vited to attend.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
Patriotic Day
At Palisade Oh
Drew Large Crowd

Patriotic Day at the Palisade
Church was the kind of meeting on
Washington's birthday one does not
often see. The Palisade Legion of
Honor, members of the julius Fan
nette Port, while not out in full quota,
were well represented, and Rev. Guhse
delivered both in his leading prayer
and sermon, suggestions as to the true
meaning of Americanism and patriot
ism that were both eloquent and con-
vincing. He alluded to the proper
form of ideals that induce the highest
type of citizenship.
Preceding the sermon there were
several fine songs, one by a quartet
composed of Misses Dorothy Ken
worthy, of Grantwood and Maxine Sib-
ley, and Messrs. Moody and Armant,
VIM. Moody, Jr., at the piano. They
sang well together, "Union and
Liberty" The solo by Mr. Armant was
Bunker HILL" which he sang in his
usual fine and spirited manner.
An interesting incident following the
congregational singing of America and
the Star Spangled Banner, was the
flag salute. The congregation, fol-
lowing the leading of Mr.. Guhse, spoke
the flag salute, every one holding the
hand at the visor height, the effect
being both novel and inspiring, as
well as full of the deepest feeling. The
minister congratulated the legion
members on their first public appear
ance, and offered them words of en-
enlargement. We meet on day of
fame, he said, one of Renaissance and
rededication to the profound principles
of our lands father, George Washing
ton. In a time of unsettled conditions
in the whole organization of our re-
public we review the life of this
staunch patriot, and it's spirit seems
to grip and steady us with magic pow
err What a lofty type of superb man
hood. I find in him marvellous
judgment which was never at fault !;
a penetrating vision which beheldAthe
fssista,- - -ss.iseasca ".ien it-tssd8 OJs
other eyes; great intellectual force !;
will of iron; an unyielding grasp of
facts, and an unequaled strength of
patriotic purpose. / see in him, too,
a pure highminded gentleman of
dauntless courage and stainless honor,
simple and stately of manner, kind
and generous of heart Such he was
in truth, and as long as history is
written he will always receive the
admiration and reverence of men be-
cause they see embodied in him the
noblest possibilities of humanity.
The sermon was replete throughout
with these fine touches of tribute to
the father of his country, and he
urged the legion members to emulate
the thought behind the ideal of George
Washington. He drew a splendid def
milton of the new patriotism and
Americanism. Fundamental patriotism,
he said, helping at every time and
place to eXalt spiritual things, princi-
pies and ideals, and sound morality
as the only abiding glory of any peO-
pie, for only good morals make a
nation great. True Christianity is a
life of love and you can sweep all
doctrines aside. True patriotism and
Americanism must be the life of love
"a life of ideals such as are in our
Constitution. There were about a
hundred out.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28
County Clerk Gives
Searching Dept.
Longer Hours

Owing to the large volume of bust
ness being transacted, the searching
department of the county clerks Of
flee will be kept open from I 80 a. m.
until 6 p. m, Saturdays excepted, for
the accommodation of the searching
public.
The above effective March /, 1920.
GEORGE VAN BUSKIRK,
County Clerk.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-02-28

The Ludlow home, in Palisade, cor
ner of Edgewood lane and Dorincourt
road, has been sold through P. J. Car
ney, the Grantwood realty dealer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
E. A. STANTON WILL
 PREACH ON AIMS OF
 EDUCATION TOMORROW
Superintendent of Juneau Schools Will Occupy Presbyterian Pull
 pit Sunday Morning

The pulpit of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will be occupied Sunday morning by Edgar A. Stanton, Superintendent of the Juneau schools, who will speak on the subject, Aims of Present Day Education"
 Both the church and the school are engaged in the same work. al though the two usually take diff ferent parts of the field" said MT Stanton this morning 50 I do not think it is out of place for a teacher to occupy pulpit once in a while. Perhaps the contrast may make the people more anxious to hear the preachers.
 '1 feel however, that there are many new aspects of education that are not we'll understood by the gen eral public because the aims of edu the last few years. In the present crisis the schools of America need the support of all the citizens of the nation Therefore, l believe that the people at large should have a better opportunity to understand just what their schools are doing and how they do it.
 "It is with the expectation that will be able to contribute to a wider knowledge of these things that I am to preach the sermon in the Presby. terian Church Sunday morning on The Aims of Present Day Educa- ton Everybody is invited, par ticularly those who have not been able to give as much time to the work of the schools as they would like"