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Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Robbers Kill Two
In Pearl River Bank

A terrible tragedy took place at
Pearl River last Thursday when an
automobile With five robbers drove up
to the First National Bank about the
noon hour when all the officers eX-
cept James II. Moore and Siegfried
Butz, first teller, were killed by pistol
shots i'll the hands of the bandits.
There was a hand to hand struggle,
from all accounts, and close firing,
and so much of the latter that before
the robbers could make any kind of IL
haul of funds, the town was aroused,
and they escaped through a back Win
dow. The car used was ii Ford,
which was abandoned, it is said, at
Park Ridge, where all trace of the
men was lost. The whole of that
section of New York and Bergen
County adjoining, was aroused, and it
was thought that the murderers
would certainly be captured
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
,80OAYEAR TO CLIFFSIDE POLICE,
BUT NO BONUS; LAWTON AVENUE
ASSESSMENT FINALLY PASSED

The Cliffside council had its hands
full Tuesday night trying to get the
Lawton avenue assessment adjusted
to suit all parties interested. Things
got considerably confused through
multitude of motions, but Attorney
Agnew finally untangled the tangle
and all went merry as a marriage
bell, though Miss Neihaus seemed
hard to satisfy, because she wanted
what she looked upon as her rights
She was awarded $500 damages The
hnal vote was to accept the assess
ment.
The next puzzle was over the new
police ordinance in which the police
men were to get S1,S00 and no bonus
of $500, and this was finally agreed
upon, after much debate. The many
talks and objections to the police or
dinance We're finally removed, how
ever, Councilmen McEvoy, Mcguire,
Marini and Amman voting yes, Post
and Seigrist taking the negative. The
bonus taken out, the salary was
boosted TO S1,S00.
Judge (recorder) Edward A. Kenney,
made his annual report of the doings,
cost and receipts of his court, which
WAS duly accepted and filed. These
matters mentioned were the net of the
meeting, without the infinitude of de-
tails, speeches, etc, that were piled
on.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Ridgewood Club
Fines Its President

The Ridgewood Country Club is in
the throeS of excitement over the
forced resignation of j. ID. OBrien, its
president, through what is admitted to
be an erratic handling of the organiza-
tions finances. The sum involved is
around $4,000. Former President
0Rrien claims that the trouble is due
to an intermingling of his own ac-
counts with the accounts of the club.
This would seem to mean that he took
the clubs receipts, which for the year
are about $4,000, out of which $34 1000
expenses have to be paid, and handled
IL money rs his own. The club has
'LltH membership With many on IA long
waiting list. Mr.. O'Biien is a New
York business man and has recently
been i'll in a hospital. He promises
to straiehten matters out. He has
lived in Itidgewood only two years.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Cadien Celebration
Next Saturday

The Victory Entertainment and Ball
to be given in honor of Mayor John c.
Cadien at the Cliffside Park High
School on next Saturday evening
should prove to be the most brilliant
affair given in the history of the
borough.
a committee has been working ear
nestly in an endeavor to make the affair
one that VIII go down in the pages of
the borough's history. During the
past week the tickets were procured
and distributed They are now on sale
and each ticket is for one couple.
The evenings program is to include
several of Broadways leading stage
favorites and the acts alone will be
worth more than the small admission
to be charged. Immediately after the
conclusion of the vaudeville program
the guests will adjourn to the gymna-
SUM for dancing, which will be under
the supervision of Phillip Smith, man
ager of the Palisades Amusement Park
Dance Hall. Music is to be played by
Prof. Louis Fischer and his Park Or
chestra.
The evening is to be grand and
glorious one, so every one should come
and enjoy themselves.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Big Barge Fire
In Edgewater

The Edgewater tiremen had hard
tussle early Thursday morning fight
ing a fire that ragged among seven COW
cred barges mo0red at Il dock. Five
llremen were injured and Il number
of others overcome by smoke. The
bargeS were completely destroyed.
The fire is thought to have been of
incendiary origin
William IngoId, .Jr., son of the fire
chief, was hit on top of the head with
a big beam While holding a hose III
the mold OF one of the boats Other
firemen who We're injured were lanes
Casey, George Kersten, Harry I.yons
and Martin Suttick. The latter sus-
tanned very painful cuts ON the body
when he fell and was hit with broken
glass. All We're given first aid treat
ment and removed to their homes.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 by
Chief Ingold.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Thomas Barber, Sr.,
Of Grantw'd, Dies

The funeral of Thomas c. j. Bar
Der, of Lawton avenue, Grantwood,
who died at his residence on last
Monday afternoon at two o'clock from
a paralytic stroke took place ON
Thursday afternoon. A solemn Holy
Requiem Mass was held at Epiphany
Church, the Rev. Father A. J. Fer
retti officiating.
Mr.. Barber had been resident of
West Hoboken for over forty years.
He was very popular as evidenced by
the many people who paid their re-
spects at his bier. Interment was
made at Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey
CRY, and the automobile funeral was
a large one.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mary Barber; one daugh-
ter, Miss Rita Barber and three sons,
Leo. Thomas and Arthur. They are
all residents of Grantwood.
Mr.. Barber had not made many
acquaintances in the town because of
his illness which had confined him to
the house for the past several years.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Fernclih Players
Score Success

The Fernclff players had another
marked success on last Tuesday eve
ming before large audience in
Epiphany Hall. The entertainment
consisted of two sketches and four
musical acts. Each and every one of
the offerings receiving loud applause
and encores were called for.
The coaching of the participants
was well done.
Puff, Puff, Puff" the biggest musi-
cal act of the evening proved the
finest hit of the offerings Twenty
one We're in the revue and the laughter
produced by Joe Coughlin and Johnny
Sola was boistelouS. These fellows
are clever and their talents We're duly
appreciated.
After the entertainment, dancing
was enjoyed. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Rev. Montgomery
Given New Auto

The friends of Rev. Marshall f.
Montgomery, rector of Trinity Epis-
copal parish, Grantwood, surprised him
last Friday night, when at a Christ
mas entertainment in Guild Hall, they
presented him and Mrs. Montgomery
with new Ford enclosed car Da rid
Arthur Carson, of Palisade, made the
presentation speech, and a happy eff
fort it was, indeed. Mr.. Montgomery
was taken completely by surprise. said
so, but was about the happiest man in
the county. The gift was partly from
the Fort Lee Episcopal Church friends
of the Rector, who also has charge of
that church. 1t will be great service
to Rev. Montgomery who has to cover
great deal of ground in attending to
the various missions and his two
churches of his parish. He could not
muster up enough to say in returning
his thanks for the most agreeable sur
prise, but what he did emphasize was
his heartfelt thanks for the tender
Gift, which would, he said, greatly aid
him in his daily labors for the cause
of God and the Church Major S.
Wood McClave engineered the auto
thought and spot-lighted it that night
when the audience was invited out to
see the handsome rig.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Lane Home Burnt
Last Saturday A. M.

A disastrous fire occurred in Pali-
SADIE last Saturday morning at about
6 80 o'clock, when the Lane home in
Bluff road, just west of Anderson ave-
nue., was discovered to be on fire from
a defective flue in the kitchen. The
alarm was at once given, and while
the family We're all able to leave the
home it was by narrow margin, and
little or nothing was saved from the
ruins. The home was practically de-
stroyed, nothing being left but the
was saved and no valuables. The first
firemen to arrive We're from the Fort
Lee companies, the big auto engine
getting down in record time and ahead
of the home boys. who got out, but a
bit late: also the Cliffside siren blew
a loud blast, and their auto engine ar
rived, though too late to do much good.
The Palisade hose reels did a lot of
work, but the house was too far gone
to get much aid from firemen.
An officer of the Fort Lee depart
ment said this week:
"The Lane fire convinceS me more
than ever that the clumsy attitude of
the council in denying the borough
siren signal nuIlifieS the best efforts
of our splendidly equipped fire depart
ment. What is the use of having all
this costly fire apparatus if we can
not raise the men when there is a fire?
The first action of our council should
be to install Il siren alarm and make
haste about it. 1t may be costly de-
l;ty before anyone knows it. \ word
to the wise,' etc
The Lane home was well insured.
The loss was close to $4,000, it is
said. Mrs. Lane, who is blind, was
able to get out of the home without
much difficulty. Her three sons, Wal
ter, Leonard and Howard, and daugh-
ter, Jennie, lived with her.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Auto Thief
Sn1ashes Machine

Abraham Halladay of BergenfeId,
local agent for Page automobiles,
drove his coupe auto over from the
Patterson Automobile Show on Tues
day night and left it in front of his
door. He intended bringing it to the
New York show room of the company
Wednesday, but at 6 o'clock that morn
ing he discovered that the car was
gone. The police of Hackensack and
Bergenfield were Immediately notified
and the car was found Monday morn
ing wrecked on the Knapp property
in Bergenfield. There was blood on
the wheel, windshield and floor of the
car. So far no clue has been obtained.
The street where the car was found
wrecked is blind street and the
driver evidently miscalculated in the
dark
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Many Celebrations
Of Yuletide Here

Grantwood was the scene of many
celebrations during the Yuletide sea-
son. Celebrations were Forthcoming
in other towns but the spirit imbued
in this town was at its zenith, the days
before and after Xmas Day
On Sunday large numbers of people
were seen headed in the direction of
their respective churches. And the
day, which was warm, added cheer
fulneSs to the season.
The music rendered by the choirs
was more beautiful than that of other
Sundays, as the singers had been prac-
ticing for the most pleasant of all
holidays.
Besides the religious celebrations,
each church had an evening arranged
for the Sunday school children when
Santa Claus authorized men of the
parishes to distribute presents and
candies to the kiddies.
There were further impressions of
the holiday depicted when the cute
little girls wheeled their new carriages
and dollies up and down the avenues.
There, boys could be seen on new
coaster wagons, bicycles, and one was
fortunate enough to get ped-motor
to scoot about town on.
ON last Wednesday evening the chill
dren of School No. 3 gave an enter
tainment in the high school and on
Thursday evening the pupils of School
No. 4 had an entertainment. Both of
these were well attended and the kid
dies who participated did very well.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Recorder Kenney
Reported Resigned

Edward A. Kenney, of Grantwood,
who has been Recorder Of the Bor-
ough Of Cliffside Park for the past
two years, is reported to have re-
signed. This was not unexpected,
owing to the fact that he failed TO
be elected Mayor in the recent election
which he also protested on account
of alleged Irregularities, his name be
ing left off of Il number of ballots. 1t
was established, however, before
Justice Parker that there was no in
tention to commit an error, the in
tent of the voter being duly conSid-
cred, and Mayor Cadien was declared
duly elected. Judge Kenney hnd IL
very satisfactory record as Recorder,
according to general opinion.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Nonresident Gets
Personal Tax Bill

Charles l.. Bender, collector, has re-
ceived the following letter from e.
Yancey Cohen:
FairhOpe, Ala, Dec. 30, 1921.
Mr.. Chas. l.. Bender, collector,
Fort Lee, N. j.
Dear Sir: | return to you (for-
Warded to me at this place. bill for
S12.62 for second half of 1921 personal
tax. You probably received from me
last summer a letter stating that on
June /, 1921, | ceased to be a resident
of the Borough of Fort Lee and init
mating that from that date l should
discontinue payment of borough taxes
L take it that you are quite within
your duty in sending me this bill for
Sl2.62. | am not remitting for the
reason that | consider the demand for
same unjust. AS long as | resided in
the borough | paid the personal taxes
levied against me, though always with
Il suppressed protest, for in my opinion
a personal property tax is iniquitOus
During those years | at least was re-
NCiNiiS Soilit ItIuII lDT TIE money
paid-not much to be sure but some
thing. But at the present time, at Il
distance of 1,500 miles from Fort Lee.
with absolutely no property left be-
hind by me in the borough to be pro-
tected from theft by the department
of police, nor from fire by the fire
department, with no child of mine at
the public school, with no use of any
public Improvement or utility, | con-
fess ! do not find any benefit accruing
to me from which in Justice | ought 10
pay. Ones mere ability to pay is
another matter, My own idea of taxes
is that they should be levied and paid
solely in proportion to benefits con-
ferred and received
Accordingly under the circumstances
l am respectfully returning the bill of
Sl2.62 for the second half of 1921 (the
first half having been paid, hoping
that you will credit me with sincerity
in the foregoing explanation of my
action.
Yours very truly.
f. YANCEY COHEN.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Edgewater Has
T inc Xmas Tree

The Borough of Edgewater had the
finest Municipal Christmas tree ever
seen in this section of New Jersey. 1t
was placed in front of Borough Hall,
and must have had at least 500, maybe
1000 electric lights on it, 1t was truly
an artistic triumph and nothing ever
shown in Madison Square, New
York, surpassed it. 1t attracted hun
dreds from every part of the borough
and many people from the Hilltop sec
tion.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Boy Killed Shedding
On Dan Kelly Hill

A small boy IA years of age, Max
Roder of FairvieW avenue. Fairview,
was killed in IL shedding accident on
Tuesday on the Dan Kelly Hill. Sled
ding has been forbidden on this hill
for some time, but the residents of
Ridgefield thought that the law was
unjust and had been fighting it. The
chances are that the fighting will now
cease because the hill has always been
one of frightful danger both to sled
ding and automobling.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Unit'd Con'l Trav'rs
To Have Show Jan. S

The United Commercial Travellers
Council of the Palisades are to have
a fine entertainment Thursday, Janu-
airy . in the Grantwood Masonic Tenn
pie. A first-class moving picture will
be one of the attractions, and novelty
dances with handsome prizes. Tickets
at 81 can be obtained of the Grant
wood members, n. b. Hartman, and
others.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
81, 900 Robbery in
Cliffside Home

The home of Samuel Showing of
Walker street, Cliffside, was entered
on Tuesday evening last by burglars,
who stole diamond jewelry to the ex-
tent of $1,000. Captain Borrell of the
Cliffside police is investigating.
Palisadian., 1921-12-31
Asiatic Buffalo Valuable.

The Asiatic buffalo is a very valu,
able animal, its milk containing three
and half times as much butterfat as
that of the COW.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-10
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
CAUSES $1,000 LOSS
Barn and Automobile Badly
Damaged.-Personal Prop
erty Destroyed
Owner Of Car Gets Bad Cash On His
Wrist Cutting Meat

A thousand dollar fire occurred on
School street at an early hour Wed
nesday morning. when a barn, owned
by Joseph Sheppard Of South Wood
stock. and occupied by John Juszkie-
wicz. was partially destroyed. as was
some personal property of the tenant.
including Chevrolet touring car.
The property was insured.
The barn IS large wooden struct
ure and is surrounded by other barns.
outbuildings audtenement houses In
close proximity is the lumber yard OF
Ebert Kinney. the Keith garage and
Harper's stable The scene was IA
vorable 60 a conilagration had there
been wind The prompt response Of
the department kept the fire within
bounds and al no time did it get be-
yond control one stream Of water
with excellent pressure behind it, was
used When the flames reached the
roof the stream was withdrawn from
the interior and the blaze on the roof
extinguished. There was nothing spec
tacular about the fire and many people
gave it one look and left, sorry that
they had taken the trouble TO leave
their beds.
The FIRE alarm box at Bugbee cor
ner was pulled in by Sergeant George
Laird of the police department at 2. Is
a. nj. A railroad locomotive whistle
blew an alarm As box al denotes
the business section Of the city a
crowd always gathers. no matter what
time Of day the alarm rings.
In the barn was the Chevrolet tour
ing car owned By Juszkiewicz. There
were also some fixtures from the store
that Jusezkiewicz formerly conducted
on Main street. The fire started un-
der a stairway near the front Of the
barn. The automobile was away from
where the FIRE started. Juszkiewiez
has been working in Webster and was
in that place Wednesday night. Off
cials are unable to account for how
the fire started as there was no fire Of
any kind in the barn. They suggest
that it may have been Of ineendiary
origin.
Juszkiewicz had further misfortune
in the same twenty-four hours. While
cutting meat for a customer in Web
ster he caught his hand in the cutter
and received a severe cash on his
wrist. He came to Putnam Thursday
10 inspect his loss
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-10

the Rev. Warren S Archibald. pastor
Of South Congregational church Of
Hartford, preached the sermon. The
ordaining prayer was given by the
Rev. Arthur L. Gillett. D. d., and the
charge to the church was pronounced
b. Rev + A. Fuller. former pastos OF
the Abingdon Cong.e ,atiDgal church.
The Rev W T. I'm slish, Ph.D., assist
ant superintendent and sreasu e. Of
the Home Missionary Society # Con
neetient. delivered the charge e. the
new pastor. following which the Whole
congregation joined il tie hymn of
GLORIOUS Things Of Thee Are Spok-
en-" The ceremonies wee closed by
the pronunciation e the bene licsion
by the newly ordained pastor
The Rev Mr. Elliot is thirty years
Of age, and is a native of Lincoln, Ne
braska, where he served as "a local
preacher for some two years. In 1915
he came east and entered Wesleyan
College At Middleton Completing
his course in 1918 he entered Hart
ford Theological Seminar for peri
cd of three years On his graduation
May 25, 1921, he was appointed 10 the
church If Abingdon The Rev. Mr..
Elliot is married and has one son,
Herchef Hugh Elliot. fifteen months
old.
The church to which Mr. Elliot has
been assigned is one Of the oldest in
Windham County. Built as a Puritan
meeting house in 1851. It still stands
as landmark on we Windham Road
but with many changes and improve
ments in the ancient house Of wor-
ship. II has suffered many altera-
tions since the day wnen the Rev.
David Ripley came TO the Abingdon
parish from Windham on horse,
with his bride mounted on pillion
behind him The present equipmen,
Of a hot air furnace serves as no re-
hinder Of the days when the congre-
CATION sat in a cold building and the
minister wore red silk handkerchief
around his head as a protection from
the cold. The hundred and fiftieth
anniversary Of this picturesque old
church was celebrated in 1901. Al
though the church has no large con
gregation, IL has always been well
cared for by generous requests and
gifts.
The afternoon preceding the ordi-
nation, a meeting Of the Windham
County Council was held at $50,
where the candidate was examined as
10 his beliefs. The further business
Of electing a scribe and moderator
for the day was enacted. The Rev.
Mr.. Elliot succeeds the Rev. F. A.
Fuller. who has held the position a
number Of years.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-10
Only One More Carnival
After This One Says Mayor
WOULDN'T HAVE GRANTED PERMIT IN THE ExCEP-
TIONAL CASE WE'RE 1T NOT THAT FIREMEN
WILL RECEIVE PART OF PROFITS
Some Merchants Accused of Taking Too Narrow Minded An
Attitude Toward Amusements

restrict competition by peddlers who
wish TO come TO this town were but
the outgrowth OF this narrow minded
ness. Some time ago two eX-service
men came TO me and asked permission
to sell army shoes IN the streets of the
city They showed papers of honor
able discharge from the army and |
could do nothing else than grant them
their permit. for by national law ex-
service men may peddIe merchandise
in any city in the land.
But certain Of these merchants
have ia mind came TO me with a com
plant that ! was allowing peddlers 10
take away their trade And the or
dinances which were subsequently
passed were largely an ~utgrowth OF
such cases as these. Practically all
peddlers that have been in Putnam
selling merchandise were ex-serviee
men, such as the two ! have mention
ed, and under the law ! had to grant
them permits have TO grant them
permits now. too. even though the
ordinances have been passed.
Continued on Page Tsselve)
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-10
PUTNAM MAN WEEDS
Leo Diotte Msrries In Gilbertville,
Where He Will Live With Bride

The marriage of Miss Nellie R.
Moyan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Moyan Of Glbertville, to Leo
Diotte. son of Mr.. and Mrs Louis
Diotte Of this city, took place Mon
day morning at o'clock in st. Alloy
sius church. Gilbertville, Mass. The
double ring service was used and
Rev. james P Kirby celebrated the
nuptial high mass.
The bride was attended by Miss
Loretta Dowd Of Gilbertville and the
best man was George + Moyan. a
nephew Of the bride The bride wore
a gown of white georgette crepe and a
veil Of tulle and carried shower
bouquet of white roses Her travel
ing gown was Of brown satin trimmed
with New Zealand seal, with hat to
match.
Mrs. Diotte was graduated from
Hardwick High school in 1918. The
groom is a prominent member of the
Artisan Society and American Club
in Gilbertville. He saw IL months
service in the World War
After a honeymoon spent in Bos-
ton. Providence and New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Diotte viii live at IS Broad
street, Gilbertville.