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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Fl. Lee High School
In prof. Pepp''

professor Pepp,' presented by the
senior class of the Fort Lee High
School recently, was indeed 'full of
pep" and a huge success. All the
requisites for a successful production
were there-artistic settings, hand
some chaps, charming girls with pref
IN frocks of the daintiest hues, well
chosen characters and excellent act
ing.
The play was a comedy, but it was
the famous professor" himself who
provided the intense dramatic interest
of the play, with his perpetual fear of
Bumski. 1t was rather difficult to
recognize George Price in the bent
fear wrecked old professor.
Mr.. c. B. Buttonbuster as played
by James D'Alessandro, was an ex-
ample of perpetual youth and bragga-
docio.
John Kerwien and Dorothy ,Schall
We're respectively the hero and hero
inc, and though there were many
stumbling blocks in their path Of
courtship, love triumphed in the end
The Arm of the Law, namely Anton
Lafko, was there to keep the 'young
rascals' in subsection.
Petunia Muggins (Ethel Byrnes),
the little maid of all work, was Il
scream with her red hair and gown
and green ribbons.
Aunt Minerva very capably ruled
the Professors residence, the Profess
sOr himself and all others who came
within her presence. This part was
taken by Hilda Nienstaedt
A dandy set of college boys were
John Kuhnast, Charles Cassi, Marcel
Lestarquit and Elliott Rehburg.
Florence Kersting was the young
dancing teacher, while Ruth Lyons,
Fabel Lozier, Dorothy Bostock and
LET me take your picture" Marie
Stoll were the very charming college
girls.
The scenery was procured from the
SelZnick Studio and the costumes from
the Peerless Studio. The lighting eff
fects were very prettily arranged. 1t
should be said that the stage was
planned entirely by Marcel Lestarquit
and built by the senior boys.
The musical program, including the
new class song and one or two iazzy
songs and a dance, was directed by
Miss ingalls,.
The play was directed by Miss Per-
sons, one of the High School teachers,
and Mrs. La CroiX, "a true friend of the
l.
the success of the play is due them for
their splendid coaching.
The hall was crowded TO capacity.
Dancing, to the tune of a five-piece
band, followed the performance
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
DR.. Beattie Talks
To Legion Boys

The julius Zannette post American
Legion of Honor, celebrated Memorial
Day ut the Palisade Union Church
last Sunday, there being one CT the
largest congregations out in years.
Rev. Lee w. Beattie, former pastor of
the church, delivered the sermon, one
of his best. He chose as his text a
thought from st. Paul, "They without
us shall not be made perfect" He
asked his hearers to picture Il relay
race before them, this being symbol
ical of the effort of life He told of a
forced march in France, when the
army that was moving was told to
watch out for relay race that was to
be run alongside of the army on the
march. In tender and very strong
manner DR.. Beattie told of the mean
ing of the war and it's significance on
humanity. We joined the war, he
said, to help save the world for de-
mocracy, and in saving it we helped
save America. If we had stood aIoOf
we would have committed suicide.
Our nation of ideals went in for hui
manity and won for that cause. There
was no selfishness in the spirit of
America in the war. The laps we COW
cred in 1872, in 1915, in 1S61-65 and in
1898 We're all laps won on the faith of
this people-their faith in justice and
unselfishness. He said he had faith
in America that she stood to again
battle for truth and justice wherever
it became necessary. The talk to the
legion boys was the best Dr. Reattie
congregation enjoyed every word of it.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
School Fund Row
In Palisades Park

Collector of Taxes Morris Peterson
of Palisades Park, tells the Evening
Record that he is "going to go the
limit in getting satisfaction for his
arrest last week on a charge of NAL
feasane in Office preferred by John G..
Edsall, president of the Board of Ed.
ucation.
Mr.. Peterson says that the whole
trouble is caused by personal feeling
and he will start legal proceedings to
claim malicious prosecution"
According to Mr.. Peterson, he some
time since sold some lots for Mr.. Ed
sail and was compelled to go to court
to collect his commissions. Since then
there has been ill feeling.
Because of criticism of his work
as treasurer of school funds and the
holding up of his salary, Mr. Peterson
rendered his resignation to take effect
two weeks later and claims his books
We're audited and that because he re-
fused to function longer as collector
he was arrested as common felon."
The outcome of this suit will be
watched with interest because of its
bearing upon the question of school
fund custodians.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
S50,000,000 TUNNEL UNDER HUDSON
AT 18TH STREET BORN IN HARLEM
This WEEK AT COMMERCE FEAST

The movement in favor of another
uptown traffic tunnel under the Hud-
son has taken on more definite shape
this week, the Harlem Board of
Commerce having discussed the mat
ter in fullest detail at business
mems luncheon held in the Hotel
Theresa at noon on Wednesday last.
There were about 500 prominent
people of Harlem, together with IA very
representative list Of New Jersey citi-
zens present. The meeting was full
of enthusiasm and developed "a very
strong leaning toward definite action
Immediately. The greatest interest
prevailed and some of the speakers
were of extraordinary impressiveness
and value.
There We're a number of newspaper
men, including many from Bergen
county, together with New York city
representatives. Perhaps 1t would not
be overdrawing matters to say that
the chairman, DIR. NJ c. O'Brien, PROV
ed to be the live wire of the occasion
and made a speech that was not only
highly cordial but sound, simple, full
of common sense and which added
much to the interest of the occasion.
He gave "A sincere, practical and elo-
quent talk. He is d man Of the
everyday type with practical vision,
and his group of fellow members in
the Board of Commerce are standing
behind him in line.
1t developed during the meeting
that the sum of $50,000,OOO would be
required to construct the great traf-
fic tunnel, which would not only cross
the Hudson, but also Long Island
Sound and go into New England, thus
making direct rail connection from
Texas TO Maine. The details of the
great tunnel system proposed under
the present project would make 1t
necessary to have two great terminals
in Harlem and thus relieve the rail
congestion in the lower part of the
city where everything is dominated
by the New York Central, New York,
New Haven and Hartford and Penn
sylvania Railroads. The value of the
tunnel was set forth in most graphic
and eloquent manner by DIR. O'Brien,
tofAther with other speeches by Sena-
tor Mackay and others. The tunnel
would undoubtedly strike New Jersey
at some point in Edgewater and it's
outlet would be below the cliffs
through West Palsade about Morse
mere. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic and enjoyed by everybody.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
u. S. Army Officer
$21 for Doing AZ

Captain E. J. Dunn, of the Quarter
master Corps of the United States
Army, formerly attached to the Quar-
termaster staff at Camp Merritt, and
at present on the staff at Governor
Island, was fined sd in the Englewood
Police Court, Monday night by Judge
D.. Eugene Blankenhorn, for speeding
at the rate of forty-seven miles an
hour up the Palisade avenue hill in
an army automobile.
The arrest was made by Motorcycle
Officer Webb after he had been sig,
nailed by Traffic Officer Larry" Dot
son who was stationed at the danger.
Gus Palisade and Grand avenues cor.
ner, when the captain sped past the
crossing in the army car up the hill
Although the captain was not present
when the case was called, he had left
a bond of $50 with the police when
arrested.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Alumni Track
Meet Today

Today for the first time in the his
tory of Cliffside Park High School the
students will engage with the alumni
in track meet and a baseball game,
while these teams have played basket
ball these teams have never before met
on the field or diamond
The first gun will be shot off at
two O'Clock and from then until three
forty-five the track events will be held.
At four o'clock the baseball game will
begin and there is now great stir of
enthusiasm between the students and
grads.
The students are faithfully pulling
for Coach Sperling's proteges who
have been defeated but once during the
current season. With Giantonio in the
box, Manager Joe Whelan feels conf
dent the students will waylay the
grads. But it cannot be denied that
the Alumni team will not be of first
class caliber as it is made up of a
collection of brilliant stars of several
years back.
In the track meet, we shall find by
how much better men experienced in
college running are than the high
school boys. We can vouch for Coach
Longley's team that record breaking
pace will have to be set and main
tanned.
The days program is being conduct
ed under the auspices of the Cliffside
Park High School Alumni Association
and not the High School Athletic As
sociation, therefore full membership
tickets of the Athletic Association will
not be honOred.
Programs of the days events and
complete score cards for the baseball
game will be on sale.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Senior Play
Next Friday

The Senior play will be given at the
local high school on next Friday eve
ming. The play to be presented Is "A
Strenuous Life" by William FULLY and
is play representative of college life.
The play is sure to be successfully
given as the cast is composed Of some
exceptionally talented students, who
are being coached by Mrs. Peedie Of
this town who has played to Broadway
audiences and has coached many
amateurs to give plays that were
worthy of professional talent
The tickets are now on sale and it
will be to ones advantage If he pro-
cures his tickets as soon as he Is able.
All members Of the Senior class have
tickets for the performance and have
tickets for the reserved seats as well
as the others.
The curtain will be raised promptly
at SIS.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Inter-Class
Track Meet

The first inter-class track meet ever
held at the local High School was con-
Quoted on Wednesday afternoon and
some keen competition was entered
into. The seniors were easily the Win
ners of the 220 relay, but were
disqualified for faulty pick up, and
the winners of the meet were not
named because a protest had been
made of the girls relay race.
The senior boys were the winners
of the hurdle, high jump, broad jump,
100-yard dash, the 220-yard run and
won the relay by almost quarter lap,
but were disqualified.
The girls high jump was won by the
seniors, the broad jump by the fresh
men, baseball throwing by the fresh
men, 100-yard dash by the freshmen.
The shot put was won by senior boy.
The discus throw was won by senior
boy. The junior girls won the relay,
but this has been protested. An ac-
count Of the games will be in next
weeks issue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Used Field Glass;
Got Dice Gamblers

County Detective Garrett A. Daw-
son has hit upon a new and novel
scheme for locating crap games which
are inaccessible on account of Look
outs on duty.
On recent afternoon Detective Daw-
son, armed with a powerful pair of
field glasses, hied himself in his auto
mobile to the highest point in the West
View section of Ridgefield Park. Get
ting out his glasses he swept the west
ern horizon from north to south, but
failed to locate anything at first.
Taking a second look, he spied Il
crowd of about thirty men under a
shed at one of the brickyards who
were engaged in craps game Turn
ing his automobile around he made a
quick run over the Hackensack side
of the river and pussyfooted his way
up close to the crowd without being
seen.
Just as one of the players, said to
be prominent resident of the First
Ward, put down a $50 bill to fade the
dice thrower, the detective put his foot
on it, and said, "I'l do the fading my
SELF" and grabbed the contents of the
pot. SAL in all.
Shortly after another game was
raided near the first one, but only 80
cents was gathered in.
No arrests have been made as yet,
but there probably will be before many
days.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
First Man Met Acts as Host.

Within the confines Of Persia there
are many different people. but none
are more interesting than the semi
savage-though somewhat civilized
Lua-ish tribesmen, who still survive
In the mountain Businesses. They are
a strange people, with laws and Gus
toms all their own. Murderous, quite
immoral, and ruthless when they de-
scend from the mountain sides into the
valleys to drive off any strangers who
approach their borders. they are.
nevertheless, the most hospitabIe OF
people.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Cliffside Defeats
w. New York High

Cliffsode High with a very weak
team met and defeated West New
York High School at the West New
York Fairgrounds on Tuesday after
noon by the score of II to s.
Although quite crippled and with a
junior High School lad in the box,
Cliffsile, slugged its way to victory
after giving the homesters a COM
Portable lead by making several er-
rors.
With five runs in their favor, w.
n. Y. felt confident until Munde hit a
home run and chased two men home
in front of him in the fourth inning.
In the sixth Cliffside scored one more,
and two men were on when Carriston
cleaned the bases with a home run.
Before hostilities ended CliffSide
scored three more runs, while w. n. Y.
scored the same.
In the ninth inning, with one out
and two men on bases, Coach Sporting
put Siantonio in the box, and he
struck the next two men out.
Resneck led the Cliffside batters
with three hits, while Castellano was
a good second.
James Smith, a youngster from the
junior High School, pitched very
good game and would have been a
victor by. bigger margin if the Cliff
side boys had made less errors.
Corriston made feature running
catch in left, and Whelan made a fine
one-handed catch in center.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Horrible Fate
In Coal Chute

Tony Zemboskie, aged forty-nine
years, of Durant avenue, Clifton, met
horrible death at the Garfield
Worsted Mills.
So far as County Physician W. E.
Ogden has been able to learn about
the affair, supposition is that Fem
boskie, who was working at the coal
shuttle, went up on top of it TO break
a jam of the coal, lost his hold and
fell into the chute, landing into the
big bin and was buried underneath
tons and tons of the released coal.
AS soon as he was missed willing
hands with shovels made frantic eff
forts to remove the coal from him.
After two hours work his limp and
lifeles body was removed.-Record
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
L0LL YP0P CRITICISM OF CARNIVAL
BY CYRUS PR0SCH, Who SAW NO
GOOD IN IT AND THINKS IT ALL PUNK

The Fort Lee Firemen's Carnival
passed off with the old towns having
had lot of fun, rain, fireworks, bal
loon ascensions and parachute leaps,
parades, dances, music, movies, Wild
West show, side shows and a good
time generally. The affair had been
encouraged by the council appropriate
ing the snug sum of $500 for aiding
the affair and this latter has brought
down the wrath of Cyrus Prosch, the
most letter-perfect refOrmer-critic that
ever lived in any community. Cyrus
has written The Palisadian one of his
typical letters of abuse and criticism,
demurring from the borough daddies
contributing the public funds for aid
ing gambling layout, ETC., etc. Cy-
rus admits that the 5000 was not for
"beer-booze" this time, as formerly,
but cannot see much in the patriotic
parade" idea, whatever that meant,
he inquiries. He alludes to some one
as the "Vice Mayor, Grand Marshal
and Chief of Police" all rolled into
one, and declares that there was no
flag in the parade at all, just>as though
any parade was worth a hill o. beans
without flags, in which criticism we
all concur. And there was no music,
either, Cyrus states, not even a fife
and drum corps, nor solitary, single
bugle, drat it all. And then the s
O'clock fire parade did not start till
S:45. OF the parade, Cyrus says /:
mi 100
shall, if what Councilman Cooker SAL
was true, marched on the sidewalk
Cor he walked on the sidewalk), or
something or other, many would not
march with him (not meaning Cook
er, of course, but the other fellow,
and it consisted of the fire machine
and eight or ten decorated autos. And
he asks, parade of the fire depart
ment? Cos. No. 2 and without a
machine and No. 2, Coytesville, dis
gracing the borough and cur village
by dropping out of the parade when
they had passed through COytesville,
leaving the others, including the visi-
tors, to go on over the route without
them?"
There are many other friendly al
lusions in the Prosch diatribe, includ-
ing some one he had grudge against
by calling him a white feather
This is not the only recent COM
munication that has been sent in from
the chronic reformer. He says there
was gambling at the carnival-hist !
gambling If he has ever had a
pleasant word to say of the old town
or the people in it, it is not recalled
at this time. Nothing seems to suit
him. The firemen's week gave every
body good time. especially the school
children who always love excitement
and frolic.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
New Ferryboats
For Edgewater

Two new ferryboats have been add
ed to the Edgewater-H Harlem service.
They were formerly the Hampstead
and Babylon of the Long Island line,
and are to be named Hackensack and
Tenafiy. Both are screw boats, with
side seats and big enough to carry
1000 passengers and capacity of
thirty-two autos.
The Hudson River trolley service is
now enjoying a ten-minute headway.-
Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
w. I. Glover Dined
At Union League

Assemblyman w. l. Glover was the
guest of honor at AN informal dinner
AT the Union League Club Wednesday
evening given by a number of his
friends in honor Of his appointment as
third assistant postmaster. About
forty-five were present, among them
being Senator Walter +. Edge, who
spent an hour or so with the party.
Mr.. Glover was the only speaker, and
his remarks were very brief.-Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Non-Part'n League
Of Women Voters

The Non-Partisan League Of Women
Voters of the Borough of Cliffside
Park will hold a food sale and So
cial at the home of Mrs. G. Siegrist,
90 Crescent avenue, Grantwood, Satur-
day. June II, from to o'clock. The
purpose is to raise enough money to
pay the leagues dues for 1921. The
chairman is Mrs. G. Siegrist, assisted
by Mrs. B. w. Woods and Miss Lucy
Madden. All are welcome.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-06-11
Continue, Please,

Lord" prayed the old colored
brother, don't send more blessings
than I can take care of. but when
they git a good start, an act like
they want to keep coming. don't stop
'em."-At lanta Constitution.
, 1921-05-12
OIL SUPPLY
IN ARGENTINA
Nation May Become One of
Worlds Chief Sources of
Fuel Supply

BUENoS AIRES. May 11.-Experts
in oil production say that, as a re-
suit Of tho rich discoveries Of oil
In h Comodoro Rivadasia field: Ar
gentina. may become one Of the
worlds great sources OF fuel. The
well No. 12s. which came in on Feb.
ruary rs. With an initial production
of about LOO barrels an hour. is con-
tinuing TO flow at approximately the
same amount
The COMMODORE Riyadavia oil r
cucinc area is located in the territory
Of Chubuet, in-the region called Pata-
gonia. and Is more than 500 miles
southwest Of Buenos Aires. It-was
discovered in 1907 when a deep test
wa being made in an effect 10 10.
cato a water supply. Tine government.
exercising its ownership of mineral
rights. set aside IL, 500 acres OF land
in tho district and began the work
of exploiting the field. Latar. another
H. 500 acres was reserved. rfS
Since. that time 12s wells. have been
sunk and production hasssradualiy
increased up to ia present. In 1920
the total production was more than
1000 900 barrels. The oil is heavy
with small kerosene and gasoline con.
tent and is used principally as fuel
oil. being sold to a number Of indus.
tries inethe country. Drilling depth
are between 1900 and 1900 feet.
Outside OF the governments re.
served area there is some production
by private companies. Several Ar.
gentine railroads that plan I o burn
oil instead OF wood or coal recently
made a contract with one Of these
companies and have undertaken an
extensive campaign of explorations
The completion of the big well has
served TO call attention once more "a
the other districts of Argentina that
are ranked as favorable for oil pro.
duction. An American, oil engineer
who is familiar with prospects from
the northern border of the country &c
'Tierra del Fuegose told the CORE.
spondent that he looked for Argen,
tina to develop into one OF the pro.
ducing centers of the world. He re,
CARDS as especially favorable some
sections of JuJuy. Mendoza, Neuquen
and Santa Cruz.
, 1921-05-12
MRS. WARREN IS
WELL AND HAPPY
Salt Lake City Woman Has
Health Restored by Tanlac
After Suffering Sever
Years

II feel so well and happy I want
to tell everybody about the wonderful
good Tanlac did me SO others may be
helped as I was" said Mrs. NJ. j.
Warren 5fs Post street.. Salt Lake
City. Utah.
My health broke. down seven years
ago and in spite of everything I did
!. Iekept growing worse I vas eating
barely enough to keep alive and what
little I ate gave me great distress
afterwards. Il slept very poorly and
in the morning felt SO miserable it
was all I could do to drag myself out
OF bed. -
This was the condition ! was I'm
when I started taking Tanlac. and while
it had been highly RECOMMENDED to me
I did not dream it could completely
overcome my troubles in SO short a
j time as lit has done. I am like a
different person today. My appetite
is Just splendid. my digestion is per
feet I sleep well an night without
waking once n get up in the morn
ing feeling refreshed and cheerful.
During my years OF suffering ]
lost considerable weight. but I have
gained Is pounds and my friends tell
me I am looking the very picture of
health. Tanlac. was certainly a grand
blessing to me-"-Adv.
, 1921-05-12

The New York Oil company benefits
from the approval by the department
Of the interior OF leases on 500 acres
OF the Moffatt family at Poison Spider.
has Just been announced. 1t is from
this area that gas is at present being
drawn for the gas supply OF Casper.
In addition to this acreage, New York
Oil has four claims which have been
clear listed for patent and comprise
so acres. all OF which is proven ter
ritoy n,South Casper Greek section
OF the Poison Spider field. The recent
purchase OF lease on $50 acres at the
government sale at Douglas adds an
other area to these holdings. this be
ing in the heart of South Casper Creek
and on the crest of tho dome. Appli-
cations for preferential permits on two
other tracts adjoining the above total
Of 1000 acres r also pending.