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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

il they expect to live long IN Or
ganized ball once they have left
the big show.
Not only did Scott outpitch every
other right-hander In the league,
but with the exception of jake May
he allowed fewer earned runs per
game than any other twirler who
worked in more than thirty con-
tests.
In sharp contrast to eighteen
wins and fifteen losses in 1921. he
won twenty-five and lost but nine.
AS against an earned run average
Of 1858 he allowed but 2.22 runs per
contest last season.
Big league scouts are extremely
slow to recommend to their primer
pals players who have served their
time in major league company. 1et
that is exactly what Bill LANCE
Coast League scout for the Giants
did when McGraw asked him to name
the best pitching prospect on the
coast. LANCE picked Scott as the
best prospect in Billy McCartny's
circuit for the 1922 season.
OF course there is room for doubt
whether "Cap'n Jim" could go back
last dIIu OSLNCI tIAC 0NAAAAO 1AS@AN ~
goods that he showed the Seal man.
agement last season.
The early weeks Of the major
campaigns are played IN weather
that is not conducive to winning
performances from veteran pitch
ers. Furthermore Scott would be
a. season older and pitching against
better hitting than he did last
season.
However, these were not the rea-
sons why McGraw did not act on
Lange's tip. The Giant leader is
building for the future-not the i'm.
mediate future but for the campaigns
of 1925, 1926 and so on.
He has always been a sticlkler for
young blood and on the few occa-
sions when he has sent the Giant
wallet in quest of veterans it has
been to fill an immediate need.
Granting that Scott would be a
winner for the Giants this season
and perhaps next, he would mot fill
the role that McGraw has open-a
regular place on his mound staff for
a pitcher with seven or eight years
of $50 per cent pitching in him.
Nevertheless. Jim Scott should be
a very valuable asset to Messrs.
Strub, Graham and Putnam the COM
ing season. He may not perform
as brilliantly as last year, but with
a winning club behind him there is
little question that he will turn in
twenty victories for Jack Miller.
That number is large enough to
earn him place in the affections of
local fans and they'll all be pulling
for him to surpass his 1922 record.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Further than this, he pitched
with his head every minute, some
thing that all OId1timers must DO
If they expect to live long m Or
ganized ball once they have left
the big show.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

What we think now means little
or nothing. Bush, were he d
wizard, could not make good play
ers out of poor ones. We're he
to possess the greatest Of brains,
he could not think for some dumb
bell IN the field. He can hut
guide and drive. The athletes
11ust do the playing under his
guidance and his driving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

The girls and their rOoters win
leave Washington Saturday on
the 1855 train and win ron I'm
Phllsdelpilia starting - 5:3O
o'clock. They will return to the
Capital on the IL p. m. train.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Boys Of the Powell graded
school who thought they had the
first boys dlbckpin league organ
lied I'M Washington, the Kingpin
Juniors League, apparently are
al wrong.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Members Of the Philadelphia team
ere: Misses White. Reynolds, wer-
ner. Farrell. Grady. Miller, Me-
couch. Morrel. Paul and Thompson.
The Washington girls are the
Misses Williams, Rawlings, Yaggie.
Qualities, Mrs. Aclm6n and the
Misses GULL and Sommerkauap.
Taken In this order, their initials
spell Wryquags." excepting the
letter ~" the injection Of which
was necessary to make up q word
containing the letter 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

With the first games Of the
match only six days of. interest IN
ereases apace. and it is likely that,
the washington team viii be ach
eompanied by q sizeahle group OF
rooters. A special chair car ma y
- chartered by the Capital bowler E.
A speeial match to give the girE
performers some practice with
the ruhber-banded style of mapltAs
70 be used i'm the QuakeFtOwn eIkd
Of the event will be held temtHc-
row night at the Recreation and
promises to attract Q crowd.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
125th St. Tunnel
All Set to Start

From recent daily newspaper re-
ports it is learned that all of the de.
tails necessary for building the great
traffic tunnel from One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street, New York, to
some point on the western slope of
the Palisades have been completed.
The cost of this great enterprise that
will connect upper New York City and
Long Island with Bergen County,
N. j., will be s75,000,O00, as estimated.
AS soon as the necessary bills can
be pushed through the two state leg.
islatures, work is supposed to begin.
Senator Mackay of Bergen has al
ready introduced the tunnel bill into
the New Jersey legislature.
1t is looked to see a great eastern
Bergen County development start
from this announcement and if the
details get all set and fixed this spring
or summer, realty values will more
than likely take a quick, active turn,
and perhaps reach stage of infia-
ton. If this happens it cannot be
helped, because overzealous operators
have always become more than ordi-
arily spry in such circumstances. AT
any rate, the great traffic tunnel will
be a vast benefit to several million
people.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
AUTO-ACTiNG SCRAPER
ON OUR TROLLEY CARS

Snow fighting especially in a win
as this one, is one of the most trouble
some problems that have to be met
by Public Service Railway Company.
Consequently every device that has
proven its practical value in meeting
storm emergencies has been made use
Of by the company. The latest i'm
proved tool to be placed on cars is
pneumaticaily operated spring
scraper which rests under the front
platform and which may be let down
on the rails at the direction of the
motorman. The scraper is an auxili-
ary snow removing contrivance to be
used where the track has not already
been cleared Of snow by the plows
or sweepers.
For instance, if motorman sees
ahead of him pile of snow directly
in the path of the car, he throws a
lever which causes air to enter a
cylinder and let's the scraper down on
the rail. When the snow has been
removed, the motorman throws the
lever back, exhausting the air in the
cylinder and forcing the scraper back
into normal position under the plat
form.
There are 900 cars equipped with
these scrapers including 200 one-man
safety cars which have two scrapers
each
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
City Manager Government

Valdosta is considering changing
it's form of government this year to
the city anager-commission plan,
and recently Chairman E. Il. Jelks
of the Quitman city commission
was invited to address the Rotary
Club of Valdosta and tell of the re-
suits of the new plain in Quitman
Quitman adopted the commits
sion-manager plan of government
solely in the interest of efficiency
and economy iI administration.
Under the old, loose system of gov
ernment the town was getting deep
er in debt each year and actually
owed about $4,000, VITA no visible
prospect of catching ur with II, 1t
was not so much matter of reduc-
ing taxes with us as of making our
income and outgo match up.
If there is anybody in Quitman
who is not more pleased with the
first years results with the new
form of government we have not
heard of them. The citys floating
debt is reduced by more than half;
the streets are in better condition
than they have been in years; per-
manent improvements have been
water plant; the sanitary service
and other service has been kept
up. The tax rate has not been re-
duced, but the city's tax values
have been reduced, which reduces
the income of the city.
The taxpayers see that the new
government is promising in that
the saving effected which is now
being applied to paying off the ac-
cumulated debt may in future be
applied to improvements which are
needed in every direction, or may
be applied to a reduction of the tax
rate or the water and light rate.
We believe, however, that the
majority of the taxpayers will pre-
fer to have better streets, santa
tion and water and light service
rather than a reduction in the tax
rate at the expense of community
improvement.
OF course, great deal depends
on the commission elected and the
manager the commission employs,
but we do not see how there can be
any argument against the commits
sion-manager plan as to efficiency
and economy.
(Quitman (Ga) Free Press)
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
EdgeWater Bandit
Must Serve His Term

Joseph Grace, of Edgewater, who
was convicted in the. Bergen county
criminal court after two trials on an
indictment charging that he with
four other men held up and robbed
the paymaster of the Barrett Manu-
featuring Company, of Cliffside, will
have to serve the sentence of from
the Supreme Court having confirmed
the conviction, the decision having
been handed down by Justice Tren-
chard Monday.
Two other men were also tried in
connection with the $4,000 robbery,
but they were acquitted.
The arrest of Grace took place on
August 8, 1921 At his trial, he tried
to prove an alibi in that he was not
present at the time of the commits
sion of the crime. In his appeal to
the higher court, Grace claimed that
the verdict was against the weight of
the evidence, and that the weight of
the evidence showed that he was alb
sent at the time that the crime was
committed
The decision ruled that the only
basis for argument was that the num-
Der of witnesses for Grace were more
than those for the State. The opinion
also disagreed with the contention
that the charge of the trial judge to
the jury was rroneous.-Record.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Fort Lee Roads
Very Worst Ever

That any rule of fairness to the
public would permit the roads of the
Borough of Fort Lee to get into their
present deplorable impossible state
is mystery. The excuse is made by
some that winter is no time to repair
roads. Yea true enough but a few
dumps of crushed stone in the holes
at the end of Palisade avenue
north of the Orphanage to Main
street put in on mild days would have
saved a lot of cussin'. Also the same
may be said of Lemoine avenue,
which is in many places really dan
gerOus.
Anderson avenue is a disgrace, due
in some measure to present day neg,
lect, but largely to the misguided
straight line" survey of a former en-
gineer. 1t was never drained proper
ly, and the present seasons crop of
Indian mounds in Anderson avenue
have bulged their unsightly shapes
through the surface. If car going at
any speed should strike one of these
potato hill protuberances it would get
wrecked And then Bluff road, The
least said the better.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Local "Will Rogers"
At Council Meeting

Will Rogers had better look to his
laurels, for another humorist of equal
talent has been discovered in Fort Lee
in Joseph Darrell, who mixed common
sense and humor in an interesting
fashion last Wednesday evening dur
ing the session of the Fort Lee mayor
and council.
Mr.. Darrell, commenting on the
condition of Palisade avenue, near
roller coaster down there and he did
not seem to approve of the idea of
putting cinders under the snow.
After silence of a''few minutes,
he asked permission to explain why
the motion picture industry moved
away from Fort Lee, and explained
that the fault lay entirely with the
Public Service Corporation, especially
the Ferry Company.
When he remarked that there was
no flag displayed in Monument Park
on either Washingtons or Lincoln's
birthday, the mayor said the matter
had been taken care of and the police
the flag hereafter; but 10 refused to
be pacified and said the flag used to
be raised before they had a police
department.
Commenting on the refusal to grant
a permit for paint shop in the Pali-
SADIE section, he said pretty soon you
won't be able to get sandwich in
Palisade. He said there is not enough
business in Fort Lee now and they
had better grant the permit, for it
would lead to an industry being estab-
lished. 10 admitted that everything
he said was right.
After the meeting, he asked re-
porter: "If everybody who eats in
Fort Lee were to pay for what they
eat with money earned in Fort Lee,
what do you think they would eat?"
The reporter ventured, Crackers and
milk?" Jo said, ,"No, snowballs."
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
CAUGHT KISSING GIRL NEAR CELLA'S,
OFFICER M'HALE, FORT Lee, SH0FBY
GUNMAN when ARREST WAS TRIED
Young Lady Trying to Board Trolley Is Attacked by Man
Who Tried to Kiss Her.

John McHale, a special officer in
Jersey City, lies in a critical condi-
tion in the Englewood Hospital as a
result of two shots fred into his
body by an unknown man resisting
his attempt to aid young lady who
was being molested by the stranger
while waiting for car late last Sun
day evening on Whiteman street,
Fort Lee, near Cellas Hotel.
The girl, whose name is not
known, was waiting for trolley car
when two men, both wearing black
derby hats and light brown over
coats, stepped up and tried to kiss
her. She slapped one of the men
and screamed for help.
Officer McHale, who was driving
down Whiteman street in an auto
heard the scream and rushed to as.
sist the victim of the attack, when
one of the men drew revolver and
fired four times, two of the bullets
entering his body. The men then
ran in the direction of Anderson ave
nue., and no trace has been found OF
them since.
The injured man was first taken
to DIR. Sander and then rushed to
the Englewood Hospital in a very
critical condition.
There were two witnesses to the
entire affair, one being Edward En-
sign of Jersey City, who was waiting
for car, and James Focas, also OF
Jersey City, who was in the auto with
McHale.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Three Men Attack
Woman, Run Off

About 11:30 O'Clock last Monday
morning three young men walked up
to the home of Mrs. Casteran at 212
Hudson place, Cliffside, and asked if
Mr. Casteran was in, and after dis
covering that he was out one of the
men grabbed Mrs. Casteran by the
throat and with the help of his COM
panions tied a cloth around her mouth
threatening to kill her if she called
for help.
The intruders apparently were
frightened by something and ran
through the house and out the back
door, jumped the back fence and ran
south on New York avenue, then north
on Bergen avenue to Bulls Fefry road
and west on Bulls Ferry road.
Mrs. Casteran describes the three
men as follows: No. /, blonde with
a small mustache, soft brown hat,
brown oyercoat, 5 feet inches tall,
about 25 years DID, No. 2, brown over
coat, gray cap, about feet inches
tall, between % and 25 years of age;
No. 3 wore overcoat, looked about 16
years old.
1t is supposed that the intent was
robbery,
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
N. Y. Boys Arrested
Sun. at Junction

Several young men from New York
City were placed under arrest last
Sunday afternoon by Police Officers
Heft and Flynn of the Fort Lee police
charged with disorderly conduct at
Palisade Junction.
They were returning from a party
and evidently under the influence of
intoMcants when they became so
noisy and uncomfortable at the juno.
ton that it was necessary for the po-
lice to preserve order.
They appeared before Recorder
Ennis and were fined SIS each later.
The boys names are Daniel Barry,
]. j. O'Rourke and r. Knoss, each
giving a New York address. And the
fewer of their ilk that come this way
the better, the whelps. Their puppy
impudence is intolerable. "We're
from New York" may be their slogan,
but a kick in the pants would make
them realize that that doesn't mean
anything. Half of them don't know
how to be decent.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Officer Stengel
Nabs Pickpocket

Harry Allen, age 40, of New York
City, was placed under arrest last
Sunday afternoon by Officer Stengel
charged with disorderly conduct at
Palisade Junction.
Allen was lettering among the peo-
pie boarding the trolleys at the June
tion which aroused Officer StengePs
suspicion that he was picking pockets.
He resisted the officers attempt to
arrest him by running in the direc-
ton of Warren avenue, but came to a
him.
He was fined s100, which he quick
ly paid. 1t is thought that the man
has a prison record behind him. Good
for the Count de Stengel!
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Four More Games
For c. P. H. S,

The dates for the four last games
of basketball between the faculty of
the Cliffside Park high school and
the faculties of the neighboring high
schools are as follows:
March 12-Ridgewood H. S.-home.
March 14-DeWitt Clinton H. S.
away.
March 20-Englewood H. S.-home.
March 23-DeWitt Clinton H. S.
home.
All games that are played out of
town are scheduled for the afternoon
but those played at home are in the
evening at 7:45 p. m.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Meaning Of Red Sunset.

feet the atmosphere and the rays. of
light passing through it for more than
a thousand miles, says the Scientific
American. When a true flame-cOlored
sunset is seen during the hurricane
season below the thirty-fifth parallel,
even when there is no particular fall in
pressure, 1t is wise to hurry to safety.
This awe-inspiring phenomenon may
precede the sea swell and upper cloud
movements by from "a to 4S hours,
and may be the only timely warning
Of the dangerous tropical storm Of
small diameter.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
LOCAL MAN GETS AUDIT
WORK OF Fl. Lee BORO
Fletcher Creamer Gets Garbage
Contract; Gas Station and
Paint Shop Permits Held.

At the meeting of the Fort Lee Coun-
ell on last Wednesday evening Fletch-
er Creamer was awarded the contract
for the removal of garbage and ashes
in the borough. Mr.. Creamer's bid
was $7,490, which is $1,000 more than
his first bid submitted little over a
month ago.
Bids on the audit were read A
Hackensack firm was the lowest bid
der, giving a figure of 800; j. E.
Lange, local c. P A, was the next
lowest, asking $S75; Lawrence Schud-
der, last years auditor. I'M a letter
affirmed his offer to do the job for
$1,000, returning any difference if it
did not cost that much. The matter
was referred to the finaLce commit
tee, who later in the meeting. recon-
mended that Lawrence Schudder be
given the job and the mayor made
the appointment, but the council did
not confirm same, and after some dis
cussion, upon the suggestion of Coun-
Gilman Corker, the mayor appointed
the local man, J. E. Lange, and the
appointment was confirmed by a ma
jority vote.
The following communications were
read :sss-a---s-s s---44eg4 s------as
A letter from the First National
Bank of Fort Lee presenting a calen-
dar for the new council chambers.
A letter from F. G. Shafer. of Fire
Co. No. giving the names of several
firemen who have. resigned.
A communication from the Fort Lee
A. c. asking that the pipe for the pur
pose of draining storm water from the
playground be delivered at once. The
contractor will be notified.
A letter from the collector recon-
mending that overpaid taxes be re
funded to Mrs. Florence st. John. 1t
was voted to return same as these
taxes were collected prior to the coun-
tvs reduction.
A number of communication and
petitions relative to water service
were read 1t was decided to take this
matter up with the Hackensack Wa
ter Co. and if no action could be got
ten to appeal to the Public Utility
Commission.
A request from the Army and Navy
Club for the use of the council cham
bers for their meetings was granted.
The matter of granting permits to
operate gas stations at Kinsler's barn
on Palisade avenue and on the corner
of Palisade avenue and Cumbermede
road created lengthy discussion pro
and con, members of the council and
the parties interested taking part, but
it was finally voted not to grant the
permits, and the permit to operate an
auto paint shop in the Starbell barn
was not granted.
The mayor appointed Richard P.
Brown of Fort Lee as park commits
sioner and the appointment was con-
firmed by unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil
1t was voted to purchase two Amer
ican flags for the parks to replace the
old ones.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Discovery Credited to Cattle.

1t was owing to cattle refusing to
drink from an impregnated spring on
EPSON common In 1918 that EPSON
salt was discovered. Doctors exam
ined the spring. and in consequence
of their verdict all the aristocracy Of
England were hurrying to Epson q
few years later to take the waters.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Chicken Pie Dinner
Was Big Success

The Woman's League of the Union
Church of Palisade gave another OF
it's fine chicken pie dinners on We'd
nesday evening last, and played to
full house. 1t is needless to say how
much it was enjoyed. These dinners
are famous as standard OF quality
second to none. and this one was no
exception. There was large attend
ance and goodly sum was realized.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
M oors.

Glimmerton chapel bells were still
ringing; and then full. mellow flow of
the beck in the valley came soothing
on the ear. 1t was a sweet substi-
tute for the yet absent murmur OF
the summer foliage, which drowned
that music. about the grange when the
trees were In leaf At Wutherlng
Heights 1t always sounded on quiet
days following a great thaw or sea-
son Of steady rain.-Emily Bronte.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09

Mr.. and Hrs. Robert Moore and
their daughter Joan are in Chicago
visiting Mrs. Moore's mother and
sister.
Palisadian., 1923-03-09
Consolidation Blank

Do you favor consolidation |
of the Postoffices of Palisade,
Grantwood, Fairview, Cliff !
side and Hudson Heights?
eyes or MOI ............ |.
, Name ....... /,
Address 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-12
Third Floor...BIanket and Quilt Section
Values Extraordinary, These

SOC Tissue Bingham, SOC yardThis popular wash ging
ham yard vide; large assortment Of pads; regular SOC; sale
price SOC yard
CSC French Crepe Soc very stylish cotton fabric, yard
wide large range Of coo regular CSC value sale price Sc yard
SOC silk Stripe Shirtings. 39c ysrd-New 1923 designs.
large assortment Of coiors with silk stripes regular SOC val
ue sale price 39c yard
CSC Fancy Saline ACC yardOny FIVE pieces in this LOT Of
fancy atns suitable for coat quilt Innings yard wide; sPe
clal 70 close a. 49c yard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-12
Lace Specials

Black Spanish Lace 81 rs VALUE this SALE $185 the yard
Embroidery Founclng Is inches wide; SOC value; for
the day 21c the yard
Coored Silk Tue, two yards wide; $500 value; this
sale $l.65
The best Silk Georgee Crepe, all coors; SIPS value;
this sale $l.75 the yard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-12
Basement BARGAINS

Colonial Tumbers regularly s1OO for ............... Sc
Colonial TwoeOuart Pitchers special ........... sec
Colonial Sugar and Cream Sets ............. 39c pair
Snecial LOT 0f OneLOuart Yellow Bowls n - I0c each
Small White Bread Boxes. regularly sec
Fourteen rolls of iOc Toilet PAPER ........... 81 90
81 Is Ash Tubs this sale onlv ............. 81 90
No Witt Ash Cans this sale only ............ So IS
No Wash Tubs regularly S1O0 Observation-Disclosures. SEC
No Wash Tubs regularly SIPS Observation-Disclosures. sec
No 3 Wash Tubs regularly 81 50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S1.l9
EiqhCuD Aluminium PercOatOrs 81 50 value: special 81 90
Two Quart Double Boilers 81 so value; special ~ 81
l5c Wooden Spoons l0c
75c Potato Presser SEC
Wizard Polish regularly 81 Is quart special ........ 75c
Galvanized Buckets l2-1uart size ............. 29c
s. so Blue Enamel Rooster ................ 81 20
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-12

Counter clearing odd lots of Yarn some extra heavy
Sweater Yarn; values up 4sc; special lac skein
Stock clearing Of Stamped Dresses ranging in size months
years. all made up ready for embroidery white and
colored; values up $500; special SOC
Stamped Pillow Cases fine tubing new spring de
signs regularly 81 So special Observation-Disclosures. $l.25
Stamped Tea Towels in assorted patterns; regularly 2So.
only l5c
Stamped Gowns all made up for embroidery and easy
designs to choose from; regularly 81 co. only 75c
Fancy ScarS and Squares trimmed with wide lace.
Others wide hemsching; regularly 7sc special SOC