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Milford chronicle., 1924-06-20
W. C. 7. Q.

A meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be
held in the chapel on Tuesday even
ing, June oath, at 1880 o'clock. Text
word Better"
Milford chronicle., 1924-06-20

Advertising space In "MIIford
Chronicle" ls sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation Of over
5000 copies each week.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
UGLY DETAILS OF THAT
NORTH BERGEN SEWER JOB

When the men responsible for the awarding OF the
North Bergen contract face the voters at the polls
next November they will have to answer for their acts
lust as if direct referendum were the procedure
They will, first of ALL have to answer as to why the
original estimate of 1925 900 almost doubled when
it came time to award the contract.
l. Was the original estimate too low by three-quarters
of a million of dollars?
g. Was the Township Engineer incompetent to the ex-
tent of making an estimate so far below what the
actual cost of the sewer should be?
3 Or was the engineers original figure enormously
increased for other purposes?
A. If So WHAT WERE THOSE PURPOSES?
Even with the enormously increased figures the
Township Committee went ahead with the awarding OF
the contract when its specially appointed engineers
Messrs cke and McCave set forth in their report that
the figures were at least $4,000 too high.
THIS AMOUNT is SMALL, IN PROPORTION TO
THE GRAVY THAT THE OPPONENTS OF THE
CONTRACT BELIEVE THERE IS IN THE JOB, BUT
EVEN $50 900 is AN AMOUNT NOT TO BE OVER
LOOKED IN A MATTER OF ECONOMY FOR TAX
PAYERS
There will be than enough questions to answer
in the campaign next fall and while the political
system may work out we'll when it to promises,
threats and misrepresentation at this time of the
threats and promises not likely to count when the
taxpayers rentpayes in the voting booths to cast
their ballots the running of public affairs in North
Bergen township-Hudson Dispatch
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
Park Case to Be
Heard by the
Supreme Court

The case of the two young men
who were jailed without the option of
fine by Justice Harry Gordon in the
Interstate Park at Englewood Cliffs
ten days ago will be given hearing
before Supreme Court Justice Min
turn on September 13.
The commissioners are to be made
defendants.
One point to be determined is
whether it is a crime to wear one
piece bathing suit.
There is rumor that the Bergen
county grand jury at it's session on
Tuesday started an investigation in
reference to conditions which are de.
clared to exist in and around the Pal
isades Interstate Park.
1t is also said that several members
of the commission who have control
of the park were called in late Tues
day afternoon and questioned in re-
gard to what they knew concerning
the many derogatory stories afioat.
The prosecutors Office has nothing
to give out on the above subject.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
Popular Local
Couple Married

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
E. Kuenstler at 410 Lafayette avenue,
Grantwood, was the scene of a smart
wedding at o'clock on Friday even
ing of last week when Miss Ruth
Kuenstler became the bride of John
Anderson of Lafayette avenue, Grant
wood. Rev. Schwartz, pastor of the
local Lutheran church, performed the
ceremony.
The bride was gowned in a white
French voile dress. The maid of hon
or was Miss Gertrude Kuenstler, who
wore a gown of pink French voile.
Ivor Johnson of Grantwood was the
best man.
The home was artistically decorat-
ed with flowers that made the scene
one of rare beauty.
The young couple enjoy the friend
ship of scores in this section, and
congratulations and good wishes have
been pouring in all week.
delicious dinner was served for
the bridal party, after which the new
lyweds left for their honeymoon.
They will live at the Lawton Courts
in Grantwood.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
EDGE REFUSES TO
ADMIT PERSONAL
ABUSE IN CANVAS
But Maybe What He Says Is
Everyday Satire-Reader Must
Imagine He Is Very Hot.

Returning to New Jersey after an
absence of two weeks with my family
in Maine, find the campaign of SLAM
der and deliberate misrepresentation
in no way abated If possible my op-
ponents seem to be more indicative
than ever. From their angle it is not
a campaign of issues but of bitter
personalities. | absolutely refuse to
carry on war of mud singing, and
would have thought my opponent
would be just little ashamed of
much of the propaganda he is paying
to circulate.
For example, when a candidate con-
siders it necessary to descend to such
a level as to term an opponent
traitor, a liar, party betrayer and
the like, as Mr.. Kean's press agent
reported as part of his Paterson
speech, he can have that part of the
stage to himself
Any aspirant should find other meth
DDS of proving his real worth to the
voters.
The office of United States Senator
is one of the most important in the
gift of the people, and when my Cd.
ponent conducts campaign on such
plane he insults the intelligence of
the electorate.
l likewise note my former colleague,
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, has entered the
arena and INDUCES in some observa-
tions which, Notwithstanding my hope
for party comfy, is difficult to grace
fully accept.
| fully appreciate the right of my
former colleague to support whom he
wishes, but when he assigns as the
compelling reason OR joining the Kean
camp followers my personal attitude
and lack of sympathy with prohibition
his position becomes untenable. Mr..
Frelinghuysen even goes further and
makes the astounding inference that
it would be better to lose another Re-
publican Senator than to endorse any
policy save his own to which position
Mr.. Kean has apparently fallen heir.
1t is to be regretted that there are
persons who would rather have an
other fail because they themselves
have lost. Perhaps Mr. Kean would
be more popular with the voters than
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, but the latter
would hardly admit that
When I am opposed for the reasons
assigned, and by man who suffered
the most crushing defeat ever admin
istered to a Republican in the history
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Palisadian., 1924-08-08
GET THE
COLLECTOR IN DUTCH
DOING CIiffside a Great Service
With Little or No Personal Gain;
Large Sum Due Borough.

Collector Herbert L. Post of the
borough of Cliffside Park recently
mailed over 1,500 letters asking for
the payment of taxes that, according
to the borough books, are unpaid.
The amounts vary from s22.50 to $780,
600, and Mr. Post estimates the total
amount due to be over $4,000. Some
of the items date back to 1897.
Many persons have been angered
by Mr.. Pos+'5 demand for the pay
ment of these debts and in some cases
claim they never got bill before and
The collector, however, is simply per-
forming a duty and doing for Cliffside
Park what any man would do in the
conduct of his own individual bust
ness.
The Hudson Dispatch of Tuesday
last quoted Mr.. Post as saying
at is only natural for people to
kick about a debt which they hitherto
were unaware of. Some of the people
have claimed that they didn't know
they owed the money, others tnat
they never received any tax bills and
that it is an injustice. Many have
said that | have personal reasons for
demanding payment, but | could hard
ly hold grudges against 1,500 persons.
when | took over the office the
books were in a state of confusion,
and in one instance it cost the bor-
ough $500 to have the book with the
amounts due on the sewer assess
ments searched.
"In order to get the books in proper
shape l have been working day and
night and have employed a secretary
who is paid out of my salary to help
straighten things out.
81 am not trying to be mean in ask
irg for what is due the borough or
trying to show my authority. | am
trying to straighten matters out. Ii a
taxpayer can show his receipted bill
or any other proof to show he has
paid the borough, all right, but if
they haven't. any proof they will have
to pay.
Il haven't any cash books or any
other aid to inform me amount has
been paid, but with the aid and CO.
operation of the taxpayers we can
get matters in hand and save money
for the borough by inaugurating a
system that will eliminate any further
trouble"
In the files of the office is letter
from the North Jersey Title Insur-
ance Company, signed by Frank Mer-
ry, manager, which is addressed to
Mayor Joseph Marini. 1t compliments
him on the efficient manner in which
the tax collections are carried out and
the promptness with which informa-
tion can be obtained.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
PALISADE FIREMEN PLAY BALL GAME
WITH MANY Side SPLITTING SCENES
BUT WITHAL IN ERNEST EFFORT
Afternoon Held Auto Parade Then the Game Had Thrills
Before Fine Crowd, With Comic Incidents Galore,
Hits and Home Runs Aplenty, the Score Ending "a
to 20 in Favor of the Eastsides.

The game of baseball last Satur-
day at the Palisade Fairgrounds be-
tween the "West sides" and the east
Sides" picked mines from Palisades
fire company, Protection No. 4, of the
Fort Lee Fire Department, was a
hummer, lulu, corker, humding-
er and a lollypop. Preceded by an
automobile parade, the boys got to
work on the diamond around 8 o'clock
and though only six innings were
played, it took over two hours to fin
ish things-which means that the
game was prolonged more by SO
many runs around the bases, for the
final composite score was A!
Gee whiz!" you say.
Very well, gee whiz, it is.
And what a game!
There was more action, more real
baseball, more fun, more runs, more
human interest than ever entered a
game of ball in Palisade, unless it was
the game the Palisade Athletic Club
got up once with Grantwood when the
teams played in mother hubbards,"
which was scream. Yet the last
Saturday game was just as good and
just as funny as the most exacting
critic aiming at the real feeling be-
hind thrills could have asked. George
e. Clark, protesting his inability, was
conscripted as umpire and admits he
did good job, barring one rotten de-
cision, which he admitted, but re-
fused to reverse, because it Is
against the rules"
The game, up to the 4th inning,
rather favored the "Westsides," the
score standing Is to 13 in their favor
Then in the fifth Berney Brady's side
(Paul's brother) of which he was the
pitcher, made runs, the Westsiders
getting only one, and the score was
nineteen all! In the sixth, after an
agreement to make one added inning
settle the thing, the Eastsiders got
five more runs and the Westsiders
could only get one, so that the game
ended "a to 20.
For the Westsiders, Schaeffer
pitched good ball." but his opponents
got to him, somehow, and besides, his
team didn't back him up, as they
made errors, which wasn't much
worse than the other side that made
nine. On hits the Schaeffers got
total of II, the Bradys II.
Taking the game as whole it was
a masterpiece, filed as it was with
comicalities enough for opera bouffe.
Baer never was in a game before in
his life, yet he got two runs because
he was told to stand and wait, get
ting his base on balls twice and fam
ming three times. The Meyn broth
ers never played much ball, but each
made three runs and hit home run
apiece because the ball got lost in the
weeds and they kept on. Harry Elkan
started in to pitch in the last inning
and pitched Is wild balls when Bernie
Brady relieved him and won the
game. Harry got hit and run.
Harry Clark got four bases on balls
and hit and three runs. Schaeffer
put lot of pep in his pitching and
showed fine spirit in playing. He got
two hits also and two bases on balls.
Breiby behind the bat was wonderful
Continued on Page 6
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
5 GET SCARLET fever
AT The W. c. A. CAMP
Two of the Girls From Bergen
County; Camp Is Under
Quarantine.

Two young women from Bergen
county and three others, all guests at
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation senior camp at Summit Lake,
Interstate Park, are patients at Ber-
gen Pines, suffering from scarlet
fever. The camp is under the direc-
ton of the New York City Central
Branch, Y W. C. A.
Miss Marjorie Oily, of 139 Elm ave-
nue., Hackensack, is one of the VIC
Tins, and Miss Ruth Walthery, of East
Ridgewood avenue, Paramus Borough,
we'll known in her community, is the
other Bergen county victim.
The three other victims are Jea-
nette Dearson, of East Orange; Har-
riet Lundgren, of Magnolia, ILL.,, and
Edith Jackson, of Railway.
All of the patients are reported by
DR.. Joseph R. Morrow, superintendent
of Bergen Pines, as having the disease
in pronounced form, but fortunately
not critically ill.
There are eighteen suspected cases
of the disease at the camp which has
been quarantined and is under the
medical supervision of DR.. E. Roberts,
State Department of Health in Inter.
state Park.
The authorities at the camp believe
that they have the condition under re-
straint and nothing has developed
within the past twenty-four hours to
warrant uneasiness. The camp has
accommodations for 23O girls.
The belief is that the infection was
brought into camp, possibly through
the food supply, and everything in
foodstuffs is being thoroughly exam
ined before preparation for consump-
ton.
The nearest camp to the one under
quarantine is located one-half mile
away. The Y. w. C. A. camp is the
only one on Summit Lake. 1t is three
quarters of mile from Twin Lakes,
two and one-half miles from the camps
on Lake Cohasset and Lake Tiorati,
five miles from Lakes Stahahe and
Kanawauke and the same distance
from Bear Mountain.
Every possible source of infection is
being investigated at the camp.
DR.. Morrow was asked if he believed
that any of the eighteen suspected
cases would be brought to Bergen
county, and said that he could not an
swer that question. He did not know
how serious their condition was. No
intimation has been given to him that
the officials of the camp plan on send
ing any more patients to Bergen
Pines.-Evening Record.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
10000 to Attend
Gloucester Picnic,
Kean Will Be There

Hamilton F. Kean, candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator, has been invited to
attend and speak at the annual Glou-
cester County Grange picnic to be
held at Alycon Park, August 1915.
The invitation was extended by
Charles H. Bross, of the Grange, who
said there would be 10000 people
present at the picnic. The affair is
one of the biggest gatherings in South
Jersey, and much importance is at
tached to it from a political stand
point.
1t will probably be that Mr.. Kean
select either August IS or Is as the
date for his attendance. On August
Ia, he will be at Washington for the
notification of President Coolidge of
his nomination, attending in his capa-
city as Republican national commit
teeman from New Jersey.
He also has been invited to attend
farmers gatherings at Browns Mills
and Hampton.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
WANTS Referendum
ON PAY FOR OFFICIALS
Garbage Should Be Placed Inside
Property Line, Not on Curb;
Cook Against Black Jacks.

Councilman Cook rather startled
those present at the regular meeting
Of the Fort Lee Mayor and Council on
Wednesday night when he ventured
the suggestion that the question of
salaries for the Mayor and Councilmen
be placed on the ballot this fall in Fort
Lee to allow the people a referendum
ON the issue He started his remarks
by saying when the petition for COM
mission government was being circu-
lated the people were impressed with
the thought that it was the best plan
to pay their officials salary. He said
that he was firm believer in referen-
dums, and he thought the people
should be given an opportunity to eX-
press themselves on this point.
Mayor White said that he had a lot
OF nerve and suggested that the mat
ter be taken up at later date, as there
was plenty of time before the election.
A letter from the Board of Health
asked that the Council cooperate with
them in enforcing the sanitary code,
especially in connection with the col
lection of garbage. They want all the
people to put their garbage in regular
metal garbage cans with a tight fitting
cover and the cans are to be placed
inside of the property line when put
out for collection, not on the curb as
heretofore. 1t was thought that the
best way to inform all the people
about this would be to have cards
printed with these instructions and
distributed by the garbage collector.
A hearing was held on the ordinance
to make Bluff road in Palisade a one
way street and there was no objec-
tions, so the ordinance was given it's
second reading. When this ordinance
finally passes only west bound traffic
will be permitted on Bluff road from
the car tracks to Anderson avenue and
only east bound traffic from the car
tracks to Palisade avenue.
The Main street parking ordinance
was continued on it's first reading to
permit some slight changes that are
considered advisable ---~----
The Metal Building Corporation of
fered to donate steel traffic tower to
section of the new state road and
Palisade avenue if the borough would
permit them to have a small advertise.
ment on the same. This was referred
to the street committee to investigate
and make a recommendation at the
next meeting.
A letter from the Board of Free
holders stated that traffic sign will
be placed at the intersection of Route
No 10 and Anderson avenue.
Robert Moore of Palisade was allow
ed reduction in the assessment on
Eis automobile from $500 to $780,
The ordinance for the installation of
a six-inch water main in Seventeenth
street in West Palisade was given it's
second reading.
An ordinance was passed accepting
Hillcrest avenue as a public street.
ID. 1t was decided to start legal pro-
ceedings to acquire for the borough the
Peerless Studio, on which many thou
sands of dollars in taxes are due. The
borough will make an effort to rent
the studio in order to reimburse them
for tax losses.
1t was reported that the state has
given J. j. McGarry a contract to re.
pair the Bluff road sewer outlet under
the new state road, and it will be fixed
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Palisadian., 1924-08-08
MIR. and Mrs. Robt.
Mcclellan Leave
Sat. for S. Africa

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Mcclellan
will sail tomorrow, Saturday, August
8, on the S. S. Laconia of the Cunard
line for London en- route to Johannes
burg, South Africa.
Mrs. Mcclellan before her marriage
last April was Miss Maxine Sibley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sib-
ley of Palisade.
Mr.. Mcclellan graduated last June
from the Sheffield Scientific School at
Yale University in mining engineer
ing.
The first stop on the trip to South
Africa will be London where they will
spend two weeks and then go to Paris
by airplane for visit with Mrs.
McClellan's closest chum, Miss Helen
Pauls, of Palisade, who is at present
studying in Europe. Upon their re-
turn to London they will see Mrs.
McClellan's brother, Ernest Sibley,
Jr who is at present touring on the
continent.
The young couple leave London on
September 1 for Cape Town, a voy-
age lasting seventeen days. From
Cape Town they go by rail to Johan-
nesburg.
Due to connections in New York,
Mr.. McClellan's position will be wait
ing for him and the young couple car
ry letters of introduction from sew
eral prominent Americans including
President Coolidge.
Spring will await them in Johannes
burg which is city of over 100000
inhabitants, of whom the largest per-
centage are English. The city is sit,
uated 5000 feet above sea level and
is noted for it's delightful and health
full climate. Forty-three per cent OF
Palisadian., 1924-08-08

all the gold mined comes from this
city and it's neighboring suburbs.
They expect to be in Africa from
one to three years and before return
ing to the States Mr.. Mcclellan will
study mining methods at close range
in practically every important mining
center of the world.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Mcclellan,
Mr.. McClellan's parents, arrived in
Palisade the early part of this week
to spend the last few days with their
son. Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcclellan
are from st. Joseph, Mo.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
Three Real Estate Sales

Carmine Richard returned from
Long Beach for a day or two this past
week and made three important real
estate sales. The first, a one-family
house to Val Trainor, of the N. Y.
Clipper staff. second, thirty lots in
Palisade to VIM. Muller, of Newark,
and third, one lot on Walker street
in Cliffside to F. Mochio.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
Political Gossip

CIRCULAR LETTER MAILED; LO-
CAL BOARDS TO BE CONFIRMED
AUGUST is; COOLIDGE G. o. P.'s
CANDIDATE AND PLATFORM;
CONTEST FOR ALL OFFICES AT
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, SAYS
M'CLAvE; EDGE AND kEAN
STILL FiGHTING; DONNELLY,
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE;
NEW ENTRY IN FREEHOLDER
RACE; LOCAL RUMORS.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
Freeholder Roberts
Makes Trenton Visit

Freeholder VIM. H. Roberts, of Pali-
sade, vice-chairman of the Special
Legislative Commission appointed by
the last session of the Legislature to
study the motor vehicle taxing prob
lem of the State of New Jersey, was
in Trenton on Tuesday where his COM
mittee was in session all day.
The next conference will be in New
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
EX-SERVICE
MEN ATTENTION!

Ex-Service men may secure appli-
cations for the Federal Bonus at
the Borough Hall on the corner OF
Main street and the trolley tracks
in Fort Lee. This service is MADE
possible by the efforts of the Army
and Navy club of Fort Lee. Ex-
service men are urged to fill out
their applications as soon as pos
sibIe.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08
GET A LICENSE
FOR YOUR DOG

The people of Palisade are urged
to comply with the borough ordi-
nance and obtain license for their
dogs. The license fee is So and
they may be secured at the police
station in the Borough Hall on the
corner of Main street and the troll
ley tracks in Fort Lee.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08

County Clerk William P. Eager has
sent a circular letter to all municipal
clerks of Bergen county calling upon
them to comply strictly with the cleo
tion law in regard to municipal candi-
dates who file petitions for nomination
in the September primaries, and also
sending to him copy of the ballots
to be used by both political parties at
the primary.
The names of those who are to
serve on the local boards of election
will be confirmed by the County Board
on August Is. All the recommends
tions from the two parties must be
in by that time.
There is little talk about the Presi-
Dental race up to this time, and as
usual both sides are confident that
their candidate will win. The Repub-
licans are depending for the most part
on the appeal of President Coolidge
as a man. in fact, they are making
Coolidge not only their candidate but
their platform. La Toilette is being
strengthened in various sections of
this state and in the country at large
by the formation of clubs supporting
his candidacy and by the announce
ment on the part of number of prom
inent men, saying they will run for
various national and state offices on
the La Toilette ticket.
Clave, chairman of the Republican
County Committee, that there will be
a contest at the primary for every
position on the Republican Federal,
State and county ticket, has caused
some excitement in the political cir.
cles of Bergen. Mr.. McClave declined
to go into detail, and said that his
statement was based upon his knowl-
edge of political conditions.
The main fight in the Republican
ranks still centers around Walter
Edge and Hamilton Kean, both candi-
dates for the United States Senate
hGdH W dlJdCh EuSS Ou Ills
record and Edge continues to reply
in his own defence On several occa-
sions Kean has been challenged to
debate the issues on the public plat
form with Edge, but in each case has
refused for his own good reasons.
County Chairman McClave invited
both Edge and Kean to address the
County Committee in Hackensack on
September 10. Edge accepted and
Kean declined. Kean was also Of
fered an opportunity to address the
committee on August 13, but again he
declined, and it is doubtful whether
he will speak in Bergen county before
the primaries.
In direct contrast to the chaotic
condition existing in the Republican
Party, the Democrats are solidly be-
hind Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly, of
Trenton, who has formally announced
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Palisadian., 1924-08-08

In direct contrast to the chaotic
condition existing in the Republican
Party, the Democrats are solidly be-
hind Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly, of
Trenton, who has formally announced
Continued or Page s
Palisadian., 1924-08-08

The names of those who are to
serve on the local boards of election
will be confirmed by the County Board
on August Is. All the recommended
tions from the two parties must be
in by that time.
Palisadian., 1924-08-08

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