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Palisadian., 1924-10-24
Earnings of P. S.
Corp. Increase

A comparative statement of COM
bined results of operations of Public
Service Corporation of New Jersey
and subsidiary companies for the
month of September and for the
twelve months ending September 80,
shows that operating revenues of SUBJ
sidiary companies in September, 1924,
amounted to $7014,S54.16 as against
S4,954,3S1.67 for September, 1928, an
increase of $4,000, ,472.49. Net increase
in surplus before dividends was $685.
371.4S, an increase of 774,273.4S.
For the twelve months ending Sep
tember 80, 1924, revenue was $685.
454,125.15 as against SIS, ,720,640.S1 for
the preceding twelve months, while
net increase in surplus was $7,0S7,-
10000 as against 5,27S,206.16 for the
previous twelve months period.
Net increase in surplus before divi-
dends of S7,OS7 10000 does not include
adjustments of surplus due to sale of
real estate which, after deduction OF
charges in connection with financial
reorganization, result in an additional
net increase in surplus.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT UNIVERSAL
PLANT ON ". MAIN ST. IN FT. LEE.
FOLLOWED BY A 100000 BLAZE
Explosion Rocks He s. Breaks Windows and Endanger
Lives of Employ. All Fort Lee and Edgewaer Fire
Companies Fight Blaze and Save Main Buildings

The residents of Fort Lee were star
tied early in the morning by terrific
explosion at the Universal Film Com
pany's plant on West Main street,
which rocked the houses nearby,
broke windows and endangered the
lives of over 100 employees working
in the plant. The explosion was fol-
lowed by a serious fire, which was
fought by the combined Fort Lee fire
companies and that of Edgewater.
The explosion and fire took place in
a stone storage building, set apart
from the main buildings, and is be-
lieved to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion in pile of stored
films and negatives. There were two
distinct detonations, employees said,
one barely perceptible and the other
one that almost threw them off their
feet.
The fire spread instantly throughout
the whole of the storage building and
within a few minutes had completely
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
A LOCAL REPUBLICAN
MEETING THURS. NIGHT
BeefSteak Dinner to Be Served
in Domestic Science Room
of High School.

No effort is being spared to make
the meeting of the Cliffside Park Re-
publican Club at the high school next
Thursday the big feature of the cam
paign in this section of Bergen county.
A beefsteak dinner will be given in
honor of the newly elected officers of
the club, to be followed by monster
Republican rally in the auditorium Of
the high school Congressman Per-
kins will address the meeting, and 9th
er speakers prominent in national al
fairs will also be present.
The dinner will be served in the
domestic science room, and, due to
lack of space, guests will be limited
to 1875 people. Tickets are now on
sale at $1.5O each and can be secured
from any member of the committee.
Arrangements are being made to
handle record crowd at the mass
meeting A fine list of speakers will
address the meeting, and it is antici-
pated that the full capacity of the au-
uIlOIiuHl VIII De ldAcu 10 dCCOlililo
date the crowd.
Speaking of the affair, Mr.. Hintze,
chairman of the meeting committee,
said: "In all my experience l have
never received such fine support and
cooperation from my fellow commit
tee members as has been given me in
the present undertaking. The dinner
and meeting are certain to be a huge
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
MRS. JAMES STEWART
ORGANIZES G. O.P. CLUB
Next Meeting at Stewart Home
on Monday Afternoon
at 2::3O.

Nearly score of Palisade women
met at the home of Mrs. James Stew
art, 1000 Edgewood lane, ON Monday
afternoon and formed a permanent
G. o. P. organization which will be
known as the Women's Republican
Club of Palisade.
The following officers were elected
to serve for one year: President, Mrs.
James Stewart; first vice president,
Mrs. Carl Holthausen; second vice
secretary, Mrs. Cooper; treasurer,
Mrs. Dunbar SPOTS. Mrs. Caroline
Schmidt was elected chairman of the
program committee.
Preceding the organization of the
club the meeting was addressed by
man of the Bergen County RepublI-
can Committee, and by Mrs. A. A.
Bouren, of Hackensack.
Mrs. Francisco devoted her talk to
an explanation of the machinery of
politics, and to an appeal to the
women to study the ballot and know
for whom they are going to vote be-
fore they go to the polls.
Women need courage more than
anything else in politics." she said.
She impressed the fact that they
should have the courage to go out
and support their candidates, partic-
ularly in the primary election. The
fact that 1000 ballots were thrown
out in the last primary election in
Bergen County emphasizes the need,
she said, that women be instructed in
marking the ballot.
Mrs. Francisco appealed for more
loyalty to the principles of the Re-
publican party.
Mrs. Bouren. speaking on the third
party, declared that it is the great
est menace this country has ever
faced" That La Toilette is a dan
gerous radical and traitor to the
Republican party, which put him in
power, and that the principles of anar-
chy are back of his teachings" were
included in her utterances.
The next meeting of the club will
be in Mrs. Stewards home, 1000 Edge
wood lane, on Monday afternoon,
October 27, at 2:30 o'clock.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
C. P. H. S. LOSES To
HACKENSACK 20 To 6
"Beany" BorrelIi Makes Only
Touchdown for Local Team;
Lots of School Spirit.

The Cliffside Park high school foot
ball team lost last Saturdays game to
Hackensack at Oritani field in Hack
ensack by a score of 20 to 6.
The one outstanding play of the
game was a 20 yard run, ending with
Cliffside's only touchdown, made by
the local eleven's captain, "Beany"
Borrelli. Borrelli intercepted a for
ward pass on Cliffside's thirty yard
line and then made his spectacular
run to touchdown.
Cliffside made a very bad showing
in the first half of the game, but came
back in the second half and held their
opponents Scoreless.
A lot of school spirit was evident in
the Cliffside ranks before the game
and during the playing. An auto pa
rade was staged by the local enthusi-
asts on last Friday night with noise
and torchlights a-plenty, and large
number of students and members of
the faculty attended the game on Sat
urday.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
STIRRING ADDRESS
ON GEN. LAFAYETTE
BY JUDGE DOREMUS
Ridgewood Scholar Gives Appeal
ing Account of Lafayette's Visit
to Hackensack in 1925.

On Wednesday evening, the mid
year meeting of the Bergen County
Historical Society was held at its
headquarters, the Johnson Library in
Hackensack. There was a very large
attendance of the members of the
Society and large delegation from
the Rockland County Historical So
ciety
President James M. Hackett pre-
sided and was in his happiest vein
A number of committee reports were
given and the curator, Mrs. F. A.
Westervelt, told of number of new
things which had been added to the
collection.
The address of the evening was
made by Judge Cornelius Doremus on
Lafayette in Hackensack" The
Judge sketched the career of Lafay-
cite from the time of his birth to his
death and drew lessons from his re-
markable career, especially emphasiz-
ing the fact that he was an orphan
at the age of thirteen; was married
at seventeen; was Major General in
the army before he was twenty;
served through the Revolutionary
War and upon his return to France
participated in the government of
that country and had wonderful in
fluence in the cause of government
for the people and by the people,
He spoke of the General, his love of
Washington and devotion to the
patriotic cause.
The speaker sketched his return to
America in 1924, and his visit to
Hackensack in June, 1925, giving a
graphic description of how Lafayette
was met at the English Neighbor-
hood by the cavalry escort of Colonel
Forces and brought to Campbell's
Tavern, where the Fidelity Title and
now stands, and the reception by the
committee consisting of Peter A. Kipp,
Robert Campbell, Archibald Campbell,
Albert G.. Doremus, George Cassidy
and Adam Boyd The General was
deeply affected and said it was forty
yCdl llC ldu DCCi III IlIShCil-
sack but the scene was a familiar one
and he pointed to the churchyard of
"the old church on the green" and
said: There lies one of my gen
erals"
After a sumptuous breakfast, he was
escorted up Main street to Paterson,
through Paterson to Red Mills and
from there to Small Lots, now Fair
lawn, and thence to Paterson.
The speaker dealt at length on the
receptions and honor paid to the
General during the two years he
spent, namely 1S24-25, before return
ing to France. He visited in every
one of the twenty-four states then
composing the Union.
He closed with a peroration paying
tribute to the great man who next to
Washington possibly did more to win
the victory which made us free, ex-
tolling his valor, patriotism and love
of the people.
The Nations guest in 1924, ''France
gave him birth-America gave him
immortality"
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
School Situation Report

Supervising Principal George F.
Hall of Cliffside Park has prepared
for the State Board of Education a
very comprehensive report of the
school situation in this borough il
lustrated by maps and charts.
1t is a fine piece of work and
shows clearly the urgent need of
immediate relief.
The data is very interesting, and
one can read it through with much
pleasure and profit.
Complete copies can be secured
by applying to the office of the SUI
pervising principal.
The report was prepared at the
request of Mr.. H. N. Morse, busi-
ness manager of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
STATE OF new JERSEY is LANDLORD
TO BLUFF ROAD PROPERTY SHAVED
OFF BEFORE ROUTE 10 WAS CHANGED
Odd Situation Brought Light Recently When Surveyors
Came to Palisade and Began Their Mysterious Meas
urements. And Here's the Answer Why.

When there was SO much rumpuS
made over the construction of Route
No. 10, through the heart of Palisade,
it did not seem to bother the State
Highway Commission to any serious
extent. 1t went ahead and condemned
all of the property along Bluff road,
that had to be cut off and damaged,
without doing much consulting. 1t
really named it's own prices to be
paid and in some cases went ahead
and paid them. Among these was the
case of John Hodgins, at the east end
of Bluff road. Mr.. Hodgins had good
sized triangle sliced off of the south
west corner of his property, and be-
fore the final decision was made not
to use Bluff road at all he had his
money. But there were other property
owners who were allowed damages
and paid. After the Highway Commits
sion had yielded to the persuasive
powers of the Bluff Road Association
and other influences it realized tnat
it had lot of portions of Palisade
town lots on hand for which it had no
use, and then began to try to get the
owners to buy back the slices. Some
of these bought back the cutoff prop
erty, but others did not. 1t was these
latter owners who have now come to
know that they cannot always remain
Indifferent to what might be called
States Rights.
Some weeks ago party of survey
ers came to Palisade, and passers
along the roadways noticed them, but
could not surmise what they were
after. Some thought it was new
village map in the making. Last
week they found out, when another
gang of workmen began stretching
two strands of wires attached to iron
posts along certain lots in Bluff road.
At the corner of Bluff and Dearburn
road the commission has strung its
dividing wires, and also cut off it's own
land fronting on lots in Bluff road
between Cumbermede road and Pali-
sade avenue, and still more lots were
treated the same way east of Palisade
avenue. The move was sudden one,
no one anticipating such drastic ac-
tion at this time. Just what use the
state will put these lot slices to no one
seems to know.
1t is said that party opposite the
Brady home, Bluff road and Palisade
avenue, was about to construct a
dwelling and had hauled in some of
the construction material, but the
owner, finding he did not own the
twelve or fifteen feet on the street
side of his lot, had the stuff hauled
away.
No one in Palisade seems to know
the exact object of the wire stringing
at this time. unless it is an effort to
coerce the property owners to buy
back the land. At least it is an ex-
ternal evidence that the state owns
the property. 1t wouldn't be bad
idea if the Highway Commission
would hang up sign on it's wired
lots with something like this on it:
THIS SLICE OF LAND BELONGS TO
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. DO
YOU WANT TO BUY IT?
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
DEMOCRATIC PARADE
PLANNED FOR MONDAY
All Ready for Final Efforts in
Campaign to Put Over Ma
tionaI, State, County and
Local Candidates.

On Monday morning, October 27, at
10 a. m, there is to be a county
wide automobile parade by the lead
ing Democrats of Bergen county. The
paraders are to assemble at Nunges-
ser's in Hudson Heights at 10 a. N.
and from there the parade will pass
through the principal boroughs in the
eastern part of the county. Lunch
con will be served by the ladies of
the Democratic party at the Armory
in Hackensack at p. m, where there
will be a fine array of speakers, in
Guiding Governor Silzer, Senator Ed
wards and Hon. Frederick w. Donnel-
ly, Democratic nominee for U. S. Sena-
tor After the luncheon the parade
will pass through the boroughs in
the western part of the county. All
are cordially invited to join the pa
rade and to come to the luncheon.
The United Borough Democratic
Meeting held at the Borough Hall in
Cliffside Park on Tuesday evening,
October 81, 1924, was well attended,
there being over hundred prominent
local Democrats present. In the alb
sence of President John Rencken,
Vice-P President Councilman Fred Weis
took the chair and asked for report
from the various committees.
The Democratic County Committee
chairman, Mr.. Frank Banville, report
ed that in the past two years the
Democratic party had trebled its
strength in this borough, due mainly
to the movement Of residents of Hud-
son county into this borough.
The committee in charge of the
Palisadian., 1924-10-24

gutted it. Fire companies were sum-
moned from Coytesville, N. j., to as
sist the Fort Lee and West Fort Lee
organizations in protecting the main
buildings of the large plant. The
Edgewater company was also called.
Investigations are being made by
the heads of the Universal Company.
They would not estimate their loss un-
til records of the stored films are
checked up. 1t is believed, however,
that it will reach somewhere in the
neighborhood of 100000. Employees
did yeoman duty in keeping town folk
back from the danger zone.
Among the stars in some of the
films destroyed were Mary Pickford,
Owen Moore, Ben Turpin, George
Loan Tucker, Thomas H. Ince, j.
Warren Kerrigan, Wallace Reid,
Pearl White, Anna Pavlowa, Jack
Pickford, Lon CLANCY, Louise Faz-
enda and King Baggot.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
JAMES K. SHIELDS NAME WILL NOT
Be ON BERGEN COUNTY BALLOTS, BUT
WILL ON THOSE OF HUDSON COUNTY
Justice Minturns Decision Interpreted in Different Ways
by Republicans and Democrats; Senator Edge Issues
Statement.

Justice James F. Minturn, of the
Supreme Court, Tuesday delivered to
the office of Supreme Court Clerk
Kelleher decision under which the
name of Rev. James X. Shields must
be printed on all election ballots as
candidate for United States Sena-
tor, in spite of the withdrawal that
Mr.. Shields filed with the Secretary
of State on October 6.
1t is claimed the withdrawal was
filed one day too late, and for that
reason was ineffective, Justice Min
turn decided in the action which Paul
Seglie, of West Hoboken, as a friend
of United States Senator Edge, ini-
tiated. This was to compel County
Clerk ]. ]. McGovern to leave the
name of Mr.. Shields off the Hudson
County ballots.
Nevertheless Bergen County ballots
will go to the various district boards
of election without the name of James
K Shields printed on them as a can
didate for United States Senator, ac-
cording to County Clerk Eager.
decision of Justice Minturn affects
other counties than Hudson, but the
Democrats claim it does while the
Republicans claim it does not.
County Clerk Eager consulted the
County Counsel and after a review of
the case counsel found that the proce-
dure followed appeared to be correct
This determined Mr.. Eager to go
ahead with the work.
Practically all the ballots needed
for the county are printed and de-
livery has been started.
Mr.. Eager says that preparing the
ballots in Bergen County was bigger
task than in any other in the state.
The counties which have a greater
number of voters are more condensed
and delivery is not so complicated.
In the absence of any restraining
order Bergen County will therefore
use the ballots already printed and
ready to go out.
There is some talk of taking the
matter to court. Senator Edge issued
the following statement yesterday:
"Of course 1 can't criticise the
court, but to attempt to deceive the
voters by printing on the ballot a
mans name not candidate is as
silly as it is outrageous.
GAS far as helping my opponent, as
was the obvious reason influencing
the one county clerk out of twenty
one, am convinced it will have the
opposite affect.
"The average voter resents such
tactics. Amy one who, under the cir
cumstances, would so waste a vote
and cast it for a man not a candidate,
wouldn't vote for me in any event.
On the other hand such practises will
attract votes to me simply because
of the lack of fairness through the
whole proceeding.
81 am informed a representative of
DR.. Shields applied to the office of
the Secretary of State for information
as to when withdrawal could be made.
What other recourse has citizen?
''He was informed the Office would
remain open until certain hour to
receive such withdrawal The official
Continued on page 5
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
CAPORALI INDICTED IN
MOOSE CLUBHOUSE CASE
Was Arraigned on September l.,
but Date for Trial Has Not
Been Set.

1t has been learned from the prose-
cutor's office in Hackensack that Louis
Caporali of Cliffside, former dictator
of the local Moose Club, has been in
dicted by the grand jury on the charge
of operating disorderly house. The
Indictment is result of the last go
ings on" at the Moose clubhouse on
Anderson avenue brought to the atten-
tion of the grand jury by witnesses
produced by Louis Taterka, who lives
next door.
Caporali was arraigned on Septem-
ber II, but the date of the trial has
not been set.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
That Fort Lee
Salary Business
(Editorial)

The action of the Fort Lee coun-
ell in agreeing at a recent session
to forego the matter of holding
referendum on the issue of paying
the mayor and aldermen stated
salary, meets with the approval or
at least some of the taxpayers, and
this newspaper in particular. IL
the old borough form of govern
ment isn't completely played out, 1t
is through no fault of those who
have run it's former high ideals into
the ground through political rotten
ness. Mayor White is said to have
stated at the council meeting that
because certain newspapers criti-
cised the movement he did not wish
to have the matter bring about
newspaper controversy. 1t was
wise thought on his part. Not only
would the salary grab have pro-
voked a controversy with fair
minded newspapers, but it would
have raised a tremendous ructlon
with the taxpayers. That was the
whole issue, and all issues that
originate from attempts to raise the
cost of government and thereby add
more taxes, will be vigorously op-
posed whenever the attempt is
made. The truth is the question
of taxation is the paramount issue
more today than it has ever been.
The high cost of living has not
helped the tax burden. And it is
pertinent to say here that the in
crease of taxation is neither nat
ural nor normal. 1t is due to in
creasing lack of economy, reckless
ness in expenditures and an excess
of inexcusable politics by which the
number of TAX EATERS is con-
stantly growing.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
Peddlers' Carnival
Saturday Evening

At the Carnival which the
Women's League of Union Church
of Palisade will hold at the school
house tomorrow evening (Satur
day. they will sell pies, cakes,
doughnuts, candy, jellies and pre-
serves. They have prepared a hui
morous dramatic sketch and other
program features which promise
good fun for everyone.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
Mr.. Sarnrnis Heads
New Mortgage Co.

Mr.. Warren Sammis has organized
new company, to be known as the
Cliffside Park Mortgage Company,
with capital of 100000 and an office
at $40 Palisade avenue.
Mr.. Sammis will be the general man.
ager and says they will conduct gen
eral mortgage business, specializing in
construction loans.
Mr.. Sammis was the organizer of
the Cliffside Park Title Insurance
Company, which is now one of the
best and strongest in northern Jersey.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
Many Praise Trust
Co. Reception Sat.

Scores of residents from Palisade
and Grantwood took advantage of the
invitation of the Hudson Trust Com
pany in West Hoboken to visit their
bank building on Saturday last.
Many favorable comments were
lovely floral decorations.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
Elk Parade in
Union Hill Nov. |

The Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks No. 1857 of Union Hill are
to have a monster parade on Hudson
boulevard November from until 5
O'Clock. At $50 p. m. grand ban
quet will be held, and those wishing to
attend should make reservations now.
Palisadian., 1924-10-24
MUSICIANS INVITED TO
JOIN LOCAL ORCHESTRA
Bergen County Organization Now
Rehearsing for Second Con-
cert Season-Hans Letz,
Conductor.

Rehearsals have begun for the Sec
ond concert season of the Bergen
County Symphony Orchestra and an
invitation is broadcast to musicians
OF the county, professional or pro-
ficient amateurs and students, to join
now in order to be able to take part
in the concert which it is planned
to give about one month hence. There
is still room for violin, viola and
cello players, and players of wood
and brass wind instruments are par
ticularly in demand.
The Bergen County Symphony,
which was organized year ago, gave
N0,ntinnnd on no 90 &
Palisadian., 1924-10-24

Continued on page 5
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-24
Campbell Back
From Cities on.
New Party Plan

Wallace Campbell, editor of jim
Jam Jems, returned this morning
from Minneapolis where he went to
confer with Robert r. Pointer of
Dearborn, Michigan. the Presidential
nominee of the National Progress i've
Peoples party. Mr.. Campbell said
that Mr.. Pointer made most favor
able impression on the Progressive
leaders of Minnesota who had gath
cred to meet him at the Dyckman no.
tel. Charles B. Cheney, the we'll
known political writer of the MINI
capolis formal devoted a column to
his interview with Mr.. Pointer and
detailed the aims of the Progressive
party. Mr.. Pointer called attention
to the fact that in North Dakota, the
Progressive vote, polled by Johnson
and La Toilette taken together, large
ly outnumbered the Coolidge vote
Candidate Pointer promises to wage
an aggressive campaign in every
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-24
WHEELER I'LL,
DAUGHERTY'S
PROBE PUT OFF
Hearings Probably Will Bt
Re umcd Wednesday.
Chairman BrOOkhart Says

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