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Palisadian., 1925-02-06
Mrs. DR.. Beans Mother
Dies in Palisade

Mrs. Artie Waters Blandin, II,
mother of Mrs. Dr. H. T. Beans, of
Cumbermede road, Palisade, who has
been i'll for some time, died at the
home of the latter last Tuesday mid
night, Unexpectedly, after a final at
tack of two hours. Mrs. Blandin had
been very unwell for the past year,
most of the time in great pain, but
had had her good and bad turns. She
had been confined to her bed for the
last week, but was regarded as much
improved on Monday On Tuesday,
| however. she was again not so WELL
but still cheerful and hopeful. No
one thought for moment that she
was critically ill., She was conscious
to the last moment and had suffered
much pain. She and her husband
also we'll along in years, had been
| spending a number of months pas;
with their daughter. in Palisade.
The Blandin home was at Western
Neb., where they had lived happily
for nearly forty years. They were
married October fifty-one years ago.
Mrs. Blandin had lived an ideal life
of community service, devoted largely
to her church, the Methodist, to which
she was Loyalty devoted at all times.
Her home and lawn were always open
to the church for its pleasure and
work. She was perhaps the most ac-
tive church worker of her community
and was treasurer of the Board of
Stewards and president of the Wo'
mans Society from its first organiza-
ton. She was also chairman of mu'
sic and never missed a church meet
ing and was always on time. Her ac-
tivities were ever willing, but never
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Palisadian., 1925-02-06


Oscar w. Lueders, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Lueders, of Palisade /; =
nue., Grantwood, recently played the
leading role in the Rutgers College
varsity play, Richard Brindsley Sheri.
dams "Rivals." He interpreted the
role of Captain Absolute" The local
boy, though only a freshman at the
time, played "Candida's husband in
last years play, Candida" by George
Bernard Shaw.
Oscar is now a sophomore at Rut-
gers and has fine record in scholar
ship as we'll as a record of accom-
plishment in college activities, includ-
ing his theatrical triumphs.
In his freshman year he NOT only
played class football but was mem
ber of the varsity team until in
capacitated by injuries. He was a
member of the Y M. C. A. cabinet,
the deputation team and leader of
the freshman discussion group.
This year he, is on the Sophomore
Vigilance Committee, treasurer of
the Philodean Honorary Literary Fra
ternity, assistant manager of the de-
batting team and a member of the
Campus Life Association.
His record is quite remarkable in
many respects and the variety of posi-
tions of honor to which his classmates
have elected him bears testimony to
the fact that he is a youth of versatile
talents and great promise.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
g Pupils Finish
ISchool Work in
Cliffside Park

Cliffside High School for the first
time in history graduated mid-year
Senior class, Friday last.
The members of the class are:
Katherine Berls, Adele Borgo,
Louise Tutino, Harold Pietler, Ben
hard Fink (of Palisade), Howard
Lesieur, Daniel McGrath, John Vaug-
han.
The class will not receive diplomas
until the regular graduation night in
June.
Names of other graduates in gram
mar school who have graduated in the
mid-year are:
Ellen Akin, Antionette Barbalindo,
Annie Bell Anna Bogardus, Dorothy
Comstock, Amelia Della Volpe Clara
De Stefano, Ida Dorfman, Fannie
Favale, Mary Favale, Mildred Gerrity
Marjorie Grey, Helen Kaelin, Fran
els Kaminski, Rose Kaplan, Mary
Milazzo, Gertrude McCarty, Elizabeth
Saw Sheitzka, Margaret Stewart,
Sars Stewart.
Helen Saffert, Carla Sondergaard,
Dorothy Voegeli, Lillian Weiss, Frank
Becker, Leroy Bedell, Fred Blonchia,
Albert Cologreco, Richard Davis,
Charles Eickolz, Fred Erik
Judson B. Hail. Charles Havranek,
Henrick Karpinski, Vincent Lemley,
Albert McGrath, Charles Neubert,
Vincent Oszmanski, William Shelley,
Eugen Sigel, Samuel Smith, Walter
Stohl, Adrien Taterka, Peter Tybor-
ski, Donald Ulbrich, Joseph Vido,
Henry Schwiebert.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
SCHOOL BOARDS new BUILDING PLAN
is 20 ROOM ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL
AND II ROOM SCHOOL in HUDSON HTS.
Clifsde Park Votes Unanimously for Resolutions Propo
sitions Being Prepared and VIII Be Voted on at
Early Date; Citizens and Board Members Agree
Some Relief Must Be Given at Once; Plan Based on
Experts Recommendations.

At special meeting of the Board
of Education of Cliffside Park on
Monday evening a resolution was
passed favoring a school building pro-
gram which will give relief to the
rapidly increasing school population.
The resolution, introduced by Har-
ry V. Dietrich, was as follows: "Re-
solved, That the necessary resolution
be prepared for presentation to the
board for the building of stwenty-
room addition to the High School;
the acquiring of land and the erec-
ton of a twelve-room school at Hud-
son Heights" A motion was passed
in favor of engaging Attorney Edward
A. Kenny to draw the resolution
which will be presented to the Board
at the regular meeting on February
12.
Mr.. Hall made clear to the Board
the necessity of twenty-room addi-
ton to the present High School and
a twelve-room school at Hudson
Heights. He said that the overcrowd-
ed conditions at present must soon
be relieved He gave the number of
pupils enrolled. They are: Cliffside
total of 755, normal capacity 42O;
High School 600 and Grantwood 661.
This brings the total to 2,016. 1t is
estimated that in five years, If the
increase in school population con-
tinues, the $500 mark will be reached
hrar1oht tho
need of better school facilities and
thought the Board should and would
act in favor of the aforementioned
school program. Mr.. Akin, in urging
the increase of facilities, said that he
had only the needs of the children in
mind.
Mr.. H. F. Goemann stated that he
believed in Capitalization and favored
the twenty-room addition, but was not
in in taasnr-lf the Hudson Heights plan;
} However, Mr.. Goemann voted yes"
!, to the resolution.
! Mr. Fridlington, prominent Grant
wood citizen, said that politics and
, lack of understanding was the cause
; of the defeat of the Hudson Heights
School the last election, and he be-
: lieved that good citizen would vote
: Eyes" on the new proposition be-
cause it was necessity.
William Nye, president Of the Cliff
side Park Progressive League, spoke
: in favor of the Hudson Heights plan
2 and the High School addition. He
: also stated that the Survey Commits
2 sion, all experts in school housing,
/ made a report and it should be fol-
lowed.
! The entire Board voted in favor of
: the resolution which the Board hopes
will be brought before the citizens in
favor.
No figures have been confirmed on
the probable cost of the school en-
largement plan but it has been esti-
mated that it will be approximately
$3.50, 900.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
EXPLOSION DEMOL|SHES
FRONT OF D|ETLER HOME
HurIs One Occupant of House
From Bed, but No One Suf-
fered Serious Injury.

The occupants of the home of Frank
Dietler on Palisade avenue in Grant
wood miraculously escaped injury in
the early hours of last Monday morn
ing when the front of the house was
practically demolished by a gas ex-
plosion.
Mr.. Dietler's mother-in,law, who oc-
cupied the front room of the house,
was awakened by the odor of gas
She told Mr.. Dietler about it and for
tunately stayed in the rear of the
house. He went to the cellar and,
unable to detect leak, turned off the
gas at the pipe leading from the
street. No sooner had he gotten up
stairs than the explosion occurred,
demolishing the front of their home,
damaging a neighbor's home, but
physically injuring no one.
The Grantwood fire company re-
sponded to a call, but no fire broke
out
Pieces of the stucco, woodwork and
glass were blown many feet from the
scene of the accident and the sun
parlor in the home of A H. Lueder's,
next door, was damaged to a consid,
erable extent.
1t is thought leak in the gas main
in the street was the cause of. the
combustion.
That no one was
tunate indeed, for one
house was thrown from his D.
all suffered shock.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
Thieves Steal 500
Worth of Goods From
Store of Mrs. Peiser

The dry goods store of Mrs. ]. Pei
ser at Palisade Junction was robbed
of about 800 worth of merchandise
p the early part of this week. -
The robbers gained entrance by
breaking and unlocking the rear win
dow.
A quantity of discarded boys cloth
ing left behind leads the police to be-
lieve that the culprits were young
boys. Both the Fort Lee and Cliffside
police are working on clues that may
lead to arrests shortly.
The proprietress of the store says
that as far as she is able to determine
the articles taken consist chiefly of
boys and young mems wearing ap-
parel, including two fur lined caps.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
(Communicated)


Part time in our schools means four
hours a day for the children rather
than the full day of five and one-half
hours.
In September, 1924, we had in the
schools of the Borough of Cliffside
Park S82 children on part time. This
is more than one half the pupils of
the elementary grades and is almost
the entire primary department. They
are getting only four hours schoolin,
while the people are paying as much
for teachers, books, etc, as though
they were instructed for full five and
one half hours. Is this crime?
Do you in your personal affairs pay
for five and one half of anything and
be satisfied with getting only four OF
it? Are you willing to continue do
ing this in your schools?
The teacher is supposed to teach
and the children to learn as much in
four hours as in five and one half.
Do you know of any one who can do
this stunt day after day? The child
is robbed of one and half hours
every day and becomes a poorer spell
er, reader, ETC., than those getting
full school day. Is it a crime to thus
rob a child?
Because Of the part-time children
not getting the proper amount Of in
struction many fail to be promoted.
Every failure robs the child of one
half year, and a half year at the pres
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
Clifside Boys
Defeat West N. Y:
Girls Beat Tenafy

The fast local girls basketball team
defeated the Tenafiy girls team in a
hard fought battle in the Cliffside
gym on last Wednesday.
The first part of the game the Cliff.
side team Jagged behind, but in the
second half came back strong winning
by score of 7-1S.
Last Saturday night the boys team
defeated the West New York five by a
score of 24-21.
This is the first time Cliffside has
ever beaten the West New York var
sity basketball team.
Both the boys and the girls team
lost to the Englewood fves Wednes-
day. The girls score was 1922, the
boys 1892.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
MANY CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL
BOARD OFFICES IN CLIFFSIDE
PARK AS ELECTION DRAWS NEAR
All Agree That Additional School Room Must Be Pro-
vided; Brief Sketches of the Candidates and Their
Platforms Printed to Help Voters Make Decision.

Eight candidates will enter the con-
test for the office of school trustee on
Tuesday next in Cliffside Park. They
are Miss Janet Cohn, James Akin, AL
bert Elmendorf, Henry L. Gebhart,
James A. Kenn y, George N. venables,
James w. Mahoney and H. E. Olsen.
Three members are to be elected.
OF the three retiring members only
one, James Akin, will seek reelection.
Mr.. Akin has served on the board for
the past three years and this past
year has been president of the board.
He is well known locally, and his rec
ord as trustee is familiar to all. Mr..
Akin is modest man and not in
clined toward much self praise. He
promises to serve the interests of the
taxpayers to the best of his ability if
chosen for this Office again.
Mr.. Henry Gebhart, who lives at 72
Lafayette avenue, has been resident
of the borough about twenty-one years
and is the father of three children.
one graduate of the local High
School and the other at present a pu-
pill there. His friends hold him in high
esteem. A resident of West Grant
wood when asked by reporter.
What do you think of Mr.. Gebhardt?' %
replied: 81 think he is fine gentle
man and would serve with credit as a
member of the School Board. Per-
sonally am anxious to see him elect.
ed" He has issued statement which
outlines his position on local school
affairs. The statement follows:
ITO the Voters of Cliffside Park:
"On February 10 you will be asked
to elect three candidates for the
Board of Education of Cliffside Park.
AS a candidate l ask you for your
support for the election to fill one of
these vacancies.
The present crowded condition of
the schools must be relieved imme-
.diately.
Neass read N tra vxacr wotfus -riire
recommendations submitted by the
Survey Commission of the New Jer-
sey State Board of Education:
".The Cliffside Park Public School
Housing Survey Committee
Recommendations
1.-The survey commission appoint
ed by the Commissioner of Education
to make a survey of the Clffside
Park school building facilities and
make recommendations for a school
building program intended to provide
accommodations for the next five
years recommends the following:
"'0) The erection of twenty
room addition to the present High
School, including special rooms for
the teaching of nfarual arts and do
mestic science, thereby increasing the
capacity of the High School to 1000
pupil building, this building to serve
permanently as a Junior-Senior High
School for all pupils Of grades 7:12 JIM
elusive Extra rooms, in this building
not needed Immediately for Junior
Senior High pupils can be used for a
Continued on page
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
JUDGE MOORE URGES
CONSIDERATION OF
SCHOOL MATTERS
In Pointed Criticism of Present
Time Practices Thinks Time
Has Come to Call a Halt
Wants School Supervisor to
Be Resident of Borough, and
No Member of Board to Be
Secretary.

February 3, 1925.
Editor, The Palisadian,
Palisade, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:
Pardon my indulgence in presuming
upon your good nature to the extent
of the space that may be necessary
to print this letter herewith but
very important situation is confront
ing the Borough of Fort Lee at the
thing that would tend to cause the
citizens and taxpayers to devote
thought to it will make for the ulti-
mate good of the borough at large.
! On February 10, there will be elect
ed to office four members of the school
! board, almost a majority of the board.
| believe that Fort Lee has been for
tunate in its school boards of the
past, in that they have been honest
and cunscief q ii trossa5; - eu-
deavoring to do all that was possible
for the welfare of the children of the
borough. The taxpayers themselves
have shown their belief in the board
by year after year, without question
voting in sums of money that the
board said it required to properly con
duct the schools. However, in spite
of all that the board has been aDle
to do, the situation in Fort Lee today
is that some of the schools are gross
ly overcrowded, parts of the school:
) have been condemned for public use
and the children of the borough are
shunted around from one end of the
municipality to the other. 1t is time
that serious consideration was give1
to this condition and the time to give
it consideration is when men ant
women offer themselves as candi
dates for election to the board, witt
their attendant desire to serve the
community. Therefore, | think tha
candidates for election on February
10 should give public expression o.
their ideas on this subject and on 9th
er matters that will intimately affee1
the success of their terms in office
if elected.
1t has been the custom in the past
for the board to select one of its mem
bers as district school clerk. In 9th
er words, their employee has also
been a member of the elected body
voting on his own salary and giving
orders to himself as clerk from him
self as trustee.
We also have a supervisor OF
schools who has served a consider
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
Raise $11O for "Joe"

A fund of s110 was raised by volun-
tary subscriptions for Joe Adair, the
former Public Service inspector at
Palisade Junction. A check for this
amount was sent to him this week by
the proprietors of the Palisade Drug
Store, with letter. expressing the
good wishes of the donors and the
community at large.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
Don't Forget the
Legion Dance

Elaborate plans have been made for
the Alan Mutt Post, No. 1876, American
Legion, of Cliffside Park dance, which
will take place tomorrow night (Sat-
urday) at Carrelle's Hall, in Cliffside.
Be on hand TO enjoy the fun and
help the Legion boys.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06

eff there is any message to
give the merchant of today,
it is this - plan your adver-
tising carefully and then
work out that plan thor
oughly. The more you put
of plan and thought in your
advertising, the more you
will get out of it."
Palisadian., 1925-02-06
BOARD OF HEALTH
CLIFFSIDE PARK
Notice.!

Baby clinics meet each week as
follows:
Monday-At School No. 8, Pali-
sade avenue, Cliffside, from $3.50
o'clock on.
Wednesday-At School No. 4,
Lawton avenue, Grantwood, from
$3.50 o'clock on.
Palisadian., 1925-02-06

Continued on page s
The Washington times., 1925-07-11
JUSTICE HOLDS
OPEN SPACE
COURT
Mississippi Man Believes Law
Should Not Interfere
With Business
InternatIonaI -News geFriee.


vNATCHEz. Miss July Rather
than. disturb the essential work Of
the farmer, Justice Of the Peacs
/. c. Marsh took his court to the
t'great open spaces. and administer-
ed justice under the canopy o:
a blue sky.
There Is no reason why the
statutes Of the sovereign State Of
Mississippi cannot be upheld in the
fields as well as In the confines Of
a court room" he said.
And so, when Sarah johnson,
colored, made an affidavit against
Jim Washington, also colorcc. set.
ting forth that Jim had grlevously
beaten her with tomato stick
while they were harvesting tome
toes in the field, rather than dis
rupt operations Of truck growers
employing Jim, and Sarah by call
ing his court to the field, Whers
witnesses were heard, the case
tried on its merits, and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
In speaking OF the case Judge
Marsh said:
II see no reason why the admin.
istration of justice should delay
business. If it is not opporsune for
the mountain to come to Mahomet,
then Mahomet should 90 to the
mountain. -
The Washington times., 1925-07-11
FOLKS
ENJOY DAYS
OUTING

The clouds opened and the rain
descended
But not until after residents at
Columbia Heights yesterday had
enjoyed. their all.day outing at
Herald Harbor. The outing was
sponsored by the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association and
the Columbia Heights Business
Citizens Association
When the chairman started to an
nounce the swimming contests, the
last feature of the day, his words
were drowned by q deiuge of rain.
The entrants in the aquatic events
pclad in bathing suits, had attended
All the other contests. However,
when the rain began to fall, they
decided that they didn't want to
get wet and the swimming races
to-all race.
began when the contests for women
were started.
After considerable difficulty in
getting entrants, the running race
for fiat ladies'" was started. Mrs.
Elsie Stefonick finished first.
Other divisions of this race were
led by Miss Gertrude Heare, Skin
n.y. women; Mrs. e. 0. Baker, mar
ried women; Miss Agnes Shanna-
han, single women, and the open
to-all rae.
The potato race for married wom-
en- was the mostN closely contested
event of the day. After two races
had been staged, first place was
awarded to Mrs. E. 0. Baker. Sec
ond and third prizes, respectively,
were awarded to Mrs. A. G.. Rowzee
and Mrs. G. Lennert. Mrs. Carrie
Warden was winner of the circle
race and Miss Evelyn Chaser won
the ball throwing contest.
Then the Heights. followed their
ears to the dance pavilion. First
place in the, dancing contest was
won by Mrs. Elsie Stefonick and X.
F.. Morrison. Second place was
given Miss c. H. Ledger and M.
C. Shelton, while Miss N. Newman
and M. Moore won third place.
In the beauty contest Miss Billy
Heusi, No. 3511 Fourteenth street
northwest, won. Miss Ivy M.
Eaton, No. 27O1 Fourteenth street
Camille Little, No. 1465 Colorado
road northwest, third.
Thomas Connor, six months old,
was declared the handsomest baby.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Connor, of No. 2249
Fourteenth street.
The Washington times., 1925-07-11
WALKER GO. INC.
MAKES GOOD
REPORT
Sales Totaling in Excess of
81, 400. ooo. Made by Local
J Firm Recently

Sales totaling in. excess of 81 400
900 were reported today by Allan z.
Walker and Company, Inc. giving
concrete ( evidence Of exceptional
real estate activity during recent
weeks. Included in the sales re-
ported at this time are business,
investment, and residential proper
ties, numerous lots. both residential
and commercial. and acreage tracts.
To a Philadelphia investor, a
tract of 100 acres, fronting on Con-
dnit road Just inside the. District
line was sold for the Loughborough
Development Corporation. This
site is admirably adapted for fine
homes and is known as the "Pali-
sades Of the Potomac"
For Helen G. Doherty a tract Of
ground located on Connecticut ave-
streets. fronting 166 feet on Con-
reeticut avenue. and containing
about 81, 1877 square feet, all In first
commercial zone. was sold to a local
investor. issl-S4a
The Loughborough Development
Corporation sold a frontage Of 400
feet on Kalorama road just north
Of Wyoming avenue to a local in
weston. -
For the same company the SPLEEN
did lot at the corner. of Twenty
fourth street and Belmont road. fac.
ing Rock Creek Park. was sold. to
Leslie e. F. Prince. who has plans
drawn for fine residence to be
located thereon.
Frank r. Jelleff was the pur-
chaser Of a lot on Kalorana road,
west of Twenty-fourth street. with
a frontage OF about so feet.
Colonel. C. o. Sheriff. was the pur-
chaser OF 9o-foot frontage on
Kaloranaa road, splendid lot on
which he is now building his home.
Colonel William N. Haskell pur-
chased lot with 100 feet frontage
adjoining that Of Colonel Sheriff..
on Kalorana road. and plans to
build a fine residence thereon.
Walter H. Klopfer was the
purchaser of a IS foot frontage on
the south side of Kalorama road,
west Of Twenty.fourth street.
Mary A. German sold to local
investor, premises 1851 Connecticut
avenue northwest.
Mary A. German purchased the
apartment building at 1881 Q street
northwest. and VIII hold 1t as an
investment.
Elizabeth A. Todd sold to
Beatrice Y. Platt a lot on Kalorama
road just north of Wyoming avenue
The District Automotive Supply
Company purchased from the j.
Maury Dove Estate, Inc, the
The Washington times., 1925-07-11
n [ W WIRELESS
INVENTION IS
PERFECTED
Worldwide Telephone Service
win Soon Be Possible at
Very Low Rate

LONDON, July 11.--Aunos,
pherics and fading have been over
come. and worldwide wireless tele-
plloriy Wili shortly be possible, it
Is claimed, through the use OF new
invention called the Compound
Focus" recently tested by Auto:
veyers, Limited, Of London.
Much secrecy is being main
tainedo about the invention. but
those who have witnessed demon
STATIONS say 1t will revolutionize
wireless.
They visualize, as a result Of the
perfection Of the invention, debates
in the British House Of Commons,
with the premiers Of Canada, Aus
traIia and New Zealand taking part
by wireless just as IL they were
present at Westminster Further
more, they claim that secret tele-
graphic communication will be pos
sible to all parts OF the globe at q
cost OF three or four cents a word.
About all that has beefn omitted
about the invention is that It is q
new type OF combined transmitter
and receiver, with new form
of. antenna. The instrument can
be installed for little more than
81 900, 1t is claimed.