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Palisadian., 1925-09-11
THE CHARLESTON DANCE

Passaic city's police have put ban
on the Charleston dance, indicating
once more that there is no account
ing for some viewpoints.
In popular amusement park in
Bergen county this new dance has
been attracting hundreds of people OF
this county every time a contest is
announced, which has been every 9TH
er week.
Those in a position to judge will
tell you that the Charleston is moth
ing more nor less than an eccentric
Zig step, replete with any number of
gymnastic and fancy movements, but
altogether free from the suggestive
ness and crudeness of the dances that
are permitted in some public as well
as private club dance halls.
The Charleston intends rather to
keep the participants away from each
other, and for that one redeemine
feature alone should be encouraged
rather than Disseminated against.
A prominent Bergen county minis
ter and his family witnessed the
Charleston contest at the Palisades
Amusement Park and enjoyed it.
1t may be that the Passaic police
have not fully informed themselves on
the jig step dances They should come
over to Bergen county and see how
it has been made popular because o.
its decency.-Exchange
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Alice Brady Stars
In French Comedy
At the Playhouse

Alice Brady, who is widely popular
on both the stage and screen, opened
her season at The Playhouse, on We'd
nesday Aug. 10 in "Oh! Mama" a
comedy adapted from the French of
Louis Verneuil by Wilton Lackaye and
Harry Wagstaff Gribble.
Alice Brady is seen as a graceful,
coquettish Frenc III mademoiselle,
wearing her Partisan raiment as only
one skilled in such things can do.
With all her characteristic verve and
charm, she appears as the second wife
of philandering middle aged consort,
Albert LaGardes, a notorious roue,
played by that clever comedian Ed
win Nicander.
The effete domestic life Of the La
Gardes has started off by the bride
locking her door against her ardent
groom of four months, and the stiua-
ton is further complicated by would
be lover of the matinee type, and the
fact that, by the first marriage of her
husband, she has an attractive STEP
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
COURTESY ON THE ROAD

Every once in awhile you read a
yelp in the papers about the lack of
courtesy among motorists, with espe-
cial reference to picking up persons
along the highways and giving lift.
Stopping on a country road to give
a lift to pedestrian, even though he
may appear footsore and weary, is
just about the quickest way in the
world to get into trouble.
The average motorist wants to be
of any assistance possible to fellow
travellers stranded ON the highway.
The impulse to help comes from an
age-old instinct that has linked way
farers throughout history. 1t has
been warning spirit, surviving the
harshness and cruelty of medieval
times. But today it seems that the
modern Good Samaritan must be
wary, that discretion must be part
of the character equipment of the
driver who would travel in compara'
tive safety.
No man wants to open the doors OF
his home, particularly if the home is
without armed protection, to thug
or bandit Yet that is in effect what
is done when strangers on the high
way are given entrance to ones auto
mobile. And the automobile has sew
eral advantages over a house as the
stage for a robbery. An automobile
isolates itself from assistance while
a house does not. An automobile
provides ready means for escape, leav
ing the victim helpless; robbery of 2
house leaves the thief at a greater
disadvantage.
Perhaps the average motorist will
never establish set rule for lending
highway assistance. There are often
cases in which common sense testi
fies that no danger will be incurred
But the careful driver will contin
ually keep in mind the possibility
that any stranger may be criminal
or potential criminal. The motorist
who has valuable property and lives
at stake, has a right to remember that
in the matter of highway lifts" and
assistance, it is far better to be safe
than sorry.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
THE MONTCLAiR CRIME

The horrors of terrible crime in
the city of Montclair, this state, did
not have a long wait for unraveling.
A six-year old girl of a popular and
doting family was suddenly seized
while at play ON the street, carried
away in an automobile and was never
seen again alive. The mystery deep
ened when it was learned that negro
chauffeur who had been charged with
pected of the girl crime. His dead
body was soon found in the woods
near Little Ferry, when the suspicion
was at once changed to the arch fiend
who recently killed a chauffeur in
Long Island in order to have an ex-
citing experience. After two days,
another suspect was picked up in the
person of young boy just twenty,
through some smart detective work
of a party who had seen a 'red
sedan" along the road in the direc-
tion of the car that was supposed to
have carried the kidnapper. At any
rate, the last suspect proved to be the
real culprit, and it developed that he
was already demented and had served
time in an asylum. His mania was
peculiar to a disease from which he
suffered and the final end of the case
was his own admission of the terrible
crime. He had killed the colored
ihauffeur to get his car, after having
killed the little child by shooting her
in the woods following the abduction,
When he was grilled a whole night
and day be confessed, and led the
police to the spot where he says he
shot the little girl. OF course, there
can be nothing done in the matter
The law provides that insane persons
are not liable for crime. In some
cases the law is good. In others it is
apparently inadequate. The whole
world is in deepest sympathy with the
parents of the little Montclair girl
who fell cruel victim to the mania
Of boy who doubtless could not re-
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
INTERESTING TO PALIsADIANs

Our Random Notes" contribution
in this weeks Palisadian touches
upon the question of leadership in
starting this village on a better career
of proper development. The ques-
ton is a relevant one to all who are
interested in Palisades future. That
there is not enough attention given
to a proper direction course is evil
dent. The village is, of course, very
young yet. 1t has time to grow, time
to develop. But the proper direction
to take it the paramount issue. And
when new place takes no direction
at all, it is necessary to form plans
at some time to adjust this all i'm
portant matter in the proper groove.
Now that Palisade is twenty years
born, let this thought go home to
those who mean to see that there is
no more tagging.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
RANDOM NOTES
Palisades Upward Trend

The recent start of the village up
the hill of progress awakens the
thought. What is the matter with
Palisade? 1t really lacks something
that would make it far more desir-
able community. 1t has fewer of those
inner attractions that go to the max
ing of better community than any
other place to be named anywhere,
perhaps. There is less public spirit,
less agressiveness, less effort for the
public veal than should exist. One
may wonder what the deficiency is.
1t is not difficult to find an answer. 1t
is leadership. That is the paramount
question for Palisade. 1t was this yes
terday, it is today. Without leadership
Palisade will continue to grow and
will one day be large. But it will al
ways lack those finer, better things
that go to making development with
growth.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Goncze-Shari Nuptials

The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Hudson Heights was the
scene of a pretty wedding on Sunday
afternoon when Miss Elizabeth Shari,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Shari of 218
Cliff street, Cliffside, became the
bride of Michael Goncze, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Goncze of Union City. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. A.
Schroeder, pastor.
The bride wore gown of satin en-
broidered with pearls made with a
court train of the same material fall
ing from the shoulders. She carried
a shower bouquet of bridal roses and
lilies of the valley.
Her attendants were Anna CondeZ,
Ida Goncze, Elizabeth Shari, Helen
Sara, Judy Hody, Ethel Hody, Theresa
Robi as bridesmaids, the first four
wearing gowns of peach and the last
four of orchid.
Following the ceremony dinner
was served at Carrellis Hall, Walker
street, Cliffside. After honeymoon
of three weeks they will reside in
Union City.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
HAPPIN ESS

The Declaration of independence
sets forth that every human being is
entitled to "life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness"
Excellent. Only don't get happi-
ness confused with pleasure.
Right now our young people-and
some of the older ones-are pursuing
pleasure instead of happiness.
That is all right, too. Only when
pleasure is pursued too ardently early
in life one often sacrifices his chances
for happiness later on,
Pleasure at the start is good, but
happiness at the end is better.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

son Georges, (Kenneth McKenna), a.
few years her senior, who devoutly
calls her Mother" He is spirited
young man, and at the outset criti-
cizes all her actions, especially her
friendship for the bald-pated lover,
but the swiftly moving plot, with Gal
lie fervor, soon brings the young peo-
pie to an amusing complexity of COM
plications!
Other members of the distinguished
cast are Mildred Florence, Edith
Shayne, John Cromwell, Paul Porcasi,
Jean Burton and William Leith.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
The Church Center

The local church has long talked of
a community center to be built in the
basement of the new church, If that
is ever built. Whilst that would be a
good start, it could never fulfill the
demands of a real community center.
The church center would be admir-
able for instilling the meaning of
church work into children. 1t would
be an improvement over the small
chapel basement now in use. Many
of the church gatherings could not
be gotten into the present edifice
There was never anything more need,
ed than the proposed new basement
addition, even if the main building
cannot be built now. The American
city rule is generally about one
church to each 1000 population. On
this count Palisade should already
have not less than three churches
now. The fininshing of the present
Union church should not be post
poned. 1t is much needed-as much
so as anything to be named.
C. r. L.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Stirring Up Civic Pride

What leadership could bring about
here is the stirring up of civic pride,
and and it could come now, forget
ting an almost unforgivable past, it
would ahve a future that should bear
all the earmarks of hope that were
brandished when Palisade was born
and the first two years thereafter
when the works stopped.
The great need of community
house was never more emphatic than
right now. Time and again this great
feeling need has been agitated only
to be halted in it's tracks by an oppos-
ing element that merely said, 1--WE
won't have it," and have it we didn't.
A community house is far more valua-
BILE than its opponents will allow. So
many nearby New Jersey towns have
either popular clubs or community
centers that are successes that Pali-
sade could go to twenty places for tips
on how to build one best. But
that is one of the very greatest de-
mands of the village today. A place
for public assembly, for conclave, for
local urdHdIlCS,g lOT SyHudSllCS IheiI
aid the health of growing child and
youth, place to get-together and talk
over things best for Palisade. 1t
would be thing of joy for the chill
dren, a place of happiness for the
women and a seat of learning for
elderly men content to admit they
would like to see Palisade sitting in
with the elect.
Cannot this thing be done? Cannot
a man come forward and be our gen.
eral? Will not a Moses arise and
say, 81 will lead you on?" Gods!
What an opening, what an opportuni-
ty! And if the man does step to the
front and some old codger pops up
and says, "Mr. Chairman, now, my
idea is this soak him one on the
bean-push him back and say, Here,
this work is for men-real men
workers who see in Palisade the hope
of the Promised Land"
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

Despite the fact that each week
now brings several new shows to
Broadway, "Aloma of the South Seas"
at the Lyric Theatre, still continues
to rank among the most popular pro-
ductions in New York. This drama of
tropical love is now in it's sixth month
and is still drawing crowded houses at
each performance. "Aloma of the
South Seas" has been acclaimed by
travellers familiar with the tropical
islands one of the finest things of its
kind in the history of the theatre. It
has a wealth of intense dramatic in
terest, several sensational love scenes
and carries throughout tremendous
heart appeal. A double romance is
introduced in the play and the ever
present triangle adds greatly to the
story. Two girls, one white and one a
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Seventh Avenue Stock Company Opens New Season

ly and matinees on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Newcomers include Ann Austin, Sec
ond woman; Tamzon Marker, in
genue; Henry Hicks, character parts.
Helen Ray, Harold Kennedy, Rus
sell Fillmore and William Jeffreyes
are among those who returned.
Luke Conness, who is directing the
company again this season, promises
many notable plays, including Isl
mon Called Peter" which is to fol-
low "Quarantine."
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Resign as Directors

At meeting of the directors of the
Mausoleum Co. of America, Inc, on
Friday last, the designations of Thom-
as F. Martin and Rutherford H.
Walker were accepted by the board of
directors
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

When the Seventh Avenue Stock
Company again opens the season at
Loew's Seventh Avenue Theatre Sep
tember ii they will have new lead
ing man in the person of Vincent Col
man, a stock actor of experience and
charm. Miss Anne Bronaugh will
again play feminine leads.
"Quarantine," Miss F. Tennyson
Jesse's comedy success, is the open
ing play, starting Monday night, Sep
tember IA, with performances night
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
The Wonderful AIDs

The Alps have about $50 prominent
peaks that vary in height from 1000
to 1872 feet, this last being the
height Of Mount Blanc, the loftiest
eminence in Europe. Perpetual snow
lies above $500 feet.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Riuer CHANGED lfs Course

The Hoang river in China burst it's
banks in 1851 and changed it's course
so as to flow into the Gulf of Pechee-
lee. Within two years its mouth had
shifted $50 miles from its original
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

A good fellow" often gets in the
position of judge, friend of mine,
before whom / had a case. Meeting
me one day on the street he said,
Say, that dispute between you and
A. l know you both and I'm puzzled
as to what to do"
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

Another good way to study the
American language is to wear knick-
ers in the wrong neighborhood," says
Franko. Very soon there will be no
wrong neighborhood." People are
getting used to them.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
For Your Amusement
"Aloma of the South Seas Still
Going Strong at Lyric in New York City

brown-skinned native, are in love with
the American hero. But the truth OF
the old adage-"east is east and west
is west and never the twain shall
meet is brought out in the end. A
special troupe of native Marquesans.
were brought to America especially for
Aloma, and their part of the perform
ance insures the essential local
color" The young Marquesan girls
have won worldwide fame for their
picturesque dances and their part OF
the play is one of it's best features.
Mary Ann Dentler and Walter Gilbert
head the admirable cast of players
which includes Frank Thomas, Ben
johnson, Priscilla Knowles, Charlotte
Wynters, Marion Barney, Al Roberts
and others. Matinees are held We'd
Iiesday and Saturday.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

Not one word against a good fell
low" in subordinate positions in poll
tics or civil life. but spare us a good
fellow" as governor A real good fell
low would give the state away.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

every turn Palisade has SO far had
golden oportunity, but is far from
having embraced it in proper way and
advantage.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

arms and the Man. by Bernard
Shaw opens at the Guild Theatre
Monday night, September IA, as the
final play due to the Theatre Guilds
subscribers of last season. The build
ing of the new theatre delayed last
seasons program to such an extent
that summer was upon the city before
the sixth play of the subscription sea-
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

sist the impulse that led him on to
one of the foulest crimes in all his
tory.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
A REAL HE-MAN

He doesn't smoke,
My pal named Mike;
He says it's too
Darned lady-like.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
PUDDING STONES
BY GIBSON NORTH

Goodfellow A. Harry Moore
Everybody says A. Harry Moore is
good fellow. Nobody says he is any
thing else.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
What is Leadership?

Just what is leadership? 1t can be
motive for much good, for much
evil. Leadership that urges men to
do foolish, deadwrong things is the
most reprehensible motive that can
fill the breast of man. God never
intended that that kind of leadership
should prosper for long. 1t always
comes cropper. Nothing that it not
inspired with high motive is worth
while. Leadership in village like
Palisade should possess nothing selfish
in it's aim. 1t must be selfish for one
thing only, the good of the community.
Given that high motive and leadership
can accomplish wonders.
Getting down to the main point of
these random thoughts about Palisade,
certainly there is need of an awaken
ing, and the great demand of the
hour is man with a head and
heart-a man who won't tie up with
a raft of foolish people who can be
swayed into taking the wrong direc-
ton. Pal;sade needs so many things
it ought to have and cannot get with
out leadership that mention here of
one or two things will be enough to
prove the contention. Personally l
am not aiming at any one individual
or group that has heretofore smashed
things by misdirected energies. That
is ancient history. Recriminations can
never mean advancement. So letting
the past die, the big thing today IS
tO aWaknn PaIiSadp tO a sense of re-
sponsibilities with its opportunities.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

son could be presented. In the cast
of arms and the Man" are Alfred
Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Pedro de Cor
doba, Ernest Cossart, Henry Travers
Jane Wheatley, Stella Larrimore and
Maurice McRae. Philip Moeller di-
rected the production. The settings
and costumes were designed by Lee
SimonSOn.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

Mayor Hague is a strong man. He
has conquered his way up. There are
people who say that A. Harry rose
with him as the barnacles of ship
rise when it goes in drydock.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Character of People Big Thing

How then can this be brought
about? By leadership. What do you
mean by that?" some one asks. Well
it means the getting together in a
proper way on an organized plan of
action to urge greater care in selling.
That's the whole answer. Communities
have been badly set back, some ruined
by not giving due regard to this
thought. Perhaps this is the prime
thing to which Palisade may direct
it's attention. In the present mad race
on prices all over Bergen County,
those sections which give atten-
tion to the character of people who
are to be the future home owners are
the ones to have class and high stand
ing. Englewood is a community of
rarest charm today for this very rea-
son. Nature endowed it with a pic
turesque, beautiful location, and a
vigorous preservation of these attrac-
tions has made Englewood in line
with the few small suburban residen-
tial centers that have the eye of the
Nation upon them as examples of
civic pride in it's highest development
Palisade in it's natural setting is most
appealing. Its layout with winding
roadways was painstaking, carefree
work of vision amid the primitive
forests and rocks of the Palisades,
with the hills and wales for landscap-
ing fitted for developing beauty at
Palisadian., 1925-09-11

Will some one please tell what the
"a" stands for in A. Harry Moore?
We mark qualities on some merchan-
disc "a" "a. A." and "A Fancy"
Which? Maybe "a. fancy"
Very few people knew of A. Harry
Moore until he was set up by Mayor
Hague. Has he ever been an assem-
blyman or senator or even justice of
the peace? Governors should be
trained through the lower offices.
They then understand the business
of the state.
Mayor Hague has proved himself a
good mayor, for the people of Jersey
City re-elect him. So it is fine to have
a man like him advising A. Harry
his protege. We cannot have too much
good advice politically, especially
when we have "a good fellow" Gov
ernor. What will save Mr.. Moore's
administration from utter failure will
be Mayor Hague, who is an old "par-
head" Let every Repub
lican rejoice, providing Senator Whit
ney is not elected that the delightful
A. Harry will be protected from error
by Mayor Hague.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Orphan Home Notes

A special meeting of the executive
committee of the Helping Hand So
ciety was held on last Wednesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Ernest Sib-
ley in Palisade.
The meeting was for the purpose of
outlining the program for the Chris
tian Orphan Home at Fort Lee. This
concert will take place during the
second week in November, and detail
ed announcement will be made in the
very near future.
The children of the Home arrived
on Tuesday from their summer home
at West Park, on the Hudson, and
this year were transported in an un-
usually comfortable manner, for the
Kiwanis Club of Woodcliff betrayed
all the expenses OF transportation
from door to door in buses.
The Woodcliff Club, organized by
DR.. Alton Fisher, who is it's president,
is a new but active organization,
which is demonstrating its deep in
terest in the Home already in various
very helpful ways, which are greatly
appreciated by the Home and its many
friends and it's Helping Hand Society.
The Women's Club of Palisade is or
ganizing its committees for a benefit
for the Christian Orphan Home, to
be given early this fall. The details
of this activity will be awaited with
interest, and the event will have the
support of the entire community.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
Houses Not Development

If there is any one who thinks that
building houses for homes means ad-
vancement or development get away
from the thought. Homes without
character in them mean nothing.
Homes with money only to sustain
them are rather a detriment. Homes
with just anybody in them are never
desirable. You say that any mans
money is as good as another's. That
isn't so. The old saying, "You cannot
make silk purse out of sow's ear
fits the case exactly. In this day and
generation thousands of men of the
most Indifferent, sordid, careless sort
have money. We are living in day
"a period when money and morals
are not related. And we in Palisade
are living at time when just to sell
a house, or lot, without drawing
the line is the thing that should be
the very last to be considered. If
this thing is not worthy thought, l
await the arising of some man who
will advance one that is.