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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
SNAKES AT DlTMARS'
DINNER UPSET CAFE
Troupe Of Reptiles EntertainS Guests
at Tables.

There are persons who dlned at the
rAiglon last night who are not sure
whether they saw real snakes or not.
Most however, were convinced by the
managers little speech, in which he apollo
giEcd for the disturbance. But Raymond
l.. Ditmars, curator OF the Bronx Zoo,
thought II neither funny or out OF the
ordinary. and it was his dinner, too.
II began at ii o'clock. Theatrical people
and a few Philadelphians gave a dinner to
Doctor Dltmars. He Is here with his
moving pictures Of animal and reptile life,
showing stages from egg TO maturity.
Doctor Ditnars brought some of his lively
little models with him.
When his troupe made It's debut, one
woman tainted, several shrieked, and
even the men showed q nervous alert
ness. But the curator of the zoo was
perfectly at ease He held a big eight
footer out for Mizzi Hajos to pet. and
she. gasping, touched its sheathed head.
The menu was arranged carefully for
the occasion. There were oysters, walk
ing leaf, poisson surprise, frogs legs pou
lette, fllet porcupine steak a la Dltmars,
Bronx Zoo salad, Ice cream salamander
and Cafe Mexican.
Among those who graced the snake
tables were Miss Hazel Dawn, DR.. Ray L.
Ditmars, George r. Meeker, c. r. Willets,
Miss Mizzi Hajos, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
McGuftln, Maurice l.. Stern, Charles
Wanamaker, George Leon Moore.
All the guests were given little water
and garter snakes as mementoes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
GIRL OVERCOME BY
SMOKE SAVED FROM
FLAMES BY MATES
Film Maker Carried to Street
by Three Companions.
Panic in Crowded Picture
Show Averted.

A girl overcome by smoke in a fire at
So4 Vine street was today rescued by
three other girls while occupants OF a
moving picture show rushed to the
street on hearing the clang of engine
bells. The fire started in a restaurant
at the Vine street address and caused
damage or about $4,000 before it was ex-
tinguished.
Miss May Willie. employed by the In
dependent Film Company at 8O2 Vine
street, ran 10 the window when she
heard shouts of fire. She was overcome
by pillows OF smoke that rapidly filled
the building Rose Scholar Margaret
Many and Hanna Burd carried her to
the street
BY Tie time nremen arrived, the entire
four floors of the cafe building. occupied
by Frank Moeldert, were in flames. The
fremen found 1t impossible to get into the
building and fought the flames from ad-
Joining structures.
Several hundred patrons were at a pic
ture show on the west side of Eighth
street, just below Vine, when they heard
the engine bells There was a rush for
the door but attendants shouted a warn
inG against panic and the house was
without injury to anyone.
When firemen learned that a quantity
OF moving picture films was stored in
the second and third floors OF the build
ing adjoining the burning cafe. they re-
doubled their efforts to check the flames.
The films were damaged by smoke and
water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
LADS HURL SN0WBALLS
AS COLD WAVE ARRIVES
Tacony Policemen Greeted by Sur
prise Volley From Pike County.

Drivers Of wagons in Tacony had cause
to rub their eyes with feelings akin to
surprise today. The cause OF the eye-rub-
bing was also the cause Of their rubbing
certain other parts of their anatomy, al
though in the latter case with feelings
akin to something else. One of them,
afraid there was something wrong some-
where. dashed into the Tacony police sta
ton.
81 amt drinking man." he told the
sergeant, but as sure as stand here
there's a bunch Of kids out there snow
baliing."
The coppers laughed but were forced
to agree when on stepping outside they
got a couple of frozen "Berthas" hurled
with dazzling accuracy in the pit OF their
own stomachs
The boys had gathered the ammunition
from the top OF two freight cars from
Pike County, which were on siding in
the yard of the DlsstonSaw Works.
Immediately on the heels OF the heavy
rainstorm OF Sunday. the predicted cold
weather has put in its appearance. The
cold wave, borne eastward by a stiff
northwest wind, knocked the mercurv
from So degrees yesterday morning to
close to the freezing point at o'clocl,
today.
It will be somewhat warmer during
the day, due to the influence of the sIir,
but tonight it will react again, and the
weatherman promises a stiffer tempera-
ture at that time.
Philadelphia, however, Is not the only
place suffering from a cold SNAP. In
some parts OF Canada the bottom has
dropped out OF the Thermometer and
bitter winter weather has arrived.
Temperatures several degrees below
me tfeezing point prevail in Cleveland.
Columbus, Cincinnati. Chicago and AT
various points i'm Kansas. Along the
Great Lakes midwinter prevails, with
temperatures ranging from 10 to 20 de-
grees above zero.
The rainstorm. which broke the S5-dav
drought according to reports throueb-
out the state and New Jersey, has done
nate was the fact that the precipItation
was steady and warm. Streams which
had completely dried up were replen- |
lsned. ana mining operations in the coal |
necessity for hauling water by train from .
distant points largely has been overcoms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
RAT PLAGUE ENTAILS
$3,65O,OOOLOSS TO
MERCHANTS YEARLY
Health Department EnIists
Aid of All in Stamping
Out Epidemic = Experts
Give Advice.

Merchandise valued at sS,65O,OOO is de-
stroyed yearly by rats In this city, accord
ing TO n bulletin issued today at the
Know Your City Better exhibit Tho
exhibit is in the pavilion in City Hall
Courtyard
Alarmed over the epidemic in certain
sections OF the city, the Department of
Health today again urged Philadelphians
to do everything possible to kill rats.
XIII the Rats" is the slogan at the
Know Your City Better" exhibit.
Visitors to the exhibit were reminded that
the city will gladly pay cents for every
dead rat delivered to the rat station at
the foot of Race street. and cents for
all live rodents brought to the station.
Statistics on file at the exhibit state
that at least $4,000 worth of merchandise
is destroyed each day in the city.
According to the opinion of prominent
physicians, the rat Is the carrier OF the
bubonic plague which is better known as
Black Death"
Visitors today were attracted by the IL
lustrations which showed the latest style
in the art of catching rats.
Experts on rat catching at the Know
Your City Better exhibit declared today
that large cage trap is the best instrtI-
ment for dwelling houses,
The best bait for rats who infest dwell
lngs, stores and cellars, is cheese, fresh
liver, nuts and fish.
The Department OF Health, according
to the know -Your-City- Better" exhibit,
has installed a special rat patrol. The
patrol viii answer any call of successful
rat catcher.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
CARS KILL BOY AND
MAN; WOMAN'S FALL
In SUBWAY FATAL
Body of Lad Found by
Passerby Lying in Middle
of Street Long After Death
Had Taken Place.

Two persons, a boy and an aged man,
have been killed by trolley cars within
the last "a hours. and a woman died on
her way to the Hshnsmann Hospital. as
the result Of injuries sustained when she
fell down the steps leading to the 18TH
street subway station
The dead arc S-year- old David Moveish,
OF 1919 South Hemberser street. Edward
Haines, 70 years old, Of uio Rhawn
street. and an unidentified woman about
70 years old.
Tho body Of the boy was found by
Samuel Mulllgan, OF 18th and jackson
streets. MulDean saw the body lying In
ths middle OF PassYunlS avenue. near 27th
street Receiving no answer to a GALL he
tried to lift the body, and found that the
head had been completely severed, APP
parentiy by a trolley car. No report of
tho accident had been made to the police.
How long the body had been there Is not
known.
Mulligan notified the police. and while
3 description or the body was being tele-
phoned from station to station, Samuel
NSoveish, a brother OF the dead boy,
walked into the 2Oth and Federal streets
station and reported that David was miss
ing. He identified the body.
Detective Renshaw and Special officer
McGinty. OF the Goth and Federal streets
station house. searched all night for the
crew OF the trolley, Finally they went
to the 18th and Jackson streets carbarn.
and, examining the truckH. found one
car covered with blood.
The crew, John Lennon. 75l Wolf street.
motor, and Charles HOFFMAN. Stampers
lane. conductor. were arrested at their
homes They will be given hearing
today.
Haines was killed on Bristol pike, above
Cottman street, by a Brankford, Tacony
and Holmesburg trolley car A high wind
was blowing at the time the old man
started to cross the road and 1t is
thought he was blinded by the dust aud
'ailed to see the car Tony Wintergerist,
he motornan, of PAS Tulip street. was
arrested.
The woman who fell down the 18th
itreet subway station steps has not yet
,een identified Clutched IN her hand was
pail containing lunch. The police be-
ieve she was taking this TO her son.
Emil Sawagit, G6 years old, 447 Silver
wood street, Manayunk. died OF heart !
rouble when ascending a Hight of stairs |
It his home yesterday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17

Mis- Charles II Anthony OF Munele.
whose wardrobe, designed by herself. im-
iesssed Paris before the outbreak ID tie
Nsf said 2 Men York reporter the
other day;
NOW q ths time 70 Introduce modest
fqne-mace fashions for the fau aud
winter. The Eur0pezn fashion market
IS idle now let the American designer.
ihfa get a. work.
American women VIII welcome modest
iasfIoaa. Tor few of them are as peIvefse
as sas American woman 4 heard about ia
fatIa
ffiend saia - a BAN 10 this woman's
freaahd
.FIeH Che men are aocking round your
vile ! thought you said YOU'D never
Iti her wear one oe those shocking eve
- gowns Without shoulder strapsr
snns ae other uian 4nsKeHa1.
4at - to1usuei t9 hear ma aay AZ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
he Deserved the Rns.

When a telegram arrived at the Wal
aoll eeafessed 9.1 70 Mrs $. Harkins, Ed
ward Glasheen, the information eisrl,
looked through his big book ana fonnS
no person By the name Of Harkins wss
stopping IN the hotel It Is part os bis
duties to deliver kilograms that al AZ
look undeliverabls. and as he studied ne
ADDRESS on the telegram. knowing somss
thing about the Morse alphabet he rs-
membered that an n" Is four dots ana
y ave Whereupon he looked mo
ms ois book again and found that Ms.
>. Farkins was stopping IN the hotsl
When Hrs. Parkins came 10 ~ 49,,
ne handed hsr the telegram ana sskeS h
Il was for her. She handed Il baet -
am sure L e not for me-" shs saiS
Would you mind opening ana makln,.
safef asked Glasheen
Mrs. Parkins tore open the snveion.
and glanced at the signature. ..Wbv n
Is for mel' she exclaimed.
inen Glasheea picked up the rose that
sonepody had Just presented 70 Jobn
Woeine, hia assistant ana stuck Il Is ~
pattonhels.-NeW York Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
ARMY TEAM PLANS
EARLY ARRIVAL FOR
GAME WITH NAVY
West Point Squad of Sixty
five to Come One Day
Sooner Than Usual.
Naval Set Books Quarters.

As the date-Novembsr 2s--for the Army
and Navy game draws near 1t is becom-
ing more and more apparent that 1T is at
tracing even more than the customary
amount OF interest this year, not only
in Philadelphia. but throughout the coun-
try at large.
There Will be an innovation In the early
arrival in Philadelphia Of the Army team.
The football squad OF 65 men will come
night one day sooner than is customary.
Rooms are being reserved for them near
the top of the house. where they will have
the utmost seclusIon, While II Is the one
occasion when the future soldiers are sup
posed TO escape military routine. they
will not entirely escape It, Their floor
will derive n distinctly military aspect
from the sentinels to be stationed there
to prevent them from being disturbed ex-
cept by those with authority.
The Navy team, as usual, will occupy
quarters at the Walton 1t has not yet
been definitely announced when 1t VIII
arrive.
President Wilson has slgnlhed his in
tention Of Witnessing the contest He viii
occupy box on the Navy side during
the first half and one on the Army side
during the second in order that there may
be no psrtiality.
The hotels are rapidly booking up ac-
for three days, November
q, 2S ana 20. The Walton has almost
booked to capacity already with those
Navy enthusiasts who like nothing better
than to be under the same roof with their
t2am.
The Bellevue. as the Army head.
quarters is also filing up for those dates
There is hardly a hotel in the city that
as not long list OF applications and he
who puts Off to the last minute the en-
sagement Of rooms will have serious
iifticulty in being accommodated
At the Walton the list OF those who
nave reserved rooms includes Lieutenant
W. f. Anderson, Ensign f. L.. Barr j. Il.
3ayn, Lawrence BsiIllere. DR.. l.. j. Davis.
,aptain E. H. Durell, Mrs. r. de Roode.
Ensign ]. B. Dalton, Ensign Garland Full |
on Ensign r. j, Gillian, Lieutenant r. 8.
galloway, Commander Harris Lanning. /
Ensign r. T. Merrill, Ensign q. c. Metz, |
Hiss j. NJ. Robson, Lieutenant A. @.
Read, Commander l.. S. Thompson. Lieu /
enant c. c. Thomas, Major Z. ]. Timber i
axe and Lieutenant Thomas Whithers.
At the AdelphiR will be Lieutenant w. 1
!. Milton, Lieutenant NJ A. BalIinEer.
Surgeon f. II. Haigler
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
BRIDE HELp AS pIaAMIsr

Lesser Chester of s2l South Sd street.
announced at a hearing before Magistrate
Emely today. that ne had discovered the
woman he married ten days ago had
another husband living in New York. She
is Mrs. Rebeeca Chester. Magistrate
Emely held her In $1,000 bail for a further
hearing November % on a charge OF
oigamy.
Chester said he was married November
g A few days ago, he SAYS. he learned
the woman had not obtained a divorce
from her frst husband.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, Nov 1L-For Eastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Fair and
continued cold tonight and "Wednesday;
fresh north to northwest winds
The cold wave has spread eastward 10
the coast during the last "a hours, causing
a fall in temperature OF from 20 TO 80
degrees in the Atlantic States. 1t also
drifted farther into the Southern States
and carried freezing temperatures almost
to the Gulf coast. The temperatures con-
tinued to decrease along the northern
border from the Dakotas eastward and IN
the adjoining Canadian provinces, and are
well below zero in those districts this
morning. IAght rain occurred I'm New
England yesterday, followed BY snou
nurries last night. and snow has fallen
over most OF the lake region during the
last "a hours. =
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
THORNTON NAMES CLERKS
seventy-five Applicants Appointed to
Handle Increased Business.

Postmaster Thornton today appointed
"a new clerks for the Postofics Depart
ment. The appointees were chosen from
those who were successful in recent civil
service examinations.
steady increase I'm the business OF all
departments or the postofHce has neces-
STATED the additional clerks
Those appointed were:
s;nSs sG5Ssrs I, Ellison, i7ss golyEood avenue.
Iohn G. Gerhardt al8S East c1mbersnd
krtha5; EaSsaras s4sl crssson street
Sch gs2TE' n e5a2aB a2Gag 4eSs .. Otter street
s sio5rl: Rssr iSss, iSSs North g 5sh street
Charles u. DowiinE. s1ls cauowhln street.
Samuel AZ. Rosenberg, 1921 South Rssss
Maurice }; Callahan. y Paaksrs Place.
ifRsln Wism Ailsdsr RndsT. cSRSsyf SoIiS Pr p.nro.
Stanley Z, gSPF 4ois aspen street.
Es Erlhs y cfa Ma lsa5 a4 Gorh oIss M9ry9e SS
chsriss J. comor s82S aarsaith Sha atTeet aS f's'
Francis A. Gallagher. 757 East woodlswn
E5ssoiy s z smith. 1899 1899 yqsts noalne street
ystsss Holmes Jri Gao E7slns avenue
Alshsra slegel $3.50 p street
sseSb ISSnsstSsgg. IsSs%ssstsgg. 9as2s South lesA street.
igWard d; dSgla s5is NS9TT5h ti8 street.
gsqls, PssPs BqTss Ss:r ED Asts s9,s stree,
ss Sss gseRRs5s9 9S5s aSls Mem MSgSpsPt
Ralph q. Althouse, 3214 Lancaster avenue.
Maurice, W; E1ngleE, 5OI catharins street.
Herman chsitooE 8i9 Ne@ New strsst fssh ''resA
Joseph F. Maher COT f. Haines street.
sa bRs H6ppsTa sSa lts9 seS9ss soafS soh, .S:
Francis J. Nathans. 2TOl East Cambria
Charles as. YsrEer. 1929 coIwyn STRAIT
Edwin s. D. sehreIasT. 1913 Jackson stis' str.st.
Edward }. schmidt. 202o West Bellevue
walter w. Norris 1872 Foatains street
Glaren9s = Zones. 5Ta2 HayerfoTd avenue
William = bhinseF, Jr.. 1897 North 4th
Francis J. z. spsissr. 22Os North Howard
James o; Lsnahan. ast West Hsiues street.
Harman y. Cope AIS NORTH 10Th street
Joseph =, X German. 1855 Glgard avenue
Adoiphe Bfaude, siI North Frantlip sfrsst
george -. Wilder bbo3 Master street
Edward j MeGoyeFn, 1900 belgrade street
samuel Vol, 1871 North 9th street.
Prank II Eekerie. 6il3 Dlttniau street
itoherr E. Lee, 1913 DAILY street.
HsrF9 Nschman bo7 "a Ti,t.i5sns itihs9ns t stest
Arthur r. Matis. 344a NOrth Arb0r streaf
ptAilis Hfadls, rs Wsst somsrvllle avenue
william r. A. Begley $40 North an afrsst I
trelerick !. sehoneld. 5ti1 Glrard avenls
fsi-Hssd T. Brosaa. 6szS vIhs 0sa slrsst ssfssL
3asls ~ NilleT Jr.s exi Baltimore avenue. /
1eaR y Hssklsy. Jr.. % Church lane East
.:sYa9Hq 4, Rosrsy 1924 Riavis street
ffank g Outright, 1913 Monmouth street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
MoToRIST WHO STRUCK
MAN. THEN FLED, SOUGHT
Victim Severely Injured by Yellow
Wheeled Automobile.

Special oiieers Of the 10th and Berks
today in an effort to learn The ids,ti.ts, Ills
OF the driver Of a small yeIlow-whssIsJ
automobile which struck and seveTsIS, IN
lured Neal Haines. So years old az iTio
North BouYier street at 18th street ana
montgomery avenue. and then b,rrIed
away without stopping.
Halnes was crossing MONTGOMERY ava
nue. nue. lie waited for a street car 10 mass
ana lhen was thrown to the street b, ne
q sulonooLe' u,9' which sweFVed suddenly from
taken 10 a hospital. HIS riqbt Il. %
broken and he was internally inin5eS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
INJURED GIRL SHAKEN UP
Being Rushed to Hospital when Axle
of Patrol Breaks.

A 1O-year-old girl being hurried to the
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos
pital this morning ia the patrol wagon
Of the slst and Thompson streets station
was badly shaken up when wheel Of the
vehicle caught in a rut at 6Oth and Cali
iowhil streets and the axle broke.
The child is Grace Bracini. 232 North
6ith street. Her clothing was ignited by
n bonfire IN front OF her home. Mrs
Lena Braclni, mother OF the girl. beat
out the flames and summoned the patrol.
A provision wagon passing when the
police vehicle was halted by the accident
carried the child to the hospital. where
physicians say her condition Is serious.
Policeman White, driver OF the patrol
wagon. was thrown to the street. but
escaped with bruises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
LID oN pEaERrIoN oHARaE

Clarence Factor. q ez9 North Fourth
street, was held Ia 800 BAH for court to-
day By Magistrate Emely on charges Of
desertion and nonsuDport preferred BY
his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Factor. who is
nov living With her parents AZ lll3 Ger
mantoNp Avenue. MIS- Factor teslided
that her parents bought laundry wagon
for hsr husband 40 give him q chance 20
earn a living. Size said he earned - %
the nrHt day and refused To give hsF
ans " it they have one child.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
FEED WIRE IMPERILs LIVES
Falls into Chestnut Street with
Many Pedestrians Near.

Dozens Of men and women on their wav
TO work narrowly escaped death al 7,sO
o.eloek this morning, when the trolley
and 18th streets fell. The current ~
turned on a few minutes later, ana in
the meantime reserve policemen guarded
the deadly wire
Traffic was blocked for % minutss on
all the lines using Chestnut stresf
Thousands Of persons left the cars west
OF 18Th street ana walked 20 work or
continued their journey on the Market
street subway and surface HneA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
CHILDREN SET BED AFlRE
Neighbor Reseues Pair Left in House
by Mother

Two children narrowly escaped being
severely burned today when matches. with
which they were playing IA the absence
Of their mother ignited a mattress. Thew
are Raymond Freas, years old and
Harry Freas, years old, Of s Marsh ave-
nue.. Germantown. Mrs. Charles Ereas.
the mother. left them asleep and went 10
store.
neighbor saw smoke coming from a
rear window. ana John Debars, of e
Marsh avenue, climbed over a rear porch
roof. He found the children, terror
stricken, ID the middla OF the hsd. one
side of ths mattress was blazing Dsbarr
carried TIE pair into his home ana ex-
tinsuishea Ehs nrs eith buckets Of water
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
TWO HELD AS RoRRERs

Fred Smith aud Robert Powell. two
Negroes. Who gave i3O Potts street ~
their address. Hefe held under $3.50 baii
today for a further hearing b. Magis-
trate Morris az the 18th and Oxford
streets police station. The men ara ac-
rused of having broken into the home
of airs. Louis ~ Harris. As Geafze
street. when she 0as AVA last nlzhE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
HORSES BURN IN STABLES:
FIVE DWELLINGS DAMAGED
swirling Bundles of Burning Hay
Makes Blaze Hard to Combat.

Famed by a strong wind. fire de-
stroyed the livery stable OF Samuel
Tucker, 11-1S-i5 Christian street, dam
aged five dwellings on Norfolk street
and trapped is horses IN their stalls.
The blaze was discovered last night by
Policeman Kolb, Of the Cd and Christian
streets station, He made a futile ef-
fort to rescue the horses.
Heavy winds swept the flames into
Norfolk street, and by the time the en-
gines arrived fve dwellings had been
set ahre by large bundles OF burning
hay swirled about by the wind. A Sec
ond alarm was sent In, and with the
aid Of additional apparatus the fremen
checked the spread OF the hre and saved
the dwellings. The loss viii reach more
than $4,000. covered by Insurance
The houses damaged were those OF
Steven Bennett, 13 Norfolk street;
Michael Maths. IS; Leo DuezkoWski, 2l:
Thomas Oyermaeh, a. and Martin
Pzysky. 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
POOR RICHARD CLUBS, HIKE
Members Will Make Inspection Tour
Of the Curtis Plant.

Members of the Poor Richard Club.
after meeting for luncheon at noon to-
day. will take hike" through the plant
of the Curtis Publishing Company Inde-
pendence Square. Special guides have
been provided for the occasion. The re-
cent additions to the Curtis equipment
within the year will add interest TO the
visit
The trip Of observation will take about
an hour and will include a visit TO the
home OF the Royal Electrotype Company,
in the Curtis Building, with II. B. Hatch.
fellow member OF the club, as host.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
SECRET SERVICE MAN NON.
PLUSSED.

Now about my experiences with the
President 1t happened this way. There
was train standing there at the depot
and another was down the line. My gates.
were down when an automobile CAME
along. 1 told the gent who was driving
the machine he couldn't cross, To my
surprise a Secret Service operative
jumped out of the automobile The de-
tective ran UP to me and said;
The President is in the car"
MY gates are down and no automobile
will pass while Michael Mccarthy Is
hagman here" I replied.
After arguing~with me the detective
saw he was wrong and went back to the
machine. When the road was clear
permitted the automobile to pass. And
please say that when the machine
crossed the tracks bowed and saluted
the President of the nation.