Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-29
ROLLER CHAIR RATES
TAKE A SUDDEN DROP
ON THE BOARDWALK
Cost of Rental Suddenly Falls
From SO to 80 Cents An
Hour When One Owner
Makes Cut
SPEEDING STILL TABooED

cut rates for rolling chairs, without an
intimation that change was impending
the rate has dropped from so to 30 cents
an hour at every chair stand from the
Inlet to Chelsea.
While the contest lasts, visitors who
could afford to pay 81 an hour, and did
so on Easter Sunday without complaint
will be propelled at the lower charge, at
the expense of chair firms and some 1000
human motors" whose pay at best Is
little more than a pittance. The chair
men will be the first to feel the cut. Their
wages dropped today from 30 to is cents
an hour.
William Garrett, one of the chair OPP
orators, started the campaign. He wanted
n larger share of the business and did not
count upon a general reduction Repre-
sentatives of one of the larger companies
said there had been no demand for a
change. The 50-cent rate had been in
force since the termination, two summers
ago. of n rate campaign that lasted three
years
TWO APARTMENT HOUSES SOLD,
The largest real estate deal of the year
to date was closed with the sale of two
Of the finest apartment houses in the city
to John O. Wilson, Camden lawyer, and
the principal stockholder in the Hamilton
Corporation. He took title, through the
II. G.. Harris Company, to the Amsterdam
a six-story apartment house on Virginia
avenue below Pacific avenue, and the Vir-
ginia. an apartment building at Atlantic
and Virginia avenues. He paid St60.000
for the former and $4,000 for the latter
Mr.. Wilson is the owner also.of the Hav-
erford. on Virginia avenue.
Thomas s. Gates. president of the Phila-
delphia Trust Company, has leased the
Mcdonald cottage, on Springfield avenue
Ventnor, for the summer. He has leased
n moi Of fa fIa
Welsh house, at Pacific avenue and STEM
ton place, Chelsea.
Thomas Roberts, Jr., of Philadelphia,
will occupy during the season the resi-
dence of II. G. Harris, at Surrey place and
the beach, Ventnor. The Rev. A. Edwin
Clattenburg, of Wilmington, has leased
the cottage of Captain III. T. Smith, on
Ventnor avenue below Derby Place Vent
nor.
STATE TO CURB SPEEDING.
Officials of the State Motor Department
have ignored demands of hotelmen and
garage proprletors for the suppression of
speed traps and the abandonment of last
summers policy of dealing vigorously
with motorists speeding to and from At
lantic City. Speed laws are to be en-
forced this year, II has been announced,
with greater firmness than ever, regard
less of the effect upon patronage In
spectors will be provided with car guar
anteed to make 30 miles an hour 1t will
be used to pick up speeders on the White
Horse pike, between Camden and Chelsea.
Seeing Atlantic City" is now a part
of the educational equipment of high
school students. Members of the senior
class of the High School at Bradford, Pa,
who have been on tour to Washington
and Philadelphia, were brought here In a
special train for just long enough to
permit them to see the beach, Boardwalk
nd of ba hItr
at the resort for two hours and thereby
established a record for rapid-fre in
specton of the city.
Instructions have been issued for
Cleanup Week." which will begin on
May 1. Thousands of citizens have been
enlisted in the campaign to make the
town splck and span for the summer
His Bridal Night" new farce come
dy by Lawrence Rising and Margaret
May, is to have its premiere here on Mon
day night
BIG CROWD FOR SUNDAY
Crowded trains brought reinforcements
today for the Sunday parade o'I the Board
walk. Bright skies delighted t: e members
of the hotel colony and caused a display
of gay parasols and brilliant sports suits,
Mr. and Mrs. r. Y. Scott, Mrs. l.. G.
Bell, +. G. Wordsworth, Miss G.. Sweeney,
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. B. Day, j. McAllister and
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Miss C. Ryan are
among the Phlladelphians at the St.
Charles.
Mrs Robert Wilson, Miss X w. Ketter-
linus. Mrs. William II. Randle and Miss
Ethel Altemus Byrd comprise a Philadel-
phia party at the Marlborough Blenheim
for a week.
Representative w. w Griest, of Ian.
caster. has returned to the Traymore TO
Stay over Sunday.
uval pf
and J. w. Crawford, of Philadelphia, are
visitors at the same hotel.
Mrs. S. r.. Close is at the Brighton v ith
her grandson. Irving W. Close Mrs.
Wharton T. Harris was at the Casino
yesterday with Mrs, John Castle Wright
Mr., and Mrs, John W. Matthews. of Will
mington, and Mr. and Mrs D. S. Roberts.
of Pittsburgh, were other visitors there.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edward r. Ross. of. Ard
more. arrived at the Dennis. Edward
Norris, of st. Martins, Joined Mrs Nor
ris and Miss Norris. The Rev. DIR. Her
bert Scott Smith, of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Washington, is at the Dennis
with his sister. Miss Caroline Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. b, Parsons, who are
at the Marlborough Blenhelm, will re-
turn to Philadelphia today. Mrs. Charles
b. Long, of Lancaster is visiting ner
parents, Mr., and Mrs. H. B. KEEPER. Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. SandersOn. of Wilmington.
are here for week.
Mrs. Samuel Lineaweaver and Miss Kate
Woodward are the guests of Mrs. Joseph
j. Martin at the Marlborough-B -Blenheim.
The Rev. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Wetherili
were guests at the Dennis yesterday.
Mrs c. S. Middleton and Mrs. c. b.
Middleton of Wilmington, are there with
Miss Margaret f. Middleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G., Reynolds, Mrs. GeorgS
Hampton and Miss NJ. A. Brennan are
at the st. Charles.
Miss Gwendolyn E. Taylor is visiting
Miss Marie Saner, OF Washington, at
Haddon Hall Mrs William Supplee and
Miss Supplee are at the same hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund II. Oliver
motored back to Philadelphia yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Brelinger
motored back to Philadelphia yesterday.
Mrs. II. ]. Shenk. of Lebanon. is at
the Strand with Miss Beatrice Shenk and
Miss Christine Shenk
Mrs L. Jay Hammond and Miss Lee
vina S. Hammond are Philadelphia yisi-
tors at the Chalfonte
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