Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-14
2OO-MILE RIDE FOR DAY
AT SHORE; PRICE PAID
GLADLY BY THOUSANDS
Williamsport, Altoona and
Other Cities Send Throngs
for Brief Atlantic
City Stay
PLENTY OF MONEY SPENT

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. IA. 49, Altoona,
wllliamsport, Sunbury and points between
those cities 200 or more miles from Phila.
delphia furnished a large quota of the Sun.
day excursionists, AS all of these visitors
arrived early yesterday morning, they con.
tributed largely TO the Golfers of the res.
taurants bathing houses and open amuse.
ments,
Few other resorts in the world have suf.
hcent attractions to draw people from such
distances for a one.day stay and induce
them to undergo the dscomforts of a trip
which requires them to leave their homes
before midnight on Saturday, ride all night
in day coaches and reach here long before
the summer population has even thought of
getting up.
The regular one.day excursion trains
from Phila lelphia were crowded, mostly
with adults, few children making the trip
because OF the red tape wound around the
securing of health certificates In Philadel-
phia for one-day trip.
The hotel crowd over Sunday was much
larger than the previous Sunday and the
big Sunday of the year, officially slated as
due next week, will have to start in early
and work late to surpass yesterday. while
there are few profigate spenders here this
year, the average visitor is burning up
much more than usual, that the gross
total of receipts by business men Is much
larger than In any previous year. Every
branch of business seems to be enjoying
prosperity, and the hotel owners are par
tcularly gratified.
The Sunday amusement mixup seems TO
have been temporarily settled, as all of the
places which were raided last Sunday
opened at o'clock and remained open
during the balance of the day. They were
not disturbed by police officials and II Ia
understood that their hearings, arranged to
take place last Saturday, have been in
definitely postponed. All the other amuse-
ments heretofore undisturbed by the au-
thorities opened in the morning and ran
all day, II their style of entertainment called
for those hours.
AS only three more big Sundays remain
for the amusement men to reap a harvest,
II Is understood that they will not be mo-
Tested during that period, but that the ques-
ton of running amusements will be dehn-
itcly settled after the season is over. The
only possible settlement which will be ac-
ceptable to the majority interested here
will be to either close UP everything in the
line of amusements on Sunday or let every
thing remain open without any dlscrimina-
ton.
Although there have been no official or
ders issued, a tacit understanding now gives
saloons and cabarets n chance to extend
their open hours until 3 a. M, insted of
2, as Is called for by existing laws. This
Is only to last until the season wanes the
excuse given being that many visitors are
unable to get proper attention after theater
hours. This makes some people laugh.
Pet poodles gre now carried by their fair
owners during the evening promenade on
the Walk. They are handled with the same
affection as II they were infants, cuddled up
close and hugged tightly. Dogs are allowed
In the promenade, II held III leash, but tiny
poms. French poodles and toy dogs of all
the fashionable breeds would have but little
chance for stroll on the Walk during
the August crush.