Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
SHORE MLITIAMEN
OBJECT TO DYEING
State Uniforms in Too Many
Shades to Please Men of
the Reserves
PROTEST TO GOVERNOR

Atlantic Cny. Arril s.
shore militiamen, proud that they
have boen called into service TO take the
place Of Jersey Federallgcd National
Guard aH a first line OF home defense.
are In state Of revolt over the fact
that an unfeeling State government cx-
poets them to wear overcoats Of an.
clent make when the states new army
Is called out for parade or more serious
duty
y protest has been registered with
Senator Richards. a major in the new
military establishment Another Is 10
be sent TO Governor Edge. II will re-.
cite that the shore battalion in the Gov.
ornor's home town. comprised worry
largely OF hotel clerks, young physicians.
lawyers and business men, objects very
decidedly 10 wearing a badge Of public
service which transforms them into
"Scarecrowa."
u Is not only that the coats are ot
the venerable cape variety, discarded
years ago by most Of the state miIi-
tary departments when olive drab dis.
placed the old sky blue garments rem.
tniscent Of Civil War days, that threat.
ems TO wreck the morale o! the hons
guard. The question nf color 10 an in.
hnitely more delicate issue Tho state
evidently attempted 70 have the sky
blue relies dyed olive drab. 4 few Of
the coats took the new hue. The great
majority did not. As u result hardly
any two are Of precisely tho same hue.
Many are green and some "A greenish
purple.
Death Mystery Dropped
Shore police officials after an inycstt-
CATION which led TO New York and sev-
eral other cities have abandoned s,Is.
piclons Of violence In connection with
the death of Mrs sara De Faye. the
former head Of a correspondence school
IN Chicago. who WAS found dead Monday
In Pacific avenue apartment house.
she Was last seen alive two days be-
fore. Physicians Expressed the belief
that she vas stricken with apoplcNy
She was forty-eight years old and re.
puted TO be wealthy.
Discovery OF an insurance policy for
$4,000 amoug her papeTu, with Frank
= de Faye, who Is supposed Ia have been
her husband, and the fact tina, she wac
In Germany for a considerable time after
the outbreak OF the world war, figured
In the investigation.
The woman Is said 70 have boen mar
ried twice, but neither husband has been
found by the police. other relatives
directed that her body be forwarded to
Carboudale, III. She had $500 In a PURSE
and books showing largo deposits in
banks here, IN New York, Baltimore and
Chicago.
Pastor Going to Camp
Ia 80 ~ =.
war board. the official body Of the Chcl-
sea Baptist Church has voted an in
definite leave OF absence 10 the Rev
Thomas J. Cross. formerly Of philadel-
phia. TO permit him 70 serve as a spirit
ual advisor at Camp DIX, Wrightstown
Doctor Cross, who Is q native OF Eng.
land. win leave for his new work Mon
day. lie is chaplain OF the New Jersey
Militia and the first Atlantic CITY pastor
70 take up active war service. He has
u son, Spurgeon Cross, In the Ambulance
service in France.
No one has been permitted 20 SEQ
John GeVekc, Il wcll-dresscd hotel guest,
plentifully supplied with jewclry and
money, whom detectives arrested for
alleged boasting in BoardValE cafes Of
his intention TO return 70 Germany a.5
soon as possible and take up arms
against the United States. GevelSe Is a
Hollander and claims TO have been in
America for four years without making
any effort 10 qualify for citizenship.
He asserts that his home IS In Ellen
Vile, y. Y, and that his wife is wealthy
and will not permit him to work
Members Of the Atlantic city TnN
Nerein, comprising all o. the leading
German Americans at the shore
launched the Liberty Loan drive here
tWenty-four hours ahead OF schedule yes
terday by subscribing for $1,000 worth OF
the new loan.
George II. Berks, Albert c. Stephany
and Louis Schott were appointed q COM
mittec 10 canvass residents Of German
birth or extraction In the city and
county. 4 year ago the organization
committee on home defense.
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