Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-19
Is Years in Jail
Is GiUen BurqLar

pay for beds, they did not register at
the club but for a week or ten days
they had slept on benches.
They wore wound stripes and over
seas chevrons. and said they were as
signed to the base hospital at Cape
May.
George Fowler, the night clerk, de-
clared that early in the night Miller
gave him a little money to put in the
safe for him. Then about 4 o'clock he
said, Miller and Rose came up and
Miller asked for the money
Il turned my back and stopped over
and opened the safe" said Fowler
Then I was struck on the head--with
the butt OF a revolver. I suppose, When
l turned over and looked up they had
me covered with revolvers They kept
me covered while they helped them
selves to all the cash in the safe. Then
they backed out of the room and when
got 10 the door they were out of sight 4"
Residents Demand Protection
Measures for protecting residents of
their section from the various forms of
banditry and hold-ups were discussed
by members of the East Germantown
Improvement Association at their regu-
lar monthly meeting last night.
something must be done TO arrest
the depredations that have been running
an unbridled course for nearly a
! month, said the Rev. H. w. Hathaway
president of the association.
Members expressed the belief that
East Germantown is inadequately Do
Iced and tentatively decided TO Join
with other organizations who are seek
ing means OF putting stop 10 the
crime wave.
The police will be aided by the Girl
Scouts in their endeavors 10 suppress
criminal activity. The scouts will carry
whistles, and whenever they notice anv
suspicious activity will blow a prear.
ranged. signal TO attract the police, The
| decision TO cooperate with the police
resulted from an attack by three foot
pads. believed to be Chinese, on Miss
Blanche Alexander, a Girl Scout can
tain, at Nineteenth and SAMSON streets
| last week.
| berries has prevented many from being
made public.
| John Geiger, 1929 North Hurley street.
reported that he was held up by a
"wrist-watch" highwayman, who pointed
gun at him and said II suppose YOU
know what / want" Geiger replied in
the affirmative and handed over s4.25.
| The robber, however was liberal and
| returned a quarter. He asked about
a stickpin Geiger wore and was told II
was worthless. He then disappeared.
The pin, however. was a diamond worth
$3.50. The hold-up occurred early YES.
terday morning at Wyoming and Hur-
| ley streets.
Although II was parked at Market
and Juniper streets, in the shadow of
the City Hail. thieves last night stole a
$1,000 limousine owned by Lawrence T.
Paul, banker with offices in the Lib
erty Building. The car had been parked
there by the chauffeur, Nichols T.
Adams. while attending a nearby thea
tre, after having taken the Paul family
TO the Metropolitan Opera House
The police have arrested Florence
Hance and Jerry JenowslG, Fairmount
avenue near Eighth street, in connec-
tion with the hold-up of Dr. w. c.
Powers. Gratz street near Erie avenue,
He was robbed Of $50 at Sixth and
Cherry streets.
William Erwin, a carpenter of Kan.
sas City. was beaten and robbed of $500
by highwaymen at Second street and
Kaighn avenue, Camden, last night. He
was taken TO the Cooper Hospital. He
told the police a man who became
cnummy with him struck him over the
head with a bottle and Knocked him
unconscious.