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the word vas dashed by telephone from
excited Long Islanders who sighted the
monster craft along the north shore. AS
the dirigible suddenly, doomed up over
the houses and trees to the northeast of
Mitchell Field about 3 O'Clock streams
OF people In automobiles and on foot
came from all directions toward Roose-
Welt Field. where 1t was known the dirig-
ibie would land. The R-34 sailed over
the held at height Of two thousand
feet after circling about in the light
southeast wind. the wind which had
turned disaster into victory for her.
The dirigible came closer to the ground
From height of about 1900 feet a
black dot suddenly shot out from the
silver mass of the dirisible. II dropped
and then abruptly resolved Itself into
the figure of man clinging to a para
, chute. The aeronaut and his sihken life
sand erected for tho convenience of a
few possassors of passes on Roosevelt
Field The man was Major John Edward
ID PritehArd of the British Air Force
Despite bis parachute he landed IN a
huddled mass and 1t was seen that he
had been somewhat entangled In the
hopes Of the device.
Major J. N. Barney Of Ambulance Z,
Mitchell Field. rushed up to him.
Are Won hurt. sir?" the doctor asked.
Tho British visitor carefully uRtangled
himself from the ropes. prodded biIn-
self tentatively, and then said
NO" smiling broadly and glancing
about him at his surroundings
What kind Of trip did you have?"
the doctor asked, his curiosity overcom-
ing his medical inStincts
Graceful Dive to Earth,
Rather dry," answered the visitor,
and before he could explain TO the
doctor bow four and half days N the
frst tranAatlaptic dirigible could be duh
he was whlsked or to Col. Archie
Miller, with whom he conferred concern
mi the landing arrangements. APP
parentiy- they satisfied him. For he
sigpalled to the dirisible. Three times
the big craft circled around the field
as 70 casting a cautious eye on her
berth, and then, her blunt nose shiHing
with a white crown of conventional pat
tern. dived gracefully downward.
For six hundred feet she seemed to
side down an Invisible chute In the air
and then, easily, came to an even keel
once more From the bow gondola, the
largest OF thu four slung beneath her
vast envelope. q rope dropped suddenly
20 the fssld Instantly there was a
wild rush Of khaki and blue clad forms
TO grasp H. With an enthusiasm that
made the proceeding Ike hard fought
football game the soldiers and gobs,
grabbed the ropes. II was pulled through
tina stapehion on ona Of the huge con-
crete, snchora sunk into the. field. and
the R-34 was prisoner.
After that the ship was pulled
cautiously downward to tho fiald. As
sba answered the tug Of the rope wafer
ballast was released in Q torrent from
both bow and stern compartments In
thu envelope. Other ropas were made.
fast qnd The. R-3A although able 70
swing easily In the varying currents Of
air. was made fast"
The AHss NAP to- land was Major
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Decorations and Handclasps.

The King stopped to oNdecorate all the
m: torcycle men who had been assigned
to his escort and give them a good hand
shake besides. Tney were Sergeants
John Mclaughlin. Gilbert NJ. Meehan.
Martin A. Noman Otto p. Olive and
John L. Travers, and Patrolmen Dennis
b. Lynch, John L. Askiund, James +.
Haggerty. Samuel J. Smith. Jr., Howard
d. Smith, Timothy Leblanc, John Ochsen-
hirt. John ]. Iler, Edmund Gibson,
Charles Faber, Harry Shelley, Walter
Manley. James A Holland, John ].
Donovan, Bert Cooper and John Mesle
Inspector John O'I3rien. heada of the
Traffic Department, and Capt. Henry
McQueeney of the Third Detective dis
trict were notified that the Order of the
Crown, in gold. had been conferred upon
them.
In a formal interview with reporters
King Albert said:
Before leaving New York I wish to
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ALBERT CHRISTENS
u. S. ARMY TRANSPORT
Queen Visits Bryn MarDr as
King Goes to Hog Island.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 27.-Klng Albert
of the Belgians christened a United
States army transport at the Hog Island
shipyard this afternoon. while Queen
Eliza beth was welcomed ecstaticaTly TO
the ivy clad Jacobean towers of Bryn
Mawr College.
Previously the monarchs were driven
through crowd lined streets to Jnde-
pendence Hail, where they were well
coined to the ity/and State by Gov.
Sproul and Mayor Smith. In his re-
sponse his Majesty said:
1T is with deep emotion that j enter
this magnificent city. where the Declara-
ton of Independence was signed and the
Constitution of the United States PRO-
mulgated both charters being memora-
BILE monuments OF political wisdom ond
highest ideals.
at is to the glory of your nation that
in all time you have found statesmen
10 embody these principles. and the fact
that my visit happens to fan on Presi-
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express my great appreciation or the
wonderful hospitality that has been ac-
corded to Queen Elizabeth, Prince Leo
pold and myself and others of our party
during our stay here. ] regret exceed
ingly that time does not permit of our
drinking in more of the wonders OF your
great metropolis but the coming general
election demands my presence In Bel
GUM.
"I want TO commend the splendid po-
lice force OF New York, which Is indeed
n fine body Of men. Every New Yorker
should be proud of the police, particu-
larly those of the motorcycle division.
They do their work in such an easygo-
ing manner. Many times In Fifth ave-
nue. have wondered just how. we were
going to get out of a maze of automo-
biles. but in a few seconds there was
an open lane made by the motorcycle
men and along we sped.
Praise for Newspapers.
1T cannot speak too highly of your
newspapers. They are so big and have
so much news and must say they are
we'll gotten UP. / am n great news
paper reader and have been much in
terested in reading the progressive and
enterprising papers published here. l
found them interesting because they are
worth while"
He also said he had never been a re-
porter but wished he had, although he
was not sure that he would have made
good one.
Btfore leaving the Waldorf the King
said good by to William 4. McCusker
assistant manager of the hotel. and Joe
Smith, the house detective. AS the train
rolled out of the station Howard Smith
one of the motorcycle policemen
shouted Long live the King and Queen
of the Belgians! Now then, altogether
three cheers for King Albert and Queer
Elizabeth" Railroad employees and
everybody else in the train shed JOINED
in this farewell.
II became known yesterday thai or
Sunday morning the Queen, who is 6
talented violinist, visited the AeoliaT
Company and listened to a private re
cita, by Maurice Dambois, who played
the cello accompanied by hfs own rec
ords on the Duo Art piano. She selected
Duo Art grand for her own use II
Brussels and directed Dambois to MAKE
records of accompaniments of violir
selections which he most enjoys playing
The numbers Dambois played for hei
were Boellman's Symphonic Naria
tions," Saint-Saenss The Swami anC
Peppers Harlequin"
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the highest traditions of the two-a-day
by making a laughing stock out of mar
riage. Santos and Hays, the long and
short of it, revealed the extremes to
which persons will go as Health Hunt
ers."
At the Riverside, Bee Palmer wabbled
back from a recent illness and put into
her shimmying some new heavings man
ifestly hit upon while tossing upon bed
of pain. Miss Palmer, assisted by her
own jazz band. proved again that her
shoulders are her most effective tremolo
stops George Mckay and Ottie Ardine.
Bert Hanlon. and Dillon and Parker
were good measure for the Riverside
news pictorial.
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SAFE IN DANCE HALL
is ROBBED OF $1,000
Yeggs Get 5000 in I. 0. U.'s-
Empty Strong Box Ignored.

Arcadia Hall, Halsey street near
Broadway. Brooklyn. had until early
yesterday two safes, the largest dance
floor in the borough. a collection Of
|. o. us with an aggregate face value
OF $500 and the favcr Of the Mayor, IL
the Mayors approval may be deduced
from the choice of his Assembly district
organization for its parties.
One safe was not much to look at, but
it was a good safe and was used as a
bank. The other was a new and flossy
affair. but 1t held nothing more impor-
tant than the simple ledgers the dance
business requires
When he went to the hall yesterday.
Moe Baron, the :nanager, found he still
had his dance floor and one of his safes,
the new and pretty one. The old safe
had been cracked to fragments. The
l. o. us and $4,000 were gone. The
police guessed that yeggs did the work,
bvt they left no clues.
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follow at 8 AS to a selected list Of guests.
The concluding function OF King Al
berts busy day in Washington will be a
dinner, given in his honor by Vice. Presi-
dent Marshall at 8 o'clock.
Owing to the fact that throughout his
term OF Office Vice-President Marshall
has dwelt in one of Washington's lead
ing hotels, and the further fact that the
illness OF President Wilson precludes the
use OF the White House for social func-
tions, the dinner will be held in the
Massachusetts avenue home of Mrs.
Thomas f. Walsh, widow of the Colorado
millionaire, who spent the concluding
years of his life in Washington. The
walsh residence is one OF the most beau
tiful and modern as well as one of the
largest private houses in the capital.
Lansings to Give Dinner
The programme of the second day in
Washington for the King and Queen
will be occupied largely in sightseeing.
with the afternoon spent in steaming to
and from Mount Vernon. where the King
Will plant a tree at the tomb OF
Washington.
That night a dinner in honor OF the
visitors will be given by Secretary OF
State Lansing. On the third and last
day of the visit the morning has been
left open for such pleasure or duties
as the King and> Queen may select. In
the afternoon the King will receive the
degree of doctor of laws from George
Washington University and from the
Catholic University.
The Queen also will receive degree
from Trinity College. That evening they
will dine at the Belgian Embassy and
at midnight they will go aboard the
Presidents yacht Mayfiower at the navy
yard and proceed to Newport News
where they will go aboard the George
Washington for the voyage homeward
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den. Roosevelt's birthday adds to Il
solemnity of these thoughts.
"Belpium. too, has fought for {
same ideals of liberty and democrat
Her cause has found, from the begi
ming the most energetic support fr
this city. I am glad to have an opp
tunity of conveying to the gener
citizens of Philadelphia my most hes
felt thanks for the large assistance
have given to Belgium during tne wa
INV countrymen will never for
what they owe to the faithful frif
they found here when they were In .
deem. distress. Many this beautiful
noble city continue to progress an
prosper"
King Albert, whose ambition be
the war was to make his country
time nation was deeply Impressed
Hog Island where he saw more
ffty ships in course of construction
a dozen more completed. AS he br u
bottle of real champagne againS
bow of the Cantigny, named afte
battlefield where American soldieri
wor fame in France, he said: t
fords me great pleasure TO visit thi 5
shipyard. The stupendous task ac' n,
here after the United states enter I'd
war is a splendid performance %
credit OF American hdNai CUISINES >.
From Hog Island the King az Id
| son went to the Baldwin Loco me
Works, where they say engines in
stages OF Construction To him
shown engines built for Cuba, ST
Sweden and Denmark. -
| Queen Elizabeth at Bryn Nav VI
greeted by Miss Helen Taft, actinI sp
dent. After the Undergraduates in
| and gown had sung the Belgh IN
American national enthems the O.
| smiled her thanks and shook, hi
| cordially with Miss Taft. but II ,ad,
address. The girls sang two. col
songs and then joined I'm the Bry NJ
/ College yell, at which her Mai
laughed heartily Elizabeth Il len
/ spected the college buildings, wa ten
game of hockey and was the q ues
honor at tea. She posed good ns tur
for scores of undergraduate ph oto
piers and seemed TO enjoy he
thoroughly.
The royal special started for W
ington at 6 o'clock.
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his antv. even In vaudeville.

his duty, even In vaudeville.
Another kind of Jazz was furnished by
Ted Lewis-the American kind, made on
he premises. Mr.. Lewis who Jumped in
asst week to fill the cavity caused when
Mr.. Bard was extracted, was told to con-
tinue the exercise for this week. With
his Jazz band this young man presented
his customary bill and won the popular
favor accorded only to baseball heroes
syncopation geniuses and Roman gladi-
ators.
Madeline and Dorothy Cameron justi-
fed their existence with their feet and
their frocks. Charles Grapewin and
Anna Chance presented their amusing
slIit, "Jeu's Vacation" which maintains
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BARD COMES BAG K
AND MAKES BIG HIT
Palace Audience Happy Over
His Act, Revised a nd
Speeded Up.

Wilkie Bard, the English h 2
who was finally withdrawn { .
Palace bill last week because 3
and d lack of liaison with his
can audience made him a con s
failure, came back yesterday
senses at this house and D
merged himself with the grsa t
ity of headliners, losing promii !,
his success.
His act has been revised and
up. evidently on the advice o J
OF the family who had an ey -,
kind of thing that can compete '
nervous lure of jazz For Bit )
week Mr.. Bard used his Might
man" sketch. his washerwcman
then. expla aiming that his friends
land had warned him the red
Broadway like the!- aboriginal I
he proceeded to jazz two DID
ballads for his own good. Gen u
plause greeted Mr.. Bard. who
his hardest. apparently on tho p
that England expects every ma 1
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nron. slayer sentenced to Die.

Justice Luce in the Supreme Court In
Bronx county yesterday sentenced John
Eagen OF 243 West Thirty-eighth street,
to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison during the week OF December s.
Eagen was convicted Friday of murder
In the first degree in the shooting on tho
light of June of Louis Klein, clerk
in the United Cigar Store at s3S West
chester avenue. The Bronx.
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ALBERT HON0Rs o'RYAN.
27th Commander Receives Cross of
Order of Leopold.

Mator-Gen. John +. O'Ryan. com
mander of the Twenty-seventh Division
of the A. e. F., was presented yesterday
with the Belgian decoration of Com
mander of the Order of Leopold, the
highest within the gift of the Belgian
Government. The office was conferred
on Gen. Organ by King Albert at a
luncheon given by the Belgian Ambassa-
dor.
The work of the Twenty-seventh Di-
vision near Mount KENNEL in Septem-
ber, 1918, won the decoration for its
commander.
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These Are Values
Light Weight Economy, Fineness, Durability and
Performance, Equalling Many of the Costliest
Essex Owners Admire

Exclude an the praise you have heard for the Essex.
Then ride in it. and judge for yourself. The unin-
fluenced verdict Of the ride, will content
about the Essex expect large They expect
to hear a costly price.
That is because Essex and admirers inva-
riaby compare its performance to certain large high
priced cars notable for qualities of speed. power
iIl-clmbing and durability.
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CAPITAL WELCOMES
BELGIUM'S ROYALTY
Great Crowds Cheer King,
Hero of War, Queen and
the Crown Prince.
no REMAIN THREE DAYS
Official Reception viii Begin
To-day - First European
Monarch in Washington.
so,cial Despatch TO THE suS.

w,sutSGroN, Oct. 27.-For the first
Aim. IN its history the American capital
,ouses a reigning monarch of Euro
,san state. Albert, King of the Bel
,,ans. accompanied by his winsome con-
sort Queen Elizabeth, and their SOM the
Crown Prince, Duke of Brabant, arrived
IN Union Station tonight only a few
,r,nutes behind time, and from the In
stant of their arrival on the crowded
nlatform until they were safely landed
IN the portico of Breckenridge Long
handsome sixteenth street home they
listened to n continuous roar of Ameri-
can greeting.
All Washington turned out for the re-
centon. A mild starlit night brought
,hrongs into the streets. The vast plaza
Of the station was jannmed. Before the
brilliantly illuminated Capitol another
vast concourse of people had assembled.
The pathway of triumph up broad Penn
sylvania avenue past the White House,
and northward through shady Sixteenth
street was lined with more cheering
welcomers. Around the temporary resi-
dence of royalty another huge crowd
made 1t Nain to the royal party that
.hey were among friends
Welcomed by Large Party.
After his day In Philadelphia the 14o
mile ride had been a respite for the King
and Queen. They alighted from the
special train as fresh as morning, the
King ruddy and CHEEKY, the Queen, as al
ways, smiling radiantly and looking
young and chic in n tailored dress of
dark blue with a close fitting little toque
OF the same tone trimmed in silver gray.
On the station platform the welcoming
party, headed by Vice-President and Mrs
Marshall, greeted the royal party. In
the group, in addition to members of The
Cabinet and assistant secretaries and
bureau chiefs of the State Department.
were Gems. Pershing and March and AM
bassador Brand WhitloclS
The party proceeded at once across
the concourse to the Executive entrance
and waiting room used only on the occa-
ti0n Of visits of highest Importance. AS
II emerged into the brilliantly illumi-
mated plaza the United States Marine
Band, stationed at the portal, played
La Brabanconne," the Belgian national
anthem, while the party bestowed itself
In the waiting automobiles. Then came
q tharp blast from a bugle and the royal
escort, four troops of the Third United
States Cavalry, swung into their saddles,
saluted and turning by platoons pre-
cedcd the receiving party and the guests
through Delaware avenue toward the
Capitol
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ALBERT SORRY HE
HAS TO LEAVE CITY
Decorates Bicycle Policemen,
Saying New York Should
Be Proud of Force.
CHEERS FOLLOW TRAIN
King Takes Final Air Spin
Here While Queen Goes on
Shopping Tour.

King Albert acted as il he meant 1t
when he said, standing in the Pennsyl-
vania Station yesterday morning before
boarding a special train for Philadelphia
with the royal party, that he had en-
joyed New York and would like to stay
here longer. The final sendoff was three
big cheers from twenty-one motorcycle
policemen upon whose heaving breasts
he hadl just pinned the insignia. in silver,
of the Order of the Crown. You are
wonderful lot of men," the Queen had
said to the bike cops "Our stay in this
great city has been all the more pleasant
because of youE~splehdid efficiency"
Early in the forenoon. while Queen
Elizabeth was shopping. the King took
one more ride in the air in a seaplane
driven by Ensign Frank Lamb. With a
map of the city and harbor on his lap
and telephone receiver clamped over
his head the King indicated where he
wanted to go. From the Columbia
Yacht Club they sailed up the river to
125th street. theh turned and hurried
south over Governors Island. the Mar
rows. and as far as the Shrewsbury
River. so that. Asbury Park and Long
Branch were visible. They penetrated
the air OF New Jersey as far as New
Brunswick and took a look at Sea Gate
and Coney Island on the way home
The Kings return from the Hudson
River landing to the Waldorf by auto
mobile was almost as swift, for 1t con-
sumed only nine minutes. A few mo
ments later the King, with Queen Eliza
beth and Prince Leopold. were on theil
way to the Pennsylvania Station, where
the same train that carried them acros.
the continent and6ack was fretting t(
-
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Ben weIch brought his own company
to the Columbia Theatre and cemented
once again his alliance with the bur-
lesque fans there. "
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eadliner,
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in both
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
CHOSE W. C. T. U. OFFICERS
Mrs. M. V. Stringer, Of Germantown,
Is Head of Organization

AT meeting of the executive board
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, held at the Willard, 1921 Arch
street. officers of Philadelphia county
and county suberintendents of the va
rious departments were chosen.
The Philadelphia county officers are :
President, Mrs. NJ. V. Stringer, 1910
Pulaski avenue, Germantown vice
president. Mrs. A. c. Peacock, Torres
dale; corresponding secretary, Miss H.
l.. Lee. Wynnewood; recording secrc-
tary, Mrs. n. Il. Seibold, 1905 Mer-
vine street; treasurer, Mrs. s. G.. Mac
fnrland Demar Morris Apartments
Germantown.
Mrs. c. Moore was elected superin-
tendant of the department Of soldiers
and sailors; Mrs. A. j. Holmes, super
intendent of the press department Mrs.
T.. w. Smith, superintendent of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
ROOSEVELT DANCES
FOR MEN IN SERVICE
Committee of Women viii Con-
tinue Affairs Abandoned by
Suffrage Leaders

Dances for enlisted men under the
name "the Roosevelt Dances" in honor
of the late Theodore Roosevelt, will be
held every Tuesday and Saturday even :
ings in the ballroom Of the Roosevelt,
2027 Chestnut street.
These dances will take the places of
those given for two years under the
auspices Of tho Philadelphia county
abranch of the Woman Suffrage party of
Pennsylvania.
The following committee will direct
the dances: Mrs. Joseph NJ. Gazzam,
Miss Anne Harmed. Miss Z. Smiley.
Miss Pauline Mitchell, Miss Martha
Souder, Miss Margaret Roberts, Mrs.
T. Fl. Spooner and Mrs. A. Foster.
The suffragists were compelled to dis =
continue the dances conducted under
their auspices because of the intensive
campaign now on for ratification of the
suffrage amendment.
A letter has been received by Mrs.
e. @. A. Ellis, secretary of the county
suffrage organization, from Mrs. o. f.
Mccormick, department of clubs of the
War Camp Community Service, ex-
pressing thanks for entertainment given
service men during the last two years.
During that time the suffrage work :
ers entertained 300, 900 enlisted men and
100000 young women and expended
$4,000, contributed by the young women
for the work.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Gazzam. who has
been chairman Of the dances, started
them two years ago and established a
precedent by throwing open her own
drawing room. Later she transferred
the dances to the Woman Suffrage
party.
Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel aided
the work by giving the use of the Ship
and Tent Club. Colonel Duffy helped
by giving the use of the Rittenhouse,
and the Aldine Hotel management gave
the hotel ballroom, Admiral Tappan
provided the navy yard band for q
time.
The committee consisted of Mrs. Gaz-
ram, Mrs. A. f. Burns, Mrs. Harry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

Kohn, Mrs. George A. Dunning, Mrs.
George A. Piersol, Mrs. A. Foster, Miss
Margaret Roberts, Mrs. l. Eachus,
Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mrs. 4. II. Spoon
er, DIR. Marion Frances Self, Mrs. Ralph
Raiguel, Miss Anne Harmed, DIR. Il. II.
Moore, Miss Shedke, Miss Anne Nc
Donough, Mrs. n. A. Stockton, Miss
McCausland, Miss Chambers, Miss
MacFarland, Mrs. Charles Reinhardt,
Miss Hasting, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs.
Godfrey, Mrs. Middleton, Miss Lucy
Lewis, DR.. Evelyn Douredoure, Mrs. Il.
Q. s. Ellis, Mrs. Frank p. Dubois,
Miss May Irwin and Miss Alice Claf-
lin.