Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-06
HOLIDAY THRONCS
/ QUIT CITY FOR SEA
Philadelphia Deserted by Tens
Of Thousands for Labor
| Day Outings
plcRICs AND SPORTS HERE

Philadelphia is almost deserted today
while tens Of thousands of workers in
business and Industrial establishments
Z are IN the midst Of celebrating triple
holiday.
In addition to being Labor Day this
marks the sixth anniversary Of the first
battle Of the Marne and the 163d ami
4, vereary OF the birth OF Lafayette.
Railroads prepared to handle record
breaking crowds. In addition to thou
sands who left for the seashore and
other resorts yesterday, many thousands
moro left early this morning. They
went by train. trolley car and automo-
bile.
There are picnics and sports in many
OF the local parks and Fairgrounds In
addition to other observances.
p. r. r. Shopworkers Parade
Five hundred shopworkcrs of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad took part in a
Labor Day parade through West Phila-
delphia to Paramount Park. where they
will have picnic and spcechmaking
this afternoon.
The parade started At 10 o'clock from
Thirty fourth street and poweltOn ave-
nue. near the West Philadelphia shops
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. proceeded
to Lancaster avenue, to Fifty second
street, to Pnrkside avenuO and Belmont
plateau, Fairmount Park.
The speakers this afternoon will be
Alexander ]. FcldhauS, Of Cincinnati,
representing the International Associa-
tion of Machinists: James j. Casey,
of Local 9I5, Brotherhood OF Iocomo-
tive Firemcn and Enginemcn. and Harry
=. Jeffery. chairman of the PhiladeI-
phia- Camden Advisory Board of the
shop crafts.
The marshal Of the parade was l.. c.
Pierce, assistput chairman Of the phila-
delphia Camden board, aided by Fran
els st. George. of the board of trustees,
international Association of MaChin-
ists, and Michael NJ. Miller, national
vice president of the BOilermakers
Union.
Patriotic services are scheduled to
be held at Independence Hall this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, when the Wash
ington Lafayette flag. made in the
Mayor Moore. A duplicate Of this flag,
presented to the French Republic, will
be raised at the same time over the
Hotel de Vile. in Paris.
Shore Handles Crowds
EXTENSIVE preparations WtTf Hluut
to handle the crowds at Atlantic City.
Human tunnels" are used by shore
traffic authorities to prevent repeti
ton OF almost disastrous brushes" in
former years. as the Labor Day multi
tude pours out of Atlantic City through
the lille station of the West Jersey and
Seashore electric line, opposite City
Hall.
The greatest trouble in handling an
enormous outgoing crowd, running
into thousands of people anxious to get
aboard the cars. occurs at the electric
station. Only a few hundred people
are able to get in the space between
the sidewalk and the gates. The latter
cannot be opened except for few pas
sergers at time because OF the peril
lurking in the third rail beside the
platforms.
Police officials have caused huge posts
to be set up in front of the gates and
these will be roped when the outgoing
crowd gathers tonight in such a
way as to create tunnels. with the
narrow ends leading to the gates. The
crowd will be fed " into these far
more rapidly than they can be passed
through the gates. This arrangement is
expected to stop the crushing OF women
and children. Many were bruised in
last September onrush.