Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

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Office. When he is at the Union League or
in his own or a private house, or In some
ones private Office, then Artman takes up
his station at the door. ...
The officer, always in plain clothes, rides
beside the chauffeur on the Mayors auto
mobile. Both Mullen, the chauffeur, and
Officer Artman are armed.
In one corner Of the seat in the official
limousine and handy to the right hand of
the Mayor is heavy night stick available
for immediate use.
It is the only weapon which the Mayor
permits himself. Up to the present he has
never had It in his hand.
TN THE private code of the police depart
i ment the Mayors number is 354. That
also is the number of his Official automobile.
The code number Of Director Cortelyou
is 356, and that Of Superintendent Mills
is 35S.
Every traffic policeman recognizes the ap-
pronch of the chief executives car before
he recognizes its passenger. The official
number is visible just as 1t is on the auto
of Director Cortelyou. Neither one ever
gets by traffic officer without n salute.
The automobile division at Harrisburg in
license numbers by automobile owners Is
increasing every year. 1t mounts into the
thousands.
1t is common thing for business man
license fpr
responding with tho street nnmher of his
private residence. the number Of his Office
suite or the number of his lodge IL a men,
Der Of any widely distributed fraternity.
There are two numbers I'm hoping to
see one Of these days simply rs a matter
other day.
=, They're the numbers 123 ,4Ss and the
'em so BY he said resighedly.
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A WElL-hNOWN advertising expert Is
"A responsible for the following:
On n recent afternoon rain threatened to
mar the scheduled ball game. As is custo-
mary at such a time a rain check is issued
"a rura' S,.izeh; manitestIy an ardent ran
Grabbino tbs tchaori ho irnnrod th. min
nhonL H. o,a"n'naUGnI =. -e"o' '"' '"1'
yeIled the ticket seller
INV didn,t io,,. wort Il cor
an umbrelIer
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AWE .,y r =, ,.-,;.
W. lnoueand mics OF renhssiVania
~ state roads will this winter be swept as
clean Of snow as the trolley tracks of Phla-
delphia.
Every trunk line from end to end will be
divided into sections Of five miles. Every
u
charge Of a gang of workmen.
The latter will be made up Of highway
employees who are unemployed regularly
during the winter.
The State also will be divided into dis
tricts with superintendent In charge.
weather indications and forecast Of snow
Before two inches OF snow have fallen
WIore dr;f, u1u iT nTU" p'oms Will oe u. w"rk.
sboraiors vii, ba r,,sb.S ~ 49, no;nt ,,hor.
thcv viii wnrt d,w and ,inht ~ Lcsn tho
h;gbw"rs n,,, onon %mN ''' anu n'sn' ~ N'ep 'he
49, - , .Lx
r.;li ho m th. ,,.ham
snorfol,s - tha c,utrorn nnt,r;ths.anh;nr' M M'
'N'"-"'i' ~ 'n' .oA..o.' No'"''"'''"''s'
A CITIZEN, whose anonymity shall be
n preserved, looking out of one Of the
windows in the Mayors reception room at
City Hall. facing the north plaza, raised
his eyes casually and saw the head of n
man in n second story window Of the Ma
sonic Temple opposite
The following dov he oroin bannened NJ
the window and again glancing across saw
the same individual in the same position
He aDDarently had NOT changed his attitude
from the day previous.
''See that fellow yonder ar the window ="
he said to a friend whom he called to his
side. "I've seen him there two different
times in the last two DAYS He never moves
What's he looking at?''
The other burst into laugh
"That's n life size oil painting OF +
Simpson Africa, once a high Masonic off =.
cial. It's been there for a week. You can
see the ton of the gilt frame II Won Iook
closely. but not the sides. Tbat,s what
fooled you.H
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| nA ~ no 'eur's.s VINO nave
= visited the FAMOUS old cheshire Cheese,
Fleet street, LONDON one OF the most an,
cient tayerns III me metropolis, Will recall