Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
n. y.-AT[ANT|C CITY
AIR LINE BY JULY |
Girl Detectives Will Be Used on
Boardwalk to Decoy
"Mashers"
OTHER NEWS FROM SHORE

Atlantic City, May 22.-Daily air !
service between this city and New
York will begin July I. following con-
summation of arrangements here be
tween several beach front hotclmen and |
the officers Of a flying corporation. Inc
hotelmen are confident that daiIS
cloud service between the tw" cities
will be powerful advertisement not .
only in New York. but throughout the |
country.
Stricken with an acute attack Of ap'
pendicitis shortly after he loft III"
Inlet for fishing trip Yesterday. Ray
mond Kelly. twenty .onc years old, Of
2lOS Grant avenue. foil to- the bottom
Of his boat and driftcd about the inner
waters for seven hours,
As the pain would momcntarily case.
Kelly repeatedly raised his head 20 tho
gunwalc and called for help. shortly
after , o'clock John Williams. passing
in a motorboat. saw k"lly wing in III"
bottom Of his craft He lifted him int"
the powrrbcnt and dashed for tho shore
NJ full speed Kelly was rushed to the
hospital. whore an immcdAf" operation
was performed. Recovery i expected.
War on "he- fappprs has bccn Do.
cIarcd hy the city authorities. both along
the Boardwalk and beach. starting with
Decoration Day. according to announce
ment yesterday by Mayor Rad"r and
William :. tuthh"rt. Safety Director.
A class of instruction will be OPP
Grated during th" next ton days for
women detectives Of tho "pick- up age.
who will he required to pass an oy-
animation at the completion Of tho
! course in their ability to snare and
| capture the male ''vamps' who annoy
! the young womon along III" pIankcd
/ way and beach during the rush season.
4 half dozen girl detectives will c"
on duty along tho boardwalk as an
, auxiliary to tho regular force. They
, will wear short skirts and otherwise
attire themselves as happcrs. Along tho
beach fair sisters in approved bathing
suits will operate with tie rcnsors.
Hundreds Of members of The National
League Of Masonic Clubs began to ar
riv" yesterday. the vanguard of the
thousands due hero tonight for tho
opening session of the annual conven-
tion and outing Of the organization.
The Masons are coming from many Of
the Western and Canadian cities and
focks Of motoring members have started
to reach the resort.
The two notable features of tho rro
gram will be the parade tomorrow
when patrols from all parts Of the
United States and Canada are due to
enter the lists in competition for prizes.
and tho annual banNuct Thursday At .he
Traymor". at which W. Frccand Ken.
drick. of Philadelphia. will be the
toastmastcr. Men Of note from civil
and military life will he among tho in =
vited guests.
Lakewood. y. j.. May 2...-Drivlnc
ahead at more than sixty miles an hour
the northbound New York -Atanti,
City Express of the Central Rniroal
Of New Jersey narrowly avcrtcd n Sc.
rious wreck Yesterday when the engine
tender left tho rails on a sharp curve Il
milo south Of here.
Engineer Patterson applied tho cmcr.
gcnCy brakes. but tho speeding train
went more than 1000 feet further be .
fore being brought to II stop. Though
severely shaken up. none Of the 300
passengers received injury. Traffic wa'
delayed an hour and half. The cause
Of the accident was not determined.