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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
P|NCH0T CONTINUES
CONFERENCES HERE
Starts Day at State Headquar-
ters by Going Through
Mountain Of Mail
c CHAIRMANSHIP STILL IN AIR

Clifford Pinchot, Republican candi-
date for Governor, continued his con-
ferences here today with various lead
ers. after "polishing off, huge stack
Of mail at his State headquarters in the
Real Estate Trust Building.
The candidate leaves this afternoon
for Grey Towers, his home in Milford,
Pike County. Mrs. Pinchot went there
yesterday.
Mr.. Pinchot passed the night as the
guest Of Major and Mrs. Barclay II.
Warburton, at their cit" home. This
morning he conferred with Judge Isaac
johnson. Of Delaware County: Coun-
Gilman Roper and A. Nevin DIETRICH,
his campaign manager.
Mrs. Mary Finn Lawrence. who was
Pinchot campaign treasurer for West
ern Pennsylvania. will be guest of the
Pinchots at Milford tomorrow. United
states Senator and Mrs. I.enroot. of
Wisconsin, will arrive there Monday
and will be guests over Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warburton are going
to Milford June g as will Councilman
| Roper, who was Pinchot campaign di-
rector for Philadelphia.
Mr.. Pinchot, on his return home.
will weigh the advice he has received
from many quarters concerning reor.
ganization OF the Republican State
Committee. He has given no indication
Of his attitude so far. and the question
Of the State chairmanship is still a
matter to be settled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
CHILDREN STORM
BELMONT PLATEAU
1000 Take Part in Fifteenth
Annual Field Day
Exercises
ATHLETIC EVENTS FEATURE

Belmont Plateau In Fairmount Park
was stOrmed this morning when $4,000
children from seventy three elementary
schools romped into the park for the
fifteenth annual field day Of the public
schools.
At 0 o'clock the twenty automobile
trucks began to discharge their restless
passengers. who. once they had alightel
at the scene Of action. were not very
long In getting things started.
hundred or more games. which
made up the main part OF the morning
program. were soon under way. Scores
Of rings were roped off for the athletic
events and dances.
Volley ball claimed the attention Of
most Of the boys, while few tried
dodge ball, end ball and captain bali.
the girls pastime. and few more
Babe" Ruths were having a workout.
Four hundred and sixty teams en-
tered the competition OF the morning
games. and they were watched by 125
judges.
There are 61OO children actually en-.
gagged in the games and drills, while
there are upward of 1000 Others roam
ing about the Park.
The teams that are competing for the
trophies are representative of their re-
spectivc schools, and while their heroes
60 to the conquest in the rings their
fellow schoolmates crowd around the
ropes and cheer.
Mass Games Put On
When the games were finished this
morning the mass drills were staged In
the central ARENA" while on the side
lines the dancers who will be under the
spotlight this afternoon were rehears-
ing the difficult steps.
The different schools have each ee-
tablished headquarters about the field
where their teams are contesting for
honors.
At headquarters of each school ban.
ners were hoisted and grouped about
these at noon the children ate their
lunches.
This afternoon the main feature will
be the folk dances and athletic dances.
starting at 8 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the
Municipal Band will play concert un-
til 4 o'clock. At the close Of the concert
the entire assembly will sing
america.
Janet Walter and Carl Hummel,
athletic directors in the public schools
have charge of the days activities.
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the nlayer would keep the ball bouncing
rs II 1t were thing alive.
On either wall was hole sufficiently
large for the ball to pass through. II a
man were SO fortunate as to get the
ball through that he not only won the
game for his side, but honors and cloaks
Of spectators.
Immediately after scoring. the spec.
tators would scramble from their perch
on the wall and friends of the winner
would attempt to snatch all the cloaks
in sight, and confusion and laughter
would be everywhere.
Losers faced penalty Of personal
slavery.
The men shown on the wall at the
museum are ornately garbed. a riot OF
color and, according to present .day
standards. sttircd after tho feminine
idea.
Just by way Of comparison 10 the
warrior of old and the miss of today
Clonks fashioned OF brilliant colored
feathers. to be sure. but slit in the sides
to permit of slipping the arms through,
as are made the frinsed creations OF
today.
Helmets with trailing feather orna i.
menta and short hair tied with the most
clebnCats Npf mink bows. Long Jade
| nSckisces-lfor iadsl was ''the Shinss''
| then a. Il n today--huAg % below The
| xoietltlA ~ eesve4 QsRdAyts sxpRs
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PART Of T 0RUN
UPON SINGLE LEG
Unusual Engineering Feat viii
Prevent Traffic Congestion
Under Tracks
MET BUSINESS MEMS PLEA

While finishing touches nre being put
on the equipment Of the Frankford ele.
vated line. engineers working on the
Job in discussing It generally today
called attention to some Of the problems
which had to be met in It's unusual
construction.
Although most Of the business men
whose establishments line the l. wanted
the line, their views concerning Its con :
struction varied every few blocks. Of
course. Il would have been impossible
to suit all. but the men in charge OF
that the success Of the "L" depends on
its popularity.
One Of the most difacult problems
was in that section from Unity to Dyre
streets, on Frankford avenue. All
along this mile stretch are establish .
ments whose business required the Use
of all kinds Of vehicles. The sidewalks
In this particular section are narrow.
Some Of the merchants pointed out
that If the iron uprishts used to sup
port the roadbed were placed on the
sidewalks they would interfere with
foot traffic and hurt business.
Others objected to these supports
being on the sidewalk. for the reason
that they would interfere with the load :
Ing and unloading of vehicles.
Transit Director Twining and his
engineers had to hold many conferences
and engineers Of the Bureau of Sur
veys had to be consulted. That plans
which would meet every possible view
point could be adopted, the Art Jury
was also called in.
These conferences and an additional
survey resulted in decision to adop,
the center column, single leg" system
over this stretch. This consists Of q
steel upright imbedded in a concrete
base and having heavy steel fan like
extensions to support the road bed.
These nprights were put under thor
oush tests, which showed that they
could stand an even greater load than
they will be called on to bear when the
u trains roll over the line.
With the exception Of Boston. Phil
adelphia is the only city which uses
this form Of upright. The deck on
which the tracks are laid is different
from that on other parts Of the line.
The deck is supported by a series OF
concrete arches. Instead Of laying the
ties on steel work, they will be sup
ported by concrete and ballast.
Director Twining said that this sec
tion Of the line will be just as sub.
stantial as other parts, but that the
vibration will be greater.
One thing should be borne in mind
about the whole "L" structure: 7,
will not leak oil or dust and it will not
be necessary to place buckets along the
line to catch leakage, as in New York.
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z GIRLS HURT IN TAXI CRASE
Driver Sends Auto Flying Into TEL
eQraph Pole

Two girls were badly injured al
Ridge avenue and Thompson street
last night when the driver of O taxi
they were riding In crashed into a tele-
graph pole.
Those injured were Miss Catherine
Loughead, Of Belmar. n. j.. and Fran
ces Platt. of 1895 Martha street. Both
girls were taken to the Lankenau Hos
pital, where it was found Miss Loug
head had a broken collarbone besides
numerous bruises and contusions. Miss
Platt received severe cuts about the
body.
According to the police. Albert
Kosyo, the driver of the taxi, wa.
trailing" a Manayunk trolley out
trolley stopped suddenly. Kosyo triet
to pull out Of the tracks. but the wheels
stuck in the rails and the taxicab re
bounded against the back end of the
trolley and then against the telegraph
pole. Today he was held in $4O0 bal
for n further hearing.
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ket with its garden and dairy products
doing a big business.
Dancing in the board room from 3
to in the afternoon and Z 80 to
10 80 in the evening, with music by
some OF the younger "set" Of Cam.
den. is to be a feature. A cafeteria,
with quantities of home cooked food
fed the hungry. .. ..
About thirty women are members oi
the hospital auxiliary, but 500 or 60C
women are aiding for the day.
Mrs. George NJ. Andrews, Haddon
field; Mrs. Joseph J. Potter, Moores-
town: Mrs. William Robinson, Mer-
chantville, and Mrs. Edward Rogers,
Collngswood, were presiding at the
cake table.
The cafeteria was in charge Of Mrs
Richard Erskine. Wenonah. n. j.. with
Mrs. Samuel +. Glenn, Haddonfcld
Mrs. John Heaton. Camden. and Mrs
Harvey Partridge az assistants.
Mre. Townsend Sites. Gloucester
was at the novelty table. and Mrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
WEDS MISS CRAMP
DESPITE BLACK EYE
Henry Ward Ford, Beaten by
N. Y. Patrolman, viii Not
Halt Ceremony
ROW AFTER OHM R

Miss Harriet Evans Cramp, attrac.
tive daughter of Walter 8. Grasp, Of
this city, will be married today despite
the fact that the bridegroom o.be has
scarcely had time to recover from q
beating given by a New York patrol.
man. The attack followed a bachelor
dinner given at the Montmartre, a pop.
ular restaurant.
The prospective bridegroom, Henry
Ward Ford, emerge! from the Fifty
fourth street police station in New
York yesterday, where he had spent the
night with a jaw slightly swollen and O
few sore spots on his aching head, and
Joined his fance in denying that the
wedding was to be postponed to allow
his features to subside.
Inc bachelor dinner had almost ended
In disaster, but as It happened, So fines
and q few bruises for the brideRroom
to-be and one Of his friends, were the
most serious results.
An elaborate wedding will take place
today as per schedule at the home of
Mrs. Benjamin T. Evans, Miss Cramp' 4
grandmother, in Morristown, n. ].
When the young diners decided to
seek their homes about 1 80 A. NJ. YES.
terday there came the first hitch in the
party. As the merrymakers filed into
the street a .patrolman got in the way
and was pushed to one side in order 70
clear the entire sidewalk. The patrol .
man stepped up to interrupt the merry
makers and was stretched fiat on the
ground by the strong right arm Of Ford
The patrolman regained his feet and
blew his whistle and Immediately there
assembled patrolmen and detectivs from
oil quarters. a riotous battle followed
The banqueteers were arrested. The
others, who had done all they could Tor
their friends, departed with their clothe.
torn and blo0dstained.
There was serious alarm for n mo.
ment as 1t was thought that Pell W.
Foster. the best man, had suffered a
fractured skull, and he was rushed
away to Bellevue Hospital.
Ford and one of his guests, Fred Tal.
madge, then changed partners and ac.
companied their new w-found friends to
the Fifty fourth street police station.
where they were sheltered for the night
Somewhat shaky on their legs and in
their bedraggled evening cothes, Ford
and Talmadge appeared in court yester.
day morning, paid their fines and de .
parted IN great haste.
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SHIFT FLOWER MART
TO ESCAPE SHOWER
Cooper Hospital Benefit in Cam.
den Moved Into Dis
pensary
HoGE CROWDS ATTEND

Despite threatening clouds. the flower
mart at the Cooper Hospital, Camden.
went ahead. but a phone message from
the weathcrman announced that the
rain would soon be upon them. so the
booths were moved into the dispensary
and the decorator sent for to rearrange
flowers and flags.
The white walled rooms were soon
transformed with the clusters Of gar
den flowers and potted plants. Nurses
and white coated attendants assisted.
People from all over the southern
part Of Jersey attended, the curb mar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27

WHERE STEPHEN CLRARD HUNG
HAMS NOW HANG PARK TOOLS
Old Homestead in "The Nec Stands Nearly Bu-Legend
of His Strawberries Survives

been left as It was. fireplace and all.
and shovels and rake now hang from
the same hooks that supported Stepheh
Girard's hams.
Outside the park is the old slaughter
house, a red painted shed. that was
connected with the house by under.
ground passage. This tunnel was de-
stroyed when the foundations were
built for the present Girard Estate
houses.
The house was built in 110S.. and still
bears the iron insignia Of the old liand-
in Hand Insurance Company.
The Girard Farm became especially
noted for it's strawSerries, Of a bigness
and lusciousness said never matched
else where, and continued SO for years
after the death Of Mr.. Girard.
These plants were said to be the clos.
est things to his heart. and there is still
recounted in "The Neck" the legend
Of how he would sit on his portico May
afternoons and evenings watching the
plants. Some say there was always at
his side blunderbus loaded with rock :
salt for the young marauders who, from
time to time, braved his fences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
|l[D GUARD HOST
YORK TROOP
e...e FencibIes Parade in 1o9th
Anniversary ceIebra-
ton
WEAR FAMOUS UNIFORMS

ph,,odelphia was given the oppor.
.,;,v again today Of seeing In full
s..,, md on parade the historic "Old
n,.rd', OF New York, which Is here as
-. 49, ,uest of the State Fencibles Infan.
me State Fencibles are celebrating
a. Tooth anniversary Of their existence
:, an organization. According to Gus.
nm, they paraded in their tradi-
.,onsl uniforms of fur shakos. red coats.
-h,,e belts and blue trousers down
rs"sd street. The parade will begin
hom the armory at Cherry street at 4
O'clock.
A. 2:3O p. NJ. the Old Guard and
S.un, corps assembled in dress uniform
s,S marched to Broad Street Station
a receive and escort the New Workers.
fbey led them from Market street
4 .,ound the southern end Of Penn
lSauare and thence by way Of Juniper
stsset to the Hotel Vendig. Later they
Iii he escorted to the armory to join
the porade behind the State Fencibles'
VI The order Of the parade will be az
ALLOWS: Mounted police, Old Guard
Rand. Old Guard State Fencibles, Old
Guard of New York. State Fencihdes
Post, American Legion Battalion State
fencibles. automobiles with members Of
etate Fencibles' Veteran Association
Snd others, the historical flags. includ-
ing the one carried from Philadelphia
IN 1914.
The paraders will be reviewed in
front Of the Union League by Mayor
Moore. At Walnut street they will
countermarch and will turn east on
Chestnut street and return by way Of
Market street to the armory.
The annual banquet OF the Fencibles
will be held in the Hotel Vendig this
evening.
The last time the Old Guard of New
York was seen in Philadelphia was in
1913, on the occasion Of the Fencibles'
centennial. 1t paraded then with
the Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY Of
Boston ard other old military organiza-
Gons.
The Old Guard was originally known
as the Tompkins, Blues. but in 1888,
after the organization was seven years
old, this designation was changed to
Light Guard" Under this name 1t
wore red uniforms, but ten years later
this was changed to the preset garb.
IN 1868 1t was rechristened "Old
Guard and the bcarskin shake was
added to the uniform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
I'd FELIN WEDs IN 2 WEEKS
c. r. FelIn, Jrv and Miss Sheppard
to BE Married Today

.it The u second con ,oS WsddiSs within hin NV.
Charles F.. Feiin. Of Germantown, will
take place today when Charles F..
Felin. Jr.. and Miss Mary Sheppard.
daughter Of Mrs. Edgar l.. Sheppard.
of st. Martins, Chestnut Hill, will
marry.
After the Sheppard -Felin wedding
Harold f. Felln. a brother, was to
have married Miss Fern King. of Gym.
wyd. 1t was learned yesterday, how :
ever, that they eloped May 13 and
after getting married at Elkton spent
short honeymoon at Atlantic City.
They returned yesterday and received
their parents blessing. They will at.
tend the other wedding today. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Felin are living in
CynWyd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
EL0PERS BACK HOME
Gloucester NewIyweds Get One Pa
rental BLESSING, ANYWAY

Thomas r. Torpey. of 434 Hudson
street. Gloucester, and his youthful
bride. who until yesterday was Mary
E. Burgess. Of Gloucester. arrived
home last night after q flying trip to
Elkton. They spent the night at Tor.
pey's home. where they received the
parental blessing upon their arrival.
Efforts to stop the elopement of the
youth. who is twenty-One and the
girl. who is seventeen, were almost
successful, Sheriff Clifford. of Elkton,
arriving at the parsonage Of the Rev.
Daniel F. Lockerbie two minutes after
the fatal pronounccment. Clifford had
By the Gloucester police.
TOrpey met his bride when she was
ostensibly on her way to school and
they Immediately took the ferry to
PHILADELPHIA,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
HONOR TUSTIN'S MEMORY
Bronze Tablet to BE Unveiled a
Golf Club Today

As a memorial to the late Ernest T.,
Tustin, Director of Public Welfare. q
bronze memorial tablet will be unveiled
at the clubhouse of the Overlook Coil
Club, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
Director Tustin was president Of the
club at the time Of his death.
The presentation address will be made
by Judge Joseph p. McCullen. The
tablet will be accepted by former Mayor
John Weaver, president of the club.
George Wentworth Carr, head of the
tablet committee, will preside. Several
hundred residents Of Overlook and
West Philadelphia are expected to at
tend the exercises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
WERNER ITSCHNER LEFT
ESTATE WORTH 1886, 900
Mrs. z. Ida Jucker Chief eenef1e
larry Under Terms Of viii

Werner Itschner. 1872 West On.
tario street, who died May 8, left an
estate valued at $685.. 900. according to
his will probated today. The principal
beneficiary is Mrs. E. Ida Jucker.
John J. Grady. 1922 Mifflin street,
who left an estate valued at $50, 900,
directed in his will that $1,000 be left
to st. Patrick's Roman Catholic
Church and the residue 90 to st. Jo-
seph's Orphanage Asylum and the Lit
tie Sisters Of the Poor. These bequests
cannot be made. however, as they were
not made thirty days prior to Mr..
Grndy's death. He died the same day
that he wrote the will. He stipulated,
however, that should the bequests be
void the residue should 60 to the Arch.
bishop OF Philadelphia. Michael Grady,
a grandson. is to get $500.
Other Wills probated are those of
Rebecca Martin, 1872 South Eighteenth
street. of whose $500 estate $1,000 is
left to the First Presbyterian Church
Endowment Fund: Anna NJ. SANDER.
ger, $4,000. and Caroline GrifRths, 1873
Meehan street, $11 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
SCHOOL FESTIVAL ON
Gloucester Pupils In Sixth Annual
May Day Event

The sixth annual May Day festival of
the Gloucester County schools Is being
held at Alcyon Park today. 1t is the
largest gathering of school children in
the history of the county. County Su-
perintendent D. II. Steelman Is in
charge of the program, assisted by J.
Harvey Rodgers. Of the Glassboro
schools: Miss Florence Pool. Swedes-
boro; s. Walter Locke, Gibbstown {;
Miss Emily Smith, Woodbury., and Miss
X. J.. Smith, county supervising prin-
cipal.
The program includes athletic events
for boys and girls, which started at 10
o'clock. At l 80 there was crown
ing Of the May Queen of Pitman
Grove. There were Maypole drills,
special marching BY the nassed schools
hall game between Glassboro and Pauls.
boro High Schools and other events.
rully 5000 children took part.
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IN SAME PULPIT IS YEARS
The Rev. W. @. Weiss VIII Mark
Anniversary at karmel Church

The Rev. w. G.. Weiss will observe
his fiftieth anniversary tomorrow at the
Karmel Reformed Church, Seventy Sec
ond street and E.mwood avenue. This
was his first church after his gradua-
ton from the seminary at Bloomfield,
n. j.
At the morning service the Rev. DR..
Carl Villingcr, Of the Church of the
Peace, will preach. In the afternoon
the Rev. DR.. Rufus Miller, Of Mis-
sionnry Board. will speak to the Sun.
day School. and in the evening the Rev.
DR.. Charles II. Echaffer will preach.
Wednesday there will be reception to
Mr.. Weiss.
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PIGS MAYBE Is, BUT
Ten Delaware Co. Boys and Girl.
Out to Prove Some Are "lsser"

Ten boys and girls of Concord. Della
ware County. while admitting that
pigs Is pigs are out to prove that
some pigs is better'n others"
The youngsters, who live on farms
IN and about Concord, have entered a
contest arranged by the Concord Grange
and the Delaware County Farm Bu-
reau: The contest will continue until
October.
In judging the pigs maximum of
nxty will be given for appearance,
thlrty for gain In weight and ten for
tne neatness of the record book kept
BY each owner.
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BAND CONCERTS SCHEDULED
Program and Locations for ComIno
Week Are Announced

Week Are Announced
Tho program and locations of the
evening Municipal Band concerts for
next week were announced as follows
Monday. Eighteenth and Johnson
streets; Tuesday. Stenton Park, Eight
eenth md COurtland streets; Wednes-
day, Mascher street between Norris and
Diamond; Thursday. Starr Garden,
Seventh and Lombard streets; Friday,
Ridge and Midvale avenues, and Sat =.
urday. Hancock and Howard streets.
The program follows:
America
March. ''The Faire.t Of the Fair" by sousa.
Overture. Tho Beautiful Galatea, by
Suppe.
(a) ''Humores resque." by Dvorak
(b) In Kansns" by Brooke.
Selection. "sweetheaIts.' by Herbert.
A mus!eai sketch. "By the Swanee River"
BY Myddlston.
Wsit.. Tout Paris" by waldtsufsl.
b. Frank Gaursr. conductor,
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RECEIVER FOR LUMBER CO..
VIM. WhItmer q Sons, ine., oald @
BE Solvent but Embarrasssd 4

United States District Judge Thomps
son has appointed Arthur J. Stevens
receiver for William Whitmer 4 Sons,
Inc, lumber company owning and
operating nine lumber properties IN
Virginia. West Virginia. North Caro-.
lima and elsewhere. It 10 capitalized
at 5000 900. The receiver was ap-
pointed on bill in equity proceedings
and 1t is declared the company is col.
vent, but temporarily embarrassed By
lack OF working capital.
A receiver was appointed for its
principal subsidiary. the Parsons Pulp
and Lumber Company, a few days ago.
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Search for Man Who Vanished d

The police have been asked to search
for Robert Stevenson, twenty six years
old. 1885 North Sixtieth street. who
disappeared from his home May 20.
Stevenson is married, is five feet seven
inches tall, weighs about 145 pounds
and has blue eyes and light hair.
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sAND coNc1ar voMlonr

The Municipal Hand van NAV ID.
night q Relm9pt plateqs1 n 4 lpepnt