Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
TRIP TO CAIRO HAS
|GN0M|N|OUS END
UnpIannsd stop. Over at Wayne
Intsrfsrss With Upstate Lads
World Tour In Auto
HELD FOR SEVERAL THEFTS

A trip around the world. planned by
three boys. with Cairo. Egypt. as one
Of tho stop -ovcrs. came TO an abrupt
end last night nt Wayne. Pa, and the
police Of three counties will have TO
straigh.en out the complications.
The theft Of two automobiles and
the robbery Of store helped TO put 4
blur on the itinerary. There is likely
10 be some woodshcd interviews to add
to the general gloom Of the ambitious
tourists.
The boys. whose gladness quickly
turned to grief. are Charles School and
Eugene Sauers. OF Harrisburg, and
Frank Rurris. Of Stcelton.
4 thrilling movie in Harrisburg
theatre showing how three boys started
out with nothing and returned home
millionairqs after entertaining Kings
and other potcntates. is believed to have
inspired the youngsters. each of whom
is sixteen years old.
Hop on for Cairo
When they stepped from the land Of
! make .bci.vr into the streets of the
cnritnl they saw n snug looking auto.
mobile painting AT the curb. The car
belonged to Mrs. Mary Sachs. The
boys didn', pause to ask questions. but
jumped in and hopped of toward Cairo.
The ear. unacrustomcd to its new
| pilots. stopped AT Lancaster and be-
came mutinous. The gasoline had run
out. Quick counsel showed there were
hut thirty cents in the total treasury OF
| the travellers.
A few yards away the boys spied
another automobile which looked hefty
enough for the 25.OOO-mile jnunt. This
! car belonged to George Meyers. OF Har.
! rsburg. who was visiting friends.
Meyers was not around. and being in
n hurry. the tourists abandoned the
! Sachs auto and piled into the now mo-
! torcar. which was we'll filled with gas.
A they were picking their way out
! of Lancaster IL candy store hove in view.
Tempting packages Of cigarettes. az
we'll as big wads of sweets. gave the
Youngsters another inspiration.
Anchoring the craft nearby, they sized
up the store. The proprietor didn't
happen to be around. so the boys on.
tered without knocking. after forcing
tho door and helped themselves. They
tool; enough to fill their pockets with
sweets and also several packs Of cigar
cites. The cash register was there. but
they were not looking for money.
Dine On Chocolate
4 quick dinner on chocolate. with
cigarettes as an aftermath. gave them
new courage and they burned the
road.
Pntrolmen Nucent and Burns saw a
cloud Of dust on the Lancaster pike.
and when it faded away discovered the
'.On to Cairo excursion. The patrol ..
mon took n long chance and blocked
tho world.
Then the police asked them il they
had any passports. on learning thar
these had been forgotten. II wns decided
to delay the youngsters to avoid inter.
national complications.
tho travellers as he held them for the
Lancaster police.
I'VE Just wanted to see the world.'
soid School 80 we took one car in
Harrisburg, and when ii gave out on
us we took another in Lancaster.
"You forgot about the candy re-
minded Sauers.
"Oh. yes. We stopped In candy
store and took some candy and ciga .
rcttes." said School
The boys said they had no reason
for leaving home: as everything 'hcrc
wos fine 1--WE get all we want, -
said School. but you see this trip
around the world is something worth
while
Chief Sweeney provided them with
good breakfast.
Better see America first" he sug.
gested. as they waited for the Lam
! caster police.