Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
GAME
TO EMPTY CAPITAL
Vice President Highest Official
in Exodus to Philadelphia
Tomorrow
SCALPERS BUSY THERE
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Washington. Nov. 23.--Washincton
otica dom will tegin its exodus to Phil
ad",phiu for the Army. Navy game to
morrow afternoon. From then on until
th. last rain Saturday n continuous
stream If iuminaries and lesser lights
from the capital will food North TO
attend the gridiron classic.
Cabinet members. Vice President
Coolidge. high army and navy officers
and hundreds Of Senators. members Of
Congress and executive officials have
for the game.
4 special train leaving here about 8
o'clock Saturday morning over the
Pennsylvania Railroad will carry se>.
eraI hundred official guests. Reserva.
tions for this train were exhausted more
than two weeks ago. 1t will be almost
. Congressional Special carrying
Vice President Coolidge as one OF its
distinguished guests.
General Pershing is expected to 90 up
to Philadelphia on the same train. He
will be accompanied By several aides
and friends. Other high army AMI
navy officials also will be on this train.
They plan TO return to Washington fol-
lowing the game. probably on another
special.
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President Harding does not expect
to attend the game. He would like TO-.
but his official duties here promise to
hold him at his desk. The White House
staff will remain with him.
Secretary of War Weeks will leave
here at : 80 tomorrow evening over the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He will stop
overnight at the Bellevue. .Stratford.
Secretary of the Navy Denby will
leave at 3 40 tomorrow over the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. He will
be entertained at the Navy Yard.
Attorney General Daugher,y, who
hoped to 90 up for the game. has been
under the weather" with severe
cold. and it was said today may not
BE- able to make 1t.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. will be the
guest OF Senator Pepper on the trip
to Philadelphia and probably over
night. 1t is understood they will leave
here together at 1 O'Clock tomorrow,
on the Congressional Limited. and
probably spend the night at the Sen.
ator's farm. Senator Reed also will
accompany Senator Pepper.
Mr.. Roosevelt will have his own
party at the game. 1t was said to-
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York friends there and play host to
them in the afternoon.
Scnlping has been in evidence here
Cor two weeks. Tickets to the game
are quoted at Il minimum OF $50 each.
Nothing has been done by officials to
stop their sale, although army and
navy authorities have sent out the usual
warning that tickets obtained in this
manner will not be honored If their
sale can be proved. Large numbers
of tickets. Of course, were purchased
~ members of Congress at the usual
price tixed by officials and distributed
among their friends or held for the use
of members and their guests at the
game.
II has been charged that tickets ad.
dressed TO House members have been
stolen from the House postofice. No
arrests have been made, though their
disappearance is under Investigation.
II Is an old practice Of attaches and
employees Of the House to "flch" tick.
cts from the postofflce where this can
be done without attracting attention.
Tickets addressed to members who are
known to be out Of town. for exam.
pie. or to others who have died. FIRE.
quently disappear from the mail boxes
in the postoffce. This occurs regularly
when special cards are issued for ad.
mission to the galleries of the House
on the days the President addresses
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