Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02
WHY GOVERNOR DICK?
Judge Orlady Asks q Pertinent Cues.
ton and Gets an Answer-A Man
Who Was Ahead Of His Time.
Great Rug Expert Is Dead
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

~ NAIVHSuH ANVsA
JUDGE GEORGE II. ORLADi, President
= Judge of the Superior Court Of Iennsyl;;
vanin. is IL former officer Of the National
Guard
lie was known over the State as Major
l'rlady, the tall oak of the middle noun.
tain when Governor Hastings appointed
him to the then newly created Superior
Court.
TO this day Judge Orlady keeps in elbow
touch with matters pertaining to the
1t was this continuing interest which led
nm to make an inquiry recently. which
able Thomas Lynch Montgomery. librarian
OF the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
The Judge. with the perseverance which
has always characterized him in good works,
finally got his answer to the desired ques.
ton. which was:
why Governor Dick?"
1t was Mr.. Montgomery who solved the
problem.
THERE isn't a National Guardsman who
L has camped Mt Mount Gretna within
thirty years who does not know or remember
Governor Dick"
It's the knoll that stands out so conspicu.
ously at the grent camp ground. It's dis.
tinglishing landmark.
Who so called nobody seemed to know.
Judge Orlady's question and the answer
,r,"in pu'ient research py the norari"h ot 'he
Historical Society have solved the problem.
This hill. that has looked down upon
Pennsylvania armies in blue and khaki rs
they swung off by company and regiment to
lifting music for three wars, has its identity
established mt last.
Here is what Librarian Montgomery has
To say:
"NTR. A. u. SMITH. who used to be
AVA the superintendent Of the Cornwall
and Lebanon Railroad tells me that the
knoll had no name until the narrow .gauge
road was built. and that Robert Cole.
man, the proprietor Of the land at that time.
named tn" knoll Governor Dick in honor Of
Governor Dick. Of Ohio, who was personal
friend of his
Governor Dick was much interested in
the National Guard. and as member Of
the Dick bill. which was the first success
iul legislation passed by Congress in an
effort to unite the National Guard and the
regular army into one army Of the United
States.
The Adjutant General approves Of this
statement.
The time OF the naming was somewhere
between 1885, and 1890 Colonel Finney, of
Harrisburg. says that he remembers it as far
back as 'S5.
Colonel David Lewis, of Philadelphia
has the same impression. but Smith thinks
it was Il little later than this time"
And that settles 1t
TNIIE Rev. Charles J. Williams, of Nor.
L ristown. is dead.
lie was kindly, courteous. cultured
gentleman broad minded and courageous In
his iberality of view.
II" was on" of the greatest Oriental rug
experts and collectors, II not the greatest,
in the United States.
His collection of beautiful, rare and period
rugs is one of the costliest, largest and most
complete in this country.
The metropolitan Museum of Art Of New
York has some of his rarrst pieces.
One of the rnreSt treasures of memory
that | possess was an hour / spent with
Mr.. Williams in the South Kensngton Mu.
scum. London. some years ago.
We stood in front Of the splendid Ardebil
carpet, the most beautiful specimen Of Ori-
entail rug weaving in the world. 300 years
old, while he pointed out the wonders Of this
work wrought by the hands Of slave for
the glory Of God and the honor Of
MOhamIned. y
wall measures 34 feet by II feet inches.
and contains $50 hand-tied knots to the
square inch making over 81, 800 600 knots
to the entire carpet.
Practically all Of the rugs in Mr.. Will
liams almost priceless collection were pur.
chased during trips to Europe, accompanied
By Mrs. Williams. who survives him.
THIS is little story Of n man who lived
i before his time.
Frederick jacket was one of the leading
lawyers of Blair County forty years ago.
He was law partner of Justice John Dean
unit, the latter went on the supreme bench,
and succeeded to the practice.
Ii was IN odd coincidence that Justice
Dean was crippled-he wore II wooden leg
and his partner Jaekel was also a wounded
veteran Of the Civil War.
Frederick jacket was u lover of the soil.
lie had the finest orchards in all the fertile
uplands mt the base of the Alleghanies.
For seventeen years he was member OF
the State Board of Agriculture, representing
Blair County In that organization.
IIerr's what an Altoona friend sends con.
ccrning this lawyer pomologist, who was
widely known in the Central Pennsylvania
counties:
s.LNsEDERICK JAEKEL was young
l. man with vision.
'IIe saw great possibilities in the soil of
Blair County.
Securing tract or lana ne planned q
People generally made fun Of his plans.
His fruit farm became great joke, but he
went ahead, and the very things that he ad-
vorated then are now being adopted by
| fruit growers and so-cnled specialists
"Frederick jacket lived at least u quarter
| Of a century. and possibly more. ahead OF
! his time.
around the storm side Of his orchards
| be rIantcd long rows OF evergreen trees as
| wind breaks. That too, was laughed at a.
| q, frn,k. but 1t Is noticed that farmers and
! hcrtcul,urists are coming to that idea now
rfr.r such men as Frederick jacket demon :
| s,ratcd its wisdom.
Ills plan was to make his trees bear
| Irrit close to the ground. so that II could
| ln rasily reached. instead OF having to use
| ionr extension ladders to get at it.
.'The cutting out of the conter of the
tr.a 80 thnt ali the fruit would have uccess
10 heat and light was another hobby.
"Hc was a man far ahead Of his day
| and an the slopes of the mountain NAV bt
seem a fine example Of his foresight and
"Iiis orchards, or rather the orchard,