Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19
Harvard Actor
Rescues ParasOl
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also turned in fire alarm as part OF
his Good Samaritan act.
Upstairs on the second floor he found
real fire going. and 1t wns sweeping
upward through the third and top
floor. where it was wiping out the
quarters of the Commonwealth Ad-
dressing Company. Mr.. Nash dashed
into one Of the offices and retrieved one
nice ash tray. one lavender perasol with
nm ivory handle and n rubber stamp
that looked valuable. Then he raised
the parasol, in case the fremen should
begin operations before he could get
out. lit cigar. and. carrying the cigar
tray and rubber stamp, descended the
stairs to the street.
Meets Patrolman
As he was walking jauntily out.
warm with the conviction that he had
encountered Patrolman O'Neil, who
was just going in.
Hello" said Nash to the COP.
"Going up to see the fire? It's getting
warm up there"
."Who are yuh. and where are yuh
going with that stuff ~uh got there ?"
demanded O'Neil. who is practical
guardian of the peace.
why. uh-I was just sort of pass.
ing and thought I'd drop in to see the
fire. In fact. rang for the Fire De .
partment myself admitted Nash mod :.
estly.
"Well, you come along with me The
sergeant will want to hear you tell all
about it,
SO Mr.. Nash was ignominiously
pinched. despite all his good intentions.
ana along he went to the Fifteenth and
Locust streets station. evening clothes,
lavender parasol. ash tray, rubber
stamp and everything. His friends
promptly busted themselves on his be .
hait ana Kept up their good work all
night. but without result. Mr., Nash
stayed right in the station house IN
durance. He was very angry and
crestfallen young man. too. and tho
more he though over his predicament
the more severely he criticized the Phil !.
adelphia police. who couldn't tell sal.
called loot. ~
The idea of holding a member of the
TASTY Pudding Club of Harvard Uni.
vcrsity. Cambridge. Mass, in a mil on
suspicion Of larceny. and coming from
Brooklinc. too. where only millionoires
and scions of the sacred goldfish live, II
wasn't right.
Friends Obtain Lawyer
His friends got Charles G. Ingersoll.
lawyer, of 1915 Walnut street. fo helm
out with matters. but il really wasn't
necessary. Mr.. Nash was taken before
Magistrate Rooney. of the Fifth Dis.
trict; as soon as his honor had ar
rived in court. The magistrate looked
down severely on the prisoner I'm his
dress c!othes-hc didn't even have an
overcoat-and addressed some unsym
pathetic words of admonishmcnt to him
and discharged him. The magistrate @
admitted he didn t think young Mr..
Nash had any real criminal intent, but
thought he was-wcll, indiscrect.
Mr.. Nash will leave town with the
Hasty Pudding Club this afternoon to
appear tonight in New York for a per.
formancc.
The fire originated in an unexplained
manner. and swept upward from the
second to the third floor of the build :.
ms at 1909 Walnut street. when dis.
covered. it caused $4,000 damage in
the quarters Of the Gray Motor, Com
pany and the Commonwealth Addressing
Company. The showroom of the H. &.
s. Motorcar Company on the first floor
Of the three STORY structure escaped
serious damage, although drenrhcd with
tons Of water which poured through
from the two upper floors. Seven auto :
mobiles were saved from serious dam.
age by being covered with blankets.
The blaze. which was at first threat
cning. was brought under control within
an hour. and was fully cxtinguishcd by
/ o'clock.