KTEIN1 TJEDBIl PHlUADErPHiA; THURSDAY, ftPBlE 27, 1916.
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LEDGER CENTRAL HAS
m SECOND BIRTHDAY
Institution, Not Merc Uptown
Ofllce, Has Become Public
Boon
ledger Central Is two yearn old today.
Since Its InaUBUratlon thousands of
Philadelphia hate obtained there
prompt, accurate and courteous service
nlonfe- lines that hao been twnstantly
broadening. At first Ledger Central was
regarded only as the uptown ofllce of the
Ledgers, but the public has come to
realize moro and more, as It comes to their
aid, that It Is an institution.
Ledger Central, at Broad and Chestnut
streets, can accommodate the most In
quisitive person. A travel bureau on the
balcony that contains tlmotabtei of every
railroad and Bteamshlp line In the United
States Is at the public disposal, together
with the services of a travel expert. Last
week the expert mapped out a trip through
Japan and got tho party off.
Then there's the ofTIee employment bu
reau, where men and women have been
able to get the best positions In Philadel
phia. An educational bureau Is of Inval
uable ali to perplexed parents. Literature
about evofy school and college In the
country Is on Me. Two college men who
have personally visited the majority of
the Institutions are In charge of the
bureau.
Another attraction of tho ofTlco Is tho
photo service, which contains an up to date
exhibit of homes that are for sale or rent.
Also apartments and good boarding
places.
Information about real estate, the cost
to bullo a prospective homo, etc., can bo
had there from real estate experts.
National adertlsers have weekly dis
plays In the window. Telephono booths, a
coxy waiting room and many other at
tractions are features of the ofllce.
JOSHUA LODGE WILL
INITIATE 500 TONIGHT
Banquet a Feature of B'nai
Brith Exercises at tho
1 Majestic
Initiatory exercises of tho newly elected
members of the Joshua Lodge, of tho I. O.
, y B'nai Brth, will bo held next Sunday
afternoon, followed by a banquet at tho
Hotel Majestic In the evening.
-, The lodge completed In the early part
of this month a campaign for COO new
members, 'for whose benefit the exercises
next Sunday are being arranged.
Sellgman Strauss, Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas for Luzcrno County,
, will deliver an address at the conclusion
of the Initiation exercises, followed by
Isadore Sobel, president of the Orphanage
and Homo for Friendless Children at
Erie ; Joslah Cohen, Judge of tho Court of
' Common Pleas for Allegheny County, nnd
a number of other distinguished members
of tho Order Bf B'nai Brith
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Police Court Chronicles
Captain Olaff Johanssen Is a vigorous
man of the sea. From the tip of his virile
boots to tho crown of' his disciplined cap
he Is a commander through and through.
From him a simple request tor a drink
is like a ukase of tho Czar. When lie
enters a cafe even the waiters walk faster.
Cops have been noticed to straighten tip
somewhat when he passes, for about
him there clings an air of executive su
periority. The glittering uniform of Captain Olaff
makes an Ideal contrast' with his sweep
ing white moustache. It lias been wet
with the wines of many feaBta and en
hanced the durroundlngs of banquet
boards In many climes. It covers a stretch
of more than eight Inches and floats oft
to graceful curves whose contour Is em
phatic and dignified. No one ever re
members Captain Olaff without his snowy
moustache. It seems somehow that ho
nlwajs had It.
Picture if you 'can, then, his amaze
ment, his chagrin, nav his boiling wrath
when an uncertain Individual, ragged and
rummed, looked at this picturesque man
of the sea and laughed. As the scowl
on Captain Olaff's face deepened the
laughter increased to a roar The strang
er .pointed to the captain's lip. "The cat,"
h blurted, "wher'd yer git ther white
eatr
The captain would not dignify the man
by deigning to strike him, and even re
fused to crush him under his heel. And
white he was wondering what sort of
punishment to mete out, along came a
cop. Just then the stranger fell to the
sdewalk exhausted by his own laughter.
"Arrest him at once," commanded Cap
tain Olaff, as he snapped his fingers.
The cop took the man of rags and rum
before Magistrate Baker, Captain Olaff
also appeared. A scowl emphasized the
importance of his moustache.
"My name Is Captain Olaft Johanssen,"
aid the plaintiff, "and this man laughed
at me on the public highways."
"Your name Is Olaff, and so It's to
laugh," 'said the prisoner, "'and so X
laugh, as I always do, for my name is
Mike Mullen."
The Judge couldn't find anything on the
statutes to show that It was a crime to
laugh. He gave Mike a lecture.'but noth
ing more except to suggest that he keep
ouUof the neighborhood.
This seemed to satisfy the Captain, and
he scowled at Mike as he atalked.lnto the
street.
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STRIKING GRAVE DIGGERS SAY ALL
THINGS HAVE GONE UP EXCEPT WAGES
Fermvood Spokesman Says
They'll Strike for a Year
if Need Be
Grave digging Is healthy, It makes
fine muscles. But it Isn't ery exciting
or profitable. That Is why the gravo-dlg-
Ing force In a largo cemetery his walkelT
out, ana another Is about to. Tho grave
diggers want It known that they aro hot
striking for the excitement, but for the
money.
'Those gracs are hard to dig," satd
one of the men In the Fcrnwood Cemetery
today. The Fcrnwood forco Is all ready
to strike If the Holy Cross diggers aro
successful In tho strlko they have carried
on Blnce Monday. It may be said, In
passing, that If tho Holy Cross diggers
do not get their raises, they hao at least
got the "goat" of eery undertaker In tho
city for the manner In which they are
spoiling funerals Funeral after funeral
has driven Into Holy Cross Cemetery to
bo halted by the absenco of the grave
diggers, who swear thoy'll get a ralso If
they have to strike for n year.
"Wq have to dig In all kinds of weath
er," continued the Fcrnwood digger,
Frank Pumley, who Is married nnd has
threo children, Including a daughter, 19
years old. "We dig In water up to our
knees, and under a sum that drives the
thermometers to 120. Below zero weather
Is also frequent." '
"A grave digger digs two graves a day.
Ho has n helper, nnd In tho montlng nftcr
the grao is marked out by tho superin
tendent, he must dig It In four nnd n half
hours. Somo graves aro harder to dig
than others. Somo cave In. somo are
rocky. Then tho size of tho grave makes
a difference. An ordlnarygrae Is 7 feet
deep, 30 Inches wide nnd from 7 to 8 feet
long. For two coding, tho grao Is nlno
feet deep, for three, we dig down 11 feet."
"Graves are funny. Sometimes they be
have and sometimes they don't. I've
known them to bo fine until tho funeral
Is driving through tho gates. Then thoy
collapse. I know them to collapso after
the coliln Is lowered, too. Then we havo
trouble. Tho women faint, tho mon swear
and everybody blames tho grave digger.
But wo can't help it. It's all according
to tho nature of tho ground "
"I speak from experience," said Pumley,
"becnuso l'o,dUg graves hero for 23
j cars. Dlggln' two graves a day, and
sometimes three, I calculate I'se dug over
10,700 graves In my time. I novor had a
Micatlon, 'causo grae diggers don't get
any. If they want a vacation, thoy take
It without pay. A grave digger gets $2
a dav, so jou sco wo don't havo tho
money to take a acatlon.
"That's why tho men nro striking. Who
can llc on $12 a week with a family,
when things are so hlgh7 Meat's high
and loaes of bread nre smaller. Every
thing's up but wages for grave diggers.
I hear of the other workmen getting
raises, but tho grao diggers, no. Wo get
no consideration at all. They must think
we're animals.
"Tho cemetery business Is a good bus
iness. It conts a family about $8 for a
grnc, $13 If It Is dug on Sunday. It used
to bo cheaper, but een graves have gono
up. The cemetery has the grav dug In
How Grave Diggers Spend
' Every Day in the Year
Up.
Morning Dig one grave with
helper.
Lunch.
Afternoon Dig another grave
with helper.
Home.
Bed.
This program is in vogue 8C5
days a year a grave digger gets
no vacation.
on morning by two men, paid $2 a day
apteco. The gravo costs the cemetery
$2. About $3 profit on weekday graves,
and 111 on Sunday work."
"Tho grave digger Is not ns mournful
as people think. Wo whistle and sing and
chew while digging graves. Why shouldn't
wo? It Isn't our graves wo nro digging.
Wo used also to have our little swig, but
the cemetery officials cut that out. One
of the diggers got drunk on duty nnd fell
In n grave. So they cut It out. A drunken
grave digger Is funny all right," tho dig
ger philosophized, leaning on his long han
dled spade.
"Qravo digging, though, Is moro nerve
rncklng than you think. Sometimes the
carriages drlvo through the gates and we're
only half finished Then we must work
like blazes, i:erj body fusses. After the
services, we lower tho casket, four of us,
Into the grave. If It Is rainy, tho ropes or
straps aro slippery. The casket might
slip and fall to the bottom. Also wo might
fall Into tho graves ourselves.
"I have seen both hnppen. Some time
ago a strap broke. Tho casket foil with
a thump and nil tho women fainted.
Nothing was hurt. Another tlmo two of
tho diggers fell over tho edge onto the
comn. Ono of tho diggers hit his chin on
an Iron bound corner nnd knocked two
teeth out, Tho woman then fainted, too
"Once wo were lowering a body when
tho sldo of tho gravo collapsed and wo all
felt In Tho mourners were superstitious,
nnd sworo tho gravo wjis bewitched But
in all my llfo of grave" digging I shall
never forget an Incident Hint happened 10
years ngo. Tho hcarso nnd carriages
had Just arrived. They were up on that
hill yonder. The pallbearers prepared to
tnko tho coffin from tho hearse. Ab ono
of the lounger men put his hand on the
rail of tho casket to draw It out he felt
dead. Wo took him away, hold tho serv
ices, and burled the pallbearer the fol
lowing Sunday.
Boy Shoots Friend by Accident
William Genthert, 7 jcars old, of 416
West Glrard nvenue. Is In the noose volt
Hospital suffering from a bullet wound
In his arm, the result of an accidental
shooting In the homo of Nicholas Hurst, 7
years old, of 1145 North 4th street, when
tho children wcro playing with a revolver
belonging to tho latter boy's brother.
Nicholas Hurst was arrested and will
havo a hearing in tho Juvcnllo Court this
morning.
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STORE CHORUS TO SING
'THE CAPTIVE' TONIGHT
Strawbridge & Clothier Singers
to Bo Led By Victor
Herbert
Philadelphia, will have a musical treat
tonight, when the Strawbridge & Clothier
chorus sings Victor Herbert's cantata,
The Captive, at their 11th annual con
cert In the Metropolitan Opera House,
Broad nnd Poplar streets.
The chorus of 175 voices has been care
fully trdlned by the conductor, H. J, Tlly,
and by Victor Herbert himself, who has
come over from New York on many oc
casions to attend the rehearsals. Mr.
Herbert has been especially careful about
the Interpretation of tho many Intricate
themes In his great work. In addition
to the cantata, tho chorus will olng sev
eral selections from the Herbert operas.
It will virtually be "Victor Herbert
Night."
Doctor Herbert himself wilt lead the
chorus. Ho Is especially pleased with the
work of the two soloists, Mrs. Henry
Hots, soprano, and rtelnald Werrenrath,
baritone. Tho expenso of tho production
Is borne by the Arm of Strawbridge &
Clothier, and the proceeds will go to tho
Relief Association of the store. Tickets
aro selling at a rata that Inclines the
management to believe that tho amount
raised will be a record one.
The program of tho concort follows:
TAUT I.
THE CArTIVE."
A dramatlo cantata for soprano and baritone
solos, chorus and orchestra.
TAKT II.
1. Irish Rhapsody for orchestra,
,. (Erin, Oh Krin.)
2. Baritone solos
(a) "Neapolitan Love Song." from "Prin
cess Tat."
(b) "Gypsy- Iove Song," from the "For
tune Teller" (with chorus).
3. Excerpts from tho Brand opera "Natoma"
(a) "Habaners."
(a) "Damter Dance "
(e) "Tho Vaqueros "
4. Soprano solos
(a) "A Perfect Day." from ths one-act
opra, "Madeleine."
(h) "Italian Street Bon." from "Naughty
. . . Marietta" (with chorus).
B. "Triumph." from suite "Jolumbus "
(For orchestra, chorus and organ.)
Turks Study Sanitation in Dcrlin
BnrtLIN. April 27-Tho chief of tho
sanitary corps of tho Turkish army, ac
companied by several high Turkish ofll
ccrs, lias arrived in Berlin to study Ger
man methods of military sanitation. He
will also attend tho congress of mllltnry
Burgeons which la to bo held In Warsaw
on May 2.
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Hay, who declared that Charles Dickens
was not a well-read man, and that he re
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books he read when a lad.
Dr. Etnlle n. de Saute in hla address
declared tho French novelist Daudet un
consciously had plagiarized Dickens' Nich
olas Nlckleby. Miss Curtis Wager-Smith
read a selection from Daudet to provo
Doctor do Sauze's statement. Charles
H Govan, n founder of the New York
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