Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 06, 1916, Night Extra, Page 9, Image 9

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    JAREDEVIL" AGAIN
1HHPTS DEATH BY
AMAZING "STUNTS"
inv Reynolds on the Roof of
Bll Telephone Building
Cnwee Spectators to Hold
r Their Breaths
'
BALANCES ON THE EDGE
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JOHNNY REYNOLDS
By M'LISS
Twtrday was ft day to make .even i
MMlrolrt want to llvo. but "Daredevil"
r J)mnr Keynolds, who upends most of his
V wikln hour trying to make tho public
iWikve he has more lives than ft cat, leu
e "Mrge" within him to bo forth and
tempt death with a few spectacular stunts.
u. uioctMl ths roof of the nell Tele-
V Mione Company hulldlnK for the serno of
' Ms activities ami two photonrapners and
MMlf as audience. -ne pnoioKrnpiiem,
lardy men. cauiiht tho contagion of his
Srcdeviltry nnd leapt oround the cornices
the skyscrapers Ilka antelopes on their
tlve craw In order to "shoot" hlmjn
hit moat perilous moments, l was noi con
Sffeuous for bravery.
- ' With a nonchalant wave of his black
"Wtour Johnny saluted Billy I'enn. who made
M effective bacIiRround for his perform
We, and balanced the hind legs of a
stair on the necks of two bottles, which
tod on th very edits of the buildings.
. ';.It was one of theme still moments when
fn the Fcntlo rephyrs which are wont to
hy"round nbout the tops of high buildings
jMtm.to hold their breaths. One felt that It
Ms tactless, to say the least, of two ner
Wtlc flies to pursue their busy chasing,
t Reynolds prepared to sit upon that dizzy
tfetlr.
Never beforo have I know so well where
fay diaphragm was situated. Never before
, Ms my heart paid such' a hasty visit to
VW tonsils, nor found Itself so de trop. In
tM language or the nctloneera, I swallowed
Mrd.
Down In the street the passers-by looked
ittte crawling things, nut Johnny looked
K down, with the Infinite precision, of
vement that characterizes these rattle-
atned creatures, Reynolds swayed gently
4ek and forth rocking' In tho breeze, his
fms extended horizontally, his feet
IvstFetched out over a sheer droo of I don't
pfVsowhow many hundred feet. Tho time for
L the playing of soft music had Come.
coining nappenea. Tno aareaevu" looxea
emewhat disappointed.
"Get me a broom." he said.
A broom was brought. The "daredevil"
Wrned back the cuffs of his vivid Dink
'skirt and with the alrof a chef who Is
bfeout to offer a piece do resistance placed
tte broom between two chairs, balanced
another diagonally on this and climbed
, aloft. A broom was not meant for this
or was a man. But some call Reynolds
tte "human fly."
'Nothing happened Once more neynolo
leaked disappointed.
"I need more chairs." ho said.
More chairs were brought.
Placlnir one tinnMe tlnwn nn nnnther. nnrf
. kalanclng a third nn the legs of the second,
-uareaevn Johhny" took a fourth In his
Jftnd and mounted the structure he nad
JWlt. He then put the fourth chair In his
hand ort top and, with nn ar which said
tfct fate was meant to be flirted with, sat
town. and. oncA morn rnoWlncr tin th hanlr
BL ls. viewed the surrounding landscape
: .wku.iJH uiiyjienuu. nomo aay unoouui
s efl y lomaihlng will, and then neynolds
iwiu nave to lie. picked up In the dustpan
H' something like that.
Ill ttlA tnnhtlmA nn Hovnnld a&Am
jn.,no bulldlpg too nltltudinous. no fool-
""uy xeat top hazardous for him to at
.unot He U tho man who several. years ago
Wftde tha npmnlana fllfrh u.111. nv..i..
up u . ','.. ...not ...v,, wimiicfl
pgrown which was fatal to the operator of
. -wio umcaine.
i "It pays sometimes to take a chance,"
jSr Fy youngster told me. "You see,
'Charley Brown was brave, but he wasn't
raveenouirh. Whn v. ,i ... i. ....
L5 n havo ,h "erve. We were flying
'S?r J1 was ftt'a county fair In Vermont,
wiethlng went wrong with the machine.
wy soon I saw tho ground coming up
meet us then I saw a tree. It looked
jydy. 'Let's Jump,"! said to Brown.
W re safer to stick to the machine.' he
Wawered. jumped and caught the tree.
" here and he ain't."
Its true, up to date, he's still here, but
you jook on the back page you'll wonder
w he manages It.
CONNIE'S RECRUITS TO PLAY
' STETSON IN BENEFIT GAME
There will be a big time at Bhlbe Park
"worrow afternoon, when a team com
CXi.!1 Connie Mack's recruits will claah
nn $he Stetson team In the annual benefit
for the Htetoon Hospital.
.There will K ih. ,....V . .--i -..I.
' balt ksmpl'"" rrQW factory to
'JSyiy,,rommtnt Pwon will attend this
Mnev President J. Howell Cummlngs. of
Wji "2" Company, will throw but the
" mck team win be captained by
Mack. PnnnU'. ., ...!, I i .!.
K25.lnJ.v 8oMth u wilt be as
!!?7JL ll4r, shorutt! Orovw. seaond
T nrhr. rlgV ftW; Karl Mack or
raan. left fUUI PUk, eenter fMd, and
fcri Vor y TbomiMi wlU put
a2rn. ' r.f '.lu,w Myers, Unutmop;
KCtay. right fleW; XH&ty, third W.
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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHLV, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6, 191Q
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Oct. 0. Fair n father vlll prevail
Weather liureau.
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fr the openlnc tam of ih'
ia irnrlil aeplea rtaea In
the opinion of John W. Smith, head et the local
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' CHESTNUT AT I3TO STREET
FOR SATURDAY
Introducing the Authoritative Modes in
French HAND MADE Blouses
"BontelV Blouses and Shirts
Prominent in the new modes and
with the cachet of Paris arc the
smart SLIP-ON blouses, the
OVERBLOUSES that tie
around the waist, or arc in
NORFOLK effects. BUT
TON BACK and SIDE
BUTTON blouse types arc evi
dent, ROUND NECK medi
eval blouses, SOUTACHE
and BEAD TRIMMED STYLES developed in
crepe de chine, Georgette crepe.
EXCEPTIONAL SPECIAL VALUES
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Gmens
EL
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Georgette Crepe Blouse
About ten different types are represented in white
and flesh pink. Featuring quilled edge frills, hem- 550
stitching, tucking, self stitching and rever styles.
Georgette Crepe Blouse
In flesh or white, fluted ruffle around collar and down Special
front, with hemstitching. Turn back ruffle, cuffs. eOU
Tailored Georgette Crepe Blouse
Combined with satin, collar can be worn high or lo q -75;
In flesh and white. J7 f O
Georgette Crepe Blouse
A variety of styles in all the new suit shadings, 1 O CQ
embroidered, beaded and braid trimming. Aafiaeejv
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An Appeal
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NEWfPAPIR WtfiDOW DWfLAY WEEK
AU AJvftfc.r. la live DAILY NEWSPAPERS
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to
Civic Pride
RETAILERS in some 400 other cities in
North America will on Monday next join
with our own storekeepers in celebrating Inter
national Newspaper Window Display Week.
In asking the merchants of this city to co
operate in a big, generous way, we not only
appeal to their self-interest, but to their civic
, pride. '
We want thp displays in our city to be
among the best in North America.
We again ,urge every merchant to co-operate.
It means better business for all of us
and a strong appeal to public interest. .
The plan is simple: Get out goods in your
stock which h,ava ben advertised in the news
n papers by th manufacturers and put them in
your windows. Have them there on Monday
next, 'togethtrwith a sign which reads:
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