"L-Av"- f. ., ;" " . ;? V , w '? c ,v SflA:Jt;, I ' t MCJ "f T' i w- . r ' t. -r TOWfe PA1 1 Q DIUfD &.MNKS "nKGRAHF" UIII1I1U LJIIJU 111 II ll Li i ' Finds Mud and Debris on Tour ' of Fairmount Park and De mands Improvement FAVORS BATHING BEACHES Conditions on the Htatvlklll river hetween Knlrmonnt nnd Flat Hock !am" were phnrartor'zed n "po-dtlel.v "M-sgrnrrful" by Mroor Moore today fnl- " lowing n personal ,nur of l'l'(',,lo,, 'I found mml nnd debris In front of tar- boathniws." nld Hip Major. 'Floats for the racing shell wore stuck fat In the mini, of which there nre 100,000 cuble jnriN preying ngnlnt .the Knlrmonnt dam. Orn nml weed nre growing In the river bed n tar n the'slte of thp new Art nailery. "This condition of the river i not only n hindrance to the park attrac tions, but n menace to hcnltli. nnd erl ously Interferes with our wnter sup ply," he continued. "1 will tnke the matter up with the Park Commission this afternoon." According to the Major, the city , should hnve jomplete clinrgc of tlie x itu Ation and rnmpletf'y dredge the river rcgnrdlceH of ot for tin- -nKe of the park patrons and the health of the city. Public bathiliR beaches were nKo broached by the Mayor during hi nun menu on river condition. "We should have an experimental one rstablishrri above the Fnirmount dam so the children nnd grow nuns can bathe there under proper restrictions." he said. "There is ample room nlous the Schuylkill nnd the Delaware for n mini bcr of such benches. Other cities, in eluding Washington, hnve bathing benches for their public. At Washing ton there is a beach In Potomac Park. where members of Congress and many governnirnt officials" flud relaxation and enjoyment. According to tho Mayor, only, SS000 of the city's appropriation for dredging operations is left. There Is but one dredging outfit in the Heliti.vlklll where inc ouuuxioiiH conditions cxixi. MOTORCYCLE ON FIRE Rider It Burned When He Tries t& Extinguish Blaze Adolph Prixehop. thirty jears old. M'2 North Tenth street, is nursing burns of the urms nnd hnnds recehed In n peculiar lire last night. He was tilling the gasoline tank of his motorcycle at a service station, ltrorfd street nnd Hunting Park nvcuue. when a heated engine caused the gasoline to ignite. In trying to save the motor cycle he was burned Prlxehnp was treated nt St. Luke's Hospital nnd niton ed to go home. . t .- k " 3 ' .i '' s i L A SUNDAY BASEBALL FINE IS REVERSED Superior Court Refuses to Sus tain Quarter Session Ver dict in Caso , tlie Superior Court today reversed the decision of the Quarter Sessions Court sustaining n magistrate's fine of $4 nnd costs on Clement II. Cong don for playing ball in ralrmount Park nn Sunday. ' The decision today 'did not enfer Into the merits or legnllty of Sundny hall playing, but was based on .n technical error in me preparation or the prose cution. Mr. Congdon la vice president of the Constitutional, Liberty League. He' de liberately scheduled the gauio on No vember 4, 11)10. to be arrested to test the legnllty of the "blue law" of 1704. Ileforo staging the game, he Notified the Philadelphia Sabbath Association nnd one of their agents was present and Instituted the proceedings agaldst Mr. Congdon. Magistrate Ilenshnw indicted the $4 fine. Mr. Congdon appealed.. The Quarter Sessions. Court uphcld.tho mag- IstrntcV action rind Mr. vcSndon ap pealed to the Superior Court. '.'The ordinary young man arrested for playing ball on Sunday has not the money to. fight the case," Mr". Congdod said. "He pays his fine and becomes a disgruntled citizen, n fine' ground Tor the seed of bolshcvlsm." Crushed to Death by Lumber Caught beneath falling timbers at the Pennsylvania Salt Co. works. Oreen wlch Point, yesterday, Joseph (tcrud sky, twenty-five years old, 22." Moun tain street, was killed Instantly. 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"f he ipllup occurted July 4 on ychurjii lane, Manayunk, ThcNlefendant wre blames Owens, of Dexter street hear East, held In S1C00 ball, and William ahlnxlo. of Davlij street nbovo Cresson( held with out ball. A'thlrd man. John Munahnm of Sharp street near Hermit, wns held In $-100 hall as a material wltncsH. Police'. say the ring wan found on Owen. Alter CJwcrtH had tlrst been held without ball for courts he claimed he was being mado the "goat." Shin gle hnd been held nn a witness. As a result of a statement made by Owens Shingle was denied ball. 3 DIE Fatalities OcoUr During ffald 'i, , Balley.vllle, W. Va, iTiiimtiimiii r vnM July Miti'? di"rl i "aid mSnihCS!'. to information reeclved here todiv v'al details of tho battle reaclm Vm.M'l sources. .i(.i Judge Daincron, whoso Judlelsl At. J trlct Includes Wyoming cunt,. & ncrc tor tnai section today. & ""us FOURPASSENGER SEDAtt !.rJWB with TTnW lUaiVJM JDVJUI Immediate Delivery Jifi- ft'-- " 'Oh'-' J? 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