Dr. David S. Rhone
Dr. David S. Rhone, portraits from 1928, 1931, and 1943.
DR. DAVID SAMUEL RHONE was born in Pennsylvania on March 5, 1878. By 1920 he and wife Florence had moved to Camden NJ, where he had established a medical practice and a pharmacy called the Crescent Drug Company at 1202 Haddon Avenue.
A member of the Republican party, Dr. Rhone was elected on May 10, 1927 to the Camden City Commission on an all-Republican slate. He took the oath of office May 17, 1927. The other commissioners were General Winfield S. Price, Mayor; T. Yorke Smith, William D. Sayrs Jr., and Clay W. Reesman. Dr. Rhone served during the administration of Mayor Price as the Director of Public Safety. He was re-elected in 1931, then defeated in the 1935 election that resulted in Democrat control of the City Commission. A popular figure, Dr. Rhone was returned to office in 1939, and re-elected in 1943 and 1947.
Prohibition was the law of the land during his time in office, and Dr. Rhone had great difficulty in trying to control illegal gambling, bootlegging, and speakeasies within the city, and had problems controlling the police force headed first by Chief James E. Tatem and later by chief Lewis W. Stehr. George S. Tempest, a former Philadelphia police captain, was hired to assist him with running the police and fire departments. In September of 1928, Joseph “Mose” Flannery, who apparently was a prime mover in the slot machine racket in Camden, was gunned down at Front and Kaighn Avenues. His murder brought the slot machine issue to the forefront. When Assistant County Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando and Camden County Chief of Detectives Lawrence Doran organized a series of raids to seize illegal slot machines, some of the raided sites had been tipped off. There would be problems of this nature within Camden’s police department for several more years.
Dr. Rhone became the County Physician for Camden County in January of 1938. Re-elected to the City Commission in May of 1939, he succeeded Mary Kobus as Director of Public Safety in March of 1942. In January of 1948, along with Camden’s Chief of Police George W. Frost and Police Captains Gustav A. Koerner and John T. Garrity, Dr. Rhone was indicted on charges of laxity and corruption in connection with the Van Riper probe. Charges were dropped against Koerner in 1948. In the spring of 1949 Chief Frost was exonerated and charges against Dr. Rhone and Garrity were dropped. On October 27, 1949 Dr. Rhone exchanged positions on the City Commission with E. George Aaron. Commissioner Aaron taking the post of Director of Public Safety, while Dr. Rhone became the Director of Public Affairs.
On March 27, 1951 Dr. Rhone announced that he would not seek a sixth term on Camden’s City Commission. Dr. Rhone moved to Mount Ephraim, New Jersey not long afterwards, where he set up a practice at 19 Kings Highway. He passed away in January of 1967. He apparently had remarried late in life, and his second wife, Henrietta, rests beside him at Harleigh cemetery in Camden NJ.
Preachers and Police
Camden Courier-Post –
PREACHERS AND POLICE
The year end crop of crime in the city was too big.
Within twenty-four hours, two women were attacked and robbed on the street; seven homes and stores were looted.
The Director of Public Safety “hadn’t heard about it” when the Courier rang him up to ask him what the police were going to do about it.
This attitude of indifference, of superiority to criticism, of rejection of responsibility, is as much out of place in a city government as a loved one’s hair in your soup.
It is not the fault of active police but of the city department that supervises them. Not of Chief Tatem, but of Commissioner Rohne.
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As if made to order for the benefit if Rev. John S. Hackett, pastor of the Wiley Methodist Episcopal Church came the story “Huge Dope Ring Blasted with Four Arrests.”
The arrest of those charged with being accomplices of Anthony “Babe” Paradise, alleged head of the narcotic ring, occurred in a barbershop three blocks away from Pastor Hackett’s church.
Pastor Hackett asserted people of a neighborhood know what is going on in it, but that apparently police do not.
Commissioner Rohne invited the pastor to adopt the Commissioner’s self service plan of police work, citizens to make sworn charges.
The preacher refused naturally. He had done his part.
Then the police got busy, and three blocks away from Pastor Hackett’s church they captured the gang.
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Such quick action points to only one conclusion; that the police knew perfectly well where to look for the dope peddlers.
If they didn’t, there were plenty of citizens who could and would have correctly given them information.
It is not the citizen’s duty to make complaints and swear out charges and prosecute the case.
The city has detectives to follow up clues given privately, and police to make the arrests.
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Camden is a live, liberal, modern city.
Camden has no hankering for constant disturbance by VICE CRUSADES but Camden wants no drug ring headquarters conducted in it either. No peddlers of heroin and cocaine driving their illicit and ruinous traffic among its citizens.
Whether the police could or could not have made these arrests long ago, or whether this was the first opportunity, citizens will have their own opinion.
But the incident must impress the public mind vividly, as a demonstration that Preacher Hackett knew what he was talking about— and that a self service police system won’t work.
Commissioner Rohne and the police have full responsibility— and apparently an abundance of opportunity.
For the belated capture of these caterers to the appetite for life-wrecking drugs, Camden citizens are grateful.
And part of the thanks must go to Rev. Hackett.
City Rulers Abolish Job of Bandmaster
Camden Courier-Post –
The Camden police and fire department band today was without a bandmaster as the result of notice served on James Young, Collingswood, yesterday that the position he has as bandmaster has been abolished.
Notice of his dismissal was sent Young by Commissioner David Rhone. Young, who had continued in his post until yesterday, was informed that the position had been abolished January 1.
Young was appointed bandmaster about two years ago after passing the tests required by the State Civil Service Commission. The post paid $150.00 a month.
13th Ward G.O.P. Club Pays Tribute to Rhone
Camden Courier-Post –
A meeting which was described today as “a gathering in honor of David S. Rhone, director of public safety,” was held last night at the Thirteenth Ward Republican Club, Haddon Avenue and Mechanic Street.
The speakers included David Baird Jr., Mayor Winfield S. Price, Commissioner Clay W. Reesman, Sheriff Walter T. Gross, Urquhart Ward, ward committeeman, Theodore Kausel and Commissioner Rhone.
A large photograph of Commissioner Rhone was presented to the club by friends of the Commissioner, and has been placed in the clubroom. A photograph of Ward was also given the club.
Arrangements were made by the club for its annual ball to be held February 21. Plans were also discussed for the remodeling of the club’s headquarters.
150 Owners Wait as Rhone Delays Soft Drink Permits
Camden Courier-Post –
Proprietors of more than 150 soft drink establishments received another disappointment today when Commissioner David S. Rhone again failed to issue the 1928 permits after promising Saturday that he would grant them Monday.
On January 13, when an amended ordinance boosting the license fee from $50 to $100 was passed by the city commission, Rhone said he would grant the new permits ten days after it became effective or on January 23.
He was not at his office Monday, but Lewis Stehr, police inspector, said the commissioner would announce part of the list of new licenses Tuesday. Yesterday Stehr said Rhone “will positively” announce the list today that he was “still considering them.” part of the list of new licenses Tuesday.
Today Stehr said the licenses would not be granted until tomorrow. Rhone later said “a few of the permits” will be granted “sometime this afternoon.”
As the owners of the soft drink parlors await action by Commissioner Rhone they are operating on their 1927 licenses. Many of the applications for licenses have been filed with police officials since last December.
Reeve Mansion Ordered Razed by City Official
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Commissioner Rhone Tells Building Inspector, Fire Marshal to Investigate
DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CALLED DEN OF THIEVES
State Street Residents Complain After Robbers Use House as Rendezvous
Termed a “rendezvous of thieves, a haven for spooners and a general nightmare,” the deserted and broken-down mansion at Third and State Streets, was ordered torn down by commissioner David S. Rhone, director of public safety.
“It’s been a public nuisance for several years and if the owners don’t raze it after they are so notified, the city will,” Commissioner Rhone said.
Residents of the neighborhood declared yesterday that the old mansion has been a den for thieves, and that complaints to the city have gone unheeded. They said three robberies in one block in one week occurred this month because of it. The thieves, they explain, watched the movements of the families from the deserted house, and robbed the dwellings after they had left for a few hours at night.
Once Palatial Home
The ramshackle building is at the northeast corner of Third and State Streets, opposite the James M. Cassady School. It was once the palatial residence of the late Augustus Reeve, brick manufacturer, but has been in a state of decay for about five years.
A “For Rent” sign has been on the property for a long period. Theater posters cover part of the exterior, its staircase has been torn away, practically all windows have been smashed by schoolboys and other marauders have removed doors, front steps and fence, and have ripped plaster from the walls.
Robberies attributed in the neighborhood to thieves, who used the dilapidated property as a “den” were those at 313 State Street, next door, on January 7, 327 State Street, January 13, and 302 State Street, January 21. Police made no report of the facts, explaining to the victims that any release of information would interfere with the arrest of “a young man under suspicion in your own neighborhood.”
Orders Not Revealed
Commissioner Rhone indicated he had given orders to George Johnson, building inspector, and Bernard Gallagher, fire marshal, relative to the dilapidated property.
Commissioner Rhone declined to explain what orders he had given the building inspector and the fire marshal relative to the old property.
Johnson had said earlier in the day that he had received no orders from Commissioner Rhone. Later Johnson said he “did not know what the orders are.”
Questioned further and told that Rhone had said that he had given him orders, Johnson said they pertained to “just see what the condition of the place was.”
“All the windows are out and the doors are off,” he said, reporting on an inspection he asserted he conducted. “If there is a health menace there, that comes under the health Department, not the building department.”
Asked what he would do about the place which was declared unsafe by the residents of the neighborhood, he said he did not know until he received “further orders” from Commissioner Rhone.
Gallagher, the fire marshal, could not be reached this morning.
Assistant to Secretary of Bennett Appointed
Camden Courier-Post —
Mrs. Helen B. Peech, 1468 Bradley avenue, has been appointed assistant to Mrs. Mildred W. Bergey, secretary to Harold W. Bennett, city solicitor, it was announced today at City Hall. The appointment was made by Commissioner David S. Rhone.
Appointment of Mrs. Peech was made in view of the increasing work handled by the city legal department since abandonment of the office of city prosecutor. The department has been handling domestic and poor cases and other work formerly under the supervision of the prosecutor.
Photos – September 1928
Dr. Rhone Twice Defied; 2 Murders Are Result
Saloon Where Flannery Was Killed ‘Tipped Off’
Liquor Missing as Cops Arrive
Recalls Similar Disobedience in Blue Bird Cafe Shooting
Twice, within the last nine months, Commissioner David S. Rhone, director of public safety, has ordered certain saloons closed. Both times his orders were disobeyed—the commissioner virtually defied.
And in each of the two saloons which remained open despite the commissioner’s orders—a murder has occurred. Two murders were the cost of the two pieces of disobedience.
The first occasion was last December, when Rhone received complaints about the Bluebird Cafe, a speakeasy, 210 South Third street. He ordered James E. Tatem, then chief of police, to close it up. Tatem didn’t. Within less than a week after Rhone’s order, Harry “Lefty” Hughes was shot to death in the place by William Barry, with a revolver that belonged to Mayor Price’s chauffeur.
The second occasion was less than a month ago. Commissioner Rhone personally went into police court and had a search warrant sworn out for the saloon at Front street and Kaighn avenue, of which Jim Hawkins is proprietor. Armed with the warrant, a squad of police descended on the place. When they arrived, not a soul was in the saloon, except the bartender, who was grinning.
“Boy’s you’re too late; there’s not a drop in the house.”
It was true. The saloon was as devoid of evidence as an egg of hair. Somebody had “tipped off” the place.
It was at that same saloon that Mose Flannery was shot to death in a gang feud early Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, the “wise guys” at City Hall and about police headquarters are asking: “Who, in or about police headquarters, is tipping off the speakeasies?” “Where will be the next ‘tip-off’? Will it go by the ‘rule of three,’ with a third murder following the third defiance of the head of the police department?”
Dr. Rhone Is in Dark as to Raid ‘Tip-Off’
Public Safety Head Likewise Ignorant of Slot Machine ‘Master Mind’
Who, in August, “tipped off” the saloon of “Jim” Hawkins at Front street and Kaighn avenue that raiders were coming—prevented closing of the place—and was thus indirectly responsible for the fatal shooting early Tuesday of “Mose” Flannery?
What “master mind” and what clique brought carloads of slot machines to Camden, introduced them to saloons, grocery, cigar and candy stores, and operated them without molestation from the police until a few weeks ago?
Commissioner David S. Rhone, director of public safety, gave a direct answer to these questions in an interview yesterday afternoon at his office. The director had one reply for the two questions—“I don’t know.”
He also answered one question by asking another: “Why inquire about the slot machines in Camden, when they’ve been operating all through the county?”
Not Seeking Publicity
“But you are head of the department—the director of public safety—this information should come direct from you, not from the chief.”
“That makes no difference,” was Rhone’s reply. “I don’t care to get my name into the papers…and I don’t want any ‘salve’ written up about me. All I want is a square deal.”
The commissioner, however, willingly discussed the saloon “tip off” episode. “Have you, in your investigation, learned who tipped off that saloon?” he was asked.
“No, I haven’t,” Rhone admitted. “People who do wrong either land in jail, are killed, or commit suicide. In this case, the person responsible for the ‘tip off’ will be dismissed immediately when found out.”
Commissioner Rhone also said in discussing the Flannery shooting: “I have not yet received a formal report on the shooting. I am waiting for it and expect to receive it at a conference I am to hold tomorrow with Chief of Police Stehr and Captain Golden of the detective bureau. The only information I have is what I have read in the newspapers.”
Says Stehr Knew Orders
“But you had knowledge of the slot machines in Camden?” he was asked. “How long have they been operating?”
“Chief Stehr knows what my orders were concerning the slot machines,” Commissioner Rhone replied. “We’ve been getting rid of them as quickly as we have found them.”
“What about these conditions in Camden, and what are you going to do about them? Are you planning a shake-up, any shifts in the police department as the result of them?”
“I have nothing to say. But I will say that if the chief of police, or any other member of the department, knew of these things and took no action, they were functioning inefficiently and should be dismissed. They were not performing their duty.”
“Will you close all saloons in Camden?”
The commissioner was not prepared for this question. Finally, he said: “I’ve said once before and I’ll say it again—If you newspapermen want any information, go to Chief Stehr. He’s the chief of police. He knows about these things. I’ll never tell you anything.”
300 Police Officials of State Meet Here
Camden Courier-Post –
78 Departments Represented at Benevolent Association Session
More than 300 state officers and delegates representing 78 New Jersey police departments were present yesterday at a meeting of the State Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association at Tenth Street and Kaighn Avenue yesterday.
All state officers were present at the afternoon meeting, including State President Dennis Byrne, of New Brunswick; First Vice President Henry Miller, of Rahway; Second Vice president, August Harasdzira, of Garfield; Recording Secretary Michael McKeever, of Trenton; Financial Secretary Thomas Higgins, of West Orange, and State Treasurer William Mallon, of West New York.
Police work used in various cities was discussed. Plans were made for the state convention in Wildwood September 14, 15 and 16. Everett Joslin, Herbert Bott and George Weber were named local delegates to represent the local union, No. 35 at the Wildwood convention.
Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr welcomed the delegates. A telegram of welcome was read from Director of Public Safety David S. Rhone, who is in Washington.
The committee in charge of yesterday’s meeting consisted of Clifford Flenard, president of Local No. 35; Stanley Wirtz, Edward Cahill, Frank Wilmot, John McTaggart, James McTaggart and Howard Henery.
6 Fined $300 Each in Big Still Seizure
Camden Evening Courier –
Shay Frees Three Men Who Were Visitors Only When Rhone Led Raid
Six of nine prisoners taken by the police in a spectacular raid on the largest distillery ever confiscated in Camden were fined $300 each by Judge Shay in special session of criminal court today.
Charges against three others who were arrested were withdrawn by Prosecutor Baldwin when their attorney pleaded that they were not employed at the distillery but merely had been visiting a friend when the raiders arrived.
Those fined were Jesse Seybold, 39, of 423 St. John street; Frank Varro, 35, of 1902 South Fourth street, both of Camden, and Michael Magglio, 33, of 1513 South Fairhill street; John Saggese, 40, of 645 Erie street; Joseph Rosa, of the South Fairhill street address, and John Lapone, 32, of 823 Catherine street, all of Philadelphia.
They all pleaded non vult to charges of possession of apparatus used in the manufacture of liquor. Their attorney, Carl Kisselman, pleaded for leniency, asserting that the men were merely employees and had no other interest in the distillery, which was at 535–37 Chestnut street, four doors from the Second District police station. The raid was conducted under the personal supervision of Director of Public Safety David S. Rhone on Oct. 23.
Kisselman said the “real owner” of the place “has skipped out and left these men in the lurch.” None of the defendants has been in trouble before, he said, and all were men with families who had taken jobs at the distillery only a few days before it was raided. No finished product was found in the raid, just the ingredients, he said.
Charges were withdrawn for Lewis Cohen, 31, of 935 St. John street; John Delena, 42, of 421 Walnut street, and Mitchell Davis, 21, of 840 Pine street, all of Camden. Davis was not in court due to illness, according to Kisselman.
Photos – December 1930
Raid Rhone Ordered Costs Barman $100
RAID RHONE ORDERED COSTS BARMAN $100
Spruce Street Saloon Visited by Cop for Violation of Sunday Curfew
Arrested in a raid ordered by Dr. David S. Rhone, director of public safety, Daniel McGettigan, 60, was fined $100 in police court today.
Rhone Says Transfers Will Be Made ‘From Time to Time’ to Better Service
Dr. David S. Rhone, director of public safety, announced yesterday that transfers in the personnel of the police department are anticipated in interest of increasing the efficiency of the force.
“Changes will be made in the department from time to time,” Rhone said, “if we discover that any member is better fitted for some other branch of the service than that in which he is serving. However, there is no immediate prospect of changes.”
Rhone also declared that Major Dickinson, deputy director, is now engaged in scanning records of detectives assigned to headquarters and districts. He said no special significance was attached to this search of the records.
“I cannot divulge any plan or contemplated plan affecting the police department,” the director said, “until it is ready for execution. I feel certain, however, that changes will be made from time to time.”
Capt. Arthur Colsey, attached to Chief of Police Lewis Stehr’s office, announced last night the transfer of District Detective Nowrey Ellis from the Fourth Police District to headquarters, where he will be assigned to the bandit-chasing crew. Captain Colsey said the switch was made temporarily so that the bandit-chasing crew would be able to have two men on each patrol shift.
Armistice Parade Route Is Changed
Camden Courier-Post –
Officials Announce 90 Organizations Will Be in March
A change in the route of march of the Armistice Day parade, was announced last night, at a meeting of the committee in the office of Director of Public Welfare David S. Rhone.
The proposed route is Third and Cooper Streets; to Broadway, to Kaighn Avenue, west on Kaighn Avenue to Fourth Street, thence to the city line and disband.
The parade will start promptly at 1:45 p. m. The grand marshal will be Colonel George L. Selby. The route of march is approximately two miles and shorter than any previous year.
There will be 90 organizations in the line of march. Included in these will be 18 American Legion Posts; 13 Veterans of Foreign War Posts; 18 National Guard units; five Naval Reserve units and 21 other organizations. Martial music will be provided by 15 bands.
All members of the police and fire departments who are war veterans, will be excused from duty and will participate in the parade as a unit.
Announcement was made by Jack Weinberg, chairman of the prize committee that two additional cups have been donated by the Retail Division of the Chamber of Commerce. This makes a total of 14 to be awarded. The last two will be given to veteran organizations outside the city of Camden.
More than 1700 school children from the sixth grade to the high school will take part in exercises to be held at the Convention Hall in the morning, it was announced by Dr. Leon N. Neulen, superintendent of schools.
The children will parade under the direction of their teachers.
Frank Truax Dies; Police Sergeant
Camden Courier-Post –
Second District Officer Had Been in Service Since 1917
Police Sergeant Frank Truax of the Second Police District died last night in Cooper Hospital of a complication of diseases. He was 50 and resided at 1129 Kenwood Avenue.
Sergeant Truax was admitted to the institution at 8:55 PM. Five minutes later he was dead.
He was considered one of the most efficient officers of the police department by his superiors, and his death was a shock to his friends and acquaintances.
He had been a member of the police department since April 12, 1917, having been appointed by former Mayor Charles H. Ellis. After 13 years of “pounding a beat” he was promoted to sergeant on April 9, 1930, by former Director of Public Safety David S. Rhone.
Shortly after dinner last night, Sergeant Truax complained of feeling ill. He had been in ill health for the past few weeks.
His wife, Mrs. Linda Truax summoned Dr. H. G. Stimus and Dr. Rhone. They ordered him removed to the hospital at once.
Besides his wife, Sergeant Truax is survived by a sister, Mrs. Viola Wilkinson of 701 Royden Street. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Dr. Rhone on High Seas
Camden Courier-Post –
Dr. David S. Rhone, commissioner of public affairs is on the high seas today bound for Germany on a vacation.
The city commissioner, who told only a few friends of his plans, sailed from New York Tuesday night.
Few city officials and friends knew of the projected trip and even Dr. Rhone’s secretary, Bayard M. Sullivan, pleaded ignorance of the commissioner’s plans. Sullivan said he did not know how long the commissioner would remain abroad. He said he believed Dr. Rhone sailed with some friends and may visit other countries in addition to Germany.
City Solicitor E. G. C. Bleakly was among those who expressed surprise at learning that Dr. Rhone had sailed.
Bleakly stated that he knew of no arrangements for a deputy commissioner to operate the public welfare department during the commissioner’s absence.
Pancoast Warns Man Not to Be ‘Too Flip’
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Police Judge Garfield Pancoast yesterday suspended sentence on John Carlson, 36, a salesman, of 407 Cuthbert Road, Collingswood after warning him not to be “too flip” in the future with policemen.
Carlson was arrested by Policeman Wilbur Prentiss on State Street near the circus ground when he resented the policeman’s prohibiting a friend from parking. Carlson, a former Thirteenth ward resident, told Prentiss he would let City Commissioner David S. Rhone “know about the policeman” when the commissioner returned from Europe, according to the testimony.
Boast of Political Aid Costs Driver $10 Fine
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His boasts that he could bring political pressure to bear if he was arrested cost Joseph Mrozowski, 49, of 1474 Kenwood Avenue, $10 in police court yesterday. He was arrested by Policeman Ivan Morris at Louis and Chestnut Streets for pulling out of a traffic line.
“If you arrest me I will get Committeeman Henry Knauer or commissioner Rhone to get me out,” Morris quoted Mrozowski as saying.
Mrozowski admitted that he told Morris he would telephone Knauer but denied mentioning Dr. Rhone’s name.
Tipsy Autoist Jailed
Camden Courier-Post –
Phila. Man Sentenced After Wrecking Car and Damaging Parked Machine of Dr. Rhone
Charged with driving while drunk, Richard Allen, 33, who crashed into the automobile of Commissioner David S. Rhone last night, was sentenced to jail for 30 days by Recorder Joseph A. Patton, of Haddon Heights today.
Allen, who lives at 2445 North Chadwick Street, Philadelphia, was unable to pay a fine and costs of $221.
Dr. Rhone had been summoned to attend Mrs. John Schlorer, 116 White Horse Pike.
His chauffeur, Edward Parker, of 1619 Norris Street, was in the car outside the Schlorer home, when Allen struck it in the rear.
Allen lost control of his car, sideswiped the parked car, and then traveled 50 feet into a tree after which the machine ran another 300 feet before stopping.
Allen and six men and women in the car escaped injury. The machine was wrecked.
David Baird Robinson, of Collingswood, a motor vehicle inspector, and brother-in-law of Schlorer, who was in the Schlorer home, heard the crash and ran out. Robinson arrested Allen.
Parker suffered a sprained back and shock and was treated by Dr. William C. Williams, who pronounced Allen intoxicated. Six months ago Dr. Rhone’s car was struck by another driver while parked in the same place.
‘Poets’ Hand Polish Sound Beating, 9–4
Camden Courier-Post –
Homers Aid Walt Whitman in Rhone Loop Tilt; White Stars for Losers
Walt Whitman turned in somewhat of an upset in the Rhone Twilight League last evening when it handed the Polish American Citizens Club, first half champions, a 9 to 4 pasting at Ninth and Van Hook streets.
As a result of the game the two clubs are now in a deadlock for fourth place, the Polish having split even in eight games and the “Poets” dividing six combats.
Art Watson and Jim McGinnis worked on the hill for the champs and gave up six hits, but walks and an error played a big part in the Walt Whitman triumph. However, Reynolds was in splendid shape for the “Poets” permitting the Whitman Park aggregation but three hits.
Johnny White, captain of the Polish outfit, was responsible for his team’s markers, getting two hits in three times, both having a hand in the scoring. One of his clouts went for a home run with men aboard the sacks, while his other was a two-bagger. The other Polish hit was garnered by Watson.
Frank Kulesa and Von Richie led the attack for the “Poets” with two hits apiece, both of the latter’s going for home runs, while the former had a double and a single.
WALT WHITMAN ab r h o a POLISH A. C. C. ab r h o a
Kulesa, 3b 4 2 2 0 2 White, 3b 3 1 2 1 1
Cuneo, 1b 3 1 1 4 0 Rhemus, cf 3 0 0 1 0
Rey'lds, p 4 0 0 0 0 Gart'nd, 2b 3 0 0 2 1
Slovick, rf 4 1 1 1 0 Klopp, 1b 2 0 0 2 0
McManee, lf 2 1 0 2 0 Pusey, 1b 1 0 0 2 0
Gorski, ss 3 1 0 1 0 Wat'n, p-rf 2 0 1 0 0
VonR'hie, 2b 3 2 2 3 3 McGi's, p-lf 3 1 0 0 2
McCurdy, cf 3 0 0 1 0 Dunn, ss 2 1 0 1 0
Fingers, c 2 1 0 6 1 S. Pawela, c 3 0 0 9 0
Murtha, lf 0 1 0 0 0
Matera, rf 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 9 6 18 6 Totals 23 4 3 18 4
Walt Whitman .................. 5 0 2 1 0 1—9
Polish A. C. C. ................ 1 3 0 0 0 0—4
Error—Pusey. Two-base hits—Kulesa, White, Cuneo. Three-base hit—Slovick. Home runs—White, Von Reichie, 2. Struck out—By Reynolds, 6; McGinnis, 7; Watson, 2. Bases on balls—Off Reynolds, 2; McGinnis, 3; Watson, 2. Umpires—Simon and Carries.
Photos – January 1938
Rhone Takes Oath From Michel After Refusal by Ewing
County Clerk Asserts Dr Rogers Occupies Post of County Physician
Refusal of County Clerk Leslie H. Ewing to administer the oath of office as county physician to Dr. David S. Rhone, appointed by the new Fusion Board of Freeholders, is said to be without precedent in this state.
Dr. Ewing took his stand yesterday by contending the action of the board was illegal, that Dr. Edward B. Rogers, of Collingswood, was appointed to the post on January, 1937 for a three year term which will not expire until midnight, December 31, 1940, and that no vacancy existed.
The situation places the county in the position of having two county physicians.
Dr. Rogers refused last night to make known his position as to whether he would or would not take legal steps to restrain his successor from filling the post and accepting the salary.
“I don’t want anything to do with you or your damned newspaper,” Rogers expostulated when asked by a reporter if he had any statement to make.
Awaits Court Ruling
Dr. Ewing, after refusing to administer the oath, expressed the hope that counsel for Dr. Rhone would ask the courts for an interpretation to settle the question legally. He said he had no personal interest in the matter but acted in accordance with the law.
Attorneys in commenting on the situation stated the action of Ewing in refusing to administer the oath is without precedent in the state. (Continued on Page 5—Column 6)
Rhone Family Plot
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden NJ
Rhone Family Plot, Harleigh Cemetery, Camden NJ.