Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
City News in Brief

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Robert woodssds, ss years old, Of cess
| Gerritt street. died in the German Hospital
| today as a result of injuries received last
| Monday. Woodside was driver for Haney'
| white & Co., Broad and Somerset streets
| He was run over by his team on Corinthian
avenue near Parrish street when he fell
| while attempting to climb into the wagon
seat from the ground
Samuel GreenBerF, Of sos Mexican street,
| today began suit in the Municipal Court
| to recover SIPS from his father Simon
| Greenberg of the same address. The suit
involves the settlement of an estate.
Fear of arrest for running away from
| home It is said, Keeps Harold Hammerle
from returning to his PARENTS He left his
home, 1876 West Haines street, German
town, on June If and was subsequently
arrested while sleeping on porch. The
boy was sent to the House of Detention,
and when discharged on the promise that
he would go home, ran away again,
Geroldo Folsco, 55 years old. whose
address is unknown, died in the Pennsyl-
vana Hospital today of heat exhaustion.
The man was overcome by the heat at
Eighth and Carpenter streets yesterday.
The body OF a man taken from the Della
ware river at the foot of Allegheny avenue
yesterday by Luke Armstrong. of 2340 West
Seybert street, was identified today as John
Simpson, a carpenter, who boarded at 1921
East Cambria street. Simpson had been i'll
for week and had threatened to end his
life. 1t is believed he jumped into the river
on Wednesday night.
city Hall appointments today included
Arthur ]. Davis, 2404 North Clarion street,
engineer Bureau of Water, salary $1,000,
and Thomas Schoheld, 3741 Manayunk ave-
nue., stenographer, Bureau of Surveys, sal
airy $40.
An ivory baton mounted in gold was pre-
sented to Richard Schmidt, leader of the
Fairmount Park Band, by the members OF
the band during the concert last night at
Strawberry Mansion. The presentation was
made on behalf of the band by Robert Nc
Cracken, Sr., first trombone player. Mr.
Schmidt has been leader of the band for
the last nine years. The gift was made In
recognition of the regard he is held in by
his associates.
The local option campaign in eastern
Pennsylvania will be launched at a dinner
here September 25 Plans for the dinner
are now being made by the executive COM
mittee of the Committee of one Thousand
for Local option in Philadelphia. The cam
paign will center about the support Of can
didates for the House and Senate who will
support county local option bill
The schadewald Mills, manufacturers of
haircloth announce the completion of their
new dye and finishing house, which is two
stories high and SO by 113 feet A new
50-horsepower engine for the dyehouse has
been installed, and large number of cot
ton-yarn dyeing machines and finishing
machinery will be put in. Several beaming
machines are to be installed.
More than 1000 children will go on the
annual outing of the Mission Workers
Band, which will be held Monday at
Brandywine Springs, Wilmington. The
committee has been busy all summer in
providing outings for the poor families and
children of the city. Religious and song
services will be conducted on board the
seven boats which will take the children
down the river
Contributions to the Citizens Soldiers Re-
lief Committee of the Emergency Aid have
amounted to S34,145,35 up to date. OF this
amount. S1S.7O7,44 has been expended for
the relief of dependent families Of border
troops.
Mrs. Sadie a. Macarthur. wife of the
Rev. James II. Macarthur, pastor of the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Frankford
avenue and Berks street has failed in an
application for divorce from her husband
on charges of cruel and barbarous treat
ment and indignities. a master before
whom the testimony was given filed re-
port in Court of Common Pleas No. l yes
terday advising that the suit be dismissed
for want of sufficient evidence. George
Quintard Horwitz was Mr.. MacArthur's
attorney
Two boys at the Western Unions Of
flee, Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, are
now delivering messages in speedy run
abouts, and squad of motorcycles has
been introduced. the drivers of which are
earning from 800 to $3.50 month. The
auto system was installed by A. b. Heiner, |
of New York. If successful 10 cars will
be put in use. The service is still in the |
experimental stage, and, according to r. |
c. Fable, supervisor of delivery here, is |
the only one of its kind in the world.
The body of Thomas Murray, 90 years
old. of 1923 South SiXtleth street, who was |
drowned in the Pensauken Creek at West |
Palmyra, n. J., yesterday will be sent
home today Murray could not swim and |
while wading stepped into deep water |
Theodore Deodsha, on whose houseboat |
he stopping, telephoned to Chief of
Police Peck. who organized several grap- |
pling parties, one of which recovered the |
body after it had been in the water about |
three hours