Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
News at a Glance

NEW YORK, Sept. qs.--The wooden su-
perstructure holding up the walls OF the
new Seventh avenue subway, between
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets. was threat
ented with destruction today when guam
tity Of waste, gasoline, near storage
tank caught fire. After an hour II was
put out Dense clouds OF smoke rolling up
through the snoring over the subway ex-
cavation attracted crowd so big police
reserves had to be called out.
BERLIN, Sept. 2s--New war loan sub
scriptions. totaling 27.000.000 marks
O675O. .000). were announced today. The
Charlottenburg Saving Bank subscribed
50, 500. 900, the Savings Bank OF Halle
s2,OoO.0oo and the pig-iron syndicate
AALEsUND, Norway, sept ss.-The
American schooner Salisbury which LETT
New York on July 10 for Siglefjord Iceland,
arrived here and reported the loss of her
sails. As no tug can be obtained TO tow her
to siglefjord, her cargo will be sold here.
NEW YORK, sept. S.-Two turrets Of
the battleship Nevada, which carry three
fourteen-inch guns. are to undergo changes
that will make the firing of the battleship
more efficient. Improved gears. are to be
put in the gun carriages. IL is said the
work will take about tive weeks
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. as.-Buffslo
was selected as the meeting place for next
years convention Of the Grain Dealers
National Association, and these officers
were elected at tho closing session of the
convention here President, Il. c. Eiken-
berry. Camden O. first vice president, I.
@. Moore, Fort Worth, Tex. second vice
president. John n. Baker. Jacksonville, Fla.
Charles Quinn. Toledo o.. was reelected
secretary treasurer.
WASHINGTON, Sept. es.-Ambassador
Elkus at Constantinople, has advised the
State Department that he has presented to
the Turkish Government the request for
permission TO transport several hundred
refugees from Jana to the United States
on the cruiser Des Moines, but so far has
received no reply.
WASHINGTON. Sept. rs. - The South
ern Commercial Congress, I'm addition to di-
recting attention of the conferences OF
Mobile. Muskogee and Charleston to the
Importance Of adequate preparation for
foreign trade after the war, will devote
special session to the subject at its eighth
annual convention in Norfolk Va, Decem-
ber IL to IA. DIR. Glen Levin Swiggett, as
sistant secretary general of the Second
Panaman Scientific Congress, will preside.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s. - Unsatisfactory
testimony by witnesses for the Government
and importers has led the Board of General
appraisers to overrule protest filed by
f. b. Vandegrift & Co., Philadelphia.
The merchandise consisted of emuIsi1ed
wool, cline, light-colored grease oil and SIM
liar oils claimed by the importers to be
low grade. The collector took twenty per
cent duty, under the provision for distilled
oils. The importers contention at the trial
was that the merchandise was of such low
grade that II was not in the same class
with high-priced oils obtained from distll-
alton.
HARRISBURG, Seet s6.-The number Of
infantile paralysis cases reported since July
l to the State Health Department from
throughout Pennsylvania now total 1901.
with 392 deaths during the same period Of
time. OF these cases, S11 occurred in Phila-
delphia and $50 from the State at large.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. as
Sales agents of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany to the number of nearly one hundred,
and coming from every section of the
United States. met at the local plant today
for conference which will be followed
by three-dGy inspection trip to the sub
sidiary plants at Steelton and Sparrows
Point, Md.
CHESTER. Pa, Sept. 2s-Past Exalted
Ruler A. d. Anderson, of the Chester Lodge
of Elks, has been appointed District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for south
eastern Pennsylvania. it was announced
today. Lodges included in this district are
in Philadelphia, West Chester, Bristol Nor
ristown, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Middle
vile, Chester and other places south of
Harrisburg.
NOBRIsTOWN, Pa, Sept. 28 - Harry
Davis, eighteen yeays old, was instantly
killed at Swedeland when he touched an
electric light wire The boy climbed TO the
top of a -fifty-fve-foot pole in front of the
Swedeland Public School. He was thrown
to the ground and when picked up was dead.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. 28.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission today further sus-
pended. from october to April 4, proposed
increased carload rates on packing house
products. including fresh meats from Chi
cago, Omaha and other producing points. to
Oklahoma destinations.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Twenty-six new
cases of infantile paralysis, the same num-
ber as yesterday, and ten Deaths an in
crease Of FIVE, were reported today.
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