Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-18
City News in Brief

CAUGHT UNDER a steam shovel while
WORKING on some construction work near
PAulsboro early this morning, William
remington, forty-three years old, of 2l29
cypress street, Philadelphia, is i'm the
Cooper Hospital with both feet probably
broken. Pennington was working near The
steam shovel when It toppled over, Dinnine
him beneath 1t. He was removed TO the
cooper Hospital. An X-ray examination
or the injured feet will be made today
MISSING HIS footing when he nttemn,ed
to get on his milk wagon early this morn
ing, William j. House, thirty-fve years old
OF sSs South Eighth street suffered severe
bruises and cuts, the wagon passing over
him. He was sent TO the West Jersey
Homeopathic Hospital
LETTER OF CONDOLENCE has
been received by the family OF Edward I
Kelley. 1913 Girard avenue, from General
Joffre. Kelley was killed several weeks
ago at Verdun while serving as an am
bulance driver. j. Maurice and Walter
Kelley, brothers of the slain ambulance
driver, brought the letter from New York
yesterday where It had been sent In care
OF the American ambulance committee
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN, believed 10
nave peen an Inmate Of the Philadelphia
General Hospital. was found dead at Fourth
and Cherry streets this morning by Police
man Beatty. of the Third and Race streets
station His body was taken to the MorEue
FLYING FOOTBALL TACKLE nv
District Detective Mccullough of the FIi.
teenth and Vine streets station. brouzht
down kinsley Hysop, of 5I2S Chestnut
street, while the latter was trying to escane
after being caught early this morning IN a
rooming house at 1908 Arch street Ths
prisoner was later held without bail for
% lot Rn IA sAlI
breaking into the house.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS In the .trs., -,
Aramingo avenue and Somerset street az
o'clock last night, John Reilly. thirteen
years, 2437 Ann street. was taken 10 the
Episcopal hospital In serious condition
from "A fractured skull His brother lanes
went TO the Belgrade and ClearaeId strae,s
station house tn morning TO report thai
tho younger brother had not been home ali
night The police communicated with tha
hospital and the boy was then Identified
ne had not yet resained consciousness and
tho police are az loss TO know how he
was injured.
EXAMINATIONS WERE HELD toaax
by the United States Civil Service Commit,
sion for the position OF herdsman. fruit cron
specialist and truek-crop speelaIst. Tbs
first position pays s7eO to $1,000 annuaii,'
while the salary attached 10 the last tvyn
ranges from $500 to $1,000 year '"0
A BELGIAN SOLDIER has on.s
studio here. He Is Oscar de clerol' -,
was honorably discharged from the Ra,s,a,'
army after having been wounded IN sc,,a.
against the Germans lie Is what ssS,,
call In Belgium an artlst-seulptor Ana s.ss
opened his studio at "a South six,s.,',,,
street. brother. who Is IN the Phiiaa
delphia Orchestra. is his only relatl,,a a.,
America and the reason for de clercis ~
eating In Philadelphia. ~
CIRCUS WAS In town Fri.na.
Charles III. drakelow, a florist. Of Rroe a. ~
Cumberland streets. watched the ar-1@''u "''u
clowns, rinsmasters and acrobats lasf =.
In Lu Lu Temple. Broad and Spring Z, a'7sn
streets The circus, the idea OF Mr. c,rarn
low. was his way Of celebrating his th,r,v-
seventh birthday. ''S-
MORE THAN eas haadrsd ws.,.
received licenses AS hunters The nr,a's,'
or the season for squirrels wild t,,rl@s
grouse. quail and woqdooci was most -ss' ,,,.
lucky This was due In part to the 49,
favorable weather. Conditional air. ,,.'A
probably the greatest drawback ~
sportsnlsn's enshnsiasn WAS the closi,,. ~ 's
many counties 20 the Eunners by ths S,,st ~
Game Commission, headed BY Josenh
kaibfus. spn
THE HISTORIC FA0EANT. In xh,.. "a.
young persons from ihs philadelphla e','s nv
dey schools viii portray the proares~ =,
religious education from hi time ~ 49,.
feuisrehs 20 The modern Eraaod Sun6a~ =
De Academy of Nu-l<' instead ~ f1t,'.< 4. o.. ~
><n'Iop Hail. ez pfe>io4s|< Announced.