Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-14
News at a Glance

EI PAso. Tex, sept. t4.--Constabie
Robert Carr shot and killed Rafael de Loya,
n Mexican, at Clint twenty miles from here,
last night. De Loya who was employed on
ranch near clint. telephoned for help. say
ing his life had been threatened by other
Nexicana Carr and Deputy Sheriff Bates
went TO the ranch. where they say De Loya
opened FIRE on the deputy. bullet from
Carr killed the Mexican instantly.
NAZARETH. Pa, sept. t.--wIiiism n.
Hall and sylvester Carr. officials Of tho
Nazareth Fair Association, have been
arrested by state health authorities,
charged with violating the infantile paraly-
sis quarantine regulations OF the Common
wealth in allowing children less than SIX
teen years Of age TO enter the fair grounds.
The hearing viii take place before Squire
Simpson Andrews.
NEW LONDON, sept. i4.-The semi
annual meeting of the National Association
OF Cotton Manufacturers will start here to-
night when Albert f, Bems, Of Boston will
deliver an address. Tomorrow Charles II.
Meek, OF Boston: D. Cbauncey Brewer. of
Boston: NJ. w. Alexander, of West Lynn.
and Albert G.. Duncan will speak The
last session will be held Saturday morn
ing.
READING, Pa, Sept. 14.-Mlss Myrtle
fessional dancer and prominent In amateur
theatricals, was married in Philadelphia
today to A. N. Bodey. formerly of that city
and now general manager of confectionery
plant in Reading.
BERLIN. Sept. 1.-THE arrival Of the
mail steamship Prns Hendrix at Flushing.
Holland. with forty-hve Germans who had
been interned in England but were released
by the British. is reported by the Overseas
News Agency. zone of the Germans died
aboard the vessel" says the agency state
ment, and the Dutch quarantine physician
stated that the death of the man. who was
forty years OF age, was caused by exhaus-
ton"
NORRIsTOwN. Pa, Sept. 1s.-Taking
advantage OF the liberty accorded her at
the House of Detention, Christina Maurer.
Pottstown girl. escaped last night and
was captured today at Collegeville.
NEW ORLEANS, L.. Sept 14.-Run-
ming amuck after a quarrel with a street.
car conductor about a transfer. Seymour
Clay, a negro. today shot and killed For
tune Jarbour, wealthy merchant, and
wounded four others, one an officer. Posses
are hunting the negro.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I4.-Thomas w.
Carter and s. Fritz Nave, wealthy hops
brokers, were held In $1,000 bail each for
examination In Jefferson Market Court to-
day. They were charged with assaulting
a detective. .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Reports were
persistent here this afternoon that Secre-
tary Of Commerce Redheld would soon re-
sign to become chairman of the new tariff
commission created in the last days of
Congress DR.. E. B. Pratt, chief of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce Of the department, is slated to sue
ceed Secretary Redhed.
NEW YORK, Sept I4.-Former Presi-
dent William Howard Taft will take the
stump for series Of speeches in support of
Charles F. Hughes In October. The
speakers bureau at Republican headquar-
ters is now working out Taft's itinerary
Former Senator Elihu Root also will Join
the Hughes speaking forces in October.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 14.--Grave anxiety
is felt In Norway, Christiania dispatches
say. over the German submarine warfare,
which has apparently entered a new phase.
So far in September twelve Norwegian
steamships have been sunk, making a total
of 14S destrOVad sinca tho uor