Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-21
City News in Brief

THE JUDGMENT Of probation officers in
cases OF disorderly women will not be re-
lied upon In the future by the Judges of
the Municipal Court, who have ordered that
hereafter these attaches of the tribunal
snail report to the court the details Of the
cases so that the Judges may use their dis
cretion. The innovation was recommended
by Assistant District Attorney Fox APP
proved by the court and placed in operation
yesterday. IL appears that heretofore when
"a defendant was placed on probation It was
seldom that the court heard of what was
being done toward reclaiming an offender.
HARRY HYMAN, eight years old, Of 968
Winton street struck last night at
Fourth and Tree streets by an automobile
driven by Meyer Paul. of 1903 South Fifth
street The boy suffered broken leg and
cuts on the body. Paul rlid the steering
gear refused to work He was arrested on
"A charge of reckless driving by the police
of the Fourth street and Snyder avenue
station The machine belongs to his
brother
THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP Dominion
arrived in this port yesterday with a four
inch gun mounted on the quarterback for
defensive purposes. A report was made to
washington by the local customs authori-
ties. This will be determined before
her date of clearance.
organizations comprising the Philadelphia
Joint Committee on the Reasonable Regula-
tlon OF Railroads will meet next Tuesday
IN the Bourse to formulate the joint body's
course or action in the congressional in
Nestgatlon Of railroad regulation and TO
make further plans to crystallize a ma
tonal sentiment for exclusively Federal
regulation of the railroads. The meeting
was called yesterday by Malcolm Lloyd,
Jr, chairman Of the joint committee.
LIGHTED CIGARETTE thrown into
the bakery of Robert Steffens, at the north
east corner of Sixtieth and Vine streets
Cell into a pan of fat, ignited il and set fire
to the shop
THE GASOLINE-sOAKED GLOVES OF
John Matthews. a truck driver. took fire
when he started to light a cigarette at
Broad and oxford streets. A physician who
happened to be near smothered the flames
and advised him to go to, ST.. Josephs
Hospital for treatment. The helper of
Matthews started TO take him to, the
hospital on the truck, but It broke
down three squares from it's destina-
ton. Then an automobile picked Matthews
up and carried him the rest of the way He
Is twenty-six years old and lives at 205O
Emily street.
THIRTY-FIvE-TON bank vault, being
carted along Broad street last night by
twenty-eight horses. stopped suddenly on
It's way to the Franklin Bank when the rear
wheel grew hot and plowed into the asphalt
at Pine street. The trip was resumed after
the wagon was lacked up and the axle
creased.
SUIT TO RECOVER $4,000 damages
Tor personal injuries has been brought by
Daisy Trumbore in the Common Pleas
Court against Clarence c. Wagner The
plaintiff alleges that she was struck by
Wagner's machine at Broad and oxford
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the machine was being operated at a high
rate OF speed. Judge Audenried issued a
capias for the arrest of the defendant and
fixed bail at $1,000
DIFFICULTY IN explaining the presence
or nve $5O bills In her pocket following her
arrest as a coal picker forced Mrs. Maggie
Mandosky, of Second and Mountain streets
to plead at length to Magistrate Baker be-
fore she was released. She said that the
money represented years of savings.
WHILE PLAYING with matches. BELLA
Jasse, three years old, of 519 South Reese
street, set fire to her clothing and is In a
serious condition in the Pennsylvania Hos
pital Rebecca Jasse. her mother was
burned about the hands when she attempted
to extinguish the flames.
N. Is. KELLY, general secretary Of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. will
tend the convention of the National Asso-
citation Of Commercial Organization Score
taries in Cleveland next week, representing
the Philadelphia chamber.
CITY TREASURER MeCOACH's weakly
statement filed today shows that Philadei-
phia has a balance of S15,349,564s5 in
cash. not counting the sinking fund For
the week ending today $133,246s5 was re-
ceived at the City Treasurers Office. For the
same length OF time Ss5s,1s9.22 was paid
out.