Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
City News in Brief

AN EDUCATIONAL RALLY for business
women will be held by the Business Wom-
ems Christian League, at Ills Walnut
street tonight, at which the work of the
classes in dressmaking, millinery, book
keeping and home nursing. and the gymna-
sium first aid and choral club will be dis
cussed. These classes will begin their work
the first week of October. Miss Susan
Lodge is chairman of the educational de-
partment of the league.
POISON TABLETS mistaken for candy
nearly proved fatal to Louis Spencer, three
years old, of 1853 North American street.
He is in the West Philadelphia Homeo-
pathic Hospital, where It is said his condi-
tion is much improved, The child found the
poison in clGset in his home while in
search Of candy. He ate one of the tablets
and Immediately became i'll.
BOILING PITCH severely burned seven
year-od Francis Rillet of 1906 Ringgold
street, when he tumbled into a bucket of
the steaming liquid at Twenty-sixth street
and Girard avenue today. He was shout
ing to several companions and did not no.
tice the pitch, which was being used by
roofers. He was treated at the Mary Drexel
Home,
MARK KUPPERMAN, eSos South Eighth
street, today was appointed an entomology
inspector at salary OF SO a day. The ap-a
pontment was made by Director Datesman
of the Department of Public Works, and
the new inspector will be attached to the
force now at work destroying mosquito
breeding spots in the southern section of
the city.
INTERESTING FACTS not generally
known about the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, Of this city, are brought out in the
current number of the Advance, issued
by the Corn Exchange National Bank. For
one thing, the Atlantic Refining Company
is the largest single exporter from this
city and it's products go to all parts of the
earth. 1t is the oldest converter of crude
petroleum into kerosene in existence, and
is one Of the two largest refners in the
world IL eats up more than 10000 barrels
of petroleum daily and it's plant here
covers 100 city blocks. 1t has $4,000
tanks here.
MRS. RUDOLPH BLASKENBURG has
resumed her work as a member of the
board of the General Federation OF women's
Clubs, which she dropped In June, 1914,
under pressure Of other activities while her
husband was Mayor. Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
enburg have just returned TO their home,
2l4 West Logan square, having been absent
from the city since Mr.. Blankenburg's term
as Mayor expired
THREE BOYS and three girls, pupils In
Philadelphia public schools. will get a free
trip to Springfield, Mass, on October 10.
where they will attend the agricultural ex-
hibit given under the auspices Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture. The
children will be personally conducted
through the buildings.
RIvULErs OF milk spattered Spruce
street near Fifth this morning when an
eastbound trolley car crashed into a milk
wagon and delayed the supply OF milk for
the babies OF the neighborhood one hum
dred and nifty quart bottles OF milk were
thrown from the wagon, driven by Harry
Greemer. OF 1857 North Croskey street.
GREENLAND Is Rich with minerals.
| hitherto unknown according TO Walter
| Strach. an Arctic explorer. who arrived in
this city from Greenland on the Norwegian
steamship rhelma Mr.. straeh brough
samples Of black cryolite. asbestos and
other interesting mineral specimens. The
| explorer declines 10 discuss the result OF
his investigations at present
| AUTOMATIC FIRE spriaklsrs s.v.s An.
building occupied BY Thompson Brothers
4 machine shop. at 1875 North Fifth street
from destruction by fre early this morn
ing Workingmsn's clothes in a closet In the
building caught fire, but the hre sprinlslers
soon put out the blaze. The loss Is esti-
mated by the company at $50. The origin
OF the nrs is unknown.
THE United BUSINESS Meas Asse-
citation viii Immediately request the city 10
have an expert study the cost Of producine
and distributing gas In Philadelphia. with
the intention OF having the present price
lowered. The association AT the opsnlnk
fall meeting az the Bingham Hotel last
night appointed committee Of three 10
! eo-operate with committees from other or
Eanizations Ia protesting against an in
crease In the tax rate. The movement Of
the city nremen 20 obtain an Increase Of
twenty per cent IN pay, with dimInutIon In
their hours Of work. Was unanImousIv IN
4pIssd BY the pf<anization