Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-07
News at a Glance

/ News at a ulanCe
roRT WAYNE, Ind, sept 1.-for,
WAYNE bakers today raised the price OF
bread TO six cents loaf a Guy o,ul''s.e ~
| fixing rs ounces as the weight OF 'Vs, i
/ prevented the bakers from reducing tne
| stvc ~ Tho ave.cent loaf. The price OF
rolls also was raised from 10 10 ~ cents
dozen.
wAsIttNGToN, sept. 7s--President VIII
SON todav nominated Charles r. Mahahe'
Portland. ore. 10 be solicitor TOT the in
terror Department.
wAsUINGToN, sept. As the fore
| runner OF congressional action to forestal
| the closing Of the open door IN CHINA,
Senator Hoike Smith. Of Georgia introduced
a resolution in the Senate this afternoon 70
| create a Joint congressional commission Oh
| four senators and Ave Representatives to
visit china and Invests gate American COM
mercial opportunities there
TRENTON, y. j., Sept. 7.--Reports Of
as additional cases Of infantle paralysis
| made 10 the state Department OF Health
this morning brought the total to 2s9b since
| the epidemic was discovered In july
NEW YORK, sept. 7.-An increase Of
| eight in the number Of new cases OF IN
| fantile paralysis and six In the number OF
deaths were reported today. The hgures
| were 81 new cases and 2S deaths.
ROTTERDAM, sept. THE Norwegian
| steamship Rlda has been sunk by mine
| or torpedo boat The crew was saved. The
Rilda displaced 31S tons and hailed from
Christiania.
ZURICH, Sept. 7.-ProiopEstion OF the
life of the Reichstsg for one year will be
considered when that body meets on the
2sth, says a Berlin dispatch
sUNBURY, Pa, Sept. 7.-Master bakers
have raised the price OF bread. For many
years six l4-ounce loaves cost 25 cents.
Now they are five cents straight The raise
in -four costs is given as the reason b. F.
Bastain declared the higher cost Of ma
terials has Increased his expenses $4,000
year.
sOMERvILLE, n. j.. Sept. 7--Fresferick
A. Pope. former prosecutor. and who re-
Gently withdrew from the congressional race
in favor Of Congressman Hutchinson. has
just returned from a trip through the South
Jersey counties. and says he found a strong
sentiment for the nomination Of former
State Senator Joseph s. r'relinghuysen, OF
this city, for United States Senator at the
Republican primaries n" says that many
former Progresslves will support Freling-
huysen.
sUNBURY, Pa, sept. THE wash
ton party will not be reorganized in North
cumberland County, according TO William
H Unger, Shamokin, party leader. He
said he believed from the talk of his for
mer political associates that they will turn
in for Hughes.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 7.--Ira W. Partin,
former guard at the Federal prison here,
has fled a $4,000 damage suit, charging
defamation of character. against Thomas J.
White, prisoner at the pententiary. and
formerly New York provision dealer.
Partn charged that White caused his
suspension as guard by making false state
ments about him.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Sept. IA man
damus directing the State election board to
show cause, September s. why there should
not be recount Of the Democratic primary
ballots on which Sidney J. Cats was de-
clared nominee for Governor of Florida was
issued today by the State Supreme Court
w. V. Knott is contesting the nomination.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.--DeIesates represent
ing Germany, Austria Hungary. Bulgaria
and Turkey have met at Budapest for a
conference in regard to extension of traffic
on the Danube. The Danube has been used
extensively for the forwarding of war ma
Turkey and the return of foodstuffs, but
the entrance of Rumania into the war has
crippled seriously this means of COM
munication. ..
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-senator Fau,
of New Mexico, heads an unofficial bureau
here to receive and investigate complaints
of Americans and others regarding loss of
life and property in Mexico during the
revolutions.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. AT the age Of
los years months and "a days, Mrs
Margaret A. Dalzel Pittsburgh's oldest
resident, died last night at the home of
her daughter. Mrs T. H. Boice.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. s.-FIaE and
code signal work marked the maneuvers
OF the volunteer powerboat squadron of
the second naval district In Block Island
Sound. Last night the patrol boats defend
ed the battleship Virginia against a sub
marine attack
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA quarter Of
billion acres Of public land remain in the
United States TO be taken over by home-
seekers, Secretary Of the Interior Lane an
nounced today.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. T.-Boys at the
Ohio Institutions for the Blind are to learn
TO swim and the rls are to take up roller
ditions TO the variety of outdoor sports at
the school
COLUMBUS. o., selt. 7, - For every
three marriages In Ohio last year at least
one divorce suit was started. For every
SIX marriages one divorce was granted by
ono courts and one marriage annulled
These asures viii be cited in the forthcom-
ing report Of Secretary of State Charles C.
Hildetrant. soon TO be fiIed with Governor
Willis 1t was learned here today.
MOTORISTS SKULL BROKEN