Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13

| lay AZ the point OF death with pneumonia
several weeks ago, IN 10 much improve'
that he waa able to enjoy an outomobl
ride today accompanied by his nurHe an,
friend. He is expected 10 be able 20 leavl
the hospital Saturday
PHILADELPHIA CONTINUES to be IN.
/ leading exponent OF outdoor life. as MT,
per cent Of the families listed In the socIa
directory are living In the country Onl,
twenty-five per cent of New Yorhcra IIy,
In the suburbs. and that is an Increase o
ten per cent since 1901
THE KENsINGToN BOARD or TRADE
has decided to hold Dollar Week" am
| nuhlly owing 10 the success OF the nitia
| nnair recently closed The prizes for IN,
best-decUrated windows by business houses
were awarded as follows; First. Berg
Brothers 234E North Front street David
| Strumps, 1924 North Front street, second
Richard Ertet. 2i35 North Front street
third Ladies' shop, 2427 Frankford ave.
nue.. fourth
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
| wcre held In Philadelphia today for the fol-
| lowing positions: Chemists aid laboratory
| apprentice, chemist, physician for Indian
ana Panama Canal service statistical agent
| teacher OF agriculture and dental lnterne
| Tor ~. Ell5nbcths Hospital, Washington.
POLICEMEN or THE Twcnty-eIrbtb
District took night on as guests Of Joe
Fay, VRre leader Of the Thirty-sccond
Ward, Mt banquet In the station house Mt
twentieth and Berks streets last night. All
cops attended except one house sergeant,
the required quota VI men for the district
being made UP of men from nelghborlng
districts. ...,....
THE NEWLY ORGANIZED Burhoim,
Baptist Church, on Cortman street, at Five
Points. has been received into the Union
OF Baptist Churches OF philadelphia and
the Rev John u. Remmcy, the pastor. wae
oroalpcu az special service held in the
church, The Rev Charea III. Dodd vice
president OF the Baptist Union. presided
MA0IsTRATE MAXWELL STEVEN
son, Jr., was rendered testimonial dinner
by more than 300 friends at Belmont Man
sion. The FpnakerH included senator Me-
Nichol. Judge Honuwel and Director Me-
Laughlln, OF the Department of Supplies
WILLIAM KELLY. nhy-nyc years old
night whtchman In carpet cleaning
establishment Mt Sydcnham street and Col
umbln avenue was found dead In the base
ment OF the building last night with gds
ilowlng from an open Jet, Kelly lived with
his family at 2250 North Bowler street.
The police believe he committed suicide
ASPHALT PAVING nj the entrance :,
Fnlrmount Park at Belmont and Parksldc
avenues WAS advocated at a meeting of the
Bemont Improvement Association, held at
1888 Girnrd avenue.
Michael j. Conway was elected president
of the Flfty-alxth Street Business Mems
Association last night to succeed Ramsey
Young who resigned Jesse pougherty
was elected vice president
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EsTABLIsHMENT of "a trust company
In tho ne'ghhorhood OF Scventy-nrst street
and Woodland avenue was discussed last
night by the Woodland Avenue Business
Mems Association II was reported that
the proposition has been received with gem
eral favor. special committee was author.
ized to study the practicabilty OF the
idea,
SELECT COUNCILMAN BuCHuoLz
wns last night requested by tho CohocksInk
Business Mems Association OF which hc
Ia member 10 introduce an ordinance
prohibiting awnings on Germantown avenue
between Montgomery avenue and York
street,
DRoPPING UNCONSCIOUS to the pave
ment az Fifty-frst street and Springfield
avenue. William Shapes lfty-oght years
old. OF 1902 South Paxson street, died lust
as n physician reached his side. DR. James
n. Godfrey OF 2009 Chestnut street. who
was passing at the time, rushed to the aid
OF the stricken man. but was too late to
be OF any assistance, Heart disease was
the cause Of the death.
TOO MUCH CONSCIENCE Is sending
George Marshall a negro back to Ohio to-
DAY Some years ago he broke his parole
IN Ohio. where he had served fourteen
months for a felony Since then he has
been travelling all over the country doing
odd Jobs Last night he surrendered him.
belt 20 Policeman PrendergaBt, OF The Ridge
ana MldNaie avenues police station and
said his conscience hurt him for breaking
his parole lie asked to be sent back He
is being held awaiting word from Ohio uu-
thorlties.
MORE THAN $4,000 hss been distributed
among the members OF St Stephens Cath |
olle Club from the Christmas Savings Fund. |
John A. Toomey was elected president OF
the club, Charles A. Fitzpatrick vice presl- |
dent, aud Gustavus Carlin second Vice |
president The club is situated at the |
southeast corner Of Germantown and Erie |
avenues,
DISPUTE OVER the proper place to
dhmp ashes on lot az Nlcetown lane and
kensinEton avenue resulted In the watch
man. Caalmlr krull, OF 2ls0 EdRemont
street being battered into unconsclousness
and thrown into a ahanty on the lot lie was
found this morning and removed TO the
Frankford Hospital IN a serious condition
UNIV pA AhH btlkihht ana AleAfHeld streets |
station are searching for three men who
are believed to have been the assailants
CITY APPOINTMENTS today included
Helen /. Wallace Philadelphia General
Hospital, dotltan, $500 Samuel q,
Murphy, Sbl2 knorr Qtreet and Emil
470l Worth street, engineers.
Bureau OF Charities $1,000 and Lewis
Leroy, i2i North sixty-third street, climber.
Electrical Bureau, 50 a day
DAVID A. GATES. Of Washington. chief
ieputy Internal Revenue Commissioner. is
n Philadelphia today for a conference with
Internal Revenue Collector Ephriam L.eder-
n, Departmental business will be dis
iussed.
An OYERHEATED STOVE caused a
Ire that damaged the carpenter shop of
Ohm Niehenke, OF 1883 North Eighteenth
treet, TO the extent OF 500 today. Engine
company No ~, at TNenty-second street
nd Columbia avenue was summoned
HEgRY MANNING. alias oHa. who
orfeited an $500 bail bond a year ago
ihen be was held on the charge OF shop
fling, was brought back to Philadelphia
lday from Pittsburgh by Detective Lord
the District Attorneys oflce. He had
zen arrested IA nlffaburah an fha aar.a /