Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
City News in Brief


actress, residing at the Majestic Hotel.
entered suit for divorce today against her
husband, William @. Dooley, of New YORK.
The libel charges him with cruel and bar
barous treatment.
NO CLUE to the whereabouts Of Harry
Carr, alias Harry Kennedy, who escaped
from the Philadelphia County prison at
Holmesburg Sunday, has been obtained by
the police. The prison guards have been
searching the surrounding countrywide.
Warden Cook is trying to learn whether or
not Carr had any assistance In escaping.
THE CLASS OF 1910 at the University
of Pennsylvana has elected the following
officers: President, Thomas White Pearce'
assistant manager of the basketball team
vice president, Wheeler Gilmore, catcher for
the varsity baseball team secretary John
Griswold Carpenter, member OF the Mask
and wig Club and assistant manager OF
the football team treasurer, Ronald John
ston Mccarthy, of Devon, Pa HISTORIAN
Tristan C.. Colkett, of this city.
SUFFERING FROM injured leg. II fs
believed, led Charles Maylock 81 years old,
OF 1850 Ridge avenue, to end his lfe' He
was found dead with the gas turned on by
George Brown a boarder. His bedroom
was closed tightly, indicating that May
lock wanted to make death certain. May
lock was a weaver and is survived by three
daughters, who live in Kensington.
AN AVIATION school may be established
In Philadelphia for civilians by the War
Department The Philadelphia School OF
| Aviation field at Bssington has been In
| spected by Major Mitchell, Of the United
States Signal Corps, TO ascertain the flying
facilities.
WEST BRANCH Y. M. @. A. has tho
| largest membership OF boys under Is
years old in Pennsylvania, according to
the Year Book of the International Com
mlttee Y. M. c. A. The membership Of
boys under 1S at West Branch numbers
| 773, and Johnstown, Pa, iR second with
| s10. out OF over 1000 associations In the
United States. West Branch stands twenty
third in line.
SPARK FROM n motor started n
| blaze in the mixing room Of the hat manu-
featuring establishment of the Guyer-Roe-
/ lofs Company, Twelfth and Olive streets,
today, causing more than three hundred
men and women employees to fee to the
street and damaging property estimated
| at 5000.
The flames were discovered by Howard
Groves, a workman. who turned In an
| alarm from the private fire box Of the
company. The firemen extinguished the
blaze with slight difficulty.
| GERMAN-AMEBICAN have completed
| the fund which will be used to send six
physicians from Philadelphia to minister
/ 10 the civilian population OF Germany. The
sum Of $4,000 was raised last night In q
festival at the Philadelphia Turngemeinde,
| Broad and Columbia avenue. About $4,000
| had been raised by subscription prior to
/ last night.
THE DEMOCRATIC students Club Of
/ the University Of Pennsylvania has chal-
lenged the University branch Of the Ma
| tional Hughes College Alliance TO public
| debate on the issues OF the presidential
1 campaign. The challenge was issued by NJ
| J. Lustig, president Of the Democratic Club,
to Joseph Lamorelle, president OF the
Hughes supporters.
THE PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL UNION
| was asked TO help raise 100000 for 100000
81 Christmas boxes for soldiers In the
trenches OF Europe at its first dinner Of the
season at the Bellevue -Stratford last night
| The request came frorl Ralph G. Norton
| who for two years has been missionary
| In the trenches The treasurer OF the fund
Is Charles q. Trumbull. 1881 Walnut street
A SLIP FROM the top of boxcar caused
| the death of Robert Bradheld, 1854 South
/ Conestoga street. a brakeman on the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad. He was ground
/ to death under a string OF freight cars
| The accident occurred at Thirty-eightf
street and Gray's Ferry avenue last night
Joseph II. sCATTERaooD. for forty
/ three years connected with the accounting
department OF the Philadelphia and Read
/ ing Railway, celebrated his seventeen
birthday anniversary on Sunday and vii
retire on = pension November 1. Mr.. Scat
tergood Is one OF the charter members o.
Kenderton Lodge. No. zee, l. o. o. H.. and
was also one OF the principal organizers o.
the Veteran Employees Association OF tn,
Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
THE SPEEDING Of hospital ambulance.
will be stopped by the Association OF Hos.
pitai superintendents with the cooperation
OF the police The superintendents say thai
| II speeding can be stopped In no other way
Sirens and bells will be taken from ths
machines and ordinary horns substituted.
MAYOR SMITH. on behaif Of himssl
and Cabinet has accepted an invitation 4
address the luncheon OF the members Of TN
| philadelphia Chamber OF Commerce at tn
Bellevue -stratford next Monday The sub
jeot selected by the Mayor is THE welfar
or philadelphia" The luncheon Is sched
uied for ia;so and win be over by o'clock
THE DARBY PRoGREss. . ssmiwsslsi,
newspaper. which 10 entering It's twenty
eighth year. changed owners yesterday
when NJ H. Magnin. son Of the founder
acquired control He purchased the bust
ness from Mrs. Ella J. MaEnin, who hAl
conducted tho journal since the death o
Albert Masnin In 1908.
EyAN0ELIsr Lyon WAS BUSY h
Camden organizing for the campaign. yes
tsrday. although the tabernsoe was CLOSED
The evangelist and his party are AZ 54
stevens street but Campaign headquarters
is maintained AZ the X NJ c. A. Bulldin
| on Federal street Meetings will be he'll
| In the tabernacle at 2s30 this afternoo
and at 7'so tonight
FIRE DAMAGED the store Of yuIIu
ohorney. 157 South Sixth street early %
day II WAS discovered BY Jacob Shuztes
who lIseE on the third floor. lie smeliod "a
smoke. assisted his wife 70 the street AM
carried ouI mis- t~o-to4I-vId child. XL
damage was estimated ~ <teo'