Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
City News in Brief

who had attempted 70 rob her house was
asked by Miss Catherine TaEgart. 27s7 East
Lehigh avenue, in the police court at the
Belgrade and Clearfeld streets station this
morning, when Harry Bright, sixteen years
old. 2s35 Ann street, was arraigned on a
charge OF larceny. Magistrate wrigley held
the boy for a further hearing under $500
bail The police testimony showed that
Bright was arrested at the end Of chase
OF about mile after he had been discov-
cred ransacklng Miss Taggarts house In
her absence. Miss Taggart said nothing
had been stolen, although she admitted
things had been turned topsy-turvy by the
Intruder
ESTIMATES FOR highway improve
ments involving an expenditure Of 100000
were received today by Director Datesman,
of the Department OF Public Works. The
money will come from loans already
negotiated.
FIRE TODAY DESTROYED barn
stored with hay on the farm OF George +.
sale, n real estate man. living at 612S
Marsden street. The farm is at Comfy
street and Frankford avenue in Wissinom-
ing. Flremen had TO use boys in the
neighborhood in order TO pull down wall
OF the barn after the roof fell. so that
they could turn their streams on the hay.
They had trouble, too, In getting water,
having to stretch their lines more than a
$1,000.
THE STATE SUPREME COURT will
give hearing in Pittsburgh next Monday
rule to show cause why Ellis ID. Fri
gar. accused of shooting Edward Boland
in Fairmount Park on August 23. should
not be released on bail Frigar has been
in prison since he voluntarily surrendered
himself to the authorities.
THE JOLT WHEN his wagon hit a curb
threw Joseph Duffy, "a years old, 1919
Eddy street. to the street, where a wheel
passed over him. He died this morning at
the Woman's College Hospital. William
McCarron, who was with Duffy at the time
of the accident, was arrested, but later re-
leased when DUFFY exonerated him in an
ante-mortem statement
NEW YEAR CANDLES left burning In
honor of the Jewish holiday caused fire
in the home of Morris Rudmen, AL Can
trel street. early today. Rudmen assisted
his wife and family to the street. The dam
age was $3.50
EDWARD t. STOTEsBURY's garden at
Chestnut Hill produced a long list of perfect
vegetables that were awarded prizes at the
tenth annual flower and vegetable show of
Henry f. Michel Company. SIS Market
street. First prizes for beets, wax beans
and cabbages went to John Little, the
gardener at the Stotesbury residence. The
award for the largest collection and the
second prizes for carrots. lettuce and leek
were also won by Stotesbury entries.
CONSPIRACY IN THE larceny of goods
from Pier 2. North Wharves. of the Clyde
Steamship Company is charged against
Harry Hall, 1925 Passyunk avenue a team
ster. and Thomas Hindy, Fifth and Race
streets, a shipping clerk, both employees OF
the company. They were each held under
$500 bail for court today by Magistrate
Wrigley at the Belgrade and Clearfeld
streets police station.
THE FIRST contribution for the fund
being raised by women social prominent for
the care of infantile paralysis convalescents
in this city has been made by Mrs. Ed
ward T. Stotesbury, who presented $1,000 TO
Mrs. j. Willis Martin, acting chairman OF
the Emergency Aid. The personnel of the
committee that will look after this work
will be announced in a few days by the
Home Relief Division of the Emergency
Aid.
THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION of the
Girls High and Normal Schools will conduct
a sale of homemade edbles. fancy articles
and the like on Saturday, from 10 a. m. to
10 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Edgar Cope.
1920 Wayne avenue, Germantown. The pro-
ceeds will be for the trust fund which aids
teachers and ex-teachers in need of financial
help. Miss Craven, Mrs. Cope and Mrs.
Heldreck form the committee in charge.
RESOLUTION indOrsing the candidacy
OF Woodrow Wilson 10 succeed himself as
President of the United States. offered at the
bimonthly meeting of the Central Labor
Union, i'm its quarters at 232 North Ninth
street last night by the Federal Lodge OF
Machinists, was defeated after an exciting
debate by vote of 106 to 16
at $4,000 damaged the interior of the three
story brick buildings at 1921 and 5S23 Ger
mantown avenue last night.
LARGE EXHIBITIONS of vegetables at
the seventh annual show of the Devon Hor-
ticultural Society will be Judged today in
the gymnasium of the Radnor High School
at Wayne. Nine first prizes in the dahlia
satt yesterday II is said that the exhibit
history OF the organization.
ANIMAL INSTINCT PROBABLY pre-
vented serious loss from fire at the home
Of Harry Wisker. Stone House and STEMS
lanes today. Mounted Policeman Nc
Lsughlin noticed that his horse was acting
in an unusual manner. Then he detected
smoke some distance away. He turned In
before it had made serious headway The
loss was trihing.