The Washington herald., 1916-09-24

the fleet.
New York, Sept 2.-Twenty-six new
cases of infantile paralysis and six
deaths were reported today This is an
increase Of six and decrease Of five,
respectively.
Little Falls N. Y. Sept. 2S.-Gen. WILL
| lam F. Lansing, 80, prominent in business
social and political affairs in Herkimer
County, died suddenly today. He was a
cousin of Secretary of State Lansing.
New York, Sept. 23.-Miss Dorothy Per-
kins, daughter of George W. Perkins,
and Edward F. Freeman were married
this afternoon. The bride is "A years old.
The bridegroom is 25 and now engaged in
the banking business.
! Vienna, Sept. 23.-A new ambassador
to the United States. to take the place
of DR.. Dumba, who was recalled be-
cause Of unneutral activities, will soon
be named. Count Tisza, replying to a
question in Parliament today, said the
ways and means to fill the vacancy
would be found Immediately.
Berlin, Sept. e Cvia sayville).- Berlin
newspa Ders today are giving much space
tro-Hungarian seaplane who yesterday
sunk a French submarine, and with the
aid of another seaplanC saved the entire
crew.
New York, SEPT. 23-The largest foreign
order for copper, involving 4SOOo,OOO
pounds and sl25,O0O.O00 in money was
placed today. The material will be d.
vided among the Unitnd Metals Selling
Company and the American Smelling and
Refining Company.
Sparta, r. J., Sept. 22-Climblng over
stone wall at his home, Elmer Decker ~
years old, a farmer, accidentally dis
charged a shotgun, the charge entering
his body above the heart He died in
stantly. Decker had seen hawks in his
field a short distance and went to shoot
them.
Chicago, Sept. 8.-The private bank OF
Campbell, Dubis & Co., the tenth to fail
/ in Chicago within the last month, has
just closed its doors. Creditors fled a
petition Of involuntary banK-uptcy
against -he institution. which was oper-
ated in the foreign quarter under the
name Of the Industries Savings Bank.
! Philadelphia, Sept. 23-PhiladeIphia
was definitely chosen as the site for the
1919 triennial conclave OF the Knights
Templar at a meeting of the conclave
committee. Lee S. Smith. of Pittsburgh.
the grand master of the order, said the
1919 eonclave will be the biggest in the
history CT the crder, and that at least So
900 Knights Tenplars viii be in the pa
rade.
! Richmond. Va, Sept. 3.-Berton
Heights, q residential suburb, had scare
when a G-ysaE-ol3 child -wflmah Boyd.
who had been going to the public school
for several days. died OF infantlle par
alysis. The news spread rapidly and
others rushed to the school to remove
their children. The school was closed
and primary pupils placed in quarantine
Carlisle. Pa, Sept. 23.-Mrs. Abigail Nc
4 Ginley Johnson OF Shippensburg, Pa, who
has just passed her s0th birthday, is not
only the Oldest choir singer in America
! but has to her credit sixty-seven years
OF continuous church choir singing. prac-
dcally without the missing Of Sunday.
She began singing in the Presbyterian
choir as an alto when Is years old Chang
ing soon to soprano voice, she has sung
at practically all Sunday and rnidweek
services since.
Boston, Sept 23.-Prof Carl siedbof for
several years principal OF the Copley
Square School of Languages, is dead at
| Winchester, in his S7th year
I Boston, Sept. 3.-Fresh eggs will sell
at Is cents a dozen retail in this State
within a short time, according to wufred
! Wheeler, secretary OF the State Board of
/ Agriculture.
| Louisville, KY, Sept. 8-As against a
nominal shortage of 500 or GOO cars at this
season. the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company reports a shortage of 1900
! freight cars.
Parkesburg. W. Va, Sept 22-The Rev.
George W. Peterkins. 75 years old, bishop
! Of West Virginia, is dead here after an
| illness Of four years. He was for more
than fifty years a bishop OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church.
Linden. N. j., Sept. 23-One boy was
killed, another was seriously injured and
a third escaped without injury when an
Atlantic City train on the Central Rail-
road, of New JSsey, struck a grocery
wagon in which the youths were riding.
Chicago, Sept. 23-Owing to the car
shortage the Illinois Public Utilities Com
mission has sent a telegram to the Inter
state Commerce Commission at Washing
ton insisting that grain cars of Illinois
roads held by Eastern roads be returned
| Immediately.
Boston, Sept. 23.-An investigation
of the price of bread, with special
reference to an advance announced by
wholesale dealers, has been begun by
State Commissioner Thure Hanson, Of
the Department of Weights and Meas
ures. The master bakers, he said,
would be asked to defer general ac-
tion toward advancing prices pending
! the result of the States inquiry.
Sayville, L. L, Sept 23.-AIfred johnson,
| IS years old. for many years Republican
| leader in the town of Islip, is dead at
+ his home, North road. For two terms
he held the office of highway commits
sioner. He was born in England and In
early life was a preacher.
! Tuckahoe, N. Y, Sept 23.-Annunziatto
Lingeria, who was known as The Black
Handler" and who, the police say, served
/ from 1906 to 1911, in Sing Sing for black
mailing in Brooklyn, was shot and killed
Friday by a man who escaped.