Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-20
News at a Glance

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, sept. fo.-The bs.-
coin coiliery of the Philadelphia ana Reao-
ing Coal and Iron Company, AZ Pine Grove,
resumed work with its 1900 employees TINS
morning after a suspension Of three weeks
A strike was declared then, because sew
cral OF the employees reported for work
without the union button. At mass-meet-
ing last evening the men voted TO return
TO work The Lincoln is one OF the largest
producers OF the Reading.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept ao-AIian u.
Benson Socialist candidate for President
renewed his attack last night on the mill
tary appropriations for the present year,
which he said. were the largest ever made
In time OF peace by any nation and criticised
Section 10 OF the Hay-Chamberisin army
reorganization bill which authorizes the
President In time OF war to draft Ameri-
can citizens into the army.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Sept. 2O.--The small
arms plant at the Rock Island arsenal ~
to be reopened next Monday to manu-
facture rifles after lying idle for four
years. Eight hundred persons will be ern-
ployed Plans for the si,2b0,000 munitions
plant are being prepared, and II is hoped
to begin actual work on the buildings this
year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.--The Ameri-
can Red Cross has announced that, in be-
half Of the war relief committee Of New
Siberia, via Tientsin, China, a shipment of
2l1 cases of supplies for German prisoners.
The shipment, made from Brooklyn, Is con-
signed to the American Consul General in
Tientsin II weighs $500 pounds and is
valued at sl75SE
BERLIN, Sept. eO.--ReceIpts Of the Prus-
sian state railroads for the transportation
OF freight in the second year OF the war ex-
| ceeded by five per cent the former high rec
ord made i'm 1913.
wILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Sept. sO.-The
Commissioners OF Luzerne County and the
Councimen Of Plttson, at a meeting here
decided to offer reward OF $500 for the
arrest and conviction Of the dynamiteTs who
have been wrecking homes and endangerinB
lives in Pittson and vicinity.
| LAMBERTyILLE, n. j., Sept. aO.--The
vote on commission government here.
resulted in $50 majority for the new form
| of government -Four hundred and seventy
eight votes were cast for and S2s against.
HARRISBURG. Sept. 2o-Tbirteen hun
dred and twenty-seven cases of infantlle
| paralysis have bean reported to the State
| Department of Health since July /. Seven
| hundred and forty-three of these cases oc-
CURED in Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 2O.-P. Howard
| Swartley, of Bucks County, has filed an
| informal complaint with the Public Serv-
| ice Commiss against the Springhouse
and Hilltown Turnpike alleging excessive
| tolls Attorney General Brown has
| granted a writ of quo warranto against
the Johnstown, Indiana and Westmoreland
| Turnpike Road Company TO show cause
| why its charter should not be revoked be-
cause OF failure TO properly construct and
maintain it's road.
BOSTON, Sept. 2O-The greatest spread
| OF infantile paralysis since the disease be-
came epidemic in this State has been re-
ported to the Department of Health. Thirty
| nine new cases developed in the last twenty
| four hours, compared with forty In the
previous fOrty-eight hours. Since the first
| of the month $50 cases have been reported.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. a0.--Ths protest
| filed with the State Department by the
| Belgian legation against an enforced loan
| of $200, ,000, 900 said to have been imposed
4 by German military authorities probably
| will be forwarded to the German Gov
| ernment without comment. Ambassador
Gerard may make inquiries in behalf of NJ,
earlier, director of the National Bank of
| Belgium, who was imprisoned after he re-
fused to surrender the banks assets.
Ell PAsO. Tex, Sept. observation-disclosures
| Field Hospital Number /, Troop b, Rhode
| Island Cavalry and the Rhode Island Am
| bulance Company are to entrain for their
| State camps at once Troops from Tennes-
see have arrived to replace them.
| DAYTON, o., Sept. 2O.-Five hundred
| members of the National League of Post
| masters are here today in annual conven-
ton. The association includes postmasters
| Of the third and fourth class OF the country
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General James
l. Blakslee, Of Washington, d. c., will make
an address.