El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-21
PHILADELPHIA
TOMAKE PROBE
Committee Appointed to In
vestigate Alleged Hard
ship of Troops.

; authorizing the payment of the salaries
: of the men at the border
Provide Sewers and Bridges Funds
The council yesterday afternoon took
! up final action on appropriations COW
ering about sl6.ooo,000 of the general
/ Improvement loan. and 100000 for
/ the purchase Of property and work In
connection with the Parkway, and
1 maintenance and deficiency item under
the Sf,450,7s7 five year loan
The first measure passed was an
/ appropriation for $4,000 600 Tor the
| construction of sections Of main sewers
/ in 24O city streets Next in order FOL
I lowed favorable action upon an ap-
preparation of S750,0o0 for bridges. TO
| be divided by allowing $500, goo Tor q
| steel and concrete bridge at South
/ street: SOL, for a bridge on the line
1 of Ashbourne street, over the Trenton
. division of the Pennsylvania railroad
! $4,000 for bridge on Linden avenue
Z over the same tracks, $4,000 for foot
1 bridge over the Pennsylvania tracks
Z al Convent Lake, and $4,000 for foot
: bridge at Harvey and Crescent streets
under the tracks of the Norristown
division Of the Reading railroad
Runaway Roy Wears Only n Flag
With an American flag as his only
wearing apparel George Brown. 10
years old. was found wandering in
Z wood near Darby by two officers or
that borough. late Wednesday night.
! almost starved and nelly exhausted
He was sent to the lfaWare county
. house OF detentio. AT Chester. where
! lie was fed and given clothing. He
/ was taken t. the county home at Lima
! yesterday, pending efforts 10 find
nome for him
Both the Boys parents are dead. and
for the past several months he has
been living with an aunt who. ne
charges, mistreated him lie mad Desn
without food. except what scraps he
could pick UP, for three days when
found
Murderer'S Brnvado VanISAeS-
For the first time since being cap
/ tured. Wilson Ashbridge, murderer and
! Jail breaker. awOke in the Camden
county jail today with the realization
Of what was facing him He refused to
eat the prison fare which was brought
% him by a keeper at breakfast hour
/ His brsvado. according TO sheriff
Joshua c. Haines has completely van
ished.
Beat Victim Up. Get Nothing.
Two men held un Charles Member. n
tin roofer. NJ Broad and Wood streets.
rendered him unconscious by striking
him with a brick, beat him with board
: filed with nails. but got no reward
Tor their efforts. having been discOv-
cred before they could take his watch
or money.
orders Probe Of Vice Spread.
An Investigation by the July grand
jury 10 fix responsibility for the spread
Of vice and gambling in this city.
which led TO the Specta cular raid on
the tenderloin Saturday night and the
subsequent suspension Of four police
officials was ordered today by Judge
Joseph T. Rogers.
SummoninS the jurors before him in
quarter sessions court. Judge Rogers
delivered a special address. outlining
their powers and declaring they were
vested with authority 10 subpoena all
persons concerned. from city officials
to dive keepers. for their inVestfgation
Wan Bites Four Policemen
Four police men were bitten by A
man near eNth and Jackson streets in
a flight early today All the hluecoats
are connected with the 18th district
station there. Those injured were:
Sergt- Gallagher and policemen Rev
erige, Arch Deacon and Curt The
bitter. who is i'm st. Agnes hospital with
a bullet in his breast. is steve Lisok,
Of 1886 Jackson street