Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28
City News in Brief

Tn. c.mde, Democrats held meeting
last night Al the headquarters OF the cam
den Democratic Association. Inc spceNei
we're Congressman James +. Byrnes, OF
south Carolina Joseph u. Shackeltoro CIV"
didate for state Senator, and the other can
didates.
paroiante and unusike were the principal
features last night AZ a meeting 81 tne ioVsi
Esperanto Society in the Hotel windsor, ~
plain everyday English this merely means
that the Esperantoists enjoyed IN eVehlns
Of recitation and music These oiiicets were w
elected: President Henry w Het1eii wee
president. L. s. Ware recording secretary
DR.. A. A. Jones; corresponding secretary.
J. Frederick Knowlan; treasurer, Margaret
A. Maisch director OF instruction. A. Nogei'
counselor A. Morton Cooper
ANOTHER DEATH due to Infsntlie par
alysIs was reported today. II was that OF
Jeanette Meth, hve months old, OF Ltoo
Newkirk street She died In the Municipal
with the closing Of the present week, the
record for disease for the year is 912 cases
and 2s7 deaths.
FELLOW EMPLOYEES saved the iife OF
william Mccall, 1888 South Sartain street.
today when he was caught in the beitihs
OF a machine and hurled around smart
at the Novelty Metal ElectroplatnE COM
OF the power Mccall, seriously injured
was taken to the Jefferson Hospital
THE FRANKLIN Chess club. 1904 Wall
nut street. formally opened for the rail- last
night. s. warren hampton, known to the
chess players as Happy Dash. who Is
famous az a cable player, played a series
of simultaneous games against some OF the
best Philadelphia players. Those who sue
ceeded In getting draws against him were
I IftaW
Lopez II. SEE champion OF the university
OF PENNSYLVANIA, Ruy Lopez W. Z. Shipley,
queens pawn; c. $. Martinez, Ruy Lopez
and C. II. DIETRICH. kings bishop gambt'
DIR. WILLIAM II. wADswoRTH, Cor
oner's physician, and Detective Frank Paul.
left for Allentown today to perform an
autopsy on the body of John w Koch, htty
years old, who died In the House OF Cor
rection, october 20, of catarrhal fever ac-
cording to physicians Aaron r. Stout, SON.
in-law OF the dead man, told Coroner
Knight there were bruises on the body and
a depression at the base of the skull.
THE TIME BALL on the roof Of the
Bourse Building has been repaired and IL
| again i'm operation. according to Lieutenant
Charles II. Bullock, United states navy, IN
charge OF the photographic office at Phila-
delphia.
SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO break
| into the Madrigalc store. at Seventeenth
and Reed streets, according to the police
| william Harley, seventeen years old. 12S4
| South Thirty-fourth street, is i'm st. Agnes
| Hospital Samuel Mcbride, private watch
| man, who shot him. testified against John
| DAILY sixteen, 1349 South Thlrty-fourth
| street a companion of Harley. DAILY was
| held I'm $500 bail by Magistrate Baker.
KNOCKED DOWN by an automobile be-
longing to Lynford Biddle. OF Stratton ave
nue.. Chestnut AIN, three-year-old Anna
Long, of 43 East Hartwell avenue, was
badly bruised about the head and body las
| night. Mahlon Lesch. the chauffeur, wai
| held under $500 bail for a further hearing
| COLLIDING WITH AN AUTOMOBILE
| while skating near Ridge avenue and Stan
| lev street, Charles Deivert of 2i25 Stanle,
| street suffered severe bodily injuries. HI
| was taken to the Women's Homeopathic
| Hospital Charles Frees of 2443 Stewar
| street, driver of the car. gave himself VI
| to the police. He was held in 5000 bail fo
| a further hearing
JOSEPH &. SMITH, brother of Mayor
Smith and his secretary. was reelected Il
the presidency of the Parents Association
| of the Caesar Rodney School, at meeting
| held last night In the schoolhouse, Thirty
| fifth street and Haverford avenue. Mis-
Isabella Macfarlane was elected vice presi
dent ana Miss Lidie Craig secretary-treas
urer. Several hundred persons attended tn
meeting.