Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-01
News at a Glance

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NEW YORK, sept. I--sixteen deaths
a low record foy the last two months. wer,
shown by today's report on the nfantii,
paralysis epidemic Sixty-eight new case,
were reported. an increase Of eight ovei
Yesterday. The total cases to date mum.
Der STA end the deaths 1913
KANSAS CITY, sept I.-Three men
were killed and one injured. probably
| fatally, when an ammonia tank exploded
IN meat market here today.
| WASHINGTON. Sept. THE war De-
partment today announced that Major Gen
eral Goethals, governor general OF the Pana-
| ma Canal zone. reported TO the department
that the new slide ia the canal at Cucaracha
| channel was not serious The report dated
August 30, atated that the channel could be
| reoDened In two days.
NEW YORK, sept. l. - About 40 girl
| boxmakers who had refused TO go on strike
| with the employees OF other shops in the
| district. were imperlled late yesterday.
| when bomb was exploded In the cellar
| OF the box factory Of John G. SCHNEIDER, at
| 392 and 99i West Broadway. None Of the
| employees was injured
sew YORK. sept i.-Thc 10000 metal
| workers who are members OF the union
have notified employers that they will strike
September l5 for an eight hour day and
25 per cent increase in wages. Union men
In the building trades viii be asked for
support
NEW YORK, Sept. I.--Thomas Bambrick,
condemned TO die in the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison early this morning, re-
ceived a reprleve for two weeks from
Governor whitman last night
CHICAGO, Sept IA police dragnet
was thrown out today all over the Middle
West for j. Maurice Petit. a successful
young business man, who murdered his s.
year-old bride Of month in their apart
mcnt last night. Mrs. Petit, as Katherine
Heiser was favorite In society's younger
set II Ia believed Petit ts insane.
HARRISBURG. Sept. I. - city Health
Commissioner Raunck seized 100 gal
Ions Of ice cream from a local rnanufac-
turer in his efforts to cheek the spread Of
typhoid fever here. There have been 40
cases of typhoid here during August, half
Of them being traced TO ice cream The
same supply s also blamed for 10 cases at
Willamstown.
JoHNsTOwN, Pa. sept. 1.-The seven
teenth annual convention of the League of
Third Glass Cities came TO an end late yes
terday with the election of the following
officers: President. James G.. Harvey,
Hazleton: vice president. IRA w. Stratton
Reading; secretary, Fred W. Gates. Wilkes
Barre; trustees, Louis FRANKIE. Johnstown; |
John t. Reynolds. Meadvile: An Reich |
enbach Allentown.
HOME FOR ISCURABLEs." said to he |
located at 4406 Franltford avenue. is the |
latest swindle being worked under the guse |
OF charity. according to the Philadelphia |
Chamber of Commerce The building |
where the home" Is supposed to be is oc- |
cupled by III. Kurtzman, who conducts an
upholstery, furniture and hardware busi- |
ness. Mr. kurtzman told an investigator
that he had received a telephone inquiry
from an unknown source about two months
ago If such a home existed. He said he
had leased the building fourteen months
ago, and II had been used by his pre-
decessor as hardware store. He said
the property Is owned by Richard I.ackey.
Of Fifth street and Lehlgh avenue, and
the owner has no Intention of disposing
Df II at this time.
DIsPossEssING MOTHER Of "a
soldier at the front for failure to nav her
rent was postponed by Constable Otto
Zimmerman yesterday when he refused to
execute the warrant on arriving at the
nome of an old and feeble woman living
N KenslngtOn. Instead. today Zimmerman
escorted the mother to the headquarters
of the citizens soldiers aid committee at
icient funds with which to pay the rent
ROOSEVELT FOLLOWERS In this state
are resentful at an attack on the effort
,eing made by independent Republicans to
organize for Hughes, Powell Evans, chair
nan Of the Hughes Alliance in Penn
iylvania, denied vehemently tine truth of a
statement appearing in New York evening
newspaper that the alliance was built up
~ the employees OF a Renrose machine sub
idiary."
condition of Mrs William G. McAdoo.
laughter Of the President, who is i'll here
With typhoid fever was so improved last |
light that the attending physician, Dr. w
J. Schauffier announced that he would
ssue no further bulletins unless there
hould be a turn for the worse
BERLIN. Sept. 1.-The Overseas News
\gency reports the following Dutch
have been compelled 10 leave
heir mails in England: Boeroe, bound
rom Amsterdam for Batavia RIndjanI,
for Batavia Poedijk and
'Oordam. Rotterdam for New York. and
'imor, Batavia for Amsterdam.
LONDON. Sept. I.-COnsIderabIs cargo
as been landed from the steamship Caro-
yn, wrecked on AlSola Peninsula while
ouhd from New York Jof Afchangel with Y
utomobile trucks and general merchan-
Use. Little Of the cargo can be salvaged
rom the vessels afterholds
KINGTON. Jamaica, Sept. l.-ThIs
ears banana crop was virtually destroyed !
y the recent hurricane and next years /
aduced by half The loss on cocoahuts is I
due to the blowing down of /
immature nuts, but the damage to trees a
as not great Other crops suffered little
HARTFORD. Conn. Sept. Art treas {
res a large part of the collection lent n
y the late j. PierpOnt Morgan 10 the v
Museum i'm New York. have L
zen brought TO Hartford, where they viii n
main In the Morgan Memorial, the late I
lancier's gift to lis native city The
lllection consists Of 1871 pieces and filled
3 cases, The value is estimated al more
ian $1,000 600.
TnUI Ann GRANGEQS, pInNIp