Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-29
CITY NEWS S IN BRIEF


A FALsE-ALAHM FIEND was busy In
| West Philadelphia early this morning,
| hrebox Mt F!fty-nnth street and Girard ave-
nue was pulled and seven pieces OF fire.
| lighting apparatus responded. False calls
have been received from all parts of West
Philadelphia for more than year.
FORTY-SIXTH WARD oniceiIoldcrs have
organized n building and loan association
following out tho suggestion Of Harry A.
Mnckey ward leader, made number Of
months ago The association will take the
place of the usual political club.
HEAT PROSTRATION cnused the col
lapse of Francis s. Ferguson, of Philadel-
phia, who Is in II serious condition at the
University Hospital In Baltimore. He was
found unconscious while sleeping in Il room
with red hot stove. His case Is the first
heat prostration since last summer.
CRUSHED by ONE street car whIIo
boarding another, Motorman Antonio Delo,
of the Germantown avenue line, Is In n
serious condition In the Germantown Hos
pitaL He was about TO start out on his
regular run early this morning and was
Just about to get on his car at the Pelham
barn when he was struck by car on an
adjoining track His chest was badly
crushed. Dclos home is at 40 Orchard
street.
ann FAILURE to nnu
work were assigned today as the cause for
the suicide Of John w. Hlllsee. thirty-seven
years old who inhaled gas last last night
| Mt his home. 242i South Camac street. Hill
see told his father and brothers he was
going to bed early When tho others fol-
lowed him two hours later they found him
dead In a gas-filled room.
a SKYLIGHT SUIT failed 10 keep Al
pert Hosenthal an artist OF 1722 Walnut
street from getting all the light he wants
| In hts studio. He had planned to build n
| skylight for additional light but an in
| junction was filed by Frank Mauran. n
neighbor who said the plan would inter
fere with his sleeping porch. The inJunc-
tion has been dismissed.
A CRUISER to carry wines nnd otbsr
| commodities from Palestine vineyards to
Jana, or some Italian port has been re-
| quested by Congressman Moore In a letter
to Secretary Daniels. The measure was
| urged at the instance OF representntiye
jews who wish to relieve starving Jews
| in other countries nearby by the release OF
commodities held up In Palestine by block
ade.
THE NICETOWN BOYS CLUB enter
talned more than 500 youngsters nj their
clubhouse, Hunting Park avenue and
Clarlssa street. Christmas presents were
distributed and an entertainment was given,
SHOT PROVED FATAL 10 Joscpb I,v-
ward negro, thIrty-two years old. at the
Pennsylvania Hospital today. He was shot
by ms wife, Salle Hayward, at his home
l04E Lombard street Christmas
ooMsTANDANT ROBERT LEE RUS
SELL, OF the Philadelphia Navy Yard. is
conhned TO his home by tonslltls and the
grip and his aide. Lieutenant Commander
Allen, Is In charge of the yard
LIGGETT- TT-RIKER-HEGEMAN drug-store
ofhclals and employees rendered a farewell
dinner TO u, u, Burlngame manager Of tbe |
eighteen stores in Pennsylvania. New Jersev
and Delaware, at the Hotel Adelphia LAST |
night. He has been transferred 10 New
YORK The speakers included w. C. Watt |
anu Jonh D alley vice presidents of the |
corporation r. Ii, Taylor, John r. Frey |
Robert Jones and r. s, Edmuadson.
A SUICIDE IN AuDoCEAN WA. re.
ported py the steamship Pearl Shell which |
nas arrived IN this port from Bordeaux, |
france Officers said that after preparlnp
christmas dinner for them, William Mora |
a japanese steward, committed suicide bv |
leaping overheard
AUTO LICENSE TAGS FOR 1g1I mu.t
not be used before New Years Day, accord |
ing 70 a warning issued to motorists by |
superintendent OF Police Robinson lie |
80 F'"iatiun OF the rule would mean |
arrest for the offender
PHILADELPHIA CLAIM MEMS Asgo- |
ciation, at It's annual meeting in the Ar |
cadia Cafe. elected officers as follows: |
James Is. Douglas, president owen Bosby- |
shell vice president William f. Marshall, |
treasurer, and James f. Conner secretary /
UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING /
has been mdorsed BY the Major BENJAMIN /
q Tilghman, Jr, Camp, OF Spanish War /
Veterans. The annual banquet OF the or i
ganization was held In the Rosemont Cafe /
The principal speakers were General Will |
liam c. Price, Jr., commanding the First /
Brigade N q. P.i General Charles T. /
Cresswell, who commanded the Third Bri- /
gade Ia the Spanish war, and Colonel George /
r Kemp present commander Of the reg-
ment
THE OMEGA SIGMA oLUB viii give /
its annual dance on Wednesday. Janu-
ary n. at the Belheld Country Club.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION of the 1
local Union Of Federal Employees. win he /
effected tonight al a meeting OF the union i
In the Parkway Building. Broad and Cherry /
streets. charter has been granted the /
body BY the American Federation Of Labor, /
sixty-seVeu charter members having en-
rolled az the hrst meeting on December 8.
JUDGE AARTIN. Of Common Pleas
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