Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-29

the ceremony 70. attend reception IN
| their honor. The nerrynaklng lasted sew
| eral hours and the bride and groom 80. "
mainod overnight at the Lorsk home Wnen e
| tho couple attempted yesterday 10 s,ett ol
their honeymoon they we're stoppvu -"
policeman, who informed them that 'i'
house was quarantined
THE ACCUSATION that he broke M
furniture and created disturbances whlIe
his mother lay dead in an adjoining room
was made today against John PrendeIgast,
of 1876 Dudley street, who was arralsleu que,
before Magistrate Baker at the Fourth
street and Snyder avenue police station
Prendergast's father appeared against MIN.
The disturbance occurred Saturday, after
Mrs Prendergast died Magistrate Baker
sentenced him to three months In the
county prison.
ROSE ROBINSON, coIored, of Ludlow
street near Fifty-hfth, who on August ~
inflicted injuries upon her husband Frank
during an alteration as result of which
he died, was held to await the action OF
the Grand Jury by Coroner Knight this
morning.
HEARINGS IN the Central Police Court
were postponed for more than an hour this
morning, when Magistrate Beaton was sub
penaed to appear in court in Room 654,
City Hall.
THE PENNSYLVANIA shIpbulldlng
Company, at Gloucester, Is at work in
earnest today on the first vessel under con-
tract. the keel of which was laid down
yesterday. The plant Is alongside of the
old racetrack. The keel for another vessel
will be laid in two weeks.
APPROPRIATE CLOSING exercises for
each Of the 16 public swimming centers
has been arranged by Harry II, Allen,
supervisor OF swimming. The boys pro-
gram will be carried out tomorrow and
the girls will hold their exercises on Thurs
day. The centers, which have been open
for the last three months under the
auspices of the Board of Education, have
been very popular this year, and reports
show that many boys and girls have been
taught to swim.
THE BRITISH steamship 1domoneus has
arrived here from the Philippine Islands
with cargo of sugar and hemp, on her
last lap or voyage around the world She
left Liverpool for Japan last March and
continued her voyage to the United States.
Up to the time of her arrival here she
loaded or discharged at 20 ports. Part of
her crew consists of "a Chinese, who have
been on the vessel since she left Liverpool
DIsAPPRovAL OF the offer of Miss
lHSOuOIa bOOlU, udubHleT VI IenSThl pdi-
llngton Booth, who offered herself for lnocu-
ation with infantile paralysis germs to
aid in the study of the disease, was ex-
pressed by Christopher G. Heron. head
of the local branch of the Volunteers of
America, who said It would be an unneces-
sary sacrifice. He expressed the hope that
The would offer her services in some other
direction.
BENJAMIN ROEsHMAN, conductor of |
he Municipal Band for the last three sea-
sons, was presented with diamond and |
sapphire ring today by the members of his |
oand Richard Bodamer, solo cornetist, |
made the presentation. The band will play |
onight at Sixty-first and Ludlow streets.
THE PENN REALTY and Construction |
Company has purchased, through Mastbaum |
Brothers Fleisher. plot of ground on the |
vest side Of Broad street, adjoining the |
lew store and hall building at the south
vest corner of Broad and Ruscomb streets,
n Logan.
ALBERT SMITH, 32 years old, n bar
ender, at present unemployed, attempted
o commit suicide this morning at his
ome, 702 Venango street. by drinking what
physicians at the Samaritan Hospital say
vas poison. His wife, who heard Smith
all to the floor. could give the police no
eason for the act.
RAYMOND HUMMEL, formerly of 5Oa9
ansom street and now of PottsVille, and
fiss Lettie s. SeIdel of Bernharts, near
leadlng. were married today in Reading
y the Rev. Elan j. Snyder. They will |
lake their home In Pottsville. Mr.. Hummel
brother-in-law of H. Werner, living at
he SAMSON street address.
AN ITEM of $2s,4oO for the repair and
obstruction of concrete wall on the
Creek side of the Frankford Ar
email Is included in the S14,000,0O0 def
iency bill favorably reported today in the
louise OF Representatives, Washington The
'all now under construction. will extend
yer quarter of mile. and is for the pur-
ose of keeping the creek navIgable to the
argos that carry the ammunition from the
rsenal to the navy yard, League Island.