Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-16
City News in Brief

MEMBEns or rnE NATIONAL FARM
Loan Board VIII confer with Phnadeiphia
bankers tomorrow on the operation OF the
National Farm Loan Association. Board
members headed BY Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo. will reach this city tonight
from Trenton and viii take up headquar.
tcrs at the Adelphia Hotel II II believed
that much local banking history VIII be
made AZ a consequence OF the visit OF the
officers OF the organization.
AN ARGUMENT over change from a
dollar, given IN payment for thirteen fares
on n willow Grove trolley car. by Albert T..
Lipp. a Chestnut street photographer to-
day resulted In n verdict OF 5000 damages
against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company by a jury In Common Pleas Court
No. 3. II was shown that lipp. on the night
OF August is 1919. was arrested on a
charge OF breach Of the peace. but was dis
charged
An ATTEMPT TO BOARD a northbound
car on Twenty-ninth street early today,
just as the motorman closed the door, thus
folding up the step. resulted seriously for
Harvey zent, forty-eiRht years old, OF
Twenty-ninth and Poplar streets. The car
was starting across the street as zent tried
10 get on Il. His foot was on the step when
the mlotorman closed the door The motor
man had not seen him. a motortruck was
Communicated and zent was taken 10 the
German Hospital
THOMAS A. DAILY, Of the editorial stan
OF the EVENING LEDGER. entertained the
members OF the Curtis Country Club last
night at their clubhouse at Lawndalc. Mr..
DAILY told OF his experiences with Irish and
italian characters whom he had met In his
travels. Sunday night entertainments are
becoming prominent activity az the
Curtis Club.
land who, for fifteen months failed to
make returns OF fines and collections which
he had made I'm that period, today turned
over S33O4.f2 to city Treasurer McCoach.
This was In payment OF fines amounting to
SSl5lfg, with SIX per cent interest. The
Magistrates salary for the period stated
amounted to $3.50. He received check for
this amount after turning over the money
due the city. The balance In his favor
amounted to $4455s.
JUDGE EMORY A. wALLING. eandi-
date for the Supreme Court ON the nom
partisan judicial ticket, has 100 members
OF the bar enlisted as members OF the cam
paign committee. according Go an announce
ment today fIcm Joseph u. McCullen, sec
retary Of the Lawyers campaign committee.
a JOYRIDE IN n stolen automobile. In
which the car was smashed. resulted today
In The arrest Of two men who were later
held under 5000 bail for court by Magis-
| trate Harris. The accident occurred last
Thursday. at Ninth street and Girard ave-
nue.. but the men, Mckinley Huston and
| Jesse Howell both Of Tenth and Poplar
! streets, deserted the car after the wreck
| II Is charged, and were not traced until to-
| day. The police say that Howell, who took
| the place Of Huston In garage at 80l
| North Holly street, stole the car from the
| garage and invited friends, including Hus.
| ton, for a ride.
NO ARRESTS WERE MADE In any o
| the police stations OF the Tenderloln from
| Saturday noon up to this morning. Thi'
| IL the first time in many years that suci
/ a condition has prevailed in this neigh
borhood. The police say that most of th'
| roughs and thieves who infested thes'
districts have been frightened away.
LOSING HIS SIGHT Is believed TO hav,
been the reason why Henry Sucks sixty
Ave years old OF 4513 North Colorado
street ended his life early today by In
haling Illuminating gas.
BUSINESS OF THE Philadelphia por
during the last week fell below that of th
corresponding week OF 1915. Exports o
grain were i.2i6,s86 bushels, compared
with 1.745,60s bushels last year. Petroleum
exports however, showed an increase from
l25,12s,sS5 gallons TO 165.s60,259 gallons.