Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
City News in Brief


Ing automobiles filled with picnickers from
block party Ia believed by the police 10
have been the cause Of a FIRE at the resi-
dence Of Mrs, Minnie Little, 2430 Spruce
street, Just before midnight last night the
balls from the rockets igniting the awnings
OF the house. The nre was discovered by
Mrs. John Rogers. 3O2 South Twenty-ffth
street. who turned in an alarm.
THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY Of PhIia-
delphia has decided TO Join the Big Brother
movement Bishop McCort. spiritual di-
rector Of the union. brought suggestion
| from Archbishop Prendergast that the so
ciety organize Big Brother movement.
The suggestion was at once approved and
the society viii work under the direction
THE AUTOMOBILE Of A. r. German.
422 Church lane, was stolen from Broad
street and Columbia avenue and aban-
doned early today IN the yard Of the Ameri-
can Ice Company. Eleventh and Dauphn
streets. The car was wrecked by driving
II into a platform.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN who
caused the death Of Catherine Liebrlck, OF
sos Wood street. by beating her last night
will lead TO the arrest today OF Frank Buck
a cripple. with whom she resided the police
say. John Kurriclt twelve years old OF el2
Wood street. who was witness 20 the af-
fair, gave the police the story of the quarrel
ABSENCE OF SIDEWALKS In certain
parts Of the Fortleth Ward, residents OF
that section said today. was responsible for
many accidents among children. Parents
and others are at work preparing a petit
tion which will be signed by residents and
later forwarded to Councils. which viii be
asked TO appropriate sufficient funds with
which to build sidewalks.
FOUR LITTLE girls living in the vicinity
Of Fourth and Spring Garden streets today
collected SO for the infantile paralysis fund
OF the emergency aid They are Mary
Selebosty, thirteen years old and her sister
Elsie ten years old OF b22 North Fourth
street May Koenig, eight years old ana
her sister Marion, ten years old, OF ozd
North Fourth street.
DETECTIVES OF THE CENTRAL sta
ton, who are investigating how Russell
Cobb, three years old, Of 14O7 Thompson
street obtained a bottle containing poison
on Saturday, feel that the chids story is
improbable and are working on the theory
that he picked II up In the street. Russell,
however. still says that 1t was given to him
by man who said 1t contained candy ana
that the man instantly drove away in an
automobile.
FOUR ENLISTED men In tho army
were returned TO West Point today, where
they are wanted for overstaying furloughs'
They are Coils Bigwood, twenty-four years
old of Spencer, Mass; Russell Barnes,
twenty-three years old. OF North Paterson,
n. j.; Walter Dexter, twenty-five years
old. OF Springfield, Mass. and Andrew w.
Server, twenty-five years old, OF Wilkes
Barre, Pa. The men were brought here last
night from wiliamsport Pa, by officers
from West Point. where they were arrested
on a charge of stealing food.
CROOK vbo annareutIy did not realIze
the value of real handmade lace ignored
5000 worth of the filmy stun and took
$50 In cash from the needle goods shop of
Albert Kayato. 1887 Chestnut street.
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS for the pro-
posed $500, 900 memorial to Archbishop Ryan
has been made by James Ryan, at the
quarterly meeting of the Holy Name Society
OF the archdiocese of Philadelphia, in the
parish school of the Church of the Assem-
sion. westmoreland and G streets. The
memorial will be an institution for the deaf
and mute. Preliminary plans for demon
stration of the Holy Name Society on Octo-
ber were made. Instea. - one large
parade. as heretofore, there will sectional
| demonstrations.
BATHHOUsE ATTENDANCE at the
twenty-five free lighthouses of city, during
last week was the lowest of the season. A
total OF 8S,799 persons used the baths and
this number was divided as follows: Men,
11,s43; boys. 62,16s; women, 1855, and
girls, 10,9S2.
WILLS ADMITTED TO probate today
were those Of Henry c. Singer. who died
In the Theological Hospital, leaving effects
valued at $4,000 Caroline Rosenhardt, 1925
North Third street. $500, and Julia Fitz-
gerald 1910 stiles street, s2050. The per-
sonalty of the estate Of James oSullivan
has been appraised at $26,S41.31.
WANT A $4,000 JOB? A Lie posItions
Not Philadelphan applied for the job this
morning when the doors were thrown open
at 40 Chestnut street for the examination
as assistant surgeon in the United States
Public Health Service. In addition to the
above inducements regular promotion is
assured and a commission is given in the
navy Thirty-fve vacancies are TO be filed,
but the response throughout the country
is just as unfavorable as 1t is here.
TWO MEN. one OF the two gangs Of
highwaymen who held up two men In the
central section OF the city last night were
arrested today. Shortly after leaving the
Ninth Ward Republican Club at Seven
teenth and Filbert streets last night, Edgar
Penny, of I'LL Arch street. was robbed OF
his watch and S37 in cash. Two men, said
to have robbed the politician, were cap
tured by District Detective Malone and
Policeman Furey and held under $500 bail
by Magistrate Collins. They said they
were Robert and Charles Brogan, Of Mere
dth street. near Twenty-second Acting
Detective Burgess. OF the Eleventh and
Winter streets station, Ia investigating the
report OF Frank Miller OF 401 Hnkson
street, that four men attacked him near
Ninth and Vine streets and robbed him OF