Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-27
News at a Glance

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LONDON. Sept. e7.-The Cunard liner
Carpathia damaged one of her propellers
as she was backing out of the dock at
Liverpool today and was compelled to put
back for repairs
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-FIre following an
explosion OF gasoline today destroyed a large
garage and 100 automobiles with the loss
Of s150,0o0.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. All W.
Morgan, deputy State fire marshal has
been named by Commission of Labor John
Price jackson as a member of the In
dustrial Board Committee on Approvals,
which passes on devices for safety against
accident and fire submitted for the approval
OF the State.
wORMLEYSBURG, Pa, Sept. 27.-The
Womans Missionary Society of the East
Pennsylvania Eldership of the Church of
God opened its annual two-day meeting
today. Delegates will be elected to the
Womans General Missionary Society in
Ohio next year.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 27.-PennsyIvanIa
markets will soon carry all sorts Of safety
devices bearing a label showing that the de-
vice has been approved by the Common
wealth The approval committee of the State
Industrial Board, created for this purpose
is i'm session here today to pass upon devices.
Anything bearing upon the general safety
first" propaganda may be submitted to the
committee.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. a7.-The State
Board of Health is considering taking dras-
tic action to check the infantile paralysis
epidemic. Three deaths and seven new
cases were reported today.
CLEVELAND, o.. Sept. 27.-The Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men has today signed three-year
in the new Guardian Building here for
organization headquarters. The Brother
hood is moving here from Peoria, Ill.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-A twenty-inch
high pressure water main burst under
ground at Park avenue and Forty-second
street and inundated the Steinway tube
under the East River, forming a lake over
the tracks and completely suspending train
service.
POTTsVILLE, Pa, sept. 27.-Harrlet 3.
Drain OF Camden, ~ j., who recently over
turned her uncle's will, by which he sought
TO deprive her OF a share in his estate,
has brought suit against ID. A. Jones and
w. J. Jones, OF Minersville, TO compel them to
give up possession OF the $4,000 property
in litigation. Miss Drains uncle, Jonathan
Sheard. was a recluse, and sought TO disin-
herit the woman OF his money because she
insisted on cleaning his home. ID. A. Jones
was attorney for Sheard and w. ]. Jones
was executor OF the will
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 81 watero
Mimura, representing one of the largest
Japanese importing houses, has just placed
contracts with steel mills here for plates
shapes, bars. galvanized sheet and tin plate.
the total orders amounting TO S5,0OO,Oo0.
II became known today. The finished ma
terial will be used for the reconstruction
campaign now In progress In Osaka and
Toxic. japan.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Sept. 2I.-Fiye
railroads entering this State have asked
the West Virginia Public Service commis-
sion for permission 20 revise their freight
rates effective December 4. The schedules
filed provide for increases In some cases
and reductions In others. The roads In
volved are the Baltimore and Ohio, Chesa-
peake and Ohio. Kanawha and Michigan.
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and ST.
Louis and the Wabash. Pittsburgh Termi-
nal Company.
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. e7.-The United
States 10 rapidly becoming a nation OF soft
drink imbibers. according 20 officials OF the
Charles E Hires Company, Of Philadelphia
who ars at the chalfonte for two days
conference. The occasion IL the annual
gathering Of the branch once managers OF
the company and about twenty-four Of the
larger cities. extending from Boston 10 San
Franciseo. are represented.
LANsDALE. Pa, sept. e5.--sThres hun
dred persons attended = reception given al
ST stanlslaue parish 70 Monsienor Peter
Mason, formor rector OF Lansdale parish,
now tacior Of the SACRED Heart parish. AL
i-ntoWn The event celebrated Monalxnor
Nesson'@ trsnt< -nfsh ordination annlser-