Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
City News in Brief

FIREMEN RESCUED two men who had
been overcome by smoke during q FIRE nj
sosi Market street early today and carried
them out after a dash through flames which
were destroying store on the first floor.
The store was run by Isadore Kavitz. lie
and his brother Charles were asleep on the
second floor. The smoke reused Isadore
kavitk, who called his brother. The men
we're unable 10 reach the door and called
Tor help from window. Both were re-
Nivod on the street after hremen carried
them out. The loss is estimated at $1,000.
WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBATE To-
day were those OF Graham Calvert, 685
North Sixteenth street. which, In private
hcquests, dispOses OF property valued at
more than $4,000: Louls Korn. t24 South
ninth street, $1,000; Victoria Bessmann,
29at North Franklin street, $4,000; j.
Harry Scott 22O0 North Lambert street,
5000; Emma II. J. Thomson. who died
In San Francisco. ts7o0 Jacob Lang. 4l49
North Fairhlll street. $4,000; Elizabeth A.
A. Carson, s3oO Greene street, $4,000 Sarah
G. Coleman. 1914 Jefferson street $1,000 I;
Michael Ennis. 1902 Bucknell street, $4,000 (;
Anton licciSmann 25iS Lehman street,
S30OS and Foster $ Magargle. 1852 North
Ffty-ifth street. $1,000.
CITY APPOINTMENT today include
Philip l.. Repecco. sl3 Fernon street, clerk
Bureau OF Health. salary. Sl000 Adolph
r. Brenner. G0o6 Gibson avenue clerk
Bureau OF Health $1,000 and Arthur SUIT
clirfe, 2p36 b street, K,nsington, care
'taker, Board Of Recreation, S12O.
\ BURGLAR ALARM connected with
telephone booths In the Wayne Junct on sta
tion Of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way notified Henry Miller, the station agent.
early today that the coin boxes were being
robbed. He notified the police. After n
hot chase. two brothers, Frank and Thomas
Apfcll. a East Wister street. were ar
rested. Magistrate Pennock held them in
$500 bail for further hearing.
A BARRoOM BRAwL early this morn
ing in the saloon at Allegheny avenue and
Salmon street resulted in three men being
stabbed by a man who lost dollar while
his change was resting on the bar. The
alleged assailsnt Nicodemus Stonltis. OF
3S24 Gaul street. was later held under
$500 bail by Magistrate Wrigley. The in
jured men, Charles Crage, John Pabes and
John Thomaschultzska were taken to the
Episcopal Hospital.
MEMBERS OF THE International Evan
geistic Converts and Workers League,
with headquarters at 6l3-14 Chestnut
street, win meet tonight 50 that evangelists
preaching near Philadelphia will have the
privilege of addressing the assemblage.
THIRTEEN CHINESE who were arrest
ed in an alleged gambling house in Race
street near Ninth had hearing today in
the Central Station. A game of fan-tan
was in progress in tn, basement of the
building. according to the police of the
Eleventh and Winter streets station, who
raided the place yesterday afternoon.
THE MOUNT AIRY Column of First Aid
National Preparedness, of which Mrs. Will
lard r. Graham is chief, will hold its first
meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. A. T. Bright. Graham
and Chew streets. DIR. Sarah Groves will
lecture on first aid work. Thereafter meet
ings will be held every Wednesday after
noon throughout the season.
WILLIAM MCCARTNEY. son OF James
S. Mccartney, of Philadelphia, whose in
jurles by falling on the picket of an iron
fence on Saturday morning, at Utica, n. Y.
seemed likely to prove fata, Is reported to
be improving. The surgeon in charge Of
Paxton Hospital expects his recovery. The
left eye was destroyed