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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
MR.. AND MRS. JOSEPH REIN
HEIMER
They will celebrate their golden
wedding tomorrow. Their home is
at 3742 North Bouvier street.
Welded FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reinheimer to
Have Reception and Family
Reunion

Mrs and Mrs. Joseph Reinheimer, 374s
North Bouvier street. will celebrate the
golden anniversary of their wedding with
reception and family reunion tomorrow.
They were married In Baltimore on Au-
gust &c. 1866.
The couple have spent nearly all their
married life here and are widely known.
Mr.. Reinheimer was born in Germany but
was brought here at an early age by his
father. whose place of business at Fifth
and Brown streets was landmark long
before the Civil War
Mr.. Reinheimer for many years followed
the footsteps of his father in the meat
business, but later removed to Philpsburg
Pa, and entered business there. Mrs Rein
heimer before her marriage was Miss Mary
Waldauer. of this city and Baltimore.
The couple have four children and three
grandchildren living. The eldest son, Sam
uel Reinhemer, is a prominent Kensington
merchant. There are two daughters-Mrs.
S. Rosenfeld. of 3742 North Bouvier street,
and Mrs. NJ. /. Wolfson, of 1855 North
Sixteenth street. Leon Reinheimer is the
youngest son.
Mr.. Reinhelmer is "A and his wife II
years old. Both enjoy good health and are
looking forward with eagerness to the cele-
bration. The reception will be held at the
home of Mrs. S. Rosenfeld in the afternoon,
and in the evening there will be a family
reunion and dinner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
POTSONS LITTLE SON,
THEN SEEKS DEATH
Pair Found Writhing on Grass
in Central Park Rushed to
Hospital and May Live

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-Mrs. Theodore
Beach attempted suicide last night In Gen.
trail Park by taking three poison tablets,
after administering two tablets to her
eleven-year-old son.
Patrolman Daggett. of the Arsenal sta
ton. found her screaming with agony, while
the boy was writhing and gasping on the
grass. He sent them to the Flower Hos
pital, where the prompt work of physicians
probably will save their lives,
Mrs. Beach mumbled incoherently about
the cruelty Of the world" The following
note was found in her satchel:
What a cruel world. Have our
bodies cremated and our ashes scat
tered to the four winds. God bless
those who were kind to us, and for
give the woman who caused all of this
misery. Notify my brother, Lafayette
Huerstel 63S East 13Sth street, and
Mrs Gully. AL West Twenty-elghth
street
Mrs Ella Gully. superintendent of the
Chelsea Boys Club at the West Twenty
eighth street address, last night said she
gave Mrs. Beach employment three days
ago.
Mrs. Beach said yesterday morning
that she felt very sick and 1 told her not
to work She persisted for while in doing
her duties, but finally decided to go out for
a walk with her son. She was melancholy
and despondent because her husband de-
serted her two years ago. He was a sales
| man for a Fifth avenue millinery firm and
| was a man of good family and refinement
His whereabouts is unknown to us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
FIREMEN HAVE OUTING
Volunteers in Montgomery County AS
sociation Have Demonstration and
Parade at Willow Grove

Volunteer fremen from every suburb
along the Old York road and the North
Penn section are taking part today In the
annual reunion and demonstration of the
Montgomery County Firemen's Association
at Willow Grove Park. At least ESQ volun-
teers are participating. The affair is in
tended as an exhibit of the fre-protective
system in the northern suburban districts
Late today there will be competitive tests
of modern motor pumping engines, with
which the companies are equipped; tests
of chemical machines and efficiency tests
by different companies for trophies
Companies in the association, of which
Andrew Graham, of Jenkntown, is the pres
ident, include Wssahickon, of Amber
Abingdon, Center Square. Edge Hill. Chel-
tenham, Flourtown, Fort Washington,
Glenside. Enterprise. of Hatboro; Horsham.
Huntingdon Valley, Pioneer of Jenkintown;
Independent. of Jenkintown; La Mott, Old
York Road, of Ashbourne Fairmount, OF
Lansdale; Mckinley. of Mckinley: Inde-
pendent. of Mckinley; Ogontz. Oreland,
Rockledge, Perseverance, of Souderton;
Weldon, Willow Grove Wyndmoor, Oak
Lane Terrace and North Wales. A feature
of the days program will be a parade of
uniformed fremen, with appartus of all the
companies in line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
DEAF AND DUMB REvEL
TONIGHT IN GALA "HOP'
Dance to Close Session of Penn
sylvania Society--Officers
Elected

More than two hundred men and women
who are deaf, or deaf and dumb. will ex-
hlbit their terpsichorean accomplishments
this evening in Creshelm Hall, at the Penn
sylvana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb,
Mount Airy.
The participants in this Unusual dance
will comprise the members Of the Pennsyl-
vania Society for the Advancement of the
Deaf, attending the thirtieth annual com
vention and celebrating the thirty-ffth an.
nlversary Of the organization Mt the In
stitution.
The hop" Is the closing and gala event
Of the three days convention. An orchestra.
including pianist, viollnist and drummer.
will furnish the necessary vibrations for the
dancers. Everything from the latest rag
time numbers to the dreamy waltz will be
played TO allow the dancers to revel In
one-steps, fox-trots, six-steps and hesita-
tjons
The fact that the dancers will not be able
TO hear the varied strains will not dampen
their enthusiasm They are planning TO
employ all the needed shrugs and shuffin
steps required In the more modern forms
and show how we'll they can keep time to
the waltz numbers.
Their ability was attested to by several
couples who gave preliminary and informal
exhibits this morning TO the melodies is
suing from a huge viotrola in the corridor
of wissInomng Hall OF the Mount Airy
institution.
The dance will follow daily program
that included busy session on the busl-
ness affairs Of the soc ETY.. held this morn
ing. and an afternoon devoted to sports and
baseball contest between members of
visiting and local branches. The sports
were contested on the athletic field of the
institute.
This morning the delegates began the
closing session by nominating and electng
officers for the new year. Action was
taken to form bureau of labor to assist
the deaf workman and prevent employers
from displaying any discrimination against
persons who are deaf because OF the new
compensation and liability laws. The Rev.
f. c.. Smielau, vice-presldent of the So
ciety delivered an address on THE Liquor
Question Relative to Deaf People" The
closing remarks were made by the presl-
dent, James S. Reider
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
BOY GAVE BLOOD FOR SERUM,
NOW HE HAS $40 TO SPEND
Seven Year-O Old Stanley Reddick Hero
of His Neighborhood

Stanley washburn Reddck, at the age
of I. is the hero of the Forty-second Ward.
friend has given him $40. Stanley
wanted a raincoat, but after he got the
$40 he thought maybe he would save II to
see the worlds series this fall--if the Phil
lies make good And when newspaper
man went to the house last night Stanley
was off at a candy store with some juvenile
friends
Stanley is the lad who started things
rolling in the manufacture Of serum for in
fantile paralysis by Offering his blood when
very few were willing to do so. He made
the offer on Monday, and representative
of DR.. C. Y. White, city bacteriologist took
the blood Wednesday night.
The offer TO give the blood-Stanley had
infantle paralysis when he was IA months
old-was made at the suggestion of his
brothers, Herbert, 10, and Marshall. l2.
Stanley looked out of the window with a
smile on his face while the ounce and a
half of blood being extracted, But
Herbert and Marshall were frightened and
ran into the attic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-One of the high
tension feed wires that give power to the
trains of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad last night killed n boy
who grabbed ii in a hide-and-seek game at
177th street and Bronx Park avenue.
At the same time It so shocked another
lad that he died five hours later and 1t
took the life also of grown-up hero who
tried to save them.
The first boy was George Robel. S, of
2O70 Vyse avenue, the Bronx He was
electrocuted.
The second lad was Donate Laruso, 12.
OF lS9 Bryant avenue. Apparently he had
Il chance of recovery but the effects Of the
current were too much for him
The man was John Fulton. 40, OF 52S
East 1S0th street. an inspector for the
Union Railway Company, which operates
the Bronx trolley cars. AS he endeavored
TO wrench the lads body from the cable
inspired, perhaps, by thoughts of his six
small children at home-he was flung from
the top of a freight car and his neck was
broken.
Two other boys were injured and are In
Fordham Hospital painfully, but nor NOR
tally burned and cut.
Besldes-all as a result of the game the
four boys had been play ng--four freight
cars were set on fire and nearly all the
and 6 o'clock suburban traffic on the New
Haven road was held UP an hour.
The boys had been swimming In the
Bronx River and were on their way home
across the tracks, near the fremont avenue
bridge, which carries the trolley line over
a cut when one suggested Il game among
freight cars there. They mounted the cars
and chased each other on the tops.
In dodg ng another lad, George Robe
grabbed cable and swung, and the tragedy
followed when the cable broke, knocking
Laruso unconscious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
SHORTAGE OF WATER
RLAMED ON CHILDREN
BY CHIEF OF BUREAU
o.,o to Waste, Says Davis;
Youngsters Seeking Relief
From Heat Let Fire Plugs
Open
poL1CE TO w A T G H

.ror,oqe of water during the hot
and the consequent difficulty in
nos. .,,su a sufficient quantity for systematic
s,os of the central city streets is at
h.s% ,,d partially to The practice of chill
.,to omen the fire hydrants TO give
ele" noo, of water to play in and to
W. roiief from the heat, in a statement
sn0's ,odav by Chief Carleton Il. Davis, of
4, water Bureau.
W .,or,atic and widespread street flush.
s',ha statement sets forth, "is insisted
hg ~ the health authorities as pre-.
upon measure against the spread of
fehu n paralvsis This means an addt-
inia, nee of water at a time when the
toha, of the Water Bureau are strained
ie,sa utmost to meet even ordinary domes
% w "I,or,ands But every hot day fire hy
uo usts are opened up by boys and children
or .no,eh water goes to waste down the
ino s 70 effectively flush many miles of
freets. --,,-
y. toeiinp that the water affords re-
q u Sson, the terrific heat in the congested
", ns,.,ots An n matter of fact, the amount
n.sl's,or running down the cutters is al
',ser out of proportion to the actual
WING Wing results. A few pals of water or
t,-..., from n garden nose WOulu ne just
" " assctiye as the small Niagara that the
Sydrant discharges.
crime and again after the children tire
J, rsddling in the water they go off and
80 tbe hydrant running full stream
sa ,a,, wednesday in one district the Water
,s,ss,u ra had six emergency calls to shut
~ ~ smeh fire plugs where water was doing
Samage.
.rbis habit must he controlled There is
-, enough water to go around. and the
n.n,r,unitv must realize that million gal
s.ns n water used in this unrestricted way
H,aars W. inst a million gallons less for sys-
..ratc flushing in the endeavor to prevent
sss snread of infantile paralysis
.The Police Bureau promises its co-opera-
,,on 10 supervise the opening of plugs at
s"r,ain points at specified times, just as
I'm as sufficient men are freed from special
s,arantIne duty. with this authorized and
son,rolled opening affording the children a
shance 10 play in the water, there should be
y more excuse for the present waste. The
Health Bureau is organizing play centers
wbere temporary showers are to be in
stalled. and at the playground streets fire
hvdrants are likewise opened daily.
with this measure of relief, the whole
community should frown upon the unau-
thorIzed opening of fire hydrants."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
COPS ROUGH, WOMEN CHARGE
Badly Treated, They Assert, by Men
Called to Stop Strike; One Had
Finger Broken

Several women living near the plant OF
the Atlantic Refining Company, at Thirty
sixth street and Passyunk avenue, COM
planned today to Acting Captain of Police
DAILY of the treatment they received at the
hands of several policemen called to stop
fight among workmen on strike at the oil
plant,
According 10 Mrs. Mary KabOlosky, OF
29lO Cantrell street. policemen of the
Twentieth and Federal strets station burst
in the doors Of her home and those of other
women and treated them roughly while
searching for men who were believed to
have entered. One of the complainants said
that a mounted policemen broke her finger
while pushing her aside. Acting Captain
DAILY said the matter would be investigated.
Five of the strikers We're arrested and
held in bail for further hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
w. T. TILDEN'S ESTATE
APPRAISED AT $235, $50
Late President of Union League Car
ried $15S,480 Insurance

An inventory of the personal property of
william T. Tilden, former president of the
Union League, filed with Register Sheehan
today, places the value of personally at
S235,5 ,5SO.S3. OF this total Sl5S,4S0.lS con-
ssts of proceeds of life insurance policies,
Promissory notes, the face value of which
totals $4,000. are marked doubtful value
by the appraisers and are not included In
the total The inventory includes num-
Der of coins and notes of foreign govern
ments that are given little or no value. Mr..
TiIdens watch is appraised nominally at 81,
Wills admitted to probate today were
those of ErclS II. Peterson, 1885 North
Eighteenth street, which In private bequests
disposes of property valued at $4,000;
Michael Sommer, 1913 West Susquehanna
avenue, $4,000; Sallena Snyder Atlantic
City, Sl7,4OO Carrie S. Biting, Lansdale,
$500; Joseph r. Haman, 41O3 Frankford
avenue, $4,000; Matthew NJ. Ogden. zoos
keystone street, $4S00 Albert II. Stock
dale, Samaritan Hospital. $4,000, and Eliza
beth Schenck, 1928 Tasker street, $3.50,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
CITY TO HAVE HEARING
IN ARMOR PLANT FIGHT
Arguments Will Be Heard by
Daniels and General Board
September 13

Whether or not Philadelphia will he
chosen as the site of the proposed Govern
ment armor plant will be decided after
public hearing for representatives of all
cities desirous of the plant by Josephus
Daniels. Secretary of the Navy, and the
Navy General Board in Washington on
September 13.
It is expected that Philadelphia will be
represented at the meeting by large num-
Der of citizens and by delegations from the
Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade
and other commercial organizations, How
ard B. French. president of the Chamber of
Commerce, said the executive committee of
that body would consider plans within the
next few days. Mayor Smith declared he
would do everything possible to get the plant
located here.
Mr.. French issued the following state
ment:
The Chamber of Commerce is abso-
lutely opposed to the Government going
into the armor plate business ol any
other manufacturing business. But II it
Is going to make armor plate, we want
the plant located in Philadelphia and
will exert every effort to get it located
here.
James Il. Lennon. president of Select
Council and secretary of the South Phila-
delphia Business Mems Association, one of
the most untiring workers for the estab-
lishment of the armor plant at the Phila-
delpha Navy Yard, said, in part:
Congressman William S. Ware has
gone to great lengths to impress Con-
. gress and the Navy Department with
the fact that the local Navy Yard Is
the most advisable place in the country
to locate the armor plant.
1t is unfortunate and outrageous that
Senator Penrose and other Philadel-
nhia representatives at Washington are
oppos ng the idea 1t is monstrous
spectacle of a cty's representatives
representing capital as against their
own city.
Senator Penrose was seen in Washing
ton. He sticks to the belief that no Gov
ernment armor plant ever VIII be erected.
For this reason he has taken no active part
in the efforts of Philadelphia to obtain the
plant. He said yesterday:
From the present bankrupt condition
of the Treasury and the fact that the
price of material is much higher, l can
not see how this Administration is going
to get the money for such plant l
believe il would take them 20 to 25 years
to get such plant n have fought this
notion of erecting such plant from the
start and am just as much opposed to- 1t
now / do not think it ever will be
erected
"Of course, l am in favor of doing every
thing TO bring an armor plant here" said
Mayor smith. 1.-The Chamber OF Commerce
oficials came to me about the subject, and
| told them to go ahead and push the mat
ter for all 1t was worth
I'VE are doing some things to bring
plant here" the Mayor continued, but am
not at liberty just now to say what they
are"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
ANGRY HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE
Man Who Attempted Capture Not Hurt
by Bullets Fired at Him

Mrs. Giannina Parpora is in the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital recovering from a bullet
wound in the abdomen The woman was
shot by her husband. Gaetano Parpora, 55
years old, of 733 Wharton street, last night
to Parpora. his wife left him because a will
which he recently made displeased her
After firing three shots the man took to
his heels with a crowd in pursuit, George
Devlin. of 2ll4 Mexican street, attempted to
stop the fleeing Italian, and received two
bullets through his hat. Parpora was finally
caught after a chase of three blocks by
Policeman Sharan, of the Fifteenth street
and Snyder avenue station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
MOYER FAMILY CELEBRATES
1000 Members Attend Clam Bake at
Perkasie- Have Reunion Also

T.. J. Cattell, City Statistician of Phila-
delpha former United States District At
tOrpey John C. Swartley and the Rev. C.
w. Haines. of Doylestown. are the principal
speakers at the annual reunion of the Meyer
Family Association, being held at Perkasie
today, with more than 1000 members OF the
clan attending. The Meyer Association is
one of the largest in the State and numbers
in its mebership several hundred Phila-
delphans
Association is being held today at the
Towamensng Schwenkfelder Church. in the
northern suburban section, with about three
members of the clan attending the affair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
SKEFFINGTON HAD GERMAN
FLAG IN HOUSE, SAYS WIFE
Not Sim Feiner, Though, She Testi-
fies at Hearing

DUBLIN, Aug 26.-Mrs. f. Sheehy Skef-
flngton was the first witness today when
the Government investigation of the shoot
ing of f. Sheehy Skeffngton, Fred Mac
Intyre and Thomas Dickson was resumed
today. She denied that there had ever been
a Sim Feln uniform in her home, but ad-
mitted that there was a German flag In
the house.
ut was a penny flag bought by me be-
fore the war and used for teaching pur-
poses." she said
SSeffington was arrested at the time Of
the Dublin uprising and shot without trial.
Another witness Mrs. Kettle, a sister
of Skefington, told of an attempt made
by her sister and herself to obtain informa-
ton concerning Skeffington's fate at Porto
bello barracks, but both were placed under
arrest and conducted to the orderly room
under an armed guard
An officer said to them:
I'VE have evidence that you are Sim
Feiners and that you have been seen talk
Ing to others"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
MAY SUE REGISTRY BOARD
Washington Party Men Say They Were
Ousted for Wares

Legal action similar to that instituted
by the Democratic City Committee In a
contest over the appointment of registrars
in the Forty-slxth Ward and Penrose-Mc-
Nichol followers in the Eighteenth Ward
may be started by Washington party lead
ers of the Forty-seventh Ward, who de-
clare that duly qualified Independents Sc
lected as registrars were replaced by ad-
herents of Peter Smith, Ware lieutenant.
by the Board of Registration Commission
ers.
1t is said by Washington party men
of the Forty-seventh Ward that the names
of the Independents were crossed out of
the applications and that the names of
Smiths friends were inserted. II action Is
taken It will most likely be started by Jo-
seph l.. Burns, of 2225 Thompson street.
chairman of the ward committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
CAPE MAY SEES WAR GAME
Patrons of Steamship Going to Resort
See Submarines Work

fleet of submarines attached to the
Defense flotilla of warships, engaged in the
naval maneuvers off theN coast, is making
The Cape May harbor it's base.
Patrons of the ocean-going steamboat
Cape May enjoy the spectacle of the war
game as produced by these ships. The ter
minal Of the Cape May line is at SewelPs
Point alongside the submarines and pas
lengers can view the submerging of the un-
dersea craft from the decks. During the
coming week other warships will appear at
Cape May.
The triweekly trips between Philadelphia.
Cape May, Wildwood and Lewes of this new
Eeamship line have grown steadily in favor
An Indication of their popularity is an ex-
eursion by the Board of Trade and Cham
Der Of Commerce of Chester on September T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
SCRANTON DETECTIVE, HELD UP,
KILLS FOOTPAD; ONE ESCAPES
Victim, David Mcdonald, Who Had Just
Arrived in City From Bethlehem

SCRANTON. Pa, Aug. 26.-City Detect.
i've John Cartusciello. returning to the Cen
trail City early this morning after spending
the evening at pleasure park was held up
by two masked men. The detective shot
and killed one of the footpads The other
man escaped.
The slain man was David Mcdonald. "a
years old, of this city. He had been work.
ing at Bethlehem under an assumed name
and is said to have arrived In Scranton
last night. His mother and wife made the
Identification at the morgue The McDon-
aids figured in an elopement seven months
ago. Mcdonald was machinist and worked
at Newark and Bethlehem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
CAMDEN CONTRACTOR DIES
Commodore Turner Was Prominent in
Republican Politics and Masonic
Order.

Commodore Frank Turner, Of the Cam.
den Motorboat Club, one of the largest
contractors in Camden. died early today
in the Cooper Hospital following three sue
cessive operations for blood poisoning The
trouble began with the infection of Il car
buncle on his face and the operations we're
performed by DIR. Thomas B. Lee after n
consultation with several physicians from
Jefferson Hospital
Commodore Turner is survived by his
widow and two children who live at 797
Line street Mr. Turner was prominent in
Masonic circles being member of the
Merchantville Lodge. the Cyrene Command
cry, the knights Templar and the Crescent
Temple of Shriners. He was also prom
inent in Camden Republican politics. At
the time of his death Commodore Turner
was 40 years old. lnterment will be in
Smyrna, Del The other funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
PRIEST FALLS TO HIS DEATH
70-year-old Minnesota Prelate Plunges
From Chicago Hotel

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The Rev. Ignatius
Thomazin, 20, Catholic priest OF Albany,
Mimi, plunged 10 his death here today from
the rear of the sixth floor of the Sherman
Hotel
He had been i'll several months His
head struck the pole of a scavenger's
wagon and was smashed The horses on
the wagon became frightened and ran
away,