Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-06
City News in Brief

| FILLS C. FRIGAR. self-confessed muir
derer OF Edward Boland, who Is IN Moya-
mensing Prison awaiting the Coroners m
ouest next Tuesday, was visited by his at
torneys today Franklin Spencer Edmonds
and Congressman John r. r. Scott, IN
charge of the young engineers case, spent
an hour and a half with FTigar going over
| the case with him 1t is said that Frigar s
lawyers have located several new wit
nesses who have thrown additional light
on the case and they wanted to discuss
the angles of the murder with the prisoner.
A BURGLAR GANG and how II was
! directed by a boss" in several Jobs in
the business district was described today
| by Joseph Gembell, a former lighter cap
tain on the Delaware River, who was
brought from the county prison, where he
is serving a sentence, to testify against
| Edward Iieberman of 20 North Eleventh
| street Liebernan. who, Gembell said, was
| a member Of the gang, was held by Magis-
trate Mecleary in S2500 bail for court.
! Gembeil was lookout man, he confessed.
A SAFE WAS BROKEN OPEN and rihed
| Of s63332 in jewelrY and money in the
saloon of John Asbert southwest corner
! of Front and Federal streets it was re-
| ported to the police today. The burglars,
who gained entrance in the rear, took nearly
! $500 in cash.
AN AUTO THIEF ran away with a
! touring car belonging to r. G.. Walthers.
| Of 24S West Girard avenue, today when
| he let 1t stand In front of 5l3 West Girard
avenue.
ALLEGED AFFECTION on the part OF
| his wife for other men was the basis of
a writ of habeas corpus brought today by
Frank DeFao, of 1929 Miffin street, against
his wife Carmela DeFao, of 1920 South
Tenth street asking for the custody of Their
two children. After hearing the charges
made by both, Judge Gilpn, in the Municip-
al Court, before whom the writ was heard,
held the case under advsement
ANDREW WAN. 5 years old. of 1893
North Marshall street, is in a serious con-
dtion in the Children's Homeopathic Hos
ptal. following an operation yesterday by
which physicians removed piece of wire
from his throat The wire. part Of the
handle of a small tin bucket was swallowed
by the child at his home His mother
carried him to the hospital
THE HUMIDITY OF TODAY has been
higher than on any other day in the pres
ent month, and although the temperature
was not extraordinarily high, the atmos-
phere was a source of discomfort to Phila-
delphians generally. The humidity recorded
at the Weather Bureau at 8 o'clock this
morning 81 per cent and rain was pre-
dicted before the end of the day. The high
est temperature recorded was IS degrees,
temperature which was exceeded yester-
day.
FIRE ENDANGERED the lives of eight
persons and partly destroyed the home of
Israel Fedman, 1910 South Tenth street,
early today. When the flames were dis
covered shortly after midnight they had
gained considerable headway, cutting off
the means of escape to the street. The
eight occupants of the house were forced
to flee to the roof The loss is said to be
$500.
BURGESS ANDREW CASSIDY, of Ed
dystone, has issued an ultimatum that all
poolrooms must close at midnight. Men
who are employed all day need rest" de-
clares the burgess, land they cannot find it
by playing pool until o'clock a. IN. /
know one young man who lost fine posi-
tion through late hours encouraged by
poolrooms.'
THE LATE OPENING OF the schools,
postponed until October because of infau-
tile paralysis will be discussed at meetings
at the public school buildings September
20, when all principals and teachers have
been ordered by Superintendent CARRIER to
report. The order does not include the
teachers at the Normal School or the School
of Pedagogy who will meet a week earlier
to discuss the shortened term.
MoLAssEs WILL be pumped from the
sunken barge Detroit, and she will be
raised from the Delaware River. near
Greenwich anchorage, where she sank
after collision with the Clyde Line steam |
ship Delaware, in August. The barge was |
laden with molasses and bound from Cuba |
to Philadelphia when the accident occurred. |
PEDESTRIANS, 3,31O0I2 of them, visited |
Farmount Park during the first eight |
months of this year, according to counters |
at the various entrances of the park.
FROM THE EFFECTS OF a sunstroke |
which he suffered two weeks ago, James |
Lashock, of Thirteenth and Race streets, |
died last night in the Medico-Chi Hos |
pital. Throughout the two weeks his tenn
perature was llO degrees or slightly lower. |
l.. J. MILLER, who for years was the
borough health officer in Darby. has re-
signed. He has position in an Eddystone
munitions factory
AN EXTMINATIoN will be held at
4lO Chestnut street on September 49, at
10 a. M, of candidates for appointment as
assistant surgeons in the United States
Public Health Service.
FLORENCE BAssETT, 1s years old, sss
North SiXty-sixth street attempted suicide
early today, according to the police, by in
haling gas in the kitchen of her home She |
was found near the gas range by her
Dorothy, l6 years old All jets were turned
on. Asked by physicians at the West Phla-
delphia Homeopathic Hospital why she at
tempted to take her life. the girl would only
reply, I'm Disguised" Mrs Bassett says |
her daughter has been in i'll health for some
time.
WORKING CERTIFICATES for school
children have been extended to include the
extra month before the opening of the
schools, October ?. The certificates must
be returned by the employers 10 the Bureau
Of Compulsory Education.
INJURIES PROVED fatal TO Louis
Smith, S5 years old, Of 2746 North Hem
berger street, a conductor in the employ Of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
who was struck last Saturday night by a
passing trolley car on the Fox Chase line.
He was taken TO the Frankford Hospital.
where he died last night
THE PEOPLES JITREY TAXI Com
pany, with offices at Broad and Race streets.
Is eireularizing Philadelphia for $4,000 sig
natures, with which it will 20 before the
Public Service Commission at Harrisburg
as proof that the people want the return
of the nickel notorious