Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-08
City News in Brief
AvrnAoINo 5000 I.

COLLECTIONS AVERAGING stOO
week during the summer we're made by the
committee on Armenian relief Prof ID. n
Kabakiian. Of the University OF Pennsyi.
vania, reported total contributions OF *tlzs
for July and August. This Will be ior-
warded 20 the national committee in New
York.
COMMISSIONER FoUsT. of the state
Dairy and Food Department. IL framing a
bill designed to cripple the rotten-egg busi,
ness IN this city and state by requiring All
vendors 10 take out licenses. Pending the
passage Of the proposed legislation, dealers
found with egg matter in their possession
which has not been denatured with coal OIL
shall be arrested and charged with intent to
sell such product Illegally
THE JOINT COMMITTEE on the rea-
sonable regulation OF railroads announced
that II would have representatives present
at the hearings on November 20 before the
special congressional investigating COM
mlttee which proposes TO take up the Phila-
delphia Bourse plan TO bring about complete
Federal control Of the railroads OF the
country.
BECAUSE OF THE prevalence Of infsn-
tile paralysis in Delaware County, ]. T. CAL
loway will act as health officer in the abb
sence OF T.. A. Gould. who Is on his va
health officer when he was away.
THE NARBERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Is collecting subscriptions toward a 500
contribution to a fund 10 defray the expenses
OF legal proceedings TO free the Montgomery
avenue turnpike from tolls by purchase
under condemnation by the county. Mar
berth roads are heavily Travelled by motor
lists. who want to avoid paying toll
mn
OF $50 North Taney street. was committed
without bail to await the action Of the
Grand Jury by Coroner Knight today in
connection with the death Of Charles
Reichert, 80 years old. Of 734 West Moya-
mensing avenue, who was killed by an
autotruck on September 2, Of which he
was the driver.
ROBINSON CRAWFORD. frocers. are
increasing their representation in this city
today with the opening of two new stores,
one at Fifty-ninth street and Baltimore
avenue, and another at the southwest cor
ner of Twenty-third and Jackson streets.
The firm announces that 1t contemplates
adding to its chain OF stores by opening
new ones as suitable buildings in desirable
locations can be secured.
ROBERT II. MORROW, manager Of the
Trocadero Theater, is made defendant in a
divorce suit, instituted today by his wife,
June Josephine Morrow, in Common Pleas
Court No. 4. Mrs. Morrow is said to be a
former actress. The papers in the case
have not been filed with the prothonotary
and the grounds for divorce are kept secret
AN EXHIBITION of submerging by all
the submarines OF the fourth submarine
division will take place at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard on Friday. September 15 dur
ing the ninth annual convention of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association. Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels will be the
principal speaker at the navy yard celebra-
tlon.
WORK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED by
the executive committee of the Sunday
School Association of Tioga Presbyterian
Church. Sixteenth and Toga streets until
the beginning of October. The closing order
was brought about by frequent misunder-