Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-23


into more serious injuries sent Alexander
Skilton, OF $40 East Walnut lane. to the
Germantown Hospital today. He was
slightly injured while operating a machine
In the shops Of the Alpha Cone Company.
81 Armat street, yesterday. He fell this
morning while on his way to work. greatly
aggravating his condition. The spraned
wrist became fracture. and a slight cut
on the head necessitated several stitches.
INTERNAL INJURIES were received by
Timothy Gallagher, ten years old. of 124l
North Twenty-fifth street, when he was run
over by an automobile driven by Joseph
Vetter, OF 427 Poplar street. The boy was
taken to the Woman's Hospital, while Vet
ter was held under $500 bail by Magistrate
Collins.
THIRTY DAYS was the sentence given
Berchilla Cashimer. forty-two years old,
711S Lincoln avenue by Magistrate Har-
ris today for firing two shots at Policeman
Royle. OF the Thirty-second street and
Woodland avenue station last night. Royle.
In plain clothes, on Elmwood avenue
when the man sprang from a porch and
Fred at him. tussle followed and Royle
secured the revolver Cashimer who said
he was a private watchman, told Magistrate
Harris he did not know why he fired. "Ill
give you thirty days to think it over"
Magistrate Harris said.
CHEWING TOBACCO nearly proved
fatal to Joseph Scaley OF 1928 w street
policeman found Scaley unconscious at
Thirtieth and Diamond streets last night,
and hurried him to the Northwestern Hos
pitaL Physicians encountered an obstruc-
ton in the mans throat that could not be
forced down. DIR. Benjamin Bowman in
serted pair OF forceps and drew forth a
huge quid Of tobacco. Scaley was dis
charged from the hospital this morning
CITY appointments today include DIR.
Joseph z. Sheele. 1904. Christian street. po-
lice surgeon. paid by fees; Agnes G. Slavin.
1919 Fillmore street, Hilda M. Smith. 5273
Ridge avenue, and Gertrude Loney, 1880
Ritner street. clerks and senographers.
Bureau OF Health. salaries $50 a month
John Slmmendorf 1921 Welsh road. chauf-
feur, Bureau Of Charities, 5000 a year, and
Ellis Mcdonald. Dexter and Grape streets.
coal passer Bureau of Water, $3.50 year.
A REPRIMAND PROM her father Is
said to have angered Miss Augusta Dach-
ling, seventeen years old, of 3e06 North
Sixth street, to such extent that she drank
quantity of poison. She is in a serious
condition at Samaritan Hospital Accord
ing to the police OF the Germantown ave-
nue. and Lycoming street station Miss
Dachlfng few into nj OF anger following
the admonishment at her home last eve
ming, ran up TO her bedroom and drank
her father, who summoned the ambulance
of the samaritan Hospital.
PROBABLY AN HOUR a day viii be
added the work Of all the Roman Catholic
parish schools In Philadelphia. which will
reopen on October 2. to make up for the
time lost by reason OF the prevalence of
ibfantile paralysis. This action has been
decided upon already for the Catholic
Girls High School
SEPTEMBER 80 Is the date on which
the German auxiliary cruisers Kronzprinz
Wilhelm and Prlnz Eitel Friedrich will
leave the Norfolk Navy Yard. under con-
yoy Of the battleships Minnesota ana Ver-
mont, 10 proceed under their own nag and
steam to the Philadelphia Navy Yard at
League Island. They will arrive here the
following afternoon.
ANNA KYLE, three years old. Of Bi11
Funston street suffered bruises Of the head
and cuts on her legs and body last night.
Fifty-iirst and Brown streets The owner
and drlyer OF the machine. l.. ID. Loper. OF
Fifty-ninth street and Wyalusng avenue,
picked her up and took her 10 the West
Philadelphia homeopathic Hospital Later
he surrendered himself 70 the police OF the
Sixty-nrst and Thompson streets station
In View OF the slight injuries of the child
he was permitted 70 20 home
part In the recent rnaneuvers OF the Atlantic
reserve fleet. arrived at the philadelphia
Navy Yard last night from New York. At
frst Il was reported that the Michigan was
coming N. A. her arrival from the southern
drill grounds Is expected any moment
While here new twelye-inch rife win be
mounted Ia the turrst OF the Michigan 10
replace the one that was blown 10 pieces
during the target practice, II has been an
nounced that only one member OF the gun
crew was injured as a result Of the sx-
plosion tiis copdition. however. Is said 10
be not serious
Many y0TEEs or che city saa eoansx
Of t4moeu attended a reception 10 Colonel
AvatiH IpIx4te. candidate for the Re
publican nomination for GoysrnoF. given
last nI1ht " y We<iand Ayer a his home
<ot F<un street Camden Mr. Aver was
A<si>[&1 Ia ref<i<Iuk the a4plfant Tor the
tcr WINE" 7 tf4d1<<' Fr@ne,< w@ilen
- L41I> Ipc<I|<4. Walter III41L Harry