Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-12
News at a Glance

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y.su,NcroS. Apr. ia. President
wilson TODAY signed the military academy
appropriation bill carrying Si,225'OOo'
RosToN, Aug. I2.-Former Governor
David l. walsh announced today Una. ne
vyould not be a candidate for the Demo %
cratic nomination for United s'a'eS
ator.
posToN. Aug. 12.--The city health au-
tborittes announced today that ForHito
Diaz. a cuban, who has been under ou
servation for the last few days, is athlcteu
r,i,b ienrosy. He is at the detention hos
nitai pendIng lis transfer by the state 10
the leper colony at Penkese Island.
NoRRIsTOwN, Pa, Aug. IL. - Bryn
NaIyr College has instituted equity proceed
inoe IN have eight houses occupied by pro-
sessors in the college exempted from tax
alton The trustees contend that these prop
artIaa are a part OF the college property.
n Is declared that the college was operated
az q loss OF nearly $4,000 last year. The
receipts from students was S290OOO anu
the income from investments less than
$4,000.
SoRRTsTOwN, Pa, Aug. 12.-The old
est woman in Montgomery County, Mrs
Louisa Vert, celebrated her 1Olst birthday
anniversary yesterday at the nome OF ,,lit. MIS-
solomon Henry, a granddaughter who lives
on n farm near oaks. She was born at
Druglas assvile Berks County, and is pos
sessed of all her faculties except hearing
PENNsGRoNE n. j., Aug. 1R.-Hsrry
N Bremmer, who organized the branch OF
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Carney's Point, which has a membership OF
0ooo has rendered his resignation, to take
effect september /. He is to become field
secretary of the Fairgrounds and Recres'
tion Association of America,
SACoSA, Tex, Aug. IA farmer
named Palmer near here few days ago
Moved up silver bars on his farm estl
mated TO be worth from 100000 TO S2SO
900 He will send the bars to the Denver
Mint for analysis.
READING, Pa, Aug. 12.-Friendshlp
Fire Company. of Birdsboro, housed ns
ncw $4,000 motor apparatus. There was
a street parade and an address by former
Mayor William f. Shanaman, of Reading
NEW MILFORD, Conn, Aug. 12.-Fire
earIy today destroyed the factory of MUIR
ray G. Sorenson, makers OF orass hoVeIties,
at Roxbury Station, causing loss Oh
100000.
READING, Pa. Aug. 12.--Mayor Ed
ward Filbert and the other members OF
City Council left today on a weeks trip
to New York, Philadelphia ana Canlaen .e.n
TO make an inspection of fire apparatus
which they will purchase with S25'OOo OF
a public loan of S150,0O0 adopted for motor
izing the local fire department.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 12.-It Is re-
ported that e. e. Loomis Is to resign from
The Iackawanna Railroad and become
president of the Lehlgh Valley January
/ 10. NJ Rine to become vice president ana
w. w. Inglis to have full charge OF coal
operations.
1oSnoS. Aug, IA Lisbon dispatch
10 the Central News says that 81 German
ships recently seized by Portugal will be
turned over TO the British Government for
its USE
BESTLEyILLE, Pa, Aug. 12.-The
Grand opera House, Bentleville's largest
building, the First National Bank and sew
eral business offices were destroyed today
by fire. The loss was $4,000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12.-Tho notifica-
ton ceremonies at which Charles W. Fair
banks will be told officially of his nomina-
ton as Republican candidate for Vice Pres
ident will be held at his home at 2 p M,
on August al.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Robert Ba-
con. former Ambassador to France, will
be a candidate for the Senatorshp in New
York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Announcement
has been made that donations during the
week brought the total fund of the Jewish
War Sufferers Committee up to s5,677, ,SO7.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, Aug. 1a.-
State Supreme Court Justice Samuel Sea-
bury for Governor and William F. Nc
Combs for United States Senator are TO be
the leaders Of New York Democracy IS
ticket, IL primary voters follow the recon-
mendation of the unofficial convention"
which early today almost unanimously ap-
proved these two names.