Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-11
News at a Glance

HARRISBURG, Nov 1.-The work
mems compensation board OF the depart
ment Of labor and industry will meet in
Philadelphia November rs.
PrTTeBUR0H, Nov. II--Dr Albert Hate,
United States Commercial Attache 90 the
Embassy At Buenos Aires arrived here to-
day 10 spend several days at the Pittsburgh
offices Of the foreign trade commission He
viii confer with important Pittsburgh man
ufacturers and business men regarding the
opportunities In the South American fields.
HARRIsBURG. Nov. n. - The annual
state convention OF the Federation OF
american zionists will open here tomorrow.
Dr. Harry Friedenwald. Of Baltimore. and
Louis Llpsky, OF New York, will speak.
The $4,000 Zionist adherents IN America
have contributed nearly 100000 10 the
maintenance OF Institutions In Palestine
since the outbreak OF the war, according
to reports 10 be made 20 the convention.
CoRDOvA, Alaska, Nov. 1.-THE nrst
OF three hearings the United states In
terstate Commerce Commission will hold In
its Investigations into intra and inter Alas
kan rail and rail-and- water freight and
passenger rates was opened here today.
a second will he held at Juneau. November
"a and the third at Seattle December 4.
LANsDALE, Pa, Nov. Ii.--Job Milton,
owner OF large garage on Walnut street,
n richer by two pigs as a result OF the
election. lie had forgotten about bet
made some months ago with Joel Barnes,
prominent lilltown farmer and stand
pat Republican. The bet was 60 the effect
that " Wilson won Milton was TO have two
or the finest shoats on tho place. and N
Hughes was the victor Milton should pay
the price OF the shoats When farm
hand drove TO the garage and brought
forth bag with wriggling contents. Nit
hn hfY INT hac
was opened and fine pair OF Re-
publican shoats ran squealing through the
garage. Now Milton proposes TO give a
pig roast to his friends--both Republicans
and Democrats. The @. o. y. has paid
and Democracy is served.
LEBANON, Pa, Nov. tt.--Frank Border,
eighteen years. died today from injuries
which he suffered last night when he was
caught In the loop OF the bar passing
through the seven-inch mill rolls. at the
Lebanon Valley Iron and Steel Company
plant here. Both legs were cut OF by the
whte-hot iron.
DOYLEsTowN, Pa, Nov. II.-Dr. An.
thony F. Meyers, OF blooming Glen, has
been elected secretary and treasurer of the
Bucks County Medical Society for Ne
twenty-fourth year, and at the annuS
| meeting here was presented with a gold
watch. other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Dr. Levi s. Walton, Jenkintown
president; DIR. John a. Welrbach, Quaker
town. and DR.. William A. Cooper, Point
Pleasant, vice presidents: DR.. Anthony F,
Meyers, Blooming Glen, secretary and
| treasurer This board of censors wau
| named: DIR. George NJ Grim, Ottsville
DIR. William II. Cooper, Point Pleasant; DIT
| Howard Purcell, Bristol.
EUREKA, Pa, Nov. 11.-Mr and Mrs
Edwin Twining. lifelong residents OF Bucks
County, celebrated their fifty-second we'd
| ding anniversary at the old Twining home
stead at Eureka, where they have lived for
| the last forty years. Mr.. Twinlng is a
prosperous farmer and prominent In poll
| tics In the section. He is n veteran of the
Civil War and was wounded at Gettys-
burg.