Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-28
News at a Glance

News at a UlanCe
HARRISBURG, Aug. ss.--A. r. F. Fer
guson, OF Franklin, withdrew today as a
candidate for United states Senator on the
Prohibition ticket The name of Herbert
r. Ames of williamsport. was filed as the
substitute Daniel w! Welt. of Shamokin
Prohibition candidate for the Legislature,
also withdrew today
LONDON, Aug. 2s--The sinking Of the
British steamship Leandros is reported by
Lloyd's, The crew was saved Maritime
records list n Greek steamship named the
Leandros. 1858 tons. but do not mention
British steamship Of that name.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s. = British Em-
bassy Counselor Barclay. with Sir Joseph
Pope, Canadian Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs and w A. Found Canadian super
intendent Of Fisheries, today discussed with
Secretary Lansing the dispute which has
arisen between America and Canadian fish
ermen Of the West Canadian coast.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, AUG. 2s.-Mnjor
General Frederick Funston is much per-
turbed over the rapid dwindling of the
militia on the border There have been
1891 discharges to date, not counting those
who have been discharged from State
mobilization camps.
READING. Pa, Aug. 2s.-The Reading
Fair Association started a campaign today
for 5000 memberships before the Reading
fair opens on September IL.
READING, Pa, Aug. 28.-Miss Catharine
McMenaman, AZ years old. of Philadelphia,
died suddenly of heart failure at st. Joseph
Hospital after coming to Reading to attend
the funeral Of a relative
ZURICH. Aug. 2s--The Kaiser has just
completed an inspection of the Galcan
fortress at Cracow.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Aug. es.-Ed-
ward wiegan. superintendent of the streets
OF the city, Republican town chairman and
a well-known political figure in this section
of the state committed suicide in the cell
lar of his home today by hanging himself
He was Al years old and leaves widow
and five children
POTTsyILLE, Pa, Aug. 2s.-The con-
vent and parochial schol building of st. |
Kyran's parish at Heckscherville, were |
dedicated Sunday. Archbishop Prendergast |
and 100 clergymen were present. The rec |
tor, the Rev. John =. Dever, assisted |
the Archbishop In the services. The new |
convent is situated between the church and |
the new school buildings, both being erected |
at a total cost of $4,000
PITTSBURGH, Aug. as.-Illuminated by
myrads of lights, tho historic point in Pitts
burgh where the Allegheny and the Monon-
gahela rivers meet to form the Ohio, will be
sought by thousands, the night of August
80. when the St,000000 buildings which
stand there will throw wide their doors for
the opening of the twenty-eighth annual
Western Pennsylvania Exposition, the old
est permanent exposition of its kind in the
United States
COLLISGSwOoD, y. j., Aug. 2s.-In re-
sponse to a general call of the Taxpayers
League for the commission form of govern
ment the president of the league, w. II.
Hay, will appoint committee Thursday
night to launch a campaign to give Ceilings
wood commission form of government.
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 2s.-An impor-
tant element in the scheme of national de-
fense. the part which the co.ordnated in
terurban electric lines would play in the |
event of an invasion by a foreign foe, will
be emphasized from a Federal standpoint
at the thirty-flfth annual convention of the
American Electric Railway Association,
which is to be held here in october.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-PetItIons filed In
the Progressive primary for the entire Re
publican ticket headed by Governor Whit
man in many instances contain forgeries |
and in Fulton County all of the signatures
are forgeres, and one name Is that of
dead man, according to John ]. O'Connel
New York County chairman of the Pro.
gresive party.
sHAMoKIN, Pa. Aug. 2s.--A tie-up by
United Mine Workers of the Northumber-
land County coal region IL days ago to
make nonunionists in coleries operated by
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
,,ia he |
come union men, resulting in 10000 men
and boys being rendered idle, ended today
by miners from TreVorten, this city, Mount
Carmel and other places holding mass.meet-
ings and notifying general committee
OF United Mine Workers at Kulpmont that
all the locals had decided to resume work
at once.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s--NearIy 1000 rain
coat makers employed in 200 New York
shops will strike today, union officials
announce. 1t was said the strike would
not last more than one day, as the manu-
facturers virtually had granted all de-
mands. The workers want 4S-hour week !
and wage increases averaging 25 cents an
hour.
DOVER, Del, Aug. 2s.-one man was
killed and three others injured in freight
wreck which occurred at a siding south of
Dover The dead man Is James +. Tweddle, |
OF Wilmington. Dell engineer of the train,
who died Of strangulation, airbrake pin
ming him by the neck 10 the wreckage when
the locomotive was derailed.
BOSTON, Aug. 28.-secFetary ObeFOut-
chef Of the Swiss Central Committee for the
Relief of Russian War Prisoners, has given
out statement declaring that Russian
prisoners of war in Austria and Germany
are in sad straits for want of food The
British and French prisoners, he declares
are not dependent on the meager Fations al
lowed them by the Germans, because they
are allowed to receive food shipments from
home, but the Russians receiving no such
shipments, are in a chronic state of hunger
THE HAGUE, Aug. 2s.-Great Britain
which has been regarding with growing
displeasure the provisioning Of Germany
with hsh from Holland. has now brought
the matter to head by seizure OF some 100
vessels OF the Dutch fishing fleet, and they
are now lying under arrest in the Scotch
ports OF Peterhead Aberdeen, Lerwicll and