Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
News at a Glance

PENLLYN, Pa. Nov. st--A public meet
ms Tor tAe taxpayers OF Lower Gwynedd
township will be held In the Maple Grove
scnooihouse tonight, when the board OF di-
Fectors viii endeayor to learn the sentiment
OF those Interested In the proposed con-
soidatton Of the four schools In the dis
trlct. Addresses will be made by Governor
brumoauRh. County Superintendent Landis
boctor Byrnes. OF the Lower Merton dis
trict. and T., c. Spring
AMBLER, Pa. Nov. st.-Repubuenns Of
tle Third Assembly District organizNd the
North Penn Republican club al a meeting
held at the home Of Ralph Beaver Strauss
burger at Center Square Joseph A. Bu-
chanan was chairman Of the meeting The
committee on membership is as follows
y A. Buchanan, w s. Achur, A. N.
Jenkins and r. c. Roberts OF Amber
Samuel Yeakle, whitcmarsh r. H. Strauss
burger and S s Collins. OF whitpain; Pierce
La Pierre and w J. Deving Of Upper Dub
I'm The headquarters OF The club will be
In this borough
READING, Pa. Nov. el.-Aus,In Rier-
ner, forty-one years old OF this city mem
ber OF the hat manufacturing firm OF w II.
Mohn Co, Is In the Homeopathic Hos
pitaI In serious condition from INJURIES
received by being run down by the automp-
bile OF r. NJ. Hafer today MIR Riegners
nose and collarbone were broken and he
also suffered probable fracture OF the
skull.
READING. Pa. Nov. ei.--A high wind
and ralnstorm which passed over this city
early today did considerable damage, most
serious being the blowing down OF q tall
brick stack at the Hende hat factory. on
South Third street A number Of dwellings,
In the vicinity were damaged by the falling
bricks, and there were some narrow escapes
from injury.
READING, Pa. Nov. et.--ReturnInE
TO her home at Rosedale, a suburb OF Read
ing after attending a church supper last
night. Mrs Alice l.. Gaul. thirty-one years
old, was seized with an attack OF acute in
digestion and died a few hours later. The
matter has been reported to Coroner
Norton.
CENTER SQUARE, Pa, Nov. eI.-The
Montgomery County Court will be asked to
reduce the fare ON the Lehigh Valley Tran
sit line from ten to Ave cents. In accordance
with an alleged verbal agreement claimed
TO have been made when the right OF way
was granted through the township
ALLENTOWN. Pa. Nov. 20. - Arthur
Mitch twenty-elght years old and married
captain OF the Coopersburg baseball nine
was Jailed today for clipping with nineteen
year-old Ida Hottie, neighbor. BY telling
Niids tlOlNle nus wiz nAu ulNoINeu H'Ul ITO
is said to have induced Miss Hottie to go
TO Philadelphia, where they spent week.
They were located through a letter the girl
wrote her sister.
READING, Pa, Nov. -. - Resolutions
were passed urging all directors to increase
the salaries of teachers. and an old-age
pension fund was approved at tho twenty
fifth annual convention OF tho Berks Coun-
ty School Directors Association. at the
keystone State Normal School, Kutztown,
today.
LASSDALE, Pa, Nov. GA youth who
says he is Edward Murray, OF Jersey city
was arrested here today on n charge bf
throwing freight from n box car at North
Wales. He was locked in the car by the
crew at North Wales and Constable Charles
white, OF Lansdale was notified, He made
the arrest when the train reached here.