Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
News at a Glance

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e.- Nsw torN or
showed lowest percentage OF motorooat W., W.
lations of any port on tne Attlsa,.,,,i,.ioneY
last week, Deputy Navigation SoiiI''''''S''
Tyree announced today,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Winter grams
have been ruined in Austria Hungary ny ui., ~,
nrecedented droughts and the crop yielu III
fbe forthcoming season will be 25 per cent
or more below the average OF the last W nVe
years the American Embassy at vienna mas
advised the State Department
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. 26.-hetush'
of Judge NJ L. I[eedy to issue liquor
license to Edward Garrett at Gapland' Is
based on the conclusion that there is no 10
cal demand for the saloon, and that II was
intended merely to attract customers from
the adjoining dry" state of West virginia
The court held that such travel would make
the roads dangerous. Nearly all OF the nm
mediate residents OF Gapland, q sparsely
settled community, protested against grant
ing the license.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Western
millers have launched counter attack on
Congressman Raineys proposal to remove
the old war tax on mixed flour by laying
before the Federal Trade Commission scten-
tific data designed to prove that marble
dust or other mineral substances may be
used in such manner as TO defy detection
in the making of bread II Federal approval
is given to the suggested law.
OssINING, y. y, Aug. 26.-"GiEgles"
Ciuglielmo "trusty" convict in Sing sing,
wanted to go to New York to visit his dying
father. His request was denied and Gugli
elmo asked to be locked up in his cell, 80 he
couldn't run away.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Thomas Edison,
John Burroughs the naturalist and H. >.
Firestone, of Akron, o., are going back to
nature They will leave Monday for two
weeks camp in the Adirondacks
TORONTO, Aug. 26.-The election of q
Liberal in Tory Toronto" which has
elected scores of Tories by majorities rang
ing from 1000 to 5000, but not a single Lib
eral in 20 years, is an indication of the
political unrest throughout the country. In
the constituency which voted this week
Conservative majority of $500 was turned
into n Liberal majority of 500.
LA PLATA. Argentina, Aug. 26.-After
tempestuous voyage of 103 days the four
masted 1000-ton Bull Line schooner Edith
Captain Scott, has arrived here leaking.
She left New York May IL and averaged
less than 81 miles a day, or little more
CURLING, n. f., Aug. 26.-Fire last
night destroyed the large Church of Eng
land School here.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 2e.-A Berlin dis
patch states that business done by the Ger
man potash syndicate during the first seven
months of 1915 amounted to 103,O00OOO
marks CS25,75OOOO), against 70,5000OO
marks (S17625, ,OOO) in 1915, and 113,O00,-
900 marks (S2s,25O,O00) in 1914. The
statement was made that American crops
this year will suffer from lack of German
potash.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Ex-Assemblyma
Joseph Brook has been convicted of violat-
ing the sanitary code in selling bogus
infantile paralysis preventive to East Side
families. His charm was a bag containing
sawdust sprinkled with creosote.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 26.-The State
Water Supply Commission will ask the next
Legislature for an appropriation to be used
in making a survey of State streams to
in what measure property adjon-
ing has been endangered by artificial fills
along the banks The commission has
authority to order the removal of fills where
they are likely to cause overtlows in flood
times, and efforts will be made to clear the
rivers and creeks of distractions of that
kind
LONDON, Aug. 26-A German dispatch
to the London Express says the appear
ance of the new English Zeppelins causes
much anxiety in Germany. Patrolling off
the English dirigibles completely
the German Zeppelins. The Ger
mans purpose to build smaller and faster
airships to cope with the English, but the
Kaiser's sanction is necessary for the
change.
AMBLER, Pa, Aug. 26.-The biggest
thing in North Penn industrial prosperity
comes in the announcement that the Keasby
& Mattison Co., of Amber, the largest as
oestos shingle and magnesia plant in North
Penn. employing more than a thousand
hands, is arranging to purchase the entire
site of the Evans coal yards, adjoining, and
add to the plant.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-President Will
son has decided to sign the army and
navy appropriation bills at the same time
with formal ceremony, marking compile
lion of the Administration preparedness
program for this session OF Congress. The
bills may be signed today, though 1t is
probable they will wait until next week.
READING, Aug. 26.-Weary of official
red tape, so women of Mulberry street, led
~ Mrs. Charles Dautrich, yesterday or
5anzed street cleaning brigade and
swept the whole block and will oil it. The
,ity spent $4,000 in oillng other streets.
JEFFERSON CITY. MO, Aug. .6.-Ths
State Public Service Corporation. upon APP
llication by the road officials, have
granted authority to the st. Louis and
'an Francisco Railroad Company to issue
onds totaling S194. .13S,3l6, preferred stock
o the amount of S9,452,O26 and common
tock aggregat,ng S4S,000,OO0 The applica-
ions stated the road would have outstand-
ng on July 2, 1917, in addition to those au-
horized today, obligations of S32l, $50. |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26.-GIass manu- |
acturers in the Pittsburgh district have |
,een notified by their London agents that |
N order in council had been issued placing |
N embargo upon American table glassware |
Shipments leaving the United States before |
August IS, the cables said, would be ac-
nnlhd While the order Ngas rnada tn rand |