Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-08

.,ntion calling for immediate ac-
ssoo,s the killing and manning OF
np '.,sns y nv speeding automobiles was
p.fe... .oday at the weekly meeting OF
tdop.sse p.ss.e..hyterIan Ministers Association,
rs..,,,ster Hall, witherspoon Build
resolution will be presented to
ing er,ith by a committee appointed
hs'V ~ ..,,nowered to ask the Mayor for
Na sssi legislation by Councils, provid-
- drastic punishment OF reckless
ns Sa,rs Regret and grief were ex-
ehse.sss n the resolution over the large
plss.s.s,ila casualty list, which has grown
la'Op.vt lasrt, Ak killed and several hundred
mo..s.s "a since January I. The committee
ps.sded by the Rev DR.. John Grant
7 nan, AM pastor of the Chambers-Wylie
r.,ncrial Presbyterian Church.
CHAUFFEUR HELD.
- s..th of the latest automobile vic
~ r.s,,l,ed today in Frank Hickey,
um n..ss,r for Miss Agnes Knott, of 103
s,.s.rlv nlace. New York, a guest at the
,s'n.,,,s- -stratford. being, held without ball
y wseistrate Pennock, at the Central
s,.,tar 10 await the Coroner's action.
s,.s Knott's car ran down and killed
r.arvs - p, franklin, 65 years old, of 1919
80 street. on Broad street near Mount
s,'.sar etreet late Saturday night. Frank
v.ursdy. n years old, of 2027 Green
..ssss who was with Franklin. also was
sr,c, and injured. Hickey said the two
IN stepped in front of his machine In
ssolaInx two speeding automobiles ahead
Of him.
SUNDAYS INJURY TOLL.
rour persons are suffering from In
.urss following a collision of automobiles
vssterday on City Line avenue. Mrs A.
llan. Of Allegheny avenue west of Broad
rrsst was hurled through the Windshield
n ana Of the cars and was seriously hurt;
- husband was cut and bruised; Mr..
.n6 Mrs Edward Morris, of 54th street
,ud Wynnefeld avenue, Overlook, the
o.cupants Of the other car, suffered cuts,
md Mrs. Morris was severely shocked.
IN accident wrecked both cars and added
another TO the record of mishaps occurring
At the dangerous intersection OF City Line
snd Conshohocken State road.
william Ballantine. 35 years old, of 23d
ftrtet near Callowhill, was held under
800 ball for court by Magistrate Steven.
son on charge of reckless driving and
with operating an automobile while intox.
icated Ballantine was in charge of car
and Westminster avenues yesterday Miss
Marie Kavanaugh. 81 years old, of 632
North sd street, was hurled into the
stree. and suffered serious cuts and
bruises She is in the Presbyterian Hos
plial John Ford, 2S years old. of Fair.
mount avenue near 36th street; William
J. Ward, of Folsom street near 38th street.
and ayoung woman who gave her name
as Agnes Joyce. of the sad street address,
pcfa also tossed out of the machine, but
ssfs not detained at the hospital.
The police say tine car was speeding
north on Belmont avenue at a reckless
nis In trying to avoid another machine
the driver steered into an automobile
osned by John Ply, of 4106 Westminster
avsnues which was standing at the curb In
mont OF the home of DIR. w. E.. Van Loon,
III Belmont avenue Both cars were
wrecked and the occupants of Ballentines
machine were thrown out Doctor Van
Leon and Ply gave first aid to the victims
w b, Herbert for IT years United
states Marshal attached to the American
Consulate In Yokohama, Japan, was run
down by an automobile driven by Mrs.
otto II. w. Hartung, on Chestnut street
vest OF 9th last night He was badly
bruised, but declined to go to a hospital.
ans Hartung and her husband, proprietor
2. restaurant at Front and Callowhill
streets, were in the automobile. They
we're not arrested. The machine ran into
'eiegraph pole and was damaged Mrs.
aaartung had swung the car around to
zyola patrol wagon which was approach
ms rom an opposite direction. In SO
aOlns she lost control and the machine
ssht over the curb, striking Mr.. Herbert,
Hno was crossing the street,
- alexander Perzyhi, years old. of 1880
lAsatnut street, Camden, was struck by
- allomobiie belonging to f. w. Gercke.
y - eoulngswood. yesterday. He is at
spepsr Hospital Gercke was held In his
seh teeognizance at police headquarters.