Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
CITY News in Brief

A charter was hIed at Dover, Del, today
| for the Victor Motor Company, OF Philauei !,
| mia. capitaI. 50 900 000 to Manufacture az
kinds Of motor. engines, etc, The lnco, POI p5
ators arc Regnauit Johnson, c. " otahi anu
j. A. Neale, all Of this city
,,,.,. Woodward. Of 600 North Eighth
street was held by Magistrate Beaton, at
Central station this morning, for iuitneI IsI
| hearing tomorrow in connection WIN W
| stabbing Of Albert Wise, her nance, 90
years old. of Marine Barracks NO. !, tn,la-
| doJnhla Navy yard. which occurred either
| Ia tbo tsigbib street house or near 1t, the
| police believe last night. The police say
| The gIrl was seen with n knife sticking IN
| her belt some time before the staoolns
| occurred Wise, when detectives TOOK the
| girl 70 the Children's Homeopathic hospItai'
said she had nothing 10 do with the STAB
bing.
The CITY government mas no mower to
commander coal within the city limits
should a strike cut off the city's supply ac-
cordlnE to city Solicitor John = Conheily'
who was asked by Director Joseph 5. NC
Laughn. of the Department OF supplies
to determine the cty's jurisdiction m ad-
vance of the threatened railroad STRIKE
Judge NIcNIlchaeI, dealing with a number
of cases In which the wives were COM
plainants and the husbands were tipplers,
yesterday administered the pledge several
times and advised each drinker that when
he felt like taking a nip TO postpone 1t one
hour--and then drink water
The fifteenth annual outing given by
Arcturus Lodge. No 35. Independent Order
Of odd Fellows, to the children of the Odd
Fellows Orphanage, Ogontz and Chelten
s,,sa los at,t1 TODAY
the grounds Of that institution.
Arcturus Lodge. which is a West Phila-
delphla organization. arranged an elaborate
program Of games that began at an early
morning hour. They included foot races
novelty contests, baseball and other features
to interest both boys and girls. luncheon
and dinner was served on the lawn OF the
home by the ladies' auxiliary of the lodge.
Tho entire 70 inmates of the home were
served with ice cream and cakes during the
afternoon,
A petition IL being circulated among
Pennsylvania Railroad employees by Robert
Frazier. craftsman employed by the Nash
willie. Chattanooga and st. Louis Railroad,
asking that Congress make 1t impossible
for a portion Of railroad employees 10 strike
and thus jeopardize the positions of many
who have no sympathy with the strike.
Several Philadelphans. enrolled in the |
military training camp at Plattsburg have |
been promoted for efficient service They
include r. n. DraYton. lIl5 Locust street : |
w S. Smith, 473i Oakland street, and |
H. c. Levy 22O7 Walnut street. They have |
all been assigned to special duties. Major |
General Leonard S Wood has announced |
that the camp will continue this fan and |
expects n reCord-breaking enrolment for |
September,
ba limit Of NveIsht mn rnnII
matter. which was formerly four pounds. |
has been raised to 50 pounds in the first |
and second zones and to 20 pounds in all |
other zones, the change to take effect imme-
diateIy. according to the announcement yes.
terday by r. p. johnson. superintendent of
the mails in this city.
Isadore MuchnIck, 3 ~yenrs old, Of 545
Sigel street. died last night in the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital from blood poisoning. The
hoy had been swimming in the public pool
at Eighth and MiIlln streets, when he fell
from a ladder and suffered an injured knee.
Tho accident occurred last week.
The factional fight in the women's Penn
sylvania Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has been carried into
court The case comes up in the Court of
Common Pleas No. early in September.
and many wel-known society women will
be implicated. The fight originated about
Two months ago when the younger mem
Ders of the society formed a progressive"
faction and attempted to oust Thomas S.
Carlisle from his position as superintendent.
Hay fever sufferers who visit the Osteo-
)athic Hospital, S32 Pine street. tonight or
or Friday nights thereafter, from
to 9 o'clock, will get free treatment. DR.
Iohn II. Bailey will be in charge of the
rec clinic,
Local delegates to the annual convention
# the Catholic Young Mems Society which
will he held in New York August 2O-22, will
meet tonight at the Cahill Club, l7ll Sam .
om street. Legislation to he introduced at
he convention by the Philadelphia dele
rates will he discussed. The Philadelphia | ,
delegates are especially interested in the
convention inasmuch the national rresi-
lent, Michael J. Sattery, and the national
ecretary, Sylvester A, Hauck, Ir.. are
The committee in charge
Includes Frank j. Mcdonnell, Thomas j. |
Iughes John J, Hennessy Thomas T. :
Thornton and Charles +, Gerhardt
The Alliance Methodist Episcopal Church
Il the southwest corner of Eighth and
Porter streets will probably he abandoned
When the church was erected about 10
ears ago, the scope of its work was large
md the congregation represented a big
PORTION of the population of the south
astern section Of the city The former
members Of the congregation have moved
way and a foreign element has settled in
yreat numbers The result is that the
hurch Is not on a seif-supporting basis and
$ not producing results.
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