Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-15
City News in Brief

Eighty-fve children, ranging from years
to II years of age, members of the Bryn
hfawr College Summer School for Children,
which Is annually conducted at the German
town Boys Club. 81 West Penn street, Ger
mantown left for Ocean City this morning
for an all-day picnic. The picnic was to
have taken place several days ago. but the
ordinance barring children under l6 years
OF age from going into the State of New
Jersey without health certificate caused
a sudden halt in the plan.
August KInsIey. SO years old, shot him
self in the head today in his home, at III
South Third street, and died soon afterward
in the Pennsylvania Hospital. His wife,
aroused by the report of a .3S caliber re-
volver found her husband lying on the
dining-rOom floor unconscious. The police
were unable to ascertain why the man had
ended his life.
Edward O'Sein, a policeman of the
Branchtown station, was beaten up about
o'clock this morning by two negroes, whom
he had placed under arrest after two negro
women complained that they had been at
attacked in side street. O'Neill is at st.
Lukes Hospital, his scalp badly cut. The
women assaulted are Mrs Maud Watts, 500
North American street, and Mrs. Dotte May
Wright, of the same address William Hill,
"a years old, of 1914 Smedley street, was
arrested today. He is accused as one Of
the assailants.
Dependency over the loss OF his position
is said TO have caused James j. Rush, AZ
year old, OF 1918 North Twenty-second
street. to attempt suicide at his hone by
swallowing poison He was found lying on
a couch in an unconscious condition early
today by his 9-year-od daughter Mary.
Or, Lee Boyce. li19 Jefferson street had
the man removed 10 the Women's College
Hospital He is in critical condition.
IatrIck Fitzgibbons, 35 years old, 1902
South Second street. fell dead while In the
bathroom of his home. He had been in i'll
health for many months.
Patrick KiIroy. so years OF age, OF 32Is
North Second street, was found dying in
a cell at the Front and Westmoreland
streets station early today by the turn
key, Adam Deubel. Deubel had him re-
moved TO the Episcopal Hospital. where
he died few hours later. Kilroy was ar
rested last night Physicians at the hos
pital said his death was caused by all
coholism'
Director MaeLaughlln, Of the DspaF TIM mt
of Supplies has announced his Intention
of seiz!ng, for the city, coal within the
limits of Philadelphia in the event OF a
railroad strike. and City Solicitor Connolly
is locking up the law on the subject II
Is Director MaeLaughlins purpose 10 in
sure a supply OF coal. so that the water
works. hospitals and other public instltu-
tlons viii not have to suspend operations.
II the waterWurks were TO stop running
il would mean general cessation of busi-
ness throughout the cfty At present the
municipality has supply Of coal sufficient
for 40 days.
Mayor saith has leased a cottage owned
by Senator Edge at 2s2S Pacific avenue, At
Iantic City. n. J., for tire remainder of the
summer and fail The Mayor has arranged
10 bring Mrs. Smith and his children TO the
shore as soon as the cottage Is ready. They
probably will take possession before the end
OF the week.
swarthmors College Is the beneficiary e
the extent Of $4,000 by the VIII OF Jonathan
X Taylor, who died yesterday in Baltimore
The money Is 70 establish q Scholarship
under his name, Many Friends institutions
were remembered.
gift Of S7O0 has been received BY the
University u Pennsylvania from an
anonymous friend 10 be used 10 fight IN
fantile paralysis. Provost Smith has de
cIded that the gift can best be used BY
| spreadlng through 4 formal publication the
results OF 4 food survey made recently BY
the Henry Phipps Institute The publlca.
ton Is a study of conditions IN the city
under which parishabla foods are handled
and marketed The survey via - bafas.
the public sitEiH tWo aeeAs.