Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
City News in Brief

OlCy lNCVO Ill Id ICl
FIGHT At THE BEDSIDE OF a dying
mother between two sons, their father and
policeman ended in the two sons being
sent to Jail for three months today They
are Patrick and Frank Kelley of 1897
south Mole street. The two younger men
arrived home intoxicated and argumenta-
i've late last night and soon picked "A fight
with their father. Patrick A policeman
from Fifteenth street and Snyder avenue
station arrived jus; in time to save him 1t is
charged. from IA butcher knife welded by
one OF the men.
APPROVAL or PREsiDESr WILSON'S
proposal for n union of nations for peace
ana approval OF the Wells biz to abolish
capital punishment in Pennsylvania are ex-
pressed in resolutions made public today
ny the Phiadelph a branch of the American
Union Against Mlitarism. The Presidents
plan Is termed the only real guaranty of
permanent peace" The second resolution
urges the Legislature at its present session
TO pass the Wells bill
FALL. FROM RArTER seriously In
Jured Peter MCGough. nine years old of
4lOl Ridge avenue. lie is In St Timotby's
hospital suffering from fracture of the
left leg, badly lacerated face and possible
internal injuries
BIBLIOG NOsIs SOCIETY has elected
the following officers: James H. Elliott
president; Il. ID. Olensis. vice president
James shields secretary, and Joseph Dublin.
treasurer, The aim Is to encourage anti.
auarian, photographed and other literary
HARRY X. THAY'S condition IL favor
able, although he is unable 60 sit up i'm
bed His mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw.
ia still at his bedside I'm ~ nar,,, Ii,
uital Detective Cantain rate s,id !, an a..
several weeks before rhaw viii Inc ahIs
to leave the hospital
FRANKLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
held its twelfth annual meeting in tho AZ.
sembly Building Frankford and elected tho
following officers: Franklin Sn,edIsv rrosi
Comfy Hunter. treasurer and Misc caro-.
line W. Smedley secretary
JAMES +. CORTEjyOI chief ,f ,h. In
cal department of postoffice inspectors and
Mrs. Cortelyou were guests of honor at a
dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Griffin
and Mr.. and Mrs l.. j. Cavanaugh, at their
home. 5225 North Fifteenth street Other
guests We're inspectors j. II. wardle. A. T.
fccker
Conscience MONEY, amounting to
Fto2. mas been sent to the city Treasury by
the Rev James T. McCloskey, of the Church
OF tne NatlNity' III Media. II probably Is
citizen OF whose tax Indebtedness nothing
was known
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W u l. Us hrsi sh'er meuai uec'ama-
w" 'on.."' was he'i At '"e is"0''"'n MIS-
SUI w. iocuS' street Inc I'eu"l was
""a'"eu 10 MIS-" ruiIh Derr, vi perhh"h-
~ .~oN"' ine s''er.'o''S ,' were lro',' le'I'per
dar ,ta St,aa,i,,, 80 S,ts, a, p,,t,o,' oiaI
contest superintendent. Those competing
for the medal were Misses Beatrice Alte-
mus, Dorothea Brown, Edith Derr Flor
ence kofal. Minerva Kline. Beatrice Linz
skill and Beatrice Ieiters. George Long pre-
sented the medal to the winner.
PENNSYLVANIA BANRERS' ASSOCIA-
ton. Group |, has offered prize to the
school pupil who best defines thrift" Ten
thousand copies of pamphlet entitled
Thrift" have been printed and Will be dis
tributed among the private, public and pa
the pamphlet is Milton w. Harrison, secre-
tary of the savings bank section of the
American Bankers Association.
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MYSTERY MAN In the person OF Lionel
& Nabey Is i'm the PHILADELPHIA Hospital
suffering from a loss of memory regarding
his own identity A description of the man
an endeavor 10 have the man Identified,
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF Phi'adeiphia
celebrated their second birthday by party
at the Philadelphia Sketch Club on South
! Camac street. There was an exhibition OF
commercial art. and one-act tragedy
over the wires enacted pE seNerar iIle''i. 'i
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