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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
WILSON'S SPEECH VAGUE"
German Press Says independence Da,
Address Is Indistinct

3 Amsterdam. July S.-"Again the four
conditions" says the Berlin Tageblatt,
in commenting upon President Wilson's
Fourth of July speech. They are in
distinct and vague" it continues, and
one seeks vainly to discern through the
veil of mist what the speaker really
means.
President Wilson talks about a life
and-death struggle. He ought to know
that Germany is very much alive-full
of vital energy"
The Morgen Post in its allusion to the
Presidents Independence Day address,
says:
IF President Wilson really desired to
bring about lasting peace he should
have examined Chancellor Won Hert-
hng's suggestions to see how far there
was a possibility of peace. Mr.. Wilson's 3
latest speech is academic. 1t is not the
speech of statesman pursuing prac-
fical policy. With mockery of brilliant
phrases he seeks to veil the real aims
OF his war policy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
TELLS TERMS TO QUIT
SUBWAY CONTRACTS
Mayor and Transit Director
Confer on Keystone Com.
pany's Proposition

Terms on which the keystone state
c,o,s,ru,,i,,, ,-o,,,,,,, T.. ,,,u,irr 70 m.
nul SUBWAY ana otner contracts 'otdilns
ss'soo'oo" were discussed TO-DAY at q
conference between Mayor smith and
transit director Iwlnins
IN conformity with the Government
order directing the cessation or all but
essential work, President Louchheim OF
the construction company. has forwarded
letter 10 the Mayor telllng what the
company believes to he just terms for
n settlement. This letter was produced
at the conference
Although no announcement of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
GIRLS TO DELIVER
DEATH MESSAGES
Motor Messenger Corps
Will Break News to
Heroes Wives
AID WAR DEPARTMENT
Unfeeling kilograms Will No
Longer Shock Loved
Ones at Home

Government authorities have not only
officially recognized the quick sympathy
and the impulsive kindness inherent in
womankind they have found q definite
place in war work for just these attri-
butes.
Beginning today, Philade!phia mothers.
sisters and other relatives of men in
service will no longer be confronted by
the dread of the coldly meager telegram
bringing news from the front Printed
words that are harsh and unfeeline at
best will be replaced by verbal mes
sages from fellow-women whose hearts
are full of tender sympathy and whose
minds are ready with suggestions and
comforting thoughts of solace.
The motor messenger service of the
emergency aid has been officially dele
gated to carry these most delicate mes
sages telling of casualties to relatives
and dependents of men overseas. Under
the leadership of their captain. Mrs.
Thomas Langdon Elwyn, the Philadel-
phia motor messengers are making ready
for their new duties.
War Department Request
At the request of the War Department
their khaki uniforms will be disca rded
and instead the women messengers will
wear the oxford gray of the Red Cross,
Captain Elwyn will have two silver dia-
monds embroidered on her shoulder
straps; first lieutenants will wear one
silver diamond and second lieutenants.
a gilt diamond
Pearl gray tabs on the collar will
designate staff officers, and service
stripes will be worn on the sleeves,
we are glad of this new order" de-
NJ l.
ing. 1T is something that lies very near
our hearts, We feel so deeply for the
sorrowing folk back home and we want
with all our hearts to do everything we
can to help. You know yourself there
are many times when you are in abso-
Lutte need of a friend. Some of the
mothers and sisters. of course, are we'll
provided for financially and physically.
But even these. I believe, will be glad
to have the message come to them from
soft-voiced, feeling sister.
Some May BE Destitute
And then there are the women who
need even more than sisterly comfort,
who may perhaps be destitute or in dire
straits. This is where we can really
serve"
The Government has drafted the wom-
ems motor corps service in six of the
largest cities of the country: New York,
Chicago. Atlanta. Buffalo, New orleans
and Philadelphia. In this city the serv-
ice is already so efficiently organized it Is
merely a shifting Of uniforms and the
adding of new duties in order to answer
the latest call.
Some of the most prominent women
socially are heart and soul In the serv-
ice and today acknowledged with glad
hearts the new orders. Mrs Henry
Price Wright is adjutant of the organi-
"a ton: Mrs. W. Morgan Churchman is
quartermaster and the following are
sectional lieutenants: Mrs George
Dallas Dixon, Jr., Philadelphia Miss
Eelen Dougherty. Germantown Mrs. T..
Florence Rivinus Chestnut HIM. Mrs
Sydney Thayer Main Line Miss Made
line Asbury. York road; Miss Mary Nc
Intyre, Delaware County. Mrs. Charles
Z. Stokes is secretary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
CONFER ON ANNULMENTS
Mayor and Twining Plan Cancel.
lation of Subway Work

A conference was held today between
Mayor Smith and Transit Director
Twining on the annulment of the con-
tract for subway work on Arch and
Locust streets, and other cancellations
made necessary by the war.
During Solicitor Connelly's absence in
France on war work, his first assistant
Ernest Lowengrund, will be in full
charge of that department it was an
nounced, and will act as counsel for
the city in the annulrnent of the con-
struction contracts.
Another conference will be held al
noon tomorrow, when Jerome Louch-
heim, president of the Keystone State
Construction Company, which holds the
contract for the subway work to be
annulled. will attend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
SAFETY CHIEF PROMOTES FIVE
Two Firemen and Three Police.
men Advanced by Wilson

Five promotions were made by Direc-
tor Of Pubic Safety Wilson in the Po-
Ice Bureau today. and two in the Fire
Bureau.
Lieutenant Clifton Bull. 5715 Maple
wood street, was named a captain in
the Fire Department. and Engineer Dam
pointed a lieutenant to succeed him.
Patrol Sergeant George H. Smith,
]Fifty-rirth ana Pine streets station, was
made street sergeant, and Patrolman
Iohns Nj. King. same district, was made
patrol sergeant to succeed Smith
a.. Tnlmau Dennis j. Martin, Fifty
third street and Media avenue station,
was appointed patrol sergeant, and
Fatrolmen william A. Finn and Joseph
=. Comisky, Belgrade and Clearfeld
streets station, house sergeants,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
EIkton Marriage Licenses

EIkton. Nd. July S.-Twenty-two
couples visited Elkton today and were
granted marriage licenses as follows {:
George Bone and Emma Litner, Elmer
Smith and Mary Henry. Russell ], Raab
and Marion Carroll, Joel Seilo and Anna
Clement. Preston King and Caroline
Kramer. George Hoffman and Edna Ash
worth, and william II. Smith and Amelia
Somershue all of Philadelphia Homer
F. Reed. Wilmington. and Lola Stevens.
Cambridge. Md: Joseph Hogan and
Elizabeth l.. Carter. Wilmington; Harold
j. Maddocks and Gladys Fort, Walling-
ford, Conn Harry Jacobs, Chester, and
Pearl Vessel, wyoming, Del; William
]. Jefferies and Della r. Walters. Phoe-
nixville Elmer B. Harvey and Reba NJ.
Finnehock, Peach Bottom, Pa. John II.
Heasey, Northeast. Md, and Esther Rea
wilmington; Ephraim n. Rhine and
Stella n. Perce. Schoeneck. Pa. Charles
Carsley and Mary Lloyd, Kirkwood
Del; Richard c. Hecker and Minnie
Bergman. Fort Mott. n. j.: Thomas
Conavo and Florence Pitcher. Moores-
town, N j.; Edward f.. Martin and
Marion Gibson, Pennsgrove, n. j.: Will
liam B. Insley and Florence B. Elliott,
Wilmington Oren Clogh and Eva NJ.
Lawson, Mt. Carmel, and John A. Smoot,
Baltimore, and Frances IRISH. Scranton,
Pa,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
MRS. SANGER LOSES POST
Birth Control League Gusts Head for
Invoking Legal Aid
By the United Press

n New York, July s.--Mrs. Margaret
8nnger, whose troubles as head Of the
birth-control league formerly attracted
Attention. Is no longer connected with
that organization.
Her connection. ID developed TODAY
ended when she appealed to the district
attorney to help her investigate affairs
Of the birth-control league. with especial
difference to its treasurer, DR.. Frederick
A. Blossom. ~
= The league dispensed with her and
elevated Blossom TO vice presidency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
CALLS RETIRED RAIL MEN
Pennsylvania Railroad to Use Old En-
ployes for War

Sunbury, Ia, July s.--More than fifty
retired employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company were notified that
they may return to- work during the
period of the war, providing they can
pass a physical test. They were also
told this will not interfere with their
pensions. which will be continued
Many of these men have entered other
pursuits, and most of them are either
skilled mechanics or railroad men. The
shortage of help here, it Is said by
operating heads, makes it necessary
something be done TO get skilled help.
Many women are on the waiting list
for employment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
STATUE SPURNED, QUITS
Trenton School Board President Denies
He Is Pro.Cerman

Trenton, n. j., July Sherman c.
Mueller. sculptor and president of the
Trenton Board of Education, following
the recent refusal of the city commits
sion to accept gift of IA piece Of
statuary entitled Columbia at War"
sculptured by himself. has resigned as
head of the school board and the resig-
nation has been accepted by Mayor
Frederick Donnelly. who expressed re-
gret over Muellers retirement.
Mueller has been accused in the local
press of pro-German utterances and the
city commission refused to accept his
statuary because of anonymous threats
to destroy it If the city received it.
Mueller has been a member of the
school board since 1911 and was re-
appointed three times by Mayor Don
nelly. For the last four years he was
elected president Of the board each year.
He is a native Of Germany, but an
American citizen. and has Indignantly
denied he Is a pro-German.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Richard W; Brown; League Island. and Mar.
En %sRs ?asEne 81 isiGiFa Gsaw5oGa s@a
csf35s 9%FSs54 "a aTS"dse Sc st. and Ida
.M"si H"Re tr,b b@TS i$15 ? Ws;s d a"u
>. Ma rshaii s14, E, .Tiosa st.. anu -N"''
TpT and + sssk 6 coSmoia E% Mo
Th9mas 0GraayI bI4 cffmP fIna Meade Md and
Bs%irtGs NJ .h;3$ Fo$sr' it7 n 18th st. M
MfEP Pa and
Chandler G., Jackson 4i2s Girard ave. and
cbfstis6 APn NJ W. keT 4t2s Gssrd MS.
:, and Re6sCca 6;rn as, 8 Ysrkss lilo
AT2s n sTTW Pa and
Eleanor Green, 1909 S. 18th ST, '''' a"'
willis Myy WiShfI M3Isms cam2 .s sssD ssmphsIes Va
Dayid Ass,msn sss = ossi gee N I'd St and Fannie
MGFers TenstsRYs 1 115s south 9R'9 st. ST. and Minnie
,s Tssh cs%p Sa% RE Por ri Sty u and
ReffGrS TSi15 q Alg.ander' h,is Erie Pa. and Ruth
S5sf as%s assnfyTas It;
Hugh P Dsady sis ss2 FeTnon st. and Marie
JosePs 4 Fsmsrantz' Js54 $. Orkney St.
KATHERINE F. GilEqre, 500 McKean st N"0
and Clara ia E BSr esaG eGs%g s t.
Amsdeo Lac!yitia: s22 siEel St. and Lena
52' camp af%o;TSG Msde Md and Viola
Arsxandsr kateT Il 1S'A ST. and
rrsdsrGs Mi9 stSxn se ss iHs' snE5rd ka1sE @
HfRTT Davis 5oTsf sS7 + So7 Oh 9TH and Daisy
RqSsri MSrsy 1899 aKsS akspsHssoR and
town; and Anna Glenn, 1911 St Louis St
EdMard Rsrtbs C " CAMP Dx
Herman Waschler. 4so Catharine ST., and
Erna stecher, so6 Diamond ST.:
Matilda Matilda ReddicE. sss5 FilSert @ st st. st. ana
STANLEY c. Jones, 1919 a. MoTtgomnery ave.
Ha M2ey f MsTon and
John i Kutrs. it' a4se salmon st, and Anna
Ellen NJ Kraft, York. Pa.
N1t Hnf4 aqFs5 5ss7 9Ss H. weSF,gn st. and Sophie
HAIRY s9S \ NeT TanGobh YSIs city and
FGGsG' SnG Anna ~ F. pftsTsG%
Asq snd So oIss S1ss i4id fHFna g ssh .
ss!.e q Hsst ks is lip Ra and nmm.
&c. Render 4Sia i5ittmaT st st ~ and A,.,
joins fips BitcSnaa, M'Sn G 81 T. ath st. and Sarah
wiism ftyn g. 81 Bell Ii So sdn T. 10Th st. and Anna
Herley, 1929 Paramount ave.
Edward n. Smith, 50T w. York ST.. anc
Julia Hickman. 507 W. York st.
Samuel n. Morell. 1714 s. 18th St, anC
Emma Sunderland 105 Titan st.
Lazar Kiss, 1906 N Cadwalsder St. anc
Mary Harry, 175 w. Columbia ave.
Nathan Einhorn. 432 Wharton ST.. and Anna
Kaplan 245O $. American st.
Sylvester p. Harmon, 1908 Cantreli St. anc
Isadore Koitoff,. 5ol4 westmoreland st. enc
Bessie Horowit2 50lI Westmoreland st.
Samuel F. Fredericks. 2069 Emerald st,
and Elizabeth G. Davis, ee6o Emerald st
John II, Hale, Camden. ". J.. and Rebeccs
r.. Chadwick 1929 HaItville st.
Nelson NJ. Reinhsrt. U. s. navy. and AIMS
Clemens. 1909 Z. Earl st.
E,rsrn Robert w johnson. u s. N, Ora
yers lane. Chestnut Hill. Phia.. and Sara
YER 49, island, La.
Earl Thomas, 2022 Tasker St. and Martha
Taylor, 2022 Tssker st
Roland Hamer, Camp Meade. Md. and Ma
bel Jones, Is45 Sigel ST
Walter u. Riggs l34T Mechanic St. ant
Mary l.. O'Brien. 6025 Magnolia ave
Edwin II, Lippincott, 1882 w, Diamond st
and Jane T, Grove. Parkland. Pa
Charles ]. Normann, 139 ". 82d ST.. ant
Genevieye l.. Durang, $685. Poplar ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
EXTRADITION FIGHT FAILS
Man Accused of Larceny Turned Over
to Wilmington Authorities

Technical legal questions raised by
counsel for Frank J. Page to combat
extradition to Wilmington, where he is
wanted on a charge of larceny, will have
to be fought out at the trial, according
to the ruling of Judge Patterson IN
Quarter Sessions Court
After Page was identified as the man
wanted in Wilmington. where he is al
legged to have collected $3.50 on ring
sci with a piece of glass instead of a
diamond. Judge Patterson refused to
consider points of law about whether
iarceny had been committed. Page was
remanded to the custody OF the Will
mington authorities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
TRY FOR POLICE CAPTAIN
Forty.four Lieutenants Take Test-De.
tective Head Exams. Pos,noned

Forty-four lieutenants of the Bureau
Of Police today took the Civil Service
tests for the position of captain The
only vacancy at the present was oc.
casioned by the recent advancement OF
william B. Mills to the position of as
sistant superintendent of police.
Lieutenants are paid at the rate ~
$1,000 a year, while captains receive
$1,000. The examination for captain Of
detectives, which was scheduled for to-
morrow, has been indefinitely postponed
Mayor Smiths personal appointee. will
continue to hold the place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
HONOR WAR PLANT DEAD
Memorial Held at Oakdale for Aetna
Explosion Victims

Pittsburgh, July s. - Two thousands
persons crowded the little graveyard
in Oakdale yesterday, where memorial
services were held for the ninety-three
men killed by an explosion which de-
molished the Oakdale plant of the Aetna
Chemical Company last May IS.
Chancellor Samuel Black Mccormick,
of the University of Pittsburgh, in his
address, said The workmen who sacri-
feed their lives while making high ex-
plosives for the Government deserved as
high a place in the regard of their
countrymen as soldiers dying on French
battlefields.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
DEATHS

EATON.-At Saranac Lake N Y sEy
MoUR b.. son Of Mrs. Seymour Eaton Of
Lansdowne nsdown Pa. Pa. Services az Ath-Dais
PlERCE.-zAt West chester. july ' g.
SARAH J. FERREE, wife OF Thomas w,
to funeral, Wed. 4Os s. Church st. mesi
a. s,ud1s the house ho, 40 p. m. Int Oxford Gem
GRAHAM.-At Elizabeth. N. j.. An.
THUR THUR r. GRAHAM, aged 70, formerly 81
Philadeiphta. Funeral Wed. from residence
10 PEPPEhI pf EIi. .bSly IvnSo WILLIAM H.. hgs
West Phila Ledge; No, Ie2, o. r. c. sni
R, r. Co. Invited to service, We'd shna ma
AHA Girard ave. Int private. Friends ma,
view remains Tuesday evening '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
MOTORISTS FINED In CAMDEN
Philadelphians Among Those Ar.
rested for Speeding Offense

On charges of speeding and other al
legged violations. seven automobilsts
were arrested today by the police of
Camden and It's vicinity.
william Albert, Media. was speeding
through Magnolia at sixty miles an
hour, it is said. He was fined $50 and
costs by Justice of the Peace Jackson.
Earl Brimer, Lancaster, was fined sl5
and costs for a similar offence.
Charles Piegger, Eighteenth and Tioga
streets. was fined $40 and costs for
driving motortruck which had no
license. William Bennett, Twenty-second
and Oakdale streets and William
Mooney, Seventeenth and Race streets
were arrested on the same charge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
AID MEN HELPING WIN WAR
That's Their Business Now,
World Clubs Are Told
By the United Press

San Francisco, July Sour business
now and the business of advertising now
is winning the war"
That was the declaration of p. S.
Florea. executive manager of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World,
in his annual report today.
The convention held its first formal
session at 10 o'clock. President d. w.
Darcy made the opening address The
remainder of the morning was given
over to the business of winning the war,
with W. H Johns, of New York; Paul
f, Faust. of Chicago; F. w. Stewart, of
Montreal. Canada G. r. McCauley. of
New York. and w. T. Mutually. of New
York, alr representing the committee on
public information, discussing the var
ious ways in which advertising can help
whip Germany.
The contest for the next convention
city is Oh with New Orleans, st. Paul,
New York and Tulsa, Okla, the lead
ing contenders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
REATH DIED In BRILLIANT FIGHT
Philadelphian Shot When He
Returned to Battle

Details reached here today explaining
how Sergeant Thomas Roberts Reath
1888 Pine street, who was killed in
France June T.. met his death.
Sergeant Reath, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Reath, led an attack
against the Germans, which resulted in
the capture of forty prisoners and q
machine gun. He then returned to the
firing line. and in a few minutes met
death in action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Three Accused of Supplying Men in
U. S. Uniform

Two white men and negro. charged
with selling or serving liquor to sailors
in uniform. at hearing before United
states Commissioner Long today. were
held under $500 bail each for court,
The men accused of selling intoXicants
were Frank Purr. Gladstone street
white and Chester Coppie, Cherry
street, near Thirteenth. negro. Walter
Ellis Twelfth street near Susquehanna
avenue, was charged with merely sery-
ing the LIQUOR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
RAILROAD SHOPMEN MEET
Delegates Of Pennsylvania Union Hold
First Convention at Altoona
! By the United Press

Altoona. Pa, July S.-The first con-
vention Of the System Federation of
Organized Shopmen of the PENNSYLVANIA
opened in this city today with aboiIt
200 delegates present from all paris of
the country. Many prominent labor
leaders were in attendance
Although Pennsylvania Railroad shon-
men have only recently been organized
Il is said they are about s5 per cent
union
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Burn German Book

Palmyra, Pa, July S.-Gabriel II.
Meyer, State president of the Patriotic
Order, Sons of America, was the leading
figure the other night in the destruction
by fire of a History of Germany" written
by a German author. which had been
discovered among the volumes in the
large library of Camp No. 1872, of Pal
myra. his home. The volume was torn
to pieces and its leaves distributed
among the 100 members present Presi-
dent Meyer then started bonfire, which
was fed by the pages of the volume until
all had been consumed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
A. p. to Pension Employes

New York, July S,-The board of di-
rectors of the Associated Press have es-
tablished a system of employees pen
sions, disability and sick benefits effec-
emergency reserve funds 100000 in
Liberty Bonds for its inauguration. Fur
ther additions to the fund will be made
at the end OF each fiscal year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Industrial School Dedicated

r The Catholic Italian industrial schoo
for children Of the Church Of Our Ladx
of the Eternal, Twenty street
and Indiana avenue, was dedicated YES,
terday following a parade The Rev
Walter p. Cough, pastor of st. Columbia 4
parish blessed the building Courses
in cooking and sewing will be giyer
girls and Italian and English classes
will be held for both boys and girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Ex.Bsnking Commissioner Smith III

william H. Smith, formerly State
rommissioner of Banking is seriously
III in the, Presbyterian Hospital. AL
though he was slightly improved today,
Condition. Ten days ago Mr.. Smith fell
at his home. s27 North Slxty-third
street suffering a broken hip. He has
been at the hospital since the accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
SEYMOUR B. EATON DEAD
Son Of Late Lansdowne Resident Dies al
Saranac Lake

Seymour b: Eaton, twenty-seven years
old son of the late Seymour Eaton oS
Lansdowne, is dead at Saranac Lake,
N. Y.
Word of his death was received todav
by his mother; He had been living at
was engaged in the publication of a
magazine Mr., Eaton was a graduate
of the Tome School and of Syracuse
University
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY
Philsdelphian Sent to Penitentiary for
-. Six TO Seven Years

Sorristown. Pa., July S.-Pleadng
guilty to the robbing OF the homes of
Fl f. Moore, Fl T. Wiloughby and Al
bert j. Kennedy. in Lower Merton. Fred
erick Bigard, of Philadelphia, was sem
fenced to from six to seven years in
the Eastern Penitentiary by Judge Mil
ler.
Plunder to the value of more than
$4,000 was secured by Bgard. who has
long criminal record, part of which the
police found in Bigard's possession.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
SUPPOSED COMET A METEOR
Fiery. Visitor of Last Night Only a
Shooting Star

What hundreds of persons who saw
the phenomenon late last night believed
IN be a new comet was described by
the Weather Bureau today as merely
meteor or shooting star of unusual brill
iiancy.
at iIl8 o'clock. and moved rapidly in
iieht and had tail of golden hue.
Many thought it might be Halley's comet
making an unexpected return visit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
BOY HIT BY MOTORCAR DIES
Child Stepped Into Automobiles Path,
Saw Witnesses

Injuries received when nr was struck
by an automobile on Saturday night re-
suited in the death today of six-year-
old John Shcehan, of 56OS Baynton
street in the Germantown Hospital.
Peter Campbell, eighteen years old. 223
Rittenhouse street. driver of the auto
mobile. had hearing in the Central
Station and was held for the Coro-
ner. Police say he was driving the car
Oh a borrowed license. The accident
occurred on Armat street between Nor
ton and Hesliell The child. speCt.t ors
say. ran directly into the path of the
automobile.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Girl Struck by Trolley Car

Marie Skiffington, twenty years old
s029 North Broad street, was seriously
injured when she was struck by a troll
lev car at Sixty-hfth avenue and Old
York road last night. She is suffering
from fracture of the wrist and leg, and
possibly Of the skull.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Uniontown Coal Operator in Navv

president of a large coal mining com,
pany at Morgantown, W. Va, and who
is reputed to be very wealthy has en-
listed In the United States navy. He is
attached to one of the storehouses at the
navy yard Mr.. Hickman was attracted
TO the navy during recent visit here.