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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
COMMON-LAW WIVES
%, FIGURE IN DRAFT CASE
Men Accused Of Falsely Swearing
They We're Legally Married
Released by Judge

Two men who were accused OF TRYING
10 cNade the draft by falsely swearing IN
their questionnaires that they We're mar
rled and had their wives 20 support were
released by Judge Thompson. in Fedora
Court today, when It appeared that their
objects had been the protection OF the
good names of women with whom they
were living
Joseph H. Ilealy. twenty-siN years old
. Wyalusin gavenue near Fifty iIfth
street, begged to be sent 10 France i'm
mcdiately rather than to Jail He had
left his lawful wife. taking their child
with him. and gone TO live with Mary
sherman. at the home of her parents
All the neighbors had been told that he
and Miss sherman were married, which
they intended to be as soon as Hcaly
could obtain n divorce. To protect Miss
Sherman's name he had sworn she was
his wife. His real wife. Estella Ieaiy.
had Informed the authorities and caused
his arrest and Miss Sherman's. Tre.
now. he will go into the draft army.
Micha Hin, an Austro- Hungarian. was
the other man released. He had eloped
from Detroit with his boarding mistress
and their child, fearing the wrath of tho
womIn's husband. called in the draft
Hin had sworn the woman was his wife,
having represented her as such in Pfila-
delphia. After hearing testimony re-
gardng the kind Of man the woman had
left for Hin, JudGr Thomp,on was dis
posed to be lenicHt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
WOMAN HOSPITAL FUND
GOES OVER THE TOP
Total at Noon Today S17,I57 in Ex-
cess of S125,OOO Goal of Ten
Day Drive

The ten days emergency drive to
RAISE $4,000 for the Woman's Hos
pital by noon today has gone cover the
top, according to today's report at the
campaigners' luncheon at the Bellevue
Stratford. Thirty.one thousand, four
hundred and forty-nine dollars and dfty
cents was collected by noon TODAY.
making the total sum S142,15f. The
ilnal report of today's collections will
DC announced at o'clock tonight, as
the committee decided to carry on the
campaign throughout tue day. The
pennant for the most money collected
was given to Mrs. A. Edward Newton,
captain of team No. IL.
rive nurses OF the Woman's Hospital
volunteered to make a collection at the
Garrick. Forrest and Broad Street Thea
tres today. They are Misses Bertha
seldehrldge, Ethel Rahe. Esther May
trott, Lois Gates and Mrs. Eta Lamb
Jordan.
short address was delivered after
tne luncheon by John A. Mccarthy.
trust officer Of the Real Estate Trust
Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
RED CROSS DOG STEALS A MARCH
ON DAN CUPID AS MATCHMAKER
Canny Canine Fostered Soldier Romance Which Bios
somed in Wedding Of Philadelphia Man and
Maid After Journey From Georgia

uEEES q tale OF soldier. maid
- aud dog ard the romance that the
led Cross can weave into. war.
Sergeant Louis Pcgol. Of Field Hos
pital No. ITO, T. = A. Tacony. came all
tho way bacl, from Camp IIa. 5ck.
fcorGia. on a special tcn-day furlough
to get the dog First he married the
girl who wrote 10 him about the dog
Miss Margaret Wofferdcu, shc was-and
today lie and his bride went To tho home
of the donor of the dog Miss Curtis
Wager-Smith. artist, writer and Rcd
Cross vorker---to claim the canine who
acted as Dan Cupid
The dog-hero il Yankee" fine roveu.
nfbnth-old specimen of the piucher' breed
Of Red Cross dog. Now, as n full-fledged
member OF Uncle SANS army hospital
service, he Will go 90 camp IIancoc; to-
morrow with his new masler To- begin
training as a retriever Of wounded sol
diers on the battlefield with hiq cousins.
who have done noble worl, for the armies
of all nations. That he viii max" good
no one doubts. for he has IA Champion
ship pedigree. His sire. Lord Won Iillcn-
kron. Is a $1,000 Red Cross dog, and his
mother, sophie Won Fern Felsen, had a
ord-breaking litter, all OF which wcrc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
SORE FEET PLEA FAILS
TO SAVE "BOOTLEGGER"
Defendant Unable to Hunt Work,
Admits Peddling Liquor to
Soldiers and Sailors

About three weeks ago Thomas Reilly.
also known as Martin Kennedy. Of Syra-
rusc. y. V, pleaded guilty 10 selling
liquor to sailors and soldiers. but Judge
Thompson, in the Fedora Court. took
compassion upon him and gave him his
liberty ON promise to earn a living
from legitimate work. To-day Reilly. or
Kennedy, again appeared in court
charged with the same offense. and. for
the second time, pleaded guilty.
only a short time ago you promised
to get job and keep out of this bust
ness" remarked Judge Thompson. why
have YOU broken your word?"
Your honor. my feet were so sore
that couldn't look for work." Reilly at
tempted TO explain.
Apparently they We're not so sore as
TO prevent you from walking, along the
streets and selling liquor to our sol.
der and sailor boys. Maybe your feet
need a rest. ! will sentence you TO four
months in the Bucks County jail, at
Doylestown. and maybe in the meantime
they will heal"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
URGE PORTER TO RUN
FOR STATE SENATOR
Independents Ask Former Director
of Public Safety to Oppose jenkins
in Sixth District

A committee headed by Robert u
Dripps. former Director of Public Safety
called upon George ID. Porter. Mayor
Blankenburg's Safety Director, las,
night with a petition signed by 800 vot.
ers of the Sixth Senatorial District ask.
ing him to oppose owen +. Jenkins, the
Ware Senator from that district.
The other two members Of the COM
mittec were Kern Dodge and Arthur G..
Graham. George W. Coles, chairman
OF the Town Meeting party committee.
announced today that his party will
stand behind Porter and the independ-
ents assert they have L good chance to
elect their candidate. since the Sixth
District is made up of the Twenty-nrst,
1.wenty-third, Thirty-eighth and Forty
second Wards.
Among the signers to the petition were
John q. Winston, Il. L. Austin, Francis
Il. Reeves, Arthur II. Lea, John H.
McIlhenny, John story jerks \. g.
Scattcrgood and Walter l.. sheppard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
AIM TO AVOID FIRES
IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
City Officials Adopt Radical
Measures to Safeguard
Lives of Children,

Plans to safeguard public school chill
dren ana school buildings from fire were
made today at a conference of officials
Of the Board Of Public Education. Fire
Marshal Elliott ana director of Public
Safety Wilson. in the office of the last
named.
Recommendations wcyc made by the
Director and Fire Marshal TO j. Horace
Cook, superintendent of buildings. and
John j. cassell. superintendent Of heat
ing, who represented the Board of Pub
lie Education. Neither Director Wilson
nor Fire Marshal Elliott would reveal
what recommendations We're made, both
saying however. that there was COM
pletc harmony and that AN agreement
was reached whereby the safety of the
pupils will he assured. Many Of the
recommendations already are In force"
said Superintendent Cook.
II Is understood that the conference
resulting from the death Of four fire
men In the George Brooks School fire,
agreed upon five points. These. it was
said. were:
First. Installation OF sprinkler sys-
TEN ia every building, Swtih "a minimum
of sprinkler in the loft and one in the
basement.
Second. Ifiring of night watchnen
to guard the S"O,UOQ,uUu. pubic school
property. the senlinels to report hourly
to the nearest police station by means
of boxes such as are used by policemen
on beats.
Third. Building of steel doors that
would make stairwuys in school build
'ngs virtual iire-escapeS, free from
flames.
Fourth. Frequent fire drills for pupils
nj uneXpected moments, with records
kent by teachers to be submitted 10 tho
fire marshal.
Fifth. Improvement Of heating plants
with n view to making them safer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
SEEK RELATIVES or
MAN KILLED BY AUTO
Aged Victims Whispered Name Not
Understood--Two Other Injured
by Accidents

The police are today seeking relatives
Of an old man who died in the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital last night after
being struck By nm auto truck at Thirty
first and Diamond streets. Two other
persons were also injured by automo-
biles last night.
The old man--he was between soy.
enty-fvc and eighty years old-whis-
pcred his name just before he died. but
SO family IT could not be heard clearly.
II sounded like Abe Kcrsham or ABB
Eelsham.
William Fiels. eighteen years old. o16
West Tioga street. driver of the truck
Is under arrest nt the Twentieth and
Berks streets police station.
Herbert Soft. 171i Underwood ave-
nue, was seriously injured when strucl;
by an automobile at Forty-fourth street
and Girard avenue. He is in the Pres
byter!an Hospital. The police are look
ing for the driver who disappeared after
the accident.
Running across Lancaster avenue,
Eosemont. yesterday. little Iiilda Grif-
fth was struck by n truck driven by
James Miller. She was taken to the
BIyn Mawr Hospital with n fractured
leg. Miller was held In $1,000 bail by
Magistrate Lewis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
DIR. BRUBAkER LEGALLY
HEAD OF MEDICAL CLUB
His Election Confirmed. Together
With Others Who We're Candi-
dates on His Ticket

The election Of Or. Albert r. Bru-
baker. professor of physiology at JEFF
ferson Medical College as president of
the Medical Club of Philadelphia has
been declared legal. tn" decision being
entered on the official record of the club
The confirmation includes the entire
ticket elected at tho same time as Doc
tor Brubaker. whose election was con-
tested because his name did not appear
on the published list Of candidates. At
the meeting last night in the Bellevue
Stratford. when the entanglement was
cleared. many of the coo members pres
ent expressed their opinions from the
floor.
Under charges of pro-Germanism
Doctor Brubaker withdrew his name
from the ballot, but Il was replaced
few days before the election. The
validity of the election was affirmed
last night after reading. by Vice Presi-
dent DR.. G. Dram Ring, who presided.
Of an exhaustive legal opinion, prepared
by a prominent lawyer and passed upon
by another lawyer and well-known
Judge.
The opinion held the voting of the
members at the regular election upon
Doctor Brubaker's name amounted 10 a
waiver Of the requirement of the bylaw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16

given good American names To show
their Loyalty.
'ianfee' was offered by Miss Wager.
smith tn tho Rcd Cross bazaar Of the
public schools last December whcn the
call cam" for traiuci war dogs. The
privilege Of placing the PUPPY fell to tho
l"' OF Miss Woffeudcn. "A prominent Red
'fos+ worker, Of $3.50 Lesher street
realizing that perhaps tho safety Of hey
sWcetheart>would depend on the saEacity
of dog, she wrote To sergeant pegel
Offering Yankee" to the hcapital unit.
The soldier consulted his coulmandcr.
captain Emmett Vaughn. who was so
eager 10 get the do~ that he arranged n
special leave.
Sergeant pegcl arrived last Friday.
and naturally visited the source of his
information about yankee" The object
of his mission was forgotten temporarily
the Valentine season was approaching
and 50 they were married Monday
I'm -. stephens Eptscopal Church, White
Hall They returned yesterday from
their honeymoon at Atlantic city.
Sergeant rcgcl Whose homo Is at
1913 Van Kirk street. WiSsiuomng was
Il member Of the hospital unit when. as
Field Hospital No ., y. q. p. 1t served
in tn" Mexican border In 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
SALOON BRAwL VICTIM
WANTED FOR SHOOTING
Michael Barrica Found Dying After
Fracas-Had Been Sought
for Two Months

For the second time in two weeks the
local police have found a man they have
heen looking for for some time only
when he has been violently brought to
their attention.
Two months ago Michael Barrica. Of
Porter street above Eleventh. shot
Ernest Carlson. night clerk at the
Revere Hotel at liz North Eleventh
street. Last night the police, who have
been seeking Barrica over since. found
him dying from a gunshot wound near
the heart in a saloon at Twelfth aud
Vine streets.
lie was taken in Il taxicab to Hshne-
mann Hospital. whore ii is said, his in
juries are fatal. '-..
- The man who shot Barrica Is not
known. lie had been quarreling with II
sang OF roughs. II Is said. and sudden
shot found BarriCa on the floor and the
gang dispersed. Detectives of the sixth
district are Investigating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
CAR SERVICE BETTER
UNDER U. s. NAVY SPUR
Fifty "Cripples" Repaired and
Placed In Use by
p. r. T.

The reJuvenation Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company service broueh,
about by the Navy Departments in
vestigations OF inadequate facilities FOR
/ transporting tho 1000 workers at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard. today shows
signs oe spreading 10 other sections OF
the city.
Although thorc has been no general
Improvement IN the cross-town service
since the commission headed by Rear
Admiral Christian Joy Peoples speeded
up the lines to the navy yard. the COM
pany has renulsitIoncd enough car re-
pair materials TO enable fifty OF the
broken-dow'n trolleys to be put IN opera
ton.
AZ least half of these cars ~ero put
on the lines running 70 The Frankford
Arsenal toda: Whether this move is
to forestall War Department invcstga-
tton similar 70 that of the navy Off
cials or Just because the F'rankford lines
needed the cars could not he learned,
TIL" balance Of the cars have been put
on the Mldvale. Bridesburg and Sxticth
street lines, which have been the great
est source Of complaint. Hog Island
service also has improved cars now wait
at transfer points and extra dispatchers
ana inspectors hover around 20 make
sure there are no needless delays
Complaints filed with the Public Serv.
i'e Commission by the Fox Chase I'm
proFemcnt Association and allied orgaui-
%ahonS in this city against the service
furnished by the philadelphia Rapid
transit Company In various sections
VIII be officially answered 10y the transit
company Within tho legal ton days re-
qniTed by law While no official state
mont as to the nature of the answer
could be obtained At the Offices OF the
TRANSIT company yesterday. il was hinted
that they would show by contracts nov
VI their safe that they had made every
arrangement 10 keep Up the rolling
stock, but that the war prevented OBJ
tanning needed materials
Tho transit officials also will possibly
refer 10 Rear Admiral Peoples. Of tho
Navy Department. who Strengthened out
the League Island situation, as their
trump card because they aver that NJ
gave tho service n clean hill Ct health,
both IN private utterauce and public
statement. They point 10 his interviews
as positive proof that tho service was
as good as could he provided under cir
cumstanccs. many Of which the transit
company declares II held no coutrol
over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
HELD UPON CHARGE
OF SHOOTING HUSBAND
Committee May Inquire Into Mental
Condition of Mrs. Sarah
Mcintyre

Mrs. Sarah Mcintyre. @i37 Thompson
street, was held FOR court today by
Magistrate Collins on "A charge of as
sault and battery ON her husband.
George Mcintyre
On December 12. Il is charged. She
shot him with revolver. lie has been
IN a very serious condition since that
time. hut was able to appear at the
hearing today.
Tie testified that his wife had been
melancholy for some time previous to
the attempt on his life and had at three
times tried to commit suicide. once by
cutting her wrist with a penknife and
twice by taking poison. lie believes
that. in a condition Of mental dcrauEe-
ment. she had intended to kill him and
then kill herself II was suggested that
a committee he appointed to determine
her sanity and in the meantime she Is
TO he held by court.
pstheSc incident of the hearing was
the story told by the fourtecn-year-old
son. Hugh Mcintyre. Of the struggle he
had with his mother when he discov-
cred her hy his fathers bedside with
the smoking pistol in her hand. II
was with some difficulty that he was
abe TO take it from tner, he testified
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
ORGANIZE INDUSTRIES
FOR NEW LIBERTYLOAN
Employers Are Asked to Fur
nish Information Regard
ing Subscriptions

TIL" Liberty Loan organization oi
/ Philadelphia has sent out letters to the
I industries of the city asking for con-
iidcntial Information in regard to SUBJ
Scrlptinns to the first two Liberty Loans
rms is being done i'm order to lay the
ground for the greatest number Of in
dustrlal subscriptions 10 the next loan.
information requested regards amounts
subscribed by each company, its cxecu-
yves and employees in the first two
lohhS. number of employees subscribing,
and what percentage Of the total pay-
roll how and where the subscriptions
We're paid Information regarding en-.
p'oFcS' such as predommating nationali-
ties. etc.
'. ~ i.au"r, chairman of the indus
u''I ana commercial committee and
rrahVile ID. Montgomery. chairman of
tue saIeS' committee co-operated in
sending the letters. They were sent 10
-V,ooo manufacturers of the phlladeI-
phia district,
MI Lauer and Mr.. MONTGOMERY in
these letters further suggest To the man
Ii"'turers that each plant appolnt "A
,-peItE Loan manager from among the
N'S OF employees, This man
"ou'u oIsahize the plant. so that when
representative Of the Iihortv .I.oan
committee called. he could ro,Iie, ,,,h-
MI puohs IN tile least possible time and
WIN thn least possible disturbance 10
'"' work Of the plant The ,omnanias
"'r asked 10 encourage the having of
p'i'l"I payment bonds through tho COM
p"HE rather than through a barl, II 4.
desired by the Liberty Loan com,,i,t.c
llat tach company REPORT m its srb-
Scrlpuohs so that it might be given
proper credit. sNen
systematic plans have been mode bv
i,auer ana Mr.. Montgomery for soIIc,ting
wy INDUSTRIES IN the next loan cam
palsn. They ask tile co-onerat,on -,
we w, plants so that there may be no nos.
Slollty of falling down on tho i,G,,g-
trial subscriptions. Mr.. Montromerv
said today: montgomery
ne keynote Of the preparations he
lhs made by Mr.. I.auer ana ,n,,sa1, q,
10 sam the confidence. OF the people. We
realize that business concerns have hee,
supJeSted 20 trials and diIscuItIes but
I'eI that' despite these drawbacks al
VIII patrlotlcally and heartily isnd a.
l'ahd. showing that the paramount In,
lerest Is to win the war. An tbings
considered We feel that aiding m ia
luiiest extent IN floating the next loan
VIII DC found the least burdensoma
asi pleasantsst way that employers
can ma TO aid their Government mi
themselves as Il national emergency :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
BABIES HOSPITAL
GETS $4,000 BEQUEST
Will of Emile C. Christman Tn.
cludes Sum for Charity
From S130,00O Estate

\ bequest of $4,000 to the Babies,
Hospital OF Philadelphia is included IN
the will Of Emile C. Chrlstman, ooss
Chestnut street. which. as probated to-
day. leaves to relatives of the testr irix
property valued at $4,000.
Other wills probated We're those or
Patrick W. Dermody. 522O North Tenth
street, which. in private beauests. dis.
poses Of an estate worth s17.1Oo; Cath
arine A. McCarron. 1918 Race street
$4,000 Sarah II. Hobart, Brooklyn, n
4" $4,000; Adolph Fellmuth. $500
North Mascher street, $1,000: Alice ~
Smith, 1912 North Twenty-fourtb strea,
$4,000 Josephine Eichelma, 2234 West
Indiana avenue. s44o0, and Edwin
Johnson, $40 North Seventeenth street
$500. 'ee''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
FIVE INJURED WHEN
ENGINE HITS TAXI
Occupants of Cab Narrowly
Escape Death in Crash
at Crossing

Five men narrowly escaped deatl
early this morning when q Quaker city
/ taxlcab In which they were riding was
/ struck BY a Pennsylvania Railroad en-
/ gine as the cab was crossing the tracks
on Washington avenue at seventeenth
street The tax!cab was demolished aud
the occupants hurled 10 the ground. Po-
/ lice allege that the crossing watchnan
! failed 10 lower the gates in time TO
warn the diver Of the machine, who
drove directly in front or the approach
ing engine.
The injured art:
THOMAS, GtLLEN twtnyy.one. ysars, old.
.236 Diclsinson street: laoeraturs OF the
left car and body injuries.
EDWARD McNEII.L. twsnty.onc years old,
.I25 Moore street; badly wrenched back.
Ep,wSATTpo csow1Ey ,wsnty,nrsc ,csr'
hlrs
ARTHUR JACKSON, ,w.n,-.,n, :oars old
2aiT Federal street; confusion OF the
BENJAMIN. SMITH driver twcnty-1ye
years old. 2i3 North sixteenth street;
lacoratious and coatus!ons OF tho risht
shoulder.
The injured were all removed to the
Polytechnic Hospital. where Il was later
reported that none OF tho injuries will
prove fatal.
About 5:25 o'clock this morning the
Ia xirab. in charge of Benjamin smith.
diver vas proceeding south on Seven
toenth street Approaching Washington
avenue. on which run tho tracks Of
Pennsylvania Railroad spur. the driver
did not s,aclSen the speed Of the ma
chino, aa there was apparently a clear
crossing. suddenly and with no warn
ing nol~c that any oc the men on the
machine heard. tho headlight of an en-
ginc ioaped out OF the darkness. and
tho nest instant there was a crash. a
roar and grinding OF wheels, and the
motorcar. with its occupants. was tossed
TO ono side. The occupants were hurled
N the ground. and the car landed,
spIirtered heap. beside the track.
As soon as the alarm had been spread,
patrol wagon No. l, of the Twentieth
and Fitzwater streets station, hurried
to the scene OF the accident and re-
moved the injured 10 the Polytechnic Hos
initial. Persons who viewed tho wreck
arc Of the taXicab could hardly believe
that none Of the occupants had been
l:Illed outright.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
CUNNINGHAM APPOINTS
FIVE MORE PENROSE MEN
Fills Vacancies in Quarter Sessions
Court Created by Removal Of
Ware Followers

Thomas W. Cunningham. clerk Of
Quarter Sessions Court who recently
discharged twelve Ware followers and
began filling their places with penrosc
men. named five more today.
The following were appointed mis-
celaneous division clerks at salaries
of 1880 q year: Benjamin II. Fields,
Twenty-fourth Ward Thomas $. Icw-
lit, Thirteenth Ward; Thomas \. Con-
nor. Twenty-sixth Ward; Thomas ].
Weldon. F'orty-fourth Ward. Jerome
Jones. Seventeenth Ward. was appoint
ed messenger at a salary Of $1,000 a
year. Two Penrose men had previously
been appointed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
AGED Woman Hurt in Collision

Mrs. Mary Schoenbein. sXty-oight
years old, of slG spruce street. Is in
Hahnemann Hospital suffering from Il
broken right shoulder and internal in
turtles caused by a collision between
an Eleventh street trolley car on which
she was a passenger ana a car on the
Ridge avenue line, Mt the junction Of
,he tro streets last night. Others
siig,tIy injured by the collision were
ESward tunnel, OF 5S23 Crittendeu
street ; Joseph seka. of IA Highland ave-
rue. Peter Shegala, OF 1919 DeKalb
street. and Albert Clark, Of 1857 Haines
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
HELD FOR U. S. COURT
Butler, Pa, Man Accused of Steal.
ing Postal Savings Certificates

\ charge Of taking postal sav,n,s
certificates resulted today In Maur,ss
Bailey. twenty years old. of Butler ps
being held In $1,000. bail for court a..
Camden. at
Butler was arrested by Postal =,
spector Jordan. of the Phils ds,,., ~
Postofiice, at the du Pont powder ,.pr,pl
at carnsya Point lates yesterday b.v,,s "vi -
been 'stc9a <thfrs from putlpr, Y '''s ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
SPRINKLER HALTS FIRE

Automatc sprinklers i'm The nIant =,
j. Milton Hagy Waste Worts t,' %
swanson street below Queen, kept a flrs
under control today till the engine com
pahles arrived and eXtinguished The
flames. ''o
spark from machine set fire to
some waste Oh the second floor of ,ho
plant. There were about fifty Girl,
employed In an adjoining building NJ
the company, but there was no panic
me dalnage Is estimated al about Sahn