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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
h Vernon Castle is going to war.

Sh- Vernon Castle is going to war.
The news came like bombshell among
the Philadelphia dancers today. Why he
servatory for the unromantic trenches
was more than they could figure.
And with him they fear will go the
popularity Of the dizzy dances which have
held sway here for many moons. But Mr..
Castle, true to his terpschorean instincts,
will not remain on the ground He is
going to ny as member of a French
aeroplane fleet.
Before leaving for California today the
agile king of the ballroom said somewhat
faCetiously. 1T will be a case of Castle
i'm the air" He discarded his deCollette
diaphanous shirt and poetic cravat and
declared that he was preparing for the
front.
For a month he vii, Iehearse over the
western lowlands under the direction of
aviator Glenn Martin. Nj. Castle said
coniidentially that he would fly for the
French and hopes to originate a number
of dips. glides and Whiys which VIII
bring general stupefaction to the various
enemies when they try to bring him
down He will also practice bomb drop
ping on the Pacific coast so that when he
makes his debut as high nier on the
other side he will hit the mark.
DOMESTIC HARMONY.
The dancing aviator became almost
indignant When some one summed up
courage to ask him II he were deserving
home because of constant battles with
his wife. His acute chagrin was shared
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munity to keep In mind that public iuf-
provements Of any character should be
SO planned that they Will not unduly
raise land values as this would work
against the mass operations Of small
houses which has made Philadelphia the
city OF homes"
Mr.. Newmans statement was the re-
suit OF tour of inspection yesterday
for social service students through model
dwellings in various parts of the city.
The students were from the Philadelphia
School for Social Service and the School
for Training Public Health Nurses Of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Members of the Philadelphia Housing
Commission pointed out to the students
that Philadelphia was a city of small
homes because land was cheap and be-
cause of the transportation facilities Of
fered as against those in other cities.
1t was pointed out that where land
could be bought for 900 or $4,000 It was
possible to build these small houses
which command but a modest rent, but
that when the land values Increase the
investor refuses to build and often tene-
ments are substituted Where the tran
sit systems are planned so as not to In
crease the land values it was said, the
building of small houses continues un-
interruptedly and the tenements, for the
most part. are eliminated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
AT FINE FOOD SHOW
IN TERMINAL MARKET
Third Annual Exhibition of
Business Mems Association
Opens Today-Will Con-
tinue All Week
PARADE IS A FEATURE

Cakes from China, beans from Brazil,
fish from French waters and the products
of Philadelphia and it's vicinity are on
exhibition today at one of the largest
pure food shows ever held in this city,
The exposition is being held in the Read
ing Terminal Market under the auspices
of the business mems association of that
institution.
Anything that is good TO eat can be
found in it's best form at the stalls. All
products will be for sale. but the general
public is invited whether it intends to
buy or not. Many of the merchants are
distributing souvenirs.
1t is the third annual food show, and
although it was scheduled to begin Of
fically at noon, many hundreds of men
and women visited the market this morn
ing. The program was opened with a
parade that started from the corner of
the market at 18th and Filbert streets.
About $50 men were In line, Including
merchants and their employees. All were
dressed in white. The line, accompanied
by a band, proceeded west on Filbert
street to City Hall, thence south on Broad
street to Chestnut, east on Chestnut to
9Th and Market, returning thence TO the
market.
A platform has been erected in the
market from which actresses were de-
llyered after the parade.
The chief speakers were Mayor-elect
Thomas b. Smith. Postmaster John NJ.
Thornton, John Wanamaker, II. o. Ger
hart president of the Reading Terminal
Market Business Mems Association;
William Morris and A. ID. STROBE, vice
presidents, and Jacob Hertle, treasurer.
Il. ]. Cattell, municipal statistician, pre-
sided.
Today is officially called Opening day"
Tomorrow will be devoted especially to
the display of fruits and produce.
Thursday will be ''meat day." and on
Friday the farmers and sellers of sea
food will have their day The show
will end on Saturday. TO be known as
"basket day" The latter time has been
set aside especially for housewives who
shop with baskets beneath their arms.
Reduced prices will mark the occasion.
Merchants who have permanent places
in the market will not participate In the
exhibition exclusively. Fifty business
men have rented stalls for the week that
they might be represented in the demon
Btration.
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FOUR ELIGIBLE FOR POST
OF DISMISSED ENGINEER
Director ziegler viii Name Successor
TO Joseph D. Barker

Director zeigler. Of the Department OF
Health and Charities, today asked the
Civil Service Commission for an eligible
list from which to appoint a successor
to Joseph d. Barker, the chief engineer
of the Bureau of Charities, who was dts
missed for divulging departmental BUSH
ness during the recent political cam
peign,
Barker is the man upon whose charges
the charge was made that coal Of an In
ferior grade had been furnished to the
Philadelphia General Hospital by
municipal contractor and that 1t had been
approved by city inspectors. Director
ziegler, in dismissing the engineer, de-
clared the charges TO have been proved
untrue.
The four men eligible to fill the posi-
ton which carries salary of $500
year, are John Mcmahon, Jr, I22 She'd
wick street; Edward T. Binns, 1903 Mar
ket street. Henry r.. Blessing, 4TiS Ed
mund street. and George II. Kress 22aS
West Behigh avenue.
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PIGS FEET A LA TROLLEY
Porker Stops Traffic and Is Killed on
Germantown Avenue

A pig which strayed from a drove,
being driven to an abattoir early today.
tied up traffic on Germantown avenue
when it ran beneath a north-bound Chest
nut Hill trolley car which had passed
Hunting Park avenue
The car was stopped quickly, and LOUD
squeals from the porker gave evidence
that 1t was alive Thinking to frighten
the animal from It's hiding place, the mo-
torman started the car slowly but the pig
suddenly became despondent and rushed
directly in front Of the rear trucks or
the ear -Four feet of creased pig are
10 be seen on the rails at the point where
the accident occurred.
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loDArs MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lille Lille s 6d 6iEbrlds 1907 s. Markoe ST.. and
De DFssss s1iSPlli l@8s s. Alder st. ana Louisa
Clarence t9io Wharton 81;
HeFkertt' eshhsalm.berlain, 2s14 n nth st.
Hattie Lewisn nam i.ss t5os Fairmount ave. and
.HOakh. s4iIsIst 4I4ss r., tioI Vain ST., and Emma
SszmasraEe saEeiqsi5 ss5i s sISs Lsidy ave. and Ida
= sanam Anaisman Rnsanbstn, y
AsiRas Asisaass sIatt lG5I OGDEN odisSnss'' st. - o. ana
zfiisanianI. I'll s4i Se,,aa zaS Monroe ST., and Jennie
aason. '15flse1l 5F,, "a 1877 Kater ST.. ana Ethel
llaaeas keISs kee9Ivslsss AZ, 40 Mulberry st.. and
nd NJ T.; Willard. Jr... 1872 \, camae 81.
stolen n Il smith likts catharlne ST.
rrIseti Brooks, Stevenson Md and
aA.afies a. Behlep. PIT ST; James place.
ssha 7sas ~. lPosIelt .e0i2 Norwood q anu
aaa II IA s9maen, \. j.. ana Elsie Toth.
: - stein, ala Germantown ave and
14Is /. aelananR. 30 X lawrence sf
4Iznse i slnsselp, 20ls - an 81. and
sssAsls - ;. QFlaans 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07

Charles f. Haseltine, proprietor OF the
Haseltine Art Galleries. who died Of heart
disease on Sunday, viii be buried to-
morrow afternoon. The body will De
seen BY friends IN the morning at The
establishment Of Oliver ii. BAR, h-V
Chestnut street. and at 2 o'clock in the
second Presbyterian Church, 21st and
Walnut street. funeral sermon VIII bs
prsaehea bv the Rev. Alexander Mccall,
The pastor The intermsnt viii be IA
Woodlands Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
BIDS FOR FOOD SUPPLIES
Proposals Received for Groceries,
Meats, Etc, for City Institutions

PROPOSALS for municipal supplies, in
el1dins groceries, meats. flour, vegetables.
.ooaeeo. etc, for the use of inmates of
the various institutions under the Bu-
Iean OF Charity and Correction during
me nrst three months of 1916 We're re-
seYed today by Director Loeb, of the
department of Supplies. The estimated
s0ss OF the articles needed is S12S, $50
Al OF the proposals for groceries were
submitted at pound rates; those for ap-
pes etc, at barrel rates, and meats are
purchased by the city at SO many pounds
psr YER animal For this reason all of the
ssumates submitted today will have to
~ scheduled before the low bidders will
W AhoWn and the contracts let.
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Friends Protest Going to Wilson

Friapn Elkintons minister of the
ana nas Orthodox Meeting House, 4th
an. areh 1I,,i streets, will present to Presi-
-, wilson tomorrow at 10 O'clock the
Frisasaoh or the monthly meeting of
h a.is, protesting against preparedness.
tbs ~. h briefly outline the position of
Ton aends In the interview. Mr.. Elkin-
ues,ho @ho lives at Morlan. is a former
Tha,.sr OF the firm of Joseph S. and
Ia saais Elkinton, soap manufacturers,
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$40. 900 TO AID THE GERMANS
Members of the Deutsch- Wehr Give
Concert for Relief

There is $4,000 more available today for
the relief of German war sufferers.
This amount. vas raised last night In
Moose Hall, Broad street above Master,
at a meeting Of the Deutsch- Weir. an
organization which exists in all big cities
for such relief
concert VAS given BY the German
Military Orchestra which Was at Using
Tau before the japanese captured the
fortress there.
The committee which will handle the
money Is composed OF Louis II. Schmidt.
Mrs. A. Enrich Louis Mayer. Albert <
Marks and Carl Ebert
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
RAPID TRANSIT AS AID
TO THE ELIMINATION OF
THE CTTY'S TENEMENTS
Taylor System, if Carried Out,
Will Relieve Crowded Con-
ditions, Says B. j. New
man, Housing Expert
TELLS OF ADVANTAGES

The Taylor rapid transit system, II car
ried out as planned will be one of the
greatest factors in eliminating the tene-
ment according to Bernard J. Newman.
secretary of the Philadelphia Housing
Commission. since it will take the people
away from the great centres OF popula-
tion and permit them TO reach their
places of business with speed and dis
patch.
Mr.. Newman believes that much of the
congestion in other large cities and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
SIS, 100000 OF WAR SUPPLIES
SENT TO ALLIES In FIVE DAYS
Heavy Shipments Shown by N. Y.
Custom House Records

NEW YORK, Dec. :. - War supplies
worth Sl5,OeO.Gp0 were shipped to the Al
lies from New York IN the five business
days of last week, according to figures
OF the New York Custom House complied
today. The amount included $4,000 600
worth of explosives, 100000 in empty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-07
ADMIRAL LUDLOW STRICKEN
li'tie Hope for Recovery of Retired
Naval Officer

,.W AEW YORK. Dec. Little hope for
ios as recovery of Rear Admiral Nicoil Lud-
~ ~ u s. NJ, retired, was entertained
tbIa as, II was said at the Hotel Gotham
si,ls nm morning that the aged officer was
~ unconscious as the result of a stroke
" spoplexy suffered yesterday.
Aalnlral Ludlow is rs years old.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08
BELMONT MAY FIGHT
IN MEMPHIS SOON

Gene belmont. the little lightweight
who has been a great favorite here
for some months and who. recently beat
Phil Silverbers. in decisive style at
Juarez. is likely TO so TO Memphis in
the next Few DAYS 10 take on Red
Watson, the California lightweight
who has been making good recently.
belmont has received offers for other
bouts. but is anxious 10 get on with
the best men in the game and has been
promised that the winner of the Wat
son bout VIII set a match with
Dundee
solIy Smith. the California light
weight who made his local debut al
Juare1 ON Friday night. is to remain
i'm this locality for a while and hopes
TO get some bouts with good men. Kid
Windsor has taken over his manage
ment and declares that he will match
smith with any $50 Founders in the
game
Charlie Stands is 10 meet Bob York.
OF Pueblo, in a ten round bout at Sill
yer City some time soon.
The Willard-Johnson fiascO has hurt
the boxing game at Juarez and the
attendance at the SilverbcrE- belmont
bout was so small that 70 is unlikely
there will be much further interest in
mills across the river for awhile at
least
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08
Big Business

N always hold
Sometimes is necessity and for h welfare @ he puba deserves
is Of
if these evenly distributed
our
the telephone business doesn't people
n Oned morning.
needs this busy hour and to handle each cal
in o
muab rsdy for Us
All these things big and
during hours Of the day
industry Big
possible
The Tri-State Telephone Company
"The Corporation Different
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08

That has been surmised for
M some days is now definitely
known. and il has been Off
cialIy announced that the Johnson-WiI-
lard fight VIII take place in Havana
II the Cuban authorities are willing TO
permit mixed bout Lawrence Weber
secretary o. the promotion syndicate,
who was TOO sick TO read any cable
grams on Saturday morning. finally
admitted. SATURDAY. midnight. that the
switch had been made and announced
that tickerholders Tor the Tuarcz fight
could redeem their pasteboards at the
right headquarters in the chamber o.
commerce building, starting this morn
ing.
lIr.Weber did not. however. give out
any details Of the deal which Curley
had made in Havana The chief promoter
must have had some idea, when he left
here for the Cuban city, that the bout
would be arranged. as he discharged
his office staff and left full written or
oers for the packing Of all the office
equipment for shipment When Curley
was asked. as he was at the depot.
about these orders, he declared that he
lad given no such instructions
willard Party Broke Camp.
The first cablegram from Curley.
giving any definite data is supposed TO
have been received here Thursday
night Anyway, on Friday morning,
the Willard party broke camp Jess
went 10 Los Angeles after telling some
friends that he wanted TO see his fam
ly -in case we have TO so to Havana"
The sparrinE partners were also told
they could lay off for week or so and
that further orders would then be
forthcoming
Financial Arrangements Made.
Curley's cablegram Friday night is
supposed TO have given further details.
It is said the promoters have been
guaranteed enough TO reimburse them
for the $4,000 which. according to Tom
Jones, has already been expended for
expenses and also the So. 600 guarantee
for Johnson, which includes the cham
pion's expense money 1t is 10 be in
ferred that the Cuban promoters have !
taken over Curley's contracts and eX-
penses and viii also give the Juarez
syndicate a cut in the profits. if there
are any. On top Of that Willard has
been given guarantee. What II !
amounts to has not been given out. It
looks as though the Cuban promoters
viii have to face an initial expense Of {
SEQ, 600 TO S65,000 in all
The Juarez Contract.
According to the contracts for the :
! uarez fight. Johnson was to have re-
ceived $4,000 in all, while Willard was I
TO get so percent Of the receipts, after &
deductinE the negro's guarantee. This ]
would leave 40 percent for the promo 1
tiers.
Curley, however. had another ace in ]
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08
"Beck's" Amen Corner
By ~BECK-

81 POSITIVELY there Will be no
bar at our new ball park" de-
clared John ]. MoCloskey, promoter
Of the new FL Paso Baseball club
and the Rio Grande association. 81
have been approached by men who
are prominent in this city with a
view to getting the bar privileges,
but we want not only clean baseball
but clean conditions for we want to
cater to the women fans as well as
to the men" Honest John" has
the right idea and baseball should
be a great success here this sum
mer.
WELL, we won't see the big fight
after all. Perhaps, from the pro
moters' standpoint, it is lust as well
that the bout will take place in
Havana. After all the disappoint
ments, announcements, denials of
announcements and so forth, it's a
dead cinch that there would have
been a small crowd had the bout
been staged across the river. As the
slangster says, "Ish ka bible"
"SOLDIER" asks for the age of
Ty Cobb, the Detroit baseball
star. He was born in December,
1886, so was q last December and
should be good for a few more
seasons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08

BASKETBALL is about over for
the season, but there was one
thing in Saturday nights game
which viii bear comment. When
the excitement was at its greatest
height IN the second period, players
on both sides rather lost their
temPers and while they were closely
watched BY the officials and little
rough play could get by, these Off
Gals could not control the players
tongues and some things were said
which would have been better left
unsaid- There are women and girls
in the gallery at basketball games
and sounds carry upward. The
players viii do well to remember
this.
"NYIAS SYSONBY ever defeated2r
is a query from a racing fan.
Our raoetrack records are rather in
complete, and we are unable to an
swer this question definitely. How
ever, the records show that Race
King and Sysonby ran a dead heat
in the Metropolitan handicap at
Belmont park in 1905.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08
NJ GL05KEY NOW
WANTS UMPIRES
SAYS Holders of Indicators
Must Be First Glass; He
Has Several in View.

Everything is going nicely with the
Rio Graude association" said John j.
AIcCloslzey. this morning. Joe Mathes
has gone to Tucson and Phoenix ana
viii get things lined up there. while
George Reed mas wired me from Spring
field that he starts FOR III PasO today
and VIII go to Albuquerque
since the s. Louis Sporting News
gave the new league good writeup,
my mail has been very heavy Ball
players. managers and club owners all
over the country are wanting iufornla-
tIon as 10 the prospects here vs. ny.
they are even using the telegraph
wires" and Mack pulled out q sEeaf OF
kilograms. 'Here's one from fellow
VINO is now with the salt Lake club in
the Pacific Coast league. He says he
win buy hi3 release from Blanl-enshlp
II he can get a chance to come here and
take hold OF club. And here's another
from Cleveland from man who was
with Connie Mack a couple OF years
ago. He wants 70 come here and either
manage a team or umpire
Wants Coed Umpires.
Talking of umpires. we,wll have 10
yet good men for this league a good
umnire can help = league an awful lot.
while a poor one Is a black mark
against the circuit 7 have a line on
two or three good men already. and
while We viii have to pay the indica-
tor men as much as a class 2 circuit
would. it viii be the best Investment
We could make.
Things are going swimminEly with
us. Options on the ball park site have
been secured and II nothing is wrong
with the titles the deeds viii be signed
within a-week and the work Of grading
and erecting the stands will be under
way.
-Four Games n Week.
THE meeting for the organization Of
the league is 10 be held here in about
10 days. We Will likely open the sea
son about April a. There viii be
games Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday afternoons at about $50
or o'clock and a double header on
Sundays. starting at o'clock At least,
that is the plan at present. The teams
would switch every Monday and that
day is set aside for travel, while Friday
VIII be left open for games postponed
because OF rain or for other causes
silver City is a dandy little place.
They haven't big population there, Z
but every man. woman and child I'm the
city seems 10 be redhot baseball ian I
and the business men are giving the /
club good support.
Albuquerque also promises to be one :
Of the best cities in the circuit With )
Ward Isbell and George Reed TO look J
after things, that town viii be heard I
from in this circuit
Phoenix and Tucson are getting
ready, while I see by the Bisbee papers {
that the league baseball bug is work. /
ing there"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-08
" Basketball Team Beats Bowman
-:n:- -:I:- -:n:- -:I:- -:I:-~
Teamplay Finally Decides Close Game

"EAMPLAY accounted for another
victory. Saturday night for the
Y. n. c. A. basketball team over
the Bowman five from Las Cruces. The
Bowmans gave a good account Of
themselves and the excitement Of the
spectators can be gaged by the state
ment that the score was % to IS.
The Bowmans put heavy team on
the floor and they proved experts at
shooting and in the use OF the long
overhead pass Things We're pretty
even for the first few minutes and half
way through the first period saw the
score tied At 10 all. The ''Y' worked
IN with Ieamplay for short shots at the
basket while the Bowmans sent the
Dali the length Of the floor in their
passes. shooting ON the basket from a
gOod distance as general thinE
BOvmans Got Long Lead.
Then the BowmaQs started to 90 TO
the front At hair time they had the
score 90 TO l. in their favor. Their big
PLAYERS were able TO Withstand all the
rushes OF the lighter ''N'' men and
their accurate shooting told the tale
The association players were given
a little lecture during the intermission
and they started the second period with
q rush. Dazzling teamDlay enabled
them 10 overcome the Bowman lead and
had half the "N' shots found the bas-
NeI the visitors would have been liter
ally buried As IL was. the y. n. c. y
boys got the score at - to %. BowInans
leading about half way through the
final period. Done put the "Yn in
front. only TO have Curly Bowman tie
il up a minute later on penalty throw.
Then Shea and Done sent the 49, 10
the front. % 70 %. and things were
getting warm, both on the floor and in
the galleries. Both teams had plenty
Of supporters ana each faction was be-
seeching its players 10 hold 'em" and
don't let 'em shoot" Play was rather
rough. but with two crack teams play
ing, the players are usually so adept