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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
PHILADELPHIA? ASK E. j. CATTEL
He Will Be Retained as City
Statistician by Mayor-elect
Smith

This is f. ]. Cattelrs birthday ami
versary.
Nobody knows how old he is except Mr..
Cattell himself, and he admits that he
isn't quite sure, In fact, nobody cares
now old he is in years, because Catteli
the man and the personality is so young
that his time on earth is seldom re-
corded.
1t may be necessary TO assume that
there are in Philadelphia few individ-
uals who have never heard or seen or
read about him. 1t is, therefore. here
explained that Edward James Cattell is
city statistician. But that title Is so in
adequate as TO be almost useless. Mr..
Cattell is a statistician, and some people
believe he is one of the best in the coun-
try, but he exercises many functions Of
hcially and otherwise. through which he
Is known throughout Philadelphia and
the rest of the United States.
Not the least important is his record
as one of the hest amateur baseball
players in Philadelphia. In the summer
he plays at least once a week. and when
ever business association needs team
that will flch a champion from another
beloved but envied association Cattell Is
elected an honorary member. The next
step Is to make him captain of the base
pail team 1t has been said that Cattell
has played in games in which he has not
made home run, but IL there were such
real Instances they have been proverbially
few and far between.
HAS SPOKEN AT 5000 BANQUETS.
The role In which he is most widely
known Is that of after-dinner speaker.
In the last IL years he has spoken at
5000 banquets In all parts of the United
states, England aud France.
As he was cutting his birthday cake at
the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel today, he
remarked:
'1 have been making speeches ever
since l was a boy hundred years ago
1 have even been known to talk in my
sleep. Sometimes the audiences have
been tolerant and sometimes indulgent
but In less charitable circles they have
proven the efficacy of carrots for other
than eating purposes by actual demon
stration."
The fact is that Edward James Cattel
he refuses to be called Doctor Cattell
In spite of the fact that at least half
dozen universities have given him the
rights one of the most enthusiastically
applauded orators In America. At more
than one banquet he has been carried
about on the shoulders of the diners. like
a football hero after a Thanksgiving Day
contest. To enuinerate all of the
organizations that have elected him
honorary member after hearing him
speak would be usurpation of space
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
NOW BILLY" is BACK.
Biked It 30 Railway, N. J.-Read
the Tale;


Fourteen-year- Billy Framley
wanted TO go to New York. Not to see
Broadway-this he stoutly denies-but TO
visit friends. SO. without saying anything
to his relatives, he left his home on Tas-
ker street above 7th. He hired a bicycle
and was ferried over to Camden. That
was Monday
Today he was brought to this city from
Railway, New Jersey, which Is about 10
miles from Newark and 20 miles from
New York. He faced Henry z. Richard
son, superintendent Of the House OF De-
tention, rather shamefacedly. He de-
olared that he didn't care hang about
seeing his friends in Gotham, and pleaded
to be allowed to remain forever at home.
He said that he "biked" from Camden
TO Burlington, from there to Trenton, and
thence to Railway. When almost within
sight Of his goal he was arrested by sus-
piclous constables at the last place. He
slept at farmhouses the two nights he
was on the road. He admitted that he
had attempted to reach New York once
before, but the first attempt was by walk
Ing. He gave It up In disgust when he
reached Burlington and returned to Tren-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

in the news columns that should be de-
voted to the European War,
1t may be sufficient to say that IL you
want to know anything about Phiadel-
phia that Is worth while knowing, you
can consult Edward James Cattell, in
his office on the second floor of City
Hail; that II you belong to a Sunday
school, a commercial organization, have
ever attended commencement exercises
or dedication ceremonies and don't know
Edward James Cattell. your education is
lacking as much as IL you were never
enrolled in a primary school.
Cattell physically is as much a marvel
as Cattel mentally. His ruddy face and
white beard would make him graceful
figure in any ballroom or at any official
reception in Washington. He has never
declined an invitation to make an ad-
dress because of i'll health. He has never
denied himself single meal because
of indigestion, and he has never failed
to eat at least some part of dinner
at which he has been a speaker.
Unlike many men of prominence. he
does not attribute his health to careful
self-discipline. He refuses to hold him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
UPPER WISSAHICKON MAY
NOT BE OPENED TO AUTOS
Plan to Use the Sugar Loaf Road to
Obviate 1t

1t is expected that at meeting Of the
Fairmount Park Commission late this
afternoon Theodore Justice will offer a
resolution calling for survey and an
estimate Of the cost of opening Sugar
Loaf road to obviate any necessity for
the opening of Upper wissahickon drive
to automobiles. The two roadways ira
verse practically the same section, and It
is said that the Sugar Loaf road would
answer the purpose of automobiles In
that section of the city.
The question of opening the Upper Wis
sahickon drive, which has aroused so
much adverse comment from persons and
associations anxious to preserve the nat
ural beauties of the driveway, can only
be raised through discussion of the pro-
tests received during the month.
Jesse Vodges, chief engineer of the
Park, and the official instructed to make
q survey of the drive. together with an
estimate OF tho cost of the change, has
not completed his work, and IL any re-
port on the subject is made 1t will be a
tentative one and not one that could be
acted upon at this time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

self up as a model for youth to follow.
and admits that he Is a heavy smoker,
that he sometimes smokes more than u
good for him, and that more than once
he has eaten mince pie before retiring,
II is so with his personality. 1t would
be impossible to desvcrihe him thoroughly
and definitely, He Is SO versatile In his
talents and has a nature that is so
variant and adaptable that to call him
one thing or characterize him In any one
way would be TO misrepresent him. IL
he Is anything more than another he is
Edward James Cattell, optimist extraor-
dinary.
He will be retained as statistician by
Mayor-el Smith for the next four
years, Mr.. Smith made an announcement
to that effect yesterday, declaring that
he had been an asset TO the Blanken-
burg administration and I want him to be
an asset of mine"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
FINDS WIFE DEAD ON FLOOR
Asthma Victims Lifeless Body Dis.
covered in Gas-Filled
Bathroom

Mrs, Minnie Sloan, for Is years a suf-
ferer from asthma, was found dead on
the floor OF the bathroom OF her home.
2ti6 North nth street, early today. The
room was filled with gas when her hus-
band, John Sloan, plumber, broke down
the door They had been out walking
last night, and Mrs. Sloan was in good
spirits when they retired at II o'clock.
Mrs Sloan had said nothing about sui
eide, although in the pest she had often
complained that the suffering from her
chronic illness made life unbearable. At
o'clock this morning her husband miss
ed her and searched the house. He no.
ticed the odor of gas and suspected that
1t came from the bathroom His wife
had been dead several hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
1TAIjGHLIN WTLLBAR
RED TAPE IN SUPPLY
DEPARTMENT WORK
- Incomplete Inspection
= ,r;ll Not Be Permitted
when He Takes Charge
as Director
svaIsEs NEW CABINET

!. ,,s second Of series Of in
his iin M the new Directors selected
i'f',sr, Y w,ssrT,cr.elect Thomas y. smith, i,., con
y .I'"s %s'y their plans for the "dminis'ra-
~ their departments
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
Six Strike Pickets Arrested

Six persons stationed at the Rosenau
Brothers shirtwaist factory. 2d street be-
low Market, as pickets during the strike
which has been called at that plant, have
been arrested accused of raising dis
turbance, and are held In bail for further
hearing. They are Mary Blitzenstein,
Cecilia Ruhenstein, Elizabeth Bartoe,
Clara Golden, Isaac Cardrich and BEN
jamn Rubinstein. The arrests were made
last night and preliminary hearings were
given the prisoners at the night court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
TILEFISH GAINS FAVOR
Dealers in Seafood Report Increas'
ing Popular Demand

The tileflsh is becoming a popular fish
in Philadelphia, according to the testi-
mony Of dealers in seafood in the Read
ing Terminal Market, who say they have
had quite n large demand for the fish
of late The tilehsh has been on sale
in the Reading Terminal Market for the
last month.
The Commissioner of Fisheries at
Washington has been boosting the tile
fish of late. and has been praising Its
edible qualities. The tileflsh is known
scientifically as the lopholatilus chamac-
leonticeps but In order to buy some Of
the meat 1t is not necessary to know
the scientific name.
The tileflsh was thought to have been
exterminated, and II is only recently that
the Commissioner Of Fisheries has de-
termined that they had come back in
sufficiently large numbers to be Of COM
mercial value.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
WIN orrnnize Arms worker.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. s.--Announcine
that he came to this city solely TO or
ganize the machinists employed in the
plants making munitions Charles sehl. Of
Washington, arrived in town this morn
ing None but the mon employed in the
six factories engaged In making war
supplies are to be visited according to
Sehl, who declares that he simply wants
20 strengthen the union.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
SECOND CONTEST IS
LONG, HARD BATTLE

The second game OF the double bill
on Sunday was a continuation Of the
I2-inning tie on Friday, when dark
ness put an end to the contest with
score of 6-6. KalliO, who had pitched
in the Friday game. was on deck for
the Mackmen, but Ed McCreery had
broken training on Saturday night and
Hester had him on the suspended list,
so it was reported, and Hall had TO so
back for his second game Of the day,
which eventually went to the home
team. 70 Z. in II innings
And il was q scrappy contest, too.
Both teams used two pitchers and both
hit the ball hard There was more lin
side" baseball uncovered than in any
previous game here this season. It is
league, but the Scion pitchers handed
three passes to Kitty Knight on the
three occasions he came up in pinches,
while Beer walked McGilTray, the
heavy hitter of the SOlOns, in the 18th,
with two on bases, to get at Scanlou-
Pass Forces in Run.
The Mackmen grabbed the first score
IN the second inning Bliss led off with
A single and Thompson doubled Pen
dleton was an inffeld out and McClos-
KEY then sent knight in to bat for
Pfleiger- HaIl wouldn't take a chance
on Kitty and deliberately walked him.
The Solon twirler then did his best to
fan Kallio. for the bases were full, but
Raw worked kim for four balls. forcing
Bliss home. Mathes forced Thompson
at the plate and Perrine famed
The Solons went into the lead in the
fourth DemaggiO beat out a bunt and
McGiIvray sacrificed, Lynn singled,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

there is one team in the Rio
Grande league that the FL Paso
Ians like to see the Mackmen de-
4eat, that team is the Phoenix Solons
We can stand for losing a game 10 the
- ueplos once IN while, and while
49, loli want 70 lose TO albuquerque,
llieIS ISM much hard feeling, but
"hen the SOlons and Mackmen meet il
Is battle for blood.
IN saturday the Mackmen defeated
me Solons, to 2, because the visitors
coulunl connect with Sammy Beers
6plllerS with men on bases They hit
sammy hard, but he was there smiling
IN the plnches- Herb Hall was respon-
sue lcr the victory Of the visitors in
me IlrSt OF the two Sunday comes. For
SIX innings, only one representative OF
lne nome crew even got on the bases.
AFTER that he was located for three
Singles, parr and A hit batter, but the
locals gathered only one run. one of
the doubles following Duddy's double
The Solons drove McGlynn from the
mound and hit Knight hard, but both
got poor support.
Maekmen Win in Eleventh.
Herb Hail essayed to tackle the sec
ond game also He wobbled badly in
the second inning Red Toner was
warmed up. but Hall Weathered the
storm and lasted until the sixth when
with the bases full he walked Perrine
ana forced in run With two balls
called on Bauer. Hall was derricked
ana Red Toner went TO the mound. He
walked Bauer and forced in another
run The visitors were hitting Kali
Ito hard an the fourth when he was
yanked out and aSrlmy Beer sent in.
Poor support, coupled with a double. q
clean single ana two scratch singles,
gave the SOlOns four runs in the fifth.
Thereafter it was an uphill fight for
the Mackmen- Beer got their measure
after the sixth and they gave him no
more trouble, while Toner lost his tenn
per and also his pitching ability. The
game was a continuation Of the 12-in-
ming tie played on Friday and il was
not until the 11th inning that a decis-
Ion was arrived at and then the home
team won
Lynn Indefinitely Suspended.
Herb Hester and his satellites were
all smiles in the first game and were
happy until the sixth inning in the
second After that they were both
scrappy and era 5by. They are the
hardest losers in theleague. Their tao
tics eliminated in Lynn throwing his
bat at Kane in the seventh inning.
breaking the umpire's toe. Lynn was
taken TO the police station on charge
Of assault and league president Z. P.
Hughes, who saw the incident sus-
pended him Indefinitely from organ
lied ball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
.FE[DMANS AND
PURITIES WIN
Walslage, in Fine Form, Is
Given Great Support
by His Team.

Feldmans and Puritys were the win
ners in the Commercial league ball
games at Washington park on Sunday
afternoon. The photographers had IN
dergOne some hard grooming at the
hands Of manager Howard Rix and
they gave WOlslagle great support
Wolslagle was in fine form and the
hard hitting SheltOn-Paynes were let
down with two hits, one q triple by
CarpiO.
F Mesa twirled nice ball for the
Mexicans but it so happened that the
brand put up by WOlslagle was better.
The errors Of the Mexicans were OF the
costly variety and the Feldmans
grabbed a lead in the first inning and
were never headed, the final score be
ing to o in their favor. The box
score follows
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
HERB HALL PITCHES
FINE BALL IN FIRST

In the first game Of the Sunday dou-
bic header, Herb Hall had the Mack
men at his mercy while the visitors hit
both McGlynn and knight hard The
two pitchers were given uncertain sup
port, however, an error by Bauer. with
two out in the third. being the start Of
a Phoenix rally that netted four runs
and which resulted in AIcGlynn being
taken out in favor Of Knight.
Kitty is the champion pinch hitter.
but a man who is in almost every game
can hardly be expected to pitch shutOut
ball Anyway, Kitty couldn't on Sun
day His support was bad, though.
Two successive errors by Pendleton in
the fifth gave the visitors two runs. A
double. a hit batter, two singles and a
sacrifice fly gave them three more in
the sixth Two singles, an infield out
and an error accounted for the run in
the seventh.
In the last Of the seventh. with two
gone, buddy --Eed out a double Bliss
followed with a single and the Mack
men got their only score They looked
dangerous in the ninth when. with one
gone. Hall handed the first pass of the
game TO Bauer buddy flew out TO
Dem ESiO and Bliss was hit Thompson
singled and the bases were full but
Pendleton lifted one to DemaggiO and
the rally was over
The nn- erO~n fo110u-r-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

sending Demaggio to third. Stewart
singled and DemaggiO scored Stewart
was out trying to steal second, and
Pendleton's error on Testers fly gave
the visitors their second run. Lynn
scoring. Hall flew out to Pendleton.
beer Replaces kalIiO.
sammy Beer batted for Kallio in the
last Of the fourth and went on the
mound in the fifth Kallio had been
using a slow ball almost exclusively
and il was pie" for the visitors. Dow
ling doubled on the first ball Sammy
offered him McArdle singled and Dow
ling got TO third. Mutt forced Nc
Ardle, but Bowling was held on his
base Then Buddy bungled Demaggio's
bunt and Bowling scored Singles by
McGilvray and Lynn and an error by
Perrine gave them three more runs.
with two gone in the sixth, an error
by Mathes, a single by Demaggio and
squeeze scored another run The
Mackmen were on the short end Of a
TO ] score and their chances Of victory
looked mighty slim. They started how
ever. in the last of the sixth. and a pass
to Knight, not intentional this time
Beers double, passes to AIathes and
Perrine, the latter forcing in a run and
resulting in Hall being vanked out in
favor Of Toner. and then a pass to
Bauer, with a passed ball and an in
field out, gave the home team four
runs.
Knight Labeled s.DanSerous.s
They got another in the eighth. Bauer
opened with a double buddy couldn't
locate Toner'S spitters and famed. Bliss
singled and then stole second, Bauer
going to third on the hit Thompson
flew to McArdle and Pendleton then
cracked single that scored Bauer and
sent Bliss TO third. With two on bases,
Toner wouldn't take a chance with
Knight and deliberately walked him
kalliO grounded out 10 McGilvray-
Only one run behind. the Mackmen
entered the ninth with a determination
to win Mathes started with a triple
and scored when Toner made an error
on Bauer's tap. after Perrine had
famed.
In the 10th Stewart led off with a
single, but Hester hit into A clever
double play and Toner famed. With
one gone in the last half. Pendleton
tripled- Again Knight was passed.
Beer forced Knight at second, but Pen
dletOn was held at third. Mathes
walked, but Perrine flew out to De-
maggie.
Eleventh Is Exciting.
The 18th saw some real excitement.
the seventh. when Lynn put Kane out
Of commission by throwing his bat an
nOunced that il would be the last in
ming After Bowling was retired. Nc
Ardle and Mutt both singled Demag-
giO was thrown out by Beer and Nc
plate Beer decided that he was a {
Kitty Knight so he gave him a dose !
u the same medicine the Scion pitchers
had been giving knight, a deliberate /
pass With the bases full, Scanlon /
showed up and famed
Bauer opened the 18th for FL PasO
and flew out TO Stewart Then buddy
singled Bliss walked and Thompson
singled, scoring buddy, and the game
wa over
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21

nj White. the eminent puncholo-
L gist Of Chicago. has told just
how he will become lightweight cham
pion Of the world when he meets Fred
die Welsh. the incumbent title holder
in a scheduled 20 round bout at Den
yer on July or on labor day
Whate has already mapped out his
campaign Of battle. and declares he is
certain Of winning The only thing
Charley is not sure Of is the date.
However, he is training assiduously
so as to be prepared should the bout
be definitely declared on for Independ-
ence day.
7 viii knock Welsh out with a left
hook to the jaw" said White in out
lining the fight And you may expect
the finish around the 18th round / do
not think there is man living VINO
could put elusive Freddie away within
the 10 round limit
although I have won my last four
battles in quick orderly means OF
that old left hook believe my en-
durance and stamina are better than
ever before; and for that reason 1 ex-
pect to carry Freddie along at a tor
rid place until am ready 10 drop him
for the long count Remember, about
the 18th round"
The writer here interposed the re-
hinder that White has not been so sue
cessful in bouts over u rounds dura-
ton The only bout in which White
made any kind Of a showing was in his
18th round affair with Bobby Waugh
at Fort Worth. Texas in 1911 This
ended in a draw White suffered a
technical knockout by Jack BrittOn in
is rounds in 1911 and lost 20 round
decision to Danny Webster on the
coast back in 1910
Happened Long Ago.
ooh" refoiced White. those all hap
pened a long time ago; when I was
only an aspirant for the championship,
instead Of a contender as I am today
You may expect better things Of me in
future
Il have Welsh's number by this time
The first time I fought him I was
somewhat handicapped by stage fright
However. in our next meeting I showed
my utter disregard for his best
punches and clearly OutfOught him.
Those who saw that fight Will sub
stantiate this statement and especi-
ally the way Freddie is going at pres
ent, I should have little trouble in end
ing the bout when I feel so disposed
after the tenth round 1t viii take me
all Of ten rounds TO wear Welsh down
a'I do not fear Freddie's feather
buster punch: I can match him in
cleverness and his ring generalship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
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9: DIAMOND DUST.


Sammy Beer didn't give a pass during the
game Nor did the Solons knock more than
half dozen balls Que Of the infield- Toner
is known as a-spit-bau star but Beer beat
him at his own style Of pitching on Satur-
day Thompson was the only outfieIder On
the home team to get q putout The Mack
men hit Toner'S spiters on high drive. most
Of them to the left side Of the diamond
II was the first time since June that
Kitty Knight didn't get his name into the
box score Yes, Kitty's a pitcher but he
is also the champion pinch-hitter.
Johnny Pendleton made up for his weak
work on Friday by fielding perfectly on some
hard chances and rappng out a double and
a single. both Of which drove in runs
When the Solons are winning. Herb Hester
is a mighty fine fellow. but he is the hardest
loser on the circuit
Quigley wouldn't allow Perrine a base for
being hit on Friday and the fame didn't like
IL when he waved Hester 10 first in the
second inning. after the Scion leader was
lightly beaned-
The crowd was the largest on any Satur-
day since opening day The fans are turn
ing out better but there's still room Tor i'm
prOvement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
''Beck's" Amen Corner

TUCSON business men held a
meeting on Thursday and de-
cided that a good baseball team IS
the best advertisement that the city
can have and voted to help out the
club to the extent Of not more than
$500 a month, if needed. The FL
Paso club has made its own way so
far but the heavy initial expense for
new park, gTandstand, etc, has been
rather a load and some sort Of a
helping hand might be extended
here. The Mackmen went badly in
the hole at Douglas, where the club
failed to come across with the $3.50
guarantee, and this gave them a
further financial setback. Had it
not been for the Douglas affair and
the expense Of the new park, the
local club would be turning in a
small profit already. However, the
profit is coming, as the receipts are
heavier every week. A helping hand
might be extended to tide the club
over, however.