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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
PRINCETON FIVE
OPENS CAGE YEAR
Tigers Start Collegiate
Basketball Season With
Manhattan Tonight
HAVE STRONG TEAMS

The collegiate football sscaon died less
than a week ago and tonight the basket
ball season will get under way when
the Princeton Tigers pry open the cage
year with the Manhattan College five
in the Tiger gymnasium.
The Tigers have been practicing on
the floor for tho last week or more and
thew are going In for the sport with all
of the enthusiasm that has been storing
up during the fall months when there
was no football on which to expend H.
The Intercollegiate League VIII remain
intact and even Yale will have quintet
IN the cage Harvard will be able to
support its policy of no sports during
the war, for the Crimson has not mad
a basketball team of late and VIII not
start the floor game this season.
Penn starts the basketball year Sat
! urday night when the Red and Blue
lines up against the Ursinus quintet in
weightman Hall. Captain Lou Martin
liz the only veteran remaining from last
years squad and around him Will be
built the 1917-1S combination.
Coach Lon Jourdet held hard scrim-
mage last night and picked his varsity
lineup as follows Sweeney and STAN
nard. forwards: Davis, center; Captain
Martin and Ivory, guards. These men
were sent through brisk practice game
with the second team and showed such
GOOD form that they probably will start
against Ursinus.
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Cops Stand BY City,
but Rap Mayor Smith
Continued from rnge One


protect both, but give us wages on
which our families can live.
'It Is not the purpose of the associa-
ton TO call a general strike If we can
help It.
I'VE have no desire to leave life and
property in this city unprotected. To
call a strike now would mean that the
public would lose confidence in our or
ganizaton and we do not want to act
hastily.
"On the other hand. many OF our
members have become desperate and
many are favoring Il strike"
Harry NJ. Dickerson, financial secre-
tary of the association, announced that
n prominent corporation IN this city was
prepared to give positions to any police
men who might be dismissed from the
force. through the word of some poll
tician. The name OF the corporation
wasn't mentioned by Mr.. Dickerson This
announcement was cheered
81 have been threatened said Dick
erson, but l shall remain in this asso-
claton If am fired | will come back.
even II I am a Rip Van Wrinkle"
The members were urged TO elect dele
gates to the police pension fund to he
composed of patromen, instead Of elect
ing captains. lieutenants and sergeants
az heretofore. 1t was also announced
that the United Business Mems Asso-
citation had decided to support the po-
licemen In their movement for better
salaries.
Hugh Creelman, n tipstaff in the
Municipal Court, another speaker, told
the policemen not to permit politicians To
extort money from them for election pur-
poses He was cheered when he told his
audience that he had refused to make
| any political contributions.
The demands of the association men,
bers, which have been laid before Mayor
Smith and Director Wilson, are as fol-
lows
First. Remove politics from police
duty.
Second Permit policemen TO elect
their own delegates to the Pension
Fund, as provided by law.
Third Abolish open voting for Po-
| lice Pension Fund delegates as
adopted to keep sergeants and lieu
tenants friendly 10 the administra-
ton In charge of the fund books.
Fourth. Obtain full accounting of
the Pension Fund and make public
all the accounts.
Fifth Recognition of the PATROL
mems Benevolent and Protective Asso-
citation by the Mayor and the Depart
ment Of Public Safety.
Sixth. Increase of salary and the
ing patrolmen $1,000 year and SER
geants $500 year.
Seventh. Abolition OF the 'ginks,'
or police spies. detailed to prefer
charges against patrolmen who refuse
. to abide by political orders
| Eighth. Abolition of all political as
| sessments.
Ninth. Abolition of station-house
assessments
Tenth. Reorganization of the trial
system with full publicity OF charges
ard open inspection OF minutes of
trials.
leyenth Reorganization of Police
| Pension Fund system to provide for
a president chosen by delegates from
the ranks of the department.
Twelfth. Retention in the depart
ment of men actively associated with
the organization of the Benevolent
| Association.
An official of the police department
said today that he did not fear a strike
Of the police. This official. who Is II
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went to Trautwein. 3; Bertolet, .; Hop
kns, /; Davis. 2; Burning, .; Schnci-
dermln, . MalSransliy, I.
Dehnert Only Playing Year
Another basketball star has been un-
earthed within the last week He is
none other than Henry Dutch" Dehnert,
not Dcmmit as he has been known to
the basketball fans. Dchnert Is the
pivot man on the De Neri five. Dutch"
is one of the youngest Eastern League
basketball players, being only nineteen
years of age lie has been in the game
for less than year He began in New
York with Parsons amateur five. Th'r
his playing drew the attention Of fans.
Among the teams that noticed hts work
was DE Neri.
Manager Meyers having a weakness
at the center position, began TO look
around for new pivot man. He did not
have to hunt long, for he grabbed Deh-
merit and signed him as one of the
amateurs on his team,
Dehncrt reported Monday, November
26. at Trenton for his first tryout In
fast company. lie was pitted against
tho best center in the Eastern League,
Tome, and gave AN exhibition that was
worth while. lie held the powerful Tome
to one field goal. and while he didn't
score in his initial appearance at big
league game, his close guarding and
teamwork enabled De Neri to beat Tren-
ton.
Saturday Dutch played his trSi
home game at Musical Fund Hall
Eighth and Locust streets. being pitted
against Jack "Jocco" Lawrence, o'
Greystock. Dutch" had the spectators
on their toes by his great foorwork and
his accurate shooting. both from the
field and the foul line.
The playing of Dehnert assures him
the regular center position, and Morn
! ingred is now forced to the s.de!ines
"Dutch" is native of New York city
and immediately after his team Finished
a game he loses no time in packing hi
grip and returning to his home city,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
ORIGIN OF THE
TEXAS Lacquer
Joyce, Rogers and Arthur
Sunday Brought 1t
North in 1888
SLANG IN BASEB A LII

Tho tritoness az IN. In sehall Nernacu.
So. -, -. a. ,,,.,,,.
'"' mas oee" '''e source VI 'o'''''" "oe
'""'''le"' ""h'ns sporting "''''' "'''
Hersity professors and others whose
foremost aim in life is the uplift of
nonklnd. .pirituo,Iv and mentally. SAYS
an eastern critic
co,u,rrs boye hs,,, r.,,oa by learned
,,.,, ,o,da,nipg ,h, ,,n,,,,on use OF
wba, 90 ysne,aIIv ,err,od slang. addi-
,Ionai coiumns h,ra haa, written con-
Io,irv a. Nors ,ho, os nar cent of the
,o,.s,,onors ~ ,be ro,,n,rv continue 10
.a,.,.,, ,,,,, ,o ro,lor,, ,,,,n,t, 90 tho Aueri-
,a, ra ., i'm, nnd ,,or s,orIes nertaininR
hereto which fairly bristlc with the
popular code of baseball writer's.
A ,,ovamep, yae st,r.ed during 1905
,,. ona 30 ,ha ,oro,,,os, ~ tho Northern
,,t,.or,,t,a. Go ,,,c,r.,,I,, 10 iu,,ifcatinn
49, rasn,,ir,r g. .,a,'', ,,ros.. o,. n
,,ho,.saI, ,,a,.h,,r,nr 20 I,ngIish In pa.
,a.,,,, nosaIa1,
After an exhaustive IhNestlsatiot'' U'e
hiVerslty announced that there ""S
'othlhs discoNereu III the nasepai Ne'-
'acular Wnlcn persons lreduenths ''e
Janus anu pleacherS uu'ihs .'o e.
ID not understand fully and that the
'opnlar demand Tor the use OF o'Seoa''
'ang in punished reports was 30 great
TO preclude itS elimination.
And so. from that day TO this. the pub
c has not been called upon to read any
'urther condemnation OF baseball reports
IS written by the overwhelming majority
{ sporting writer's
..,.,.. ....,,. .c ,,,,, ,,,o ,or
~ "'n " III, ',a-,,s.s ,,a nla q.
'"su ue iiN"I.' "c H,'n''"NN'o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
JOHNSON AND HERMANN
HOLD A BASEBALL TALK
Leaders of Sport Confer About
Problems the Big Leagues
Have to Face

CHICAGO. Dec. August Hermann
and Ban johnson conferred today over
the baseball situation. Among other
things that they discussed were the
the limit of players to be carried by
each team. methods OF dealing with
players contracts made during the base
ball war, the handling OF the war tax
On admission tickets. and the addition
of military features to the ball games.
Both believe II will not be necessary
for the American and National Leagues
to hold joint session after the baseball
meetings next week and that both
leagues can settle the various problems
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
S36, 500 CITY PAYROLL
INCREASE PROPOSED ~
CIVIL SERVICE BOAj

Arrangement OF the working stan
the Electrical Bureau and revieic11 ~
salaries providing a total increase ~
s36,so0 was recommended by the> CI14'
Service Commission to Councils' Fino1Io'
Committee today. The new plan rive y.
proper title to each division Of wOrle1cD
and puts each class on an equal sAlo1y
plane. Under the present system mh11y
classes of labor are labeled under q 6os-
eral head, and per diem men are groupIo1
in lump sum. tffs.
The recommendation are the result ef
n weeks study Of the needs OF the Ultc-
trical Bureau. based upon the fact TIT
this branch OF. the city service has nlx9-
fered heavily through men Quitting ~
more lucrative positions In the GOWN
ment service. Chief James McLaueh1)S.
OF the Electrical Bureau. has had H.
service crippled to the danger point W
designations. and the salary increases ~.
ported by the commission are deeH>ed
imperative II the police and hre wixlb
are to be kept up to their usual twenty
four-hour efficiency basis RT
Patchwork finance to carry city n.y.
rolls over the end OF the year ana -
provide funds most needed by dep6$t-
mental heads was resorted to today ~
members OF Councils Finance Commit
tee. The usual year-end scramble 70
shift funds Will result In a large tr11S-
fer bill in Councils on Thursday.
Payrolls are still short. despits ~
| 81. 100000 temporary loan negutiaanA
yesterday to make up depleted itolus-
These had first consideration today ma
the s6OO.000 and more shortage for oSal
will have to go over to be cared for osft
| of the balance said to remain nfesQ
| budget demands are taken from tAe
! revenues from taxation and oth<r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04

come necessary before the present
Congress axain adjourns in order 10
effect the most efficisnt coordination
and operation Of the railway and other
transportation systems of the country
but TO that I shall. II circumstances
should demand, call the attention Of the
Congress- upon another occasion
,,,,n ,,,a,>.
"iN-ihh- war SbSsioN
II | have overlooked anything that
ought TO be done for the moro effective
viii .,,rn,v rSs ,an,ss,on What am
perfectly clear about IL that In the pres
ent session OF the congress our whole
attention ana energy should be con-
cerhed on the vigorous. rapid ana sue
cesstui prosecution OF the great task OF
winning the war.
We can do this with all the Greater
zeal and enthusiasm because we know
that for US this is a war OF high prin-
ciple, debased by no selfish ambition or
conquest or spo,iation: bee ,use we
know, and all the world knows. that we
have been forced into IL To save tho
very Institutions we live under from
corruption and destruction, The pur-
poses of the Central Powers strike
straight at the yery heart of everything
We belieye i'm their methods of warfare
outrage every principle Of humanity md
n knghtly honor; their intrigue has
corrupted the very thought and spirit
OF many OF our people their sinister and
| secret diplomacy has sought TO take our
very territory away from us and disrupt
the union Of the States Our safety
would be at an end. our honor forever
Sullied and brought into contempt were
we to permit their triumph. They are
\ striking "a the very CxiStppcp of demOC-
racy and liberty.
~ ,r-cr AMI, tro,v cAr-cr
/ II is because II Is for us a war of
high, disinterested purpose. In which the
free peoples Of the world are banded to-
gether for the vindicatlon of right a
war for the preservation of our nation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
TWELVE TEAMS ARE LEFT
IN THE SIX-DAY GRIND

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Twelve teams
were struggling for the lead In the SIX
Aav bike race at the end Of the thirty
sscond hour this morning. Piercey, of
the Piercey-Grenda team, was setting
the pace. Madonna and Belio We're one
lap behind.
The Spencer brothers. Canadian riders
mutt the race at midnight. They were
notified sunday night of the death OF
their father, but agreed TO ride for
twenty-four hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Notes of the BOrIers

, The Mucko League series last n'ght. on
Casino Alleys. resulted In the owls winning
in all three three matches. Doves
winning three contests from Crows and
sparrows capturing two games from Eagles,
surance LeaGue, after losing the hrst game
to Fidelity Trust by two pins, won The next
won three from Continental: Real Estate
won two from Commonwealth, Proyident
Saving Fund won two from Quaker city.
Tatnall. Of Proyident. got 2Os pins In his
second Si,s gene; keoSn' . anchor on QUAKER
dero Of Philadelphia Saving, concluded with
2ll. Cruel got scores of 200 203 and 139
for Philadelphia Saving.
The Middle Western tourney, the hrst ofi
poas ss 0Tss Tss AsssHa sa e ve OF Win
Msckin and wsiu, Of Dubuque. with total
Of isss pins. are The doubles champions;
.adsl MIN ss e. ans GG'ss0 g. wse the OF an.
1852 The Windy city deieystiOns' earn
i25is.S2 out OF 10000 in prize money. They
won tl4o0 IN the team event. ttl8.88 in
the doubles, t5e0,80 In the singles and 800
In the all events.
Western Electric remains at the top OF
the Industrial League. Last night II won
Hsli He'll Telephono ''e Company in two ',s' sa%ss'
standard Roller bearing won three from
Supplee- Biddle team, and Keen-kutter won
the odd game In three from Hale & Kill
burn.
Zuiker. of Budd. knocked down ISL. lss
and 102 TO help keep up with the Western
Electric squad.
Findley got .25 in his second game with
Standar rJ. Barnwell. of Western Electric,
rolled 1877, 2Ol and 2l2. The last effort OF
Clarke. Of Hale Kilburn, was 220 In his
second game,
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WILSON DEMANDS WAR ON AUSTRIA;
PLEDGES NATION TO FULL VICTORY
Continued from PAGE One


of
defeated command Not until that has
nations
But when God willing assuredy will bewe shall
% generosity
all selfish claims the part
o
present
win the aside until II Is accomplished
Every whether Of
achieved will not entertain
it.
settlement based justice and the reparaton Of the their rulers
a
Balkan States
Turkey Asia-whih relnquished.
moment
nsh will be established
military political domination which
Balkans As
Prussian
to
to
left In their
Balkan
fortunes
and the dicaion Of foreign courts parties.
Of
hold sacred throughout life a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
LEONARD.CLINE TICKETS
PLACED ON SALE TODAY

Tickets for the Benny Leonard-Patsy
Cline bout to be held at the olympia
A. A. Wednesday, December 12. were
placed on sale today. The match Is one
of the biggest that could be arranged,
and is attracting countrywide attention.
The great demand for seats caused the
early sale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
"More Fascinating

than the Arabian Nights"
That is what thousands Of people
say of the Book of knowledge, which
answers every question a child can
ask. The Grolier Society, sos
Denckls Building, Philadelphia, will
ssnd you fres Q 7e-page booklet con-
tanning many Of the interesting
questions answsrsd In this wonder
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Thompson Called in Draft

the Toronto club Of the international
League last season and who has been OBJ
American League. has been accepted for the
National Army. Thompson was one Of the
players whom Manager 0rifhth, Of the Ma
tionais, obtained by the draft ronte INT
Sans draft beat him to this secur-
ing claim.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Stop Fights in Cleveland

cLEyELANp Dec mill tTMs'os sbs S.a3S RSV,s AT E
psso Jimmy Wilson. knocked out by Otto
wsnzeI. of Pittsburgh, at the Moose club
s.sas 81 mors permits
.S sS1kEs kisS Ssus assss sss JoSsss sisEssp
Svsffistic Fund vii not b. intsrfsrsd with.
fcScvcr. Er<is arrived today to nnisL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
WALTER ECKERSALL
DYING IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.--walter Eckersail,
sport writer of the Chicago Tribune and
former football star CT the University
of Chicago, was said to be near death
here today from cancer Of the stomach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Anderson Now in Service

The Athetics have lost another pitcher
Haasl.as & snss ss% sss sroi.as i ~ s.ndsr sssd
the army In Detroit Xssterdsy. Ray B9tss
sss tie sssssail ssssen wss over. then PiIcisrs
siSsa sas nAylS[k dS:k saIsas as VIZ 2sfes|Sss .n
81 81 x%meriesn % LsssSs ssssen slessi. :,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Walker Dartmouth Coach

wILLIAMsTowN. Dec. Fred walker;
.isyen st Williams this last season, will
make his Eastern debut as basketball
We're completed with athletic authorities Of
the Hanover eellsse for taking charge of
the Green five this winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04
Neill Wins at Wilkes Barre

wILKES-BARRE, Pa, Dec, Sin a fast
ten-round bout here last night Young Nsii.
local weiterweight champion, Ne,il hit
schrappet when and where he. pleased and
risns1 10 box JACK Briiton on New Years
Day AZ the local club * n Z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04

went to Trautwein. 3 4; Bertolet, . Hop
kins, / Davis 2: Bunning, >; Schnci-
dermln, . (: Matranslly, !,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-03
Work of Child Welfare Commit.
tee in Local Schools Shows
Surprising Results

Reports for the months OF March.
April, May and June. 1917, submitted
to the central committee on child ael-
fare on the work that has bean done
among the poor children in the public
schools. shows that surprising results
have been accomplished by the work
ers. ....-... 49,. - IL
Cyril o. Smith. principal OF the
Royal school submitted report to the
committee in which he says that the
work at his school was started by
selecting children not only known TO
be underfed, but VINO showed evident
signs of it both in lack CT weign- and
physical encrgy, anil who are 6nown
to be non.luneh eaters. ~ ....-.. H.
Twenty-Five, children comprising
four different nationaiities, and rang
ing in ages from 10 II years, we're
examined and weighed. These chill
dren we're given fres lunch tickets
AID served with meals each day for
the four months. The menus consist.
ed of beef stew, pork sausage, corn
chowder. meat patties, Turkish soup,
ragout of beef. mutton slew and quan-
titles of rice. and bread and butter.
The results derived from this free
feeding of the underfed children were
surprising. A marked increase N
height and weight, and other physical
improvements, was accompanied by
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-03
UNDERFED KIDDIES GETFAT when
TREATED OSOME REGULAR FOOD

an increase I'm energy. better iSeposi.
lions and better scholarship. Mn
Smith pointed out that where pE1cL
to these experiments, the selected
children were remiss in their school
attendance. after they were being fed
BY the child welfare workers, they
became the most regular in SCHOOL.
The total expenditure for all the chm.
dren for the entire Ioar snths was
but 500. The COMMITTEES desires 10
carry on this WORK, aud contributions
viii be gladly accepted. The greatest
gain in weight. according TO .he re.
ports, was but four pounds and four
ounces, while mons showed perma.
nent losses. The average gain per
child was 10 ouaces.
Isaac NJ. Cox. principal CT Kalihl-
waena school, submitted a report on
the feeding OF 80 children, conducted
by the child wetfars workers. or
the total number fed during March,
April and May, ca per cent were be-
low average and So per cent shove
average in scholarship when the fed.
ing was started. Wien the expert.
ments were completed. only 50 pee
cent were below tae scholastic stand.
ard. while 66 per cent we're above the
average. The total number OF lunches
served during thras month was coli.
with cost of $72TS. atr. Cox Hrges
that more funds be secured 10 carry
cut this work which Is accomplishing
such wonderful results among the IN
derfed children in the Honolulu
,schoois . 81. l-7s- -:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-03

According to a report from Kansas
the wheat crops will exceed the IL per
cent increase estimated.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-03

he has gotten a splendid situation now
tiat so many men in his office have
gone to the war and l don't want him
TO give it up
You have property said her
you have beautiful, tenderly-reareo
young daughters. How would you
like to see everything you possess in
ruins as the Belgians have seen theft
property: How would you like your
daughters tobe treated as the mothers
in France have seen their girls
treated?'
81 didn't raise my son to be so:.
der she repeated, and | am doins
my bit. l roll bandages at the Red
Cross every day"
Yes said, you roll bandages
Ter some other woman's son whom
you expect to defend you and yours. -
"A little further down the street
met Ann sStebbins who was simply
droIling with joy because tie exam
liners had declared her son 10 be eX-
empt because he had weak heart,
incipient Brights diseases and bad
lungs.
duy bOt-y S'4dI
off would be as safe in a first line
trench as anywhere else and hat it
would have been a comfo-: to his
mother to have thought he lied de-
Tending his country instead of merely
helping cut the undertaken. tut she
didn't see it that way. She would
rather know that he had seven deadly
diseases than that he was exposed
to a bullet.
That night little Mamie Jones
came to see me. You know Mamie
"a thin, cowed, scrawny little thing
who has been stenographer to a big
bullying brute of all employer until
she looks as if she was so scared she
couldn't say boo % goose. OF
course / had heard that Mamie had
been married very suddenly to Bob
Thomas-that she was one Of those
war brides who would never have
been brides at all if big husky NAH
hadn't been hunting for a petticoat to
hide behind to escape the draft.
i thought pretty badly If Bob, hut
| liked Mamie and SO l congratulated
her and asked after Ter husband"
Hes in training camp. He has
enlisted she said with a queer smile. "