riiiiiiMiipiMiijiapipiii k ftfcf i fr I P Up I a v if MM,' Its flEgjSIF fHJPEsii ' m K SK- 8 ISVENIftfl LEDGIgB-PHILADELPHIA, 0i)AY, DECEMBER 14, 1014. Su&ttf nr$ ftfcdger PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CTHU8 it. K. CUIWIS, rusifinxr. e. IV. 0ti. 8rtfy i J.etm C. Msrtln. Trurerj OmrlM it tiKJlhtten, rhlllp B. Colllni, John n. Wit 'Hwn. Blftofi. KDlTOnlALDOAnD Ctlt' It. K. CB1MI. Ctitlrman. frrTa.ymxtxr Eutir. uaiior C ?A "AltTiM .cknsral Butlims Unnnttt PnilUhsd dally at f rsUo ItMn Building, jnMpidnet squir, Philadelphia. t8ajt (issnil . ,Drtd and Cheitnut Btretts ATWfmc Crrt...... .rr-tnlo Building JToii: 170-A. Mtropelltan Toiwr Ctti&kaA .,,." item Inurnc Building mOK 8 Waterloo nc, Fall Mall, B. W. WEWSDUntJAOSl feW.!!!? "S"!'0 f otrtef Building SAlHi??"?. UcB ...,.Th roil nuldlnr C.T.i,v!5.iV,.?"u' Th nm urn dine f PnUt;BAO.. 82 nut LouU It Grand itmscntniONTEHMs VM?SuJ&?'.Dj"" OkLt, i month, twtnty.flv. ctnti; EifcTi 2?1,!' W VJrM dolltn. All mill ubi MtlptlcM payable, in adratice. and wo can battle the situation At Naco with out war. There Would not bo any trouble at all about It If the contending forces were not convinced that "Washington la milk and water most of the time. Tho Naca outrage Is peculiar. It Involves an Invasion of national territory that cannot' be countenanced. If the nrlntr across tho border doos not slop deneral Bliss has the means of prevention at hand, and ho Should use It. Sax, 8ooo WAtmrr KCTSTOHE, MAIN 8000 I nac W Jitdrtf alt communication It Xvtntno JUifgw, Mi trndinet tqvan, PMadtlpMa. . I Mmn t Tia rnrUDxirim oitoitio it becokd- ' f Ctill Witt. UiTTU. r miUDELriUA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914. tit An Apt Tool in Government MOIIH Important than Its decision In tho commutation case Is the fact that the Public Service Commission made a doclslon. Hera wi a- body apparently left helpless hy tho law. While New Jersey was rojolctng ver the announcement of a suspension of proposed new rates by Its commission, Jwmaylvanla won dumfoundod to learn that thero was gram doubt of the authority f Its commission to order a similar suspen sion. la the erlgenoy our own body acted with remarkable vigor and energy. It refused to .nibble, aa it might so easily havo done, but toolc the bull by the horns, Inaugurated an xmmeoiate inquiry into tho moras- of tho case, and, with a promptitude the moro sat isfying because so unusual in America, an nounced its conclusion three day In advanca '; ' ot the date set for the Imposition of tho now tariffs. Tho commission Idea has" been shown at Its fcest. It Is an excellent Instrument for tho quick settlement of momentous Issues which cannot wait without injustice either to the public or others. When actuated by high motives which promoteand encourage energy, stuch a commission tits nlcoly Into the schemo oi democratic government, takes up tho slack and bocomea a splendid tool. It comes down, then, to a question of personnel, which in all administration is tho final factor In success or failure. The decision Itself, which will bo accepted in good spirit, reads out of the proposed tariffs their most objectionable features. It f recognizes also, as was expected, the right or tno roads to impose some minor In creases. Tho average commuter was acqul escont on this point, but bitterly objected to tho radical changes contemplated. Ho has been protected from body blows and can tand tho rest. It Is a groat victory for con certed movements among tho people In pro tection of their rights and privileges. It Is oven a greater triumph for the Public Sorvlco immlssion, which. In a first real test, .has r amply demonstrated Its power to do the ser vice expected of It. Poll of Councils ForcshndowB Victory 10UNCiL8 is for the Taylor plans. That Is the significant fact revealed by tho Evenimq IiEDOsn poll, The obstructionists are hopelessly In (fntlnorlty. But three of all the Couhcllmen openly admit themselves to be In opposition, There are 40 noncommittal, or doubtful, but 79 declare that they favor real rapid transit Instead of Piecemeal rapid transit; that they are for the Taylor plans, as providing a solution of tho whole problem; thnt they stand for a metropolitan Phlladel- phla and are ready to vote for what nil men recognise Is a prerequisite to the fulfilment nf tho city's destiny. The majority for tho Taylor plans, If all thoso who are now noncommittal go finally Into the opposition, Is 8 In Select Cornell; In Common Council, 18. The margin of victory Is ample In both chambers. Thoro must be no hesitation now, no tlmo for subterfuge or trickery to confuse tho issue and Jeopardise tho undertaking. Thero has been evidence of such tactics already, n bold and even defiant attempt to draw a rod herring across the troll and ruin tho wholo transit program by playing ono section against another and introducing elements of, discord that should bo carefully avoided. It is up to tho people oven beforo It Is up to Councils. They must make tho demon stration of January 14 so significant that it will carry with It tho wolght of a formal odlct from tho electorate. It must bo tho unmis takable answer of Phlladelphlans to the fow pygmies who stand on the track waving their red flags. The very magnitude of tho out pouring In January should effectively sllenco and terminate all opposition to a comprehen sive transit plan. The course of action has been marked out, and is as clear as the broad highway. Let Councils formally approve the plans and order an election whereby the people may authorize tho necessary loans to begin work. Consid eration and approval thereafter by tho Pub lic Servlco Commission will complete tho requisite legal formalities and tho contracts can be lot. Thero need be no hesitation on account of tho Union Traction Company, Tho new sys tem will be built whether It decides to par ticipate or not. There wijl be no trouble find ing an operator when there Is something to operate. , Strengthen the National Guard BY' FAH the easiest and least objection able method of building up an adenuato S. forco for national defense Is to strengthen m tho National Guard of tho several Common- wealtns. At present New York is the only State that has conformed to tho provisions of the Dick bill, and Is able to nut a full rtivi. E "ion, completely equipped In all arms, into j. me nem. 1'ennsyivanla Btands next, but has not quite met all of the requirements. Many fiiaies nave ceen culpably negligent, and their attitude Is reprehensible. ui ine 15,617,347 , available for military service, aa reported by the Adjutant General of the United States, only 125,478 are now erving in the State mllltla, and many regl- r enta are so Inefficient that they would bo useless for aulck service. Pcnnini i,. '.10,742 officers and enlisted men out of l,130,62tf available. In order to bring the National Guard up to the standard of efficiency there should be; Fuller training for commissioned officers; epeclal schools for noncommissioned office: an extension of time for field service and an nual maneuvers; moderate pay for tlmo spent ta armory duties, drills and arms practice; the creation of a militia reserve from the men who. have served their term In the Guard. Even the limited experience given hv Na tional Guard service is of value to all young men, in improvlnjf their physique, creating habits pf prompt obedience and In teaching the value of practical patriotism. Beware the Bonanza Bait BEWARE the get-rlch-qulck operators! A fconanxa has been struck In Colorado, according- to reports, and such a bonania, aya ono of the trustees of the Colorado $9h9l of Mines, that "no foncnnt.n k 'f'.&JWW cou,d have accurately pictured the mvtrv. proportions and possibilities of the Ooodl The world's supply of gold will be Jnresed, and that, as Mr. Bryan pointed out years ago. Is a prime necessity If we are to havo good times. But gentlemen who sell worthless mining afifctta SUUeless and credulous persona ar 'Jiktly to Yiew the find as a. bonanxa for t.i$mejre awo. There will be a thousand mmr just as promising offered for sale in ar future, with stock certificates of any printing establishment would he iptmi and prospectuses falrlv iviiin. ni pfV wJU be good stocks not to buy unless '-mt&A Ana .arf A S .... ... wm " "" u 'w ui eoueatlon of wbl sertlfloatea to be framed and used aserspsss! Safeguarding the Dinner Table ANNOUNCEMENT comes from Hnrrisburg .that a number of dealers In this city are to be prosecuted by tho State Food Commis sioner for soiling goat meat under the guise of lamb and mutton. Doubtless goat meat Is palatable, as aro horseflesh and muskrat steaks, but the purchaser should not be hood winked by false names. Commissioner Foust Is to be commended for keeping up an active and continuous cam paign to protect tho consumer. Sporadic raids and occasional crusades, during which arrests are mado by scores, aro not nearly as effective as constant watchfulness and dally activity. Exactly as the criminal cle ment Is held In check by continuous 24-hour policing, so, too, those unscrupulous food dealers who resort to adulterations and mis branding to defraud tho public should bo kept under constant surveillance and prose cuted, whenever detected, without fear or favor. The food show In the Reading Terminal Market has shown that the people of Phila delphia havo an ample supply of pure meats and vegetables. Thero is no room for the dealer whose only thought Is "the main chance." Free the Roads PHILADELPHIA Is surrounded by vigilant sentinels In the form of toll collectors. They aro everywhere, these levlers of tribute, relics of a period when peculiar circum stances warranted private ownership of highways. But Pennsylvania now Is the richest State In the Union, without debt and without any tax on real restate. Long ago private rights In highways should have been extinguished. It Is a question simply of money, and certainly there Is nothing for which the Commonwealth can mora properly expend Its revenue than the acquisition of the roadways on which people must travel. A prerequisite to good roads would seem to be ownership of all roads. To tear down the tollgatea and free the highways would be a crowning glory for any administration. There are few tasks to which Doctor Brumbaugh and the new Legislature can more profitably dedicate themselves. Too Much Soft Soap IT W popular tfejag fsr ji$xlca8 pjj. iletM-a oa Uwir lt ! tjo hurl verbal fiMMMlsrtMtlU at the United Stat. It la a jjttte miarrM!fig, of oewrse.-fer, our 0y qmamfi. fitter flirting with Carranj a haff, .! &u or bki ttti but dyeiop. 10M to Moxkso have sot Inmr of tuch a. sort w AftSttUJWr ie w to be pctd. Wbm 4H etfa and soiaiuru wtth t Wt Wfrltetf W 4y fr day x- gltifftf 'h OilMs f M.jktin (here is BwJtitu tu 4f but terminate (lie pi weeding, fey lutm f rfn er nv ..tbr nwi:a a ma at'K list alt... ,r. Mum .iiut-ii jui m H" , tflUjf- o .1 l' i" : j.iJft WUI- Senator Martlne, who Is he If not the man who made the primary famous? The city spent JS.OOO.OOQ on highways this year. That Is a good thing, but better still U (he fact that It got value received for every dollar expended. A rising stock market on the first day of resumed trading la a pretty good Indication that the business barometer la swinging rap. Idly from cloudy to clear. " ' ' I ' ivn If Cotonel QoethaU calls for tprnedoboat destroyra he needs them; If he ped them he will get them; If he getslhem he wi)l know what to da wth thenv The new Btaririey plans no goodt The vjsKt$( Ledojsr explained weeks ago the ttaullar conditions and oiroumstanee under i whleh (hey were wmeelwd. ! ! mi) i i,.. The balling of ArlxoHa'g hanging be ro una the rnrk of a Jersay sWiff, Just as b had 4jte4 th n4: "I das' wnt aa 4tder: this is a roltfhty sjrtowi oaaaston for twtb m and tb prtKwer!" TM wostallty lacraaa U not k to say contagious (Use, and hard ttetes, with their attendant uerin, may be an - plntlun. It m .iTUy knuwn, vo tftc etJMr hi.d thai v,. if bad iwemeat LOa dUteu . Uid not .j llrt .fjcjts, goo4 tvtw:- AMERICANS LIKE "FUSS AND FEATHEflS" Impressive Ccroraony Surrounds Presi dent's Persona! Appearances Beforo Cougrc63 Galleries Always Crowtlcd. By EDw-AIlD W, TOWNSEND THE peoples of monarchies do not have, as might bo suspected that they have, nny monopoly of a liking for ofllcial cere monies. This blessed democracy of ours Is not without a very strong zest for that sort of a thing, as is Bhown upon cvory oppor tunity. Just take this departure of procedure by President Wilson, In tho matter of con voying to Congress his recommendations; not quito a departure, because Washington sev eral times and Jefferson, t think, ono time, aenvored his message personally to tho as sembled Congress. Even In the short time during which President Wilson has renewed this procedure thero has rapidly grown up about It quite a bit of ruther ImpresBlvo cere mony, and how It Is liked by tho public is shown In tho demand for gallery tickets by thoso eager to watch tho ceremonies as well as to hear tho Prcsldont deliver his nddress. Mark you, It Is the President's "addross," no longor his "message." Much Puis and Feathers The ofllcial preliminary to tho reception of "such nn address as ho may bo pleased to dp llvor to Congress" Is tho passage of a reso lution on a preceding day arranging for a Joint session of tho two houses of Congress in tne etiamber of tho House of Representa tives at a fixed hour, and this has been half an hour beforo tho President has Indicated that ho would appear. Thon the work of tho scrgcant-ut-arms and of the doorkeeper of tne mouso begins. Tho Capitol police, ap pearing In their freshest of uniforms and white gloved, ore stationed In all the cor ridors loading to and surrounding tho cham berand that Is some corridor, because the actual chamber 1b a box built within a box, built within anothor box and only thoso of the eager and clamoring crowds who aro sup plied with tickets are ndmlttod to tho IIouso floor or the gallery floor, and as great pro caution Is takon to keep all othors out as you may observe at the entmnco door of tho Metropolitan Opera IIouso upon a Farrar Caruso night. On Tuosdny lost tho gallorlcs were crowded and nearly every member of tho House was In Ills' seat, when upon tho very second of 12 o'clock Speaker Clark's gavel aa usual fell, und, following his old-fashioned formula, ho said: "The House will bo in order, and the Chaplain will lead In prayer." Tho first throe rows of seats on tho Houso floor wero reserved for the Senators', and about 10 min utes before tho tlmo Bet for tho arrival of tho President tho doorkeeper of tho Senate appeared at the north entrance to tho Houso chamber, Just within which the doorkeeper of tho HouBe awaited him. Tho Sonato door keoper solemnly informed the doorkeeper that the Sonato was prepared to enter tho House chamber, and having received this necessary Information tho Houso doorkeeper advnnced down the big centre alslo a few paces, caught tho oyo of Spoaker Clark and announced In n good, loud, ringing voice: "The VIco Pres ident of tho United Statos and tho members of tho Sonato of Congress of the United Statos." All Necks Craned Tho Speaker's gavel fell, the members of the House roso In their seats, the north doors were thrown open and tho VIco President of tho United States, escorted by tho ser-geant-nt-arms of tho Senato and tho secre tary of the Senate, entered, followed by tho Senators two by two. Tho doorkeeper and his staff showed tho Senators to their seats amid craning of necks In the galleries and a whispered chorus of personal salutations be tween Senators and Representative!. In the meantlmo his official attendants have conducted the VIco President to a chair placed for his use by tho sldo of tho Speaker, and tho Spcakor arises and ceremoniously shakes hands with tho Vico President and they take their seats. The various high offi cials of both bodies then tako their desig nated places and the members of tho Cab inet enter. Much craning of necks In the galleries and displays of Interest of various kinds by the members of tho House. Tho Cabinet members take their Places to the left of the Speaker, but in seats in rows with the Senators. Every ono being seated, the hush" of expectanoy Is broken when the Spoaker and Vice President rise In their places, and the former announces the members of the committee to "wait upon the President of the United States." And then the VIco President makes a similar announcement of Scnatois, who are designated tp porform similar offi cial duty. The Democrat, Republican and Progressive leaders, that Ib, Underwood, Mann and Murdock, and the chairman of tho Appropriations and of the Military Affairs Committees, Fitzgerald and Hay, aro named by the Speaker, and thoso occupying relevant positions In the make-up of the Senato are named by the Vice President. They gather in the "well'' and proceed by a door- to the right of the Speaker out to a lobby leading to tho Speaker's room, where they find the President and his secretary awaiting them. There Is a formal shaking of hands, and Mr. Underwood inquires of tho President If he Is prepared to deliver his address, and Mr, Un derwood being assured by the President that such Is the case, the procession Is reformed. Mr. Underwood and thb President following the others, and they march back through the same corridor, but to a door leading from the corridor to the left of the Speaker. The Frettdent Enters Do not ask why this "right dopr" and this "left door," because I would have to Inquire In turn of some diligent searcher for prece dents who discovered that thus It was when last a President entered th.e ohamber of tho House of Representatives to read a message. The doorkeeper at the moment of Mr. WH son's entrancj proclaims, "The President of the United ttatesl" Representatives and Senators riso and there Is a generous nan partisan applause. TfVhlle the vigorous hand clapping Is still going on the President, bowing and smiling gravely. gsa up the steps to the reading ,.. ..-,..,, H Mor uvmyt mar oequpjso by the Speaker and Ytee PreeMent- He Is" dressed in blaek, of Bourse, la a ooat, J tjjltik, desertbed as a, cutaway, with a blaate. aearf ornamented with a modest pin. )is elae a lUMreot eowpromise between the xadii)gly hta turnover a4 Use high whe noiats am pt bright togethsr. fie turns te the Sweatier, shake hand witb bim a4 x- w wards, takes another tim fo wajd ad repeats this operation wtth tb Vtoe FrwMsnt, mevee to the gad of the slat. furnt an4 &wlu gravely for tfae applause iu umiw WVD It . ' .' . i.l' .!. '." .'.". """" iSaj 1 -!ii . -- tft- . . - .. . , - - - . , 1 Oj. - - ...... J...--- J - - Wi ' TANTALUS 1 M MwmmmiMnMl Mj tho membors of Congress' tako their seats. Thon the President atepn to tho middle of the platform, lays his printed address on the reading clerk's desk beforo him and takes a comprehensive Burveyof Jils critical nudl ence, sets his Jaw a little firmly and begins, "Gentlemen of tho Congress." OFFENSES AGAINST OUR CITY GETTIN.G A NICKEL'S WORTH OF TRANSIT Hoiv the People of. Boston. Control Their Transportation System, Com pelling Its Management to Adapt Its Service to 'Changing Needs. By BURTON KLINE Shall We Havo Election Frauds and Rotten Boroughs Always With Us? TT 1 O By THOMAS RAEBURN WHITE IS well understood, I think, that the Committee of Seventy will continue and lncrcaso Its active work In prosecuting ballot and registration frauds.. I fear that Buch frauds aro again on tho increase. Moro sup port should bo given the committee in Its efforts to stamp them out. Tho work of such a citizen body, nonpartisan In character, Ib absolutely necessary to keep tho elections puro; but to be successful the work must also be supported by the citizens at large, not only with financial support but by active co-operation and Interest In tho election divi sions whero they live. In no other way can offenders be brought to Justlco. Ac n striking Instance of tho character of work which citizens should do I am templed to refer to the fact that a few years ago Dr. Talcott Williams came at his own expense from North Carolina, whero ho had gone for his vacation, In order to appear as a witness before a Grand Jury which was about to con sider tha case of a Negro accused of voting Illegally. He came not only because he felt ho should give his evidence, but also becausa ho deemed It unfair to postpone tho hearing, as the man was confined In prison. If we had a thousand such citizens distributed over the city thero would be no election fraud. Although I cannot Bpeak for the committee, I feelsuro that at the coming Legla'ature it will centre attention again upon the neces sity of enacting laws to do away with so called "assistance to voters," the worst form of election crime now committed, and to eliminate from the ballot tho party square, which might properly bo called a device to encourage lazy and Ignorant voting, The committee has also announced that It will actively support a law for tho reform of City Councils. We now have a system of "rotten boroughs" as bad as anything of that kind England ever knew, Thoro is no ex cuse for it, nor for a cumbersome body of 183 members to do work which would bo much better doie by one-tenth of that number, even If they were selected by jot from tha present members of Councils. This does not suggest a commission form of government, nor does It contemplate materially changing the powers of Councils or of any of the ex ecutive officers: It contemplates nothing more than substituting a well-organized body of reasonable size for a poorly organized bedy which is cumbered by its own numbers. An other provision, however, the law should con tain, and that Is one making It impossible for u Councilman to hold any other public office of profit. Councilman shou'd yete as they think, nt as they.th(nk those who gave them their employment want or expect them to vote, '..'. I do not now think of any othqr taws which the Committee of Seventy Intends to ush at the oqmlng session.. A simple program,-without undertaking too much, sems to be best. POME years aco a Boston newspaper lllus- O trated an article With tho firstphotographs over taken by a kodak camera for newspaper purposes. The reporter who took them and wrote tho article was describing tho longest street-car rldo for 6 conts In the whole coun try. Ho took his. pictures, and took his ride. In Boston. You havo your choice as to which w,as the moro notable font, tho pictures or the ride. But It photography could boast of Buch things In Its precocious Infancy, so could tho Boston transit system. The fact Is; the' system .came Into being In answer to n demand for Just such rides. Before 1891 Boston fretted and wrote letters to the editor, In condemnation of tho usual Junglo of competing lines. Their arrangements were Ingeniously Imperfect In themselves, and studiously hostile to each other. Among them, tho proud Bcstonlan who ventured abroad on their rails was an object of pity, of derision, of suspicion. They treated him not as he pleased but as they Pleased, and thoy did it and to a Bostontanl with impunity. A Well Trained Corporation That waB In 1894, Since then the prldo of manhood has more than returned to the Bos tonlar.. Ho regards tho Boston Elevated ha certainly treats It as his private proporty. It feeds out of his hand, or he knows the rea son why not. Ho has taught It not merely a polished demeanor, from the officers who post notices in the cars to tho buttoned knights who tako his nickels at the door; ho has taught It polished. English as well, Public notices that elsewhere curtly say "No smok ing," assume an almost cringing civility In itatlons of the Boston Elevated. The con ductor tolitely exhorts you to "Lcava the car by the renrer door," and addresses your wife as "madnnt" more often than "lady." Possibly tho Boston Elevated would have reached this stato of civilization unaided. But the Bostonlan has certulply given aid In liberal measure. Ho has made his elevated road a contemporary of himself. He demands of ItlHocuImn Improvements and extensions and te gets them, Re wants more and more for his nickel and gets It, He wants this done with a minimum of political chicanery and It Is done. The Boston Elevated Is with out doubt tho most admirably trained wild cniporatlon ever broken and brought Into tho service of man. this THE STANDARD BEAREJt (Sir Silwsrd V.my Pt grerdoo) I. "How an I tell " Sir S4w8rd.sad. "Who hs tha right or the wrong o' thlasr Cromwell lands for the stogie's wue, Ohartts Is rwnd by lhWtjit lawsj Bsguh meadow are hnMm rP jtegruhtQtn striking eaea oibM d,ad Times are Wok as a ravjyrs vHtig, Out of the uk and the aUiK I see t Qfljy ope thing! The Kiss has trustd hi baaatr to tr.e. And I mvt fight for the KJiMt-" n- Into th thtejc of th msm SM mi Kdwf rod ?Hb a stout; aad th Hat Of grta-$4i, bJ4-Uuin FarttaaMat men awUM ilw up It was ou against Ua! He fought for th atandard with mi bis uukIU, Nvr wftin d4 ho i oui lj hl - Vt,n 'fa 11 ki. tk. .ua.i u u 1 .. &. I tltt ftiaakar'B f n.. .. .,.,,?.. k.ii u .. u . . save! (alia abd ika gtttaJnr mam. "OMkU. Only o thin' Politics Out pf It Today the Boston Elevated may no longer tnld the honorable record for the longest ride fur a nlokel, since the New York subway undertakes, to help a passenger escape from Brooklyn to the Bronx or to tho Bronxes for 6 cents, worth It or not. But the B, B. has held that record for a very honorable period, and It has other records even moro honorable, and profitable. It operated the first subway In America, and one ot the first in the world. It has had only one serious strike Jn its .history of to years. It handles nearly as many million people a year as does New York, and with a miraculous minimum of accident and delay. It it has dabbled In poimos, it nas aone so with a marvelous gen,lus for secreoy. Its dabbllngs are not vlsl. ble to the naked eye, anyway. nd all the while, notwithstanding minor Imperfections, springing generally from the urigjinai uin?riwjnns m mankind and par ticularly from eertain .well-defined peeullari tiw of the New Bngland character (yes, there aro a law) all the. while the Boston Blevated has stood to the eeuntry as very nearly he nwgal of that necessary monopoly, a publlo seryjae oorporatJon, should bo. Physleally, the Boston transit system threads the mHropolls precisely a it should -M a etreuUtery ytm. it Urw out aapttlary ttfttB wbfvr subusban. growth pwailtM a my rttnrsj or utters a, sweliwtly loud growl for senrtee. It wlU mm w (w a vapimry , tramtty in tutrtb suburb ejgfcj, , m Butte to aotter eulttaer suWb i., up with anothor surface car that may thread miles away Into the Middlesex Fells. And your original nickel doca It all. There 13 only ono place whero you may not go for a nlckol on the Boston system. It Is Ingeniously designed, even diabolically contrived, to de feat tho cheat or tho fovorthrlfty person. It will not take you Into town, and then tako you back homo again, for your mlsernblo 5 cents. Tho Intcrlaclngs of tho system aro wonderful. It Is truthfully said that you can BUrt anywhere and land at any other place In Boston, for B cents prp Voided, you know whero you nre going, and what Is' more, how' to get thoro. To that end you are furnished Innumerable maps and diagrams. But you cannot get back home for your nlokelj they havo seen to that. At one time, several years ago, the Boston Elevated was figured to have stacked tip against It over $10,000,000 of Improvements. For years the servlco between Cambridge and Boston had lagged behind the requirements. For years there was clamor In Cambridge for an elevated and o quicker servlco. But Cam bridge, In spite of its rcputntlon, is a know ing placo, and beforo an enlightened ago and a docile street-car corporation .could draw up plans for an elevated road, Cambridge had hit upon the underground idea. After that nothing would ploaso Cambridge but subway. In vain wero pleadings on. tho sub ject of expense. . A Model of .Service ' The subway Is there, not quite so nickel-' plated as the Metro In Paris, hut otherwlso a model of service, that takes the Harvard student from Harvard Squaro and the tedium of a college career to Park street nd Mrs. Flsko. threfi miles', In 8 minutes. The remarkable effect of that three miles of tunnel upon real estato devo'opirent over the whole north of Boston, not toJ mention the change It has wrought in tho morals of Harvard, would make a novel. An? thero Is another subway building, a lopgef one, to Dorchester. And a subway connecting tho old Tremont street subway with tfre singu larly faraway convenience of the South Sta tionthat, too, is. building. Bo nre other ex tensions building. Perhaps you would even like a fw fln.r.. Tho Boston Elevated operates Bit miles of trackage of nil elevations Surface, elevated and subterranean, It runs 3365 ears to fit various overhead or underground require ments. In one year IM.) Jt carried 318, 552,863 passengers. Ppsslbly 300,000,000 of these passengers were entirely satisfied. Po. slbly 380,000 of the unsatlifled were merely chronic kickers. Every now and thtn Brook. Ine grows extremely fussy at having to wait - " ur particular car. A surprl. Inly small number of persons had a Just grievance against the service. Possibly 10 Strangely, the Boston Elevated doesn't own any of Its underground Ways; ? rents thim from State and city. Doei that account for tho general absence of political Jockeying for street franchises and the Jtket Possibly. 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