Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 27, 1915, Night Extra, Page 5, Image 5
EVENING L'EDGER-PHIEADEEPHlX FBID'AT, 'AUGUST 27, 1915; 5 ENGINEERING PROBLEM TO KEEP SUBWAY FREE OF WATER AND GASES pifflculties Arise at City Hall t tyhere the tudc win uip Considerably Lower Than Its Normal Depth y SUMPS" FOR DRAINAGE 'Two ot tl10 moat Important problems fronting tho engineers In the con jtructlon of tho Broad street subway mitt City Ha" w"1 bc lno IralnnRo "ml tho proper ventilation of the tube, ftij difficulty In ouch caso arises from i,e fact that tho subway, which wilt ju under the public building and tho Market street subway, must dip to a level -n,!dcrnbly lower than the normal depth It the tube. 'Ai tho track level of the subway will It .from 10 to 12 feet below tho city water level largo quantities of water rill teP through tho rock and tho con tia foundations of tho subway and JJlurally will flow Into the pocket seated by the dip In tho tube. All wavy gases and foul air also will sink Jto this pocket by virtue of their nat ural weight. Tho prooiem lor tno engi neers will bo to prevent tho accumulating ter and tho gases from Interfering fiflUi tho operation of tho trnlns. "The dralnago prpblem may bo realized fctrr wnun it i unuciniuuu mui 1110 tevtl of the subway under City Hall will m DDroximatcly 23 feet below tho sewers frunnlng under Market and Broad streets. IJUUr consiucruuiu siuuy uiu engineers planning tho subway decided to follow lllfl examine ofc " vi.u i.viuuui,iiuii ui the New York subways and locate nmDs" at regular Intervals. B X sump In engineering means a pit be low the worKing level or tnc excavation. Into which tno water win dram, in tho (ate of u sump under an ordinary build inz the dralnago water collecting thcro twill sink Into tho ground gradually, but V .i- 1- - -...... t .......11.. .. l lump III i ouunuj in UBUuuy bu uutir th bed rock that tho water cannot drain away naturally. Pumps must bo used accordingly to empty the sumps. In the section of tho subway running beneath City Hall half a dozen such lumps will bo located, all connected by a K-lnch drain pipe. The sumps themselves will bc two by three feet In size. Tho drainage water will flow Into these sumps from the bottom or tho subway then will be pumped 23 foct Into tho street sewers by means of two submerged vertical shaft centrifugal pumps, each of 600 gallons per minute capacity. The pumps will be op erated bv electric motors automatically controlled. 1 In building tho Market street subway jjltmal small dralnago sumps of similar Inature were constructed. As" tho track level of the Market street line Is only a few feet below the top of the main sewers, tho engineering dlmcultlcs there were not great. Small pumps to empty the dralnago sumps under Market street are now In operation along tho line of the present subway at 22d, 15th, Juniper and 5th streets. . The ventilation of the Broad street sub- f way will be less dinicult. although none (the less Important problem than tho J drainage. Tho present ventilation system ; of City Hall, with Its series of air ducts ana air cnnmDcrs, win dc usca as a Dasis for the lubway ventilation. The complete detafs of the system have not been Me Clh? 'Transit ttbtiartmmt. hut It In 1 1 ibelieveti that large fans will bo installed iu urivo me gases unu oaa air irom tne pocuet or tne sun-way into tno air ducts and stacks now In use In tho City Hall. At tho same time the pumps will draw In a constant current of fresh air. KThe specifications under which the con fifactor will work require that tho pres ent ventilation system of City Hall must tot te disturbed during tno process of tho construction of the subway. Where thero U likelihood of dust and unpleasant odors, a partition must bo constructed which will make an air duct of tho upper part of the basement corridors and of basement rooms Which contain heat cuds. ONE MORE TOWN BUILT FOR A PHOTOPLAY Spanish City Square Pcrma- nanently Constructed for Farrar'8 "Carmen" GUNS THAT ARE POUNDING RUSSIAN LINES TO PIECES ' ny the Photoplny Editor Trobably tho most elaborate and larg est exterior scene ever constructed or steel and wood for the single purpose of providing a background for motlon-plc-turo gcenes Is the recently rtnlshcd Tlaza ? . oros 'or tno Photodrama production of "Carmen." In whlxh nrnt,ii. p.,mr Internationally famous as a prima donna, , Is tho star. J Somo of the tnoit stirring and plo- , turcsque scenes In "Carmen" take place , the Plaza do Toros, of Seville, Spain. In tho production of "Cnrmen" In opora form the Plalta do Toros Is pictured on canvas, in tho photoplny production this famous spot Is actually shown In repllcn of steel, wood and plaster. Of tho last ' named no less than 25 ton worn re. quired In the construction work, of which eight tons wcro used In building tho centro piece and gate. Tho work was dono from cnrefully drawn plans made from photographs and measurements of the Plaza de Toros, In Seville. Tho setting Includes the Intersection of two streets with buildings two nnd thrco ntnrlna In j.lt,t nn l r....... ...i.t-i. ...... ... ii,n,,v, vll lllw 4IV111 UL Wllil'll I nro balconies and porches. In the centro or tno plaza is nn elaborate drlnxlng fountain with running water. This par ticular part of tho setting may bo re tained permanently, as It Is built of brlclc nnd concreto nnd as Its usefulness has been so frequently proved. The unusual character and elaborate pretentiousness of tho Edison featuro masterpiece, "Vanity Fair." starring Mrs. Klskc, has made necessary a chango In tho advertised release date. "Vanity Pair" will bo released October 6, Instead of September 8. 'In Its place the Klelno feature, "Tho Money Master," founded on Cleveland Moffctt's play, "Tho Battle," completed somo months ago and recently given Its finishing touches, starring Frank Sher idan, supported by Pajil McAllister, Fanla Mnrlnoft and others, will bo released Sep terrfber 8. The Western garb usually worn by William S. Hart has been put away In moth balls for the present, and he Is now strutting about tho NYMP stages In a "soup nnd fish" costume make-up, the tnlls of which havo not been trimmed. Mr. Hatt Is appearing in "Between Men," a story of American life, with scenes in tho West and New York city. Sup porting Mr. Hart In this aro House Peters and Enid Markcy. Cyril Maudo Is ngaln in London after his arduous spell of toll In screen acting In Los Angeles. When he hns sold his 'hpntro (The Plnvhouse) ho will hasten back again to the Irrepressible call of tho Pacific Coast and start upon a film uuuiitbtion ot Urumpy," possibly during the fnll. Maude's only appearance on tho screen before "Peer Gynt" was made about three years ago In a version of W. W. Jacobs' comedy, "Beauty and tho Barge." y . v SOFT-SHELL CRAB INDUSTRY THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION Catch This Year Dwindles by One-fourth, a Fact At tributed to the Dredging of the Breeding Grounds and Capture of Female Crustaceans Iho picture showa two of tho big sieRO howitzers in action against Warsaw. In thrco weeks these guns have battered their way through eight powerful strongholds, tho great fortress of Brcst-Litovsk being their latest victim. RAILROADS TO BLAME FOR MOSQUITO PEST City Entomologist Declares They Should Have Drained Meadows to South. W 350 a Day Mount City Hall Tower An average of 2S8 persons dally climbed the big tower In City Hall In July to get t view of tho city. The August record, however, will break tho Julvs, ns nl'pndv me average has passed 350 persons a day. The visitors to tho tower totaled KM last year. Boys Begin Long Hike Ten boys, nono of whom 1b more than years of ago, left the Railroad Y. M. C. A. today for a hlko to Wilmington, The boys are In charge of Alfred T. Otto. They desire to break previous records for tho hike. GEORGE NASH Appearing on the screen in the Brady production, "The Cotton King." Tho mosquitoes that have afflicted this city havo been moro numerous this year than cer before because the Pennsyl vania and tho Schuylkill Blvcr Hast Side Railroad companies have built embank ments across tho meadows In South Phil adelphia without providing proper drain ago for tho sections cut off, according to City Entomologist Herbert Htornlg. He asserts that tho stagnant, mosquito-breeding water which covers the land in that section could have been car ried away by conduits under tho tracks and a system of branch sluices. Mr. Hornlg said that when ho went Into tho meadows to Investigate the situation he was attacked by a cloud of mosquitoes so vicious that tho blood from tho stings covered his face and, running Into his eyes, blinded him. Mr. Hornlg emphatically declares that Councils have been woefully negligent In providing funds with which to combat tho evil, and points out that he has had at his command only 11 laborers to pour oil on pools and All swamps nnd ponds with earth. To show how vast the task is, he asserts that 1300 wagon loads of earth havo been dumped In a pool at l7th and Florence streets, where two children were drowned this summer, and that It was still deep enough on Tuesday to drown a horse which fell Into It. Police Court Chronicles There Is a new milk Inspector In town His mysterious actI6ns caused no end of trouble to tho police In the northwestern part of tho city. Ho doesn't stop tho milk wagon drivers and test tho liquid with n thermometer. Ho simply uses his eyes nnd a magnifying glass. To get tho best results he examines the milk when It's on tho front door steps. On looking out the windows of their bed rooms several residents In the neighborhood of 19th nnd Oxford streets saw the Inspector move from step to step SEEK GERMAN SPIES HERE Secret Service Men Scan Faces of the Suspicious Looking Search was continued today by tho United States Secret Service nnd the po lice in an effort to locate members of a German spy movement said to havo been active In this city or Its vicinity. All vessels leaving this port today for European countries are being closely ex amined and suspicious-looking characters are being closely watched. The Investigation followed the arrest In Washington on Wednesday of Gustav Klopsch, a German reservist, who Is ac cused of having photographs and draw ings of Fortress Monroe and the new fort now tinder construction at Capo Henry. stealthily, pull out the mysterious glass and hold It over the bottles. Word was sent to the police station, and as the cops never heard of a house milk Inspector, Policeman Forgcy was went on the trail of tho stranger He followed him for a block or two, and as the mnn left" each bottle safely on the step, the bluecoat was convinced that ho was very sincere In his work. Forgey then con cluded that the inspector was n private detective, who was tracing a case of milk poisoning, nnd was chuckling quietly over the discovery when he saw the man tnke n large bottle of milk and stick It under his coat. Tho Inspector ran when he taw the cop approach, but was caught after a chase of two blocks. When ho confronted Mag istrate Grells the prisoner hesitated nbout explaining his actions. Finally he de clared that he was a buttermilk fiend and admitted that lack of cash prevented him from Indulging In this dissipation. He gavQ his name as Frank Keller of nowhere. Keller confessed that the glass which ho carried enabled him to tell quickly whether n bottle contained sweet milk or his favorite brand. The Judgo gavo him a permanent nddress for threo months at the Houso of Correction. TRAP SET FOR ANIMAL WHICH POISONED CHILD Family Flees in Dread of Mys terious Stinger, Which Eludes All Prize Goes to Wanantakcr Party Tho Rodman Wanamaker Indian expe dition, of which Di. Joseph K. Dixon was the head, has been awarded n grand prfie for uplift work by the Panama Pacific Exposition Jury of awards. Doc tor Dixon was aw aided a silver medal. Tho award was conferred for an exhibit of photographs and motion pictures il lustrating tho life nnd customs of the different tribes and for tho plans for n national monument to tho American Indian near New York. Traps baited with raw liver wcro set today in the home of Henry S. Doolcy, of 1S37 South 57th street, to catch tho mysterious spider or scorpion that ncurly caused the death of Dooley's 11-months-old son by Its bltrs. The strongest kind of disinfectants havo had no effect on the mysterious animal or Insect and tho trap method Is tho last resort. Mrs. Dooley and the baby have gone to tho home of a relative and will re main there until tho bug Is cmiuirvil. Dr. Hcimann Hornlg, tho city entomolo gist, who spent most of yesterday tiying to drive the bug from Its hiding plnce, feels suto that It Is not a tarantula, tho blto of which is nearly always fatal. Neighbors of the Doolcys are becoming tcrrllled by the failure of the city en tomologist to kill or capture the mys terious creature. Tho Doolcy home Is now swept clear ot cveiy bit of food except that contained In tho special traps set by Doctor Hornlg, In tho hope that tho stinger will become hungry. Tho neighbors, however, fear that It will get Into ono of the adjoining houses through cracks In the walls. From descriptions given by Dooley, who saw the creature several times, but al ways failed to kill it, Doctor Hornlg be lieves that It Is either a scorpion or nn unusually large variety of spider. Uoth scorpions nnd spiders are classed as ani mals by zoologists. Should the llvcr-balted trap fall Doctor Hornlg will make nn effort to get a largo female spider to lure tho bug from Its hiding place. TALL CEDARS' ANNUAL OUTING Soft-shell crabs may soon become n luxury, that only thoso with bulging pocketbooks can nfford, and possibly the delicacy will disappear from the market altogether, according to tinners of Chesa peake Day, tho world's greatest breeding ground for edible shellfish. The catch In tltwso wnters this year Is said to bo only three-fourths ns largo ns that of last year, and will bo oven smaller next season, It Is believed, unless the In dustry Is protected by ndequate legisla tion. Tho mnln difficulty Is said to lie In the attitude of the Stnto of Virginia toward tho fisheries, for although It is estimated that the annual catch Is to be valued at several million dollars, crabmen sny that the dredgers at Hampton, Vn., havo been allowed to dredge the crab-breeding grounds In tho winter time, gnthcrlng In crnbs of every size, disturbing the spawn ing and ruining tho beds. MARYLAND NEGLECTFUL. Maryland Is said to havo been grossly neglectful of the rights of her citizens. The boundary between the two States Is tho low-water mark on the southern bank of the Potomac, yet Maryland has nllowcd crab fishers from Virginia to uio tho waters at will, while tho latter Stato has passed laws which provide confiscation of ships nnd Imprisonment of the commander of ships not of Virginia registry which fish the wnters of that Stato Again, no resident of Maryland may opcrato or even hold stock In a vir glnla fish factory. Further evidence that the Industry Is doomed to eventual destruction lies In tho fact that female crabs, formerly dis carded by all Maryland crab fishers, are now found In tho markets of all cities in tho Eastern United States, and al though some like tho flavor better than that of the male crab, It Is said that tho extermination of so many females will only hasten the ruination of tho business. Crabs seek warm water during the Win ter months and come to the shoals of the Chesapeake by tho thousand. Swepson Enrle, engineer of the Maryland Shellfish Commission, asserts that almost W per cent of tho crabs found on tho shoals during the winter nro females. It U this field that Is dredged each winter by the crab dredgers of Hampton, Va. MANY ENGAGED IN INDUSTRY Owing to tho rapid growth of the crab Industry in Chesapeake Ray, a largo pro portion of the Inhabitants near tho waters havo turned to crnb fishing as a means of livelihood. Crlellcld, Md Is devoted entirely to tho business, nnd residents of that town are greatly alarmed over tho situation which now prevails. That cen tre hns already been affected to such an extent that three big gasollno boats ac customed to tap the mouth of the Pa tuxent for the crnbs gathered by commis sion merchants find It no longer worth their whllo to mako the trip. BEQUEATHS $10 TO CHILDREN Adolph Schultz's Will Leaves Residuo of $2900 Estate to His Widow Adolph Schultz, late of 22) Wood street, bequeathed to his two children, William nnd Frieda Schultz, 5 each from an cstnto of J2027.S8. In his will, ndinlttcd to probate today. Tho residue of the estate Is devised In trust for the widow, Johanna Schultz. who Is to receive tho principal nt the end of 10 years. Should the widow die before the expiration of the 10 years tho trust fund Is to be divided equally nmong live children, Otto, Albert, Annie, Louise and John. Other wills probntcd today includo thoso of John W. Plntt. who left J2D.500 In private bequests; George Cooper, $4400; Catherine T. Kelly, JJ2000; Lawrence E. Rone, $1W3: George M Thompson, $1GOO. Personal properly of Mary S. Dickey has been nnralsed at J091G 83; Anna Kemblc, J1561.SL ,, PRESIDENT TAKES A STROLL Spends an Hour on the Streets of tho Capital WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. President Wilson started his dally exercise by strolling In the streets of tho capital for an hour today. He first went to his bank, several blocks from tho White House. Then he walked up 14th street, stopping occasionally to gazo at window displays. Tho President chose a quiet hour of tho morning, when the streets generally aro not congested, nnd attracted llttlo atten tion. Several secret service men accom panied him. On the return to the White Houso tho Chief Executive and his escort passed through the Treasury Building. You get an unbeatable com bination when you take a good soap and then add that wonder ful cleanser naptha. That's what you get Picnic and Home-Coming Tomorrow at Willow Grove Philadelphia Forest No. 10, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, whose headquarters are In the Parkway Building, Broad and Cherry streets, will 'hold the annual picnic and home-coming at Mineral Springs Grove, Willow Grove, tomorrow There will be baseball and races. Louis II Foster, tho Grand Tall Cedar. Is making special preparation for the en tertainment of the women nnd children. Tho Tall Cedars will be accompanied by their band of CO pieces and their CO rang ers. Forests from Norrlstown, Spring City nnd other points will participate. v in The soap softens the water, makes good suds, loosens the dirt. The naptha and other harmless cleansers dissolve the grease, make the dirt disappear and whiten the clothes. Use Fels-Naptha for all soap-and-water work. Theatrical Baedeker OATUUCIC-Lyman Howe. Travel Pictures. tu nrii weeK win snow ine American Navy; native lire In the Philippines, with a rllmpae of head-hunterr rites and the plant ft tbe National Cash Itegtiter Company. KEITH'S Tom Lewi, and company In "Broth er rana't "aiyaicna. a European illusion: Orcee Flatter, "The gunthlno airl": Wlllara glir.nii and company, in "Fllnder. Furnished Flat'', Ameta, mirror dance.; Charlie Olcott. Sjnsert the Meyaxoa, Japanene ocallsts; La France and Druco. In blackface comedy; Adonis, In 'The Act Beautiful," and the Heartt-Sells Wrekly. KIXON'S OBAND "The Earl and the Girl." a lautoia production, ncaoea vy icior ivann; Warrtn And fTnnlnv in "At (ha ftaashore" ! j Booth and Leander, bicyclist.; Ward and rMow(ll) carl 8Utzer and company. In "III. ew Jon", Tureuy, narmomca expert, una un Koto rilms, ROSS KEYS-Mu.lcal Festival; Joseph K. nation, h i'jiiiaaeipnian: me rive iirar dons, the nenolda Trio. Selblnl and Orovlnl, coney Ilrother. and molea. AUIAMDIIA-"The Master e." starring- Mr and Mr. It. DeCosta; Marali and Frye; els and Violet France. In cycle act. Broom- : stuck Elliott, nnd Charlie Chaplin. In "The 1 Bank," and Ina Clare, in "The Puppet r Crown." JWDSJDK !ATIK The Noelty Mln.treU. ? Pan-American Hextet. Lucille Savoy, oneratla ft soprano, acorn alarttn and the Walley Trio, tvAciinu- -rne nosey t'osey inns, in feter 8. Clark', production or "The nedempilon I Club, or. 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