m SUBWAY TRACK WALLS TO BEMADE STRONGER TO HELP SUSTAIN HALL Transit Department Agrees on Salld 4-FJot Steel and Con crete Construction of Rows of Pillars WILLINCREASE SAFETY An Important change In Iho design of the Broad Btrcet .subway structure under City Halt has Just been agreed upon by the De partment of City Transit to solve some of the engineering problems encountered thus far In the work. The change Is tho sub ttltutlon of solid concrete walla between the tracks and supporting the roof of kthe tube for rows of castlron, concrete-filled columns. Under the new design each of the four tracks when completed will appear tike n single track subway, and only nt a few points, where there will bo arched openings In the masonry walls, will the .trains on the parallel trncks bo visible from the .adjoining tracks. Tho change will bring greater strength and safety at the expense of ar tistic benuty of construction. Under tho original plan' tho two outside walls of tho tube were to be of rod-reinforced concreto i feet In thickness. Each of tho three Inside walls, however, which sepnrato tho four tracks nnd support the roof of tho subwny, nnd consequently tho wolght bf a considerable section of City If oil, was to bo n row of cast-Iron, con-crelc-nilcd, cylindrical columns, 4 feet e Inches In thick nnd placed nbout 12 feet apart. Tho roof of the tube, consisting of longi tudinal and transverso ntccl-plate girders was to bo supported on the three rows of columns. In, working out the structuro of tho tube, howevor, It waB found that girders, on account of their size and weight, could be placed In position .only with tho utmost dlfflqulty. This was found particularly true slncd tho stress and weight must bo care fully distributed among tho pillars. As. the tUbo will run diagonally under tho City Hall' tho girders will not bo parallel to tho foundations of tho building and will haVo to bo placed on top of the girders. To support this complex structure upon pillars almost 12 feet apart It was found Would be to court danger. Tho change In design was therefore worked out by tho department .engineers. Under tho now plan tho two outside walls of tho tubo will not bo changed. Tho three lnsldo walls, however. Instead of being rows of cylindrical columns, will be thrco solid rod-relnforccd concreto wtills four feet In thickness. At a few places the walls wilt be arched to facilitate ventilation and to Ipermtt communication between the tracks. The heavy girders, which will bo placed across the walls, will bo 7 feet In depth and 25 feet In length. The span from one wall to tho next, will bo approximately 21 feet. Tho girders and tho beams above , wll bo filled In between and covered with concrete, so that tho roof will be one solid piece of masonry. Tho Importance of strong construction Is apparent when It Is understood that tho. new City Hall founda tions are to bo constructed down only to he top level of the subway roof and tho weight of tho .building will, thorefore, bo supported directly by the roof of tho tube. Engineers working on tho new founda tions estimate that It will be almost a month before they will have carried their work forward to point whore work on tho subway proper can bo begun. WOMEN JN KNIFE DUEL AS HUNDREDS LOOK ON -L EVE5KING LEDGBR-PHiLADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 10i6. 5 Eight Follows Quarrel Over Ball Tossed by Child One Negress May Die A duel with potato knives between two hegresses In which both were badly wounded, ono probably fatally, was fought last night In North Alder street, In the 2400 block, as a sequel to a dispute over a rub ber ball which the daughter of one had inadvertently permitted to roll Into the house of tho other. The women, now pa tients at the Samaritan Hospital, are Mrs. Anna Brooks, 30 years old, 2433 North Al der street, and Mrs. Mary Jacobs, 34 years old, of 2428 North Alder street. The former's inose was nearly sliced off, her breast cut with a seven-Inch gash, both arms slashed nnd all her Angers Injured. Her adversary Is cut on the arms and face. Trouble started whep.' the ball which Eva Una Brooks Was bouncing rolled Into the house of Mrs. Jacobs, who upbraided the girl. Mrs. Brooks came to her daughter's rescue and was mot by Mrs. Jacobs, who plunged a potato knife through a cheek, turning It around while It was In the iesh. Mrs. Brooks went to her homo and returned with a potato knife. Then the battle began.' It continued until tho street was covered with blood, milk bottles, lamps, chairs, boxes, buckets and everything else that could be converted Info munitions of war. Before the police of the Park and Le high avenues police station received a riot call, hundreds of persons assembled and Were watching the fight. No one en deavored to assume the role of peacemaker. A squad of six policemen, under command of Sergeant Ames, lost many valuable mo ments pushing their way through the big crowd, but finally they came to the com batants. It was with difficulty that they were separated. Six -uniforms and one light suit will have to go to cleaners. The white suit was worn by Policeman Trudahl. It la now almost red. When the women recover If they do they will be arraigned before a Magistrate' on charges of aggravated assault and bat tery, William Jacobs nnd Henry Bangs are being held as witnesses. ' A. P. Thaw and Girl Fall in Biplane NEW YOBK, May 31. Alexander Blair Thaw, 2d, son of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, of New York and Pittsburgh, and brother of Lieutenant William B. Thaw, of the French Flying Corps, had a narrow escape from Injury yesterday afternpon when his biplane sideslipped In landing at Hempstead Plains aviation field. Miss Elma McClintock, his cousin, was with him as a passenger. Neither wob hurt.. Early Dynamos The prlnclplo of electro-magnetla Indue Ion, on .which the operation of the dynamo electrlo machine Is based, was discovered by Michael Faraday, of London, in 1831. The nret machine to give continuous curt rent was that of Sir Charles Wheatstone. In England, in 1841. One of the earliest successful dynamos was that of Siemens, 1866. Gramme Invented the ring winding in 1870, Leg Comfort from THfcBK v.1?. 'f,Sar.'weBV SwelUVXeif. or other . troublta which p4 conalant, ear- j ijaubii ntf4 ..---- will miki you fuooy an4 f: wui ma to -,?r. ..";:; tdtow a war. loriurw '?","-, rouMaom baml. and ffJ ea- troubUa. Corl Slockin mad' to maaaura, without j'lc' abl and sanitary. lUrhl "O": abla. Coat only MJ.MS,0- I twtf lor tho sama ll,Mi &i you'd U4ly psr much roof tor ib support and a. Call ana b maur4 tit, or ra ' al(-mcaiurmnt blank No, 1 Hour. to. S dally. Sat- W aUo raaka abdominal b"" .(bos Utlc) to orcUr. TtlEATOE BUILDING ABLAZE Scrnnton's Entire Fire Department Fights Fierce Flames SCIUNTON, Pa., May 91. Every piece of flre-flghtlng 'apparatus In the city was (Jailed out early today to give battle to a blaze that was discovered In the Victoria Theatre nulldtng on Lackawanna avenue. Tho ground floor Is used for moving pic ture show, Firemen carried A. KrupowlU, a photographer, from his sleeping apart ments. He was bndly burned. For a time the entire blbck In the heart of tho business centre was threatened, but the fire department finally got the tipper hand of the blazo. The loss will run up to $20,000. ' To Get Diploma and Wife Pierce S. Ellis, of Hurlock, Md who has been attending the Crcwer Theological Semi nary nt . Upland, will bo married Im mediately after his graduation early In Juno. Tho bride will bo Miss Edna Epps Shuman, of Itlchmond, BATH HOUSES ALONE FAIL TO REAP FROM BIG SHORE THRONG Holiday Visitors Timid When It Comes to Entering Surf In genious Method of Adver tising City in Use AUTOMOBILES AVAILED OP ATLANTIC CtTT, May 31. Memorial Day was successfully observed hero by n big crowd of visitors from New York and Philadelphia. There was no set program for the dny, but visitors contented them selves with the usunt seashoro amusements. Happily tho rain held oft until It wns time for the one-day visitors 'to leave for home so none of their enjoyment was marred.- Hotels all had largo crowds'; restaurants Were packed; the numerous Boardwalk amusements profited! th- nhops were well patronized and the only holleeable decrease in business was n,l the bathing establish ments. None of them fared as well as In previous years. There were eight sections on. the early morning excursion trains, with ten cars each, alt filled. With tho exception of a battery salute by a local military" company there were- no patriotic exercises, hut most of the hotels and cottages, were draped with the national colors. Ono of tho lending hotels had n striking set of decorations, with flags strung from the base of the hotel to tho top of Its high towers. , NEW METHOD OF ADVErtTISING. Residents of this city have adopted n now system of advertising tho resort at little ex pense. Many owners of automobiles are having Bmall signs made with tho' words Atlantic- City on them. These signs are at tached to the top of the New Jeisey license tags In such a manner that they look as If they were a part of that tag. It Is con tended that automobiles on their Journeys, when this style tag Is affixed to the front nhd back of the machine, will make Atlnntlo City stnnd out as a prominent enough Mace td have' an automobile license tag of Its owrt. Cars from Jacksonville, Fla used this method of advertising last Tear, al though the tags used were regular "license" tags Issued by that city. J. D. Conway, secretary-treasurer of the Master Car Builders' Association, has ar rived here and Is busy making preparations for the convention nnd exposition to be held here In the middle of June. He stales that mote space has been applied for this year than Ih any of the previous years and that the exposition will have the best display of working machinery nnd Interesting ex hibits of nil kinds that has ever been seen In this country outsldo of big International expositions, Mr. nnd Mrs. Alexander Watson, who were recently mnrrled In Philadelphia, nre; here for a month's stay and will then oc cupy their home on South 12th street. Mrs. Watson was Miss Marie Ott before' her marriage. Mr. nhd Mrs. 8. Hersteln nnd daughters, of North Broad street, are now occupying their Chelsea cottage arid will remain until October. sir. nhd Mrs. Beverly It .Potter, of Phila delphia, ate here for it stay. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ernest Jenhess have ar rived In the Chelsea section and will re main for a month. . . The Itev. -James G. Raymond, of Phil adelphia, Is hece for n vacation of two weeks. Mrs, Edward k. Pnden, of West Phila delphia! Mrs. Albert A. lluhn, Miss Adele Huhn and Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward Smith nre among recent arrivals, George V1, Mnssey, chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Hallroad, Is hero for an In definite stay. Mrs. Edward J, Fox nnd Edward Jk Fox, Jr., are down for n visit, Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. Benedick are among the Phlladelphlans here. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kahn, of Philadel phia, summer residents of tho New Jersey resorts for many year.-, are here booking up all-season reservations at n leading hotel. -JftSSES TARGET, MlT Bflf V Youth Practicing; MarksMinrftff t Qualify for Military drganlstfai ; Wounds Neighbor ' In preparing himself to be useful when tile tJnltcd Slates Is confronted by lh W vader nt our shores, Silas: Avela, it imam old, of 6824 North Mascher street; drier, who has been nnxtous for months to 'Jotrt some military organization, while irn-tlclng- target shooting in the rear at hit) home by aiming nt sparrows', brought dW Philip Hatklns, 12 yearn old, t612 Nortfc American street, who wns In tho yard ) Jo!hlr)g. Young Hatklns was shot In lh leg. The bullet was extracted and the in jury Is not serious. Aveta was arraigned this morning beforfe .Magistrate Pepnock end held In $401) bait tor a further hearing on June 6. He ta charged with aggravated assault and bat tery. 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Lmiim i' i'h i n j wmmmadssSSSmiammmma , w Home of Painter & Ewing Piano Co., 1103-05-07 Spring Garden Street ' Any or all of the nbove instrument" can purchased on convenient time payments, if necessary, and the sale of same began on Monday morning, arid will continue until all the pianos are disposed of. . ., We will continue the manufacture and sale of 'the Painter & Ewing-Piano, and place our guarantee on each of those instruments sold byus. Now on Sale At a Saving of 33 to 50 Fctf over twenty years the Painter & Ewing Piano Company manufactured a high-grade piano in Philadelphia and sold their output principally to jobbers and dealers. A short time ago the senior partner, Mr. Edmund Painter, met with an accident while crossing a railroad-track in New Jersey, and Lewis K. Ewing, who superintended the factory output, decided to retire from business, making us an offer of his stock, book accounts, patents and everything pertaining to the business, which we 'accepted. We are now placing the Painter & Ewing stock in our warerooms for sale with a substantial reduction from the original, already fair prices. The beautiful, popular style "O," which was retailed by them at $300, we will dispose of, while they last, for $200. Style "L," which was sold at a strictly one price of $350, we are now placing on sale at $250. The beautifully constructed style "K," which was sold by them for $450, we will sell at $350. Painter & Ewing manufactured two styles of Player Pianos one a style "R" in a finely finished case, which was sold by them for $650, we are placing on sale at $450, and the magnifi cently constructed style "S," which was priced at $750, we are now-placing on sale for $475. ; $450 Uprights $350 t 350 Uprights $250 IHM J I If m 'Iff i i1 II IIPIlllffiBIWHil mO Players $475 650 Players $450 lRIANO CO. 11th and Chestnut Sts. 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