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A tindock bio enough to accommodate tin
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A convention hall.
A bulldlHo for the Free Ubraru.
An Art ifneevm
Enlargement of the water eupplu.
Hornet to accommodate the population.
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IS THIS STAMPEDING?
montliM ago Mayor Moore bravely
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need thnt he wiih not coIiir to be
stnmpcdeil Into declarlnc the ailminlKtra-
'') tlon's policy with respect to the cleaning of
Ijy streets for next yenr. And yesterday he
jy calmly added that the question of policy
vrould be answered in a reoMjimble time.
C It can hardly be charged that there is
Sjny undue or excited haBte in aniline for an
answer to the quextion now that the Major
has been in office for more than eight
months. In the first place, the new city
charter, for which Mr. Moore as a candi
date was a militant champion, plainly i mi
templates the inauguration in lDL'l of the
jj "modern fj.stem of municipal street cleaning
i-In his vnriou statementa and speeches an a
candidate lat year, and alv) in liis plat
( form, Mr. Mooro solemnly committed him
self to the program of municipal street
i , cleaning Cannot the Mavor remember the
. ringing perorations he delivered ns n candi
date, nnd ei en now hear the storm of ap
plause which hailed his thunderings against
fthe contract system?
The reasoned arguments which he gave in
support of his plans are surely as sound
today aw they were when Mr. Moore was a
candidate and when he took office last Jan
uary. Neither the Major nor any one ele
las advanced anything to dispute the value
of abolishing the old contract system. This
(being the situation, it is fair to say that the
burden of proof that the old system should
be continued rests indubitably with tiie
rMayor himself.
-. Mayor Moore cannot fail to sense the
'strength of the general demand that he
state finally the administration policy. IIw
most enthusiastic supporters, tliove who
sb.".00iJ shoulder to shoulder with him in the
w..-primary campaign against the Vnres nmi
.j the contractor regime, are demanding an
answer. They are amazed at even the ap
TTpcarancc of temporizing with what had been
regarded as a settled policy.
Advocates of the change in the svstem are
7rot disposed to be critical of the fact that
no provision Is made in the long term, per
' waqent improvement loan for the purchase
of existing street-cleaning equipment. The
matter of finding the nionex is a simple
problem nnd should not be allowed to ob
scure the real icsii,. It js stratcgiealh un
lortunate that the .Major now proposes that
the purchase of this equipment be author
ized by a councilmanic. short-term loan. As
a student of the charter the Max or and his
advisers are of course, aware that a two
thirds vote would be required for the pas
sage of such a loon ordinance.
. ., T'1P Vf forces command a mm power
V' ln the POnsc of loan ordinances and they
x-sjcan prevent the passage of anj ordinance
through Council which seeks to MippK funds
.b'0' tllf ronve"sion of the eouti actors' equip.
-ia?ent int" "li'ipment owned ami managed
1.1 by the city. It is especially unfortunate
l.tJiat the Major .should seem to be proceed
Ing in n manner most likeh to dexelop the
; jjtrongest and most concentrated opposition.
There have been im-inuations that the
Mayor is consciously providing himself with
- t an alibi ; that he wants to be able to say that
the Varen blocked the Inauguration of the
new system, but that seems so pettj as to
bo unworthy of belief
The Major can readily obtain expert ud
Ice for the financing of the needed equip
ment. He can learn that money ma be
ooiaineu witnoiit running the gantlet of u
prohibitive two-thirds vote. Just for exam
ple, there is th.- possibilitj of traiihferrlng
money from items in the huge sinking fund
f the citx And oulj a majontj ote
which the Major can easily have, ,h ri..'
quired for a transfer of monej . Aftor all
toe money is not the question. The poiicv
of the administration is the big qiifKtiori
Up to date, after more than eight monthb in
Office, the administration, according to offi
cial announcement, has no published poiley
; HELP THE POLICE FUND
X "NT"W th,lt "'" ,nf"r"'ineiit of UiricMr
N J-N Corteljou s edict forbidding the hold
up methods in the disposal of police penmnn
- fund tickets has ended a vexatious ubuse,
( public support of the coming innlil may
1 be bnnorablj nought Tickets for tin, nth
letlc event, in which members of the force
l will Mtar, are now on Bale in district station
houses u ml in the busiuens oilier of the
, Tublio Ledger Company at hlxth and Chest
nut utreets. The carnival will take place
'on October 0
It is sincere!) to lie hoped thnt the pro
ceeds will appreciably swell the pen-tun
fund. Citizens who forincrlx complaint d,
ant in manj instances propem. "int loth
they and the peddling policemen wre vie
J tims of political piessure iped no longer
on moral grounds repress instincts of gen-
2 rrositj
i It is not euo'igh to welcome the new nus-
r "Jj.lce as a most commendable refo m. Willi
- practlcnl holp the old truism concerning the
practical profit of honesty and frank, fair
., dcallnB ought to be emphatically lllustuited
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' - RIVER SAFETY
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? PRIME concern to the safety of thou-
J sands of travelers on the Delaware is the
Inquiry which the port authorities are
,' ,nsklng Into the cause of the collision be-
-- "twctn the Wilson liner City of Chester and
'j.'lthe navy yard. dredge.
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v,,'Tttlragdr mar bo largely attributed to good
4TV. (Mtuaj, TVe dor wait clear. There was no
I lack of navigating space In midstream. It Is
Imperative, therefore, that several mysteries
be cleared up. Nothing short of a searching
and Impartial Investigation will bo accept
able. This does not mean that extenuating clr
cmnstniicc should be ruled out, but that
scrupulous care should be taken to prevent
carelessness fioiii being rated as a prece
dent. In these day of huge passenger traffic
on the river it is n decidedly dangerous prac
tice to count upon a force so whimsical and
crrati ns mere luck.
THE SNOBS IN INDUSTRY .
ARE ROOTS OF MUCH EVIL
Wcrk of Real Leaders Like Schwab,
Brush and Others Proves That More
Than Wage Disagreements Can
Underlie Strikes
AN ASTONISHING number of people
still believe that the woes of this dis
tracted world can be dispelled by statistical
formulas. That delusion is spreading. It
has the sweep of a fad. And, now and then,
when some new crowd downs tools In n
temper and turns for comfort to the sweet
singers of the I. W. W., it seems thnt
some one ought to get the statisticians out
of their seclusion for a view of the unchuug
ing realities of everyday life and n glimpse
of the processes by which a few men of
deeper understanding pioneer toward Indus
trial peace.
When uews like today's comes from
Britain and from Italy n feeling that the
statisticians have been trusted too far be
comes almost irresistible.
How much of the general unrest is due
actually to wage inequalities or hardship
and how much Is due to defective human
Ieadeiship in industry and out of It? How
ninny strikes arc due to the friction, the
hurt nntl the blind exasperation created by
snobs and boors in places of authority over
largo groups of men?
Not long ago a costly and troublesome
walkout in one of the Camden railway
jards was caused by the stupid arrogance
of a few foremen. It was, a demonstration
by shop workers who knew only that their
immediate bosses didn't want to bo fair.
Iteccnt surveys in the wake of the steel
strike show clearly that the greatest fault,
lay with minor executives, who seem to have
known no mme nbout the aims nnd purposes
of their superiors than they know of the
men under them. They were the climbers in
itidustrj, giddy with authority for which
they were uullt nnd perfectly willing to
trample the faces of n multitude if thereby
they could rise a notch or two.
The other day on this page Matthew C.
Hrush, president of the American Interna
tional Shipbuilding Corporation, had some
thing to sny nbout the qualities which he
deemed necessary to successful leadership.
His observations were peculiarly Interesting
to any one who ever got behind the scenes
at a Hog Island launching. There canio
back the memory of IJrush down among his
men and, at the critical Instant, solemnly
biting a chew of tobacco from the lentherj
plug tendered by Big Hill Fortune, chief of
the launching gang a chew taken, In ac
cordance with a yard tradition, for lutk
before the ship went down the ways !
Brush is one of the new crop. He knows
statistics ns well ns any one else better,
indeed, than most people, because he is
aware of their limited values. He could be
one of the crowd at the island nnd chew
Billy Fortune's tobacco on occasions of
ceremony, and by close contact he knew
what his men were thinking and feeling, and
jet he was the respected authority and the
revered boss.
Schwab is a genius of organization nnd
big business. Hut he can sit on a steel
girder at the lunch hour and cheerfully dis
cuss musical tempo with the puddlcr or
whoever wallops the drum in the Bethlehem
Steel Company's excellent band. Schwab
can be Charlie to any man in his shops and,
somehow, his digtiity is not impaired for
that.
Between men like Brush nnd Schwab
ntld the captains of industry who sit
tightly in far-away offices and call
for the state constabulury when they get
into the inevitable tli-ngi cements with men
whom they never try to understand, awn
abjsses as wide as the world. The work of
the newer education will be to bridge these
spaces. No statistician has ever tried to do
that.
Time was when busiuess was business nnd
nothing more. But ousinos nowndajs means
co-operation.
There was a period when a lordh air nnd
an icy aloofness were accepted as the proof
of Industrial wisdom and the proper mani
festations of high authority. Since then
affairs of mankind have become more com
plicated. That part of the world that labors hard
for a living has been thinking nnd reading.
What is more, it has learned deeply to feel.
It believes, nnd believes properly, that a
modern government is a common enterprise
and thnt democracy is a common adventure.
And it has developed perceptions and an
ironic humor against which some of the
poses and attitude of the Victorlnn business
man cannot be sustained.
No one profits bv the wide Reparation of
the ruling group from the multitudes in mod
ern industry And it is the boss and the
cnptain of business who seem to lose most
of nil For to withdraw out of the warm
and strong current of the common life to
loneliness on some tinpot eminence or other
is to miss a sort of education that cannot be
had from books nnd inspiration of a kind
thnt crowds alone can provide for the men
tiiey trust and approve.
A mere accident of fortune does not give
any man tho right to imply that his equals
arc iuleiiors.
"The resourcefulness of men," snld Mr.
Brush, "Is amazing when once they art)
made to feel that they ore an integral part
of n machine of whb'h their leader Is head.
They tackle their problem with
energy that money cannot bur. I
cannot too strongly emphasize the Impor
tance of courtesy."
In other words, jou must recognize a
man's humanity If 5 on wish to be a great
leader, or even n successful one, ln modern
life or business. An opposite rule mav have
operated successfully when the minds of the
world's workers wire in the twilight thnt
preceded general ediuatioii. It will not work
now. And the qualltltVof leadership sug
gested by Brush In thii instance cannot bo
imitated. The manner eannot he assumed.
If Schwab gets on well with all sorts of men
it Is because he feels a community of inter
est with them and It Is because he has it in
him to know that others, too, can be sensi
tive. We have been hearing a lot about the
democratization of Industry and about in
dustrial welfare schemes,, and most of the
experiments nttrmpted under tine or the
other designation represent efforts of ab
stracted business men to do by machines and
card Indices what they have not learned to
do in tue one way that can be effectual,
Tbe fact of the matter is that ninety-nlno
out o. every hundred men will stick to a
leader whom they know ami like, and they
will sufter any hardships so long ns they
realize umt these hardships are due to con
ditions that the bo cannot help,
A whole new field-, for survey and serious
study Is that In which the deputies and
aides of powerful Industrial leaders now rule
alone and by their stupidity or unfitness
often tragically complicate the relationships
between the ruling geniuses of Industrial
organizations and the men who do the hard
work.
No man who is Ignorant or afflicted with
petty vault)' or, a too great ambition should
I have direct power over the lives of laboriug
multitudes. Such men arc the great mis
representatives of the present generation,
Organized industry includes too many
men who might properly be called absentee
owners. Secretaries, board rooms and the
mechanism of highly complicated adminis
trative s) stems keep them as far from con
tact witli the rank and file of their employes
ns rackrents of Ireland were from their es
tates in the days when fires now burning
furiously were first kindled and given a good
start.
There ought to be n general coming down
to the ground. Power nnd authority too In
sistently dramatized by petty executives in
widespread industries and applied ruthlessly
ny overambltious men hnvc mnde endless
confusion already. The jounger Rockefeller
had to go West to the Colora'do Fuel nnd
Iron fields before he realized that subordi
nates w-oiklng for thcVr own ends i other
than for his had created n condition of civil
war in the vicinity of his mines. '
That sort of leadership is not modern.
Why more men do not follow Rockefeller's
example it is hard to say. For men of tho
tjpe of Brush and Schwab are not only suc
cessful. They Invariably get more tun and
hnppincss out of their work in a day than
the average mandarin of industry enjoys in
a year.
A STRAIGHT FIVE-CENT FARE
T IX0GNIZ1N0 that there is no propo-'-'
sition involving an incrense In the
revenue of the Ilnpid Transit Co. which
will not adversely affect some poitlon of the
street-car patrons, the latest proposal of
Mr. -Mitten to City Council to abolish all
free transfers and exchange tickets tem
porarily pending the outcome of the city's
case before the Public Service Commission
may be pronounced at once the most favor
able, or rather the least objectionable, he
hns offered since It became 'npparcnt that
something must be done to bolster up the
inadequate fiuauccs of tho company.
The P. It. T. hns no other new source of
revenue thnn is to bo derived from car pas
sengers. Admittedly It must get more In
come or cense to operate. The need Is
pressing. Otherwise there would be no use
in anticipating the Public Service Commis
sion's decision, which cannot be arrived at
speedily The real hope of the future Is that
the .(ciniinUsion eventually will polnt the
way for a reduction of the excessive rentals
to the underlying compnules nnd thus nuto
inaticall) reduce the uigeiit revenue needs
of the company. This hopo under no circum
stances ought to be frustrated short of un
actual ami final decision.
There are several points that must be in
quired into nnd clarified by Council before
Mr. Mitten's proposal is sanctioned. Good
faith will require that the company shall not
undertake any system of rerouting to in
crense the number of double fares. Rather
there ought to be specific provision for n
continuation of transfers where the ride Is
n continuation in one direction, like that
from the surface cars in the Market street
subway east on the "I." trnins from Juniper
street, or thnt north on the York rond lines
from the OIney avenue loop nnd vice versa.
Then, too, City Solicitor Smyth should pass
upon the language of the suggested ordi
nance to make certain that the phraseology
is definite nnd clear concerning the tempo
rary character of the change pending tho
commission's decision.
Of course, it is to be regretted thnt any
such action even lias to be considered us thnt
involving the inconvenience of 1!4 per cent
of the whole number of riders who, Mr.
Mitten says, are transfer users. Yet this
is better then a straight raise in fare which
would affect 100 per cent. It siiows that
the P. R. T. president still sticks to his
guns in the matter of a basic five-cent fare
and is seeking a solution on thnt ground
without surrender to the "bankers' group."
Without doubt the situation is serious not
only to tho company but to Mie welfare of
the city. Therefore the proposal should
have the immediate and most earnest atten
tion of the Mayor and tbccouncllmen, backed
by a public determination to consider nnd
weigh every factor in n reasonable spirit
without sectional bias, but with a desire to
reach n tettlcment for the good of the whole
community.
MAINE
THE victory In Muinc and its implications
for tho future tliould inspire in Re
publican managers not n sense of exultation,
but a new sense of responsibility. For the
mujorlties now reported indicate unexpected
force behind a trend of national feeling thnt
had long been apparent.
The election in November may be more
thnn n victory for Mr. Harding, The re
suit probably will be such as to overwhelm
not only Mr. Cox but Mr Wilson nnd the
friends of his Administration
Whnt Republicans must ask themselves
now is whether all the things for which the
President fought should hi eiblUj at.-il nnd
forgotten. The odds are heavily niiiiist the
Democrats. It will be regrct'aM'j if the
fight already apparently won is continued
ln n spirit of partisan bitterness to obscure
great aims which, while thoy were voiced by
the President, were also the aims of all
right-thinking Americnns.
THE WOMEN IN EARNEST
SUSPICION thut trio women were more
Interested in tho thenretlcnl right to vote
than in tho prnctiral exercise of the func
tion was considerably nltnved jesterday by
the outpouring of feminine registrants. Ob
viously there were definite factors 'ntlitnting
against tho turnout expected n fortnight
ago. Vacations then conflicted with politics.
Suddenly demanded formalities were novel
to the newly onfrnnehised clnss. The very
newest broom is not always the most ef
fective. Tho laudable nctivltles of the women's
Republican committee of thlH countv were
unquestlonnhly lnrgely responsible for the
Improved Hhnwlng yesterday Thn harm
wrought by defective assessment Is still to
be repnired, but it is understood thnt hun
dreds of names for the lists will bo pre
sented In court on Friday of this week.
Although some Injustices will remain, it
is grntlfylng to note that the women are
fast clearing themselves of the cliargo cf
dilettantism In politics. And In vlow of
their efforts it is reasonable to assume that
any evldencus of carelessness in next v ear's
assessment will be keenly scrutinized. Po
licing of this sort cannot fall to be beneficial
tii the entire tone of polities
Hwclt chance n girl will have of hiding
her vears vvhrn ward leaders will he watch
ing for her to voto on nee nnd keeping tab
on her year by yenr therenftrrl
Doctor Furbusli on ?et the hay-fever
tote any time he Wants lt,&l t
TO PRESERVE OUR FORESTS
State Organization Tells of Watte In
the Past and Promise of
the Future
By GE0KM3 NOX MeOAIN
fTlOO FEW people in this state know or
caro about our timber nnd ita produc
tion, They only know that wherens lumber, the
manufactured timber of our forests, was
plentiful nnd cheap some years back it Is
now scarce and high In price.
But. In this ago of the wider d'ffuslnn of
knowledge and the, attempted at least,
greater concprvation of our natural re
sources, there are springing into existence
organizations of beneficent aims along these
lines.
One of these has for its object the restora
tion of Pennsylvania's timber production.
It Is regularly organized with a staff of
efficient officers. It proposes to carry Its
nctivltles Into legislative fields and secure if
possible the necessary laws to protect our
diminishing forest nren nnd promote its re
forestation. A NIJVIN DIKTRICII Is the secretary
of what Is officially known as the
Committee on the Restoration of Pennsyl
vania's Timber T'rnrlnetlnti.
He cites some odd and interesting facts'
on winner In Pennsylvania, which annually
uses nbout 2.500,000 000 board feet of lum
bcr. Borne lumber bill I
Of this amount, though. Mr. Dietrich
points out the state is producing less than
one-third. Worst of nil, It Is growing only
one. third ot that.
The state's freight bill for lumber alono
every twelve months is approximately ?2fi,
000.000. And at that there is n steady de
cline in wood working industries In Penn
sylvania. Until 1007 Pennsylvania was a lumber
exporting state. We shipped to all the
neighboring commonwealths and to the West
Indies.
From that year thcro was a steady de
cline In production, till today we arc m.
porting three times the amount we produce.
TUTU. DIETRICH says that this condition
AA will continue steadily to grow worse
until forest fires are checked, forest devasta
tion stopped nnd young trees nre given a
chance to grow Into timber.
He further points out that we lose $25,
000,000 every yenr in forest destruction, In
the closing of industries nnd In floods that
could be prevented. .
Then there Is the Increased cost of wood
pulp to the newspnpeis, the loss in popula
tion thnt Is driven to other states, and deci,
matiou of fish, game and the Injury to resort
business.
Lumber thnt thirty-five years ago could
be pui chased at a Pennsylvania mill for
$7,150 n thousand, now costs $53 a thousand
at nn Oregon mill nnd must be bought In
Oregon or Washington or some equally dis
tant point.
Here nre n few facts upon which this
campaign is bnsed :
Ten cents' worth of timber is needed for
every ton of coal mined in the state. The
annual timber consumption for the anthra
cite region involves the cutting of approxi
mately 150,000 acres of forests.
Pennsylvania's steel industry would be at
n standstill without wood. From the char
coal op-ration in refiti'nt the niw nintcriit
to the final shipment of the finished product
wood enters into the entire steel business
Newspapers would stop without wood.
One of the most serious situations in the
entire timber question Is the shortage of pulp
wood. Twenty years ago most of the news
print wns made inside the state. Now prac
tically none is made here.
Without wood agriculture would stop.
Despite the quantities of wood used in nil
other industries, the farmer is the largest
consumer of wood nmong them nil. Ile
uses more than 35 per cent of our national
production of all kind" of lumber, and 50
per cent of nil the wood.
CHARLKS P.MORY SMITH wns a diplo
mat by instinct as well as by training.
He never npglectcd nn opportunity to make
good with the great American public.
A little Incident in his career was recalled
by nn Item that appeared ln a news dispatch
from Gallon. O., vvheic Senator Harding
met .100Q railroad men.
It wns noon when he reached the camp
of the railroaders. He took his place in
the mess line, hnd his plate filled up n la
doughboy nnd then dineil nl fresco with the
crowd. The chronicler added these vvords:
"The candidate observed a good old agri
cultural custom by eating his pie held in
his fingers."
CHARLES EMORY SMITH wns selected
by the Pennsvivnnia commissioners to
the Trans-Mississippi and International
Exposition nt Omnhn in 1808 to be orator
on IVnnsvlvnnin Day.
After the exercises, which were attended
bv thousands of former Pcnnsylvnninns re
siding in Nebraska, a big picnic was held
In honor of the commission and the speaker
of the day.
It was then nnd there tnnt CharlcB Emo-y
.Smith endeared himself to the bucolic
brethren.
Thcro was little formality observed ut
the long dining tables, nnd, of course, the
distinguished editor nnd orntor was the
cynosure of all ejes.
When ho was called upon to spenk ho
arose with a chicken leg In one hand and
a quarter section of apple pie In the other.
There was a laugh nt this homelv touch
of nature that grew Into a roar and finally
broke Into a cheer.
Premeditated or not It caught the crowd,
and Mr. Smith was the most popular mnn
In Omnha that day.
ANOTHER Instnnce, but of a. different
character, occurred ono night at the
executive mansion in Hnrrlsburg during
Governor Hastings's administration.
The Governor, ns wns his custom, gave a
dinner to the legislative correspondents
every session. It was served with the same
attention to detail and decoration as when
his guests were tho members of the supreme
bench. .
But ono point was ro'axed ; the corre.
spondents were Invited to d'cregird the con
nHnns ln the way of dress conts nnd come
directl) from their dpsks to the mnnsion
Upon this occasion the late Sam V Hud
son who wns as noted for his boheininn
tendencies and unconventional manners as
he was for his ability and wit, arrived just
as the party was heated.
The soup had barely given nwny to the
fish when the perspiring Hudson pushed
wk his chair, rofe to his feet nnd said:
"Governor, I fed alnut half baked. If
you don't mind, 1 am going to remove my
coat." And remove It he did.
Tho action wns both a surprise and a
shock to every one present, but the Gover
nor met U with perfect sang frold.
"Sam, I think you're right. It is pretty
warm in here and I'm going to follow suit."
He peeled his coat and then renewed hh
iinre as host of the evening.
P I cannot recall that all of tho guests did
likewise.
Perhaps when D'Annunzlo seized tho
rotrne ho was anxious to prove to tho world
that America has n very rea Interest In all
that huppens ln Europe.
Russia having dono her little bit, Italy
Is now stepping nobly In the breach to prove
.hough unvvittlnglyV that tho capitalist
system Is renlly worth while.
Mrs. Alexander P. Moore Is going to
take the stump for Senator Harding. Airy,
fairy Lillian ought to hnvo no difficulty in
swinging tho middle-aged vote,
Raids on local gambling houses remind
us that even Fortune's wheel Is liable to a
punctured tire,
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS !
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
DR. WARREN P. LAIRD
On the Delaware River Bridge
miIERE Is no question that the Dcln-
-L ware river bridge should be designed
bv an architect." In the opinion of Dr.
Wnrrcn P. Lnlrd. director of the depart
ment of architecture nnd dean of the now
School of Fine Arts of the University of
Pennsylvania.
"The building of the bridge Is pre-eml-nentlv
nn architectural problem," holds Doc
tor Laird, thus taking exception to the view
expressed! by engineers.
"In creating this spnn, wc should remem
ber that it Is to be not merely a structure
to enable one to cross n strenm in a hurry,
but because of Its significance, it Nhould be
come n great monument, the expression of
on idea.
"The training of the architect and his
whole, experience Is nlong the line of cren
five effort, whether in the design of build
ings or tho planning of cities, nnd this is
the training that is needed in the building of
bridges.
"There is no new constructive problem
to he solved In spanning the De'awarc river
with n structure of this kind. The same
thing has been worked out mnnv times be
fore. All of the prlnclnnl difficulties nre
known quantities. The North river bridges
in New York, for instnnco, offered substan
tially the some engineering problem as the
proposed Delaware river structure.
"But the character of this bridge ns n
monument, expressive of the enterprise nnd
chic pride of two great communities this
is (lie novel clement; this is the problem
thnt must bo solved anew, and It can be
solved onlv by the architect. Engineering
sfiviep will, of course, be indispensable in
its own field, but this must be In execution
of the generol conception, to be found bv
architectural genius. Nobility of form and
beauty of line ure tho essence here, not
merely tho tpueetion of n spnn to cross a
river.
European Bridge Architectural
"A striking Illustration of this point may
bo found if we turn our eyes toward Europe.
Trnvoled persons wtll tell you thnt the finest
and the most Deauuim " ' l worm
are to be found In Europe. Thcro it Is n
vrry small percentage, Indeed, that wil' be
found to be ugly. On the other hand, you
will find nn even smal'er percentage here
that nre beautiful. The answer may be
found In the fact thnt European bridges
universally represent the creative work of
nrchltects, while here a large percentage
have been built without thnt control.
"The bridge may finally take the form of
n cantilever structure, which, God forbid, or
a suspension spnn, which may God grauf,
but. In any event, it should represent every
e'ement benuty, utility. economy nnd
should represent cnmposltelv the greatest
service nnd convenience to tho whole com
munity. "It should be regarded, so to speak, ns
i. .ni.. nt irrnvltv of two1 imnortnnt com
munities, the main artery connecting two
gient commonwealths. It should bo so lo
cated ns to be of the highest service to every
tvpc of traffic; pedestrian, tourist, Indus
ciinl, commercial, street rallwav ; in fact,
every Interest to which the bridge would
prove of service should be considered In its
location nnd planning. ....
"In determining the site and the design
of the bridge, it will be necessary to con
ceive the centers of the two cities, not ns
they now exist, but ns they will be, say ten
or twenty ycara from now. Tho structure is
to last for ii 'ong time, nnd, therefore, the
future should be a very largo clement In
locntlng the spnn.
Monument to Generation
"Ono populur mlsnpprchcnslon Is the be
lief thnt the nrrhitect Is a mere beautlfier
n mnn to supply ornamcutal touches, the
esthete to gladden the eye. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. In designing his
structures, tho architect endeavors to create
an orgnnism combining the various needed
qunlltfcs of stability, utility or convenience
and beauty of proportion nnd line. To
achieve practical value, clothed In a power
to please the eye nnd gratify the taste is
his aim. The design of this bridge is an
.mrlorrnldnir that nobody but an architect Is
equipped by training to undcrtnkn to carry
to the most satisfactory conc'uslon, to the
end that the finest posslblo structure will
span the Delaware river and be a splendid
conneuilUK iirirrjr urim-ru vwu grriii coin1
monwenlth and a grent and lasting momi
incut to the people ot tins goneranon,
r:, the
"ilierr is mucn i
1 ,U lm ...IiIaI.
i"v .ii.;,:r iirv ,.; r,rr t vr "
;Ht unlsttleil conditions, that wo. ,M , n
" , ' --.- -
"WASN'T EVEN INTERESTING!"
difficult matter to determine accurately, but
a basis df comparison might be obtained
from other bridges, such ns those in New
York, which offered similnr problems to
the structure proposed. There they took
from eight to eleven years for completion,
and it must be remembered that bul'ding
proceeds nt a slower pace at the present
time. Therefore, it would be safe to assume
that ten or twelve years would form a con
servative estimate as to the time of con
struction, "Similarly, to estimate the cost of the
structure in advance of working drawings
and specifications could be done only in n
very approximate way, and I should not
be wi'Iing to undertnke It. But It Is known
thnt the price of the New York bridges
varied from .$18,000,000 to $23,000,000. nnel
it is nlso n matter of common knowledge
that the cost of building has at least doubled
since they wero constructed. Council now
hns wlse'y joined with the states of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey In appropriating
funds to cover the preliminary work neces
sary to an nccurato determination of the
cost."
A short skirt turneth nwny many an
otherwise well-controlled eye from the paths
of discipline,
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. Who was Molly Stark In American his
tory?
2. Why Is n lournej-man bo calWl?
3. Of whnt stnto Is Salem tho capital?
4. Who discovered the nature of the circula
tion of the blood?
C. How many republics border on the Carib
bean sea?
6. What planet In the solar system is tho
most distant from tho sun?
7. When tlld Constantinople become the cap
ital of the Turltlsh empire?
8. In what play by Shnkespeare Is It stated
that "nil the world's a Btatre"?
9. Who wns thn Democratic opponent of
Theodora Ttnosev't In tho presidential
campaign of 1904?
10. In what century did Cnptain Kldd live?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. Frnnkrattn wns the student In Mrs.
Rhellcv's weird story who created tho
soulless mnn TVs rrcaturn Is often
tncorrectlv used ns n symbol o' retrl
bvtlon. visited upon men by their own
creatines In thn tale the monster Is
Unnnmed
2. Tho Knlethts of I.sbor, who were in tho
hnbl of parndlntr and Mldlntr drnon
striMons on th first Mondny In Sep.
tember wero lanrelv resTions'bl" for
thn selection of that date as I.nbor
Day.
3. Tho colors of the flair of China nro red,
Vellnw b'lK ivhlte P" hlnnV
4 rtlnmtVi tn n brittle rrt4Uh.whlte netnl
B. New York was first settled by the Dutch
111 18H.
0 The etnrv of "Pus.tn-noos" nnpnrs In
n cn'lecMnn of Titin t-i hv qtrnni.
rnla tf 'ess ndinted Into1 French bv
Clinrles Perrenlt 'n 1C17 pnl frn-n bis
vers'on tho English narrative Is de
rived 7. Chsrl's n-fle '-rote the novel "Put Your
self In Tiis Place"
8 T.nlee T.ndn-n In TUissIa Is the largest
lelee In Vi'rnpe
0. PhMln berl'luti nnd .TUB SMmrt were
feme's cnvnlrv leirl-rs nn tb T'nlon
snd Pnnf-vlernto sides, respectively. In
tb rvll tvnr
lei Ttenfnm'n nisrnell nretnler of England,
was known ns "Dizzy,"
Real Aristocrats
Trnpi the nchtei- Prflt.T-vn-fBi
Arv'ces from the Southwest inform the
effete East thnt the Nnvalo Tndinn hns re
"ined the practice of weaiing hlnnltets
Thus It heeomes evident ,Lo has shared in
the war p'el's to n very large ertcnt nnd
1ms now lifted himself out of the si'k.
wearing class into the real nrlstocraey of
wool.
Or to Philadelphia?
rrem the I.n AnRfles T'i"i,
The truth Is out. Some time oro It was
ntnfed that Governor Coolltlee paid Sn,r n
month for his home in No'tlnmnton. Mns
but It now nnnenrs thnt It Is bqt !tTJ " yjj
he klmliv rn,nn to I,os Angeles nnd 'tell us
how he ilii It?
Hlrsutely Speaking
rre-p thn Hentlln rn.t.In'elllirrncer
.jcvVr rsRrwsr-.s
r : '"!? "ik? whiskers fRh.
.Ji" ... JV'" " LJ! i'Vi'" oath n the
ri. v tuv w aupporiergf
SHORT CUTS
Mnlnc was without doubt without doubt,
Cox's chances improve with his ton
throat.
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Who is It the tunnel projectors wlsliti
put in the hole?
Italian labor seems Inclined to take, its
bolshevism in homeopathic doses.
Registration yesterday, Income tax to
day; just one darned thing after another.
An earthquake is reported in Perth,
Scotland. Somebody must have spotted I
prohibition advocate.
Experience in a local police court yes
trrdny demonstrated that African golf jrcti
many a man In n hole.
It may be that by the time we'hsriWj
a bridge and a tunnel the trip may be mil
by short-haul airplanes.
Wc don't get this "dimpled-knee Dell,
lnh" stuff. Those wo saw at the betes
weren't that way a-tall.
It Is evident that Mlllerand and GMIttl
hope for a settlement In the Polish w
before the pendulum swings again.
America's chemical industry is no
self-sustaining; an evidence that promoterl
of the dye industry did not let Industry dll.
"Cox calls liquor extraneous Issue."
ncadllne. The governor must admit M
the term does not hnve the snap of "hooeV
Close observers of European affairs M
being forced to take comfort in the ancient
declaration that "Dark's the hour befort
the dawn."
If Mr. Mitten could get rid of the how
leech's daughters his plea for blood trtnifl
slon would be listened to raoro oppredi
tively. q
Those who have missed two registrtttoi
days may still console themselves with til
thought thnt the third time is the china.
Tho date Is October 2.
It cannot bo supposed that Of""1'
Wrangel has any strong desire for s Pollil
peace which will give the Soviet a chanc ti
concentrate upon his army.
If the men ever struggle for equal right
It may be that they, too, will be pririlejN
to wear furs ln tho summer and bare necli
and throats in the winter.
There is no reason to doubt the wisdom
of Mayor Moore's campaign declaration!
concerning street cleaning. They are U
good as the dav he mnde them.
When Cox soys that booze l
as slavery New Jersey Democrats comfoit
themse'ves with the thought thnt he U
talking in a Pickwickian sense.
Simply to remove nil grounds of debati,
nrenf nntrAiiv nf flin tlAlnunre river ferrT
bonts will be wjln; to travel one vvsjf 1
bridge and the other way by tunnel.
Councilman Roper nuggests that tin
tiurenu ot uity l'roperty novo coraic
Minervislon hvit the Pennine of City Hi".
'Tls an excellent suggestion, but it colli
mind the fact that nil the cleaning needed IJ
City Hall can't be done with a broom w
mop.
THINGS
ALL day I've been n-wishlng
For things I haven't got;
A quaint old b'ue flclft pitcher,
A rose-filled garden plot,
A dancing dress of silver,
A little gato that swings,
A gent'y curving highboy;
Ah me, the lovely things!
All day I've homo my wishing
A weight against my heart,
And till my thoughts were longings
To burn and sting nnd smart;
But now that It is evening,
I'll bit me down to rest.
And watch tho twilight soften
The hill's low crest.
Above my small white doorstep
Are stars; the night Is still;
Deep arc the inky shadows;
Grave Is the distant hill. L ,
My heart is hushed with beauty I
My spirit stirs and slngi.
Tell me, what Is wishing
Ann wnai are 'Aniugsf ..-..rasr
IWfi. CoYles-L,;rpi, in Conteajo"
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