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HALL AND "MORAL" CLAIMS
rlE action of the majority of Council In
ousting minority members from the
chairmanship of committee and putting
majority members in cemmiind iieinl sur
pris no one. Indeed, It Is surprising Hint
it has net been done curlier
But why did net the mnjeritj put n law
yer tit the head of the Lnw Committee in
stead of Councilman Hnll? There are lnw
yem in the majority.
Was it beeauic the Law Committee is
the committee which mnkei recommendations
for the dbpesnl of "mernl" claims, brought
mostly by contractors, ugaliut the city?
These "moral" clnlmi, as every one knows,
arc claims put in by tontrncters for com
pensation beyond tlu terms of the contract
te which they Insist they have a "moral"
although net n legal right.
Mr. Hall has favored the payment of
several kucIi claims which have been held
up during Councilman Dcvelin's chairman
ship. Can it be that there Is te be a recrudes
cence of these "moral" claims as well as
ethers new that Mr. Hall has been put In
a position te assist the claimants In getting
that for which they ask?
ALTER ON THE LYNCH BILL
ATTOItNKY GENKltAL ALTEtt, in re
plying te n request from Washington
for information regarding the entl-lynch
laws In this State, raises an Interesting
point concerning the Anti-Lynching Hill
Hew pending in Congress.
Mr, Alter says that, while there are no
special statutes against lynching In Penn
sylvania, the general statutes are bread
enough te cover all contingencies. He says
further that they ere as effective in pre
venting the crimes against which they are
aimed as the Federal criminal statutes are
In preventing the crimes for which they
provide penalties. He concludes with the
remark that "the persistent efforts te mag
nify and extend Federal jurisdiction con
stitute a much greater menace te the coun
try than even the crime of lynching."
A Federal law punishing murder in the
States, or burglary, or nrsen would be ex
actly as justifiable ns encagalnst lynching.
There are Federal laws against the efTcnHcs,
but they run only in the territory ever
which the Tcderal courts have jurisdiction.
If Congress can pass a valid Anti-Lynching
Law nnd enforce it within the States it
can pass laws against all ether forms of
CTlme new punishable by State laws, and
the State Le2lslatures would have little left
of their functions, for once the barrier is
broken down between the legislative juris
diction of Congress and that of the State
Legislatures Congress becomes potentially
the only legislative body in the Natien.
The importance of punishing Ijnchers does
net properly enter Inte the discussion at all.
The real point at issue Is the preservation of
the police powers of the States and the
regulation of these powers by State au
thority. $5,000,000 IS NOT TOO MUCH
MAYOU MOOKE'S request that the
Council authorize the expenditure of
net te exceed $.",000,000 as the city's share
of the cost of the fair is. made In conformity
te the Sesqul-Centennlnl Committee's esti
mate of the amount needed.
There would be .strategic as well as prac
tical value In the appropriation of such a
sum. It would be a demonstration te Con Cen
jresa that tills city intended te devote its
money as well ejj Its energies te making the
'lr successful, and it would justify a re
rruest for n national appropriation of a like
amount, nnd for a State appropriation wor
thy of a Commonwealth with the population
and wealth of Pennsylvania.
"When it is made ewdent that the fair Is
td be backed with tnenej enough te insure
a beautiful setting for the exhibits and te
provide intellectual and artistic attractions,
the co-operation of the ether States nnd the
ether nations will be virtually assured.
The disposition of the Council is for
tunately favorable te a generous appropria
tion, especially as it Is understood that n
large part of the money Is te be spent en
""structures which will become a part of the
psrmanent assets of the city.
THOSE DISCARDED BARS
DETH01T is struggling with a problem
arising out of prohibition which afTWts
V every ether city In a lesser degree t'nder
V-.thn law it seems that when a saloonkeeper
s .found te be selling liquor Illegally the
lellee must confiscate all the fixtures. This
Includes mahogany bars and bars of walnut
and tenkwoed.
Fer the information of thine who were
never in a saloon there are many such It
may be snid that these fixtures are fre
ijuently fine examples' of cnbinetmrtking.
Tbe top of the bar usually is a bread piece
of weed without Haw. wie rrent is puneled
and Jn many cafes elaborately arved The
fittings of a single saloon of the better class
wit many tneusanu wninr?.
vThrre is n vacant let in IVtrelt en which
the confiscated fittings have been piled. A
Fudges In the courthouses or even for
ilrewoed for the peer, but there has been
objection from men who knew the value of
(he weed. It has been suggested thnt it be
salvaged nnd usiil for the benches of the
Tndges in the Courthouses or even for
making pulpits for the churches. The order
te cut it into fireweed lias net yet been
enforced.
This mires the question of the ultimate
disposition te be made of the fixtures of the
wiloenn in this city which have gene out of
littblncMi. The deiilern In secend-lmnd ma
terial doubtless have a great deal of geed
ltmhegnnv which once swvnl as bars. The
hrV wilEht fae utilised ns lunch counters In
el91 irtiwrnta If they were net worth se
nSi nncy., They are tee high for count
" . ,. j r r' - k
era in stores, and the prospect that there
will ever be any opportunity te restore them
te their old functions is tee remote te be
consyercd. Hut some ingenious man will
doubtless find n use for them hotter than
that of chopping them Inte fireweed.
A NEW UNION OF STATES
BEGINS WITH THE BRIDGE
The Delaware Span Will Be of Direct
Advantage te All Jersey and Most
of Pennsylvania
ROADS nnd bridges are great elvllisters.
Next te n common language and com
mon aims, geed nnd easy means of commu
nication are the surest gunrnntcet of
progressive thinking, contentment nnd gen
eral prosperity for any people. They make
n way for the constant transfusion of ener
gies nnd nn endless exchange of inspiration.
The Delaware llrldge will net only ncrve
the Interests of the people of this city nnd
Camden. It will be a permanent link be
tween all Eastern Pennsylvania and the
greater part of New Jersey. In 1020, when
It Is completed, both States will have mag
nificent systems of cencrete highways radi
ating in all directions from ItB terminal
regions. It will be possible te travel from
almost any point In one Stntc te nny point
In the ether easily, swiftly nnd In complete
comfort without unpleasant delays or dis
comforts of any sort.
The sea will be about nn hour nearer te
Philadelphia. The richest garden land In
the country will be that much closer te the
mnrkits of this city. Camden and its
suburbs will be ns close te the shopping
and theatre d'ttrlcts here ns Oermnntewn
new Is. The brldge will be nothing less
thnn n great intercity street, and It Is sure
te affect the social life of the two commu
nities in n hundred ways for geed.
In all big cities there is constant drift
of the population toward open country.
Thus regions once nttrnctlvc nnd prosperous
have been left te slump nnd decny ns the
people move out from them. It happens
that the Delaware I!rldc will drop at each
end Inte city areas that need rcvitalizatlen
and new reasons for dignified being. A
geed part of Philadelphia and a geed pnrt
of Camden will be trnnfermed under the
inspiration of the monumental architecture
of the great approaches and terminals of
the big span. The lift of property values in
the regions se affected will probably repre
sent a total greater than the cost of the
bridge. There will be a new era of build
ing and restoration nil along the new way
of Intercity commerce nnd travel.
Fer almost n hundred years the Delaware
llrldge has been talked of nnd hoped for.
Yet construction could sardly have begun
at n better time. The bridge upon which
work fermnlly begins tedaj will be, perhaps,
the costliest and most conspicuous public
project undertaken since the country at large
began te suffer from the mood of slackness
nnd lethargy which followed the war. Here
Is the beginning of nn end te the ppell of
discouragement and procrastination.
The spirit that Is behind this particular
enterprise Is pretty sure te be contagious.
It is certain that as the work proceeds, even
in the early stages, It will have a stimulat
ing effect en all sorts of people with work
te de but no disposition te hurry it. He
cause of the subtle force of example, one
big job always leads te ether big jobs. A'ery
little prodding is needed te cause the will will
te. achieve te assert Itself in the nverage
American. It ought te surprise no one If,
before a year Is out. Philadelphia nnn
Camden find themselves in the midst of n
building boom such ns neither city has
dreamed of in a generation.
Grent credit belongs te the members of
the Hrldgc Commission, te the Governors
and Mayers In both States and te the citi
zens' committees nnd the two Legislatures
who refused, in the face of mounting costs
nnd ether novel obstacles, te permit the
bridge plans te be stepped or delayed. It Is
Idle new te say that the work should hnvc
been done years age. Perhaps it should.
Hut lest opportunities are lest for geed,
and It Is a wnste of tlme te mourn ever
them. The ground nnd the Ice are being
broken together, nnd thnt Is enough. Prob
ably before the first vehicle has crossed the
Delaware Hridgc there will be plans for nn
Intercity tube for freight mid rail traffic.
The expansion which must fellow en both
sides of the river once the work en the spnn
is well under way will make new facilities
of Interstate travel necessary. Meters will
be even mere plentiful Injl920 thnn they are
new. In the course of time the bridge will
probably be needed for street car. meter and
feet traffic exclusively.
A NEW CAESAR
IMAGINATION In a hit staggered and the
faculties of admiration are nlse stirred
by n new type of nb-elutism thnt has been
conceived in .New lerk
Cnrivnled by Khnn. Mogul. Negus, Sultan,
Gaekwnr, Shah. King or Emperor is the
dictatorial power of the traffic potentate,
who, augustly seated in the city's center,
will press u button regulating simul
taneously nil vehicular traffic en the lead
ing arteries of Manhattan. Red, green nnd
yellow lights, each bearing nn explicit mes
sage, will b operated by a single switch
in Times Square.
The backers of this majestic system say
that automobile drivers will no longer be
started at one corner and halted at the
next., but thnt the traffic will be permitted te
flew uninterrupted for several blocks.
Philadelphlans are still far from attnlnlng
the grandeur of this project, but It is at
least permissible te respect the magnitude
of the idea. Its bold recognition of conditions
that have grown almost intolerable In innny
American cities nnd te hope that no ama
teur will ever finger the keys regulnting the
vast tides of metropolitan transportation,
QUITTING TIME AT CANNES
MU. I.I.OYD GEORGE is said te be In
dulging the hope that the present con
ference In Cannes, attended by the princi
pal Premlcn of Europe and Ambassador
Harvey, will be the last meeting of the
Supreme Council. His wish Is one likely
te be echoed by the mass of liberal opinion
throughout the glebe.
The Supreme Ceum 11 is un extra-legal
body, nn outgrowth of the Supreme War
Council, which was the product of nn un
paralleled emergency. Lncklng formal or
authoritative sanction, the later organiza
tion of statesmen has been enabled te make
its own rules, te change them nt will and
in short te arrogate te Itself powers at once
sweeping nnd ill defined.
Super-government of this kind has
served, with all its faults, te tlde civiliza
tion ever borne ticklish places Hut the
equivocal nature of the Council savers of
the old covert diplomacy ami clashes vio
lently with theylfgltlrante province of the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHIBABKLPHIA, FtDAY, JA&RY 6,
Council of the Lcague of Nations as estab
lished by the Covenant
It is the shadow of the Supreme Council
which has been cast overseas upon the re
cent proceedings of the Washington Con
ference. The effect has net been whole whelo wholo
seme. France and Great Uritnln nllke; are
under suspicion of having played their cards
in the District of Columbia with particu
lar rcference te possibilities of the geme en
the Riviera.
Of vital importance today Is the need for
nn explicit understanding, unclouded by
back thoughts of secondary intentions, bo be bo
tween M. Hriand nnd Mr. Lloyd Geerge.
If their two nntiens can evelve a joint
policy of hnrmeny, the health of civilization
will be vastly improved. If they are In
clined te tnke divergent wayH, it is prefer
able for that fact te be frankly known than
for pretense te malntnln its baleful sway.
The Supreme Council is an nnnchrenlsm.
The Washington conclave has set a new
standnrd for grappling in the open with
vexed questions. Its failures nnd suc
cesses the latter in marked predominance
arc matters of public knowledge.
It is probable that European Govern
ments will be discussing the nftcrmnth of
the war for mnny years te come. The
League of Nations has provided suitable
machinery nnd the Arms Conference has
set another model worthy of imitation.
Mr. Lloyd Geerge Is en the trnck of
progress in his program for the abolition of
a peregrinating body, lacking formal war
rant and assuming dictatorial powers.
PENROSE'S SHOES
LANDSLIDES nnd upheavnls and un
epochal readjustment of forces nnd In
terests within the Republican Party in this
State unquestionably will begin with the
campaigns instituted te elect successors te
Penrose nnd Knox. And whnt the bosses
want te make of the present situation is
clearly revealed In the dcslre of Congress
man Vnrc te boost himself into the sent left
vacnnt by Penrose, into n conspueus place
against the skyline of nntiennl politics.
It is idle te blame Mr. Vare or his
friends. They knew no better. They have
never known nny better. Te them the
Senate of the United Stntcs is merely n
place from which great political Influence
may be exerted, n sort of heaven te which
the chosen of the gnngs may retire te rest
In dignity nnd without troubling te think
seriously of unythlng under the sun.
It has never occurred te any worker in
the political vincynrds herenbeuts Indeed,
it probably has net occurred te Mr. Vnrc
that the Senate of the United States will be
for the next few years at least a place from
which the whole future course of clvllizntien
may be largely directed; n place in which,
if if were Ideally organized, every mind
would be awnre of every succeeding shift
nnd chiinge of international politics and
wisely sensltive te the hidden forces which
nre swiftly remaking economic nnd financial
theory in the vnrleus headquarters of Euro
pean dlplemncy.
The Senate ought te be filled with
scholars of experience. Its members should
be sophisticated nnd ulert te the influences
that He behind the psychology of nil ether
Governments. It ought te be the trusted
nnd respected voice of enlightened America.
It ought te be wise, dignified nnd, nbevc all
things, Just. Yet the prestige of the Senate
has been declining for a generation with the
quality of Its membership.
Mr. Vare's enndidacy Is of mere than
local interest. It Illustrates the tendency
of all machine politicians te make of the
Congress of the United States nn assemblage
of Incompetents.
Even new it is net tee late te hope and
believe that there is far mere te the He
publican Party in Pennsylvania thnn the
Veres nnd the Mngees and the Crews nnd
the ethers of their sort who mnke It work
for them. There Is n very large clement of
the Republican voting population which,
while it geese-steps mere or les efficiently,
hns nt heart only n limited tolerance for
professional ringmasters. If tnere ever was
n time when thet sort of Republican needed
te make his will felt, when men who have
a concern for the material Interests of the
State ns well as for the dignity of the United
States Senate need te remind the self
appointed leaders that they nre alive, it Is
new.
Because of the accidents of clrctimstnnce
ways have been opened for the extension of
gnng power nnd Influence from this city te
large areas of the State Itself. It is con
ceivable that the unthinking professionals,
left te themselves, may de some wild nnd
utterly reckless things when elections nre
held te fill the two vacant scats In the
Scnnte.
It is new up te the men nnd women
whose names nnd means and intelligence
nnd honest purposes nnd convictions give
Pennsylvania Republicanism its real vltnllty
te step the advance of the marauders short
of the Senate of the United States.
Governer Sprnul, In his wise nnd dignified
handling of the Immediate problem, nnd In
his desire te serve the interests of the Stnte
and the Natien before he serves his own
Interests or thee of his pnrt , has provided
nn example which no conscientious man or
wemnn voter can properly ignore.
Will men of Mr. Sprout's way of thinking
nnd feeling continue te be n helpless
minority?
Will the party let Its masters whip it Inte
obedience nt the task of betrnjing simul
taneously the best interests of the Stnte
and the Natien?
OLYMPIAN QUARRELS
THE International Olympic Committee, of
which Haren de Ceubertin is head, hns
decided thnt Paris shall hnve the athletic
congress of 1021 and Amsterdam the one
of 102S.
Les Angeles, w hieh wanted the carnival
for the dote two cnrs hence nnd entered
n formal nppllcntkm for that favor, is re
ported deeply aggrieved. The American
Olympic Committee Is nlse nettled by both
the advance programs and certain features
of the last meet In Antwerp In 1020.
There nre possibilities of lively contro
versy In the detnlled sutnmnry of wrongs
compiled by the American body. Haren
de Ceuhertln retaliates that haste in making
the deelslens upon the next Olympic sites
was necessitated by the Italian delegntcs,
who were unable te prolong their stay nt
Lnusanne last summer, where the plans
were laid.
Philadelphlans ure perhaps net deeply
concerned in the fine points of the dispute.
They are, however, entitled te wonder whnt
has become of the Idea that nn Olympic
festival shall adorn the world's fair here in
1020.
Les Angeles nt least has n plausible
grievance. That community hns been de
nied something for which a very vigorous
efficlnl effort was made.
If it be true (and it must be, bince a
nroefreader putted It) that it ccrtuln young
lady bus a face like an au.'le (steti) don't
you suppose that her distress must be acute?
AS ONE WOMAtJ SEES IT
The Poke-Bennet la a Very Sacred
Thing te Membera of the Salva
tion Army, Standing as It Dees
for Separation, Consecration
and Service
Hy SARAH D. LOWIUC
PEOPLE nsk me sometimes if I get much
back from the readers of this column in
the way of direct messages cither by letter
or by word of mouth, or whether it is like
sheeting nn arrow into the air?
"It falls te the earth, I knew net where,"
Well, it Is both ways, The comments
thnt I suppose will come never de, or sel
dom de, nnd the things I never expect will
please or pnin or anger or surprise, but just
fall te the earth, I knew net where, turn
into perfect boomerangs of cither npprevnl
or disapproval.
I de net mind disapproval. It means thnt
in the salutary cxpcricnce of getting. wisdom
I nearly always acquire a new friend, or nt
least n well-wisher, for the little pnssoge nt
arms gives me n chnnce te get another view
point which, whether right or wrong, Is a
viewpoint. And that is Interesting, for te
a person who even In a humble wny sets
up te be nn observer of his times a view
point Is enlightening, whether It Is based
en reason or en false prejudice.
Of course, Insane persons or persons who
de net sign their names write te one, and
that is sheer waste of stomps, but one can
tell n great deal nbeut the genuineness of
people s opinions from n short correspond
ence begun from a published statement with
which he agrees or disagrees.
I HAD nn interesting case in point just
before Christmas which has stayed
pleasantly in my mind ever since nnd which
throws h very happy light en nt least two
persons, and if I can be included nlse, then
en three. The correspondence grew out of
one sentence of mine in n column I wrete
nbeut beggars. I included nil beggnrs in my
survey, from the philanthropic moncy-drive
beggar te the one-armed mnn selling pen
cils nnd the "lady that sings for pennies"
collected In n cup. And among nil the
phllniithrepic beggars I Included one which
I described ns wearing "n Salvation outfit
nndn poke-bonnet."
New as I had carried n tamberinc nnd
worn n poke-bonnet and begged for the Sal
vation Army in the most crowded street of
the town during n drive, and ns from my
childhood day te the present the Army nnd
the Heeth family had been held up te my
ndmirntlen, nnd ns for nt lenst one night
nnd n day our house had been the headquar
ters of the old general himself, and ns old
Mrs. Heeth nnd my grandmother had often
corresponded, I hnd every personal reason
for standing up for the Snlvntlen Army, nnd
certainly no reason, let nlone desire, te
'knock it." I wns very much surprised,
therefore, te get an anxious though cordial
note nsklng me te consent te meet the pres
ent cemmnndlng officer of this division of
the Salvation Army, Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur Brewer, se thnt I could be mere
generally Informed nbeut the Salvation Army
nnd de greater justice In this column te its
great work.
QUITE naturally I wrote, accepting the
invitation te meet the present local head
of the Army, nnd nlse cxplnined in my note
my really intimate nnd admiring connection
with the great organization since my child
hood. That note get nn nnswer from Colonel
Brewer Introducing himself, which is se fine
in ItR spirit nnd se careful In its detailed
statement that I rnntiet pay n higher tribute
te the Snlvntlen Army than by quoting it in
part ns the space In the column allews:
"December 20, 1021.
"My Dear Mi's Lewrle :
"I have before me your very kind and
courteous letter legardiiig the reference made
te the Salvation Army In n recent Issue of
the Em:mmi Ptiu.il' Lkixikr. I hope you
will net feel that in calling your attention
te this matter that I am in any wny thin
skinned. I ini been a Solvatien Army
officer long enough te have a very tough
hide nt the same time there nre things thnt
occnslenallj appear In print that can cause
considerable misunderstanding, nnd the para
graph In the article in question wns one of
these Items.
"It wns your nlluMen te the 'Salvation
outfit and poke-bonnet.' Yeu see, te us the
poke-bonnet is a wry baered thing. I think
it was Judge Lnndis who spoke of it as
standing for 'Separation, Consecration and
Service.' Te me It stands for all this and
mere; and when I say that In addition te
my wife having worn a poke-bonnet before
we met, which Is ever thirt -four jeurs uge.
we new have three daughters wearing the
bonnet, jeu will understand. In Philadel
phia we put no one en the street te collect
for the Christmas dinner but men and
women who ure members of one of the lecnl
corps, and In every case these people wear
the Salvation Army uniform and nre known
te us te be strictly honest nnd trustworthy
people.
"Let me say thnt in addition te our being
enrcful te select only uniformed Salvation
ists for this work, we have placed en each
kettle n net that makes It Impossible for
tiny one te easily remove money from the
kettles e have nt the present time about
thirty kettles en the street, nml in, tin t.
of our trusted officers who are responsible
Je w-ntcli the people that nre handling these
kettles, and they, with the help of our
iiiiuui-e ufimriiiiuut, caretuiiy count the
money deposited in each pet nt the close of
the day s work and n proper record Is mnde
of the same.
'T shall be pleased at the close of the
effort te give you a statement of the exact
amounts taken en each of the corners nnd
the total taken in from the streets
"With regard te the cost of the dinners,
the sit-down dinner costs us in the neigh neigh neigh
horheod of seventy-fiw cents per person.
The dinner served in the baskets contains
sufficient supp ic te provide a Christmas
dinner for eight persons and costs in the
neighborhood of ?2 r,0 each. We nre nlreadv
Pledged te Rive 000 of thes0 baskets te needy
families. J he names of these families have
cither come te us through our own workers
or through the various charity workers con
nected with the city or ether welfare agen
cies. In every case, before n ticket is Issued,
some responsible person must fill in n blank
application and vouch thnt the family te
rece ve the basket Is worthy nnd in need,
rurther, In addition te our comparing the
list from the various branches of the Army
'J1 !1Wit7 V- s,",,mit ,he nnmes te the
Seclnl Service Lxel.nnge, In which ergnnlzn-
yul"?trl ltl?Jt 'n case of
u.,l,..v.,k.u,. ...... .,,.. orKiinizatiens we are
able te weed out the duplications and see
that only families are helped by us who are
net helped by ether organizations
"Yeu will also be interested te knew that
we have nn Advisory Heard of leading Phil
adelphia citizens the chairman of which is
Hr; ,r,hnH t, iehb "ml the treasurer Mr.
Melville G. Baker, president of the Penn
National Bank.
"I hope te be able te take advantage of
your kind offer te meet you enrlv in the
new year, ns I tun very anxious thnt von
should have yet further opportunity te knew
the Salvation Army ns
it is in tills
is city.
"Sincerely yours,
"ARTHUR T. BREWER,
"Lieut. Colonel Divisional Commander."
I shall take peat pleasure, naturally, in
meeting nnd tnlklng te Colonel Brewer and
eventually giving the renders of tills column
the gist of that conversation, but meantlme
he has answered very satisfactorily in the
above letter most of the questions I had In
mind te put te him. And the "polte "pelte "polte
benni't" allusion hns turned out well for all
concerned.
Through Three Generations
Tram t,ie Missouri Ktat Journal.
Miss Mary Sampson has taught school in
Beene County forty-eight jenrs iinil had thu
unique experience last jcar at Rocheport of
tvuchlng the grandchild of a mnn and woman
bhe had taught when they were children.
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Tallcs With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
RALPH MODJESKI
t Talks of the New Brldge
ONE of the principal effects of the new
bridge across the Delaware River, con
necting the States of Pennsylvania nnd New
Jcrsej ns well as the cities of Philadelphia
and Camden, will he thnt It probably will
make mere bridges necessary.
This is the opinion of Ralph Medjcskl, the
bridge expert nnd chairman of the bridge
engineers.
"The experl-nce of ether cities in like
circuinstnnics," said Mr. Meitjeskl, "has
been that whenever two grent cities are con
nected by a bridge and ncccss between them
Is made easier, there is seen u necessity
created for ether bridges in order te take
care of the increased traffic.
"A large bridge always tends te create
this condition and I think that Philadelphia
and Camden will be no exception. The
indications even new are that both sides
of the river will develop with the increased
facilities for Interchange of products, nnd
develop rapidly. It will net be In the least
surprising, therefore, If the first Delnwnre
River Bridge, ence put Inte operation, will
lead te the necessity net only for ether
bridges, but nlce for" tunnels and for rapid
transit.
Longest Span In the Country
"The Delaware River Hridgc, construc
tion of which will be begun today, will hnve
the longest span in the United States and
the second longest span in the world. The
ene bridge with n longer spnn Is at Quebec,
with the construction of which I was also
associated, and the span of that bridge Is
only fifty feet longer than the structure
here. The famous bridge In Scotland,
which had this distinction for se innny
years, new falls back into the third position
among the weriiih tiriuges.
"The new Delnwurc River Bridge will
without doubt be the greatest highway bridge
In the world.
"The economic value of this brldge can
scarcely be overestimated. Bridges work
commercially just as the arteries work
anatomically. The freer the circulation Is
through the nrtcrles of the human body, the
better Is the development of the body.
Bridges work tu the same manner In thnt
the mere freely commerce can circulate the
mere rapidly It develops.
"An Idea of the commercial possibilities
of the brldge mny be obtained from the
nmeunt of traffic which it will accommodate.
The six lines for vehicular Unfile will have
a capacity of about .hjue vehicles per hour,
moving In both directions. During the busy
hours, when the traffic moves chiefly in one
direction, this enpacity will be equal te
from 4000 te 5000 vehicles per hour. This
Is a great denl mere than the traffic nt
the Intersection of Fifth avenue nnd Forty
second street in New Yerk, believed te be
the busiest street Intersection In the United
States during the rush hours.
"The width of the bridge between curbs,
that is, the space allotted te vehicular traffic,
will be enlv three feet narrower thnn Mnrket
street (Philadelnhin side). But this is
renllv greater even tliiiu it sounds, because
in the brldge space there will be no street
car trncks, as there ate en Mnrhct street,
and which materially narrows the available
.pace there for vehicles. Thus the vehicular
capacity of the bridge, whl'e apparently
narrower thnn Maiket street, is in renlltj
greater than that street.
Effect en the Ferries
"The advantages of the bridge ever the
present method of communication are se ap
parent that it is scarcely necessary te enum
erate them. But in winter time this ad
vantage will lie lnrgely In the fact that, no
matter hew much ice there may be in the
river, communication will net he even de
layed, let alone interrupted.
"Once the bridge Is In operation the
traveler will net be dependent, ns new, upon
the ferries. The nutomeblllst will avoid
the long waits at the ferries en both sides
of the river and the terrible congestion which
occurs every week-end in summer time.
There are instances where the passengers of
curs have been obliged te wait four or live
hours for tianspoitiitlen across the ilvci
and many '' them rather than suffer tins
unormeiiH delay have preferred te go t0
Trenten and cress theie.
"At the suuie time I de net anticipate
that traffic en the ferries will be grcatli
reduced by the bildge. This has nut been
thu cuse with ether cities where bridges
have been put up and it is net likely that
Philadelphia and Camden will prove an
" ' ',
1922
SPADES ARE TRUMPS TODAY
exception. The development en both side
of the river which is bound te fellow the
brldge will demand all the transportation
resources of both bridge and ferries.
First Construction Steps
"The first tiling te be dene In the con
struction of the new bridge will be the dem
olition of the end of Pier Ne. 11 te muke
room for the Philadelphia main bridge pier.
, the present we shall take off only the
end of Pier Ne. 11 in order te build the
caisson. The work will start, of course,
with the removal of the planking, nnd the
State and city officials who will participate
in the ceremonies will start this work.
Eventually Pier Ne. 11 will be rebuilt and
again be put into service.
"The ceremonies of Friduy wljl mark the
beginnings of n work which has been pro
jected for about 104 years. Jt was in 1818
that they hrst began te talk of n bridge
across the Delaware at Philadelphia in
10JJ we get the work actually btarted. This
may seem like a long time, but it must be
considered thnt it is a gigantic project In
volving the expenditure of much time unci
money.
The Last Eighteen .Months
"The agitation for the best bridge that
could be erected began te take specific form
about two ytuirs uge, when the citizens of
both communities decided they wanted It
done, and late in September, 1020, the
present commission, under whose direction
the structure will be erected, was appointed
te muke a preliminary report en the location,
the typu of bridge which seemed te be the
best, the cost of it nnd ether details. This
work occupied us for about seven months
before the report wns finished.
"The commission hns been HMit iMni
the engineers nil the time. It has hnd
the best interests of the two communities
nt heart nnd has given the practical men
engaged in the work every support possible.
It has been In a large measure due te its
helpful attitude In the matter that the speed
with which we have been able te get ahead
with this big undertaking has been possible
I cannot speak tee highly of the help and
the hearty co-operation which we have re
ceived from the members of the Dclawnre
River Bridge Commission, who have net
only helped us wonderfully, but who have
done a great public work for their cities
and States as well,"
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. When did KIiijj Philip's War occur and
who were the belligerents?
wV7 C,'Mti'.ln P,nenlclt?
, J.i .B. iH tlm stralt of Belle-Isle?
4. What Is repousse work?
5' W1reusVau7llt,ral meanln f "0 rd
?! wHat a'nsc-eV10"7
8. Who wrote the poem "Cristabel"?
0. here?and what is the Olant's Cause-
10' aSaTe"" 'ty '8 namea a Pome-
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Benjamin Franklin was he t .
en January 17. 1706 ln nste"
: The westernmost State t mm ,n ,
,.n.ii,in .. . " " .rPm Which nnv
nemlnn-ted wns Cal fern iu Th evp.:
nee, who was en the T-"..n.?ml
..I'.i.i .ill wic Iirpft rl..i
tlchet. was Jehn c wi". ""Publican
i,i .u- - ..-.....-
-v lumiKru. or nnni,n i... V "
:, V m IOOU.
small statuette of h kcT clav'
times painted, such as timSi
ancient Tanncra In A-i-""0 fe'
Is u
Aeme-
found in
The First frus.ule vviiB from ,
i rwl vnuiilln.1 I
mleni by the Kurop -a l, ,u. . Jpru
the st.,blshtnent of , "hr," ?'', s. nncl
dem in the Hely hand "rlml"n klng
C Count Laszle Hzechenyl hn i,
pointed Hungarian MlH sler ''.n "J1"
I'nltfd States His wlfi wr-,0 the
Oladys Si. Vatulerbllt B '"rmerly
t'l HDUIUil 111 I it nnn.... '""
v ,,hii inn hum- me mntes of A..I
New Mexico vvere I ncreaseiMn 0nn nml
the Gn.la.len Purchase . " 5 000 ,?, h
miles bought from m;i;"00. Bqunrc
id
by
JUKht frnn. ,.Z",LU'W. HlJUare
for sM0.nnn.000 "1"-" " 1883
A BorKen In Oreelt mytholeirv ui,
thre. snnke.haHv.1 women"1 ?n,V,'of
" MWOU
9. Nnpoleen Bonaparte beeamn v..,.,,..
the French In liej ,',nPerer of
10. Albert Cupy was a noted Tn. .
n.rtr.i was a snake whes. ,n. iv )... .
mew awiln when cut off "n, hpVH
inaerii was a monster with , . r' "
html n guars body and , ,, ,..'. !""'a
Th. merchant Hub J t (j,,,! '''.' "'"' tall,
black und irei.i """""J ' nil.
iwwrvn luineil r)fMH)I(ItriJ t, ....
His dates are 1805-l(J5i vinier.
1 V
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SHORT CUTS
Billy Magec, of the Smoky Old Town,
Ochenc. Hilly Magcel
Sure ambition bobs up 'cause It cannot Uj
clown,
Ochenc, Billy Mngce!
Hew lordly your nir
As you coolly declare
Thnt allegiance te Vare
We'll assuredly see.
But by grim necromancy
The boss Is (ycu fancy
Ochone!) Billy Mogeel
Sprout proved true geld,
he did.
We'll isuj
The bnns are new out for the marrliri
of Philadelphia and Camden.
Te men en half time at the mint tit
pence dollar isn't any mere than half I
dollar.
Ever nnd nnen one gets the uneasy nil1
piclen that Ulster's calm is due te Situ
Fein dtbscnsleu.
There have been times when the United
Stntcs Senate has been pretty well shot
but Bill Vare!
The brldge will serve as a reminder cl
what a wonderful affair the Scsqul-CtnU
nlal Is going te be.
There is hopeful augury ln the fact that
Lloyd Oeorge and Hriand are meeting il
Cannes and net Can't.
That ridiculous old quota has just id
mittrd an English mother into the country,
but barred her children, born ln Austrslli.
A congressional cpmmittee is dreleJ'
ing the fact that war is hell; which ml
be important if it were net already kneM.
"Thirty-en Millien Gals Withdraw"
headline. There's a kick In this whttlK
It refers te hooch or te muslcnl corned
material.
Unless the former Prohibition Directflt
of New Yerk is unjustly accused, the peea
beginning, "As pants the Hart," preMW
refers te n hip pocket.
When Governer Sproul says that tit
new Senater will net be n scat-warmer,
course, it Is understood that he means m
he will net be merely a seat-warmer.
The Philadelphia and Reading Ceal Mjl
Iren Company foresters extinguished w
forest fires In 1021 practical co-epertio
with the State in forest conservation.
New Yerk politicians, it would apfxj
hnve vainly tried te keep Federal 0r
Jury Indictments against prohibition e
fercement officers under seal; bottled
bend, ns it were.
Any I'cnnsylvnnln politician will tjjj
you thnt that depe nbeut a watched t
boiling slowly has nothing te it. TiM"
nil watching the political pet and It -het
as It can be.
It is net considered nt nil likely J;Jj
Mr. Hnys will fellow distinguished pwcw
and Insist that the niovle people rcUiiee
salary te $138,000 se thnt he may bold
te the pestmnster generalship
m, !-.!.. ...leu KJltlsflC'
xne average man imue n..e -. ,ltf
tien ln knowing thnt the new pence oei
is worth nt least n hundred cents tow
than ln the knowledge that it may be wet
two dollars nnd a hnlf twenty yen" i
new.
Southern cotton planters knew it
economic conditions in Europe li
rcllectien here. Germany in JU-i ""j,
almost IIS lllllCII COUOIl nn ,... ; .
helped Germnny. but tint any mere tM"
helped the Southern cotton planters.
Knur millionaire. mnnufncturCM, WJ'l
foul
factors ei great weiimi, !" -; ,iB.
a i .111. litlunillMf
rs of ercnt wealth.
months) In a Newark, N. J.,
S
inatlng competition in the tile, gru -
man c uiltisiry. nre se wen ;- ,,
Id industry, nre se wen "'"" b1vIi
m fnre that they de net avail thcmsei i
he pilvilcge of having ""'"K"?1 bln
prison
if tin
All the buy outside Is pie
,ll me liny ihiimiic is '' ." "jl carJi
their newspapers, their pipes and tnr i ,.,
It is slmpb a lest cure they uie n '
!&. ." V?!."' IV"" 5? e e inerabfl
when the whlbtlu blew and nctunlly ,
i iiice, ituica cum luntiisie ---- ay
v cruel ana unusual punwnmeK
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