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Member of the Associated Pren ' TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS ( txclusivtty ' titled te the use ter trpiiMlcatMn et all newt dispatches credit l te It or net otherwise credited m IMt gaper, and also the local news published therein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein ere also re.HTvrd. rhllidrlphU, TuciJ.r, etrmbrr '21. IK SOMEBODY BLUNDERED ,TIRECren rOUTEriYOU frankly admits XJ that the iield-up of traffic en North Bread street nml the inter.icctlng streets for Dearly en hour yesterday morning wns due te a misunderstanding. It was planned te test some new fire nglnes en n measured course en Drend trcet, but the test was postponed without eeuntermnndlng the orders te the police te keep the wny clear. l)uinrss men with Im portant engagements downtown finally Ig nored the orders of the police and dreve their cars through the imaginary barriers. The blunder Is unpardonable. The un un Teldnble delays occasioned by the pressure of traffic en liread street when the resi dents of the northern suburbs and the northern districts of the city nre coming te business are bad enough without piling en top of them n held-up such as that of yes terday. UNIVERSITY AND STATE rpiIAT the government of the University A of Pennsylvania depends very little In practical way upon the personal govern ment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania U usually taken for granted. The Chief Executive of the State is, however, presi dent ex officio of the Heard of Trustees and can, when he sees tit, assume that office. Until yesterday, Governer Sproul never ex ercised that prerogative. The revival of a far from rigid custom Is significant en several counts. The trustees' meeting in Hnrrisburg suggests the existence of a welcome entente between the University nnd the State Government, which should prove helpful te the welfare of u great educational institution. Governer Sproul, it Is said, sought Infor Infer Infor liaatien .upon the prospective new era nt the University, which according te advance cal culations is te begin with the arrival of General Leenard Weed in this city. General Weed, who is expected te take p his duties here early in the new year, will be favored with conditions Illustrating spirit of harmony and co-epcratlon de de Teleped by the University and the State Government. He will find ale an institution of higher learning with the greatest attendance ,ltl Its Jiistery mere than M.000 students, accd-" ing te the latest record-breaking enrollment figures. The capable Interregnum management of the University under Acting Provest Penni man has earned the heartiest approbation for Its achievement which Governer Sproul baa courteously and appropriately recog receg ntied In reviving n tradition which ought aet te be again permitted te fall into neglect. IS THIS RADICALISM? WHEN' Gbverner Parker, of Louisiana, appeared suddenly in Washington ves terday te tell the President that the klea'gles and janissaries of Wizard Simmons Ku Klux were working steadily In his State te usurp the authority of the Government nnd were making enforcement of the laws diffi cult or impossible he became a figure of iBatleual significance. Hardly less sensntiennl than Governer , Parker's general assertion Is the continuing lassitude of Attorney General Daugherty and the Department of Justice in the presence of a national nuisance that is taking en some of the appearances of a national peril. Mr. Daugherty Is waiting te determine whether the activities of the Kluxers "Is Intrastate," though the Klnn Is directed by mall from the headquarters of Simmons in Atlanta. In Louisiana murders nnd disap pearances and crimes that the Governer of the State calls horrible are attributed by common consent nnd because of external vldence te the Ku Klux. The whole treml of feeling in the order is medieval or frankly barbarous. In comparison with the Wizard's fol lowers the political and labor radicals who were violently nnd persistently fought by Sir. Daugherty are like docile und helpless children. But the Attorney General's otfice nnd the Department of Justice watch and wait. Meanwhile politicians in the West and Seuth are whispering that it Is easier te join the Klux than te tight It. NEGLECTED SERVICES r SUFFICIENT pay and ineffective or ganization have long been blemishes upon tha American diplomatic and consular sorv serv , ices, where accomplishment has resulted mera often from personal initiative nnd ability than from constructive energies by ''the Government. An attempt te repair some of the most flagrant deficiencies has been made in the 'Rogers bill, new pending, which alms nt n mere Intelligent co-ordination of the polltl pelltl ' cal and economic brnncnes of the foreign service, at rectifying inequalities in pay nnd a reconstruction of mncbinery enabling young men of ability te enter, without tee much sacrifice, diplomatic or consular fields. Secretary Hughes Is henrtily back of the movement for reform which Is taking par ticular shape outslde Congress in the activi ties of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The president of this or ' ganlaatien, Julius II. Barnes, has been in 5ympathetic correspondence with Mr. lugbes en the subject of the Rogers meas t' ure, which, although yet in need of rtvi rtvi '.bIeb In certain details, represents in the main an earnest effort te better outworn J etadltieni. I Mr. Barnea has no hesitation In declaring that the consular and diplomatic services, Jutir largely upon a pre-war basis, "are no lenaer adequate for meeting the nreeslnr re- iqulreraents for representation of the United $;? iltmt mm aflnvtarninAtif . f'imiiAnantlnt n,l Htates Government. Compensation and Insufficient te secure nnd held ef ability ether than these of Inde- nave nampered the develop. tt tke emlce." ef the criticisms of Mr. Barnea an Twain l,-'nartp.,ef''a eantnr aae .wrote feellagtj upon tfce 'dabby and Impecunious .metheda ef-.tbe, American Government In dealing with Ita diplomatic envoys ,nd commercial representatives. Mr'. Hughes la net emphasising anything new, but Is seek J lng.te correct a state of affaire in which old age brings no honor. Even In the press of business and under the drive of formidable problems, the obligation of Congress te heed the message and meaning of the Rogers bill remains. . , i .a -. BAD TASTE, BAD POLITICS, A NEWBERRY'S UNDOING The Old Guard, Harirtf Tossed Him te the Wolves, Should Be Wiser, if Net Sadder, Men LEADERS of the Republican stalwarts, fleeing, as, you might say, across the dreary snows of the recent election for a place te rest and refuge, tossed Newberry te the pursuing wolves. Obviously they felt that the ferocious Democrats and radicals, who thirst for the bleed of stout conservatives, ought te have something te distract their attention a few bones te mumble, an out-and-outer of the Old Guard's own ranks te tear te pieces. Newberry deserved the sentence pro nounced upon him. "My friends," he said plaintively, "get me into this and they will hnve te get me out of It." Ills friends get him out of it. They threw him. Wliile he was saying In Detroit that he wouldn't resign, his resignation was already In the hands of Vice President Coelldge. If Newberry was utterly helpless in the hands of his friends, if he hud te have his mind made up by long-distance telephone, he was out of place In Washington and likely te be dangerous in the Senate. There were two ways In which he might have saved his political self-respect nnd he chose neither. He might hnve resigned as seen as he was vindicated by the Supreme Court. Or he might have stuck te his guns nnd stuck te his seat until he wns formally voted out In the next session and permitted te retire fighting, as a man should who Is sure of himself and the rightness of his cause. Meney In clumps has been spent In American elections before and it will be spent again. The average voter, rather than the candidate, Is te blame for this. Ills doorbell has te be pulled ; he must be driven te the polls. He must be wheedled nnd reaxed nnd canvassed and persuaded te take even a passing Interest In elections. A man might be nn nngel of political light or a genius and a seer able and anxious te de priceless service te the com munity or the Stnte, yet he could net be assured of election ngnlnst a ward heeler If he were without the usual campaign fund for the "education" of voters who will net use their eyes and enrs or the information provided dally in the form of political news. The fault with Newberry was net his spending habit alone or the spending habit of his friends. The election of 1018 in Michigan wns a sort of Reman holiday for the political managers. It grew te be a sort of caricature of all that is worst In the system of dollar politics. There was a quality of gay cynicism in the method by which the professional boosters rolled up the Newberry vote. Bad taste was mere conspicuous even than bad politics in all the preliminaries of that election. Newberry has said that he dlifhft knew what his friends were doing. All the rest of Michigan did. And Newbeirylsm, as nt last it came te have a meaning for the country, meant net se much n misuse of money In polities, but n flagrant disregard en the part of campaign managers of nil the lesser political decencies. Ijt wns the frank and cheerful abandonment of the rules of restraint that seems te have offended the public. The reactions of public opinion te the case have been purely instinctive nnd In many ways illogical. Fer it seems te be the feeling of the public that If you are a geed man, with a record that assures geed conduct In the future and geed works, you may spend as much money as you can spnre In a campaign for office. If you are net, you will net have that privilege. There is, tee, a growing general suspicion that the mere money you spend the less desirable you are likely te be. In the case of Newberry there Is a lessen which the Old Guard and all its friends and supporters will de well te learn. There will be no end te large campaign funds. But It will net be safe In the future te go out and try te buy a political office as you would buy a herse or an automobile. "SENATOR" FELTON THE appointment of Mrs. W. H. Fclten te the United State Senate by Gov Gov ereor Hnrdwlck, of Georgia, was a gra cious gesture te the women voters. The Senate wns net In session nnd the vacancy te fill which she was appeintfd occurred long enough before the election te enable the voters te cheese n successor te Senater Watsen. They did cheese bucIi n successor two weeks age, nnd he has received his certificate of election. The suggestion that Mrs. Fclten be al lowed te sit In the Senate for one day and then make way for the man who was elected Is inspired by the same sentiment which led te the original appointment. If she were net n woman it would net receive serious consideration for a moment. But unless there is objection by some nngallnnt Senater today, It Is likely thnt she will be allowed te present her credentials nnd take the oath of office und then withdraw In order that the legally elected Senater may take his seat. Under the circumstances no one outside of the Senate will be inclined te object te the courtesy te an old lady who has devoted her life te breaking down the barriers which have hampered the activities of women. THE STORY OF AN ACTOR rrillE theatrical world, which abounds in X capricious destinies, offers few mere curious and at the same time touching stories than that of Frank Bacen, the char acter actor, who died in Chicago en Sunday. A well-trained, conscientious, trustwor thy, modest player, who could be counted upon te give satisfactory, If net conspic uously brilliant performances, Bacen spent much tne greater part or nis lire in com parative obscurity. Seme years age he was seen In Philadel phia In an auxiliary role In an amusing farce entitled "Step Thief!" Ills portrayal of an absent-minded, geed-natured old muddler in that piece was admirably con ceived, but as be was net the featured player his name meant little te the average an dlence. With meteoric suddenness Bacen rase te. fame some four years age ia his 'own prod r.ietitAiiJ' " (The... . iAamt Ififf.r.tlnn that he would become as strongly Ideatlfed with his self-made part ia thla pleasing character comedy as was Jeseph Jeffersen ,1a "Blp Van Winkle.' ' Three seasons in New Yerk, concluding with a triumphal' exit suggestive of the kind of ecstatic ovations of which' Jenny Llad waa the recipient,- were followed by a year in Chicago. Bacen, who admitted a week before his death, that he was "tired out," had presented "Ltghtnln " mere than 2000 times, divided between only two cities of the country. Phlladelphlans are familiar with his en thusiastically praised work In "Llghtnln " only' by hearsay or by visits te the limited fields of his activities in the play. His fame in a part that In all probability he could, if he bad been spared, nave submitted te the American public for a decade or longer ie tragically incomplete. Throughout the greater part of the United States it will be felt that fate has inter vened te limit nnd restrict popular apprecia tion nt first hand of what assuredly must have been a memorable genre portrait by a player whose entire career seems te have been preparation for a single effulgent suc cess. Nene of the many dramas In which he played unrecognized was se singular and unusual as his own life-story. PROFITS FOR THE TAKING BEFORE the United 8tntcs entered the war a group of enterprising capitalists, Impressed with the need of better shipping facilities en the Atlantic seaboard and with the possibilities of profit In providing them, examined all available sites from Portland te Charleston nnd finally decided that Phila delphia and Heg Island offered greater ad vantages than any ether place. They bought Heg Island nnd began mak ing plans for a railroad nnd stenmshlp ter minal with facilities for the economical movement of cargoes from land te water and from water te land. Then it became necessary for the United States Government te select a site for a great plant for fabricating ships thnt was accessible at once te the supply of raw material and te the deep water of the ocean. After going up nnd down the coast as the original promoters of the Heg Island project had done, it decided that no ether site offered se great facilities. The shipbuilding plant was then devel oped with Its piers and warehouses and railroad terminals, with a view te its ulti mate use for commercial purposes when the war was ever. It Is four years since the last gun was fired, but for one reason or another Heg Island has net been put te commer cial uses. There Is just ns much need for it in the water-borne commerce of the country as there was when the far-sighted business men first bought the marshy island. Its use for such purposes would benefit this city, but It would benefit the country much mere, for it would decrease the cost of han dling all goods exported or Imported ever its piers nnd It would expedite business by obviating the delays Incident te the transfer of cargoes en lighters from the ships te the railroads and vice versa. The Government is asking for bids for the property and it lias given long enough notice te enable any group of courageous financiers te make arrangements te buy It. There ought te be enough commercial .au dacity in the capitalists of this city te In duce them te make a bid for the property. Under intelligent nnd capable management It will yield rich profits. A NICE PREDICAMENT RADICALS throughout the world have their eyes en the British Parliament because, of. the. point raised by Jehn R. Olyncs, the leader of the 130 Laber members. Mr. Clynes Is demanding, in view of the size of the party he represents, thnt he be fermnlly recognized ns the leader of the op position. The total of the Asqulthlnn nnd the Lloyd Geerge Liberal factions is only about the same as the united Laber vote. If the Asqultblans nre recognized as the oppo sition, the Lloyd Geerge Liberals will ob ject, nnd if Lloyd Geerge is admitted te be the opposition lender the Asqulth Liberals will be disgruntled. Under the circum stances it would have been surprising If Mr. Clynes had net mode his demand for offi cial recognition. Under the circumstances it is among the possibilities thnt the two Liberal factions may be forced te combine In order te retain their strategic position in the Heuse. Yet it must be admitted that the Laber Party Is the real opposition. It is opposed both te the Conservatives and te the Liberals, who arc likely te be found voting against Its program. The situation Is unusual both because of the Liberal split nnd because of the strength of the Laber Pnrty. The pnrllnmentnry leaders will hnve te lie awake e' nights in order te find a wny out which will commend itself te the Judgment of the country. A RED-CROSS ASSET RIOTARD STRAUSS, who last year wen the admiration of geed Americans nnd ardent music levers in combination by his tact, graciousness nnd personal attri butes of sincerity, has fortified that excel lent Impression of his character with n timely and thoughtful act of helpfulness te the Red Cress in its present membership drive. The campnlgn management In this city has received from the distinguished com poser four cards autographed and Inscribed with themes from his vivid symphonic poems and stupendous music dramas. These sou venirs nre te be sold or auctioned te swell the funds In the present sixth annual roll call. They will be trophies worth possessing net only as mementoes of one of the most Illustrious makers of modern music, but also ns evidence of the depth of generous feeling In a great artist long since detached from pnrechinl prejudice or false concep tions of nationality. The Red Cress Is te be congratulated In Its acquisition of a gift exemplifying the splendor of tts universal philanthropy and an unaffected tribute from en admirer whose genius serenely transcends frontiers. evii. i The -."Mll Grand solitaire Jury in plnylng spread- eagle solitaire. Fifty two witnesse-., cards in the deck dealt by the prosecutor and plnced en the table face up, arc te be studied, weighed one against the ether. The Grand Jury does net expect te finish the game. If It succeeds in getting out an ace or aces It will consider its work complete. Others may finish or call for a new shuffle and deal. And meanwhile the murderer, through the newspapers, fever ishly watches every move of the game. Inmates of the Old Bach te ChlMhoed Men's Heme In Passnle, N. J,, were recently treated te a Wild West movie show, anil the next day It was discovered that four old men had heard the call of the wild and bad disappeared, taking with them a rusty old rifle and heaven knows whst romance in their hearts. Hew easy it would be te step back Inte boyhood if the old limba could en y stand the Journey t Ths spirit la always, willing, V" ' ' MODERN ASTROLOGY Tke'AndMt PrefaatlM lraalcesl.la Philadelphia aa aa AMaa4. Mathematical tklfl Reprint, ' LUImb " JUseelir Hat ' , ' HeeeiM Marrlai ' "J Mel DiTerea , , By OKOBGB NOX MeCADf - A FRIEND who keeps la touch',, with affairs occult and unusual tells me that thM MinitMlnnri In Phllaifainhla. - . They carry- en the work privately aa tneir names are in no wise connects wi the ancient profession. . ', ... At the same time there are tene of thou sands, of people ,who believe In astrology. . , They believe that the planets' oteur solar system exercise' an influence ea their .Indi vidual lives and the lives of all, humanity.' This is evidenced in the number ofmaga efmaga sines and newspapers here and abroad that print se-called horoscopes for their readers.. There wis a College of Astrology -in Lon Len Lon eon prier te the war that flourished sue- ceisfnllv for var. ' A magazine devoted te the cult has a' large circulation. . . A library of modern astrological works would make a fair showing en a book shelf as te size. Just the same, there are tens of thousands who laugh at these devotees nnd call them silly feels and similar reproachful names. . Eminent astronomers nnd scientists of every degree either sneer nt Its pretensions or refer te tt as a "pscude science," or else give it the vitreous eye and pass quietly by en the ether side. YET these same erudite gentlemen wrlte entertainingly about the influence of the moon upon the waters of the earth. That, however, Is science. They express convictions that great earth quakea are caused, by the "conjunction" of certain planets with the sun or moon. "Conjunction" is n cant phrase of the astrologers their invention, I believe. The scientists discuss the "pull" of the moon and Its power te heap the oceans up into vast tidal waves. It was one of these waves, said te be 160 feet high, that wiped out uncounted Uvea .along the Chilean coast two weeks age. A NOTED seismologist, Father J. 8. Ricard. of the University of Santa Clara. Calif., Is the author of this decla ration, nnent the Chilean quake: "It cannot be denied that the moon acts at an angle of 45 degrees, where, unopposed by gravity, It lifts net only the waters of the ocean, but also the tarth. "This opens Assures in the Ma bottoms, where the water, filtering in abundance, is turned into superheated steam and explodes,' thereby lifting enormous masses of solid ma terial, which begin te oscillate, and that is the earthquake." "If all this Is true, why" and the ques tien was put as an interrogatory et curi osity "de they deny thnt the planets are without power te influence the lives and actions of men nnd women?" asked the' gentleman who suggested the subject. BABYLONIA was the birthplace of as trology. These old star-gazers had knowledge of the planets of our system. They even made calculations of their, movements nnd positions that gave rise te astrology und, in comparatively recent ages. te ine science or astronomy. Every potentate of the ancient world bad an official astrologer connected with his court or en his string. i It wasn't until, the seventeenth century that n line of demarcation was drawn rigidly between astrology and astronomy as a science. Fer nearly two hundred years new as trology has been an outcast where once It reigned supreme. AMATEUR astrologers dabble in these mysteries of the (.tars ns n relaxation from the humdrum cares of life, I am told. They de net practice it for profit, and they shun publicity. There are hundreds of ether se-called astrologers scattered ever the country. They make n living nt it. They are Ig norant fakers of the cheapest type. Nearly every large municipality has laws te punish them ns swindlers. They're in the same class ns quack doc tors and spiritual medium Imposters. It requires brains te become an amateur astrologer. One must have a knowledge of nstronemy and be a mathematician of some attainments. tt A STRAL SCIENTISTS," as astrologers a. are known among their followers, "cast n nativity" te determine the dangers or benefits that impend in any individual case. Malign or beneficent influences. This is done by n complicated series of arithmetical and astronomical calculations, predicated en the exact hour and minute of the individual's birth. An invaluable aid is nn astrological al manac thnt is printed in Londen. It gives the position of the planets every day in the year. Tj"OR thousands of years Saturn and Mars T bare been known as planets of evil In fluence. Venus is the plnnet of geed fortune. All the ether stars hnve relatively geed nnd bad influence according ns they stand in relation te the ethers, but net te such a pronounced degree. The greatest danger In casting a horo scope is in getting the figures mixed. Without precision in this the horoscope isn't worth n penny. Scientists and thousands of ethers who can lay no clnim even te an ordinary edu cation say they're net worth a penny under any circumstances. THE famous British nstronemer, Prof. Richard A. Procter, was ene of the bit terest modern antagonists of astrology. Just prier te his death, almost his last word was te denounce it as n humbug, and Its practitioners as charlatans. And yet some remarkable predictions were made during the closing years of the last century by astrologers. Edward Pearce, a very fine mathematician and a careful astrologer, predicted months before the very day of the forced abdication of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, which placed the notorious Czar Ferdinand, of World War Infamy, en the throne. A year In advance he predicted the Bra zilian revolution by which that country be came a republic. LILLIAN RUSSELIS horoscope wns cast by a New Yerk astrologer In 188T. It was a marriage horoscope made at the request of her mother, Mrs. Leenard. Miss Russell was born under the malevo lent Saturn, with the moon rising. Mars was getting Inte opposition te the "Saturn and Mars being planets of evil Impert." wrote the nUroleger. "the chart foretells that she will find mnrrlage neither congenial nor happy. And this was pre-eminently true till toward the close of her lire, when she mar ried A. P. Moere, of Pittsburgh. Her star of happiness then came into the ascendant. mmm What Is going te become WerWess Ladles of the BOO ladles rt the Sultan's harem new that the Sultan la no longer In Constantinople te leek after them? Who win feed and clothe them until they get ether positions? Net one of them, probably, able te de a stroke of work. But If an American theatri cal manager. could get held of them and train them, for the chorus of a musical comedy their problem would be solved. The vote of . confidence of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Benite Mussolini and bis Government may be taken te mean that the deputies are confident that if they de net go alaaf something, dire will happen te' them. ,'kv" ,'' . . r - J " f kJi7vi1mjt mSsmmmmmmmmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwW4mskftmr Iw JsmV Mr J aX fl JsW.J Zj iSt 4dL I nVaJ 1 ', . mmwMtwffMlZBk Imf WmW . mWM' MM MM fJ i t ' V? W'v'.' "i , Wl MfM AW ATi bJJsibb Vsmw w mrW f w V e JFJt r tt J W 3aT ske f NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking PhiladelphiariT en Subjects They Knew Best t: ;,l JOHN S. MEYERS On Protecting the Public Against , Elevator Accidents. THE system of protection against aCdr. denls en public elevnters has been de duced bv the Bureau of Elevator Inspection te the point where the chances, nre only one In 150.000.000 that n person will be killed In n pnssengcr-elevater accident, according te Chief Jehn 8. Meyers, of the Bureau of Elevator Inspection. "Last venr." said Chief Meyers, "there were only twenty -five elevator accidents in the city, and of these eleven resulted fatally. Of the twenty-five accidents, five wcre in passenger elevators, and there were only two fatalities. When it Is taken into consider ation that nbeut 1,000,000 persons a day use the passenger elevators of the city, it will be seen that the percentage of fatal accidents ns compared with the number of persons carried is almost nil. Growth of the Bureau "The insuring of the safety of passengers en the elevnters of the city has been a thing of comparatively slew growth. The first inspections were made about twenty-two yenrs uge, that is in 1000, nnd as I entered the service of the bureau two years later, I have seen practically all of the increase of the precautions taken for the safety of the elevator passengers. "The bureau began as a branch of the Beiler Inspection Department, nnd at that time there were two Inspectors appointed by ordinance of Council te investigate ele vator accidents. At that time there were few safety provlslena and there wns np per manent record of the accidents kept; it was simply an investigation after the accident happened te ascertain the cause and any possible culpability. "Twe yenrs later the number of Inspectors was Increased te eight additional elevator inspectors and two tank inspectors for the hydraulic tanks which generate power en hydraulic elevators, of which many were In use at theft time. These have been generally superseded by the electric elevator. "This made twelve in all, and the ele vator Inspection became n part of the Bureau of Building Inspection. In 11)08 Councils, by act of the Legislature, created a separate bureau under the Department of Public Safety, where it has since remained. We have new a chief, n deputy chief, twenty-four inspectors and n sufficient clerical force. Elevators of the City "There are new in Philadelphia about 0000 elevators. All passenger and power freight clcraters are Inspected four times a year and hand-power elevators twice a year. At the beginning of the current year there were listed with the bureau 1401 passenger elevators, C081 power freight elevators, 2262 hand-power freight elevators und 43," Bllng heists, making 8834 In nil. The re mainder was composed of elevators out of service, or these in vacnnt buildings. "In conjunction with this the bureau supervises the erection nnd operation of builders' heists used en new buildings. Last year the records show 25,175 inspections made, besides visits made te 2150 buildings either vacant or closed. These visits were made for the periodic inspection. "The number of accidents fluctuates, as Is te be expected. In 1010, for example, there were fifty-nine, and the next year (the one In which we entered the war with its labor shortage) it reached Its high point, with sixty-eight. In the following years it remained around fifty a year until 1021, when the low level was reached with twenty-five. These are the total number of accidents en all kinds of elevators, of which, as I have shown, only five out of the twenty five were en passenger elevators, and of these only two were fatal. Passengers Thoroughly Protected "The modern passenger elevator ia equip ped with all manner of safety devices, and ft is under the constant inspection of the city te see that the elevator and all the devices are working well. The inspectors nil thnreuchlv cemneteht elevator me chanics who knew the operation and the $r unent of all manner of elevators. great majority ei we accident occur en tne rreignt eievsuin. c impes slble for us te keep persons from, riding en TlJZ V.arU all tie accldsaU which Ban. pen en the .passenger tyaters art, dus te fl7pwea) wVe l.'iHJflrftg te get en . j .ti.i... t or off the elevator while lt is in motion. The .public, which uVes-'elevaters constantly, should learn one very 'important thing, and that is te wait, until the elevator has come te a' full step and then te get en or off' quickly. "When the elevator-using public, learns this, accidents en passenger elevators will be practically a thing of the past. Nene Frem Cables Breaking "There arc new virtually no Occidents resulting from the breaking of the cables which control the elevator. The perfection of the safety devices has done,, away with this almost entirely. These safety devices go into action immediately upon the break ing of a cable and prevent any serious re sults. These safety devices nre constantly watched by the inspectors, as I have said, ana the accidents from this cause have been reduced te n minimum. "One of Jlie most difficult parts of our work is te get-people te give premnt atten tien te tlie matter when we have reported te them mi linfcMriafnrtnvv V.iir.. II I ettV senirer p nvnrnr. kt if , !.-;... ...?n senger elevators, but it often happens with ... ..cm.n iiuibib. ui course, we fellow up such cases until the elevator has been again put into satisfactory, condition, and we de net hesltnte te shut the elevator down en tirely If reasonably prompt attention Is net given te our report. this far. Most of the owners nre glad te have the condition corrected after it la known, but they de net always like te de it at once. Watching the Operators ,n3,l!h0,raJBrlen PM'wr elevators must be licensed, but ft i discretionary XlVii.?" 8.ay 1h?.th.er the operator of a freight elevator shall be a regular licensed wnirhAIrTe7 eue Bround "Plant Wi!..rVn .thfre,'h.t elevator, and it Is Im possible te step this. But if we think that Sef,riItn,eVater ,s beln aairimtaate"y Kim i Vn .hae a nun Placed there who iXLd?i m,Mng bll Perat0 the elevator, te havetalc":seH.UCh "" d0M BOt he" "But the same law requires that every passenger elevator operator shall be Ueensed He must wine te the bureau and pass un examination before bis license Is gSSted This examination Is rigid, and nnv one who can pass it is qualified for the work of running an elevator safely. In 19'Mtlm were 2107 licenses granteS by us. WC ,iB.vfr? "PP1 "" ter a license must hare JKLV i?Mrt ,twenty-six days Instruction from a licensed operator. Experience is ih. can usually qualify in a short time n i p & & f onrten, ;&? 3 Wiethe various deallsVSbn are "Tills ll(lniu m..u u. . This keeps the bureau In tVueh 'wh'if- s them vaters, e chief make passengers and opera Vem thtek h"ljr would be verv few i.J,..,in.?lc'. there "Wh. very feweieva-ter .&& OLD PROU Old Probability new smiles: He has a youthful air. iun:zpTiimeva but ,'JUV.rm.),tWng, up" thu.be As geed Novembers should" ; And se en Seuth N8W Jersey V. nntrMr, hvAn t hudT arm' HRWWK Si" The ex-Kali i,.. - . tasted alcoholic liquor Ai " TateV,?iJ,f mom, tW, ht. aj ft,. - wtth . kick SHORT CUTS Newberry is and has. Congress divides honors with the Hall Mills Grand Jury. , ,. The flag of tha fattening turkey Is nailed ,te,.th0imast.i- Tbose..whe most thoroughly 'learn tbelr political letters never write them; " These te whom be gave laughter will he' the readier te shed tears for Frank Baren. First in one part of the world and thea in another the Entente Cordiale gets cloned , with oil. " Inquiry concerning the Katydid niy yet answer the ancient question, What die Katy de? Even some of these who conceded New berry's right te his seat will be glad te en bim leave it. The fact that H. O. Wells wis de feated for Parliament shows that format still smiles en bim. - Ulemencenu 8 hostess dues him a dining 2hmeBfnaceethrTyiBirn,,g,n0 "" en the face of the Tiger. One might have mere faith In the firm bloc's political program if it stuck te plow ing and cut out the ground and lefty tumbling. r Before enthusiastically balling Black Shirt Diplomacy as a success a cynical world will cannily wait te discover if it has all its buttons. The Majestic has gene te Bosten te be cleaned because Bosten has the only dry dry deck in the world large enough te accom modate her. Bully for Bosten ! And ytt tt grieves us that Philadelphia does net pontes that drydeck. We gather that'Ceuncllmen are opposed te increasing City Hall efficiency became some of the Directors spend a long tints it lunch. This, however, does net cover ill the ground. Conditions are also indubitably affected by the color of the Juulter's neck tie. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. What party wen second place In the rev cent parliamentary elections In Eng land? , 2. Who Is the present Governer Gsneru m S. What are trie cofers of the flag of BPflJj 4. Who originated the phrase, "The luxury of doing geed"? B. What kind of an animal is a puitln? 8. What Is reseda? . t ..... a..M 7. Who wee President of the United BUMS during the War of 1I1S? 8. What Is a paraselene? . wnai is a layenei ,.,iu...tf I 10. Whatsis the origin of the word nilbusteri I Anawera te Yeatarday'a Quia he large and strong type of hone eatlel, Percheren takes Its naroefrem the e trlet of Le Perche, in France, where ine Dreea is raiiea. .. ..,( 2. The first radio, signal across the Atuntw Ocean was received at St. JMf i: v - sj --.- from Peldhu, ferltaln. .The signal coo 1 aiaiee ei m amain - . ,., 3. The free silver question "? .SiS prominently In American prfj'rtn"S politics In the elections of 1896 ans 4. The protocol ending hestllltlei i In i tW Keanlah-Amer can War was elgna w August, 1191. " . lh. ...J, 6. dedfrey de Bouillon was one of ths waa ere of the First Crusade and f" Latin ruler of Jerusalem. He diss ' 1100 A. D. . tha' 6. Oernard Meroater. Inventor of world-map projection which wrs " surnamewas a el Mffli clan, geographer and cartegrspnw His dBfes are 161I-18M. it 7. Presper Merlmee. the French , nevensi, wrote the atery of 'Carmen. , .., 8. The River nubfoen. of which -ju" Caesar made an epochal cress ng. In Tuscany. In Northern Italy. newe Inte the Adriatic Ha. ... ..v.. I. Warp la the name for ttiresni ' ;"j"e lengthwise 'SarJfini wSMweven te the, tna woer. warp Is the woof. 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