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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.
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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,
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' 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 -
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking PhiladelphiariT en Subjects They
Knew Best t:
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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
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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 "
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7. Presper Merlmee. the French , nevensi,
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8. The River nubfoen. of which -ju"
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