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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
SINGERS UPHOLD HOOVER
MEMBERS of Philadelphia operate
Society Pledge Food Conservation

After hearing of the distress among
the Allies 125 members of the Phila-
delnhia opcratic Society last night
pledged themselves to observe the food
conservation program of Herbert Hoover
during the period Of the war
the members were rehearsinR in the
Parkway Building for the performance
If Robin Hood" on February 2I when
Conductor Wassili Leps established a
precedent by delivering an address on
other than musical topic. He pointed
out the duty of every American to save
waeat, fats, pork and sugar in sufi-
Gent quantity that the Allies and the
American soldiers aboard will have the
strength to drive back the Hun. At the
conclusion Of his address the cast voted
affirmat'vely to a resolution that each
member at all meals cooperate with tho
conservation program of Herbert
Hoover"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
TRY TO GUST CAMPBELL
FROM CITY COMMITTEE
Republican Body Expected to Have
Interesting Time at Meeting
Today

Political attention will hc liked to-
day on tho Republican city committee
for when that body meets early this
afternoon. it is planned, Magistrate
William f. campbell leader Of the
Twcnty-nfth Ward for several years.
shall be ousted from the committee The
resolution removing him, will condemn
his "holting" the party last fall to sup
port the Town Meeting party.
Campbell has announced that he will
not give up his seat in the committee
without struggle. so some Kind OF a
counter move is expected from him and
his friends either during the meeting
or soon after il. The right of the COM
mittee to remove the Penrose leaders who
turned in for the Town Meeting party
is not questioned so much as the right
of the committee to carry out its threat
to send subcommittee into the six
or seven wards to select new ward COM
mittces and instruct them to send new
member to the city committee.
The resolution To oust Campbell will
be presented to the committee by Sem
ator Ware. II is expected, and quick
action is promised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
JOKER HOLDS UP TRAFFIC
Seizes Chestnut Street Scmaphore
in Absence of Traffic COP

\ man, who appeared to be either
drunk or crazy. at noon today took pos
session of the semaphorc on Chestnut
street at Juniper. opposite the Widener
Building. and in the absence of the traf-
hc policeman held up the traffic for al
most ten minutes
As automobiles approached he steppeI i
forward, held up his hand and gave a
word OF warning to the chauffeurs,
Finally mounted traffic policeman ,p-
peared seized him by the collar and took
him away, to the disappointment of a
large crowd of amused spectators who
had gathered on the sidewalks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
EDUCATORS SEEK MEANS
TO CURE UNRULY BOYS
Recent School Building FIRES
Prompt Measures for Furnishing
Dishonest or Vicious Pupils

As an aftermath OF the burning OF Two
public schools. Edwin Wolf, president
Of the Board Of Education, is making
every effort to discipline unruly Spiilts
among the school children. walter
George Smith has been appointed to
consider ways and means Of punishing
dishonest and vicious boys
When such children have been brought
h, fore magistrates they have been i'm.
mcdiatcly discharged and a censure de-
Iivcrpd to the person appearing against
them, Mr.. Wolf says. The school sys-
tom thus has no recourse for the disCi-
plnng of pupils who are beyond the
control Of the teacher.
one case was spoken of recently by
an official Of the board, I'm which hoy
twice attempted to set fire TO school.
when the youngster was arraigned Tor
a hearing. the magistrate dismissed the
case. few members Of the board sus-
pcct that the recent school fires were
caused by boys who broke into the
buildings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
PLANS FOR HUGE DELAWARE
RIVER BRIDGE NOW COMPLETE

tion Is that the spiral approach on this
side would empty into an already CON
ucstcd section Of Delaware avenue. In
order to offset this difficulty 1t Is now
proposed 10 hu'ld a bridge Of the second
deck Of the suiral to Front street. thus
divcrting traffic to a large extent of Ot
Delaware avenue ana the river front.
Strlngcra necessary to care for any
type Of track construction selected, nv
the railway companies that win use the
bridge are provided and electric ear
tracks are assumed IN the specifications
to weigh 500 pounds per lineal foot pcr
track. The bridge and towers are Ot
steel, with ornamental balconies and de-
tails at the base Of the towers. The am
ChUrarcs are OF concrete, faced with
granite. within their foundations arr
anchored the ends Of the eye-bar chains.
aud their architectural treatment is dr-
sianed 10 suggest their primary function
Of massive resistance to the horizontal
pu!I Of the suspension chains.
OF GREATEST STRENGTH
Material and unit stresses have been
calculated in mnutest detail while an
assumed live load and an estimated dead
load are divided the length and breadth
o. lnG structure. ne lIuSStS are tl lNP
threc.hinEcd type with curved top and
bottom chords The center lines Of the
truSScs are parahOlas. SO that the direct
stress from uniform loading win be di-
vided equally between the top and bot
tom chords Al of the mcmbers are de-
signed for tension SO that the cyc-bars
may be used throughout.
Estiultcs for steel work arc based
on figures that probably will obtain after
the war. in that they are higher than
normal but are lower than at present
The estimates range from $2,iSS,000 to
$4,000 900. The estimate on masonry
and foundations and hoorngs totals
$212O.O0O. while tho cost Of the asca-
lators aud equipment TX placed at S325,-
900. Engineering fees ana work are
placed at half a mill on dollars. The
cost of one spiral Is fixed at $1,000 800
with approaches Reasonable coudr "a.
tions on the camden side arc placed
at $500. 900 and On the Philadelphia side
AT $l.2OO,0 900. Some Of the estimates arc
left elastic because of existing conditions.
and a grand total s. arrived at between
10000, 900 and Sl2.OOO,O0O.
New Jersey stands ready to put
$4,000, 600 In the project, and if the planes
now under cons daratiOn are finally
adopted Pennsylvania will he asked at
the next session Of the Legislature to
provide a Ike sum. The necessary lcgis-
lat!on Is well under way in New Jersey,
and Governor Edge Is ono Of the stanch-
est supporters Of the plans as framed
to date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
Wife Finds Husband a Suicide

Frederick Lane, thirty-four years old.
of 2458 North Colarod street, committed
suicide at his home last night by inhal-
ing illuminating gas. The body. which
was discovered by his wifefi was taken to
the Women's Homeopathic Hospital
where the man was pronounced dead
Despondency over business troubles IL
supposed to have been the cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
SONS OF ITALY TO DANCE
Bxu to Aid War Sufferers Will Be
Given February ID

( The ball planned by the Order of Sons
Italy IN America for January 2s.
the benent Of the Italian Red Cross
{erers, and which was postponed on
1ount Of the "heatless Monday" order
ii fhe national fuel administration. win
= given February IA at Quartet Hall.
4rr>aptown avenue above Lehigh ave-
A. admipsion fee OF nifty cents Is
aruod Tor the ball. the proceeds to go
~ Italian Rcd Cross for the benefit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
r. X. SERVICE NEARLY
ON A NORMAL BASS
Trains Running on Schedule Excer
for Delays West of
Pittsburgh

Except for delays to trains fromt
West caused by trouble west of PH 4
hurgh, passenger traffic on the railroad
entering Philadelphia has about reacha|
Il normal basis again. Between hsr1
and New York all trains are running
according to schedule and are reportd
on time. The same condition prevaNl
on the lines from here to Washingtot
and suburban service has been resume
in satisfactory manner.
The freight situation is so much I'm,
proved that the embargo on lcss-tisn1
carload shipments declared by M
Pennsylvania Railroad about two weeh|
ago has been removed, and railros9
officials declare that with continuano|
of favorable weather conditions freieh|
shipments will move in normal manj
ner once more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
Pensioners Received $l,9OO,0OO

The pension roll Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad was increased by 2O9 names
during the year 1917, according to a
report just issued by the company. A
total OF 726 employees of the system were
retired during the year. while Of those
previously on the list SIT died. Pension
payments made by the Pennsylvania
during the year 1917 amounted 70
81, 800 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
Doctor Registers as Alien

NORRISrOWN, Pa. Feb. s.--Among
the German aliens who registered at the
City Hall Norristown. was Dr, Karl Ru
Ncrristown Hospital, who has four
brothers In the German army. He came
to America In 1907.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08

Continued from Pnre onr
pogcd to resort 10 spiral construction.
For thit purpose hlndsom" concrete
steel structur" b. located at each tor
minus and s. designed 20 be IN archi-
tcctura harmony with tho masonry an
chprugps The uu's.Gr diam tor Is AO"
feet. 50 that tn, curvature f. rot very
noticeable The dutsid" grade, for
ascending vehicles, j. pc" cent: on
the center line it is 3ia pcr cent. and on
the inside roadway. for descending We
h;,,ag it is I per cent The roadway
make tire" turns round the spiral
Below the first turn there is provided
a heavy Coor. which can he used by the
rcspcctivc cities aa bonded warehouses.
and would be accessible for loading and
unloading from tn" water a. well rs
rrpu the shore. The ypaCr. or part
might also be finished off Hs a market
b,us,. k tho top Of tho spiral there
is provided % large airy story, 10000
auIarc feet ip area. which can be used
.us a recreation center sUitabl" for
,rmost auy purposes incident to such
centers
WIDTH OF ~ FEET
The width of the bridge is lli feet
This provides central roadway forty
feet WlUe 1oI f'llAtH''' ''l '''''' i''''''''''
yobirlA.: two tracks for rapid transit
or trolley ears on each side Of the road
,yay and two outside promcnadcS. each
,,Yc,vc feet wide. The roadway and the
electric ear tracks are carried through
the spiral.
For pedestrians two cscalators are pro-
vided in each anchorage, leading to the
uroucuadrs aud to the recreation cen
tcrg. without any crowdng tho bridge
will have trafli' capacity OF '''' hu-
tomolilc and 5000 electric cars IN one
hour. Al ordinary speeds an HuiomphII'
or car will cross the bridge in 100 sec
ouds. each Spiral can be traEeIScd III
fewer than 40 seconds.
The center rne of the bridge extend
from a point $50 feet north Of Arch
street to a pciut 500 feet north OF Coo
per street. Camden. ON the lhiIade.phl'
side the anchorage occupies IN" pr'N'l'
location of Pier No. 3 and the Splral Is
located in the open space between lIer
+ and pier 10 bn the Jersey Sidc the
anchorage is placed just south ol camp
bcIl'S pier and the spiral occupies the
remainder Of the open space between
that picr and the Cooper street wharf
with these locations land damages are
4 declared to have been reduced to MN
imum and the bridge is placed rs nearly
as practicable 70 the principal CONNER
4 ciaI thorougifares of the two cities.
one of the features of the latest p'ar
to which Director Datesman. of the De-
partment of Public Works. takes eNcep'
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
HOLD SWORD SACRED THING
German ohfeer Said to Lose commis.
sion II Ne Should De parted From
Weapon BY Force

Ofncers In Germany are supposed 70
have q feeling almost Of sacredDess
about their swords, and I think. in
point of fact, officers In most countries
have. / have been told that If any
officer loses his sword by force he
loses his commission as an onicer. 1
do not vouch for this statement.
/ was told about the penalty for
losing a sword many years before the
war, in Dresden, to excuse an Officer
whom / saw behave in the most bru-
tai manner. He was on the back plat
form of an old-fashioned street car
which was going very fast. Some man
in the street ran and tried TO jump on
the car. and in taking hold of the rail
got hold of the handle of the officers
sword. Without the slightest feeling
as to whether the man would be seri-
ously hurt or not, the officer beat and
pounded this mans hands until he was
forced TO let go and drop into the
street. But what a German officer does
is always considered right, anyway.
and no one dares to complain.-Neville
Taylor Gherardi (wife of former Unit
ed States naval attache at Berlin) In
Saturday Evening Post.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
WORK ALONG WRONG LINES
Writer Points Out Imperative Need
for Change in Present Legal and
Charity Systems.

A change in our legal system must
be made which will take account Of
the complex life of the present. as
against the old-fashioned form OF liv-
ing, which brought with it temptation,
greed and jealousy. Persons who, IN
account of wrong environment. have
stopped to Legitimate meal TO attain
their ends should be corrected, with
discipline If you please. but not with
brutal punishment. After correction
they should have the chance TO make
an honest living; they should not be
ostracized as at present, so that there
is nothing else left for them to do but
to return 10 a life of crime which
sooner or later reaches the depths,
when the state is forced TO spend
thousands and thousands for their up
keep.
The creation of beggars has never
been due to the exercise of Kindness
All beggars r made, mor or less. BY
the charity system. With charity
abolished and every individual under
standing that We are all born TO work
and enjoy our work in accordance
with our fitness for the work we are
called upon to do. there will be no
need Of charity. and crime and dis
ease will be lessened tremendously
Editorial by Misha Appelbaum in Hu-
manitarian.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
BREAKS billiard CUE
OVER NUNNELLY.S HEAD

Dave B. Nunnelfy. of East Ely.
was severely injured Thursday after
noon by being struck over the head
by a billiard cue. welded by John
Baldassi.
The AFFAIR occurred after 6 D. m. in
the Antler bar. Mr.. Nnunelly is
a boilermaker in the employ OF the
Nevada Northern. and, with his fam
lily. just recently came to East Ely.
Thursday afternoon he had gone off
shift at S p. m. and had gone 10 the
saloon in question.
The trouble, it is said. occurred
some time later, and according to wit
nesses it is stated Nunnelley had been
drinking and precipitated the attack
by interfering with Baldassi and an
other man who ERE playing pool.
The affair created considerable
1ANieCihCht IA VIC fiCiHiI uuu MIS-
Nunnelly arriving on the scene a few
minutes afterward. found her hus-
band in an apparently dying con-
dition. from the fearful wound in
his head, the blow having been suf-
ficiently hard to break the billiard
cue.
Baldassi, the a~ssailant. has been
hanging about the district for a week
or more. but nothing is known con-
corning him-the police stating he
is a new conner in the district to-
tally unknown to Nunnelly. 1t is
said Baldassi had also been driking
and this may have a bearing as 10 the
cause of the ferocious assault.
Mr.. Nunnelly's condition was fer
a time considered critical but late
reports are to the effect he is i'm
proving Twelve stitches were nee
essary to close the wound in his
scalp.
Baldassi vas arrested and at pres.
ent is in the county jail-date for
further action in his case not being
set.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
Ships coina.

A superstition among ~seafaring men
Is that a coin should be placed be-
meath the mainmast Of a newly built
ship. The coin should be Of gold,
though In a pinch silver will do. The
DIN should bear the date of the year
the ship is built and before being placed
beneath the mast 1t is carefully wrap
per in cotton. It's resting place is the
stepping Of the mainmast.
Dealers in coins are aware of this
iong-continued practice, and the re-
suit Is that when an old ship is bro
ken up. especially abroad, there lie al-
ways on hand a company of coin deal
ers DESTROYS Of obtaining the coin. II
is said that In this way one collector
obtained a specimen of the rare Ameri-
can dollar Of the mintage of 1904.
which has commanded a high premium
for many years.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
DR. BOWuLE SUMMONED
TO FORT OGLETHORPE

DIR. r. A. Bovdle. who has held
he position of chief surgeon for the
Nevada Consolidated Copper COM
pany. has been summoned to Fort
0glethorp, Georgia. He will under
go a course of military training prior
to his being actively engaged in the
medical department. He expects 10
leave Wednesday morning. provided
his call to service has not been
eountermanded- He has been grant
ed a leave of absence. so that when
he returns to this section. when he
10 discharged from the service, he
may again resume his responsibilities
az heretofore.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17

Enon-Sherouan the just, sultan. Of
Persia in the days when Omar Khay.
yam was making vain attempts to sell
his verses to the magazines, one day
bought an ~indestructible vase, wonder
fully fashioned by q potter of magic
powers, for his royal palace at Rhagas.
Along came the Tartars, acting like
Prussians. and destroyed Rhagas, max
ing the royal palace look like the Cloth
Hall at Ypres. That was in 1211.
The jar of Enon1sherouan the Just
has just been added to the collection
OF Macdermid Parish Watson, New
York art collector. after existing only
in legend and tradition for nearly
seven centuries. Two pieces Of 1t were
found on the site Of the royal palace
Of Rhagas Ia 1910. and since then other
fragments have been uncovered from
time to time. and the last piece was
picked up in 1914. The vase is said to
have a value Of $4,000 to 100000.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
"ShinpIasters."

One of the curious forms Of money
to which the United States govern
ment has resorted was the 'shin-
plaster currency" These bits OF paper
money were called "shinplasters' by
reason Of their size and not because
of the use to which they were put
1t was q strange condition of affairs
which led to their issue. The Civ
war had put q great strain on the
finances Of the United States. Metallic
money grew scarce. In the first place
1t was exported and in the second
place II was boarded In vast sums
The government had issued green
backs" to take the place Of silver dor
lars and FIVE and ten dollar gold pieces.
and as dimes, quarters and halves haa
also grown scarce 1t was decided 70
issue fractional paper currency. u
was seriously needed. because tnefs
was great Inconvenience througnou.
the country from a lack OF sman
change. Merchants used p0stage
stamps. tokens of various forms. fne.
own promises to pay" or script, anu
even buttons were employed as smsn
change. to be later redeemed by tne
merchant In goods. 1t was to mee'
such conditions as these that the so.
eminent issued small paper notes ~
denominations Of 10. rs and 81 Genus
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
CONTROL

TIE chairman of the interstate
commerce commission. Winthrop II.
Daniels. has predicted that If the
government does no< retain entire
mnAgement OF control of the rail-
roads after the war, it viii insist on
Supervising the financing of the
roads and the elimination OF COM
petitive waste.
In years gone by farmers have de-
nanded that the railroads be taken
over by the government, and Mr.
Bryan. following his defeat on the
free silver platform IN 1886, at
tempted to make government own
enhip an issue. The project failed.
and since that time the railroads.
have been more or less hectored and
i~1terfered with by state commissions.
With the interstate commerce CON-
mission actively engaged IN the same
work.
Government supervision Of financ-
ing With a forced elimination OF
waste. would be better than full
government ownership and control
but whatever happens to the rail-
roads in the future. they should moi
be left al The mercy of 4S separate
and distinctive state commissions
many of whose members have LITTLE
or no actual knowledge of the in
tricaeies evolved in the operation
Of the transportation systems
We are inclined to think that gov
eminent ownership OF railroads vii
be one Of the big issues of the mex
presidential campaign. If so. vi
hope the question will be definitel,
settled.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
HAWK DESTRUCTIVE To.TREEs
Birds u~nvsryins Diet Of Fish Sooner
or Later Causes Death Through
Accommodations of Grease.

Random bits OF curious knowledge
often come the way Of persons who
live in the summer time close by the
oceans edge. One gets to know. for
instance. such things rs why hawk
nests so often are seen in dead trees.
II is not that the hawk, in seeking
q home site. by choice picks a dead
tree in which TO build its nest of twigs
and things: on the contrary, it inva-
Fiably selects q live one. The dead
tree Is the effect, not the cause Of the
hawks preference.
Hawks OF the kind considered here
live exclusively on fish. Fish are
oily, and so It follows that after q
few thousand have been dissecfed and
eaten in q nest the tree inhabited BY
q hawk family becomes discouraged
and abandons the struggle.
After hawks have used a lofty
bough as a dining room for two or
three years q tree becomes so greasy
that leaves find 1t impossible TO hold
on. The oil slowly makes Its way to
the roots, covering them and making
the absorbing of water from the earth
out Of the question. Deprived Of oxy-
gen. having no leaves through which
to breathe it in, and Of water, because
its roots are creased like a Labor day
pig. the tree gets discouraged and
gives up the fight.