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New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

plan.
The vision Of the region around
New York IS well planned location
Of millions of happy homes and bet
tered working center Of millions Of
men and women grasps the magma
tion. definite plan for its accom-
p'lshment may he only an ideal. But
q people without ideals deecneratcs;
one with practical IDEALS is already
upon the road to attain them"
Root Believes in Project
Elinu Root, who was the last speaker.
said: The city lives because it dis.
charges distinct function for all the
people Of America, and it is not dis.
charging that function quite credit
ably.
Il think that If this project is
pressed or and strikes the nagination
Of the public our children and our
chiidren's children will see metrop-
oils vhera they can always see the
sun. the sky and grass instead Of the
tenement house life that diseraces our
civilizatioM.'
Others who spoke we're Miss Lillian
D. Wold. Robert u. de Forest and
John J. Carty. vice president Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
1t is the hope OF the committee Of
direction to give New York plan
within two years. The plarner. the
srtist-en gineer sociolog st. who will as
sumo command of tho work. will be Sc
lected it is expected, within few
months.
Last nights sssemblaEe was remind
cd-and some there learned it for the
FIRST time-that the present plan Of
New York, with its rectilinear north
and south aspect, was laid down in
1911. with scarcely any comprehension
OF the future needs Of the great port
and it has never since been varied to
any appreciate extent.
AS 2 result the city. squeezed be
tween two arms Of the sea. has grown
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Potomac and Huron Nav
60 to Mediterranean Run
Deal Reported Under WAY to
Purchase Them from the
Shipping Board

NeEotlstlons are reported between
the Shipping Board and a steamship
company plying between New York and
the Mediterranean for the purchase of
the eTGernan liners Huron and Poto-
mac. Inquiry st the Offices of TIE
board, As Broadway, brought the reply
that deal is pending on the Potomac.
The Huron until recently was oner-
ated by the Munson Lines in the South
American service. She is now in New
York for reconditioning. The last an
nouncemcnt from the board with re-
gard to this ship was that she would
be alocated to the Los Angeles Steam
ship Company for trade from that port
to Honolulu. The Potomac was re-
Gently operated BY the United States
Lines between NV York and Bremen.
1t was reported yesterday that an
order for the removal Of the Potomac
from New York to New London for re-
conditioning has been Cancelled until
conclusion on the pending deal was
reached. The board has sent out speci-
fications for rehtting the Huron and
expects to open bids next week.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Patrolman, Shot as He
Pursued Negro, Dies
Pohndorf Succumbs to Wound
Suffered When He Went TO
Aid Of LAWYER

Patrolman Henry Pohndorf, o. the
West l35tn Street police station, VINO
was shot in the neck last Monday while
Investigating the shooting Of Louis A.
Lavelle. negro lawyer. in his Office, at
3s6 Lenox Avenue, died last night in
Harlem Hospital.
He had been in a bed alongside Pa
troiman Robert Graham. OF the same
precinct. who had been operated on for
appendicitis. and who felt so sure that
he was going to de shat he had said
goodhy. Graham. however, got better,
encouraged by the optimism OF his
neighbor, who said TO him.
I'm going to got well, Bob, in spite
OF everything.
Hugh Chambers. negro, charged with
having shot 1.avelle and Pohndorf and
who WAS himself shot in the legs BY
another patrolman, is an inmate Of the
same hospital.
Mrs. Pohndorf arrived At her hus-
bands bedside shortly after he died.
She Is prostrated.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

into the air burrorcd underground
and developed Sitting 5iums. Into this
already eongested area ever day arc
poured millions OF workers from out
lying points and hundreds Of Thousands
Of visitors from all over tho world
Two Of the most obvious results are
that the man Of moderat income find
1t increasingly difficult to bring up his
family in propcr security and dccorcy
on Manhattan Island, and that rich
poor ard middle class alike are being
killed by motor cars Al the rate Of
from two to eight day
New York unreasoned dovclopm ent :,
forced on it to a great extent by its
prosperity. has resulted in such anoma-
lies as mile or so Of East Side. ehcl-
tering two millions of people, with
thirty-two square miles Of wilderness
across the Hudson only BIN miles away.
IT has resulted in a construction whic},
gives New Workers only ore acre Of
park for every $50 persons. white
Washington, D. c., provides Al acre
for every GS persons.
These are the problems for which a
solution IS sought in the surveys now
to be made
Personnel Of Committee
Mr.. Norton : president Of tire First
Securities Company, srd Iras chairman
OF the Chicago plan committee during
the first three wears Of its existence.
Nh de Forest ia president Of the Sage
Foundation, president OF tho Motropol-
itan Museum. president 6 tho Sage
Foundation Homes Company, which
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Estimate Board
Refuses to BUY
Vote Machines
Committee OF Whole Dc:
Zines to- ifsscuoniiuesnu
$4,000 for !nstal''nent
If Devices Law Requires
Matter DELAYED for Month
$4,000 in Serial Bonds
Allowed Last ! ear Tor
The Purchase Revoked


-.e Committee oF thc Nooie D 'ne
r.tin,ate refused yesterday 10
h'a'o '' -. concentration Of toe
rscommeho u. .n.,oen tbo fret
$4,000 needea 20 P"'
,...,ilr,en. Of voting mach'0es lo' 'n'
'''''' .n~,ra,, to the law passed by the
.iY tn;sio.ure Commiss onct CAaries
~" ~, ~ of the Board - Elections,
Z. has-od nd before ;he committee ana
afp''4 -. that the purchase of ne
po....t~ pfros ras made mandatory by the
-sr;.i.,ure and that some acl'oh was
~osessary. II no arpropria ''9a were
.;. b. Nav Is under 'Do ia" the
c".o..rv Of State was emPoN'ercc 10
.t.. ;nto contracts and demand taa'
~ 'comntrojler pa the bill.
Uben the matter came m, Murra%
rutbert President Of the boarG Of
IIderren. urged ths' the board deny
!, ,ight now" Mayor HylaN sald ne
T., readv 10 vote to deny tire apnro-
--i.tion Borough Pres dent Hiegel-
.,.rn Of Brooklvn ~snted Il put over
~, veek. but that waa not satisfec-
..-.. ~ the o.her members. William L.
rl,rn 1,y Commissioner o. Public Works
eftbe Bronx, suggested that it b Laid
oser for month and this was doue.
On melton of Comptroller Craig. the
$4,000 IN serial bonds appropriated
t'r the purchasing 81 ToNng 7E, !nscn n'ne4
'as' Fsar TaS [e'oSea. ~ s,, -, ,.,,o. y.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Glue a Thought
to Ice

You buy the best milk. You
buy none but pure foods. You
are careful about the water you
drink But possibly you have
never thought about ice-ncver
realized that the sparkling BIT
OF ice in the glass must be pure
IT the drink it cools is to be pure.
So give thought to Icc-pure
Knickerbockcr Ice made from
4-tines filtered water, frozen in
sanitary containers and deliv-
cred in clean wagons.
hnd 50 'tgaiar ts fhr driisr,y sr,e.e,
yoH '"H oir'oN fHt yoir ciocs by The r.
Nrevyman's n,rlrai.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Paw for Ruined Zcppclins

PARIS. MAY 10 BY The Associated
Prcss). Germany must pay 1000, ,O0O
marks gold as compensation for Zen
pehns which she destroyed instead of
deliYcring to the Allied and Assocja-
ted Powers under the terms Of the Yer
saillcs peace treaty, the Ambassadors
Council decided to-day.
Of this sum 100000 marks is pay
able TO the United States.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

almost any amount OF money to
shorten their lines. Thus the Cana
dian Pacific has recently built, 759
miles west of Winnipeg, the highest
trestle bridge in the world. 1t Is
1927 feet long. and 314 feet above the
river bed which it crosses. The bridge.
called the Lethbridge Viaduct. is car
ried on 33 skeleton towers of steel.
which rest upon a. substructure or
concrete piles. It has done away with
IS minor bridges. which had total
length of nearly three miles. and has
greatly increased the capacity of the
road for traffic.
A newly finished double-track tun-
mel, traversed by the same railroad in
British Columbia. pierces the lofty
Selkirk range. and is the longest tun
mel in America, the distance from por-
tai to portal being 26.400 feet. or ex-
actly Eve miles. Ii cost s12, .0o0s
and the object OF it's construction was
to lower the grade and get rid OF
snow trouble. 1t brings down the
highest elevation of the line from
1890 feet to 3791 feet. and dispenses
with four miles OF snow sheds which
formerly were necessary. incidentally
reducing the length OF the line by four
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

story. The film play was adapted
from the story by Dorothy Yost. THE
Little Alien" Miss Yost also wrote
the screen version. In her latest
offering the dainty star portrays a
society girl who tires of social life.
She decides that she should do some
thing worth while and when the family
fortune is depleted. as she Is advised
by her mother. she becomes a school
teacher. She is assigned to school
in the slums of New York City. In
her class are a number Of unruly
boys who succumb to her charms and
become model lads. Her sweetheart.
portrayed by Alan Forrest. learns of
her whereabouts and Is appointed to
the police force and assigned to the
Cherry Street district so that he can
keep a watchful and protecting eye
on his fiancee. An East Side gang
ster attempts to make love to the
little schoolmistress. who repulses his
advances.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11
Z3 0GIS0SS
CR<Z| JcZ[Z<Zh<

four years were required to complete
it. the first steam train passing
through it February 9, 1875. In those
days the tunnel-digg machinery
now used was not available. and the
labor of blasting out and removing
10000 900 tons OF rock was ormous.
AT the middle of the Hoosac Tunnel
is a vertical shaft which extends 1923
feet up to the top OF the range OF
hills. affording ventilation. A huge
suction fan at the top draws fresh air
In at the portals and exhausts the
dead air. This. of course. was abso-
lutely necessary under former condi-
tions. when smoky steam locomotives
went through.
Only few weeks ago was an
OF the twin Simplon Tunnels through
the Alps. This great engineering en-
terprise was far enough advanced in
1905 to enable one tunnel to be
opened for business. It was twelve
and a half miles long-the longest
tunnel through the Alps-and the
bore was made double partly for the
sake OF facilitating construction. It
runs beneath the famous Simplon
Pass. close to which is the Hospice of
Saint Bernard.
Many extraordinary difficulties were
encountered. The weight OF a mile
and a half of mountain, towering
above. time and again forced up the
floor of the tunnel Work was stop-
ped for while by spring OF hot
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

and a half miles and eliminating sew
Sral loops. Snow plows and pusher
engines are no longer needed.
The maximum depth of rock above
this remarkable tunnel Is $500 feet.
or considerably over a mile. For
about 100 feet at each end the ma
terial that had to be penetrated was
clay and boulders; the balance was
solid rock. The height OF the tunnel
IS twenty-four feet. and it's width
twenty nine feet.
The piercing OF mountain ranges by
tunnels surely represents one of the
most remarkable of mans achieve
ments. When the start was made to
bore the Hoosac Tunnel In northwest
Massachusetts. in 1851. the project
was looked upon with awe and its
success regarded with incredulity
Recently 1t has been electrified. the
trains passing through It being drawn
by electric locomotives driven by
water power derived from the Deer
field Rivers. To insure the requisite
flow OF water during the dry season
of the year a gigantic reservoir hold
Ing 50e.000.000 cubic feet has been
built at Somerset. twenty-seven miles
above the power station.
Digging A Tunnel Without Machinery
The Hoosac Tunnel. 25.o31 feet In
length. is the longest railroad tunnel
in the United States. 1t pierces a
high range of hills between the Hoo
sac and Deerfeld Rivers. Twenty
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

water. heated from some volcanic
source. which was struck. Water
power is used to drive fans for ven
tilation. and also to open and close
sliding steel doors at the ends. When
train has entered, the door Is shut
behind 1t, and air is forced into the
tunnel by the fans.
The st. Gotthard Tunnel was be-
gun in 1872. and in 1881 the first
up with the diggers, 500 tons of ex-
cavated material had to be removed
daily. and $50 tons of masonry ma
terial introduced. The bore Is ven-
tilated by fans operated by water
power.
Alp Climbing Railroads
Tourists find in the Alps a good
many very remarkable achievements
in railroading. One of the most pic
turesque is the famous Landwasser
viaduct. in Switzerland. which crosses
a deep gap in the mountains to enter
a tunnel whose portal Is in the wall
of a lofty vertical cliff. Another that
Is very interesting is a real scenic
railway in the Bernese Oberland
which. for sightseeing purposes
climbs the pyramidal Niessen Peak
1853 feet high. making the ascent a,
a slant which in places reaches sc
degrees A trip over that wonderful
route presents to view overwhelming
splendors of scenery and provides un-
unforgetable thrills.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

bound for Cuba and the Panama
Canal; and. In addition to other pas
senger trains, the "Oversea Limited"
travels daily between New York and
Key West the year around.
Across The Great Salt Lake
Almost equally remarkable ia the
so-called cutoff" railroad. on the
Southern Pacific line. which crosses
the Great Salt Lake. II runs twenty
seven and a half miles over the water
straight as the crow flies. Twenty
three miles OF this distance are COW
cred by trestle bridge, the remaining
four and a half miles being an earth
embankment. But eleven miles of
the trestle are filed In with earth. To
build the trestle required 3S.256 trees.
the trunks OF which if laid end to end
would extend from Chicago to Buffalo
1t might be said that great forest
was transplanted into the lake
The cutoff was built to enable the
railroad to avoid climbing and a long
detour. For originally 1t ran around
the north end OF the lake and over
Prom montory Mountain.
Lofty Trestle And Long Tunnel
Nowadays the railroads will spend
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

covers her he insists that her power
is fraudulent and determines that,
even at the risk of his mothers life,
Nara must go. He succeeds in shat
tering the girls belief in her power.
and she leaves the Claveloux home
Nara returns to the tenements dur
ing the epidemic of paralysis. She is
recognized by the hysterical people.
and they hail her as THE Angel" i'm
ploring her aid. She Il powerless.
The ignorant crowd grows violent
Missiles are thrown at her. and the
girl falls In a faint. exhausted
Miller has telephoned Emlen. who
arrives in time to rescue Nara from
the mob. He murmurs to her his
gratitude for proving to him that
science is not all. and whispers that
he loves her.
1.-THE New Teacher
Shirley Mason. the charming little
Fox star. Is here seen in THE New
Teacher." an unusually interesting
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11
Piers Set On Coral Rock

One great water gap. on the further
side OF Long Key. was two miles in
breadth. Beyond. at knights Key,
was a gap of seven miles. Further on.
at Bahia Honda deep Bay). was a
mile of sea to be crossed. Fortunate
ly the water in these open spaces is
not more than thirty feet deep. so that
concrete piers could be securely set
upon the coral rock of the sea-fioor
To complete the road many bridges
were required. but the three principal
ones were those crossing the above
mentioned wide gaps. The method of
construction adopted varied with local
conditions, the tracks being in some
places supported by piers supple
mented by steel girder work, and in
others by continuous arches OF CON
crete. The part OF the road that
crosses the two miles OF water at
eighty semicircular arches, each of
fifty feet span.
The distance covered along the
string Of keys is ia miles. Work
was begun in 1907. and from the first
was attended with enormous difficult
ties. Not least Of the latter was
danger from the hurricanes which
sweep that region with devastating
effect. Operations had to be carried
on from vessels. and in one big storm
the lives OF seventy workmen were
lost. All materials and supplies were
fetched from the mainland by stern
wheel Mississippi steamboats,. which
had the advantage of light draft.
II was a tremendous undertaking.
But today the Key West viaduct
affords a traffic route over which
pass immense quantities OF freight
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

plot OF ground for a period of one
year The heir who sets the best ex-
ample of domesticity and good nature
in these trying circumstances will
come into the bulk of the old man
wealth. Space on the lot is too Inn
tied. and the other heirs prove SC
greedy, that the hero and his little
family find only anchorage for cap
tive balloon which supports theiF
house and grounds. In this situa-
ton, "Snub" Pollard's comic triouia
tions all through those 1855 Days
are easier imagined than described.
Clouds Prevent Finish OF Comedy
A falling sun beat James AUBREY
aud Director John Smith out or q
weekend finish in THE Chicken Pa
rade." Jimmy Aubrey, his leading
lady, Helen Kesler, and big Frank
Alexander. lay half the afternoon in
the midst of badly wrecked fiivver
waiting for Father Sol to shed hi
benign light. That was on Saturday
1t was Monday noon before the Shot
could be taken. much to the discom-
fort of the players.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11

The jury returns a verdict of mot
guilty. and peace and happiness once
more reign in the O'Hara household.
Helen Lynch
A beautiful back in Billings, Mon
tana, started Helen Lynch on her
movie career.
Declared by the judges to have the
most beautiful back in the State OF
Montana, Miss Lynch. accompanied
by her mother and sister. set out for
Los Angeles to become a movie act
ress. Marshall Neilan gave her the
opportunity she sought. and now she
is well on the way to stardom. In
fact. many predict that she viii be
one of the leading stars of the screen
within another year.
"Snub' Pollard
His latest show. 1865 Days" is
described as fantastic story in which
the most Is made of "Snub" Pollard's s
characteristic comic vein He is the
chief OF half a hundred heirs of an
eccentric rich uncle who insists that
the whole bunch. married and single,
make their separate homes on small
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11
"rn The Name or The Law"

Circumstantial evidence points to-
ward Johnny as a bank robber. and
Patrick O'Hara endures the torture
OF seeing his own son on trial as a
felon. His only comfort is in the
knowledge that Harry. the oldest son.
had been absolved of guilt. and has
returned from college in time to de-
fend his brother as counsel. On the
last day of the trial. Mary is called TO
the witness stand and tells the story
OF her visit to the treasurer's home.
Overhearing this Treasurer Lucas be-
comes agitated. and, before anyone is
aware of what he is doing he sends
a bullet through his brain. Then.
with his dying breath. he confesses
that it was he who had stolen the
money from the bank to cover up
certain extravagances, and had shot
officer Murray on the night that
Johnny had been arrested as the
burglar.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11
The Key West Viaduct and the Salt Lake Cut Off
Boring Holes Through Mountain Ranges
Extraordinary Difficulties Overcome
By Engineering Skill.
Rv ARTHUR RUDD

o-n MORE or less scientific author
60 ity In England utters cry OF
E alarm to the effect that the
" q railroad viaduct connecting the
Florida mainland with Key West SO
narrows the water passage between
Florida and Cuba as TO divert the
course OF the Gulf Stream, thereby
changing unfavorably the climate OF
Northern Europe.
Nothing. OF course, could be more
absurd The viaduct IN question has
not diverted anything except freight
traffic, which IS now handled most ad-
vantageously by a great terminal at
Key West, whence cars are forwarded
20 Havana on board OF ferry-boats.
thus avoiding the breaking OF bulk in
Nfhe merchandise they contain
The viaduct represents one OF the
worlds greatest engineering achieve
ments. It owes its creation TO the
brain Of H M Flagler. who IN the
middle eighties bought a. decrepit little
railroad which ran from Jacksonville
10 st. Augustine, rebuilt 1t, and later
or extended It as far south as Miami.
In 1904 he decided TO continue it on
TO Key West-a project deemed at the
time most extra ordinary and probably
trnpracticable, inasmuch as many
miles of the proposed road would
have to pass through and over the
sea.
= A glance at a map will show that
The tip end of Florida is continued in
a southwesterly direction by long
String of keys" or small islands ex-
tending all the way to Key West. It
was planned that the road should fol-
low this string of keys, jumping from
one 10 another, so to speak, by means
of bridges.
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screen. could one hope to keep fame
and fortune after once attaining the
coveted goal. To the outside world of
theatregoers Jane Novak soon be-
came known as the sweet, old-fash-
ioned girl
Nature has equipped her with the
qualification of exquisite beauty. and
the long years of artistic toll and
study have brought the necessary
ability.
"The Hands OF Nara"
Nara Is the beautiful daughter of
wealthy Russian parents who fees the
country to New York. where she
makes her home in a dlngy tenement.
Meeting the wealthy Mrs. Yates. she is
Invited to a reception, and becomes
acquainted with Or. Emlen Claveloux.
famous physician who Is completely
absorbed in science, but known as
foe of mediums of all kinds. Nara
becomes medium. and her first case
Is dying child for whom DIR. Clave-
loux had told the parents there was
no hope. The girl responds to the
power of her hands. Subsequently she
Is called to treat DIR. Claveloux' 5
mother. and consents when promised
her visits will be kept from the doctor.
The power of Nara's hands have a
remarkable effect on Mrs. Claveloux.
but when the doctor returns and dis
The Lake County times., 1922-10-11
Jane Novak THE Hands of Mar" = in the Name Of
the Law THE New Teacher" The Chicken
Parade'- Snub Pollard = Helen Lynch.

~ ANE NOVAK has long been
~ known as the sweet, old-fash-
loned girt' of the screen. She
can qualify as the heroine of a
series of modern stories of Work and
Win" or Bound TO Rise"
From fifteen to fifteen hundred dol
lars a week In ten years. From an
amateur player at fifteen to famous
motion picture star at twenty-five
years OF age. Such Is the story of
Game Novak.
+ Born in st. Louis of Bohemian
FSparentage. and educated at the Notre
THame convent, Miss Novak began her
career at the tender age OF fifteen in
an uncle's small suburban stock COM
pany. In those days. a stock actress
would probably have tainted If any
one had told her that there was as
much money in the world as Jane
Novak now draws In her weekly pay
check. She began at the very bottom
Of the ladder. and by dint of sincere
application and study. struggled up
ward" as the late Horatio would put
sr.
r Jane Novak deserves success be-
sause she took her work seriously and
because she did not care TO succeed
sensationalIy. She had the right idea
that only by portraying real America n
~gir1hood and womanhood on the
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-19

Another gown was all in periwinkle
shade, made of canton crepe with
sleeves and side panels of the same
color Of chiffon. A hat carried out the
complete effect of the shade.
One frock appropriate for street
wear showed a triple fine white stripe
on a background of navy, the stripes
running up and down. Panels of self
material were the only trimming, and
the hat was Of crepe, also in dark blue
and white