Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03

! sreclsl DISPATCH to The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance,
! PHrU ADErPHrA September "a
dream came true in Philadelphia over
the week end. A much desired utility
The Broad street suowav-waS opened.
What IL more. = msansnimouS Santa
Claus in the form Of the mayor let the
people play" With ii Tor one whole dav'
You have seen flock Of children
swarn,ins around 4 new tov--then you
know what happened when 10000 cit
zenS on Saturday and more than three
times that many Sunday took their FIRST
ri0e in the white-Walled tube
They rode free Saturday. those 70 0oo
who held embossed invitations from his
honor the mayor Harry 4, Mackey
Yesterday however ii cost token 1.-TWO
for IS cents But the trip WAS worth
ii.
First because never again viii the
Broad street subway carry better class
Of passengers than It did this week enc
All OF Philadelphia wsS represented tn
butcher the baker and the biz profits
makerS--snd manv prosperous strap
hanger for a DAY" rode with his fam
liz while the limousine stood idle in the
6rivewsv
Riders in HOLIDAY Attire.
l, was A lark riding in the subway.
The riders came in SpotleSS holiday
atfire-dainty maids al in white beam
ing matrons in expensive gowns ana
wearing Jewels dienifie0 gentlemen
with canes and eyeglasses who peereo
critically at The new equipment and
talked Son0rouSlv Of comparative VAL
ueS between New York and Philadelphia
rolling stock
That only small minority rode for
the purpose Of getting to definite deS-
tinstion was proved by the testimony
Of gatemen and guards
Half of en- piles right back through
the turnstileS and goes back where they
GOT on" saio one Rapid Transit vet
eran. they're just out for ride and
TO see what SGT 900 900 looks like IN
8 hole under the ground
The trains mostly four cars each.
the cars being of the last-minute manu-
facture. began rolling at 4-minute in
tervals through the tube it has taken
four years TO build promptly at am,
Saturday Except for the lull after mid
night Of Saturday they will roll steadily
from nov on.
ASHuPUfdEs opct~tHS HksVNs"S"''
Three months is the temporary agree
ment which the Philadelphia RAPID
Transit Co has with the city. After
that a permanent contract may be
drawn. Opening DAY ceremonies were
marked bv the mayors hint that the
PENNSYLVANIA and Reading Railroads
NAV be asked 10 run electric trains
through the tubes
ONLY six and half miles It's not
much on length. but 1t makes up for
lot OF Shortcomings in quality an
enthusiast declared. He referred 10 the
lights. for this is an entirely Illuminated
subway He referred to its dustless at
mosphere, the special ventilating svs-
tenn that works by passage OF the trains
10 expensive tile stations. 70 its four
track construction. the airineSs of the
place and It's spaciousness.
To get back TO the crowd.
For once the lucklesS youth who spent
a Labor day vacation in town had an
economic escape The subwaN over
Saturday and Sunday was the eitys
most popular source of amusement.
Il guess about two out OF three
couples Saturday night were young
hoods out with their Shebas." said
City Hall supervisor Others killed the
best part OF Sunday afternoon showing
municipal progress TO the girl friend.
Policemen passed up the ball game TO
ride on the cars
One old man jiggled free pass under
a cronyS nose and chortled at his
craftiness
I've rid round the durn thing "a
times and BY jing, I'm going round
again" he cackled.
One Thrill After Another.
For the children 1t was one thrill
upon another No sooner we're they
in the trains than they raced 10 the
front car and massed before the half
open window. standing there the entire
trip. their hair blown straight back BY
the rush Of air gulping up the fitting
picture Of the freshly painted passage
wsy beneath the city.
The grown-ups too craned necks IN
every direction as they walked down
the entrances.
AS the trains started there Vas con-
cer;cd rush for seats ne3t IN the VIM