EVENING LEDGER-PHHADEJMIA, OTtTRSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1010
FIRE FIGHTERS'
PLEA BASED ON
Councils and the Mayor
Faced by Convincing
Facts
NEEDS OF MEN SHOWN
What Fireman Gets and What
He Spends on Equipment
What ft member of the Burow of
Fire, entering the service nt n salary
of $75 a month, must furnish before
coins on duty. A clothinc allow
ance of $40 a year is expected to
cover nil renewals:
Flannel blouse 58.50
Flannel trouBcrs G.00
Flannel shirt ..3.2.i
Overcoat l'25
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Itubbcr boots G.50
Rubber coat ".00
Total
.$51.75
Council' favorable action upon tho move
ment to brine tho pay of Philadelphia's
flMmon to ft itnnclitrd equal to Hint pro
lllns In olher cities of tho drift nnd second
clcus Is necessary to avert two serious con
ditions now confronting tho IJureau of Fire,
declared members of the department to
day I'nless Inducements better than those
now held out nro offered to tho prospective
fireman. It I ' declared, the morale of tho
service must suffer If the numerical strength
of tho department Is to b kept up to Its
proper quota.
Tho pension system, ono of the chief at
tractions, Inducinic enlistment and after
ward tcndlnff to prevent resignation. Is so
depleted to meet the demands mcilo upon
It that unless some speedy relief measure
Is found for Hi rehabilitation It must bo
come entirely exhausted within a few jeara.
Tho situation In these two phases Is
known to Mayor Smith nnd to members of
counclti, and tho members of tho firemen's
campaign commlttco nro hopeful, as nro all
of their comrades, that this knowledge will
cause tho Mayor to reconsider his previously
expressed opposition to salary iin.-rvu'.cs in
the 1917 budget.
One of the members of the campaign
commlttco, of which nattallon Chief John
J Mcsklll Is chairman, today summarized
the situation In these words: .
At present tho Mayor nnd Councils
hao It In their power to relievo a situa
tion which. If permitted to contlnuo,
would bo little short of a calamity If
they see It ns we do nnd wo llremen
hopo they do, and will net accordingly
thoy will not hesitate to grant tho
appeal for Incrcnsed pay nnd shorter
'hours that Is now lu tho Mayor's hands
Just now a young man desiring to
enter the Flro nurcau faces n proposi
tion that Is appalling In these times. If
he gets the appointment ho receives for
the first two jears of Ills scrvlco a sal
ary of $75 a month. That Is a little
less than $2 60 n day, or slightly over
tnelve cents nn hour for nctual duty.
Think of It! Far less, proportionately,
than tho street sweeper or ordinary
laborer. And tho latttr Is employed
only eight hours a day and six days a
weel:
Tho demands of tho service aro such
that not every man can pass the civil
service requirements, nnd tho, charac
ter of the men In the Bureau of Fire
was never higher than at present, Dut
can our citizens hope that this morale
will continue, and thnt recruits of the
standnrd demanded enn bo obtained If
the salary offered Is less than that paid
to tho crossing sweeper or Ignorant
laborer The ordinary workman, after
his day's work Is done, goes home, and
on pay day he gets his vvnges Intact.
He can give both his tlmo nnd his
money to his family.
FIIICMUK'S HARD LOT
JCow what does the firemen find' H
gets his appointment and Is assigned
to a company. Before ho can j uii
duty ho must provide himself with a
uniform The city allows him forty dol
lars a year for this purpose. Is It suf
ficient? Certain articles ho must
have. Ills flannel blouso costs J8.50;
trousers, $5; cap, $125; overcoat,
$17 25; shirt, $3 2G, a total of $35.23,
vlthout taking Into consideration the
rubber equipment which he also must
provide beforo going on duty. A hel
met costs $7 ; rubber coat, $6, nnd
boots, $6 60, bringing the total prelim
inary expenso to J51.7B. If he Joins
the service near tho change of seasons
he has a summer or winter outfit to
purchase with his first month's pay.
He must keep these uniform parts In
good condition, nnd the renewal cost In
the course of a year often brings the
expense up to doublo the original out
lay. In addition there Is his contribution
to the pension fund, a matter of U.G0 a
month for tM beginner t an asses
ment for death benefits, which ruhs
rrom 3! (o s a month, and fifty cents
to It for "house" expenses.
Me Is lucky If h can show 170 at ths
end of a month, and whatever he may
give in the WttJP of poKUeni donations
still further lessens that balance, ltts
nrst service nt a fire may rulrMils rub-
Mr coat or boots, and he Is a lucky
fellow who doesn't hare to buy two
coats or pairs of boots a. year.
Inquiry nt fire headquarters verllled these
statements. The records of the pension
fund to date show that since January 1 last
more than fifty members ot the bureau have
reslKneJ, of whom twenty-one have gone
upon the pension roll. At present there are
307 pensioners, consisting of JS3 members
of the bueau, thirty-seven widows and
eighteen dependent children. The widows
tpcelve 12) nnd the children Is monthly
Men. The payments vary slightly In their
i f !.'."ch monh. but ths present average
IS 13, BOf.
SUFFRAGE "PUPILS" GET
LESSONS IN AGITATION
"First Week of School" Sees
Ardent Students Front Many
Parts of Country
BALTIMOnK, Nov. 1 This Is the "first
week of school" for the suffragists from
many parts of the United States attending
the suffrage school opened here under tho
auspices of tho National American Woman
.Suffrage Association -
Classes In political organization, public
speaking, surfrago history and argument,
leglslntlve and Federal work, nnd press nnd
publicity nre now In full snlng nnd the
ardent "pupils" nre deep In the lessons of
suffrnge campaigning.
Mis Carrie Chapman Calt. president of
tho National Association, will nrrlve to
morrow to give lectures both tomorrow nnd
Saturday on organlxatlon, legislative nnd
federal work, and will nddrcss n largo
publlo meeting on Friday night Tho school
will close on Saturday.
Tho Unltlmore school Is but the first of
the scries that the natlonnl association will
open throughout nil the non-suffrage States
suffragists In many parts of the country
having naked for a short course of this
kind Mrs Cntt has nrranged to havo ono
school In each of these States to prepare
tho workers for the 1917 campaign
WOMAN AND SON WALK
TO DAYTON; HAVE $1
Evicted From New York Home,
They Aim to" Reach Ohio
City
One lone dollar and Indomitable optimism
appear to be the cnp'.tal and stock In trade
of Mrs. Mary Kane. who. aeompanled by
her fourteen-year old son. will start today
to walk from Philadelphia to Dnvton. O.,
a hike of approximately 780 miles.
Footsore and weary, the woman arrived
here Inst night after having tramped from
New York, where she was dispossessed from
her home after trying desperately to main
tain It Tor three years Without funds, the
woman even Is Inadequately clad. She ask
ed detectives at C.ty Hall Inst night to send
her to a place where she nnd her Bon
could get shelter for the night They were
sent to the Houso of Industry ftt 7:8 Cath
arine street. . . ..
Mrs Kane said she had every Intention
of starting to walk to Da ion today. She
has three daughters living there, she ex
plained, nnd she Intends to start afresh In
nn effort to support herself. "1 certainly
hull iitnrt out tomorrow." she said, unless
I I can get a few days' work. If not. why I
will trust to the generosity ot tne people
of tho rend
The woman Is more than optimistic. The
world does not owe her an) thing, she said
Sho has tried to get the best out of It by
her own efforts, but having failed, she will
try her luck surrounded by the protection
of her three daughters
"t have nothing to he nshnmed of," she
said "My husband died several )'earn ngo,
nnd It Is no disgrace to be walking There
Is n real necessity for It nnd hero we nre"
THANKSGIVING GOBBLER
TAKES A PRICE FLIGHT
DON'T BUY
Metal Weather Strips
Until you see our equipment
and examine our reference list.
Our Price Will
Get Vour Order
CHAMPION CO.
1233 Ludlow Street
rnONK WALNUT 1IM Oil HKNI POSTAL.
Forty Cents n Pound Maybe It
Will Cost, Mrs. Homebody.
Cranberries No Higher
Thanksgiving turkeys have Joined the
long list of commodities that have Jumped
In price.
As usual, the war Is the cause In this
Instance, Indirectly, The prices received
by farmers In the big turkey-growing sec
tions, mostly In the Middle West and Koulh,
for other products have resulted In about
one-third teas turkeys being raised this year
than last.
What with wheat nt two dollars, corn nt
one dollar even and cotton at twenty cents,
theefarmers nre In accord on the Vnndcr
bllt slognn, "tho public be damned "
Texas shippers will send to markets nbnut
2,000,000 turkeys for the Thanksgiving
trade, nccordlng to advices received toda
from turkey-growing centers. This num
ber Is thirty-five per cent less than last
ear.
The price? Twenty-three cents on the
hoof. Absolutely- -And last year ten cents
a pound wSs all that the farmers could get
and they were Blad to gel that Which
means that turkey will hover for the con
sumer around forty cents a, pound
Most ot the prices of other Thanksgiving
edibles have Jumped ft trifle, cranberries
being tho only "vlttle" that has fallen In
price, with hlne cents a quart quoted Sweet
potatoes and dressed duck are the only two
things that are reminiscent of father's
pocketbook. Doth are tho same as last
year.
Last year's prices nnd those of today:
1018 lotrt.
S4Hcto!Qe SlotoaOc
Drmrd turkey
Imi1 rhleKen
Dru.od duck ,
Drused ,
Tork
CranhtfMe .
e'elery .
Pumpkin .
Corn, canned
!,. rannril
PotMotn, sweet
..lb,
..IK,
, .lb ,
..jo.
, lb ,
qt ,
JP. R. It. to Wft Coal Embfttffii
The embargo on coal for Philadelphia
which hs heeti in effect for more than two
weeks will he lifted or modified to a cer
tain extent by the Pennsylvania Itallroad
within the next few days.
LANNEL SHIRTS .65
Rvery man run tiss one.
They're euaranlMd. all
wool. I' . Army draft,
wue srar, eic. vveii
mad. 2 ilanrir UpfIIM
(wKeta. attache! roller,
elr . sit six, s
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iiranvartrri or . i t
fli (i
Special
Itegntar
i'rlre $i SO
Hinuelt
The Newest Vogue
It's quite the smart thing to do,
BiMtiR a
Hawaiian Dance Party
after the theater at the
HOTEL ADELPHIA
The Maitrc d'Hotel is at your ser
vice for table reservations.
Ladiet' Luncheon on Balcony
Daniant Engltth Tea Room
4:30 to 6 P. M.
J. E. Calcktell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Square
beg to express sincere appreciation of
the generous patronage accorded them
during the fortj-nine years of business
in their former establishment.
And to offer assurance of even better
assortments and increasingly efficient
service in their new location, Chestnut,
Juniper and South Penn Square.
Jewels GoldvCare
Watckes Clocks-
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It's a double-breasted
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in length; has full sweeping skirt, and two
piece belt in back.
Made in soft, rich, warm fabrics in dark
Oxfords, browns and fancy mixed overcoatings.
$20.00 and Upward
Jacob Reed's Sons
1424-26 CHESTNUT STREET
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The list of operatic records in the new
Columbia Record Catalogue is almost the
equal of a season ticket to the great opera
houses of the country. Select this season's
program today, and have the nearest Col
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GRAFONOLAS and DOUBLE-DISC
central FOR SALE BY northwest
Cunningham Piano Co., 1101 Chestnut St. Carson. T. D 5520 Germantown Ave.
Pennsylvania Talking Machine Co., Davis, Franklin, 5006 Wayne Ave.
1109 Chestnut St. Kalwaie, Martin, 4203 Germantown Ave.
Snellenburg, N & Co., 12th and Market Sts. Keystone Talking Machine Co., 2801 N. 22el
Strawbridge & Clothier. 8th and Market Sts. Moore, P. H., 6646 Germantown Ave.
n, t, t,l NORTH Tompkins, J. Monroe. 5147 Germanfn Ave.
n&h in"?' w w I t1 ty L,ne WEST PHILADELPHIA
Dotter, John C., 1337 Rockland St., Logan Carr B, Fti 5l2 Main St Darby
Ft-ternik. Ben!.. 140 North Eichth St.
Ideal Piaro and Talking Machine Co,
835 Germantown Ave.
Jacobs, Joseph, 1606 Germantown Ave.
Oldewurtel's, 2623 Germantown Ave.
Olney Music Parlor, 5513 N. 5th St
Philadelphia Talking Machine Co.,
900 North Franklin St.
Reice, I. S.. 919 Girard Ave.
Scherrer's Piano Company, 539 N. 8th St.
Schnell & Megohan. 1712 Columbia Ave.
NORTHEAST
Bcrr, Edward H.. 2448 Frankford Ave.
Colonial Melody Shop, 3239 N. Front St.
Frankford Music Store. 2357 Orthodox St.
Goodman. L. L., 327 West Girard Ave.
lutkowski, Victor. Orthodox & Almond Sts.
Kenny, Thomas M.. 3234 Kensington Ave.
'itty. Z., 156 W, Girard Ave.
tygier, Joseph, 3132 Richmond St.
Mlttinger, Samuel 1204 N, Fifth St,
Ounsworth's, 532 West Lehigh Ave.
Phlla. Talking Machine Co.. 944 N. 2d St.
'rtlnheimer's Department Store,
"rt and Susquehanna Ave.
Geo. B. Davis & Co.. 3930-36 Lancaster Ave.
Eakins Piano Co., 261-63 S. 52d St.
Killman, W. H., 6124 Lansdownc Ave.
Ledane, Harry, 416 N, 52d St.
Melchlorri Bros., 4932-40 Lancaster Ave.
Shull's Drug Store, 3928 Market St.
Universal Talking Machine and Record Co.,
50th and Chestnut Sts. .
West Philadelphia Talking Machine Co.,
7 South 60th St.
SOUTH
Louis Du Brow, 1205 S. 4th St.
Luplnacci, Antonio, 730 S. Seventh St.
Miller, B 604 S. Second St.
Musical Echo, The, L. Zeben, Prop., N, E,
Cor. 5th and Bainbridge Sts.
Philadelphia Phonograph Co., 619 South St
Philadelphia Phonograph Co., 823 S. 9th St,
Rosenfeld, D., 234 South St.
Stolfo, Harry, 612 S. 9th St.
CAMDEN. N, J.
Dudley, H, J., 1125-27-29 Broadway
CONSHOHOCKEN
Rakosky's Dept. Store. 73 Fayette St.
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This Perry
Intensified,
Value Sale.
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WINTER
OVERCOATS
at
$15
ceases to be a
sale at 6 P. M.
Saturday night;
and, should by
any chance a
single coat of
these Particular
Assortments re
main unsold, its
price on Monday
morning tyill
have to be $25,
$22.50 or $20!
H And that's its actual
worth today! These
particular coats would
be selling this minute
for $25, $22.50 and $20,
if they had come about;
in the regular way. In
fact, we couldn't right
now get for love or
money the fabrics- iru-1
most of them regard- 1
less of the price
Cf You have only to us'e
your eyes J You have
only to visit the Over
coat stocks in town at
$25, $22.50 and $20,
record your impres
sions of them, then
come out to 16th &
Chestnut and match up
the best you've seen
with these particular
Overcoats to ap
preciate the spectacular
feature of their Intensi
fied Value at the
Uniform Price
15 .
Cf Single-breasted and
double-breasted Over
coats, belted backs and
plain backs; kimono
sleeve models; shapely
backs and conservative
models in solid Ox- -fords,
grays, blues,
tans, stripes, plaids and
variegated heather
Truly, a
assortment
mixtures !
wonderful
but,
for this One
Week Only,
Got Yours?
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