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FIREMEN TO BASE
-WAGE APPEAL ON
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ttfBptter Pay Means Better
Protection Will Bo New
Argument
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COUNCILMAN GIVES PLAN
Morris E. Conn Advises Associa-
tion Other City 'Fathers
Pledge Support
Many Dependent on Citifa
Gallant Fire Fighter a
MARRIED firemen fnr outnumber
the bachelors nnd widowers In
the Bureau of Fire, & tho following
figures, compiled from reports mnde
U) Chief Murphy, show:
Men in Bervlcc 095
Married 8C3
Having, dependent children C94
Having wives, but no children. . 157
Single or with no dependents. . . 148
A. new phase wan (five n to tho flremon's
campaign for a fair living salary ond
equitable working condltlonn today when a
movement to place the situation In n new
light before tho business men of Philadel
phia, iron begun
Ths men In the service as well ns their
leaders nrn convinced that, nftor till, tho
problem of an adequately paid and equipped
flre-flghtlng; organization affects tho prop
erty owner as vitally an It doon the men In
the ranks of tho cnclnd and truck com
panies. They bellove that when tho facts of their
condition aro known to the mnn whooo
property Is In their keeping Rt all hours of
tho day and night tho merchant's business
Instinct will load him to demand from the
Mayor and Councils men and equipment
alike adequate In number and condition to
i safeguard tho millions ho has at stake.
Ittsult of this realization of present con
ditions, they bolloe, will strike tho moat
calloused observer of facts in his one
tender spot, hla pockctbook, and lnduco him
to bring presauro to bear upon hln Council
man and the Mayor, as a plain matter of
clvlo Justice, to cretto a forco of 'firemen,
paid and maintained upon a plane bctlttlng
tho city and Its requirements.
NEW PLAN rilOPOSKD
Tho germ of this new movo waa launched
at a meeting of the Hose and Laddrrmen's
Association last night at Veteran Flromcn's
liall. Tenth street above IJrown. Ilery
company In tho city was represented by a
delegate and tho full momborshlp of tho
campaign committee wan aleo present.
IXorrls K. Conn, Common Councilman
from tha Eighth Ward and a member of tho
Committees on Flnanco and Pollca and Fire,
was the chief speaker Two othor Councll
' men, Krank Gray, of tho Thirty-fourth
Ward, another member of tho Committee on
Pollca nnd Fire, and I. Walter -rnompson.
o tho Fortieth Ward framer of tho pending
ordlnanco granting a pay Increase and u re
adjustment of tho firemen's working hours,
also spoke.
All three Councllmen pledged their In
dividual support to tho campaign and virtu
ally assured their henrers that tho light
had reached n stago whore victory might
, oa anticipated Messrs. Thompson nnd Gray
declared that their associates In tho West
Philadelphia wards wero with them In their
stand and thnt popular Sympathy west of
tho Schuylkill vns a unit on behalf of
tho firemen.
3fr, Conn, however, sounded the keynote
of the meeting. As a nember of tho ri
nanee Committor, he declnred that tho
course of action waa to talto up tho fight
on the floor of Councils when tho budget
for- next year camo up for action Then,
he urged, tho champions of the firemen
should insist that provision for the pro
posed salary chango be Incorporated To
create oentlment that should bo convincing
to the fromers of the appropriation bills
he advised that business men be Interested
more actlvoly In tho question from tho
selfish viewpoint of their own protection
It Is more than a mere salary question
that confronts the merchant and property
owner, he said. With nn underpaid, over
worked and undermanned fire bureau to
look after tho millions of dollnrs In build
ings and contents now located In thn city's
center, Mr. Conn contended, he must be a
i poor business man who will oppaso any
measure looking to greater safeguarding of
hla great Investment, oven If that added
protection Involves a matter of two or threo
cent a year In the amount of taxes as
sessed against tho property under pro
tection. MATTER OF SELF-INTEIIEST
lie promised success to the firemen If
f tlio business Interests of Philadelphia would
regard the problem In Its proper aspect ns
belonging to them 'and primarily designed
to afford them and their goods greater
security. That the firemen ' themselves
profited was secondary, he argued.
Acting upon the suggestion thus hold
out, ths campaign committee decided to In
augurate a new Visitation of the business
Interests which already have Blgned their
petition to the Mayor and solicit their per
sonal Influence and efforts to bring about
early legislation.
The firemen are much encouraged by the
ready co-operation shown by the men at the
head of the Bureau of fire. Both Chief En
gineer Murphy and Deputy Chief noes Davis
ilmvA ATnrMiml (hnmiAlvM In full av.nmi.t...
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.every assistance to impress upon the public
j the Jostles of the claims they are now press.
r Battalion, chiefs and other officials of the
bureau are In equal accord with tho move
ment and their assistance In aiding to In
form the public of the hitherto unknown
details and Incidents of the llremen's loi
ts doing much to encourage the rank and
fllo In their campaign.
That Mayor Smith will be found among
the supporters of their plea before Councils
many of the firemen today believe. The
Mayor, they declare, has noyer manifested
th slightest Intent or desire to stand in
opposition to publio desire. The recent
,, awakening of popular Interest on the fire
men's behalf, based upon ths Justness of
establishing a fair living wage and more
, f bearable working hours for men who now
do fctrolo work at less pay than rewards
c the day laborer and city messengers, Is
I srrowlng so rapidly and with such force
, , that the raeq of the bureau believe that
the Mayor will be found, when the time
comes to speak, in the forefront of their
advocates with Councils.
f PUBLIC RESPONDING: SWIFTLY
J foe aUerlUr and unanimity with which
, the Methodist Preachers' Association es
soused, their cause la accepted by tho nro-
Huu as Indicative of similar action by other
representative bodies, not only of the
JrT. but of business organizations as
Well. The chief obstacle of the campaign
a jmcu uw clearing away or we preyall
tt Ignorance on the part of (be publio of
futt what a fireman Is called: upon to do.
It Is sought to show; the public that this
stuty extends far beyond the spectacular, al
though, dangerous, response to alarms of
Maw that the campaign of publicity has
fjB great measure established ths true con-
tha firemen are receiving responses
peotiraxemittit from all directum. Not
Wivata Individuals and business man
tmUviae themselves lit faor of the
but members or Conn-
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PESIDENT'S RETALIATORY POWER
IN INTERFERENCE WITH tf. 8. TRADE
Section ion That whenever, during
tho existence of a war In which the
United States Is not engaged, ths
President shall be satisfied that there
Is reasonable ground to believe that
any vessel, American or foreign, Is,
on account of the laws, regulations,
or practices of a belligerent Govern'
monti making or giving any undue or
unreasonable preference or advantage
In any respect whatsoever to any
particular person, company, firm, or
corporation, or any particular descrip
tion of traffic In the United States or
Its possessions or to any citizens of
tho United States residing in neutral
countriei abroad, or Is subjecting any
particular person, company, firm, or
corporation or nny particular descrip
tion of traffic In the United .States or
Its possessions, flr any citizens of the
United States Presiding In noutral
countries abroad to any undue or un
reasonable prejudice, disadvantage,
Injury, or discrimination In regard to
nccoptlng, receiving, transporting, or
delivering, or refusing to accept re
ceive, transfer, or deliver any cargo,
freight or pavongers, or In nny other
reipect whatsoever, he Is hereby au
thorized and empowered lo direct the
detention of siilIi M!so1b by with
holding clearance or by formal notice
forbidding departure, and to rev oka,
modify or rcnow any suih direction
That whenever, during the oxlstonce
of n war In which tho United States
Is not engaged, tho President ahall
bo satisfied that there In rcasonnblo
ground to bellevo that under tha laws,
regulations, or practlcos of any bel
ligerent country or Government,
Amorlcan ships or American clUrens
are not accorded nny of tho facilities
of commerco which tho v ousel"! or
cltlzonn of that bolllgcront country
enjoy In tha United Hinted or Iti
possessions, or oro not ncconlcd by
such belligerent equal privileges or
facilities of tmilo with vesncls or
citizen of tin) nationality other than
that of such belligerent, tho Presi
dent li hereby authorized and em
powered to withhold clearance, from
ono or more vessels of such belliger
ent country until such belligerent
PONY, DENIED EXERCISE,
LOSES POWER TO WALK
Three Years Stabling Virtually
Paralyzes Locomotion of Ani
mal, Which Is Shot
A photograph lllunlrntlng this ntury
npprnre on thn pictorial page.
Ono of the most remarkable cases ever
brought to tho attention of the Pennsyl
vania Society for tho rrovontlon of Cruelty
to Animals In this city In that of n pony,
which, after moro than three, years' con
finement In a stable during which time It
novor recolved any exercise, had- not only
lost tho power of locomotion, but had bo-
comn n. physical wreck.
Strango nu It may seem, tho niilmal was
not kopt In Its stall through nny net of
wanton cruelty on tho part of Its owner
On tho other hnnd. It wjk moro a case of
mlnplacod sympathy, nnd no uctlon Is con
templated against tha owner by tho society.
Tho animal, once a beautiful black pony,
prosented a pitiful sight an it stood In the
society's stables In tho reur of 1027 Chest
nut street, awaiting tho oxccutlon of the
death penalty proscribed against It, as a
me.nnn of ending Its Bufferings,
All four hoofs had grown to threo times
their normal size, and tho animal was virtu
ally atnndlng on Its hcols.
The hoofs of tho forelegs had actually
began to curl upward Tho rear legs wero
"cow-logged " Thn teeth hail grown to an
enormous length, and the eyos had become
dimmed. When It attempted to walk Its
lego simply rcfusod to loavo the ground,
nnd officials of tho society lclleve It de
veloped a ca-io of spinal meningitis
Secretary Iluthorford, of tho society, de
clared that never In hla experience In con
nection with work among cniolty societies
had ho ever encountered such a cnBe.
Tho animal was purchasod about four
years ago by Francis 13 Tote), of 2H North
Dnrlen street. Ilo presented It to his son
and the nnlmal was christened Bees. After
n few weoks tho son grow tired of the
animal and refused to rifle It any longor.
Then It was placed In tho stable, Petel
told the society agents
"It Is simply n case of misplaced sym
pathy," said Secretary llutherford. 'The
owner believed he was doing right by the
pony by not working It. The animal was
well fod, I am confident of that, but ths
lack of cxorclBo Is what caused Its ruin.
Thero Is absolutely no hopo for It now. Its
nervei are shattered. There will bo no
prosecution because wo aro confident It was
not a wanton act of cruelty. Thero was
such a caso yearB ago In Wisconsin, where
a man through spite placed a horse in a
stall and confined It for several years be
cause It had become balky and ran away
with him,"
Agents Henry tapper and Richard nyan
discovered tho animal's plight yesterday
uiiu jiuh iv removeu to me society s head
quarters. The pony was not able to walk
Into tho ambulance.
Tho animal was relieved of its misery
with the aid of the Greener Humane Killer,
n gun which fires n large-caliber bullet Into
the bruin, causing Instant death.
Norweffian Steamship Reported Sunk
LONDON. Nov. 31. A Copenhagen dls
patch to the Hxchange Telegraph Company
n.iys the Norwegian steamship Joachim
Ilrlnch Lund, 1003 tons, has been torpedoed
A lifeboat bearing tho name "Joachim
Ilrlnch Lund" containing the body of a sea
man, has been found In Falmouth I?ay.
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EVENING lffl)(mto PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVIMB&& 21,
shall restore to such American ves
sels and American ottlssns reciprocal
liberty of commerce and equal fa
cilities of trade; or the President may
dlreot lhat similar privileges and fa
cilities, if any, enjoyed by vessels or
citizens of such belligerent lit the
United States or Its possessions bo
refused to vessels or citizens of such
belligerent ! and In such case he shsll
mako proclamation of his direction,
slating the facilities nnd privileges
which shall b refused, and the bel
ligerent to whoso vessels or citizens
they nre to be refused, and thereafter
tho furnishing of such prohibited
privileges and facilities to any vesnet
or cltlrcn of tho belligerent named In
such proclamation shall be unlawful ;
nnd ho tnay clinngc, modify, revoke,
or renew such proclamation ; and any
person or persons who shall furnish
or attempt or; connplrn to furnish or
bo concerned In furnishing or In ths
concealment of furnlihlng facilities
or privileges to ships or persons con
trary to tho prohibition In such proc
lamation shall bo liable to a fins of
not less than 12000 nor more than
160,000 or to Imprisonment not to
exceed two years, or both, In the dis
cretion of tho court.
In enso nny vessel which Is detained
by lrtuo of this act shall depart
or attempt to depart from tho Juris
diction of tho United Stales without
cloarance or other lawful authority,
tho owner or maBter or person or
persons having charge or command of
such vessel shall bo severally llablo
lo n fine of not less than $2000 nor
moro than MO.000, or to Imprison
ment not to oxcoed two years, or
both, and In addition such vessel shall
bo forfeited to tho United Stntes.
Thnt the President of the United
Statos Is heroby authorized nnd om
powored to employ such part of the
land or navnt forces of tho United
States as rlmll be necessary to carry
out thn purposes of this act
Kxtract from "An act lo (n create
thn revenue, and or oth'r jturpoae "
piuted lv Oongrttn a4 approved by
the I'rcsUlenl September s, Jl$
FIRE-TRAPPED WOMAN
THROWS BABY TO COP
Child Caught Unhurt Fourteen
Families Rescued in New York
Tenement Blaze
NEW YORK. Nov 21 With thn sta'lr
wayB cut oft by flames, flromcn and po
lice rescued fourteen fnmlllos from a. four
story brick tenement Iioiimo In Brooklyn.
The fire, which darted In tho bniement,
wnn HcKIng tho stops nnd nillng the halls
with sinoku before tho occupants woro
warned
When Truck No 146 arrived, In charge
of Lieutenant McAllister, a woman yelled,
"Catch my child !"
"Don't throw that baby!" MoAllliter
commanded, but down camo a bundle, from
tho second floor, and .McAllister caught
Tesilo NUkro, thrco-month-old daughter
of Mrs BbbbIo Nlakro Thu baby had been
wrapped In n hlankot and won unhurt.
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F0RPRESIDENT READY
Letter Probably Will Be Trans
mitted After Conferenco of
Leaders Today
NllW YOR1C Nov. 21 Charles 13.
Hughes Is expected to send his felicitations
to President Wilson on his re-election to
day or tomorrow Ho Is understood to have
written a congratulatory letter, but has
been nsked to delay Its transmission until
nftcY a conference of Republican national
managers called for today.
Chairman Wlllcox, George W. Perkins,
National Committeeman Herbert Parsons, of
New York, nnd National Committeeman
Charles B Warren, of Michigan, who have
acted ns a campaign board of strategy, to
day will nnalyzo tho very latest official re
turns from California, If thoso returns
demonstrate to their comploto satisfaction
thnt tho President has surely won In that
Slate, the board of strategy will so Inform
Mr Hughes and advise htm lo offer his con
gratulations without delay.
ADVERTISES FOR HELP TO
PROVE INNOCENCE OP MURDER
Accused Wants Witness"" to Prove His
I'rcsonco in Ilotol at Time of Killing
CHICAGO. Nov. 21. Daniel A FarreJI,
a stenographer, today la advertising for
help In proving that ho did not kill Richard
Hatfield In iv saloon hold-up horn Ooctober
80, Farrell was registered at tho Y M.
C. A. Hotel, nnd upon tho lime ho regis
tered there his life, may depend, His ad
vertisements ask that others who wero nt
tho hotel that night como forward nnd glvo
tho hour at which tholr names wero placed
on the register, In order that thn tlmn nt
which ho registered may bo nscertnlned,
Kiirroll. who camo hnro from Brooklyn,
vvns nrrnnted becaune ho resembled a man
whoso picture wns In tho Rogues' Gallery
Ono of tho wounded victims of tho hold-up
Identified him nnd lin wnn held
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HOLY GHOST SISTERS
RECEIVE POSTULANTS
Archbishop Presides at First
Public Function In Chapel
of Divino Love
For the first time In the history of Ameri
can Oathollclsm, ths solemn profession of
the Sister Servants of tho Holy Qhost was
held In the United States, when thn cere
mony took place In the newly founded
convent on tho southwest corner of Twenty
second and Green streets this Inornlmr.
Ono of tho purposes of tho order Is thn
perpetual adoration of the Ulessed Sacra
ment. Some of the members of tho Sis
ter Servants of the Holy Ohost nro present
In the chapel day And night. The tocal
community consists of eight professed sla
ters, nnd three postulants Two of them
were formally admitted, today The house
nnd chapel wero presented to tho order by
C. A, Lane, of the firm nf Allen, hane
& Scott. Tho Sisters are obliged to earn
their own maintenance In various was,
such as making vestments, laces and doing
hand painting '
The ceremonies were largely attonded be-
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by Archbishop m rrenjUrgsst Monslgnor
refer Masson, of Allcnfown. sang Solemn
High Mass with ller. J 3 Kcelan ar.d tho
Iti. Alfonsus Wolf, of this city, as deacon
and subdeacon. Ths sermon was preached
by the Ilov. llencdlct Ouldner, of tho Church
of ths Oesu The mass was followed by the
reception of illss Itosa Smith and Miss
Mary McChrfjitle. who will bo known In
religion as Sister Mary Edmunda and Sis
ter Mary Itose.
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