FIREMEN'S LIFE CONSTANT STRAIN Idle Moments Few and Far DBJWCBll 111' il JliUUlD Daily Duty UNDERPAID, OVERWORKED In "Idle Day's Routine" of Philadelphia Fireman ON DUTY twenty-ono hours out ot every twenty-four. Answers every nlorm struck. JIust take turn at watch, four hours, day or night. ,.,..,. Does share of "house duty," which comprises sweeping, mopptnrr, scrub bing nnd polishing of quarters and tflecp interrupted by compulsory response and preparedness to answer every box alarm in any part of city sounded during day or night. After duty at firo ground must clean and replace used hose in Are tower and substitute outfit on wagon before changing water-soaked cloth- It on fire prevention duty or de tailed to training school, must re turn to station and do night duty after completing day's work. This rotitino is maintained for five corisocutivo days, during which per iod no man may sleep in daytime, no matter whether on firo service all night or not. Wnding measure to increaso pay and shorten hours would tend to check this "idleness." r)is(orrDh IlluitraUnc tbit ttory appear V m the, pictorial vat. Idleness In the nuroau of Firo exists only In popular imagination. No busier net ot tntni shares In the municipal payroll tlinn the 871 members of the engine nnd truck companies, composing, tho rank nnd file of the fclty's flre-flghtlng brigade. On duty twenty-ono hours of each twenty-four, the answering of alarms Is but one of tho mnny 'ltmn In tho fireman's dally routlno. No man In the department but would gladly hive realized tho popular conception that the llfe-rlsklng'gallop to a striking box and fluty on the firo grounds wero the only de mands made upon him tn return for the 1G to 90 a month for which ho places his life In jeopardy and forfolta homo comfort and family nssoclatlrns that his neighbor may, "be secu; In property and person. Biit that tho prevailing Impression may be corrected and that tho Philadelphia pub lics may bo made nwaro why their support li asked In tho movement to secure a fair living wage and more equablo hours for tho firemen the subjoined day's routlno of a buo'man Is given: A DAY'S nOUTINE It was obtained from one ot tho men and Is based upon personal experience. It fol lows: "A fireman's day ordinarily has no beginning-, or encf, for It Is continuous. So let us start our routine from tho" day off, which nominally begins nt 8 o'ctock In tho morn bur. "After being off duty for twenty-four hours, or from 8 o'clock ono morning until I o'clock the following day, ho reports back to ids station for Rroduty. In many cases ,' It happens that beforo he goes off for tho tolldny ho has dono a 'nlgnt watch.' This : beans four consccutlvo hours on duty as lookout man' In chargo of the first floor while the other members of his company nro eleplng, Tho first or night watch begins tt 8,o'clock-and lasts until midnight. A 12 to .4 watch" follows and then comes 'last watih.' covering tho period from 4 o'clock , until . f IN AND OUT AGAIN "It often happens that beforo a fireman fcas tlmo to change his clothing after his day'vprt an alarm of fire will come tn, to hlchbls company responds. There Is no time, to.'chango his uniform. Caught In his bet clothes,' he jumps aboard tho corn- IB: blnatlon wagon or ladder truck and away bo sues. "If It Is a 'service' fire, the chemical stream, water or dirt In whlcl ho works may ruin his clothing. ."If he Is not called out, but remains on tatlon duty, thoro Is housework to be dono. He must do his sharo of swooping, mopping, scrubbing stairs, polishing.) brass work or Cleaning apparatus. Thero Is ho special -day for cleaning. Stations and equipment ,are required to bo kept spick and Bpan at all times, for the flrehouses aro all ODen far IS Sublkj and departmental Inspection, and wa l)ever know t what moment visitors, either official or civilian, may drop In to 'look us over," Brass, windows and apparatus- must bo polished and clean at all hours. "A man who haB a '.watch' to keep goes to bed after his four hours' sentinel duty. He thinks he, Is to get an hour's sleep. lie 'Is hardly In bed when the Joker taps, and hie successor or watch yells, 'Wide awake I' He leaps from bed, springs to the sliding Pole and drops tq tho first floor. lie makes ready to go out to the firo ; but after being hus prepared ho learns that tho alarm tame from a box located perhaps five miles rr more from hla station and entirely out ff his company's district "Back to bed ho goes, again hoping to Obtain some' rest beforo daybreak. He la never sure tnat another alarm Is not coming n, a call that maybe summons him to a duty from which he will never return. "On some nights thero may bo ten or a dozen alarms. Each ono Involves the awakening and preparation for response of very man In every engine and truck house w the city. It doesn't matter whero tho Ore Is or what box Is pulled. Every call strikes In every house. NO SUOHTINO OF DUTY "If a man's company Is called out. It doesn't matter whether or nov ho has Just ome off a four-hour watch or what other VMty h"e has performed previously that day r night. He goes out with his comrades lint the same. "At this time of year. If the blase In volves water Una service), tho man holding the line or nozzle may be covered with Ico r wringing wet, "It makea no difference It la duty and J must stand up to It unflinchingly, And does. He 'eats smoke' and takes his JaUY like tha man he Is until the Are Is tut Then half.froent with his clothes ,oaklng, tired and hungry, he loads .the - " into the wagon and Boes back to gunners, it may be daylight by this time, s"t he, ln't allowed to resume his Inter upted sleep. "No ope Is allowed In the bunkrooms In V1? morning. h'.,Ib ' no allowed to change his dripping, Mulling clothes until the wet hose has been , removed from the wagon and replaced by y sections from the reserve outfit In the o) tower. Drivers and engineers ' look wr their horses or engines, tha first duty vein to get Into condition for service fwin as quickly as possible, t "After animals and apparatus are cared r. then tha fireman may look after nlm- j He may bathe and change his clothes. Wed as he Is, he may have a middle 7L. to keP- wl'l:l ' from o'clock. 5,,.T? rae'"me Intervened during his firo iy or watch ho loses It Every man in a mpany does three watches a week. j. s "oes on for live days and nights, sunny which time the fireman may re JP9V his clothing only to bathe or to change "He working to "best uniform, as ho Is Mired to sleep jn uniform blouse and 'Many nights' It happens that before be MS. UW & kf n, i.- t.., t...n nn nlJ lVl ti ""y or m not '"Volvo actual thT&tw'fti day!" hm l M"P sim-'LTjf iht pud1,s ' fireman aSn.nl lh.at th ' a" h do unless actually at work at a flr. ,.. THOUOHTLKS8 CHITICS. five Tn, .?i"in ,d0Mn't op to think that nlah? .idit" """nuons work, day nnd It! ho' J-.? nrmnn cnnies nearest to doing f,t TJ ?7if ?TJ!. 'J'88 Conditions havo ex ?' LL.-ih .rhllfld"nnla department since IIS nrganlzatlon fortyllvo years ago. mad. . mi1?1?'" ,hal n chftne wl!1 b cim. if .l.hl 'y? dajr' nncl WB hn0"- t "111 win .l.n ,"Ublf' RWnre of tho conditions, Major and Councils." AUItELIO OIOttNI'S ItECITAL Young Pianist Plays WelUBalanced Program With Distinction u-'Mr,tn,nal,on of tirogrnm and dldllnc-.uSi- i1?lJlnK " ho characlcrlzlnB In ?1 .f ' ,B r?.cltal whlch lR,,t n'Rht Kin troduced Aurello dlornl to Philadelphia music lovers. They wore not overly nu merous In the npparcnliy vast spaces of Wltherspoon Hall, hut their npplaiiso wan bestowed unstintedly for a felicitous com bination of player, program and performance u was an artistically successful first at tempt of the young Italian virtuoso to stand on Ms merits ns an Individual soloist. Ist winter, his first reason before tho public in this country, ho appeared nn supple mentary nrtlst with the Itlch-Klmller Quar tet and other organizations, nnd his work viewed as an Incident to other proitrnmi brought tho wish that ho would Rlvo a better and more extensive revelation of his talent In a program unshared by other.. Such a program and such a revelation he gave last night and realized very largely the promlso that his contributions to other programs had conveyed. Mr. Olornl built his progrnm with exceeding skill. Al though It contained certain fnmlllnr num bers, such as the Schumann "Ktudes Sym phonlques," the MacDowell B minor Preludo from the Sulto numbered ten and tho Chopin Nocturno In A flat. No. I, ot Opus 32. It WftM fnr frntM (tAmranllnnnl In nkitlrt or collocation. Yet there was nothing outre" or sensational. It was Intended to afford appreciation of artistry and to dem onstrato musicianship, nnd In this design by purity of oulllno nnd sincerity of char acter It succeeded admirably. Mr. Olornl opened, ns Is proper, with Bach, choosing tho Fantasia and Fuguo In A minor. This, It will bo remembered, wna originally a composition for tho clavichord, and so Mr. Olornl fittingly premedltntcd his effects to tho thinner values ot Dach's in strument; also ho conveyed tho ctasslo con tours of tho piece. That ho has volume, velocity and vigor was proved by tho read ing of the Schumann studies, which literally lived up to tho name of voices sounding together. A nlco employment of the tempo rubato distinguished tho Chopin pieces, which Included tho P major Ilallndo nnd tho Ciharp minor Scherzo In addition to tho nocturne. Two numbers by his master, tho lato Maestro Sgambatl, of tho St. Cecilia Academy, of Rome, Included tho somowhnt fnmlllnr and very dlfllcult Tocc.itn and tho Bolto a m'uslquo Badinage, dedicated to Mr. Glornl, who played It "con nmorc." For tho first tlmo waa performed tho young so loist's ono Fughettn glncosa In F lint, a composition that has n merry spirit, but tho sunny humor ot tho Latins nnd not tho sinister humor of n Teuton Till Owlglnss. For conclusion, thero was a .resounding de livery of tho Tnuslg arrangement of Schu bert's Marcho Mllltatro. "W. It. M. ART DANCE FOR CHARITY Esthotic Numbers to Provido Fund3 for Education in. Appalachian Mountains An exhibition ot esthetic dancing by Miss Marguerlto C. Walz, to raise funds to oducato the Inhabitants of tho Appalach ian Mountains, will bo given tonight In tha ballroom of the Bellevuo-Stratford, under tho auspices of the .Philadelphia Auxlllnry of tho Southern Industrial Education As sociation, The funds will be used to build schools and to plnco better equipment In schools now standing and to glvo the four million pooplo a better opportunity to rise from a state of. Ignorance and secure an educa tion. The patronesses are: Mrs. Ilobert Alexander, Mrs. Howard S, Anders, Mrs. F. 21, Boynton, Mrs. Oeorgo W, Cnrr. Mrs. Victor Cochran, Mrs. Walter Clark, Mrs. Allen Chllds, Mrs. Augustus Davis, Mrs. J, Edward Durham, Mrs. Georgo H. Evans, Mrs. O. L. Estabrook, Mrs. Boulton Earnshaw, Mrs. Oeorgo Hale Gould, Mrs. John Qrlbbel, Mrs. Allen Oil more, Mrs. James II. Hoffecker, Miss E. V. Hughes, Mrs... William Hcsso, Mrs. It. S. Howard-Smith, Mrs. Harry C. Lawson, Mrs. Victor Mulford, Mrs. Spencer K. Mul ford, Jr., Mrs. W, II. Mulford, Mrs. Oeorgo II. Morgan, Mrs. James P. MacFarland, Mrs. Thomas Potter, Jr., Mrs. William Potter, Mrs. E. Sydney Prlchard, Mrs, Horace B. Wchards. Mrs, Henry Q, niter. Jr.. Mrs. Henry O. Illter, 3d, Mrs. Charles Roberts, Mrs. Edward II. Well, Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs. It. B. Williams, Mrs. E. A. Wright, Mrs. Ralph Graham Wilson, Mr. M. E. Wlstar, Mrs. Charles S. Wal ton nnd Mrs. Charles Walton, Jr. Diamond Gypsy Rings, $40 g Our showing of Diamond Gypsy Rings is unusu ally large and attractive, comprising settings with three Diamonds, two" Diamonds and Sapphire and two Diamonds with Emerald or Ruby. The Diamonds are fine white stones set in 14-Kt. solid-gold mountings. Priced $35, $40, $45 and $50 OUR PERFECTED CREDIT SYSTEM offers every opportunity of giving a gift of value that represents both sentiment and intrinsic value. We will gladly send art catalog and full informa tion regarding our original credit plan may -we? HARBURGESTS 1014 Chestnut St. Where Credit Has the Sane Purchasing Power as Cash EVENING LEDGER-PmLADELPHIA FRIDAY ENJOY'LOVEFEASf AT STATEDINNER Political Leaders of Both Factions Forget Their Differences PENNSYLVANIA PRAISED A Republican organization ''love fcnsl." That Is what tho first annual dinner of tho Pennsylvania State Society, held last night In tho ballroom of tho Bellcvuo Strat ford Hotel, amounted to, It was the first gathering of the po litical leaders of both factions within the party In mnny years nt which political knives wero sheathed nnd, factional differ ences Ignored. The banquet was held to extol the virtues of Pennsylvania ns n State, nnd In addi tion to onlclnl Pennsylvania and tho wives ot the Slnta official? for they wero pres ent, too tho Governors of four other States Jellied In the pralso of this Com monwealth. Headed by "Sam" McCnll, of Massachu setts, tho Oovcrnbrs who nttended nnd spoko Included Charles R. Miller, of Deln ware, nnd Oovcrnor-clect Walter E. Edge, of Now Jersey. They wero born In Penn sylvania nnd came back to mingle with tho "homo folks" nncn more. Governor Hnnna, of North Dakota, another Stnto chief exec utive who was born In Pennsylvania, "was unable to be prencnt, but ho sent sincere ro gards nnd bent wishes to tho State. Oovcrnor-ctect Edge received n warm re ception, especially when hn plnlgcd n busi ness administration for Now Jersey. It was a purely State spirit thnt domi nated tho State gnthcflng. Every ono present and thnt Include 1 every politician of nolo In the State w th tho exception ot Senator Penrose nnd Stnto Chnlrman William 13, Crow Joined In the most sin cere expression ot lovo for their home Commonwealth ever seen here. Politics crept into tho function only nt Infrequent intervals. Tho Vare-Hrumbnugh lenders nnd followers wero seated together, whllo tho other fnctlonallsts wero logothcr. Public Service Commissioner Michael J. Ryan beenmo political In ono part of his speech. Ho extolled Pennsylvania ns n bulwark ot, the protective tariff policy, and asocrted that the wealth and progress of tho Stnto hnvo been due to that policy. Thero wns only ono regret about tho Stnto dinner. That was tho fact thnt It Interfered with tho mutual Tlmnksglvlng dinner of tho Clover Club. Ofllclal Pennsylvania gavo Its chief ex ecutlvo n rousing welcome. Governor nrumbnugh outlined tho history of tho Com momvenlth nnd gavo little Insights Into Colonial and Revolutionary times thnt wero new to his hearers. Ho told of tho manner In which tho hardy sons of tho Stnto had carved n commonwealth out of the territory given to I'cnn, nnil how Its varied nnd cos mopolitan population wero at ono In loyalty to tho country nnd tho Stntc. nnd in rcndl ness U yield their lives, If need be, to keep Invlolato their prestige, glories nnd luster. Governor McCiill, of Massachusetts, paid n glowing tribute to tho administration of Governor Brumbaugh nnd tho Ideals of gov ernment which havo prevailed In this State, IStandardofPUl THFEOAMKLINI A SlITAn n.....,u1 COb f PHIL.n.tDuiA.PA. "i -... , j. Sold In 2, 5, 10, 25 and SO lb. cotton baft It's easy to get the best cane sugar made simply de mand Franklin Granulated Sugar. Franklin sugar satisfies Granulated, Dainty Lumpt, Powdered, Confectioners made rnoM SPCWI-OW A extra fiheJ WOMAN LOCKS BURGLAR IN HOUSE; CALLS POLICE He Merely Ynwns, but Must Fnco Several Accusers in Court Madam, If you find a burglar In your kitchen, lock him In nnd call tho police. Mrs. Kate Sumn. of 1S35 North Philip street, did It with satisfactory results, Tho alleged burglar whom Mrs, Suma locked In her kitchen Wns not annoyed or excited by the prospect ot capture. He merely yawned when ho heard tho bolt scrape tn the lock. Then ho took oft his shoes, bat, coat, vest, collar and tlo, lay down on a couch nnd watted, Tho Intruder. Doycr Stocken, alias VIs colf. of 931 North Orlanna street, was held In $500 ball today by Magistrate Glenn, nt the Fourth nnd York streets pollco station, for a further hearing-. He was accused by several residents Of tho neighborhood of robbing them after he hnd Ingratiated him solf with their families and learned their hours nt homo. Forest Fires Quenched by Hain nnADING. Pa.. Nov. :i. Tho henvy rain hero hns ended fears of forest Arcs. Several smoldering (Ires near the city wero ex tinguished. Ten were extinguished In the Inst few days by volunteers and Hoy Scouts. I.enps From UridKc to Her Death WII.L1AMSPOIIT. Pn., Nov. 24. Disap pointed in love. Mary Hitter, thirty-two, jumped from Mnrknt street bridge nnd was drowned In tho west branch of the Suro.uc hanun Itlvrr. Under Men Introduc The Wrap Overcoat! , New! A military adaptation of the London great coat exactly suited to the tastes and com fort of American men. The New Store, always trie creafor of original styles, has held back the introduction of this handsome outer garment purposely to prevent its being copied. But it is here now plentifully here ready for you to wear out of the store at $20 $22.50 $25 $30 In its construction we have used nothing but the finer cloths, and since its splendid lines require unusual yardage the minimum price is $20, and it is worth every cent of it, and more! When an overcoat combines new style with comfort; quality with low price; warmth without weightiness then you have something new under the,sun, and that's 0 a The NOVEMBER 24 BEEP IS NO LONGER ASSET TO .FOOTBALL GLADIATORS; SPEED ALONE IS ESSENTIAL By OIUNTLAND IlICE Von JtenniD iaur ffsbf! And high or low or l reit ef U, Today, next jenr well, ih dale Is tt, And celtlnu the icorst.or the 6eil of U At the Women! picked by m tmfcnoicn Fate, One quirv slnnrta or th OMtfcoimd mt tttrt ( lon'l the nmller If Un't the date When the bill come due ns the diufc nroiea crciy, tre you rcadv to pa)t Vou fcnoto the price Fixed for vonr brie! day tn the nn lm! II tn't a burden, or aacrtftee That inl.ue.i nnolfier, nnd nlto on one, Hiil nit equal charge tor the high and low, For thdie at the cr.t and those at bny, .1 price Unit fciioics no frtend or toe. flul only thts from the Game's arroy, Are you ready to paft CHICK IIAHI.KV. of Ohio Slate, has won two blB Kmes almost slnRlo-handed, ns the minlnt phrase la often put. If ho can add Northwestorn's detnehed scalp to his collection Chick will carry Ohio by three or four times the margin employed by Presi dent Wilson. Football AVclRht Kplsodes nnd Incidents of 1PIC hnvo nhown boyond tho need of further debnto thnt old-fashioned beef Is virtually null nnd void In tho present game. The stnrs ot thn campaign, In tho main, are well below tho averago weight of the averngo team. Vf,X3mmmKiWnH!imm ing Something the Sun . and Young Men Wrap William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut Street 1016 Casey, of Harvard, weighs l&i. pounus. Pollard, of Urown. weighs 156, 'Maubelsch. of Michigan, weighs 167. I.o Gore Is below 170. Casey, Pallard nnd Maulbetseh are not forced to depend alone upon their speed. They hnva been among tho hardest runners of tho game, driving their wny through with unusual jxjwcr. The Greatest Upset What has been the season's most spec tacnlar upsett a reader inquires; The following Is hard to beat! Illinois beat Minnesota 14 to It; Chicago beat Illinois 20 to 7 ! Wisconsin bent Chi cago 80 to 7. This, by the comparative score route, would make Wisconsin forty-ono points bet ter than Minnesota. The final scoro was: Minnesota M, Wis consin 0. An arrangement that Involves n comparative scoro displacement of nlnety flvo points should bo nwnrded tho laurel bBy, with all further nominations closed. Wo noto whoro nn expert lists Jess Wit lard as "absolutely Invincible, heyond tho reach of nny contender In the ring." It ono looks back through tho Dltca ot thirty years ho will also find this! Thnt In 1830 John tjiwrenco Sullivan wns "Invincible"; that In 1000 Jim Jeffries was "lnvlnclblo" i thnt In 1312 Jnck Johim-m wns "Invincible." Wlllnrd's nupremncy today Is no moro marked than Iho supremacy of Sul livan, Jeffries nnd Johnson. They wero nil supermen, not to bo overthrown. They woro nil beyond tho reach of n mortal connuoror. l3BaTaiU-JWVW.WJCTiliro.J,'BlVlgJ-.JilAlV'Jl.Vi to Phi -.",' ..'!- 1 Nw' I , ; - mmmmmm . Ut J38..I. H-, ...I...I... Hut at tho appointed. hour.eAch. in ftfn i$A ,. knew what It mnnt to wait, tat dowrrpa u Un resin, until Iho ofllclal tlmekee'peir Wj completed his count To Hetlrc We hear, too, that Wllant Is planning w ' retire. So was SulllVAh. Jcftrlea hart !al . rehdr retired. Johnson wns to retire 'Rfttr "this Inst fight." " . ' Wlllnrtt may break the record, nutjtftir betting Is 10 to 0 that ho doesn't Just 'oS ho Is getting ready to, tep to one side, un tientcn. the chanco to pick up nnothe? $50,". 000 or 1100.000 "easy money" will lur hlm on Just onco loo often. Ono moro slit' at easy money nhd then another '"''in V-lnclble" will tako his place until fa to ptekB " tho hour for ,hls BUCCcssor ,to ar rive. Invincible wna not meant to be written Against tho name of nny contender who; ' -enres to stick nroiihd. Hut how much Is a defense, worth, isnyv,." wny? Princeton had a strong detente!, nnd ' yott may recall whnt It got her, Brooklyn UfilMied n bmt fourth defensively, but woh "n pennant. Those who aro wondering -whether PitlJt burgh or Brown will bo bedecked with the Imlrol mem to forget that Ilrown sUtl haa n lenmliy tho" iiamo of Colgate to' push, out of tho wny, where tho pushing Is no part nt n pipe. . .r. "?. In fact, rou might add thnt even' If Ilrown bents Colgate It will Only bo by 1 ctoso hhnveV -The Cincinnati Heds wore second In club batting nnd third In club ridding. Tho!? only apparent weakness wns Inability' to win. v - ' ' Heliig second In batting, third In fleeing nnd Inst In games Won and lost Is no sort of n knock, of course, at Hed pitching nnd'rted nlcrtncss. ., ., i-B New - "- -t --.1 - 1 - "V ,.j i v J '.-! '.' 11 ?; . m T j ArJrJJ'i-'-l,. ' ladelphia i i i i i I I rnmmvuimmmK9m ..fyy aeiwlsjr mm w flw or has b UwnnI sis or u.u tiam mmw1 mmM8mzmgm&&$ -"t - '."Ml - 1- j. - - -" . . .9--r . .ijsc . . i.Mm.v.i.a.i.! t,m j. j m n mil i j mwmmm' 'iirmQmmpmmb&bfauA TwiLtmitf&t
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