Iremen urge CITIZENS TO AID Appeals to Their Council- men mean uuusu in Campaign loROE OP PUBLIC OPINION Vnur Appeat to These Men Can Relieve Our Firemen Councils' Committee on Finance, whose favorable voice for firemen's betterment rests upon populrfr dc- jnand. Councllmcn trrnf J. Trainer, 800 S. Front it William J. Crawford, 2038 Fltiwater at riiArle Seiccr, 1715 l'ino at. John J. McKlnlcy. Jr.. 2802 N. Second at. nmnre D'Autrechy, 1524 N. Lawrenca et wnSitom B. Flnley, 2005 8. Fourth at John K. Flaherty. 463 City Hall. rwXf. D. Bacon. 409 N. Flrty-fourth at. fiS'uIrd Huchhol. 183 City Hall. William " w"w - --..- i ti.nnil AVfl. 'Silas Abrams, 230 W. Wilder at (. Common Councllmen 'jflseah I. OalTney (chairman), 1005 Mor- rls BulldlnB. Robert Smith. 1217-19 ChcstnXH at. Pnd. Sehwarz. Jr.. 4744 Richmond at jrrl B. Conn. 2238 N. Ninth aL John H. BaUley. 520 S. Delaware ave. William J. McCloskey, 32 N. Front at 'Timothy J. McCarthy, 1001 Falrmount ave. . .. j.nws H. McOurlc. N. B. cor. Second nil Columbia nve. 'mmon Walter, 321-323 Cherry at Charles, J. mchuiuiji . o. minui u William C. Wllllnms, 735 Sansom at Bernard J. McQulgun, 3169 N. Fifth at K tn response to tha vlirorous cnmpalg-n 'being waged on behnlf of tho firemen of Philadelphia, direct appeals are being made to members of Councils, and especially to tie Flnanco Committee of that body, urging v.. .n.tlcn ho done at tho earliest possible moment for a long overlooked and deserving Mt Of PUDIIO BCrvania. incna ciiuiu, in Hereon or by letter, base their claim upon the ground that better working conditions fnr th firemen are In no sonso an extrava gant use ot the city finances, but a simple HCt OI reparation iu u iuhh uimuwiucM .v fctlon on the part of tho city of the laws 'of humanity and ,Juatlce. Owners of real estato and operators In property ara among tha stanchest advo cates of tho firemen's cause. A petition Ixt been submitted to Chairman Oaffney, of the Finance Committee, which bears only the signatures of men who nro engaged In the building and handling of realty. Theso Individuals, In many Instances, -wcro op Boied to any raise In tho tax rato, but upon the question of more pay and better hours 'for the firemen they stand unitedly In favor of the pending ordinance. They tako the ground that $75 a month, or oven the maxi mum of 191 now given to the hose and Udder men, la utterly Inadequate recom pense for tha service required. BunPLua would coveii expense Eome of the court officers and other in tended beneficiaries under the 1917 budgot might well wait, they argue, better than the firemen, who have patiently remained In the background these many years. The estimated surplus for the coming year, they point out, will not only provide means to not the Rurea.ll of Pirn nn a twn.nln.tnnn i', M'fct.TW slvlnn. Ih. flA.A. nntw In.lua feoura a day on duty, or twice the hours demanded of a court officer, but would leave a substantial margin for other Coancll mtnle) allotment. , The firemen themselves are content to fTUge their fight solely along the lines of pignlfled appeal to the reasonable sense id the Finance Committee. Citizens goner- Hilly, they feel assured, are convinced that If fZ.EO a day Is deemed proper pay for in unskilled, workman lor eight hours tabor performed undor conditions of secur- JKjty and safety, their request for an In crease over the 12.46 they receive for twenty-four hours continuous service, per formed often at risk of Ilfo and limb and confined to the saving of the lives and 'property of their fellow-cltlzons, la shabby return. This latter point Impressed with cleaj nets upon the Individual members of the Finance Committee, the firemen and their fKlupporters believe, will bring about prompt ;,na substantial relief. Tho Mayor nas ex pressed himself as unwilling to declare his position toward the firemen until tho re port ot the standardization of salaries, now lander way. Is submitted to him. The fire men are willing to abide by the findings or ftbls Investigation, which they say can only emphasize the Inadequacy of their remuner ation, whether compared with that of other municipal, employes or with the average pay ot firemen In other American cities. Let the citizens of Philadelphia, by per- EtBNtNe LEDGEEIHiLABEIjPHIA, MO!NI)AY, NOTBrBI3 27, 1916 ' c aonal visitation or by tetter, chatripton their cause with their Councllmen, or, mora par ticularly, with tha members of the Finance Committee, and their struggle for proper recognition la won. No Councilman, how ever powerful, would defy tha wishes of his constituents, and It those constituents declaro their wish that the firemen be pro vided for, the vote on the pending relief ordinance, the firemen feel, would be not only overwhelming but unanimous. That the pubtlo Understanding of the situation may be made clear and complete, citizens, both men and women, are Invited to visit the firo station, where every detail of the service and tho condltons under which the firemen labor and live will be explained cheerfully. Many organisations and clvle bodies hare already done this, with the result that h strong appeal for relief has. Immediately followed. It the public generally would Imitate the example of these organisations and obtain personal acquaintance with the facts, It la tha belief of the firemen that there would n6t be found ona resident of the city and no single member of Councils who would withhold his support and earnest advocacy of their plea. I.ACK OF SUBSTITUTES Tha cause of the police Is somewhat dif ferent. They, too, nro asking mom wages. They aro organised In thla direction. But the police already enjoy many privileges unknown to the firemen. If a policeman Is alckor oft duty there Is an adequato force of substitutes to draw Upon. There Is not a alngle substitute In the Bureau of Fire. Comrades of the Injured or sick man must fill In nnd perform his task, leaving tho company shorthanded until the Incapaci tated member la able to Teturn to duty. The list ot cllglbles for the current year Is exhausted and many companlea aro con stantly working with less than their com plement of hose or ladder men. Tho last company to be Installed, Engine No. 58, at Byberry. I being handled by six men, nnd another compnny, No. 69, to bo located within a few woeks at Hunting Park nvenuo and Schuyler street. Nlcetown, can only bo mado up by "robbing" other com panies to provide enough firemen to get Its apparatus to r fira and to start It In service. The police, too, thanks to a previous art mlnlstrntton, ara on a three-platoon basis, bo that no man on street duty has over eight hours' scrvlco out of each twenty four. The fireman's day la continuous, or three times that of the policeman, with the exception of his sixth day ofT, when he may have twenty-four hours at home with his f an scorn's Special Prices November 7th to Deeember 14, IBIS TKLKMIOKE IJell, Market Mill Keystone, Mln MOO Bend for u supply of addressed twatals for orderuii. Hanscom's Grand Banquet Coffee is almost a necessity for a good Thanksgiving Dinner 36clb.,or51b.caivH.7Q THANKSGIVING GROCERIES Jail a hint, nanscom's flam Foddlnc, 23c. 38c 58c cn Sweet Cider, x 25 C sal Assorted Dessert Nats, 25 C lb "- Oolden nnntora Com. on the fob, VsI. can 38c (about 8 ears) rnANKSOIVINO rASTOT Lorie Tompkln Ties, 30C each Larre Mince Ties. 35C each Finent Fruit Cake, 40C lb .... CANDY flrrxiAts Itanncom's Own Make Chocolates S 28c 38c Mixtures, lb. ,. They rank with any at doable the price. We are not trying to catch the high prices and as a result trade ts coming our way fast. Wholesale nnd Retail Grocers and Manufacturers 1232 Market St. & Branches W family, except when short-handedness or a callto action demands his presence at the station or on the firs ground. The Pollca Pension Fund Is In healthy condition and the members of the bureau can look forward to the hour of their eligibility to retirement with confidence and security. The Firemen's Pension Fund, financially, Is so poor that It cannot support the beneficiaries now on the rolls except by eating Into Its principal at a rate that threatens Us extinction within a few years, while men In tha sixties and seventlea re main onjhe active list long after they could claim the benefits ot tho fund, because their retirement would mean the bankfuptjy ot the fund within two years and consequent Impoverishment ot the aged men. widows and orphans now dependent upon It for their only means of support AUTOS HURT TWELVE; ONE STRIKES TROLLEY Cuts, Fractures nnd Bruises Suf fered, But None of Injured Will Die Twelve persons were Injured as tha re sult ot automobllo accldenta In thla City and vicinity In tha last twenty.four hours. Nona was seriously hurt, An automobile driven by Harry Cunning ham, of 13H North Eleventh street, crashed Into a northbound trolley car at Sixteenth and Ingersoii street. Tha fol lowing persona were cut and, brulaedt Enos Shepherd, alxty-one years old, ot 8702 Van Dyko street! lieatrlce Squires, twenty-one years old, of 18SS North Twelfth atreetj Harry Cunningham, driver ot tha car, thirty-one yearn old, of 1315 North Eleventh streets Mary Hefferln. twenty-two years old, ot 1638 North Twelfth street! Mario Wise, twenty-eight yeara otd, of 1S38 North Twelfth Btreet, and Louis Simpson, of Chester, Pa. Five) men narrowly escaped death when a large touring car In which they were riding swerved aside to avoid running down a negro at Broad nnd South streets and turned Upsldo down. The negro, Cornelius Aldrlch, 1325 Lombard street, who suffered a glancing blow, wna taken td the Penn sylvania Hospital and later discharged. At tha Howard Hospital tha Injured men aald they wera Jarnea 'White, ot 211 South Watts atrceti William Walsh, ot 264 South Camao street, and Frank Fnlla, ot 118 Mimin street. Magistrate Pcrsch arraigned White nnd Walsh In the Twelfth and Pine atreeta station, where they were released under $600 ball for further hearing. The car waa a wreck. Dr. and Mrs. John Mlllick, ot 1605 North Seventeenth street, wera thrown suddenly out when the steering gear of their machine beeamo caught at llhawn street nnd Krows town road. They were tnken to their homo In tho Frankford Hospital ambulance. Mra. Mary Phillips, thlrtythreo years old, of Fifty-sixth street and Olrard nve nuo, waa knocked, down by an automobile driven by Charles Dlckert; twenty-ona yeara old, of 6219 Lancaster avenue. Dlckert $r placed tha woman In tha machlna and aror to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic He pltal, wher It waa found that her no waa broken, several teeth were knocked out and aha waa .aufferlm? from never bruises of the face and body, Tha driver will hfttfA n tiAAHncr lnfftV. Oeorge W, Shlmp, forty yeara otd, ol""-. Altnwav. la In the Cooper Hospital, Cam- den. Buffering from a broken right ahoul der-blade and a cut scalp. Dr. Illchard W. Davis, of Salem, N, J., said the injured! man waa atruck by an automobile. French Town Adopta Food Cards PAniS, Not. ST. A HAvaa dispatch from Limoges aaya that tha city Is about to take a census of Its Inhabitants with a view to Instituting family carda tor various Items of household consumption. $5,000 Reward for Information (regarding a man of foreign appearance, military bearing, about 6 feet with light hair and a double horseshoe ecar on left cheek. The man answering this dei Bcriptionis believed to have left Washington. He was last seen taking a taxi from the new Ebbltt Hotel to the Union Station. A few minutes previously a package of vitally impoitant documents disappeared. Address RALPH PAYNE Room 200, !" New Ebbitt Hotel; Washington ! 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