iSwwft- afv $ "!PMJ?l rpW I. COUNCILMEN TURN TO FIREMEN'S SIDE Pressure of Public Opinion for Better Conditions Felt by Finance Committee FAVOR RECOGNITION SOON Allotment of Money From Sink Ing Fund Mny Solve Prob lem of Pny I'MRiure brought lo bear on the mem bers of Council1 Klnnnce Commutes In be half of the firemen of Philadelphia la begin nine to affect those Councllmen fnvorab y to tho fire-fighters' campnlgn to nn extent that presages Indorsement of their requests for a more equitable salary scale and Utter working conditions. This growing sentiment, among . Coun cllmen to render tho firemen a recognition which, If tardy, will absolve the city of further criticism for falluro to rccognlte these guardians of Us householders nnd their property. Is contained In a statement made today by I Walter Thompson. Com mon Councilman from tho Korty-slxlli Ward 'I hnvo talked with Chairman Gaffney. as well ns virtually every member of the Klnnnce Committee," ald Mr Thompson, "not to mention numerous members of both chambers at largo. While I do not think It would he fair nt this tlmo for me to mention names, t can say that I have been nsiured by a prominent and In fluential member of the Finance Committee that ho nnd his colleagues aro not only friendly to tho cause of firemen, but In a few weeks they hope to be In a position to take up the matter on tho floor of Councils WAIT ON SINKING TUND "Just now I nm given to understand the Question of tho amount to be appropriated to the Sinking Fund It tho only obstaclo to be disponed of The Klnance Commlttea member 1 refer to In well Informed In the doings and Intentions of thnt all-powerful element of Councils According to him. then- '" n prnnpect that some J80O.O00 now allotted tn tho Sinking Fund will become available for general appropriation The exact amount will be known by tho second regular meeting In the present month Should this calculation proo cor rect, It I' (he Intention of my informant nnd his colleagues, ho tells me, to devoto a por tion of It to the men of the Ilurenu of Flro Less thin half of tho nmount I have named would be BiiiTlclcnt to provldo them not only with the salary Increalo they aro asking for. but would also mako provision for the appointment of enough additional hose nnd ladder men to mako IMiosslblo to grant the men In the service one day off In ocry four Instead of every seventh day as at present "Speaking for mjaclf. I nm heartily with the firemen nnd the Justice of their cause, and so are my cotlcngucs from the Forty sixth Wanl We reprcicnt a community of citizen- who for the most part own their own homes', nnd I know the sentiment In tho section of West Philadelphia wherein I live Is strongly of opinion tint tho Ilurenu cf Fire Is not only underpaid nnd over worked, but undermanned nnd poorly equipped Conversation among my asso ciates In Councils has convinced mo that this opinion Is hold by Councllmen from other wards nnd that a change for the bet ter cannot bo rnaclo any too soon It Is not a question of expanse. In my cstlmntlon. It Is a simple matter of necessary protec tion to tho property owner and occupant, while to the II re in an It Is only n matter of fairness that he should receive a compensa- lion equal to thnt given by cities of the tamo rank na Philadelphia There Is no fire department that I know of. and I havo per sonally Investigated conditions In other cities, that renders service ns elllclcnt as that of Philadelphia, et nt tho same time 1 am forced to acknowledge that there Is no elty In America of tho first or second class except Philadelphia that rewards that Bcrv Ice so poorly "In my conversations with my fellow Councllmen and the members of tho finance committee I have come across several who proclaim themselves ardent champions of the firemen In thli campaign. In tho course of a conversation I had only a day or two ago with one of tho floor leaders In my branch of Councils nnd nn active member of the finance committee he assured me that the sentiment In that committee lately had changed very much to the sldo of tho fire men, and, as I havo already said, when the sinking fund allotment Is adjusted the mat ter of increased salaries nnd moro liberal al lowance In the ways of hours or service will have the first consideration I look to see the Mayor, also when ho returns to the illy, announce himself along with the ex Pressed sentiment of tho cltlzenn and so many Councllmen ns advocating the placing of the Philadelphia Hureau of Flro In the position that rightfully it should occupy "Just now I am busv enoucn In the In vestigation of the Pension Mutual Life In surance Company, but my efforts on behalf of obtaining Justice for the members of the Bureau of Police shall not be allowed to de tract from my Interest In or endeavor to aid In every way In my power the over worked and underpaid men of the Bureau of Fire." BVEmNG LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DEOE&lBER 6. 1916 GDIIS SOLVE RIDDLE OF HIGH LIVING COST Four Young Dwellere In Ard more Reduce Price of Lunch eons to Three Cents THAT'S BOTTOM FIGURE Whe They're n Bit Extravagant They Pay ns Much ns Sixteen Cents Tag Days for War Sufferers HAZLETON. Pa., Dec. 6, Other na tlonalltles having had tag dajs for the re lief of war sufferers abroad. Mayor Har vey has granted permission to the Greeks and Syrians to hold n similar event on be half of their countrymen it Is estimated that the anthracite field has sent more than J100.000 to the starving and home less people of European countries since the opening of the war. MWW,WWWWM,WWWA Powerful Searchlight For Car, $5 '-Throws 37,500 C, P, light any way you want it. Picks out dark spots house numbers, sign boards, etc. Substantially made. Fitted with 21 C. P. Nitrogen bulb. Di- . ameter 62 inches, fjilljfrj Make acceptable Xmas gift for motorist friend. Call and examine. Frank T. Stewart Electric Co. L37 & 39 N. 7th old Slut BUg. .ShJ a ill... .. bi..iui it.. ..In "" WMPW AUCHI lV"'nA SALES DIRECTOR and ADVERTISING ANALYST Man of 40 yeara will consider proposition from high1- class con cern on full charge of sales and adver tising promotion work. w jptPEmr One can easily procure a tasty nour ishing and -really delightful meal" for as little as three cents, according to four young business women of Ardmore. who, no longer content In n.-iv fnrlv nml fnrlv. (jvc cent- for lunch each day. started a little lunch room of their own, where they provide an entlclnir menu dally The four young women who have solved the huh cost of living In n svslematlc wnv are Caroline Irwin. Nan ttallagher Mary 1-rands nnd Florence Tltlow The quartet are all employed ns clerks by firms In Ardmore Miss tlnllsRher who Is respon sible for the Idea. Is einpIod by the Auto car Company .She said today that the glrla had become tired of pa) Ing high price for food nnd decided to try to net their own lunch In a moro economical way Here Is her own story of how tho problem was solved "About a week ago three other girls and maelf decided that we could no longer pay fort and forty-tlve cents a dnv for lunch, so wo looked nrnund nnd discov ered that we could uso a little gas stove In the town hall, provided that we pav for the gas. We all contributed towvrd Retting our cooking utensils nnd then vve prepared our llrst meal "Tho day after Thanksgiving we cooked our first luncheon Wo had turkey and chicken sandwiches, which vve brought from our homes, bread nnd butter coffee with cream and sliced peaches for dessert. 'That was tho menu for tho first day, ami It only cost us reall) about twent) twn cents for the whole thing Of course, leftovers from tho home cannot be pro cured everv day so after that wo laid in n supply of things, which included n pound of corfee nt thirty-two cents, a pound of butter yes. really wo had good, fresh but ter, -for we upprcrlated the value of good, nourishing food N'ext we bought two cans of condensed cream, nt five cents n ran. nnd two pound of sugar Thli expenditure drew heavily upon our capital, but tho supplies which wo had purchased lasted us a week " A menu for the Inst two days which was prepared by these threo ounu ladles con tained tho following. frankfurter sau sages and baked beans, lorfeo bread nnd butter nnd sliced peaches This meal cost tho young women about five cents each Tho s-vus.igcs cost ten centH nn! the beans five cents, nnd three-quarters of a cent for gas nnd about two centH for sugar The menu for nnothcr day Included lettuce sand wiches, nuts, bread and buttir, rodeo and spiced pears Just as an Instance that these joting women believe In vnrlety and plenty of It they had for nnothcr meal baked tin in nnd canned corn, bread, butter, coffee nnd pears This meal was one of the most expensive they hsve had so far, nnd It cost them each sixteen cents "How cheaply do you feet sure that you could consistently each and every day get up a lunch thnt would be pleasing and nourishing"'" was nsked threo of tho young1 women ns they, bent over their desks dis cussing their nsv plun "Conservatlvly, about eight cents per day That Is an nvcrage. for some il,is wo get up a lunch which costi us only threo cents, white cm othor dns we havo had our lunch cost us as much as sixteen cents, but anyvvny that's lots better than piylng forty nnd forty-five cents per day" they said. Other young business -women In Ardmore who aro also Interested In this new plan to combat the cost of living and nt the snmo time get a meal which will sufficiently nourish them to continue with their dnlly work are becoming Interested, and each day many of them come to see tho four otinit women cook nnd eat their lunch. Tho four agreed that they wero perfectly satisfied with their new venture nnd would gladly enlighten nny ono who might be Interested enough to want t,o start the thine on a larger scale If this Idea was oporated nn n larger scale, tho young wom en say that It could be done even cheaper than they are able to do it Useful Gifts For Boys or Girls Net Duplicated KUewhere GIRLS' COMBINATION WATERPROOF Coat & Hat Entirely New $9.50 jg Value uuvrau fS.00 W SUp 3 vimrm tn I 10 Tears. "S Mill Order Filled. Boys'Raincoat 9.25 ' I Value emmr 4.0O Made of English Can tons; double texture: fasndiome plaid llu log; military collar; tan and ollre shades. Rain Hati, 59c Boys' fir, liirir Storm Boots Hade of good serviceable black, rubber, special at... Wi H0Mft ?B $1.98 Snedal Wen's and Women's Raincoats. $7.55 MSQSff 1M6H INCOOTWCOHPANy 820 Chestnut Street Next o Antomat Kturaoi MARGARET McDONALD Five-year-old rt who wns burned to ilenth In her home, 2202 North LcltliRow street, when hor dress caiiRht flro from the kitchen stove. TWO GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH IN CITY Dress of One Catches Fire Near Stove Bonfire Fntal for Other Two little girls wero burned tn death In Philadelphia In the last twenty-four hours despite heroic efforts mads to save them The victims wero .Margaret McDonald, of 220 J North I.elthgow street nnd I.llllnn Lin coln, of Woodbine avenue. Darby Uolli wero flvn years old Tho MclVmiM child was fatally burnod when her dress caught fire whllo pin) In near the kitchen stovo in hor home Her mother heard n scream and saw the child run Into tho dining room, her clothes en veloped In (limes The mother tried to bent out the flames but was unsuccess ful, nnd then pressed the child to her breast Neighbors who heard tho screams found tho mother unconscious with her child still In her arms Ilotli were rushed to St Christopher's Hospltnl. vvhero the child died last night. Mrs McDonald was badly scorched ' l.llll-in Lincoln crawled through a fence near her horn? In Darby to watch a bonfire csterday afternoon Her dress caught flro from one of the sparks nnd screaming, she rushed back to tho house Harry SchuIer. her grundfnthcr. wrapped tho little girl In a rug She wns badly burned, however, and died within nn hour Conductor's Gallantry Causes Suit A conductor's Interest In a prety girl re sulted In a 515,000 suit against tho Public Service Hallway t'ompaii), of Camden, for Injuries recolvcd by Mrs Mjrtlo A llnik ney. of 1333 I'ern street Mrs Ilnckuey nsserls that sho sustained serious Injuries because tho conductor was ho engrossed In conversation with the girl that ho pulled the bell before sho had alighted from the rear platform. DOG SAVES FAMILY AT FIRE AND PERISHES Bnrks nnd Arouses Sleepers Over Grocery Store Child Over come, Six Rescued Toodlt." a pet dog. was the hero of a fire at Mil Aspen street early today The nnlmal barked, aroused the occupant of the house, who were asleep and then lost his life In the flames. One woman was hurt by Jumping from a window, a child wns overcome by smoke and six persons were rescued by firemen The barks of 'Toodtes" awoke William Mcllrerty. owner of the grocery shop on the first noor, about half-past three. Mc llrerty ran downstairs and ntempted to put out the llames. which were starting from an overheated range Ills attempts were unsuccessful nnd he ran to tho second floor where Kdnnrd Flaherty, his wife and two. children. lMward, seven, nnd Joseph, four were asleep Alarms had been sent In and nremen rescued the two children, but their mother. Knthcrlne. became nervous and Jumped from her husband's nrms 8he fell to the ground and was tnken to the German Hos pital In the meantime Truckman Dorf. of Truck t'ompany No 9, and Truckman Thomns ltelllv. of Truck No 1. after two elder brothers. John, thirteen, nnd James, eleven, hid been taken safely from tho third floor learned that Anna eight, was steeping on the third floor The) groped their wny through tho smoke nnd flames nnd cnrrled the unconscious child from the third flooo. She was removed to the Mnry Drexcl Home in a serious condition The damage amounted to 13000. HA HIES TO GET MORE SUGAR LONDON, Deo 6 An Investigation Into tho Increasing Infant mortality In Ilcrlln has established that the rising death rate Is due to nn Insufficient sugar allowance. Recording to an Exchange Telegraph ills natch from Amsterdam The dispatch sa)s that It hns been de cided that each child born nftcr December 1 shnll receive nn additional hnlt pound monthly of sugar the rations of the rest of the population being proportionately re duced The nllownnco up to this time has been n little over two pounds monthly for each baby I W"St I Watches 1 With ribbon or bracelet I in platinum, old and plati pi num jeweled. Z.J.Pequignot JcvJcls 1331 Walnut Street fciKWMiiiiiii S 2fe 2a act yM . PHILADELPHIA Scarf Pjns Finger Rings Brooches Lavaluers' BLACK OPALS The most iasciiiatinff faBCKfiem-produdncf retnamoble color eflects Vfanderful examples oP Nature's handiwork croprialolKCcmibiried with Diamonds and mounted in Platinum 11JK11 . Rugs Make Splendid Gifts And our unmatchable stocks of expertly selected varieties, both Oriental and Domestic, offer the ideal opportunities for selection. We have many desirable Oriental Rugs at $25.00 to $45.00 One of the happiest gifts would be A Fine Wilton Rug 9 ft. x 12 ft. at $45.00 to $82.50 or a handsome one piece Plain Color Rug 9 ft. x 12 ft. at $56.75 to $95.00 These are most acceptable and lasting gifts for every one. Fritz i? La Rue, Inc. 1124 Chestnut St, COX PLANS STATE TOUR IN FIGHT FOR SPEAKER Desires No Campaign Manager Except Himself and Back ing of the Governor HAniUSnUnO. Dec. . Edwin It. Cox. tandldate. for Speaker of the House, nftcr a conference with labor men and Mate onV dais, left for I'hlladelphla. He will make a tour of the entire State, beforo opening headquarters here tho latter part of this month Cox upon his arrival here found that Taul N Wurman, statistician of tho Stale Department of I.abor and Industry, had taken charts of his campaign Kurman ran the Governor's presidential campaign last sprlnr One of the first things that Cox gave out for publication while her tea that h d sired no campaign manager txcept him self and the baoklng of the Governor said he. would have no campaign manager, but will carry on his own campaign among the members elect directly. Ha said he had seen several nf the. members and that many others have offered to act as a committee to assist him The report ara most grntlfylng, he said speaking of the. situation In tho State generally JACK NOKWOKTII SUED HY WIFE Former PltUmlctphlnn Mndo Defendant in Plea for Dtvorco NKW YOltK, Hco B Mrs, ,Inry Nor worth. the third wife of Jack Nonvorth, tho vaudeville star, formerly of l'hlladeW phla, ha brought suit for divorce In tho Supremo Court Mr. Nonvorth, unllko the two former wives of the actor, was not n member of the profession when she nnrrled htm In March, 1918 Sho came of a vvelUknnvvn southern family The couple havo two chil dren. Thejr.-wir war rM enl Is jMMa after Mr Nerorth No. tt v? I Hm naes on the ttg. obtained hr dMrtHk The first wife wan Louise preumti Norwjfth recently playd ftn tilfat hunt of two years and n half In tmm appearing at a "command" performance 1 foro King Oeorge nnd Queen Wary. Ml vvna accompanied abroad by his wire an children, the family returning here lait & lember. Sinn Found Dead In Koad SHAMOKIN. !., Dec The.Wlr ft nn unidentified man. about seventy yeat old, was found on the State road between hero nnd Johnson City. No marks it violence were found on the body. A tobao pouch bearing the Initials "J. O, B." -wak found tn hla pocket Erecting $G0,000 Vocational School MN'IJ OIIOVK, Pa,, Dec rorter tomi ship Is completing rt $(10,000 vocational school building nt Tlelnerton. It Is tlisi largest nnd most up-to-date building for that purpose In Schuylkill County, a Copyright Hart Schaflner it Marx Your real overcoat friend Imagine those deep, soft, fleecy woolens between you and all kinds of winter weather. Look at the protection it gives you 5 look at the length, . the freedom, the comfort the big collar, the. roomy pockets. Our dealer can show you many of these comforting, warmth-without-wcight great coatsall stylish looking. Find our label. 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