| iftWMMtWWWHuy here not alone became prim art lower, but becauae auolltlca are || Come Here Monday For Bargains in New Fall Millinery j Special Prices For the One Day Only ! | There's many an exceptional bargain to be picked up here Mondays in our Mil- ; 11 linery Department. All odd lots of hats 1 eft over after to-day's business will be ; ;! grouped for quick selling Monday. |; We do this each week to make room for new shipments which come in weekly, j j; Be on hand Monday—maybe the very shape you want will be entered in the sale, j j! Soutter s lc to 25c Department Store j !; Where Every Day Is Bargain Day || !j 215 Market Street Opposite Courthouse jj juuwwifymvui'wwwwii"*** SAYS PAID DEP'T IS NOT NECESSARY [Continued From First Page.] sny emergency and are maintained at an annual cost 01" $36,000. The statement in full is as follows: "In an article published recently in one of the city papers relative to the Underwriters' Association increasing or readjusting the insurance rates there was an uncalled for attack made, or inferred, on the volunteer fire de partment of this city. "Why this should happen, the fire men are at a loss to know, but they now demand that their side of the question be given to the public, and we hope the papers will give it the same publicity as the attack made upon them. "Why the Chamber of Commerce should allow a man, an entire stranger, to come to Harrisburg and dictate how we shall run our fire department is a question we cannot fathom. We will give you facte as nearly correct as possible and submit them to the gen eral public for consideration. Demands for T'aid System ' "In the demands made by the Un derwriters' Association was one for a paid fire department in this city, which demands not only the attention of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce, but the consideration of every taxpayer of the city. "We have in the city of Harrisburg fourteen volunteer companies, with about 3,000 members. We do not want to leave the public under the impression that we have 3.000 fire fighters, but it is a safe statement that the department can turn out 500 men at .any time who are willing to take their lives in their own hands to save life and property, hot because they expect any pay for their services, but because they have in their hearts the desire to do something for their fel low-man and not the filling of their own selfish pocketbooks. "As to equipment of the Harris burg department, there is some room for improvements, which will be made If the money is forthcoming, and for which every fireman and good-think- fIAXATIVES ' Physic :: Liver Toner :: Bowel Tonic Wonderful Little Performers, 10c tilll!lllllllllll!lllilllllll!lllll!lllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllll||||||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllBIIII)llllllllllllllllllllllllllDHlJ^^^^!^^^MilliniUlffil Bringing Up Father# # # # # # By —7 >Jf" 1 ■ —r —— T 7 * ■< / THW . . A LOOK*REISERAU CENERM_-vu_ POINT - -V-2r- thp L " : SWIVEL - MOOWb OOT THE OF ( OF RF thkts a fil and - (~ * N=- rsE*~r TO THE INTEREST-ON'OUR ID TIM'S j MAGHFJCEKT OVER TO I= <B\T LIVER"Y STABLE. ~ - *=>EE! VHERE THE\. SATURDAY EV.ENTNG, I ing citizen will vote when it is put up to the people. Figures Showing Cost "Can it be denied by anyone that the money voted by the people two years ago has not been well spent? If so, let that person come forward with a suggestion, and the firemen are a body of men who will listen to any I person who has a practical proposition. "So often the man at the desk with ! a few figures and a correspondence ; education makes a total failure when ] his ideas are put to the practical test. "Now as to the cost of running a i paid department. Taking the number | of men desired by the Underwriters' j Association, 90 men. exclusive of offl i cers, would mean: Ninety men at $75 j per month, or ? 81,000 per year; one | foreman for each company, which i would number nine companies, at | 51,200 per year ,or SIO,BOO for fore ! men, and then the trainers or experts | referred to by the underwriters would j total an amount over SIOO,OOO per | year. In addition to this would be j added about $20,000 for janitors, fuel, | light, etc.. for the firehouses. The ! figures are not exorbitant, but on a | par with city police and other safety i officers, the only difference being that | a fireman would have to be on duty | twenty-four hours a day. "At the present time the paid fire ] departments of various cities are mak. ] ing a stand for a twelve-hour turn, | instead of twentv-four hours. In such j event the amount of expenditure will I be doubled, and this is very likely to I happen because they are putting up the kick to the authorities, who will j probably grant their wish. "One other suggestion made was to effect of employment of trained and experienced men. There is a matter to decide, and who shall do it? The Harrisburg firemen are not what the Underwriters' Association would call "trained," so it remains to be seen that it is their intention to import men to this city, as they always do when a position is to be given out. More Cost Added "You can readily see the expendi ture of $120,000 a year to run the department, which statement can be verified by comparing it with other cities of the third class the size of Harrisburg in which they have paid departments. "There is another thing to be con-' sidered along the line of expense to the city. That is the remodeling of nil firehouses in the city, which would mean a very heavy expenditure of money. "The proposition simmers down to this: To-day we have 14 companies that last year cost the city $36,000 to operate, and plenty of men to combat the flames. "Shall the Underwriters' Association dictate to the city a department of nine companies, with a limited num ber of 90 men, and costing $120,000 a year to maintain? Surely a thought ful citizen can interpret the meaning Of this. "There has been some reference made that water pressure is not what it should be. "In answer to this the firemen ex tend a hearty invitation to the fault finding gentlemen who push pencils, compile figures and dope out imprac ticable theories to kindly come around to a Are at their leisure, when an opportunity will be given them to demonstrate their theories. No doubt it will result in 'Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.' "There is not in this city a volunteer who will not do all in his power to better conditions in the department; but we want the suggestion to ocme from practical men. and not theorists and figure enumerators. "The slogan "Boost Harrisburg, and trade at home' does not correspond with the system employed by those who consider themselves at the helm to guide this good old ship Harris burg. Civil Service Question • "In regard to the civil service ques tion: I-ast winter a bill was intro duced by a member from a third class city, which bill, according to reliable reports, was gotten up by a man from a third class city who tried to force a raid department in his city and was backed by a man from a third class city which has a full paid department. The bill passed both houses, but was recalled from the Governor, and when the bill was explained by volunteer firemen to the members, showing them the weak points and hardships that HXRRISBURO TELEGRSPg would be forced on cities of the third class they readily voted against the bill. "The first vote was 167 In favor to 3 against, and when the bill was re called the vote was 98 in favor and 56 against, showing conclusively that un fair means had been used in the mat ter. The member who introduced the bill acknowledged he did not know the practical side of a fireman, but was serving the wish of others. "We as firemen cannot help think ing that this is a direct outcome of this bill, as Harrisburg firemen were foremost, in company with Reading, York and Allentown firemen, in fight ing this bill. "This statement is absolutely cor rect. for when the civil service bill was before the Legislature last winter a man very prominent and holding a high position in the lire department of I hilndelphla was here to engineer this bill through, and when he was badly beaten his remarks to the Harrisburg men were not very complimentary, closing with this declaration: 'We will get you In line some way.' And we suppose this is the outcome. Insurance Rates "When the Underwriters' Associa tion quoted a la t e 0 f 2 0 cents for commercial purposes, which would only benefit a certain class, they were asked the following question: 'What rate do you quote for the dwellings of the citizens?' This question was evaded by the following answer: 'We have not worked that out yet.' "Look out, Mr. Homeowner, that you do not make up the difference. "Where is the increased amount of I money to come from? The taxpayer. There is no way of finding out how much insurance is carried in Harris burg: to make a house-to-house can vass would be Impracticable; but you can rest assured that the amount of increase of taxes will far exceed the amount saved in insurance, as will be shown later In figures, which are facts. "As was said before, the cost of maintaining our fire department last year was $36,000 and the cost of maintaining a paid system would be $120,000, and that, possibly, would be doubled on account, of the twelve-hour law if it comes to pass. You can see an increase of $84,000 a year. Where must it come from? Onlv one way— by levying at least 1 % mills additional tax on out citizens. Taking a prop erty assessed on a SI,OOO basis means an additional tax of $1.75. Take a policy of SI,OOO with an Increase of 16 cents a hundred means $1.60 for a three-year term, or 53% cents per ? 1.000 a year for insurance, as against $1.75 a year on each SI,OOO, or a sav ing of $1.21 2-3 per year to the tax payer. You can readily see it will be I cheaper to raise the insurance. Now they claim to give a reduction in in- 1 surance, for which you have no guar- : antee, if the city makes all these im- I provements. "If you will examine reports of fire I losses in third class cities with volun- ! teer and paid departments vou will i find that Harrisburg's fire losses rank I as low as the lowest: and right here ' we want to impress the fact that this ! is due to a volunteer department. "It was said by Philadelphia fire men who were in this city during the Kaufman fire that better work could 1 not have been done by any organ-) ization, not even their own paid de partment. Have Objection .^" l,^f eer !? s very stl- ange that during! the big fire on Thursday morning | there was but one man who dis approved of the work of the firemen Only one question to the gentleman: \\ hy did he want to use aerial ladders I to fight fire so low to the ground? Of course, on a biased opinion, and a very limited knowledge of the sur roundings, and the work done by fire men from the rear, it is no w : onder such an ignorant statement was made But right here we wish to say. Knock if you want to; the boys w ; ill come again when you need them; that is the spirit of a real fireman. "Harrlsburg has been visited lately by a few big fires, bu£ why such a Old Way Won't J | Do To-day j ij f■ ■ OT in fabric-making nor in baking beans (copied : j ' k TT from a baked-bean "ad"). ;ft 1 Nor in STOREKEEPING. || Nor in the policies of the storekeeper. !*j H'l Former customs may only be followed as long j|j | ijH as are g°°d customs to follow. l"gt | New methods and principles must be adapted when j|| L IMKBl!] such are better and more thoroughly service-giv i I ing than old ones. i | That is why, in enlarging our building, giving an addition of 30,- 11! 000 square feet of space, the entire store is undergoing improve- If; | j' ment. I 11^ I In its completed state, wc can offer Harrisburg a virtually NEW STORE, plus the merchandising experience of 44 years, jfj 1 New fixtures; new conveniences; new merchandise; quick change || making; quick inter-floor communication; quick telephone serv & ice; improved advertising; up-to-date windows; besides an Educa- I tional Department to create greater intelligence in selling service. B? .141 » . if | j| i All these features arc a part of this store's service to YOU. ;||j j| We trust you will like our new store. jll^ II JSxmmanZ | Ml] * CALL 1091—ANY PHONE FOUNDED 1871 |1 II .. if howl? Other cities have them and no attention is paid to it. But listen: other cities lake care to boost their own, while some people, and only a few of our citizens, are inclined to give ear to strangers instead of their own people with whom they expect to live and deal with ati fellow-citizens. "The Harrlsbnrg firemen are in hearty co-operation for a building code, more fire alarm boxes and mo tor apparatus, and would suggest that if the Chamber of Commerce, or its secretary, would manifest as much in SEPTEMBER 18, 1915. terest in the loan for a motorized de partment and some of these improve ments as they have for a paid de partment they would then have the confidence of the men who are their fellow-citizens and who are not float ers. but residents here now and for all time. "Hoping that no person or persons will be offended by this article, as we only wish our side of the question put in the bands of the public, we submit this article. There is no malice against anyone. Our firemen are taxpayers. We are working fijr the good of the entire community and not only for a few who by reason of fortune or other wise have been more favored in busi ness circles and association than the ordinary man. •'FIREMEN'S UNION." School Board Rearranges Tech High Rental Rates Rearrangement of the rental rates for the Technical High School .audi torium were decided upon last evening by the School Board in reponse to a complaint from some of the public hall proprietors of the present low figure. Heretofore $7.50 per night was fixed for the hall but this will now hold good only when free entertainments are arranged. For affairs to which there is admission charged the rent will be 525. Teachers' Institutes and the Na tural History Society will not be charged for the use of the auditorium. Because the Woman's Suffrage As sociation has no political affiliation as yet, the rule that the hall cannot be used for political purposes, will not apply for the lecture to be given by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Wednesdav. October 6. The board decided last nrglit to re lieve overcrowding in the Lincoln. Al lison and Webster districts by opening a new third and fourth grade school in the portable building. Miss Gert rude Pendergast will be in charge. New fourth and fifth grades will be opened in the Melrose building under Miss Susan Kurzenknabe after Miss Grace K. Laucks' special school Is removed to the new Shimmell building. Relief of congested schools north of Reily street is promised by the opening o'f new fourth and fifth grades in the Reily building to be in charge of Miss Marie Higgins who will be transferred from the Verbeke building. Miss Mar garet Sullivan was chosen assistant principal at the Shimmell building, and Luther Newman, one of the. city's well known younger instructors, was placed on the substitute list for colored schools. Mr. Newman was also chosen Instructor for the night school for col ored folks in the Springdale building. INTERESTING FEATURES OF JAPAN'S MARRIAGE liAW Miss Mary Eastlake, daughter of the late Dr. Eastlake, a famous linguist, was married last year to Saito Torao, a Japanese graduate of the Tokio Higher Commercial School, and haa now legally become a Japanese sub ject under the certification of tha Minister of Justice. Until recently tho couple have , been. livln* te'"«Osaka where the husband was employed in a branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank. The name of the bride was to have been entered in the bridegroom's fam ily register, but the plan was not car ried out and the bridegroom became the adopted husband of the linguist s da-ughter. This is prohibited by Am erican law, however, and the natural ization of the bride was necessary. In Japan the adoption of a nus'oand is legally allowed. A girl baby was re cently born to the couple. WHITE-COTTON UNIFORMS FOR CITV POLICEMEX The campaign in the southern States and carried on exten sively throughout the country for some time in an attempt to stimulate a greater use of cotton as material for Idothing has resulted in the adoption of white cotton uniforms for members of the Waco, Texas, police department. The suits are made after the same pat terns as those commonly worn else where, but have the two-fold advan tage of being cool and easllv cleaned. A picture of the white-clad police force at Wacj appears in the July Popular Mechanics Magazine. MIDDLETOWN FURNITURE CO. SHOW CASES ALL SIZES ON HAND HEADdUARTEItS FOH "* SHIRTS I SIDES & SIDES 3
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