The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-25
Make Rome Protect Children

drcn lOsi their lives hccause R0mish
greed and disrcspect for Law and
hfe had ignored the Necessity for
proper provision for safety. has not
bccn forgotten. The Peabody build
ing was a Ere trap and IL l. safe 20
say that few II any Of Rome's insti-
tutions are builded and maintained
IN saie aud sanitary manner, though
the price paid for their construction
and equipment has bcen ample for
Oh needs oG that nature in most
cases.
Safety appliances. ample exits
and fire sXtlnquishcrs cost money,
and evasion 81 building laws is too
often negotiated by the UNANIMOUSLY
grccty ones who plan and build
houses in which little children are
10 be- gathered under the Romish
eve Tor instruction in superstitious
error and strict obedience 90 the
priest and pope. Four walls, a
roof and a floor arc enough-the
money that should 90 for fire cs-
capcs, cNtinguishcrs and tire-proof
door, Is expended IN locks and bars
on DOOR and Windows. tunnels. pipe
organs and ido'atrous kn'rknacks.
But Cincinnati has taken a les
-on from the Peabody catastrophe
AMI has ordered necessary changes
made in the private and parochial
schools IN that city. AZ least nine
Of the schools mentioned IN the
following account taken from the
Cincinnati Commercial T1buns,
December II. 1915. are Roman
Catholic institutions. The infer
ence is plain-if Rome can aud docs
80 extensively violate the building
code in Cincinnati il is reasonable
to suspect that she Is equally eva
sive Of laws intended 20 safeguard
human life in all other cities.
The murderous cruelty Of Rome's
insauate greed, as 50 terrible ex-
pressed in the results at Peabody,
was exposed in these columns while
Peabody was yet in mourning.
Rome's arrogant disrespect for law
will ever he exposed by THE MEN-
ACE until justice is had. Cincinnati
has heard our warning and begun
action.
The Commercial Tribune says:
Building Commissioner Rendigs made
mas first report ON his examination Of the
private and parochial schools Many Of
the schools are not up 20 the standard and
Il wall cost thousands Of dollars 20 COM
ply with the orders Of the Commissioner.
The following is a list Of the schools
and the changes which viii have to b0
made: Franklin School, 2S33 MAY street,
provide fire escape and egress from tho
second floor, fire-proof partitions, change
doors 10 they swing outward and over
haul the electric wiring.
USulne Academy, 2s0S Reading road,
provide other means Of egress from tho
third floor, provide second floor with ad-
ditional egress, swing all doors outward,
inclose stairs in basement with ire-proof
partitions, provide fre-escape windows
between boiler and cloakroom and pro-
vide additional means Of egress from tho
second floor.
St Mary's School, Shady lane aud
Astoria, swing the doors of the assembly
rooms and basement outward, provide
fire-proof doors between cellar and boiler
room and provide two FIRE eNtingu.Shers
for each floor.
81. Marys Annex, 2s3l Erie avenue,
swing class doors outward and provide
each floor with fire eXtinguishers
Lady Of Perpetual Help, 622 Delhi
avenue, all class doors 20 swing outward,
all doors to boiler room to be fire-proof,
remove wood and rubbish from basement
stairway and provide FIRE eXtinguishers
for each floor.
Elder High School. Price Hill, relocate
gas stoves 20 that fumes do not pass
through wood partitions, change all doors
to exits 20 open outward and provide IRE
extinguishers for each classroom.
81. Michael's School, 2llS Michaels
street, increase main exits and vestibule
doors 20 so inches, entrance between
church and stairs 10 have sclf-closing fro
doors, remove wood platform from stair
hall on first floor, remove all boxes and
wood from the cellar and provide FIRE ex-
tinguishers.
81. Michael School, 200 81. Michael
street. hrc.proof scenery in auditorium,
swing all class doors outward, remove
rubbish under stairway in boiler room,
close spaces under stairway in boiler room
with fre-proof partitions, provide flue for
gas stove in kitchen and provide Ere ex-
tinguishers for each classroom.
81. Francis de sales, 1912 Madison
road, freproof all scenery, provide self
closing freproof doors between the boiler
room and hall, repair roof with asbestos
about the flues and provide fire eK-
tinguishers
Holy Family School, SO0l Price avenue,
provide two additional means Of egress
from the balcony, freproof scenery, IRE
extinguishers for the auditorium, balcony
and elasSrooms, fire doors az eaeh end OF
the tunnel between the church and school,
emove all rubbish from cellar, provide
efficient means Of egress from the class
and lecture rooms, remove hot-air duct
nd the floor over the opening. incloss
Ryan motor in ireproof partition and
rovide fire extinguishers for each floor.
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