Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07

n.. sunday IL the newest phase
-.r,a,y spreading campaign being
- 10 effect bettermcnt In ilVlhs oOi'u'-
hours md salaries for the members
4 4 ~ Bufcau Of Fire.
.,sr,bers Of tho clergy. pastors OF
Atvst, churches believing that the
thl.ae thes .ratc of salaries and working
t .o.lntaIned in the Fire Bureau ls
..,ssent with the spirit or the ttnes'
:. FAR a. Justice ana huinsnIV ar, az
sJ have taken Il upon themselves
si..-ths erlstInE state OF Affairs, as
-. IN puhlic duty. before their oongre-
fsgoha ~ ,.,.,.
~ the Methodist Preachers As
.,-,,sa have taken n leading part
- ..r,ous churches of that and other
a..,,,atlorS throughout the city. Decem-
n has been set apart as "Firemen's
Eshdv."
SERMON FOR FIREMEN
~ ,hat occasion the sermon and n
-. ,ortion OF the services will be given
~ ~ the cause Of the fremen and their
.s.r,sign 90 secure n wage scale that will
sssrs sths-rn upon plane behtting their
s.-,s.ss and allow them time enough for
4 ~s,is' and family. At present attendance
n fhnrch ls almost impossible 10 the fire.
- .,At least, he gets but every seventh
Irnday ,osg duty and even this time al
Isuance Is curtailed II his company hap
pens 70 be shorthanded.
Al meeting Of the Methodist Preachers
ls,oeiaiion held In the Wesley Building
Fo,r,nber 20 members Of the firemen's
I esmpaign committee attended by invitation
4 "a outlined the conditions under which
ar aud their comrades are laboring.
4 committee, headed by tho Rev Or.
George II, Buckley and including the Rev.
d. Charles T. Adamson and the Rev. DR.,
Jshn sWatchorn, subsequently called upon
Nsyor smith In the interest Of public JUS
~ und asked that official to urge upon
reurcis the necessary legislation TO give
As fremen the relief asked fo-.
TAs committee performed it's duty and
- told by the Mayor that at tho time
hssdiate action in tho direction indicated
- ~ possible.
TAshtsrest Of tho clergymen in the fire.
nsns cause has not abated. Through the
hf7umentality OF more active spirits
kzaaE tho clergy a quiet campaign has been
naaiAined. with the result that II was
asisrnlned TO test the efficacy Of a general
n1ngregational effort.
70 further this plan 10 unite their sup
part l. has been decided by the several
pAslBss concerned in the movement to hold
De special services simultaneously.
Word was received today by the COM
ntss In charge OF the campaign announc-
iaE the selection Of December II as Fire.
mems Sunday" and inviting members OF
ne Bureau OF Fire TO attend any of the
sfrviees thus far arranged. A special effort
si1 Be made on behalf OF the committee
have representatives at some OF these
pryiees
PLEA FOR CLEANERS
one Of the most deserving cases in the
BmeaH Of Fire which will come before
tealcik in the matter OF salary readiust.
Aent Is that Of the cleaners, or matrous,
= ne various fire stations.
fhfse women have the care of bed linen,
~ hed-maklng and similar work In their
Affs. The laundering must be paid for
uefn. an Item often amounting TO S5
Annihy Tho cleaners remuneration, II
.lAefed to an engine or truck station, Is
- month. At a chemical engine sta
do L Is but SIS.
man Is killed in the service his
4aqN may obtain n pension. but IN he dies
t9al natural causes the widow receives no
s.AztAhee from the Pension Fund A posi-
spA 4 matron is all the bureau can offer to
" hiaow OF It's bravest fellows, unless
7ss.R oyertakes them In action
hfemsn ar0 hopeful that Councils
- hee a way clear to including in the
Eesssaon for the men OF the bureau a re-
Ancs that win make lighter the
--usns Of the matron.
AfssuEAtion OF how firemen sleep goes
-Ihet they don't. During less than
'a hoHrs between 6:4O D. m Tuesday
- eis4 a m Wednesday ten alarms rang
sssg hre station in PHILADELPHIA.
49,. htst call drew companies to Ridge
rs ana Scott's lane, where they re-
Iarss nearly three hours on duty, re-
ftta % their stations fatigued and ready
- those who didn't respond TO this
- sete called upon at 7;42 o'clock
bo1 tapped" at Beach and Poplar
fs5 Just a. the first companies re-
z from the Falls OF Schuylkiu fire
~ IspiAelng hose or exchanging their
A'ss sainents Box No. s2s, at Twenty
-. - christian streets called them to
kests again.
~ and Vine streets furnished the
f.sz..e me next alarm at iO:49 o'clock
ierly minutes later, storage
fss-.-z Aork avenue and Willow street
t.1zs0 an alarm, This was fiye calls
Midnight, but the worst was yet
- esasy was but forty-seYen minutes
80 box at Richmond street and
h.a Ae was struck. The fTemen who
asrs - "a service early In tho evening
tio's - sleeping we'll having been thrice
y less than two hours
WORK OF JOKER
later the 'jokar's started a con-
asll psssfiormanee. Reserying It's powers
.- O'Clock, the little bell al that
6lr1 proclaimed an alarm from Thirty
hlsaIz4 - ana Powelton avenue. Eight
~ l4ter box al Twenty-fourth street
i - tinount avenue sounded, followed
"a - Alplates BY call from Thirlieth
tss4 - streets. Three separate and dis
~ aAenlngs within seventeen minutes
i q companies that didn't respond.
.lss ttisa tt.sa demonstration got up TO
- smooth running OF the ere sys-
as.soaz ~ = eas certainly Irritating to the
sssr = Vas little wonder that at 6ts4
ss. Hhen final Joker kneH an
sassls nre az sixty-third ana Market
Is - ES hosemen refused 10 20 back
- th. ~ sat 40 until rollcau waiting
o. At alarm 10 ring in"
.ss.li. attached 20 a companv re-
6 the Ridge avenue ire. did
- hooIs work there. returned to his
ana between alarms served as
- tfqn midnight until 4 oelock.
hat once. slept until q.
Nay doinE stunts a. the
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