Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
FORMER ASSISTANT
Is MADE FIRE CHIEF
Atlantic City Director of Pub
lie Safety Names Veteran
as Head
DISREGARDS ADVICE
Jitney Drivers at Shore Ask Recog-
milton and Right to Compete
With Trolley
Atlantic city. Aprl II.

Nuanho city. April L..
Recommendations Of insurance bPol.
ers that Atlantic city should employ the
best IRE fighter oblainabe in Thiiadel-
phia, Baltimore New York Boston or
Chicago 90 succeed the Iate chief In
ginecr Black. a rhiadclphlan, aud thus
make the Atlantic city department. a.
solutely nonpolitical and Ore ~ the most
efficient IN the country were disrcgapdcd
when Director Of Public safety
Sooy advanced George Cluiu, assistant
chief, 70 I'LL tho vacancy william
Krdusc, captain Of the Chelsea suatiou,
was made assistant chief. Both appoint
monts were confirmed by the City COM
mission this afternoon.
Cluin, tho new shore chief has been
an active fireman for thirty 5-cary, spry-
/ ing as assistant chief since the creation
Of the paid system, fourteen wears ago.
Krauso also has been in the department
since it was started and has been .
captain tor twelve vcars
Director Sooy. rcfcrpfnp before tho
city Commission go the insurance men e
plea, declared he could not believe there
arc not in the shore department. several
men perfectly capable of filing thc posi-
tiou Of chief. "To fail 10 advance As-
sistaut chief Ciuiu 20 this position" he
said, would be no. only ingratitUde,
but an insult after his fourteen years
Of faithful duty. During this period the
fire loss in Atlantic city has amounted
to S5S7.G3O and tho insurance cornpSnics
have taken from the city in premiums
SIl2l,000. Cluin is entitled 60 a share
Of the credit for this record of er-
icicncy because he has been In "A position
Of high responsibility during the whole
period
Because any jltuey driver or yrocer's
delivery clerk can turn real estate agent
upon "A minutes notice If he secs an op-
portunIty to make a duici rental during
the rush season. city Commissioners
have voted unanimously for the passage
on second reading Of Il hill to staudJrdizc
the real estate business here Under the
new act no person can become Il broIsS p
unless ne first obtains an office and pays
an annual license fee of S25 to the city.
There is TO be a further taN of SIS for
each branch Office and so per auHuHl
for caca brokers assistant
Jtncy men who werc excluded from
Atlantic avenue. the CiH'S chief busi-
ness tUOTOugUiare, 4 year ago lOf the
benefit Of tho Atlantic city and Scashore
Hallway. which is in a receivers
hands, lay" struck for recognition by
the Administration. \ bill introduced
ny their request would permit not more
than 100 jitueys 10 operate In coHpeti-
ton with the trolley company. the
privilege 10 rotate among the liceuscC
drivers, They pay an annual license oi
S15 and are required to file 4 bond Cor
the protection Of patrons in case Of acci.
dents.
Liberty Loan boosters. SlirmishinG
in driving storm, pushed Atlantic
City's total OF subscriptions toward the
S.5OO.OOO mark by turning into city
banks new purchases to the amount Ot
s296OO, making that total 60 date seq.
800
Theodore Strassner, \ Geunau, ar,
rested here on a fugitive varputt for
obtaining $4,000 from business men ot
Bmghamton. y. Y. whom he Is alleged
to have induced to back him in pa.
trlotir project to manufacture sweaters
and socks for American soldiers, has
been committed to the county prison &c
await eNtrIditiou StrassneP has EN-
ployed counsel TO fight his removal fror
New Jersey.