Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
E. z. GROSS OUT
FOR MAYORALTY
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street that traffic dangers are great
ly increased. Then, too, there is al
ways the danger of smashup be-
cause a few reckless drivers of other
vehicles will get in the way OF the
approaching trucks. The firemen are
willing to do their best to save prop
erty, but it is certainly discouraging
to run so many risks, be aroused at
all hours of the night, race to, box
and find that it is only a false
alarm"
Commissioner Gross made no COM
ment about his candidacy. He has
asked his friends for support, how
ever, and privately declared that
''his hat is in the ring"
The Official Ring
Investigation of fire. department
records shows that since December
1S there have been five false alarms
as follows: December 18, evening,
Box SO, Second and Dauphin streets;
morning of December 90. BOX 13,
Race and Paxton streets, 3.05 o'clock;
evenings of January 10, Box 3, Wash
ington and River streets, 9.35
o'clock; January 16, Box 10, Race
and Hanna strets, 1902 o'clock; jan
uary 2S, Box PA, Fourteenth and
State street, 1882 o'clock. .t
Fire Chief John c.. Kinder de-
clared that during the last few
months two and three false alarms
have bee ntnrned in, while a few
years ago there were seldom more
than that many in year. His only
remark about the situation was
Something should be done to stop 1t.
l report the alarms to the police for
investigation"
Keister Stands Pat
Mayor Keister stands firm in his
determination to conduct no investi@
cation of the alleged Irregularities
of the policemen and officials, as
charged by Theodore A. Magnelli,
the discharged policemen. He said
Magnellis charges were only natur-
al, coming from policeman who
was vindictive because of losing his
job.
In spite of this stand by the may
or, the opinion persists that. the
charges must have a foundation of
fact behind them, and that a thor
ough investigation to prove them or
disprove them, should We started at
once. 1t is generally felt that so
many Tumors of a nasty character
have been p$evalentn during the last
year and a half, that in justice to
the conscientious members of the
force, they should be proved or dis
PEELED.
The charge of Councilman Gross
Chief Wetzel also denied, who de-
clared in proof of his defense of the
department that the three boys who
were arrested October 9 for turning
in, a false alarm from the box at
Tent hand State streets, would be
given hearing in juvenile court this
week.
Mr.. Gross is quoted as saying, $50
far as 1 can remember, they have
not made an arrest in the; past year
of persons who send in fire alarms
without cause"
Talking Through His Hat
Chief WetZel was also of the opin-
ion that evidently Mr.. Gross was
talking without knowing what he
was talking about. He admitted,
however, that false alarms have been
turned in continually since the last
arrest, but no additional arrests
have bee nmade
He said that as the fire companies
have men deputized with police pow
ers. and as there are more ,firemen
than police. the flremen should
break up the false alarm epidemic
Chief WetZel said that he request
ed all theaters week ago to throw
n warning on the screen every night
at 9 o'clock, that children under 16
years of age and unaccompanied by
their parents. should leave the the
aters. A number of officers who are
hired at theaters at night, declared
that Sthey enforce the order effee-
lively.