Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-16

waiting to tell him what they were go
ing to do for the city, unObtrr sively
made my departure.
And l had a Jolly little morning,
though. Danny was there. Dany O'DOn-
nell, you know, the Yiddlsh tirefghter
that can slide down rope like q flash,
and Mat MalOney, and Jimmie Cox, good
old scouts. too. But I fell for a new
one this morning. Fred Fries, with a
complexion like peaches and cream and a
tongue oiled with the blarney of old Ire
land itself, either real or assumed. had
an informal reception in the Coliseum
before the show was started. Chief
Harry Fulmer was stage manager with
State Fire Marshal Miller sorta runnin g
the whole works.
The fire college being duly assembled,
little melOdrama was staged under the
chiefs direction, with Danny coming in
strong on the leading role. The settin 9
was 4 fimsy looking temporary wooden
structure which was completed after the
crowd gathered The idea was to run
ladders of various descriptions up the
building. on which the actors assembled,
and then ropes were festooned over the
sides on which the heroes slid down bear
ing FIRE victims.
The chief suggested that I'd make a
nice victim being light and easily
handled. He tentatively remarked that
too I wouldn't be hurt as badly If l
were a right heavy person and signing
ly undoaded IN premature man
ner by q discOura ged fireman, which IN
spired me to enthuse over the idea-not.
He actually had the belt on me- after
talking me into a helpless state OF coma.
while gazing at me in an insinuating
mesmerice way.
Don't worry" he said dreamiIy. Wen
get the account Of the meeting in the
psper If you're hurt. 1 got my car
there to get you to a doctor in a hurry
too. Oh We don't often have an accident
but"
by the way your life's insured, isn'9
it?' he inquired suddenly.
"No, 7 haven't a cent Of insurance.
had intended to subscribe for the Times
and get one Of those dandy policies, but
just overlooked it before I started out
this morning.
"Unbuckle the belt, Freddie" COM
manded the chief why didn't you tell
me the fatal truth sooner? Any citizen
who goes around these days without a
Times accident policy: these days Of
crashes, smashes and ashes, may right
fully be suspected Of suffering from
cerebral psychosis. Why, I couldn't be
hired to be without one of those Times
accident policies. I've bought EN- by
the dozens and give 'em to my sisters,
to my cousins and my aunts. And you.
a Times employe, too. Tut! Tutl Tut!
Wen release her, Freddie, when you take
out a policy. Why give US another call. g"
Thus it was that l came to be released.
The cast in the rescuiDg drama, the
chief included were Fred Fries, James
Cox, ". c. Sheets, william Metzler, How
ard Adkins, Phil Adkins. Danny O'Don-
nell, Charlie Milender, Otto Rugens:e Elm,
Dan Merriman, Irving Fossatl, Mat Ma
loney. Arthur Rosemeyer, Chief John c.
LOucks and Jacob Hilkene, chief OF the
fire prevention bureau; W. Curran, su-
pervisor Of the salvage corps was also
here and there.
After rescuing Danny by the fifty
seven varieties Of fire tactics. and slidin z
all the bunch down the ropes and boost
ing EN- W the ladder, a little hose
stretching display was put on. Later a
luncheon was served at the hotel in the
fair grounds for the performers and
visitors. More work together with a lee
ture or two contributed the afternoon
program. Another exhibition viii be
held tomorrow morning. A banquet to-
morrow noon at the ClaypOOl viii CON
clude the two-day fremen's convention.
Tonight the fire congress will meer at
the Salvage Corps.