Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1929, Page 5

BIANT FIRE TRUCKS WINPROUD RECORD Driven in Traffic Hazards They Have Been Free From Crashes. Skillful as river pilots and nervy as| racing drivers, the men who put the District’s big hcok and ladder trucks through city traffic are proud of their safety record. No serious accident has marred that record for years, and surprisingly little property damage has been left in the wake of the giant trucks. ‘This is due largely to the rigid re- quirements for drivers and tillermen. Before taking either wheel of a ladder truck, they must have years of experi- ence. Experience comes first, and, after that, a reputation for nerve and quick response to emergencies. The ability of each man must be certified by his supe- riors before he is eligible to drive. Removing Danger. Bafety is also a matter of equipment. Many hazards are being removed through the introduction of a less cum- bersome type of ladder truck. Five of the new 6-wheel trucks have replaced the old 4-wheel vehicles in the District. Firemen generally agree that the new trucks can be maneuvered more readily, because the chassis is broken behind the second set of wheels by a pivot ar- rangement. ‘The front driver of a 4-wheel truck, 1t was said, can be swung from his course by the tillerman in the rear. On the new trucks, however, the driver ‘has complete control of the front unit, and no fault of the tillerman can de- viate him into an obstruction. ‘The speed of the hook and ladder apparatus through crowded streets would be greatly facilitated if motorists and street car motormen would exer- cise more care in keeping back from the street intersections when they hear the siren. Making a Turn. A general ignorance exists, the fire- men say, as to the wide clearance de- manded by a ladder truck in making a turn. Should the front driver turn right, the tillerman swings his rear wheels left before turning right to avoid the curb. This maneuver some- times throws the rear end of the truck 15 feet farther across the street inter- section. Automobiles and street cars, stopped at the intersection, often crowd the trucks, and the firemen are compelled to take a circuitous route while respond- ing to an alarm. Returning from a call, the trucks sometimes are hedged in at intersec- tions by other vehicles pulling along- side. The drivers, it was pointed out, fail to take into account the side clear- ance required by the trucks in making te every safety precaution, the life of the hook and ladder men is apt to be one narrow escape after another. One bane of the tillerman’s existence is low-hanging boughs of shade trees. A small limb can sweep an unwary tiller- man from his perch, almost before he knows what hit him. Too, the solid tires and long body of the truck produce extremely rough rid- ing for the tillerman. Sometimes he must cling with hands and feet to save himself from' being catapulted to the vement while hitting 40 miles an 1f the streets are rough or slippery, he must hold his l!ltul‘.l best hl: can while working to counteract the sway- 3 Chime in perfectly with fashionable Winter costumes—and are profusely featured in glorified— “Women’s Shop”—. "THE SUNDAY STAR, FIREMEN’S DANGER POST Two of the rear seat drivers of the District Fire Department whose duty it is to bring the giant ladder trucks safely around corners. Above: P. Below: E. C. Wolfe of No. 4 Truck Company. No. 18 Truck Company. T. Romer of —Star Staff Photos. ing motion of the rear truck. There is always a close co-operation between the tillerman and driver. The man in the rear must be alert to anticipate the moves of the man in front. Failure to do so might bring disaster at any turn. One accident which occurred some years ago had an amusing sequel. The tillerman who related it yesterday asked to remain anonymous. ‘The fireman in question was tiller- man on a ladder truck which swept several men from a loading platform as it swung a tight corner. An automobile had lgpured suddenly before the truck, and the tillerman, swerving to avoid it, saw the 12-foot rear extension of a ladder work havoc among the bystand- ers. The most seriously injured was a colored barber, whom the tillerman en- countered later under embarrassing circumstances. “I was getting a shave one day,” the fireman said, “and when I looked up at the barber, who was bending over me with a razor in his hand, I saw the scar on his forehead where that ladder had hit him. ‘The recognition was not mutual, how- ever, but the tillerman gave his trade to another barber shop after that. “I wanted to tell that barber we don't have accidents in the department unless they can’t be helped.” the tillerman sald, “but I took another look at the razor and decided to wait awhile.” S, ‘The proposed dam across the Arkavati River in India, to supply water for Cal- cutta, will cost $1,224,000. “Kidette” 7th & K 3212 14th 1207 F NEW GALSWORTHY PLAY _ IS OPENED IN LONDON “The Roof” Is Expected to Prove More Popular Than “Exiled,” Produced Last Summer. LONDON, (N.ANA)—A new play by John Galsworthy is always an event and his “Modern Comedy of Character,” “The Roof,” which has just been pro- duced by Basil Dean at the Vaudeville Theater, is likely to prove more popu- lar then “Exiled,” which ran so short a time at Wyndham’s last Summer. “The Roof” is told in an episodic manner, as was “Escape,” and deals with a set of English visitors staying in small, old-fashioned Paris hotel, who are caught by a devastating mid- night fire. ‘The guests, unknown to each other until they- meet as fugitives on the roof, include a small shopkeeper and his prosaic wife, a retired major. an elop- ing couple and a celebrated author and his family. All, however, are bent on the same quest—the pursuit of “life.” The cast Jncludes Horace Hodges, Eric Maturin, Frank Lawton (of “Young Woodley” fame), Ceclly Byrne, Lydia Sherwood and Ann dsmhu' sygfl Thorndike's younger ughter, who figured recently as a playwright at the children's theater. ¥ | answer the charge of using the mails | wished him “Good luck, dearie,” stood H. Tuttle, United States attorney, | that Easterday received $21,000 from | that money two weeks ago. | her pearls and diamond rings back in | ham I Menin, her husband's attorney. “WASHINGTON, EASTERDAY FREED ON §23,000 BOND Jocular Mood Changes as New York Prosecutor First Asks $75,000. D. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 9.—Wilen W. Easterday, former associate of Jules “Nicky” Arnstein and head of De Wolfe-Stewart & Co., an alleged bucket shop as 1775 Broadway, was in a Jocular mood today when he entered the Federal Building accompanied by a deputy marshal 7 feet tall, who orought him here from Washington to in a $300,000 swindle. The broker, a tall, heavy-set man, stood before Garrett W. Cotter, United States commissioner, who was about to fix ball. His wife, Lora Sonderson, former musical comedy actress, who had by his side. “The specific charge,” said Charles 48 an upstate merchant, one 'of many complainants who had given him money | to invest. Easterday used the last of “Whispering Campaign. Mrs, Easterday, or Miss Sonderson, as she was known when she used to lose 1925, and known by the same name when she lost a suit against Vincent Lopez that same year to recover rings, and when she was arrested the follow- ing year in Kansas City on a charge of disorderly conduct, whispered to Abra- Menin whispered to Easterday, who still seemed highly amused. Then Easterday and Menin told the commis- sioner that the defendant had made good the amounts of unpaid checks is- sued by his firm to patrons. “If this is his idea of humor,” said Mr. Tuttle, “I demand a high ball, $75,000 to insure his appearance here.” Easterday no longer smiled. “He isn't laughing at you,” said Miss Sonderson or Mrs. Easterday. “I was smiling,” sald Easterday, “at something my wife said.” Commissioner Cotter played a part then in the skit by fixing bail at $50,000, which he later reduced to $25,000 with Mr. Tuitle’s permission, after the lat- ter Mem!dkl‘:‘sured that there would be no more joking. ‘The redson fdr. ‘Tuttle demanded high | bail, he explained, was because George Graham Rice, convicted as a tipster and sentenced to serve five years in At- lanta, had jumped bail of $5,000. Bond Is Supplied. W. K. Yorston, convicted with Rice and sentenced to only nine months in ail, surrendered to the Federal author- ities following the failure Friday of both men to win stays. He was re- manded to the Federal House of De- tention. The Capital City Surety Co. furnished bond for Easterday and Mr. Tuttle predicted an early indictment. ‘The broker was arrested in Washing- ton while Federal and State agents were searching for proprietors of the De Wolfe firm. In denying all charges he said that instead of owing money to customers as charged, customers owed his firm $300,000 as & result of the slump on the stock market. While Easterday was being arraigned ‘Watson Washburn, head of the Bureau of Prauds of the Attorney General's office, impounded the assets of Noran & Co., a brokerage firm at 42 Broad- way, through which the De Wolfe Co. “Furniture of Merit" €., NOVEMBER 10, Justice McCoy Remits 2 Years From Term Of Former Policeman Chief Justice McCoy in Criminal Division 3 yesterday remitted two years from the 15-year sentence imposed February 23, last, on Edward M. Taylor, former police- man, convicted of an assault to Kkill, because of the action of Tay- Jor in submitting to a blood trans- Tusion to save the life of a young mother at Gallinger Hospital. The court directed that the 13 years of the sentence date back to the day on which the sentence was imposed, being practically an ad- ditional remission of nine more onths. mTaylnr was_convicted of the shooting of Willlam S. 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The Columbia Association of the Baptist Church, ccmprising all the white Baptist churches in the District and vicinity, will meet in fifty-second annual session November 18, at the Fifth Baptist Church, Six-and-a-half and E streets southwest. afterncon and evening meetings will be held through Thursday of next week, presided over by Edward H. DeGroot, jr., of the National Baptist Memorial Church, moderator of the association. Rev. M. C. Marseglia, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, the Italian Baptist .church, will give the invoca- tion at 7:45 p.m., when the opening service will be called to order. The annual sermon will be preached Mon- day evening by Rev. John Compton Ball, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Music for the meeting will be furnished by the Fifth Baptist Church choir. Sunday school night will be observed Tuesday evening, while women of the churches will hold missionary sessions Wednesday morning and afternoon. 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