Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-02-07
Councilman McDermott On Trail
of Committee Who Have
Ordinance.
Representative Barrett Busy
HypDOtizing Country Leg
islatOrs.
BULL MOOSE WEEKLY HOLLER

Councilman NJ. McDermott, of
the Ninth ward, again opened the
question of segregation of our negro
population when at the meeting of
the lower board of the General Coun-
Gil on Tuesday evening he asked for
a report on the ordinance which had
been introduced and referred to a
committee some time previous, but
who have not as yet reported. Since
the recent publication in the Ken
lucky Irish American many queries
have been received as to the delay
on this proposed measure, and the
preesnt General Council is expected
to reply favorably to public opinion
by passing on it in the near future.
Not satisfied with their usurpation
Of white mems homes on West
Chestnut, West Walnut and other
streets of prominence, the negroes
now have organized to secure equal
privileges in the local theaters,
their equal privileges to finally re-
suit in control, as white people
would be forced to vacate, as in the
residence question. They have de-
cony at all of the theaters, same
entrance as the whites, and boycotted
the National and Keith's Theaters
because they were compelled to use
the gallery and gallery entrances,
and have stationed some of their
number to keep track of negroes
that patronize these houses. This
question of whether we are to have
racial equality is directly up to the
members of the present General
Council and the white public is anx-
iously awaiting their decision.
Representative George B. Barrett
obtained fame and headlines in the
daily press this past week by intro
ducifrg ''boxing bill'' at Frankfort,
which would legalize ten round
bouts, and Is an exact duplicate OF
the Frawley law which is now in
operation in New York. Hard sled
ding is predicted for the bill. espe-
cially from the country solons, who
lay awake at night planning reforms
Tor the wicked cities in liquor legis-
lation, ETC., but it is significant that
this very class are the ones who set
the pace for even our hardened
FOUNDERS when they themselves come
to see the sights. However, the
persuasive and eloquent statesman
from the First ward may be able to
convert them to his athletic point of
view.
Another bill introduced which is
causing much discussion is that OF
representative Adam SPAIN, which
seeks to limit the employment of
women and girls to eight hours a
day, which is heartily opposed by
and employees alike,
the latter's opposition coming from
the fact that where they work pos
sibly eight and half cor nine hours
The first five days of the week they
are given a half holiday on Satur-
lays. A more sensible suggestion
would be changing the bill to read
Should not work more than forty
eight hours a week"
Regardless of political affiliation,
is expressed on all sides
'or Jack Shea. former Fiscal Court
Clerk, who is being sued to recover
salary paid him when filling the
position to which he was elected by
he Fiscal Court and in the fulfilling
,f which duties he made a capable
many regarding the suit in
he nature of a political persecution
md not supported by public opinion.
Much curiosity is also expressed at
he belligerant attitude of the Even
ng Times in the matter, which seems
% gloat over the latest decision in
he case, when II is taken into con-
iideration that the gentleman in
question is a leading Democrat and
he Times. also considered by some
as a strict Democratic newspaper,
and incidentally a long continued
applicant at the pie counter of local
Democracy.
The local Progressives emitted an
other yelp in the issuance of their
organ last Saturday, bitterly attack
Ing Drs. Powell and Webb, styling
hem 'preacher-politician but
Jailed to state that these gentlemen
Interested themselves solely against
The Bull Moose ticket last fall be-
cause OF it's attempt to start a war
OF religious prejudice in this city.
rhe editor further stated that he was
not the Armstrong who conducted a
saloon at Fifth and Jefferson, but
the friends Of Dee Armstrong re-
taliate by saying that his past and
present history is well known TO the
local public. In which he has an
advantage over the imported editor
Of the Bull Moose weekly.