Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
TEEN GALLANT
POLICE MOUNTS LOSE
NAMES AS WAR HORSES
Since Attachment to Army Bob"
Has Become a Mere Number
and Same Is True of Other
Proud Steeds
EouINE PETS BRANDED

To be known by a number is the lot Of
3 convfct--and an army horse.
Because a convict is human, It Is TO be
supposed that he cares Because a horse
Il not is in logical deduction supposable
that he does not give tinker's dam, which
language, not being profane, should easily
be passed by the censor. For don't over
look, you who read, every story is censored
by a lord of language. That's the reason
there amt no mistakes upon this printed
page.
But to get back to the horse, which, fla
Krantly disregarding newspaper ethics, YOU
have not read all about in the first para
graph Of this yarn. When Councils, in
praiseworthy burst OF patriotism unanl-
nousIy assigned 10 perfect specimens of
horsenesh. is stately bays and a beautiful
coal black. from the traffic squad to serve
with the 1st Brigade mounts for Briga.
dier General Price mis- staff and the princi-
rai officers of the 1st, I'd and Sd Regiments
pang Of regret was left in the heart Of
every unhorsed mounted officer who had be-
come endeared TO his four.footed associate.
With tear in eye, every copper gave his
horse godspeed
When the 10 beauties reached Ell Paso
they were prosaically branded upon the left
front hoof with a number to be thus known
as q unit of army machinery. 1t did not
make a jot of difference to the horses, who
worry quickly acclimated themselves and
took to alfalfa as a duck does to water.
Bat General Price whose magnificent coal
black mount was only known as No. 9SS
Major Whitaker Judge Advocate upon his
staff, whose horse was branded No 903,
and every one of the other II officers of
the LIST Brigade who ride. knew that every
oRe of their horses had name by which
he was affect,onately called many times n
day in the time when they helped control
traffic in Philadelphia's streets. And they
yearned to say, Here's a piece of sugar,
Bob" instead of saying with an affectonate
pat, Hello. sos, old boy" or perhaps re-
christening their mount Cactus Mes
quite or Carranza. With the idea that the
yearnig may be satisfied, the EVENING
LEDGER, through the courtesy of Captain
Mills, of tho Traffic Squad. herein gives
unto the horses their own again.
General Prices horse, the only black In
the lot. No. 93S, is Proud jim" the slick
est horse that ever graced police parade
He had been with the department six
Captain Mills himself Major Whittaker's
horse, No. 9O3. is Bob" who patroled
Chestnut street with officer Swain upon his
back He was the only horse in the de-
partment who could not be induced to ride
against crowd in which women were pre-
dominant
Surgeon Crampton's horse. No. s47, was
'~Teddie"; Major Goddart's. No. 552, was
eddie" and Colonel Aliens, of the Is.
Regiment, No. s4, was Jake" All three
horses patroled the outlying districts of
West Philadelphia. In the lst Regiment,
Lieutenant Colonel Hunts horse, No. SOS,
was Pete; Major Nichols, No $40, was
"Davy"; Battalion Major zanes, No. Sl9,
was "Tom." and Major Meehan's. No. 562,
was known Dutch" He is a 6-year.old
bay, and was attached to the 6lst and
Thompson streets station He was never
known to get rider "in DUTCH" was much
sought after in parades and had been rid.
den by Theodore Roosevelt upon one proud
occasion.
In the I'd Regiment, Colonel Turner's
mount. No. sos, was Joe; Lieutenant
Colonel Ross, No. 93O was Dave; Major
Halrs, s07 was "Bull": Major Pickering's,
No 791 was "Lunk," and Major Casey's,
No 944 was Pickles." so called because
during all the seven years he had served
with Officer Foster, he always scorned
apples and sugar and candy. but fell hard
for the well known Dill.
In the Sd Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel
Kenp's horse, No 9s4. was Scout" Major
Foos'. No. 721. was "Bill'; Major Brook
fields. No 967 was "Shybolt": Major
Blairs, No. $40. was Bum" and Captain
Casey's No. 9s9, was Bull" Bull" was
the trick horse of the Traffic Squad and
had been on duty about the produce market
at 32d and Market for seven years. where
he was beloved by everybody. He had a
fashion of walking on his hind legs when
begging for drink.