Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-06-28

funds every election, is shown by
the permit given yesterday by the
Board of Safety and Chief of Police
allowing an automobile speed de-
mon to take possession of Third
street from Walnut to the Confeder-
ate Monument, giving an exhibition
of his speed and advertising a GER
tain make of automobile. The un-
initiated can not understand why
such favoritism is shown, but here's
the solution. The speed demon is
appearing here to advertise the au-
tomobiles of the Southern Motors
Company, and the Southern Motors
Company is owned and controlled by
MIR. Hert. We would like to see
some other citizen ask for permit
to have Third street or any other
street closed for a mile or so while
the citizen advertised his brand of
tobacco, -four, chewing gum or
something else. The Board of SAT-
ETY. would order him dubbed to
death by the Keystone cops.
Accused of telling one of the in
side scandals of the fire department,
which but for the heavy rains might
not have the cotton seed fire out
yet, James Mellet, veteran firman,
who has figured in saving lives and
property for years, resigned last
week under charges. OF course the
dropping of Mellet from the pay
roll with its angles was not given
out to the taxpayers. Doubtless Mr..
Burlingame, formerly of Jefferson
vile, and Chief Neuenschwander, of
Cincinnati, believe the taxpayers of
Louisville have no right to know
what is going on in Louisville's hill
billy department First and fore
most, Mellet was accused of giving
out information derogatory to the
fire department" The next charge
was characterization" The first
charge was naturally the cause of
the second charge. Mellet may be
guilty or he may not. Anyhow
somebody gave out some informa-
ton. Through some manner the
Board of Fire Underwriters learned
that the second fire at the Cotton
Products Company which swept
away a warehouse loaded with thou
sands of dollars worth of stock, was
another bungled job.
at Floyd and i streets on the first
alarm. These engines are Nos. 16
and IS. Well, the first engine to
arrive, a big modern pumper, got to
the fire, but the hick firemen didn't
know what to do with it. 1t was
run into big mudhole and there II
stuck useless while the fire ragged.
Then the other engine, equipped
with on of these new tangled horse
less horses, didn't even get out of
the house for long time If at all,
In the meantime the fire was burn
ing briskly and would have swept
the last remaining buildings per-
haps had not the soldier firemen I'M
der Lieut.. McJenkins, from Camp
Taylor, taken a hand and gone to
the scene early with several pieces
of apparatus. For many minutes
the soldiers had the only stream on
the fire. Of course the hick fire
man wanted representation. The
secret of the two broken engines
had to be kept. Then a second
alarm was sent in silently. Thi!
alarm was not rung in over tht
newspaper wires, but additional en-
gines were ''sneaked" to the scene
The story leaked out. Mellet, |
veteran fireman, was suspected o
telling. Later he was accused. TheI
he resigned, knowing that all fire
men who have served the city will
eventually "get theirs"
Chairman Paul Burlingame, o
the Board of Safety, received
knockout this past week that will
!, probably put quietus on his lee
I lures before our local clubs concern
ing the efficiency of the police. TIL
Chairman was driving down Broad
: way one night this past week in hi
Z auto when he was hailed by two Q
|. his green (not blue) coat wearers
= and in grutf tones they bawled hir
: out for not having rear ligh'
!. Probably TO ascertain the regula
: conduct of bis hired hands Mr.. Bul
!. lingame used his sweetest politics
= tones to pacify the Keystoners an
y ). said that be begged to be excuse
: for not having his light, new ba
: terry, etc But this was at q tim
{ when soft voice did not turn ava
: wrath, the old adage failing
! work, and they jumped all over hin
= so to speak, saying, where do 20
= get that old stall?" and Tell Thu
= 20 Sweeney" Finally he was a
Z lowed to proceed. but the worst
vet to be told. On his return ov'
the sam route the same two vii
ones, who didn't even know the
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