Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-06-21
Col. Petty's Press Bureau Having
Hard Time Holding Out
Sews.
Colored Republicans Having One
Merry Whirl With Comedy
Police.
PREDICTIONS NOW vERFrED.

Well, the attempt of Louisville's
chick" fire department to compete
with the Keystone police in comic
roles has failed, as the motormen
and conductor police just outdid
themselves in getting in the pub
lie eye. The chick" firemen tried
to follow UP their success of last
week when they attracted attention
by trying to demolish all the city
fire apparatus and in giving their
funny imitation of trying to put out
the cottonseed oil plant fire for the
'steenth time. This week they made
bid for favor by two of the fire
companies getting lost in looking
for a fire, while the feature act was
pulled by one of the Jays at Twen-
tieth and Duncan, who worked over
time in trying to attach the fire hose
to an old corner pump. But the
chicks" ran bad second to the
Keystoners, who were in the lime
| light every minute, leading off by
clubbing man to a FRAGILE at
Third and Market, and from day to
day kept so much in the public eye
that Chief Petty and his press bu-
reau were worked overtime in try
, ing to camoufiage. AS stated be-
fore, when the seedy uniform wear
ers get in a mess the Shelbyville
Chief and his press bureau rush to
the daily press with new innova-
, ton in the police department with
something like the following to get
the public attention away from the
misdeeds Of the comedy cops: Col.
Petty Organizes keystone Police
Jazz Band" 1.-THE Board of Safety
Establishes a Saturday Night Bath
for the Rube Cops" or Col. Petty
Appoints Parson Hiram Dewdrop to
lead the Police Gospel Revivals,"
In the issue of May the Ken
lucky Irish American said that Capt.
Dick Hundley, of the Sixth district,
would not last long in that district
as he was bitterly opposed by the
Republican saloon-keepers, gamblers
and enc official in the General
Council, and the readers were told
to watch this prediction. 1t was
verified in five weeks and Capt
Hundley has been sidetracked to the
Workhouse as Superintendent. An
lother prediction was that Capt
Smyser wouldn't last long, being
friend of Sheriff Will Ross, and al
of Ross friends are marked TO-
slaughter for this reason: Sheriff
Ross is beings groOmed for Mayor
but is bitterly opposed by the CIT
Hall crowd, who are booming Ohio
Petty for that honor. 1t is no
known on what platform our Chic
will make the race, but he VII
probably stand on his record a
head of the keystone police force
Go where you will. locally or other
wise. the reputation of Louisville
Joke police has reached there. Ev
cry traveller out of here has carries
1.-THE stories of Louisville's funn'
COPS until there is now as man,
Keystone police stories as there ar
Ford Jokes. Soldier boys from over
seas testify that the tales OF tn
"yap" cops reached them and the
say that when they reached her
and saw tne Keystone boys in thei
seedy and dirty uniforms Of the vim
! tage Of 1907 they are ready to be
a lieve all they heard. Well, whe
! Col. Petty starts out ON his Mayor
4 atty boom be can have as good
' side attraction as our oldfim
r medicine shows. With the Keyston
0 Jazz band to draw the crowd, tn
police parson to open the speakin