Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-10-02


After his Inauguration he and Col.
Petty, Chief of the Keystoners, said
that from then on nothing would be
suppressed in city matters as the
public were stockholders in the city
of Louisville and its Institutions.
Now the near Mayor announces that
he will not tell the public how high
n rate of interest 1t VIII have to pay
for the borrowed money, being n vio-
iation of the publicity promise, and
pretty high-handed when one real
ICES that the public and taxpayers
are entitled to know, unless the near
Mayor and his associates OF re
form are going to pay II them
selves as restitution for mismanage-
ment and misgovernment. Speaking
Of publicity again and their prom
lses during the epidemic of safe rob-
berries around here recently, Chief
Petty and his press bureau kept the
Henning- Chambers safe blowing not
only from the daily press but fooled
their own Keystone cops by not pub
fishing IL in the Police Bulletin. OF
course the Keystoners>, wouldn't have
caught the criminals, but 1t does
look a little stingy in not letting
them know what is going on. The
day of the. big safe robbery Chief
Petty has as his important announce
ment in the bulletin that kids must
not be allowed to skate on the pave
ments.
The Kentucky Irish American
published six weeks ago that the
police and firemen were being as
sessed $25 each and last Saturday 1t
was brought officially to the atten-
ton of the Senatorial Investigating
Committee at Washington. Lewis
Y. Johnson, former secretary to lobe
Hert, sidestepped the question when
1t was announced recently that he
was the official Doodle gatherer in
Louisville, and he said that he was
not collecting money from police
and firemen, and minated that he
didn't even know that they were
kicking in S25 each. Near Mayor
Smith and Messrs. Burlingame and
Eelligman, of the Board Of Safety,
probably do not know It yet, as they
haven't been quoted in regards to
making an investigation. What an
Innocent group of officials they are.
Chief Petty says he always kicks in
the campaign fund before anyone
asks him, and he doesn't knoW
either that the Keystoners are kick
ing In The official denial how
aver or .he official stall rather. was
left to ]. II. Scales. former circula-
tion manager of the Herald. who
Eays that police anf. fireynen are not
sssessed. hut N they desire To CON.
tribufe N is accented cheerfully. The
official "explainer" forgot to add
that the police and firemen are put
ting in their S25 at 1926 a month
for four months. which smacks Of
an official assessment. Scales Is the
gentleman who wrote the famous
note toaCant. Bennett asking for conr-
fesv and Attention to the bearer OF
the ncte--a clored ganabler and pol
ltician. -
Al few weeks aeo patrolmau
named Cock heca,laa aonead aud AT
fer exciting the neiehbofnoods oil
sixth and Kentucky Second and
oak and Seventh and Market. was
picked out of the gutter and taken
to the police station. The details of
his trial before the Board of Safety
we're kept from the public, many
thinking he was fired quietly. To
add to that belief Chairman Paul
Burlingame allowed himself to be
interviewed and stated that not only
was he opposed to a policeman. get
ting drunk in uniform but that If
his board heard that a policeman
drank while in citizens clothes he
would be punished just the same.
The w. c. T. U. followers and all
prohibitionists Iauded Burlingame to
the skies for his noble stand against
Demon Rum, and all naturally con-
cluded that he had fired Patrolman
Cook. who had insuIted people going
to church and terrorized newsbOys,
-etc. But Pauls lecture on temper
ance must have been a blind and
Cook was not punished, as at present
he is patrolling a beat at First and
Brandeis.
The Midnight Ride of Paul Re
yere'' had nothing on one of our ire
form" administration firemen one
night this past week. Out on Pres
ton street the No. 15 engine and No.
hook and ladder company are sta
toned in the same house. Answer
ing a midnight alarm. one of the
firemen got tangled up in sliding
down the MOLE and missed the en-