Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-03-13

pony up for this bridge would be
two million simoleons. A mere
bagatelle! OF course some peevish
persons will resent the idea of the
near Mayors dream, and say that
we have enough connecting bridges
with Jeffersonville and New Albany
now. We hope though that Hiz-
zoner won't be discouraged and will
go ahead with his dream of a tow
million dollar bridge. IL will fit In
we'll with his water terminals and the
beautiful civic center. You remem-
Der the talk which Smithy and Dave
Rose used to unload through the
Herald about the beautiful civic
center to be built out of the livery
stables on Center street. From JEFF
ferson to Broadway was going TO be
one big esplanade where we could
promenade under dazzling lights
and beautiful flowers. and there
were to be gondolas la Veniie
floating up and down Center street
instead of negro coal peddlers as we
have now. That was sure a beauti-
full dream and we hope that our
near Mayor will return with a few
more of these Ouija board dreams
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civic centers, etc Nothing comes of
them, and they give us few good
hearty laughs.
Uneasy lies the head that wears q
erown,-salso a Chief OF Police uni
form, and Col Petty Is marking
time until the Presidential election,
when he hopes that il the Republic
cans win Boss, Hert will get him a
50 oh !, s,,.
of the worries OF the Keystone po-
lice. The Chief has found out to
his sorrow that after three years
his keystone police are still dis
guised motormen and conductors.
there twenty years the old boys
would still be good bell Changers
and transfer pmchers. To add to
Safety selected him to try and patch
up the row between the Police De
partment and the newspapers. It
was realized that a "boner" was play
ed In having the calcium light
thrown on our "hick" coppers and
the Chief used a gathering OF the
former barn men 10 square the row.
The Chief failed to tell that his de-
par II uOL OItl AOiulIB Tue
news of robberies and burglaries
from the press, but Is fooling the
police themselves, as all of the rob-
berries and crimes are not being pub
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lished in the Daily Police Bulletin.
As for instance the story OF the
Henning- Chambers robbery was not
published In the Bulletin. Why?
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Tenn. was assaulted and robbed
right outside the City Hall Tuesday
night the stranger within our gates
putting up an awful battle and
raised a lot OF noise, thinking some
OF our brave guardians of the law
would come from Central Station In
the City Hall to the rescue. But
nothing doing This was one movie
picture struggle whore the villains
came out on top, our visitor coming
out loser to the tune OF a purse of
money and a $40 watch. The fail
ure of the Keystone police 10 re-
spond was probably because there
was an important discussion of the
proper duties of motormen and con.
ductors or possibly they were all in
an uproar, because OF the funny
stories and quips of one of the Key
etoners. who they say Is always get
ting off Hostetter almanac Jokes
and riddles around the station house
tthey call II barn). one of HIS prize
conundrums being. why does a
chicken cross the street, Seriously
speaking the crooks are going too
far Robbing men right at the door
of the City Hall may be followed by
robbing the Keystoners as they come
IN and out of the station--beg par
don. we mean barn.