Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-12-18

| Dartment every fireman that na0
committed the crime OF registering
as Democrat. Veteran firemen
who had stayed in the service on
the promise of Smith, Thatcher,
johnson and Selligman that they
would not be harassed for political
4 reasons, are now forced into re-
signing by being moved from house
to house until In desperation they
/ quit. One fireman, formerly Cap
tain of the No. z engine company
before II obtained Its wrecking rep
ntation, was moved seven times In
two weeks, sometimes meeting him
sef coming back from his last sta
ton. With the present services
Smith can cut the tax rate, but IL
ever real fire is started here the
Burning of Moscow and the Last
Days of Pompeii will look like a
| popping match in comparison.
But the real chance to save and
where the appropriation can be cut
to the bone is in the police depart
ment. Before citing how one can
Louisville Herald of Wednesday
heartily why your digestion is bad
vi JOul llNCi 10 Oul Vi OluOls nO
Herald in describing a welfare meet
Ing at the Woman's Club said:
''Mr. Ragsdale paid a high tribute
to Chief of Police Petty, whose re-
organization of the police force he
policemen, conducted by Mr.. Rags
dale, was also described briefly. Il
meet the policemen every week.
raid IN Ro0cdoIn II 20
assure you that you are safe when
they are walking their BEATS" The
"Mr. Ragsdale" referred to ia none
other than Prof. Ragsdale, who
draws a salary as teacher at the
High School and nips off another
500 monthly for teaching peychol-
ogy to the Keystone policemen. But
isn't that rich about you being
safe when they are walking their
beats, when thieves are carrying
away the town and riding away at
that with batting average Of three
automobiles a day. AS for walking
their beat, the Professor isn't very
accurate in his. statement. Most of
the ex-street car motormen and con-
ductors are riding around in civ
ers." burning up caroline at the tax
payers expense. AS for making
posts that method of policing has
been discontinued. At the next lee
ture we hope the teacher OF the |
Keystone school will answer IL that |
after midnight there are only two
police in the First district, two In |
the Fifth and four in the Sixth dis
trict. Now II the Professor is sin
cere let him name the police in
those districts and the posts they
make. ,\
Here's Just few instances as to
how efficient the Keystoners were
this week. A little white girl Is
rared by negro and the police Of
ficials devote their entire energies
Into trying 10 prove that the negro
man Is not Of age, and then he es-
capes after being placed in a chill
dren's home. Hafendorfer's drug
store robbed in sight of policemen;
burglar strolls le!surely away. R.
M. Culley, 1894 Sixth; G. s. Hitch
cock. of 961 Fourth, and Mrs. F. G.
Hardesty, OF French Lick, all touch
ed by pickpockets. No clue or ar
rests Thousand dollar robbery at
Wolf Berman's, 121 East Breckin-
ridge. No clue or arrests. The
store of Ridgway, $40 West Market,
cleaned out, and robberies at the
homes of Mrs. Meyers, 401 East
Broadway; John Talon. $40 Old
ham; Morris Conner, 1900 West
Mad son. No clue or arrests. Drug
store OF Wallner & Richey, sol
West Walnut, robbed of big supply
OF whiskey, crooks whistl.ng 1.-THE
Alcoholic Blues while walking
away from the approaching Key
stone sqlkads Automobile stolen at
Third and Guthrie and one from In
front of Tyler Hotel Wednesday
night. All of these and others too
numerous to mention, and Prof.
Ragsdale saws you are safe when
they are walking their beats.
A restaurant keeper refuses to
feed steak and mushrooms to thei
Keystone police and they threaten
him with arrest. Real police In
any city can get lunch or some
little token from appreciative citi-
zens, but you can hardly blame the
men from giving free
doings" to comedy cops. Misses
Bemorris and La Mutt, with a
theatrical company here this week.
say they stopped a Keystoner and
asked the direction TO a we'll known
hotel. The Keystoner replied:
Ladies. I'm sort OF "a stranger In
these parts myself. but II you gol
vonder three squares. over that thar
way about six, think, by gosh.
you'll hit IT," The ladies followed
his directions and landed at the
Army hotel, There was a
rumor that the colored brothers
we're falling out with the machine,
but the sight OF a keystone police
man playing pool In McNeill's COL
bred pool room this past week
shows that the hard feelings don't I
extend to the c0lored Republicans.
A group of travelling men laughed
heartily in front OF the Tyler Hotel
Wednesday evening when big long,
lank Keystoner came up the street I
In full uniform carrying trombone,
Dne OF the amused spectators saying
that he had heard everywhere of
the Louisville Keystoners, but
didn't believe all OF the funny
stories at first. The sight OF the
cop dangling a big long
brass trombone In one hand and the
club In the other was convincing.
WILL PRACTICE HERE.