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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
HAVfRI 81 UDELAN
"PRAZDNINY".
Skoro " cele tvrdouhelne panvi
zastavena prace jako protest
proti nalezu vladni komise.

Hazelton, Pa, |. Zafi. Mzdo-
Wy vybor Spojenych dGlnich
delnikI Ameriky, zastupujici
tri tvrdouhelne reviry, dnes
! pozde vecer uvolil sc prijati ma
! lez anthracitove uhelne komi-
Sc pod prntestem a nasledovati
to predlo3enim novych poza-
davk1.
Havirsky vtbor sejde Sc Sc
! zastupci ttzarG V Scranton Il
ira V souhiasu vyzvou sekre-
tare prace Wilsona "a deelem
vepsani podmfnek nalezu do
smlouvy, iez mela by platnost
la diva roxy.
Tis'ce dGlnfch d6lnfkG V tyr
douhelne panvi neslo vsak dnes
do prace ;ako protest proti ma
leu anthra citove vladni komi-
sc schvalenemu presidentem
Wilsonem a ohlaSenemu minu-
le pondeli. Havifi jsou pro men
sinovou zlravu.
V Hazaltonske oblasti asi V
tfetine dold Sc nepracovalo a
Zpravy .iinych mist mi podob
ne. Zadn.i stavka nebyla pro-
hlasena. Haviri fikaii. re ne
isou ma st5vce. nybrz ze 81 je-
rom udelalj "prazdniny".
Vndcovl unit rikaii. ze isou
proti kazdemu zmensenf pro-
dukce a vybfzeii delniky, aby
setrvali V praci. Skalovf vtbor
havifG konal dnes schhzi "a Ia
vrenymi ovef1ni. V nfz radil Sc
@ krocfch. .iez mely bv byti pod
niknutv vzhledem k nalezu
vladni ko,nise. Pripravoval 81
planv pro 1ftreisi sch6zku sc
zastupci aiiteld dol1.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, /. zari.
Dive ate delegatG. zastupuii-
cich povstalecke clenstvo sc
7e 130 mfstnich unii V distriktu
c's. 1, ma konvenci zde ohlasilo
vzdor proti presidentu Wilso-
novi a iednohlasne rozhodli, a
by "prazdniny" byly zahajeny
We ctvrtek rano a pokracovano
v Mich, pokud nebude Jim po-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
POMERNY Kid v BEL
FASTU.
Vcerejsi boje mezi Macdonald
sty a vojskem vyzadaly 81 jen
;ednu obet'.

Belfast, /. zari. Jeden muz
byl zabit pfi srazce ma North
ulici dnes dasne rano. V lod6ni-
cich doslo k ostremu boji mezi
/ dvema nepratelskymi tabory
Gelniku, pr cemz pouzfvano
jako zbrani holi a kameni a
tez nekolik revolverovych W.
strelu sc ozvalo. Policie Sc sice
dostavila a ucinila konec bitve,
nicmene vSak jedon lodni vykla
dac byl zahit a sice kuli vypa-
lenou z jeho vlastnich rad, pa
trne n6kVn1. jenz nevyznal Sc
dobTe V zarhazeni Sc zbrani.
CelKovy pocet pozarG, jez u
daily Sc w meste ode stredy,
dostoupil dnes 214.
Ma Shanhill ulici doslo k bo-
ii mezi nacionalisty, unionistv
a voiskem, jenz trval asi pGl
hodiny a mnoho ran obou
stran vypaieno. Nebylo mono
ziistiji, zdali nekdo mezi W.
trzniky pfisel k tezkemu IRA
neni. 49,
Blizke voienske hlidky pri-
specially ia mfsto vytrznosti, a
zauiavSe stanovist6 "a zdmi,
zahaiily ostrou palbu ma dav, 2
rehoz rovndz stffleno.
Palba stala Sc konecne prilis
"horkou" pro Sim Feinisty.
kteri byli vypuzeni 8 pomoci
pancefove karv. Delnici z lode
nic We sv6 dvchtivosti pomaha-
ii voiakim. bvli spise ma skodu
nezli prospech a velitel je po-
IadaI. abv Sc vZdalili.
Poulicni karv zachvceny bv-
lv " kffzovem ohni a lide V Mich
,ul6ha'i na podlahu a vozkove
choulili go ma platformach. PTi
ostre palbx. TAX dlonho trvaifcf
lest nodiveufnn. 10 ienom led
M nbat' 81 vyzadala.
Washington. I. zaff. Frank
2. Walsh. Dfedseda americke
komise pro irskou neodvislost.
no konfercnci Sc sekretaTem
statu Colbvm. ohlasil. ze tVz
slfbil ""firiti nSno rvchle" V
zaimu Terence MacSwinevho.
lOrd-mavora 2 Corku, ienz u
r1sr6 " Rrjvtorsk6n vS7ani V
ondVnS. Walsh prohlaSiv. ze
NacS>rinnv sotva vydrzf diva
nart hod;r zadal sekretafe
Colbvho. ahv naldhal ma pre-
miera T1ovd Ceorpe-a ieho
nrnnustdni. Rovnaz obratil Sc
nfsemn6 na presidenta Wilso-
ma.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
POLSkA NOTA We WASH
INGTONE.
Ackoli neslibuje setriti ethno-
grafickych hranic, jest prohla-
sena "a "zcela uspokojivou".

Washington, 1. zari. Odpo-
we'd Polska ma americkou notu
ze dine 21. srpna We spojeni s
vojenskymi operacemi podel
rusko-poIskych hranic Jest u
znavana "a "zcela uspokoji-
vou," sekretar Colby ohlasil
dnes. Uplna correspondence
mezi ob6ma vladami bude uve-
fejnena bazodkladne.
Polsko odpovedelo ma napo-
menutf Spoj. Stati, aby Sc pol
ske armady zastavily ma eth
nografickych hranicich pro-
hlaSenfm. re polske poeinani
must Sc rfditi strategickymi o.
hledy.
Odpoved' byla dorutena wee
ra kniz etem Lubomirskim, pol
skym vyslancem a nasledovala
prozatimnf odpoved' minuly
tyden obdrzenou cd spravce a
merickeho vyslanectvi We Var
Save, o nfz receno bylo tired
Milky V odboru statu, za "neni
Zklamanfm."
Ackoli uTedne dosud nebvla
dana ma vereinost, ziiSteno
dnes, ze varsavska vlada, tfe-
ba re vyiadfuie souhlas s anne
rickym stanoviskem, ze ruske
uzemi melo by byti respektova
no. poukazuje, ze must brati v
uvahu vazne nasledkv, iez mo-
hlv by povstati, kdyby Sc pol
ska ofensiva proti .sov6tskvm
armadam zastavila ma urcite
care boz dostatecnvch zaruk
cd sovetskych ufadG.
Polska nota pry upozornuie
ma skutecnost. re polske hrani-
ce byly poruseny bolSeviky V
ieiich naporu ma Varsavu, ac-
koli britska Vida zadala So
vetske armady, abv Sc zasta-
Wy ma ethnografickych hrani-
cich Polska.
Uspokojeni vzhledem k sta
novisku zaujatemu Spoi. Statv
note Italii o rusko-polske ST.
tuaci jest vviadreno polskou
vladou V dopise predlozenem
knlzetem Lubomirskim. V H.
no druhe casti lest pojedna-
vano navrhu uGinen6m Pol
sku Spoi. Staty note 70 dine
21. srpna, abv Polsko proievi-
10 svGi iimvsl zastaviti protio-
fensivu ma linii urtene NEWS.
81 radou jako ethnograficke
hranice te zeme.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
OSMICENTOVE JfZDNE.

Cincinnati. O., 1. zari. Osmi-
centove ifzdne ma poulicnf dra-
ze V tomto meste veslo " plat
most. Mestska rada dala k to-
mu svoleni. kdyz zvysen byl
plat zam3etnancGm.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
L LAKEWOOD A CLEVE-
LAND HEIGHTS BUDOU
JEZDITI JEN "a Sc.
Proc byla koupe bloku ma Wy.
chodnf "a. ul. drzana "
tajnosti.

Nefalsovani obyvateie Gle
valandu mali platiti "a jizdu
nasi karou zvyseny poplatek
&c, kdezto obyvatele predme-
sti Lakewood a Cleveland
Heights mali platiti z predme-
sti az ma Square starou canu
sc.
Podivnou zpravu oznamuje
Panl f. Wilson, priruci taiem-
nika spolecnosti poulicnich
drah, kdyz byl predem prostu-
doval smlouvu spolecnosti s te-
mito predmestimi. Ze podobna
nespravedlnost neznstane bez
razneho protestu, o tom arci
nemGze byt pochyby.
President spolecnosti J. J..
Stanley vtera prohlasil, "ze
smlouva ja smlouva," ale chy-
tracky dodal, re by bylo jen
spravedlivo. kdyby zaveden
byl poplatek jednotny, to Sc
rozumi, re &c, aby spolecnost
ma zadny zpdsob neprisla
zkratka.
Komisar mestskych poulic-
mich drah Fielder Sanders pax
mas test, re zvyseni jizdneho
nenastane lined, jelikoz spo-
lecnost bude muset do uroko-
veho fondu 100000 vratiti
nepravem vyplacsne zvysene
dividendy ve vysi $4,000, coz
by zdrazenf ponekud oddali-
10.
Smlouvou uzavrenou obcemi
Lakewood Cleveland Hgts.
bylo stanoveno, ze jizdne V o.
bou jmenovanych predmestich
nesmi prevysovati sc bez ohle-
du ma to, co bude ma jfzdnem
pozadovano Cd ostatniho oby-
vatelstva Clevelandu.
Jiny kontrakt podepsany s
East Clevelandem pravi pax.
ze iizdne V East Clevelandu
nikdy nesmi byti nizsi nezli V
ostatnim Clevelande. takze by
obyvatele posledneisiho pred
m6sti byli postizeni steine
nami, to jest &c Ia kazdou j.
zdu.
Jizdne V Lakewoodu bude
ma dale stati ien &c V hrani-
cfch predmesti. ale osoba vstou
pivsi v Lakewoodu do kary a
iedouci do Clevelandu zaplatf
ien sc.
Podobnych nesrovnalosti je
mnohem vice.
X vcerejSf zprave o neoprav-
nenem vykupovani maietkd
Conconem ma vychodni 81. ul.
a okolf dluzno dodati, re die
radniho Dittrikse spolecnost
vydala ma vybourani tohoto
hloku 10000 a ne iak pivod-
ne bylo hlaseno $4,000. Komi-
saf Sanders Sc primal, re wy
kupovani vedel, ale ze Sc akce
tajila jedine proto, aby Matte.
l6 dotvcnych domkG necinili
pfemrstenych narokI a ze Sc
take timto zpGsobem podarilo
SpOlocnostl uSetfltl tlslce dol
larG ma 1cet techto ne prave
bohatych lidf. To Jest pry tax
zvykem pri kazdem kupovanf
pozemkoveho majetku. Podob-
ne Sc pry stale i Ia mavora
Bakera. kdyz skupovany bvly
ma vozovky ma vych.
70. ul.. kdy bvla podobne NEST
ska rada pozadana O schvalenf
teprve. kdvz iiz vsechny koup9
byly uzavreny. Penize ma ucel
tento obetovane nepochazeif
pry nikterak z drokoveho fon-
du, ale z kapitAlu kmenoveho.
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renee in New York to see one Of the
veterans, now hauling some huck-
ster's wagon, 60 dashing off in the
direction Of a fire when his success
sors in service went sweeping past.
Some Of the animals won special
fame because Of peculiar character
istics, and stories about these still
survive, although they have long
since gone the way of the car horse
and other obsolete things.
One of these horses, named Big
Jim, a splendid type, pure white in
color, was attached to Hook and
Ladder Company %. Big Jim, like
every other horse, occupied a stall
across the front of which was sim
gle chain which, when the alarm
sounded, was released by trip con-
Meeting with the shank of his halter.
Early in his career Jim learned that
by dropping his hoof gently he could
release himself without waiting for
the electric signal, and he quickly
made use of this. Whenever he felt
like having a drink Of water he
would touch the trip and march slow
ly to the sink at the rear Of the
house, where he would take his fill.
Being kindly and generous
beast, he decided not to be selfish
about it," as Mr.. Downs writes in
his book, "and the next day the men
found him releasing himself and
then going to the next stall and per
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04
Inc Fire Horse, First Aidto Melodrama,
Will Soon Respond to His Last Alarm

himself some injury unless the habit
was checked. So a horse trainer
was consulted and he advised that
the men tie clothesline around the
forefoot with which Old Jim did not
do his kicking. The moment he be-
gan to strike with the other foot the
line was to be jerked, thus throwing
the horse to his knees. The thing.
worked as planned, and although
Old Jim was very much surprised
he was not to be cured so easily.
Thereafter he did not do any kick
ing until he had first carefully ex-
amined the ground to see that the
hobble was not there, after which he
would hammer the post as Justify as
before.
This went on FOR some time, to the
despair Of the men, until one Of them
finally hit on the scheme Of hiding
at one side Of the stall until Old
Jim had finished his examination and
then quietly adjusting the hobble.
Once again was Old Jim jerked off
his feet, and evidently he came to
the conclusion that there was no use
in combating such devilish ingenuity
as this, for after rising to his feet
he never again raped on the stall
post at meal time.
Books could be filed With similar
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04

forming the same Office for Jerry,
his mate.
"The two horses" Mr.. Downs goes
on, "would stand together as though
in actual consultation until Jim got
ready to retire to his stall or was or
dered back"
Equally famous was Baby, a steel
gray horse attached to Engine Com
pany 2. Baby was one of those
earnest and conscientious workers
who would go to unusual lengths to
perform his duty, and the firemen al
ways insisted that when at any time
the chain in front of his stall failed
to trip he would "crouch down on
his stomach" and crawl under the
barrier.
Baby, it would appear, was also a
great handshaker and would willing
ly offer his hoof to any person, young
or old, who invited him to do so.
Many Of the horses in the depart
ment were noted for their fondness
for sugar, but there was one animal,
Roger, named after Roger Connor,
the famous first baseman of the old
New York Baseball Club, who devel-
oped an astonishing appetite for soft
she'll crabs. Roger was on duty with
Engine Company 81 and acquired the
habit when peddler sold two Of the
|shellfish to one Of the firemen. This
Individual seasoned the crabs nicely
with sauce, pepper and salt, but, be-
ing suddenly summoned to the back
Of the house, incautiously laid the
edibles on, the footboard Of the en-
gine. On his return he was amazed.
and somewhat exasperated, to dis
cover that Roger had eaten his
lunch, and from that time the animal
became incurably addicted to the
food, which had to be provided for
him at regular ssntervals. Moreover.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04

pictures of famous fire horses, old
time equipment and records of the
companies, which made great pets of
the animals.
No horses in the world received
better treatment than did those in
the Fire Department. The men took
great pride in their accomplishments
and became so attached to them that
they and their officers frequently
risked reprimand by neglecting to
report those which became unfit for
duty. Rigid rules were made to pro-
tect their health, and any violation
resulted in swift punishment.
When the horses became unfit for
duty they were sold at auction, but
very frequently it happened that
they were ultimately knocked
down" to some officer Of the COM
pany or a friend Of the department,
who sent them to pasture at some
place where they could pass the re-
mainder Of their lives in peace and
comfort. One man in New York
made it regular practice to send a
representative to the auction sales
to buy up horses and then sent them
to large farm near Troy, where
they remained until they died.
The Call of Duty
The fire horses that found their
way into the hands Of private own
ers never forgot their ancient call
ing, and It was no infrequsnt occur
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04

partment that were credited with
knowing the signals. OF course, you
know that each station house had
its own call, although every alarm
that was turned in from anywhere
in the city was heard in every sta
ton house. These horses, it was
claimed, always seemed to know
whether they were among those to
respond, or, in other words, that It
was to be a co. and when their sig
nal sounded always responded more
quickly than on other occasions"
DR.. Archer's house in West
Eighty-second Street is filled with
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04

having thrown OFF all restraint, as It
were, Roger also developed fond
ness for all sorts Of meat sandwiches,
as we'll as for hot tea, onions, seal
lops and vegetables, and after dining
would always show his appreciation
by offering to shake hands. with any
one who happened to be near his
stall. .as
I Roger won a great deal of fame
because Of these gastronomic. &C.
complishments, but the time came
when his courage also was called to
the test, and then be proved that his
weakness for strange viands had had
mo effect whatever upon his dependa-
bility. A call coming from a fire on
the East Side, Roger and his two
mates soon found themselves in the
midst of dense clouds Of smoke and
steam which even the most seasoned
Of the men found almost impossible
to endure. Generally at fires Of
considerable duration one Of the first
acts Of the fremen was to unhitch
the horses and lead them to place
Of safety, but on this occasion the
flames made such rapid headway
that all their efforts had to be de-
voted to curbing the confagration.
Giant tongues Of fame came so
close they bit into Rogers hide, but
although his mates, who were also
burned, reared and plunged in
agony, he held his ground until
finally the firemen had time to re-
lease him. Back at the station house
he was found to have received sew
Z 4I
eral terrible burns, but endured the
pain as stoically as might. any Of
the men, who would have considered
it a sign Of weakness to complain Of
their suffering. ' =
In consequence Of this heroism
Roger thereafter enjoyed special
privileges, and would be permitted
to walk up and down the street alone
whenever there was an opportunity.
Roger seemed to appreciate these
outings greatly and never took ad-
vantage Of them. He never strayed
off the block in which the sfirehouse
was situated, and IL an alarm came
in he would promptly dash back to
his quarters and take his place with
out loss Of time as The center horse
Of the hitch.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04
By Arnold D. Prince

By Arnold D. Prince
IN OES this remind you of any
| IL 'A,.s' Ing. ,,... ,,.. :. ..,..,
even the policemen, seeming
", but devilry is afoot. The villain
has stolen the papers and is seeking
to carry his base designs still fur
ther by throwing suspicion on an in
nocent person. Suddenly there is a
ldrid glare in the sky. \
d. Good heavensl The house in
which the heroine is asleep, or i'm
prisoned, or something, is on fire,
and she, as well as the papers, is in
danger Of being incinerated.
viii no one save her?
Of course some one will. Scarcely
hs the first tongue Of fame cast its
sinister glow across the footlights
than hoofs are heard. Out, out upon
the stage thunders the fire engine, a
real one, smoke belching from its
funnel; the three gallant horses,
ncstrils fiaring, strain madly at their
cellars; our hero, our brave hero
himself h-wasn't his name Leslie?-
leans far out Of the drivers seat
encouraging, coaxing, exhorting the
brave steeds to still greater efforts;
there Is veritable pandemonium OF
sound; men in the audience yank
hysterically at the arms Of their
seats; women shrek, or scream, or
sob, according to their inclination
Or temperament, and then-out Of
the falling cinders and burning
debris stumb1es our hero, with the
heroine safe in his arms, and all is
well.
Remember it? ''The Still Alarm! {!
VI course. The first American play,
10 lar as the oldest dramatic critic
can recall, in which real fire-fghting
spparatus was shown on the stage
ana the drama Of saving life from a
burning structure was vividly por-
tsyed.
and how the memory Of that an
eent bit Of stage realism, produced
a'r the first time in the late sos.
sesslsts through the years! What
xas It that Omar wrote?
: Aement's Halt---a momentary taste
" Ssins from the Well amid the Waste:
Aad' Loi the phantom Caravan has
rsach'd
/ ~ Soshing II set out from"
ven ne was wrong. Memory out
s''s the clock every time, and all
Aas 'fose Of US who are grazing a
8 - the temples and taking exer-
we daily to fight off the "octopus"
:, n'ddle-aged flesh need to do to
'1S back that memorable fire scene
" ciose our eyes, and instantly
- whole thing comes back-the
'sA'e OF the burning timbers.
"''d cries, the flames, the rattle
- crash Of whirling wheels, the
s1'ns Of the siren and the
especially the horses.
Y, It Was Great
-'ss vas some scene." il It be
sssd to say 50, and although it
= safe to burlesque it now, it
hsys been considered rank
~ many people to have done
g. sn, snd mainly for the reason
= thing was mt 80 much TACT
q 2 VS. = BIT Of real lifo,
g = ths stage wb.t actually
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04

might take place any day or night
in any city which boasted of paid
fire department and real ssup-to-
date" horse-drawn, fre-fghting ap-
paratus.
Among the thousands who saw and
were thrilled by that memorable
scene how many had not witnessed
almost Identical episodes in the
streets Of the city itself? How many,
at the clang Of the bell and the sum-
mons Of the siren, had jumped quak-
ing from their beds in the night and
had watched from their windows the
same kind of horses go sweeping
past, straining desperately at their
collars, on some such desperate mis-
sion as, divested Of melodramatic
features, was shown on the stage?
Surely the call that sent the fire
horses to the fatal Windsor Hotel
fire in Fifth Avenue in 1899 was
equally tragic. Hundreds of similar
occurrences were taking place yearly
throughout the country, and blue
shirted heroes, riding behind gallant
steeds, constantly were performing
deeds which far eclipsed in valor
that which won such tumultuous ap-
plause in sThe Still Alarm" Why,
one Of the chief groups on the great
Firemen's Monument on Riverside
Drive is "triple hitch" of New York
horses, reproduced in stone from a
! photograph, responding to disas-
trous fire in this city. The picture is
even more graphic than the one
shown in the play, as only one hoof
Of the three "fying" animals was on
the ground when the camera caught
them.
Now, however, the last bit Of that
life which was shown on the stage,
and is so enduringly retained in the
Firemen's Monument, is to disappear
forever from the City Of New York.
The last Of the fire horses are to go.
Those still in service are to be sold
at auction and the entire department
is to be motorized. The few horses
remaining in Manhattan are to be
the first to 60, possibly next month.
Efficiency is the slogan Of the day,
and by the end Of the present year
the Fire Commissioner says not a
single horse-drawn vehicle will re-
main in the department.
Well, Of course, he is right; even
the firemen who loved the horses as
much as themselves say so. The city
has grown great; the distances to be
covered are long; speed is an essen
tial factor in saving lives and prop
erty and fire horses no longer are
equal to the task.
But tradition and custom die hard,
no matter how closely pressed by
progress, and there isn't firehouse
in the city but retains with jealous
pride it's quota Of stories Of the serv-
ices that were performed by the
courageous old quadrupeds.
Always Ready
Faithful and intelligent, they dis
played q degree Of understanding of
their work that was always exciting
astonishment. Trained in their duties
as carefully as the flremen them
selves, they were always ready to do
their bit. A Coward" or a "slack-
cr" was rare in the department.
They would face all kinds Of danger,
many remainine faithfully At their
New-York tribune., 1920-01-04
Discipli1.ing Old jim,

Another famous horse was Old
Jim Of No. So. strawberry roam,
who was tower Of strength and
reliability at . fra, but who had
a bad habit Of kicking his post stall
at meal times. He would keep Bat
tering away until Rs got his Food,
and II was feared that IL might do