The New York herald., 1922-01-15
Councilman Quinn's
Oratory Squelched
by Mad Fire Chief
By FRANK WARD O'MALLEY.

BURRsvnLE CITY, Jan. IA.
has seen since Councilman Cor
nelius F. X. Quinn was almost ac-
used Of numbering Councilman Luther
MiHkelman recently happened in the mid
dle of Borough Council meeting in Fire
House last night.
In the furore OF excitement Councilman
Luther Mickelman, our genial Ford agent
Fire Chief and Borough Father again
showed himself masterful leader of men.
Citizens again last night had good rea-
son to remember Hon. Luther Mickelman's
progressiveness in the matter of institut-
ing in this Borough the new fire alarm
system now in use here. Up to the time
Councilman Mickelman moved from the
borough of New Egypt to this Borough
some years ago the old custom of sending
out postal cards to notify firemen here that
there was a fire still obtained. But the
first Borough statute introduced into Bor-
ough Council by Councilman Luther Mick
elman was the statute instituting the pres
ent up to date system of notifying firemen
of fire by sending out special delivery
letters
CatacIysm of Excitement
Like an Impending Doom
These and similar matters of excitement
last night, however, did not show apove
the surface in the first part of Council
meeting in the Fire House. Except for
the usual constant rivalry between Coun-
Gilman Quinn and Councilman Mickelman
about each trying to get the privilege of
the floor ahead of each other few if any
citizens realized the cataclysm of excite
ment soon to set all the Borough agog, it
hanging over the meeting like impending
doom
Both Councilman Quinn AID Councilman
Mickelman took no chances when it came
last night to being the first to jump to
their feet and begin speaking the instant
Rev. Borough Clerk U. Grant pilberrys be-
gan ending the usual opening prayer of
Council. But except for each leading Bor-
ough statesman being half standing like
springer during Rev. Pilberry's opening
prayer and ready to shout Mr.. Chairman.
at the Amen there was nothing to indicate
the imminent cataclysm of excitement
which Fate held in her hand so loosely =
"Amen!" finally said Rev. Borough Clerk
Pilberry.
Woodrow Wilson's personal choice for
United States Senator from the imperial
State Of Michigan Mr.. Chairman!" shouted
Councilman Cornelius F. X Quinn immedi-
ately, "the same, Mr.. Chairman, being this
Woolworth of motor car manufacturers,
this Henry Ford, now offers us, so we read
III the public prints, a new nostrum and
panacea for all our financial Ills"
Thus began Councilman Quinn as Rev
Pilberry was beginning the penultimate
syllable Of the Amen, Councilman Quinn
speaking so fastly that his words, Mr..
Chairman. came right on top of Rev. Pill
berrys ultimate syllable in the Amen. To
further cinch Councilman Quinns right to
The floor it happened that Mayor Calvin
Van Scoick happened to strike his gavel
lust between Hon. Quinn's two Mr.. Chair
mans!
This left no doubt that again Hon. Quinn
lad successfully taken the floor from Coun-
Gilman Mickelman in strict accordance
with Hon. Quinn's own copy of Hannigans
Handbook on Parliamentary Procedure,
which is now the standard authority OF
Council procedure.
Let you and me therefore this night"
row continued Hon. Quinn as Councilman
Mickelman reseated himself sorely, "con-
slider carefully the quasi-asininity of the
economical theories advanced by this man
that Woodrow Wilson though thinking
Democrat, would have had selected to the
Senate!
But first, my friends, let it be under
stood that there mus. not be the usual in.
terruptions from the unthinking while /
expatiate on this abstruse thesis. Silence
and concentration we must have above all
things.
1t Is the bankers of Wall Street. be
gins, friends. falsely. Henry Ford, who in
their lust for the present accepted stan
dard for the dollar, the same being gold,
says Henry, causes all wars says Henry.
Ergo now would argue Henry did he but
know the Latin, IL we remove gold as a
standard, we remove the temptation of the
moneyed classes to visit war upon their
fellow men.
Ford's Energy Dollars
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