The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-21
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was coming along Broad street the
other afternoon, a terrific commo-
ton broke out when he reached
Stone street. A chow led by won-
an had spotted little, lean alley cat
and started something. It was a
tactical blunder on the part of the
chow as the feline Immediately
swarmed all over it, doing damage
wherever 1t struck. A gallant gen.
tleman leaped out of the crowd
and, taking care to avoid claws,
tossed the militant cat out into the
street. The woman picked up her
injured pet and endeavored to COM
fort 1t. The cat, however, had other
ideas. It made its way back to the
curb, poised and in neat eight
foot leap again attached itself to
the chow. Once more it was pulled
off and this time kicked out into the
middle of the street. The colonel,
who admires spirit, reported more
or less sorrowfully that before the
cat could wriggle through traffic
and get back, the lady and the chow
had gone away from there.
Protection: It seems that after
all these years, drivers of fire
trucks are being given shelter from
the weather. In the past, day or
night, hot or cold, rain or shine,
they sat on the front seat with moth
ing around or over them. Any
driver knows what that means on
cold winter night, especially when
aroused from sound slumber. But
the new apparatus recently placed
in service by the city has cabs for
drivers. And I'm one of those who
are heartily in favor of the change.
Tough enough plotting fire appara-
tus over New York's streets with
out being exposed to the elements.
Intelligence: At the risk Of max
ing this a fire and dog department,
I'm inclined to mention Spots of En-
CINE company No. IS. Spots is
Dalmatian and therefore is true
fire hound. Whenever an alarm
comes in, and Engine company 65
being on Forty-third street between
Fifth and Sixth avenue, rolls often,
Spots goes right along. He rides
on the drivers seat but scorns sit
ting down. So as the engine tears
through traffic, he looks very much
like one of those iron dog statues
that adorned middle western front
lawns when was kid. But re-
markable stability is not Spots sole
accomplishment. He responds to
alarms just as do his human COM
panions and, just as they do, knows
the signal that sends his company
into action.
Different: Miss Olive Jean Gre
gan, who topped the civil service
list for appointment as a police
woman, has chestnut hair, hazel
eyes and milk-white skin. In fact,
she's so pretty that it might be a
pleasure to be arrested by her.
She's five feet, two inches tall,
weighs 121 pounds, rides horseback,
toe dances and is a jiujitsu expert.
She loves music. A senior in Brook
lyn college, she is shark in Latin
and earns money by tutoring.
After she receives her appointment,
uniform and equipment she'll study
law in her spare time. Thus in
Miss Cregan, a new cop era.
Domestic: A night-club patron,
finding that he had taken one drink
too many, called up that organiza-
ton which rents chauffeurs at dol
lar an hour and asked to be driven
to his home over in Jersey. AS the
car drew up to the residence, an
irate wife rushed up to the chauf-
feur.
$50 you're the one who keeps him
out late nights!" she screamed.
And with that she administered
several sound slaps. The chauffeur
merely went on his way without
word. And so pleased with his
courage was the husband that he
now has the same man drive him
whenever he comes to town. There
is one place, however, to which he
will not allow him to take him-to
that home over in Jersey.
End Piece: My pet peeve is the
doormen who slam taxi doors when
not tipped or tipped less than they
think they should receive for a USE
less service. A man and a woman
got in a taxi in front CT a we'll
known hotel and the untipped door
man slammed the door with great
force. In fact such force that the
glass was shattered. And the taxi
driver leaped out and gave him two
beautiful black eyes.