Show fiREMAN FORCED TO APOLOGIZE TO HORSE HOUSE I lIE Hi HAD MISTREATED C Chief Glore Posts S Set t of Resolutions Which the Animals A Approved pr ved I Fire W. Chief W. W H. H Gloro Glore is a a. lover of horses He 83 says S that those in fb the fire department and all other hors horses have as good od an und understanding of what goes goeson oe on about them as the tho average man and anda a better sense of things in in general cn ral than some somo menThe men The firemen en made application to the chief f for permission to hold a ball at headquarters New Years Year's eve and this consent was Jt given en I After the ball was over and the men had lad settled down to routine work a again ain Chief Glore caned called the tho captains and Jie lieutenants ten to his office and told t them em that hat they had bad been granted p permission to o Jt give e the tho bl ball and that they bad enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed themselves Ho asked them if they they hey bad had thou thought bt when they were d dalic- dalic c. c log inc ng of the horses borses on tho the floor below them bem Ho lIe asked if they had bad considered consider d when they were in in the tho midst of their merrymaking that the tho sound of t their cir revelry had disturbed the tho sleep of the time patient and faithful animals their Ie fel- fel l ow workers Chief Gloro said t that ho had at just completed corn com a round of visits to the stall staB of e every ry horse at the central entra and I that while th the tho horses could not speak and express their desires in in words they had lad ind indorsed a set of resolutions which he 10 would post in in the office Ho asked he tho meu to read the resolutions at their convenience and arid think about them These resolutions give lve the the- ideas of the be horses on the manner manner in which they think hink they sho should ld be bo treated in order to o give their best and most faithful services ser ier- vices to to the men their masters The Tho men have havo r read ad those resolutions and they have made a strong lion sion on their minds 11 Chief GJ Gloro ro said and I can see eee a ico in In the Wo attitude atti atti- tude ude of the men inca toward their fellow C Continued n o ou en pa page 8 FIREMAN FORCED TO Continued from page 1 1 workers Get a man inn to thinking along the ho right line in the tho n right ht manner and ho he will accomplish that is 10 wi anything required re ro d or desired of him Treat a horse right ight and he will wi be he a faithful servant ant loyal to his death Another incident arose aroe a short time n ago o in in which the love hove o lo the thc chief has bas for forthe forthe the horses was waR well woJ exemplified One of the firemen was unkind in his of the horse un under er his caro care EIo Ho was vas seen cen to pUD punish h the animal too severely Ho was cal called ll to the tho office of the chI chief at nt on once e pad and was asked if ho he desired to remain a member of the de tie- IQ replied in tho the affirmative You you abused your Jur horse just now nd it hurt the an mal s f feelings The Thc hors is an an intelligent it J ent ani animal i l dud and knows what a man him even cven though he lie cannot reply in spoken Inn language Your Your treatment t of that horse was Unjust The Tho horse hors knows it i. i You have havo lost host the confidence of that horse You will wl either go o to that horse hONe and pet him himml and ml make an al apolo apology or YOU vou will i give me your badge badge- and your bu buttons tons Trio The offending fireman apologized to toIe it the Ie hore horse b by petin petting it and anti talking to The Tho confidence of the animal was as restored and the the- theman man and tho the horse boro are the tho best of friends the chief con con- eluded Another instance of the manner in which a horse beater i is considered by hy Chief Glore Gore was WS shown show a few weeks a ago o when one ono of the tho firemen fremen in in anger aimed a n kick at the ribs of his horse The horse flinched and tho the kick did not hurt the nn animal mal thou though h he was in a frenzy freny of nervousness as ns time the result 01 of the tho unexpected attack Another fireman freman standing by at the offender and n struck him with a fist like a knot of wood squarely on the tho jaw The horse beater fell fel to the foor Chief Gloro Gioro Goro cal called cd both firemen in into his office and demanded the tho bad badge e ant and buttons of tho the horse beater benter He was summarily removed from the the service ice Tho The fireman n who had bad struck him was ordered back back to to his lila post of duty without without with with- out a word Tho The horses on the fire fre department are arc the most valuable asset on the fire tire fi fight fight- ht- ht force force Their care are is of the first considerations in their department ont anc and their health is looked hooked after with ith as much ear earnestness s as would be bo the thc health of a lami family of children The result is that the animals are ready roady for duty at all al times of tIme ithe day or night they respond quickly willing willing- Iv lv and intelligently to every call cl o of duty and the they know and perform al all al that is expected of them under every overy condition and circumstance U Every horse owner could receive the benefit of intelligence equal that displayed dis dis- played by the fire tire horses if ho he would stu study his animals and give Jive them the credit r or a really realy remarkable intelli intel intel- Rence gence said Chief Glore The man lan who cannot stud study horse disposition and train and treat his horses properly should no not be bo allowed to own own or or- drive o dl horses |