Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-08

The new home OF the Dime Savings bank
in New York city, embodies the latest
protective devices and conveniences In bank
construction. The vault, rising behind the
banking screen. Is the notable point In the
interior. 1t is structurally quite indepen-
dent OF the building. II stands on its
own foundation and cannot be entered
from below. The vault is 12x22 feet and
has electric protection on the top. sides
and bottom. This protection is under a
coating of bronze and marble.
First I'm the electric protection come a
layer Of wood so thickly filled with cleo
trio wires thai the insertion Of a knife
blade into the wood at any point would
cause the alarm to ring. Under this wood
come the walls of concrete, two and a half
feet thick and ribbed with interlaced iron
bars, and finally the shell of chrome steel
and iron. This is three inches thick.
There are two doors Of steel and iron
Weighing thirteen tons, but so carefully
adjusted that they may be moved with
one hand. There are three time locks,
A thin layer Of steel divides the vaults
into parts. One is for currency and the
other for securities. The wall may be
easily cut through in case one Of the
doors should, through any cause, refuse
to operate.
The electric communication with the
vault leads out OF the building through a
secret Joint but should the wire be discov-
cred and cut It would still continue to ring,
Just as a telephone does when the receiver
has been removed. So anybody trying to
get away with any Of the $780, 900 more or
less in cash that will be usually deposited
In the bank, or the securities, which may
be still more valuable, Is not going to find
1t an easy job.
The two doors Of the vault are in the
eastern and northern walls, and one is en-
tered from the treasurer's office, while the
other gives directly on to the space back Of
the banking counter. Mindful Of a bank
robbery that took place several years ago.
when the robbers watched through a win
dow for the minute the treasurer was alone
and then broke into his office, there are
three doors to the office OF the treasurer
In this new bank, and the door leading i'm
mediately to the office cannot be opened,
except when the treasurer touches the
button on his desk.
Nobody is going TO poke out a good
eye just for the sake Of getting a glass
eye" said the city salesman, quoted by
the Sun, but 1 know a man who makes
money on his glass eye. He goes to
Europe three times a year on business.
While there he does a little trading in
jewels as a side line. 1t is on the home
ward trip that he turns his glass eye
to good account In the cavity back Of
it he carries two or three small, but valu-
able diamonds. Half the duty, saved is
his commission on those stones alone. The
customs inspectors have never got onto
him. Naturally they can't go around jab-
bling their fingers into peoples eyes"
Magistrate Kernochan walke past the
Forty-second street police station the other
day just in time to see four red faced
policemen dragging a Swede to port. He
was obviously intoxicated. He sang ber-
serk war songs as he battled the coppers left
and right, and, white hair and pale eyes
and all, was a man Of might. Kernochan
observed the struggle with interest. The
desk lieutenant and the doorman had to
come out and add propulsive power before
they got the Scandinavian landed. Next
morning Kernochan mounted the bench at
8 o'clock. The first mar to appear before
him was the fighting swede Of the night
DoLOiei meat anu IlnJ eyes clear, color
rudy, not a bit the worse for wear,
"Ay tank Ay ben lettle bit stewed las
night" said the Swede, frankly. DAY
copper say Ay ave ay case Of tin hats.
But Ay feel bully dis har morning. Ay
no mean to gat full"
How much did you drink % ASKED Ker-
nochan, in interest.
"Ay tank Ay drink four quart visky,"
said the Swede. Blu Ay can't tell, Ay
no keep count after fourth bottle"
Don't you feel bad at all7" asked Ker-
nochan.
NO" said the Swede. "Vhy should Ay
feel badH Coppers hit me a lettle on day
head, but Ay do not mind that. Ay guess
maybe ben noisy"
Doesn't your head ache at all2' asked
the magistrate. mot even a little bIt7"
Why, no." said the Swede. cay not
dreenk enough for make may head ache.
Ay yoost ban happy"
Dismissed" said Kernochan, leaning
his head on his hands. mo penalties the
law could enforce would touch a man with
your constitution
Tank you" said the Swede.
Don't thank me- said Kernochan.
THANK heaven"
There is not, I believe, another city on
the globe that has a market to correspond