Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-07

iii NtFeAA AEohA 0hN 70 nay
Even Cicero. when he was leading the
} Roman Conversation league BY three fun
adjectives, was not prouder than Joseph
Werner, New York boy OF ls, when, as
valedietorisn OF his graduating class. he
Threw the fire and thrills Of bubbling
youth into his oretion on American Free
DOM" Joseph is not over big for his years.
reports the New York World but his argu-
ments and glowing periods rolled out
across the public school auditorium and
} back again with such force that the Stars
and Stripes, unfuried above his head.
caught the fever and waved itself. His
auditors oheered and eispped their hands.
The small orator told his father, his
mother. his sister. his brother, his uncle.
and his aunt what he had done. Before
they could escape he was we'll under way
repeating for the fortieth time the salient
points In his masterful valedictory ad-
dress on American Freedom"
Joseph was so thoroughly soaked with
his subject that when he came upon
group of friends on street corner a few
evenings after he cut into hot base ball
discussion and cut loose on American
Freedom" thousand persons gathered
and Joe Numbered on a. one inspired
Policeman White came along saw the
crowd and grunted, Move on!" The audi
ence started away. Joseph called them
back.
II Minion OF the law" said young Mr.
Werner, the constitution says that every
man is protected in his desire to speak. II
Is the fundamental law. Therefore, get you
hence"
The policeman grabbed Joseph by the
shoulder and hustled him to the Alexander
avenue station The charge was disorderly
conduct
American freedom was a bunk. Joseph
broke down and cried.
, Unofficial policemen may become nuner
Gus in New York II Mayor Gaynor's ad
, vice to an indignant citizen who asked au-
thorlty TO make arrests Is generally fol-
J lowed sail right In as hard and as fast
as you want to-" the mayor wrote his cor
respondent.
The applicant had asked appointment as
police officer to serve without nav so
that he could apprehend car rowdies ana
other violators of public order whose Of
lenses, he said, he frequently witnesses
You have the same right to make an
arrest for an offense committed In your
presence that any policeman has," said
the mayor In denying the application.
Their clothes and their buttons add Moth
ing whatever to the right to make arrests.
Be convinced of your powers and then sail
right in as hard and as fast as YOU
want to-"
Commissioners Charles J. Mccormack.
acting president Of the TAX board OF
Greater New York, has received notice
from Albany that Governor Dix has signed
the bill providing for the semi-annual coll
lection OF taxes The new law, said Mr..
Mccormack, would make 1t necessary for
tne deputy tax commissioners directly In
charge OF assessments to begin their field
work on July instead OF In the first week
OF september, as formerly, as the tenta-
tive tax rolls must be ready for public in
specton on October l. instead OF the Sec
ond Monday In January. as formerly.
One-half OF the taxes for 1912 will be due
on May 1, 1912 and the second half on No
vember ]. 1912 II the entire tax is paid
In May the taxpayer will get a rebate of
per cent on one half the amount paid.
The Emigrant Industrial Savings bank IL
erecting an addition to it's bank ON Cham
bers street just opposite the county court
house, which has Just reached the stage
"hSio THO stccl BlruorS ana beams are
being riveted together. The steam riveter
interfered with the proceedings in the court
rooms on the Chambers street side of the
court house last week and Justice Page.
who was sitting in the room that got most
OF the noise threatened to punish some
one for disturbing court proceedings unless
the noise was abated. Then the contractors
agreed to work on the far side of their
buildings In court hours.
Recently the wind was In the north ana
the racket made by the riveter was so
loud that witnesses before Justice Page had
to shout to the court stenographer, who,
in turn shouted to the jury. Finally Jus
tice Page wrote out an order directing the
superintendent of the rtveting to show
cause why he should not be sent to the
Tombs for five days for criminal contempt
OF court.
The order was served on John Hobson,
who said he was foreman OF riveters, but
that he was only acting under the orders
OF persons higher UP. and Justice Page de-
cided to let him 80 and get those higher
In authority. The court said that its or
ders must be obeyed and that there was
ample authority for sending some one 70
jail. The bank finally agreed to stop rivet-
Ing during GOVT hours.
| One of the Ls0St important and influential
bands of workers in the metropolis, whose
laoors make the greatest and most lasting
| Impression, are the 1900 persons who de-
vote themselves to the education OF chill
dren. In these New York City is most for
tunate In their ability, honesty OF purpose
ana devotion to calling. No city in the
world is better provided for In these re-
spects than u New York and no teachars
are given better facilities and opportunities
for the exercise OF their best sbilities.
They are to be found IN the b2s public ana
7Ss private schools as managers. diractora