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Show "Passerby" Is Here; Traffic Cop Subject Of His First Attack GENTLEMEN, a new one! . Let us introduce Mr. "Passerby," one of the latest reformers in the reforming line in Zion! We found Mr. "Passerby," or rather, his communication hidden hid-den slvlv under thirteen and one-half pounds of mail last night, and when we uncovered the little classic clas-sic protest It stood out like a potato In a bunch of etrewberrles. . While it Is obvious Mr.. "Passerby" until loday we have th modern trafflo con. 4.awfl have been made, ordinances ordi-nances pussed. and Mr. TraiTic Cop Is being paid a aalaj-y to enforce en-force these laws, and he Is Just th same today as he was centuries cen-turies ago a servant to the very dear public, that la compelled to amole along by hoof or otherwise. The Passerby was standing at the corner of Second South and . Main streets when a shrill whistl from the traffic cop warned someone some-one that he had broken a law, and waa wanted. The one wanted was a boy on a motorcycle, who hsd just stopped his machine in front .of the Paaserby. Th officer abused the boy and talked loud enough to be heard almost In Provo. The language that was poured Into this pour boy's ear. seems to me, should be regulated by the blue - laws of this state. My under- . standing Is. that traffic cops are paid a salary to enforce laws and not to abuse the public. If thla boy bad done wrong and waa corrected, cor-rected, and again offended the lawe, he should be arrested and not abuaed. The Passerby has since seen this . very same traffic cop talking to a woman on a certain comer for over an hour. If she wss his wife all O. K. but If she wasn't and he does It sraln. I hope the fel- Is not primarily a knocker he haa thd subtle punch of th ancients In picking pick-ing out a nuisance and hammering home his points with a club. Mr. P. this time has picked out the hardened T. Cop for a rap. Welt, come on, boys, step on the pedaL and let's to It Here's the gem: Editor The Telegram: Did you ever atand at the Intersection Inter-section of two streets In a large city and watch the crowds cross the crosalnga and notice the Injustice In-justice of the Justice of It all? Dear Reader, the city of Jxmdon. one day, was no larger than our little town of Farming ton. Thla doesnt ' mean that Karmington will ever be as large as London, but It Is only to convey the Idea to you, that when kings and queens wewt out driving they always had a guard placed at the busy corner cor-ner This waa to prevent the public from congesting at these places. As time passed, and cltlee grew, this very same custom grew, and the offices of these officers werj to help old ladles, old men, ladles with bundles and babies over uangerous cross tags, and above all, to be kind and courteous to all. The name cnMnm Is hronitht down. low on the motorcycle sees him and reports him to the chief. P. S. This la only one of the observations of the "Passerby. |