Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-23
CARS THAT KILL
PEOPLE BY SCORE
Dreadful Mortality Follows Run.
ming Of the Los Angeles
Street Cars.
HOW PUBLIC HAS TO DODGE.
Statistics That As,ound aud Make salt
Lake "a Mighty safe city by Fig
ilrcs OF Comparison.

To the Deseret News:
Los Angeles, cal, March 22,--ln a
recent issue OF the News is an item
relating to the fast running OF street
cars IN Los Angeles. which, according
to what Mr., Evans says in the ar
ticle referred to, "the public are got
ting used TO and by successful dodg-
Ing there are fewer accidents
Statistics published IN the Examiner
an Influential daily printed here, show
that last week II persons VIC killed
by street cars here, and during he last
= months 10 persons have been killed
ana 609 injured by Los Angeles street
cars,
This doesn't look Ike very success
full lodging on the part of the public,
Again, today a woman was killed by d
street car, and hardly a day passes but
an accident is reported. The ears run
almost like railroad cars and with
reckless Indifference as TO public safe
~. ! never saw anything like 1t I'm
any other city. They have no Tenders
worthy Of notice, each end being like
the ordinary railroad car. They are
extremely noisy, high and very clumsy
10 get IN or out Of, many people being
hurt 10y cars starting rapidly before
they are fairly out. The city officials
are now considering how they can
compel the street car companies to
place Tenders on the cars, but they are
doubtful about being able 10 do so, as
corporations seem practically to con-
troll matters here. This also makes
It very difficult for those sustaining
injury TO obtain redress, and If dam
ages could be secured here as they car
elsewhere, the present re2klessness
would soon be ended. As IL IL now,
people are in constant danger I'm cross
ing the streets In the business section.
These conditions, with others show
the necessity here Of vigorous,
straight forward city government, the
present one. undoubtedly. being UNI
equal To what is needed
stranger notices how very Few po-
licemen are 10 be seen, and one ! met
and conyersed with told me his beat
extended six blocks las long as oursD
on both sides Of the street IN the bust
ness center. When the mayer meets
one he requires him to salute him, II
he does not. he is reported to his chief.
Rellgiously, the people here are very
little disposed TO change their views.
The general feeling is one of indiffer-
once 10 any other faith than the one
they follow and, with very rare eX-
captions they don't care 10 discuss the
question in any way. There are many
churches which, as a whole, are quite
well attended and kept up. Socialism
seems To- have many adherents in this
section and il Is surprising TO find how
many there are who do not accept the
Scriptures in any sense whatever, as a
special guide. Advocates of socalistic
and agnostlc ideas hold open air
talks IN the city park. IN the centre
Of the town, and discuss their theories
greatly, apparently having many list
eners who entertain similar beliefs.
So far as missionary work is con-
ccrned, IN the way OF making converts,
II IS not very encouraging Indiffer-
cnce Is the great difficulty. not opposi-
ton, the trouble being many people
who don't care 10 discuss the doc
trines Of the Latter-day Saints. claim
ing that the faith their fathers follow
ed is all they care for. Houses are
visited and street meetings held. tho
people being invited 10 the Latter day
Saints chapel, but an investigator" is
seldom seen there. the meetings being
composed greatly of Utah people visit
ing, or IN business here. the local men,
merous. Tho missionaries are doing
what they can though, and are looking
for better days ahead. BERNARD.