New-York tribune., 1909-04-03
TO CURB CRAUFFEuRS
NEW SOCIETY -4CTIVE.
Viii Prosecute Not Only 10y Rid
ers," but O7cners -4IsO.

II
Reckless chauffeurs to be traced and prose-
cuted py the new National Highway Protective So
ciety which met yesterday and decided to do all in
It's power put stop the numerous fatal and
serious automobile accidents which have been M
usually frequent Of late.
Henry Clews is president, and the other officers
include some of the best known men in the city
Ex-Judge Charles s Whitman. who has been Sc
lected counsel has been instructed to spare no
one in the prosecution OF the cases brought into
court by the association Nj Whitman already
has his disposal a large sum of money con-
tributed by the incorporators of the association
but appeal Will be made for further cOntribu-
tions. from churches civic organizations and the
general public Mayor Mcclellan has promised the
society his personal support.
The objects of the society. briefly told. are:
To prosecute all offenders against the laws gov
To maintain constant surveillance of the high
through a well organized corps of detectives
To effect legislation that will make the owner
be inflicted, no matter who is running the vehicle
To keep card index system Of all infractons Of
the speed laws, whether the driver be arrested or
tie drivers the oI vehicles
To extend the organization all over the country.
Not only the Joy rider but the wealthy owner
IS to be prosecuted by the society when there is
4 violation. whether it results In an accident or
not. A corps Of twenty detectives is to be placed
81 eX-Judge Whitman's disposal The activity OF
the society will end there however When
any member. all Of whom own automobiles sees
run faster than the legal speed. that MEM
her is to report the car TO the society. and the
detectives viii watch for it until they catch 1t.
The detectives be sent TO those rpad houses
and other resorts where Joy riders congregate.
and there learn those who have been in the habit
Of boasting OF violating the speed laws
The society also is TO keep watch on policemen
who fail 10 see cars moving faster than the law
allows Any officer discovered negligent in
this regard will be reported TO the Commissioner.
The officers. in addition to Henry Clews. A.
y Middleton. vice-president: Edward s Cornell,
secretary. and Colonel Clifford Hurry, treasurer.
Tie corporaTors 2 Augustus Schermerhorn.
Cleveland H Dodge George W Burlegh, Robert
Fulton cutting, Joseph H Colt. Frederick y Law
renee. Henry CIews a. D. Middleton. Everett P
Wheeler. J Forbes Potter, Lawson Purdy. pres-
dent Of the Tax Commission; William H. Lewellyn.
Milton ! D. Einstein Colonel Clifford Hurry. Ed
ward 5. Cornell and Ackley g Schuyler.
Commissioner Bingham is in sympathy with the
motives OF 1he society In commenting on the re-
cent increase in recklessness Of chaueurs. he said
yesterday: 1t is cold fact that you never can
effectively curb this practice until the volators OF
the law sent to jail
The Commissioner is TO reorganze the Brooklyn
bicycle squad, which has been inactive Of late but
which viii be put TO work 10 stop speeding the
Long Island side Of the river in a few days Ser
geaut Maon present IS trying out new recruits
he added 70 the regular squad shortly.
Police Magistrate Barlow made the following
statement 10 the newspaper in the night court
last night:
M see By an article IN one of & The Evening I PaPeTs
bility FOR automobile accidents resulting from
] on NeR t # fs fe RaPe ID agy Rg 'Rs
yersant with the proceedings he would know that
fines for speeding-that all such cases go, abso-
utely and entirely. TO the Court of Special Ses-
Bingham would his facts right
than his impulsive vituperations have
Magistrate Barlow is president Of the Board OF
City Magistrates.
Charles Thaddeus Terry. chairman OF the legis- |
lstive board OF the American Automobile AssOcia-
tion. when last evening said that his associa
ton agreed with the newly organized National
Highway Protective Society in its proposed fight
put 2 stop 10 reckless driving.
Mr.. Terry for years has been one of the fore |
workers TO obtain fair legislation for motor |
fists is Of the strongest opponents Of reck-
less driving.
M Terry was Of the belief that laws not |
needed 70 check reckless speeding but that the pres
ent laws should be enforced. He considered Com |
missioner Bingham not 10 blame FOR the frequent |
accidents that have happened in the last week and
said his force not adequate TO check these
evils He believed Mr.. Bngham's assertion that |
he is bicycle force to arrest sTeeders a |
good plan and suggested having the bicycle police
men stationed in the congested parts of the city and
the popular dT4EewsyS and highways ieadlnS out OF
the city where most of such reckless driving is in
dulged in.
NJ Terry said that it was a small minority Of /
autonobilists that commit such offences, and that /
they should severely dealt with He said that he
hoped the National Highway Protective Society /
would be successful IN its proposed undertaking
Joseph Gibson a chauffeur employed by Max |
cohen. of No s. West 10Th street, paroled yes
rerday by Magistrate Stenert until Monday. He is |
charged with having run down and seriously in
S-r-e7 E--a 0fH Ho
nue. Brooklyn. 3Ist street and Broadway |
Thursday night. Reheck is in the New York Hos
Tstal with q fractured skull.
Magistrate O'Connor held Edward Beaverton.
chauffeur for G H Eldridge, of Ossinng. in 81 900
bail on charge Of running the machine n
other mans license. and $500 bail for carrying
worthless license He arrested in the after
noon while taking Mr. Eldridge up the West Drive
in Central Park