New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
SPEEDERS GROW WARY
-lTTO -4RRESTS FlfLL OFF.
High5cays Protcctirc Society on the
Loo%opt for Offenders.

Following rlc Organization Of Tho National High
Ways Protective S"cet,. th- purpose of which is 20
pat C-l - -5ay rides" .ra reckless automobile
driving generally. men - al professions and in
every line OF trade have announced their intention
of taking -art N the crusade Hundreds Of letters
an contributions Were received Yesterday by the
new society. O. which Henry Cie7s is president
from persons all over the city. who realize that
some ste-s must he taken 70 lessen the dangers 10
PEDESTRIANS The great number Of Incidents re-
slitinS in so nl+n deaths has stirred up indigna-
ton in al quarters.
At Police Headquarters i was announced that in
the rWcuty-f1lr hours from midnight on Saturday
- midnight last night the police in Manhattan and
The Bronx had made sizty-fve arrests for auto
mobile speeding Sixteen of The chauTeurs arrested
were running IaNicabS.
Not only i the indignation general among those
who do not own automobiles hut also among
those owners and chaufeurs Who have respect for
the rights Of others, and who bearing the brunt
Of The storm
Although j. was attractive day for automo-
bists. II was too early yesterday fo- the agents
Of the new society do much work Il will take
some time. according one Of the officers Of the
socicry. 70 got the force on working basis. II
any Of the wealthy volunteer crusaders who went
out Yesterday 70 take the numbers the machines
Of speeders~ accomplished anything It Will not he
known until this morning when they their
ports the Office Of the society No. = East
so street The office closed Yesterday but it is
probable that Il will he open al Of the time when
The work is started n earnest.
Charles : Whitman. who has been retained
counsel for thu ncw society. said yesterday: The
work OF The society IS progressing famously. and
letters Of support are coming IN in large numbers
The forming Of the society Is sincere effort 10 stop
the reckessuess that is prevalent Al the present
time We have the cooperation OF the District
Attorneys Office and the Police Commissioner. The
plans 1hat We have formed are feasible. and all Of
the gentlemen hack of he society are enthusiastic
IN support Of the crusade"
Following the action Of others interested, Coroner
Julius hamburger said yesterday that he had pre-
ps-ed bill which he would ask As%mblyman
Harold SpeilherE Of the 10th District. 70 introduce,
reducing the maximum permissible speed for auto
mobiles in tho city Of New York and making own
ers and chaufteurs actually responsible for ac-
cIdents.
IN order 70 expedite the passage Of this bill
said the Coroner, I will appear before the LeEs-
lature. From my experience with those brought be
fore ne have noted that seven out OF every ten
chaufeurs are arrant, despiCable towards ChaUf-
te-rs who away after causing accidents
worse than nurderers ana midnight assassfrs. /
have tried TO put them under the highest possible
bail
That the stand taken by the press and others
against ''spee6ers IS having its effect observed
yesterday when there were SO few arrests of auto
rloailsts Not in months has there been few
arrests for speeding there were yesterday. In
the Harlem district, where there are always ten
twelve arrests on Sundays. but seven had been
made Up - late hour last night. The fact that
50 -eW arrests were maze vas not que 10 Ile ~
activity Of the police, for every automobilis was
closely watched. Il due TO the drivers them
selves. Before the policemen. especially those at
rached the bicycle and mounted squads.
sent out On their posts yesterday morning in the
Harlem district they were instructed by Inspector
Thompson 70 pay special attention 10 the speed
e-s" This order was read in all Of The West Side
stations which precincts take in the greater part
C. -he territory where the drivers OF automobiles
inclined o let their machines out.
Tr= order early after
noon the police arrested William u Tracey.
dentist. Of No Is West l5lst street. in Broadway be-
tween 18th and 152d streets. ana charged him with
going al the rate % twenty-five miles hour
Then came Felix 4. Kahn 4 broker, Of No. 54l
Fifth avenue. who vas arrested in Broadway. be
tween 10th and 12l streets. charged with going at
the rate OF tventy-four miles hour Michael
Bierre & chauffeur for L T Holmes. builder, Of
No 80 west 5-th street. was arrested at Riverside
Drive and -s1d street. charged with going at the
ra-e of twenty-five and q half miles an hour tet-
rick jOConncr, builder Of No : Central avenue
Flushing. Long Island charged with operating
his machine Al Broadway and 1I7th street at the
ra-e OF twenty-five miles hour Harry j Berry.
proprietor Of the Hotel Gregorian, in West 18th
street vas arrested the Eiaduct, a. l2lth street
Another arrest made On the upper West Side vas
that of Daniel H RItts, OF No 59i Manhattan
avenue. Who was taken into custody az Broadway
and 155th street
William Mccarthy. Of No. l=2 Est l21th street,
Ras accused OF going twenty-five miles an hour
and vas held for trial by Magistrate Walsh In the
car with him w1en he arrested was Dorando
Pietri the Marathon runner. Mccarthy explained
that ne was speeding because Dorando was in a
hurry 70 get a message
With tie exception - Holmes tho owners Of the
machines were At the wheel when the'aleged viola
lions cook place IN each case the prisoners gave
bonds Of $50 fer their appearance in court
1u East NcH York The police were active, ana
made three automobile arrests during the day
FREDERICK Tttner Of SO 1893 East New York avenue.
US locked up in the Miller avenue station for run
nin- his machine lh= wrong siue q the street
wrie police II The same station arrested arthur
Fllrs - No. 4l5 Park Place. Brooklyn, for the
same oeeuce. and Alfred 2. Whitney, Of Morris
town =. J. for speeding.