Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-20
A SAFE AND SANE
FOURTH Of JULY
FOR CHICAGO
MUSIC WILL TAKE THE
PLACE OF FIRE CRACKERS
Wickedest Block in the World
Disappearing in Windy City
TO Give Place to Modern
Building,

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning Journal
Chicago. june l6.-Spurrcd by Am
crlca's record OF SEGA Fourth Of July
casualaties in 1908. 4.31s IN 1907 and
k,4GG in 1906. Mayor Bussc has 0ffici-
ally declared for a sane Fourth for
Chicago. but the suburb OF InGrange
has outdone that, having taken he
lead IN trying music as a substitute
Tor ~firccfaekerF In celebrating indie
pondcnce Day. Band concerts. orches-
ira concerts and chorus singing are TO
be pitted against the sound Of pow
der. The deadly work Of the giant
cracker and toy pistol us summarized
by the Journal of the American Medi-
cal association shows $50 deaths upon
The last five Fourths. s10 being from
tetanua- lockBaW. Twenty-Five tbous-
and casualties 90 various kinds is the
total for five years Of pyr~otochnieal.
decorating celebrations. chlcago's rul-
ers VIII attempt 10 bar cannon crack
ers, toy pistols, u fireworks contain
ing explosives more violent than black
powder. and deninrs found selling or
keeping the tabboood noise makers
are threatened with fines and the re-
vocation Of their licenses. The limits
OF the fourth are strictly prescribed
and fireworks on noise makers Of amy
kind are under ban except on the one
day when the dog hides IN the base
ment and tho parents vainiy long for
peace and quiet. All the wholesale and
retail dealers Ia the city have been IN
formed concerning the exact provl-
sIons OF the ordinance. and the police
have been Instructed to be on the look
out for the display or sale in any store
Of the prohibited varieties ~ cxplosiv-
os The appearance ef any Of those
explosives IN the hands Of any person
also viii he the signal for a police IN
v%esiigatlon and tho arrest OF offend
ing citizens and dealers.
old "Fouuh Avenue" one Of the last
landmarks Of early Chicago and call
ed the w~ickedcst block IN the world"
ny william Il. Stead. the English edi-
tor. is disappearing 70 make room for
an up-to-date business building This
marks tho passing Of il street which
for years was notorious in the annals
Of American criminal life from one
end OF the country 10 the other. The
center Of the worst resorts IN the city
ana q harborlng place for criminals Of
every description, Fourth AVcnue at
time was known to the police as
mn unfaiiinR breeder Of disorder at
any hour Of the day or night. Ma 9th
er spot IN the world mol even the Bow
cry In New York, could approach this
narrow alley for tho number of drink
Ing resorts in one block, and murders,
suicides and rohhcrics were OF freqa-
ent occurrence ia the panel houses that
fiourishcd M the "Avcnuc" There
were az one time 26 saloons on the
west sid of the street la the block
given over to vice one Of these was
the famous resort Of Tom Curlcy.
which used to be- headquarters Tor
prize fighters ana where John H. sui
Ivan used 70 spend much OF his time
when visiting the city. There Is a
tradition that after winning q hig
night one night sullivan laid a $1,000
bill down on the bar and treated
everybody until the money was gone.
Anthony Connolly saloon on the cor
ner OF Fourth avenue and Harrison
street was another resort OF world
wide nuturirtt in the early SOS. nntn
Connolly was shot and KILLED one
night hy Bob" Bruce. "Shang' An
drrms. editor OF a sporting sheet. |
Dan Scott. a negro gambler and race
horse owner. and "a score of others
were among the interesting characters
who lived Ia this unsaNory noighbor-
hood Even the name OF tho thor
oughiarc has "a history Before M