The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-24
Iii Is the Place
For These, Reckless -
Auto Drivers; WHEN?
mont NOW 10 the Time TO ACT
n the streets Of Detroit Are GO.
Ina To Be Safe for Pedestrians
This Year.


rect to the neighborhood candy store
Martha lives Twenty third, Myrtle
Tightly holding bag sweets Martha started back across the
get all the for the middle OF the street great
~ knocked her the pavement spng the
cnndies
bloody she unconscious.
Martha Bosuer is only hadon in Detroit to be
run down by automobiles past few days
Of thesew a woman, who killed
And it would though RIGHT NOW the time for the law to
itself upon those who possessed the
opnon they exclusive right the cis streets
child would express as our opinion
place the OF the parents "
n let this child into the street alone
Il was unwi in particular fact that autos whzz around
u this town at q criminal pace.
Grown persons too safe
They are able judgment though than furyearods
and Judgment part pedestrians be called for for
soms automobile drivers
This leaves little children quite helpless
There are going knocked down in the streets OF
Detroit persons killed this summer than ever before unless
radical steps early the officers of the law to check
eponses who better than speed their machines
S(hrough the thickly populated districts
due people city who have certain amount OF respect
their lives Of these shalowpated ohers be
SENT TO JAIL
And this punishment also justice to those owners auto
mobiles them and who conhne their speeding
they want speed, to the proper districts
The the dealers automobiles would undoubtedly
STEP for the and careful owner OF an auto AND
people who and sell them should not be made to sune
an adverse public aroused by the reckless use the
which these who have no regard
Tor people the streets.
Those drivers of break the speed laws who make
attempt comply with those laws and who drive along
seeming defiance should not only 60 to jail
hut their confa for the same reason that n
rhould not be permitted to handle loaded shutgun
There are more Detroit than in any one otne
Qciy in the world
Gout in Detroit
In proportion to population automobiles are owned and driven
An Detroit than city in the world
and the future privilege OF people 70 III
the going to depend largely upon
sentiment nodded while this industry "
would seem certainly would be justice 70 'no
the manufacture the auto nat inc CITY
antpathy toward the auto and auto
(which increases instance like that Of Sunday
Hare vas child unable for herself and unable
danger and here auto driver VINO
accept his responsibility toward this child pungng along
l1hough the Tere clear
such cases ghteouy public indignation
such should for the good Of all concerned be
made feel the law to the limit
WHICH SHOULD BE TERM BEHIND THE BARS lesson for
hs and resultant respect provisions which have been made to
Ave and bones Of people who have to walk
that the time has when we are to be monk
out Of the upon the front porch and made to sit there
Let the police get busy and let our justices get busy
The careful o want the scorchen punished
The will welcome punishment for this class
And the public il entitled to such protection