The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
WAGE WARS
 ON MOTORS Death Rate Too Heavy in Gotham.
 1T CITY RAISES THE FIGHT carrying a Bundle is Now Dan
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The Theft of Real whisikers is New Latest Crine-eFrty wemen ef old won<.,s Club are s,sss (
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 New oYrk. April 17.---Aroussd over the killing of more than hundred persons by automobiles during the pant fifteen months in this city. and by the rapidly increasing number of serfous accidents caused by the recIkiessness Of the drivers on ears. number of prcm- inent citizens have inaugurnted a move. ment for the vigorous prosecution of onenders against speed laws It was felt that condition of anairs unier which more persons were Killed on the streets of New York than during the entire Spanish-American war was one that demanded . remedy. It fs intend- cd to make the movement just initiated nationwide in extent and to keop ft up until the speed-crirninnl is externi- mated or reformed. The great major ity of automobtlisfs who feel that as . class they have suffered from the ex- cesses of few reckless drivers are joining heartily. in the crusade against the modern tuggernaut. The Automo- bile Club of America. which is rscog- nized as the most influential body of motorists in the country. has taken a@htVn N0 uA1IQ0Ik&t GaEGtEE8H81H HI0 violation Of speed laws. One of the first results of the agitation that has been started has been to stimulate thn metropolitan police force to unwonted activity, while the local judges have done their part by dealing severely with all cases of overspeeding brought before them. Altogether 1t begins to look as though the diversion of run- ming down pedestrians in New York streets may soon become too danger ous to be attractive even to the u2oak hardened automaniac.
 After nark.
 There is now good reason for per- sons with bundles to be afraid to 20 deed. Police Commissioner Bingifam has issued an order to his mfnions of the law instructfng them to arrest all persons seen carrying bundles late at night. The order is not directed against the person carrying home pro- visions for an early breakfast. but as result of the latest fashion amonk thieves of wrapping up their plunder m neat bundles and stroiling past police men in perect safety. s5e far the new process has not resulted In the capture of any criminals. but it has brought about tho capture of number ox per- fsefly innocent persons and may tvpn
  Several hundred ioaves ofbread. bs<f- steaks and the like have in vain been declared contraband by the police. un- til the merchants in districts whore workers go home late threaten to bring suit on the ground that their trade 10 being ruined. The international conn plication was added this week when a policeman stopped British citizen late at night and took him and the bundle he was carrying to the nearest station house Examination there revealed the fact that the bundle contained e. hat which had just been purchased and had also been badly damaged through dignant EngIishman threatens to take the matter up through his focal cotn- sel unless he is furnished with new hat. Altogether the police seem to have tackled a ticklish job in attempt ing to stop persons from gofng home with packages at night. unless they be of the liquid kind.
 New York seems to be invention mad. Every new device in the hefd of scientific advance. from flying ma- chimes to needles finds quick and en- thusiastic reception here This is in marked contrast to the attitude of only few years ago. when the city's attitude was one of skepticism which lHuknc0 Gg9u &t bAAG sCASHftQACf " say nothisg of many other inventions which it now uses. Father Kntnlker- booker has experienced . change of heart in this respect which bids fair to make this city the scientific center of the country, Already. for example. two companies for the manufacture of commercial airships have been organ- ized here, and the Eotei Astor will soon have in operation here on ita
 rshn AAa utfnt tor who cares to drop In for tea by the aerial route can draw up in hiS air carriage. The enthusiasm for wireless teiegraphy. having captured the city, has spead to the suburbs. At the Hotel GTamatan. in the tashion- Aabie westchester residence district outside the city. the business comniu- nications incident to the operatioon ok the hotel are conducted by wireless. and weaithy persons who make it their home have also taken up the fad cg talking to friends in cities equipped with wireless statione or on board incoming an doutgoing steamers. An- other craze is for the use Of carrier pigeons. many persons preferrtng to use these birds for the interchange of letters instead of the regular mails. Altogether the city seems to have been seized with a desire to live in the air as much as possible. and 1t only re- mains for some one to discover . way of living in it as we'll.
 The piRering of Q full set of perfect- tv rood patrtarchai whislxerA---the first crime of it's kind ever recorded here, according to police vourt records--- has just led to all sorts Of complies lions. The man who took them is In iail and the man from whom thay were fakau ig without a home, The loser of tho hirsute adornments is particularly aaA bacause Of the fact that he had Svoru them for forty years. Recently he entered at East Side barber shop ana having given careful instructions 4hst his whiskeTs be trimmed, took advantage of the opportunity for nan On awakening, he was horrffed to fnd that the barber. instead of a tr,mnoinT, had given him clean chavez To add to his trouble. his wife. who, itI,a hlrnaelf. ts a believer in the He- hrsvv faith, refused to admit him on Sts ratnrn. holding that the Scriptures TcYhaae his being shaved. Re was rS,otea In tfse street and finally took lie troubles to Q magistrate. The baf- Ssr ygas anafiy found end lodged tn s"Ji inf no solution of the problem Sas val been discovered. Only nature ssn reatora the whiskers and the har- her does not appear to be guilty of any sstraa vat tabuiated. The only re- So,,rca of the whisksrless and hone- iess oatrlarch, say the lawyers. ie In a suft to recover damages. in which ~Ne,ek q. commercial value tn boards wlik ,-- .~tn "a 1fn4,ssa, hexu for-eh0 arat efm1A