Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-29
20 SLAUGHTERED
BY AUTOMOBILES
IN NEW YORK
Terrible Toll Taken by Joy Rid
ers Arouses People 10 Form
Vast Vigilance Committee;
Political Pipes Fuming,


Especial correspondence 10 Morning JOURNAL
New York, Aug. 27.-Shocked at
the terrible toll of tw~enty-three lives
| taken by reckless Automobiles about
this city during the past six weeks,
New Workers are organizing them
| selves into one vast vigilance commit
tee 10 check the carnage that even
the new motor law seems unable TO
STAY. Se~yenty-six victims OF the
careening cars are now recorded rs
having been crippled here since the
Fourth Of July by joy riders. while
property damage amounting to many
thousands OF dollars has been scat
tered in their wake. As a crisis IN
these cruel conditions. the case Of q
young girl OF Harlem who has Just
been killed by q flying auto that left
her to die in its dust Is today beng
pushed with o elamor for Justice by
the whole people of New York. Every
automobiles with the real interests Of
his class AT heart is joining WITH
horsemen and pedestrians TO urge a
drastic cure Of the joy riding evil,
and before many weeks are over u
il promised that the highways about
town viii be purged Of the death deal
inr brand OF motor maniac.
Political Pipes.
with Roosevelt at last well on his
way about the west, Oyster Bay mas
sunk almost out Of the map and the
political pandemonium that has rag
ed over this city Is lulled against the
storm of his return, Now that All the
shout and struggle Of the recent
Roosevelt ruction Is over, the shrewd-
est sagee in both party camps here
are predicting that the whole devel-
0pment of the choice Of chairman by
the state republicans viii prove only
n summer Huuall, soon to he forgotten
II. the renl array of the campaign that
cannot come until the first frosts, AL
though furnishing pills for the pipe
dreaming political writer's of the IA
pers. the recent actions of the past
and present chiefs Of the nation have
been by no means significant of any
change of attitude, IT Is generally ne
lievpd bv local party leaders as We'll
as the host of personal partisans VINO
have hastened to espouse what theS
regard rs The eause Of Roosevelt
While the silly seaso still stretches
ahead and some sort OF stories must
be scrubbed to precipitate pony pan
les, New Workers have learned to
take with q big pinch Of salt such
screeds as are stirred up in the wake
O.. az vociferous a man as RooseeXlt
and even as mild q MAJ as Tart.
Rare Racing.
Looking for all the world like the
inner circle of o good old county fair,
the ifolAllk HlfTtA NtAfAA ihtH 'NtAh
gun at q track just outside the city
limits is giving people here a sooo
glimpse Of the ares racing that ever
invaded this metropolis. Where form
erly thoroughbreds galloped In all the
glamor OF the more modern racing
meet, scores of speedy trotters are
now showing their sitter PAGES, while
harness horsemen swarm to see then
from all the surrounding country.
SuIkies and hobbies are strange sights
on the race courses hereaboutSi DuN
the city folks that come to study the
sport are apparently finding FUN ana
keen excitement in It's almost forgot
ten phases. No hookmakers nave
vet been discovered bleeding bettors
about the track, and II Is ~prophesleu
that this town may yet take up the
old fashioned form of horse contests
In place Of the running races that
were done to death by the harpy
bcokfes.
official Outing.
Leaving their stricken chief appaf-
entity on the road to recovery In hot
test Hoboken, a majority Of the heads
OF municipal departments have again
sought the cool retreats from which
they were Wldely recalled by his at
tempted assassination. Spread over
the lakes. mountains aud coast re-
sorts OF this section and even HDout
the watering places abroad, the cry
staff Of officials are now taking their
ease against the gruelling grind tha(
they realize win come with the reor-
ganization of The municipal forces IN
the fall. Fearful of the future that
they must face In holding their re-
trenched forces against the horde OF
ousted office-holders, of which Gay-
uor's assailant VAS one, the head
workers of the administration are al
ready making plans to still turther
prnne 10 working efficiency the pad
ded pav roofs thai the Tammany
tribe has left on their hands. Whether,
the fate of Gallagher may prove a
check uDon the riotous resentment OF
the victims of this city house-clean
ing is . question which every one 81
the mayors cabinet is bordering
deeply as he rounds out his Naca-
ton.
Declaring that drug habits are fast
ened upon helpless infants by the
general use of paregoric and uda
nm. medical experts have begun 10
urge upon the health authorities here
the advisability of waging war upon
the use Of such soothing sNrups as
nav in their opinion prove harmful
Many a mother has made a drug iiend
Of her child by innocent dmlnistra
ton Of constant doses OF drug-laden
drBughts. IL Is asserted. ALREADY the
health officers have decided 10 make
= widespread INVESTIGATION OF the
methods and results of quieting n
babies Of the whole citv. n II Is eh-
pected that a general restriction OF
the sale Of noNious drugs for TINS puf-
pose may result.
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