The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

being backed mp in saloon that Is
almost under jhe caves of the city
hall when the place is legally sup.
posed 10 be- closed al I o'clock Mon
day morning and the safe robbed
Of $500 II it were not for the
fact that the city is overhung with
pail of sadness because OF an &C.
cidont In which a number Of lives
were lost. the affair would be- post
lively humorous.
Nc all know that no saloon Is
supposed 90 be open early Monday
morning. and the newspapers did
not mince words. making II clear
rhat Sundays receipts were stolen
by the robbers
The Judge related story which.
ne said, illustrated conditions exist
ing in the city
In my court ! am living in an
atmosphere Of t'agody." he said "A
case cam" 10 my attention not long
ago in which a man had his pocket
picked OF his savings. A baby was
sick In his home. The family was
TOO proud 20 call the poor commits
sian doctor, and the child died The
bahy's death was directly due 10
that mans pocket having been
picked which l. merely another in.
dicatiou OF conditions that exist IN
YOUR city"
Judge Connolly talked FIRST At
Nlerden 4 Kading's dining room,
Goethe and Hil!ger SITS. where e
crowd OF more more than 700
men responded enthusiastically 10
the candidates vigorous verbal bat.
tcriug of the city administrations
Mention of his intention 20 appoint
Frank Crom commissioned OF police,
II elected drew round OF applause.
3 smaller gathering, presided over
hy Leo Moriarity. heard the candi-
date speak ip a hall at Michigan
ave and Thlrty-hrh 81
Urges Pep in Grade Work.
iNfle'' - 4NtNfAt4t ''tfAl'tAf ~ tAa'
cratic candidate for the mayoralty.
has voiced his belief in the neces.
-Itv OF grade separations. as the re
suit OF tho DequiuGre -t. tragedy
sunday night Judge Connolly is
sued the following statement Mon
day afternoon
Ary-I- at-tA4-- -tiH4A-rnlce word
Cf inSle'suf urging .ut tho necessity
- taking prompt ,st'ps l." prevent o
.re.urYrn. o. ~ sunday nights TRAGEDY
m tho Forrest Trquiudre crossing
Fifteen years agp. the snail -
grad" 7'para'I"n started - Journey
then bloody huloetustS AZ the street
inter ts,,fIpus ~ tho GRAND Trunk
trls .u.lrr lime hHE" shocked our city
into "a passing sense ~ m" danger
Grat.ut onu reguiudro, agRlu az can
roId and pcqnlndre and now a. For
despite these trarlr warnings. tho
Grand Trunk railway always has
been abf' 90 stayS or ~. work ~
a.4de seperUtIon iu that quarter.
Last winter. upon tho iuItatl'" ~
Alexander D. GroeFbeCk Arthur ~
Gordon Corporation counsel pture-
man and WH.slf gnilnhrratcd p draft
thc publ. utilities amendment 'g
hv the people az last AnEusts pri-
rrnr..a This amendment SO plan
nod to 4-, not only - regulate rates.
hs' tu force grade separations ny
r.ts authority, regardless % state
favor thc Immediate assertion -
the powers given 90 thr city hy fhi-
amendment Lots get s.fncWN here
right now In this iu'crmlnahle
hrayyI between thc City and tho
Grand Trunk railway. Lets DO u
NOW. The rowc-deN E'-day. '''d
send sunday" policy ~ conducting
public Hu-Iucas - TOO poriloHs In
this kind - q situa'lou
Grade separation lS the only pre-
veu'fNe - fhez" tragedies. ~ any
situation where the falihle human
factor plays a part danger Iarks.
Whrr" many human factors enter,
enc danger lH increased ir direct
ratio 20 th" number - human fpr.
tors involved Each depends on tho
Dfhrr go d. his duty and 90 ward ~
tho danger - gets 20 be 4 E"t habit
30 mIud for the uoturmau 80 rely
upon tho conductor tho rouduc 20
rc'y gpun the RRtcmau. and the trNlr.
tue tho rasc - ono is started gets
20 trial IN" principal units ~ Ie-
suprsihilifN have been Irt out ana
the l,ast rrF1onHihls ~ all I'm con-
temptation ~ law I- the only one
lsft 90 bear the hrunt.
Until We have every grade In De
troit properly separated we have no
assurance that We will he free from
such horrors .ts that of early Mon
day Nud the Snal reHponsihili'y for
n recurrence of such horrors VIII
rept with those who DO not wake up
20 the emergency and get this vital
work done now.
Would any private enterprise toll
crate "a lt-VcArs' stretch OF snail
Ike progress in 40 vital a natter