The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-11
STOP RECKLESS DRIVING.

vYyTHIN week woman was killed an accident
:" written little boy local hospital down by
driven high speed by reckless driver II the providence
that there such accidents. There have been too similar
but the sufficient point the peril which ns
The county promises indictment Of the guilty driver
murder charge for the death of Joel Morrow At rate
his disregard for the others and for the laws and ordinances deserves
and punishment An example should be made OF him and
m offenders To bring this before the grand jury have
effect other motorists disposed defy the speed limits and dis
regard the value Of human life.
The chief of police promised stern
Since the important functions Of police pswer the protection Of
life and property the police render important service than
urbng the rider, who the public toroufats
Lenency toward such offender, misplaced Fatae, have been fire.
active campaign against that Of law violation mpcra
tive Unless such criminal eareene checked other lives certain
10 be sacrificed
But II i. impossible police city Though
y the main remedy still with the drivers temsee,
said that them realize their responsibility Most
them careful and onsdeae But with the number Of automobiles
and the becoming eonged increasing
caution needed The reckless few not only endans themselves and their
passengers mpel the careful drivers and pedestrians we'll They
should made realize that fast driving in the city easily result
tragedy No moost wluy forth sy but he yields the speed
mania, tragedy is apt to result
With n use collision. inevitable but IL
complied with cys regulations would
result from such accidents and the number Of accidents would be
greatly reduced Thomas Pannl driver of the which struck the Nor
boy did not intend slaughter innocent But he did drive
reckless speed through city street where such driving expressly for
bn he knew Anyone who thus naust the regulations for
public safety dangerous citizen Others of his kind should realize that
and mend their Prevention preferable punishment
10 better than The speed demon will find reforming himself
comfortable than letting the law take it,
Oshom City duty a6d responsibility striving
the membership campaign be launched week BY the Oklahoma Good
Roads association This organization Is formed for highway
proyements throughout e A the principal
Oklahoma City should example Of leadership The
central location and importance the highways raate
from this point Their be,erment really benefit city, The organ
aon which seeks such improvements should receive
Boston policemen strike following which mobs looted shop, and
destroyed property Such strike be justified The policeman
assumes responsibility when he accept, service an officer Of the law
He has moral right such service unless he be replaced and
the continuity OF oes protection maintained To s, such
a 4 city o mob both eoxardly md unfair.
Increasing maximum fines for the police onses
from hundred dollars should add
that Either that will offenders
deferred by lesser penalties At increased about which
properly behaved persons needn't worry.
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Berger longer officer OF socialist
Joy that he not enough notice
there doesn't be much with his beginning
sentence he drew months
General Hndenbusg being doomed for the presidency Germany
and probably will about that he did to Paris