Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
cow.RpIy MOTOR nURDRRERs

c0wARDLY MOTOR aURDRRERs
Editor Every Evening. Almost
month haa pasaod zinco that frightfu
accident - the Kennru pike npr"7ifc
tho du pon' !, hool. in which nne nobl'
Christian girl inst her llfe and gir'
friend ), s tradly injured ~ beinE struck .
with an automobile driven hy ar ~
parontly intoxicated speed dord That
ovcrything IL bring done ~ our ef
,.ient directive service 10 apprehend fhe /.
guilty wretch rho caused this voung
,vnruan'a Death ia beyond doubt IL
4he,lld ~ the dfffv n eyory right think
ing person. especially fhe motorists
whose wish i IS ~ goor, the roads clear
~ thir kind ~ menace ~ rn-rF'ers'fe
vith tho authorities in order n bring
THE fugitive from juqtice this men
ace a. humanity fhia--wall. caQ him
anything sou rRo anything that h"fite
him IN hiv present state--to the bar -
uatfcr
Here ygas 4 soung christian woman
IN The prime ~ life ranking hiFh 81
character among those svho knew and
were assoclated WITH her IL her dailv
walk ~ life coming horne from church
meeting with a friend 9b@ying the law
~ keeping ~ The right III ne road.
tn 80 struck down ~ 4 iaw brra ker
worthless lnvrder driving on the
wrong aide ~ fhe road Had he t~en
ruan and not = coward ne would have
stopped md ~ matter What tho con
sequences n himself might have been
euf4ea vorcd fo help even II ne had
found il ~ hc of no avail n save his
+ victims life F}uf did he fIe hurried
! away ike those If his kind. with q SPOT
on his soul biacker han The night into
which hc fed
WIN hr fe found let as hono hat
/ stch wiIl he tho caec- if there ~verc
more .han nre h hat fatal car 4 VIII
h. nard for ann ~ keep from feiug
found. for some day one u them ~ one
tsrac ar another rill DO too much taikire-
what should be done with such as
he one EDITOR ~ the local press in m
editorial advocated me whipping aost
for spcederv ver5 good
Suppose his vvretchcd back s iarcd
- the lash aid on with s4cn force
mat compeIs hlm 70 carry ne scars
- ! shameful grave. VIII il pay .or
the Joss h naz caused
Suppose his neck ne encircied with
d hangman moose, and he forfeit hls
life. VIII tnat pay for the loss
Suppose that ne be given a life SEN
tence and kept in solitary confinement
with nothing to occupy his mind save
the crime he committed and the sor-
row brought n the mother ri that
loving girl2 Probably this would oe
the proper sentence. NIth. of course,
the addition of the 'ash.
Imagine. if possible. that mother
feeling N her loneliness. She has been
robbed Of an incompatible earthly jos
Ia loving Christian daughter. L -.
Of course, "A Christian duty 20 forgive.
but who would blame her sor entertain
ing a feeling of bitterness toward The
one Who ann.hiiatej that joy can
any sentence imposed upon that guilty
wretch repay her for 50 great Joss .
We can readily answer ia the negative.
suppose he is n man # high social
standing. Of great ability and wealth ?
He should De dealt with the same as =
"a low brow with "a borrowed car. tog
by committing an acC of this kind BE-
has laid his qualities in the dusr. HGt
We can hardly dare think i was r h-t
one of ignominipus origin RAISED r"
an environment hcdtunS sucn srlms
as this
And now as regards Sltc.Ces~. I'M
deed speeding has become such 4 favor
itc pastime among motorists. that 4
would seem just to tine them heavily.
lash them and then scll their machines.
1t seems a pity that people should not
be allowed 10 use the public highways
without risl<ing life ana limb, by reason
Of these brainless pieces Of anatomy.
IL any should doubt the speeding game.
let that person stay for . few hours at
the corner of PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
Union street one of the busiest thor
oughfares in the city. See them com
ing in all directions, turning corners
on two wheels, having no regard for
their own or anyone's safety Quite
number Of children in that immediate
neighborhood are compelled to cross
the avenue near this section three or
tour times day, in order 70 attend a
nearby school and certainly more care
should be taken.
OF course this does not include an
; motorists. There are great many
thoughtful and careful drivers and as
a rule il seems as if they are the ones
who suffer the greatest loss in case of
accident with these speed fools
Then there are others who are incon-
siderate Of pedestrians who have To
: use the highways. | recall to mind
an incident that happened quite a while
ago but not 50 long ago as 20 be for
gotten. 1t was ChiIdrens Day and the
little folks had spent much time IN
, preparation. Two little girls. dressed
ia white. loft their homes in anticipa-
! tfon Of a great time in a nearby sun
dax school II had rained IN the carly
| morning and water had gathered in 'he