New Britain herald., 1921-09-03
THE OBSERVER
 MAKES RANDOM OBSERVATIONS THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
MAKES

e1lQ 50 MT. WalSn, DelnS or sunny
 disposition, naturally looked upon all
 these folks as members of the Walsh family and kept his prices down, al-
 thougr many of the diners remarked ! that it was not to his own interest to 1 do>so.
 Amorg business and financial men,
 MT. Walsh was held in esteem as a keen thinker. His advice on business | matters was eagerly sought and those who were in his counsel considered l themseIvea being in contact with | one whose judgment was dependable. | It is said that it was through his ad- | vice and support that several men who afterwards reached a point of financial l comfort were enabled to climb the l ladder. Several now living can look | back upon the days when they de- pended upon MT. Walsh for important decisions in matters relating to their 1 business affairs.
 Interested in every branch of clean American sports, MT. Walsh probably
 had more affection for baseball than any other game. His two sons, "Bill'' | and Jack" both OF whom are now | naval officers, developed into top notch baseball players, partly because | of tho enthusiasm and encouragement of their father.
 Many kind words have been spoken about Jack" Walsh, but the most inn pressive tribute was the large num- | Der of people who went for hundreds | of miles around to pay their last trib-
 ute at his bier, many of whom cast
 aside every artifciality and wept | openly for 8 man whom so many could | call friend"
 | Since the killing of Building Inspec-
 tor John w. Allen by a speeding au- tomobile last week there is so much
 agitation for safety on the highways | that one might be led to think that | the menace of reckless automobile l drivers is entirely new. The truth of | the matter is that it is quite old. al | though not very resoectable, but we
 all need a shock like the death of MT.
 Allen, to open our eyes to the ever present danger that confronts pedes- | trlans, as we'll as automobile drivers
 who exercise caution while operating 1 their vehicles.
 After all has been said, there is only
 one solution of the reckless autoist problem, and that solution can be sup | piled by two agencies of law and l order, the police and the courts. Chief I
 ment of motor vehicle laws in this
 city. It is reassuring to know that
 the head of the police department feels
 about this subject the same as the people. Chief Rawlings has shown 1 himself to be a man of action in the l past and it is confidently believed that | lie will live up to his reputation and
 suppress, with an iron hand, the reck-
 less automobile driver, the speed fiend, who cares nothing for the life and | limbs of others.
 The police have their work cut out | for them. In every case where an automobile driver is found to have
 endangered others by the manner in | which he has operated his car an ar | est should be made. This would have | the effect of reducing the number of accidents
 But arrests are only half of the bat | tie. The judges who preside at our | courts must see that justice is meted
 cut and that drivers who have con- | lempt for the law feel the hot, sting l ing lash of punishment backed by | popular opinion. Automobile drivers
 who have no regard for their fellow
 beings must be shown that the senti- | s,lent is reciprocated.
 In order to make effectual a cam i paign to reduce reckless driving in
 New Britain, the police must feel that
 the courts will back them up. Small | fines or '1ectures'' will not suffice. | These would have as their reaction, a
 certain lassitude on the part of the
 police for which they could hardly
 be blamed. The police must be SUD-
 ported strongly.
 Speaking before the Rotary club in
 this city, Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel explained the pur-
 pose of Safety Week. which begins
 Cn September 19. It is to rid the | highways and byways of speed ] maniacs. It shouldn't be necessary to
 wait untiLthe opening date to inaug- urate a Safety Week." It should be