Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-09
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Editor Every Evening; SIN an ez-
| policeman Of the New York police de.
| partment retired for disabifittes in
| CURED IN the line of duty. was read.
ing In Every Evening ~ Wednesday
April goth, your comment on an article
| by ar ax-servica man who asid. "rua he
the whipping post democratic for the
automobile speedara"
I think this man has made n ROod
| stfggestion: he is right. ~ ls about time
that We should have auch "A law iu every
State. This would stop these reckless
speedera IN knocking ana running down
people; tn kliiink or taking human life
read IN your paper about case ~ q
pretty young woman. Mics Amanda
Wilson. whuae IIfo WIS gnufsod out with
ont moments warning or notice. The
chauffeur got away without being idrn-
tined. This tragedy was shame Last
Sunday mornings paper tthe Brooklyn
tf1ft# EiNNNf lfAt1 "a HFtfnFF fffkEt tfNW
whore a man by the name of gatnael
silberatoin Was taking walk with hie
wife and eight-year old daughter. Whou
they got to the corner of Belmont and
Watkins avenue five passenger tour
ing car came along and awerved ~ ran
on the sidewalk knocking this man
and his wife ard child against store
front This man was Instantly killed.
Ills wife and child were taken ~ 50
Mary'a Hospital They win not lfv.
According ga the chauffeur ha told thu
police the accident happened 80 hr
turne'f the corner eery sharply. the
automobile skidding on the wet - W..
mont: il was unavoidab bile. he said Bus
according ~ the witnesses. he vac drfv-
ing at a reckless speed.
n Is ahame' Every dav read
about these reckless spoeders II Is
getting as common as child eating
candy II Is p shame the way they get
of 80 eaay in courts We have here in
New York cry traffic regulation lav
i aaYs how All kinds ~ vehicles and
automobiles Fhall run. when troifev
car stops tn let on or aff TaEzengprH. an
vehicles must stop eight feet bobird the
trolley car. But instead If the trcrkIeer
apeedera stopping they IN right ahead
az II they owned the street The pas
sengors who want 20 got on trolley cars
have 10 Jump back on the sidewalk cr l.r
run down when the tran1r police see-
q spooder he puts up hie right hand r..
tell him 80 stop. Sometimes re has ~
rhase = speeaer fgr half rniio leforn
he ia caught. Then the polire takn tho
chaufeur's name and address, and his
license number and then ne hands the
chauffeur summons a. corne - tHo
traffic court An that tho judgo does
is fine them from $40 70 400 They
pay Tho fine and 20 right m speeding
The same way Mr. Editof you'd ~
surprised - know that while our traffic
police are writing out q summons sorns
woman passenger IN the ahtornohile viii
say. = have good political pun. TN
have you broke or he police porce
In court when the cops tell this 10 The
iudEe he gives the woman a raIIinR
down Some deny that they said 10.
some will beg 10 apologize 70 tho court
saying II was nervous and excited
There are frequently some women
chasuffeurs wl1o are Just AZ had a. men
IN reckleEs speeding. There arc csst-s
where children are run down hy these
women our people viii have to 30
safe. wish some Of Every Evening"
readers would come 10 New York FOR
about four weeks. % Up around FIFTH
avenue and Twenty~third street. or
Sixth avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
or Broadway and F'orts-second street.
Then you would sec something.
think myself that a good application
of the cat-o-nine-tails at the whipping
post would cure these reckless speed
eTa. The whipping should be IA pubic
80 the people will see who the reck-
less speeders are.
Also. Ar. Editor. read IN papers
what some people are saying about
the criminals ia other states.
You will find enclosed an article by
Justice l. l. Fawcett who recommends
the whipping post.
I am firm believer in urging the
ash on a wonans hare back During
he time I waa on the police force Z
.ound that there were some women
,riFuInaIs who go 70 employment hu-
eau agents with false reCommenda-
ions. n be hired as domestic servants.
They belong 70 a gang OF bandits and
-obDers. The women get all plants"
md information how 70 rob places, or
Who to hold up in the street and roo
It night.
More and more frequently police re-
iorts show women are being used ne
ures or accomplices by criminals -
ielp 20 rob. The police statistics show
hat from 1909 TO 1919 there we're over
$4,000 women arrested for ali kinds
t offences. Therefore these women are
ust as had as men criminals. think
the lash was applied 70 these women
ur people would be safe and our com
nunities protected. believe that II !
soman IS the accomplice ri criminals
a order 10 rob that she Is 10 better
han men are.
An E-New York Policeman.