Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-14
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Gotham Accidents

GOCham Accidents
Under the heading Highway Accidents
the report of the New York medical ex-
aminer for 1921 listed 1851 deaths in the
City of New York. OF these 402 were chill
dren under the age of thirteen. Suicides
and homicides exceed deaths by highway ac-
cidents only by sc. An increase or III
deaths over 1920 is recorded.
The pleasure car caused 581 deaths. Com
mercial automobiles were next with 256
deaths, and responsibility for the remaining
1913 deaths in this classification is split be-
tween horsedrawn wagons, street cars, ele-
vated subway and railway trains, motorcy-
els and bicycles.
Suicides. the report shows, increased 1873
over 1920, when the total was 707. In 1921
two of those who took their own lives were
under fifteen. Gas is still the most used
method of suicides, leading the list with 291,
while shooting ranks next, with 151, and
jumping from heights third, with 142.
Three hundred married men committed
suicide, 1870 unmarried men took their own
lives. Similarly 115 married women and
sixty-seven single ones were suicides.
Homicides show a decrease, with 307 last
year to 344 the year previous. Shooting
was the popular method of taking life, the
report shows, zoe deaths by bullets being
recorded.
Falls claimed CTS lives, twelve fatalities
being from falls from beds and one from a
bathtub.
Burns caused the deaths of 40S persons,
six of whom were killed by the explosion
of stills. ~
The total number of deaths coming to the
attention of the medical examiners office
during 1921 was 1882, which by boroughs
are as follows: Manhattan $685.; Brooklyn,
1923; Bronx, 967; Queens, 701, and Rich
mond 252. Of these 1879 were of such
character as to require the performance Of
an autopsy.
More Drunks
Recently Prohibition Commissioners
Haynes joyfully announced drunkards have
entirely disappeared from the streets of New
York City.
Now the board of temperance, prohibi-
ton and public morals Of the Methodist
Episcopal church issues public statistics on
arrests in New York City, prepared by Rob-
ert E.. Corradini, of the Anti-Saloon league,
showing in 1921 there were 6,247 arrests
for intoxication in the metropolis.
But an even more forceful exposure or
the fact that Commissioner Haynes did not
speak from accurate information is disclosed
by the fact that, according to Mr.. Corradinf,
there was an increase of nearly 1000 in the
number of arrests for drunkenness last year
as compared with 1920, and only slight
reduction from 1918, the last year of open
saloons. N.. 5
Mr.. Corradini has statistics for twenty
four of the larger cities in New York state.
Every one of those over $4,000 inhabitants
being drunk in 1921 as compared with 1920
and in many cases a great increase over
1918. The figures with the number OF arrests
in 1920 given first, are:
Albany, 1920, AIT, 1921, 627; Bingham
ton, 1897 and 1,6S5; Buffalo, 7,421 and
S,34S; Cortland, IS and 100; Jamestown.
428 and 585; Niagara Falls, 726 and L.
292; Rochester, 623 and 1858; Schenectady,
S51 and 400; Syracuse, 6s1 and 937; Utica,
7O2 and 884; Yonkers, 200 and $40.
The statistics disclose also that arrests for
all causes increased in every one Of these
cities last year as compared with the year
before. The number of arrests for all causes
in 1920 showed an increase \of about 49,
500 over 1919, about $500 over 1918 and
about $4,000 over 1917.
Prison Bonus
Prisoners in the Atlanta Federal peniten-
tiary have earned approximately $4,000
under a bonus system installed by Attorney
General Daugherty, according to report on
Federal prison conditions submitted to Pres
ident Harding.
Mr.. Daugherty stated that on April 80,
1921, orders were issued for the payment OF
a bonus of 2 cents per yard upon the output
of the canvas duck mill.
The mill employs about 500 prisoners
and has produced 100000 yards of canvas
duck since last March. 1t saved the govern
ment $1SO,OOO, which it would have cost to
purchase the canvas in the outside market.
Hungry Russians
Great crowds like hungry birds picking up
fallen grains followed behind every leaky
sack that was unloaded from the first train
bringing American corn to a Russian prov
ince. These red-kernelled cobs were unfa-
miliar but welcome mama to starving peas
ants lifelong accustomed to rye, wheat and
barley. The news spread rapidly and hun
CRY folk gathered from all directions.
Two hundred and fifty workmen unload
Cd fha cars instead of the forty ordered
thousand teams will be started on their way
here, as every available resource must be
used to get a two months supply to foodless
villagers before the quickly approaching
spring thaw makes all roads impossible
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