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VOLUME 8. May 20, 1910 NUMBER 20 
May 21 —27 
SUN FULL TIDE 
Rises Sets A.M. P.M. 
21 Sa. 4 18 os Ley? 9 43 
225 Su: 4.17 7 10 12 10 22 
23 M. 4 16 7 6 10 48 10 57 
24 Tu. 415 (ow 11 23 1132 
25 W. 415 7 8 12 00 —_— 
26 Th. 4514 ae, 0 08 L237: 
27 Fr. 4 13 ema) 0 48 dd5 
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DRUNKEN automobilists! The bad 
accident at Gloucester a week ago 
tonight, when a large seven-seat 
touring ear came dashing down Saw- 
yer’s hill, on the Gloucester-Magno- 
lia road, at a 40-60 mile clip and 
plunged into a water department 
shanty by the side of the- road, 
smashing it to kindling wood, and 
smashing the car almost beyond rec- 
ognition, serves as a reminder of 
the recklessness with which some 
automobiles are handled. 
As the use of the automobile in- 
creases, and it takes its place, as it 
is now doing as one of our regular 
institutions, various problems rise in 
connection with it. And one of the 
most important is the matter of 
granting licenses to men who are 
known to indulge too freely in in- 
toxicating liquor. It has always 
been bad enough to have such a man 
driving a spirited horse. But the 
danger to other people from that is 
as nothing to the danger which 
G. BE. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law 
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comes to the people on the street 
from the man who is in an exhila- 
rated state in a motor car with an 
engine of great power. Many acci- 
dents have already occurred trace- 
able to this cause, and others will 
doubtless continue to come, Gener- 
ally it is the by-stander that gets 
killed; onee in a while the guilty 
person meets that fate. 
Such a thing has just happened 
near New Haven. A chauffeur there 
was held for reckless driving in con- 
nection with an accident in which an 
architect of Bridgeport was killed. 
The coroner decided, however, that 
no one was to blame criminally for 
the death of the architect, ‘‘ who was 
somewhat under the influence of in- 
toxicating drinks,’’? and was racing 
with this other man. And the coro- 
ner adds to his finding this: 
“Tam of the opinion that no per- 
son who is addicted to the intemper- 
ate use of intoxicating liquor should 
be granted a license or be permitted 
to drive a motor car upon any pub- 
lic highway in this state, and that 
should any person be found driving 
a motor car upon any highway in the 
state while under the ‘influence of 
intoxicating liquor, he should be at 
onee placed under arrest, and if li- 
censed under the laws of the state 
his license should be at re- 
voked.’’ 
This is the only common sense 
view of the situation, and will doubt- 
less in time become the general prac- 
tice. The Massachusetts highway 
commission, which is. dealing with 
the whole matter in a fair and wise 
way, deserves the cordial support of 
all our citizens. Abuses will occur 
in connection with any new thing, 
but in this state we always reach a 
good solution, and generally with 
speed. 
once 
THe question of placing Manches- 
ter in the list of towns accepting the 
civil service for its police depart- 
ment will be brought before the 
town at the special meeting next 
Monday evening. We are of the 
opinion that this will be a step for- 
ward for Manchester. Among the 
towns that have placed its police de- 
‘partment under the civil service is 
Brookline, Milton, Hyde Park, 
Watertown, Wellesley, Framingham, 
Norwood, Winthrop, Revere, Na- 
hant, Saugus, Swampscott, Peabody, 
Danvers, Stoughton and Wakefield, 
All the cities have accepted it. The 
principal object obtained—and_ it 
must be looked upon as a most im- 
portant one—is the taking of the 
police department out of polities. 
While the department will be under 
the direction of the board of seleet- 
men, it is, nevertheless, beyond the 
point where officers can be removed 
for petty fault-finding, 
enmity, ete. Under the civil service 
officers hold their positions until 
they resign or are removed, and 
they cannot be removed without a 
hearing. Civil service is considered 
in the line of progress, and for that 
personal 
reason, if. for nothing more, we 
should have it in Manchester. 
ALL public improvements cost 
money. Don’t kick ona progressive 
move because it is too expensive. 
The most expensive article is some- 
times the-cheapest. If the Manches- 
ter park commissioners want $2000 
to spend for filling at Masconomo 
park, give it to them. We’ve got to 
improve the property some time; 
now is the best time to get at it. We 
can use the material removed from 
the harbor channel by the dredging 
machine at a much smaller cost than 
filling could be earted to the park. 
The citizens should vote in favor of 
this appropriation at the special 
town meeting next Monday evening. 
Editorial Paragraphs. 
You ought to be a booster, 
And with the boosters train. 
You ought to be a booster, 
For the North Shore’s greater 
.. fame. 
You ought to be a booster, 
For boosting adds to all our gain. 
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