Show Care Best Preventive of 0 Accidents ts rj rp THE HE determination of or Judge Judg-c W. W H. H Wilkins to begin J- J 1 imposing jail sentences instead of merely fines in incases incases incases cases where accidents arc are the tho fault of carelessly driven automobiles should act as ns a n. preventive e medicine and anda a much needed warning His lIis action in the two cases reported will meet with general public approval In the one case a man 23 years ears of age was found having driven past p. p a i standing street car and struck and bruised and lacerated lacerated lacerated lacer lacer- an aged d gentleman who was stepping off the car The judge after listening to the evidence in the tho case gave the young oung man a n. sentence of ten days in the city jail with no alternative of money fine In another case he i imposed a 1 fine of 25 upon a man who failed to even cven stop and ascertain the extent of the injuries sustained by bv the victim of his automobile Care and discrimination are necessary in all cases to get at the facts but where the evidence shows the driver of the motor to have been reckless or wanton and transgressing the law 11 severe penalties will be found to be a most salutary corrective With equal justice it may be said that there are arc frequent exhibitions of carelessness and of I gross jay jay jay- hawking on the part of pedestrians and these are Ire contributory causes of man many such sueh accidents Traffic officers should not be bo lax in their warnings to citizens tor td stop look and md li listen ten in dangerous places Maybe it is a paradox but grass widows are seldom green j jI I |