| Show ORISON pRISON FOR A SCORCHER The son of a New York millionaire was sent to prison for twenty days by bya a magistrate last week because ho he ran his automobile at a greater rate of speed than thlin the limit the law allowed It was his third offense On the other occasion he was merely merel fined It Is en entirely entirely entirely probable when he gets out of Jail he will have a wholesome respect for the speed regulations It Is ulo ulfo probable that the punishment Imposed upon him will act ad as a he healthy deter deterrent deterrent deterrent rent to other automobile scorchers Under the circumstances the penalty p nalty was not unreasonable The youl you man roan was wa whirling along at a rate approach approachIng Ing Int a mile a minute when he was ua ar arrested a arrested rested In a densely populated district such driving constitutes a most serious menace menaco to the rights of citizens who do not rIde in automobiles oven even of f those who do The imposition of a fine fineis fineIs fineis is not Dot a 0 penalty at all to a rich rl h man He has only to open open his purse pay par th the amount demanded by the law and t m speed merrily on his way Imprisonment Is different Besides s the th stigma attached to a 0 Jail sentence and the stigma attaches regardless of the offense for which the sentence Is h imposed the automobilist Is deprived d o of the privilege ge of driving his car caT Also he has an abundance of leisure in hi whicH to t reflect on the error of his way vay And when he gets out again he is prepared to be reasonably regardful oC ot the rights of ot ethers The automobile au ob lie has grown grown In popular popularity Ity In Salt Sal Lake during the last two or three years y years ais At en cars card mrS are In use this year where tine one was In Ini i r use two years ago With the Increase in the number of ot cars has bas come come an In Increase I crease in the danger of accidents a en Increase In the number of ot individuals who drive recklessly r In the hands of a competent chauffeur chauffeur an automobile going at the rate of thirty miles an hour Is far tar less dan dangerous dangerous dangerous to pedestrians and others than thana a horse being driven at the rate of ten miles an hour An automobile prop properly properly properly erly handled can be stopped In ally its own length when going twenty five miles an hour A horse at ten miles an hour could hardly be stopped In less than fifty yards At the same time the speed d regula regulations regulations regulations should be enforced All the rights of the road do not belong to the auto automobilists automobilists And owners of ot automobiles speaking generally are more than willing will willing willIng ing to obey all reasonable regulations The scorcher is decidedly In the minor minority minorIty minority ity |
