Show olice S 'S Linch Spring Spiting Drive on Auto Aito Law Breakers I IN U LIGHTS HT ili 4 M IO S J TO MEA fAN JAIl JAL JALis I is HD Sn Drivers Arrested as c Squad Begins War WarS IK- IK S pon n Violators of Stat Stat- t and City Ordinances a TIlER penalty of a arrest est for the police and an- an ped d today that they were reel red to compel the imme- imme enforcement of all nil Salt laut automobile laws vs and that ape ape- from now on would be the violation of the theace nee ace governing the use of strong J pring campaign the police been made necessary to Ithe the sudden laxity which has evident among automobile ff the first step in the against offenders was taken liri in the issuing of a general automobile drivers to see their motorcar headlights con- con ordinance which forbids warning warning was issued by Traffic i UJ nJ H. H Warden of the police ment nent were arrested arrest in Salt last night and and charged with g Bstanding streetcars while two ji jire were re arrested for speeding other ther was arrested for another violation to the proposed check- check tithe headlight violation Ser Ser- Warden said today Lre control devices which have havey y been placed on the market markett t the glare from headlights the light where it ded Is no excuse for a driver his car with a a. device prevents accidents and renders lad safer for himself and the fellow A blinding Winding headlight pd blinds bUnds the driver of ancar ancar ancar an- an car and an accident is often are going to enforce the or- or 0 elvery ekery very strictly and every mamu ma- ma mu must t have its headlight regu- regu coming season police say the condition of in certain places this win- win in a leniency which the drivers and of the rules were not strictly dt d f l dl Uke the close approach of spring erthe campaign it is prom- prom assumed vigorous shape I romise Sentences S vr H. H r. r Wilkins of or the police pollee announced today that he would 13 sentence upon every aul au- au l J river or motorcycle rider Polity guilty of speeding lS September Judge Wilkins was court bench for tor a short ht terror to automobile Dg jail sentences He lie HemP liempd mP IlP d a a. small mall fine and then th n t. t if he found that sp speeding still e announced jail s sen- sen n- n Would Louid fo 1 b Imposed without the LIve 6 f e a fine He Me a aL I first Im- Im I a au l sentences but as speed speed- III II continued the terms were f Continued on p page 6 ff i FLARING LIGHTS Continued Continued from page 1 made longer in each ach case until the last lastman lastman lastman man charged with the offense ottense nearly fell from the witness stand when he stood to receive sentence Judge Wilkins Wilkins' attitude met with full fun approval from the police pollee a and ad d other au no- no The situation was ended when the Judge resumed his seat feat in the civil division of the municipal court anti and Judge John Tobin returned to the criminal division Judge Wilkins announced today that he ho was not able to discover just how long he could legally send to jail speeders found Cound guilty when he was on the bench in September but he stated that he would look up the law lawin in the matter at once Three men were fined 5 each for for passing a a. standing street car toda today They protested that they were on the opposite side of or the tle street from the car and approaching from Crom the the op op direction in which i It was going at the the- time of the alleged violation of the ordinance Judge Junge Wilkins stated that the ordinance orcil- orcil nance was clear and that the drivers rs had violated it He lie announced that as soon as th tho public became more familiar familiar fa fa- fa- fa millar with the ordinance and how it applied he would Impose heavier fines for Its violation Another announcement made h by the judge ha has met with great approval from the police He lie has ordered that an immediate trial be given a prisoner pris pris- oner otter upon entering a plea of not I guilty whenever it is possible to do j so A continuance will be he granted forI forthe for forthe I the period of only one week No 0 apI application ap application ap- ap for a SE-co SE second d continuance willbe will willbe Willi I be entert entertained urless ulless such application i is based upon legal grounds J which must be presented by affidavit In open co court rt This order will materially hel help In i bringing offenders to justice accord accord- lag ing to tho police in III tho the past many prisoners have escaped conviction through continuous delays grant granted a atthe at tho the request of their lawyers Meantime Meantime Mean Mean- time witnesses have disappeared the complainant has had to leave the city or the case Is lost through lack of eVIdence evidence evi eVI- dence which could easily have been pre presented had the offender been speedily speedily speed speed- ily brought to trial It Tt is thought that I the city will be spared considerable exI expense ex- ex I pense through the method of a speedy trial also Demand for a trial by Jury must be I made mado at t the time a plea of not guilty is entered or such right will be deemed i ito to have been been- waived according to the tho announcement ment made mado toda today |