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Show TRAFFIC VIOLATION Arrests and citations issued for various offenses during the period per-iod September 13th to October 9th inclusive, according to Chief of Police Frank Callen are as follows: speeding, 15; drunken-ess, drunken-ess, 8; no operators license, 5; disturbing the peace, 9: reckless driving, 1; drunken driving, 1; negligent driving, 2; loitering, 1; parking in ffont of fife hydrant, 6; overparking, 19; improper parking, 10 and illegal parking, 2. Chief Callen also reported that six Salt Lake City youths were arrested and placed in the local city jail for disturbing the peace by police officer W. K. Andrea-son. Andrea-son. Chief Callen! went on to report that while in the jail the youths set fire to one mattress, causing it to smolder and fill the jail and city hall full of smoke, in hopes that the officer on duty would hurriedly open the door and they could rush past him in a break from jail. However the j officer turned in a fire alarm af- ter acertaining the safety of the prisoners. The fire occurred early Wednesday morning. As soon as a sufficient number of firemen arrived on the scene, the officer allowed the prisoners to walk out preventing the desired break from jail. Fire damage amounted amount-ed to about $12.00 Police Chief Callen reported. Two of the youths were 16 years of age and transferred to juvenile court. The remaining four were transferred to the county jail where they were held until the following day when they were returned to the Bingham Bing-ham court where they pleaded guilty to stipulated charges before be-fore Judge F. A. Mffler; The four" adults were sentenced to thirty days each and assessed fines of $50, $35, $35, and $35 respectively, respective-ly, Chief Callen reported. O . |