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Show BOY RUNNING AN AUTO IS Minors aro to bo prohibited from driving automobiles In Ogden, according ac-cording to a statement of Officer William Reast, who, during his less strenuous moments, has rounded up a dozen youthful offenders of the motor ordinances "Boys under IS years of age should not bo allowed to operate a motor car, as such youthful drivers are always al-ways a menace to the public," says the Tehlcle officer and he is borne out In this contention by the chief of police. Juvenile Judge V C Gunnell and a number of other city officials. Juvenile Judge Gunnell "sas that It has always -been a puzzle to him what to do with luenlln snoodorn "They come before me," says tho Judge." and, If I fine them, the money . must be paid by the parents I have Imposed a number of such fines and I do not believe that it helps matters. Some of the same bojs have come before me a number of times. I have come to the conclusion that we must cither prohibit tho driving of auto-oblles auto-oblles by minors entirely or we must make It a rule to prohibit all minors driving machines who have once been found guilty of speed violation. "Boys are naturally more reckless than older persops and the3' are much harder for tho vehlclo officer to handle Next Saturday I have a half dozen cases of speed violations to dispose of and I don't think that merely fining the boys will do much good. It might be bettor to Issue an order that tho boys found guilty of the charge bo listed and permitted to fo without u. fine but with the under-taudlng under-taudlng that, If found driving a motor car again, they will be sent to State Industrial school." Olllcer Reu6t, in complaining about 'ho boys who violate the vehiclo ordinances, calls attention to the Tact that many motorcycle riders are not observing the law requiring numbers to be hung In a conspicuous place on tho machines. He claims that many riders have tholr numbers placed on the side of tho machines where they aro obscured instead of at tho lear end of tho cycles, where they can bo vcad after the vehicles have passed, R |