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Show START FIGHT ON ONE-LIGHT CARS Both Sheriff and Police Redouble Re-double Vigilance and Haul Offenders Into Court Enforcement of a provision of Og-' Og-' den's new traffic ordinance which com pels motorists to have two headlights and a rear light burning on their machines ma-chines while drUing at night, began last night when deputy sheriff? and 1 police officers were posted on road-; Reading to the city and on streets within with-in the city limits. I As a result of the vigilance of the .officers a score or more of motorists were made to appear in the offloes of jthe sheriff and police this morning to explain their discrepancies in retard to proper lightning The majority of the drivers piloted ! Ford cars and iheir principal excuse j was that the llgbtinc systems ero faulty and the lights burned out when ithe engine gained high speeds They said further that it was necessary to change the wiring and burn one light 1 in order that they might concentrate the electricity generated into one glob? and thereby get enough light to drive safr-ly This explanation, however, will not be accepted by the authorities, and the offenders will be liable to pun Ishment In the future. It was said Most Of the motorists halted lapt jnight were closely questioned thD morninc and will probably be sent for to answer charges at a later uate. |