The Detroit times., 1911-08-14
TALKS TURKEY
|. TO AUTO SMOKERS
Judge Connolly Warns Offenders
That Failure To Abate Nuisance
viii Mean Heavy Fines.

Now that the automobile speeders
have been tanned bit by means OF
stiff fines. Judge Connolly II deter
mined that drivers who annoy pedes-
trians by allowing their machines to
smoke shall abate the nuisance. Near
ly half OF the cases In the ordinance
session of the recorders court, Mon
day morning. were for allowing ma
chimes to smoke.
Il am getting out OF patience with
you fellows who let your cars emit
that thick. disagreeable smoke In the
Streets" said the court. 1T can be
stopped with Just a little care, and.
perhaps, little expense. Haven't
you any respect for the rights or the
people who have to walk In the
streets? Now II you don't. want to
see to II that your cars don't smoke
you can leave them In the garage, and
IL you can't make them stop, you had
better dump them into the junk heap.
All kinds of excuses were served up
to the court as to why the machines
happened to be belching smoke. but
there was none that looked good TO
the judge. He was not severe, how
ever, suspending sentences In all
cases and warning the offenders that
their next appearance upon the same
charge would be followed by fines.
The usual grist OF automobile speed
ers who appear Monday mornings
were put through the mill, the fines
imposed ranging from $40 10 $25.
Edgar Cook drew the prize lemon. $50
or 35 days in the House OF Correction
for driving his machine at the rate OF
3S miles an hour on Jefferson-ave.
~"You know what's been happening
to these fellows that get speed crazy
don't your" asked the court. You've
read about II. haven't you?
Cook nodded.
''You haven't much OF an excuse.
then. for violating the law, have your
Cook thought that he hadn't.
You were going 35 miles an hour,
20 miles above the lawful limitf''
Cook didn't know but thought that
was about the rate.
""Thirty-fiye miles means $35. Call
the next case"
A. q. Penelkow had been working
late every evening before last Tues
day, and was very anxious to get to
his home at No. 294 Park View-ave.
He was more anxious to get home in
his car TO see his wife than to pro
tect the lives of pedestrians and drew
a fine of $25 for his recklessness,
Charles Bowen, another speeder, is
$50 poorer on account OF a fine. Joe
Labadie left $40 with the court for
running % miles an hour on Jefferson
ave., near Riverview park. and G. II,
Barret s25 for the same offense on
Woodward-ave. John Raymon, q sales
man, got into a tangle with a traffic
officer at Woodward and Warren-aves
and disobeyed instructions, with the
result that II cost him SIS Monday
morning.
Mrs. II. Jacobs, No. g90h Wabash
ave., was charged with not needing
the officers signal at Woodward and
Grand Riveraves. A large. command
ing-looking. neatly dressed woman,
with a black hat, and white, dotted
veil, just allowing a mass of auburn
hair to peer from beneath II, Gre
ated something OF a fiutter as she
strode before the court and stated her
side Of the affair. The Judge thought
there was hardly evidence enough to
convict and dismissed the case.
Angus Brown was assessed IS for
speeding on the American shore OF
Belle Isle. For driving too fast on
Woodward-ave., A. G. Peuelkow was
fined $2h