The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-18
COUNTY OFFICERS
EXACT TOLL Of VISITORS
LOCAL CARS wHIRL ~ uNNo-
TIsED wHIIE sIsiroIss HtsT
COUGH ~ sf-.a5.
Dfflsials Of the County Patrol
Roads Looking fF Victims.
Port Worth Reap.
Benefit.

For several years Dallas merchants
and trade vendors have been reaping
q golden harvest IN the way of pat
ronaEe from waxahachie people to
the exclusion % the Dallas county
officials. but this discrimination has
been overcome and Ellis county au-
soists need not be surprised when
they are called upon TO contribute to
the coffee and flour" fund. Off
GERS OF that county nov patrol the
roads leading into Dallas and pick
up visiting autoists who exceed the
fs-miie- an-hour speed limit so II II
claimed. You will notice the word
visiting" for II would never do TO
exact toll of the home people. and
automobiles bearing Dallas numbers
are allowed to pass by undisturhed
at a s0-mile rate OF speed while the
constabuiary Is escorting a visiting
Ford. that showed possible 22-milc
gait. TO the seat of justice. there TO
relieve the owner OF sf7.65 for the
privilege OF visiting DALLAS.
That IL the way n. 4. Herring,
advertising manager Of the Daily
Light, put It late sunday upon his
return from visit 10 relatives at
Plano. Mr.. Herring left waxahachie
Saturday afternoon for Plano. and
az he was nearing the city limits OF
Dallas a couple of motor cops came
up beside his machine and told him
TO consider himself under arrest =
Herring was escorted TO the court
house where he interviewed the as
sistant county attorney ana finally
paid s17.65 to ease the pain OF an
outraged society. While the cops
were waiting to land on coming
visitor. as many as four big Dallas
cars whirled by them, just in front
OF the Ellis county car. at a speed
greater than is possible with Ford.
so he asked why IL was the owners
of Dallas cars. were not hauled in
and the cops replied that the cars
we're too powerful and could not be
overtaken by their machines. in
other words" said Herring, its a
hold-up OF the visitors BY a set of
'gct-r ich-quick officers who haven I
the nerve 10 arrest their home peo-
pie.
Mr.. Herring said he showed his
best speed In going down grade just
before coming to hill and that he
did 1t In order TO make the hill in
high. He didn't deny that he ex-
ceedcd the ls-mile speed limit be-
cause this is done by every driver.
but he does claim that he was not
speeding. In fact the 'cop" was
quite specific In saying. II do not
arrest you for speeding. but for ex-
ceeding the speed limit
Local members of the automobile
club are Just a little wrought up
over the incident because they be-
lieye such a practice rs unjust and a
discrimination, and there is some
talk OF "A campaign to divert travel
towards Fort Worth. The distance
to Fort Worth il ten miles greater.
but the pixies are much better and
the amusements To be had there are
equally as good II not better. 1t is
better 10 travel greater distance
and make sure to be safe from hold
ups. Mr.. Herring said he would
have more respect for the man who
used hts gun than the fellow who
uses the cloak OF the law.
At least there is one lesson to be
drawn from the incident and that is
to keep OF the Dallas county pixies.
Trade at homo and save money.