Evening star., 1917-10-02
TRAFFIC V|OLATORS PAY
$4OO TO D. c. TAX FUND
Police Activity Saturday and Sun
day Brings Revenue Exceed
ing $1,000.

Police activity in the enforcement Of
the traffic regulations Is increasing the
receipts of Collector of Taxes Prince.
Todays Police Court receipts from traf-
fic cases amounted to about $40o. while
the receipts yesterday. representing
violations committed Saturday and Sum
day, aggregated considerably more than
$1,000.
Receipts from all cases fled in court
the past month amounted to $lS,l06'
while the total receipts yesterday
amounted to $2,087.1s.
Thomas II. Rhodes paid the largest
sum of any defendant in a traffic case
docketed today He forfeited $40 on
charge of operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of intoxicants
and $40 for colliding. His automobile
collided with a similar vehicle.
Lacy Roberts. colored. seven years
old yesterday afternoon failed to heed
the warning given about children
playing in the streets. He received
injuries to his face and arms when he
was struck by an automobile
Mrs. W. H Chase. Riverdale, Md. is
owner of the automobile that knocked
the boy down in front Of his home. e24
10th street northeast. The youngster
refused to go to a hospital.
Car Slightly Damaged.
An automobile owned and operated
by John w. Brawner. 473 Louisiana
avenue, and a vehicle Of the Auto Liv-
cry Taxi Company collided at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 14th street yester-
day. Brawner's car was slightly dam
aged.
Angle L. Suntay. Falkstone Courts.
yesterday was operating an automo-
bile that collided with an automobile
In charge Of ]. L. Norris, 1915 Wtscon-
sin avenue, in front OF b15 14th street.
Damage to Suntay's car amounted to
s100.
A collision between a motor truck Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company and a delivery truck OF George
w. Offutt. 3209 NJ street. took place on
Wisconsin avenue near Pierce Mill road
tier asy esack e.yte sfh'
Col E. D. Anderson. U. s. A.. Wood
ley apartments. last night was In q col
lision at Pennsylvania avenue and Jack
charge Of Samuel Meggie, colored, as N.
street. The machine was slight dam
eyed.
Motor Cycle Accident Victim.
II street. northeast last night about
$50 o'clock was taken to Casualty Hos
pital from Maryland avenue and 10th
street northeast. and treated for an in
Jury to his left arm. He was hurt az q
result of a collision between his motor
cycle and the automobile Of Harry T. Jen-
kins, Anacostia.
The globe Of a street lamp. at 33d and
streets was broken yesterday afternoon
when a motor cycle struck the post to
which it was attached. Rudolph Warren.
colored. Tenleytown. was riding on the
motor cycle. but was not hurt.
Edward Hyatt. forty eight years old,
Nichols avenue. Anacostia. last night was
treated at Casualty Hospital for injuries
to his head. He received the injuries as
a result OF a collision between a motor
delivery wagon, In which he was riding,
Payne. 615 G street, on Anacostia bridge.
and an automobile. operated by James E.
Prisoners who were in van on their
way to Police Court this morning about
7:30 O'Clock were given a jolt when the
van collided with an automobile owned
and operated by John A. Turner. STA
Sherrier place. Slight damage to both
vehicles resulted.
A wagon belonging to the American Ice
Company and street car collided at
East Capitol and Sd streets yesterday
afternoon. Slight damage to the wagon
resulted.
William F. Mathers. in Police Court
yesterday. entered a plea Of ignorance Of
the regulation requiring persons to
have permits to operate motor vehicles.
and he had been told that 1t was good
for use in this city.
The papers have been filled with
stories about the failure Of Maryland
to enter into reciprocal relations with
the District" said Judge Mullowny.
Don't you read the papers?"
Not very much." the defendant re-
sponded-
An additional charge OF failure to
stop at crossing where street car
had stopped to discharge passengers
was preferred against Mathers. and he
ted technical guilt Of charge of fail
ing to stop his motor. cycle at 7th street
and Mount Vernon place, and said the
failure did not interfere with the street
car passengers.
Sergt Browne and Policeman Marks
members OF the motor cycle squad Of
the ninth precinct. Saturday night made
ten arrests OF motorists for alleged vio-
lations of the traffic regulations on BEN
ming and Bladensburg roads and Florida
and Maryland avenues northeast. AL
bert Curley, 5r., gave the officers
merry chase in their effort to apprehend
him for speeding and not having light
on his autom obile.
Sergt. Browne found It necessary to
operate his motor cycle at fifty miles an
hour in order to overtake Curley at
Maryland avenue and l1th street The
defendant was required to deposit $50
collateral at the police station. He was
E!ied $50 in Police court yesterday
In the cases of the other arrests the
defendants were required to deposit x5
or SO collateral and their collaterals
were forfeited in Police Court yesterday
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