The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-07
OFFICERS With Stop Watches Kept
Tab Of Automobillsts on Upper
Main Street
Yesterday.
1NFoRMATIoNs FILED
Two pleaded Guilty This Morning
and Paid Ffne-Authorities to
Wage Vigorous Campaign
In Future.

The police authorities began new
campaign against automobile speed
ing yesterday Their activities were
largely directed to upper Main street,
which has been the speeder's delight
since it was improved, and evidence
was secured against eight automo-
biles and one motorcyolist. Two
policemen were stationed between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets on
Main yesterday afternoon and last
night. They were provided with stop
| watches by which the rate of speed
of any suspect can be accurately
ascertained.
Information Filed.
Informations against the following
were fled in the superior court this
morning by Chief of Police Henne-
mann:
Frank Schenk, Jr., charged with
speeding west on Main street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth this
morning. Schenk pleaded guilty and
paid a fine of 1886.
Bert Meredith, charged with speed
ing west on Main street between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth yesterday
afternoon.
H. E. Mehler, driving Duncan
ScheIl Furniture company car,
charged with speeding west on Main
between Fourteenth and Sixteenth
yesterday afternoon. Mehler pleaded
guilty and was fined $685..
Andy Anderson, charged with
speeding west on Main between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth yesterday
afternoon on a motorcycle.
Preston Craig, driving Jackson
garage car, charged with speeding
west on Main between Fourteenth
and Sixteenth yesterday afternoon.
Arthur Anderson, driving Sulli-
van & Auwerda car, charged with
speeding west on Main street be-
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth yes
terday afternoon.
Martin VanAusdall charged with
speeding east on Main between Tenth
and Eleventh yesterday afternoon.
Ed. Lotion, Jr., charged with
speeding on Main street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
Fred J. Kiess. salesman of the
Aver Motor company, charged with
having no lights lit on his car at 9
o'clock last night between Sixth and
Ninth on Main.
Two Arraigned This Morning.
Only two had been arraigned this
morning, but others were to appear
this afternoon. For the first offense
the fine of 81 and costs will be as
sessed. Second and third offenses.
however, may boost the fine as high
as 500.
Assistant Chief Pearson and Officer
Brennan held the Fourteenth to Six
teenth street beat yesterday after
noon from 2:3O to $50, and Officers
Conn and Griffey were on the job at
night Chief Hennemann and Assist
ant Chief Pearson were out this
morning. Officer Shepherd made the
report on Kiess.
The authorities are bent on curb
ing reckless driving on Keokuk
streets because Of the danger both
to passengers and the auto drivers
themselves. There have been a num-
Der of minor automobile accidents
recently and many complaints have
been made to the authorities OF
speeding, especially on upper Main
street and South Eighteenth
1t Is said that one local autoist
boosted that he drives at a rate of
eighty miles an hour out Exchange
street and that the authorities can't
arrest him.
Near Accident Last Night.
It was only by luck that an acct |
dent was avoided at the corner of
Fifth and Main streets at 9:05 o'clock
last night when Ford car shot
across the intersection, going south, |
at rate Of at least thirty miles an
hour. Two girls were almost run
down.