Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
AUTO USERS CCRRkLLED
]: BY WATCHFuL OFFICERS
Forty Seven Machines Stopped on
5sss GaSlcss Sunday and Names
~ Of Occupants Taken.
TN'ENTY.FOUR ARE ARRESTED
Some Indignant When Held Up by
fsPotice; Others Plead Ignorance Of
- Ruling-Idcntity of Night Users
Not Learned.

Less than fifty. names Of violators of
the Garfield gaslcss Sunda.' order had
been reported by the police IN Rich
mono up to late hour last night. The
actual figures showed forty-scven per-
sons having been stopped on tho streets
curing the day for operating automo-
pltes. and OF this number twcnty-four
were placed under arrest when they
failed to show their State certificates
In. practically every case the vo-
iators denied knowledge of the Gar
heid order. while others without State
ssrtincates claimed 10 have left them
st-home Many were indignant when
eve their names and addresses for
Puohcation and Information for Fuel
Administrator Biernc Blair The name
Of: minister is among those on the
list, although the majority of those
Coming under tho eyes of the police
Curing the day were from outlying dis
DUST what action will follow the taxi
ins or the names of he motorists
Game not un KnGT the Many ny Of 'hGks who
terday were anxious as to tho result.
but thus far the fuel administrators
has made 10 announcement in this
a.It was noted that. although the
streets were clear OF automobiles. dur
iss me day ina many Of them arpearGd
cult for the police TO stop these ma
Chimes. and many escaped without hav-
tng been compelled TO give an account
fng one man was stopped and the sit
nstion explained TO him. He was on
standing where he had bccn stopped,
saying that ne had not known of the
order and would not come after his
machine until Monday morning.
LIST OF NAMES TAKEN
~ POLICE DEPARTMENT
Following is the list of names taken
- r. A. Mitchell. owner. sos Graham
&; Il: Beebe; owner, Richmond Hotel.
David johnson. -: East Broad Street.
owner; Herbert STEELE. driver
McCormack. Murphy, Hotel,
Hfth Street driver.
Airs. c. 4, Johnson. 7l6 Hawthorne
Ny Wm.,, three rs, children; 90, oGcupants
Street. owner: John Thomas. occupant
street. "wncr: Preston Jenkins, lo33
Hickory street. occupant.
Nv. +, TAYLOR. AZ West Clay street.
owner: J. Johnson. l23 Gilmcr Street
and Sidney Lacy. 72S West Clay Street,
= NJ. u. Mummn'lv. .G0S Grove Avenue.
owner; two children. occupants.
Twenty other" were reported whose
The following were arrested for opc-
rating cars without state certificate:
Thomas Monroe. colored, driving ear
belonging To br. aian. Wcsthrook SAN
atorium. I'D occupied by John Nc
oowen and John Johnson, both Of
Westhrook.
j. W. Sitierwhitc. Glen Allen.
I'aul smith. Rio Vista
y. Rlackburn. 1906 Virginia Avenue,
Highland Park.
John .'rhurr. l;iuhu,
II. W H.,rncs Dunn. y &.
Charles T. Spit2cr. 5oa East Franklin
Street.
W. q Evnus. Richmond
GeorEe To!ley. seven Iin"S.
": y. rhriSli''n; righl"rd I'ar5
JuniouS Jones. l+lS Moore street
Albeit Hc!Sholzsr. Dunbartvn
Holman Green. Macon.
r. r. puvaI. Mosley's Junction.
J; NJ. Carter, prince George
". l.. Childers, Goochland
-- W. j. Cooke, - Clopton street
". t. Lame. a. West Grace Street.
James Balahaincs. Petersburg.
j. l.. Rogers. PETERSBURG
land Park
y Il Sinpuon