Putnam patriot., 1920-07-30

r the state automobile department that all drivers of automobiles must equip their cars with headlights to conform to the state laws, County Inspector Ralph Young, with Deputy Sheriff Aver and members of the Putnam po- lice force, set drag net Saturday and Sunday nights, and all drivers whose cars were carrying illegal lights were warned to appear in the city court.
 Monday morning Church street. in front of the municipal building, was lined with cars and the court room was crowded to the doors, and beyond, with defendants and spectators. One of the interested onlookers was John A. Macdonald, deputy state automo- bile commissioner, who was in the city over Sunday.
 The cases were taken up following the making out of the papers, which consumed nearly an hour. It was II. .45 when the last case was disposed of.
 The first two cases were of a sim
 
 found not guilty. Harold Robbins was charged with having a pair of Morelight headlights with the upper half painted black John W. Lavalle was charged with having one plain glass headlight and one Morelight lense, both painted black Judge Geissler found that in one place in the recommendations of the commits sioner 1t stated that a headlight with the upper half painted black was suffi- cient, although in another section 1t did say that lights so painted must be of plain glass. He gave these two de- fendants the benefit of the doubt, and ordered mot guilty placed in the rec ord.
 John W Logan of Pawtucket, R. L, had two plain glass lenses on his car. He said they were legal in Rhode Is land and 1t was his first trip to Con- necticut and he did not know the lights were illegal here. The ease was nolled on the payment of costs of S1014.
 Leodore E. Browning of Rochdale, Mass, had plain headlights. He said that he put out his headlights and only used his flashlights in towns and viii lages and thought he was observing the law. He was fined S10 and costs of $10.14, which he paid.
 Felix A Brisbois of Webster plead ed guilty to having plain glass lenses. His fine and costs amounted to $20.14, put as he had but $10.50 with him he was trusted for the S10 fine imposed.
 Walter F. Leduc of Pascoag also carried plain glass headlights on his car. He did not think the lights of his Ford were high power enough to make any difference what kind of lenses he used. He escaped with costs of $10.14. When he was told he would have to paint half of his lenses he caused a laugh when he said, 'I will have to get a generator or l won't any light at all.
 Charles Lang of Mapleville, R. l., had driven a car but two months and had nothing to say. He was put in the category of other Rhode Islanders and paid $10.14 costs.
 Albert Rondeau of Webster said he had never read the law. Then you can have no excuse" said the court. It cost Albert $20.f4.
 Lewellyn Richardson of Goodyear almost escaped. He said he was going to fix his lenses Saturday night but forget it and went out Sunday and was caught Had he not forgotten he would have saved $20.14.
 George Swenson of Putnam had one Legalense and one plain one. The Legalense is not legal in this state, so Swenson was fined $10 and $10.l4 costs.
 Walter E. Wye of Oxford said he brought his children down here for vacation and had such good time he stayed longer than he intended, and 1t was dark when he started home. He carried Stewart lenses and thought they were all right He paid costs of S10.14.
 John D. Entremont of East Boston said he left Willimantic at 1 o'clock for Danielson, and thought surely he would reach there before dark. He had motor trouble that kept him out late. His lenses were painted white, which he said would pass in Boston. As his being out after dark seemed to