Evening star., 1921-11-19
JAIL TERMS GIVEN
T0AUT0 V|OLAT0RS
District Residents Run Afou!
of Maryland Laws, Com
missioner Reports.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. November ls.-Eis hit
Washingtonians ran afcul of the
motor vehicle laws Of Maryland dur
ing the past week. according to the
weekly report of Automobile COM
missioner Eaughman. made public to-
day.
Clinton J. Quimby. 3s3e 18th street.
had his lcensc revoked On u charge
OF operating u car while intoxicated: !:
Max Coppsrstein, 1896 14th street
license suspended indefinitel, for
Hessa.ns lesna.s and 1Gsratns ;n w5Sho%. siss.t
southwest. one year. f"r operating
without license. operating while in
toSiiStsd and reckless driving:
Murhl Taylor. 213 street southwest
license and using license Of smother
person: Antonio Lagana 312io Mis-
souri, avenue. Is days. Tor reckless
driving and operating without due
regard for highways; Harry AIM
and Susie Mex. Boyle, 4+"s Conduit
road. and Allen Bornluan. tS; 4
street. Is days each. for speeding.
In commenting on the number "f
Washington motorists penal ecu Il"
violations of the motor vehicle laws
Automobile Commissioner E.aushina2
said that. contTar: to. tLe aeEe:.,i
opinion, his meu did not Try to SEE
how many cases they could make.
hut it was only the mo:e iiasran'
violations which We're brought /"
the attention of either the courts or
his Office.
Many Go HPuuiShed.
THE records Of the office will show
that for every Washington motoriSt
who has been penalized TO" some vio-
lation OF the law at least two. alAd
sometimes three or four other Wash
inston motorists. have been let Off with
A warning tor some minor Violation.
Automobile Commissioner Baushnan
said today.
1T has been my idea since the Cor
nation of the state police TO I.i:tl,e it
a preventive instead OF corrective
force, he continued, and members of
the force have been SO instructed. In
other words. l much prefer that the
state police would be the means o.
preventing accidents instead OF arrest
in. and Furnishing the guilty party
after it has occurred. Our records
show that every weel, number OF
Washington motorists are stopped by
the officers for some minor violx ton.
such as tail light being extinsuished.
markers not showing c!sarly or some
other unintentional infraction of the
law. and let off with warming. after
taking the name and license of the
operator.
Otlisers Are Ienient.
ut frequently happens. however.
that 4 moforist who has been let off
with warning will again be picked
up shortly afterward. In many cases
by the same officer, for the same vio-
lation. Even then, if the offense is
only d minor one. such as I have
enumerated. the motorist is again let
Off with warning.
If the same uotorist is again
stopped for the same violation the
only thing for the officer to do then
is to summons him into court and re-
po"t the case to our Office. This is
how it frequently happens that we
are accused of making petty cases.
when AS a mater of fact the motorist
had been let off with a warning or
warnings for previous violation
OF the same oftense.
Il have instructed my men to treat
all motorists alike. whether they are
Maryfanders. Washingtonians or vis-
itors from. other states. and if any
nlotorist feels that he has been treat
ed unfairly by any of the enforce
lnent ,'ofAcers will consider it a
favor il he wil1.brlng the matter to
my attention, and + will make thor
oush personal Investigation of the
case" 49,.
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