The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-10
Middle WEST
JUDGES TEST
NEW methods
Heavier Fines, Jail Sen
tences, Trips Through
Morgues and Hospitals
Found Effective.
OKLAHOMA OFFICERS
WAR ON SPEEDERS
Notable Decrease in Number
of Fatalities :ep.rted From
Some Western States.

CH1CAGO.-Heavier fines. i,il Gen.
tences and trips through morsues and
hospitals to view the dead and injured
victims OF reckless automobillsts are
becoming effective in many parts of the
middle west to curb the steadily mount.
ing toll OF auto victims a digest from
the report Of several states shows.
flhes alone the report indicates, are
not proving effective. In Chicago and
Cook county, despite heavy fines the
death toll in automobile accidents for
the fiscal year ending November 80, was
$50 lives as compared with $50 las,
year and 542 the year before. There
were 10 automobile deaths last month.
In Louisville fines also have failed
officials say. One police judge there i'm
posed fine Of 81 for each mile exceed
ing the speed limit per hour and adds
jail sentences II the prisoner was in
toxicated.
Jail Sentences
A successful campaign was launched
at Detroit more than "a year ago when
Judge Charles l.. Bartlett began send
ing speeders to jail for terms of on,
TO 10 days. Among these sentenced wa.
John Duval Dodge. wealthy young man
who served five days.
Recently speeding returned to Detroi
and Judge Bartlett began conducting Of
Tenders through the morgues and hos
pitais 10 see results OF speeding. Ar
rests the week after the trips starte,
dropped from 70 TO IS.
In Cincinnati. Jail sentences hay,
been invoked and In some cases drivers
licenses revoked
Cleveland. with il5 deaths and e.9s
injuries In traffic accidents up 10 tn
middle of November. is employing worl
house sentences morgue and hospita
visits as we'll as fines. Six speeders wer
sentenced TO attend the funeral vi
four year old victim OF speeder.
Held without Bal
In Des Moines, Police Chief JohI
Hammond has ordered intoxicated driy
ers held without bail. while Judges ar
adding Jail sentences In many cases Z
heavy fines.
Judge George h. Mix OF Chicago. VIII
assesses fines an high AK $500, has ad
ded traffic law school to his court
Spceders who admit they know the trai
tic ordinance draw heavy fines. Thos
who do not are requested TO sit dow
between two policemen and study 4
When they can recite the entire law
the Judge they get a lighter fine.
In Indiana the secretary OF state ha
revoked six autoists licenses on recon
ricndation OF courts and has promise
TO continue his co.opclu ion, Judge DE
ter, wllmeth. OF the Indiana pol,s coui
has added jail sentences TO fines on thir
convictions.
Goes to u. spitals
Kansas city has had several htav
fires and iaii sentences. but no contii
ued campaign against speeders Pole
axe licenses VI tr,'fic law violator
n, q on the third violation fine II s.
Il inucscd.
judge W h Wappick OF Omaha talk,
groups cr spedets to hospitals In th
tollce patrol to see their victims an
then assesses fines.
Judge Sylvester ]. McAtec OF Sa
Francisco recently sentenced a speed'
TO sixty days In Jail and announced !
wouid continue drastic campaig
against traffic law violstors.
Oklahoma officials al oklahoma Gil
Tulsa aud Muskoscc are warring q
speeders. Twenty two persons ha'
been killed IN Muskosee county az
eleven at Oklahoma city this year. I'll
worst offenders In Dallas are light co,
merviai trucks. according to Judge
ID. Crawford. lie assesses fines up
$500.