The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State Journal Reporters.
TODAYs QUESTION
THE ANSWERS.

What do you think should be done
with motor car speeders?
THE ANSWERS.
FRED ]. CLOUD, Private Secretary
to Governor Allen: THE persistent
speed law violator ought to go to jail.
He laughs at payment of a fine. If
after he serves Jail sentence or two
there isn't a tendency to reform he
should be denied right to drive a car
FRANK FARRELL. Santa Fe: 1--WE
ought to start by enforcing the laws
against motorists speeding by street
cars it ought to be enforced. If we
haven't such an ordinance, we ought
to pass one. We are the slowest town
in the world in such matters. Why
down at Cottonwood Falls a few years
ago there was an ordinance compell-
ing motor cars to stop while they
loaded and unloaded the mule drawn
street cars
]. C. MOHLER, Secretary State
Board of Agriculture: 1--WE ought to
enforce our present laws against
speeders. If existing remedies are
not adequate, few jail sentences
would help
w. r. KERCHER, Publicity Di-
rector Bell Telephone Co.: ''Other
cities get results by sending 'em to
jail VI giving ell q trip luTu the nOS-
pitfalls and morgues. A few such rem
edies might help in Topeka"
NJ, w. WATSON, State Highway
next legislature will do something to
actually protect the public against
speed maniacs. The public is thoroly
tired of the loose fine system. Too
many sons of rich parents are flirting
with human lives these days simply
because they have high powered car
and don't worry about fine. It may
make these people think when they
visit a proud relative at the county
jail"
c. E. HUBBARD, florist: Anything
to make 'em behave Jail if neces-
sary.'
TOM C. POWELL, tailor: 'Tm in
favor of Jail sentence for the second
offense. Pedestrians have certain
rights, and the road hogs must be
stopped"
MRS. CAROLINE CLINE. waitress:
They should all be jailed"
N. -. MOTT, postman: "Revoking
their licenses and putting them be-
hind the bars will take care of the sit
uation."
S. B. BAKER, clerk: Enforce the
present laws against reckless drivers.
Nothing can be done to eliminate un-
lawful driving by speed demons"
ED. ERNEST, engineer: Hang the
scamps."
FRANK RIPLEY, laundryman: ''It
isn't so much speeders as reckless
drivers. altho there are times when
fast driving is reckless driving. There
is no excuse for them and no way of
dealing with them except a jail sem
tence."
G. c. SICKLER, Secretary of Cham
ber of Commerce: II think the speed
limit law should be thoroly investi-
gated, and revised considerably. 1
think the law should be lived up to. |
speeding is to revoke driving |
licenses. From my observation slow |
drivers usually are in more accidents |
than some who drive faster. 1t is the |
reckless drivers who do the harm. |
have driven in large cities, and in !
practically all of them the speed limit |
IS higher than it is in Topeka. jail |
sentences will not stop the worst Of |
It will stop those persons
who respect their regulations, but the |
worst offenders are those persons who '
1on't care, and would just as soon be |
n Jail as anywhere else"
r. r. BAER, business man: ct be-
ieve revoking of the driving licenses
IF speeders will do more good than |
anything else. Then after the licenses
are revoked jail the persons who drive
without Them
DIR. H. L. CLARK, county coroner:
Well. we are failing some oe them,
md we may Jail some more of them.
We have some of them worried that
hey are going to be put in jail
A. ]. STOUT, Superintendent of
Public Schools: stop Them
JESSE w. HILL, police captain:
Jail 'em. A little fine doesn't stop it.
because most of the speeders are
'oung fellows driving their fathers
ars. Father pays the fine. A night
n the bull pen would make them
hink about it more than a fine
WOULD"
FRED B. COOPER, Secretary
Builders club: ''I believe they should
eceive a fine for the first offense, a
arger fine for second offense, and
Jail sentence on the third offense."
WILLIAM K. HILL, motorcycle po-
iceman: "a jail sentence is the thing,
n my opinion. They don't pay any
ttention to fines"
TN GHEER WAR VETERANS