Evening star., 1925-04-10
zoo TAKE PLEDGE
TO DRIVE SAFELY
SchuIdt Gets Promises From
Night Court Spectators.
Stiff Penalties Given.

Night Traffic Court assumed the role
of traffic school last night, when
Judge Gus \. Schuldt paused in the
hearing of 3S cases to pledge some
zoo motorists who occupied the gal
lcrlcs to a program of safe and care
fu driving
Noticing the crowded courtroom
Judge Schuldt asked all those who
drove machines to stand More than
zoo stood. He, then pointed out to
them the number of accidents that oc-
CURED daily here and declared that
already since the first of the year 81
persons had lost their lives
VIII you take a pledge to drive
caretuliT?' the Judge asked the stand
ing assembly. Hearing no dissent. he
administered the following pledge:
promise that | win not willfuIly
or deliberately violate any Of the
traffic laws of the District of Column
bld ana VIII be at all times safe
urlNer. The pledge was taken by all,
TWenty-sc,cn Arc Arraigned.
The work of the. night court then
proceeded. At tho Conclusion of the
iaSt case, shortly before the II o'clock
closing hour. the records totaIed 81
defendants. 81 cases. fines amounting
- N-o'' ana one commitment to jai
LOT -" days, when x fine of 5000 was
uefauIte". Judge Schuldt presided uu-
~ the return of Judge George II.
Macdonald from the meeting of the
Policemen's Association.
1T WAS stated today that tho day
Irallc Court, presided over by Judge
isaac *. hit is sharing in efficient
work along with the night court
Under the present scheme of three
courts functioning throughout the
DAY. Judge Hit is able to devote his
entire time to traffic work resulting
IN the docket being kept clear. and
the loEg wait for cases a thing of
the past Yesterday afternoon a
driving -while-intoxicatcd case re-
cctred a sentence of $500 or 90 DAYS
1t the hands of Judge Hit the maxi
mum under the existing law.
Summary of Session.
\ complete summary of last nights
session is as follows:
CHARLES y. McSweency passing a
street car, $40; John +. Fitzhugh.
passing street car. $40; John Kflle,
n" lights, s.; Ruby Jones, wrong tags.
s.; John r. Blake. speeding, S2S;
Walter NJ Moore overtime parking.
81; Buhla Newhouse. parking over
time, continued for sentence: Paul A.
Morrison. no permit 81; no registra-
tion card, So Leonard V. Springman.
Speeding, $50; Milton L. Clark no
permit 50: John kirkpatrick. over
time parking, Sc; Attaleo Perotti.
parking overtime. So; Charles L.
Stedel speeding, s25; Dwight NJ
Souder. speeding. s25: Benjamin F.
Simm. no lights. $40; John Z. Rhodes,
no lights, 50; Robert Lansdown, no
lights, $40; George F. Fox. speeding.
So: Harry A. Halverson. no permit.
SIC; no registration card, continued
for sentence; Alfred Christensen. no
permit, $40; disobeying policeman's
signal, So George Cox, disobeying
puliCeman's signal So; Donald B.
Briggs, no permit. So no registration
card, continued for sentence. =.
John T. Worrell. jr. loaning permit.
$40; Alphonso Coleman, RECKLESS driV-
ing, unable to pay fine of $500, com
mltted to jail for 80 days: Ben Rich.
overtime parking So no permit. 81:
George f. BlahChard,. speeding, $50:
William +. Ryder, no lights, $40; no
permit, case continued for sentence.