Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
court RECORD SET .
IN TAG CAMPAIGN
Arlington Judge Disposes Of
More Than 100 Cases in
Two Hours Time.

SPECIAL Dispatch To The star
COURTHOUSE. ARLINGTON. Va
January 2l.-Ayeraging nearly a case
per minute, Police Judge Harry Thorn
as Is believed 70 have set a speed record
here today. when he disposed OF more
than 100 traf1c cases In approximately
two hours fiat.
Judge Thomas twice exhausted The
ink in his fountain pen az ne rapidly
noted the decisions on the backs ~
the defendants papers, and court at
taches grew hoarse calling out the
names Of those taken in Arlington
County's recent drive against use o.
District Of Columbia tags by Virginia
residents.
The Judge found 10 Of the defend
ants guilty Of the charge OF operating
automobiles In Virginia without State
licenses, while he dismissed similar
charges against a others and contin-
ued some 80 other cases until Tuesday.
Army Officers Listed.
Among the cases TO be heard Tuesday
are those OF abott 10 Army officers sta
TONED at Fort Myer who were arrested
last week by State Motor Cycle Officer
Z. J. McDermott. along with scores Of
civilians. Judge Thomas said ne con-
tinued these cases az the request Of Fort
sired 10 confer with Motor Vehicle
Commissioner Hayes in Richmond. The
Army officers contend they do not have
TO purchase Virginia tags for their cars,
as they reside on a Federal reservation
and use military highway 20 and from
the Key Bridge.
Many and varied were the reasons
given the court yesterday TO explain
the defendants use OF District OF CO.
lumbia tags in Virginia. They ranged
from pleas that the cars they were driy-
ing belonged 70 Daddy" or my broth
er-n-iaw." or some other relative or
Trend. 70 claims that they we're visit
ing sWeethearts or friends and were not
regular" residents Of Virginia.
majority of the cases dismissed
involved the Use Of automobiles owned
oy employers in Washington. All such
cars equipped with regulation District
OF Columbia tags may De used in Viz
gina by residents Of the State. but
Wnen the car is equipped with auto
mobile dealers tags ard the car /, No.
being used for demonstration purposes
tne law Is being violated. Judge Thomas
ruled
Costs Mount High.
Ihose convicte6-all residents O,
Virginia under the ruling o. the co,,~-
we're fined IS or $40 and costs t5e
costs amounting IN each case 20 sn-
, nsoNmately SO IS. These cases goliox.
Z z Scha-an. S.: Ralph Fe!tnan- IS.
= '" Martin. IS; r. I. Richardson. IS:
"; y BAKER: s.: W ". Daniels. IS:
EDMUND Z, Phillips sio; J V. Birch.
50: william Martin. SIS. Oscar , VII
l.ams. IS: Norman Dawson. IS: Melvin
Nell. $40: J. W. Buell.. $40: NJ. j. CAM
!and. $40: Elmer Rea9con. $40: John
son McCavley. IS: Il II. Plumb IS.
Green. SIS. --'''u
Cases dismissed were those OF S T
Ashton Horace F Ashton. Albert Ash
:cn- r r Allen. " H Humphreys
Psui Gibson. A. a Croft. Morris Iitbir
X J. Furnelio. Herman klayans. W.
lam l. Grant. Francis L. Street. r H
Cox. c. A Brown. ". c Norwood A a
Hartung. W. H. Dupa-. Wills Il To-
Gan. H. ". Morse. A. G. Frey. Thomas
Henry. II. Boyd Brady. ". Bernstein,
Preston l. Redmond. Howard E,rrs'
Leroy Harris. Daniel E wau Z. Cla--
snce Lohr. D. H Sh-aSe-. Bernard
Henshen, c. c. Grimes. Jack rooms
Z Z. Terry. Benton L. White FranE =
Ang. Thomas Hill Dr.. H. Z. BAN
hurst Il 7. Rowland. ws,ton Arrold
russell Coleman. W. II. WaISer =
SSNs> -. Virginia Smith, z E Lin
Easto. Virginia H Erl.n.Ser, Milton 7
Davis. Frank Sheridan.
~ eS1Hs.sonWeaI.as Attorney William
c Cloth appealed from raoSf of ,hs -
ciS;orS freeing Virginia drivers 81 su-e-
nloc.1eS owned by WASHINGTON srr-.s
guy using these cars fo- Measure ~
poses n Virginia The ap3cals vii y.
Pare IN the Circuit Court CT The :h,ri
, Monday In February.