Evening star., 1929-07-03
1,473ARE ARRESTED
IN FIRST WEEK OF
TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN
Fifty Per Cent Increase in Ap-
prehension of Serious Vio-
lators Seen in Records.
DECREASE IN MlSHAPS
is CREDITED TO DRIVE
Thirty-eight Alleged Speeders Are
Included Among 275. Taken
in Last "a Hours.

A total of 1,473 motorists were ar
rested In the past week in the Police
Department drive for strict enforcement
Of the traffic regulations, survey of
statistics for the first week of the cam
paign, which ended at 8 o'clock this
morning, revealed.
At the same time, 1t was shown that
the arrests for more serious offenses
were about so per cent above the aver
age.
The arrests were made for all man
ner of trafic offensess the outstanding
one being excessive speed. The daily
records Of arrests during the campaign
follows:
Thursday, 222; Friday, so5; Saturday
315; Sunday, 1877; Monday, 219, and
Tuesday, ATS.
The record supports the contention
of traffic officials that no attempt is
being made to apprehend motorists in
great numbers for minor traffic in
fragments, but the increase for the
more serious offenses is sharply demon
strated. During the week Of June 20
~, a total of 158 arrests were made
for speeding. This number represents
the average Of arrests in q week prior
to the Inauguration of the safety cam
paign. During the week Of June 81
July 2, when the special motor cycle
patrol was functioning, the total of
speeding arrests jumped to 217.
3S More Speeders Taken.
The purpose of the safety campaign,
as outlined by Inspector E.. w. Brown,
director of the Traffic Department, is
to suppress motorists who hout traffic
laws in such q manner as to imperil
the lives Of other persons using the
streets. It is not designed, he said, to
round UP all the overtime parkers and
other violators OF the minor regu-
lations
The total arrests for the 24-hour pc
Rod ending at 8 O'Clock this morning
was 275. OF this number 38 were for
speeding, for reckles driving and one
for driving while drunk and 228 for
miscellaneous offenses.
For the first time in weeks this morn
ing police records were clean in so far
as traffic accidents resulting in injuries
were concerned, not single accident
Of this nature having been reported in
the last a. hours. It also was pointed
out, that no fatalities have occurred
during the week of the campaign.
1IAffic Director William H. Harland
was unstinted In his praise Of the work
the Police Department has been do
ing In connection with trafic. He and
Inspector Brown both gave assurance
that the newly adopted system of
large central traff1c patrol Is not tenn
porary squirt toward traffic betterment
but a feature which viii be made q
permanent part Of the Trafic Bureau.
An attempt last night to aid friends
who had become suddenly iii when re-
turning from Baltimore landed Eta
Padgett. 20, Of Del Ray, Va, In jail un-
til brought to Trafiic Court today on
charges of driving without emergency
control and no permit.
!. Policeman r. A.. Cunningham of the
Seventh precinct, who~waS among the
Is special policemen. detailed to the
Trafiic Bureau during the traffic drive"
arrested the young woman when he OBJ
served her driving small roadster at
Four companions also occupied the one
seated car, the officer said. After she
was halted he discovered she did not
possess permit.
According to the girls story, she and
her friends had been to Baltimore. Re-
turning, the effects of the trip caused
her friends to be taken i'll, and she
was the only one able to operate the
car. Cunningham corroborated her
statement that the other occupants were
unable to drive.
'Friends" Desert Girl.
When taken to the sixth precinct sta
ton, accompanied by her friends" the
girl soon found they were not as friend
ly as she had believed. as they allowed
police to lock her up without attempting
to post collateral for her release and
left the station when she was placed
in confinement at the House Of De-
tention.
Arraigned today before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt, the girl was referred to proba-
ton officers for investigation.
The most severe penalty meted out
in Traffic Court since the beginning
of the traffic crusade" was imposed
on William Lewis and his brother Chris
topher, both colored. yesterday.
Police allege william Lewis was ar
rested on June IS for driving an auto
mobile following the revocation Of his
permit and was later taken into custody
on June 28. at which time his brother
accompanied him in the machine. 1t
Is said that when halted the second
time william exhibited his brothers.
permit In an attempt to evade arrest,
but subsequent search Of Traffic Bu-
reau records disclosed his own license
had been revoked.
Severe Sentences Given.
Judge Schuldt, when the brothers ap-
peared before him, ordered Christopher
Lewis to pay $500 or serve go days in
jail for loaning his permit and ordered
william to serve 90 days for the first
offense of driving on a revoked permit
and 180 days for the second.
One hundred and thirteen other de-
PENDANTS appeared in Police Court yes
terday on various traffic charges and
were fined a total of 81 ,423 by the court
Arrested but failing to appear. 108 others
forfeited $325 which they had deposited
nc collateral