Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
PENALTIES LIGHTER
IN CASESOF DRIVING
WITHOUT PERMITS
Judge MattingIy Fines Wom-
an Who Drove Unlicensed
! Four Years Only $25.
SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS
FOR FIRST SPEEDERS
Second 0ffense Speed Fine of 500
Against Guido Aquilino Brings
Demand for Jury Trial.

VI $S0 LOT IlTSL OIlenSe speeding, DuL
materially reduced the penalties in GER
tain other violations.
The most marked decrease was evil
denced in fines imposed for driving
without a permit. Minimum fines OF
SIS for those convicted on the charge
were substituted for more drastic pen
altfes, ranging from $50 to $500, i'm
posed by the magistrate last week.
Among those to benefit by the re-
duction was Beatrice Athey, who adj
mitted driving without permit for four
wears and until halted by Policeman w.
O'Connor on Conduit road yesterday had
experienced no difficulty. When driving
with several friends yesterday she was
arrested, and today was fined $25.
. 500 Fine Imposed.
The most severe penalty imposed this
, morning was on Guido Acquilino, in the
600 block of K street northeast, ar
rested yesterday by Policeman c. L..
driving after his permit had been re-
voked. He was ordered to pay 500 or
serve go days on the former charge,
and demanded a jury trial after plead
Ing not guilty to the latter.
Booker Thompson Coleman, colored
arrested by Policeman E. C. Saar of the
United States Park Police for second
The names OF 285 persons arrested
over the week end we're recorded on
collateral lists this morning. More than
200 forfeited their security. Eleven
defendants. unable to post collateral
were confined in various precinct sta
tons to await trial today. There were
Is speeders taken in the "a hours end
ing at am. today.
Fined for Bad Brakes.
Lonnie Murtebaugh of East Falls
Church, Va, arrested by Policemen Sin
clair and Greenlow for bad brakes, no
rear light and improper muffler, was
fined SGT. Earl McAleer, arrested by
Policeman j. D. Martin for speeding,
and Alfred Madrix, taken into custody
on similar charge by Policeman R. A.
Cunningham, were fined $25 each.
Attracted by the sound of a loud
crash, which apparently was more than
a block away, Policemen w. j. Mat
thews and j. A. Cockrell halted Joe
Mayer Of the 800 block Of G. street
southeast, who was approaching in a
truck, and asked him the cause. "I
just ran over a lantern" responded
Mayer. The policemen returned with
him to the scene, where they discov-
cred not only a demolished lantern but
a seriously damaged automobile. Mayer
was charged with leaving after collid-
ing, but Judge Mattingly continued the
case to determine the extent Of the
damage.
Eight Hurt in Mishaps.
Eight persons were injured, one seri-
ously, in series of weekend trafflc
mishaps reported to police this morn
ing.
While Louis Clay, % years old. COL
ored, Of Ballston, Va, lies in Emer-
gency Hospital in a serious condition
police are searching for the hit-and-run
driver of the automobile which failed to
stop after knocking him down while he
was standing on street car loading
platform at Twenty fifth street and
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday after
noon. Clay suffered a fractured right
hip, severe face and body decorations
and possible internal injuries.
After witnesses reported the license
number OF the. machine, police insti-
tuted city-wide search for its owner.
Marie Catherine Dunn, 80 years old,
OF Mount Rainier, Md, was slightly lip
lured about the face and body when
the machine in which she was a pas
senger and operated by Leo w. Dunn,
same address, was in collision at Blad-
ensburg and Queen Chapel roads north
east. with an automobile operated by
Charles G. Barton of Clarendon, Va.
None Of the others was injured.
Collision Injuries Three.
Three persons were injured early yes
terday, when an automobile driven by
Floyd E. Chalkley, 20 years old, of $50
A street northeast, was in collision at
Sixth and East Capitol streets with
car operated by Michael E. Flanagan,
So years old, of 20 street northeast.
Flanagan, his wife, Mrs. Catherine
Flanagan, and Elizabeth Schmell, also
Of the v street address, were taken in
q passing automobile to Casualty Hos
pital. where the man was treated by
DR.. H. r. Perker of the hospital staff
for decorations of the face, fractured
rib and decorations Of the leg. Mrs.
Flanagan suffered decorations Of the
leg and shock, while Miss Schmell re-
ceived a lacerated leg and forehead.
None of the injured Is in a serious con-
dition, it was reported. The driver of
the other car escaped uninjured.
Two-year-old Franklin Bowman, jr.,
of lilo E street northeast was slightly
injured about the forehead when he
was thrown through the windshield Of
his fathers automobile in u triple col
lision OH Georgia avenue between Juni-
per street and Alaska avenue yesterday
afternoon.
A machine driven by John Hicks OF
1116 Monroe street and running along
in long line of cars stopped suddenly.
A car Immediately in the rear, driven
by William Newman of $40 E street
northeast, struck Hicks car in the rear
and was itself in turn struck by the
machine driven by Bowman. The i'm
pact of Bowman's collision threw the
little Bowman boy from his mothers
lap In the rear seat to the front seat
and broke the windshield. The child
was treated at Walter Reed Hospital
and later taken home.
Boy Struck by Truck.
vincent Peary, 10 years old, of $40
Randolph street, was treated at Gar
field Hospital for minor injuries suffered
Yesterday when run down on Rock
Greek Church road near Georgia avenue
by q truck operated by William Clinton.
n. colored, Of 1918 Sherman avenue.
The boy sustained minor scratches ana
cuts to the face and head.
Joseph Becke, 40 years old. OF 1lO6
Seventh street was treated by his family
physician, DR.. 2. Repetti, for injuries
suffered when struck by a truck oper-
ated by Ralph S. Aer OF lis street.
who was driving south on Eighth street
at L street. Becke sustained minor
decorations. and, after receiving treat
ment, was taken to his home.
BENJAMIN r. Gottwalls. SO years old,
Of sos Tulip avenue. Takona PARK, was
arrested by police Of the thirteenth pre-
cinct and later released On $500 bond ~