Evening star., 1935-01-09
FINES IN TRAFFIC
WAR TOTAL S5,5D0
Revenue Since December 81
Mounts as Court RusheS
Cases.

With traffic fines since December 81
already exceeding $500, motorists
continued to be hailed into Traffic
Court today before Judge Isaac r.
Hit. Within an hour and a half
Judge Hit disposed Of more than so
cases, large number of which were
for speeding and violation of parking
regulations.
Today's collateral list showed total
of So persons released on 81 charges
with S others locked up. Thirty-six
cases Of parking violations were sched-
uled for arraignment, 20 speeding
cases, each for bad brakes and pass
ing stop signs and 2 for passing red
lights.
The case of Hazel G. Edgar of the
Highlands Apartments, on a reckless
driving charge. was continued until
January Is.
Convicted on Three Counts.
Judge Hit fined Ray Loudenlager
Of Maryland SIS for speeding, IS for
driving on the wrong side of the street
and $40 for driving with three on the
front seat Of his automobile. The
latter fine was later dismissed, when
Loudenlager said he only had $50
with him. Personal bond was taken on
the one charge.
In well over a dozen speeding cases
only $5 fines were imposed, as recon-
mended by corporation counsel's Office.
Some Of these were Edward A. Smith,
Thomas o. Mccoy, Lorraine E. Jones,
James E. Moffett, Robert A. Dugan,
Charles c. Vittun, Isaac Howard.
Julian L. Paxron, Mike BruzSese, Gene
@. Swift and Herbert B. Mueller. Also
ind s. for speeding were Robert J.
Shepherd, Archie e. Cottingham,
Harry Golliday, Elmer Utterback.
Benjamin A. Debruhl, Eddie Campbell,
Perry II. Pulley and Herman jackson,
colored.
Maryland Fines Heavier.
Heavier fines were levied on Mary
land residents In speed cases than on
District residents. Herman E. Hobbs
was fined SIS and Arthur Madison
the same. Willie n. Mathis, colored,
was also fined SIS for speeding, as
was William E. Jarvis, Lowrey Pierce
and Emmett Dowden. Fined $40 for
speeding were Cletus r. Horney, Carl
Brooks, colored; George J. Trenting,
Harold King, Rubin Phillips, John H.
Diggs, colored; Carl w. Neusebeck,
John H. Kelly, IT,: Helen J. Vance,
Henry L. Bastien, Frank J. McNasby,
John w. Tubbs, John L. Walters,
Dorothy Nelligar and Thomas ].
mclaughlin, who was also fined IS
for passing stop sign.
William K. Crosley was fined $40
on q second offense speeding charge
upon recommendation Of the corpo-
ration counsel's office. Frank s. Spur
was given $40 suspended sentence
and placed on six months probation
when he told the court he supported
q mother and two sisters on his So
weekly salary.
Red Light Fine "a.
Judge Hit changed a fine imposed
on Harry c. Smith from IS to 81 for
passing q red light after Smith said
81 was all he had with him. His
home was given as Hagerstown, Md.
The case of David r. Lee on q
second offense speeding charge was
continued until Monday.
The court took personal bond Of
Edward J. Kelly, Ruth Knudson and
Maurice Shapiro ON parking charges,
and that Of Dwight e. Rorer of Alex
andria, Va, on q speeding charge.
Blanche Smith was given q $40 sus-
pended sentence for speeding.
Judge Hit also took personal bond
of Ferdinand D. Davidson, q local at
torney.
Charged with speeding and driving
without q permit, the case Of William
M. Rice was continued until Jan
uary 16. Rice was released on $500
bond. :
Attachment Il Issued.
An attachment was issued for John
c. Wellham when he failed to appear
on q speeding charge.
Judge Hit also took personal bond
In the cases Of Henry 8. Woodward,
$40 Sixteenth street; Elwood Risk,
manager Of the High Hat Club; James
w. Owens, Bertrand Wissman, Niels A.
Olsen, 261S Connecticut avenue, and
William Battle, colored, on various
charges. Persons forfeiting collateral
ON minor charges were Glenn Russell,
Ralph Chapman, Abner L. Roe, Wal
ter A. Saunders and walter L. Lang.
An attachment was ordered issued