Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1915 — Ross Ramey Fined For Speeding; Others Warned. [ARTICLE]

Ross Ramey Fined For Speeding; Others Warned.

Ross Ramey, who delivers gasoline for the Indian Co., was driving the Maxwell roadster that belongs to the Central Garage, Sunday evening, and exceeded the speed limit according to some who saw him. Ross thinks he may have gone as fast as 25 miles an hour but others think he was hitting it up from 40 to 50. Mayor Spitler filed a complaint against him and he was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $9.40. He pleaded guilty to, the charge and paid the fine. Ross contends that he has been made the goat as there are many others who pay little if any attention to the law and this is the case, but since the fault is a common one some start at its correction must be made and this should serve as a warning against all who are inclined to fast driving. Daily reports are made of narrowly averted accidents and the traffic ordinance is violated by a great many who should have respect for the law that is made for the protection of all. It is not uncommon to see machines being driven at night without the lights on, to see cars without tail lights standing in the streets, to see cars standing faced in the wrong direction, to see cars being driven on the left side of the street, to see corners turned the wrong way and to see machines driven at an unnecessary speed through the streets. Now that the prosecutions have begun none should be exempt and full compliance with the traffic ordinance should be enforced, not as a- persecutionary matter but with a view to securing uniform respect for a law that was designed for the protection of both pedestrians and auto drivers. Every citizen should aid m the enforcement of the law by reporting violations, as there is no officer on the job to see that this is done. Mayor Spitler has written about this subject and all should read what he has to say.