The Washington times., 1907-05-26
Collins Workday Con-
SiStS of "a Hours and
He Never Sleeps.
Towns Golfers Fill Up
to Make Conduit Road
Better.

Yes. I'm on the job twenty-four
hours a day. Sleep is really a necessity
that bores me-
Thus spoke Glen Echos vigilant and
redoUhtable town marshal. Charles Pres
ton Collins. terror to automobilists ana
other infractors Of the speed laws OF the
state CT Maryland, and Of Glen Echo In
particular. Various adjectives have been
brought into play to describe the o.
orgies Of Marshal Collins, since that ~
dividual became a celebrity. The sup
ply has almost run out since the mar
shaTs recent accomplishments in arrest
ing one or more dukes. ambassadors,
and diplomats of divers degrees. thereby
making of himself an international
yOmpl cG'fCl.
These adJectives. by the way. have
varied, entirely according to the feelings
Of those uttering them. The press re-
fers 20 Glen Echo's marshal as intrepid,
Nigilaut. fearless. brave, strenuous mill
tant heroic. bribe-prCof, redOubtable,
etc. etc. Speed violators use somewhat
less endearing terms, such as-well,
never. mind; each one knows for him.
self Tt is best. therefore. to refer 20
him FOR the present as-Collins. that's
all
A Genuine Argus.
A day and a night with Collins viii
convince anyone that he spends but few
hours in nodlaud- He VINO would ac-
company Collins in his daily feats must
he content TO rise early. partake Of
light breakfast which may have 20 be
abandoned before half eaten. to chase
on auto: TO chase over hin and dale
The HveIong dag with scarce p pause
scr lunch. 10 swallow dinner hastily,
with one eye on the CONDUIT road, and
with ears attuned for the familiar
'chug: chug.' % the auto: and then be
prepared Ia invade the darkness OF
night for poker players. crap shooters,
autoists. chicken thieves. and similar
victims who are on tile marshal's black
LIST.
And yet the hero Of these escapdes
stands only five feet two inches. He
appears a beardless youth, but pleads to
thirty-four years of strenuosity- Col
Inns youthful appearance. in fact is re-
sponsible for much of the difficulty he
has with autOmobilists-
But few moments are required, how
ever. 10 disillusion those who entertain
The idea that he is a boy. He is all
muscle and sinew, fearless as a lion,
and about nine-tenths grit and determi-
nation. With his kit on his hip" Col
Inns weighs about 10 pounds. When
wearing tie badges with which ne awes
lawbreakers. he weighs slightly more.
This description is given for the bene-
ut OF those autoists VINO have not yet
made TIE acquaintance Of the marshal.
No Introduction Is needed by those who
have.
Mecca for Speed Artists.
Prior % Collins advent on the speed
way the Conduit road was the mecca
Of all speed artists and car testers.
Speed mania was the rage Now it is
suppanted by another malady Col
Insists" The disease Is especially pre-
valent among the wealthy classes. Ped
estrians never acquire IL. There is che
good feature. however. there are no re-
lspses. In exclusive circles The disease
is now freely discussed. and the germ
which causes IL is always roasted to a
turn.
Formerly Collins had a reputation eX-
tending over but a small section OF
country, just a few paltry counties per
haps. Now he is discussed in secret
sessions by Secretaries of State and am
bassadors This is because Glen Echo S
marshal recently paid his respects TO an
attaCne OF the herman embassy A Few
days later real duke and the Italian
ambassador were held up by this minlCn
of the law. Mutual regards were cx-
changed. II am an ambassador" SAID
the one. Il am the marshal of Glen
Echo" as haughtily replied the other.
The international immunity laws were
compared with those of Glen Echo. Md.
The ambassador rode onward. Collins
scratched his head. and pondered upon
the prospects Of ultimately surrounding
this immunity question II was a new
one on the marshal
WashingtOnians generally, however.
tackle a losing proposition when they
pit themselves against Collins. fanked
by Mayor John Garrett. The town
treasury bears evidence of that fact.
! Mayor CARROTS minute book can fur