The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
COLLINS Is FOILED
Photograph, Immune from
Arrest, Turns Barker"
MARSHAL THREATENS TO QUIT
Does Not Relish FatberIy Advice
About Carrying Pistol on Friendly
Visit to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. His
Resignation would he Accepted IL
Tendered-Arrests Motor Cyclists.

Tendered-Arrests Motor Cyclists.
"A dollars worth for ten cents. Step
/ up. step up. The greatest show in the
country. What is it, This is Sunday
and we can't take your money because
that's work. but drop a dime in the slot
and walk in; walk in"
/ Thus the barker I'm front OF Glen
Echos What il it, mystery yesterday
importuned the mOneyed ones TO separate
themselves from their small change. In
cidentaliy, there was one who cooked his
ears, listened about a minute. and started
on a lone for What Is it?'
The loper looked like a sheriff's deputy.
/ but il wasn't the immortal Collins. Who
ever il was didn't stop long. because he
discovered the barker was a man 5
size phonograph. and the line Of talk it
was handing out was enough 10 tear any
one away from their hoardngs, unless
/ they were too sticky
Threatens 20 Give Up Job.
The deputy looked sheepish, and backed
out. while the crowd continued 20 viO-
/ late the Sunday blue laws. as enacted
shortly after 1922, and enforced by States
/ Attorney Robert Peter.
/ Things were too busy In Glen Echo
/ yesterday for the mvrmidons OF the law
/ 10 waste too much time on what might
have been. because there was large ex-
| citcment over on Conduit road, not the
| least OF which was the threatened resig-
nation OF Marshal Collins.
Further. Collins succeeded in making
/ two arrests Of speed vi0l8t0rs yesterday,
+ 50 any one with half an eve can see that
I the excitement along that busy thorough
/ fare was heartbreakiug.
| In the first place yesterday was the
first time the official news Of the action
| Of the town board about Collins big re-
/ yolver was officially communicated 20 Col
/ lius.
4 II will be remembered by those who
/ have kept In touch with tho news from
| the front for the past few days that the
/ town board OF Glen Echo grew peevlsh
after Marshal Collins had been arrested
/ in Washington, charged with carrying
/ concealed weapons. and on last friday
night ordered that worthy TO unharness
/ his trusty 40 whenever he bet0ok him
self beyond the confines OF the Echo
/ Resignation Would lie Accepted.
/ Mayor Garrett yesterday informed the
marshal Of that action Then the marshal
/ grew peevlsh.
IF they're going 20 act Ike that, I
guess I might as we'll hand in my resig
nation" quoth he. after the mayor had
! delivered himself Of lengthy and
! erudirc dissertation on the inlea!ty Of
totiug arms in any other way than a Ia
/ Bat Masterson.
VERY WELL returned the mayor in
/ diGnifed tones. In case YOU DO. il will
/ be accepted. The next meeting Of the
town board is Friday night with which
/ Parthian shot, whatever that is, the
! executive Of Glen Echo returned 90 his
! post of duty.
All this after the marshal between
/ bites Of good Sunday luncheon. had
stopped an automobiles and "a motor
/ cyclist. whom he said were going faster
/ han they should.
The victims were Howard A. Wells.
/ who gave his occupation as a student.
! and his residence as the Arlington Hotel.
/ and n Mcneil Of 1I12 New York avenue.
| Of the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany.
Two Put Up So Collateral Each.
Wells was running an automobile AT
eighteen miles an hour. according 20 Col
/ Inns. and when hailed before the towns
magistrate. he said he didn't have any
money for collateral The mayor there
upon ordered him TO spend his time view
/ ing the interior Of the lookup, and Wells
/ produced 81 collateral He didn't say
whether he would come back on July g.
the date Of his trial
! Mcneil was more sanguiue. After he
/ had faced the mayor and the accusation
/ Of speeding his motorcycle al twenty
miles, he promptly dug I'D S25. and prom
! ised TO come back for trial. because. he
said, he didn't believe the mayor would
/ fine him that much"
/ On that point the mayor was disCreetly
silent.
Something Doing at Glen Echo.
/ On the whole, the little village didn't
spend what might be termed a provincial
Sunday, and the residents are happy. be-
/ cause they believe the park operated
by the street car company will continue
/ to do business through the Vaccinations
Of the phonograph. They expect all the
| enterprises to use this method of lodging
the states ancient statutes. and the mere
/ fact that the town board refuses to au-
/ thorize payment for the warrants issued
after the raid Of last Sunday. indicates
/ there viii be little effort made TO push
further cases against the employees of
/ the park. That the deputies are not back
/ ed by their higher authorities will tend
/ to discourage any further attempts TO
put a stop to the enjoyment Of Sunday
/ In any way the patrons of the park see
/ fit.
/ Whether Collins will resign is another
/ topic of interest among the residents.
/ They fear he will make the bluff good
and the all-absorbing question is. win
Mayor Garrett alone and aided only by
a novice marshal. be sufficient to keep
! the name Of the town before the anxious
! eyes Of the world?