The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
POLICE COURT AGAIN
RESEMBLES old DAYS
August Starts With Bang. Twenty
Gases on Monday. Traffic Rules
Adopted Will be Enforced

Only few short weeks ago the city
police were lounging around with
nothing of interest to do = just the
daily routine of going around the re-
mote sections of the city to see if any
of the old offenders had gone on a
rampage or started small hades all
their own. But now, in these first days
of August, it is far different. All the
celebrities of the olden days have be-
gun to throw monkey wrenches in the
peace wheels of the city and at Mon
days police matinee there were twen-
ty cases on docket for trial.
The charges against this handful of
unfortunates ranged from speeding to
selling intoxicating liquors. There
was also one case of doing business
within the city limits without Ii
cense, but this charge was dismissed
by the mayor. Lottie Ray was bound
over to the Superior Court on a
charge of selling whiskey under
bond of $4,000 and was committed
to the county Jail to await trial in the
county courts. Raymond Washington
and Charles Nelson were fined $3.50
each for disorderly conduct and were
instructed by the mayor to be little
more lenient the next time they start
ed to cheat up" a common enemy.
Harry Joyner and Ernest Reynolds
both drew fines of $500 each for be-
ing disorderly. Matte Wright was
fined $500 for being disorderly while
Eliza Washington, her accuser, was
dismissed of the charge of also being
disorderly. Alonzo Nelson and Will
Williams were also given a fine of
$3.50 for acting in disorderly way
on the streets.
Many other cases we've made, but
these put up cash bonds and did not
appear at the police court Monday
night. They were J. D. McTiger,
Walter Greer, Ben Rogers, Charley
Belts, Mitchell Kiser, Will Grogan,
and Charley Frazier.
To make the city streets safe for
pedestrians and regulate the trific of
the square four "drive to the right"
posts have been placed at the four
corners of the square. If you are
coming down the east side and wish
to go out the south side, you must
drive down to the corner and make
the turn. Do not cut across on the
left side, for then you violate the
city's traffic rules and might get pinch
ed if you do it repeatedly. For the
time being it is hard to get every auto
driver educated to the new rules, but
after everyone has had all the neces-
sary instructions and know that they
should obey the rules as set out by the
city, they will be given copies of the
charges and hailed into police court.
Marietta is getting to be quite
busy little city on Saturdays and most
week days, and this latest step in
traffic regulations is made in order to
protect the drivers Of the cars as we'll
as the people who must cross the
streets afoot.
When parking your car, always
park to the right. Don't cut across
the streets and park on the left side
if you are doing gown the right side
of the street. This will also be vio-
lation of the traffic regulations. If
you are parked on the right side and
wish to go back on the opposite side
of the street, you must go to the next
corner to make the change.
A strict compliance to these rules
will add greatly to the appearance and
safety of our square on busy days,
and will also give every one ample
parking room. If the auto owners
would park their cars in accordance
with the ira C regulations which will
be handed them in the near future,
it will give them a better chance to
get in and out when they wish. These
regulations are being explained to the
car owners just as fast as possible and
after a reasonable length of time the
police will be instructed to make out
charges against every person who does
not obey them.