The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-08
Bay Rum
Or Thoughts Of Young Man Spending Morning IN IL
Police Court"
By EARL GOODWIN.

| Here a scene in the Police Court.
On the bench the judge, little tired from four hours
OF constant thinking the problems presented In the
seats there what is referred motey collection
of spectators The prisoner at the bar prematurely
gray little man, thin and weak His face ratke and with
queer expression not unlike cunning Old timers would
say it came from drugs He lame and walked with two
canes
"Why, you were here only four days ago" said the
judge and told you to go to Blue Plains And here you
are again"
The little In the chair where the arraigned
always sit facing the Judge Unlike other prisoners he did
not arise and to the little pulpit the right of the bench
He talked with animation making odd gestures and with
perfect diction, something unusual in the Police Court:
"When left here the other day." he explained, st
said would go to Blue Plains and intended to do but
had to get my clothes and few other things
to Mt Pleasant Now, while was there did little ding
-dnging, your honor is what buns call begging
and got enough to get bottle of bay rumi
"You know / am barber, and still can shave man
without being and thought might need the bay
rum when shaved
."'Would you mind giving me a little bay rumf
asked In the drug store and he said he would give
some, and did give about two ounces when noticed
the proprietor shaking his head at the clerk indicating
that he shouldn't give any
'''Then went outside and asked young man if he
would be kind to go In and get pint of bay
He said he would gladly do So and he did.
''Then two detectives and grabbed me- took
Imy bay away from 1t my property, and their
act highway robbery Ii had done that would go
to Leavenworh But they took to the station house.
And more and more, and dismal tale, the last
remnant of his responsibility being his faultless dcon
The present evidence of his shames and crimes against him
self and his God being the whered body, eaten away by
Ia foul disease The himself pointed toward the
grave His greatest impulse that to get acoholand
bay contains alcohol
He went to Blue Plains where they will keep him with
other wrecks until he goes his Maker the que
ton: Has right to defle his own body thusf
Then there another man. bleary eyed and shaking
from the reaction of drnk-a sot Park Policeman Marcy
Young and athletic had picked him up bodily the
Bathing Beach and had tossed him In automobile.
ct took this away from him. your honor " said Marcy
and handed the Judge bottle. That is bay rum" The
drunk sero comic tones declared that he had intended to
90 swimming and would have rubbed his fair body with the
bay rum had it not been thus wrenched from him Ten dol
lars or thirty days
Sit in the Police for week and study the film Of life thai
passes sociological problems that there day after
d See you despair of EVER Sovng the problems thai
drink and poverty deception ignorance and reSs present
You don't depe into the Libraries go to big CITY,
The outpoungs the worlds of Police Cent
every dry Take in and UH with that
the greatest thing do UH be Soe the problem Of Is
weaker brothers
HEARD A ND Sc N