The Washington times., 1923-10-30
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION
Being a Skeleton Record
OF Cases Tried in Judge
Schuldt's Tribunal.
Reua EN- And Worry
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.
The Sore.head State.

Wy OUNAAAb McOVOueAASs
The SOre.head State.
"He was trimming down Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sunday afternoon,
your honor, with Maryland tags on
his car, but with the District unrep-
resented. / asked him for his per-
NIT, and that was q Maryland
product, too. So 1 sent him
around to No. l."
I'm from Illinois, your honor,
and I hadn't heard about the Ii:
cense trouble between Maryland
and the District"
"Why did you have Maryland
tags II you're from Illinois?"
The Maryland Idea.
tive been, visiting my father on
the Eastern Shore for the last
six months. He told ne that Dis
trict tags were no good in Mary.
land, but that the District had to
recognize Maryland tags because
Maryland Congressman had the say
about such things here. Il visited
washington three years ago with
Illinois tags and ] didn't have any
trouble. But the officer .old me
that hasn't reciprocity with the
District. I was just running
through washington on my way
to Richmond"
In q Class BY Themselves.
"As you are from IlIlaois you
can hardly be held responsible
for the somewhat erratic course
OF Maryland statesmen. 1t is an
unfortunate situation for you,
and the court doesn't wish to in
fltct unnecessary and useless pun
ishment. There is q good deal Of
truth in what your father told
you, but we're not quite as help
less as his remarks suggest. There
are other Congressman besides
those from Maryland at the
Capitol. Well take your personal
bond this time.
Boob Tonic.
There was an old man cross
ing G street at Third about s
o'clock last night. your honor.
in a Ford touring car without
up pretty quick when he heard
the Ford horn. but he didn't
know which way to jump. be-
cause 1t isn't very light at that
point. I. called to the defendant
and he switched on his lights
and stepped on the gas. got
him at Fifth street"
Memory Tonic.
81 had just come from the
Union Station. your honor. and
forgot to switch on my lights. The
man at Third and G wasn't look
Ing where he WAS going. or there
wouldn't have been any trouble.
I'm rather absent. minded and
sometimes forget to turn my
lights on.
you can pay SIS. II that
doesn't cure your absent-minded-
ness, let US know and the court
will increase the Dose
Strains at Four: Swallows Ten.
II was standing at Fifth and
yesterday afternoon when the de.
PENDANT shot by in a Ford coupe
at q right lively clip. mounted
my motorcycle and paced him to
New Jersey avenue and e street
at thirty-two miles an hour. The
only time he slowed up was when
two wheels left the ground at the
corner Of Massachusetts, and New
Jersey avenues"
"I guess I was speeding, your
honor, but I didn't keep the same
speed all the time. I slowed UP
when 1t looked as though I was
going to hit someone, and I didn't
exceed tweiaty-eight miles an hour
along that stretch. I never went
thirty-two"
"Well, its the same fine-$15."
The Sheik.
''I was at Twelfth and G about
s o'clock this morning, your
honor, when I saw this man draw
UP in front Of the Telephone Com
pany's office, park abreast OF an
other car, and sit there talking
with a girl on the seat with him.
After a while she went into the
Telephone building and he was
Just starting away when another
girl came along and he started
talking to her, too. waited
about 5 minutes more and then
went up there. The girl said, "Oh
my gracious, here's policeman
coming after u.s." She went into
the building and the defendant
went to Number One"
ST only stopped to talk a min.
ute. your honor"
Two dollars a. minute.