The Washington times., 1924-11-24
with The
|Alibi Artists
IA Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind in Judge
SchuIdt's Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.
Traffic Laws, Year 1910.

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"He was parked on the north
side OF X street between 18th and
14th for 2 hours-that's in the
one-hour zone, your honor. He
said he didn't know he was in the +,
congested area, but there's signs
No Parking'-on the trees all
along there"
mo parking on the trees! Has
1t come to that? The court hadn't
expected to see things that bad
for two or three years yet"
The cop Iaside): Wont it be
awful when Lizzie airplanes get
to roosting in the trees"
The bailiff: p'And building ga
RACES under the caves"
Alibi Man: Wonder what an
airplane egg looks like"
v The cop. III they're any. worse
than some Of the automobile eggs
I've arrested for gin driving = I
Boob: That was the north
side OF X street, your honor, and
] didn't know it was con
gested--''
What time did you park
there?
About half.past ten Saturday
morning, your honor"
Seeth No Evil.
Parked in the 1900 block OF K
street at half-past ten in the
morning and didn't know 1t was
congested- what are you, a Chris
tian Scientist?"
mo, sir. I'm Farmer.La-
borite. / expected to come back
sooner"
"That sounds reasonable"
II was going to the doctors
just for q minute
Something wrong with your.
Yes, sir--bone trouble"
'Headache?" s
Stomach dut Of order. the
doctor said. It's very painful at
times"
mot a serious case, hope"
mo sir-there's nothing ia it,
he told me-
An Aching Void.
"A stomach with nothing in it
is likely to be painful. 1t didn't
take you two hours to find that
out, did it2"
Il had to wait & long while
lfor the doctor. There was
another man ahead of me-"
What was wrong with him?"
HE took Davy Crockett's
advice
'Re sure you're right. then go
ahead?"
Yes SIR"
"well. that's pretty good ad-
vice, isn't it?'
The Dumber the Surer.
"Yes-but he was too sure.
He was running north on
Thirteenth street in Ford road
ster and there was a five-ton
brick truck going east on Massa-
chusetts avenue, He reached the
building line first, and that gave
him the right Of way. The
truck didn't slow up for him,
but he got there first, and the
truck was on his left. He was
within the speed limit, all accord
ing to the regulations, so he was,
sure he was right, and he went
ahead. The truck driver was
sure. he was right, and he went
ahead too. The only one that
wasn't sure was the doctor. He
wasn't sure whether the man
would live or not, and that's why
! had to wait two hours, while
he was finding out"
You could have come out and
moved your car while the doctor
was taking the man down."
yes sir. But / was parked
on the north side of X street,
and the police haven't been en-
forcing the regulation there re-
Gently. 1 thought the law was
a dead letter."
Check!
Didn't know 1t was loaded.
Just the same, you'd better point
the nIuzzle away from you when
you pull the trigger. What's your
business?"
I'm a barber your honor"
You often make people wait
In your shop, don't your"
We'll. good many people wait,
especially when I have lot OF
girls and their mothers around
waiting to get bobbed."
THAT ought to satisfy yeu
without going into the street and
making more people wait. You're
too ambitious. Five dollars"