The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
WITH THE
LIB
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION
Read sEna and Worry
Being . Skeleton Record o.
Cases Tried IN Judge
Schuldtsa Tribunal
BY DONALD McDOUGALA
Tho Class Struggle.

Tho Class struggle.
Witness: az was running down
Pennsylvania avenue from Thir.
tenth toward Twelfth, your
honor, at eighteen miles per hour
according to my speedometer
when two cars, apparently re.
hearsing the chariot race In Ben
Hur, ran by me at rate that
made me look like I'd slipped into
reverse.
When I got down to Twelfth
street crowd was collecting, and
someone said there'd been an &C.
cident. But I wouldn't call it
that
Traffic Sabotage.
Witness: 81 was running down
the. Avenue, your honor, at a
moderate rate of speed, with the
defendant abreast of me on my
left. A Ford car ran out Of
Twelfth street on my right, at
high rate OF speed, and / just
had time to swing to the right
and get out of his way. put on
my brakes and stopped within
four feet.
The Destruction Of the Poor. =
The defendant, being on my
left; didn't see the Ford quite as
soon as did, and met him head
on. A man came up to me and
asked my name and address. He
said he was going to see to it
that rich men didn't slip any
thing over on poor people. just
because they rode in Fords.
He"
This court 10 trying colliding
cases, not social theories. Let's
hear something about the col.
lision."
The Good Samaritan.
well, there was a street car
coming along just about that
time, and the Ford would have
run into it IL the defendant
hadn't been there to stop him.
There'd have been a collision any
how"
Boob: IT was on my way to the
hospital, your honor, but wasn't
speeding. I was only going six
teen when hit the Ford. I
was just drifting along"
Bargain Day.
The court: "You run 30 easy
when you're drifting that you
can't always tell just what your
speed is. Sometimes you think
you're drifting at fifteen when q
closer look at the speedometer
would show twenty-five.
The legal speed when crossing
streets Is twelve miles an hour,
and according TO your own testi-
mony you were running at six
teen. Well shade that q trif1e
and call It $15."
All Bots Off.
Il was crossing Seventeenth
street at New York avenue, your
honor. / stepped off the curb
ana then I stepped on again Inn
mediately."
why did you step on again2"
II didn't want to get hit. The
defendant was running down
Seventeenth street at about TWEEN
ty miles an hour and three feet
from the sidewalk"
How far away was no when
you first saw him?"
A Definition.
"Just about lodging distance.
If he'd been any further away I
wouldn't have needed to dodge,
and IL he'd been any nearer /
wouldn't have lived to dodge.
II heard the brakes screech and
looked up In time to see q Ford
touring car crossing Seventeenth
street diagonally from the rear Of
the War, State and Navy Build
ing, to New York avenue. The
two cars slidded together at about
the south side Of New York ave-
nue. and pretty well toward the
west side of Seventeenth street."
Good Witnesses; Bum Drivers.
Defendant: II was going about
twelve miles an hour when the
plaintiff ran in front Of me at
twenty-five or higher"
Plaintiff: II was going about
twelve miles an hour when the
defendant ran in front Of me at
twenty-five or higher"
The court: ''It looks to me like
a tie game. and the case is dis