The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10

cts the speed maniacs who are
never satisfied with any rate of speed
that we are AFTER" said Capt. Steve
Robinson, in charge of the sheriff's
motorcycle squad.
Despite this stretching of the motor
laws many motorists let the speed bug
get them, and consequently sometimes
have the misfortune to hear sud-
denly che put-put-put of a motorcycle
and the ominous words, "Pull over to
the side of the road"
Speeders Worst Offenders.
The Kenosha deputies agree with
one loud voice that automobile speed
ers are the most 'srtile inventors of
alibis in the world.
"Why, if ever pinched a speeder
who didn't have quick comeback of
some sort I would think he was deaf
and dumb-and I'd probably be right"
advances Nick Otto, veteran on the
squad.
The speeders' classic remark when
ordered to stop, according to these
men is, whats the matter?" and
they say it in tone registering SUR
prise. Another says, "What is it,
the lights?" They seldom betray any
knowledge of speeding. Then come
the long list of alibis and excuses
and explanations and what-not. Some
are courteous. Some are not At
some time or other a motorcycle
policeman has to listen to every ex-
cuse imaginable, some of them clever
and ingenious, others plain apple
sauce and bologny.
Friends of the Sheriff.
Some men will come out and say
they are related to the judge or that
they are real close friends of the
sheriff. But particularly for those
who don't treat the motorcycle cop
with a smooth tongue these words
fall on deaf ears. The answer is the
familiar, "Tell it to the judge" and
ticket is the result.
The deputies declare chat speeders
seldom if ever admit that they were
breaking the speed limit or travelling
as fast as the officers speedometer
says they were. They will hem and
haw and resort to lying in an effort
to get out of it. But the speedometers
are accurate. They are frequently
tested. The word of the cop stands.
1t may be painful announcement
to some but the fact is that the ma
jority of the sheriff's motorcycle
policemen have very poor opinion
of women speeders as compared with
men. A few stick up for the women,
but the others give the chevrons to
the men. th.@aI5.e y 7'tl-
Almost Start An Argument.
"Women can't lie hard enough"
said one of their defenders. "You
should have heard some I've talked
to-" snapped back one in the other
class.
when stopped for speeding, a
pretty woman will try to vamp us out
of it," says another. "She'll smile
her sweetest and say she didn't real
ize she was speeding and she'll go on
to tell how sorry she, is, etc. Some
women not so pretty will get pretty
hostile. Even when man is present
the woman will try to do all the talk
ing, and this talking isn't very sweet
sometimes. Yes, sir, I'll believe a
man a thousand times before I'll be-
lieve a woman" Then the reporter
asked this deputy if he were married,
mol" came back the answer. Gr-r-r!
The same old story was told about
the experiences of the men in serv-
ing summons in various court cases,
Their reception is not always pleas
ant one, and frequently it isn't COM
Portable. But it's their duty, and
where their duty lies there do they
work.
So next summer when the road calls,
remember some of these things