The Washington times., 1925-04-22
With The
|Alibi Artists
| A Cross Section of the
Nightly Grind in Judge
Hits Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD MeDOUGAL.
A Nose.Out.

IT was running Down Rhode
Islnad avenue getting the speed
on a five-ton truck that looked.
off.hand, as though II was going
too fast for the l2.mtle limit to
keep up with 1t.
"a Chevrolet touring car had
been running a neck behind Tor
quite a distance, and at nth
street he stepped on the gas and
took the lead as they hit the
first rail of the street car tracks.
"A Buick roadster running
south on nth street had time to
make il comfortably in front or
the truck, with not very much
to spare, and when the Chevrolet
nosed out on him he helped to
avert a three party collision by
pulling the quickest right.hand
turn on record.
"The truck driver did some
fancy patchwork and stopped as
his rear wheels cleared the track,
but the motorman OF a Monroe
street car, making up lost time
along there, was looking for that
and was about at a standstill
when he scraped the truck, so
no damage was done.
st shooed the Chevrolet to the
curb and he said: Gee, that was
a narrow squeak for me, wasn't
it? IS a wonder that Buick
wouldn't, look where he's going.
I had the right Of way-I reached
the intersection first
Wrong Right Of Way.
ST told him that passing another
vehicle at a street intersection
only gave him the right Of way
to the morgue. He said he could
look out for himself, and let
others do the same.
THE Buick man seemed to think
the best way to look out for
himself was to have the defend
ant sent down here to night court,
and I agreed with him."
Boob: "I didn't exactly pass
the truck, your honor. He stop
ped suddenly and let me by.
''I looked up Eleventh street
and didn't see anyone coming, so
naturally ran across. I can't
imagine where that Buick came
from-he wasn't In sight when /
approached Eleventh street.
Wants More Corn.
The Court: That's the reason
we have the regulation against
passing at an. intersection.
Drivers don't always see the
other car In time. Sometimes
they go down to their grave
without ever seeing 1t.
There's too much good corn
land being used for cemeteries,
on account of things like that.
It's wastefuI-it adds to the high
cost of living"
IT reached the intersection first,
your honor-I had the right OF
way"
you had the right of way inLO
night court-it'll cost you IS to
get the right of way out"
Dangers Of q Great City.
'sShe parked on Thirteenth street,
between e and +, at $3.50 this
morning, and didn't come back
until 11:30-an hour overtime,
your honor"
Defendant: ST didn't leave my
home in Mt. Pleasant until 10
o'clock, your honor, and I couldn't
have got down town before lu:dv.
I stopped on the way to pick up
a friend of mine to Eelp me match
a sample Of pink crepe de chine"
"You went on this crepe-de-chine
jag and didn't know when You
started out
Our Hours Are Numbered.
Witness: I'VE left my house at
1915, your honor"
How do you know it WAS
10I5?'
why. have a cIock-a cuckoo
clock
The cop (aside): No wonder she
made it 1915 when it was $780,"
"It agreed exactly with my wrist
watch
The cop: "That was cuckoo, too
The court: 1.-THE defendant must
have the benefit of the doubt. If
you're in the habit of parking
overtime, you'll get caught finally.
You'll find it safer to leave your
car outside the congested section
after this when you go crepe de-
Ginning. Case dismissed"