The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-10
ORGANIZERS OF GERMAN XII K Tx KHAN ARE ARRESIE
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IA Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind in Judge
MacdOnald's Court
Read EN- and Weep
By DONALD McDOUGAL
Look What's Driving

Seventh street had the right
of way, your honor, and ] was
just getting ready to throw 1t for
E street, when 1 noticed Buick
sedan coming north about twenty
feet from the intersection:
II didn't like to stop him when
he was that close, so | motioned
for him to hurry before / turned
the signal. and he stepped on It.
1.-THE defendant. east on Il
street, ran across the intersection
within foot and half OF the
casualty list, and headed for
Judiciary square.
ST jumped on the Bucks run
ming board and asked the driver
IL he could overtake that man.
He said. This IL the haDpiest
moment OF my life. I'm sorry
I've got such good brakes. or
I'd have overtaken him when he
grabbed my right of way back
there. I'd have overtaken him
Just about amidships. He's the
fourth right of way welcher I've
met this morning
Takes All Bets
I'VE chased him three squares.
He said he'd left his permit
home"
Boob: IT didn't see the signal,
your honor"
Didn't you hear the officer
whistling at your"
mo, sir. ! didn't hear any
whistle. The first thing I knew
anything was wrong, the Buick
crowded me to the curb and the
officer said I was under arrest. !"
You didn't see the semaphore
sticking up like sore thumb in
the middle of the intersection and
you didn't hear the police VIII $.
stle. You're q dangerous indi-
viduaI to be driving through
crowded streets. Where did they
,overtake your"
A Self JaiIer
In front Of the Traffic Court
your honor"
We'll, you were accommodate.
ing in one respect, anyhow.
Wen have to give you something
off for that"
Failing to show permit, 81;
passing signal, 81.
Knows Plenty
81 was walking across Four
and-a-half street at Missouri ave-
nue., your honor, and was about
half way over when / heard q
noise up Third street.
Z looked back to see what the
trouble was and felt something
hanging on my face. It was a
lot of bandages, smelling of iodo-
form. ~
"Then I got one corner of my
right eye open and saw a hos
pital nurse standing in front OF
me, killing flies, as near as
could make out.
II got some more of my eye
open and saw she was shaking
down a clinical thermometer.
All could see to 1t was that
someone had made a mistake.
couldn't understand what they
were putting bandages on me for.
! wasn't hurt. So / told her
There's some mistake here. I
guess you've got the wrong man.
She said Go on. I haven't
got any man at all, and I guess
never will have, now. What
do you suppose I'm doing this
kind of work for at my age? Put
this under your tongue and don't
talk so much"
Then she went out of the
room, and I didn't begin to feel
any pain until came to again.
That's all know about the
accident"
Boob: "I had a couple Of drinks
and my boss said Take these
boxes up to the B. & o. freight
she'd I cranked up my truck
and then remember a lot Of
people gathering around me and
one of them said Here's the
wagon now That's all / know
The court: Ninety days
straight and $3.50 or another 90
days. That's all know about
It."
Roof Gets Nurses Job.
She was upstairs when the
roof crashed to the yard below,
having put her four children to
bed.-News Item.
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