The Washington times., 1926-02-08
With The
EAlibi Artists
IA Cross Section of the
Daily Grind. in Judge
McDOnaId's Court
Read EN- and Weep !.
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By DONALD McDOUGAL
By DONALD McDOUGAL
Not Much. But Plenty

dawn Connecticut avenue at 5
o'clock this morning, your honor
--thirty-four miles an hour.
Boob: There wasn't much
traffic. your honor"
eff the officer hadn't stopped
you when he did. there'd prob
ably have been still less. How
much territory did he skim over
at that pace, officer
Realization Powders
From TfIden street to Grant
road. lie said he couldn't realize
he was going that fast, so ! sent
him around to No H. They
made him realize it there.
Boob: II work at the Capitol
during the day and drive a taxi
at night / needed a little extra
money"
You'll need a lot ef extra
money If you're caught speeding
again, but driving over twenty.
two miles an hour isn't the way
to get it. It's the way to lose
it. S."
Why Is q Boulevard?
''I don't know how fast / was
going, your honor If the off
Ger says I was speeding, then
probably was
II paced him down Sixteenth
street from T to r at twenty
eight miles an hour, your honor.
Outdoor Sport
Boob: II was waiting for
the red light to change when the
officer caught me, but / admit /
was hurrying before that ! sup
posed Sixteenth was a boulevard
and l could speed up a little
along there"
Passing the Buck.
So you can. but it's likely to
cost you money. The news
papers have been reviewing my
decisions recently, and comment
ing unfavorably on them. They
say I'm too easy with speeders.
and that's the reason why the
traffic authorities can't prevent
all these accidents we're having.
Got 1852"
"Y-y-gulp yves sir"
Il don't want it. Five will ne
enough this time.
1t Can't Be Done.
Thirty miles an hour down
Georgia Avenue in Ford coupe
from Gallatin to Decatur at Q
O'Clock this morning, your honor"
Boob: tive been driving Ii
years and never was in an acct,
dent before
You think gettinH~caught was
an accident, do you? How about
that, officer?"
1T wasn't any accident-I was
sent out there to catch 'em."
Il didn't realize I was going
that fast, your honor"
Thirty miles an hour in a
Ford and not realize it! S."
Fair Enough.
He was parked on RI Street
between 4 and 6 p. m. your hon.
or. No parking is allowed there
during those hours"
Boob: "rhere' was a lot Of
other cars parked in that
We'll, I'll only fine you 10:
your car. 81"
f Street Tide.Rip
Il was running up Seventh
Street, keeping about halfway be-
tween the car track and the curb.
The defendant ran out Of e Street
from my left. when | was about
three quarters of the way over,
and tagged me for a ten item re-
pair bill"
Boob: II was taking a pas
senger to the Union Station
I'm a kind of a hurry, were
your"
dust a Common Hurry
mo sir-no' Special hurry"
How fast was he going.
officer"
81 don't know, your Honor, but
according to the marks on the
pavement he skidded ten feet into
the other car, smashed three.
spokes in ifs rear wheel, and
flattened two tires
Another Traffic Theory
Boob: II wasn't in any
What did you smash those
tires for--Just like to hear 'em
pop?"
Il was following another taxi,
and at Seventh Street he made
sweeping turn and this other
man came right along without
stopping"
lie had the right Of way"
II didn't see him 10y
your poor eyesight will cost
you $40"