Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1927, Page 27

THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 192T. PR : A s T B sdiile fr th ; ice Court buflding pro- the House subcommittee for glving |and superficially” considered by the | months behind schedule in this mat- | blocking the Pol h ’ that such was “a courtesy which had | Under examination by Representa-|Sidered and since the court was run-fattempt on the part of the District I q R EST HIND COURT BILL not been extended by the committee | tive Gilbert of ' Kentucky Judge | Ding behind daily with current cases. Commissioners to absorb the Federal TE S BE which drafted the proposal.” Schuldt discussed the large number of jurisdiction of Police Court. Would Change Code. ¢ 'y " o Representative Gibson, presiding at Lol Tells Court's Growth. cases of driving while drunk under| o relieve the situation, Judge | the meeting, here rec at author. ) Gl el s° i | Schuldt suggested a simple’ amend- |ization for the building ulready had . 1 . 4 . He told of the growth of the Police | jury tris t, undisposed of, He | 0"t the District code, section b1, | been given, but stated that no apprect- residing Jjurist [Names Lommissioners 1n|Court from 1870, when one judge |said that district attorney’s of . e | h i) ; ' | Which provides for appointment by |able progress had been made in this | handied the cases, to the presenttime | fice was ln.n\":):;;ln:r party in_such | o Digtrict Supreme Court of Municl. | respect, althoukh It had been assumd when four judges work daily, o es, and explaine t offic ; ! . . K pal Court judges to sit in Police Court |such’ progress would be taken care of ; " prox omn Consolldatlon Act Beforc | of these also works nightly, in hand 1 decided it better to prosecute of- | JiU FOWE JUTECE (0 8 ens or on il ‘i “Heaven only Ons | ‘Comedian Seeks to Get Per-| ling the cases coming to the court < the traffic act of 192 ition of a Police Court judge, 80 [knows,” he added, “when we will get Quick relief from pain. | He claimed ths Police Court in | carryi Jail sentence of 60 hat the assignment could also’ be |it, unless some people stop AragEing | Srevent shos Grecoure. ; : | G]D C J ras 8 't of common pleas, than” under the "0t | ade whenever public interest de- | their feet.” manent Writ Against Pay- 1bson Lommittee. origtnal jurisdiction i many | Sheppard act. 1t was ail Dk el v “Smith then arose to_ disclaim | Atalirg and shoescres UL/ t by Recei bt SN E s e ‘ CLE "ll{'*:'["(‘l.\”»“ iy e e e Schuldt then pointed to the |that the Commissioners used any in- 'Scholl’s men ecelvers. istrict Supreme Court and s | sa o keep up with curre Jusi laraft of the merger of courts as pro- | fluence on the committee with respect -y oy ! y R T o0 i [mentior & teamd wiotatlon ibdrehu liSHEIA SUPIARC, H ARt oMenbin [ HNE Bnd SUa Ee i e e | oRo B (i B o e o cie arie el S Zino-pads "= H e e pposed merger of Police Court with " . 4 of the prohibition law. OF YHArs. MAnEAgs Were i | tee He I ial attention to|the courts, declaring that they had § 5 the Associated Prees {iunicipas Catet, Presidiog Jutse Gus b il e e ol L L © the Municipal Court | The jury trial in_Police | section : ing the presiding judge [no knowledge of the plan until it was e i S T ey T g T night | traflic offenses when defendants did |« lic Con s Court foday is 1500 cases behind, |of the Municipal Court the presiding | presented to them. & Mr. Offutt em ool - hpenief Jld the Gibson subeor the | not wish to go to court. tnc us a pi on as cor Judize Schuldt told puittec. | judie of the combined court shar: | phatically denled that there had heen HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS orneys for Charies Chaplin and those | > tr rommitte Bt thel ' s SRR ) ) epartment with the |* Deputy Chief Clerk umphrey | acterizing such a proposal @ - | any log-rolling or influence for selfish | repr ¢ Lita Grey Chaplin i : : Taw for this George W. Oftutt, attorney, and ment—one b of thie Polics Court hors Introduced | amtty o atter of “lomrellin interests. He said that the committee suit cce and a sh motivated by self. | member of the same committee as the tters of land and the other | statistics to show the congestion of [said it was evident that “antagonistic | wanted the best possible organizer to —_— et e i ne, (e "';""’(”" and influences | Next \'-"fl*ffi told the m;‘nfl)"rs of Hv‘; 3 rt was for | the dockets., Some 77,239 cases were | forces uld be seen opposeél to Po-|take up the job of consolidating the ainst each other . subcommiittee that of [ crim : Municipal Court | taken into Police Court during the | lice Court.” Questioned by Represent. | two courts, and that it was felt that | v it e aue.| he District Cot ! later for more precise def { ma was what was largely | for civil matters. He cited the differ. .veait endlag Tandd . 192 ative ert, he sald that it was in- | George C. Aukam, presiding judge of | ',',';',. 'L:,""_" ','l;"]':';::, n",';";"'_;:'f","‘ qusetion of | NPE UK 08 e s, Judge [ de-irable in the Municipal Court and |ence in positions held by the judges | sajd. Irom the year s | teres to note that since the au- | Municipal Court, who had 80 organized ||| Yo moutin teay 1o i faste in Schulat sald that it seemed to be the Court, declaring that the pre- |of Police Court and of Municipai demanding jury trial w thorization for the bullding of a new |it that the dockets were now clear, (|| Y200 MOUERa® Iz, Bo-goad feeling S . Later on in | siding judge of the combined courts | —both appointed by the President, but . and there were i demands | structure for Police Court, made by | was the man for the job. He said ||| i ‘frauiy fake Hiive Tablets e | "their recpective inienes, “Soording | Municipal Court judwes for a term of | for jury trials during 1920, Of this | the recommendation of the District |that the committee felt a “genius for ||| subtsieced Tk s e are tement, but did |to their respective talents. He said | four years, ible by justices of . 1140 cases were disposed of, | committee, the District Commission- |organization” was required, denying ||| bresased ba D tomorde it Chaplin 3 : v ¢ that the police ma @ syst the District Supreme Court, whereas | leaving a total number of 1,189 on the | ers have interested themselves in the that he was attempting in any way to years of study. i Heretofore Chaplin has not been rep : consideration was | V!l work toward centraliz + | Police Court judges held terms for six | jury trial docket at the present time, | matter of Police Court. reflect upon his close personal friend, | Olive Tablets are a purely veg- IheRire the cotirts when. atto: ised by a commit of seven | When centralization was primarily | ye being removable only by the clusive of traffic cases in which Ifirst, he said, they asked the com.-|Judge Schuldt. He said that he was|| etable compound mixed with olive fore the courts when attor jinted by the District Commission- | What was now needed. He said, in | President. jury trials were demanded. At the [ mittee to look into the feasibility of . surprised at the criticism engendered ||| 5il. Know them by with the original purpose of inquir- | answer to a question by Representa As an argument against consolida- | present time some 405 cases of this [appointing police magistrates. Then, |by the presentation of the plan, as To have a clear, p | | into the feasibility of appointing | tive Hammer of North Carolina, that | tion, he eited the nce In the | sort are pending in Traffic Court, mak- [ he said, instead of placing in their |he thought it would be weleomed. G i | ComEeStOn Of |1 Ny Teans, 'np theory 10 have two | ling systems of Police Court and |ing a grand total of 1,394 cases await | estimates the amount needed for the | " Tonight, Chairman Gibson _an. ||| ey HerPiinples. a feeling of buoy. | ascs in Police Court. It was | sets of Judges of relatively the same | Municiial Court, the need for o huge |ing jury trinls. It would take seven | Police Court building they merely in. | nounced, the committes hopea to hear ||| Sne st ke, Chldie sk md that such a system would not | jurisdietion functioning in separate | bullding to house the nine courtrooms | months to get these cases out of the | cluded an item of $5,000 for prelimi. | from the president of the Pistrict mor + meet the needs of the situation, in the | courts, when one court was months | consolidation would result in, and the | way if the judges had no new cases |nary plans of a building to house the | Assoclation. the president of the Ber. opinion of the committee, and a plan | behind schedule and the other up to | distaste that civil litigants would en- | coming in during the meantime, he | Police Court, and added ‘andesuch | risters’ Club, Judge Aukam ang tre | consolidating Police with | date with its docket. counter in mingling with the element | said. Pointed questions by Chairman municipal activities as the Com- | Blanche Neff, clerk of Municipal and_ note ‘the 1 Court and allowing the | Then Judge Schuldt took the stand. | being tried criminally in P “our »n then developed from the wit- oners may delegate.” This, he de- | Court, on other aspects of the pro- || Peasing pesuite; of boxes sold xoitgadie “K'i;"“"” A e zes of the two courts to func-| In his opening remarks, he thanked | He sald the matier ally 18 'clared, was undoubtedly aimed at | posed consolidation. 3 b Floleihoet s . bt ot 5 : ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— one presiding head was pending the outcome of ted for the police magistrate suit, from g the :mmiu'l,\: award. \";r"\“,,"_ .‘ BT N TN Want Perm: Suggests Consolidation. The comedis Odell S. Smith, one of the members have the of the ‘ommissioners’ committee, hich d=d five attorney: and two laymen, was the first witness last night. He tc he committee that it If your skin is yellow—complex- | tand attorneys' fees wa versy was taken to the| week when Chap. erior alter Guerin, who ed the alimony to Mis. Chaplin, i . tay Totnd ‘Nimeelt ‘on the aile o as belleved that o centralized system Deferred Payments l ) Reinstate Y our soraite. '“ly\"\‘ b "w would be more desirable than alloting . . b the actors wite. 'in an answer'to sisiaies 0 cerain socilons if Desired—and nn m al ,..Ln War Risk Insurance Gue: lay upheld his award as .m_the Police Court and Munieipal Free Shtppmg being “reas He is b o AV in t could be combined with the five resen edings before | judges of municipal court and four the higher court by Mrs. Chaplin's|fuases of Municipal Court funotioning 10th, 11th, F and G Streets counsel. under one presiding judge. He also an important element of LOT BOUGHT FOR $14.28 IN 1836 BRINGS $1,100,000 $500 Investment in Chicagi by George W. Snow Yields Re- markable Profits. By the Associated Press. 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