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Show BAD DAY FOR BICYCLE RIDERS Five repentant DlcycliBts occupied "the mourners' bench in policci covnt today and each in turn related hla story to Judgo Recder Some "just got caught, thats all," others said it was the first time thoy had over been caught and one told tho court how nice he acted when Officer William Reast told him he was arrested. One fellow didn't try to make any excuse, and the others couldn't make a reasonable rea-sonable one, because the3' hnd all pleaded guilty before the story-hour began. The only unusual incident was tho fact that one fellow got arrested the first tlrao he rode his wheel after uncrating It. They were Norman KIrnias, B. II. Stevens, Joseph T. Plant, William Muller and O H. Taylor. The court decided upon making a fine of 55 In each case Fines in bicycle cases this week are uniform. Five dollars is tho standard stand-ard fine, but, according to the court it will cost offenders $6 if they aro caught next week. Judge Reeder be-Kan be-Kan fining hicycle riders April 1 :n the amount of $1 and tho fine has Increased In-creased ?l pach week since then. Tho Judge announces that it will become more and more expensive to violate a sidewalk ordinance as the weeks roll past. oo |