Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-12
WHY MANY SIGN 1T.
The Popular Protest Against Murder
Gus Grade Crossings.

! The Popular Protest Against Murder
Gus Grade Crossings.
The number Of signatures daily added 10
The Stars petition protesting against the
passage Of the Atkinson bill and asking in its
stead legislation that while enabling the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company to obtain ample
traffic facilities here, shall compel that COM
pany to do away with its grade crossings. de-
structive to life and obstructive TO trade and
travel and the unsightly surface tracks on 9th
street and the mall, ruinous to the
beauty Of the capital, indicates an increasing
interest in the effort made to save the city
from railroad domination. Many who. infiu-
enced by persistent Misrepresentation Of the
purpose OF The Stars petition did not sign at
hrst, are now sending in their names Many
whose names were given to the railroads petition
under the impression produced by misleading
statements OF the situation, that an effort was
being made to deprive the railroad company Of
facilities and the travelling public of con-
venlences, have since, with a clearer I'M
derstanding Of the case, made atonement for
their error by signing The STARS petition.
Those who are Indifferent to the location of
the station or who favor its present location
because of its convenience, as a rule believe
that the company, as some return for the yalu-
able grants conferred upon it. should be re-
CURED to make provisions for the safety of the
public, such as modern experience has shown
to be practicable and modern sentiment has
compelled railroads to make in other Cities
where the opinion Of the people has an influ-
ence which such companies dare not disre-
gard. Many people thus believing have signed
The STARS petition. With the signatures to the
petition came many letters setting forth the in
dividual views of the siGners:
AGAINST ELECTRoCUTIoN AND RAILROAD MURDER.
A well know Washingtonian writes from
Pittsburg:
Record my vote in favor Of electrocu.ion Of
all murderers, railroad or otherwise, but
against the execution Of our citizens by the en-
gines Of death owned by the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad"
THE UNLAWFUL AND UYGUARDED TRACKS.
Another sgner of THE Stars petition says:
Il fail to appreciate how any one interested
in the welfare of Washington can stand aside
with folded hands and see the beauty of our
caplW ravlshed and the innocent blood of our
fellow-citzens spilled on the unlawful and I'M
guarded tracks The STARS energy and inter-
est III behalf Of Washington and her citizens is
only exceeded by its practical, sound and SEN
slble arguments against the passing of the in
famous Atkinson bill"
HOPES GOOD JUDGMENT WILL PREVAIL.
A prominent physician residing in the north
west section writes
son bill with my signature and that of several
ladies. 1t is to be hoped that the better judg-
ment OF Congress will refuse to saddle the Dis
trlct longer with the unsightly and dangerous
tracks of the Pennsylvania road. But the
average Congressman's contempt for the views
OF voteless community will, l fear, prevail In
the interests of the road"
DIsCHARGINa DUTY.
Another signer writes: Il feel it duty as a
tn apfa
many others living in my vicinity against the
Atkinson bill and hope that the day will soon
dawn when Washingtonians and not the Penn
sylvania railroad Will rule Washington"
ONE WHO HAS SUFFERED.
resident Of tine southeast says: ''Gladly
sign petition to do away with surface tracks.
If all the residents of Southeast Washington
had to wait from fifteen to thirty minutes at a
time at the New Jersey avenue crossing as l
and my family have done nearly every day 1
think you would have great many signers
from this section alone"
HOW BOY LOOKS AT IT.
A South Washington boy writes: ~ know
some fellows who got hurt by the railroad
One little one, who goes to the jefferson School.
had part of his foot cut off. OF course we
shouldn't jump on for a ride but when the cars
are SO convenient boys can't help doing it
someway. l guess if they RICH. by the
Franklin School house door the boys up there
would get hurt, too, sometimes. The other
fellow was bigger. He got his leg cut of. He
jumped on, too. The people who too wise
or too old to jump on have to wait and we are
tired of it down here"
HINDRANcE AND LOSS OF TIME.
gentleman of the Government Printing
Office sends with batch of signatures from
that Office note saying: Il do not believe
there are people in any of the departments
who appreciate more fully the hindrance and
loss OF time due to grade crossings than they of
the Government Printing Office"
Thousands Of patriotic residents of Washington
haze enrolled themselves against Iegalizing man.
slaughter, as is proposed by the Atkinson bilL II
you haze not done so. t0hy not
Her Bonnet in Blaze.