The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Automobile Nuisance.

Z Editor The Na1ll-E-1U Herald
I I have addressed a letter 70 the hon
orable Commissioners Of the District. as
follows
have ths h1r0r o. submit f1r J0-r c11side-ztiou
a. eiifa-ial q The Wsshi1e-cu Herald o. july =
- entitled -Aaf1u1a-is Ngisances.- which ID
drsht roa have rad.
TIE Herald editorial accurately cT5-uuizes sud
definitely describes q real c-uEiti1n rrizi-e in
Washington 0hi1a aI god ci,izeus VAT rsuaiie1
. az or-r.
TIE automobile u-isar-r. 20 clearly SHOWN bv The
Hc-aid should D. ststeG and al Eli CITIZENS v1s,Id
-ega-1 . a. your trrE rartay a. o. eliminate tt
9IHclrl q rs completely r.E ord The --01sr- y
placing tie lrr7rl-.als statue at -hephe-l ir front
Of The District RuiIitsE Tie cI-rrse pursued uy
T1u n t--t erg-tius the dummy statue f-r che r-1n
7'leraflau &C The public Eas the nos Gcus7Crs,ic
itea end ac- ever done hg Tie government - the
DISCREET ~ Columbia TIE people saw and en-
tFmrCd she u7u1er-- Tie vI0e q me people g The
clarion note q popular rsrtrrls-t- Tie t1ioe q
tde people f0 o. I. calls far she abatement q auto
mobile rularrss
i1rI1-e herewith usrsei Exhibit A. M letter
Published hT The Washington Herald. August 3
1875 describing certain dauzer1us automobile F-sc-
tes- asair=- s1-a ra-iiri7us
1Is---s C1uuis=i1ns-S. vs p-ay y5sr high con
sllcrl-1rn AMI immediate acton IT, Ire Correction
Of automobile uHlsanoeS
The evening before the appearance Of
The Washington HeraIds editorial I wit
messed a gross violation Of common de-
ceHCy and invasion Of the majOrity-s
rights at the northeast corner Of -Four
teenth and Z streets. where a swiftly
gaining automobile. closely following
stopping westbound L street car. nossd
its way through crowd Of men. women.
and children endanEering life and limb,
hindering people getting of. preventing
persons getting on. emitting a fogl-smell-
ing vapor thar e1veloped the passenger
filed street car and those about 10. and,
turning north on Fourteenth street and.
itself for squares in its own trail OF
smoke. spreading over street covering
other vehicles. and hiding house fronts
IN places. nauseating and discomfting
many persons along the way u Is a
thing. IN more or less degree. one sees
and suffers many times day.
one afternoon. al Florida avenue and
Fourteenth street I looked north. and
the whole street was 50 densely filled
with smoke Temporarily hiding houses.
trees. and vehicles that I thought Of IRE.
until the foul-smeilirE automobfle gas
struck me
Not long since I was on a southbound
street car stopping at Fourteenth and L
streets. where a score OF passengers. get
ting on and Of. filed the space from car
TO curb. when 2 fast approaching honk-
INK ANllIlaHDlEf Eln1fl through. parting
people right and left. forcing some back
htiEg all. frightening many. making some
miss the car. causing tardiness at Offices
and stores. with resulting charge OF loss
OF time. money. position; and particularly
Offensive was the rudeness in the case
OF an aged woman. who. not hearing the
honkinE machine. was slowly going 70
the curb when the automobile loomed
up before her. forcing her back IN fear
and trembling upon the starting street
car. while the offending automobile men
and women laughed at her three-score
and ten year feeble efforts at seIf-pro- /
lection Tar and feathers would have
been a mild dose for those automobile
people. and had the spirit OF fair play
been fife IN the breasts OF the men
around, they would have gotten It.
One more illustration About sunset !
On a Sunday a friend and were cross
ing Connecticut avenue bridge from north !
TO south end II was a dry, dusty hot /
day in mid-July drought. and a hundred
people were out on the bridge FOR q
breath Of air and a speck OF comfort /
Suddenly there came honk as a huge
struck the north end rushed 1
along the dirt road in the center Of the |
bridge. leaving cloud OF dust spreading |
over all. to their exceeding discomfort /
II was not only a violation Of the speed /
law. but Of the rights Of the grand ma
jority. Ny friend. reared and educated /
abroad. turned to me and said.
The naughty aristocracy OF Europe /
would not be SO gTaceless toward pedes- /
TRANS
I answered: 1T IS different with our
nouvelle richie"
Thus I relate a few OF the many auto /
mobile nuisances observed the last
month. ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.