Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
fine AUTO TOWN, THIS
'TWouId Be Paradise, 'Cept
for Blamed Speed Laws.
PARIS is THE REAL CANDY
Pedestrian Is Arrested There for
Getting in the Way.
SOME DELIGHTS OF MOTORING
Visiting Automobiles Always Ex-
press Envy of Dwellers in the
National Capital.
PARIS is THE REAL CANDY
SOME DELIGHTS OF MOTORING

What a great town this IS for the auto
mobile owner. This, though it isn't news
to residents 81 the National Capital is
about the first remark the visiting stranS-
or makes. particularly if he himself hap
pens to belong To tho fraternity Even
the most jaundiCed resident of every
other city admits with grunt or a sigh.
depending upon his particular disposition,
that when II comes To motoring Wash
tngton II. g., has every other town IL,
the United States of America hacked off
the map. Wen have to exclude Paris,
France, for truthful folks who have trav-
eled that far do say that when a fur-clad
plute in a high powered distance consum-
or runs over one of the common peo-
pie in that town he is given gold medal
and the freedom of the city, while the
victim. II he lives, Is yanked into court
and punished to the full extent of the
law.
Oh, Why the Speed Lirnitp
Yes, this is a grand town for the auto
mobiist. would be a paradise. most OF
them think, if it wasn't for the low and
strictly enforced laws on the subject of
speed limits or course there are two
sides TO every case. Just think how dread
full how harassng, how humilattng II
must be for an expert chauffeur VINO can
scrape the dust off the back OF hack
without scratching the paint, While burn
ing along in long limousine at ffty
miles an hour, to be compelled by lot
of city ordinance junk To creep along at
four and eight and twelve miles. That's
how holdups happen. Said expert chauf-
feur hasn't any idea In the world of eX
ceeding any speed limit. Not he. But
somehow or other his hand slips, the
spark and gas levers creep open wider
and wider the hand of the speed indi
Gator trembles nearer and nearer pinch
able fgures-and a little bit later the abb
sent-minded chauffeur is removing the
rubber band from his bundle and trying
to act as if he didn't care
Say, Isn't It Just GrandP
Anybody who has ever motored around
This CITY in his own car or with friends,
tust naturally has lots of excuses for
running into a pinching party. Asphalt
Is just like velvet under the big pneumat
les and tits a poor kind of man at the
wheel who keeps his eye on the speed in
dicator instead of on the road ahead.
It's careless besides. And. honestly. II
seems sort of sinful to go Smoothing
around the city at eight miles an hour
in a near locomotive guaranteed for
eighty and that is easier TO manage than
Q mule or a Shetland pony.
''Oh. Lord, said friend OF mine the
collateral at the nearest station house,
cit wouldn't make me so sore to observe
these foolish speed regulations II there
was any sense in IL. believe in the
French custom. Over there you can run
at any old speed You please just SO long
as you don't hit anything But SO soon
as they see you are careless and liable
to bust Up something or kill somebody
they take away your license and eat 1t.
II your first bit of carelessness is fatal to
some body else they take all your money
and put you in Jail for life.
He's Just as Careful!
But look at me! I'm the most expert
and careful driver in the city of Wash
ington. and yet have to conform to the
regulations here just like the NUTS.
why, / never had an accident. OF
course, there was that time out on the
Brightwood road when 1 ran into a man
who was leading a cow. But that was an
accident. an absolutely unavoidable &C
cident. And / wasn't going more than
thirty OF forty miles an hour. Anyhow, it
never would have happened IL i hadn't
run over dog in trying 10 keep from
hitting a couple of careless children. and
my machine skiGded on the dog and kill
ed the cow and the COW fell on The man
and broke his leg. And him with the
nerve TO ask NE TO pay damages. Way,
l came near suing him for my busted re-
feCtOr anG couple o. lamps put out or
business. The nerve OF him
OF course, il i apparent from these
few remark from this cautious and care
ful motCrist that the point OF view OF
the motOrer and the motoree naturally
Ca-rut Us the SAM. \ HAN Nao Las
been assaulted by a perfectly innocent
hut mechanically accelerated COW Is Eot
II the frame Gf mind to split hairs about
the basic qualities az the incident. Nor