The Washington herald., 1922-08-25

/. w automobiles on the streets in front OF
> ". their homes? Because they can not
afford to pay garage rent-an item which often
totals for each month than al other costs Of
upkeep. Liberty to park automobiles in the streets
enables many Washingtonisns to and enjoy
. cars who otherwise would be denied this privilege
o. We are not interested in the business prospects
OF automobile manufacturers. We not interested
, in the gasoline market We are concerned, how
> ever. that as many Washington people as possible
/. shall be able to automobiles. The automobile,
especially the cheap automobile is a constantly
increasing factor in the health and contentment of
the ctzenry Of any city. A few years ago many a
Working man spent summer Sabbaths in the stuffy
atmosphere OF his backyard, drinking beer and get
ting bitter at the conditions forced upon him Be-
lore the day was done he blacked his wife's eyes,
whipped his children, and sank into drunken
stupor from which he did not recover until some
time Tuesday Today he can step on his self
starter bright and early Sunday morning and take
his family for spin through the beautiful country
side. The roads are his. He has as much right to
:. use them Warren G. Harding, John Perpont
Morgan, or John D. Rockefeller. He probably
enjoys them much more than any OF these three
gsHtlemen
The cheap automobile has opened up to the
average American citizen new vistas OF living 1t
has made him clearer and purer in mind and
stronger in body. Everything possible should be
done to encourage families to own cars Pres
ent conditions encouraging Automobile fac
tories have been among the first recover from
- the recent business depression. Now the wheels
OF most OF them are turning night and day. The
output is increasing We hope it continues to in
crease for many years to come
~ Auto manufacturers and auto dealers have done
their part to make automobile available to every
man. Prices have been slashed at every opportu-
nifty. Excellent credit terms have been arranged
The hnest efficiency engineers in the world at
g. work in constant effort to discover means
D. whereby prices can be made still lower.
" Now we learn that a group of District of
Columbia citizens with private interests to serve are
. engaged in effort to undo much OF this good
work. persistent propaganda is in progress for
regulations that will prohibit the parking of cars
front of homes. This group seems determined that
the automobile bill of about thousand Washing
ton folks shall be increased from ten to forty
dollars a month
20 The District police have excellent rules
covering this subject. The citizen of Washington
mas the right to park his for any length of time
,. on the street in front Of his home provided
he keeps his parking light burning during the hours
OF darkness and parks close to the curbing where
the machine will not block traffic This rule meets
every need. Anything further will result in njus-
lice and will be resented
A"O vi tIee years ago, II we remember cor
rectly, the police made drive against cars parked
in the street. For number of weeks they were
active. But the movement found impracticabfe
IT soon was given up-much to the dismay of
garage owners.
- The time to nail this propaganda is now The
ten thousand Washngtonians who park their auto
mobiles in the streets should have the support of
every automobile dealer and every pubc-spirited
citizen in resisting the further spread of such
n
on their guard.
- The liberties OF Washington people are
restrained more than enough at present We do
not desire any further shackles. We do not desire
aabove all things the return of the old times when
sSitizens drank beer and beat their wives all day
Sunday instead Of mbibing the inspiration of coun-
dry, field and forest and the health of pure air