Evening star., 1932-07-17

town road. Walter N White, an engi-
neer of the United States Geological
Survey, writes that he and two other
motorists were arrested in rapid fire
order a few days ago near Morgantown
for failure to stop at stop sign erected
at the intersection of the Morgantovn-
Rock Point highway. And not only
arrested but relieved of fairly large
sums of money. He writes as follows:
Please warn the public of a stop
sign in Southern Maryland at Wayside,
about four miles north of Morgantown
at the junction of the Rock Point and
Morgantown highways.
1.-TWO other motorists and were ar
rested in one. two, three rapid-f1re
order for passing stop sign at this
point about $50 o'clock Sunday eve
ming. July 10, OH our way to Washington
from Morgantown at the close of an
otherwise delightful day at Morgantown
Beach. The constable who made the
arrest herded us down the road three or
four miles to the residence Of one w. H.
Hickey, j. p, who relieved us of sums
ranging from $7.35 to $8.05 each. This
was also done in rapid-flre order and
the constable hurried back to Wayside
for another grist of motorists.
The point has all the potentialities
sign Is there all right, but 1t fails to
register on the minds Of most drivers,
apparently because 1t Is the only stop
sign on the entire As miles of highway
from the District line to Morgantown.
Neither my convicted fellow motorists
nor I saw it. Moreover, while the con-
stable was haranguing lis as prellml-
nary to our arrest, five cars came down
the Morgantown road headed for Wash
ington and not one stopped. These the
constable let go because we three were
as many as he felt he could safely herd
into court.
Unless this matter is given publicity
believe the people OF washington Will
part with many hundreds OF dollars In
fines at this point during the bathing
season this Summer. At SubStatlon H
of the Maryland State Police, near La
Plata, we were informed that the State
police have had no hand in making
arrests at the point mentioned and that
it Is purely q county matter. We were
further informed that the State police
ordinarily 60 no further than to repri-
mand motoriSt for inadvertently
passing q rural stop sign unless 1t Is
done at high speed and Is known to be
a second offense."
The Mount Vernon Boulevard, from
Washington TO the nome ana Durlal
place Of the First President, at Mount
Vernon will not become public road
for commercial transportation or bus
systems, if the American Motorists As
SOciatiOn has its way. Informed that
bus companies of the Capital have pc
titioned the ONCE of Public Buildings
and Public Parks for the right to estab-
lish a regular commercial transporta-
ton system along this splendid road
way. Thomas j. Keefe, general manager
of the association, places his organiza-
ton squarely on record against the
granting of such request. In letter
to Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant Sd. director
of public buildings and public parks,
Mr.. Keefe says such project would
not only spoil the beauty and charm
of this picturesque roadway, but would
be a disgrace to the National Capital
and the shrine to which the roadway
leads "for it to be cluttered up with
buses continually jockeying for position
and endangering the lives OF motorists.
The Mount Vernon Memorial Boule-
ward" he adds, lis primarily park
area, built for the enjoyment OF the
public and, In our opinion. should be
preserved as such and not turned over
for the commercial exploitation OF bus
or other companies"