Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — ANTI-SMOKE WARNING [ARTICLE]

ANTI-SMOKE WARNING

For Owners of Automobiles — Chicago Ordinance Being Enforced. Notification has been sent to members of the Chicago Automobile Club that officials of the three park systems are enforcing strictly the recent ordinance against smoking motor cars. The edict was issued several weeks ago by John Barton Payne, the president of the South Park board and was followed by similar orders from officials_of the other parks. According to the club members the park police are instructed to arrest persistent offenders, and though no arrests have been made for the offense, precautionary measures are deemed advisable-. At the time the order was issued former Jude Payne said: “We have passed an ordinance against smoking engines and we propose to see that it is properly, enforced. I want automobile owners to have fair warning, so that when we start to clear the boulevards of the nuisance there will be no room for complaint that we have taken snap judgment.” “Any automobile that smokes will be shown out of the park by the first side street,” says Francis Simmons, president of the Lincoln park board.