Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
DISCUSS WAYS TO insure
SAFETY ON THE STREET
Various Suggestions Consid-
cred by Southeast Wash
ington Citizens.

Discussion of recent automobile acct.
dents and means of preventing similar
occurrences: discussion of plans for in
creasing the active membership and the
election of officers occupied a large part
or the meeting of the Southeast Wash.
lngton Citizens Association, Inc, held
at Donohoe's Hall, 314 Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast, last night. Free text books
in the high schools were also urged. Nc
action was taken in this matter, which
was referred to the associations commit
tee on schools.
Taking up the fatalities and -fatali-
ties in which automobiles have been in
volved recently. several members urged
the enactment of new traffic regulations
and laws prohibiting pedestrians from
crossing the streets except at the street
corners. Other members urged that laws
already in force should be more rigidly
enforced. 1t was also suggested that par
ents be fined # they allowed their chill
dren to play in the streets.
Following considerable discussion, dur
ing which it was declared that not sin
gle mOtOrist in the District could obey
the present traffic regulations, and that
hardly car owner here ran his car less
than eighteen miles an hour, while some
ran their cars as high as twenty-five,
thirty and even forty miles an hour, the
matter was dropped without any specific
action being taken
G. Hermann was unanimously re-
elected president Of the association. 9th
er officers. all unanimously elected, fol-
berg; second vice president H. c. En-
rich: third vice president. F.'T Roys:
secretary, E. r. Brooks treasurer. r.. H.
Bagby: sergeant-at-arms, William E
Cuileen; delegate to the Federation of
Citizens Associations. Allan Davis; al
ternate to the federation. Lemuel F'ugitt
Special privileges for the rich ant self
ishness on the part of the people in gen.
eral were condemned by Mr.. Hermann
in an address following his reelection.
THE trouble in the District today" said
he. lis that people are too selfish If
people would help one another all would
be benefited. AS soon as person gains
what he himself wants he forgets what
his neighbOr wants.
Mr. Hermann urged the association to
endeavor to get better car service this
year. He said that many of the cars went
only as far as the Peace Monument, when
they could go all the way through to the
navy yard. The cars going to the navy
yard in the evening, he said, were few
and far between and were nearly always
crowded. The speaker also thought the
project to run a car line between the
southwest and the southeast should be
urged.
Free Text Books in High Schools.
Free text books in the high schools
were advocated by Mr.. Cullen. chairman
of the committee on schools. He asserted
that quite often boys were unable to at
tend the high school because they could
not purchase the necessary books. The
subject was referred to the school COM
mttee and will be taken up more in de-
tail at the next meeting.
Requests from the District Delegate AS
ISOLATION for the association to work for
the representation of the District in Con-
gresS by delegate. and from the chari-
ties and corrections committee Of the
Board of Trade to have the association
should be able to return verdict of
murder in the first degree without the
death penalty were given to the chair
man of the committee on legislation, Lem
uel Fugitt, for the consideration of that
committee.
Promises from the Engineer Commits
sioner's Office Of numerous improvements
in the southeast section were read These
include the improvement Of certain
streets, and the laying of certain side
walks.
Resolutions Of regret over the contem-
plated departure of Commissioner Judson
for Panama were unanimously adopted.
The committee on schools was directed to
confer with the school authorities and
endeavor to have the schOolhouses OPEN
tions thanking the firm of John F.. Dono.
hoe & Sons for the use of the hall dur
ing the year were adopted.