Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-07

endeavor to eliminate street accidents il
this city.
Probably one of the most important
steps which will be taken will be that Of
placing signs urging care in the cars OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company These signs will be a con-
slant reminder Of the necessity of every
one exercising care while using the
streets.
They are modelled after similar signs
found in the street cars of other cities
and read as follows: BE Careful Your
self. Teach Your Children to Be Careful
Look Out for Cars. Autos and Horses.
The signs are a brilliant red in color
with bold. white letters. They Will be
seen by thousands of persons daily, and
are expected to be strong factor in
eliminating street accidents here.
This same company will have delivered
at the end of this week the illustrated
blotters which are to be distributed
among. the school children Of this city
About fifty-five thousand boys and girls
will receive these blotters. it Is anticl'
pated, and thousands OF persons VIII be
reached indirectly by them.
Caution on Blotters.
They bear a request from the company
asking the children to Look out for the
cars, autos and horses y picture OF
side-entrance car is shown and at the
side in large letters is printed the terse
directions to "Stop. oI.ok, Listen"
Following are other rules given on the
blotter:
Don't play on the streets where there
are car tracks
Don't cross car tracks without looking
both ways"
Don't get. on. or off any street car
while it is moving. .
Don't lean ont of street car windows -
Don't cross the street If you see a
car or auto approaching
Don't face to rear in stepping of any
street car.
Don't allow your schooimates 10 get
into any danger"
7 assons in safety probably will be start
cd in the public schools this week. as the
supervising principals have been instruct
cd TO direct the teachers in their respect
i've divisions to take up this matter.
Bow Scouts for Instructors.
The Boy Scouts, who have already
started on a course of learning how to
procure street safety, will continue this
week. When they are competent In this
after they will act also as instructors
for the school children. Each Boy Scout
will instruct ten of his schoolmates. and
az there are 100 Scouts in the District
this will mean a total of 11,OO Instructed
by the lads.
Probably the best of the scout instruct
ors will be selected by examination and
extend this work further in the schools.
BY this instruction it is expected that
large numbers will be impressed indi-
rectly as we'll as directly with the need
Of taking action toward making the
streets safe for ALL
Continued efforts on the part of the
police are expected to keep in check all
yiolators of the regulations, although it
has been said the work of this organiza-
ton has been somewhat limited becaiise
of the comparatively smallr~number Of
men available. The large number of
traffic cases brought into court last week,
however and covering nearly every sec
ton of the traffic regulations. seems to
show a spirit of cooperation in this or
ganization.
Several violations of the traffic regula-
tons were observed in the northeast and
one in the southeast yesterday. Automo-
biies with their left wheel to the curb
were seen at the following points, On 7th
street between Massachusetts, avenue and
c street northeast; the south side of East
Capitol street between Tf and Sth streets
"a car line runs along this street; Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast. in front of
the Casualty Hospital; street southeast
between Sd and 4th streets.