Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

Carelessness on the part Of pedestrians,
both children and adults, observed by a
reporter of The Star today, gave addi-
tional evidence of the necessity OF awak-
ening the people of Washington to a sense
of responsibility in helping to minimize
accidents here Hundreds Of persons who
were observed showed absolute rec kless-
ness regarding not only the traffic regu-
lations of the District, but also Of the
safety of their own life and limb
Children playin gin the streets. chill
dren darting suddenly out from tie
pavements in front of vehicles, adults
wandering wantonly In front of auto
mobiles and horses, some not even
hesitating to read a newspaper while
crossing thoroughfares; men and wom-
en- crossing the streets between cor
ners and usually at an angle, were to
be seen almost every moment. No one
seemed to hesitate at breaking either
the written regulations or the common
sense laws of traffic.
Several residents Of the District to-
day expressed their belief that some
people. Rev. John Van Schaick, presi-
dent of the Monday Evening Club and
pastor of the Church of Our Father,
declared that 1.-The keynote Of the
problem is cooperation"
Cooperation Necessary, He Says.
.,"It minimizing accidents) can't be done
by assailing any one class of people,"
said Mr.. Van Schaick. 1T must be done
by cooperation. Mothers and fathers
must constantly warn their children to be
careful in crossing the streets On the
other hand. automobile and wagon driv-
erS should use extraordinary care in driv-
ing their, vehicles.
campaign lmpressing 1t upon every
body's mind is an exceedingly good thing
We all get careless and need to have it
brought home to u.s.
Mrs. Edith kngman Kern; q member of
the board of education, advised constant
vigilance on the part Of all pedestrians
I'VE have got to look out all the time
All pedestrians must ever be alert Old
people as well as young must be extreme
ly careful until We can get more strict
regulation Of automobiles. We must look
out for ourselves" she concluded.
Heartily Favors Campaign.
D. A. Edwards. president Of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations. declared
himself as being emphG tically in favor of
campaign to minimize accident. 1T is
very much needed campaign" said Mr.
Edwards, and 1 am heartily in favor of
it,
On F street northwest between 10th and
18th streets twenty-five people violated
the traffic regulations this morning be-
tween 1O:eJ and 1910 o'clock. This In
cluded persons who crossed the streets
at places other than the proper crossing,
crossing the street at an angle and SINH
lar violations. In one instance g. young
boy walked across street at the corner
OF 18th reading newspaper and not
looking in any direction for vehicles This
number also included a small girl, who,
with a pet dog, zigZagged along the car
tracks for about half square
Others Take Great Risks.
On 14th street between F and G be-
tween 1923 and 1923 o'clock am. not less
than forty men, women and children
hazarded death and injury through
similar carelessness. Here automobiles,
wagons, bicycles and other vehicles were
very numerous OF this number two.
mother and her child, rode up in an auto
mobile to about the middle of the square,
got out of their machine and crossed in
the middle of the square.
Thirty-five people made similar vfo-
lations on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets between
11:15 and 11.20 am. The most reck-
less case here. perhaps, was that of
small neWsboy who tossed a ball into
the air and caught it several times as
he crossed the Avenue.
At 14th street and New York avenue at
14th and II streets and at 10th street and
New York avenue near accidents were to
be seen every minute. Men jumped across
street car tracks or darted between We
hicles with unthinking recklessness. Sew
eral instances of children darting suddenly
out from the curbs were seen.