The Washington times., 1915-12-04
LAWS TO PREVENT
SPEEDING ON ROADS
IN DISTRICT. URGED
Citizens Northwest Association
will Recommend That New
Regulations Be Adopted.

Legislation to prevent excessive speod-
inr on the suburban roads around
Washington, and to provide a heavier
punishment and compel the giving OF
bond by all drivers IN the District OF
Columbia. will be considered by the
Citizens Northwest Suburban Associa-
ton.
President c. c. Lancaster. OF the as
sociation. was authorized to make
changes In the law and 10 consiocr
Recommendation to the Commissioners
and to Congress.
A resolution in opposition to the re-
man OF the House District Committee
was adopted last night at the regular
meeting In Masonic Hall, Tenleytown.
The resolution was introduced by Mr..
Lancaster. and after some discussion
voice. II Is as follows:
Objects To Ben johnson.
whereas Representative Ben John
, son Of Kentucky has served four years
as chairman Of the House District
romm!ttee 10 the great dissatisfac-
well as OF the members Of said commit
/ tee, so much sc that the members OF
said committee have refused to attend
the regular meetings Of said committee
| and
Whereas said Johnson has during
said four years shown himself to he
an enemy OF the District and has used
ms position to antagoniZe the best In
! trSts or the people of the District In
| legislation attacking the integrity OF
| our 800 bonds and otherwise impairing
! the credit of the Nations Capital anl
, drniec.atinS the value OF our property
through mis- Information and misrcpra-
: - ntftion-rOinG so far as to assault one
| OF our reDutab,e citizens on January 20
| l''t. while attending a committee hear
| ing on public business fo' his clients
| therefore. be IL
Resolved. BY this association that
for The aforesaid well-known grievances
and many others against said Ben John
son. We sOlemnly and vigorously protest
To the members OF the SINt"-fOurth Con.
GresS AGAINST the selection and appoint
m-nt OF said Ben johnson TO the chnir-
inanship of the District Committee. and
| We herein earnestly petition the Speaker
| and members OF the SiNty-fourth Con-
| greJs to select Some other member who
| VIII faithfully and imDartinllv rcrie-
] sent tn" best interests Of the DeOp'e OF
the District. so that harmony and not
| bitter antagonisin may prevail bctwern
| tn" people Of the District and the CliaiI
| man of said committee.
| "'i" il further resolved. That a CeI IL
| lied copy Of this resolution be transmit
| ted to the Speaker OF the iiouse. to ZACH
| member o! the Ways and Means Com
zena Associations.
Speeding Is Discussed.
| Mr.. Lancaster also projected dis
| cussion OF alleged excessive speeding or
| the suburban roads. and the death O
| Harry \, Latimer at Drummond two
| weeks aEo. nv calling the attention oi
| the association to resolution passed
| June 1 last condemning speeding anc
| asking for better protection. At tina
| time the association urged "A Jah sen
| tencc for the first offense OF speeding.
| Dr. J. W. Chappell Alexander J. Vow
ell. +. 4. Freer. J. T. Allison, Fred J
| Hcider. and several other members
spoke In favor of additional automobile
| regulation. The matter was carried
over to the next meeting to give Presi
dent Lancaster opportunity to prepare
| special report
| A letter was read from Major Pull
man. Superintendent OF police. Informing
the association that a proposed amend
| ment to the police regulations covering
| the sale OF stolen property TO tunk deal
| crs Is now being considered by the cor
| Doration counsel.
The new regulation provides that l
| person who offers spigots. lead pipe. o.
| other funk of a similar nature for sal,
| must furnish his name and address ant
| affidavit as to how he or she acQuiret
| ownership. The association approve,
| this draft. but suggested that il incor
porate a provision that those desirIn,
| to sell be identified by two witnesses be
fore the sale Is made