The Washington times., 1916-11-23
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
FEW IN CAPITAL
Major Pullman Tells Safety
First Association Of Record
In the District.

Washington IL the only large city in
the country where street accidents have
not increased in proportion to the num-
Der OF automobiles. and II II the only
city OF Its size where the number Of
deaths from automobile accidents for
the year 10 less than twenty.
This excerpt from the annual report
OF the superintendent of police for the
past year was presented to the Safety
First Association by Major Raymond
Pullman last night during the course
OF an address before the members OF
the organization. Major Puiiman's
meeting, and dealt almost entirely
with the progress OF the safety first
movement In Washington, as II Is re-
Elected IN the work of the police in
preventing street accidents.
Few Autemebiie Deaths.
Major Pullman brought out the fact
that there were fewer deaths from
automobile accidents In Washington
than from drowning or gas poison.
ing. There were nineteen deaths
from automobiles, twenty-nine from
drowning, and twenty from gas poi.
soning. The police chief said he had
fic department in the, Police Depart
ment, with a captain, a lieutenant,
three sergeants, and the necessary
privates to work with the crossing
! policemen.
The organization of n traffic squad
IL absolutely essential, the major said
as the congestion of traffic increases
The fatal street car accidents In the
District decreased from eleven In 1915
to eight in 1919. Major Pullman said
his report would recommend the
adoption OF the scheme of making
corners In the busy sections less sharI
than they are now: the placing OF
some indeIible mark at the building
lines ut busy crossings to give the
| traffic q place to stop, and the creatior
of an annual automobile license.
| Licenses Discussed.
The annual automobile license |,
one of the most important features
recommended In the report, Majol
Pullman declared. At the presen
time there are hundreds OF dead
numbers in the District-number RI
| given out since the Issuance of tn,
1907, which are not now used. Thes
dead" numbers give rise to frau'
| and confusion. 1t Is the desire of tn
4 police head that an annual license b.
created, and also that reciprocal II
cense relations be established will
Home safety Is to be one of the bii
features of the work OF the Safety
First Association during the comini
year. DIR. Edgar ID. Thompson, dele
gate OF the association to the Safet
First Federation, brought the matte
to the attention OF the Organization
in the form OF report from tn
annual meeting of the federation, he'll
in New York. DIR. Thompson ais
called attention to the fact that tn
annual convention OF the federation
will be held In Baltimore, Decembe
Z, $ and 8.
Delegates To Convention.
| On the motion OF Secretary J. Cir
ton Hyatt. the association appointe
DR.. Thompson, President w. +. Pee
body, Treasurer A. ]. Driscoll. Secr'
tary J. Clinton Hyatt. DIR. L. ID. Wa
ter, Major Raymond w. Pullman
Frank A. Woodfeld, Howard FISH
and Harry selinger delegates to tn
convention.
tion thanking Major Pullman for hi
address and congratulating the Polio
Department on Its work in proven
ing accidents during the year. TIL
association also Endorsed the recon
mendations OF the annual report G
the chief of police, especially thos
paragraphs relating to the restrictio
of the sale OF firearms and increase
In the department.
Committees Named.
The following committees were Al
nounced:
Traffic laws-H. J. Driscoll, chai
man: J. Clinton Hiatt, DIR. Edgar
, Thompson, Albert L. Shoemaker. ar
DIR. l.. ID. Walter.
Statistics-Prof. e. N. Thompso
chairman; George w. Evans, d.
Wainwright. Louis Lowe, and Fran
A. Woodbeld.
, Education-waiter B. Thompso
chairman; G.. A. Lyon Cuno II. II
dolph, the Rev. DR.. John Van Schaic
Major Pullman, Miss Flora l.. Hen
e ley, Miss Anna Beers, III. NJ. Johnso
. and Robert l.. Haycock.
Children's auxiliary-Selden NJ. FL
i chairman: Mrs. w. W. Alleger, MI
NJ. w. Heiberger. Charles T. tt,
a mann, william Il. Stafford, c.
!. Finckel, and Howard S. Fisk.
!, Recreation and amusements-Fre
erick J. Rice, chairman: Charles
. McCurdy, b. w. Murch, Mrs. Sus
q Root Rhodes, and Daniel w. Edelin,.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +. Demer
. chairman: II. II. Butler. w. w. E
erett, Harry Selinger, w. H.. Chilto
y Paul Il. Mckinney, s. f. Snyder, Gu
III. Rudolph, N. G. Henry, and w.
Marin.
r son' chairman; A. II. McGhan, FIRE
e erick j. Rice, DR.. w. c. Woodwal
and James r. Moffett.
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