Evening star., 1917-11-04
GET SAFETY HABIT,
TOPIC SPEAKERS
Theater Meetings Planned for
Discussion of Remedies
Against Traffic Accidents.
RESULT OF CONFERENCE

Get the safety habit" will be the ad-
vice given by safety first speakers
who will address audiences at num-
Der of the theaters this week. Each OF
the speakers will be limited to five min
utes and it is their intention to make
the best of the time allotted them. Ad-
dresses will precede the campaign that
is to be conducted by the Safety First
Association beginning November 16.
and Maj. Pullman. superintendent OF
police. thinks the theater meetings will
put the people in receptive mood for
the more extensive program.
Speakers and other interested persons
met In Maj. Pullman's office at police
headquarters last night and exchanged
to safety will be handled at the theater
meetings. Wilbert E Longfellow, first
aid instructor of the American Red Cross,
and Sergt. Shelby of Maj. Pullman's traf-
fic squad, presented their suggestions In
writing.
Others Who Took Part.
Others at the meeting were Mai Pull
man. superintendent of police: William
F. Peabody, president of Safety First
Association; A. ]. Driscoll, president OF
Midcity Citizens Association and chair
man OF a special COfNmlttoo OIL Safely
First Association: @. A. Lyon. Lieut.:
Albert J. Headley and Sergt. Stanley OF
the traffic squad; Police Sergts. Stott
and Webber, Odell S. Smith and Howard
Fisk
Assignments OF speakers for the week
Lyon: Keiths Wilbert E. Longfe11ow;
Polls, Sergt. Buell. Stanley: National,
Sergt. Shelby; Columbia, Odell s. Smith
and Sergt- Shelby. each three days:
H.. tNI-o ~hr.,t ,tyav
w. F. Peabody, and Strand, Crandall's
Garden and Gayety. Lieut.. Headley and
Sergts. Shelby. Stott and Webber
Maj. Pullman made the statement that
accidents during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1917. totaled 3.400. an increase
of 500 over the preceding year. There
were f1fty-three fatalities during the
year and fines paid for violations Of the
traffic laws amounted to something like
5000.
Death to Be Investigated.
Coroner Neyitt tomorrow will investi-
gate the death of Leroy Washington,
colored. at Freedman's Hospital yester-
day. He had been in the hospital since
October ST. having been taken there
from his home at III Gath street and
treated for hemorrhages of the nose.
physicians at the hospital learned he
had been injured In a street accident
the midle Of September.
Washington. 1t Is stated. was employ
ed as Jumper" on an automobile and
was injured in collision at goth and L
streets. An autopsy viii be performed
by DR.. William B. Carr, deputy coro-
ner. and the result will be disclosed to
a jury at an inauest to be held at the
morgue a 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Ralph L. sabin Injured.
Ralph L. Sabin. 34o1 McComb street,
yesterday was the victim of a serious
traffic accident on 18th street between
New York avenue and F street. He was
knocked down by a bicycle ridden by
Carl Newman. fifteen years old. Cottage
City, Prince Georges county. Md. and
his right leg broken. Sabin was taken
to Emergency Hospital and the accident
will be investigated by the police.
An automobile of the Holmes Baking
Company, operated by John Newton, Il
L street. yesterday afternoon collided with
a street car at Sd street and PennsYlva mia