The Washington herald., 1917-10-06
ACCIDENTS ARE
ON DECREASE
Few Mishaps Reported Yes
terday as Result Of Care
full Watching.

Coincident with the fact that prac-
ticaIly every civic body in Washing
ton Is interesting itself in eliminating
street accidents from the National
Capital. and that the police have
trebled their vigil in this line. there
was n decided decrease in the usual
number Of street crashes in the city
yesterday and last night No one was
seriously injured.
Those who are taking II upon them
selves to help to do away with ac-
cidents and to instruct the new resi-
dents In the city in the District
traffic regulations are eagerly await
ing the return to the city Of Maj. Ray
rnond W. Pullman, superintendent OF
the Metropolitan police force.
With the Majors return 1t Is ex-
pected that some sort Of campaign
will be launched to enlist the fifty
men that are admitted by Sergt. Will
liam s. Shelby, who, with Lieut.. Al
bert ]. Headley, Is In charge OF the
traffic SQUAD of the Districts police
force, to be needed in the downtown
section Of the city to enforce the
trafic rules.
The New Standard.
As the first step on the part OF the
police department to fight against
the overwhelming number Of deaths
and injuries resulting from the eX-
cess number Of daily street collisions,
which have been occurring in the Dis
trict, thirty-five standards bearing the
gist Of the traffic regulations were
posted in different sections of Wash
Ington yesterday morning.
A Washington Railway and Electric
street car collided at Sis o'clock last
night at Ninth and X streets north
west with the automobile of Martin
W. Hysong. 1014 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest. The automobile was
damaged to the extent OF so.
Both machines were slightly dam
aged when an automobile operated BY
James Holley. colored. 1000 d street
southeast. collided early last night at
Connecticut avenue and Macomb
street northwest with another ma
chine operated by V. ]. Dade. colored.
5D0s Eleventh street northwest.
While driving his automobile at
Fifth and 1 streets northwest at $50
O'Clock last night. Homer Wald. of
Nobleville, Ind. collided with a WASH
ington Railway and Electric street
car. His machine was damaged TO
the extent Of $50.
"a -
The standards, which were made in
the shape of the District police badge,
bore this inscription:
Park parallel wheels close to curb
Police department"
While driving her automobile yes
terday afternoon at New Jersey ave-
nue. and D street northwest, Ms.
G. z. Parker. 5i1 Second street north
east and her two children were
struck by a Royal Blue Line, auto
mobile. in charge of Frank McCrack-
en-. Grant place northwest. and
George c. Fleming. III Tenth street
northwest.
Other Minor Accidents
Mrs. Margaret Warmers lip was
slightly cut yesterday afternoon when
she was struck by an automobile
owned and operated by.Norris Dough-
erty, - Virginia avenue southeast.
She was taken to her home. 746 Sixth
street southeast, by her daughter.
IN automobile owned and operated
by a Oursler. Of SpenceFsville. Md,
cOllided last night at Tenth street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest
with a wagon owned by the Corby
Baking Company and driven by Ed
win Harman. Of Sligo. Nd. who was
thrown to the street, slightly injGr-
ing his hip.
a Capital Traction street car col
lided yesterday afternoon with a wag-
on driven by Mrs. r. c. Dawson,
of Vienna, Va. No one was hurt.
Yesterday afternoon an automobile
operated by Horace Dean collided
at F street. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northwest. with an
Automobile truck owned by the Julius
Garfinkle Company. Both vehicles
were slightly damaged.
Suffering from cuts on the hip,
Lewis F. Smith. 1157 Neal place north
east. was taken to Casualty Hospital
early last night after being struck
by the automobile OF Earl Brown,
Sc Tenth street northeast, on Tenth
street, between II and 1 streets
northeast.
At o'clock last night the automo-
bile OF Charles Z. Howard, 2j66 Mich
OILS avenue southeast, collided at
Ninth and r streets northwest with
an automobile of =. d. Blackstone,
florist. Both vehicles were damaged,