The Washington times., 1918-09-02
GASOLINE SAVING
CONSERVES LIVES
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the street at Seventh and N streets
northwest. He was removed t2
Freedman's Hospital suffering from
shock
Three other minor accidents were
reported, all resulting from mishaps
to vehicles other than automobiles.
Even the lowiy bicycle added its
quota of accidents. injuring Leo
Sykes. a seven-year-old boy, living al
1888 Wisconsin avenue. He was run
down by an unidentified boy on BIZ
cycle.
While gasolene conservation was in
effect in all large cities east OF the
Mississippi river, fragmentary reports
available indicate that the best results
were obtained in the District. In
New York, dispatches say. three were
killed by automobiles and twenty
three were injured in the metropoli-
tan district Sunday as q result Of
automobile accidents.
Never in the memory OF the present
generation did the streets of wash
inEton appear as deserted as yester-
day.
On the Ellipse, where usually there
are thousands of cars parked or in
motion, there was none whatever. At
times, there was not an automobile in
sight along Pennsylvania avenue.
The churches profited by the gasless
Sunday.
Police interference with automobile
traffic resulted in several protests
from physicians in hurry to get to
patients. DR.. Henry n. Dixon, 2O1S
street northwest, told Of having been
seriously delayed by policemen, who
N@N ha
and answer questions.
Aman who ordered taxieab to take
his wife home when she became i'll in
a hotel dining room. was stopped twice
in twenty-five blocks. Next Sunday
the police may ask that physicians dis
play cards on automobiles announcing
that the auto is being used on necessary
work.
Street cars in operation in wash
ington yesterday were 20 per cent in
excess of the normal number as re
suit Of the gasolene-saving order. ac-
cording to the transportation man
ager OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. !
Reports coming to the central
office this morning indicate that the
increased street railway traffic was
easily handled by the extra cars put
into service" 1t was said. ut is
probable that the street cars In
operation throughout the city carried
Is per cent more people than on nor
NAL Sundays"
Mr.. Casey said the same number OF
extra cars would be operated next
Sunday and as long as the fuel saving
order remains in effect.
Traffic on railroads showed a de-
cided increase. While officials OF the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads had no accurate estimates
OF the tickets sold to points near
Washington, which otherwise would
have been reached by automobile, they
were confident reports would show
heavy increases.
Another result OF the fuel order
was shown in the number OF persons
arrested for driving without license.
One man was arrested for speeding.
Those who failed to satisfy the police
as TO their licenses were Lewis Cohen.
62S Third street northeast: David
Mitchelville. Nd; Charles
Garrison, whose address was not
learned; Mrs. Lloyd Allen, 457o Con-
duit road; Charles DeVereaux. with
offices in the Woodward Building;
Fred Lohman- 1912 Sixth street north
west, and John Cullingham, Fairfax,
Va
Preston Donnelly was arrested for
fast driving. He resides at 1880
avenue northwest