Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26

Stop MIshaps.
AUTO SCATTERS CROWD
Through it's regional, state and
local organizations the highways
transport committee of the Council
OF National Defense is preparing to
assist the nationwide movement
looking to reduction Of accidents
resulting from carelessness either of
drivers Of vehicles or pedestrians.
Leading authorities on traffic of
the country will assist in this work
The national highway traffic associa-
ton, recently organized to advance
the efficiency and regulation of high
way traffic, has Endorsed this activity
of the highways transport committee.
Letters from state highway eng1n-
GERS, economic engineers and others
have been received approving the
movement and applaudine its pur-
pose.
Accidents Many Through q. s.
mot only in the National Capital,
where the number of accidents has
been characterized by the press, edi-
torially and otherwise. during recent
weeks, as appalling. but elsewhere
throughout the country the loss OF
killed and manned has reached such
proportions as to suggest the urgent
need for helpful methods looking to
the reduction OF the same" says an
authorized statement from the COM
mittee.
s"The general adoption by cities and
communities OF modern principles
embodied in carefully prepared high
way traffic regulations would. 1t Is
believed, materially reduce the num-
Der Of accidents.
The introduction of motor trucks
into the CONNIE rcial life OF the nation.
which is taking place on such large
scale, also tends to increase the pos
sibility of street and highway acci-
dents. This may tend, to result In
greater death and injury rate than
lions are more generally adopted by
and copies of these regu-
lations made more easily available to
the public that they may be the more
understood"
Crowd Nearly Run Down.
Hurried flight by half a hundred
men. women and q few children,
passengers awaiting a city-bound car
early last night at Wisconsin avenue
and o street northwest, probably
prevented fatalities when big -&1ao-
mobile, recklessly operated, dashed
through the crowd and on east on
Dumbarton avenue.
There is no passenger platform at
that point. Passengers awaiting city
bound cars either crowd on the mar
row pavement on the south side OF
the street or else stand in the road
tracks. The street is narrow, but
there is ample room for automobiles
to pass.
The big automobile, with search
lights on full and without warning.
ran east on o street and would prob
the street had they not-prompted by
sort of intuition--scattered for
safety.
The car passed SO quickly, turning
east into Dnmbarton avenue, that no
one in the frightened party had time
to catch the license tag number.
Minor Accidents Reported.
There were but few traffic accidents
yesterday, most OF those reported to
police headquarters being Of the
minor sort. Mrs. J. E. Hegarty, forty
five years old. 1888 North Carolina
avenue northeast, crossing yesterday
avenue northwest, was struck and
knocked down by motor cycle oper-
ated bys @. Edwards. 916 New York
avenue. northwest, employed by the
Post, Office Department Mrs. Hegarty
was only slightly injured. She re-
fused hospital treatment and was
taken to her home in a passing au-
cident was unavoidable.
In a collision late yesterday at 9Th
and G streets northeast between an
owned and operated by
George Druitt, colored, twenty-one
years old. 1851 21st street northwest,
ated by Arthur Brigham, sixty-two
years old, Of Brink1ow, Md, both cars
were badly damaged. Brigham sus-
tanned a fracture OF the left arm and
right shoulder. Isabella Skinner. COL
ored, twenty years old, 1914 7th street
was badly cut about the face from the
broken glass In the Windshield. The
injured people were taken to Casualty
Hospital They are not seriously in
jured.
A wagon drawn by two horses and
owned and driven by Henry Middleton
of Alexandra, Va, late yesterday COL
lided at Potomac and M streets.
GEORGETOWN, with q motor cyclic ride
car owned by tho United States gov
eminent and operated by Private A.
Amfdon Of the saith Infantry head
quarters in East Potomac Park The
soldier was slightly injured about the
neck and did not need hospital treat
ment.