Evening star., 1919-12-17
JUSTIFY
D. c. TRAFF|CC0URT
Mai. Pullman Declares Need
for Special Tribunal Greatly
Felt Here.

Traffic accidents recorded by the
police yesterday and last night, 1t Is
believed. were numerous enough to
furnish a days work for q traffic
superintendent of police, thinks it
about time that Congress provided such
a court for this city.
The traffic court Is not an expert
trict Commissioners. Its value has
been en'>demonstrated In other cities,
| and the need for it is felt both by
the thousands of motorists in Wash
ington, as well as by the police
| charged with responsibility for en-
venting street accidents"
| Patrick Scott. colored, sixty-fve
years old, 307 Virginia avenue south,
west, was the most seriously injured
He was struck by a street car at
4th street and Pennsylvania avenue
| southeast and his head severely hurt.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital,
| where 1t was reported that his skull
may be fractured.
Receives Injury to Foot.
A collision between the automobile
Creek Church road. and an Army
motor cycle driven by William Brooks,
seventeen years old, Vienna, Va. oc-
| CURED at Virginia avenue and B
street yesterday afternoon. Brooks
received an injury to his foot. He
| was able to go home after receiving
first aid at Naval Dispensary.
Alighting from a street car at "a
and Fl streets northeast last night.
Mrs. e. w. Gooding. PIG e street
northeast, fell and received injuries
to her head and shoulder.
Thomas Gill. 1887 Esd street, and
Raymond Gibson, Silver Spring, Md.
were drivers of automobiles that col
lided at 22d and NJ streets yesterday
afternoon. S. E. Simms, Silver Spring,
occupant Of Gibson's automobile, re-
ceived slight injury to his head.
A motor truck driven by John Cum
mings, 120 D street southwest, land
ed against and damaged a tree near
Washington Circle yesterday.
]. r. Davis. forty years old. 233 18th
place northeast. was struck by an
automobile owned and driven by r. A.
Baker. 1900 Good Hope road. at 4th
and NJ streets southeast Monday
morning. He received an injury to his
ankle.
I. X. Joyce of New York city was
slightly injured when an automobile
in which he was riding turned turtle
at 10th and E streets last night.
A double team of mules drawing an
Army wagon. were in collision with
the automobile of NJ. Henson, 81 II
street northeast. in front of the lat
ter's place of business yesterday.
Slight damage to the automobile re-
suited.
Automobile Ii Damaged.
Slight damage to the automobile of
James Edwards, Mount Rainier, Md,
yesterday afternoon resulted from
collision with a street car at Florida
avenue and 1st street.
An Army motor truck driven by Ar
chic Bowman, 2706 x street, and an
automobile driven by James E: Ed,
monds, Army and Navy Club. colllded
at 18th and Q street last night. Botn
vehicles were damaged.
Frank H. Janett, Sth street south
east, was driver Of q motor delivery
vehicle that broke an electric light
pole in front Of 470 Louisiana avenue
yesterday. A.,
At Pennsylvania avenue and Sth
street yesterday afternoon there was
a collision between a street car and
the automobile of William c. Tainter,
Roanoke, Va. The automobile was
damaged to the amount Of $50.
Sergt Frank Staten, Sd United States
Cavalry stationed at Fort Myer, Va,
was in charge Of an Army wagon that
was damaged yesterday afternoon as
a result of a collision with an auto
mobile at Potomac and NJ streets.
The automobiles Of Harry Sheers,
2l23 18th street, and NJ w. Odell, 18th
and T streets. were damaged last
night when they collided on 14th be-
tween II and streets