Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19
RECKLESS DRIVING
SHOWS DECREASE
Police Efforts to Minimize
Automobile Menace Meet
ing With Success.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS LESS

That the unrelenting efforts of the
police to put a stop to reckless opera
ton Of automobiles on the streets
Of Washington and bring conditions
OF public safety on the highways to q
point OF normal safety IL being
In9rked with q decided success. Is
shown tne police report OF arrests
for violation of traffic regulations.
for the twenty four period ending
at o'clock yesterday morning. when
there were only forty offenders, Of
all classes. The previous day there
were eighty-one such arrests. This
does not indicate any slackening up
of the efforts Of the police to carry
out the orders Of Maj Pullman to
arrest all offenders. but, to the con-
trary, would seem to give assurance
hat operators Of all classes of auto
mobiles are observing the traffic
regulations.
Thinks Conditions Improved.
While there are many cases of
violation of the rules Of the road that
never come under the observation of
the police, Maj. Pullman believes that
conditions that obtained here last
week. and for several weeks prior
thereto. when the record of deaths
and serious injuries due to this cause
put the National Capital in an un-
enviab1e light, have materially i'm
proved under the purpose Of the
police department to put a stop to
.recklessness and carelessness in
driving automobiles. He believes
that with the cooperation Of the best
element who operate cars in strict
observation Of traffic regulations
public safety on the streets will
be quickly established for operators
Of cars and pedestrians alike.
It was stated at police headquarters
last night that more than one-third
Of the arrests for violation Of the
traffic regulations were for speeding,
while next in number came cutting of
corners and failure to observe the
signals of crossing policemen. A num-
Der of cases were reported where op-
orators failed to stop their cars fifteen
feet from q street car loading or un-
loading passengers.
Traffic Accidents.
Miss Johanna Wichterdahl, 1904 N
street, yesterday afternoon was
knocked down by an automobile op-
Grated by Miss Winifred Skinner, 1919
Fairmont street, at Vermont avenue
and H street. She received injuries
to her face and hands. and was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
A collision between a horse-drawn
vehicle Of Archie Vaughn, colored,
Garfield, and an Anacostia car took
place at Nichols avenue and Morris
road. Anacostia, last evening. The
wagon was knocked against the auto
mobile of Karl Scherrer, S13 Brothers
place. demolishing the wagon and
damaging the automobile to the
amount Of 5000. Vaughn received
painful injuries to his>body and legs.
Torrie Chichia. eight years old, 212o
14th street. was injured yesterday
AFTERNOON as a result of a collision
between her tricycle. and an automo-
bile operated by e. Tanning. 1851 L
street. The child was treated at Chill
dren's Hospital for injuries about the
head and face.
War Worker Badly Injured.
Mrs. Julia F. ONeal. war worker
from Albany, N. T.. received a severe
injury to her left foot last evening
when struck by q street car In front
of 1911 North Capitol street. She was
on her way to the residence Of the
family Of J. B. Haussener, 1888 North
Capitol street. where she roomed, and.
police reported. she stepped from a
moving car. slipped and fell, wheels
of the car injuring her.
Mrs. o'Neal. weak from loss Of
blood. was taken to siblsy Hospital
80.