Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
FAVORS SENTENCES
IN TRAFFIC CASES
Lieut.. Shelby Declares Fines
Do Not Reduce Number
of Fatalities.

Nothing short Of Jail sentences will
reduce the number OF trafnc accidents
in this city" stated Lieut.. w. 8. Shell
by Of the traffic squad yesterday. land
in order to get such sentences i'm
posed new laws will have to be en-
acted. Permitting tbs forfeiture of
q few dollars In cases OF reckless
driving seems to be nothing short Of
. Joke"
Five deaths resulted from t1Adae &C.
ctdents that occurred during the week
ended at s o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The death last night at Provi-
dence Hospital OF Edward Davis, five
who was hurt on Friday afternoon by
a motor truck near his home, com
pieted the list.
The total number Of accidents dur.
ing the week was 145. one person be-
ing seriously hurt in addition to the
injuries were reported in forty eight
instances. while ID sighty-three cases
only property damagawas reported
Ne Injury o., BS6age.
Eight accidents were reported ir
which there was no injury or property
damage.
Regarding this situation. Lieut.
SnelOy continued:
only in cases Of persons convict ed
OF driving vehicles under the infiu-
ence OF liquor can the courts impose
an absolute jail sentence. and il
seems that a new law will have to be
obtained if traffic viola&ors are to BE-
puniSnoo IN manner that will tend
% reduee the number OF accidents.
Hospital At o'clock last night. and
James Edward Jones, colorod, 4s4 {
street, driver Of the truck that in,
1pred him, Is held 1t the fifth polio.
station 70 A1ait the result Of an in
tomorrow. The police were told tha'
the chill. picking up apples that hat
dropped from = huckster wagon. 90
in the path OF the motor truck, ant
That 1t was impossible for Jones K
prevent the accident.
not yet learned the identity Of tn,
driver OF the automobile that knocked
down Mr.. Amy Sarah NARROW, 1860
Sth street. near her home Thursda,
night while she was pushing a rollins
chair in which her invalid child wal
seated. Every effort is being made t.
arrest the driver. the police stated
and Information as to his identit1
may mean financial benefit to the in.
formant. .-
Injured b. Automs1fle.
W. A. Ballou. Camp Meade, Nd, VA,
owner and driver Of An automobiIs
that struck Mable Thompson, coIored
426 K street, at Massachusetts, ayenu,
and 7th street yesterday afternoon
The coloFed woman. oompaainfne q,
having reoeived an injury to her LEFT
ankle. was taken to Emergency Hos.
pital.
Robert B. Garrett, twenty-sfx year,
old, 4$S8 Wisconsin avenue, yeoterda,
aternoon was struck by an automo.
6tls owned. by Otis Angevine, 40:
PennsylvantA avenue, 1t 18th and e
streets. and cat about his face\ ant
his body bruised. He was given drs
aid 1T Emergency Hospital.
An automobile owned and driven b,
r r Clarke, 30 L street northeast
yesterday afternoon was struck by :
Capital Traction car on Pennsylvania
avenue between 18th and 18th streets
throwing 1t against the automobile o,
W. A. Smoot, Alexandra, va. Boti
automobiles were damaged.
A government motor cyciN driven b,
Private Glen Smith. U. & Air Ssrvfce
stationed ~ Camp Holabird, Ma.
collidsd yftt . motor truck owned by
Dickey 8Sot. 1447 Maryland avenue
northeasf. On xarylaad avenue north.
east about aeon yesterday. Tha motto,
oy0e was 0amagod to amount of S75