The Washington times., 1920-11-15
SAFETY DRIVE
PLANNED HERE
Officials and Citizens to Com.
bine In War Against Traf,
: fic Accidents.

Alarmed by the number of acci-
dents, especially those which have
resulted fatally, a safety drive will
be started at once by the officials
OF the District building. A meeting
of the officers of all the civic or
ganizations Of the District to make
the plan probably will be called this
week.
Five deaths, three of them chill
dren, is the toll exacted by traffic
accidents in Washington during the
last two weeks.
ONE KILLED IN PAST - HOURS.
During the last twenty-four hours.
enc man lost his life and several per-
sons were injured in series OF traf-
nc accidents.
William Hall. colored, eighty-two
years old. 221 Brooks court northwest.
died early this morning at Freedman's
Hospital from injuries he received
yesterday when he wls knocked down
by q street car.
Hall was crossing Fourth street.
near Neal place. when he was struck.
His skull was fractured.
The Chamber of Commerce. Mer-
chants and Manufacturer Associa-
tfons. Rotary Club, kiwanis Club. OPP
timists' Club, City Club and others
win be represented at the meeting to
plan the safety campaign.
PEDESTRIANS AT FAULT.
Commissioner Hendrick and Major
Gessford are anxious to have some
plan devolved which will put an end
to the major portion of the accidents.
hn ~ ha loa at
official OF the District government
said. showed that the traffic laws re-
! lating to automobiles were being lived
up to, but that pedestrians we're not
taking the usual precautions. In sub
sanitation Of that premise, he cited
the result of the coroner's inQuests
which In every case exonerated the
drivers Of the machines that struck
the pedestrians.
Officers of some of the citizens as
: sociations who have been interested
! in safety laws for several years, are
going to ask the officials OF the Dis
, trict public schools to start a cam
paign among the school children to
interest them in safety measures.
HITS PATROL WAGON.
Abraham Weinstein, 210s Presbury
street. Baltimore, Nd. reported to the
police that his two children. Philip.
seven years old. and Belle. four yeacs
old, were injured about the face when
the machine in which they were rid
ing collided with a southbound sire ct
car at Fourteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northwest. The motor
car was forced against a northbound
car in the impact and the children
were thrown against the side IT the
machine.
An automobile operated by Mrs. r.
j. Chorley, of the Brunswick apart
ment house, collided with the patrol
wagon Of No. I Precinct and Police
man Musselman was injured about the
fface and body Driver Sinclair was
thrown from his seat and landed In
rthe street The accident occurred att
Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
STUDENT KNOCKED DOWN.
Michael Donoghue. student at
Georgetown University, was knocked
down by an automobile while he was
attempting to cross Wisconsin avenue.
near o street nodthwest, yesterday.
He was removed to Georgetwn hos
pital where he was treated for cuts
and bruises.
Walter Parsley. 313Sh o street
northwest. a poultry dealer. operator
of the machine, was charged with be-
ing under the influence Of liquor. hav-
ing no operators permit, failing to
have lights on his machine, and col
liding.'