The Washington herald., 1920-12-08

SAFETY FIRST
:. WEEK BEGINS
Accidents for Day Drop Be-
low Usual Number Hap
pening Recently.
POLICE ARE CAUTIONED
Children at Fairgrounds,
Boy Scouts and Citizens
Aid Movement.
POLICE ARE CAUTIONED

Although Safety First" week
made its debut in Washington Mon
day. with those interested in the
movement industriously working TO
reduce the number OF traffic acci-
dents to a minimum, six accidents
were reported to police officials dur
ing the day.
The number OF accidents. however,
is a decided decrease over those
which have occurred daily during
the past several weeks.
Washingtonians in the downtown
section frequently were reminded of
the value of carefulness by messag-
es on banners which were carried by
boy scouts. Placards cautioning
pedestrians against Jay walking
and disregard Of trafiic signals have
been placed on all street cars.
Major Gessford. superintendent OF
police. has issued special orders to
police to exert every effort to in
duce greater carefulness, both on
the part Of drivers of vehicles and
pedestrians Members of various
citizens organizations interested in
the movement have been appointed
to address school children during
the week.
Miss Matthews director of the
playground at Twelfth and L streets
northwest. distributed blank tags to
every child that visited the play
ground during the day. A prize will
be given the child who returns the
best saying. or verse. on safety
First" The children also are in
Structed to make a note OF any
violation of the laws that com2s
under their observation. Safety
First" buttons also are being dis
tributed in the schools.
A resolution providing for the
protection of pedestrians by means
OF a safety zone at the Union Sta
tion Plaza was unanimously adopt
ed at a meeting of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association held at the
Peabody School, Fifth and c streets
southeast, last night. Members Of
the association condemned jay walk
ing and reckless driving.
List of Accidents
Those injured in yesterdays ac-
cidents were:
Noah Lyon. l6 years old, 1876 Ken
jured slightly yesterday as the re-
suit of a collision between the mo-
torcycle he was riding and an auto
mobile near Third and East Capitol
streets. Lyon suffered bruises on
his right leg and was taken to Cas-
un,ty Hospital for treatment.
A bicycle ridden by John Marshsrf.
lssa Temple avenue northwest, was
struck by an automobile said to
have seen ope-ets4 by Wilbur Carl
roll. s15 sit4k t.reet northwest, at
Fourfasrtf strRss Shs Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. yestet lay. The
bicycle was damaged about $50. the
police reported.
Slight damage resulted when a
street car OF the Capitol Traction
Company collided at Fourteenth anc
l. streets northwest with an auto
mobile. operated by Richard Horn.
SIS 4 street southeast.
An automobile operated by John
Mclean. of 1851 Newton street
northeast. colIided at New Jersey
and Massachusetts, avenues north
west, Yesterday with an automo-
bile operated by George Lee. $40
Tenth street northeast Both cars
were damaged slightly.
The automobile of Harry Abra-
hsnsor. Seventh and l. streets
northwest. was slightly damaged
yesterday when struck by a street
car Of tne Capitol Traction Com
paRy. near Seventh and o streets
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