Evening star., 1920-12-07
CONGRESS TOACT
! ON TRAFFIC RULES '|'U!|
New Bill for D. c. Safety
Ready for Action-14 Per-
sons Hurt Yesterday.

Legislation providing for more
stringent enforcement of traffic regu-
lations in the District, it is expected.
will be the first District legislation
undertaken; in the Senate. Senator
Sherman, chairman of the District
committee, has not yet returned to
Washington and may not until after
January 1. In that event Senator
Dillingham;, ranking member OF the
committee, will call the committee to-
gether to act upon any matters that
may require attention.
Senator Dillingham; is chairman of
a subcommittee of the District COM
mittee in charge of traffic legislation.
Senators Ball and King are the other
members. It is likely the subcommit-
tee will be called together at an early
date. A bill has been drafted and 1t
is expected will be introduced by SEN
ator Dillingham;. -.
Fourteen Accidents In One Day.
While mo accident week" in Wash
ington may fail to reduce appreciably
the number of traffic mishaps i'm
mediately, members OF the police
force, civic organizations and other
bodies cooperating in the movement
predict that the publicity attending
the campaign will have q good enect
eventually.
Increased care on the part of Wash
ington motorists and pedestrians to
avoid accidents failed to reduce the
list reported to police headquarters
yesterday. In fact fourteen acci-
dents reported yesterday, the first day
Of the campaign. inGnsassd asa Man6sx by one
-, Oficials point to the fact, however,
that no serious smash-ups took place.
and declare the interest in the move
ment is gaining.
Closer watch ON Pedestrians.
|. Special consideration is being given
TO the work of traffic policemen, and
those interested In the campaign are
working on plans to decrease the dan
ger to pedestrians at crossings. Po-
iicemen have been asked to watch
ist before giving the "go" signals.
This, it is stated. has been neglected
to a certain extent in the past. with
the result that the pedestrian crossing
q street takes his chance with the
automobilist, in avoiding an accident.
Need for better traffic regulations
is being voiced at every meeting Of
gathering Of like bodies. Police Of
ficials have been asked to address a
number Of these bodies, and several
speeches on the subject already have
been made.
Accidents Reported Today.
e Several minor accidents were report
Joseph Murray. 415 9Th street. driv-
ing an automobile, struck telephone
pole at the east end Of Benning bridge
about o'clock this morning, damag-
ing his machine.
Harry Smith, 48 r street northeast
driving a milk wagon, was In a col
lision with an automobile about 1880
o'clock this morning. The automo-
bilist failed to stop.
A collision between the automobiles
Of J. d. Campbell, SIT 10th street, and
W. c. Black. Silver Spring, Nd. took
place at Rhode Island avenue and
Massachusetts avenue at, $3.50 o'clock.
Blacks automobile was damaged.
Fourteen accidents were reported by
the police yesterday.
Dr.. Dracass Injured.
DR.. Frederick .Dracass, seventy
years old, .319 A street northeast, was
one Of the two persons injured in
yesterdays accidents. He was knock
ed down by an automobile driven by
an unidentified white man at Sd and
b streets northeast, and his right
shoulder dis1ocated' @tf-'f 7'',
The other person injured in the
days accidents was Noah Lyon, six
teen years old, 436 Kentucky avenue
southeast, whose motor cycle collid-
ed with Detective Frank Baure au-
tomobile near East Capitol and Sd
streets
In the twelve other accidents re-
ported by the, police no injury re-
suited, but property damage result
street car. a motor cycle and bicycles
were damaged.