Evening star., 1922-11-25

More policemen many more police
mem
This l> the sure. quick prescription
for WaShinGton's traffic ills. in the
opinion of Inspector Albert J. Head
ley. director of the traffic bureau 81
the police department. Until there
are enough men properly to police
every busy intersection and Sner:al
officers to keep a watch for careless
drivers in th. less c"ngested s~c.iun:
the inspector declared. this citr's
streets raIuu, b., ina,lr SAFE.
ON top Of this assertion by lnSprr-
tor Iieadley. William +. Ham, chair
man rf the Washington safety COM
mittce. said that one of the first
things the permanent safety Organi-
zatIou recently formed may do is
bring To the attention OF the District
commissioners the lack Of traffic po-
lCtmcn here. Mr.. Ham made ihi 5
assertion in the course of u general
outline of what the newly Incorporate
ed safety committee hopes to accom-
pliSh
tive Us enough policemen prop
.rly TO control the traffic and Wash
!nCton Will have as well regulated
streets as any city in the country.
Inspector Hcadley stated. Il cannot
admit that conditions here are SO de-
i'lorable as they may seem Our
death rate from traffic accidents is
not high. What We do need is enough
among the automobiles and arrest
drivers who speed up between COR
ners OF otherwise violate the law.
Incorporation Papers Filed.
Papers of Incorporation for the
Washington Safety Council. which
Were unanimously adopted at re-
cent meeting. have been filed. and the
tortnatinn of permanent "rganiza-
ton of business men pledged TO
assured The trustees named in the
papers are Commissioner Cuno H
Rudolph. William F. Ham. John J.
Ho"bar, Milton FaircPild. John Poole.
charles A. Baker. Odell S. Smith.
Francis l. Weller and w Pearce
Eayner. Subcommittees headed by j.
Maury Dove, jr.: Charles l. Corby H.
y. Rr'awner. Harry King. Gen Anton
stephan. Rudolph Jose. William J.
Newb"!d Milton Fairchild, William
c. Johnson. Jesse c. Suter and p. r.
Bailey have been appointed to get
new members.
The Washington Safety Council has
made no definite plan of campaign as
vet said Mr. Ham who is president
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company. Our battle will, how
ever. be largely educat ational For in
stance. We will make study of ac-
"Idents. find the causes and try to
make il impossible for that accident
TO occur again. We hope to do this
largely by teaching the people-both
drivers and pedestrians when it is
traffic acCfdent-the safe way to
ride or walk. as the case may be-
Way Suggest Legislation.
IF. however. we find the lack of
law in some specific case was the
cause. we shall probably suggest
legislation to cure the danger. We be-
lieve we may be of great assistance
in bringing situations before the no.
tice of the District Commiss toner's
such as the possible lack of a suf-
fciently large force of traffic police
men. We expect to show what can be
done during the Safety week cam
paign and then make the lesson drawn
from that driv. permanent"
Safety week will be officially inau-
surated at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. when the memorial to ninety
seven children who were killed in
accidents in Washington last year is
dedicated in front of the Municipal
building.
From that moment the one thought
uppermost in the minds of the city
officials will be the prevention of a
single serious accident. If they ac-
complish that the next move will be
TO keep record throughout the year.
President Harding and his cabinet
will review the big parade next Fri
day noon as it swings past the White
House. With the President will be
the assistant secretaries Of the de-
partments. the heads of large inde-
pendent establishments the District