Evening star., 1924-12-03

has conscience enough to aid his vic
Tins, but a clique" of automobile own
ers and operators whose moral creed
permits them to speed their cars reck-
lessly through the streets in defiance OF
all laws of Government and humanity
Lax traffic laws congeSted courts
and perverted conscienCes aid this
clique in eluding justice, Grant as
serted. -Four lives in four weeks
already have been sacrificed by mem
bers Of this set" he said, and un-
less the wholehearted support Of the
public and of Congress can be OBJ
tanned without delay to aid the au-
thorities in running down the guilty
and netting out to them adequate
punishment, many more innocent per-
sons may fall victims
Accident Is Described.
According to F. C. Campbell, local
patent attorney, and passengers on
the bus, Stark had just left re-
freshment stand on the west side of
the road and was running as II to
catch the bus when the coal truck,
proceeding north toward the bridge,
hit him.
p I Fox, 1900 Wisconsin avenue,
passfng the scene in his automobile,
nicked him up and rushed him to
Emergency Hospital where he died
from fracture of the skull.
Stark lived at 740 Ninth street
apartment 8. He was the distributor
and manager of the Stark Tatertake
Company of 434 Ninth street north
west.
Prisoners shaken Up.
A group of prisoners en- route from
tha courts to the Jail were shaken up,
hut not injured. yesterday when the van
used for transferring them was struck
nv an automobile operated by Mrs. Mary
I,anahan of 1921 Newton street north
east. at North Capitol and + streets,
Mrs I,anahan's automobile was con-
siderably damaged.
After colliding with an automobile
onerated by Lorraine Ives, 301s street.
a machine driven by owen Lowe OF
2113 N street, at Twenty-second and z
straets swerved across the street and
knocked down an electric light pole on
the northeast corner. Lowe was arrest
ed on charges of colliding and operating
an automobile while drunk.
Harry Carpet. 3611 Eleventh street.
was arrested on a charge OF reckless
driving last night after collision be-
tween the automobile he was driving
and a parked machine owned by j.
r Gott. 1413 Fifth street, on Eleventh
street between I and K streets. He
nosted $500 collateral.
Glass Cuts Passenger.
Mary G. Heinich, 25, of 1926 Fiji
+eenth street, a passenger in the
artomobile of Grant 3. Smith Of 1927
E,ifteenth street, was cut by flying
GLASS. sustaining minor injuries, when
Smiths machine and an automobile
operated by Joseph c. Larkin of 4l9
Fourth street collided near Twelfth
and n streets.
Ruby scoggins. 20, of 1902 Third
street northeast, refused hospital
treatment after being knocked down
at sixth and II streets northeast 0y
an automobile operated by A. S. Blum
of E,iphteenth street and Fendle ave-
nue. southeast.
An automobile failed to stop after
cra shine into machine operated by
PANEL Jameson of 80 Second street
northeast at Second and streets
northeast. Both machines were bad
ly damaged.
Terms of ZihIman Bill.
The Zihlman bill provides for i'm
nr;sonment and fines for reckless
driving and failure to report acci-
dents, and, in addition, confiscation
of the offenders automobile. The
bill makes it compulsory for drivers
to stop upon colliding and offer as
sistance and give name and address
TO other persons involved in the col
usion. A detailed report must be
made to the police department within
"a hours.
Driving while intoxicated would
be a felony. The maximum penalty
fixed for violating the provisions of
the law would be year in Jail,
81 900 fine and forfeiture of the Of
tenders machine. A bill introduced
yesterday by Representative John j..
Kindred of New York would provide