Evening star., 1925-04-22
URGES EDUCATION
! AS TRAFFIC CURE
Rights of Motorist and Pc
destrian Held Essential in
! Preventing Fatalities.

Education of the motorist and
pedestrian as to their respective
rights and responsibilities was held
Jy Traffic Director Eldridge to be the
chief means of combating the traffic
fatalities and dangerous conditions OF
the highways, in a short address at
the monthly meeting of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce last night.
Indicating that he intends to take
firm stand against the drunken
driver and the reckless speed maniac,
Mr. Eldridge declared that there were
three phases in the campaign for
sauer streets, Education, regulation
and enforcement"
Rules and Code Stressed.
1.-THE first thing we must do is en-
deavor to educate the people to the
rules and the code as well as their
responsibilities; we must then regu-
late the traffic, and if we cannot do
this by education, then we must use
enforcement" he said.
The speaker declared he hoped the
police would enforce the new code
with all reasonableness. 1T is not
difficult to practice the Golden Rule
in traffic. Much of the trouble comes
from selfishness, cutting in and speed
Ing ahead. If we would practice a
little altruism we would get along a
little better" declared Mr. Eldridge.
Teeth" in New Law, He Says.
He pointed out that the new law
has teeth in it for the first time, ana
said, ANY of my friends or your
friends who are in the habit or
drinking liquor and then driving
car will get 80 days at Occoquan
breaking rock, and hope none OF my
friends will come to me for assistance
if they get in trouble" Mr.. Eldridge
said that the motorist was, for the
first time, put largely on his honor
In regard to speed. He said that
while the conditions of traffic here
were complex and difficult they are
not so bad as in many cities of the
country.
He heartily praised the newspapers
for their efforts to support him and
make better traffic conditions. He
said that he would leave town tomor-
row for while.
Address by Alvin r. Dodd.
Following Mr.. EIdridge's address
Alvin Z. Dedd, chief of the depart
ment of distribution of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
addressed the local chamber on the
phases of distribution.
Mr.. Dodd dispelled the idea that
there was large amount of graft
between the time the product left
the hands of the producer until ii
reached the consumer. He said that
study of the subject proved that
every person who handled the prod
uce did not make such a great
profit He explained that to get a
finished product from its raw state
to the place where 1.-THE purchaser
needed it entailed a great deal of ham
ding.
Factor lin Costs.
One of the many things that enter
into the cost of things is the cost of
failure, he said. which the public ulti-
mately paid. The life of the average
grocery store is five years, he said,
and failures cost the United States
$400, 900 900 per year. Mr.. Dodd urged
that business men enter into an
orga nized effort in order to better
study the problems of distribution.
Announcement was made that the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
would be the guest of the local cham
ber at its May meeting. Entertain
ment was provided by Arthur Pierce,
monologist. TIL usual buffet supper
was served. James T. Lloyd, presi-
dent of the chamber, presided.