Evening star., 1925-05-04
FLOUT|NG Of LAW
FORCES ELDR|DGE
TO DROP LEN|ENCY
Parking Violations Regarded
as Deliberate Ignoring
of New Rules.

After having personally observed
many violations of the new restrict
ed parking rules when they became
effective this morning. Traffic Direc-
tor Eldridge announced that these
parking regulations will be strictly
enforced tomorrow morning.
1T is true" said the director that
we announced leniency would be
shown for the first 10 days for minor
violations of the new traffic code But
when signs are displayed at regular
intervals on a street, telling of the
restricted parking hours, there is no
excuse for a motorist parking in such
a block. The leniency was intended to
be applied for 10 days to questions on
which a driver might be in doubt
Counts Sc Breaking Rules.
The director said he counted sc
machines parked on Sixteenth street
in violation of the new signs between
u street and l street that were erected
Saturday night in preparation for to-
day.
Director Eldridge conferred with
Acting superintendent of Police
Evans, who sent an order to precinct
captains directing them to begin
rigid enforcement of the new parking
rules.
Under the new code there, are a
score of busy streets on which park
ing is prohibited during the morning
and evening rush hours, in order to
leave a wide lane for the heavy flow
traffic to and from the downtown sec
tion. On several of these north and
south arteries the parking restriction
applies to the west side in the morn
ing and to the east side in the eve
ming. But on all streets where these
restricted hours apply, green signs
with white lettering have been
placed to guide motorists.
Signs Placed Downtown.
Signs also are being placed at the
Is or more points downtown at which
the left-hand turn is forbidden under
the new code.
Fourteen persons were injured in
traffic accidents yesterday, and in sew
eral instances drivers of cars were
arrested. Five persons were arrested
on charges of driving While drunk.
real estate bond being demanded of
them, while four alleged reckless
drivers were required to deposit $50
collateral or remain in custody.
There was one arrest for passing a
street car, the alleged offender being
John j. Miller, a Baltimorean, who
deposited $40 collateral for his ap-
pearance, and j. A. Amer, 1852 d
street northeast, was required to de-
posit collateral on a charge of passing
a signal. Goggan Augustine Zavala,
e xtrhn to- al
the Gordon Hotel. was booked on
charges of having no registration
card, no drivers permit and made
quate brakes on his car He de-
posted S62 for his appearance in
Juvenile Court.
Policeman Is Hurt.
Four policemen of the third precinct
were occupants of an automobile that
hit street lamp post at Virginia and
New Hampshire avenues early yester-
day morning and overturned They
were Detectives Billman and Casey
and Policemen Montgomery and Nc
Neill. Casey's collarbone was broken,
while his companions escaped with
slight bruises. They were pursuing
an alleged rum car, and it was when
q short turn was made to avoid a col
iision with another car that the acCi-
dent happened. The supposed rum
car soon disappeared. Casey was TAX
en- to Emergency Hospital.
William B. Trussell, 20 years old, of
81 S street, was seriously injured
early yesterday moning as a result of
a collision between his motor cycle
and an automobile at First and S
streets. Trussell both legs fractured
and his head cut, was taken to Sibley
Hospital.
Maj Gen. John d. Diery, U. S. Az,
Reading, Pa, and Lieut.. John T.
Clark, L. S. A, Philadelphia, both
stationed at Fort Myer. Va, and Miss
Emma Hill, 1918 Sixteenth street, were
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u. S. Woman Hurt in Cuba Wreck.
HAVANA, Cuba, May 4.-SiXteen
persons were injured, two seriously,
in a wreck at a railway crossing at