Evening star., 1925-02-24
SENATOR STANLEY
KNOCKED DOWN BY
AUTO|ST, WHOFLEES
Opponent of Drastic Traffic
Bill, in Hospital, Glad
House Passed It.
x-RAYS TO Determine
EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES
Car Ran Over Him, Victim De-
clares-Unable to Furnish
Description.

Senator A. o. Stanley of Kentucky.
who opposed drastic legislation
against "hit-and-run" motorists, was
a victim of that very kind of auto
mobilist shortly after midnight this
morning, when he was knocked down
and literally run over at Fourteenth
street and New York avenue by a
fast flying machine, which evaded re-
sponsibility by flight.
Senator Stanley was waiting for a
street car on the platform on the
east side of Fourteenth street. just
south of New York avenue, be-
fore the accident. He described 1T
at Emergency Hospital today:
Wns walking i'm street.
Il had decided to walk UP to III
street and there await the street car.
l crossed to within a few feet of the
traffic officers semaphore, in the CEN
ter of the intersection, and 1 heard
a car coming. AS l turned to look
to the south. to see whether it was
the carl wanted, this automobile
and it must have been going at n
high rate of speed-came up from
the rear and struck me. The wheels
actually passed over my oody. And
1 could even see the direction 1t had
taken"
Physicians at the hospital do not
regard the injuries as serious. Neither
does the Senator. His back is prob
ably strained and an X-ray photo
graph is to be taken this afternoon.
He was bruised about the body and
the lower limbs and possibly has a
fractured rib. 1t was his excellent
-lyn III f4al
according to physicians, that pre-
vented more critical injuries.
Expects TO Take "Rest."
Hurt badly?" repeated the SEN
ator in reply to a question. No, in
deed. sir; the only trouble I'm having
is when l want to change my posi-
ton. My back hurts then"
The Senator was in the best of
spirits. Mrs. Stanley and his secre-
tary were In his room thfs morning
and he dictated answers to.the morn
ing mail He was absolutely conf
dent that he would be out and about
again before the nd of the week.
MEANWHILE" he said, "I am GO
ing to take a much-needed rest"
After the accident he said, he
reached the semaphore in the center
of the intersection and was there
found by a few pedestrians. These
unidentified individuals summoned a
taxicab and the Senator was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Police did not know of the accident
until today. The first report was
compiled by them almost IL hours
after the occurrence of the accident.
Have No Description.
Police launched an investigation
into the accident this afternoon ad-
mittedly handicapped by the lack of
a description of the hit-and-run car
Every precinct was notified to parti-
cipate in the work.
Senator Stanley himself explained
that it was impossible for him to get
any sort of a description of the ma
chine when struck.
He commented favorably on the pas
sage of the traffic bill by the House
last night, including a drastic pro-
vision against hit and run" motor
lists. He said that he had always ia
vored a fine of 81, 600 or a year in Jail,
or both, for such individuals, but had
based his opposition to the measure
when before the Senate on the ground
that the courts probably would not
uphold it in the form presented.
Opposes Bill Provision.
Senator Stanley was one of those
who made vigorous attacks on the
drastic provision of the traffic bill
which provided that hit-and-run
drivers, when convicted, should be
subject to mandatory Jail sentences.
When the bill was being considered
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