Evening star., 1928-03-27

More than $4,000 Of the safety pledges
were distributed today in the public
schools with the full Endorsement Of
school officials. Teachers in each room
explained 70 the children the purpose Of
the campaign and then passed out the
cards, urging each child to take one
home for the signatures Of parents and
elder relatives But it vas impressed
upon the children that the signing was
TO be no mere perfunctory affair. 1t
NaE 70 be accompanied by an expiana-
tion like this;
Daddy. how would YOU want some
ether man 10 act II ! happened 10 be
crossing the street in front Of his au-
tomobile2'
II hardly seems possible that ans
father viii start from home with his /
car tomorrow morning after such an
appeal without giving extra thought /
% what might hsppen-not what is
likely 70 happen. but what possibly |
could happen Maybe he thinks his |
children don't play in the streets But
when he gives the matter some con-
alteration he knows that he cannot be
aure-for children are children and al |
says are doing unexpected things and
showing up In unexpected places.
Two Of those things that might J
happen" actually did happen yesterday
on the streets Of Washington. and two
anxious families today are watching
over hospital beds where physicians are
striving to save the lives OF their seri-
ously injured children.
Edmund Lyddsne. years old. was
hiding in the street in his coaster wagon
near MS home at 33i3 o street II Is
pretty hard 10 keep children with new
fsgBs fg re
they get away from the Watchful eye
81 their mothers.
The child was struck By ar autom0-
Bile operated by Clifton n Waters
1888 Thirty-third street The little
boy suffered . possible fractured skull
he was rushed ~ Georgetown Hospital.
where has condition Is considered Sc
nous
Charles Oakley years old. vas
struck in the street near MS home al
1872 Kenyon street by an automobile
driven bY Henry Benton 1880 Tenth
street When his anxious parents took
him u Chlldren's Hospital ne vas found
" be suffering from conclusion Of the
brain md possible internal injuries
4 stsa serious accident occurred when
George Price years old. 5000 keg
EsTpsbiTe avenue was knoeked down
nesy ms fgne By an automobile driven
Dy FG6afe Ashley. Sai4 Tenth street.
The cnlle sAe1pe6 with slight lsceYs-
tlonE.
Danger Aiwsys Present
There IL no evidence thai any " these
drivers was cSgele&s Certainly ne little
Lyo6sne boy sh0uie not have been IN
the street vjth nls coaster @aaOn. sno
PROBABLY fhe o1ber children hsa 10
more szcgae for being III tns Way Of
tfSmc
Eut tns outstanding fect Is that 'hey
were thsFe-ane they were hurt There
we're hundreds II other children play
in9 In the streets 0f Washington yesleF-
c6y who wsge not hurt But no child
who plays 80 lnf streets and most chi-
creB O. ~ 2Cnge time ~ gtheFlA i'm
ngne from Juet this sort ~ acciosnts
The mother VINO caD control every
Increment u = 5-yeaf-old IT, super
HUsnsB The n91gFsai fnusl always Keep
20 mind tnet D. eHy moment suo al
any p3scf chilc may sDDfsr sadceniy
1f fFoh' ~ nm fender and drive scc0fd
iHTjy That ik si ihat i asked " sign
FFf ~ the G0ldeu hUis Pledge caro-
The seven children &eleeteo gut ~ tHe
HUNDREDS ~ csnoldalfs ghG came ~
Tks stsT Building saturday foF lesd-
juR fClsa ia the motion picture film
'~Yns Penalty APPEARED tGdsy befofe
the csmers jn the first ~ ne 04ldoof
G1ensa illustrating dangers ~ Wnlch
children are subjected ou tne streets.
Ths children we're &sifelhd ~ Mar
Gis gsiH n01ec hlBg actfebs Nh0 Is act
1nE st MotJ3sf u fsfety iB tnH gTes-
snt esmpaign and Bbs vii play Lead
inR Fole lu hs finn WHlcn BllI EsYe he
ff2t presents liob 81 the FoX Tbea1sr
Saturday The little Dgys aud gifis SeeHp-
ee w el4loy heartily tbis nrst experience
DsfoFs the camera and VIII get ne thflii
~ their lives when they see their own
faGee for tbe flrst time on lfe hcfeen
The ooideH Rule caf continued
through tile Gays iiE Gs4llouE 6igBinea
exemplary progress through the streets
n tlls city iHiriling ile mission ~ re-
Bl}nelng evsTg ulotoriet of his duty To-
ward 0fheT sTiyeTe pedestrians snd
nlost particularly Tie otIeF feii0N's
children Before the week Ia olt me cst
Rgll nave Befn sesu by lsfRf ms lorlly
~ tne population IT Washington, in
TluciaR nearly every oT4e VINO ever haf
GECsElog9 ~ 6fiYe csf.
Tns success ~ tniE campaign eeBfndt
Upon ths EignstUre ne Saynsst Fhe
rot merely peTf4net1Ty sienlne ~
every psra1H ~ Washington win q