Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-08-23
Increase Ia Deaths From AutofnO-
bile Accidents.


Calling attention to the increasing num-
Der of deaths from automobile accidents.
and to the fact that nearly One-fourth
occur among children under fifteen. Dr.
John Collinson, Chief of the Bureau of
Vital Statistics of the State Department of
Health, urges parents to take special pre-
caution to safeguard their children from
accidents of this sort during the vacation
period. because it is during this season that
the majority OF such accidents in this age
group occur.
From January to June Of this year.
DIR. Collinson said. 1856 deaths from auto
mobile accidents occurred in Maryland. in
comparison with 1885 during the same period
last year. Our death rate from automobile
accidents that is the number of deaths to
each hundred thousand of the population
has increased from less than one per hun
bred thousand in 1910 to 2l.5 in 1928.
Some idea of the gradual increase cen be
seen from the rates for the last five years
1872 out Of every hundred thousand of
the population in 1924; ia in 1925 :
1877 in 1925 2O.7 in 1927. and 2i.5 in
1928. r -
THE total number of deaths from auto
mobile accidents in 1928 was $751; This
was more than four times as many as the
total from typhoid fever. for which the
rate per hundred thousand was So. As a
matter of fact, the deaths from automobile
! accidents now rank about twelfth in the
leading causes of death in the United
States.
Analysis Of our records shows that the
greater proportion of deaths from automO-
bile accidents occurred during the second
six months of the year. This is due largely
to the fact that there is more and more
travel of that sort during the vacation
season and during the pleasant weather
of the early fall.
I'm checking up our records, we also find
that nearly one fourth of the total deaths
| from motor vehicle accidents have occur
red among children under fifteen and that
the larger proportion of these have hap
pened during the vacation season. Because
of the menace of the open road to young
children at all seasons. but particularly at
this time of the year when the children
are more likely to be out Of doors. special
precautions should be taken by parents to
protect them from this danger"
ro uowaa lead Nora 0m0 ChaaeA,
Two chases at the same time. with the
equally divided pack of 10 fine hounds
driving the foxes to the limit, was the
thrill enjoyed by the two hundred or more
persons who attended the weekly hunt last
Saturday night Of the Montgomery County
Foxhunters' Association.
Staged in the picturesque section OF
Potomac district and under beautiful
moon, the meet was one of the most enjoy
able yet held by the association and the
sport was of the finest. Both of the rey-
nards eluded their pursuers only. however,
by taking to their dens. and had 1t net
been for six-foot rabbit-tight wire fence.
which the dogs were unable to scale aud
had to be helped over, at least one OF the sly
ones would. it is stated. undoubtedly have
been captured.
One of the chases lasted but two hours.
and when the fox sought refuge In his den
all of the hounds packed beautifully behind
the other and it was fully two hours later
before fox No. 2 was forced to seek cover
President Stauzy L. King was in general
charge of the arrangements, b. W. Bolton
: Falkland, was master Of hounds and Dr.
J. Thomas Coons. of Takoma Park. was
huntsman, all veteran followers Of the
hounds.
Il was announced that next Saturday
d nights hunt would be on the farm OF Thos
d. Griffith, near Redland. the sportsmen Il
assemble at the Redland store at p. M.