Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
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there are some things that
go down for good pur-
pose. Besides the purchase price
of commodities, there is the traffic
mortality rate, the lowering of
which even Congress would give
unanimous approval to, and with
out amendments.
Although the fatality list ap-
pears to be mounting throughout
the Nation, it is otherwise in the
City of Washington. The decrease
here in deaths occurring in motor
accidents is an actuality, despite
the fact that in the last year the
registration of motor vehicles in
the National Capital has in
creased 20 per cent.
For the first half of the year
ending June 80 only 81 deaths
were attributed to motorized
means of transportation, as
against 40 during the same period
of the preceding year. The six
months comparison shows a fall
ing off Of 18, goodly difference.
Figures by Months.
The figures by the month are
January, 1880, three deaths;
January, 1929, seven deaths. Feb
ruary, 1880, four deaths; Febru-
airy, 1929, two deaths. March,
80, four deaths; March, 1929,
ten deaths. April, 1880, three
deaths; April, 1929, ten deaths.
May, 1880, ten deaths; May, 1929,
nine deaths. June, 1880, seven
deaths, and June, 1929, eleven
deaths.
The Bureau of the Census of
the Department of Commerce has
just released it's report for the So
weeks period ending the middle
of the last month. The report
covers 70 of the larger cities and
discloses the comparison for the
50 weeks ending June IA, 1880,
and the 50 weeks ending June Is,
1929. Like most comparisons, the
differences which follow are
odiouS. The first figures are for
the fatalities ending this year,
and the second ones for the pre-
ceding year. The deaths occurred
within the city limits.
., J.,
Atlanta, 70, So; Baltimore, 125,
131; Birmingham, So, 80; Boston,
112, 100; Bridgeport, IS, 81; Buff
falo, 152, 1872; Cambridge, 10, IS;
Camden, q, AZ; Canton, 80, 80;
Chicago, 772, 776; Cincinnati, 125,
124; Cleveland. 285, 244; Column
bus, 80, So; Dallas, ST, so; Dayton,
~, 81; Denver, So, 46; Des Moines,
"a, %; Detroit, 365, 318; Duluth,
"a, IS: Ell Paso, %, "a; Erie, Al, 36;
Fall River, II, IA; Flint, 80, 10;
Fort Worth, 33, SO; Grand Rapids,
%, IA; Houston, IS, "a; Indian
apolis, 81, So; Jersey City, So, 81;
Kansas City, Kan, 7, S; Kansas
City, Mo, rs, Ct; Knoxville, 10,
IT; Los Angeles, 346, 295; Louis
vile, 81, IS; Lowell, IA, 9; Lynn,
Is, II; Memphis, 43, "a; Milwau-
kee, 101, no; Minneapolis, Sc, So;
Nashville. IS, IT; New Bedford, 6,
z; New Haven, 80, %; New Or
leans, "a, SO; New York, 1888,
1,1O8; Newark, 129, SO; Oakland,
II, so; Oklahoma City, so, 81:
Omaha, 70, AZ; Paterson, 26, 80;
Philadelphia, 397, 1856; Pittsburgh,
140, 1877; Portland, Greg, At, So;
Providence, 40, 46; Richmond, 81,
IS; Rochester, 40, AZ; ST.. Louis,
1877, 1871; st. Paul, "a, Al; Salt
Lake City, 40, 80; San Antonio, 40,
48; San Diego, As, ST; San Fran
cisco, 113, 1903; Schenectady, Is,
10; Seattle, "a, SO; Somerville, IS,
ID; Spokane, IA, Is; Springfield,
Mass, IA, IT; Syracuse, 81, 81;
Takoma, IA, 26; Toledo, IA, Sc;
Trenton, IA, 20: Utica. Is, 10;
Washington, D. c., "a, 80; Water
bury, Is, 10: Wilmington, %, "a;
Worcester, 20, 81; Yonkers, Is, 10;
Youngstown, SO, so.
Record Is Discouraging.
The total number of fatalities
in the 70 cities for the SO weeks
ending June IA, 1880, was 7,133,
and 6,537 for the same period the
year preceding.
Such a record is far from COM
forting, as the report shows only
a few cities besides the National
Capital have lower figures.
Acceptance of the principle of
uniformity will go a long way
toward reducing the toll of deaths,
injuries and traffic accidents was
the general opinion expressed at
the recent conference on street
and highway safety held in Wash
ington.
The conference in discussing
uniform enforcement said:
state laws should prescribe
uniform system of enforcement
to be applied in part by State ad-
ministrative machinery and the
State courts and in part by the
local authorities. The necessary
special traffic control and traffic
patrol police should be provided,
and the regular police should CO.
operate in traffic enforcement.
provision should be made for
prompt and thorough collection
of evidence and investigation of
accidents; for the proper prepara-
ton of traffic cases for trial, for
special traffic courts or special
traffic sessions of general courts,
and for traffic violation bureaus
with schedule of penalties for
dispoSing of minor attractions, so
as to give the courts more time
to deal adequately with more Sc
rious cases.
Uniform Records Advised.
'There should be uniform per-
manent records of all convictions
of traffic violations and traffic
accidents, of suspensions and
reVocationS of operators licenses