Evening star., 1934-03-21
EMERGENCY CASE
TREATMENTS HIT
PetWorth Citizens Get Re.
quest for Inquiry Into
Hospital Methods.

The Petworth Citizens Association
last night referred to its Public We'll
fare Committee resolution urging
a study of treatment given injured
persons at local hospitals when taken
in as emergency cases.
The resolution was introduced by
RAYMOND E. Gable. secretary of the
association, who declared he recently
learned of three persons who died
after being declared by doctors at
hospitals to be unhurt or not seriously
injured.
In two of the cases, Mr. Gable
said. the persons died within less
than a dav after having been exam
ined In the third case. he said.
man collapsed and shortly after
ward died from injuries received in
traffic accident some time before,
and after which he had been de-
Clared unhurt.
Mr.. Gable. after the meeting. said
he preferred not to mention the
names Of the persons involved.
TO Report Soon.
The associations Public Welfare
Committee. George E, Hudson, chair
man. was authorized to consider the
general question of the treatment
emergency cases receive and to make
recommendations before the associa-
ton al the next meeting.
Upon motion of Mr.. Gable the as
sociation adopted another resolution
reiterating its former stand to re-
quire financial responsibility of
owners and operators of vehicles for
hire in the District.
The latter resolution favored speedy
enactment of pending legislation
along this line which would insure
proper compensation to injured per-
sons.
The association approved a report
OF its Taxation Committee. made by
J. A. Burks. chairman. which dis
approved. in effect, a resolution in
troduced at a previous meeting by
Joe l.. Carr, regarding the Bureau Of
the Budget.
Asks Authority Here.
BY approving Mr.. Burks' report the
association disapproved. in principle,
the working of the bureau. The lat
ter report declared in conclusion:
That proper supervision and sd-
ministration of District affairs. which
require much time and thorough
knowledge of the Districts needs,
should be vested in District officials.
subject only to minimum Of super
yisory authority from other sources.
The report earlier said, regarding
the bureau, that such estimates and
recommendations as have been made
were based in most part upon data
prepared through the efforts of Dis
trict officials" and indicated the bu-
reau lacked the proper time to de-
vote to consideration OF District needs.
Mr.. Carr's resolution, which the
Taxation Committee had been au-
thorized to study, approved generallF
the working of the Bureau of the
Budget as an agency to keep down
District expenditures.
Long debate preceded adoption OF
Mr.. Burks' report. with Mr.. Carr
talking in favor of his original res
ousion and hers opposing tin
line with views given in the BurkS
report.
New Members.
An enrolment of total Of III
new members since the regular Feb
ruary meeting Of the association was
announced.
A. J. DriscoH. chairman OF the
committee in charge of the cit zens
membership drive sponsored by the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
reported large increases in the mem
bership of a number of the associa-
tions. The association also was ad-
dressed by Police Lieut.. N. o. Holmes
OF No. 10 precinct, who told Of police
work and offered corporation with
citizens should they need aid.
The meeting. held in the PetWorth
School. was presided over by John I.
Thomas. president Of the association.