Evening star., 1935-09-19

to every District motorist to do
likewise.
BY subscribing to the safe-driving
pledge of The Star Council, every
member of the Police Department has
agreed to carry out each of the IL
primary rules for safe driving while
off duty as well as while on duty, it
vas pointed out.
Maj. Brown and other police Off
cials previously had indorsed The Star
campaign as individuals and have
been generous with their time and
efforts in aiding The Star Council in
its work of pledging individual Wash
ington motorists to drive safely at all
times.
Decision to put the Police Depart
ment into the campaign officially was
reached at conference attended by
Maj. Brown. Inspector L. I. H. Ed
wards, Inspector w. E. Holmes, In
spector F. S. w. Burke, Inspector j.
F. Beckett, Inspector E. J. Kelly, Act
| ing Inspector Milton D. Smith of the
TRAFFIC Bureau. Capt. H. G. Callahan,
first precinct; Capt. j. E. Bobo. second
precinct; Capt. A. E. Miller, third pre-
cinct; Capt J. A. Sullivan, fourth
precinct: Capt. j. c. Morgan, fifth
precinct; Capt. J. w. Pierson, sixth
precinct: Capt. Maurice Collins. sew
enth precinct; Lieut.. H. r. Lohman.
eighth precinct; Capt. r. H. Mans
field, ninth precinct; Capt. Ira Sheetz,
| tenth precinct; Capt. H. H. Groves,
eleventh precinct; Capt. S. ]. Marks,
twelfth precinct; Lieut.. w. H. Carlin,
harbor precinct. and Capt. B. w.
Thompson, Detective Bureau.
Few Accidents Is Goal.
Maj. Brown has voiced the opinion
that if every Inotorist would comply
with the II points in the safe driving
pledge, traffic fatalities and accidents
! would be reduced to minimum in the
| District of Columbia"
In alayzing the cause of traffic
accidents in the District of Columbia, II
Maj. Brown said, "it is found that
failure to comply with one or more OF
the IL points of the Safety-Driving
Pledge. with few exceptions. (where
! pedestrians have failed to exercise
proper care), has been the contributing
factor in traffic accidents in the Dis
, trict of Columbia"
Following the lead of the Police
Department. officials and employees of
the District penal institutions, includ-
ing the District Jail, the District Work.
house, at Occoquan, Va, and the Dis
trict Reformatory, at Lorton, Va, also
Joined the campaign.
Full cooperation in and support for
the traffic safety campaign of The
Star Council has beeu voted by the
Advisory Board of the Keystone Auto
mobile Club, it was announced today,
following meeting Tuesday night at
the Congressional Country Club.
The board went on record in q
strong formal Endorsement, and mem
bers Of the board signed the safe
driving pledge. Previously, all en-
ployes of Keystone's headquarters here
had signed the pledge, and the Key
stone Club has been instrumental in
the signing Of additional hundreds by
its members and District motorists
generally.
Any attempt in Washington to divert
gasoline tax revenues to other than
highway and allied uses will be vigor-
ously opposed by the Keystone Club
as result of formal action taken at
the meeting. The board adopted a
resolution placing the club on record
in unqualified disapproval of gasoline
tax diversion.
Pointing out that as result of the
diversion of fuel tax funds in other
States motorists are being forced to
carry a heavy and an unfair and
inequitable burden of taxation, and
that the basic purpose of the tax is
being increasingly subordinated. Board
members were unanimous in their
contention that such an "indefensible
policy" should not be introduced here.