Evening star., 1935-01-17
Only One Mishap Reported
During Period of Fall.
Woman Is Hurt.
PARKING BAN SPEEDS
CLEANING OF STREETS
Motorists Ticketed in Many Parts
of City, but Rule Generally
Is 0beyed.

Washington traffic moved slowly to-
day, but smoothly through the melt
ing snow which early this morning
reached a depth Of 4 inches.
Police reported only one traffic ac-
cident in which persons were injured,
since the snow began at 6:35 pm.
although several were in
jured in mishaps earlier yesterday.
The Weather Bureau promised fair
weather for tonight and tomorrow,
with minimum temperature for to-
night of about 80 degrees. 1t will
be accompanied by west or north
west winds, diminishing by tomorrow,
which will be colder. The minimum
temperature Of the past "a hours, 81,
was registered at $50 last night, and
at 1920 am. today it had climbed to
33 degrees. The sky was expected to
clear sometime this afternoon.
The snow, mixed with some rain,
ended at 2:40 am. today. Some fine
rain after that time, aided by warmer
helped melt the snow.
Snow Removed Quickly.
District officials were well pleased
today with results of their snow re-
moval work last night and this morn
ing. particularly as to the night ban
on parking of cars on many traffic
arteries where the snow removal
forces were engaged
John Blake Gordon, sanitary en-
gineer, in charge of the snow removal
forces, said but few automobile owners
disregarded the parking ban and
added: I'VE were delighted to see that
cars parked in disobedience to this
rule were ticketed-it may be that
the car owners receiving these tickets
will not again park their cars in vio-
lation Of the rule"
Reports to police headquarters. how,
ever, indicated more widespread vio-
lation of the parking ban. One pre-
cinct ticketed 100 automobiles and some
blocks. notably on upper Fourteenth
street were almost solidly packed with
automobiles.
$50 Work on Removal.
Altogether. the District had some
$50 men and 160 trucks at work this
morning clearing the roadways of
main arteries. Other gangs started
their operations at II o'clock last
night. At that time there were A
snow plows and 100 men at work.
Gordon said it was fortunate that
the District received an advance warn
ing from the Weather Bureau that a
snow was on the way and therefore
was able to assign the night crews be-
fore they scattered yesterday after
their days occupations, These men
worked until 7:30 this morning when
the day crew of $50 men took their
stations.
In this attack on the snow it was
not necessary to call into service any
of the emergency works employees of the
District. This could be done in an
emergency.
Capt Milton D. Smith of the Traffic
Bureau said no serious traffic tieups
had been reported A few additional
motor cycle policemen were put on
duty in the downtown section early
today to aid in the smooth moving of
traffic and prevent any congestion.
Woman Is Injured.
, Shortly after the snow started last
night, Mrs. Aloma Riddell Erwin, 26,
of the Annapolis Hotel. received a
broken jaw and leg injuries when the
automobile in which she was riding
collided with a sightseeing bus near
the Tidal Basin in Potomac Park.
Fred P. Nickol, 4410 Greenwich Park
way. driver Of the automobile, was
slightly hurt about the face in the
accident Both we're treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Donald j. O'Toole, IL. 4543 South
Dakota avenue northeast, received a
broken foot and knee injury when
struck yesterday afternoon at Twelfth
street and Michigan avenue northeast
by a truck. whose driver failed to
stop. He was treated at Sibley Hos
pital. Police broadcast lookout for
the driver.