Evening star., 1935-07-25
POLICE OPEN WAR.
ON MENACE TYPE.
AMONG MOTORISTS
ChronicaIIy Careless and
Inept Drivers Face Loss
of Licenses.
SPECIAL ORDER ISSUED
BY BROWN ON SUBJECT
Traffic Arrests Total 343 in "a
Hours-Woman Dies of
July IL Injuries.

Revocation of permits was threat
ened today by Police Supt. Ernest w.
Brown not only for drunken and reck-
less drivers, but also for any motorist
considered a public menace"
Maj. Brown, in special order to
all commanding officers. instructed
them to make a report to headquar-
ters on any motoriSt who might be
considered a menace-in order that
the case may be promptly referred to
the Board of Revocation and Restora-
ton of Operators Permits.
The order Maj. Brown said, is In
tended to bring before the board any
motorists shown definitely to be un-
safe drivers, aside from the drunken
and reckless drivers who are now reg
ularly taken before the board. The
order instructed commanders to con-
tinue strict enforcement of all traffic
regulations.
Meanwhile traffic arrests for the
"a hours ending at 8 am. today num-
bered 343, or IL less than in the
previous "a hours. OF these, rs were
for speeding, l3 for passing red lights
and one for driving while drunk.
There have been no fatal accidents
here in a week, but IL persons were
injured in a total of 10 traffic mis-
haps yesterday. Four of them were
children.
There was one traffic death in
Georgetown Hospital, but the victim,
Mrs. Pauline Zier. IS, of Cherrydale,
Va, had been injured in an automo-
bile accident on Mount Vernon Boule-
ward July IL.
Driver Fined 500.
Park police are investigating the
case to determine if Harry Temple,
%, of the Civilian Conservation Corps
camp at Fort Belvoir, Va, is to be
prosecuted further. He was fined $100
yesterday for reckless driving by
United States Commissioner j. Bar
ton Phillips in Alexandria.
Mrs. Zier was driving with her son,
John, 80, caretaker at the Y. w. c. A.
vacation lodge in Cherrydale, when
her sons machine collided with the
one operated by Temple
Only one of those injured here re-
manned ir the hospital. He is NAL
colin w. Morrison, SO, of 1401 Colum-
bia road, who early today suffered
possible jaw fracture when his auto
mobile ran into a tree at Seventh
street and Independence avenue south
west. He is at Emergency Hospital.
Bad Brakes Charged.
John L. Turner, %, colored. 1900
block of P street, was arrested and
charged with driving with bad brakes
after his machine had struck Jack
Gutman, 9. of II T street, while the
boy was crossing an alley near his
home. The boy was cut and bruised.
Mrs. Jean Malas, 46, of 918 First
street, suffered an arm injury late
yesterday when hit by an automobile
after alighting from a street car at
New Jersey avenue and H street. Mrs.
Jessie M. Gibson, go, of 1701 Six
teenth street, was driver of the auto
mobile which struck her.
Many Face Trial.
A total of 118 persons who had
posted collateral were facing trial in
Traffic Court today, in addition to
16 others who were locked up at pre-
cincts when unable to give collateral
approximately 20 others, who were
not required to give collateral, went
into court and paid fines. A total of
1872 others elected to forfeit collateral
following their arrests.
Sol Hinder, %, of Baltimore, re-
Gently held under the new negligent
homicide law by a coroner'S jury in
connection with a traffic death, asked
for a jury trial when arraigned before
Judge Hit in Police Court. He was
released under $1,000 bond ana the
trial date was set for August 81.
Papers had not been filed on Paul F.
Brown, colored, 26, of the 900 block of
street, a taxicab driver who was
held with Hinder.
A resume of traffic accidents since
Saturday morning when Maj. Brown
issued his first order, with a view
to obtaining strict enforcement, to-
day revealed that 40 persons had been
injured in. total of 120 accidents
up to 8 am. today. For the cor
responding days the week previous
statistics showed two deaths and Sc
persons injured in a 131 accident
total.