Evening star., 1938-08-17
AUTO TOLL RISES
TO 60 AS CRASH
VICTIM, 10, DIES
Milton W. Fuller Injured
When Motor Cycle and Car
CoI|ided April 7.
SAFETY DRIVE FAVORS
BAN ON 'JAY.WALKING'
Subcommittee Also Would Force
Drivers to Respect Rights
of Pedestrians.

The Districts 1898 traffic death toll
rose to go today when Milton w
Fuller, 10, of 1857 Penn street NE.
died in Gallinger Hospital of injurie:
received April when his motor cycle
collided with an automobile at West
Virginia avenue and Fenwick street
NE.
The death came while a movement
to clarity traffic regulations affecting
pedestrians and motorists and tt
tighten their enforcement was getting
under way as the result of action
taken yesterday by the Enforcement
Subcommittee of the Citizens Com
mittee on Traffic Improvement Eff.
forts also were being continued te
open school Fairgrounds in order te
keep children off the streets.
Mr.. Fuller suffered broken left
leg and arm, possible skull fracture
and severe cuts about the head and
Hospital and then removed to Gal
linger.
Police said the automobile with
which his machine collided was driven
by Sanford W. Ross, %, of lll4 F
street NV.
Thus far, the traffic fatality record
Is still behind that of last year. A year
ago today 66 persons had been killed
on District streets and highways.
A coroner's jury today returned a
verdict of accidental death N The case
of Mrs. Gaetana Marranzano, 81, who
was struck by an automobile driven by
Alfred C. Hayden on August 10. The
verdict exonerated Mr.. Hayden, Who
lives at 1916 Maryland avenue NE.
Died in Hospital.
Mrs. Marranzano died in Casualty
Hospital few hours after the accident.
She was the widow of Salvatore Mar
ranzano, former superintendent of a
sulphur mine in Sicily, whfo died here
10 years ago. She lived at 1108 Florida
avenue NE.
Proposals for pedestrian street cross
ing c<ly at intersections and in ac-
cord with lights, and special police
attention to motorists failing to re-
spect the right of way of walkers were
adopted by the subcommittee at a
meeting yesterday for presentation to-
morrow to the full committee, headed
by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
mander of the District National Guard.
The subcommitte agreed to make
the following specific recommenda-
tions:
l. That the District traffic regula-
tions be amended to state more clearly
the rights and duties of pedestrians on
the streets and highways Of the Dis
trict and that proper penalties be
prescribed for the violation of such
regulations
2. That special attention be given
to the enforcement of regulations
against motorists taking the right of
way from pedestrians crossing the
street in the prescribed legal manner.
3. That particular attention be de-
voted to establishment of one-way
streets and limiting of parking on
one side of the streets in residential
areas where such steps will expedite
traffic with a greater degre Of safety.
Commend Police Officers.
The subcommitte adopted a mo-
ton commencing the Police Depart
ment for its constructive action in
warning parents and children with re-
gard to regulations for playing in the
streets and for the police policy of re-
turning home all small children found
playing IN the thoroughfares.
Attending the meeting were Wash
ingon I. Cleveland, district manager
Of the American Automobile Asso-
citation; M. o. Eldridge, assistant traffic
director; Inspector L. I. H. Edwards
Of the Police Department.; Lynn
Drake. Boy Scout executive. and 1t
Col. Peyton G. hewitt, representing
Gen. Cox.
At the same time it was learned
schools officials are considering plans
to keep open 40 Fairgrounds during the
month Of September, something that
has never been done before, in an ef-
fort to keep children off the streets.
1t was pointed out that funds for
summer operation of the school play
grounds had been budgeted for the
regular period which would end Au-
guest 81 and hence the keeping open
of these grounds will depend almost
wholely on what help the w. P. A.
can give.
School officers said the grounds, to
be divided among the white and COL
ored divisions, will be those on which
free lunches are now served.
Mrs. John Boyle, jr., proposed to-
day that volunteer workers help clear
District streets of children by helping
to open and operate Fairgrounds.
Injured in Traffic.
Two youths were injured early to-
day when street car eastbound or
Indiana avenue NV. struck the auto
mobile they were pushing across the
street.
The victims are William Bayliss. 16
Of 9l41a B street Sc, who suffered q
broken leg, and Henry Smith, 18, OF
1850 Tenth street NV, who received
head injuries. They were taken to
Casualty Hospital.
Police said the motorman was
Thomas Hollewell, SO, of IA East Capt..
tol street.
Another child was injured in Dis
trict traffic today. Eddie Beck, 8, OF
POT Sixth street NE, suffered a bro
ken leg when he was struck by an
automobile which police said was
driven by Frank Dvorak, 3S. of 2414
Pennsylvania avenue NV. The acci-
dent occurred in front of 606 B street
NE The child was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Accidents brought minor injurie;
yesterday to three victims, one O
them q child, Francis Kolley. 4, O
1727 Capitol avenue NE, who wa
treated at Sibley Hospital He wa