Evening star., 1939-02-07
Brown Orders =
Strict Traffic
Enforcement : :
Tenth D. 6. Fatality
Brings Direction
To Policemen

As police continued a search Tor
two hit-and-run drivers and wash
ineton's tenth traffic fatality in 1889
was recorded Maj Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police, to-
day announced he had instructed
policemen to enforce all traffic reg
ulations with utmost severity
throughout the city"
This order grew out of a meet
ing Mai. Brown held yesterday
afternoon of his inspectors, captains
and lieutenants to discuss the traf-
fic situation her and particularly
-and-run accidents.
Bicyclist Is Killed.
Meanwhile, one person was killed
In the District and 13 injured, two
seriously, in the Washinton area IN
traffic accidents yesterday and last
night. Wet and slippery streets and
poor visibility owing to rain were
blamed for number of last nights
accidents.
A bicyclist, Marion Wilson, 36, col
ored, of 407 First street NV, was
killed last night when struck by a
street car operated, police said, by
Cavanaugh c. Johnson, 40, OF 1888
East Capitol street. at New Jersey
avenue and G. street NV. He was
dead on arrival at Casualty Hospital.
This was the tenth fatality OF the
wear, compared with 13 for the cor
responding period last year.
Mai. Brown said police are still
seeking the driver of black sedan
automobile that knocked down and
killed Millard Caldwell, Sd, 12-year-
old son of Representative Caldwell
of Florida, last Thursday morning
at Connecticut avenue and Wood
ley place NV.
At the conference yesterday, this
case was discussed, Maj. Brown
said, along with that of Doris Dixon.
6, who was knocked down Sunday
afternoon as she crossed the street
in front of her home, 3l6 Ninth
street Sc
Will Ask Reward.
Prompted by the killing of young
Caldwell, a House page, Representa-
tive Seccombe. Republican, of Ohio
will urge the House District Com
mittee tomorrow to approve a
permanent $1,000 reward for all hit
and-run drivers. Mr.. Seccombe,
new member of the House Com
mittee, said he believes something
should be done to prevent whole
sale murder" by automobiles on
Washington streets.
Chairman Jennings Randolph OF
the House District Committee, said
Mr.. Seccombes proposal will receive
Earnest consideration" at the COM
nittee's meeting.
Should this reward be approved,
It would bring to $l,210 the rewards
offered for information leading to
the arrest of the driver Of the car.
Mai. Brown has personally offered
reward of S100, Arthur Godfrey,
WJSV announcer, another $l00, and
yesterday an anonymous person sent
Mai. Brown $40 to add to the fund.
In the Dixon case, police believe
the driver of the car, thought to be
a woman, probably was unaware her
car struck the child. They indi-
Gated the search for this driver will
be dropped as the child evidently ran
into the street and into the rear Of
the car.
Two men, William Rental, %, OF
Boston, Mass, and Robert Finanan,
80, of New York. were cut and
bruised when struck by hit-and-
run driver on the Mount Vernon
highway, between Capitol Overlook
and the police pistol range.
Mans Back Is Broken.
Most seriously injured in accidents
in the District was Arris Everett
Thornburg, 68, of 1913 Eleventh street
Sc. He received a broken back
and other injuries when struck at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania