Evening star., 1941-09-16
Injury TO Seven
Spurs Drive on
Jaywa|king
Police to Tighten
Enforcement of
Traffic Rules

Injury of seven more persons ir
traffic accidents in the last "a hours
gave impetus today to the Police De-
partments plans to tighten up or
jaywalking and other traffic rule in
fractions that have been partly re-
sponSible for an increase in mis-
haps in the District.
Plans for classes in schools of the
District to instruct minors on traffic
regulations will be furthered at a
conference today. Those who will
take part in the discussion are Act
ing Police Supt. Edward j. Kelly
Washington I. Cleveland of the
American Automobile Association
and several school officials.
Miller Continues Survey.
The meeting has been called as a
means of reducing traffic accidents
after the opening of school next
Monday. One of the principal aims
will be to prevent pedestrians from
creating hazards by jaywalking and
other violations,
Meanwhile, Inspector Arthur E.
Miller, in charge of traffic, is con-
tinuing his visits to precincts in an
effort to learn If there is any further
step the Police Department can take
to reduce the number of miShaps,
In all cases, policemen will be in
structed to enforce regulations more
strictly.
John w. Bowers. "a, 818 Eighth
street NE, most seriously injured OF
the pedestrians hurt in traffic yes
terday, was struck by truck while
working on another truck at Third
and H streets NE. He was treated
at Sibley Hospital for multiple abra-
sions, decorations, possible fracture
of the pelvis and internal injuries.
Streetcar Hits Women.
Two pedestrians were injured when
q streetcar hit them at Eighteenth
street and Virginia avenue NV.
The victims, Florence Radkin, 10,
1928 Waldridge place NV, and
Phyllis Shipley, 80, 1915 Kalorama
road NV. we're given treatment at
Emergency Hospital for shock and
bruises.
Howard Dabney, As, colored, 1910
Third street NV. was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital after his left
leg had been fractured by an auto
mobile at Fourth and M streets NV.
Another pedestrian, Jimmy Ward, 81,
of no fixed address. hit by an auto
mobile in the 900 block of Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, received treat
ment for minor cuts and bruises at
Emergency Hospital.
A 9-year- old colored boy, Earl
Wright. 807 Second street S. E, was
saved by inches from possible seri-
Gus injury by a truck. Running
across the street in the 300 block
of Second street Sc, according to
police, the boy fell in front of the
vehicle. but its driver Joseph A.
Warner, 46, of 1913 Third street
NV, managed to stop in time to
avoid striking him. AS he arose
the child struck his back against
the bumper of the truck and was
treated at Providence Hospital for
bruises.
lndlanhead Man Hurt.
Chalmer Calhoun, so, Indian
head, Md. struck by an automobile
near Tenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue NV, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for minor cuts
and bruises.
Police also reported that Donald
Hall. 13, colored, 513 Forty-second
street NE, received a fracture Of
the right leg while riding a bicycle
and holding to the rear of truck.
The accident occurred, they said,
when the vehicle cut to the right to
avoid an oncoming car while cross
ing Benning Bridge and mashed the
boy between a sidewan of the span
and the rear wheel of the truck.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital.