Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1928, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C. . TUESDAY, MIDLITY CITIZENS LAUD STAR'S DRIVE Association Unanimously In- dorses Golden Rule Cam- The Star's “Golden Rule campaign to promote careful driving received the unanimous support of the Mid-City Citizens’ Association and a e of the individual support of i mbers in a resolution adopted g in | the Thomson Communiiy Inst night w Richare the resolution, decl 10 lessen traffic accidents thing, and praised The campaign s beil worthy The . talker farmery’ | market i Twes ton, both the bill provides specifically for a whole sale farmers’ market, with no mention trade be allowed A meet Centor any s & good resent note- association ths bill providing for a J. Driscoll dent of the as- tion, who ed the resolu- if some one of the lack de in the ‘mers’ minated. This competition in would do away wit backed by who the sociation. bas been ve fight f as- ! could find out who for the Southwest market site The la resolution was introduced by G. Howard Dunnington Other Local Interests Considered. A resolution also was adopted favor- thg the Welch bill providing for in- creases in the salaries of Federal em- ploves, and the association also went on record as favoring the continuation of | the District furnishing free text books to high school pupils A petition presented to the associa- tion by P street residents, favoring the rezoning of P street between Kingman piace and Fourteenth street from residential to commercial rone, was tndorsed GOLDEN RULE DRIVING PLEDGE WILL REACH THOUSANDS OF HOMES o (Contin thing lobby ed_from First Page) More than 50,000 of the safety pledges were distributed today in the public achools with the full indorsement of #chool officials. Teachers in each room explained to the children the purpose of the campaign and then passed out the | eards, urging each child to take one home for the signatures of parents and eider relatives. But it was impressed | upon the children that the signing was 0 be no mere perfunctory affair. It was to be accompanied by an explana- tion like this: | “Daddy, how would vou want some other man to set if I happened 1o be erossing the street in front of his au- tomobile?” It hardly seems possible that any father will start from home with his ear tomorrow morning afier such an | appeal without giving extra thought | 1o what might happen—not what is | likely v happen. but what possibly { eould happen. Maybe he thinks his| children don't play in the streets. But when he gives the matter some con-| sideration he knows that he eannot be | sure—for children are children and al- ways are doing unexpected things and shoving up in unexpected places. | Two of those “things that might | happen” actually did happen yestercay | on the sweels of Washington, and two | anxious families today e --wmnn} over hospital beds where physicians are striving to save the lives of their seri- ously injured children Edmund Lyddane, 5 years old. was riding in the street in his coaster wagon | mear his home at 3313 O street. It is preity hard 1o keep ehildren with new | eoaster wagons out of the street once | thev get away from the watichful eyes | ©f their mothers The child was struck by an automo- Bile operated by Clifton M Waters 1233 Thirty-third street Doy suffered a possible fractured s He was rushed 1o Georgetswn Hospital where his condition s considered se- | rious Charles Ozkley. 7 years old, wa [ the street near his home at | 1372 Kenyon sulomoblle | ériven by He street. Whe 4 parents Look | him o Children’s Hospital he was found W be suffering from concussion of the | brain #nd possible internal injuries A less serious aceldent occurred when | George P years old, 3608 New | Hampen knocked down | nesr & by an tle driven by Richard P. Ashley, 3514 Tenth stre The chlle esaped with slight lacers- tions The little avenue Danger Always Present There s no evidence that any s was careiess Certainly the iittle Lyddane boy should not have been in the street With his coaster wagon, snd prodably the o ren had no more excuse being in vay of trafme were there There were hundreas of other children pla ing in the streets of Washinglon yester day who were not hur who plays in tne stre eren 60 #1 mune from The o1 me hese wnd vome L m acciger, e 5 o MOVt sl alweys Keep o1 st wny moment & child m e fe seoond That ie sl tha! i asked of sign the Goiden Wule § w0 a any pla Jddenty fre ingly Penalt the camers woenes childres The subfectad on the stiee aren were slecton by Mar nowa Hlm actress wh i ac & £t Mother of Bafety in t 1 campeign and who will play & & 1o he Biim wiil by first presentstion el Pox Thealer Esturgey. The liltie buys and girls wem ed o enjoy neartily Uhie Srsl experience betore the camers and will get the thrl of their | when y thelr ow Cuces for frst 1ime on Lhe screen car continued rough the Gays it ceutious, aignifed srempinry progress through (he streets | of the cily, fulfilling 1 misssion of re minging every motorist of bis duty 1o- | ward other @rivers pedesiriains end, | most perticulsrly. the other Tellow's chilgren. Before the veek is oul the car will ave been seen by » Inrge msjorily tie population of Weshingwn, in ry one whe ever which the e The success of thin wpon the slgnature nol merely perfy eery peron In emprign dependr the earnest end petory signing - of achinglon wilh 8 CHOOL CHILDREN WILL ENLIST Scene at the Force Schoal yesterday afternoon, when representatives of The Star's Goiden Leaders of Civie Organization Indorse Star’s Safety Campaign BY IVAN €. WELD, President Chamber of Commerce, In expressing the highesi commendation of The Star's Golden Rule Driving Campaign, I am sure that I give voice to & feeling which is shared by every member of the Washington Chamber of Commerce The lamentable toll in human lives caused by automobile accidents is the great problem of the modern city. and every step possible should be taken to reduce this loss and to make our streets safe for the pedestrian as well as for the motorist In concentrating upon you have hit upon the log the automobile driver. it _scems to me that 1 method of approach. The reckless driver cannot be condemned 100 severely—he should be held strictly accountable , by the police. But there are many persons who are merely thoughtle or careless and this group. by far the largest, is the ons which sian most in need of our attention Your plan of educational publicity te reach all automobile drivers bringing to them the message of careful driving. should go a long way toward lessening the number of automobile accidents. and 1 sincerely hope that these efforts will mect with all possible success. BY JESSE C. SUTER, President of the Greater Washington Motor Club and Chairman ef the Legislative Board of the Ametican Motorists Association. I have noted with tery great interest the Golden Rule campaign inaugurated by The Star and belleve il is exactly what is needed at this time. 1 have long bren convinced that the solution of most of our traffic problems is to be found in the application of the Golden Rule From my own experience as a veteran driver. I have been impressed the fact that most of our difficulties, especialiy at street intersections, not only of pedestrians but of oiner wit are due entirely to a disregard motaorists. An educational campaign such as is contemplated by The Star, to- gether with the actual piedmine af motorisis. <hou'd 2o » iong way toward solving the problem of making the streets safe for our children. BY DORSEY W. HYDE, JR.. Secretary Chamber of Commerce. The Golden Rule Driving Campalgn inauguraied bv The Evening Star strikes me as a splendid idea and one which should prove of the greatest benefit to the citizens of the National Capital Much has been done to lessen the accident hazard by the widening of streets, the improvement of car braki and mechanism. and by trafic regulation measures. but the most imoortant problem of all—the educa- tion of the driver-—has not come in for equal tention Any plan which puts a premium on safe driving should prove a boon to Washington motorists and pedestrians and should aid us In reducing the annual toll of killed. maimed and injured persons Your effort to accomplish this object has been planned in such a way as to appeal to the public imagination, and I feel sure that the results will be most advantageous to Washinglon. BY RUDOLPH JOSE, President of the City €} The Btar is 1o be heartily commended for its Golden Rule campalgn as an effort to reduce accidents and generally to improve trafie conditions in Washington. There are few endeavors as worthy and cartainly no method of attacking our traffic problems which has so great possibiliiies for success. Regulating traffic law and enforcing that vigilance of policemen have, afier all, definite lim proper action cannot be achleved through legislation ent a disposition on the part of the individual 1o s and an intention 1o co-operate even with the law sanction of fines and imprisonment Where law and penalties fail supplies the deficiencies of the former one else to drive cannot but result in complete abidance by the law. It removes selfish disregard for the rights of the “other fellow” which so often resuits in failure 10 give proper siguals, excessive speed for prevalling conditions and sccidents and injury. The Golden Rule certainly may well summarise our trafic regulations law by the constant Right thinking and There must be pres- »w & sympathetic spirit hich has the effective the Golden Rule ean succeed. for it Driving as one would wish every BY K. J. MURPHY, ‘ ", Exe e Committos Me m on 1 of Trude the streets of Wash- The constantly increaring tr ace ington and other cities s proving a problem which is puzzling the minds of the country’s best city adminitrators and traffic engineers Belween the years of 1923 and 1827 there have been more than 39000 reported accidents and 444 deaihs on the <trects of Washington, It is needless to say that every effort hes been 1o devise some manner in which this terrible toll among our citizens can be stopped In bringing this maiter so forcefully 1o the attention of the motorist through the Golden Rule campaign, The Star is performing an outstand ing service 1o the of thix er 1y, The campalgn s unques tionably &n g for it calls attention of the driver his personal respbnsibii eraling his machine in a safe and sane man- ner, and that, after 18 the basic remedy for the growing traffic evil We congratulate The Evening Star on its efforts and express the sincere Bope that its camps gn will result in some permanent und king keep this constan before the minds of the public, ‘The Board of Trade piedges the fullest help and co-operation in this regard driver's permit given & chance I thing else” The and he |eration as if he But no ehld | pyey wheel of an & apon All chaul Tom ments by Simoly eut me) heen & source of teror Know that tons. o condemn | 8uty. in the light of tie Golden Ftul hey long 85 they are Lhere 1 15 the duty of e motorist L ook oub for them e which there is nn escope e poeribie for the Golden Rule driver 1o eatiety his con o had one will be not “just some alue of the act is reflects properly ag his name o & pledge should give 1t ss much consid were slgning & check bebind the stomobile he will be called U redeem (he pledge and ever ness o be where 1L w i ern 1s that the child w there and tht he should have kept in mind constantly the possibility that it would be there. ‘That would be apply ing the Golden Rule, ov traftic codes, Lo motoring This. perbaps is sufficlent answer two letters recelved by The tday, n which the that o much attention was being o the ness of drivers and enough t the carelessness of chilare thelr parents and their teachers. These letters were, in part, Justfied. but hardly in connection with a campaign o Impress the Golden Rule on diivers It would be a blessing i boys and ghls could be kept off the sty long e there is wny other pl them 0 play. Parénts and teachers hardly can lmpress them (oo strongly proached | wh the dungers 1o which they sre blsnk artng on biected by the flow of trafic, even ay's Biar and eliner | 10 Uhe hunds ofsthe most careful drivers fstar office hund It o 8 |6 the world drop 3 nto any of the | The best Intentioned motorist provided for s A drive with his heart in hi of thewe signed pie wl- four or five boys are eutt) been o 80 Ty Bias | sireet in front of him in &) of them mecompinied on roller skates, Hable at Py Andorsing the compatgn tip snd fall directly under 8 condition which long has wheels. He 1y Justifed 1o feeling il 10 parents who | tempered ahout 1L He might even he most precui- | Justified i stopping his car, taking one childr omelimes fing 0f the offendgrs across his knee and ir way Into e streets wdministering an old and eMcient form Thete 15 0o intent in this camoalgn | Of punishment -except for the fuct thal wny molorst, but simply | 1he child’s parents might have him ar motarists of thelr plain | tested for waseult AL that the judge i It he i himsell & motarist, would e inclined 1o stretely the law 8 trifie (o let the ehild’s amatiant off May Prevent Calamities, But the molorist most cemalnly s {not Justified In running over the child simply because the victim had no s Iness 1o be where it was. It 18 not e matter of law hut simply of the old old Golden Rule The ehild's parents will not fee) & bit better 8 I la nce aller hitling & know that the accident ha) . no bus less the v hour ' i The Eve $iar ge today and | e req provison orrow e Aistrib Government depart s Who have 1hro teered services in thi Washinglon sefer for ehildren. Authorized The Btar will be on 1o the signa thelr car 1 make fellow oo of sil who verk busy Lhomoughtare n ced of waiting e apy fire! yave of i it The it hewe o mouth when recel direct hy any 0 hi mnprove despile their reming ali Chilaren an play in 1he streets 104960t s question of whether whould. They wre Lhere v not snd a0 Mararfis In Moloring There wie natursl havarde in motor They sre established facis fro 1 owill not Star | writers protested | 'ree | preper worons (he | {in the 1d with the platitude that the vietim |0 th % | heard from him vand soove sl WAR ON JAPAN | | ARTETELLL AL ERTER AR A L VA | parimen PARENTS AS GOLDEN RULE DRIVER Rule driving campaign distributed drivers' pledges. MARCH Seeretary of Commerce I Star's campaign for greater safely for cause the litle fellow was v snouldn't have been. The ring the victim of a broken leg will not b eased In the slightest 0 when your boy or girl comes home ight with a pledge card, look it over consider the¢ child who has brought it and then :ign it L don’t ign 1t unless you really to keep the promise, to take into account “the {hings that might happen” and make as good provisions against them as you ean. It is not contended that all acci- dents will be done away with when drivers obey the Golden Rule. That would be Uloplan in the extreme. But it {5 contended that a greal many of those calamities that now bring trage edy Into Washinglon homes can be pre- vented by a proper consideration for the rights and feelings of othe EX-WIFE SEEKS TRUSTEE. A. Eisinger Says Former ppeared February 26 Caroline A Elsinger, 508 B wn behalf of herself and minor on. Fred Elswnger, filed suit ye rday In Equity Court against her former hus- band. Ralph Efsinger, to have a receiver appointed to hold the assets of his es tate and apply the income to the sup- port of herself and $on Through Attorney May T the court is Informed that E " ared on February 26, and th March 4, an overcost belonging {o him as found on the rocks at Great Fall Vi A search was made for Elsinger waters below i but found. nor ha ince, il f stated. The ‘r_‘ ingers were divorced on February b, | 923 Mis, street Bigelow T dis t on he | not ESE BEETLE Clifford 1, Lanham, superintendent o and purkings of (he District, mad tlons today 1o ca-operate with the Burcau of Plant Industry of the 1 of Agriculture In a compalgn | Washington of Jpines be which made Its appearance here et Summer | The buresyt has destgnated several public parks - Washington for treat- | it disulphide. which is sid (o 1 o the beetle The parks in » will ba floaded by the prep 0o Prees and shrubs in these | vKs VALl b aved ol the avme Uime SAEALARLRNRARRANRANANNNAY, o rid SN We Offer a Budget Purchasi for financin g Plan expenditures Mo a b red Nty downtown merchants purchase from Five or elght which (o pay Only ane pla No luterest o List af amliated merchant and further will e sent and to (o pay serviee eharge particulars Upon request Those with yeg comes are invited 1o o wn wevonit Mutual Purchasing Asan, Buite 504, 1319 F 8. N.W. Main #4571 Eatablishe Ii ATTLLTLLLLLALLRAL TR LR L LA A Retired Seaman sen northeast Washington U he Morte addre Le driwng Third and H L King. 1t 1s aileged, was driving a truck | that xicab operated by Willlam A v as treated at Emergency made 0 a bill by Representative | Republican anything been | = Struck last r front of 1339 H strect Me! rajgnment A proposal privilege corps the e hert Hoover signs the Golden Rule pledge in The chifdren in 3 atamobile d:iving 1 Injured Jailed Crash. in bist Mishap; Au After ght by an aut Hans C. i1 years old, 415 Second s recov ersity Hospital taken to th was_unable to andolph P. S treet e the car tr a retived A. King, colared n avenue southwest ys in following a crash treets southwest was first sen hospi gl nberg charg collided with a t Brown. 1317 Q streot Hospital erations before to n the court scalp Asks Franking Privileges to grant the of the tal Union United States to member and consuls of Pan-American P stationed tn th Pennsylvania Real Estate Loans (D. C. Property Only) 6% No Commission Charged You can take 12 pay ot loan the expense of renewing S1L000 $10 per month includimg interest and prin years to your without smaller W proportionate rates PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSCCIATION Established 1881 Largest in Washington Assets Over $17,000,000 Cor, 11th and E N.W, Pl T s o—— mobile in Morten~ street today in George When ick him 308 Mc- sentenced Jall on & reckless franking diplomatic countries of who riest, 27, 1028 SOUTHERN SECURES NEW LAND TODAY | Deeds for Headquarters Site to Be Actuired This Afternoon. Contracts for the acquisition of | parcels of improved property on the site | | of the new headquarters of the South- | ern Railway, on the southwest corner of | | Fifteenth and K streets, have been closed and the transfer of deeds to the | property involved will be effected this | Afternoon, Harry Wardman, Washing- | ton realtor and operator, who was com | missioned to purchase the new location, | | announced today. | Constituting one of the largest realty | transactions, exclusive of the Govern- | ment purchases, to be effected in the | District of Columbia in recent months | the transfer of the improved land on | the Southern Railway site brought : total sales price of $1.601,500, which is indicative of the gradual rise in {he value of downtown business properties | In Washington. Comprises 10,000 Square Feet. ‘The property comprises a little more than 30,000 square feet of land, most of which is improved with office ouild- | ings. The site runs from the Univer- sity Club. at the corner of Fifteenth | | and I streets. north to K street and west for a half block. The property located at 1516 K street, to be transferred to the new | ovner by John F. Maury, trustee for the group of owners. was sold for $129.000. Mr. Warcman indicated today Ths building and lend at 1514 K street. the title to which was to be transferred by Julius 1. Peyser as trustee. brought $110.000: property lo- cated at_the rear of 1514 K street and At 924 Fiiteenth sireet, of which the National Savings & Trust Co. is trustee. sold for $150.000: another par- cel at the rear of 1514 K street. owned by Ella Bliss Wetmore. brought $15.000 and property at 1512 K street, Howard Ducket( owner, sold for $130,000 15th Street Property Prices. Property fronting on Fifteenth street which was included In Southern Railway acquisition, brought the fol- lowing prices, according to the reports today | The bri now ng of old and one-t residence at 928 converted into in which is me fashionable fteenth street an office build- located the office Perey H. Russell, realtor. $230.- 000: property at 922 Fifteenth street Mrs. Mary C. Nimmo. owner, who was represented by the National Metropoli- | tan Bank, $175,000: the properties lo. | cated at 920 and 918 Fifteenth street Adolph Weyl, trustee, $230.000; the land and building at 916 Fifteenth atreet Edward G. Perry. owner, $150,000. at 914 Fifteenth sireet, National Metro- politan Bank, trustee, $112,500, and property at 912 Fifteenth street, John C_Weedon. owner. $150,000 The removal of the Southern Railway from its present location at Thirteenth ind Pensvivania avenue will cause, in turn. similar removals of concerns lo- ited on the site which it has purchased A score or mare firms will be affeeted, Just when the Southern organization will start the erectlon of the new home s not known. MANY GET ROSES. Cuttings From Publie Gardens Giv- en Away in Potomac Park. Thousands of cuttings from rose bush- es in the propagating gardens of the of- fice of public buildings and public parks of the National Capital were made lable for the public today 'he cuttings were put in a great pile West Potomac Park, on Tweniy- sireet between B and C streets, e the public was allowed to help themsolves. ‘The varieties were principally red and vink radiance TAX DEADLINE NEARS. Personal Property Returns and n MAN, 71, STRUCK BY AUTQ,| Realty Payments Due Saturday. REPORTED RECOVERING Trafiic The deadline for filing personal prop- erty tax returns and payment of the second instaliment on real estate and tangible and intangib'e property taves Is 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, it was | announced today by Willlam P. Rich- | ards. District tax assessor | Taxes unpaid at that time will incur @ penalty of 1 per cent & month until | paid, The penaity for failing to make a personal property tax return is a 20 per cent increase in the arbitrary sment of the tax asse “Have you packed everything?” asked the thoughtful wife. “Razor, comb and brush...cigarettes?"” “Yes, a whale car- ton of Yorktowns, replied the traveled husband. Yorktown Ciga- rettes make the best possible smoke for those who travel or those who stay at home. There is a cer- tain genial quality about the blend of those friendly seven tobaccos that noth- ing quite equals. Haveyoutried them? Twenty for 15¢, Larus, Rickmond, Virglula |BILL AMENDING TAX LAW | Measure in Capper's Hands Makes | the personal tax on automobiles shall peeding Autoist Blames Girl; Court Imposes $50 Fine FFICIENCY RULES | Just because a man's girl fails to | keep an appointment with him is no | - reas hy he should vent his dis- ; y appstitesent on thesccelérator knd C. Government Bran Benefits by Advice of speed through the streets of Wash- ington at almost a mile a minute, Federal Bureau. Judge Gus A. Schuldt ruled in Traf- fic Court this morning, in imposing a fine of $50 for second offense speed- ing on Clifton H. Bailey of 3415 Q street v ivision Bailey told the court that when ROVernment is co-opera the young woman whom he was to | with the recommendatior meet falled to appear according to | ¢ schedule, he became so angry he |United States B jumped in his automobile and | °°Tding o testimony gis viciously jammed his foot down on | Gibson subcomm the accelerator. Motor Cycle Officer | trict cq G. L. Alken of the seventh precinct audit testified that Bafley passed him at about 45 miles an hour. and that he paced him for three blocks at 50 miles an hour before he could over- take him Di made b es Bureau of Efficie mittee togas expected that t 0 a3 to reduce assessment of abutting pri This was brought out of Paul Banning. Efficiency Bureau, work of investig assessor's ang eo spokesman for the eoterie of ri tives from the Bureau C. B. Hunt, engineer of h L. P. Robertson. assistant engin ted the District office The new unit that has be will relieve the working » siderable detail and routir g along the offics previously be clement weather, v devoting his 1o outside w Mr. Hunt explained ments recommended by different from ar must report the actual others cited worked out on a £ aceo whe INTRODUCED IN SENATE Changes in District System Asked by Commissioners. Senator Capper, chairman of the Dis- trict committee, today introduced the Commisisoners’ bill amending the laws relating to tax collection in the Distriet It provides, among other things, that run with the calendar year be paid at the time the registration are isstied. No motor vehicle tags shall be the taps isstind until the personal property tax is paid The bill also provides that remedies for the eollection of taxes on tangible personal property under the act of July 1. 1902. shall be available also for the collection of taxes on intangible per- sonal property. tinue tomorrow morr its hearing to d mendations mad- clency in efficienc eration have not been put into GROSNER'S An Easter SHIRT Special @ 1325 F STREET You couldn’t ask for a more opportune time for a SHIRT SPECIAL— Regular White Imported English Broadcloth Shirts $9 65 Three for $1.50 Special at Every one is of a fine quality imported English broadcloth—carefully tailored with the ‘fitting’ features that go in all Grosner Shirts. 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