Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1929, Page 4

4 #% LEFT TURN RULES SCORED BY OFFUTT Board of Trade Committee Chairman Urges Hoover Code in Radio Talk. Rapping the left turn practiced at controlled intersections in the Capital, George W. Offutt, chairman of the traf- fice committee of the Washington Board of trade in a radio talk last night over Station WMAL, gave reasons why the so-called Hoover turn, used generally ;J‘\'er the country, should be substituted ere. Explaining that the Board of Trade, after studying the traffic system here, s opposed to the present left turn be- cause it makes the traffic regulations more complex, Mr. Offutt suggested that the adoption of the universal turn there should be followed up by an educa- tional campaign giving publicity to the fact that the provisions of the uniform traffic code are in effect locally and that the authorities insist “upon strict and impartial enforcement of these pro- | visions.” Five Regulations in Force. At present, Mr. Offutt explained, there are five regulations controling the left turn in Washington which adds | controlled crossings, so that cars will Permission to perform an autops to the confusion of local as well as ? The later .method produces waves of = PSY | In the House Representative Steele |%as made today to Justice Jennings e oo o e Be Toover | DUl to the center of the infersection | {rame which are 'diicult to turn UPoR his body foday was granted hos- | yas' o member of the labor, civil serv- | Bailey by Acting United States Atlorney turn were in use, one regulation would suffice. The Board of Trade furthermore is opposed to the existing rule, Mr. Offutt declared, because Washington, as the Capital of the Nation, “should lead in the tions.” “Washington does not have a rule for making left-hand turns,” he said, “but has five different and distinct rules. The rotary turn method is definitely prescribed for left-hand turns at in- tersections controlled by traffic lights, the Hoover turn is prescribed for one- way streets, while turns at intersec- tions controlled by tarffic officers are made in conformity with the instruc- tions of the officers. and turns at in- tersections not controlled are made in accordance with the Hoover code. “Is it not reasonable to presume that because of the larger number of inter- sections in Washington, where the Hoover turn is made without serious accident or confusion, it would be better to have this same turn system at_intersections controlled by traffic lights or traffic policemen?” he asked. uniformity of municipal regula-; HARLAND APPROVES LEFT TURN CHANGE FOR D. C. TRAFFIC (Continued From First Page.) nual conference in Washington in Sep- tember, and he intended to discuss with them the left turn rule of the uniform code, as well as Washington’s unusual left turn rule. Has Not Conferred. Mr. Harland also pointed out that he had not conferred with the Commis- sioners relative to a change in the ex- isting left turn rule, and did not know whether they approved a modification. The Commissioners will have to ap- prove any change that the traffic di- rector may recommend before it can be put into effect. Whatever is the final decision as to the method of making left turns, it is the opinion of both Maurice O. Eldridge, assistant director of traffic, and Inspector E. W. Brown in charge of the traffic bureau, that there should be but one uniform rule for both con- trolled and uncontrolled intersections. Likewise it is their belief that the actual presence or absence of a traffic officer at police controlled street cross- ings should not result in changing the left turn method. Eldridge and Brown both attended a conference with Traffic Director Ha land at which the probable modifica- | tion of the existing left turn was dis- cussed. Brown sald what traffic officials had in mind at this time is a possible modi- fication of the existing left turn rule at and there await a change in the lights instead of waiting for this light change | at the right of the intersection, as is | now the rule. | Now Confusing. | “At the present time it is confusing to both visitors and local drivers, I should imagine,” he declared. “Just a few days ago I was in heavy traffic and had pulled over to the right as I knew the crossing was officer con- trolled and I could see the semaphore. Too late, however, I noticed that the policeman had left his corner to make an arrest with the result that I had to pull across two streams of traffic in order to turn left.” “Nothing definite, however, has been decided,” ' Eldridge also explained | “There will be nothing done until we !are able to find out what the local | drivers prefer. Primarily we must con- sider our own peoples’ wishes rather than the desires of visitors. Of course if in satisfying our own drivers we can also make driving easier for the tour- 1sts that is just so much more ed. “We would not be able to adopt the [ e ] STEELE SUCCUMBS 8% > | AFTER OPERATION Georgia Representative Suf- to Be Recovering. One of the stanchest friends of the postal worker in the House of Repre- sentatives, Representative Leslie J. Steele of Decatur, Ga., who, since 1926, has represented the fifth Georgia dis- trict in the House. died early this morn- In! in Garfleld hemorial Hospital. teele’s death was a shock to his relatives and friends in the Capital, who, earlier last night, had heen told that the Georgia )eé:hmt was rallying from a galistone operation he under- went Monday at the hospital. Condition Favorable at First. Representative Steele went to G fleld about a week ago for preliminary treatment. An operation was performed Monday. Blood transfusions were nec- ssary during the operation. The legis- lator yesterday, however, was reported recovering. Last night his condition was reported even more favorable, Death came at about 1:30 o'clock when the Representative succumbed to & sudden relapse. KEPRESENTATIVE LESLIE J. STEELE Hoover turn here as that authorizes a completion of the left tusn against the trafic flowing in the opposite direc- tion and with our lighting system such a method can not be employed. Where the Hoover turn is permitted, at least most_instances, the lights are operated on what is known as the synchronized system whereas here we have our lights arranged on the co-ordinated plan. pital authorities by his widow, Ruby S. against while the more general system Bteele. scatters ‘trafic more and makes turn- ing against it easier. “I believe in uniformity of traffic rules so far as possible on all points and shall recommend that whatever left turn rule is finally adopted, it be made uniform all over the city whether the crossings are controlled or not.” Native of Georgia. Representative Steele was 60 years of age. He was a native of Georgla and except for his stays in Washington while attending sessions of Congress. he lived all his life there. He was grad- uated from Emory University and then went to the University of Georgia to obtain a degree in law. Shortly there- after he was admitted to the bar. He was deeply interested in Georgia politics and was mayor of his home ‘The astronomical observatory on the Jungfrau Peak, Switzerland, is 11,300 feet above sea level. *C From_ the fers Relapse When Thought JOSEPH CONNOLLY, ATTORNEY, EXPIRES Lawyer Who Drew Teapot Dome Indictments Dies of Appendicitis at 36. U. S. Official Dies Joseph V. Connolly, 36 vears old, as- sistant United States attorney, died in Georgetown University Hospital last night following an operation for ap- pendicitis. . Mr. Connolly drew up most of the Indictments in the Teapot Dome oil case and was considered extremely able in his position. He had held the office of assistant United States attorney for the past six years, prior to which he was chief clerk for a year. He had been doing active court work for the past three years. Prior to then he was in charge of grand jury investigations. He was graduated from Maine Uni- | versity and then from Georgetown Uni- | versity Law School in 1923. He resided in the Chastleton Apartments. | Mr. Connolly is survived by his moth- “ er, whlobllv:; in Fall lt‘lvcr‘,l Mass., and several brothers, one of whom, Father In the Capital Representative Steele l Connolly, a teacher in the St. Charles lived at 3348 Tennyson street. His | Parish School, Baltimore, is here at- widow and eight children, Leslie J.. ir.; | tending to funeral arrangements. An- Martha, John M., Sarah, Ruby, Mary, | other brother lives in St. Paul, Minn. Betty and Charles, survive. Notification of Mr. Connolly’s death JOSEPH V. CONNOLLY. town, Decatur, from 1915 to 1920. Be- fore coming to Congress Steele served two terms in the Georgia House of Rep- resentatives, John W. Fihelly. Mr. Fihelly told the court that Connolly had presented two cases to the grand jury last Friday and CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. NW. ice and claims committees. On the postal subcommittee of the civil service committee he was an active champion | of the postal worker. 1 It is expected that the body will be taken tomorrow to Decatur for funeral services and burial. A Swedish three-shilling stam. one | through a mistake in printing, is yellow AVENUFE of the rarest in the world, and whlnh.] instead of green, was sold recently by s a Gothenberg collector for $10,450. e S { NINTH:® had been stricken with ap- pendicitis and died last t. He de- scribed the attorney as a faithful work- er and declared that he would be greatly missed in the office. Fihelly asked the court for the usual order of spoke of his acquaintance with Mr. Connolly and expressed the conviction that his death will be a “great loss to the bar and to the District.” The body will lie in state at the undertaking parlors of Timothy Han- lon, 641 H street northeast, until 7 o'clock tonight, when it will be taken | to Fall River, Mass, where tunenl‘ services will be held Saturday morning | at the residence 70 Palmer street. At- torney Austin F. Canfleld has been | designated by the class of 1923, George- | town Law _School. to accompany | the body to Fall River as the class rep- resentative. 10,000 Cyclists Honor Dead. Nearly 10,000 cyclists, many of whom had ridden all night from the extreme of England and Wales, gathered on : | recent Sunday morning before the Na tionalist Cyclists’ memorial at Meriden, believed to be the exact center of Eng- land. About 3,000 of the cyclists were girls, and most of them wore ecyeling breeches. 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Saturday Inside Turn Held Better. “The most outstanding traffic en-| gineers of the country have eed that | the Hoover turn, or the inside left turn, | is the most practical, the most effec- | tive and the least confusing method of making left-hand turns. | “Why, then, cannot Washington, the | heart of the Nation, accept what is| being practiced almost universally. and | with which the greatest majority of | motorists are familiar; then educate | jocal motorists and visitors by giving | Jublicity to the fact that the provisions | of the uniform traffic code are in effect | locally, and insist upon strict and im- partial enforcement of these provi-| wions?” | Reviewing the steps that led to the | framing of the Hoover code, Mr. Offutt | pointed out that left-hand turns, at | their best, cause the most confusion in traffic, because it is impossible to make them without crossing other lines of traffic or passing into or through an- other line. “Unfortunately,” he continued. “Wash- ington does not adhere to the standard | Hoover turn and instead of the Nation's Capital being one of the first cities w] set the pace for uniformity of traffic | regulations, the prescribed method of making left-hand turns, at least, is out | of keeping with the general progress | toward uniformity. | Visitors Do Not Realize Method. | “Of course, the rotary turn is used in Washington only at intersections controlled by traffic lights or traffic of- ficers, but the averag: out-of-town motorist does not realize this, and at- tempts to use it at all intersections, | and, as is to be expected, choas in | traffic results, with the visiting motor- | ist more confused than ever, and in ||| his mind is created a general contempt | for local regulations which may result in a general disregard of them. “The motorist is not to blame. 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