Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1934, Page 4

THREE ARE HURT INTRAFFIC TOLL Truck Jumper Has Broken Collarbone—Car Turns Over After Blowout. Three persons were hurt, two se- riously, in traffic accidents in the District yesterday. ‘The more seriously hurt are Donald Knott, 18, of 1125 Maryland avenue northeast, a jumper on a Woodward & Lothrop truck, who received a broken collarbone and possible inter- nal injuries when struck by an auto- mobile at Sixteenth and Van Buren streets, and Melvin Butler, 21, colored, 251 Fourteenth street northeast, who suffered possible skull fractures when his machine overturned after a blow- out in the 2700 block of Stanton road southeast. Knott, who was struck by a car said by police to have been operated by W. W. Chandler of Waynesboro, Pa., was given first aid at Walter Reed Hospital and later removed to Provi- dence Hospital. Butler and Milton Bateman, 21, colored, 719 Second street southwest, a passenger in his ear, were treated at Casualty Hos- pital. Bateman's injuries were slight and he was released. To Get Bonds in Future. After & half-dozen Maryland resi- dents had failed to attend an inquest in the death of Ellsworth Jenkins, 52, colored, of Dupont Heights, Md., Cor- oner A. Magruder MacDonald yester- day issued an order that all witnesses in fatal automobile accidents who live outside the District must post bond for their appearance before the cor- oner’s jury or give other “substantial assurance” they will attend inquests. Lewis E. Jenkins, colored, of Du- pont Heights, Md., whose uncle was killed when the car Jenkins was driv- ing collided with another autpmobile on Pennsylvania avenue southeast, was one of three drivers held for the grand jury. It was testified that there was only one light on Jen- kins’ car and that it had been travel- ing at a terrific speed when it col- lided with the machine of Lester V. Barrett, 521 Fourth street southeast. The other drivers held are Frank ‘B. Humphries, 37, of Baltimore, and Robert D. Manning, 1532 Twenty-sec- ond street. Night Watchman Killed. Humphries' automobile instantly killed Antonio S. Tasciotti, 54, of 400 G street southeast, a night watch- man. Humphries told the jury he did not see Tasciotti until he was almost upon him when the accident occurred on Bladensburg road. It was testified Humphries admitted hav- ing nad “one drink.” Manning, a salesman, with offices at 1728 Connecticut avenue, admitted having drunk four or five highballs at a road house before his car struck a milk truck belonging to the Sisters of Mercy, Kentsdale, Md., fatally in- juring James W. Ball, 60, the driver. The accident occurred at Twenty-first and R streets. Coroner MacDonald“said that out- of-town witnesses who had a lawyer or responsible friends in the District who could assure their appearance at | 48! the Morgue would not be forced to post bond to guarantee their attend- ance at inquests. 3| NEW TRAFFIC'WAR LAUNCHED'IN D. C. TO0 CUT DEATH TOLL (Continued From Pirst Page) reau to post collateral, or in the case of driving while drunk, to post bond. Corporation Counsel Prettyman some time ago started a drive against drunken drivers and instructed his assistants to recommend that the court impose jail sentences instead of fines. Some progress has been made in this direction, he said, but he now will instruct his assistants to recommend stiffer jail sentences. Year Is Maximum, Under the District law, the max- imum jail sentence for drunken driv- ing is one year. During September, October and November jail sentences were given in 23 cases, the average length of sentence being 47 days. Prettyman has informed the Com- missioners they have authority, under the traffic act, to invoke impounding of cars. Hazen directed him today to draft a regulation to put this into effect at once. It was explained that the owner of & car which was im- pounded would have to pay $5 to re- gain his machine. Van Duzer shortly will submit to the Commissioners a recommendation that congressional approval be ob- tained for a system under which car owners would be required twice a year to submit their machines for mechan- feal inspection. He favors the plan used at Memphis where the charge for inspection is 50 cents, car owners be- ing given the privilege at any time of having their lights adjusted. Such work would be done by a District agency and not under a commercial contract with the District. WAR HERO SUCCUMBS LONDON, December 19 (#).—Lieut. Col. John Ward, 68, who raised the famous Navvies' (workmen’s) bat- talions during the World War, died today at his home in Weyhill. Col. Ward was known as the “Navvies’ M. P.” in his 23 years as a member of Parliament. He founded the Navvy’s Union in 1889 and, as & military man won various decorations. Police Officer Hurt On First Trip After Auto Crash Injury Car, Out_ of Control, v Crashes Into Side Chairman McCormack of the special House committee investigating un-American activities, shown with Ray Kleinberger (center), Los Angeles police commissioner, and Col. D. W. MacCarmack, commissioner of Im- migration and Naturalization of the Labor Department (right), both of whom testified before the committee yesterday. ARMY FOR LEAGUE PROPOSED ON U. S. NEUTRALITY MOVE (Continued From First Page.) quietly as the Tommies left the train from Calais. Forty of the arrivals marched to & warehouse, where they were billeted, and 150 others were loaded on local trains to be taken to Brebach on the French border and Heinitz near Neu- enkirchhen. A second train loaded with supplies, provisions and motor transports, rolled into the station soon after the troop train. MOBILIZATION ADVANCES. Army Expected to Be in Saar by Christmas, By the Assoclated Press. The mobilization of troops for par- ticipation in the Saar international pa- trol went forward today with the ex- pectation all contingents would be at their posts before Christmas. Approximately 3,500 men, contrib- uted by Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and The Netherlands, are either en route to the territory or ready to move within the next few days. Great Britain’s troops, comprising nearly one-half the international force, are being concentrated at Calais. The British contingent, consisting of two battalions, will be made up of complete units, with signal corps and ordinance, service and medical depart- ments. Eight tanks will be included in its equipment. Italy has organized a regiment of grenadiers and a battalion of Cara- binieri. They were scheduled to ar- rive at Saarbruecken within a few ys. Sweden’s forces, consisting of 250 royal guards, were to entrain tomor- row, to'be followed by a detachment of 200 Dutch marines, scheduled to leave Amsterdam Saturday. ‘The British commander of the force, Maj. Gen. J. E. 8. Brind, with several already is in Saar- bruecken to make arrangements for quartéring his command. Only a few scattered units have arrived in the territory so far. —Underwood Photo. Lifeboat Crew Braves Storm To Rescue 16 on Sinking Sisto Europa and Three Other Ships Play Lights on Raging Sea as Sailors Make Way to Stricken Freighter. BY FRANK E. GANNETT, Publisher of the Gannett Newspapers. Copyright, 1934, by the Assocated Press. ABOARD THE S. 8. EUROPA AT SEA, December 19.—Sixteen men perilously near death on the storm- crushed freighter Sisto owe their lives today to a gallant lifeboat crew from the passenger liner New York. Amidst storm-lashed seas, the Sisto’s crew was taken from the sink- ing freighter late last night, while four vessels, including the palatial Europs, stood by, playing search- lights on the scene, The victory of the New York's life- boat over the North Atlantic was accomplished as virtually every per- son on the Europa watched anxiously the progress of the rescue craft to and from the freighter. Shouts of Joy. There was a great shout of joy from the Europa as the lifeboat reached the side of the New York in safety. It had been a precarious trip for the small rescue boat, for the rolling seas tossed the craft like a bobbing cork. It reached the side of the crippled Sisto, however, and _the members of her crew, weary from long hours of battling the savage storm, dropped quickly into the life- boat. Then began the even more dan- gerous trip back to the New York, for this time the boat was laden almost beyond capacity. The rescue of the 16 men of the Sisto, a Norwegian boat, was ac- complished apparently none too soon, for the little vessel was in a help- less condition when the Europa reached the scene of distress, ap- proximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland. The Sisto was further endangered by her shifting cargo of lumber, which had caused her to list badly. It seemed to be only a matter of hours before ithe little vessel would succumb to the sea. She was left in a sinking condition, with one feeble light showing. The New York continued on her way to Cherbourg soon after the Sisto's crew had been taken aboard. ‘Water Rages. ‘Tons of oil poured on the water had failed to calm the water and the tanker finally sent out calls for assistance, which brought the New York, the Aurania and the Europa rushing to the spot. Anxiety gripped the Europa’s pas- sengers when the huge liner turned her prow toward the Sisto, 140 miles away. 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To Quiz State Department. ‘Today Chairman McReynolds of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sald it would be only “natural” for him to ask the State Department whether a Soviet pledge had been violated. The pledge was made by Maxim Litvinof when the United States recognized Russia. Green and Woll contended com- munistic activity in this country— traceable to the Soviet Union—had in- creased since recognition. McRey- nolds said if that were shown to be true, there might be merit in Woll's demand for withdrawal of recognition. Meanwhile, members before whom the allegations were made sought ways of tightening up on radical agitators without arousing protests over freedom of speech and the press. They had about agreed upon a permanent com- mittee of some sort to deal with the problem. Tells of System. Comdr. Kirkman said “No matter where the fleet may go, we find usually tltnt the agitators have arrived ahead of it.” One way in which Communists work, he said, was this: “Small groups of say two men and three giris will come aboard ship with sightseers. The men will circulate about the decks, stuffing handbills into boats, behind ventilators, and so on, where members of the crew eventually find them.” 3 He said the girls try to make “dates™ to convert sailors to the “cause.” He submitted leaflets to show Communists “actually incite to rebellion, sabotage and assassination.” Just before Kirkman took the stand Brig. Gen. Alfred T. Smith, chief of the War Department Intelligence Service, told of the Army's experi- ences. In the land forces, he said, Com- munistic propaganda sometimes is dis- tributed by children, and not only among the Regular Army but also the Reserve Officers’ Tralning Corps, the Nation Guards, citizens’ military training camps and the Civilian Con- servation Corps. 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