Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1935, Page 4

A4 * SAFETY DECLARED DRIVERS' CONCERN Car’s Protective Features Insufficient Alone, Says H. G. Kaiser. BY HERBERT G. KAISER, President. United States Treasury Depart- ment Beneficial Association. Why extol only the safety of the car when the accomplishment necessary | 1s to make all drivers safe? Autos are safe if drivers are in ac- cordance with the statement of R. J. Murphy, manager Washington Auto- mobile Trade Associatigm, but in the early auto days some I3 to 20 years or more ago the number of cars were few as compared to the number oper- ated today and there were many little- | traveled thoroughfares ofi which new | drivers could practice. This situation | permitted persons to drive safely even | with the less-adequate brakes because ©of the then lower speed of cars. Today there are few, if any, thor- oughfares where the new driver can | practice and the cars have much| greater speed. This condition, while the cars have adequate brakes and mechanical construction to accom- plish the safe operation of the car, | nevertheless requires that the driver should be capable to properly operate the cars safely. Carelessness Blamed. It is not possible for every person who drives a car to readily acquire this ability, because with the increased &peed of the cars and the tremencous increased number of the cars operated today requires quick thinking and im- mediate action to properly operate the car safely. Further, as observation discloses, many drivers, including drivers of busses and taxicabs who, although they have this ability, either from lack of thorough knowledge of the rules or through carelessness fail to comply with the traffic rules which provide for safety. This situation appears to be the cause of most of the collisions and accidents. To eliminate, or at least greatly! minimize, the number of collisions and accidents it evolves upon every- body concerned to take steps to cor- Tect this condition: Motorists (including bus and taxi- eab drivers).—To sign The Star pledge card and pledge themselves to care- Jully comply with the regulations and courteously recognize the rights of | other motorists and pedestrians. Transportation and Bus Companies. »To require the drivers of their busses and cabs to have thorough knowledge of all traffic regulations, such regulations being applicable to busses and taxicabs as well as other | automobiles, and to further require | that the drivers do not violate such regulations, which many of them have | been observed to do, such &s running through safety zones and on the wrong side of the street, and in some in- stances exceeding the speed limit. Suggestions to Trade. The Automobile Trade.—When sell- ng cars to experienced drivers, in ad- dition to extelling the quick get-away and fast speed features of the car, which circumstances frequently cause | érivers to get a “beat-the-other-fel- Jow” complex, to also point out that ' the car can be properly slowed down when approaching crossings, and even stopped when it is necessary to avoid | & collision, permitting the driver to| thereby comply with the traffic regu-[ lations covering crossings and inter- | sections. 5 { When selling cars to new drivers | where the purchaser is taught how tg! drive the instructions should be along the lines of proper road driving and rigid compliance with the traffic reg- | ulations and not confined to mere perking the car and demonstration of its qualities, such as showing how knee action wheels work over safety zone buttons, which observers have noticed has frequently been done. The Officials Who Issue and Cancel Driving Permits—To take rigid steps | to determine the ability to drive un- | der road conditions before issuing per- ! mits, and also cancel' the permits of persons who, although capable driv- ers, otherwise wantonly violate traf- fic regulations, | | NEW VAN S.WERINGEN‘ COMPANY REPORTED Rail Magnates Held Organizing Holding Concern to Con- trol Roads. By the Associated Press. The Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland were reported in Govern- ment quarters today to be planning | to organize a new holding company for control of the vast railroad prop- erties they gathered under the wing | ©f the Alleghany Corp. | Their intentjon to bid for collateral held by a New York banking group fgainst $48,000,000 in loans, as re- | ported in Wall Street, was viewed by | some here as a step toward forming a THE EVENING STAR, WABHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935. 'D. C. Highway Department Pledges Safety H. A. Key. master mechanic, in charge of truck operation, is seen in center of the group of highway em- ployes signing The Evening Star Safety Council’s pledge. and to the right is B. H. Wilhelm, shop foreman. - Safety (Continued From First Page.) 2,000,000 miles, all of which is confined to the District of Columbia. The importance of entering this campaign for safety is seen in the vast mileage covered annually. Two million miles of careful.driving means much to the city. It means much to its citizens. Safety Idea Spreads. The “signing-up” of the workmen was marked with enthusiasm. The campaign is producing a psychology. A desire to drive cautiously seems to be catching. This was evidenced at the District plant when its council was formed. Key stated he will explain to the men that now they are working for the District government and for the Dis- trict. These men, he said, put the material on the street, but their work must not end there. They must see what they do after the material is down is equally important. The safety pledge stickers for use on automobiles have arrived and are ready for immediate distribution. Drivers who have sent in signed coupons clipped from The Star will have their stickers mailed to them. Business houses and organizations will be furnished their quotas by messengers. ’ Stickers Spread Idea. It is believed that the real effec- tiveness of the drive will not come about until the stickers begin to put in their apeparance on the cars. It will bring about a certain psychology to the drivers who will be noticing them as they journey along. Instinc- tively. it is believed. he or she will try to drive carefully when it is known | to others on the streets that a pledge of safe driving has been made. ‘The stickers are not large and can be placed on the windshield or the back window without obstructing the | view of the operator of the vehicle Thirty thousand are at hand, Be sure you get your sticker and proudly display the fact to all that you have signed up on the honor roll for safe and sane driving. It is a civic duty that every one should co-operate in to protect the lives and property of, ‘Washingtonians and visitors here. Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. has joined with other firms in the safety campaign. In a letter to The Star, Heurich writes that in compliance with requests safety pledges have been distributed to the emploves, and incloses 120 signed ones with others to follow. U. S. Unit Reports. 3 The United States Treasury De- partment Beneficial Association has returned 252 signed pledges secured in the Internal Revenue Building, and reports more to foilow. The Avalear Laundry, through its | president, reports that the employes of the laundry are in hearty accord with The Star's campaign and will do all in their power to help pro-; mote it. M. E. Kaplin of the Sport Center | Army and Navy Trading Co., writes as follows: “Inclosed please find my driving pledge. “This drive by the Safety Council of The Evening Star is indeed the | most progressive step towards the | prevention of traffic accidents in and | around Washington. You are to be| congratulated. I am sure that you will have the full and hearty co-op- eration of all honest and law-abiding | citizens of this city. “Best wishes for a successful cam- | paign.” Civie Groups Pledge Aid. The activities of the various citizens’ assoclations continue. So far the safety campaign has been indorsed by safe- To the left of Ke Safe Drivi I of The Evening Star, 1 promise to: Drive on right of Give right of way Heed pedestrians’ Gl LRI S B T y is Walter G. Wales, truck master, Some of the District trucks are in the background. Roosevelt Backs Campaign ng Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in co-operation with the Safety Council Never operate at reckless speed. highway. Stop at all S-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Make turns from the proper lanes. Signal before turning or stopping. in doubtful cases. rights. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and consi | already authorized and not being | | pushed will be quickly cancelled and | | | | i | CITIZENS FILE SUIT 10 GLOSE AIRPORT Residents Attack Halpine Field for Noise and Dam- age to Property. Special Dispatch fo The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 13.— Claiming that their property values have suffered as a result of alleged annoying tactics by pilots from Con- gressional Airport, 13 property owners along the Rockville pike filed suit in Circuit Court yesterday to restrain the owners and lessee from operating the field at Halpine. The plaintiffs charged that low- flying planes from the field disturb the peace and quiet of their homes, as well as at Waverly Sanitarfum, and the value of property in the com- munity has decreased considerably be- cause of such tactics. The suit was filed by the same group of property owners who made a futile attempt to have the Mary- land Assembly enact a bill at its last session for control of airports by the county. Included in the group are Mary P. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Philander C. Johnson, R. Maude Hodgkin, John F. | ‘Wilkins, Marian Barrow, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Milo G. Coplen,” Martha Poole, Katherine | Poole and Esther M. Ochsenreiter. The defendants are Rosa A. Wag- ner, William F. Wagner, Mr. and Mrs, | Urban N. Wagner and Mr. and Mrs. Simon P. Wagner, who own the land | on which the airport is located, and | Guesty, the lessee. | Members of the House Aviation | Committee frowned on the cgunty bill when it was introduced by Delegate Joseph A. Cantrel and killed it by failing to report the measure out. The committee explained that such a measure enacted for Montgomery would have paved the way for crea- tion of “23 aviation commissions” in the counties of the State. . Works_ (Continued From First Page.) & £ 2 the money intended for them will be used for other P. W. A. projects. Mr. Roosevelt estimated that there will be cancellations amounting to $50.000,000. ‘While Mr. Ickes' public works ideas seem to have been well treated at the Hyde Park conference, no one will underestimate the problem he faces in living up to the stipulations. Pro- ducing projects which will not cost more than an average of $850 per | man will be Mr. Ickes' hardest job. Address - Emgloyer The Safety Council Of he Euening Star Washington, D. C. hew corporate unit to hold the strings | every group which has had a meeting. ©f their rail empire. Control actually was said to rest| now in hands of the New York bank- ers, headed by J. P. Morgan & Co,, who have the key collateral in the Edwin S. Hege, president of the Cit- izens' D. C., makes the following commen “The objective of the campaign a cords closely with the often expressed Association of Chevy Chase, | President's signature is seen on Evening Star Safety Council's pledge. crease funerals and maimings caused by traffic accidents. “It is as true in the realm of traffic as in other spheres that no one holds immunity against the exactions of fate. If your campaign causes motor- ists to take stock of themselves and then banish their racing and reckless driving habits before the next traffic accident—or a second or subsequent one—stills the voice of a near and| dear relative or friend, you will have performed a great service for hu- | manity. “Regrets do not clear away clouds | of sadness following recklessness. In | defining the latter word some authori- | tles say that it is present in motor | vehicle operation whenever the speed precludes stopping without hitting an object that appears ahead on the highway.” Poole's Parking Service, 823 Elev- enth street, has requested pledge | | cards to be signed by all his drivers. | 'A. A. A. PLANS THREE . Rogers 3 itinued From F’lrit'fu{\ before the fatal shot echoed through the farm house. “She was crying.” Catalano said, “but she seemed sober.” A taxicab driver's story of having | driven a “weeping woman” around | nearby Coatesville for several hours | Wednesday morning was being investi- gated today. The driver, Percy Cle- land, was to view the body to deter- mine if his fare was Miss Hoey. He said the woman finally directed him to drive toward Downingtown. She also told him to follow a motor car which was directly ahead. At last the woman told her driver to pull ahead of the car and force it to stop. The cabby did so and the woman got out and talked with the other chauffeur, who was alone. She then got in the other car and drove away. There was also the story of Mrs. Lillian Borrell, night clerk of the Y. W. C. A, that a woman COTTON PAYMENTS E S::f::illl resemblance” to Miss Hoey asked for a room at 3 a.m. Wednesday | morning. Largest in Program of Financing| 1936 Crop Will Be Made to Farmers December 15. By the Associated Press. Plans for three subsidy payments | to farmers, the first and largest to be | made about December 15, are au- | thoritatively reported to be incjuded in the Farm Administration's financ- ing program for the 1935 cotton crop. High official sources said tentative plans for disbursing the subsidy of a maximum of 2 cents a pound on Bankhead allotment cotton called for Kissed Her Escort. ‘Told that a room was available, the woman “kissed a man who was with her and said good-by to him,” went to her room and retired. She left the next morning, driving away in a cab. Detective Francis Grubb, directing the investigation, learned that Miss Hoey was apparently determined Wed- nesday night to make good her threat to leave the farm and return to New York. ‘The records of the Dowingtown telegraph office show that a message was telephoned there from Miss Hoey. It was to her mother and asked her | Producing projects which can be com- | pleted in 12 months from the date of | letting the contract also is looked upon | as being no easy matter. However, | Mr. Ickes left here just before mid- | | night last night apperently satisfied. | Gap Meanwhile to Be Filled. | By figuring that these public wcrk.s‘ | projects will not reach their employ- ment peak before possibly the first of | next June, the President's reshaded | plan ¢alls for filling the employment | gap in the meantime. By the time| | the public: works projects reagh. their | | peak in June the President expects a | rapid reduction in the works progress activities. Mr. Roosevelt's new pl iso calls for a continuation of direct rellet where necessary, for the next six weeks. An additional $85,000,000 nas been allocated for this. It was made very plain by the President that, regardless of any re- vamping or reshaping of the work- relief plans, he intends to live up to the promise made by him, when he asked Congress for the $4,800,000,000 fund, to provide employment to 3,500,- 000 persons and to substitute work relief for direct relief, Draws Rough Graph. In this connection, the President said today that during 2is confarerce with his group of assistants consider- able time was devoted to going over graphs dealing with relief and em- ployment figures. During his press conference, he attempted to draw & rough graph explaining the subject. This graph indicated that by July next, or when the public works proj- ects will have gotten well under way, the Works Progress Administration will have been caring for 2,400,000 either by direct relief or work relief and all the other agencies, including P. W. A, will be giving employment to 800,000. He wanted it clearly un- derstood that the difference between these figures, when added and the 3,500,000 originally set by him, canngy! be accounted for at this time. In revealing his changed program President Roosevelt went on record for the first time as favoring a per- manent Civillan Conservation Corps, although reduced in size. To meet the demands for this activity for the present, however, it has been agreed to allow an additional $75,000,000 to | carry the camps through the balance | of the fiscal year. He sald his plan calls for carrying them through ths following year, although on a some- ‘what smaller scale. Billion Yet Unallocated. The President announced that a thorough check-up shows that of the | original $4,800,000,000 work-relief find there remains today unallocated $1,225,000,000, and that one of tne prime purposes of the conference was to work out a definite plan of allo- cating this sum to the best advantage and to provide the greatest amount of employment with the least delay. His new plan calls for change in the original ideas regarding rural electrification. To make this agency of his broad program more effective, | and at the same time less of a drain upon the general fund, the plan is to approach the Reconstruction Finance Corp. with a view to havihg that agency finance a large portion of the rural electrification work. 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