Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1935, Page 3

UNITY IN SAFETY DRIVE 1S’ URGED George D. Neilson Holds Co- operation of All Is Neces- sary for Success. Only through the “united and complete co-operation” of every per- son in the District, child or adult, motorist or pedestrian, can traffic safety be brought about, in the opin- fon of George D. Neilson, assistant District corporation counsel. In a letter to The Star Safety Council, Mr. Neilson pointed out that the situation cannot be solved by police or prosecutors alone, but that the public as a whole “must become safety conscious—not for a day, but every day, year in and year out.” Mr. Neilson's letter follows: “I consider it a privilege as well as | a duty to join the ranks of those public-spirited persons who have pledged themselves to support the safe-driving campaign of The Star. The movement, in my opinion, is one of the most constructive steps ever taken to make the streets of our great city safe for both life and prop- erty “The time has come when every citizen should give serious thought to the traffic situation. The officers, nor the prosecutors, alone can solve the problem. Only through the united and complete co-operation of every person, whether he be child or adult, pedestrian or motorist, can we hope to improve conditions. “The public as a whole must be- come safety conscious—not for a day, but every day, year in and year out. A day in Traffic Court, not as a de- fendant, but as an interested ob- | server, would be a day well spent. | “As case after case 1§ called, from | parking and speeding to reckless driv- | ing and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, me‘ observer would be deeply lmIJN‘SSC“; with the urgent necessity for greater care and consideration for others| in the operation of vehicles of all types. [ “As the facts of a collision case | come to light, revealing that be- cause of carelessness on the part of | a driver, serious personal injuries | or substantial propeity damage re- sulted, he will see the wisdom O(i strict adherence to his pledge to The} star Safety Council “From personal experience as as-| sistant corporation counsel, I am con- | vinced that it is the desire of the| judges and the prosecutors at Police | Court to do all in their power 10| achieve a sane and honest enforce- | ment of the traffic regulations. To | this end they are co-operating with officials of the Police Department and the Department of Vehicles and Traffic “Again let me commend vour ef-| forts and urge every citizen to sup-| port the safe driving campaign 1001 | 1 | per cent—if for no other reason than for the protection of his own life and property.” Excerpts from some of the hun- dreds of other letters received by “The Star Council in connection With | the safety campaign follow: | “All car stops should be on far side of crossing instead of near side; | impossible to get to cars to board | and impossible to make sidewalk when getting off. Automobile drivers | in Washington seem to be as me-| chanical as the lights—they g0 re-‘ gardless of persons caught in the crosswalks when the lights change or on turns, when the light is O. K. or | otherwise. —W. S. WARNER. Boston, a visitor in Washington. “I beg to thank The Star for pub- | lishing the three excellent letters in regard to traffic in ‘Washington— those published October 1 The con- ditions here are so bad that I hope we may have many more such as those above mentioned.” ANTHONY C. ADDISON. Metropolitan Club. “With reference to the inclosed article clipped from The Evening Star, September 28, 1935, “A Little Bit Like Dying,” and blank copy of your safe driving pledge, it is Almost tncredible that you would undertake | a safety campaign in this city with regard to automobile driving and not include in the pledge a promise to PROTECT OTHERS FROM DRINK- ING DRIVERS; it is also incredible that you would even expect it to be in any measure a benefit and great help to pedestrians and other drivers of cars without including this very important question, 13. * * * ¢ “The inclosed article of September 28 clearly brings out the importance of drivers not drinking, when prisoner 21007 stated to your own reporter that he bpcame so intoxicated on only beer | that he was unable to properly and | carefully drive his taxi and because | of this intoxication he was arrested for sideswiping another machine and sentenced to a 90-day jail term for driving while drunk and leaving after colliding. “In view of the hundreds of such tragedies, it seems to me very un-| fortunate that so much time and| effort, as well as space in The Star | to advertise the safety campaign | should be spent and then one of the most important, at the present time, questions should be either deliberately or inadvertently omitted from your pledge. “I trust the reporter's interview with this prisoner 21007 may be an asset to your campaign and that some mention, at least, will be made to the danger of driving while drunk.” R. 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Radcliffe, manager, have joined The Star safety drive as a unit In the group with Mr. Radcliffe, who is shown signing his pledge. are, left to right, C. F. Crown, supervisor; B. L. Gormley, J. A. Ward and M. A. Gowans, office inanager. and John Thomas. SNOW HOLDS BACK GLIDER PROGRAM Three Craft Arrive at Big Mea- dows and Await Soaring Weather. Special Dispatch to The Star. BIG MEADOWS, Va., October 7.— Three glider planes arrived here yes- terday through dense fog with 3 inches ef snow on the ground and tempera- ture 30 degrees above zero. The latest arrival was tSanley Smith of Linder- ville; N. Y., 1932 glider champion of the Elmira meet. In the valley below the sun was shining. If the clouds break, soaring will*begin this morning, but most are of the opinion it will take a day to clear. Lieut. Comdr. Barnaby of Pen- sacola, Fla., who, with Lieut Dussault, senior glider instructor at Pensacola Naval School, flew in Saturday, will fly back today. Barnaby is president of the Soaring Society of America, whieh is conducting expeditions at Big Meadows. Barnaby explained conditions at Big Meadows, which he claims is the best soaring site available in the United States, &nd how it came to be discovered. “I don't think there is any doubt as far Provides samo service as one costing W BEL S e i, £ as terrain is concerned that his is the L} —Star Staff Photo. Employes of the delivery department of Frank R. Jelleil's indorse Star campaign. Photo shows William H. Mullen, in charge of d=partment, at desk. Standing, left to right: B. Pranklin, Charles Rucker, C. Liggons —Star Staff Photo. Western Auto Supply Co. heads' are shown as they took the safe- driving pledge preparatory to signing up all company employes. right, are: Oliver G. Penny, assistant manager of the Thirteenth street store, and J. W. Roderick, district manager for the District and Maryland. Left to —=Star Staff Photo. best soaring site available to us at present,” he said. Miss Margaret Kimball, young and attractive Boston socialite, will arrive tomorrow night. She is a transport pilot and one of the few women glider pilots in America. Anv flight made will be a record except that of duration. Miss Kimball will qualify for the trophy offered by Luray for woman champion. STREAMS GET TROUT Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., October 7.— Members of the Rockville Chapter of the Izaak Walton League Saturday “planted” approximately 700 brown trout in various streams of Mont- gomery County. They were taken from the chapter’s rearing pond on the Stone farm, near Cabin John, where they were de- posited as fingerlings, and were fine specimens, ranging in length from 9 to 12 inches. At the monthly meeting of the chapter last week the members voted unanimously to refrain from fishing for these trout for at least two years and to urge cthers to do likewise. 4 ] STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MOXN HIGH ARMY SHIFTS SCHEDULED SOON Gen. Craig to Begin Selec- tions for New Branch Chiefs. By the Associated Press. Appointment of Gen. Malin Craig as Army chief of staff probably will result in a wholesale reshuffiing of high-ranking officers. Vacancies now exist, or soon will, in a dozen positions to be filled by naming new major or brigadier gen- erals. Gen. Craig is expected to begin soon the selection of the officers for promotion or assignment as branch chiefs. Among the important positions to be filled are the chief and assistant chief of the Air Corps, the inspector general, the adjutant general, the commandant of the Army War Col- lege and commanding generals for the Panama Canal Department and the 5th Army Corps Area, with head- quarters at Columbus, Ohio. In addition, pending retirements will create three vacancies in the rank of major general and three or four in the rank of brigadier general. Nine Corps Affected. During the next vear nine of the Army’s 21 major generals will make way for new men, necessitating not only promotions from lower ranks all along the line, but new assignments which will include the command of the nine corps areas. Gen. Craig, as chief of staff, is slated to recommend the men for promotion or assignment te Secretary Dern and President Roosevelt. Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief, and Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover, assistant chief, of the Air Corps end their assignments in December. Fou- lois will retire at that time, but Westover remains on active duty and 1s one of those mentioned for appoint- ment as chief. Others mentioned include Brig. Gen. Henry C. Pratt, former assistant chief and now commanding officer of the geueral headquarters air force at Langley Field, Va., and Col. Charles H. Danforth, commanding officer at Langley Field. Gen. Andrew Eligible. Brig. Gen. Frank M. Andrew, com- manding officer of the general head- quarters air force, is eligible for chief, to major general and retention in his command, which is considered of an importance approximating that of Air Corps chiefs. Maj. Gen. John F. Preston's as- signment as inspector general ends December 1. Among several officers Marcellus G. Spinks, inspector general of the 2d Corps Area at Governors {Island, N. Y.. Col. Walter L. Reed and Col. Robert C. Humber, both on duty in the inspector general's office, and Col. Ernest D. Peek, district en- gineer at Norfolk, Va. Gen. Conley Mentioned. Brig. Gen. E. T. Conley now is acting adjutant general and may be | promoted to head that division with {the rank of major general. Others considered eligible for the appoint- ment are Col. Paul T. Hayne, now on duty in the department; Col. Frank C. Burnett, adjutant general of the 4th Corps Area, at Atlanta, and Col. John B. Shuman, adjutant general of the 9th Corps Area, at San Francisco, who served under Craig at that post. Vacancies also exist as commandant of the Army War College and a commanding officer of the 5th Corps Area, at Columbus, Ohio. Maj. Gen, Harold B. Fiske also will soon be retired and is expected to be | succeeded as commanding officer of | the Panama Canal Department by Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, now on duty in the Canal Zone. Maj. Gen. Frank S. Cocheu, now on leave, also will retire November 30, creating the sec- ond vacancy among major generals of the line. Safety (Continued Prom First Page.) be taken, it was said, to bring (he problems of death or maiming by trafic accidents to the attention of the medical, dental and law students. Belleving that present control of motorists and pedestrians in the Na- tional Capital is insufficient, President O'Leary expressed the opinion Con- gress should allow the appointment of many additional policemen to stand guard at street crossings. He said he attributed to the small number great deal of the reckless driving and carelessness on the part of pedestrians at street crossings. “A motorist is more likely to obey the stop signal if a traffic officer is standing nearby,” he said. Would Bring Violators to Court. “We can't have effective law en- forcement in the District unless the police bring traffic violators into court and proper fines are imposed. There should also be a stop to the practice of settling cases out of court and per- mitting violators to have tickets with- drawn.” Father O’Leary believes the pedes- trian is almost equally to blame for the number of traffic accidents in ‘Washington, and the addition of more officers at crossings would have a wholesome effect on this phase of Washington’s problem. Students at Georgetown will be instructed not only to drive carefully and respect the rights of pedestrians, but to obey the traffic lights when they are walk- ing. As judge of the Hilltop traffic court, Father Kehoe tempers justice with mercy in the case of mild first of- fenses—but never a second time, he explained today. Four or five years ago, when many college deans were banning students’ cars from the campus, Georgetown went so far as to provide a special parking space for them. In recent years, as the use of automobiles grew, watches into MONEY at— A.XKahn Jnc. Arthur J. Sundlun, Pres. 43 YEARS at 935 F STREET AY, OCTOBER 7, 1835, Safe Driving Pledge N THE Interest of accident prevention and safer [ conditions on the streets and highways and in &t co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening ar, I promise to: Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of 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. Give right of way in doubtful cases. ZENGEMAY CLAIM IMPULSE' DEFENSE 0Id Illinois Law Will Be In- voked in Bauer Emascu- lation Slaying. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 7.—The Iilinois law that an “irresistible impulse” con- stitutes a defense to a murder charge may be invoked, to defend Mandeville girl, Louise Schaffer, 22, now in “vole untary custody.” Zenge's attorneys prepared to argue before Judge Cornelius Harrington that they should be furnished certain documents, along with a copy of Bauer's dying statement, in which he sobbed: “Before God, I never harmed & woman or girl in my life. Why should | any one want to do this to me?” | From these letters, the defense law« yers claim they can prove Zenge insane. Likened to Krauser Case. Attorney Joseph R. Roach said the | defense has not decided definitely to use an insanity plea. He likened the case, however, to one famous in Illi- nois murder law—the Krauser case, That held that an “irresistible im- pulse, if of such a character as to but officials here expect his promotion | Address Emgloyer-..-.- The Safety Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, October "7.—The dis- covery of the long missing Stratford collection of original letters and his- toric documents in possession, in 1818. of Maj. Henry Lee, son of Light Horse Harry, is announced by the | Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation through Mrs. Emerson Root Newell | of Greenwich, Conn., chairman of the Research Committee. Original letters of Light Horse Harry Lee and a portion of the source material which he used in his history of the American Revolution are in- cluded in this remarkable “find"—an outstanding event in American re- search. Photostats of some of this interesting material will be on exhi- bition at Stratford, on Saturday, Oc- mentioned to succeed him are Col. | — tober 12, when the famous West- moreland County estate of Colonial | virginia will be dedicated as a na- additional parking space has been pro- vided about the campus grounds School Laws Strictly Enforced. Traffic and parking at the Hilltop | institution are controlled as it is in the city. Spaces are reserved for uni- versity officlals and faculty members | | and woe to the careless student who | parks in the wrong place or blocks traffic lanes. ‘The force of “campus cops” is on duty day and night. They hand out | tickets for traffic violations just as city policemen do and the student must report to Father Kehoe for dis- cipline. There is no escape, for each student is required to register his name and the number of his license plate with the office of the prefect of discipline, Several years ago Father Kehoe imposed small fines for students “ticketed” for any violations on the | campus, but now he has found a far | more effective manner of law enforce- ment. If a student is called before | his court, he usually renders a repri- | mand for the first offense, unless it is a serious one. The second offense means the withdrawal of special privi- leges, which has the same effect on the student as keeping him a prisoner of policemen available for duty a| temporarily on the campus. That has proved more effective than imposing & fine. Co-operates With Police. Father Kehoe also co-operates with Heed pedestrians’ rights. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and considerate of others. the police at any time a student gets into difficulties off the campus. In recent years, however, there has been little need of disciplining students for | infractions of traffic rules. ! “We believe we have a pretty effec- tive way of dealing with the boys, Father Kehoe said, “and they have learned to obey the rules.” The fact that discipline awaits them on their return in event they en- counter trouble in the city also has had a wholesome effect in more care- ful driving while downtown. “The Star’s campaign is deserving of the fullest co-operation from every one,” Father Kehoe said, “and we will endeaver to do our part in making all | the students here conscious of safe driving and respectful of the rights of other drivers and pedestrians. I feel sure, too, they will all co-operate.” Clothing Clinic Scheduled. FLORIS, Va., October 7 (Special).— Miss Cymbel Taylor, clothing spe- cialist from the extension division, Blacksburg, will conduct a clothing | clinic at a meeting of Floris Home | Demonstration Club tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Floris School. . Library Benefit Tomorrow. Council Of The Coening Star ‘Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building 'Long-Lost Stratford Letters Found in Southwestern Virginia tional shrine in honor of Robert E. Lee “The discovery of the long-lost documents, some of which were at Stratford before the Revolution, was made by Ethel Armes, a research worker.” said Mrs. Newell. “They were found in a remote section of Southwestern Virginia. They were | packed in an old trunk belong to de- scendents of Light Horse Harry Lee. | The trunk had not been opened for more than 20 years. Its contents were unknown to the present generation of | the family there.” The story of the collection itself is a dramatic one. Maj. Henry Lee, as | the last Lee owner of Stratford, fell | heir to the Stratford library as well as to the estate in 1818, when his father died. There were a number of docu- ments of priceless value in the Strat- ford library, including the famous Leedstown Resolutions of 1765, origi- nal letters of Washington, Burke and Chatham and many letters from brother officers of Light Horse Harry Lee in the American Revolution. Young Henry Lee disposed of the major portion of the books, but the collection of papers and documents | which had then been in Stratford more | than half a century, he took with him abroad in 1830, when he was ap- pointed United States consul to Algiers. The original copy of the Leedstown Resolutions—then the only copy exist- ing—was salvaged and in 1848 pre- sented to the Virginia Historical 8o~ ciety. The remainder of the papems disappeared. They were taken into the Virginia wilderness. For nearly | a century they have been lost to the world. But throughout all the vicis- situdes of his life Charles Carter Lee cherished and preserved these papers. 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