Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1935, Page 6

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Declaring that the safety campaign of The Evening Star Safety Council is having a decided effect in reduction of accidents and that “the very atmo- | sphere is about right for early material | benefits far ahead of any so far de- | rived,” D. A. Taylor, 1121 Morse street | rbrtheast, in a letter to the councl, | adds his voice to the chorus of requests | for a special pedestrian crossing light | in Washington. “We are all wholeheartedly with you | in this move,” Mr. Taylor sald, “and, oh, boy, is it having some effect!| Perhaps I have noticed one effect that | some others have not—that is, the temperamental. It seems to me that the very atmosphere is about right for | early material benefits far ahead of | | any so far derived. When the general public fully makes up its mind to do & thing, it usually occurs, and I think old General Public has once again put on his feathers. Here's to you. Lead on.” Mr, Taylor sald that “that portion of | the general public possessing the proper sense of appreciation must ap- plaud both the object and success of your safety campaign.” “Already,” he said, “the reduction in number of accidents, especially among | motorists, is wonderful. Still, there re- | ~ mains too great a number in which pedestrians are involved, indicating | that the pedestrian element still needs | further attention, both in education and in being induced to comply as strictly with regulations and signals as motorists now seem to be doing. From | personal observation, I know that many pedestrians deliberately ignore auto- | matic signal lights, thereby inviting | disaster to themselves and annoyance | | to others. Persistent Jaywalkers. “There are others who premedita- tively persist in the practice of jay- | walking, and their argument is at least partially justified—they are en- deavoring tc escape the complicated situation at intersections, where they must first look in half a dozen direc- tions and survey the whole scene for turns before feeling safe in proceeding, and by that time the green light is half gone and they are liable to e caught in the middle of the street.” To avoid this condition at intersec- tions, Mr. Taylor suggests that in place of the yellow caution signal “which has never meant anything es- | pecially important,” there be substi- | | tuted a pedestrian signal with a dura- tion of possibly half of the green. While the pedestrian light is on. he suggests, all vehicular traffic, including turns, will stop. “This,” he said, “would give pedes- {rians a reasonable and completely | unmolested period for passage, while almost imperceptibly retarding motor- ists. The possible objection that this would slow up traffic would, I believe be unfounded, because pedestrians, not needing to survey the whole situation, would proceed more promptly and with | greates celerity, while motorists, re- | lieved of strain and the responsibility | of watching out for pedestrians, would | proceed without hesitation and with | better speed.” | He pointed out that with this ar-| rangement, policemen then could “crack down on jaywalking and other violations throughout the block as un- Justifiable.” Excerpts From Letters. | The letter from Mr. Taylor is but one of hundreds received by The Star Council. Many of them have dealt | with the need for a pedestrian light. Others have touched upon practically every phase of the traffic situation. Excerpts from scme of these letters | ceived a request from the president of | follow: | “I have driven over 780,000 miles without accident. I always give the other fellow the benefit of the doubt. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT NINOS, NO JUEGUEN EN LA CALLE The Star has furnished the South American Republic with information regarding the safety campaign here. Argentina reciprocates. NO SU DE LOS VEHICULOS EN MOVIMIENTO INA BA, NI BAJE at the same time he did. I have no doubt he is better fitted to assume the | responsibility of a driver than most of the others who were granted drivers permits. No doubt he will in time learn something about driving, after he has had more experience—and perhaps some accidents. “Such conditions exist all over the country. Permits are being issued to new drivers by the thousands and mil- lions. It seems to me that the ‘safety campaign’ should begin by not issuing drivers' permits to such persons. Am I right? WILLIAM V. KING.” | and highways of the District. “Please allow me to extend my com- mendation of the worthy campaign you | are conducting for the safety of the people of Washington. Your interest in their welfare is thoroughly humani- tarian and should be appreciated by every citizen. “I am particularly grateful for the work you are carrying on because of the fact that I am a teacher in charge of one of the boy patrols. Our patrol boys are doing wonderful work toward safeguarding the thousands of little children whose lives are endangered every day in their journeys to and from school, but a campaign as far-reaching as the one you are conducting is the biggest thing of its kind that has ever been attempted in this city. “Most sincerely I hope it will bring down the death toll to lower figures than we have ever known before. “MRS. A. S. BROOKS, “Wheatley School.” Saféty fO(ul‘!nued From First Pngr)i p which is being promoted in that coun- | try, and it has occurred to me that some of this material might lend it- self to reproduction in The Star, or at least that you would be interested in seeing it.” Letter From Reid. The material to South America was furnished by The Star following the receipt of the following letter from Many of these people are inex- ¥ Union was expressed by Dr. Rowe in | perienced, irresponsible, careless, reck- | less. Willlam A. Reid, foreign trade adviser: “The Pan-American Union has re- the Highway Education Association in | | Argentina for any matter that may be | | available in connection with the strest | safety campaign which The Evening I never have been in such & hurryisbar is sponsoring in Washington. that I could not find time to obey | I started driving in 1913. “You people are doing a great work and I feel sure it will have a telling influence on the wild people who try B} to take all the road today. “J. R. LLEWELLY.” “I think you are doing a good work, | also that the safety campaign being ' conducted by the traffic officials and | others of Washington may help. But Give Your Baby Sunshine for Christmas | directed at the wrong place. in my opinion the efforts are being ‘The safety campaign should begin before drivers are licensed.” There follows an account of the granting of an automobile operator's license to a young man who “is not | qualified as yet to drive a car alone under traffic conditions as they exist today.” “I would not permit him to take my car out unless an experienced driver was on the seat with him. Neverthe- | less, he has his driver's permit, and | | may lawfully drive a car anywhere | i and all | the year | ‘round | | | Even though \ the sun has gone south for the Winter, Baby can still be a “’child of the sun.” and any time he may choose. | “There was a large crowd of people | of all kinds taking the ‘examination’ | Star, I promise to: Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and sarér eonditions on the streets and highways and in eo-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. “Buenos Aires, with a population of | nearly two and a half million and, many narrow streets, is suffering from traffic congestion as well as the loss of life due to traffic accidents. “Any data that you may be willing to present will be duly forwarded to the above-mentioned officials with the Driver Sentenced To Look at Bodies Of Wreck Victims By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 19.—A truck driver, charged with driv- ing while intoxicated, was sen- tenced yesterday to spend 30 min- utes looking at the maimed bodies of three hit-and-run victims in the morgue. The driver, Charles Miller, 27, left the morgue on the verge of collapse. His case was continued until today. statement that it was supplied through | the courtesy of your office. | “Inclosed you will ind booklets on | daughters, Kal Bokukai, a Formosan Argentina and Buenos Aires, which | naturalized in Java and described as a | multimillionaire, was attracted by a | girl clerk in a Tokio department store | because she resembled his daughter. | is | TO engage her in conversation he | bought 42 gowns, one every few min- | utes. may be of interest, also a self-ad- dressed, franked label for mailing lit- erature on the safety campaign. “Thanking you in advance for any | co-operation you may render in thi matter, I am—." Indorsement of the Pan-American the following statement: | “1 want to take an early opportunity i to congratulate The Evening Star on the important campaign undertaken to insure greater safety on the streets The entire staff of the Pan-American' Union will co-operate to the utmost ! in the fullfilment of this important purpose.” The Pan-American Unifon is the | | international organization maintained by the 21 American republics for the | development of good understanding, | friendly intercourse, commerce and | peace among them, controlled by a | * governing board composed of the Sec- retary of State of the United States | and the diplomatic representatives in ‘Washington of the other republics; ad- | ministered by a director general and | assistant director, chosen by this board | and assisted by a staff of interna- | tional experts, statisticlans, editors, ! compilers, translators and librarians. | E. Gil Borges is the assistant direc- tor. The countries represented in the union are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, | Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, | Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El vador, Guatemala, Haitl, Hondu Mexico, Nicaragua. Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. | Beer With Shows r A London theater is serving free‘ beer at every performance Likes Clerk, Buys 42 Gowns. Touring Japan with his three TRAFFIC RECORD FALLS Man Arrested After 21 Years' Perfect Score. ‘Timothy J. Comerford missed & 25-year safe driving record by four years when he was convicted before Judge John P. McMahon in Court yesterday on a charge of run- ning through a red light, fined $3. Th defendant told the court he had been operating a taxicab here for 21 years without an arrest and was at- tempting to establish a record of a quarter of a century of ssfe driving He was | post when he misgauged the red light and was arrested by Policeman J. J. Frost. Judge McMahon commended the taxi driver on his record and said he regretted being compelled to impose the fine, Legion Post in Alaska. PALMER, Alaska, November 19 (#). —Alaska’s newest American Legion has been installed in the Mata- Valley with & membership of men from the Government’s land settlement project. The post was named the Matanuska Valley Post. Neil Miller, one of the colonists, became post commander. ANOTHER FENDER SMASHED “By some fool learning to park” Ten dollars gone—and you'll never know who did it. Too bad —when your car would have been absolutely safe INDOORS at the Capital Garage. Only 25¢ first hour, 5c each additional hour. AR PROTECTION APITAL GARAGE 1320 New York Ave. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— LIFETIME FURNITURE...RUGS... LAMPS...BEDDING...DRAPERIES Most Living Rooms Need a Tall Secretary Or at least some tall piece of furni- ture to cast a note of height in the room! 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