Show 1 PRIVILEGED DRIVERS ADD ADDI I TO TRAFFIC CONFUSION IN CAPITAL CITY OF NATION Auto Death Rate Washington in D c C Is One Onea One a Day Few Garages So Cars Are Left in Streets All Night Diplomats and Officials All Immune to Arrest for Breaking Speed Laws WASHINGTON V Fob Feb 21 Q 21 W Among tho the countless problems which center In the cap capital ital there thera Is one which ii 11 contrast to weighty matter matteis s of o diplomacy tale state and gO gOel el la Is ly Iy a n Main Main lain Street question It I is the I rn It has ha cl act acted ed ad the attention ot of o from many cities special committees o Law 0 wrestled with Ith It and now con con- congress congress con con- congress gress has litiS taken hleen II it In hand hoping to solve it If It but to all appearances upp arnee It still remains a II problem ns c inT i Ii STREETS Those ho who have havo unspoiled rec of ot their theft national capital before the tho war with Ith Its lt wide free treo avenues and Inviting shady chad 81 square and parks par which jotted dotted the Iho magnificent distances would think it If they the were nere to 10 visit ton loda today that thit It had Ind been converted d dI dI I n I Into Inlo a 1 public garage There arc In Washington a ate ate- automo- automo P of about automo ble biles Is an and those from th nearby suburbs In Virginia and swell ell ell that number There Thera Th r are so 0 few tew gu gat ages public or private that residential streets are cluttered at night whit Ith homeless Os 01 mitor tor cats I By B Y day lay 1 Iho he same nd 0 oC of car cars are to 10 be found In II the streets down don do downtown downtown n- n nto I Inre to town n and In tho the parks STO STORES S us rs The Tho motor car 0 owner ner In Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington may do whit what ha he nav not nol noldo do inea In Ne ea i e York Tork Lon London Paris or any ny othe- othe 1 1 iro uro elt lIe may drive to business ani ant leave I IlIe his car In tho the street until Ills Ids day 1 s work orle Is h done Ot Of course day all all parking Is I prohibited and o 01 caslon casion- ally caslon-ally ally a police drive against It nets I sonic fines Largo Large department stores tores run fro free busses busies for patrons to the outskirts of the tho palling IcIng area aren others pro provide Ido carag garag ra I fa- fa and drivers er far tr or r rs but the problem remains The Tho death rate from rom motor cc- cc ac IlC run runs rum Around one ono a day and ond the Injuries several e A special committee of o the cham cham- chamber her ber of or commerce has renounced a traffic regulations as os They are voluminous and ond the police pollee o sty qty y the he great ni m tty of motor ers drivers don t know lenow them TOO Y MANY IU IL D Thero There are of ot course roue many com com- com complexities arising front from lIp eel I drivers Motors belonging lo to the foreign diplomats ate ale m milked d diplomatic hen VV lien hen i t sped cop rol pull up alongside one of those these cam s a a n looking distinguished gen gen- gentleman gen tieman sticks out his hia head licad and andon on sass s I am ant tho the ambassador from fromi I The cop rop knows that the tho car and occupants hn have hate e dip dip- diplomatic lip Uc Imm unit y A young nung woman wom breaks tho the speed limit into Inlo splinters and ons sa s I I um the daughter of the of oC Grau- Grau Graustark stark stark stuk In aggravated cases the state tate department politely requests the tho embassy not to the local ordinances C VT C T 1 T Ell lt But there thero are lire other complicating complicating ing special privileges which hi h ma make ke difficult strict enforcement of o the laws Congressmen have hivo asked for forand forand and obtained a n practical pr hi from nen punish tt for r traffic violations 8 The local gov gov- gov government gov has hns supplied their cars e cirs wills Ith tags IS mill ked No No policeman n except in rare cases ever ear e ar arrested n a r it if ho he knew who ho he wis nos but the tha ImmunIty Immunity Immunity ity Is la now doubly sure BUro A conn con con- pressman con may ny now park hi his cur to s long as ho he pleases while v transact transact- transact Ill big hII official business There are aro probably more motor motorcar motorcar car driver drivels in Wasi who are privileged or who In themselves to bo be privileged than thanIn to In any other place In tho world orld It Is not strange that the tho police police- policeman policeman man often wonders whom hom to 10 ur- ur arrest ar arrest rest rast no |