The Washington times., 1918-07-23
Drafts Statement of American Purpose in Russian Expedition
WOMAN INSTANTLY
KILLED WHEN AUTO
CRASHESINTOTREE

One woman was killed ana nine
other persons today are suffering
from injuries received In a series Of
automobile and street accidents IN
Washington last night
The dead woman Is Viola Smith.
eolored, twenty-five years old. 5513
street northwest. she was Instant
~ killed yesterday afternoon when an
an to m obiie. operated By James
spriggs. also eolored. 2<5S snow
court northwest. In which she was
riding. crashed into . tree on Massa-
chusstts avenue. between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets
northwest The woman was thrown
from the automobile, striking her
head on the pavement Her skull was
crushed. spriggs was arrested and q
being held for the action Of eor-
oner's jury.
DiDI0maf's wife Hurt
Nine. Monica cAlderon. wife q
Senior Don Ignaeio calderon. the Bo-
livian minister, today Il under ths
care Of q physician. suffering from
painful injuries received in an autos
mobile accident last hight Nine.
Calderon, accompanied By Mrs. Henry
Simpson. OF Forest Glen. was In her
automobile, operated BY EriI Camp
bell. 1910 Thirty-fourth street north-
west, when II was struck BY q ma.
chine operated By Ernest Miltner, e19
Rhode Island avenue, at FWolftn
street aud Massachusetts, avenue
northwest
While crossing PennsyIvania ave-
nue., At Twelfth street northwest Mrs.
Emma covington. 1927 = street south
east. was knocked down by a,car %
the Capital Traction Company. 4
passing automobile took Mrs. Cow
lngton to the Emergency HospltAE
Her condition u serious. 80
When an auto delivery wagon Of ne
Star Laundry Company, operated -
Wordsworth Brooks, 61S Tenth street
northeast, overturned at Eighteenth
and Lawrence streets northeast last
night. Brooks and two-yeGr-old Helen
Saunders, Ell Tenth street. who also
was In the machine, were thrown -
the street and slightly hurt
struck ~ Street Car.
While crossing In trout at 2oo4
Fourteenth street northVSst.s Charles
sweitzer, seventy years old. 800
Georgia Avenue northwest was struck
BY Q car OF the CAPITAL Iraction Com
pany. and received injury to his right
leg. He refused hospital treatment
Two persons were hurt when .
taxicab, operated by Norman Boni-
FAINT, $40 Third street northeast. over
turned last night at Fifty-third ana
Foote streets northeast The An
jured, who were occupants Of The
taxi, are Lewis Hettenkemer, 800 SEQ
ond street northeast. and Thomas
Gleason. 235 Massachusetts, avenue
northeast Both were cut and bruised
and were treated At the Casually
Hospital
Harry J. Luedsrs, 147 r street
northeast, was slightly hurt when .
motorcycle on which he was riding
was In collision last night with an
automobile operated By Ernest Lylea,
1150 Twenty-third street Northwest.
At Third and @ streets northwest
Caught between two auto trucks q
the army quartermasterss department
In an alley In the rear OF 3fg Q street
Jesse Brown, colored, 1850
Florida avenue northwest, received
internal injuries and his right les
was broken last night He Il At the
Casualty Hospital
Albert McGonigal. 1907 Columbis
road northwest. while riding a b.
cycle at Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest last night
was slightly hurt when struck by an
operated by JohnsJ. Giles
pie, us Four-and-a-half street north
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