Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-13
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Mis- vandewalker L Struck at
CrosEing[amss Kane, Wagon
Victim, Dies.

Victim, Dies.
Miss Nina C. vandewalker. in charge
of the kindergarten department of the
state Normal School, Milwaukee. was
knocked down by q Capital Traction
car at New York avenue and 18th
street last night about o'clock and
seriously hurt Two ribs were frActur-
cd. her foot injured and she was badly
shocked William q. Owen, president
Of the Chicago Normal School. and Car
roll g. Pearse. representing the Mil
waukes Normal School, were with her
when the accident happened. and the
former was caught In the car fender
but was not hurt
way to the residence of ]. w. Crabtree,
400 Massachusetts, avenue. secretary
Of the National Education Association
Commission on Emergency Education.
to attend q meeting Of the commission
Miss vandewalker was taken to the
Crabtree home. where she Is under the
care Of q surgeon. She spent a restful
night. and was slightly better this
morning.
James Kane, seventy years old, 319
South Capitol street, Is dead as re-
suit Of being injured In a traffic acci-
dent that occurred at LIST and B streets
southwest Wednesday afternoon. He
was crossing at the intersection of the
two streets, police reported, when he
was knocked down by delivery wagon
Of the Killian Box Company and intur-
ed about the face and body.
Police Of tho fourth precinct invests
gated the accident and reported that
n. ArtA oil hYyyt a
died at Casualty Hospital yesterday
afternoon, however, And Robert For
tune, colored. 631 South Carolina ave-
nue southeast driver Of the team, was
arrested last night about IL o'clock.
Coroner hewitt arranged to hold an in
quest late today.
Joyriders in smash-Up Get Away.
An unidentified man and woman, al
legged joyriders, this morning about l
o'clock narrowly escaped injury when
the automobile In which they were rid
ing slEidded at Pennsylvania avenue and
LIST street and was badly damaged. The
cident, according to police of the sixth
precinct. who later learned the car was
the property of the Trew Motor Com
yany and had been taken from in front
Of 1927 Chaplin street.
SCARS old, 80 w street. was knocked
Sswn by an automobile at 9Th and U
streets last night about $3.50 o'clock and
injured about the face. Maury HERMAN.
1877 Park road. occupant of the auto
mobile, took the injured boy to Chill
dren's Hospital
A collision between the automobile Of
John Lockwood. s0s New Jersey avenue.
sand Q bicycle ridden by Spencer Hall.
ceJored. ffty-nve years old. 1927 9TH
street. occurred at 18th and Riggs
streets yesterday afternoon. Hall was
1n3ured about the hand and leg and his
bicycle was damaged
Knocked Down by an Auto.
John Wilson, colored. forty years old.
~. Q street, yesterday afternoon was
knocked down by an automobile ope-
rated by Jesse Taylor, 1917 10th street.
IT 7th and O streets. He was taken to
sEreedmen's Hospital and treated for
1ntpries to his head
Il tWo-horse team. owned by the w. B.
and \. Express Company. ran away
from tho rear of Georgetown Untver-
se1ay yesterday afternoon. The wagon
scane In contact with a tree, struck q
wagon belonging to Hugh c. CUM er-
land Fairfax county, Vas and coiiided
96oS o street. The three vehicles were
damaged. but nobody was hurt.
/. An automobile belonging to William
u Wilson, Secretary OF Labor. and the
aufomobile OF DR.. Darcy Magee, 1927
Connecticut avenue. collfded at 18th
and Tstreets yesterday afternoon. Both
nachines were badly damaged and q
xtreet lamp demolished.
S The automobile of Charles Langley.
r6o3S Blair road. last night about 10
o'clock 1truck and damaged an electric
Hight pole in front of ISL Cedar street
Night damage to the automobile re-
nulted.
A collision hAtween a motor truck
sUwned by Henry Friedman. 444 N
street, and an automobile belonging to
sWfliam A. Glasgow, 175S K street. oc-
Cured at Goth and l. streets yesterday
afternoon. Damage to the two vehicles
amounted to $500.
The automobiles of Edward McCor-
mick. 1874 Ka1orama road. and c. F..
Brown. 1922 Wisconsin avenue. co1lided
1t 31st and @ streets yesterday and
were damaged. One Of the cars knock
ed down q street lamppost.