Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
FOR DAY NUMEROUS
Army Officers Narrow Es-
cape in Crash-ChiId's
Thigh Broken.

Two motor cars and fire engine No;
collided last night at Sd street and
Virginia avenue southwest. The pas
senger cars were badly DANA ged, but
the occupants escaped injury.
Mai Campbell King. stationed at
the Army War College. and his wife
were in one of the cars. and Mai
Berk eley Enochs. also of the War Col
lege. was in the other motor car. VIII
liam Green, driver of the fire appa-
ratus, received d slight injury to the
arm.
Milk Bath for MOtormnn.
A. T. O'Connor. motorman on the
lie Droit Park street car line. was
given milk bath last night when
the car he was operating struck the
rear end of milk truck at 18th and
c streets southwest.
Bottles were smashed and scattered
about the street. and the motormans
clothing was thoroughly soaked with
milk. P. D'Arago, Forestville, Md,
driver of the motor truck, received a
slight injury to his arm.
John Dolan, colored, 513 Sd street
southwest, passing through the II
street viaduct with his pushcart yes
terday afternoon, was struck by an
automobile owned and driven by
Howard Greer, 400 Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park, and painfully injured.
He was given first aid at Casualty
Hospital.
Child's Thigh Fractured.
Bernice d. Pitzer. five years old. sos
Massachusetts avenue northeast, was
knocked down by an automobile at
Massachusetts avenue and Sth street
| northeast "Wednesday morning. She
received injuries to her head and d
fractured thigh. Her father yester-
day afternoon reported to police of the
ninth precinct that Lieut.. Charlton r..
! Palmer, U. s. ~, 753 Quebec street.
was driving the automobile that In
jured his child.
w. S. Whitcomb, s32 New York ave-
nue.. was driver of an automobile that
collided with street car at New
/ York avenue and 10th street yester-
day afternoon. The automobile was
damaged, and Mrs. A. Stevenson, an
occupant, received slight injuries.
| An automobile belonging to w. G.
Gilbert, 400 East Charles street. Bal
| timore. and a motor vehicle or the
Cudahy Packing Company collided at
! Maryland avenue and 9Th street
northeast yesterday. The latter We
hicle was badly damaged.
Automobiles Collide.
P. F.. Demmest, Branchville. Md,
and ]. l.. Sheetz. Cherrydale. Va, were
| occupants of automobiles that collld-
i ed near Wisconsin avenue and M
street yesterday afternoon. The lat
ters automobile was slightly dam
aged.
| A collision between a street car and a
! coal truck occurred at 14th and U
| streets yesterday. James Quill, help
| er on the truck. was thrown to the
street, but was not seriously hurt
| Two automobiles. one belonging to
NJ. B. Waite, 1447 Euclid street ana
the other to F. A. CollifloWer, Sl5 10Th
street. collided at 18th and l. streets
yesterday afternoon. Both automo-
biles were slightly damaged.
Mrs. Chalmers Hit by Auto.
Mrs. J. B. Chalmers, 80 9Th street
southeast. while crossing at Pennsyl-
! vania avenue and 18th street last
night. was knocked down by an au-
tomobile owned and driven by A. b.
, Rarghausen, 146 INLAND terrace north
east, and slightly injured. She was
given first aid at Emergency Hospital.
An automobile owned and driven by
Samuel Tucker, Londonbridge. Va.
collided with a motor vehicle or the
Federal TaXicab Company at Della
ware avenue and C street northeast
Yesterday afternoon. fuckers auto
mobile was slightly damaged.
Cars Damaged In Crash.
James r. Rodney, 1928 18th street.
was driver of government motor
truck that colllded with an automo-
bile driven by Howard Huntington,
i1013 South Carolina avenue southeast,
at Pennsylvania avenue and 4th street
southeast yesterday afternoon. Slight
damage to both automobiles resulted.
A wagon owned by Harrison Brown.
1928 18th street. and a motor truck
belonging to John Alt, Ala K street,
were damaged last night as a result of
collision in front of ACT / street.
Three Autos Arc Damaged.
Three automobiles were involved in
a traffic accident at 14th street and
New York avenue yesterday after
noon. The machines were damaged,
but their occupants escaped injury.
Owners of the automobiles were John
S. Melton, 904 French street: j.
Brooks. 1T40 5th street and William
H. Spignul. III 14th street.
Mrs. f. E. Page. 1880 Northampton
street, Chevy Chase. was owner and
operator of an automobile that col
lided with an automobile of the Fra
zee Laundry Company at 18th and E
streets yesterday afternoon.
Crown Prince Renews House Lease.
THE HAGUE. December 6.-The
former German crown prince has re-