Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-11
hoy HIT BY TRUCK
| DIES IN HOSPITAL
Boyden's Bicycle Skidded on
Wet Payement-Citizens to
War on Reckless Drivers.

Howard Boyden. sixteen years old
Western Union messenger. who was
run over by a heavy motor truck near
Indiana avenue and 1st street Tues
day morning. died at Emergency Hos
pital last night.
have occurred this month. one in
volving the killing of August Coll
mar, sixty-fve years old. at 9Th and
II streets Tuesday afternoon, and the
other the killing of Clara Bussink,
six years old. near North Capitol and
| K streets. the same day.
| Boyden's bicycle skidded on the
wet pavement and he was thrown in
the path of the motor truck. police of
Peters, colored, 1907 26th street, driv-
er of the truck, was summoned to ap-
pear at an inquest at the morgue this
afternoon. Boyden lived at 749 7th
street southeast
To War ON Reckless Drivers.
Thomas J. Donovan, president of the
Central Citizens Association today
announced that demands for drastic
action by the police department
against reckless driving will be made
at a meeting of the association next
Monday night in the Juvenile Court
room.
Mr.. Donovan said that demand will
be made of the police department to
take whatever steps are necessary to
curb the slaughter, that has become
an everyday occurrence, OF innocent
people who are entitled to the pro-
lection of the authorities OF the COM
munity."
Wants Guard for Children.
Due to the large number of children
that frequent the streets in the
streets. an officer will be detailed
there during the daytime to set that
proper protection Is afforded the chill.
dren. II Mr.. Donovan can bring It
about
Commissioner Hendrick Is to be
present at the next meeting. and
complete survey Of he situation In
that neighborhood will be made for
his Information regarding the neces-
sity for additional police protection.
John Bartlett, thirty years OLD, i40s
10th street. was injured last night
in a collision between his motor cycle
and an automobile driven by Vernon
Poston, 2114 35th street, at U street
and New Hampshire avenue. He re-
ceived injuries to his head and mouth
pital. Poston was charged with re-
sponsibility for the accident.
william Mattson. sixty-four years
old, Of New York city. was struck by
an electric car near Rock Spring, be-
tween the District line and Cabin
John bridge. last night about 7:30
o'clock, and;severely injured, He was
taken to Georgetown University Hos.
pital, where surgeons found his right
arm was broken and his head cut.
Mrs. M. n. Richardson, 1862 Wyo-
ming avenue. was knocked down by an
automobile at 18th and Calvert streets
yesterday afternoon and bruised about
her face and shoulders. Walter Car
yer, driver of the automobile. took
Mrs. Richardson home. She was not
Lee Lucas, forty-fve years OLD,
Franklin Park, Va, was knocked
down by a street car at Penneyl-
vania avenue and 9Th street yestef-
day afternoon. He sustained IN In
Jury to his head and was taken to
Emergency Hospital
Samuel Handman, thirty-nine years
old, 315 X street. was knocked down
by an automobile at 10th and D
streets. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where physicians failed to
find he had received . serious injury.