The Washington times., 1920-12-01

KILL2;;HURT16
Two Of Drivers Speed OF With
out Rendering Aid to
Victims.


efforts TO round up speeding mo-
torists and prevent accidents fol-
lowing the death last night of two
persons and the manning Of sixteen
persons.
Last night was record-breaker
for traffic accidents. In addition
to the list Of dead and injured, many
automobiles were damaged.
TWO FAIL TO sTOP.
In two instances, after the motor
lists had struck their victims, they
sped OFF leaving the injured lying In
the street. The police are making
"a special effort TO apprehend these
drivers.
Three OF the victims one killed
and the other injured--were more
than seventy years old.
The dead are: Mrs. Martha w.
Helm. seventy years old. OF 2so4 L
street northwest. and James DE An
giles. thirty-hve years old OF l9lO
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Mrs. Helm. who was a sister OF
Rear Admiral Harry Webster OF Nor
folk. Va. was crossing the inters"c-
ton Of Thirty-nrst and q streets
noTNHWtSt. ono WAS SlfuNh ny "a NV
tir car driven by Lawrence IL. Bur
rows, 1879 Thirty-second street north
west Burrows stopped his car i'm
mcdiately and took the woman to the
Georgetown University Hospital.
where she died in less than an hour
after being admitted. burrows was
held in $1,000 bond.
De Angeles was struck by a ma
chine operated by u. +. Power, lol'
| street northwest. at Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Power, after taking the injured man
to Emergency Hospital. gaS himself
up at the Third precinct. where he
was detained pending action or the
coroner.
Dc Angeles was employed at the
cafe st. Marks. To-day was to b"
his day off, and he was planning to
santa Claus" in the department
stores.
G. 4. SpauldinG. scvcntN-"iSht
years old 1908 Rhode Island aVenu"
northwest. is In "A critical condition IN
Emergency Hospital. He was knock
ed down by motor car operated, a'-
cording to the police, by w. W. Davis
Of Chain Bridge, ID. c. Davis was ar
rested Spaulding suffered injuries to
the head and legs.
T. T.. White. sevcnty-tWo years oid
Of Hyattsville, Md. was struck by an
automobile driven by Marshall Akefs
2l1i Virginia avenue northwest NJ
Fourteenth and q streets. RI" was
removed to Emergency Hospital.
where he is suffering from cuts ana
bruises. Akers was arrested.
DRIVER SPEEDS AWAY.
While crossing Thomas circle. Mrs.
Lupa Heilman. forty-seven years "'n'
Of 1a2S NJ street northwest, wa,
struck by motor car and received
general cuts and bruises. The driver
of the car. according to INC poI'cc'
failed TO stop after the accident.
Nettis Rooney. 100 d street South-
east. and Ethel Jerome. OF the sanh'
address. were struck at Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue sou,
nv an automobile operated by W. ~
Ucrbcrt 5I3 II street northwest
1'bcy we're treated at their home.
Tho rolicc are seeking the autolSt
who failed to stop after he had run
d,yn .EoobN" IcaSon, gu sUer'
northwest, and R"rlic Bean' lNof p
Eleventh street northwest, at Sc'ch.h
street and Rhode Island avenue n"rth-
west The Lcason girl was taken 10
Garfield Hospital. but her '"Hpah'o"
was able to go homo.
After his car had run down l.o"'Se
Parks. twenty-five years oln' 40, N
street northwest. at FIRST anu anu =, -
stre.ts northeast. Harry Haas. iou"
street southeast was arrested MSS
Parks was taken to Casualty NUS
pital.
hit Ar "DEAD MANS CURVE.
william A. Burnett. $40 sheppard
street northwest. was struck ny 90
operdted by Henry II. ir'S'on' 80
Irgraban street northwest. at fh-
trrnth street and New >orh avenue
northwest. Rurnctt refused hosp'ta'
treatment. ,, ~, rl
An ant, owned by Philip w. JACK
son. gOi Tenth street northeast cor
lided with Rebccca shapiro seven:
teen years old, 400 n street ana
Anna Sidcman, of Baltimore, Nd at
Florida avenue and North tapitoi
street. Jackson took the injured giris
to Sibley Hospital. Their condltioh IL
said not to be serious.
Early this morning. an auto salu
to have been operated by w. r. Ford,
OF Capitol Heights. Md, struck Pile
of bricks at sixteenth and NJ streets.
The right front wheel OF the machine
was smashed, as was also the wind :
shield The occupants, two men and
three women, were slightly cut by
flying glass, and were removed TO
their homes.