The Washington times., 1922-11-30
z INJURED
IN ONE
DAY
Two Badly Hurt When Auto
Crashes With PoIioeman's
Motorcycle.


the last few days was broken
last night when twelve persons
were injured.
John w. Hodkinson, forty-six
years old. 1924 F street north
east, suffered cuts on the fore
head and a possible fracture Of
the skull; Marian N. Means,
thirty-six years old, 1911 N street
northwest, received cuts on the
head and face and a possible
fracture of the skull, and an un-
identified colored woman was
bruised on the body, when the
automobile in which they were
riding crashed into a motorcycle
operated by Motorcycle Police
man w. M. Sanders and then into
q telegraph pole on Wisconsin
avenue near Porter street.
Thrown Out Of Auto.
Hodkinson and the woman are at
Emergency Hospital In a serious
-condftion. The woman was thrown
out Of the automobile In the impact.
Melvin A. Martin, operator OF the
automobile, was arrested ana
charged with colliding. Policeman
Sanders was thrown from his ma
chine and was bruised on the body
and knees. His motorcycle was de-
molished.
Both machines were travelling In
the same direction when the col
lision occurred.
Charles Miller, thirty-four years
old, Of Cherrydale, Va. suffered q
badly cut nose and internal injuries:
his child, Charlotte Miller. two years
old, was cut and bruised on the
body, and Henry +. Khnae, thirty.
five years old, also OF Cherrydale,
received cuts all over his body and
head and will probably lose the sight
of his right eye a. the result Of an
automobile collision on the Cherry
dale road, near Dead Mans Hollow
last night. )
Confused by Lights.
It is said that Miller, who was
operating the car, became confused
when the dazzling lights on the other
vehicle loomed UP in front OF him.
Physicians at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital said today they viii
operate on Khnae in an effort to
save the sight Of his eye. 1t was
said at the institution that all will
recover.
Two-year-old Lucy Ashton. 7os
Cameron street. Alexandria. Va, was
cut about the head when the ma.
chine in which she was riding at
Thirteenth and c streets northwest
collided with a Virginia
railroad car. John r. Ashton and
Mrs. Ashton, parents OF the child,
who were in the car, escaped injury,
although the vehicle was badly DAM
aged. '' =,
Mrs. Dora Fletcher, forty.three
years old. 233 Fourteenth street
southeast. was cut and bruised about
the scalp and leg when she was
knocked down by an automobile a.
she stepped from the curb in front
Of her home last night She was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Edwin Meidenfelder, Of the Bea-
con apartments. Calvert street and
Adams Mills road. was cut about
the face by flying glass when the
machine In which he was riding
collided with trolley pole at Con.
necticut avenue and Woodley road.
His wife, and Sam J. Steinbereer,
OF the Arlington Hotel, who were
riding with him, escaped injury.
Collides With Street Car.
Selden o. Babcock, twenty five
years old, 1925 Twenty-second street
northwest. was cut about the head,
legs and body when he was thrown
from his motorcycle which collided
with street car. A touring car
that was following the motorcycle
was operated In such manner
that Babcock was forced to run his
machine toward the street car to
avoid being struck.
Walter Gregg, thirty-sevet, years
old, 6410 Georgia avenue northwest,
and Charles Dixon, thirty.fiv years
old, 1920 Fort Stevens street,
Brightwood. were slightly bruised
and cut when they were thrown
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