The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-30
ELEVEN IS TOLL
IN. TRAFFIC
M|SHAPS
Boy Of 8 Years Badly Hurt by
Autoist, Who Speeds OFF
Leaving Him on Street

An eight-year-old boy, Arthur
BaltzeH, 1914 Sixth street south
west, is in serious condition with a
skull fracture in Casualty Hospital,
and ten other persons suffering
from minor injuries comprise the
traffic toll Of the last twenty-four
hours.
Baltzell was struck by q chit.
and-run" motorist, who glanced at
the boys PROSTATE form tossed
from the path Of his machine and
drove on.
The boy was treated at the office
Of Doctor Henry g. Hadley, 1859
Sixth street southwest and later
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Two other boys were In the list
Of traffic mishaps.
Harry Williamson, ten, 1901 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, while
riding his skipmobile on Georgia
avenue and Park road northwest,
was struck by an automobile driven
by Policeman Joseph H. johnson, of
the Tenth precinct.
The policeman picked I'D the boy
and took him to Garfield Hospital,
where he was treated for fractures
Of the jaw and ribs. The boys con.
dition is not serious.
Forrest Hanson, a ten-year-old col
ored boy, 1898 Union street south
west, was run over by an automo
bile while playing in Fontaine court
southwest. The car was driven by
A. s. Bishop, 1873 Adams court north,
west. The boy was treated by Doctor
Hadley for bruises on the right leg,
Passenger Knocked Down.
Luther A. Watson, thirty, 43e
Fourth street northeast, vas knock.
ed down by an automobile at Sew
enth street and Florida avenue
northwest as he was about to board
a street car. He received slight
bruises.
An automobile owned by the Mer.
chants Transfer & Storage Company
and driven by Clifton Reeder, 1906
CLAW street northwest, collided at
Fourth and H streets with car
driven by Guy c. Eiker, 1907 i
street southeast.
Joseph Ware. colored, sixteen, eos
street southwest, a passenger In
the former car. was thrown to the
street and received slight injuries.
n. @. Byers, fifty-two, New York,
stopping at the Continental Hotel,
was struck by a taxicab on Union
Station plaza and received slight
bruises on his right arm.
An automobile driven by Captain
j. e. Brewster, of the Marine Corps,
residing at Kew Gardens, collided
with a car parked in front Of 1923
Twenty-second street, and owned by
Mrs. Susan Walsh. Captain Brew.
ster received slight injury to his
left arm, and was treated at Emerg.
ency Hospital.
Mans Scalp Cut.
A collision between a car driven
by Leroy Clark, 1549 Columbia street
northwest, and one driven by James
Collins, 1909 Riggs street northwest.
at Seventh and S streets, north.
west, resulted in the injury of Col
Inns, who was treated at Freedman q
Hospital for decorations Of the head.
Frank Jackson, colored, forty-five,
22S1 Fifteenth street northwest, was
Knocked down byI an automobile
driven by w. Spencer, 3611 Four
teenth street northwest. He was
treated at Freedman's Hospital for
scalp wound, and injury 10 his
right knee.
Richard Lippy, thirty-seven, 4157
Gait street northwest, was treated
at Emergency Hospital for a cut on
the head when he fell at First and
K streets northeast.
Collision between a taxicab and
an automobile driven by Frank S.
Williams, 2213 Second street north.
west, resulted in the slight injury
to Mary e. Sibley, z1SS California
street northwest, a passenger in