Evening star., 1924-01-03
AUTO RUNS down
TRAFFIC. OFFICERS
Lieut.. Beckett and Police
man Brown on Duty for Ball
Coolidge Attended.
YOUNG DRIVER ARRESTED
Leg of One Man and Arm of Boy
Broken in Numerous
Accidents.
YOUNG DRIVER ARRESTED

While directing traffic in front of
the + street entrance to the Willard
Hotel, where President Coolidge and
many others prominent in official life
were attending the charity ball last
night, Lieut.. James T. Beckett and
Policeman Edward NJ Brown of the
first precinct were struck by the
automobile of Clyde c. Smith, twenty
years old, 2314 18th street northwest.
DIR. Hearn of Emergency Hospital
examined the lieutenant and private
and found the former had sustained
bruises to his side, right arm and
hand, While Browns right arm and
hand were hurt. Smith, "a telegraph
operator. was arrested and held on
charges of driving while drunk and
coliding.
Touring Car Demolished.
A touring car with a Virginia Ii
cense was almost completely demol-
ished when struck by Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis electric car
in front of the powerhouse of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, east end OF Benning bridge,
carly today.
The occupant of the car. an IN
identified man. explained that his car
became stalled on the car tracks and
he jumped just before the accident
accident before tie arrival of the
police.
L. H. Frenzel. 1856 Thayer street
northeast, was driver. of an automo-
bile that bumped against watering
trough at Gath street and the tracks
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Langdon. last night and
Beavers of the Thayer street address
were occupants of the car. The car
was badly damaged and Mrs. Beavers
slightly hurt. She refused hospital
treatment.
Woman Knocked Down.
Anna Griffin, colored. thirty-six years
old. 1909 = street northwest, was
knocked down by the automobile OF
William c. Palmer, 2311 Champlain
street northwest. near 18th and Q
streets northwest, late yesterday after
noon and slightly injured. She was
given first aid at Emergency Hospital
and taken home.
Joseph Blandheim. colored, forty-two
years old, l0ll 4th street northwest,
last night was Knocked down by the
automobile of Samuel Rose, 616 f street
northwest, near 4th and * streets north
west. and his left leg broken and right
leg injured. He was given surgical aid
at Freedmen's Hospital. Rose was
charged by the police with colliding:
A collision between the automobile
of Thomas Walsh, 1424 w street north
Goines, 1921 7th street northwest, oc-
Cured near 18th and l. streets north
vest, yesterday afternoon. Goines, in
iured about the back, was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. n. E. Stall, forty, 1925 o street
northwest, yesterday afternoon was
knocked down near Iowa Circle by the
automobile of p. A. O'Connor, "A Bryant
street northwest and her head cut. She
given first aid at Emergency Hos
pital.
Hurt in Collision.
c. Z. Kelly, colored, 1907 street
northwest, sustained an injury to his
face last night as a result of col
lision between an automobile in
which he was riding and taxicab
at 18th and Q streets northwest. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital in
the taXicab.
Herman P. Vollmer. sixty-seven
years old, 500 l. street northwest, was
9th and l. streets northwest last
night and his right leg fractured.
Surgeons at Emergency Hospital
treated the injured man. Police did
not establish the identity of the
driver of the automobile, who took
the injured man to the hospital.
Anthony Graves, fifteen, 623 l. street
northeast, was injured yesterday
afternoon as d result of collision
between his bicycle and an automo-
bile at New York avenue and 11th
street northwest. He refused nos
pitai treatment.
Boys Arm Fractured,
John Scanlon, fifteen years old,
1927 Clifton street northwest, sus-
tanned a fracture of his left arm yes
rerday afternoon as a. result of his
bicycle being struck by an auto
mobile on Florida avenue near 4th
street northeast. He was treated at
Sibley Hospital by DIR. F. o. Roman
place northwest, was treated at
Emergency Hospital yesterday aft
ernoon for fractured rib and shock.
having been injured when knocked