Evening star., 1927-10-17
THREE ELOSELNES
IN TRAFFIC WH|RL
Patrol Wagon Collision
Causes One Death-Driver-
/ Victim Held for Coroner.

Two men we're killed in traffic ac-
cid n+e here yesterday, and thlrd.
who was fatally injured near rams
Church. Va, died at Freedmen's HOS
pital.
Charles Todd Chandler, jr.. 81 years
old. of 1904 Bay street southeast, an
automobile salesman. was killed when
his automobile collided with patrol
wagon of the thirteenth precinct al
Massachusetts avenue and Seven
teenth street southeast at about
o'clock last night.
Los Power Keller, 10 years old, OF
1919 Thirty street, helper on
delivery wagon of the Washington
Post. was fatally injured while dellv'
ering papers at store at Wisconsin
avenue and Elliott street early yes
terdav. and died four hours later at
GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Three Held as Witnesses.
Andrew Taylor, colored, Of Manas-
sas. Va. died at Freedmen's Hospital
last night from injuries received In
an automobile accident on the Lee
Highway near Falls Church, va.
Three persons who were in the ma
chine from which he is alleged to nave
fallen were surrendered to the Nlr-
rinia authorities by the local police
10 appear as Witnesses
Keller was standing behlnd the
newspaper delivery truck tossing pa
toers to the stand in front of the store
when. according to police reports, an
automobile driven by Russell Balder'
son. as years old, of 202S + street
strl,ck him and hurled him beneath
the truck. His legs were fractures
and he was otherwise so seriously III
:ured that surgeons at Georgetown
Hospital. where he was taken, were
unable to hold out any hope Tor MS
recovery. ..
Ralderson. whose car crashed into
the delivery truck after fatally injur-
ing Keller. was internally injured. he
was taken to Emergency Hospital
where it was reported that his condl-
ton was serious.
At an inquest at the morgue today
a coroner's Jury held Balderson for the
action of the grand jury. Testimony
was given that he was under the IN
fluence of liquor at the time OF the
accident.
Patrol i'm Collision.
Funeral services for Keller will be
conducted at 10l1 New Hampshire ave-
nue. at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning,
followed by a requiem mass at 81.
James Church. in Falls Church, Va.
A policeman was detailed to remain
at his bedside at the hospital to be on
hand at the inquest to determine
responsibility for keller's death should
Balderson recover. Funeral services
for Keller will be conducted at 1O1l
New Hampshire avenue at O'Clock
Wednesday morning, followed by
reouiem mass at st. James Church In
Falls Church, Va.
Policeman Paul J. Dempsey and
John w. VESSELS, the former in
charge and the latter, driving, were
occupants of the patrol wagon with
prisoner en- route to Gallinger Hospital
when the wagon collided with Chand-
ler's automobile that was going north
on Seventeenth street. Chandler was
thrown from his car and his skull was
fractured. He died about an hour
later at Casualty Hospital.
William Jasper, colored, q years
old, of 2294 Champlain street, and
Harvey Taylor, colored, As years old,
of 14O4 Twenty-seventh street, were
drivers of automobiles that collided at
Eleventh and M streets southeast yes
terday afternoon, resulting in injury
to Charles Jones, colored, SO years
old, of 1912 Twenty-seventh street,
who was riding in Taylors car. Jones
was taken to Casualty Hospital and
Jasper was held on a charge of reck-
Other NIisIaps.
Sixteen-year- Earl Ball of 1116
Twenty-fifth street was injured yes.
terday morning when his bicycle and
an automobile were in collision in
- ck~ Ia
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for an injury to his head.
Raymond Thomas, colored, 9 years
old, GA B street southeast, was
knocked down in front of his home
yesterday afternoon by an automo-
bile driven by Policeman Matthew
Chmylko Of the eleventh precinct. He
was given first aid at Casualty Hos
pital.
Albert Grouse, 81 years old, inmate
OF Soldiers Home, was knocked down
at Tenth and e streets yesterday
afternoon by the automobile of George
Littlefeld, 1745 N street, and slightly
hurt. Physicians at Emergency Hos
pital rendered first aid.
-Four Hurt i'm Auto Upset.
Four persons were injured, one seri-
ously. when an automobile in which
they were riding turned over in n
ditch on the road between Waldorf,
Md, and Washington yesterday eve-
ming. They were taken to Casualty
Hospital. The most seriously injured
was Arthur Council. 40. of 5519 Kan.
sas avenue northwest, who suffered a
fractured skull. His condition was re-
ported more favorable at the hospital
this morning.
The other three injured persons are
Swannie n. Council, 35, of Takoma
Park, Nd. driver of the car, whose
left arm was dislocated at the shoul.
der: William II. Baucom, as, of 1853
Oates street northeast, who suffered
shock and lacerations, and Mrs. Will
liam H. Baucom, whose head was
bruised.
Mrs. Swannie Council and her
daughter. Gladys, were in the car
when il overturned, but escaped in.
jury. According to information given
to the police of the ninth precinct, the
automobile in which they were riding
was crowded of the road when an un.
identified man, driving a car without
lights tried to pass.