Evening star., 1927-10-18
AZ HURT, | BADLY,
Nj IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
aMoman Driver May Have SUI
fered Fractured Skull in
Collision.

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toll of traffic accidents yesterday
afternoon and last night, and IL per.
sons were reported injured by police.
Miss Margaret A. Gates, 25 years
old, $40 Ninth street southeast, was
injured seriously when the automobile
she was driving collided with a ma
chine driven by Clarence f. Smith, 26
years old, 513 Alabama avenue south.
east, at South Dakota and Rhode
Island avenues shortly before 10
O'Clock last night.
Crash at Intersection.
Miss Gates, who was driving south
on South Dakota avenue, failed to
bring her car to a stop before attempt
ing to cross Rhode Island avenue, a
boulevard, 1t was reported. her car
Colliding with Smiths machine, which
was eastbound. Suffering from in
Juries to her face and head and pos
Sibly a fracture of the skull she was
given first aid treatment by a ply
sician before being taken to Provi-
hurt. was detained by police to await
the result of Miss Gates injuries.
Mrs. Deborah Scheff, so years old,
Mozart Apartments, and Mrs. Ger
Irude Notes, 81 years old, 1913 Ken.
yon street. were knocked down on
Eleventh between l. and NJ streets
about $3.50 o'clock last night, by a
truck driven by Charles H. Smith,
1852 l. street southeast. The injured
women were taken to Emergency
Hospital where physicians reported
Mrs. Scheffs condition undetermined
Mrs. Notes was reported not seriously
injured.
While crossing at Connecticut ave.
nue. and NJ street about 7:45 o'clock
last night, Robert j. Umstaetter, II
wears old, Grafton Hotel, was knocked
down by the automobile of William
Jenkins, "a @ street. He received
decorations Of the face and hands. but
was able to return to the hotel after
receiving first aid at Emergency Hos
pital.
Girl Slightly Hurt.
Jean Fugitt, Is years old, 1913 North
Capitol street, received injuries to
her knee and left leg yesterday after
noon when she was knocked down by
an automobile at Lincoln road and T
street northeast. She was given first
aid at Sibley Hospital.
oliver K. Brewster, as years old,
1O02 Z street. was treated at Emer.
gency Hospital about 1890 o'clock last
night for injuries to his left leg and
arm. He was injured by an automo.
bile at Fourteenth and H streets.
Timothy Broderick, 45 years old, 4S4
Ls street southwest, was the victim of a
reported hit-and-run accident at Marv
Land avenue and Four-and-a-half street
southwest, about As o'clock last night.
Z He refused hospital treatment for BODY
injuries.
"A collision between the automobile
OF cornelius Link, 246 Eighth street
southeast, and a bicycle ridden nv
Alonzo Carson, colored, 16 years old
ola twelfth street northeast. occurred
IN front of COS Eighth street northeast
early last night. Carson, slightly in.
1ureo' was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Capital Visitor Hurt.
Mrs. Rosalie Christiarlian, sc wears
Old, Everett, Mass, registered at
Grace Dodge Hotel, was Knocked
down near the hotel about 10 O'clock
last night by an automobile driven
Dy Aaron Scheer, 1901 West Virginia
avenue northeast. She was severely
shocked and her head and arm bruised.
Inc injured woman received treat
Mrs. Harriet Carrico, 43 years old.
Wife OF DR.. A. j. Carrico, 3311 Six
teenth street, was knocked down near
Park road ana Sixteenth street early
last night by the automobile of 10.
seph Harrell. Norfolk, Va She was
shocked and bruised about the body.
and was treated at home.
David H. Oliver, 20 years old, 1922
Porter street, was struck by the auto.
mobile Of Decatur Sullivan, 524 Third
street, while crossing at Eleventh and
f. streets early last night and bruised
about the body. He was treated at
Emrgncy Hospital.
Virginia Finks, colored, SO years
old, 1417 Tenth street, was treated at
Emer ency Hospital about s o'clock
last night for an injury to the back
of her head. She was injured as a
result Of being struck by the automo-
bile Mrs. Libby Orr, Fort Myer.
Va, at Pennsylvania avenue and
! Twelfth street.