Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11


totals this morning, Lieut.. L. /. N. Ed
wards, personnel officer, also announced
that 290 persons were arrested in the
District for trafnc violations during the
"a hours ending at 8 am. today.
OF this number, A were arrested for
speeding, for reckless driving and 4
for hit-and-run offenses. The total
number of arrests, has run well over 800
on several days since the drive began.
At Police Court 173 alleged offenders
appeared on the collateral list this
morning, making; with the II others
held overnight in Jail. q total of 100
cases. Approximately 100 of these for
feited their collateral.
Held on Permit Charge.
Arthur Washington. 19, Of the 1900
block of First street southwest, was
permit after being picked up yesterday
by Policeman A. e. Brown of the
Trafic Bureau and taken to No. pre-
cinct for investigation on a petty
larceny charge. Washington, 1t was al
legged, was operating an automobile on
a permit issued to his father, John H.
Washington, said to have died several
months ago.
George H. Blair, convicted Of reckless
driving recently, following his arrest by
=. w, Brown of the United States Park
Police. was acquitted by Judge Schuldt
today on retrial. Testimony brought out
that Policeman Brown fired three times
at Blair during long chase May 20.
which ended with Blair's capture in
Virginia.
Blair was tried and convicted before
Judge Isaac r. Hit, but applied for a
new trial through his attorney, T. J.
Ahearn.
Five Children Injured.
Eight persons, five Of them children,
were injured in traffic accidents re-
ported to police last night and this
morning. Only one Of the victims, a
1O-year- old colored girl, was seriously
hurt
Police are searching for the driver of
the machine which ram down and seri-
ously injured Carrie Edelin,, 10 years
old. colored, of 80 Fenton street north
east. The girl, while playing in front
of her home, was struck by the car,
which failed to stop. =.
Physicians at Casualty Hospital said
she suffered serious bruises to the head
Edward White, 80 years old, of
Bates road northeast, was treated at
Garfield Hospital for a fractured peivls
and body bruises, suffered when the
machine in which he was riding with
Francis T. Davis, %, OF 749 Park road,
was in collision at Ridge and Blair
roads northeast with q car driven by
Joseph N. Ager, "a, Of Hyattsville. Md.
Whites condition was said to be not
serious.
Davis was arrested by Policeman M.
E. Gore of the thirteenth precinct wnen
90 nj 4Hcis
dent half an hour later. He was
charged with leaving after coliding.
Little 3-year-old Christine White was
injured about the forehead and right
leg when run down last night In front
of her home, at Phillips terrace, Ar
ponne place and Harvard street, by an
automobile operated by Marion M.
Stott of 27O7 Adams Mill road.
The child was treated at home by
DR.. Frederick o. Roman OF 5000 Mount
Pleasant street, who said her condition
was not serious.
william II. Scott, 13-year- colored
youth of 10l1 Fenton place, suffered
broken right leg and body bruises when
| the truck on which he was riding was
| in collision with machine operated by
| Clinton H. Blown of 162S Fifth street
The injured boy was given first-a1d
treatment at Sibley Hospital and later
removed TO emergency f1OSplUAl, WucEe
| his condition was believed to be not Sc
riouS. ~
Child Hit by Taxicab.
Eleven-year-old Francis Thomas, COL
ored, of I12 Rovers court northeast was
| treated at Casualty Hospital for minor
| injuries sustained when struck at Sec
| ond and H streets northeast by taxi
| cab operated by Frank p. Burke Of S11
! d street northeast.
DIR. Louis Jimal of the hospital stan
treated the boy for lncegationa to the