Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
NINE ARE INJURED,
FIVE CRITICALLY, IN.
TRAFFIC. CRASHES
Four-Year-0Id Girl Run Down
by Car Not Expected
to Live.
DRIVER OF CAR REPORTS
TO POLICE OF ACCIDENT
Two Hurt on Washington-Balti-
more Road Are in Dangerous
Condition.

A series of traffic accidents in which
nine persons were injured five of them
critically, followed in the wake Of
special safety crusade inaugurated yes
terday by Traffic Director William H.
Harland.
Mr.. Harland's campaign is in the in
terest of children particularly, and it
was the irony of fate, perhaps, that
three of the traffic victims we're under
13 years of age. One. 4-year-old girl.
is not expected to live. She is Lillian
Carr. 457 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Carr girl was crossing street
in the 400 block this morning when
she was struck by an automobile driven
by Frank A. Schaefer. SO, 4i0a Four
teenth street, who took her to Casualty
Hospital preliminary examination
disclosed a probable fracture of the
skull and severe lacerations and br~ Ga
about the face and body. ''BNyS
Reports 10 Police.
Schaefer told police the girl darted
suddenly from behind a row of parked
cars into the path of his machine.
After taking her to the hospital he went
to the sixth precint police station and
reported the accident. He was charged
with operating a car with bad brakes
and with reckless driving, and released
on his own recognizance to appear in
Police Court.
The two other children who suffered
injuries from automobiles are Charles
Garfield, jr., 5 years old. Ala Columbia
road and Jack Weinberg, 13, 915 New
York avenue. Garfield's leg was frac-
tured last night when hit by an auto
mobile while crossing Columbia road
near Warder street and was taken to
Garfield Hospital Benjamin Goldberg,
81 years old, 839 Kennedy street, was
said by police to have been the driver of
the machine. Weinberg also suffered e
fracture of the leg when he was struck
last night by car driven by Frank r.
Saltzn1an. 1903 Newton street north
east. while crossing at the intersection
of Rhode Island avenue and North Cap
itol street. He was treated at Sibley
Hospital.
Two Hurt Critically.
One of the serious accidents. however,
occurred on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard. near Laurel, but all or the
victims were residents of the District.
Hugo Brown, 28 years old, 1000 Ritten-
house street. and James A. Berhardt, 81
years old, 1903 street northeast, were
injured critically in this accident. An
other, Leo Clements, 81 years old, 1917
Wisconsin avenue, escaped with minor
injuries 6TONU Is Thought DO nANS q
fractured skull and internal injuries,
while Berhardt has possible fracture
of the back and severe lacerations.
Both are in Casualty Hospital.
Three others were injured slightly in
traffic accidents. They were: Three-yeaf-
old Naomi Obstler 800 Twenty sixth
street; Marguerite Cole. 81. 1701s Six
teenth street. and Pvt. Joseph G. Aren-
des, 36. of $40 @ street southeast,
driver of the patrol attached to No. 7
precinct.
Girl Runs Into Side of Car.
The little Obstler girl was said to
have run into the side of a machine
operated by Anthony D. Sweeney, 20.
3139 o street, as she was crossing the
street near her home. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital for slight bruises
about the body
Marguerite Cole was hit last night as
she was crossing Sixteenth, at r street.
by an automobile operated by Paul Tan
CORA. 1902 Fifteenth street. She was
treated for bruises and shock in a near
by doctors office, then placed under
the care of her family physician.
Policeman Arendes was bruised slight
ly when the patrol he was driving was
in a collision with an automobile op-
Grated by Charles W. Harrison of the
47o0 block of Conduit road, near the
latter's home. Harrison was booked at
No precinct on charge Of reckless
driving.