Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
SLIPPERY ROADS
LEAD TO INJURIES
Ten Persons Are Hurt in Auto
MishapS in and Near
District.

Automobile accidents resulting from
slippery roads last night brought serious
injury to two men in Maryland, while
eight persons were less seriously hurt In
accidents In the District. Four persons
were injured here when knocked down
by motorists.
Arthur Jenkins, 81, of 921 East Capt.
toll street, was seriously injured when
the automobile in which he was return
ing to Washington from st. Marys
County, Md, skidded of the Southern
Maryland highway about 10 miles from
the city and struck telephone pole
throwing him through the windshield.
s. B. and B. H. Duke Of Leonardtown'
Md, who passed the wrecked machine,
brought Jenkins to Casualty Hospital
from deep decorations about the face, a
possible fracture of the jaw and shock
He was treated by DR.. l.. Jimal. His
condition was reported as serious last
night.
Grantley Jameson. riding, with Jenk-
ms, was not injured. jenkins, who is
married, is employed as painter with
the Thomas A. Jameson Co.
Skidding Car Hits Another.
Will Doran, 90, of Poughkeepsie,. N.
Y, was seriously hurt In an accident
on the Washington pike near Laurel,
Md, last night when the car In Wnlcn
he was riding skidded, collided with an
other machine and was knocked on the
road. He was brought to Casualty Hos
pital here, where it was found he was
suffering from possible fracture of the
skull and Jaw, shock and decorations.
He was treated by DR.. Jimal.
Several hours after his arrival at
Casualty, Doran was placed under a
police guard It was announced at
police headquarters that he had been
identified as an inmate of an insane
asylum at Poughkeepsie. Police say
they had been notified by New York au-
thorities that Doran made his getaway
on Thursday They further charge that
the automobile in which he was riding
at the time of the accident was stolen
by him near the asylum.
Mrs. Hattie Koonce, So, and her
daughter, Miss Maude Koonce, 40. both
of the Clifton Terrace Apartments, were
knocked down by an automobile as they
were crossing Fourteenth street at Cliff
ton street yesterday afternoon. Neither
was seriously hurt.
The women were treated at their
home for bruises. The automobile was
driven by Rufus Vaughan of 2715 Mills
avenue northeast.
Less than two DAYS after installation
of trafhc lights around Thomas Circle,
James Dixon, As. of 1925 N street. was
knocked down there by an automobile
last night. Frank Choate of 1880 M
street, driver of the car, took him TO
Emergency Hospital. Several OF Dixon
teeth WIRE knocked out and his right
shoulder badly bruised.
While crossing Eighteenth street at
K street yesterday afternoon, Mrs. 1oa
Anderson, e, of 1912 K street, was
struck and slightly injured by an auto
mobile operated by Edward A. NC
Greeny of 1906 H street. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital Tor
decorations to her head and bruises TO
her left arm and right leg.
Four Hurt in Collision.
-Four persons were injured. none seri-
ously. In a collision between two auto
mobiles at Reno road and Fessenden
street Yesterday afternoon.
Houston NJ Warwick, 81, of 1872 Min
nesota avenue southeast and Gustave
Kisser, 43, of 1929 Columbia road. pas
sengerS in a car operated by Joseph
E. Young, So, of l29 Webster street,
were treated at Georgetown University
Hospital for bruises and cuts about the
head.
Eddie Combashner, colored. Sc. Of
1915 Benning road northeast, driver. of
the other car, and John Nelson, COL
ored, 10, of the same address, an oc-
cupant of the machine, were cut and
bruised. Combashner was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital, while his COM
panion refused medical attention. .