Evening star., 1930-06-23
INQUEST ORDERED
IN DAVIS DEATH
Dies of Injuries Sustained
May 31--SerieS of Auto
Crashes Hurts II.

An inquest will be held by Coroner
]. Ramsay hewitt at the District Morgue
tomorrow afternoon at / o'clock into
the death of Edward Carl Davis, 20
years old, of I'LL Potomac avenue
southeast, who died at Casualty Hos
pltal yesterday afternoon of injuries
suffered May 81 in an automobile COL
lision at Fifteenth and v streets south
east.
Davis sustained a fractured skull, lac
erations of the scalp and internal in
juries when the car he was driving
crashed into another operated by
Charles A. Little, 16 years old, of 1903
w street southeast. A fellow passenger,
Alexander Dickerson, 20, of 1923 Poto-
mac avenue southeast, escaped with
minor hurts, while Little, who was rid
ing alone, was uninjured.
While Davis death was the only
fatality reported to police yesterday,
IL other persons suffered minor hurts
in a series of traffic accidents in the
District and nearby Maryland.
Two Children Injured.
Helen Fowler, 7 years old, and her
Syear-old brother, Francis. of District
Heights, Md. wee injured when an
automobile driven by Pvt James Street.
man of the Army War College struck
them as they were taking an afternoon
stroll near their home.
Streetman took the children to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where the girl was re-
ported today to be suffering from a
possible skull fracture and broken leg,
while the boy was treated for shock
and slight bruises. The girls condition
was said to be not serious.
Maryland State Policeman w. T.
Booker arrested Streetman after the
latter reported the accident to the fifth
precinct station here and took the SOL
der before Justice of the Peace Thomas
D. Griffith, at Forrestville where he was
charged with reckless driving and re-
leased on 500 bond.
Earl E. Godfrey 10 years old, of
Wheaton, Md, sustained fractured
right leg and Sam Corso, IL, of 1909
Thirty-third street. was bruised about
the legs yesterday when an automobile
driven by colored woman struck a
of and hit them. They we're treated by
a private physician.
The driver, Elsie Wheatley, colored,
n years old, of Olney, Nd who was op-
Grating machine owned by Raymond
G. Frazier. colored, Al, of Olney, was ar
rested and charged with driving with
out license and reckless driving.
Frazier, who was riding in the car, was
charged with permitting reckless driy-
ing.
Lose Control Of Car.
Two motorists. Clarence Leland. 26
OF 1929 Potomac aevnue southeast, and
Robert Thornton, "a. of Anacostia, D.
=, were hurt when they lost control of
their cars. They were taken to Casual
W Hospital for treatment.
LELAND c,,fFnrad ~n,,o.a T~z.--a. .
the leg when his automobile struck a
tree at Eleventh and G streets south
east and % stitches were required to
close the wound. Thornton's car
crashed into a fire hydraat at Nichols
avenue and M street southeast and he
sustained head injuries.
A tax1cab driven by Ashton Nixon
40, OF 1880 Euclid street, struck Fred
erick Sander, 8, of 127 Rock Greek
church road, inflicting minor hurts, for
Whlch the boy was treated at home by
private physician. The mishap oc-
CURED near the boys residence.
Cut by Flying Glass.
Three colored residents of Bethesda
were cut by flying glass and were treat
ed at Georgetown University Hospital
early yesterday morning after the ma
ch1ne in which they were riding crashed
INTO q parked car on Bradley lane.
Maryland.
They gave their names as Alice
Brown. 10; Selma Wade, 81. and Mar
snail Brown, 20. Brown. the driver
was arrested by seventh precinct noIice
ana turned over to Maryland author
ties; who charged him with driving with
dead tags. "A'A1
A collision at Third street and vir.
glnia avenue southeast resulted In in
Iuries to John E. Warren, colored o
years old, of Silesia, Md. The bow was |
treated at Casualty Hospital for lacera- |
LIONS OF the face when a car driven bv |
his father, John r. Warren. "a coIiias5 !
with another driven by Henry Vo,'on
20, Of Ballston, Va. s'