Evening star., 1934-12-26
Fatality List Increased to
1871 With Death of In
jured Man.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
ON GUILT OF DRIVER
Six Other Persons Are Hurt, Two
Seriously-Driver Said to
Lack Permit.

The Districts previous all-time
record for traffic deaths in year last
night was surpassed by eight, with the
death of another man in Casualty
Hospital bringing this years total to
131. Six other persons were injured in
the past "a hours, two seriously in a
collision between automobiles, one of
which, police say, was operated by a
man whose drivers permit had been
revoked.
The latest victim was Earl c..
Brandt, Al, of Silver Spring, Md, who
was struck December Is at Twelfth
and H streets northeast by an automo-
bile driven by George L. Krafthoffer,
20, of the 5700 block of Ninth street.
The latter is being detained at No. 9
police station pending coroner's in
quest which may be held tomorrow.
An inquest will be held at the Dis
trict Morgue tomorrow morning in the
death early yesterday of David In
gals, 80, BOT Eighteenth street, who
was struck by an automobile at Penn
sylvania and East Executive avenues,
December IA.
Women Hurt in Accident.
Mrs. Nancy v. Cooley, 80, of the
1000 block of Spring road, and Mrs.
Halle M. King, 40, of Richmond, Va,
were seriously hurt last night when the
automobile driven by Mrs. Cooleys
husband, Leslie v. Cooley, of the
Spring road address, was in collision
with another machine at Warder
street and Princeton place. John N.
Savage, %, colored, of the 600 block
OF Fairmont street, driver of the other
car, was booked at No. 10 police sta
ton on charge of driving after his
permit had been revoked. He was re-
leased under $500 bond.
At Garfield Hospital Mrs. Cooley
was treated for a broken collarbone,
bruises and shock and Mrs. King for
q pelvis fracture.
Frank E. Gibson, 35, taxi driver of
Alexandria, Va, received an ankle
fracture yesterday when his cab was
in collision with an automobile on
D. c. Tourist Camp. He was taken
w &AASAS SSAOS 3AOoPtIdi.
Booked for Reckless Driving.
David H. Jackson, 35, colored, of
the 1400 block of Thirty-sixth street
was booked on a charge of reckless
driving at No. police station after
he had run an automobile into a tele-
phone pole on Little Falls road early
today. At first thought to have a
skull fracture, Jackson was taken to
Georgetown Hospital, but later re-
leased and locked up at the station.
Others injured were Mary Schlotter,
AZ, OF 37Ol Massachusetts avenue
treated by private physician for a
wrist Sprain received when the auto
mobile in which she was riding COL
lided with another machine at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Garfield street,
and William Cornwell, 40, colored, of
the 400 block of o street, who re-
ceived leg fracture when struck by
an automobile in the 200 block of
Fifteenth street northeast. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital. None
of the drivers in the two accidents
was held.
90 SpttutTS Arrested.
Police continued their drive against
speeders. Only 26 were arrested. how
ever, on speeding charges from 8 am
yesterday to am. today, as motorists
apparently continued to drive more
carefully. following the high num-
Der of arrests made in the current
safety campaign.
Traffic lights were operated through
out the city at dangerous intersec-
tions all last night, as had been done
the night before. The lights again
will be operated throughout the nights
of New Year eve and New Year, it
was announced by Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer, as an additional
precaution against mishaps.
Maj. Brown said today the question
OF conducting a night court for traffic
offenders probably will be taken up
again within the next few days.
So far, the latter item has been dis
cussed only informally.