Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-17
AUTO DEATH PUTS.
1885 TOLL At 81;
SEVERAL INJURED
Man, SO. Dies in Hospital
After Being Hit While
Crossing Street.
TRIO HURT SERIOUSLY
AS CAR STRIKES POLE
Poet Who Wss Critically Hurt
Reported Slightly Better
Today

her of District trafic fatalities since
January stood today st 81. Some 81
other persons were injured in traftlc
accidents in the District. nearby
Maryland and Virginia over the week
end. several of them seriously.
Sskolski died several hours after be
was struck by an automobile while
crossing the street near his home.
Ernest E. Settee, 80. OF 1902 B street
southeast. who police say was the
driver, was being detained today at
No. S police station pending action Of
the coroner.
Meanwhile, Miss Nellie e. Dashieil,
90. OF 1880 Mssss chusetts avenue.
widely known poet, who was critically
injured late Friday. when struck by
"a xicsb in the 500 block Of Fourteenth
street. was reported slightly improved
Today In Emergency Hospital, although
her condition is still serious.
Auto Strikes Pole.
Three persons-one Of whom SAID
he was the former husband Of Beulah
Limerick, whose mysterious death in
December. 1880. from bullet wound
in the head has baffied police-Were
hurt when their automobile ran of
the road between Olney end Norbeck.
Nd, and crashed into a telephone
pole. All are from Laurel. Md.
William z. Aitcheson, 40. who iden-
tined himself as the dead girls former
husband, escaped with cuts end
bruises. The others injured we're
Frank Manslee, 80. who suffered cuts
and possibly hip fracture. and Ralph
Merson, ~. who sustained rib frsc-
lures. Both were treated at the
Montgomery County General Hospital.
Kelton r. Merson, %, also of Laurel.
who police say was operating the auto
mobile, was arrested on q charge OF
reckless driving and released under
500 bond.
Police records show that an Earl
Aitheson of Laurel, Md, was CUES
TONED following Beaulsh Limericks
death, but never was blamed in con-
nection with 1t. The couple 1T that
time already had been separated. ae-
cording to police.
Lerton Boys Burt.
Two torton, Va. youths were In
tured. one seriously when their auto
mobile crashed into a telephone ,pole
youth Of Alexandria. Harry Dixon.
10, was taken to Alexandria Hospital
suffering from skull fracture and
cuts. His brother, Lewis Dixon, 20.
was cut about the face.
George Carter, operator Of tourist
camp at Pohick. Va, suffered a
chest last night when his s,l-
tomobile collided with another ma
chine several miles south Of Accotink.
Va. He was treated by a private
physician. Police we're seeking the
name OF the driver of the other Ger.
Seven persons we're injured. one Of
them seriously. last night in Q COLI
sion between taxicah and automobile
near Engleside. Va.
Arthur Bell, %. Ills K street. the
cab driver, was taken TO Alexandris
Hospital suffering from internal in
luries and possibly hip fracture:
Mrs. Marian Bell, his wife, and Mrs
Frank e. King of the < street address.
and james NJ King Of Mclean, Va.
other occupants OF the cab, received
minor injuries George cirice, col
ored, Of the 100 block Of Twelfth
street. driver of the automobile. and
two passengers in it. received cuts
and bruises.
Others Burt in Virginia,
Others who were slightly injured In
nearby Virginia accidents were:
Mrs Randolph Blinn of 1929 Yer
mont avenue. who sustained several
broken fingers when the automobile
in which she was riding with her hus-
band was in collision with another
machine near Woodbridge. We. and
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. o. Blackwell of At
lanta, Ga. slightly injured in an
automobile collision near Dumfries. Va.
Z. w. Fairfax OF Fairfax Station.
Va. driver of the automobile which
collided with the BIinn machine, was
arrested on charge Of driving while
drunk. Edwin Wells of Portsmouth.
Va, driver Of the car in collision with
the. Blackwell machine was held BY
police In Manassas, Va. on a reckless
driving charge.
Mrs. Lillian G. FlIllard. 80. of 51s
Lamont street lie in Georgetown Hos
pital suffering from possible internal
injuries received In an automobile col
lision last night near Mclean. Va.
X-rays were to be taken today to
determine the extent of her injuries.
Joseph L. Smith. 81. Of 314 East
Capitol street. suffered severe head
injuries when struck by an automobile
yesterday while crossing near the in
tersection Of Twelfth street and South
Vista drive southwest. He was taken TO
Emergency Hospital. where x-rays
we're to be taken to determine whether
he has skull fracture. George M.
Duncan, 81, of 5521 Colorado avenue.
was the driver of the automobile which
struck him; police said.
Three other pedestrians were
slightly hurt when hit by automobiles.
They were Holmes M. Fox, "a, 1346
Shepherd street, struck while crossing
Fourteenth street southwest, near In
dependence avenue: Fannie Bland, ..
OF Sl6 G street southeast, hit by an
automobile near her home, and Charlie
Logan, 81, colored, Of the 400 block
Of o street, struck by an automobile
on North Capitol street. near Myrtle
street.