Evening star., 1935-03-04
Noted PhiIateIist and Depu-
ty N. R. A. Administrator
Was Crossing Street.
DEATH BRINGS YEARS
TRAFFIC TOLL TO 19
Seven Other Persons Injured in
Accidents in Capital Area
Over Week End.

the National Recovery Administration
was killed by an automobile at 12:1:
this morning as he walked acros!
Sixteenth street In front Of th'
Chastleton Hotel, where he made hi
home. This was the nineteenth trafil'
fatality in the District since Janu
airy /, as compared with "A for th'
same period in 1884.
Mr.. King had been visiting at tn
Wardman Park Hotel and left there a
about 1905 am, riding in an auto
mobile with a woman acquaintance
When she drove up Seventeenth stree
to r street. Mr.. King told her III
would get out and walk across to hi
hotel on Sixteenth street.
Young Burrows told police that HI
was driving at moderate rate of speed
and that he did not see Mr.. Kine
step out into the street in front o1
his car.
Mr.. King came to Washington ir
August, 1888, from his home in White
Plains, N. Y. Mrs. King, who Is ar
invalid, Is at the Summer home al
Orient, Long Island. One daughter
who graduated from Smith Collegt
last year, is in Europe and another
daughter Is a student at Fairfax Hal
School for Girls in Virginia. A third
the youngest daughter. Is at White
Plains.
Wrote on Postal Issues.
Before coming to Washington Mr.
King was a practicing architect ir
New York for IL years, but for num-
ber of year. he has devoted most ol
his energies toward the modern sci.
ence of philately. In collaboration
with Max G. Johl of New York. HI
wrote the classic work on the posta
issues of the United States, the frs
volume of which is now collectors
item" practically unobtainable on tht
open market. The third volume ol
this work Is at present on the press.
AS treasurer of the American Phi.
latelic Society, it was Mr.. King tc
whom President Roosevelt paid his
dues. He was a past president oi
the Collectors Club Of New York and
of Westchester Chapter, No. IS, White
Plains, N. Y, director of the Associa-
ton for Stamp Exhibitions, a regular
contributor to Stamps Magazine, Me.
keel's Weekly Stamp News, the Amer
ican Philatelist and other STAMP
periodicals. He was a life member
Of the American Phuatelic Society
q regular member Of the Washington
Philatelic Society and many other
stamp organizations. He took ar
active part in stamp exhibitions.
Specialized In United States Stamps
As a collector he specialized In
United States stamps. including pre-
cancels and revenues, but he also was
interested in philatelic materials ol
other nations.
As deputy administrator Of the in.
dustry division of the N. r. A., Mr.
King had charge Of so codes in the
plant equipment section.
Milford D. Burrows, jr., 10, Of the
Roosevelt Hotel, son Of a Fedora
Emergency Relief Administration Of
ficial, who Is said by police to have
been driver of the car, was taken
to third precinct police station and
ordered held pending coroner's in
quest tomorrow morning.
Burrows told police he was unable
to stop his automobile when Mr.. King
stepped out in front of it.
Mr.. King was rushed to Emergency
Hospital and he was pronounced dead
at 1890 am. A brother, Russell
King, is expected in Washington to.
day to take charge Of the body fol
its return to New York, where funera
services and interment will take place
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald an
nounced this morning that an in
quest into the death will be held al
the District morgue tomorrow morn
ing.
Last years traffic toll was % deaths
up to March 3, but on March 4 two
other deaths occurred, according to
Police Department records.
Car Crashes Into Street Car.
Pearl Harrison, 18, of 1922 Spring
road, and Minnie Tuckerman, Is, OF
500 Lamont street were taken tc
Emergency Hospital with minor in.
juries shortly before midnight after
the automobile in which they were
riding was in collision with q street
car at Massachusetts, avenue and
Sixth street. The automobile was
driven by Helen Jaffe, n, Of 81 M
street southwest.
Hugo A. Fiorucci Of Baltimore was
slightly injured in a collision between
his automobile and one driven by
George r. shoop of the TOO block OF
H street, an employe Of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration
Shoop was charged with driving an
automobile while intoxicated. He
was released on $1,000 bond and
ordered to report for trial at Hyatts-
willie, Nd, Wednesday morning.
Ruth G. Leslie, II, 1120 Chicago
street southeast, suffered scalp in
juries yesterday when the car she was
driving and bus collided at Thirty
eighth street and Alabama avenue
She was treated by a private physician
Richard Beall, 1900 Forty fifth place
southeast, driver Of the bus, was not
held.
Mrs. Teresa Cuddy, n, 642 B street
southeast, was treated at Providence
Hospital yesterday after she was
struck by an automobile at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Sixth street south
east. -.
Elizabeth Lissman, ~, Of 8 Seventh
street southeast, was taken to Casualty
Hospital for treatment for fractured
ribs and possible internal injuries
suffered In an accident near T. B.
Nd, yesterday.
Afall from his motor cycle resulted
in head and face cuts for Charles
Atkins, ~, Of Fort Meade, Md, on the
Marlboro pike near the Maryland
Club Gardens yesterday.