Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-03

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Mrs. w. B. Mehring, Silver Spring,
Md. died this morning in Washington
Sanitarium at Takoma of a skull
fracture suffered late yesterday when
struck by a truck in front Of his home.
The fourth death was that of
Erwin Jones, "A, colored. 300 block of
K street southeast. He was killed
about $3.50 am. today when struck by
an automobile at Fourteenth street
and Constitution avenue.
Both in Front Seat.
Miss Tayman was riding on the
front seat Of the car with Laing at
the time of the accident on Conduit
road. She suffered fractured skull.
A third occupant of the CO, Paul
lie Roy Hunt, %, of 1902 E street
southeast. who told Montgomery
County policemen he was riding in
the rumble seat, suffered cuts and
bruises. He was detained for question:
ing. Police said he told them the
machine suddenly veered off the road
and overturned.
James H. Falls, 81, colored, of Lake
land, Md, driver of the truck which
struck the Mehring boy, was detained.
Falls, who is an employe of the Wash
tngton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion, told police the boy darted from a
group of companions on the sidewalk
and into the path of the truck. The
boys father is Silver Spring dentist.
Funeral services for the child will be
held at II am Saturday at the funeral
home of Warner E. Humphrey, in
Silver Spring. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Ran Car Into Tree.
Jones, the dead colored man, was
struck by an automobile driven by
William E. Scheetz, 81, of 223 Rock
Greek Church road.
According to police, Jones had run
his automobile into tree at Twenty
sixth and M streets Sometime later
he was seen sitting in the machine
by Park Policeman J. B. Lawler. ap-
parently in a dazed condition, at
Seventeenth street and Constitution
avenue. The officer is said to have
advised the man to leave his auto
mobile parked and walk home. It
was after deciding to do this that
Jones was killed
Robert M. Blair. 1415 Harvard street,
suffered head injuries yesterday when
the automobile in which he was riding
ran into ditch on Central avenue,
near Largo, Md. while returning from
Laurel. Robert L. CLANCY, 5706 Col
orado avenue, the driver, and Wesley
CLANCY of WOODWORK, Md, escaped
serious injury.
A colored man was being held at
No. l police station today as the al
legged driver of an automobile which
last night ran through a red light
and struck Victor Cerco, 80, of ITO
E street, at Sixth and C streets.
Cerco was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for head injuries and cuts.
Four Children Are Injured.
Four children were among others
Injured in accidents here.
Vance Oswald, 8, of 800 D street
southeast, received a broken leg and
possibly internal injuries when hit
by an automobile in the 300 block
OF North Carolina avenue southeast.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
William c. Peterson, 81, colored, 1900
block Of New Jersey avenue southeast,
driver of the automobile which struck
him, was arrested Gu a charge of
reckless driving.
Other children injured were Allyne
d. Fiefeld, 4, of 1854 Penn street
northeast, who received injuries to
her head and arm when hit by an
automobile near her home; Harvey
Harrington, 9, of 627 street, who suf-
fered chest injuries when struck by an
automobile at Fifth and H streets, and
James v. Hall, S, colored, of the 200
block of G street northeast, who suf-
fered head injuries when struck by
an auto in front of his home.
Sybil Scof1eld, 20, of Ottawa, Kans.,
suffered head and shoulder injuries
in a collision between two automo-
bileS at Third and G streets north
east, and Mrs. Dominick A. Motto,
80, of 1401 Foxall road, received cuts
in a collision on Twelfth street. near
the Department of Agriculture Build
ing, while riding in an automobile
with her husband. Joseph G. Crunk-
ilton of Clarendon, Va, operator Of
the other car. was charged with
reckless driving.
Michael Schmidt, II, of 522 Ken
yon street, received cuts over the eye
yesterday when he Is said to have
walked into the side of taxicab at
Fourth and G streets. He was treated
at Casually Hospital.