Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-26

thought was a safe spot. Paul's
brother william, 6, also was in the
nurses custody at the time.
Tells Of Second Injury.
Mrs. Mary Storrs. 3s44 Morrison
street, who witnessed the accident
from her home, said the truck knocked
the child some distance and then
again ran into him. Police said the
truck was travelling south on the
wrong side of the street and ran 81
feet up into the parking.
Paul, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Henry Dillingham;. 5506
Connecticut avenue. was carried into
the Storrs residence by Lieut.. William
Davis, U. S. NJ. but he was dead on
the arrival of physician. An au-
topsy revealed his skull was badly
fractured.
There is no sidewalk on either side
Of Belt road. where the accident oc-
CURED, 1t was pointed out at the in
quest. The scene Is only short dis
lance from the Chevy Chase Play
ground Residents of the section said
several other accidents have occurred
nearby. and additional stop" signs
have been sought TO lessen the danger
to children.
Was 18th Fatality.
The death was the seventy ninth
traffic fatality in the District since
January l, according to an oficial
police count. Two other deaths, one
a man killed on a street car right
Of way in an outlying section and
another q colored man crushed be-
meath q truck where he had gone
asleep on a lot. are not included in
the police count.
The coroner's jury cleared Samuel
Berardine, 49, of 1406 North Capitol
street Of blame in the death of Georgi-
anna Holloway. IA. of the first block
of o street. Berardine's car struck
the girl August IA as she was riding
a bicycle at First and Decatur streets
northeast
In the accident this morning Frank
lin Britt. 10, messenger for the Radio
Corp. Of America, received q mangled
foot, brain conclusion and q possible
skull fracture when his motor cycle
collidedr with truck at Third and
M streets northeast.
Injured slightly in an accident q
week ago. the youth was going to his
nf6no ~ 20 han IN
to work. As he reached the inter-
section, police said, q truck operated
by Max Shapiro, SIS Sixteenth street
northeast, struck the boys machine.
Shapiro was not held.
Britt lives at 1892 Fourth street
northeast.
Others on Injured List.
Mrs. Sarah Fischer, 1853 MasSa-
chusetts avenue southeast, received
decorations of the forehead when
struck by an automobile near her
home today. She was treated at
Casualty Hospital and dismissed.
Walter J. Curtis, 43, Of l0e Eleventh
street southeast, and James W. Mar
shall, 81. Of 14l5 Chaplin street, &C.
capped injury when their cars collided
at the intersection of Nebraska ave-
nue. and Broad Branch and Military
roads Marshall's car overturned and
was virtually demolished and Curtis
car also was badly damaged.
Police continued an investigation
into the manner in which Mrs. Leola
Heflin, AZ, Of 824 Eighth street. and
another woman were injured on Tues
day, supposedly in traffic accident.
Mrs. Heflin is in Emergency Hospital
suffering from rib fractures, Q pelvis
injury and sprains.
The other woman. Ruth Benson. 80,
also of the Eighth street address, was
treated at the hospital and left, It is
said. She is said to have a nose frac-
ture and other injuries. Both women
refused to say where the accident
happened.