Evening star., 1936-06-18
THREE BOYS DIE
AS TRAFFIC TOLL
HERE REACHES 43
Police Ordered to Tighten
Watch With School
Vacation Begun.
OLDEST OF VICTIMS
IN ONE DAY ONLY 6
3-Year-Old Steps in Path Of Car.
Motor Cycle Strikes 5-Year-Old.
Inquests Tomorrow.

Three boys, the oldest only 6, were
killed in traffic yesterday as pollce
were ordered to watch the streets
more closely with the closing OF
school. Two other children were Sc
riously hurt.
1t brought the traffic toll for the
year to 43, 9 less than for the same
period in 1885.
Those dead were Michael Maley, g.
of 42O Third street; Harry Glazier, 6,
of 1915 Park road, and William Kara
vasilio, S, of 353 L street southwest
Steps in Front of Car.
Michael died in Children's Hos
pital several hours after police were
told he stepped from between two
parked cars into the path of ar
automobile operated by George W.
Edwards, SIS, of 3135 Nineteenth street
Edwards was released on his per-
sonal bond for appearance at an IN
quest tomorrow. The boy was the son
of Richard Maley, carpenter. Ihe
accident occurred in front OF the boys
home.
Dashes Into Moving Auto.
The Glazier boy was bouncing a
ball near the apartment house IN
which he lived when it eluded him
Chasing the ball into the street, ht
ran into the side of a machine, Whlcn
police said was driven by Andrew M
ChumbriS, 3725 Kansas avenue. he
died shortly after arrival at Garfield
Hospital.
A kindergarten pupil, Harry was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Glazler
The inquest into his death also has
been set for tomorrow.
The Karavasilio boy received frac-
tured skull when struck near his home
by a motor cycle police said was oper'
ated by James H. Davis, "a, colored
l49 L street southeast. He died IN
Providence Hospital few hours later
With scarcely enough funds to cart
for their three other children, the
Karavasilio family faces the prospect
of having their son buried in potter.
field. They had not authorized the
transfer Of the body to an undertaken
this morning, and it probably will bt
taken to the morgue later in the day.
Father Hauls Refuse.
The father makes less than SIS g
week hauling refuse. The other emil
dren are aged 3 weeks, 8 and II years
respectively.
The children injured yesterday were
Harold w. Rogers, 4, of Dayton, Ohio
who is visiting in the 4700 block ol
wisconsin avenue, and Watson Mccoy
s. of 219 D street southwest.
At Georgetown Hospital. it was saic
Harold may be injured internally. HI
also suffered cuts to his arms, hll
and head. He was struck at Forty
first and Chesapeake streets by ma
chine said by police to have been driV'
en- by DR.. Thomas j. Rice, SALT
Thirty-ninth street.
The Mccoy boy may have broker
leg and ankle. it was said at Prov
idence Hospital, where he was taKer
after being knocked down near hi!
home by an automobile police salt
WAS OpEIdUco 0y Oc(Oo W. SAAS~s -
OF 1904 Sixth street southwest. Police
were told the boy ran from between
two parked cars into the path o.
Pence's machine.
In another mishap, Ludie Hiley, A
of Buffalo, N. Y, received injuries II
his hip and skull when struck by
machine on Fourteenth street south
west near the exit from West Potomac
golf course. He was taken to Emerg
ency Hospital Police said the ca
that struck him was driven by o. g
Laymon of Salem, w. Va.
Police Order Issued.
Acting Supt. of Police l.. I. H. Ed
wards issued an order to commanding
officers yesterday to have policemen
be particularly active" to prevent &C
cidents to children.
When found playing in the streets
the order said, officers should war;
children of the danger and direct then
to the nearest playground.
THE safeguarding of the children
OF this CITY," the order continued, II
one of the most important duties o
the Police Department, and each mem
ber of the department should take 1
personal interest in this very impor
tant duty"
Inspector Edwards today issued !
special order, calling attention to th'
three deaths yesterday and reiteratini
the command for officers to be NOR
diligent IN keeping youngsters out o
the streets.