Evening star., 1937-06-14
trio DEAD, 10 HURT
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
HERE AND NEARBY
Charles Duva|| SucCumbs,
Putting District Fatalities
for Year at 81.
MARYLANDER KILLED;
BUS HITS UPSET CAR
Colored Woman Expires in Hos
pital of Injuries Received in
Crash Saturday.

Three persons died yesterday and
early today as result of traffic acci-
dents here and in nearby Virginia.
One of the fatalities brought the
traffic toll for the District to 81, as
against 43 for the same period last
year.
Meanwhile, 10 persons were injured
in crashes on city streets and nearby
highways. Police said favorable
weather brought out an unusually
large number of motorists.
The fatality here occurred early
yesterday, when Charles Duvall 81,
416 Tenth street southwest, died in
Casualty Hospital of injuries received
Saturday night in an accident at
Tenth and Liberty streets southwest.
The truck Duvall was driving over
turned and pinned him beneath it.
He suffered a fractured skull and
crushed chest, Physicians gave him
blood transfusions in a futile effort
to save his life. Duvall is survived
by widow and child
Harry Farrell Killed.
Harry Farrell, 81, of Wayside, Md,
was killed last night and Clarence
Thompson, 10, seriously injured when
their car overturned on the Leonard
town pike, south of La Plata, throwing
them in front of Baltimore Norfolk
bus. The bus. operated by Frances
Owens, 33, of River Springs, Nd, car
ried 10 passengers, none of whom was
hurt.
Frances Williams, %, colored, 925
Fifth street southeast, died in Casualty
early today of injuries suffered Sat-
urday morning on Defense Highway,
east of Bladensburg. Two of Williams
companions were killed in the acci-
dent.
Addie Johnson, 10, of 1349 Emer-
son street, suffered possible fracture
Of the hip early yesterday when
machine in which she was a pas
senger was in collision with another
car in the $500 block of Alabama ave-
nue. southeast. She was taken to
Casualty.
Leonard Keller, Al. of Waldorf,
Md, was seriously hurt and his two
daughters, Frances, 9, and Clara, s.,
suffered lesser injuries when their car
was in collision yesterday at Bryan
town. Md, with another operated
by William Henderson, 40, Clinton,
Md, All were taken to Casualty.
Homer Cornelius, said to be a resi-
dent Of Washington, was seriously in
jured early yesterday and his conf
panion, Harry Jefferson, "a, of Eas-
ton, Md, killed in a crash near
Cambridge, Md Cornelius was taken
to hospital in the Eastern Shore
town.
Mary Jarboe, II, of 376 Twelfth
street northeast, suffered cuts and
bruises yesterday in an accident at
Riverdale. Md. She was taken to
Casualty by the Bladensburg rescue
squad.
Suffers Broken Hand.
Raymond E. Allen, %, of 348 Releigh
street southeast, was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for broken hand
and cuts received in an accident on
the Marlboro Pike, near Forestville,
yesterday.
Slight injuries were suffered yester-
day by Virginia Slater, 18, Of 1924
Minnesota avenue northeast, passen-
ger in one Of two cars which collided
in the 44o0 block of Connecticut
avenue.
Harvey Windsor, Landover, Md,
suffered broken leg early yesterday
when run down by an automobile while
walking on Largo road near Bladens-
burg. He was taken to Casualty.
Miss Alice Whitney, 18, daughter of
Richard Whitney, New York Stock Ex-
change president, and Constance
Shepard, II, both students of Foxcroft
School, Middleburg, Va, were dis
charged from Emergency Hospital
yesterday after being treated for cuts
and bruises received in collision near
Chantilly, Va.
The occupants of the other automo-
bile Mr.. and Mrs. E. Arnold of Mclean,
Va, were more seriously hurt. They
were taken to Emergency, where Mrs.
Arnold was treated for a fractured
thigh and her husband for a broken
forearm and severe cuts.