Evening star., 1937-05-17
TW0GRAVELYHURT
IN AUTO M|SHAPS.
Herman Meiser, 81, and
Clinton H. Miles Are Se-
riousIy Injured.

Two men were seriously injured yes
terday In traflic accidents on crowded
highways in and near Washington
and another died from injuries re-
oeived Friday.
Herman Meiser, 81, inmate OF the
Montgomery County (Md.) Home,
was seriously injured when struck by
an automobile driven, police said, by
John W. Trout of Rockville on the
Rockville-Potomac road. At Mont
gomery County General Hospital
Meiser was found to be suffering q
compound fracture of the right leg,
fracture of the left shoulder and
severe shock.
Clinton Henry Miles, 27, of 6lS
Sixth street suffered q possible skull
fracture when the automobile in which
he was q passenger ran over an en-
bankment 1T Atlantic street and VAL
ley avenue southeast. He Is In Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Dies Of Injuries.
Warfleld Coates, So, colored, 10l7
Fourth street, died in Casualty Hos
pital Of injuries received Friday when
he was crushed by a truck in garage
In the first block Of N street. His
death will not be added to the Dis
trict's 1887 traf11c toll because he was
injured on private property, police
said.
A coroner's jury today prepared to
hold inquests into the deaths OF two
men who died last week Of injuries
received in trafic accidents. The VIC
tins are George L. Morton, 78, of the
Ontario Apartments, who died Thurs
day Of injuries received when he was
struck by q street car ut Fourteenth
and G streets on May 7, and Elmer
L. Barnham, 80, of 102 Ridge road
southeast, who was killed when he
fell from an automobile as 1t rounded
a turn at Anacostia road and Blaine
street southeast.
Charles A. Davila, Minister from
Rumania, and his chauffeur, Albert
A. Amiand, narrowly escaped injury
yesterday when their oficial cars and
an automobile driven by Thomas
Hearns, colored. Bristow, Va. COL
lided on the Lee-Jackson highway
near Fairfax, Va.
Hearns' Car Runs Into Ditch.
The legation car was being driven
toward Washington when the other
machine cut out OF the line of trafrc
and attempted to pass a long string
OF westbound traffic, according to
Sheriff Eppa P. Kirby. After side
swiping the Davila car, Hearns' car
ran into ditch and turned over, He
was taken to his home suffering from
cuts and bruises.
Five-year-old Alton Golden, 322 I
street southeast, was injured yester-
day when he was struck ut Fourth
street and Virginia avenue southeast
by an automobile driven, police said,
by Porter Smith, rs, Of 1928 Seven
teenth street.
smith, who was arrested at Seventh
and streets southeast, was charged
at the nth precinct with leaving the
scene OF an accident without making
his identity known. reckless driving
and driving under the influence Of in
toxicants. He was released in $l,l00
bond, pending the outcome of the
childs injuries. At Providence Hos
pital it was said Atoms condition is
Undetermined"
Machine Strikes Tree.
Edward F. Bache, II, of 1910 Forty
first street, and Robert Borden, l8, Of
2S44 Wisconsin avenue, escaped with
minor injuries when their car, op-
Grated by Bache, ran of the road and
struck tree at Massachusetts, avenue
and Goldsborough road early yester-
day. Borden received q broken nose
and was released after first-aid treat
ment at Georgetown Hospital. Bache
was kept In the hospital pending ex-
animation for internal injuries, but
reported not in serious condition
today.
Eleanor Schneider. "a, of 2l4 Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast, suffered
= probable fracture OF the shoulder
and severe cuts when she was struck
in front OF her home by an automobile
driven, police reported. by Howard
Turner, ~, Of 321 Jefferson street
northeast.