Evening star., 1937-08-21
TOLL RISES TO 69
AS MOT0R|ST DIES
Paul J. Allen, 27, Succumbs
to Injuries-Five Hurt in
Overnight Mishaps.

Washingtons traffic death toll for
the year had reached the total of SO
today with the death of Paul J. Allen,
27, of 4206 Tenth street northeast, at
Casualty Hospital last night as the
result of injuries received in collision.
The trafflc toll at this date last year
was IS.
Five persons were injured in over
night traf1ic accidents.
The crash in which Allen was
fatally injured occurred at Thirteenth
and kearney streets Wednesday. The
other driver. reported by police as
Arthur Leith. Al. of the 400 block
OF Thirteenth street northeast. was
held at the twelfth precinct station
pending an inquest today.
Allen was manager of a filling sta
ton at Sixth and K streets northeast
Surviving him are his widow. We
ronica: a daughter, Judith, 4: his
mother, Mrs. Sadie Allen, and two
sisters, Mary and Rita Allen. and a
brother, Jackie. of ia r street north
east. Funeral services will be held at
9 am. Tuesday in ST. Anthony
Chapel, with burial in ST. Mary's Gem
etery.
Motor Cycle Policeman Hurt.
Motor Cycle Policeman Connor H.
Gould, 30. of the twelfth precinct. liv-
ing in Hyattsville, Md. was injured
severely about 3 am. today when an
automobile struck him as he was talk
ing to truck driver stopped on the
Bladensburg road near the Queens
Chapel road.
Gould was chatting with Joseph w
Thompson, Al, of Fulton. Md, when
the car smashed into motor cyclist and
truck. Gould was taken to Casualty
Hospital with chest injury and pos
sible internal injuries. The reported
driver OF the car. Tomas Baselli, 55
OF the 200 block of I street southwest
was held at the ninth precinct for in
vestigation.
Eugene Reems. 38. OF the Bronx
New York City, was walking along the
Washington Baltimore highway near
Laurel, Nd. last night when he was
struck by an automobile driven, ac-
cordlng to police by Ellis Evers. AZ
of Branchville. Md. Evers took Reems
to Casualty Hospital, where he was
found to have lacerations and posi-
BILE rib fractures. Evers was not
charged.
Thrown OF Motor Cycle.
In swerying his motor cycle to
avoid a dog, Charles C. Weaver, l8
Of TIA Thirty first street, was thrown
of on G street southeast near Thirty
second street last night. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
and bruises.
Crossing at Fourteenth and Cliff
ton streets last night, Blackie Gilman
SO. Of 1910 Clifton street, was struck
by an automobile which police said
was driven by Austin Kiplinger. l8, OF
Cherrydale, Va. Kiplinger took Gill
man to Garfield Hospital Gilman suf-
fered leg injuries. No charge was filed
Mrs. Thelma Wilkerson, 36, of 1911
Eleventh street, suffered a lacerated
scalp and body bruises when she was
struck by street car late yesterday
in front of her home Her husband
took her to Emergency Hospital. The
operator Of the trolley, Harry K
Smelling. IS, of the 1900 block of E
street southeast, was exonerated.
Lee o. Beck, ST. OF 904 Shepherd
street. arrested here yesterday and
held overnight at the tenth precinct
was arraigned in Justice Court at
Arlington, Va. today on a charge OF
leaving the scene OF an accident. He
was alleged to have driven away after
his auto hit Shirley Floyd, II, at
Clarendon.
Miss Floyd was not seriously hurt
Beek's case was continued for a week
and he was released on $1,000 bond
He entered 4 plea of not guilty.