Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-04
Several Accidents
Caused by Rain
And Poor Visibility
Two Carriers for Star
Among Those Hurt in
Traffic Mishops

\ Rain and poor visibility last night
and late yesterday afternoon was
given as the cause of several acct
dents on Washington streets.
Two carriers for The Star were
injured in trafnc accidents early last
night.
Logan Jefiries. Is. 2115 H street
NV, was struck while pulling his
paper wagon In the $500 block of
M street NV. by q machine police
said was driven by James N. Britt,
1922 s street NV. The youth was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where he
was admitted with a fractured left
leg. His condition was reported rs
not being serious. Britt was arrested
by third precinct police and was
charged with leaving after colliding.
Boy, Is, Knocked Down.
The other Star carrier, Leroy
Heller, Is, of 1899 Kansas avenue
NV. was hit and knocked down on
Arkansas avenue between Farragut
street and Georgia avenue by a ma
chine police ssid was driven by
Henry E. Duerst, 40, of the 600 block
Of 1ngraham street NV. Mr.. Duerst
took the youth to a private physician,
who treated him for bruises OF the
left leg, after which he was taken
home by Mr.. Duerst.
Leaving his street car standing
on a westbound track at Fourth
street and Michigan avenue NE,
Bond Ellison. IS, Isl Rhode Island
avenue NE, motorman for the
Capital Transit Co.. was struck last
night by an automobile as he
walked to the curb. He was taken
to Garfield Hospital by Ralph Meu-
shaw, 80, 1928 Fourteenth street
NV, driver Of the car, and treated
for bruises OF the left hip and
cut on the right thumb. His con-
dltion was reported as not serious.
The driver was not held.
Suffers Leg Fracture.
Hit by an automobile in front OF
his home. s. T. Matthews, 10, OF
80 South Patrick street, Alexan-
dria. Va. was treated for compound
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andria Hospital last night.
The driver Of the machine, who
gave his name as Eugene Shipp. 80,
and his address as on No. l High
way south of Alexandria, told police
that Mr.. Matthews walked from
between two parked cars during the
rain. The driver was not held by
the police. The victims condition
was reported satisfac tory.
Fletcher H. Rawls, jr., II, OF Silver
Spring, Md, was charged with reck-
less driving by Twelfth Precinct po-
lice, following an accident in which
Julian w. Cooksey, Al, 22l4 Chan
ming street NE, was struck by Rawls'
machine in the 270O block of Blad-
ensburg road Mr.. Cooksey was taken
to Casualty Hospital, where police
described him as being pretty seri-
ously hurt" The hospital reported
Mr.. Cooksey as suffering from head
injuries and also described his con-
dition as serious.
Corvallis M. Lipp, 70. Of 527 Ran
dolph street NV, was taken to Gar
field Hospital late yesterday suffer-
ing deep decorations of the left
cheek, shock and a possible frac-
ture of the skull, after he was struck
by taxicab operated by Floyd G.
Anderson, 81, 1887 Third street NV.
Anderson was not held. Mr.. Lipp
was reported in serious condition.
Taken to George Washington Hos
pital last night by the unidentified
driver of the automobile which
struck her, Alice Schaffner, A, 1882
1 street NV. was later treated at
the Office of private physician for
possible fracture OF the right wrist.
The shabbily dressed white man
whose old black sedan struck her
as she was crossing the street at
Ninth street and New York ave-
nue. was not apprehended.
Others suffering injuries in acct
dents last night included Louise
Shanberg, IS, 1l25 Spring road NV,
who was treated at Garfield Hos
pital for cuts over the left eye, on
both knees and right ankle; James
Byrd, %, colored. 1913 F street NV,
who was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for bruises on the left hip, and
Sophie Harris. %, 1882 Twenty first
street NV, who was also treated
at Emergency Hospital and returned
to her home.
The victim of an accident after
which the driver OF machine bear
ing D. c. tags which hit him failed
to stop, Zebedee Hawkins, So, COL
ored, PISS H street NE, was taken
from Twenty-first street and Ben
ming road N. E. to Casualty Hospital