Evening star., 1938-08-11
59TH NAME ADDED
TO TRAFFIC TOLL;
SIX OTHERS HURT
Fatality Occurs on Eve Of
Safety Conference Set
for Tomorrow.
FIVE PERSONS INJURED
IN AUTO-BUS COLLISION
Maj. Brown Will Submit List of
Streets Which Can Be Roped
Off for Play.

The fifty-ninth death from traffic
accidents in Washington during 1888
occurred last night as District authori-
ties and civic leaders completed plans
for safety conference called at 10
am tomorrow at the District Build
ing by Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen.
Mrs. Tennie Marranzano, 81, of 1l08
Florida avenue NE, became the fifty
ninth victim when she was struck by
an automobile while crossing Florida
avenue near her home.
Mrs. Marranzano was the widow OF
Salvatore Marranzano. former super
intendent of sulphur mines in Sicily,
who died here some 10 years ago.
The driver of the car. Alfred G.
Hayden, 1915 Maryland avenue. NE,
was held for a coroner's inquest.
Trucks Are Inspected.
In line with a city-wide tightening
of traffic law enforcement, police OF
No. 8 precinct today were inspecting
trucks passing through that area and
stopping those which looked as If they
might be in poor mechanical condl-
ton.
In the last week policemen attached
to the precinct have arrested some 10
truck drivers on River road and Mas
sachusetts and Wisconsin avenues
NV. charging them with operating
vehicles which are unsafe mechani-
cally. Trucks stopped are tested be-
fore allowed to proceed. If mechani-
cal defects are found the vehicles are
ordered off the streets until they can
pass police tests.
Nine-year-old Charles Burley. 46l
NJ street SW.. suffered possible frac-
ture of the left foot and cuts yesterday
afternoon when hit by an automobile
while crossing the street near his
home; He was treated at Emergency
Hospital
Five Persons Hurt.
Five persons were injured slightly
yesterday afternoon in collision be-
tween a Capital Transit. Co. bus and
an automobile at Virginia avenue and
South Capitol street Sc
Elijah Williams, 40, of 1907 Lincoln
road Sc, driver of the car, and Leon
Docket, colored, 80, of 3209 Twelfth
place Sc, passenger, were treated
at Providence Hospital for cuts and
James A. Thompson, Al, of 1853
Fourth street NE, the driver of the
bus. was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for cuts about the face and head.
Others slightly hurt were Clyde Set
tie. colored, 26, of 2437 Nichols ave-
nue. Sc Edward A. Berry. colored.
u. of 2808 Wade road Sc. and Ran
dolph Tanner, colored, q, of near Ana
costa.
Louise Hurley. colored, 38, of 1884
Third street NV, was cut on the left
hand and leg when she walked. accord
ing to police, into the side of truck
at Delaware avenue and L street S.W.
Seven-year-old Jose ph A. Gaskin,
colored, 916 Sixth street NV, was
slightly bruised and shaken this
morning when struck by truck which
was backing into the loading platform
Of tobacco company in the 600 block
Of K street NV The child was treat
ed by private physician and sent
Home.
Alarmed by the fact that nine chill
dren have been killed by automobiles
since the schools closed. Commissioner
Hazen has called the meeting tomor-
row of police officials and representa-
tives OF civic groups to discuss means
Of reducing traffic hazards on the
crowded streets of Washington.
Will Submit List.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent of police. plans to submit at the
meeting a list of street areas which
can be roped off from traffic as play
grounds: District officials already are
operating 1913 Fairgrounds in an effort
to keep children from playing in the
streets
Joseph Kadens, director of the Ac-
cident Prevention Institute Washing
ton Junior Board of Commerce, an
nounced he would hold a free public
class of instruction in safe driving at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Traffic Court
Building, Fifth and E streets NV.
Mr.. Kadens said the institute prob
ably will discontinue the class in event
the public does not turn out for the