Evening star., 1938-11-16
7 Deaths Raise
D. T.. Traffic
Toll 10 II
Three Are Injured
Seriously in
Accidents

The Districts 1898 traffic fatality
toll mounted to II today with the
death in local hospitals of two VIC
TINS OF recent automobile accidents.
Meanwhile. three persons were seri-
ously injured and five others suffered
lesser hurts In street accidents late
yesterday and early today.
The last death occurred at
o'clock this morning in Casualty
Hospital. Paul Kenyon, II. of 24l9
Third street NE, died OF a fractured
skull and other injuries received on
October Is when he was thrown
through the windshield of an auto
mobile In a collision in the 5000
block OF Illinois avenue NV.
AT the time of the accident, the
youth was passenger in a car
operated by William H. Woodfeld.
26. of 734 Nineteenth street NE.
The other machine, police said, was
driven by John v. LaFort, %, of
52l9 Fifth street NV.
Kenyon was a semi -fnalist in the
recent horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment for the Washington champion
snip, conducted by The Evening Star.
Girl Dies in Hospital.
Three-year-old Margaret Gorhar,.
colored, OF SAB Callan street NE.
died in Freedmen's Hospital last
night OF injuries received on No
vember when hit by an automo-
bile as she was crossing Seventh
street between K and L streets NV.
The driver OF the car, police said.
was James Wharton, colored, 80.
OF 1742 U street NV. There had
been 80 traffic deaths at this time
last year.
An unidentified colored man, about
35 or 40 years old. was injured
critically last night when run down
by car in the 400 block of L street
NV. The driver of the automobile
Luther Feemster, colored. %, of 47
Fenton street NE, took the man to
Freedmen's Hospital.
The injured man had not regained
consciousness this morning. He suf-
fered compound fracture of the
right leg and internal injuries.
Head-on Collision.
Two persons were hurt seriously
early today in a head-on collision IN
the 1900 block of Maine avenue S.W.
Oscar Williams, colored, "a, of 223
Virginia avenue Sc. driver of one
car, suffered internal injuries. and
a companion, Sterling Watts, colored.
%, of 3l8 G street Sc, received
possible fracture of the skull Both
were admitted to Emergency Hos
pital.
Three occupants of the second
automobile were treated for lesser
hurts They were Mrs. Diane Talley.
%; John E. Talley and Mrs Irene
Melby, 36, all of Arlington, Va. The
driver of the car, Phillip o. Melby,
Al, also of Arlington, declined hos
pital treatment.
Miriam c. Goodwin, Sc, of 1113 Park
place NE. received possible frac-
lures of the ribs last night in a
collision on Eighth street Sc. at A
street. She was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Takoma Man Injured.
AAoSSo ~. NAAAAlAl, ~, Va 4ahOlllQ
Park. Md, was injured slightly early
today when his automobile was in
collision with a work car on the
tracks in the TOO block of Georgia
avenue NV. Workmen were grind
ing the street car rails when the
accident occurred. Mr.. Smith was
treated by private physician for
cuts about the face and legs.
Struck by a taxicab while cross
ing E street near Ninth street NV.
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Lena
Wood, 64, of 419 Seventh street Sc.
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for a fracture of the right arm,
laceration near the eye and body
bruises. She was not thought to be
seriously hurt. The cab, police re-
ported, was driven by Chester R.
Ryon, 36, of 1889 Columbia road NV.