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lacertations of the left ear, a severe
conclusion and a possible skull frac-
| ture.
In another Shedding accident,
Louis Plavidal, A, of 1882 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV, received frac-
tured right leg when sled he was
riding crashed into fence.
Meanwhile 12-year-old Eugene
Daily, injured Saturday in an auto
mobile le-sledding accident, was re-
ported slightly improved, but still
in serious condition at Emergency
Hospital.
An inquest is scheduled today into
the death of Betty Rhoad, Is, Of
Philadelphia, Pa who was fatally
injured Saturday in an automobile
sled accident.
Miss Rhoad was visiting friend.
Marion Peoples, also Is, of 5008
Forty second street NV. The ac-
cident occurred at Fessenden and
Forty-first streets NV.
In accidents from coal fumes, Clip
Harvey, II, colored, was killed by
fumes he breathed from a small
stove at his home, 1904 Caseys court.
Angelo Barbario, %, of 1881 Four
teenth street NE. was overcome by
fumes from a smoldering fire in the
basement of new house in the
500 block on Twenty-first street NE.
No Serious Crashes Here.
No serious automobile accidents
were reported in the District. This
was attributed to the fact that few
motorists cared to venture out on
the ice-coated streets and those
who did drove with caution.
An automobile and a fire engine
crashed this morning at Fourteenth
street and Massachusetts avenue
Sc. but no one was injured. The
automobile was driven by James D.
Trail, 20, of 220 Fourteenth place
NE, and the engine by Pvt. George
Dove. The case was referred to the
| corporation counsel.
Leroy Brogden, "a, colored, of 921
Fourth street NV, was struck by
an automobile at Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV. He was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital for
multiple abrasions and released.
Two Washington residents were
! injured in an automobile accident
near Rockville. The Rockville police
reported that an auto driven by
Clarence j. Day of Gaithersburg,
I Ur1i1a uninu ohN,1t
miles north of Rockville, skidded
into an approaching car, injuring a
passenger, Parrish Smith Of 9th
Quartermaster Corps and Miss Marie
ChisWell, 829 Quincy street NV.
Mr.. Smith, whose local residence
is 2l15 c street NV, suffered head
cuts and other injuries. He was
taken to Walter Reed Hospital.
Miss Chiswell was treated by a
Rockville physician.
Driver Faces Charges.
Two persons were seriously in
jured yesterday when their car
struck telephone pole on Russell
road, in Alexandria, Va. Robert
M. Leonard, 26, 1855 Euclid street
NV, was charged by police with
driving under the influence of liquor.
He and his companion were in
Alexandria Hospital today. His in
juries included laceration over
the right eye and a possible frac-
tured skull. He was required to post
$1,000 bond on the intoxication
charge.
Miss Marion Henney Gates, 21,
1l3 North Patrick street, Alexandria,
said by police to have been riding
with Mr.. Leonard, suffered fractures
of both legs and possible internal
injuries. The condition Of both was
satisfactory, hospital authorities
stated.
Fred Ratcliff, coloredrof Alexan-
dria, received severe face lacerations
and was fined $131 and sentenced to
80 days in Jail on reckless driving
and colliding charges as a result of
a three-car collision in Alexandria
last night.
According to police, Ratcliff's car
collided with an automobile driven
by w. E. Bowman of Washington at
Pendleton and Washington streets.
Police said Ratcliff's automobile con-
tinued down the 300 block of North
Washington street and collided with