Evening star., 1939-07-31

year-old man were killed yesterday
near Laurel. Md, when a Washing
ton-bound sedan received a glancing
blow from car drive by hit-run
driver. The sedan swerved to the
side of the road, where it vas
crumpled by its own momentum on
an abutment to the Patuxent River
bridge.
Eight others riding in the sedan
were also injured. State Policeman
w. M. Boiler. reconstructing the ac-
cident, said the hit-run driver had
apparently pulled out on the high
way from small road at the left
leading to the Laurel race track.
He struck the left fender of the
crowded sedan.
Policeman Boiler quoted one of
the party as saying that the driver
stopped, got out of his car to see
what had happened, then drove
away quickly without leaving his
name. They could give no descrip-
tion of him or his car.
All OF the 10 were colored and res
idents of Philadelphia. The dead
were Edward Lance, killed instan-
taneously, and Richard Davis. the
small son of Emory Davis, 81, driver
OF the car. The infant died on the
way to the University of Maryland
Hospital, in Baltimore, where all
the injured were carried.
Three Injured in Crash.
Besides Mr.. Davis, these included
his wife, Mrs. Grace Davis, 80: five
other children, James, William, Flor
ence, Katherine, and Elizabeth, and
Mary Lacey, 81. The children's ages
range from to IA.
Another Maryland accident late
last night sent three motorists to
Providence Hospital in serious condi-
ton. Andrew P. Williams, %; his
wife, Mrs. Mary Williams, 10, and
Elmer Moreland, %, all of Hughes
vile, were driving on route S, near
T. B., Md, when they crashed into
the rear of parked truck.
Seven persons were injured in a
collision of two automobiles at
washington and Lee boulevards IN
Arlington County, Va, about pm.
yesterday.
Three-year-old Dana Taylor,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
G. Taylor of Aqua, Va. received
severe decorations of the hand and
arm. necessitating disqualification.
Treated first at Georgetown Hos
pital the child was to be trans
ferred to Walter Reed Hospital to-
day. Also taken to Georgetown Hos
pltal, but released after treatment
for laceratlons and bruises, were
Mrs. Samuel G.. Taylor of Aqua
and Mr.. and Mrs Homer E. Rector
and their 2l-month- old son of ITO
Maryland avenue NE.
S. A. Halterman, 81, of AQUA,
who was not injured, was the driver
of>the car in which Mrs. TAYLOR and
her daughter were passengers, police
said. Mr.. Rector was the driver of
the other car, police said, in which
his wife and child and Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Irvine of 1924 1 street
NV, were riding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irvine were taken to Emergency
Hospital, where they were treated
for lacerations and bruises and re-
A number OF other persons were
hurt in accidents in the District over
the week end. Patricia Ann Everett.
3, of 253 Kentucky avenue Sc. was
treated at Casualty Hospital yes
terday for injuries received when
struck by a car in front of her
home.
Mildred Clayton, As, colored, of
14l6 Eleventh street NV. was
treated at Casualty for slight in
1urles received when the car in which
she was a passenger struck light
pole in the 1900 block of Sheriff
road NE.
Crash in Potomac Park.
A collision between a bus and an
automobile at the Speedway exit
In Potomac Park early yesterday
caused slight injury to Emman
Stebbins, As, of Alexandria, Va;
John Lucky, As, colored, 937 o street
NV; Ernestine Carter, %, and Os-
borne Floyd, 36, Ill Fifth street
Sc. The latter two were treated
at Emergency Hospital.
When a truck and automobile COL
lided at Maryland avenue and Thir-
teenth street NE. early yesterday,
four persons received injuries re-
quiring hospital treatment. Taken
to Casualty Hospital were Rose
Hawkins, Is, colored, of the First
block of K street NE; Earl Camp
bell, "a, colored. and Lalia Jarrett,
%, of Alexandria. Gladys Proctor,
%, colored, 1888 Third street NV,
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. c. C. Haslet of Arlington,
Va, was injured last night near
N. Mex, the Associated Press
The accident in which
they were hurt occurred when their
automobile skidded on a wet pave
ment and overturned. Mrs. Haslet
was taken to hospital in Gallup,
N. Mex. Her 14-month-old son,
Charles, was uninjured. Mr.. Haslet
is an Associated Press reporter.
DR.. L. B, Tuckerman, assistant
chief of the division of mechanics
and sound of the United States Bu-
reau of Standards, was cut and
bruised in an accident near Hay
ward, Calf, the Associated Press
stated. His brother. w. Tucker
man, OF Cleveland, Ohio, was criti-