The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-05
Sixteen Huri
In Accidents
PuYollup Man Has
Injured Skull

George r. Kephart, p. Puyal-
lup resident. was seriously hurt IN
a motorcycle accident south Of Ia
coma early Monday. Kephsrt was
taken 70 the Northern Pacific hos
pital b state patrolmen. where re-
ports indicated he had sustained
q fractured skull.
he also suffered conclusion and
other injury when his motorcycle
crashed into string Of parked
construction trucks near Camp
Murray during a dense fog. Pa
trolmen said Kephart. 42i 9th st.
S. W. Puyallup. was unable to see
the trucks. Twelve automobiles
collided at the same place in a
traffic tangle that followed, but
no others were injured
The accident capped a weekend
filled with traffic accidents in
which Is other persons were in
jured. not including the mishaps
which caused two fatalities in the
city.
Ten Hurt In Accident
Ten of the victims were injured
in one head-on collision on South
Tacoma Way near 45th st. Satur-
day evening when a coupe. packed
with nine soldiers from Camp Muir
ray who were jammed into the
front and rumble seats. met an
other machine.
The accident occurred about
$40 p. m. Drivers OF the cars were
Chester Thomas. of Camp Murray.
and Anthony Gus. 4545 So. Union
ave. Soldiers in Thomas machine
poured out of the car like domi-
noes" according to eye-witnessese.
The most seriously injured was
one soldier, Ted Wells. who was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital and
later removed TO the camp hospi-
tai. Gus. who suffered a broken
jaw and head decorations. was TAX
en- to st. Joseph's hospital. Physi-
clans said he showed signs of
having been drinking but declared
he was not intoxicated.
Given Treatment
The others, none of whom was
hospitalized, were members of
Company X, lend infantry. They
were Stanley Hay. Wayne Rife,
Lorain Andres. Roger Dawson, Err
ME Dornfeldt, Victor LaPorte and
Alvin Warren, who suffered minor
cuts, bruises and shock. All re-
ceived treatment at the county
hospital.
An Indian woman, Lena Oya, Al.
struck down in the street in front
of 1886 Broadway about $3.50 a. m.
Sunday, was under observation in
the Cushman hospital Monday. Her
condition was reported fair" She
suffered a broken ankle, shock and
bruises.
Driver Arrested
Police jailed Fred Diedrich, So,
on charge of driving while un-
der the influence of liquor and for
investigation as driver of the
truck that struck her. Lyle Lath-
rop, deputy sheriff, and Officer G.
A. Anderson were witnesses to the
accident. Anderson. who took
Dedrich into custody and subject
ed him to a blood-alcohol test, said
the truck went $50 feet beyond the
point OF impact before stopping.
Diedrich posted bail for release.
Another driver was booked as a
drunken-driving suspect after an
accident in which Mrs. Blanche
Isenberg, 219 Ea. 61st st, was
hurt, Sunday. The prisoner, still in
| Jail Monday. was John Bonner,
1921 Ea. c st. repeatedly on pa
role from the state penitentiary.
Taken To Her Home
Bonner's machine hit car driv-
en- by Paul A. Wright, 5000 So. z
st. and also ploughed into a car
driven by Joseph Johns, $3.50 Ea
Spokane st, at 56th and South Ia
coma Way Mrs. Isenberg, a pas
senger in Wright's car. was taken
home following the crash.
Mrs. Ethel Beckwith. SIS. Ri l
box 294, Tacoma. and Frank
Farming, 60 2705 So. Tacoma Way
were recovering in St Joseph's