Evening star., 1941-09-21
Man Killed, II Hurt
In Traffic Mishaps
In District Area
Five Children Are Amono
Accident Victims;
Driver Is Held

Traffic accidents in and near
Washington yesterday took the life
II persons, five of whom were chill
dren.
Thomas Jones of Halls Station,
Md, was pronounced dead on ar
rival yesterday afternoon at
Casualty Hospital, where he was
taken after an accident near
Mitchellville, Md
Prince Georges County police said
Mr.. Jones had driven into the Grain
highway where his car was struck
by another driven by Miss Eleanor
Geistmyer, 25, of Towson. Md. Miss
Geistmyer was treated at Casualty
Hospital for possible internal in
| juries.
Three colored children were in a
| critical condition at Gallinger Hospi-
tai after being struck by an auto
mobile in the 2800 block of Stanton
road Sc, police reported. The
driver of the car. according to police.
was Leroy S. Forster. colored. "a
of the 2800 block of Hunter place
Sc He was charged with reckless
| driving and his automobile taken to
the District Inspection Station for
tests. After striking the children,
police said, the car continued 80
| feet, stopping against a store.
Three Treated at Hospital.
The children are Lois Jackson, 10,
of 1743 Stanton Terrace Sc. who
was treated for head injuries. leg
lacerations and bruises at the hos
pital; Margaret Conger, II, 1894
Stanton terrace Sc, who received
fractured thigh, and her brother
John Conger, 3, who suffered a
fractured collar bone and bruises.
Robert E. Jackson. 4, of 923 Vir-
ginia avenue SW.. YES trc ted fol
a concussion by a private physician
after he was struck by a car while
running across the street in the o0C
block of Virginia avenue S.W. Police
said the driver of the car was Will
liam F. Martin, 20. 90l Virginia ave-
nue. S.W.
Police charged Ebert G. Weaver
%. Alt Eighteenth street Sc. with
failing to give full time and atten-
ton to the operation Of street car
after it struck Mrs. Evelyn Croft
Bryant. 81, of Herndon, Va, at
Seventh street and independence
avenue S.W. Mrs Bryant was ad-
mitted to Providence Hospital and
treated for possible fracture OF
the spine.
Girl on Bicycle Hit.
Helen McIntrye, 10, 9l9 G street
Sc, while riding a bicycle at
Eleventh and G streets Sc. was
struck by a car driven by Joseph
Laury, 13O B street NE, police said
She was treated at Casualty Hos
pital.
Ronald Witmus, %, 1116 E street
NE, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for head injuries after the
taxicab in which he was riding COL
lided with another automobile.
Mrs. Marie Dimes. SO, colored
1929 Girard street NV, pedes-
trian, was seriously injured when
struck by an automobile near hel
home last night. Taken to Gar
field Hospital, her right leg was
found to be broken in two places
and she was kept under observa-
ton for possible internal hurts
Police said the driver of the vehicle
was Marcus H. Hall, 81, colored
1907 Park road NV.
Seven Hurt in One Crash.
Miss Eleanor Williams, 20, l77I
Massachusetts avenue NV, wa
cut about the face and head las
night when an automobile in which
she was riding rammed into ca
parked in the 3100 block of Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. She wa
treated at Casualty Hospital. Sh
was a passenger in an automobll
operated by Joseph M. OReilley
27, of the same address, police SAID
Seven persons were hurt last nigh
in a three car crash on the Seventh
Street pike near Olney Inn. Troop
ers Preston Walters and Jerry Hobb
of the Montgomery County Polio
who were investigating the acci
dent, said they believed it occurre
when one car tried to pass anothe
on a hill
The injured, according to police
are: Mrs. Mary H. Barrett, abou
SIS, Rockville, fractured knee, broker
wrist and cuts; Bob Thompson
about 30, Silver Spring, severe hea
cuts; Katheryn Papscott, 621 New
ton place NV, fractured knee cap
Miss Margaret Barrett, daughter @
Mrs. Barrett. shock; Edward Fran
els Barrett, 10, shock; William Bar
rett, Is, head cuts, and Frank
Rodgers, %, 2115 c street NV