Evening star., 1941-05-09
D. T.. Soldier Killed
In Crash While Ridinq
On Running Board
Companion Badly Hurt;
Woman Injured in Wreck
On Slick Puvement

One Washington soldier was killed
and another soldier and Washing
ton woman we're seriously injured
early today in traffic accidents in
nearby Maryland.
Pvt. Charles j. Weber, 30, formerly
of the HOO block of Montello ave-
nue. NE, died instantly, and his
companion, Pvt. George Cox, rs, OF
Oxon Hill, Nd, was seriously injured
about 1915 am. when the running
board of the car in which they were
returning to camp was sideswiped by
another machine a short distance
from the entrance to the post on the
JeSup-Fort Meade road. Both were
members of Company F, l2lst En-
gineerS.
Maryland State Trooper H. l.
Kavanagh said both soldiers were
riding on a car driven by John N.
De Roy, 2300 block of S street NV,
who had offered to take them back
to the post. They were on the driV-
er,s side of the machine when it
struck another car. operated by Ed
ward L. Watkins of Jessup, police
said.
Cox in Serious Condition.
Pvt. Cox was reported in serious
condition In the post hospital. After
the accident, Mr.. De Roy and Mr..
Watkins were released, but Oficer
Kavanagh said he intended to ques-
ton Mr.. De Roy again before closing
his investigation.
Pvt. Weber's legs were crushed
and he suffered abdominal injuries.
Two other Fort Meade soldiers rid
ing on the other running board Of
the car, and the occupants OF the
two machines escaped without in
| jury, according to police.
Pvt. Weber was a bricklayer and
had belonged to the District Ma
tional Guard for the past three
years. He is survived by his father
Philip H. Weber: two sisters, Mrs
Rose Harding and Mrs. Mary Madi-
gan; q brother, Fred Weber, all OF
Washington, and another brother,
Philip H. Weber, jr., Of Philadel-
phia.
Woman Hurt In Crash.
Mrs. Nina Josephine Huddleston,
n, of 272O Wisconsin avenue was
seriously injured early today when
a truck skidded on the wet pave
ment and sideswiped the car in
which she was riding with her
husband, Arthur N. Huddleston,
on the Colesville pike near White
Oak, Md.
Mrs. Huddleston was unconscious
when she arrived at Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, in the
Silver Spring Rescue Squad am
bulance. She suffered injuries to
her head and right arm.
Montgomery County police placed
no charges against the driver of
the truck, Paul Doxzon, %, Of Bal
timore, employe of the Consolidated
Engineering Co. of Baltimore.
Neither driver was injured.
Bus. Motor Cycle Crash.
Two motor cyclists were carried
to Emergency Hospital yesterday
after a collision with a Capital
Transit Co. bus at Ninth and P
streets NV. according to police.
Anthony j. Betonti, "a, 805 Allison
street NV. listed as operator of
the cycle, suffered head and back
injuries, while passenger, Morris
Levinson, 70. 1920 Eighth street
NV, suffered face injuries and
broken teeth.
A taxi passenger. Joseph Gargan,
50, 1727 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
was also taken to Emergency after
q collision at Connecticut avenue
and N streets NV, police reported.
His injuries, contusions to chest and
possible rib fractures, were described
as not serious.
Struck by streetcar near Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
Harriet Hayes, IS, colored, of AIS
Fourth street Sc. suffered head and
arm lacerations and possible rib
fractures, police said. She was ad-
mitted to Providence Hospital.
Bicyclist Collides with Truck.
A 17-year-old bicyclist, Gabriel
Mask of 1000 Kenilworth avenue
NE, received . leg injury In . coll
lision with . truck in front OF his
home. He was treated by . private
physician.
Louise Maxsell. 26, tbs Sixth street
S.W., was hit by an automobile at
Seventh and r streets NV. and
later treated at Casualty Hospital
for minor injuries.
A 3-year-old colored girl. Silvire
Lee Jones. Was injured near her
home. a0S M street NV. last night,
Freedmens Hospital physieians
treated her for head injuries.