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Evening star., 1942-01-01
April

q. John w. Curtis, colored, 1s, Of
1912 Gainesville street Sc, about
Sis pm, April 3, while riding in
truck going west on Morris road Sc,
was fatally injured when the driver
lost control of the vehicle, smashing
into fire plug and then into a light
pole and tree at the corner of Hun
ter place Sc. Weather clear. Driver,
81, colored. with eight years
driving experience, held by coroners
Jury for grand Jury action. Indicted
by grand Jury for manslaughter. but
entered plea Of guilty to charge of
negligent homicide.
33. Robert Phillips. jr., colored, 8,
Of 1431 Corcoran street NV, at 4::30
pm, April 8, ran into Thirteenth
street at Corcoran street NV. from
between parked cars and hit right
front fender Of northbound automo-
bile. Weather clear. Driver. 40,
with 20 years driving experiance,
released by coroner's Jury.
"a. Thomas Minor, 6S. Of 80 L
street NV. about 4:30 pm. April
10, while pushing q two-wheeled
Junk cart inside the east entrance
OF the K street underpass between
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Official Action in Fatalities
By JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.

tabuaton Of legal action In 19 rafc deaths follows:
Cases in which death driver exoneraed Of blame by
cooners jury IS
Cases in which inquest held certificate Of accidental
death issued II
Gases in which held driver Police Court action
under Negligent Homicide IT
(Tree resulted in convictions; three other defendants
found guilty by Police Court uries noe
prossed charges lodged against the defendants
in two and charge of driving without permit
lodged against another; and II still are pending0
Cases which held driver for action by the
grand jury Is
defendants convicted of mansaughter;
found guilty negligent homicide tried and acquitted
mansaughter charges another is awaiting trial for negligent
homicide other still pending and in another
defendant charged with after grand
Jury failed to indict)
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First md Second streets NE. struck

First and Second streets NE. struck
from the rear by automobile.
Weather clear. Driver, 36, With II
years driving experience, held by
coroner's Jury for Police Court ac-
ton under the Negligent Homicide
Act. Case still pending.
IS. Wong Shee Duck, IS, Of 9l0
New York avenue NV, about 945
pm, April Is. struck by automobile
in the 300 block of Upshur street
NV. after he had stepped into the
street from between parked cars.
DiedApril 16. Weather clear Driver,
%. with IL years driving expert
ence, exonerated by coroner's jury.
26. Leon Thomas, colored, 7. OF
1866 Thirty-third street NV, about
7:25 pm, April 20, struck by deliv-
cry truck while attempting to cross
In the $500 block Of M street NV.
not on = crosswalk. Weather clear.
Driver. 10. With IL years driving
experience. according to police. held
by coronerb jury for Police Court
action under the Negligent Homicide
Act. The defendant was found not
guilty in Police Court. but was con-
victed on . charge of driving with
out q permit.
~. Robert Cleveland Wayland, n,
Of 2424 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
about 7:03 am. April %, killed in
stantly when struck by a concrete
mixer truck while attempting to
cross M street at New Hampshire
avenue NV. in the crosswalk.
Weather cloudy. Driver, %, with five
years driving experience, held by
coroner's jury for Police Court &C
ton under the Negligent Homicide
Act. Found guilty by jury.
20. William E. Broderick, II. Of
81 I street NV, a Western Union
messenger boy, about 1918 am,
April 20, while riding his bicycle,
crashed into the side Of an automo-
bile at Orren and Oates streets NE,
when his attention was distracted
by a dog that ran into the street.
Weather clear. Driver, %, colored,
with three years driving experience,
released by coroner's jury.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
October


land Park. Nd, at HIS pm, Sep
tember 30, while driving east on
Central avenue, swerved north
across street and crashed head-on
into . tree, apparently after falling
asleep at wheel. Weather fair and
dry. Driver. ~, had five or more
years driving experience. No in
quest was held and coroner issued
certificate Of accidental death.
81. Mrs. Annie Lucas, 80, colored,
1857 Union street S.W., about 1915
pm. October l, while crossing M
street S.W.. at Fourth street, struck
by automobile. Weather clear. Driv-
er, 10. with two years driving expe-
rience, exonerated by coroner's jury
which held death to be result Of
negligence on part Of deceased.
68. Mrs. Laura Raum, IS, Of Sile-
da, Nd, about $40 pm. September
n, while riding In automobile was
fatally injured whom machine COL
Nded With another car coming from
opposite direction at Minnesota av-
enue and D street Sc. Died eight
days later. Weather clear. Driver OF
second car, 81. held for grand Jury
action by coroner's Jury. Case still
pending.
SO. 1t. Aubrey Calhoun. -. of
1929 Colonial avenue. Alexandria,
about $50 am. October 10, fatally
injured on the Highway Bridge
when mechanical defect in brakes of
car he was driving caused 1t to
swerve into two other machines.
Weather raining. Victim had II
years experience. Other drivers,
one 80. colored, with IS years ex-
perience, the other 70, With three
yaers' experience. No inquest was
held and coroner issued certificate
Of accidental death.
10. Marie Coulter, l3. Of o4i New
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street NE, about 6:45 am, October
81, 1910. struck by automobile just
as he was about to step on safety
island IN the middle Of Bladensburg
road at the intersection OF L street
NE. The entire island lay within
an unmarked crosswalk. Died jan
uary 18. Weather clear. Driver. 81,
colored, with IS years experience,
who was said to have been drinking
prior to the accident, held by cor
ner's jury for Police Court action
under the Negligent Homicide Act.
Found not guilty by jury.
10. Fernand Petit, SO, of 2434
Thirty ninth place NV, at $40
pm. January II, while a passenger
in an automobile was injured in a
collision with another automobile at
Thirty second street and Cathedral
avenue NV. Died January 10.
Weather clear. Driver. 10. with three
years driving experience. released
by coroner's jury.
II. Spencer w. 6ahlberg. Is. Of
1740 Riggs street NV. about 9:55
pm, January 10, struck by bus
while crossing K street at Eight
eenth street NV. against . red
light. Weather clear. Driver. 80,
with II years driving experience,
exonerated by coroner's Jury.
-. John S. Snyder. 20. Of 2635
Otis street NE, at 1880 am. Janu-
ary 20. struck by automobile near
Central avenue NE. not In the cross
walk. Died January 2l. Weather
clear. Driver. 80. with seven years
driving experience, released by coro-
ner's jury.
13. Miss Octavia Martin, %, Of the
Valley Vista Apartments, Belmont
road and Ashmead place NV. about
8 pm. January ~. struck by auto
mobile while crossing Constitution
avenue just outside OF Sixteenth
street crosswalk. Weather raining.
Driver, 26, with eight years' driving
experience. held by coroner's Jury
for Police Court action under Negh-
gent Homicide Act. Case noue
pressed by United States attorney.
February
H. Harold P. johnson. 81. Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. about $50 pm.
February 7. while standing in
button safety zone on Pennsylvania
avenue at Twenty-sixth street NV,
struck by an automobile which
passed through the zone. Died
February g. Weather clear. Driver,
IS, with 20 years driving experience.
held by coroner's jury for grand
Jury action. Indicted BY grand jury
for manslaughter but was found
guilty BY . jury Of negligent homi-
eide.
Is. John II. Frttter, rs. Of 47S0
Wisconsin avenue NV about $50
pm, February 8, struck by auto
mobile while crossing Wisconsin
avenue NV, Immediately south Of
Ellicott street, but not in the cross
walk. Died February II. Weather
clear. Driver, 80, with II years
driving experience, released by coro-
ner's jury.
16. Mrs. Mamie Cutridge, IS. Of
1926 Potomac avenue Sc. at 9:20
a m. February %. while riding in
an automobile driven by her hus-
band, fatally injured by a collision
with a trailer truck at Third and D
streets S.W. Weather clear. Truck
driver, 81, with 1s years driving ex-
perience, exonerated By coroner's
Jury.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Deaths Increase IS
Over 1910 Record;
II Are Pedestrians
~ Persons Killed in Ace
Group Over IS; Is
Children Are Victims

Au statistics On, District traffic
fatalities used by The Star are
gathered BY reporters covering
coroner's inQuests to prepare the
series, WHY Must They Die?"
Evening star., 1942-01-01
November

80. Marvin Marshall, s, colored
70 Myrtle street NE. about l pm.
November S, fatally injured by au-
tomobile in front of 68 Myrtle street
when he ran across street from in
front OF parked truck. Weather
clear Driver, colored. Is, with six
years driving experience, held by
coroner's jury for Police Court action
under Negligent Homicide Act. He
also was charged with hit-and-run.
Both cases still pending.
81. Eruest Peterbark. -, colored,
l73 @ street SW.. about $40 pm.
November 8. fatally injured when he
walked into side Of truck entering
driveway Of Heur1ch's Brewery on
Twenty sixth street. Weather clear
and dry. Truck driver, 80. with 13
years driving experience No inquest
was held and coroner issued certifl-
cate Of accidental death.
80. william G. Waldo. rs. Of 2817
Q street NV, about 8 pm. Novem-
Der IS, fatally injured by automobile
while attempting to cross P street
NV, at Twenty-eighth street. in
the crosswalk. Weather clear.
Driver, rs, with 13 years driving ex-
perience, held by coroner's jury for
Police Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act. Case still pending.
SO. Clyde A. Gamer, 30, Of 231
Bergman avenue. Capitol Heights,
Nd, at 1880 am- November Il.
fatally injured when car he was
driving collided with q stalled lotion
trailer truck parked at curb on
Florida avenue at Seventh street
NE. Weather clear. Driver had
more than five years driving expe-
rience. No inquest was held and cor
oner issued certificate of accidental
death.
"a. Miss Mary Belle Davidson. SO,
of 2651 Sixteenth street NV. about
7:57 am. November Is. fatally in
jured when she ran into front Of a
bus while running diagonally across
intersection of Sixteenth and Fuller
streets NV. Weather clear. Bus
driver. "a, with six years driving
experience operating a bus, exon
Grated BY ooroner's jury.
December
IS. Emmett Dodson, 50. Of 0l3
Mount Vernon place NV, about
l:30 an. December I. fatally tn
jured when the automobile in which
he was riding collided with taxicab
at Thirteenth and Kenyon streets
NV. Died following day. Weather
clear. Cab driver had IS years
driving experience. Driver Of car.
%, with six years experience, held
by coroner's jury for grand jury
action Case still pending.
SO. Kenneth Harvey. 8. Of 635
Allison street NV. about 4:10 pm,
December 10. fatally injured when
he ran into side Of oil truck in an
alley in the rear Of 631 Allison street.
left rear wheel passing over his
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crashed into q truck which was
stopped at the time Died July 29
Weather clear. Truck driver, COL
ored, %, with four years driving ex-
perience. No inquest was held and
coroner issued certificate Of acci-
dental death.
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Fourth street Just east Of H street
NV. and was crushed under the
rear wheels Of q truck. Weather
clear. Driver, 81, with II years
driving experience, exonerated by
coroner's jury.
80. Max Cohen, II. of 1924 Ninth
street NV, about 5:45 pm. May 26,
struck by truck while crossing Ninth
street Just below p street NV. not
In the crosswalk. Weather clear
Driver, 21. colored, with four years
experience, released by coroner's
jury.
"a. Edward Carmichael, colored,
80. of 329 Virginia avenue S.W.
about $50 pm. May 20. was run
over by automobile while lying on
his back at right angle to curb in
Virginia avenue about so feet from
the intersection with Fourth street
S.W. Weather raining. Autopsy
showed victim had been drinking
prior to accident. Driver, u, with
10 years driving experience, re-
leased by coroner's jury.
June
IS. Gordon D. Brunner, 26. Of
New York, who had been visiting
hts parents at 1919 e street Sc,
about sos am. May 81 was fatally
injured when the car he was driv-
ing. in Soldiers Home Grounds
faded to make q turn and crashed
into . tree. Died June 5. Weather
clear. Victim had four years driv-
ing experience, according to police.
No inquest was held. and the cor
oner issued . certificate Of acci-
dental death.
36. Benjamin woodward. 46, of
1926 M street NV. about sos pm
June was truck by a southbound
streetcar while crossing in the 1000
block Of Wisconsin avenue NV. not
In the crosswalk. about 2l5 feet
north Of Whitehaven parkway.
Weather clear. Motorman, ~. with
II years experience In operating
streetcars, released by coroner's
jury.
81. Vernon Pheifsr, Is. Of 433 Q
street NV, about 10 am. June l.
struck by automobile as he was
crossing Third street At N street
NV. in the crosswalk. Died Juno
II. Weather clear. Driver. ~, with
five years driving experience, held
by coroner's jury for grand jury
action. Grand jury ignored man
slaughter charge, but held driver for
trial on negligent homicide charge
Case still pending.
38. Robert Carter, colored, 63. Of
10 M street S.W., about 6:45 am
June IL. struck by automobile while
crossing M street at Carrollburg
street S.W. in an unmarked cross
walk. Weather raining. Driver, 29,
with II years driving experience,
held by coroner's jury for Police
Court action under the Negligent
Homicide Act. Case still pending.
20. Mrs. Wilhelmina c. Wetzel, n.
OF l343 Monroe street NV. about
10:45 am. June 10, struck by taxi
cab while standing on . streetcar
loading platform at Fourteenth
street and Park road NV. Weather
clear. Driver. 81, with IS years,
driving experience. held by coro-
ner's jury for grand jury action.
Indicted, but found not guilty by
jury.
40. Floyd Carmichael, colored, %,
OF 2512 I street NV, about 7:l5
am. June 16. while riding a BIZ
cycle in front Of 1923 M street
NV, run over by rear wheel OF a
trailer truck when he swerved into
the front part Of the trailer in pass
ing another truck that had pulled
to curb. Weather clear. Driver, 81,
colored, released by coroner's fury.
ILL.,.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Ace Of Victims

cloudy. Motorman, 46, with Is
years experience. No inquest was
held and coroner issued certificate
of accidental death.
rs. Charles Salem, 60, OF johns
town. Pa, about am. October
%, fatally injured while crossing
Fourteenth street at New York ave-
nue. NV, when struck by two-ton
truck. Weather cloudy with rain
having stopped five hours earlier.
Driver. 20, colored, with two years
driving experience, held by coro-
ner's jury for Police Court action
under Negligent Homicide Act. Case
still pending
IT. Edward s. Bartlett, 80, Of 405
A street Sc. about 6:15 pm. Octo-
Der 80, fatally injured when struck
by automobile while crossing. North
Carolina avenue Sc at Pennsyl-
vania avenue against red light. Died
next day. Weather clear. Driver,
"a, with six years driving expert
ence, released by coroner's jury.
78. Allen Mitchell Kennedy, 13, Of
2434 Franklin street NE, at 1928
pm. October 81, killed when an auto
mobile jumped the curb at Bladens-
burg road near Eastern avenue and
crashed into q telephone pole beside
which he was standing. Weather
intermittent rain. Driver, %, with
several years experience, held for
Police Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act. Case still pending.
10. Wilbur Scott. 35 colored, 1881
Euclid street NV. about 7:20 pm.
october 81, fatally injured when
struck by automobile as he started
to cross In front of 1888 Fourth
street NV. Weather raining. Driver,
ls, colored. with one months driv-
Ing experience, held by coroner's
Jury for grand Jury action. Man
slaughter charge ignored BY grand
jury. but driver was charged with
hit-and-run. Case still pending.
Evening star., 1942-01-01

streetcar at New York avenue and
Seventh street NV. Weather clear.
Motorman Of other car, 50. with
10 years experience, released by
coroner's Jury.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
July

Il. Ernest Z. Aaycock. 30, no nssd
address. at 7:40 pm. July ;, struck
BY truck while tn center Of Ninth
street NV. In south crosswalk Of
K street. Died almost Immediately.
Weather raining. Truck proceeding
north on Ninth on green light. Po-
lice could not learn whether victim
had started crossing on proper sig
nal. Driver. colored. 20, with six
years driving experience, but had
never had drivers license, exonerat-
ed by coroner's jury.
AZ. Franklin Eugene Lincoln. 81.
OF 1927 Fairmont street NV, about
10:45 pm. July S, while driving
midget roadster, collided with sedan
at Seventh and P street NV, i'm
pact causing smaller car to turn
complete somersault, throwing VIC
tim and companion into street. Died
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pm, September 20, struck by auto
mobile while crossing Eleventh street
NV, in north crosswak of Girard
street. Died September IS. Weather
clear. Driver, colored. 81, with l6
years driving experience. held for
Police Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act. Case still pending.
81. Ulysses Watts, 81. colored, 1884
Ninth street NV. about 10 pm,
IS, injured fatally when
struck by automobile as he crossed
street IN front Of his home, about
47 feet south Of crosswalk. Died
70. Weather clear. Driver,
colored, Is, with five years driving
experience, released by coroner's
jury.
IS. Augustus Cook, II, colored, 400
block OF Ridge street NV, about
8 pm. September %, fatally injured
when bicycle he was riding collided
with rear wheel Of q dump truck
In the 1900 block OF Fifth street
NV. Died September go Weather
clear. Truck driver, colored. 46,
with IS years. driving experience.
Inquest still pending.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
Du+ehmen' Exploded South paw on Foes Chin

As WolCa mumbed these words of warning TO himself and
following thought inadvertently tilted from
behind his hunched shoulder kayo with his vision
and he drove with Of he could put behind
his southpaw! exploded Wogasts chin with devsh devasa
ton Brain aWhir legs themselves into sailors knot
Wolgast the doorstep Of hepesSness.
Dan Morgan knew that Wogast was pneed to the marrow Of
him Wolga who now! He 20 little
Dutchmen playing eapog cloud before him. Morgan pounded
the beseeching his Dutchman TO the kill
"Hes completely Bang him again-n the
belly this time-ONE MORE, YOU FOOL"
Kayo Oh the pity Of The in the palm Of his
hand he stood off LOOKING drunken champion of the
Wogas doing weird rigadoon within confines Of the
stokade blond from the Side still gandered
him Morgan practically bleeding his anguish!
The bell! Wolgast OUT Of the dark little woods!
why n Enumeration didn't him
had norn:" oared the Infatuated Morgan the
Dutchman's"
"CHEE MISTER MoRGAN-HIH CHEE-I TOT HE VAS
KITTIN' ME-HUH"
When Morgan made quick grab for the bottle
erked OF his Dan about
kayos blond thatch, for the last time earth!
(ThS the fourteenth Hype Igoe OF 20
battles he
covering almost years tells Of
between Spider" Kelly and Tim McGrsth, of the
seconds in the history of the rng)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
Favor Texas :
In N. Y. Meet

NEW YORK, March II (UP).-
Long Island University begins
defense OF its national invitation
basketball championship against
West Virginia tonight in the open
ing round of the fifth annual world
series" of the hardwood courts, but
has relinquished the favorite's role
TO westTexas States border con-
ference champions.
The Texans, unchallenged tall
est team" in the country, clash
with Creigton University CO.
champions OF the Missouri Valley
conference.
City College. Metropolitan cham
pions by virtue of a one-point
decision over New York University
last week. plays Western Kentucky
State College. Kentucky confer
ence leader for 10 consecutive
years and Rhode Island state. New
England Conference titleholder,
meets Toledo University the Mid
vests top quintet. in the other
games Thursday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
Morqan's 'Stoodqe' Almost Captured Title

Wocast swing triumph dropped into New York bent
pleasure business should there he hrash
young might dispute his right to the middle OF the
Morgan supplied "stoodGe who came close to winning
candidate Knockout Brown ungtn cross
whose words
and then bobbhng through
his lips In the form OF gruns
The "Dutchman" CoSmo Hamilton when it came 10
English hid Broad Burke Cochrane by contrast
Side probably could have wal
loped Hamilton Cochrane Broad
laughed in the thick of brusng rallies
long hstc observer has taught 10 warn the
when fights fellow
racheous chap who he punges into
the fray.
Knockout and AID made Just matter
Of Dutchmen whose middle
FIGHT! OF natural!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
Tiny Ring Made WoIeest Tee-Hee

Amsterdam Opera House where the Pioneer
Gymnasium today located 44th, Ninth avenue Tom
ORourke club days the being pitched on the
the hall 1t wasn't large stage and OF
anything but prairie II the
land the small that
comparable TO milling in telephone BOOTH
Wogast teeheed when he the tiny ring Just his dish
body punshcr extraordinary Knoos young pink and
the Wogasts prebatte
After he had stopped the Durable Dane his tracks in
Eddie Smith end that
living and the shutdown of his life Wogast
told himself that nothing Of flesh and gse could match him in
body attack
gnned with touch Of his heart for little Ksyo
when weighed The gall OF this kid thinking he could bash
Wogast golden PEDESTAL Mad and sad by turns
They fought and the fur flew boke of the battles really
awkward southpaW
anything laugh with Ad Indeed when he
the short ribs his mouth popped
like of n crocodile the
Is and be thinking
Steady the " goes. WoIgast quite
your dark little woods. Chin up Mister Wolgast."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
'M20!2e.4A~t'
20 H4L hpE IGoE'
AID Wolgast Saued by Bell When Brourn
Had Him Ready for the Kill

Al Wosast battered Battling Nelson into submission al
Port Richmond 10 lightweight champion OF the world
lie was staggering confident little and they shook hands
= be starting bell Of fight carry them into tho
,rteh round, WolGaSt nuttcre1:
1--WE always been curious find out for myself Just how
Durable n is, anyway
Nelson paid In fact he never seemed
m take the slightest any who faced him IN the ring
By Roche many Bats notable fights told me that
Nelson always the heads his antagonists and seemed
peerng the Of the distant mountains SAID bS
10 give me- shlNers like dead mans
immune pain and the Sonemans
EXPRESSION contempt left his face always
glad 81 fights That stare would
remain m weeks"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
DETROIT SEEKS ELKS' PIN MEET
% District Teams Going TO Louisville

Detroit Association Of Credit Men
nth s26 IN 595.
Haag's moved into a tie with
Woods for first place in the Riviera
House by splitting four points with
Old Timers. Excelsior stayed IN
the race by sweeping Woods. Ed
Brichta shot 243 and Walter Bed
narski 222-233 in 643.
Ed Juntenen fired 257 and Nick
Huffmaster showed 2l9-22S In 829
as Ternstedt broke Its deadlock
with the Legion News Lefties for
the top In the American League.
Jean Voss' 1876 carried of the
honors IN the NeU Garfield Ladies
House No. 3.
Hayden Owens Certified set a
new second high. 1924, in the Will
son loop, Earl Mottashed getting
DDS. The Wilson circuit boasts is
clubs and every one is entered IN
the city tourney.
Jack Bring Him. o -Kersten"
Cunningham's 232-218 In 625 and
Charles Linkogle's 257 featured In
the Detroit Elks.
Gerald Steele and Paul Cdss did
the best sticking IN the Redford
House. the former hdring 2S6 and
the latter 227-2S5 IN 6S9.