Evening star., 1945-09-24

OF pedestrians crossing only at cross
walks and obeying traffic signals.
Woman Ki||ed, |, 9 Hurt
As Two Cars Collide
On 14th Street NE.
A young woman was killed and
nine persons were injured. one crit
lcally, in tWo-car collision last
night at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets NE.
The death was the 62d from
traffic causes here this year. At this
time in 1914 there were 81 deaths
1t was the first time this year the
traffic death rate has exceeded that
of 1914.
At Casualty Hospital the dead
woman was identified as Mrs. Grace
Kline, l9, of 1914 Randolph street
NE. Margaret Payne, Is, of 35Os
Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier
Md. was admitted to Casualty Hos
pital in critical condition with a
fractured skull
Killed in Collision.
Meanwhile, Maryland State Police
reported Mrs. Florine L. Higgs, g.
of Leonardtown. was killed instantly
yesterday on Route S, two miles
south of Leonardtown, when the car
in which she was riding collided
with truck.
In another Maryland accident,
Henry Bennett, SO, colored of Acco-
keek was killed and IT other per-
sons were injured when Bennett S
car collided with Southern Mary
land Lines bus early yesterday on
Route 224, three miles below Acco-
keek. The bus was en- route from
Washington to Indianhead, Md
when the crash occurred. A tech
nlcal charge of manslaughter has
been lodged against Allen Price
1ndlanhead, the bus driver, Mary
land State Police said.
The others hurt in the District
accident and their injuries are as
follows:
Mrs. Marian Shields, 10, of 431C
Thirtieth street, Mount Rainier
lacerations of face and head, in un-
determined condition in Casualty:
Carl Breeze, 81, of 1922 Nicholson
street, Hyattsville, contusions of the
left arm and both legs, in unde-
termined condition in Casualty;
Doris Rodriguez, 20, of 3112 Webster
street, Mount Rainier, possible con-
cussion and contusions to both
knees, in good condition in Casualty;
Helen Battista, 23 of 1880 Critten-
den street NV. fracture of the
back, in undetermined condition in
Emergency Hospital.
Also Mildred Cope, 25, Of 1929
Columbia road NV, fracture of the
left arm, in good condition in
Casualty; John Payne, 10, of 3509
Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier
brother of Margaret, possible frac-
ture Of the right leg and chest con-
tusionS, in undetermined condition
In Casualty; Mrs. Betty Weber, 81
OF 1888 Monroe street NV, who DO
lice said was an expectant mother
possible fractured ribs and back
! abrasions, in undetermined condi-
ton in Columbia Hospital, and Mary
L. Kline, IS, of 1914 Randolph street
NE, possible fractured pelvis and
lacerations to face and right ear. in
undetermined condition in Casualty
Miss Kline was sister-in- law of the
dead woman
Cars Collide.
According to police, the accident
occurred when one car, driven south
on Fourteenth street by Mr.. Payne
collided with the other car, driver
east on Frankling street by Mr.
Breeze. The accident occurred al
$50 pm.
In another accident last night
Jennie Puliatti, Is, of sos Nicholson
street NV, suffered a possible frac.
tured pelvis when struck by ar
automobile after she stepped from
the curb in the 1900 block of Ben.
ming road NE, police reported.
She was admitted to Casualty Hos.
pital in undetermined condition
The driver of the automobile, police
said, was Charles M. Bryant, jr., 80
colored, of the 600 block of Kenyon
street NV.
Albert r. West, 81, of 45l5 Arkan.
Sas avenue NV, suffered a possible
fractured leg last night, when ar
automobile he was driving collidec
with a streetcar at Georgia avenue
and Taylor street NV, according
to police. He was admitted tc
Emergency Hospital and his condi.
ton today was said to be not serious
The operator of the streetcar was
Louis K. Oddenino, "a, of 9O8 Ken.
nedy street NV, police reported.
Suffers Fractured Skull.
Homer v. Jones, SIS, colored, of tn,
100 block of Sixth street NV, wa.
in critical condition in Gallingel
Hospital today suffering from a frac'
tured skull received in an acciden
Saturday night, police said.
According to police, he walked il
front of a streetcar under the
street NE. viaduct. He was frs
taken to Casualty Hospital although
he protested he was not hurt, polio,
said. He was later transferred tx
Gallinger Hospital.
'IWurren L'Hommedieu.
Postal EmpIoye, Dies