Evening star., 1946-03-19

evenue NV. Mr.. Leroy Z. kiuse
Kluge leaves a wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Kluge; brother, Russell Kluge,
3l55 Tennyson street NV; daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude L. Kluge, who
lives at home, and son. Gordon E.
Kluge of the Buckingham Apart
ments. Arlington, Va, and a sister,
Mrs. Edward o. Volland, 1918 Ham,
lin street NE.
Born in Chicago, Mr.. Kluge came
to Washington with his parents
when at an early age and attended
schools here. He was a member of
Pentalpha Lodge, F. A. A. M; Mount
Horeb Chapter. R. A. A. NJ. and of
Washington Commandery, Knights
Tempiar. He belonged to the In
carnation ST. Marks Lutheran
Church, Fourteenth and Gallatin
streets NV. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been completed.
Dies of Skull Fracture.
The third victim, Mr.. Mcleod,
died in Emergency Hospital Of a
fractured skull. police said, suffered
when Ke was struck by an automo-
bile last Friday.
The driver of the car, listed by
police as Daniel B. Franklin. %,
of 1871 New Hampshire avenue
NV was charged with driving
while drunk after the accident at
Twenty-third and I streets NV.
He was held for action of the coro-
ner but an inquest date has not
been set.
Meanwhile, police said two in
quests in traffic fatalities are sched-
uled to be held today Norman J..
Cunningham, 3108 Porter street
NV, said by police to have been
driver of the car which fatally in
jured William NJ Wilson, jr., 81, on
February II, will appear before the
coroner's jury. Wilson, a soldier
stationed at Walter Reed Hospital,
died there February % of injuries
received when police said he was
struck by the Cunningham car in
the 400 block of Wisconsin avenue
NV.
The coroner also will hold an in
quest today into the death of Flora
Lewis, 30, of 1011 Sixteenth street
NE, who died February % of in
juries received when she was struck
the same day at Third and K streets
NE. by motorcycle. Police said
Nathaniel Glenn, colored, A, of 648
Acker street NE, operator of the
motorcycle, lost control of the ma
chine and struck three pedestrians
leaving the Uline Arena. The two
other pedestrians recovered from
their injuries.
Boy Critically Hurt.
Henry G. Ennis, IL, of l104 South
Court House road, Arlington, Va, is
In critical condition at Children's S
Hospital with injuries suffered last
night when he was struck, police
said, by a hit-and-run driver at
Columbia pike, near South Edgewood
street, Arlington.
Later. Arlington County officers
arrested Stanley W. Hawkins, 33, of
$500 South Fifteenth street, Airing
ton, salesman, on charges of leav-
ing the scene of an accident involv-
ing an injury.
Hawkins was released in 1000
bond and preliminary hearing has
been set for March %. The Ennis
boy first was taken to Arlington
Hospital by the Jefferson Rescue
Squad and later was transferred to
Children's Hospital by the Claren-
don ambulance.
Three Others Injured.
Three other persons were injured
In traffic last night, police said.
Bonnie Mae Brown. 5, daughter of
Mrs. Dorothy Brown, 5000 Thir-
teenth street NV, was struck by
an automobile as she ran from an
alley on Kenyon street near Four
teenth street NV. according to
police. She was taken to Gallinger
Hospital with possible skull frac-
ture and lacerations, but will be
transferred to Children's Hospital
Police said the driver was Percy A.
White, 36, of 300 Fourteenth
street NE.
Mrs. Mary Howell, 73, of 1341 A
street NE. was hit by an automobile
as she crossed Fifteenth street at
North Carolina avenue NE. at 7:3O
pm. yesterday. She suffered frac-
lures Of both legs and a possible
skull fracture, according to Casualty
Hospital attaches. Police said driver
Of the automobile was Theodore
Terrence, "a. of 627 Eighteenth
street NE. He posted $500 bond on
. charge of failing to yield the
right Of way to pedestrian.
Mrs. LAURA Dedwyler, n, of 3l51
Stanton road Sc, is in Georgetown
Hospital with a possible fracture
and dislocation of the right hir