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‘BOY HIT BY AUTO: DRIVER 15 SOUGHT ‘Woman, Girl, Policeman and Four Other Men Hurt in Mishaps. Police today are searching for the driver of an automobile that last night struck and seriously injured James Posey, 12 years old, 501 Seward square southeast, while he was riding bicycle on the south side of the Cnplwl grounds. As the automobile that struck him sped away, a passing motorist picked the boy up and rushed him to Casualty Hospital. Physicians fear he has a skull fracture. Mrs. Florence Nest, 52 years old, 3007 Thirteenth street, suffered bruises to the Sack and right wrist and pos- sible internal injuries when she was struck at Columbia road and Four- teenth street by a Capital Traction Co. street car. Sheds in Garfield Hospital, where her condition is said to be un- determined. Policeman Injured. Policeman R. E. Burton of the eleventh precinct suffered a sprained right foot and bruises to the left knee when his motor cycle skidded and over- turned while he was chasing a speeder Jast night at Good Hope road and Thirteenth streets southeast. Burton was given first aid treatment at the staton house and today went to the police clinic. The speeder escaped. An automobile cperated by Eugene Jordan, colored, 23 years old, 1415 Fifth street, was demolished early this morn- ing when it struck a tree on Champlain street just north of Florida avenue. Jordan was taken to Emergency Hos- pital and treated for lacerations to the head and cuts and bruises to thebody. He told eighth precinct police that he struck the tree’'when he swerved to nbrlbm a colliglon with another automo- e. ‘Thrown through the windshield when the automobile in which he was riging struck a telephone pole on Bennings road between Seventeenth and Eight- eenth streets northeast, Robert Battle, colored, 28 years old, was last night taken to Casualty Hospital and treated for slight cuts and a broken leg. John Newton, colored, 26 years old, 428 ‘Washington street, another passenger, was . thrown to the street, s\lfle’l‘mg lacerations to the face. The driver, Levi Carter, colored, 31 years old, 733 Fourth street, escaped injury. Autos in Collision. Marc Swann, 36 years old, 2915 Con- necticut _avenue, suffered cuts and bruises about the body yesterday when his automobile was in a collision at Thirty-fourth street and Volta place with a machihe driven by William Ben- son, 36 years old, 1726 Thirty-fourth street. Swann was treated at George- town Hospital. Sylvia Carrick, 9-years old, 315 John 3 injuries to the 5015 Seventh street. She was treated at Sibley Hospital. IOWA SOCIETY PROGRAM., Reception for Gov. '.l'o'n;or' ‘of| Porto Rico Is Scheduled: The Towa Society-of Washington'will hold its first meeting of the Winter sea- son in the ballroom of the ‘Willard tomorrow ev 5 The reeeption . Gen. H WOMACK, ON POLAR EXPEDITION, THREE DIE IN CRASH. IS DIVORCED FROM RUTH ELDER |mr o suss moue o Husband of Aviatrix Charges Cruelty and Attitude of Superiority by Wife. Deposition Testifies to Loss of Weight Because of Do- mestic Worries. By the Assoclated Press. PANAMA, December 12—An inter- his | jocutory - decree of divorce has _been granted Lyle Womack from Ruth Elder, who was rescued by a tanker when she attempted to fly across the Atlantic. ‘The divorce lcuon was instituted in the Canal Zone District Court by Wo- mack on September 6 before sailing for the Antarctic with the expedition head- ed by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd. In a deposition placed before the court Wo- mack’s father said that unhappiness caused by Miss Elder was the main cause of his son’s joining the South Polar _expedition, A deposition filed by Womack said that during the last 14 months of the couple’s married life his wife had been very cruel to him and paid little atten- tion to him, seeming to be more in- terested in flying across the Atlantic than in retaining his love, He added that the Atlaqltic flight had placed him under a terrible mental strain. Referring to his greeting upon Ruth's return to the United States after her rescue, Womack said, “I embraced and attempted to kiss her, whereupon she replied ‘Don’t be a damned fool.’ " He also said that since her flight Ruth had treated him with scorn and indifference, FACING MURDER CHARGE. Minneapolis Girl Musician on Trial for Slaying of Composer. HAYWARD, Wis., December 12 .(#). —Miss Valerie Cox, a Minneapolis musician, went on trial in Circuit Court today Ior the slayi.ng last July of Elmer Olson, lis composer., The charge Ls flrs: legree murder. The State contends that Olson died of knife wounds inflicted by Miss Cox at a Summer resort near here. A cor- oner’s jury returned an o] uerdict and the young singer was reles custody, only to be rgm&sm follow- ing vestigation. ly- further im " MILK CHOCOI.ATE Richest . Cream/ WOBURN, Mass, December 12— Three ns were killed and three jured when their nuwmobflz truck by & special Boston dead: Mr.! Hannah !mfl.h. 32, and Willlam Brownsky, 20, of South Boston, -nd lmuy Wh.herl. 15, of Brooklyn, GENEI(!)}}:TIONS 3 FAIR DEALING In Washington DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY An_inspection o ity of eut S RIBRY'S RUTH ELDER. 618 15th N.W.'Next door Keith's assuming a superior attitude and show- T e ey Baperrislon ing neither love nor affection. He Archle D. 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