Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1931, Page 5

TWO PERSONS DIE IN'GAR ACCIDENTS Clarendon Man Killed as Auto Leaves Road in Falls Church. DA Virginia traffic accidents took a toll | of two lives over the week end, while | many were injured in highway mishaps | in both Maryland and Virginia. The dead are John Coleman, 30 years old, of Clarendon, Va., and William H. | Brown, colored, 21, of 515 Sixth street | southeast, Washington. SKULL IS FRACTURED. Mrs. Mary E. Murray Removed to Georgetown Hospital After Crash. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., September 28. ~—John Coleman, 30 years old, of Clar- endon, Va., died yesterday morning at 10:30 in Georgetown Hospital as & result of an accident which occurred shortly after Saturday midnight on the | Leesburg Pike, in the town of Fal Church. Mrs. Mary E. Murray, wife of J. Irvin Murray of Falls Church, a pas- senger in Coleman's car, is in Geoig:- town Hospital with a fractured skuil, cuts and possible internal injuries. Auto Turns Over. i Coleman's car, with a second car in | which Mrs. Murray’s husband and young son were passengers, was return- | ing to Falls Church from a fishing trip to Solomons d, according to Mayor L. P. Daniel, who conducted an investi- and Special Officer J. B. Dow- den. Coleman was evidently trying to ahead of him. Tracks on , according to Dowden, the road on the left the right, where he ‘The car turned com- ding right side up on jammed into a tree, which off one side of the machine. Cole- was thrown out one side and Mrs. Murray out the other. The injured parties were rushed to the hospital, Mayor Daniel and Offi- cer Dol;den prececing them to clear road. Mrs. Murray's brother-in-law, Mr. Rodgers of Leeway, died this Spring in an accident while on a fishing trip | to Solomons Island. Struck by Car. Brown was killed early Sunday morning on the Richmond Highway four miles below Fort Humphreys, when struck by a car driven by Walter Bayliss, white, of 811 Oronoco street, Alexandria, Va. Bayliss 15 in jail at Fairfax, held without bond pending a preliminary hearing today before a justice of the peace. Bayliss’ two companions, Archie Malton of 109 South Fairfax street and William Simms of 1700 Prince street, Alexandria, were held for investigation on $1,000 bond each, and in addition were each fined $10 and costs by Justice of the Peace Harry Shepherd of Accotink on charges of being drunk. The accident occurred at 1:30 a.m. qzln( to stopped near 'Pohick Church to make an :‘ym‘n'mena mme car. Ac- cording to the investigation made b; County Coroner C. Af‘fllnm, ‘they were properly parked off the concrete highway. Brown was starting to.get back into the rear car when he was hit with such force that practically every bone on the left side of his body Wwas fractured. He was rushed to Fort Humphreys ital, where Maj. E. H. Gist pronoun: him dead. . Signed a Statement. Bayliss, who is 22 years old and married, can neither read nor write, he stated to the county corones. In a signed statement given to the coroner Bayliss says: “I had been drinking be- fore we left a house about five miles ‘west of Pohick Church. The night was clear, a bright moon was shining, the road was straight. Except for the fact that I was drunk, I know of no Teason for the accident.” TWO ARE INJURED, Alleged Bootlegger Taken Following Crash at Riverdale. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 28. ~—Two men were injured, one seriously, when a Baltimore taxicab crashed into the rear of a stalled machine on the Baltimore Boulevard at Riverdale last night. A second accident at the same place shortly afterward led to the ar- rest of an alleged bootlegger after he collided with a constable’s car. Chester Wilson of New Haven, Conn., and Harry Bause of Baltimore, who ‘were riding in the taxicab, were taken to Providence Hospital by the Prince Geoiges County rescue squad. Wilson i in a serious condition. Police say the cab, operated by Bause, collided with a car belonging to Eu- gene Leak, & colored preacher, of the 2000 block of Clagett street northeast, Wi n. According to Policeman mh Brown, who made the arrest, ’s car had no rear light on it. He was arrested on a technical charge of reckless driving pending the outcome of Wilson's injuries. ‘The accident caused considerable cong=-tion on the Baltimore Boulevard, and the car of Constable Jack Wilson, A Real Tailoring Value! FALL SUIT or TOPCOAT Hand Tailored to Your Order s ready-made. Greatest values in Mertz history. A splendid selec- tion of fabrics to choose from. MERTZ & MERTZ TAILORS 405 11th St. N.W. H. J. Froehlich, Mgr. s | when struck by a machine driven by | Four Others From Washington Are in | and | juries, Collins attempted to em& on icer who struck driver traffic cl to help direct traffic, was another machine. The | arrested on liquor and | BQY’'S SKULL FRACTURED. Car in Which Lad Was Riding Over- | turned—Condition Favorable. i Special Dispateh to The Star. i ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 28.— When an automobile driven by Warren H. Martin of Charlottesville, Va., turned over twice after running off the road between Fairfax and Centreville to avoid hitting another car yesterday morning, Warren H. Martin, jr., the driver's young son, suffered a fractured skull, and Mrs. Nora Roberts, his mother-in-law, a badly lacerated knee. Three other pas- sengers :sc&ped unhurt. ‘The injuréd were carried to the Alex- andria Hospital, where the boy's con- dition is regarded as favorable. Accord- lng to fhe driver, he was forced to run off the highway when another ma- chine pulied out of a side voad. Martin's | car, & new one, was badly wrecked. | Bernard Cox, 5 years old, of 204 South Columbus street, was treated at the' Alexandria Tospital after cutting his| head by falling on the running board | of an automobile yesterday. Louise Spindle, 1342!; E ington, and James B. Epi same address were badly cul head when an automcbile in which they were riding collided with another ma- chine at Woodbridge, Va., 15 miles south of here, late last night. treated at the Alexandria Hospiti ‘While stepping from one school bus to another at Fairfax Court House this morning, Edward Wiiliams, 11, Fairfax County schoolboy, was seriously injured i | Emest Denney of Fairfax County. Young Williams' condition is regarded as critical at the Alexandria Hospital, where he was carried. He was found to have a fractured skull in addition to other bodily injurids, D. C. WOMAN HURT. Hospital in Baltimore. Special Dispatch to The Star. ELKTON. Md, September 28.—Ed- ward Ruedie, 48; his wife, Mrs. Elsie Ruedie; Mrs. Margaret Hoodley, her 3-year-old son Thomas and Margaret Cassona, aged 4 years, all of Washing- ton, D. C., are patients in Union Hos- fii‘hl here, undergoing treatment for juries sustained in an automobile accident along the State road near Charlestown, about 8 miles south of | here, last night. | Mrs. Ruedie, with internal injuries, | was reported to be in a serious con- | dition. The other four are suffering | from serious cuts, bruises and shock. The party was driving toward Elk- ton, with Ruedie at the wheel, when the steering gear locked. The car over- turned and was virtually demolished. State Roads Officer J. €. Hopkins is making an investigation of the case. ALLEGED RUM RUNNER TAKEN IN FOOT RACE Montgomery Policeman Charles Barnes Out-Sprints Prisoner When Car Overturns. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., September 28. | —Overturning his car after colliding | with another machine, following a 4-mile | chase at high speed last night, an al- | leged rum-runner tried to make his get | away on foot, but was captured by Offi- | cer Charles Barnes of Montgomery | County police. Joshua Wilham Collins, 25, colored, of 1818 Eighteenth street, Washington, the man captured, was charged by the officer with possession of whisky, ex- ceeding 60 miles per hour, reckless driving and driving without a permit. | Collins also sustained a fractured knee in the wreck and was treated by Dr. J. B. Bankhead of Silver Spring. | The chase began at Four Corners, Md., when Barnes, on a motorcycle, be- gan to chase the car driven by Collins. At Seek’s Corner, Md., Collins collided with the rear of an automobile driven by Prederick H. Cox of 4708 Langdrum lane, Chevy Chase, Md. The rear of Cox's auto was damaged, while Col- lins’ car overturned. Although suffering from knee in- foot, but was captured by Barnes. Collins has been released on $500 bond, and the case set for trial October 22 in Police Court at Rockville. F *One Omllwul & Jwo Peaks” ~Makes it possible to enjoy the Value, Quality & Service offered today by SMALL'S side PLETE THE EVE | GIRL DECOYS JAILED INRUM SEIZURES Police Detect Liquor in Twoj Cars—Man Companions ! Also Face Charges. By a Staff Correspondent of The Ster. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 28.— | A new system of hauling liquor was discovered by Prince Georges County police yester Abandoning he conventional method | of transporting liquor in high-powered | cars or trucks, bootleggers have now re- | sorted to the use of small coupes and | gaf carry a girl along in an effort to elude | the ‘enforcement officers, it is claimed. Driving along the crowded Baltimore Boulevard, they look no different from hundreds of other couples out for a spin in their coupes. | Officer Ralph Brown stopped one coupe yesterday morning and reported finding eight cases in the rear compart- | ment, while Constable Howard Slater spotted another in the afternoon and declared its rear compartment was bent out of shape from the strain of holding 14 cans of alcohol and 4 boxes of corn whisky. ‘The two arrested by Policeman Brown described themselves as B. A. Norris and Evelyn Ledford, both of the first block of Adams street, Washington. | The woman, who was driving, was ac-| cused of transportation and possession and having no operator's permit, whue‘ Norris was booked for possession. Louis Sherr and Annie Goldstein, both of Baltimore, were arrested by Slater. Charges of transportation and possession, speeding and havings tags issued to another car were preferred against Sherr, while the woman was charged with possession. 21 CONNE Hagerstown Resident Finds Wife Dead in Cellar of Home. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 28. —A woman was killed and two men overcome last night by gas fumes ris- ing from a quantity of mash beside a still in the cellar of a home near here. The dead woman is Mrs. Meta L. Jones, 24 years old, and those overcome, Stanley Jones, 22 years old, a cousin. and Harold Ferguson, 16 years old. The two young men had gone into the cel- lar to stir the mash and when .they did not return the woman went to investi- te. The husband, returning home from an automobile trip, discovered the three unconscious forms in the cellar. The woman died a few minutes after being carried from the building, but the young men quickly recovered. The coroner said gas fumes had caused ‘the woman's death and gave a verdict of accidental death. T STOLEN CAB FOUND Recovered After Driver Is Robbed of Clothes and $8.50. The taxicab stclen from William K. Baldree, 23, of 1630 Park road, by | bandits who also robbed him of his clothing and $8.50 in cash at East Capitol and PFifty-fourth streets south- east Saturday night, was recovered by police yesterday at Division avénue and Grant “street northeast. The cab, which had been abandoned by the three colored men who executed the robbery, revealed no clues as to the identity of the bandits. 01 CTICUT AVENUE Residential suites rooms, three baths; o/ seven and nine three exposures to Xp each apartment, gmem:uly phmm) .-- nwaerale[y prlca). H. L. 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Carroll avenue is a 't of the State highway system and the principal thoroughfare through the Maryland portion of Takoma Park and the action to ban rking was taken for this reason, Chief Blodgett states. Autoists were warned last night by the officers of the new regulation. ‘Those who continue to violate the park- ing rule, however, will be brought into ::t"“ Court, according to Chief Blod- t. Cottonseed Pioneer Dies. MEMPHIS, Tenn. September 28 (/). —FPrederick W. Brode, 88, a pioneer in the development of the cottonseed products industry in the South, died at his home here yesterday. 28, 1931 NEW JERSEY GOLFERS FLY HERE FOR ROUND Disliking the New York brand of weather for golfing purposes today, a party of seven New Jersey golf profes- sionals and amateurs flew to Washing- ton this morning for a round of golf at Congressional Country Club. They ex- pect to fly back on an Eastern Air Transport plane late this afternoon. ‘The party included Gene F. Hamp- son, sports writer for the Plainfield Courler News; Gadels, profes- sional for the Community Golf Club; James Frusco, assistant pro for the Wachung Valley Country Club: Jack Sheridan, professional for the Prescott Hills Country Club, and Floyd Emmons, Roger Dean and Arthur Begala, North- ern New Jersey amateurs. The party left Newark Airport at 8 o'clock this morning, arriving at Wash- ington-Hoover Al at 10:05 am. They expect to leave at 4:55 o'clock, getting home in time for dilnner. Cudiintu Have Same Name. NEWBURG, N. Y. (#)—Bill Smith| is certain to bs electd in a fight for county supervisor. The Democratic candidate has the same name as the | Republican. | Jamaica has been enjoying a building boom this, year. HOME OF SMITH Well, MEN: REGISTER OF WILLS BACK wills, was at his desk today after a six- week vacation in Europe. He was greeted by kis assoclates with a large | basket of flowers. Germany, visiting Londres St. George, in he was seriously wounded in 1918 while s (Special). —Charles Brandon Booth, na- | tional fleld secretary of the Volunteers of America, will deliver two addresses here Wednesday. Hyattsville High School at 9 at the Presbyterian Church Mr. Booth has for many years been connected with social and philanthrovic organizations in unteers. Capt. Theodore Cogswell, register of With Mrs. Cogswell, toured England, Switzerland and the little village of France, where as & lieutenant with the Booth to Speak Twice. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 28 He will addition to the Vol- 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 SMART SHOES * A_S§° WARSHIPS TO MOVE | Vessels From Newport and’ Hamp- ton Roads to Enter Maneuvers. Navy vessels were under orders today | to leave Newport, R. I, and Hampton Roads, Va., preparatory to the regular Winter fleet maneuvers. ‘The destroyers from Newport will operate in the Charleston, S. 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