Β. S. King, Friend Of Roosevelt, Is Killed By Auto. Noted Philatelist and Deputy N. R. A. Administrator Was Crossing Street. Death Brings Year's Traffic Toll To 19. Seven Other Persons Injured in Accidents in Capital Area Over Week End. « Beverly S. King, 56, one of the outstanding philatelist of the country, close personal friend of President Roosevelt and deputy administrator in the National Recovery Administration, was killed by an automobile at 12:15 this morning as he walked across Sixteenth street in front of the Chastleton Hotel, where he made his home. This was the nineteenth traffic fatality in the District since January 1, as compared with 24 for the same ne rind in 1934. Mr. King had been visiting at the Wardman Park Hotel and left there at about 12:05 a.m.. riding In an automobile with a woman acquaintance. When she drove up Seventeenth street to R street. Mr. King told her he would get out and walk across to his hotel on Sixteenth street. Young Burrows told police that he was driving at a moderate rate of speed and that he did not see Mr. King step out into the street in front of his car. Mr. King came to Washington in August. 1933, from his home in White Plains. Ν. Y. Mrs King, who is an invalid, is at the Summer home at Orient, Long Island. One daughter, who graduated from Smith College last year, is In Europe and another daughter is a student at Fairfax Hall School for Girls in Virginia. A third, the youngest daughter, is at White Plains. Wrote on Postal Issues. Befqje coming to Washington Mr. King was a practicing architect in New York for 12 years, but for a number of year;, he has devoted most of his energies toward the modern science of philately. In collaboration with Max G. Johl of New York, he wTote the classic work on the postal issues of the United States, the first volume of which is now a "collectors' item" practically unobtainable on the open martet. The third volume of this work is at present on the press. As treasurer of the American Philatelic Society, it was Mr. King to whom President Roosevelt paid his dues. He was a past president of the Collectors' Club of New York and of Westchester Chapter, No. 85, White Plains, N. Y.t director of the Association for Stamp Exhibitions, a regular contributor to Sumps Magazine, Mekeel'a Weekly Stamp News, the American Philatelist and other stamp periodicals. He was a life member of the American Philatelic Society, a regular member of the Washington Philatelic Society and many other stamp organizations. He took an active part in stamp exhibitions. Specialized in United States Stamps. As a collector he specialized In United States stamps, including precancer and revenues, but he also was interested in philatelic materials of other nations. As deputy administrator of the industry division of the N. R. Α., Mr. King had charge of 60 codes in the plant equipment section. Milford D. Burrows, jr., 19, of the Roosevelt Hotel, son of a Federal Emergency Relief Administration official, who is said by police to have Dccn ariver οι me car, ua*.cii to third precinct police station and ordered held pending a coroner's inquest tomorrow morning. Burrows told police he was unable to stop his automobile when Mr. King stepped out in front of it. Mr. King was rushed to Emergency Hospital and he was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. A brother, Russell King, is expected In Washington today to take charge of the body for its return to New York, where funeral services and interment will take place. Dr. A. Magruder MacDonald announced this morning that an inquest into the death will be held at the District morgue tomorrow morning. Last year's traffic toll was 22 deaths up to March 3, but on March 4 two other deaths occurred, according to Police Department records. Car Crashes Into Street Car. Pearl Harrison, 18, of 1122 Spring road, and Minnie Tuckerman. 18, of 529 Lamont street were taken to Emergency Hospital with minor injuries shortly before midnight after the automobile in which they were riding was in collision with a street car at Massachusetts avenue and Sixth street. The automobile was driven by Helen Jafle, 21, of 21 M street southwest. Hugo A. Piorucci of Baltimore was slightly injured in a collision between his automobile and one driven by George R. Shoop of the 1700 block of H street, an employee of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Shoop was charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was released on $1,000 bond and ordered to report for trial at Hyattsville, Maryland, Wednesday morning. Ruth C. Leslie, 41, 1120 Chicago street southeast, suffered scalp injuries yesterday when the car she was driving and a bus collided at Thirty-eighth street and Alabama avenue. She was treated by a private physician. Richard Beall, 1300 Forty-fifth place southeast, driver of the bus, was not held. Mrs. Teresa Cuddy, 47, 642 Β street southeast, was treated at Providence Hospital yesterday after she was struck by an automobile at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street southeast. Elizabeth Lisaman, 22, of 8 Seventh street southeast, was taken to Casualty Hospital for treatment for fractured ribs and possible internal injuries suffered in an accident near T. B., Md., yesterday. A fall from his motor cycle resulted in head and face cuts for Charles Atkins, 24, of Fort Meade, Md., on the Marlboro pike near the Maryland Club Garden yesterday.

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