Show BRUSHED CAR OFF MIS 9 EAR so declared o owner oner ner when ht he was do scribing his escape after collision in telling tellies the details later willi william n A lucas said he brushed the car ou off his ear but that was somewhat ot of an exaggeration lie ile was explaining an accident that occurred at washington street and vermont avenue when the car in which ch he was riding with his wife and her sister mrs kate rolmes holmes all of 0 towne avenue was struck amidships by an unknown motorist in a powerful machine the small car which mr lucas was driving was turned over and mr lucas lucaa was thrown out so he tell fell with the tull full weight of the machine on his head the car was one ot of the light ones about which so many jokes are attempted by bracing himself mr lucas succeeded tn in raising the machine enough to escape lie ha was not seriously injured nor was his wife or sister in ln law all are more than mali sixty years old los LOB angeles times |