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Show Contractor Run Over by Own Car; Now in Hospital To crank one's car and have It st;irt and run over one was the experience experi-ence of Levi Southwell, contractor and builder, residing at 83C Twenty-sixth street. yesterday afternoon at 3:4 5 o'clock. The accident occurred on Lincoln avenue, near Tw. nty-fifth street, when Southwell, who had left his car in gear begun cranking It. It started, threw him to Ihe street, and r;in over him and Into the rear of another car. parked In front of It. Southwell was taken to police headquarters. head-quarters. lr. L K Jenkins called and was then removed to the Dee hospital hos-pital where an X-ray picture Is to be taken today to determine the exact nature na-ture of the injuries to his back. It was at first reported that Southwell South-well bad sustained a broken collar bpne and a broken right lej. but he sustained no such injuries, according lo In Jensen, who said this morning that there was considerable improvement improve-ment In Southwell's condition since yesterday. |