The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-29
FORMER MOSCOW WOMAN
NET A TRAGIC DEATH
MRS q. w. GALE OF PALOUSE WAS ONE OF TWO
VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT
CHAUFFEUR.WAS ALSO KILLED
Latter Had Speed Mania in Giving His Friends a
Ride From Palouse to Colfax and Return-Marie
Shannon Injured-Coe Car Turned Turtle

Travelling at speed Of mere thai
so miles an hour on the road betweel
Colfax and Palouse Saturday nigh
about 1880 O'clock, Karl NJ. Ditto
brandt Of Portland, chauffeur for tll'
Cole automobile agency at Spokane
disregarded the frantic efforts of hi
companions to cease his wild flight
and as result his big passenger CA
went over the grade, killing him in
stantly and taking the life Of Mrs. G
w. Gale Of Palouse, proprietor of th'
Gale hotel at Palouse, while N. E. Lucl
of Spokane, travelling representative
of Fairbanks, Morse Co, Roy Jen-
nings of Spokane ALSO a travelling man
and Miss Marie Shannon Of this city
received injuries more or less painful
but not serious. Mrs. LebOlt, the wife
of a farmer residing near PaI0use, was
also in the car but did not suffer an!
injury.
Happened Saturday Night
about II o'clock Saturday night, the
information being transmitted to the
Elks' lodge which was then in ses-
sion, but details were meagre and it
was not for some time that it was de-
termined who were in the party. g. T.
Mix, manager of the Idaho National
Harvester company, a son-in-law OF
Mrs. Gale and her son, Frank Gale,
were both at lodge when the word
came and only after hearing from Pa
Iouse later was it known that Mrs.
Gale was a victim of the accident
They started at once for Palouse and
on arriving there learned that the
bodies had been taken to Colfax.
Mrs. Gale. was in the front seat with
Dittebrandt when the accident occurred
and both were pinioned beneath the
car, the latters neck having been brok
en- and Mrs. Gale having been crushed
about the head and breast, both prob
ably having met instant death. The
body of the chauffeur was sent to Port
land and that Mrs. Gale reached here
today from Colfax and is reposlng at
the Steltz undertaking parlors and the
funeral will be held from there tomor-
row at 1 o'clock under the auspices
of the Royal Neighbor lodges OF Pa
louise and Moscow, of which the de-
ceased was member.
Miss Shannon Badly Bruised
The affair is regarded as one of the
most unfortunate ever occurring in this
vicinity and was the outgroWth of an
invitation for an hours ride. Miss
shannon, who was taken to the hos
pital at Palouse was able to reach her
home in Moscow yesterday and lies in
bed suffering from severe bruises
Miss Shannon narrowly escaped more
serious injury and does not yet re
alize how she was thrown from the
car, the accident happening SO quick
". At her home today Miss Shannon
gave the details. She had been in
the habit of visiting Palouse on each
Friday and Saturday where she was
engaged in hairdressing-
Invited for a Ride
II had had hard days work and
was in hopes l would be able to re-
turn home Saturday night to meet some
engagements here said Miss Shannon
II was at the hotel when Mr.. Luck,
who is we'll known in this territory,
came in about four o'clock from some
point up the line, having accompanied
the automobile man on his trip. lie
stated that he was going to Moscow to
attend the Elks' lodge and thought the
Cole demonstrator was coming over
here. was invited to ride over ana
said | would be glad to do SO as soon
as / finished my work. Later we were
standing at the desk OF the hotel ana
the chauffeur suggested we take r1de
to Colfax. Mrs. Gale was standing
there and said she expected relatives
down from Spokane and believed she
would be glad to make the trip over to
Colfax as she would get some things
for the party. She knew WANTED to
come home but because OF some OF
her family coming down she insisted
| must remain in Palouse and enjoy
the Sunday with them. In the mean