The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-05
AUTO ACCIDENT
VICTIM DEAD IN
PREBLE COUNTY
Arthur Allison, of Chicago,
Succumbs to Injuries, COL
llslon is Cause.

Allison, Of Chicago, died Wednesday
night at the home of Anderson Gauch,
eight miles north Of Eaton, as a re-
suit of injuries sustained Tuesday
night in collision of two automobiles
at the intersection of the National
road and the Greenville pike, near the
Gauch home
Allison was one of a party Of two
men and two women riding in Ford
car that was wrecked in the collision,
and in which he sustained the fatal
Injuries. One of the women was AL
lison's wife and the other couple were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Adder, accord.
Ing to the names they gave Coroner
c. NJ. Treffinger, of Eaton, who inves-
tgated the accident, following ALI
sons death.
They said the reason they declined
to divulge their names after the ac-
cldent was because they wished to
communicate with relatives in Chicago
before Chicago papers might be able
TO publish a story of the accident.
Allison never regained conscious
ness after he received his injuries,
which included conclusion of the brain
and hurts in his chest.
Mrs. Adder sustained a severe in
jury to one of her hips and she was
still at the Gauch home late Thursday
night. Adder and Mrs. Allison es-
capped with a few bruises and
scratches.
According to the story told by the
survivors of the accident, they were
travelling at pretty fair rate and all
were looking for a guide post at the
road intersection to see how far it
was to the next city or village, and
hot
was unable to avoid crashing into the
other car, which was driven by S. S.
Black. Preble county farmer.
1t is said the Chicagoans blame
Black for the accident, and he in turn,
lays the blame to them.
IN addition to the investigation con-
Quoted by Coroner Treffinger, Hugh
r. Gilmore, local attorney, who is
acting as prosecutor in the absence of
Prosecutor p. A. Saylor, who is on a
vacation. and Sheriff George Jones
investigated circumstances surround
ing the accident.
Allison was 40 years old, and was a
Mason. He and Adder operated q
picture show in Chicago, according to
Adder, his wife, and Mrs. Allison
They said the two men had jointly
purchased the Ford car to make a
tour of the east. instead of using their
touring cars.
1t was expected Allison's body would
be shipped to Chicago Thursday Or
sometime today.
Compsons Melons Spoiled.
Edward Compson, confined here in
the county Jail in default Of $1,000
bond, charged with shooting at James
Beasley, farmer, with intent to kill, at
the home OF Beasley, near Lewisburg
where the two men lived alone, the at
fair having taken place about three
weeks ago, has one Of the finest melon
patches local growers have ever seen
they say. The patch contains approx
imately 5000 cantaloupes and severa
hundred Watermelons. Sheriff George
Jones discovered upon a visit to the
melon patch Thursday that many Of
the fine melons had been plugged anC
Evidently case of pure cussedness
says the sheriff. Beasley. whom
Compson allegedly shot at, owns a hall
interst in the melons. 1t is likely
Compsons share will be sold to some
buyer.
Bond Election In November.
Whether or not $4,000 worth o.
bonds shall be issued for school pur
poses will be determined by the cleo
tors of Jackson township at the gener
a election in November.
Funds derived from sale Of the
bonds would be expended in building
an addition to the present schoo
building that houses the centralized
schools OF the district, which the town
ship school authorities declare has be
come inadequate to meet presen
needs.
The proposed addition would in
clude a large auditorium for schoo
and community gatherings Of various
character, gymnasium, class rooms, Of
flee rooms, recitation rooms, etc.
Jackson township was the first t
adopt the centralized school plan il
Preble county and a central schoo
building was erected few years age
which it is now discovered is too SINAI
to meet present requirements.
Committee Appointed.
Commercial club has appointed
committee consisting Of F. R. Christ
man, Fl. C. Robinson and Harvey Flor
TO investigate a proposition submitte
TO the club by a Mr.. Kettering, c
Dayton, O., to locate a factory i