Show SI S. L L. MAN MANS HIT BY AUTO DIES Aged Caretaker Struck Down as He Steps in Front I of Machine William V Henry Allen 71 died in the Emergency hospital at a a. nu m. Wednesday five hours utter niter he had been struck by an automobile a at Ninth East street and Yale Avenue A A caretaker at t the Constitution building Mr Allen Alien had descended from a bus on his way to his home at 1071 Ninth East street when he was struck As police reconstructed the accident accident acci acci- dent Mr Allen Alien waited for the bus busto busto busto to pass on then started east across the street and stepped into the path of an automobile driven by Willis W W. I Hitler Ritter 35 27 University ity street instructor instructor in in- in the University of oC Utah law school northbound on Ninth East street Mr Ritt Ritter r told Traffic Patrolmen C. C T. T Smith and W D D. Perry that lights of passing cars prevented his seeing Mr Allen AlIen until his machine was almost atop him The street was slippery with ice and the automobile skidded when he tried to stop Mr Ritter took the victim to the Emergency hospital where he died dice of at injuries to his right side internal I injuries and possible skull fracture The accident occurred at 1020 p. p pm p.m. m. m Tuesday Mr Allen was conscious almost until until un un- un til his death Police were attempting to reach witnesses Wednesday Born morn July 21 n. n 1863 at Goshen Utah Continued on Pane Page Two T S. S L L. MAN HIT HITI I BY AUTO DIES DIESt t I Aged Caretaker Struck Down as He Steps in Front of Machine Continued from Fa ran Pig One 2 M Mr Allen had lived Ji in Salt Salt Lake City for Cor the last 15 years Auto Death Toll 39 He Is survived by his widow Mrs rs Thurza Thurn E. E Allen two sons William N. N Allen Salt SaH Lake City and Dr Wilmer Wilmer Wilmer Wil Wil- mer L. L Allen AUen Kamas Utah a dough nugh- ter Mattic Mattie Beth Allen Alien of or Salt Lake City four brothers Isaac Allen of ot Salt Lake City Alfred Allred AlJ Allen Alien n of of- Missoula Mis soula Mont Seth Allen Alien o of Castle dale Utah and Ben Allen of Filer Idaho as well as two grandchildren THe body was t taken e to to the theU Union ion mortuary pending funeral larran arrange e. e men ments ts Mr Allens Allen's death brin brings s the city's 1934 auto death toll to 39 almost an time all record On December 5 5 1931 a total ot of 40 persons had died in automobile accidents Police report a 24 per cent pcr-cent cent Increase in 1934 auto deaths over o 1033 At the same time lime speeding c cases es have increased increased in in- in-I in creased per cent and reckless driving cases 68 per cent Increase in drunken driving cases has been negligible negligible neg neg neg- however four Fifty our persons have been arrested on the charge during 1934 to date dateS as compared with I AUTO VICTIM ler S St t t t Vi l I 1 W t n nUN ni f i UN 4 10 i I j j iJ William II H. Allen I 52 for the same period during 1933 1033 Coaster Injured By Run Hit-Run Driver Wallace 9 suffered a lacerated scalp in a h run hit coasting coast coast- ing ng accident on Third East street near Westminster avenue at 8 p. p m. m Tuesday Tues Tues- day dar ay according to police The boy son on of ot Mr and Mrs Carl Car O. O Gotberg Ramona avenue told patrolmen he was coasting south on Third East street when an automobile struck truck him from be behind ind It stopped a short distance further on then continued continued con con- on its us way he said William A. A Mason 1927 Third East street took Wallace Vallace to the Emergency hospital |