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Show RIG-STRUCK BY FAST ' AUTO A little after the noon hour today, while driving to the city with a horso and light wagon, P. T Davis. Go years old. of Clinton, was run into by an automobilo at Thirty-eighth street and Rlverdale road aud quite seriously Injured, being cut and bruised about the head and body. Mr Davis states that two racing automobiles met him as he came to tho south city limits an 1 that ono of them ran against Wyt-'ason, throwing him heavily to the ground. The wag on was wrecked, but the horso escaped escap-ed Injury. The autolBts returned to the place of the accident to get o lamp that had been broken off tho front of tho ma-ehlno ma-ehlno hut started hurriedly toward Salt Luke, offering no assistance to Mr. Davis, who was prostrato on tho ground. The identity of the oceuoants of tho car hus not been disclosed. ; Two voung men, Joseph Potcrson and Orson Starr, by permission, woro riding to the city with Mr. Dais anij i they learnod the number of the au-I au-I tomobilo with -which thov collided, 1 giving it as "330. Utah " The car belongs be-longs to the Davis County Nursery company, hut who was driving It Sheriff Sher-iff Harrison has been unable to learn. The young men say that it was'1 a piece of carelessness on tho part of the automoblllsts. Mr. Davis was driving on the right hand side of the roadway, giving both the machines ample room. Peterson and Starr woro severely shaken up The story of the accident was Immediately Im-mediately telephoned to tho sheriff's offico and also to Dr. Ezra Rich, the latter going to tho scene to aid Mr. Davis The injured man wus later brought to the city. The sheriff's offico this nftornoon Is trying to locate tho automobilo and learn who tho driver was ko Strenuous objections to the proposed pro-posed wage reductions on branch lines of the G. Tr-ll-i recently broirght to I Ottnfna a 'numhe'r'of officials-of the brotherhoods. It Is understood that a boatd. of coucillsitlon will bo asked for. t l |