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			  AUTO SPEED MANIA
		Causes Serious Injury to Two Persons

	The following account of an automobile accident is taken from the
Ottawa Sentinel of last week to show what high speed will do, and which
should be another warning in furious driving. Two lives narrowly escaped 
death.
	On last Friday afternoon an automobile accident occured on the 
state highway about 2 1/2 miles south of Ottawa, that might have resulted
in the death of two persons.
	Mr. Mel Ingleright accompanied by Jack Anderson was driving to Lima
in a Marmon Six and were speeding south on the state highway when Mr. Tom
Croy and wife, who live on the Albert Kahle farm, started for Ottawa.
As Inglerigt approached the Kahle farm he sounded his horn, and under the
impression tat Croy had stopped, gave his car more speed and rushed onward.
Croy misjudging the distance and speed of the car attempted to pass onto
the highway and as he reached the road was struck by the Ingleright car.
The force machine, a Ford automobile, a distance of 55 feet, then plowed 
through the soft mud of the barn yard, breaking down two front posts, 
continued through the yard and wrecked a portion of the poarch on the rear
of the residence, where it came to a standstill. Croy and wife had remained
in the auto and after the accident were found pinned under the upturned car,
Mr. Croy sustained three broken ribs and was otherwise seriously injured
internally, while his wife received a number of bruises and was greatly
shocked by the accident.
	Mr. Ingleright escaped without injury while his companion, Jack
Anderson was severelly cut about the head.