Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1937 — Page 5

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feet, and overturned; and Mrs. William Dillon, 25, who was buried benuath timbers and bricks when the storm struck the Fort Wayne Gospel temple , Fourteen persons attending religious services in an old achooli house south of here escaped Injury 1 as the building collapsed. Part of] the roof was hurled Into a grocery store across the riatd and another portion was ignited by power lines on which it tell. Houses and outbuildings were torn from their foundations and carried as far ns 500 feet, windows were shattered, trees uprooted. | and power line poles blown down. Rain water flooded streets here,' causing temporary suspension of | afreet car service. Mrs. Dillon was playing the piano 1

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and a congregation of 700 persons,! led by the Rev Clifford Hollifield, I was singing lit the unllgbted Gospel temple when a chimney fell; through the roof into the choir loft. Only several minutes before , a choir of girls had been standing near Mrs Dillon. Hollifield aud Dr. J C. Kellogg, an evangelist, were 1 slightly hurt. PROPOSES 11 JCOHTINUBD PROM yAQB.PiyW) I erans in the senate. He also said he was opposed to any constitutional amendment providing for compulsory retirement I of justices. "My amendment* would make . the bill Immediately applicable to the supreme court," he said. "No retirements would be involved. "It would give the president his first opportunity to name members to the tribunal." Other senate advocates of compromise. claiming that a modified court bill would quickly be enacted by a large majority vote, said [ that the McCarran plan would solve the controversial court issue by: " 1. Making certain that the present so-called “liberal" viewpoint of the court Is maintained in relation to such future decisions as social security, wages and hours of labor, and agricultural regulation. 2. Helping to heal the already | deep split In party ranks resulting from prolonged controversy over the president's bill. Leaders in the fight against the president's bill, however, said they would be opposed to any measure ' that adds members to the court at (present. "We want a clean decision on the president s bill." said Sen. Edward R. Burke, D , Neb. "I would not vote for any additions to the I tribunal." Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D.. Mont., also indicated he would opi pose adding any justices to the bench.

HEAVY TRAFFIC TOLL IN STATE Mother, Two Sons Killed In Accident Near Roanoke Indianapolis, Apr. 15 — (U.R) — ' Eleven persons were killed in Indiana during the last 24 hours. Seven died In traffic accidents and four of other injuries. A mother and her two sons were killed in front of their homo two miles north of Roanoke when their ' automobile was struck by an inter- ' urban car operated by Clark W. Fults. The dead were: Mrs. Paul Thompson. 50, and her sons, Philip, 21, and Earl. 20. Mrs. Thompson and Philip were killed instantly and Earl died later in the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne. The husband and father is trustee of Jackson township. Three Chicago persons were killed when their automobile collided with a truck-trailer on U. 8. highway 31 near Speed, Ind., north of Jeffersonville. The dead were: August Kentz, 50; his mother-in-law. Mrs. Kate Stirrup, 79, and, her sister, Mrs. Maggie Kree, 75. Carl Oldfather, 21, North Man | Chester, driver of the truck, told authorities the crash occurred as he tried to avoid hitting another car which cut across the highway in front of the track. He was held on a technical charge pending investigation. William J. Irvin, Indianapolis died in a hospital of injuries re--1 ceived when struck by an automo- ' bile while crossing a street inter-! section. Richard Howe, 44, his ' companion, was injured seriously. ] Harry Southworth, 31. Elkhart, lineman for the Indiana-Michigan , Power company, was killed by a charge of electricity near Fort Wayne. Verne Phillips. 6. daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips, living ten miles west of Petersburg, was I killed instantly when struck by lightning while standing near a tree in the yard of her home. Charlene Ann Martin, 8-monlhs-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Teo Martin, Carbon, Ind., died after being scalded by a hot cup of coffee. Donald Maxwell, 19. living north- '.

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west of Dunkirk, was found dead;' beside his automobile along the highway near his home. His father, Ernest Maxwell, believed that i his son fell from the car while leaulng out to inspect a soft rear lire. ■ o - ITALY READY (jqoyTiypED.FltOM PAOB ONS) ported to have 40,000 men with the Spanish rebels. Italy has countercharged that both France and Soviet Russia are aiding the loyalists In Spain with men and materials, principally the latter. The committee at today's meeting fixed midnight April 19 as the date for the international control I of neutrality in Spain's war to be I gin strict operation on land and sea. Loyalists Advance Madrid, Apr. 15 —(U.R) —The Las I Navas railway station, 10 miles [ west of El Escorial, fell before the ■ blasts of loyalist artillery today as I Gen. Jose Miaja. defender of Ma- [ drid, renewed his drive on the in-1 surgent general field headquarters at Avila. Hand to hand fighting was in progress in the Guadarrama moun tains, west of Madrid, as the loy-1 alist forces drove forward to occupy 480 square miles of nationalist- , held territory between the capital [ and Avila. Capture of the Las Navas railway station gave the government I troops control of the dirt road between Las Navas and Navalperal de Pinares, four miles to the west, the railhead and sources of supplies for the southern insurgent armies. Army dispatches said that a large ' force of nationalist artillery and infantry were isolated at Los Navas and their retreat cut off. I Unless reinforcements are sent immediately, army dispatches reported. it was believed that both | Navalperal and Las Navas would fa llsoon to lie followed by loyalist occupation of Robledo De Chavela and San Martin Veldefglesias. both about 16 miles south of Naval- : peral. Q GLEE CLUB IS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE returning to classes The Rev. Charles M. Prugh. a graduate of the college, was instrumental in securing the chorus here] for the concerts. This was the third : appearance of a Heidelberg club In '; this city.

TRAFFIC BUREAU IS ESTABLISHED Bureau Os Traffic Is Established By Highway Commission Indianapolis, Apr. 15. —(Special) Establishment by the state high way commission, of a bureau of traffic under provisions of an act of the general assenfbly, was announced today by Earl Crawford, chairman. This new division of the highway commission, formed chiefly I through a re grouping of operations performed by other highway | departments, is headed by Hallie i Myers. Its operations will not conflict with safety activities carried [on by other state departments, bei ing confined entirely to traffic | problems as they affect the state [ highway system. Major activities of the bureau of i traffic, formerly carried on by oth,er highway departments, include ) the compilation of detour and traffic information, highway maps, i special traffic surveys, placing* of signs and signals on state highway routes, issuance of special permits for vehicles exceeding maximum size or weight regulations, selection of grade crossings where separations are advisable. New duties will include establishment of speed zones on the state highways, selection of highway routes through cities and towns, establishment of parking regulations effective on the state ways, the making of recommendations for highway design and maintenance which will increase safety, and the compilation of reports and statistics on accidents lon the state highways, and the establishment of a safety code for sttae highway employes. While the operations of the bureau of traffic will contribute to the safety of motorists using the state highways, the safety probDon’t Irritate Gas Bloating If you want to REALLY GET RID OF GAS don’t take harsh, irritating alkalies and "gas tablets.” Most gas [in the stomach and upper bowel is .due to constipation. Adlerika rids i you of GAS and cleans foul poisons out of BOTH bowel*. Smith Drug I Com pany-

lem* will bo approached from an I I engineering rather than an educational or enforcement standpoint us these phases ure develop- | ed by the department of public I safety. The bureau is simply rec-1 ! ognition on the part of the highway commission of the necessity ■ [ for accurate, up-to-date information |on traffic conditions both In the commission's construction and maintenance programs and In the control of traffic using the state i highways. Among the operations of the bureau will be continuation of the [ traffic surveys inaugurated by the highway survey commission more, than a year ago. o Gasoline Consumption Steadily Increasing ' ! Indianapolis. Ind-, April 15 —(UP) " —Steadily rising gasoline consumpI I tiou figures indicate that not only do more people own cars than for , several years but they are driving their automobiles oftener and farf ther. Todd Stoops, secretary of the Hoosier Motor Club, said today. ’ "In 1936 a total of 559.660.000 gallons of gasoline went into the automobile tanks In this state a* [’compared with 496,835.000 gallons . In the previous year,” Stoops stated.

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; Increase in the amount of gasoline ueed brought about a substantial rise In gasoline tax collections, the [ motor club secretary said. —TT" Kills Estranged Wife, Then Commits Suicide South Bend. Ind., April 15 —(UP) Spurned -In an attempted reconciliation, Jack W. Bunzley, 36, killed I his estranged wife. Leona, 34 at her homo taet night and then committed suicide. o . -I- i British Decline Seen London —(UP)—There will be 7.000,000 fewer people in Britain in 1971 than there are now, F, C, ■I Honey, president of the National Confederation of Employers Organ- ; izatlon said in an address to the Institute of Actuaries. CLEAN FALSE TEETHGET RID OF STAINS New Easy Way— No Brushing Stera-Kleen. amatlng new discovery, re■seven bl ack ret stains, tarnish, tartar like magic. Just put false teeth or bridges in a glass of water and add Stera-Kleen powder. No messy brushing. Recommended by dentlsts —approved by Good Housekeeping. Al all druggists. Money back if not delighted.