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BLAIR AUTO TOLL 1937 Accidents 102 Injured 108 Killed 12 nmm TESTEBDAYS TEMPER ATI EES a. m.ii 13 Noon 88 p. m. Mldnlte A VIGOROUS NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TERRITORY ALTOONA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1937 PHONE 8181 Continuoutljr Published Since January 3, 1856 PRICE TWO CENTS THE WEATHER Bala and warmer Monday followed by rolder lmte Monday aitrrnooa and night. Tuesday fair ana colder.

(SI Central Labor nions ramev Two Killed, Two Hurt, Weekend Auto Toll In Blair Approves FDR Court Altoona Wins National Safety Contest Honors Gty Congratulated On Reducing Number Of Auto Accidents and Fatalities in 1936 (See Editorial on Page 6) Altoona won honorable mention in the fifth national traffic safety contest in 1936 according to telegrams received Saturday by Mayor J. Harry Moser and Capt. H. S. Carey, of the police department.

The telegrams came from national headquarters of the National Safety council. In both the telegrams the city was congratulated for its accom As Spain Burns Fierce Bombardment Conquers Malaga Driver Jailed on Hit-Run Charge Another Sought On Same Count The accident death toll in Blair county mounted steadily over Saturday and Sunday, two persons being killed and two injured. One man is lodged in the Blair county x- v. art This picture, taken while Insurgent air raiders of General Fran co were bombarding the Spanish government stronghold of Malaga, Shows the severity of the damage they Inflicted. The seaport Is see burning fiercely as a result of the raid, while bombs from the Fascist planes burst in the streets.

Later the Franco soldiers entered he city In triumph. 9 MADRID, March 7. The Government high command today issued orders to Its troops on all sectors of the Madrid front to prepare to meet a fresh insurgent offensive which is expected to the most severe of the civil war. Leaders of the defense of Madrid have received reports the Insurgents are massing large bodies of fr esh troops for a new drive, Intended either to force their way Into the capital or complete its encirclement. (Associated Press Photo.) Mclntyre's Tribune Forecasts Come True As 1937 Unfolds Change Action Taken by Delegates at Central Pa.

Conference Held Here Approval of President Roosevelt's Supreme court reformation was given in a resolution at the Central Pennsylvania conference of Central Labor unions meeting yes terday afternoon at Carpenters hall. Delegates from Punxsutaw-ney, Indiana, Clearfield, Kittanning, Vandergrift, Johnstown, Barnes-boro and Blair county represented their districts. The conference passed the resolution. Labor problems and activity were) discussed by members. Carl Hacker, international representative of hotel and restaurant employes in this district, revealed conditions at the Indiana State Teachers college.

Lacking sufficient appropriation from the state, he pointed out, the college was paying insufficient wages. He uryed action to improve this condition. Endorses T. F. of Program The conference endorsed the en tire program of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor.

Included In this program are the full crew and train limit bills, a bill on company stores, and regulations on collective bargaining. The resolution on the Supreme court, drawn up by Merle L. Curry, Thomas V. Bowen and D. Eddie Sams, follows: "We, the committee selected by the Central Conference of Central Labor unions in Central Pennsylvania, recommed that this conference approve and confirm President Roosevelt's plan of reformation of the U.

8. Supreme court; that a copy of this resolution be sent to President Roosevelt, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor; J. Lewis, president of the Committee on Industrial Organization; also to each of the U. S. senators from Pennsylvania." Firms are breaking the social security law, it was disclosed, by asking employes to fill questionnaires which Include queries not relating to social security." The conference urged that labor be represented on all labor legislation boards.

At the present time, members feel that some of the members of these boards are not qualified. New labor organizations have been formed for teachers, barbers, hotel and restaurant employes, liquor store employes, butchers, meat cutters and brick and clay workers the conference learned. Frank Grosser of the brotherhood of Railway Clerks informed tha conference that three lodges have been installed locally and two more are being organized. The members discussed the proposal to organize the craft unions at DuRois into a Central Labor union. The conference idea, originated by Thomas V.

Bowen of the Blair County Central Labor union, will be carried to the Ohio Federation oi Labor, according to reports heard by the members. George G. Russell, secretary of the local union, pointed out that the lay members of both the A. F. of L.

and the C. I. O. were working together in the interests of labor. The next conference will be held the first Sunday in May at Punx-sutawney.

Two Held in Slaying of Girl DETROIT, March 7-W The body of Bernice Onisko, 17, who bad been gagged, criminally assaulted and slain on her way home from church, was found today In a backyard near her home in suburban Hamtramck. Capt. John Sikorski said Hamtramck lice had no clue to her assailant. Two Detroit detectives were assigned to aid in the case by Deputy Detective Chief William J. Collins.

Two men, one a' Negro, were held for investigation. Miss Onisko was seen last by her family when she left home last night to go to church. The Rev. A. A.

Majewski, pastor of St. Ladislaw's Catholic church, said he saw the girl there. Capt. Sikorski said criminal assault apparently was the motive In The ALTOONA TRIBUNE Today Chief Wahoo 12 Comics 8-11-12-13 County 10 Deaths 14 Editorials 6 Etiquette 4 Guiding Child 5 Crossword Puzzle 11 Helping the Homemaker ....5 Life's Like That 6 Household Arts 4 Nifties 10 Pattern 4 New York Whirligig 13 Radio Program 8 Serial Story 13 Sports 8-9 Strange As It Seems 13 Too Late To Classify 12 Your Birthday 4 What Price Progress More Groups Endorse Lakemont With various new groups adding their enthusiastic endorsement and support over the weekend to the movement to preserve and rehabilitate Lakemont park for the benefit of the community the city swings into the fund solicitation period beginning tomorrow morning and the committee hopes that within the ten-day ste-up the minimum of $15,000 will have been subscribed so that the actual work of rehabilitation can be put under way. laiurday the committee in charge had before it a letter from the city government, endorsing the movement as follows: "At a special meeting of city council the members unanimously endorsed the plan for the re-estab- lishment of Lakemont park as a community center and pledged to the their combined as well as individual support- Additional endorsement had come over the weekend from the local camp of Spanish-American War Veterans, the Blair Louniy League of Building and Loan as sociations and other groups, xes- terday afternoon the project was sriven endorsement in an American Legion broadcast over WFBG.

The period of fund solicitation actually gets under way tomorrow morning when a comprehensive organization w'U swing into action In all parts of the city tnrougn which individuals will be given an opportunity to make their con-trbut'ons. However, the campaign may be said to "jump the gun when the American Lgion post sponsors a boxing show In Jaffa Mosque tonight, the entire proceeds from which will go to the park fund. The Altoona Municipal Dana anu the American Leg'on arum ana bugle corps will be out tonight in the interests of the boxing show. The band will present a concert the mosaue prior to the begin ning of the boxJng exhibition. Bv noon tomorrow memoers ui khe general park committee are hoping there will be a nne Blos soming" of the yellow ana wnne buttons which will he given contributors to the fund- All persons contributing a dollar or more will receive a yellow celluloid but ton, appropriately carrying tne fegend "Lakemont Park, iionor Boll Member, and tney mso fee given a certificate, unuaren Contributing smaller sums will also jbe given white buttons, witn tne jsame wording.

Greet your solicitor witn a on your face and the money Your hand," sad Carl E. Davies, president of the Chamber of Commerce, last evening. "This is the ast opportunity the community win tiave to save Lakemont par ior he future. We do not propose to tin anvthinz to rehabilitate tne bark until we shall have obtained khe minimum of 515.0W-iainng (Ctfntinned on Page t. Col.

5 Drirer Loses Control Qf Pies And Truck Has Sloppy Finish It is too bad the days of the Keystone Kops and pie-throwing in movies are gone or so William Rouzer of 208 East Twenty-third ivenue probably believes. Because if pies were still the ma- por part of the movie industry, Rouzer could qualify for a job. Saturday morning Rouzer was iriving a commercial vehicle own-pi by Mrs. Fred Grove and was south on Fourth street at Willow avenue. Behind him hung a tray contain-ng pies of all description, mostly we soft, creamy variety.

One slipped off the tray, plopped bn Rouzer's head. Non-plussed and besplattered. Rouzer lost control of the car. It lit a telephone pole, fractured the pole in three places and ripped iown three other poles so heavy was the impact of the car. Rouzer, uninjured, dug himself put of a heap of pies when the car popped.

The abrupt halt threw he entire tray upward and for ked, covering him so that he ooked like the fadeout of a slap stick movie comedy. WEATHER Eastern New York Cloudv with ris- Af temperatures followed by rain in xtreme south and rain or snnw in porth and centra portions Monday iftemoon and night. Tuesday, raiiy rair and colder. West Virginia Rain and rnlrfpr Uonday. Tuesday fair and colder.

western -Ne- York Rain and warav Yonday. colder Monday night, uesday generally fair and colder. Eastern Pennsylvania. New nd Delaware Cloudy with rijine temperatures followed bv ain Monday. Tuesday fair and colder.

Maryland Rain tonieht, somewhat armer in southeast and colder in ex-reme west. Tuesday fair and colder. COXDITIONS Generally fair weather will nr- ail Tuesday. Temnrtnr will rim i New England. New York and por-rons of the Middle Atlantic states londay.

while colder weather has rerspread the Ohio valley. Tennessee, nd the western lower lake region Lcmdav and Tueadav and thm Mher east Monday nicht and Tues- Three Families Homeless in Woodbury Fire Three families narrowly escaped with their lives when fire totally destroyed frame dwelling early yesterday at; Woodbury, causing damage estimated at 000 and for a time threatening the adjoining Highway irin. The house, a double structure, is owned by E. K. Witters, proprietor of the inn, and was occupied by the families of Lester Whet stone, Paul Hartman and Emery Harshbarger, all of whom escaped from the blazing building scantily clad.

Fire companies from Martinsburg, Roaring Spring and Williamsburg were summoned at 5 o'clock yesterday morning when neighbors discovered the fire. When it was apparent that the dwelling was doomed firemen, concentrated on saving the Highway inn. The cause of the blaze was still undetermined last night. The three families were made homeless, the greatest loss being suffered by Lester Whetstone, who with his wife and six children lost all their possessions, none of which is covered by insurance. Hartman and Harshberger were able to remove most of their household effects and their damage was slight SERVICES RESUMED WOODLAND, March 7.

UP) Services can be resumed at St. Matthew's Lutheran church, now that the skunks are gone. A wooden trap turned the trick. For two weeks services were suspended while the skunks romped amid the pews. They moved into the basement of the church last autumn and were roused from their hibernation by early warm weather.

jail charged with being a hit-run driver as a result of one of the deaths. The identity of another hit run driver is unsolved. The dead: Jacob Dodson, 50, Claysburg, R. D. Wasil Yochison, 31, Ganister.

The injured: Mrs. Fresia Heb-ler, 1611 Twenty-third street. Joseph Cipriano, 11, of 1603 Margaret avenue. Jacob Dodson, aged 50, of Claysburg, R. was struck and fatally injured at 11:25 o'clock Saturday night by an automobile operated by Paul Shoetnaker, of Imler, R.

Bedford county. The accident occurred on route 220 one-half mile north of Claysburg. Dodson died at 2:20 o'clock Sunday morning at the Nason hospital in Roaring Spring. He suffered a fracture of the skull, a fracture of the right leg and crush injuries of the forehead. According to Corporal E.

J. Fox. of the highway patrol, Shoemaker was traveling south when Dodson walked from tie berm of the road directly into his machine. Shoemaker maintained that he swerved his machine sharply to the left and that Dodson was struck by the right front fender. The injured man was taken to the office of Dr.

Johnson in Claysburg who ordered his immediate removal to the Nason hospital, a cursory examination revealing that Dodson had suffered a compound fracture of the leg. It was learned that Dodson had spent the evening in Claysburg and was en route home when he was struck. Shoemaker who was accompanied by Ruth Walters, 2523 Union avenue, stated that Dodson had "staggered" rather than walked into the path of his machine. Coroner Chester Rothrock who went to the scene of the accident yesterday said last night he would continue hie investigations. Wasil Youchison, aged 31, of Ganister, was fatally injured at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning while walking along the highway on route 203 about one mile northwest of Williamsburg.

Youchison, a victim of a hit and run driver, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at the Mercy hospital. He had sustained a fracture of the left thigh, a fracture of the right ankle, possible fracture of the ribs and internal injuries. John Rockawich, aged 25, box Ganister, is lodged in the Blair county jail as a result of Youch-ison's death. Rockawich admitted to Chief of Police Moore of Williamsburg, who investigated the fatality, that it was his car that had undoubtedly struck Youchison. Chief Moore yesterday visited Rockawich 'g home, having previously received information concerning the identity of the driver, and examined the car while the youth was at church.

He discovered bits of clothing beneath the machine, and when Rockawich was confronted with the evidence he admitted striking the man. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) Bills Slated For Action This Week Blair county citizens will be interested in many of the bills scheduled to appear before the state legislature this week, representatives David R. Perry and D. Raymond Sollenberger predicted last night.

The bill restricting judges from running for office on more than one ticket is reported out of committee. Bill No. 500, which will change the duties of tax collectors in municipalities, is expected to appear before the house this week. According to Assemblyman Perry there is scheduled a bill prohibiting the malicious breaking and destroying of milk bottles. The consolidation of small school districts and county boards of directors is the content of Bill No.

114, Assemoiyman sonenoerger reveals. Sportsmen are interested in the bill putting skunks out of the fur bearing animals class so that they may be shot on sight instead of in season. It may come up this week. The Sunday fishing bill, opposed by many in this localty, will be dis cussed again this week. Of interest to doctors is the anatomical board bill.

No. 1053. which provides for disposal of bodies to institutions. A workmen's compensation bill increasing the length and amount of compensation is being fought by business firms, who protest that the additional burden cannot be carried. On Tuesday afternoon a public hearing will be held on the bill decreasing the interest rates of small loan companies.

There is a possibility that the house will appropriate $5,000,000 for flood control throughout the state. The water and power re-CntUaed Pa(e CoL 2 plishments in 1936 in reducing the number of automobile accidents and fatalities within the city lim its. Mayor Moser, in commenting on the work, said he felt the city had made notable progress the work must go on." The number of fatalities in the city, due to automobile accidents, had been re duced from 12 in 1935 to eight in 1936, according to police compila tions. In 1935 there were 11 fatal acci dents claiming 12 lives, two persons having died as the result of one crash. There were 243 accidents in which persons were less seriously injured and 144 in which property damage alone was record ed.

There was a total of 398 ac cidents. In 1936 there were eight deaths resulting from seven automobile crashes, two persons again having died from the results of one acci dent. There were 229 accidents in which persons were seriously but not fatally injured and 123 accidents in which property damage alone was recorded. The total number of accidents was 359. "Even though we reduced the number of fatalities by four over the previous year and cut down the number of accidents from 39S to 359, it is not enough," said Mayor Moser, "consequently we shall try this year to better the record.

It is gratifying that the city has received honorable mention in the 1936 national safety contest but we want to receive more than honorable if possible, for our efforts this year. To this end I ask the fullest cooperation of all our people." Wins Grand Prize New York City won the grand prize for 1936 in the National safety contest, according to word received by this newspaper. Contest rules award this prize to "the city which in the opinion of judges. came nearest to doing for safety a maximum that can be done practically in that city." New York also was named first place winner among cities of more than 500,000 population, displacing Milwaukee, which finished first in that group in 1935 and Evanston, 111., 1935 grand prize winner. Kansas City, was awarded first place in cities of 250,000 to 500,000 population while Omaha, was first in the 100,000 to 250,000 group; Jackson, first in the 50,000 to 100,000 group; West New York, N.

first in the auw to 50,000 group and Wil-mette, III, first in the 10,000 to group. The announcement said New York closed 1936 with 833 traffic accident deaths, 12.2 per cent lower than the 1935 total of 954 and 17 per cent lower than the ave-(Continned on Page CoL 3) Well Known Gable Store Buyer Dies Eugene J. Reinheimer, well-known buyer and manager of the William F. Gable company's downstairs store, died at the Altoona hospital yesterday morning at 5:25 o'clock. Mr.

Reinheimer, a resident of 313 ColerTage avenue, had been associated with the Gable department store for many years. He was 53 and had os ded in this city for the past 15 years. He wag born August 29, 1SS3, at Mt Pulaski, 111., a son of Mitchell anj Mollie (Hainesfurther) Reinheimer. On April 30, 1908, he was married to Nelle Kopp at Dayton, Members of the family include his wife; one son, Stanley C. Rem- neimer; two daughters, Marian F-and Dorothy Gene Reinheimer, both at home, and two brothers, Herbert Reinheimer of Detroit, and Carol Reinheimer of New York city.

Mr- Reinheimer was a member of Temple Beth Israel. He was prominently identified with Hiram lodge, No. 616, F. and A. and (Continued on Page CoL 4) P.

R. R. Indicted Fro Granting Rebates PHILADELPHIA, March 7 The Pennsylvania Railroad company was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of granting freight rebates to a shipper. The Midstate Horticultural Company, Fresno, Calif, and its general manager Arpaxat Setra-kien, were indicted on charges of accepting $10,000 In rebates from the railroad for grape shipments from the California vineyards. Today the Tribune presents another article and drawing by Raymond C.

Molntyre. The title is "What Price Progress? Increased Drainage Brings Floods, and More Are Predicted!" It will be found or page 5. Although it is rare that a man can achieve recognition of his ability In his own home town, Mcln-tyre'a articles and drawings have been received by the publdc with constantly increasing enthusiasm since the first one appeared last September 16. Mclntyre's ability to predict com. ing events has been revealed in his articles with startling clarity and Protests Apology To Hitler NEW YORK, March 7.

Samuel Untermyer declared today Secretary of State Hull committed a "gratuitous insult in apologizing to the Hitler government" for Mayor F. H. La Guardia's sug gestion that the 1939 World's fair contain a chamber of horrors for a figure of that brown-shirted fanatic who is now menacing the peace of the world." German officials demanded and received from the American gov ernment an apology for what they asserted was an international Insult Untermyer, president of the Non- Setcari an Anti-Nazi league, sent his statement here from Palm Springs, where he is recovering from an illness. It was read before the league. "I earnestly protest against the grauitous insult Involving the ex traordinary action of our state de- (Continned on Page Col.

S) newspapers, it is interesting to see how Blair county and vicinity feel about the issue. Here is a letter sent in by one voter: "I have been a reader and subscriber to your valuable paper for 25 years. I have lived in Blair county for 53 years. I am a taxpayer and home owner and I have a lamiiy or eignt useful cniidren and law abiding citizens of our city. I am a progressive Republican.

I am in accord with Presi-(Continned oa Page 2, CoL 4) Two Killed As Giant Wave Hits Liner GENOA, Italy, March 8. (Monday) (JF) An informed source reported today a passenger and member of the crew of the luxury liner Rex, which docked here yesterday, were killed when the ship encountered a storm off the Azores. The same source said he understood 74 persons among the passengers and crew were injured. No official information was available and Italian newspapers were understood to have' received instructions to disregard all reports I of the liner's stormy passage. Though reports of the deaths were current widely in this port, no one professed to know whether the identity or nationality of the passenger reported killed.

Hit by Giant Wave NEW YORK, March 7. () A radiogram from official Italian sources said tonight a single gigan tic wave which struck the Italian luxury liner Rex as she neared Gibraltar was responsible for the death of two persons aboard the ship. The dead, a crew member, and a third class passenger, were both in the forward section of the ship when the huge wall of water "came out of nowhere," said the message, ana struck the starboard bow. The radiogram said a number of persons were injured but did not say how many. No one was critic ally injured, it said.

Ship's officers blamed the injuries on the fact that many of the passengers and crew members were walking around the vessel's decks, in spite or rough weather. The one huge wave thundered against the Rex, said the message, (Continued on Pago t. Col, S) Probe Actor's Disappearance At Sea LONDON, March 7. (JPh-Scot iana iara officials todav were confronted by a mass of conflict ing testimony in their efforts to solve the disappearance at sea of Frank Vosper, British stage star and dramatist. Whether the actor, torn by love, threw himself into the Atlantic from the liner Paris, or stepped by accident through a window opening on the sea instead of the deck appeared a mystery that may never be cleared up.

He disappeared early yesterday as the liner was approaching Plymouth. Miss Muriel Oxford, British beauty queen from whose cabin th actor made his last exit, and Peter Wllles, his close friend, appeared at their soTicitors (attorneys) to give their version of the tragedy. Both were of the qpinion Vosper, who was short-sighted, tried to escape undetected from a tray champagne party, and squeezed through a window that he believed opened on the deck. Miss Oxford tearfully reiterated that any suggestion he was In love with her was "absolute accuracy. But his forecasts, he says, are merely the logical working out of his theories in a scientific way.

On January 16, he said, "Don't be surprised to hear of another gold rush in the old spots, and porhaps some new Over a month later comes this report from Edmonton, Canada: "The geatest drive of prospectors since its discovery is expected in the Great Slake lake mineral area In the far north next summer, says Don MacLaren, flying prospector. MacLaren is the co-discoverer of the Gordon lake gold field." Out in California, gold-bearing (Continued on Fage 1, Col. 4) Roosevelt and Farley to Fight For Court Plan WASHINGTON, March 7 (P) President Roosevelt and one of his top cabinet members will fire vir tually simultaneous counter bar rages this week at opponents of the President's court proposals, With Democratic senators hostile to the Roosevelt bill scheduled for week of speech-making against it, Postmaster General Farley will join the President Tuesday in na tional broadcasts urging judiciary reorganization. The following day the senate judiciary committee opens hearings on the court bill witn anotner hieh cabinet officer, Attorney General Cummings, mounting the witness stand in its behalf. Mr.

Roosevelt's address will be delivered from the White House Tnosdflv evenine. Attaches said It was to be considered as "part two" in a series Inaugurated with the President's victory dinner speech in which he urged action' "now" to sustain the aaministra-tion'a general program. Farley's address will be deliver ed during the afternoon from Chapel Hill, N- where he will sneak before the University or North Carolina Political union. The President will leave much of the administration strategy in the hands of his lieutenants for the first two weeks of the com mittee hearings. He will depart Thursday for a visit at his Warm Springs, home.

News Flashes DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHOT LOS ANGELES, Starch 7. (ADistrict Attorney Buron Fitts was shot and wounded tonight Police said four men forced his automobile to the curb on Foothill boulevard east of this city and fired through the windshield. The bullet penetrated his left arm. Extent of his injuries was not immediately learned. HELD SIX IX THEFTS BUFFALO, N.

March 7 Police tonight held six youths, their ages ranging from IS to 20, add attributed to them 35 automobile thefts and filling stations raids in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio in the last month. Tribune Straw Vote Stands 710-210 Against Court Change Hundreds more ballots rolled in over the weekend in the Tribune's straw vote on President Roosevelt's proposed Supreme and federal court changes. The score now stands 710 against to 210 in favor of the plan. Thus, it seems that Blair county and vicinity, so far at any rate, are not in favor of revision in the courts. Since the subject is the topic of conversation everywhere, and especially on the radio and in the TRIBUNE STRAW VOTE ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS FOR CHANGING SUPREME AND FEDERAL COURTS Do you favor the President's plan for revising the Supreme court? Do you favor the President's plan for revising the federal courts? NAME ADDRESS Mail or bring to the Straw Vote Editor, Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa..