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INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE. INDIANA. PENNA. MONDAY, JANUARY ii, 1937, PAGE TWO SIXTEEN DIE HIGHER TEMPERATURE TO SAYE CITRUS CROP 'MRS. SABLE DIES SUDDENLY State Direct Relief Rolls Continue To Increase COUNTY NATIVES ANSWER DEATH Chester Dodson, Sheridan Orner and John Each Pass Away INOIANANS IN ARMSTRONG JAIL 0 Two Held for Alleged Hoodwinking, of the State Patrol 1,883 Cases, 5,159 Persons Added During Last Week of 1936; Average Case Load for December 138,062, As Compared With 134,598 for Month of November.

EXHIBIT OF LIVING AMERCAN ART HERE -O The aeccr.il exhibit of Living American Art la now on view In the ArU building, Stat Teacheri College. It will be opwn to the public from Jen. 11 to 25. This shjw opened simultaneously at 300 polnla in the United Slates. Thr pictures "Valhalla Bridge" by Thomas Donnelly: "Outdoor Circus" by Lucile Blanch; "Hawthorne New York' by George Plcken; "Mi Life" by Nlles tiponccr; "American Wile" by Alexander Brook; "SU1I Interior" by Charles Sheeler; "Fire Eater" by Franklin Watklns; "Thi; Village Church" by Emit Ganso; 'Th By The Associated frets Rising temperatures and fair weather brought the middle west relief today from Its coldest spell of (he winter but deep snows still hampered the Rocky Mountian region and some east central states fell the threat of flood waters.

force ot 18,000 orchardmen bat Ulng to five California's 1100,000,000 citrus crop from destruction by sub freezing weather was cheered by pre dictions of higher temperatures. National Guard filers dropped lood-ItuTs for 06 men marooned at an Inyo County (Calif.) sulphur mine but failed to And nine persons' reported snowbound at (old mine north of Lar Vegas, Nev. A rescue party battled drifts to bring food tc Indians at camp northeast oi King man, Ariz. At least 27 deaths were itlnbuled to the weather in the west Die Stock Market logs to subsistence level, and 1,000 in .5) had received Works Program employment. of the 67 counties re ported ne.

Increases in case load While only 18 reported net decreases and one county (Greene) reported no change. The largest increases for the week were reported by Philadelphia (431 cases), Allegheny (249 cases) and Luzerne 1 188 cases) while the largest decrease was reported bj Centre County (46 cases). Direct relief expenditures for the week, exclusive of administration and special programs, totaled $1,024,251.10 an incrtxsc ol $12,812.90 over the previous week. A summary of the more detailed reasons for opening and closing relief cases during the week follows: Cases Opened Total 4,693 Because of' liss of private employment total 2,518 Loss within past 3 months Decreased earnings Exhaustiir. of resources following unemployment longer than 3 months Loss of Works Program 2,099 201 employment 1.993 18 Loss of CCC employment Unclassified Cases ClosedTotal 3,010 Because of: Private employment total 1.371 New Jots Increased earnings Works Program employment CCC employment Transfer to other local and State relief Bgencies Unclassified 1,179 192 1,009 2 117 511 'FIELD 'TESTS ON HUMAN BEINGS Continued from Page One use of ultra-violet light Is a complete protection.

This was the first definite proof in medical hiotory that the air itself can Orner was brother of Willis S. Or- I could employ still more If the pro-carry million, other than the drop ner of SUongstown, Grant Orner of cessing tax on cocoanut oil and the lets of sneezes and the like. Indiana. Harvey Orner of Young- excise tax on soap were lifted. I hope experiments are wood, Bert Orner of Echo, Mrs.

Mag- general taurines will increase to made by physicians mostly outside gie Wetmore and Mrs, Lizzie Dun- make it possible to hire more men." the publi? health school, who are can, both of Tioga Falls, 0 and Mrs. J. S. Sprott, president and general trying them out under carefully 1 Nellie Bracken of Indiana. (manager, Globe Wernicke, Cin- Kid" by Isabel Bishop; "Autumn by Georgia O'Keefe: "Deei Isle Islets, Maine" by John Marin, and West Point, New York" by Louis M.

Eilshcmlum. Each Is well known ana most are costly properties in the collections oC leading museums. They were reproduced by the collotype process (or the puipose ol this exhibit. Nilej Spencer's "Sllll LIIc." rich In color, ana Georgia O'Keefe's Autum.i Leaves." brilliantly colored and llame-like in movement, are parlicu-'arly atrlkmg. Harold H.

Seaman, president. Sea Body Milwaukee: "If he (the President) will encourage business we can increase employment If he discourages it we cannot." Dr. C. Hicks, economist and former president. University of Cincinnati: "The President, in calling on industry to 'place more men at work, is putting the cart before the horse.

Industry can increase employment only so far as demand for its products warrants increased expansion." John L. head of H. C. Baxter and Brother, Maine canncrs: "I think fhduhtry will employ as many persons as can but it certainly does not wish, as result of additional employment, to overproduce and gel us into another depression." Louis K. Liggett, Boston, head of a national drug store chain: "The problem i one for the president to solve himseif." John G.

Paine, chairman, National Council for Industrial Progress: "Industry should take with rapidity the necessary steps to nil up Its workers rolls." S. Bayard Colgate, president Col gate-Pal moLve Pcet we now trm emolovme mora than in 1D30 and cinnati: "Business and industrialists would be glad to employ more men it they have the business to keep them busy if business conditions warrant it It doesn't seem practical, employ more men lust be employing them without being able to cive them any assurance oi steady work THREE STATES WATCH FLOOD Continued from Page One rose steadily, and W. C. Devereaux. meteorologist at Cincinnati, predicted a vaue oi icut iiicie iuud.j, pus- sibly foUowed tomorrow by a crest of 45 feet five below flood stage in Cincinnati.

Swollen streams blocked several -oads in the Portsmouth, vicinity. downstream from Huntington, W. Va. A number of automobiles were re ported stalled along ttte highways. JOHNSTOWN, Jan.

11. Police warned merchants to clear cellars ol stock in low-lying sections and later closed the Franklin street temporary bridge as a precautionary measure angry, debris-laden waters churned upward against the wooden supporting timbers. Despftc- Tress assurance earlier in the day that there was no immediate danger of flood, same South Side families were reported to have pre pared to evacuate homes. Only at a few scattered low points was there water reported in cellars. Tross pointed out that water doesn'l start to into downtown cellars until the Stonecreek passed the 12-foot ft age.

The crest of the high wa ter wai within about five inches ol this point Bridge unscathed With the receding of the river, po lice removed the Franklin street bridge barricades shortly before 10 p. m. WPA engineers, who kept close watch on the river, said that the bridge was not weakened and at no time was in danger of being swept away. A lion won't attack anything that looks formidable and often will de sert a lioness in a fight KITTANNING. Jan.

11. Two In dlane men ended up In Armstrong County Ja.I PridBy when their el-'empt to hoodwink of the it ate highway patrol who were eon ducting examinations for licensing automobile drivers was detected here, jays the Kittannlng Leader-Times. Identified on the jail docket In the sheriff's office as Charles Glance, 32, nd Georue Overman, 28, the men were committed alter defaulting pay rnent of a fine and costs before Jus Uae of the Peace Marry G. Luker. It was apparent from the nature of the charges thai the defendants had allegedly attempted to misrepresent themselves during the drivers' examinations.

Gtanca was chanted with a viola- 'Ion of an Dsection c) of Section 620 of the Pennsylvania vehicle code. which sets forth that it shall be unlawful for any person "to display, or to represent as one's own, any oper ator's license or learned's permit not issued to the person so displaying the same. Overman was arrested for a viola tton fo Section 622 oE the vehicle code, which specifies that "no person shall autnorize or permit a motor vehicle o.vued by him, or under his control, to bo operated by any person who ua no legal right to do so MILLIONS ARE ALLOCATED PA. for State Under 1935-36 Emergency Relief Acts WASHINGTON. Jan.

Pres ident Roosevelt reported to Congress today he allocated $474,928,939 to Pennsylvania under the 1935 and 1936 emergency relief acts. Except New York's, it was the largest sum allowed any slate. The report, compiled bv the Nation al Emergency Council, showed relief employment in Pennsylvania dropped 61,036 from the peak of last March to last December 12, when the latest compilation was made. On the latter date. Pennsylvania had 252,726 relief workers.

A total of 224.58B of these were employed on WPA projects, drop of 25.000 in three months. The others were in Lhe CCC and other works program agencies. The report showed New York and Pennsylvania employed the largest number under the works pro gram, ill mots was third. NO BREAK IN DEADLOCK Contiued from Page One Dclara lions by William S. Knudsen, General Motors executive vicc-presi- danl, and Homer Martin.

U. A. W. A. president, emphasized the one issue the terms under which "sit down" ftrikcrs would vacate Ave of the company plants still preventing joint conversations.

The corporation nas not wavered in Its Insistence that the strikers must evacuate before negotiat ions open. The union demands written assurance that no equipment will be removed during the discussions it lhe men leave. The U. A. W.

A. president said he did not demand that General Motors agree to recognize the union as the sole bai gaining agency for General Motors employes- before negotiations are opened, Gov. Murphy and Conciliator Dewey conferred for two hours last night. The governor asked Dewey to defer a proposed trip to Washington to consult his superiors. Murphy intended to return to Lansing, the state capital, today, but made it clear that he would keep In touch with the situation.

An official source said the governor's return lo Lansing did not mean that he was "withdrawing." "The governor is ready to help and will continue to help both sides at anv time," this- source told the Associated Press. "Every minute of his time will be available for any mova toward settling the strikes." At a Sunday night press conference Martin said Murphy "still is definitely in the pirture and wlU continue to be." Martin replied that he had "no statement to make" when asked if he asked President Roosevelt to intervene in the labor crisis. I Am Tel and Tel 185 Am Too 07 Anaconda 5tj Atch and 15 Atl Refln 32 Auburn Auto 3 Hi Ark Nat Gas A Am Coml Alco It Al Chem and Dye S33 Air Reduc Wi Am Can 119(4 Alleg Steel Am Rnd and St 28 Am and For Pow 8(i Baldwin Loc $3A Bait and Ohio 22Va Bendix Aviat 26V, Belli Steel 7614 Belh Sil 5 PI 19V'a Blaw-Knox 28(' Bor.1en Borg- Warner 76(4 BrlgSf Mtg 55i Budd Wheel 10i Burr Add Mach 33 Calumot and Hclca 18(4 Canad Pac 15 (A Colum Carb 121 Coml Solv 18i Com'wlth and Sou 33i Con Edis 45V4 Con Oil 16 Corn Prod Case (.11) 151 Cerro De Pas Ches and Ohio 68 Chrysler 11BH Coca Cola 124 Del Lad; and I84i Doug 72 Du Pont De 176(1 El Aulo 41 Gen 58 (i Gen Fo.tds 3BH Gen Mni 6l(4 Gen Retract iSIVt Gillette 17 Harb-Walker Hershey Choc 65 Hudson Mot 19''. Int Harvest 104', lnt Nicl; Can 64 Int Tel i r.d Tel 1214 Johns-MMWllle 154 KennecoU (tfU Lehigh Port 4 Mi Lehigh Vsl i2', Lehieh Val RR ia? Loews Lorlllard (P) 231, Mack Tibcks 47 Marshall Field Montg Ward 56 Nat Acne la( Nat Biscuit 31''. Nat Daiy Prod 22-1.

Nat Distill 26t Nat Pwr anil Lt NY Ccnlral 43 NY NK and 64a North Am 32 Packard Mot 11 Penn RR 41 Phila and I 21. Phillips Pel Soft Pub Svc NJ 50 Pure 22 Radio 11 Repub Stl 29(4 Rey Tob 57(4 Sears Roeb 83H Socony.Vacuum 17 Sout Pac 4BV4 Sou Ry 2714 Sid Brands 15(4 Std and El 10 Std Oil Cal 44 Std Oil Ind 4644 Sid Oil NJ 8, Studebaker 14 Texas Corp 54 '4 Timk Roll 73 Transamerlca 10 Unit Aire Corp 30 United Corp 7 United Gas Imp 15 US Indus Alco 37 US Rubber 47 US Smelt 88(4 US Steel 7934 Vanadium 3Hi West Un Tel 80(4 West El and 148 Woolworlh 63i CURB Cities Service 414 Elec Bond an dShara 2544 Pennroad Corp 4T4 IN WEEK END STATE MISHAPS Indiana Fortunate With No Fatalities, One Injury TRUCK CATCHES FIRE Driver Hurt Slightly As He and Son Jump to Safety Indiana again was union? Ihe list of fortunate counties of the stole wh no accidental fatalities over the weekend in which the slate death toll was 16. nnlv one slieht accident vcar re ported, locally. Auousl Calto. seed 3d, of Barnesboro.

sudcred lacerations of the face when he and his 13-ycar-; old on. Anthony, jumped from the cab of truck which had caucht fire Saturday niRhl In the Benjamin Franklin highway at Devil's Elbow hill The boy waj unhurt. I The truck stopped against an embankment after the Gallrei discovered the flames under the cab floor and lumped. Gatto telephoned John La-Mantia, local produce dealer, who own the truck, and he hurried chemicals to the scene. With the aid oi other motorists the flames were quickly extinguished.

Highway Patrolman B. W. McClusky said the damage estimate was $210. Poor visibility from fog and pavements slippery with rain were blamed for mishaps which killed eighl on highways. Four others died in fires.

Street cars killed two men. and a woman died beneath the wheels of a train. A baby ruffocaied in his crib. The automobile fatality record around, the state: Pittsburgh Police sought a driver that failed to stop after his car killed Mrs. MaTy Edmond.

55. and injured two other pedestrians. Philadelphia Automobiles killed Robert Ellis. 50, and Einieo Diccirllli, 65. Norristown James Gillett.

23. whose brother, Joseph. IB. died a month-ago after a bus-truck collision, was killed by an automobile near his home at Black Horse. Mt.

Pleasant Struck by an automobile. Bobert Miller, 60, of Stahls-town, died of a fractured skull. Vandergnft A 17-year-old bride, Mrs. Harold Beatty. was killed by an automobile.

Butler Collision of a truck and an automobile killed Harry C. Young. AS. Another auto crash near Ogle was fatal to Charles Pierce, 72. Other Accidents: Huey Henry Edinger, 52, saved his own family nad then returned to his flaming borne to save Betty Kriebel, 11, who was staying with ius children.

Both he and the girl burned to death. Altoona Seven-month-old Andrew Richard Purcell suffocated beneath covers ill his crib. KtttanninB Two babies, Geraldinc Burkett, nine months old, and her two-year-old sister. Alma, died in fl Are which destroyed the homo of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Burkett. Philadelphia Johu Wondolowski. 52, was killed by a street car. Connea'tlville Mrs. Clu-alcs Peck, 55, died under a Pennsylvania Railroad freignt train at a crossing near her home.

ConnelUvllle A West Penn Streel Hallways freight car killed Isiah Willis, 38, who, police said, apparently had been lying on the tracks. MA.KETS Produce PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11. Produce demand moderate. six cars, steady; bushel baskets New York No.

1 Baldwins 1.50-1.60; Russets 1.40-1.50; Virginia Delicious l.fiS-1.75; Slaymans 1.65. Potatoes, 22 cars, steady; No. 1 100 lb. sacks Maine Green Mountains 2.70-2.90; Pennsylvania Rurals 1.85-2.10; Florida bushel crates Bliss Triumphs I. Livestock Hogs 3200, including 2000 direct; 180-230 Jbs, 11.15-11.20 or 5 to 10 cents lower; other weights steady; 215-250 lbs.

10 140-170 lbs. 10.50- II. 00; 100-140 lbs. 0.75-10.50; sows 9.50 down Cattle 1000, including 200 direct: steers strong to 25 cents higher; good steers medium 7.75-9.50; cutters down to 5.25; oiher classes 25 cents higher; heifers 8.25 down; low cutter cows 3.75-4.00; fleshy kinds up to 6.25 and above; moM bulls 5 beef kinds up to 7.00; few outside sales considerably higher; calves 650, inducing 200 direct; mostly steady; top 50 cents down; good vcal-ers 13.00-14.00. Sheep 1800, lambs steady to 10 cents higher; bulk good and choice 11.25-11.35; yearlings around .0.00 down; sheep 50 cents higher; best 6 50.

Records of the Department of Commerce show trat on Dec. 1. 1936, there were 32.000 student pilot licenses outstanding, as compared with 25.000 on the same day of the previous year. Now You Can Wear False Teeth With Real Comfort Fasteelh. a new pltautu keep teeth rtrmly net.

No gummy, gooey laste or fetlioK To at and lauKh In torn fort aprliiM i a little F.idteett) on your plaien. It today from your druKut. Threu lie. MOORHEAD'S a4iaM'f finest Men's Stora Alverda Woman Stricken Fatally in Store in Barnesboro MRS. t.l.NOHA ITRUMANI SABt.l-:.

Collapsing at 9 p. m. Saturday in Djrncsboro store, where she was purchasing groceries for over the week end. Mrs. Elnura (Truman) Snbcl, 47.

of Alverda, died four hours later in Miners Hospital, Spanglcr. Physicians sy her death was caused by a heart aUiick. Cambria County Coroner Cyrus W. Davis was notified and will conduct an investigation. The womnn had just finished buying seme groceries at the store, owned by Paul Scaranozino, when site col-tolled and fell uneuiiMiiMiF to the tluor.

Dr. E. C. of Barnesboro was summoned and after administering aid or Icrcd her removal to Die KiidcthI nrrjitgL'inenls arc incomplete. M1CUAKL S.

MUKUAY. In Washing-Uin. C. Suturdjy morning services were conducted in memory oi Michael S. Murray, for more than 2i a prominent resident of Rossi-, Ut, who d'td in his home in the na- I iima; cup; in I January 6, after a comparatively short illness.

The deceased, who was 73 years ol aye, was proprietor of the Bradon Hotel, in Rossiler, lor move than liU years, and during that period was one of the leading citizens or this section, with the esteem and respect of In 191C he retired and moved to Washington, D. where he had 1 since lived. He was a devout member I ol the Catholic Church. He wps married as a young man to Nan Dewier, of Blossburg, und short-, ly after his marriage to her moved to Rossiler. He leaves his widow, three sons and one daughter, John, Edward and Francis, of Washington, D.

und Mrs. Charles Conway, of New York City He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Coyne, of Haoertus. Wisconsin. A MliS LEONARD BRADY, Pun.xsu-lawney, Jan.

11. James Leonard Brady died in his home on Highland avenue at p. m. Friday following a ten-day illness of pneumonia. He was 37 years old on the exact day of his death, having been born January 8.

1000, a son of James and Anna Brady. Mr. Brady was born in Punxsulawncy and had spent his life there, living with his mother and brother, George. He assisted his brother in his plumbing establishment, but never married. He had countless friends who loved and respected him for his integrity, quiet friendliness, 'and industry.

He was a former member of Tronp 104th Cavalry. Mr. Brnrty is survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna Brady; one brother, George, both at home; and three sisters, Mrs. Ronald McCauslin, of Dubois; Mrs.

Roy Patlfin, of Clyde; and Mrs. Herman Sprankle, of Indiana. Funeral services were conducted in his late residence at 2:30 p. m. today, with the Rev, Leray Halbert, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating Interment followed In Circle Hill Cemetery.

MRS. LAURA DOWSER died in the home of her son, E. J. Bowser, in Avonmore st 11:00 p. m.

Friday following a long illness. She was 73 years of ape and was the widow of times Roj Bowser. Surviving her are three sons, M. E. Bowser, of Vandcrgrlft; E.

J. Bowser of Avonnvjve, and Guy C. Bowser ol also five daughters, Mrs. A. 0.

Talniidge, Apollo; Mrs. Paul Tacclt, Vndeigrifl; Mrs. P. N. Clay- poole, of Worthington; Mrs.

Bca Mc-Masters and Mrs. J. B. Fleming, both of I'rceport; twenty grandchildren; three brothers, Burt CJaypoale, G. Y.

Bowser and E. Bowser, alt of North Buffalo township, and one flislcr, Mrs, Carrie Gould of West Ki (tanning, She was faithful member of the First Baptist Church and attended regularly as long as her health permitted. Services were conducted at 2:00 p. m. today in Rhodes Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev.

K. Morgan. Interment was to follow in Kiltanniinj Cemetery. RELIEF AID IS ON TAP Continued from Page One The resolution proposing a vole on a constitutional amendment to permit a graduated income tax first uiis approved in 1935 and must go through a second legislature before the citiezns will decide it. The measure already has returned from commit ice unchanged and leaders predict its path will be smoolh.

Thirty legislators from the rural districts have banded together to support the resolution. The administration has not indicated whether the income tax would supplant any other levy. The measure to appoint a commission of five, with an appropriation of $50,000. to investigate independent anthracite mining, is in the house. Governor Earle toured the coal regions for first-hand information and made this a subject of prime concern in his message.

The commission would make its recntntnenriiilions before the end of the 1937 legislation. I Legislature L-vprrssed the belief 1bt this week would bring action on the unities question. Senator J. Jerome Jaspan. Philadelphia Democrat who claimed three Pennsylvania Electric Companies overcharged consumers a year, promised "appropriate action within a few days." He said his accusations did not presage a bill to rip out tne Public Service Commission whech he called "derelict in its duties." But Jaspan's promise for action may be fulfilled before the week is I ended.

i The Governor has jaid that any approach to the utilities question must consider abolition of the commission for a public utilities board. IThe present commission has six Republican members and one Democrat. Some forces wai push Rep. Elmer Three natives of Indiana County died within the last few days. Thev were: Chester A.

Dodson of Ehren-feld. and Henry Sheridan Orner and John W. JLsh, both of Johnstown. Obiluariej follow: CHESTER A. DODSON of Eh rente Id World veteran of the Blue nidge Division, died Friday night In the United States Hospital in Coates-vilie, where he had been a patient some time.

He was a son of Lawrence and Ella I (Brumbaugh) Dodson of West Wheat field township, both deceased. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Martha iLanty) Dodson; eight children. Catherine, Sarah, Verna, Dorothy Mary Agi.es, Chester, Royden and James Thomas Dodson; a sister. Mr Sidney Nancarvis, Vlntondale, and four brothers, Wilbur T.

Traflord City; James Ligonler, and Bus-11 and Jooseph Vintohdale, Mr. Dotifon served nearly two years In Company 305 Engineers of the Eightieth Division. In recent years he vaa employed in the Ehren feld mine of Pennsylvania Coal Coke Corporation. The body is at the Dodson home in Ehrenfeld, where services will be conducted at 10:00 a. m.

Tuesday In Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Burial will be in Grandvlew Cemetery, Johnstown. HENRY SHERIDAN ORNER, 67. an employe of the Harris-Boyer Com pany for the last 36 years, died at p.

m. Sunday in his home, 174 street. Death was attributed io a complication oi diseases, which culminated a long illness, Mr, Onier was born In Strongs town, a son of Daniel J. and Martha (llhoades) Orner, both deceased. Henry S.

Orner was married twice. His first wife, the former Catherine Berkebile, passed away February 6, 1M1. Surviving are his second wife. Mrs. I Bessie (Berkebile) Field-Orner, and these children, all born to the first union; Tessie, wife of John Young.

of Johnstown; Martha, witi of Ernest Booch of Kane; two grandchildren. Dorothy Jean and Marior. Kuth Young. Two sons, James and Robert Or- ner. preceded him in death.

Mr. i Arrangements for the funeral have not been ccmpletcd. JOHN W. ESCH, 69, of 240 Barron avenue, Morrellville (Johnstown pensioner of the Bethlehem Steel I Corporation, died at 0:00 a. m.

Sun- day in Jefferson Hospital. Phiiadel- phia, where he had gone for a throat operation. His death followed that of his Mrs. Mary (Haggerty) Esch, by less than a monih. Mrs.

Esch passed away December 15 in a Johnstown hospital of pneumonia. tuneral services will be conducted in his late residence at 2:30 p. Wednesday by Rev. Paul Lindberg, pastor of the Calvary M. E.

Church Burial will be in West Fairfield Cemetery, Westmoreland County. A son of Levy and Elizabeth (Low-man) Esclt, John Esch was born December 23, 1807, Ju Ceuterville. His i ather. nlso a native of Indiana County, served three enlistments in the Civil War and was held a prison-er at the famous Libby Prison for some time. Levy Esch died in 1892 and his wife nine years later.

or a number of years John Esch was foreman of the wrecking crew on the Gallitzin Division of the Penn sylvania Railroad between Gallitzin and Derry After the flood of 1889 he took hw crew to Johnstown to help rehabilitate the city and it was then that he met Mary Haggerty. The couple were married December 21, 1889, in St. Columba's Church parish by Rev. Father Farron, now aeceased. For the next 11 years they made their home in New Florence, during which time Mr.

Esch served ss burgess of that commun ity. In 1900 he went to Johnstown and was made yardmaster of the Cambria Steel Company at the Ten Acre Bridge, and January 11, 1902, was promoted to foreman of all motive power of the entire Transportation Department, a position he held until retiring in 1934. Surviving are three children: Eu gene W. Esch and Frank Esch. both of Johnstown, and John Esch of Norfolk, Va, He also leaves seven grand- cinturen dud uiree sisters: Mrs.

Ida Steele of New Florence, Mrs. Alice Wisegarver of Lorain. Cv and Mrs. L-'Jara Onfffih of Wheeiin. W.

v. inree sisters and a daughter preceded him to the grave. VARYING REACTIONS Continued from Page One seems to be punitive and a hindrance to business. It is only fair to sav that today responsible business men are eager to see an increase in em ployment, but it will only be possible tne grow in of business Justifies it Henry Kunn. president.

Nunn- Bush Shoe "I don't think that industry has co-operated as well it could with the government and labor to relieve unemployment. It industry adopted a different attitude wilh labor and co-operated with the government and labor, there would be no unemployment Henry A. Seandrelt president the Milwaukee Railroad: "1 feel confident that industry will co-operate in the utmost wun whatever steps the prest dent or Congress may take to remedy unemployment. SJles H. Straw Chicago lawyer.

former president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce: "Industry has done and is doing everything possible to in creese employment. It is to its best interests to do so. It appears to me tnst tne president is laying the foundation for reinstitution of the NRA During i he week ending 2 'he numb of cases and persons re-wiving direct unemployment --chef in Pennsylvania increased for the fifth competitive week, raising the total of cases to 143,007 and of persons to 432.GU8.

The net mcrease of 1,688 cases reported during the week was the result of opening 4,608 cases nd clotting only 3.010, the smnllcst numbci of closing? reported tor any one week the beginning of October. 11134. INDIANA COUNT During the period ending Jmtuury 2. there were 61 appii- ualiuns fnr relief from Indiana County, bringing the cuse on relief rnJJs to 973, representing 3.H1IJ perMins. Expenditure Ihc $7,335.10.

Thirty-six cases were opened and 31 closed, with a change in case lujd of plus 5. Opened cases: 25 by loss of private sin- ploymenc. 3 by loss of WPA employment and 5 for other rca- sons. Iosed casus: 22 by pit- viitc emrloyment, 7 by WPA em- ploymeu and 2 by other causes. An analysis of the reported rca- sons tor cpening and closing leliel cases durtr.c the week shows that: Of thr 4.898 cases opened, 3,518 (51.4) had lost private employment "i- suffered decreases in earnings 1o a point where relief was necessary, and 1,993 (40.7) had los1.

Works Program employment. Of the 3,010 cases closed, 1,371 (15.6) had obtained new private jobs or incdeascd their earn- Holland's measure to lift the tax exemptions from land and buildings owned by utilities. The Allegheny Democrat claimed this move would bring $37,000,000 a year to the state. The meusure died in committee at the special session last summer. AUTO SALES EXCEED PEAK Continued from Page One cceded those of the corresponding week at the end of 1920.

The bureau also said Christmas business was the best since 1929, and lixed the district's business index for the week at 107.1 per cent of normal. In Washington the Bureau oi Commerce listed department store sales of the Pittsburgh District at 24.6 per cent above totals for 1935 in the week ended January 2, EFFICIENCY ECONOMY Continued from Page One might be made: 1. That a Welfare Department of cabinet rank be set up to take over the social security and relief systems and pnssibl" educational agencies 2. That almost all government construction activities, such us roads, public works allotments, encouragement ot housing, elc, bo combined, possibly unr.er another cabinet post. 3.

That ihe Dcnurlmout ot the Interior ba made a Conservation Department, Hue wilh Secretay Ickes' preference, and be given conservation duties now exercised by the agriculture and finer departments along wilh jurisdiction over the Civilian Conservation Corps. 4. Thai, should "log-rolling threaten achievement of reorganiza tion by Congress, the authority for minor vhiitt- and euiisolida lions be entrusted to the president Chairman Uyrd DVa) of the Sen-ttO committee studying rcrji-giinizution to insist on economy us an objective as well as unicicncy. He would consolidate many of the 24 landing iigencicrt, Tnr exumple, to prevent overlapping and wsisle. Would-be eronomi'xvs in Congress nva'tcd further word from the President on relief us well as curium iza-tion before planning thou- luetic.

They appeared in a minority, vocally at least, but neve rth el ess determined to try to keep the immediate wi-rk relief appropriation bcliw the IKHl.OUO mi'nlioned in the budget from six western slates behind Snialr-r Bue (D-Wnsh) to seek $850,000,000 to carry until July. 'Hie fTouse mil! had to organize its comiiiitUnw. No important legislation was expected to be ready fur a vote this wtvk, but members went to work on the bills to extend the President's nvmeiarv power, ihe $2,000,000,000 itabil ton fund, and Ihe Recon struct ion Corporation's lending power. Plans lo bring the proponents of const amendment together in conference proceeded with Senator Nnrns ilnd-Ncb) agreeing to head the group. ADMIRALS IN CONFERENCE Cuntiucd from Page One fearful of the conscmiciuvs of Ger man incursion.

Boh French and Brimh nmcial sources there was German ''activity in the zone, but the extent remained to be confirmed. In mainland Madrid excavated her pon-combauint population while booming cannonades covered preparations for a new insurgent onslaught and a new Socialist govern ment del ens. Spanish irsurgent authorities coun tered a British protest lo air bombing of the British Embassy with the charge that government, not in surgent, pianes nad made the attack. controlled conditions. They ar thi I first large scale application of 'san-1 conuoi oi tne air oy physicians.

P. C. CITES BIG SAVING Continued from Page One 3 Disposed of complaints of the city of Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company, as well as the investigation instituted by the commission on its own motion into the company's rates, resulting in bus fares in Pittsburgh being cut from 25 cents cash to 20 tickets for $2. Permitted for the first time competitive bus service in Pittsburgh. 4 Ordered the Pennsylvania Power Light Company of Allentown to make a substantial reduction in rates for natural gas in Williamsport and which order has been appealed by the company to the Superior Court 5 Ordered the Scranlon Spring Brook Water Service Company to reduce rates in its Spring Brook division approximately $500,000.

The company has appealed the order to the Superior Court ti Has been fighting steadily since 1933 for lower freight rates for bitu minous coal from Pennsylvania soft coal fields. 7 Suspended on its own initiative tar ills filed by five gas companies fix ing rates for natural gas service in Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Chester, Berks. Bucks, wortnampton, and Lebanon counties pending hear ing on tariffs and application of Pennsylvania Gas Transportation Company to transport the gas. The branched into a sum mary of "major investigations oi interest to rale payers" started by the present commission and which are continuing: A general inquiry to determine it the law or commission regulations have been violated by certain Penn sylvania operating utilities in dealing with their parent, ine Association Gas and Electric system. This inquiry concerns rale payers in 31 coun ties.

Inventory and appraisal of the Phil- adclnhia Rapid Transit Company in connection with the proposed rcorgan- tion of the company under section 77B of ihe Federal Bankruptcy act. Inventory and appraisal of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Com pany, one of the largest utilities of its kind in the state, to ascertain if the company should not make another role reduction in addition to tnai oi $1,500,000 obtained by the commission in August 1035. Tne commission again through informal conferences secured a reduction oi jfuu.uuu irom the same company in December The comnanv operates in 28 counties. Approximately S17.4i3.uuu oi ine S20.OO0.O00 annual savings to consuni crs claimed by the commission ihru its efforts, resulted from the mcth od by which the P. S.

C. calls in utility company representatives for informal conferences with the aim of getting rate cuts, rather than start formal action which might drag on lor months or years at considerable expense, the report said. The remainder of the savings, the commission said, were made by the utilities on their own initiative, or re sulted from formal action. Thirty-nine electric companies made annual reductions approximating $14, 879.O00; 24 gas companies. 25 water companies.

eight steam heat companies, two toll bridge companies, $55,000, and telephone companies, $2,740,400. 0I1LY F00L5 RRE Taking Chances.