Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

6 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH MAY 1937 PAGE TWO. Ponder Filling Dam Inclosure As River Rises Sharp Advance of Water Creeps Near Top of Cofferdam Work StopsTemporarily Contractor Prevent May Open Gates Scour Damage With a rise at Alton since Saturday of alightly less than four feet, the stage of the Mississippi is dangerously close to the' maximum height that can be held back by the present cofferdam Inclosing final work on the lock and dam project. Exactly 10 weeks after the first flooding on March 9, the Engineering contractor on the remainder of the Construction general work on the project, is again faced with the necessity of deciding between flooding in of actual overtopping or awalting the action of the river. With the stage at 414.4 feet above mean sea level. the further rise of .8 foot in the next 24-hour period was predicted by the St.

Louls office of the U. Weather Bureau this morning, This would raise the river tion to beyond 415.0, at which point the government contract with the dam builders awards them the sum, of $4500 as bursement -for damage due to flooding. After First 'Flooding Atter the first flooding the area WAI completely unwatered, and work was resumed on April 1. Since that date an extremely large volume of work has been accomplished in steel erection, concrete placement, and other foundation Items, so that now the condition of the work in at such a point that the possible damage from overtopping will be at a minimum. this morning the last remaining section of concrete apron was finIshed, which completes the foundation concrate entirely for the dam and all of the auxiliary wall footIngs trom the upper gate bay section to the lower end of the river wall.

This will reduce the amount of cleanup and excavation sary to resume work on foundation items in the event overtopping of the cofferdam occurs. With the pumps stopped soon after concreting operations were finished this morning, water is seeping into the cofferdam inclosthe rate of on Toot an hour white the 'rate of the rise of the outside river elevation has shown a decrease to approximately one-haif inch an hour. The present program of the Engineering Corp. is one of watchful waltingto observe carefully effects of the rise on the Interior supporting berms with the hope that flooding may be averted. Equipment Ready equipment 18 In readIness for flooding, and the temporary sheeting can be pulled from the downatream flume section at any time if the situation becomes dangerous.

It is thought by those conversant wtth this type of work that as the cofferdam was thoroughly tested this spring and, Its weak points reinforced, there a fair possibility that flooding may not be necessary, Operating crews worked the entire night and the greater part of yesterday in removing construetion materials and equipment that can be. placed at higher pointa, elthor on top of the piers or on the top of the intermediate wall. As before, the heavy pieces of equipment such an the gantry and revolving aranes will be subjected to the actual flooding. It was stated by local government engineers that the actual rise of the Mississippi river Is responsible for only a small part of the increased atage at Alton. The of the Missouri river, which has risen some six feet in less then three days, is responsible for from two to three feet of the rise at Alton.

The rise will throw about 450 employes out of work on the dam. SPRINGFIELD, May 4, (P)-The threat of added flood burden from rain in southern Illinois eased today. No rain was reported during the 24 hours ending 7 A. today at Cairo or New Burnside, Meteoroligist E. W.

Holcomb said today. Both stations have reported over three inches of rain since last Wednesday. Chester reported ,11 inches for the 24-hour period just ended, Effingham .10 and Olney .27. There was moderate precipitation in the north and central part of the state with the heaviest rain reported at Grafton. SHAWNEETOWN, May 4, (P)- H.

W. Frissell, United States army engineer, said today he belleved the Shawneetown levee on the Ohlo river would hold to stage of 50 feet and that there was little danger of a new flood at this point. The river stage was 36 feet and was expected to reach, 41 or 42 feet. Creeks were receding in the Harrisburg area, with the rain ceased and the aklen clear. At Mount Carmel, the Wabash had risen to 18.5 feat, 2 1-2 feet above the flood atagn.

Enters Hospital Thomas Lamb, 69, 314 Oak street, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital this afternoon where surgeon was to place a cast on his leg. Read Telegraph Want Ads Daily, Aged Couple Charge Investigating apparent case shop-lifting early this afternoon, police took custody of quantity of goods found in an automobile, and held an elderly, non-resident couple for questioning, One of the articles tound in the loot gave the vestigating policeman start of surprise. It Was a copy of the Bible. Several West Third street merchants were called to the police station to view the goods haid there.

Meantime other members of the automobile party were being sought. Harrod Takes Up Mayor's Duties; Plans Strict Rule Continued on page: pay off similar certificates standing at the time. With the treasurer's report showing th $2092 cash balance before them, the old counell members, on motion of Alderman Carroll, voted to make the balance go far as possible in paying off as salaries and city employes' wages Included in the last list of claims Earlier in the year the council had adopted the polley of issuing numbered certificates of indebtedness for all claims, and the certificates in their numerical order. Carroll, in offering his motion, out that employes and appointeen recelving would be their salaries out at of going office, and might experience ditticulty in getting full value on the certificates of indebtedness should they choose to cash them Immediately. The routine business of hearing reporta finished, Mayor Hamilton in Clerk George Schillinger who had been re-elected to the office.

The old council then proved the $3000 bond on the Maryland Casualty Co. submitted by the new mayor. Mayor J. W. Hamilton made his valedictory in which he said he left with no 111 feeling, and with the confidence his Istration had done its best.

Then the council adjurned aine die and the new one was convened. or the old council, only Aldermen D. C. Burroughs and Jack Carstens kept their seats in the new body. However, both G.

F. Hendrickson and Steve Buckner had served previous terms In the council. Those without any previous service are Aldermen Dewitt, Borman, Backer, and Ford. Salary Ordinance Though the old council had adopted the annual salary cedinance, the first action of the new body after confirmation of sppointments was to adopt individual ordinances retting the corporation counsellor's salary at $50 a month and the liquor commissioners' salaries at $1. The appropriation ordinance as it was offered was amended to crease the amounts for clearing sewers from $3000 to $5000, and that for refuse collection from $4000 to $5000.

It was recalled that the city had pending an application for a Works Progress Administration project for a general cleaning of sand-filled sewer laterals in outlyIng areas, and that the municipality would be required to provide a share of the material and equipment coat. The council adopted a resolution memorializing State Senator Monroe to support the bill now pending in the state legislature providing "home rule" for spending of the municipality's share of motor fuel taxes. It approved the Firat National Bank of River as depository for city funds. No appointment was made to the office of eity attorney, leaving the corporation counsellor perform the duties of both. Retiring Mayor Hamilton was the first executive In many years to appoint men for offices of both corporation sellor and city attorney.

For number of years Manning had served as city attorney, performing the dutles of both posts. Appropriationa listed in last year's ordinance, for the fiscal perlod 1936-37, totalled $206,450, Brown's appointment ended a period of 12 years' uninterrupted service in the capacity of legal advisor to the city for Manning, who WAS appointed first under Mayor Tipton. McGill Urges Two Judge Court Plan Would Harmonize With FDR Proposal, He Says WASHINGTON, May 4 (P) Senator McGill (Democrat, Kangas), urged the Senate, judiciary committee today his compromise for the Roosevelt court bill. It would limit Presidential appointments to the Supreme Court to two. Discussing his plan later with newspapermen, the Kansas Senator said it meets all objections made to the President's bill and will be entirely in harmony with Mr.

Roosevelt's proposal, The committee confined its diepussion today to the McGill. amend. ment, and did not talk about pending proposal by Senator Low (Democrat Kentucky), for showdown vote on the Roosevelt bill before consideration of amendments and compromises. Foreman For WPA Work in Alton Named Removal of Street Car Tracks to Be Started Thursday To Employ 350 on Job Claude Reed Chosen 88 Superintendent of Project With an organization and Instructional meeting for foremen and timekeepers in City Hall today, preparations were put underway for an actual start of work Thursday on a new WPA project for removal of the old street car tracks and the repaving of the space they now occupy. Workmen assigned to the project have been called report at 8 a.

m. Wednesday at Runyan and Edwards street. At the start, 350 men are to be employed, and Wednesday will be taken up almost tirely in getting the workers enrolled and assigned to work groups. With the organization session, opened at 10 a. m.

today, announcement was made of the men named to supervisory' positions in tion with the project. Claude Reed of 1524 Worden avenue has been named superintendent of the project. Associated with him will be a chief time keeper, Elmer F. Leady, and mix foremen and six timekeepers. The foremen are Oscar Koch, Jack Hanson, Ray Elder, James Gorman, Marion Booth, and Robert McManus.

The timekeepers are John McConnell, Charles Mulville, Ernest Wolf, Christ Schuette, Ray White, and James Dunn of 1218 East Broadway. Mayor Strait Confers conference between Mayor Strulf, City Engineer Abraham, and WPA officials resulted in decision to start the track removal and repaving work on Washington avenue, working south from Brown street as a starting point. The organization meeting for the foremen and timekeepers today was conducted by Guy Perini, area supervisor for the WPA who has headquarters in City Hall here. Matt Sullivan, supervising timekeeper for Madison county WPA projects next took charge of the session to give instructions. As was announced last Saturday by Mayor Struif, the project covera track removal on virtually all streets coyered by the abandoned car line excepting federal highway routes.

When the street car company ceased business here, it conveyed the tracks to the city, The city will sell the steel rails, placing the proceeds in fund to cover as far as possible its contribution materials to the project. Considerable new brick will be needed. The prevailing high price for scrap steel in counted on to make the old rails go a long way in taking care of the city's share in the Improvement. There is some uncertainty as to weight of the rails to be removed, some being quite old, others relatively new. Hence no definite estimate has been possible as their present value.

May Use 500 As many as 500 men may ultimately be used in the track removal project. At the start of the job, the workers will be divided into two groups to work in alternate payroll periods, thus keeping the job going almost without intermission. It has been estimated the work may take five months for completion. Also scheduled to resume next Thursday la the Plasa sewer extension project which Mayor Struif plans shall be carrled to the compietion point originally set, namely junction with the culvert under the Alton railroad and under Belle street near Fifteenth street. Funeral of Former Alton Woman to Be at St.

Louis Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Fletcher, the former Josephine Faust of Alton, will be held Wednesday at 2 p. at the Strout funeral home, 4600 Natural Bridge road, St. Louis. A number of Alton relatives including a sister, Mrs.

Ben Spurgeon, and her husband and two brothers, John and Earl Faust expect to attend the funeral. Mrs. John Faust, who has just returned home from St. Joseph's Hospital where she underwent an operation, will be unable to go to St. Louis for the funeral, Mrs.

John W. Unterbrink, Moro Resident, Dies MORO, May 4--(Special) -Mrs. John W. Unterbrink died at 2 8. Monday at, her home here.

She had been Ill for several months. Funeral plans have not. been made. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Victor and Earle. Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce Installation EDWARDSVILLE, May 4--(Special)-Newly elected officers of the Edwardaville Chamber of Commarce were installed here at the annual the dinner meeting and program of organization last night in Evangelical church.

"Following the dinner and a short business meeting, entertainment was provided, including music by Joe Ladd's orchestra, accordion selections and numbers by the Junlor High School quartet. "Dusty" Miller, well known Wilmington, 0., -dinner speaker, addressed the assembly, A Memorial, Day Exercises Of Legion to Be Held at Elijah Lovejoy Monument Details of Program -Parade Be Held' Memorial Day exercises Cemetery this year will have added martyred centennial significance of Elijah the P. death because Loveloy, of tionist publisher, Because of anniversary significance, the Ican Legion committee, headed 1 by Harry T. Mahoney, which to in charge of the program has decided that the exercises will be held hi the shadow of the Lovejoy monti ment at the south gate of City Cemetery. General plans for the Memorial Day observance were reported to members of Alton post: of: the Legion at its May session Monday night.

And in course of his report Chairman Mahoney announced that Judge Benjamin F. De Bolce of Springfield has been secured the speaker, He is the probate Judge of 1 Sangamon county and a ber of the Legion. Rites at Monument Details of the program the monument in City Cemetery have not been completed, but the general program of the afternoon pro vides for the customary parade from the World War monument on Henry street. The Legion and Auxillary will conduct brief rites in memory of World War dead at the Henry street monument, and the Grand Army ritual will be carried out at the Union veteran's monument in City Cemetery, Herman Bockstruck, past post commander, has. been named: to take charge of the parade.

A come mittee composed of City Earl Linkogle and William Wohlert will have charge of the marking of veterans' graves in all cemeteries of the community with flags. After hearing the report of the Memorial Day committee last night, post members voted to hold a special meeting April 24 to hear final plans and receive assignments to duty In connection with the observance. The post has accepted An Invitation to cooperate with Oakwood Memorial Association for the Upper Alton-Oskwood observance of the forenoon, Since May 30 falls on Sunday, the Memorial Day exercises this year will be on Monday, May 31. Think of July The Legion members last night looked forward to their annual community Fourth of July celebration, heating a report from Herman Bockstruck of the ways and, means committee which is in charge of arrangements. The event will be as usual in Rock Spring Park with an evening fireworks Cooperating in "Bogs' State" display, project of the Illinois department of the Legion, Alton post has ranged to send a Son of the Legion to the week's program, late in June, at Springfield.

The Legion The Auxiliary boy representing the post has taken similar action. will be Jack Hamm, son of Harold Hamm; and the boy representing the Auxiliary will Eugene Cox, Lester Cox. At the "Boys' the boys will learn by demonstration the actual workings of government and will enjoy visits to points of historic interest at the state capital. 85 Probate Court Orders Set Record EDWARDSVILLE, May 4 (Speclal)-In an all-time record for single day's session of court, Probate Judge C. W.

Burton Issued orders in 85 Madison county estates here yeaterday. Fifty-three orders for adjustnotices in estates, 20 of them affecting estates in the Alton area, the day's court to set the swelled mark which surpassed the previous record of 67 orders Issued on Sept. 1, last, opening date of the tall session of court. On May 4, 1936, the record stood at 65 orders. Many of the orders entered yenterday were re-settings of final report hearings in estates, some of which are 18.

to 20 years old. There are from 40 to 50 old tates in the court files and an effort is being made to complete their administration. May 25 to 28 has been set aside R5 "clean up" week In the court when hearings will be conducted on final reports in old estates re- set this week. The last clean-up of old estates was in 1922, but some of the estates were over and final reports must now be re-set again for hearing. Proof of proper notice of adjuatment of claims was established yesterday in the following estates: AIton-William Hancock: J.

E. Whithey, Harry H. Beardslee, Rowena Sullivan, Mary L. Rutherford, Samuel McDonald, William N. Koehne, E.

J. Dorsey, James E. Strong, Wilhelmina Volbracht, Hamka Cox; Constant J. Boucher, Grace L. Brown, E.

Gillham; Bethalto Wilhelmina L. Klein; East -Etta bell, Louis Albert Campbell; -Ellert G. Wilken; Edward ville-Walter E. Howden. Adjuatment of claims against the tate of Edward J.

Delaney, late of Alton, was set for July 6. Final reports in eatates of Frank J. Ursch and George D. Sidway, late of Alton, were set for May 25, while administration was ed in the following Alton estates: Ignatz L. Maler, Mario Wetzatein and Margaret Conley.

Read Telegraph Want Ads Daily. Solemn Requiem' Mass For Mrs. Elizabeth Hale Solemn requiem with Mage. W. Sloan AB celebrant was sung this morning at 8, o'clock at Old Car thedral for Mrs.

Elizabeth Hale; 90. The Rev. Father Louts Elbow was deacon and the Rev. Father J. Foley, sub-deacon.

Burial Was in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. J. B. Cahill was soloist.

At the offertory she sang, "Pants Angelicus" and after masa, "Jesus Come to Me." Pallbearers were Herbert nell, Edward Kleinpeter, Charles Degenhardt, James Callaghan, James Hart, and Cook. Albert Ritter of Wood River Found Hanged in Cellar Retired Standard Oil Co. Employe Despondent Over Health WOOD RIVER, May 4-Only ago Albert Ritter, had attended the funeral of a brotherin-law, a suicide. That, together with the pain from rheumatism and injuries he suffered 10 years before in an automobile accident, and worry over the fact he was losing his sight, had made him despondent. "I wish I could die," he remarked no more than a week ago to George Schillinger, city clerk.

At 4:40 p. m. yesterday his body was found hanging by a clothesline from a nail driven into a joist, in the basement of his home, 111 Lorena avenue, His feet were touching the basement floor, indicating they were pulled from the floor until he lapsed into unconsclousness. Mrs. Ritter and couple cupying the other side double house where the Ritters, resided -Mr.

and Mrs. William Venovich found body, Urged by his wife, Ritter had gone to the basement earlier in the afternoon to bulld a fire in the furnace as the day became cool and raw. When he failed to return, Mrs. Ritter became anxious and called in her nelghbors to accompany her on the search, Patrolman Joe Pelan, who was summoned, to the house, reported. inquest Into his death will be conducted at 6 o'clock tonight at the Marks-Weber Funeral Home.

Ritter was 67 years old, and was born in Hungary. He came to this country 33 years ago. He was employed by the Standard Oil from the time of his arrival in this country until his retirement with pension some time ago. He was married twice and is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Sophia Ritter.

He also is survived by four children, all by his first marrlage. They are John Ritter and Mary Pekarik of Wood River; Mrs. George Risko, of Peekskill, N. and Andrew J. Ritter of -Hudson, N.

Y. Funeral services for Ritter will be conducted Thursday at 2 p. at St. Bernard's Church, Wood River. Burlal will be in St.

Joseph's cemetery. The body may be seen at the Streeper funeral home In Wood River after 7 p. today. Suicide Verdict In Woman's Death EDWARDSVILLE, May 4. (Spe-Suicide by drowning WAs the verdict returned by a coroner's Jury this morning after investigating the death of Mrs.

Margaret Agles, whose body was found in cistern at the rear of her home here early yesterday morning. The inquest WAS conducted by. Deputy Coroner Bernard H. Weber of Edwardaville. Mrs.

Agles was thought to have been despondent over poor health and two previous tragic deaths in the family. Her husband, Charles Agles was accidentally killed while handling a shotgun two years ago and sister, Mrs. Ellen Hentz, suffered fatal injurles In a fall downstairs four years ago. Rotary Club at Wood River Meets WOOD RIVER, May T. P.

Eggmann of the Wood River Rotary Club was chosen 'as delegate to attend the district conference at Peoria, Thursday and Friday, Ernest Glehl, the retiring president, has that all Rotarians who can, attend the meeting, Dr. Phillip Dale of Granite City was the speaker at yesterday's meeting. The program chairman was Carl Fulp, Wood River drugand E. E. Campbell of Granite City, editor of the Granite City Press Record, was a guest.

Gland experiments have been carried on at San Quentin prison, California, since 1908. Though blind, the Chinese phin is able to catch and devour fish that have normal sight. Feed poisoning in livestock usually ocours in the spring, LaborSecretary Urges States to Settle Disputes Suggests Meditation Ma' chinery Be Set: Up Under Wagner Act Movie. Unions Clash Non-Union Seamen Plan Parley; Frisco Hotel Strike in 4th Day WASHINGTON, May Secretary Perkins proposed sion of state labor mediation services today to help settle and prevent strikes during the development of collective bargaining. She said an address prepared for; her second colactive bargaining conference: "The first of these conferences brought about the understanding that It will be the purpose, of management and labor practice collective bargaining.

as it fined in the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), now the law of the land under the recent Supreme Court decision. "Many employers and workers, however, lack experience in lective bargaining. Because of this there will be need for cooper- federal ation among atate and agencies engaged in conciliation work -and management-40 representatives to of mini- labor mize stoppages of work through misunderstandings by either workers or employers." Make Movies of Workers HOLLYWOOD, May 4, UP)Friction and flare of violence appeared as pickets paced. before the gates of the walled film studios of Mollywood The friction was between the striking Federated Motion Picture Crafts and the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employes, which previously had reached an agreement with the productition spokesmen said "camera would be posted at the studio to take pictures of members of the other American Federation of Labor affiliate passIng through the F. M.

P. C. picket lines. Strikers telegraphed William Green, A. F.

of L. president, protesting that the A. T. S. E.

was attempting to sign them as members. Unlicensed Seamen Meet LOS ANGELES, May 4, UP)Representatives of unlicensed seamen's unions on all United States coasts and the Great Lakes met today for the announced purpose of planning a national convention in the fall. Ivan Hunter, secretary of the International Seamen's Union, and D. D. Carmell, Illinois assistant attorney-general and S.

U. General Counsel, attended. Frisco Elevator Strike Threatened SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, UP)Guests in 16 strike-besleged hotels faced their fourth day of making their own beds and bathing in cold water as hopes of a quick settlement waned and the city department threatened to shut crippled bullding if sanitary regulations were violated. Strikers of six unions continued picket lines around the buildings, comprising some of the cities smartest hostelries. Meantime 800 elevator men in San Francisco's downtown office buildings planned to' take a strike vote tomorrow.

Southern Miners Work KNOXVILLE, May 4, UP) -Their strike ended, more than 7000 miners in southeastern Kentucky and East Tennessee were back at their job today for the first time since April 18. The signing of a wage contract between the Southern Applaachian Coal Operators Association And representatives of District 19, United Mine Workers, Was announced late yesterday. Urge Spanish to Quit Bombing of UndefendedTowns Continued from page 1 lined up with the Madridgovernment in the civil war. Dynamite Attack Routs Bealegers MADRID, May UP -Three hundred inaurgents were blown to death, it was reported today, when three houses In which they had sought to beat off attacking government troops were blasted with dynamite into chunks of flying masonry, dust and smoke. The dynamite attack late yesterday routed Madrid's besiegers from three lines of entrenchments on the southwestern edge of the city.

WASHINGTON, May 4, UP--The House completed Congressional today on $1,503,441,943 propriation to finance the postoffice and Treasury department for the fiscal year beginning July 1. It adopted a Senate-House cone terence report Ironing out differ. ences between the two houses. The measure now goes to the President for signature. House Adopts PO Bill of $1,503,449.43 Hartford Boy, 6.

Injured When Struck By Car Struck to cross the street on his way back, by an automobile he attempted school after lunch today, ton Eugene Hostord, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hosford of Hartford, suffered fracture 'of the colfar bone and of 'the 10g. He was brotight to St. Hospital here by Principal Paul Bone of the Hartfurd: school, who was nearby at the time of the no cident, and who put the child Into his automobile and brought him the hospital, Later Hostord, who was at: at the plant of the International Shoe was notifled and with his wife he came to the hospital to attend the child.

Honford said the boy was struck as he attempted to cross Delmar avenue, near Maple street, Princh pal Bone of the school where the boy is a student, was eating" in restaurant, dear the place where the boy Wis struck and be -was among the first to reach him and recognize him. The driver of the automobile stopped his car and gave what aid he could. Mrs. Callendine, Aged 85, Dies at Alton Residence Funeral to Be Thursday With Burial in Oakwood Mrs. Mary E.

Callendine, 85, who, after she had passed the Biblical allotment of three score and 10 years, entered the store of her son and assumed the work of a clerk addition to her household dutles, died this morning at 10 o'clock at her home, 416 East Seventh street. From childhood, when she sumed the responsibilities of large family, ordinarily the care of an older person, until recently, Mrs. Callendine was known as woman who gave tirelessly of her strength and time to her family. After helping to rear a large family of younger sisters and brothers she was married to George Callendine, who lived only littie more than five years after their marriage. At the death of her husband she was left with three children.

For a number of years she supported herself and children from the earnings. of her dress-making trade. Thirty years ago she came to Af ton with son, who engaged in business here and for many years Was proprietor of wall store on East Broadway. For more than 20 years Mrs. Callendine assisted her son in the management of his store and after she had reached the age of 72 ASsumed the work of a clerk there in addition to her own housework.

After the death of. her son' in 1930 she went to Detroit to live, but after residing there for short time, returned to Alton to make her home. During the time she lived here she had been afflllated with First Baptist Church. Mrs. Callendine was known as a woman of keen business ability and an independent thinker.

Early in life she had been compelled to assume responsibilities that she carried up until the time) of her death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Inman of East Ninth street and Mrs. A. B.

Herr of Jackson, one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be ducted Thursday at 10 a. m. at the Keiser mortuary, Sixth and George streets, with the Rev. J.

M. Warner of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be In wood cemetery beside the grave her son. body will be at the mortuary Wednesday evening where friends may call until time of the funeral. Mrs.

Callendine was born Sept. 28, 1852, at Quincy, Ill. Two Trucks Lost When Barn Burns At Carlinville cial)-Two CARLINVILLE, May 4--(Specounty trucks, which had been traded for new ones soveral days ago, and other were destroyed by fire here this equipment owned morning when large countystreet. barn burned on North Oak to County The total loss, according William Yowell, Highway was $2200.. Superintendent be Yowell said new trucks delivored within the next were few to been days, and that the old ones had until their retained for use by the county know, arrival.

He did not of the said, whethor the lows he old trucks would contract to buy the new nullify trucka. the The tire started about 2 m. according to firemen, but the fire about 3 was not notified until department a. when the wan The too. far gone to be saved.

bullding building was wed by the pair county road as a and place to store and reAmong other Items quarry lost in equipment. the blaze were five barrels of oil and numerous tools. Cause defective of the blaze was sald be wiring. to Emulsified asphalt la one of best coverings for tree wounds. the CAN Mayor O.K's Civic Plan For Health Council Struif Informs Committee Department May Be In by Sept.

1 Changed SetupProposed Non-Political Body to Re place Present Health Administration Reports Council of the Community Health committee for promoting the permanent health department In Alton were heard at night, meeting the of the Knights Council, Monday at of Columbus club rooms. The committee reported that Mayor Strutf has gone over the plans for the proposed set up and approved them, and said the new organization would be installed, possibly by Sept. 1 of this year, The proposal of the Health Council is that an unpaid City Board of Health be appointed to supervise community health. full-time medical officer, with atatt of trained nurses, la to be appointed under Civil Service Commission plans, well combination and of the city. To 'Pool Resources Part of the funds for this project are to be raised by city township taxation and an equal amount will come from the federal government through the state.

It was thought by the Health Council, at firat, that extra taxation would be necessary, but it was found that, by pooling the resources of city and township health taxes, that about $9,450 could be raised, which would be matched by similar amount through the state. This total would be about the same the amount which the Council has computed will be necessary to the new health tion, Dr. Potter, appointed as head of the city department, will probably serve until the new set up is launched; Council members said. One of the expenses, which the Health Council originally compute ed, was a laboratory for analysis of community disease problems This feature will not' be necessary, however, since East St. Louls voted to establish a "health district" which is 50 large that the state proposes to establish a laboratory thereln, which may be used for health research for Alton.

fo Board of Cittiens Funds for the new organization, which will concentrate the responsibility for administering community health on one individual, controlled. by a board of citizens, will be garnered from various sources. It is expected that $3600 will be taken from the present city health tax, $1400 from the township social disease clinic, $3050 from the present school medical tax, and $1400 from the present tax of the township, de signated to go for medical treatment of the poor. All these funds, which are raised from taxes already existant, will be pooled and 'a like amount cured through the state. This will go toward a unified, non-political getup to administer public health in the city and all phases from whence the tax funds were taken.

Church Must Be Free, Says Pope Reply to Hitler's Note Is Delivered VATICAN CITY, May 4, UPPope Plus XI told Adolf Hitter to day that the Catholic Church must be left fulfill its mission in Nazi Germany, The Pontiff's reply to the recent German church note, which Itself was a reply to the Pope's pre-Easter encyclical accusing the German of violating the 1933 government church-state concordat, was delirered by. Eugenio, Cardinal Paceill, to the German ambassador to the Holy See, Diego Von Bergen. Vatican sources said the note did not mention Hitler's May Day speech, sermons when on he "encyclicals" which warned against "disturb" the Third Reich. It took the a more moderate tone than for encyclical, further and left conversations about the the way -open concordat, of church which set and up state influ separate spheres ence in the Reich. Regina De Werff Of Moro Is Wed MORO, May 4-(Special) -The Werff, marriage daughter ceremony of Mr.

and Mr. of Regina Dick, Henry son E. of De Mr. Werff and Mrs. Alfred and Russell Dick of Mount Hope, wol performed at the Moro terian April 29, of at Stauatco p.m The Rev.

J. A. Oesch performed the attendants were La Verne ceremony, The Edwardsville and Irvin Burgess of Cooper. Mias of Anita Mt. Johr Hope, son Kan.

sang, companied by Miss ceremony wil Velma Johnson. The double ring used. De Wert! A reception at ceremony, Mt. home left the night for and their Mra. farm Dick near Wichita,.