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Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 7

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Des Moines, Iowa
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DES MOINES TRIBUNE PAGE SEVEN Chart Flood ice jam threatens trolley bridge Spurned, Man Shoots Three PREPARES FOR FLOOD 80 Children Flee Smoke WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1936. Crisis v- IT 1 ii i. an 3. I r- r-' 1 I ryuf II" Iowa Forces March to Safety in Chicago Fire. CHICAGO, ILL.

(U.P.) Smoke from a small blaze on the second The manpower of Iowa WPA jf 2 workers and CCC forces was mo- AXi frv IT- bilized Wednesday for Immediate 1 "-SeSS-- 13 'floor billowed through an orphanage Wednesday. action in spring flood emergencies, i v-4V- li The mobilization was planned In Eighty children, some no more than 2 years old, stepped into has- a flood emergency conference 'tily formed fire lines and marched called bv J. J. Hughes, Iowa direc- 1 Wounds Woman, Two Daughters. BISMARCK N.

D. OP) A mother and her two daughters were shot and wounded early Wednesday by a man described by police as a "rejected suitor of the older girl, who later took his own life. The man, said Policeman Earl Schultz, was John Drennen. He walked into the home of Mrs. Appolonia Baker, Schultz said, shortly after midnight, shooting Mrs.

Baker twice as she sought to shield her 19-year-old daughter, Agnes. Police said he then wounded Agnes and the younger daughter, Betty, 13, before returning to the apartment he shared with a brother. There, Schultz said, he killed himself. tor of the national emergency council, which met Wednesday FTZt to safety. Forty-five other wards of the Chicago Nursery and Orphan asylum had left for school a few minutes before the fire broke out.

morning in the council's offices in the old federal building. Aid Assured. The assurance that WPA and CCC men would be available at whatever time and in as great numbers as necessary was given RELIABLE TRANSIT Custodian J. L. Sutphin of Frisbie school, S.

W. Sixty-first st. and Muskogee stops tarrying furniture from sub-basement long enough to Indicate point reached by high waters during floods of last July. Furniture was removed in anticipation of new rise of waters. It is being stored on first floor.

at the conference by A. E. Michel, Iowa WPA engineering chief, and Lieut. Col. M.

Garr, director of army commanders in CCC camps. With manpower assured, the conference undertook also to make preparations to have such necessary materials as sand bags, wire, 13-Hour FrrlKhl ServlM bete Ch rg and Mllpmrott from rrlv (olioKlni morning. Fullf IniureO. PtooM fnr rm.M and Uiformation. Depot: 824 Mulberry St.

Telephone: S-4954 Champagne gets its name from an old French province. posts and lumber available in flood danger points. Arrange for Materials. Adj. Gen.

Charles H. Grahl of KT A 4 Crew of Is Moines railway employes chops at Ice Jam which threatens Walnut creek street car bridge. One man attacked floes with ax as he stood on ice- cake on surface of creek. PAPT OF ICE JAM IN WALNUT CREEK AO p'lfe: 4tVv; '1 the Iowa national guard, appointed by Gov. Clyde L.

Herring to survey prospective flood danger throughout the state, was to be asked to have city and county authorities make advance arrangements to supply materials. Where this could not be done, the conference decided, the state would be asked to supply supplemental materials. Will Act First. The responsibility for keeping close watch on river situations and instituting emergency steps was directed by the conference to be left to district WPA engineers. When William Mueller, district WPA engineer at Davenport, And greatest opportunity! Your chance to buy high quality fur coats for next winter at breathtaking prices.

Use the Lay Away plan Buy now for NEXT winter. Pay each month until coat is wanted. mm-. raised the question whether state headquarters approval of ordering out men would be necessaiy, the 4 decision was that engineers should act first and get approval after wards. Clearing House.

must with fA cnargea witn re sponsibility for initial emergency steps, Hughes said that his office would be a clearing house for ap peals for additional aid. Such appeals would be passed on to CCC authorities, army engi' neers, the state highway commis Many from our upstairs fur department included sion and any additional agencies available to give aid, Hughes said. At Conference. At its adjournment, the confer ence purpose of determining au thority in advance and eliminat This shows part of ice jam in Walnut creek here north of Grand ave. Blocks of ire, rising with waters of swollen stream, threaten damage to railroad bridge in background.

ing any chance for red tape delays V' had been accomplished, Hughes PREPARE FOR FLOOD EMERGENCY said. Present at the meeting were Michel, four WPA district engineers, John J. Naughton of Sioux City, William Mueller of Daven Every coat offered as is! Some are de luxe showroom saniplts. IVlany from our upstairs Fur Department. These are not ordinary Basement coals Most of them were never intended for Basement selling.

We assure you, you've never seen coats such as these at these prices here or to our knowledge anywhere. This is a value-event you'll never forget! Better he here promptly at 9 a. m. port, Charles E. Lynd of Des 21 Beautiful Coats were $49,50 to 59.50 rr' Moines and W.

E. Yocum of Waterloo; Lieutenant Colonel Carr of Fort Des Moines. G. B. MarDonald.

G. B. MacDonald of Ames, state emergency conservation work director; L. L. Clement of Ames, field maintenance engineer of the state highway commission; Maj.

E. E. Geslcr of Rock Island, in charge of Rock Island district Lapins! Northern Seals! Beaverettes! Northern Seals ith Fitch Trims! ft-iiiinii Lr army engineers; G. F. Ingalis ot Omaha, United States park serv 80 Beautiful Coats were $59.50 to 79.60 Leopard Lapins! Northern Seals! 4 1 -1 Natural Pony! Northern Seal with Fitch and Kolinsky Trims! Black Kidskins! Black and Brown 9 Lapins! Caraculs! Mendoza Beavers! 4 ice supervisor; R.

G. Kasel of Iowa City, agent of the United States geological survey, and A. W. Toole of Des Moines, forestry service director. Emory Petty, district WPA engineer in Council Bluffs, was unable to attend because he was directing emergency flood work there Wednesday morning.

Equipment Available. Clement said highway commission equipment, stationed in every Iowa county, would be available for flood work. Truck and tool equipment of CCC camp3, likewise, G. B. MacDonald of Ames, Iowa emergency conservation work director, and L.

L. of Ames, state highway commission field maintenance engineer. Determining capacity of their organlratlons to aid in flood emergency preparations at conference here Wednesday are, left to right, A. W. Toole of Des Moines, forestry service director; 36 Beautiful Coats were $69.50 to 89.50 Brown Broadtails! French Seals! Black Kidskins! Nutria Lap- ins! Northern Seals! Pieced Beh Firm Purchases Li.rL Nomination Papers t7 Bonds in Chariton money to finance its share of a Sent 2 Legislators I The TnbuM-t low.

Ni 8erv.ee. i P'A sewage disposal plant im- Tn gccretarv of state issued CHARITON', IA. The Carleton provement project. vlru.My to Squirrel! Caracul with Silver Fox Trims! And many others. r.

d. Beh Co. of dcs Mome. has PUr. J.

H. Thiessen of Camanche and The American pokeweed is 13.1:14 ot r'if i i chased $25,000 worth of city bonds Garr said if camp and medical sup-1 The sale was made at an interest, often cultivated in Europe, the Democratic state representatives 80 Beautiful Coats were $79.50 to 125.00 Baronduki! American Seals! plies are needed they can be ob rate of 2.75 per cent and for a shoots being used as pot-herbs. seeking renomination. tained from Fort Des Moines. Gray Broadtail with Squirrel Trims! Lasky Ermine Lapins! Nat ural Muskrats! Brown Broadtai VI 1 a 17: nun 1 1n.11 111111s; many ij others.

vj A SENSATIONAL GROUP OF SAMPLE CXI jh, -J LISTERINE Iowan Awarded $3,560.20 Damages Action Grows Out of Auto Mishap. (Tht Tribune' low Nei Service INTERSEX, IA. Lester Janes, who lives near Patterson, Wednesday was awarded $3,560.20 damages for injuries in an accident Nov. 23, 1934, six miles east of here. Janes suffered a broken leg and was badly cut about the head and shoulders.

The suit was brought against Martin Roach of Prole, and his son, Martin Roach, Jr. Janes charged he was helping repair a stalled car at night when struck by a car driven by Roach, jr. I ll la I la LaJ If I I I USE THE LAYAWAY PLAX Buy now for next winter. Pay each month until coat is wanted. FUR COATS AT GREAT SAVINGS! Savvitieud! Act ilmetihj! $149 Silver Muskrat $67 $16? Comb Muskrat $77 $16? Nubian Seal $77 $13? Fox trimmed Broadtail $67 $13? Fitch trimmed Muskrat $67 $16? Squirrel trimmed Broadtail $77 $135 Kaffa Kidskins.1 $67 $135 Black Kidskins $67 FREE STORAGE! Kills germs, relieves pain, washes away decaying matter, and stimulates tissue If you really want to get relief from sore throat, use Listerine and Listerine only.

You will be delighted to find how surprisingly it worka in most cases. That is because Listerine has a 4-fold effect. Kills millions of disease germs deep down on throat surfaces. Overloaded Trucks Again Under Fire Chief John Hattcry of the state highway patrol Wednesday directed patrolmen to resume checking trucks for overloading "since the coal shortage now is at an end." The checking was suspended during the recent fuel emergency to speed the movement of coal from mines to meet shortages. 1 -The trustworthy antiseptic with the Individual Full Length and Swagger Sixes 14 to 20, 36 to 44, 46 to 52.

Sweeps away decaying debris. Stimulates the tissue and relieves inflammation which results in soreness. At the first symptom of trouble, gargle full strength Listerine. It is as safe as it is effective. Lambert Pharmacal St.

Louis, Mo. Both Want Pensions. CARfJNVIIXE, ILL. (U.P.) A father and son Wednesday applied for old age pensions. They are F.

M. Stiyton, 92. and W. F. Btay-ton, 67.

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