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a a TWO INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE. INDIANA. PENNA. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1987, SIXTEEN DIE IN WEEK END STATE Indiana Fortunate With No Fatalities, One Injury TRUCK CATCHES FIRE Driver Hurt Slightly As He and Son Jump to Safety Indiana again was among the list of fortunate counties of the state with accidental fatalities over no end in which the state death toll was 16.0 Only slight accident was ported, locally, August Gatto, aged 30, of Barnesboro, suffered lacerations of the face when he his 13-ycarold son, Anthony, jumped from the cab of a truck which had caught fire Saturday night in the Benjamin Franklin highway at 1 Devil's Elbow hill The boy was unhurt. The truck stopped against an embankment after the Gallos discovered the flames under the cab floor and jumped.

Gatto telephoned John LaMantia, local produce dealer, who owns the truck, and he hurried chem-; icals to the scene. With the a aid of other motorists the fames were quickly extinguished. Highway Patrolman B. W. McClusky said the damage estimate was $200.

Poor visibility from fog and pavements slippery rain were blamed for mishaps which killed eight on highways. Four others died in fires. Street cars killed two men, and a woman died beneath the wheels of train. A baby suffocaled in his a crib. The automobile fatality record around, the state: Pittsburgh--Police sought a driver that failed to stop after his car killed Mrs.

Mary Edmond, 55. and injured two other pedestrians. Philadelphia Automobiles killed Robert Ellis. 50, and Emico Diccirilli, 65. Norristown James Gillett.

23, whose brother, Joseph, 18, died a ago after a bus-truck collision, was killed by an automobile near his home at Black Horse. Mt. Pleasant--Struck by an automobile, Robert Miller, 60, of Stahlstown, died of a fractured skull. Vandergrift A 17-year-old bride, Mrs. Harold Beatty, was killed by all automobile.

Butler--Collision of a truck and an automobile killed Harry C. Young. 18. Another auto near Ogle was fatal to Charles Pierce, 72. Other Accidents: Huey--Henry Edinger, 52, saved his own family nad then returned to his flaming home to save Betty Kriebel, 1), who was staying with his children.

Both he and the girl burned to death. Altoona-Seven-month-old Andrew Richard Purcell suffocated beneath covers in his crib. Kittanning--Two babies, Geraldine Burkett, nine months old, and her two-year-old sister, Alma, died in A fire which destroyed the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burkett.

Philadelphia--John Wondolowski. 52, was killed by a street car. Conneautville-Mrs. Chrales Peck, 55, died under a Pennsylvania Railroad freignt train at a crossing near her home, West Penn Street Railways freight car killed Isiah, Willis, 38, who, police said, apparently had been lying on the tracks, MARKETS Produce PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, Produce demand moderate.

Apples, six cars, steady; bushel baskets New York No. 1 Baldwins 1.50-1.60; Russets 1.40-1.50; Virginia Delicious 1.65-1.75; Staymans 1.85, Potatoes, 22 cars, steady; No, 1 100 lb. sacks Maine Green Mountains 2.90; Pennsylvania Rurals 1.85-2.10; Florida bushel crates Bliss Triumphs 1.90-2.15. Livestock Hogs 3200, including 2000 direct; 180-230 lbs, 11.15-11.20 or 5 to 10 cents lower; other weights steady; 215-250 10.25-11.00: 140-170 lbs. 10.50• 11.00; 100-140 lbs.

9.75-10.50; sows 9.50, down Cattle 1000, including 200 direct: strong to 25 cents higher; good steers medium 7.75-9.50: cutters down to 5.25; other classes 25 cents higher: heifers 8.25 down; low cutter cows 3.75-4.00; fleshy kinds up to 6.25 and above; most bulls 5.50• 8.50; beef kinds up to 7.00; few outside sales considerably higher; calves 650, including 300 direct; mostly steady; top 50 cents down; good vealers 13.00-14.00. Sheep 1800, lambs steady to 10 cents higher; bulk good and choice 11.25. 11.35; yearlings around 9.00 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.

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Three MOORHEAD'S Indiana's Finest Men's Store MRS. SABLE DIES SUDDENLY Alverda Woman Stricken Fatally in Store in Barnesboro MRS. ELNORA (TRUMAN) SABLE. Collapsing at 9 p. m.

Saturday in Barnesboro store, where she was pur-! chasing groceries the end. Mrs. Elnora (Truman) Sabel, 47. of Alverda, died four hours later its Miners Hospital, Spangler. caused by a heart attack.

Cambria Physicians say death, was County Coroner Cyrus W. Davis was notified will conduct an investigation. The woman had just finished buyTing sene groceries at the store, owned by Paul Scaranozzino, when she col-, lapsed and fell unconscious to the floor. Dr. E.

C. Heulcy of Barnesburo was summoned and after first aid ordered her removal to the hospital. Funeral arrangements are plete. MICHAEL S. MURRAY.

In Washington, D. C. Saturday morning servRes were cunducted in memory of Michael S. Murray, for more than 20 years a prominent resident of Rossiter, who died in his home the nalinna: capital January 6, after a comparatively short illness. The deccased, who was 73 yours ol age, was proprictor of the Bradon Hotel, in for more than 20 years, and during that perind was one of the leading citizens of this seelion.

with the esteem and respect of all, 1a 1910 he retired and moved Lo Washington, D. where he had since lived, He was a devout member ol the Catholic Church. He was married as a young man to Nan Dewier, of Blossburg, and shortty after his marriage to her moved to Rossiter. He leaves his widow, three sons and one daughter, John, Edward and Francis, of Washington, D. and Mrs.

Charles Conway, of New York City He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Coyne, of Havertus, Wisconsin. JAMIES LEONARD BRADY, Punxsulawney, Jan. Leonard Brady died in his home on Highland avenue at 8 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, 1900, a son of and Anna Brady. and Mr. had Brady spent was born 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 Troop 104th Cavalry. Mr. Brady is survived by his mothcr, Mrs. Anna Brady; one brother, Gaorge, both at home; and three sisMrs. Ronald McCauslin, of DuBeis; Mrs.

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

LAURA BOWSER died in the home of her son, E. J. Bowser, in Avonmore al 11:00 p. m. Friday following a long illness.

She was 73 years of age and was the widow of James RoJs Bowser. Surviving her are three sons, M. E. Bowser, of Vandergrift; E. J.

Bowser of Avonmure, and Guy C. Bowser of Kitianning also Ave daughters, Mrs. Talmidge, Apollo; Mrs. Paul Tacelt, Vandergrift; Mrs. P.

N. Claypoole, of Worthington; Mrs. Bea McMasters and Mrs. J. B.

Fleming, Jr. both of Freeport; twenty grandchildren; three brothers, Burt Claypoole, G. Y. Bowser and E. M.

Bowser, all of North Buffalo township, and one sister, Mrs. Carrie Gould of West Kittanning. She was faithful member of the First Baptist Church and attended regularly as long as her health permitted. Services were conducted nt 2:00 p. m.

today In Rhodes Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. W. K. MorInterment was to follow 111 Kittanning Cemetery, RELIEF AID IS ON TAP Continued from Page One The resolution proposing a vote on constitutional amendment to permit 3 gruduated income lax first was approved in 1935 and must go through a second legislature before the citiezns will decide it. The measure already has returned from commiltee unchanged and leaders predict its path will be smooth.

Thirly legislators from the rural districis have banded together to stipport the resolution. The administration has not indicaled whether the income tax would supplant any other levy, The incasure to appoint a commission of Ave, with an appropriation of $50,000, to investigate independent an- thracite mining, is in the house. Governor Earle toured the coal regions for 6rst-hand information and made this a subject of prime concern in his message. The commission would make its recommendations before the end of the 1937 legislation. Legislators expressed the belief that this week would bring action on the utilities question.

Senator J. Jerome Jaspan, Philadelphia Democrat who claimed three Pennsylvania Electric Companies overcharged consumers $50.000.000 A I year, promised "appropriate action within a few days." He said his accusations did not presage a bill to rip out the Public Service Commission whech he called "derelict in its duties." But Jaspan's promise for action may be fulfilled before the week is ended. The Governor has said that any approach to the utilities question must consider abolition of the commission for a public utilities board. The present commission has six publican Some forces members will and push one Rep. Democrat.

Elmer State Direct Relief Rolls Continue To Increase 1,888 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. During the week ending January 2 'he numb: of cases and persons receiving direct unemployment increased for the consecutive week, raising the total of cases to 143,007 and of persons to 432,668. The net of 1,888 cases reported during the week was the resuit of opening 4,698 cases and closang only 3.010. the smallest number of closings reported for any one week since the beginning of October. 1034.

INDIANA COUNTY During the period ending January 2. there were 61 appilcations for relief from Indiana rebel rolls representing County. bringing, the cuse 011 3.916 persons. Expenditure tor the $7,335.10. Thirty-six cases were opened and 31 closed.

with a change in case luad ol plus 5. Opened cases: 28 by loss of private ployment. 3 by loss of WPA employment and 5 for other reasons. 'losed cases: 22 by private employment, 7 by WPA ployment and 2 by other causes. An analysis of the reported reasons for cpening and closing reliel cases durine the week shows that: Of the 4.898 cases opened, 3,518 (51.4%) had lost private employment or suffered decreases in carnings to a point where relief was necessary, and 1,993 (40.7%) had lost Works Progrum employment.

Of the 3,010 cases closed, 1,371 (45.6%) bad obtained new private jobs or incdeased 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 commiltee at the special session last summer, AUTO SALES EXCEED PEAK Continued from Page One ceded those of the corresponding week al the end of 1929. The bureau also said Christmas business was the best since 1929, and tixed 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 inade: 1. That a Welfare Department of cabinct rank be set up to take over the social security and relief systems and possibly educational agencies 2. That almost all government construction activities, such as roads, public works allotments, encouragement of housing, be combined, possibly under another cabinet post. 3. That Department of the Interior be made a Conservation De.

partment, en line with Secretay Ickes' preference, and be given conservation duties now exercised by the agriculture and ether departments along with jurisdiction over the Civilian Conservation Corps, 4. That, should "log-rolhng" threaten achievement of reorganizatron by Congress, the authority for minor shots and consolidations be entrusted to the president. Chairman Byrd AD- Va) of the Senate commiuce studying reorganization planned insist on economy as an objective as well as efficiency. He would consolidate many of the 24 lending agencies, for example, to prevent Would-be overlapping economizers and waste. in Congress awaited further word from the President on relief as well as reorganizalion before planning they tactics.

They appeared in a minority, vocally at least, but nevertheless determined to try to keep the immediate work relief appropriation below the $650,000,000 mentioned in the budget. Louielators from six western states handed behind Senator Bone (D- Wash) to seek $850.000.000 to carry until July. The House still had to organize its committees. No important legislation was expected to be ready for a vote this week, but members went to work on the bills to extend the President's monetary powers, the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund, and the Reconstruction Corporation's lending powor. Plans to bring the proponents of constitutional amendment together in conference proceeded with Senator Norris (Ind-Neb) agrecing to head the group.

ADMIRALS IN CONFERENCE Contiued from Page One fearful of the consequences of German incursion. Both French and British official sources insisted there was German "activity" in the zone, but the extent remained to be confirmed. In mainland Spain. Madrid ted her ron-combatant population while booming cannonades covered preparations for a new insurgent onslaught and a new Socialist government defense. Spanish insurgent authorities countered a British protest 10 the air bombing of the British Embassy with the charge that government, not in(surgent, planes had made the attack.

COUNTY NATIVES ANSWER DEATH Chester Dodson, Sheridan Orner and John Esch Pass Away Three natives of Indiana County died within the last few days. They were: Chester A. Dodson of Ehrenteld, and Henry Sheridan Orner and John W. Esh, both of Johnstown. Obituaries follow: CHESTER A.

DODSON of Ehrenfeld. World War veteran of the Blue Ridge Division, died Friday night In the United States Hospital in Coatesville, where he had been a patient tor some time. He was a son of Lawrence and Ella (Brumbaugh) Dodson of West Wheatfeld township, both deceased. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Martha (Lanty) Dodson; eight children, Catherine, Sarah, Verna, Dorothy Mary Agi.es, Chester, Royden and James Thomas Dodson; a sister, Mrs Sidney Nancarvis, Vintondale, and brotners, Wilbur T.

Trafford City; James Ligonier, and Russell and Joseph Vintondale. Mr. Dodson served nearly two years in Company 305 Engineers of the Elghtieth Division. In recent years he was employed in the Ehrenfeld mine of Pennsylvania Coal Coke. body Corporation.

is at the Dodson home Ebrenfeld, where services will be conducted at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Burial will be in Grandvlew Cemetery, Johnstown.

HENRY SHERIDAN ORNER, 67. an employe of the Com, pany for the last 36 years, died at 9:10 p. m. Sunday in his home, 174 street. Death was attributed 10 complication of diseases, which culminated a long illness.

Mr. Orver was born in town, a son of Daniel J. and Martha (Rhoades) Orner, both deceased. Henry S. Orner was married twice.

His first wife, the former Catherine Berkebile, passed away February 1931. Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Bessie (Berkebile) Field and children, all born to the first union; Tessie, wife of John Young, of Johnstown; Martha, wife Ernest Booch of Kane; two grandchildren, Dorothy Jean and Marion, Ruth Young. Two sons, James and Robert Orinner, preceded him in death. Mr.

Orner was brother of Willis S. Orner of Strongstown, Grant Orner Indiana, Harvey Orner of Youngwood, Bert Orner of Echo, Mrs. gie Wetmore and Mrs. Lizzie Duncan, both of Tioga Falls, and Mrs. Nellie Bracken of Indiana.

Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. avenue, Morrellville (Johnstown), a pensioner of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, died at 6:00 a. m. Sunday in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had gone for a throat operation. His death followed that of Esch, his less Mrs.

than Mary month. (Haggerty) Esch passed away December 15 in a Johnstown hospital of pneumonia. Funeral services will be conducted in his late residence at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday by Rev.

Paul Lindberg, pastor Calvary M. E. Church. Burial will be in West Fairfield Cemetery, Westmoreland County. A son of Levy and Elizabeth (Lowman) Esch, John Esch was born December 23, 1867, in Centerville.

His father, also a native of Indiana County, served three enlistments in the Civil War and was held a prisonat the famous Libby Prison for some time. Levy Esch died in 1892 and his wife nine years later. For a number of years John Esch was foreman of the wrecking crew on the Gallitzin Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Gallitzin and Derry After the flood of 1889 he took his crew to Johnstown to help rehabilitate the city and it was then that be met Mary Haggerty. The couple were married December 21, 1889, in St. Columba's Church parish by Rev.

Father Farron, now ricceased. For the next 11 years they made their home in New Florence, during which time Mr. Esch served as burgess of that community. 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 be held until retiring in 1934. Surviving are three children: Eugene W.

Esch and Frank Esch, both, of Johnstown, and John Esch of Norfolk, Va. He. also Jeaves seven grandchildren and three sisters: Mrs. Ida Steele of New Florence, Mrs. Alice Wisegarve: of Lorain, and Mrs.

Clara Griffith of Wheeling, W. Va. Three sisters and a daughter preceded him to the grave. JOHN W. ESCH, 69, of 240 Barron VARYING REACTIONS Continued from Page One seems to be punitive and a hindrance to business.

It is only fair to say that today responsible business men are eager to see an increase in employment, but it will only be possible it the growth of business justilles it." Henry L. Nunn, president, NunnBush Shoe "I don't think that industry has co-operated as well as it could with the government and labor to relieve unemployment. IL industry adopted a different attitude with labor and co-operated with the government and labor, there would be no unemployment." Henry A. Scandrett, president, the Milwaukee Railroad: "I feel confident that industry will co-operate in the utmost with whatever steps the president or Congress may take to remedy unemployment." Siles H. Strawn.

Chicago Jawyer, former president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Industry has done and is doing everything possible to increase employment. It is to its best interests to do so. It appears to me that the President is laying the foundation for reinstitution of the NRA." EXHIBIT OF LIVING AMERCAN ART HERE -(-- The secord exhibit of Living ican building, Art is State now on Teachers view in College. the Arts It will be open to the public from Jan.

11 to 25. This show opened simultaneously at 300 points in the United Slates, The pictures include: "Valhalla Bridge" by Thomas Donnelly; "Outdoor Circus" by Lucile Blanch; "Hawthorne New by George Picken; "My Life" by Niles Spencer: "American Wife" by Alexander Brook; "Still Interior" by Charles Sheeler; "Fire Eater" by Franklin Watkins; Village Church" by Emil Ganso; "The Kid" by Isabel Bishop; "Autumn Leaves" by Georgia O'Keefe; "Deer Isle Islets, Maine" by Marin. and "West Point, New York" Louis M. Eilshemium. 'Each is well known and most are costly properales in the collections of leading museums.

They were reproduced by the collotype process for the purpose of this exhibit. Niles Spencer's "Still Lifc." rich In color, Leaves." ana Georgia O'Keefe's Autumn brilliantly colored and flame-like in movement, are particu'arly striking. Harold H. Seaman, president, nan Body Milwaukee: "If he (the President) will business we can increase employment. If he discourages it, we cannot." Dr.

F. C. Hicks, economist and former president, of Cincinnati: "The President, calling on inUniversity, dustry to 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. Baxter, head of H.

C. Baxter and Brother, Maine canners: "I think Industry will employ as many persons as it can but it certainly does not wish, AS a 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 is 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 All up its workers rolls." S. Bayard Colgate, president, Colgate-Palmolive Peet "We now are employing more than in 1930 and I I could employ still more if the processing tax on cocoanut oil and the excise tax on soap were lifted.

I hope general business will increase to makes. Sprott, possible to president hire and more general manager, Wernicke, Cincinnati: "Business and industrialists would be glad to employ more men if they have the business to keep them busy--if business conditions warrant it. It doesn't seem practical, however, to employ more men just 40 be empicying them without being able to give them any assurance 01 steady work." THREE STATES WATCH FLOOD Continued from Page One rose steadily, and W. C. Devereaux.

meteorologist at Cincinnati, predicted it stage of 41 feet there today, possibly followed tomorrow by a crest of 45 feet-five below flood stage in Cincinnati. Swollen streams blocked several roads in the Portsmouth, vicinity, downstream from Huntington, W. Va. A number of automobiles were reported stalled along tite highways, JOHNSTOWN, Jan. 11.

Police warned merchants to elear cellars of stock in low -lying sections and later closed the Franklin street temporary bridge as a precautionary measure a2 angry, debris-laden waters churned upward against the wooden supporting timbers. Despito Tress' assurance earlier in the day that there was no immediate danger of flood, some South Side families were reported to have prepared to evacuate their homes. Only at a few scattered low points was there water reported in cellars Tross pointed out that water doesn't start to back into downtown cellars until the Stonecreek passed the 12- foot stage. The crest of the high water was within about five inches 01 this point. Bridge Unscathed With the receding of the river, police, bridge removed barricades the shortly Franklin before street 10 p.

m. WPA engineers, who kept a close watch on the river, said that the bridge was not weakened and al no time was in danger of being swept away. A lion won't attack anything that looks formidable and often will sert a lioness in a fight. HIGHER TEMPERATURE TO SAVE CITRUS CROP By The Associated Press Rising temperatures and fair weather brought the middlewest lief today from its coldest spell of the winte: but deep snows still hampered the Rocky Mountian region and some east central states fell the threat of flood waters. A force of 18,000 orchardmen bat tling to save California's $100,000,000 citrus crop from destruction by sub freezing weather was cheered by predictions of higher temperatures.

National Guard filers dropped foodstuffs for C5 men marooned at an Inyo County (Calif.) sulphur mine but failed to find nine persons re. ported snowbound at a gold mine north of Las Vegas, Nev, A rescue party batded drifts to bring food to Indians at a camp northeast of Kingman, Ariz, At least 27 deaths were attributed lo the weather in the west, The Stock Market Am Tel and Tel 185 Am Tob Anaconda 561 Atch and 75 Atl Refin 32. Auburn Auto Ark Nat Gas A Am Coml Alco 27 Al Chem and Dye 233 Air Reduc Am Can Alleg Steel Am Rad and St 264 Am and For Pow 814 Baldwin Loc 93 Bal: and Ohio Bendix Aviat Beth Steel Beth Sil 5 Pt Blaw-Knox Borden Borg-Warner Briggs Mig Budd Wheel Burr Add Mach 33 Calumet and Helca Canad Pac Colum Carb 121 Coml Solv Com'wlth and Sou 334 Con Edis Con On! Corn Prod Case (11) 151 Cerro De Pas Ches and Ohio 68 Chrysler Coca Cola 124 Del Lack and Doug Air: Du Pont De El Auto 41 Gen El.c Fo.ds Gen Gen Refract Gillette 17 Harb- Walker 58 Hershey Choc 65 Hudson Mot Int Harvest Int Nick Can 64 Int Tel and Tel Johns-Marville 154 Kennecolt 634 Lehigh Port 40,54 Lehigh Val Lehigh Val RR 1878 Loews Lorillard (P) Mack Trucks 47 Marshali Field Montg Ward 56 Nat Acine Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Prod Nat Distill Nat Pwr and Lt Central 43 NY NH and North Am 32 Packard Mot 11 Penn RR Phila and 1 I Phillips Pet Pub Sve NJ 50 Pure 0:1 22 Radio Repub Stl Rey Tob 5716 Sears Roeb Socony- Vacuum 17 Sout Pac Sou Ry Std Brands Std and El Std Oil Cal 44 Sid Oil Ind Std Oil NJ Studebaker 14 Texas Corp Timk Roll 73. Transamerica Unit Aire Corp 30 United Corp United Gas Imp US Indus Alco US Rubber 47 US Smelt US Steel Vanadium West Un Tel West El and 148 Woolworth CURBCities Service Elec Bond an dShare Pennroad Corp INDIANANS IN ARMSTRONG JAIL Two Held for Alleged Hoodwinking. of the State Patrol ings to subsistence level, and 1,009 (33.5%) had received Works Program employment.

of the 67 counties reported 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 (43l cases), Allegheny (249 cases) and Luzerne (188 cases) while the largest decrease was reported by Centre County (46 cases). Direct relief expenditures for the week, exclusive of administration and special programs, totaled $1,024,251.10 -an increase of $12,812.90 over the previous wEek. A summary of the more detailed reasons for opening closing reilef cases during the week follows: Cases Opened-Total 4,898 Becauso of: Loss of private employmenttotal 2,518 Loss within past 3 months 2,699 earnings 201 of resources following unemploymen: longer than: 3 months 218 Loss of Works Program employment 1,993 Loss of CCC employment 18 Unclassified 369 Cases Closed--Total 3,010 Because of: Private employment 1,371 New jots 1,179 Increased earnings 192 Works Program employment 1,009 CCC employment 2 Transfer to other local and State relief agencies 117 Unclassified 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 medical history that the air itself can carry infection, other than the droplets of sneezes and the like. Today's experiments are nelng made by physicians mostly outside the public health school, who are trying them out under carefully "controlled' conditions. They are the first large scale application of 'sanitary control of the air" by physicians. P. S.

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 instituted by the commission on its own motion into the company's rates, resulting in bus fares in Pittsburgh being cut from cents cash to 20 tickets for $2, Permitted for the Arst 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 vicinity, which order has been appealed by the company to the perior Court. 5-Ordered the Scranton 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. 6-Has been fighting steadily since 1933 for lower freight rates for bituminous coal from Pennsylvania soft coal folds.

7-Suspended on its own initiative tariffs filed by five gas companies fixing rates for natural gas service in Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Chester, Lehigh, Berks, Bucks, Northampton, and Lebanon counties pending hearing ou tariffs and application of Pennsylvania Gas Transportation Company to transport the gas. The report branched into a summary of "major investigations of interest to rate payers" started by the present commission and which are continuing: A general inquiry to determine if the law or commission regulations have been violated by certain Pennutilities in dealing sylvania, operating, the Association Gas and Electric system. This inquiry concerns rate payers in 31 counlies. Inventory and appraisal of the Phil. adelphia Rapid Transit Company in connection with the proposed reorganization of the company under section 778 of the Federal Bankruptcy act.

Inventory and appraisal of the Pennsyivania Power and Light Compans, one of the largest utilities its kind in the state, to ascertain if the company should not make another rate reduction in addition to that of $1,500,000 obtained by the commission in August 1035. The commission again through informal conferences secured a reduction of $700.000 from the same company in December 1936. The company operates in 28 counties. Approximately $17,412,000 of the $20,000,000 annual savings to consumiers claimed by the commission thru its efforts, resulted from the method by which the P. S.

C. calls in utility company representatives for informal conferences with the aim getting rate cuts, rather than start formal action which might drag on for 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 resulted from formal action.

Thirty -nine electric companies made annual reductions approximating 879.600; 24 gas companies. 25 water companies, eight steam heat companies, two toll bridge companies. $55,000, and five telephone companies, $2,740,400. KITTANNING, Jan. Indiana men.

ended up In Armstrong County Ja.I Friday when their at'empt to hoodwink officers of the state highway patrol who were conducting examinations for licensing automobile drivers was detected here, says the Kittanning Lender-Times. Identified on the jail docket in tho sheriff's office as Charles Glance, 32, and George Overman, 28, the men were committed after defaulting payment of a fine and costs before Juslice of the Peace Harry G. Luker, It was apparent from the nature of the charges that the defendants had allegedly attempted misrepresent themselves during them drivers' License examinations. Glance was charged with a violation of subsection (c) of Section 620 of the Pennsylvania vehicle code, which sets forth that it shall be lawful for any person "to display. or to represent as one's own, any operator's license or learned's permit not issued to the person so displaying the Overmar.

was arrested for a viola. lion fo Section 622 of the vehicle code, which specifies that "no person shall autnorize or permit a motor vehicle ovued by him, or under his control, to ba operated by any person who was no legal right to do so MILLIONS ARE ALLOCATED PA. for State Under 1935-36 Emergency Relief Acts WASHINGTON. Jan. 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 state. The report, compiled by the National 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 bad 252.728 relief workers. A total of 224.588 of these were employed on WPA projects, A drop of 25,000 in three months, The others were in the CCC and other works program agencics. The report showed New York and Pennsylvania employed the largest number under the works program.

Illinois was third. NO BREAK IN DEADLOCK Contiued from Page One Delarations by William S. Knudsen, General Motors executive vice-prestdent, and Homer Martin, U. A. W.

A. president, emphasized the one issuc -the terms under which "sit down" strikers would vacate five of the company's plants still preventing joint conversations. The corporation has not wavered in its insistence that the strikers must evacupte before negotiations open. The union aemands written assurance that no equipment will be removed during the discussions if the 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 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 Washingion to consuit 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 to 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 Pross. "Every minute of his time will be available for any move toward settling the strikes." At a Sunday night press conference Martin said Murphy "still is in the pirture and will continue to be." Marlin replied that he had "no statement to make" when asked if he had asked President Roosevelt to intervene in the labor crisis. OnLY FOOLS ARE RECKLESS! Taking Chances DRIVE SAFELY GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL GEORGE H.

EARLE JOHN B. KELLY.