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Show CONGRESSMAN-ELECT AND GIRL SECRETARY j KILLED IN AUTO CRASH u bpS ANGELES. Gal., Nov 20. i ICharles E. Van do Water. Republican; Icongressman-elect from the ninth! California district, and his secretary.1 were killed early today twenty miles J east of hero In an automobile wreck While the were returning from a; 'meeting celebrating Mr. Van de Wat-; er's election. The secretary, Mr. Janncsa Leubln, Was killed instantly. Mr. Van de Water died within a few minutes. Mrs. Van de Water suffered a fractured frac-tured skull and Mrs. E. K. Jackson, fourth member ot the party, was ln- Jured slightly. According to repoi Is to the police of Pomona, where the meeting had' been held, the Van de Water automobile automo-bile crashed inio a trader standing by the roadside with unlit lights. The Van de Water automobile W8S overturned. over-turned. Mr- Van de Water W8S born at llo- bart. N. v.. October Z, is7s. His father, a retired Methodis; Episcopal minister. Is living at Long Beach, in his ninety-second ear The Van d Waters came to California about flf-tlert flf-tlert years ago Charles E. had been Identified with real estate, water and banking enterprises. His election in November came niter a bitter struggle strug-gle With Charles H. Randall, the, first Prohibition member ever elected' lo congress, who had served several terms. Mr Kandall Is the only Prohibition Pro-hibition member In .the present con- grees. Ho ulso had the Democratic nomination in November. |