Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1924, Page 14

14 BANK GI-[RK HEI-B. PARTRIDGES NESTLING MUTT AND JEFF—Evidently Jeff Inhaled Some of the Turf. J BeauTiFull * SHORTAGE CYARGED Robert C. Daniel Gives { $5,000 Bond on Bank’s L Accusation. Robert C. Daniel of Seven Oaks, Md., clerk of the Commercial National Bank of Washington, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Macdonald yesterday afternoon on ¢harges of defaulting with $11,500, pleaded not guilty, and was held in bond of $5.000 for the grand jury. He was accompanied from the bank to the commissioner by a national bank examiner. Announcing that the bank will not lose through the alleged embezzle- ment by their clerk, the president, R. Golden Donaldson, issued the follow- ing statement: “In order to avoid any misunder- standing, and especially to prevent exaggeration, which is so common in these c I regret to state one of our emp! . R. ©. Daniel, has been detected in a snortage, which he has admitted, amounting to $11,500. “The bank is fully protécted by a surety bond Ty for employes in the sum of $75,000." Under the law we are compelled to notify the na- tional bank examining department, and our bond requires us to notify the bonding comp: Both o notified, in their further inter Godfrey Daniel, tc statement: “There was no warrant sworn out arrest of my client, Robert nd he voluntarily called ioner Macdonald with a ional bank examiner. Before my ient was successful to get in touch with me and my advice he was uested to sign certain statements. I have not been able the full purport onfession” or the circumstan under which it w: executed, nor have the other doc ments been examined by me. “On behalf of my nt 1 am au- thorized to advise that if any short- sts every effort will be made to cover same in full.” — There are now about one hundred thousand beavers in_the nation forests of the U neies have been is now bank has no attorney for the following T ] 9th and F Sts. ON OFFICE BUILDING ROOF One Rearing Two Young Downtown Structure in York, Pa. By the Associated Press. YORK, Pa., July 9.—The unusual sight of a family of partridges nest- ing on the roof of a six-story office building in the heart of the business section of the city is attracting,at- tention here. The roof is of pitch covered with a half-inch of gravel. One of the birds is mothering her brood of two young ones. Those who go to the roof to watch the birds can do so without disturb- ing them, as the instinct of.the par- tridge prompts it to lie still when danger is scented, and to rely upon its natural camouflage for protection. According to workers in the building, the birds have been coming there regu- larly several years. —_— 3,000 LIFE INSURANCE LEADERS TO CONVENE Delegates From Every State and Many Cities in Canada to At- tend Sessions. in By the Associated Press, LOS ANGEL] July 9. — Three thousand delegates and visitors from fon and a num- cities will “gather here July 22 to 26 for the fifth an- nual convention of the National As- sociation of Life Underwriters, umerous new ideas originated by leaders of the insurance business are expected to be presented at the con- vention. It also is expected that some new forms of policies may be adopted for general dispe Among s Huebner school of finance and com- merce of the University of Pennsy vaniai A feautre of the convention will be that each day the program will be under the personal direction of some | one insurance executive, who will be charged session. with the success of the — = 800 BOATS SEEK FISH. Largest Fleet on Record Going After Tuna. SAN PEDRO, Calif., July 9.—Eight hundred boats, the largest fleet in the history of the local industry, will work out of this port during the tuna fishing seaso; ch and continue S During May 13,014 pounds of tuna of the yellowfin and yellowtail vari ties were brought in. Apnroximately 060,000 pounds of fish of all kinds were delivered to the mark during the mont ptember. here started in June A Br the Asrociated Press. SPRINGFIELD, west public highway to Jacksonville, Israel Pearce, Grant’s army and participant in Sher- march on Grant pitched camp on his first day's march into the civil war. Pearce, the only man now living the went into encampment on this spot of ground the night of July 3, maintain's a guard over the old camp ground and over “Gen. Grant's tree,” a large, peculiarly shaped black walnut tree, under which Grant wrote his or- Every morning at sunrise the tat- old is raised from a thirty-foot flagpole near his house, and every sundown the flag is lowered. Historic Spot Unknown. Pearce acts as a guardian for this pot and is glad to relate story though the historical connection known to few people, and save the veterans flag, are to be seen on the land. “Gen. " THE EVENING STAR.F WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1924 T JUST JOINED THIS UGRY EXCLUSIVE CLUB, JeFr, AND I'M ANXIOUS T HAVE You Look T oveRr: A Loolke AT THAT BAR‘ Go! Veteran of Grant’s Original 17§= NMARDS { STRAIGHT ™ THe GReeM, PILL. KISS THE PING Regiment Guards First Camp Here, aw Grant, liar limb writing m., July of Springfield, 9.—FEight on the o patriarch, veteran of|from the tree, the tall flagpa to the sea, lives in|' “he firar d the land where Gen. tarted from ¢ about 11 a.m. reached entire regiment which umns of 1861, on the the drum the flag belonging to Pea canvas in its evening at “The first tended with were straggle dut al- | men both for to passing tourist made c. no marks, call was Col. Grant, some three | phasizing nears the | enforcing re tree,” n growth the Grant’s tent was pitche tents by opening ground, punishment given was ext Pearce tells touris itting astride a pecu- near the ground, firs s and he onc the regiment from a spot n. ole now s march of the regi- 1llinois Infantry s amp Yates, in thi and the first camp about 5 p.m.,” Pearce he regiment was halted in col- in the arranged nd spreading them and at one sound of tent first tented field. Stragglers Punished. da march was at- there s ces. The np is first meal in During the fi officers’ t, then em- and to the ute ne guard | o < en. The | —Entrance 909 F Street—The Original Lansburgh Furniture Store of the country through whicl regiment was passing. The ca of ‘the companies were made person- responsible for the acts of the all [ rce was quartered both at Fort and y and July 4, 18 with Gra years after th, camp near the walnut tree. 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