New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press NE WILLIMANTIC CHILDREN GO OUT IN SAFETY WHEN FIRE DESTROYS SCHOOL HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER HUST STAND TRIAL Nine s Inplicated i Gengi - Army Cantonment Sales GROWELL WINS DEMURRER Former Assistant Secretary of War| and Six Others Had Been Indicted in War Frauds by Attorney General | Daugherty. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—~John L. Philips, republican state chairman of | Georgia, and nine others indicted in | connectlon with the sale of surplus| ‘Iumber from army cantonments, must stand trial in the supreme court of the District of Columbia held today in overruling demurrers to thelr In-| dictments, The supreme court of the District of Columbia today sustained demurs rers of Benedict Crowell, former as- sistant secretary of war, and six| Teacher Sounds Alarm | others indicted with him In cases| Miss Annie Buchanan, teacher "‘;grnwlng out of the building of war- | | i | | | Youngsters Respond Promptly to Fire Drill Céll and Many Did Not Know There Was Really a Blaze Building Was Three Story Frame Structure and Loss Is Estimated at About $50,000. Willimantie, Jan. 30.—One hundred forty children, responding to the fire drill alarm, were marched out of the Windham street school building in orderly fashion today, just before fire which started in the basement, spread through the schoolhouse, which was| practically destroyed with a loss, es- timated by replacement value at| $50,000. GRIFFIS GIVEN PARDON BY GERMAN GOVT. AND WILL COME HOME AT ONCE American Who Attempted to Kidnap Bergdoll is Freed ‘At Request of United States State Dept. | Washington, Jan. 30.—Corliss H. Griffis, the American who attempted to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in Germany has ' been released from prison by the German government. The state department was so advised today. BRITAIN HERALD! NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1924. —SIXTEEN PAGES. OF COLLECTINGEV, , “savt ’ Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 10’202 Jan. 26th ... PRICE THREE CENTS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR BEGINS WORK 0]y pToN¥H “yda JApy "OR USE IN SEEKING OIL LEASE ANNULMENT Senatt_:'Resumes Debate and Presses for Early It is understood that the Berlin government acted after it i had been informed of sentiment in the United States. Griffis will be returned at once to the United state department’s cable from the Berlin emba ported the fact of his release, adding that he would take first available transportation from Germany to this country. WORKMAN HILLED BY CANADIANS SPEED TG TRAIN IDENTIFIED Victim of Berlin “Dinky” Was Known Here as “Sam Smith” ! 1 1 [ The mangled body discovered on | the railroad tracks about 100 feet north of the Willow street bridge last | night was that of Sam Smith, who has been rooming at the home of Mrs, | Bertha Peters at 93 Arch street for the past few months, and who was employed at the Vulecan Iron Works, Little is known here of Smith as he came here last June through a New one of the grades of the school, Was| time cantonments. returning from a visit to another| Others indicted and included in the | school building nearby, when she|gdemurrer which was sustained, were smelled smoke on entering the haill.| Willlam A. Starrett, New York: Mor- She discovered the fire blazing in aton ¢, Tuttle, Boston; Clemens W. | corner of the basement, The children | Lundoff, Cleveland; Clair Fister | of had just come in from recesg, Miss) Canada; John McGibbons, Baltimore, | Buchanan rang three strokes on the | and James A. Mears, Boston, fire drill bell and the children formed | The defendants were associated into lines and emerged from the build- | with the cbuncil of national defense, | ing before many of them knew that n‘,mg were charged with conspiracy to | was a fire, ! maladminister laws and regulations I'he blaze quickly spread through|and to control the giving of con- partitions to the'attic and burst from |tracts to friends, associates and the school cupola. Miss Alice Cahill, | ellents under the “cost plus” system. alother teacher rang the fire alarm | All were prominent in the construc- which brought all the apparatus in|tion industry. the city, Attorney General Daugherty in- Canse Not Known {itlated the proceeding as a part of Embers from the fire ignited the the government's prosecution of wars | roof of a house half a mile away but!time construction cases. no damage was done and the fire was - contined to the school building where A“ERIGAN GIR ( it started. The cause of the blaze i/ [ls LOSE | not known, The sehool is heated from 1 w contral plant which also heats the = : | state normal school and another dity|'The West of Eangland Ladies' Hockey bullding not far away. Phe! pagy » 0 iy gl gy story | B Rt srocture containing four re.| citation rooms. It was built about 42 | A “{my The Awosinted Pres 3 1Eh of Kngland ladies hockey team defeat- school |ed the All-Ameriean girls field hockoy IAGKIES CHEER POP "~ v e o o "™ here today by the score of 20 to 4 wsehool bLurned frame Fleld Team, ' BAVARIAN ASSASSINATED MHis Holiness Smilles at Characteristic ———— Mayor of Roxheim in Bavarian Palia- tinate Killed As He Entegs Town Prom Railway Station, Ani ! 1 received the L. & 8 Colorado, wer wed by Borke, vice-reetor of the American college in Rome, and werd] accont- panied by Chaplain Witherspoon of the Colorado, When the pontiff appeared Glven Him by tegation From U, S, Fleet, Jan, Pope Plus today ation of suilors from The men Mgr. Vugene me, By The Associated Pross, Mayence, Germany, Jan. 30, —The mayor of Roxhelm, Bavarian pala- tinate, an adherent of the autonomous movement in that province, was as- sassinated today as he was entering | the town from the railway station. n the York employment agency, lving for a short time at the Regal hotel, He was employed by the iron works up | to January 19 and drew all the pay | that was coming to him Januvary 21.| He hag not been at work since that time, and has not been at his room in Mrs, Peters for several days. The detective bureau is making an effort to locate relatives, The body was found on the railroad tracks last night by a section hand, evidently having been run over by the southbound Berlin train, It was bad- | ly cut up. Medical Examiner Water- man Lyon was called and after view ing the body, ordered it taken to the undertaking rooms of I*rank Brodzik, | where it is awaiting relutives to claim it. | The tdentity of the mun was learn. led through a brass check that was ada defeated Switzerland in an found in his clothing, which bore the | number 195, and which was, the property of the Malleable Tron Works, At the fron works, Smith was | known as 4 single man, and has been | a sterddy worker since coming to New Britain. It = thought from what he had said to fellow employes there that he was going to go buck to relatives and visit with them for a time. No one could be found who had been told where his relatives lived. WAR VETERAN DIES Greenwich, Jan, 30.—Major Arthur Tucker Ellsworth who obtained his rank in world war service, dipd at his home here last night after & weok's flineas of peurlsy, He was a real| estate broker with offices In New York BOSTON MAN A SUICIDE Augusta, Ga., Jan. 30.—Frank W, Kirke, Poston, Mass., shot and killed himself at a local hotel last night, it beeame known today when his body was found by a chambermald, il in guards of the their the consistorial hall, entirely white, escorted by Hwiss nob and accompanied by his master chamber, Mgr, Cacia Dominini, red him heartil Fing o from Father Pope smilc Holy The addressed the sailors in a few words, which were translated | by Mgr. Burke, urging them to foster ideals of duty, religion and patriotism, He then imparted the apostolic benes dietion and left the hall amid farther ring. Ame Pluejackets photographed in the courtyard gan Damaso, both by naval Vatican photographers. "~ McCRAY IS BANKRUPT | Indiana Governor Does Not Come Within Scope of Laws Esempting were of and | ican Him From Involuntary Bankruptcy Gov- GOYT. STEPS IN NOW Accounts of Anderson in. 80 McCray is adjudged report of Harry . master in chancery hearing on Wayng Frankfort, Tnd ernor Warren T @ bankrupt in the Sheridan, federal [ who recently eonducted the petition of three Fort banks. The report, made public here today, holds that McCray is not a farmer nor a laborer and therefore not exempt from the federal Jaws governing involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. Will Esamine - and Phillips With View to Income Returns Jan. 50.-T convie- tion William H. Anderson, state superintendent of th Anti-Raleon gue was followed today by the r tion that examiners of the fed- eral Income tax burean had beer de- talied to study the returns filed by Mr. Anderson and O, Bertsall Phillips for 1620, The investigation will include ox- amination of the leagne's books and the private records of Anderson and Phillips The investigators have been order- el to hasten thelr work in order to determine the status of the returns before March 15, when, under the statut of limitations, they would be mmune from prosecution should evl of frand be found. Doherty Finds Evidence Of Burglary Attempt An attempt 1o got into the store of | Mazzola's body was found 2 Post & Lester at 14 Main street was Jonely road in Norwood. Police say Clscovered at 1:40 this morning by he Was sither decoyed to the spot and Vatrolman William Doherty when he Mmurdered, or his assassine waylald found a number of wooden boxes|bim. A bullet had been fired into the up to the rear window of the store, |back of his head and his body also while making his rounds. There were | bad been slashed and stabbed re- muddy footprints on the boxes, but peatediy. A roll of money was found on trying the windows, he found them In his pockets, indicating that re all locked and untampersd gith. | Yenge and not robbery was the motive When he made hie previous round, |for the erime. Norwood police are the boxes were not In evidence and |[seelling & young woman, who they had evidently been put in place after | were” informed, #ad been keeping that time company with Mazzola. New York, Private Dalzelf Famous Civil War Veteran, Dies Washington, Jan. 30, James M Daizell, 85 years old, widely known as “Priv te” Dalzell, is dead hers. He sorved throughout the Civil war in the Union ranks, and had written voluminously. He was prominent in republican polities and served several terms in the Ohlo legislature Found Murdered Today Cineinnati, O, Jan. 30—John A Mazzola, 25 years old. & native of Panama. who was a dental Student at the Ohlo college of dental surgery, of the University of Cincinnatl, was {found murdered here today on Grand List of Bristol $31,306,667, $589,619 Increase Over Last Year dditions to Factory Valua- tions, But Few on Resi- dential Property—Small- er Tax Rate Expected. A Hersld Increase (Special 8 The Bristol, Jan. 30 city's grand 1ist of $589,619 was shown today by the board of assessors, mak- Ing a substantial addidon to the city's income. The total grand list for the year amounts to $31,306.667, while th list of last year was 330,717,048, The greater part, of the increased amount has been made through the addition of new names to the taxing lists and 769 new taxpayers are listed this year Several addiffons have been made to factory valuations bwl very few ir creases have been made on the 1- vidnal residential propertics, With 1his increase and the retrenchment policy of Mayor John F. Wade in fores, t) tears of an Increased tax for the year are somewhat dispeliad in the minds of many taxpayers who fes] confident that & reduction will take place. The ity will need many new improves ments mext year, according to some city officials, but with even those mat- ters takem care of, the increased grand st Indieates that the tax rate mills will he dropped a trifle Following is the list of taxpayers on property. valwed at more than $10,000 in the city:s Owners of property valued st more than 316,065 on grand list of city \ Fresborn C. Alger Plerre Allalre Angelo Alloise American Silver Company Ascar Anderson . Andrew Brothers David A. Appsl Sarah B. Appe! (Continued Vonv !eeofld in the of 25 33.800 15,700 15,400 390,000 23,100 16,150 s50 | angles, | first pertod, ele land H * Vote on Resolution to . Cancel Leases tates. The merely re- | * Washington, Jan. 30.—Both repub- lican and democratic leaders in senate pressed for a vote today on the | Walsh oil lease annulment resolution. VI[;'"]RY flVER SWISS Debate was renewed immediately |after the senate convened. Snator | Norris, republican, Nebraska, a for- mer members of the oil committee, in | explaining his views, declared he ap- | proached thes ubjéet *“with a feeling | of regret, sorrow and humiliation.” | The investigation into the leasing of |oil reserves has shown clearly, he asserted, that “from the beginning | there has been an utter, disregard” of the government policy as laid down | by congress and of the laws enacted |to carry out that poli “The very firsé order (the execu- tive order transferring the reserves from the navy to the interior), upon Wwhich the leases were based,” he said, “was to my mind utterly and ab- solutely illegal. Tt was made In de. fiance of all laws bearing upon the subject. "I concede that men may honestly disagree as to the policy of keeping | these oll reserves in the ground or in | tank storage, but there is no oppor- {tunity for disagreement upon the | question that the policy in this re- spect is pecullarly with congress, and that right or wrong, it s the duty of British Are Curling Cham- pions—Norwegian Wins Ski Marathon NORWAY LEADS OLYMPICS; AMERICAN TEAMS WINNER Chamonix, France, Jan, 30,— (By Associated Press)—Norway today displaced Finland for the lead in the Olympic winter spgrts competition here. Taking the first four places in the ski marathon of 50 kilometers tne Norweglans gained 22 points and J brought their total to 711, while Finland remained at 6714, The United States retains third place with 19 points, Great Britain moves to fourth place with 14 points, her total being swelled by her victory in the curling competition which carried with it 10 points, The United States hockey team competing in the Olympie | winter sports here, defeated | France today 22 to 0, | The Americans scored 12 goals In the first perlod, one in the second and nine in the third, | policy s carried out. It is espec the duty of high public officials.” Would Not Approve It Pointing out congress had not been asked to legislate wuthorizing. the | transfer, Senator Norris declared It was because those interested knew that congress would not approve it, | Violations of law as presented in the present instance Senator Norris Can- | declared eventually would lead to a lym. | Tule by despots and tyrunts, 39 “o o There could be no doubt he argued, 0 to 3. |that the leases and contracts made It Was just & case of going through | by Becertary Fall after the the motions for the Canadians. The 1eFwl" transfer of jurisdiction to seore might have heen a hundred to| MM were as vold of legality as the nothing, Jt sewned, hwd the vistors | OF'&inal order of transfer,” devoted thelr onergies to scoFiug in- Referring to statements that the stoad of bending all their efforts to- | 108808 had been discussed by the cabi- ward putting the finishing tonches on | "¢t Senator Norrls said he often won- thelr combination work experiment- | dered if the illegality of the con- ing with fancy methods of stick |templated uetion had not been called handling and shooting from difterent 'o the attention of that hody by “the eminent secretary of state, a lawyer Canada scored cight goals in the |Of highest standing.” on in the second and | T don’t want to dwell fourteen in the third. The Canadian | Point” he added, wings, Watson and MeCaffery, wore dence ls not conclusive, that the mat- the most prolific seorers, but every|ters were taken before the cabinet,” member of the team with the excep Denby's Testimony. tion of Cameron donted the Swiss net. Senator Smoot, ropublican, Utah, Cameron, nearly frozen from his en- sald Secretary Denby has testified that Iy Assoclarod Press, Frane By The Chamonix, Jan, ple hockey mateh here today. England defeated Belgium, upon this “because the evi. {toreed idleness between the Canadian | they were not considered at any cab- posts, took short excursion down the Inet meeting he attended. The Utah ice to keep his blood ip curculation. enator asked Senator Walsh, demo- Canada now has woh all three of Montana, if there had been her elimination matches, Her half of other evidence on this point the draw will be idie untll Priday “1 don’t recall Secrota® Denby o when the Canadlans® will meet the testifying,” sald Senator Walsh, “but team finishing second in the half led [ if he had, it would carry no weight by the United States team, most prob-, With me. Mr, Denby knows nothing ably Great Britain. {about anything.” During the three matches played, Resuming his argument, Canada has scored a total of §5 goals Norris #aid that if the sccreta 30 agalnst Czechoslovakia, 22 interior had authority to enter into against Sweden and 33 today-—nearly the oll reserve leases had esual averaging a goal every two minutes right to dispose of any public prop- of play, while the Cana erty, “even to the capitol ground mained untouched. Turning to the testimony given b Bavole, the Swiss goal ke was fore the investigating committee, peppered with bullet-ii &hots throughout the three perlods today. On coming off the ice he said with a grim smile he would about as soon face a machine gun as a hot one off Watson, Monroe or McCaffery. Thorlieff Haug, the Norwegian MOTHER WALKS THOUSAND today. Mrs, Hansen Goes From Sioux Falls Thirty-four ski resenting France, Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Jugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Poland ngary, participated in the ski crat nator ¢ of the n net re- r, (Continued on Thirteenth Page) marathoners, ta 0 Detroit—Gets Many “Lifts” by Autoists En Route Mrs, bedside Detroit, Mich,, Jan, 2 Hansen watches at the Joseph, here today more than 1,000 miles Falls, 8. D,, to take carc Three weeks ago Mrs. ceived word that her “somewhere in Detroi She started out on foot to come this city, and with the aid of motorists along the way, arrived late yesterday. Mrs. Han sen’s cldest son was a lieutenant in the world war and was killed in Argonne forest. Americar legion posts and auxillarics for this reason, she said, helped her along the This is the sccond trip Mra. Man- #en has made on foot for her son, Jo seph. Bome time ago she walked from Montana to Washington, to appeal the late President Harding in beh of the young man when he was a prisoner at Leavenworth, Kas., federal {prison. Ehe says she was a former resident of Marion, Ohlo, and knew the late president when he was learn ing the printing trade Walking wasn't 6 bad said today, commenting on her trip here SAOre Shia Seicol, T met lots of nice girls hiking and during tast| TPeTEVer 1 went, American Legion | auxiliaries helped. Welfare boards are all vight, but after all, you have 1o do things for yourself in this % lwortd.” || As soon ae Hansen & well enough | | e and his mother will return to Soux | Falls Mary ing Sioux marathon of The American ski although regularly entered, decided not to start in the marathon as they only reached town yestergay and are still short in condition. They feared the terrific effort of the long race might preju- dice their chances in the ski jumps in Which they are especially anxious to make a good showing The final curling match the tournament was advanced to today's program, Great Britain meeting France in order to make the smaller rink ailable for skating. Great defeated France [ curling competit ng the Olympie ¢ jen wecond t after rom him Hansen re. son was ill o was Hritaln o th th winn plonship. Sw was thied Haugh's time metres was 3 hours, 44 minutes 32 seconds, which is considered markable in view of the great snow- d ia the mountains for firty THIEVES LOOT STOR) New Haven, Jan Thieves with took $500 oy a machine worth of goods from the in Washington night, the police reported today avenue * THE WEATHER ° Hartford. Jan. 20 —Forecast for New Britain and vicinity : Rain this afternoon and to- wight. Thursday fair and some- what cooler. BABY TO DAVIS FAMILY Washiagton, Jan. 3¢ A baby girl was born to Secretary and Mrs. Jame J. Davis today. They have three other l children. | | | * the | cvery patriotic citizen to see that such | ORGANIZED INSPECTION Fall too il to Testify To- OF GITY UNDER WAY day So Special Senate 5 Medical issi Departments to Report on Comml“lon Fire Hazard and In- Will Examine Him sanitary Spots FS0E N | Washington, Jan. 30.-—The govern« Representatives of several eity de-|po v firet amirmative a partments met last night at the office | U ST Acion ovey of Mayor A. M. Paonessa and dis- | Prosecution of the naval oll cases was cussed the organization of a board |taken today while the senate still was of city inspectors to comprise inspec- | debating thg walsh annulment resos fors of the heaith, fre, water, bulld- | jution. President Coolidge conterred at ng, charity and public works depart- | * . 7 ments, which will hold regular meet- ;;f';‘g:':‘ ““,'\.h é;’” H :"]‘;‘“ ’t“‘"h" "‘".'1' lings and effect closer cooperation be- :Gm"‘;‘:"fln-t c;::::’] d"f “;l":;l tween the several departments of the | e and Immedintoly city government. jafterward M;t Strawn began the col« Dr. Riokard W;. Pulli was named l"‘;‘uourtl gil’;‘redet:i&aenue renewed its elected. The inspectors will meet :3"::::':;:ey:,:,"fl':;“;::fl:z’fl":‘: Monday morning at the committee ;n‘wr Beoretsey Fall Soruid sot o4 hearing room for this purpose and his n}wpennl;ce at a public hwuln‘. for & general discussion of plans. It im, . committes then decided to send & is proposed to have weckly meetings | o 4051 commission of its own to exas at which fire hazards and insanitary | ..o pim. conditions discovered during the week " may be reported to the departments Doheny Wants to Testify congerned and by an exchange of data E. L. Doheny re-appeared at the compiled during the week it is hoped | committee room during the morning to increase the efficiency of all de- and requested that the committee partments, hear him, but adjournment was taken Cards were produced showing the |until Friday without his being placed system now used by the fire depart- |on the stand. He did not announce ment to procure information in the |the purpose of his return to Washe hands of the health and police depart- | ington. ments and the mayor's plan is to| At the House end of the capital the carry out this idea on a broader scale, | naval committee began a hearing on Those present at last night's meet. |the disposition made of royaity olls ing, besides Mayor A. M. Paonessa, from the Doheny and Sinclair leases, |were: Dr. Richard W, Pullen, repre- (with the navy officals as witnesses. | senting the health department; John Besides the Walsh annulment reso- E. R. Keevers, chairman of the fire | lution, passage of which is expected today the senate has on its waiting board; Chairman W. L. Hatch of the | : water board; Clerk F, J. O'Brien and | list resolutions asking for removal of Superintendent James Towers of the |Secretary Denby and Attorney General water department; Chalrman I, Wex- [ Daugherty;: one proposing to re-assert Jer and Commissioner Thomas Quin- |title to oll land In California, held livan of the bullding commission; | by Standard Oil; and one appropriat- Judge W. I, Mangan, chairman of the |ing $100,000 for the court prosecu- charity board, and Chairman P. C.|tions, amended today in committee to Melntyre of the board of public)provide that the speclal counsel em- works, | ployed must be confirmed by the sen- REDGRCESOL TS GhaND JURY REPORTS DR. J. W. BUSH MISSING Resigns As Organist At Swedish Evan- | gelical Lutheran Ohurch, ,;Clnim Inability to Locate Local Physician, Wanted in Hartford Today Professor Thure Frederickson, or- ganist at the 8wedish Evangellcal Bethany church, has tendered his res fgnation, which will take effect March 1. The board of trustees of the i chureh will meet this evening to take Hartford, Jan. 80.—Dr. James E. otion on the resignation. Professor ' Hair, of 730 State street, Bridgeport, Frederickson has been organist at the | gecretary of the examining board of church for over two years ,taking the | the Connecticut eclectio medioal so- position when the churéh was bullt | cjety, was in Hartford today as a vol- and the new orgun installed. untary witness before the grand jury He will begin his duties at the First | jnvestigating fake doctors in Connec- Lutheran church immediately after ticut. Dr. Hair explained before he March 1. Improvements in the organ | went to the jury room that his pur- and choir Joft were voted at the an- | pese in coming to Hartford was to get {nual meeting of this church, which | jnformation if possible rather than was hold January 17. give it Dr. Hair made no secret of the fact that it was in connection with the ex- amination papers of the eclectie board selzed in the raid of the office of Dr. | Robert T. Adcox of St. Louls that brought him to Hartford. These pa- pers were brought to Hartford from Own Members Will Probe Into Af- J Missour! three weeks ago by Harry T. { Brundige, reporter of the St. Louis ! Star, and turned over to the grand Ju It was claimed that these pa- pers, which were for the examinations held in July and November, 1922, had been in the possession of the Missourt diploma mill prior to the date of holding the examinations, and appli- cants for licenses in Connecticut had been coached in advance in the ques tions that were to be submitted to them at the examinations. The retary of the examining hoard declared 1 today that it is ! hi& belie? that these papers were net of any one outside the examining to the holding of the ex- He terated a state- ¢ made that it ossible for this e questions were not SHIPPING INVESTIGATION Democrate in House Announce Their falrs of Shipping Board. Washington, Jan. 30.—Democratic leaders in the house announced today they would have a speclal committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the shipping board Representative Garrett, the demo- cratic leader, said It was planned to have Representative Davis of Ten- nessee, a democratic member of the merchant marine committee intro- duced a resolution caliing for the in- vestigation. Representative Longworth publican leader. has been informed of the minority plan, and has taken the position that if an inquiry is or- dered the committee should have wide powers and authority &0 back as far as it may desire into the Wiison administration in its investi- gation A resolution calling for an inquiry 1 be offered within the next s Mr. Davis. the re- in the board prior aminations would the possession membership of re ! just prior to the hold of New Brit the grand in that located i days. said START FROM LOS ANGELES 1 1t was reported to jeved he An has been away from Christma has - at Army Air Service Selects This Oty as Place to Hop OF on Around-the- World Trip Truck Hits Coach, Latter Smashed, Driver Injured Norwalk A truck bound tor New York Post romd at Darien at 3 motor coach drt of this city. 1t to spital with and the coach was Washington. Jan. 30 —<Los Angeles, Calif.. has been selected by the army alr service as the attempted Jan he starting point for around-the-world flight. Original plans begin_ the flight from Seattls, Wash. or Wash ington, D, have been modified ac cordingls B wert the bones and bruises pieked up in pleces Shortage in Bank’s Books Causes Arrest of Clerk Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 36 —Discovery of a shortage of §74,940 In the funds f the People’s Bank of McKessport . was announced by the state bank ing department today Peter G Cameron, state secretary of banking. id a warrant has been issued for the arrest of James M. Baker, an em- ploye. CONDITIONS UNCHANGED Today's bul hospital indicated that of Right Rev. Frederie Keator, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Tacoma, W was nnchanged Last night a slight improvement hed been noted over the rarlier day bulle- tin. Bishop Keator is suffering from beart trouble. New Havén, Jan. 30 jetin at the the condition