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News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 &4 BAGK AT DOCK INNEW LONDON 10 MAKE OTHER TESTS Submarine “Defender” fo Be Used Jan. 8 for Diving - Experiments on §4 N0 DAMAGE FOUND AS RESULT OF SUBMERGING Navy Finds That Inexperionced Divers arc Able to Attach Lifting Poatoons to the Pad-eyes Ballt in 1I-Fated Craft and Bring Ship to Surface Despite the Decided List, New London, Dee. 20, (M—Spot- ted here and there with mud and oil the only indication of her de- liberate sinking in Great Salt pond Block Island Monday and her suo- cesaful rise to the surface yesterday morning with the ald of ponteons, the submarine 8-¢ today lay at her herth at the submarine base here undamaged from the first of a series of safety tests being carried on by the navy. - Are Satisfied Lieut. Commander Palmer H. Dunbar, in charge of the tests and other navy officers connected with the tests expressed themselves as being well satisified with the results of the tests at Great Salt pond this week. These first tests, it was point. ed out, were merely to determine the feasibility of attaching lifting pontoons to the special pad-eyes built into the hull of the 8-¢ and despite a prearranged list of the submarine on bottom this was done without difficulty with inexperienced divers. ¢ Loayes of Absence Present plans prgvide for .Jeaves of absence and libyrties for the officers and ¢rew of the maftey tests outfit until January 2, when it is planned to continue the tests with the submarine “defender” of Bridge- port. The defender had preliminary tests of a special escape hatch at Bridgeport this week and Simon Lake, her inventor has notified the navy department that she will be ready for the navy by December 26. It is eypected that she will be | brought here at that time When Lieut. Commander Dunbar and other officers and divers will familiarise themselves with the detalls of the lake yescue devices to be tested. Location Anether Tt was gtated today that the tests with 8- and, the'“Defender” may or may not be earried on in Great Salt Pond, but that probably anoth- er location wodld be selected. The submaring salvage vesse] Mal- lard was due {0 arrive here from Boston today replace the Falcon in the safety tests fleet. All gear to be used in the safety tests will be transterred from the Falcon to the Mallard and the Faléon will eail with the control force for southera waters and winter maneuvers Janu- ary 6. The Falcon arrived at the submarine base early today from Great Salt Pond where she remain- ed last night to pick up all the spe- clal moorings and gearing set out for the first 8-4 tests. No Damage The 8-4 arrived at the submarine base at 6:30 o'clock last night in tow of the navy tub Chewink. Upon arrival at the submarine base the 8-4 was carefully inspected for any sign of leaks or damage but none ‘was found. BROTHERS FIGURE IN COLLISION WITH POLE One Critically Hurt, Other Held for Drunken Driving Charles J. Morin, 26, of §79 Stan- ley street is in & critical condition at the New Britain General hospital and his brother, Leo E. Morin of 247 Stanley street is under arrest on a charge of drunken driving as a re- sult of an automobile crash late yesterday afternoon when .the car they were riding in buckled up against a telephone pole near the Berlin Auto Sales Co. on Farmington road in Berlin. According to Constable George Kanupka of Berlin, who investigated the accident, Leo Morin was oper- ating the machine, although it could not be ascertained in which direc- tion he was going. The car was fac- ing north toward New Britain atter striking the pole and was complete- ly wrecked. Officer Kanupka placed Leo Morin under arrest on a charge of drunken driving and lodged him in a eell at the New Britain poice station. Leo Morin escaped with minor bruises but his brother, Charles, was badly injured and was taken to the New Britain General hospital. Au- thorities at the institution stated to- day that ‘he was suffering from fractures of the skull, ribs and right leg. He also has severe lacerations about the head and several teeth were knocked out. There is also a possibility that he has internal in- juries. He was made unconscious by the force of the impact of the car aaginst the pole but regained his senses today. Leo Morin will be arraigned in the Berlin town court this evening al- though there is a possibility that the tri 1 would be postponed until Jan- uary 8 to await the results of Charles Morin's injuries. EASTMAN APPEARS FOR REVISION OF CALENDAR Comes Before Howse Foreign Af- fairs Committeo Urging Year of 13 Momths ‘Washington, Dec. 30 (P—Revi- sion of the calendar to provide 13 months of 28 days each was favored by George Eastman, chalrman of the national committes on calendar simplification, at the opening of hearings today on the Porter reso- lution before the house forelgn af- fairs committee. 7 ‘The resolution would suthorize the president to call an internation- al conference on ealendar simplifi- cation during 1929 with a vicw to putting the 13-month calendar in effect in 1933, Mr. Eastman declared the world was fast realizing that the present calendar is impractical and that it was “only a question of time until all nations meet in conference to agree upon a change.” BOLIVIAPARAGUAY ARGUNENT ENDING Pan-American Conference Turns to More Aca- demic Problems Now Washington, Dec. 20 UP—With the Bolivian-Paraguayan dispute appar- ently well on the way to settlement, the attention of the Pan-American conference focused again today en more academic problems and espe- clally on the reports on arbitration and conciliation treatles before its committees. 3 J.'P. Varela of Uruguay, reporter for the committes on conciliation treaties, collaborated today with Richardo Alfaro of Panama and Gustavo Gutlerres of Cuba in pre- paring & draft which should incor- porate the views adopted on this eubject by & apecial sub-committee Wwhich was appointed to reconcile all diverging opinions. The report, which Varela hoped to Iny befors the committes on conctl- fation treatias by tomorrow, will propose that the permanent inter netional commissions of investiga- tion crested under the 1923 Gopdra treaty t0 determine the facts in all interpational disputes be also em- powered to carry on concillatign ac- tivities whenever the peace of the Americas 1 threatened. Esarique Oleys of Colombia, and Victor Maurtua of Peru, reporters for: the committes on arbitration treaties, were faced, meanwhile, with the problem of eliminating much as possible the variety of types of international disputes which var- fous delegations want to have ex- ocepted from the principle of com- pulsory arbitration. Their chisf poser came from the fact that some delegations insisted on placing in this group all disputes arising from pecuniary claims of in- dividuals or corporations against governments, unless the imsue arbi- trated were merely one of denial of justice in the national courts which adjudicated the claim. Such an exception would in effect place all claim questions exclusively in the hands of the national courts of & country since, 1f the arbitral proceedings showed that no fauit had actually taken place in the legal processes by which the claim was adjudicated, foreign governments would be powerless to press the claims of their nationals. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928. —TWENTY:FOUR PAGES TRUSTEES EXPLAIN JEROME FUND PLAN Stady of Gost of Building Home for Aged Made ° NOT READY T0 PROCEED Policy of Institution May Be Mod- eled After Old Folks' Home in Hartford Where Dostitute Are Not Accepted as Residenta. Preliminary studies as to cost, etc, have already been authorizéd |by the trustees of the fund to estab- lish a Jerome Home for the Aged ibut it is not yet possible to proceed, |it is explained in a comprehensive |statement issued today over the |signatures of E. N. Stanley, chair- |man, and J. E. Cooper, secretary, of the board of trustees. It is explained that only those | who can show some financial re- sponsibility are eligible to admis- sion to the home. Announcement is also made that a six acre tract of land is now owned and is intended for use as a site. In recent years, two bequests have been made, the trustees an- nounced, J. 8pencer Douglass hav- ing given approximately $45,000, and B. A. Hawley, $10,000, Men- tion is made in the statement that the abatement of taxes on the prop- erty, amounting to about $500 a year, would hasten realization of Mr. Jerome's plan. Public Interest Gratifying The trustees’ statement reads: “It is gratitying to see the public taking an interest in the Jerome Home and by such interest it may be possible to hasten somewhat the accomplishment of Mr, Jerome's worthy purpose. “There should be, however, no (Continued on Page Seven) ENDURANGE FLIGHT In Air Over Seven Hours, Establishing First Woman’s Mark Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Dee. 30 UP—Ming Viola Gentry came down out of the rain filled skies at 1:51 o'clock this afternoon after establishing an endurance solo flight record for women of eight hours, six minutes and 37 seconds. 8he made a perfect landing despite the heavy rain and showed no fatigue from her hours in the air. Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Dec. 20 (M—Miss Viola Gentry, who took to the air at 5:44:23 o'clock this morning to establish an endurance flight record for women, was satill circling high above Long Island this afternoon and to judge from the contents of occasional notes she dropped was in high spirits. At one o'clock a message flutter- ed from her open cockpit biplane to announce that she had just had lunch but thought she would pass up her fegular afternoon nap for today. At that time she had been in the air more than seven hours. longer than any woman flying alone has been officially credited with be- ENTRY TRIE | Catholic church some time ago. He | ‘}wn born in Pennsylvania and re-| ‘With a statement to the common council that certain properties on} Commonwealth avenue were omitted from the report of the boara of com- pensation and assessment when it fixed benefits and damages in con- nections with atreet betterments, Councilman Willlam D. Doyle, last night moved and it was voted, to refer the board's report back. Councilman Boyle did not amplify his remarks which invoive a com- plaint new to the common council, but it is expected that Interesting de- velopments will result, including the summoning of Councilman Boyle be- UKRAINIAN PRIEST TAKES PASTORATE Explains Schism Between Parishioners and Bishop Bochachewsky i Rev. Peter J. Pashkiewich of; Commonwealth Avenue Properties Not Equitably Assessed by City For Improvements, Boyle Claims Council Returns Report of Board of Compensation and Assessment for “Proper Editing” When Sixth Ward Representative Objects to Benefits .and Damages Levied. fore the board to explain wherein the board has ignored properties abut- ting on the street, Every piece of property listed in the report is called upon to pay the city varying amounts for improve- ments to be worked. The system in use is one which apportions by front footage the entire cost of a job, and the councilman's charge, if well funded, would mean that some of the properties are receiving the ben- efits although not assessed. ‘The council voted to refer the matter back to the board, under the Boyle motion, for “proper editing.” CHICAGO JUDGE GETS Ranieri Case. Leader Is Told to “Q“it" Chicago, Dec. 20 (A — A letter threatening death to Judge Robert Clifton, N. J. and Newburgh, N. Y., {18 the new pastor of the lndepend-‘ ent Ukrainian Greek Catholic |chureh of 8t. Mary's of the Immacu- | {1ate Conception oni Winter street, | immlnl here to replace Rev. Basil| |Hrivnak, who left last Thursday following a friction between him and the parishloners. Father Pashkiewich i{s an inde-| pendent priest, having severed re- | |lations with the head of the Greek celved his theological training in New Jersey and Europe. He is 3¢ years old and saw service in the World war with the 42nd Divislon, as clerical adviser at the regimental headquarters, and spent 12 months of his service in France. | The new pastor of the independent | church comes here well prepared and advised as to the administration Of ‘the church, having servéd similar parishes in Clifton and Newburgh for the past year. He has also done missionary work among the Ukrain- fans in Newark, N. J., and Provi- demee, R. 1. His break with the head of the church in this country was prompted by the same activities and caumes as in the cases of many | other priests and parishes of this de- | nomination in America, and after |severing relations, Father Pashkie- wich became a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox church but for a short period, When asked today by a Herald reporter what were the immediate | causes of the widespread friction between the priests and the mem- bers of the denomination, and Bishop Bochachewsky, the head of the church in America, Father Pash- kiewich explained that since the bishop's arrival In this country in 1924, he failed to glve any attention to his people and their troubles. The troubles, he explained, date back to the post-war years, when in (Continued on Page 18) | | | | . Gentzel was received by the judge this morning shortly before he took the bench to resume the trial three defendants accused of the kid- napping of ten year old Billy Ran- ieri ‘The letter written on brown paper with a blue crayon was malled at 2 o'clock this morning and was re- ceived by the judge in his chambers as he prepared to open court. The message was serawled in a scarcely legible hand in an upper corner of the page of paper. “You are to late,” it read, “you are died now quit your case, It was unsigned, but the authori- ties said the writing was similar to that of threatening letters received | by several others involved in the case, including the Ranier! family and severul state witnesses, one of which, Ole Bcully, was assassinated two days ago. EXTRA N, & J. DIVIDEND Directors Give 35 Cents & Share Spe- cial in Addition to 50 Cents Regu- Iar at Meeting Today, At 4 meeting of the board of Ai- rectors of North & Judd Mfg. Co. this afternoon, the regular dividend of 50 cents a share and an extra dividend of 25 cents a share were voted. Both are payable on Decem- | ber 31 to stockholders of record to- day. Sallies’ Fund Lagging; $540 More Is Needed More than $500 is needed by the Salvation army before enough money will have been raised for the annual Christmas party this year, according to today's report by Ad- jutant Carl Fredrickson. Only $460 has been raised through the kettles and other contributions to date, making a deficit of $640. The total amount needed is $1,000. THREATENING LETTER| Judicial | of | fore. Father On Way to Jail Gives $10 ABRAM NYERS QUITS - TRADE COMMISSION Forwards Resignation to President Coolidge; Was Chairman of Board ‘Washington, Dec. 30 (P—Chalr- man Abram F. Myers, of the feder- al trade commission, has forwarded his resignation to President Coolidge. Mr. Myers, who s in New York, has been serving under & recess ap- pointment since the expiration of ithe term in which he was confirmed by the senaje more than & year ago. Recently he became chairman of the commission under the rotation sys- tem and at that time there were re- ports that his re-nomination might not be sent to the senate, where some opposition to him has been ex- pressed. He became invojved in a -dispute with the senate judiciary committee during its inquiry of the consent de- cree entered into by the department of justice and the Ward Baking Company, to terminate anti-trust litigation involving the Continental Baking Corporation. As a former assistant attorney general, Mr. Myers negotiated the consent decree: The case has been under fire since in congress. Stands Mute When Asked To Plea on 4th Offense Lansing, Mich., Dec. 20 UM—Mrs. Etta Miller, recently convicted of a fourth llquor law violation, a felony under Michigan law, stood mute and & plea of not guilty was entered for her today when she was arraigned on a charge of being an habitual criminal. Under the new Michigan criminal code conviction of four felonies makes a life sentence mandatery. Counsel for Mrs. Miller demanded a jury trial,.a precedent in such cases in this state. Circuit Judge Charles B. Collingwood set the trial for De- Ic-bc& Miss Gentry flew much of the time at 2,600 feet but in early aft. ernoon the weather began to thick- en and she dropped closer to earth. Her plane carried 100 galions of gasoline and she hoped to remain in the air until 7 o'clock tonight. No endurance record for women is now officlally recognized. Field attendants sald Miss Gentry ‘was clad for her flight more warm- ly than any aviator ever to leave this fleld. Her equipment included a heavy topcoat, two flying suits, n {woolen head protector, a fur-lined helmet, fur-lined gloves reaching to the elbows and fur-lined booties. Miss Gentry, who was born in Gentry, North Carolina, has been an (Continued on Page 21) WILL OF J. L. DOYLE IN PROBATE GOURT Bulk of Estate Left to| His Wife and ' Sons The will of the late James L. Doyle. publisher and editor of the New Britain Record, was filed today in probate court. According to the document he bequeathed $1,000 each to his wife, Mary A. Doyle, and his two sons, Walter J. Doyle and Ed- ward J. Doyle; to his nephew. ‘Thomas Doyle, $600; Josephine Bet- tencourt, $500, and his home at 29 ‘Washington street to his wife. ‘The remainder of his estate, both real and personal, goes to his wife and the two sons in trust for a per- fod of three years for their benefit, and after the expiration of that time, the trust terminates and the estate consisting of a printing estab- lishment is to be divided equally among his wife and the sons, to share and share alike. Mary A. Doyle, Edmond J. Doyle and Walter J. Doyle are named executors and trustees of the will ESTABLISH NEW RECORD IN PARCEL POST OFFICE Crew Handles More Than 16,000 Packages in 1,178 Sacks During Day, Reaching New High Mark When the hustling employes at the parcel post branch of the post ! office completed thelr work last | to Policeman to Buy Child's Gif Facing Grim Christmas in| County Jail, He Wants Little Girl to Have Tri-| cycle. (8pectal to the Herald) Bristol, Dec. 20.—Although ap- parently unmoved in police court record for parcel post handling in seph M. Donovan bind him over to this city. A check showed that more |the superior court under a bond of than 16,000 parcels contained in | $5,000 on a statutory charge involv- 1,175 sacks during the day. Every parcel which [tion from his little threc could be delivered had gone through the mill. [t~ the eyes of Leonard *atthews of Postmaster H. E. £rwin today ex- |189% High street, as he was being presscd pleasure at the manner in taken from police headquarters to which his staff worked. In spite of |the Hartford county jail to await the fact that the crew of “extras” is | trial befare the higher tribunal. smaller this year than hcremmu,\ Just before being bundled into the the parcels went through their us- | police car for the trip to Hartford., val channel in & steady stream ' Matthews handed Sergeant Henry which was not interrupted for a Jeglinski a $10 bill with the request year old | émnmt‘nl from the opening to the that he purchase a tricycle for the closing of the office. {little girl and see that the presenta- {tion was made on Christmas day. * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Probably rain turning to snow tonight or Friday; colder Fri- day. % |The sergeant willingly agreed and |although her father will face a bar- jren holiday scason behind bars un- ’lesl his bond is furnished, the heart 1 jof the little tot will be made glad by | {the gift and the knowledge that * |!here is a Santa Claus. | Stores Open Tonight Until 9 o’Clock New Britain merchants will keep the doors of their stores open tonight until 9 o'clock. The same schedule will be followed tomorrow and Saturday nights. Monday night stores will close at 7 o'clock. Customers are urged to do their shopping at their earliest opportunity. Nearly all merchants have employed extra sales help to accommodate purchasers of gifts and other merchandise and shoppers will find it to their convenience not to wait until the last minute. night, they had established a new |ycsterday when he heard Judge Jo- | had been disposed of |i: 5 his wife, the thought of separa- | and dispatched daughter brought a rush of tears | VETERAN ENPLOVE OF HERALD DEAD H. W. Flagg, | Room, Dies of LAST WORDS OF IS DUTIE Rose From Post of Errand Boy 46 Years Ago to Responsible Post by Conscientious Devotion to His Daily Tasks, While the giant newspaper press at the Herald plant was roaring and turning out its daily supply of papers yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock, the man who had devoted practically all his life to the paper and for years controlled this great machine passed on to his reward. Henry Willlams Flagg, 58 years old, of 166 Monroe street, had been employed by the Herald and its predecessor, the Observer, since he was 12 years of age, a matter of 46 years. In point of service he was the oldest Herald employe. The Herald never had a more logal worker as may be gleaned from the fact that he refused to stop work for two days after it seemed certain that he was seriously il Worked Despite Tliness On Wednesday, December 12, he felt the first effects of illness, but his loyalty to the paper urged him to report for work. Against the advice of his wife he reported for duty again the following day. On Friday he became weaker and Mrs. Flagg insisted upon calling a physician, but he protested that he did not re- {quire attention. He had to be at his post, the large Friday edition which contained many pages would be printed on that day and it was necessary that he be at work, he L onnec Flagg summoned a doctor. After she had completed the tele- phone call she turned and found him completely clothed and ready to staying home and when the phys clan arrived he told Mr. Flagg it would he dangerous to leave the house that day. . Last Words Concerned His Pres While he lay on his sick bed, he worried about the paper and his whole spirit was with it. His last few words before death concerned routine matters dealing with the press, The press had soon after been started by an assistant. While the rewsboys whom he had heard. daily during his 46 years of continuous service were laughing, shouting and crowding each other on the lower floor of the Herald plant, “Bil” Flagg died. Other members of the Herald family knew of the death almost im- mediately after it occurred for there (Continued on Page Nine) KING GEORGE TURNS CORNER TO RECOVERY Bulletin Issued Interpreted as Meaning Monarch Will Get Well London, Dec. 20 (M—A bulletin ‘from King George's physicians which the public at once interpreted as meaning that the sick monarch had definitely turned the corner toward recovery was issued at Buckingham palace this afternoon. “We are happy to state that the king's progress is now established were the words with which five of his doctors con= cluded their report of his condition. The announcement. the most lengthy that has come from the medical men, was posted after they had con- sulted for an hour. It said: “A consultation has taken place in order to make a comprehensive sur- vey of His Majesty's present pro- gress and to discuss the lines along which treatment in the immediate future had best procced. “The condition of the right side of the chest has improved and there is evidence of more normal respiratory functicns. “The healing of the empyema with its severe local infection. though satisfactory, must of neces- sity be a lengthy proc: ‘The heart is slowly gathering power and while the exhaustion re- mains profound a slight accession of general strength is noticeable. “The future course of the illness must from its nature be slow and not without difficnlties. but we are happy to state that the king's nrogress fis (Signed) “HEWETT., “RIGRY, “RUZZARD, “ROVIESTON “DAWSON." ‘The signatures on the announce- im:nt, were those of Sir Hugh Rig- by, the surgeon who performed a | rib resection on December 12; Sir |Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of { Penn, the king's regular physicians, (and Sir E. Farquhar Buzzard and been called in consultation on sev- eral occasions. This galaxy of medical skill warn- ed the nation- that there | many ‘difficuties ahead gna that im- provement must be slow. Otherwise all factors mentioned in the bulletin {were on the favorable side. This morning’s bulletin which again announced that His Majesty |had a good night's rest. was the fifth |successive one in which a slight im- provement was recorded. This indi- ication of steady, if small. gain for (Continued on- Page 18) argued. In spite of his protests, Mrs. | start to work. She insisted upon his Avel Week Ending Dec. 15th ... rage Daily Circulation For | 15,132 PRICE THREE CENTS WILKINS SAYS GRAHAM LAND IS SEPARATE 1801\1-5 Problem Bafing Geographers rs By Flight—Not Continent. Dec. 20 P—The New | an, in a copyrighted dis- Ipaten wuay from Sir Hubert Wil- kins, explorer, at Deception Island, [Antarctica, says that he has solved |a problem which baffled geographers /for many years—proving that Graham Land is separated from the | Polar continent by an fce-filled chan- | nel. Geographers, it is said, had previously thought that the moun- tains extended without interruption nto the heart of the continent. Captain Wilkins made the ob- servation during a flight in the monoplane San Francisco beyond the volcanic mountains of Graham Land. DOWNPOUR MAY GREET HOOVER IN BRAZIL 'Firing of Guns Liable to{ 1 Start Tropical Deluge rlicnt State Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 20 (P— | With Brazillan forts and battleships firing 21 gun salites in honor of President-elect Hoover and the Utah |replying in kind, weather prophets {in Rio Janeiro gre wondering wheth- |er the distinguished American guests may not step ashore in the midst of lone of Rio's tropical downpours to- morrow. | It is recalled by American naval | officers here who visited Rio Janeiro |with the famous round-the-world battleship squadron under command | lof “Fighting Bob” Evans twenty | vears ago, that the heavy firing hy the naval vessels during the ex- change of courtesies by the two| {countries was followed by a down- | . pour of the heaviest rain in Rio Janeiro's history. The overcast rkies of the last two |other water barrage when the heavy artillery gets into action tomorrow. Plan Ceremony Rio Janeiro, Dec. 20 (A)—Officials | today planned an elaborate cere- | mony greeting for Herbert Hoover on his arrival here tomorrow after- noon. Committees were named by the senate and the chamber to greet Mr. ‘Hco\'nr after orators have paid tri- was erected in front of the United (oCntinued on Page 18) WANT CRUISERS AND TREATY UP TOGETHER 'Senate Leaders Working on Plan for Concen- trated Action Washington, Dec. 20 (P—Senate {leaders were trying today to work cut an agreement whereby |cruiser construction [Kellogg anti-war treaty taken up together after the Christ- mas recess. Under the compromise proposal the naval bill would be considered for a period each day and then the | scnate would discuss ths treaty. days are now felt to threaten an- | ‘mr\'icfl were not the | bill and the | would be | 045 HAINS BLOW LONDON STREETS APART; B1G 0SS 18 Seriously Injured Persons in Hospital After Explosion Wrecks Thoronghlares SHOP FRONTS CAVE IN AS CURBS FLY IN AIR |Disaster Occurs When Workman Enters Manhole With an Eloctric Blower to Remove Foul Air Lead- ing into Large Inspection Cham- ber Outside of Post Cfice Depot in Broad Street. London, Dec. 20.—(#—West and central London were given a start- ling reminder of wartime air raids today when exploding gas mains |caused a miniature earthquake that [heaved up long stretches of streets and caved in shop fronts, The explosions started when a workman entered a manhole with an electric blower used to remove foul air from passages leading into & large inspection chamber below the roadway outside of the post office depot in Broad strect. Serles of Shocks This first explosion was followed by a series of shocks along the street flinging curbstones into the air, knocking down pedestrians and shat- tering shop windows. One manhole lid was hurled high in the air and crashed on a motorbus. Cracks ap- peared in the road, wooden blocks were heaped up and the streets along which the explosions took place looked like a jagged trench. Twelve persons were injured seri- ously enough to be sent to hospitals while many suffcred minor hurts, being treated at the scene or re- turning to their homes. Bhaftsbury avenue, street and strects in Bloomsbury were the principal ones affected. The damage extended over more than a mile of pavement. The crash of the explosion was worse than bombs during air raids, #aid (he occupant of a flat nearby who was blown off his feet. *T thought there had been an ex- plosion at the base of the building New Oxford bute to him from the floor. An arch (Which shook like tissue paper,” he said. Smoke Rises Bmoke rose to a height of 30 or 40 feet after the first explosion, the residents of nearby dwellings dash- ed into the streets and fire engines appeared from every direction, Their greatly needed and they soon departed: There was much confusion as to exactly what had happened when the workman entered the manhole where the original explosion took place. There was a sudden scream, & .!purt of flame and a terrific ex- plosion. The workman struggled from the manhole with his cloth- ing afire, but was quickly rescued and taken to a hospital. Horse Killed A horse was killed and a taxicab turned over, its driver being taken from the shattered vehicle to a hos- pital. A green grocer's cart carrying palm trees was overturned and the {branches of the palms snapped by the detonation. (Continued on Page 22) An immediate decision as to prior- | ity for the two propositions was held | up today, a hurricane relief bill for the South Atlantic states having the call in the senate under a previous agreement. Cenfident that he ha1 the votes to make the naval bill the unfinished | business immediately, Hale of the naval committee was not inclined to accept the compromise proposal, but a threat of stubborn fight against the bill still hung over the senate as it resumed work today. Leaders went into conference on the priority contest after several rounds of discussion. Renator King. democrat, Utah, an opponent of the naval bill who blocked an attempt last night to bring it before the e, said he would enter into the | greement for simultaneous consid- eration of the naval bill and the treaty after the holiday with the stipulation that the treaty be voted upon first. Representative Fish, republican. New York, announced loday that he | would ask the house foreign affairs | committee, of which he is a member, to take up tomorrow his resolution | tc place the house on vecord as ex- | pressing its “‘cordial approval” of the | now established on a firmer basit. Kellogg treaty for the renunclatfon | of wa | Only the senate 1s officialy con- {eerned with the treaty, but the h Chairman | BRITISH WHEELS OF GOMMERCE TURNING Slowed Down Perceptibly During Critical Phase of King’s Iliness London, Dec. 20 (A—The British empire's wheels of commerce which slowed down somewlhat during the acute phases of King George's ill- ness are gradually reaching normal speed with his majesty's slow im- provement. There was a time when the outlook for the retail business appeared very black and hea insurance was taken out against loss of trade if the dreaded “even lity” should take place, but this apparently has heen avoided and the big premiums paid {by the retail stores are now being recouped from the rush of business which has &ct in during this last last week of Christmas shopping. 1t scemed as though evervone had delayed their gift buying as long as the cloud hung over Buckingham resolution would have the house ex- (press its willingness to participate in | {any legislative move requiring joint | |action by congress to carry out the | | purposes of the treaty. {“Doctor” Nets Seven Millions in 14 Years | Los Angeles, Dec. 20 (#—"Doctor” | lating the state medical and phar- | macy act, testified yesterday that he | had sold $7,000.000 worth of his 1 | “The remedy is my own invention |and is sold to cure many ills” he |sald. “I never diagnosed a case, though, or attempted to define my | customers’ troubles. I just sold them my remedy and told them they { would be cured.” o | “Slim women came to him to get fat and portly women came to get lean,” Willlam Byrne, special exam- iner, reported. Palace and now are making up for lost time, not only in London, but in the provincial towns also. The usual Christmas shopping rush, bad enough, now rescmbles more closely |a bargain day struggle and harassed es people are finding difficulty in | supplying their customers’ demands in the short week of buying which usually is sprcad over at least a Sir Humphrey Rolleston, who have H. L. Musick, on trial here for vio- |month. The betterment in the king’s con- dition has been reflected in brisk business generally, tentative en- were yet | “wonder remedy” at $1 a package in | gagements of supper tables at the big hotels and restaurants are being clinched by actual reservations. The- ater bookings, held in abeyance, are now being conciuded and parties which a few weeks ago were hardly thought of are being planned with enthusiasm. The usual boisterous celebrations, however, may be largely replaced by generally quiet enjoyment tiaged with thankful satisfaction, thet the anxious peried has passed. 1

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