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DIE IN SUNBURY WRECK: 31 HURT 8 1008 1 8 3 Picture at the left, taken at daybreak by cameraman for THE EVENING NEWS, shows how cars landed in canal bed when the Williamsporter express of the locomotive and five cars crashed through a portion of the Susquehanna River bridge and were scattered in the abandoned canal and along the highway of shows the portion of the train that landed on the highway. of the Reading Company came to disaster at Clement station, the Susquehanna Trail, The picture at the right, taken by night warmer WEATHER: and tomorrow. tomorrow; Fair to- The Evenina Neurg NUMBER 5879-22 PAGES Sunday Published by The Every Patriot Evening Company Except HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1936 At Entered the Post as Office Second- at Class Harrisburg Matter PRICE TWO CENTS Under the Act of March 3. 1879 INFLATION THREAT MAY BE HEADED OFF Speedy Reading Train Plunges Over 30-Foot Bank; Probe Is Started AGED COUPLE ARE FROZEN TO DEATH NEAR CARLISLE: CARLISLE, Jan.

chance visit by a physician to their farm in South Middleton Township, about two miles northeast of. Carlisle, late yesterday revealed the frozen bodies of an aged Cumberland County farm couple. The victims, succumbing to exhaustion and exposure to the cold, were John Brown Kelley, 74, and his wife, Martha Huston Kelley, 72. All theories of foul play were eliminated last night after an investigation conducted by Dr. Edward A.

Haegele, of Mechanicsburg, county coroner. The bodies of the aged pair were discovered by Dr. G. L. Zimmerman, of Carlisle, who decided to pay the Kelleys a visit while in the vicinity of their home yesterday.

He had previously treated Mrs. Kelley for a hip injury she Turn to Page Eight DEFEATED GREEK PREMIER IS DEAD International News Service ATHENS, Jan. 31. In the midst of political turmoil resulting from his defeat at the last Sunday's parliamentary tions, Field Marshal and former Premier George Kondylis, hero who crushed last Spring's revolutions tion, and who was mainly responsible for King George's return to the throne, died of heart failure today. Kondylis, 56 years old, lived just long enough to see his victory at arms turn to disappointment at the polls.

He died just as Themistocles Sophoulis, lieutenant of Eleutherios Venizelos, leader of the republican revolution, was about to form a coalition government, leaving out Kondylis. Children Save Mother From Sentence in Jail International News Service PITTSBURGH, Jan. -Escaping a jail sentence, Mrs. Julie Broce, red McKees Rocks beauty shop operator, who admitted attempting to influence testimony of a witness in the James J. Westwood murder trial, was under order to pay a $100 fine today.

In sentencing her to pay the fine for contempt of court, Judge William McNaugher said: "There is one thing that interfered with my sending you to jail, and that is your children." Mrs. Broce was ordered out of the courthouse when she told a witness to "go easy" on Westwood, then on trial for the murder of his wife, Martha. 1 are SENATE LEADERS AGREE TO OFFER AMENDMENTS TO SUPPLY BILLS WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.

The Senate Appropriations Committee agreed upon a method of providing funds for payment of the bonus and new farm program costs which was expected to head off temporarily at least House inflation threats. Appropriations for both the bonus and the farm program, it was agreed, will be offered as amendments to supply bills which have already passed the House. In this manner, it was thought, the rising House inflation movement may be The Appropriations Committee procedure, however, does not settle question of whether taxes, inflation or additional bond issues is to be used to provide the Treasury with funds to meet the appropriations. Earlier President Roosevelt announced at his White House press conference that new taxes must be imposed to finance the farm program. He added that methods of financing the $2,000,000,000 bonus for former soldiers were still.

under study. That means a tax bill will have to be election pushed Congress in an year, a move always avoided by administrations if possible. The tax bill also carried threats of a delay in congressional adjournment, perhaps beyond the political conventions in June. No decision was made on the sources of the new taxes but one method mentioned was increase income levies on small salaries. Both the independent offices and the deficiency bills are before the Turn to Page Eight BANK CLEARINGS AGAIN HIGHER: Showing even better business strides than were maintained in the latter half of 1935, bank clearings in Harrisburg and Steelton this month exceeded the corresponding month of last year by more than $1,200,000.

James A. McLaughlin, manager Harrisburg Clearing House Exchange, who released the figures. emphasized the fact that 1935 had the best bank clearings report in five years and that 1936 starts out with clearings way ahead of the first month of last year. The total this month was 484,210.87 which was almost 000 ahead of the big December record; $1,200,978.74 higher than January, 1935, and $1,886,546.39 more than January, 1934. In other words this month's gain over January, 1935, is almost twice the amount by which 1935 surpassed 1934 at the outstart.

ILL WOMAN ENDS LIFE International News Service WYNNEWOOD, Jan. 31. Despondency over illness today was blamed for the suicide Ann Ellis, 31, whose body was found in the bedroom of her home here. out a opposite Sunbury, at midnight. After the train jumped the track, THE EVENING NEWS about 3 a.

with the aid of flare globes, EXTRA EDITION FINAL STOCK QUOTATIONS FORMER ROAD SUPERINTENDENT DIES SHARON, Jan. Greer, 68, former superintendent of highways in Mercer County and Republican chairman in Mercer County in 1924, died today at his home here. JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN TROOPS CLASH MOSCOW, Jan. company of JapaneseManchukuoan troops clashed with a group of twentyfive Soviet border guards in the region of Grodekovo today. There was intensive firing and both sides suffered losses.

SARRAUT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE PARIS, Jan. The Chamber of Deputies voted confidence in the government of Premier Albert Sarraut tonight after a stormy debate during which the government came in for severe criticism. WILENTZ AVERSARREST 2 MEN HOFFMAN LACKS AS FALSE FIRE NEW EVIDENCE ALARM IS GIVEN International News Service TRENTON, N. Jan. Jersey's state police will "co-operate 100 per cent." with Governor Harold G.

Hoffman in the reopened investigation of the Lindbergh murder, Attorney General David T. Wilentz said today. He made the statement in his office, in the presence of Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the state police.

It was to Schwarzkopf Governor Hoffman order yesterday directed his sensational the "arrest of everyone" connected with the crime. International News Service TRENTON, N. Jan. 31. -Attorney General David T.

Wilentz's answer to Governor Harold G. Hoffman's order reopening the Lindbergh murder investigation turned out today to consist of one brief paragraph. It was: "All the columns of interviews, statements and published reports by persons interceding in behalf of the defense, and all the statements of the governor, Schwarzkopf, including the letter to Colonel contain no fragment of new evidence. The case stands as is." The statement was. handed out by Assistant Attorney General Joseph Lanigan at about 12.40 p.

m. Two hours earlier, Wilentz had told reporters that he would have "something of importance" to say Turn to Page Eight WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION International News Service WAYNESBURG, Jan. 31-Assemburg, Democratic floor leader blyman Roy E. Furman, Waynes: part of the last legislative session, will be a candidate to succeed himself at this year's election, it was announced today. 30 STUDENTS IN OVERTURNED BUS International News Service CLEARFIELD, Jan.

Clearfield high school students escaped death or serious injury today when their bus overturned en route to Woodland. The most seriously hurt were Jean Mulhollen, who suffered a broken wrist, and Joyce Stevens, 8 broken thumb. A half dozen others were bruised and scratched. The driver was Elmer Jury. It wag believed the steering apparatus was broken.

Wreckage of Locomotive After Crash SUNBURY. Jan. broken rail caused the wreck of the Williamsporter, crack Reading Railtroad express, early today in which persons were killed and thirty-two were injured, two seriously. The train left the rails at a bridge approach at Clement's Station, across the Susquehanna River from here, and plunged more than thirty feet to the bed of an abandoned canal and State Highway Route No. 11, known as the Susquehanna canal and the Susquehanna trail.

The locomotive and some of the cars landed in the canal bed, while two of the cars landed on the State highway route. The Reading Railroad made an official announcement at noon today that a broken rail had caused the wreck, and indicated a more complete statement would be issued later. Two of the dead were members of the crew and the third was a passenger. In the early official list of victims announced by the Reading Company, it was reported that a fourth person--an unidentified Bucknell University studenthad also been killed, but this was later withdrawn. Previous to this correction by the company, Bucknell University officials had said they had accounted for all of their students known to be aboard the train.

The dead: Dr. Guy Rothfuss, 31, port, brother of Dr. Paul Rothfuss, Deputy Secretary of Health for Pennsylvania. Engineer William Ramp, Tama- tion for the commission. While the official investigations Turn to Page Six qua.

Tamaqua. Fireman, Washington Danshaw, Mrs. Daniel Brownell, 68, of Williamsport, suffering shock and body contusions, and Fred Funston, of Muncy, with severe laceraand contusions of the face in body, were reported in serious conditions at the Mary Packer Hospital. R. B.

Brown, vice-president in charge of operation and mainte- at nance, arrived in Sunbury from Philadelphia to direct the com- of pany's investigation into the disaster. the accident division of the Public Harvey J. Rose, Harrisburg, Service Commission, also came here today to make an investiga- 2 Close Friends of Queen Mary Succumb United Press LONDON, Jan. close friends of Queen Mary, already stricken by the death of her husband, King George, died last night. Victor Baroness Sackville, 73, a famous hostess of the times of King Edward VII, was one.

She died at Brighton. Susan, Duchess of Somerset, 83, also a well-known hostess, died here. Her husband, the late fifteenth Duke, carried the orb, symbol of world authority, at King Edward VIl's coronation. The remains of the locomotive of in the canal bed at Clement's Station, plunged this morning after leaving the rail caused the wreck in which three the Williamsporter, crack Reading across the Susquehanna River from rails as it neared a bridge approach. persons were killed and thirty-one Dr.

Guy Rothfuss Third in Family of Eight Sons to Die in Violent Manner Dr. Guy H. Rothfuss, 31, of Williamsport, brother of Dr. Paul Rothfuss, Deputy Secretary of Health, Riverview Manor, this city, killed today in the Sunbury wreck, was the third brother of a family' eight sons of Charles H. fuss to meet sudden death.

Charles H. Rothfuss is a former Lycoming County Commissioner whose term expired two years ago. Four of his sons were doctors and four of them served the Army during the World War. Reuben, a lieutenant of field artillery, met death in battle in France; Elmer was fatally kicked his Williamsport home by a horse, and "Duke," the nickname Doctor Guy, died in today's Reading wreck. Dr.

Guy Rothfuss was born on farm near Williamsport and was graduate of the Williamsport High School; West Virginia Uni- Turn to Page Six Estate of Atterbury Valued at $613,306.89 MEDIA, Jan. estate appraised at $613,306.89 was left by the late Gen. W. W. Atterbury, retired president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The property, bequeathed the widow and their three children, consisted mostly of railroad securities, which were estimated at 345.27. The balance was in cash and personal effects. LIQUOR STORE ROBBED By United Press MARCUS HOOK, Jan. clerk of a liquor store and a customer were held up by five bandits last night while the robbers looted the dispensary of a small quantity of liquor and $175 in cash. FORESEE CRISIS IN FINANCES AT STATE CAPITOL A new financial crisis has arisen at the Capitol.

With the payment of $2,000,000 in salaries and other items today the general fund has been reduced to $2,500,000 at the close of the month. The Commonwealth's obligations for February already are 000, while the normal estimated revenues for the coming month are $6,000,000. This with the general fund balance of $2,500,000 makes $8,500,000 or only a more than half the amount needed. At least $7,000,000 will be provided for unemployment relief for February next Tuesday when the State Emergency Relief Board meets, and the State's subsidies for the fourth-class school districts, amounting to $6,750,000, will due in February. To this must be added, $2,000,000 for salaries and running expenses of the departments.

The expected revenue of 000 for the new month includes the anticipated return from only four of the emergency unemployment relief taxes now in full operation. They are the stamp tax on documents and the cigaret, gasoline and amusement levies. The money expected from the largest of the emergency revenue measures will not show appreciable returns for several months. These will come from the 6 per cent. cor- Turn to Page Nineteen Railroad express, is shown lying Sunbury, into which the train Railroad officials said a broken injured.

SECURITY TRUST ASSETS WILL BE -RELEASED SOON There is good news in the offing for the 6202 depositors of the closed Security Trust Company. Dr. Luther A. Harr, State Secretary of Banking, revealed from his Philadelphia office today that within ten days the curity will have paid back to United States Government, the last of the $223,116 to the bank August 11, 1934, and the Government then will release $300,000 worth of bank assets to be liquidated for benefit of the deI The positors. $300,000 figure, Doctor Harr's office said, is the appraised value, not the face value, of the collateral which the bank had posted as collateral for the loan made in 1934.

When the loan was obtained it was distributed to the Security de- Turn to Page Eight Coasting on Sheet of Steel, 2 Boys Killed WHEELING, W. Jan. Kenneth Cook, 13, and John Sherasky, 12, were dead today, victims of coasting accidents. The youths, sheet according to authorities, used a of steel for a sled and rode under the wheels of a truck, BURNS TO DEATH IN MASH By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Jan. -Robert death when he fell into a burned, hot Bragg, 32, foreman, was to mash at a distilling company.

"The Bachelor Prince Who Became King" On Page 19 Today Traced by their footsteps in the snow, two men were captured early today, less than ten minutes after they are alleged to have turned in a false alarm that sent six pieces of fire apparatus and the fire chief and his assistant a hazardous trip over ice covered streets to Race and Paxton streets. The accused pair are: John H. Park, 25, of Nineteenth street near Sycamore, and Fred A. Hoyler, 25, of Race street near Tuscarora. They were held on a charge of sending in a false fire alarm.

An additional charge of drunken driving was lodged against Park, who furnished $1000 bail for a hearing with Hoyler this afternoon in -police court. Responding with firemen to the false alarm, sent in at Box 13 at 3.12 a. City Patrolmen Charles A. Winn, James Lytle and Theodore F. Berry said they were informed by Walter Erhart, a driver for the Paxton Fire Company, that he believed the occupants of an automobile that was stuck in a snow drift in Paxton street, east of Race, had turned in the alarm.

The patrolmen reported they traced fresh footsteps in the snow from the automobile, which was abandoned, to the fire alarm box. While Berry, Winn and firemen continued to trace the footsteps from the fire alarm box over a half dozen city blocks to Indian street, near Race, where they say they found Hoyler hiding behind a fence, Gilbert Moyer, of 319 South Front street, and Marlin Metzgar, of the Paxton firehouse, both members of the Paxton company, seized Park in the yard of the old cigar factory in Race street. Deputy Comptroller of Currency Will Resign WASHINGTON, Jan. -F. G.

Awalt, who piloted the Nation's banks through the 1933 bank crisis, will soon resign as deputy comptroller of the currency and take up private law practice, it was learned today. Awalt, who has been with the Federal Treasury sixteen years, was acting controller of the currency from September. 1932, to April, 1933, a period when Federal authorities were crisis. confronted with the bankAwalt was born at Laurel, January 5, 1895. He practiced law at Baltimore, joined the Army during the war, and then came to Washington in 1920 when he was counsel to the Ordinance Claims Board.

Later he took up legal work with the war loans staff of the Treasury Department. In 1927 he was made Second Deputy Controller of Currency and in the following year promoted to First Deputy Controller of the Currency,.