New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 JOHNSON Republican “Irreconcil- ables” Hurl Broad- sides At His Plan For World Conference On Economics. Administration Leaders in| Hopes of Getting Final Yote Before Night, Then Recess Over New Year’s Day. ¢ Washington, Dec. 29.—A vote be-| fore night on the Borah proposal for & world economic conference which is opposed by the administration was sought by senate leaders today while the third day's debate on the project proceeded with increasing fury. As “irreconcilable” colleagues of Senator Bora hurled broadsides at his plan as embodied in‘an amendment to the naval appropriation bill, the republi- can managers negotiated quietly for a roll call before adjournment and a recess over New Year's Day, Johnson Opens Attack Senator Johnson, republican, Cali- fornia, who fought shoulder to shoul- der with Senator Borah against the league of nations, opened today's for- ensic battle with a two-fisted attack on the conference plan. The proposal, | sald Senator Johnson, was worse than | the league and more likely to *em- broil us in ' European controversies and finally make the Unitéd States after 150 years a ‘part of the Europ- eap system.” He added that -such a! conference would jeopardize our fu- ture, Worse Than League “I am against it,”” raid Senator| Johnson, “for precisely the reasons 1 was against taking the United States into the league of nations. I am against it because, in my opinion, it will do exactly what, thus far, we have declined to do. I am against it because in even greater degree, and with less safeguards than the league of nations gave to us, it will embroil us in European controversies. | ML @ waadfit) the amendment ad it is presented, and just as in the for- mer contest of which it is in my judgment but a continuation, I am against it with either reservations or amendments. Would Prefer League “I prefer the league of nations with some rules of procedure with the members bound by some preliminary agreement to this general omnibus en- deaver which has neither limitations nor specifications.” Represantation of the United States on the reparations commission de-| seribed by Senator Johnson as the, “most repulsivé element of the Ver-| sailles treaty” would follow necessar- | fly from the Borah conference, he| contended, and would cause the Unit- | od States to “embark on a new for-| eign policy.” g“ltpma.; be said,” Senator Johnsung continued, “that we 'can have an; economic conference, rehabilitate| Furope and have nothing to do with the reparations or reparations com-| mission. What incredible egotism is, this? One of Two Things “Following to its logical conclusion the proposal for this conference we must choose either the aiternative of arousing false hopes and doing incal- culable harm, or of entering upon a course far removed from what is merely financial and which may jeo- pardize our future; and which if once entered upon may make us a part of Turope's future political, controver-, S The second reason advanced for this conference, broadly stated, is that if we do not intervene economically in surope we will have to intervene in war there, I deny it. If we intervene cconomically (whatever that znn.y mean) we'll be in the midst of Fur- ope's turmoil and may poseihly‘h{v in,. volved in Europe's wars. But to say that without this conference with .all that may flow from it, we will be in- Yolved in some future European war| js, T think a bit extravagant. It wi]l be a long, long day before Europe's troubles will entice us to war and I think we may dismiss the threat of war from this discussion.” MILLS NEW CHATRMAN George H. Dyson, Vice Chairman of J. Porter Mercantile Burcan—E. Retires From Chairmanship. A. A. Mills this morning was elect- ed chairman of the mercantile bu-| reau of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce, succeeding FEugene J. Por- ter, whose term has expired. \George | H. Dyson was elected vice chairman. | The election of Mr, Mills as chair- man,-and the resignation of Robert Sloan as director, created two vacan- cies in the board of directors of the mercantile bureau, which were filled by the election of E. J. Porter and Ired Monier. William H. Crowell, Max Porter and Steve Robb were appointed a committee on uniform closing hours. SJARTHQUAKE IN ITALY Rome, Dec.' 29. — (By Associated Press)—An carthquake shock was felt at Avezzano, in the province of Aquila, at 1:35 o'clock this afternoon, according to a message received here. No damage was reported. TURNS CALLING HIS PLAN WORSE THAN LEAGUE OF NATIONS | Cod early today. jgines in moving away mote NEW BRITAIN HERALD . —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES CAPT. GRACE DIES WHILE ON WAY TO HEADQUARTERS IN POLICE SERVICE CAR CITY CRAWLING OUT OF BIG SNOWBANS Transportation - Systems Ham- pered by First Real Blizzard 1922 GIVES FAREWELL KICK Trolleys Stop Running to Berlin Dur- ONBORAH, SHIPWRECKED SAILORS RESCUED AT CAPE COD Hauled to gai';t):-on Breech- es Buoy—Too Rough to Launch Boats Ing Storm—Telephone Co. Repair Night in Drifts— Restaurants Do Rushing Business. Trucks Spend New Britain slowly from a recovering bordering today is condition Provincetown, Mass,, Dec, 2 ™he | almost on traffic paralysis, due to a schooner Annie L. Spindler ¢ C '*» storm which swept over the mouth, N. 8, was wrecked Ohnect;, * last night. Trol- Point today. The crew of | Adv, p Ut Stage Lippg,™" Cripvicd trussed to the rigging in a ”-'ilfl' ept, 7 “Odnre out of almost hurricane strength for . orq, (, + coal dealers were rescued by breeches buoy. Tt]wre. 0 . horses and was reported that the vessel was|sleighs Where .. " and people are loaded with liquor, but Captain Irving | wading shoe-top deep through paths Collins, head of the coast guard crew [ where sidewalks have not been which rescued the seamen, said he | cleaned off. had no official knowledge of her Ireight trains, which were off cargo, schedule all night, are struggling slowly back to regular running time, The schooner was high and dry at half tide, apparently with little | while coal dealers complain that it chance of being floated. Her cargo, [ Will not be until next week that they will have their trucks on the streets, Electricians in the employ of the telephone, electric light and trolley companies are busy repairing dam- aged wires. Restaurants down town did a rushing business at noon today | because of the difficulties many peo- ple faced in getting home for lunch. Sudden Change of Weather Suddenly swinging from weather so mild that it resembled a spring thaw into a storm of snow, sleet and rain, accompanied by a gale which gained terrific momentum late yesterday aft- ernoon, changing during the night to a snow storm, with no abatement of the wind until near the middle of the forenoon, New Britain awoke this morning to find itself in the throes of the season's first blizzard and traffic was paralyzed. Although there was rain, snow and sleet all day yesterday, and condi- tions were bad around noon, it was about the middle of the afternoon when the storm gained in fury. Large pellets of hail, resembling chunks of ice almost as big as peas came down in torrents. The sky became darken- ed and by five o'clock this city was in the midst of .one of the worst storms of that nature it has seen for some time. Streets were practically deserted. Here and there a traffic policeman could be seen, but there was no traf- fic to direct. A solitary mail carrier could be seen occasionally, painfully feeling his way against a_ blinding hail. however, probably can be saved, The Spindler was blown on Cape The storm shut off observation from shore, and it was not until breakfast time at the Race *Point station that the lookout sighted the schooner stranded off the point. Boats could not be launched in the tremendous seas that were breaking over the bars. Captain Collins ordered out the beeches buoy apparatus and shot a line to the schooner. Across the hawser, rigged from the vessel's fore- mast to the shore, skipper and sea- men were hauled to safety. The men were exhausted from hours of ex- posure, FREIGHT YARDS FIRE Seven Loaded Cars Destroyed at Cedar Hill in New Haven—Loss is Put at $75,000. New Haven, Dec. 29.—Fire early to- day in the Cedar Hill yards of the N. Y., N. H. and H. rallroad destroy- ed seven loaded freight cars, with a loss estimated at $75,000, Contact with an overhead electric wire is be- lieved to have started the fire. Ian- ved by a high wind the flames spread rapidly and the railroad called in many trainmen to ald the shifting en- than 1,000. freight cars which were near those that were hurning. Two hose lines were brought into use and these and the quick work of the shifting engines probably prevent- ed the burning of a large number of freight cars. The flames were visible for a great distance. Washington Theater Bldg. In Boston Is Burned Out Boston, Dec. 29.—Fire which burned out the three upper floors of the Washington theater building at Kneeland and Washington streets carly today caused an estimated loss Repair Car Stuck in Drift In the vicinity of the Shuttle Mea- dow reservoir ice and sleet caused trouble with telephone wires. A re- pair car- was sent to the lake and be- came stuck in drifts almost four feet deep. A second car sent to relieve the first, also became stalled in the Arifts. Both were extricated this morning. No Trolleys to Berlin Probably the worst inconvenience is being suffered by the Connecticut |company. The Berlin line suspended | operations entirely. Other lines were kept open, with but little success at maintaining a schedule. of $75,000. Flames shooting through the roof and fanned by the gale Today the schedule is impossible of threatened to spread through the | maintainence, due to the fact that trucks, getting through the streets with difficulty, take to the car tracks and delay the cars. Due to high ice near the Berlin sta- tion, no cars are running to Berlin at all today. The telephone south end business district and a large part of the city's fire fighting appar- atus was called out and the fire was confined to one building. Thirty-five families living in a tenement house were ordered into the streets because of the danger of the fire spreading, and many of them suffered severely from exposure, company reports (Continued ou Page 21). Survey Shows Coal Famine Here; _ Stocks Low, Shipments Drop Off STORM DELAYS TRAINS {Dealers Tell “Herald” Little Fuel Is on Hand—Apple- gate Pessimistic About Local Situation. New Haven Road, However, Says No Tie-up Resulted—Plows and Flang- ers Used on Some Lines, New Haven, Dee. 20.—Some delay to train service as a result of the storm was reported by the N. Y., N, H. and H. railroad in 4 statement to- With New Britain in the midst o what threatened this morning to be- day. No direct Heup has resulted, it|oome g biizzard of serious proportions, was said. . people who have been waiting for an On the eustern and northern lines increase in the coal supply, rather 10} than accept substitutes for the usual sizes of anthracite, have awakened to the fact that the coal shortage is a serious problem. Many have rushed to local coal dealers, only to find that the city is almost out of domestic size anthracite, with few if any prospects of there being enough available at any the snow in some places was inches deep and it has been necessary to use plows and flangers on some lines. It was stated that the sleet and frozen snow has interfered to some cxtent with switches causing them to stick and also caused hard wheeling slowed up both road and yard and 8 time during the winter to supply the operations. Freight trains were re-|gemand. duced in tonnage. | Not only is the coal shortage in it- R TR L s e oyl self a serious problem, there being but ’ 60 per cent. of the normal amount 91 Acres for §e“ Park available and New Britain having Purposes in New Haven !zone over its aiotment up to this time, but the car shortage for ship- 'ping purposes is said to be more seri- out than the coal shortage. Less Coal Coming in. Fuel Administrator E. W. Christ .stated this morning that there has been less coal ecoming in during the past week than heretofore, due, he believes to the fact that the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road pressed into service many of its locomotives commonly used for freight New Haven, Dec. 29.—An addition to the parks of the city will be a tract of 91 acres north of Fort Hale park on the north shore of the harbor, | which has been bought by the park department, The track was sold by Henry and Dr, Raynham Townshend for about $25,000 and in announcing the purchase Henry 1*. English, sec- retary of the park commission mm-! plimented the Townshends for their public spirited attitude in the trans- action, hauling to help carry the holiday passenger rush. This simply adds to 5 V. |the freight congestion at the large SARAH SITS UP 'terminals, Paris, Dec. 20. — (By Associated “There is not a very large quantity Press)—Mme. Sarah Dernhardt was of coal on hand in New Britain,” said distinctly better today. She was able)Mr, Christ and added that he did not to leave her bed and had luncheon;expect to see very much come in until with the members of her houschold in the dining room, (Continued on Page Twenly-Two) NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, 1923 Outlook To Commerce NORTH PRESIDENT OF NEW BRITAIN CLUB R. W. Poteet and J, H, Robinson Are Named New Members of Board of Directors, J. North was elected president of thé New Britain club at the annual mecting last evening, succeeding ¥, G. Vibberts, retired. The usual procedure of selecting the first vice-president to Ml the vacancy at the expiration of the president's term was followed. Other officers chosen were, A. G, Kimball, first vice-president; w. Parsons, second vice-president; Cur- tis L. Sheldon, secretary, and H. C, Woolsey, treasurer. R. W. Poteet and J. H. Robinson were clected to the hoard of directors and B, F. Hall and H. W, Hatch were chosen auditors, Several minor changes in the hy- laws of the organization were dis- russed as were plans for a possible change of quarters to the new hotel. No action was taken on this pos: bility, the matter being referred the board with power, [SMET REAFFIRMS DEMAND FOR MOSUL Serves Marquis Curzon With Note Insisting on Oil Field Rights DENIES ~ BRITISH CLAIMS to Declares Kurds Iiving There Are Friendly to Turks—Former Sultan of Turkey Will Leave Monday for Mecca. Lausanne, Dec. 20 (By Associated Press).—Ismet Pasha sent a letter to Marquis Curzon this afternoon reaf- firming his demands that the Mosul district with its valuable oil fields, be turned over to Turkey. The note de- nied the British contention that the Kurds who inhabit the district are not friendly to the Turks and want Mosul | ta remain undgs the Avah gyrernment | of Irak. . Marquis Curzon plans to leave Sun- day for Paris wheer he will remain until Tuesday for the purpose of con- ferring with Premier Bonar Law in regard to the Near Eastern situation. Sultan To Sail. Malta, Dec. 29 (By Associated Press) -—Former Sultan Mohammed VI of Turkey, it is undérstood, will leave for Mecca next Monday aboard a British warship. He will presum- ably be landed at Jeddah, the port of Mecca, on the Red sea. Shortly after the flight of Mo- hammed VI from Constantinople on November 17 to escape threatened trial by the Turkish nationalists, dis- patches from Cairo announced that the king of the Hedjaz had invited him to take sanctuary in Mecca, where he was promised welcome and treatment in keeping with his rank. BREWER FOUND DEAD W. J. Lemp, formerly One of St. Louis' Most Prominent Men, Shoots Himself Twice in Heart. St. Louis, Dec. 29.—William J. l.emp, 654 years old, president of the William J. Lemp Brewing Co., com- mitted suicide today by shooting him- self twice through the heart in the office of the brewery in the southern section of the city. It was the third suicide in the fam- ily of the famous brewers, his father and a sister having taken their own lives, The Willlam J. Lemp Brewing Co. just before the advent of prohibition was considered one of the largest brewing companies in the world. It covered a 14 acre triangular tract in the southern section of the city and was valued at $7,000,000. It was sold at auction last June to five different interests for a total of $585,000. Lemp has been downcast since, it was said, as he had hoped to get a much larger price for the property. Paonessa Silent on Meeting With Hurley Other than to admit that he had called on Chief Robert Hurley of the state police department, in company with Chief of Police William C. Hart, Mayor A. M. Paonessa declined this morning to discuss the prevalent re- port that he had taken steps to de- termine whether State Policeman Ar- thur N. Rutherford had acted in an| official capacity when he attended a recent meeting of the K. K. K. at Turner hall. "Bhe mayor said he had occasion to go to Hartford yesterday afternoon to get an automobile regis- tered and attend to other business, so he invited Chief Hart to accompany him. While in the Capital City they called in on Chief Hurley, the mayor explained. . * * THE WEATHER ey Hartford, Dec. 29.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, continued cold tonight. Saturday fair with slowly rising temperature, strong northerly winds, diminishing by tonight. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1922 Bright, According ——— * * - Department Report Review of Year Shows In- creased Production in All Lines—Crops Good and Farmers Well Cared for Washington, Dec, 20,—Stock tak- ing of the nation's domestic business for the past year gives “a feeling of satisfaction” as to the progress made, the department of commerce declared teday. In an end of the year state- ment and from this position, it add- ed, “there are no serious obstacles in slght which should hinder further advances” in the early New Yea Optimism born of the accomplish- ments of the past months which many officials of the government regard as a remarkable strengthening of the economic fabric is evident through- out the statistics and details of the statement which noted that the pro- ducion of manufacured commodities wveraged 50 per cent larger than in 1921, The farmer received approx- imately 15 per cent more for his pro- ducts than in 1921 and the total vol- ume of agriculture products . worth a much greater sum than was that of a year ago. “The unsettled conditions in for- eign countries, particularly in Europe, however,” the statement continued, are still depressing our trade and to some extent have no douhbt kept the prices of agricultural products below the level of other commodities. But within the past two months this latter condition has been relieved to seme extent,” While dealing only briefly with for- eign trade the review said that American exports had dropped 16 per cent as compared with last year, Building Takes Boom. The total volume of building ordi- narily a measure of the country’s business health was 52 per cent. larger in the first eleven months, of this year than in the same period last year, and the prediction is made that the full year's record will exceed that of 1919. The 1922 contracts for eleven months also represented a much greater ex- penditure of money than for the full year of 1921, There was a genuine swell in the volume of general trade, according to the summary, which mentioned a six per cent. greater salé by mail order houses and a 12 per cent. increase in business by chain stores as indicative of the business tide, declines appes ing only in isolated lines. Increases in production with the re- duction of immigration were said to have taken care of the unsmployment situation and labor shortawes were re- ported in many localities, although this condition was not general. The year’'s progress was reported to have changed a huge surplus of freight cars into a shortage, This shortage was general, it was stated, despite a lower percentage of cars under repair than in many months, Farmers Better Off. One of the chief benefits derived by the farmer through the economic changes of the 12 months was the in- crease in his purchasing power ac- cording to the review, which called attention to a decline of ten per cent, in wholesale and five per cent. in re- tail prices, while the agricultural products were averaging 17 per cent. more than the previous year, The department's survey showed that textile mills were about 20 per cent. more active than last year; the iron and steel industry increased its output between 60 and 70 per cent.; petroleum production was about 15 per cent greater; rubber 40 per cent, motor vehicles 50 per cent., building construction 52 per cent., lumber 85 per cent., brick 50 per cent. and meats about § per cent. The only declines of outstanding importance were 7 per cent. in bitu- minous coal and 47 per cent. in an- thracite. Crops Better Also. The final estimates of the crop ‘showed it to have been about 41,000,000 bushels, or 5 per cent. greater than last year. Prices ranged generally higher. There was a des cline of 38 per cent. in wheat exports, wheat a condition linked with the foreign situation but exports of wheat flour were almost the same as in 1921, Big crops of corn and oats marked | the year, each being larger than in the preceding season. The corn crop crop was 178,000,000 bushels greater and that of oats ahout 187,000,000 bushels more than in 1921, of these commodities were larger far than in the preceding yvear and in | addition the prices were higher, the review stated. Cotton consumption rose nearly 14 per cent, in the first eleven months as compared with the corresponding period last year. This increase in- cluded the record month of Novem- ber, when mor ecotton was used than in any month since 1017, The wool manufacturing industry was about 25 per cent. more active in 1922 than in 1921 production, it was reported. Bank Deposits Gain, Savings bank deposits increased uniformly throughout the country, according to the survey, and increascs over 1921 also were reported in the 1922 life insurance business. Advertising in newspapers was per cent. less on the basis of eleven months than for the same period last year, but there was an increase the summary showed, in magazines, Postal receipts were | kidnapped by a white robed mob at nine per cent. greater for the first| Mer Rouge, La., stated today that he eleven months than for the same|“would rather die 40 times than be period in 1921. ’Iakrn back to Mer Rouge." He pre- |dicted that there “would be more Bridgeport Pastor Quits As Church Cannot Expand Bridgeport, Dec. ~Rev. John G. Sadtler for nine years rector of Christ Episcopal church here, today announced his resignation giving as his reason that the present down- town loecation of the church edifice precluded any future growth. No statem of future plans was made, Mr. Sadtler came here from Baltimore, !4d. | | " |furnished. At present the sanatorium | | | | k Average Daily Circulation December 2304 B 109 PRICE THREZ CENTS Prominent Official Struck WANTS STATE T0 HELP PAY FOR SANATORIUM Senator Covert Interested in Mayor’s Rocky Hill Measure At the request of Mayor A. M, Pao- nessa, acting for the board of health commissioners, a |bill will’ be intro- duced at the coming session ‘of the legislature at Hartford, to secure financia) aid from the state in the conduct of the Rocky Hill sanatorium, now being financed by the city. The sanatorium is caring for many patients who might otherwise be re- quired to look to the state for insti- tutional help. Thus far, the city has received no grants from the state and the patients are being treated at the city's expense, the bills amounting to approximately $1,000 a month, an| annual expenditure of $12,000, Mayor Paonessa says. It is expected that Senator Richard Covert will foster the bill, to be sub- | mitted to the assembly shortly after it convenes. Senator Covert discussed the matter with Mayor A. M. Pao- nessa last night and expressed him- self as of the belief that it would | meet little opposition in either branch of the general assembly. The sanatorium is located on the town farm properties in what was formerly known as the annex to the main building. Fresh air porches, properly screened and allowing of an abundance of air, are provided and there are wards for male and female patients. Dr. ¥rederick P. Lee, su- perintendent of the health department supervises work at the hospital which is directly in charge of a nurse super- intendent and an assistant. Accommo- dations for about 25 patients may be is n a few cases, where finances will petmit, tres of $5 a week are being pafd tothe city, but the bulk of the eapense is borne by the city govern- ment. The hospital has been in operation for more than a year, having been established by ex-Mayor O. F. Curtis. Adoption by the council and appro- priation of funds to make possible its continuance were responsible in no small measure to the efforts of Mayor A. M. Paonessa who at that time yas senior alderman in the council. i\l]ed to capacity. ‘WHIPPED BY MASKED MEN Hollis, Okla.; Dec. 29.—John Day, 28, 'a tenant farmer, living six miles northwest of here, was taken from his bed last night by nine masked men, severely whipped and ordered to leave the community “before another sunset” according to the story he told county authorities today. CHRISTMAS TREE CHECK # A check for three dollars to be used towards defraying the expenses of the Chamber of Commerce municipal Christmas tree fund was received by The Herald today, from the People's church, Prefers 40 Deaths To Going Back to Mer Rouge, He Says as represented by | 6 | in the advertising after they were alleged to have béen 1 i DR. B. M. MdKOIN Baltimore, Dec. 20.—Dr, B, M. Me- Koin held here for the murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards Floodshed than ever” if he “ever put his foot on Mer Rouge soil again.” Dr. McKofn declared his conviction that his life would not be safeguard- ed there despite the presence of troops. The lawless element there, he said, wonld not stop at anything. Governor Down By Heart Failure Befiplr'gwl’hysician Could Be Called. Had Remarkable Career of 27 Years in Department— Was Known as Man With Unusual Memory for Faces. Captain Thomas W. Grace, for 27 years a member of the New Britain police department, and captain since 1909, died suddenly shortly before 8 o'clock this morning, while on his way to police headquarters to come mence his day's duty. He was strick- en in the police service car on West Main street, and was rushed to the office of Dr. Henry T. Bray on Court street, but before the physiclan came out to the automobile which was standing in front of his house, Cap- tain Grace expired. Dr., Waterman Lyon, medical examiner, pronounced death due to heart trouble. Captain Grace had not been in goodt health for more than a year, and as had been the custom for several months, the police service car was used to take him to the office in the morning and home at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the conclusion of his day's work., Patrol Driver James Mc- Cabe went to the home at 63 Vine street this morning. When Captain Grace came out of his.house, he ap- peared to be in the best of spirits, and he commented upon the bad weather as he sat in the front seat with Driver McCabe. e automobile passed through % Tay street, thence to Liberty street where the captain spoke to a man who had blocked the road. When the automobile had . proceeded along * West Main street to a point near Grove Hill, Captain Grace asked Driver McCabe to stop the car and Miss May Burns, who was on her way down town, was invited to get in. In the car also was John Burns, an em- ploye of the Connecticut Light and Power company. The next and last time that the captain spoke, was as the car reached the Court of Honor entrance to Walnat “SSitks~park. Ho noticed that a taxi driver was exper: iencing considerable difficulty in get- ting up the grade and he remarked, “He'll never make it.” At a point west of Bmmons Place, the captain fell over slightly, with his head resting on Dfiver McCabe's shoulder. Mr, Burns who was in the back seat, spoke about his positioh, At the post office, Miss Burns alighted and went inside to call Dr. Bray's or- fice. Driver McCabe then started in haste to the office of Dr. Bray on Court street. The physician was in bed at the time, but arose and quickly came out to the car. He saw at once that Captain Grace had died. The body was removed to Undertaker M. J. Kenney's morgue. It was with surprise and profound grief that the police learned of the death of the popular police official. Those who knew him intimately, real- ized that he was not in robust health, but they did not anticipate his passing so soon. Those who talked with hiwm' vesterday at the police station re- marked today that he never appearea to be in better health in a long time. Friend of Newspapermen. Among hundreds of friends of Cap- tain Grace were local newspapermen, and in his passing they lose a friend who was ever solicitous in aiding them in getting the news correctly. Captain Grace was a native of this the son of the Jate Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grace. He was in his fifty-second year. He attended the old Town school, and after cdmpleting eit his schooling, he went to work for the Humason & Beckley Co., where he remained for several years, In his younger days he was an athlete. He was a baseball catcher who used no glove, mask or chest protector, and he also played football, being a member of the Y. M. T. A & B, so- ciety eleven at one time. He was also a fast runner in his younger days. Retiring from the employ of the Humason & Beckley Co., he entered the employ of Thomas McCabe & Co., which at the time represented Ar- mour & Co. in this city. It. was while working for this concern that he first became identified with the police department as a supernumer- ary. He served but a short time in this capacity and was named a mem- ber of the regular foree on February 14, 1805, Those in the department at the time who are still members are Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth and Policemen Irank English, Gustave Hellberg and Michael Cosgrove. The late Joseph R. Johnson was chief and |the tate John E. O'Donnell was cap- fain at that time. icceeded Patrick Tee as Captain In 1007 the board of police come missioners decided that a roundsman or sergeant was needed in the depart- ment, and Mr. Grace was named, He served in that capacity until the late Patrick Lee retired as captain, and was then elevated to the position he has so capably filled, It is claimed by men well versed in police matters that there has never been an official who knew the workings of a depart ment better than the captain. He had a remarkable mémory for faces and facts. He also cared for much of the office detail work, and his method of keeping records of the men and doing other clerical work was only recently praised by a statis- tical expert from Washington, D. C. Parker, Attorney General Coco and all the officials there, he added, “cannot —if they tell the truth—guarantee that my life will be spared in that town." Captain Grace ever exercised an in- terest in the men under his command. He took an active interest in legisla~ (Continued on Fourteenth Page,)