New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By, Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ‘ et FRANCE AND SPAIN AGREE ON COOPERATION PLAN TO PUT END T0 MOROCCO WAR Plans For United Naval And Military Action Will Be Worked Out Next Week. England Not Affected and Will Have No Part— Painleve Back in Paris by Tuesday. Geneva, June 10 (A—France and Bpain have reached a full accord on the general idea of cooperation to end finally the long-prevalling war- fare In Morocco, it was learned au- thoritatively today. French Foreign Minister Briand and County Quinones de Leon, Span- ish ambassador to France who are here for the meeting of the league of national council have been con- ferring regarding the Moroccan sit- uation. It was learned they have agreed that France and Spain must deliver quickly an effectual series of blows against the turbulent tribes- men of Morocco and so restore peace in northern Africa. It is learned that detalls for united military and naval action by France and Spain will be worked out at a Franco-Spanish couference at Ma- drid to begin early next week. French delegates will depart fol Madrid Sunday, it was learned. England to Keep Out London, June 10 (A—The British government is not directly affected by the sltuation in Morocco where tribesmen under Abd-El-Krim have invaded the French zone and is not in a position to take part in sup- pressing any rebellion there which is not of an international character, it was stated in official quarters today. Barcelona, June 10 (A—Premier Palnleve of France, who is flying to Morocco, arrived here by airplane at 7:45 this morning, and left at 8 o'clock for Alicante, Spain. Painleve is Busy M. Painleve spent a busy 15 min- utes here while he was transferring from oue airpiane to another, He sent a telegram to General Primo de Rivera, the Spanish military dic- tator who {8 now in Morocco and then recelved newspapermen. He expressed the belief Francz and Spain would reach an agreement making pacification of Moroceo easier. he said, the cooperation of the two countries is dirceted against the chipments of arms and munitions t the Moroccan tribesmen. He sald France and Spain had agreed to en- force the league of nations’ decisions on that question Plans Five Jumps Toulouse, France, June 10 (M- Premier Painleve after a journey here from Paris by train began his flight to Morocco at 6 o'clock this morning, his airpiane heing followed bty three others. The expedition ex- pects to reach Morocco in jumps, alighting at Barcelona, cante, Malaga and Tang From the last named port premier will go either to Fez Rabat, as Marshal Lyautey suggests, five Ali- the or and will confer tonight and tomor- | row with the governor general garding the measures taken to stop the invasion of the Riffian tribes- men under 1-Krim 18 to spend Friday, L Sunday along the fighting front with Marshal Lyautey, and to return to Paris by alrplane for the session of the chamber of deputies on Tuesday. FIVE DOLLARS RECEIVED re- FOR 1925 FRESH AIR CAMP | nenwooa mstiution in piMcotty—| Assistant | Organfzation Will Be Run With Funds Obtained by United Com- munity Corp. This Year Britain- drive for Bome public spirited New ite, having in mind the funds for the conduct of the Fresh | Air Farm that the Herald has an- nually conducted for several years past, has turned in a five dollar bill for the fund this Undoubtedly the hot weather of the past week turned his mind in the direction of outings and he wished, even before considering his own, to help the youngsters of the city to enjoy & vacation. This action was very much @ppreciated by the Herald. However, the Fresh Air Cam was added to the list of organiza- tions included in the Community Chest drive and the money for run- ning the camp this year has been raised. Consequently the Herald will not find it necessary to solicit funds for that purpose. The Herald feels that it has achieved a note- worthy philanthropy in calling the attention of the public to the need for the camp and that it accomplish- ed much, with the ald of its gener- ous readers, toward helping young- sters. It took many years of effort and donations to make of the camp a perpetual organization. The fu- ture of the work s now assured, however, as the United Community corporation has taken it over at last The five dollars recently sent In will be given to the United Com- munity corporation with the stipu lation that it be added to the funds for camp use. that | For the time being, | John Coolidge Guest Of Governor Trumbull At Plainville Home JOHN COOLIDGE. (8pecia) to the Herald.) Plainville, June 10.—John Cool- idge, son of Presldent and Mrs. Cal- vin Coolidge is spending a few days las the guest of Gov. Trumbull at his home on Farming- ton avenue. He arrived yesterday from Amherst college, Amherst, Mass,, where he is a student, and plans to leave tomorrow. His stay | here s in the nature of a vacation and rest. GOODYEAR BALLOONIS POSSIBLY THE VICTOR an Orman’s Report Will Decide International | Aerial Race Brussels, June 10. (#—The Ameri- can balloon Goodyear III, Wade T. |Van Orman, pilot, may yet be de- iclared the winner of the Gordon |Bennet cup balloon race, which |started here Sunday, it was belleved {here today. The previous assump- incorrect, experts said. Van Orman travelled 441 miles from Brussels, the greatest distance so far reporfed (with all contestants [heard from except the Belgian bal- {loon Leopold, piloted by' M. Veen- strapy and landed in the Atlantic near the Ushant light.) Receiving assistance in a landing at sea would constitute disqualifica- {tion under the conditions of the race. But Van Orman landed on the deck f a steamship, the Vaterland, and it was believed that such a landing might not be construed as “receiv- ing assistance.” The distance next to that covered by Van Orman was made by Ernest DeMuyter, Belgian pilotwof the bal- loon Belgica, who landed at Quim- per, Brittany, 422 miles from Brus- |sels. Van Orman's report |with intense interest by officials here, The first messages 1id the American balloonist de- scended at sea and was rescued by a German steamer. This would automatically have disqualified him. |Later reports. however, said he de- scended on the deck of the Vater- land. Such is awalted Aero club Janding would be a new thing in ballooning, experts said. They believe that Van Orman at- tempted to cross the English chan- nel, but was beipg swept toward the {Atlantic and tried to remai low and drag a guide rope to be caught Iby a passing steamer. In this way. it was thought, he could have Eff!‘cl’ | ed a landing on a ship's deck. Y, VA BANKIS CLOSED | Cashier Arrcsted and | Being Sought. | Benwood, W. Va. June | The bank of Benwood failéd to open I for business today. H. A. Abbott of |the state department of banking, | posted a notice saying: “This bank is closed temporarily Ifor @ complete Investigation.” W. B. Leach of Wheeling, cashier lof the bank, was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging Leach and | Joseph Ward, his tant, with em- | bezzlement of funds. Ward left the bank while auditors were examining the books and has not been located. The bank, chartered under the laws of West Virginia, had deposits | ot $250,000, a reserve of $304,000, a surplus of $13,000 and a capitaliza- |tion of § |the present year. Many | positors are mill workers. of the de- TRAIN HITS HANDCAR |Section Hand Killed—Four Others Escape By Jumping in Accident | Near North Haven. | New Haven, June 10 (@~ Tissmo Glonvanpazlo, & scction hand, was {Kkilled between North Haven and Wailingford early today when a handcar was hit by a southbound New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad passenger train. Four other men on the car escaped injury by jumping a few seconds hefore |the €&r was hit. John H.| tion of his disqualifications may-be | nanese forces at Canton. Dispatches 10 B— | 000 at the beginning oe | , 40V “‘\5 ITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925, —SIXTEEN PAGES. BULLETS STRIKE CANTON HOSPITAL {Fighting for-Possession of City , Grows Brisk U. 5. CONSUL PROTESTS American Launches En Route Christian College Also Reported Firedvumnuzflnf)neh:l(nm to Have Been Hurt, to | ‘Washintgon, June 10 (A —Tight- ing between Cantonese and Yun- nanese troops for possession of Can- ton “continued with growing inten- sity on Monday, the state department was advised today in delayed dis- patches. The Canton-American hospltal was hit by “one small shell and several rifle bullets,” th® advices said, and two American launches en route to the Christian collage at Canton “were frequently hit by rifle shots, but the occupants escaped injurles.” Much Shooting Reported. On Monday afternoon, dispatches | sald, the Cantonese and Yunnancse forces were firing across the water- way dividing the eity from Honan island and gunboats loyal to the Can- ton municlpal government ‘“fre quently ran through the waterway, shooting point blank into the native section of the city. The Cantonese forces at that time were reported to be receiving rein- | forcements from the outside, al-| | though not as rapidly as had been expected, The Yunnanese * troops| were holding their ground. The Canton governor, accompan- | fed by other city officials loyal lo‘ him, had left Canton for Wampoa. Leaders of the Yunnanese an-| nounced their support of the Kuo- mintang party, but deciared at the| same time they were opposed to| communism. Consul Files Complaint. Consul General Douglas Jenkins | cabled that he had. protested to the | lcaders of the military forces against injury to the Canton Ameri- can hospital and the firing upon the | two American launches. He also has given new warning to Americans to keep out of the area subjected to fire. “Most of the women and children | have moved from Tungshan suburb | and other strategic points,” he said. The gunboat Pampanga had tak- en station near the Christian college when the dispatches were filed, while the gunboat Asheville was standing | off Shameen. | Reported Wounded. Canton, Ghina, June 10 (P—All| the foreigners have been evacuated from the danger zone. He; fighting has been in pro- gress between Cantonese and Yun- yesterday said four Americans, in- cluding two women, who attempted to escape from the fighting zone in a toat flying the American flag were fired upon by Yunnanese machine gunners and that one of the women, Mrs. Frank Cramptop, was wounded in the arm. Foochow, June 10 (A—A general strike has been proclaimed here. The situation Is quiet but strained. Strike 18 Worse, Shanghal, June 10 UP—The ship-| ping strike here is gradually becom- ing worse, necessitating the tying| up of stcamers. The Japanese com- yanies have been able to maintain their schedules, carrying passengers but less cargo, the latter being load- 32 Arrested Following Midnight Klan Qutbreak at Clinton, Mass.; Governor Called For Conference State Safety Commissioner Likewise Asked to Con- sult on Situation—Flow- er Pot Barrage and Porch Chair Bombard- ment Effective as 300 K. K. K. Cars Are Attacked by Antis. Clinton, Mass,, June 10 (A—With thirty-two men under arrest await- ing formal charges for alleged par- ticipation in a riot between Klans- men and anti-Klansmen shortly after midnight today and telegraph request in the hands of Governor Alvin T. Fuller and Commissioner of Public Safety Foote to come here and consult with the selectman an the situation, Clinton citizens were today awaiting further develop- ment with anxiety. Scores Are Injured Although score are known have been injured in the fighting which was not quelled until twenty state police patrolmen had charged the battling crowds, only three were hurt severely enough to be treated by physicians as far as police have been able to learn., The three were treated at the Worcester police surgery. They sald they were in- nocent victims, being target for missiles while passing through the town in auto trucks. Everett Rice, 19, early today charged with intent to Kkill dangerous weapons. that sometime after ceased he threw his neighborhood into excitement by firing three shots at three men who were in the vicinity of his home, Weapons of War Fifteen clubs, twel pleces of rubber hoses and a re- volver, the weapons alleged to hav: been used in the battle, were saved by the police, The request for state investiga- tion of the trouble and cooperation in preventing repetition was sent to the govermor and commissioner of public safety by Selectman Kugene J. MeCarthy. mAEN Antis Open Attack The riot in the Acrea district, one of the worst ever seer in Clinton started shortly before midnight last night when a procession of more than 300 Klansmen's cars were sud denly attacked by the “ant A the first car drove in h crowd rushed it, throwing and swing clubs. Ray Kimball, and twenty had patrolled arrested with assault and carrying Police alleged the rioting was sight t brick e s Lieut. state troopers who (Continued on Page Three) FACTORIES ARRANGE SUMMER SHUTDOWNS Many to Suspend Opera- tions for Vacation or Inventory cd in midstream under the protec- tion of a Japanese gunboat. Ocean- | going vessels also arc taking on less cargo. | The stcamer Fengyang Maru| sailed for Hankow this morning with | passengers including representatives | of Chinese associations, reported to| be bound for Nanking and Chin-| Kkiang with the object of inducing the | crews of the foreign steamers there | | to joln the str | Won't Change War Zone. Canton, June 10 (A—Efforts of the Canton Chamber of Commerce to in- duce rival Chinese leaders, now tighting for possession of Canton, to| | move the eeat of warfare outside the | business district falled today. The commander of the Yunnanese | troops is unwilling to leave his pres- | ent position because he s drawing a large income from gambling, opium sales and various other| sources. | The Yunnanese troops are appar- ently preparing for a long slege, | having brought field guns to the street approaches leading to riverfront. The Yunnaneses are searching to find further supplies of | | ammunition. With the approach ot the Kwangtung troaps the Yun- nanese troops, who hold Canton, | were entrenching themselves. Both the attacking and defending troops | claim the advantage in the fighting thus far. Russlans Refused. Four Bolshevik Russians, at- tempting to gain admittance into the | | foreign concession today were re- fused entrance by the British au- thorities. The city police force has been disarmed. Chinese newspapers have suspended publication. | | Four Americans crossing the river into the foreign settlement at Can-| | ton cruised into the line of fire yes- erday but were able to cscape with- out injury. In the fighting yester- ay buildings along the waterfront anton were damaged by gunfire. | Marooned on Island. No word has been received as to plight of a band of missionaries | who were huddled on a small island of refuge near Canton guarded by a Rritish gunb | th | (Contiaued on Page Three) Arrangements have made by many ory for suspension activitics executives of for periods this summer, either to allow employes to enjoy a vacation or for the purpose of taking inventories. President C. F. Bennett of the Stanley Works said today that the factory will close Friday night, July 3, and will re-opcn on Monday morning, July The gram will be followed by the Stan- ley Rule and Level Co. division, Vice-President Joseph Lamb of Landers, Frary & sald that the Universal factory will shut down for a week beginning This will not apply to ployes. Secretary R. (.. Twicl & Cooley’s stated that the pl close during first weck August. President F. & Judd Mfg. Cc “Anchor Brand” p ably be closed for the week of Jul General M er George of the Corbin Screw Corp. no definite plans for ¢ been made but are under ¢ tion No closed perind has b upof by P. & F. Cort Cabinet Lock to. or Hart & Hutchinson Clark June 27 office em- Hart es of North that the prob- during Holm will ntory P. Spear sald that g have sidera- en decided in, Corbin Il & Erwin HIGH TIDE (Standard Time) June 11, 1925 At New London— 12:26 a. m.; 1:12 At New Haven— 1:48 a. m.; p.om 2:37 p. m. THE WEATHER Hartford, June 10—Forceast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair and cooler tonight and Thursday. to | lead pipes. | alreadye been | pro- | PEAGE PACT NOT S0 FAVORABLE British Parliament Will Have Chance fo Discuss Terms DEPOSITED FAKE DRAFT oo ™o iy ON NEW BRITAIN BANK ternberg Also Said Have Cashed Bogus | Checks Here | | | provalling optimism regarding the | | prospect for a western European | Bridgeport, June 10 (P—Willlam | security pact, hased upon the Cham- [Sternberg, allas Hodges, 28, & sales- | berlain-Herrlot agreement man, who gave his address as No. 1 Centennial street, Meriden, was bound over to the September term | of superior court in bonds of $2,000 | when he walved examination in city court today. He was unable to-furnish bail and was remanded to jail. He s charged | {with obtaining money under false pretenses. Sternberg was turned over to the Bridgeport police Tuesday by Wa- terbury authorities after his case hed been nolled In the Waterbury superlor court, where he Was charged with forger: On Feb. 28 Sternberg was arrest- ¢d in Naugatuck when he attempted to cash a check at the Naugatuek | bank for $500 after successfully passing checks for a similar amount | in Bridgeport and Derby. | | Sternberg posed as a financial | | adviser and is alleged to have passed a checlk for $500 on officlals of the | First Natfonal bank of Bridgeport | |after depositing a draft for $1,269 | Ipayable on a New Britain bank, which was declared void. | | Sternberg, after leaving this clty, | {1 alleged to have passed several checks in New Britein and attempt- | 5o o0 B e e nsston., | ed to pass two in New Haven, but he |0 0 T Who was repl was suspected and bank officials de- 1y, 407 g uagtion of Sir Robert Ham- Jayed his departure, awaiting the ar- |y 0" yine ) memper from Orkney | rival of police, but he escaped ar-| . Yo ooy said: | rest at that time. | “In view of certain misapprehen- i |sions which have arisen in the pub- Waterbury, June 10 (P—William | J. Sternberg, pleading gullty to a v, 8 ase | |charge of forgery, h““’ 1.,1,‘1;} 5. land French governments, after care- H(\,H";Y nere ‘"m{(dff‘{f\'.nnnnaim- tully considering all German pro- Waldo Marvin. 3 2 | posals, have reached a complete e ';y nu«‘? ‘):;tr\mgcm" pollee | reoment on certain basic princi- |and taken to that city. | | ples to which a settlement must con- Sternberg, according to the police, sett a 1 :\:!"a e eck for $500 in Bridge- [form and to which there is ;\Bm;y o nother in Derby, and was at- |reason to expect the adhesion of Be | port, another ir ’ i |tempting o cash a thitd ig Naugu- | stum and Ttaly.” 5 \ ” Baldwin .reiterated thaf Ituck whel caught. i3 nisthod as{ Fragler w ! | deseribed by the police was to de-| the éomtemplated settlement would = be “strictly of a bilateral character | posit a bad check for "'.fflflk‘n,o:;‘and St e 0 panicimad e S EER RS Ibeen inferred from some reports fisscl: {that have appeared.” | He concluded with the statement that as soon as the reply to Gel |man's security pact proposals has | been forwarded to Berlin he would {take steps, with the consent of the | French government, to place the matter befors the British parlia- | ment. { Success of Security Terms—Paris 0 Also in Berlin, reached posals was slumping somewhat in French official circles today, This was due to reports of some unfav. orable reactions In London and Ber- lin, It was remarked by some Parisian editors that the followers of the Painleve government premature in their enthusiasm *a Germany after all will have some- thing to say ahout signing the pro- posed pact.” Official quarters were uneasy over the emphasis which has been placed on the supposition that Great Brit- ain's air, land and sea forces would tush to France's defense in case of aggression upon FKrance. Officlals here would have preferred a dis- creet silence upon this point, which has stirred opposition both in Eng- land and Germany. Parliament Will Act London, June 10 (P —Premier Baldwin today told the house of commons that no security pact had bean concluded with France and that none would be concluded with- out parliament being given an op- position to date is that the British ity HOLETSKY ASKED T WAIVE VENUE PROTEST —— 'Alling i Girl’ Berlin is Silent *A"mg Asks Macri ‘(’lflsi Berlin, June I;n (M—The foreign | Lawyer to Make Good | office expects to receive within a Published Statement few days, officials said, the Franco- | | pritish reply to Germany's pro- | posals for a western European se- | curity pact. Until that time the ! German government will make no { comment upon reports of the agree- v, counsel for Miss Otympia Macrl | ment reached at Geneva between K denecs that he would be Willing | Foreign Secretaw Chamberlain _of to have the retrial of the YOUNE|Great Britain and Ioreign Minister woman held anywhere in the state, | Briand of France. and would not oppose an application | In dealing with the security pact | for a change of venue, State's Attor- | situation the German newspapers, ny Alling today the following | except those of extreme nationalist [letter to the attorney: | tendencies, have mostly ined “The New Haven Evening Register | themselves to printing press com- of June 9 quotes a claimed interview | ment from Paris, London, Rome and with you as follows | Geneva. it [ wag s SITE SELECTED FOR NEW NATIONAL BANK of Connecticut, no matter what New Haven, June 10 (P—Taking the quoted remark of Joseph Kolet- i co count y may be in. s it has been patent that this newspaper has noticeably friendly to you since Feb, 26th, 1 | {he date of the charged murder, T Ten Year Lease Is Taken on am assuming by this warrant that you have been correctly quoted. “I, therefore, suggest that in ac- cordance with this your reported statement, you write me to the ef- frct that you do not and will not op- pose a change of venue in this case of state vs, Olympia Macri gnd that agree to the same where he ¢ E when fixed by Judge Booth or on Main 5 an other proper authority, and thereby ss about Nover ers avery consider- Dunn and other the ¥ vf the building. d through t been Store in Begley's Block on Main Street, nk proved a few was a au of cur D. C., tod you as, begin busine save taxpa; ahle expense attendant ation of the my communication the upon motion to realty proper prese binow and leseribed in you of Juna 9th, 1 cly announced which read 2 \ y rental was not lisclosed by Paul K. R TS, movers in the new bank- under- in- and “I shall suggest to the by proper motion that & cl nue be ordered, As T am preparing for the pres- o ..., nd support of this motion. |/ Fo ase has not o I must have an unequivocal written ®q o Chanking concern is ¢ = to be received by me before 12 {504 of representatives of nea this coming Friday, June 12, ry manufacturing establishmer that you agree to or will op- y. Its capital change in venue, as above . with $50 pald Jegin business. e present o is to ho he be given a month's n the premises and extensive tions are planned. The will be remo ed to fit a modern banking terior will be changed f one of court and the prime ing institution and who selection of the is stood to be the 1OC in to y of this commu my notice to you n forwarded to Judge Booth.” Mr. Koletsky replied to news- papermen later that the interview I gave Out was correc but what- attitude might be that an that the accused rights to be urged at ¢ proper time. He said that the matter of a county for the trial was to be determined by the court and | SENTENCE counsel Ottawa, June sentence impos Watkins, for Beauvais. up s b ever h liouse 1ot lega wou [T ALASKAN SECRETARY ton, June 10. (A—Earl who has been serving as sur- neral for Alaska, was ap- »d today 1o be secretary of the ory of Alaska. murder storek NEW Waskh been commute ment t of nounc | Territ | been banged Friday st Meat | Less Optimism Prevails Today As to Hears of Reactlon in London and | Paris, June 10 —The previously | at Geneva regarding eGrmany's pro- | were a trifle | |lic mind it is well to say that the | AGED WOMAN ‘ Honor Students At H. S. Class of ’25 i| Names of male honor stu- dents at New Britain high school, class of 1925, be- came known today. They are as follows: Roland Hale Carl Hansen Howard Hausman Max Horenstein Edward Koplowitz Kenyon Loomis Stanley Milewski MOVIE BILL HEARING THURSDAY AFTERNOON Governor Will Hear Op- position to Proposed Heavy Taxation | | Hartford, June 10. — Governor | Trumbull will give a hearing Thurs- | day afternoon in the executive of- | five of the capitol to the represent- | atives of the motion picture pro- | ducers and distributors of America on the bill patsed hy the general as- sembly at the last session which im- posed a tax of $10 per 1,000 feet and | 50 cents a foot for every additional | foot of fiim. The rvepresentatives of the gcor- poration will ask the governor to veto the bill and will claim that the | bill would have the effect of destroy- | ing the businesa of the theaters in i'(hv smaller towns. | It is thought likely that Will H. | Hays, the president of the corpor- ation and former postmaster gen eral, may appear at the hearing. The bill has also.a proy! whicl: gives }tfio“&flh&fldflr‘w“ o prevent the exhibition of pictures ealculated to amuu racial or rellgious animosi- es. OFFICIALS WILL FIGHT ' WEST END GAS STAND |Board of Public Works to Use All Legal Weapons | Every restricting agency placed at the disposal of the board of public works will be employed to prevent installation of a gasoline filling station at the O'Connell site | on West Main street, it was indlcat- cd this afternoon at the office of the board, and it was claimed the board's authority is sufficient to | prevent operation of the proposed | new stand. 1e public works board has been ifiedly opposed to the new tion from the start. When appli ion was made for a permit, the d disapproved. Its decision was reve 1 by the commissioner of motor vehicles, however, and the | company granted a license to oper- a station. The city ordinance re- ing all gasoline pumps to be placed at “drive-in” stations will prevail and the new station must be | of this type. In order to comply with the ordinances, some excavat- ing must be done, curbs removed, ewalks replaced and new drive- ways placed. The public works has authority to refuse per- jon to carry on this work and pre its placement without thorit the board. This fternoon it was reported that such s in contemplation and > commission experiences a ge of heart, it appears no sta- can be put in operation at this board mi can vent from chan e feeling of the board towar: the work is reflected in its action o filed more than two ), which was an application mo discussed to act upon them at "served with iises and he s reported was 1o p h order to the con- ay, and he does with in of no su proceed assurance B Commissioners Average Daily Cireulation For Week Ending June 6th ... 12,007 PRICE THREE CENTS KILLED WHEN AUTO LEAVES STREET AND PLUNGED ONTO SIDEWALK | Grandm; Gray, 78 Dies Under Wheels of Car Driven By Master | Mechanic Burke of | Fire Department. {Berlin Street Scene of Fa- tality This Afternoon— Fireman Held on Tech- nicality Under Bond of $1,000. LOSES CONTROL IN CAR TRACK’S GRIP, Mrs, Sarah Isabel Gray, 78 years old, affectionately known and loved by the entire town of Berlin as “Grandma Gray,” was struck and instantly killed by the master mechanic’s car of the New Britain fire depart~ ment, which was hurrying to a fire in the Stanley Chemical Co.’s plant, East Berlin, short- ly after 1:30 o'clock this after- noon. Mrs. Gray was waiting for a car to New Britain where she was to attend the meeting of the Stanley Women’s Relief Corps, of which organization she was chaplain, when the machine, driven by the master mechanie, Edward G. Burke of New Britain, became caught in the car tracks and hurtled sud- denly up on to the sidewalk, striking and killing her instant- ly. Burke was taken into cus- tody on a technical charge of crimtinal negligence and 're- leased: on- $1,000 bonds. ,The body was taken into a fouse nearby and Dr, George Gris- wold was summoned. After an examination, Dr. Griswold permitted the body to be re- moved to the home on Worth- ington Ridge. Dr. Griswold sald that Mrs. Gray was instantly killed as she stepped from behind the telegraph pole, ‘where she was awaiting the New Britain car. With Mrs. Gray at the time was Mrs, George Meisner, who was to accompany Mrs. Gray part of the way to New Britain, and eye- witnesses of the accident said this |afternoon that it was only a miracle that prevented a double fatality, Burke was rushing to the scene of the East Berlin fire in his own car, when, while attempting to round a corner, his wheels became caught in the tracks, causing him to suddenly lose temporary control of his ma- chine. The car leaped to the aide- walk and killed Mrs. Gray before he was able to right it again. Mrs. Gray, who observed her 78th birthday last February 22 (Wash- ington's birthday), was one of Ber- lin's best known and loved women and had won her place as “Grand- ma Gray” in the hearts of everyone who came into contact with her through her good rature and her deep interest in Berlin end its in- |habitants. She was friend and her los [slon of deep regret. She was born in Wethersfleld, | Feb. 22, 1847, the daughter of Henry [and Martha Whaples, the part of |Wethersfield where she was born since having become part of the town of Newington. She spent much of her early life in Wethersfield and on January 4, 186 she married George Henry Gray, the couple com- ing to Berlin March 4 of the same vear. Mrs. Gray has lived in Berlin ever since. The conple had three children, one boy and two girls, all dead. Mr. Gray died Jan. 1916, M v long been an active n Berlin Congregation- HART ST. REMONSTRANTS Expected To “Stand Pat” On Permit Granted for Stewart House vill meet residents ons to ng commissior tonight at § o'clock t of Hart who have a pe Frank H. house on was forec bullding unfavorably | When the made, wart application was ission ad- |vertised for s and whea none were 3 i a permit. ot jection voiced and re common il last week o council fouhd the appeal was not taken within five lays after issnance of a permit and decided it h no hority, other than to ash ding commission to hold a hearing on reves Work has ale the Stewart e the bu v been rted on ] o b