Iim Trlipalpr Leupnittg ^Rralji JURY IS IMPANELED to PROBE SPENDING on STATE PARKWAY
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f , ' - . • WEATHER AVBBAOB DAIL* CIBCU1.ATIUN roieeast of O. S. Weather Bureau, for the Month ol Oeoember, IM1 Hartford Rain this attemoen foUowed by generally fair a ^ m w * colder to- • 6.047 iim trlip a lp r lEupnittg ^rra lJ i night. Wednesday generally fair Hembar of the Audit and much colder. Bureau of Ctrcniatloua MANCHESTER — A CITY OF VILLAGE CHARM (TWELVE PAGES) PRICE THREE CENTS VOL. LVU., NO. 98 (Onaalfled Advertlsiag on Page M ) MANCHESTER, CONN., TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1938 TEXTILE SITUATION JURY IS IMPANELED OF STATE SUBJECT TO PROBE SPENDING OF FEDERAL STUDY 4- Candlewick ON STATE PARKWAY AboBt 45 Towns All East Of BRIHSH CREATE Connecticot River To Be Court TeDs Jurors They Are HUGE DEFENSES Here Is Full Text Visited; Legislative Conn- Called To Perform Very cil Backs The ProjecL FOR HONG-KONG Important Service — In Of Judge Foster's Charge He Speaks Of Hartford, Jan. 25.-‘-(A P )—An In- Plant Great Gons, Machine Grand Jury Charge vestigation of conditions in the Land Pnrehaser, Mac*, hard-hit textile regions of (Connec- And Air Anns, To Meet ticut under the direction of B. R. Bridgeport, Jan. 25 — (AP) —Alief in the public mind that crime Cobum. head of the resources and Feared Extension Of Jap- Here Is the text of Judge (IJarl Fos- haa been committed. donald Among The First trends division of the National Re- ter’s charge to the Elxtraordlnary Where there Is reason to believe sources Committee of the Federal Grand Jury convened today to in- that a crime has been committed, It Witnesses To Be Called. government, was expected to be in anese Moves Toward Gty vestigate the Merritt Parkway: is the duty of the state’s attorney in the first Instance to investigate the full swing this week. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: Approximately 46 towns, all east The charge of the court to you facta and, upon finding warrant for of the Connecticut river, will be in- will be brief, in the hope that you prosecution, to present an informa- Bridgeport, Jan. 25.— (AP) Hongkong—(AP) — FearfuJ thst tion to tbe court accusing a certain cluded in the jtudy for which the Despite a protest from labor’s Non-Parisan League against his seating, John Miltoh (second from will remember what the court says —An Extraordinary Grand Federal government is to set aside Japan might attempt to extend her left) was sworn in as United States Senator from New Jersey, with Vice President John N. Gamer to you: for it ia the law that you person of a certain crime. But in military activities in (Jbina toward (second from right) administering the oath. At the left is Senator William H. Smathers (D., N. J.) must follow and obey the instruc- the investigation of crime the state’s Jury, sworn to strict secrecy about $20,000. .The Legislative Council and a thla British crown colony, Hong- and at the extreme right (3ov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey, Milton's predecessor in the Senate. tions of the court as to the law. attorney haa no legal power to sum- and armed wit)i broad powers, mon to his office witnesses nor to special committee appointed by C5ov. kong ia fortifying to such sm c You have been summoned into was impaneled today to deter- Wilbur L. O oss are behind the pro- this court to perform a very unusual examine under oath the persona who tent that It soon may be, with Sing- may have knowledge of the commis- mine whetlier any crime was ^t. and a very Important service. It is apore, another "Gibraltar of the public knowledge and has been of- sion of a crime. A Grand Jury haa committed in the purchase of John D. Thoms, secretary of the Legislative Council, said last night Eiast." Emergency crews of mili- flcially brought to tbe attention of such power. So In the fulfillment of land for the Merritt Parkway, SEE EASY JOB hla duty to fully and thoroughly in- that a specific request for Federal tary and naval engineers, techni- BIG PLANE FEARED LOST, the state’s attorney of this county Judge Carl Foster in a 25- cians and laborers are working 24 that in the purchase of land for the quire aa to v'bether any crime haa funds was made last week and niinute charge told the jurora should be available within the next hours a day to complete a $40,000,- location in this county of the Mer- been committed tn this county against the stats, the state's attor- two or three days. 000 program of barter, land and air IN ABOLISHING ritt . Highway so-called very large they had been summoned “to Federal Funds defenses. The hills and Islets on LANDS IN EAST HARTFORD amounta of state funds have been ney of this county baa moved tbe perform a very unusual and a court to order the summoning of a He said that the allotment of the fringes of the colony already are expended. In many instances the very important service.” Federal funds-to the projec* was a bristling with heavy guns, machine BANOOLDING sums paid for such land are said to Grand Jury to make such investlga- matter of mere routine since the gun and anti-aircraft emplacements have been so large os to seem un- It is public knowledge,” the Federal authorities have already and other preparations for an arm- Started For Washington, D. conscionable and to Create tbe be- (tkmttaned on Pago Pwo) court said, in slow, measured ed onslaught by land, air or water. approved it under a blanket agree- tones, "and has been officially ment. There are hundreds, of search- LA T E NEWS Senators Barkley, Wajpier lights to spot aerial attackers and C., Froin Newark, N. J., brought to the attention of the Cobum said he was awaiting a signal from the National Resources mythical raids and "blackouts'’ are state’s attorney of this county Committee to go ahead with the staged periodically to train the Forecast Easy Tune For that in the purchase of land for Forced Off Route For Sev- FLASHES! study. He added that his staff of populace. Any resident failing to STORM SWEEPS STATE; the location in this county of workers and he have been laying the put out all lights when ordered may be fined up to $1,000. Measore To Eradicate the Merritt Highway so-called foundation for the Investigation for en Honrs By Rain Storm. LEVIATHAN SAILS TODAY Ortmly Beauttful very large amounts of state seven weeks now so that no time New Yorti, Jan. 25— (A P )— The LITTLE LOSS REPORTED will be lost in getting started. With the thousands of homes In funds have been expended. In inky darkness and the far-flung bat- Leviathan,'delayed for three day* Companies Plural Control "We want to find out what is Hartford, Jan. 26.— (A P )—A 14- by a wage disagreement, will lea\e many instances the sums paid economically wrong with Eastern teries of searchlights fingering the sky, the colony presents a grimly passenger Elaatern Airlines transport thl* port on her last voyage between for such land are said to have Connecticut and what can be done 4 and 5 p. m. today, officials of a> Improve the condition", said Co- beautiful spectacle. The only noise plane with five persons aboard land- Washington, Jan. 25 — (AP) — At New Hartford Ice Jam SUICIDE V E R D ia been so large as to seem tm- to be beard above the ecJlpate city Simpson, Spence and Young said Senators Barkley (D-Ky.) and Wag- bum. ed safely today at Rentachler Field after a wage eettleroent with crew conscionable and to create the Complete Study ia the dron of "Invading” and "de- ner (D-N. Y.) forecast aasy'.salllqg fending" planes. after battling strong winds and ram members. Had To Be Dynamited To belief in the public mind that Plans are to s*ni) letters to va- • • • Hongkong fears that some day, for seven hours on a scheduled trip today for legislation designed to IN PWCHOT DEATH crime has been committed.” rious individuals, organizations. In- to Washington, D. C., from New- CROIS8 OCEAN SAFELY. dustrial plants and colleges tn the the thunder of bombardment may' abolish bank holding companies—a Remove Flood Threat; Needs faveetigatian be added. ark, N. J. Recife, Brazil, Jan. 25.— (A P )— suggestion originally made by section for information. The inves- (Sipt. Fred Jones, chief pilot, Judge Foeter told tbe jury, thil tigators will ask the co-operation of Observers say the countlees ma- Two of Italy’s "Three Oreen .Mice,' President Roosevelt Wagner is first ever assembled to inquire into chine-gun nests could hold up an calmly announced upon landing, fast bombing-type planes on Roads Battered By Waves PoOce Rereal That Former all persons and units so that the chairman of tbe Senate Banking the activities of a state department; study will be complete. attacking land force for two weeks. “well we left and we landed." trans-Atlantic flight from Dakar, Committee, which will study a bill French West Africa, to Bio De that it appeared to State’s Attornay Soil conditions, transportation, The airliner, carrymg two pas- being drafted by Senator Glass (D- Lorin W. Willis that the land pur- natural rsaourcea of all kinds, power (GoattBoed on Page Pwo) sengers and a crew of three, was Janeiro flew o\-er this city this Actress KQled Herself; afternoon. Va.) to achieve thst objective. By ASSOCIATED PRESS chases for the 38-mile highway link- available for industrial use and fac- feared ''lost" for several hours, but Glass has been author or partial ing southwestern Connecticut with The third was reported to have tory space available will be studied.