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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1939. Pastors Assisting Church Dedication ter Rice Co of Boston, died today after a long illness. He leaves a sister, Mrs. M. T.

Hudner, of Fall River. Weather 1 $9360 Loan Is Requested By Authority Communication to Council Says Housing Probe, First Step in Program, Ends July 1 Clergyman, Grand Army Figure, Dies Rev. J. K. Gibson, Chap-lain-in-Chicf, Was Presbyterian Minister 58 Years FRB Raps 'Confusion' Of Authority Statement to Congress Says Nation's Monetary System 'Weakened' By Conflict Over Control 5 1 I hft 5 Courant Photos.

Assisting in the rededication of the Union Baptist Church, 1921 Main Street, Sunday afternoon were: (left to right) Rev. Dr. Elbert E. Gates, secretary of the Connecticut Baptist State Convention, who offered prayer; Rev. Dr.

John N. Lackey, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, who delivered the dedication sermon; Rev. Dr. J. C.

Jackson, pastor of the Union Church, and S. E. Ellison of Suf field who offered the invocation. Government Forecasts. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut Increasing cloudiness, not so cool Monday, occas.onai showers at night and on Tuesday.

Vermont and New Hampshire Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer Monday; Tuesday showers. Maine Fair with slowly rising temperature Monday; Tuesday showers. Eastern New York Increasing cloudiness slightly warmer in interior, scattered showers Monday night; Tuesday occasional showers. Country-wide Conditions, Washington, April 9. (AP.) The Atlantic disturbance is moving rapidly northeastward with somewhat increased intensity, with a trough extending southwestward toward Bermuda.

A disturbance of consid erable intensity is moving eastward over the middle and southern plains. Pressure is relatively low over the Canadian Rocky Mountain region while it is falling over Alaska. A high pressure is moving east-northeastward over the South Atlantic states. Pressure is high and rising along the North Pacific coast and over northern Hudson Bay and the eastern portion of the district of Mackenzie. During the last 24 hours there has been some light precipitation in the Appalachian region, the Middle and North Atlantic states and the Ohio Valley, the northern plains and the northern Rocky Mountain region.

Temperatures have risen considerably in the central valleys and southern states while colder weather has overspread the middle and northern Rocky Mountain region. Winds: Eastport to Sandy Hook-Gentle northwest winds becoming variable and shifting to easterly over south portions, generally fair Monday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras Moderate southeast winds over north portion and moderate southerly over south portion, mostly cloudy Monday, followed by scattered showers. Local Weather Report. Trl-Daily Meteorological Observations.

Hartford, April 9. 1939. 7:30 12 x7 30 a.m. noon p. m.

Barometer 29.75 29 7S 30.00 Temp. der. 35 38 37 Dew pt. (deg. 32 25 15 Rel.

humidity ",) 85 57 37 State of weather Lt snow Pt cldy Clr Direction of wind NW Vel. wind (mph) 6 10 Dally Summary. Highest Temp. 4fi at 2:30. Lowest 29 at 9 a.

m. Mean 37. Normal 44. Precipitation 24 hours to 8 a. 0.

Total degree days, Since Sept. 1. 5306. Total dere days thla month. 202.

Total degree days yesterday. 30. Approximate degree days today, t. Notes. Sun rises at 5:18 a.

m. Sun sets at 6:26 p. m. Highest Temp, year ago, 43. Lowest Temp, year ago.

33. Vehicle light muat be lighted not later than 6:56 p. m. Tides for April 10, 1933. At New London.

High 1:44 a. m. 2:25 p. m. 2:39 a.

m. 3:20 p. m. Low 8:35 a. m.

8:47 p. m. 9:30 a. m. 9:42 p.

m. At Sa.vbrook. At New Haven. 3:08 a. m.

10:22 a. m. 3:47 p. m. 10:55 p.

m. Records marked () were taken at the Bureau of Aeronautics Station, Rent-schler Field, all others at Federal Bldg. Department of Agriculture Report. Bar. Temperature 7:30 7:30 p.m.

H. L. cip. Eastern. Albany, 30 00 Atlantic City, .30 04 Baltimore, 30 00 Boston, 29.92 Buffalo, pc 29.98 Montreal, 29 96 New York, 30 01 Philadelphia, pc ..30.02 Pittsburgh, 29.94 32 38 48 50 52 54 38 44 30 32 30 40 45 48 46 48 42 50 36 36 54 56 28 34 .12 36 34 Sil 22 30 .04 29 ,06 32 .09 25 .04 32 .08 34 .03 30 34 .02 30 26 36 .01 24 50 44 62 54 43 48 .01 52 40 54 46 52 30 .02 42 26 54 40 42 14 Portland.

..29 90 Washington, 29 98 Central. Chicago, cl 2976 38 42 Cincinnati, cl ,...29.78 54 58 Cleveland, cl 29 88 38 38 Detroit, cl 29 88 38 42- Indianapolis, ...29 70 58 60 Milwaukee, cl 29 80 36 38 Southern. AbHene. 29 46 92 96 Atlanta, 29 98 68 78 Charleston, ....30 08 72 74 Galveston, 29.B8 70 72 Dallas, 29.60 82 84 Jacksonville. ...30.12 66 74 Miami, 30.10 70 74 New Orleans, ...30.02 70 74 Norfolk, 30 06 48 60 San Antonio, ...29.70 86 88 Savannah, 30.06 64 76 Tampa, 30 10 68 72 Western.

Bismarck, cl 29.73 42 50 Kansas City, 29 52 72 76 Minneapolis. Cl ...29.74 41 44 Oklahoma City. .29.44 82 86 Omaha, cl 29.64 62 68 St. Louis, 29 5S 64 70 Winnipeg, 29.86 28 34 Rocky Mountain. Denver, pc 29.62 50 60 Helena, cl 29.96 40 44 Phoenix, 29.66 90 90 48 42 58 48 .13 54 Salt Lake City, .29.92 54 54 Pacific Coast.

Portland. 60 60 48 .02 san Francisco, t4 San DiCgo, 29.84 66 68 Seattle, cl 50 06 54 58 Spokane, 30.08 54 54 52 54 46 Will Urge Continuance Of Cash-Carry Clause Washington, April 9. (AP.) Ad ministration leaders, fearful that war may break out at any time in Europe, win ask congress to ts- enact the present "cash and carry" clause of the Neutrality Act before it expires May 1. Chairman Pittman, Democrat, Nevada, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who has carried that it would be dangerous to permit the clause to lapse, said this action would be proposed as a temporary stop gap, pending final determination of the controversial question of revising the Neutrality Act. The "cash and carry" clause permits the President to proclaim a list of products, other than munitions, which belligerents may buy here only by paying cash and carrying them away themselves.

Sale of munitions to belligerents automatically is banned as soon as the act is Union Baptists Conduct Service Of Rededication The" Union Baptist Church, damaged severely by the September hurricane, was rededicated at a special service Sunday afternoon. Easter morning Rev. Dr. J. C.

Jackson, pastor of the church, conducted the first service in the building at 1921 Main Street since it was partially demolished by the storm. The official ceremony of rededication came in the afternoon, however, when Rev. Dr. John N. Lackey, pastor of Central Baptist Church delivered the dedication sermon and Rev.

Dr. Elbert E. Gates, secretary of the Connecticut Baptist State Convention, gave the dedication prayer. Assisting at this service were S. E.

Ellison of Suffield, who offered the invocation, and Rev. Dr. Jackson. Rev. Dr.

Lackey's sermon dealt with the "Bulwarks of the Faith In a Confused Age." The four bulwarks around which he urged his listeners to rally in the face of the social and miliary chaos threatening the world were, assurance in God, assurance in Christ, assurance in salvation and assurance in immortality. At the evening Easter service, Rev. Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter, dean of the Harmon Seminary Foundation, preached. Throughout the week other dedicatory services will be held in the church every day.

Wind, Cold Hit Easter Parade (Continued from Page 1.) boulevards today for a celebration of, Easter Sunday. More than 10,000 persons Hocked to Arlington National Cemetery at sunrise for a colorful Knights Templar service, and throngs worshipped at the unfinished National Cathedral, the Franciscan Monastery, and other capital churches. The biggest Easter event In the capital will be the annual egg rolling on the White House lawn from 9 a. m. to 5 p.

m. tomorrow. Mrs. Roosevelt, scheduled to return from Hyde Park, N. tonight, is expected to make several trips through the grounds, hold a press conference, entertain at a small children's party in the White House and greet the President upon his return from Warm Springs, Ga.

Moravian Service. Hope, April Devout Moravian Church membs: and friends gathered at dawn today in historic Hope Cemetery for an impressive century-old Easter sunrise service in observance of Christs' resurrection. Beneath tall and fragrant evergreen trees, more than 1500 persons stood reverently with heads bared in the chill of the morning as Rev. Ernest Drebert, pastor, directed a brief prayer and song service just as the sun bounded into view. The rites followed out a custom started in this town of 1200 inhabitants in 1830 by Martin Hauser and L.

D. Vonschweinitz, who founded the community in the same year and took over three sections of land In the name of the church. Umbrellas in Style, Boston, April 9. AP.) Umbrel Couple Wed Obituary Mrs. Mary W.

Chard. Mrs. Mary Marguerite (West) Girard. widow of Edward S. Girard.

of Pillsbury Hill. Rockvllle, died Sunday at Hartford, Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Rockvllle, daughter of Herbert B. and Minnie (Thurer) West, she lived in Hartford for many years, returning to Rockville nine months ago, with her late husband after his retirement from the Southern New England Telephone Company. She was a member of congregational cnurcn, Rockville, and the Maccabees of Rockville, and the Windsor Locks chapter of Eastern Star.

Besides her parents, she leaves two daughters, Lavon and lone Girard; a brother, Alban M. West, all of Rockville; three sisters. Miss Edith W. West and Mrs. Horace T.

Decker, both of Rockville, and Mrs. Leonard C. Fin-ley of Hartford; four nephews and four nieces. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.

at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs West, 28 Snipslc Street, Rockville. Rev. Dr. George S.

Brookes will officiate. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville. Elmer C. Newton. Elmer Cunningham Newton.

50. of 55 Main Street, Wethersfield, died at his home Sunday evening. He was born in Lenox, in August, 1888. son of the late Isaac and Mary Cunningham Newton, and lived in Wethersfield about 12 years. He was a member of Blue Star Lodge, Lee.

and a life-member of Sphinx Temple. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Julia Herrer Newton; two sons, Julian New-ton of Hartford and Raymond Newton of Wethersfield; two daughters, Mrs. James StandLsh of Wyoming and Miss Charlotte Newton of Wethersfield, and a grandson. Funeral arrangements will be announced.

Antonio M. Montano. Antonio M. Montano, 67, of 22 Enfield Street, died at the Municipal Hospital Sunday morning after a short illness. He was born in Guar Perticara, Italy, and lived in Hartford 50 years.

He was in the real estate business for 25 years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Rose Messina Montano; a sister, Mrs. Barbara Fungaroli of Northampton, two nieces, Mrs. Michael D'Onofrio and Mrs.

Samuel D'Onofrio of Hartford; a nephew, John Montano of Hartford, and several nieces and nephews in Northampton. The funeral will be held at the Funeral Chapel, 235 Wethersfield Avenue, at a time to be announced. Edward Young. Edward Young. 16, of 82 Bellevue Street, died Sunday at the Mansfield State Hospital after a long illness.

He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Young; two sisters, Louise and Elizabeth Young, and five brothers, James, John H. Joseph, Jesse and Amos Young, all of Hartford. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.

m. at the S. M. Johnson Funeral Chapel, 19 Pavilion Street, with burial in Zion Hill Cemetery. Mrs.

Bessie V. Lord. Mrs. Bessie Vining Lord, 67, widow of Herbert J. Lord, died at her home, 24 Griswold Road, Wethersfield.

Sunday evening. She was born in Southwick, October 6, 1871, daughter of the late Homer and Sarah Fowler Vining. She leaves a son, Noble E. Lord of Wethersfield. Funeral arrangements will be announced.

Lorenzo Pellettierl FuneraL The funeral of Lorenzo E. Pel-lettieri, 42 South Whitney Street, will be held Tuesday at his home at 8:15 a. m. with a solemn requiem mass in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at 9. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery, East Hartford, World Needs New Spirit, Says Pastor (Continued from Page 1.) weather prevailed during the later church-going hours. At 11:30 the sun appeared and quickly melted the snow. Some 3000 persons attended five services held throughout the day at Christ Church Cathedial. The cathedral was filled to capacity at 6:30 a. when Dean Walter H.

Gray presented an Easter message and many had lo be turned away when Rt. Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Budlong, Bishop of Connecticut, preached at 11 a.

m. At St. Joseph's Cathedra! an estimated 8000 persons attended six masses during the morning. With Most Rev. Maurice F.

McAuliffe, Bishop of Hartford, ill, no pontifical mass was held, but Rev. William celebrated a solemn high mass at 11 a. m. Roosevelt Heads For Washington (Continued from Page 1.) leaders before giving over part of his a'ternoon to greeting the children at their annual Easter egg festival on the south grounds of the White House. The President, attired in a dark blue suit, went to church with Harry L.

Hopkins, secretary of commerce, and Aubrey Williams, head of the National Youth Administration. He would not comment on neutrality discussions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But he was represented as being greatly disturbed over prospects that this nation may be forced to adopt abnormal measures in com batting world trade by barter if the Nazi-Fascist axis continues to absorb small independent nations Into its economic orbit. Over the week-end a White House source represented the chief executive as feeling the American people may have to choose soon between giving up all world trade, lowering the American wage-hour standards, or adopting a national policy of subsidizing exports. He was also said to hold the view 1 that with the loss of Independence by each small nation in Europe the I safety and prosperity of the United States was affected.

Seer Killed, Listed April 9 Unlucky Day 1 Cincinnati. Ohio, April 9. (AP. Prince Yogi, an astrologer and ati'hor was killed today when a train struck, his automobile, i Copies of his book "Astrological Forecast," strewn beside the rail-Irotd tracks, listed ADril 9 as an "unlucky da Washington, April 9. (AP.) The Federal Reserve Board told Congress today that the nation's banking and monetary system was "weakened" by confusion of authority over its control, including a conflict of responsibilities between the Federal Reserve and the Treasury, In a statement to the Senate and House banking committees the board urged that Congress "determino the objectives by which the monetary and banking authorities shall bs guided" and the "character of governmental machinery that would be best calculated to carry out the purposes of Congress in this important field." The study, the board suggested, also should inelude "the factors that obstruct the flow of money through the channels of investment, produc tion and distribution." "Such a broad approach," lt said, 'would eiftble Congress to consider other important problems of our economic system." Hint of War Abroad.

A hint that in advancing its sug gestion at this time the board may have had in mind the possible need for emergency monetary action in the event of war abroad was seen by some analysts in the following assertion: "Notwithstanding the inherent limitations upon the influence of monetary and credit action on eco nomic conditions, the board is convinced of the importance of such action at certain times, and feels strongly the necessity of having the mechanism of monetary and banking control and supervision at all times in condition to function effectively in the public interest." The board said that the 15,000 banks operating at present "are sub ject to conflicting and overlapping laws and jurisdictions, which result in discriminations against certain groups of banks and in a confusion of duties and responsibilities among different Federal and state authori ties." Federal regulation of banking, the board added, is distributed amon; several government agencies "without clear delimitation of the respective powers and responsibilities of these agencies." Powers Are Split. Powers over the supply of currency and bank reserves are split between the Treasury and Federal Reserve System, the board said, asserting: "While It appears to have been the intent of Congress that the Federal Reserve System have responsl-biltiy for regulating the supply and cost of money, including currency and bank deposits, the powers over this supply possessed by the treasury now outweigh those of the system." Meanwhile, an earlier statement on monetary matters expressed by the Reserve Board was giver, the indorsement of the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy, a private organization of college professors, bankers and industrialists. The committee said in a statement that it agreed with the contention of the board that prices could not be controlled by changes in the amount and cost of money; that the board could not control the amount of money and that a stable average of prices was less Important than a fair relationship between prices of commodities produced and those which the producers must buy. "A cure for business fluctuations or business cycles," the committe3 said, "cannot be found in an attempt to maintain prices at fixsd levels by 'managing' or manipulating the nation's currency supply." 3 Bridgeporters Hurt In Woodbury Accident Woodbury, April 9. (AP.) Two Bridgeport women were seriously hurt and a Park City man slightly injured when the automobile in which were riding left the highway, struck a telegraph pole and three fence posts on the Woodbury-Waterbury road at top of Sherman Hill here today.

Mrs. Christine Oefinger. 17, Bridgeport, and her daughter, Grace Oefinger, 50. were both admitted to Waterbury Hospital after the crash while the driver. Earl Oefinger.

45, was treated for slight lacerations and discharged. Mr. Oefinger is son and brother respectively of- the two women. Mrs. Christine Opfinger suffered lacerations of the face and possible fracture of the ribs while her daughter sustained a hip injury and a possible fracture of the pelvis.

Both women are considered in serious condition by hospital authorities, particularly the mother because of her age. las were in style in most of New England today, as rain and snow flurries dampened the Easter parade. Even early churchgoers failed to escape a dampening, for the first drizzle fell from the c'oud darkened skies before 8 a. m. By 10 o'clock, the rain turned into quick melting snow.

A slight rise of the mercury changed it back to rain at noon. Black and white or navy blue and white Easter ensembles peeked from beneath the "protecting umbrellas and raincoats. Holy Land Services. Jerusalem, April 9. (AP.) The devout of many creeds observed Easter in the strife-torn Holy Land today in anything but an atmosphere of peace.

The day was bright but the presence of 20.000 British troops on the alert against outbreaks of Arab-Jewish strife combined with the tense international situation to cast a pall over the devotions. All churches in both the old and new cities of Jerusalem were filled from early morning. Mass In Madrid. Madrid, April 9. CAP.) Bishop Leopoldo Eijo Garay held an open air Easter mass in Madrid today in which he gave the papal blessing to conqueror and conquered alike in Spain's civil war.

A bright sun beat down on the heads of the bishop, 11 assisting priests and the worshipers while a cool breeze stirred Nationalist, Fal-ange and Carlist flags waiving from poles beside the altar. Loudspeakers carried the words to the attentive throng as the bishop gave the Pope's Winston-Salem, N. "April 9. (AP.) For the one hundred and sixty-seventh year Moravians gathered from far and near at the home church here today for an Easter sunrise service." Beginning at 2 a. m.

(EST) the, Moravian band of 300; musicians divided into groups and toured Salem, the older part of the city, arousing the residents and visitors with chorals. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Millions of Americans, from an assemblage of 50.000 on Chicago's lakefront to a tiny congregation of 125 in Rochester. N. participated in sunrise services and collateral festivities ranging from Indian dances to fashion parades.

In Dublin, President Eamon De Vaiera led a procession honoring the dead of the Easter rebellion ol 1916. Picturesque sunrise and later services were held throughout the nation, 30,000 at the Hollywood Bowl and 16,000 at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. In Nsw Mexico, services were held in Indian pueblos and Carlsbad caverns, followed by Indian crop and rain dances. At Fort Benning, 1500 uniformed soldiers form a human cross. Near Rochester, the 125 parishioners of the Ridgeland Community Church, which was burned last week, held their meeting in a ladder factory.

'Merry Christmas' Seen Fitting Easter Greeting Rockville, April 9. (Special.) Rev. J. Arthur Edwards, pastor of the Rockville Methodist Church, as he opened the services of the church Sunday morning, said that with an inch of snow outside of the church, he was more inclined to wish the members of the church "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Easter." Fifty Years i Miami Beach Fla. April 9.

(AP.) Rev. James King Gibson 93 national chaplain-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and for S8 years a Presbyterian minister died today. He was moderator of the Ohio synod of the church and for 30 years was stated clerk of the Dayton Ohio Presbytery. Previously he held pastorates in Ohio cities. Retiring in 1930 Rev.

Mr. Gibson moved to Miami Beach four years later. He leaves his wife and a son. The burial will be in Dayton. Sister Mary Brrnardini.

Baltic. April 9 (Special.) Sister Mary Bernardini. Alice Tierney) of the Sisters of Charity of Baltic, died Sunday at the Academy of the Holy Family here. Born in Norwalk, a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Mary (Loughlin) Tierney. she was a niece of the late Bishop Tierney of the Hartford Diocese.

She entered the Congregation of the sisters of Charity in Baltic 50 years ago and celebrated her Golden Jubilee last August 15. She leaves two sisters. Sister Mary Bertrand of the Sisters of Mercy of Hartford and Mrs. J. Steegmulier of Greenwich, and a brother.

William L. Tierney of Greenwich. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Baltic, with a solemn requiem ma's.

Burial will be in the sisters St, Mary's Cemetery. David Julian Block. Chicago. April 9. (AP.) David Julian Block.

64, director of the Block Laboratories and inventor of several chemical processes, died yesterday. He was credited with developing processes for making artificial sugar and gum arabic. Block designed a number of American chemical plants during the World War. He leaves his wife, Tessie, and three sons. Jacob W.

Conrad. New York. April 9. (AP.) Jacob W. Conrad, 57, composer of the song Smile, Smile" and other popular pre-war ballads, died Friday after a long illness.

He also wrote "I'll Change Your Sadness to Gladness," "The Nations' Honor Roll," and "I Have a Sweetheart." John C. Kennedy. New Bedford, April 9. CAP.) John Curtin Kennedy, 82. former hat company treasurer and for 52 years associated with Car- DEATHS BORELL In East Hartford.

April 8, 1939. Bridget A. Hogan. wife of Oscar E. Borell, Funeral from her late home, 43 Franklm East Hartford.

Monday morning at 10:15 with solemn requeim high mass at St. Mary's Church at 11 o'clock. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Burnside. Farley Molloy Service, A HILL In this city April 7.

1939. Daniel H. Cahlll. Funeral from his residence. 220 Garden Tuesday morning at 8:15, with a solemn requiem mass In St.

Joseph's Cathedral at 9 o'clock. Burial In Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. EVANS In Hartford Hospital April 8, 1939, Anna S.

Evans, wife of Edward C. Evans. 193 Warrenton Avenue. West Hartford. Funeral Monday at 2 p.

m. at her iate home. Interment In Falrview Cemetery, West Hartford. MrNARY At his home. April 7.

1939. Christopher C. McNary. Funeral from his home. Station 53, East Windsor Hfll, Monday at nine o'clock, with a solemn requiem mass in St.

Mary's Church at 10 o'clock. Burial in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. O'BRIEN At his home in East Hartford.

April 7, 1939. Daniel P. O'Brien of 379 Prospect East Hartford. Services from Dillon's Funeral Home, 53 Main on Monday at 8:15 a. m.

Requiem high mass at St. Mary's Church. East Hartford at 9 a. m. Place of interment Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. PECK In this city. April 6. 1939, Henry H.

Peck of 389 Main Street, age 69 years. Funeral from the funeral home of Farley and Molloy, 129 Capitol Avenue. Monday afternoon at 2:30. Burial In Spring Grove Cemetery. SCHMIDT In this city April t.

1939. Mrs. Regina (Reiser) Schmidt. Funeral from the Ahem Funeral Home. 180 Farmmgton Tuesday morning at 8:30 with a solemn requiem mass in St.

Augustine's Church at 9 o'clock. Burial in Mt. St. Benedict's Cemetery. SHAl'GHNESST In Hartford.

April 1933. Mrs. Mury Shaughnessy. widow of Peter H. Sha'uhnessy, of 18 Hopkins Street.

Funeral service from Ahern Funeral Home. ISO Farming-ton Avenue, Wednesday morning, with solemn requiem mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral at a time to be announced. In Mt. St.

Benedict Cemeteiy. IN MEMOR1AM There will be a months mind solemn high mass for the repose of the soul of Annie White Dillon. Wednesday April 12. at St. Peter's Church at 7 a.

m. FLXERAL DIRECTORS James P. O'Brien UNDERTAKER iOl MAIN ST. PHONE J-3733 JAMES T. PRATT GO.

Furnishing Undertakers 71 farminqton Ave. Telephone 5-3181 Attendants at Office Day and Night Morrison W.Johnson,Inc. FUXERAL IIOJIK 749 Albany Avpnue Ahern Funeral Home 180 Farmington Ave. Phone 2-1155 SOFTENS The Blow TV value capable funeral director's preparatory skill dees much to soften the blow of bt-reament. Farley and Molloy Funeral Directors Cell 2-4113 129 Capitol A.

Hartford's Housing Authority by July 1 will complete the first of its four major tasks, the investigation of housing conditions in this city, now being carried on by the WPA, and will then proceed with the next steps in Its program, the purchase of land, erection of low-rent housing facilities and management of properties. The status of the Authority's program is disclosed in a communication from the commission to be submitted to the Board of Aldermen tonight requesting a loan of $9360.82 for current expenses, covering general administration and the completion' of the WPA housing survey, for the period from April 1, 1939 to March 31. In its letter, signed by Chairman Stillman P. Westbrook. the Authority states that requests for funds in connection with the purchase of land and the erection of buildings will have to be made later when the commission will have reached a decision as to the type of housing project to be developed.

"It is contemplated to hire experts and technicians as needed and only on a temporary basis," the communication reports. "As the requirements for such services are not" clear at this time, due to our not having determined the extent or character of the projects to be developed, we have made no estimate for personal service lor such work." Has $3176 Balance. While the Authority estimates It will need funds Qf $12,537.50 for the year ending next March 31, it has an unexpended and unencumbered balance of $3176.60 remaining from the fiscal year just ended. Deducting this balance leaves a net amount of $9360.92 required for the new fiscal period. Of the total estimate for the new fiscal year, $10,604 is allocated for general administration and $1933.50 as the commission's share of the cost of the WPA studies and surveys.

Reporting on the status of the Authority's work, the communication states: "The first phase of the work, the investigation of housing conditions in Hartford, being carried on by the WPA, is now drawing to a close and by July 1 should re completed. It is noted that an amount of $1933.50 is needed by the Authority as sponsor to complete the work of the WPA. The WPA will likewise probably need about $10,000 more io complete their part of the work. "Studies now being carried on by the office' staff are likewise draw ing to a close, so that the services for two statistical clerks will be needed probably only for six months each. Likewise technical advice on housing surveys is no more needed, so that provision is not made to retain the services of the technical advisor.

"This budget, then, represents the needs as we can definitely determine them at this time, on the basis of exact and predictable requirements for the period. Later on, a supplementary request will be made for funds to cover those objects and services which will bs needed to proceed with the other phases of the program when they can be definitely determined. "We trust that your honorable board will grant this Authority the necessary loan to cover these needs as set forth in the accompanying estimate." The loan, if granted, will be repaid to the city from the Authority's income if and when a housing project is developed in this city. A Federal grant of $3,500,000 for a local project has been earmarked by the United States Housing Autnorny. In its accompanying estimate, the Authority presents a detailed itemization of its needs for funds for the fiscal year.

The estimate is broken down as follows: General administration Personal service, $8420; supplies. $625; contraolual service. $1059; traveling expense, $503. WPA surveys and studies $175; contractual service, $1758.50. It is expected the aldermen will refer the Authority's request to the Board of Finance for recommendation.

Bristol Man Dies, Is HitBy Train (Continued from Page 1.) and James of Collinsville; a sister, Miss JohBnna Leahy of Farmington. and reveral nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. at Immaculate Conception Church, New Hartford.

Burial will be in St, Patrick's Cemetery, Collinsville. Waterford, April 9. (Special.) The body of a man identified as that of Albert J. Fleet of Lynn. was found lying between railroad tracks at a point about one mile east of Millstone, Waterford.

Sunday at 7:45 a. m. by employees of the "New Haven" Railroad. The authorities believed that the man was riding a freight train and fell off, Bridgeport. April 9.

(AP.) The fourth auto fatality in this city within nine days was recorded here today when Alexander Listewnik, 48, an oyster boat worker, died at 12:15 p. m. in Bridgeport Hospital of a fractured skull and other injuries suffered last night when he was struck by a florist's delivery truck as he crossed the street. Organist Dies At Easter Service Baltimore, April 9. (AP.) Five hundred Easter worshipers at Im-manuel Reformed Church, their heads bowed in prayer, were startled by a crashing chord from the organ.

i Ushers hurried to the choir loft, while Rev. Samuel A. Troxell con tinued the services without music At their conclusion, he announced that the 62-years-old organist. Charles J. Schlicker.

had died at the keys from a heart attack. Funeral Services Held For 527-Lb. Hoy Scout Dubois, Pa- April 9. AP.) Funeral services were held in the nesrbv coal minlne town of Forfe todav'for Iread Spray Levendusky, known as the "largest" Bov Scout in the United States. At th time of his death from influenza Thurs day, Iread weighed 527 pounds.

Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy Is Dead at Her Home Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy, widow of Peter H. Shaughnessy, of 16 Hopkins Street, well-known to thousands of graduates of Hartford Public High School through her service as matron there for 45 years, died Sunday evening at her home. Mrs.

Shaughnessy became matron at the high school in 1889. She retired in 1934. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Daniel A. Sullivan of Hartford and Mrs.

Edward A. Favreau of Massachusetts; 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at the Ahern Funeral Home, 180 Farmington Avenue, with a solemn requiem mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral. Burial will be in Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. Sen. J. H.

Lewis Dies Suddenly (Continued from Page 1.) slow, dignified delivery of words on the Senate floor attracted Senate gallery crowds attention. Years before Lewis came to the Senate he became acquainted with Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, and that friendship remained unbroken despite many subsequent conflicts as members of opposing parties. Native of Virginia. Lewis was a Virginian by tragic chance. His mother, Julia Hamilton Lewis, was hurrying from the family home in Augusta.

Ga. to Richmond, where Major John Cable Lewis, her husband, was near death from the after effects of wounds incurred in the Confederate army. At Danville a son was born on May 18, 1866, and Julia Lewis died. Lewis was educated at Houghton College, in Georgia, and at the University of Virginia and later studied law in Savannah. Going to the then Territory of Washington in 1886, Lewis found litT tie call for attorneys.

He taught languages two years at the University of Washington, was dropped when the faculty was pruned and got a job as stevedore on the Seattle docks, practicing a bit of law on the side. After his first big case he was elected to the territorial Senate and as congressman-at-large for the new state for the 1897-99 term. Served In Two Wars. His war experiences embraced the Spanish-American conflict and the World War. In the former he was a sua ft colonel, first with General Brook in Cuba and later with General Fred D.

Grant in Porto Rico. Sent to France in 1918 by President Wilson on missions for the War and Navy departments, he became an aide on the staff of General George Bell on the Chateau Thiery front and was returning on the naval ship "Mt. Vernon" when the vessel was torpedoed and forced to limp back to Brest. His diplomatic work included membership on a joint high commission on the Alaskan-Canadian boundary which met in London and to which he was appointed by President Wilson. In 1914 he was a United States commissioner to London to execute laws for increasing safety at sea.

In 1923 he represented American concessionaires in Turkish oil fields and in 1924 handled a $28,000,000 loan to Mexico. The following year he handled the legal details of a loan of $100.000000 to continental European nations. He first served as United States Senator from Illinois from 1913 to 1919. He was again elected in 1930 and reelected in 1938. Courtly and Colorful.

His courtly manners were known from the waterfront of Seattle, where he labored in young manhood, to the Senate halls of Washington and the capitals of Europe w-here his striking career took him. Perfectly tailored suits, harmonizing shirts, ties, socks and handkerchiefs, a rakishly tipped hat, spotless gloves, beribboned eyeglasses and a carefully parted beard that was astonishingly pink until creeping age grayed it. made up a personal ensemble that almost obscured the man's abilities. The Lewis whiskers, manner, diction and dress made him th5 delight of cartoonists and the target for sharp shafts from opponents. But men who knew him best said he was a master politician.

Court verdicts testified to his effective pleadings at the bar. Votes reflected the power of his oratory. Citations of his legal and historical works evidenced his acumen. Youth Held on Charge Of Stealing Newspapers William Yonan. 18.

of 36 Newbury Street, was arretted on a charge of theft Sundav whn he was found at New Britain Avenue and Broad Street with a number of newspapers which, police sav. admitted to stealine in Wilson. Detectives John J. Mel-fiernan and William J. Hena-ehan investigated.

5 RiARiJEisil. Vincent -4 FUNERAL DIRECTOR DIRECTORS PLANNED AND ARRANGED FOR THE SERVICE the modern Vincent Funeral Horn i chosen by a growing number, for drvotiont and aympathy calls before tha tribute and for the memorial itself. FUNERRL SERVICE Courant Photos. Mr. and Mrs.

William F. McClellan of 35 Wind Road. East Hartford, who celebrated the fiftieth anniversary cf their wedding Sunday at their home. More than 100 relative? and friends attended the affair. The coupe were married in New York City April 6.

1889 and have one daughter. Miss Helen F. McClellan. Mr. McClellan is a retired paper manufacturer, having formerly been associated with the American Writing Paper Company of Windsor Locks, Conn,.