New Britain herald., 1924-03-14
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GEORGE A. BENTLEY
 IS DEAD IN TEXAS
Word Received Here That Local Man Passes Away at Sons Home STATE POLICE HEAD SPEAKS

X Mrs. Kate Clayton in Dying Condi II tion-Last Day for Post Onic, Bids - Supply of Income Ia,
 Blanks-Plain,ille Briefs. Word has been received here ot | the death of George A. Bentley ot | Canal street, at the home of his sor ! in Dallas, Texas Death is said tC
 have occurred yesterday morning | Mir. Bentley had been in poor health for long time and only d short time ago left for Texas in m attemp, to better his condition and recently word was rccciRed hero that he was much improved. He was TO years old.
 MT. Bentley had been n resident ot Plainville for the past 25 years and
 was employed as carder in inc Bristol plant of the Bristol Mfg. Co.
 He was probably one of the best
 known residents of the town and the
 news of his death will be received as
 Q shock by his large circle of
 friends.
 He is survived by two sons, Perry
 and Earle Bentley and seven grand
 children, all of Dallas, Texas: two
 sisters, Mrs. S, F. Aureton of Albany.
 N. Y.. and Mrs. Thomas Bedford of
 Plainville, and one brother, Edgar
 Bentley of Noank, Conn. The fu-
 neral will be held from his Plainvllc
 home Sunday afternoon at an hour l to be announced later Arrange
 ments are being made by W. A. Bailey X Co. Burial will be in West
 cemetery.
 Superintendent Hurley Speaks. { About 20 members of the Plain vile Chamber of Commerce will view the members Of the state po- lice force in a more favorable light
 than previously as the result Of talk last evening by Superintendent
 Robert T. Hurley of tho Connecticut state police department, following the monthly meeting of the directors in the rooms on Pierce street
 The directors meeting which pre- coded the talk carried out only rou- tine business while many matters pertaining to the towns general well fare were taken mp and talked over without any definite action. The committee on tho Carnegie awards for the Bradlcys of which T. A. Lyman is chairman reported on the communication received from tho fund and the matter now rests until q special investigator arrives in this vicinity.
 Senator John IT. Trumbull intro- dueod Superintendent Hurley,
 Mr. Hurley chose for his subject state Police Business" He traced 1. the history of tho formation of police | from the carly centuries to the pres . cnt day. He showed where bands . had gotten togt her in the early days for common protection, where Scot land formed q police organization, then came thc Texas Rangers, the Canadian mounted police and in 203, the Connecticut state police department.
 IT" said that the state force was organized with five commissioners. | superintendent, deputy supcrin- ! ncratcd the various duties connect 'd with the department stating that besides the helping 10 stamp out 'rimc, the state police had fire patrols, automobile traffic. scalcrs of z weights and measures. and other de- | ails 10 look after. .t
 In 1921 the force was changed 10 | iaving three commissioners. 4G state ! ,olicc and n superintendent and the { york was increasing so fast that it sas thought that it would be ad- isabc to have training school I his had to bc abandoned because i f the pressure or work. Then in f 923. the force was made larger by n additionof 90 men. making oial of SD men and q superintendent.
 During the past year tho depart iont handled 1.3n3 complaints. made r .6sl arrests inspected 3.3fS moving 1T icturc thcaters examined 7i.SSi au- n 5mobilr drivers. inspected i7.ss7 h Ciglts and measures reports and Il 1und 62G cars with defaced markers. he said that iI'c depart ,cnt had recovered 100 stolen auto lobileg. recovered s265.0aO worth of ropcrty. seized sgOo.oo0 worth Of quors and the officers sin their ork had travelled q total Of 1.311.-l DO miics throughout every part Of ln state.
 Mrs. Kate Clayton Dying
 Mrs. Kate Clayton or Whiting rect was reported today 10 bc in ring condition. Sue has been suffer- q from pneumonia and little hope
 being held ont for her recovery. NO trained nurses are in attend ice.
 Post Onicr Bols
 Today is tha last day on which alcd bids for the leasing Of thc ainyiIlc post office will be received
 tfe ofrire of Post office Inspector
 J. Rurklay in New Haven. Little knoen about those who hatr sub ittcd tho bids although il is under 1oJ that several haze 1ut in pro- sals An announcement oI inc cccssful hiddtr ui1l probably l,c fe- ivad within q short time.
 lncorne Tax BIankS
 The 1ocal post office is in possession d lAiilltB SHHAllA VI ANHaAAfAt- YIN inks. The dcmanE for them was hcayy that the supply quickly ran - [ and fears were entertained that -
 m0Ta could be obtained. There Ez s been a last minute rush of those T ng returns and for their rom 1ience Assistant Postmaster James Graham will be in the post office k s evening from $ to o'clock. To- rrow is the last day on which re-