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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
STATE GASOLINE TAX
 IS RULED DEDUCTIBLE
When Vehicle Is Used for Business, Income Tax
 Official Says

Washington, April 21.--Users of motor vehicle fuel upon which state taxes are levied may deduct these taxes in their federal income re- turns. provided the vehicle is em- ployed. for business purposes.
 Solicitor Gregg of the internal revenue bureau made the ruling to- day in an interpretation of the gaso- line tax laws of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The ruling applies to all states having such levies.
 The opinion also held that gaso- line dealers may deduct from their returns all of the amounts received from consumers as state taxes.
 The tax on motor vehicle fuel imposed by the states of Maryland and Virginia and by the District of Columbia" the opinion said, Ifs de- ductible only by the dealer or dis. tributor against whom 1t Is levied and by whom 1t is paid. If the tax Is made part of the expenses of the business of the distributor or dealer or part of the cost of the fuel sold, 1t cannot be deducted sep- arately as tax item, but may be deducted as part of the business expenses, or treated as a part of the cost of the fuel sold,
 Purchasers of the fuel for busi- ness purposes may include as a part Of the cost of the fuel any addition to the price made by the dealer or distributor to cover the tax levied upon him.' n
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
MAY SELECT HOLT FOR
 HARTFORD POLICE BOARD
Mayor Stevens Expected To Appoint Choice of Brainery to Demo-
 cratic Post.
tspecIal 10 the HeraIi.l

Hartford, April q. - Politicians are on the alert in anticipation of the probable settlement of the police commissionership which has plagued their minds for weeks. Little inter est is expressed in the probable nom- inee for the republican vacancy but there is wide difference of opinion over the appointment of a demo- cratic member of the board.
 Mayor Stevens is said to have been besieged during the past few days by friends of different aspirants un- til he is at his wits end. It is said that he will not name the candidate of his choice but will listen to the suggestion of Morgan B. Brainerd, who aims 10 dominate republican politics but whose ambition is op- posed by local emmbers of the re- publican state machine, headed by J. Henry RorabaCk. NIT. Brainery is president of the Aetna Life Insur- ance Co. Mayor Stevens IS in the company's employ so that, while he may be the titular head of the city of Hartford. he must consider Mir. Brainerd's wishes in making appoint ments to office.
 It is rumored that NIT, Brainerd's candidate for the democratic police commissionership is Fred P. Holt, chairman Of the board of directors of the City Bank and Trust Co. AL though Holt may not be Mayor Stew ems fair haired boy, it is considered likely that he will get the plum if MT Brainerd says the word.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
WiIIimantic Woman Gets
 Jail on Her "ReputatiOn"

WilEmantiC, April Gl.-BiTdie Os- trtc,, 3S, was in court today charged with having nquor wi;h intent to sell She offered a demurrer which Judge Frank H. Foss over ruled and then Prosecutor Harvey stated that it was the defendants third offense. He explained that a raid on Mrs. Ostrich's home in Temple street Fri day night uncovered two dozen bot ties of home brew and a little whis- key and Mrs. Ostrick was seen to empty some fluid into the bath tub. The prosecutor said that the evil dence in hand was not much but ths defendant had "a reputation" The court imposed a fine of &2oo and costs with Go days in jai. Mrs. 0s- trich appealed and gave a bond Of Sl,o00,'
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
700 GARMENT WORKERS
 STRIKE IN BRIDGEPORT
Wolf and Abrahams Employcs Walk Out as Protest Against
 Wages Paid

Bridgeport. April 21.-ApproXi- mateIy zoo garment workers cm- ployed by the Wolf and Abrahams Clothing manufacturers at II Spruce street, went on strike here at g o'clock this morning upon the re- fusal of the employers 10 grant de- mands for wage increases and a 4S hour working week. The action fol- lowed a conference between the wage committee representing the employees, the owners and a repre- sentative of the amalgama.ed cloth ing workers union, when the firm refused to consider the demands Of the workers and return with a counter demand barring union rep resentatives from the factory unless employed by lhe company.
 The workers asked the return Of a wage cut made several months ago and alleged to have boon temporary; a minimum wage Of $1e a week for women and SEQ a week for men; that discharges he made only upon just cause and aft,r con- ference with the grievance commit tee in the factory; sanitary working conditions and employment through union officers.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
IS ERRORS DISCOVERED
 IN CITY'S GRAND LIST
Tax Revenue of S:,604 Invoked, Ac- cording to Report of Collector
 LOomis.

Eighteen errors In the grand list prepared by the board of assessors last year have been found by Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis who has reported the errors in which s. 604SS in tax revenue Is involved.
 The amounts charged against tax payers which were found to be in excess of the correct figures arc:
 Tide Water Sales Corporation, per- sonal, $22; Leon filling. Lakeview avenue. s2S.10; w. R. Nogiec, Daley avenue, s2.42; John Cavanaugh, Crown street, s6.60: Raymond G. Wood, Jerome street, $I6.50: John W Mckay, automobile, s2.20; E. B. Wood, Jeromestret, $1650; John W. Fox, garage, $16.50: A. F. Schade, Greenwood street, S22; NJ. Sicklick and H. Milkowitz, merchandise at 470 Main street, $2@; R. w. Hadlcy estate, Main street, $2,900; ". II. Kuper automobile, s5.50; John and Mary McGrail estate, 697 East street. S132; w. J, Bryan. automobile, $9.90; I. Resnick, merchandise, s35.- 20; H. L. Christopher Tunxis street, S3.30; Lincoln Realty Co, Tunxis, Sa- chem and Oneida streets, S39.46.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
THRILLING RESCUE
Kansas City Youth Jumps 60 Feet off Bridge to Save Girl in River Spark of Romance Too.

Kansas City. Kas., April 21.-WiI- liam Price, IS, leaped from a bridge sixty feet into the Kaw river here late yesterday and rescued Miss Sadie Scott, IT year old orphan who had jumped in the water because of quarrel with her fiance. Price discovered Miss Scott clinging to a pier under the bridge. She had grasped 1t when she suddenly de- cided that she did not want to die.
 Price swam with the girl 100 feet to the bank, where firemen who had been called. were waiting. Miss Scott could not swim and Price vas almost exhausted when he reached the shore.
 What did you do that for?" Price asked the girl.
 T got Into a quarrel, but if 1 had known you were on earth. I would not have done it." she answered.
 Well, goodbye. l want to meet you again" Miss Scott called 10 Price ns the firemen took her away.
 T will see you in a few days" Price replied.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
CANDIDATES REPORT
 ELECTION EXPENSES
Ringrose Tops List So Far With an Outlay of
 $43.O0

Attorney Elias T. Ringrose demo- cratic nominee for alderman in the fifth ward at the last city election has reported the heaviest expense sheet turned in for the city clerks files, having expended s25 as a con- tribution to the democratic town committee, and SIS for automobile hire, a total of $43.
 Other statements of campaign ex- penses filed include: Frederick G.. Hausman. republican, elected to the common council in the second ward, contributed S15 to the G. o. P. town committee; William B. Wilbur, dem- ocrat, unsuccessful candidate for councilman in the third ward, spent nothing; B. F. karpinski, a regis tered republican who ran on the democratic ticket for councilman in the fifth ward, and who was defeat ed, spent $5 for general expenses and $2.5o for printing; Thomas F. McDonough, republican. defeated candidate for alderman in the fifth ward, spent sS for stamps; Louis w.. Young, republican, elected to the school committee, contributed s10 to the republican town committee; Thomas J. Cabelus, republican, elected councilman in the fourth ward, spent nothing; Michael c. Ha- Der, republican. elected constable, spent S20 on automobile hire; A. N. Peterson, republican, elected to the board of selectmen, spent nothing; Michael T. Kerwin, democrat, elect cd selectman, contributed BIO to the democratic town committee.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
CHEFS CAR STOLEN
Brand New F1ivver Owned By Pleas antville. \. J., Police Dept. Head Taken By Thieves.

Atlantic City, N. J., April 21.- Thieves stole the brand new flivver of Chief of Police BelIville Naylor. of Pleasantvile, last night.
 The car was parked in front of City hall by Chief NayIor while he attended trials in police court. When he came out, he found his machine missing. At first be believed it a joke but when it could not be lOcat- cd, he sent descriptions of 1t to neighboring towns by telephone ac- companied by the injunction to slap the thieves in iail." The car has not been recovered.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Youth Fippant, Age Timid, Says
 Cohen In Analysis Of The Times
Asst. District Attorney Plays Flappers of Both Sexes and Their Diff dent Parents.

"selhshness of the modern youth. lack of respect for elders and par ents, disrespect for the law, lack of proper training and example on the part of the parents and lack of re- ligious training for boys and girls Is the answer to the greatest crime wave the United States has ever had was the statement made to 57 members of the New Britain Lions club and their guests at the Burritt hotel today by George II. Cohen, as- sistant United States district attor- ney of Hartford.
 Tt is appalling when you stop to consider how many of our young boys and girls are going wrong to- day" he said. "I am scared at the number of cases which are coming in, most of them being boys and girls between the ages of 19 and 21.
 Our boys and girls today are fundamentally no worse than they ever were. Human nature today is as bad as it was when we were say. ages. We have learned to control our impulses, that's all. The boys and girls today are the same as they ever were but they are inviting i'm pulses that lead them into lives of crime.
 Can't "Touch" College Students
 "The youth today is selfish. Each one is out to get all for himself or herself. There Is no such thing as helping the other fellow. They think that is all right for story books and moving pictures. They are the most selfish and disrespect- ful we have ever had. If they don't respect the outsider you would at least think they would respect their parents, but they won't"
 Here he spoke of Dorothy Filing ton of San Francisco by saying, She shot her mother because her mother objected to jazz dances, etc. R freshman in the high school to- day thinks he knows more than his dad ever will know. He is reading books that are new to dad but he doesn't think that dad has gone to the school of experience for many years. It's getting to be quite an honor for dad to speak to him without being called down. And our college students, you can't even touch them. If Dad lived to be
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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Mannish Attire Choice
 Of Parisian Women

Paris, April 21. - "Gentlemanly fashions" in the feminine dress for morning wear In town are seen everywhere in the Paris streets. The strict tailor made, the slim top coat with a neat stock or a colored comforter" showing above, is much in evidence. Neckties of all kinds are worn with high-necked hlouscs. The hats used with these ensembles are dome-shped with curled back hrims, They are felt or straw, with trim mings of ribbons, feathers, or buckle or brooch.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
TRIO FINED S25 FOR ROW AT AMBER INN Harry Segal and Mir. and Mrs. Sheridan Plead
 Guilty

Harry Segal of Elmira, N. Y, the principal in -for-all battle of the Amber Inn on the night of April 12, and MT. and Mrs. John Sheridan of G3 Buckingham street, Hartford, held as accessories, appeared before Justice of the Peace E. Stanley Welles in the Newington town court last evening and were fined S25 and costs apiece. segal was also given a 30 day jail sentence, suspended for two months. None of the three had ever been arrested before, Segal is an ex-pugilist, known in the ring as Harry Sage.
 The battle in the roadhouse was the result of party at which those present became intoxicated and noisy. Constable John Walsh was called and attempted to quiet the disorder, but seven or eight men jumped on him and gave him rough handling. He sent for help and Con- stables Robert Deselle and Albert Pipkin and State Policeman Paul Lavin responded. The four then at tempted to arrest Segal, who put up a terrific fight and was subdued only after being badly manhandled and beaten on the head with a revolver butt. A charge of resisting an officer was lodged against him, while the Sheridans were arrested on a breach of the peace count. A hearing was held before Justice Welles on April 12 and the case continued until last night.
 Mr. and Mrs. Sheriden pleaded guilty to the breach of peace charge and said they had never been ar- rested before. Justice Welles said he was glad to hear that and warn- them that they had "got in bad this time" and were going wrong." He hoped they. would profit by this ad- monition, .r&
 Segal also pleaded guilty and said that this was the first time he had been arrested State Senator Joseph B. Griffin of Hartford appeared as witness for him. He told the court that he had known Segal nearly all his life and that he had never been in such q scrape before, Griffin laid the trouble to the liquor.
 q never ambered in or scrambled out" remarked Nathan o. Freed man, who appeared for the prisoners but I believe anyone would have committed the same ofense with the same spirit within"
 Drink is no excuse" claimed Prosecutor Harold G. Lucas. con- tending that Scgal must have known what he was doing, as the drink did not affect his physical powers in the least.
 Segal said he was ''very sorry and pleaded for leniency on the ground that the trouble might ruin his whole life. His friends back home knew nothing of it, he said, and added that he went on the party to celebrate the double occasion of Easter and a turn for the better in the sickness of his mother Justice Wclles then imposed fine. The three fines and costs totalled S12S.G3.
 The court room was filled 10 ca pacity by a crowd of approximately 100 friends of the Sheridans and of Segal
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
RADIO CONFERENCE
Secretary Hoover Announces that Meeting Will be Called About the Last Day nE September.

Washington, April 21.-Secretary Hoover has decided that the ln- crcasing pressure of radio problems on his department which regulates in the radio field, will requires the calling Of another national radio conference about the end of Septom- bcU.
 Particularly have the difficulties e fitting in new radio stations given rise to suggestions for new method oE anocating and dividing time. Un- tu the conference has assembled however no important changes of governmental policy may be expect cd.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
SETS s36 A MONTH
 AS A FAIR SALARY
This Is What Lyman Asks for
 g Years Labor
TRIAL IS IN MIDDLETOWN
Farm Hand Fighting Dispossing Action, Also Claims That He In- vested Considerable Money In Farm.

Middletown, April 2l.--Herbert Lyman, East Hampton farm hand, began his testimony in superior court here today in his suit against Postmaster Harlan c. Hill, adminls- trator of the estate of Mrs. Phoebe simons, of East Hampton, for 5000 damages for 19 years of services on the latter's farm which he claims was worth sS,2S0.
 He testified that he believed that $36 a month was due him for his years of service on the farm during which time he had not received any salary. At least a dozen or 15 times, Mrs. Simons told him that the farm would be his, after her death, he said. Lyman claimed that he had in- vested money in the farm in addi- ton to doing all of the work about the place. Included In his list of in- vestments was the purchase of six COWS. He said that the money he had received for the sale of milk had been turned over to Mrs. Simons.
 Lyman's service with Mrs. Simons who died on July 21, 1924 began in 1905.
 Miss Jennie E. Cain, Buffalo nurse who arrived in East Hampton last week to laid Lyman" was not at the trial when 1t opened this morning.
 Two persons on the panel for the jury to hear the suit were excused by Judge John W. Banks when they admitted that they had read many stories on the case. Lyman claims to have had spiritual communica- tions with Mrs. Simons in the last few months, during one of which she told him that assistance was coming to him. The next day Lyman is said to have received a telegram from Miss Cain that she was inter- ested in his case and would visit him at East Hampton.
 Mrs. Mary Purcell of southold' L. l., a daughter of Mrs, simons was In the courtroom when the trial began.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
1S-Year-Old Youth Slain by Mississ- ippi Mob After Alleged Attack on Girl.

McComb, Miss, April 2l.-Police received word here today that an lS- year-old negro named Buckley was Iyncbed late last night near Tyler town, about Is miles from here.
 He had been in jail at TylertoWn for the last month on a charge or attempting to attack a siX-year-oid white girl and succeeded yesterday in making bond and returning to his home, from which the mob was re- ported to have taken him last night.
 At the time of the attack three young girls wer approached by a negro, who seized one and lifted her over a fence, but her screams at tracted help and Buckley was arrest cd and charged with attempted at tack.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Man Burned to Death as
 His Whiskers Catch Fire

JacksOnViIle, IlI, April 2I.-VN- tawa McAllister. 75. was found dead, with his clothes ablazc, al his home here last night by neighbors. Long whiskers are thought 10 have been responsible for his death, since it is thought that in attempting 10 light q lamp his whiskcrS caught fire. Three sons. all residents ol New York city, survive.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
COLDEST APRIL 20
Mercury Drops to 28 at Sterling, Oonn.-Sprngfield Also Reports Low Temperatures.

Sterling, April 21.-All eastern Connecticut shivered last night be- cause of the cold. Old-timers said it was the coldest April goth night they recalled. This morning some pools of water had an inch of ice on them, and many thermometers had readings as low as 26.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
No Petticoats, Girls Now Need More Towels
 For Hands and Faces

San Francisco. April 21..- Fashions call for fewer clothes for the modern school girl today occasioned 8 request by Mrs. Mary Prag, a member of the city board of education. to the finance committee of the board of super visors for m appropriation for more towels in the schools to satisfy girlish desire to keep the hands and face clean.
 "The girls used their petticoats in place of towels" Mrs. Prag said. Now petticoats have gone out of style, and the girls have nothing with which to dry their hands and faces"
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Saw Ship Sink

Halifax, April 21.--A message in- tercepted at the Halifax dockyard from the steamship Tuscania of the Cunard line stated that the Tuscanla arrived in time to see the Ruifuku Maru sink and that all on board were lost. The message added that rescue was impossible owing to the high seas.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

Springfield, Mass. April 21.-The mercury here dropped to an official 9S degrees early today and ice formed. Notwithstanding the cold no damages to sprouting crops has been reported except in extremely exposed places. Peach buds are said to be not far enough advanced 10 suffer harm.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
BIG FIRE IN MEXICO.

Nogales, Aria, April 2l.-A dis patch to the Herald says fire last night destroyed 15 business build ings in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, and then spread to the "Old" section, where nearly 100 small houses were consumed. The loss is estimated at approximately sS00,O00.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
48 MEN REPORTED LOST WHEN SHIP SINKS OFF NOVA SCOTIA AS FOUR
 VESSELS SPEED ONWARD ID RESCUE
Japanese Freighter Goes Down With All On Board Be- fore Relief Arrives, Wireless States-Ocean Liner HOmeric One of Craft which Spurted to Scene Upon Receipt of Frantic o S. Calls.

New York April 2-Forty lost their lives to- day when the Japanese feghter Rafuku Ma sank off Nova Scotia wireless from the steamship Homerc informed White Star line officials, this afternoon
 Regret unable to fe" the brief report of Cap tain John Roberts of the Hoec to the White Star officials
 Two steamships and two going tugs speeding to the of the but the regter went down before any of them could reach the distressed vessel in te to effect rescue.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Raising Defense Fnnd
6y The Associated Press.

Washington, April 21.-Formation of a Wheeler defense committee" [" to relieve Senator Burton K. Wheel CT Of Montana of the expense aris- ing from his double indictment in Washington and Montana, was an- nounced here today with Norman
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Sea Too Heavy.

Sea Too Heavy.
 For more than seven hours before going down the Raifuku Maru strug- gled in mountainous seas which stove in her life boats and caused a dam gerous list by shift of the cargo. The freighter was listing 30 degrees when her captain sent his first urgent call for assistance.
 Looms.
 Heavy seas made it impossible for the crew to survive in the water. Captain Roberts reported that the Homeric proceeded on her voyage to New York at 12:03 ?. m.
 Reports Conflict
 Conflicting reports were received as to the fate of the freighter's crew after it became known that the steamer had sunk. Once, the White Star line received a wireless dispatch picked up at the Chatham, Mass. station of the Radio Corporation of America, announcing that the crew had been saved. Later, however, Captain Roberts officially sent to the line a laconic dispatch telling of his inability to save any lives.
 The Canadian department of marine and fisheries at Halifax, N. S. later confirmed the fact that all on board had gone down in the high seas.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
THE WEATHER

Tor New Britain and viCini- ty. Fair tonight. Wednesday increasing cIoudincss; slowly rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-21
Message 1t 6 A, NJ.

New York, April 21.--The East Hampton station of the Independent Wireless company today reported the Japanese freight steamship. Raifuku Maru, in distress south of Halifav. An S o S. shortly before a. m. said the ship was listing 30 de- grees and that all life boats had been crashed in 3 storm.