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New Britain herald., 1926-05-24

Banns ot marriage were published yesterday for Sebastian Tata, son of lIr. and Mrs. Coucetta Tata of Washington street, New Britain, and Mary Saivatrice Longo, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph l.ongo of Mountain View. They will he mar riad at the Church of Our Lady Of Mercy at 9 o'clock Monday morn ing. June :. by the pastor, Rev. COhO r, E1V
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Sclcctmen Will Meet
WchiA-Bcatty

George F. Webb. a widower. and Georgia Beatty, a widow, members Of the negro settlement in East Ser lin, were married on May q by Rev Charles Wick. Mir. Webb is en- pIoyed at one of the local brick .Ie
New Britain herald., 1926-05-24

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ENtinguish Slight Fire

ENtinguish Slight Fire
 Members of Engine Company No . Of the New Britain Fire depart mcnt extinguishcd a slight fire in a barn owned by John Carbo on Sat urday morning. The blaze was con- fined to the roof of the building and slight damage was done. Tho fire is believed to have been started by children who were playing in the barn.
 Returns From Hospital
 Henry Fleury has returned tC his home after having been contincl to the New Britain General hospita for the past week, as the result ot an accident at the Berlin frcigh yard. Mir. Fleury, car inspector was lacking a car back on the tracks, when the jack slipped and h. was pinned between the car and the station platform.
 May Dance Tomorrow
 A May dance will be held tomor. row evening at s o'clock at Grange hall under the auspices of the Berlir Grange Sewing circle. This affail will be the first of it's kind ever at tempted by the organization ana extensive plans are being made tc insure it's success.
 SelcCtmen Will Meet
 The board of selectmen will meet fnNirrl+ it1 ob rIn 1Ff !, is expected that they will perfect plans for the policing of BerIir street during the Memorial Day parade on Sunday next. The local constabulary in conjunction with state police officers, will probably bC in duty, keeping traffic moving dur ing the parade.
 Wchb-Beatty
 George F. Webb, a widower anG Georgia Beatty, a widow, members Of the negro settlement in East Ser lin, were married on May q by Rev Charles Nick. Mir. Webb is em. pIoyed at one of the local brick yards.
 Juniors Will Practice
 The Junior section of the Kensing- ton Boys club will meet for practice Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Benedict-Phillips field. All those in- tercsted in baseball are requested to be present. The matter of securing suits for the players will be discussed and a decision will be reached at that time.
 East Berlin Items
 Miss May Sullivan of New Brit. ain was the guest of Miss Dorothy Sugenhime over the weekend.
 The condition of Jerry Leal, who has been confined to the New Brfr. ain hospital for the past month, I, reported to be worse. His recover5 is doubtful.
 The play to be given by the boy' and girls of the Hubbard school vii be held at Athletic hall next Friday evening at SIS o'clock. dayligh saving time. It is expected tha there will be full house.
 Class night will be observed a
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Evening star., 1926-02-14
HOAX SEEN IN STORY
OF VILLA HEAD THEFT
Chicago Medical Circles Inclined to
Doubt Despoiling of Grave
of Mexican Guerrilla.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February - Medical
circles here tonight were inclined TO
doubt the story OF the despoiling of
the grave Of Pancho Villa. Mexican
guerilla chief. and the shipment of
his head to Chicago for examination.
The head. reported in Mexico City
dispatches to have been sent here
has not arrived. and a spokesman
for the American Medical Association
today said that he was inclined Il
regard the whole story as hoax
Even if the head were received here
he said it was doubtful if anything
Of scientific value could be obtained
by studying it.
DR.. Orlando T. Scott and Dr
James w. Hall. who were quoted as
saying they hoped to examine the
head" if it arrived here. have re.
fused To give out any further infor-
nation regarding the matter.
The Chicago Tribune today carried
a story to the effect that private
advices from Mexico City were that
the whole matter was a hoax perpe,
trated by Two Mexican newspaper
men.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
CONFESSED SLAYER
IGNORES D0UBTERS
0'NeiI| Is Silent as Evidence
Seems Against His Guilt in
Catherine Gore Case.

By the Associated Press.
DANVILLE. ILL.,. February 13.-
Luke O'Neill. held here following his
confession that he killed Catherine
Gore, New York cabaret singer, in
that city last September. sullen!y re-
fused tonight to furnish any informa-
ton concerning his life. or of the
Chicago surgeon who. he claimed yes
terday. made over his face in order
to perfect a disguise He was in
formed that officers doubted the
truthfulness OF his confession He
said he did not wish his mother to
learn of his predicament. and there
fore would maintain silence.
Comparisons of finger prints taken
here with those on the New York
police bulletin tonight showed no re
semblance, but this might be due to
the blurry impression taken here, of
flcials said.
Yesterday the prisoner said he
struck the Gore girl over the head
with his pistol during a struggle. but
today declared that she Just wilted
in my arms" and that he was sur
prised later to learn that she was
dead
These facts. together with the
growing belief that the difference in
appearance between his picture on
the police bulletin and that taken
here. could not be accounted for by
any plastic surgery, causes local au
thorities to doubt his story.
He was arrested here on charges
of transporting a stolen automobile.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

containing a list of errors commonly
made, has been sent collectors for use
by auditors and in letters of notifica-
ton to taxpayers. In the case OF in
diyiduals attention is called to errors
i'm the computation OF the normal and
surtaXes. failure of single persons,
who, as the head of a family. are en-
titled to a credit as such amounting
under the new revenue act to s3.5Oo
ard under the revenue act of 1924 to
SO, ,5OO-the s400 credit allowed de
pendent, and the % per cent reduc-
ton to which the taxpayer Is entitled
on earned net income. Another error
frequently made, attention TO which
is to be directed by form letter, is the
deduction for contributions to corpora
tions, trust, community chest fund or
foundation organized and operated Tor
religious, charitable, scientific or edu-
cational purposes, such contributions
being limited to Is per cent of the
taxpayers total net income computed
without the benefit of this deduction.
Note will be made by the collec-
tors auditors of delinquent returns,
which are subject to 81 penalty or 20
per cent of the amount of the tax.
unless later il is satisfactorily SHOWN
to the commissioner Of Internal ReN'
enue that the delay was due to rea
SOnable cause. and not TO willful neg
lect Auditors are directed in all cases
to be careful TO ascertain that no eX-
tension of time was granted for fling.
Taxpayers will be advised of privileges
with respect to offers in compromise.
which. as heretofore. will be submitted
to the bureau at Washington.
After this preliminary inspection OF
returns, taxpayers will be notified by
the collector of any errors either IN
creasing or decreasing the amount oil
tax liability.
Detailed instructions with regard II
the preliminary examina ton Of indl
vidual and corporation returns have
been forwarded collectors of internal
revenue, and will be followed +" IN
structions with reference to partner
ship and fiduciary returns.
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tions and demands from the Ems :
lish press"
To question whether she had
heard from the young English play
wright Ralphe Neale, her fiance, she
replied quickly, almost defensively:
''Of course. many messages, all the
time. We are engaged to be married.
He feels frightfully hurt over all
this"
She had never considered marrying
the Earl of Craven, she said in an
swer to a question. II had a letter
from him asking me to marry him.
1t was written at the time Of his
fathers death. | have it with me-"
a married mans offer of maria ge,
she concluded, wasn't worth much.
but now. he is the last man In the
world I would marry. He is nothing
to me-"
Women Back Countess
An army of women already have mo.
bIlized behind her. Today the Secre.
tary Of Labor at Washington received
q telegram of protest against the dou-
BILE standard implied in her exclu-
sion, and also the earl's presence
here. signed by prominent women
leaders of New York.
We are not championing the cause
Of Lady Cathcart," said the women 8
message. We are not acqainted with
her. The purpose Of this is to ask
why the woman is excluded for an act
which has not barred the man, al
though he is admittedly as guilty as
she"
The women signing were: Mrs. a
Gordon Norrie, Mrs. Raymond
Brown. Mrs. II. G. Dreier, Mrs. John
Blair. Mrs. Alice Duer Miller. Mrs
Norman de Il. Whitehouse, Mrs
James Lees Laidlaw. Mrs. James Rus
sell Parsons, Mrs LAWS S. Thompson.
Similar sentiment was reflected in
statements by Miss Doris Stevens,
president of the National Women S
Party; Mrs. Leslie Tompkins, lawyer
and leaders Of the New York League
of Women Voters.
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tanning throughout the Federal serv-
ice on these disputed points.
Furthermore. it was learned, the
Budget Bureau intends to make col
lection of such statistics an annual
affair as of the last day of each
calendar year.
The figures are to show not only
sick and annual leave. but also what
overtime has been put in by the en-
ployes.
The survey has not as yet been COM
pleted. although forms have been in
the hands of the departments and eS-
adjustments for some time.
Davey Far Afiel1
Returns from few places, however,
Indicate that Mr.. Davey was far from
the fact in some of his charges.
Typical returns from Il few of the
bureaus and divisions of the largest
Government department. the Treas
ury. show the sick leave figures to be
low.
For instance. here are some of the
figures showing the average annual
leave and sick leave. respectively. in
seven branches of the Treasury De
partment: PSI annual, 90 sick. 2S6 and
rs. 25.2 and Sc, 29.o and "A. 2S6 and
IS, PSI and 5.S, 21.6 and IL.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Hot Boulders Make Bath.

The Currier Indians along the
Thompson River, in British Colum-
bta. have a crude Turkish bath. They
roll big boulders into n blazing bonfire
until they are very hot. and then they
roll them back into their homes, shut
the doors and after divesting them
selves Of clothes, lie on a cot near
the large heated stones. The effect
is that of Turkish bath. To top
off the bath the "bathers" take a
quick and brief plunge into the river
for what corresponds 10 the cold
shower of civilization
Evening star., 1926-02-14
WILL ACT TOMORROW.
Davis to Decide Countess Case
Women Intervene.


While preparing to dispose finally
tomorrow of the case Of the Countess
of Cathcart, English titled woman,
barred at Ellis Island from entering
the United States. Secretary of Labor
Davis was presented representations
in her behalf from several quarters.
A delegation from the National
Woman's Party informed the depart
Inent that the countess was being
kept out of the United States for rea-
sons that would not keep from entry
a man similarly placed. while attor-
neyS in her employ were active. To-
morrow she will be given formal
hearing in a session which officials
yesterday expected would be eXecu-
tive.
While Lady Cathcart's predicament
is not entirely linked with that of
Craven. who was summoned yester-
day to appear at the Ellis Island sta
ton for questioning. officials concerned
refused to deny that the action was
connected with the case. One appeal,
sent to President Coolidge in behalf Of
the English woman, by Cablegram,
came from Robert Neale, English
playwright her f1ance. 1t was trans
mitted to Secretary Davis, but its text
was withheld.
The Woman's Party delegation pre-
sented petition. which said that the
barring of the countess, based on
charges of moral turpitude." had
been accompanied by admission ''of
the man In the case without a single
question: Nothing in the inmigra-
ton law existed. 1t was declared, to
allow such a discrimination. Repre-
sentative La Guardia, socialist, of New
York. also protested the exclusion in a
letter to Mr.. Davis.
In view of the interest taken in the
case in a number of quarters. includ-
ing the British embassy. Secretary
Davis personally took over it's con-
sideration, and ordered information
withheld pending its disposal.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
FOUR MEN CONFESS
TO SAFE ROBBERY
Used Stolen Auto to Take
Strong Box-Former Police
man Also Held.

The theft of a safe containing $500
in cash and Greek bonds worth sew
eral thousand dollars from the lunch
room of Antoine Pappas, 511 Ninth
street, February ), was cleared up
yesterday, police announced, by the
signed confession Of four men who
had been arrested on suspicion.
The men are Walter W. Jordan, "a
years old, of 33O9 O street: Charles l.
Wheeler. 26. and Harry r. Thomas,
u. Of 400 Twelfth street southwest.
and Julius Beuchert of Capitol
Heights, Md.
Detectives Kane and BubuSki of No
/ precinct and Headquarters Detec-
tives Ira keck and Bernard w. Thomp-
son made the arrests, Jordan and
Wheeler being picked up at their
homes Thursday and Beuchert and
| Thomas on the street Friday.
A fifth man, John Henry CARMEL.
former policeman. of 1921 Emerson
street % years old, was arrested last
night at the home Of friend, lo4l
, Mass chuSettS avenue. in COnneCtO"
, with the crime also.
The robbery was planned al d near
beer saloon conducted by Wheeler q
l251 Twenty-second street. according
10 the confession, and was carried oui
with the aid of an automobile stoler
on X street between Twentieth anC
! Twenty-first streets.
| Breaking into the lunchroom, tht
men carted the safe away, and ther
! Went 10 Beuchert's home. ii is said
J where the safe was broken open, tn.
! money divided. and the rest Of tbs
! contents burned. The safe was theI
! thrown in creek on Central avenue
! where il was discovered by some boys
! who notified the police. The stole1
automobile was abandoned at F'if
t teenth and II streets northeast
j ordinary mortais might get along
] vii hAllt nhr SiGianS hllt i ,An,IlG LIZ
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Fined for Hitting Horse.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUFFALO, February 13-David
Wexler. junk dealer, recently was
fined $50 by Judge Hartzell in City
Court for punching his horse in the
mouth. WeXler denied he punched
the animal. claiming that he only
slapped its mouth because the horse
bit him. He paid the fine
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Gasoline Price Raised.

Specisi Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 13.-
The price of gasoline at most filling
stations in Baltimore was advanced
one cent today. The increase was
voted by directors Of the Standard
Oil Co, who advanced the wholesale
price from 10 to 16 cents. The raise
Of the local Standard Oil Branch was
met by practically all of the other
companies here.
The present price at filing stations
Is 81 cents a gallon; inclusive of the
two cent State tax.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
FIANCE FIGHTS BAR.
Neale Declares He Is Doing All He
Can to Have Countess Admitted.

LONDON. February l3 CP).-Ralph
Neale. flance of the Countess of Cath
cart. said this afternoon that he was
working day and night to secure her
release from Ellis Island, where she
was detained upon her arrival in the
United States. He gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
"As fiance Of Vera, Countess OF
Cathcart, and as a British subject |
desire to thank the American press
for their splendid sympathy and ] am
confident that the great American ma
ton will see that this grave injustice
to the countess is righted speedily
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Spanish Actor Dies.

MADRID. February 13 R}-Miguel
Munoz, prominent Spanish actor, died
today at Rosario following an opera
tipp
Evening star., 1926-02-14
How Program Works Out.

Besides, under the terms of the
bill. the building program will run
about seven and one-half years, and
it will be the duty Of successive Sec
retaries Of the Treasury to make the
ALLEGATION. The present Secretary,
Mr. Mellon. makes the ALLEGATION only
for one year. and each succeeding
year q. preferred list Is to be sent to
Congress.
The big howl against this measure
is from those who don't want to let
the old pork barrel" system get
away from congressional patronage.
They claim that the Elliott bill is a
surrender Of the authority and pre-
negatives of the House. AS q mat
ter of fact, the so-called pork barrel
method was in operation only about
II years for public buildings.
The organic act establishing the
Treasury Department contains no
provision with regard to the construc-
ton of public buildings. In the
earlier years of our history it appears
that the construction Of Federal
buildings was intrusted to the Presi
dent. Later on the Secretary of the
Treasury was charged from time to
time by special provisions Of law with
the construction of certain customs
ilouStS, HILL ille IlOSDlld1S, lllltlLS, dSSdy
offices, appraisers stores-the amount
OF appropriations being left to his
discretion.
1t appears. however, that prior to
1853. no uniform method was OBJ
served in the construction Of public
buildings. AT this time the United
States owned % Federal buildings and
IS marine hospitals. completed and oc-
cupied, and Is custom houses were in
the course of construction, or had
been authorized to be constructed.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

When a man expresses contempt
for money he has more of it than he
can use.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Flowers for Shut.ins

Order them from GUIDE. Far OF
near deliveries. 1912 F-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

entered into by. or under the direction
Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
This is the first public build
ings bill that has been proposed
for nearly twelve years. during
which time the growth of public bus
iness, both in Washington and in va
rious parts of the country, has re-
suited in an accumulated shortage Of
office space for Federal workers.
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public building bill at all. There is
just one big fault with the Elliott bill,
and that is that it does not carry half
enough appropriation TO meet the real
needs for new Government buildings
all over the United States, but officials
of the Trea sury Department confessed
frankly to the committee considering
the bill that they would be unable to
work out plans and supervise the erec-
ton of buildings any faster.
The small opposition to the bill has
made a brave effort against it by
notifying Representatives from 20
States that not one cent would be
spent for public buildings in those 20
States. They claimed that the entire
Slo0,000.000 for new projects had been
allocated to % States. OF course,
that is all foolish talk. There has
been no ALLEGATION to any State. The
supervising architects office and As
Sistant Secretary Mckenzie Moss of
the Treasury frankly told the mem
bers of the committee that they had
no priority list ready
Evening star., 1926-02-14
CRAVEN IS >0UIZZED
IN CATHCART CASE;
DENIES BAN LOOMS

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Assigned Army Engineer.

In 1853, during the administration
of Secretary Guthrie, the problem had
reached a point where uniform meth
DDS in the construction and mainte-
nance of public buildings was neces-
sary. Secretary Guthrie proceeded to
organize the construction branch of
the Treasury Department" and ap-
piled to the Secretary of War for the
assignment of Il practical construction
engineer for service in the Treasury
Department in charge of this work.
An officer was so assigned and re.
manned in charge of the work until
the Fall of 1860. 1t is assumed that he
was withdrawn from the Treasury De-
partment for active war duties at that
time.
From 1860 until 1875 the construc-
tion branch of the Treasury Depart.
ment was in charge of civilian archi-
tects bearing various titles.
In 1875 provision was made by Con-
gress for the organization of the super
vising architects office and provided
that there shall be in the Treasury
Department - one supervising ar
chitect." While no definition of duties
was included in the legislation. all con-
struction work placed under the Sec
retary Of the Treasury since that time
has been carried out in the Office of the
supervising architect.
Since 1902 legislation authorizing
public building construction by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, for the
most part. has been in the form of
omnibus bills similar to the act ap.
proved March 8, 1913 tthe last general
public building act), which specifically
authorized the Secretary of the Treas
ury to make contracts for the con-
struction work therein indicated.
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First of Its Kind.

Some Government departments
themselves in the past had kept their
own statistics on the exact amount
of sick and annual leave used by
the clerks. but the move by the
Bureau of the Budget to correlate
this information is the first of its
kind and when completed will give
a clear picture of the average OBJ
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Given Broad Powers.

The sundry civil act. approved July
l, 1898, places under the Secretary Of
the Treasury the custody and control
Of all courthouses, customs houses,
post offices, appraisers stores, barge
Offices and other public buildings out
side the District of Columbia, and out
side of military reservations, pur-
chased or constructed out Of appro-
priations under the control of the
Treasury Department, and vests him
with full authority to assign and reas-
sign space in such buildings.
Congress annually appropriates
funds for the maintenance and opera
ton of all such buildings, and all con-
tracts for the repair. extension, re-
etc. of such buildings, pur-
suant TO such appropriation acts. are
Evening star., 1926-02-14

Ordinary mortais might get along
without physicians. but il would be
pretty rough on the druggists.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
HOUSE O. K. SEEMS
CERTAIN TOMORROW
ON BUILDING PROGRAM

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Evening star., 1926-05-08

Continued from Yesterdays starr
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The Leslies' two surviving sons and
a married daughter were out In the
world, the boys in the Far East and
the young matron in Birmingham
A brother and sister had fallen in
France. Mrs. Leslie, knowing some
thing though not all of Panton 9
story, took him to her heart. He
was at home in the place before he
had slept night under its roof.
There followed a period Of com.
parative peace. He appeared only
once in court, where Mr.. Harvey. X.
c., made amends for earlier unpleas-
ant comments by explaining that
Lord Oban and Mr.. Alistair Panton,
the parties to the original proceed
ings, concurred in the application by
counsel representing the Hon. John
Bridgnorth Panton that the record
should be withdrawn. There was no
hint of Ill feeling or legal hair split
ting. A member of the firm of So
licitorS representing Lord Oban even
gave formal evidence that he knew
the heir well. had seen him many
times and recognized him at once.
us Lord Oban In court?" inquired
the president.
Has he met his son since the lat
ter came home after a long absence
abroad?"
mo. m'lud. Lord Oban Is i'll and
hardly fit to travel. have a letter
here, however, In which he offers. IL
it is absolutely necessary. TO come to
London and identify Mr.. Panton.
Meanwhile. he has examined speci-
mems of Mr.. Pantons handwriting
and Is convinced of it's genuineness.
He incloses certain documents for
your lordship's information"
The Judge. who had glanced twice
rather attentively at claimant. exam.
ined the proffered papers. He was
about to return them. seemingly
without comment, when John, un-
versed In the ways OF the probate