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18S3 PITTSTON, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1935 FIFTY CENT8 A MONTH 8IZ DOLLARS A YEAR EIGHT PA RESIDENT EXPECTED TO CLARIFY HIS TAX PROGRAM SO? ife. i i I km ni in A Rare June Day a la Oregon! nnAu nvnr advq LEGISLATURE HAS ITALVTODEMT DlS WORK LEGALIZED THE FULL AUTHOm 1IGHER TAXES IS LIQUOR BAR SOUND PROPOSAL OVERABYS By ROSS DOWNING IN PENNSYLVANIA Harrlsburg, June 24. The "employer ohiselers" are cropping up to cause new trouble for the State Emergency Relief Board which has the problem of relief chlselers well in hand, Robert L. Johnson, relief United Press Staff Harrisburg, June 24. Liberalisa By H.

O. THOMPSON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) 'fTSKlS IlllllM By THOMAS B. MORGAN (United Press Staff Correspondent.) (Copyright, 1935, by United Press.) Rome, June 24. Italy intends to tion of Pennsylvania's liquor laws to restore the old fashioned mahogany bar of former days and allow legiti Washington, June 24. Congress administrator, said today.

mate clubs to sell Intoxicants on looked to President Roosevelt today for a. vigorous assertion of leadership clarifying his' tax program and set r9IEGISLAIE IGNED BY TODAY demand actual sovereignty over ancient Abyssinia, authoritative circles "All indications lead us to believe that we are making real progress in eliminating relief chlselers from th: rolls, Johnson said. "But the public Sunday will be written on the statut reported today as Benito Mussolini books within the next few days. tling uncertainties concerning his and Anthony Eden, British cabinet must come to realize that all tne With toe signing of house bills "tax ihe rich" proposals. envoy, began a conference on world chlselers are not on the relief rolls.

Refreshed by a week end holiday, 2436 and 2437 by Gov. George H. politics. A few employers are' chiseling the president was expected to assure congressional leaders he wanted the To impose sovereignty, It was Inti He cited reports from Philadelphia, mated, Mussolini envisaged recourse Earle many cf the recommendations of the house liquor Investigating committee, which included permission for where thousands of domestics are on June 24. Governor three major items his tax pro Pottsville, June ct to arms a smashing campaign that relief and yet many persons are hav.

gram higher Inheritance and gift ix) nsel H. O. Bechtel approved the Clark bill liable an appropriation of would leave the last of Africa's ln licensees to sell over the will ing difficulty to find servants to taxes, increased taxes on large person in the trial of dependent States subdued. become law. al incomes, and a graduated corpora the joint legislative com work for them, adding: "We are getting more and more evi Prospect that Mussolini would de seph Bruno today instigating the relief situa tion income tax at this session.

Some administration leaders be' be offered to show i mand dominion over Abyssinia made it seem likely that the British Ger Differences between the house and senate over the two bills contributed to delay of the final adjournment of the 1935 legislature Saturday. Their approval came a short time before from the Bruno dence indicative that such incidents involve persons who offer ridiculous compensation for domestic service of 14 to 18 hours a day, with one after Ueved he also would renew demands that his utility program. Including man naval agreement, which brought Kelayres election Eden here from Paris, would be sub He added that ordinated. the committee, headed by Rep. Herb noon off a week and perhaps one the holding company bill and TVA amendments, and the Eccles banking bill, be passed in the form he wants would testify There were Indications that Musso ert B.

Cohen, York, made public Its Sunday a month." marchers, five of lini would use Britain's example of report on 12 weeks of prying Into af them. He was expected to end speed' stoned the ho Johnson also pointed cut that some department stores in the larger cities negotiating separately with Germany fairs of the State Liquor Control ily a week end of uncertainty and and Joseph Brunl to the anger of France as a weap Board. have returned to the 48 hour week confusion regarding his legislative chased James on to advance his Abyssinian ambi and reduced wage payments to sales In a 20 page typewritten report, program. te State. immlttee was authorized by lutlon of the House and alng the session.

It began its id. preliminary report, lunjtteevwill continue during 1 of adjournment. i.avernor signed twenty ttwo governor, signed twenty two the bills approved were: and McHenry eel chutes In the North it of Susquehanna river to ity of Pittston. Ruth Transferring the prop Of fchurches from the lay mem to officers. Sordoni Prohibiting the ihg of minors without the con i of their parents.

tlons. girls. tme committee criticized the attitude It was understood Mr. Roosevelt Informants said Mussolini would of Robert S. Gawthrop and A.

Mar planned to assert vigoius leadership Coincidental with Johnson's report of progress in eliminating chjselers contend he had absolute freedom to snail Tnompson, members of the to jam the remainder of his legislative act, even though Abyssinia is a fel board for their attitude toward the from the relief rolls, the weekly sum program through congress. HLs leaders Dreferred to await dt low member of the League Of Na Investigation, blamed the $2 a gaUon floor tax agreement as responsible tions because: rect word before outlining the prov mary from the emergency relief board showed 1,656,045 persons on relief for the week ending June 15. This was 7,130 below the figure for the 1. Abyssinia pledged when it was for the failure of the liquor stores to able policy on taxation. Pressure for over the marchers' heL Bechtel making the ot, ment for the defense, fur ed that Bruno's autoj atoned on the evening o.

togs Presentation of evident pec ted to start later IS'ti before the end of the defendants will' testify tn defense. They are charged I ing Joseph Bruno fire I marchers. Bruno, himself has twit vlcted of charges rwf' make a reasonable profit the first year and made 20 recommendations admitted into the League to abolish slavery, and has not done so. It also has imported arms in violation of previous week. immediate action on a schedule 01 higher taxes was Increased by a statement from Sen.

William E. Borah, for the Improvement of the common wealth's only merchandising busi agreements and has failed to estab After glancing at this scene, folks sweltering in summer heat will agree that the poet should have written, "What Is so rare as a day in June in Oregon!" To these men, trying valiantly to drive a path through a 40 foot snowdrift to open the MacKenzie Pass highway, it's a lot of hard work. But hot weather sufferers generally wouldn't mind swapping with them. lish a firm central government. ness.

2 Britain itself ignores the League Among the major recommendations when it likes as In the German of the committee which were incor Ben. Balus Changing the date June to August for the payment delinquent taxes in Philadelphia. By, Jlep. Schrope Amending the 'lmet act ot, 1860 to include cot es hunting cabins In the spa of Jbe law. ly en.

McQlnnis Prohibiting tin naval agreement. Italy can not be porated in the two bills as approved by both branches of the legislature expected continually to support the Kelayres slaying a i. League, even though it seeks peace, and seat to the governor were 1 slaughter and in 1 CERTAIN PAPERS when policies adverse to it, such as 1. Permit retail licensees to sell second degree mu kers from doing busi the German naval agreement, are the bar. 1 pursued, RIVER IT DURYEA The badly decomposed body of Alex 2.

Give the board discretionary 5fpi5ropriating $2, Strength was lent to the new re powers as to the opening and closing ports of Italy's demands by the na EXCLUDED APPOINTMENTS TO MANY STATE JOBS MADE BYEARLE 1 salaries of Sen. Theo ox stores between .7 a. m. and II p. m.

Garioh, aged 53 years, of 153 South ture and extent of its military prep dally. Seventh avenue, Scran too, who arations in its colonies of Eritrea and 3. Allow enforcement officers of Somallland on the African east coast, the system to make arrests. FOIil LOCAL HELD APT! OF MOTI Ida. "I think it a sound and timely proposal to readjust our tax laws In the light of our stupendous expenditures," Borah said.

Borah thought the president's program a "share the burden of government program" rather than a "share the wealth" program. His statement increased uncertainty resulting from demands of the Progressive bloc and Sen. Huey P. Long, for immediate action on the president's suggestion for higher taxation of wealth. Senate Democratic leaders, also have split on the issue.

Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson has urged continuation of congress to deal with the question. Chairman Pat Harrison of the finance committee ha favored study over the summer. Borah, in his statement said: "It is not only sound economically, but it is sound morals to take care of our vast expenditures to a larger degree through heavier taxes. And If the taxes are wisely laid such a program will be more conducive to drowned while gathering driftwcod from the Lackawanna river at Scran ton on May 9, was discovered at 9:30 Its army, sent at the cost of mil uive tne Doard control over DOCUMENT TAXES lions of dollars, is a deadly force alcohol and prohibit retail licensees o'clock this morning in the river at perhaps the most modernized ever as from storing alcohol on the premises.

the foot of Chittenden street, In jean. and Rep Edward win sted from Montgomery county pecia) election. Reps Sderharter Changing the A'fit appointing the minute I of the courts of common pleas ilegheny county. Sen. McOinnis Fixing the Jt; the chief minute clerk and i Of the Orphans' Court in Appropriating pmoat diseases of tobacco 6.

Permit licensees to sell for con sembled, a compact, powerful unit Harrlsburg, June 24. Pro sumption off the premises up to 72 equipped with every engine of de thonotaries and registers of deeds of Duryea. The body was removed to the morgue of Deputy Coroner Joseph Dills, of Duryea, where it was iden fluid ounces of beer to one person struction. Three occupants the 67 counties and the 87 agencies at one time. were placed under fcr documentary stamp tax were ad borough police Suni tified by William Durkot, of Scran ton, son in law of the victim.

8. Transfer liquor store profits the general fund, making that vised today by the Revenue Department that the amended tax act JOSEPH MARIO, OF 12:45 o'clock after the The body was first seen by George fund liable for unemployment relief. they were riding signed by the governor Saturday ex old age assistance and blind pensions. parked automobile on cludes leases, certificates of deposit, mortgage and trust participation cer Rzepiela, of 85 Chittenden street, Duryea, and was taken from the river by Coroner Dills, Chief of Po While the Cohen committee report nue, Exeter. The trio will PANAMA STREET, DIES mm made no mention of Sunday sales of ed before Burgess Frank tificates, promissory notes, bailment leases, conditional sales contracts and lntoxxants by legitimate clubs, nor police court this evening.

lice Joseph Russavage, Peter Hoover and Rzepiela. It was found a short Joseph Martlno, a native of Italy, agreements of sales. violation of the auto la' does the liquor bill make specific distance above a temporary dam that The department's telegram to the provisions in this respect, it is ex preferred against Charlf died yesterday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock at Pitts ton Hospital', where recovery than the recwess voung 01 bonds and the increase of the interest burden. agencies and county off ioials omit. pected to be accomplished by an In aged 27, of 29 Carroll he had been undergoing medical ted of srfother class direct method.

city, following his disci' Harrisburg, June 24. Gov. George H. Earle today announced the appointment of several score of State Hospital trustees, members of the County Mothers' Assistance Fund Boards, a workmen's compensation referee and others for state wide boards. Commissions for the appointments were issued to expire at the end of the next session of the seriate, unless confirmed by that body.

Many of the appointments were not approved by the senate which adjourned finally Saturday. Heading the list was Arthur H. Schrager, Pottsville, who was named as workmen's compensation referee, replacing Bruce S. Clayton, Pottsville. Adrian F.

Sanderbeck, Pittsburgh, was named to the State board for the examination of public accountants, succeeding William T. Marsh, Pittsburgh Frank B. Foster, Phoenixvllle, was named to succeed Howard Stewart Clearfield, as a member of the game commission. Dr. Marion K.

McKay, Pittsburgh, succeeds Dean E. A. HMbrook, Pittsburgh, as member of the sanitary. The new regulations make specific Pittston hospital, where1 treatment for the past two weeks. The body was removed to the family mm afternoon provisions for the opening and clos going treatment ior lnjun excepted commercial paper, Involving charities, under provisions bf the act taxing documents 5 cents per $100 of value represented.

It will be toff houm of llwnsui home, 160 Panama street, by Funeral mentioning all uireciors w. o. sues sc son from annual meeting of the Com ter police contend that driver of the car. Other the machine are said to Attorney Genmi where the funeral will be held to expiained in mailed instructions. had been constructed by members of Black Diamond Hose Company, who were attempting to locate the body of Bernard Marceionis, young Duryea boy, who lost his life in the same manner as Garicti last January.

It was stated by Chief of Police Russavase that the body had probably floated down the river after the heavy rains of last week. When a search was mads in that vicinity of. the river to locate the bcdy of ycung Marceionis last week Garich's bcdy was not visible. riottl believes the hill rva morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ser All documents Issued by corpora fled themselves as: Eki permit ciud sales 24 hours a dav.

7 tlcns, associations, trusts, community aged 25 years, of 75" vices will be a half hour later in Italian Presbyterian Church. Parsonage street. Interment will be in this city; Joseph Dotuf nlty Welfare Federation of Pitts will bs held in the parlors of i Y. tS. A.

Thursday after June 37,, at 4 o'clock. The pur Meeting Is to elect ten I to' the. board of trustee; the organisation," and also to any other business that may chests, funds or foundations organ, ized exclusively for Charitable, re. days a week. He is preparing to so advise the beard In a formal opinion of 124 center street, West Pittston Cemetery.

RED. J. KASAKA1T1S HONORED BY CHOIR ON HIS FEAST DAY Rev. John S. Kasaka'jtls, pastor of St.

Casimir's Church, was the guest of honor last at a dinner tendered by the senicr choir of tile church on the occasion of his feast day. tnxs week. However, a court decision Corbett, of Elmirsv Mr. Martlno came to America from may be necessary to decide the issue. liglous or educa tion purposes, no pact of which the Income frcm inures to the benefit of any private share Exeter police seport 1 driven by his' native land several years ago and had been employed at No.

9 Colliery, The Pittston Company, until stricken fore the er, member or Individual are excluded i parked automobi: from taxables. Schneck, 117 Scl SLIGHT DECREASE IT connection with this meeting jarterly, meeting of the trustees ill. He was a member of the Italian The bulk of the revenue under the borough, on Wyomin Orchard street tax act, according to Deputy Secretary of Revenue M. Clyde Sheaffer, Federation will be held. water, board.

Presbyterian Church. His widow, Patrino, and a son and daughter continue to make their home in Ita'y. One son, Angelo, had made his home with his father here. will come from bonds given in con INC Mill ST. ROCCO'S CHURCH Four couples were united In mar nection with mortgages and bond is NamecT sues, deeds and chattels.

NEW STREET SEWER riage at St. Rocco's R. C. Church Lutheran' PHILADELPHIA HAS here on Saturday. Miss Rose Licata, Miss Mary Visgitis received the guests in the parish hall, which was decorated with palms by Florist Ftank Mauriello.

The 'tables were decked with centerpieces of roses and the speakers' table was arched With a large sign bearing the inscription, "Ad Multos Annas." Prof. Joseph Kudirka. president of the ohcir, gave the address of wel SETS REFEREE JOB burgi June 24. Gov. George iS of 309 Tedrick street, and Gaetano The case load of Luzerne County emergency Relief Board was re .10 CASES TYPHOID I today announced the ap af Arthur H.

Schrairer Uf Arthur H. Schrager, Turco, of 75 Pine street, were married by Rev. John Rsggio, pastor. Attendants were Joseph and Rose Ara gona. Rev.

Vincent Bonomo celebrated the nuptial mass. duced by 102 cases during the week ending June 15, a report by Robert L. Johnson, state aaminlstrator, The task of laying a sanitary sewer on New street, Upper Pittston, from Boiin avenue 165 feet northeast, was started this morning by employes Philadelphia, June 94. Health shows. come and introduced the toastmaster, Rev.

Joseph Aruscavage, after which On June 15, there were 25,743 cases JfN sudi water conU: the choir sang "Ad Multos Ann 03 tlons to determine the cause of 20 working under the Public Works scheme with City Engineer R. N. a workmen's Compensa Bruce S. Clayton, Potts term expired. The ap i until the end cf the tj of the state senate, i.ariti 'confirm the appoint Addresses were delivered by Charles representing 109,458 persons, receiving relief in the county.

There were 23,594 cases on direct relief and 2,149 Vifgitis and Stanley tanys, semln typhoid fever cases. Authorities said those suffering from the disease attended an American Legion luncheon cn work relief. arians, John Shacochius and John Savukinas and the choir members, Myers as supervisor. It is expected that the project will provide work for 20 men within the near future. It should be completed within a month.

It is the only PWD project on Memorial Day. at for JarUier tenure. Expenditures for the week ending the 15th were $193,667.53 for direct relief and $32,272.38 for week relief Stanley Shacochius and Frank tools unas, vice president of the choir, W. PITTSTON SQUADRON being carried out in Pittston at pres LT STATEMENT SCORES MOST POINTS (Including non relief payrolls), a and the past sr. Rev.

J. S. Kasakaitis. Vocal selections were rendered by ent, but additional ones are expscted The local squardron of the Sons of total of $225,939.91. Waahtagton, June 24.

Government Venses and receipts for the current IN INSURANCE CASE Holding that the burden was upon defendant to prove the misstatement of age, and that the determination of the correct age of the insured was clearly for the Jury, upon all the evidence in the case, Judge W. S. McLean by a decision today denies (he motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in the suit of Anna Ro maine, of Harding, vs. Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur, and directs that judgment be entered for plaintiff upon the verdift, allowing exceptions to defendant. Plaintiff brought suit on an insurance policy for $2,000 on the life of her uncle, John Grablick.

dant refused to pay, alleging the insured misstated his age when the policy was taken out. At the trial the, jury returned a verdict for th plaintiff for $1,690, with $186.91 as interest, a total of $1,876.91, which the court sustains. In a double wedding. Miss Ange line Glambra, of Railroad street, and Leonardo Lombardo, of Froth ingham street; and Miss Frances A. Greco, of West Wyoming, and Al phonzo Occulto, of Wyoming, were united in marriage.

Charles Maria and Miss Pauline DeFrancisco attended the former couple, and Miss Susie Occulto and Joseph Occulto the latter. Miss Mary Greco, daughter of Mrs. Concetta Greco, of Jenkins court and Joseph Bussaca, son Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bussaca, of East Railroad street, were married by Rev.

John Regglo, who celebrated the nuptial mass. Attendants were Miss Nellie Greco and Stephen Greco sister and brother of the bride. to be approved soon. Stanley Shacochius, baritone, and the Legion, affiliated with John D. Stark Post, with headquarters in West Pittston, captured the honors at year to JunjTJl, compared with wspon' 'Si period of the pre CELEBRATED FIRST MASS Rev.

John T. Kerrigan, son o' OF Larksville Saturday in the first an. Betty Schevets, soprano. The feast day presentation was made by Miss Mary Visgltla. Those present were: Misses Mildred Christian, Anna M.

Shatinsky, Anna Matusavage. Frances Krososky, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kerrigan, of nual squadron field day held under the ausolces of Larksville Legion 242 South Sherman street, Wllkes barre, ordained a Roman Catholic I naires. Michael Yanchas and Robert ASHLEY BOULEVARD Naylor.

of West Pittston, captured priest in Toronto, on Saturday, June Ibis Tear 310.30 3,404,660,087.79 I 1,851,107,834.05 MM lear $6,869,925,811.40 3,053.726,440.84 'firsts" while West Pittston won the 15, celebrated his first solemn mgn The rebult Ashley boulevard over relay race and chariot race. Frank mass yesterday morning at 10:30 in St. Mary's Church, Wilkesbarre. Mary Visgitis, Josephine Remus, Lucia McAlvage, Anna Aroshis, Anna Maceina, Anna Remus, Margaret M. Burkmonas, Helen Stankavage, Frances Dombrouskas, Josephine Subach, Aldona Dankls, Anna Lenkaitis, Josephine Aroshis, Mary Burke, Betty Deluza, of Dnryea, won the 60 yard dash and Duryea drum and bugle corps won first prize In the music 8,816,199,370.56 doe 2,679,005,208.45 FEAST DAY OBSERVED The Feast of St.

John the Baptist, competition with Edward Rafinskl directing. titular feast day of St. John's Slovak Schevets, Mary G. Buzas, Anna Lut cavage, Helen Schevets, Betty Abro STOVE CO. OUTING At Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel R. Church, two ceremonies were performed. Miss Elvira Dalia, of 40 Union street, Upper Pitts ton, and Yonda Antoniello, of this city, were married by Rev. Frederico Bosticco, who also celebrated the nuptial mass. Miss Josephine Markowski and Florendo Marucci, both of Yatesville were married by the pastor.

Rev. Eugene Gherlone. First change in XV Messrs. Vincent Brady, John Pach Employes of Pittston Stove Co. en Church, was commemorated here today with a high mass in that church at 9 o'clock with the assistant pastor.

Rev. Michael C. Pokha, officiating. Today also marked the close of the noVema in henor of St. John.

SCHEDULE COLLIERIES the mountain, on the Hazleton route, will be formally opened next Saturday afternoon, when a silk ribbon at the Ashley entrance will be clipped by Miss Genevieve E. Christmas, of Ashley, and a motorcade of several thousand automobiles will proceed over the highway as far as Mountain Top, where suitable exercises will be conducted. The motorcade will start to move at 2 p. m. Peter G.

Rimmer, president the Wyoming Valley Motor Club, will be marshal. Secretary of Highways VanDyke, Judge John S. Fine, Attorney Thomas F. Farrell, M. F.

McDonald, Joyed an outing Saturday afternoon on a farm off the Westminster road PRESIDENT BACK AT THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, June 24. President Rcosevelt arrived at 8:30 a. m. today after a week end spent at New London, and his Hyde Park, N. estate.

He went directly to the White House. alonls, Bernard Walingavich, Stanley V. Tarasavage, Frank Stockunas, Frank T. Schevets, Bernard E. Lal In the wooded section of Jenkins township.

of the Missouri Lutheran Churchv occurred during th lion's triennial cc Cleveland, when th W. Behnken, above was elected! The Rev. Dr. Freds hauer of Chicago, 3 PITTSTON CO. I wea.

Batter and' Central Tuesday. ST. STEPHEN'S CAMP blnls, Edward Argonis, Peter Shuk stes, MarceHus Ambrozaitls, Stanley Walvlda, Albin Kasulaltis, Andrew Suback, Frank Shugdinis, Joseph Petchalonis, Walter Walingavich, Frank Gerosky, Vincent Christian, Stanley Shacochius, Jchn Shacochius, John Savukinas, Stanley Stanys, The first group of boy campers went tcday to the camp of St. Stephen's Eoiscopal Church, Wilkesbarre, L. V.

VETERANS' OUTING The Lehigh Valley Veterans' Association, composed of employes of the railroad with long service records, will be held at Asbury Park Sunday, Aug. 25th. Special trains will carry the railroad men and members of their families to the outing. STRANGLED TO DEATH Honesdale, June 24. Strangulation, according to Coroner Oliver Osborne, caused the death of Robert Vog'er, 60, on the farm of Mhx Fulleborh, Firestone Non Kink Garden Hose.

ft 5c Consumers' Gas Oil Co. Erie Yard Broad St. eod tf which is located Vcsburg. on the kL HOK BERGE CO. and Kit.

26 t'jnnss; No. 29 'tyloa shaft and Kehoe i(C will work Tuesday. nearly a quarter failed of re election' representing Hanover township, and borouch Solicitor John H. Dando lehsnni. adHlning the camp of margin, Y.

C. A. of Ashley, will be speakers. Berlin Township, Bat Charles Vlsgltla. A3 2.