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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
13
A large share of callers at the Federal Income Tax offices in the Little Building yesterday were women, underscoring that single earners must file if their 1921 net income reached or exceeded 1000 dollars. Widows and single persons face the same duty, with eight deputies assisting taxpayers as crowds grow expected in coming days.
The article urges individuals to complete and attest their returns before visiting the tax office. Returns may be mailed to the collector, allowing taxpayers to avoid the tedious lines that characterize recent years and reducing the need for personal visits.
Miss Elizabeth Hoxworth, 40, of 1 Berkeley Street, was struck by an automobile at the Washington Street and Temple Place corner early yesterday. The car, owned and driven by Lincoln Bailey of 8 Gloucester Street, was involved. She was taken to Haymarket Relief Station for contusions to her right elbow and knee.
Fire severely damaged the interior of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church at 29 Winthrop Street Roxbury yesterday afternoon. Flames and smoke originated under a furnace pipe, forcing firefighters to remove floor sections and part of the organ wall to reach and extinguish the blaze.
An advertisement promotes Kellogg’s Bran as a natural remedy for constipation. It argues pills and cathartics offer only temporary relief and may worsen intestinal health, urging daily two tablespoon portions. It highlights versatile uses like bran bread and pancakes and promises clearer skin and fresher breath.
Millinery display by the High School of Practical Arts showcases 70 hats in sport and dress styles. Hats use lip stick red, periwinkle blue, canna, and coral tones with rolling brims and ribbon trims. Several hats feature Maud Muller shapes and grape-adorned side trims, with sale prices tempting buyers.
Washington March 8 Approximately one quarter of classified civil service employees are barred from pension benefits under the retirement act by an Attorney General Daugherty opinion transmitted to Interior Secretary Fall who administers the act.
A $100 gift from Sicily arrived at State headquarters for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation while Massachusetts local chairmen are urged to forward subscriptions by March 12. National reports also note Henry Ford and wife contributed $10,000 to the Foundation, funded by voluntary subscriptions of all sizes.
Secretary Fall said about 30000 workers were impacted by the act while 8000 had retired under it. The attorney general, in a Interior Department review, held only employees who secured their posts through competitive exams qualify for retirement act benefits.
Charles H. Thompson a New Bedford druggist who skipped an $78 taxi bill faced larceny charges after being arrested in Brockton and returned to Boston. The case references a separate $100 typewriter theft at Hammond Typewriter Company. Thompson allegedly hired a cab on Jan 2 from a Boston hotel and did not pay the fare.
Doctors nationwide back Fleischmanns fresh yeast as a nutritious food aiding digestion. In trials, normal intestinal function returned in as little as three days up to five weeks.
The Attorney General held that 80 000 employees who entered the classified service without competitive examination are excluded from benefits. A presidential executive order cannot cover positions without examination. Interior’s solicitor notes 56 percent of long retired workers retained for two years under the act did not enter via competition and would be excluded. About 6400 retirees receive pensions illegally unless Congress acts to relieve them.
Major Charles F. Mains of the medical officers reserve corps, who commanded the 101st field ambulance overseas, was assigned by Major General Edwards to the 1st infantry of the 94th division. Other assignments include Lieutenant William G. Jewett to the 356th field artillery, Captain Ralph Whitney to the 413th auxiliary engineers battalion, Lieutenant Leonard Nightwine to the 419th infantry, Lieutenant Michael G. ONeil to the motor transport corps No 302, and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Harnden to the 30st medical regiment.
Ray G Rocheleau of Dorchester Joseph Scopia of the South End and Catherine J Doherty 19 of Olive Street Jamaica Plain were arrested Tuesday night by Officer McGovern and appeared before Judge Duff. The girl was found guilty of drunkenness placed on probation and turned over to her mother with advice. Recheleau got one month in jail for larceny and 30 days for drunkenness. Scopia carried a revolver as police alleged and other charges are pending in the Superior Court. Judge Duff declined jurisdiction.
Port appraisers found two cases marked as containing 600 packs of gold leaf valued at 8800 were filled with decayed remons old bagging paper and cotton waste. Treasury agents investigate when and where substitution occurred. The third case was intact. The shipment originated in Munich and was routed via Hamburg to New York for Boston-bound transport.
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