Railroad Man Hawley Wins Tax Case Over Gift Bonus
A. L. Harley, El Paso railroad accountant, wins instructed verdict in tax suit over $32,500 in gifts treated as compensation by La Laja and Southwestern railroad absorbed by Southern Pacific in 1924. Judge West orders verdict in Hawley’s favor after testimony. Other related suits seek refunds from gifts paid to employees, with several cases pending. The railroad disbursed about $1,000,000 to officials a year after absorption.
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A. L. Harley
el Paso
DuVal West
Hawley
la L'asa and
Southwestern Railroad
Southern Pacific
West
William A. Hawkins
Frederick A. Laxton
Thomas Paxton
Brown
Southern Pacific Railway
Five Held in Sale of Stolen Dogs to Lab in Kansas City
Disappearance of numerous quarrane dops in Hansar City and vicinity over weeks prompted arrests. Hobart Farrell, 21, his father, and Eddie Farrell, 24, were taken into custody as Johnson County officers say the youth confessed selling about sixty dogs to Jensen-Smisbers serum laboratories in Kansas City, Kansas, over eight weeks, earning from 1.50 to 5.00 per animal.
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Marriam
Rou
Hansar City
Johnson County
Hobart Farrell
Eddie Farrall
Jensen-Snisbers Serum Laboratories
Kansas City
Kanata
Finbezzler Goes to Joliet Prison Under Guard
Walter B. Haff, dubbed the century's outstanding embezzler, was sent to Joliet prison today to begin a 10 to 100 year term for stealing about 4.6 million dollars from Continental Illinois Bank. He earned seven dollars per week as a cotton goods worker and faced heavy guards during transfer.
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Se Ricers al Aettice
Chicago
Walter B
Joliet
Continental Tlinois Bank
Orphans Home to Host Silver Tea Pageant
Fars have been prepared for the annual silver tea at the Protestant Orphans' Home Saturday from 3 to 6. The 198 orphans will perform in a pageant as part of the event, and visitors may inspect the facility including the new hospital unit with a medical staff from San Antonio.
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Max
T .1. Flannery
Alwass
San Antonio
Scott Applewhite
Frank N. Hag
Ench
Pittsburgh Police Salaries Cut As City Plans Savings
Pittsburgh reduces police wages today with a week of unpaid furlough for detectives and a one day off per week for patrol officers. City-wide pay cuts target lowering the next year’s tax millage, with more departments expected to follow.
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Pittsburgh
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