Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-17 | Page 3 | Cathcart Case Detains Davis

CATHCART CASE ASt r jj III OH DETAINS AINS DAVIS Labor Department Head i J Postpones Vacation 1 SEMI-LEGAL SEMI ANGLE J ENTERS DISPUTE ti I 1 Delay May Mean Decision S 4 to Favor Countess i p t j W WASHINGTON Feb 17 CAT AP Ap- Ap Secretary ry Davis postponed his ds de departure departure de- de for fOl Florida on ona a y vacation t trip ip today In order t to give further personal attention to the cas case caso of countess Cathcart who has appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed from the decision of ot immigration gration authorities at Now York barring barrin her from the Ur d d States Mr Davis had first planned to lo leave Florida early today but tie he de decided de- de this morning to stay In the city until tonight to wrestle wetle with problems described as of ot a 1 temi- temi legal nature involved in his deci deci- decisIon decision sion slon concerning the countess who bas Sas been excluded on moral turpitude turpitude turpi- turpi tude grounds in connection with her elopement several years ago with the tie Earl of ot Cra Craven en en r f W WASHINGTON Feb 17 United Press While Vera countess of ot Cathcart languishes at Ellis Island officials of ot the labor department continued to struggle with the problem lem of ot whether the titled English Englishwoman Englishwoman woman woman be excluded as an undesirable or admitted to the country country coun country coun- coun try for tor a a. visit r Faced f-Faced aced with the fact tact that the c countess may appeal her case to the United States district court of New York and secure a a. writ of habeas corpus that may lead to her being released on bond Davis Is reviewing the situation with utmost care dare care 1 All Ml legal adviser of the labor department de department department de- de have rendered decisions on m n the matter mattel f f. Semi legal technicalities have arisen aHsen that require study before a decision can be reached Davis said I want to clear up every angle be before be- be fore tore deciding the case Should no ne announcement be made before I go south Assistant Secretary White will wUI make the ruling for the department department department depart depart- ment with my approval Davis said there was no hurry in the case He pointed out that If lC the uie countess Is to be deported she would not be sent back to Jo Englana Englann until February 20 20 I The delay in rendering the decIsion decision decI- decI sion ion is construed as indicating some possibility of or a decision In her favor