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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

"What do you mean-you provided
for p" Zapp demanded.
"Why, in this here State income
tax" Birsky explained, there's an
exemption of 500 for each child you
got, Zapp, which it don't make no diff
ference if you got a child oder an
adopted child, Zapp, you get marked
off hundred dollars, anyhow. So
figure that if l would go to work and
adopt from an orphan asylum enough
children to offset my income, y'under-
stand, could put 'em to work selling
papers, and from the proceeds could
board 'em and have a surplus to ap-
ply on my Federal income tax"
"It's a good idee, Birsky," zapp
agreed; "but what show does feller
like you stand to carry it out?"
"Why not?" Birsky asked.
because you'll find that all them
multimillionaires has already bought
options on every orphan asylum in
the United States" Zapp replied
"and if after offsetting their incomes
them millionaires has got any or
phans left on their hands, Birsky, you
could bet your life that the very least
they would hold them at would be $50
an orphan net cash."
81 don't agree with you, Zapp,"
Birsky said. "The way incomes is
taxed nowadays people don't want to
make money no more. In fact, if these
here income taxes keep up, Zapp, it
will soon be that if you meet fcller
on the subway with one of them Al
RachmOnes! looks on his face, and you
say to him, Halo, Max. You look like
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

ct T'S all been figured out, Birsky,'
L Barnett Zapp, the waist manu-
facturer, said as he withdrew from
his breast pocket a long brown en-
velope containing his income tax re-
turn, chat 6.31416 per cent. Of the
people of the United States must got
! to pay income tax, and $500 per cent.
of the remainder says to them, You
should ought to be glad that you've
got an income big enough to pay taxes
on So I might just as well let you
know right here and now, Birsky, that
the next Teller which says that to me
would find out how a man who could
be perfect gentleman when he wants
to be could also act like a loafer at
times"
"Say," Louis Birsky, the real
estater, protested, 81 got one Of then
income tax returns myself for over
month now, Zapp, and tried phe-
nacetin and tried strong, black cof-
fee, and all I've filled out so far is my
name and address,"
"Well, don't you know, Were you
single or married 10ith avife or has
band living aVith you on December 81
of the gear for aOhich this return is
rendered"" said Zapp, quoting from
the blank.
Birsky nodded his head despair
ingly.
"Mind you, Zapp, I begged that
woman she should stay home and tend
to the house," he declared with Bit
ter emphasis on the word begged, "but
she said it was the last chance she
would got to see her sister and
brother-in-law in Rochester before
they moved away to San Francisco,
Gott sci da1k, so she left here at 8
o'clock December 80, and didn't get
home till January d."
"Well, put it in anyway that she
was living with you on December 81"
zapp advised. "How should they
know that your wife was visiting her
sister in Rochester on that day?"
Listen, Zapp," Birsky said, "a real
estater is got whole lot of enemies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Personals

mrs Janet Thomas, Haddonfield, and
aer TWO children, Martha Washington and
nary Pickford, spent Friday afternoon at
ele nome Of Mrs Susanna Kessler.
owing to the serious illness of her
youhgest daughter, Dolly Dimple, Mrs
Zane lane Dagit, of Pine street, has postponed
s lle Tea to be held in honor of her oldest
S@ughter, Marion Harland Dagit
nIs; Esther Miller, her twins, Barbara
aieltehle ehle and William Penn, and their
sII' Miss Elizabeth Chase, all of ROx-
ISgrough are spending the weekend with
Elizabeth Chambers, of Bustleton, Pa.
s, sIs, Phyllis Edwards, of the Hotel
lshd' Atlantic City. entertained at
=, es,"sheon eon and cards on Thursday in honor
!, T her daughter Miss Pearl White Clara
Alnball Young.
m. tne hrst meeting OF the Dolls Suffrage
a. MN tS was held last Tuesday in Cynwyd
me nome OF Eyerada Van BTaam Gray.
.9,lllhent na,ilent among the speakers was Em-
,5ai' Fankhurst, who spoke long and
60 80 on the adyisability of allowing doll
Images on the street cars
Ai'ss Irene Fisher, South 4th street. was
- - on Chestnut street last Thursday
e'asl ing an extremely attractive Alice pea
NJ biue gown. She was accompanied
stunning young daug ltee Manila
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
ship News and Views Of Farmer Smith Rainbow Club
Rainbow Membership
10000
Counting Babies!
HURRAH FOR BABY WEEK!

Mercy sakes! This IS Baby
We do not know bustery Baby Week.
but they did babies and really
need attention
We hope Chdrens Day will be the Saturday in June.
Now, baby take her? Wipe her
lace off and beautifully fix
way and her dress dirty washed if the dear little thing
has to stay in bed while you are doing
Ihen course you party the baby doll have all
the other little dolls
Cambria tea is good for baby dolls do much
After your editor
DONE that other little mothers will properly their
baby dolls.
We grownups
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, EVENING LEDGER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

! because sooner or later, Birsky, that's
/ what's going to happen to your $6S.25.
Nobody can do you nothing for telling
the truth, Birslsy-not even the in
come tan people"
"My wifc's Uncle julius has got the
laugh on all of u.s." Birsk said, with a
sigh of envy. "Hc imports imported
English briar root pipes from Ger
many, and last year he lost in his
business six thousand dollars. He
should worry about income taXesl'
Say" Zapp rCjoincd. "You think
you arc in bad Listen for moment
what it must be to feilcr like Charles
l.. Schwab or Abraham Carnegie.
bet you Mr.. Carnegie started to make
up his 1916 income tax or July A.,
. 1902, by hiring two floors in the
Singer Building and force of a $50
certified public accountants, and prob
ably right now he is giving a thou
sand dollars to q stomach specialist
for letter saying that he has got
MdgcnbcschUerdcu, so that he could
get postponcmcnt under NO. >, When
the return is not filed in the regular
time by reason of sickness an extern
sion of 80 days may be granted, pro-
vided a written application therefor is
made by the individual within the
period for which such extension is de-
sired y'undcrstand."
"Thats nothing" Birsky said.
"Take, for instance" John D. Rocka-
fellar, and after his bookkeepers got
through filling out No. 21, Total
amount derived from royalties from
mines, oil wells, patents, franchises or
other legalizcd privileges Zapp,
wouldn't be surprised that two dozen
adding machines was ruined on ac-
count they wasn't built to take such
heavy figures like they run through
them"
"Well, what difference does it make
how heavy them figures was?" Zapp
said. "On the other side of the page
stands No. 35, Amount allowed to
cover depletion in case of mines and
oil wells y'understand, and you
could take it from me, Birsky, a smart
business man like Rockafellar, with
all the expert bookkeepers he's got,
would easy fill out No. 35 in such a
way that them income tax people
couldn't prove otherwise but what
they owed Mr.. Rockafellar $780,
462.53."
you're right, Zapp," Birsky said,
"and, anyhow, Zapp, all he's got to do
to pay his income tax for 1915 to
1862, inclusive, is to put up the price
of gasoline a couple cents gallon"
"He done that already, Birsky,"
Zapp said. an fact, Birsky, he put it
up so high that they appointed COM
mittee of Congressman to investigate
it; and while they amt reported yet,
Birsky, the best evidence shows that
when Mr.. Rockafellar started to fill
out No. II, Total amount derived
from salaries and wages y'under-
stand, he discovered that under the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court he was presidents of 1884
companies which used to was the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
understand, and that he got 1884
salaries amounting to $35,624,3SO.-
50-100, understand me. He then
figured out the income tax on it to be
equivalence to an increase of cents
on a gallon gasoline in New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Just ~ pounds.
During her short
sojourn in this
bright world baby
has not known a
single sick day! This
is entirely due to
the tender and
faithful care of her
small mother. Lit
tie Molly won a sec
ond prize for being
the brightest baby
In the welfare eX-
hibit. She is a living
example Of what
fresh air, sunshine
ana pure milk can
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

After Which the Friends Agree That
the Next Person Who Says to
Them, "You Should Ought to Be
Glad That You've Got an Income
Big Enough to Pay Taxes On
Would Find Out How Man Who
Could Be Perfect Gentleman
When He Wants to Be Could Also
Act Like Loafer at Times"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
SPECIAL
Baby Week
Number
EXTRA!!
LION ESCAPES FROM THE TINGLETOwN zoo!

TINGLETOWN, Toyland, March 11An Tingeown is in an
evening" O'clock ferocious lion effected escape
Circus and made wild dash through the Panoa
Theatre Excitement high When last the lion chas
ing doll who attending the performance with
Charlie Chaplin, down Peppermint Candy lane.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
A Prize Baby

first prize for beauty in the Baby Welfare
Show. she is 10 months old and weighs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
FARMER SMITH.

FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER:
l wish to become a member OF your
Rainbow Club. Please send me beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. l agree
20 DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY - SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY:
Name ....,..s''''-''' $1,000
Address .,....-.''...-''.''
Age ......-....-s.-..
school attend ......................
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Then, With Zapp, He
Seeks Some Means to
Emulate the Oil Mag
, nate in the Gentle Art
of Dodging Taxes

Zapp Decides That at Don't Do
No Harm That Once in a
Year a Business Man Should
Be Made to Tell the Truth
Even if 1t Would Only Be on
an Average of 60 Cents Truth
on the Dollar"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

a Mosp 70 TaE BoYsi
A0sA n1T As col-.Nuiii
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

M1ll All los n fresh air. sunshine
Happytown, Pa. and Dure milk can
do to make better babies
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
Reformed Synod to Raise
$77,774 For Missions

York, Pa. Oct. 27. = The Potomac
synod of the Reformed Church to-day
decided to celebrate Home Mission
Day on the second Sunday of Novem-
Der and Foreign Mission Day the Sec
ond Sunday of next February. A sum
of $SS,S37 is to be raised for home
missions and a like amount for for
eign missions, by the synod in the
next year, 1t was decided.
The Rev. Allen K. Faust, a mission
airy to Japan. presented some needs
of the foreign field, while the Rev.
Charles E. Schaeffer, of New York,
told what is. being done in the
home field in some of the larger cit
les.
Consideration was given to a pro-
posal that the summer Bible confer
ences held at Pen Mar and Mt. Gretna,
be shifted to Hood College, Frederick,
Md, the theological Seminary at Ian
caster, and Mercersburg Academy.
Escape from noise and other disturb
ance at the summer resorts and reduc-
ton of expenses were reasons given for
proposing the change. AS dates have
already been arranged for next year
no action was taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
TO GIVE LECTURE ON
THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES

The Harrisburg Natural History So
cciety has arranged for an illustrated
lecture by Alanson Skinner. assistant
curator of anthropology in the Amer
ican Museum of Natural History of
New York. who has for fifteen years
devoted himself to the study of the
Indians of Eastern North America.
The lecture will treat of the huge
morass in the interior of Southern
Florida known as the Everglades, and
which has only been crossed success
fully by white men five or six times
In the history of the United States.
The lecture will be given in the
Technical high school on Thursday
evening, November 2, at SIS O'Clock,
and will be illustrated with colored
slides from Mr.. SINNERS own photo
graphs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
Felt So Run Down He
Didn't Want To Work
Engineer Tells How Famous Master
Medicine Livcncd Him Up-Starts
or for New Job Chuck Full
of Vim and Vigor

Il felt on the bum for long time, -
exclaimed j. w. Snyder, a well-known
engineer, who has Just left to take a
lob at Middletown bossing a steam
shovel.
Il was all in. down and out. had
no appetite, no ambition, no energy,
no nothing. l just felt all run down
all the time and so tired / didn't wan:
TO work.
But that kind of stuff don't get YOU
anywhere these days and took a hold
on myself and l said, Lookahere,
j. W., you've got to get a lot of pep
into your system and get rid of these
tired feelings. You've got to get to
work and make yourself living, and
incoming round just because you've got
q bad liver don't put any dollars in the
bankn
so ] got to looking round and 1
found Tanlac. Say, that's some medi-
cine, believe me. for it sure does set
you right on your feet. One, two,
three, maybe four, doses and | began
TO sit up and take notice and | could
feel it winding up the clock day after
day. It's great stuff and it has made
me feel like l could tackle any lob
going.
I'm off to-day to take a lob as
engineer on steam shovel out at Mid
dletown and | sure do expect to keep
The commissary busy. The cook will
he one happy person when he looks at
me eat"
Tanlac. the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here at
Gorgas' Drug Store, where the Tanlac
man is meeting the people and ex-
planning the merits of this master
Medicine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
HAIR GRAY? THEN
APPLY Q-BAN
1t Darkens Gray Hair Evenly

If your hair is gray, streaked with
gray, prenaturely or just turning gray,
or If your hair is dry, harsh, thin or
falling, simply shampoo hair and scalp
few times with Q-Ban Hair Color Re-
storer. Soon every strand of hair
(whether gray or noD becomes evenly
dark soft, fiossy, fluffy, full of life and
health, full and heavy and fascinating,
and entire head of hair is so beauti-
fully and evenly darkened no one
could suspect you had applied Q-Ban.
1t is absolutely harmless and no dive.
but Q-Ban acts on roots. restoring
color glands. Sold on a money back
guarantee. SOC for a big bottle. AT
Geo. A. Gcrgas' Drug Store, Harris
burg. Pa. Out-of-town folks supplied
by mail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
Declares Women in Industry
Are an Unknown Quantity

Reading, Pa. Oct. %. - Women
in industry to-day are an unknown
quantity, not only to their employers,
but to themselves as WELL" declared
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, of the De-
partment of immigration of the United
States, in an address at the closing
session of the 18th annual meeting of
the Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teachers Association here
to-day.
Dr. Barret spoke at length of the
new department of employment for
women, which has been opened by the
national government. She added:
No matter what party is ruling,
am for the people who do the most for
labor conditions, and / place Presi-
dent Wilson and P. c. Knox of your
State, as two perfect types of Ameri-
can citizens"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
VISITING SLEUTHS HERE
TO TAKE OUT PRISONERS

Two detectives, one from the Balti-
more police department, the other
from the Detroit bureau, were in the
city to-day to obtain requisition papers
to take prisoners out of the State.
Both called at Harrisburg police
headquarters, and were entertained by
members of the city bureau. Thomas
w. Quirk of the Baltimore department
will leave this evening, taking with
him Frank Cooper, arrested here by
Railroad Officer Morrisey. Cooper is
charged with stealing SIT and some
clothing from Charles Muller, while in
Baltimore. Michael McHale. of the
Detroit force, obtained requisition
papers to take a Polish woman to
Detroit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
RECEPTION TO
POS. OF A. HEAD
Plan Upbuilding of Order in
District No. 1 During
Fiscal Year

The camp of District No. /. p. Q. S.
OF A., last evening rendered unique
reception to District President George
Hoehenshildt of this city in the hall
of Camp No. s, of which he is mem
bcr. The reception was we'll attend
ed by members of the order from all
over Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr.. Hoehenshildt was recently ap-
pointed by the State president and the
object of this meeting was to assure
him of the hearty cooperation and
assistance of the camps of his dis
trict in its campaign for the up-build-
ing of the order in this section during
the coming year.
Ed. III. Weigel chairman of the
committee presided and addresses
were made by the following: A. c..
Lehman for Camp 8. of this city; John
Peters of Camp / 6, of this city; Joseph
w. Bricker for Camp 102, Steelton, J.
L. Porter. for Camp 424 of Dauphin;
]. II. Novinger for Camp Az of Pen
brook; Daniel V. Bowers for Camp
$40 of this city and John M. Shaffner
for Camp 716 of this city; Past Dis
trict President l.. Ira Cargill of Steel
ton, John w. German, chairman of
State legislative committee, C. r.
Bollinger of York; Jacob Naglee, of
Camden, N. J., Mr.. Graham of Colum-
bia. and others.
District President Hoehenshildt
spoke of his appreciation of the re-
ception and told of his plans for the
coming year. The meeting closed after
REFRESHMENTS and cigars were served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
Girl Met Death While
in Auto With Two Men

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Oct. 81. Evi-
dence gathered by County Detectives
Patrick ]. Connolly and William
Moyles tends to show that Ida May
Brown, the Sebastopol girl whose
body was found in Carpenters Creek
a week ago, came to her death while
riding in a high-powered, completely
covered black automobile in which
there were two men.
The automobile is believed to be the
same car of mystery that drove into
the woods last Wednesday night, and
with lights out, stopped at the spot
where her body was found several
hours later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
Long
and Painful
Illness
Avoided

Much sickness is caus-
ed in winter by exposure
of the housewife to cold
blasts Of air as she goes
to the rear porch for food
placed out of doors.
The kitchen is hot and
the housewife is overhead
ed. The cold air striking
her warm face, throat and
chest as she reaches for
food, accounts for many
colds in the head, pain
racking neuralgia, and
wearing coughs, which
last all winter.
A well-iced refrigerator
protects you from un-
necessary exposure. Ice
also keeps food in perfect
condition a long time.
Ice keeps a long time
in cool weather.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forster & Cowden SITS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
$4,000 BET ON ELECTION
Wagcrs Are Made at Odds; Some o
Even Chances

Wagers Are Made at Odds; Some on
Even Chances
New York Oct. 81. - There was
absolutely no change in betting condi-
tions yesterday from those prevailing
on the curb at the close of business
Wednesday. Considerable sums of
money were offered on both Wilson
and Hughes. sometimes at evens and
at others at odds of 10 to 8 in favor
of the Republican. Betting at both
these figures was quite lively, and 1t
is estimated fully $4,000 was staked
In the betting on the Presidential
contest in Ohio. enc commissioner Of
fered $4,000 even that Wilson will
carry the State, and reported that
bets had been made uptown at 10 to
on the same proposition.
Max Borg who said he was acting
for a customer, offered the following
propositions: $500 even that Hughes
will carry New York by $4,000; $500
to $3.50 that Hughes will carry the
State by 100000; $500 to $1,25O that
he will carry it by $4,000 and $500
to $2,500 that he will carry it by
100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
To Hear Further Talk
on Riverside Annexation

Further discussion of the Riverside
annexation problem is expected in City
Council next Tuesday If several of the
sioners last week bring along Lewis
NJ. Neiffer, president of the Riverside
organization which owns the sewers
and water pipe lines, for another con-
ference.
The big question at issue hinges
upon whether the city will be required
to buy out the water and sewer lines
or whether the present systems can be
taken over and used without cost to
HARRISBURG
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
ROOF SUPPORT FALLS: 6 HURT

Reading, Pa. Oct 27.-Three work
men were injured and twenty narrowly
escaped death when a 150-ton section
of the false work supporting a con-
crete roof being put on the new plant
of the Pennsylvania Optical Company
here collapsed a few minutes before
quitting time yesterday. The injured
are George Fl. Vane, Philadelphia,
probable fracture of the skull; Charles
q. Fry Wyomissing; John McNeal,
Reading. The plant. costing $15O,0O0,
is being built largely of concrete.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27

Premier Asquith in receiving depu-
tation in favor of the project. He said
the matter would be taken up either
by the war committee or the COM
mittee on imperial defense
The premier admitted that before
the war the balance of opinion had
been against the project. but said the
experience of the war undoubtedly was
new factor of imm easurable impor-
tance i'm enabling statesmen and naval
and military experts to Judge of the
value of a tunnel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't bother
If your stomach is in revolt; If sour,
ga ssy and upset, and what you just
ate has fermented into stubborn
Jumps; your head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate un-
digested foods: breath foul. tongue
coated-Just take little Diapepsin
and in five minutes you will wonder
what became of the indigestion and
distress.
Millions of men and women to-day
know that it is needless to have a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
NOW THE AUTO IS BLAMED

Cincinnati. Ohio. Oct 27.-That au-
are to blame for the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis that has
swept the country was asserted here
by DR.. Thomas +. Harrington, deputy
commissioner of labor of Massachu-
setts. before the American Public
Health Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
To.DAY's REALTY TRANSFERS

To-day's realty transactions included
the following transfers: Crew-Levick
Company to Assets Purchasing Com
pany, Lykens; Assets Purchasing Com
rany to Crew-Levick Petroleum Com
pany, Lykens, 81 each: Frank j. Heinly
and j. c. Thompson to John X. Nor
row, 2454 Reel street, $3.50; Isaac
Weaver to Sarah Il. Weaver, Upper
Paxton, $500; Michael Yingst to Bar
hara S. Kettering, Derry township,
$2,751.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-27
WOMAN MYsTERIoUsLY SHOT
Found Locked in Her Home With Tive
Wounds in Head

Chester, Pa, Oct. 81. - Mrs. Geo
ID. Armstrong, wife of city contrac-
tor, was found locked in her home al
Cartertown, near here yesterday, with
two bullet wounds in her head. Mr.
Armstrong, who with a son discovered
the unconscious woman, is at a loss to
account for her condition. The county
authorities say it is q case of at
tempted suicide. Mrs. Armstrong
was brought to the Chester Hospita
and little hope is entertained for her
recovery.