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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Shower Miss Rohrer
With Household Gifts

Miss Helen Rohrer, who will be the
bride of Charles Storey, of this city,
in the early autumn, was invited to
Reservoir Park last evening. where,
after a supper under the trees, she
was presented with a basket of beau
tiful gifts for her new home.
The party included Miss Helen
Boyd. Miss Marian Towsen. Miss Belle
Middaugh, Miss Irene Rohrer, Miss
Anna Nissley. Miss Ruth Nissley, Miss
Mary Turner, Mrs. NJ. L. Hooker, Miss
Rohrer. Charles Storey and the Rev.
NJ. l. Hooker, of WestVille N j.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
WOULD PAY WAR
COST FROM PROFITS
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La Toilette did not present a substi-
tute for the pending war tax bill.
He announced, however, that unless
the Senate adopted amendments to
be offered by himeslf and his asso-
ciates, a substitute would be offered.
The minority report charges that
the bill as revised by the majority
makes palpably inadequate provision
for raising of revenue needed for
financing the war through the next
fiscal year and that the onus of
taxation has been placed upon those
least able to bear 1t"
England has taxed her war prof1ts
so per cent. without impairing her
great industries. declared Senator
La Toilette. Instead, her wealthy
classes were never in receipt of
larger incomes nor were her larger
business concerns more fiourishing."
Heavy taxes, no said, could be levied
on American corporations without
any fear of affecting capital or Grip
pling industry.
Would Tax Luxuries
From the income tax and the war
profits tax" stated the report, there
can be raised without subjecting the
country to serious financial strain
and without depriving the wealthy
even of the luXuries of life more
than double the amount proposed in
the pending bill"
If Congress were to adopt the Brit
ish rate of so per cent on war
profits, Senator La Toilette said. more
than two and quarter billions of
dollars woaiu be realized in single
year from this source. Seventy per
cent. would yield S2,021, 100000; 60
per cent, $1,732, 100000; so per
cent, S1,433, 100000; 40 per cent,
s1,155,100,0O0, and 80 per cent,
SS66,250, 900, according to estimates
furnished by the Treasury Depart
ment.
In comparison with the average
yearly wage OF 500 earned by the
American lahoring man Senator
La Toilette presented statistics indi-
eating that the percentage of war
profits over normal earnings of the
Du Pont Powder Company was 1,400
per cent; Bethlehem Steel, 1900 per
cent; American Zinc Lead and
Smelling Company. 1900 per cent;
United States Steel, 500 per cent;
Anaconda Copper, 400 per cent;
American Beet Sugar, 250 per cent;
Armour q Co., $50 per cent, and
American Hide and Leather, ESQ per
cent.
Increase Income Tax
In urging that the income tax scale
be increased to tighten the burden
borne by the laboring classes figures
were cited indicating that wages
have been Increased only Is Per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Rotarians Give Shower,
To Mr.. and Mrs. Yates

Members of the Harrisburg Ro-
tary Club gave a shower last even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yates, at their new home in Camp
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Yates, who were
married recently, will remove short
ly to Pittsburgh where Mr.. Yates
will have an important administra-
tive position with the organized
charities of that city. Each Rotar-
ian took with him a gift for the
bride.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
FEDERATION COMING HERE

The Civic Clubs Of Harrisburg and
Camp Hill will entertain the Cum
berland Valley Federation of Wom-
ems Club November at the Har-
risburg Civic Club house. Presi-
dent E. p. Sparks, of the Pennsyl-
vania State College, will be one of
the speakers. Others will be an
nounced later.
The Civic Club has planned to
make this an all-day session, with a
hox luncheon at noon. Coffee, ice
cream and cake will be furnished
by the members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
HOMIE FROM WILLIAMS GROVE

A number Of persons from the city
enjoyed a party held over the week
end at the Williams Grove Hotel.
At the resort were Mrs. Miller
Ralston, Mrs. D. P. Dunlap, Mrs.
Caroline Commings. Mrs. Joseph
Bradley, Mrs. Chester Eberly, Mrs.
Charles Commings and Mrs. Francis
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson won both first
prizes at a card party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
BOY,s BODY IN MILLRACE

Hummelstown. Aug. 14-Charles
Glass. chief engineer at the plant of
the Hummelstown Electric Company,
yesterday found the body of Jerzasi
Elvaczlo. who was drowned in the
Swatara creek on Saturday, clogging
the millrace at the powerhouse.
The funeral will be held this after
noon from his home in Union Deposit
with burail in the Hummelstown
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator--Ad.
BLUEJACKET WASHED ASHORE
r., Areocf1fsd prcsS

Queenstown, Aug. IA. = The body
of an unidentified American blue
jacket, about "a years old. was wash,
ed ashore here yesterday. Keys tied
around the neck bore the letters ".
s, n" An investigation is being made
nv the American Consulate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
MRS. HARPER BREssLER DIES

Elizabethville, Pa, Aug. l4.-Mrs.
Harper T. Bressler. aged SO, who has
been visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Blaming. for the past month.
died very suddenly at Tower City on
Sunday afternoon. She was a sister
of Mrs. M. A. Miller. of Elizabeth
Vile
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
while the necessaries of life have ad
vanced S5 per cent.

while the necessaries of life have ad-
vanced So per cent.
1T is monstrously unfair" said
Senator La Toilette, to tax the every
day necessities of the average man
or woman to pay the expenses of the
war in addition to commanding their
services and the lives of many OF
them and their children so long as
the swollen and abnormal war profits
are not taken-profits which the war
has created and which will disap-
pear as soon as the war ends. Every
dollar of the above profits can be
taken and still the enormous peace
time profits of these and other great
corporations will not be touched.
Every stockholder would still receive
his handsome peace-time dividend,
every officer his princely salary"
In support OF the minority conten-
ton that the majority estimates are
grossly insufficient to carry the gov
ernment through the next fiscal year
Senator La Toilette declared that es-
timated expenses probably will ex-
ceed the estimated receipts by
$9,402, 900 without taking into
consideration the additional billions
probable to be furnished the Allies.
The minority members object to
the proposed bond issue of billions
of dollars. contending that this bur
den will become most severe at the
end of the war when capital will be
needed in the work of rehabilitation
in both America and in Europe.
Penrose Regrets Delay
Senator Boies Penrose, ranking Re-
publican member of the finance COM
mittee, in a speech on the floor or
the Senate yesterday announced his
support of the war revenue bill and
argued for its prompt passage. From
this fact it is taken that no party
lines will he drawn on this measure,
which, ac Senator Penrose said, is
the greatest tax bill ever proposed to
the American Congress.
While odhering firmly to his
fidelity to the protective tariff sys-
tenn, Senator Penrose admitted it was
the opinion of the finance committee
that 1t would not be practicable to
frame tariff bill at this time, when
the business world was in an abnor-
NAL condition. Instead it was found
necessary to resort to direct taxes
to meet the emergency, and he
agreed with this policy.
Admitting the personal income tax
and war profits tax are very high
and may prove embarrassing to some
concerns, Senator Peurose justified
them as necessary in view of the tre-
mendous profits that are being rolled
up as a result of war conditions, and
remarked that these taxes will go
far toward giving consolation for the
exorbitant prices that are being
charged.
Criticises Governments Delay
But he criticised the government. S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14


pastor of the Wesley Union Church,
corner Forster and Ash streets, is in
| Chicago, ILL.,, attending the bishops
conference. lie will stop over on
! Wednesday evening and preach IN
| the above church. The Rev. Mr.
Lee is a fine speaker and his many
friends will be glad to welcome him
I here.
Dr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Page, of
1915 Derry street leave tomorrow for
a weeks stay at BuZZard's Bay, Mass.
Miss Marie Sponsler. a transcriber
| in the recorders office, is spending
! her vacation in Camden and Atlantic
| City. She will be gone a week.
! The Misses Irene B. Wolfe and Flor
ence =. Wolfe, of Camp Hill. Pa, are
enjoying a two weeks vacation in
registered at Hotel Arlington.
| Mrs. Charles S. Boil, of 2029 North
| Second street, has gone to Eagles
mere to spend several weeks at the
| Forest Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Warren, of
| Milwaukee, Wis, is visiting her sis
| ter, Mrs. Paul 1. Ross, of Market
| street.
Mrs. Edgar +. McClintock, of sos
| North Third street, is visiting Mrs.
! Walter Hubley, in Remove.
Mrs. Finnerty, of Connellsville, is
visiting Miss Laura Stephens, North
! Front street.
Miss Margaret Walker, who has
been visiting her aunt, Miss Ellen
K. McCulloch, 1902 North Second
| street for a month, leaves for her
Philadelphia home tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Jackson, of
Detroit, Mich, went home this morn
| ing after a pleasant stay with their
| relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson ].
Harper.
Miss Elsie Dunn and Miss Sara
| Mary Dunn, of Oswego, n. Y, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Mar
kel for the week.
Mrs. Wareham S. Baldwin and son,
Russell Baldwin, of 1901 North Sec
ond street, are enjoying a stay in
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Wright
have gone homo to Pittsburgh after
weekend visit among relatives on
Cottage Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman j. Lowell,
of Boston, are visiting their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Low
ell. at their suburban home, White
Mills, Cumberland county.
Miss Esther Leib, Mrs. Charles
Forney Leib and the Misses Helen
and Marian Leih with their guest,
Mrs. Smith, OF Baltimore, came
home Saturday evening after an au-
tomobile trip to Mauch Chunk and
Pottsville.
Miss Cecilia Winston and Miss
Marianne Winston, of Richmond.
Va, were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph i. Long, of the West
End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goldsmith, of
| the Donaldson, leave in few days
for a fortnight's stay in Atlantic
City.
Miss Annie Colestock, of 215 Reilly
street, is visiting relatives in Dun
cannon and Newport, Pa.
Mrs. Charles l.. Bailey, Jr., and
Miss Emily Bailey. of Cottage Ridge,
came home Saturday from Vineyard
| Haven, Mass, where they are spend
ing the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Shelter, of
1904 State street. Mrs. B. E. Shaf-
Bfer and Miss Mary Henderson, of
1906 Briggs street. have returned
home after a weeks automobile trip
to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Criticises Governments Delay

But he criticised the government s
delay in arriving at the prices 1t will
pay for steel, coal, shoes and other
supplies and held that speedy deliv-
cry in this crisis is of more impor-
tance than anything else. He advo-
Gated the establishment of commit
tee of three to fix prices of govern
ment. purchases and to assist the
official purchasing agents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
FORMER PASTOR TO SPEAK
IN WESLEY UNION TONIGHT

The Rev. Francis Lee, a former
pastor of the Wesley Union Church,
corner Forster and Ash streets, is in
Chicago, ILL.,, attending the bishops
conference. lie will stop over on
Wednesday evening and preach IN
the above church. The Rev. Mr..
Lee is a fine speaker and his many
friends will be glad to welcome him
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14

Mrs. Adolph Appel and Miss
Laura r. Appel, of 104 Boas street,
are home after an automobile trip
to York and little visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan r. Appel.
Miss Ruth Elder of sos Emerald
street. is home after spending two
months with relatives in Mifflin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Meek Hoff-
man. of 1924 North Third street, are
enioying a vacation spent in New
England and the White Mountains,
N Y
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
STANLEY D, ADLER.
GORDON D ADLER.

Adler Harrisburg
Baltimore
ffcal lcarf Norfol The
Rifle
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
TROOPS FROM HERE
ARE FIRST TO GO
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Carolina Kansas, Texas Michigan, New Jersey Tennessee
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado Oregon.
The others from the District of Columbia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
ON PLEASURE TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester II. Eberly
and son, Charles Eberly. of Phila-
delphia, have returned home after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e.
Eberly at 1923 Kittatinny street.
Miss Mabel Eberly and Warren
S. Patterson motored home to Phila-
delphia with them and will spend
ten days there and in Atlantic City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Increase Income Tax

In urging that the income tax scale
be increased to tighten the burden
borne by the laboring classes figures
were cited indicating that wages
have been Increased only Is Per cent.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
Won MlcAWBER HINDENBURG.

philadelphia North American)
There is no work of familiar litera-
ture less militaristic, we suppose, than
David Copperfield"; and surely there
is no character in the agreeable narra-
tive less warlike in nature than Mr..
wilkins Micawber. Yet it is of that
affable and impecunious optimist that
we are irresistibly reminded in exam
ming German accounts Of the retreat
in France a few weeks ago. This, for
example, might have been Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg himself, explain
ing to an interested world his "strate-
gic retirement:
You find us, Copperfeld," said Mr..
Micawber, "at present established on
what may be designated as a small
and unassuming scale; but you are
aware that have, in the course of my
sYrmounted difficulties and
obstacles You are no
stranger to the fact that there have
been periods in my life when it has
been requisite that | should pause I'M
til certain expected events should turn
up; when 1t has been necessary that
should fall back before making what l
trust shall not be accused of presump-
ton in terming-a spring. The pres
ant Is one of those momentous stages
N the life of man. You find me fallen.
back for a spring: and I have every
'eason to believe that a vigorous leap
will shortly be the result"
The parallel between Mr.. Micaw-
,er's strategy and that of the Germans
S singularly impressive, not only be-
'ause they fell back for spring, ac-
crding to his ingenious method, but
BECAUSE, like him, they failed to- make
he contemplated forward movement |
they fell back, and stayed back.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
A sPEcloUs PLEA.
(Boise Statesman)


Certain publications issued in this
country which are under suspicion of
being of pro-German tendencies are
giving strong support to resolutions
passed by many societies of German
American membership. which urge
that American citizens of German
blood should not be drafted for our
armies and forced to fight their blood
kin in Europe.
1t would be curious to know just
how the survivors of our own great
civil war regard this hollow plea for
exemption. In the COS hundreds OF
thousands Of men loved their country
we'll enough to fight against their
blood kin, and literally thousands Of
them fought against their own BROTH
srs during the war of the states.
No real American who is worthy of
he same Of patriot will plead for ex-
Amption because his ancestors left
;erman soil to escape from the evils
If autocracy and live under free
orm Of government.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
WE MUST WIN THE WAR.

1T is a trite saying, but one which
can not be repeated too often" says
Colonel George Harvey in the current
North American Review, that If the
United States is to continue free and
Independent nation and If human lib
erty is to be secured to the world, we
must win the war. France can not do
it: she has reached the extreme limit
of her capacity and henceforth car
only hold fast; England can not do it,
within year, If forced to depend up
on her resources, starvation would
break the effectiveness, if not the spirit
of her people, and her colonies would
be barred by the pirates of the seas
from extending aid Russia can not
do it; even though she should succeed
In saving herself, her power to render
affirmative assistance is broken. All
OF the allies combined including Italy,
Japan, China and the minor states,
negligible as determining factors, can
not do it, so much we now know, as
Of the day when-God be praised!-
assumed her rightful place |
beside the indicators of civilization.
Not that Germany could have con-
luered those hundred millions of free
men! Never! But neither, in the
light of recent developments, is it con-
'eivable that they, in turn, could have
achieved a victory that would have as
ured an enduring peace.
so America must win the war"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
VALUE OF EXPERIMENTAL STA
TioN TO. MINING IN IDAHO.

In spite of the assertion of Governor
Alexander, explaining why he vetoed
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the
support of the bureau of mines en-
perimental' station at Moscow, that the
state is not ripe for such an estab-
lishment," practical and successful
mining men recognize the Importance
Of the staten and are going to give it
the support which the governor refus-
ed. This will be brought about prob
ably by fellowships which will insure
an income of about $3.50 per year to
ambitious young men who have finish
ed courses in various lines of mining,
many of whom will be glad to become
attached to the station and engage in
research work which while being of
great service to the state, will be of
inestimable value to them in preparing
them for the practical work of their
professions. This system has been
adopted at other experimental stations
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
SEND AMERICANS TO FIGHT
WITH THE RUSSIANS.

1t does not require a military ex-
pert to see the advantage of having a
strong and aggressive fighting force
along the eastern front. The trouble
in Russia has stopped all offensive
movements against Germany and the
war In that section is practically at a
standstill. This situation has enabled
the kaiser to concentrate his men on
the west front, drawing heavily from
the east. in an effort to check the
steady advance of the French and the
British. With anything approaching
unity of action on the part of the Rus
slams in prosecuting the war against
Germany. II is not believed that Ger
many could long stand the pressure
from both east and west. The Ital-
ians are steadily driving the Austrians
back in the vicinity of Trieste, the
great seaport which seems doomed to
fall, while in Macedonia and in Asia
Minor the central powers are univer-
sally meeting with reverses.
All that now seems necessary to
slowly and surely crush the kaiser in
to submission is the vigorous and
united cooperation of Russia. The
american commission is now in Pc
and it may be that they will
succeed in harmonizing the conflicting
elements to an extent at least that
hey will present a united and formid-
lble front against the central powers.
we believe would accomplish
10 much toward restoring the fighting |
pirit Of the Russians than the pres
nee of large number of American
oldiers on the battle line with them.
The distance is great. but troops
ould be transported without being
exposed to dangers that could not be
asily guarded against and without
ear of submarines. A strong often
i've by the Russians at this time
hight mean the turning point In the
'ar, for Germany can not long resist
he pressure coming from both sides.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
HIGH REGISTRATION IN sHo.
SHoNE COUNTY EXPLAINED.

Although there are several counties
| in the state having much larger pop
ulation than Shoshone county, the
registration for military service in this
county was exceeded by only one, and
that one was Bannock, in which it sit
uated the city Of Pocatello. Ada coun-
ty with the state capital and the most
populous county in the state was far
from maintaining its rank in registra-
ton. So also was Canyon, Washing
ton. Twin Falls, Oneida. Latah and
others. all of which have larger pop
ulation than Shoshone county. While
Bannock and Shoshone counties have
unquestionably increased largely in
population since the last census, the
increase has not been sufficient to ac-
count for the large registration as
compared with the results in other
counties. Nor is 1t true that the peo-
pie Of Bannock and Shoshone counties
are more loyal than those in other
parts of the county, or to put it an
other way. the percentage of slackers
in other counties Is not greater than
in the two high counties. This has
been charged by implication in COM
upon the registration in Sho-
shone county. and 1t is most unwar-
'anted reflection upon. the people of
he state of Idaho.
The most reasonable explanation Of
he high registration in Shoshone
county as compared with the registra-
ion in other counties is found in the
arge number of young men employed
n the mines Of the county. The same
explanation would in great measure
xplain the heavy registration in Ban
ock county, substituting railroads for
mines. Pocatello is great railroad
enter. the most important between
'maha and Portland. and trainmen,
Employees OF the great repair shops and :,
Their branches of railroading consti- II
Ite the largest element Of the popu- C
Ition, and as In mining, large pro- a
ortion Of these men are between the .
ges OF 21 and 81.
Thus the industrial situations in
hoshone and Bannock counties seem Il
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-14
EDITORIAL THAT WON THE
PULITZER PRIZE.

Frank H. Simoisds, of the New York
Tribune editorial staff, = has been
awarded the Pulitzer prize of $500 for
the best editorial written in 1916. Mr.
Simonds has become prominent as
writer on subjects connected with the
European war; and the subject of his
prize editorial was written on the an
niversary of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. An extract from the editorial
is here given. from which it will read
lily be seen that 1t is a production of
unusual merit:
"The battle Of Great Britain, of
France, Of Russia, is our battle. If it
is lost, we are lost. If it is lost we
shall return to the standards and the
faiths of other centuries. The truth
of this is written for us in the Lusi-
tania; it is written in the wreck of
Belgium and the desert of northern
France for those who may see. Where
the German has gone he has carried
physical death, but he has done more;
he has carried spiritual death to all
that is essential in our democratic
faith, which derives from that of
Britain and France.
1.-The war in Europe is going on I'M
til the German idea is crushed or con-
quers. The world can not now exist
half civilized and half German, Only
one of two conceptions of life, of hui
mainly, can subsist. One of the con-
ceptions was written in the Lusitania
written clear beyond all
1t is this writing that we
should study on this anniversary it is
this fact that we should grasp today,
not in anger, not In any spirit that
clamors for vengeance, but as the cit
zens of nation which has Inherited
noble ideals and gallant traditions,
which has inherited light from those
who died to serve them, and now
stands face to- face with that which
seeks to extinguish it throughout the
world"