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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
RAILROADS ASKED
TOACCEPTRETURN
OF 5.32 PER CENT.
Chairman Smith Says Gov
ernment's Total Guarantee
Amounts to $945,00O,0OO
BY associated Press

Washington, Feb. 7.-Chairmar
Smith, of the Senate Interstate COM
merce Committee, in reporting fa-
vorably to the Senate to-day, the adj
ministration railroad bill, estimated
that under the measures provisions
the government will guarantee AM
nually to the railroads of the counI
try S945, 100000 which will repre-
sent return of 5.32 per cent. ThiI
be says, reflects neither poverty moi
Riches" but the committee believes d
majority of the railroads will ac1
cept these terms as a just and fail
measure of their constitutional
rights"
An agreement on the bill wad
reached by the committee last SatI
urday but minority reports are I'd
be submitted by Senators Cummin|
and Lafollette. Administration lead
ers plan to call the bill up for con|
sideration next Monday.
Not Time For Controversy
Your committee is of the opinl
ion that this is the time for wal
emergency legislation and not th|
time to settle the many controver
sial and VeNed questions concerninI
our future transportation policy,
Chairman Smith says in prefacind
his report He then takes up thd
compensation section and adds:
about seVenty-tive great operat
ing railroads do over ninety per cent
of the railroad business. The com|
mittee believes most of these grea|
railroad carriers will accept thes|
terms as a just and fair measure o|
their constitutional rights.
Is u War Need
There has, of course, been muct
discussion as to the fairness AMI
justice of the proposed amount d
the standard return. 1t is plainl|
in the public interest-and indeeI
a war need. The rights of owner
must be tested by present condition.
not by some theory of capitaliza|
ton never made operative undd
Federal or state law or generall|
followed by the courts"
Chairman Smith explained that il
case of controversy over compensaI
ton the bill permits an appeal il
the court of claims. The commit
tee recommends, the report says thaI
improvements made by the govern
ment while the carriers are undd
government control should go to til
railroads when they are returne|
to the security holders. This shoul|
be arranged through an agreemeI
between the carriers and the PreI
ident
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
GOVERNOR CALLS
SHTPBUILDERS
Issues Proclamation Summon
ing Mechanics to the Ship
yards of This State

A proclamation was issued to-day
by Governor Brumbaugh calling upoI
the mechanics of Pennsylvania t,
enroll in the United States ShipyarC
Volunteers. The Governor says
quarter of a million men are needed
and that they should be drawn 81
as not to interfere with industry.
The proclamation says:
Whereas. The Emergency
Fleet Corporation. acting for the
nation, has undertaken the
praiseworthy service of enroll
ing 250,OOO artisans and skilled
mechanics for service in the
shipyards. said body of men to
be known as the ~. S. Ship
yard Volunteers" and
Whereas, Pennsylvania is the
greatest shipbuilding state in
the Union and has FOR a century
led in this great industry and
has in its population very
commanding part of the available
force for this great industry.
which industry is vital now to
the maintenance of our Army
abroad and to our allies in the
Great War, and
" HtItdS, II Is proposed TO
draw this body of trained men
from our other great industries
in such manner as least to dis
turb the industrial machinery of
the state;
Now, therefore, I, Martin G..
Brumbaugh, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
do hereby call upon and urge
the mechanics of Pennsylvania
to enroll for this patriotic serv-
ice. This enrolment should be
made at once. Skilled mechan-
les should send their names to
the nearest Public Safety Com
mittees and set forth the type
of service each is best fitted to
perform. Let no mechanic fail
the commonwealth and country
in this supreme hour. Enroll
and thus help directly in win
ming the war and in speedy es-
tablishment of triumphant peace
throughout the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07

- pOrtanJ ana as
SOON as the reports of the viewers are
approved bids will be asked and a
contract awarded.
The triennial assessment work
will be started in the fall. Books for
the city assessment will be arranged
similar to the ones now in use at the
| office of City Assessor James c.
Thompson. Because of the duplica-
tions which occurred several years
ago it has been decided to install
this system instead. Provision has
been made in the appropriations for
the county commissioners office for
additional clerks.
A report has been prepared for
the state in connection with the pro-
visions of the dog tax law which
became effective last year. In 1917
there were 6,05S dogs assessed in
the county, 401 killed, S3,242.50 re-
ceived in dog tax, $1S7.30 paid out
for publishing the assessors lists;
$156.S0 for dog tags. No sheep We're
killed by dogs during the year ac-
cording to the report.
Extensive improvement work also
is being planned by the Directors of
the Poor. While it is costing the poor
. al
month to care for families under
quarantine, because of the smallpox
cases in the city, Steelton and Mid
dletown, a number of changes are
to be made at the almshouse. The
directors are planning to purchase
an electric motor to be used in the
laundry, and a hot water tank for
cooking purposes so that it will not
be necessary to fire the boilers dur
ing the summer. This will reduce
the amount of fuel used. All the
buildings will be repainted and new
furniture will be purchased for the
dining room. A cesspool which was
started last year will be finished
and four new mules are to be pur-
chased.
Stewart Will Received.-A copy
of the will of the late Adjutant Cen
eral Thomas j. Stewart, was receiv-
ed to-day by Register Roy C. Dan
ner. 1t is necessary to have the will
on record here also, as the late state
official held property in the city. A
trust fund of $55,000 Is created out
of the estate for number of heirs,
which after their death will revert
to the Masonic order for the erection
of additional buildings at Elizabeth
town.
Preparing Tax Statemcnts-Clerks
at the Office of City Treasurer c. +.
Weber are preparing the $4,000 city
tax statements which must be out by
March l. In order to accommodate
persons who are paying water
charges the office is kept open during
the noon hour each day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
CONDITION OF
MEN is PITIABLE
CONTINUED from First Page.l

lSOHI1ntiCu 1fOm flfSI rage.
pedoing of the Tuscania was re-
ceived. They were instructed 10
spend all money needed for supplies
for the survivors. A telegram also
was sent to the American consulate
at Belfast, asking that money and
supplies for immediate needs be
provided.
The British Red Cross, which has
depots III Ireland, Immediately placed
all its resources at the disposal of
the Americans and instructed it's
representatives to do everything pos
sible to help. The American Ambas-
sador. Walter II. Page. received from
the Lord Mayor of Belfast a tele-
gram expressing his condolences.
Three men from the Tuscania died
from exposure in one boat.
Thomas Smith, of Glasgow, a
boatswain's mate on the Tuscania,
said the steamer was proceeding to
an English port under convoy.
Heard Terrific Explosion
AT 5.45 o'clock on Tuesday eve
Ming" he continued, Il was in No.
l room, talking with a fellow boat
swain, when l heard q terrific explo-
sion and felt the vessel keeling over.
l said to my mate: They've got her
now
I'VE commenced lowering boats
on the starboard side. The soldiers
were lined up on deck, waiting for
the boats. Unfortunately many
jumped overheard.
Il found the boat at No. 8 sta
ton, to which l proceeded, had been
blown to pieces. L then helped to
get boats ga, 9-B and &C away
with full compliments and the sec
ond officer got boats l to z safely
away.
Picked Up II Soldiers
after seeing these launched I
proceeded to the other deck, where /
launched a raft. l picked up four
teen soldiers and two of the ships
company who were swimming about.
We had no oars and had to paddle
along with our hands. We were
picked up at 8 o'clock in the evening
and landed Wednesday morning"
landed at 4.3O wednesday
The first survivors were landed at
4.30 o'clock Wednesday morning.
From then until a. m. many patrol
boats arrived, each bringing q full
complement of survivors, the num-
ber of whom by that time had reach
ed $50, including forty members of
the crew
All the medical men at Larne, on
the northeastern coast of Ireland,
where some of the survivors were
landed, were requisitfoned.
Women volunteer nurses at Larne
attended to slightly injured men.
Wards were !mprovised in hotels.
Thirty seriously injured men were
dispatched to local hospitals, where
they are receiving careful treatment.
The resources of Larne were taxed
to the utmost to provide food and
clothing for the survivors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Son of City's First Mayor
Dies in His list Year

George L. Kepner, son of Harris
burg's first mayor, died in the Har-
risburg Hospital last night, follow
ing a long illness at his home, ia
Liberty street. He was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. Kepner lived alone, and dur
ing his illness was attended by
friends in the Hope Engine Com
pany, who kept him company and
attended to his wants. His only rela-
tive is a sister, Mrs. o. p. Grove
who is now living at New York City
Mr.. Kepner, who was 20 years
old, was the son of William H
Kepner, the first mayor of the Cap
ital City. The Kepner administration
was from 1860 to 1868.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Bible Class Delegates
Adjourn After Session

After a brief session this morn
ing at the Y. NJ. c. A. building the
officials of the adult Bible class con-
ference adpjourned, pledged to make
every effort to make Pennsylvania
dry. The conference, among other
substantial results, elected from
Governor Brumbaugh the pledge
that he would not vote for, nor as
sist any man who would not go on
record as being in favor of national
prohibition. President John w.
Kinnear's parting injunction was
that all members should do as much
missionary work as possible among
the voters of this state to urging
them to get to the polls and not fail
to register for primaries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
u. S. Army in France
Now More Than $4,000

New York, Feb. Z. - Announce
ment that France will be able before
July 1 to manufacture enough ar
tillery to supply twenty American
divisions, or approximately 100000
troops, If the United States mean
while adheres to an understanding
by which France would receive the
necessary raw material from Amer
lea, was made here last night by An
DIRE Tardieu, French High Commits
sioner of this country.
NJ. Tardieu made the statement
also that there are in France to-day
more American troops than COM
prGed the American Army at the
time the United States entered the
war; at that time, he said, the Amer
ican Army contained about $4,000
officers and men.
The French official spoke at a din
ner which was part of New York's
celebration of the Jour de PAlliance
Francaise, which was observed
throughout the United States end
Canada yesterday. the anniversary
of the treaty between France and
the American colonies I'm 1878. Jules
]. Jusserand, the French ambassador,
also was a guest of honor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
U-Boat Sinkings For
Week Remain Stationary
By Associated Press

London, Wednesday, Feb. 6.-The
official summary from the Admiralty,
reporting the loss of fifteen British
merchantmen sunk by mine or sub
marine IN the past week follows:
Arrivals, 2,339; sailings, 2,373.
British merchantmen of more than
1000 tons sunk by mine or sub
marine, ten.
British merchantmen of less than
1000 tons sunk by mine or sub
marine, five.
Fishing vessels sunk. four.
Merchantmen unsuccessfully at
tackled, thirteen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
SOMEBODY WILL TELL IF
YOU DON'T PAY INCOME TAX

Somebody is going to tell on you
If you don't pay your income tax.
Congress has fixed it so that some
body must tell, whether he wants to
or not.
One section of the war income
tax law, eXhaustively comprehensive
iii scope, requires every person, with
out exception, and every corpora
ton, partnership, association and in
surance company, in whatever ca
pacity acting, who paid $500 or
more to another person, corporation,
partnership, association, or insurance
company, as interest, rent, salaries,
wages, premiums, annuities. com
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07

pensation., remuneration, emolu-
ments, or other fixed or determln-
able gains, profits, and income. to
report the name and address of the
person, corporation, ETC., to- whom
the payment was made, together with
the amount of the payment, to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
at Washington, using u form pre-
scribed for the purpose, now to be
had from the collectors offices in the
Spooner building. The forms must
be filled out and returned or on be-
fore March 1. Tax must be paid
by a single man who earns $1,000,
and by a married man whose income
is $4,000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Pedestrians Warned Against
Danger OF Falling Icicles

Warnings were sent out to-day
from police headquarters cautioning
persons from walking too close to
the houseline along streets where
ice has accumulated on buildings.
Several pedestrians had narrow
escapes from melting snow and
icycles
Efforts are also being made to rid
the manholes of street sewers of their
accumulations of snow, i'm order to
ing drifts to pass off without damage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Patriotic COIOred Men
and Women to Hold Dane

A vaudeville program by locd
talent and a big dance will be giveI
Monday, February IS, in the ChesI
nut street hall by the CentrS
Branch, Emergency Aid, for a bend
fit fund for soldiers in camp. Pd
triotic colored residents of the cid
are cooperating in the movement
The committee in charge includd
Miss Bertha Zedricks, Mrs. A. II
Duffin, Mrs. II. Smith and Mrs. Ethd
Fields
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
MRS. ELLEN FEESER

Mrs. Ellen Feeser. IS, died sud
denly at her home, 1910 North Fifth
street, this morning. She is sur
vived by a son and a daughter. Fu-
neral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1 o'clock, the Rev. DR..
Lewis S. Nudge, pastor of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church, officiat-
ing. Shewas a member of Circle No.
so, d. of p, and of the Ladies' Cir
Gle No. II. Auxiliary to the G. A. R.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
School Right Over Coal
Mine Is Without Fuel

Located within a short distance of
the largest mines in the county and
in the center of a rich anthracite
rebion, but without any coal, the
Lykens public schools were closed
yesterday until a supply could be OBJ
tanned, it was reported to County
superintendent f. l.. Shambaugh to-
day. The Penbrook schools also
were closed because of trouble with
the heating system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Dauphin to Have
Dry Rally on 18th

DR.. E. V. Claypool, superintendent
of the Antisaloon League, for this
district, to-day announced that the
Dauphin county people would have
a big rally in behalf of the Pro
hibition amendment on Tuesday,
February 10. The place will be an
nounced later.
On February ii the dry federation
will have a state rally here for the
amendment. The Dauphin gather
ing will be a distinctly county affair.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
PLAN ASH COLLECTION

Bids for ash collections in the city
may be advertised for again. it was
reported in city official circles to-day.
While Council more than a week ago
ond proposals which had been receiv-
ed by Commissioner Hassler, members
said to-day that other plans were be-
ing considered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
NO DRILL THIS WEEK

MAYOR A. NJ, Porter, COmmOndant
of the Harrisburg Reserves. an
nounced that the Friday drill would
be cancelled this week as the cleo
trio lighting fixtures have not yet
been completed at the Armory. An
nouncement of resumption of drills
will be made in the newspapers.
The Reserves have been unable to
drill for week or more because of
lack of lighting facilities in the Ar
mory, which are to be RENE edied.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
WMBERT j. HEVNER

Funeral services for Wilbert j.
Hevner, 43. will be held this evening
at the home of his sister. Mrs. John
Smithers, 1928 u Bailey street. Burial
will be made at Lock Haven, where
the body will be taken tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Hevner died yester-
day morning of accidental asphyxia-
ton,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
6-Ounce Beefsteak Ration
in Restaurants Proposed

New York, Feb. IA meat ration
ing plan for hotels and restaurants
similar to the bread rationing plan
already in force. is under considera-
tion by the food administration, it
was said at the office of John Nee.
bowman, head of the hotel, res
taurant, dining car and steamship
division of the administration.
The plant provides, it is said, for a
ration per person of steak, six
ounces; roast beef five ounces; ham.
two and a half ounces; pork, five
ounces, and muttonchops, three
ounces, for one meal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
INTRODUCES "BoNE DRY" BILL

washington, Feb. T. Senator
Sheppard, of Texas, has introduced
a bill to make Hawaii "bone dry
after July 1. 1924, or six months aft
er the war, should it be prolonged
later than that date Twenty per
cent. of the voters could call for a
repeal election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
PLANS MADE FOR
REBUILDING WORK
County Commissioners and
Poor Directors to Start
improvements

With the pas
sage of the bud
get estimates for
1918 the county
c o m m i S S toner's
will begin prepa-
rations for the
/ m p + o V e m e mt
work to be done.
The bridge re-
building work will
be the most inn
portant and as
.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
NAIL ORDERS

Filled ON terms explained in Coupon in this
r---TS-~I
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-17
German AIbatross is Probably the
Most Powerful Machine That Has
Yet Been Developed.

The tendency i'm airplanes has been
to run to two extremes-for fighting
as small and fast as possible; and
for bombing. as large and powerful
as possible. In a tnree-seated, one
passenger sits out In front mounted
in Il machine-gun turret. The pilot
comes next. Immediately behind the
motor, while the secoud passenger sta
behind him mounted I'm another ma.
chine-gun turret. This airplane r.
capable OF carrying many hunded
pounds Of explosives and. being very
fast and heavily armed, generally &C
cOmplishes fits mission.
The German albatross is capable Of
horizontal speed OF 300 kilomcterS
(about 1877 miles) an hour II is q
single scatter and carries three ma
chine guns, which. being controlled by
the motor. shoot automatically and ID
multaneously through the propeller.
The sight of these weapons converges
at approximately 30 yards In front Of
the a!rplane, making the chance OF
hitting the opponent three times as
sure. The motor Is equipped with nn
electric self-starter 1t has also eltr-
tricaI devices for Keeping the wafer
warm In the rndintor while flying NJ
great heights The wing surface II
les thaa 20 square yards.-ScsibasL' =
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-17
rheumatism
ReIief--25c.
Nstuvs's Remedy tNR Tabiota), Arc
heiping Thousands Who Tried Tx
psnstve Things Without Result.
ste Guaranteed.

Thero are three vital processes OF
humc-i e1istence,-the digestion OF
food, tho extraction OF nourishment
from IL and the elimination OF waste.
Ioor digestion and asaimllation
ment from food and that I'm turn often
means impoverished blood. weakness.
hnemia. etc. Poor elimination means
an accumulation OF waste matter
which poisons tho body. lowers vitality.
disease and leads TO tho development
or many serious Ills.
Rheumhtism,-duo 20 some inter-
Terence with the process OF elimina-
ton, failure to got rid OF certain body
poisons'-csnnot be expected 90 yield
the condition responsible for IL. Could
any reasonable person expect 20 ria
himself OF rheumatic pain az long as
rheumatic poison is allowed 90 remain
In the body.
Think Of this. It explains tho sue
cess OF Nature Remedy (NR Tablots)
In 80 many cases where other
medicines have failed. Thoysands are
using Mr. Tablets every day and get-
ling relief. Why pay nvo or ten
a Csc box OF Natures Remedy (NF
Tablets)t containing enough 70 last
twenty-five days,-must help you.
must give you prompt relief and sat-
lsfactory benefit or cost you nothing.
Natures Remedy Is not only for
proves digestion, tones the liver, req
ulates kidney and bowel action. I'm
proves the blood and cleanses tho
system. You've tried the expensive
medicines and Doctors, now mako tho
Just try II. Natures Remedy tNR
Jhblets) is sold, guaranteed and
recommended BY YOUR druggist. q
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-17
ON GUARD

AT this time OF the year people feel
weak, tired. iistless, their blood is thin,
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backacheS, have
clear eyes. a smooth, ruddy skin, and
feel the exhilaration Of real good health
tingling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich. red blood is the best insurance
against ills of all kinds. Almost all
diseases come from impure and impov-
erished blood. 1t Is to be noticed in the
pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard
appearance or the listless manner.
Drink hot water a half hour before
meals. and for a vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such q
fine reputation for fifty years. It con-
tains no alcohol or narcotics. 1t is
made from Golden Seal root. Blood
root. Oregon grape root. Queens root.
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly-
cer1ne and made into tablets and LIQUID.
Tablets sixty cents. at most drug stores,
In order to insure ps re blood and to
build up the system try this tonic
known rs DIR. Pierce,s Golden Medical
Discovery. Get e nOwl
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-17
SCORED HEAVILY ON STACKER
Probably Dude VIII Think Twice Be-
fore He Again Attempts TO Have
Fun With q kiItie.

The following was overheard on a
street car one very cold day I'm winter
In a Canadian city. At corner the
car was boarded by husky soldier In
the picturesque Highland uniform
the kits of which leave the knees bare.
On the car was young dude still I'm
multi. seated with his best girl. The
girl cast admiring glances ut the at-
tractively uniformed "Kiltie" much to
the displeasure Of her Stacker escort.
So he endeavored TO make fun of the
uniform by remarking: II think that
outfit is most Ridiculous. That fellows
knees look as If they were frozen"
The Kiltie overhenring the comment
glanced contemptuously at the dudes
civilian clothes, then scornfully re-
piled:
well, young fellow, II is sure
thing my knees aren't as cold as your
feet"
The Stacker got of at the next stop.