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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
More Members Join the
Popular Kiwanis Club

The weekly gloom killing party
of the Harrisburg Kiwanis Club was
held at noon to-day at the Elks' club
house. Luncheon was served to ap-
prcXimately fifty members and
guests. Frank G.. Fahnestock, archi-
tect, gave an interesting address on
present-day architecture. Charles l..
Schmidt followed with a talk on
flowers. Frank G. Neely, undertaken,
spoke on the work of the Kiwanis
Club, and Robert E. Fox, attorney,
explained some technicalities of re-
cent business laws. Pencils were dis
tributed by Charles Bogar, hardware,
and blotters and buttons by f. T.
Critchfield salesman for the Dalton
Adding Machine. A beautiful nickel
plated whiskbroom holder was given
by William M. Logan, registered
plumber. One of the features of
the meeting was the payment by L.
+. Neefe, of eighty cents in fines for
violations of rules during the last
meeting. One of the club rules is
to the effect that If one member
calls another mister" he is fined
ten cents. Neefe was fined eighty
cents for repeated violation of this
rule.
New members admitted were:
George E. Howard, Charles e. Pass,
e. r. Keffer, Casper S. Shank, II. A.
Gable, Sam NJ. Taylor, George C.
Potts, Martin r. Nissley and ]. o. S.
Poorman. The membership now to-
tails seventy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
Moorhead Statesmen Get
Together For Exchange
Ideas For Future Work

Statesmen of the Moorhead Knit
ing Company are in session in the
city during this week. The sessions
of the statesmen are for the purpose
of exchanging ideas for the benefit of
the company's selling force. The first
"Set-together" of the men was held
in the recreation room of the factory
at Cameron and Walnut streets at
noon yesterday. There were thirty
statesmen present, representing the
salesforce of the company, gathered
together from all parts of the coun-
try The statesmen were entertained
with roast beef dinner. They were
addressed by Mr.. Moorhead and by
w. c. Alexander, newly-chosen sales
manager, formerly of Washington,
ID. c., who gave the men many sug-
gestions.
On Friday evening the annual ban
quet will be given at the Harrisburg
Club, and all officers, directors, stock
holders. statesmen and members of the
office force will be present. The fol-
lowing statesmen are present in the
city for the conference: Mills Repre-
sentative Company, III. Tannenbaum
and II. b. Emmanuel; A. b. Hill and
Company, A. B. Hill Sr., Lloyd Day.
vault, +. T.. Edwards. NJ. w. Burk-
walter, A. N. Phillips; j. r. Craig
head; L. A. Michaels, Isaac Combs,
c. 10. Bowman, C. II. Coltrider L. w.
Brady, Julian Steinau, ID. C. Brad
bury, w. i. Foster, o. +. Allen;
George f. Sheetz and Brother, assist
ed by Roy N. Turner, Byron B. King,
L. f. Canter, William Matteson; p. T,
Balsbaugh, w. j. Irwin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03

F1TSI Ra0G.I
mann discussed the situation and
the leaders of the regular and in
dependent Socialists are reported TO
have expressed dissatisfaction with
the German attitude concerning oc-
cupied territory.
A breaking off in peace negotia-
tions probably will upset all German
plans to press a formidable attack
on the western front. Confidence is
expressed in Petrograd that the Rus
sian government might put an army
OF 100000 men in the field and
the Bolshevik Red Guard, made up
of armed Russian workmen, already
has started toward the fighting front.
A complete break undoubtedly would
compel the Germans to return TO
the eastern front the troops they
have taken away within the past six
weeks and would make it impos-
sible for the Germans to renew trade
relations with Russia in order to OBJ
tain much needed foodstuffs.
Snow and inclement weather are
holding in check any large scale
operations on the western and Ital-
ian fronts. The British and Italians
continue to repulse enemy raids at
various points while the German ar
tfllery bombardment in the Ypres
and Verdun sectors still is very
strong.
Increased loss of merchantmen
is shown in the current British and
French reports. Through the mines
and submarines the British lost 21
vessels, including Is of more than
1900 tons, or nine more than the
previous week, when twelve, includ-
ing eleven of the larger tonnage.
were sunk. French losses were nine
steamers of more than 1000 tons, as
compared with two in the previous
week.
December shipping losses were but
slightly higher than those in No
vember, which established a low
record. , Submarine sinkings. also.
are said to have been more common
i'll December than any previous
month, being greater than the
number the Germans probably were
able to build. The severe weather
conditions are believed to have added
to the effectiveness of the subma-
rines in that it compelled them to
operate closer together and nearer
to shore. This fact may account in
part for the increase in the number
of U-boats caught by the allied
fleets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
Higher Price For Wheat,
and Flour Sells For Less,
Hoover Tells Committee

Washington, Jan. 3.-Food Admin
istrator Hoover and Senator Reed had
their long expected clash, in public
to-day at the hearing before the Sen
ate committee investigating the sugar
and coal shortages. The verbal duel
ranged from sugar to wheat.
Senator Reed charged Mr.. Hoover
with ''usurpation of authority in
handling the wheat situation that
would be a crime in normal times
Hoover warmly denied it and said the
situation had been handled with the
approval of President Wilson.
Yes, of course retorted Reed,
"the Presidents coattails are long,
his shoulders broad and his position
unquestioned, but I'm questioning you
on the authority you employed to fix
wheat prices"
Reed began questioning on wheat,
he said, to bring out point affecting
sugar. Hoover said the food admin
istration had asked grain dealers not
to pay more for wheat than the price
fixed by Congress. Reed tried to
bring out that the price was so put
up to the dealers as to really make
the transaction price-fiXing, but Hoo
stabilize prices and denied the food
administration had done anything not
authorized in the food law.
81 take it that with the country at
war the people wanted results" said
Hoover.
"It Is not fair to go into wheat
conditions unless all phases are dis
cussed. and that would take a week.
One thing is certain, the farmers now
are getting more for their wheat and
flour is selling for. less"
Hoover would not acquiesce in
Reeds statement that some force was
necessary to get and maintain So
called voluntary agreements on sugar
prices. He said the food administra-
ton depended largely on the patriot
ism of refiners, but that some au-
thority was needed" .r
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
Spanish Class to Meet
in Y. M. c. A. Tonight

The opening class of series in
Spanish grammar and conversation
will be given at the Y. M. C. A. this
evening, with Mrs. Melville L. Menges
as instructor. Her work for the Y. NJ.
G. \. last year received high praise,
one of her students receiving recog-
milton from Columbia University, An
other student has taken a position
in Santo Domingo and is using his
Spanish there. Mrs. Menges' work
has been warmly commended by %. L.
McColgin. secretary of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce, as an import
ant factor in commercial education
of to-day.
Two classes will be held each week
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
New members will be received
throughout the entire month of jan
uary. Further information may be
secured from the local Y. NJ c. A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
THE INCOME TAX and The INDIVIDUAL
BY !. A. FLEMING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ARTICLE NO. Q

The act of October 3 is retroactive
in so far as the entire calendar year
1917 is concerned.
Every person paying $500 year
or more to another must make re-
port of such payment to the internal
revenue collector.
Gross income must be scheduled.
Gross income includes, salaries,
wages and gains from professions,
Nocations, business, trade and COM
merce.
Gains and profits from sales in or
growing out of ownership or use of
property, real or personal.
Compensation for personal serv-
ices.
Income from interest, rent, divi-
dends, securities, transactions of any
business carried on for gain or
profit, gains, profits and, in fact in
come derived from any source what
ever.
Exclude in reporting gross in
come:
Proceeds of life insurances paid
upon the death of the insured.
Premium returned to the insured
under life, endowment, annuity con-
tracts.
Property acquired by gift, devise,
beQuest, descent; but the income
from such property shall be includ-
ed as income.
Interest on the obligations a state
or any political subdivision. thereof
and of the United States, after Sep
tember 1. 1917, only IL and to the eX-
tent provided in the act authorizing
the issue thereof. The first issue of
liberty bonds carries only the in
her1tance tax and the second liberty
loan bonds carry the surtax and the
inheritance tax, and are tax free up
to the income on $500 bonds, 9TH
er laws then regulating the surtaX.
Must Not Be Scheduled
Obligations of any possession of
the United States must not be sched-
uled.
Farm loan securities issued under
the act of July II, 1896, are tax
free.
Exclude compensation of officers
and employees of state or any po-
litical subdivision thereof, except
where such payment is made by the
United States government.
Exclude compensation of judges
of supreme and inferior courts of
the United States, in office at the
time of the passage of the act Oc-
tober 3, 1917.
Exclude the compensation of the
President of the United States-in
office October ,, 1917.
Income is to be reported on the
hass of actual receipts and disburse-
ments. A promissory note accepted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03

/ in payment of an obligation is treat
| ed as cash.
Easter offerings and fees received
! by clergymen for funerals, mar
riagess, baptisms, masses, ETC., are
regarded as income.
Christmas gifts are not regarded
as income; nor are gifts of any kind
regarded as income.
Act of September 8, 1915
| The act of September 8, 1916, pro-
vides:
| For the purpose of ascertaining
! the gain derived from the sale or
other disposition of property, real,
personal, or mixed. acquired before
March /, 1918, the fair marked price
or value shall be based as of March
1, 1913, and this value shall be the
basis for determining the amount of
such gain derived. After March l,
1918, on all property sold, traded,
etc, gain is to be based on cost
price"
Where property that has been ac-
quired by gift, descent, devise or be-
quest is subsequently sold at price
greater than the appraised value at
the time the property was acquired,
or, if acquired before March l, 1913.
the fair market value at that date is
the basis for computing the gain,
which is taxable.
No account is taken for the pur-
poses of the income tax of fiuctua-
tionS in market value or book values
of securities or other property, but
gain or loss is counted on a COM
pleted transaction on the basis of
price consideration.
In speculative operations one can
show losses on completed trades, but
not in excess of winnings.
The cost of improvements made
by a tenant as part payment of
rent is to be added to rent as in
come of the landlord.
Partnerships Not Required
Partnerships as such are not re-
quired to make income tax returns,
except when requested, but each
partner shall report his share of the
profits therein, whether distributed
or not.
Same laws relate TO nonreporting
of interest on obligations held of any
state or government bonds other
than the second liberty As.
The individual, however, shall re-
port his share of any profits from
dividends earned by the partnership,
under proper title on official blank.
1t is obligatory on the part of the
individual to obtain forms for re-
turns of income tax.
II n taxpayers income is deter
mined at some time during the cal
endar year, the return so determined
is to be reported in the individuals
return for the calendar year end
ing December 81 of the same year
(To be continued) D.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
BY Associated Press

Philadelphia, Jan. 8. - Wheatl-
Steady; No. 1, red. 1927; No. 1, soft.
red. s2.25: No 2. RED. s2..4: No, =. soft
red. s2.22; No. 9. red. s2.21; No. 3. soft.
red. s2.l9: No. 4. red. s2l7: No. 4. soft.
red. s215.
Corn - Market nominal; No. 2.
yellow. s2.35Q2.4V: No. g. no =. and
No. 6. yellow nominal
Oats = Market unchanged; No. .,
white, 92@s3c; No. 3, white. 9Oh q
91hc.
Bran =. Quiet. but steady; soft
winter. per ton, $465O@47.Oo; spring.
per ton, s44.50@45.0O.
Refined Reaned Sugars Marke, arm
Butter : Market firm and higher;
western, creamery, extras. see; near
by prints, fancy, soc.
EGGS - Unchanged; Pennsylvania,
$1s.30@ 1850 per case; do, current re.
celpts, free cases, $3.50 per case.
MtrIern. sxtras irSts. free cases
$lS.SOQ 1850 per case; do, firsts, free
cases, $500 per case.
York, full creams, 22@25c
o-LiVe 1--we Poultry = Higher; fowls. 24@
&c; ROSTERS. 19c; spring chickens,
20 20 g27c; ducks. Peking, 22@2Sc; do,
aSc; turkeys. 37@2Sc.
Dressed Poultry The market
is steady; turkeys, nearby,
choice. to fancy, S5QsSc do,
fair "a to good, S2@S4c; do. old. SI@$6e.
old toms, siS acc; 0Cp do old oEiHSe Common 1Gi'
"a @ 26c; fowls. fancy, 29@29hc; good
TO TO choice, '2S@2skc; do, small sizes,
chickens, nearby. .SO@S7e; do. west
eeGn. SO@32c; roasting chickens. 229
SOc; ducks. nearby, 25@30c; do. west
ern, 24@29c; geese, nearby, 26@2Sc;
ao,I 1,oy,es western. 2SQ27c.
tierces. l7c; special loose. 17hc; prime
country. 161hc; dark. 151s Ql6c; edible
in tierces. 1874 @19hc.
Potatoes - Dull and weak New
Jersey, No. |. per basket 75W9Oc tSS
~ 6oc; New Jersey. per 100 lbs. 81 81
VS.Z0; Pennsylvania, per 100 Id s, ,$2.25
@2;6O; New York, per 100 fbs, $1,000
s'4o; western, per 100 lbs, s2.2OQ
Flour = The market is. firm
with fair demand; winter straight,
sIO, IOW lO.26 Kansas. cieaI <y1A0
1000; 1000, do, patents, s1O.7o@11.ls;
ss.7591o.oo; spring bakers. BAKE s"'ptent patent.
spot. $11.4O@11.6O; spring patent, mill
shipment. $10.70@11.05; spring family,
brands, S11.0O@1150.
Hay-Flrm and active: tim
othy (accordinE to 1ocatjonV
No. 1. large bales, $2S.CO02S.5o; No.
sas snail nnsI T. bales. hei s2S.oo@2S5o; No, 2,
samples. $19.0O@2100; no grade
s15.00@17.0O.
Clover mixed hay. Light mixed,
$500 % 27.00; No. i. do, $4,000 $500;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
HEAVY DEMAND
ON WATER SUPPLY
GROWS STEADILY
Reservoir Falls Another Foot
and a Half Over
Night

An unprecedented industrial boom
during 1917 is shown by the big rec
ord established at the city pumping
station, according to a report made
to-day. The consumption of water
during the last year shows an in
crease of 668,231,300 gallons over
1915, due largely to the big increase
in manufacturing munitions.
The total amount of water pumped
In 1916 was 9,529,500 gallons
while last year the total reached a
record figure-3,7 ,707, ,76O,S00 gallons
This record was reached in the face
of serious conditions developing dur
ing the last three months of the year
AT the time EX-Commissioner Dunkle
left office and Commissioner Morgen-
thaler took charge, two old pumps
constructed in 1874. were in opera
tion. while repairs were being rushed
ON the big pump with a 100000
gallon capacity. These repairs are not
completed yet and the heavy demand
for water is being met entirely by the
use of the two old pumps, which
have been in service for almost two
months. AT the time the new pInnp
broke down 1T had been running for
weeks at full capacity.
Commissioner Morgenthaler re-
ported to-day there was 1916 feet OF
water in the reservoir. The drop OF
1.5 feet since yesterday was caused
by the heavy drain early this morn
ing when the Central Iron and Steel
Company started using the supply
from city mains.
With the completion of repairs al
the pumping station and the installa-
ton of an electric pump with a five
million gallon capacity daily, it is
anticipated that during 1918 the
water consumption record may show
another big increase. The complete
annual report of the department will
be submitted in few weeks to city
couDcil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
U. S. Must Concentrate
Efforts to Win War;
Peace a Possibility
Rr. Atsocintcd PrcSs

Boston, Jan 3.-Governor Samuel
w. Mccall, in his address to the Leg
islature to-day, upon his Inaugural
ton for third term, said the United
States must concentrate all its re-
sources to win the war, but that this
country ought not to refuse to give
attention to any honest proposal for
peace. ..
I'm time of war;" said Governor
Mccall. there is danger of the de-
terioration of those institutions of
government which are the glory of
peaceful times and which are super
seeded by a rule military in character.
War has little tolerance for freedom.
We must see to it that it shall leave
no permanent trace of it's autocratic
methods, and take nothing from the
body of our liberties.
But we are in the war, and must
wage il with no divided energy of
the nation. We must concentrate all
our resources in order to win it, and
we must surely not be led to abate in
the least our preparations by any
talk of peace.
do l mean that we should not
think of peace and not be ever ready
to secure a righteous peace in any
righteous way? BY no means. 1t
would be far better to consider an
offer of peace. even fraudulently
made, than to refuse to give atten-
ton to an honest proposal.
Each one of us is member of
our great democracy, and it is our
duty to keep clearly in mind these
objects for which we are fighting.
Every week of this war entails loss
of life and property more serious
than the cost of entire wars account
ed great by history. The ultimate end
that is beyond the mere purpose to
conquer we must keep ever before us
so that we may not share in the CO.
lossal crime of the architects of the
war by prolonging its evil course an
instant after that end can be secur-
al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
FRENCH DISPLAY
BRILLIANT FORM
IN PAVE DRIVE
Take More Prisoners Than
They Had Men Engaged,
According to Officer
By .fSs0ciatcd Press

.alan Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 2.-The
French in their recent successful
operation on Monte Tomba captured
more prisoners than they had men
engaged, according to a veteran Of
fcer who witnessed the fight and saw
the prisoners, guns and booty
brought in. Among the prisoners
We're many Austrians, the first to be
captured by the French.
In addition to the 40 prisoners
we counted $50 dead on the ground, -
he said. "The perfect French mill
tary system enabled them to accom-
plish this with a loss of less than
fifty men.
The Fiftieth Austrian division,
which was the one attacked, is con-
sidered good fighting organization.
But the AustrianS were accustomed
TO tlghting Russians and Rumanians
and this was the first time they had
met the highly trained French
troops. The result was that rawness
and indiscipline were swept away be-
lore discipline and training.
A Starved Lot
When the prisoners were brought
IN i never saw more miserable,
pttiful. starved lot of soldiers. They
looked like the riff-raff from the
Sums of some big city. Even the of
hcers appeared underfed and under
clothed, and l saw only one with
a whole pair Of breeches.
When the officers were lined up
there were forty-two Austrians and
two Germans. The Austrians were
told they would receive the usual
treatment given officers and gentle
men, but the two Germans were told
plainly that they would receive ex-
actly the same treatment given
French officers in Germany. The
group of Austrian officers was i'm
pressed greatly at this and openly
declared their hatred of the Ger
mans. A little later we heard the
Austrian soldiers cheering and it
turned out they were cheering their
French captors.
Trained Troops Necessary
The success shows the necessity
for trained troops as unframed
troops could not possibly have secur-
ed such results.
THE spirit and enthusiasm of the
French troops as they leaped into
the enemy trenches is beyond all
praise. Their earnestness not only
carried them into the trenches, but
actually far beyond them. Some de-
tachments kept on going until they
reached the upper Piave back of the
lines held by the enemy. They found
deserted villages and little evidence
of enemy occupation and could have
held this advanced position back of
the enemy lines. But it was beyond
hA 4
necessitated reorganizing defenses. SO
the impetuous detachments were or
dered to retire. But it showed what
enthusiasm can do in forcing a
wedge straight through the Austrian
lines
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
Embargoes Responsible For
Cumberland Valley Delay
By Associated PrcSs

Washington, Jan. 3.-Serious con-
gestion on certain railroads, while
others adjoining or connecting are
about normal, was reported to-day
to Director General McAdoo by In
terstate Commerce Commissioners
mcChord. in charge of the commits
sion's inspectors.
THE worst conditions reported so
far said the report, ARE on the
New Haven. the Pennsylvania lines
west at Pittsburgh, on the Connells-
Vile and Cumberland divisions of
the Baltimore and Ohio and on the
Western Maryland and the Cumber-
land Valley railroads. On the New
Haven the principal difficulty ap-
pears to be the shortage of power
due to a large number of engines in
the shop and shortage of both men
and material to make repairs.
The congestion at Conway yard
at Pittsburgh is due to shortage of
power and inefficient help. The con-
gestion on the Western Maryland
and the Cumberland Valley and in
a measure on the Connellsville and
Cumberland divisions of the Balti-
more and Ohio is due to embargoes. /"
The Baltimore and Ohio at one
point was reported to have 1000
cars of coal, although 1000 is a
normal number.
These reports were forwarded inn
mediately to A. II. Smith, assistant
director general at New York. with
instructions to reroute traffic from
the heavily burdened roads to those
operating normally.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03

There is one busy soldier in Har-
risburg. His name is Samuel Kop-
lovitz and he is known to an army
of Harrisburgers as a former popu-
lar newsboy. Now he is doing his
bit for Uncle Sam and looks every
inch a soldier. Sammy" is a mem
Der of Company X, 112th United
states Infantry and is stationed al
Camp Hancock, Captain Daniel IL
Core being in command. His many
friends here are giving him warm
welcome.