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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-29
Wednesday Club Gives ,
Concert at Hospital

The Wednesday Club gave con,
cert last evening at the General
Hospital at Carlisle, under the
charge of the philanthropic comnl-
tee headed by Mrs. Martin Z. Cum
bier. Those who appeared upon tne
program were: Mrs; Roy u Cos'
Mrs Arthur II. Hull, Mrs. Lee ,.
Ter Mrs. William X. Bumbaugh
ard Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris, vocal.
lists: Miss Alice Marie Decevee ana
Miss Martha Snavely, pianists, and
tho wednesday Club chorus under
Mrs. Harris with Miss Mabel VIII
tenmyer at the piano.
Mr., and Mrs. Leon Lingle and chi11
dren are removing to-day from l-4
Pnas street to 127 Verbeke street.
Miss Emmeline Gibson went nome
n Chicago this morning after spend
ing week with relatives IN the
"gsf James Henry Rogers, of cincinnati
:; yisiting his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
! Elmer Care, of Green street, lot =
few days on the way to New forR
I'M Mrs Elizabeth Miller, VINO has beer
I'm Shrewsbury with relatives fol
several months, is guest OF hel
daughter, Mrs. Charles Francis Etter
'i Mrs. m Harry Taylor and small son
Edwin Taylor. of Bellefonte, are visit.
ing Mrs. Taylors parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Kepple. at 226 State street
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Norris Wen
home to Cleveland, Ohio, To-Day attei
| "a weeks visit in this vicinity.
| Mrs. Percy Holden and Mrs. Georg;
| T. Holden, Of Chicago. are guests OF
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs: charles
Harris Thompson, of Penn street.
| DR.. r. H. Pearlman has gone nome
10 Pittsburgh after a weekend Visi
with Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Cunkle
| 26S North street.
| Miss Ellen Thackara and her Sis
ter, Miss Edith May Thackera. o
Pittsburgh, are in town for a ten days
visit with their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
Howard B. Watson, of Green street.
| Mrs. William II. Lyter. of 100'
North Second street. and her daug
htcr, Mrs. Charles i. Leib, of New
Cumberland, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
W. Edward Lyter, in Bethlehem, Thu
Mrs. j. Frank Small, of York, Il
visiting her sister, Mrs. Weidenmye.
of the Fountain Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin l. Kenned!
and children, Sara Kennedy and Ern
est Kennedy, of Washington, d. &
are guests of their relatives, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Daniel d. Gage. of Market street
Miss Persis Irving and Miss Carolyi
Irving went home to Chicago to-da,
after enjoying a months stay anon,
old friends in this vicinity.
Miss Eleanor Richardson, of Bos
ton, is stopping for a few days wit
her aunt. Mrs. Henry +. Younger. o
Market street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-29
TO GIVE RECITAL

Miss Ruth Kraybill. Miss Katherine
Conrad, Miss Esther Gingrich, and Miss
Violette Cassel, assisted by Mrs. Roy
Cox, soprano, and Miss Lenora Fry,
Harpist will give a two-piano recital
on Thursday evening. at Palmyra.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Bill to Retire Civil
Service Employees Urged
Measure Favored by House
Committee Fixes Age at
SiXty-eight

WASHINGTON, Jan 27-A favorable
report was submitted by the House In
terstate Commerce Committee TO-DAY
on the Notwithstanding bill for re-
tirement of civil service employees. A
system Of retirement annuities, the COM
mittee reported. would result in the
savings of hundreds OF thousands of
dollars now paid annually to inefficient
employees"
Under the bill employees would be re-
tired at the age of sixty-eight years.
except mechanics and city and rural
mail clerks, at sixty-five, and railway
mail clerks at sixty. Annuity payments
would be on 81 graduated scale, accord
ing to length Of service and salary, the
maximum being $500 year, with no
minimum specified. Half Of the employees
now eligible for retirement would re-
ceive about $500 a year, the committee
found.
"The plan will benefit the employees
who have already reached the retiring
age in humanely providing for their
future said the report "Those who
Will continue in the service and con-
tribute portion of their salaries in
the creation of their own retirement
annuities will be benefited by the sys-
tenn OF compulsory savings provided by
the bill"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Federal Trade Board
Was Unfair, Charges
EmpL0ye Of Packer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-L. D. Fl
Weld, manager Of the commercial re-
search department of Swift e. Co., tes
tifyng to-day before the House Inter
state Commerce Committee, charged
that the Federal Trade Commission had
made unjust use of the spondence
files Of the company during its invest-
cation Of the meat industry.
"No investigation Of any other in
dustry was conducted in such an OBJ
viously unfair manner" Mr. Weld said.
"When the files We're examined only
such matter was taken as would make
a case against the packers. Single let
tcrs were taken, and other letters
which would have given an entirely
different meaning to them were left. y
Mr.. Weld said the commissio S
charge of price fixing by the packers
was based on letters taken from the
files, but that other letters which
which have disproved the point were
suppressed.
Mr. Weld asserted the proposed bill
for the regulation Of the packers was
based on an erroneous theory that q
combination existed among the five
large packers to depress livestock
prices and to raise meat prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
PinchOt's Statements
False, Says Penrose
Knows of No Political Party
That Would Have Him in
Ranks, Senator Declares

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Clifford
Plnchot was declared by Senator Pen
rose to-day to be as important as a
cheap sideshow outside the fence of
a county fair, like the tattooed man
or the cigarette tiend."
The Senator was Indignantly com
menting on Pinchot's open letter de-
mandlng that Mr.. Penrose should step
aside as candidate for the chairman
ship of the Finance Committee.
81 hardly consider Mr.. Pinchot's open
letter as worthy of being digniiied by
reply from me-" said Mr.. Penrose
"The most charitable treatment that
car be afforded him is to throw over
him the mantle of oblivion. | don't
know of any responsible political party
in the United States which would well
come Mr.. Pnchot in its ranks.
The statements in his letter are
maliciously false or relate to matters
that were thoroughly thrashed out in
my last Senatorial campaign in Penn
sylvania. when received plurality
about as large as either of my oppo-
ncnts had votes"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28

OF $4,000 for each of the members OF
me rev board and fixing their number
at I'VE were accepted.
III the matter Of excise taxes the
senate rates. lower than the House
were generally accepted, including the
seml-luxury tax of 10 per cent, which
appiies to the cost Of certain articles
OF wearing apparel and personal use in
excess of fixed prices.
ne theatre admission tax stands at
the Senate 10 per cent rate. The COM
promise rate of 15 per cent on club
dues and cabaret admissions was
adopted.
No definite announcement was made
as to the details of the decision re
Rardlng the excise taxes, and they arc
SUBJECT IN part to further change, but
per cent on manufacturers of motor
Vehlcles, tires, candies and talking ma
CHIMES, for example. probably will
stand. as we'll as the Senate's elimina-
ton of the gasclene tax. SO also with
the per cent tax on chewing gum
when sold by the manufacturer.
Rates on Beverages
The Senate rates on beverages were
than the House rate. being. for in
stance, on distilled spirits for beverage
purposes S6.40, as against So g. gallon,
and tor other purposes $3.50, as COM
pared with $4.40 Beer was taxed at
S6 barrel by both houses.
1he conferees accepted, with slight
changes, the Senate transportation tax
rates provisions, which vary somewhat
from those of the House, but remain
the same as to 3 per cent on freight
and per cent on passenger and sleep
ing car tickets.
The Senate surrendered to the
mouse on its insurance programme
ana the whole new chapter on that
subject stands abandoned, the House
treatment of insurance matters in all
parts of the bill being accepted, but a
further change of attitude is expected,
The Senate plan for quarterly pay
ment OF taxes was accepttd The
House had three payments. two
months apart.
Agreement has been reached on a
considerable number of technical and
administrative amendments offered bv
the Senate ~
Tentatively the following Senate re-
lle1 amendments were agreed to: De-
ductlons allowed from income in cases
or mines, oils and gas wells; deprecia-
!lon deductions; amortization of war
industry plants deduction: "iallinon
inventories deduction.
tentative agreement was also roach
ed as to the Senate amendment putting
tax OF 100 per cent on political cam
paigh contributions in excess of $500,
ana as to the Senate amendment provid
ng for consolidated returns of in
'ome received by affiliated corporations
instead OF letting each member of such
group report separately.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Summary Of Changes
Made in ReUenue Bill
By the C0nferrees

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Owing to
the brief, fragmentarv and conflicting
announcements made from time to time
by the conferrees concerning their prog
ress and to the fact that all their
final conclusions on the differences that
threatened to divide them permanently
have no. been made known and will
carry with them collateral changes, the
best summary that can be made Of
what form the bill now takes is far
from final or auth oritative. However,
the following is summary of the
achievements of the conferrees, previ-
Gus to to-day's decis ions, so far es they
have been given out from time to time,
but in no case has the actual text been
made public:
Senate amendment, fixing The normal
individual income tax at per cent a
per cent on income of $4,000 or less)
for 1919 and eliminating the s per cent
differcntial ADDED to the II per cent
normal C per cent on $4,000 or less
for 1918, by the House, agreed to.
By a compromise the 1919 corpora
ton income normal tax was hxed at
10 per cent, the 1919 rate remaining
at II per cent.
Income Surtaxes
Senate income surtaX rates were ac-
ceptcd. On the whole, these are about
the same as IN the House bill, but are
graduated differently and range from
l per cent on income between $4,000
and $4,000 TO So per cent Of income in
excess of $1,0000OO.
The Senate excess profits rates for
1919 were accepted, but compromise
added proviso applying the 80 per
!,rf tpN of
1919 profits as are derived solely from
government contracts. The rates in
this title for 1918 were not settled at
the same time and constitute one Of
the controversial matters that were
disposed of to- day.
Senate amendment eXempting state
and municipal bonds interest from taxa
ton and also striking out the House
provision specifically taxing incomes Of
the President, Federal judges and state
and local officials accepted.
Senate amendment requiring returns
Of gross incomes of 900 by single
persons and of $4,000 by married per
sons was rejected. The result is that
returns need be made of income only
N case the net exceeds the amounts
named.
Senate amendments classifying per
sonaI service corporations as copart
nerships anG dealing with and detin-
ing dividends were accepted in sub
stance
Child Labor Tax
House conferrees agreed to the Sem
ate tax of II per cent on the net profits
Of industries employing child labor.
Senate special busines license taxes
were accepted by the House representa-
tlves. They are lower than the House
rates.
Senate amendment providing for
restoration of two-cent first class letter
postage on July l next prevailed.
Senate amendment respecting the
tax advisory board prevailed in the
MAN. but the House salary designation
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Is
Reached ON
Revenue Bill
Continued from page 1

revival of differences, now that we are
agreed"
The most favored conjecture is that
'he House surrendered to the Senate
on FNe inheritance or estate tax sub
ject, the report being that Mr.. Kitchin
ana Mr. Rainey were left alone in their
'nsistence or the estate taxation prin-
clple and with high rates, as against
me Senatc's plan Of taxing inheritarces
az comparatively low rates.
Guessing on War Profits
On the other hand. the favorite guess
as to the war excess profits tax rates
is that the Senate conceded practically
what the House conferrees wanted in
regard to 1918 income.
third subject of intense difference
appears to be insurance, and no hint
was given as to the nature Of the set
tlement on that subject. The opinion
prevails that the Senate has surren-
dered to the House in the matter of
second class postal zones, which means,
If true, that the Senate has given up
The fight to knock out the second class
postal zone law.
The agreement arrived at by the con-
ferrees to-day makes it probable that
the revenue bill. which will likely
carry total tax levy of about $6,250.-
100000, will be passed easily by Feb
ruary Is. 1t could be disposed Of
sooner, but the agreement in confer
ence at the earliest possible date was
the main thing. Some time may be
killed deliberately after the bill is re-
ported. so that it can be submitted
TO the President for his signature after
his return from France, as there is no
disposition to take any chance on the
constitutionality of his approval Of this
measure while he is outside Of the
United States
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28

er period than twenty -one months
after the return of peace. Within a
twenty-one months period no substan-
tial development of existing water
ways can be made nor can their op-
GRAFTON in so brief period afford any
adequate test of their value.
Upon the return of the railroads to
private ownership, which must be
made within the twenty months
period. as the present la" provides, the
cut throat competition of the rail
roads under private control, with the
partially developed waterways, will eff
fectively destroy water transportation
as heretofore, and the peoples invest
ment in these facilities will continue
to be of little if any value.
81 have urged the Congress TO eN-
tend the period of Federal control Of
the railroads for five years. because
that will give US time 10 develop some
of the most important existing water
routes, coordinate them with the rail
roads, and prove their worth as part
of a great American transportation
system.
Wants Control Tested
81 also feel that the government
should control the railroads and the
lnlanQ waterways lot perlOu OIL lNe
years so that they may in turn be CO.
ordinated with our government mer-
chant marine, which has been built at
q cost of more than two billion dollars
and which under existing law the gov
ernment controls for ive-year period
"Unless we look at this great prob
lem with vision, and from the stand
point solely of the American people,
instead of from the standpoint Of the
selfish interest of private railroad
owners, private steamship owners, pri-
vate shippers. private investors or any
other single class, we shall not meas
urc UP to our obligations to the
American people nor realize the great
opportunities and destiny that lie
ahead of us
"The confusion of counsel about the
railroad problem, made daily more
evident by the great variety of con-
t1icting views and opinions now being
presented at the hearing before the
Interstate Commerce Committee of the
Senate at Washington, makes it more
and more clear that the course of
wisdom, sagacity and prudence is to
extend government control OF the rail
roads for five years, that our inland
waterways be developed to the largest
possible extent during that period, and
that these inland waterways and rail
facilities be co0rdinated with our grea.
merchant marine, in an endeavor to
get for American business enterprise
fair participation in the benefits Of
world commerce.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Armour Drafts
Law to Govern
Meat Business
Plan Will Satisfy Both the
Producer and Consumer.
He Assures Committee
Denies Prices Are Fixed
Heney Charges ST., 100000
Fund Was Raised to Pro-
mote Publicity Crusade

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ell. Ogder
Armour president of Armour e. Co..
told the Senate Agricultural Commit
tee tonight at the conclusion of his
testimony, that he and his counse
were drafting legislation for the regu-
latlon of the meat packing industry
which he expected to submit as q
substitute for similar bills now be
fore Congress.
Before being presented the legis-
latlon Will be submitted to the other
big packing firms and the independents
for their approval Mr.. Armour said
He added that he believed the plan
which he had in mind would satisfy
both the producer and the consumer
and remove "antagonism to the pack
ers,' which he admitted seemed to be
general
Cross examination Of Mr.. Armour by
Francis J. Heney continued at the
hearing, with Mr. Heney seeking to
establish and Mr.. Armour denvinr ~
that the big packers arbitrarily fixed
cattle prices
Chicago priccs largely determine
prices at other markets, Mr.. Armour
testified, and Armour & Co.'s buyers in
other cities are constantly advised as to
the situation.
Don't the packers in that way con-
troll prices everywhere ?" asked Mr..
Heney
-, "They have a great deal to do with
the prices the witness replied, "but
not everything"
MT. Heney contended the big packers
favored friendly commission men and
punished those who did not accept the
packers viewpoint of the meat indus,
try"
Exchange Manipulation Denied
"Haven't the five big packers dis
cussed having elected friendly officers
OF stock exchanges and cattlemen's as
sociations? ?" he asked.
THAT'S quite natural to desire that"
said MI Armour "but the packers
haven't joined in discussing it,"
A. E. Rieqles, a cattle feeder, Mr..
Heney said, chad changed his attitude
to friendliness" to the packers after
Mr.. Armour had aided him in financial
tranSactlons The witness said he had
gwen the assistance.
Mr. Armour denied that he had agreed d
to stay out of Sioux City if Swift g.
Co. agreed to stay out of St. Paul. He
said 1t was a coincidence.
Eight different firms contributed in
1917 to a fund to defray legislative
expenses for the oleo industry, Mr.. Ar
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28

mour testified. The percentage arrange
ment was based on the volume of bust
ness of each concern, Mr.. Armour
added
Mr.. Heney read letter written BY
Alfred r. Crion, general counsel fol
Armour g. Co.. referring to "a big man
in Pennsylvania who, it vas stated, hac
agreed to see there were no prosecu-
tions in connection with the sale O
certain kinds of oleomargarine. Mr.
Armour said he had never heard O.
that big man"
Publicity Campaign Discussed
Mr.. Heney introduced unsigned
memoranda, which he said recorded
conferences at which it was agreed
tnat expenses of a $1,500,000 publicity
campaign involving newspaper adver-
tlsements IN every city above 25,000
were to be borne pro rata by the five
big packers to "educate the public"
through dailies. weeklies and month
lies. The advertisements were to be
sIGned individually by tho packers "to
prevent any appearance of coilusion,' y
according to the memoranda, and all
papers were to be used to prevent
criticism by publications not receiving
advertising.
II have noticed that in many places
Swift's advertising has stopped" Mr..
Heney said, "and Armour's has started.
Is that result Of this plan 2"
NO, merely a coincidence said Mr..
Armour.
A joint board was planned also, Mr..
Heney said. to watch for "unfavorable
articles which were to be answered.
This plan was not carried out, Mr..
Armour said.
Professor Durand Consulted
Professor L. Dana Durand. profcs
sor OF economics, University OF Mime
sofa, who later was connected with the
food administration, was consulted bv
the packers as to the nature of the ad-
vertising, the testimony showed
Wasn't this the milk in the cocoa
nut?" asked Mr. Heney, "that the ad :
vertising would make the newspaper
feel friendly toward the packers in case
of investigation ?"
Mr.. Armour said he hardly thought so.
"a man that's making money out Of
you doesn't want to bite the hand that
feeds him ~ suggested Mr.. Heney
"You could answer that YOURSELF"
the witness replied
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
For Roosevelt Memorial
Women's Association Formed
at Vanderbilt Home

At a meeting in the home of Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Fifth Avenue
yesterday afterr con the committee in
tercsted in planning a Roosevelt me
moral WAS organized under the name
OF the Women's Roosevelt Memorial
Association.
Officers were elected as follows
Mrs. William Curtis Demorest. presi-
dent, Mrs. James Russell Parson. sec
retary; Mrs. Walter Damros ch. treas-
urer, and four vice presidents. Mrs
Henry A. Alexander. Mrs. August Bel,
mont, Mrs. Henry A. Wise Wood and
Mrs. John Henry Hammond. Anothe
meeting will be held next Monday ia
consider the form the memorial will
take "
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
McAdoo Appeals to
Public to Support
His F'ive-Year Plan
Development of Railroads
and Waterways Depends
on Action Against Forces
of Reaction, He Declares

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Jan. 27-
W. G' McAdoo, former Director Cen
eral Of Railroads and former Secre-
larE OF the Treasury, made public to-
DAY telegram in which he urged five
year government control of the rail
roads as necessity for the develop
mcnt OF inland waterways and for the
coordination of the railroads and
waterways with the new American
merchant marine.
Inc telegram, addressed to Albert
hrell' chairman Of the Miami and Erie
improvement committee of the Cjncin-
natl Chamber of Commerce. was scnt
IN response to an invitation to attend
an inland waterways MEETING to-dav
at Defiance, Ohio.
Can't Attend Meeting
The message said:
Regret it is impossible for me to
attend your inland waterways meeting
at Defiance, January 27.
1T seems to me futile to exnerd
s'caV sums OF money on the develop-
ment OF our inland waterways unless
our government adopts an intelligent
policy about railroad control. The
future of waterways DEVELOPMENT is
absolutely dependent upon govern
mcnt control which will enforce the
operation Of the waterways and the
raliroads, and coordinatcd and ar
ucuiated system which will give the
people the benefits of an efficient COM
''..mlioh ..un. OF water and rail facilities.
This cannot be ACCOMPLISHED under
the present railroad law. which nro.
Fldes that the railroads cannot be con
trolled by The government for a lonn-
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Soft Drink Tax Agreed
On as Emergency Bill
Plan lndorsed at Meeting of
Legislators and Special Con-
ference of MavOrs

ALBANY, Jan. 27. - A tax on soft
drinks as an emergency revenue meas
ure pending the putting into effect Of
new tax laws to increase the states
income was indorsed at meeting thi.
afternoon of the special tax commit
tee OF the state Conference of Mavors
ana the conference committee of the
The model tax system prepared bv
.he National Tax Association and a
luxury tax to prevent an increased
burden on real estae also were reromo- ru
mended as a means of solving the
states financial problems.
Inc conference went on record as
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Tra0eiing Watch-BW Fold

Folding qvafch case, ingeysoIl radium
dial, Wmer5wy zgateh. Pin morocco
case, border Of goM fQoling, six lin
ing, SIS \ ; inches toided $1o.25
Tan tiqskin or black pin seal till
told, raifskin lining, silk-Iined secret
bill POCKET, opening at Io7ver right
hand corner for counting bills, card
pockets. III \ 81 inches folded $500
Initials stamped 25c. extra.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Diary-Photograph Case

Diary, at left, containing yemoqable
filler, stamped svifh month, benciL
eolored tebbied morocco. size Sx 81
inches Observation-Disclosures $500
Pocket folding bhotogyabh case, cel-
luloid broteofon tor from [ to bict-
nres. Tan :nackintosh, card size, oben-
ing < 81 nche5.
$3.50, s3.25, s3.75, $3.50, $5.25,
$5.75
Cabinet Sizs, otcring 31sx 5 u inches.
S3.25, Sd, S4.75, $3.50, $3.50,
$7.25
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28

favoring an amendment to the constitu-
ton giving the state power to regulate
assessments on tangible personal prop
erty and an extension of the Emerson
law to all business concerns. The rec
concentrations will be laid before the
Legislatures tax commission. soon to
be appointed under a resolution adopt
ed last week
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Cross Kit Bag

Caf0dous, seatertroof hgAt-qeeioht
ana 9c'H endure fhe PANS Of hard
naSet. lan, can2a5. cieanly ohcck
"0M Hninng, reinforced leather cor
ners' and tSgo qaide straps, feather
eoVeffd frame. Sizes 70 and p
'neHsS Observation-Disclosures. S45-x46