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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
FISHERMEN'S
BILL REVIVAL
1t Is Being Much Discussed
Among the Legislators on
the Hill Today

Reconsideration of the Powell hsh-
ermen's license bill was much dis.
cussed as q possibility at the Capitoi
to-day The bill was defeated by ~
votes last night, the roll showing 60
ayes to 90 noes. The bill was de-
feated last session and the loss last
night was due to q combination OF
SusQuehanna and Juniata people ana
the men who were afraid that the
bill would have too much power over
pollution. 1t was one OF the oldest
combinations OF the session.
The bill was regarded by students
of the fisheries question as OF equal
importance with the resident hunters
license bill. which became law a
few years ago, and would have made
the fisheries department absolutely
independent of state appropriations
and given the funds necessary to
complete five unfinished hat:heries of
the State and quadrupled their pres
ent output 1t is understood that the
measure with minor amendment will
come up for a reconsideration OF the
vote Immediately after the recess.
Messrs. Powell, Luzerne, and Phil
lips. Clearfield, led the fight for the
bill, saying special revenue was
needed for the Department of Fish
cries If 1t was to continue propaga-
tion and prevent pollution. Messrs.
Beidlespacher and Harar, Lycoming
Helt, northumberland, and Wood
run, Snyder, approved the bill; Mr..
Helt saying his people would gladly
pay a license if their streams were
clean enough for fish.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE

ghsny eeunty and providing for the
Pittsburs Metropolitan district.
Mfr. sehillins, Erie; Fixing SAL
ary of district attorney ut 5000 In
counties having between ibo, 900 and
100000 population and for special
county detectives.
Mr.. Alexander, Delaware: Incrcas-
Ing piietage fees In the Delaware
river below Philadelphia.
Mr.. Pike. Montgomery: Increas-
Ing legal limit of butter fats in milk
from u to an por cent.
Mr.. Bolnrd, Crawford: Amending
borough code to increase maximum
mileage for borough purposes from
10 to IL miles.
Mr.. 5tadtlander. Allegheny pre-
sented bills requiring that all school
construction costing over $500. shall
be done under contract and author.
| izing courts to issue subpoenas foI
witnesses to testify before commit
tees investigating charges agains
professional conduct of members o.
the bar.
The resolution asking Congress t
repeal the tax on athletic goods wa
called up by Mr.. Pike, Montgomery
and passed.
Flare Up On Judges.
The bill reorganizing the Adjutan
Generals Department was passe,
without opposition, the third reor
ganizer to go through, but a fight de
veloped on the Bucher bill, increas
ing pensions for retired judges from
half to three-fourths of salary
Messrs. Horne, Cambria and Jorda,
opposed it, while Messrs Alexander
Delaware; Walker: Wells, an,
Bucher, Philadelphia, spoke for il
A verification of the call was de
manded and votes of Messrs Nc
Intyre and Beckley were challenge
when recorded in the the affirmative
Mr.. Williams, Tioga, making tn
challenge. Mr.. Mcintyre came i
and said he had voted AYE" TIL
bill passed, LOG to H.. The Hous
quit at 11:4S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
'CODFY LAWS
ON BIG TAXES
Personal Property and Inher-
itance Statutes Merged in
\ the Dawson Bill

Plans to consolidate oil personal
property and inheritance ta: laws.
direct and collateral. in one general
act have been worked out by Attor-
ney General William I. schaner and
measure embodying his ideas was
presented in the House by Represent
ative Hugh A. Dawson. Scranton will
add materially to State revenues in
two ways.
The greatest source OF revenue,
which the State is losing now, will
ance taxes on property OF persons who
own property in Pennsylvania, but
die elsewhere. In recent years several
instances have arisen where wealthy
men. who made their money in this
State, moved to New York city or
to southern States and made their
homes. but retained their property in
Pennsylvania. When they died the
states where they last resided claim
ed the inheritance taxes.
The plan is to consolidate the in
heritance tax law so that they can
be administered without difficulty and
a conference was held with Auditor
General Charles a. Snyder about the
matter by Mr.. Schaffer. One OF the
most striking changes is to allow
registers of wills only $4,000 for col
lection of inheritance taxes, whether
direct or collateral. Under recently
discussed plans $1,000 would be the
maximum for each class. The State
would thus obtain more revenue.
Nothing in the new bill would
change the idea of having the person
al property tax collection returned
to the authority of the auditor gem
eral, the commonwealth to get half Of
the proceeds. The counties now get
all of this revenue. The bill would
also cure some defects in the pres
ent acts.
The auditor general will have di-
rect charge of the collection of taxes
where wealthy persons die in other
vania. The plan is to list stocks and
Pennsylvania taxes are paid. There
will be a prompt test of the plan
and to see how far the State can go
TO get taxes on estates which es-
cape Major David \. Reed, of Pitts
burgh, has been named as special
deputy attorney general in the Hos
letter case wherein a wealthy resi-
dent of Pittsburgh, who claimed resi-
dence elsewhere left large estate
on which the State officials think
the State should get some cash.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
No Need to Be Thin,
Scrawny or Sallow

II you are thin and want to be
plump; If you have wrinkles in your
face that you are not proud of: if
the skin is sallow or subject to
pimples or blackheads, take Mi-o-na
stomach tablets for two weeks and
notice the change
The majority of the thin people
are thin because the stomach does
not perform its duties properly. It
is not secreting sufficient of the
natural digestive juices and in con-
sequence does not extract from the
food enough nutritive matter to
nourish every part of the body.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are in
tended to build up the stomach so
that it will act properly and extract
from the food the elements necessary
TO form flesh.
If you are thin try two weeks treat
ment of Mi-o-na stomach tablets -
they are small, easily swallowed and
are sold on the guarantee of money
back If they do not overcome chronic
indigestion, acute or chronic, stop
stomach disturbance, belching, heart
burn. sour stomach. and any after
dinner distress.
For sale by H. c. Kennedy and all
leading druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
|SIMS PRAISES
CONVOY SYSTEM
Overcome German U-Boat
Menace, Declares Rear
Admiral

New York, April S.-The convoy
system, which many naval men had
termed impracticable, overcame the
German submarine menace and hg-
ured tremendously in the winning ,
of the war. Rear Admiral William
S. Sims. commander-in-chief OF the
American navy's forces in European
waters, declared to-day on his ar
rival here aboard the British liner
Mauretania.
Depth charges and listening de-
vices, he said. contributed materi-
! ally to success in maintaining prac-
| tically unbroken the transatlantic
bridge" of transports and supply
ships essential to the Allied victory,
as did the magnificent work. OF
| the merchant seaman, who took
their cargoes across. convoy or no
convoy" But it was the conveying
scheme, worked out to a fine detail
by the combined fleets of the asso-
ciated powers, the officer asserted,
which made possible the transporta-
ton and supplying of the great
American force, whose appearance
in battle turned the tide.
Germany was winning the war,
the rear admiral stated, when he ar
rived in England the day after the
United States became a belligerent.
Teuton interference with Allied
shipping, he added, was a serious
problem, solved only when confer
ences of the British, American and
Allied commands worked out and
put into practice the system of pro-
,AaJ Oh xrrhi inh
until the cessation of hostilities.
AS the admiral stepped aboard the
naval yacht, Aramis, his flag shot up
the mainmast and the guardship,
Amphitrite, which had withheld its
salute while he was aboard a for
eign vessel, loosed its guns.
The escorting destroyers remained
in the lower bays, but the airplanes,
with a pair of kite balloons towed
by launches, proceeded on UP the
bay.
From the Battery, the party went
by autom obile to an uptown hotel.
The admiral passed through cheer
ing crowds and was showered by
confetti from office windows.
The admiral declared the relations
between his forces and the British
had been ideal.
We went over there to get into
the war in any way we could do the
most good" he stated. "All man.
euvers of the Grand Fleet were the
result of conferences between the
British and American staffs and
there were no differences of opin-
ion."
I'VE were a minority in the AL
lied fleet" he continued, but we
had the satisfaction of knowing that
in quality we ranked, ship for ship,
with the best of them"
! or the merchant seaman. the rear
admiral spoke in high praise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08

BILL HARD HIT
Tie Vote on Postponement
and Then Goes Back
to Committee

A lively fight, ending in a tie vote,
provoked in the Senate last night,
when House bill, sponsored by
Representative j. T. Davis, Indiana,
to prohibit the teaching of the Ger
man language in the public and nor
NAL schools of the State, came up
for final passage. The bill ended
back in committee.
Senator II. w. Shantz, Lehigh,
spoke against the bill, contending
that it discriminates against the
public and normal schools of the
State, by allowing the private and
parochial institutions to continue the
instruction of German, while forbid
ding it in the former.
Senator w. d. Craig, Beaver, re-
quested permission to interrogate
Senator Shantz, which was granted.
Senator Craig then asked Senator
Shantz whether American history
is taught in the German language in
the Lehigh county schools?"
1T is not" replied Senator Shantz.
Senator Craig continued his address
in favor of the passage of the bill,
saying that it was time to legislate
the German language out of Penn
sylvania.
Senator c. ]. Buckman moved to
postpone action on the measure. and
the vote was taken, resulting in an
apparent 2S to % victory in favor
of postponement.
Lieutenant Governor E. E. Beidle-
man continued through the calendar.
until it was discovered that the
count had been incorrectly made,
and the vote stood % to 90, thus
losing the motion to postpone.
Senator T. L. Eyre, Chester, then
moved to have the bill recommitted
to the committee on education for
purposes of amendment, which was
unanimously carried
The following is the vote on the
measure:
Against postponement-
Barr. Beales, Craig. Eyre, Graft,
Gray, Heron, Jones, Leiby, NARROW,
Martin. Mcconnell. Mearkle. Miller,
j. s.; Miller, Summerfield j.; Muir
doch. Phipps, Snyder, Turner, Ware,
Weaver, Whitten and Woodward.
For postponement-
Baldwin, r. j.; Baldwin, Frank
Barnes. Boyd, Buckman, Campbell,
Crow, DaiX, Dewitt, Donahue. Elm
stein, Haldeman. Homsher, Leslie.
McNichol, Mason, Patton, Salus.
Sassaman, Shantz, Sones, Smith and
Tompkins.
More than a score of bills were
passed on second reading and will
come up for final action to-day
There were no measures on hand
for first hearing.
Senator Craig, Beaver, introduced
a bill creating a Minimum Wage
Commission, which would have the
power to adjust unfair wages in the
cases of women and minors en-
ployed in industrial plants. The bill
provides for the appointment by the
Governor of a commission of three
to constitute the new board.
Among other bills presented were
the following:
Senator Woodward, Philadelphia:
Prohibiting the granting of charters
to corporations with foreign names.
Senator Baldwin, Delaware APP
propriating $4,000 for medals for the
Pennsylvania Reserve Militia.
Senator Daix, Philadelphia: Ap-
propriating $69,500 to the Depart
ment of Public Grounds and Build
ings.
Senator Buckman, Bucks: Provid-
ing for condemnation by the State,
and aquisition of lands suitable for
State forests.
Senator Salus, Philadelphia: The
Philadelphia transit bridge bill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
Offers $1,000 Prize
For Best Manuscript
on Christianity

Philadelphia, April s.-The Ameri-
can Sunday School Union has offer
ed a prize of $1,000 for the best
book manuscript on Christianity and
Modern Industry. This work, the
organization explains, should deal
with actual achievements, as well
as with principles and methods. 1t
should include the rural, as well as
the urban situation. The offer is
made under the provision of the
John C. Green Fund.
There is also an offer of a prize
of $1,000, in two parts, 5000 for the
best manuscript and S400 for the
next best, on Everyday Heroism.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
ART COMMISSION
BILL AMENDED
First and Second Glass Cities
Are Exempted From
State Control

Tho State Commission bill was
amended on second reading in the
House OF Representatives last even-
ing, to exempt first and second-class
cities from its provisions. Among
bills passed on this stage were the
Hess Blue Sky" Sunday fishing,
Geological Bureau. increasing SAL
aries of mine inspectors, physical
education, increasing salary of Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
to $4,000 and biennial State report
measures.
The anti-sedition bill was recon-
mitted to the Judiciary General
Committee for a hearing on mo-
ton of Mr.. Flynn, Elk, it's sponsor,
after passing second reading. The
hearing will be held April 90.
An amendment to the dental laws
of the State which would require all
dentists, practicing in Pennsylvania,
to register annually, was introduced
by Mr.. Calder, Philadelphia. 1t
would also forbid any person from
practicing under any name other
than that in which the license is
issued.
Mr.. Ramsey, Delaware, introduced
a bill amending the Delaware coun-
ty fox hunting bill of May 1, 1913,
so that lit shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot or trap or snare or
poison any fox within the limits OF
Delaware county, Chester county or
Montgomery county.
The Jones Senate bill reorganiz-
ing the Department of Agriculture,
was reported favorably by Chairman
NJ. NJ. Hollingsworth, of the Agri-
cultural committee, and passed for
the first time Immediately after the
House convened.
Many New Bills.
Mr.. Cans, Philadelphia, intro
duced a bill extending the vaccina-
ton act to private and parochial
schools.
Other bills presented were: Mr..
Perry, Philadelphia: Authorizing the
Insurance Commissioner to revoke
licenses of insurance companies,
whose home State refuses to license
Pennsylvania companies.
Mr.. Dewey. Bradford: Amending
borough code so that courts may
order land annexed to boroughs at
tached to adjacent wards.
Mr.. Martin, Allegheny: Providing
that school boards may make ap-
propriations for converting school
grounds into recreation grounds on
petition of taxpayers.
Mr.. Stadtlander, Allegheny: In
creasing from IS to Sc a day pay
of subordinate assessors in Allie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
Rabbis Approve Wilson's
League of Nations Plea

Cincinnati, o., April S.-Rabbi
Leo NJ. Franklin, of Detroit, was
elected president of the Central
Conference of American Rabbis at
the final session of the thirtieth con-
ference here yesterday.
Rabbi Edward n. Calisch, of Rich
mond, Va. was chosen vice presi-
dent; Rabbi Felix A. Levi, of Chi
cago, corresponding secretary; Rab-
bi Isaac A. Marcusson. of Macon,
Ca, recording secretary, and Rabbi
Abram Simon, of Washington, d. c.,
treasurer.
Two cablegrams were sent by the
conference to President Wilson in
Paris. One expressed the fullest
support of the conference in his ef-
forts for a covenant of peace and a
League of Nations, and the other
expressed the hope that the peace
tcsrns would insure civil and relig-
ious freedom throughout all coun-
tries in the world.
TTca MnNa;l's Gold TahIats - Adv
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
How to Clean UpYOur
System This Spring
We Recommend Dr. Carriers X q II
Tea-OId Fashioned and Purely
Vegetable, but Does the
Work Just the Same.

For a few cents any economical
Mother can get package of DIR. Car
ters X e. B Tea and with it can
gently, but surely, give the little chill
dren's bowels a thorough cleaning
and at the same time they will be
taking a spring tonic unexcelled.
A cup of DR.. Carter's X & B Tea
before going to bed will work won
ders for anyone especially in the
spring.
Drink it for constipation. upset
stomach, sluggish liver, sick head
ache and that weary hate-to-get-up-
n-the-morning feeling you'll like
1.-THE children will enjoy 1t. Be
sure you get
Dr. CARERS k.&.R. lea
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
Bolsheviks Capture
MiMinburg Boy;
Take Him to Moscow

By Associated Press.
Archangel, Sunday, April 6-M. ".
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08

Use McNeD,s Cold Tablets. = ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
WAR TAX
Merchants!
Take Notice!

We are pleased to announce that
we are in a position to furnish Ma
tional Cash Registers specially built
for Merchants who wish to ascertain
amount of War Tax due United
States Government on sales of soft
drinks, etc. Sold on easy monthly
payments. Old registers taken as
part payment. N. R. Black, sales
agent, 105 Market street, Harris
burg. Both phones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08
APRIL 8, 1919.

Arnold, of London, Ohio. and Bry-
ant r. Ryall, of Bloomfield. N. j.,
Y. M. c. A. workers. wkho have
been missing for several days, and
three American soldiers captured by
the Bolsheviki on the Bolshie Ozerki
sector, are being taken to Moscow.
according to information received in
Archangel to-day from Obozerskay-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-08

al. They are apparently being welf
treated.
The Rev. Father Roach, chap
lain with the British forces, who
was captured near Bolsfie Ozerki on
March 81, was released by the Boil
sheviki and made his way through
the American lines on the Vologda
front.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
MERIDIAN

Meridian, Oct. IF. W. Cahiil was
Boise visitor Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. o. F.. krider are Wis
iting the weekend at Emmett as the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Joel Brown.
j. L. Waggoner transacted business
in Boise today.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. M. Jackson and Mr..
and Mrs j. l.. Lewis formed a local
party visiting in South Boise Friday as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Glib
son.
r. V. Wolfe looked after business in
terests in Boise today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Mcfarland will
leave Monday for Los Angeles. CAL,
where they will spend the winter.
w. L. Johnson has arrived from Call
ifornia and is visiting here with his
brother, F. o. johnson. Mr.. john
sons family will arrive from California
soon and he will locate near Riverside
Otis Rife and family moved today
into the residence on Idaho street
which Mr. Rife purchased the first OF
the week OF 8. H. Grtffiths.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
PACKER BOUND OVER
TO DISTRICT COURT
ON MURDER CHARGE
Slayer of Step father Given
Preliminary Hearing at Cald-
well Yesterday - Defense
Produces No Witnesses.

Caldwell, oct. d.-t,lmer Packer,
charged with having shot and killed
his stepfsther. j. p. Wells. at the lat
ter's farm home some two miles from
this city Monday afternoon at about
4:30 o'clock, was bound over to the
district court without bail at his pre-
liminary trial before Justice ID. d.
Harger in this city today.
No witnesses were introduced by the
defense, but County Coroner, DIR.
Thomas Farrar, Deputy Sheriff Bert
Mumford, Mrs. Emmery Bales, Mrs. j.
+. Wells. the mother of the defend
ant. and the wife of the murdered man,
and Bernard Knott a neighboring far
mer, who was called in after Wells had
been killed. testified in behalf of the
state. Dr. Farrar testified to finding
Wells dead upon his arrival and as to
the position of his body. Deputy
Sheriff Mumford testified to having
gone TO the Wells farm, following the
killing after Packer who had tele-
phoued Sheriff George W. Froman that
he had killed Wells and that he was
ready to surrender. He also swore that
Packer told him that he had killed
Wells. Mrs. Wells testified that she
had heard the shots, but had not wit
messed the shooting. The other wit
nesses testified as to having arrived
upon the scene of the tragedy after the
killing.
Knott swore he had been sent for.
! According to reports which have been
| in circulation Packer had been sent for
by his mother to protect her from his
/ stepfather who was abusing her and
| that il was after a difficulty with
| Wells that Packer shot him three times
and almost instantly killed him 1t is
/ said that Mrs. Wells had implored
! her son not to leave her alone with
| her husband and that her son had
then told her that he had some money
and that she could go with him and
at this juncture Wells called her vile
name that precipitated the killing At
| the post mortem examination which
was held it developed that there were
a number of wounds on Wells head
which We're not made by the pistol
shots and as yet these have not been
laccounted for however, it believed that
the husband and wife had been in a
! fight before the arrival of the son or
that they lWells and Packer) had in
dulged in a battle before they had the
fight 1T the entrance gate, which end
ed in the death OF Wells. According tt
local reports Wells and his wife haC
not gotten along for number of years
and he was extremely abusive. Packer
Twas recently discharged from the
army He was with the American
Expeditionary Forces in France fol
more than year sympathy II
strongly with him. 1t is said that h,
had never been al the home of hi.
, stepfaSher but once before and tina
then Wells had met him at the gait
, with a pistol and told him not to com,
back again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
CALDWELL

Caldwell. Oct. Nv r. Sebree
president OF the Sebree Electric rail-
road company, was business visitor
Boise Friday.
Frank E. Trotter. the we'll known
Homedale newspaper man, spent to-
day in the city.
Roy HURT, the local theater man
looked after business interests In
Boise Friday.
]. w. Grove Of Boise OF the Idaho
Power company transacted business In
the city today.
Judge ]. NJ. Thompson transacted le-
gal business in Boise today.
Charles Freeburn looked after busi-
ness affairs In Boise Friday.
r. T. Feuling visited in Boise Fri
day with his wife, who is under medi-
cal treatment in a hospital in that city
Mrs Feuling is reported to be much
improved
Harry King of Burley Is business
visitor in the city.
c. s. Wheeler OF Pendleton, Ore, Is
here looking after property interests
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
EAGLE

Oney Clyburn departed Wednesday
for Savoy, Texas, where he will visit
indefinitely with relatives and friends.
George and B. B. Breeze of Burnley
We're visiting friends here the first of
the week.
Mrs. T. P. Graham Of Weiser was a
week end visitor at the Q. F. Short
home.
William Dyer returned home Mon
day from France, where he has been
in the service the past two years.
Frank Ball is I'm Boise hospital suf-
fering with broken limb caused by a
horse falling with him.
A pie social was given in the Meth
odist church Friday evening by the
Methodist Ladies' Aid.