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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
INCOME TAX OF
4PER CENT. WILL
BE COLLECTED
Internal Revenue officers Pre-
pare For the Big
Work
THOUSANDS IL ST PAY
Single Men Must Pay on All
Over $1,000; Married
Men $1,000

Preparations for the collection Of
ing made by employees of the Inter
nal Revenue Department at their
offices in the Post Office building.
Thousands will come within the
scope of the act. it was said
Blanks and forms to be used in the
collection of the tax are now being
printed and will he ready for dis
tribution within a short time after
January /.
Each man and woman who paid
an income tax for the year 1918 will
receive tax blanks, it has been am
nounced. Persons who fall in the
income tax class for the first time
this year will be compelled to get
blanks through their own efforts.
The time limit for the payment of
the same as last, March 10. Penal
ties are added in instances where
failure is made to pay the tax with
in the prescribed limit.
All unmarried persons with in
comes in excess of $1,000 and mar
ried persons, except those not living
with their affinities, with incomes in
excess of $4,000. are required to file
returns. Whether an unmarried per-
son is head of Il :Imily or not. if
his income has been more than ST.
600 he is compelled to file u return,
although he is given an exemption
on $4,000. Are additional exemption
of $500 for each dependent child
is allowed.
The tax on the eXcesses in income
this, year is lower by two per cent.
this year than last. Last year a tax
of per cent. was collected while
but four per cent. will be collected
this year. These figures apply only
to incomes of less than $4,000. High
er rates are provided for incomes in
excess of the $4,000 mark, but these
affect only a small percentage OF
Harrisburgers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
CONTINUED on Page 15.l
Fox and Keen Named
Assistant Prosecutors;
Windsor Made Detective

District Attorney elect Philip s.
Moyer to-day announced the an
polntment of Robert Il. Fox. Hum
melstown, first assistant district at
torney; r. Leroy Keen, Wiconisco
second assistant district attorney;
william Il. Windsor. Sd. county de-
tcctlVe, and Miss Clara /. Miller.
Stehographer and clerk.
Mr.. Fox and Miss Miller have
been connected with the District Al
torney's office since Michael Il
Stroup became the countv's nrose-
culing attorney eight wears AGO
Both OF them have had much ev-
perlence in the preparation of coses
ior criminal court sessions. Mn. Irov
Is member of the law fym Of
Stroup and Fox.
Mr.. Keen has been n nen,be. or
ne p par TOR approximately six years.
Durlhs the war he was in service as
lieutenant and was wounded i'm
actlon in France. He was a class
mate or the District Attorney-eIect
at Dickinson College.
Mr.. windsor recently was e,octad
constable of the Fourth ward with
OUT any opposition. He will resigp
that position. it is Understood III
ing the war he was a member of tbo
lnllltarN police of the Twenty eightk
DIVISION. leaving Harrishnro ro,,
camp Hancock with the PennsvI
wanna National Guard. and hoiyo
transferred there. He has bn5
iluch M experience as II constable and
deputy sheriff. "''"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Little Saleswoman Finds Her
$500 Is Not Enough to Take
Care of Invalid Sister Be-
cause of Increased Cost of
Living at Home For the I'm
fortunate
PUBLIC ASKED TO COME
TO RESCUE OF HELPLESS

Somewhere in Harrisburg this eve
ming there is a little woman trudg-
ing home to her invalid sister, and
looking with tired eyes at the happy
crowd of Christmas shoppers, the
Youngsters rollicking about the
streets with their sleds, the world
preparing to celebrate the coming
OF the King.
Next Wednesday evening will
hold no joyful thrills of anticipation
for her; there will be no tree with
it's fairies, it's glistening ornaments,
and its little youngsters playing
about. She will go home to Il day
of rest, comparatively, and 10
scheming and racking her brain for
some way in which to hold her little
home together against the inroads
made by increasing costs.
Hardest Part of All
Last year her invalid sister be-
came so weak and helpless that it
was the desire of the woman IN
question to send her to home main
tanned for such persons, for living
conditions were becoming intolerable
and she could not exist under them.
But the invalid sister, not realizing
what a burden she had become: re-
fused to go. This year she has final
is the hardest part of all.
The little saleswoman had saved,
by much hard work, sum of $500,
the fee of admission for her sister to
the home. When a kind friend took
the sister to the home in her ma
chine it was only to discover that the
fee had been raised to $500 and she
could not he admitted.
Every Day Is Harder
Every day is harder for the tired
little woman; struggling for years to
earn her way and that of her sister;
arriving finally at the point where
she can see her sister safely cared
for and with decent burial provided
against approaching death: and now
10 receive this blow; 5000 short of
the required amount.
Is there mot in all Harrisburg
someone who could spare at least
part of the 5000? The Telegraph.
which had the case brought to its
attention. will he iglad to take care
Of any contributions. large or small.
Is it in keeping with the Christmas
spirit that this tired woman, after
years of effort, shall be defeated by
an unfortunate circumstance?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Maid Who Opposes
Burglars Is BrutalIy
Beaten to Death
by Associated Press

New York, Dec. 20.-Catherine
Dunn, employed as a maid by Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence S. Clark. of
brooklyn, was beaten to death
shortly after o'clock this morning
by burglars who entered her em-
ployers' house during their absence
There was evidence that the girl had
fought hard to prevent the intruders
from ransacking the house.
The murder was one of the most
audacious which has been recorded
here. The Clark home is located in
fashionable section of the Flatbush
district and at the hour at which
the entry was made persons were
constantly passing the house
The burglars had thoroughly ram
sacked the house. Mrs. Clark re-
ported that jewelry valued at be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 had been
taken from n bureau drawer in her
bedroom. The drawer had been
pried open but $ 900 Liberty Bond
and some cash were overlooked by
the burglars
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Boiling in Oil and
CruciGxion of Victims
Practiced by Reds
BY dssociatcd Press

Geneva. Friday. Dec. 10. - Nine
Swiss citizens of both sexes. includ-
ing Madame Jenni, sister of the Swiss
consul at Kiev have just returned
from Kiev by the way of Constanti-
nople, and say they suffered in Rus
STA under Bolshevik rule. The Swiss
party separated at Marseilles from
band of refugees which included
two Americans six English and a
number of French nationals.
The refugees. who We're liberated
by forces commanded by General
Deniklne told the Associated Press
correspondent the Bolsheviki en-
ployed tortures OF the middle ages
against the bourSeoisie, and said
they believed they would have suf-
fered the same treatment if it had
not been for the energetic action of
the Swiss consul.
Use of burning oil. crucifxion and
burning alive were resorted TO by the
Bolsheviki TO obtain false confess
sions according to the refugees who
declared strangers lived in daily
peril. The Bolshevilli. they said
have taken all their furniture and
clothes, and they considered the
vessel that conveyed them to Con-
stantinople under protection of the
American Red Cross q "paradise :"
Many Russian bourgeoisie who have
been thrown into prison have he
come mad, they claimed. Several
British, American and French citi-
zens are in Kiev. which has again
fallen into the hands of the Bolshe-
Wiki.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
SUGAR CONTROL
CONTINUED But
WITH CHANGES
Congress Completes LegisIa-
ton; Licensing Power of
Board Limited
BY associated Press

Washington, Dec. 20-Legislation
continuing Federal control of sugar
through 1920, but limiting the licens-
ing power of the United States
Sugar Equalization Board to the
period ending next June 80. was
completed to-day by Congres
and sent to the White House.
After debate, ne Senate agreed
TO House amendments to the original
McNary bill continuing the wartime
powers of the Government over saIa
and distribution and the House then
accepted the Senate amendment pro-
viding that licensing of dealers would
not be continued after June so.
On the motion OF Senator AIcNarv
TO concur in the House amendments
with restriction of the LICENSING
powers of the Board. three Republi-
cans ffonna, of North Dakota,
PoindeXter, Washington. and Smoor
of Utah, Joined nine Democrats in
opposition. The Democrats were.
Gay, of Louisiana; Henderson. Ne
Nada; Ransdell, louisiana; Smith.
Georgia: Smith, South Carolina:
Thomas, Colorado; Underwood. Ala
bama; Walsh. Montana. and VIII
liams, Mississippi.
In the debate preceding the vote
Senator Gay made the principal ad
dress in opposition. He declared il
was unfair to single out sugar for
control in peace times under war
powers and argued that Government
control would increase rather than
decrease prices TO American con-
SllmerS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
CAST SELECTED
FOR CHRISTMAS
DAY PAGEANT
Careful Attention Is Paid to
Types in Picking Singers
For Performance

Careful attention to the types"
who will portray the characters fig
uring in THE Pageant of the Ma
tivity," Christmas night at Z O'Clock.
on the Capitol Hill Plaza, in front
OF the main entrance, has resulted in
the selection of an admirable cast
Miss Eva Irving, 2119 North Sec
ond street, who will portray the
character of Mary, and who will be
seen in the manger of Bethlehem as
the pageant begins, is pronounced
by Mrs. Florence Ackley Ley, direc-
tor of the Community Service Bu-
reau of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce, which is in charge of the
pageant, to be admirably endowed
by nature to play the part of Mary.
Elmer II. Ley, of 1900 North Fourth
street, when accoutered in the cos
tune of Joseph, also is said to be
CONTINUED on Page I2,1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Is ARE BURNED
OR KILLED WHEN
TRAINS COLLIDE
Freight and Special Crash on
Canadian Line; Many
Are Injured
CARS ARE TELESCOPED
Wrcckage Takes Fire and the
Passengers From Steamer
Suffer Casualties
CARS ARE TELESCOPED
BY associated Press

Onawa. Maine, Dec. 20. - Fifteen
persons were killed or burned to
death, and many sustained burns
and injuries to-day when a freight
train collided with a special train
from st. John, n. b., loaded with
steerage passengers from the steam
er Empress of France, on the Can
adian Pacific railway, near here
The freight train telescoped the
engine and forward cars of the pas
serger train and the wreckage was
burned. The engineers of both
trains were among the killed.
Thiray-Eive Injured
The bodies of eleven persons were
removed from the wreckage and
laid in Il row on the snow-covered
embankment awaiting identification.
The passengers who were burned
or injured are known to number
thirty-hve. They were taken to Il
hospital at Brownville Junction by
Il special train which was sent with
doctors and nurses from that point.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Thirty Drown Wehn Big
Oil 7 anker Goes Down

Bandon. Oregon, Dec. 20.-At
least thirty lives were lost when the
oil tanker, ]. A. Chanslor, bound in
ballast from Portland, Oregon, to
San Francisco, was wrecked off
Cape Blanco, Thursday night, ac-
cording to the report of Earl Dooley.
member of the crew, who was wash
ed ashore from one of the Chans-
lor's lifeboats near here, carly to-
day.
Besides Dooley another unidenti-
fled man was saved. According to
Dooley, the ship struck a reef at
6.15 o'clock Thursday night and
broke in two a few minutes after
ward, the after part of the vessel
sinking, taking thirty men down
with it. A score of the crew of fifty
one were still unaccountcd for to-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20

a provision also is lnCluueu lSdl- .
firming the general desire of this
nation to help establish world
concert for amicable settlement of
international disputes.
Substitute Proposal
The committee substituted the
Knox proposal for n concurrent res
olution previously presented by
chairman Lodge, thus apparently
abandoning the effort to declare
peace by a concurrent measure
without the signature of the Presi-
dent.
Adoption of the Knox resolution
in the committee, Senators Lodge,
Massachusetts: Borah, Idaho; Bran
degee, Connecticut; Knox, Pennsyl-
Vania; Harding, Ohio; New, lndi-
ana, and Moses, New Hampshire,
all Republicans, voted in the aiilrm-
ative, and Senators Hitchcock, Ne
braska: Williams. Mississippi, and
Pomerene, Ohio, Democrats, in the
negative.
1t was understood to be the plan
of the majority leaders to let the
resolution lie over in the Senate
without any attempt to secure acton
until after the end of the recess
early in January.
Text of Resolution
The text of the Knox resolution
follows:
Resolved. by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America. in Con-
gress assembled, that the joint res
olution of Congress passed April e,
1917, declaring a state of war eX
lists between the Imperial German
government and the government
and people of the United States ana
making provisions to prosecute the
same be, and the same is, hereby
repealed, to take effect upon the
ratification of Treaty of Peace be-
tween Germany and three of the
Allied and Associated Powers.
Provided, however, that unless
the German government notifies the
government of the United States
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
BARRED FROM HOME
FOR WANT OF $500
Lancaster Wedding Feast
Should Silence Agitation
on Steep Cost of Foods

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 2O.-That
the high cost of living has no
terrors for the Lancaster county
folk was shown at a wedding re-
ception given at the home of Da-
vid e. Beiler, at Bird -in-Hand.
in honor of his daughter. Lizzie.
who yesterday became the bride
of Levi Fisher. of Intercourse.
Following the ceremony, which
was performed at the home of
the brides father by Bishop
Beiler. $50 guests sat down to a
wedding feast at which were
served: Five geese, fifteen ducks
twenty-five chickens, four hams.
forty custards, eighty pies. TWEEN
ty-two cakes, n tub of dough
nuts and three bushels of celery.
in addition to a large number of
side dishes.
1t was the largest wedding
party ever entertained in. this
county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
CHRISTMAS SHOPPER WHO
LOST 500 GETS 1T RACK
Boy Returns Wallet TO Trolley Conductor and Is Given
$5 Reward For Honesty

In the words of Cartoonist Briggs,
If man loses a pocketbook with
500 Christmas money in it, and after
brooding over his loss for several
hours a small boy comes to his door
with the pocketbook and money
amt 1t grand and glorious feel
ing"
That is how Emory r. Poole,
1927 Wallace street, feels to-day. He
had a gloomy feeling up to last
evening. This young man Is en-
ployed on car No. 629, Harrisburg
Railways Company, as conductor.
After working hours yesterday he
drew his Christmas fund. amounting
TO S96, and was planning for a shop
ping tour.
On reaching his home. he found
the pocketbook and money gone. A
hurried trip was made down town
and thorough search followed for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Shortage of Coal Is
Being Felt in City

Harrisburg coal dealers are COM
planning because of shortage of an
thra cite coal. One dealer said YES
terday: I'VE are being discrimi-
mated against by the philadelphia
and Reading Coal ard Iron Com
panv. Coal that should he sent here
is ecir2 rlsew,o"e II wc exrect to
supply onr trado IT is necasSarv 10
20 to inderendort onorators. That
mNape highe~ prices"
It was eXnlained that while thero
was a shortaee he~e of all grades of
hard coal. mixed nut could only be
had at few yards. and stove coal
lis sra rna
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
War Veteran Killed
While Waiting For Boat

Philadelphia, Dec. 20.--Lieutenant
John Campbell Cleave, % years Old.
of this city, prominent socially, has
been killed in Brest, France, by 4
band of thugs. He had survived a
wound and severe gassing at the bat
tie front and was waiting for a boat
to bring him home for Christmas.
With two companions he was at
tackled last Sunday night when lcav-
ing concert. He died the following
day.
This news was contained in a cable
to his parents and confirmed by an
other from the United States con-
sui at Brest.
Lieutenant Charles w. Nevin, also
of Philadelphia, was shot in the le :
in the same attack.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
OH, BOY! AND
COUPLA GOSHES!
By .lssoeialed Press


New York, Dec. 20.-Total dis
bursements by banking and stock
broking firms in the financial dis
trict for salary bonuses during
the past year, including Christ
mas gifts, were estimated to-day
at $25,000,000. While no accurate
record is obtainable either for
this or other years, persons fa-
miliar with conditions in the fl
nancial world declare that never
before had there been such q
generous distribution of gifts and
bonuses.
1t is estimated that 100 banks
and trust companies will dis
tribute from 30 to 60 per cent. in
salary bonuses for the year Just
closed. In a few cases employees
of these institutions will have re-
ceived 100 per cent bonuses over
their salary of the preceding year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20

the missing purse. There was moth
ing doing. on his return home Con
ductor Poole could not eat. He left
the supper table without having
tasted a morsel. .
Then came a knock az the front
uoor, .m Ihe caller was small boy.
Mister. did YOU lose n nocketbooL
with some money in it? Is vour
name Poole?' was the query the
small boy put to the conductor
ou bet | am the man, and that
is my pocketbook. Then the bov
told how he had picked the purse
up nearby. and had found the adj
drets on the inside.
You are an honest boy and here
is 50 for Christmas for you" said
the owner 20, gee, said the bov. !"
Mr.. Poole insisted that the boy take
1t. and 1t certainly was "a grand and
glorious feeling for two people"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
May Snow on
Christmas

Washington, Dec. 20.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the Weather Bu-
reau to-day, are:
North and Middle Atlantic States
GENERALLY fair first part of week
but viii become unsettled after We'd
hesday with probably SHOWS and
rams temperature will average con-
slderably higher than during the
week Just passed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
OVERLOOKED ORDERS
BY associated Press

Montreal. Dec. 2O.-Fifteen per-
sons were killed and 80 injuI eG in
the collision between a freight tram
and a special passenger train near
Onawa, Me, this morning, according
to an official statement issued by the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
at II "a. IN. The dead include four
members of the train crews. The
statement says: The collision ap-
pears to have been due to men on the
freight train overlooking their orders
in connection with the Express
steerage passenger special"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
SOVIET ARK" IS
READY TO SAIL
FROM NEW YORK
Will Garry on Holiday Cruise
Hundreds of Reds Held
For Deportation
BY associated Press

New York. Dec. Sc The govern
ment steamship Buford-"The Soviet
Ark'-is ready to leave New York for
Soviet Russia on two hours notice, it
was learned this morning She will
carry on her holiday cruise "A greater
part of several hundred radicals held
for deportation at Ellis Island In
formation was withheld concerning
the exact hour of sailing, but it was
intimated that the craft would weigh
archor tonight or tomorrow.
Many persons considered among the
most dangerous of those charged with
plotting to overthrow the United
states Government will be guests"
ICOntinupl ON Pnnn Il
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Knox Measure Would
Retain to u. S. Any.
Material Benefits
AFFIRMS GENERAL SUPPORT
OF PRACTICAL TREATY
BY Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 2O-A redrafted resolution Senator
Knox Republican, Pennsylvania declare peace
Germany and the United all
that would be gained under the unated Treaty Versailles
approved to-day by the Senate Foreign Relations
tee by a of / oS
The measure, which Senate action will be sought after
the holiday in the form joint would
that unless Germany comedies United
material benefits contained the Treaty
German nationals could be prohibited by presidential poclama-
ton.
Continue Close Relations
The resolution also would declare general
United States would continue relations the Allies.
1t understood have the support of several Republican
leaders who sought have the report to-day
might be brought before the the ho
days basis for settlement the whole treaty fight The
Democratic members indicated that they would oppose it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinity: Fair In
night and Sunday. COntinued
cold tonight with lowest tenn
peFntuFc about Is deprees
Kissing temperature sunday,
eastern Pennsyivanin; Generally
fair Tonight and sunday, rIs-
ing temperature Sunday. Mad
crate variable winds.
Rtvcrt The Susquehannn river and
MI Its branches will fall sIoXviy
or remain stationary uitboIit
material change In lee condI-
lions. n stnge of about 40 feet
in Indicated for Harrisbura Sun
day morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
PALMER is ACCUSED or BAD FAITH

Washington. 49, In view Of the testimony of Alfred
ogle, chairman Of the executive committee Of the
Bitumnous Coal Operators Association before the Sen
ate Coal Investigating Committee yesterday the com
nlittes probably will continue the investigation Chair
man Frsylnghusen indicated. Mr. OgIe told the com
mittea that Attorney General Palmer on December s, at
tempted to induce the coal operators to compromise with
the miners basis Of more than the IA per cent wage
increases suggested by former Fuel Administrator Gar
field.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

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md ''sr nhnu md sarah b. Wise Halifax,
,Ii.IuH DOW hnrrsburg BuR
NJ.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-26
OIL LEASES.

You should have a lease in the
Cement Oil Field, while the prices
are now within your reach. No mat
ter where your lease is located, as
the field develops, your lease will be
vance in price. Should they hit big
production, leases will sell for thou
sands Of dollars per acre. Two or
three hundred barrel productions pay
handsome profits. Just put this
squarely up to your better judgment
From your knowledge of the Cement
field you see the necessity of such in
vestmcnts If you are to get ahead.
Conservative men = and because
they are conservative-hav made
huge profits on leases at Cement.
You see the danger and risk of de.
lay. You know that indecision, put
tings things of this kind off, is dan
gerous.
DON'T PUT 1T Off DON'T
PUT 1T OFF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-26
HOLY NAME. CATHOLIC.

TIVE 'F'F"'|' II
Corner Seventh and Kansas Ave.
Rev. P. Wilwerding, Rector.
Early mass at a. m.
Late mass at 10 a. m.
Evenin~ service at 1880 p. m.
Always glad to have you with us.