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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

as the Red Cross workers were kept posted as to
our plans Of attack, they were able to place hos
pltal supplies where they would he most handy
without arousing the Huns suspicious.
This resourcefulness and willingness to under
take any work, no matter how novel or arduous'
was. exhibited in Il brilliant manner during last
summers historic engagements in the Chateau
rhierry sector. II was there that the American
Red Cross hospital service received its first hap
tism of fire in Il general engagement in which
our troops took part. 1t there first entered the
hospital fighting front" If full credit is to be
given all American factors in this battle, which
saved Paris for the second time and broke the
back of the German military power, the action
of the American Red Cross must be described
In some detail.
The American Red Cross went to France with
three major purposes: to restore deVaSted dis
tricts, TO aid those of the French people who were
stricken by the war, and to augment the sanL
tnry service of the American eNpeditionary
forces. The lastnamed service was controlled
directly by the officers of the army and was as
much subject to General Pershings orders as
the army medical department itself. BY the
the regulations of the army medical department,
the Red Cross personnel, except in cases of
great emergency, will not be assigned to duty Mt
the front, but will be employed in hospitals in
the service of the interior, Mt the base, in hos
pital ships and along the line of communica.
TONS
At Ch~ateau-Thierry came the great emergen-
cy." The Germans, s%prinCing their last surprise
offensive, early in June began Il drive toward
Paris from the Chemin deS Danes. So rapid was
their initial advance that the French medical ds
partment lost more than forty thousand beds and
considerable stores. The need in that sector for
evacuating hospitals, that is, mobile operating
units, developed Immediately.
The Red Cross rose promptly TO the occasion.
The splendid base hospital at JULY, not far from
Chateau.rhierry, which had been for some time
most capably managed by Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, was taken over by the Red Cross and
made into a large. nonmobile. evacuating hos.
pital.
By the time the couuter-at
tnck had begun in the middle of July, two Red
Cross mobile units were established at the front
one. No. ia. in charge OF Major Mccoy, whC
came TO France with base hospital No. /, tn,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

illness first In the list of human requirements.
That the world may be clean! That Is the way
[ view the great task Of the Red Cross workers
Of the world. Clean physically, clean mentally.
clean morally can think Of no more inspiring
or practical gospel for humanity than that. Ana
the Red Cross Is its evangelist
If such a service is needed by the world In
general, how much more Is 1t needed by an army
in actfonl 1t is a commonplace that our great
est enemy In this war was, not the Germans Dut
dirt. Never before have soldiers had TO fight so
much exposed TO dirt and filth. And yet never
has u great war been won with so little suffer
ing and death caused directly by this enveloplng
contagiOn. For this achlevement-and there mas
been no greater in the late war In Europe-we
have to thank most of all the American Red
Cross.
The story Of the cleansing influence of the Red
Cross workers in France is too long for me to
attempt TO tell with any completeness 1t has
been an enterprise as vast as the war Itself
From the beginning II has done those things
which the army medical corps wanted done but
could not do itself. Without the help of the
American Red Cross the army medical department
could not have done It's work.
The work Of the Red Cross was often the
theme Of discussion mt American general head
+, quarters at Chaumont. | remember that 1t was
enlarged upon there In a conversation between
General Pershing, Mr.. H.. Z. Dawson, the chair
man Of the war council of the American lted
a Cross, and myself. We were speaking of the
q value Of the service rendered by the millions of
q our women and how they helped keep the inhu-
ence Of home about the boys at the front. And
= General Pershing said: '"fhe women Of the
United States deserve a large share of the credit
. for the success of the American forces"
a Our army officers have often admired not only
d the spirit but the efficiency of the American Red
II Cross organization. II provided an ineXhaustlblt
II store of supplies. II possessed a remarkable
facility for adapting Itself to any emergency
IA however unexpected; and Its personnel always
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

eVlnccu the nneSt read
mess for cooperation.
The millions of surgl-
chi dressings, knitted
articles, refugee gar
ments, and other sup
piles II contributed
for these things alone
IL would have deserved
the nrmy's unstlnted
praise. All the spllnts
used In NIL our hos
pitfalls In France, both
IL the army and Red
Gross, came from the
Red Cross. II fur
nishcd more than n
quarter of n billion sur
glcnl dressings. II sent
over enough sweaters
for every man In our
overseas forces to have
one OF the comfort
mile garments.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

HE GREATEST word in the yo-
cabularly of the professional
medlca; officer Is sanitation.
Sanitation mean cleanliness.
And If order Is heavens first
wish for the world, cleanliness
must certainly be it's second. In
fact, If ] were called upon to
outline heavens program for
humanity | would place clean
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
MERCANTILE TAX
REPEALER UP
Lively Hearing Held, But Bill
May Not Be Passed Declare
Some Legislators

The Horne bill to repeal the mer-
camille license tax was debated for
three hours yesterday AFTERNOON be-
fore the House Ways and Means
Committee and efforts made to reach
compromise on a measure after
some legislators had declared that
the bill would have a hard time pass
ing this session. The measure has
appeared biennially and has been
strenuously advocated, but every
time the amount of the revenue the
law produces has resulted in the act
being kept on the books. The big
delegation of business men who ap-
peared yesterday, however, feel that
their trip to Capitol Hill was not in
vain.
Representative Hugh A. Dawson,
of Lackawanna, chairman OF the
committee, said today that he fa-
vors. in the event the law remains
on the statute books, returning a
portion of the mercantile tax, all Of
which now goes to the State, to the
cities, boroughs and townships, the
amount to be an agreed upon per-
centage of the actual mercantile
taxes collected in each municipal di-
vision.
Personally I am in favor of send
ing back to the towns in which the
merchants have their business places
and where they pay their taxes a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13

decided to negative the bill and will
probably make its report to the
House Monday night. Representa-
tive Samuel McCurdy. Blair County,
sponsor of the bill. announces he
will carry the fight to the floor of
the House in an effort to put the bill
on the calendar. A reduction in the
license fee of retail oleo dealers from
500 to $40 and of restaurants and
hotels from $50 to SIS is provided in
the bill. State oranges are opposing
the measure because they believe 1t
would injure the dairy business.
1.-The bill was introduced" Repre-
sentative McCurdy explained, "for
the benefit of people living in
sparsely settled districts where there
is not sufficient business to warrant
a dealer taking out a license. The
bulk of our milk now days is sent
into the cities, and is not converted
into butter"
Members of the special subcom-
mittee which considered the bill say
that the State would lose a revenue
of $500,00O if the license fee on oleo
were reduced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Debs in Farewell
Public Speech Upholds
Russian Bolshevik Rule
By Associated Press

Cleveland, Ohio, March 1S. - In
what may be his farewell public ad-
dress before he begins serving a ten
years sentence imposed by the Fed
eral court here on a charge of vio-
lating the espionage act, Eugene V.
Debs. Socialist leader, last night up
held the Bolshevist rule in Russia
and referred to Lenine and Trotzky
as the foremost statesmen of the
age
Debs said the judges of the United
States Supreme Court were "be-
gowed bewhiskered, bepowered
old fossils. who have never decided
anything"
Referring to the prison term that
he faces. he reiterated his opposition
to the law that he violated while
the war was in progress.
Announcement was made of a
meeting to be held here March 23
to protest against the Imprisonment
of Debs and to organize to obtain
the freedom of all political and in
dustrial prisoners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
COUNTIES WILL
MAKE DECISION
Highway Commissioner Sad
Ter Talks on State and
Construction

The State Highway Department
will follow the preference of the
various County Commissioners as
to the roads on which construction
will first be done. The department
has received many requests for State
aid construction and we are arrang-
ing our course in such cases." said
Highway Commissioner Lewis S.
Sadler today in conference with u
delegation of Indiana countians. To
committee from Juniata the Com
missioner said that the State is go
ing to construct the best highway
system possible.
I'VE will not build crooked roads
where it is going to be possible to
construct straight ones and it is
almost always possible to build
straight ones was his observation.
To people from Port Royal who
asked immediate building of five
thousand feet between that place
and the William Penn Highway.
The commissioner told the commit
tee the strip could not be inserted in
the primary road system and that
the county commissioners should
take it up. He remarked that peo-
pie who had voted against the bond
issue on the theory that roads could
not be built to outlast the bonds
would find out their mistake. Jun
iata was one.
The Port Royal delegation con-
sisted of Ex-senator William Hertz
Ter, ]. B. Parsons. S. G. Beaver and
C. C. Johnson. The delegation told
the commissioner that the hotel in
that place had been bought for a
community enterprise.
Banking Commissioner John s.
Fisher, Henry Frantz, j. A. Pearce
and ]. Freas Jones, of Rossiter, told
Mr.. Sadler that the county commits
sioners. had agreed to cooperate
with all supervisors in improve
nents. The delegation asked the
State to build a stretch near Cloe.
but the commissioner said he re-
GREETED that the State could not do
it and suggested that county COM
missioners take up the project. The
section is not a primary road.
The commissioner informed a
delegation from Sunbury that the
state would build an eighteen foot
street in Sunbury as a part of the
State system traversing Front street
in that town. The borough will
pave three blocks to connect with
the almost two miles of State road.
Senator w. c. Mcconnell, Burgess
G. W. Clement. w. w. Fisher. F. A.
Wilmer, William Dunkelberger. Rev.
c. T. Roth and ]. S. McCombs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13

by Representative ]. r. Horne, of
Cambria, sponsor for the repeater to
the effect that the newspapers OF
the State were opposed to the re-
pealer because of a selfish spirit and
a desire to continue to publish the
mercantile appraisement.
William Farrell, president of the
Retail Merchants Association of
Scranton, had happy comeback
when Representative James A. Wal
ker, of Philadelphia, q member of
the committee, reminded the mer-
chants that while there Is no mer-
camille tax in New York yet they
levy a big tax once the merchant
dies. Heaven knows that IL you
keep on taxing the merchants of
Pennsylvania, you will have nothing
to tax when they die," Mr.. Farrell
responded quickly.
Don't the merchants have their
tax in mind when they are fixing
their overhead charges?" Mr.. Wal
ker asked.
NO sir. And during the war the
prices were fixed by the Government.
order" Mr.. Farrell answered.
There is to be another hearing on
the repeater next Wednesday at 2
o'clock. Men from Harrisburg, Lam
caster, Lebanon. York and Johns
town, joined with the Scranton men
in asking that the law be repealed.
They were a unit in declaring that
singing out the merchant for this
tax is unfair and unjust. They con-
tend that it is nothing more or less
than class legislation, something not
permitted under the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
Chairman Dawson indicated dur
ing the progress of the hearing that
the administration is planning to
have the naming of the mercan-
tile appraisers and all work connec-
ted with the appraisement taken out
of the hands of the county officials.
1t would mean the appointment of
appraisers by the Auditor General
instead of the County Commission
ers.
Discussing his bill. an admins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Details For Close
of Draft March 81

Official notice that the work of all
draft boards in Pennsylvania is to
be completed and the organizations
officially discontinued on March 81
has been issued from State draft
headquarters. Major w. G.. Murdock,
the chief draft officer, has sent word
that allotment of funds for pay of
personnel and operation and main
tenance will be stopped at that time
and urges that all members of boards
give close attention to the closing of
the work and that all records be
finished. boxed and Grated. The
last call for histories of the draft
has also been issued.
After close of business on March
81 boards are not to take any action
in respect to any draft deserters.
who will hereafter be dealt with as
are deserters from camps.
State draft headquarters will con-
tinue until further orders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Drive the Liquor Habit
from Your Home
Can Be Done Secretly

NEW YoRK-Physicians and drug
gists unhesitatingly recommend Tes-
cum powders for the liquor habit in
any form. They quickly destroy the
alcoholic beverages repugnant. Drug
sists will tell you Tescum is selling
better than any other remedy for the
liquor habit. There is a reason for
this. 1t is because il gives better
satisfaction: One physician says: "I
can stand in the door of my home
and throw a stone into a neighbor's
yard to whom 1 gave Tescum powders
pieteiy cured. Have also cured
large number of other patients" A
druggist reports: "Tescum is having
an enormous sale. 1t gives excellent
"I have used Tescum on my husband
secretly and he has not taken a drink
in three months" Another lady says:
'I only wish 1 had known of Tescum
tried it: After taking two boxes Of
Tescum I did not crave liquor" An
other writes: "I don't think it's ex-
pensive at all. Just think of the
Whiskey. The few dollars I spent for
Tescum has been worth thousands"
Here is an extract from another let
ter: Il sent e box Of Teseum to my
her husband. Hope she will be as sue
cessful as 1 have been. for it's won
derful. 1 will never tell my husband
what cured him" And SO on it goes,
one enthusiastic report after another.
II you have q relative or friend who
drinks, just try il for a few weeks
and note the marvellous change. They
will soon complain that drink does
not taste the same. and in a short
time they will stop altogether and
never know the reason why.
Note - A leading druggist. when
shown the above article. said: "Yes
Tescum Is a very remarkable remedy
for the drink habit. 1t is harmless,
wonderfully effective and is having
an enormous sale. I advise EVERYONE
who wishes to destroy the liquor hab-
it to give 1t a trial" You take no
risk with Tescum, as 1t is sold in this
city under a steel-bound money re-
fund guarantee by all druggists, in
Hlnding j. Nelson Clark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Korean independence
Movement Spreading
BU Associated Press

PclSing,. March 1S.-The indepen-
dence movement in Korea is becom-
ing more widespread, according to
reports from private sources in that
country. Trouble was anticipated
on the occasion of the funeral of
Prince vi, and the Japanese called
in gendarmerie from outlying sta
tions. Forestalling this, the Ko-
rean national leaders arranged the
independence Day demonstrations
two days earlier. thus catching the
Japanese unprepared.
Eventually the situation was re-
stored, but not before thousands had
been arrested.
The Korean independence mani
festo calls upon the people to rise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Friday Specials In Carpet Section

9x12 extra heavy Administer rugs. 5000 value. Spe-
cal Friday only ......................... $500
113N12 extra heavy Administer rugs 5000 value Spe
Cldl Fl1ddy only TOOOO
9x12 tapestry Brussels rugs $1,000 value Special Fri
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S3x106 tapestry Brussels rugs. $3.50 value Special
only .TSi> 30
76x9 tapestry Brussels rugs. 5000 value Special
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6x9 tapestry Brussels rugs. $500 value Special Fri
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9x12 Japan grass rugs. $500 value. Special Friday
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9x12 willow grass rugs $1,000 value Special Friday
only TO.SO
New process linoleum. 75c value Special Friday only,
49c
Extra heavy rubber stair reads 9xS 25c value Spe-
cal Friday only 1910
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
JEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE

portion OF the mercantile tax. Many
cities, boroughs and townships, par
ticularly in wet localities, are going
TO De hard pressed for funds. They
should have a portion of the tax all
or which now finds its way to the
state Treasury" Mr.. Dawson said.
he voted to repeal the mercantile tax
law in 1915.
Serious consideration, IL is I'M
derstood, is to be given to a sugges-
ton at yesterdays hearing. made by
Senator Albert Davis, of Lacka-
wanna, merchant, that If the Legis-
lature decides to retain the revenue
raiser now contributed by the mer-
chants and wholesalers of the State.
the present law should be amended
so as to call for the levying of the
tax on the earnings of the merchant
rather than on the gross business
done during the preceding year.
THE present system is wrong.
Base the tax on ones earnings not
on the total amount of business done.
You know there are many fellows.
who forget to pay their bills. Why
tax merchants for this delinquency"
Senator Davis asked the committee.
Several representatives of the mer-
chants expressed surprise when in
formed that many of those, who
must pay a mercantile tax, have
been in the habit of lodging their
real tax by returning n nominal
amount of business done.
IF some merchants have failed to
pay their just taxes in other years
it has been due in a great measure
to the laxity of the officials" A. l..
Kramer, representing the CONNER
cial Association of Scranton. told the
committee. He added that there is
little likelihood of repetition with
the stringent rules now being en-
forced by tax levying authorities.
Mr.. Kramer incidentally took pos
session to dispute statement made
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Cotton Dress Goods Specially
Priced

39c wash suiting, neat stripes for youths suits and
rompers. Special Friday only yard ............ 29c
35c gnghams, neat styles. Special Friday only yard
29e
Soc ginghams, neat stripes and plain shades Special
Friday only yard .....................19 100
49c glnghams ,32 inches wde fancy plads and plain
shades. Special Friday only, yard ...........35 35c
Percales SO inches wide figures and stripes Spe-
clal Frlday only, yard 24c
69c silk ussah one-haf silk self color figures Special
Friday only yard ........................ .55c
SOC popin; SO inches wide grey blue and hello Special
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soc silk stripe vole colored grounds, silk stripes
Special Friday only, yard .................-..4 .42c
$11O silk popin SO inches wide one-half silk full line
OF shades Special Friday only, yd. ...-....... .95e
35c silk muslin, one half silk, good shades Special Fri
udy ohly, yu. .SSf
Dives, Pomeroy Stewart, Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
McC Curdy Bill Not
to Reach the House

A negative report on the McCurdy
bill to reduce the license fee of deal
ers in oleomargarine will be made
next week by a special committee
of the House Judiciary Special Com
mittee. The subcommittee met and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13

tration measure, calling for a $3.50
split or the personal tax between the
County and the State, Mr.. Dawson
declared that it is intended that the
collection of this tax, like the mer-
camille tax, should be made by State
employees appointed by the Auditor
General
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Hosiery Values For Friday

Mems Soc wool half hose seamless black and grey;
slight imperfectons. Special Friday only .25e
Mems 40c and so fiber silk halt hose, seamless, slight
mperfections Special Friday only ..............29e
Womens 39c and 42c black split sole cotton hose
less Special Friday only ......................29c .29c
Boys 39c heavy black cotton hose, Seamless sizes to
TO- Special Friday only .......................2 .29c
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Friday Items In Linen Section

19c grey toweing blue border Special Friday only,
25c white crash. half linen Special Friday only yard
19c
75c mercerized table damask Special Friday ONLY yd
55c
$500 and $3.50 linen finish napkins. Special Friday
/.
SOC mercerized flaxon and baste remnants. Special
Friday only, yard 25c
$3.50 longcloh SO inches 10 yards. Special Friday
19c all white huck towels. Special Friday only each
15c
Soc ribbed Turkish towels extra heavy Special Friday
Only, edCH .O0r
Dives Pomeroy Stewart Floor,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Off Comes Corn
In One Piece
"Gets-It" Leaves Toe AS
Smooth AS the Palm of
Your Hand

There's only one corn remedy in
the world that peels corns and cal
luses off like banana peel, and
that's "Gets-It." For walkers and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13

Put drops of "Gets-It' on. and smile!
ISLANDERS, for shoppers and dancers,
there's immediate relief from corn
pains. and a quick finish for any
corn or callus. "Gets-It" is applied
in two or three seconds. There's no
work, no fussy plasters. no wrap
ping of toes. "Gets-It" dries in a
second or two. That's all. AS easy
10 use as signing your name. The
corn loosens from the true flesh and
you peel it right off with your fin
gers while you wonder at the sight
and smile. That's why "Gets-It' is
the biggest selling corn remedy in
the world today. Be corn-free at
last.
"Gets-It," the guaranteed. money
back corn-remoyer, the only sure way.
costs but a trifie at any drug store.
Mfd by L. Lawrence & Co, Chicago,
Ill.
Sold in Harrisburg and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy
by Clarke Med. Store, H. G. Kennedy,
G. A. Gorgas, Kellers' Drug Store,
Frank h. Kitzmiller, c. NJ. Forney.
Golden Seal Drug Co.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
Bleached Pillow Cases and Sheets

35c 45x36 bleached pillow Special Friday only,
25t
Beached pillow cases; 45xS6 inches. Special Friday
only S3G
Beached pillow cases; 42x36 inches. Special Friday
only @OT
Beaced sheets, 72x90 inches, in Special
Unbleached muslin; So inches wide. Special Friday
Pomeroy Stewart Basement.