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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
Federal Taxes Drop
Near $195,OO0,OOO
in PENNSYLVANIA

Washington, Sept. 10.-There was
decrease in income and excess
profit taxes paid by Pennsylvania in
1919 over the previous year of $1S4,-
79,s65.12, according to the report of
the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. made public here. The income
and profits tax in 1918 amounted to
sos, 1881, 1885. compared with $3O1,-
111,410.79 this year. The total in
ternal revenue taxes paid by Penn
sylvania in 1919 were $437,653,-
877.07. OF this amount the first
Pennsylvania district including Phil
adelphia and the surrounding coun-
ties paid $184, ,91S,797.22,. which rep
resented a decrease over the pre-
vious year of $685. $3.50. In the
Twenty-third district, Pittsburgh
and surrounding counties, the de-
crease was s125. 5.092,274.12.
In the North Pennsylvania district,
Lancaster, the taxes paid in this
year amounted to $21, ,47S,943.S3, a
gain of $594.106.61. In the Scranton
district the total taxes reached $35,-
10,371.31, decrease of S11,S1S,-
526.02
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
Bank Examiner Is
Held on Alleged
Plot Of Swindlers
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Sept. 40. T. Evans,
a national bank examiner, was ar
rested yesterday in connection with
the financial operations of what
States Attorney Hoyne has alleged
was a swindler's syndicate plotting
q harvest of 100000 by sale of
worthless securities.
Investigators said the land owned
by the Quaker Mining Corporation,
a zinc mining concern involved with
the syndicate's affairs. was found to
be worth only $4,000 instead of
$231.000 as claimed by some stock
statesmen.
State Senator Adams, of Pitts-
burgh, Pa, was named by the in
vestigators as having at one time
been employed to obtain options OH
zinc lands for the syndicate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
David Kaufman Heads
Jewish Relief Workers

David Kaufman, as chairman of
the American Jewish Relief Com
mittee, will call a meeting of prom
inent men of this vicinity next Sun
day. Mr.. Kaufman has just accept
ed this post for the campaign to be
held shortly, and at the personal
request of Nathan Straus, Jacob d.
Lit, Felix Warburg and Jacob
Schiff.
The men who are sponsoring the
cause of Jewish relief feel that only
prompt aid can save the Jewish peo-
pie from immediate Gnnihilation.
Millions of men. women and chill
dren, said Mr.. Kaufman, are fac
ing death from starvation and the
plaques. In Poland alonG over
500, 900 children are dependent up
on American relief. More than 75,-
900 Jewish orphans are wandering
the streets. This is not a religious
or radical movement, 1t is a move
ment to help a needy people, and
1t must be solved by American Jews
and their friends or the result will
be total determination for the Jews
nf .ESi rama
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
Tompkins Placed on
Murder Trial Third
Time at Johnstown

Johnstown, Pa, Sept. 10.-For
the third time, George c. Tompkins
was placed on trial here yesterday
for the murders of e. l. Humph-
ries, Sr., Mrs. Humphries and their
son, e. l., Jr., near Carrolltown,
July Is, 1917. At the first trial the
defendant was convicted of second
degree murder for the killing of Mr..
Humphries, and the second trial re-
suited in a first degree murder ver-
dict for the shooting of the wife. 1r
the latter case the State Supreme
Court granted a new trial, which is
now in progress. AS in the FORMER
trials, notes of testimony taken
during the first and second trials
are being used by both defense and
prosecution as basis for examining
witnesses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
ASHLEY TO HUNT
STONE FOR STATE
Steps Taken to Make Com
monwealth Road Building
Independent of r.. r. Rules

In an effort to overcome difficult
ties caused by the United States
Railroad Administration mbargo
against shipments of stone for State
highway construction and to safe
guard the road building operations
of 1920, steps have been taken
where the new bureau of geological
survey of the Internal Affairs De-
partment will make searches for
stone and sand along the lines of
the proposed construction. Ar
rangements for this work were made
to-day by Highway Commissioner
Lewis S. Sadler, who called upo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10

automobiIe division OF The State
Highway Department. This action
has been taken under the new auto
mobile code of 1919 and all manu-
tacturers have been asked to meet
special instructions and also to have
tests made by an approved firm.
In n statement issued in regard
60 automob obile headlights to-day the
department says:
Under section 90 of the Act of
June 80, 1919, all headlights, search
lights. spotlights, and other lights on
automobiles, trucks motorcycles and
bicycles with motor vehicles, hav-
ing electric lights OF over four
candle power, must be equipped with
reGectors so arranged, designed, diff
used or DETECTED that no dazzling
rays of light shall, at a point rs feet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10

portation fails for any reason, we
want to be in a position to continue
our construction. We want, IL pos
roads. What we ask of the new
State Geologist is that he make an
imm ediate effort to find sand. and
stone near the 1920 jobs, so that
trucks can be used to get this ma
terial where it is needed. We are
particularly anxious to complete the
primary highway system SO that
food can be transported to the CEN
ters of population from the centers
of production. Nothing will help us
more than finding US materials at
the back door. as it were. of our
1920 projects"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
Road Contractors Are
Very Much Disturbed

Highway Commissioner Lewis S.
Sadler, who has been receiving mes
sages of protest all day from con-
tractors who fear that their road
fered with by the Railroad Admin
istration embargo on stone, said to-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
Bride ell, They Are
Married in Hospital

Becoming ill on Monday after
coming to Harrisburg to be married,
Miss Minnie Smith, of York, was
yesterday married to William Myers.
of the same city. in the Harrisburg
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
AUTOLENSES TO
UNDERGO TESTS
State Highway Department
Announces Plan for a Series
of Special Requirements

Orders that all
lenses used on
automobiles and
m o { or vehicles
operated in Penn
sylvania m u S t
conform to State
standards a n d
that tests of the
various types of
lenses will be re-
quired have been
issued by t h e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10

Hospital. where she had been taken
for treatment.
Late Monday evening the bride-to-
be became i'll and was taken to the
Hospital. Not dangerously ILL.,, she
wished the marriage to go forward
as planned yesterday and the bond
was tied in a ward of the local fn-
stitution. Bridegroom, minister
witnesses and others stood at the
bedside of the bride.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
"A Health Builder :
For Weakened Lungs

Where . continued cough or cold
lthr reatens the lungs. EdsNmRnts 1ftexA1
tive will help to step the 'ooughl
,saIth. see and 81. sl.sSsbotkiessst drug
Sf,sSs 'fsKSMAN a N!ErSAHsoRAroRxspnssAaesphia !rSH
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10
DON'T CROWD

Wanted-By collector of curisoi-
ties, q magazine with less than Q
million Observation-Disclosures Maga~
zine. ',N.'.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10

Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Ad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-10

Furthermore, we have thirty statesmen
who are fully qualified to assist and advise you in making
purchase You want something than hatyou
becoming shape well appropriate blend that will
Unless stocks large it's little troublesome
you should Here's where advice will greatly
make better friend than of this olive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
Return of Farm Soldiers Asked.

Kansas farmers have petitioned the
war department to speed the return of
her soldiers to the farms.
AT conference of farm bureau officers
and county commissioners recently at
Manhattan the committee on reconstruc-
ton offered the following resolution:
"We respectfully request the secretary
Of war and the provost marshal general
to adopt some such plan as will return
the soldiers to the home they left at the
earliest possible date: In Kansas there
has been sown to wheat this fall rec
ord acreage, amounting possibly to more
than 100000 acres, with a crop pros
pect, which, if realized, will require an
army Of workers to harvest next year.
The demands of the farm for labor in the
carly spring for preparation and plant
ing the spring crops is also great, and in
no other way can the situation so we'll
be met as through the rehabilitation Of
our soldiers and sailors in the manner
suggested"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
OF THE ship is
NOT CALLED DANGEROUS
ONLY ONE ARREST
nv BOMB OUTRAGE
Although the Police of Philadelphia Are
Engaged in Running Down Every "
Clue That Is Given Them.

Philadelphia, Jan despite the ex-
traordinary measures taken by both the
local and federal authorities to apprehend
the perpetrators of the bomb outrages at
the homes of three prominent Philadel-
phians Monday niPht, only one arrest Rad
been made up to early to-day, The pris-
oner, a well known radical of this city,
denied any connection with the expIo-
sions. He is being held for further inyes-
tigation
Every possible clue and theory is being
run out by the authorities, Details Of
police, detectives and department of JUS
tice agents are conducting a systematic
investigation of every club or organiza-
tion in the city from which pacifist, anti
draft, socialistic or Industrial Workers
Of the World propsganda is circulated. A
canvass of the city also viii be made TO
ascertain the character of meetings held
in different sections recently by organiza-
tions known as Deputies of Russia So.
Wet Workers Colony Of Philadelphia and
Vicinity" and The "All Russia Soviets
Committee of America" The Socialist
headquarters here were raided yesterday
and a large quantity Of literature seized.
No arrests were made.
William b. Mills, acting superintendent
of police, whose apartments were dam
aged by one Of the explosions. said the
next As hours would bring important de.
yelopments. I'VE can then tell, he said,
whether this is really deep.laid plot
by the radicals to spread terror and de-
struction. or whether it is the work Of
some misguided crank Personally, /
think from our investigation so far, that
it is real Russian bolsheyism spreading
throughout this country through cOnuec-
tion with foreign soviets and workmen' S
councils. Every agitator in this city will
have to give a complete accounts Of his
doing Monday night"
Mills said it had been established that
the bombs had been set of by time fuse
and that the same person could not have
placed three in such widely separated sec
tions of the city. He added that he was
convinced that four motor cars were
used by those responsible for the outrage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
DIED IN FRANCE.
Pvt. Raymond Dowdell Formerly of
East Barre.

Mrs, Ralph A. Lowrey OF East Barre
received a telegram from the war de-
psrtment at Washington Friday announc-
ing the death of her brother. Private
Raymond Dowdell, Oct % in France of
pneumonia. Private Dowdell was 25
years old last July and went overseas
in medical unit from Camp Devens
in September He enlisted in Boston
and in May went to the camp, staying
there only one month, when he was
sent to a hospital in New York for an
operation After sufficiently recovering
from that, he was sent across. Mrs.
Lowrey went to Carp Devens last fall
to see him, but on reaching there found
he had sailed few days before
Private Dowdell spent most of his
early life, up to the time he was I8
years old, living with his uncle, J. Gil
lander of East Barre, and since then
had been employed in hotels practi-
cally all the time, in Massachusetts, and
in the south principally. Both his parents
are deceased and the only near relative
surviving is Mrs Lowrey, his sister.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
ENLISTED MEN: 8: 81: y:
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Bloody T~; Followed Mid
RS Frolic at Nor
folk, Va.
ONE SAILOR KILLED,
ANOTHER WOUNDED
Restaurants Raided and
Shop Windows Were
Looted

Norfolk, Va, Jan lone sailor was
killed, another dangerously wounded, and
several citizens received minor injuries
early to-day in a disturbance which
started after midnight frolic Of enlisted
men from the army and navy on shore
leave.
While the streets in the business see
tion were filed with crowds celebrating
the New Year, men in uniform held up
street cars, hurled missiles, raided res
tsurants and looted show windows and
pawn shops, from which weapons were
obtained The police opened fire on u
number of men caught looting a jewelry
store window, after which fighting be
came more or less general
+. H. Rossen, seaman, stationed 0t
the naval base. died at hospital from
bullet wound in the head. j. r. Car
roll, chief petty officer, was stabbed
in the body, and Bryce Custer, seaman,
in the leg. Only one arrest was made,
Charles Haric, seaman, being held on
the charge of housebrealIing.
A navy provost guard aided the police
in dispensing the crowds and quieting the
disturbance. According to the police, ap-
peals to the naval authorities for further
assistance brought no response.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
soUAG HoLLER WRITES.
Going to Do It's Best for the Benefit Of
City Hospital

A new element in the home town thea,
tricals TO be staged in the opera house
Jan. 0 and 10 made its appearance to-
day, when batch of correspondence was
received from Squag HoIler, a town that
has expressed its neighborly regard for
Barre. in substantial manner on past
occasions. Passing over some of the fac
tors which prompted the Holler people TO
offer their assistance to the coming City
hospital benefit, it may be said that the
prime purpose Is TO aid worthy cause.
The following letter, received by Treasur-
er James Mackay Of the hospital, is self.
explanatory. Needless to say, friendly
Intervention from the Holler is warmly
welcomed by the hospital, and anything
that local people can do to make the
Squag Holler performances a success next
week viii be greatly appreciated. The
letter:
Squag Holler-New Yere's Day.
Mister Jim Mackay, Treas. Barry City
Hospetul, Barry.
Aour dere jim: Them gold darn Goose
Green critturs thunk they wuz perty
smart whin they he'd the Huskin and
dednt enyite us tew help pay more Flu
enzy bills, but Jimmie, we be goin tew
KUN daown thar and show you peepul
aour littery talent.
Las taown meetin mite Ex widder Ben
net wint up ter the city an gut big
oisters fer stewin purposes, an whin she
gut back hum Virgie Airs he'd bin er-
lectud taown representative, so we men
folks gut them oisters an he'd big stew
weth oidur an crackurs.
Sum uf the boys gut tew actin so gol
darn frisky the we dercided tew hol a
minystril show ct once fer the SEWN
eircul We he'd ct Thanksgivin mite an
cleaned up Sll27, an bi Cracky, ef we
kin dew thet wal here ct the Holler we
orter make more thin ! millyun weth
them city chaps who be willin tew go 2
mites an see sum real country littery tai
ent on the stage.
Naow KUN, Jim we want yu tew git
yore lootenents bizy p q. an tel eyury-
budy erbaout the big Holler theeatryi-
culs en- the Opery Haouse-Jan Q an To-.
Mister and Missus Phlbrick, uf sum
whar mere Bosting hev bin hirud tew Civ
aour boys sum stage mannurs, they cawl
et-butt betwi&t yu an me Jimmie we
donte nede none. The Holler boys an
gals hev alwuys bin good acturs an kno
more erbaout the drayms thin there own
live stock.
We haint seyin mutch erbaout whut
we be goin tew do butt Jimmie yu kno
bettlr thin enyone else thet the hes gol
ding cidur en- the country kums from the
Holler. Cess we hednt bettur sey eny-
thing more erbaout thet, he'd we, jim?
- I. l.
an littul cidur an pop korn, butt Jim,
mie we nevur max promyses, do we?
Til we kin git daown and fix matturs
up more weth yu an f. Langlie, we want
yu tew tel eyurybudy erbaout no engage
munts fer the an 10. Yores fer them 2
mites. Squag Holer Littery Klub.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
Recaptured Kadish on the
Middle Sector Of North
ern Russian Front
ARE PUSHING ON
TOWARD VOLOGDA
They Have Now Advanced
Two Miles South Of
Kadish

Archangel, Tuesday, Dec 81 (By the
Associated Press American troops yes.
terday recaptured the village Of kadish
on the middle sector of the northern
Russian front, and to-day pushed for
ward their lines distance Of two miles
south OF the village toward Vologda.
This winter push, which was against
strong resistance, was undertaken stimuli
taneously with a movement southwark
by the allied troops along the Omega riv-
eT. The Omega column rested to-day at
the village of Gogoi.
The recapture of kadish was marked
by some heavy fighting in which, how
ever, the American casualties were light.
This village, which is located about mid
way between the Vologda railway and
the Dyina river, was strongly defended
and the bolsheviki there used the block
houses built by the Americans and Brit
ish when they occupied the town in No
vember before being driven out by large
forces Of bolsheviki,
Beginning Monday morning with an
artillery attack, the Americans advanced
across the frozen Emtsa river where
their positions have for more than y
month been located in icy dugouts on the
bank. They cleared She bolshevik
trenches and machine gun emplacements
on the opposite bank The Americans
then pushed forward two miles to the
village, fighting their way under the pro
lection Of Canadian artillery, which was
able TO place shells almost at will in
Kadish. The fur-clad American ianking
parties in the frozen swamps bordering
on the road contributed materially to the
American success.
The recapture OF Kadish gives the
American troops good winter position
In the blockhouses they have built Since
the retirement from the town early in
November the troops on this sector had
had virtually no shelter, the front line
being unable to build fires for fear of the
artillery and snipers on the opposite
bank OF the narrow Emtss river.
Preparation for yesterdays attack on
kadish was carried out under conditions
met with nowhere except in a semi. Arctic
wilderness a battery Of heavy howit-
zers had to be brought on sleighs so
miles on rough trail The Omega col
nmn in reaching Gogoi apparently OBJ
tanned fully the objection of its winter
push southwark
To-day the Americans, Russians and
Poles on this sector are confiuing their
efforts to strengthening their positions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
FORMER BARRE RESIDENT.
Peer LaxsOn Died at His Home in
Springfield, Mass,

Peter Laxson, former resident of
Barre, passed away at his home in
Springfield, Mass, Dec, 81 at a. m,
following an illness of 10 months. He
was born in Danville, p O., on Oct. 3,
1862, and came to South Ryegate at the
age of "a, where he learned the granite
trade He was married to Minnie Morrill,
of Danyille in 1889 and went to Hard
wick to reside. Later he worked at his
trade in Newport and Montpelier, coming
to Barre in 1898 and working for the old
firm of Mutch & Calder for number of
years. He was later employed by the
r. A. Bugbee company, being with that
firm 10 years, until July, 1917, when III
health compelled him to give up his work.
The following October he moved his fam.
lily to Springfield, Mass
He leaves to mourn his loss his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. Eva Webb and
Mrs. William Gibson, and one grand
daughter, Nadene Webb of Springfield; ;
three brothers, Simon, George and Miles 4;
two sisters, Cynthia and Alice of Dan.
vile.
He was a member of Iroq.ois tribe Of
Red Men and the Granite Cutters Inter
national association.
Prayer services were held at his late
home this afternoon and the body was
taken to Danyille, P. O., for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
SHIP HAD NEARLY
REACHED HER PORT
A Chilly South Wind Was
Blowing, and Rain Fell at
Times, Making the Work
Of Rescue Very Difficult.

New York, Jan. 1.-The troopship
Northern Pacific, with more than 200
American officers and soldiers returning
from France, went aground early to-day
at Fire Island, Long Island,
Rescue vessels have been sent to Fire
Island with instructions to remove the
troops who are wounded
The weather was thick off Fire Island,
which is known among mariners as the
Graveyard of the Atlantic coast" A
chilly south wind was blowing and rain
fell at times.
The exact location of the Northern Pa
cific's grounding was between Fire Island
and Point Of Woods
At 8 q. m, nearly six hours after the
Northern Pacific grounded half mile of
shore it was stated officially that size
was not in dangerous position and that
it was hoped TO float her at high tide
this afternoon. The sea became rougher
and the vessel was rolling heavily
Meanwhile the work OF removing all
those on board except the ships crew
proceeded. This was expected TO be an
all-day task. Coast guard men had pre-
pared early in the morning to take off
the wounded and sick with the breaches
buoy but because of the favorable wealth
or this was not considered necessary. In
stead the troops remained on board until
the arrival Of rescue crrft from New
York.
These vessels included the United
States cruisers Columbia and Des Moines
the transport Mallory, the hospital ship
Solace, six destroyers and the tugs Reso-
lutte, Calumet, Ripple, Spray and Foam
The tugs went alongside the Northern
Pacific, took aboard the troops, and
transported the sick to the Solace and
the Mallory, and the well to the cruisers
and destroyers.
On the Northern Pacific, which is a
navy transport Of S,255 tons gross, were
I679 troops who are wounded or sick
625 troops who are we'll, IL navy nurses
IS sailors, 70 army casual officers and /
navy casual officers lin all, 2,4S0 men
and women.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
FIVE AUTOS BURNED
When Putney Garage Caught Fire-In-
surance on but One of Them.

surance on but One of Them.
Putney, Jan. This town suffered
from $1,000 fire Monday night, when
the garage of Walter E. Parker was bad
ly damaged and several automobiles were
practically ruineda The fire started from
an oil heater which Mr. Parker had been
using in the office, but which he supposed
he cxtinguished before he went to sup
per The heater was in flames when he
returned, as well as the interior of the
garage. He was somewhat burned about
The face in attempting TO throw out the
stove
The automobiles damaged were large
passenger truck belonging to Mr. Parker,
an International truck owned by d. G.
Vaas, a Buick owned by Postmaster F. A.
Burditt, Chevrolet owned by George T.
ApIin of East Putney and seven-pas-
senger jackson owned by William Har-
bott. In most Of the cars the engines
will operate, but the woodwork is burned
up.
Mr.. Parker carried $1,000 on stock and
tools, but the cars in the garage, with
perhaps one exception. were uninsured.
A Liberty bond owned by Mr. Parker was
also destroyed and some war savings
stamps were scorched, but it is thought
these can be salvaged. Some paper mon
ey owned by the dramatic club was
burned, but silver money belonging to
the club was recovered