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Button //•/' \ I JP , All sizes. $5 values at R fiPlPl I $5.00 1 $2.95 j / BOYS' SHOES | GIRL'S SHOES f||L | \§" '51.50 1 $1.50 JPj Ratification of Treaty by Danish Parliament La& Step in Island Acquirement Washington, Sept.* B.—Since the Senate approved last night the Danish West Indies treaty, virtually the only thing that stood in the way to-day of the acquisition of the islands by the United States was the ratification of the treaty by the parliament of Den mark, the lower house of which al ready has approved it. The action of the Senate came almost simultane ously with the appointment by "the Danish parliament of a committee to consider the negotiations for the sale ■ THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE ■ "JUST ON THE BORDER" of bad a J&- ■ health, a crisis which, unless speedily and effect- -Pp I ually averted will throw them Into a long conflict I with disease. Behind the largest per cent of f. ■!, \ OH H physical breakdowns, BAD BLOOD will be found Ay *4 L\\ * «TV iV I ambushsd. You can not reach and overcome this I, |VAV'V y ) I outlaw of your system with ordinary medicinal UiwO iMUkJr H ammunition. You must hunt him down and fight (iJSEwUU H him hand to hand with S.S.S, • POWERFUL JSITuW H CLEANSER OF THE BLOOD. Writ, for our iNfflr flr \ I FREE books on Blood and Skin Diseases, or to (üBL \ j !f[ IM, J Mftfl H our Medical Advisory Department for advice. An J twin tfteific to., »t M • S. S. Pomeroy Market Square Grocer FOR TO-MORROW ONLY 25 lbs. Granulated Sugar $1.75 Smaller quantities, at lb. Telephone 5 S. Second St. FRIDAY EVENING. I of the islands to the United States. ; The treaty was ratified by the Sen ate without a rollcall and fewer than | a dozen senators voted in the nega tive. It provides for the purchase of the Danish West Indies for $25,000,- 000. Senator Norris sought ineffectu -1 ally to amend the treaty so as to make the purchase price $10,000,000. Burleson's Money Is Tainted Sherman Tells Senate During Debate J Washington, D. C„ Sept. 8. Calling each other names and figuratively clutching at the throats of their politi cal opponents, Senators and Congress men approached the hour of Congress' adjournment in an ugly mood. Events in the last two days in the Senate fore oast a campaign of bitterness not seen in many years. The floor of the Senate has been the scene of partisan wrangles that have stopped Just short of personal encounters. Just before the Senate closed its leg islative debate yesterday. Senator Sher man, of Illinois, made a vigorous at tack on Postmaster General Burleson, accusing him of working convict laboi on his farm in Texas. He charged that a State investigation was made there of the lashing of convicts with a five foot whip. The Senator said it was proved the colored convicts were whip ped until their flesh was cut open, and that ants got into the wounds, tortur ing the convicts beyond description. Senator Sherman read an account of the investigation of the "Burleson ana Johns" farms from the San Antonio Ex press, printed in 1909. At the tim» Postmaster General Burleson was a member of the national House of Rep resentatives .and the paper referred to him as Congressman Burleson. "This farm," said Senator Sherman, "contained 6,000 acres, much of It be ing devoted to cotton. The convicts of the Texas penitentiary were used on it, the State receiving 60 per cent, of their earnings and Messrs. Burleson ano Johns 40 per cent. One of the convicts, Thomas Foreman, died from his mal treatment. Durham, who had charge oi him. was acquitted after he had been Indicted on a charge of having caused his death. Why was he acquitted? Be cause there was only the testimony ot negro convicts to convict him. "Two years after that Postmaster General Burleson, as the head of the Post Office Department, appointed this man Durham postmaster at Longvlew, Tex., and he served In that office un til he died. Why was he appointed? The Congressman representing that district in the House of Representatives, protested against his appointment, but upon investigation we find that th« Postmaster General recommended him and he was appointed." Referring to the charges that Burle son profited from convict labor, Senatoi Sherman shouted: "He is the wealthiest man In tht President's Cabinet. If there Is an) tainted money it is certain to be found In the wordly possessions of the Post master General." Senator Sherman charged that Samuel Oompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, who has advocat ed the adoption of legislation to pre vent shipments of convict-made goods in inter-State commerce. Is now work ing with Postmaster General Burleson for the re-election of President Wilson "I have no doubt." said Senator Sher man. "that Mr. Gorppers can delivei more of the convict vote than he can of the labor vote." Senator Penrose was prepared to re ply to Senator Ashurst. of Arizona, who | said he "lied." When Congress re- HARRISBURG ftp- TELEGRAPH ccsstd for i»n »x«cutlv« session h«< h»<l not succeeded In getting recognition or the Chftlr. The Senate had scarcely been called to order before Senator Penrose, ot Pennsylvania, and Vice-President Mai sliall became Involved In a spirited con troversy. Senator Penrose said the business of the Senate had been trans acted In a slip-shod manner during the last two months, that only the titles of hills were read by the clerk before they were passed, and that even the reading was done in a rambling way. "The Senator will come to order/' shotted the Vice-President, as he ham mered his desk with the gavel. "The Senator has no right to come here ano lecture Senators." "I'm through, any way," said Senator Penrose, as he took his seat. To Investigate Activities of Alleged Foreign Lobby Against Retaliatory Measure Washington. D. C., Sept. B.—A reso lution by Senator Curtis, of Kansas, di recting the Senate lobby committee to Investigate the activities of the alleged foreign lobby opposing retaliatory pro vision of the revenue bill against Canadian fisheries, was passed to-day by the Senate. The resolution was adopted after the Senate disposed of a silimar reso lution by referring It to a committee. The new resolution adopted provides for a report at the next session of Congress. Senator Reed, Democrat, a member of the lobby committee, said he be lieved it was high time for the Amer ican government to show other nations that It regarded as o'ffenslve any efforts to influence legislation in Congress. Senator Lewis, Democrat, urged that if anything should be investigated, it should be the recent demands of Japan on China. He declared that apparently they were in retaliation to the attitude of this country toward admissloh of the Japanese. Russia, he said, was a party with Japan and sought retalia tion because of the abrogation of the American commercial treaty. Appropriate $1,626,439,210 While Authorizations Boost Totals to $1,858,384,485 Washington, Sept. 8. Congress at the session closed to-day appropri ated exactly $1,626,439,210 which with obligations and authorizations for the future makes the total $1,858,384,485. These figures, announced in speeches by Representatives Fitzger ald, New York, Democrat, and Gil lett, Massachusetts, Republica-n, were defended by the former and attacked by the latter as half a billion dollars greater than any session of a Republi can Congress. New Tariff Board Is Hamstrung by Democrats; Stand on Free Trade Policies Washington, D. C., Sept. B.—Show ing its complete contempt f»r 'he new tari.f commission which it i at in?, the Democratic party last nit,... elimi nated the permanent appropriation for the existence of the commission, re fused to raise the salary of the com missioners to the original figure of SIO,OOO a year ,and went to the coun try on its free trade policies. The Senate and House conference committee on the revenue bill agreed to throw out the $300,000 continuing appropriation for the commission, de signed to make It permanent. Increases Income Taxes The revenue bill as passed increases the income taxes, Imposes inheritance taxes, provides a protective duty on dyestuffs, taxes profits on munitions, creates a bipartisan tariff commis sion. changes the wine schedule of the Underwood tariff law, provides meas ures to prevent the "dumping" of European products in America after the war at prices with which Amefl c&us cannot compete, changes the duties on print paper, continues a number of the special emergency taxes which were to expire by limitation on December 31, including taxes on brokers, ship brokers, custom house brokers, theaters and places of amuse meDt, circuses, bowling alleys and bil liard tables and manufacturers of to bacco, cigars and cigarets, and gives the President authority to adopt re taliatory measures toward any bel ligerent nation that illegally interferes with the trade or commerce of the United States. The bill was brought before both houses of Congress after a three days' conference of a joint committee ap pointed to harmonize the many points of difference. The conferees decided to cut out all stamp taxes, thereby re-, duclng the estimated revenue bill about $5,000,000. Tlic Tax on Munitions In order to recoup the reduction In revenue made by abolishing the stamp taxes, the tax on munitions of war was increased from 10 per cent, to 12'/2 per cent. This provision applies to all manufactures of gunpowder and other explosives except where used for in dustrial purposes and sporting uses, all projectiles, firearms of every kind used for military purposes, electric motorboats and submarines, or parts of any of these articles. This section of the law is to be inoperative within one year after the close of the war in F.urope, A modification of the special tax on Joint stock companies and corporations was agreed on by the conferees by which, as the bill becomes a law, there is imposed a tax of 5.0 cents for each SI,OOO of such stock, with a proviso that the tax shall be based on the fair value of the stock, and in arriving at the estimate of this value surplus and undivided profits shall be taken into accoi.nt. An exemption amounting to $99,000 is allowed from the capital, surplus and undivided profits before this tax begins to run. The income tax applies as the bill finally stands to all incomes above $3,000 in the case of unmarried per sons and $4,000 in the case of a mar ried man whose wife lives with him. or a married woman whoso husband lives with her, as in the present law, but increases from 1 to 2 per cent, per annum the tax to be levied, as sessed and collected on such net In comes The Graduated Income Tax An additional tax of 1 per cent, per annum is to be levied on the amount by which such net income exceeds *20,000 and does not exceed $40,000; 2 per cent, on the amount by which such net incomes exceed $40,000 and do not exceed $60,000: 3 per cent, be tween $60,000 and $80,000; 4 per cent, between SBO,OOO and $100,000; 5 per cent, between SIOO,OOO and $150,000; 6 per cent, between $150,000 and $200,000; 7 per cent, between $200,000 and $250,000; 8 per cent, between $250,000 and $300,000; 9 per cent, be tween $300,000 and $500,000; 10 per cent, between $500,000 and $1,000,000; 11 per cent, between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000; 12 per cent, between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000, and 13 per cent, on incomes above $2,000,000 per annum. The new paragraph placing high duties on dyestuffs was retained by the conferees, but the Senate provision postponing the operation of the new rules until after the cessation of hos tilities in the war in Europe was struck out. Federal Inheritance Tax For the first time in the history of the country a Federal inheritance tax is to be imposed, and the House bill on this subject is retained. It provides a tax of 1 per cent, on estates up to 550.000, 2 per cent, on those between $50,000 and $150,000, 3 per cent, on '.hose between $150,000 and $250,000, ♦ per cent, between $250,000 and $400,000, 5 per cent, between $450,000 and $1,000,000, 6 per cent, between BEI.L—IOOI UNITED HARIUMBURG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. lOlfl. FOUNDED WTI ' I . > The Huge Stock of Men's Summer Suits— Assortments No Longer /Jw i'm,\ Complete Are Melting. mJ'-" I Away Like Ice in a March (gw j thaw—At Half Price Men are quick tp realize a genuine suit value V\ —proven. And these summer suits cannot re- jf||j||« \\ A main here much longer for the same reason. u K " Some very fine suits are included, but mostly they are sls grades that were sls. Leaders, that we offer to men in a variety of models, for $7.50 Included are fancy mixtures in dark colors mainly, which make them desirable for Autumn wear. Sizes 32 to 42 Men's $16.50 and $lB Suits, $12.45 Men's S2O and $22 Men's $25 Suits, . . . .$17.45 BOWMAN'S—Second Floor $1,00<»,000 and $2,000,000, 7 per cent, between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, 8 per cent, between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000, 9 per cent, between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 and 10 per cent, on all estates amounting to more than $5,000,000. The sharpest contention in the con ference was over the tax on copper. The House was very insistent on hold ing lis provisions for the tax, the more so because it had been charged in a partif-an way that Cleveland H. Dodge, of Phelps, Dodge & Co., operating sonic of the largest copper properties in the country, had been large con tributors to President Wilson's cam 'paign fund. A compromise was there fore made, the Senate gaining on sev eral features of its bill that were specially obnoxious to the House, the m "A DIFFERENT KIND OF A JEWELRY STORE" g | T-R-U-T-H Our Great § (33 Truth is the firm rock on which J r 1 _ {ll _J| —„ A. £ {BB 5=5 this business has been established and grt4 lffi 1 !! ||T| Eg} without which no institution or busi- LFlvfVl*. vl JLJ. Uol RSI ness can hope to endure. Ettj By telling the truth about our mer- "W"W R "§> hej chandise and our methods we have HMg C P3 rj={ built up a reputation—and reputation L W H W. dfJ JLi ggj once established becomes a customer s 83 ran assurance of quality. fcvjj fail Here there is no necessity for mis- gj -mm CxJ representation—we have the goods. .Qj [B 18 alHl Mil ■ I I m i si : . ® g|| The consolidation of our two stores into one so badly cramped us for ek] S3 space that we made such drastic price cuts that could not fail to reduce the stocks 183 for us. - HI! The response to our announcement was tremendous —we were compelled eg H to close our doors several times times to rearrange stocks. |j|j Right now there are hundreds of extraordinary bargains to be had in ||| Watches, Diamonds, Cut Glass and Jewelry of every description at g 20% to 50% Off | rag. ' ——————_________________.__________ Save a Watch or Diamond the Caplan Way Ha To encourage you to own a Watch or Diamond or other substantial piece of jewelry we j|| P§j will loan you a savings bank in which you can save your odd nickels, dimes and quarters. jgjj pa All we ask is a deposit of 10c which we will return to you when the bank is returned to us. e£j | j go 206 Market Street § HHiiillllHllHlHilllffillliiK SEPTEMBER 8, 1916. i tarirf commission being perhaps the I most objectionable of these. Gross re ceipts of copper smelter will, there fore, pay a tax eo.uivalent to 1 per cent, where receipts exceed $25,000 and do not exceed $1,000,000, 2 per cent, on receipts between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 and 3 per cent, on re ceipts in excess of $10,000,000. A.Blow at Unfair Trade Unfair trade is dealt with in a rad ical manner ,a fine of $5,000 being pro vided for the misdemeanor of "dump ins" on the American market for the I purpose of crushing out a home indus try. Retaliatory embargoes are au thorized in case the exercise of similar embargoes goes against the trade of the United States, and fines of from $2,000 to $50,000 are provided for in. fractions of the law. Similar provision is made for any interference with the rights of American vessels to carry goods to neutral countries, and tho President is authorized to act for the protection of American commerce abroad with nonbelligerent countries, fines in case of violations of the law being provided between the sum of $2,000 and SIO,OOO. The use of the military and naval forces of the United States by the President to enforce tho law is authorized. The Phelan amendment to the bill, by which the Interference by Great Britain with mails destined for this country and bound from it was to be dealt with in a retaliatory manner, and the Chamberlain amendment exclud ing certain products of the North Pa cific fishing grounds were hoth elimi nated from the bill by the conferees.
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