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LUXURY TAX IS
TO GO INTO BIG
REVENUE BILL
Aimed to Reach the Rich Who
Use Commodities Not Con
sidered Necessities
Washington, July B.—ln lieu of a
consumption tax on the breakfast
table necessities—sugar, tea and
coffee —the Ways and Means Com
mittee has decided tentatively to
write into the $8,000,000,000 revenue
bill a luxury tax, aimed to reach the
luxurious and rich using commodi
ties not generally regarded as neces
sities.
In making this decision the com
mittee has adopted the plan in suc
cessful operation in France: In ef
fect the tax established a list of lux
uries, per se, such as perfumes,
scented soaps, toilet waters, import
ed mineral waters, jewelry, musical
instruments, etc. The second list of
luxuries is based upon the selling
price and will Include nearly every
article of wear by men and women.
In France pajamas, lingerie, outer
shirts, hosiery, neckties, automobiles
and clothing of every description
come under the semi-luxury classifi-j
cation, and while not subject to such
a high rate of taxation as the real
luxuries, the rate is sufficiently high
to reach the rich and permit the
every-day sort of person to escape
the tax.
Ten Per Cent, on Pajamas
Under the French system there is
a tax of about ten per cent.' on pa
jamas selling for more than $2, and
men's stockings costing more than
25 cents a pair are not taxed, while
the men who wear silk stockings will
pay more, just as the man is taxed
five per cent, for riding in a Pull
man car in the United States.
Silk underwear and lingerie of
fine texture come in for a tax levy,
while persons satisfied with cheaper
articles need not contribute any
thing to the federal revenues. A
secondary list will be about five per
cent., but the committee has not yet
reached the point where it can de
cide at what figure the articles shall
be classed as luxuries. One mem
ber of the committee, discussing the
matter, said that this would be a
hard schedule to work out, but that
each member of the committee
would consult expert advice.
SCHOOI, TEACHERS ELECTED
Bluln, Pa.. July B.—At a recent
meeting the Blain borough School
Board reoragnized by electing Clin
ton H. Wentzel president; Creigh Pat
terson, secretary, and William G.
Gutshall, treasurer.
The two public schools were let
with these teachers: Grammar, Pro
fessor Alton J. Shumaker, of Jackson
township, and primary, Miss Myrtle
V. Went!!, of Jackson township.
Teachers elected for the Blain Voca
tional School are: Professor Newton
Kerstetter, director; Professor AVil
liam C. Koons, supervisor of the ag
ricultural department, and Miss Mar
garet E. Riegal, of New Cumberland,
supervisor of the home-making de
partment.
JOHN H. ADAMS
Funeral services for John H.
Adams took place this afternoon at
his late residence. Fort Hunter, the
Rev. F. J. S. Morrow, of Marietta,
formerly pastor of Heckton Meth
odist Church, officiating. Burial
look place in the family plot in the
Heckton Cemetery.
Mr. Adams was a veteran of the
6ivil War and of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and had none but friends
among those who knew him. His
wife died three years ago, since
which time he has failed rapidly. He
is survived by the following chil
dren: Mrs. Katherine Etter, Miss
Harriet Adams, John H., Levi E.,
George C. and Riley B. Adams.
Even His Boss Says
He's Looking Better
Tin Mill Gang Boss Was All Run
Down
TAN LAC BUILT HIM UP
"I had liver trouble,"' says S. S.
Carrett, of 621 Wiconisco St., Har
rlsburg, Pa., tin mill gang boss at
the Sheet Steel and Tin Plate Mill
•'My liver wasn't working right at ali
and I guess my system was all
clogged up with poison.
"Some friends of mine told me to
take Tanlac. Those pains in my
stomach went away after the third
dost and I began to build right up.
M> appetite came back, my nerves
quieted down and I could feel the
strength running back. Now I sleep
fine, and get my work done right.
Tanlac is now being introduced
here at the Gorgas Drug Store.
Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas
Drug Store in the P. R. R. Station;
in Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert W.
Cain; Greencastle, Charles B. Carl,
Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, H. F.
1> run house.
The genuine Tanlac bears the
name 'J. I. Gore Co.' on outside car
ton of each bottle. Look for it.—Adv
Suffered One Year From Nerv
ous Breakdown and
Kidney Trouble
TonaU Worked Wonders
"I had a fall from an elevator at
Kreider's shoe factory, where I
■worked, says Albert D. Leob, 441
New St., Lebanon, Pa.," and suffered
from a nervous breakdown and from
my kidneys for one whole year. I
am 70 years old.
"Tonall was recommended to me
lifter taking two bottles I am back
at work again, I began to get strong
er immediately after I began tak
ing Tonall. I cannot praise Tonall
too highly as It has done wonders
for me, and I cheerfully recom
mend Tonall as a great remedy."
The above testimonial was given
Slay 6, 1918.
Tonall is sold at Gorgas' Drug
Store. Harrlsburg, and at the Her
ehey Department Store, Hershey, Pa.
NO ADVANCE IN PRICE
CHILDREN £*
Should not be "doted" jOT
for colds—apply "ex- dsPffa
tonally"— ffi/w
VjUrp II Lmt# iody Gu*~d i ; Yo, J>
VBttWoSaT
25c—50c—$1,00
MONDAY EVENING,
STATE GETS AFTER
MEN WHO LEAVE
Those Obtaining Deferred
Classification and Quit Must
Be Reclassified at Once
Notice has been Issued to all lo
cal draft boards by state draft head
quarters that registrants who re
ceived deferred classification in re
spect to industry in which they were
engaged and who have left the em
ploy of those who procured such
classification for them "have lost
their right to be so classified." Boards
have been notified to obtain from
employers names, of such registrants
and to immediately reclassify them.
It is requested that employers give
notice to local draft boards as .soon
as any man leaves their service after
being given deferred classification
because of the nature of employ
ment.
Movement of the first contingent
of PennsyJvanians for Camp Wads
worth, S. C., will close to-morrow.
The next movement to that carnp
will start Monday. The Camp -L.ee
movement of 11,700 men starts July
22.
The Board of Public Grounds will
consider some of the details of Capi
tol Park extension to-morrow after
noon at the monthly meeting, but
nothing will be determined until af
ter the conference with the city offi
cials.
Judge John W. Kephart, of tho
Superior Court, was at the Capitol
to-day. He will be a candidate for
Supreme Court, it is said by his
friends.
The Philadelphia Suburban Gas
and Electric Company has filed no
tice of increases in its tariff for elec
tric light, heat and power service in
its Phoenixville, Pottstown and West
Chester divisions to become effec.
tive August 1. The increases are in
general power rates, wholesale pow
er, industrial power, iron and siteel
power, street railway service and
wholesale mixed service rates.
Adjutant General Beary said to
day that all of the equipment needed
for the first encampment of the Re
serve Militia would be at Mt. Gretna
by the middle of the week. The en
campment starts Saturday. The or
ganizations will begin to move
Thursday and Friday mornings.
Ira L. Melliiigcr, of Meclianlcs
burg, has been appointed a notary
public.
The hearings of the Mt. Camiel
Electric and Rock Run Fuel Gas
rate cases scheduled for Wednesday
before the Public Service Commis
sion have been postponed.
Seven Italians Unite
With Presbyterian Church
Seven Italians became members of
the Market Square Presbyterian
Church at communion services yester
day morning. Indications are that a
large number of sons of Italy will
unite with the church and efforts are
being made to establish an Italian
Presbyterian Church here. Dr.
George Edward Hawes was In charge
of the service and the vows were ad
ministered by Dr. Achille Cremonesi.
Dr. Cremonesi holds services in the
church and the average attendance
of Italians is from thirty to forty.
The second park service, held in
River Park last night, was largely
attended and it is probable this will
become a regular feature.
MADE CITV MAX AG Kit
Bethlehem, Pa., July B.—A city
manager was chosen by Mayor John
ston and his Commissioners in the
person of W. L. Miller, lately city
manager of St. Augustine, Fla., and
for some time employed at Hog Is
land, Philadelphia. It is said his sal
ary will be SIO,OOO, although the city
will pay him only sl, the rest being
made up by the Commissioners and
Mayor pooling their salaries.
ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Soldiers and others at the Central
Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon were
entertained by "Sandy" McGregor,
the American Harry Eauder. He is
touring the various camps under the
direction of the Y. M. C. A. War
Work Council.
Preceding his appearance at the
"Y" he gave a patriotic talk at the
Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
school, recounting his experiences
"over there." "Stick it out to the
end, Americans," he urged.
. li. R. SHOPE COMMISSIONED
Eeslie Reed Shope, son of Dr. J.
W. Shope, 32 South Thirteenth
street, in the United States Aviation
Corps, is one of the twelve Penn
sylvanians who has just been com
missioned in the United States Army,
notice to which effect is contained in
advices just Issued from the Adju
tant General's office. Shope, after
enlisting on October 6, 1917, attend
ed the aviation school at Princeton,
N. J., was sent to Wichita Falls,
Tex., and then sent to Wilbur Wright
Field, Ohio.
PLAN FOR LABOR DAY
The Building Trades Council at its
meeting in its headquarters, 211 Lo
cust street, last evening made pre
liminary plans ,for a big Labor Day
parade. Invitations will be extended
to labor bodies to attend a meeting
July 15, to- make further plans.
STABBED IN BACK
Ashley Shorf, 1135 Derry street, is
in the Harrisburg Hospital suffering
from a stab wound in the back. The
stabbing occurred at Steelton. His
assailant escaped.
WOMAN ARRESTED
Stella Collier, arrested at 1207
Cowden street, will be given a hear
ing to-day. on a charge of running
a disorderly house. Two young men
arrested with her posted forfeits and
were released.
DAUPHIN COUNTY FARMS
YIELD LARGE CROPS
With a harvest of one million
bushels of wheat, 65,000 tons of
clover and 18,000 hogs on the farms,
besides 200,000 chickens. Dauphin
county farms have been doing their
bit to win the war.
There are 53,597 acres of wheat
under cultivation, with an average
of eighteen bushels per acre. The
crop of clover will be one of the
best in many years. The rye and
ont3 crops outlook is excellent. The
fruit outlook is below normal, only
forty per cent, of the normal apple
yield being spared by the spring
freeze. The sweet cherry yield was
light, white the sour cherry yield
will be medium.
EI.EVATON CABLE: BROKE
When the cable of the elevator in
the Patriot building broke this morn
ing. the cftr dropped from the fourth
to the third floor before the safety
brakes on the car worked and held
It. Five persons were In the ele
vator at the time.
MUST GET PERMIT
TO BUILD BRIDGE
County Commissioners to Ap
ply For Government
Approval of Plans
Government ap-
JLj ) II) 1 proval of plans
/yl/JLJiUt for the new re-
JjD inforced concrete
structure to be
i ' >u " t across Swa
tara creek just
ft melstown is nec
a SHESPifIPb- essary before a
i't B WtlMM||ußm contract can be
WMaamJ commissioners to
day deciding to
communicate with authorities at
Washington for permission to pro
ceed. Pending a reply, an engineer
will be sent to inspect the bridge to
determine whether repairs could be
made which would strengthen it, as
at present no vehicles weighing
more than six tons when loaded may
cross the structure. It was also
stated to-day that if the Government
permits the construction of a new
bridge a contract cannot be let under
the system rfow used in many in
stances on cost and percentage basis
instead of a flat bid. It is esti
mated the bridge will cost at least
$50,000.
. The county commissioners on
Wednesday will inspect all bridges
crossing streams and connecting
Dauphin and Lancaster counties and
on Thursday will go to Perry county
to decide on repairs to a bridge from
the Perry shore connecting with the
Clark's Ferry bridge.
Frank J. Hoffman, of Jackson
township, was authorized to-day to
repair seven covered bridges cross
ing Wiconisco creek in Washington
township.
Tax Collector Appointed—William
H. Reindel, 118 Washington street,
recently named as 1918 tax collector
in the Second ward, resigned to-day
and Milton C. Little was appointed.
Guardiun Named —-The Security
Trust Company was appointed as
guardian for Violet Elizabeth Dickey,
minor daughter of Waiter Dickey,
who will receive a small sum from
the estate of her mother, Jennie E.
Dickey.
Guilty Picas Next Week —Pleap
of guilty will be heard next Mon
day in court, the District Attorney's
Office announced to-day.
Sues For Judgment Payment—
J. L. Nestor, Williamsport, has
brought suits to recover $24 5 and
$46.25, with interest, the amounts he
states he gave to David Watts, now
in Missouri, receiving for the money
two judgment notes both more than
ten years old. He alleges that ef
forts to collect the money have
failed and he petitioned for a court
order for payment of the debt.
Exonerations Decrease Settle
ments have been paid by the county
commissioners with tax collectors
for 1917 in all the city wards except
the First Seventh, Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth. While complete
totals have not been made, the exon
erations from taxes will reach a
new low mark for 1917, the officials
said. In every ward in which settle
ments have been made, exonerations
which were allowed for 1917 are
much lower than in 1916.
Will Probated—The will of John
H. Adams, late of Susquehanna
township, was probated to-day and
letters testamentary issued by Reg
ister Roy C. Danner to John H.
Adams Jr.
To Kilter Suit For Tax —A list of
persons in the city and county who
have not paid 1918 mercantile tax
will be given to an alderman next
Monday by County Treasurer Mark
Mumma with instructions to enter
suits for the amounts due.
Howard C. Fry, New
Rotary Governor, Is
Honored by Fellows
Members of the Harrisburg Ro
tary Club at luncheon in the assem
bly room of the Y. M. C. A. to-day
presented to Howard C. Fry, the
newly-elected governor of the fifth
district of Rotary, a handsome watch
charm in the shape of a gold Rotary
wheel set with a diamond. The pre
sentation was made by N. C. Long
aker, chairman of the entertainment
committee, after Mr. Fry had been
notified of his election by President
Eli N. Hershey, who returned last
week from attending the interna
tional convention of the organization.
The fifth district is the largest in the
country and includes twenty-nine
clubs.
State Secretary Carruthers spoke
of the work the Y. M. C. A. is do
ing in France and the need of more
men, 1,000 being the quota from this
district for the coming month. Ex-
Mayor J. William Bowman, chair
man of the recruiting committee, also
asked support for the movement.
John Heathcote reported for the
War Stamp Society committee of the
Club and it was decided to apply for
a charter at once with Charles W.
801 l as president of the new society.
Ex-President Arthur D. Bacon asked
the members to contribute to the
fund for carrying on the work of the
local Y. M. C. A. during the coming
year and Al. K. Thomas and other
members gave the use of their auto
mobiles and trucks to carry boys and
their luggage to the Y. M. C. A. camp
which opens near Liverpool on Wed
nesday.
No Changes in Coal
Prices During Summer,
Says Fuel Administrator
Washington, July 3.—No change
in coal prices will be made within
the next two months, according to
announcement yesterday by Dr. Har
ry A. Garfield. Federal fuel adminis
trator.
Doctor Garfield made the an
nouncement while commenting on
the Federal Trade Commission's re
port, which charged that coal op
erators are making large profits un
der the government-fixed prices for
the fields.
The fuel administrator admitted
that some operators are making
good profit on the • government
schedule, but said these are the
"low-cost" operators. The maxi
mum run-of-mine price is $2.60 a
ton in the Central Pennsylvania
fields, Doctor Garfield said, and in
some cases this nets $1 a ton profit.
But "high-cost" operators in the
same field are barely breaking even,
he said, and maintenance of the
present system of prices, which is
stimulating to production, gives best
assurance of dealers with the pros
pect of a serious coal shortage.
Tampering with the present coal
prices under the inadequate infor
mation on production costs available
at present might hinder the coal out
put, Doctor Garfield declared. At
present the production is Just bare
ly the weekly average necessary to
meet the demand of the nation.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH!
KOLA DESERTS
RUSS, JOINS THE
ENTENTE ALLIES
Entire Population of Murman
Coast Rebels; German
Ambassador Killed
Copenhagen, July B.—The entire
population of the Murman Coast (on
the Kola Peninsula bordering the
White Sea and the Arctic) has
broken with Russia and joined the
Entente; according to a dispatch
from Vardoe, Norway, to the Chris
tiuVia Tidens Tegn.
A supply of provisions from the
United States has arrived at Mur
mansk, the dispatch adds.
Basel, July B.—Nikolai Lenine,
Bolshevik! premier, has sent the fol
lowing message to M. Joffe, Russian
minister at Berlin, regarding the as
sassination of Count von Mirbach,
the German Ambassador at Moscow:
"Two unknown men entered the
German Embassy at 2 o'clock this
(Saturday) afternoon, having docu
cents from a special committee.
They threw a bomb in Count von
Mirbach's office, wounding him so
severely that he died.
"Representatives of the govern
ment immediately visited the em
bassy and expressed indignation at
the act. which they considered as a
political maneuver to provoke trou
ble. The government is taking every
measure to discover the murderers
and bring them before a special
revolutionary tribunal.
"Extra measures have been taken
to protect the German embassy and
citizens. The government requests
you to express to the German gov
ernment the Russian government's
indignation and convey its sympathy
to the family of the late count."
Paris. July 8. As soon as the
news of the assassination of Count
von Mirbach, German ambassador at
Moscow, came to M. Tchitcherin,
the Russian foreign minister, M.
Tchitcherin and his' associate, M.
Karakhan, called at the German em
bassy and expressed the regret and
indignation of the government at the
occurrence, says a Berlin dispatch,
forwarded by the Havas correspon
dent at Basel.
The identity of the assassins has
not been established, nor have they
been arrested, the message states.
It appears, according to these ad
vices, that with Count von Mirbach,
when he was attacked, were Herr
Ritzier, the counsellor of the em
bassy, and a German officer. Neither
was injured.
Kerensky's Comment
Alexander Kerensky, former pre
mier of Russia, when informed by
the Associated Press of the assassi
nation of Count von Mirbach. Ger
man ambassador at Moscow, declar
ed that while he could not "feel elat
ed at the death of a human being"
he could not help saying "It is a
good thing for Russia."
M. Kerensky seemed reluctant to
believe the news, asking repeatedly
"Are you sure?" When informed
that the news seemed perfectly re
liable as it originated In Berlin, he
said:
"This may be the beginning of
the renaissance of Russia."
"But now the Germans will sure
ly go to Moscow," he added sadly.
It was only a few days ago that
Kerensky, in a talk with the corres
pondent, expressed his opinion that
the only reason German troops had
not yet appeared in Moscow was be
cause Von Mirbach had not required
their presence there.
Was Ruler of Russia
"Should circumstances demand the
appearance of German troops," said
the former premier on this occasion,
"Von Mirbach, the real ruler of Rus
sia, will surely call upon them. His
ability to govern without the help of
German bayonets has alone prevent
ed the appearance of German spiked
helmets in the ancient capital of the
Muscovite Empire."
Washington, July 8. Leaders
among the people of the Murman
coast recently appealed to the Amer
ican and Allied consult at Kola for
protection. German troops are re
ported to the southward on the rail
road leading to the Arctic at Kola
and the failure of the Bolsheviki
government to resist the penetration
of the enemy has led the inhabi
tants to adopt their own measures
of defense.
With American, British and
French naval forces guarding a large
store of war supplies at Kola and
along the railroad, the Murman coast
is one of the possible fields for op
erations by the Allies in the East un
der the new policy toward Russia
believed to have been approved by
President Wilson at the White House
conference yesterday. Just what
form of activities will follow under
the new program, however, is be
lieved to rest almost wholly with the
Supreme War Council at Paris and
if anything like a detailed plan of
action has been worked out by the
council no intimation of it has been
given out.
Kaiser Bought Walnut
For War 10 Years Ago
Altoona, Pa., July B.—ln his efforts
to locate available walnut timber for
use for the Government In the manu
facture of gunstocks, Walter B. Al
len, director of military service of
the Blair County Branch of the Coun
cil of National Defense and Public
Safety, has discovered evidence of the
war preparation plans of the Ger
man Government In years gone by.
He has ascertained that a great
amount of walnut timber was bought
by agents of the Kaiser, representa
tions being made that it was intend
ed for use in the manufacture of
furniture. The timber was purchas
ed about. 10 years ago. and none of
those who sold It had the remotest
Idea of the use to which It was to
be put. Few, In fact, knew that they
were selling to agents of the Ger
man Government.
When trees were bought they would
be felled and left lying on the ground
until they could be sawed into pieces
suitable for handling. Later they
would be hauled to the nearest ship
ping point and sent away. Several
persons have informed Mr. Allen that
they learned that the timber was
sent to eastern seaports and shipped
to Germany.
Great, quantities of walnut must
have been purchased, according to
reports received here. H. E. Bodine.
manager of the Altoona Chamber of
Commerce, whose home is in Tioga
county, recalls the German agents'
activities in that county, and Attor
ney J. Banks Kurtz, chairman of the
Blair County Public Safety Commit
tee, when at his old home In Juniata
county, was Informed of similar
purchases of walnut there.
Evidently there is/little walnut left
In this region, for Mr. Allen has not
yet found amy considerable quan
tity for the Government.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Derry Street United Brethren
Church choir will render special mu
sic, both morning and evening, at
next Sunday's services, when special
services will be held In observance
of Bastlle Day, the national holiday
of France. Announcements to this
effect were issued this morning.
Ishii Accuses Kaiser
of Responsibility For
"Yellow Peril" in U. S.
Boston, July B.—Viscount Ishii, Jap
anese Ambassador, speaking at a
luncheon given by Mayor Andrew J.
Peters, declared that the German
Emperor was responsible for the
"yellow peril" in the United States,
and for an extensive anti-American
propaganda campaign in Japan.
Two years ago at Tokyo, he said,
he told the American Ambassador he
thought outside Influences were at
work to create unfriendly feeling be
tween Japan and America, but that
he was not then in a position to state
definitely the name of the person he
suspected of being the instigator.
The Ambassador reiterated that Ja
pan would flght with the Allies until
international justice and democracy
had been established.
ACADEMY OPENS FOR
SPECIAL/ SUMMER WORK
With Senior Master Howard R.
Oniwake in charge, the annual sum
mer school of the Harrlsburg Acad
emy opened to-day. Omwake will
be in charge of the Latin, French
and German classes. C. A. Brown,
head of the mathematics department
at Mercersburg Academy, will be in
charge of the mathematical 'courses.
Frank Van Schaak, formerly of ?he
faculty,of Lebanon Valley College,
and next year a master at the Acad
emy, will teach the classes In. En
glish and history.
BANK STATEMENT
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THR MECHANICS TRUST COMPANY,
located at 301 Market Street, Harris
burg, Dauphin County. Penna., at the
close of business, June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES
Reserve Fund:
Cash, specie
and cotes ... $70,019 80
Due from ap
proved re
serve agents, 163,561 87
Legal reserve
securities at
par 25,000 00
Nickels and cents 697 62
Checks and cash items . . 64,629 70
Due from banks, trust
COS., excluding reserve, 10,696 44
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon one name, 128,810 90
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon two or
more names 539,327 02
Time loans with col
lateral 23,842 54
Call loans with collateral. 332,813 53
Loans secured by bonds
and mortgages 22,191 23
Bonds, stocks, etc. 722,648 35
Mortgages and judgments
of record 113,906 83
Overdrafts 38 40
Book value of legal re
serve securities above
par 546 00
Other assets not includ
ed in above 21,756 95
Total $2,240,487 18
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $300,000.00
Surplus fund 300,000.00
Undivided profits, less
expenses and taxes
paid 56,522 32
DEMAND DEPOSITS:
(exclusive of trust
funds)
Deposits sub
je c t to
check $921,666 35
Deposits. Com
mon wealth
of Penna. .. 15,000 00
Certified
checks .... 699 52
T re a s urer's
checks out
standing .. 4,873 39
TIME DEPOSITS: (ex- 94 - 239 " 6
elusive of trust funds)
Time certifi
cates of de
posit $254,488 90
Savings fund
deposits ... 170,198 84
; 424,687 74
Due to banks, trust cos.,
etc., excluding reserve, 10,243 51
Dividends unpaid 42 00
Bills payable on demand, 200,000 00
Book value of legal re
serve securities below
par 193.00
Other liabilities not In
cluded in above 6,559 35
Total $2,240,487 18
TRUST FUNDS:
Mortgages $445,607 75
Other investments, etc., 519,534 22
Cash balance 17,171 65
Overdrafts 858 59
Total Trust funds .. $983,162 21
CORPORATE TRUSTS
Total amount (i. e. face
value) of Trusts under
deeds of trust or mort
gages executed by Cor
porations to Company
as Trustee to secure is
sues of corporate bonds.
Including Equipment
Trusts $855,000 00
State of Pennsylvania, County of Dau
rhin, ss:
, J. C. Motter. Treasurer of the
above named Company, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
(Signed) J. C. MOTTER,
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Bth day of July. 1918.
(Signed) C. MABELLE DOBBS,
[Notarial Seal.l Notary Public.
Correct —Attest:
(Signed) DAVID KAUFMAN,
(Signed) C. A. KUNKEL,
(Signed) ROSS OENSLAGER,
Directors.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
Pennsylvania Surety
Company
Located at 14 South Market Square,
Harrlsburg. Penna., at the close of
business June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES
Due from Banks, Trust
Cos., excluding re
serve, .., $9,585.01
Commercial paper pur
chased; Upon two or
more names 20.922.00
Loans secured by bonds
and mortgages, ...... 6,000.00
Bonds, stocks, etc 328,643.00
Mortgages and Judg
ments of record 68.500.00
Other real estate 20,000.00
Premiums being collect
ed 7,032.83
Total $460,682.84
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $250,000.00
Surplus fund, 100,000.00
Undivided profits, less
expenses and taxes
paid 86,161 12
Reserve for unearned
premiums 13,521.72
'Reserve for contingent
losses, •••••• 10,000.00
Reserve special and con
tingent, 1,000.00
Total $460,682.84
State of Pennsylvania, County ot
Dauphin, ss:
I, J. R. Henry, Treasurer of the
above named Company do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. . ""
(Signed) J. R. HENRY,
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Bth day of July, 1918.
(Signed)
CLINTON M. HERSHEY
[Notarial Seal] Notary Public
My g commission expires January
Co'rrect —Attest:
(Signed) E. J. STACKPOLE
(llKffl 5: W°B t eil?' uuil '
Directors
Bell Telephone Company
Places Flower Boxes
Much favorable comment has fol
lowed the installation of the flower
boxes on the Bell Telephone building
in Federal Square. These boxes
adorn the windows in Walnut street
and also in Court street and have
been much admired.
Some years ago the decoration of
the Telegraph building In this way
was inaugurated and this was fol
lowed a year or two later by a gen
eral movement throughout the city
for the encouragement of porch and
windowbox decoration. It has been
continued from year to year since and
with increasing public favor.
DAUPHIN FALLS BACK
IN W. S. S. CAMPAIGN
Philadelphia county won the belt
in last week's War Savings Stamps
salca, it was announced this morn
ing. Dauphin county fell back Into
second place. The winning county
had a per capita rate of $3.65, and
Dauphin county follows with $3.60.
Four fnillion dollars was the total of
the week's receipts from the East
ern Pennsylvania district.
BANK STATEMENT
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK at
Harrlsburg In the State of Pennsyl
vania, at the close of business on
June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES
' Loans and discounts $748,059 35
2. Overdrafts, unse
cured 22 66
5. 11. S. bonds (other
liberty Bonds, bat
Including V. S. cer
tificates of Indebt
edness) i
a. U. S. bonds
deposited to
secure cir
c u 1 a tion
(parvalue) sloo,ooo 00
b. U. S. bonds
and cer
tificates of
indebtedness
pledged to
secure U S.
d e p os its
(par value) 10,000 00
f. U. S. bonds
and cer
tificates of
1 n d ebted
ness owned
■ and un
pledged ... 10,000 00
0. Liberty loan bonds I
a.Llb e r t y
Loan
Bonds, 3%
per cent,
and 4 per
cent., un
pledged ... $46,400 00
e. Payments
actually
made on
Liberty
4% per
cent. Bonds
(Third
Liberty
Loan) 5,600 00
7. Bonds, securities, etc..
(other than U. S.):
b Bonds other
than U. S.
bonds
pledged to
secure
postal
s a v i ngs
deposits, .-SIO,OOO 00
e S e c urities
other than
U. S. bonds
(not ln
c 1 u d ing
st o c ks)
owned un
pledged. .301,013 48
Total bonds, securi
ties. etc., other
than U. S 311,913 48
9, Stock of Federal Re
serve Bank (50 per
cent, of subscrip
tion) 9,750 00
10. b Equity in banking
house 27,000 00
11. Furniture and fix
tures, 16,000 00
13. Lawful reserve with
Federal Reserve
Bank 60,200 33
15. Cash in -vault and net
amounts due from na
tional banks 73,166 99
16. Net amounts due from
banks, bankers,
and trust companies
other than Included In
Items 13 and 15 11,052 63
17. Exchanges for clear
house 18,857 82
Total of
Items 15,
16, 17, ... $103,077 44
19. Checks on banks lo
cated outside of city
or town of reporting
bank and other cash
items 20,061 66
20 Redemption fund
with U. S. Treasurer
and due from U. S.
Treasurer 6,000 00
21. Interest earned but
not collected ap
proximate on Notes
and Bills Receiv
able not past due 1,719 51
22. War Savings Certi
ficates and Thrift
Stamps actually own
ed 551 17
23. Other assets, if any,.. 887 84
Total $1,474,243 44
LIABILITIES
24. Capital stock paid in, SIOO,OOO 00
25. Surplus fund, 225,000 00
26. a. Undivided profits, .. 67,122 84
27. Interest and discount
collected or credited,
in advance of matur
ity and not earned
(approximate) 2,607 35
30. Circulating notes
outstanding, 100,000 00
32. Net amounts due to
National banks 1,284 07
33. Net amounts due to
l banks, bankers, and
trust companies (oth
er than included in
Item 32) 29,056 61
Total of
Items 32
and 33. . . $30,340 68
Demand deposits (other than hunk
deposits) subject to Reserve (de
posits payable within 30 days):
34. Individual deposits
subject to check 523,021 13
36. Certified checks 4,463
37. Cashier's checks out
standing 2,809 53
40. Dividends unpaid, ... 8,000 00
Total of demand
deposits
(other than
bank deposits)
subject to
Reserve. .
Items, 34. 36,
37 and 40.. .$538,294 48
Tlinr deposits subject to
Reserve (payable after
30 days, or subject to
30 days or more no
tice. and postal sav
42."certificates of deposit
(other than for money
borrowed), .... ...... 393 i OB og
44. Postal savings de
posits, 7.768 78
Total of time , ' M,B
deposits sub
ject to Re
serve, Items
42 and 44,. .$400,876 86
46. United States de
posits (other than
postal savings):
a. War loan deposit
account, 10,001 23
-Total, ....... ........ .$1,474,248 44
State of Pehnsylvania. County of Dau-
Fhln, m:
, H. O. Miller, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly awear
that the above statement Is true to the
b*st of ray knowledge and belief.
H7 O. MILLER,
Subscribed and sworn to befor'e'ms
this Bth day of July. 1918.
CLINTON M. HERSHEY,
[Notarial Seal.] Notary Public.
My commission expires January 2K
1919.
Correct —Attest:
W. M. DONALDSON,
LOUIS DELLONE,
CHRISTIAN W. LYNCH,
Director*. •
JULY 8, 1918.
Y. M. C. A. War Workers
to Confer in New York
For Proposed Campaign
An important meeting of the lead
ers of the War Work Council of the
T. M. C. A. will be held at New York
on Tuesday and Wednesday. E. J.
Stackpole, chairman of the Sixth Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, embracing ten
counties in this section; Ex-Mayor J.
William Bowman, chairman of the
city district, and Robert B. Reeves,
secretary of the district, will attend
the conference, which has been called
to secure a mutual understanding as
to quotas, publicity and other mat
ters relating to the $100,000,000 cam
paign for Y. M. C. A. war work to be
conducted this fall.
On Wednesday at the Bankers Club
BANK STATEMENT
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
CENTRAL. TRUST COMPANY, Har
risburg, Pa., located at 1230 North
Third street, Harriaburg, Dauphin
county, Pennsylvania, at the close of
busfness, June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES
Reserve Fund:
Cash, specie
and notes ... $64,243 00
Due from Ap
proved Re
serve
Agents 111.401 39
Nickels and cents 1,166 42
Checks and cash items .. 12,024 75
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon one
name 27,183 75
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon two or
more names 670,613 06
Time loans with col
lateral 19,713 52
Call loans with collateral 145,298 16
Loans secured by bonds
and mortgages 112,526 17
Bonds, stocks, etc 773,525 46
Mortgages and judgments
of record 74,487 23
Office building and lot ... 42,750 00
Other real estate 5,992 92
Furniture and fixtures .. 16,655 00
Overdrafts 46 01
Other assets not Included
in above 450 23
Total $2,078,077 07
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $125,000 00
Surplus fund 300,000 00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid, 38,130 31
DEMAND DEPOSITS:
(exclusive of trust
funds)
Deposits sub
j e c t to
check $540,644 22
Deposits, Com
monwealth of
Penn'a. .... 25,000 00
Deposits, U. S.
Postal sav
ings 1,584 26
Certified
checks 1,030 42
Treasure r's
checks out
standing ... 8,298 99
TIME DEPOSITS: (ex
clusive of trust funds)
Time certifi
cates of de
posit ..i 166,357 75
Savings fund
deposits .... 835,528 95
Due to banks, trust cos.,
etc., excluding reserve, 36,384 17
Dividends unpaid 118 00
Total i.52,078,077 07
TRUST FUNDS:
Mortgages $359,525 3fi
Other investments, etc., 258,057 90
Cash balance 28,407 20
Overdrafts .. 623 44
Total Trust funds ... $646,613 90
CORPORATE TRUSTS
Total amount (i. e. face
value) of Trusts under
deeds of trust or mort
gages executed by Cor
porations to the Com
pany as Trustee to se
cure issues of corpor
ate bonds, including
Equipment Trusts ....$1,865,500 00
State of Pennsylvania, County of
Dauphin, ss:
I. H. O. Miller. Treasurer of the
above named Company, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
(Signed) H. O. MILLER,
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Bth day of July, 1918.
(Signed) CLINTON M. HKRSHEY,
[Notarial Seall Notary Public.
My Commission expires January 25,
1919.
Correct —Attest:
(Signed) W. M. DONALDSON.
(Signed) CHRISTIAN W. LYNCH,
(Signed) JOHN F. DAPP.
Directors.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL
at Harrlsburg. In the State of Pennsylvania. at the
close of Business on June 29, 1918.
RESOURCES
, . |868,765.1'1
1, a Loans and discounts T jgo 7j
2. Overdrafts, secured if * " H "
6. V. S. bonda (other than Liberty Bonds, but Including V. S.
certificate* of Indebtedness) , .. . _
a U. & bonds deposited to aecure circulation 100>000-00
b uT al S Ue) bonds and "certificates of indebtedness
pledged to secure U. 8. deposits (par value) 85,000.00
t V. 8. bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
owned and unpledged 60.00Q.00 195 00 0 00
6. Liberty loan bonlI ___
a Liberty Loan Bonds, 3% per cent and 4 per cent.
unpledged • • •
b Liberty Loan Bonds, 3% per cent and 4 per cent,
pledged to secure U. S. deposits 25.000.00
e Payments actually made on Liberty 4'4 per
cent Bonds (Third Liberty Loan) 45,538.50 152 T gj i3 g
1. Bonds, securities. etc. (other than U. S.):
a Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure
U. S. deposits ;•••„• •: • • i": $181,007.61
b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure
postal savings deposits ............. .......... 20.000.00
e Securities other than U. 8. bonds (not includ-
In* stocks) owned unpledged ~ 783.20..03
Total bonds, securities, etc., other than U. S. ...... 984,209.64
8. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock •••••••••••• 13,153.96
9. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (60 per cent of subscription) 16,500.00
It. Furniture and fixtures ....... • •
13. I.awful reserve with I< ederal Reserve Bank ............ 86.750.07
15 Cash in vault and net amounts due from national banks .... 205,626.b9
16. Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies •. •>.>
other than Included in Items 13 and 15 15,491.3-
17. Exchanges for clearing house iiikWa'iikk 4& - 637 - 54
Total of Items 15. 16 and 17 .l-66.755.b0
19 Checks on banks located outaide of city or town of reporting
bank and other cash Items ■•••••■ ■•••_• 72,946.64
20. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. goo
22. War 's'avin^s'certificates and Thrift Stamps actually "owned, *227.26
TOTAL ##••'•••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• •e • • •••••#•*••••• $2,671,536 39
LIABILITIES
It MtsiV u °ss paid In : 'isofflo
26' a undivided profits ' . 153.670.25
b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid, 5,220.91
" 48,449.> 4
28 Amount reserved for taxes accrued ? , 2l!'§s
29. Amount reserved for all interest accrued ol lnn'nn
•in Circulating: notes outstanding 98,600.00
32". Net amounts due to National banks 30,360.09
*1 Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies
33. (other than included in Item 32) .... 230,265.44
Total of items 32 and 33 ......... ......... ..$260,615.53
Demand deposits (other tban bank deposits) subject to Reserve
(deposits payable within 30 days):
34. Individual deposits subject to check 954.335.8,>
36i Certified . checks 272.73
37. Cashier's checks outstanding 3,043.73
40. Dividends unpaid ............................ ...50
Total of demand deposits (other than bank depos-
its) subject to Reserve, Items 34, 36. 37 and *
40 $957,674.81
Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or
subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings):
42 Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed).... 211.731.35
44! Postal savings deposits
45. Other time deposits 369,015.4<
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve. Itema_
42, 44 and 45 $599,511.39
46. United States deposits (other than postal savings):
a War loan deposit account $105,980.24
c Other United States deposits, including deposits' .
' of U. S. disbursing officers 34,262.59
56. Liabilities other than those above stated 9,577.00
TOTAL '• $2.671,i8 89
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, ss:
I, E. J. Olancey. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
B. J, OLANCEY,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Bth day^of^jTjjy.^9l^^ T^
[NOTARIAL SEAL] ' Notary Public.
My commission will expire March 9, 1911.
Correct—Attest:
W. T. HILDRUP. JR.,
JOHN FOX WEISS.
WILLIAM JENNINGS,
I Directors.
there will be held a conference of
the eastern department for the latest .
report on Y. M. C. A. war work ac- ~
tlvltles, presentation of needs and dis
cussion of ways and means. George
W. Perkins will preside and Dr. John
R. Mott and others will speak.
Edward W. Bok. chairman of the
Pennsylvania War Work Council, will
be present with other influential men
of Important centers throughout the
eastern states.
CHARGED BY SOLDIERS i
James Magulre will receive a
hearing to-day on a serious charge
brought by two soldiers. The arrest
was made early yesterday morning.
BANK STATEMENTS
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
COMMONWEALTH TRUST COM
PANY, located at 222 Market street.
Harrisburg. Penna., at the close of
business, June 29th 1918.
RESOURCES
Reserve Fund:
Cash, specie and
notes, $106,331 40
Due from Ap
proved Re- K
serve
Agents 286,113 03
Legal reserve
securities at
par 86,600 00
v ' I $479,044 43
Nickels and cents 269 31
Checks and cash items.. 39,244 09
Due from banks, trust
cos., excluding reserve. 159,80b JJ
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon one name, 200,909 Zj
Commercial paper pur
chased: Upon two or
more names 3ls.oib bt>
Time loans with collat
eral 91,300 10
Call loans with collat
eral 514,473 75
Loans secured by bonds
and mortgages 69.859 37
Bonds, stocks, etc 1,043,981 i 4
Mortgages and judgments
of record 95,409 84 *
Office building and 10t,.. 146.797 34 \
Other real estate G-,217 91
Furniture and fixtures,.. 4 7 /000 00
Overdrafts -,044 <0
Other assets not Included
in above 4l .L
Total $3,271,564 91
LIABILITIES
Capital stock, S2
Surplus fund 600,000 00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid,. 64,273 -o
DEMAND DEPOSITS:
(exclusive of trust
funds)
Deposit sub
je c t to
check $1,628,782 43
D e posits,
C o m m on
wealth of
Penn'a, .•. 324,138 98
Certified
checks, ... 9,456 81
Tre a surer's
checks out
standing .. 35,319 56
TIME DEPOSITS:
(exclusive of trust
funds) _ .
Time certificates of de
posit . 259,025 48
Due to banks, trust cos.,
etc., excluding reserve 154,802 46
Book value of legal re
serve securities below
par ........ 805 34
Other liabilities not In
cluded in above . 44,960 60
Total $3,271,564 91
Trust funds: '
Mortgages $2,871,770 50
Other investments, etc., 2,036,008 SI
Cash balance 173,743 80
Overdrafts 14,936 46
Total Trust funds ...$5,096,459 57
CORPORATE TRUSTS
Total amount (I. e. face
value) of Trusts under
deeds of trust or morti
gages executed by
Corporations to the
Company as Trustee to
secure Issues of cor
porate bonds. Including *
Equipment Trusts. . ..$10,760,000 TJO
Total amount of secu
rities deposited by
Corporations with tn
Company as Trustee to
secure issues of Col
lateral Trust 80nd5,.,. $82,400 00
State of Pennsylvania. County of Dau-
? h W. h! Metzger. Treasurer of the
above named Company do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge and
be (Slgned) W. H. METZGER,
8 Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before m
thl ( a signed d ) ay ° f RE"™
(Notarial Seal.] Notary Public.
(SlgSedT A w ee M. OGELSBY.
(Signed) HENDERSON GILBERT.
?S gned) CHAS. E. COVERT.
ICIS ' Directors.