14 NEW TARIFF LAW TO DOUBLE THE TAX ON INCOMES Excess Profits and Commodi ties to Pay Big Advance; "High Tariff" Keynote" Washington, July 16.—The new $8,000,000,000 war revenue bill, which the House "Ways and Means Committee started to-day to draft will provide for substantial increases In the tariff schedules. Also, it will double the tax on Incomes and ex cess profits. The plan of the congressional fi nanciers to adopt a high tariff sched ule was brought out yesterday when Frank W. Taussig, chairman of the United States Tariff Commission, testified before the committee at the last ol' the open hearings on the new bill. Would Prevent Gouging Professor Taussig urged the com mittee to have a "padlock" resolu tion introduced in Congress and passed before the new revenue meas-ure is brought out that would make the increase in the tariff retro active. He would lock the doors im mediately against imports on which th* duties will be raised and the holding of them for the expected ad \ance in prices that would follow the proposed increase in the tariff. E. P. Costigan, of Colorado, an other member of the commission, said that when the Dingley tariff went into effect it was found that immense stores of raw wool had been brought into the United States and that for two years the wool im porters were able to pocket the ad vance in the wool tariff. The "padlock" resolution would become effective as soon as the new revenue bill is introduced in the House, but the increased tariffs could not bo collected until the revenue measure was finally passed. This system of preventing im porters from pocketing the increases in tariffs is in use in England, Can ada, France and Italy. Professor Taussig expressed the opinion before the committee yesterday that it Is much more effective than the pres ent "fore-tax" method in vogue in the United States. Cites Sugar Contracts He explained to the committee that the large importers are already following an example set by the American Sugar Refining Company and inserting in all of their contracts a clause providing that the increases in tariff rates shall be paid by the purchaser of the imported arti-ies. "This is preparedness legislation and has reference to the early fu ture," said Professor Taussig, "rath er than immediate conditions." He said that the "padlock" legislation in his opinion, is desirable only as a war emergency measure. Professor Taussig will sit with the Ways and Means Committee while the new revenue bill is being drafted. Chairman Kitchin, of the committee, said yesterday that it will follow in a general way the suggestions made by the Treasury Department, and that it will provide, in addition to new sources of revenue, for double the amount of taxation on excess profits, Incomes and commodities levied by the existing revenue act. The new measure, he added, will not be ready for presentation in the House until September 1. Complete information regarding war profiteering was asked of the Treasury by the committee in prep aration for drafting the new bill. Forty Days of Driest of Dry Weather Promised Forty days and forty nights of dry weather are in store for Harrisburg, so don't be surprised if "waterless" days are added to the calendar of "less" days. To explain: Yesterday was St. Swithin's Day. St. Swithin, as you all know, is the patron saint of Fore caster Demain, of the Harrisburg Weather Bureau, in fact of the whole weather bureau. Well yester day was his day, though it was largely forgotten amid the excite ment attendant on the big Hun drive in France, and the weather of yes terday is supposed to rule the next W6O hours. St. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's, Day, if thou be fair, For forty days 'twill rain nae mair. Swithin, bishop of Winchester and tutor of Alfred the Great, on his death was buried in the open as he wished. His monks disapproved and started to disinter his body on July 15 to take it to a chancel where all non-eccentric saints should be buried. A thunderstorm showed Swithin's disapproval. Later a small chapel was erected over the grave. But Swithin was displeased. To compensate for the loss of his open country grave, he now controls weather conditions for forty days. OCNTY FOOD DIRECTOR AND AID TO MKET HEINZ Donald McCormiek, county food administrator, and John Geyer, his assistant, will go to Philadelphia to morrow, where the food adminis trators of the counties in the central and eastern parts of the state will hold a conference. Howard Heinz, slate food administrator, will be present at the conference. Matters of general importance to the county food administrators will be dis cussed. Absolpteiy My latest Unproved appll- aneea, laolndla* ■■ oxti. Jf /- iHMBBn laed air apparatus, makea aT9 aztraotlas pad all Icatll . y WHM ""rk pealtlvelT palaUaa VOw ffil aad la perfect!/ harm* . r 'Ay !*r A.vyVVrr-i , s , ..tsrw , s'. VwaliiTaiiiin #ll ( aaaday aad latardar, tIU in£ BOHR M23-R. j/ 0 am nut or mSEkfin. X PAYMENTS 320 MirkeTsr^W (OVW tka Hah) HARRISBURG, PA. n 4im't hart ■ hit TUESDAY EVENING, NEWS or TMTjjj \ PENNSY READY FOR BIG WORK Will Increase Activity in Pro viding Better Facilities For Handling War Business With the completion of the Penn sylvania Railroad Federal organiza tion, plans will now be taken up for the many improvements outlined sometime ago. According to one of ficial. activity similar to that of the war department in providing supply depots will be in evidence soon. The various railroad lines know how much cost may be expended in af fording still better facilities for tak ing care of vvar business. Equipment orders are well under way. The one great need at pres ent, it is said, is engines. Motive power has been going backward for sometime. New engines are being de livered as rapidly as possible, but there is still a great demand for lo comotives. Immediate attention will be given to shops where locomotives are built. This will include Altoona and Reading. Heneflt to tlarriMburn: Harrisburg will benefit in many ways. The extensive yard extensions of the Pennsyl at Steelton. will be rushed and as soon as rails are pro vided. the additional tracks will be put down as the astern section of the yards. These tracks extend to Highspire. Slag has been used to fill in and grade and the road bed is almost ready for the trackmen. Tills improvement was held up sometime ago, because of lack of working forces and material. Three new stations have been plan ned to take care of the Army De partment depots. One will be con structed at Jednota for the accom modation of the Ordnance Depot forces and will include an office for the trainmaster forces in charge of, I the business at this point and at the j Aviation Depot. Work will start j soon on the station and track lm- I provements at Marsh Run. Railroad Notes The Baldwin Locomotive Company has turned out a monster engine for use on the Reading. It will be as signed to the Harrisburg Division and will run out of Rutherford. All Pacific type engines built at Reading have been sent to the At lantic City division of the Reading. Thomas O'Donnell, age S5 years, a Pennsy veteran. Is ill at his home in Altoona. He was retired 15 years ago. J, Barclay Fisher, who was named as assistant to Regional Director Markham, is a former Harrisburger. He was trainmaster of the Middle Division, and recently has been su perintendent of freight transporta tion, with headquarters at Philadel phia. He is a brother of Charles Fisher, passenger conductor on the Middle Division of the Pennsy. Traffic on the Shamokin division of the Reading Railway wn tied up for more than an hour when a cow walked in front of a fast northbound freight. The animal was wedged tightly in a series of switches, neces sitating the calling out of the local wrecking crew to open the tracks. Percy S. Boring, of Altoona, has filed a claim for compensation for the loss of an eye. Boring was em ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a machinist. While at work at Cresson, February 20, last, he placed a pot of coffee on an Iron heater in the blacksmith shop. When he rais ed the lid steam blew in his face, and he was blinded In both eyes for a week. Later one eye had to be re moved. Market Feels Effect of Favoring War News; Liberty Bonds Steady By Associated Press New York, July 16. —Wall Street expressed its encouragement over the favorable war news, by a general ad vance of one to almost two points at the opening of the stock market. 11l a few instances these gains were exceeded but profit-taking soon caused a moderate reaction. Deal ings at the outset were unusually ac tive and broad, in marked contrast to the recent apathy. Initial gains were made largely at the expense of an over-confident short interest in some of the specu lative issyes. Some of the buying orders originated in commission houses, indicating a revival of pub lic interest. Equipments, shippings, coppers and motors led the movement at gains of 1 to I % points and rails registered similar advances. To baccos were strongest of the special ties. Sumatra gaining 3%. Profit taking reduced some of these ad vances before the end of the first half hour. Liberty Bonds were steady. FRATERNAL VISIT New Cumberland, Pa., July 16. A delegation of the Sons and Daugh ters of Liberty went to Mechanic* butt, last night to pay a visit to the lodjtc at that place. Tells of City's Fighting Men Behind Lines Captain John T. Bretis well-known Harrisburg National Guardsman, who is now in France with the Araer ; ican Expeditionary Forces, serving with Company D, 112 th Infantry, 28th (Keystone) Division, which forms a unit" in the Second Army Corps, according to General March's announcement of last Saturday, has written an interesting descriptive letter of some of the experiences he has had since he left Camp Han cock. Ga., for France. The letter, addressed to Captain Henry M. Stine, formerly of the division, follows in part: Feels I*ress of Censorship "Somewhere in France, "May 26, 1918. "My Dear Capt. Stine: "This being Sunday we are allow ed a half-holiday, so I am going to take advantage of the opportunity to drop you a few lines. It is rather difficult to write an interesting letter, for there is so little that we are per mitted to write about. "We are here within sound of the heavy guns, yet wo know far less about the war than you folks in America. East evening we received some news of the war, the first we have had since we received the wire less reports, while crossing the At lantic. "We embarked and were aboard ship less than twenty-four hours be fore we sailed. We were fortunate enough to sail on one of the largest and fastest boats afloat and we had u very delightful trip. To have seen the men on board the ship you would have supposed it was a jolly crowd on its way down to Coney Island. "If anyone aboard was suffering from 'submarine chills,' it was mighty well concealed. On the way over we received the baseball scores and war news every day by wireless. Each evening we had a concert and entertainment for the officers and enlisted men. We had boat drills twice each day and succeeded final ly in getting all the men to their boat stations in seven minutes. If I could tell you how 'many decks there were and how many thousand men were aboard you could better appre ciate what this meant. We were for tunate enough not to see any sub marines, but the hoat ahead of us ran one down and its convoy got two. I Happy on Reaching Port "We entered the danger zone the 1 i last night of our trip, but 1 slept very • well all night; in fact I did not wake i up until 7.4 5 and nearly missed breakfast. Of course we were all much relieved and happy when we t landed in our port. "We stopped at two rest camps in England and had a little thrill later when we crossed the channel, i "We are now in our second camp i in France and are at 1 work on our 3 training schedule. We witnessed an air raid the third night we were here and we had quite a time keep i ing the men under cover. "They wanted to get their money's worth and see the whole show. "While in one of the littl etowns about a week ago I met our good friend. Sergeant Meredith, and he was just as sunny and happy as ever, s Praises Sergeant Meredith b "I don't know of a Harrisburger in the service that I admire more than the sergeant. He has made a i great sacrifice and is deserving of the 3 highest praise. / "I wish I could tell you something i of our trip and our experiences here, I but we are not permitted to mention . ports, names of organizations, cities 1 Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia DlvlMlon The 134 ' crew first to go after 3.30 o'clock: t 116, 106, 115, 171, 133, 126, 107. I Engineers for 134, 116, 106, 115, Firemen for 134, 115, 121. Brakemen for 134 (2), 115, 121, 133. Engineers up: Houseal, Greenwalt. Steffy, Grace. Ma>', Conway, Gem mill, Shoaff, Ream. Firemen up: Bralow, Brown, Gettle, Kase, Keenerman, Baldwin, Shreck, Dallinger, Rider, Vogelsong. Conductor up Solomon. Brakemen up: Belford, Smith, Rowlance, Moats, Wimmer, Straw, f Bentz, Dearoff, Rokaski, Mechans, Dorsett. Hannan, Weiss. Middle Division —The 25 crew first . to go after 2.45 o'clock: 251, 235, 258, 236, 307, 249, 224, 228. Brakeman for 25 (2). Einginecr up: Snyder. Firemen up: Weaver, Delancy, Acker, Ncarhood. Conductor up: Rhins. Brakemen up: Ewing, Luther, Arndt, Shearer, Gross, Linn, Leonard, Long, McKee, King, Foltz. Yard Board —Engineer for 6-C. .. Firemen for SC, 3-7 C, 12C, 2-14 C 16C. 23C, 29C. Engineers up: .Cookerly, Maeyer, Sholter, Shuts, Balr, Eyde, Keener, Ford, Klerner, Crawford. Firemen up: Miller Hilmer, Wright, Martin. Rupley, Shoemaker, Shaw field. Swope, Smith. KNOI.A SIDE Philadelphia DlvlMlon The 236 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 201, 224. 237, 212, 243, 206, 205, 211. Engineers for 224, 237. Conductors for 24, 06, 05. Flagmen for 37, 12. Brakemen for 37, 05. Conductors up: Hasson, Ebner, Shirk. • Brakemen up: Teagley, Harper, . Bell, Morrisy, Smithers, Bruehl, Kerns, Bailey. , 'Middle Division —The 237 crew first to go after 1.45 o'clock: 214, 234, 216. Vard Hoard —Engineers for extra 118. Firemen for 135, 140, extra 2nd 102, 108. Engineers up: Lutz, Brown, Her ron, McNally, Bair, Potter, Quigley, Caff, Ewing, Zeiders, Fenicle, Barn hart, Bruaw. Firemen up: Holmes, Nolte, Ha verstlck, Morris, Crlstopaco, Handl boe. Coff, Wallace, Huber, Baker, Eichelberger, Bish, feainbrldere. Price. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Philadelphia Division Engineers up: C. R. Osmond. A. Hall, B. A. Kennedy, W. S. Lindley, R. B. Welch, H. W. Gillums, B. V. Lippi. Firemen for P36, 44, 578. Middle Division Engineers up: D. Keane. O. L. Miller, G. G. Keiser, H. L. Robley. Firemen up: E. J. Sheesley, R. A. Arnold, P. E. Gross, S. H. Wright. ' THE READING The 30 crew first to go after 12 o'clock: 15, 55, 71, 65, 60, 58, 63, 12. Engineers for 55, 20. Firemen for 60, 71, 15. Conductor for 16. Flagmen for 69, 58, 62, 5, 16. Brakemen for 69, 54, 60, 64, 65, 11 15. Engineers up: Bowman, Barnes, Jones, Buchler. Hartman, Bruaw, Chronister, Ruth, Lackey. Conductor up: B'inn. Flagmen up. Sourbier. Gardner. J Brakemen up; Tayler, Logan, HABIUSBURG tiSßk TELEGRAPH at which we arrived or from which we sailed. "At present the officers of our company are quartered in a farm house with a family of French peas ants, but I'd give a great deal if I could have a tent out in the open. I do not like their style of housekeep ing. In my bedroom I have a bird's neat and two wasps' nests. At times the wasps become so familiar that I decided to let them have the room to themselves. "I'm just a little 'chesty' over my bathtub. There is not a stream with in two miles, so I secured a vinegar barrel and cut it in half and then I had ono tub more than I could use. "If I want a shower bath all I have to do is to wait for a rain, for the roof has just enough leaks to fur nish a nice shower. "But this is all part of the sol dier's experience, and I have no doubt that many times during the coming months I'll wish for quarters as good as these. "I have met a great many British officers and they are all of the opin ion that the big 'push' will not be gin before the spring of 1919. "Since arriving here I have not Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart • ; tjsm&v More Pork--Less Beef PORK: Increased Beef steak not more • /IuJTIII \ B "PP'y; economy In use than one meal weekly. Jrp / \\\\\l\ \ Btl " necessary but no re- For households: f (\\llljlll ./ " * striction. Amount of beef pur ■M' 7 T ) BEEF: Increased de- chased to be limited to / \\vX nrTr =J / / mand for army; restriction one and a quarter pounds / KV//// / I / / a week of clear meat or U //, Yd'/ in use necessary. one and a half pounds I I K / Program Ptor Beef with the bone. C* — Approved by the Food It will be a direct serv ,l 0 rr l —, —L&J Administration ice to our ar nies and the ,V ' . *. .. , Allies to substitute to some public eating places: degree fresh pork, bacon, a Boiled beef not more ham and sausage for beef Airy Pmk,White and Black Hats— 351E,"'£3™ ,r- Summer's Ideal Millinery Styles Women's Oxfords in Tan> The Summer girl is a most fetching picture in a charming hat." The pencil of the author nA and the brush of the artist in delineating the charms of the Summer Girl do not fail to -DIUWIIO dllU. IT ci L(3II L take advantage of the witchery of a pretty hat. The great vogue of georgette crepe hats proves that they are the ideal type of millinery LGRtiIGT Refill PPf] for this season of the year. What a fit creation to top of the grace and beauty of a filmy avvviwvw \oile or organdie frock. 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Major Smothers, Capt. Schoonmaker or Capt. Brown. No one appears to know where they are. Sends Photographic Poster "Mrs. Bretz has a copy of the photographic poster of the 112 th Regiment that I seoured for you. I have asked her to call you up on the phone and arrange in some way to get the book to you. "I feel certain you have some knowledge of how I happened to stay with the regiment and that you helped In some way or other, and I assure you that 1 appreciate very much your interest in my case and your willingness to help me. "If 1 succeed In 'getting' a Boche. I'll send you his helmet if there is any way of getting it to you. "I saw one of the German gas masks and It is far inferior to the American or English mask. "We march six miles every day to and from our drill ground and then drill six hours, so I believe wo are marching from twelve to sixteen miles every day. "Saturday is a full day of drill and have our inspection Sunday morning. I was ordered to report to battalion headquarters the ''other morning at 3 o'clock and you can imagine how I enjoyed getting out at that hour, for I had a little over a mile each way. It was only for a trifle and I am of the opinion it was a test. "I understand that each officer will be severely tested in many ways to determine whether he Is qualified to go on the line with troops. "I trust you have not grown weary in reading so much and learning so little, but you'll understand the dif ficulties under which I am writing. Conserves Ink For Addresses "Pardon the use of pencil, but I'm saving my ink to address envelopes and when my pen is emptied, I don't know how I'll get it refilled, for the nearest town is seven miles away and there is no transportation available. "I hope you have fully recovered and that you are enjoying the best of health. "Kindly remember me to Mrs. Stine and any ot my friends who are interested in me. Would surely toe glad to hear from you. It is a long time between letters. I've not had JULY 16, 1918. 'One since I arrived here, but then 1 can scarcely expect one so soon. "Have not seen a paper since we left England. "With best wishes and regards, I am, "Sincerely yours, "JOHN T. BRETZ. 'Capt. John T. Bretz, "112 th Infantry, "American E. F., "Via New York. "P. S. Unable to buy stamps here." Draft Boards Told to Induct 501 Into Service; Auto Mechanics Named The local draft boards this morn ing announced they have received authority to induct into the National Army a number of draft registrants qualified for general military service. The call is open to white men only. The local boards were notified th.y if they do not Induct the quotas through volunteers by August 15, the men will be compulsorily Induct ed until the quota is filled. The men will be sent to the University o£ Pittsburgh for a special course of instruction. The second call is for the "Spruce Division," for service in the Great Northwest woods, in Washington. The men will be sent to Vancouver ; Harracks, Vancouver, Wash., July 29. They must be qualified for the I following branches of service: i Twenty men for service as donkey I engineers, 50 carriage men with ex perience in sawmills, 20 assistant fcdger men. 24 chief engineers for both stationary and portable en gines, 12 millwright, 35 camp help ers and 20 setters.