1 miwl JUMP FOR STATE LICENSES Gain in Collateral and Direct Inheritance Taxes Is Also 'T- Shown by Snyder Officials connected with the Audi tor General's Deportment believe A s#jat in the next year the state of | ■I will be received be *&,' tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 >H from the direct inheritance- tax es '■ ' tablished by the act of 191". Th's. *J. year's revenue from this source, the I first complete year, shows $3,643,, 462.13. The four items of mercantile, liquor and hunters' licenses and di ,l rect and collateral inheritance taxes and writ taxes have yielded the commonwealth $9,868,088.04 of the $44,000,000 of 'revenue this year. This is a net stain of $3,481,838.34 in a year for the county bureau of SSfcHWk I Got on a West Side car today •r."' •• I Just Behind a woman Whose Hair looked like l The Inside of a Cheap Mattress. She Changed a dollar bill To Pay her car fare And it made me sick To Realize that she had Enough Money left in Her Purse to buy a Bottle of Newbro's Herpicido Yours for beautiful hair, \aLCU.Tfoy Slid Bvtrimhm. Kifuu Suhlitutu. Apthutitni it Btrktr SklH. Send 10c in (timpa or coin for • grneroun ! (imple of HERPICIDE. Addrent EUpt. 173-A The Herpicide Company, Detroit, U. S. A. CHILDREN Should not be "dosed" /. Tv\ for colds —apply tha "outside"treatmeat— I fflTvy V Your It r.i nl' mm- NEW PRICES—• 30c, 60c, $1.20 It! WE CAN ENGRAVE Hfß - | YOUR Holiday Greetings Name Cards or your Stationery The Telegraph Printing Co., penna: ||j> I Join Our Christmas Talking Machine Club 1 at 317 Chestnut Street | EMPIRE jl | We have a number ISOLOJONE Machines. Prices | STODDARD range from |j[ 1 These Machines 111 m<■ m 2: play all makes of jg A Small Payment Down Will THE EMPIRE I I'rcc W itli Eacli Machine— ! rut One or These Ma- ~ . „ , Six Double Dise Records , chines Into Tour Home The Muenlnc That riaya Any Record —Twelve Selections '3t % anil Fits Any, Purse _________ _ M" Pianos, Player-Pianos at 317 Chestnut Street | Remember we bought out the Winter & Co.'s Harrisburg stock and we still have a j B- A number of these beautiful Pianos and Player Pianos on hand for you to choose from. 'jff- So this is your opportunity to get one of these elegant instruments at a big saving 'jff: 5 that will surprise you, so come in to-day, look these goods over and you will surely pur- ,|| chase one. This is the House at 317 Chestnut St. to deal with, as you can find most ja j 5 ! anything you want in this line. 5C ' j TROUP BROS, 317 Chestnut St. ! : Out of High Rent District—Open Evenings a j Branch Stores—York, Pa.; Lewistown, Dillsburg, and Martinsburg, W. Va. jj£. ; SATURDAY HXBRISBURG.9S#fe TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 7, 1918. Auditor General Charles A. Snyder's department. A comparative statement of col . lections by the two years shows, the first figures being fqr 1918 and the 1 second for 1917: Mercantile Licenses Retail, $1,268,368.81; $1,053,- 565.91; wholesale. $556,918.13; $426,995.29; billiards and pool, $137,587.52; $148,461.64; brokers, $91,943.67; $81,162.76; auctioneers, $16,72.68; $14,942.41; peddlers, $2,594.11; $3,599.17; amusement, $57,123.16; $60,348.98; eating house, $45,251.27; $36,076.15; total, $2,- 166,159.25; $1,820,162.31; Increase, ! $346,006.94. Liquor Licenses Retail, $547,929.15; $601,911.72; wholesale, $612,472.59; $675,833.44; | brewers, $271,280.60; $283,298.71 ; distillers, $15,542.70; $40,102.52; | bottlers, $35,102.22; $35,650.50; | state brewers. $30,750; $30,500; to tal, $1,540,077.16; $1,667,206.89; de crease, $127,219.73. Hunter Licenses Resident hunters, $281,276.99; $266,581.91; nonresident hunters, I $4,715.25; $3,917.95; total. $285.- 992.15; $27/0,499.86; increase, $15,- 492.29. Writs ami Inheritances Writs, $230,155.23; $237,984.70; decrease, $7,829.47; collateral in heritance, $3,003,t 42.12: $2,277,- 155.35; Increase, $725,986.77; direct inheritance, $2,643,462.13: $ 114,- 060.59; increase. $2,529,4 01.54; total, $5,876,759.48; $2,629,200.64. Summary Mercantile licenses, 1918, $,2,166,- 159.25; 1917, $1,820,152.31; in crease, $346,00G.94; liquor licenses, $1,540,077.16; $1,667,296.89; de crease. $127,219.73; hunters' licenses, $285,992.15; $270,499.86; increase, $15,492.29, writs and inheritances, $5,876,759.48; $2,629,200.8 4; in crease, $3,247,558.84. Signalman Admits Fault in Causing Railroad Wreck Smibuty, Pa., Doc. 7. —Paul E. Schrey, 20 years old, of 702 Kim street. Watsontown, at a coroner's inquest heue yesterday took the blame for causing a'collision on the I Pennsylvania railroad a mile west of I Dewart. on the morning of Novem i ber 23. Six men wore killed. Schrey I said he had orders to hold a light j engine and caboose going west at 1 Q tower, where Schrey was employ -led as signalman, until an extra j freight coming east over the west ! bound tracks arrived at that point. Instead he gave the "proceed" sig nal to the westbound crew and as a result they met hcadon a mile west i of Q tower. , Schrey who was discharged im-1 mediately after the accident, is ilv- j ing at his home in Watsontown. Frank Strouss, of Mount Carmel, District Attorney of Northumber land county, said that Schrey would be charged with being responsible for the wreck, and probably be tried ! for manslaughter. It is expected that i be soon will be placed under arrest. HOY .1. TROSTLE DIES Mrclinnk sburg. Pu., Dpe. 7. —Roy J. Trostle died yesterday morning at bis home in South York street, after/ a short illness of pneumonia, lie was aged about 32 years and was em ployed by Bowman & Co., at Harris burg as a carpenter, lie was a mem ber of Trinity Lutheran Church, "Singer band, Melita Lodge No. 83, Knights of Pythias, and the Citizen Fire Company. Surviving, are his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Trostle. of Churchtown; also two brothers, Boyd C. Trostle, of Siddonsburg, and Lawrence Tros tle. of Churchtown. Funeral services will be held on Monday in the Me chanicsburg Cemetery. PRESERVE PLAN 1 IS MAKING GOOD State Game Work Has- Been Worked Out With Fine Success in Forests The National Guard of Pennsylva i nia, which went into Mexican border (Service with over 16,000 men, was I ready, equipped and trained with j 20,000 when mustered into the serv- i ice of the United States for the war with Germany. These rnen formed ] the famous Twenty-eighth division j called the Keystone in honor of the • state and the Iron division for serv- | ice in France and between time of j muster in and leaving Camp Han- j cock for France comprised 28,000 I men. The Reserve Militia, which re- I , | placed the National Guard in the : state service, was mustered in with ■ over 2,500 men. , These figures were announced to day by Adjutant General Frank D. Beary after a study of data com piled on the state's war service. The Mexican border service, which was preliminary to the great war, began with a mobilization of the National Guard except two regiments of in j T'antry on June 26, 1916, at Mount | Gretnu. Muster in began in a few ; days and the men were on the bor j dor in a fortnight. The Ninth infan ' try, later the Third field artillery, | and the Thirteenth infantry, went j into camp later in the year and wove also mustered into federal service. The Fifteenth and Battery E of the Third artillery were never mustered out, but went straight into the Ger man war. The other units were mus tered out and drafted again on Au gust 5, 1917, although some were mustered in before that time. The Guard mustered 818 officers and 14,- 178 men Into Mexican border serv ice and 698 officers and 12;752 men were mustered out. It was a com plete division, infantry, cavalry, ar tillery, hospital, sanitary engineers and all auxiliary troops, including machine gun companies. The muster In for the German war comprised 745 officers and 20,051 men. This included all organizations on border service and other units later formed. There were division and brigade headquarters, the quar termaster corps, field bakery, ambu lance train, four field hospitals, sup ply train of six truck companies, am j munition train of twelve companies, j engineer regiment, signal corps bat- I talion, military police, headquarters | troop, three regiments of field artil- I lery, the First, Second and Third; i the First cavalry and the First, Sec ond, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth in fantry, the Thirteenth being already in with medical, dental and veteri nary corps. These organizations were given new designations of consolidat ed or distributed in the war and won renown under other names in France. House on Surface Farm Is Totally Destroyed by Fire Mediaiiicshurg. Pa., Dec. 7.—The farm house on the farm of Professor H. A. Surface and occupied by the tenant farmer, T. W. Grubb, about two miles south of Mechanicsburg, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon. An overheated stove caused the fire which burned rapidly owing to the high wind. Sparks blew on the barn roof, which was on fire several times, but extinguished by wet ashes strewn on the roof l by Professor Surface and neighbors. The Washington chemical engine from Mechanicsburg was summoned but too late to be of service. The loss is estimated at about $2,500 and no insurance. The farmer "removed nearly all his goods into another vacant house on the farm. GUEST XIGHT AT CLUB Medianicsburg. Pa., Dec. 7. — Guest night was observed by the Woman's Club last evening and it was a pleasant social event at the home of Mrs. R. Byron Scliroeder, East Main street. Each member was privileged to bring a guest. Refresh ments were on sale and the proceeds will be given to the Red Cross and Public Interest department depart ment of the club. TROUT SENT OUT IN DECEMBER Unusual Recoi-d by State De partment of Fisheries Is Attracting Attention t°ry°f the state's some' six to eight inches long, were sent out from | various hatcheries this week and i put into streams by sportsmen. The reports received on .the distribution are declared by Commissioner Na than H. Bulier to be excellent in view of the weather conditions. Most of the tlsh distributed were brook trout, although some brown trout were sent. Some of the brown were put into inland lakes, especially in Sullivan and other counties, while others were "planted" in streams in the Poconos. Commissioner Bulier estimates that the trout distribution this year open weather of the last month hav will reach at leust 1,700,000, the lng aided in the work. A considerable number of blue gills have also been issued. Regular Rush For Tags.—Money for 1019 automobile license registra tions is reaching the State Highway Department's automobile division in twice the quantity that it came in at this period of 1917 in advance of the 1918 license issuance. On some days between $25,000 and $35,000 has been received. The receipts by to-night for 1919 lie'enses will run close to a quarter of a million dol lars. Registrar George M. Brus star to-day renewed his urging for owners of cars to file their applica tions immediately so that they can be assured of receiving new tags be fore the new year begins. Over 2,- | 500 tags a day are being shipped. Mexican Service Medals. — Over 700 of the Mexican service medals have been issued by Adjutant Gen eral Frank D. Beary to men who served in the Mexican border with , the division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania in 1916 and the early part of 1917. Sonic of these | have gone to men who are in serv- | ice overseas, although many are being held to await the return of | such veterans. A number have been issued to families of men who have died. Traction Hearing On.—The hear ing in the complaint of C. F. Quinn against the Harrisburg Railways Company, growing out of service and the six-cent fare is fixed for a hearing before the Public Service Commission on Tuesday. The Prog ress andPenbrook complaintsagainst the water companies in those dis tricts come up Thursday. Big hear ings are on for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. To Attend Convention. C. A. Emerson, Jr., chief engineer of the State Department of Health, will attend the onvention of the Amer ican Public Health Association at j Chicago. He is chairman of the j committee on sewage treatment. Governor to Speak. Governor • Brumbaugh is in New York to speak j before the Committee of Fifteen on education and immigration. Water Supply Meeting. The State Water Supply Commission is scheduled for a meeting on Tues- j day. Royer to Speak.—Dr. B. F. Royer.j acting commissioner of health, will present what Pennsylvania did dur-| ing the influenza epidemic at the < convention of the American Public Health Association In Chiago next I week. Philadelphia Cases.— The Public Service Commission has scheduled for hearing in Philadelphia city hall next week the complaints of the United Business Men's Association against the Bell Telephone's system of registering outgoing calls and of various residents of the Thirty fourth ward against the increase in rates of the Jones steam heat sys tem. llourds Are Eager. Several of the locul draft boards throughout the state have accepted by telephone and telegra l4> the suggestion of Ma jor W. G. Murdock, the state's chief draft officer, that they begin prepa ration immediately of a history of the work of the boards in the war. The board members communicating with the major stated that they would include newspaper accounts of farewells to drafted men,accounts of Red Cross and other committees which aided drafted, men and also send pictures. Going Some.—The Philadelphia Ledger to-day conveyed the inter esting information that Governor- | elect Sproul intended to dismiss all i heads of departments of the state government but Dr. Nathan C. Schaffer, state superintendent of public instruction, who can not be removed under the constitution, and the elective officers. Richardson Selected. Harry- Starr Richardson, Philadelphia' newspaperman, was chosen county! commissioner by the board of judges yesterday to till a vacancy. Colonel J. Warner Hutchins, of the Gover nor's staff, well known here, was also voted for. Hearing on 18lli. —The hearing in the Harrisburg steam iieat rates will be resumed December 18. 1 Lancaster County Soldiers Reported on Casualty Lists | Marietta, Dec. 7.—Mrs. Alfred Newell, of 117 East Vine street, Lan caster, has a son Alfred, attached to the 30th Engineers in France, who was gassed and is now recovering j from influenza. He writes home that I he is in a rest camp and has seen j many Lancaster boys within the past month. Miss Mabel Groff, of Gordonville, received a letter front her brother. Corporal Park A. Groff, in which he | say s he was wounded, but not badly. Voting GroiY was the first Gordon ville boy to so overseas. Another brother, Honr.v is in France in the army, having been sent over a short time ago. ' Mrs. John Storm, of Columbia, has received word that her brother, Eugene EmsWiller, a member of Battery D, 313 th Field Artillery, has been wounded in France, and is in a serious condition. He 19 26 years old land a native of Wrightsville. hut for i the past few yenrs prior to his en- I llstment he worked at Columbia, i Private George Sandoe, son of ; Mrs. Anna A. Krautz, of 748 High street. Lancaster, is reported miss .'\g since September 28. Lust May ! Sandoe left with other draftees for i Camp l-ee. untl was assigned to ttie i infantry. A brother, Peter, was kill ed July 19, in France. 1 L'gt McNeil l Pain Exterminator—Ad ■ "The Live Store" "Always Reliable" I I Open Saturday Night 1 Silk Shirt Festival Have you been to the Silk Shirt Festival? Well don't miss it if you are at all interested in seeing a handsome collection of "Crepe de Chine," "Fibre," "Pussy Willow" and Broadcloth "Silk Shirts". At any rate we want you to take a look at the gorgeous display in our Big Show Window. I | House Coats and Bath Robes j I Are worthy suggestions—and t I -1 will make a most pleasing Christmas ' ) % remembrance—sometimes it's a hard matter to * { € know just the right kind of a gift for men but wSM \ fSBI j- 1 ( while most men might hesitate to tell you ? C what's on their mind none would refuse a I € Smoking Jacket or a beautiful Bath Robe—in /J&S f II" f fact they are wishing that someone would be ' M k f kind enough to present them with such a use- ipS i jj ful gift, so here's a hint for you if you want to p Sweaters j What an excellent garment a sweater is—it takes the place of heavy, bulky garments and yet gives you the warmth and a great deal more comfort —nothing has ever been produced that takes the place of a sweater; the way we are selling them proves that they're considered a necessary article —you get ser vice and wear as well as keep warm as toast in the right kind of a sweater or cardigan Jacket. Come in tonight and look them over. "Manhattan Shirts" "Monito Hose" "Stetson Hats j Hart Schaf f ner & Marx | Kuppenheimer & 1 Society Brand Clothes I 304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. 7
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