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I TC30AV. j-ZV-j urf ttte -Nation A Million a Year CoagresstPrm Kiess. Opposes Increasing the Revenue To Meet Current F-xpensts of Government. Fav- Practice Shows How to Do It ors CoDEreasman Edgar R. Kiess, repre-IThe executive, engrossed with relor- Renting the Fifteenth Pennsylvania matory projects of a far-reaching na- dlstricv made a notable speech In.

thejuire. shown no disposition to ei- House of Representatives at Washing- ercise its power In the cause of econ- ton last Wednesday in advocacy ol a bill presented by the printing committee of Vhicb Mr. Kleas Us the only Re- omj. Today the members of the majority in the Congress and the appointed officers of the executive de- publican member, for the revision of partiuenU concentrate their efforts all printing laws. jnot on the redemption of their prom- Mr Kiess argued that Congress, in- ise of economy, not to save in a fl- of endeavoring to flnd ways to'nancial crisis money to the citizens, tie- revenue to meet the our-ibut in the devising of new increase the-revenue rent oi the- should resort to economy and pointed oui UieJact that the bill under conald extracting money from men tortured by fears business future, bledj by extravagant slate, county and city would reduce the expenses ot expenses, and harassed by the threat uu nearly one million 1 of Interferences anjV restraints that will kill their baffle initiative, and labor fruitless, "We commend che present attitude io: government with respect to its to eater i domestic affairs to the earnest study the government per year.

Mr. Kiess' Speech- Mr Chairman, it is not my intention i tm, 1 trust that 1 ma.v tpii hilt Bat briefly of tiip reasons why, in the the committee, this bill acted in'o law is limited be Interrupted. At time tion and lts endeavoring to find some way i to Increase thejevenue to meet the current expenses of the goveru- meni the consideration of the printing hill now before the House is most opportune. tent ot of a11 the cltlzcno. We believe should be en-! study will amply reward those who in method for raising additional revenue, curtailing the expenditures of the government.

in it. We conceive that some- within the United States there must exist a politican capable of recognizing the straits to which his country is reduced and competent tr estimate the dimensions of the public opportunity offered to a man of sense, courage, and real -patriotism Mr. Kiess of Pennsylvania: The need for a revision of the laws is apparent when i into considerations-thai it has eral revision of these laws has been made, and conditions have very materially changed, so much so that it was deemed necessary to undertake the framing of new laws to meet tfle need for Ketbod of 1U printed h.eer*"ir». reports, Uoss to puWSr print- Ing and binding -wtoteh wens In the preparation of this WO. ifl more th.m J.OOO It therefore, cos bill eelved 1 1 "2 1 bin.

if enactad Into will effect great economy In pilnttng and trithooi tba of the service. WRTfliTOTHKF.Bnt)R (Continued From Fourth Page.) and force to hold In check what erll desire there may be In thine heart. Greet every ploasantly. 1 truth only, forget not modesty, and tn thy eating be moderate; rather feed thyself with the vilest weed than make thyself dependent on other human beings; and seek not greedily after power and pre-eminence in the world. From a wicked neighbor, from a person of III fpme, see that tflou keep aloof, and spend not much of thy time among people who speak ill of their brother man.

Be not as the fly that Is always seeking sick and wounded places, and tell not of the faults and i Slanderers are like flies that pass all over a man's good parts to light 4O.OOO PEOPLE Tried to In FUsM, tWWyn, N. to motion pls-tare feature ever produced in 'THE WRATH OF THE GODS' Volwxj erupttuas, ftylug. thousands of people, horsed and cattle fleeing for their lives, of ell ever brought out In motion pictures. A the Nothing Like the -Wrath of the Godi" Ever Been Been. A I I I In the motion picture field The Wrath of the Gods la Bea -The Daring of the Gods" to drama or Batteifly opera.

CITY and Friday, Sept. 3rd and 4th. "iscuit the appetite, please the "taste and i the body. Crisp, clean and fresh 5 cents. only on.

his sores. The dangerous of wild beasts Is a slanderer; of tame ones, the flat- terer. Never does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his oi. portraying, who attacks another's reputation abandons his own. No greater damage can be done to a man than to damage his character.

The tongue" is but three inx-hes long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. (Contributed by) RABBI M. NOOT. AT THE LYRIC TODAY -Uittle 'Mary" PIckford In a delightful drama. ITALIAN BARBER." G.

M. Anderson in a startling western drama. "Broncho Billy Wins Out." The famous Bio- graph com.jK'T'y's offering today is I "The District Attorney's Burglar." comedies for today are, "The Puncture-- PrKrf Sock Man" and "They Bought a Boat." The today is only 5 cents. Thursday, "Joan of Arc;" or "The Maid of Orleans," in five reels. Ot'Q per year, as is shown by the complete and exhaustive report accompanying the bill.

The necessity for more practical business men in our lawmaklDg Codies is becoming generally recognized, as well as the fact that the successful management or the flnacial affairs of is purely a business proposition. At this time it would seem in order to call attention to the rapid increase in the expenditures of the government from S3 per capital in 1890 to over $7 per capita in 1910. Quotes New York Sun Editorial. I desire to insert in the Record as a part of my remarks an editorial from the New York Sitn of August 12 with reference to the increase of govera- expenses. Th9 editorial referrd to is as follows: "Since war has upset the since Jiuropeau trade of the world and entangled st thif wbjert of public finances of the United States the necessity of filling the treasury has engaged the attention of the authorities at WaeliiBStor, 'n departments and the "They have conversed together about the practicability of new taxes and the feaaiftiUtfy of increasing the imposts now in force.

"They have speculated as to sums that might be brought into the in this way and that. they have assured the nation that, come what may, their ingenuity will be equal to the task of deviling means to fill the strong box. "It is an alarming, although not a rovel. fact in all the dtsserta- osn on this pressing and important subject not one suggestion has been made that deficit in income should be met, even in part, by economy of ex pfnditure. "There has not been a single recom mendation that expenses should he and the outflow of money from the treasury checked, or thai ar.y bureau or department of govern n.ent should contribute to the mollifi cation of the present situation by re straining its enterprises, reducing Its ond Congress, but it reached the House too late for Consideration in I that session.

While no act was finally passed by the Sixty-second Congress, the data obtalnedljy the committees was of great In framing the bill now under discussion. During the present Congress the on printing held numerous searings and gave rhe subject careful bought, with the result that the bill now under consideration has many new fea.hires. The bill as introduced by the chairman of the committee, Mr, Barnhart, represents the views of the committee, which was unanimous reporting the bill to the House. I might say that a bill almost identical this has been introduced and re- Every corn- expert who Round, thin, tender a delightful flavor appropriate for luncheon, tea and i 10 cents. ORAHAM CRACKERS Made of the finest ingredients.

a 1 Looking Backutard Bulletin I From Gazette and 5c --City Theater Today --5c "THE A I A two-art society drama featuring Winifred Greenwood. Ed. ('oxen and George Field, by tie American Company. "OUR A I No. 28.

"MARGARET" has a thrilling ex- perieice at the seashore. She also finds the woman with the red rose. One Other High Class Picture. Tomorrow First Episode "LUC I LOVE," the Girl of Mystery, featuring Grace Gunard and Francis Ford. ADMISSION--FIVE CENTS HIPPODROME TODAY -THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S BURGLAR." Bograph Drama.

-THE WHEAT AND THE FARES" Two-Act Vitagrapb. gJLi VLW1NS OUT" A. Western Drama. TOMORROW--Alice Joyce, in ie Old Army Coat." 2 acts. "A Game of Freeze Out," T'tfn- the Terror." Comedy.

"Private Dennis Hogan." Sfc. Has It Occur i ed to You? Perhaps 700 hare gone oat tor good parrying with 700 a limited supply of your favorite beverage Koch's Beer You hid It away In acme place where It might be sale from prowlers. When yon returned ycra fHwtrvered some Jnqolsltlve fellow spied It oat. Distressing Well, rather. Bat you couldn't blame the fallow rery much after all.

coaW ycra-- knowing how good It la? Laser- reported in the Senate. mission, committee, or Tinting and binding in recent years las recommended that a complete revision 'of the printing laws must he made by Congress before the government printing office can be placed apon a proper business It is sherefore apparent that the, necessity for a revision of the printing laws Is an established fact. Established in 1860. In the discussion of this bill the question- of the control of the government printing office by Corigress has been raised. In the first place I desire to call attention to the that under existing laws the control of the government printing office is vested In Congress and has been since its establishment in I860, and for many years the head of that office was designated as the congressional printer, for the reason that the government printing office was establish- a i a strength food, io cents.

Bay biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY I Always look for that proposed by members of long service in the House whose experience-woult aid in suggesting wherein the bil could be improved and strengthened and the committee will welcome such amendments, but. on the other hand will oppose unfriendly amendments offered for the purpose of defeating the as we know is a matter of. compromise, and the ideal can not always be attained; bu we beliece that the passage of this bill will be a large step is the righ direction. To Abolish Useless Waste. The report accompanying this bil shows the, enormous waste in the and distribution of govern rnent publications.

This is one of the most important features of the bill under discussion, and the committee, after careful investigation, believes Years Ago Today. The faculty of Dickinson Seminary consists of E. J. Gray, John E. Bahn.

James Eldon, Byron O. White, Miss M. E. V. Pardoe.

Mrs. Eugene Stuart, i Mt prone to be i a lazy. His; ustavus Voelkler. Enoch C. Lavers i one a during a lull in aad Mtsa Msggie C.

scene, due to a'passing cloud, mildty Ulman's opera house has rent- reprimanded the youth for his fes- ed to a New Orleans man, jrtio Brill put on a show this fall. The ladies held a temperance meet- in front of the Court house last evening. Thirty Years Ago Today. Samuel Wilson, E. C.

Gilbert, Milton Huber and John B. McMicken tave contracted with W. H. Huffman to build- a big skating rink on Pine street, next to the yard and only branches of Incidentally for the government. other Con- from increased and costly activities.

"It is accepted at Washington, anrfj apparently throughout the country, 1 that the extravagances" of today mark the possible minimum of governmental cost It is assumed that no bureau, no department," no expert, no clerk can be dispensed with, and that the sole solution of the problem is the conception of more taxes from the people of i'this country. has the taxpayer fared in a generation of American national gov- einment consisting ot administrations, each of which was elected pledged to-the strictest ecoomy. and In two oases on platforms specifically denouncing the wasteful conduct of their predecessors? A few figures tell "In 189 the population of continental United States was 62,947,714. The expenditures of the government were $818,040,710. The per capita cost in that year was $5 plus.

"In 1900 the population was 75,994,576. The expenditures were $487, gress never relinquished its control over that great office, and I do not believe the time will ever come when it that be ever "responsive to the needs and requirements of this great body. In will. It rs absolutely necessary the government printing office j. iiuiUAuis'u mw i tlveness and lack of close attention.

The boy smiHngly said, "You Fielding, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." As quick as flash rklOlftg fired--back h-tm, "Yes, and all play and no work makes Jack a Jackass." The boy is doing better work now. Dizzy Head, Fluttering Heart, Floating Specks. Two hundred thousand postage Dese are signs of kidney and blad- i stamps, valued at $3.500, were stdlen der rou ii ou 'll have headaches from the postoffice. Twenty Years Ago Today. too, backaches, and be tired all over.

Don't wait longer, but begin taking! FVIes and wiie are: Foley Kidney Pills at once. It won't! at the Updegraff. be long before your miserable sick 'A national circuit race metrt '-will be gone. You will sleep' be held here September 19, under 'the well eat wel an(1 gr OW strong and i auspices of the Keystone Wheel club. B(r ve again They are a tonic and i THE GRAND Today Vrtagraph's Special Feature--rn Two A AND THE ARES" Featuring James Morrison.

Dorothy Kelly apri George Cooper. I THE I WAS I I A gripping Edison dramatic production featuring Ben Wilson. Also showing one other reel. 5tf--TODAY COMING THURSDAY A FEALY in Thanhouser's big production, "MOTHS" In 4 reels, adapted from Oida's famous novel. ORPHEUM THF-AlfcR 5A- TODAY--54 101 BISON BIG FEATURE DAY.

"THE three reels, a powerful and spectacular dramatic story of the ancient French days, staged in a most inspiring and reansnc manner, with Pauline Bush, in the title role by the 101 Bison Co. "HOW SAVED HIS salt air comedy with Ernest Shields, produced by Grace Gimard. TOMORROW'S SPECIAL--WARREN KERRIGAN FEATURE DAY. ed primarily for" work of jj. a the proposed bill will save the government nearly a 'million dollars per year.

It would therefore, seem well worth while to pass this bill and give it.a trial, as the present system of distribution of documents should -be improved, and we believe this bill will produce the desired result if enacted into law. It is not the intention or purpose to curtail the present Innes' band" gave a concert at Athletic park, under the auspices of the Repasz band. 5 Ten Years 'Ago Today. the Japanese arid Russians are in a death struggle at Liao Yang. Williamsport lost to Lebanon.

5 to 3. Batteries--Dunkle, McHale and Barton; McPherson and Kelchner. Building permits for August aggregate $47,306. WAR. September 1, 1884--Engagement at Jonesboro, Ga.

Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and- Diarrh a Rejnedy. "I advised the 'boys' when they listed for the Spanish war to take 1 Chamberlain's- Colic, Cholera a Diarrhoea Remedy with and. have received many thanks for the ad vice given," writes H. Houghland. Eldon.

Iowa. "No -person whether your entire system as well as kidneys and bladder will be benefited by their use. Try them. W. Harry Holmes.

Advt. A I A I A The examinations for pupils con- in the ninth grade and stu- "dents from other districts who expect to enier the High school on Tuesday, September 8. will be held in the Washington building Saturday, September 5. beginning at 9 o'clock. The exam- jnation jnclu.de all the subjects of the i grade.

TO HOLD A FESTIVAL. i The Pine Run Grange will hold a i festival in the Grange hall at that place Saturday evening. September The a i a a i band will i I music. i- i FO'R and sixty documents were filed for record in the rosristeri Early FAM Styles --IN-HATS NOW READY POPULAR PRICF.S SAM the Hatter 10-12 East Market IU.OH i 'UCi avjn tn, traveling or at "home should be with- and recorder's office during the month out this "great remedy." For sale by 1874 the title of the congressional ijcity, which is vital to good govern- prtater was changed to that of pub-1 ent. but rather to aid public- He printer, but it does not appear ity by providing more efcient flaet.h- that this was done with any intention inrf by Congress of relinquishing its control over the government printing office.

Defines Committees Authority. The joint committee on printing was created by a law of Congress approved August 3, 1846. The joint committee Irom that date to this has consisted 713,791. pins. The per capita tax was $6.40 ods and abolishing useless waste and extravagance.

Vests Control in Congress. As stated in the report, the bill haS- Jeen prepared with the purpose of vesting the necessary control over the government printing office in Congress through the joint committee on printing. w'hHe at the same time every of three members of the Senate and; effort has been made not to hamper iree members of the House, who con- the public printer in any way in the stltute. in fact, a board of proper management of that great es- "In 1910 the population was 91,972.226. The ordinary expenditures were 3659,705,391.

The per capita cost that year was $7.10 minus. "We were toM hi 1900 that there had been an extraordinary, necessity for greater expenditure consequent on oitr war with Spain. The per capita increase over 1890 was about $1.40. In the period between 1900 and and 1910 we had no war to add to our burdens and no foreign complications by to aceotint for a heavier Yet the per capita charge of ordinary expenditures grew between 1900 and 1910 by 70 cents, or one-half' tbe ia- of ths preceding with its war and the subsequent appearance of the United States as a 'world "The "present Congress, office ou the aoletan assurance that it would reduce expenditures and safeguard the nhtmii In its acts persistent its pledges ihat. For the government printing office.

The duties 'of this joint committee have been enlarged from time to time by Congress. Some form pf supervision over the government printing office by Congress Is essential because of their close relationship. The committee is of the opinion that the government- printing office should be en tlrely under the, control of Congress and believes that such supervision can best be exercised through the joint committee on printing. Under existing law it has considerable authority; and the pending bill has been framed the view of defining that authority. An Important Consideration tablisbment.

Upon the public printer rests the burden for the successful operation of that plant The committee's only purpose Is to safeguard the interest that Congress and the people have in the honest and efficient conduct of that great office. Will Check Extravagance. One of the principal causes for the aents is ag printed and bound congressional and de present waste in public doc, the extravagance in duplica; paiUiiental great loss fs publications, due to the Another defective Vhe mat' -r of. government printing is a very i nportant one, as it involves the eipendiiurw of a Urge amount of money each year, and the expenses of the government for printing is of necessity increasing annually. Now, if by the eactment of bfll Into law we oaa increase the efficiency of the government printing office, provide a more economical distribtrUoti of public documents, and thus reduce the cost of printing and binding, will have accomplished a great service.

Opposition to any measure so radically changes the law as is In force now and been to force for the jtast twenty years may be expect; the same lime those ooposlns Jftow that abuses hmre arisen "under tfie be method of distribution. The valuation plan for the distribution of public documents to members of Congress, as prosopsed in the bill, will conect this in a large measure, and give to each member the documents that will be of most value to feia constituents, This valuation plan is. without doubt, the most important part of the bfll and will likely meet with considerable opposition from those who do not favor any change from the present od of distribution. During the consideration of the bin I will have some- i thing further to say regarding thin of the bill. A Caiefrtly" prepared Bill.

Much time has been spent In the preparation of this measure, and the committee has devoted many months to tie most careful consideration of the "bnK It been repeatedly sub- ttlttfd to an branches of government laterestecl and most rt i inif' AMONG THE MOVIES In the effort to secure realism for her interpretation of tie role of the sob sister In the Reliance-Mutual! newspaper story, 'For the Lat Edi- Uon produced by Fred A. Kelsey, Irene Hunt, who is featured ia the picture, spent an entire day in the editorial rooms of the Los Angeles Evening Herald. In the picture Miss Hunt, as the sob sister, scores a big beat for her paper. In an effort to make her a i in the picture conform so far as to the manners of a regular salaried sob sister Miss Hunt decided tu suMy conditions in a newspaped office went to the editorial rooms of the Evening Herald, where she met the managing editor and members of the editorial staff, including several youtm women reporters. She spent several hours out on assignments with sunie of the young women reporters.

Almost every person in the seemed to take pleasure in. Miss Hunt how to a-et while out rtn a story. She was advised above' all things not to carry a big fnoteook with her. Arrangements were made wii the Herald to print several hundred news papers containing flaming dlines to cover the story used in on the st Edition." The Herald printed" a regular extra and. ran hundreds of copies off the press, while the Mutual camera Tnan caught the action on the motion picture camera.

Romalne Fielding, Lubin's "star, is a great believer in pnysTca exercise He fs an'adept at the manly Vrtand insists that the people comtAIsltrg his two drama companies for comedy shall never by twirling their thumbs. Should the day be cloudy and worfe impossible, his people are boTtng fencing or ball play- fng. This is possible, for his Pike's Peak studios at Colorado Springs, A A A a day of a i i be -1- A Hersons interested pU-ase be on. hand Dinner will be served. NOT TOO LATE to stop in on your way home and a a pound of these Assorted fakes with you we are selling at 15c PER LB.

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