NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
$5O BOND FOR
EVERY SOLDIER
Hill Being Drawn By Luzerne
Man to Reward Pcnn
sylvanians
A $3O Victory Bond for every son
of Pennsylvania, who fought in the
great war is to be the slogan of a
bill now being drafted at the in
stance of Representative Robert B.
MacCallum, of Luzerne, and which
he hopes to have ready for presen
tation when the House reconvene
next Monday night.
"Pennsylvania furnished over
56 2,000 fighters in the war against
Germany. They made records on
land and sea of which all Pennsyl
vanians should be, and are, proud.
This splendid army of young fel
lows deserve more than pluudits of
the crowds, who line the sidewalks
as they pass in review. The old
Keystone State with its vast re
sources surely ought to be big
enough, I know she is financially
able enough, to see that this army
in itself is given some real, sub
stantial recognition. The Victory
Loan is to be launched shortly. One
knows of no better way to start it
off with a roar in this common
wealth than by having the state
purchase a $5O bond for every sol
dier, sailor and marine, who cross
ed its borders to go 'over there' to
make the fight 'to make the world
•safe for democracy," " Mr. MaeCal
lum said to-day.
It is estimated that it would take
over $18,000,000 to provide every
Pennsylvania fighter with a bond.
Mr. MacCallunt's idea is that if the
•state is not prepared to buy a block
of bonds of such dimensions and for
such a patriotic purpose out of its
current funds, the Legislature
should enact a law that would levy
a tax of a few cents on every indi
vidual and every piece of real es
tate in the state. "I'm satisfied that
if such a course is taken that not
a word of protest will come from
any corner of Pennsylvania. The
people know what our boys did in
bringing the war to a successful
close. They are aching for an op
portunity to show their apprecia
tion. My bill, I am sure, will pave
the way," Mr. MacCallum said.
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Teachers' Salary
Bill on Calendar
The House Education committee
reported the Woodruff bill to in
crease the salaries of public school
teachers. Amendments desired by
the teachers have been inserted. The
legislation is estimated to cost the
State any where from V-t.000.000
to $7,000,000 a year, the exact figure
being unattainable at present. The
friends of the legislation express
confidence that th.e aid of Gover
nor William C. Sproul will be forth
coming and the first cut into the
appropriation pie, after certain fixed
charges are provided for, will go to
the teachers.
In its original form the bill pro
vided that the State would pay 50
per cent, of the salaries- This has
been changed so that each school
district would pay $4O a month sal
ary to all teachers principals, su
pervisors, directors of special sub
jects and their assistants, whose sal
aries are increased more than 25
per cent, under the minimum salary
clause of the Woodruff bill The re
mainder of the salary would come
from the State. The salary rolls for
1918-19 are taken as the basis in
figuring the percentage.
New clauses inserted in the bill
make the following provisions: Each
principal, teacher or other instruc
tor, holding a certificate higher than
a provisional, who receives a salary
of less than SJOO a month, and not
increased by at least 25 per cent,
under the minimum salary clause,
would receive an increase of 25 per
cent, to be paid by the' State. Each
clerk, stenographer, janitor, atten
dance or other person engag
ed in any work connected with the
schools, receiving less than $lOO a
month, would get a 25 per cent,
increase. Employes, other than
teachers, receiving more than $lOO
a month would get the same per
centage of increases allowed instruc
tors receiving like salaries. Review
by the courts of a decision of the
superintendent of public instruction
on what constitutes a "rural school"
is provided. This was denied in the
original bill. It is provided that the
State funds necessary to finance the
increased salaries would he provided
over and above the general appro
priations made to schools. The State
is to pay its share to the districts
semi-annually instead of quarterly.
Districts can make payments on in
creased salaries in advance of re
ceiving the money from the State.
LONG LIFE FOR
THE STATE ROADS
Additional Changes Are Mat
tors For the Legisla
ture Nowadays
Highway Commissioner Lewis S.
Sadler informed delegations from
Clarion and Berks counties last
night that the State intends to build
long-lived roads and that while it
was not going to bear the whole
cost of the secondary highways it
was interested in seeing that they
were in the best manner possible.
The Commissioner informed the
Clarion countians that the State now
planned to go ahead on State aid
propositions as they are recommend
ed by county commissioners. "Con
ditions have changed and we will
follow the ideas of county authori
ties, not preferences or suggestions
piade several years ago before con
ditions changed," said he.
The Clarion people, headed by
Representative E, M. Sweitzer and
County Commissioner Jacob Stahl
man, said that the county had $250,-
000 in sight for road building this
year and would put a bond issue
for a million up to voters in the
late summer. They outlined a sys
tem of construction including roads
from Clarion to East Brady byway
of Rimersburg; Clarion to New
Bethlehem through Greenville; from
Callcnsburg to Perryville and Ship
pensville to St. Petersburg byway
of Edenburg.
The Berks delegation said that a
million dollar bond issue was likely
in that county and asked whether
concrete foundations could not be
used instead of broken stone and
bituminous mixture top. Mr. Sad
ler rejoined that the Governor want
ed to give the State the best roads
on the William Penn and other
highways and that the delegation
would condemn the department if it
would waste the funds.
In speaking' to the Berks county
people the Commissioner outlined
what would be (lone where founda
tions are good. "The State will
reconstruct where needed and seal
with a liquid bituminous coating.
On top of this a two inch bitumin
ous surface will be laid. The thor
oughfare will be eighteen feet wide
plus extra side shoulders," said he.
"The"completed highway will be one
of the best in the State and we shall
do what we propose doing with all
other completed highways—keep the
first hole from appearing. I hope
the county will put as much money
as it can into good roads and avail
itself of the $148,000 to its credit
for State aid construction."
Senator George W. Sassaman
headed the delegation which in
cluded County Commissioners J. C.
Herbine, Daniel S. Gabel and Harry
D. Matthews: Engineer Charles San
ders and Controller Cyrus J. Rhode.
A Lackawanna delegation asked
for a new stretch of State highway
from Jermyn to Tompkinsville by
way of Heart ljake. The Commis
sioner said it was a legislative mat
ter. John B. Griffth, J. J. Jermyn.
H. D. Casey, Scranton; Harry War
ren, Scott township, and Paul M.
Cure, Greenfield township, were in
the delegation.
Lancaster and Lebanon county
people asked improvement of a
secondary road from Manlieim to
the Lebanon line and were told to
have county commissioners recom
mend it. Representative A. B. Hess
was the speaker, the others present
being Representatives S. R. Zimmer
man, Lebanon: G. 11. Dlehm, Lititz;
Rev. George Weaver, 11. C. Trout, J.
H. Nissley, John R. Cassell and A.
B. Vigelsmith, Manheim; C. C. Bur
dan, S. R. Deppen and S. Hawes,
Lebanon. Representative J. I.
W'oodruff headed a Snyder county
party which asked for a new route
from near Shamokin dam to North
umberland, but were told that it was
a legislative matter. This party in
cluded Robert Piss, L. C. Buftlngton,
G. A. Kauffman, George A. Rhodes,
Shamokin Dam: Reuben Meiser, H.
J. Stammert. Charles Bolig, M .A,
Hummel, E. J. Renner, A. C. Boust
and K. M Vandevender, of North
umberland
HOUSE ADJOURNS
FOR THE WEEK
Members Work Until Late and
Committees Goes to Cat
lin Funeral Today
Members of the House of Repre
sentatives pdid tribute to Senator
Sterling R. Catlin, of Wilkes-Barre,
last night by adjourning for the
week at the conclusion of an after
noon session. Twenty-five House
members went to Luzene county
seat to-day to attend the funeral.
The House cleared a big calendar
yesterday and most of the commit
tees met, outlining their work to
make a clean up preparatory to ad
journment in May.
Two proposed constitutional
amendments, which passed in the
session of 1917 and would affect
Harisburg, were introduced by Mr.
Cox, Philadelphia. One authorizes
cities to acquire more land than ac
j tually needed for public purposes
I for future protection and the other
for improvements on properties
benefited whether abutting or not.
The first bill would enable purchase
of any property needed fronting on
Copitol Park if it should become a
law.
A bill, making a new. system of
distribution of proceeds of mercan
tile and other license taxes, was
also presented by Mr. Cox. Mer
cantile, billard and similar licenses
and brokers licenses are to be re
tained by counties and after deduc
tion of expenses to be distributed
to cities, boroughs and townships.
The act is to take effect January 1,
1920.
Mr. Martin, Allegheny, presented
a. State Civil Service bill similar to
those introduced in recent sessions.
Other bills presented were:
Mr. Mehring. Philadelphia, for
bidding experiments on live dogs.
Mr. Fox, Philadelphia, limiting
county expenditures for funerals of
soldiers to $250.
Mr. Golden, Philadelphia: requir
ing all food sold in Philadelphia to
be handled in accord with rules of
the Board of Health.
Mr. Glass. Philadelphia: relieving
lands of the United States or State
or any political sub division thereof
from State tax. This would exempt
all city and similar lands. Also a
bill subjecting real estate of all pub
lic service corporations to local tax
ation.
Mr. Ramsey, Delaware; fixing sal-
I ary of superintendent of public in
struction at $lO,OOO and to be full
I compensation for all services to the
J State.
Mr. McVicar. Allegheny; regulat
ing discharge of sureties of deceased
. tax collectors.
! Mr. Cox, Philadelphia; refunding
| to City of Philadelphia $197,667.05
paid as taxes on bequest of John G.
I Johnson.
I The general appropriation bill
j went back to committee for further
| revision and these Senate bills
j passed finally:
Making secretary of internal af
fairs custodian of all State deeds,
etc., relative to State property.
Kstalishing municipalities bureau
in Department of Internal Affairs.
Increasing pay of township super
visors to from $2.50 to $6 per day.
House bills:
Making president judge of Alle
gheny common pleas courts member
| of county salary bourd.
: Allowing third class cities to make
. appropriations for hand concerts,
j Providing a method of establish
| ing titles to land acquired at a sale
[ for unpaid municipal taxes.
| Authorizing trust companies to
issue preferred stocks.
The House adjourned at 5.20 p.
m. until Monday at 9 p. m.
Conservation Bill Is
Presented in Senate
Governor William C. Sproul's bill
to create the department conserva
tion to concentrate the game, fish
eries. water supply and forestry de
partments under one head, appeared
in the Senate late yesterday, it was
presented by Senator Richard J.
Baldwin, of Delaware!! and is as
already outlined. The measure
creates the bureaus of game, fish,
forestry and water, and abolishes
the game, fish and forestry depart,
ments and the water supply com
mission.
The conservation department
would be under the charge of a cpm
j missioner at a salary of sB,oou a
year. An advisory of nine to be ap
pointed by the Governor is also
created, the members of which are
to advise the commissioner from
time to time on such atters as he
may bring before them, and are to
serve without compensation.
Each of the four bureaus would
be in charge of a director at a
salary of $5,000 a year. The bill
also provides for the appointment
of game protectors, deputy game
protectors, forestry, fire wardens and
forestry detectives.
After passing approximately 20
bills on third reading yesterday, the
Senate adjourned until next Mon
day evening at 9.30 out of respect
to the memory of the late Senator
Catlin of Luzerne, who died on
Sunday.
The members of the Senate left
this morning at 8.45 on board a
special, train, for Wilkes-Barre,
where they will attend Senator Cat
lin's funeral this afternoon. Re
turning the special will arrive in
this city at 7.45 P. M. A committee
of 25 from the House accompanied
them.
The fishermen's license bill es
tablishing a $1 license for all per
sons desiring to fish and exempting
from the license farmers and, mem
bers! of their families and persons
fishing on their own lands, was
favorably reported to the House.
The aim of the bill, presented by Mr.
Powell, Luzerne, is to provide rev
enue for the department of fisheries
similar to that which is furnished
for the Game Commission by the
hunter's license. All persons over
seventeen years of age must take
out licenses to fish and non resi
dents of the State must pay $5.
Unnaturalized foreigners can not
fish In Pennsylvania. The Game
committee reported out the bill al
lowing dogs to be trained on Sunday
provided no firearms are carried and
providing for auxllliary game pre
serves.
CALLS OBJECTORS ABUSED
Chicago, March 26. —Charges that
conscientious objectors were treated
Inhumanely at Camp Funston and
other national army cantonments
were made yesterday by Captain Al
bert A. Henry formerly attached to
the office of the third Assistant Sec
retary of War. He replied to charges
by Major Dick B. Foster, formerly
supervisor of welfare work at Camp
Funston, that Secretary Baker "in
tentionally or unintentionally," had
aided the I. W. W. and other anti
war organizations
HARRISBURG TO
GET POLICE TROOP
Bill Reorganizing Department
Would Locate the New
Organization Here
Under terms of the bill reorganiz
ing the state police, one of the two
presented to the House of Repre
sentatives late yesterday afternoon,
the fifth troop of state police, which
is organized by the bill, would be
located in Harrisburg.
The flt)Al clause provides that the
Superintendent of Public Grounds
and Buildings shall cause to be con
structed on the state arsenal
grounds or on land near Harrisburg
barracks and stables for the new
troops, which will operate from
Harrisburg as a center. Troops are
now located at Greensburg, Butler,
Wyoming and Pottsville. This plan,
which comes from Governor Sproul,
carries out what has long been urged
and which was much discussed in
previous sessions.
The administration bills reorganiz
ing the state police force and cre
ating in the department bureaus to
take over the work of the fire mar
shal's department and to handle
criminal records and make investi
gations were introduced by Mr.
Powell, Luzerne, one of the most
influential members.
The bills were drawn by Attorney
General Schaffer and transfer all
powers of inquiry, reports, sub
pena and building inspection and
fire hazard removal held by the fire
marshal's office to the police: estab
lish the bureau of fire protection un
der a chief at $4,500 with an office
force: add the duties of keeping
records to the department chief: add
one troop; to the four now existing,
the troop officers to consist of a
captain at $2,500, lieutenant at $2,-
000, first sergeant at $1,500; five
sergeants at $1,380; ten corporals
at $1,320; one to be a saddler and
one a smith and 65 privates at $l,-
200. Provision is made for advances
after continuous service.
The police qualifications of cities
are established for the men.
The bill also confers on the state
police the power of enforcement of
all laws relating to game, tisli,
forestry and water supply and they
are to act as game, forest, tish or
fire wardens. Additional powers
relative to enforcement of the laws
mentioned are expressly set forth
and other departments of the state
government may call on police for
assistance with approval of the Gov
ernor. A biennial report is called
for.
The act is to be effective June 1.
Military Training
Bill Reported Out
The bills reorganizing the adju
tant general's department and es
tablishing bureaus and providing a
new retirement limit for officers of
the National Guard were among the
bills reported out by the military
affairs committee of the House, the
Scott military training bill being also
sent out.
The bill requiring pre-emptions to
be filed before primaries and that
providing a means of abolishing use
less election districts were favorably
reported by the elections committee.
Other bills reported out were: Pro
viding an appropriation to fight the
potato wart; making bridges on
highways taken over by the State
charges upon the State for main
tenance; authorizing the Banking
Commissioner to investigate neces
sity as well as promotion schemes
in acting on charters for banks; in
creasing penalties for bringing stol
en property into the State; forbid
ding unfair trade practices, such as
destroying or defacing trade marks;
and the Senate resolution relative
to West Virginia and natural gas
supplies.
"BAYER CROSS""
ON ASPIRIN
Always Ask for Genuirie
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
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Only Aspirin Tablets with the
safety "Bayer Cross" on them are
genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin,"
owned and made by Americans and
proved safe by millions of people.
Unknown quantities of fraudulent
Aspirin Tablets were sold recently
by a Brooklyn dealer which proved
to be composed mostly of Talcum
Powder.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" should
always be asked for. Then look for
the safety "Bayer Cross" on the
package and on each tablet. Accept
nothing else! Proper directions and
dosage in each Bayer package.
Aspirin is the trade mark of
Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic
acidester of Salicylicacid.
TRY MAGNES A FDR
STOMACH TROUBLE
It Nfstrnlltra Stomach Acidity. Pre
irnli Food Fermentation, .Sour,
Uaasy Stomach and Acid
Indigestion.
Doubtless if you are a sufferer from
Indigestion, you have already tried
pepsin, bismuth, soda, charcoal, drugs
and various digestive aids and you
know these tilings will not cure your
trouble —in some cases do not even
give relief.
But before giving up hope and de
ciding you are a chronic dyspeptic
just try the effect of a little bisurat
ed magnesia—not the ordinary com
mercial carbonate, citrate, oxide or
milk, but the pure bisurated mag
nesia which you can obtain from
practically any druggist in either
powdered or tablet form.
Take a teaspoonful of the powder
or two compressed tablets with a
little water after your nexO meal,
and see what a difference this makes.
It will Instantly neutralize the dan
gerous, harmful acid In the stomach
which now causes your food to fer
ment and sour, making gas, wind,
flatulence, heartburn and the bloat
ed or heavy, lumpy feeling that seems
to follow most everything you eat.
You will find that provided you
take a little bisurated magnesia im
mediately after a meal, you can eat
almost anything and enjoy it with
out any danger of pain or discom
fort to follow and moreover, the con
tinued use of the bisurated magnesia
cannot Injure the stomach In any way
so long as-there are any symptoms
f acid indigestion. G. A. Gorgas.
PLAN REVIVAL
OF RORKE BELL
Advocates of Sunday Enter
tainments Scheme to Get
Bill on Calendar
Men behind the Rorke bill to
permit Sunday concerts and enter
tainments plan to get the bill on
the calendar next week if they can
In spite of the negative recommenda
tion of the judiciary special com
mittee. They hope for a "light
house" and will endeavor to have
the action of the committee set aside
and the fight revived on the floor
of the House. It will take only a
majority of those voting to restore
the bill.
Mr. Norton, of Berks, reported |
the bill negatively late yesterday,
afternoon not long after the judici
ary special committee had "killed"
the bill. The action in the whole
committee was 18 to 6 and was taken
notwithstanding a statement by Mr.
Rorke, Philadelphia, sponsor for the
bill, that if the bill went to the
floor of the House an amendment
would be made to require all films
to be shown on Sunday to he special
ly censored.
When the committee met John R.
K. Scott, the chairman, announced
that he was against the bill. A re
quest for another week to hold a
hearing in Scranton and further "as
certain sentiment" met with opposi
tion and Messrs. Wallace, Catlin,
Bolard, Gans and others urged im
mediate action by the sub committee.
Mr. Fowler said that he thought
there should be at least a week more
granted and Incidentally said that
he did not care for any threats to
"get" him for his vote.
The sub committee was in session
half an hour and then Mr. Rorke
reported that it had made a negative
recommendation. Messrs. Aron,
! Marcus, Fowler, Baldl nnd Rorke
5 On crosscountry work, on short hauls
in traffic-crowded cities, under all kinds §
of conditions in all kinds of industries,
Sg Bethlehem "on time dependable deliv
ery" has proved itself to thousands of
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The reasons for the nation-wide Bethlehem g|
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The powerful, husky, enduring motor, the super
strong frame construction,theinternal geardrive,
the electric starting and lighting, the drive shaft g
steady bearing—all of these combine to make
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shine surety.
Examine a Bethlehem from every viewpoint—
design, construction, economy or reputation. Try
out & Bethlehem on any kind of a comparative
test. Analyze a Bethlehem from radiator cap to *5
tail lamp. Then you will understand Bethlehem
Dominance.
Get together with the man \ who 1 sells the
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thought that the bill should go to
the floor of the Mouse to be settled.
Mr. Norton, Berks, remarking that
while he came from a town said
by some to be "open" he had not
been asked by any of his people to
vote for the bill. He added that
while he could not prove it there
were reports that from $50,000 to
$1,000,000 had been raised to put
through the bill. "If the proponents
of the bill can get enough votes let
them put It on the calendar not
withstanding negative recommenda
tion but as for myself I am against
it," said he.
The vote for a negative recommen
dation was Scott, Norton, Patterson,
Todd, Sarig, North, Beiitiespacher,
Evans, Krause, Sweitzcr, Gans, Wal
lace, Catlin, Campbell, Snowden,
Goehring, Holard and Brooks—lB.
Against negative recommendation:
Heybprn, Baldi, Aron, Rorke, Fow
ler and Marcus—6.
Two members were absent.
Mr. Fowler filed his reasons in
accord with his statement.
Careless Use of Soap
Spoils the Hair
Soap should be used very care
fully, If you want to keep your hair
looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use Is!
just ordinary inulsliied cocoanut oil
(wb-ich is pure and greaselossj, and
Is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply' moisten the hair with wa
ter and rub it in. it makes an abun
dance of rich, creamy lather, which
rinses out easily, removing every par
ticle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex
cessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly, and It leaves the scalp
soft, and the hair line and silky,
bright, lustrous, iiuffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulslfled cocoanut oil
nt any pharmacy, It's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
ber of the family for months.—Adv.
Kiddies Like It!
"Sweet Nut" Margarine. The
nobody—can tell it from r.
creamy butter. Rooks and ta:
the same when served. Very J
tritious. Only 34c a lb. —cuts y<
butter bill most in two. Made fr<
white meat of cocoanuts churl
with milk. Sold only at Tamsui '
Co.'s yellow front store, 42 N. Th
street, Harrisburg, where Ben
Brand Teas, Coffees and Groci
Specialties are retailed at wholes.
Look for our store in your town.
Sweet Nu
Margarine
For Freckled, Rough
or Spotty Complexio:
The freckling, discoloring or roug
ening to which delicate skins are si
ject after exposure to wind or si
often appearing in early spring, m.
readily be gotten rid of. Mercolir
wax, spread lightly over the face I.
fore retiring and removed In t
morning with soap and writer, coi
pletely peels off the disfigured ski
Get an ounce of the wax at any dru:.
gist's. There's no more effective w
of banishing freckles or other cutn
eous defects. Little skin particl •
come off each day, so the proce
doesn't even temporarily mar ti.
complexion, and one soon acquires
brand new, spotless, girlishly beau
ful face.
Wrinkles caused by weather, wor
or illness are best treated by a simp
solution of powdered saxolite, o
ounce, dissolved in one-half pii
witcli hazel. Bathing the face in tl
produces a truly marvelous transfo
motion.
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