First Belgian Congo Cotton Reaches Antwerp Antwerp, May 7.—The first ship ment of cotton from the Belgian Congo has arrived in Antwerp. It amounted to about eight tons, but it will shortly be followed by larger quantities. Heretofore Belgian industry had been relying exclusively on imports from America. The first attempts at cotton growing in the Belgian Congo were made during the war, in 1915. To-day there are already sev eral cotton plantations in operation in the Maniema and Sankaru dis tricts. The 1918 crop yielded about 250 tons. Says Rent Profiteers Is Scourge of New York Now York, May 7. —Mayor Charles F. Gray, the youngest chief magis- j trate ever elected in Winnipeg, Man., j is touring large American cities in: behalf of his city and province, and | has sharply jolted the self esteem < of Gothamites in his discussion of housing conditions. Asked what impressed him most in New York, Mayor Gray, who is! only thirty-nine years old, said he| considered the rent profiteers the scourge of the city, and that they | should be eradicated without delay j by legislative action. Weak, Thin People Will Grow Strong and Put on Flesh If they take a five-grain tablet of j Blood-.'ron Phosphate with every! meal. No matter how thin. pale, weak, j nervous and anemic you may he. | Blocd-Tron Phosphate will help you j to quickly restore your nervous energy and make rich, red blood. It's! simply amazing to note the quick and permanent improvement in nearly all I complaints due to or accompanied byj weak nervous or poor blood. Doctors say that this is due to the fact that Blcod-Iron Phosphate consists entire ly of elements which scientists claim' are quickly converted into living! nerve tissue and at the same time [ supply the necessary life-giving iron; to the flood. Unlike other forms ofj iron. Blood-Iron Phosphate is easily! digested and assimilated, does not cause indigestion, headache or dis coloration of teeth, and is free from all stimulants, opiates or narcotics. It just builds up the narves and blood and lets nature do the rest. Blood- Iron Phosphate is sold only in ori- | ginal packages containing enough for! three weeks' treatment at $1.50 a package—only B0 cents a week—and is obtainable under an absolute guar antee of satisfaction or money back ( from Geo. A. Gorgas. and other lead ing druggists everywhere. Get a pack age to-day and if at the end of three weeks you haven't put on several , pounds of good stay-there flesh, if you don't feel bettor than you have fori years—in fact, ten years younger— you can have your money back for the ! asking.—Adv. i THE GLOBE THE GLOBE Welcome Home- Gallant Boys of the 28th How-dy Boys— Welcome home again. Back to family and friends and a good sleep between sheets and your legs under your own table. Back to good old home cooking and home comforts. Back to civil life again. You said you wouldn't come back till you finished the job, and you've kept your word. We watched you go (( over the top" and have followed you ever since. Accept THE GLOBE'S felicitations. We are anxious to see you and a nice souvenir is here waiting for you. Be sure to get yours. Hats off to all you boys and again WELCOME HOME. THE GLOBE WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAHmSBXJRG TEXEGRXPH MAY 7, 1919 NEWS OF TELE LEGISLATURE INHERITANCE CODE K PASSED Administration Measure Goes Through Without Much Discussion The Dawson inheritance tax code, declared to be "the principal revenue raiser of the session," was passed in the House last night by 172 to 2. Mr. Showalter, Union, asked the nature of the bill, drawing from Mr. Dawson, Lackawanna, the spon sor, the statement that it was the big revenue measure and "an ad ministration bill." Nothing more was said. The House passed the bill reor ganizing the Department of Internal Affairs, but laid over the Stale Library bill. "A revenue raiser" in the form of a bill for a State tax of a dollar a year per square foot on all bill boards along the State highways, was sent in by Mr. Buldi, Philadel phia. The Auditor General is to have charge of the collection. The Heyburn bill changing moth ers' pension procedure was defeated after a discussion of its merits be tween Messrs. Alexander, Vlckerman and Simpson. The vote was 17 ayes to 124 noes. The following bills were passed finally: Authorizing counties to alter courses of streams to protect bridges. Requiring dealers in rags, scraps, etc., in Philadelphia, to take out licenses. Senate bill extending lateral rail road act. Senate bill regulating holding of realty by foreign corporations. Senate bill for changing road on petition of 25 taxpayers. Senate bill authorizing removal of headstones, etc., where fallen into decay in cemeteries. The tValker foreign corporation! tax bills. Regulating recording of deeds, j conveyances, etc. The Walker bakery regulation and ■ bread by weight bills and Hess! minor labor bill were recommitted. | The House passed the resolution proposing the Philadelphia debt! limit amendment to the constitution.! f GORGASDRUGSTORES j REGULATION OF RENTS PLANNED Bill to Require Certain Notices to be Given Presented to the House Regulation of renting of dwellings! i so as to prevent any increase of rent; i or any eviction without 90 days' no-1 ! tice, is contained in a bill presented! in the House by Mr. Bucher, Phila-j delphia. It forbids waivers of thej benelits. Mr. Brady, Philadelphia, introduced a bill providing for pay , ment of rent In insolvency proceed ! ings. Mr. Bigler, Mercer, introduced a j bill for courses in nursing in first and second-class districts and Mr. I 'Palmer, Schuylkill, a school code I | amendment appropriating $150,000 | for special education of children j 1 incapable of receiving instruction in i the schools. A bill abolishing the State quaran tine station at Marcus Hook and transferring all property to the Board of Public Grounds and Build ings for lease to the United States Government was presented by Mr. Franklin, Philadelphia. The bill will enable the Federal Government to J handle all quarantine matters and, do away with duplication. Mr. Martin. Allegheny, presented! a bill providing, that pay of attend- j ance officers in ffrst-class districtsl shall not be less than $1,200, and j Mr. McKirn, Allegheny, one that the! central line of a highway shall be the basis of assessments. Other bills presented were: Mr. Vickerman, Allegheny—Re-j quiring publication of borough audits; in newspapers once a week for two! weeks. Mr. Cook, York—Authorizing costs! to be imposed on persons making! information when it is insufficient | to hold for trial. Mr. Walker, Philadelphia—Re pealing second-class city graded tax law. Mr. Sprowls, Washington—Provid- ! ing for compensation of physicians! for furnishing statistics to State De- i partment of Health. Mr. Statt, Philadelphia—Permit-1 ting use of armories by veterans' j organizations. Mr. Sowers, Philadelphia—Giving' magistrates jurisdiction in trespass,! libel and slander actions where claim | is not over $lOO and relating to pro-1 reeding* for sa'e of real estate on judgments, assignment of judgments, and for relief of tenants. I NO LEGISLATION IS NEEDED NOW Highway Commissioner Set tles Some Questions in Re gard to County Road Bonds j Writing to John Siggins, Jr., solic j itor for the commissioner of Warren j county. Highway Commissioner I Lewis S. Sadler, had the following | to say regarding county bonds issues: j "Replying to your communication | relating to the interpretation of ex isting laws with respect to permitting counties to issue bonds for the con struction of public roads, would say that we have gone into this matter very carefully with the Attorney General's Department: and it is maintained that additional legisla tion is unnecessary, as there appears [to be ample authority under exirt |ing statutes for the counties to ex i pend their bond issues for improve ments in line with the contemplated I program of road development now I being adopted by the majority of the j counties." I Clarion county is one of the latest to announce that it will put up to the voters, the proposition of bond ling the county for good roads pur | poses. A special election will be held June 10 on a proposition to bond the county for $500,000. Ed ward A. Carma't, of Brookville, in forms the State Highway Depart ment that nearly every borough and township in Clarion county on June 10 will sold its own special election, so that not only the county, hut the townships and borougs may join in the construction of a secondary sys tem, which, coupled with the pri mary system to be built at the cost of the Commonwealth, will cobweb C'arion county with all-weather roads. Anti-Sedition Bill Goes On Calendar The administration anti-sedition bill, amended in acordance with the suggestions of the Attorney General following the hearing a week ago, was reported to the House of Rep resentatives at the evening and goes on the third reading calendar. The amendments consist in strik ing out three sections, one making it sedition to "incite or arouse dis content" and "to disturb the peace and tranquility" of the State or the United States, which were agreed upon for elimination at the hearing. The section referring to industrial or political reform was amended by striking out "industrial." TRACTOR BILL HAS HOT TIME Measure Opposed by Farmers Who Claim It Would Be Burdensome Farmers and tractor owners from 11 a dozen counties opposed the Eyre • | Senate bill forbidding use of trac- I tors with cleats on State Highways | at a hearing that lasted most of the ! j afternoon before the House Roads . | committee. The opponents of the , bill contended that the measure [; would interfere with service for , I farmers in rural districts and denied the damage alleged to be done by I the machines. Speakers included: J. A. Rose, Harrisburg; A. L. Bier !j bower, Carlisle; A. H. Brubaker, ' Rohrerstown, and Morris Long, 1 1 Lebanon. George H. Biles, assistant ■ I State highway commissioner, ap ■ I peared for the bill. • | Chairman Harry A. Mackey, of ' the State Compensation Board, op ' 1 posed the bill providing choice be s tween compensation awards and court action at a hearing before the Judiciary General Committee, con t tending that it would involve every > case of death in protracted litiga . tion and that it would seriously . interfere with the foundation of the . compensation system. He said that , between April l, 1916, until April 19 last, the State Board approved . 7,129 agreements in death cases, the total amount of money involved be- I ing $17,508,162. In the same pe , riod over 200,000 general agree ments were entered into between employers and employes. He said ' that employers had shown the right spirit in many claims. The chair man said that one law would not be ; enforced through the penal code of ■ another. ' Petitions for repeal of the act of 1913 creating the Public Service Commission were presented at a hearing held by the same commit tee on the bill to abolish the com j mission. It was contended that the ■ commission did not meet the needs of Duquesnc, Plioenixville, Scranton, Carlisle, Middletown, Tarentum, Mc- Keesport, Rankin, Swarthmore, La i trobe, Lehighton and Emaus. R. J. 1 Wheeler, Allcntown, and E. K. Les . sig, Ashland, advocated the bill. The Hess bill amending minor i "labor laws so that girls between fourteen and sixteen can work in cigar factories was the subject of • a three hour hearing before the House Manufactures Committee in . the course of which the bill was I attacked by Colonel Edward Mar tin, State Commissioner of Health; Mrs. Edwin Sollenberger and Mrs. Harry Smith, Philadelphia; Miss Helen Doty, Lancaster, and W. C. Hoverter, Reading. R. C. Bondy, a manufacturer, and Charles Dushkine, secretary of the Tobacco Merchants' Association, ap peared for the bill. Charles Eisenlohr, Philadelphia opposed provisions in the Alexander bill relative to use of various sub stances in tobacco. The Rinn bill for abolition of grade crossings was opposed by representatives of various railroads at a hearing. Strenuous opposition to the Bol ard bill prohibiting the publishing of advertisements in any language except the English, manifested yesterday at a hearing before the ! Senate Judiciary General Commit -1 tee. The measure in question, spon ! sored by Representative John A. I Bolard, Crawford, is a companion | measure to the Davis bill which was I passed recently, prohibiting the i teaching of the German language in the public and normal schools of | the Commonwealth. | Speakers against the hill included I Herbert D. Mason, general manager I of the Publishers' Association of the 1 American Press and Foreign Lan guages, New York, and Franz Ehr- Itch, Philadelphia, i The bill was finally referred to j a sub-committee composed of Sen ators Shantz, Lehigh, and Salus, j Philadelphia, and Senator Buckman, Bucks. A largo number 'of bills were | passed by the Senate yesterday, in i eluding the general salary raiser of , the district attorneys of all counties of the State, excepting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Senator Vare, late in the after noon, reported the Philadelphia charter bills from committee and I they were read for the first time. | A large portion of the afternoon I was occupied with numerous Senate I committee hearings, including the ; Mine Cave, Housing, and Minimum I Wage Measures. Miss A. Estelle Lauder, Pliiladel- I phia, at a hearing before the Senate I Judiciary Special Committee on the I proposed minimum wage bill yester- I day afternoon declared that it is I now practically impossible for wo i men in some walks of industry, to | pay for the bare necessities of" life, I and urged the speedy passage i the measure. Other speakers in ■ eluded Henry Collins of Philadel phia. and Mrs. Frances Axtell a j member of the minimum wage com mission of the District of Columbia. Motor Vehicle Bill Through the House The Dithrich motor vehicle code, I the subject of many hearings and j numerous amendments, was passed j finally in the House at the night | session and goes to the Senate. The [vote was 182 to 4. In discussing the bill, Mr. Dithrich ; said: "Mr. Speaker, the bill now , under consideration is a motor ve i hide law, which I introduced at the ' beginning of the session at the rc j quest of the Pennsylvania Motor ! Federation. The amendments offered | to-night on this bill are not material, changing the registration fee on cars j other than commercial vehicle cars [ from forty-five cents to forty cents. ! The bill originally represented a | registration fee of forty cents, but j certain members interested in this | legislation requested a fifty cent fee. |As a compromise, it was agreed to I make it forty-five cents, but the [automobile clubs throughout the I State protested so much against that figure that wo went back to the orig inal bill as originally drawn, provid ing for a registration fee of forty cents. I would like to say further, that this bill represents the best thought on the subject; however, the sponsor has had very little to do with that, but the Highway De partment and the Governor of this Commonwealth, with whom we have had conferences and members who were interested, and manufacturers, and users of automobiles through out the State gave their thought to this bill. It repeals the act of 1913 and provides a general law upon the subject. Practically every qucs-' tion pertaining to the use of auto mobiles, both for pleasure cars ori commercial vehicles, have been tak en up and inserted in this bill, sol that you have before you what is considered the best thought of every LIVESTOCK IS GOINGRIGHTUP Big Increase in the Value of Cattle on the Farm Is Re ported by State \\\V\tzKKls going right up in f value. The State Department of Agricu l(ure 7r[ OQCj which has been \ fo " owine: up thls ' n rais ' n ß steers I swine, has received reports which i indicate that the total value is now ! $202,650,477, while the statement is i made that live stock on every farm in Pennsylvania shows a tendency to increase. The total value of the stock on the farms of the State in 1910 was $133,268,060. The figures show an increase of almost fifty per cent in the last eight and a half years. In a statement Issued on the hog i cholera quarantine now in force the ! department says: "Public sales have been stopped I by the quarantine and the refusal i of farmers to buy hogs because of the danger of transmitting cholera to their home raised stock. Meet ings have been held throughout the quarantined districts and many far- I mers have stated their intention to breed their sows and raise the pigs instead of buying shipped hogs for fattening. Reports of quarantine violations are being investigated by state agents. One farmer is sus pected of having sold the balance of his hogs when he discovered one of the herd showing symptoms of chol era. A few dealers are evading the quarantine by secretly removing hogs that have been exposed to in fection. These men are not only subject to prosecution but may be held liable for losses that result l'rom their unlawful actions." Cars on Farms—Farmers of Penn sylvania have taken out State li censes for 63,757 pneumatic tired automobiles and 635 solid tired ma chines, a total of 64,392 in four j months against 69,593 taken out during the whole of 1918, accord ing to a statement issued to-day by the State Highway Department. In 1917 there were 46,091 cars and trucks registered by farmers and the year before 32,944. These cars are all owned on the farm. Use Detours—Road users through out the State are urged by the State Highway Department to see to it that detour signs are not disfigured or removed, inasmuch as absence of these signs will greatly inconveni ence travelers. It is planned by the department that where the condi tions and type of construction will warrant it, roadways will be thrown open and detours made unnecessary from Saturday evening until Mon day morning. This will not be true with all detours, of course, inas much as the new construction in many places will not permit im mediate use. Rond for 10,000 Pounds—James F. Woodward, the new secretary of Internal Affairs, has filed his bond for 10,000 pounds, being one of the few officials to enter bond in such money. The pound referred to in the act creating his office and on the bond filed with the Secretary of tne Commonwealth is rated at $2.66. The new secretary has taken full charge of his department. Ask Comiimtatioii—Commutation has been asked for R. A. Whiting, convicted of murder in Fayette county. The case will be heard by the State Board on May 21. Want Road Films—The Highway Department has been requested to furnish good roads films in a num ber of counties in which publicity campaigns are planned prior to spe cial elections on bond issues. The department has secured some good pictures and will very shortly be in a position to furnish films used I by the Federal Department of the Interior. Bcfore-and-after slides of photographs of Pennsylvania roads will also be available before long. Take Many Bonds—The State Highway Department attaches sub scribed for $15,000 worth of Victory Bonds. Prominent Visitors John M. Phillips, State Game Commissioner; Taylor Allerdice and Marcus Aaron, Pittsburgh school directors, and Ma jor David A. Reed, chairman of the old Compensation Commission, were Capitol visitors. New Game Bill Out —The Senate Committee on Game and Fish re ported favorably several bills that have been supported by the Wild Rife Rcague of Pennsylvania and the sportsmen of the State gener ally, including the Murdock bill which will permit the Game Com mission to zone the State and es tablish open seasons in northern and southern zones in aecordanc with climatic conditions and tin sentiment of the hunters. The Parade Trip—The joint log islative committee arranging fo the attendance of the General A:-- sembly, the Governor and heads o departments at the welcome horn celebration ill honor of the Twenty eight Division at Philadelphia oi Thursday of next week, disposed o further details in connection witi the trip last evening. The spec u' train carrying the members of tin Senate and House will leave here a! 8 o'clock on the morning of the parade. It was also arranged thai instead of using automobiles from Broad street station to the reiew ing stand on the Parkway, the mem bers of the Legislature will march in a body to the stand where the: will be provided with a box lunch Mayor' Smith, of Philadelphia, sent an invitation to the Regislature to attend the welcome home. one in the State on the question oi automobile legislation. I trust thai it will receive the hearty suppoit of the members of the House." " " Cocoanut Oil Fine For Washing Hair If ypu want to keep your hair In good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Most soaps und prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and Is very harmful. Mulsifled cocoanut oil shampoo (which is pure and en tirely greaseless), is much better than anything else you can use for shampooing, as this can't possibly in jure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with wa ter and rub it In. Gne or two teu spoonfuls will make an abundance of rich, creamy lathffr, and cleanses the hair and scalp thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily, and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quicklv and evenly, and it leaves it fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to man age. You can get Mulsifled cocoanut oil shampoo at most any drug store. It is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last everyone in the fam ily for months. Doctor Tells How To Strengthen Eyesight 50 per cent In One Week's Time In Many Instances A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home Philadelphia, Pa. Do you wear glasses? Are you a victim of eye strain or other eye weaknesses? If so, you will be glad to know that according to Dr. Eewis, there is real ; hope for you. Many whose eyes were failing say they have had their I eyes restored through the principle ! of 'this wonderful free prescription, j One man says, after trying it: "I was almost blind; could not see to read at all. Now I can read every thing without any glasses and my eyes do not water any more. At night they would pain dreadfully; now they feel line all the time. It was like a miracle to me." A lady who used it says: "The atmosphere seemed hazy with or without glasses, but after using this prescription for fifteen days everything seems clear. I can even read fine print without glasses." It is believed that thou sands who wear glasses can now dis card them in a reasonable time and multitudes more will be able to j strengthen their eyes so as to be j spared the trouble and expense of [ ever getting glasses. Eye troubles | - For YOU In fact it concerns every wage-earner who finds it somewhat difficult to plank down one big lump sum for a new Spring outfit for himself or his family. We Clothe Men, Women \ Children No need of "saving up" for a new suit, coat or dress when you can get it here this very minute on our dignified Charge Account Plan. Come in and see how easy it is to open an account here. No intruduction necessary. 36 N. 2nd St., Cor. Walnut / 28th , f ' The Boys Made This Their -. Headquarters During \ the Fight J i Make This Your Headquart- > I ! ers Now. Always Welcome j I . I j 25Market St j Architects of Appetites tii i: -nir! • -• . i of many descriptions may be 'won derfully benefited by following the simple rules. Here is the prescrip tion: Go to an active drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tab lets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of a glass of water and al low to dissolve. With this liquid bathe the eye two to four times daily. You should notice your eyes clear up perceptibly right from the start and inflammation will quickly disappear. If your eyes are bother ing you, even a little, take steps to save them now before it is too late. Many hopelessly blind might have been saved if they had cared for their eyes in time. Note: Another prominent Physician to whom the above article was sub mitted. said: "Bon-Opto is a very re markable remedy. Its constituent in gredients are well known to eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed by them. The manufacturers guaran tee it to strengthen eyesight 50 per cent, in one week's time in many in stances or refund the money. It can be obtained from any good druggist and is one of the very few prepara tions I feel should be kept on hand for regular use in almost every fam ily." It is sold in this city by H. C. Kennedy. Croll Keller, J. Nelson Clark and others. 13
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