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THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1919. in Linn on Ex-President TafCs Committee to Railroad Commissioners of t North Carolina. The Joint chairman of the national war labor board have told the railroad commissioners of South -Carolina and the city authorities of Charleston that a careful investigation made- by de partments of the federal government shows that the five-cent fare of 1915, is about equivalent to a seven-cent fare today. This stateemnt is important, not be cause It reveals something not before known to the industry." but because it is an official governmental decla ration,, of the decreased purchasing power of the nickel fare, as it has been affected by the war. It substantiates what President Stanley said In his address to the conference on November 1, namely, that a ten-cent fare would be re quired to place the fare of. today on a parity . with the five-cent tare of 1896. It discloses the reason for the present unfortunate Situation of the lectrjc railways. It removes, if not the legal, at least the moral, objection to the abroga tion of fare stipulations in franchises and agreements, since it is apparent that the companies are not receiving a fare which in purchasing power is the equivalent to the fare for which they agreed to furnish service. It is In fact, of itself, a sufficient reason for the fare Increases which the companies are seeking. And it shows the folly of attempt ing to fix. for all time, and under all circumstances, a rate of fare at which street railway service shall be furnished. Rheumatism is completely washed out of the sys tem by the celebrated Shlvar Mineral Water. Positively guaranteed , by money-back offer. Tastes fine; costs a trifle. Delivered anywhere by our Pensacola Agents, West Glorida Groe-' NOTICE PAINTER'S UNION NO. 737. Meeting tonight at 7:30 upstairs K. of P. Hall. By order of ' RECORDING SECRET ART. VARIED VIEWS EXPRESSED ON STATE DIVIDE SECTIONAL AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS AT ISSUE WERE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH DIVIS IONISTS ARE ENCOURAGED. BY JOHN C. TRICE. Tallahassee, May 26. With the ex ception of taking up time enough to read a short message from the gov ernor, recommending the passage of a couple of private' pensions for two Id soldiers who cannot get on the pension rolls, the house spent the whole of the single session Saturday on the resolution introduced by Mr. Mathis, . of Holmes, county to divide the state. To follow the resolution submitting an amendment to the constitution to be voted on at the next general elec tion, if it passes -the legislature, will be introduced by Mr. Mathis a bill fixing the boundary of the new state of South Florida. The proposed line will follow the northern boundary line of Alachua county to the northern boundary line of Putnam, thence alon sajd line to the St. John's river and down said river to the intersection of the northern boundary line of St. John's county, and along said line to the Atlantic. This bill has not yet been intro duced, but the boundary line was read by Mr. Mathis from his seat in the house, so the members would' be put LIBERTY BONDS If you can't keep up your de ferred payments, see me. Lee Daniel. on notice as to the full purport of his resolution. The introduction of the dividing res olution was looked- upon by many, of the members of the house as a sort of Joke at first." But they soon found that it was no joke so far as. Mr. Mathis is concerned. Nor is it a Joke with a large number of the members of the" house. It will require three- fifths of all the members elected to the huose, or 47 votes in favor of the resolution to pass it. There is no waj of course to definitely tell in advance what the exact vote will be, but from the discussion this morning and from the forecasts of the house by men well versed in this kind of thing, it is be lieved that a large majority are in favor of passing the measure. The starting of the resolution was carefully looked after. There was no waiving of the rules and reading the resolution by title only. The rules had to be waived of course to . get it to third reading on the same day it was introduced, but in each- instance the provisions of the constitution Were carefully complied with, before read isg the resolution the , third time. Mr. Mathis, of Holmes county, the introducer of the resolution, opened the discussion for its passage on third reading. He recalled to the house that he had promised some days age to Introduce this resolution the next morning. That he had not done so then for reasons s arising after the promise was made. That it was now introduced through not reelings of re sentment against any one or against any section. He believed - that the time had arrived in the history of the state when such a division as that proposed in his resolution and bill would be the very best thing that could happen for both ends of the State. The proposed division was not only geographically the correct one to make, but it was such as the widely senarated interests of the people would suggest. Mr. Folks, of Marion county, ob jected to any division scheme, but he most objected to the West Florida people dividing the state so as to give to them all the cream. Mr. Brooks, of Monroe county, quickly resented this Insinuation that the western part of the state was su perior to the section he lives in. We insist that we have the cream of the state and will retain it in this pro posed division, he said. South Florida was willing to the - proposed - division, he declared, and be believed the mem bers of that section would vote with him to pass the resolution and the MIL ,-'- ; - Mr. Perry, of Lee county, said it j was ridiculous to talk about Florida having the cream of the state ' left after the southern part had been , cut off. It was his opinion that South Florida would have all the cream, and i there would only - be left to - Florida that which underlies the creaml Dis carding a spirit of levity ' and contin uing in real earnest, he declared he favored the proposition for the good j he beljieved it would do both Sections j of the state. .-' . , Mr. , Scruggs, of Leon county, op posed the resolution. He Bald that he realized that in the progress of state3. as in the rearing of families, there often comes 'a time when there must be a parting of the ways in the inter est of forward strides of good gov ernment. When the time comes, he declared, when South Florida de mands to be separated from the moth er state, we will give her our bless ings. But thank God that time has not yet arived. He intimated this res olution was introduced at this time for the purpose of filibustering against time, but failed to state just why. Mr. Greene, of Bradford county, said that at first he thought the introduc- DROPSY SPECJ ALTS Usually gives quick re lief, have entirely relieve many seemingly hopelesi cases. Swelling and short breath soon gone. Often gives entire relief in IS to 25 days. Trial treatment 'sent FREE. DR. THOU. ASE. GREEN. SUCCES SOR TO DR. H. H. 3 KEEN'S SONS. Box B. Chataworttv tion of the resolution was a joke. But ie had become convinced that with a whole lot of people the matter was not a . joke. He could see nothing to be gained by it, but the fostering of a sectional feeing that ought to be eliminated from the ' legislative body as soon as possible. Mr. Busto, of Monroe county, fol lowed with the statement that he was of the opinion that the proposition was a very meritorious one. Not from any sectional animosities, but from a purely business standpoint. Mr. Phillips, of Columbia county, declared the proposition was a fair one. It is one that the people hav got to face . at no distant day, he said and they might Just as well do it now. Conditions warrant it and the diversity of interests demand it. and ; that demand is yearly growing stronger. ' Mr., Wicker, of Sumter county, de clared he had fought this very propo to do the same thing now. He said he first tholight it was a joke, and he had not changed his opinion. It had been said that' a republican congress would not consent to this division if It was out 'to them. But -it was his opinion they might. And it was with- lon to the fact that there is nothin in the bounds of the possibilities that such consent would give to congress ed more up there, than the political faith of people going before them. South Florida he said, was entitled to stand alone, and the people of that section unite among themselves for unhindered progress. Mr. Dawson, of Hernando, declared this was not a sentimental proposi tion. The plain and practical inter ests of the two great sections of the state are involved. He paid a beau tiful tribute to the sincerity of the introducer of the resolution, and to the greatness of the section he comes from, m case of division the same great people would continue to direct the progress of their Respective sec tions, the on eunhindered by the an tagonistic Interests of the other. ' In stead of one great state, we woulJ have two, progressing more rapidly because of a greater unity of inter ests. ' Mr. Harris, of Pinellas county, said he stood before the house as the orig inal divider. He had tried it in coun ty division, and found it worked mighty well. As a business proposi tion he thought it a mighty good thing. South Florida can take car of herself. She will not ask any thing except to be let alone. - Are you afraid to submit such a proposi tion to the people, he concluded. Mr. Gillis, of Walton county, said fne was mighty sorry tnat when the , citrus canker question , was 'up all these members did not have a chance to get these speeches off their . sys tems. Of course, references o this he -said, had only been made in veiled statements, but the fact was so plain that he who rujia may read, though he be a legislator. He called atten- r-T-TI ri. i , l 1GS DECORATION DAY PROGRAM REVELATION ON LIT. SINAI TO BE CELEBRATED JEWISH FEAT OF WEEKS WILL BE . OBSERVED AT ALL SYNA GOGUES THROUGHOUT COUN TRY, i Helps Make Strongs Sturdy Men and Beautiful, Healthy Women 3,000,000 1 People ; Use It Annually Asa Tonic, Strength and Blctod-builder 11 'j " i-r J) 45 L. MAKE THIS TEST; If you are not well or stronc you owe it to oonelf to make the following test: See how ong you can wont or sow tar you can walic without becoming tired, riext. take two five grain tablets of ordinary Nuxated Iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again and see now much yon nave gained. J ambers of nervous. an-down people, who were ailing all the while, have most astonishingly in creased their strength and endurance iu t, y? ecu uiuc ia tamaj uuiunxn IinuciHn'i Kn: JTuaU4 Ita wUk UfttnUtt a MeeMada4 by ,h jnCiaM I, aat a wi.ii. liMf fcataaa whiA I, ar.ll kuawB to tuill wiy wkara. Cattka U 14r laerraale I'm i4i H la (ajar torn urtn. masa To liiurtmn ttr.tr aattcfactorr MaM to tor aankaatr thy wm raaa fnf ay. It a) ! by .a aa4 tnareiaav i pw a. vanav mw waaj uauf I a aaatly aMitoUat4 aa4 dots M Haik r tha ilaaw aar fnanatoa aaaeaactal aa4 aalrij two republican, senators and two re publican representatives. The need of the hour, he said, was statesmen t at Tallahassee, who could rise above sec tionalism and legislate for the whole state. ' Mr. "Wade, of Clay county, said he felt very kindly toward South Florida but conditions make the proposed changre necessary, and the, time is ripe for the change. Mr. Futch, of Lake county, de clared that ; the people of his section would long remember the words of Mr. Scruggs, of leon, and cherish them. He knew, he said, that it was not pleasant to come to the parting: of the ways, but he believed the time was ripe for it In this case. If not it will be ripe by the time the ma chinery can be put in motion. He was not afraid of iSouth Florida going republican. Mr. Epperson, of Levy county, said he lived between the two extremes of the state, and he thought he had the cream of both. Florida's great ness in the sisterhood of states he said came of her great diversity of wealth producing interests, and division at this time would lose her prestige. One section of the state needs the other, according to his view. ' ' Mr. Williams, of Polk, thought it was unfair to inject suggestions of animosity- into this debate. Diversity Of .'and antagonistic business interests make it fair to both ends of the state to divide. There is " and ought not to be any sectional fight mixed in it. " - - Mr. Parrish, of Brevard county, said he did not think any one need worry about what a republican congress would do. He had been to "Washing ton both before republican and dem ocratic committees, and his experi ence was that facts and figures count- Special festival services will be held 4n all Jewish houses of worship, Wed nesday, June 4, (in orthodox Syna gogues also on the 5th) for the feast of weeks or Pentecost. JXtie name de rives from the -fact that the festival falls seven weeks or fifty days after the beginning of the Passover festl'AL And just after the Passover festival is the precursor of Easter, -so the feast binding about the line suggested. Have or weeks is the prototype of the Chris you any assurance that it will be as , tian feast of Pentecost which falls fif suggested or that it will not be chang- 'itv days after Easter. While the feast ed by the next legislature, he asked. weeks was in Biblical times an ag You are asked to take a leap in the ;ricultural festival to celebrate the dark, he declared, and intimated very feathering of the wheat harvest and of strongly that he was not prepared to -the first-fruits, later tradition makes do that. r I it the anniversary of the giving of' the Mr. Bryan, of Osceola county, said Ten Commandments and the Law on he wanted to get ahead of the gentle- -Mt- Sinai. Thus in the modern syna man from Pinellas, so he would here ggue the ancient harvest festival IS ARRANGED SPAIN ISH WAR VETERANS AND THEiR LADIES' AUXILlfaY WILL PARTICIPATE WITH THE G. A. R. POST. ' IF YOU HAVE a proposition that 'has merit and you need money to put it over, see me. Lee Daniel. the announcement that when the state was divided he was going to be a candidate for . governor . of South Florida- Mr. Waybright, of Duval county, said he refused to take the matter seriousl. He did not believe the pro ponents of this bill had evex or now seriously- believed it would . pass. He said he admitted that South FloridS had not been treated right in the matter of apportionment, but section alism will only be fostered by the passage of this bill. So he hoped it would not pass. , Mr. Stokes, of Bay county, said he had no regrets at seeing South Flor ida going. He had doubts about the state dividing, but he was going to vote for the bill. It would, in his opinion, be to the mutual benefit of both sections to divide. , Mr. Jones, of Nassau county, said he hoped the resolution would not pass, and would not vote for the bill, either. " " -...Mr. Lewis, of Jackson, said he was opposed to the. resolution. He paid -t high tribute to introducer, Mr. Mathis, and his good judgment, but doubted if he was right in this case. He declared we had lived under more flags than any other state in the un ion. Sectio-nlism Is a myth. Every man from Pensacola to Key West has a proper regard for each other. At this point m his remarks. Mr. Kite, of Alachua, called attention to the fact that the time for adjourn ment had arrived. The gavel fell and the gentleman from Jackson will have to wait until Monday to conclude his remarks. has taken on a historical character which gives it its greatest significance in the ritual, . The reform synagogue, stressing this historical feature, which commeror ates the ' dedication of the ancient Israelites to the faith in one. God and to the highest morality, have intro duced the confirmation service in which the youth of the congregation, who "have been specially instructed In their history and their faith, ex press -before the congregation their understanding of and their loyalty to the religion of their fathers, thus re newing the ancient covenant made at Mt. SinaL The children are the cen ter of interest in the service and, to commeroate this solemn event in their lives, are usually the recipients of gifts and other social functions. An elaborate Decoration Day pro gram, has been arranged and -will b3 carried out Friday tinder the auspices of the local G. A. R. V the Spanish War Veterans and the. Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary cooperating. Members of Sherman Post G. A. R-, and the Memorial Association will as semble at the courthouse at 8:30 a. m., on the 30th and joining there the Spanish War Veterans and their la dles auxiliary, will proceed to the Pensacola Electric company's station on - Main street. The train will leave that station at 9:30 a. m., and arriv ing tt the ice house, Ft. Barrancas, through the courtesy of CoL J. I Hughes, the veterans will be met by the Fort Barrancas band, an escort and firing squadand directed to the cemtery. Arriving at r the monument the memorial service of each organization will be read.- The firing party will fire a salute of three rounds and tne bugler will sound taps. This will finish the official ceremonies. At the speakers "stand the adjutant of Sherman Post will read President Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Rev. S- M. Lutz. post chaplain, at Fort Barrancas: Judge Wm. B. Sheppard, W. A. Zachary. H. E. Jerrald and oth ers will speak. Charles M. Troxell, of the T. M. C. A... will furnish and conduct vocal mUsic during the pro ceedings. The public, all veterans of the Civil, Spanish and World Wars and Sons of Veterans, are cordially Invited to at tend these services and participate. By order of V. P. Dillingham, post commander, and W. M. Glendye, post adjutant. U Cleans they Vk Most Delicate hf NOTICE. I wish to announce that I have opened up in the old stand formerly of Mr. Kobel. and hope to favor all old cus tomers as well as new ones. Herman J. Pape. phone 133S: 10S North Alcania street. 9469 Sold in this city by Crystal Pharm ary, DAiemberte's Pharmacy and B&lk toi DrujE Uo, Iljl The taste is the test of Coca- w 1 If Iff Cola quality. The flavor is the IV 1 ill quality itself. I j I 111 Nobody has ever been able to II I lul successfully imitate it, because Iwl its quality is indelibly registered Iff I n Jje taste of the American Jljl Ve) " Cwi.f'l Demand the genuine by full name iltfi j i V3j)V jTt'I nicknames eoconnje substitution. - ffg V i The Coca-Cola Co. jf ii H. ' atlanta' ga- A9y aaaaaaSaaa-l-1i.-nyf5,.... c-', :&..".. jaaaaaaaaa ' rp .---j-n -!...i,J l. i i t.i . ,' 2 f..-TOM(:'T J- ,1 -r. m -im TTT ir I I aaan I MaKa II 1 1 ft i CATHOLICS ARE DRIVING FOR SOLDIER JOBS RE-EMPLOYMENT FORCES OF ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE BEING DOUBLED. PRICE RANGE FOODSTUFFS X SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCES OF PROFITEERING -DEMONSTRATE NEED OF SYS TEMATIC MARKETING BUREAU. Washington, May 27. Doubling their reemployment forces throughout this country, leaders of the National Catholic War Council today began an intensive drive for jobs for soldiers, sailors and marines, that is to be con tinued In. full-force until an opening has been found for every fighter from France. As director general for the United States, P. J. Hanley, an em ployment expert from Portland, Ore., has just been appointed to command the two hundred field agents who will, within a week, be covering the country to put into most effective action every agency in every one of the eleven thousand Catholic parishes in the United States. Radiating from sixty divisional headquarters, located in every larg city on the continent, the redoubled efforts" of the National Catholic War Council are already yielding results ehowina? 600 service men placed each day, according to reports recently turned in by the 20,000 men and wom en who are enlisted In this re -employment service. From headquarters in this city, scores of experjt agents are now being hurried to every industrial center in the nation to speed this rec ord job hunt until it opens a thousand places a day to idle men in uniform. State directors, yto push every effort to land work for discharged soldiers and sailors throughout their territory, are being established in 'headquarters all over the country. William J. Carey, whose employment accomplish ments for returned soldiers at Roches ter have been marked, has been made the director for New York state, and Peter J. Rigney, an expert from the U. S. employment service, has been placed in charge of an unusually ac tive campaign that will be pushed by the National Cath61ic War; Council about the port of New York. r?OTHERS J v' I Reduce your doctor's -. 1 1 1 bills by keeping sin,.. nn hanri . , m aj 0 wu ,.a VICKS VAPOIt Y0Uft BODYGUARD" - 30f. 60. UBS We Furnish the Home Complete :fiff, t.u'! ifi..ai W-1taaja iiirw iiWlrtlijiQi 11 "CLZ 1 The bureau of statistics of the de partment of. labor at Washington, shows that on Jan. 1. 1919. sixteen of the principal articles of food, had had an average increase of 79 per cent in price since 1913. Comparing prices in twenty of the leading cities of the United State3, some very interesting facts were re vealed, says the State Marketing Bu reau. All things considered prices on twenty articles T5f food were lowest in Minneapolis and highest in Provi dence. Bacon was lowest in Buffalo average prices In these two cities of 23 per cent, as 77 cents would buy as much food in Minneapolis as $1 would buy In Providence. Sirloin steak was selling retail at 28 cents in Min neapolis and at 65 cents in Provi dence. Bason was lowest in Buffalo at 54 cents and highest in Los Ange les at 67 cents. Roast beef reached its lowest in San Francisco at 2$ cents and was highest In Providence at- 42 cents. Fresh eggs were selling at 69 cents In Minneapolis, and at 97 cents in Boston. Cheese was worth 37 cents In Providence and 46 cent in Birming ham. While coffee was lowest at 29 cents in New Orleans and Minneapo lis, it was ' highest in Boston at 38 cents. Milk was 13 cents per quart in Denver, Milwaukee and Minneapo lis and 20 cents per quart In Atlanta. Butter was 67 cents in Providence and 77 cents in Cleveland. Ham was low est in "New Orleans at 51 cents and highest in Los Angeles at 63 cents. Tea was worth 54 cents in New York and 87 cents in Atlanta. These facts show that pro! and consumers are interested question of markets. Why shou cost, the consumer 64 cents in York and 87 cents in Atlanta, . ierence oc a cents per pound, i erential of 61 per cent, when it not cost a cent a pound to ship i New York to Atlanta. Is there s timate reason why a housewif pay 62 cents for ham in Los Ar while another could buy it for 51 in New Orleans, a difference cents a pound, when the difftg in ireignt rrom meat producing icia a icoa uian . na.il M. cent & ;. un tne otner nana, why was selling in Buffalo at 54 cents, a New Orleans e.t 64 and at Los Ar at 67 cents. If there is a reasr creap ham in New Orleans why f bacon be so high? There certainly can be no r why milk should be worth 28 per gallon more in Atlanta th Milwaukee, and why should the sumer pay 10 cents per pound for butter in Cleveland th'an in neapolis for 28 cents and on the day sell for 65 cents in Trovi 37 cents more, or a difference c per cent. Is this fair to the sumer? Can anyone explain why roas' was selling for 23 cents in San Cisco and 42 cents or 19 cent pound more in Providence, or fresh eggs were costing the con 69 cents in Minneapolis and 9" in Boston, a difference of 28 per dozen when poultry is grcr every state in the union. Will one stand Up and explain why t was only worth 29 cents in M: polis and 38 cents in Boston, Boston is 2,500 miles nearer i coffee is grown than Minneapo: Why should a family in St. who wanted a hen for dinner only 31 cents per pound while I: Francisco they would have to r cents, a difference of SO cents five pound hen. Verily somebody be profiteering," and how did ' escape the food administration. not these government statistics that much of the high cost of Mt. due to the lack of uniform syst marketing the necessities of ft there not need of official roar bureaus? Lee Daniel. Am ready and willing to any honest man who wan help himselt. LEE DANIEL FINAL REBUFF GIVEN IRISH DELEGATI Paris, May 27. Efforts of F Walsh and Michael Ryan, represf various United States Irish soc:; to obtain safe conducts for RJ DeValera, Arthur Griffith and ' Plunkett, to come to Paris to p: 1 the Irish case to the peace confe i ended today with a written corns cation from Secretary Lansing s that the American representative that further efforts in this dire would be futile and unwise becati utterances Walsh and associate5 reported to have made offens; the British peace delegates. a. a I The pie B Excellent for Growing Oiildren Childhood .cravesi sweets. jasant sweetness of Orape-Mit comes from tfrainFsugiar, pure and wholesome, de-; veloped by the long baking of wheat and malted barley Never disturbs digestion Children love GrapeNuts