SKWP5 Mi SiWjMtf" l J Euenino public feft$er NIGHT EXTRA FIKTAJVCIAL THE WEATHER Wellington, April 2.". Fair and cold tonight, with freezing temperature. tkmit.ii rt nr, at iicii noun "s i) in ti 112 1 2 aj JLIJLI ":w ;m :i7 i.'is 41 42 ,-i:i I i I l ; VOL. V. NO. 191 Published Dally Except Sunday. Subscription Price H a Year by Mall. Cops right, 1D10. by labile Ledger Company Entered as Second-Class Matter at th , PoatoIHce at Philadelphia. Pa.. i.mcreu aa oc tha A(,t of Mafch g70 PRICE TWO CENTS PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1919 ORLANDO GOES TO ROME TO CONSULT PARLIAMENT; "ALL WELL IN FORTNIGHT," ITALIAN LEADERS HOPE SiM iv 3 i'j t ? IT CENT OF MY FUND FOR LIQUOR AYS BRUMBAUGH Former Governor Asserts He Itemized Account to Show Mansion Was "Bone Dry" N0$5000F0RSPR0UL, FOR IT "DIDN'T EXIST" $32,000 Paid for Permanent Improvements Traveling With Staff Cost a Lot, Too To show that not a cent of stntc funds In his hands for expenditure went for liquor, Governor Brumbaugh itemized carefully every dollar of his executive funds. The ex-Governor this afternoon said so in discussing his expense accounts, made public in Harrisburg jesterda. These accounts showed he spent $109, 433.70 while in office. He was seen at his home, 234 West Walnut lane, Gcrmnntovvn. where he is resting from his work at .Tunintn Col lege. At first lie lcfused to reply to criticism of his expenditures. "Mv desire to show evnetly how all funds at my disposal were spent has placed me, peihaps, at a disadvantage, lie said finally. Other Governors did not go into de tails so carefully. The act allows the Governor to sncnd the lontlugent fund nt his discretion. A Governor might take the money from the treasury, and make no other accounting than giving a receipt, according to the interpretation of the law. ' Mansion Was "Hone Dry" "But I felt differently about it. It seemed wise that I should show, while I was advocating local option, that not a bit of iuoxicants went into the execu tive mansion. So, with the ndvice of the attorney geneial and the auditor general. I made n cry detailed account ing of all fay expenditure. Tims no one could over suggest that intoxicants had ever been purchased for the man sion by me. "It, isn't quite fair to contrast my expenditures witli those of other gov ernors. Of the totnl spent in four cars, you may notice that mote than $32,000 ivent into permanent repairs nnd fur nishings for the executive mansion. The results are still there. I could not eat them. There are certain periods every few jcors when repairs are neces sary. Governor Stuart made cry ex tensive repairs. I found it necessary to make some, too. But they arc there for the benefit o my successor. High Cost of Living "0 course every one knows that liv ing costs were higher during my term of office. But our housekeeping lccordR show that we kept down the cost of ' maintenance 20 per cent by laying off extra servants in the summer nnd by similar matters of economy, "A statement has been made that I used some of the money to settle a strike of servants. That is not true. The servants are paid a wage set by act? of the Legislature. That was too small in these days when no good serv ant can be had for less than $10 a week. Our servants were exceptionally good ones and just couldn't live on what they were given. I helped them out and when the members of the Com mission of Public Grounds and Build ings learned it they said I should be re imbursed. I think half of what I had spent came back to me. "Another largo item came through trips that I bad to make and for which thero could not bo an appropriation, such as the tour of the training camps, where our soldier boys were. It; costs a great deal to go with your staff nnd In such n manner as a eovernor of n state must travel in. Hut all flint was .quite necessury and the only fund on which I could draw was the executive fund." Sir. Brumbaugh denied he had spent $5000 which should have been left for Governor bproul. That $5000 Didn't Exist "You could find from the records that the JfiOOO did not exist," ho ex plained. "When the fight in the Legis lature got so warm last time it was suggested that my executive fund be appropriated for only eighteen months instead ot for tho full fiscal year of the state, it was the Legislature that pro vided no contingent funds should be on hand for my successor." The ex-Govcrnoi will spend several more days in the city. Then he ex pects to return to Huntingdon; where be is helping Juniata College raise, an endowment fund. lie is writing nnd accepting invitations to lecture on edu cational matters, but is not ready to discuss his plans for next fall, although be says he has several definite things in view. Loan Rally In Tioga The Forty-third War Victory Lib ertyLoan committee will hold nn out door rally tomorrow night at the cor ner of Germantown and 'Erie avenues. The meeting will be presided over) by D, Frank Black and among the speakers will be Dr. Irylng Whalley, zone di rector. It is expected several returned soldiers will also speak. H.25 llaltlmorci IJ.73 Wahlnlon -8.w4AykKxcurflon. FennaylvAnla. Hnii, jyUxroralon. FfnnarivMila, lUllrond-, Battle Tank, Aiding Loan, Used to Wreck Bravery Washington, April 2.". (By A. T.) One of the tattle tanks used to nelvcrtisc the loan was engaged .vesterday in wrecking a brewery. The headquarters review comment ed that this "foreshadows certain events of national importance sched uled to tnkc place on July 1." RETUR1GT0DAY Bell Telephone Unit Will Be Joy ously Welcomed Here This Afternoon MARCH IN BROAD STREET A joyous welcome will be extended this afternoon to men of the 400th Tele graph Bnttalion of the Fennsylvnnia Bell Telephone Unit, who will return home after strenuous service in France. Those brave Yanks worked under trying conditions nnd maintained con nections between the various units of the land forces, often while exposed to enemy shell fire. On their nrrival here there will be a parade up Broad street from South street to City Hall, thence over the Parkwnv to the Bell Telephone build ing. There the men will bo reviewed and will return to the' employes in that building the standards and guidons which were presented to the battalion before it sailed awnv two years ago. They will be received by L. II. Kin naid, vice president and general man ager of the Bell Telephone Company. Reception After Review After a review of tho battalion the men will march to Scottish Rite Hall, where there will be a general reception, at which the men will meet their fami lies. This will be the first opportunity the relatives of the battalion members will have had to see them since they went to France in 1017. The reception will bo followed by a dinner, nnd later the men will gq to Camp Dix for demobilization- It is expected that a number of Bell Telephone officials from other cities will be present, among whom will be U. N. Bethcll, senior vice president of the American Telephone nnd Telegraph Company ; F. II. Bethell, president of the Bell Telephone Company of Penn sylvania; II. F. Thurber, vice presi dent of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, and others. Brigadier General C. McK. Sultzman, executive officer for Major General Squicr, will attend. i Formed by Bell Workers The 40Gth Telegraph Battalion was organized early in 1017 from the cm- plojes of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. After a short course of training at Camp Vail, Little Silver, X. J., the battalion cmbarkcl for over seas service and arrived in France on August 20, 1017. It was one of the first two such units to serve with the A. E. F. At the time of its organiza tion it was known as the First Tele graph Battalion, signal reserve corps, but in October, 1017, its designation was changed to 400th Telegraph Bat talion, signal corps. During its first winter in France it installed and main tained telephone service in the Chau-mont-Xeufchnteau-Toul region nnd on February 17, 1018, it was assigned to the First Army Corps. This unit, it will be remembered, was the first American army corps to operate in France and it participated in some of the hardest engagements of the war. As a unit of the First Army Corps the 400th Telegraph Battalion worked under most adverse conditions and often exposed to the enemy shell fire. Its service under battle conditions was vir tually continuous from July j "ntil the date the nrmistice was signcc?! The battalion participated in the advance from Marne to Vesle, in the St. Mihlel attack and in the battle of the Argonnc, also in the advance of the Mouse. For this meritorious work it received the commendation of the corps commander and the thief signal officer of the A. E. F. PHONE VETERANS YES, IT WAS COLD, BUT NOT SO COLD AS IN PAST APRILS Thermometer Struck 34 This Morning, but "Pshaw! That's Nothing" Says the forecaster, Who Scans the Old Records "Keep the home fires burning," says Mr. Bliss, the weather forecaster, "for you'll need 'era," Today's temperature came close to being record-breaking for Philadelphia at this season, and it will stay cold for forty-eight hours. No need, however, to get out tho trusty snow shovel. The snow flurries of this morning probably will continue, but only as snow flurries, Mr. Bliss thinks. The thermometer at the weather bureau struck thirty-four degrees dur ing the hours of early morning, nearly a record for the date or season. April 28, 3888, was one degree' colder, nnd April 20, 1874 made a low temperature record for so late in the month of 20. There was it trace of Bnow on another April 28, that "of 1808. In the same year there was a trace as late as May 8. So today.'s powdery flurries, which seemed like a miniature snowstorm In Falrmount Fark nnd some of the suburbs, were not really a record. PRIVATE RAILROAD OWNER VA PATTERSON URGES Minimum of Efficiency and Higher Operation Costs, U. S. Control Results REGULATION HAS FAILED ON ALL TRIALS, HE SAYS Pennsy Director Asserts That High Wages Paid Rail Work ers Caused Labor Unrest Return of the railroads to private ownership under government regulation and inspection is imperative to the pros perity of the I'nlted States. A labor unrest throughout the eroun try has been caused by the unprece dented nuil radii al increases in wages with which the government has favored rallrcnd labor. Communication control bv Postmaster General Burleson has developed one of tho most inefficient sv stems in the world nnd shows the dangers to whic.li govern mental control can lead. These striking statements were made by C. Stuart Patterson, president of the Western Savings Fund Societj, of Pennsjlvnnia, director o the Pennsyl vania Railroad and ono of the leading authorities of the country on railroad law, in nn address today at a luncheon ot the Business Science Club nt the Adelphia Hotel. Mr. Patterson divulged statistics which clearly set forth the conditions of the railroad sj stems of the country, and outlined a plan which would tend to remedy prevalent ills of the railroad situation. Minimum of Efficiency "The need for railroad prospcrit) is felt by every industry in the coun try," declared Mr. Patterson, "nnd no man who lias studied the situation will deny that to secure efficiency and success in railroad administration re quires private ownership. It has been shown that the government operation, especially in this country, nlvvojs pro duces a minimum of efficiency. "As nn example of this I may set forth the case of Mr. Budlesou nnd his absolutely inefficient communication control of the country. At no time iu the history of the country has the post office proved to bo a pnjing proposition, and any pi irate house, conducted on similar lines, would hnve failed long ago. "Statements by Mr. McAdoo nnd Di rector General Hines show that the rail road s)stom of the eountrj, under Fed eral administration, has been steadily turning in a deficit, in spite of an in crease in freight rates, which have amounted to approximately twenty-live per cent. "The effect of this inefficiency upon the country ns a whole cannot be under estimated. Statistics show that more than fifty million people in the Tutted States arc personally and llnnucinTly in terested in the lnilroads, and any de pression nt that source affects over one half of our population. Bugled Labor Situation "Another vcrj vital subject which.thc railroad administration has bungled is the labor question. Since the beginning of governmental control of the railroads, when the total of salaries paid to the labor amounted to $1,000,000,000, to the present time, when the pa) roll is estimated nt $2,010,000,000, the wages of this class of labor has been increased out of nil proportion to the rest of the labor of tho country, with the result that this class of labor has become regarded as a privileged class. "The danger of this is easily seen. Other labor of the country, seeing how railroad labor has been granted its de mauds, is becomiug restless at its own Continued on rie Tno, Column One other points in Pennsylvania. Hazletou reported a sudden drop of temperature to 18 degrees, causing much damage to fruit trees and early vegetables. Scran ton reported 20; L'rie, 00; Pittsburgh 28, nnd Harrisburg, like Philadel phia, 34. Mr. Uliss said flurries' were not really "snow" from the clouds, but ice cristala from the lower air strata. It looked like snow though. "The sudden drop in temperature simply condensed the moisture In the air in a form that resembled snow flakes," explained Mr. Bliss. "This explains the phenomenon, observable at times during the morning, ot uaucs that fell from a sunny sky. "The cold weather followed tho pass ing of the storm area which has been hovering nbou$ here recently. That area has moved on up to Maine, and is followed by northwest wlndsy Winter or summer northwest winds 'after a storm mean clearing end, colder vyeatber $396,496,000 Is Loan Drive Total in Nation Total subscript ions to the Victory Lonn throughout tho I'nlted States, ns repotted mi fur to national head quarters in Washington, approxi mate $100,000,000. Following is the line-up of the twelve districts: Xow York S124.00O.000 Chicago 04.(i2S.!)r,0 Bostoi .' (11,047.0.-0 St. Louis , ... 40.O1S.1O0 ('lev eland 27.Vt.-,,200 Philadelphia "M.ATl.um llichmond 1 S.II.V.l.OOO Minneapolis 13, 13s. 100 Kansas City !),027.4."0 San rronriseo ".ISl.iriO Dallas l,737.tir.O Atlanta 1,001,700 Tho exact total leportcd is $300,100,000. WIN TON ASKED i El Senator Went to Harrisburg at Charter Committee's ! "Urgent Request" NEXT HEARING TUESDAY Senator Penrose wont to IInitiburg to take part in the charter lovislon fight nt the utgent u quest of the Phila delphia charter committee. This statement is made in a letter I jviic. imu lociuy oy .mini v. vv iiimoii. haii man of the committee. The lettei I r, ... ... pea ... memoes or cue --;"- , nun.,',. mci'im mo cimrior revision hearing in Harrisburg next Tuesda.v. Referring to Senator Penrose's xisit to Harrisburg, Mr. Winston sajs in the letter: .. "It was at the utgent request of members of our committee that Sen ator Peniose went to Hnrrisbuiif to n tuence his friends in favor of our Ulll, UUU A H'Ul 11UI lit" HUH lUTllir UIH n public service in doing so. He has correctly stated that he. had no part in the preparation of our bills." Text of Winston's Letter Mr. Winston's letter follows: "On next Tuesday, the 20th, theie is to be a finnl hearing before the Sen nte committee on municipal affairs on our charter bill. "The fact that Senator Vnre has op posed and Kenntor Penrose has favored our charter bills has given some people the impression thnt the measures wo propovc for the improvement of our government in Philadelphia ate parti san measures. "You will recall that our charter committee was the outcome of a large gathering of citi?ens at the Uellevuo dinner attended bj Governor-elect Sproul. The chniiman of that dinner was Itusscll Dunne, who classes him self as an Independent Wilson Demo crat. He cannot, thetefoie, be classed as favoring either of the Republican factions in Philidclphia, and I venture to say that not a single member of the committee he appointed would bo willing to be so classed. A number of the most nctivc mcnibcis of the gen eial tommtttce, us wen an of the sub committee, arc nntl-I'cnrow as well as anti-Vare, and there nie several mem bers of tho gciu'i.-.l committee as well as of the subcommittee who in the past have been more iiicndlj to tho present Philadelphia administration than they have been to Penrose, Want Independent View "I have made several visits to Har risburg and have come in contact with many members of tho Legislature who are neither Penrose nor A'nre men, nnd they' have said to ini that tho.v wanted to know what the independent business men of Philadelphia wanted in lefei ence to this chatter levislou. It is of the greatest inipoitnnoe, therefore, thai a representative delegation of independ ent business men go to Harrisburg on next Tuesday for the purpose of im pressing upon members of the Legisla ture the fact that the legislation we are asking for for the benefit of Philadel phia is demanded by our good citiens general!) regardless of political affilia tion." At this point appears the paragraph referring to the committee's request thnt Mr. Penrose go to Hnrrisbuig. Iu his letter Mr. Winston then con tinues: "I am convinced that if the inde pendent citizens of Philadelphia will make t) emselves heard nt this time they enn secure the passage of the Wood- Continued on Pace Two. Column Two MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME Tramp Takes Possession of Dwell ing, Owner's Clothes and Name Keith Norton had his nerve with him. When lie approached the house all ho wanted was a-handout. But there was nobody home. Being hungry he helped himself to food. After lunch he took n bath atid smoked a cigar. He arrayed himself in flue linen und received visitors. It was evident that the visitors took him for Mr. Wentwor,th, tenant of tha house, so Wentworth he became. What happened then? Well, it was something eiciting. All the facts will appear eventually in the Eve- sufa Public LEnaEn. The story,' .i.ii. to m,i "Tho hii..: House," will begin on Monday next. AID OF PENROS "T ITALY WILL YIELD TO ALLIES IN END 1 - Losses From Brefik With En tente Too Great for Nation to Bear PRESIDENT HAS APPLIED LEAGUE OF NATIONS IDEA -- Adheres to Plan of Investigation of Issues, Then Public Report By CLINTON W. GILBKRT SlnlT ( nrreiMm nt of ilic. Kienlnir Public J.cslBfT With tho Pence Deten tion In Kiirope l!.v Wireless c'oiiKPiolif jji bit Public T.rilocr Co. Paris, April 2.'. Pi evident Wilsons statement legnrdlug Hub's clnims upon Flume is nn application of the longue- of-nations idea, proposing investigation of the issues between any two nations and a public repot t of their respective claims. It is tindoi stood that Premiers Clem entenii nnd Llojd George agree fully with Ptesident Wilson's position nnd his statement, although they did not sign it because thej were committed to ,,.,,, , . . T ,, ., . . . . . The Picsidont used the same methods lli( h ,, threatened to make use of against the I'lench when they wore blockading his plans. The statement commits Wilson and probably Llojd George and Clemenceau dclinitelj to the policy of international i.ing Finnic and den) lug Hair's claims. Xo compromise is possible. Italy t hUrmidcr or itlrnw from the . , 1 . .t . conference and use her place in the In- ncr circle pt thd league .ojj.; nationi, nbandouwoilcf communication with the French, Hnglisli and Americans and snciifice Anieiicau ctonomic support in general. The losses are too great for Italy to fate and there is every lenson to be lieve that the public statement will force her in lino. The chances are that the pressure upon Ital), which now luis only ten cIujn' supply of coal and thirty dii)s' supply of food and which must huve money from America, will compel a re cession by Pienner Orlando. Something will depend upon the at titude of the Itnlinn people, where the issue will be lotted by Premier Or lando's addressing tiie Impending meet ing of Parliament. If Italy menus to bieak her pat liamcut doubtless will pass an act annexing Fiume and the Itnliau army will occupy the territory claimed, thus inviting war with the Jugo-Slavs. ROME PREPARES DEMONSTRATION TO WELCOME ORLANDO Italy Evidences Strong Support of Peace Mission Page Hears Cries of "Viva America" Home, Apul 25 (Hv A. IM A monster demonstration lins been organ ized to greet Premier Orlando when he returns fioin Pans todnj. Tho organ izers of the demonstration seek to show the premier that the country is backing the cabinet iu its present attitude. There w.is gront excitement among the members of the chamser of deputies nnd tho senate over the situation in Paris. Many members expressed the opinion that Italy should warn France and Great Britain that they cannot con clude pence without Italy, nccordiug to the treat) binding the Allies. Crowds 'Cheer America. A huge crowd of manlfestnnts pa rading through Home toward the cup itol, passed before the American L"m bass) jesterday just as Atnbassadir Page came out for a walk. The demon strators shouted "Viva America!" The Ambassador replied "Viva Italy!" The Italia sa)s thatg because he was acquainted witli President Wilson's views on the Italian claims, Ambassa dor Pago offered his resignation. In mid -February, some time after the visit of President Wilson to Home, rumors were in circulation there that Mr, Page hud said he alwayt. ex pected to return to the United States when the war ended., Early in April it was reported from Paris that the ambassador had sent in his resigna tion, but thero has been no official confirmation of the report. Mr. Page assumed his post at Itome iu 1013. Vatican Consults on Bolt The Vatican is deeply concerned oyer tho withdrawal of the Italian delega tion. Popo Beuedltt jesterday had a long discussion of the situation with Continued on l'e lurtD, Column Two IS BELIEF IN PARIS Premier Orlando Answers Wilson 's Refusal of Fiume Paris, April 2.'. Premier Orlando s statement at Paris yesterday in nnswer to President Wilson follows: "Ycstcrdn, while the Italian dele gation was discussing counter proposi tions which had been received from tho British prime minister and which had for their aim tho ronciliition of eon tradictorj tendencies which were mani fested concerning Italian territorial as pirations, the Pnris newspapers pub- llklin.l ft .i.n.... n fn fnni tin. I'.nLlilntit nf the I'lntod States, in which ho ex Ipiossod his own thought on one of the gr.ivcst pioliloms whlih have boon sub- mittcd to the judgment of the confer- i cm o "Tho pinotico of addressing nations directlv constitutes surely nn innova tion in international rolntions. I do not wish to complain, but I wish to I I record it ns a precedent, so that at my lown time I mnj follow it, inasmuch as this new custom doubtless constitutes the cr.tntine to nations of linger par tic ipations in international questions, and. poisunnllj, I have nlwa.vs been of tho opinion that such pntticipation was tho luiblngcr of a new older or inings. Tie.itcd Like Kueni , He S.ijs "X. veitlioli ss, if these appeals are to be considciod ns ndduxscii tonitlons outside oi me govciniuuiua wiuiu it-p-sent them (I might say even against N- Y- DISTRICT SUBSCRIBES S150-412-S00 FOR L0A!T NEW YORK. Aiiil 25 Otticinl Victoiy Loan s,ub-,ciinMoni iu the New Yolk Feeleial Kebcive distiict tolnl ijilSO.'ll J.8dl. gain ol 6,308,050 mucc the laut lepoit With tins llgme tcp lcbcntnig only 11 lici cent of the clisti lot's quota of SI. .'350.000, -000, Victoiy Loan woikcis. ledoublecl their eftoits today to pass the goal befoie the tinee weeks,' campaign i& ended. FLYING FROM FORT WORTH. TEXAS. TO NEW YORK FORT WORTH, Texas, Apill 25. Major T. C Macauley, aimy flier, left heie nt 7 a. m. today for New York city iu his plane. He will tiy to icacli New Yoik tonight. He went by way of Memphis, Teiiu. 100.000 STUDENTS IN OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS WASHINGTON, Apul 25 Tints of the Reseive Office' training coips nie being maintained nt 30S institutions nnd com piise in their membeislnp 100,000 students An official state ment issued by the War Depaitment today shows that 563 of ficers and 450 non-commissioned officeis have been detailed as instiuctois for these units. PENN RELAY RESULTS. The 410-yaul low huidlcb was mil in one heat and won b C. II. Finziei, ot Penn, who led all the way. Buckley, of Pittb. bingli. was second. FRIGID WEATHER FOR 'ANOTHER BIG CUT ATHLETES AT RELAYS1 BY SHIPPING BOARD i Arctic Conditions Handicap Track Stars at Annual Spring Classic By KMIKKT W. MAXWELL Sport Keillor. i:vrnlnc TuMIc I rilerr I With the weather ideal for ice hocke) ! and football, the Penn rela) carnival I got under vvu.v at Franklin Field this I afternoon. Hundreds of nthletes, scant- US' clad, braved the bitiug winds which blew across the held and wondered if it was safe to dross according to the cal endar tliis jear Aspirants for the pentathlon cham pionship and grammar and high school bojs were on the card to open the big track event, winch, bj the vvaj, sur passed an) thing that has been held in jears. Tho collegiate medley cham pionships nlso were slated for later in the afternoon. More than a thousand athletes arc here for the races today atid tomorrow. They came from the north, south, east and west, the pick of the colleges and prep schools. Thirt)-onc events will be decided today and forty tomorrow. The pentathlon, the five-event all around competition, is today's scheduled feature. Bartels, of Penns)lvnnia, last jear's wiunir, will defend his titlo against a select field. Among those who will oppose the titlcholder are Earl Thompson, of Dartmouth, national hurdling champion nnd nn athlete of raro versatility; Gllfillan, the young giant from Notre Dame, and Lewis, a Missouri collegian, who, experts of the Middle West, think as classy at all around competition as their own Bob tho governments) I should feel deep re gret In recalling that this process, line toforc applied to enemy governments, is today applied for the fiist time to a government vvhleh lias been and Intends to remain a lojnl ally ol tno grear American republic, namely, to the Ital ian Government." Premier Orlando sajs that he might complain that such a message ad dressed to the Italian nation had been published at the very moment when the Allind nnd nssocinted nowors were ne gotiating with the Itnlinn Government.' the help of which had been sought and appreciated in numerous serious ques tions, heretofore discussed ill intimate and complete solidarity. "Above nil," lie continues, "I should have the right to complain if the dee laiutions of the presidential message have the purpose to oppose the Itulian people to the Italian Guv eminent, he cause it would misconstrue and deny the high degree of civilization which the itnlinn neonle has attained and its dem ratio and liberal regime. To oppose ti1P Itnlinn people and government would i. , ,im,t that this groat flee nation would submit to the joke of a will other than its own, and I should be fotced to piotest stronglj nguinst suppositions tinjiistlv offensive to m eountrj." Pic nuer Orlando declares that Presi dent Wilson "is treating the Italians .is if the) were a barbarous people, without a democratic government" Signor Orlando s.ns tint ho has Continued on Tare l'ourtern. ( olunin One Announces , Chairman Hurley Cancellation of Contracts for 2,000,000 More Tons Washington. April 25 -(Bv A P ) Determination of the shipping board to camel contracts for mi additional 2.000.000 tons of steel ships contracted for during tiie war was announced to- day Chairman Htirlo) issued the follow ing statement : "Since the .signing of the ntmisticc on November 11, BUS, the shipping bonnl has canceled contracts for more than 2.000,000 tons of steel ships. "In figuring out the balancing of our fleet, we now find it necessitr) to cun cel nn additional 2,000,000 tons of steel ships. "Iu tome of the old mid established )nrds we arn now pa) lug from fill, t?225 per ton for cargo steamships and oil tankers. Iu some of the new and inexperienced )nrds we are pa)lng as high us .$.'100 per ton for cargo ships. "As thc3o arc war prices and as vvc feel that we should now be building only on peace prices, we are now. consider ing canceling ull contracts where keels have not actually been laid." :x.. Limerick Strikers Mollified Limerick, April 25. (By A. P.) The strike which hits been in progress in Limerick for some time is to be called off. Thf, military authorities have made slight concessions to tho strikers at tho request of the mayor and the ITALY'S N iLIGERlK OF PEACE HlTi Barzilai and Diaz Accompany Premier Sonnino Will Follow Tonight ITALIANS CONTINUE AT WORK ON COMMITTEES Conference Sees Chance That Orlando Will Return for Versailles Meeting ENTENTE CHIEFS TO MEET Allies Make Danzig Autonomous Republic Within Confines of Polish State f Plenary Session Monday to Consider League Plan Patis. piil 25 (Itv A P.) A .'on irv session of tho Peace Confer enc p will he held Mondnv to consider tho revised dinft of tho league of n'ltions covennnt and nlso such por tions of tho pence ttenty as may be completed bj that time. The session will bo open to the public. It is understood thnt, if the cove nant is approved, it will immediately bo made public. 15y the Associated Press Paris, April 2.. A distinctly morA hopeful and less irreconcilable feeling prevailed at Italian Headquarters touayi V Va No longer was there talk of n" brcncli with tho Peace Conference, but instead it was said: "All ma) be settled within a fort night. Piemler Oilnndo has gone to Itome to consult parliament. There after, wo shall see.' Premiers' Session Today Premiers Clemenceau nnd Lloyd Geoi go and President Wilson, it was annouued, will meet in confetencc at 1 o'cloc k this afternoon. The topics to bo discussed nt the meeting are not known. The chief inteiest attached to the aft ernoon session is whether Foielgn Min ister Sonnino, of Ituly, will attend nnd continue the discussion of the Itnlian, question, as he intends to leave foe Itonio tonight. However, it is not con sidered likel) that ho will attend. Orlando leaves for Itomo Premier Orlando, of Italy, left ParW for Uoiue nt S:"0 o'clock last night. accompanied b.v S.ilvntnr Barzilai, Gen- oral Diaz and two other members of tho Italian mission When Piemier Orlando left his ho lt el nnd whin lie arrived nt tho rall imid stat am he was cheered by crowds.. Italian soldiers and civilians waved flags I and snug Italian patriotic anthems. I As the tiaiu was leaving the sta ' tion Signor Hnrzilni, who accompanied the pro'inor, shouted "viva la France!" His salutation wiis re-echoed vociferousl) b.v the c rowel. Peace Chiles Hopeful Pence Confeietico circles were inclined to believe todav that nn amicable so- lution of the Italian incident was in thd making I For one tiling. Italy has shown hot? , desire to maintain good relations with the Allies bv the fact that the Italian delegate iininining in Pniis will con tinue to collaborate in the work of the) inter-Allied commissions not pertain ing to the actu.il work ot the Peace Con- fcroTieo Jt N 1011K,t poihle Umt Vtmhr Urlniido ma.v call the Italian parliament together nt nu earlier date than May C, j ;,s I'ieviotisl,i fixed, and that he may ba negotutions nt Versailles, which will ljpt begin before the first or second of May. 1 Confets With Allied Heads Premier Orlando's decision to leavi was announced after his return from conference with the other members of the council of four, nt which, according to tlte Italian premier, only questions of principle, nnd not territorial ques tions, were discussed. This is explained ns meaning that the discussions centered on the ques tion of prestlgn involved in the publi cation of President Wilson's statement and that no effort was made to reach' ,PttiPlllcnt on a territorial basis. THb " conference lasted two hours After the meeting of the council jes terday the following official statement wits issued: "Before his departure for Home,? Signor Orlando, accompanied by Baron i J5j Sonnino, had another meeting vvitU M j-rosinrni. vv nson, i rcnuur a.iuyu ueorgo , . and Premier Clemenceau. Throughout . the discussion nil present Ulsplavctl tuft trongost desire to icnch a satisfactory yl finliiHnii n? Hip lirnhlpmu utwlrr ennbtil ' tii oration. The heads of the Anicrlcnij. : "$,.. 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