Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, March 31, 1919, Image 1

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LXXXVIII— NO. 76 14 PAGES Dai,y Ma E u" P ! I ARRISBURG, PA. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1919. SI ?wo E <?e°n"I s HOME EDITION
NEW GUARD MAY
RETAIN THE NAME
IT MADE FAMOUS
Adjutant General Beary Puts
the Matter Up to the War
Department
TO REORGANIZE SOON
Arrangements Being Made
For Homecoming Recep
tion to Fighters
Adjutant General Frank 1). Beary
to-day appealed to the War Depart
ment to have the Pennsylvania Na
tional Guard Division designated as
t lie Twenty-eighth division of the
new United States army. According
to announcements from Washington
the Twenty-eighth Division is to have
headquarters at Camp Dlx.
"I asked the army officials to give
the Pennsylvania Guardsmen the di
visional number they bore so gallant
ly in France," said General Beary
to-day. "Pennsylvania is to have a
whole division of the new National
Guard, as it had before and I can
see no reason why it should not have
that number. From what 1 learned
to-day the arrangement of the num
bers is provisional and T have hopes
of having the change made."
General Beary called attention to
the fact that the divisions designated
for Camp Devens and Upton were,
those of the New England and New
York divisions respectively.
The reorganization of the Fennsyl
ivana Guard is to be started as soon
as the Keystone division returns from
France.
Thrusday General Beary will go to
Philadelphia to consult with the local
officials in charge of the home-com
ing reception for the Keystone di
vision about the arrangements. Ho
will see Governor Stproul before he
goes to Philadelphia.
Don't Kick the Hat Nor Pick
Up Fat Purses Tomorrow
Practical jokes will be in vogue
to-morrow when April 1 (All Fools'
day) dawns in Harrisburg. If the
plans of tlxe city's funmukers ma
terialize, there will be an ample
supply of pocket books loaded with
straw lving on the pavements along
side siik hats with bricks under
neath tor those who desire to try
the football skill by a kickoff or a
drop kick.
Attaches of the Pennsylvania State
Hospital are anticipating a rush of
business to-morrow because of All
Fools' Day. It is the custom in
Hart-'eburg to tell people to call a
certain number and when that num
ber is leached on the telephone, to
hear the voice "State Hospital."
The festive day bids fair to be a
wee bit less merry this year because
some new federal taxes are to go
into effect and there will he many
,i practical poker mourning over his
depleted bank roll in place of
guffawing over the antics of an un
suspecting victim.
J. S. Farver, of Conewago,
May Be Appointed to Fill
Vacancy on Poor Board
Reports were heard to-day that
.1. S. Farver, of Conewago township,
chief clerk to the county contniis
*-ioes, succeel'ng Register of Wills
Ed. H. Fisher, may he appointed as
a member of the board of poor di
rectors to succeed the late Levi X.
Miller, Hummelstown.
The directors will hold a regular
meeting Wednesday, April 9. anil it
is understood that an appointment
will be made at that time. Mr. Fer
vor is a widely known farmer in the
lower c-nd of the county.
To-morrow Fernando Louder
milch, of Halifax, recently named as
-toward at the county almshouse to
succeed John W. Early, resigned,
will begin his duties at that insti
tution. Mr. Loudcrmilch resigned
iron, the board of poor directors
and his place was tilled by the ap
pointment of Dr. J. H. Lehr, Ly
kei.s
ONE WEEK AHEAD
This is NOT the week tor the
Rummage Sale.
An automobile wheeled up to
the old post office building, Third
and Locust streets, this morning,
and the driver began to unload a
load of miscellaneous articles
ranging from a set of Mrs. Potts
sad irons to a washing machine.
He tried the door on the Lo
cust street side. No one answered,
when he tried the door on Third
street. Then he went to a tele
phone.
"What a ml going to do with
this load of stuff for the Ruin
mage Sale?" he asked some one
at the other end.
"The Rummage Sale is next
week," he was informed. "But
we'll take that load, right now."
This sale is for the benefit of
the Harrisbttrg Hospital. During
the first three days next week
articles will be received at the
old post office. The sale itself is
set for April 10, 11 and 12.
THE WEATHER
I'nr Ilurri? burg and vicinity: Fair
mid colder to-night, with Iw
-vst temperature about 2<l de
gree* Tuesday fair, continued
cold.
For lOiiNttrt Pennsylvania: Fair
to-iilglit nnd Tuesday colder
to-night, with temperature be
low freezing strong northwest
winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and nil Its
hrntichcs will full slowly. \
stage of about .1.0 feet Is Indi
cated for llarrisburg Tuesday
morning.
Musi Be a Great Sorrow to His Parents
¥ "y •
-\ v
" T0 awe HIM A c jTT
SOMETHING NICE
HAS HAPPENED TO
SMILING CHARLIE
Prediction ol' Much-Wounded
Man Comes True Alter
Year of Trouble
The "something nice" that "Smiling j
Charlie" Archibald, of Chumbersburg, :
has expected to happen to hime one j
of these days, lias happened.
"I'm a lucky fellow," said "Smiling i
Charlie," in military life, Corporal j
Charles Bryan Archibald, of Machine j
Gun Company 10, Seventy-ninth Hi- j
vision, when lie arrived in this coun
try after his legs blown off in the j
heavy lighting about the Argopne
Forest •
"Something nice is bound to happen ;
to mo one or tltese days," he said then '
and now lie says it has happened) He j
did not have to wait long, either, for
"the girl he loft behind hi in"—pretty
little Miss Amy Roney, -528 East
Oliver streef, Ohambersburg has ]
consented to marry him.
"I met Charlie while he was at
Camp Meade," said Miss Roney. "We
liked each other from the beginning
and saw quite a lot of each other be
fore he went away. While he \vs in
France we corresponded regularly,
and when he came back—well, you
see I've got the ling," and she glanc
ed down at her left hand blushiigly.
Naturally, she is proud of her
"hero," and she has just cause t> be.'
"After all he has gone through you
would be surprised to see how happy
he is." she added. "He's always
smiling, and he is the life of the ward
at Walter Reed Hospital, at Wash
ington, where he is being treated
now. He's the jolliest boy over tnere,
and everybody calls him '.Smiling
Charlie.' "
"Sm ling Charlie" since his depar
ture for France on July I of last year
has experienced most thrilling and
harrowing of ventures. He was serv
ing as acting corporal of his com
pany. when he was struck by Hying
sharpnel on September 29 at Argohne.
The tleld hospital to which he was
taken was bombed by German airmen,
and the ship on which he sailed) for
New York, the North Pacific, was
stranded off Fire Island. He was
transferred to a lifeboat, which was
swamped, and under great difficulties
brought to shore.
Since he has been wounded lie has
been in any number of hospitals and
has been on the operating table seven
times, the last operation having been
performed in Washington.
"He was most enthusiastic about
the war," Miss Roney said, "and sven
now does not regret his part in it. He
wears three gold stripes and has a
French medal for bravery. Don't you
think he's good looking'.'" she asked,
as she brought out his photograph.
"And I tell you he's every bit as nice
as he looks."
SHIP OCEAN IN l>lSl'Hi:ss
Boston, March 31.—The Norwe
gian steamship Ocean, hound from
! Liverpool to New York, was reported
in distress yesterday about 150 ittites
off Cape Cod. The coast guard but
ter Ossippe was ordered to her
assistance from Portland, Me. Wire
less calls for help were picked! up
at various stations along the New
coast. ; ,
TOLD HIS STORY
SO WELL JURY
CONVICTED HIM
"Like a Tale From Arabian
!
Nights," I lis Counsel
Admits
i
j "Frankly, may it please the Court.
, J we confess that our client in testi
| fying in his behalf, brought about
I his conviction, and not the evidence
. ; submitted by the Commonwealth,"
' | Robert Rosenberg declared to-day ill
| arguing before Judge A. W. John
' | sou. President Judge George Kunkel
| and Judge S. J. M. McCarrell, in sup
port of a motion for a new trial for
.j a defendant convicted at the last
. session of the criminal court.
"Our client's defense sounded like
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Charges Husband With
< Cruel Treatment in Asking
County Court For Divorce
| Charging her husband with cruel
\ treatment, Vesta M. Gahring, this
e ty. started a divorce action to-day
I against James Y. Gahring. In the
- statement tiled Mrs. Gahring al
. leges her husband struck her,
" choked her, threatened her life and
• locked her in a room on different
1 occasions.
Other divorce actions which were
I started to-day follow: Florence A.
. vs. Charles X. Lawrence, desertion;
1 Clara R. vs. Simon S. Urlch, deser
, t'on and cruel treatment; Bertha I.
; vs. Herman V. Lichtenfei, cruel
treatment.
The decree was signed in the
r case of Charles E. vs. Clara Hayes.
1 I'esfrtion was alleged in the pro
" cciding.
THIEVES PAY ONE TOO MANY
VISITS TO M. E. STROUP
So County Detective Walters, Who Lays Successful Plot to
Kill the Nightly Marauders Attends Double Funeral
Two thieves who have been mak
ing visits to the offices of District
Attorney Michael E. Stroup almost
nightly for the last two weeks met
their death over the weekend at the
hands of County Detectvie James T.
Walters.
This morning they lay stretched
on the floor surrounded by flowers,
and callers at the office were given
an opportunity to view the bodies
before the last glad (not sad) rites
were performed.
Oh, no, there were no tears shed
because of the fate of the gold burg
lars. Also there will b§ no prose
cution brought against the jovial
county detective who so successfully
.plotted and brought about the deaths
CELL FOR DEBS
UNLESS WILSON
SETS HIM FREE
I
Application For Rehearing
Denied hy Supreme Court
in Decree Today
7ty Associated Press.
Washington, March 31. Eugene
I V. Debs' application for a rehearing
]of his appeal from conviction and
i sentence to ten years' imprisonment
j for violating the espionage act was
! denied to-day by the Supreme Court.
In filing his motion for a rehearing.
Debs claimed the Court's opinion
amounted to the trial of a person
I for an undisclosed "state of mind,"
I that he had been denied the privilega
j of showing his motives in making
| the speech for which he was con-
I victed, and that the court had failed
i to decide all of the questions pre-
I sented to it for review.
I The prosecution resulted from
I statements made by Debs in a speech
in Canton, Ohio, last June. The Su
| preme Court affirmed the conviction
on March 10.
1 Unless executive clemency is ob
tained, Debs now must serve his sen
tence. He is at liberty on bail.
Erection of Four New
Dwellings Is Planned
Four three-story brick houses will
be constructed by W. J. Heinly,
contractor for Morris M. Strohm, on
j the soutlisido of Berryhill street, to
be numbered 1629-31-32-35 Berry
hill. The cost of the project according
to the building permit issued to-day
will be $14,800. Mr. Strohm has been
interested in a number of other
realty developfents in-the city in the
last few years.
of the marauders, instead there is
joy once more at the district attor
ney's office and Mr. Walters may get
a reward for his services. Not only
did he succeed in ending the lives of
the two picked nightly prowlers, but
he also acted as undertaker and
floral decorator for the funeral,
which though slightly formal, was
rather short and impressive.
For the depredations of these visi
tors were becoming wearysome. Two
boxes of candy had been carried
away piece by piece after the visi
tors tore apart the pasteboard con
tainers, and four chocolate Easter
eggs had been greedily devoured by
the thieves. •
Rats, when they are hungry will
stop at nothing.
WORLD BURNS AS
PEACE DELEGATES
FIDDLE-BAGNELL
Minister Compares Dilatory
Paris Congress With j
Nero's Action
DELAY PROVING COSTLY'
America's First Mistake of
Procrastination May Be Re
peated, Says Minister
Charges that "the Peace Confer
ence is fiddling while the world is
burning, just as Nero liddled while
Jtome burned," were made by Dr.
Robert Liagnell in a sermon in Grace
Methodist church last night in which
he said that people of the Peace
Conference are taking up too much
time with the minor things and that
their delay is responsible for the
present unsettled conditions.
"It seems to me," said Dr. liag
nell, who was speaking on the sub
ject, "Bolshevism —It's Menace and
Its' Cure," that there is a strong
sentiment among a great many of
| the thoughtful people of the world
jthat the Peace Conference is fiddling
while the world is burning, just as
j Nero liddled while Rome was burn
j ing. They have discussed abstract
I things and have postponed the real
| business at hand." lie stated that if
j the Peace Conference had conic
to brass tacks when they first as
sembled, the present troubles would
| have been silenced without dif
] liculty.
"One of America's great criminal j
mistakes in this war was that we 1
persisted in closing our eyes to the |
palpable truth. There is considerable!
danger that we shall be guilty of the
crime again," suid the minister at j
the opening of his sermon, explain-1
ing that America looks to Bolshevism ;
to be far off. "We are vitally related]
to the whole Bolshevistic question in
Europe," he continued. "We have a
lot of people in America who if not,
Bolsheviks are apologists for Bol
shevism."
Four Cusses
The foundation principle of 801-1
shevism is the rule of tlio proletar-|
iat over every other class; the rule]
of the working man to the exteriiii- j
nation of every class. In Russia, 80l- j
shevism divided the people into four]
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Fire Wipes Out Four
Hazleton Business Blocks;
Starts in Lunch Room
! By Associated Press.
Ila/letoii, Pa., March 31.—-Four
business blocks in the heart of the
city were completely wiped out by
lire early to-day. The loss amounts
to $lOO,OOO which is virtually cov
, ered by insurance. The tiumes start
i ed in the Presto lunch rooms and
are supposed to have been caused
1 by a defective chimney.
TIME TO WATCH l"S AM) Q'S
Father W. W. Whalen, of Bu
chanan Valley, recently received a
letter which puzzled him consider
ably. The epistle was dated Decem
ber 18, 1918, and contained a
Christmas gift from a Lancaster
friend in the shape of a crisp green
hack of large denomination. The
letter was "Opened hy the Censor,"
had traveled through Germany to
Copenhagen, Denmark, then re
turned to the United States. Mr.
Whalen wrote to the Lancastrian
asking an explanation, and the Lan
caster postmaster decided that the
"Penn." on the envelope looked
like a "Den." Hence the voyage of
the epistle.
FLITTINGS MAY
SET NEW RECORD
FOR HARRISBURG
Movings This Week Are Many,
Despite tlic Shortage of
Houses For Rent
With record sales of dwelling
houses in the city, many residents
deciding to own their own homes
and purchasing properties because
of the shortage of houses for rent,
movings during the week will set a
record in Harrisburg, it is believed.
During the last few years, although
the housing situation has been a
serious one, for some time tho
"flittings" were not so numerous
about April 1 as they will be this
year, according to realty men and
persons having teams and unto vans
for hire for this work.
In some instances four or more
families have secured houses and
when the first one starts the cithers
will change residences in turn.
During the first two months of the
year sales of real estate in the city
almost trebled the record for last
year and during the closing weeks in
March similar activity in the realty
market is noted at the office of
County Recorder James E. Dentz,
where scores of deeds are peing
tiled.
In a few cases families were able
to move before April, but the great
er number of "flittings" will start
to-morrow mopning and may con
tinue until late In the week. §ome
tenants, unable to find houses, are
being forced to move into rooms end
put some of the furnishings in stor
age houses, while in.one instance an
aged couple were compelled to dis
pose of their household goods at a
public sale, as they were not able to
secure another dwelling anci had
been notified to vacate the one in
which they were living. t
GERMANY CLINGS
TO WILSON'S 14
POINTS IN PEACE
Important Final Decisions to
Re Taken This Week; Must |
Raze Forts.
ALLIES ON RHINE BANK
Payment Required of Teutons
Will Be on Rising Scale
Yearly
Paris, March 31.—Premier
I.lujd George and President
Wilson conferred privately for
ait hour this forenoon before the
council of four met at the Pres
ident's residence. It is under
stood that the purpose of the
conference was to expedite the
peace proceedings.
London, March 31. —The depart
ment of the German foreign office
having charge of the peace nego
tiation has readied a decision as
to its attitude toward the negotia
tions, a German wireless message
says. The department lias decided
the German government should act
only in acordance with President
Wilson's fourteen points.
Final Decision This Week
Paris, March 31. —(Havas) —The
probability that important final de-
I cisions will be taken this week by
I the peace conferees is pointed out
Iby the French pros to-day. Dwell
-1 ing upon the French claims, the
I newspapers reiterate their arguments
| that these are just and legitimate
I and absolutely necessary for the sufe
ity of Franco and likewise of the
I world.
The Echo de Pal is claims that I
in order to asure the security of the I
French frontier it will he made ob
ligatory upon Germany to destroy |
her l'orts on the right bank of the j
Rhine. with the Allies occupying ;
the left bank until the war indem
nity is paid.
Regarding the indemnities, the ex
perts, the newspaper continues, have J
admitted the impossibility of Ger
many's paying enormous amounts
during the next two years. The news- ,
paper says it understands that the j
rising scale yearly, each of the Allies j
to receive its share cither in cash j
or various products.
I Inn Money Envoys nt Spa
The German financial sub-commis
sion which is lo discuss pending
ilinancial questions with representa-
Itives of the allies, Ims arrived at Spa.
| The commission lias been authorized
Ito give an exact description of the
! financial situation of Germany to the
j representatives of the allies, accord
ling to a German wireless message.
; The finane.ial conference between
i German and allied representatives,
j according to the first announcements,
' was to be held in Paris. Eater ad-
I vices said the meeting was likely to
| he held at Versailles, although other
places, including Compicgne, have
been mentioned as the seat of the
conference. A Berlin dispatch on
Saturday said that lite German com
mission would "stop at Spa on its
way to Versailles,, there to await
developments."
GREAT T AKES WORKERS TO
STRIKE l'Olt 8-HOIR RAY
ltufialo, X. Y., March 31.—T'nions
claiming a membership on the
Great Lakes of five thousand and
having to do with drilling and dredg
ing operations will strike to-morrow
to enforce the demands for an 8-
hour day and a 15 per cent, increase
in wages. The decision to strike was
taken at a meeting held last night,
it was announced to-day.
CULGOA, HAVING
STATE SOLDIERS
ABOARD, IN PERIL
United Stales Naval Supply j
Ship Reported in Distress
Off New York
By Associated Press.
Halifax, X. S„ March 31. —The
United States naval supply ship Cul
goa, with 104 returning troops on
board, all casuals, is reported in dis
tress off New York, according to a
wireless message picked up here.
The message said the vessel had
hove to in a strong northeast wind
and rough sea. It further stated
the ship was capable of making six
knots if the weather moderated.
The Culgoa sailed from Brest for
New York on March 5 and put in
at the Azores, from which she de
parted on March 19.
New York, March 31.—The sup
ply ship Culgoa, reported in dis
tress off this port, has aboard cas
ual companies, including troops
from Pennsylvania.
Grocers to Plan For
Annual Hershey Picnic
The Retail Grocers' Association
(will hold its annual meeting Thurs
j day evening at 8 o'clock in the
I Chamber of Commerce rooms. Ofllc
;ers for thfe year will be elected and
(plans made for the picnic which an
| nually takes several thousand per
i sons to Hershey Park.
ARGENTINE PHYSICIAN DIES
Itucnos Aires, March 31.—Dr. Jose
Penna, widely known in interna
tional medical circles, died suddenly
here Saturday. j
HUNGARIAN TROOPS
ATTACK FRENCH IN
NEUTRAL TERRITORY
Take 350 Poilu Prisoners; Promise to
Free Them on Demand of Their
General; Huns Told to Get Out
FORMER ARCHDUKE FRANCIS
JOSEPH TAKEN IN FLIGHT
By Associated Press
Paris, March 31. A small
force of French troops stationed
in the neutral zone between
Hungary and Rumania has been
attacked by I Bulgarian troops,
350 of the French being taken
prisoner, according to an official
report received here.
On demand of the French gen
eral, the release of the prisoners
lias been promised by the Hungar
ians.
Greatly disturbed conditions are
reported to exits in Hungary.
Berlin, March 31. —The diplomatic
agent of the German government at
Budapest has advised Germans to
leave Hungary, which probably
mean that Germany is aware of the
purpose of the high allied command
to insist upon its demand that Hun
gary get rid of its Soviet government
and return to a rule of the people
of Hungary.
Events in Hungary during the
past week have forecasted the warn
ing sent its agent at Budapest by
Germany.
A dispatch from Geneva says that
two persons dressed aft peasants,
who were trying to cross the Hun
garian frontier into Germany, were
betrayed by their hands which were
out of keeping with the costumes
they wore. Their fingernails were
manicured and the hands generally
clean and showing 110 signs of hard
work.
The Socialist commandant. Ilerr
! Kesztholg, sent the arrested men to
1 Budapest, where they were identi
| lied as the former Archduke Joseph
Francis and a former millionaire
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council of the So' ; Workers' Council of Greater X
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£ THIRTEEN MTNF.RS CAUGHT IN EXPLOSION 5
T Colo —Thirteen men are reported entc
X ed in *he Empire mine of the Empire Coal Company neat *§*
T Aguilai CoU
!• of gas ?h •- '•'.s? ,fr
II 30,000 MINERS OUT AT ESSEN AND VICINITY T >{
* ll Cologne—Reports -from Sosen and neig <|
y* 2a
4t towns : iow a tenous increase in the number o; y X
* * among the coal miners. Thirry fhou&and miners are out, Hr
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j "* result being that thirty shafts 3re closed c- ■ JL
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; * GUNS TO QUELL STRIKERS
4* * '
11 have been mounted in Barcelona to suppress (strikers and ' J
ngid ne . J
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♦ HIGH COURT DISMISSES APPEALS I I
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Washington- . eme Court to j
appeals brought by the Corn, Product* Refining Cc:r.- 2
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& pany in pro<
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X MAKING. READY FOR ATLANTIC FLIGHT ■
ly Johns, N. F.—Lieutenant Hawker, pi „ |
4m Commander Grieve, navigator of the Sopwlth airplane. •
| * vrith which they win attempt an Atlantic flight next j
<* -nth, arrived here yesterday land will begin assemU * ! -
e A I
, uachincs to-day. The flight wffl be along the track [ i
r * ied by ocean liners, although no special arranger * I
U have been made with steamships.for safety of the airmen. ; i
J LLOYD GEORGE AND WILSON CONFER *
4* Paris—Premier Lloyd George and President Wilton ' |
'u |
ju oonferred privately for an hour this afternoon before the
T council of four met at the President's residence. It ia un- * 1
®i i
. H e r-t' thr.t the purpose of the conference was txi i
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J MARRIAGE LICENSES ;;
I <.coru<- Ilrnnlinkrr and Ida >l. Hudy, Meolinnlonhurßj .Inmrx l<
\v. MliryaWr. Mini Ira, N. Y.. tin.l Ly'illn 11. Mnrxhnll, \Yllllnmx|iort ,v
y Maliili K. Sclirncilli-}- anil Mary E. I.ond, llariixliurgr, V
named Julius Ommeicli. Bcla Kun,
the foreign minister, ordered both
men imprisoned.
Basic, Switzerland, March 31. fl
The Hungarian government is re- S
ported in Yianna dispatches to have
sent an ultimatum to the Czecho
slovak government.
This action, it is stated, was taken
because of the concentration of
Czecho-Slovak troops and a rumor
that there would be a general mo
bilization in Bohemia in the near
future.
Central Labor Union Is
Formed by Trade Workers
At a meeting of committees of the
trade unions belonging to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor in Union
Labor Hall yesterday a Central J.a-
I bor Union was organized, with Da
jvid Wenrick, business agent of the
i Building Trades Association, us
| temporary chairman. J. R. Copen
! haver was named as temporary re
| cording soeretary.
Meetings will be held next Sun
! day afternoon in the Union Labor •
j Hall and the next Sunday afternoon
1 in the Bricklayers' Hall, 310 Mur-
I ket street.
ICE DELAYS PLANS
1 Halifax, N. S„ March 31. —Scout-
ing for a possible starting point in
Newfoundland for the contemplated
trans-Atlantic flight of a seaplane
under the direction of the United
States navy has been delayed by the
huge ice tields off the coast of the
island.