KXICO'S GRANT |0 JAPAN IS TO BE INVESTIGATED Hnerican Embassy at Mexico B City Is Instructed to B Make Probe B By Associated Press. W Wasliingtoii,. March 31.—The tierican embassy at Mexico City _s instructed to-day to make in q.aries concerning the report that the Mexican government has grant ed agricultural concessions to Jap anese in Lower California and to re port the facts as quickly as possi ble. No official confirmation has reached the department about the concessions and surprise was occa sioned by the dispatch from Mex ico City yesterday quoting General Amado Aguirre. Under Secretary of Development and Agriculture, as saying they had been granted. The American government is in terested, both because of the appar ent success of Japanese in obtaining i long-sought foothold in Lower California and because the tract of land involved was developed and is claimed by an American company. m bose rights were declared forfeit ed bv the Mexican government in ' 11. Great Acres Involved The land, upwrads of a million acres, below the California border, was granted by the then President Diaz to the California and Mex ican Land Company of Los Angeles, of which General Harrison Grey Otis. of Los Angeles, was the lead ing figure. It was desert land with nothing growing on it but sage brush, cactus and chaparrel. The so' 1. however, was rich, in places , ghty feet deep, formed by genera tions by the Colorado river. It pro duced nothing for Mexica and the \pense of putting water on the land \as so great that no one in Mexico vould undertake it. Tne American company spent than $1,000,000,000 in irriga tion work before the tract was pro ductive. One of the requirements of the concession was that the land she ild be irrigated. Another was '.hat it should be settled with farm rs and ranchers. Both these re . I ' tmerts are said to have been n.el by the American company. ' W. Dill, Pioneer Auto •in'' l ;aler, Dies of Burns He Received in Garage Fire fl W. Dill, 54 years old. well- IrnJwn automobile man. died on Sat urdßy night from the effect of the suffered in the City Transfer c'jßpany fire last Monday. His occurred at the Harrisburg at which institution he had since his injuries. had been working at an aut-o- last Monday when it back and ignited the gasoline tank exploded and set fire to the Mr. Dill's clothes were with flames and in an at- to escape he leaped down an shaft. The flames spread and with them all about him dragged from the fire through %-indow, broken out by an ent- Hvo. I orn in Dillsburg. Mr. Dill came where ne was cm ?d in a carriage factory. Later ■. emoved from the city to pursue business in other cities, but returned here to engage in the H|omobile business being one of pioneers in that business in H city. Hfc is survived by his wife, one Blghter, Elizabeth and his mother. B vas a member of Perseverance B u " e No. 21. Free and Accepted B | hs, the Harrisburg Motor Club. P no iburg Lodge No. 12, Benevo- K" nd Protective Order of Elks. P- well as other organizations. Kun- I al services will be held on Wed nesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Burial will be made in Har • . burg Cemetery. ~ nning Time on Fourth t and Sixth Street Line Is - Speeded Up by H. R. Co. Iliunning time during the morning p rs ot the Fourth and Sixth street ' • of the liarrisburg Railways •'ompany speeded up to-day as a re ult of the decrease of business in I ne morning on the line. However, - same schedule, seven and one- I ilf minutes, will remain in effect. >ome months ago when cars were al lowed thirty minutes to make the ro ind trip business was increased to ■ s h an extent that because of nu merous stops the schedules could not '•e maintained and cars were fre d ■ ntly late. Officials added another ar. still keeping the schedule at set 11 and one-half minutes, but the running time was increased to thirty >- x minutes for each car. Of late, however, business has taken a de cod decrease and the cars were frequently forced to lav over for sev eral minutes at the end of the line keep up schedules. To eliminate ' 1 s. one of the morning cars was * ken off and the running time rC :o others was again made thirty minutes. The schedule of seven and • no-half minutes will continue. There will be no change in after r..ons and evenings. Americans Raid Bolshevik Line Archangel. March 31.—An Ameri can patrol Friday raided the Bol shevik line of communication south of Bolshoia Czera causing oonsider r.blt ctrvfusion among an enemy re lief detachment going forward into that town. Meanwhile American -•uns shelled the town and airplanes dropped bombs on the place. Bolshevik artillery Friday heavily shelled the American positions at Nemiar and at Vaga. Indemnity Is Reported From 30 to 50 Billions Paris, March 31. —The Intransl geant prints the report that the in demnity which Germany must pay fur the damages of the war has been fixed at a figure between 130.- 000,000,0 ft and 330,000.000.000 rancs ($30,000,000,000 and 150.000 - 000.000). The yearly payments will increase as Germany's economic life revives. XiORSE SHIP OX WAY TO PORT Boston, March 31.—The Norwegian steamship Ocean, reported in distress •50 miles ofT Cape Cod, was taken in w for New York, her destination, oy the coast guard sutter Ossipee to day. The cutter found the vessel disabled by engine trouble and "■'undtng of heavy seas. The Ocean kl'i gross tons, left Liverpool March with freight. MONDAY EVENING. FIUME UNDER SIEGE BY THE ALLIED TROOPS Austria's Big Seaport Is Hold in Readiness For Outbreak fl.v Associated rress. Finnic, March 31.—The comman der of the allied troops has declared Fiume. Austria's big port on the Ad riatic, to be in a state of siege, according to the South Slav Press Bureau. Since the signing of the armistice there has been considerable feeling over the disposition of Fiume on the part of the Italians and the Jugo-Slavs, the Italians demanding the handing over of the Adriatic port to them contemporaneously with the conclusion of peace and the Jugo-Slavs being insistent that the port be allotted to them, claiming that it was essentially a Croatian city and necessary to the Jugo-Slav state as the only feasible outlet to the sea. Recently the situation between the Jugo-Slavs and the Italians became so tense that the Italians put an embargo on foodstuffs destined for Jugo-S!avia. The United States in formed Italy that unless the re strictions were removed food ship ments to Italy would be stopped. Longworth Renews His Attack on Mann Washington, Xiarch 31. Repre ! semative Longworth. of Ohio, Re i publican, renewed his attack upon j Representative Mann, of Illinois, in j a statement yesterday declaring that [the former Republican floor leader, I although defeated for the speaker j ship by a two to one vote, was in a ! position to wield greater power in : the next Congress than had he been 1 elected. Mr. Longworth urged the i liberalization of the House steer i ing committee which he said does ! not represent all parts of the coun | try. Standing of the Crews H ARRISBI RG SIDE I'hilnilrlphln Division. The 114 crew to go first after 1 o'clock: 123. ins, 113, 115, 112. 101, 111, 117, 121. 124, 123. 119, 106, 127. Engineers for 101. Firemen for 115. 124. 1 Conductors for 121. Brakemen for 101, 108. 112, (2) 119, J C) 123. ; Engineers up: Gemmill, Shoaff. I Binklev. Heaps, Brown, McDonald, j Defer, Ream, Andrews, Schwartz, i Bair, Stauffer, Blankenhorn, Smith, Trickman, Gable, Ryan, Houseal. Firemen up: Willard, Klaider, Beers ; Barclay, Kase, Webb. W. W. Rider, , Leach, Albert Rider, Copp. Varner, , Morgan, Kintz, Netzlev, Kirchoff, Fry, ! Stitzei. Conductors up: Boyle, Reed, Stark. Brakemen up: Killain, Brown. ; Silks, Hoffman, Hoyer. Leightner, | Dare, Clay, Lutz. Yohe, Corbin, Clous ' rr, Poff, Singleton. Neidinger, Board, Hughes, Mowery, Cross, Bair, Howe, ' Weitner. Funston. Middle Division. —The 245 crew to I go first after 1.45 o'clock: 226, 216, i 241. 224, 221, 223. Laid off—2o. Engineers wanted for 245 Engineers up: Peightal, Buvkwal ter, Baker, Bowers. Firemen up: Hornsby. Conductors up: Dotrow. Brakemen up: Fisher. Shelley, Leonard, Fenical, Bluce, Ely, G. W. Deckert, Yard llornil —Engineers for SC, 11C and 230. Firemen for 30C. Engineers up: Wise, Watts, Clel land, Goodman. Harling, Say ford, Beckwith, Fulton. Firemen up: Gormley. Wirt, Roden haver, Rothe, Spahr, Otstot, Bryan, Stine, Ross, Dill. EN4)I, V SIDE Philadelphia Division. The 223 | crew to go first after 1.45 o'clock: I 219, 245, 218, 221, 247, 240, 218. 205, ; 211, 242, 244, 252, 209, 251, 204. 211, 217, 215, 233, 234. 249, 712, 235. Engineers for 209, 211. Conductors for 219, 210, 213. Brakemen for 219, 245, 218, 21), 211, 244. (2) 231, 233, 249. Brakemen up: Tennant, Simpson, Dellinger, Anderson, Home, Freed man, Morgan, J. W. Smith, Carper, Eshleman, Coulder, Phillips, Yatulli, Smettzer, Derrick, Banks. Middle Division —The 21S crtw to go first after 1.45 o'clock: 219. 242. Eighteen Altoona crews to come in. j Three crews laid off at Altoona. Laid off—lo9 and 111. Yard Hoard. —Boyer, Kling, Bran i yon, Kauffman, Flickinger. | Firemen up: Holmes, Sadler. Hutch ison, Swigart, Wagner, McConnell, Coldren. Engineers for 145, Ist .'26, 2nd 126. | Firemen for 145, 2nd 104, 3rd 129. PASSENGER SER\ ICE Middle Division —Engineers up: S. H. Alexander, O. L. MlLer, H. F. I Krepps. D. Keane, 'V. C. Black. O. I G. Keiser, J. W. Smith F. F. Schreck, R. M. Crane, W. D. McDoug.il, C. D. Hollenbaugh, W. C. Graham, James Keane. Engineers wanted for 6293. 41. Firemen up: Roy Herr, G. 11. Huss, H. A. Wehling, D. F. Hudson, J. H. Ramsey. G. L. Huggins, H. O. Hartz el, R. B. Pee, H. Taylor. Firemen wanted for 45. Philadelphia Dlvisiou —Engineers j up: M. Pleam, H. Smcltzer, p. B. I Welsh. H. W. Gilliums, C. H_ Seitz. j Engineers wanted for 12. I Firemen up: F. L, Floyd. M. G. I Shaffner, H. Stoner, W. E. Aulthouse. Wllllams|>ort Division — Engineers up: E. E. Bastian. Engineers wanted for 1. Firemen up: C. E. .Smith, J. L. Manghes, A. Henry. Firemen wanted for light engine at 1 p. m„ 579. THE READING The 68 crew to go first after 1.15 o'clock: 66, 71, 14, 53. 69, 72, 5, 62, 60 64, 55, 61, 57, 3. Engineers for 66, 69. Firemen for 53. 55, 57, 61, C 2, 66, 71, five crews. Conductors for 53 55, 5, way train. Brakemen for 53. 53,61, 02, 06, 69. Engineers up: Emesick, Bowman, Freed, Huber, Kittner. Shaeffe-, Mor rison, Wieman, Middaagh, Gruver, Ditlow, Wyre, Clouser. Firemen up: .Durborow, Smith, Deckert, Kuntz, Bohner, Vogelsang, Fitzgerald, Esterline, Spark, Trulling er, Emerick, Schertz, Kobb, Grundon. Conductors up: T. Meek, Keifer, Arnold. Hilton, Smith. Flagmen up: Potteiger, Reidell, Gochenaur, Mackissick. Waugii, Mc- Kim, Koons, Morrow, Spangicr, Gard ner, Watson. up: Gallagher, Harrisburg Man WSns Government Comr aendation John Heathcote. hcnd of the 1 Metropolitan Life Insurance Com-1 Pany in this district .and loader of all ! manner of patriotic woitlc has just i received from the Secretary of the j Treasury a handsome engraved cer-1 tiflcate of acknowledgmeoit of his' services in promoting thie sale of j War Savings Stamps in thlis district.! Mr. Heathcote has. had tit framed' and it now hangs in .his of flee. The certificate bears the following in-, scription: In competition witth his fellow representatives of the Metropoli tan Life Insurance Compiany in a campaign to sell War Savings 1 Stamps during 191S JOHN HEATHCOTE was the leader in this district. I thereby performing a not able pa- i triotic service to the ijoi ernment j of the United States "which is hereby recognized. '► CARTE RP GLASS. Secty. of the' Treasury. I Washington. Jan. 1. 1919. V KOREAN' REVOLTS • GROW San Francisco. March 31l —Demon- i strations throughout Klorea are I growing stronger; 32,004 persons! have been imprisoned; one hundred! thousand have been injured, includ- i ing children, and Christian ichurches, i schools and stores have been closed, j according to a cablegram received i bv the headquarters of Roneam Na- j tiona! Association. SOUTTERS' 25c DEPARTMENT STORE Buy Here Not Alone Because Prices Are Lower, But Because Qualities Are Better * —■—— . _if Spring Sale in the Dry Goods Department White Goods, Curtains, Wool, Cotton and Silk Dress Fabrics, Bedding, Table Linens and Household Materials in a wide range of selections at prices that compel consideration. This big department—this GREAT big department—is a store in itself. It is the mecca for thousands who seek dry goods of worthy quality at the very minimum in price commensurate with worthiness. If you are not acquainted with it and its wonderful money-saving possibilities,, this Spring Saile affords an excellent opportunity. (Second Floor—Rear) White and Colored Dress Fabrics Bedding, Table Linens, and Household Goods of Every Description Plain White Lawns,.27 inches wide, yard. Plain White Pajama Checks. 32-inch width, 36-inch width Bleached Muslin, Baby Blankets, pink and blue, each ... 75£ 15c and 10c 21? and 29c 22c, 24? and Pillow Cases, 42x36, each *-29? Plain White Dimity* Checks, 27-inch width, J Plain White Satin Skirtings, 36-inch width, 36-inch width Unbleached Muslin, j Pillow Cases, 45x36-inch size, each, yard 29c and 39c 81.00 and 81 15 19 ? 22 ° and 25 < 39 <N 43<, ,52C and 58^ Plain White Organdy 36,0 40-inch width Odd iots of „ea, figured and striped Voiie, £ SSSS'Sn oOC, 4OC and BJc j 36-inch width, 89c value, special, 59f 9.4 Bleached Sheeting, yard 69c 984* and &L.29 Plain White Flaxons, 27 and 36-inch width, J Plain White Crepes, 30-inch width, 9-4 Unbleached Sheeting, yard 634? I Fancy Turkish Towels, 29c, 39<? and 50c 29c and 45<? 10-4 Bleached Sheeting, yard 73C 394?, 50£, 05c, 754? and 884? Plain White Batiste, 45-inch width, Plain White Nainsook. 36-inch width, !0-4 Unbleached Sheeting, yard 694* Turkish Towels, plain and fancy, Khaki 39C and 50< 21c, 29c, 394* and 49C 42 and 45-inch Bleached Muslin, color 55? and 75£ Plain White Voiles. 36 and 40-inch width. Plain White Longcloth, 36-inch width. . 42 f. and f>n h A T <£o,A 25c, 35c, 39C, 50c, 59?, 69c and 75c 1 21?, 29C, 33c and 39 f 42 and 45 " mch Unbleached Muslin, l9g, 214* 254*, 294*, 50£vand.88£ t,, T jo- ->c. • t- -j.u Di,;„ \x/u:. r • r-- • utj , . , 33c and 394? Turkish Wash Cloths, plain and fancy, Whlte Dotted.Swisses, 36-inch width, Plainl White Linen Finish Percales, 36-inch Fluff WM Roll c „ v 10 12%?, 154* aud 194* oOC and o9c width 39c and 39c 10< . 25< . and 9g< Sanitary K ni ' t Di & Cloths, s<? and \X3?M Plain White Satin Stripe Voiles, 36-inch Dress Ginghams, 27 and 32-inch width. Blue and White Stripe Tickings, Scrub Cloths, large and small size, width 85C 21?, 25c, 29c, 4S<? and 75c 304?, 59< and 69C 1 2%? andCls^ Plain White Basket Weave Stripe Skirting, Light and Dark Percales, 36-inch width. Cambric Linings, all colors, yard .... 19C Huck Towels, with colored borders, 36-inch width 65C and 75c 29c Sateen Linings, all colors, 27 and 36-inch IO4?, l9f?, 25c and 354? Plain White Piques, 27 and 36-inch width, Best Quality Lancaster Apron Ginghams, width 39c and 484? Big assortment of Striped Outing Flannels, 59C, 69C and 79? * 19C Blue and White Stripe and Check Shirtings, 25£ andL3s£ Plain White Poplins, 27 and 36-inch width, 32-inch width Juvenile Cloth, plain and widt^,' ' L 'L" " •'J L" " Plain White Shaker Flannels, 45c and 69C stripes 48C ! White Cheese Cloth, 36-inch width, 14?, 25?, 354?,,*504? Plain White and Stripe Gabardine, 36-inch Peggy Cloth, 32-inch width, plain colors m inrh Pnrket r>rillina and 19<? Unbleached Shaker Flannel, __ *• ** 85, and stripes 30c- 3 °'"" h 35< - and SOf I Unblch| l sSlM!S: Plain Linens, 36-inch width, Neat Stripe Tissues, 27-mch width . . 19c Table Damask, 58, 64 and 72-inch width, j 19<, 25£ and Us£ 45c, 75c, Bsc and 98c Plain Color Beach Cloth, all colors, 32-inch 59£, 85£ and 98£ I Bleached Canton Flannel, and 35^ Plain White Tennis Suiting, 45-inch width, width 48c Mercerized Finish Napkins, Pink and Blue Outing Flannel 35£ • 39<? 27 and 36-inch width Plain and Figured lsy and 19£ 27-inch width, all wool Cream Flannels, Plain White Indian Head, 36 to 44-inch Voiles .. 29C, 39c, 50C, 75<? and 85<? Cotton Twill Toweling, white and gray, 50£, 69£, 75< and 89<7 width 390 and 59£ 27-inch Plain Color and Figured Flaxons 10< and 15< Red Star Diapers^2o, 22, 24 and 30-inch, Plain White Kilarney Linen, 36-inch width, 33C and 39c Honeycomb Toweling 15£ 2o£, 25£, 29< and 35<* 394- and SOc 27-inch Linen Finish Pongees, plain colors, 5?"°" Cr ? Sh Toweling ... Diaper Cloth (red star) 24, 27 and 30-mch r>i • Tin,-, nit a o-> • u * j., All linen toweling, white and ecru, widths 3o> and 33C l am wS i T v' S width 50C 50c 29<? and 39d Light Calicoes, neat figured ........ 11< Plain White and Fancy Stripe Skirtings, 36-inch width Plain Color Linen, Part Linen W eft Toweling, 17c and 21C Dark Calicoes, blue, gray and black .. 17^ w ' and 89t Bed Spreads, large size, Quilting Calicoes, red, yellow, pink and 45c, 59?, 69c, 75?, 79c and 89? 45-inch Natural Color Linen §1.50 §1.48, §1.98 and §2.25 : green 22? Wool and Cotton Silks of Quality Curtain Materials, Curtains, Dress Fabrics 40-inch Silk Crepe de Chine §1.59 36-inch Silk and Cotton Crepes IXIUreS, lhtC. An . . _ _ 40-inch Georgette Crepe §1.79 36-inch Silk and Cotton Pongees Plain White, Cream and Ecru Marquisette. 10-inch Cream Serge §l.OO 40-inch Silk Pongee §2.00 36-inch Premo Silks with fancy border, 36-inch width, 42-inch Cream Cashmere §1.25 36-inch Colored Messalines §1.59 27-inch Colored China Silks 2s£ 29? 29? 36-inch Cream Batiste 50<? 36-inch Colored Taffetas §1.59 27-inch Habutai Silk, black and white, Fancy Marquisette, Bluebird and other de -36-inch Cream Mohair ... .. ... 50c Colored Silk Poplins . 50c, 79c and 98c 50<, 65< and 75d signs, 36-inch width 39£ and 50^ 36-inch Cream Danish Poplar Cloth .. oOc Plaid and Stripe Taffetas, light and dark *7-inch Chiffon Silks and Fancy Sctch Madras Drapery, 36-inch Blue Serge, ! patterns .... §1.59, §1.69 and §1.98 Lingerie Cloth, pink and flesh width 50£ 75c, §l.OO, §1.25 and §1.50 j Fancy Floral Marquisette for over' drap aC " sV, 55c, 69C, 79C and 85C Dl„rh C.'/t. WidtH VW' "w " 50< " Colored Serges 85C DIaCR JIIRS Plain Green, Brown and Rose Marqui iette, Wool and Worsted Plaids, 75? and §l.OO 36-inch Silk Taffeta. | 36-inch Black Moire §l.OO I"' *u "• Shepherd Checks, 39?, 45? and 75? §1.25, §1.48 and §1.59 > 7 _ inch B lack Satin 69C 7 Wool Batiste, black and colors §l.OO 36-inch Messaline, R1 , v , l94*, and.29* Danish Poplar Cloth 50c §1.19, §1.39, §1.59 and §1.98 BlacK &llk velvets, Door Panels, white and ecru, 394* and)sO4* Colored Mercerized Cotton Poplins, 45c 36-inch Black Peau de Soie §1.98 §1.20, §1.59 and §1.98 Lace Curtains, 2 y 2 yards long, each 48? Cotton Pongee, white, tan and black, 36-inch Black Silk Bengaline §1.50 Black Silk Velveteen §1.98 Scrim Sash Curtains, 36-inch length, with —- ruffle, each 29< 32-inch width Flowered Cretonnes, 254*, 294*, 394*, 454*, 594*, 75< and 894* 1 W T V V '| W A Window Shades, plain white, yellow, light ■■III I I 4 | M and dark green, complete with fixtures, I I l> Drass Curtain Rods and Fixtures, complete^ & glWr A AI s <> 7 <' l2l 154* and 254* MM ■■B# VI oi - FX n Brass Curtain Poles, 5 and 6 feet lengths, 11 Z5 Cent Department More Plain White and Ecru Curtain Scrims, 3&1 EM inch width 174* Plain White and Ecru Figured Curtain Vfcndh# Where Ever y Day Is Bargain Day coiorW FigurS s !^,^ value, special 10^ 215 Market Street, Opposite Courthouse hem 254*, 294*, 35? and 34* &AJURISBTTRG TELEGRAPH GUARANTEE OF RAILROAD INCOME BEING OPPOSED Railway Executives Say Siu.ie System Weakened I French Roads Mow York, March I.—Opposition, j based on a study of the French guar ; antce system, to the proposal for j government guarantee of income on j private capital invested in Amer ; ican railroads, was expressed in a ( report submitted to the Association lof Railway Executives by Frank I Fayant. assistant to the association j chairman. The French plan, he said, worked J well in "the earlier lean years," but I in later years has served "only to j entangle the weaker roads in poli | tics and public linance, handicapping i progress and stunting private ini -1 j tiative." I With earnings guaranteed, Mr. i Fayant asserted, and with no tinan j cial penalty for inefficiency and no i hope of reward for efficiency the | French lines have drifted into what Jthe French railroad administration terms uninterested management." SLEEPY COMMUTERS MISS TRAINS ON NEW SCHEDULE Daylight Saving Gets a Setback When Many Fail to Ar range Sleeping Habits to Clock Time Daylight saving got the blame for many commuters being late in their arrival at work this morning. More than one-half of the commuters who work in llarrisburg and live in eer taih Perry and Juniata towns, were missing, from their accustomed > trains • >\s morning, the conductor | onyne 01 the early accommodation] said Many such commuters have de pended on getting awake when the] sun has attained certain heights in ] the heavens rather than on the; alarm clock, and had not yet accus-! tomed themselves to the new posi-] tions of Old Sol at the time they j must now arise. Others failed to • move their timepieces ahead. Dothi of these causes were responsible for many missing their trails and of many others being compelled to hot foot it as the train steamed into the! station. As a whole, howcevr, the daylight j saving plan went into effect without] any serious results. Mayor Krister's] plan of having the clocks moved ahead at 10 o'clock, saved some in convenience. Others moved the clocks! ahead earlier in the evening. but others waited until they retired for the night. The railroads and big in dustrial plants, however, did not make the change until the official time. Paid Less Than Laborer; Needed Money, Stole It New 1 ork, March 31. Laborers who could neither read no write came to the pay window and I paid them from $35 to $5O a week, while my own salary was $38," said William E. Nett, eollege graduate and cashier for the Knickerbocker Ice Company, when he was arraigned Saturday charged with stealing $15,000. "I was holding a responsible po sition involving the handling of mil lions of dollars a year," said Nett. "1 had a wife and daughter. 1 got tired of seeing Illiterate laborers get ting nearly twice as much as 1 was paid." He was held for the grand jury. MARCH 31, 1919 Many Hearings Scheduled on Proposed Legislation Woman suffragists, anti-suffragists, teachers, third class city officials, borough officers and solicitors, true- ! tion, electric and other public utility- ! men and representatives of employ ers und labor unions will hold forth at the State Cupitol to-morrow at a big series of hearings on pending legislation. The whole afternoon is to be devoted to hearings, the suffrage resolution, the proposed compensa tion law changes and other legisla tion being scheduled for hearings. Objections will also be made to the Heyburn bill providing for courts to take charge of mothers' pensions in counties not yet organized, while there will probably be a transfer to this eity from Philadelphia of the tight over the Walker bill relative to protection of tenants. A series of meetings on this bill has been held in Philadelphia, the latest being yes terday when Representatives James : A.. Walker and James Franklin were I speakers. School teachers who are very j much elated over the Penrose dec | laration for an increase in salaries as embraced in the Woodruff bill are coming here to lay their figures be fore the Governor, fiscal officers and legislators. The Governor is favor able to an increase, but uncertain about the size of-it until he sees the State's balance sheet and goes over the estimates for the coming year. GERMAN SHIPS ON WAY HERE TO GET FOOD At Cherbourg Harbor Ameri can Crews Will Be Taken On liOiidon, March 31.—The German steamers Java, Secundus, Burgen ; meister von Mellc, Yonnellc, Gemma, Kagera and Rowena have arrived in Cherbourg harbor, where they will take on American crews. They , i will proceed to the United States . and return with food for Germany and other European countries. Additional German liners und other large German steamces. all ' sailing under the armistice flag; have arrived off Deal during the week end to be placed in Entente control. French pilots will navigate these | vessels into French ports. Most of ■ j them are to be taken to Havre. A dispatch in Paris says that the | receipt of food supplies miglnt pre ! vent further trouble in Hungary. Captain Thomas C. Gregory, of the 1 United States food ndminisrtration ' at Triest. in a statement last Thurs ' day said that quiet prevails in Hun i gary. 7
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