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HOUSE FURNISHING SEASON IS COMING - Better be a little ahead of the spring rush. We are making large sales of Furniture and Carpets to wise and early buyers, who are select- ing while the stocks are large. Repair and Upholstering promptly done. Yours, T. F. HARRISON COMPANY "Phone 90. TWENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO. w-- What Happened a Quarter of a Century Ago. Ice cighteen inches thick, (lear blue, taken from the lake. Mavor Carson sold his grev stallion "Young Harrison" to Mr. Snell of Syracuse. Wild ducks arriving. Gold found eight feet under the wur- face of the earth on Arch street. On March Ist there were 31 patients in the genera] hospital. and MADE DEPUTY INSPECTOR. J. Campbell Strange Receives Post Office Appointment. J. Campbell Strange, for years chief elerk in the office of Postoffice Inspec- tor Merrick, has received the appoint- ment of deputy inspector, a position well desérved in view of good service, The last deputy inspector was P. H. Macarow, who was, moved to Toronte and afterwards retired. Eggs and Butter Cheaper. Butter and eggs took another drop in price on the market on Thursday morning. Eggs were selling at twen- ty-eight and thirty cents a dozen, and butter sold for thirty cents a pound. It is expected that the price will even go lower in the course of a few days. Marine Men's Smoker. The masters and mates and ineers held a combined smoker at thie oom on Wednesday evening. After the smoker the evening was spent in cards with the usual. result that the and mates won out, ---------------------- Cross * I Cling," "I He OF Jesus Say," "Abide With Us" eto. Datton's. Miss Gladys Caldback entertained about thirty of her friends at her home on Monday evening. Cards and other games were played until mids night, when supper was served. i on of frilling cheap to-day. Dat- 8. ~ . Dr. George . Ferrier, South Moun: tain, brought a six-year-old child to) the city, onday, who was operated Sacred songs, ~~ 10e, vo My Task." "Salvation." "Si b To ~ asked Ay Voice sole | PeSday found them COAL CASES IN. COURT EVIDENCE WAX CONCLUDED AT POLICE COURT THURSDAY And an Adjournment Was Made Un- til Monday, When Argument Will be Heunrd---(ourt Room Filled for Hearing of Evidence. : Magisirate Farrell heard evidence in the case of the five local coal dealers, chirged with delivering coal under weight, on February Zed, at the po- jive court, on Thursday. The evidence wak concluded at 2 p.m., when an ad- journment was made until Monday morning, when argument will be heard. All the dealers pleaded 'not guilty." The dealers charged are James Swift & company, James Sowards, Robert Crawford, Booth & company, and the Frontenae Lumbér and Coal company. Messrs. T. J. Rigney and Francis King appeared jor the coal dealers, The court room was filled to over: flowing for the hearing. City Solivitor D. M, ducted the prosecution. The case against James Swift, of Mclntyre cons James Swift Company, was first call-| od. Arraigned on the charge of send- ing out eval ander weight, he pleaded "not guilty." John Murley, driver for the company was the first witness called. To Mr. Melntyre, he said he had been acting as driver jor Mr. Swift for eleven months, and had been driving on Feb. 23rd, the day on which the offence was alleged to have taken place. On Feb, 23rd, he delivered a load of coal to the home of Mies. McKenzie, 17 Division street. He had been given a ticket from the office when he left. On his way to deliver the coal he was stopped by Police Constable Arniel, who asked to see his ticket, and afterwards his coal was weighed at the city scales ; with the load, and without the load. Constable Arniel said he was present when the coal wus weighed. The gross weight amounted to 2,575 pounds. The sldigh was then weighed, and went G50 pounds. James Daly, lessee of the hay mar- ket scales, was called. He was at the hay market when Constable Arniel came with Driver Hurley, from Swift's, The gross weight amounted to 2,576 pounds, Witness produced his ticket, which verified the figires he gave. The scales had been tested by government inspector Thomas Gallagher in Jone last and also on Wednesday of this week. A certificate from Mr. Gallagh- er, showing scales to be correct, was submitted to the court. : Examined by T. J. Rigney, who ap- peared for James Swift & company, witness said the test of coal had been made on a very disagreeable day. The snow was very deep and soft. The uleighs weighed heavier than usual, "Any examination made of scales be- fore the weighing was carried out?" "No, not that I am aware of." Witness said if the weather wag wet and soft the sleighs weighed a yreat deal more, The schedule for sleighs varied from 10 to 25 pounds, and on waggons fifty pounds, Previous to the day in question, when test was made, he noticed that the sleighs weighed lighter. "Can you telf what was wrong with scales when examined last June?" "I thought they weve all right." Witness said that on this occasion the scales were taken up, and the in- spector reported that there was sowe- thing wrong. Mr. Swift was the first witness call- ed by the defence. To Mr. Rigney, he said, he recalled the load of coal sent to Mrs. MeKenzie. He explained the system in vogue at his yard. Each morning the scales were adjusted, and each cart was also weighed. This was recorded with the names of the drivers on a slate. On this occasion witness weighed the coal himself. He made al- lowance for the tare, and considered that his scales were as good as any in the city. His gross weight was 2, 575 poupds, and the city scales 2,620, It was /& bad day for the test. : "1 have been in the coal business for forty years," added the witness, "and my scales have been tested, both by civic and government officials, and the scales have boen torrect.'" = Witness had on one occasion found that ice on his sleighs made a differ- ence, and he had allowed for a tare of 60 pounds, and in the case of two cus tamers this had been made up to them. Witness said it was very difficult to find all the scales weighing the same. His were tested May 31st, 1911, James Gallagher, inspector of scales, said that he had not inspected the scales of Mr. Swift in May last, but sions. "And what can you say them?" asked Mr. Rigney. "They are as good as any in city." Witness said that the capacity the market scales was ten tons, and that at Swift s aa seven Save. tness said that on Wednesday he had been on a load of conl at the city soales, had it weighed, and then turned d on and re turned, when there seven and one-half ho do you account r. % " : "It might. be to the horse lay: back on the Joad." : itness gave it as his opinion that the correct whay' of weighing conl, | would. be to weigh it without the horse attached to the sleigh. ' Mr. Mcintyre held that evidence of the witness on his opinion could not be t » as he was not an ex. pert. If. the witnesa knew about the chance of the horse laying back on the oad, the coal dealers should know it, 0. v Vi Witness told the magistrate that he had the city scales on Wed: to he correct. about the he had inspected them on other oces-| oll i: 7 and when the weather, was bad, they | were weighed twice a day. ! To Mr Riguney witvess said that when the sleigh was weighed ou the city scales, he pould not sav as tw snow or ioe being in it. No precau- tions had been taken to vid the sleigh of the we Jumes Daley rocalled the load brought to. the scales from Sowards' | by Constable Timmerman, The gross, weight of the sleigh was 2,475 pounds and when the sleigh was weighed it showed 558 pounds. : Constable Timmerman, who stopped' the load, said that there had been ! snow oh the sleigh, wheu it had first | been weighed. There was more on it} when weighed aiterwards, aud this | might hase made a little difference ing the weight. : Witness said that no speeinl precau- | tion had been taken to clear the saow | off the sleigh. James Sownrds told the carts, and allow- ance made for the same. The system was similar to that at Swift's. Wit ness made a test on February 27th at the city scales. lle had a load weigh- | ed nt his scales, and it showed 2,600 ' pounds, and at the city seales, 2,580, On the afternoon of the same day he had asother load weighed at his oi- fice, and it showed 2,560 pounds, and at the city scales 2,550. Another test was to weigh without a horse at- tached to the sleigh. A load at his} office showed 2,472} pounds and the city scales 2,460, "How do you account for change ?"' the witness was asked. "1 cannot say, the scales are sup- posed to be all right." Witness said that within a few days of the time: theéd lbad was seized the scales had heen repaired and then tested. : of the tare of Third Case Called. The case of Booth & Co. was tnen taken up, but before it was heard Franeis King, who appeared for the company, saibmitted the stategnent from lrof. A. P. Knight as to the weather on Feb, 23rd, the day of the test, at & am, the thermometer showing seven degrees above zero and al ¥ p.n. twenty above, 'lhe bigh- est | temperature between these two hours was twenty and a half above and the lowest five above. W. H. Wormwith, of the Wormwith Nano Uo., said that on Feb. 2rd two loads of eoal had been delivered to the factory, from Booths. Stanléy Christmas, a driver for the company, idenitfied tickei produced in court ws one given to him by Wil liam Arniel when he was about to take out a load of coal. 'The coal had been weighed by Mr. Arpielf "I'hat load was a lot shy--160 Ibs' said Mr. Melntyre. "Did you no- tice any differen®e in it "No, | did not » notice any ence." James Daly's differ- evidence showed that the load from DBooth's weighed 2,425 pounds, gross weight. The sleigh weighed B85 pounds. Witness said he was disappointed," as he termed it, in the weight of this load, as it ap- peared to him to be a much bigger load. William Arniel said he locked after the weighing at Booth's. He had weiched the load of soft coal scteens ings for Wormwith's. An order Leen given for two tons and load was the first. In this case weighed the coal and it left the scales 150 pounds short. 'He knew this when the load went out. For the second load he gave orders to the driver to 'load heavy" so as. to make up the amount lost: on the firtt load, The weight of the second load ghowed 180 pounds heavier. The se- cond load went out tmmediately after the first. Witness said that when the second this he of the system | at his office. His brother generally did | the weighing, and a record was Kept I | | ¢ {load was sent out he had no n | the | | transaction oe had | . THE DAILY BRITISH Spc. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912, Author of " Sowing Seeds in Danny " Two Great Books at 45c¢ THE SECOND CHANCE By Miss Nelly McClung THE TRAIL OF '38 By Robt. W. Service Author of " Songs of a Sourdough " 260 PRINCESS. ER. - intima tion that the first load been held up by the police. "Rosin tact Wormwith's factory had thirty pounds the had to good in the "Yes; that was the cause)" In case of just one lead going out witness would send back to the sheds to get a suthcient amount to make {up the loss. Witness was questioned by Intyre, "When you found the load was 150 ipounds short why did you mot make |» note of it on the ticket ?" he ask- wd ed. | Witness said he-made a note of it for his own use, "You know it was Vour duty to put the correct 'weight on each ticket ¥"' "I did not know that." "But it is the case. Asked by Mr. King, witness said that just ten minutes elapmed between the time the first and second louds were weighed on the office scales William Arniel, jr., driver for the company, told of having losded heavy far the second load of coal going to Wormwith's, as he had been instructed, He did not know any thing about the weight of the load Mr. Me The Fourth Case. The next case taken up was that against the Frontenac Lumber & Coal Co. | . W. Lane, Gore street, told of having received coal from the com pany on February 2ird, and the driv- er, Thomas Evans, was called. . Witness told about considerable ice |; being on the sleigh, and also stated that he'/lhad been requested by the lady of the house to pour a pail of water on the load to "keép down the dust,"' as she desired. Witness also told of a test he had made of his sleigh at the city scales. One day his | sleigh weighed 620 pounds and on an {other occasion it showed 640 pounds, The weather was precisely the same {on both days. On this particular oceasion there was about fifteen or twenty pounds of ice in the bottom of the sleigh af ter the coal was taken out. { Elmer Williams told of weighing the "coal, and said that on the day .in question he had taken the ture of the (sleigh, and it showed 610 pounds. Un February 22nd, it showed 615 in the morning and 620 in the afternoon, on February 23rd, the tare showed 585 'pounds. i Asked as to the weighing, witness Asssssssensss "Kingston's Famous Fur Store." The Best Furs | | | When you come to buy | Furs, where quality is the first con- sideratio our advice | is' to be careful | where you buy. We have been overthirt years buil- ding up an envi able repu- tationt places us | at the hewd of the Fur business in this vicinity and we know our values cannot be equalled.' Market reports indi: cate higher prices on Fars nie x t would buy Furs NOW. $ "You can fell whether weight b said that he always took notice y i 9 was just like a man. When he tired, to gee that the traces were slackened, as he believed, in this way, he get an accurate weight. Constable James Craig, who "held up" the load, gave evidence. He said he went with the driver to see the coal delivered, and told about a pail of water being put on the load of coal. "Did you see evidence of ice in the bottom of the sleigh. "No, 1 did not." "The driver savs thene ithe bottom." | - "No, there was not," | Witness said that the usual amount 'of coal dust was ia the bottom of the sleigh, but declared that there | Was no oe. Asked by Mr. King, witness said that he did not think the placing of "the water on the coal would make any difference. Had he thought it could WHE We In { i would make a difference, he would pot have allowed the drivet to place it on. "You are not in a position to say there was no ice or water in the sleigh "1 did. not see any water or ice." Acrording to the evidence of the pro- secution, the Frontenac Lumber com- uany was 25 pounds short ny their load. ---------- Fifth Case Called. It was 1.30 p.m. whet the last cose hat against Robert Crawford, was sken np, Frank Mallen, driver for the com- pany, was called, and told about the delivery of coal, and said that when the coal was being weighed, he bad bis horse "easy" 80 as the proper weight could be secured, { Robert Crawiord explained to Mr. Rigney that his sleighs were weighed twice per day, morning asd, afternoon. This rule had he carried out on Feb. 2rd. One great difficulty experienced was in having pieces of coal being caught between the platform. For this reason an iron bar was kept at the scale, to rid the scale of this obstrue- tion.: When this difficulty was met with there was a vy to weigh Tight. A horse, the witness expiained, would lay back, and this would tend to make the weight heavier. 1 the horses moved forward, it would weigh fighter. Just what amount would be involved, witness could not give an estimate, as it varied Phone Orders Promptly the weights. the » COLLEGE BOOK STORE OPEN NIGOTS. 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