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SA It Re a pI] YEAR 81 NO. 147 FOR THE LICENSED BAR Great Temperance Sather Weld In Toronto ng "THE BAR MUST G0") FATHER MINEHAN, - CATHOLIC PRIEST, PRESIDED. Church aid Laity of Both Political Parties United in Impressive Dem- onstration--The Boys or the Bar Which ? Toronto, June 26.--If ever the cause of temperance in Ontario was heagt- ened it is at this time. In the heart of "Tory Toronta" it is most mani- fost. Last nigh, spelled the hand- writing on the wall for the licensed bac in Ontario. The great auditorium of Malley Hall, crowded to capacity, with vehemence and enthusiasm, re gistered itself oh the outstanding is- sue of the hour, "The bar must go." 'I'here was no equivedation, no political cajolery, no compromise. 'the meeting bad a right to speak. Iti was representative, cos- mopolitan, and province-wide. 1t had militant - concern with a great, prinei- ple. Party differences became uncon- sequential. Conservative and arms with the laity; citizenhood stood un a common ground. x 5 It wad significant that more than hall the speakers professed themselves tor be gonservatives., "Last Tuesday i said Father Minehan, y"saw. humanity at its best. To-night we behold Christianity at its best." "The liguor interests had. de- Tho chailongs'" prs " whibbeleth of Mur principles are our politics." Ab was a great, gathering. around Father Mibeba has liberal | stood side by side; the church linked | the J is our polities." | been met by the! the temperance forces, i Rauged | i | Foon the ta | form. Were .mon and ing ove women represent- of 'Werivity in. the pro- | Pov 0 Bis right sat the vetersn, Rev. neral superinten- dent of pe 13 ist church; on his left was Rev. John McNeill, of Codke's | church, Toronto, and beside him Rev. | John MacNeill, of Walmer Road Bap- | tit church--" John the and "John the Baptist,' appropriately oalled them. About them were grouped clergymen of every nomination 'and laymen from every walk of life. Determined Humanity. The hall itaell was one solid mass of eager, enthusiastic and determined hamaity. They sang, they cheered, they rose en masse time and agaio, temperance banners were displayed on all sides "The barrooms are boy- catchers," read one streamer. "The bar must go," spoke another "Ban- ish the bar," "Wake up, Ontario," "Municipal votes for mawied wo- wen," were others. ' The band of ti (Queen's. Own Rifles supplied the ne cessary music for the singing, and the chair of boys was an added fac tor in the demonstration, Back in the hall: there was not a vacant seat. Around the top of the hal: vonies even blocking the . exits stood peoplé who had been unable to get seats, and until a late hour they all remained, uawilling to miss any part of what was a memorable ~oc- casion, W. H. Norris and his son contributed twe vocal duets. Rev. Dr. Carman- opened the moet ing with at invocation that was vibrant with emotion. Rev. Dr. A. 8S. Cirant home mission secretary of the Presbyterian church, spoke out of his wealth of experience, and declaied : "The liquor traffic is in politics. The only bar that is not in politics is a closed bar." ~ PF. W. Galbraith; a prac- tical farmer; mt conserva- tive cendidate in Bast Durham, said that for years he had heen vrayine for the end of the liquor traffic, and 'when this opportunity came to abol- Y ish the bar he had Sither to stop a w---- . DAILY MEMORANDA Ses tom of 'page 3, right hand corner for p os. City la Vistonias, aay. : basebait Athletics ve joket' field, 3 pm, Satur- Books The profitable advertising -of books is one of the hardest problems a storekeeper has to . fave. ¢ It is for this reason that the : for "mdvertise their new books in the newspapers of their town. g : ; lers are always The willing to co-operate by ade quate displays and every othet de- | Evangelist" | the chairman | N. W. ROWELL, K. C. A new picture of the "Abolish-the= | 3ar" leader in Ontarioy" speaking in | | Foronto. { praying or leave his party. J J. | Mason, of the Globe-Wernicke | pany, Stratford, another difelong con |Servative, regretted 'that his party { had not broughi' out the "abolish ithe bar" policy; but he 'rejoiced at | being able to' support a clean can |didate in North Perth. Mrs. F. A Stevens, of the Ontameo W.C.T.U. | brought - the message; of the women lof the province. "They say have ino right in politics," she sad, 'but we are in this fight." It was their j time, and their . opportunity and the, intended to use it to the utmost. Charles Steele, independent con- servative candidate in Welland, was the only scheduled speaker who was unable to be present, while Alderman W.. W. Hilts, can cdidate in Riverdale, was ciHed riom his seat on the platform to answ > rj eatéd calls for a few remarks. we Address by Father Minehan. "Two : nights ago this vepy hail witnessed a scene like an oasis amid the arid wastes of party politics." said the' chairman, Father M .ehan, in opening the meeting. "A pre mier," whom we all admire for his rugged honesty, for whom tha pre: sent speaker holds an . affectionate regard, spoke not as partisan to partisan, but as man to maa. Me 'spoke of thef dark Valley of Dadch into which we all must pas, and in which he lingered for weeks: spoke of the sympathy tha: went out to him from all class and creeds, To-night, however, wo wit- ness a more inspiring scene -- a scene of more heart-gripping char acter. Two mights ago this hall be- held humanity at its best; to-night it beholds christianity at its best." Father Minehan made a compli- mentary reference to two gentle- {men on the platform, Messrs. Doagh- ty. and Steele--'two men,' h> said, "whom all honor for their ind:p endence." (Cheers. In - closing, he touched -upon a rumor that had. conte to' his ears, to the effsc: that those of oe Way mo unimportant factor in supporting the liquor traffic. "I want to say," he sald, "that if there is any ocle- ment in Canada that suffers from the barroom curse it is that element "If you do mot help to 'remove that curse, I want to say to you in all solemnity--that blood will . be upon your own heads." 3 ¥ He - ucement to Buy Cherries. Saturday night af Carnovsky's vith all dollar baskets® sold after seven -o'eclock, we will give one dozen 20¢ bananas, all sold after eight {o'clock two 'dozen bananas, and it you wait until 'nine o'clock we will "| ago. by Col." James Bulger, soldier of 1 town fifteen feet below 'I'At' that time the sponsor aig father § {of the town } } | commission of enquiry, and com- | BUYS TOWN FOR DOLLAR. Denver, June ger, Col., has been sold for the cash consideration of $l... H. M. worth, the purchaser, will plant oats on the main street and 'will build a | corral on the site of the Bulger Ho- tel. The ornamental street lighting system of the townwill be left in tact. . Bulger was founded i { | } three veacs ! 1 rtune, now awaiting trial charged ith the killing of Loyd Nicodeum at : e¢ Savoy Hotel. The town site was the | in Larimer county, adjoining "| tracks of the Colorado and Southern ' railroad. The decline of Bulger as a municipality came when the railroad | waised its right of way, and left the the tracks. deserted his and came to Denver. holdings Borden Sixty Years of Age. Ottawa, June 26. Sir Robert Bor= pen celebrated the sixtieth anniver- sary of his birth to-day by sticking jelosely to his office and working all day. The prime minister is practi- jcally in charge of the yhole admin- 'istration at present, and is tempor- _Jarily acting minister of some twelve or thirteen departments. He goes east to see his mother and takes his 'holidays next week. COUNSEL ADDRESSING THE COURT OF ENQUIRY 'Regarding Empress Disaster---The Courts Decision Is Expected In Two Weeks Quebec; June ' 26.--This afternoon { Butler Aspinall, chief counsel for the {C.PR:, began his address to the George t Haight, for the owners of the Stor- {stad will likely give his argument ! to-morrow morning. There will be \some replies irom Canadian govern- Yt { ment lawyers, but it is expected all J rail be through to-morkow .afler noon. te. court will immediutely (80 to Montreal to see the Storstadt {and examine certain plans. and it is expected will give judgment at a {apecial session within two weeks. PITH OF THE NEWS {Tidings Told in Terse Measure For | 'Busy Readers. the Ontario West Shore railwa$ is sto be at once advertised for sale. | Cheese brought 12ic. to the Brockville market on Thursday The remains of Hon. RS. H. Blake were laid to rest beside those of his 128¢ on Purchaser of Bulger, Col., Will Turn HON C SIF | it Into Farm. | " - 26.--The town. of Bul- | Ayles- | ML THE OTHER Lis WHICH AFFLICT CANADA NOTHING AS COMPARED ARE To the Evil of the Bar Alotie--Mr, Sifton Hopes the People of On taria Will Eléet Rowell to Power. Toronto. dune 26.-Hon.' Clifiord Rifton, who. left the liberal party on the geciprocity issue, has in » letter addressed, to Leader Rowell, which reached liberal headquarters to-day, come out strongly ia favor of the "Abolish the. bar policy." Mr. Siiton 8 ys: ¥ "While I have, as ygu know, no hostility: to the present government of Ontario, I regard the issue as 10 the abolition of the bar of such para- mount. importance as to demand al- most exclusive consideration till it is disposed of. "In the light of whatever knowl edge | may possess of the social and economic problems of Canada, | unhesitatingly express the that all other ills which afflict country. combined, do not: produce so great an amount of evil as the bar alone, ; "We know that you will redeem vour pledge and abolish the bar if you are placed in power and the de- cision, therefore, as you have propetly stated, vests. with the citi- zens of Ontario. "It seems hardly: conceivable that atriotism and good eitizenship for 'which Ontario is justly distinguished can fail to rise on this occasion and give you a mandate to effect this great reform," : TENT woman Jumped Tres the River WIR) Ontario Bank Shareholders To Be Made Happy On 15th Of July Foronts; June 26.--Ontario bank shareholders on July 15th will 'receive back from the hguidator a fifteen per cent. dividend on the amount pad hy theni under the double liability. When the liquidator got the bank's affairs straightened out it was found | lute brother, Hon. Edward Blaka. Sir James Whitney declined to make !'a statement regarding the letter. ad 'dressed by R. R. Gamey to Manitou- lin fishermen. ~ Mes, Yenson, a widow, long resident i in Nipissing district, was fatally in Jured by being struck by a C.N.R train near North Bay. Four Nova Scotia counties votsd to repeal the Canada temperance act and put into effect the Nova Scotia act, a much more drastic temperance mea sure. the body of Charles Mance, a lo ronto; plumimer, was found' in'the woods near Scarboro Bluffs and beside it an empty carbolic acid bottle and a ope. i Irving Ramsay, -a- chauffeur, values his brain' at many millions, aecording to a damage suit for $50,000 because of an injury that cost him "a spoon ful of brains. Arthur McCutcheon, aged nineteen vas perhaps iatallysinjured in a boiler explosion at the residence of his fath er, J. W, McCutcheon, in the heart of Oshawa's residential district. where drilling for gas is going on. William Donald was less seriously hurt. Three attempts to destroy the mag nificent and costly structure of 'the , Church of the Sacred Heart, in Park avenue, Syracuse, N.Y., have been made within four days, this week. were by fire and the third by an ex: § Plosive believed to be dynamite. 1 only labor represcutativ Whe delayed seven vears bef. Compensation Act? Workmen's Compensatic Who is refusing to give you reduce Vour rent or youl cost of living? : A after your interests? (% learn in that sneaking fash- {+ lon that there was a shortage of about $500,000 between the assets and the liabibhues. It was 'thought that a ninety-five per cent. double liability call would have to be made to meet | this deficit, and that call was made. ' 1 he assets; however, have been realized upon so successfully that some time ago a dividend of twenty per cent was repaid to the 450 contributors who had been pinched by the collapse of the bank. The . additional payment of fiftegn per cent. to be madey in July brings the total repaid to 'thixty-five per cent, Jind there will probably be still another divided beforé the books of the hank are entirely closed, but what it will be cannot be stated just yet. Shi bbbbPPb bib bed id bdd pds + ' > %* MANLY. BOYS NEEDED, oh ° -- < + Bars must have boys, + 1¥ boys, strong minded 4 # Not gone boy or young man + % in a bundred will sneak %+ around to a shop and learn % 10 drink from & bottles You % know that your boy wouldn't man- boys. He's too-manly to do % it that way. + Two | pte 02¢¢PPP0E 4000 +0200 p00 | Miss Lucy, Mosquito Lotion." Gibson's. WORKERS OF ONTARIO Who is opposing Allan Studliohne in East Hamilton, the e in the legislature? The Whitney Government ore giving you a Workmen's The. Whitney Govermment Who refused to adopt several proposals to improve the hn Aet?. The Whitney Government a modern Factory Aet? . The Whitney Government Who laughed at the sufferings of unemployment? ye The Whitney Govermnent Who is refusing to give you Tax Reform which woulé I taxes, and also reduce the A HE The Whitney Government Who refuses to form a. Department of: Labor to look N Tory Postmaster-General Raises the opinion 3 quite w Church, Crosby, on June 24th, when CRACK AT NEWSPAPERS. Postage Rates, Ottawz, June 26.--Hon. L. P. Pel- letier, postmaster-general, has decid- ed to raise the postal rates on news- papers and periodicals. The pres- ent rate charged is a quarter of 'a cent a pound. Under the new post- al rates, which are to go into ef- fect, papers and periodicals if deliv- ered by lettér carriers, will be charg- ed at the rate of one cent a copy, and if pot so, a quarter of a cent a copy. This. will mean a very considerable increase in the cost of transmission. The reason given for the increase is the increased subsidy paid to the railways for the carriage of mails. TOLD TO TOLERATE THEM. Dismissed Police Chief Makes Charge Against Employers. Edmonton, Alta., June 26.--A. C. Lancey, recently dismissed from his position as chief of police, testify- ing before the police investigating tribunal, declared that when' he was appointed Mayor McNamara advised him to let houses of ill-fame run so long" as there were no complaints from the neighbors. Several alder- men concurred, also a police com- missioner, the later stipulating that there should be a few raids - to "make a splash." CANADIAN BUTTER ~. | FOUND TO BE GENUINE {Out Of 340 Samples Examined by Dominion Analyst 316 Were Of Ottawa, June 26.--That in great majority of cases the butter ofiered for sale throughout Canada is the genuine article is shown by the analysis of 340 samples of but- ter collected = throughout the domin- ion recently by the dominion analyst, 316 of these samples were found to be of good quality. | SUICIDE AT PRESCOTT. the : Her Child. Prescott, June 26.-----The bodies of Maude Mills and her eighteen- months-old child were found in the river St. Lawrence just west of Pres- cott, last evening.' The police and the coroner, were notified, and the latter having been advised that the woman had threatened to drown her- self, considered an inquest not nec- essary The woman seemed to have been depressed in sprits for some days It was a straight case of {suicide The bodies were conveyed are homeless. i sya [+ Chatham, June 26,--At &'i afternoon In 15,000 ABE HOMELESS; 55: ville, made this FACTORIES, STORES AND HOMES (* DESTROYED, Ae re | Fire Raged on Friday--Militia Pro- (* tect - the Burning District From | Looters--Fire Caused by Children. | 4 Salem, Mass., June 26.-- This city (¥ of 43,000 population is .oomed to |¥ almost coniplete destruction by fire. i The greatest American conflagration bd since the Chelsea disaster in 1908 | has overwhelmed the city, bringing 4 in its wake a terrible tale of suffer- 2 « ing and loss. At midnight a fire |. fighting force of nearly 1,000 men | drawn from all the cities and towns |, within a radius of 26 miles wasig helpless as the water supply had giv- | they may have enjoyed en out. Fifteen thousand persons & the bar to save our 4 % from the great all The mercury stood at 94 degrees | mit grow from hertls of when _fire broke out in a _ leather |# 'honor to such men," factory in the manufacturing sec- | 4% . 33 tion of the city. Then Same the * 1 S450000 0000680605 first alarm, a second, & general an ahr ---- g then the calls for help to outside Visiting in Kingston. 8 cities and towns.. Fanned by a| Rev. W. J, Wood and Mrs. Wood, fresh galé from the north-west the |of Pembroke, are g ing a y fire spread. Carried a mile by flying [dave in the city, the guests' of 2 and Ms. G. Minnes, Queen street. The Property Loss Is Forty ROWELL'S ose coor Willion Doll < LL'S Li a» - E0440 nn of v spi of jon and self-morificy § face of 'a Sreat issue our history. Xiu "Our : from all ¢ munity, from all SPEIER Vesesneie leave it alone, are they will voluntarily' any pleasure or pel & *Peb etn embers, the fire broke out in other sections of the city until at least 'They are on their way three conflagrations were raging in (where Mr. Wood assumes the. g the city. . torate of 'the First Methodist th." The militia aided by nearly 1,000 | rm policemen from this and other citi- ngston: Labor: He es, stand guard about the 'ruins, i bast keeping off looters. K At ten o'clock the Shit Naam | keag Cotton Mills one of the great- est cotton manufacturis Plants in = aN "Governor 'Walsh arfived in this city last night accompanied dy a | Storm Killed : number of his military staff and e Bf ar LT took charge of the militia situation. | Marathon, Texas, June 26-0. 1. a r -oported 'to-day | that a terrific hailstorm in the Glass Faces Terrible Situation MounSains, near here, killed - 250 Salem faces a terrible Sttuatjon. {head of goats belonging to him. Its great factories that gave employ- | m-- is to thousands are gone, its re-' Panawa Hats. sidents are homeless. This beauti- | 2 big stock of wonderful values for ful city, that is known throughout |men and ladies. George Mills & Co. ------------ : the world by its historic assocla- | a > : Vicar-General Masterson, of ito the undertaking rooms of R. G. Freeman at midnight, and will be in- terred this afternogn. The woman's {honie was.. in- Edwirdsburg - near | Prescott. TWO: LIBERALS ELECTED. iWon Contests in Saskatchewan and | Alberta, Regina, June 26.---In the provin- cial bye-election in North Qu"Ap- pelle necessitated by the resigna- tion of J. A. MacDonald, conserva- tive polling yesterday gave J.G. Gar- diner, liberal, a majority of 304 ov- W. E. Red, conservative gain for the Scott government. The liberals had a majority in 15 out of 23 polls and the conservatives in 8. In the last general election the conserva- | tions, dating back to the very star~! I ting of the nation, is practically iu Mark's church, Prescott, was re ruins i to the Hotel Dieu hospital, The list of the burned: buildings | Brockville, following a. fall on Se- include the following: 'Marie Lea- |turday night, in which he sustained ther Factory, Dane Machine Fac- | severe injuries. J ' J. C. Stewart, of Ottawa. son' of tory, Carr Leather Factory, Creedon | : ( ' Leather Factory, Korn Leather Fac- | James Stewart, postinaster, was in the city for the i exercises, al tory, Keefe Leather Factory, Bren- nan Leather Factory, A. T. Way the Royal Military Col Hois a Factory, Devlin Brothers Shoe Fac- | graduate of the Co tory, Freedman Building, Essex street; buildings on the Tobin es- tate, Wilkinson County company, Schribmann Shoe company, C. P. Carey & company , Morris Leather company, Field & company's. shoe factory. 2 This does not include burned buildings and stores. This morning flames were still rag- ing but were confined to a marrow I? ON SALE AT THE FOLLOW ING OITY STORES Bucknell's News Depot ,.205 King W. | Clarke, 3. W. '® Ce.....,.888 Princess. College Book Stores .....,100 Prisvess Coulter's Grocery seers es DOB 5 Culien's Grocery, Cor, Princess & All over 150 twenty-five tive majority was 44. i i ! Majority Increased. { Saskatoon, Sask., June 26.--Com- | plete returns from Rosthern bye- election give W. B. Bashford, liber- al, a majority of 271. In the gen- eral election of 1912 the liberal ma- | jority was 120. | Sturgeon-Leggett Wedding. Elgin; June 25.--A very ding took place at the i pretty wed: | Methodist youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Leggett, was united In marriage to Wilind Sturgeon, of Caron, Sask., Rev. J. W, Humphrey, | B.D, ofticiating. | Thé church was beautifully decorat- ed with ferns and marguerited by the young ladies of the congregation, As Mendelssohn s wedding mareh was be ing played by Mrs. Derbyshire, of Ath- ens, the bridal party took their places before the altar. The bride, who was prettily gowned in cream satin de chene, carrying a large bouquet of white fHowers, was given away by her brother, I. W. Leg- gett, 'Toronto, her only attendant be- ung. little Miss Kathleen Dowsett. = . During the signing of the ister Miss {rma Culverts Athy sweetly, "Beloved, It is Morn." Gn The bridal party motored to Broek ville, en route by the steamer Kings. + Where wn to Toronto and Ni hey will spend a short ¢ sefore leaving for their western home. Going away the bride wore a suit of tango. crepe cloth, with hat to match, Imprisoned as "Passive Hesister." London, Jute 26.--Rev. Dr. Wenyon; a leading Methodist minister, has 'just served two days in pri passive prison as against the education set. ibe housed in military tents by to- "| night. . > fi area. The regiments. - both being | Cvnienne Wet sus. (ririGntari area Two regiments of militia A : patrol the place, and two looters | MeAuler's Book Store ....08 Pri were shot this morning, both being | MeGalPs Cigar Store Cor, Phin. severély wounded. McLeod's Grocers ....81 Uniés. The state government has placed | Medley's Drug Store $60 University its entire resources at the , disposal] Paul's Cigar Store ....5...9 | of 'the civic 'authorities and most of Spit io Bing Store ..,.312 fiften thousand homeless people will Lowe's G iniiatd Later estimates of the damage ELMER ony TARRIED. oa done place it at forty millions, in- | © Wooded : 4 Rar cluding historical buildings. In- | many an a 'S sf a dhe vestigation this morning indicated | Union a Bev: «Ji r r Ki om Dare: ts, 175, the fire commenced by children iD. Hareictt Grace ts playing with matches. { Lockhart, of ingeton, un . | Edward Rimer, Kingvion, Qu iene | -- wi AMAGSRATE DED | momma the leading is 4 DELIVERING JUDGMENT | none 577 "06 Frames 0 A Why CB Fst. 2 sol Ne Sree fot ve Hesherton, Jupe 26--At 4 magis- trate trial held in the town hall here this morning, R. McGill, J. P. died almost fnstantly while deliver- ing judgment on a I'quor case, in which James Radley was defendent. McGill was saying, that it should not have been brought up, when he Quivered and fell 'over dying almost instantly. The deceased gentleman was formerly agent for the C. P. R. here. He was a bachelor, pro- mient conserative and Mason. hw 8 Launch Sea Gull for Hire. Apply to J.-J: Mosher, No.-2 North street. "Phone 1185. pt Dared by her husband, Mrs. Flora Madsen, twenty-five, swam the Hudson | , river here--the time it has} been done by a womap--and won a | new. bonnet. ; t