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Che Daily YEAR 86: NO. 124 950,000 DAMAGE BY TRAIN WRECK Fighteen Freight Cars Derailed West -of Kingston on Tuesday. NO LIVES WERE LOST MIDDLE SECTION BUCKLED AND LUNGED INTO SWAMP. ' Defective Are on Wreck Was Capsed by Rail----Normal Condditions Being Speedily Readjusted the G.T.R. Fifty thousand dollars was the estimate placed upon the damage tu * property when eighteen freight ears were derailed and totally wrecked ' about two and one-half miles weal of Kingston Junetion between mile posts 176 and 176, at 2.50 am. on Tuesday. The train, which was in charge of conductor Richard Stratton, of Belleville, was made up of thirty- nine cars and caboose, and was speeding along at the rate of forty miles an hour, when the middle sec tion was jolted off the track by tha splitting of a pipe rall at. an angle joint. Fortunately the engine and a few of the front cars remained on the track ag well as some of those at tha rear, but the middle section of eighteen cars was completely de- railed and the cars were scattered on both sides of the track. The whole middle section buckled with terrific inpaet, one of the side dump ears containing pig iron paas- ing right through a box car} while a flat car was at complete right angles to another car and lying in a swamp about forty feet from the track. As an indication of the extent of the damage it is known that 1,051 feet of track were destroyed, 400 ties were damaged, 1,200 pounds of spikes were uprooted, 25 pairs of . mngle bars were rendered defective splitting of © quite im and other damage was done. bn Re Cause of the Wreck. 'The cause of the wreek was the > rail caused by the i 'by the train forc- ing the rail to break off at an angl joint. It was apparently throug ro fault of the section foreman that the accident occurred, as it was potash] e to detect the de- fect in the rail. Among the cars damaged were six flat cars bearing pig iron, one full gasoline car and one emply, several cars bearing flour and feed, corn and barley, as well as cars hearing salt and boat meils. The grain was strewn over the track as 'well as great . quantities of nails. There was also considerable flour destroyed, but much of the material will be recovered. The cars de- stroyed belonged not only to the Grand Trunk Raflway, but also to the Delawate and Ohio, Pennsyl- Vania, New York Central, Vermont, Northern Paeftie, C. & B.O., and other American lines. = - 1 After the wreck occurred a call 'was sent in for wrecking crews, which arrived from Brockville and Belleville at half-past six o'clock, under the supervision of Train- master M, P. North, .of Belleville, and F. Giffin, supervisor of the road department, Brockville. There 'wWers over one hundred men at ork, and at halt-past eight the rack had been .clagred sufficiently' permit trains ¢o pass on the est bound track. ; At ten o'clock on Tuesday morn- ing, however, the east bound track 'had been 1... 'Additional parties arrived from Kingston 0.30 a.m. and it was expected that the track would be cleared and in pair by Wednesday. siderable inconvenieice was | 'experienced by G.T.R. train des- tehers as a result of the wreck, everything was done to have "passenger trains make as good time 'possible. Train No. 13, due at Junction from Boston at 28 a.m., was transferred to the C. N. R. and completed the trip by way Aa ows and Napanee at 15 a.m. Ii Wags expected that this "route might have to be used during day. to keep "he service intact, {In order that passengers leaving on 'train for Brockville incommoded by rea. Ftrainmen, as the visitors kept coming in during the day. The wreck wah only a short distance from the village of Cataraqui, and many of the villag- ers viewed the wreck. It was cer- Mainly an unusual sight to see the cars scattered promiscuously along the track. The greatest damage was done to cars on the right side of the track, although a number of cars were smashed to matehwood oft the other side. Several of the cars were overturned into a swamp, aud one car in its headlong plunge smashed a telegiaph post in two. Fortunately the wires were not severed, Salt, grain, flour and nalis were mixed in" great quantities on the track but guards | were placed over the material until the claims' agents arrived. Several gangs of men were engaged in salvaging the material and sev)ral hundred bars of pig Iron were piled up awaiting transportation. Although the monetary loss 18 considerable, it is particularly for- tunate that theré was no loss of life. The fact that the cars buckled in the middle, leaving the rear cars as well as the engine on the track, undoubtedly saved the lives of the there is a steep em- bankment with ewamps on each side, As it was, several of the flat cars were almost completely sub- merged. The situation created by the, wreek is being adjusted with all possible rapidity, and normal condi tions are expected by Wednesday. * Queen's Endowment , Has Been Raised Principal R. Bruce Taylor announces that the. Queen's University million-dollar en- dowment fund has been fully subscribed. To A. C. Hardy, of Brockville, belongs tha eredit of pulling the fund "over the top." Mr. Hardy had subscribed $1,000, and on Monday he added another $2,600, which completed the half million dollars Queen's | was to raise in order to get the Carnegie foundation offer of a similar amount, THE WuSLD'S NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM Tidings From All Over Told In a Pointed and Pithy Way. Qs cS ha 5 oe -------- ~ Senator A: B.'Cummins will be & candidate for re-election in the June primary in 1920 in the state of Towa. British and American marines have, been landed at the Baltic post of Danzig. A powerful fleet will anchor ui the harbor tivere. James Stmpson, well-known labor man, advocated adoption by law of forty-four hour' week before the In- dustrial Commission in Toronto Tues- iy. The city of Three Rivers; Que., on Monday repealed by an overwhelm- ing majority the local prohibition Jaw that had been voted in Decem- ber, 1917. A SHARP DIVISION. Among Germans As to Signing of Peace Treaty. (Canadian Press Despatch) New York, May 27.--It is expect- od that the réply of the enemy re- presentatives to-morrow will be very elaborate and voluminous. The fact that the peace conference has been informed by the German delegation that no further extension of time is to be asked would seem to indicate that the documents to be turned over tomorrow will be Germany's last word before taking a definite atti- tude toward the terms of peace. Despatches seem' to reflect quite a sharp division of. sentiment among the Germans as te whether 'the treaty should be signed. MAY VISIT UNITED STATES. American Peace Delegation Wants the British Premier. (Canadian "Press Despatch.) ... Paris, May 27.--Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, it is under- stood, is considering favorably a pro- posal from the American peace dele- gation that he visit America this year. The premier would go to the United States especially to attend the fi meeting of the league of mna-] | Ft ee KINGSTON, ONTARIO, : attempts at rescue. HAWKER ARRIVES of a Crowd. ox fon Ju TEN O'CLOCK TRAIN FOR LONDON. The American Aeroplane Which ' Left Azores Was Expected to Reach Lisbon at 1 p.m. (UCsnadian Press Despatch) -/-Hdinburgh, Scotland, May 27.- mander Mackenzie Grieve, who were rescued by the Danish ship Mary, after the airplane in which théy were attempting to cross the Atlantic had alighted in mid-océan, arrived here this morning on their way to Londom from Thurso, wher? they were landed by a British war- ship yesterday. They were seized as they left the train and lifted to the shoulders of a crowd which bore them to a hotel, where they had breakfast, They were heartily cheered when their train left the station at ten o'clock. Hawker's Story. London, May 27.--Hawker's story of the mishap is as follows: "About five and. one-half hours out, owing to the choking of the filt- er, the temperature ol the waler cool ing our engines started to rise, but after coming down several thousand feet we overcame this difficulty. Everything went well for another few tion system became choked and the temperature of the water rose to the using a lot of motor power. fateful a changed course and began to be the tramp Mary. about two sea was exceedingly rough; spite the utmost efforts ot rrr SEE LEEBELBDE Stringent precautions were taken at Lim Fein hunger striker, but law and order prev Photo shows an armour AT EDINBURGH He And-Grieve Carried on the Shoulders' CHEERED WHEN THEY LEFT hours, when once again the circula- boiling point. We, of course, realiz- ed that until the pipe was cleared we could not rise much higher without' "When we were about twelve and one-half hours on our way the eir- culation system wa8 still giving us sroublp, and we Tealized 'we could not on using up our motor power. "Then fit was that we reached the sion to play for safety. We to fly diagonally across the main shipping 'route for about two and a half hours, wihen, to our great relief, we sighted the Damigh steamship which proved . "We at once sent up our very light distress signals. These were answer- ed promptly, afd then. we flew on miles and landed in the water ahead of the steamship. The and, de PAGES1S big THE AUSTRIAN ARMY | T TO 15,000 3 iis. All Military Supplies to Be Handed Over Or Destroyed. . ---- AS Paris, May 27.--It is announced that the treaty $0 be presemted to Austria. would 'be Considered at a plenary session @mfl' would be laid before the Austrian delegation prob- ably on Wednesday, > The Council af Four to-day. con- sidered the military terms ag framed by Marshal 'Fodh, Commander: Chief of the alited armies; General Diz, supréme commander of the Ital- fan army,. and other military lead- ers, - Austria's formidable army of upward of a million men, which was second only to that of Ge SE | reduced by the treaty to 15,00 on; virtually all militiry supplies would be sur ¢ ] destroyed and uction abolish rendered and. Anetein's: position as a naval power terminated: - ------ AFGHAN FHONTIER ' TROUBLE SERIOUS Concentrating. Well-Armed Forces Against British Troops. London, May 27.--8erious events are bréwing on the frontier of Af- ghanistan, Reuter learns. The Al- g 5 have concéntrated forces in- weiding many well-ar 0 and well- e ped regulars against the Bri. tish expeditionary force. Attempts of emissaries of the Emirs to in- duce the frontier tribes to particl pate in the operations against the British are meeting with only moderate swecess in the operations which are about to commence. The British ' representative in Kanadahar, who has reached Quet- ta, states that a holy war is being vigorou#ly preached, and everybody in Kanadahar is Buying arms, ie, or a Heads Young Britons, Smith's Falls, May' 27.--The thir- 4y-eighth anifual 'session of the Su- preme Grand Lodge, of Orange Young Britons, ended on Monday tafternoon, R: W. Bro, J. Earl Law- son, Toronto, was elected . Grand Master to succeed Major T. A. Kidd. EARLY CLOSING A SUCCESS. The early closing of the Kingston stores commenced on Monday, and from all aceounts the system work- ed gplendidly., The public observed the innovation very well, and thers were very few disappointed people {after the hour of § p.m. The new closing hours were observed by tho dry goods stores, hardware stores, Jewellers and musieal stores, which : a .and by the 'during the funeral of R. J. Byrne, the Sinn fd. His rescue from the local hospital resulted in his death, and was the cause of the death oF€enstable O'Brien who was shot while resisting d ear with a policeman seated at the rear. LOOK TO BORDEN Follow Premier's Return. TO GREAT BRITAIN CASTED IN BUDGET. Steps to be Taken to Deal With in "Agricultural Reedy. id Ottawa, May 27.There is good reason to betieve that the Fetirn of Sir Robert Borden will be signalized by important industrial and = eco nomieal legislation. He is being looked to confidently and. hopefully for leadership in "this present in- dustrial "crisis. 'It is unlikely any legislation will be Introduced until the Mathers commission makes its report. It is expected this will be ready by the middle of June, The hudget will he introduced next week. The. exact nature of the budget. is-a state secret, but there are rumors current which will not down that there will be a sub- glantial Increase in the British pre- ference. : ; There is also a belief that the in- come tax will be stiffened. Certain- ly money is necessary, and if it is not raised by the tariff -wiil have to - be forthcoming from other sources, There is also good reason to be- lieve. that Steps will be taken to deal with the cost of living problem, as the matter is under considera tion by the Cabinet. Products is the boards will be appointed to prevent extortion, and meafls will be taken to prevent hoarding. As for a Mkely lowering of. food is that there is not likely to much reduction fintil there is an in- the world's shortage of food is re- duced. Let TE the Prime Minister #t to 'the country and the Liberal nizations will for, unlike be in Parliament withou They will be Unionists. TO MEET CRISS Big Industrial Legislation is Expected To INCREASE IN PREFERENCE IS FORE- Cost of Living Problem----Increage It is possible prices, the feeling in official circles be crease 'in agricultural' products and act promptly and courageously and he will consolidate his party. He owes Unionists, who will in many cases be placed in 'No Man's Land" if he doesn't," As a body they have been loyal to him. Two or three may have faltered and may still be fal- tering, but they are the exception. With a consolidated party, eabinet create a sane, stable party and give to this country the stable govern- ment so much desired. DOMINION TEXTILE . HAD GREAT YEAR All Previous Records in Sales, Profits and Surplus Beaten. Montreal, May 27.--All previous high records in the way of gross sal- es, profits and final surplus are rele- gated into the background by the annual statement of the Dominion Textile Company, to be submitted to the shareholders at their annual meeting on Wednesday. Sales for the twelve months ended March 31st hast aggregated $23,666,216, compared with $16,850,278 in the previous period, an increase of $6,816,937, or over 40 per cent., and with §13,375,- 760 in 1916-17, or nearly 77 per cent, * Manufacturing profits for the year recently ended were $3,434,752 against $1,873,371 in 1917-18, an in- crease of $1,661,381, or in excess of 83 per cent., and substantially more than double those of the previous year. After all deductions, includ- ing $1,100,000 tor war and income taxes, a newly established pension fund, and replacement reserve, there remained for common stock dividend distribution the sum of $1,669,888, or equal to 31.2 per ceant., against 21.9 per cent. in 1917-18 and 15.6 per cent. the year before. In the balance sheet portion of the annual exhibit is indicated strikingly the prosperity of the year, the com- pany's financial positions being ex- ceptionally strong. Current assets at $7,899,040 compare with over $600,000. more than in the previous statement, while current liabilities contracted by over $2,600,000, leaving the new working capital of ibhe big enterprise $6,779,463, against $3,622,296 at the end of the previous Year, an increase of $3,167,177, or over 87 per cent. and more than treble that of 1916-17 period. CROWDS ARE THRILLED BY A BOLD AIRMAN Lieut. Locklear Changed Planes Riding 80 Miles an Hour High In Air. City, Atlantic May 27.-- Lieut. Locklear, a former army instructor, was the flashing comet across ihe aviation sky here Saturday after. noon. at the. aerial field day staged by the Second Pan-American Aeron- autic €ongress. The crowds were p oy THero- halted ae tics, which included changing planes in mid-air, 2,500 feet up, and crawling all over an aeroplane speeding at eighty miles an hour. Lieut, Locklear flist went" into the air with Lieut. Shirley Short who rose td a height of 3,000 feet. They wer closely followed by Lieut. Melvin Rlliot, who mounted just above them. The air was found too bumpy at that level and the machine descended 6500 feet. Lieut. Locklear here crept out over the eceekpit, climbed up a strut and on top of the upper wing. Standing, he rode across the field, 2,600 feet up until over the grand- stand. Then, as Lieut. Eliott, by clever jockeying, hovered overhead with a rope ladder 'dangling from be- neath the machine, Lieut, Locklear suddenly stretched his full length, clutched the rungs on the second effort and the next instant wag a human pendulum swinging in space beneath the upper plane. The ma- chines were making more than eighty miles an hour at 'the time. For 'two minutes he swung there and then was seen to elimb up the ladder and into the cockpit behind Lieut. Elliott. When he had descended to a low- er level, he proceeded to do stunts all over the airplane, standing on top of the wings/ hanging head down from the landing gear, cling- ing to a skid by one hand beneath the tin of the right wing and ecrawi- ing onj to perch on the tail. . THREE KILLED IN : AUTO ACCIDENT, Pembroke Local Train Hit a 'Car at Carleton Place Cross= ing on Monday. ' Carleton Place, May 27.--Three persons are dead and a fourth seri- ously Injured as the result of an aec- i { ' ) easy {cident on Monday when a Ford car the first union loabinet, he 'will not have to balance Ye paiitically between the two mr a, a speed and at the Wiillam | former n the cabinet and a majority of former"Conservatives £ conflict. was struck. by a C. P. R. train. The Pembroke local, bound for Ot- tawa, was travelling double-header street crossing struck am automobile oceupled by John Ryan and Mrs. Ryan, Ramsay, and Mr. and Mrs. Jo- LAST EDITION TORONTO UNIONS VOTE 10 STRIE Foty-our in Favor Aad Tweaty-Sevn to Postpone Aci CALGARY AND EDMONTON ARE NOW COMPLETELY TIED UP BY STRIKE, There Is No Change in the Winni- peg Situation--Government to Resume and Maintain © Public. Services. (Canadian Presa Despatch) Toronto, May 27.--A vote taken. last ght on a general strike in Toronto carried by a large major: ity. Forty-four unjond voted to go out at the call of the committee. Twenty-seven unions voted to posts pone action, among these being fhe street railway. men. Calgary and Edmonton Tied Up. (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, May 27.---There is no change In the Winnipeg strike con- ditions. Calgary and Bdmonton are now completely tied up. Yesterday afternoon the union forces had refused to comply with demands made by federal, provin. cial and ' municipal officials that unionized public service employees return to 'work immediately. ernment officials stated that their reply 'would be immediate action to resume and maintain public services and to provide the incidental pro- tection, At 11 a.m. yesterday the general strike order was made effective at Edmonton, and Calgary and all trades unions went on strike. : It 1s understood police and fire- men protection and handling and supply of necessities has been are ranged for. . Some Postal Men Wonld Return. Ottawa, May 27.---Ou the orders of the day, Hon. Charles Murphy asked if there was any information as to the Winnipeg strike. He was ro by Hon, A KK. Maclean that the elephone, service was fesum- ed an Pislaces was becoming nor- mal. There was no official infor-. mation' from Edmonton: and Cals gary as to a sympathetic general strike in those efties. . T iA R. L. Richardson asked if the postal employees wee returning to work in Winnipeg. Hon. Mr. Mac- lean sald that they had been in- formed that many postal employees were prepared to return to work, -- May Spread to British Columbia. (Canadian Press teh) Vancouver, May 27---The géne- ral strike, in progress Miore than a week in Winnipeg, spreading dur- ing the last twenty-four hours to Calgary and Edmonton, = Alberta, Regina and several small districts, seems to-day about to sweep into British Columbia. Last night it was announced [rom Vietoria that the Trades Council had decided to | call for a strike vote Jn sympathy with Winnipeg strik results - to be in by Sunday night. © Only 1,500 Out at" (Canadian Press Despatch) 4 Calgary, AMa., May 27.--Only fifteen hundred workers were said to have answered the general strike call here yesterday, the ? senting the 'postal workers, the Do- minion Express employees, flour and cerpal employees and Canadian Pacific Ratlway mén at. Ogden shops and roundhouse. By a vote of 119 to 48, the street rallwaymen refused to "quit work" Other unions which have signified their intention of remaining at work, are railway clerks, bakers, city halt employees and barbers. As Calgary is the distributing centre for the whole of the province in the matter of remittances for relatives of sol- diers, it is sald that thousands of cheques will be held up by dhe strike of postal employees. 2 TO SEIZE COAL. London, Ont, May 27.--T¢ pre tect Londoners from dishonest ec *eeteae Sess Govs *