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OUR NEW FALL HATS Have Arrived. Collier's Toggery Pitish Whig 7 Collier's Togg The Only oS Where You can buy DR. HAWKINS INVISIBLE BELTS YEAR 87: NO. 257. ITS UPTO THE REFINERS, ~ PREMIER MEIGHZN SAYS Order-in-Council Sapeuiig fe' the Sugar Order Will Be Main- tained If Refiners Cannot Present a Strong Case Against It. Ottawa, Oct. 20.--That it would be for the sugar refinery interests opposéd to the action of the government in suspending the order of the Board of Commerce respecting the maximum price and the importation of sugar to show cause why this should not have been done, was the pro- nouncement made by Prime Minister Meighen this morning at the open- } ing of the hearing of the matter before the governor-in-council. "Should they fail to make a case," Mr. Meighen added | mo reason for hearing anything more." , "there will he The prime minister reviewed briefly the action of the Board of Commerce, and the reasons which actu- ated the government in suspending quoted two clauses of the board's order which the order issued by that body. He , had they gone into force, would have restricted sugar sales to the dominion and prohibited importa- tion, and stated that the government tion it had taken : (1) (2) had three main reasons for the posi- Because in its opinion the board had gone beyond its powers. Even if it had not exceeded its legal powers, the order was not in accordance with what was contemplated by parliament when that body enacted the legislation constituting the Board of Commerce. (3) ing of excess profits, Prime Minister Meighen annofinced "that E Because the purpose and spirit of this act did not contemplate giving the board power to prevent losses but simply to prevent the mak- maintain the order-in-council suspending the sugar order issued by the board, unless very strong evidence against it was submitted. Following this morning's hearing of the sugar case, the cabinet coun- cil at a special meeting passed an order-in-council declaring a permanent suspension of the Board of Commerce sugar order. The question of other assistance to the refiners was discussed but there will be further con- sideration before a final decision Is reached. The Prison Enquiry Concluded; Only Guards" ( Cases Considered 0. M. Biggar, who took evidence in the rehearing of the cases of the guards dismissed from the Ports- mouth penitentiary, concluded ' his duties on Tuesday afternoon, and left for Ottawa Wednesday morning. The vork was finished much sooner than was at first expected, but as Mr. Biggar was commissioned by the minister of justice to investigate nothing but the cases of the guards, his duties were confined to these par- ticular cases, and the broader ques- tion of the general policy of adminis- tration, the methods of enforcing Qls- elpline, employment, auditing of bal ance sheets showing the business sys- tem In vogue, and the hospital, about which so much has been heard, were the prisoners were out oNgheir cells and at work, but others were still confined and kept up their noise. Mr, Biggar is handicapped, however, without previous prison experience, and a special commission composed of institutional men, preferably of the medical profession, it is thought, should make a minute investigation of the present condition and the cir- cumstances leading up to it. This is the opinion of residents of Ports- mouth, who complain of the nuisance the penitentiary has been, and the de- plorable disturbance of the peace of the whole community. The latest word from the peniten-: tiary states than -many of the prison- ers who were kept locked up from Saturday to Tuesday haye been allow- ed out to work. Many are still en- things upon which he did not touch at all, and will form the grounds for thorough investigation at some later date. Mr. Biggar would make no state- ment for publication regarding the oases, but will submit the evidence and his report direct to the minister of justice for his consideration and . action. It is unlikely, however, that the condition of turmoil prevailing at the institution since Saturday, and which was still in progress Tuesday, will form the ground for a special report, as it was stated that it was very diffi- © cult to sit through the day and focus Ee Still Hearty . cheque were taken from attention upon the matters to be con- sidered, owing to the din. Some of "DID FELONIOUSLY KILL HIMSELF" Cork, Oct. 20.--The military court which held an inquest in- to the death of Michael Fitz- gerald, the first of the Cork hunger strikers to die, returned the following verdict : "We find that the deceased was of sound mind, and that he deliberately caused the end of his own existence and did fe- loniously kill himself." at 1056 Raw Onion Diet Gtiawa, Oct. 20 --Ottawa's most ye: rkable ci"wéu 'tc plat of years, Narjert Barnaby, of 225 Dalhousie strect, yesterass celebrated his 135th birthday. In spite of his great age, Ahis sturdy French-Canadian centens arian' is still hale and hearty, and seldom, if ever, retires at night with- out partaking of a 'lunch' which would do credit to the appetite of a 'voyegeur. Mr. Barnabe's midnight lunch usually consists of ¢old pork, raw onions, bread and butfer, an tea. Mr. Barnabe has a brother who is 96 years of age, and a sister who has reached 93. RI (Carson's Grocery Was Burglarized Burgiofs secured an entrance to R. J. Carson's wholesale grocery at 324 Princess street some time during Tuesday night, and made off with about. $400 worth of cigarettes, two caddies of tobacco, a Victory bond and a cheque. The bond and the "the safe which was opened. It is believed that entrance was secured to the wholesale from the skylight on the Evidence was secured that the bur- glars also made an attempt to get in the store of Louis Abramsky nearby, but that their efforts were fruitless. A state of siege has been proeclai.a- ed in twelve Russian departments, in- cluding Moscow and Petrograd. It Senator Harding is elected presi- dent he will make Gen., Wood his S Memvtay of war. gaged in keeping up their defiance by shouting, yelling and pounding their bars, but they are said to be mostly foreigners. The guards who were present at the inquiry and represented by their counsel, T. J. Rigney, are satisfied that their side of the questions in- volved was brought out in a proper manner. This opportunity was not 'presented to them before, 'and Mr. Biggar got a view of the case that gives the position of the guards, ip the way they wished. Just how the minister of justice will view the mat- ter no one cah tell, and his action is eagerly awaited as these officials have been out of employment for months. REV. J. 0. SPRACKLIN DENIES CHARGES He Says That No Affidavits - Were Swom Against m. Windsor, Oct. 20.--Rev. J. O. Spracklin, license inspector, unequi- vocally denied the charges recently laid against him in loeal newspapers, stating that he had been summoned to Toronto in answer to affidavits which had been sworn against him, alleging corrupt methods and also that he had been forced to appear before the Board of License Comniis- sioners in Windsor to give an account of his activities. "There is absolutely no word of truth in these statements," said Mr, Spracklin, "no charge of any sort has been made against me." TRAIN FATALITY AT ERIE, PA. " Erie, Pa., Oct. 20.--Six per-. sons are known to have been killed and at least fifteen in- jured when a Chicago and Boston Ltd, on the New York Central railroad, side-swiped the Buffalo-Cleveland train, westbound, at the west end of the Union station here to-day. Four of the bodies taken from , the wreck are those of women. Buy Pembroke Hotel. The Copeland House, Pembroke, one of the oldest and best known hotels in the Ottawa Valley, was sold by T. A. Samnion, proprietor, to Mes- | sts; J. 'T:-Moxley and Sugarman, Ot- "tawa, for $40,000. James Green, Beachville, while picking apples during a visit home from Montreal, fell from a tree and was fatally hurt. Arthur Colby, Edmonton, while with a hunting party, was killed by his gun discharging accidentally. Woodford Close, Devon, N.B., was mistaken for a bear by a hunting companion and shot and killed. Thomas Livingston, Regina, is instantly killed when two autom biles collided near Moose Jaw. living in Britain show an increase of 164 per cent. the, government would | The latest "igures of the cost of KINGSTON, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920. WAS ONCE PRIDE OF GERMAN MERCHANT MARINE. LAST. EDITION. The Leviathan, once the pride of the German merchant marine, has been takeh over by the United States. CABINET TAKES ~ SERIOUS VIEW Of the Sugar Si Situation---Sug- gested Politics May delp to Decide. Ottawa, Oct. 20.--The hearing in the sugar case before the govern- ment today differs from the recent railway rates question in that it is not an appeal by interested parties from the finding of the Board of Commerce, but is rather direct action by the government of its own mo- tion. The mew prices for sugar are suspended and the cabinet may eith- er restore or reduce them or do noth- ing save allowing the law of supply and demand to govern. ' Cabinet ministers are inclined to take a rather serious view of the situ- ation. They concede that the -sugar industry is embarrassed and some are disposed to afford it relief, but, on the other hand, it is being repre- sented to them that such action will be disastrous politically at a time when householders are apparently worked up to such a pitch. Curiously enough, the two consti- tuencies where Federal by-elections are impending---East Elgin and Yale --are among the greatest fruit rais- ing and canning districts of the Dom- inion and thus heavy users of sugar. This fact, possibly, may not be without an influence in the determin- ation of the case. At least sugges- tions are being made from the out- side that consideration ought to be accorded to it. Today is expected to suffice for the hearing before the cabinet. Its de- cision is expected fo be arrived at al- most immediately, as the prime min- ister is scheduled to leave on his west ern tour before the end of the week. Between the insistence of the re- finers that their industry' is imperil- ed, the whole industrial fabric of the country involved, the charges that government control is responsible for the situation, and the impressive pub- lic clamor from all quarters, the posi- tion of the government in deciding the question is not exactly a bed of roses. Canadian Flour In Demand Abroad Ottawa, Ogg 0." 5 a number of foreign countries pr (A buy- ers of 'Canadian flour are s2rding in- quiries to the Canadian trade com- mission. Frén. ine trade commis- siduer at Paris has come a letter ask- ing quotations cn 10,000 toas, or roughly, 100,000 tarrels of flour, for shipment to Hamburg, Germany. From Accra, Wes. Africa, has heen received an inquiry for 100 tons. Quite recently 300 toms, or approxi- mately 1,000 barrels, of Canadian flour was sold to Greece turough a Naw York broker. Reginald C. L. Overing, aged twenty, son of Rev. R. Y. Overing, Mosireal, wags drowned in Mississquir ay. Forty-eigh Snemy steamships have been sold by the British government to British purchasers. x; BRITISH DE Fa Some of the Srhood Convention in in nw ri ev. Tom S hood Fedration, pe: 'Moffatt Gautrey, prasige C. W. Hughes, Scent Baptist church, London. y. Big to general secre Commissionel t, West Ham Brotherhood, and Rev. to D. J. Clifford: Westbourne Park Made Flight Across 'Canada in 45 Hours Ottawa, Oct. 20.--Officials o! the Air Board in Ottawa are more than satisfied with the showing made by Canadian aviators in the recent trans-Canada flight from Halifax to Vancouver. , The actual flying time between Halifax and Vancouver, a total distance of'3,410 miles over Canadian territory throughout, was only 45 hours and 20 minutes. The running time for the syme journey by rail is 132 hours and tem min- utes, including stops for 22 changes of engines. An hour and a half of total stoppage of 15 minutes every 500 miles, would, with a complete ! ground organization, be a sufficient | allowance for air communication. The actual advantage of the latter over the railway being, therefore, about 86 hours or three days and fourteen hours. THE PRIVY COUNCIL, SITTINGS BEGIN Four Canadian Ap Appeals to be Héard in London---S8ix Judgments Ready. London, Oct. 20,--The sittings of the judicial committee of the Privy Council began yesterday, and there will be heard two appeals from Aus- tralia and New Zealand; four from Canada; one each from Ceylon and Gibralter; and thirty-two from India. The most important Canadian ap- peal raises the question whether Do- minion companies are subject to legislat®on in the provinces requir- ing license or regigtration as a con- dition of exercising their corporate powers within the provinces. Sever- al parties are joined in this issue, including the attorney-generals of the Dominion and of Ontario. Six Canadian judgments are ready for delivery, including the fa- mous Quebec marriage case 'of Na- poleon Tremblay and his wife, | Malvina Despatie, in which the! question is raised whether the! French law as applied to the pro- vince of Quebec at the time of the cession of Canada to England in 1763 still applies to Canada. The question has in some degree been | modified by the re-marriage of the | two parties last month after due dispensation obtained from the Ro- man Catholic church. There is also befora the Privy Council the question of the title of lands which were formerly part of the Indian reserves. 422 CHINESE : MINERS KILLED Peking, ot, 20. 20.--An explo- sion and fire in Tongshan coal mine, in Chi-Li province, killed 422 Chinese laborers on Thurs- day last, but the news of the accident reached here only to- day, There were 119 survivors. The explosion occurred in the next to the lowest level, 'smoke causing most of the deaths. the recent World Broth- They are (from left to , Nati 'Brother- Villiam' {COAL STR ard, Rev. nthe MAY SOON END Negotialions Nie Under Way Which May Result In a Settlement. London, Oct. 20.--Negotiations which might settle the strike of the British miners were today believed to be assured. Government officials and labor leaders, who outlined their positions before the opening session for parliament, have shown their de- sire to reach an understanding, and the belief was general to-day that | proposals were in preparation by both {sides of the controversy. Premier Lloyd George has definite- {ly declared he is ready to enter into negotiations, but he has laid emphasis on the fact that the government wants a final settlement of the differ- ences which brought about a cessa- tion of work in the British mines last Saturday. He has stated that plans for a tentative wage increase, pending a complete adjustment, would not be !satisfactory, as that method of meet- ing the present situation would threaten trouble later. Coal produc- tion, he holds, must be augmented, and he may submit some proposals which will deal with th.s phase of the situation. AN OXFORD LETTER CAUSES IER cron London Times Recalls Mani- festo of German Profes= sors in War=Time. London, Oct. 20.--The-London Times regrets the appeal of Oxford professors to Austrian and German scholars, saying: "The Oxford signatories, in their eagerness for reconciliation, seem ready not merely to forget the war and the German crimes in the war, but to imply that these crimes were committed undér the impulse of loy- al patriotism, such as inflamed our own people. They make no distinc- tion between 'the embitterment of animosities' rightly kindled by the deliberate * sinking of .our hospital ships or the bombing of our open cities and the black passions of the | wretches who perpetrated these en- ormities. "Are the Oxford professors so ig- norant of modern German thought as not to know that these same pas~ sipns were systematically fostered and propagated by the prafessasen- j tum and learned societies of Ger- many for generations before the war? Have they no recollection of the manifesto of Germany in Octo- ber, 1914, signed by no less than ninety-three 'representatives of Ger- man science and art?' Many of the /| greatest names of Germany in theo- logy, in natural science, in law, in history and philosophy were ap- pended to that blank repudiation of German guilt, that whole-hearted defence of the violation of Belgium and of the murders -there, that frank confession -that 'it is for the protection of Kultur and out of Kul- tur that militarism has arisen'." Relatives Close Doors; Old Man Seeks Home Chatham, Oct. 20.--An old man, a resident of the county, is attempt- ing to obtain a place of rest in either the House of Refuge or the Home for the Friendless, and al- leges that relatives will not provide a home for him. On investigating his petition for a place of rest it was learned that he has us "approxi- mately $1,500 in a local ban His request for admission into or of the above institutions was refused. THOUGHT HE WAS A BEAR So One Hunter Shot Another Dead in Woods. Fredericton, N.B., Oct. 20.-- Woodford Close, of Devon, while hunting in the woods near Stanley , was shot instantly - killed by Joseph Owen, who thought that Close was a bear. young man was sitting on a dog at the time He was '| to make it pay. CAPTURE SECRETS ° OF SINN FEIN London, Oct, 20.--It is re- ported here that military authorities in Ireland have cap- tured the travelling general headquarters of Michael Col- lins, "Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Republican Army." The authorities report the capture of many important pa- pers containing "vital informa- tion." i en PROMOTION PLANNED OF U.S. WORLD TRADE Establishment of a Finance Corporation Before the +----RBankers' Convention. Washington, Oct. 20.--Bstablish- ment of a foreign trade finance cor- poration, to be capitalized at $100, 000,000 for the promotion of Ameri- can trade interests in all parts of the world, is one of the outstanding tasks to be met by 3,000 bankers repre- senting the American Bankers' As- sociation, who are now in convention in Washington. The author and principal advocate of the plan is John McHugh, vice- president of the Mechanics' and Me- tals' National Bank, of New York. The commerce and marine commit- tee, of which Mr. McHugh is chair- man, will meet tomorrow to perfect plans for the corporation. The plan will be presented to the convention by Fred I. Kent, vice-pre- sident of the Bankers' Trust Com- pany, of New York. It is anticipated that it will be adopted without ser- ious opposition. It is planned to have the corpor- ation fully capitalized and in work- ing order by January 1st. Stockhold- ing interests would be apportioned among member banks of the Ameri- can Bankers' Association. TO CROSS ATLANTIC IN RECORD TIME 1Can be Done in Three Days by - Steamer, Says a Shipping Expert. Philadelphia, Pa.,\Oct. 20.--It is possible to cross the Atlantic ocean from New York to Liverpool in three days by steamship. Joseph = Washington Thompson, whose bid of $3,000,000 for the steamship Leviathan was rejected by the United States Shipping Board, says it can be done. Mr. Thompson declared today that the syndicate he represented had planned to install new engines in the Leviathan and fit'it up so that it could cross the ocean in three days. "The bid I offered," he said, "was for $1,000,000 down and $2,000,000 in two years. Finalcial interests backed the plan, and with the engine to be placed in the ship the three- day trip between New York and Liverpool would have been assured." He planned to carry only steerage passengers and mall. May Have Night Movies In Detroit City Soon Detroit, Mich., Oct Oct. 20.--Accord~ ing to a Woodward aveniie' Tiovie owner there will be in Detroit sev- eral all-night theatres. "Such a venture would be a good money maker," he said. "There are always enough people out all night Furthermore, there are many who would rather spend the night in a theatre than a hotel. Just wake them up at the end of every show and collect another ad- mission fee. It's a lot cheaper for them." Hotel men say the plan would help them dispose of scores of per- sons whom they are now obliged to turn away nightly owing to the lack of rooms. VISITORS IN NAPANEE They Came From All Parts of the Country. . (From Our Own Correspondent) Napanee, Oct. 20.--The weather is quite summer-like. On Saturday there were twenty baskets of straw- berries on the market; needless to say they found ready buyers. Below are some of the out-of-town visitors who spent Thanksgiving with friends in Napanee. Miss Elva Locklin, Ot- tawa, at Mrs. Alpine Wood's; Wilhel- mina Johnston, Peterboro, with her mother, Mrs. Lilllan Johnston, Mar- ket Square; Shannon and his mother, Belleville, with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Shipman; Miss Helen Wallace, Toronto, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wallace; Miss Hettro Percy, Kingston, with Miss Myrtle Knight; Misa Ruth Ziegler, King- ston, with Miss Vivian McLaughlin; Mr. and Mrs. Searle, Kingston, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Judson; Miss Leach Judson, Kingston, °with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Atkins, Trenton, with Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Scott. Harry Steacy spent Thanksgiving with friends in Montreal; W. Pro- verbs, Galt, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Wartman; Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Boyle," Will Boyle and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith, motored to Hamil- ton for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Travers, Windsor, spent Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs. W, 8. Detlor; Doug- las Stevens, Toronto, spent Thanks. giving with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davy; Miss Muriel Shahnan, Toronto, spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shannon. City A Quits Office. Watertown, N.Y., Oct. 20.--Harold L. Hooker, city attorney, tendered his resignation to the council asking that his successor be appointed at once. Increasing duties, out of pro- portion to the pay, was given the cause. No action was taken. The board of directors of the Bank of Montreal announce a divi- dend of three per cent, together with & bonus of two per cent. this year. The Toronto medical academy is ting the Glover cancer se- |CHURCH TRIPS AFTER RICH Dr. Bland Declares It Tries Only In Missionary Way . To Save the Poor. Preaching the forty-third anniver- sary sermon jn Charlton Avenue Me thodist church, Hamilton, on Sunday, Rev. Dr. Salem G. Bland of Broads way Tabernacle, Toronto, sald that Protestant churches were becoming more and more the exclusive organi- zations of the wealthy middle class. Proof of this he said, was to be found in the larger industrial centres, where churches followed the march of the rich and the successful vo the suburbs. 'We see the wealthy go to their beautiful homes in the owt- skirts of our cities. The church also lifts its robes and trips off after them. It does not try to save the poor and the wretched, only in a mission- arv sense," he added. Jr. Bland preached on the subject of "Organized Labor and Organized Religion," a subject which, he said, he was quite conscious was of a col- troversal nature. These two forces) were the mightiest in the Christian land, yet a gult divided them. They, were nearing a crisis, Alternatives would soon have to be faced, either al clash or an alliance. He pleaded for the alliance. Each needed the help of the other. The Church should satisfy: the just aspirations of Labor, and if this were done the latter would have a broader soul and come into the spi-' ritual qualities it lacked. On the oth- er hand, the church needed Labor's help to prevent clash distinction and the danger of its-becoming the give organization of the well-to-do. '"'The most startling fact we face today," continued Dr. Bland, "is that the Gospel awakens no hostility, Men can preach it and it is accepted without a murmur. You can tell mea they are sinners, and that it they re~ pent Christ will save them. The only | hostility we have evidence of comes from such men as "Billy" Sunday, and he rouses hostility, not through the Gospel he preaches, but by his passionate prohibitionism. No hosti- lity to the Gospel! Is it not strange? Has the devil gone to sleep or has he become converted as Bobby Burns said he might? But is it the Gospel men preach these days? I can't be- lieve it is. Touch on Labor in any of your well-to-do churches; speak of profiteering, not in a general sense, but as it concerns some member of that congregation; mention competi~ tion, and see how quickly hostility is raised, If a minister wants to quit his church all he has to do is to men- tion economics. The Church is in the air. She #8 preaching beautiful prin ciples, Divine ideals, but she is not touching anything or anybody. She is like the propeller of a steamer that is racing out of water and do! nothing. The church must ally itsel with Labor, otherwise the Gospel she preaches is like salt that has lost its savor." LAURIER MEMORIAL 1 MONUMENT UNVEILED Lady Laurier P Pulls Cord; Robert, a Nephew, Is a Speaker. Montreal, Oct. 2 20.--More than five thousand people gathered at Iberville to pay a tribute to the memory of the late Sir Wilfrid Lau« rier by the unveiling by L&dy Laurier of the first monument to be erected to his memory. Louis Regnier, mayor of Iberville, opened . the ceremonies by welcoming Laurier, who then pulled the silkea tassel and the bust of Sir Wilfrid was unveiled. Robert Laurier, a nephew of great leader, expressed Lady rier's gratitude for the manif tion of respect. i Sir Lomer Goin, beforé speak< ing, received ¢ -.at ovation. He urged the appl: 'om by all of Sir Wilfrid's principy f racial and reli- glous harmony. ion. Rodolphe Le« mieux followed the same theme Sir Lomer, saying that Sir Wilt Lwas th¢ ambassador of Canada's putatiady- both at home ard abroad." Other speakers included Senator Raoul Dandurand, Hon. Ernest Cho- quette, and Joseph Demers, M.P.P, for St. Jean-lberville. In the morning a memorial stone to the memory of Hon. Honore Mer- ceir, former premier of Quebec, was unveiled at Sabrevols, eight miles from Iberville : 1 LIVING IN PEACE : WITH TWO HUSBANDS French Woman Marries a Second Time----Thought First Husband Kil Paris, Oct. 20.--A woman w two husbands, both living with & in perfect peace and "Satisfaction, has been discovered In a rural seq~ tion of France by Pierre Mille, the" famous French author. In buying a meal at a farmhouss, Mille was struck by the fact that the woman was on apparently equal terms with two mien, both about the same age, each of whom appear. ed to exercise the rights of master. He discovered that one of men had married the woman beforg the war, and had been reported Ey the war office as dead... On hearing this'wéws the woman married again, | Returning from a prison camp Germany the first husband f his wife and her new husband living in his house with his two "second and another born of the union. A family council was held and it was agreed that both men should stay on and work the farm, until the government should-solve, the-. problem for them. According to Mille, many similar cases occurred in: France as a-gesalt of the war, ? 1