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. OUR NEW FALL HATS Have Arrived. Collier's Toggery ARS NU AR » Collier's Toggery The Only Store Where You can buy ¢ DR. HAWKINS INVISIBLE BELTS YEAR 87; NO. 282. KINGSTON, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1920. LAST EDITION. 5 MRS. JAMES YOUNG MURDERED : HER HUSBAND IS BEING HELD ~ Coroner's Skull Was Crushed In By vincial Police Making "That Mrs. James Young came to ber death at the hands of some party or parties unknown," was the verdict of the coroner's jury, which sat at Kaladar, Wednesday night. Dr. Co- wan, coroner, Napanee, presided at the inquest, which was attended by Provincial Inspector, W. H. Springer, Toronto. The husband of the deceas® ed, who has been held in Napanee jail on a nominal charge of vagrancy, is to be detained as the provincial police are making further investiga- = tion Into the case, and it is possible that a charge of murder will be laid. There was not enough evidence pro- duced at the inquest to enable the £ Jury to bring In more than an open = verdict. . 3 On November 3rd, the Young home near Kaladar was burned down, and the following day a woman's body, with the skull crushed in, was found burned in the cellar of the house, James Young, the husband, was ar- rested by Provincial Detective Strin- ger on a charge of vagrancy. Mrs. Young was Young's second wife. She herself was a widow pre- vious to her marriage to him, hav- Ing been a Mrs. Rogers from the vi- cinity of Ivanhoe. Young is 63 years of age and his wife was 55. They had 00 children. | What the Jury Learned. Dr. Cowan, who presided at the Inquest, when called up by long dis- tance telephone by the Whig, stated that the jury found the evidence en- tirely circumstantial. It was impos- {sible for them to find that Mrs. 'Young had been murdered by her husband. When asked if the jury had found that there was a bullet wound in the skull, Dr. Cowan stated that such was not the case, but they found that there was a slight depression in the a Blunt Instrument---Pro- Further Investigation. back part of the skull, evidently caused by being struck by a blunt in- strument.. It was finally agreed to bring in a verdict that the deceased was murdered by some unknown per- son. There Svere twenty-one witnesses examined and they told about the threats which James Young had made and also his conduct after the fire. Young stated that he had gone to the home of a neighbor and when he returned he found that the house was afire, and that upon making a close investigation he found the re- mains of his wife in the basement of the burned building. The inquest was held at the home of Joseph Forsythe who lives near the scene of the murder. Dr. Cowan stated that the trip to Kaladar was very hard, on account of the heavy snow storm. He left his home in Napanee on Wednesday morning at eight o'clock, and did not arrive at Kaladar until four o'clock in the afternoon, The home of James Young is about five or six miles from the village. It is situated on the boun- dary between the township of Kala- dar and Sheffield, He drove in his automobile, and arrived back in Tweed on Wednesday night at twelve o'clock. He came back to Napanee by way of Belleville, arriving at 11.45 c'clock on Thursday morning. Kaladar is situated on the main line of the Canadian Pacific railroad, and is seventy-one miles from King- ston, twenty-five miles from Sharbot Lake and sixteen.miles from Tweed. On Wednesday afternoon when the Whig learned of the case an effort was made to get in touch with Kala- dar but the telephone wires 'were broken and the C.P.R. telegraph op- rator stated that the scene of the accident was some distance away from the station and he was unable to get in touch with any. person who knew. about the case, E OFFICIALS ARE SELECTED For the Big Game--MeCanle eferee, Constantine Umpire. At a meeting of the Intercollegiate Rules Commission, held at the Fron- tenac Hotel on Thursday morning, it was decided that N.°L. McCauley, formerly of the Royal Military Col- lege, would referee, and Lieut.-Col. Constantine, also of the Royal Mili- tary College, would umpire the Var- Mty-McGill rugby play-off in King- ston on Saturday. It took the com- vig an hour to arrive at this deci- sien, It had been hoped that the two teams would get together 'and agree on officials, but apparently they could not agree, so the matter was left the rules commission, whifh Was gomposed of Prof. Lindsay Mal- colm, Col. Constantine, E. O. Sliter and Dr. Argue, secretary of the com- mission ~MeGill had suggested that N. L. McCauley, a member of the rules commission, as referee, and with either Walker or McKenzie of R.M. C., as judge of play. In turn, Varsity suggested Prof. Lindsay Malcolm, of Queen's ahd Col. Constantine of the Royal Military College as the offi- clals, but MoGill objected on the ground that both of these men oc- ' cupy the position of honorary coach, they cannot, according to the inter- collegiate rules, act as officials in a schedule game. + Varsity's attention was drawn to the rule, and in return they wired Col. Constantine that anyone appoint- ed by him would be acceptable to the club. Col. Constantine, chairman of the commission, stated that he had no authority to appoint officials, and I 50 asked Secretary Argue to call a meeting. x + Prof. Malcolm and Col, Constan- tine, when seen after the meeting, stated that they expected the play- ing field would be in fair condition for Saturday's game. On Thursday morning, Prof. Malcolm commenced the work of clearing the snow from the field. It was stated that there was from three to four inches of "snow, but it was hoped that it 'would be all cleared off by night, and then the field would get an excellent chance to dry. \ The gang of carpenters engaged in ~ bullting the additional grand stand te rushing the work along as fist possible. It was hoped by Friday noon that all the grand stand and bleachers would be completed and réady for service. It is hoped that here will be seating accommodation nm for fully forty-five hundred people and more, and then taking into con- sideration a number of students who will take rush seats, there should be room for fully six thousand people. It is understood that Gill will probably bring 1,000 people, and with the fifteen hundred or more from Toronto, there will certainly be a big rush at the grounds. Spe- cial trains from Montreal and To- ronto will arrive in the city about noon. The railroad companies are arranging to have special dining cars on the excursion trains, but it is not expected that they will be able to accommodate any more than half of the excursionists. All the hotels and restaurants in the city are pre- paring for a bumper crowd. Mr. Hughes, manager of the Frontenac hotel, stated that he had made ar- rangements for extra waiters, and would be able to handle a large number. . The McGill team has reserved ac- commodation at the Frontenac ho- tel, while the Varsity senior and fin- termediate teams will stop at the Randolph. The Varsity teams will! in all likelihood arrive Friday even- ing on the logal train, so as to be on hand in lots of time for both the Intermediate and senior games. The Queen's authorities are mak- ing every effort to have a bumpe- attendance at the intermediate gam s. Prof Lindsay Malcolm, who has .he matter in hand, called a meeting of the secretaries in all the years in the college, and asked them to sell tickets in advance. Queen's Uni- versity teams cost a lot of mbney to run, and for that reason it is very important that every student attend the game, and help cheer their team to vietory. The players realize that there should be no difficulty in re- ducing the five-point lead and win the intermediate championship fer the first time in seven.een years. The street railway company- has made arrangements to run special cars to carry the people to and from the grounds. On Thursday morning the Board of Works department had & gang of men repairing the road into the grounds. The road in some places is filled with bad mud holes, and with the use of a few loads of gravel it will be made very good. Prof. Malcolm has made arrange ments to have all the automobiles; which will be taken to the game, parked in a field close to the ath letic field. Special constables will be sworn in to see that thieves do not carry away any goods in the cars. At New York, a "Bureau of Roose: velt Research' has been established. 12 object is to collect and distribute facts 'bout the career of the former United States president. Books will be published from time to time and material issued to teachers and lec- turers, Hh : a A United States Producers Strike Is Urged to ( Combat Falling Prices haasas City, Nov. 18.--~A nation- wide producers strike tp combat the falling prices of farm products was urged in a call sent out today by the natiopal\ farmers union to 'its local uniofis through the country. The call. in the forms of a respiution adopted at the natiowal convention of the or- ganizaticn here, wen! forward fo the Secretaries of local branches of the ~ organization which represent the pro- i grain, 'cotton, woul and live- # stock, said to number eight hundred thousand. The proposed strike was urged in retaliation for what the convention considered an abnormal deflat'on in the prices of farm pro- duets, through which, it was assert- ed. farme:s of the United States have been robbéd of one billion dollars in reduced values of products mow on hand. All farmers were urged to hold this year's production from the mar- kets until the "profit-making levels" were restored. Jury At Kaladar Brought In An Open Verdict SCOTTISH VOTE CONTINUES WET London, Nov, 18.--The lat- est returns from the Scottish prohibition poll show that in Clydebank, the. leading ship- building centre, three out of five wards voted wet, but Rad- nor, a residential ward, voted for a complete dry regime. In Klythe, Dalbeattie, Dysart, Haddington, Rothesay, North Bute and Selkirk the voters de- cided that they did not want a change. A number of other districts will vote early in December. BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH BY RUNAWAY TEAM Bertram McNeil Keene, Was Horses and Dragged by Crushed Under Wagon. Peterboro, Nov, 18.--On the farm of the late James McNeil, one mile north of Keene, on Tuesday, Bertram, the eighteen-year-old son of Mrs. James McNeil, was killed when a team he was holding by the head ran away, dragging him with them and crushing him under the wheels, His father, James McNeil, died In March last; in April his elder and only brother, Max, died and on Bert- ram the duties of conducting the farm devolved. The tragic death of her only son following the deaths of her husband and brother-in-law have left the mother heart broken. The young man and a neighbor, it appears, had been loading hogs at the barn, which is about one hundred yards from the house. The team, it is said, were young and wild and took fright when McNeil was holding them by the head. They dashed off, dragg- ing the unfortunate young man, and just where the lane passes the house he was killed. PEPPER Err Reh + A FIVE-DAY TRUCE ARRANGED AT HARBIN' % Harbin, Manchurian, Nov. 18. #4 -- Arrangements for a five-day #% truce between the Bolsheviki % and followers of General Seme- % noff, who have been engaged in % fighting near here, have been + made by the Japanese command- % er in this city. Chinese and Jap- # anese troops are prepared to # jointly defend the Manchurian % frontier should fighting be re- +4 newed. hd AAA EAE AS EERE ER) -------------------------------- $80,000 DRIVE ASKED TO WIPE OUT DEBT Trustees' Committee Plans Appeal to County to Aid Ogdensburg Institution. < ---- Ogdensburg, N.Y., Nov. 18.--The committee representing the board of trustees of the A. Banton Hepburn hospital, has reported to the board that in order to eliminate indebted- ness on the institution it recom- mends a campaign to raise about $80,000, to begin under the auspices of the men.and women of St. Law- rence county to raise the funds re- quired. During the past year 3,127. pati- ents have been treated at the hospital and the great record of recoveries which has been made and the suc- cessful surgical operations perform- ed is known to people throughout Northern New York. - HOW IT HAPPENED Canners' Drop Due To Sale of Scat- tered Lots. Montreal, Nov. 18.--In connectiop with the break in Dominion Cap" _ es yesterday to twenty-eight, ~.%m a point since Tuesday, it is ated on excellent authority that far as the position of the comp- .y is concerned it continues strop_, and the break is ascribed to pv aly technical market conditions. _cferings finding a very poor mai «et. It has been known for some time back that a large quantity of the stock was held by a local pool, which was credited with the intention of supporting a moverfient to place the shares on a dividend basis pos~ sibly after the next annual meeting. A careful examination of the com- pany's finances is sald to have re- vealed that the resumption of a divi- dend would be fully justified follow- ing an accumulation of profits since 1914, when the last payment was made. There is no reason to believe, according to information in the street, that this attityde has under- gone any change. The current year's business is said to be turning out very fairly. The head office of the company is in Hamilton, but according to advices available locally it is said the com- pany has sold a good proportion of its cutput for the year at favorable prices, and while last year'y record of around twenty per cent. earned on the common may not be duplicated this year, the shareholders will have no reason to be disatisfied with the results when the profits are t- ed after the close of the fiscal year, which terminates December 31st. Russia's Great Scientists PEPER P PEEP PEP ISIS ED . Meet Violent Deaths |+ Copenhagen, Nov. 18.--"There is not a séientist alive in Russia", de- clared the Russian professor Rosto- vitsez, who has arriyed from Helsing- fors, Finland, bringing the story of the fate of many of his internation- ally known feflow countrymen. 'Of fourteen professors in univer- sities in Petrograd, Moscow, Kiefrf, Floridski and Rejev, Naumenko has been executed; Kvostov and Victorey committed suicide; Smirov, Inost- rantsey, Lappidanilevaki Djskonov, Shahmatov and Turajev were starv- ed, and only Kondakov, Grimm and myself escaped. ---------------------- Canadian labor sees the need of moderate measures of protectibn. SIN FEINIS ~~ LOSING HEART Extremists Getting No Sup- port---Trying to Escape From Mess. London, Nov. 18.--The report of impending negotiations between the Sion Fein and the British govern- ment has this much truth in it, that the Sinn Fein is losing heart and is beginning to consider very earnestly how it may escape from the mess it has plunged Ireland into, The proot of this lies in the grow- Ing coolness with which the extrem- ists find themselves treated by the population generally. Not s0 very long ago the Michael Collins crowd, as the Dublin Castle terms them, could move round the country, fully demanding and receiving hospitality of the best kind from the farmers. Now the farmers decline to aid them, and they are living in dugouts, shacks and any place they can get to shelter them. Moreover, the secret service is meeting with much greater success, and informers--those characteristic figures of grim Irish tragedy--are beginning to appear. Joseph Devlin, Nationalist leader, bad a long talk last week with Pre- mier Lloyd George, but he is not a Sinn Feiner. He leans to the const} tutional Nationalists, and has / | power to speak for the Sin Fein, even if he would. Arthur Griffiths is the "acting pre- sident of the Irish republic," but he has nothing to do with the murder campaign, it is asserted. Extremists 'On Run." Everything is so nebulous in Ire- land, but the solid fact is that the little band of extremist leaders is on the run. Even the much vaunted "republican army" exists only on paper. In most villages there is a list of young men who have joined, but they .o nothing, as a rule. Then orders are sent them for certain de- fin"s individuals to meet the leadefs at a given point, and they attend the rendezvous. Perhaps they are detail- ed to ambush a police lorry.: If the trap fails they are "demobilized" at once and return to their regular avo- cations. If they kill a policeman or ed, then a few more real recruits are added to the extremist band. If they are killed they are buried secretly and their friends are notified that they have 'gone to America." The police cannot catch the extre- mist leallers, but they can trace them across the country by reading reports of outrages. Where there are out- rages the leaders have been, and when they pass on there is peace again, . _ Meanwhile the pblice and "Black and Tans" are growing more efficient. It has turned out to be a new kind of they are learning how to cope with it now, and week by week the Sinn Fein finds it more difficul/ and dan- gerous to try to ambush t} em, HEALTHY EX-SOLDIERS TO RECEIVE NO AID The D.8.C.R. Will Continue to Look After ths Disables, . = -- Ottawa, Nov' "18.--The healthy returned sold'sr, it was intimated in official cir .es here to-day, is now looked "pon as having been absorb- ed '.co civilian life and in any ef- f_.«ts to cope with the unemploy- ment problem in certain cities, there is not to'be any particular dis- tinction between former soldiers and any others out of work. This applies only to soldiers who are in good shape physically, The dis- abled men will continue to be look- ed after by the Department of Sol- diers' Civil Re-establishment in hespitals, homes or outside. About ten million dollars was disbursed up to last spring in con- nection with relief to needy cases, but there is no further statutory provision to keep it up. It has been made clear that there will be no cash gratuities. The disposition here is to view the unemployment situa- tion as a provincial matter and fed- eral action is not likely to be taken unless exceedingly grave conditions develop. Dr. Forbes Godfrey Would Prosecute Mr. Spracklin Toront Nov. 18.--Dr. Forbes Godfrey, "M.P.P, for West York, in an address to the Conservatives of ward eight, denounced Attorney-Gen- eral Raney for not prosecuting Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin for shooting and killing Beverley Trumble, of Sand- wich. Dr, Godfrey said a minister of the gospel should not have been ap- pointed to the position of license in- spector, and in saying this he stated that he was a Methodist and his father was a Methodist minister for 40 years. , CEPEEIPRPPEPOE PP * + REFUSED MANNIX USE OF A HALL + London; Nov. 18.--Archbishop + 4 Mannix, the Australian Roman & % Catholic prelate forbidden by & # the British Government from # % visiting Ireland, 18 expected to + + visit Salford, a suburb of Man- & 4 chester, on Sunday, + 4 He has already been refused & % the use of the town hall and ¢ 4 also two theatres, the ostensible + reason given that the employees ¢ 4 of these places refuse to work + + on Sunday. His Grace will pro- 4 bably fall back on a much small- ¢ @ er Catholic hall. + *» * PEPER PP PPCM two and believe themselves recogniz- ® warfare they have tried to face, but |¢ to ratify #) what is wanted is not a lessening of VENIZELOS LEAVES GREECE FOR NICE London, Nov. 18. -- Ex- premier Venizelos, of Greece, left that country for Nice yes- terday on board the yacht Nar- cissus, says a Reuter's despatch from Athens. The yacht was escorted by a British cruiser and two destroyers. TALK ABOUT SELLING IN QUEBEC AGAIN Since Enforcement of Liquor Prohibition Law Has Failed. Montreal, Nov. 18.--With the ad- mission of his failure to enforce Que- bec's prohibition law by D. R. Mur- phy, K.C., now general administra- tor, a movement for the return of open selling is gathering strength. The present prohibition law has fail- ed because of the lack of police sup- port. It is being suggested that two classes of licenses be issued, one for beer and wine licenses for a moderate fee, and the other for places where liguor might be sold by a group oi men who would be confirmed in their licenses during good conduct only, and would guarantee the exact carry- ing out of a stringent law. Whether or not the government brings in such a bill next session, there is no doubt that some members will discuss such change in the provincial house. Can, Direct Crimes "Through Hypnotism Berlin, Nov. 18.--Dn Wagner Jouregg, the famous Austrian alien- ist, now firmly believes that a per- son hynotized can be influenced to commit crime. On Saturday a fif- teen-year-old girl entered his office, pointed a revolver at his head, and pulled the trigger. The cartridge, which was discovered to be made of paper, failed to explode, but the girl was taken to police headquar- ters where she was declared insane. Walter Senn, whose stories re- garding the subject were previously ridiculed by Dr. Wagner Jouregg, testified that the girl acted at his suggestion after having been hyno- tized. He pointed out that officials could not tell the differece between an in- sane and a hypnotized person, and told Dr, Wagner Jouregg the proof had been suificiently convincing. Is To Become The trustees of Reglopolis College intend next year to erect dormitories that will zccommodate three hun- dred boarding students. They will 4 make the college the chief Roman Catholic secondary school in the archdiocese of Kingston. This was the announcement made Wednesday afternoon in a petition to the board of works. The petition asked that the upper end of Thomas street be closed and that the land be given the trustees of the college in return for another piece of land that would en- able Cowdy street to be continued from Stephen to Russell street. The upper end of Thomas street would L.t be built upon, as the Regiopolis authorities own all the property on eith.r side, and access could be had to Thomas street from both Russell and Stephen by continuing Cowdy through. John F. Sowards was pre- sent at the meeting in behalf of the Regiopolis board of trustees, and ex- plained what was asked from the city. The college, when completed, would mean the expenditure of pro- bably $70,000 yearly in Kingston. The members of the board of works were quite agreeable to meet the wishes of the Regiopolis authorities, and on motion of Ald. Phillips decid- ed to so recommend to the city coun- cil next Monday evening. City Engineer H. 8S. Dick. The board of works unanimously recommended the appointment of Howard- 8. Dick as city engineer. Two other applications were received for the position, but were not con- sidered. Ald. Smith moved that Mr. Dick be appointed, and the resoiu- tion was adopted. The salary was fixed at $2,400. Mr. Dick has been acting engineer since the resignation of R. J. McClelland. He served in the city engineer's office for several years after graduatinglas bachelor of science at Queen's u iversity. Mr. Dick went overseas with the Canad- ian Expeditionary Force in 1917. He is familiar with the city's require- ments, and Mayor Nickle and the aldermen are much pleased with his work. That he will make good in the position goes without saying, CPE PE bre y9vevvey + SOVIET WOULD RULE + WHOLE OF EUROPE + Ld --- > % London, Nov. 18.--A despatch + % from Helsingfors states that #% Lenine, in a speech celebrating + the victory of the Sowiet forces 4 over the armies of General % Wrangel in the Crimea, declar- * ed: Street Cleaning. Mayor Nickle, who was in attend- ance at the meeting, along with Alds. Angrove (chairman), O'Connor, Phil- Hps, Smith and Sargent, asked what "ou NO FLAT POWER RATE FOR THE PROVINCE 8ays Power Price Cannot be Made Uniform and Also Reasonable. % 'This triumph of Bolshevism #% is the most gigantic ever dream- % ed of, but the victory is incom- + plete until every part of Europe % bas been revolutionized." CRP bbb P Peed CREEP EPIL SPE PINNED To Withdraw British of Toronto, Nov. 18.--Any solution From Persia in Spring of the problem of a more équitable distribution of Hydro power throughout the province is still out of sight, . W. H. Casselman, M.P.P., chairman of the legislative commit- tee considering the question, had an interview .with. Premier Drury. The recommendations made by various members were discussed with the cabinet. It is understood that the members of the committee are not agreed upon certain points, and that opinion upon the line of ac- tion 'which should be taken by the government differs widely. A flat rate for the province has not found supporters, and is not likely to be recommended. The ex- tent of government aid for rural Power users remains to be gone into. London, Nov. 18.--Earl Curzon, secretary of foreign affairs, explain- ing in the house of lords the govern- ment's ' Persian policy, announced that all the British troops would be, withdrawn from Persia oy next spring. The forces in the northeast and southeast of Persia had already been withdrawn and British responsi- bility for the Cossack force south of the Caspian officered by English of- ficers must cease by spring. The government, said Lord Cur- zon, expected the Persian parliament the Anglo-Persian agree- ment and would then do its best to assist Persia in her independence. But if ratification were refused the responsibility would be Persia's own. ------------------ To Use Moonshine Whiskey. Madison, Wis., Nov. 18.---Moon- shine whiskey will keep several Wis- cousin state automobiles running this winter, according to B. C. Parkinson, deputy prolilbition commissioner, 'We intend this winter to use moon- shine in radiators of the cars as a non-freezable compound in place of high-priced special preparations," Mr: Parkinson said. TO ADVANCE THE RATES. The State Railroads of New Zealand Make Advances. Auckland, Nov, 18.--In order to meet the large increase in operating expenses and in the salaries of em- ployees, the state railroad of New Zealand have increased the freight and.passenger rates from nineteen to forty per cent. on pre-war rates. This, it is claimed, will materially increase the cost of living in different parts of the country. Since 1914 the net earnings of the railways have not fallen below three al a half per cent. 'and it has been the policy of the government to maintain this rate. . eo Thé w.vorce Reformers Are Jibed by Bishop London, Nov. 18.--"If the propos- ed divorce law reforms in this coun- try are carried out," says the Bishop of Chelmsford, "it will mean praeti- cally a revised version the mar- riage service." He it will probably read Hke this: "I, John, take thee, Madge, to be my wedded wife--until one of us gets drunk or until one of us goes mad, or one of us gets locked up or goes to live somewhere else for three years; and until then I plight thee my troth." The Bishop further declared that Break O. B. U. Strike. Nelson, B.C., Nov. 18.--With un- skilled labor from the prairie provin- ces flooding the Slocum district, the strike inaugurated by the miners of the One Big Union last spring is de- finitely broken. Mines have resumed operations and are running full force it is stated. The mills connected with the various properties are also ope- rating. 'A. B. Copeland, Midland, is to be the next O.H.A. president. Committee Montreal, Nov. 18.--The creation of a committee of defense, and the appointment of a parilamentary com- mittee to study military questions and advise parliament regarding them, are among the recommenda- tions which Sir Arthur Currie has made to the Government. The recom- mendations are the result of the in- i which were made by Sir Arthur while inspector-general of the Canadian forees. Sir-Arthur suggests that the committee of defense should consist of the Premier, the Minister jot Finance, the Minister of Defense and the chiefs of staff of the militia navy and air force. He recommends thet the parliamentary advisory com- mittee should consist of twenty-five the marriage tle, but "a gingering up of the love and devotion privilege to Hve 'one with another till death do us part.' " Bolshevik Continue Their Fight Against Ukrainians London, Nov. 18--Russian Bolshe- viki in their campaign Podolik, caplt y announced in Wednesday's official' statement from Moscow. The capture was effected November 16th. © The communique announces the extension of the Bolshevik occupation of Cri- mes. / should be appointed annually. He REGIOPQLIS IS TO EXPEND $200,000 ON DORMITORIES The Board of Works Agrees to Close Part of Thomas Street And Make a Land Trade--Howard S. Dick 'fr. . City Engineer. the members thought of charging; those who benefited by street clean-, ing. The mayor pointed out that it, cost $8,000 to $10,000 a year for; street cleaning, and about half of this amount was expended upon the pave- : ments. There were forty-two miles of streets and ten to twelve miles; was cleaned regularly. All the people; had to pay for this cleaning, whereas only a certain number benefited. Mayor Nickle contended that the pro- perties immediately benefiting paid for street watering and oiling. Why not for street cleaning? { Ald. O'Connor could not agree with the mayor. He pointed out that there, were people who were paying for, pavements who received no benefits, from them because they did not have, automobiles and that to charge them' for cleaning the pavements would be unfair, Ald. Smith held the same view as Ald. O'Connor, and said that he! would not favor charging a street! cleaning tax. Mayor Nickle pointed out that the] cost of street cleaning took a big) lump out of the yearly appropriation of the Board Works, and he thought that it should be charged to] the people immediately benefiting. i Muddy Street. : A petition was received from J. 8.! R. McCann and others asking that] repairs be made to Johnson street) from Victoria to Maedonnell. This roadway was terribly muddy and, automobiles could not get through in: fall weather. As the road would: really require to be rebuilt, the boand| decided to make no expenditure upon | it this year. It was decided that the cost of ex-, tending Birch avenue should be. charged to those living on the street! as local improvement, the owners) paying sixty and the city forty per cent. The city engineer reported that the nuisance caused by the asphalt plant at the fair grounds had been abated, and that next season it was hoped that by burning coke instead of coal and making other improvements against dust, the residents would be relieved. No action was taken on the applica tion of Anderson Bros., for permis sion to erect a wooden storm enclos- ure in front of their store at the cor+ ner of Division and Princess Streets; on a narrow piece of city property. SHOW MAN CORPSE TO PROVE HE'S DEAD Lieutenant Says He's Alive-- The War ent Says No. Everett, Mass., Nov. 18.--Lieut. John C. Gramstorff is awaiting the. arrival of his corpse from France. His "death" was announced official-' ly and the war department refuses to consider his repeated claim that! he is alive. ! The department, as a final effort, to convince Gramstorff of his pron, bas shipped his body here, Soi Gramstorff is to inspect the body; on arrival. He declared to-day he! will under no circumstances identity it as his own, But he is worrisd over the problem of attending his own funeral. : Chicago Will Furnish Turkey. . Chicago, Nov. 18.--Chicago will furnish the turkey for President-el ect Warren G. Harding's Th ing dinuner, the Harding Girls' Club) of a local packing company today having completed arrangements fo the forwarding of a 38-pound bird to the Panama Canal zone, where Harding party will spend Thanksgiv- ing. ' iif To Raise Money At Home. London, Nov. 18.--Hon. E. G. Theodore, Premier gf Australia, announces that the Am: can loan offer 'was at from '9% 13 per cent, and as negotiations! . from England hed little better re- sults, it was determined to raise. ney for development locally, by com pulsion, if necessary. : J Report Black Diphtheria. Halleybury, Ont., Nov, 18. ob first death from an outbreak of blac diptherfa is reported in town, the six-year-old daughter of C. BE, Mec-. Carthy having succumbed to the diss" ease. Four cases have been.reported to the authorities. Carrie Recommends Parliamentary = to Study Militia Problem; Militia and Defense should in futu be known as the Department of fense, and that it should be u the control of a Minister of Def who should have control of the mil tia, navy and air force. ~ Sir Arthur does not consider * there is need for anxiety as to recruiting of the militia. Men members of parliament apd that i {the also proposes that the Department of would be easy. Queensland, ii.