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10 ON SALE. sHIRTS, NECKWEAR CAPS sad HATS Our beat grades only Collier's ON SALE. VOL. 87 : NO. 809, KINGSTON, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920. rd LAST EDITION. TARIFF BATTLE IS PROPHESIED Ottawa Report § Says Govern- ment Plas to Smoke Out Opposition. Ottawa, Dec. 9.--Fighting will be forced on the tariff issue in the forth- coming session of parliament, the government promising to be the ag- gressor. According to statemeénts dn high and authoritative circles, there will be an effort to 'smoke out" the Liberal opposition and to ascertain whether it stands or de- clines to stand, upon the platform adopted at the national convention. Last session an amendment to the budget was moved, which contained the beginning and the end of ihe latform in general terms, but omit- the specitic details. Next session, the government will invite the pre- sentation of the whole thing as a budget amendment and it appears to rely upon the vote to disclose a cer- fai rife in the ranks of the opposi- The policy adopted by the Liberal ¢onvention contemplates extreme re- ductions in the tariff and extensive additions to the free list. There is evidence that not all of the opposi- tion, including some of its leaders, is in sympathy with this policy, par- ularly as it has failed to enlist the n support which it was plan- to cater to. A division on it will 'ow light upon the solidity of the ebec of the opposition gov- ent. People who have been in h with the situation aver that by no means as solid now as It last session. the coming tariff revision it is ) tly well understood here that the changes will be in detail and not in principle, A lot of previsions of the tariff are out of date and need ® be rectified. There are other ough not admitted--where & certain lopping off can be with- stood and, moreover, conditions which seem to invite additions to the free list. But, allowing for all these, the dominating intention of the gov- ernment is to continue the protec tive principle where it is needed. PROPOSE PIPE LINE TO CONVEY OIL Of the Mackenzie River Basin the Behri 0b nd Jot Mac- e river basin to the Behr- -8ea by # pipe line, from whence would be .arried by tankers to the 1y of the world, is the ambi- 'Project for which sanction will et by a bill to be considered i Mackensie river to the if systems, by way of the Bll rivers, thence by the ANSWER FOR ITS BROKEN PLEDGES Administration of ) ments and of O.T.A. to be Brought Up. Windsor, Dec. 9.~The Drukry Gov- ernment must answer for its broken ledges, according to Major Tolmie, P.P,, of Wiidsor, especially with regard to its failure to abolish pat- ronage, as promised the electors dur- ing the 1919 U.F.0. campaign. Not only is tha Government to be hel to account for its broken pledges but ths cal member «iso declares t the manner in which certain verament departments have been ministered will furnish heavy am- munition for both opposition parties, fnmeaiately the session begins, Ask Government Ald § ous Dag, 9.---Sugar.refiuers od the minister of finance terday, in rega'd to the situation by the recent heavy declines SURAT. AS on previous oc they urged that they were tied to government assistaace, in t they claimed their difiamities vere largely due to interference with ormal metheds of trading. T, finers were promised full cons tion of their representations. - $0000 "Tee ete s $ ¢ SIR GEORGE E. FOSTER + MARRIED IN URNEVA - eA Geneva, Dec. To.--Sir George + Foster, head of the Canadian + to the League of Na-$ mbly, was married ¢ 0.30 this morning to ¢ @ Allan. The ceremony # in Holy Trinity ¢ -& cBureh, nd was attended by ¢ & many of the delegates. The bride + * was Strey away by Hon. A. J. ¢ Balfour, Si b ed by Hon. N. Rowell, and & © h s secretary Mr. on . Miss Allan has long Leen con- : ® nected with politics by reason # < not only 'of her relationship to & ® that sturdy Imperialist, he: fa- ¢ % ther, the late Sir William Allan, ® © Lut aiso on the other side, her # © motie: being a daughter of Col. # » Simon Fraser, of the Stratheor- ® * richt branch of the Clan Lovat. + She has travelled extensively in + s+ Central and Eastern Africa and # % Canada, where she is wellknown + & on account of her women's ¢ von and writing. : . - SHRP EI00020 04 x 2 y / # party by the coungl of agriculture! REFUSES WOMEN FULL MEMBERSHIP London, Dec. 9.--Cambridge University, yesterday, by a vote of 904 to 712, refused women full membership on equal terms with men. They will still not be allowed to take degrees. The opponents of the proposal argued that the university would become overcrowded, and that Oxford already re- gretted having granted women full membership. DUTY OF A WIFE TO GET LUXURIES A Nineteen-year-old Wife Qives Some Startling Testimony. Atlantic City, N.J., Dec, 9.-- Calmly asserting that she only mar- ried her /aged husband for what she could get out of him, the pretty 19- year-old-wife of Wiliam H. Riffle, eighty-five years old, and a formerly well-to-do resident of Uniontown, Pa., created a sensation with her testimony on the stand in the suit brought by her husband for an ac- counting of $50,000 he claims to have given Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews, her aunt and ancle, to in- vest for him. The girl was a strik- ing figure, garbed in costly furs and gleaming with diamonds and pearls. She was formerly Ellen Johnson, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Riffle's philo- sophy of married life as narrated by her on the witness-stand brought comment even from the court. "Her story takes my breath away," ob- served Vice-Chancellor Leaming when the girl boldly admitted that she considered it the wife's sole duty to get all the luxuries possible from a husband. Mrs. Riffle told of purchasing gowns and dresses at one shop alone to the amount of $6,600 in a period of two months. An automobile with a lveried chauffeur in attendance, diamonds, jewels and four or five fur coats were among her extrava- gances, she admitted. She said that her husband told her she could buy anything she wanted and she did. "He told me that he was very rich," she testified, "and would give me $10,000 it I would marry him." Concerted Attack on Lloyd George London, Dec. 9.--The government faces a big concerted attack on ex- penditures in the House of Com- mons. Several wudions calling for reductions hve been tabled, but the principal one, that of George Lam- bert, Coalition Liberal, which asks that the House uclare that estimates for next year sha.\ not excee' £808,- 000,000, as against £1,30 ,000 for year, still remains. Though members who oppose this motion are being pillaried in the newspapers, it is not believed that the government's majority will be seriously reduced, because defeat on such a motion would compel the government to resign, and the coali- tionists would have to face their constituents, Wernings fr-.o banking and busi- ness pen al' over the country are predicting a financial and industrial crash unless the government econo- mizes. The cabinet would willingly sacrifice Chancellor of the Exshe- quer Austen Chamberlain, but he re- fuses to resign, although he has been offered the Indian Vice-royalty as a consolation. TEXTILE MILLS, TO LOWER WAGES Boston, Dec. 9.--Wage reduc- tion of: 2235 per cent, in the textile mills in New England and New York state was [ore- cast to-day in a statement fis- sued after a conference of textile manufacturers. Approxi- mately seventy-five per cent. of the indutsry in this nection was represented at the coaference. The industry employs three hundred thousand persons. "endorse Hon. T. A. Crerar As Federal Leader Winnipeg, Dec. 9.--Hon. T, A. Gre- rar was officially end: rsed as leader of 'the federal farmi/s' progressive yesterday, and the d ion was reach ed to proceed at once with measures to link together the different provin- cial organizations in one political party. Toronto. Council Endorses' The Mackenzie Purchsse Toronto, Dec. 9.--Tre¢ City Coun- ei! unanimously endorsed purchase & of the Mackenzie electrical interests by the Hydro-Electric Commission, for which the city must pay over ten million dollars as its share, and de- cided to ask the ratepayers on Jan 1st to authorize the issu¢ of bonds to cover the purchase, 'Watertown, N.Y., Dec. 9.--Elon R, Brown of this city, former majority leader in the state senate, is being mentioned by Republican leaders, both in and out of the legislature, as a possible attorney for the expected a. fae. The commission declares there. The British goy ALL AUSTRIA IS ON STRIKE Cabinet May Ask Allied Re- paration Commission to Govern. London, Dec. 9.--Austria is about to go into bankruptcy, according to despatches received in London last night. The economic situation, says a Vienna despatch to the Daily Ex- press, is worse than ever and, in fact, has become hopeless. The gov- ernment funds have been exhausted and Austria is unable to purchase any food abroad. The country, the correspondent adds, cannot carry on for more than two months longer. State Chancellor Dr. Mayor call- ed. a meeting for to-day of the re- presentatives of the foreign powers as well as the members of the Allied reparations commission' here, In his call, the chancellor said he wished to explain the serious situation con- fronting Austria and to appeal to the other nations to save his coun- try It is declared that if the powers do not take heed of Austria's plea, the entire cabinet will resign and will ask the reparations commission to take over the administration of government affairs. This would be tantamount to admitted bankruptcy. Almost everybody in Austria is on strike. The government is barely able to discharge any 'of its func- tions owing to the walkout of tweniy-five thousand government officials. They ceased work because of the lack of pay and other reasons: HOPE THE DECISION IS NOT REALLY FINAL Irish-American Commission Receives a Slap From British Government. Washington, Dec. 9.--The decis- ion of British government not to sanction the proposed visit to the British territory of the '"'committee' chosen by the un.!ficlal commission organized by Oswald Garrison Vil. lard, to investigate the Irish situa- tio, has brought a letter from the commission expressing the "ane that the decision 18 me. 'mal. 1.e iter received at the embassy this purpose" In an undér-|a 'aking aly it parole to be merely an investigation of the Irish controversy. 'The commission's letter was {in reply to one sent yesterday, by the em- bassy refusing an application from the commissicn for the vising of pass- ports issued by the state department to six members of the special com- mittee appointed by the commission. LEAGUE COMr..OMISE VICTORY FOR CANADA Proposed Organizations on Finance and Transit Are Abandoned. Geneva, Dec. 9.--Proposed organ!- zations on finance and transit under the League of Nations, which was cpnsidered yesterday by the assembly, have been abandoned as the result of mpromise reached at midnight by inent delegates. Hon. N. W. Rowell represented Canada. The oth- er dglegates being from France, Aus- existing international health o,gani- zation will continue its work under the league's supervision. Tue com- delegation, which yes: nied, through Mr. Rowell, opposed the proposed or- ganizations. JAPAN DISAVOWS THE ALARMING LETTER Sent to Canadian | Missionaries --The Work of a Single tralia, South Africa and Brazil. The | promise Is a victory for/the Canadian | | Officer. Tokio, zi. 9.--Rexgonsibility tio) a letier sent to Canadian 2 iiouey ies at Chang Tau; Manchurid, o, military commission giving wary' 4] that any spiritual or material as ance given the Korean malco" AV, > by British missionaries woul a breach in ood underst tween Japan and eat been digavowed by fi= fo e or has of office ment has been informed that the foreign office had no knowledge of sche letter, and officials privately' :®~lared it the r/ork of a single 7 rticer. A Case o" V piosy Bi Jovered In Torosito ---- "Toranta, Dec. 9.--A 'case of lep- rosy las been discovered in Toronto. 'Tide disewse is very rare on this con- tizent. As far as can be ascertained, the only previcas occurrence of the disease In the city was the cise of a Chinaman diagnosed by General tal doctors about eight years The patient recently found to be afflicted with the disease is a woman from the West Indies. An Ottawa-U=ith's Falls Road. Ottawa, Dec. 9.---The provincial department of highways has under consideration the feasibility of a pro- vincial road to rum trum Ottawa, via Richmond village, to Smith's Falls, it is stated in a report submitted by a special committee of the Carleton county council, which waited or. the minister of highways at Toronto. Million Dollars For Washington, Dec. 9.--An appro- priation of $1,000,000 to be used in co-operation with the states in fores- try work during the next fiscal year joint legislative committees to delve into New York city financial affairs. 3 = i was asked of congress by the depart melt of agriculture. LT.-COL. BOYD MAGEE Who is suing the Canadiar, Stewart Co. for over $90,000 in connection with a Toronto harbor contract. EDWIN P. FISCHER IN SANATORIUM ---- New York Man Who Gave Warning About Explosion in Private Institution. New York, Dec. 9.--Edwin P. Fis- cher, of this city, who gained no- triety through sending warning post- cards from Toronto in connection with the Wall street explosion of last September was paroled from the psychopathic ward of Bellevue Hos- pital, and taken to the Long Island Home, a private sanitarium. He was delivered to the custody of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Pope, Forest Hills, L.I. Fischer previously discharged from Bellevue, was recommitted a few days ago when Mr, Pope said that he had become violent, THE MICROBE PERIL LURKS IN THE KISS Chicago Health Inspector Issues Werning Against Indulgence in Osculation. Chicago, Dec. 9.--Kissing is a ser- fous matter, but health authorities seem unable to stop it. Health Com- missioner Robertson issued a solemn warning yesterday, to the youth of Chicago and those of more mature years, who incline to osculation, that forty thousand microbes find lodg- ing on every pair of lips. He endorsed a-retent announce- ment to the. effect, made by distinguished specialist. "It is no joking matter," said Dr. Robertson, "No matter what we say, people will continue to kiss each oth- er. The best we can do is to show the extreme danger of kissing at times, when pneumonia; tuberculosis and diptheria are prevalent. Any one of these maladies can be communicated by kissing. In fact breathing the air of pneumonia patients may infect he visitor." The British embassy at Washing- ton, refuses to vise passports of members of the special committee, now in session there, to visit Ireland. * - CHRISTMAS BUYING People ought now to take up the matter of their Christmas purchases. The old time custom of everybody rushing into stores just berore Christmas, buying goods ght and left, then clogging Je mails and vx- press by §,ountains of small packages,' /Is contrary to ail reason. Tf jughtful peoplé keep their ey¢d open all the yea- for appre, xf te gifts. Store /clerks anl mail and expres | employ ps dread the holidr ¢/ seasuny / A period sup- pose , t) briny /giadness, which is/ jelesrate' to make people b jpy, otir 4s hurried days and .ightr, rserwork and some- /umes Fceakdown to hundreds { of th usands of people. It dr ald be possible to celebrate - /#e birth of Christ' without making a lot of people almost sick. Many persons complain that they can't buy Christmas stuff in advance because they never have money ahead. That reasott may be genuine ir \many cases, yet often the peop:s' who make it are thro /ing money away in silly purchases all the year. It is impossible for merch- ants~to serve the people effi- ciently when they all rush into the stores «ithin a short per- fod, acd buy as much in a week as ordinarily "they would in two .aonths. One reason why $0 maay foolish purchases used to be made at Christmas was that people could get wary lit- tle attention in the crowded stores and grabbed for what- ever they could. get. Goods sent off a few days before ' Christmas, do not us- ually reach their destination until after the holiday. Not much use to send it unless you can be more prompt. Christ- mas gifts should be bought and sent now, marked "Not to be opened until Christmas. Those who do that will have the warm * thanks of all in retail trade and in the postal and" express ser- IRISH TRUCE YET POSSIBLE Lloyd George Says Prospects Are Brighter Than Ap- pear on Surface. London, Dec . 9.--Prospects of an Irish truce have Deen revived ac- cording to a late edition of thé Daily Mail, as the result of a private interview between Monsignor P. J. Clune, of Australia, and Premier Lloyd George, yesterday. The pre- late has been prominently mention- ed as carrying on negotiations for a truce. The newspaper says that the archbishop conveyed to the premier what, in effect, was the hope of Michael Collins, Sinn Fein army com- mander, and other Sinn Fein lead- ers, that a truce was extremely de- sirable, The premier is reported as saying 'it may definitely be stated that prospects for a settlement are much brighter than they appear on the surface." vinn Fein Bankrupt. London, Dec. 9.--It was reported Arthur Griffith, acting head of the "Irish Republic" had been approach- ed in Mount Joy prison where he was placed at the beginning nf the recent round-up of Irish leaders. A colonial bishop, possibly Clune, was said to have obtained Griffith's views and transmitted them to the government. Both the Irish Office and the Labor party believe that this meeting will be at least the beginning of the end of the Anglo-Irish war. One import- ant man in the Labor party declares that Henderson bears truce proposals of a most promising nature from Sinn Fein leaders. This official also sald that Henderson would be able to state Ireland's proposition on the fundamental issues of truce negotia- tions. Financial worries are not the least of the Sinn Fein difficulties, Hender- son ascertained during his investiga- tion. Indeed he is said to have learn- ed that the organization is virtually bankrupt and weary of the unequal struggle. APPLY FOR CHARTER AS POLITICAL BODY The United Farmers of South Ranfrew Hold Their Annual Meeting. Bganville, Dec. 9.--An organiza- tion, christened the United Farmers' litical Organization of South Ren- frew, came into being zt the annual meeting of the United Far of South Renfrew, held at F e. Two hundred and fifty deleg. re in attendance, and the rally was de- cidedly enthusiastic. The ain item of busines. before the meeting Was to make application for a charter to organize as a political body, which yas done. As the press was excluded om the meeting, all of what tran- spired. along political lines was not disclosed; although members stated afterwards (hat no definite action politically was decided upon, Officers wera elected as foilows: President, R. G. Wilson, of Horton; county director, T. H, Bulger, of Ad- maston; first vice-president, J. F. Gibbon; of Admaston; auditors, James Sullivan, of Brudenell, and Bert Berlangwait, of Admaston; sec- rectary-treasurer, J. M. Bar, a. as- ton; members of the execut ve, He, ry Chepeski, of Sherwood, and D. 3. Stewart, of Horton. All the towi- ships, save Raglan and Redcliffe, were represented at the annual rally. It was explained that the first part of the meeting was closed to: the press because the discussion hinged upon methods of raising funds and that the remainder of the meet- ing was open to the public. How- ever, it was stated that only delegates were present throughout the entire meeting. There were no speechts of any length. Acousticon Offer Accepted by Church Stratford, Dec. 9.--The announce- ment has been made by the postor in Knox Church that Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smith, of Brockville, had kindly of- fered to install an acousticon, with four or six receivers, in the church, and that this offer had been gratetul- {ly acceptéd by the officials. The in- strument will be attached to the reading desk in the pulpit, and the receivers will be placed in any pew where the occupant is afflicted with deafhess. As many as twenty receiv- ers may eventually be attached to the equipment. Say Fall Fur Hunt Is Dismal Failure ho The Pas, Man., Dec Dec. 9.--The fall fur hunt in the North has)been a dismal failure. . Mild weather and the low prices contribute to the non- success of the hunt. Hundreds of indians turned to fishing inr'ead, and reports from the fishing grounds say the catch outstrips the past sev- eral years by a wide margin. White- fish are principally caught and for the first time sturgeon fishing is be- ing done in the Churchill River at Puckatawagan, Labor Inter vention Unsuccessful. London, Dec. 9.--Arthur Hender- son, Labor leader ,did not see L'oyd George to-day. Neither he nor Mr. Adamson will return to Ireland. It is understood that the intervention of the labor commission, of which they are members, has been unsuccessful. Two persons were killed and twen- ty were injured in a head-on ¢ollision on the Akron-Ravenna" division of thie Northern Ohio traction, Wednes- day afternoon <king Coustantine will not relin. 'bis claim to the Greek throne vor of his son. KINGSTON'S LEAD TO BE FOLLOWED Port Arthur, Dec. 9.--This city is likely to follow King- ston's lead and refuse to obey .the Ontario statute requiring one day in seven off for fire- men. Compliance would cost this city ten thousand dollars a year. The firemen say that they are satisfied with the double-platoon system, "PANTLESS" PEOPLE UNFIT TO GOVERN Shameless Natives of Philli- pines Liable to Five Years' Imprisonment. Manilla, Dec. 9.--A bill introduced in the Philippine territorial Senate will make it obligatory for the in- habitants of the islands to wear pants in public, under penalty of five year's imprisonment. Senator Santos, the father of the measure, in a statement declared "the appeaarance of half-naked paigns is a most shameful exhibi- tion, and' is capitalized by the op- ponent.of Philippine independence as demonstrating the incapacity of the Philippines p So self-governmeat."" The bill provides that the govern- ment shall buy trousers wholesale and distribute them free. It is ecti- timated that nearly a half-million pairs are needed. Premiers of West to Confer With Meighen Dec. 15th Ottawa, Dec. 9.--It was definitely announced yesterday that the con- ference in regard to the natural re- sources of the three prairie pro- vinces will be held in the Prime Wednesday, Dec. 15th. Premiers Norris of Manitoba, Martin of Sas- katchewan, and Stewart of Alberta, will all be here to participate in the discussions with Priemer "Meighen and his-colleagues. A Deep-Laid Plot Is Now Suspected On Part of New York As Blow At St. Law- rence. Fort William, Dec. 9.~--About siz hundred thousand bushels of wheat left these ports yesterday under the hatches of three ships, Buffalo-bound, sending the exports of grain to the United States up another notch, and adding to the keen interest in fhiese shipments manifest throughout North America following the an- nouncement, Tuesday, that this coun- try had successfully marketed a huge quantity of its farm produce when selling everywi .e was bad. Now comes another angle to the story through E. A. Ursell, statis- ttician for the Board of Grain Com- missioners for Canada, who finds in the tremendous movement of wheat to 'Buffalo an alarming fact--noth- ing less than a deep-laid plot of New York to head off the deep St. Law- rence waterway by re-establishing the Erie canal route for Canadian wheat. Moreover, as an aid to the Erie al in the diversion of Canadian eat through United States seaports jcanal system, or any othér canal system which keeps this trade with- in Canadian borders and in Canadian ships, Mr. Ursell refers to the steps which have been quietly going on to develop the Oswego canal, which runs from Lake Ontario to the Hud- son river and so to New York. Lit- tle mention has béen made, he says, of the importance of the elevators being built at each end of the Oswe- go canal as reinforcements to the storage and transportation systems in New York state, which hopes, through these channels, to capture the grain export trade, and to have it tucked away héfore the deep canal system is worked out. BLAMES THE PARENTS FOR JUVENILE CRIME Judge 8a "They Don't Re- in Ghildren > Keep London, - a Mac- beth, at the opening of the county court session, declared that the list of he has ever been called upon to deal with. Parents, he sdld, are very large- ly to blame for this state of affairs, because they neither restrain their children nor keep them at school. One serious obstacle to corrective ef- fort, he said, is the fact that the law provides reformatory sentences as the only penalty for juvenile crimes. He asked the grand jury to make a recommendation as to some other means of punish or correcting de- linguents. Forty children have been is the local courts within a few months charged with serious offen- ces. Treaty is Needed To Protect Salmon Washington, "Des, $--Under a re- solution Introduced by Semator Me- Nary, Republican, of Oregon, Presi- dent Wilson would be asked to ne- gotiate a treaty with Great Britain providing for oft between nade and the United States for the 1 taking fish, particalarly in the terri- 3013 Bt Aliske, Sake Such 3 treaty necessary, the resolution said. Minister's Office, Ottawa, at 3 p.m.' Instesd of through the St. Lawrence | cases of juvenile crime is the worst |. MAIL CARRIER STANDS TRIAL Arthur Beaute Accused of Stealing Contents of Letters. Cornwall, Dec. 9.--Police:r Magis= trate Cline yesterday committed Ar- thur Beaulieu to jail to stand trial on the charge of robbing the post of- fice, October, 4th, November 11th and November 29th. The accused was a carrier of mail between the Corn- wall post office and trains. On Nov- ember 13th an Ottawa traveller found torn up money orders address- ed to the T. Eaton Company, Tor- onto, and informed the police. R. H. McNab, assistant post office inspee~ tor, was sent from Ottawa to inves: tigate, and before the magistrate yes- terday read a confession alleged to have been made by the accused in which he admitted taking letters: from the post office on the above dates. From the three letters he sec- ured, altogether, about twenty dollars in stamps, but the others contained money orders for Eaton's, some of which he burned at home and others he threw away. After hearing the evi- dence of Mr. McNab, the accused was committed, and will appear before Judge O'Reilly for summary trial. el p---- Scientists to 5 To the Far North -- , $ Ottawa, Dec. 9.--I1f plans now un- der consideration by the Dominion Air Board are matured, Canadian geologists who every summer make arduous trips to far northern regions to carry on fleld work, will next summer be spared much effort and saved several weeks of valuable time by being carried in aeroplanes. The first attempt to utilize the machines for this practical pur will be made in the Mackenzie basin and the flight will probably be from Peace River landing, in North- ern Alberta, to Fort Norman. The man to advocate the air route for geologists was Dr. Alfred Thompson, member for the Yukon, who discuss ed the time-saving possibilities of this plan in the House of Commons two years ago, Prince Bears Testimony To Unity of the Empire London, Dec. 9.--Replying to an address of welcome tendered to him by the city of London," upon the termination of his tour the em- pire, the Prince of Wales Lae people never were more fi ly united in devotion to the empire and its head, the King, than they are to-day. It has been no merit of mine, but merely my good fortune to-en- able that devotion to find expression at many points. I value none the less the generous congratulations offered me to-day on such small ser- . vice as my tour has rendered to th great British comradeship, of whic this great city is the heart." New Proprietor Cuts Coal Price $6 a Ton Tillsonburg, Dec. 9. 9.--George Till- son purchased the coal and wood busizess of P. B. Neale, situated along the Grand Trunk yards, yes- terday, and the deal would pass only as an ordinary transaction except for the extraordinary annuoncement made by the new proprietor. For the past few weeks coal has heém scarce and retailing at $22 per ton, but to-day Tillsonburg householder's are smiling when they became aware kat the new firm had dropped to $17 a ton delivered. Thus it appears that with three local dealers a me war for business has been launch whereby the consumer will benefit, © ri ---- Bandit's Wife Qave 3 Clue to Stolen Bonds Kansas City, Dec, 9.--A girl, wile of a former member of a band of bank robbers, obtained Information' yesterday from Ray Majors, a pti- soner in the Missouri pehitentiary. at Jefferson City, which federal au-. thorities said to-day will REObably, lead to the recovery ween' $150,000 and $200,000 " orton bonds stolen by the gang in Kansas. The girl, 17 years old, wife of Chas. Morris, who was wounded In a fight with police in Colorado Springs two years ago, told federal officers where the bonds are supposed to have been hidden. Says Scotch Farmers Can't Reach Canada Winnipeg, Dec. 9.--Rav. J. Knox Clark, Immigration Chaplain, Win- nipeg, asked the Winnipeg Presbhy- tery why there is Such an e entry into Canada for und.sirabies when the most desirable of ail set tlers, Scotch farmers are unable get transportation for the com summer into Canada. He declared that he had heard thera were 15, 000 Scotch farmers ready to leave for Canada at once, but tiey had to defer their departure on account of shortage of shipping accommoda- tions. " New York, free] 1- Aggy Be States will be considered at a ing to be held in New York late month, it was an sponsored b Army, Navy aad Civilian Board Boxing Control, through the man of its general committee, zon Borglum, ihe sculptor. The eral idea is Said to be "Beartily dorsed" by governors of many