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ALLEN LAST TIME TO-DAY "QUEEN of SHEBA?" YEAR 89; No. 21. | ELLIOTT AND NICKLE SPEA : At Nomination Meeting Held in Ontario Hall Thurs- day Noon. There was a good attendance of @itizens, with a fair sprinkling of Badies, at the provincial bye-election mominations held in Ontario hall on Thureday at noon. Nominations opened at twelve o'clock and H. D. Wightman, returning officer received the papers of R. F. Elliott, Liberal, and W, F. Nickle, Conservative, which were signed by large numbers of representative men and women © of Kingston. Mayor 8S. 8. Corbett was asked to take the chair, and he announced the order of the speakers land the time at their disposal. He then called upon Mr. Nickle to give Bis address to the electors, "We are again gathered in this Mstoric hall," remarked Mr. Nickle, *to nominate candidates for the pro- vinclal legislature, and to choose a member to represent the city -of Kingston. In regard to the fitness of Mr. Elliott, I have nothing to say against him, and as far as his dis- eretion is concerned, when so heand- Some a man as he is, lives to his age and escapes matrimony, he certainly Must be discreet." (Laughter.) x The speaker went on to explain "the main powers of the dominion and provincial governments, which were covered in the British North Amerl- ea Act. Continuing, Mr, Nickle stated that the resignation of Dr. Ross frem the provincial house was the reason for the present bye-elec- Lo" tion, and that the choosing of a ., member to represent Kingston was a He sald that it was a good thing that on nomination day in the city of Kingston, the candidates should meet on the public platform in joint debate, to produce their arguments and to marshal their facts. He re- ¢ marked that it was not within the *. limits of his personal memory, when any candidate was not listened to EF and allowed a fair statement of his arguments, no matter how enthusi- astic the opposing facttion might be. Es A Peculiar Situation, Tiere is a peculiar situation in this | tection, continued Mr. Nickle, For \he present at least, the old Jlvty system in Ontario is displaced ¥ a group system. The agrarian movement was born in the west, per- haps the result of class feeling amd class prejudice, and had gradually I epread to the east, where It had L' obtained a strong grip. In Kingston, the two candidates find themselves the spokesmen of # the two old parties, and as neither one was a supporter of the govern- ment, it would be useless to criticise fa 'he legislation of the government Curing its term of office, € } 7? Reads Whig Editorials, Mr. Nickle referred to an editorial fn the Whig during the recent fed- eral election campaign regarding the reasons for supporting Mr. Camp- bell, and after reading another edi? A torial in the Whig of Wednesday vening, he was convinced that this paper had again changed its policy 'end had once more launched forth ~on the sea of Liberalism. He had imothing to say against Mr. Elliott, "and probably his great fault is that e¢ has always been too much of a i party man. Ie had made one great istake in 1917, when he had failed fo support the Union Government for @ successful conclusion of the war. Mr, Nickle then referred to the riticlem which had been directed foward himself with regard to his dependence in politics, and for re- his seat in the Dominion 'government, He stated that on patter of principle, he must be al- pwed the liberty to think and vote sccordingly, "and if you don't want at kind of @ man: in Toronto-- n't vote for me." He further re- ed that Mr, Elliott had stated at he would follow the principles of the Liberal party,and would there- re have his thinking done for him some other man, "The criticism almost every Conservavtive jour- al in Canada was directed at me, en I broke with my party on the gilway question, but in the light of HUSBAND AND WIFE. nl says: "I don't agree with But it Is simply a hedit, for 1 Ro does agree.--S. E. GQ. does your husband do? iber at $7 per || (Jeers), e Daily British Whig | history, who was right ?'* asked Mr. [ Nickle, | His Personal Platform. | The Conservative candidate then | briefly discu.sed his personal plat- {form for the interests of Kingston, jand stated that one of the first con- |siderations was the immediate cut- {Ing down of the expenditures, much {of which had been needless waste. A | Wise policy of re-forestration should | be advocated, by which Canada might regain this great source of natural wealth. The higher educa- tlon question came in for considera- |ble comment, and the recognition of the universities in the life of the community was urged, In regard to the proposal for grants to the vari- out institutions, he would work for | the interests of Queen's, so that it might have an assured future. "There are two great institutions in Kingston," remarked Mr. Nickle, "the locomotive works and Queen's University. With the closing of the former, industrial stagnation re- sults, but if the latter should be forced to close its doors, such a slump in real estate values would result that the growth of the city would be seriously impaired, to en almost equal extent." The speaker concluded his address by stating that the re-establishment of the dairy school should be urged, and that if elected he would do all in his power for this desired end. He told of his visit to Toronto, where he had met Hon. Manning Doherty, minister of agriculture, and who had promised to give full considera- tion to the representations of the people of Kingston, ADDRESS OF B. F. ELLIOTT In opening his address which was one of exceptional ability, Mr. Blliost took the opportunity' to thank the electors for his nomination, It was not kis fault that there was'a by- election. "The responsibility for put- ting the city to the expense restad upon the Conservative party whicn seeks by exchanges of candidates ba- tween one house and the other to strengthen itself at the expense of the people." (Applause.) Mr, Nickle complained that I am a party man, but what does he say about his leader, Hon. Mr. Ferguson? When in the last election he failed to mention the name of his leader, Hon. Arthur Meighen, there was comment, but, how may we ask is he going to avoid mentioning the name of his new leader, the Hon. H. G. Ferguson?" (Laughter.) "There are some things the public has a right to know and I would take this opportunity to ask Mr. Nickle how he is going to explain right here, his habit of resigning after the eciti- zens of Kingston elect hm to public office? What guarantee has Mr. Nickle to offer that if elected once again he would remain there? There are some electors in Kingston who are cruel enough to say that if Mr, Nickle cannot oust Hon. Howard Fer- guson from the leadership of his party he will resign within three weeks." Should Elect Liberal, , 'Some people feel that Kingston should have a member who fs a sup- porter of the government in power," sald Mr, Elliott. "Will it net be in the interest of Kingston 'to have as member one who will be able '0 co- operate with John M. Campbell in ad- vancing Kingston's interests?" Replying to Mr. Nickle's charges regarding his position in the electiyn fof 1917, Mr. Elliott said that the present election has nothing to do with the issues of 1917, "My persoun- al attitude was against interference with my neighbor on conscription. I would never force my neighbor's son to go to war if he did not want to do so. But that issue has been settled in a most satisfactory way by the people of Canada who in December last swept the Conservative party from power." (Applause.) "1 agree with Mr. Nickle that the Drury government should not" be criticized needlessly. It is there." Mr. Elliott said that he was in favor of assisting Queen's University in every way as he valued it as an ed- ucational institution. His reference to Mr. Nickle's pussyfooting in the past produced much laughter. Report Mr. Nickle's Leader. Coming to Mr. Nickle's statement that he favored a system of reforest- ation, he expressed his conviction that if Mr. Nickle got to Toronto there would be 'nothing left of our forests. "Regardless of what may take place in the future, Mr, Fer- guson is his leader. Mr, Nickle has respect for the courts of this coun- try, and he will know, as you kuow, what the courts have said, viz. that Hon. G. Howard Ferguson sold tim- thousand that he should have sold at $17 per thousand and that over $1,000,000 of our re- sources have been handed over and practically stolen from the province. If I had a leader with the reputation of Hon. G. H. Ferguson, 1 would not attempt to stand on any Plait before my fellow citizens and ask to be elected as the support- er of such a man." "In view of the slight valug Mr. Nickle places upon the position of elected representative of the people he should, to be consistent, with- draw from the contest and permit me to have an acclamation," deelar- ed Mr. Elliott, who told of his long | public service in the 'mualcipali'y as alderman, or and a member cf the utilities ¢ His rela- . KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922. CALL RALLY OF LIBER ALS "ec Gaming Establish| In the Interest of R. F. El- liott's Election For Thurs- day Evening. A-rally of Idberal workers and supporters of Robert F. Elliott is to take place at 15 Montreal street this (Thursday) evening for the purpose of completing the organization that will carry Mr. Elliott to victory. The greatest enthusiasm- prevails through- out the Liberal ranks. The senior as- sociation and the Young Liberal Club are co-operating to the fullest extent, and it is felt in/view of the Liberal sweep in the t election, that King- ston's interests will be best served hy electing Mr. Elliott, who has for a period of forty years been one of the pillars of the party in Kingston. There is everything to gain by nis election and much to lose if W. F. Nickle should be permitied to lead the polls. Mr, Nickle, it is arg- ued, has nothing whatever to offer either to the city or the rank and file of his party as an inducement to elect him at the present time. He is out in the cold shades of opposition where he is likely to stay for the next fifteen years, and it is pointed out that only hide-bound party men will give him their support. Mr. Elliott, on the other hand ,has back of him the prestige of the do- minion government and should re- cjeve hundreds of votes that wen: to Dr. Ross in the last election This will help to increase the normal Liberal vote which will go to Mr. Elliott as a matter of course: Mr, Nickle can make no promises with prospect of their 'fulfillment, as the Conservative rty has been smashed to pieces in both the dominion and provincia! houses and there is absoliitely noth- ing to be served by electing Mr. Nickle. - 190 ARE KILLED IN CAIRO DISORDERS London, Jan, 26.--A despatch from Rome states that it is re- ported there that fresh disorders have broken out in Cairo, result- ing in 190 persons being killed and more than one thousand wounded. British troops, the message adds, quelled the insur- rection, ¥ p Pope Benedict Entombed With Impressive Ceremony Rome, Jan. 26.--Pope Benedict XV was entombed with solemn ani impressive ceremony this afternoon. His body, enclosed in three caskels and dressed in pontifical robes, lies in the crypt under the great basilica of St. Peter's, to the right of the en- trance. The historic and beautiful ritual was witnessed only by mem- bers of the sacred college, members of the pontifical household and papal nobility and diplomats accredited (lo the Vatican. To Unite All Factors Friendly to Labor Chicago, Jan. 26.--According to a report today plans for the coalition of all factors in public kfe in the United States friendly to labor have been in- stituted by the heads of fifteen of sixteen railroad unions and invita- tions extended for general conference to be held here on Feb. 20th to per- fect such an organization. Fire at Brooklyn Waterfront, New York, Jan. 26.--The great plant of the Morse drydock and re- pair company, occupying six blocks along the Brooklyn waterfront, was threatened with destruction to- day when fire wiped out five shup buildings, entailing a less of two hundred thousand dollars. 1 A tions with Sir Adam Beck of the Hy- dro Commission were always of the happiest nature, and he was always able to secure something for the city. "I ask for your support," he said in conclusion. : Mr. Nickle's Reply. Mr. Nickle had the privilege of replying to Mr. Elliott, Having 'won the toss for it, but instead of avail- ing himself of the opportunity to answer the serious questions of Mr. Elliott, he only touched on the charge that he was a "quitter." He told of having resigned from the legislature, and from the dominidn government in 1919. He resigned from Toronto because he was inter: ested in reciprocity, and he quit Sir Robert Borden because his leader should have dissolved parliament and appealed to the country as soon as the war was over. Sir Robert Borden declined to do that. : Mr. Nickle sald nothing about his| new leader at Toronto, or the charge made by some people that he desir A SENSATIONAL RAID ON GALWAY'S HOUSE! ment in Town Residence of A.D.C. to King. London, Jan. 26.--A sensational gaming raid on the town mansion at 48 Portland Place of Viscout Galway, who is aide de camp to King George, was described at the Marlborough street police court yesterday when four persons were charged with run- ing a gaming house at that address. They were David Falcke, a commis- sion agent; Mrs. Brisley, Frederick Barlow, a butler, and Willlam James, a valet, Mr. Muekett, who prosecuted for the police, said he understood 'he Premises in question were the town mansion of Viscount Galway, and for some time previous to the present had been in the occupation of 'he Viscount's heir, the Honoranle George Vere Monckton Arundel, The house was let furnished through an agent to Mrs. Brisley, and was taken according to the prosecu'ing counsel, for the purpose of running unlawful gaming by Falcke. The police raided the establishment in the early morn- ing of January 17th and counsel de- scribed how the police were obstruct- ed in gaining admittance to some of the rooms, the doors of which had to be forced. Nothing was found in the main room or the dining-room, but the po- lice noticed a partly concealed door leading to a kind of conserva'ory. Falcke declared the latter room be- longed to Lord Galway, and he knex nothing about it; but it was found to contain all 'he paraphernalia of the most elaborate and modern gaming establishment. The prosecution coungel said it was manifest the articles had been re- moved to the conservatory from tha dining-room before the police were able to gain access. On the premises were found thirty-one persons of ei- ther sex. The prisoners were remand- ed on bail. THE CAPITAL PENALTY 15 NOT CONDEMNED The Social Service Council Wants Women Appointed to Judge Women. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 26.--Immed- fate provision for the trial of women offenders by wi udges, creation of & "white list" of moving pletures '0 supplement work of censor boards, continuation of capital punishment and the supplying of a medical sery- ice to outlying districts of the domin- lon through federal or provincial gov- ernments, were 'he recommendations adopted by the Social Service Council of Canada at its meeting here yester- day. The report on oriminology, pre- sented during the morning, was not- able for its failure to condemn capital punishment and its advocacy of we- men judges for women offenders. Considerable space was devoted to women offenders, care of the feeble- minded and the carrying of firearms. In the legislation report it was decid- ed to urge several amendmen's to the criminal code which affect young wo- men offenders, race track betting and lodging houses. The child welfare reports stated more Canadian citizens were lost through infant mortality than sold- fers during the war. This report re- commended the creation of a medicai service to all outlying districts "with at least as many representatives ia "he health and nursing services as there are today agricultural ser- vices." Motion pictuer managers who cater to low 'public taste were exempted from blame in the report on me'ion pictures, The solution was to educate the public, it was felt. RECEIVES PENALTY, : THEN I8 LET FREE After Being Sentenced Is Al- lowed Out on Suspended : Sentence. Ottawa, Jan. 26.--Sentence of two years in penitentiary was passed in police court by Magistrate Askwith on Samuel Sapsford, Eastview, a cor- poral in the ordnance corps, who was convicted of stealing a large quantity of khaki cloth, khaki trousers, shirts, ete, valued at $1,958, the property of the king. 5 Lance-Corporal Joseph Christoph- er, Ottawa, an accomplices of Saps- ford, was also found guilty, and had the unusual experience of being firs: sentenced to not less than three months and not more than one year in the Ontario reformatory, and after he had been removed from court to the cells bronght back to court and told that he was to be allowed to go on suspended senfence. Jail for Ome Year, 'Arnprior, | | +America should DAIRY SCHOOL ~ FIRE PROBE 1 | | | THE ALLEGED POISON US. ATTITUD PEN WRITER LOST : Ty | Disappearance of Mile. Laval IS REGRE M | Causes Postponement of SAAT | Mystery's Solution. . aris, Jen, 26.--The mysteriois Preliminaries Asked By States | disappearance of Mlle Angele Laval, * the prefecture of Lyons as the author Are Objects of Genoa of the poison pen campaign at Tulle, has postponed the long-awaited solu- London, 'Jan. 26.--Keen disap- All day yesterday Mle. Laval pro- pol ent. and some irritation is =x {asta her innocenco boford various pr 1 in Bri.ish political circles asa officlals * and prominent citizens. ing that Secretary of State Hughes | attorney she fainted, but the doctors and Herbert Hoover are opposed 75 called In declared her pulse and re- he young named by the handwriting expert of Conference. ton of the city's troubles. It of Washington dispatches stat- Twice during consultation with an American participation in the Genoa | SPiration Were. normal, economic conference until certain | Woman late in the day asked for a | conditions have been fulfilled by Eur- | Priest to make a confession. opean nations, such as balanoing atl, Jor Nsopasrance ln besn taken | vidence of ant Daye, sstmamest | guilt. Because of the dire effects of I: is even mildly suggested in one | the malicious campaign and the con- official quarter that the United States {sequent loathing which would attach should not assume a dictatorial maa- (0 the author, it is thought likely ner, and the general aftrude seems | that Mlle. Laval has committed sul- to be one of resentment for what 1s | cide. The authorities, however, do a's io. | DOt believe this to be the case. Sharactaniad @ Anorieas prejudic The naming of Mlle. Laval as ths Diplomats point out that the Genoa | author of the letters has recalled gos- conference has been called to achieve | SP wat the young Woman was Breat the very conditions which the Unitad |!¥ embittered several years ago by States demands be fulfilled betore- | the marriage of a suitor to another hand. Some officials keenly appre-| Woman. It ie thought that the poison ciate the position of the Uni'ed {Pen campaign may have had its in- State:, saying that Great Britatn | ception in a desire for revenge and realizes as well as America the neces- | 258 blind letters were sent to others. si - of early economic and political | From this the mania may have deve- stabilization of the continent. By: | oped. this 'hey argue is impossible of ac- | complishment without a conference | a1GARETTES GIVE of the nations concerned, including NEW POISON PUNCH Germany and Russia, which Genoa will provide for the first time since | ren he war. - {| Enough Furfural oy: rge"s view, obtained iu-| thoritatively from sources close w | Equal Two-Ounce Whisk- the premier, may be summed up as ey Jolt. this: meen First, the premier desires the crea- Chicago, Jan. 26.--"Furfural" is tion of pacts which will provide for [the new 'wallop in cigarettes, says mutual international guarantees that | Lucy Page Gaston. She says an ana- will establish an atmosphere of secur- | lysis shows there is sufficient furfur- ity and peace enabling a reduction 'n {al in one cigarette to deliver a jolt land armam nts, after which a foun- [equal to two ounces of whiskey. Be- dation can be laid for :. sound Euro- [cause of this furfural, with its at- pean economic system, which will in- | tendant and pleasant punch, the nse clude fixing of the German repara-|of cigarettes Is increasing at an tions figure. o alarming rate, even among girls in Second, he would induce every gov-|small country towns ernment to balance its budget and The introduction ecase the issuance of inconveriible | may express the passion Miss Gaston says: notes. Third, he would abolish many tar- "The furfural poison in one cigar- ette has as much kick as two ounces iff and trade restrictions. Since the work accomplished by |of whiskey. Young girls do not seein the conference will be beneficial -o |to realize their danger and are smok- the United States, it is felt here that (ing as they never smoked before. Conditions are worse than at aay not make these achievements a prerequisite to her |time in twenty years." participation in it. of this poison for pills. To Make Rats Illegal. Hamilton, Jan. 26.--The local Board of Health will recommend to the provincial health authorities the enactment of mew legislation 'which { will make i#t a breach of the Public Health Act for anyone to maintain rats or vermin in premises. Sanitary Inspector W. T. Thornley informed the board that the rat menace in Hamilton was becoming serious, yet, owing to the lack of any civic ordinance, nothing further could be done than to appeal to owners of rat-infested premises to take voluntary action toward abat- ing the nuisance. BROADER PLANS 70 DEAL WITH UNEMPLOYMENT Qovernment to Announce a New Scheme--Lack of Co-Operation. Ottawa, Jan, 26.--In a day or so the new government here will an- nounce a broader scheme than now exists to meet unemployment comndi- tions in Canadian cities. While the details are not all worked out as yet A STEADY DECREASE IN SHIPBUILDING Reduction of 1,168,274 Tons During a Period of Nine Months. London, Jan, 26.--Although the United Kingdom provided 35.5 per cent. of the world's ou'put of mer- chant shipping in 1921 the shipbui!d- Ing industry has undergone a severe slump. Lloyd's Register's quarterly returns show that at the opening of last year 3,708,916 tons were under construction in the United Kingdom, and the March, 1921, returns show an increase of about 90,000 tons, the totals reaching 3,798,593. This fis the highest figure ever recorded in the society's returns. Since then a steady decrease has taken place, the figures for the end of December, 1921----2,640,319 tons --being the lowest since June, 1919, and showing a reduction of 1,158,274 tons during a period of only nine months: "Very few new orders recently have been recived by shipbuilders," says Lloyd's annual summary, "The Dece; ther quarterly returns show that during the whole quarter only 55,000 tons of new vessels have beea it ig understood one feature of the commenced." new plan will be a greater measure / of relief for returned soldiers whose chances of present employment have been lessened by their war services. It is confidently hoped in official cir- cles that the new arrangement will alleviate considerable of the hard- ships now being undergone. Some criticism is expressed by labor department officials at what they term the luke-warm attitude of some provincial authorities over the question of unemployment. This criticism in particular is directed against Ontario, Quebec and Novae Scotia. In correspondence the auth- oritics of these provinces leave the impression that they have full charge of the sitiation and can handle it without co-operation from Ottawa. The department here take the view that co-operative assistance should begin at home, that is, first in the municipalities, second in the prov- inces, and lastly with Ottawa. But the labor department officials say they walt for any tangible sugges- tion and are willing to do their part. Immediately after Hon. Mr. Murdock took office he wrote.the provincial authorities, but so far the replies from the three mentioned have been unsatisfactory end tending toward fo solution of the question of the workless. The fifteen-million-dollar issue of 514 per cent. fif'een-year province of Ontario bonds offered by Kissel, Kin- nicutt & Co., and their associates, has OVER-FATTENING EVIL. Declared to Frequently Lead to Ster. ility in Cattle. London, Jan. 26---The evil of over-fattening cattle was emphasiz- ed by F. H. A. Marshall, lecturer in agricudural physiology at Cam- bridge University, in the course of an addreds at the Royal Institute. He said he did not view with favor this practice pursued by agricultur- ists for either show purpose or in order to give the animals nice 'silky coats. His objection to over-feeding was that at a little later period it not infrequently had led to sterility in both sexes. It had not yet been roslized, he said, how much mis- chief had been done as a conse- quence, INCREASE IN CRIME, 40 Per Cent. More Appearances in Scottish Courts, London, Jan. 26.---Official Scottish judicial statistics show an increase of 40 per cent. in persons before the eriminal courts during the past year, Convictions for drunkenness num- bered 76,000, this total being an in- crease of 30,000 over the previous year, but 6,000 lower than the fig- ures for 1915 and 26,000 lower than in 1913. The number of juvenile offenders decreased. been sold. in One to | covered ALLEN FRI. -- SAT, HAPPY SMILING TOM MOORE LAST. EDITION | . X (Claims Made About Pressure \ And Leak in Hose--0Origin . | Discussed. | | E. P. Heaton, provincial fire mare {shal, opened his probe into the cause land circumstances surrounding the (fire that' destroyed the Eastern One {tario Dairy School here on Jan. 17th, {on Wednesddy afternoon, in the oity {council chamber, | Four witnesses were examined at a session which lasted two hours and {a half, when the probe was adjourn- {ed until 9.30 o'clock on Thursday | morning. | The witnesses examined were Ex- Mayor Hugh C. Nickle, Collamer C. Folger, manager of the utilities com~ | mission, Dr. Fergus J. O'Connor, and |Fire Chief James Armstrong. { R. E. Laidlaw, of Toronto, con= ducted the examination of the wit= {nesses on behalf of the fire marshal's department, and Mr. Jordon, chief {investigator for the department, was also present. J. L. Whiting, city | solicitor, was present in the interests {of the city, The evidence was taken under oath. The council chamber {was 'well filled with interested citi~ |zens. Ex-Mayor Nickle Called. | Ex-Mayor H. C. Nickle was the {first witness called. He sald it was {about 2.20 or 2.30 a.m. when he dis- the fire. He saw smoke |coming from the ice box in the dairy {school, and was the first on the scene {and sent in an alarm to the firemen. |At the time he made the discovery, he could not see any fire in any other [part of the bullding. The firemen {made a quick response. Witness | stayed on the scene for about {an hour, and then weht home, [thought the fire was under control. [Three lines of hose were at work; {but the fire engine was not in use, | He could not say at this time, whether the pressure was normal or {under normal, as the fire was being fought at close range. Between § and 6 a.m. witness noticed a reflec- tion from the fire and came back to |the scene, Witness heard no com- | plaints from members of the fire de- {partment about poor water pressure, {but did hear comments of this char- |acter from conversation taken part in by Ald. Chown, O'Connor and Bawden. At this time, the building had practically collapsed. Witness made the remark that he was the {first person on the scene, and that {he had heard no complaints about | pressure, Witness was wearing rub- {be boots, and he made an investiga {toa when he heard water escaping from the lose. He discovered | water escaping near joints and coup- |lings, and also from a break in the |hose. He got Max Orr, an employee |of the utilities commission, who was present, to go over the lines with |him. He said there was consider ' |eble leakage. Afterwards witness {called C, C. Folger, manager of the | utilities commission to the scene. At one point there was #0 much water coming out of the hose that the snow {was melting. The line from Earl | and Clergy street was doubled over land kinked at one point. Witness {equld not say what caused this. The {line from the court house was fair, jand witness noticed that there was a | pressure of 150 pounds on the fire iengine at work, Witness did not |think there was a scarcity of water while he was present. Asked if there was a shortage lequipment to fight the fire, Ww {said the firemen had ledders and {other equipment, and did not hear {any complaints regarding the need {for a second engine, | Questioned by Mr. Heaton, wit ness said that while he was at the {fire it was a matter of quantity and {not pressure. The pressure was | needed no doubt when the military {building caught fire, Witness said that he had heard street gossip to the effeet that the water mains would not bear the fire pressure, but that the fire committee may have investigated these rumors. Mr Heat.n: "As an ex-mayor do you consider that:the water supply and pressure from the hydrants ia this 'neighborhood are adequate 8 reach the roof of the military builds ing there?" ; "I would not venture to answer that question, but I will say this, {that if I'had apparatus that would {regch that building, I would have had it there." y | Witness said that at the time of the fire at the tar barns, the steamer had been brought om the scene too late. One should mot wait for an emergency until bringing on the steamer, ? Asked if he thought there was a