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y ? . » ; pointed to the em FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1022, 7 ¥ THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. Theatrical "Alburtus' at the Allcm, Capacity audiences still continue | to throng the Allen" Theatre, to. pee | "Alburtus," the miracle man, who | has set all Kingston agog with ex- citement, His amazing ability to an- sewer all manner of questions, remarkable speed and accuracy was agafn demonstrated, showing that he is indeed without a peer in the gei- ence of crystal-gazing During his hypnotic demonstrations, he showed #& power over his subjects which | the entire audienso comvulsed with laughter, The young man who was hypnoti- ted by "Alburtus" yesterday and rode a bicycle for twelve hours con- tinuously, was awakened on the stage and to prove that he was none the worse for his grind got out, of & straight jacket in fifteen minutes with | seemed almost uncanny, and kept | | MEIGHEN IS PEEVED WITH PREMIER KING Starts a "Stiff"' But the Prem- ler Has a ""Come= back." Ottawa, March 10.--Whken the Commoners returned yesterday from 4 couple of little tiffs between Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen and Premier King. Also, the House was given | something of Mr. King's ideas re- garding the status of Canada within the Empire. As was the case Wed- nesday, when Mr, Meighen found fault with the government's course in announcing the name of fhe Speaker, eveyone was again sur prised at the feeling displayed and the words passéd. There has been gossip around the lobbies that the ex-Premier was out to make it a fighfing s&dslon and lead a militant position. If the first two Jays are any criterion, in- teresting times are ahead, much to the amazement of the large Budience. Another demonstration of the "miracle man's" amazing pow- | or, 'a | A picture that will startle and | ~jémaze you; a production that will | / 88nd you away from the theatre with the thrills still tingling up and down | Your spine, that's "The Face of The | World" which will be shown togeth- | or with "Alburtus' at the Allen thea- | tre for the remainder of the week ~--Advt, At The Strand, | "Miss Lulu Bett" is a story that | das made three attacks on the citadel | of popularity and won each time. The | mame of the writer, Zona Gale, en- 'sured it a good sale when it appear- | 6d as a novel, but the strong hymen) Interest of the story made it a real winner. Then it was adapted for the | Stage, and gained the Pulitzer prize for the best American play, In Its third form, that of a Paramount pic- ture, it Is making thé same deep im- pression on a still large constMuency. "Miss Lulu Bett" Is just the tragedy of a human soul enslaved by the | commonplace. It is a slice of every- day life, as : thousands know it, transferred with splendid artistgy to the screen, The acting is good all 'throught, but the chief honors go to | Lois Wilson, who plays Lula, And | Theodore Roberts, whose imperson- | ation of Dwight Deacon is one of the ¢ finest pieces of work he has done for some time. In humor and realism of ;domestic detail, "Miss Lulu Bett" | recalls "Humoresque", while the! acters is exceptional, Charlie Chap-| lin in "A Night At the Show" test- | : @d the mirth-sensitive element in the | human make-up of the audience, and it passed 100 - per cent. Kingston | folks have a wholesome love of rol-| Heking fun.--Advt. ° 2 May Go to Exechequer Court, Halifax, N.8., March 10.--A politi- al rumor publisher by the Evening / Mall says that Hon, A. K. Maclean, + MP, for Halifax, will shortly be ap- quer court. {The Irish Free State bill was read {in the House of Lords. {The U. 8. senate is to oppose nav- {al reductions. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Meighen objec to the government's propos- al {o adjourn till Monday and then £0. on with the debate of the Ad- dress until ft was concluded.~ He said he had received no intimation as to the Government's' intention, and he hoped consideration would be taken of the suggestion to go dn with the debate on the Address Fri- day. The premier, 'regretting the over- Meighen, spid he had assumed that the latter was sufficiently acquaint- | ed with the customs of the House, and he had only consulted what he presumed to be the convenience of the majority of the members. Mr, Meighen raised a laugh when heé remarked in an almost inaudible tone that the former. Government always got down to business, CHEESE FACTORY IN WAY OF PROVINCIAL ROAD And It Will Be Put Back Fifty Yards at the Finger Board. The cheese factory at the Finger | Board, eleven miles east of Kingston, is.being taken down to make way for the provincial highway which is under constriction between King- ston and Gananoque. When the en- gineers mapped out the ground it was found that the distance between the dwelling on the south side of the highgfay, so it was suggested that the factory be either moved back or put on a new site. The owner decided that he would take down the building and put it up on a site about fifty yards from the highway on the south side of the road. For some days carpenters hava been busy tearing 'he building down and it is expected that in the course of a couple of days the erection of the new building will commence, The factory is located at the junc- tion of the main provincial highway and the middle road, and had done service for at least forty years. An earthquake shock was felt at Fresno, Cal., at 3.30 o'clock Friday morning, but no damage was done. Call and arrange for = 115 Brock Street, « F. J. GRACE THE ELECTRIC SHOP A.B. C. ELECTRIC WASHER free trial of the' Phone 1545. ne W. C. CANNON ar, Po " £ 1 Saturday MARTIN'S + Phone 597. Specials PICKLES Sweet, Mixed . . . ,. -25c. Pint 16 oz. Bottles ,: 38bc. ® Back Bacon, sliced . . . ,35c. Ib. Smoked Boneless Breakfast Bacon, mild cured, sliced 28c 1b. TSHIRE ROLLS Chasis rasan \ « PICKLES Mixed and Chow-- 16 oz. botdes ,.......30c. She BUTTER _ Choice Dairy Prints . . .86c. Ib. Fine Creamery Prints « .88c. 1b, CANNED GOODS 1 Can Peas, 1 Can Corn and *1 Tomatoes for ...... 40c. PLUMS--large cans; packed in heavy syrup ......18¢c. can SALMON--1§ size tins, Oc. can OF cevveeenn. i 4 for 85c. Finest PINEAPPLE , .25¢. can _large cans, heavy syrup) trees tesa BBC cans, R. MARTIN Linited Successors to The Wm. Davies Co. HARD SLAM AT ONTARIO'S HYORO POWER. COSTS | | (Continued from Page 1.) o building of new power plant | facilities under the auspices of gov- | ernmental ownership; as shown in | their visit to the Senate there were | (he cases of Nipigon and Chippawa, {both in respect to policy, and cost, is |not to the economie interest of the people," continues the report, which tric Power Commission is the judge [of its own acts, A commission can- |not" fairly be the judge of its own | (and others') rights in contentions." | The general*arguments which the | report advances agatnst public own- {ership include the familiar conten- |tions that it eliminates all incentive for gain, throttles initiative, and | "strikes a blow atthe shareholders lof electric utilities." ---- "Public Information" Wrong ? Mr. Murray in one place suggests {that the public is not told everything |about Hydro prices. He says that |the highest "'interim' wholesale | rates quoted dn the 1920 annual re- {port of the Hydro commission were | between $80 and $90 per horsepower year. The highest actual rates pald | were between $150. and $160 per | horsepower year. Nine municipalities paid a rate higher than the maxi- mum rate quoted, which rate, says the report, is generally the one [sight in mot formally notifying Mr. | given for publi¢ information. Mr, Murray contends that in the Niagara district of Canada the gov- ernment-owned electric average cost of 9.256 mills per k.w.h. generated, while the private electric utilities of the same district furnish it at 7.6 mills per k.w.h. generated. The | weighted average of these two is 8.78 mills per k.w.h. Also that in the United States for a comparable zone suppled by Niagara Falls power, the average price of power to the con- sumer is 7.65 mills per k.w.h, gener- ated. "In the province of Quebee, | where power to the extent of ninety- [six per cent. is generated by private | electric utilities, and where the gen- eral zone of transmitted power is not unlilbe that of Ontario, the average cost to the consumer 4s 6.6 mills per low. h, generated." | | Mare Murray Claims. The report further points out that existing contracts for the purchase jof the Ontario Power Company by |the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- {sion included existing contracts to { : . supply. power. to American. and. Can- oi-olean-eut-individuslity of the char- | the road was not wide enough tor S4BRL companies ae 2.53 mills per | .w.h. generated, ahd claims this re- {sults in Canadian muniéipalities of (the Niagara system of the Hydro: Electric Power Commission paying 11.1 mids per k.w.h, instead of' the | purchase price of 9.25 mills. From these figures it is apparent, says the report, that both in Que- bec and the United States the aver- age price of power to the consumer is less per k.w.h when produced by private companies than when pro- duced by government-owned utilit- ies. In the several considerations taxes have been deducted, but the Price of power to the consumer in the case of privatsly-owned compan- ies, whether in the Province of Que- bec 'or in the United States, has in- cluded such profits or dividends as may have resulted from the, conduct of their bustméss. "Whatever may have been the high salaries paid for rexecutives, or whatever may have been the profits or dividends accru- ing In the conduct of the businéss affairs of the companids, it is mani- fgstly plain that, inclysive of these, the price of power tg the consumer has been less, Thi¢ makes it very apparent that a far higher order of organization and administration exists in private than In government- ally-owned electric utilities." Says California Cheaper. "The revenue per k.w.h. generat- ed for the Amerfcan Niagara power district which is comparable - with the Ontario power district, is 17 per cent. less than "that from the total operations of the Hydro-electric po- wer commission afd the municipal commissions for wholesale power delivered in the Camadian Niagara district. It is about 13 per cent. less than that for all the electric utilities in that district, whether governmentally or privately owned." In other words, the report says that the average cost 'of retail power to the people residing within the mun- {icipalities served by the Hydro-elec- {tric power commission is 4.45 mills per k.w.h., or 40 per cent. higher than the average cost of power to people in the American district. In addition, the report claims that the American-Niagara district has a ca- pacity 65 per cent. in excess of that in Canada for each 1,000 popula- tion, thus maintaining a greater re- serve against interruption of service and resulting in more efficient and more continuous service. . In spite of the higher costs of gen- and less advantageous are claimed to serve the pub- ¢ at an average cost' of power 4 per cent. lower thn the cost to the Deople served by Ontario other than the Niagara system. - In Quebec, the report states that vately-owned electric light and er companies serve the le of | . {also complains that 'the Hydro-Elec- | % 8 iE. EYs upon the: lines of the Hydro-electric power commission in Ontario. Prefers American System. - The revenwe per dollar of salary paid employees of electric light and power plants is' almost 32.5 per cent. greater in Quebec than in Ontario, and the revenue per employee earn- ed by.private electric companies in Ontario is 31.5 per cent, greater than that earned from the government- per employee earned in the Province lot Quebec is 42 per cent. greater |than that for the governmentally- {owned and operated properties of | Ontario, the report alleges, ~ "8 In the opinion of Messrs, Murray and Flood, the rate structure of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission is fundamentally wrong in that it func- tions only to specific points in the province where powes is avai Ne at minimum cost, and the American method of equalizing rates through- out the area eliminates premium on location, brings about decentraliza- tion, and offers better opportunity for industrial expansion and for healthier interstate "and intrastate relations. The report goes onto say that "the actual application of Hydro rate-making methods places at a dis- advantage those municipalities which are near the source of power or the main lines of the systems." But Mr. Murray. confesses 'that he finds the workings of the power schedule difficult to understand. "Consumers of power from the mun- fcipality of Toronto are paying 11 per cent. more for power at 15 per cent. load factor than those recéiv- Ing power at London, Ont., yet when the load factor increases to 50 per cent. thé Toronto power. user pays 42 per cent. more than does the Lon- don consumer." Dealing with further alleged dis- crepancies in charges, it is said that in 1919 the figure was $16.70 per horsepower year for Toronto and $53.80 per horsepower year for Bol- ton, notwithstanding the small dis- tance apart. Semen Chippawa Development, Mr. Murray contends that it was all wrong fo go on with Chippawa canal construction during the war when "labor and 'material were mounting to unheard-of figures and the efficiency of labor was at fits lowest ebb. The burden of these costs must now be felt in a very ma- terial increase of costs to the munici- palities of Ontario for many years." When the. Queenston plant was started, it was expected that power Would bé déveloped very cheaply be- cause of the fact that the full drop ot the water from Lake Erie to Lake Ontarfo would be utilized, thereby enabling the turbines in the Queen- ston station : to develop twice as much horsepower per cubic foot of water per second as is developed by the turbines of those = 'tions located at Niagara Falls. In spite of this immense advantage, the report claims that because of the enorm- ous cost of constructing the Chip- pawa-Queenston system the Hygro electric power commission cannot produce electricity there as cheaply as it is produced in the less efficient plants. The report shows that al- though the commission was able to purchase from "the Ontario power company 100,000 horsepower for $9 per - horsepower year, it will cost the commission $31.10 to produce each horsepower year of electrical energy at the Chippawa-Queenston development, and that evem then there is some question whether the existing international treaty, suffici- ent water is available to permit the use of all units eventually to be in- SPORTING NEWS -- Queen's Hockey Games. At the arena. Wednesday the Science " and Medical interfacutly teams played off the tie which re- sulted from the first game and the Miners were successful in defeating {the Meds by a score of 4-2. t | owned utilities, whereas the revenue | 2S. Will now play arts for the] interfaculty championship. The games in the girls' hockey [schedule was played off Wednesday {afternoon and resulted in ties, '25 and '22, and '23 and '24 playing tie games. Junior 0. H. A, Aura Lee, 2; St. Mary's, 2. Aura Lee win group on round by two goals, -------------------- GANANOQUE - March 10.--The cantata entitled "The Minister's Wife's New Bon- net" was presented by a number [04 the Y.P.S. of Grace church in the lecture hall last evening to a capac- ity audience. The parts were well taken. ° The town council held their regu- lar session on Tuesday evening, when the office of assessor was fil- ed by the appointment of R, C. Mec- Cullough at a salary 6 $500. Next Sunday morning the chil- dren's choir of St. Andrew's church will have charge of the musical por- tion of the service. Mrs. E. Grey was taken to Hotel Dieu, Kingston, yesterday for treat: ment. Margaret Wiley, "North street, was removed to the Hotel Dieu, Kingston, 6on Thursday suf- fering from appendicitis. Gordon Henderson, son-ef Rich- ard Henderson, formerly of Ganan- oque, was married on Feb. 26th to Miss Harriet Sebald, Detroit, Mich. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Baldwinn. will regret to learn that they have received no- tice to remove to Brockville. The ladies of St. John's church held a measuring party in the Lyc- eum Thursday afternoon. MOWAT HDSPITAL CONCERT By A Kingston Party of Entertainers Thursday Evening. A splendid concert was given at the Mowat hospital on Thugssday ev- ening by a local concert "party for the enfertainment of the soldier patients, and the members of the hospital staff. The entertainment was greatly appreciated by the "boys", nurses, doétors and visitors in the audience. George Young of the Military Y.M.C.A. made the arrangements assisting {in the per. formance. The concert, which was rendered in the recreation room be- fore a large crowd, was under the personal direction of Sergt. Reg. Betts of the R.M.C. The pro- gramme Included many pleasing Qumbers, each of which were encor- ed and heartily applauded by the audience. The entertainment opened with an overture by the orchestra; followed by a chorus by the com- pany; "Adam 'ad 'em," the two Reg- gies; solo, Miss Marjorie Newton; song, "Thuthie", Miss Irene Allard; "I've Tried To Be Good," Reg. Gray and chorus; "They're all After Me", Reg. Betts; "The Wild, Wild Wo- men", Bill Weaver and chorus; sel- ection, the cabaret five; "I'd Like to Be Your Sweetheart", Miss Newton and Reg. Betts; "The Trumpeter," Cyril Crowe; "I Just Can't Help stalled at Queenston. Should this de- ficit of water power be found to be actual and not merely apparent, the cost per horsepower year will be ma- terially increased, it is alleged. Nipigon Project Unnecessary. "I am unable to escape the con- Lovin' Them All", Reg. Betts and chorus; duet, Miss Newton and C. Crowe; sentimental rag, Reg. Betts and Percy Otten; and grand finale by the entire company. A hearty vote of thanks was tend- ered to the concert party for thelr kind entertainment, which was one The | i designs. | SPRING STYLES We havo just received a shipment of Ladies' garments comprising a iety of dresses, suits, and coats. of tricolette and serges of very pleasing «> Cash or Credit System. . - arge var- Dresses | | | J. B. 257 Princess St. ~ ABRAMSON 200 New Aprons AT THE NEW LOW PRICES Working and Dress Aprons made of Print, Chambray and Cretonne, in the newest styles, in every size. choice at 75c., $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 CHILDREN'S ROMPERS and GIRLS' APRONS, 50c. EACH JESSE'S Popular Price Store Tel. 1283) - £3 i oe eve. | Your of the best staged at the Mowat in some time, It is understood that the party will visit the Sydenham hospi tal next week and give the same per- formance there. DIED AT MOSCOW, Mrs, Charles Darling Passed Away on Monday Morning, Moscow, March 8:--+On Monday, March 6th, the death occurred of Amanda Simmons, wife of Charles Darling, Moscow. The deceased had been in failing health for the past early Monday morning. The late Mrs, Darling was an adherent of the Methodist church for many years. Besides her husband there are left to mourn the loss of a kind and lov- ing mother ,one gon, Fred A., and one daughter, Mrs.. A. German, both of Moscow; seven grandchildren and two sisters, The funeral services were conducted from her late home: by Rev. Mr. Down, Yarker, who vis- ited the deceased regularly uutil her death. The Misses Darling are attending the funeral of their grandmother. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Truman, Yar- ker, spent Sunday at R.. Ellerbeck's. Migs Brenda McTear spent the week- end at her home {n Bath. Miss Flor- ence Huffman spent the week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs.. Noble Eller- beck and Miss Velma spent the week-end at R. Bllerbeck's. Hartington hockey boys came over on Saturday and played Moscow. The score was 1-0 in favor of Hart- ington, Miss Ruth Lampkin 1s at her home here. Mrs. Robert Free- man is epending a week with her i ---- ee parents. Roy, Lampkin spent the week-end at Collin's Bay, Miss Leila Ritchie spent Sunday at R. Brooks'. Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Huffman en = tertained a number of their friends on Friday night, 4 Strathcona, is spending a few days at her home here, tine, Sydenham high the week-end at homed' 3 friends of Miss Lucia McTear are glad to hear her recent illness. Mrs. Annie Her- ripgton is at Verona. oodruff, at W. Burns'; Miss Helen hugh, noted singer, has terminated her engagement to De Segurola, bass opératic star. Anna says: "Absefice doesn't make hearts grow fondegie it'makes them farther wander." the new comes in. Mrs. George Scott, Miss Lottie Assels- chool, spent The many she is recovering from 3+ Miss Idelle three years, but it was not until Sun- | and Master Harry Amey, Newburgh day evening that her illness became | high school ,spent the week-end at serious, She was surrounded by her | home. a family, and all was done that loving a hands could do, but she passed away Waters of Lake On v wi Lake Ontario 4s 0.08 foot lowes 5: than last month; 0.76 foot lower than-a 'year ago, 0.83 foot below the average stage of February of the last ten years, 2.97 feet below the high stage of February, 1838, sad 0.87 foot February, 1897. During the last ten years the February level has avers aged about the same as the level, and 0.2 foot lower arch level, i above the low . stage of. January --------n Breaks Her t. : New York, March 10.--Anna Fitg- * ' ow Er -------------------------- 3 Representatives of the Jugo-Slev government have informed the oov- ernment here that measures taken by the Italian government to settle 2 the Flume crisis were considered oat isfactory. Cast not out the old water ustil " clusion, that there were no economic grounds justifying the construction of the Nipigon works," declares Mr. Murray, who states that these were built at a time when the Kaministi- quia Power Company was under an agreement -to supply Port Arthur, and had in reserve a sufficient amount of power to cover the power needs of the Thunder Bay district, inclusive of the Fort Willlam load. "The capacity developed on the Nipi- gon River, plus that available from the Kaministiquia Power Company, provides the people of Thunder Bay district with three "horsepower per capita--flve times the per capita capacity available from all sources,, private or governmental, on the Nja~ gara system. When comparison is made of the indsutrial character of these two territories, the overdevel- opment at Nipigon becomes appar- ent." "Port Arthur purchased from the basis the power commission act, makes the of Port Ar- thur lable for $83 per year - on "a 8 1922, and $2,307,013, ary 28th, 1921. J The First Day of Our 5 thick and rich. 21b. box 51c. Cherries 2 Ib. box 61c. 2 Ib. box 4lc. of Quality Candy is Still Homemade Hand Rolled Chocolates Hard, Nut and Soft Centres, Milk Chocolate coatings, very We are noted for our Cherries 2,000 Ibs. Caramels Chocolate, Vanilla, Cocoanut. ONE CENT Sale is Past! Hundreds of pounds Left and Must Be Cleared by Great Candy To-morrow Night ' -~ ~300 Ibs. Chocolate Nut Caramels Everybody in Kingston has eat- em our delightful Nut Caramels. 2 1b. box 41c. 1,500 Ibs. Humbugs The old-fashioned home-made : kind. \ 2 Ib. box 3lec. 500 Ibs. -- Coated Nuts Watuute, Almonds 2nd Filo 2b. box 61c. : y 500 Ibs. Assorted Three flavors--Walaut Butter, Cocannut Butter and Possut Butter. This item fs the only ome mot ade in our own kitchen, Satins 2 Ib. box 5lc. 500 Ibs. Moir's Chocolates 2 Ib. box 61c. CR New York Candy Shop ||