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With Helene Chadwick Che 1 - " aily British Whig YEAR 90; No. 55. ani WOULD SELL THE SYSTEM Central Ontario Power Bad Business Veature For Hydro. THE GREGORY COMMISSION Reports That $35,642 Lost in Three Years oa King- ston Contract. 2 The Ontario Hydro Inquiry Com- mission recommends that the t- ral Ontario system be disposed by the Hydro Bleotric Power Co ion as soon as practicable, in" any event before the maturity of the bonds in 1026. : E" The Central Ontario system, com- monly known as the Trent system supplies, power to the mundoipali- ties from Kingston west to Whitby and north to Fenlon Falls. "The first step," states the Gregory report, "should be to have a comprehensive inventory and valuation made In conference with the government, the comgplesion and the municipalities when an understanding should be ar- rived at as to what properties should be taken over by the municipalities. The properties that the muniocipali- ties do not desire to take over should be disposed of, and the bal- ance should be taken over at prices equal to the balance due the gov | ernment in respeot to its invest- ment." A Bad Business Venture. The report is a severe arraignment of policy of the Hydro Commission in extending its control over the Cent: ral Ontardo system, of the manner in which the properties were acquired «and of the price paid. . "The government, in this system, is Mable for an outlay of more than $12,000,000. The reports have been made to it from time to time and al- though giving much information they have fallen far short of giving a clear and comprehensive view of con- 5 ditions as they now exist." i to generating plants v 8s the. Peterboro A y Campbeliford'| Py MiM, a timober Mmit in the town- Bp of Brunton for which the com. ~ Mission paid $200,000, two water- Works systems at Trenton and -Co- bourg and gas plants at Cobourg, Napanee, Oshawa and Peterboro, The accumulated losses up to Oct. 31st 1922 were $207,167.96. The contracts were badly drawn, and while local electric systems show profits, due to the increase in con addition ey , sumption and the extension of ser- + P vices, the Hydro Commission has to carry the enormous deficits, In the power department the deficit is $374,- $47.44; gas works, $103,430.62; Co- bourg water works, $27,010.13; Pet- erboro Radial Railway, $130,450.52. Kingston Contract Bad. Regarding the Kingston contracts report reads: 'An agreement has resulted in considerable | loss to the province is that with the of Kingston. This agreement was Ot In existence at the time of the ing that Kingston is a loss to Hydro, the local utilities commission an- nounced that owing to the profitable © sale of power in the «ity, power did | + NEW, PEACE OFFER though it is apparent that it was a Bad bargain for the Central system. Some of the would be 'badly off, for at present the com- @ission is fortunate in securing pro- fits on some contracts tor the sale of ~ Power that were taken over from the Electric Power Company. If the mun. S00%ectececrerece : he * TO TURKEY ¢ Constantinop's, March §.-- Premier Poincare has + . stroyed by fire. 4000000000 KINGSTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928, systems are operated by the commis- sion should take over those systems from the government the Joss in rev- enue resulting would be serious. The Central System Milked. The report makes the amazing statement that, money, voted jin the legislature to be expended on the Central Ontario system was not =o expended but was diverted to other systems in the province. From 1916 to 1920 the amount actually divert- ed was $1,719,472.22, and it was ex- pended, not on the property of the province, but on plants throughout Ontario that the province did not own but that were being operated by the commission under the provisions of the Power Commission Act. A large part of this money wes used for building a third pipe line for the Ontario Power Company at Niagara. The purposes for which the appropriations were used cannot have been in the minds of the Legis- lators when the appropriations were made by them. "It is difficult to avoid the con- clusion," states the report, "that when the money was so voted, the Commission never intended to use these moneys for the purposes for which they were asked, but applied for them in order to have mongy to use in other places and for other purposes aMogether. The commis- sion in diverting them was guilty of a breach of faith and showed a flagrant disregard for the law." NEEDN'T PAY CHURCH TAX QUEBEC COURT DECIDES Man Who Gave Notice That He Had Renounced Catho- lic Faith Free. Montrehl, March 6.--Notification that he has renounced the Oatholic Church, if made to the church auth- orities, frees a Roman Catholic from payment of church assessments in this province. That point, of immense importance to many = French-Cana- dians, brought up as Catholics, who object to the compulsiog executed by the church, was decided in the sup- erlor court, when Justice Lane up- hed G. Staubain in- his refusal to pay 'the trustees of St. John Baptiste Parish $3.03 chuich assessment, for which they sued him. Judge Lane dismissed the action taken by the parish, which was for an assessment to reconstruct church buildings de- Permission was given by the legislature to the church authori- ties to levy a tax against perishion- ers owning freehold property after the church burned down in 1898. It was to be spread over fifty years, Mr. St. Aubain paid some of the levies To. free himself from responsibility for any pant of the assessment, the defendant, the judge said, instructed a notary to prepare a declaration of renunciation of Catholicism, which was served on the Catholic arch- bishop of Montreal, and also on the plaintiff's secretary. The defendant, who is fifty-seven years of age, ad- 'mitted he wae baptized a Roman OGatholic, but said he had not pract- ised this religion for twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, though he had allowed his name to remain on the valuation roll of:the city of Mont- teal for school taxes: as a Catholic and had paid these taxes without protest. % Examined as to his religion, de- fendant stated that he had no creed. He believed in a Supreme Being ana a condition of reward and punish- ment after death. His religion, he sald, was "To do unto others as you would that they should do unto you." French Prepare Refutation of German Chancellor's Charges Paris, March 6.--The French have prepared a refutation of German Chancellor Cuno's charges. and pro- tesfly, regarding the extension of oc- cupied areas. A semi-official ncte dunied that Fremce has any idea of se€hing annexation, plus out this country hes expended nearly fifty- areas, while Germany's total repar- aiions payments have been bat six blilion marks end that the Germans, having manipulated the mark, are buying coal abroad. noi Attack Dublin Oity Hall And Telephone Exchange Dublin, March 6.--Rebels attack- &l the city hall and telephone ev- charge during the night, A heavy fre was exchanged with national troops. guarding the buildings bev eral on edther side were wounded ke- fore Free State re-inforcaments ar- rived and drove off the Irregulars. EE -------------------- Prisst Murdered at Mass AN INQUEST | i } four billion francs oa devastated IS ORDERED Into the Death in Kingston of May Dunnett. A CRIMINAL OPERATION Alleged to Have Been Per- formed---Provincial Police . . Detectives Direct Case. Acting under instruction from the provincial police department, Heary Wilson was arrested on Tuesday last as a material witness in 'connection with the death of Miss May Dunnett, who formerly lived on Redan street, Kingston. It was learned on Tues- day monmming that Inspector Ham- mond, of the criminal investigation department of the provincial police force, arrived in the city on Monday a and was.in charge of the investigation. Inspector Hammond is being assisted by Provincial Con- stable Roy Clarke. When interviewed by a Whig re- presentative, the inspector had noth- ing to say about the case but intim- ated that an inquest would likely be held the latter part of this week and' then the facts would become known. On Tuesday morning, the provincial officers had a conference with Crown Attorney T. J. Rigney. It is understood that the case has ad- vanced sufficiently for an action to be taken. \it iy' inderstood that an abortion ope m was performed by a. local doctor some time prior to the death of the young woman. The records at the city clerk's of- fice show that Miss* May Dunnett, aged twenty-two years, died on Jan- uary 27th. According to the death centificate the cause of death was given as influenza, complications, enteritis, exhaustion and heart fail- ure. When the body was shipped to Peterboro it' is understood that it was placed in the vault, and shortly before dt became time to place the remains in the ground, an order was received from provincial police for bidding. the burial until such time as an autopsy to determine the cause of death took place. ¢ The provincial police have been working on the case for over a month. The provincial men were as- sisted by the members of the city police force. The veil of secrecy has been thrown over the whole case, which is ahown in the fact that Hen- ry Whson was arrested almost a week ago and no person outside of the members of the police force were aware that he was being detained in 'the polioe cells. - The Toronto déspatch which ap- reared in the Whig on Monday, gave the name of the girl as May Moore, but this name should have been May Dunnett. FOX FARMING. A Goo9d Number in United States Aro in Industry, Washington, March 6.--Canadians for some years have been taking the lead in the fur farming industry, and Canadiax bred foxes, particularly those of the maritime provinces are famous throughout the United States. It now appears that many peoples on this side of the line are following the example set by Cana- dlans in establishing this profitable industry. A recent bulletin issued by the department of agriculture says: "Important progress has been made In investigations pertaining to the rearing of wild fur bearing ani- mals in captivity. Fur farms are re- are foxes In the United States, that they have between 12,- 000 and 15,000 foxes in ocapiivity, and that the value of the investment 4s about $8,000,000, CIGARETTES AND DRINKS INDUCE HAIR GROWTH Bearded Women on Increase in Paris--S8cientists Ex- plain the Reason. Paris, March 6.--Savant Georges Marin states the number of women having slight growths of "hair on their lips and chins have increased ten per cent. Professors agree that indications for the imminent future "a¥e that women will become bearded ana mustached. Scientists are investi- gating why hair on women develop on their upper lips and chins, The opinion of the majority is that the increasing masculination of modern women is making them like men. Cocktails and cigarettes are in- ducing the growth of hair, statis- tics show, and also certain chemi cals used as ingredients in cosmet- ics. A leading modiste says veils are becoming more and more fashion- able because numerous soclety women are embarrassed by a asllken fringe on their lip and chin. BRITISH OIL CONCERNS ARE VERY MUCH AROUSED Over Concessions by Poland-- Eastern Qalacia Awakens Interest--Allies' Decision Londom, March 6.--It looks as if ofl would decide the fate of another important slice of Europe left more or less dn suspense by the Paris Peace Conference. American inter- ests are apt to he involved deeply. The Allies have finally determined to dispose of BPastern Galicia and European oil interests taken a sudden interest in that of the map. British oil men were, there- fore, much concerned to-day to learn that in commercial treaties re- cently made by France and Italy with Poland, the latter gave impor- tant 'oil concessions to the two larger powers. od It is presumed the concessions are in Bastern Galicia, and e Po- land has been mm forceful on of. this territory since June, 1919, France will naturally want Warsaw's possession legalized. a State does not participate in the contro- versy through Ambassador Herrick, its representative on the Council ot Ambassadors, it is known here former Secretary of State Colby re- presents a powerful American oil group, which is vitally concerned with Galicia's uwitimate nationality. It is understood Mr. Colby will with settling the Galician question. Fortunately, for those who are concerned with Galicia's oll alone, there is also a very large popula- tion to consider. They have revolt- ed once and protested innumerable times against being treated as a Po Bsh province. TO CLOSE SYDNEY BARS Workers' Union Threatens Rum Sydney, N.S., March 6.--The pol- ice are quietly preparing for possible rouble here. Some days ago tue teel Workers' Union notified the Tum sellers of the city that they would be expected to close their bars and cutall their gperations until af- ter today, civic election day, This many have failed to ulo, ana the union is now reported to be or- ganizing a special ploket Berlin Soon to Buy Coal ' From Mines of America Hi | i : FOUND AFTER A LONG HUNT Mani Accused of Murder Arrested din Renfrew. CAME AT LAWRENCE MASS. Murderer Had Eloped With Wife of Man He After- wards Slew. Lawrence, Mass., March 6.--Cyrile Vandenhecke, alia Joseph Vandenke, alleged slayer of Gelain Shureman, of 267 Water street, is a prisoner at the Lawrence county jeil, where he awaits the calling of a special 'murder trial by District Attorney Wildam G. Clark, Haggard and worn through fear of arrest after having successfully cluded the police of the United Stat- es, Belgium and Canada for four and one-half , Vandenhecke was re- turned to this city after being appre- hended at the Renfrew woollen mills, Renfrew, Ontario. The story of his capture reads like a chapter from Sherlock Holmes, A crime was committed here on |the morning of August 9th, 1918. He had left Lawrence only a few weeks pre- viously, eloping to Philadelphia with the slain man's wife, Mrs. Sophie Shureman. The couple were traced by Gelain Shureman, who persuad- ed his wife to return home with her seven-year-old daughter, whom she bad taken with her. Vandenhecke followed and then came the murder tragedy. The poor alm of the alleged slayer saved Mrs, Shureman from sharing the same fate as her husband' : During the four years that follow- ed the fugitive"s travels were many. After leaving Lawrence, he worked hig way to London, on a transport, to France, Belgium, Egypt, Canada, back to the United States and then returning to Canada--all this tells the story of his flight, . - Arrest At Renfrew, Following his arrést in Renfrew 'Rickard Grit- fin, both of Lawrence, his young 'wits was sent for. He ae $ his wife and babe bade him fare- well. He told his wife that there was nothing for her to worry about, as "everything will come out all right." With the meagre information con- tained in a cable from Belgium that the wanted man had married in Can- ada under a false name and was em- ployed in a small woollen mill, the two local police officials went * to Montreal and then Toronto, tracing marriage records for the past four years. They learned that a man named Joseph Vandenk had married a Miss Grace Wade at Brantford, On- tario, during 1920. The presence of a sister-in-law of the alleged murderer was learned. Representing that a friend of Van- denhecke's had just arrived in New York from Belgium, a Canadian im- m lon official and the local of- ficers went to her home and stating that the friend wanted aid from Van- denhecke learned that he was at work in a woollen mill in Renfrew. When arraigned in the local superfor court h pleaded not guilty to two grand jury indictments, one charging the murder of G@elain Shureman and the second attempt to murder Mrs. Shureman. He was then remanded to jail without bail, Wrangling Over Price. Chicago, March 6.--Is $5 too much for a wife? The county board is wrangling over this poser. At a ri if si in fil Hz Nt { : : | | E I f | | 2 8 i E » ¥ Ea 8 § i i ; { : : i J ¥ ¥ i : i i 5 ] i «8 | | I J kB CRITICS SEVERE ON SINGER. No Musical Appreciation Say. the McCormicks. New York, March 6.--Ganna Wal- ska, wife of Harold F. McCormick, of Chicago, and aspirant to operatic fame, will not sing in New York for a time at least. Announcement that her projected concerts here had been postponed came close upon Mrs, Me- Cormick's recital in Boston. She bad been heard in Chicago and an unfavorable verdict was rendered by the critics there. Declaring that Chicago had no musical appreciation, the McCormicks arranged for ap- pearances in Boston and New York. But the majority of the Boston crit- Ics were even more severe than those of the Windy City. Here are a few of their very frank opinions: H, T. Parker, of the Transcript: 'Mme. Waleka's voice is thin, sharp, wily, metallic. She uses it dryly, tautly. She is unskilled and insen- sitive in the arts and means of song --HMne, phrase, modulation, transi- tion, climax. With pace and rhythm, she exhibits nefther intelligence, in- tution, nor the fruits of study." Olin Downes, of the Boston Post: "She has a laudable ambition to sing, but she cannot, After listening to the complete programme of Mme. Walska it is not possible with sin- cerity to say that she ever gave the impression of being an artist." It is reported now that Mrs. Me- Cormick intends to become a mov- ing picture actress. ROBERT A. FOWLER, MP2, PASSES AWAY IN TORONTG He Was Conservative Member For Lennox--Lived on Amherst Island. -- Toronto, March 6.--Reginald Am- herst Fowler, Conservative member for Lennox in the Ontario legisla. ture, died suddenly of heart failure at his temporary residence, 165 Wellesley street, yesterday after- noon. He had not been in best of health since the house opened, but his condition was not such as to cause any serious anxiety among his numerous friends who were to be found on both side of the house. He attended to his parliamentary dut- fes up to Friday last. Mr. Fowler was the oldest mem- od nie 4n paying tribute to his char- and Bterling qualities. Out of respect his memory the house journed 6 o'clock, until 3 o'¢l this afternoon, There will be no by-electio fill the vacancy in the Ontario } for at to matter will be left 'entirely ed by the Consbrvatives, The re- mains will be taken tonight to Nap- anee and from there and across the bay to the Fowler home on Amherst Island. The funeral will probably be held Thursday. The late Mr. Fowler was a son of the late Daniel Fowler, the noted Canadian water color artist, and he resided at "The Cedars", Amherst Island, 150 acres of land, located on one of the most beautiful spots on the island The residence is situated in a grove of elms and cedars and was a spot chosen by his father as his home, and it was here that most, it not all of his beautiful plotures were painted. Mr. Fowler selected the spot for some of his pictures, es- pecially as affording a glorious view of the sunset on Lake Ontario. The late Robert A. Fowler, was born on Amherst Island in'1845, and in addition to farming took a keem interest in municipal affairs always, serving as councillor, reeve and warden of the county of Lennox. He wae twice elected as a Conservative minister to the Legislature, where he always contributed sound advice in all matters introduced. A quiet man, he was genial, and formed many staunch friends. He was an Anglican Brockville, March 6.--A lively de- bate upon the question of church ! ber of the legislature, having sttain- | uty-seventh year. in July BALED HAY HAD LIQUOR $144,000 Worth of Whiskey Seized At Nontreal, -------- CAME FROM CORBIVLE Consignee Denies Knowledge of Shipment---Inv . . Ca To Be Hid Montreal, March 6.--The seizure of $144,000 worth of wliskey hid- den in bales of hay consigned to the city from Corbyville, Ontario, and which arrived in the city over the week-end, has caused a furor at pois ice headquarters and at the oinces of the Quebec liquor commission. As a result of the seizure it is understood that three of the Grand Trunk Railway Company employees which transported the "hay" to Montreal will be subjected to a searching cross-examination The Montreal merchant to whom ene stock was consigned denied having ordered even hay to be forwarded to him from Ontario, and declared that his signature on the papers also seized had been forged, Hon. Jacques Bureau, minister of customs, has been nouged of the Seizure; and the excise department, it is, understood, will hold on inves. tigation The liquor police received infor- mation which led to the discovery. Twelve cars loaded with what ap- peared to be bundles of hay and ad- dressed to a Montreal merchant left Corbyville, a few days 'ago. The cars were brought here by the G.T.R.. When they arrived in Mon- treal they were gone through by the liquor police and the whiskey was dlscovered. The liquor is now in the hands of the Quebec liquor com- mission, but it cannot be disposed of until the excise taxes on the stock have been paid Union to Be Consumated In 1924, Predicts Dr. Chown ssid fals of each body. Dr. Chown has just returned from a tour of the west and leaves shortly for Bermuda. Calgary, March 6.--R. A. Brown, superintendent of the city's streel raliway department on Saturday re ported the failure of the five-cent fare plan. The council decigea to reduce car fares in anticipation of an increased trafic. Two weeks' try- out showed that the system was | carmying less people than during the sime period last yéar. The oN charge was four tickets for 26e. To Have Amusement Tax. Albany, N.Y. rch 6.--The amusement fleld, up to the present has escaped state taxation, would be taxed six per cent. on gross receipts under a bill. which has been introduced by. Assemblyman C. P. Miller, of Gereses. The measure, if adopted, will net between $5,000, C00 and $7,000,000 annually, vr subject to the tax. These would in- ciude both the legitimate and vaude- ville stages, motion pictures and all forms of sporting exhibitions, At Belleville, March 6.--At an early hour on Saturday, a large stone farm residence in Ameliasburg