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NOW SHOWING Scaramouche 2.15 and 8.15 The Daily British W CAPITOL NOW SHOWING e Scaramouch 2.135 and 8.13 pr?' YEAR 91; No. 62. KINGSTON, UNTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1924, ~ RANEY AGAIN : HAS A CLASH With Premier at Feriinn Over 01a Enforcement Dispute. "SINCLAR 13 NOT HOLDING Big Stick Over Liberals As Tory Leaders Do Over Their Followers. Toronto, March 13.--Premier Fer- guson and Hon. W. E. Raney got into such a heated argument in the legislature yesterday afternoon that the speaker intervened and declared the incident closed. Mr. Raney, who was absent from _ the house Tuesday night when the premier spoke on the O.T.A. bill, ob. jected strenuously to the remarks of the premier at that time, as re- ported in the papers. He objected to the premier stating that he had inflamed public opinfon-ih the tem- perance question and that he had "communicated with the constitu- encies" to get them to oppose the bil The premier denied making the Tatter statement. Mr. Raney denied that he had sent jout any messages or had taken any part in sending out telegrams. He also objected to the premler de- scribing him as fanatic. Mr, Ferguson: "I ropeat there was a deliberate attempt to mislead public opigion. I say my honorable friend deliberately tried to convince the public that. I was opposed to the O.T.A. It my honorable friend did not send out the telegrams through- out the province last Saturday, those with whom he is associated did. There was a telegram sent out dur- ing the week-end by the friends ot the cause." Mr. Raney: "Having made un- truthful statements to this house, the prime minister is now trying to justity himself." (Cries of "Order.") Mr. Speaker: "Order, I declare the incident closed." _ . Mr. Raney took his seat without further attempt to speak. Piel i Workmen's Compensation... Hon, W. F. Nickle introduced a bill to amend the Workmen's Com~ pensation Act that will provide for the establishment of a board of re- view as intimated by the premier some time ago. Hon. C. McCrea introduced legis- lation to provide for the settlement of certain questions relative to In- dian land grants between the Fed- eral and Provincial Governments. Second reading was given to Wil- lam Kelth's bill respecting North York dissolving the police village of Kingsdale and vesting the hssets in the township of North York. Col. John Kennedy, of Peel, in- troduced an amendment to the Municipal Act which is somewhat of a second cousin to the Metropolitan Area Bill in that it proposes to make tsomewhat more general the privi- leges now extended certain town- ships adjoining Toronto, It is-de- sired to cover up to six miles outside of cities exceeding 100,000 in popu- lation in regard to treatment as sub- urban areas for purposes of public services such as school facility, sew- age, paving, etc. Attempt on the part of A. Belan- ger, Liberal, of Russell, was made Ato tie the government to a specific date for the holding of a liquor referendum when the Plebiscite Bill came before the house in the com- mittee stage. Raney Gets Set-Back. a Raney Raney in the first instance received a set-back at the hands of Premier Ferguson when he endea- vored to have inserted in the bill a JJengthy preamble of technicalities. "Mr. Belanger moved that a clause be inserted that the vote ho taken on or before July 1st, 1924. Hon. W. F. Nickle stated that the house could hot judge when the fon would end, and therefore contended that a definite date could not be set. 'He twitted the Liberal party for adopting a different attitude from chat of Tuesday night, when they voted solidly against the bill. ' W. BE. N. Sinclair stated that the amendment by his followers was not * a party move, and intimated that did not intend to hold a big stick r their head as the Tory leaders did over their followers. " Mr. Nickle assured the house that all people would be given ample notice of the referendum. winced . Death Sequel To Hockey Sarnia, March 13. -- Blood poi- soning resulting from an injury celved in a hockey game between he Sarnia and Forest Collegiate caused the sudden death at Forest yesterday of Charles Raw-y lings, aged eighteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rawlings, of Besanquet township. . Twenty-six members of the crew of the steamer Santiago, sunk sixty south of Cape Hatteras on ro believed lost, ac- ihe 0 ownery ot | the vessel. $eteervessnerrnes 4 RUSSIA PERSECUTING ROMAN CATHOLICS : -- - Rome, March 13.--Pope Pius has issued an appeal in be- half of Catholics in Russia to all the Governments which have entered into relations with the Soviet. He asks these na- tions, which include Great Britain,. Italy, Spain . and Greece, to bring all possible pressure to bear to build up public opinion and induce the Soviet Government to relax the persecutions from which Catholics in Russia gare suffer- ing. PEPPER I PTO P ILO * + J > 3 * + + * + +> * * * POPP PPFPPIEIIPIERPERDY LIVELY SCENE IN HOUSE. Government Not Backing Rent Re- striction Bill. London, March 13.--There were lively scenes in the House of Com mons yesterday 'in the committee stgge of the -rent restrictions bili, the object of which is to contina. rent control until 1928, instead or 1925, the time set originally for tha decontrol of rentals, and to provide for a period of modified control af- ter 1928. That the Government did not in- tend to back the measure was indi- cated by the withdrawal of John Wheatley, minister of health, and Patrick Hastings, K.C., attorney-gen- eral, from membership on the com mittee. This evoked a protest from the Conservatives, who demanded an adjournment, but were ruled out of order. Labor members Conservatives' speeches, described as dilatory and tive, and they noisily defied chairman's ruling that the mittee should adjourn. The Labor 'members continued the uproar after the chairman had left the chair. BACK CLERKS INTO ROOM "AND LOOT AN OPEN SAFE Robbers Bind Them With Telephone Wires While They Make Clean-up. Rew York, March 13.--Seven arm- ed bandits yesterday entered the of- fices of bound with telephone wire, four clerks, one of them a woman, looted an open safe and escaped in a motor car with jewelry valued at more than $50,000. The seven men entered the store, in a well-populated section of the east side, drew their revolvers and backed the clerks into a rear room, where three of the bandits bound them and stood guard over them vhile the four others hastily swept the contents of the opem safe into valises. From the back room, the helpless clerks then saw the bandits slip their revolvers into their holsters and hurry to a large black auto-| mobile which had been standing at | the curb. THREE FOUND SLAIN IN BURNING HOUSE Two Women and Man Victims at Linden, N.Y.--Slayer interrupted the which they obstruc- the com- Batavia, March 13.--Three per- sons were found murdered in a burning house at Linden yesterday. The dead are: Mr. and Mrs. Thom- as Whaley, and Mrs, Mabel Morse, Whaley and Morse are employees of the Erle railroad. About 8 o'clock neighbors saw flames coming from the windows of the Whaley home. They succeeded in extinguishing the blaze. A search of the house disclosed the args persons. THE CUNARDER ORDUNA SEIZED AT NEW YORK Charge is Viol of the National ition, Narcotic Laws. Washington, March 13.--Govern- ment agents late yesterday seized the Cunarder Orduna in New York har- bor, charging violation of the cus toms, national prohibition dnd narcotic laws. Eight persons were arrested, in- cluding the chief steward of the steamer. -- $10,000 in Whiskey. New York, March 13.--Seizure by customs authorities on order of Sec- retary of the Treasury Mellon of the. Royal Mall Steam Packet Com- | pany liner Orduna was the direc: result of a raid made on the ves- sel Tuesday night when eight mem- bers of the crew were arrested and $10,000 in whiskey and narcotics were seized, it was announced. The raid was carried out after four government agents, it was stated, had entered into an agreement wit, members of the crew whereby the : OBJECTS TO DRASTIC CUT In the Tariff--Euler Wants Careful Enquiry First WARNS THE. GOVERNMENT To Go Slow in the Proposed Changes--Views of the Member. Ottawa, March 13.--In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. W. D. Euler, Liberal member for North Waterloo, following the lead set him by Herbert Marler, Liberal mem- ber for St. Lawrence-St. George, las; week, warned the Government to go slow in its proposed tariff changes. Mr. Euler is generally regarded as the representative of German peo- ple of Ontario in the House of Commons. He was born in Canada, though his forebears came from Ger- many. He is the proprietor of the Kitchener Daily Record, a news Aaper of prominence in Western On. tario. He has in his constituency from 150 to 175 manufacturing es- tablishments of different kinds. He has also a large factory manufact- uring farm implements in his own town of Kitchener. Mr. Euler stated he believed that the whole tariff structure of the Dominion ought to be overhauled, and belleved that a permanent tariff commission ought to be appointed to advise governments on tariff mat- ters. Without any hesitation he stated that he belleved in the tarifr for revenue and in a tariff tha. would maintain a legitimate indus try. He stated that he was in agree- ment with the pledges of the Liberal party as made in 1921, when, dur- ing the election campaign, it was stated that were the Liberal party returned to power no legitimate in- dustry would be injured. He was very emphatic in stating that no drastic or serious readjustment should be made without the most careful in- vestigation as to the probable results of such readjustment. rE The Workingmen. Mr. Euler stated that he was not it favor of any policy that is going to place the Canadian workingman in competition with the laborer who lives on a lower scale in the coun tries of Europe and Asia, and he would not pit the workingman o: his constituency, against the '"'cheap sweatshop labor" of a foreign coun- try, where people are living in 'm- proper conditions. Mr. Euler complimented the pres!- dent of the Canadian National Rail- ways for the success which he had achieved. He said that he thought he was making good, but criticized him for making a mistake in connee- tion with the purchase and the man- ner of purchase of a certain hotel in the city of Paris, He reaffirmed his belief in the public ownership of ralways and made the prediction that if ever there i8 a monopoly of railways in this country, that mon- opoly will obtain when the people of Canada own all the railways in the country. 3 The Leeds Member. H. A. Stewart (Conservative, Leeds) urged the necessity for lower taxation. He suggested the abolition of the sales tax* and the substitu- tion therefor of a moderate turnovey tax, which would be easily collecta- ble and would provide revenue with- out imposing a hardship. He urged that a reduction in income tax haa been necessary through reduction in the United States. Mr. Stewart objected to any re- duction in the tariff on agriculture. al implements. This tariff was very low at present. If decreased further it would result in driving some of the manufacturers out of business. He agreed that the tariff needed re vision, but in many respects the re- vision should be upward. This was especially so in regard to agricul- tural products. He compared the United States and Canadian duties on farm products, and said that fig. ures showed a serious discrepancy between these duties, which was op- erating to the detriment of the Can. adian farmer. He believed a unity, but warned the west that east and western Canada could newer be un- ited by destroying the industries of the former. Asks 250,000,000 Pounds For Empire Migration London, March 13. 13.--Fourteen ganizations interested in the promo- fton of emigration have united to support a letter addressed tc the London Times dy the chairman of the council of the Royal Colonial In- stitute urging the government to de- vote to empore settlement a capital sum of £250,000,000. It is claimed that the interest on the sum would alleged whiskey and narcotics would be delivered at an-appojated place. be only a small fraction of the ex- Jenditits 94 VusHHIoymoM. Setter ett It tte - + TO ENQUIRE INTO SCHOOL PROBLEM Quebec, Mareh 13.--The ap- poitment of a committee to enquire into the Protestant Jewish school problem in Mont- real was promised in the leg- islature last night by Premier Taschereau. The premier sald the legislation based on its report would be introduced in the house next year. AA EE EE EEE EE] - + + +» + + + > + * + + + * * * CPF FFFFTCTPSPOEELS FEELING OF OPTIMISM. in Western Canada Is Surely Improving. Montreal, March 12.4. E. Dalrymple, vice-president'in charge of traffic of the Canadian National Railways, returned to Montreal this morning after an extended trip: to Western Canada. He visited the principal western agencies of the National Rallways, particularly for securing first hand knowledge of ex- isting business conditions through- out the country, and he has return- ed convinced that from the poiat of general business, trade and trans- portation the year is one of genuine promise. Mr. Dalrymple's Impression of conditions in the three prairie pro- vinces are most heartening. He found there a feeling of real optim- Ism, and business is slowly but sure- ly Improving. Business MARRIAGE MORE POPULAR Statistics Showed Increase "OveF 1011 ani 1001. Ottawa, March 13. seems to be increasing in popularity. According to a census bulletin issu- ed today, persons in each sex was greater in 1921 (when the last census was tak. en) than in either 1911 or 1901. In 1921, the percentage of married males was 37.49 and of married fe- males, 38.32. In 1911, the percen- tages were: Married males, 34.85; married females, 36.97. CONSTANT PERSONAL CONTACT 15 NECESSARY By the Various Governments of the Empire to Maintain 1921 rages ls : 5) London, March 13.--"I suppose the British Empire was one @f the fabrics which in some people's opin- fon would be first to fall asunder on the advent of the Labor govern- ment," declared Premier Ramsay MacDonald at the annual meeting of the empire Parliamentary Asso- ciation, "The real fact Is," he continued, '"'we are anxious to make this coun- try so big and influential in the best sense of the term that the great dominions will feel proud of being associated with us.' Premier MacDonald urged that only by constant personal contact empire maintain harmony. WHEAT AND FLOUR. Canada Not Dependent on United States as Market. Ottawa, March #3.--A statement of wheat and wheat flour exports for the six months ending February, is- sued to-day, shows the very slight extent to which Canada is dependent on the United States as a market for either. Of the total 180,036,000 bushels of wheat exported during the six months, only 17,916,393 went to the United States, or 8,300,000 bush- els more than during the same months last year. Britain took 126,- 549,000 bushels. Flour exports were 6,503,506 barrels, or about 500,000 more than for the same months a year ago. Of this the United" States took only 109,000 barrels, as against 326,000 for the same months last year. HAD BEEN DESTITUTE. Eskimo Woman Survivor of Wrangel Arctic Expedition. Seattle, Wash?, March 13.--Ada Blackjack, the twenty-five-year-old Eskimo woman, who was the sole survivor of the Wrangel Arctic ex- pedition, rescued by Harold Nolice, last summer, is in a city hospital with her seven-year-old som, Ben- nett, suffering from tonsiktis. She has been living with 'her boy in rooms in destitute circumstances. Montreal Academy Burned. Montreal, March 13.--Flire last night destroyed L'Academic Mell. leur, a four-storey building belong- ing to the Montreal public school commission, in the eastern section of the city. <The property estimated at $350,000 Bank of France Statement. Paris, March 13.--A statement of the 'Bank of France. issued to-day, showed a total of notes in circula- tier of 39,929.800,000 francs, a de- crease of 336,132,000. This com- pare with an Increase of 821,225, 000 the proportion of married | could the various governments of the { loss is]. | NAVY FIGURES A Reduction of ol 22000" Pounds Is In Is Indicated. : | A SETBACK 1S BH By MacDonald Goveriiien on Motion to Discuss the | Army Estimates. | London, March 13.--Great Brit- ain's navy estimates for 1924-25, as given out in a statement to-day by the first lord of the admiralty, Vis | count Chelmsford, amount to £55, ~] 800,000 or a reduction of £2,200,- 000 as compared with the estimates | starting | de- an | cludes the cost entailed In five new crulsers and two new stroyers, plans for which were nounced in parliament recently. The total strength of the person- nel in all ranks will be 100,500, against 99,600, in 1923-24. This is | exclusive of coastguard and marine | police which willl remain virtually | unaltered. Setback For Government. | London, March 13.--The MacDon- | | ald Labor government received a set- | -- Marriage | | back in the House of Commons when | war department, has been issued. | the proposal of J. R. Clynes, deputy | leader in the house, for the suspen sion of the eleven o'clock adjourn- | ment rule to discuss the army esti-| mates, was defeated by a vote of 231 | to 207. The Government, however, | does not consider this a vital de- feat. CITY PLEASED OVER ' GIRLS' CAMP LOCATION | "Camp Frontenac" Should Be, Very Great Asset to the City. Great satisfaction was expressed in | civic circles on Thursday over the | announcement that "Camp Fronte- nae," a recreation camp for girls, lished this summer on the St. Lawrence, five miles roi Kingston. Dr. Sands, city clerk, and mem- bers of the local committee on in- dustries, assisted the parties inter- ested in looking over sites In this district and they are satisfied that a most ideal spot has been secured for this camp, reference to which is made in another page in this issue. It is expected that the camp will draw a very large number of visitors to Kingston as relatives and friends | of the girls who attend the camp | will want to visit them and King- stop will be the convenient spot for | them, to stay and here is another | case pointing out the need of a | | hotel. It is also expected that Kingston | will benefit as a result of the sup-| plies neéged for the camp. Coples®hf the booklet, explaining | all about the new camp, are being distributed throughout the city and | it is believed that Kingston will de- | rive a great benefit through the ad- | vertising Kingston is mentioned | in the booklet as "one of the oldest | towns and offers much of Interest. The district around Kingston is dot- | ted with small lakes which provide | the goa! for short trips and where | there is fine fishing. The air Is in-| vigorating the temperature during | the summer days usually eighty degrees and the nights | enough' to make woollen blankets necessary. There is no mosquito | nuisance." | ------ Smallpox Situation Better, ! Toronto, March 13.--Dr. J. W. 8 McCullough, medical officer of health, stated this morning that the smallpox situation throughout the | province was showing a general im- provement this morning accarding to | the latest advices received by his| department. 'The situation is Im- proving both in Windsor and in Nor- | thern Ontario." stated Dr. MeCul- lough. "Outside of that we have heard nothing new on the subject." ------ around | Demand Confiscation. New York, March 13, --Govern- ment confiscation of the Royal Mall steam packet company's passenger ship Orduna was demanded today in a libel sult filed in the federal court by the United States district attor- ney's staff as the result of the nar- cotic and liquor raid aboard the ves- sel yesterday morning. Dissolves Reichstag Berlin, March 13.--President Eb- ert dissolved the Reichstag today. Hie action is in consequence of the determination of the soclalists to in- sist on the revision of the special emergency ordinances promulgated by the government, notably the tax regulations. At Ogdensburg, N.Y., plans are completed for taking over the Os- wegatchie Yacht club property and converting it into a public park as THE BRITISH |: | President Cosgrave. ihe board's jurisdiction throughout { were brought into actuality he { lieved that members of the {try and Whitney councils establizh- | ments. By. their operation he affirm. | staffs or wages. & memorial to the world war veter- T[eeteetteteet eres COUEISM PRACTISED AGAINST GRIPE Paris, March 13.--The prac- tice of Coueism, but 'with a sort of reverse English, is be- ginning to spread among the Parisian population.' In one of + the numerous cabarets in + Montmartre a sign has been posted prominently, reading: "All conversation about the + grippe is strictly forbidden." > * * * 3 + | ® * ° . CPP EPP PPBIOSIISISIOLDY NN ---------- News of f the Wires In Condensed Form Two mill®en lire were donated by the 'Pope to aid needy German chil- dren, Sir Willlam Duff Reid, the Newfoundland railway, at Montreal. Mrs. Mae Roach, was burned to dea lat Toronto, A hundred million dolar loan for | builder ot is dead | aged forty-six th in her home | for the present year. This figure in- { Fpance has been arranged by a group i this morning that much headed by Pierpont Morgan. _ Approximately 10,000 Finlanders | will émigrate from their native land | this summer to settle in Canada, | The Woodstock Board of Trade tive of three hundred new members. The establishment by Great Brit- ain and Australia of a common navy was advocated by Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field at Adelaide. At Warsaw an edict against the wearing of silk stoekings and other | finery by women employees of thu | The British House of Lords, by a vote of 57 to 15, carried a motion to the effect that the taxation of bet- ting was desirable and practicable. As a result of financial difficulties, the affairs of the Telfer Biscuit | | Company, Toronto, have passed into | | the hands of an interim receiver. General Tobin and Col. Dalton, who demanded a discussion of the Anglo-Irish treaty, have withdrawn their demands and apologized to John Jacob Astor, who lost seat in the British Commons by voting before taking the oath was returned unopposed on Wednesday for the Dover division of Kent. The railway commissioners report 1,096 fires, due to all causes, origi- nated within 300 feet of railway lines in forest sections subject to Canada In 1923, ] British iron and steel interests have not participated in any Rahr LAST EDITION EXPECT MUCH FROM PROBE By Couniliee of of Drury Gov- ernment Bond Activities DUMMY COPY OF REPORT Of Gregory Power Gommis- sion Filed in Legislature By Premier Ferguson. Toronto, March 13.--While the opening meeting of the public = aec~ counts committee of the legislature was not productive of anything of a startling nature, members of the le- | gislature who are supporters of the government are united in the opinion essential ground work was covered. Evidence of Deputy Provincial Treasurer Mathews relative to the insurance of treasury bills by the department and the activities of as | has started a drive with an objec-| Douglas K. Ridout and Thomas M. Roadhouse in this connection is, it is' claimed by those Interested in the probe, is merely the beginning of a series of disclosures of activities of bond houses in Toronto, The Gregory Report. Toronto, March 13.--The long waited report of the Gregory investi- gating commission that since April 1923, has been engaged in probing the Hydro-Electric administration and development in the province, will be tabled in the legislature this afternoon, Premier Ferguson will file with the clerk of the house a "dum- my" copy of the report owing to the fact that the voluminous nature of the actual findings of the commis- sion would necessitate the use of a motor truck to bring them tp the chambers. FORMER SHOW GIRL KILLS MALE COMPANION After Tour of Chicago Night Dance Restaurants--A Bizarre Wager. Chicago; March «13. --Mrs. Belva Overbeck Gaertner, Ohio divorcee, sobbed out a story to the police yé¥:' concessions, which, notwithstanding | terday of a gin-engendered hiatus in the fact: that exceedingly attractive | her memory, during which, the po- inducements were offered, | considered good investments. TWO MONTHS IS ENOUGH FOR WORK OF PARLIAMENT {According to President Moore, of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress. Ottawa, March 13.--"We got through 'as much work in one week at the Dominign Trades Congigss as the federal house of parliament dees in six weeks," declared Tom Moors president of the Dominion Trade and Labor*Congress, in addressing a meeting of civic employees here last night. From an efficiency stand- point he suggested that instead of long-winded debates and speeches be- ing allowed on the fioor of the house, that they be confined from ten to twenty minutes. If this reform house could complete their work in two months instead of four, with the con- sequent of money to the country, Mr. Moore advised his audience to seek to have joint councils of indus- ed in government and civic depart- ed that economy which the federal | government sought to bring ahoyt could he effected through increased efficiency, rather than by reducing he-k are not! lice say, she shot and killed Walter R. Law, an automobile salesman. as they were returning early this morn- ing in her automobile from a round of the cabarets. It was a strange story Mrs, Gaert- fier told, of a night of drinking thay culminated in tragedy after a bizarre wager beiween her and 'her admirer that either could shoot the other in a one-guy duel, with the flip of a coin to determine who should hava the first shot. Two policemen founa the hody of Law hunched over tha wheel of Mrs. Gaertner's car a short distance from her home, and a shore time later, through the license num- ber, found the woman in her apare- ment. Although raving, and stating that she was drunk she admittea ownership of the revolver found in the car. . The former show girl was ordered held for grand jury action, The President of France, Alex- andre Millerand, has become the pat- ron in France of the recently formed Canadian History Society in Eng- land. The Portugese government has decided to withdraw all duties on imported meats, for the purpose of reducing the cost of living. The seventh anuvlversary © of the overthrow of the Russian Emperor Nicholas is being observed through. out Russia. . Princess Mary, it is reliably stat- ed, will be a mother again In Aug- ust, The Welland Canal will open eayly in April. - "You oy Said It, Marceline!" CELINE #ALROY. Jptoean to Liver Some MEN SPEND Two-thirds of LIFE WORKING-- oe Well, if this is All the BRAINS 'they have They should certainly ° Keep RIGHT ON, For, in TIME, They will do their JOB Well. and EVERYTHING ELSE--INDIFFERENTLY; Yes. even their LOVE _ Will be FLAVORLESS. A MAN should. be A man of AFFAIRS From 9 TILL 6; 'And THEN he should be A than of "AFFAIRES" From § TILL Well, he shotild TAKE time, And MAKE time for Everything worth while-- For man who, after work, Steps and LEARNS How the OTHER HALF Of the world LIVES (THE BETTER HALF?) May have LESS money In later years, but Bel) bu RICH ls MEMORIES, Sek, 0% Seti Aen