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KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924, ES ¥ . London, July 10.--Great satisiac- : Hou Was expressed (o-day through- t Britain over the results of Pre. mler MacDonald's visit to Paris, ani hs seemed 10 be felt that the = Allled conference on reparations wo open here July 16th as pran- 3 ery MacDonald is still su'fering © from ill-health but made known his . © Intention to make a statement In ® House of Commons during the > Decision Next Week. : don, July 10.--The decision ot. Judicial committee of ine council on the petition of W. , K. C., Toronto, on behalf accused directors of the de- i Home Bank of Canada, for the lon of the judicial committee's 1 leave to the attorney-gen- il of Ontario, to appeal against 6 Middleton's judgment grant- ga Speedy trial to the accused, be rendered next Monday or ---- itt e%0c00rt0000s : * % EDMONTON BASKETBALL b GIRLS DEFEAT FRENCH t _ Bdmonton, Alta, July 10.-- * Bdmonton girls basketball team, champions of the world, * a French picked team ® fo the Olympls basketball trials - Wednesday by a score of 64 to 18, according to word received + J + * + + * * * * + + * \ $0000 000000000 W---- { uly 10.-~There will be interference In the sentence of _ death pronounced on Walter Muir, ; young New Yorker convicted of mur at Valleyfield, Quebec, it is [tie announced. The formal or- for-in-couneil was approved yeste:. ir will be executed at Valiey- t Muir was found guilty by of having shot and kitled bviolette in a tavern at val- 3 last September. He was sent- ented to hang on April 4th, of the rese 'year, but 'later a reprieve anted until July 11th, 50 as to it of an appeal. The appeal was sed. The evidence submitted ir and two companions were Valleyfield tavern and one of companions. engaged in a quar. with Laviolette. Lavioletie was a ver fifty years of age, while is twenty-one years old. Muir in the quarrel, produced a er and fired five shots, the 0 'at the floor, the second two @ victim, and the last & the wall of the room. 8 testified that though Muir drinking beer, he was sober rie) COEF 229 2900000900 PN : 4 HON. CHARLES DUNNING , VISITS BIRTHPLACE . London, July 10. -- Hon. Charles Dunning, premier of Saskatchewan is at present on a visit to Leyester, the scene of his boyhood days. Before going to Canada he worked in a fac- tory at Leicester and he will visit this plant too. He was giv- en a public reception by the municipality ' of Leicester to- day. On Saturday he will visit Croft, his birthpiace, and will receive.an address of welcome. PEELS PILL GINS SG * PEEP EPPP POP 0000 * P00 PPPTRFIIOCRIRPLSY Construction of Toronto Viaduct Is Assured Ottawa, July 10.--Introduction of legislation at the present session of parliament to provide for con- struction of the Toronto viaduct is now practically assured. A large delegation consisting of representa- tives of the Toronto city council, the railways and the Toronto board of harbor commissioners met Hon. George P. Graham, minister of rail- ways and canals, this morning and practically agreed upon a plan of modified construction to cost $28,- 500,000, FAMILY READS WHIG FOR EIGHTY YEARS This Is the Boast of Mrs. J. H. Roach of - Pittsburg Township. To have had the British Whig read by members of her family prac- tically ever since the paper was first published in 1834, is the prow. boast of Mrs. J. H, Roach of R. R. No. 1. In renewing her subscription on Wednesday Mrs. Roach took oc- casion to mention this fact to a Whig representative. She recalled the Whig going into the family for eighty years and stated that it was first taken by her grandfather, William Bouner, who lived on the 4th concession, Pittsburgh township and later on by her father William Bonner, Jr. and following her father, Mrs. Roach subscribed to the paper. "Our home would not he complete ) without the Whig coming into it," said Mrs. Roach. : | -- A th manager meets many people from day to day, who have been subscrib- ing to the Whig all their lives. | News of f the Wires | In Condensed Form Patrick Burke, hotel man of Nia- gara Falls, N.Y., was murdered and robbed of a thousand dollars by bandits. = Picton is expecting that its hydro domestic rate will be reduced to the same figure as that in Toronto and that street lighting would be twen- ty-five per cent. cheaper than at pres- ent. From April 1st, 1918, to May 31st, 1924, a total of 2,060 Japanese wo- men entered Canada as settlers, Dur- ing the same period 439 male Jap- anese laborers and 1,345 male Jap- anese, other than laborers, were ad- mitted. C. C. Wates, Edmonton, Alberta, M. D. Geddes, Toronto, and Cu. Ay Fynn, Cleveland. Ohio, will try and scale Mount Gerkle of the Canadian Rockies this year. President of Canadian Woollen Manufacturers' Association abso- lutely denies Canadian woollen man- | utacturers have asked for adjustment of special selling privileges granted United Kingdom manufacturers. Campbeliford council has entered an appeal against the action of the county council in raising tha agnaii- zation of the towns and villages ten por cent., as was done at the June session, after an increase of sixteen per cent. had been made in 1923. You Said It, Marcelinel" ~~ MARCELINE CALROY. For learning; SILLY PEOPLE Can't keep their MOUTH shut, | But a GREAT WOMAN wu A MIRROR held up to lite |= whieh ererrons sees Reflected THE BEST DIVISION OF CANTEEN FUND ---------- A Central Board to Have Dis- posal of $100,000. PROVINCE ALLOTMENTS Boards For Each Province Will Ascertain the Wishes of In- terested Residents, Ottawa, July 10.--Under legisla- tion to be brought down by Hon. Dr, Beland, Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, canteen funds will be distributed on the following basis: a (1) The sum of $20,000 to be held for payment of any outstanding occounts; (2) The sum of $100,000 to be paid to a central board of three trus- tees appointed by the Governor-in Council, without remuneration, to be used in such amounts and such manner as it may deem best for the maintenance and assistance of an adjustment service and bureau for the benefit of ex-service men and their dependents; (3) The sum of $50,000 to be paid to the United Services" fund of Great Britain and the sum of $50,- 000 to be paid to the American Red Cross, to be used by them, respect- ively in such manner as they deem proper for assistance in speciaily meritoridus cases of ex-members of the Canadian expeditionary force who have served in France or Eng- land, and their dependents, resident in Great Britain or the United States. as the case may be, and who are in genuine distress; (4) The residue of the canteen fund to be divided into nine pro- vincial allotments in the proportion indicated by the following percent- ages: Alberta, 7.346 per cent. British Columbia and the Yukon, 10.286 per cent. Manitoba, 10.702 per cent. New Brunswick, 4.23 per cent. Nova Scotia, 6.439 per cent. Ontario, 41.641 per cent. 'Prince Edward Island, 857 per MAB ve 3 AL Quebec, 12.718 per cent. Baskatchewan, 5.808 per cent. (5) The provincial allotments will be paid to a provincial board of trustees appointed by the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council in each pro- vince, without remuneration, empow- ered to receive and hold the provin- cial allotment and to ascertain the wishes of those interested and resid- ing in the province, concerning the disposition of such allotment, "to determine the object to which the allotment should be devoted and to administer the same for such ob- Ject or to provide for such adminis- tration by other, and to such other things as may be indicated in the Order-in-Council appointing them." The expenses in connection with the trust to be a charge on the ave ment, U.S. TOURIST TRAFFIC 10 CANADA TREBLES Dominion OMcial Declares That Canada's Good Roads Pay for Themselves. Ottawa, July 10.--United States tourist traffic into Canada trebled within the last three years, accord- ing to J. B. Harkin, dominion parks commissioner, at the weekly lun- cheon of the Rotary Club here yes- terday, Mr. Harkin sald that in 1921 'the number of United States cars which entered Canada was 617,- 387; In 1923 the number had reach- ed 1,942,387. The speaker urged that good roads pay for themselves. He said that in the past five years 191 million dollars had been spent on roads in Canada but that 118 mil- lion dollars of foreign tourist traffic had been brought in, which repre- sented a large yield on capital expen- diture, ---------- Finnish Star Wins. Colombes Stadium, France, July 10.--Pavao Nurmi, Finnish distance star, won the final of the 1,500. metre run. Nurmi's time of three minutes cord. The o0ld record was 3 "mins. 68 4-5 seconds. Nurmi holds the world's record for the distance, "3 minutes, 53 seconds flat. ------ii At least thirty boys will make up the first contingent to A DISTINGUISHED VIRGINIAN, For ten days the national conven- | tion of the Democrati¢ party, in ses- sion in New York City, has peen deadlocked as to the choice of a can- didate for president of the United States. x It has been quite evident that the opposing factions supporting the two leading candidates, '@uvernor Smith of New York William Gibbs McAdoo, wouldihave great dif- ficulty in uniting upon amy compro- mise candidate, In spite ot many statements to the coit , 1% gcems quite certain. that the gituation which developed in Néw York City was the result less of political forces than of certain qualifications of both of these candidates with refor- ence to the prohibition question, the Ku Klux Klan, and religious issues, which made either of them quite un- acceptable to the supporters of the other, For many months there has been considerable evidence that neither Smith nor McAdoo could win the no- mination and various surveys which have been made of the candidates suggested the likely possibility that it would finally go to John W. Davis, Events have justified these pro- phecies, John William Davis, son of Jokn J. and Anna Davis was born at Clarksburg, West Virginia, April 13th, 1873. He was graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1892, receiving the B.A. degree. In 1895 he received the degree of LL. B, from the same institution. Since that time, he has beem honoured with the doctorate of laws by Uni- versity of Birmingham, England, University of Glasgow, Union Uni- versity, and Yale University, as well as by his own Alma Mater. After graduation Dr, Davis taught law for two years amd then started active practice in his home city. In later years he has.been a member of the firm of Stetson; Jennings and Russell of New York City. Dr. Davis has served as a member of the West Virginia House of Dele- gates, and in two Congresses--the 62nd and 63rd, resigning to become ambassador to (reat Britain. In this latter office, which he occupied during 1918 to 19821, a very ecredi- table record wag ade. It seems Quite proper to co r him as an ust or mes Jie "aid Page, men possessing such an insight into the life and ideals of the English- speaking peoples on both sides of the Atlantic, their similarities and thelr differences, as to make them invalu- able in the promotion of internation- al good-will and understanding. As a lawyer John W. Davis has the very highest standing. His legal attainments are little Jess than - ca- traordinary. He has been president of the American Bar Association, ang Is an honorary bencher of the Ald lle Temple. Dr. Davis has beea called the Charles Evans Hughes of the Democratic party. That he sas been a consistent supporter of the League of Nations and of the Wilsca poli- cles is of course well known. If John W. Davis can reconcile the divergent groups in his party, he is personally a very attractive caadi- date. He is Possessed of presence and force and is in the best sense a gentleman. In presenting him to the American electorate as its candidate for the high office of president of the Unit- ed States it need make no apology. It John W. Davis is elected in No- vember, the long and rather discour- aging convention struggle of July has not been in vain. Two Young Men Meet 63 seconds set a new Olympic re.| Death By Drowning Cornwall, July 10.--Bryce Alguire, aged twenty-eight years was drowned while swimming In an old quarry near here. He entered the water while over- heated and the sudden change of temperature affected his heart. ; A ---- g Pembroke, July 10.--Samuel Smith, aged twenty-six years, of Hull, Que, a river driver for " Gillies Bros., wag drowned yes- 'terday while engaged in open- ing a log jam on the north ' branch of Petawawa river, just 'below the Five Miles rapids, made as follows: JOHN W. DAVIS: 1S NONINATED As Democnitc Candidate For Present o the 1S A WILD SCENE ENSUED When 103d Ballot Made Him Choice--Nebraska Man His Running Mate. New York, July 10.--The record- breaking Democratic convention of 1924 went wild again yesterday af- ternoon when the nomination of John W. Davis, of West Virginia, broke the deadlock on the 103rd ballot. Cheers, shouts, flag waving and enthusiastic marching around the hall marked the outcome most prolonged and bitterest coa- vention fight in American political history. As the Davis vote rapidly mount- ed in the fateful 103rd ballot, Tom Taggart, of Indiana, moved to make the nomination by acclamation. A terrific shout went up in the Gar- den, and the West Virginia delega- tion, waving the white, blue and gold state flag and bearing aloof enor- mous pictures of nominee, launch- ed into a parade about the Garden. Every state standard was immedi- ately in line. The band blared "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah." Hundreds of delegates sang and shouted. The galleries look- ed on quietly though their handker- chiefs waved. - Immediately all the state sfand- ards which had previously been parading for other candidates, some of them in the midst of hard fought battles of partisan dispute, were carried into the aisles of the convention hall, while a swirling, perspiring, but happy crowd of dele- gates followed in a procession ' of joy and jubilation. The band swung into "Dixie." "The Bittle Hymn of the Republie," "Maryland," and other familiar airs. which had been dinned into the ears of the convention in a ceaseless fus. lade of music for the last two weeks. a gaa Governor Ritchie himself led the Maryland delegation in the proces- sion, and for a convention as pro- longed and hard fought as the pre- sent one had been the demonstra- tion for Davis was a demonstration of unity and good feeling and re- Het. Charles Bryan, chosen as candidate for presidency. : Nebraska, was the vice- ---- Britain Carries Greatest Burden. New York, July 10.--The national debt of the United States is the smallest in proportion ta public wealth of any of the nations en- gaged in the war béing only one- fifth or one-sixth of the percentage of the other countries. Great Britain is carrying the greatest debt bur- den. . r---- A DOLLAR I8 BUYING TWICE AS MUCH NOW Figures Quoted Comparing the Costs of Staples Now and In 1920. 'Pete boro Examiner, A citizen who walted unth the postal strike had passed over in or- der that he might not be regarded as inimical to their Interests has esti- inated that the cost of many of the articles of food 'and clothing are fifty per cent less than they were four years ago. Referring to the costs in 1920 and ccmparing them with those of to- day he cited these salient declines in the prices of what are regarded as staple goods, For example: granu- lated sugar at this time in 1920 was selling around $25 a hundred pound asagainst §8.47, the prevailing price a few days ago when he called atten- 'tion te the contrast. Potatoes four years ago were $7 a bag as against $2.25 and $2 now. The list may be 1920 $25.00 7.00 7.50 White sugar......... $8.47 Potatoes oe. Flour .. Lard .... 40¢ BECOR ~+ avs vase. 400 Ham .... .... ....75-80¢ These are index prices, in t. Boots he afi fit por exnt. cheaper. Seen ee "ree sane udes some conspicu- as rentals which have ightly more favorable of the | 1924} |S 0000R000 0000000; + ONE PHASE FINISHED « TOWARDS CANCER CURE ' ---- \ Philadelphia, July 10.--Dr. * T. J. Glover, formerly of To- # ronto declared - before the Clinic Association at the Acade- my of Sciences here that one Phase was finished toward can- cer cure. Drs. Louden, McCos mack and King, Toronto, gave endorsation. * * Perr ee ee ¢S449%00 4 FFT PI RPG PIOONS ------ REDUCED TAXATION. Massey Also Hopes to Cut Railway Freight Rates. Wellington, July 10.--Speaking on the address, Mr. Massey, the prime minister, said the reductions of tax- ation effected hitherto totalled £1,- 500,000, and he hoped to make fur- ther reductions and also to reduce railway freight rates. He read com- munications between the British and New Zealand governments in regard te the resolutions of the Imperial Conference. The British: government Pointed out that the declarations of the Labor party made it impossible for the government to propose new or increased food taxes, but it would observe the principle of Imperial preference in regard to existing food taxes, while these remained, but this was without prejudice to the reten- tion of absolute freedom to propose the removal of food taxes when such action was deemed expedient. Mas- sey in his reply expressed regret on the part of the Dominion and added that he hoped still that preference would be adopted some day. THE REORGANIZATION OF POSTAL SERVICES The New Men Who Prove Fit! Will Be Retained in Positions. Ottawa, July 10.--Instructions which have been sent out by the post office department in regard to the reorganization of the postal ser- vices in places affected by the re- cent strike, were explained at the department yesterday as meaning that all men taken on during the strike who make good and display the necessary fitness will be kept on and absorbed into the permanent segvice, and those who fail to meas- ure up will be jet go. All half-time men who went on strike will be dis- pensed with. There has been no decision as yet concerning the strik- ers who have returned to work, but they are meanwhile engaged as helpers and paid at that rate, regard- less of their previous rank. Eventu- ally they will probably ' get back their old positions, save those to be retired under the Calder Act of whom the number is considerable. St ------ REV. J. H. EMARD DEAD. Was Stricken While Ww, in His Garden in Ve oldng Regina, July 10.--Stricken as he was walking through his garden, Rev. Joseph H. Emard, a brother of Archbishop Emard, of Ottawa, and one of the best known Oblate Fath- ers In Canada, dled suddenly at Martievale, Sask, yesterday. Death was caused by heart disease. He had just celebrated mass, | Rev. J. H. Emard was born at) St. Hubert, Que., in 1862, and was ordained in Montreal in 1887. He served as a professor at the Univer-, sity of Ottawa and at Niagara Uni- versity in Buffalo, N.Y. " TT ---- STRANDED IN BRITAIN. ---- Many From Dominions Said to Lack Work, London, July 10.--g. Lansbury (Labor) speaking in the House of Commons last night, said there was a considerable number of stranded people from the Dominions at pres- ent in Britain, and he urged the holding of a conference with the high commissioners to devise meth- ods of repatriation. He declared that many men who had served in the war had returned to Britain un- der the mistaken impression that there was plenty of employment available. Berlin, July 10.--Adolt Hitler's resignation of the leadership of the National Socialists marks a definite ascendancy of Ludendorff ership and the shelying of Herr Hitler who since the unsuccessful pies: T up- rising has ound continually. It is Eases that the former lead. er's withdrawal was caused by his disapproval of the party's parias mentary course and of General Lu- dendorfl's emphasis upon "the cul- tural and religious issues.™ :T0 PROROGUE WEEK HENCE Next Thursday To Wind Uj Par liament's Business. SILIRY OF $2500 For Tnspector-General of Baas, Who Must Be a Most In- dependent Man. Ottawa, July 10.--Parliament is to prorogue on Thursday next. Morn- ing sittings will be held beginning on Saturday. When the House of Commons went into committee of supply yesterday to amend the Bank Act, providing for the office of ipspector-general, a varied discussion took place upon the salary to be paid to the sata or. ficial. The supplementary estimates provide for a maximum salary of $25,000, and many members ques- tioned the desirability of paying such a salary at the outset, believing that it should be graduated accord- ing to the ability of the inspector- general. The minister, however, took a firm stand in the matter, stating that the consensus of opinion was that a competent man would be worth the salary fixed in the estimates, and | that many men in the banking pro- fession had doubted if they could get a competent man at that salary. He expressed his agreement 'Witn the Suggestion of W. F. Maclean, Conservative member for South York, that the inspector-general must be independent of the banks, and that the banks should have abso- lutely nothing to do with the ap- pointment. Mr. Robb also sald that there would be no difficulty in get- ting a man, as he already had a large number of applications. A feature of the discussion was the defeat of the motion of W. C. Good, Progressive, Brant, that the fection of the bill stating the non- liability of the Government to the depositors in Canadian banks be printed in large 'type and posted In conspicuous place in all the banks, ow Nt -- -10 RAISE PROPORTION. Australia to Demand 80 p.c. of Brite ish Material. Melbourne, July 10.--Premier Bruce confirms the statement eman- ating from Massey, prime minister of New Zealand, that the government proposes to Jncrease from 25 to 50 per cent. the) proportion of British labor and material required to make goods qualified for British tariff pre- ference, and a bill will be introdue- ed early in the Australan parliament to effect the alteration as regards Australia. Manufacturers here have complained that large quantities of almost completed goods imported from European countries and finigh- ed in England have been dumped in Australia as British, Filipinos Protest Disparity in Wages v S---- Washington, July 10.--An official report to the war department declar- ed trouble in certain units of the Philippine Scouts had been found to have resulted from the dissatisfac- tion of the men with the disparity between their pay and similar grades in the regular American troops, Of- ficers who conducted the inquiry de- clared there was no basis for reports that Bolshevik agitators were con- nected with the incidents, The de- partment was advised that the situa. tion had cleared and no further dis turbance was expected. CHINESE MARKSMAN MADE A HIGH SCORE Member of Calgary Rifle Team Sixth in Kinnaird Come petition at Bisley. Bisley Camp, July 10.--S8ergeant F. Ho Lem, the Chinese member of the Canadian rifle team, scored high again to-day at Bisley, capturing sixth position in the Kinnaird come petition and winning £2 16s, with & score of 34 in a possible 35. The match was a service rifle event, 7 shots at 500 yards. Sergeant-Major F. J. Goodliouse, of Ottawa, was 21st in the list, also with a 'e 0f 34. The match was won by 8. Church, of the South African Infantry, with a pos- sible score. : In the 1,000-yard es to. day, Lieut. Alex. M tin, of Calgary Was Second wi & sore or 3g. A. E. Rogers, of England, was the winner to-day of the Wimbledon Cup (mateh Title) competition, which was open to all comers, the conditions calling for 15 shots at 1. 100 yards. ----a Profitable market for Canadian Marquis seed wheat found | America, : : ia Bows *