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ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST IN AND RUSSIA SIGN MMERCIAL AGREEMENT Signature of sia Has No Titular Head--The British Nie 1S May Participate in the Agree- ment If They Desire. 'London, Aug. 8.--The treaty and commercial agreement between Great and Soviet Russia, which caused such a furore in British political eles, was signed at six o'clock this evening. ur Ponsonby, under-secretary for foreign affairs, signed for Great Bri- and northern Ireland, while Joffe, Rakovsky, Tomski and Sheiamann | for the Russians. Por the first time in history, the signature of the British King will be affixed to the document, as the Russians have no titular head of Thus the Soviet representatives signed for the govern- | government. #8 a whole, while the British fon' of the king. The matter has caused much comment as the question arises whether L ding British Government will be bound by a treaty in which the Rg The British did not sign on behalf of 'Dominions, but there will be provision in the commercial agreement 'Dominions may participate in it if they so desire. signature does not appear. ST UPON Aug. 8.--Such progress datfer- or and the he. imme for put- reparation plan into 'there is still hope, ac- ng to a British spokesman, that Anternational conference may plete its work within a day or Several outstanding problems re- to be pettled, however, and pral of the delegates declare they small chance of leaving London e the middle of next week. Germans do not conceal their nation -of accepting no set- ment not putting an' end to the ce of French and Belgian in the Rubr, which they still is without the authority of Versailles treaty. They want the troops withdrawn by October 15th, - but tive French tenaciously refuse to consider the question, as they say it is outside the purview of the pres- * The Germans. have accepted a moral eng: to float a loan of 5 million pounds, fulfilling one of ) most important requiremects of the reparations commission and ave also agreed to the entire Allied programme of a declaration of de- i faults. : Hon. Dr. Pelletier, agent-general vr @ province of Quebec in Eng- ands, intends * tender his resigna- * tion, efféctive October next, and | will be 'succeeded by Dr. Louis Jo- _ seph Lemieux, sheriff of Montreal. ada's ambassador at Washing- not be appointed for some #11 the end of the sum- } a & the Biilish King Is Premier MacDonald and signed for the government, omitting AT THE ROTARY CLUB, Summer School Students Provided A Fine Programme. The members of the Kingston Ro- tary Club had a feast of good music at thelr weekly luncheon in the Brit ish-American hotel on Friday noon, when a number of the students at- tending Queen's Summer School, put on a programme that delighted the members and their guests. The presi- dent, A. N. Lyster was in the chair and there was a good attendance. The students who took part in the programme included J. L. Challinor, R. P. Laplere, D. S. Macpherson, W, B. Woolridge, L. H, Mutthews, W. Jack Cringle, and S. W, Carriere. In addition to the programme giv- en by the students, Prof. Joseph Andre, of Ottawa, favored with a couple of very fine piano solos. The programme by the students in- cluded a solo by Mr. McPherson and students; solos, Mr. Carriere; plano duet, Messrs Oballinor and Mat- thews; sl J / ¥ dents. The entire programme was much enjoyed and President Lyster conveyed the thanks of the club to the students for their kindness in putting on the programme. The club has accepted am invita- tion extended by Rotarian Dr. H. E. Day, to hold a basket picnic at his summer oottage near Sandy Bot- tom, on Tuesday next. An invitation was also received from the Uniom church, at Batter- sea, to hold a service there on the evening of Aug, 17th, and the same will be accepted. In addition to those already men- tioned the guests at the luncheon in- cluded Sheriff R. F. Vair, A, E. An- drews, Orville E. Ault, president of Queen's Summer School; G. B. McLean. The Rotary Club is running an ex- curéion via the steamer Waubie, to Gananoque this evening, leaving at 77.30 o'clock, and there will be "big doings." The Rotarians will join Gananoque in the festivities for the old home week. " In order to take care of United States tourist possibilities on. the Pacific Coast, the Canadian Nation- al system needed two new steamers. Sir Henry Thornton will consider the issue. J It was not the 1.0.D.E. but Mrs. J. B. Carruthers who was responsible for the visit of the Redpath Ohau- tauqua to Kingston this summer. The man willing to foliow, ought certainly to be particular in his choice of a leader. Calgary's population is 75,839. || of the present year, show an increase OANADA'S REVENUES DECREASED IN JULY The Country's Net Debt Is - $2,391,451,680--Heavy Interest Payments. Ottawa, Aug. 8.--Decreased reve- nues and increased expenditures of the Dominion during the month of July are shown in the statement is- sued to-day by the Department of Finance. The statement shows a falling off in revemue of the Do- mindon during the month of July of $3,887,413, when comparison is made with revenue for July, 1923. Revenues for July, 1923, was $32,.- 759,624, while for July, 1924, emounted to $28,872,111. Ordinary expenditures for the month of July, of $4,140,489 over the ordinary ex- penditures in July, 1923. Expendi- tures on ordinary account this year amount to $22,497,209, as against $18,356,720 im July, 1923. The net debt of Canada now stands at $2,391,451,680, or an increase of $1,639,438 during July. Last year the debt showed a decrease of $5,765,962 during the same month. RRIOTT T0 (0 70 LONDON To Confer With British Cabinet on Sunday Repuig Evacua- tion of Ruhr. Paris, Aug. 8.--Premier Herriott is coming to Paris Saturday, probab- ly by airplane, according to a semi- official announcement from London in order to confer with the British cabinet at special Sunday morning meeting regarding the final stand the nch Government should take at the London conference on the military evacuation of Ruhr and the maintenance of the Franco-Belgian railroad men in the Rhineiand sys- tem. The premier will be accom- panied by Etienne Clementel, minis- ter of finance. = It is denied that this sudden and unexpected consultation with the cabinet indicates that there is a cri- sis in London, it being pointed out that it is natural Herriott should wish to consult his colleagues be- fore binding himself to important regarding reparations" aug security. ' : A Horse's Foot Hits His Head Thomas Bauder, Verona, Suffer- ed Fracture And Is In a Critical Condition. Thomas Bauder is unconscious and in a very criticdl condition in the General Hospital as the result of being run over by a runaway horse which he was trying to stop at six o'clock Friday morning at Verona. He caught up a rafl to frighten the on-coming animal but the horse knocked him down and one foot struck him on the forehead, the shoe fracturing the bone and driving it in till It pressed on the brain. He was brought to the General Hospital un- conscious where Dr. Bogart operat- ed Friday forenoon and removed the pressure on the brain. As a result his pulse and his breathing are bet- ter. Mr. Bauder is a native of Verona but went to the United States to dive a year ago, being here now on a visit. He is forty-two years of age. pein ---------- Pay No Attention To Them. A leading educationalist writes as follows to the Whig: "I have seen two letters lately, addressed to Kingston ladies, writ- ten by a man professing to be an In- dian Christian in the Godavari dis- trict of India. The writer of these letters asks for pecuniary help, or alternatively for orders for crochet work to be dome by his wife. "No attention should be paid to letters of this kind. Decent native miles away, who have no means of ascertaining the facts. If any are interested in the crochet proposals, which may be genuine, the corres- pondence should be conducted it PRINCE'S FIRST AIDE First arrival among the retinue of servants expected to accompany the Prince of Wales to the United States is Major Edward E. Metcalf, equerry to the prince. He will make arrange- ments to care for the ponies the prince will send over for participation in the international polo tournament at Mead Brook, L. 1. BIG HEAD DOES NOT DENOTE SIZE OF BRAIN Persons of Receding Forehead Need Not Despair, Accord= ing to Phrenologist. Toronto, Aug. 8.--Let not the per- son of 'high and 'noble' forehead, a la Hall Caine, and the Shakespeare band, continue in the belief that he or she possesses the brains of the earth, and let not the person of low and receding forehead despair of his mentality, for the popular belief that the person with a high fore- head is ultra intelligent has been exploded. The size of a person's head does not in any way indicate his mental capacity, according to the experéments of Dr. Wingate Todd, of Cleveland, who spoke before the sec- tion on anthropology yesterday af- ternoon. The person with the large head may have water on the brain, or his head may be poorly filled; that is, he may have just the same amount of grey matter as the per- soon with a small head, but it is dis- tributed over a larger area. Another theory whigh Dr. Todd exploded is regarding phrenology, ble fo the claims o ies sues. that the head indicates the future life or what vocation would be best to follow, are deficient in grey matter. -- ""There is nothing whatever on the outside of a person's head to indicate what brains he possesses," he declared. "Neither does nature discriminate in placing brain mat- ter. The highest possible intellig- ence may be found in the lowest slums and lowest type of mental de- ficiency can readily be found in the homes of the nobility." TOURISTS INJURED IN AN AUTO SNASH-UP Car Was Turned Into Fence to Avoid a Col With a Hay Wagon. Two American tourists, Benmelt Parker, Chicago, and W. -J. Rohr- ganz, Warsaw, N.Y. received cuts and bruises about the heads and arms when the auto in which they were going down Tuttle's hill, on the Montreal road, Thursday night, went through the fence and partly over the embankment on their left hand The injured men, with another tourist, were being driven by Wil- {iam Humter, of Kingston Mills, in his car, and at the curve in the hill came upon a wagon carrying a hay- rack. Though Mr. Hunter blew his horn the wagon did not turn out. Thinking hé could not stop the car and fearing a binder sticking out behind the wagon might go through the windshield, Mr. Hunter turned the car jato the fence. Fortunately it radiator, front fender and woodwork ot the doors were damaged, deL. Campbel} was called and | 8, 1924. Eee eee LOAN MONEY 10 SETTLERS New Policy of Hon. J. M. Rob, v in England. WILL IMPROVE TYPE |The Plan To Be Worked Thong British Overseas Settle- ment Board. Ottawa, Aug. 8.--A new agree- ment whereby British settlers com- ing to Canada will receive financial assistance from the British govern- ment in actually settling on the land has been negotiated in London, it was stated unofficially here to-day. In the past the British government has shared with the Canadian gov- ernment half the cost of the trans- portation offer made to settlers, but under the new scheme, which is said to have been entered into between the immigration department and the British overseas settlement board, the British government will extend its assistance and advance money to enable the immigrants to establish themselves in agriculture. The Canadian immigration depart- ment will likely, under the new scheme, lend its machinery to carry on the administrative work of set- tiling the arrivals and take charge of the necessary collections and re- funds which go back to the home government. Hon, J. A. Robb, minister of immi- gration, is at present in London, and it is understood that he is respon- sible for the successful negotiation of the agreement. Mr. Robb will probably return to Canada early in "September. Any agreement of this nature is of particular significance, following as it does upon the an- nouncement that there will be no movement of British harvesters to Canada this year. It is believed that the mew scheme will facilitate in the bringing to Canada of the best possible type of settler under most favorable ¢ircumstances. SEPP 20 99202000 * $+ PREMIER OF CANADA + ENDORSES CONFERENCE + + n a # _ Ottawa, Aug. 8.--Premier 4 King endorses the proposal to # hold an Imperial conference for # the discussion of questions of # imperial policy, at which re- # presentatives of the Dominions + would be present. » + + Ap + + + + + * * CIPS 0800000¢ George Butters Dies At Summer Residence Clayton, N.Y., Aug. 8.--George Butters, aged 74, a summer resident here died suddenly Wednesday as he was enroute to the hospital at Wa- tertown. Mr. Butters was taken ill at his summer camp on Grindstone island, and was brought to Clayton on his cruiser. The ambulance from Watertown hospital was summoned, but Mr. Butters passed away just be- fore it arrived here. The body was removed to the W. P. Cummings un- dertaking parlors, from where it was sent to Mr. Butters' winter home in Oak Park, Ill, this morning. Mr. Butters was a retired Chicago business man, and had been coming to the river since 1900, For the past six years he had spent the entire summer at his camp on Grindstone Island, coming in June and remain- ing until late in September. He had been in poor health for some time. He is survived by his wife 'and three children, who were with him at the time of his death. Burial of Bishop Dowling At Hamilton Next Tuesday 4 | Otherwise his time will be his own, * and he~iy Canada's Recognition of Russia Confined to Trade Matters Ottawa, Aug. 8.--Great Bri- tain's treaty with the Russian Soviet Government will no douht include in it any trade arrange- ment for Canada and the other Dominions as fot Great Britala subject to the approval of eacn of the Dominions. Premier King reiterates that Canada's recognition of Soviet Russia is confined to trade matters. ENGLISH RAILWAY : SERVICE IS BAD Public Suffer In Consequence of Companies' Merger-- Exhibition Blamed. London, Aug. 8.--The merging of the big lines of railways not long ago may have been a good thing from the point of view of the finances of the railways concerned, although even that is doubted in view of the fact that the railway companies are drawing on thejr resources to main- tain their dividends, but the merger certainly was not a good thing fer the travelling public, judging from complaints by travellers. There is a noticeable Joss of former efficient transportation and general conven- jence. The Empire exhibition is also blamed. PRINCE'S USS. VISIT SHORT One Dance And One Dinner--- Expected to Attend Firpo- New York, Aug. 8.--The Prince of Wales, who, on his visit to Long Island during the international polo games, will occupy the country home of James A. Burden at Syosset, has only two social affairs on his pro- gramme. He will be the chief guest at a dance to be given by Ciarence H. Mackay and also at a dinner to be given at the Piping Rock Club. . ~to-attend - the TT Sept. 11h. The prince said that he wished his visit to this country to be as in- formal as possible, and his desires are being carried out by Major Ed- ward E. Metcalfe, his official equer- ry, who arrived in the United Stat. es about a week ago to make ar- rangements for occupying the Bur- den country home and for attending the intérnational polo matches. Dur- ing the polo games he will occupy the box of honor, in which also will be the official guests of the United States Polo Association. | This box is in the centre of the west grandstand at Meadowbrook and will seat about forty guests, The formal invitations for the hox of honor have been sent out. Will Return About Oct. 15th. London, Aug. 8.--The Prince of Wales, who will sail for the United States and Canada, on the Beren- garia on Aug. 23rd, and will spend some time at his ranch in Alberta, expects to return to England about the middle of October. He has sev- eral engagements in Scotland after his return. While aboard the Berengaria the prince will have his breakfasts in private, but otherwise he will mix freely with the other passecgers. His rooms on the Berengaria are the ones formerly used by the ex-kaisér of Germany when cruising and con- sist of a breakfast room, two bed- rooms, a bathroom and a verandah. TR DREAM 1S SHATTERED Hanes of Freak Coals Retaring to Caer BETTER OFF IN CANADA Workmen Are Report- ed J cal Frm United States. Quebec, Aug. 8.--Their dreams shattered by the economic condi. tions reigning in the New England States, and convinced that after ail they were better off in their na- tive province, hundreds of French- Canadians who had crossed the border in the last two years are returning either to their farms or to their former jobs here, according to officials of the colonization depart- ment. Hon. J. E. Perrault, minister of colonization, mines and fisheries, in confirming this report, related that there were some official stat- istics on hand to show to what ex- tent the movement had developed, but the information he had obtain- od was to the effect that the repat- riation movement was the most sig- nificant in years. Generally the farmers, who had left to go to New York factories, had prudently kept their farms here, and many of them have returned early enough to garner a good crop this year. More Canadians Returning. Toronto, Aug. 8.--Contrary to the statement made by the labor ua- ions that large numbers of Cana- dians are crossing the border because there is lack of work in Canada, re cent statements here, based on of- ficial Canadian immigration figures, are to the effect that many Cana dian workmen who left Canada last year to work in the States, have returned to the homeland this year. Outside of the tourist traffic, the figures recently published showed that more Canadians were now re- turning to Canada than were leaving Canada for the States. Politeness Is Required . in 'All Radio oi Boston, Aug. 8.--Political candi dates who use the radio to broadeast their speeches in this state must be polite. Rules issued by a broadcasts ing station in this city, the first of the kind promulgated in Massachu~ setts, say that "A man may talk about what he stands for, what his . party stands for, etc., but he may not revile or attack his political oppon- ent or any other party." If a speak- er violates this rule, he is warned, he will suddenly find that the current has been switched off and he is talk ing into a ""dead" microphone. Exports to Canada Decline Nine Per Oent. Washington, Aug. 8.--Exports from the United States to Canada during the last §scal year valued at $601,500,000, showed a decline of 9 per cent, from the previous year, an analysis by the department of com- merce showed yesterday, ! The United States, during the same period, purchased $417,000,- 000 worth of goods from Canada, a 1 per cent, increase over last year, leaving a favorable trade balance of $134,000,000" for the year. Dr. Edgar J. Fisher, professor of history in Robert College, Constan- tinople, has been expelled from Tur- key. He was accused of hdving in- dulged in anti-Turkish propaganda. The Gananoque Old Boys * Band Reunion Was a Striking Feature of Home Week ue, Aug. 8.--On account of the unfavorable weather in the veral 'olds bands' now Mv- ing responded to the Invitation and into Gang's AH Here," "We Won't Go | Home Until Moruing," (which they didn't) and "Hot Time in the OM ors time a leader pf Ga brass band, could pot be here, he sent along some music fo ues ner rendered very fine solos during the course of the afternoon. : Brioige Hi i bi