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Daily British Whig (1850), 9 Sep 1924, p. 1

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The Bail NINGHTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ©, 1924. HARVEST 5 a | By LWW From riz TRIAL | BEGINS p Miter That Have Occu- 1 "Rn a Year. False § Yu tatement to re of Finance. I Totonto, Sept. 9.--After nearly a year of the law's delays, which tra- versed all the way from the police gourt in Toronto to the privy coun- ¢il in London, the trial of a score Or so of criminal charges against di- = pectors and officials of the supend. i8d Home Bank of Canada, pegan jere this afternoon, when the name Ocean G. Smith, former chief ac- gountant of the bank, was called be- |. fore County Judge Emerson Coats- "worth on a charge of making a false statement to the minister of finance, gontrary to the provisions of the pk act: On the list before County udge Coatsworth, on similar and ther charges are also the following mes: R. P. Gotigh, 8. Casey Wood, wx M. Stewart, C. A. Barnard, li _F. Smith, F. J. B. Russili, ! directors of the bank at the time the collapse, and Sydney H. 'auditor: of the Institution. J. Daly, president of the bank, since the charges were laid. is expected thit the trials will for some months. Ome hundred have been summoned. D. Carthy, assisted by MacGreg- jag, and James McRuer, crown iy; are in charge of the prose- The array ef. defence.ocoun, ol inc! Hon. N. W. Rowell, W. fk Tilley, R. 8. Greer, R. 8. Rob: hb D. T. Simons, George H. apd others. Angicnn General Synod. onto, Sept. 9.-- The tenth 2 of the general Synod of the of 'England 1 open Sept. Cronyn Memorial hall, -Ont. The Archbishop of points out that the sum 00 a year, which they ask work, represents twelve per year per Sunday School re CPP PVP 0002 40004 + + CHRISTIAN CHINESE * WEDDING AT CALGARY : Calgary, Sept. 9.--Frank Ho # Lem, a prominent young Cal- gary Chinaman, and member of a Canadian Bisley team, was a married to Miss Nellie Lowe, as- sistant principal of the Presby- terian Mission school of Victoria at a ceremony at Knox church here last night before a large crowd. This is the first Chris- tian Chinese wedding held here. 4 + CPP 0990490020900 STIS TITS +4200 te0 SUES HOSPITAL. Alleges That Unsightly Marks Caus- | ed by X-Ray Treatment, Toronto, Sept. 9.--Claiming that she was badly burned by an X-ray treatment administered in the To- ronto General Hospital by either Dr. G. E. Richards or Helen Bell on April 3, 5 and 8 last, E. Zella Brooks hag entered action in the supreme court against the hospital, Dr. Ri- chards and Helen Bell, claiming $10,000 for "unsightly marks about ber body caused by the alleged "un- skillful and careless manner in which the X-rays were administered." Shanghai Defenders Regain Lost Ground Shanghai, Sept. 9.--Check- ang forces, defending Shanghai against Kiangsu troops, have re- gained all the ground they had lost in the Liuho sectorg north- west of this city, it as an- mounced late today, Heavy rain stopped the Bghting this even- Jeg .ia MARRIAGE ILLEGAL. A Decision Given by Justice Wright at Toronto. Toronto, Sept. 9.--The marriage ceremony pérformed in December, 1922, at Ottawa by Rev. J. F. Gor- man, purporting to unite in mar- riage Herbert Stewart and Beatrice Bishop of that city, was declared in- valid and in effect dissolved by Jus- tice Wright, who handed down judg- ment to-day, The decision was bas- ed on the grounds that the bride was under eighteen years of age and did not have the consent of her par- ents, as required fn the Ontario Amendments Act of 1919. The late Chief Justice test. A a person to contract marriage, Justice Wright holds the view that the province has the right to enact such conditions. Twenty-four persons suspected of implication in the revolt in the re- Bahl of Georgia have been execut- on Wins Baseball Protest; | he Peterboro Cb Is Suspended 8 'to the Whig) wa, Sept. §th,--The sub-com- ve ol he 0 Central Ontario Base- at its session in Oshawa arding. after hearing further de from Kingston and Peter- | on the 3 Pitcher 8 Serth, Peterboro team, d the Petes from further on in the league play-offs, ll instructions from the Ontario Amateur Association, or- anuary, 1924, but not con- thereafter and was there- Amateur Association residence rule. We therefore sustain the Kingston protest and suspend the Peterboro club from further participation this year. Your sub-committee is further of the opinion that J.\J. Solomon, manager of the Peterboro team, was at no time conversant with non-eligi- bility of player Serth and honorably exonerate him from all blame. A copy of this decision to be forwarded to the O. B. A. A. "Acting on instructions from the 0. B. A. A, Oshawa and Belleville are herewith instructed to play a sudden death game in Cobourg on Saturday, Sept. 13th, at three o'clock. This game is to be handed by league! | officials according to constitution, Lf wherein it states that the league will { recelve ten per cent. of the gross re- ceipts, the balance to be divided equally between the contending teams After all expenses are deducted." eligible under the Central 1 INTIMIDATE. WORKERS Advise Them Not to Labor Several of Disturbers Are Seat to Jail Calgary, Alta., Sept. 9.--Harvest operations are being seriously inter- fered with by gangs of imported I. W. W., who are ranging over South- ern Alberta trying to prevent men working in the fields. Many have been intimidated and have joined the idle coal strikers of District 18. The situation has become serious and the police are busy. Information has reached head- quarters that the organization in the United States, believing that there is a fruitful area for its activi- ties in the harvest flelds of Alberta, had made plans for sending some six thousand members of the I. W. W. to western provinces; a consider- able number has already arrived. The district around Claresholm ap- pears to be the cemtre of operations. Two leaders of the gang around Claresholm have been quite open in their defiance of the police and have said they are in a position to flood the province with members of threshers when the sheaves are lat- Ontario League or Ontario Baseball | pe the order. Autos are driven around the district carrying banmers advis- ing harvest workers not to work. Several In Prison. Several have been rounded up In the Drumheller district and are now serving prison terms, while others are in jail in Calgary. It is said that efforts will be made to secure their release by appeal and a Cas gary lawyer has been retained. It is stated by police officials that these men work stealthfly at al times and are doing little that would give the police an opportunity te fasten any charge, other than vag- rancy, upon them. One of their fav- orite occupations, it is said, is to ap- pear. to be satisfied with thelr jo 0 the stooks of, a ek ilo the slovks of er fed in. - There have also been threats to burn the threshing out- fits, but none of those have been put into effect up to the present time. TO LAY CORNER STONE, Of New Basilica at Ste. Anne de Beaupre. Quebec, Sept. 9.--With all the imposing ritual of the Roman Ca- tholic church the corner stone of the new Basilica to be constructed at Ste. Anne de Beaupre will be laid by lis Eminence Cardinal Begin on Sept. 14th. The new structure will be one of the most beautiful church buildings on the continent and will built from plans drawn by an eminent firm of French architects. The new Basilica will stand on the ; site of the great church where mira- | cles have beén performed, known to many thousands of pilgrims through- out America, which was destroyed by fire in March, 1922. This church itself had replaced an older buflding incorporating parts 'of a chapel erected in 1868. BIG PASSENGER BOAT BURNED IN DRY DOC or Be ~The steamship South American, one of the finest passenger boats on the Great Lakes, was destroyed by fire which broke out sarly this morning while the haat >is 1a i i LIEUT.-COL. R. O. ALEX. Who has arrived from become professor of tactics Royal Military College, Kingston. H succeeds Lieut.-Col. K. M. Perry, D. No Questions Yet Announced Regarding the 0.T.A. Plebiscite ---Premier Ferguson Is If At Kemptville. Toronto, Sept. 9.--It was learned today that there is little probability that the questions to be asked the electorate in the plebiscite in connec- tion with the Ontario Temperance Act on Oct. 23rd will be aznounced by the Ontario Government before Thursday or Friday of this week. Premier Ferguson did not return to- day from his home in Kemptville, where he gpent the week-end, and he is reported to be suffring from a chill which will further delay his return. The Toronto Telegram reiterates today that there will be but two ques- tions submitted to the people, this being favored by the majority of the Conservative members of the House who have been consulted during the past few days. Hon. W. F. Nickle, attorney-gen- eral,/today forwarded to the Ontario Moderation League and témperance officials several hundred - copies of the government's booklet giving off- cial information regarding the quali- fication of voters and other matters SRR hs ot he a Sr of the Elections Act set out in readable form for the guidance of all parties. HISTORICAL SCENES BEING REHEARSED In Preparation for the Pageant | '° at the Kingston Fair Next Week. The armouries ig a gay place this week, for the rehearsals of the var- ious gcenes of the great Kingston historical pageant are going on there. In the afternoon, Kingston's prettiest girls and brightest school children go through all sorts of pretty, graceful national dances. Britanna, Canada and Kingston lead their trains of matrons and maids in stately march, and Boy Scouts and Girl Guides are Indians, sailors or soldiers as the case may be. In the evening, the historical scenes are rehearsed. On Monday the U. E. L. scemes were being practiced, and Capt. Michael Grass and his gallant band arrived from the land tb the south in the forests of Canada. Many of the descendants of the original U. E. L. were among the actors who gathered around the camp fire in the forest, otherwise the floor of the armouries. The second division of the U. E. L. scene is the taking of the oath of the celebrated Faculty Players whose work as actors is well known. The declaration of the war of 1812 was read and the couriers (who will later be mounted) were on | Gluca, 18 years old, known as KILLS BRIDAL PARR IN SLEEP A Trgely Ect in Mott New Yok GIRL BRIDES FATHER Who Made Threats Knocked bon of Ki By Motor New York, Sept. 9.--Margaret the most attractive girl in Mott street, thought to find love and romance by eloping two weeks ago with the man who had won her affections. She was mistaken, as was disclos- ed yesterday when her bullet- torn body, and that of Carmielo Guica, her husband, who also had been shot to death, were found in the tiny two-room apartment at 133 Mott street, where they had estab- lished their home. After an all-day search by the police for Giuseppi Gandolfo, father of the bride, who had urged her not to wed, on the plea that, being ili, he required her attendance on him, it was dramatically revealed that the murdered newlyweds and the girl's parents had been reunited in death. This discovery was made at the city morgue, after the hodies of the slain couple had been taken there. The father's body, which lay on a lower tier, was identified by his son, Thomas Gandolfo. Beside it. and quite by chance, had been placed the body of the son-in-law, while that of the girl had been al- loted a space directly above. The father had not taken his o%n life as might in the circum- stances be suspected. By a strange turn of fate, he had been knocked down and fatally injured by a motor truck. He died at Beekman Street Hospital and his body was subse- quently taken to the morgue, pend- ing identification. Although the police do not de- finitely charge that Gapdolfo som. mitted the double murder, they are convinced, considering the ferocity the | with, which the deed was done, that than ardtnary BEY] 'something more red was gE it. According to the story being Investigated, the girls father, after the elopement and marriage, had been permitted to make his home with the couple. But in spite of this, his resentment did not abate, and several days ago he is said to have declared in the midst of a stormy scene that he would kill his son-in-law as well as his daugh- A BUFFALO GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED Three Men Slide to Safety Blaze Does $1,500,000 Estimated Damage. Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 9.--~The ex- changing elevator, containing six hundred thousand bushels of grain, was destroyed by. fire yesterday af- ternoon, with an estimated loss of $1,500,000. Practically every avail- able piece of fire apparatus in the city and two fire boats battled the flames in an effort to save surround- ing property. Three men caught on the top floor when the explosion occurred slid 180 feet to safety om a belt in the' canal tower, a box-like struct- ure on the side of the elevator. The elevator had a capacity of 760,000 bushels. Flames from the explosion believed to have been caused by the breaking of a belt in the cupola, spread rapidly. MAN'S NUDITY EXPLAINED. Supposed Lunatic Was Taking T. B. Sun Cure. Toronto, Sept. 9.--The mystery of the aude man, who was seen on several occasions recently in the vic- CPP CPIOPFPROIOIOSOPOINPS * * 4 TO HOLD RECOUNT * * IN ST. ANTOINE + * : + © Montreal, Sept, 9.--Irregu- # # larities are charged in the St. % Antoine bye-election, and a re- # 4% count of the vote has been or- # # dered for Thursday. + + + *2PP 00200 OPIOOOY By Boom of Gus As Reach New a PRINCE WAVES HIS RAT As Aviators Descend---Fliers Ex- pect To Finish Trip in Ten Days. New York, Sept. 9.--With thelr historic world flight behind them, the American round-the-world avia- tors passed over New York City a little after 3 o'clock yesterday after. noon and landed at Mitchell Field, Mineola, soon afterwards. In a detour made in order to give the waiting millions of New York an opportunity to welcome. them, the three world flight planes, ace companied by an escort of ten planes from Miichell Field, passed over 42nd street at 3.15, passed over the Woolworth Bulding five minutes later, and then headed east over Brooklyn toward the flying field, where they came to earth, | A salute of twenty-one guns was : immediately fired in honor of the fliers, and was followed by a salute of twenty-one guns in honor of the Prince of Wales, who arrived at the field at 3 o'clock and took his place in one of the boxes immediate ly opposite the reception stand. This twenty-one grne for Major-General salute was followed by one of' Mason Patrick, head of air forces The Prince of Wales, who had motored to the fleld for the occasion, stood in his box and waved his hat as the aviators taxied their mache ines to positions before the grande stand. Fifteen thousand persons were on the fleld. The fliers start this morning oa the flight to Bolling Field, Washing. ton, passing over Philadelphia and Baltimore. They expect to . reach | Seattle and complete their circle of the globe within ten days. COPY PRINCE'S SHOES, New . York Men Ordering Brown Suede Footwear, New York, Sept. 3.--The Prince of Wales again - wore the same gray check suit yesterday, giving another destructive blow to the myth of the prince's endless wardrobe. He wore also the same gray hat turned up on one side and down on the other. There were signs yesterday that he has set one fashion. He has been wearing brown suede shoes. It was asserted that there was not a male walking shoe of this unfinished leath- er in the United States before the prince set foot here, but yesterday brown suede shoes were visible on many a foot. Fashionablz boot- makers are said to have been rushed with orders to produce this kind of footwear at lightning speea. CARDINAL OBJECTS; DANCE CANCELLED Permission "to Hold Ball Aboard French Warship at Montreal Refused. Quebec, Sept. 9.--That there has been no change in the atti- tude of his Eminence Cardinal Begin towards certain kinds of dancing was evidenced Sunday when Monsignor Laflamme, pa- rish priest of the Basilica, again referred to the subject in ad- dressing the faithful at all nias- ses. It had been reported that spe- cial permission had been given by the church for dancing on board the warships which have been anchored in the stream. Monsignor Laflamme, without touching on the question of whe- ther the ships in the river were under the jurisdiction of the local episcopal authorities in so far as religious affairs are con- cerned, made it plan that immo- dest dances were nevertheless MAN WHO THREATENED valli dancing that might occasion sin was forbidden. He added that there had been no permission to hold the classed of dances that are banned. Inquiries made at the archbishop's palace elicited the information that permis- sion sought in that sense had been refused. A ball and a dance party which were to have been held on board the French man-o'-war in the stream were cancelled yesterday morning. oo cn i . hx . Is Found 10 be Mentally Une balanced and Committed to an Asylum. Williamsontown, N.Y., Sept . §.-- Marcus J. Géroy was arrested in his home here yesterday charged with | sending the Prince of Wales an al- leged threatening letter received By the Hritish heir last Thursday. Sheriff Vincént, who made the ar- rest, sald Geroy 'admitted writing | the missive. Sheriff Vincent added that Geroy denied threatening to kill the Royal visitor, but said he "had no use for the British Empire and would just as soon see it wiped out." 3 Geroy was arrested as he was = leaving his home to take up pesi- dence in Northern Michigan. Later Geroy was taken to Pulaski for examin8tion by physicians and upon. their &xamipation the man. was declared unbalanced sud was ' ordered committed io the State Hos. ' pital at Ogdensburg. JOB NOT SOUGHT. of Ottawa, Sept. 9.--The amended Bank Act, which calls for cioser su- pervision of banking affairs by an inspector-general of banking comes into operation on Oct. 1st and an appointment will have to be made meanwhile. It is understood that some diffi- culty is being encountered in get- ting the desired man. H. B. Mec- Kengle, Montreal, and Grant Mc- Intyre, Toronto, have been sounded out in connection with the appoint- ment, but it is said that neither is inclined to accept. Lennox Old Boys And Girls Are Returning For the Big Eveats in Napanee This Week Cronk, Harold Cronk, Kenneth Cronk and Miss Mamie Cronk, Detroit," Mich.; Mr, and Mrs. John W. Chee- . : tham "and Misses Helen and Jane Cheetham, Buffalo, N.Y. William C. Embury, Warsaw, nN : Y.; Arch. Embury, Bancroft. £ on lm Fralick, Chicago, I1l.; Mrs, Za Farmet, Henry Farmer, George Farmer, Auburn, N.Y, Mrs. Garrison, Brooklyn, : NY Hugh 8. Grange, Detroit, Frank Hayes and Miss Hayes, Dettoit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs, Styles G. Héwley and Miss Hawléy, Hamilton, Ont.; Mf. and Mrs. Harry Hunt, Freeport, Long Island, N.Y.;James A. Horsey, Mount Carmel, Pa. Mr, and Mrs. Bruce G. Jemmett, Halleybury. C. E. Knight, Canton, O. James P. Marsh, New York, N.Y: Miss Mary Marsh, Belleville; sand ; Mrs. John P. Mooney aud Jack Moon. ¥ ey, Brookiy#i, N.Y : Mr. and Mrs, James H. McGuire, Rivers, Maa. Rg nd Mrs. Miles 8. Plupley, 7.8. Russell, Toronto; Mrs. Joba B. W. Spencer, Toronto; Mr. rn Frisk H. Stevens, Weilani; Beverley R. Samos. The Montreal Gagette asks for a Conservative party convention end new leadership. Napanee, Sept. 9.--The stieets of Napanee yesterday presented a most pleasing spectacle with their gay and brilliant decorations, put up in ho- por of the Old Boys' and Girls" visit to Napanee and the county to enjoy Old Home Week. There was a busy time at the exhibition grounds, all day. Large numbers of catile, hors- es, and other lve stock arrived, as well as numerous exhibits in other "On Wednesday morning a photo- rag iol the Visiting eid boys. aud girls will be taken in front of the Court House at 11.30 o'clock. On the -- ht of the same day a "'street dance" will take place at 10.45 o'clock, on Dundas street, and part of the thoroughfare will be roped off for the purpose. Appropriate music will be furnished. Old Boys and Girls registered on Monday are: Monday Registrations, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, London, Ont. and Mrs, 8, Willan Boras, Nev |

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