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‘Seneeription Rate 1.50 = Your fa Advance Goterwhey Gch Two Of Five Brought Before “J.P.” Are Committed to Higher Court For Tital -QUINTET FACE SERIOUS CHAR-| 5 GES, BUT THREE OF THEM ARE ALLOWED TO GO—EVIDENCE| WEAK. i The council chamber was packed -and.the windows full of faces Tues- day night when a preliminary investi- gation was conductéd by J. A. Hack- ing, J. P., into charges against Rae Millson, “Winky” Smith, ‘‘Honey” Kaufman, “King” Kemp and Eddie Stinson, which resulted in the first two mentioned being committed for trial. © F They were taken to Stratford Thursday morning where they will be arraigned before the judge and be given the opportunity to elect wheth- er they wish to be tried summurily before the judge or by a jury at the next session of the county court. Recent proceedings are the out- come of confessions made by Kauf- man and Kemp when rin in as ‘“vags” at Guelph a couple of weeks ago, fol- lowing their departure from town after a provincial detective began local investigation. The only evidence against Millson was that of young Kaufman, a lad of sixteen, who claims to have seen the accused steal a tire from the Ford garage and hide it under a lumber pile. Kemp was also brought for- ward to give evidence on the case but claimed to know nothing about it. The accused had no lawyer, was asked for no statement and wasn’t apprised of his privilege to cross ex- amine the witness. He was asked no questions and gave no evidence. Unless the prosecution has other evidence than that produced at ol investigation, -it looks as committal may prove oe | for it will be a case of the. statement! of one being pitted against the other, and the county will be gut to consid- erable expense, at least upwards of $200, if it goes to the jury. The charge against Smith is in con- nection with the burglarizing of Liv- ingstone’s drugstore on Christmas night, when money, express parcels, cigars and fountain pens were taken, according to the statement of Mr. Livingstone. Kemp and Kaufman both testified against Smith and the latter claimed to have seen the accused with a crow- bar in the alleyway at the rear of the drugstore. John Agnew, Rae Keeso and Stinson were among those nam- oe as accomplices and one of the group, so Kemp said, was on the roof of the building. . The informers form- ed a defiéction from the gang that night and beyond reporting the su- spicious circumstances, saw nothing of the actual burglary. ‘When they found us watching, they went over md the bank of Hamilton,” said Kemp, who denied having previously stated that he saw Smith trying to force the store door with a crow-bar. He was asked by the constable to “refresh his memory,” but stuck to the statement.} It is rumored that action for dam- ages because of false arrest may be instigated in connection with the cases of Kemp, Kaufman and Stinson. The first two were charged with stealing money from the'coal office of R. T. Kemp, but their cases had been dis- posed of previously in the juvenile court and restitution had been made. iding official therefore simp- The ly dismissed them. {Elma WILLIAM GALBRAITH. aDUSES While under the influence of liquor, . William Galbraith acter of Elma. scene in Listow ‘Wednesday noon, which fuckily didn’t terminate disastrously, though he made him- self liable to prosecution on at least four charges under the law. In the first act he was driving a bh barber shop while ous announcement about a dance, ve was then a again, tarti otmstitenad to brutally lash the poor animal and in turning from Main to Wallace street, with horse on the run, narrowly escaped the window into Livingstone’s drug- store. As it was he drove inside the hydrant on the corner and right up onto the sidewalk. “ He continued applying the whip and raced the horse up Wallace street, until opposite Bayne'’s Here he swung in and collided With the closed door. thought it was a runaway and hurried shop. to the window. Quite a number and witnessed the Constable Wilson, othérs went up to the blacksmith shop where Galbraith was having the brok- en shaft repaired. The horse was unhitched and a number who exam- ined the animal noticed that it was bleeding. Quite a few young lads were among the spectators and they listened to some lurid talk, not only from Gal- | tires from the Ford garage. and also} braith but also from Tom Alexander, ; who had been in the rig with him. Galbraith said having bought the horse township, created. a after- + Well known char- he made a shaft ‘broken. -: he immediately. going through blacksmith r. yne were on the street affair, among them who with several something about when the freight sh .prits is the subject of much cret. A detective from Toronto visited liquor. Not very far from the station a half rise to the impression that it was prornen in haste when. the perpetra- became rather fdarful of what they had done. * o'clock the morning of the same day, esque language.” Alrearly it had brok- en threé pair of shafts, he said. Alex- ander told the constable that it had been driven about a hundred miles that day. tion with Galbraith but didn’t place him ‘under arrest. Instea n as the shaft was fixed, he allowed him to hitth up again and proceed, though not down through the business sec- tion again. The horse gave no indicatian of -be- ing a bad actor and trotted off with- out giving any trouble. But just af- ter crossing the bridge on Bismark street, the driver commenced to apply the whip again. Spectators who saw the rig turn from Bismark onto David- son and then east on Inkerman, were impressed with the spectacular way in which the corners were rounded. Constable Wilson intends to act gn the matter and is in a position to charge the accused with being drunk, ‘for cruelty to the animal, for furious at nine driving and using profane language. -t + | Stinson was brought from his work | EVERYBODY'S COLUMN at Guelph to answer to being impli- ' > cated in connection with the theft of Ten Cents a line for first insertion. Subsequent inser- ) the Livingstone burglary! but there | tions Five Cents. Minimum | wasn't sufficient evidence produced a- | charge Twenty-Five Cents. gainst him to warrant a committal, | and with Kemp and Kaufman. he was =. released atigr spending some time in WANTED .. | the cell General housemaid. Apply Mra the reputation of all five (Dr.) Philp : p| up is far from savery, it is the general FOR SALE Five year old horse,‘driver. Appiy F. O. Clarke at The } oak tfnup LOST In Listowel Sunday night, marker No. 108076. Finder kindly leave at this office. SHINGLES AND CEMENT Car of XXX Shingles and car of <ement to hand. R.T. Kem tf{np FOR SALE A few good sows to farrow soon and some chunks of pigs, at MclIn- tyre’s barn. tf{nup PROPERTY FOR SALE Solid brick house on south Royal street, with three building lots. Phone 153, ring 3 FOR SALE Modern house and three lots on Elma street. All conveniences. Ap- ply W. P. Anderson. tfnp WANTED Information as to the whereabouts} of William Bowen, last address, Sil- verton, Manitoba. itp ‘(PEWRITER WANTED Preferably Remington or Under- wood make. Must be in good con- dition. Apply at this office. tfup ROLLED OATS for sale in hinety-pound sacks, at $5.50, for the next few days. Mc- Donald's flour and feed store. EGGS FOR HATCHING Best laying strain of Buff Orping- ton, $2.00 per setting; and S. C. An- —, 2 00 per setting. Paul BE. Gise 2tp HOLIDAY SEASON @OMIN G! e at Harriston’s Old Home Week and Re-Union celebration. | a WANTED A working house-keeper, to also actas cook. Highest wages for com- petent person. Every convenience. 118 Norman street, Stratford. rat nga sina WANTED to the whereabouts in Listowel of a medium sized house available for rent within the mext two or three weeks. Kindly notify this office and it will be appreciated. The Banner. ip FOR SALE . Jersey heifer, 3 years old ,- foiir weeks freshened; farm wagon with new box and spring seat; good single spring wagon, buggy, cutter, set steel harrows, disk ltop a) ] | " tables; feeling that weakness of evidence was the feature of the preliminary inyesti- gation. and that the cases to be*%gone on with are liable to fall through. Won't Buy “Spuds” At More Than $3.00 | STRATFORD LADIES TO BOYCOTT | POTATOES — ALSO ASK CON- TROL OF SUGAR PRICES. Stratford, April 27.—At a meet- ing of more than three hundred wo- men at the city hall this afternoon} called by Municipal Chapter, I. O. D. E., the following resolution was adopted: “We, the undersigned, agree not to buy potatoes for a period of one month from date unless they are of- fered at $3 per bag."’ This resolution was passed by a standing vote of nearly every one in the hall, after some discussion about the price to be set. some wanting it $4 and some $2.50. One lady caused some excitement! when she asked how many of those present thought farmers were re- sponsible for raising prices, and when over two-thirds of thdse present stood up she earnestly defénded the farm- ers, saying they took their prices from the city merchants. A further resolution was passed calling on the Dominion government to put in force a system of control of sugar prices, the resolution being passed by a two-thirds standing vote. tbeclesborfoofoeeefoelacfoaloeloefoolonfonloal naheofeetvetnatealonioeteetoafe + HOSPITAL DONATIONS - + + a a ie te ea ee a ee ee Money contributions—Mrs. Hug- gins, $2.00; Robt Hawke, $10.00; W. E. Freeborn, $10.00; Fisher $5.00; M. Ronald, $5.00; W. Landerkin, $5.00; H. Riddell $5.00; W. Willis, $5.00; Dr. Pratt $25.00; T. H. Magee, $10.00; Jas. Nichol, $1.00; W. E. Hoover, $5.00; L. W. Sovereign, $20.00; R. T. Kemp and Son, $50.00; Dr. Jas. Moore, $100.00; Miss Graham, $5.00; Mrs. A. Greeve $1.00; Mrs. May Hay, $10.00; A. H. Fisher, $5.00; Mrs. Rocker, $2.00. Miscellaneous—Mrs. Robt. Taylor, quilt; Mrs. J. W. Dixon, 1 gal. maple syrup; Mrs. W. P. Rennie, 1 jar maple syrup; Mrs. Seehaver, 1 jar pickles; Dr. and Mrs. Moore, grape fruit for staff; Mrs. Halliday, basket of Nege- J. Sangster, case of heney: Miss Chamney, pickles and jelly; Mrs. Cavell, jar of maple syrup; Mrs. T. L. Hamilton, 2 Ibs. of butter; Mrs. J. P. Walters, box of tarts for staff and Vv. trowok eisively. groups. tically Em OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FAVOR OF REFERENDUM — F. W. HAY VOTES FOR BRACKIN AMENDMENT. The people of Ontario are to vote upon the question importation of liquor into the pro- The necessary resolution of the legislature asking the Dominion government for the submission of on referendum was ‘passed House late Tuesday night by a ma- vince. jority of 73, only teréd among the tive and Labor gro The storm that threatened the Mc- Creary resolution of its appearance had drifted away long before the vote was taken and the erals in voting so Conservative amendment, calling up- on the government to assume respon- sibility in connection with the refer- endum resolution, enstired the reject- ion of the Liberal amendment calling for a stated case, the Conservatives with a few exceptions. voting solidly with the government against the Lib- eral amendment. Each amendmen Con servative;. Twelve members continued their opposition to the last against a referendum on any grounds. were of the Conservative and Liberal The farmer members voted solidly on each of the three occasions. They had no bolters. When it came to a vote on *the: main resolution, the opposition prac- disappeared, both Conservatives and Labor me were against the U. F. O. earlier amendments, swinging to the support of the referendum proposal. | Even the Labor men, who were ex- pected to make a finish fight of it, were not in evidence when the nays Miss Louise| on the resolution were called for, only two toeing the line. The twelve members opposing the motion were: Asmussen, O'Neill, Pin- ard Rennie, Henry Lennox, McCrea, Ross, Labor; Halcrow, McBride, ara, Independent-Soidier. The Hill amendment, calling on the government to assume full responsi- bility for action, was defeated, 79 to 18. All supporting it were Conserva- tives. J. R. Cooke of North Hastings’ was the only Conservative to vote a- gainst it. The Bracken amendment, calling for a submission of a stated case to the courts, was defeated, 75 to 22. Those supporting it were: Bratkin, Asmussen, R. Cooper, H. 8. Cooper, H, Dewart, G. Evantgure M. Lang, Z. Mageah, J. H. Marceau, Pinard, Rennie, jinclate and Stover, Liberals; as. oats Liberals; Ontario To Vote on Question"of 4 iting The Importation Of Liquog. IN 7 of prohibiting the in the 12 members scat- Liberal, Conserva- ups, voting against in the earlier days before the House action of the Lib- lidly against the t was defeated de- They Liberals, Ecclestone, Labor; McNam- gurel, FW. Hay, Halcrow, Swayne, Labor, = aatemae fl . whey the ‘NO LONGER MAGISTRATE J. E. TERHUNE Who has renigned as magistrate of Listowel after holding the office continuously for the long period of thirty years and has been advised of its acceptance by the attorn general's department. Advancing years, demands of his law practice and lack of co-operation from those responsible for the administration of justice in town, are among the reasons he gives for quitting the office, which is a somewhat thank- less one that demands considerable time but affords little remunera- tion. -“‘I don't suppose I have av- eraged ten cents an hour for the time given to the work,” states Mr. Terhune, who was a competent of- ficial having advantage of a thof- ough kn@wledge of the law. He has ‘not! t.fully recovered from 8 -serious illness, but is attending to his office duties again. Yes, It Was Nearly Fall— Walkerton Times—While pouring some gasoline into his Ford on the roadway in front of Mr. Jos. Batte’s, Jr., South Ward, Walkerton, about two o’clock on Thursday morning last, Mr. Peter McGarrity of Brant lit a match to see if the tank was full, and discovered that it was nearly so when the gag caught fire, -and, in a spectacular blaze, consumed about, everything burnable about his car. In combating the flames, Mr. McGarrity had one of his hands se badly burn- ed, that a trip to the doctor’s f treatment for the injured wing w is largely metallic is respon- sible for Mr. McGarri greater part of his car left rt. Welnert and y Ge ra eee Teet cary. Milverton, April 28.—Milverton}. had a sensation _ eyesore night ed at the station was broken into and two cases of hard liquor stolen. The identity of the cul- tion around town, but remains a-se- the village on Monday but no results were forthcothing although one house ing| was r i the whip most unmercifully. Shortly ag ched, Jn. quest of the missing e returned and stopped in front of a empty case was found; ‘Which gives and described its reputation in pictur- Constable Wilson had a conversa-| was levelled by fire at daybreak Sat- urday mo and there is.a suspic- | fon that a shipment of booze, which came.in the night before, niay have had.something to do with its origin. The station agent, Mr. L. M. Patter- son, is one of those inclined to ac- cept this. su ion seriously,. the thought being that after having re- moved the liquor, the thieves set fire to the station to cover up their tracks. He is encouraged in this belief by the statement of an'early arrival at the blaze, who had a chance to see in the windows, and whose description of conditfens indicated‘ that things -had been disturbed. When a°Banner reporter hunted up the station agent ae night, he was busy lighting up - coaches , Standing on the, siding, wien for the ‘ present will serye as acco: ation for the public. Nothin ioe Bat the ce- ment foundation of th F station re- mained and the platform was consid- erably charred. It was dark and there was a @rizzle, but burning coal reflected the ruins. The, building burned was a modern one, erected Mr. Patterson thought, about thirteen years ago. When the warning came that it was on fire, he was about to sit down to breakfast. Hurrying over to the station, where already a handful of people had gath- ered, it was seen that the fire had too much headway to permit saving prac- tically anything. An attempt to res- cue even a typewriter was futile. In- cluded in the express and freight de- stroyed, was a shipment of axle grease for a local agent, which made the fire that much more the merrier. A box car loaded with hay, was threatened, but a number of ready hands shoved it, along the tracks to safety ‘If ‘the liquor ment was stolen before the fire gs at ney first time such a thing PP hae Not long ago a keg was a sick ap cs parties who broke in one of the win- dows and managed to get away un- detected. There had also been one vey two other thefts, the agent report- Mr. Patterson said“something a- bout orders for liquor being sent out from Montreal in consolidated ship- ment, with a man and a shot gun to guard them. Handling the stuff places too much responsibility on the company, he feels, and trouble of this kind is not altogether unlooked for. The fires, he said, were cared for as usual, and aside from the possibil- ity of the building being set on fire, Mr. Patterson could offer no explana- tion as to how the blaze started. New York Critic Says: “Canada Trimmed Us Clean As A Hound’s Tooth” _ New York, April 28.—Under the caption “‘Prepare—Olympic slogan,” The Evening Telegram to-night com- ments on the victory of the Winnipeg yeows “Canada's tidy triumph in the Olympic hockey tournament empha- sizes again how essential tt-is for America to drive forward in its work of preparation for tHe international events to come. Canada trimmed us clean as a hound’s tooth. The defeat was particularly hard to accept be- cause America had made suc a won- derful showing in its opening game against Switzerland, winning by a score of 29 to 0. However, the Can- adians had the goods. Let us be the first to give credit where credit is due. Canada’s team, composed of vet- erans, fully deserved the honors it acquired. It played, fast, clean hoc- key from the outset. “While the difference in goals be- tween Canada and the United States was slight reports indicate that the Players of the Dominion played with exceptional skill and plainly showed their superiority.” May Vote In J: Mail & Empire—There will be no delay in forwaring to the inion government the resolution of the On- tario Legislature asking for a refer- endum upon the prohibition of the importation of liquor into Ontario. according to an assurance given Wed- nesday by Hon. W. E. Raney. If the province gets its application in with- in a reasonable time, the referendum should be ready for submission to the people some time in July. ~s Quit Buying Potatoes— Woodstock Review—At an exe- cutive meeting of the local council of women yesterday afternoon, the be used for seed so that the prod tion may be increased, be it reanl refra that the women in from buying me f for food for a ee = tinge 5 ESPATSEESS G2 eecheteti shore aa Sane a ae { The C. P. R. station at Monkton ‘shown to be worth not more_ than $3. Other goods were found to be equally shoddy: Business was just beginning to boom when the retail mer- chants*committee of the board of trade investigated and laid the information on which the. | charge was heard. Cohen conducted sales in Listowel, Elmira and other places before coming here. ee eee mdeds BAS Ds Young Man Fined $20 And Costs For Being Pleading guilty to being intoxicat- ed while in Listowel on Saturday, April 10th., Oswald Sproule of Elmg) township was fined $20 and $4.60 costs on appearing before Justices of the Peace Hacking and Campbell bc Monday. The case was a sequel to one of the week previous when the young man was acquitted on a charge of theft. Evidence taken then showed fh that the accused had been drinking. | 4 He admitted having had several drinks of whiskey and claimed to have. procured it from a local doctor ba Falcons at Antwerp Sunday as fol-| prescription. Investigating this when in town on Monday, License Inspector Elliott of Stratford learned that Sproule | secured a liquor prescription 7 day night through Dr. Livin -who stated that -the young fellow was suffering from bronchitis. New Arena At Kitchener Is To Cost $240,000 Kitchener, April 28 28.—The execu-_ tive committee of the proposed new A- | rena to be erected in this city took the - pape Ss steps to-day to secure charte 2 the company to be known © as the Twin Cit¥ Arena Company,” Ltd., and which will be capitalized at $30, 000. The provisional directors will consist of nine sabscribers of five: shares and upwards, shares being fix- ed at $100, payable in four instal ments. _ The new arena, it is estimated, will cost about $240,000. The committee — has been assured that if orders for material are placed by the middle of June the structure can be completed by the end of next November. 4 Paid Official Visit— a Stratford Beacon—Right Excellent - Companion Thomas Blackmore of Listowel, Grand Superintendent’ of - Huron district No. 6. paid his off- cial visit to Tecumseh chapter last= evening, when Excellent Companion — John Semple and the officers of wey chapter. conferred degrees. MICKIE SAYS until. such the conte Se 39 tothe purcbaing Tere”