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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1929 5 May Now Probe Dept. of Finance Hyndman's Shortage May Lead to Royal Commission Ottawa, Sept. 21. -- It is believed here that should G. W. Hynd: sistant Deputy Minister of Finance, be found guilty of defalcations from the Department of Finance on which he is now awaiting trial, there will be a*call by the Opposition in Parliament for a thorough investigation rt tl department. It is stated that the broadcasti: throughout the country of the news Hyndman's arrest will cause consid able uneasiness and that a Roy Commission may be appointed to go thoroughly into the details of the de partment and show how it is possibh for speculations to ocur over such i long period of time without the guilty parties being discovered. Reports state that the amount missing from the department in liberty bonds may amount to a very large figure; This is the second time in the past six years that a finance department official has been charged with the ■theft of liberty bonds. IntEF first case the accused was convicted and received a sentence of The charge was only for a fe wthou-satni dolars but it is understood that the actual amount involved was over It has been definitely stated here that further charges would be laid against Hyudman, who is now on remand awaiting trial o nfour charges of theft of bonds amounting to $4,000. Continued investigation by the special auditors and by Finance Department Investigator, Duncan, are disclosing further deficiencies. It is also learned that it is not yet definitely established whether any other persons are involved. Arthur G. Claght, K.C., prominent Recent Scenes from Riot Area of Holy Land Premier Ferguson Starts Campaign Huge Banquet Marks Opening of Government's Election Activities There will be no plebiscite on liquor or on any other matter of public poliy so long as Hon.%G. Howard Ferguson is head of the* government of Ontario. Standing firm on established British constitutional practice, Premier Ferguson will continue to take responsible polls for his handling of Onta ) ban for :ted panies in similar cases, has been retained by the government as an advisory counsel and to assist in the prosecution. Mr. Slaght has been in close conference during the week with officials of the Justice and Fin- Movement to Reinstate Deposed Police Chief Sault Ste. Mari able Ont.- 1 has up Sault seeki Chief S. B. Graham, who was recently dismissed by the police ommission following a technical breach in hor- ror i ■ on operating which the diivi ""*rrenses had been cancelled. Following a petition signed by all the clergy of the city, Dr. George Thornlee, retired Archbishop of Al-goma, has written to the commission suggesting that they reconsider their decision, and several other petitions are in circulation in the citv. Magistrate Elliott favors" the reinstatement, of the chief and Mayor Irwin opposes it, while Judge Stone, the chairman, is non-committal, merely stating that the petitions will receive consideration. 30 Horses Entered Lindsay Fall Fair Lindsay, Out.--Lindsay's 53rd annual fall fair opened Wednesday. Prospects for record entries and attendance are bright. Over 30*%orses from Ontario. Manitoba and United States are here for the trials of speed. Entries in live stock are surpassing last year. Canon Cody, of Toronto, wil! open the fair officially. Wednesday's horse shoe pitching contest was won as follows: 1, Wal-win and Henry, of Janetville; 2, McLaughlin brothers, of Burketon; 3, Ray and McKay, of Lindsey; 4, Brown and Coulter, of Toronto. In such words, the prime minister fired his opening gun of the 1929 provincial general election campaign with a frontal attack on the position taken by W. E. X. Sinclair, K.C., the Liberal leader. It was a campaign opening unequalled in size, enthusiasm and resplendence in the history of the Conserva-party in Ontario. Nearly S.OOO cheering government supporters packed every available dining room of Toronto's two largest hotels, the Royal York and the King Edward, while hundreds of others for whom there, was no room rowded the lob-To all ihese and to a vast unseen audience all over the province, reached by the largest radio hook-up ever nged in Canada, the premier reed the financial history of his government, sketched the work being done on the humanitarian problems attached^ to theyare of the underprivileged, pleaded for a courageous, far-seeing development of the resources of the north, and finally made his trenchant declaration for a fully responsible government. affair The'photo; further conflict shown in bed : Five other me: Borderers on r taken at Talpii BRITISH TROOPS IN PALESTINE MAINTAIN ORDER raphs shown here are the first to be received of British troops in Palestine rushed to the scene of late Jew-Arab disorders to quell The first two reproductions show victims of the riots. (1) Rabbi Dr. Tobenkin, who was wounded in Arab uprising at Hebron, is here ecovering from the effects of his injuries. (2) Three surviving, members of the Kisselstein family, father, daughter and young boy. ibers of the family were killed by Arabs at Hebron, while these three survivors were wounded. (3) A lone sentinel of South Wales of of a damaged house at Talpioth, and (4) Men of the First South Wales Borderers in fighting kit. These latter two photographs were th, a wealthy Jewish suburb i f Jerusalem, where many residences were wrecked by Arabs. Larkin Says Hague Conference Model High Commissioner to London Describes Repara- . tions Meeting Quebec--A vivid description of the recent meeting of the Reparations Conference at the Hague, and the firm stand taken by Right Hon. Philip Snowden, of Great Britain, in seeking what amounted to return of the S' Agreement, was given newspapet by Rt. Hon. Peter This wa^ a magnificent piece of work, declared the Canadian High Commissioner. "At the end the spirit shown by all delegates was superb, and was all that could be wished for, with the greatest friendship existing. It was made lto the League of Nations," concluded Hon. Mr. Larkin. Dominion to Care For Historic Sites dian High Commissioner ti upon his arrival in the Do: board the liner Montcalm. Hon. Mr. Larkin, Who w; the dock by Premier Mackenzie King and Hdn. Lucien Cannon. Solicitor General, stressed the friendly feelings that prevailed among all present wh the conference adjourned, and of H n. Mr. Snowden's triumphal return to which they were riding wasjLondon- but- he declared, one of the ick by a C.N.li passenger train most important points of the entire the Village of Atwood at noon on conference, and one not concerned One Killed, Two Hurt In Crossing Mishap Stratford.--When the light service iding was|London' but- lie declared, user train !most important points of Wednesday, Royal Todd, age 21, fatally injured, and John O. Killer, age 23, and Fred W. Ritchie were injured but not seriously. Todd died in the Listowel Memorial Hospital from a punctured lung and fractured skull while Killer and Ritchie are confined to the Stratford General Hospital. All are Stratford men and employees of the Ontario Department of highways. The three men .comprising with reparations at all was the cessful effort made by Rt Hon. Arthur Henderson, of the British Cabinet, to persuade the French to h ry their evacuation of Germany, When Mr. Snowden first presented his argument, declared Mr. Larkin, it was certainly not very favorably received by those who benefitted by the setting aside of the Spa percentages --the total amount Germany had to he Allies. [Premier King Announces Government's Intention Regarding Preservation Quebec.--From now on the Dominion Government will look after the | historic sites and monuments in Canada, an interviever was informed by Premier Mackenzie King when he was in Quebec for the purpose of greeting Hon. Peter C. Larkin, Canadian High Commissioner to London. Work will start on the ancient walls and fortifications of Quebec, but in addition to this province there are several other points which deserve consideration, among them Louisburg and Hudson Bay. The Prime Minister said: "The policy of the Government is to maintain, and where necessary, to reconstruct, to such extent as may be in the public ! the destructiv the historic sites and menu- ] dian lighthous Long Point Light Slays 900 Birds Lured by Deadliest Beacon in Canada, Warblers, Thrushes Killed While flying southward one foggy night about two weeks ago, some 900 little warblers, sparrows an dthrushes were dashed to death against Long Point lighthouse--lured to their destruction by its brilliant beacon. Mr. Saunders, well-known ornithologist, of London, Ont., hearing of the K51a nitty-, repaired -to- -*ha_^Kild inaccessible tip of the point which runs out into Lake Erie for some 20 miles from Port Rowan Ont. He counted about 850 victims, but estimates that more perished. Though stormbound for a day or so on the point, Mr. Saunders sent the Royal Ontario 95 specimens, not all in good condition, and about half of which the museum experts have skinned for mounting. Gets Song Birds For years Long Point light has been a menace to small birds. It stands right in the line of a main flight, and takes toll on both northerly and southerly migration*. Wild duck and plover, flying mostly by day, avoid it, but song birds, flying by night, suc- Mr. Lewis a Government ornithologist of Ottawa, has made a study of of Eastern Cana-in this respect, and y, left the city about 11 o'clock| It was claimed that.the Commission Wednesday morning and in little more ' of Experts, held in Paris", had no right an hour laterhtier gdad | to touch percentages, even though than an hour later their truck waj they had a perfect rig ments of Canada. i finds Long Point beacon, "In this connection, it is the Gov- j the quality of its light and i: ernmenfs intention to see that the j tion, the deadliest. ancient walls and fortifications of ___..._ settle"tfie QueDec are properly cared for 1 of Labor Repudiates A.B.C. and Guild London, Ont., Sept. 19.--At their regular meeting last night, members of the London Trades and Labor Council passed a resolution stating that they wished to go on record that they have no connection with the Amalgamated Builders' Council or Heating and Plumbing Guild, or any such combine, and that organized labor in London does not support any such methods but believes in fair competition and just and honorable methods cf doing business. Aid. John Ashton declared nothing more cowardly has happened in the history of the city, and that offering to return the graft money would not I lc&<*s the Cause of Ex-service Men ick and demolished at the cross-' amount Germany was apable of pay- Preserved. An appropriation of $50,-ing in Atwood. How the accident' ing. > 000 was made during the recent ses- occurred is not yet known definitely, | Everyone interested had naturally sion of Parliament for the restoration but witnesses believe that Ritchie, the to take less, because the experts came of one of the gates and the rebuilding driver of the truck, did not see the1 to the conclusion that German could of tbe Earl Grey Terrarce, which lies express train approaching. The'not continue the amount she was pay- between the citadel and the river, and truck drove on to the crossing direct-' ing under the Dawes agreement. j which, for some time past, has been ly in the path of the train and the | The percentage each nation re- closed to the publlc on account of the engine crashed into the front of the ceived of the total amount, was alter- dllaPldated and dangerous condition in light truck, hurling it approximately' ed to the great disadvantage of Great flch," has been.,1,e"' 1 ful,Iy e,xpfct 40 feet along the tracks. j Britain. |that thls work ™iU be completed this The train, C.N.R. No. 195, bound forj Canada Interested I au'"mn\ . Kincardine, was-in charge of Engineer "Canada was only indirectly inter-1 Provisions will be made at subse-D. Freeland and Conductor G: Becker, ested, but naturally we wanted to help quent sesslons for the effective prose-both of Palmerston. It was slowing! Great Britain, as we have an agree- cution of the Government's policy with dow priu i horn ning into the vhen the crash occurred. lling at about 22 mil The respect to the maintenance of historic sites and monuments, including, in the walls and fortfications ment with Britain that they shall us 4.35 per cent, of all the reparatit she receives. We wanted Great b.»-: tain to get as much as she ould," de-' °f QuebeC/ ** 1S' * b?1,£e' SenevMy clared Hon. Mr Larkin i recognized throughout the Dominion 1 that within the British Empire there is no, monument of greater historical significance than is afforded by the Citadel and its immedi; Considerable during the three weeks Mr. Snowden's declarat limit he would accept, looked most despairin were some private took place at followed as to the md things but there inment and ments, including the properties at present under the immediate supervision of the Battlefields Commission." Coal Comes Back Victoria Titaes (Lib.): ("Electric low be generated cheaper war, and for ne has been de- eloquently by h, president of nia.iiphip here on Set Canada Buying More U.S. Furniture Charlotte, N.C.--United States exports of wood furniture to Canada have shown a consistent increase over a five-year period, averaging 42 2per opportunities for private conversation, cent, each with the exception of 1925. and eventually Mr. Snowden got prac-Total exports of Canada were $$1,-1 tically back to the Spa percentages,! 331,271 in the year 192S, an increase-sacrifices being made by Aristide I V of 41 per cent, ocer the previous year.! Briand, of France, and M. Cherou, HOW According to Canadian customs sta-': Minister of Finance in the French by steam th^n by water-power, tistics, the amount of furniture im- Government. ,Thomas Edisoi^). This is good news ported from the United States in 192S The French delegation met Great for Vancouver Island, with her great was 70 per cent, of the total imports 1 Britain in the most friendly spirit, and coal resources. \ With the progress fro mall countries. The United King- | made sacrifices immediately. Later made and economic perfection lately dom was the nearest competiti r, fur- j Italy and the remaining nations fol- attained by high pressure steam furnishing 1 per cent, of the total im- lowed suit, and Mr. Snowden ports. I home, a victor. --•:•-- Even more important things Pedestrain (to passing motorist)-- performed there than the public "Hi, mister, I'm going your way." i ed aware of, chief of which wc " te; but I'll get there Henderson's fulfilling of h before you do." > get the British army out of Ger- ized coal- bines, and the use of pulverized coal , under boilers built on the unit system, •ere the increased consumption of coal em- would appear to be assured. Last year Mr. the United States used in this way more than 15,000,000 tons of pulver- Silver Fox Fur Gains Favor In All Markets Many Countries Now Seeking Pure Bred Stock From Canadian Ranches The principal market for silver fox furs up to the outbreak of the war had been in Europe, but after hostilities began the silver fox breeder sought a market in the United States, where sales hitherto had ben comparatively Despite the recent heavy duty levied by the United States on imports of silves foxes and their pelts, there is still an increasing demand in that mntry for Canadian silver fox stock. Raiich-bred silver fox furs are an important item at the Canadia Sales at Montreal, and there ai indications of a marked revival European market for these fur Five-Gaited Horses Arouse Interest For Royal Fair Exceptional interest, according to a Canadian Press message from Louisville, Ky., was manifested among state-wide gatherings of horsemen at the Kentucky State Fair in the announcement that the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto would introduce five-gaited horse classes at the big Canadian fair next November. This pioneer move by the Royal Winter Fair was warmly oy veteran Mat Cohen, of California; Robert Moreland, Lexington, Ky.; H. S. Cay-wood, Middleton, Ky.; and others. Important entries are assured for the coining Royal Winter Fair, including horses from the Minton Stables at Barbourville, Ky., and Uplands, Pa. After the sensational win of his Target in the gelding section of the $10,000 Seelbach stake over the cream of American five-gaiters, William M. M. Robinson, Philadelphia, the owned, remarked enthusiastically: "Now I can bring my stable to Toronto. I had no good reason to come before." Five-Waited horses are claimed to be a special product of Kentucky. Old-time breeders bought Ontario horses of great speed and endurance to cross with American saddle horses. Marguerite Farlee Bayliss, well known throughout the United States as an authority on the history and bloodlines of horses, says'that Peter the Great traced directly to a Canadian stallion of whom nothing is known except that he was brought south from Ontario. ... He was also the ancestor of the southern saddle horse breed whose descendants form several strong strains throughout saddle horse history in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri. The alert, animated movements of the five-gaiters should appeal instinctively to Canadian horsemen, as the type is virtually unknown in tite Dominion. All through the "horse states'* one hears of a coming boom for the saddle horse, especially the five-gait- Three Barn Fires Within 48 Hours Second Horse Victim of Flames -- Authorities Seeking Firebug Stratford.--The third barn fire within 48 hours, believed to have been set by a fire-bug, >vorking in . this city, caused $1,000 loss at an early hour on Thursday morning, when flames de-Large sales of live foxes for founda- molished a large barn, at the rear of tion stock are made to the New Eng- the home ot Fred Robinson, Milton land States and to central and western street The main ltem lost was a United States and Canada, which, coup- valuable mare, owned by Mr. Robin-led with shipments to England, Scot- son_ wUich was suff0cated before help land, Norway, Sweden, France, Oer-J could arrive_ Xne other loss besidea many, Switzerland, Cuba and other t countries, indicate the wide distribu-' tion of Prince Edward Island ] bred stock. frame building was in hai " j equipment, and five tons of hay. 3'| The other two fire The projected Chicago sky of the record height of just thousand feet is believed to be the an increasing desire to >m the underworld. ng, a valuable racing horse I being lost in one. Another fire of un-per j known origin destroyed the bowling r a ] club clubhouse early last Friday ling, causing over $2,000 damage, report is being made to Toronto [by the local chief.