Sn YEAR 81. NO: 44, They Resisted Demands Of MIO CAPTVED TRAN AND ENTERED COACH DRAWN REVOLVERS WITH A Conductor and "Two Other © Men Attempted to Resist and Were Felled Inst: yi -- Two of Those Shot Were Vancouver Men, Bellingham, Wash., Feb. 21.--Three passengers on the Great Northern passenger train, bound for Vancou- ver, B.C,, resisted thrée bandits, last night, and were shot dead. Thomas B. Wadsworth, Canadian Facile conductor, oi Vancouver, B.C.: R. LL. Lee, Bremerton, Wash., and M B. :McElhose, a of Yancouver, killed, ; The robbers wont into the smoker from the vestibule between the smok- ing car and the day coach, tied hand-}| kerchiois about their faces and enters ed the day coach with drawn revol vers, Most oi the passengers eonfronted by the thugs threw up their hands, hut four men atterapted to resist. Threesaf these were felled almost in stantly. After shooting the condugior and the two passengers the bandits shot out the coach lights and signalled the train to: stop. IHysterienl wo- men and men sereamed for them not to shoot them, and held out ther rolls of bills and purses as the ban- dits passed out. Itis thought they got away with £5,000 in money and jewels. travelling B( salesman, were the men Are Well Known Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 21-M. B. Mcelves and T. S. Wadsworth, con- ductor, both of Ms city, who, with R. L. Ise, of Bremerton. Wash., were shot and killed by masked bandits who 'held up the International Limit- ed train of the Great Northern, last i i a border 'town, and great sym ty 10,000 reward offer. jon of the mur- "jes. "I pro will add to. the ed for the a derers; INSURANCE AFTER 30 YEARS Mrs, Gealft Did Not Know of Policy Until Recently Williamstown, Mass, Feb. 21. Mrs, Theodore Grafft received. a check covering the amount of an in surance policy on the life of her hus- band, who died thirty years ago n Ghent. Mrs. Grafft did not know until a short time ago that her hus- band carried a policy. but was told of it by her brother-in-law. She immediately wrote'to the com- pany and received word that the policy had been issued and was told that the amount would be paid if the policy was produced. This she was unable oto when she tried to fur- nish proof of death she discovered that the 'nurse who cared for her husband 'as well a the doctor and the undertaker and minister who officiated at the funeral had since 'died. - Finally upon making an affi- davit that she was the woman nam- ed as beneficiary in the policy, the amount due her was paid with in- terest. Gibson's. "Red Cross Cold Tablets." DAILY MEMORANDA See top of page 3, right hand corner, tor probabilities. . ule "The Butterfly on the Wheel" Grand use, 8.15 pom. o gert that was to be St, 'Andrew's church Tuesday postponed until later . Regular monthly meeting Woman's Aid Soglety, Kingston General Hospi- tal, Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. ie ea kt cre - idends For You This newspaper is like a Coupon bond that carries divi- dends for you. 5 "The coupons are the adver. tisements which offer you op- portunities. You do not in a literal sense have to do any clipping. you have to do is to read and keep ydursell = posted, take what you want, and leave the rest : Ongry o given in 24th, is Reading the advertisements commits you to nothing. It 'merely tells you what is being . offered. When you buy you naturally want to- get your ng that will serve you best and you want to pay the low est market price. : The advertisements spread before you each day the busi "SHOT DEAD BY BANDITS | -------- , i Pe ; 1° His Bkely that the management | This will be Capt. - Munn's fifth ex: BANKS FINALLY WARNED Must Enter New Federal System or Into Yiquidation. Washington, Feb. 21. Fnal warn- ing was sent to the 170 national banks of .the United States which have failed to signify their inten- tion to enter the new federal system, that application for membership must be made by Feb. 23rd or banks must prepare to go into liquidation within ten months. The reserve bank organization committee at the same time took steps to learn from the attorney-general of every 'atate whether state banks, under their laws, can subseribe to stock in the reserve banks, an action which ie an essential of membership in the new federal system. Go TEACH GIRLS TO DRESS Stop Wearing of High.heel and Certain Dances Annapolis, Md., Feb. 20.--Dele- gate Snowden, of Montgomery -coun- ty, introduced in the house of dele- gates by request, a bill to prohibit the wearing by girls and women of highheeled shoes and slit skirts, and of dancing such "immoral dances as ; the turkey trot, the banpy-hug, the tango or the loop-the-loop." The bill prescribes that money col- lected from fines for violating its provisions shall be used to "educate girls how to dress decently.' BE NOT BAD FOR HEALTH date, A iS Afr. Boots | d. n vhancelior of the tc ceed C.F. -Hobhouse postmaster-genaral, IMITATED JAN VALJIEAN La 1 who be | Regarding a Toronto Police | Court Case Toronto, Feb. 21.--Apple-eating as carried on during the past and as it is carried on at present by an intelligent civilization is not correct--at any rate not correct in the manner of eating apples containing worms, bug and othér live weording to the analyst at Ottawa. It has been cus- { tomary, except in solitude, to daintily, avoid all worms and to eat closely up to the edge of the worm-hole but never to- touch it, and then to throw away hall the apple because worm has taken up residence therein. People thought the worm was something to be avoided. But the official at Ottawa claims worms "adulterate apples, but do not make them injurious. This opinion he' arrived at after great reflection of some eight months over hali a pound whose of apples whieh ho found contained a for him to "dirty, decayed nib a apimal mat 3 . ' Rr wit, worme' & astro tit quarters to report the escape, | "tummy aches' in children have never R MENT NERVOUS i caused by worms eaten with ap- GOVE NME ples. i OVER ROWELL'S SPEECH This great decigion was brought about by a ease in Toronto police court. last July when A. Thompson, 7 People Waiting To See If It Will Vote Down Liberal Leader's | Resolution ing adulterated dried apples. The case Feb. 21. -- There is | Ring stieet east, was accused of sell- was yesterday adjourned a week that Magistrate Kingsiord might think on the momentous problem 0 hu A Rs King and Queen Are Expected There labor conditions has aroused general | in July. atiention.. Mr. Hanna in his reply | London, Feb. 24.---Lord Provost did not deal with the subject. It is Stevenson, of Glasgow, was able to evident that he recognized the force announce yesterday to the city coun- of Mr. Rowell's appeal for the work- cil that the king and queen would ing men, and was afraid to say lany- | vVigit Glasgow in July next. It is thing without thinking outhis ground apbectod that they will participate carefully; in fact, before Mr. Hanna ii the opening of the royal infirmary, rose to speak following Mr. Rowell, |and also the children's hospital. he was approached by Mr. Hearst| This will be the first visit of their and other cabinet ministers, who |majesties to Glasgow since the ecoro- evidently advised him to go slowly. | nation. It probable that their Mr. Hanna will probably deal with | visit will be extended to the .indus- the question when he resumes the | trial district of the west of Scotland. debate on Tuesday. " Louis Youth Escapes Police by Sewer Route St. Louis, Peb. 21." -- Imita- ting the feat of Jean Valjean, Frank Garden an cighteen-year-old-youth youth, charged with safe cracking, escaped from the local police by diving through a manhole ard wend- ing his way through the city sewers. A general order for his arrest. was issued and men were stationed at the sewer outlets, on the Miss'sippi river bank, but the yoith had either perished underground or emerged from the sewers before guards were placed. Garden induced the policeman, whose prisoner he was, to uneover the manhole by declaring he hd hid- fen the loot. there. Once: in ,ilie sewer the boy laughed at the officer and disappeared. The officer From | stock, a Toronto TO PAY GLASGOW VISIT ) is "Dominion Mnalyst Gives Opinion { number of The government, it is understood, | 3 Abii i ere considering the whole ques-| Bins J, a Hall mo Stirling ul tion to-day, and are wondering if! _-resion. Feb. 21. EL meeting they ean afford to do what they us- Sf De Zingston Ne one o ali] : { DN ev. J. . 8 sy SWR i Rowell ant the opsostion = vags| 264. In the presbviers of Toronto them down. Some of the conserva-| by the Congregation of the Stirling E : Presbyterian church, offering a sti-| tive papers are becoming rather a of $1,000 and a f een} nervous about this mode of proced- Pend of 31, anc a free maanse, "ie. The Toronto World, for ex- | Tas sustained and ordered forward- | amrle, recently emphasized the im- sd to the clerk of Sereato Dresby | poiiance of Mr. Rowell"s demand for, ley be eS Sng uetion { an agricultural survey of the BOY presbyicay. meeting of | ince, and warned the government presbytery. that it was not a wise policy to re- ject good ideas simply because they happened to come from the oppoui- tion. ~ It will be interesting to see if the government will act on this latest proposal of Mr. Rowell, to study thoroughly the whole question of unemployment with a view of im- proving the condition of the working- men and their families, or whether they will vote down the resolution. vote Three Long-service Medals Perth, Feb. 21.--Three long-ser- vice medals came to members of the 42nd regiment for twenty-one years' continuous service. Capt. J. H. - wards, Smith's Falls, commandify the Carlton Place company; Color- Sergeant W. E. Wright, and Pte. G. Walter Bates, Perth, are the three thus honored. SAIL IN QUEST OF 6010 IN COLD ARCTIC {Captain Munn, On Fifth Expedition, Confident He Will Find Riches CONVICTS TRUE TO TRUST "Honor Camp" Experiment of Joliet Penitentiary, a Success Joliet, 1il., Feb. 21.--Only one of the fifty-two convicts sent to the "honor camp' at Grand Detour, Il, to build a read wag false to the trust reposéd in hin, it was known when the men returned to the State Penitentiary Lere. This . man at- tempted to smugsle a flask of whis- key into his tent. He was at once reported by his tentmiates and seat back to the prison. i: E. M: Allen, warden of the peni- tentiary, stated that order in the camp was excellent, and. incident- ally, that the man built an excellent streteh of read. The convicts ro turned bronzed and . checorful, all] having gained weight. They were London, Feb. 21.--A party of ad- venturons Englishmen, who . believe that Baflin Land is a Northern LI dorado, will start from Liverpool next June, with the intention of searching for go Capt. H. 1. Munn, the lead- er of partly, says a private syndi- cate hgé been formed and sufficient cap- ital has been subseribed to enable the (expedition to make a start, The cost will be roughly $100,000. "Hi the Canadian government will help us." says Capt. Munn, "we shall not "hand-picked," but were chosen establish a post on Melville Island at random, and included several con- with a view to aliording relief 3 Jicieq of manslaughter and other stranded mariners who may have e desperate crimes. jibe ship and struck out for the main- I i »" of the Board of Education | pedition tommittee to the Aretic regions. TO THAT EFFECT IS. WITH- DRAWN FOR PRESENT ---- ? Nbt Proper Time to Tackle Problem --Riship of London Doésn't Think Motion Would: Carry Big Major ity. Re London, Fel 2 of the word * riage servige of i "hd d The omission from the mar- he Church of Eng- find considerable tending the h the province possession in A formal m to omit the word, of which Bishap of Lincoln had giv- en notice, wasi withdrawn, however. The. bishop g: as his. reason "that he thought he was likely to earry a large majority Of the house in favor of the proposed alteration. The bishops af Winchester and Hereford spok@ Strongly for the in- sertion of 'simflir undertakings by both husband find wire. They, how- ever, thought hers should be some reference Teadership of the f, a8 they said it mcanvenient to 'the family. p of Canterbury em- phasized the opliion that the Church of England had'fe face this proposed change and othep questions of a far reaching charaelér arising out of it. He helie¥sd; however, a better occigion than b presents would be | found at an eaply date for handling such great socil problems. THE TOWN OF GANANOQUE m--r-- The Local Facfories Are Liunning Lo vr. Time Ganfinoque, Fh. 21.<At the Park rink, last evertine, the fie game of the fore part of the seasoh between No. 8's of Grad church and the St. Andrew's team Soft league, was St. Andrew's, by a whirlwind fell, won out by a score of 3 to im St. Andrew's team Rlay in Brockville #his "aftemoon with, o Preshyterian 4 hat town, league. Mrs. F, J./ Skinger entertained a number of her friends at hdr 'home on King strect west yesterday afternoon and evening, 2 Miss: Phodbe Lewis entertained quite a large number of her friends at her home on Main street last evening. Mrs. Bothuel De Wolfe entertained a hér friends at her home, Sydenham street, on Wednesday after noon, 'in honot of her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Stevens, oi Portage la. Prairie. who is' spending part of the winter in town. Miss Phoebe Bryant, Charles street. is 'spending a fow days with Mrs, W. J. Willohghby, at Marble Rock. Miss Iva McQalpin, Line street, ing "few daye with . her Frederick J McCalpin, Lake. v The local factories which have been running short time for some time past, are gradually increasing nearer to full 'time. The bolt department of the works of the Steel company of Canada, which for a great part of the winter ran enly four days a.week, has mereased brother, at South to live « work Ontario Wheel con 43 HON. LIB, "WAR OFFICE BACKS DOWN In Ovder to Allow Canadians to Compete at Bisley London, Feb. 21.--~The war office has agreed to the postponement oi the New Bisley rifle range rules until 1915, in order to enable the oNsrSens domin- jons to participate in the next com- petition meeting. An official an- nouncement to this effect was made last night by the war office secretary, after consultation with Lord Cheyles- more, chairman of the National Rifle Association. This is the direct result of Hon. Sam Hughes' protest. Only British goodwill towards Presi- dent. Wil A Xa leave him unhampered in his poly, prevents an outburst of serious. agitation over murder of 8. Benton pc rsased ih salatie Cold Tablets." Gibson's. SE the | hie" church hockey | is spend- | Che | increased H.SBELAND . HON ROFT ROGERS CONSERVATIVE m. five days a' week to full wr & Bulloch, Cowan & ton, and the shovel works of the Steel ada are still five days a the latter r Brit v. of Can- 'week, while aul} axle Uo. is 3 n uring plant that has ron full time all thro the winter. = £ TOBACCO MEN'S PROTEST Ontario Growers (0 Hol Big Meet- ing on Saturday . Ottawa, Feb. 21. ~The department of Iture was informed, yester- day. that there will be a big meeting of tobacco growers at Kingsville, Fa- sex county, on Saturday, to consider the present situation in 'the indus- try, and Hon. Martin Burrell has wired to the expert in charge of the government experimental" plot at Harrow to attend and: make a re port an the conditions. The tobacco grown in the district is sold to Montreal, and it is elaimed by the growers that prices are too low. They are also protesting against the rve- quirement that they grade their erop. COMING TO CANADA A Prince Will Comman nn Canadian Cavalry Brigade Ottawa, Feb. 21.-A report from : London; some time ago, that Priace j Alexander of Teck, brother of Queen 'Mary,. may come to Canada, this summer, with Lord Brooke, and com- mand a cavalry brigade in Petawawa or Manitoba, was. confined, last night, hy Col. Sam. Hughes. Prince Alexander (is major in . the 2nd life Guards and served in Matabeleland and the South African campaign, and received the 10.8.0. medal. INTERNATIONAL INTEREST WAS QUICKLY CREATED 'When (A Message Flashed Telling Of British - Subject's Extinction Washington, Feb. 2i.-A glumbering Mexican sititation was' brought quick- ly to a point of intehse internati | Interest, to-day, by. the' flash of a message stating that William S$. Ben- ton, a British" subject, had been kills ed ip Juarez by order of (General | Franeisoo 'Villa, the constitationalist | commander. | Sir Cecil Spring-Rice; "ihe British ambassador, conferred with Secretary Bryan about "it, President Wilson and His Galbiner- ¢ A biely wad 1 wal ordered the state department from counsel representatives on the border. | A Berlin, Feb. 21.--A sharp attack | on Admiral Dewey in regard to the | stateménts made by him in his * au- | tollography concerning the German { fleet at Manilla during the Spanish- | American war in 1808, was made in | the imperial parliament by Mathias { Exzberger, one of the leaders of the |elerieal party. He said the state- ments. of Admiral Dewey had excited amazement Gen thorough investigation hy DEWEY IN HOT WATER dmiral's Statements Caused Amaze. ment in Germany | the gmvalest | manv. | The German { have severely criticized . Admiral | Dewey's book, demanding that the German government issue an autho- ritative statement regarding the 'Manila legend." newspapers recently Seven killed explosion at in Glas- workmen fer work were gun-pov | | The: Redistribution "Committee F.F.PARDEE. o 8. RPO.OENNETT "GON. uc HON. LPPeLLETiER r iY: CON. i On resuming the dcbate second readin bill, Premier son for increasing the wn upon the was ling to allow thé point, and Ee lt a of Ihe stihl ion | rden. sa orem. | of "the he ment of the bas PARLIAMENT Estimates For the Improvement of the St. Lawrence Ship Channel-- Further River Deepening, * Ottawa, Feb. 21. -- Dr. Reid, Minister of customs, introduced an important bill in the house yesterday. afternoon which was, slightly amend. ed and given its first ond relates to prohibiting the export of retroleum and oil products at. the discretion of the government at any time upon order-in-counecil. 'Fhe purpose of this bill is to se-| cure the control of petroleum export in time of war. The step is taken at the request of the British admir- alty in common w minions. Y order-in-council method. of ure infringed upon . the. rights of parliament, but the pi said that the case was one that .eould be properly left to council having to do with emergencies of fence. 'Deepening of St. Lawrence The "house went into ittee vpon estimates of Mr. Hetn the river St. Lawrence channel Improvemént and maintenance. In answer to Mr. Lemioux, Mr. {sald the committee of {had been appointed to problem of ' deepening net of the St. Lawrence! ported yet. "The et ahou further deepening «the river 'lay ith all British do- | « | Sir Wiltrid protested that the {4 mmperial de-. Foriifhn "the in the danger of robbing' from the port of Me [chznnel was 35 feet deep ! a can't go on d river without lowering real arbor. said: On marine. | 3 To a question put by M "Great Lakes gradually rose and the periods being seven years each. The water was now at the period of rising throughout the great lakes system. The reason of this myster- ins periodic fluctuation was as yet unknown. I Mr. Hazen said that the depart- ment had been trying to bring about & reduction in insurance rates for vessels navigating the St. Lawrence by pointing out to companies the improvemenis that had been made. The government is willing to back up any representations made to the marine insurance companies, but felt the initiative ought to come from the shipping associations. THE WORLD'S NEWS The Very Latest Culled From Al Over the World Three vessels have gone down in jgales off the Irish coast. Fourteen | British lifesavers lost their lives off Wexford. Dr. C. Cl. James, of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, ad- vocates growing alfalfa instead of wheat in the west. . A. J. Small, Toronto, has issued an injunction against' E. J. Murphy, Ber lin, restricting him from playing "Within' The Law." This is the first step taken in Canada to prevent play wrights and managers from pirating. rank Hall, superintendent of snow plow crew, Engineer Smith, | Fireman Freeman, and Brakeman Bourque were killed when the engine | and plow went through a bridge at {a Scotch settlqment near Moncton {N. B. W. S, Gordon's Birthday Friday, February: 20th, was the birthday of ' Assessment Commissione: W. S. Gordon, who received a number ' of gifts from members of his family and others... One' lady sent him three-storey birthday cake, which he { appreciated very much. Mr. Gordon would not announce his age, as he de- sires to be still classed as one of the Young men of the city. ) ARTICLE IN JOURNAL INCENSED THE PRINCIPAL Apology Demanding For Saying Tangoing Was: Going On In Toronto, Feb. 21.--President Fal Coner was greatly incensed'at an ar- ticle in The Varsity, the students' or- lgan of Toronto University, yesterday, | which declared that tangoi had iheen allowed in: Annesley hall, the i 's residence of the Victoria { Methodist College. After a conferente in reat. 3 Me show what we have to offer in King- ston property. MeCann. : Mrs. Thomas Badour, Westport, J kicked by a cow one day last ph. and had her leg Removal sale | ildren's clouds Dutton's:* on es omun, Joe; THEDAILY BRITISH WHIG 18 ON saz 2 av THE FOLLOW Bucknell's News Depot .. on Satu s Mr. na a 2 Johnson St, LAIRD--In Ki Feb, 21 1 eb. 21st, Willlam a. a son. deat, L310 fatraid DIED, WARTMAN--At his residen mouth, on Feb: 18th, ) "Tors, % Henry Wartman. Funeral from his residence Monday at 2 o'clock. 3 DUNBAR--In Kingston, on Feb. 15th, Henry Thomas Dunbar, 299 Barrie street, aged 28 . Funeral service at the housa on Mon- « 2 o'clock, nce to the 1.05 GT.R. train-'lo BSFORD--On Feb, 10th, Mi, Robert, aged 48 vears, Fungal took og: from . uneral too ce ir dence, 192" Rid, u ee 3 . bm, to St ul's church, an thence to Cataraqui A 2 ROBERT J. REID | :