XEAR 81. NO, 46. BRITAIN IS STARTLED BY ARREST OF SPIES . Woman Arrested With Seerst Naval Plans MAY BE IN - LEAGUE WITH GERMAN GOVERNMENT IT 18 THOUGHT Her Husband, F. A. Gould, Declares She Knew Nothing of the Charac- ter of the Papers She Carried -- Secret Trial is Likely. london, Feb. 24. ---Tho opening scene ' in the most important anc sensational espionage case of . recent years ocearréd at Bow street police court yesterday morning. Fhe pris soners. Frederick Adolphus Gould, aged fifty-five years. and Maud Gould. his wife. aged fifty, appenred in court, The inspector, who Ind the charge, testified that he had arrested the woman nt Charing Cross railway station on Sunday aiternaon. She was travelling by the continental ex- press. he said. when he stepped up to her and said : - "I have reason to believe that you are strongly suspected of having in your possession certain documents prejudicial to the interests of the state' { The Woman had a return ticket to Ostend agd was carrying a square, | flat box, which was underneath the travelling rug lying om the seat Lifting the rug, the inspector sald he found three large envelopes, which wero taken to the police station. The woman uckdenly tore a paper to places there, but the police collected the pieces. and wbon placing them ta gether found the name of "Peterson", with an address at Ostend. The box, when opened, was found to contaln documents relating - te his majesty's navy. The woman was searched, but no further incriminating documents were found, Male Accomplice Arrested The witness subsequently proceedec to Murton Road, Southficlds, nea: London, and' arrested a man there When the house was searched, furthe oF ng to. the British street police court, wher ay with his wife, the man main Aaitnd a sullen silonge, but the Ro "a 't dnderstand. 1 have don nothing. 1 was going to tnke these packages openly to Ostend znd fron there to Brussels." The magistrate suid prisoner : "Have von ask the witness ?"' The man replied : "This poor woman doesn't know what she went away for. She did did nothing, except take a mes male to to the anything al ys Brot case A remanded (ill Wednes- day and the strictest secrecy is being observed a8 to the exact character of the documents, but they are known to inchide plans and specifications for the building of battleships of considerably modified original Dreadnought designs, The name of "Peterson" is believed to be an alias for a notorious Germar secret service agent with headquarters at Ostend. It is probable that merely formal evidence 'will be taken on Wed- needy, and that the real hearing of the charges will begin next week Cancelled Trips london, Feb, 21.---Owing to the falling off in steamship travel, due to reports of depression in Canada, big steamship companies have cancelled proposed trips this season. 25¢ tins tdleum powder, 15e. Dut- tons. | The revision of the Ontario statutes has cost £235.351 sexelusive of print- ing. "Syrup Figs, . DAILY MEMORANDA Band at Covered rink to-night page 3, riglit hand corner for bag Bo HT ny Laurence Irvin in Law," Grand, 8.15 pm Take Your Shop- * ping Seriously It takes Judgment the family purse do measure of service of high prices. : wise woman takes her pping seriously and spends "money carefully. She seeks the best advice she cam get, and nine times out of 'ten she finds it in the adver- A columns of live news- 'papers like The Whig. reads the advertising t and keeps posted on what "stores are showing. If unate turn in the 'market t§. an unusual reunity she is ready to advantage of it. She markets as carefylly and wr as much khowledge of the a8 her husband would: if he were During a plece » ax 25¢. Gibson's. "The Unwritten to make its full in these always OFFERED PRESIDENCY H. Milne Ladies' Feb. 24 Ailne, pastor + of resbyterian church, ainistér of the Glebe Presbyteria: hurch here, was yesterday offerec he presidency of the Ottawa Presby rian Ladies' college, following the 'esignation of Rev. Dr, W. D. Arm rong. Mr. Milhe will consult hi: 'ongregation at Weston regarding » offer. nl FILLIES OF FASHIONS HORRIFIED CLERGYMA Fears Chief Anglican Church it Hamiiton Affected With »1 uc Dry Rot Ont., Feb. 24.-1In a Lent to his congregation, Dea: Abbott, rector of Christ Church eathe dral, assailed the fashion craze. Hq said he was: horrified to netice tha his congregation was developing int a fashionable city congregaiion, a aggregation of "oncer He als commented on the fact that while th church had a membership of 1,000, th wmber who attended the communion service was only about fifty. Of thes nly four or fiv from the soutd md. He strongly advised his peopl to keep away irom society function during the season, and declared tha "a fashionable congregation genérally meant parochial death bh dry rot ) Wo awn Ottawa, Asked by Ott College ---Rev. J. Weston, Ont. and , forme: WwW. H Hamilton, en letter vere ety PURCH: ASE oF PEERAGES Former British M. P. is Telling Some About It. London. Feb. ° 24. ~Ixtraordinary stories of the traflic in peerages and baronetcies are told in the new re view, the Candid, conducted by Momas Bowles. Nr. Bowles WaR once M.D. for King's Lynn, quarréled m turn with the tory 'and radical parties, and has some piquant thugs to sav ahout the management of the eaupns under both, All the business relating to peer ages, saya the Candid, is expected to go through the head whip. One per eon. it is declared, pave $250,000 tc a'party fund and was subsequently made a baromet. Anothér gave 3750.000. another 21,000,000, and yet 'another 22,000,000 ior a peerage. One man, 4t is related, applied 0 the head whip to he made a whereupon the head whip hinted that it was customary that such a mar should make a handsome contribution ta marty funds. Tn reply the ma sai that if his peerage wah nol ir the next birthday honors he would publish the correspondence. He wa: made a peer. The list of honors. for the last twelve vears shows that it is alniost the rich man who possesse: that' kind of merit which merits» neerage; Mr. Bowles alleges. Things Pive Childien Burned Ashland, Maine, Feb, 24.--Five © the six children of Jcsaph Smart, ¢ lumber measurer, were burned t death when their house at Bagh Take plantation was destroyed br fire. 'Mrs, Smart, who was °alom with the children, escaped = aftw rescuing one of them. ° Deal After Avony St. Catharites, Oni. Feb 24. -- After suffering three days «in ter ible agony death. tlls morning, re djeved 'Harry Riding. the thres yeu Thorold boy. The little fellow, alone for & few minutes, got hold of } son KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, LABOR LEADERS, Refuse To Leave The Steamer ROOSTER WAS PIN CUSHION W------ Ate Corn From Christmas Tree -- Then Grew Irritable New Brighton, B. I, Feb. 24. After decapitating her beautiful white leg-horn rooster this morning, Mrs. Eugene Sghnelder, of this town, was cleaning the rema'ns, when sho felt the prick of a pin in her finger. She felt around and discovered 19 more, Then she sat down to think. Afterwards she told a rcporter that the pins were the aftermath of Christmas treo. Colored corn had been pipned on the tree, and the corn afterwards thrown out of the window. The big white rooster did the rest. The rea- the rooster got the axe. Mrs. Schneider said, was because, lately hg had been irritable and pecked at the hens. "Just like men when thdy get stuck," remarked the lady. SHOT RARE SQUIRREL Tennessee Rodent Found in Ontario -- Queer-Looking Thing Ont., Feb. 24.---While hunt- woods Mulvey Cowan and laid low a savirrel Durham, ing in the Thomas Morten which "in all respects was much ¢ er proportioned than the ordi Taking it to Chris. Firth 1- nation ana stullthe, he pronounced it to be a Tennessee squirrel, one he had nevdr before seen or this part of the well-developed head, not hog. POWER HOUSE EXPLODES INJURING THREE MEN for e country, rodent, unlike a small ground- Terrible Accident At Chatham-- En- gineer C. Davis May Die From" Burns Chatham, Feb. 24. Three men wets seriously injured this morning when natural gas in the boller room ot the C. W. & 1... FE. railway power house exploded. CC. Davis, engineer, was topribly burned and almost all his clothes were burned from his body. He may die. William MNoberts was burned about the face and arms. "Jack" Montague was burned, not quite so badly. The whole rear part of the building was blown down. The cause of the explosion is un- known. Clergyman Killed Ebreczin, Hungary, Feb. 2 lergymen were killed by a bomb ex- plosion in the office of Bishop Miklos: x a'prelate of (he Greek Catholic urch. The bishop hitsolf, who is supposed to" have been . the object of the outrage, had a narrow escape. The victims include the bishop's 'fear, whose daughter, on hearing of her father's death, became insane. The creation of another Greek Catholic vishop here a year ago provided much hostility. 21.--Five HEMI r Ie ddedededeoddeddvi FEARED SHE IS LOST Sydney, N. ., Fob. 24. It is feared {hat the Domin- ion Coal company's big col- lier Lingan, with forty men aboard, has struck an ice field and foundered with all the crew. She left Everett, Mass., last Tuesday for Lou- isburg, C. B., and is now five days overdue. The greatest ice floes ever known now bar the way across to the coasts of the maritime provinces: Six other steamers are. reported held up by herzs but are safe. The government ice- breaker Stanley has gone to the rescue ph of of de de ode ode fe ole of of oe ole le ole ole of ob ole BS et WPT PPPRPVRPRL TOON TD Dy AAS LE EERE ERE RENEE N GP \ SPREADING RAIL PIERCED THE COAC: ive Passengers Were Hurt When The Express Train Was Derailed Winnipeg, Feb. 24.--The Canadian Jorthern express train, which left irden this morning, for Winnipeg vas derailed at Knettle's. Cut, and ive passengers were injured, inc luding sme Toronto man, J, C. Broddy, a raveller, seriously bruised. The cauge ff the accident was spreading rails, wd the most peculiar "feature was hat the rail broke and pievced the ottom of the first-class conch BRAVE BUGLER 1S HONORED wundeq Charge Instead of Retreat, and Won Day Paris, Feb. 24-- President Poin- 'are presided at a banquet given last ight to Bugler Rolland, the ole irvivor of those who took part in he battle of Sidi Brahlm in 1845, , 0 the French war of subjugation in slgeria. Rolland is now ninety-five ears of age and recently was de- orated with, the Legion of Honor. While wounded and a prisoner, he vas ordered at a eritical stage of the rattle by the Arabian chief to sound he retreat, in order to deceive the "rench troops. Withont an instant's esitation he sounded. the charge and he Frenchy carried the day. 'President Poincare embraced the soteran amid thunders of applause 'rom the diners, who included sev- ral celebrated gcherals. Dr. Harold B Bell, Co wood, heen made assistant die di i some matches dnd set fire to ifs clothing. AT = At Gravesend ACT NOT ANTICIPATED * AND THE IMPERIAL GOVENMENT WILL DECIDE What to Do With the Men Whom Bring Thém Ashore, London, Peéh. $1 presented for the action of the perial government, this morning the ten labor leaders deported South ica, by order a fused to leave the geni when ib arrived at from Durban. "Wa crisis was im- , when om of Premier ship Umn- Grivesend, shall not leave this ship till we eturned the d declared officers of the not up company, dumbiounded. L to put the wnnient to inion of : resident hip. anticipated by ! and. the offi- Finally, it matter up to and' Colonial Harcourt was notified. 1t ia thought that the government will pince the respobsibility ons the steamship oilicors, and it is « estec that they may call on the polices put them off. Later--The ten South Africa . strike leaders were fmally persuaded by Dri. tish labor men to leave the Steamer late this afternoon. The British la horites have arranged to give the exiles from South Africa a hearty ro ception. was »imperi Secretary oy Sodeeeidededeledofeds de Podededeilodedededededs DISMISSED FOR TANGOING . ooh Rb -y +r Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 24. Because the Bell telephone operator broke into a tango during a dance of the em- ployees at the Bell Club roonis she was dismissed the following morning. The sup- erintendent of the company had stipulated that there should be no tangoing in the club rooms. LPP EREARPD Bb PREP PRINRD < proktoF T NEWS + & 3 5 TRB RBPRT PLT Go bdkrd Busy Readers It is announced that the price of the London iimes will be reduced at in early date from four to two cents, } The Masons of Sudbury have form- «ld a company and will erect a new temple in that town. The company 148 been formed with a capital of 310,000. Welland county hospital medichl board resigned in protest against the refusal oi the hospital trustees to raise ithe salary of the superintendent, Miss Regan, Toronto council ) granted Treasurer Coady 216,000 on rotirement, ap- pointed John Patierson to snecoed him, and voted $10,000 for the Men- delssohn choir's trip to Europe. Arnprior was awarded $5000 a- gainst the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company in connection with a former chiel and tax collector, but the company wins on appeal. The will of the late Chief Dabue, former chief justice of the court of king's bench of Manitoba, has been probated. The whole estate of 250,000 has been leit to Lady | Dubuc. br, J. TF. Cattermole, London, ssistant at Penetangulshene {i ig been transferred to the astant superintendent stock asvium for epileptic Nancekivill having resigned into private practice. : A report upon the extensive inves- tigations which have been in progress for many months by the Internation Justice and position Wood Dre} to go of pollution of waterways, will be sub- mitted to the commons this session, simultaneously with one to bo tabled in congress hy the United States sec: tion TWO PRENTATIONS MADE Lodge of Englang Leicester lodge, No. 33. S.0.E.B.S.. mel in their lodge rooms, on Monday evening, and spent an enjoyable time. During the course of the evening two presentations were made, one of them to FE Leach and the other to C.. Sel by. The presents were two handsome armebairs, and with them were ex- tended heartiost wishes to both of these gentlemen, who have worked so faithfully foi the society. The presentations were made on be- half of Ne aur of the white and red rose vees of Lewester lodge and the Prince Albert "juvenile {odge. The address «as read by H. Seott, presi- dent of the society. Mi, Leach served elaven years secretary, snd many years as treasurer of the S.O.EB.S., and Mr. Selby has also held various of- fices throughout his long connection with the same. Both gentlemen are now retiring from office. Milder Wenther Coming: Toronto, Feb. 24.--~Prospects for the immediate re in regard to oli matic offerings are for more moderate which By Leicester | Edward Premier Botha Ordered Deported | From South Afvica -- Police May | | Montreal land deal, | Rodden 10 | ving lao fe Tidings Told in Ter Terse Measure for 1 asylum, ! ul Joint commission in respect to the | the Sons of 14, NEVER CROSSED CHANNEL British Foreign Secretary May Take Trip With King. Teh. 24.--The announce- {ment that Sir Edward Grey, the for eign secretary, will accompany the king and queen on (heir forthcoming visit to" Paris recalls the oft-stated fact that Sir Edward has never set 1 foot on foreign soil, It has been said | hat he visited: Madrid in 1908 and | retin last year. It is announced now that neither of these visits was made. A few rr ago Sir Edvard said in a speech "For twenty-eight yoars my liic has heen a continual struggle to live at London, | home." It is gencrally reported that Sir speaks no German and very bad French. i aii Investigation Needed Ottawn, Feb. 24. ~The story by which made a profit of $95,000 through a transaction with the des partment of militin and defence, was told in the house' yesterday by Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux. The plain facts in connection with the transaction, said Mr. Lemieux, point clearly to the de: sirability of a thorough and drastie of the W, T. investigation. New University President Pekin, Feh. 24.---The presidency of Johns Hopkins University was de- unitely accepted to-day by Professor Frank Johnson Good, now of Brook- lyn, legal advisor to the Chenese government GERMAN NEWSPAPERS URGE DRASTIC ACTION Think Britain Is Too Peaceful In Mexican Matter -- Should Aid Huerta Lerlin," Feb. 24.--Reports reach- Berlin via London from New York to the effect that the German iser Dresden landed troops and hine guns for the protection yerman interests in Mexico City are utterly without fouudation, The German press is taking the liveliest interest im Anglo-American developments in connection © with v's execution of Benton. The American paper, the Deutsche i & Zeitung, recommends the: Brit- ish government to no longer content itself with "representation" to Washington and the American "pro- tection" of the lives: and property of foreigners, in Mexico, but to take "effective" action in the form of im- faédiate support to Huerta, with ney and in every other way. The ages Zeitung doubtis, . however, whether Britain will accept = this disinterested counsel. It says Sir Ildward Grey is much likelier to ad- here to the traditional poliey of sub- ordlinating British | interests to American wishes, especially since U'resident Wilson announced his in- tention of solving the Panama tolls controversy in Britain's favor. SAME IAPMA FEMME MRS CANNOT HOLD LANDS solicitor says that to the Municipal Act the corporation cannot either with or without the consent of the electors pur- chase a tract of land and hold it as a site for factory purposes. If a factory, how- ever, desired a site for imme- diate occupancy it would be within the council's right to purchase it and give it to the concern locating in the mu- nicipality. The city according IRE TE EEE EEE EERE RL 23 eae STATUTE REVISION CAME T0 $238,354 The Ontario Legislature To Hear The Budget Early Next Week Only a few minutes were required by the legislature to go through the order paper yesterday, and apart from answering several questions raised by opposition members the {house did not transact much busi- | ness. Exclusive of printing, the cost of i the revigion of the statutes to date hds amounted to $238,354. | Mi. Foy, in reply to Mr. Rowell, 'said that the fedistribution bill would be brought down at the ear- liest possible moment, It would be in charge of a minister of the crown. he provincial treagurer siated that the public acdounts would be ready for distribution byithe end of the week.and he expected to present the budget early next week. The opposition is still intent upon securing information of the govern- ment's transactions for supplies to public igstitutions. sfrfeofedesfedeidedeoofedoldrode de deeded El NEW TRIAL FOR BECKER By New York State Court of Appeal Is Ordered Albany, N.Y., Feb, 24.-By a vote of five to one' the court of appeal granted Police Lieut. Backer a new trial in connection with the Rosen- thal wmrder. He was convicted and sentenced to electrocution in October, 1912. The four gunmen convicted of complicity, and 'sentepced to dong terms, were refused new trials. The minister of labor has given no- wist tice of a resolution in the commons to use of white, Phosphorus raliibit the nore White Tow us stood by al tho Baruey ix months in the "trade, jail, T0 PREVENT THE CN. R. INCREASING CA Without Getting The Conseat| From Parfiament STOCK IS WATERED SEVENTY SEVEN MILLIONS FIX. ED AS LIMIT Niagara Welland Power Company's Bill Held Over -- Has Parlifiment the Right to Dispose of Rights? "i Ottawa, Feb. 24.--After a long discussion in the railway' committee this morning, action was taken which will prevent the Canadian Northern railway further increas- ing its capital without the consent of parliament. The present capi- tal stock of the C. N. R. proper and the amalgamated companies 'is sev- entry million dollars. The matter came uv on W. H. Sharpe's bill to extend the time for the construction OL vu. NN. RK. mes, W. H. Bennett mude a motion to limit the stock to! seventy-seven millions. He claim- | ed wat C. N. R. stock was heavily watered. The motion was adopted | just before one o'clock Ih the private bills day, the bill of the Niagara W Shas | Power company, was considered. 4 This company is asking a charter to; dispose of power that will be devel- oped by the building of the new Wel! land canal. "L think it is just this government has the right to dis- | pose of power rights of that kind in the province," said Major Sam! Sharpe, chairman of the committee. "We have the marine rights, but I dcubt if we have power rights. We will just send a copy of this bill to Power of it, house.' before referring it to turing company, . of 'London, grant- iny the right to operate vessel .or vessels 'and also undertake a hous ing. scheme" for its employees was also approved. Hon 'C. J. Doherty, minister of Justice, has given.notice of a resolu- tion in the comimoms carrying. out the promise made by the premier last week in connection with the reolution proposed by A. K. Maclean in regard to amending the laws concerning electoral purity. Mr, Dcherty's resolution provides for the appointment of a salect tee of the commons, aonsisting seven members, to consider all sug- gested amendments to. the present election act, with a view to making more stringent the laws against bribery and corruption. The com- mittee named cossists of Hon. C GC. J. Doberty, Hon. Charles Murphy and Messrs. Northrup, Maclean (Hali-| fax), McKay (Prince Albert), Car-! vell and Robidoux. i Liberals in Caucus Otiawa, Feb. 24.--The liberal were in caucus this morning for sev eral hours. The question. unde: discussion was the report on the cos' of the National Transcontinenta' railway. Various features of the report were discussed at length anc it was decided that the govermment should be asked to justify the meth- ods which it had employed. It was decided to carry war inte Africa, and the opposition will press for all information available on the question and for complete justifi- cation of {he statements so {ar made GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTRANCE & Sambel Lummen, Arrested in Jing ston for Sudbury Police Samuel Lummen, arrested by #Con- stable John Naylon, a few days ago, at the request of the Sudbury poi ce, on a charge of theft, had his tirial on suspended sentence. Lummen ws charged with stealing) $90 from one C. Curtain, according to the report sent out from Sud- bury. The two occupied the same room in a lodging house. Magistrate Brodie allowed the accused to go on suspended sentence, after restitution had been made, and the costs of the, case borne by the accused. The accused twenty-two years! of age, had been drinking with Cur- tain. Counsel for Liummen pleaded guilty and afterwards explained that | the accused had found the money on! the floor, and had not actually tak- en it out.of tife man's pocket. Thr law had beef offended, however when the accused did mot try "te find the owner of the money. Hr left the next day for Kingston. is GOT YOUNG MAN DRUNK Stole His Money and Then Came or to ' After getting Ernest Perrier a young man under the influence of liquor, Sidney Trewey, James Tyc and Bernard Barney took Per rier to the G. T. R. station at Cornwall, and relieved him of $60 in cash, and a watch. The ac- cused, who are mere boys, then fled 'to Kingston and stayed here a week. {Upon their arrival, home Saturday. they were placed under arrest. Trewey was given twenty-five months in the penitentiary, Tyo eighteen months at the Central prison and Cornwall we in Sudbury. and was allowed to go! committee to- | secr a question ifs bh Liberal Member F For South Bruce Re { hibiting political commit- | for of | statement with the clerk of the crown | {° f tude fase he ul ish dominions. se or foreign affairs is st test as as a diplomat. A Bilt 10 PUBLISH POLITICAL BRIBERY Introduces a Very Stringent Measure Toronto, Feb. 24.~J. G. Aun Adam Beck, and see what he thinks |liheral member of the legislature for the | South Bruce, is reintroducing his bill | to provide for the publication of pes The bill of the McClary Manufac- | litical contributions. In general scope | this is the same us the bill propousd by Mr, Anderson last session. T gether with the bill of Thomas shall, liberal member for Monck, contributions corporations, it fon ts prime m the assure t that - aithougiy' th ait Flo. dicts h they accept _F ] bills, but asked that they until this. year. Mr. Anderson's bill provides that any person receiving a coutribution political purposes must file a in chancery, giying the date and: the amount of the contribution a whom it was received. ess than five days twelve days prior to a general eles: tion must publish these returns in the Ontario Gazette, Malaga grapés, bananas. ky's. Toronto has a new paper issued the interests of the Dominion | an Young People's Association, call od "The Impetus.' During pi special prices quoted »n "Newcombe", Canada's leadh viano. Dutton's. THEDAILY BRITISH W 8 ON SALE AT THE FO ING OITY STORES dueknell"s News Depot ..205 King WN iarke, J. W. & Oo. ....058 College Book Store Iter's Grocery ........008 en's Grocery, Cor. Princess & sess Ontarie § McAuley's Book Store ....03 MeGall's Clgar Store Cor. Prin. & Ki McLeod's Grocery ....51 Usnlen St Viediéy"s Drug Store 200 Valversits Paul's Cigar Store .. Prouse's Drag Store . Valleaw's Grocery ... Lowe's Grocery ........«« DIED. ALBR IGHT--At Renfrew, Fob. 2 514, la, Rice, beloved wif Af Al 8 Funeral (private pF hursday, at 3.30 m., fro R. station to Ci aqui ce a The | Yous 87%