. ON BY-LAWS * Wits Commission Sst iby PEOPLE IN FAV . TE : =. OF REDUCING ALDERMEN AND : THRIR TERM. From Three Years To One Year -- Also To Give The Street Railway Power At 1.20 Cents a Kilo-Watt. | Hour. Four by-laws were voted upon hy the ratepayers on Monday. The - was defeated but only by the small majority df 38 votes . sion government of the public Utili- ties saved. . Frontepac and Rideau wards7went against the commission, while Sydenham, Ontario, St. Law- rence, Cataraqui and Victoria, sap-' ported it. Fhe vote was.: Utilities, Commission By-Law. "For Repeal Repeal van 63 54 26 67 16 28 Syllenham, No. WL Sydenham, 'No, ! 2 Ontario, No. 3 2 Ontario, No. St. Lawrence, No. 5 St. Lawrence, No. 6 Cataraqui, No. 7 Cataraqui, No. yas LCataraqui, No. 9 Cataraqui, No, 10 ., Frontenac, No. 11., Frontenac, No. 12.. Frontenac, No. 13 .. Frontenac, No. 14... Frontenae, No. 15.. Rideau, No. 16 ,... Rideau, No. 17 Rideau, 8 Rideau, 3¥-%.. Rideau, No. 20 .... Rideau, ? Victoria, Vietoria, No. Victoria, No. Vietoria, No. on 18 : on -3 OO mde de TAI DIES RSC DD DT -ee D2 Total .. «+1,198 1236 "Ald, Newnian had the pleasure of His by-laws fOr the pe-i duction of he number of alderifien 2 © from thfee to two for a ward, and for the reduction of the aldermanic term from three years to one year carried, The latter received the very favor- able assent of the rate pavers, while the measure to reduce the alderman- ic body was favored by a majority of 99. The votes on these hy-laws . stood: Reduction Of Aldermen. For Against Sydenham, No. 1... 60 43 Sydenham, No. 2 ... 4! Ontario, No, 3 Ontario, No, 4 7... St. Layrence, No. 5 St. Lares. No. 6 Cataraqui, No. 7 , .. Cataraqui, No, 8 ... Cataraqui, No, 9 ... Joataraqul, Np. 10 ge Frontenac. No. 11 .. Frontenac, No. 12 .. Frontenac, No. 13 .. Frontenac, No, 14". Frontenac, No. 15 .. Rideau, No. 16 . Rideau, No. 17 .... Rideau, No, 18... Rideau, No, 19 Rideau, No. 20 Rideau, No. 21 ,... Victoria, No. 22 ,.. Victoria, No, 237.1. - DON'T BE BILIOUS, HEADACHY, SICK Ad Clad. WDD 2 Z DW | Ee = (OR CONSTIPATED Enjoy lite! Liven your liver and ~ "bowels to-night and feel great. Wake up with head clear, stomach © 'sweety breath right, cold gone. (678 (8 i Take one or two Cascarets to-night wo niand enjoy the nicest, -gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever enced. Wake up feeling . your head will be clear, your e clean, breath sweet, stomach. lated ir liver and thirty feet ' ad Get a box at any x get straigh l denham, No. 2 . one | to abolish the Utilities Commission | was commis-, Against | "110 everyone who 1 Vietoria. No 24 wv 54 { Vietoria, No 25 67 35 | } -------- Total... os ovee 1,256 23067 ~ p-- - 4 Reltuction Of Aldermanic Tepm, : ~ For Againg F NG. 1 ...081 21 Sydenham, -- 21 Ontario, No. 3. ee 13 Ontario, No. 4 . 0... st, Lawrence, No. 5 Si. Lawrence, No, § | Cataraqui, No, 7 ... | Cataragui, No. 8 |ACataraqui, No. i Cataraqui, No. [ Frontenac, No, Frontenac, No. Frontenac, No- Frontenac, No. Frontenac, No. v | Ridegu, No. 16 .... | Rideau, No. 17. | Rideau, No. 18 | Rideau, No. 19 | Rideau, No. 20 Rideau, No. 21 | Victoria, No. 2 | Victoria, No. | Vietoria, No Victoria, No. 9... 0 .. 11 .. 12 .. wi 1,7 Power For Street Railway. The by-law to give power to the 3 Street Railway Company for 120 jority of 329 as follows: For 68 Against 42 4R 14 25 12 20 21 21 49 34 29 28 49 86 50 50 70 52 Sydenham, No. 1 ... Sydenham, No. 2 ... Ontario, No. 3 . Ontario, No. 4 . . St.' Lawrence, No. 5 . St. Lawrence, No. 6 Cataraqui, No. ? Cataraqui, No. | Cataraqui, No. ¢ Catayaqui, No, Frontenac, No. | Frontenac, No. | Frontenac, No, Frontenac, No. Frontenac, No | Rideau, No. 16 Rideau, No, 17 Rideau, No. 18 ... i Rideau, No. 19° | Rideau, No, 20 | Rideau, No. Victoria, No. Victoria, No. | Victoria, No. | Victoria, N E300 1D 1S pg eo Total .. Pa . svi ---- indo AT WHIG OFFICE AFTER HEAR: ING THE RESULTS. ! Hé Stands To See Everything Done i+ To Better the Citizens As A Whole | --Thanked All Who Supported | Him, } Mayor-Elect Dr. Richardson came { down tb the Whig office to hear the | results about 7.30 o'clock, and he was given a rousing reception by a large number of his 'supporters who | were there getting the results. All { the subdivisions, with the exception of .twa, -had been received at this time, and immediately here were cries for a speech from Kingston's | new Mayor. However, before making the speech, Dr. Richardson had a very busy time shaking hands with { his many friends. Finally, he manag- | ed to reach a chair and mounting it, | he delivered an address, "I am 'stuck ' up' just now," he said, in a joculaf vein, "but I want to say that I am proud of every man | who spent five minutes" time. in my interests at; the polls to-day. I know | the men who went to the polls and | stood in the cold, I.gave them no in-| | ducement. I just said -to them, 'boys, ag | 1 ~ Tm mm cents a kilo-watt-hour received a ma- | "HE SEEB en Ann { abd fair, and I hope that at the end { oF the year you will not have oceds- ion te say that you were sorry Or, Richardson was elected Mayor." few a Citizens, 'to offer himsel datey "It looked to me like a joke," he colitinued, "just ike Ford's Pesce Party," (Laughter). "But at any rate you can haye falth in common sense, dnd trust the | people to do what is right." At this stage, Dr.: Richardson Jean a. ripple of laughter when he pulled from his coat pocket the lit- tle pair of boxing gloves which had been presented to him by Mayor Sutherland at the latter's dinner. "At the time.l madé up my mind added the Mayor-Eleat, amfdst ap- planse, "and I intend to do so now. I will use all the strength 1 have to fight for: Kingston and the Empire: | But every man, high or low, rich or { 'poor, will receive justice. I look to {you to help me carry out the work." {In closing, Mayor Richardson again returned thanks to all who had pported him, and wished everyone. & very'bappy and prosperous new | year. . i Dr. Richardson drew attention to | the fact that he had once stood for { the labor men in the city, as may- | oralty candidate. He wished to state | the city of Kingston is a good city to | that he still stood on the same plat- | live in. If it is a good eit {it isa good city to fight for; and it Is an honor to be the leading eitizen | forgotten what I did for them. | of such a good city.' and if-you think | I am worthy of that honor, I will try { and do mj duty.' ! "And I want to say that these men | left their places of business and | 'worked to elect me, I told them that i4 did not have ope five-cent piece to "fight with, I said that it they wanted me to fight for their intefests, that 1 would do all that it was possible for | me to do, and you have steed by me | nobly. In years to come I will have occasion to remember the time when : You placed me at the | city." . ! Dr. Richardson thanked all who | timé, remark : against the | against him, { "They no doubt v With the feeling that they had the. best interests of the people at heart." | be said, "I am willing to give vay 16 | { any differences or JDersona] feelings, | nd to work. for the best interests of | hd city. Keep the interests of the | citf at Jeary and I will back you up | every time.<I wish, to return thanks ! ; bas voted for me, i workingmen, clergy, and business- | men. I think the very best men of { the city have given me 'their- votes, {and have entrusted me with the care { Of the affairs of this city, I 'will do { my best to carry out this trust. "And I feel that it is no light bur- ed that he had nothing | had supported him and at the sim ¥ these questions, yw, must all face { them, and be willing to make sacrifi- ces. If you work ke a good ome, - to feel Mbamed | Di, Richardson also thanked the la- head of your § electors who had yoted | 5 y- to live in, | form for them, "I do not think that the boys have 1 want to tell them that I still stand on he same platfoftn. I stand to see everything done to better the citizens as a whole." : dies for [their warm support.. He sald that the €andidate who had-the' support of the ladies sure of election. The Mayor-elect also stated that was always How te Have the Best Cough y and Save $2 by Making It at Home _ oted against me | # . Coligh medicines. as a rule, cantain a large quantity of plain syrup,' Two Cups "of ulated sugar. with one cup of wart water, stirred for 2 minutes givea you #8 good syrup as money can buy, ! from your druggist 21% ounces P {80 cents worth. pour into a 14- Jinx ( le and fill the bottle with hs Ip. This gives vou, at a' cost of only Wethis, 10 ounces ow rah better Fi rh you could buy ready made for clear saving of nearly $2. Full d with Pines. Tt keeps perfectly and goed : ~ hold of the usual cough or d at once and conquers it in 24 Splendid for whooping cough, ) itis and winter coughs. tunity astonishing how quickly it dry, hoarse ti ) SE ol ainful cough. It formation legm i the hind ¢ HR us end' oo SCR! In a jocular way, Dr. Richardson. referred to the request made to him { as a"candi-' to use these to fight for Kingston,' = oT! 2 IT EVERYWHERE HE GOES." 2 2T EVERYWHERE HE GOES."- he 'had "wdvocated: some paving for the east side of Princess street, 8 he would move to have somethjfig !done in this matter. ; i ; ded his speech, Ald. Elect Samuel S. Corbett! was ¢alled upon; and made an appropriate reply, in which he thahked all who had supported him. He stated that he'would 'do his best to serve the people. His motto would be to work for Kingston first, last apd all times,\Ha-was given a rous- ing reception by tlie large gathering, which testifiéd to the. warm 'esteem in which he is held. the very .moment he was nominated, it was felt certain that he would be a win- ner. His friends. referred to him as "the old war horse," The war horse certainly Was able to travel some: Ald. N. E. O'Connor was also ask: ed to speak. He was pleased that the electors had seen fit to elect Dr. Rich- ardson, He had 'seconded his nomina- tion and was sure he would make good in the positfon. is Ald. O'Connor also took occasion to pay a warm tribute to the Whig for the campaign it had carried on in behalf of Dr. Richardson. "We owe a great deal to)the Whig for his electipn," "He added, "and much praise is dué the Whig. The Whig does not cme out and favor every man and everything that comes up, and when the paper comes out and supports & man in this way, you can be sure that it carries great weight. - Perc B. Uliown, whe downed Ald. Christofiher' J. Graham in Victoria ward was also called upon, and was greeted with cheers. He said that he bad followed Dr. Richardson during his term on the Board of Education, and that for this reason he intended to follow him at the City Coupeil. He returned 'thanks for the support given him, and promised to give .ci- vie matters hit best consideration. INSISTS KAISER HAS CANCER. Paris Press Sure He, Inherited Dis. ease That Killed His Father, | Paris, Jan. 4.--That the Kaiser is suffering from jrereditary cancer is an article of faith with French news papers, some of them stating the fact in the biggest headlines the censor allows, - Fi The Matin says that a telegram de- claring well-informed Berlin circles realize the mal. cancer of the throat, was posted in. Zurich, despite strong German influenge, on the day after Christmas. The Math adds that shortly before the war a Well- known Paris specialist was asked by. the German Enibassy; if he 'could make an artificial palate for the Em- peror if an operation then was Jpde- ed necessary, : . . The Liberte says that a pamphlet | was circillatéd in the Quartiér Latin in 1897, 'whose medical author prophesibd the Kaiser would die of canter at the same age as his father did. " , : he father developed cancer when 56 and died a few months afterward. The son is now that age. - tats cpa Quickly when his Wifé says "thumbs <s #4 ne over use more ES | The-man of and bluster in| public may 8 gn who obey} ¥, JANUARY 4, 1916 ALWAYS 8: ocean --Cartoon by Moyer. mon s+/BANNER YEAR LIKELY ON THE GREAT LAKES, SO EX- _PERTS PREDIC. Grain and" Ore Shippers pe Purch Anse tion for Record Movement, Cleveland, Jan. 3.--Ex Great Lakes marine trade predict the 1916 season will be oné .of the most' prosperous, if not the most prosperous, in the history of lake shipping. The Cleveland says: : As a basis for their balief,, the Leader points to the activities of the last 'few months, during which tHe big. in and ore shippers, partien- na the available freight steamers operated by the smaller vessel mien. "The total of these transactions, the Leader gays, is the largest since the formatign of the United States Steel Corporation, when. about 100 vessels ration's ore-carrying fleet. The 1915 shipping season closed with the rates high on coal, ore and grain and cargoes in excess of the supply of ships. Cargo and hull insurance was extended to the grain, could be moved. was the largest" on record. leading ore shippers already dent vessel tonnage, at a t ad- et" WHAT ONTARIO FOLKS SAY. Hamilton; Ont.-- "This is $0 #t#e that I ha ived t benetlc from ihe ve egein si of Be, levees Favority if : tion 7 a of EE Everything Available fh Mepara. | | { ; » i | PAGES 6-12 1915 rate, and in some cases have contracted x independent fleets for the entire, 1916 season, : - Following the announcement of these charters, the boat buying move- | ment was taken up hy ther ore ship- pers and consuming interests, and the demand for boats sent vessel | Property prices up with 'a jump. | with. the shipyards all busy, | prices for the vessels that | than fifty ships have cha . Pers are not fully covered. The larger vessel interests placed orders fo delivered early have in 'the season, and, shippers were forced to pay fancy were free. says, more nged own- ore ship- For this reason, other freighters are expected to be sold hefare the season opens. The deals already consummated jn- 'Up to date, the Leader ership, and many of the | volve a money outlay of more than $5,000,000, the Leader says. Steamers that have been in com- mission for a number of years brought as much money as they feost originally, and some steamers which | were sold at hard times prices four years-ago were sold again this sea- son at an enormous profit. On one deal a big steamer was sold at a profit of more than $150,000 Besides adding materially to the bulk freighter fleet on the Great Lakes, a number of the lakes ship- building yards are turning out steam- ers for the ocean trade, ten such ships having been ordered for spring delivery. These steamefs are to be cut in two and towed through the Welland canal. : esata FORESEES" FURTHER TROUBLE. Torpedoings Continue, Despite As- suranees, London Points Out, London, Jan. 4.---The London pa- pers are not yet in possession of the full text of tie latest note from Aus- tria-Hungary to the United States re- garding the sinking of the Ancona, | but all publish the summary receiv- | the words "evasion" and ed yesterday; with headlines in which "repara- tion" are the most prominent," The Daily News in an editorial remarks on the difference in the tone of. this note from the "evasion and ill-con- cealed insolence" of the first note from Baron Burian, the Auftro-Hun- garian Secretary of Foreign Affairs, {and adds: | | | 1 Leader | show | were taken over to form the corpo- | { | ber | ' i + especially | mands at its 1 13th So bat tie. Ireights oi ally | self-government of India, 'under the : | movement of freight for December | British flag. As an indication of what may he this change until t explcted in the eoming Season, the | when the whole form of government p have | of the Em chartered the pick gf the imdepen- ed. | vance of 10 cents per toh over the | m | | i "Stripped of superfluous verbiage, the note signifies to all intents: and purposes an unconditional capitula- tion. The approved Teutonic proce- dure----bravado, followed by unreser- ved surrender-- is thus scrupulously followed." The "News .thinks it needless to comment In detail in view of the pro- bable acceptance by the United Sta- tés of the explanation, but says it is idle to.pretgnd that the general ques- tion at issue. is now set at rest, since torpedoings without notice still con- tinue. The other papers, in remarks at- tached to the note, indicate their ir-|- 48 in the | ritation at what they characterize as the ungracious character of the Aus- trian surrender. Te dijcle says: "Evém Aus- tria's n version of the outrage §* the . cold-bloodedness with which the wholesale murder 'was committed. The Morning Post. says that the despicable allegation is made in the note that the loss of life was due to the culpability of the crew." edmmereavitiesaeimnpn MOSELMS SEEK AUTONOMY. League Of India's Demand Is For * After War. London, Jan. 4.--Reuter's corres- pondent at Bombay, who reported that the Moslem League of India had suspended its 'sessions aftgr noisy demonstrations, telegraphs to- day that the league made strong de- ast meeting for the It was held, however, that it was not! imperative to 'make after the war, pire should be' reconstruet- Resolutions were adopted unhni- ously expressing loyalty to the Crown, and appreciation of the ad- ministration * of, Baron Hardings, viceray of India. 50 YEARS IN PRIESTHOOD, Pope Sends Congratulations to Candi. nal Diomede, > Rome, Jan. 4.--Pope Benedict has sent to Cardinal Dio e Falconio, format apostolic delégate to the Unit, States, congratulations upon the fact that on January 4th hé will, celebrate the fiftieth anniversaary of his ordination to the priesthood, "which fook place in the Cathedral at Buffalo, N.Y. Thé Pontiff added to his congratulations appreciative wordg for the United States, where the Cardinal spent many years of his ecclesiastical career. 3 It is reported here that Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, is again 'expected in Home if he can ob- tain an absolute guardfitee that Ger- many will not prevent his return to Belgium. \ MAY GO TO EXGLAND. For the (Coderre Case -- N. K. La. flammé, K.C., Wanted. Lorgon, Jan. that N.'K. Laflamme, K.C., of Mont- 'Teal, will come to England to assist in the defense of Lieut, Codérre, of Sherbrooke, who will face at the Feb- ruary assizes a charge of murder'ng .{ Sergt. Ozanne. Altliough an English | barrister and solicitor w be nec Tr new boats to he the 4.--It Is probable!" SHOULD BECOME HYSTERICAL OVER MISS CAVELL, . N-- His Deadness of Soul--Few X In Prison' Not Sufficient For Hes Offense, He Tels American Core respondent. New York, Jan. 1.--The publishes a report of between its staff {. Kitchen, and Baron w Bissing, military governor of Belgium. which is commented pon here as an aston. ishing exposure of the German dead- ness of soul. Mr, Kitchen, in his 're- port of the interview, writes: "General von Blssing, the military governor of Belgium, whom I saw in bis office, overlooking the gardens near ithe' Palais Royale, was "also most polite and "solicitous for my welfare. He greeted me with' the most democratic of handshakes, and . before \1 could begin interviewing him he was interviewing me. ."So you came to Brussels to wyite about the Cavell case? That is very interesting," he went on before 1 could interrupt htm. "You did not find travelling: difficult, did you? And Brussels is not much: changed, is 14? I suppose you have heen here before." Aber I had reassured him on these points he said: t "The Cavell woman guilty of the offense of aiding Eng- lish, French and Belgian soldiers to escape from Belgium, In times ot War this offense ,is punishable by death in all countries. The Cavel} woman was\accordingly executed, "I nay add that she was not a young woman, who did not realize what she was doing, She was a woman of fifty, strong-willed and determined to carry out her danger- ous work at all costs. These are the facts in the case. Ii was necessary Sor You to come to Brussels to learn this." . Worla correspondent, Karl was found © case," I protest derstand a p e why sfiould ahyone hecome hysterfonl over the death of one guilty woman?" " "Because ghe was a woman," ¥ {n= terrupted. » "Hxactly," agreed His Cy. 'Why was it Necessary to execute her? Couldn't she hdve heen plaged in prison?" L'asked, . "I am glad you ask' his," he Te. plied drawing his chair closer to his large flat-top desk, which was cov- ered with papers, books and several 'Photographs. in. silver frames, "This Cavell woman was ghilty of a very 'serious offense. According to her own admission she aided 136 men of military age, English, Belgian and French, to. escape from Belgium. Many of these mes dre now fighting with- the enemy aturally the cage Was not one ta he averlooked. "A few years in prison is not gne. ficient punishment for an offence ot this Kind. For punishment in case of this niture is meted-out to, deter others from committing the sa of- fense. If the Cavell wo had been sent to prison she would have been released in two or three yours "-at the end of the war. Amnesty is rusnally granted to all wrisoners con- victed of offenses of this nature, es- jPionage and so forth, when Paces made, ' : Ss "We have only recently uncovered a big spy system here in Belgium, Important militaty matters have been communicated to the eremy some time. I will go into detalis but I will say that this Cavell w man was aware of thelr activitieg-- had guilty knowledge of much of their work. Such & system of sfy- ing awsaills our very safety and "we proceeded to stamp ft out. : "The Cavell womah was not charg: ed with espionage, The charge of aiding the enemy's soldiers to escape, ficiently serious' Her death was de- plorable--but 1 do not see why Ay should opcasion such liysteria in Ame erica. In Englaud---yes, There are and England, is at was with" many." : "I informed His Excellency that many people in Berlin--even hight of- ficials--regarded the esecution as a political blunder fd of the deli- gum. cate situation in ; "Very Jntoresting very interest. ing," he commented.. "Some make mountains out of moleh| he went, on adding, "a what appears to be out tg be a moun: an interview - - "But the eatire clvilizadeworld is 133 which' was made against her was suf- og; "and Acme thus ; ? & molehill turn; WAY THE WHOLE WORLD ~~ Excellen- ™ many hysterical persons in :