hROW 12 PAGES A YEAR 86: NO. 35 OVER NEW POST of eadent of (he Penitentiaries Sp (he Dominion. DOERTY WANTS DILLON TO GET PURCHASING AGENT THE JOB, ---- While Friends of W. 8. Hughes Des mand That He be Appointed in View of His Experience find War Record. Toronto Tel¥gram Despatch Ottawa, Feb. 11.--There is merry fow regarding the appoint- ment of a superintendent of peui- tentiaries for the Dominion, and it is particularly over the head of Bri- gadier-General W. S. Hughes that the pot is sizzling. Formerly there were two gga Douglas Stew- art and latterly W. 8. Hughes, who used to be an accountant at the Portsmouth penitentiary. : When it was decided to appoint a superintendent it was also decided to do away with the inspectorships as they stood at the time. Mr. Stew- ort was superannuated and Mr. Hughes was given leave, but in- stead of taking it he is carrying on Some one has to. He is an appli- cant for the superintendent's posi- tion along with several score oth- ers, the Civil Service Commission having the matter in hand. Major Gerald Dillon, a purchas- ing agent for the peniténtiaries, is said to be the man Hon. C. J. Doh- erty has in view. Mr, Hughes friends claim that by reason of his experience and h# war record the job should by right be his. The matter has been hanging fire for months .and a decision seems little more imminent now than ever. Incidentally, there is =a credal phase to the situation which dates back to certain doings at Kingston General 'Haghes has the opposition of certain elements and at the same time is said to have alienated the support of some who formerly were with him. A a d i | - URGES ""9iFinG OUT PoveRTY Improving the Natomss" Health and Aiding Labor. -- : (Canad Press Despatch) London, Feb. 11.--King George, in his speech from the throne to the House of Parliament té-tay, urged the legislative bodies to act resolute ly in stamping out poverty, dimin- ishing unemployment and improving the health of the nation. King George, after allluding briefly to economic matters yince the dissolution of last parliamant, just after the avmisitce, urged quick and decisive action on . reconstruction measures and asked parliament, "to spare no effort in healing the causes of existing unrest." The King stal- ed that a government bill would be presented, simplifying the procedure in the House of Commons, so that lower body might expedite what the government considers imperative measures, Ameng the measures, he said, were better housing, formation of department of health, fullilment of pledges to labor that unfair com- petition would be prevented, and the betterment of agricultural situation through improved transportation. King George and Queen Mary were cheered by crowds in the streets on their way to Westminister where the King addressed the houses of Parla mont. The wivility of Parliament Square and Whitehall were packed with people gathered to witness the arrival af the King and Queen. In concluding his addross the King said: "We shall not achieve this end by undue tenderness toward acknow- ledged abuses and it must necessarily "be retarded by violence, even dis- turbance. We shall succeed only by patient and untiring resolution in ng the legislation and ad tive action which is re quired, Yt is-that 1esolute action 1 ask you to support." 2, wi ha plague fs raging in Kiev and Kovel. e "once, calling on all employees Che Daily British Whig EA ---- "PAGES 18 a ---------- a A -- KINGSTON + ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1919. THE COTTON MILL STRHE 15 OVER And Sixty of the Workers Retumed fo Duty Tuestay Morning. STATEMENT MADE IN TELE- GRAM OF GENERAL MANAGER. F. Lunch Room. to 'be Established forgghe Employees, The Dominion cotton mill strike has been settled and all of the em- ployees return to work. This re- made possible by the foi- { lowing, telegram from the general {manager of the Dominion Textile {Company, Montreal, to J. M. Camp- bell, of the Board of Trade, who | took an active part in the confer- fences carried on in W. F. Nickle's office between the workers, the company, the Board of Trade and Mayor Newman: Montreal, Que. Campbell, Board of Trade, Kingston, Ont Kindly inform cotton mill work- ers as follows: First, price list for all piece work as discussed with RH. B. Cooke at meeting in Nickle's of- fice last night afld authorized over my name will be mailed , Monday for posting in mill rooms; second, all hands now on strike, including weavers for three hundred leoms, will be taken" back. at once and without prejudice. Others weavérs will be taken back ds soon as work for them is supplied by preparatory departments Assuming these de partments co-operate, all weavers will be re-employed . within ten days. No discrimination aghinst strikers will be permitted, buf re turning strikers will be expectdd to observe ordinary Tules of discipline and refrain from their part from creating hostilities between work. ers who remained at work. Third, notices. will be posted in mill at to appoint (a) room commitiees, and (b) mill committee to co-operate with B. B. Cooke as rapidly as poss- ible in Investigating speeffic com- plaints raised at Friday night's meeting with B. B. Choke. Fourth, B. B. Cooke, in keeping with plans, has been authorized to proteed at onge with arrangement of launch room, ete, and to present to me at stated intervals all subjects. of com- plaint which cannot be settled a Kingstdh. In the meantime the company expects the workers to re- spond by regular attendance and a high standard of efficiency wain- talaed. I trust operatives will 2. turn to work Monday morning. (Signed) F. C. DANIELS, Dominion Textile Co., Ltd, At a meeting of the Trades -and Labor Council on Monday evening tie committee agnounced the terms outlined "in the above lelegram, which were received with prolong- ed applause. B. B. Cooke had been wot by the committee, and it was erranged that the strikers would return to work in accordance with the conditions stated. IL was also announced at the meeting that Wil- Ham Cooke was no longer superin- tendent of the local factory. ! Upon inquiry at the faciory on Tuesday morning, it was learned that sixty of the workers returned to work: FPF. 8. Wiggin, of Mont- real, is acting superintendent of the mill, but it is not known wheather ne ig to be permanently in charge. ismlt was 8, 191). Feb JM Women Defeated Socialists Warsaw, Feb. 11.--Two outstand- ing points of the Polish elections last wabk were the energetic work of the women, notably against the Social- ists, despite the large sums of money they are said to have expended. Agi | tators received the equivalent of $100 weekly, and this money is generally believed to have come fom Berlin and Moscow. : The Minister of the Interior has is- sued a proclamation granting elec. toral rights to the Jews and announe- ing that severe punishment will be inflicted for attacks on Jews: The Bond Dealers' Association of Canada has appointed a committee to tion of in T= AL STRIKERS TAKEN BACK 8S. Wiggin, of Montreal, lf ing Superintendent of the lee promote legislation for the protec- | National Temperance Board on the States. JAPAN BOUND TO HOLD ISLANDS She Captared in the Pacific From Ger- many Durilg the War. BORDEN ONE OF COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE INTO THE CLAIMS OF GRERCE. Belgian Questions to Go to an Eco- nomic Commitiee--Question of Occupying German Industrial Towns. » (Canadian Press Despatch) Pavis, Feb. 11.--Interesiing velopments in the work of the Peace Conference are expected lo-day., The draft of the plan for the Society "of Nations will be before the commis. sion"for its second veading, and it is probable tifat it will he prepared for action by a plenary séssion of con- ference late in the week, Unanimity continues to prevail that the com mission's report 'will be adopted." The Supreme War Council, al- des gian delegates in support of the French view that their country should be protected on the same footing as Germany, 'is expected to refer this matter to an economic committee. It is now ovident that the Supreme War Council will be relieved eatively of this question, which is now regarded as an economic, rather than a mill tary question. The Supreme Economic Obuneil, which is about to be orzanized, is expectest to consider the Freneh and Belgian proposals that Essen and other German industrial towns should be occupied to prevent the manufac ture of munitiohs and arms. This is & question which bears on the abil- lity of Germany to pay heavy indem- nities through the products of indus: try, and it is the American view that suppression of Germany's munition production can be as well assared by a system of authorized inspection by Entente agents. This would permit German industries to continue with safety to the Allies. THAT GRAPE JUICE SMILE William Jennings Bryan and the silver loving cup given him by the - signing of prohibition in the United £ | agreement to make Japan the sue- teessors of Germany in rights, prop- erty and concessions held by Ger- | many at the outbreak of the Euro- | pean war, { ~ China is relying on the peace con- ference, where her delegates are said to have made an excellent im- { pression, and is seeking sidpport from the United States and Great Britain. | GRAND DUKES SHOT BY LEDS. He Was Carried Wheelbarrow. London, Feb. 11.--The first de- tails received of the execution of four Russian Grand Dukes show it took place on Jan. 28th last in the {courtyard of Deriabinsk- | in suburb of Petrograd, a Helsingfars | despatch to the Times stat To- One So I on a and 28 women, who: were accused by the Bolshevists of having taken part in the so-called Anglo-French organizations. 80 LW A reliable report from Petrogsad tells that all four grand dukes died with dignity, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailo- vitch, being ill and exhausted by starvation, had to be tarried on a hand-barrow into the courtyard and in this position" he was shot. The execution was carried out in the early morning, with the mer cury standing al seventeen degrees below sero, by a tachment of sailors and Chinese. . Curicus Rumors At Viadivostok. Viadivostok, Feb. 11.----Reports| Government has accepted the Japa- nese ower of men, money and arms 'to settle the Bolshevik difficulty. This step 18 due to reports that the Allies are to withdraw their forces from Skheria and wise to it fear Wat the conference al Prince's Island. will re sult in recognition of the Bol eviki. In return for this aid the Japanese! secure iron and coal concessions inj the Priamur district. Indians Wiped Out by Influenza. Winnipeg, Feb, 1'1.--Reports from Cross Lakes, 80 milés north of Win- nipeg, indicate that the ravages of the influenza have nearly depleted the Indian population of that district, virtually every ome of them having been stricken with the malady, There are no physicians near to give aid. Rev. 8. L. Gordon, for 30 years a Methodist missionary to the Crees of North Manitoba is dead of the dison i ] {America is faced J fairs. gether with the grand dukes 172 [They ean other persons were shot, 144 men ces to building up a prosperity and US. MUST DO BER FULL SHARE In the Work of the League of Nations Being Farmed. ABANDON HER. ALOOPRES TO INTERVENING IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. EVEN The U.S. Has a Chance of Brilliant Material Gain by Selfishly Re- fusing Share Work of League. London, Feb. 11.--Asserting that now with "the chojce of Achilles," the Observer makes a strong appeal to her lo take her full share in the work of the League of Nations, even if it In volves intervention in European af- It says Germany is strainifig every nerve to prevent her com- plete co-operation with her Euro pean Allies by trying. to rouse her distrust of England. "The. German cry is still same: "England's selfishness; Eng- land's lust of domination.' Why? Because the Germans know that if they can once divide the English- speaking countries, ther is - still hope that German ambitions, which have hy no means died with the downfall of Kaiserism, may be realized. "We have given such proofs as no other power has given of our sincerity and_ earnestness in for- warding the Leaguer nf Nations idea. We have risked tne amscon- tent of Britons overseas. © We have shown our willingness to pool what our arms have won: in the interest of the world's peace and security. We don no halo of saintship on that account, but we appeal to all that is noble and worthy in the Ameri- can character to stand by us in the uttermost in bringing to full effect the design which has chiefly eman- ated from the brain and conscience of the President of the United States." - The Observer goes on to say it knows that the brilliant prospect of material gain 'looms before the Am- erican people if they make the "great refusal." "are" far less -$l " the war than any of the other grea nations of the world except Japan. pply thei vast resour- the leadership in the world's commerce which has never been approached by any nation in history. They have an immense army trained, and as regards a large part of it, inured to war. So far as shipbuilding and arnhments go, they can create a fleet which even Britain could not match. "To some Americans it may seem that the world lies at thpir feet if they - refrain from involving thém- selves too deeply in intexnational concerns, but the picture is a mir- age. America is great by reason of her greatness of soul, hy force of ideals; and not by reason of mater- fal wealth or power. If she loses her pride of place in the world of ideas she loses all that makes of though hearing the claims of Bel! from 'Omsk state that the Russianiher people a nation, and the time has come, in the overthrow of the political systéms of the civilized world when the value of ideas is to be found only in their application." So the Observer hopes the Presi- dent, on his return home, will make America see that the Munroe Docs trine must be extended to embrace the whole world, and that she must do her full part to enforce it. MANY CHILDREN NEED SERVICES OF PHYSICIAN Asks $1,400 to Buy Glasses; Improve Teeth and Remove Adenoids For Children. ---- . Watertown, N.Y., Feb. 11.--The Board of Education needs $1,400 toq provide medical and optical aid for children in the public schools whose © is such as to demand im- the grammar schools who require glasses but whose parents Are finan- Silly wable tw provide them A Seventy-five children require dental cases are specially serous work, while there are several hun-} LAST DITION IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over Told in a Pointed and Pithy : Way. -------- Woman suffrage was again de- feated by the United States senite. A general strike affecting a quarter million men is expected at Néw York. Three boys were drowned by breaking through the ice at . Port Dover, A' Branch/of the Grand Army of Canada has. been Organized in St. Catharines. . The steamers Princess Juliana and Petagama are on the way "fa Canada 'With soldiers, The Allies are nervous about Gers many's army, which still numbers three million men. . Pte. Thomas Ahern, Toronte, will come, to the penitentiary for {wo years for desertisn. Woman suffrage by Jederal con- stitutional amendment was beaten again Monday in the U.S. Senate. Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, is again in the hands of Ukrainian forces, according to Berlin reports. British railway men still agitate for Bigger pay and better conditions. The entire labor situation is . very unsettied. German Courland when the the city. The question of moving the peace conference from Paris to a neutral country may be ,considered by the conference Field Marshal French may resign as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland unless Premier Lloyd George agrees to the release of Sinn Feiners imprisoned in England, The proposal to establish model farms iu England and France in con- nection with the soldiers' settlement scheme has to all intents and pur- poses been abandoned. The situation at. Bromberg is rapidly growing worse. The Poles have captured three more towns, and unless German reinforcements arrive soon the chief railway route from Thorn to Berlin may be inter- rupted. A credit of five million for Ru- mania has been established in the United State. This makes the total credits for Rumania ten million and eight and a half million for aM of the Allies. To continue timber production aft- er the withdrawal of the Canadian Forestry Corps arrangements have been made for th& transfer of horses buildings and machinery equipment and the stores of each unit of the corps of the Controler of' Timber Supplies, GERMAN 18 in fled took troops in Windau, on the Baltic Sea, Bolshevik troops to Obtain Milder erms Expected by Allies. Paris, Feb, 11.--- Germany is at tempting a gigantic bluff to frighten the Allies into the belief that she is gathering new strength and still is formidable iti order to obtain in this manner milder terms of peace, This manoeuvre, long expected by the Peace Conference, failed completely; no one Is the least bit fooled by it. It is the Settled conviction of those entrusted with the especial duty of studying the march of events with the enemy countries that Ger- many is beaten completely and can- not raise her head again for a long time. The latest information, care- filly weighed, regarded the new vol- unteer army raised to fight the Poles fs that the German staff ise does not trust it. 2 It will take so long to make this new army a really homogeneous or- ganization that as a threat against the armies of dhe AMNies it is neglig- ible and will be Tor a long time to come. A thigh German general ex- pressed himself as follows a few days Manoeuv Peace 0: "They will do te fight the Poles-- but the Poles are not a real army." Swindlers ia Uniform. New York, Feb. 11---A notice warning the public against ewind- fers fraudulently using the Britis army uniform was issued by ihe o fice of the British assistant provost marshal here. "All men peddling merchandise, while wearing a Bri- tish uniform, are frauds, and every- thing should be done to discourage them," the notice said. Lift One Blockade, ; Paris, Feb. 11.--The blockade committea of the Supreme Council of the peace conference - hay an- nounced that the blockade has been completely lifted from Cazecho- Slovakia. CALLED A BLUFF T0 MAKE CHANGE IN PROSECUTION Of the Military Service Abseatess in Pro Vinee of Quebec. OPERATION OF THE WS. MAY BE WOUND .UP SOON BY THE CABINET. There Is Talk of Reducing the Sen- tences Imposed to Imprisonment For Three or Six Months, Quebec, Feb. 11.--A radical change in the proceedings against absentees under the Military Service Act is to be made in the Police Court, accord~ ing to a statement emanating from a high official of that court to the Canadian Press. So far absentees ave béen let off with a nominal fine of $5 or $10, but it appears protests entered by Ontario papers and offi- cials have brought the Federal! auth- orities to change the mode of pro- ceedings. It is said that, hereafter, absentees will first be summoned be- fore the Poliee Court, where they will expose their reason, which will then be forwarded to the Federal Depart- ment of Justice, who will decide what penalty will be imposed. Try Others Again, Ottawa, Feb. 11.--In regard to the action of certain Quebec magistrates in letting deserters off with fines of $5 or $10, it is stated hére that in many of these cases action has been taken without the authority of flat from the Department of Justice. The matter has been receiving the atten- tion of the Government and more particularly of the acting Minister of Justice, Hon, Arthur Meighen. It is understood that the depart. ment will adopt the course of declin- ing to recognize judgments rendeved by magistrates without the authority of a fiat. The effect of this will be to make it possible to again prose- cute deserters who have béen per- mitted to escape with: a trivial fine. 1t is stated that the matter has be- come the subject af correspondence between the Department of Justice and the Quobee Go tL. » consideration the whole ques- tion of winding up the M.8.A. and all that is connected with it. No order has yet been passed, but It is under- stood that among other things sen- tences imposed upon evaders and con- scientious objectors will, where they are for any long period, be commut- ed. There is some talk of reducing two-year sentences to imprisonment for three or six months. . The order will probably be passed this week, but meanwhile the form ot it is un- decided. HOW CAVAN BLAZERS PASSED TOLL GATE Broke It Down, Put House on Their Sleigh, Dropped in . Cobourg, Feb 11.---The passing of the toll gates on the Cobourg-Port Hope and Cobourg-Baltimiore ' roads, which have been landmarks of the disteict for some sevenly years, has given rise to some interesting rem- iniscences. It is told that when some of the people of Durham county resented the levying of toll on an unfinished road, the "Cavan Blazers" who, in some of their exploits sought to outrival the 'Arabian Knights, at once espousbd the people's cause. A sleighload of the "Blagers" drove to the first toll-gate and demanded to be allowed to pass through free. Up- on Veing refused, they broke down the gate, and lifting the little house containing the toll-gate keeper upon the sleigh and drove off, Arriving at a swamp, they deposited their burden and drove on. : 2 Confesses to Killing Viau. Niagara Falls, Ont, Feb. 11. Dominick Carmanara, the young Ital: ian, has made a confession to the po- lice that he killed Willle Viau, a Frenal-Canadian, fn a knife fight at the lower bridge two weeks ago, and I