YEAR He: FATHER SAID HE SHOT SON Law That the Shoot Accidental. NO. Told His Daught ing THE STARTLING EVIDENCE : HARTWICK IN COURT. BY MRS, POLICE GIVEN Committed Mortem Nhowes Was James Hartwick Trial--Post That The Back. James Son Shot in Hartwick, of charged ith Frederick Hart ary "11th, trate Farrell Thursday morning mitted for trial at the next court ) ¢ Jurisdietic The Parham ti of hi Febru Magi Magi is wi 1@ murder son wick, on appeared before in police court and was by judge and ju t ompeten preliminary was conducted yrivate court ang probabl ed people were hearing the 1 o hu! 11 '. J gsappointed prodies rdred rd opened a | an hour before the cour crowd was gathering and remained until ristrate's de was Crown outside cision innouneced Att 1. Whiting tion, and the | Mrs. Greena | ung widow of ppeared in and was low voice in wtions- by Mr. Whit- the following story: "1 th widow of Fred who was 1 [ last saw him alive on February 11th, between four and five ock in the afternoon, when he was going by my house with his father towards his father's house ware both carrying guns. The time I saw him was on Thurs- the was killed on Tuesday) was when they brought the to his father's house. rey J witnes Hartw heavily answer tc ing, she gave ) (ue 11 e am Kille 1 o'c day That body Said He Shot Him. Tuesday night he (the pri- | came to my house between | 7. and 8 o'clock. I s&id, 'Where 1s Fred? He said, 'He's all right.' said, 'Why isn't he here.' - He said, 'Pon't gét frightened, T slipped and acéidentilly shot him in the back.' Then I said, 'Is he dead." He said, 'Yes.' I said, Sif you accidentally shot him, why don't you go for Mr Smith." He said, 'No, I couldn't do that, for they would take me for his murderer] I said, 'No, they wouldn't, if it was done aecident- ally. He's got to be brought in.' He sdid, 'If you're going to bring him in, I'll shoot myself at your door." You will not listen to rea- son.' Leave him lie there and let | it look as if he has gone to the| States.' I said, 'He's 'going to be Buried and buried decently if 1 have' to die with him.' 'He said, 'I'll make some changes and don't make any alarm but come up in the morning.' I said, 'Does mother know you're here?' He said, them 1 was going to the station." "He told me not to worry and that 'he would take care of me and the children, and that I would nev- er want. 1 went upstairs with the little girl and cried myself to sleep. 'In the morning 1 went up to his house and saw him and his wife and their children' 1 said, 'Where is Fred, He's gone and hasn't come home." Continuing Hartwick said, "On somer) the evidence, Mrs. "His father and mother went to get someone to hunt him up, and I stayed until they hrought his body back on the 13th." . This evidence was not clear to the magistrate, and it was brought 'out that the shooting was on Tues day, the 11th, the search for the body was made, and the body was found on the 12th, and on the 13th after an Inquest had been held the body was brought to the house. Was Afraid to Tell, wr. Whiting asked if the witness had been examined at the inquest. Mrs. Hartwick replied by stating {hat she was examined by Dr. Geddes ®t the inguest heid at the house. "Why didn't you tell them then about the story that you have just told," asked Mr. Whiting. The witness replied, "1 was afraid he'd shoot me, the same as he did him," Mr. Whiting continuing said: "What were your relations with the prisoner previous to the shooting?" The answer was, "We were just WHIG CONeRNTS, illes Want All Money They Get; Father Said He Shat or of "World ¢ New ££ Ts President's restize Lowered: Facts D Hashes 0 Not Back Up 2Vocational Pay Ratsed; In " 'the War: Kingston Sdonts yo Joex Steoting. MPP, Ontari r Announcements. MU hoatrival. $--Sunday School Lesson: ontence Serieons; Poem: Only ore 10dn the Rol of Women. ET News; Prisoner ae Wor Ra For | °F { tion | The '1 told J on ANDER { | | )St-mortem f the wirn s charged. box 1ducted examination wk Hel and | a and a certifi- t the » wound of witness had cor 0 the | who | Death Under r, and ¢ wis practical examina t it would the deceased con the the found der examination | J HOLD CROWN LANDS, Want to Shave Specialy Valuable Mav Scldiers Overseas Lands. Outawa he and ar benefit Act, tlement Crown itil ybilized he Gov- settlement on these | Lt an opportun- chatms. The lahds in| lude those in reserve or| otherwise. MUST GET EVERY PENNY IT GAN But the German demi Will Net Wipe, Out Britain's a's War Debt. QUICK PEACE IS URGENT the ity que under of mak 1 le ine ase or | | | BONAR LAW HOUSE OF FELLS THE COMMONS the Blockade Ended the Better It Will Be For Britain and the World. I Despatch March G.--Replying to the debate in the House of Commons | on affairs, Right Hon. An- Bonar Law, government leader, | said that few people now had any | illusions with regard to Bolshevism. The Allies agreed that something must be done for Russia, but none would recommend despatching the necessary forces to quell the anarchy there. " The Government realized that the country expected ig get the best pos- sible indemnities from Germany. He emphasized the point that it was Great Britain's business to get every penny it could, but it was useless nolding out hope that the indemnities would wipe out the country's im- mense war debt. He agreed that it was urgent to get peace' quickly hecause there was a real danger of Germany sinking into Bolshevism. Moreover, there was the greatest necessity to get their own trade and industry re- started Therefore, the sooner the blockade was ended with the know- tedge that the Allies could depend upon another weapon, the better it would be for Britain and the world, CANADIAN AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE US. Having Been Purchased, Ques- # tion Arises as to the Duty Upon Ii It. (Canadian "Press Despatch) Washington, March 6.--The cus- toms authorities have encountered the first case of an airplane imported into the United States under its own motive power. An American bought a Canadian plane, and it was flown across the border near The question then arose as to whether it was dutiable, particularly since airs planes are not mentioned in the acts. Customs finally: = ad that if it remains the United States it whould be as "manufactured a at the of twenty per cent., after it out of the country again, within months, it will be regarded tour" and will not ha taxed. In of the prospects that international touring may soom he common. fhe ruling was regarded as important. I ------------------------ "All Sinn Feiners To Be Released. London, March 6.-~The British Government hag decided to release political prisoners, says the Dally Mail to-day. In order to prevent demonvtration, the Sooner is (Canadian London, ) foreign drew 1 £ {in the prisovers will small batches. or. A SETTLEMENT | from | endeavoring to unload the responsi- | has i by | darkness. | marine SOUNDS WARNING sas the Germans 5 Mist Unite to Ward off Bolshevik | Attacks. STRIKE MOVEMENT GERMANY. OF THE THROUGHOUT | The Independent Socialists Seem io the the Away From Blaming Backing Movement be and Spartacans, Despatch.) "The stern militar; front blackest Hindenburg in colors by i V pr declares 1} in in tiela | Marshal an n here The that rallied terview inted marshal unless p the ypulation generally to the i il of their homes an will sible he impo by ol oles ierman inheritance be blasted,' kr y and the be know the the to the Bc Poles, 1 sheviki." country in east w long 18 or ree Strike Settlement, nadian Pre 1 1 March 6 to be Expect (Cu Jedpatch.) ferl Newspapers of the opinion movement has and that there are the political issues find an early adjust negotiations going The Independent be baeking awa: now and to be appear the strike d a climax indications that involved will ment through on at Weimar. Socialists seem to the movement the of be- hac bility for the outbreak on to Spartacans; who are accused having precipitated the strike fore the organization plans been perfectly perfected The slo- gan, "Down with Scheidemann and Ebert," no longer given promin- ence in the agitation At the preliminary Berlin Soviet: have Spartacus resolution aimed at the Majority Socialists and the Govern- ment, and declared instead that the strike has been aimed at the Gov- ernment only hecause the demands made by the workingmen have not been met satisfactorily. ® The Vorwaerts, Socialist states that it believes an standing will be reached is great- rejected d session er organ, under- in the { course of the day. Considerable artillery fighting taken place in the vicinity police headquarters, which held the Goverament forces since 1s Go Over To "Spartacans. (Canadian Presg Despatch) Berlin, March 6.--The volunteer division and portion of the republican militia, which have been supporting the Government, have gone over to the Spartacans. An at- tempt by the Spartacans to storm po- lice headquarters this afternoon was repulsed, Many Killed in Fighting. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Copenhagen, March 6.--Beth Spar- tacan and Government forces lost a large number of killed in fighting Wednesday before police headquar- ters in the Alexander platz, accord- ing to a Berlin despatch. Fighting finally endéd by negotiation, S8IX-HOUR WORKING DAY WITHOUT ANY MEALS Henry Ford's Latest - Utopian idea For Improving Con=- ditions of His Employees. -- Detroit, March 6.--Henry Ford's latest utopian idea for improving conditions of his employes is a six- hour werking day without any stop- ping for meals. The plan as out- lined provides for a workingman to have his breakfast and them go 16 work, remaining on the job for six straight hours, and coming home ready for dinmer at, say 1 p.m., with the knowledge that his day's labor is over. The, plan is eaid to be another of the multi-millionaire auto magnate's for prolonging the life of his em- ployes, he believing he can get as much work out of them on a basis of a straight six-hour shift as on an eight-hour working day, and at the same time the employes would have more opportunity to enjoy home life. If the new plan is put into effect workmen getting $6 a day would be paid $1 an hour. The Late Alfred S. Manhard, Brockville, March 6--Many in Brockville and vicinity will hear with deep regret of the death which oc- curred at Lima, Ohio, Tuesday after- moon of Alfred 8S. Manhard. His death took place suddenly as relativ- es here had no previous notification of any illness. A letter received from him recently gave no intimation that he was so soon to answer the last call. The deceased was a son of the late M» and Mrs. Hiram Man- all] bard, pioneer settlgrs of Elizabeth- town. He was born at Fairfield, seventy-pne years ago. EXPECTED { is | y or, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, _ M. Al HUNS MAY NOT SUBMIT a TO ALLIES' COERCION The German Cabinet to Protest --Object to Requisition on Shipping. Paris, M the Germ ch 6.--At a meeting of Cabinet on Monday morning, ded hy party leaders and delegates of shipowners, it was agreed upanimously that Germany could not submit to coercion from| the Enten Powers, either in the armistice negotiations or in the peace pourparlers proper, according to Zurich despatch to Le Journal The German Goverament declared that i clime all responsibility for le consequences if "the » tries to speculate on German " Deman regarding the| requisition of sh re held to be absolutely inacceptable, bec ause, it} d, it would definitely "paralyze| the country's economic future" | Germany will also oppose the dis- | il of German crews from ships! Jia ot Se it being pointed our] [ that he would throw 42,000 seamen rut rm ployment. ampagn has ainst "the aris preliminary Pea ce conditions. is sai a | HASNT BEEN A PROFITEER G i AVE LLE STATEMENT. "No Benefit or Profit Directly or Indi- rectly im for Munitions | War Suppligs." ir Joseph [Flavell chairman Imperial Munpitic Board, issued the following statement attention has been directed to | its mada by Sir Sam Hughes House of @ommons at Ottawa was asked {@ assume the duties | chairman fhe Imperial Muni- oard in €anada by His Ruyal | s the Duke Connaught, | the request at the instance of Lionel Hichens, of London, Eng land, who at the time was the direct representative in Canada of Lloyd | George, the then Minister of Muni- | tions. I knew nothing of the mat- | ter until the pesition was offered to me. I know of no man or group of | men who desired to overthrow Gen- | eral Bertram or the 'Shell Commit-| tee, and had no share, directly or in- | directly, in the circumstances which | led to the resignation of the Shell | Committee "1 have not sought ceived war contracts in Canada or| the United States, nor have I influ-| enced or sought to influence any such business being given to the company | with whieh I have been identified | for over twenty-five years--the Wil-| liam Davies Company, Limited. The business which has eome . to that] company has come in the normal | manner of securing business. 1 have | not been even in any advisory ISSUES A Contracts ol of has M My of of tions. B Highne who made of for nor re- | rela- tion to the business during the past | three years, as I have given ali my | time to my duties as chairman of the | Imperial Munitions Board. | "Concerning business in the Unit- | ed States: During 1918 the William | Davies Company, of Illinois, con- | fstruc ted a storage section of a pack- ling house in Chicago, and has carried lon business there under conditions | similar to those under which any| similar commercial organization has operated. The net profits made upon the business in the United States for the thirteen months ending Decem- ber 31st, 1918, after paying the United States Government business tax, wis $155,000 "1 have had no benefit or profit di- | rectly or indirectly in contracts for munitions or war supplies given by the She}! Committee or the Imperial Munitions Board. I haw had no benefit from business arising out of the war of any character, other than the benefit whichiaccrued to me as a shareholder in the William Davies Company, Limited ,and the Robert Simpson Company, both of which corporations, in common with all commercial organizations, felt the benefit of the greatly enlarged busi- ess incident to war conditions. The profit of these and other industrial corporations in Canada is a matter of public record." Sir Joseph denied haying been in a couference concerning Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He never was in his house, and had had no conversations with him) other than at public func- tions. He goes on to say: "I have been at no private conference con- cerning matters political during the past five years. I have had no po- litical ambitions for myself, mor have 1 planned, nor sought for, nor been asked to assist in furthering the po- litical dmbition of any one else. 1 did not attend; nor have I heard of a meeting representing financial and insurance organizations, or any other interests, canvassing against Sir Rob- ert Borden, and demanding that he make way for another man. 1 had no share in the determination to form 2 Union Government." { | opted mission i glven | tween | young | gular | nigh | introda 1C¢ | ! tinuous | Bus trades {fore and after childbirth, | free combination { Commuters that they would be .6 per cent. | trine, that is, of course. |{lands, West Indies, I I ron 3 NEW CHARTER F-WORLD LABOR Hours Shalt Not Exceed Eight Daily or Forfy-Eight Weekly. SHTURDAY _ HALFHOLIDAY NO WOMAN SHALL BE EMPLOY- ED AT NIGHT, And Employers Shall Not Give Them Work to Do at Home Af- ter Their Regular Day's Work. London, March 6.--The main proposals of the British draft; with minor alterations International 'Legislation Com at Paris Inter- national Charter of are | THE PRICE OF coaL IN ENGLAND TREBLED Government to Blame Huge Profits by Owners During War. London, Mare! coal in England 19 and 1 yesterday some of y» ih Coal Commission investigated the profits of the mi ney owners aad the results of the inves- tigation enabled Webb and Mon to} score favor of nat on tion. The Government expert gave| figures for 1,018 collier represent-| ing bulk production in the country for the five years ending n| 1913 The avers coal at the pit head was ei nine | pence per ton and the pence ti farthings the months of 1918 twenty ton, and the pro-| fit one ling eight pence and a half} penny ton, arter| hillings, { the profit} half penny | increase in the| ugh t period is due to the Goverpment | the Daily Telegraph The provisions of this draft ; the increase in the price] f a crown per ton. clude the of children . . { i 7 I the Gov r 15 age in industrial of children be for more than le two honrs "devoted by technical The price of treblpd. consumers' learned! pocket 13, he been sitting the of » of ings, profit eleven eo. per ton; six for value illings a ail- r the third qu twenty-four ton, and SIX pence by the the as new Labor, by pre- employment unde years of lation ear » had ecitivs and Iy | stopped | were | weaker | therefore, | 1 occupations 15 and daily day must workers educational be mitted Sundays or and, 19 At six working ones { hours time money be these to | each tioned June already or re- and But been ¢ h ing working full times the have veen in profits made by A price, profitable 1ean a loss to another made to help t money into the did classes, th work holid: AVS will not to or per on eo all countrie be re xd into shall weekly the allowed of hours a con- least of 48 weekly. danger workers st at hours, while i ners who ot i need the shall not exceed eight or this THINKS WILSON'S PRESTIGE LOWERED As the Result of the Action of Some U.S. Senators. US. CANNOT HAVE VOICE Di vorex ow LEAGUE OF NATIONS. and even less than in Women shall not be employed at night, and employers shall not give women work to do at home after their regular day's work. Women shall not be employed in especially dangerous trades, which it is im- possible to make healthy, nor in mines, above or below ground. Women shall not be allowed work for ten weeks altogether be- six weeks after con- to of which shall be taken finement. In every country ternity insurance shall be intro- duced, providing for compensation at least equal to sickness insuranee benefit payable in the.country con- cerned. Women shall receive the pay as men for the same job. Workers shall have the right of and association in all countries. A system of unem- ployment insurance shall be set up in every country. All workers shall be insured by the state against in- dustrinl accidents. s -- reams ce SINGLE CANADIANS ASSESSED 12 PER CENT. {On Any Income Over $1,000-- Married on Income Over $2,000. March 6.--Hardly had been handed out to treat- same as American citizens the United States income tax revision of the United Department was re- a system of ma same Unless it is Prepared to Share in the "Collar Work" Pledge Itself to Vindicate the League. Londoh, March President Wilson's speech York last arrived too late 2d alternoon and 6:-- New London comment but in in night in for iz it the extende editorial the newspapers, occupies a prominent place news columns. The Mall President's viction that jority of the in favor of referring i] ng people are Nations, Pall Gazette, to expre Comn- Bridgeburg, the decision an overwhe American ma- a League of ed the under when a new States Treasury ceived. i This decision holds that Canadians, working regularly United States, earning over $1,000, shall be assessed at the rate of 12 per cent. on anything that exceeds that limitation. Married Canadians earning more than $2,000 will be as- sessed 12 per cent. of anything over that amount. American cititens, however, pay under the same limita- tions. Still, it is eld, this is better than the old alien _ineome tax of per cent., in view of the facet that most of the commuters are working people whose limitations will not, in 75 per cent. of the cases involved, exceed those specified. says: "That but the they are practical their cour is undoubtedly the case, ctucial question is. whether prepared to pledge the resources and action of try to vindicate the league when it is formed. Unless America Is prepared to share in the 'oltiir 'work' of the league she can have no voice in its policy." The Westminster Gazette, in ex- pressing the hope that the league will be much more than a debating society, says that even if it is a de- bating society it would have pre vented this war had it been in operation in 1914, and it will be an insurance against other wars springing from the same motives Referring to the report that Senators Lodge and thirty-six other Republican senators were de- termined to oppose the League of Nations as now constituted, the Globe says: "President Wilson - returns to Europe with greatly diminished prestige as a result of the action of an inrportant representative section of his own countrymen and with his boasted - League of ' Nations treated precisely as a scrap of pap- er, which we have always held it to be." single in the MUST CLEAR HIS MIND. Essential That Wilson Shocld Talk for New Congress. London, March 6.--The Daily Ex- press editorially says: "These are new facts for a new world. These 37 Republican Senators number five more than one-third of their House. Wilson, it is clear, has been talking very loud, very often, very eloquent ly for a moribund Congress and a dead public opinion. He must clear his mind on his way back :o Paris. He must now talk, when it is essen- tial that he should talk at all, for the new gress and live public opin- fen, otherwise he misrepresents him- self alone. AS to the Monroe Doe: in direct conflict with the idea and ihe ideal of the League of Nations, and there for the moment we leave them bath ™ Would Leave Irish Charch. 'Toronto, March 6.--The only Pree church in the Bahama Is PORTFOLIO FOR SEVIGNY. Rumored He Will Be Candidate in Quebee, March 6 ~L'Evenement, the official organ of the Unionist party in Quebee Province, has rumor from Ottawa stating that the Hon, Albert Sevigny would be given a portfelio in the remov Borden | Cabinet, dnd that he would be #a Sir Wil- frid Laurier's long-standing riding. The paper adds that Queber is at Present without a repgesentative in the Federal Cabine!, and that this would bring a large number of Lib- erais as well us Conservatives to rally around Mr. Sevigny, should he run in Quebec Fast &% The well-informed politicians hero consider this story ao hoax, or a temtstive way of testing the pulse of the electors in Quebec East Presbytery of Toronto, instead of longer being under the Irish Presby- torian church, with which it has been connected for 109 years. { After a a ten minute strenuous tus. | sle with a thief attempting to rob the poor-box, the Rev. Francis H. Wall, pastor oS St. Sharine 20's Church, 211, West idlst steet, Hrooklym, NY, turned him over fo the police. § Keep Airmen Another Year. London, Marcy 6.---The Naval and Aired Bill. as jesued, em- powers the retention of men now in the forces until April 36ik, 1920, 4 { since | | many | charges the |! larmy puthic opinion eithe ED' FON FACTS DO- NOT For| BACK UP HUGHES s/n Regard to His Attack Upon the Cana- dian I Army | Staff. COL. PECK TO DISCUSS IT IN THE HOUSE VERY or FULLY. COMMONS He Says Gen. Had Not Public Opinion, Ottawa, March 6.--Col, Peck, the Vietoria Crods hero of the House of Commons, has just returned this week from Europe, when quos- said he does Sir Sam Hughes' adian command Col. Peck felt painful one, since Attack Army Sam Hughes' the Support of who tioded, not agree wiih attack on the Can- the subject was it affected soldiers. a 0 rel Ie have been thorough of v of hould the thought it not raised without most investigation giving proof the nt soldier spoke im the not only of the work of the rank and file and officers of the Canadian corp but also of its igher command to the charges, of 'needless acre," Col. Peck said that, on and especially towards orders 'were that, al- advance was a casualties should possible his gaila highest term ntrary d, the teady ity, far though a neces be avoided as as Facts Don't Say Sb. that the Canadian staff careless of human life in accordance with the say n WE facts. As Sam to Cs Hughes, engaged under ttle was for which partly doubtless ordered by ambr Col. in mentioned by Sir Peck said -that the general ac- that name. Tho part of a huge the Canadian responsible, had been headquart- he was tion whole HOVE rps were ind wh planned tall As to the last day, Col me « only ich and ipture -of Mons on the Peck said that he had been within a few miles of that lace at the time, and. had not heard among the troops themselves complaints as to that éngagement, Col, Peck did say, howaver, that it had been common talk, both in England and France, for some time that an attack similar to the one made by the ef-Minister of Militia would be made, but, as far as he could «it- had not the support of r among ( or officers Peck intimated djscuss the whole fully in the Hduse privates Col would more mons. that he subject of Com- DEWART CRITICIZES HEARST GOVERNMENT Charges That It Manipulated Bye-elections to Its Own Advantage. Toronto, March 6--The debate on the speec bh from the Throne was resumed yesterday afternoon? in the legislature, Mr, Dewart taking the floor. In his opening remarks, the member for South-west Toronto re- ferred to the Allied victory, and the return of the Canadian forces overseas. He expressed appreciation of 'the generous tributes paid the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whom: he styled a gentleman of mature, and thea turn- ed to review changes in thé Legis lature through recent bye-elections He recalled the agreement reached in 191%, between the Prime Mini ster and the leader of the Opposi- tion, whereby bye-elections to fill ancies in the House caused by death need not be held during the war, In cases where seals wee vacated through any cause other than death, the law provided that writ for bye-elections be issued within three months. 'This, the speaker charged, had been disre- garded when the l!aader of the Op- position: resigned his seat in De- cember, 1917. On the contrary, the Government had ordered bye elections in Manitoulin and Lennox when . those were unnecessary. He charged that the entire pro- cess of bye-election in the province has been deliberately handled and manipulated by the Government to their own advantage. ¢ Mr. Dewart charged that the Government, not daring to trust itself to the peaple, was making autocratic use of their powér. No band of men, no matter how good, how strong, or how virtuous, should usurp the power which should be that of the people. ; "The Premier of Ontario and the Premier of Canada, we hate heard, have gone 'over the top' together," continued Mr. Dewart. "And they will go to the bgitom together. The violation of democratic | principle and the autocratic abuse of power will cause the downfall of both Governments." 125.576 Farmers Enlisted, Calgary, March 6. ~Information obtained from the Governmept by Secretary Higginbotham, of the Un- ited Farms of © Alberta, recently, + shows that 125.676 farmers enlisted in the overseas forces, This is about one-third of the entire foree, Of thicee 99,155 were volunteers and 55.421 drallecs,