' ' 16 Pn PAGES | YEAR 86: NO 86 QUEBEC FAVORS BEER AND WINE Majority on the Referendum of Thursday Is Over 110,000. CITIES, ALL: WENT "WET" NOT ONE "DRY" VOTE IN ELE- VEN PARISHES. a The Temperance People See a Vie- tory However in the Abolition of Strong Liquor and the Bar. (Canadian Press Despatch.) | Montreal, April 11. --With a large number of distant points in the provincerto be heard from, the majority registered in ihe yesterday in favor "wet" referendum and The was inclin- last night morning bone-dry 110,000 this morning was expected 10 go higher perance element, which to be very downcast the landslide, was this cheerful While prohibition aimed for has not achieved, leading temperance vocates here pointed out that a sub- stantial " victory has nevertheless zecured, because the people showed. unmistakably, say,. that want "hard stiff" done away with The vote also means the abolition of the bar, it is argued, as establishments securing licenses will have to pro- vide seating accommodation for patrons. The cities all went on record for beer and wine by- large votes: Montreal by 67,147 majority; Westmount, 1,342; Quebec (incom- plete), 9,882; Sherbrooke, in: complete), 1,576; Hull eity, 1.- 485. The counties and rural parish es reported, with the exception of Lennoxville, Huntingdon and Rich- mond, all go heavily "'wet" In eleven parishes reported the "drys" did net score one vote, while in four others they secured only one vote. At least fifty per cent. of the voters went to the polis out of the 400,000 registered, and though all results are not yet in, the outcome of the voting is not in doubt. to ten ed at mere been ad been yesterday they they ITALI TTACKED DEMONSTRATION PARTY Who Attempted a Parade In Rome--People Enthusias- tic Over Army. (Canadian Press Despatch) Rome, April 11.--A group off men styled as Spartacans, carrying a red flag, attempted a demonstra- 'dion here to-day, but the public at- tacked the crowd and dispersed it. Several of the Spartacans were hurt and others 'were arrested. Thefe ensued an enthusiastic de- mdystration in honor of tae army and the victory of the Allies. Many cries were heard of "Long live the King," "Long llve our Italian Fiume." A Rome despatch on April 9th sald dhe socialists there had de- cided upon a general strike for twenty-four hours on Thursday in memory of Dr. Karl Lisbknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, killed during the winter demonstrations in Berlin, and also in honor of the birthday of Nikolai Lenine, the Russian Bol- shevik premier. It was stated that the government had forbidden meetings by both the anti-war and pro-war socialists, fearing grave clashes would result, FEDERAL LEGISLATION, On Prohibition 0 Be Brought Down After Easter. ~ Ottawa, April 11.--Federal legis- lation on prohibition will be brought down in the house of commons short- ly after Easter, and in the meantime the government is considering the situation resulting from yesterday's vote in Quebec for beer and wine: As things stand at present, * Domin« ion legislation, by order in council, @robibits the manufacture or impor- tation of wine-and 'beer in any prov- ince. It is understood that the new dominion legislation will make pro- vision for provincial rights, in this matter, giving provinces that desire it, the privilege of manufacturing or importing, but preventing such manufacture or importation in prov- inces that do-hot want it. gL WHIG CONTENTS ---------- 1-Quebec Favors 'Beer and Wine; War Cost Now x § rap : Retail Merchants' Views; Schoo] Children's. Teeth Bad. Send Fire at Barrigficld; Incidents of the Day. 3-Lhuroa Rdlation tn Industry; pen Up Restaurants, Cd-=Editoriais; Walt - Mason's Rhy- » Empire lendar, of Bdueation Meeting; aaa New Earths Ws; 1 ing Club; Local News. * Tam Amusements, Mite neements, the ; Seven Hermans; © Welcomed 13-iNews From the Copntrysite. 1A ppenl Se Lawrences Point : ch Nickie. ; 1 The Daily British Wh jand of | ' 2 i } 1920, the end of the present figcal light wines, cider and beer jumped | Whig eaders: | | WH Mit aid Jeff OVER A BILLION And Will Reach a Billion And a Half Next GREAT BRITAN'S ACCOUNT HAS YET TO BE WHITE ANNOUNCES, Canada Provided Credits of $470, 000,000 to Finance British Pare chases of Materials in This Coun- fry. Ottawa, April cash expe iiture able to the war will exceed a billion a half dojlaré by March 31st, Canada's attribut- 11.- directly | White told in introdu resolution the ox Sir. Thomas the of War year, House the to-day That way for a bill pendituresof tary and naval operations, demobili- promotion of the provi- Commons ing appropriation resolution authorizing 350,000,000 for mili- paves an zation of trade sion of The acting prime ed the total war expenditure from Aug 1914, to March 31 last, at $1,277 5.000 The expenditure of the past financial year, estimat- ed at $347,000,000, he added, might be increased, however, in the adjustment of accounts with the British Government. The latter provided Canadiam troops in France with equipment, rations, forage and munitions, and at the outset charged for the materials at the rate of six shillings per man per day. Increased expenditure of ammu- nition pecessitated an increase in the per capita charge to nine shiil- ings and four pence per day, This later figure may in turn prove in- adequate and the minister of the overseas forces has asked that $45,- 000,000 be included in the war ap- propriation to cover a possible aug- mentation of the total amount due by Canada for maintenance of the Canadian army in France. Auditors General Sutherland is' proceeding overseas to represent Canada in the adjustment of accounts between the British Government and the Governiténts of the everseas do- minions. It should be remembersd that while Britain has made ad- vances to Canada for the mainten- ance of troops the Dominion has al so provided credits to the amount of some $470,000,000 to finance British 'purchases of foodstuffs, munitions and other war supplies and ships in this country. GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S PRESTIGE WEAKENED President Ebert Says Germany Will Have to Sign Any Peace Imposed. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, April 11.--1he weaxening of the German government's pres- tige has, according to reports from legations in adjacent countries, tended to weaken the official atti- dude toward the signing of the peace treaty, and President Ebert is reported as having stated in conversation with an intimate that the government would have to sign any peace the Allied and associated governments imposed. troops, and industry. and transportation minister estimat- Germany Likes Wilson's "Points." (Cafiadian Press Despatch) Berlin, April 11.---Count Von Brocgkdorff-Rantzau, foreign mini- step! speaking before the national gsembly at Weimar to-day, said Germany would not sign a peace treaty which in any es- sential from Wilson's fourteen points. deviated President The revolutionary movement in Bavaria has spread to Baden and agi- tators are working in Karlsruhe, Mannheim and other large towns. \ Governor Berkman of Rbode Is- land yesterday signed the bill legaliz- ihg Sunday ball in that State. A farmer in Hamilton township re-| ports having sown a field of spring wheat on Monday. The attorney general is considering the question of reducing the number of county jails. 2 of dos WAR COST NOW ADJUSTED, {= facilities.} THE LATEST NEWS | death of 'Mi +4 Doherty are plann home on the 15th April, and that|%® KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRI LE 11, I919, i i | { The craft veq Emin and a half hours, IN BRIEFLY GV Despatches hat -Come From. Near and Distant - Places TONGS FOR OUR READERS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. fhe Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele- graphic Service and Newspaper Exchange. The body of Edith Cavell will be Srought back and buried in England. Six battalions of Japanese troops are being sent to Korea to suppress listurbances which are spreading The Ontario Legislature defeated resolutions to increase the compul- sory school age to fifteen and six- teen years. Geneva, Switzerland, has been chosen as the seat of the league of aations, accodding to a Paris an- aouncement, oyd George will return to Eng- and make a statement op peace aX iations before the Commons on Wednesday next, By the end of the present fiscal year the war will have cost the Dom- infon Government one and a halt gillion dollars. > A proclamation' issued by General Allenby orders the release of four de- ported Nationalist leaders, who are aow permitted to land in Egy The Toronto Separate School Board have purchased the home of the late Dalton McCarthy, K.C., at a cost of $31000, for school pur- poses. A gift of $25,000 a year for twenty years has been presented by Sir John Eaton to the faculty of medicine at the University of To- ronto. : 'Provision has been made in the settlement of the Star problem that the League of Nations will exercise supervision in the district for fifteen years, More progress has been made in the peace .conference during the last forty-eight hours than during entire previous two weeks, accord- ing to advices from Paris. The council of peoples' mandator- les, which has beem in control at Munich; has been dispersed by the communists, who have formed a communist government there. At a meeting of the Almonte town council a motion to adopt the daylight saving system was defeat- ed. Almonte is the only town along the line that has not adopted the new time. Dr. Gedrge Wetherell, Burlington, Was held criminally responsible by resa Kew as the re- sult of a criminal operation on March 23rd. 8ir Robert Borden and Hon. C. J. ing sail for Vil Stay Ti the peace cuntoreame 0 peace a coroner's jury at Brantford for the 0c parts a namber of clerks whe - : " } THE REAR GONDOLA OF A MONARCH OF THE AIR. The picture shows the rear gondola. of the latest of Britain's record airships, the R-3%, which made its trial trip on Marely 14th, and returned safe | | Committee Appointed THE MERCHANT ENTER PROTEST Claim That Their Interests Arc Not Pro- tected By Civic Officials. NONTIPAYERS ALLOWED TO { DO BUSINESS WITHOUY PAYING LICENSE FEE. to Preveet This Discrimination----R, J. Bush- ell Wants Civic Holiday During Fair Week. At a meeting of the Retail Mer- chants' Association on . Thursday evening a number of important matters were given consideration and committees were appointed to represent the -association en the civic hotel committee and the sum- mer carnival committee, M. 8. Grace, A. Roney and N. Steacy were appointed 'to the hotel committee and F. J, Hoag N Steacy and M. S. Grace were ap ly to Glasgow after.a flight of four|Poiated to wait on the mayor, the wired £00 men andwomen fo take it from the shed to the open. |0ard of trade and other bodies fn ME DID NOT DOUBT - | GENERALS AGREE HIS WIFE'S FIDELITY insanity, Not Killing 38 London, 'April 11 --Lieut.-Col.Nor- man C. Rutherford, of the Medical Corps of the Britis Army, has been ordered detained af fusane by the judge in his trial (or the killing of Major Miles Charle§ Seton, of Mel- bourne, on January 18th. The case was one of the mest re- markable ever tried in England, as Colonel Rutherford was said to have shot Major Setom, also an officer in the Medical Corps, under circum- stances which Jed every one to be- lieve that the "unwritten law" would be raised in his defemce. A plea of insanity, however, was entered in the trial. Eva Army medical officers testified that Colonel Rutherford suffered from shell-shoek insomnia, and also had contemplated suicide because his arms where d as a resyit of the constant use of untiseptics. Dr. Hyslop, a mental expert, testified that Rutherford told him he had had a dream a month before the shooting in which he murdered Setom, and awoke from it in a condition of ter- ror. Ratherford said he éould not afterward put the thought from his mind. Dr. Hyslop testified that Ru- theéiford told him he had no doubts of his wife. . The judge said he agreed with the verdict, and ordered Colonel Ruther- ford detained. 2,000,000 TON ADDED TO NAVY $1,500,000,000 Expended in New Ships During the War. London, April: 11.-More than two million tons of shipping were added to the British navy during the war at a cost of between £250,- 000,000 and £300,000,000, ac- cording to a statement by Sir ®, H. W. Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, director of naval construction at the Ad- miralty. . After 'the baftle of the Falkland Islands, the statement says, the de- sign of thre Renown and Repulse was altered from battleships to battle cruisers, the value of battle cruisers having become apparen The famous "Hush" ships--the Courageous, Glorious and Furious ----were designed to wipe out Ger- man light cruisers and raiders, They car-ied fifteen-inch guns and steamed 5 kuots an hour. During the war three hundred destroyers, 100 mineé-sweepers and twelve new types of submarines were added to the British navy. To Retire Outworn Civil Servants. Ottawa, ' April ~ 11 -- Legislation will be introd at this session of parliament that will enable the government to retire on pension a large number of eivil servants who have outlived their usefulness. The authority for this statement is Hon. Frank Carvell. % ¢ "There are in the public works are not requ Offices t +} will close Saturday IN FAR EAST This Is the Announcement in a Newspaper * At Harbin. GENS SEMENOFF AND RENOFF ARE ON GOOD TERMS AND ARE READY FOR WAR. The Omsk Government Will Pro. vide the Funds for the Army and Broad Powers Will be Allowed in the Enlistment of Volunteers. (Canadian; Press Despatch.) Harbin, April 11.--It is ahnonnc- ed in the newspaper controlled by General Semenoff, published here, that a complete agreement has been reached © between General Semenoff and General Ivanoff-Rin- off, representative of Admiral Kol chak, head of the Omsk govern- went. General Semenoff, it is said, will be commander of the special Far Eastern corps and also hetman of the Far Eastern Cossacks under the orders of General Ivanoff-Rin- off. General Semenoff will be sab-. ordinate to Lient.-Gen. Horvath, who will be in difect control of the administration of the Cossack ter- ritory in Eastern Siberia. The Omsk government will pro- vide funds for the maintenance of General Semenoff's corps and Gene- ral Semenoff will mobilize his troops under government sanction, being allowed broad powers in en- listing volunteers. General Kalmi- koff, Cossack commander on the Us- suri river front, is going to the front. with his own troops and part of' those mobilized by Gen. Semen- oft, "As a result of the agreement be- tween the leaders, Tungusian and Buriatic troops in Trans-Baikalia are on the same basis as the Cos- sacks. -- POSTAL (LEK« 8 DEMANDS, The® Standardization of - Working Hours Is Probable. Ottawa, April 11.--In answer to the request of Postal Clerks Assoct- ation as outlined by the executive be- fore the su ttee of the Cabin et, It is possible that all postal clerks working in offices east of the Great Lakes will secure a standards zation of working hours, and there is also the possibility, should their re. quest be granted im full, that Post Eastern afternoon and remain closed until Monday morning. I » i sf terested in a civie celebration There was a discussion over tne failure of the city officials to en- force the by-laws which resulted in Injury to. the merchants. Special attention was directed to the tran- sient trader by-law, and it was shown that gross abuse existed to the injury of the home dgaler. The by-laws required any non-taxpayer opening a store to take out a licemse and pay a license fee. In one case 'that fee is $250, and why the city officials exercised their own discretion and remitted the fee is a matter that will be dealt with promptly. H. H. Angrove, F J. Hoag and N. Steacy were ap- pointed to the legislative com- mittee and directed to take imme- diate action to prevent discrimi- nation and abuse. J. 'Bushell announced that he had engaged thirty-seven sideshows for the Kingston fair and asked the merchants to boost the fair on their stationery and envelopes. He also asked that the civic holiday be set for fair time, September 23rd-2Tth. J. A< Qorrle, local manager of the Bell Telephone Company, gave an illustrated lecture on the inven- tion "of "the telephone, its dévelop- ment to, commercial use and the enormous cost involved in the up- keep of an efficient service. He also gave moving pictures, showing the training of an operator. The lecture 'was most interesting, and a hearty vote of thanks was passod 10 Mr. Gorrie and his assistant, Mr Drysdale. W. H. CARSON IS NAMED AS GARBAGE INSPECTOR Committee Recommends Year's Salary to Nicholas Timmerman, Resigned. At a meeting of the city health comwrittee Thursday afternoon, at when Ald, Smith (chairman) and Ald. Stroud were present, the re- signation of Nicholas Timmerman as garbage inspector was regretfully accepted. 'Mr, Timmerman is re- tiring owing to fil-heaith, Thé com- mittee will recommend that he be voted a year's salary in recognition of his long and faithful service to the city. The amount dan be ecov- ered by the committee's appropria- tion for the year, It was decided to recommend the city council that William son be appointed inspector o bage collection. Chairman Smith had a report from the acting inspector showing that only two eords of wood a month.are being burned at the incinerator. This was considered a very small amount and showing that the incinerator was being very economically run. to gar- Col. Omar. J. Macklem, formerly of the 10th Battalion, C.E.F., was taken into custody by the Toronto police authorities Thursday after- noon on a charge of a breach of the War Charities Act which was passed by the Government in 1917. Bohemia, it is announced, will hold its allegiance with the Entente. . Car- pi * LAST EDITION NINETY PER CENT NEED ATTENTION The Teeth of Pubic School Children ie in Deplorable Condition. WLL NOT CIT ESTOATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL PUT IT UP TO THE (ITY COUNCIL. Used Pruning Knife On Board's Es- timates to the Amount of $1,400, But Money Is Absolutely Nedes. sary----Question of New Supervised Playground Is Under Discussion. The members of\the Board of Edu- cation have no fear of the pruning knife used by the City Council, in cutting down estimates. At the meeting of the Board, on Thursday night,.a report was received from Dr. W. W. Sands, City Clerk, stat- ipg-that the sum of $1,400 had been cui out of their estimates, bht the members feel that the expenditure mapped out for this amount men- tioned is absolutely "necessary, and will draw on their account for this amount, The City Council notified the Board that items in the estimates had beén dispensed with, that e OF $1,000 for supervised playgrounds and $400 for four typewriters need- ed at the Collegiate Institute. Trustee Macdonald read a letter from the Deputy Minister of Educa- tion, in which he stated that the Board had the power to draw funds for money required for supervised playgrounds and the expenditure pro- posed for this work will Le carried on. A motion was passed, author- izing the purchase of four typewrit- ers, at an expenditure not to exceed $400. Trustee Elliott, acting chairman of the Superyised Playgrounds, sub- mitted a report of the committee, which recommended that the Maec- donald school playground de continu ed this summer; that a playground be established in connection with Vie- toria school, and that the committee be given power 10 procure neces- sary apparatus for Victoria school at a cost of $300, There was some discussion on the report, which was opened by Henderson, who asked for imforma- tion as to whether or not it would be advisable to haye the mew play- ground at Frontenac school. He wanted to know if Macdonald school would be large emough to accom modate pupils who would come from Frontenac. If there were funds enough, he would favor hayv- ing the three playgrounds, Fron- tenac, Macdonald and Victoria. Trustee Godwin put ln a strong bid to have the new playground placed at Frontenac school. There were more children in this district who needed the playground than Victoria, and Frontenac should have first claim, Trustee Lockett thought that the playground would be more needed at Fronterae school, where there were a large number of the workingmen's children, Asked for his opinion, Inspector Stuart pointed out that the play- ground was most valuable to the children up to ten years of age. The opening of a playground at Frontenac school would mot jaterfere with the attendance at Macdonald school. Trustee Macdonald said that at Macdonald last ypar, there was an attendance of 100 to 160 in the morning, while the attendance in the fternoon went as high as 250. LAs to Victoria, he held there was need for one there. There were no vacant Hots for children to play in. He did hot want to oppose a playground in Frontenac school, and perbaps oue could be established at schools, During the discussion, it was re- ported. that a petition had been pre- pared, asking that the playground at Macdonald school be removed. Trustees Godwin and Campbell moved that the Plargtonnd be es tablished at Frontenao g ine stead of Victoria, but after some further discussion, Trustee Elliott agreed to withdraw bis report, and the matter will be further consider- Trustee Mills said that perhaps the Macdonal