1 itish Whig COMPARE OUR PRICES AND CLOTHS So we can secure your Spring Suit order. Collier's Toggery : YEAR 87: NO. 53, == The Daily B _ Collier's Toggery | y C di U KINGSTON. ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920. LANT EDYTION SMITHERS WANTS |' oment. The charges PACT ACCEPTED fie Says the GIR Company Was Pow- elles And Held Up. "SHANE" "SHIDLERS WERE CORIES THAT WERE HEARD AT MEETING. Sir Alfred Hopes That the Arbitrat- ors Will Give the British Share- holders Their Due. London, Feb. 20--""We have fought hard for nearly two years, and we earnestly and unhesitatingly recommend you to accept the agree- ment." - This was the final sentence of Sir Wilfred Smithers' speech to the Grand Trunk shareholders yes- terday. The meeting was crowded, and at times there were strong eja- ' culations. The shareholders, how- ever, were entirely cordial towards the chairman and his colleagues, and voted to accept. Sir Alfred Smithers declared 'that he had always been most careful to express himself with all possible restraint regarding the Canadian Government, but, unfortunately, the bare recital of this case was suffi- ¢lent to cause considerable feeling: I knew there were influential men Canada who thought that the policy the Government should pur- sue was to let us alone, and that the weaker we became the easler we could be dealt with. They knew that we were being forced by the Gaovern- ment to carry on under impossi- bilities over which we had no con- trol, I felt we were powerless and being held up." (Cries of 'Shame' and one voice, "Swindlers." ) Sir Alfred, continuing, said: "I re- delved figures Showing the profits were swallowed up in increased wages, without the company being granted increased rates, which meant | the loss to shareholders of at least | one and a quarter to one and a half | million pounds in each of the last three years." 3 The chairman said that they thought that, in regard to the Grand Trunk Pacific at least, they were en- ¢ titled to be shown the same consid. eration as the Canadign Northern. "Often as this story has been re- | continued the chairman, "very few people in Canada have paid any attention. I can only hope phat all these considerations will ba Put before the arbitrators who will r s long suffering British share. or Not of Great Moment. (Uanadian Press Lespatel) Ottawa, Feb. 20---The sirong peated," pow _eriticism volced "at the meeting «of | © ATGUT.R. sharsholders jd London yes- 'terday is not regarded in official circles here #s being of great rmo- made at the meting that the shareholders had been held up by the Dominion Gov- ernment, it is agserted, in them- selves reply to the Accusations made here of too great generosity on the part of the Gov ent. "If the Grand Trunk shareholders had been as critical of the service given to the Canadian people, the situation might havé been different," was one remark made. . The Government nominees to the temporary board of management will probably be appointed in a couple of weeks. There are still a number of formalities before the actual appointments can be made. + NOT SUFFICIENT BARRACKS IN CANADA Only in Two Places Is tiie Ac- commodation Reported as Adequate. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Feb. 20. --Whether or not provision will be made at the coming session of parliament for the erec¢- tion of new barracks to the re-or- ganized 'Canadian permanent force is not yet known, but it is apparent that lack of barrack accommodation i¢ causing the militia department the gravest concern. It is stated that on- ly In two out of eleven points where units of the permanent force are sta- tioned is the accommodation ade quate, and at the remaining nine plages it is either nil, inadequate, or "unsuitable. At Winnipeg the militia department' by taking over Tuxedo Park has secured good accommoda- tion; and at St. John's, Quebec, there are suitable quarters for one squad- ron of cavalry stationed there, but this cannot be said of Halifax, Que- bec, Montreal,' Kingston Toronto, Calgary, Regina, Vancouver or Vice toria. - -- «J. Mcilroy, Brockville, Dead. Brockville, Feb. 20.--John Mell roy, aged thirty-nine, foreman boiler. mitker here for the G.T.R., and for- merly of Hamilton, died on Thursday 'of puetimonia. #72 : MILITARY UCE TANK 'IN DUBLIN RAID {Canadian Press Despatoh) Dublin, Feb, 20.--With a tank and two armored cars the mili "tary to-day carried out a raid near Grafton street, where they are reported to have made sev- "eral arrests. The raid followed | early morning fights between . civiliahs and police, in which a constable was killed and another constable and civillad were wounded. Several persons were » 5 all thé consideration fh 'thetr |" A LEIPSIG COURT > TO TRY GERMANS (Canadian Press 'Despatoh.) London, Feb. 20.--The Ger- man Government is rushing pre- parations to try Germans dccus- ed of violations of the laws of war, and the examination' of witnesses ard arguments will begin next week, decording to a Berlin despatch. The pleadings will open before the Leipsig court within the next month, it is said. v (Canadian Press Degpaten) London, Feb. 20.--Germany's reply to the last Allied note re- lative to the trial of the Ger- mang accuseqa of war crimes will point out the Issues upon which greater clearness is desirable, according .0 a decision reached by the German cabinet on Wed- nesday, says a Berlin despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. i THE COST OF LIVING IS STILL CLIMBING The Latest Government Fig- ures Compiled at Ottawa Show This: (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Feb. 20.--The | general impression that living costs are climbing rapidly is confirmed in statistics published in the February Labor Gazette. Grains, flour, bread, meat, live stock, potatoes, fish, tex- tiles, hides, metals, lumber and raw furs are especially mentioned as more expensive to-day than at the end -of last year. food budget for the average family is shown as $15.30, compared with $14.73 in December, and double that in January, 1914. ROBERT PEARY DEAD, The Discoverer of the North Pole Dies at Washington. ROBERT PEARY (Canadian #ress iespatch) Washington, Feb. 20.--Rear-Ad- miral Robert Peary, Arctic explorer and discoverer of the North Pole, died at his home here to-day from pernicious anaemia, from which he had suffered several years. STOCK MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by Bongard, Ryerson & Co., 287 Bagot Street. New York Stocks. Opening, Closing. 84 82% 34% "35 124% Atchison B, & O. CPR. . Brie ... ... Marine ... ...... Marine, pfd. ... . NYC. -... "ae was ce ea wean »ehs Reading ... ... Southern Pac. Union Pacific . Am, Loe, ... . Anaconda ... .... Bethehem, Stee] , Int. Kiekel ... ... Rep. Steel ... U.S, Steel Money ... Am, Funds ,. Brazilian | Can. Cement Can. Steamship ... Cons, Smelters Dom. Steel ... Maple Leaf ... .. Steel of Canada ... NA. Pulp... ... ae EX-KAISER LIKELY T0 ACCEPT INTERMENT | And Willing Thai Doorn in Haven, vis £3 {Canadian Press Despatch) The Hague, Feb, 20.-- Before an- The cost of the | | AID TO' THE ARMENIANS "he ! | Mr. Photiades went to the stricken | countries as a worker for the Near | Bast Relief and ad director of the | Greek Relief work. A graduate of | Robaita College, Constantinople, and | 8 cosmopolite in travel and: lan- | guages, he knows the Turk from the { ground up, and he returned bittere against the victors in. the "war for civilization," who, he says, "are per- mitting whole peoples to be murder- ed while they sit in Paris and quib- ble over slices of territory." "Along the shores of the Black Sea, in Smyrna province, and along the shores "of the - Mediterranean, there were organized massacres of Greeks and looting that marked the Turk course against the Armenian," | said Dr. Photiades. "More than FAVORS. PEACE WITH RUSSIA "The Brith Premler Would Start Negotia tions At Once. NIT IS ALSO AGREEABLE [TO MAKING EFFORT TO SETTLE AVITH FORMER ALLY The French Delegates Have No Aue thority and Premier Millerand Has Been Recalled To London. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Feb. 20.--Premier George is in favor of opening peace negotiations ' with | Maxim Litvinoff, Bolshevik repres- entative in Copénhagen, an® is sup- | ported by Premier Nitti according to {Echo dg¢ Paris. Paul Cambon and Frenph delegation to the Supreme {into (such a proposal and Premier | Millerand has been recalled to Lon- don.\ - + The: Lettish Government has de- cided to open peace negotiations with the Russian Bolsheviki in conjunc- tion with Finland, Poland and Lit- hunia it possible, according to a Bri- tish legation statement. Invitations pian Hsp oxtondedl «hos shaganbgun- tries to send special representatives to the conterence which will be held soon, it ig said. EXCHANGE IMPROVES British Sterling Goes Up to $3.47 "in New York, New York, Feb. 20.--New York Exchange on. London and principal European océntre was at the highest levels today since the low record of Feb. 4th, when demand bills sald down to $8.19. Today's rates for the same bills was $4.47% . Remittances to European countries all 'improved. The recovery is ascribed to partial re-adjustment of conditions and mo- derate demand for bills especially on London and Paris, Government Wants Information. Winnipeg, Feb. 20.--An explana- tion of a statement, made by R. Gu Willis, leader of the Manitoba Cons servative party, to the effect that "Boot-leggers are peddling on the streets of Winnipeg Hguor conficeat- ed by the Temperance Act adminis~ tration," is demanded by Attorney- General T. H. Johnson, in a letter to Mr. Willis. | 750,000 Greeks perished, authentic! A ANNE, ENN FINI, Lloyd | Russia, through | 0 pre rie members of the | Council, have no authority to enter | figures show, and this is a minimum figure." ' Travelling by torpedo-boat and thence along the Black Sea coast by motorboat, araba, Worse and mule back or afoot, Mr. Photiades found his every step marked by human suf- fering. At Constantinople he met the Canadian workers, who, he said, are doing heroic work under heavy handicaps of Turkish intfigue and Alled indifferencs, Previously acknowl édged .. «s+». $31757.98 A. W. Brown ... 10.00 Mrs. Bajus:.... shes 10.00 C.4C.: Folger .. i. glu. 5.00 Mrs' E. J.B, Peuse .... 5.00 Charles Leonard, Hart- ington . E. J. Anglin. ..: No Elda, Leonard, Harting- ton . 5.00 5.00 2.00 INDEPENDESE ELECTED. For the Wrekin Diviston of Shrop- i shire by 538. 'Canadian Press Despatch) London, Feb. D. he bye-elec- tion "for a member: the House of Commons for the Wiekin division of | Shropshire, recently Held, resulted in |the election. of Charles Palmer, in- (dependent, by '538 plurality over Tharles Duncan, Labor candidate, it | wag announced to-day John Bayley, | coalition "liberal, 'was: third in the | polling. The vote Stood: Palmer, 9,267; Dlncan, 8,938; Bayley, 4,- 760. : Bi ONE MAY SUCCE At the left Frank Li to the State Depa ton, ard at the Mg U. 8. Ambassador to & are mentioned as. po ta ph Becre of son's, Cabinet. LANSING Ik, Counsellor at Washing n W. Davi New York, Feb. 20.--The steam- ship. New. York, the first. American ship "to defy. Germany's "submarine lane' edict of February 1st, 1917; returned to commercifil sérvice yes- terday. She was used as a transport during the war but has been comple- tely refitted as a passenger ship. She carried 560 passengers far Plymouth, Cherbourg, and Southampton. Applies For Life Policy. Chicago, Feb. 20.--Capt. Marshall Field, 111, heir to the $120,000,000 Field estate, applied for a million dollor life insurance policy today. He made the application through two former 'buddies', with whom served in' France, and who are no insurance agents. Summer: Time Permanent. London, Feb 20.--It is the pur pose of the Government to introduce legislation to make permanent the Summer Time Act, under which clocks are set forward one hour, ac- cording to a statement made to-day in the House of Commons by the Rt. Hon. ward «Shortt, Secretary of State for Home Alfairs. swering the last Allied note relative: ; ' 's peace. Holland will undoub reply she is willing to guard William at Doorn and accept the responsibility for preventing any danger to the world peace, but it wil probably be necessary to consult the exile. No difficulty is,anticipated in| | this connection, as. lern is reported to be dy to accept Doorn as a nt Hohenzol-1 haven for the rest of his | - a - WOULD FOLLOW 1S. INCREASE [If American Roads Get Higher , Rates - Canadian Raiiroads Wil Apply. THE EXPENSES ARE HIGHER RAILWAY MATERIALS ARE ALSO SURE TO INCREASE. some Think the National Railways Better Kept Up by Taxes Than Higher Rate. Ottawa, Feb, 20.--Keen and inter- ested eyes in Canada are keeping a close watch on the railroad situa- tion in the United States. If after the railroads revert to their original | ownership on March 1st they are per- | mitted to raise their ratés another | thirty per cent., as expected, Cana- | dian roads will make application for y | similar increase in freight rates and | possibly passenger rates as well. | The last increase was allowed the { Canadian roads when | obliged to accept the McAdoo award {in the United States. The railways j claim that the later amendments to {the award, which the Canadian | roads had also to accept, had taken away all their profit and in the case | of the Canadian National had made | a large deficit certain. It is stated that whereas before the war operating expenses' were seventy per cent. of the gross earn- | ings they are eighty-five per cent: in spite of the increase. Opponents of the increase state that even if the Canadian National had the pre- dicted deficit of $24,000,000 and the Grand Trunk Pacific of ten or twelve million dollars, it would be better for the country to make that up in taxes rather than make-& general increase | which would in¢rease the earnings of the Canadian Pacific at the expense of shippers. Iii any case, it is believed ghat the C.P.R. will also have to show the absolute necessity of an increase for itself if the increase Will be granted. The Canadian Pacific, it is stated, will. claim. operating expenses' are too high in proportion to receipts. One claim that will be 'made is that increased prices of railway ma- terial are certain and must be pro- vo! vided' against. TARIFF ONE FOR REVENUE Error to Seriously Invade Amount Secured From That Source. Winnipeg, Feb. 20.~Hon. Arthur Meighen, Min.ster of the Interior in the federal government, came to Winnipeg with a fighting speech. In an address which followed a dinner gl epin his honor at the Fort Garry EB by the Winnipeg Board of Trade, Mr. Meighen entered a vigor- ous defense of the [Union Govern- ment, urged the case of Canada for equal representation in the assembly of the League of Nations, claimed a large share of Canada's war winning effort for the new extinct food con- trol board, put up A strong case for stabilization of trade and exchange relations between Canada and the! United States through buying less from and selling more to that coun- try, and advocated "a moderate ta- riff for purposes of revenue," The Minister declared that Union Government had many crities and few defenders, but he was of the opinion that in most cases {ts éourse had beén right in essential matters, '| and it- was now the time when plans and policies for the future, should be laid, and when | the tield should be taken in behalf He mentioned the \appearance of a new 'political entity," which, he isaid, "entices many of our friends by attacking our ememies,"" Mr. Mei- ghen contrasted Canada's present condition with conditions existing in | other countries and drew a picture of Brosperity, progress and develop- men Mr. Meighen stated thaf it was im- possible to leok for "any radichl ad- vance in the general scale of federal income tax." : This tax was now about on a level {with that in the United States and it was a question if it would be good policy to raise it beyond the Am- erican level. "The mainstay of our revenue,-he said, 'is the tariff, and we are stepping the wrong way if we Fo seriously invade the amount now se- cured from that source." they were | | lectures will of these policies. |: DEPENDENTS ARE LAX IN ASKING FUNDS Only About Half of Those Eligible Make Requests From Ottawa. Ottawa, Feb, 20. --<It is stated by the Militia Department that claims for refund of transportation expenses incurred by dependents of members ,0f the Canadian forces who are eligi- ble are not being received in the num- bers expected. ! It is estimated that approximate- ly nine 'or ten thousand dependants 'would be eligible, under the amended regulations, but to' date only five thousand applications have been re- ceived. Those who are entitled to the re- fund are the wives, children under eighteen years of age, and widows of members of the Canadian forces. Prior to November 29th, 1919, only those who sailed for Canada after' November 11th, 1918, were refund- ed their passage money. By the Order-in-Councjl passed November 29, 1919, all those who come" within the category mentioned above are eligible, providing they sailed from England after August 4th, 1914. Ap- plication should be made to the as- sistant director of pay services, de- mobilization, Ottawa. ARCHANGEL CAPTURED BY THE BOLSHEVIKI Mean Weakening of Dvina Line. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Feb. 20.--Bplsheviki for- ces have, captured Archangel on the Whitéd Sea, according to a wireless despatch from Moscow to-day. The "Whites" abandoned the town and troops joined the Bolsheviki, the message declares. The last advices to the British war office on the North Russia situation were that on Feb, 18th, Red forces were seventy miles south of Archan- gel. Bolshevik possession of the city would mean a material weakening of the Dvina line. . "ereking © CORI Gh SURGAMAR Who has restgned the presidency of Cornell . University. He was a Cana. dian, a native of Freetown, Prince Ed- ward Island. THE WORLD'S TIDINGS Tidings From All Over Told in a Pointed and Pithy Way. A. school for women voters has been opened at Chicago, at which be given on '"'citizen- ship." The Canadian Manufacturers' As- sociation is taking straw votes among employers on a Daylight Sav- ing Act, The Prince of Wales presided at the annual digner of Cornishmen in Eondon. The prince is Duke of . Cornwall. There is in future to be an drgan- ized celebration of Empire Day, it was announced in the British House of Commons. : Eugene V. Debs, who is serving a prison term 'in Atlanta Penitentiary, is again to be Socialist candidate for U.S. President. Ald. G. M. McDonald, a leading .grocer of Harrison, and prominent in sports, died after a brief illness from pneumonia. Niagara District Hydro Radial Union decided to ask the. Hydro Commission to take over the Nia. gara St. Catharines and Toronto Railway. As a result of action taken by the Toronto Board of Education, Toron- to teachers will receivé a general salary increase ranging from 25 per "cent. upward. » : Hon. R. H. Grant, Minister of Education, announced that Hom. Dr. Cody's policy of bonusing publishers to keep down ths price of school textbooks would be adopted by the new government. er Testifying before the Standard Re- liapce probe, J. O. Lundy, agent of that an entry of 33.900 against his at on the books of the defunct concern was Inaccurate. ok Sua SS Se of the" of Trus- tees. Possession of This City Would | the Old Orchard Land Co., stated i THE LEGISLATION OF COVERNNENT [Likely to Be Broaght Befos the Commons HY NO CONTENTIOUS BILLS £) ARE LIKELY TO BE UP FOR DIS« CUSSION ip tian 2 No Important Tariff Changes Antioly pated---To Be a Dominion Frame chise Act With Dominion: Voting Lists. ; LE Ottawa, Feb. 20.--With the epefis ing. of the House only a week away it may be assumed that the governs -ment's programme. of legislation is now pretty completely definite, That there will be nothing very radical in the way of new or conten- tious measures is pretty certain. The desire of the government will be to avoid undue trouble, with feeling in the house and the country so divided as it'is." There will be a Dominion Franchise Act in which the main principle will be the substitution of the dominion for provincial voting ists. - A moderate measure of naval de- fence will be submitted to caucus, and if favorably received will be em- bodied in a bill. > There will be a limited measure of civil service superannuation. The income' fax will be continued, prob- ably without any increase, and the business profits tax is also likely to be renewed. A bill defining the diplomatic and other duties of the Ganadian repre- sentative at Washington will be ne- Cessary and there will be minor am- endments to the Lemieux act, bring- ing it into line with the demands of Labor and the requirements of ex- isting conditions. it No important tariff changes. are infyrmation i anticipated, but some will doubtless be given the Rouse as to the progress of the tariff investi- gation which Hon. Mr. Meighen stat- ed at Winnipeg was now progressing diligently, a definite pronouncement as to the measures being taken to carry this out may reasonably be ex+ pected. . News IN BULLETIN, "et? President Wilson prepared : sent to the US. State Depar hr [his re : A Three bandits who attempted hold-up Thursday night in the heart of Toronto city were arrested aft a 'running revolver fight with ¢ police. Sir Sam Hughes will introduce a resolution that all federal appoints ments be referred to Parliament. Senator Warren told the U.S. Sen- A A ORM {ate on Thursday /it would cost fifty N CONDENS! million dollars a year to keep the United States dry. Junior O.H.A. score: Toronte © C..-1%7; Lindsay, 5. BRITISH SOAP KING : ' FOR PROHIBITION Lord Leverhulme, Who Re~ sontly Visited T : s Converted. : London, Feb. 20.--"1 am convert- ed to prohibition, There is no doub that the enormous majority of peo- ple on the American continent are §i favor of it. In o>, experience 'if was an- exception to find anyone $6 protest, and in my opinion the sibility of a reversal of the dry licy is very remote." so said Leverhulme. "England owes the United about $5,000,000,000 and If we £0 save on our liguor bill at the the United States ia doing wes pay off our debt in five years. the lender of money is saving lions and we, thé borrowers, spending it. This policy is the verse of what it should be. The sition of England {8 very much that of a young man who, hav mortgage on his house, shou down all unvbecessary expenses conceniraté upon production with neg waste. While I shouid prefer that al cohol should be obtainable and through h of will rather by law it should not be consume believe the Jotiey of' going dry Am. a means that in the wg race--the United States bas. th away a heavy. weight, while |] land, whe is already behing iu race, is adding to its weight." 4 pi pi ashinglon, Feb. 20.--Eng best customer of the "HAS BEEN SOLD issued by ti | Offer Accepted: at a Meeting |, MSE oF Tha board bf trum WI