COMPARE OUR PRICES AND CLOTHS , So we cam securs you Spring Suit order. Collier's Toggery The Daily Br x itis COMPARE OUR PRICES AND 4 So We can your Spring Suit order. Collier's Toggery YEAR 87; No. 72. CONSIDER NCAEL CON PROPOSAL Dominion Gavernmeat May Cast 3 Niche , go Pow. NUT BLL NTRODLEED PROPOSALS CRITICIZED BY THE HON. W. 8. FIELDING. Who Contended That the Scheme Should Not Be One to Make Money | For the Country. "(Ca an Press Despatch) "Ottawa, March 13.--A general dis- cussion in the Commons yesterday on pensions for the North-West Mounted Police raised' the question of super | annuation for civil service. In par-1 ticular a declaration by Hon. W. S. Fielding aroused interest. He re- ferred to & change made by the Laurier Government, of which he was a member, in the superannuation system them in force. By that change the superannuétion remained, with regard to oM officials, but in regard to subséquentt appointments it was abolished and a retirement fund es- hod, - The retirement fund, however, had been found to be "en- tirely insufficient." : "1 am free to say that the Gov- ernment made a mistake and I am willing to help the presect Govern- ment to correct the mistake," said Mr, Fielding. 3 There was a general feeling in the House in favor of wholly adequate pensions for men in the North-West Police, or. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as they are'now termed, Some discussion followed on the proposal to reduce the amount of silver in silver coins, . Mr. Ficlding asked if any consideration had been given to the use of nickel, and Mr. McMaster questioned if any attempt had been made to establish a stan- dard of fineness among the different countries for silver coinage. Sir Henry Drayton replied that sil- ver was merely a tokeli money. He, therefore, could not see any advan- tage in establishing a standard be- tween countries. The Ggvernment had under consideration fhe casting of kdl Aveesnt Soins. ticlem of the money put of it. Hon. Mr. Fielding Td 'that the idéa in the minds of the originators of the scheme was not to make money for the country, but to help annuitants. "It is simply propos- ed now to put more money into the "" the resolution was carried and 2 bill, based on it, was introduced ie given a first reading. The House ad- ourned at six o'clock until Monday, after seven private bills had been reported to committee. pular, and so could make a litte meeting held yesterday in the House of Commons, which was attended by some of the Lancashire members of the House and other persons finan- terested in the cotton trade, sccording to the Manchester Guard: an suggestion was approved, says the newspaper; that the Lancashire capitalists provide £15,000,000 ster- for commercial development, to "be invested in cotton growing in woms selected colony or colonies, I ~ ~ KINGSTON, RETAIL TAX PROPOSED -- BY THE GOVERNMENT Committee of Ottawa or= chants Declare It Would Be Passed to Consumer- Ottawa, Marsh 13.--That the Do- Ufninion Government is contemplating | an additignal tax on al} retail busi- ness was revealed by J, C. Campbell, secretary of Eastern Ontario Section of Retail Merchants' Association. He stated that the association had been | asked by the authorities to express an opinion on a proposal to tax the retail trade one-half of one per cent. or one per cent. on annual sales. Friday morning, said Mr. Camp- bell, a committee of thirty, represent- ing every Section of the Retail Merchants' Association, had consid- ered the proposal and passed a res- olution to t ffect that as the tax would have to be passed on to the consumers, it would not be advisable to impose it. NEW GOVERNMENT FOR GERMANY, (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Marth "13.--A proclas mation issued in Berlin to-day declares that the Goverament of ~the empire has ceased to exist and that the power of state has passed into the hands of General Director won Kapp, who becomes chancellor, and has appointed General von Dyettwitz comman- der-in-chief of\ the military forces. Berlin despatches state that the proclamation declares the Natiopal Assembly dissolved and announces that a new Gov- ernment is being formed. So- cialist parties have declared a general strike, the despatches add, "The issuance of the proclama- tion followed the occupation of Wilhelmstrasse, where the gov- ernment buildings are situated, by. troops who had returned from the Baltic and had been in barfacks at Doeberitz, in the suburbs. Troops entered Berlin this morning, it is stated. Despatches indicate that Ger- many {is in the throes of a long- expected.. counter-revolutionary monarchist struggle. Dr. von Kapp, probably, is the Dr. Wolf- gang Kipp" who became presi- dent of the German Fatherland party, the notorious pan-Ger- man organization which urged that Germany carry on war to raat id tary governor of Belgium for a period early in the war and later was a commander on the Verdun 'front. / TRAPPERS CLEAR $1,000,000. IN FURS Record Prices Are Paid F PO Musiirais as High - Saranac Lake, N.Y, March 13.-- Adirondack trapper received ap- proximately $1,000,000 for raw furs this winter in the estimation of lead- ing fur dealers in this region. One furrier alone paid $865, for pelts. i uors Jrom Utica to Canadian ne purchased all the pelts trappers could obtain, paying 100 per cent. more than a year ago when prices reached an unprecedented high mark, Mink has been the leading Adiron- dack fur, peits selling for $18 to $20, or double the price last season, The price of the muskrat pelt almost trebled, increasing from $1.65 to $5. A few years ago thers pelts sold for ten Sonia. ii © trapping season, which open- ed in November, is now drawing to a close as pelts are tion after cold weather. From now on until next November the pelts will be manufigctured into costly gar- ments which will sell, it has been + @t an increase of 150 per cent. over a year ago. Buyers in this section believe that the apex in fur prices was zpached this winter. oa tay, EOI ePEIL A CIE 0H not in good condi- LIQUOR DEBATE IN LEGSLATORE Fourteen Export Warehouses. Gn L- | coass In Ontario Sice Nover, FERGUSON STARTS TALK | WHICH MADE THINGS VERY UN- COMFORTABLE {For the Provincial Secretary--Point- | ed Out That the Licenses Are Issued by the Federal Authorities. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, March "18.--Since the | Drury ' Government came into pow- jer certificates for fourteen export {liquor warehouses have been issued {by the Ontario Licenses Board, and {that fact, revealed in the legislature | {yesterday by Hon: H. C. Nixon, in | response to a question by Hon. G. | Howard Ferguson, started a. lively discussion in which the leaders of both opposition groups united to make things uncomfortable for the provincial secretary, Hon. W. BE Raney, came to his assistance, Mr. Nixon gave the house the list of fourteen warehouses. Some of the firms are situated in Kenora. In do- ing so, he took occasion to point out that the Ontario License Board did not issue licenses for these places. It simply certified to the premises bo- ing suitable for the purpose to which they were to be put. The authority to operate an export liquor warehouse came from the federal ' authoriples. Hon. Mr. Raney took a hand by | bers of the French Commission in the | T! pointing out under the old govern- ment licenses had been issued. Since the change in government, when it was found these licenses were not Jin conformity with the statute, in- | structions were issued that there- after only certificates as to the suitability of the premises would be issued, "It is or is it not a fact that on the records of the license board or the department of the provincial secretary there is evidence that the Dominion Government has said, 'We will only issue Shams after you approve?' asked Mr. Ferguson. Pr cannot off hand," insisted that act. It could only pass Pe io board is under no obli- gation to certity any of these pre- mises unless it desires to," broke in Mr. Dewart. "I.presume the board is not justi- tied yetusing to certify to suitable premises," replied ' the attorney- general. 50,000 ALLIED TROOPS "IN CONSTANTINOPLE (Canadian Press Despatch) * Constantinople, March 13.-- Greek, Italian and French forces of occupation in Smyrna and Adana, Asia Miner, are holding their own with difficulty against Turkish Nationalist troops, it is indicated in reports received here. Fifty thousand Allied troops are in Constantinople amd vicinity, it is estimated, this force being sufficient to protect the city, the straits and the Sea of Marmora with the co-opera- tion of the naval units here. GIVE FULL WEIGHT, The Coal Dealers Loads Weighed by Chief of Police. Inspection made by Chief of Po- lice Robert Robinson and his force proved that Kingston coal dealers are giving full wi it. On Thursday morning, a constable was posted very close to each coal yard; and as Hi : ; {it if ys it Hi; Lk § Es ONTARIO, BOOZE NOVELTIES FOR HOTELS IN US. Chocolates Calculated to Pro- duce Complete Inebria- tion. London, March 13.--Camouflaged bodze novelties. for United States hotel consumption are regarded by some astute European manufastur- ers as offering a big field to exploit in the near future. An American who has just returned from Holland has brought several boxes of choc- olate bon-bons of heroic proportions, a full pound of which if eaten at one sitting is calculated to produce a state of complete inebriation. He says many Americans sailing from Holland have taken quantities of the liquor-laden bon-bons home. olate drops include kummel, brandy, rum, cherry brandy 'and other liquors. One enthusiastic American says a huge business in booze novel- ties is expectéd to be done as soon jas the dry tourist army from the | United States invades Europe. He declared one continental chemist {said it is possible to make a highly | intoxicating snuff-box inhalation. The Liquor Control Board here, in an effort to obtain data on the effects | of over-indulgence of stimulants, has {had carried oat at Kinga College { a number of tests on a may vito col- | unteered to get drunk on different | beverages." It found that it was very | difficult to get him drunk on the {present English beer of three per | |cent. gravity. . It was not necessary tO advertise to obtain volunteers, HE THREW CROCKERY AT FRENCH PARTY | And Shouted "Throw Out the Swine If They Refuse to Go I" Berlin, March 13.--Prince Joa- {chim Albrecht, of Prussia, cousin of | the former German emperor, and [ Capt. von Platen are still being de- | tained in the Moabit jail for the part | they played In the attack on mem- | Hotel Adlon dining-room last {urday night. Jo | confronted to-day inich, an Austrian, | dining- Sat- im Albrecht was by Count Metter- who was in the room at the time of the at- tack. The meeting. was in the pres- ence of the state's attorney, and Metternish reiterated his orighral testimony that Joachim Albrecht not only shouted, "Throw out the swine; but that he also threw crockery and glassware at the French party. The attorney for the imprisoned for a writ of habeas corpus, as they are being detained under the juris- diction of Minister of Defence Noske. X 5 a os » More Whiskey Than Distil- lers Can Produce. London, March 13.--A special correspondent of the Daily Graphic says that the only way Scotland is likély to go dry is by Canada drain- ing her of whiskey. A greatly in- creased is being sown with bar- ley, and correspondent declares he has seen evidence in the hands of a» whiskey exporting firm that Canada is prepared to take more whiskey than Scotland can supply. "Vancouver, for instance, has been Letting hundreds of cases per month from one firm alone, and the ery is 'send us more," " says the corres- pondent. ' According to the correspondent, a Scotch distiller scoffed at the idea of prohibition in Scotland, adding: "Prohibition in Canada is a farce, and we have a splendid market there for more whiskey than we can spare." i rt. ADDRESS BY CURRIE. The Guest of New York Canadian Club, March 25th. Ottawa, March 13.---Lieutenant- General Sir Arthur Currie, Inspec- tor-General of Canadian forces, is to address the Canadian Club in New York on March 25th. No an- nouncement has been made as to the subject on which he will speak, but, no doubt, it will be one touching on phases of the war as seen by him in his capacity of commander of the troops. To Rid Chicago Chicago of Crime. March 13.--Upon as- ed | suming entire control of the police t, 'Ohief John J. Garrity, cago of crime of crime in gix months or resign." The general opinion seems to be that he has a big job on French Papers Increase Price. Paris, March 13.--French news paper proprietors have decided to increase 'he price of their papers in Ot- | the cities to three cents and in pro- vinelal districts to four cents. These prices are expected to be put into effect within the month. - LC seridusly ill from pneumonia and pleurisy, is reported slightly bet- The ingrellients of these big shoe | kill the dogs, if they refuse to go," men will petition the military court | Ig | Léague Covenant, and James Grimmon, Picton, who has | Su SATURDAY, MARCH 138, 1920. NO SURPRISE i ' Over Catada's Proposed Action Ja Event | of Wilson Accepting Reservations. THE DOMINION DETERMINED {TO RETAIN RIGHT TO V THE LEAGUE. E IN ! And Counfs Upon the British Gove ernment to Refuse to Accept U.S. Senate Changes in League Uovene ant. . - | Washington, March 13.--The'an- {| nouncement by Hon. N. W. Rowell, | president of the Canadian Council, {in presenting the Bulgarian Treaty i to the House of Commons at Ottawa, | i of Canada's proposed action in the {event of the American senate's res- i ervations being accepted by Presi- jdent Wilson, came as no surprise to lofficial Washington, where the atti- tude of the Canadian Government { has been freely discussed in debate in {the senate. Canada is more concern- ed in whether she is to have full | voting power as a member of the | League of Nations than in any other {feature of the treaty involved in the {senate debate. Canada insists upon | getting out of the colony class, and |in being a full-fledged Pominion in he League of Nations. --~ The Lenroot amendment, which {would equalize the votes of the | United States with those of the en- | tire British Empire, would, it is held, reduce the Dominions to colonial stature. This amendment was adopted last uesday in face of the fact that Sem- {ator Hitchcock read to the senate a statement made by the same Cana- dian leader who made the statement |of Canada's attitude in the Ottawa {House to-day. The previous an- nouncemght by Mr. Rowell, issued {at Ottawa on February 16th, de- iclared that Canada would never consent to the ratification of the peace treaty by the United States it the Lenroot voting-power resolu- tion was adopted, either in its orig- {inal form qr with the proposed {amendments. Ms not believed here that the (British Government will assent to the Lenroot reservation as adopted in the face of protests from Canada and other British Dominions eing deprived vg Ev 8 i accept senate cb 4 Lhe upon British influence to line up the principal powers against acceptance of the American reservation. br v > NO POLITICIANS ON COMMISSION Only Financial Experts to be Sent by France to Russia. Paris, March 13.--French politi- cians will be barred from the Lieague of Nations commission about to be 'appointed to investigate conditions in Russia. The French Government proposes to nominate only financial experts who will be instructed to devote particular efforts to France's finan- cial interests in Russia, with a view to protecting the billions of French money loaned to Russia during the Czar's regime. France invested more than 18,.- 000,000,006 francs (mérmally: $3,- 600,000,000) in Russia prior to the war and during the early stage of the conflict. ANOTHER DRAMA OF SEA. Pumped Oil on Waves in Effort to Pacify Them. Halifax, March 13.--The towing of the United States Shipping Board steamer Lake Elithorpe by the Fur- ness Linger Maplémore into Halifax other drama of the sea. The three outstanding features of the drama are the pumping of seventy-five tons of fuel oil on the waves in an effort to pacify them; the ¢hange of wind on Sunday which cheated "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" out of an other victim; and the successful tow- ing of the disabled ship into port. John M. Riddell Dead. Montreal, March 18.--The death occurred here of John M. Riddell, general agent of the Grand Trunk Railway System at Portland, Maine, and well known in railroad circles throughout the eastern section of the continent. Mr. Riddell's death oc- curred on his seventy-tirst birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. M. McKorgow of Westmount. He was agent at Woodstock and at Strat ford, and jn 1882 was appointed assistant superintendent of the Strat. of the Grand k at Montreal. \ tedged ... ......31978.48 Frontenac Chapter, 1.0. DE, per Mrs. F, K. Mahood uel Greey .. ..... BE. J 50.00 $5.00 - - 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 seh man ast Anglin. ..., Misses Leslie .... 4 SM aise . C. G. Fox, Picton. . me of the Children of Odessa Public School NUS. CATAL iPprovoked the sincere Sympathy of against harbor rung down the curtain-oh am' ted freight agent 9 WAS VERY INDISCREET {London Globe Calls it Unwor- | ~~ thy and Almost Unman- LETTER OF WILSON } | | . nerly Outburst. { | London, March 13.--The Globe is | ithe first paper in this country to | | break editorial silence regarding Pre- | isident Wilson's letter to Senator | Hitchcock, It says: "President Wilson's letter to Sen- ator Hitchcock raises the query as | to whether it is indicative of.his be-.| ing so far restored to health that he must needs speak plainly and vigor- | ously, or whether it shows his con- dition to be such that he cannot restrain himself from manifesting his private petulance by public in- | discretions. Be that as it may, the president's true friends will deplore {an unworthy and almost unmannerly outburst which will Tay him open to pointed retorts on the part of our French allies." ' | Reviewing the position of Presi- | dent Wilson in peace-making, the | Globe declares mentally unfitt at "he is tempera- | to deal successfully { with a position demanding a certain | | measure of give and take. The world | { has suffered and is suffering. i "We won't-enter into any detailed | | discussion of the president's conduct {In writing publicly that 'the French { militarist party is new in control,' for we know that our friends across the channel will deal faithfully with that egregious statement. But we cannot, help wondering what would be said in the United States should Deschanel write to Millerand assert- ing that the money-making element Is in control of the United States. We fancy that the shrill American | outery would be distinctly heard | across the Atlantic, . | "It is no exaggeration to say that | the illness of President Wilson as the whole civilized world. But his re- cent ebullitions eli¢it a certain de- gree of sympathy for the United States." NOTE ABOUT EXTRADITIONS. The Germans Would Like Bygones to be Bygones. (Canadian Press Despatch) Berlin, March 13.--The German change d'affaires' in 'London has | {handed to Premier Lfbyd George a | | note regarding the seine extradie- | {tion list. 'Ater asserting that the { Imperial court would he guided only | by considerations of justice and will {conduct an impartial enquiry, the {note demands that the arrest of Ger- | mans ip" occupied - territoriés on { charge. similar to those enumerated in the extradiction list shall cease and that those arrested shall be de- livered to the German courts. release of Germans who for similar T EES AAR the incidents ariging out of 'the war should be consigned to oblivion with | the advent of peace. MOSLEM DEMONSTRATION. Protest Against the Occupation of Constantinople, Tunis, Northern Africa, March 13. ----Some three hundred Moslem uni- versity students yesterday demon- | strated before the French embassy to protest against the occupation of Constantinople by the British, ae- cording to a despatch to the London Times. The French resident assured the deputation that the Allies were sim- ply taking measures against a re- currence of the recent massacres, and that if France were called upon to interfere it would be as a guar- antee for the Moslem faith. MAJ.-GEN. HUGHES WELOOMED Civic Greeting at Lindsay to Dis * tinguished Young Soldier. Lindsay, March 13.--A clvic wel- come was tendered Major-Gen. Gar- net Hughes, son of Lieut.-Gen, Sir Sam Hughes, on his return home from overseas he having been absent for six yessh in the service. A large procession. was formed at the C.P.R. } depot, headed by the Citizens' Band,' Boy Scouts, veterans and citizens, and the distinguished young soldier was conveyed to the home of Sir Sam and Lady Hughes on Glenelg street; where he was welcomed by John Carew, ex.-M.P.P. and other prominent . Doctor's Wife Dead; Himself Very 111 Paris, Ont., March 13.--Mrs. Eliz- a A. Fasken died this afternoon aftef a couple of days' illness from pneumonia, following an attack ot influenza. Deceased was born In Paris and resided here all her life Some forty-five years ago she was married to Dr. J. W. Fasken. At the time of writing, the husband is lying very low from pneumonis, as also a little grandson, John Wilson. « _-- The |" reasons have been detiined in war {by an overwhelming majority LAST EDITION RUSSIAN WHEAT NOT CONPETTTOR Canada Could Sell 1920 Grop Now If Ready 0 Give Cro, 1919 SURPLUS IS ALL SOLD BRITAIN, BELGIUM AND FRANCE IN THE MARKET. The Dispute: Between Canadian Trade Commission and Greek Gove ernment Will Have to go to Are bitration. London, March 13.--The last bushel of the 1919 export surplus of Canadian wheat was sold some months ago. to give credit most of the 1920 wheat crop may be considered al- ready disposed df, although the first bladepas not even sprouted from the ground. The effect of the re-opening of trade with Russia has already n discounted as far as her avail- able wifeat supplies are concerned. Conditions are so unsettled and the transport system so bad that Russian grain will not be a us competitor ita the Ouipdin ¢rop this year. If « Proof of this were needed it is amply afforded by the thet that the French, +: Belgian and Grecian Governments, which, with the British Government, took most of last year's crop, are all in the market for the 1920 supplies. Belgium and France, however, are asking for a credit. This Canada has refused to give for wheat in the ' past, but it remains to be seen. whether the Dominion can maintain this attitude this year. The Greek Government will probably continue to pay cash as they have been doing. Roumania will grow all 'her own wheat this year, but the British Gov- ernment will bé in the market again. It mow' appears cerfain that the dispute between the Canadian Trade CommiSsion and the Greek Govern~ {ment as to the wheat price fixed in the agreement negotiated by Lloyd Harris will have to go to ar- bitration. In that case members of the Soar 4 Trade or some other Imperial will very probably act as arbitritors. _ SPLENDID MUSIC RENDERED ents. Stevens, in. her piano solo, wonderful talent and splendid pression for ohe €0 young. Sporgle Robinson sang several selec onggin a beautiful manner, Littl Miss Lenore Black and Miss Cath- ering Beard both showed musical tal ent in their piano selections, Napanee audiences will look y musical careers for both these young gis. The others who assisted in th programme were Miss Ethel Tomlin- son, Miss Juaneta Thompson, Miss Wheeler, Miss Hattie Wartman Mrs. Stewart Daly. The death occurred on Tuesday Mrs. Morgan Whitmarsh at her on Water street. Deceased was but a few days of pneamonia. - She was about thirty-five years of age. Mrs. N. H. Hunter and Miss Kath leen are spending a few weeks in Toronto. Mrs. H. Meng has gone Toronto to be with her daugh Mrs.. Maud Hearst, who is very Mrs. T. D. Sneath and Rooney, London, Eng. are. taking six weeks' trip in the eastern and visiting friends in Boston, Balt more, Washington and New York. . F. 8. Scott has removed his barber shop from the Brisco block to th store on John street formerly Ob pied by Shepherd't grocery, Nettie Vandusen, Toronto, is 3 guest of Mr, and Mrs. W.'J, Va dusen; \ NEWS IN BULLETIN. Confifets between police and ens were in progress Friday night County Mayo. The wires are cut details are lacking. » Constable Scully was shot at G mir, Ireland, Priday night. Hels t twenty-sixth policeman murde since Jan. 21st. The British miners have for an inerease in wages of thn shillings per shift. It Canada is prepared