We will stand the LUXURY TAX on our lines for 80 days. | Colliers Toggery LAST EDITION [ot Sttmessne HAD TO LAND Wireless Communication by | AT KINGSTON 'Telephone to be Ready in a Few Days. We will stand the LUXURY TAX on our lines for 80 days Collier's Toggery YEAR 87: NO. 172. NEW HOTEL | MEETING FAVOR The Citizens Are Ready and Willing to Help on the ~ Desirable Project. Che Daily British Whig THURSDAY, JULY '8, 1920. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, _HON. ARTHUR MEIGHEN TO BECOME PREMIER; | HON. N. W. ROWELL RETIRES FROM CABINET ™353 formation of a new administration, | are now under way here for the | Col. Barker, With Curtis Fly=- and Mr. Meighen, has undertaken |establishment of wireless communica- | ing Boat, Ran Out of that duty." tion by telephone between Newfound- Gasoline. | 3 Of the new premier's former col- {land and Great Britain. The object y {of the new move is to keep the Bm- leagues in the cabinet, two have an- | pire Press Conference aboard the Vie- 5 URGE HOME RULE FOR ALL THREE meeting { the | | London, July 8A of Unionist members of House of Commons at which the Right Hon. Walter Long pre- sided, passed a resolution urge ing the government to bring in a devolution measure, legislative and administrative, for England, Scotland and Wales, lency has entrusted to Hon. Arthur Meighen, minister of interior, the (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, July 8.--Hot. "Arthur Meighen, now minister of the interior and member of the House of Come IEARTY SUPPORT NEEDED a Good Strong Pull the Much-Desired Object Can be Obtained--Get Busy. B The new hotel scheme is getting under way and the outlook is ex- tr mely promising. The canvassers n their work on Wednesday. '¥hey found the citizens fully aware Of the needs of the new hotel, and 'were well received, subscriptions to- falling $44,000 having been received » from thirty-nine persons. This open- ing day's work is very encouraging @nd if the citizens, as they are ap- pached during the next week, do share equally as well as those 10 have already been called upon, there is not the least doubt but that the full amount of money required-- | $200,000--will be received. ery citizen who is at all inter- ested in the progress of Kingston should give his hearty support and assistance in talking up the new ho- tel, an institution long due to King- ston, and particularly so at the pres- ent time in view of the business ac- tivities and pleasure pursuits of the people of this country. Wherever first class hotels are located there the trade concentrates; Kingston's splendid advantages from a scenic standpoint, should call for accom- modation of the very best character, and this can only be done by the creation here of an Al hotel. Addi- tional accommodation would then be absolutely required and would be very much ehsier of accomplishment in view of the demonstration could be secured by a hostelry of the finest! type. The captains in charge of the can- vassing are as follows:--Ald. B. N. Steacy, Ald. W. H. Craig, Dr. W. W. Sands, W. J. Fair. John Sowards, Geo. Bawden, H. E. Richardson. These gentlemen will be assisted by others, who will be brought into contact with all classes of citizens. An opportunity will be given to everybody to share in the stock-tak- ing, and a $50 investment in stock | will be as heartily received from citizens as $1,000 will be from those _ whose ability is well recognized. The butions yesterday were as fol- lows: Sof $5000 .............5$10,000 3 of $3000 ... 9,000 5 of $2000 . 10,000 11 of $1000 ....... 11,000 5 of $500 4 of $200 .. Tot $100 2 of $50 39, Blanks are in the various banks and citizens may sign up for stock there. HIT BY LIGHTNING, BOY MAY RECOVER in dior Mayo, Aged 17, Moriah, One Shoe Torn From Foot by Bolt. Lake Placid, July 8.--Adlor Maye, son of Ernest Maye, of Moriah, was struck by lightning last week. The lightning struck the boy behind the | right ear, went down his left side from the, thigh and tore off his left shoe. At first it was thought that he had been killed, but he showed signs of life, and a physician was summoned. His body is badly burned, but it is expected that he 'will live. An Ex-Kingston Soldier akes His Own Life Bowmanville, July' 8.--Walter 'Charles Nicholson, of. Kingston, a , former member of the 136th Battal- fon here, shot himself through the Abdomen Tuesday night and died in the hospital yesterday afternoon. He married' a young woman here some ago, and it was afterwards that he had a family in King- ston, and he was tried for bigamy, but he was discharged, as the prev- fous marriage was not proven. Tues- day night he was refused admittance to the' house of his wife's father's ] and towards midnight shot i If outside the Petley home in pton. He was about 52 years old. A 'WW. M Fiery assistant pro- . fessor of French at Queen's, injured "his back while launching his row | Raat at his summer cottage on Wolfe d. He has been unable to give his lectures at the summer school this week but éxpects to resume his duties on Monday, In 'the meantime, Prof. K. R. Hicks is lecturing to Prot. SR Ahar's classes as well as to his lly "I 3 * am the wife of Daniel M. and you will find him at @ ublican Club, 741 Fifth & or §1 Chambers street. ¢ to him in adversity, but ¢ prosperity came he sought: & , +> + ew g ii stae t So000000000000 that | 2,500 | 800 | 700} | | LI | | KELY APPOINTEES. TO MEIGHEN CABINET ume Cronyn, of London, Re- ~ garded as Successor to Hon. N. W. Rowell. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, July 8.--It is thought that { the new prime minister may be in a { position to announce the complete jist of the new cabinet by Saturday. | Several meetings are being held by | the various ministers concerned this { morning. There are now five vacan- | cles in the cabinet, those of external | affairs by the premier's resignation; | internal, by Hon. Mr. Meighen's pro- motion; public. works, presidency of | the privy council, vacant by the re- | signation of Mr. Rowell and the cus- | toms department by the outgoing of | Martin Burrell. If Mr. Rowell's port- | folio is to be filled, Hume Cronyn, | London, is regarded as likely succes- sentation, S. E. Elkin and R. W. | Wigmore are, mentioned, { Nova Scotia, F. B. McCurdy, Colches- ter. The British Columbia successor | will likely be H. H. Stevens or R. F. { Green. In any event, three bye-elec- | sions will be necessary and possibly four. ! With the formation of the new ad- | ministration, it is likely that there | will be a merging of some depart- ments with the consequent reduction | in the number of portfolios. Interior and immigration departments will probably be merged with Hon. J. A. | Calder presiding over them. Public | works and railways and canals are {also likely to be amalgamated, and { Hon. J. D, Reid is the probable min- ister. MAY GET SIX MONTHS FOR DISARMAMENT (Canadian Press Despatch) Spa, Belgium, July 8.--A com- promise with Germany on the time to be allowed her for dis- armament, fixing the period at six months, looked to be the probable outcomé to-day of the conferences among the Allied delegates here. The Germans had asked for fifteen months in which to disarm. The Allied representatives met this morn ing and for two hours and a half Ciscussed the German plan pre. sented yosterday. It resulted in an agreement being reached upon the attitude that should be taken on the disarmament ques- tion.. No official statement was made, $44,100 | WILHELM DREAMING | OF A RESTORATION { Wonders Why Germans do Not Think of Calling Him k. Berlin, July 8.--Despite the re- | ports that the ex-Kaiser is resigned { to his fate and does not dream of re- turning to Germany, the Gazette | correspondent hears from a trust- | worthy source that he still cherishes { hopes of a restoration. When he was | visited recently by a man formerly | connected with the German navy he | asked for a detailed report of the | difficult situation created by the re- ! sult of the elections and the approach | of the Spa conference. | William listened with almost | breathless attention and finally ex- claimed: "And they're not yet think- ing of calling me back!" He then made several suggestions in his char- { acteristic, overbearing manner, of how he would handle the Spa confer- { ence. The Imperial remark was re- ported freely among the small num- ber of Germans who still believe in William's divine mission and who feel outraged that so little notice is taken of the commands of the "All- Highest." Most of the monarchists, however, are heartily sick of him and characterize his latest utterances as part of his heroic pose, believing that he has neither the will nor the cour- age to come to his country's aid. Even the reactionary Tagliche Rund- schau recently pictured with brutal {frankness the ex-Kaiser's weakness and deficiencies, calling him names that might make even Vorwaerts turn green with envy. But, of course, the Tagliche Rundschau's candidate for the Imperial throne is the ex- | Crown Prince. | Babe Ruth's Close Shave In Automobile Smash Philadelphia, July 8.--Babe Ruth, Yankee home run king, had a nar- TOW escape from death yesterday, when an automobile in which he, his wife, and three friends were rid- ing overturned on the Baltimore pike, at Wawa, Pensylvania, near Media, according to a report reach- (ing here. The occupants were pin- ned under the car, and except\for a {few minor bruises none were injured. AFTERNOON NEWS, Sir Lomer Gouin at a meeting of the provincial cabinet Thursday Jaening resigned as premier of Que- President Wilson has accepted the invitation of the League of Nations to call a meeting of the assembly of the league early in November, it was announced in the British House of Commons, today, by the usder sec- retary of foreiga affairs, sor. For the New Brunswick repre- | and for | mons for the constituency of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, will be next prime minister of Canada and leader ot the recently-formed Na"lonal ! Liberal and Conservative party. Sir | Robert Borden will be relieved of the { premiership on Saturday next, and Mr. Meighen will succeed him in of- fice and will form a ministry. | night an announcement was made cn {behalf of the governor-general as | follows : "The formal Robert Borden will be tendered to | His Excellency the Governor-Gen- [eral on Saturday next, 10th instant, {and will be accepted by His Excel- tency with great regret. His Excel- Last resignation of Sir | SOVIET FORCES | SMASH AHEAD Drive the Poles Backward on the Southern Flank of Front. HON. ARTHUR MEIGHEN SOLDIERS TAKING THEOLOGY COURSE Thirty Students in the Sum- mer Class at Knox Col= lege, Toronto. Toronto, July 8.--The second term of the summer session in theology for returned soldiers at Knox College commended this week with a regis- POLES CALLED TO ARMS By a Manifesto Just Issued--A | Decisive Moment Has Arrived. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, July 8.--Russian Bolshe- vik forces have smashed their way forward on the southern flank of the Polish front and the Soviet military authorities claim success in a series of battles near Staro Konstantinov, towards which town they are driving the Poles, according to a Bolshevik official statement received here by wireless. Heavy fighting is going on between Bolsheviki and forces commanded by Gen. Wrangel, on the southern front, the struggle being particularly in- tense in the region of Oriekov, the statement says. Bolshevik troops have succeeded in effecting a crossing of the Beresina in strong force, near Navosialki, southeast of Borisov, it was announc- ed in today's Yolish communique. A smaller detachment forced the Ber- esina south of Beresina village, fur- ther to the southeast. Poland Calls For Volunteers, (Canadian Press Despatch) Warsaw, July 8.--Volunteers for immediate service ' against the ad- vancing Bolshevik forces are called for by the Polish national council of defense in a manifesto just issued. Besides calling all" able-bodied men to arms, the manifesto urges men unfit for active service to register in «order to release the office men for duty at the front. , The document bearing the signature of President Pilsudski declares that the struggle is a fight against Bolshevism rather than against Russia. Another procla- mation, addressed "to the soldiers, says the decisive moment has arriv- ed In which Poland's fate is to be decided. It assures the soldiers that in case they are wounded their in- comes will be continued hy the goy- ernment, and that provision will pe made by the government for the ia- milies of those killed in hattle. Citi- zens having in their possession swords, rifles and ammunition are urged to turn them over to the gov. ernment for use in the army. terms will last for a similar period. The students are chiefly men whose {courses have been held up by the | war. They are all candidates for the ministry. The teaching staff is as follows: Old Testament, Rev. A. S. Orton, of Chatham; New Testament, Professor E. 8S. Scott, Union Theological Sem- inary, New York; History of Chris- tian Doctrine, Professor William Morgan, of Queen's Theological Col- Jege, Kingston; Comparative Relig- ion and Ethics, Professor J. Dick Fleming, of Manitoba College, Win- nipeg. } Fishing District on Sea Of Okhotsk Swept by Fire Tokio, July 8.--Fire Nas swept the entire fishing district on the western shore of the Sea of Okhotsk, which was leased to Japan under the treaty of Portsmouth. The area burned over includes the city of Okhotsk, atcord- ing to a wireless report received by the Hokaida Fisheries company from the steamer Kamchatka. The finan- cial loss is estimated at $4,000,000 and so far the fate of the fishermen along the coast is unknown. The company has asked the gov- ernment to dispaich warships to the scene to investigate the origin of the fire, which is believed to have been set by Bolsheviki. ety Stunt Flyer Killed : By 2,000-Foot Fall Washington, , July--8--Leaving Bolling field .to participate in a Fourth of July celebration at Balti- more, Lieut. Pat Logan, said by avia- tion officers here to have been one of the best "stunt flyers" in the country, fell 2,000 feet at Dundalk field. A fractured skull caused his death an hour later. He formerly lived in Detroit. Improvement In Food Crops. Chicago, July 8.--Marked im- provement in the principal food crops of the middle west has been reported in the last few weeks, in contrast to unfavorable prospects earlier in the season which gave rise to some alarm. "There is no danger that the country will starve this year," is the comment that J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, madé on reviewing the situation. tration of 30 students. Phe first term | | which finished a week ago extended | | over eight weeks, and the present nounced their intention to retire. The others will accept offices in his | administration. The retiring prime minister, Sir Robert Borden, saw the | governor-general at Rideau Hall last | night. After the conference it was | officially announced that his resigna- tion would take effect on Saturday | and that Mr. Meighen would succeed | to the high position of prime minis- | ter of the dominion. | Hon. N. W. Rowell, president of | the privy council, and Hon. Martin | Burrell, minister of customs and in- land revenue, will retire. The] former's resignation will take ettpet | at the same time as that of Sir | Robert Borden. Hon. Martin Burrell has for some time been prepared to | retire from the cabinet. He has now done so and has been appointed one of the librarians of parliament. | LLOYD GEORGE | WAS OBDURATE Demanded Immediate Evi= | dence of Germany's Inten= tions on Disarmament. 'TEARS DID NOT MOVE HIM The Berlin Newspapers Take a | Sane View of the Situation. | "Spa, Belgium, July 8.--The Allied dictum on disarmament and Ger- many's decision to obey has served to clear the air here. After the disarmament ultimatum was made by Premier Lidyd George, made a dramatic appeal for delay, but Lloyd George was adamant. Fehrenbach asked that the Aflies place trust in Germany's good inten- tions. "I'm an old man," said Fehren- bach. 'I have a reputation for hon- esty. I have promised the Reichstag to enforce the Treaty and I've pro- mised you the same. I will stand before a higher power--my God--if I | don't do my best to fulfil these pro- Tears trickled down the Chancel- lor's cheeks as he spoke. The speech had. little effect on the BBritish Premier however, and he re- mained obdurate. He demanded im- mediate evidence -of Germany's in- tentions. 9 Berlin Papers' Sane Views Berlin, July 8.--All Berlin news- | papers were agreed to-day that Ger- | many would make all possible con- | cessions in regard to disarmament that were consistent with mational safety. Vorwaerts declared Germany's interests in regard to reduction of the Reichswehr were identical with those of the Allies in that they fa- vored as small a force as compatible | with _ protection of the Republic | against Right and Left conspiracies. | Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, chief of | the Russian Soviet bureau, York, on Thursday morning announc- | ed that he had received authorization | from Ottawa for the etsablishment of a Russian soviet commercial office in Canada. The Winnipeg labor appeal will be | heard by the Privy Council on July 21st. most capable politicians in the in the present chaotic condition L. Sitton remain. The later is + attitude. dure, but with no following to speak of and withal a Only a fusion of the two political parties under a ¢ tration from utter defeat. Representatives of the ership of a man like Mr. Calder, thus offsetting the vario THE SITUATION AT OTTAWA | The appointment of Hon. Arthur Meighen, the present Minister of the Interior, as Premier of the Dominion, in succession to Sir Robert Borden, as announced at the Capital last night, marks the i . beginning of the end of the Union administration at Ottawa. Since the close of the war, the Govern- | ment has been practically leaderless, owing to the absence from ill-health of Sir Robert Borden. It has drifted along without any strong hand at the helm, apparently, if not entirely, ignorant of the feeling of the country. Only the appointment-ps leader of an outstanding liberal like Hon. J. A. Calder could have saved the situation, and he has now been passed by in favor of a straight-line Conservative under whom few Liberals can possibly see their way to serve. Mr. Meighen is house, an astute' law Tory of the old of political affairs in this country. slated to retire at any time yer, thoroughly versed in parliamentary proces different leadership can save the adminis- two old parties might have united under the lead us groups that have arisen or will arise It would have been well, doubt. less, to have postponed an election until a later date. The condition of feeling throughout the country to-day is such that no government can ex Ontario and Manitoba, the result will be the forma tion of a num ernment impossible for the time being. With the choosing of another conservative premier there left to the cabinet. Only Hon. J. A. Calder, Hon. C. C. Ballan pect to survive an appeal to the electors. As in ber of groups, rendering stable gov- is not much of a liberal complexion tyne, Hon. Hugh Guthrie and Hon. A. Che later on account of ill-health. . Government has never been a fifty-fifty proposition as originally intended, tion is still less than before. As conditions exist at present, the Whig cannot see tender support to.any of the existing parties or groups. = Certalily, it Union Government under the announced new leader. probably not result satisfactorily, it may yet be the only solution of the problem. The party arising out of the present chaotic condition, and which promises a policy best s i needs of the country, will have our support. In the meantime the Whig maintains fits While an early election, as pointed out, would one of the school. The Union and now the cannot longer support the group or ited to the i ndependent | | of Protestant Christianity spokesman for the Allies, Fehrenbach |! toria in constant touch by telephone with Great Britain from the day they leave Liverpool until the day they dock at Halifax. This will be done by means of a station in Cornwall, England; a second- at Signal Hill, St. John's, Nfld., and a third on the Victorian. It 1s hoped to have everything ready for the first test by the end of this week or early next week. QUEEN MINUS SERVANTS WHEN RAISE IS REFUSED Buckingham Palace Deserted When Ten Per Cent. In= crease is Refused. London, July 8.--Forty house- maids at Buckifgham palace, all under thirty have quit their jobs be- cause Queen Mary refused to increase their wages ten per cent. The queen was unable to afford their request. Many of the girls were quickly hired by American, Australian and Canadian millionaires, who hope' to get first class service from a former palace servant. "The present wagés for houemaids at Buckingham are $250 a year, plus $375 for board. ONCE NOBLE DREAM, NOW A NIGHTMARE Dean Charles R. Brown Gives His Views of Inter=Church World Movement. Boston, July 8.--The Inter-Chirch World Movement was described as a noble dream which became a night- mare, and this and other similar movements were declared to have 'left a dark brown taste in the mouth in - the United States," in an address deliv- ered by Dean Charles R. Brown, of the Yale School of Religion, before the International Congregational Council. Dean Brown was one of the final speakers of the council's decennial session which came to a close to-day after a week of meet- ings. Have Shot the Old Tory Party to Pieces Toronto, July 8.--Notice was serv- ed on all Unionist M.P.'s in this city at a meeting of Ward Three Conser- vatives that they must return to the ranks of the Conservative party if they wish to retain their seats in the next Dominfon general election. Sir Robert Borden and his Unionist' col- leagues were severely criticized and it was declared that Sir Robert Bor- den and Sir William Hearst "had shot the old Liberal-Conservative party to pieces." 2 GERMAN MONEY HIDDEN. 200,000,000 Francs Cached Swiss Banks. Geneva, July 8.--Swiss newspap- ers, including the Democrat, say that Germany should be obliged at Spa to make known what, amount of German capital has been placed in neutral countries since the armistice. They assert that Germany has de- posited 200,000,000 Swiss francs in Zurich banks, ostensibly for | com- merce, and it is reported that similar deposits have been made elsewhere: 'The newspapers change that these deposits are designd to evade the financial clauses of the treaty of Versailles and support the contention of Germany's impoverishment. in Argentine Government To Prohibit Wheat Export Buenos Aires, July 8.--In view of New | the rise in the price of sugar, and | because its calculations show that the quantity of wheat available for export will be exhausted this week, the Argentine Government will pro- hibit the exportation of wheat and sugar before the week is over, ac- cording to. an announcement in La Prensa, yesterday EMBEZZLED $70,000 TO GAMBLE. His Friend Confesses to Theft to Play : Market, Chicago, July 8.--Charles E. Brieviey, intimate friend of Sir Thomas Lipton, church member and good husband and for ten years dis- trict sales manager of the Lipton Tea company in Chicago, admited to- night to defalcations of more than $70,000. ! Brieviey confessed to States Attor- ney Hoyne that he spent every cent of the money embezzled from the com- pany speculating. Pope Wants Ireland Free But Not by Bloodshed Dublin, July, 8.--Pope Benedict is most desirous that Ireland's national rights should be recognized, said Car- dinal Logue, primate of speaking in Armagh cathedral today. He added, however, .that the Irish people need never expect to regene- | rate the country by means of crime or bloodshed, and that the pope is most anxious that they "abstain from anything contrary to God's law." Texas Mob Burns Two Negroes at the Stake Paris, Texas, July 8.--Irving and Herman Arthur, negroes aged nine. teqn and twenty-eight years, charg- éd with having shot and killed their landlord, J. H. Hodges, and his son, | William Hodges, were burned at a stake here last night by « mob. Ireland, | PROGRESS WAS RETARDED By Heavy Rainstorm While En Route From Montreal to Toronto. Col. W, G. Barker, V.C,, D.S.0., M. C., accompanied by Capt. MacRaeand Chief Mechanic Mount in an H. S. Curtiss flying boat, landed in King- ston harbor near Swift's wharf at 5.30 o'clock Wednesday afternooon, | after battling: with a severe rain | storm on the way from Montreal to Kingston. Col, Barker droppea easily on the water near the wharf and af- ter circling around several times ma- naged to land the machine with the assistance of Thomas Mills, bf the | Canada Steamship Company. After a { few minutes, the aviators, accompa- nied by Vice-Commodore, J. A. Dal- ton, of the Kingston Yacht club, ran the machine around to the Yacht Club wharf, where after some diffi- culty it was secured and arrange- ments for filling the tank were com- pleted. Col. Barker and his companions are taking the aeroplane from New York to Toronto. They made the first part of the trip from New York to Montreal in four hours and five mi- nutes, stopping at Albany on their way. Ran Into Rain Storm. After leaving Montreal at 3 p.m. Wednesday they ran into heavy rain storms, which Col. Barker and Capt. MacRae stated were the worst they bad ever experienced. They were fly- | ing at an altitude of about 1,000 feet | when they ran into a south-west gale COL. W. G. BARKER, V.C. blowing forty miles on hour. The rain was so heavy, Col. Barker said that flying at 400 feet he was unable! to see the ground. About fifty miles * east of Kingston so violent was the storm that the machine seemed al- most stationary in the air. This storm zone extended from Montreal to Ga-. | hanoque, and efforts in passing | through it depleted the supply of | gasoline so much that they landed | at Kingston to refill the tank of the | machine. The three men were dren- | ched and especially so was Col. Bar- { ker who had no raincoat with him. | "This is the worst drenching1've ever had," he exclaimed as he landed at the wharf. The H. 8. Curtiss flying boat, mea- {sures 74 feet from tip to tip and weighs 4% tons. She carries a 12 | cylinder Liberty engine of 400 horse | power with a speed around 90 miles an hour, On water, her speed is | around 60 miles per hour, The Bis- Lop-Barker Air Service Company, of Toronto, has purchased her for their fleet of passenger aeroplanes. At To- ronto she will be remodelled into a six-passenger chine handsomely furnished with wiqker chairs and cushions for service between Torom- to and Muskoka Lakes, and Toronto and Montreal. So much delay was caused by the | lack of proper accommodation here | for filling hydroplane gasoline tanks that Col. Barker and his companions decided to remain over night fn Kingston. They left Thursday morn- ing for Toronto. Clark Describes Cox As "Best of the Lot" Hannibal, Mo., July 8.--"You can say for me that I am glad Governor Cox was nominated. He is the best of the lot," sald Champ Clark, former speaker of the house, when informed of the Democratic convention's choice. at his home at Bowling Green, Mo," Mr. Clark had been persistently re- ferred to as a possible compromise, but had never authorized placing his nam® before the convention, | NEWS IN BULLETIN. I The "Irish . Republic" leaders threaten the execution of Gen. Lucas it any further towns are wrecked, The United States removed res- trictions on trade with Soviet Russia, ---- The entire collapse of the Polish { front is claimed by a Berlin paper. Germany is to agree to disarm but {to maintain gendarmes. Turkish nationalists have evd?uat- ed Brussa, ich is threatened British a - " i