| POLICE CHASE | Thrilling Auto Race--Ope Rev. J. 0. L. Spracklin, Speci | Held in Windsor Jail For OUR NEW FALL HATS Have Arrived. Collier's Toggery YEAR 87: NO. 272, he Daily British Whig » Collier's Toggery Thé Only Store Where You can buy DR. HAWKINS IN VISIBLE BELTS = T KINGSTON, ONTARIO. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1920. LAST EDITION. BURGLAR GANG Capture Made--Mills Furs Recovered Following a sensational robbery at George Mills '& Company's fur store on Princess street, about five O'clock on Saturday morning, when fur coats and muffs to the value of over $3,000 were "stolen, Police Constables Nicholas Timmerman and Lesslie Clark picked up the case | shortly after the theft was reported, | and arrested one man in connection | with the robbery and also recovered | nine fur coats and a couple of muffs | stolen from the store. James D. -Godkin, proprietor' of @-Jocal livery stable, 1s the man placed under arrest, He was charged before Magistrate Farrell, | in the Police Court on ' Saturday morging, with "unlawfully stealing & number of fur coats," and after the evidence of Constable Timmer- man was taken he was committed for trial, The robbery, which became known early on Saturday .morning, caused- a big sensation and the police court room was filled to over- flowing when the case against God- kin was called. Henry Wilson Gave 'Warning. Henry Wilson, who works in George Boyd's garage, which is. on Brock street, in the rear of Milis' store, heard a noise on the roof and later on saw two men coming out of a laneway nearby, carrying fur coats. He immediately telephoned the police. Constables Timmerman and Clark were soon on the scene and in a car driven by Wilson, they toured around thé city for a short time, and then by a chance stroke of luck, they followed a car gaing along upper Johnson street, and after an exciting chase, in which the police car travelled over sixty miles an hour, the other car was over- taken and the arrest made, but not until after Constable Clark had fired a shot in the air. While the cars were engaged in their mad race on the Bath road, Forty Foot road and York road, Constables Clark and Timmerman, closing in on the run- Away car, saw a number of fur coats thrown out on to the roadway. Godkin was alone in the car when the police the capture. Two Other men are believed to have Been implicated in the case, and the police aré now looking for them. - The thieves secured an entrance to the store by smashing in a pane of glass on the second storey at the front entrafice, on Princess street. They made their way up on the roof, and then took a great chance of go- ing all the way to the front of the store where they would stand a chance of being seen from Princess Street, and: then they had to carry + @ll the loot back again to Brock street, showing the big chances they took in order to gain their end. The big sign in front of the store no doubt hid 'the thi from view from the street. 3 - The burglars got into the Mills' fur factory on the gecond floor, The burglar-proof door 'prevented them from getting down on to the main floor, and Into the store proper. The "coats stolen were coats, and some of them had already been sold and had the names of the purchasers on them. - T. J. Rigney appeared on behalf of Godkin, but did not plead to the charge. W. ¥.- Mills was called and iden= titled goods produced as having been stolen from his store. One of the coats he identified' had been - sold. : Constable Timmerman's Story. Constable Nicholas Timmerman sald that it was ten minutes after five o'clock when the police were given the call from "Harry" Wil- son, employed at Boyd's garage. --with Constable lislie --Clark--he hurried to the garage. "Mr, 'Wilson told us that two men ran out of the Queen's hotel laneway," sald Constable Timmer- "man. "He said the men were carry- ing fur coats. The men came out on to Brock street. Constable Clark and I then engaged Mr. Wilson to drive us around in. an auto. We _drove around the lower part of the ladies" | Johnson street, above Sydenham, at | & very fast rate of speed. We de- | cided to follow this car. We fol! lowed it up Johnson street to Vie- | toria and then over tp Princess | Street and on to the Bath road. We! came to what is known as the Forty- | foqt road. As we passed the car | I looked out and 'could see that God- | kin 'was driving the car. 1 was in| uniform 'and I leaned out of the car | and signalled Godkin to stop. Both | cars were running at a very high | rate of speed. He did not stop up, | nor did he even slow down. Both] cars were racing along evenly till we got to the Forty-foot road. Our driver then stopped. "The other car then turned on towards the York road, and we followed. The car got about four blocks ahead of us. Constable Fired Shot. "With the light of our car we could see bundles of "goods t As we came along we could see four coats lying on the roadside, but we did not stop. We kept on going-- at times over sixty miles an hour-- and eventually we overtook the oth- er car near the cheese factory. Con- stable Clark fired a shot from his revolver into the air. Then the"oth- er tar slowed down and came to a stop. Constable Clark and I then had our car stopped. We got out. I went to the left hand side of the car and Constable Clark to the other. The driver of the car was the ac- cused. In the back seat of the auto we found two fur.coats and a fur muff. Constable Clarke got into the car with Godkin, and I got into the other car with Mr. Wilson. On the way back to the city we stopped and picked up the fur coats off the road- way. These coats were found in the same place where they had been thrown. We brought' Godkin and the goods to the police station. After hearing the evidence of Con- stable Timmerman and Mr. Mills, Magistrate Farrell committed God- kin for trial. Up till noon there had been no arrangements made for bail. A series of burglaries have occur- red in the city during the past few weeks, and Chief Robinson, who is greatly pleased over the work of the | police, and also over the action of Mr. Wlison, who promptly notified the police, is hoping that this start will be the means of 'clearing u; ie various robberies. With a very swmali staff of men the chief has been sad- ly handicapped. Still Another Robbery. On . Saturday morning, it was learned that Robertson's wholesale, tinguished visitors. on. Ontario street, was enter- ed during Friday night, and a quan- tity of cigarettes and tobacco stolen. ASSESSMENT APPEAL AGAINST ASSESSOR Brockville, Nov. §.--The un- usual spectacle of'an appeal be- ing laid against the assessment of an assessor's residence, was witnessed at the Court of Revi: sion, of the assessment roll hére, when George P. Gamble appealed against the house of A. D. McDougall, assessor, om the ground that it was too low. The court, however, confirmed the assessment. THE RUSH FOR OIL . IN FAR NORTH BEGINS Government Revises "Grub- stake" Ordinances to Pro- tect Inexperienced. Ottawa, Nov. 6.--The mad and spectacular rush of hundreds of oil prospectors to the Far North, where oil discoveries are reported, is caus- ing the 'goyernment to revive 'the old grub stake ordinances of the Yukon days, as the situation threat- ens to become serious. It is pro- posed to take steps that those who go in will not become a charge up- on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: In consequence, only those in good physical shapé to stand the ri- gors of an Arctic winter and have enough "grub" to keep them, will be permitted to go. The Northwest Company that made the alscovery has applied for leases, which will probably be granted,. but under stringent regulations. Changed Location. W. 8. Bruton, formerly of Nap- anee, who has been industrial secre- 'tary of Quincy, Mass., has accepted the positiof of associate general secretary at the Newton, Mass, Y. M. C. A. During the war Mr. Bruton city for a time, and later on he, noticed an automobile going up served as "Y" secretary largely with the merchant marine. Windsor, Ont., Nov. 6.--Rev. J. Jn Sandwich jail, followng the shoot- ing to death, early to-day, of Bev- erly Trumble, proprietor of an inn known as Chappell House, during & liquor raid on this hotel. Beverly Trumble, one of the pro- etors of the ousa, | hotel and was followed by Sprack- Inspector, Killing Hotel Man Mr. Spracklin and his officers were passing the Chappell House in a motor when they discovered a man in.a semi-conscious condition on the verandah. The man, sup~ posed to be Ernest Deslippe, de- clared, so the police say, that he had been in the hotel a short time before and was beaten and thrown out. Spracklin and his officers demanded admittance to the house. Trumble appeared and wanted to know their business. He disappeared into the lin who says that Trumble produced a revolver and declared, "I am go- ing to you." Then according to Sprae he pushed the revolver towards and drew his revolver and striking the hotel keeper in the left : Medical sselstance was Immediately summoned, but Trumblp died within forty-five minutes. An inguest has Tiered Coromer Labelle, and Tram los 2 removed to-an A HEAVY VOTE IN YALE, BC. Is Expected In the Bye-Elec- tion--Premier Meighen's Courtesy. Vernon, B.C., Nov. 6.--It was a brilliant conclusion of the tour through Yale constituency by the Prime Minister and other leaders of the National-Liberal-Conservative party that was staged Thursday night. All the.north end of the Great Okanagan Valley came into the chief centre of population to greet the dis- A special train carrying crowds came from as far north as Sicamous on the main line of the C.P.R., and for another fifty miles in every direction autos brought special parties. The city was decorated with flags and the big rink with banners. It is significant of the new spirit in Canadian politics that Premier Meighen has personally invited the opposition candidate in this by-elec- | tion to take the platform at each of his meetings and thus get the bene- fit of addressing the electors as- sembled to do honor to the head of the Government. The people appar- ently appreciated .the disposition that impels this action and each time the head of the Government has been ap- plauded for his generosity. Then, too, the two candidates observe all the old courtesies of debate which distinguished the Fathers of Confe- deration. : SHOT HUNDREDS OF CAPTURED PRISONERS Gen. Budenny's Forces Have Slaughtered Many of Wrangel's Army. Sebastopol, Nov. 6.--Eight . divi- sions of infantry and General Buden- ny"s cavalry made up the Soviet army. the attack of which broke the strength of Baron Wrangel's forces in Taurida. These troops, advancing from Nikopol! on October 31st, at- tacked both wings of the anti-Bol- shevik army. Ten thousand of Gen- eral Budenny's men swept southward as far as Salkova, where General Wrangel's counter-attack resulted in their surrender. Five columns of su- perior Soviet forces, however, con- tinued to advance in all directions along a two hundred mile front, and, Baron Wrangel was forced to retreat, He was successful in withdrawing his men, horses and supplies into the Crimean peninsula. Anti-Bolshe- vik troops, after their victorfes on November 1st, and 2nd, are said to have sorted from the prisoners and shot hundreds of Jewish Bolshevik commissarfes, as well as Hungarians, Chinese, Rumanians and Germans. Should They Aid? Constantinople," Nov. 6.--British and French representatives here have asked their respective governments it their warships should support Gen- eral Wrangel against the Soviet for- ces pressing on the Crimean penin- sula. . FRANCE AND BRITAIN ARE NOW AGREED 'France Approves Reparation Action--Difference Only in Minor Details. Paris, Nov. 6.--Any possibility of coolness betweén the British and French governments over their.diver- gent views relative to German repa- rations, was dissipated by a note from the British government deliver- ed at the French foreign office per- sonally by Earl of Derby, British am- bassador, last night. Premier Ley- gues and the ambassador will meet tonight to complete the agreement. It is said at the French foreign of- fice that France now approves, not only of the Brussels conference of allied and German experts, but also an advisory meeting at Geneva of the allied representatives, which she for- merly opposed. There is a possibility that the Germans wi.l participate in this meeting. It is anderstood that the Geneva meeting, whether attend- ed by allied premiers or not, may Taw up a basis for final action by the reparations commission. Great Britain and France differ {n thelr views of reparation problems, only in minor details, it is learned by Le Matin, : 25,000 Adults in Alberta Cannot Speak English Edmonton, Alta, Nov. 6.--That there are 25,000 adults in the pro- vince of Alberta who cannot speak the English language, and a great many more who the statement of J. Nokners bara Teachers' n, Thu . These people, he said, ed able to read and write, and the only direct avenues through which this great number ¢an be reached is through night schools for adults, in rural communities. . ' Gen. Townshend Should Win. London, Nov. 6.--The Coalition ) is not running a candidate in party the Wrekin division, vacant through the death of Charles Palmer, jour- nalist. The fight, therefore, will be General Townshend, the de- fender of Kut, and an Independent Charles Duncan. The La- bor and Coalition vote is expected 'to go to General Townshend. : Promise Lloyd George is certain the Irish Constabulary will es- tablish order in Ireland, he told tifty pleked men frdm that' organization on. Friday. Britain, France and Italy 'make a pact affectig Turkey, ¥ s NN # : 3 Associa- usands of | 50 JEWS SWINDLED BY GOOD TOWNSMAN Generous Moneylender Ac- cused of Decamping With $168,000 of Their Cash. New York, Nov. 6.--As a result of Stories told by about fifty Russian Jews, who, according 'to the police, say they were swindled out of sums aggregating $165,000, the police of this city today sent out a general alarm for the arrest of Israel Krum- holz, 65 years old, of Ohristie St, Rumors that Krumholz left this city last Thursday on the steamship Rochambeau, for Havre, France, hcaused the police to send a wireless message to the authorities on that boat asking them to detain Krumholz and also a cable despatch to the French authorities asking them to | watch for him. Krumholz, according to the police, was khown among the Jews as a 'good townsman" from the old country, who lent piorley at a small rate of interest, accepting fam- ily jewels as security. The clients re- turned this money in instalments, and Krumholz wag supposed to re- turn the jewels when final payments were made. Recently he told some of his cHMents that he would expect last payments by November 1st, but he disappeared before this date. A nep- hew of Israel Krumholz, who said | he was Hyman Krumhelz, 34 years old of 745 "east 152nd street, the Bronx, was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion, but denied having been implicated with his uncle in any way. He was held in $2,500 bail for examination, 1 MAJOR WILLIAM GREENE, D.D.S. Newly-appointed director of Dental Bervice for the Department of Public Health, He was mebtioned in despatch- es by Sir Dough Haig, for valuable services, i \ New Schemes to Solve The Irish Question London, Nov. 6.--Two interesting, though unofficial, attempts are be- ing made to solve the Irish question, it developed to-day. The first of these is an effort by influential poli- tical quarters to induce the govern- ment te. communicate with the Sinn Fein members of parliament in ord: to try.to reach a practical agreemen. «nd prevent the ruin of Ireland. The second is that three Coalition members of parliament will formally propose a plan for withdrawing the military in Ireland to strategic 'cen~ tres, and allowing the local author- ities to take the responsibility for the preservation of law and order, with the eventual view of negotiating a political settlement of the problem. ' FLEMING IS LIBERATED. ank's Request That action Be With. drawn Granted. Toronto, Nov. 6.--James Flem- ing, the accountant of the Bank of Canada at Woodbridge, some 20 miles from here, who was arrest- ed Wednesddy in connection with the theft of $13,000 from the bank, was freed this evening. Counsel for the bank went before Magistrate Brunton in the county police court and asked that the proceedings be withdrawn. Fleming had a clean record with the bank, but an unfortunate chain of circumstances had brought about his arrest.. He had the combination of the vault and safe; he slept on the bank premises and he left Wood- bridge vd his vacation rather hur- riedly after the robbery had been dis- covered. He told officers today that he did not take seriously the report that the Bank bad been robbed and therefore did not wait to *"check up" with the manager. The money has not been recovered. London Welcomes Prince. London, Nov. 6.--The Prince of Wales paid a visti to the House - yesterday to receive a "wel- come from the city of London, on his returd from his Australian and New Zealand. tour. The prince, in reply to the address of welcome tendered him by the lord mayor, ad- | dressed a stirring appeal to the peo- ple of Great Britain "on behalf of his old comrades In the field." TEE TT EX RR Ou + % ELECTRIO IRON ANSWERS * FOR COOKING MEALS * 3 . # Chatham, Nov. 6.--During the # gas shortage in Blenheim a cer- % tain man, having no other # + fixtures for cooking except by # # gas, turned her electric iron up- + # side down on a crock and soon # + had tea ready, also porridge for ¢ + | + * * Royal] . Mansion | WE RAISED Of Canadian Manufacturers For Paymeiit of Goods in US, Funds. Ottawa, Nov. 6--Merchants in oth- er parts of the British Empire are objecting, according to reports of trade commissioners to the Commer- cial Intelligence Branch of the De- partment of Trade and Commerce, to Canadian exporters' practice of in- sisting upon payment for goods in United States funds. Viewed from the standpoiat of the Canadian ma- nufacturer, who is obliged to pay ac- counts in the United States and is confronted by adverse exchange rates the demand for payment in other Bri- tish countries, however, express in- dignation that they should be urged to buy from Canada in preference to the United States and yet be oblig- ed to pay for goods and freight char- ges by Canadian steamship compan- les in United States funds. On the other hand the trade commissioner in Brazil believes that it is better for Canadian exporters to quote prices in United States funds, which are better understood by Brazilian mer- chants. Dr. H. Ross, trade commissioner in Australia, has sent cablegrams in- dicating that the cond.tion of ex- change is making it difficult for Aus- tralian importers to remit payment for Canadian goods, because Australia's imports from Great Brit- ain during the past year have much exceeded her exports to the British Isles; Australlan banks find their balances in London from which pay- ments to' Canada were formerly made, greatly depleted. Consequent- ly, Australian merchants have diffi- culty in securing bills of exchange, HARDING IN FAVOR OF SOCIETY OF NATIONS Would be in Nature of Inter= national Court of Justice. Washington, Nov. 6.--The propos- new assoc.ation of nations which President-elect Harding will suggest to displace the present League of Nations will be based upon the inter- national court of arbitral justice for- mulated by former Secretary of State Knox, it was learned here. Some of the ideas contained in the thirty-two treaties of arbitration negotiated by Mr, Bryan will also be included. [The permanent headquarters of the proposed association, it was stat- ed by a high diplomatic official, will be at The Hague, where the machin- ery for a court is already available. Under the plan suggested, each participating nation will have a resi- dent delegate who will be a member of the international court, which will pais upon all questions threatening immediate war. Each nation, big and little, will have one vote, a majority to decide. One of the most powerful agents to enforce decisions of the court will be the economic embargo, which all nations will be pledged to ercise against the offender. It is ognized that so long as the world ts nations will fight, but it is «2d to make the moral and econo- wie penalties so impressive that they will tate a long time before be- ginning hostilities. While the propesed organization is an association of nations backed by moral force, it is to be in no sense a league whose: decisions its members are pledged to fulfill by force of arms. BREAKS THE NECK OF A MAD DOG Windsor Teacher Gets a Boy Away From an Infuriated Animal. Windsor, Nov: 6.--Whorlow Bull, musical instructor at Windsor pub- lic schools, broke the neck of a maa dog, which had bitten Walter Bur- bridge, 12 years old, pupil at Camer- on Avenue School yesterday. Hearing cries of "mad dog," Mr. Bull rushed from the school to find the teeth of the dog tearing the flesh of the boy's right thigh. Using his pocket knife, the instructor first priyd open the jaws of the animal, and then broke its neck by twisting a steel-studded collar it was wearing. Fearing the animal may have been infected with rabies, the head will be sent to Toronto for examination. The boy, it is said, is in no danger, Doctors Are Seeking the Longevity Secret " Lexington, Ky., Nov. 6.--John Shell, who is 130 years old, will go to Chicago on December 15th to let the most prominent physicians of the country examine him and see if they can find out why he has lived so long. Shell says the recipe for long lite "No pampering in boyhood; hard work through life; and no worry." He says he drink whiskey when he can get it; and that he eats every thing he can get hold of. Shell has a daughter, 90, who lives near him, and a son, seven, who lives with him. Biscuits and Candy : Also Down in Price Montz~~], Nov. 6.--It was ascer- tained yesterday that biscuits and candy have followed sugar and are now being sold. for from two to five cents & pound cheaper. A Montreal manufacturer announced that his firm had already lowered the price of their' biscuits two cehits a pound, owing to the reduction in the price of sugar, and that their candy had down five cents, OVER DEMAND ..YAKING CANADIAN MONEY AT PAR 6 Not» | in- { | { Bridgeburg, Naw. that. Canadis™ foney _ is creasing in value particularly, but Hefause border trade condi- tiodsiare becoming dull, is the réal' object of the action of a number of merchants across thé river recently, who an- nounce that Canadian money will now be accepted at face value, In many stores in Buffald Canadian money now is being accepted at as low as eight per cent, discount, while a few weeks ago fifteen per cent. was demanded. The cause of the desire to regain a lot of the trade that 'has been lost through the discount problem is the fact, it is said, that Am- erican border merchants are themselves facing a big falling off in trade. AMERICAN WOMAN ! IN A NEW FIELD | {California Girl Goes Into U.S. | Foreign Trade | Service. -- | Washington, Nov. 6.--The first woman, as far as known here, to be appointed to a position in the foreign | trade service of the United States] will leave here tomorrow for San Francisco, whence she will sail Nov. 13th, for Pekin, China. She is Miss A Viola Smith, who has been named | secretary to Jullan Arnold, Ameri~ | can, Commercial Attache in Pekin. Miss Smith, who is a native of Los Angeles, Cal, has received her de- gree of LL.B., from the Washington College of Law, and her ambition is to become a foreign trade adviser and specialize in foreign trade law. While here studying law she has been employed in the office of the assistant secretary of labor, and as- sisted in the ory of the Interna- tional Labor conference and several othere conferences held here during the last year or two. LEVIES TAX FOR ARMS. Sinn Feiners Call on Cork Citizens ! x To Pay Duty. | Londén, Nov. ~The Daily Chron- icle states it has received from a resi- dent of Cork the following copy sent to householders by representatives of the officer in charge of the local brigade of Irish volunteers. "Arms fund for the Cork Brigaue No. 8. "A collection is being made in this area, by the authority of the general headquarters of our army, to enable me to carry on" the work of arming the volunteers in this brigade and so sustain and increase the fight waged against the enemy here. You are asked to subscribe a fair amount. It is® for your own protection as well as for the national good. The enemy forces are running loose wherever they get the opportunity. They are murdering defenseless people, they are pillaging, burning, outraging wherever they go. Arms are needed to meet them . and to beat them. Money is required to get arms. That is a plain statement of the case. It is no appeal, it is a just request to every man and every woman who be- lieves in Ireland to help the army of Ireland to carry on the fight." The 'Chronicle adds: "The house- holders apparently are assisted as to the amount expected from them, quite irrespective of their political views, and the notice is 'wccompanied by a verbal threat tha: unless the amount fixed is paid ir cash, goods to that value will be seized. Any protest is met by. the-reply, 'These are our orders.' \ DESERTS GOVERNMENT Lord Cavendish-Bentinck Goes Over to Opposition. London, Nov. 6.--Much interest has been aroused by the secession of Lord: Henry Cavendish-Bentinck from the Ministerial to the opposition side of the house of commons, Lord Henry's family has high Conserva- tive traditions. He was returned at the general election. as a Tory-Demo- crat-Coalitionist, but .has always shown an independence of party whips. With the Cecil family he has exhibited indignation against the government concerning the alleged Irish reprisals as was indicated, the | Other evening when high words pass- od between him and Sir Hamar Greenwood, the Irish secretary when they encountered each other in the commons' lobby. This explosion, in its personal aspect, evaporated in a few moments. Oswald Mosley also accompanies Lord Henry to the other #ide of the House on the game grounds, » ------------ The G. T. P. board of arbitration is to begin work in February. Toronto, Nov. 6.--The Drury gov- ernment has refused to accept the proposition made by Sir William MacKenzie for developing the excess power at Niagara and making it avaliable to relieve the strain on 'the Hydro Commission. The answer of the government was contained in a new communication forwarded to the Electrical Development Company yesterday, with the polite intimation that immediate compliance is expect- ed. The situation may be clearly un- derstood by a comparison of the company's offer, and the govern- 'mént's counter-proposition. The com- pany, If assured that it will not be prejudicing its position, having re- gard to legislation of last session it from developing over 125,- |i mattt SURPRISE AT BRITISH STAND Inmigration Authoies De. sire No More dettlers Than Can te Absorbed. Ottawa; Noy, 6.-->Surprise is ex= pressed by officials of the Immigra= tion Department at the cabled re- port that the Colonial Office has com= plained to the Canadian authorities in London of the treatment accorded British ex-service men who have come to the Dominion under the Bri- tish government's scheme of assisted emigration. No such complaint has reached the Immigration Department nor any other department of the gov- ernment here. Officials are conse- quently at a loss to know precisely the ground for the complaint, It Is pointed out, however, that the effort of the Canadian immigration authos rities has been to limit the number of immigrants to that which can be absorbed in the Dominion, When the British Government for< mulated its scheme for paying the passage of ex-service men and wo- men to the Dominions, it provided that grants should be made only with the approval of the representatives | of the Dominion. The Canadian auth orities thereupon decided that assist aLce be given only to farmers, farm laborers and women intending to en= gage in domestic service. Some men of other classes, however, were able to come to Canada Without the ald of the British Government, because they received grants from certain funds which after the war were de- voted to assist ex-soldiers and sailors to. emigrate. About 150 such men were reported early in the spring to be in Vancouver and out of employ- ment. The Dominion authorities therefore took steps to supervise « such immigration, Since then it has permitted the entry of persons, oth- er than farmers, farmers' laborers and domestic servants who had posis tions awaiting them. In less than & year four thousand British ex-service men had come to Canada under the Imperial Government's scheme for: assisting emigration. It was reported some weeks ago, however, that ap proximately two hundred thousand of such men were unemployed ii Great Britain. Through the B 3 Government's scheme therefore Can- ada could secure a large number of new settlers. The Immigration autho rities, however, feel that in fairness to the men themselves and in the ins terest of the Dominion, they sh hot encourage more immigrants to come to Canada than can be gbsorb- ed by the agricultural and other in= dustries of the country. § AMERICANS SATISFIED. Army of Occupation Enjoying Stay im any. . New York, Nov. 6.---The Americhn & army of occupation is comfortably quartered and quite happy and cons ttented, according to Lieut. EB. T, Harrison, of the eighth machine gun corps, who has just returned from Coblenz, Germany, where he has been stationed since the close of the war, He says,' however, that the soldiers are suffering from an epidemic of German brides, "The boys stationed in Germany seem well satisfied, and are not ang. fous to be ordered home," sald Lieut, Harrison at the Hotel Pennsylvania today. "On the transport on which I returned were twelve newly married couples--American boys married to * German girls, who seem proud of the fact that they have become American citizens. ' $ "The people around Coblenz are better off than they have ever been In their lives. There are 16,000 fn the American army of occupation, and 9,000 of these are quartered ground and near Coblenz. spend their money freely, and the Germans seem to like the Americans tremendously. "The wives of the American officers find the shop- keepers extremely amiable, and de- light in the shopping districts." QUEBEC GAS $1.75. ' Finance Committee Makes Recoms mendation to Council, Quebec, Nov. 6.--The civic finances committee recommended to the city council that the Quebec " Rallway, Light, Heat and Power Company authorized to charge $1.75 per 1,000 cubic feet for gas for a period of ON yéar, dating from November 11th, providing the company will cede to the city that portion of St. Cyrille street, between Belvedere road wests ward to avenue Marguerite Bours geols. y The company, which is how ing $1.25 for gas, first asked for 4 increase to $1.75 but later made other request for $1.90. Th secured the services of an expert determine what it cost the compan to manufacture 1,000 feet of gas his report was that jt cost the pany $1.71. The Drury Government Will Not Accept Sir Willam Mackenzie's Power Proposa up to fifteen thousand excess po and supply it directly to Hydro tomers, "at the market or cu contract prices." The government fuses to "give the whole crop for the services of the thresher," as Hg Mr. Drury puts it. It is ready to cept a fair price, as recommended t the commission of judges, which ¢ years ago set a price of $9 on power, the commission to be pointed for that purpose, and will sist on the company making direct to Hydro instead of to H customers, sweeping aside the pressed fear -of danger to the pany"s graat from stueh direct nection by pointing to the faet 4 as recently as October 16th, the bed barring 0 tereapaver, Is ready to develop ' Hydro,