OUR NEW FALL HATS Have Arrived. Collier's Toggery : \ ¥ t ' The Daily British Whig == YEAR 87 : NO. 281. THINKS ARMIES NOT NECESSARY -. * o . German Foreign Minister Sim- oso . ons Criticizes the Allies Action. Beriin, Nov. 17.--The Allled ermies of occupation in Germany are being sustained at strength, which is unnecessary, said Foreign Mints- ter Simons in e speech at Cologne 'to-day, He contended that the Al- lied intention in thus keeping forces in a high state of efficiency was not defensive, but offensive. He claim- ed thet the Rhine bridgeheads had been extended, that military baker- des capable of turning out four hun- dred thousand rations daily had been established, new strategic Rhine bridges had been prepared, and | Belgian troops, equipped almost . ready for the march, have been sta- tioned in tactical positions behind the armies of occupation. Confidential reports that the Poles are concentrating large masses of troops near the frontier of Upper Silesia, have been received by the German government, says the Lokal Anzeiger. The attention of Great Britain, France and Italy has®been called to the situation, the newspa- per declares. KALADAR MAN UNDER ARREST His Wife's Skeleton Found in . Kuins of Burned Home. Following the finding of a skele- | ton in the ruins of the home of James | Young, a farmer Mving near Kala- . dar, James Young was placed under arrest on a mominal charge of vag- "Tancy, according to Information re- ceived by the Whig from Napanee, on Wednesday afternoon. ' Young was placed under arrest by Inspector Stringer, of the provincial police force, who is investigating the case. The skelétan, it' is believed, Was that of Young's wife, and it is stated that a serious charge may be lodged against Young, who is sixty- five years of age, and has for some time been a prominent farmer in that district. His home was recently' de- © stroyed by fire. . : An inquest will be opened at Kala- dar to-night. High Constable Samuel Bryan, Camden East, {is assisting Provincial inspector Stringer on the case. It is stated that the fire which de- stroyed Young's home took place two * weeks ago. The case has caused quite a sen- sation in the Kaladar district. Rioting is Renewed In Belfast, Ireland Belfast, Nov. 17.--Renewed riot- ing broke out in Belfast this morn- ing, Nationalists in new Lodge road district attacked the unionist quarter with stones. They were beaten off by women at the first onset, but return- ed using revolvers, and soon were masters of the thoroughfare. An attempt was made to enter Duncairn Presbyterian school, but the doors had been fastened, so the crowd con- tented itself with smashing the win- dows, a process which was repeated on many houses along the line of ad- vance. The police finally restored or- der. EX-QUEEN OLGA MAY BE GREEK REGENT George 'Rhallis Forms Greek Cabinet--He is Eighty Years Old. ---- Athens, Nov. 17.----The queen- other, Olga, of Greece, will prob- ably assume the regency to-day, it was learned here this moining. The ueen-mother is the widow of the ate King George, who was assassi- nated-at Saloniki in 1915. George Rhallis, former premier, bas succeeded in forming a cabinet © to succeed the Venizelos govern- ment, and the new ministry is to be sworn in to-day. Rhallis, who is eighty years old, will, besides the miership, assume the portfolio of oreign affairs. : There is a large increase in Can- ada's trade. The total for the seven monvhs ending Oct. 31st is $252,- ' 147,165 more in 1920 than 1919. Dr. O. R. Salter, of Oxford, N.S., trying in his motor car to make a crossing near River Philip ahead of sioner of the city of Dankig, Rev. J. 0. L. Spracklin 'abandons his holidays and hurries back to help his brother in the rum fight at Wind- sor. Robert Wiley, Toronto, brakeman on the Hydro freight line, was almost instantly killed at Lundy's Lane. Thomas Findley retires as general 'manager of Massey-Harris Co., re- ency. : rangel's defeat will not SR TEER Be hi wars! ® X will observe strict neutrality. : Seventy Ontario civil servants are Ito be retired next month. The C. P. R. subscribe $250,000 to centennial fund, 4 ACTRESSES DIED FROM EXPOSURE, NOT VIOLENCE Chicago, Nov. 17.--Confes- sions from two men held in connection with the deaths of two actresses, Marie Ramey and 'Lillidn Thompson, found in Grant Park, Sunday morn- ing, have cleared up nearly all the details, the police said to- day, and have established that the girls died from alcohol and exposure, and without violence. The two- men, the confessions declare, left the girls, at their own request, in Grant Park, and it is believed by the police that the girls wandered there until overcome by exposure. BOLSHEVIKI CONTROL CRIMEAN PENINSULA Paris, Nov, 17.---The Soviet army i8 in complete possession of the Crimean peninsula, for- eign office circles- reported to- day. The Bolsheviki have counted 40,000 prisoners and the total capture is probably far greater, the despatches sa PEPE PPP rere + | a LETT TR ER TORRE EY REFUSED A DIVORCE TO OHIO CLERGYMAN Cruelty to Family--To Re- main in Position at Small Salary. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 17.--In re- fusing the Rev. Johnson A. Sherwin a divorce from his wife, Lulu Sher- |win, Judge Phillips yesterday ecriti- i cized the minister for not quitting | the ministry for more lucrative la- bor. Mrs. Sherwin filled a cross-com- plaint charging her husband with cruelty for trying to support a large family on $93 a month, They have five children. "It is extreme cruelty for you to remain in a position as minister at $93 a month," the judge said. "You can't support your family on it." Fear For Safety It is feared that the steambarge John Randall, well knpwa in this | port, has been lost on Lake Ontario, while on her way from Oswego to Belleville, loaded yith coal. The John Randall cleared from Oswego about noon on Tuesday, about the same time as the steam- barge Jeska set out for Kingston. The Jeska arrived in Kingston late Tuesday night. On- Wednesday noon, no word had been received here about the' vessel having reached Belleville, with her cargo, and grave fears were enter- tained for her safety. The John Randall is commanded by Capt. Harry Randall, son of Capt. John Randall, of the steamer Buena Vista, and resided at Seeley's. Bay. He had a crew of four or five, and they lived around Seeley"s Bay. The John Randall has for many years Canal. At 3 pm. Belleville was being communicated With again, in an en- deavor to ascertain if the vessel had arrived, or was in shelter at any place, A DISASTROUS FIRE The Palace Theatre Destroyed--Were Narrow Escapes. N Belleville, Nov. 17.--The Palace theatre was destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon. It was only by the heroic efforts of' Fire Chief Brown and his fire fighters that the flames were halted. There were sev- eral narrow escapes. Mrs. A. L. Johnson, who occupies the front rooms over the Palace, and Mrs. J. W. Small who lives in the rear rooms, had very narrow escapes from smoke. Mrs. Small was able to make her escape down a ladder to the street from the canopy in fromg of the theatre, but Mrs. Johnson found her wey of escape cut off and ran out on the canopy, jumping to the pavement below, Efforts were made to catoh her, but she struck the roadway. The Palace building is owned by Mayor Riggs and is insured for $10,- 000. It was worth about $15,000. hn ee e---- Advice to Housewives. 'Chicago, Nov. 17.--Chicago bakers were summoned to the city hall by Russell Poole, secrétary of .the coun- cil's high cost of living commit:ce, and urged to reduce the price of bread from 15 cents for a pound loat to 10 cents, Unless the request is complied with, Mr. Poole told the bakers, the city would launch a campaign advis- ing housewives to resume home bak- ing until the price comes down. TEN MINERS RESCUED .~ FROM BURNING MINE Barlington, Ky., Nov. 17.-- Ten miners were rescued early "to-day from the burning Arnold + mine near here. The bodies of + five others were recovered. One + other person, trapped in the 4 mine, was still missing. %* The rescue was affected by # tuntelling around the fire which % had shit the single entry of the + mine twenty hours after the + flames broke out. * CEP FPP RPP r ed Of the Randall been used on trade on the Rideau | KINGSTON, ONTARIO. FRENCH PACT IS DISCUSSED Its Being Adopted By Je London, Nov. 17.--The question of the preposed treaty under which Great Britain andthe United States undertook to support France in case that country was attacked was broached in the House of Commons yesterday, and gave rise to consid' erable discussion between Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader, and numerous members concerning [Great Britain's position should the United States refuse to come in. Bonar Law said it would be pre- mature to state what action the Brit- ish government would take in the to ratify the treaty." "Our treaty is only contingent on its being adopted by the United States. If the United States should refuse to adopt it, of |coursg a new situation arises, and we must. deal with that situation," said the goveernment leader. Major-Gen. J. E. B, Seely asked: "Are we to understand that what seems to be an extraordinazy doc- trine, that our honorable obligation to protect France against unprovok- ed attacks--which is obviously all the more binding if .a powerful neighbor stands aside--falls to the ground simply because that neigh- bor stands aside?" Bonar Law replied: "I did not say it falls to the ground. I said that at the time the treaty was made it was dependent on its adoption both by the United States and this coun- try. Ifit is not so adopted then the direction of the governnient must depend on an examination of the cir- cumstances." - . Gen. Seely said: "I 'understaud, then, that we shalf be as ready as before or éven more ready to pro- tect the French against an unpro- voked assault." Bonar Law answered: "It is real- ly premature to assume that the United States will not ratify the treaty, and I should be very sorry to say anything which would indi- cate what we would do in that even- tuality." LOOKS ON COMMITTEE AS PREJUDICED British Embassy's Reply Re=- garding U.S. Enquiry Into Irish Affairs. Washington, Nov. 17.----The Brit- ish embassy to-day notified the com- mittee of one hundred investigating conditions in Ireland that it did not approve of the purposes to be servea or the methods to be followed in the committee's hearings to begin here to-morrow, and that, therefore, it could not accept the committee's in- vitation to be represented. The em- bassy"s reply, addressed to Oswald Garrison Villard, editor 6f the Na- tion, who appointed the committee, declared that the only outcome of tne inquiry" would be the spread of pro- paganda, and that there was noth- ing in the composition of the com- mittee to remove from it the idea that it was not impartial or pre- judiced in advance, 3 PUTTING ON LID ) IN OLD QUEBEC Scott Act Will be Rigidly Enforced in the Ancient Capital. Quebec, Nov. 17.-- Following se- vere orders given Yesterday several places where Quebeckers had been in the habit 'of finding the hard stuff could not. supply the goods this morning, and it is understood that a' severe enforcement. of the Scott Act in the Ancient Capital will be looked after by the provincial revenue officers. . "Slot machines" and other appa- ratus of same design were seized in several places this morning and ac- tions will likely be entered against a number of those who have handle them in the next few days. Even beer and wines are to be cut out, it is stated on authority. mp o------ DEATH RATE IS LOW Figures in U. 8. Show-a Drop of 5.1 Per 1,000, : ¥ Washington, Nov. 17.--The 1919 death rate in the death registration area of continental United States, embracing 81 per cent. of the total population, was shown in statistics made public by the census bureau to be the lowest recorded for any one year. The rate of 12.9 per 1,000 of population showed a drop of 5.1 per 1,000 from the unusually high rate of 1918, resulting from the epidemic of influenza, The total number of deaths in, 1919 was 1,096,436, of which 111,- 679, or 10.2 per cent., were caused by heart disease, while tuberculosis resulted in 106,985 deaths, or 9.8 per cent... the statistics showed. Deaths attributed to pneumonia totalled 105,218; influenza, 84,113; nephritis and Bright's' disease, 75,005; and San and other malignant tumors 6 ¥ Appointed Director of Survey. is made by the Civil Service Commis- sion that Dr. W. H. Collins, who fop fifteen years has been a geologist of the Department of Mines, has been appointed director of the geological survey. Dr. Collins was born near Owen Sound, Ont., and received his education at the State University of Wisconsin and the University of To- romto. " 3 Treaty Only Contingent On event of the United -States refusing | Ottawa, Noy. 17.--Announcement' GREEKS TO VOTE ON THE RETURN OF CONSTANTINE Athens, Nov. 17.--There are rumors that it is possible the Greek army, which 4s supposed to be. loyal to forfger Premier Venizelos, may create a repub- lic of Smyrna in Asia Minor. The present regency of Admiral Condouriotis has been recog- nized by the opposition. «It is probable the cabinet - selected by the leaders of the dominant party in Greece will hold . office temporarily until a plebescite is held at which the people will vote upon the re- turn of former King Constan- tine. It is also believed the opposition will make 'efforts to determine the views of the out- side world relative to the re- sults of the election. HAMMILL SEARCH NOW AT PEMBROKE Missing Ottawa Merchant May Be in That Town's Vicinity. Ottawa, Nov." 17.--The scene of operations in the country-wide search | being conducted for J. T. Hammill, managing director of the Murphy- Gamble Company, Ltd, department store here, now missing for five days, has shifted to Pembroke. Following instructions from Mayor Fisher, police officers motored to Quyon to run down a clue furnished by the postmaster at Luskville, who had stated that a man resembling Mr. Hammill had called at his home on Sunday night, seeking board and lodging, which could not be given him, and he had gone on in the direc- tion of Quyen. At the same time a detajl of mount- ed police were also engaged in in- vestigating other reports from this section, but both drew blanks as far a8 any trace of Mr. Hammill is con- cerned. It was learned that a man who might be Mr. Hammill had been seen in the town of Pembroke, and also on Alumette Island, which lies in the Ottawa river, fronting the town. Inspector Joliat, with detectives Downey and Macdonald, took the train for Pembroke, in the hope that the trail will end there. Mayor Fisher stated that he had received definite information that Mr. Ham- mill was on a C.P.R. train on the Pontiac line on Thursday afternoon, and the conductor on the train be- lieves he had a ticket for Waltham. At this village a section man claimed td have.spoken 19 Hammill enquiréd what direction to take to get to Pembroke. He is be- «| lieved to have walked from Waltham to Flood's Ferry, and then crossed to Alumette Island, where Paul Des- Jardins keeps an hotel. The man in charge of the ferry between Pem- broke and the Island feels sure that the man, i1"it was Mr. Hammill, did not cross on the ferry to Pembroke. Pay=-roll Robbery Yields Wedding Fee St. Louis, Mo., Nov. capital to get married in 1920, and William Meyers, according to. his own confession, obtained the funds for his marriage through the mediym of a pay-roll robbery. Meyers is twenty years oM. Two hours after he, with three compan- ions, had held up Wiliam Stewart, paymaster of the Bemis Drug Com- pany, on September 25th, he and Miss Walk were married at St. Stephen's Church. One of the partners in the hold-up acted as best man, tte WINDSOR CITIZENS ROUGHLY HANDLED Head of Cereal Company De- clares That Spracklin Handcuffed Him. Windsor, Nov. 17.--Responsibil- ity for further deaths in.the border cities in the prosecution of the On- tario Temperance Act by prohibition officers is put up to Attorney-Gen- eral Hon, W. E. Raney, in a tele- gram sent the minister by A. F. Healy, a local lawyer. The telegram Is prompted by the action. of two inspectors, Arthur Spracklin, brother of the "fighting parson," and one of the Bell broth- ers, who held-up and searched a car driven by W. L.- Messenger, mana- ger of the Canadian Postum Cereal Company, and ex-Reeve C. C. Chau- vin, of Sandwich West. The officers demanded to se€arch the automobile and when Mr. Messenger objected, upon the grounds that he was not a bootlegger and 'the inspectors had no right to "interfere with' him Spracklin snapped a pair of hand- cuffs to his wrists, Messenger claims. The other officer seized ex< Reeve Chauvin .by the wrist, hurt- ing him considerably, he says, as he had a carbuncle upon his arm. Mr. Messenger is quite positive that ome of the officers had a gun. Upon finding out who their pri- soners were the inspectors released them and retreating to their car, drove off. Both Mr. Messenger and 17.--Tt takps Mr. Chauvin declare their intention' of taking action against the officers. The telegram to the attorney- general, sent by Mr. Healy, is as follows : "Arthur Spracklin assault- ed W. L. Messenger, thanager of the Postum Cereal Company, and C. C. Chauvin," ex-reeve of Sandwich West, at 6.30, Saturday evening. The men were on their way home from an auction sale at the time. The officer refused to show a badge or warrant and pulled = gun. Both men are highly respected citizens and there is no suspicion of their being conected wtih the liquor traf- tic. Responsibility of further deaths in this d is up to you." 'him, when Mr.. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1920. LEGAL FIGHT MAY RESULT . Over Claim That Hudson Bay Company Has Liquor Ottawa, Nov. 17.--News of the discovery of an oasis in the western desert in the form of the Hudson Bay charter, with privilege in per- petuity of making and selling liquor is discovered here. There is no ques- tion that the "Company of Adven- turers," better known as the Hudson Bay Company, had a wide open char- ter under the common law of Eng- land, giving it authority to do prac- tically whatever it pleased. The charter, however, was some- what modified before Manitoba enter- ed confederation, and the question'of what are the present rights is a mat- ter of legal dispute. When Manitoba went dry thegom- pany asserted its charter rights, put under protest, closed its .:quor store in Winnipeg. It now applies to the Dominion government for authority to transport liquor in limited quanti- ties, for use by its men at the vari- ous posts, but it has operated a store at Kenora for export to other pro- vinces, The understanding hers is that the dispute as to the practically perpetual rights of the company under its an- cient charter, and the authority of the provinces under the agreement of much later date, is to go to the court of last resort--the Privy Coun- cil--for final adjudication. CRITICIZES VACANCY AT LEAGUE ASSEMBLY Absence of United States Commented Upon by London Newspapers. London, Nov. 17.--America's ab- sence from the first session of the assembly of the League of Nations, in Geneva, is the subject of comment in this morning's papers. The Daily Telegraph calls it an irrational situ- ation, in which the assembly is sum- moned by the president of a state which is not a member of the league, and says it is certain that no steps can be taken this year to repair fit, but adds: 3 "There can be no reasonable doubt that, given a genuine and practical intention on both sides, the league will be able to devise with the United States a plan of accommodation which will remedy one of the worst causes of weakness in its position by bringing into membership the greatest of the world's republics, to- gether with two or three minor trans- Atlantic states which have copied its attitude." Both the Daily Telegraph and the Times are of the opinion that 'the time is not yet ripe for Gérmany's admission to the league and that she must be excluded until she has given proof that she has undergone a change of heart. Most of the de- cisions adopted at Geneva cannot be regarded as more than provisional until the attitude of America has been determined toward the league or some other assoctation with like objects. PRICE TREND DOWNWARD. There are Substantial Decreases for Many Foodstuffs, Ottawa, Nov. 17.--A slight decline in the cost of the weekly family bud- get of staple foods is reported in the current issue of the Labor Gazette. The average cost for a family of five was $15.83 at the middle of October, as against"$15.95 in September, $14.- 21 in October, 1919, and $7.93 in October, 1914. " The price movement continued downwards, substantial decreases oc- curing in grain, 'cattle, hogs, sheep, butter, vegetables, cereals, sugar, cotton, some lines of metals and lum- ber, linseed ofl, turpentine, chemi- cals, raw rubber and laundry starch: The retail prices of food averaged lower; especially in sugar and pota- toes, and there were slight decreases in beef, bread, flour and rolled oats. Advances were shown in hog pro- ducts, eggs, milk and coal. Hold the Wheat; Keep Price Up? Fargo, N.D., Vv. 17.-=If every farmer in the wh belt would hold his wheat for 20 days the price would go nearly to three dollars a bushel and would remain high, Ab€ Slaugh- ter, national organizer of the Wheat Growers' Association of America, told grain growers here today. Mr. Slaughter is here at the head of a delegation of seven Oklahoma farm- ers to organize the wheat'growers of North Dakota. GOOD START AT OTTAWA. Subscription of $10,000 for McGill on First y- Ottawa, Nov. i-Tus.ative in aid of "Old McGill" got ay to a good start when Dr. P. D. Ross, honorary president of the Ottawa Valley Mec-- Gill Graduates' Assoclation, subscrib- ed $10,000. The association has ap-_ pointed eight teams, wkich will be- gin an active canvass, 2,500 More Mea Laid Off. Philadelphia, Nov. 17.--The Penn- sylvania railroad will lay of 2,500 more men, 1,000 of them on the Phil- adelphia division, within the next five days, according to an announcement by the company. Since the end of October there has been a total net reduction of over vania system, most of them east of Pittsburgh. THE UKRAINIANS EVACUATE KIEV Warsaw, Nov. 17."-- The Ukrainians have - evacuated Kiev and other towns they have occupied, and are fleeing de- feated. before 'the new: Russian Soviet offensive. The Bolshevik cavalry has swept through the Ukrainian lines at several points. CANNOT UPSET PREMIER MEIGHEN Hon. Hugh Guthrie Hurls Defi at Crerar-King Cohorts. St. Thomas, Nov. 17.--'"The main- tenance of a protective tariff has been the settied policy of every Gov- ernment that. has held office in Can- ada," declared Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Minister of Militia and Defence, who spoke at Aylmer, Monday night, from the platform of J. L. Stansell, the Na- tional Liberal and Conservative Party candidate in the East Elgin by-elec- tion. It was simply a question of de- gree, he said, and declared that the present Government had effected more reductions than were ever se- cured under a Liberal regime. Mr. Guthrie paid a high compliment to the new leader, and launched into a scathing denunciation of the wobb- ling policies of Mackenzie King, or Mr. Crerar to suggest a substitute for the tariff to meet the present ob- lgations. * "The old Liberal party is fairly well blasted," he said. [-state that there are more old-line Liberals sup- porting Mr. Meighen than are sup- porting Mr. King in the present House of Commons, He characterized the U.F.O. as an offspring of the grain growers' move- ment and declared that it had its genesis in a desire of western set- tlers for free trade with the United States. Mr. Crerar would wipe out the tariff, he said. "They would blot it out and try some of their new fan- gled ideas," he declared, and then gave a detailed account of the na- tion's obligation and pointed out that what was absolutely essential wasa tariff for extremely high revenues. Mr. Guthrie was accorded a warm reception by the large audience which crowded the Aylmer town hall. His declaration that he would stand four square for Premier Meighen pro- voked long applause. "There is nothing Mackenzie King can do and nothing Mr. Crerar can do in the House of Commons to up- set Meighen," he saids and deserib- ed the new Premier as 'the youngest, ablest, brainiest and most intelligent statesman that has graced the high office of Premier." GIRLS KIDNAPPED BY MEN IN AUTO Whisked Away Before the Eyes of Grandmother on Sidewalk. Detroit, Mich.,, Nov. 17.---Muriel and Gwendolyn Shideler, eight and six years old respectively, daughters of Mrs. Albent Shideler, 258 Hazel- wood avenue, were kidnapped yester- day by several men in a touring car at Hamilton Boulevard and Taylor avenue. Standing at the curb 15 feet away was their grandmother, Mrs. A. E¢ Deering, who had taken them tothe corner and .was watching them as they hurried across the street to school. The automobile, according to Mrs. Deering, appeared sudde:uy and e man jumped out and whisked the children screaming, into the car, which drove west in the direction of Lasalle Boulevard. It bore a Michi- gan license tag. |, ' A flyer carrying detectives arrived upon the scene a few minutes later and tratled the abduction party for several miles. They believe the latter was headed for Toledo. The two Shideler children have been in Detroit since March, 1919, when a divorce was granted the mo- ther in New York. The father is a business man of that city. BEQUEST TO HARVARD. Given $100,000 in Will of L. E. Sex- ton, Sportsman. New York, Nov. 17.--A bequest of $100,000 to Harvard University is made in the wil] of Lawrence E. Sex- ton, hunter and sportsman, whose net estate was appraised at $324,663. Mr. Sexton, who died in August, 1919, hunted big game in the Rocky mountains and 'Sexton glacier, Gla- Sler National Park, was named after im. x A $4,000 cup, to be rowed for by eight-oared crews of Harvard, Yale and Cornell, also was provided for. ---------- Death of Miss I. Mitchell, Renfrew, Nov. 17.--The flag on the Postoffice building is at half- mast as a mark of honor to Miss Isa- bella Mitchell, for thirty years a va- lued employee, who died in the Gen- eral Hospital at Ottawa following an operation, Before going to the Post- office she was teacher im the public school here. She leaves a widowed mother eighty-eight years old, three sisters and six brothers. One sister, Mrs. Hart, of Colorado, reached Gtta- Wa one hour after her death. Inter- ment will be on THursday at Beach- burg, where the parents of deceased, tled when she was only six months' old . a TEEPE PEER EPS PIES PP TWO BOOZE MERCHANTS JAILED. AND FINED Montreal, Nov. 17. -- Two local wine and beer merchants Were sentenced to twelve months in jail at hard labor, and fined two thousand dollars + + + * * 10,000 employees of the Pennsyl-! each on a charge of displaying false trademarks. ' » ; A * Levsesrrrrreraereressasess | who was born in Beitast, Ireland, set. | LAST EDITION. TAX RETURNS October Receipts Half a Mil- lion More Than in Sep- tember. Ottawa, Nov, 17.--On the showing made so far, the Customs and Inland Revenue De= partments figure on a revenue of $85,000,000 this year from the op- eration of the sales and luxury taxes. The October receipts were half a mil- | lion more than in September and { this is attributed In large measure |to more eficient methods of collec- | tion. | In the tariff inquiry at various { points manufacturers and merchants | have protested against the new taxes las interfering with business. The | question of continuing them will be |a matter for determination in con- nection with the general fiscgl policy of the government, but, having re- gard to revenue requirements, the chances of the taxes being abolished {are not regarded as favorable, There is further consideration that taxes are supposed to be an influence to- wards economy and also the fact that in the United States higher taxes of this kind are the rule. The report that the banks are to get five per cent. comission on the! sale of the tax stamps is not Eorrect.' An agreement has been reached whereby they will receive a discount | of one per cent. for the sale of stampsi as a convenience to the public out! side of the Inland Revenue offices. the basis of INVESTMENT SAFE, DIVIDENDS SURE What Hon. Dr. Reid S8ays Re- garding Nationalization of Railways. | London, Nov. 17.--Hon. Dr. J. DJ Reid, Canadian Minister of Railways, told the Canad!an Club at luncheon! that the proprietors of the Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacifi¢ Railways, through the Canadian gov- ernment taking over these systems, would have their investments absolu- tely safe for all time and would ne- ver have to fear for their dividends or their principal. The Canadian government had been criticized for building in ad- vance of requirements, but such building had hastened the develop- meat of the country. Grocery Store Run ; By S8ightless Girl Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.--Miss Edna Koontz, blind since she was four years old, is conducting with a good measure of success a grocery store in this city. She employs no help in the store, and depends entirely upon the hon- esty of her customers when they pre- sent currency to her in payment for goods, She makes a practice of fold- ing each denomination in a peculiar, way, so that she can make cl easily, ! FOUR BURNED TO DEATH, Mother and Three Children Perished at St. Malo. Sherbrooke, Que., Nov. 17.--Four, persons were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Emile Socquet at St. Malo d'Auck- land, twenty miles from Sherbrooke, Saturday morning. The victims are Mrs. Socquet and her three children, aged eleven, seven and six. The only member of the family at home who escaped was a boy of eight who jump ed out of a window after the fire h. started. No details of the acciden could be secured by the neighbors, when they were awakened in. thet homes by the glare, the Socquet. house was burning fiercely. The survivor was taken care of by seighy bors until the father, who is away at work in the woods, returns, THE INGRATITUDE OF THE GREEKS In Defeatin Great Venizelos -- A hock to the Allies. Paris, Nov. 17.--Hope is expressed by. "Pertinax,"" political editor of the Echo de Paris, that even a compro- mise, placing Prince Qeorge, the eldest son of. Constantine, on the | throne, will not be sanctioned by the Entente, ; The question of the return. of { former Crown Prince George had' mot yet been raised, it was added. | "The defeat of Premier Venize- i los," a\foreign office statement said, "may be termed a display of Ero.s | ingratitude by the Greeks for § jman who brought the country to t { Allies' side and greatly increased {tg size, power and influence, and this { view is shared by the Aliles. It was a great shock to the Allies. _ Great Britain and France, it is fae dicated, will- act together, but will await some fndication of Constans tine's intention to return. Should | that be manifested they will then do | whatever may be necessary. Constantine is Elated. i London, Nov. 17.--King Constan- tine's headquarters at Lucerne buss # | ed with activity following reports of cess in the Greek oF ing to a news agency despate] : ' Many congratulatory telegrams ! were received by the king. i Conflicting reports continued ti received here as to the slectiogy | his followers' | elections, SHOW INCREASE