ALLEN NOW PLAYING "19 and Phyllis" LAST RDITION. NOT GUILTY: PASTOR FREE Jury Acquits Rev. J. 0. L Spracklin For Killing Bey- erley Trumble. 'indsor, Feb, 25. -- After fifty- minutes' deliberation the Jury ing the fate of Rev. J. 0. L.- Spracklin found him "not guilty" of the charge of manslaughter, at 3.15 ALLEN NOW PLAYING CHARL RAY YEAR .88: N¢ ). 47. it tmmettratem----s --_-- THE ALLIES It Must Have Voice in Dis- posing of Former German Territory. Washington ,Feb. 25 .- ~The Amerl- | €an government - hag taken an un- | equivocal stand with regard to its right to voice in the disposition of | Te : KINGSTON, ONTARIO. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921. | | : i | Daniel McLean, Old Lachute District | Lachute, Feb. 25.--The funeral | | 5 | took place from his son's residence at | | Upper Lachute, to Lachuts Protest. { PEOPLE IN CAUCASUS IN DESPERATE STRAITS A Kingstonian is Directing Or- ganization of the Needed Supplies. 79 YEARS IN ONE HOUSE. A | Major Killed co. i Resident, Dead. | Macroom, Ireland, Feb i --Fifty auxiliary police, travel- | | ant, cemetery, of Daniel McLean, one | : | {of the oldest residents of this dis- | | trict. His death occurred Monauy | . . evening on the farm adjoining tne Of Execution mn England 0 two y Charles Tellett, Ex-1 v | eighty-two years ago, the son of the | Charles € eft, . oron- the members of the Constantinople | | directing committee" of organization, | homestead on which he was born | late Donald McLean, and on which ne . [lived all his life until about three | to Soldier. | reports a desperate state of affairs in | | years ago, when he took up residence ! { Tiflis. | Toronto, Feb. 25.--An immediate Brockville, Feb. 25 ~--Wahile Grand | with his son on the adjacent farm, | effort will be made through Attorn- | 2 | Trunk train No. 18 was travelling Which was the birth-place of nis | ey-General Raney upon the the petl- [in progress near Tiflis. The despatch {at a speed of over forty-five miles an wife, Miss Mosearel Hodge. She [hour near Collins Bay early this| Survives him, as do also two daugn- tion of Capt. Jack Ramsden, to Continued: "There are no communi New York, Feb. 25.--A cablegram | |received here by the Near East Re- ! |llef Commission from Dr. Fred w. | MacCallum, Kingston, Ont., one of | ling in lorries, were ambushed this village and Ball- vourncy this morning by three hundred men. The ambushing party opened fire from the cover of rocks along the road, killing one policeman and wounding six. The fight was still going on at the latest re- ports. The battle lasted two hours, al the end of whica the military between 'Broke Glass in Pullman Near Collin's Bay--Was Only "Bruised. Despatches from that | the former overseas possessions of Germany. Secretary Colby, in his note of last Monday to the council of the league of nations, made public last night at the state department, submits that | | withdrew, leaving the attacking | party still in possession of its { position. Hundreds of reserves were then brought up by the { military from neighboring bar- [ racks and the attack was renew- | morning, a woman passenger, be- | lieved to be Mrs. M. Johnston, To- jronto, broke the glass in a window | opposite her berth in a Pullman car, | ters, Miss Agnes McLean, Upper ra- chute, and Mrs. John Johnson, Fort Arthur, Oat., and one son, Allan Mc- Lean, Upper Lachute, Mr. McLean lived about seventy-nine years in the {and jumped. The Pullman conductor, | one dwelling and the house in which { ! save the life of Chartes rellett, a 3rd Battalion soldier," who is Sens enced to be hanged in England on Tuesday next. Hon. Mr. Raney stated in the Jeg- {cations with Armenia. There is urgent need in Tiflis of food supplies for relief rations. The whole suc- | cess of Near East reliefs and trans- { Caucasian relief programme depends {on relieving the extreme need in o'clock yesterday afternoon. The clergyman was charged with slaying Beverly Trumble, proprietor of the Chappell House, a Sandwich road- house. He is now a free man ard will return to bis duties as pastor of ed with the assistance of battle Tiflis." aeroplanes. In the first assault, the major commanding the crown forces was killad, and seven men were wounded, one | © Morrison, heard a noise, and in-|he died is but a few steps distant. [i { | islature afternoon he would have no hesitation at all 2 {male workers for the trans-Cau- even going to the length of securing {castan field. Dr. MacCallum report- a new trial at the province's expense |ed that his committee was shipping if the newspaper reports of Tellet's | flour, beans and rice to Batum, the disposition of those possessions | yesterday 'cannot be undertaken or effectuat- | ed" without the assent of the United | States. Furthermore, he stated that the | United States, as one of "the prinei- | pal allied and associated powers, "has | 'an equal concern and an insep- | Sandwich Methodist church. The message asked for five fearless Mr. Spracklin had been walking up and down in the judge's little chamber while the jury were consid- ering their verdict. He asked how long they had been out, "Twenty minutes," someone said. "Twenty minutes, or twenty years?" he asked. People were shaking his hands in congratulations after the verdict of acquittal. Downstairs, he refused to say any- thing about his future intentions. "It I had made any plans that would have been a funny thing" he commented to someone who asked him. "Well, dad, it's all right," he said as his father entered. "I'm not saying anything," he re. plied as he drove off to his father's home. It is said that Rev. Mr, Bpracklin, after a rest, will thraw himself ino {the referendum fight, "to knock out the cursed traffic for good and all." the woman jump. | and the track | Doctor Not to Issue | Orders for Three Months | Brockville, Feb. 25.--On informa- | vestigating, saw ! 3 The train was stopped | searched without result, except for | ~ ithe discovery of 'the woman' d fatally. The casualties of tha je y aR's hand | : . 3 . | bag containing the above name and | alnhushing party Were not address tion supplied by License Inspector i, | ©@se are true. : learned. The crown forces were. | address. { B. Taber, Dr. W. Pratt, of Smith's| After Tellett had been invalided | unable to recover some of their | Later she was discovered at afarm| oe was summoned to. appear pe- | Ome in 1917 he re-enlisted with the wounded when they withdrew. |house unharmed, except for a few! tore Magistrate Sparham at that | 216th Battalion and Col. Burton ] se Ac { r | - rse------ j bruises. According to the conducto charged-with having supplieq | States that at that time he regard arable interest" with the others of | he w 'ho was o) Piece: | ed Tellett ite irvesponsible ow- [the woman, who was enroute tO | two residents of Leeds county with | ®3 Tellett as quite irrespons | Vankleek Hill, was the ------ ee $225,000 RENTAL FOR KNOX Old College Building Leased for Ten Years by Government, Toronto, Feb. 25.---An answer given by the minister of public works to Major Kennedy, of Peel, re- vealed the fact that the government will pay rental at the rate of $20,- 000 a year for the first five years on the old Knox College, which it has rented for office purposes. The lease is for ten years, and for © last five years the government will have to pay rent at $25,000 per |annum. The province also has to pay those powers in the territories taken from Germany and "concededly an { TY=- TWEN YEAR LIMIT placed on the, vO Yesienis of liquor in violation | '€ to his mental condition induced train at Toronto by a man, who said equal voice iu their disposition." | ma. : FOR RURAL CREDITS | and evasion of the Ontario Tempes- by his wounds. Mandate Not Approved. chat she was suffering from a nerv-!._. e Act, the liquor being for use or | The London despatch stated That | Declaring that the Amerjoan Eov-/Long Term Loans Only for ous breakdown. disposal in a manner contrary to tne | Telok was %o0 poor to afford a eoun- efament cannot regar 150 | 1 . 1 hig | F€8ulations. C. R. Deacon conducted | i BUR BY the terms sod or. vision Those 'lolding Over | On Friday morning the Whig | T% The accusedswos | " et lite Fifty Acres. ry To Save Tellett. { i learned that the above woman after the prosecution, f the mantate given to Japan over €arnec L the , BS 0 2 na g 2 | | Ottawa, Feb. 26.--A petition 1s | | charges. The prosecutor dic not EO | 5.--The select |home of a farmer by the name of | | 3 | torr ff the trai he | fined $50 and costs on one. of tae | the Pacific island of Yap at the meet- | Jumping off the train, went to the BOIS Torwarned oo Hi Maen Js Le ing of the league at Geneva last De- | [Tk Sorwarded to His Meg a] cember 17th, the secretary 0 tate Kine i i requests that the council, "having 4g With rurdl credits to'day, amend- | i ee auug ora stay oF obviously acted under a misappre- |ed the bill so that the period for long | ma { indirectly requisitions for liquor for | Charles Teileis condenined to i | the taxes. hension of the facts," in assuming |terms loans is reduced from thirty | URGES ARTILLERYMEN | any purpose for a period of three | i; Brixton prison next Tuesday for | that the United States had approved to twenty years. The bill will now | | months 3 50 h ] : | : $ ster-in-law. a Japanese mandate over the is. {also 'provids for the inclusion of TO FIGHT PROPAGANDA | the murder of his sis Toronto, Feb. 2 { Abbott. On Frida i he was | ©" With the other case, having re- mittee of the legislature, deal- | Abbott. n ns J morning sho Was | ceived a written consent of the uc- brought to Rockwood hospital. | cused not to give or issue directly or | WAS SECRETLY MARRIED. Following a letter received from land, reopen the question for "the further consideration, which the proper settlement of it clearly re- quires." -- KNOWN BY HIS VOICE AND HIS CORKSCREW market gardeners, but loans will not be' granted to persons holding less {than fifty acres for longer than five | A central board must make | of | showing the | years, lan annual report to the minister | agriculture an Dec. 31st, 'ampunt and number of loans issued /Gen. Sir A.+C. Macdonell's Timely Remarks at Ottawa Meeting. Ottawa, Feb. 2 A. C. Macdonell, commandant | the Royal Military College, | GREET ACQUITTAL WITH WILD CHEERS emperance Alliance; Stopped 5.--Major-General | of ['T in ad-| | Tellett by Fred Elliott, of Toronto, his pal in the Third Canadian Batta. lion, the G.W.V.A. lett's war record and found that ne had sustained a wound in the head. If the petition for a stay of execu- tion, which will be cabled to the authorities in England, is successful, investigated Tel- ! Earl's Son Weds Daughter of Cement | Merchant. London, Feb, 25.--Hon, A. J. Ww. | Repel, second son of the Earl of Albemarle, was secretly married to | Doris Carter, the pretty daughter or | & cement merchant, at the Strand re- gister office. Not a single friend was Justice Mulock's Charge. Justice Mulock summarized the events leading to the shooting and mentioned Trumble having covered three men with his gun. "Under the crithinal code the pri- soner is only justified"in having shot If he discovered his life was in dan- in Middle of Hymn to Shout. the G.W.V.A., will ask for a review of | Present 5 the Se romony. Lhe Wie ger or.that he was in danger of be- his medical history both prior and | Besses, it is stated, were the driver | following Lis war service | of the automobile wherein the coupe {Ing Wounded and if he had reason = 0 drove to the register office, and a |able grounds for so doing. RIFLE TELLER'S CAGE | dressing the annual meeting of the | {Canadian Artillery Association here | vesterday advised artillery men to! ---- get busy and combat the talk that | Toronto, Feb. 25.--Wild cheering the possession of a militia force | greeted the announcement at the On- A New Sherlock Holmes Bobs 'A Youthful Beggar Up in the Police | Makes $20 a Day Court. -------- "Were the events preceding the shooting sufficient to convince the prisoner of his danger ? sou must 5 passer-by called .in from the street. Ottawa, Fel -"Ottawa's | cleverest beggar," was the title given | » We have had "Nick" Carter, Sher- lock Holmes, Raffles, and a great many detectives of note, but there was a witness in a liquor case at the police. ban Axidar me This witness gave Magistrate Far- 'rell and everyone who was in the court room quite a shock when he declared that he identified a certain person by "his voice and his cork- screw." And the witness stood by his story too. So it will now be in order for tipplers to disguise their voice and keep their corkscrew in the dark, or perhaps this new Sherlock Holmes will land them: WITNESSES HEARD; CASE I8 STILL ON Did John Rowe Provide Bottle of Whiskey for Thirst Ones? About a score or more witnesses have been heard in the case of 'John Rowe, a middle-aged man, accused of trafficking in liquor, but the case has not yet been disposed of. The second session regarding the case was held by Magistrate Farrell on Friday afternoon, and after a hear- ing that lasted for about an hour and 8 half, a further adjournment was made until March 3rd, when it is hoped that more witnesses will be on band to give evidence, Rowe is accused of providing the bottle of "strong stuft' for tilee or four thirsty ones on Frida ight 'last, but he stoutly denies the charge. ¥ ------ That W. H. Casselman, the U.F.0. member for Dundas county, is to succeed I. P, Lucas as one of the three provincial hydro commission- ers, is the gossip of the parliament buildings at Toronto. Miss Myra Greenslade, grand-. daughter of 1a', former secre. ary of the plenipotentiary of Paris, died at Montreal, aged 109 years. Her moth- THE TURKS AGREE T0 ARBITRATION In Order to Determine Status of Smyrna and Thrace. 25.--~The Turkish delegation to the near east confer- ence here accepted to-day the prof- fered arbitration of the supreme council as between Turkey and Greece in determining the status of Smyrna and Thrace. When the con- ference assembled this morning, the Turkish representatives made this announcement, 4nd stated that they were agreeable to the suggestion of the allied governments that the com- mission of inquiry be appointed to yerify the statistics on the population of the districts in question. Notice was given by the Turks that they 'would reply at five this afternoon to the other points at iss 'the treaty. \ London, Feb. ue concerning { ja 13-year-old boy yesterday, at the the meeting of the Children's Ald Society. It was not uncommon for the boy thus designated to make $20 "his skitled mentieancy, ang in one instance $10 was found upon him at noon, which was the result of the "'untryitful". half of that day. Other champions have been highly paid, and this champion was in the high salary class. A WAR MOVE | US, Asked to In.er- vene. Washington, Feb. 25.--The United {States government was asked by Pan- |ama to-day to use its good offices to avoid any bloodshed in Central Am- | erica growing out of the alleged in- vasion of Panama soil by Costa Rican troops. Acting on instructions from Presi- dent Porras, Charge d'Affairs Lefe- vre of the Panama legation informed the state department that what first tical refugees from Costa Rica was actually an armed invasion. Mr. Le- fevre requested that the United Sta- tes intercede with the Costa Rican minister here. A message received by Mr. Lefevre from his government and communi- cated to Undersecretary of State Davis was to the effect that troops, acting on instructions from the Costa Rican capitol at San Juan, had oc- cupied territory bordering on the Coto, Folfito and Colorado rivers, An armed mission, headed by Gen- eral Manuel Quintero, a member of President Porras' cabinet, was said to have been dispatched from Panama to the threatened region by way of David, where civilian troops are be- ing mobilized. : The purpose of this expedition, the cable stated, was fo "regain sovereignty aver the invaded territory." -------------------------- RELIEF FOR CHINA | Nearly Two Million Dollars Contri- I buted in North America. | New York, Feb. '25.--Contribu- tions for relief of starving people of north China since the American com- mittee for China Famine Fuad was organized last December have reach- ed a total of $1,720,551, Vornon Monroe, treasurer of the commiltee, appointed by President Wilson, an- nounced. Most of this, he said, has been gi- ven through small committees work- ing voluntarily in cities throughout Canada and the U. S., but $712,213 has been contribuled . by. religious bodies. ---- The Polish and Soviet delegations at Riga expect to sign a peaca :reaty in about six weeks. UPON PANAMA Made By Costa Rica--The' advices describe as an Influx of poli-| meant militarism, "Before the war,' , he said, "certain people ran around {and told us a man could not. be a | Christian and be a soldier, In 1915 | the same people ran arou that you couldn't be a Christian if you were not a soldier. They did-- | these people--go to the war them- [selves, 'at least a great |them, and are still alive, |answer propaganda ganda. 'People «ame to Kingston the other day and said offensive things about the flag. Well, over 50,000 Canadians lie in Flanders, and died in defense of that flag, and there | are many times 50,000 who will rise {if it is threatend. The universities should conduct an examination as to the people fit to come into this coun- try. There are certain races which failed in the United States, and they will be failures here too. They should be forbidden entrance to Canada." THE FAT MEN WILL COME INTO THEIR OWN All Weighing 250 Pounds or More Admitted Free to Grand. We should Everybody loves a fat man and he will come into his own at the Grand Opera House to-night. Manager D. P. Branigan announc- ed to the Whig that any man weigh- {ing 250 pounds and over would be admitted to the theatre to-night free of.charge. It was suggested to the genial manager that he have his scales placed in the theatre -lobby and that "the boys" be weighed in as they pay for their war tax. There is an added featurs on to- night's programme when Mr. and Mrs. Durand will dance for a prize of $10. -- R. F. ELLIOTT HONORED, Elected Director of Ontario Muni. cipal Electric Association. Word wag received in the city Fri- day afternoon from Toronto, to the effect that R. F. Elliott, chairman of the Civic Utilities Commission, hal been elected a director of the Ontario Municipal Electric Associa- tion. This association is composed of all the municipalities in the pro- vince using Hydro, and the selection of Mr. Elliott to this position is a high honor, more so in view of the fact that he is the only director from the eastern section of the pro- vince. : ------ e020 22000000 3 THE SIKH'S ENGAGE *7 IN CIVIL WAR Lahore, British India, Feb. 25.--A large number of Sikhs were killed or wounded in a serious riot between Sikhs merchants and Sikhs pilgrims at Nakanacahid, the famou: Sikhs shrine in the Punjab, on % Tuesday. Troops are now # guarding the shrine, + + * * * * -* * * * '» * + * + * + + * a TEP 220220200008 nd and said many of | with propa- | | '|tario Temperance Alliance conven- tion yesterday afternoon: of the ac- quittal of Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin. The information was conveyed to Rev. Bo'W. Prescott, chairman, dur- ing the sifiging of a hymn, and he waiting for the hymn to be Huished. "Three cheers for Spracklin and tiger" were called for and the audi- ence burst into an enthusiastic de- monstration. "I think we should sing the Dox- ology," exclaimed a lady. Mr. Buchanan moved that a tele- gram be sent to Mr. Spracklin con- veying the sympathy of the delegates in the great trial through which he had passed and tendering their con- gratulations on his glorious emer- gence. The resolution also expressed appreciation of his splendid services against rum running and embodied a request that the attorney-general reinstate him. Rev. Ben Spence rose on a point of order, Now that the convention had expressed their feelings at Mr. Spracklin's acquittal, he felt that the proposed resolution should go to the resolutions committee in the ordinary way. This was agreed to, but on motion of J. W. Morgan, seconded by Oliver Groves, it was nevertheless resolved to send a congratulatory telegram to Mr. Spracklin. HIS LEG BROKEN IN A COLLISION Hector Hughes, Pittsburg, the Victim--Auto Overturned His Buggy. Hectsr Hughes, a Pittsburg far- mer, was seriously injured when re- turning to his home from the city at 8 p.m. Thursday, and is in the Kingston General hospital suffering frcm a broken leg. His sister, who was in the buggy at the time, sus- tained several bruises. Mr. Hughes was driving, and just near Kingston Mills was met by par- ties driving a Ford car. The right light of the car was lit and the left one was out. Mr. Hughes Kept well over to his own side of the road, in order to pass the approaching car safely, but the driver ran right into his buggy, overturning it and throw- ing Mr. Hughes and his sister on to the hard ground. The driver of the car paused for a moment, and then sped away into the darkness leav- ing them in a sorry plight. Mr. Hughes was seriously hurt and his horse ran away. His sister went to a nearby farm to get help, and Mr. Corkey got out his automo- bile and drove them to the General hospital. © Dr. R. J. Gardiner was called to take charge of the case. Mr. Hughes was found upon examin: ation to have his left leg broken above the thigh, and he will be some weeks upon' his back. The conduct of the driver of the Ford car that caused the accident was severely eondemned by Mr. Hughes, because there was plenty of room for him to pass in safety, and for his failure to stop and render assistance. He has no clue to the identity of the driver of the cap forthwith broke the news without |.. '| al bank messengers OF OVER $21,000 Thought to be Inside Job at Montreal Bank in Toronto Toronto, Feb. 25.--A daring roo- ery was committed snortly before noon yesterday when $10,000 in cash and eleven thousand dollars of money known between banks as non-negoti- able legals was stolen from a box in the paying teller's cage in the neaq office of the Bank of Montreal, Yonge and Front streets, As soon as the money was missed a general alarm was sent to police headquarters at the city hall. Seyer- patrolled "the floor of the banking house carrying automatic pistols in their pockets. General Manager G. G. Adams: issued orders that none of the em- ployes--162 people, including many girls-- were to leave the bank and everybody had to submit to being searched by the police. How the money was taken is a puzzle to the bank officials and the police, "It looks like an inside job," stat- ed Detective Cronin. It is hard to understand how it happened. The cage is heavily lat- ticed with~small copper strips and is located among several cages that flank the front of the banking floor. There is only a small opening In front for business to be transactea. No suspicious characters were seen about the bank. Would Make M.P.'s Do Hangman's Work Montreal, Feb. 25.--Speaking at the board meeting of 'he Prisoners' Welfare Association, Hon. George 1'. Graham, ex-minister of railways, suggested that those members of par- liament who ran away from discus- sions of the principle of capital pun- fshment when it was brought up in the house should be compelied to undertake executions, and this should be a duty imposed upon evury member of parliament under the oath he takes on assuming his seat in parliament, The association expressec satls- faction over the fact that a bill has been introduced into the Senate by Hon. Lendrum McMeans, of Winni- Peg, to amend the criminal code to provide for the revisior snd remis- sion of excessive puni.hments. -------- Montreal interests are appealing to the various Canadian municipal- ities to adopt this year uniform dates on which to begin and terminate "daylight saving." h -- 2000920000000 * ' * 4 GAVE 10,000 WHISKEY * ORDERS IN MONTH % ; -- * Winnipeg, Feb. 25.--Sixteen + # Manitoba physicians were sus- + # pended on account of their gen- % # erous issuance of prescriptions, 4 4 One doctor 'issued ten thou- #+ sand whiskey orders in a month. 4 * » * PSP 400000000000 9 : {Raney admitted. He explained that DEWART GOES Chief License Inspector Ex- pressed Unwise Views at Alliance Convention. Toronto, Feb. 25.--In the legisla- ture yesterday afternoon, H. Hartley | Dewart drew attention to remarks at the Ontario alliance convention by Chief License Inspector J. A, Aye- arst, particularly the portion where he was reported to have said that in O.T.A. cases the giving of the right of a defendant to appeal to the county judge would be giving as- sistance to law breakers. Mr, Dew- art took exception to 'any revérend gentleman who is servant of 'this house going before any body and ex- pressing views on matters that are under the consideration of this house. I consider it a4 very serious breach of what I might call ordinary propriety by a gentleman who' occu- ples the position of chief license in- Spector of this province." He de- sired to know if the attorney-gen- eral was going to take action. Hon. Mr. Raney said Mr. Ayearst came to him and said he had an in- vitation to speak before the meeting and asked if there was any objection to his doing so. "He would, of course, have been speaking in his personal capacity," said Mr. Raney, "and I'said I saw no objection what- ever. 1 see nothing in his remarks that wquld Justify in my view any attempt to discipline him." Hon, George 8S. Henry also ob- jected to civil servants Speaking on controversial matters which were be- fore the house. Major Tolmle, Windsor, character- ized as "remarkable" the action: of an official of the government dis- cussing at a public meeting a matter which was now awaiting considera- tion by the house. He expressed the opinion that Mr. Ayearst's action had been "very ill advised." "It might have been better if the official had not referred to the mat- ter of appeals under the O.T.A." Mr. it had been deemed advisable to ad- journ the debate on the report of the O.T.A. committee yntil amendments to the act were Introduced. He in- timated the debate might be re- sumed early next week. ---------- : The Ontari> government has no power to enact legislation to prohibit | race track betting on race tracks of Ontario, according to judgment handed down by appellate court of Ontario to-day. * Montreal lawyers are starting proceedings to have the provincial liquor law declared by courts of Justice to bg null and nitra vires. E. Porter Adams, a well-kndWn Queenston orchardist, was killed by AFTER AVEARST an unknown motorist, consider the probable frame of mind of the prisoner, in view of the bad blood between himself and Trumble, The threats the latter had mad: and 'of his gun it he had one. : "Trumble was very much excited and made threats in a loud voice to Heaton and Bell brothers. But were these real threats? And even if they were, could not the prisoner have just stepped back through the door if he was standing, thus sav- ing his own life and avoiding all necessity for having shot Trumble ? Had the prisoner retreated, would Trumble, even with his threats, have followed him and shot at him. Duty to Avoid Shooting. "It he could have done anything but shoot, he should have done so, and it was his duty to do so. "There must be no laxity in the law, and the question of the O.T.A. has nothing to do with this case. Your verdict should not be arrived at by reason of any reference in the impassioned appeal of counsel to the interest taken in the case by the pub- le." Immediately fipon telling the fury to retire, a juror asked if there was any difference in the language used J by Trumble to the Bell's and Hea- ton and that used in threatening to shoot Spracklin. Justice Mulock had sald that "From the evidence there was no unqualified threat of shoot- ing anyone" by Trumble. counsel objected, and the evidence being looked up it was found that to Frank Bell, Trumble said : "If you don't get to hell out of here I will shoot you." To Spracklin he had said : "Get out of here, Sprack- lin, or I'll shoot you," according te Frank Bell. According to John Bell, Trumble said to Spracklin, "Damn you, Spracklin, I'll shoot you." France and Poiand have signed & © cymmercial treaty, The Quebec Liquor bill went inte effect on Thureday. ii Windsor, Feb, 25. Spracklin, pastor of the Methodist church, pen ing in this city atte in| which hed been negl acted trial this week. Upon § was congratulated upon r which had been rendered In the He said he had mide ho plats th future and had nothing to for publication in this regard. commented upon the fairness of trial he had been given, and ra ferred especially to the Impartiality with which Crown Prosecutor A. M. Grier had conducted the case. He feit that Mr. Grier was more sclentious in discharging bis duties than some crown prosecutors would bave been under the c . Defence =