ema il .., ---- dod a dhe Daily British Whig KINGSTON, ONTARIO. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1921, . i WILL CONFER "++ u« IRISH TRUCE [= wri vance UST DOWN * = ON THURSDAY ==2.27="" CAUSES JOY "sims ALLEN NOW PLAYING % Dangerous Days" ALLEN NOW PLAYING! 'Dangerous LAST EDITION é after all the result of the succeeding general election might leave it all to ibe-done-over again This prevailing {attitude may prove an influence in | hastening dissolution. A reasonably | favorable result in the bye-elections | would most likely be followed by an | easly 'winter session mainly devoted '| to distribution, with an election in } CANADA'S BUSH FIRES A"BLESSING TO U.S. { \ \ } New York, July 11.-- Forest firés | Oswego, N.Y., July 11.--The Cana- | Government May Go To Peo- In Spring on Tariff : Issue. Toronto Telegram { Ottawa, July 11 --Premier Meigh- en is expected back from England in | about three weeks, and upon his re- turn it is probable that the question i of bringing on a general election wij, | be decided upon as an alternative to fixing the dates for the bye-elections, | The Premier's last word be fore leav- | ing for England was to ge* ready | for su'h a possible event, ind ww | that end sympathetic organization | has been quietly proceeding. On- | tario, for example, has bean divided | irto three districts ~Central, East- ern_and Western, with respective headquarters at Toronto, Ottawa and | London, : Thé rank and file are agatust a general election this fall, but there is a certain volume or opinion in favor of such a course, The more probable line of action will be to bring on the bye-elections in Maple Creek, West York, Durham, Brock- ville and St. Antoine. Should the government hold three of the five Seats--at present they hold four -- there will besa disposition io- have another session; otherwise it may be difficult to avoid dissolution~As & matter of general policy or as a result of bye-elections, therefore, dis- solution this fall is not out or the question, Election Before Revision: Tariff revision is overdue. It was deferred last session, oste_sibly at least, on the ground of awaiting such action in the United States as might have a vital bearing on Can- ada. That action has now been taken and the way is cleared at Ottaws, It is uncertamn what decis- fon the cabinet will reach on this question, but the predominant view 1s that the electorate will be tested on the underlying principles before sWorking out the details. Tariff revi- sion would be accompanied. 'hy. a great deal »?, work and discussion | th e spring on the tariff issue, Pending that event, the | schedules would be left alone, ------ KINGSTON 248 YEARS OLD ON TUESDAY ' -- Tuesday, the 12th of July, will mark the 248th anniversary of the founding cf Kingston by the Count de Frontenac, who landed here in 1673 and estab- lished a fort. Two years hence, Kingston will observe the 250th anniversary of its founding by holding a great pageant. ------------ MORE TRUCK TROUBLE? tariff Why Does Drury 'Government Buy From the United States? Toronto, July 11.--The Toronto Telegram says: Canadian and Brit- ish truck manufacturers ar. up in arms at the latest purchase of these goods by the Provincial government, and are demanding to know why it is that the money for four trucks bought last month was sent to the United States, Tenders were originally asked to be submitted on June 24 1, but not only were the specifications altered in the meanwhile, but certain manu- facturers submitted new tenders at a lower price, It is stated that these were "selected" firms, and that in commen fairness all those who tendered criginally, or asked for the original specific.tions with the intention of doing so, ought to have had the same privilege accorded them of submitting lower tenders, Two trucks were bought in the u.s., while the other two were assembled In Canada, the parts coming from the other stde of the line. John B. Hoover, one of the best known curlers and lawn bowlers in Ontario, died at his home in Guelph on Saturday. > One man was killed and three were injured when an auto crashed into a. milk waggon. at Toronte. The Earl of Craven was drowned ~ and the indvitable instability, and at the Isle of Wight. De Valera Arranges to Meet Lloyd George In Lon- don. f | | London, July 11.--Eamonn de Valera will come to London on Thursday of this weex for his confer- ence with Lloyd George to discuss the basis of settlement of the Irish prob- | lem. Official announcement to this et. | fect was issued th's afternoon. ( Lloyd George, who spent the weeg- end at Chequers Court with the, pre- miers of the British dominions, re- turned to London this morning 'o ar- range the final details for his meet- ing with Mr. de Valera which may | mark an epoch in the relations of {Ireland and Great Britain, | The truce betwen tne crywn forces and he Irish Republican amv be came effective today at noen. hut there were many apprehensions that extremists on both sides of the bit- ter controversy in Ireland wouid be hard tb control. Yesterday, rioting in Belfast; during which at least fifteen persons were killed and nearly 100 | injured, aroused grave fears over in- | cidents which might hapen tomor- row, the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. It appeared today tha: the conver- sations between 'Mr. de Valera and the prime minister would revolve around the granting of a dominion status to Irelar i upon condition that the Sinn Fein demana ror the estab- lishment of an Irish republic would be abandoned. + Truce in Effect, Dublin, July 11.--The truce in Ire- land, agreed upon by government of- ficials and republican leaders, pend- ing peace negotiations, went into ef- fect at noon today. In Dublin, com- plete disappearance from the streets of military police lorrtes and armor- ed cars marked the officia' beginning of the truce, In Londonderry, according to the terms of the police at noon they were summoned to their barracks and handed in the revolvers, subsequent- | ly resuming street duty unarmed. In Belfast, the disorders which be- raging in Canada and the northwest have kept NeW York and the New England states from virtually "roast- ing," J. H. Kimball, local weasfbr observer, said. Clouds of smoke have been rolled eastward by currents in the upper | strata and have kept the direct rays of the sun from beating down on the unprotected cities and towns in the east and northeast, he said. These clouds, Kimball said, are also re- sponsible for the copper colored hue the sun now bears. "Only for thesé clouds coupled with a general haze, the temperature might have soared well beyond the 90 mark," Kigaball said. "While keeping the direct rays of the sun from the earth, these clouds of smoke and haze at the same time prevent counts for the high temperature at night." Kimball said @ haze was reported all along the coast of Maine, which he attributed to the smoke of forest fires. He predicted thunder showers within . the next thirty-six hours, which would clear the air- of the haze and smoke, o ee ----y C.N.R. T0 HAUL BULK OF WEST'S WHEAT CROP Freight Car Schedules Ar- ranged So That the Cars Can Be Massed. Ottawa, July 11.--That the Canad- ian National Railways intend to handle a heavy percentage of the western wheat crop this year was foretold during the last session of parliament by C. A. Hays, general traffic manager, and again indicated here by officials of the department of railways and canals. Last year the C.N.R. handled forty-six per cent. of the wheat west of the Great Lakes, and 53 1-2 per cent. of the traffic from the head of the lakes east. Railway officials are already initi- ating arrangements for the handling London Press Jubilahi--Wi | Sinn Feiners Follow | "Their Leaders? London, July 11.---News of ish government and the Irish Sinn { Feiners .was received with joy here. Preparations were going ahead for the peace conference, which will sit in London to arrange the final terms |of settlement, Premier Lloyd George, | Premier Jan Smuts of South Africa, and other high government officials [will spend the week-end at Chequers, the premier's country residence, get- | ting ready for the conference. It | was reported that | woul ide at the peace negotia- | {the heat from radiating, which ac- jou 4 preside at the peace neg | | tions, as he enjoys the confidence of | both Lloyd George and Eamonn' de { Valera . | The London press is jubilant in its | comment on the Irish truce, which {was signed Friday night at Dublin land which becomes effective Monday | noon. Confidence was expressed |that the end of the bitter conflict ac- tually had arrived. "The truce will change the whole atmosphere, and it brings this ruin- ous, humiliating struggle within measurable distance of its end," said the London Times. "We are confi- dent that once the combatants ground arms, calm counsels will prevail," the Chronicle declared. "Nothing is more gratifying to the British people than the fact tht the last chapter of bloodshed and misery seems closed," according to the Daily Express. There was a little worry in some quarters over whether the rank and file of the Sinn Fein population of Ireland would follow their leaders and settle down, contented with the peace. 82 far, however, there has been no note of dissatisfaction and none of the Sinn Fein leaders have shown a disposition to rebel from de Valera's policy of seeking a quick peace, The truce terms were agreed at three o'clock Saturday afternoon at British military headquarters in Dublin. = General Sir .Nevell Mac- the | signing of a truce between the Brit- Smuts probably | dian tug Dillwin, Georger of Montreal in tow, sunk in | i with the barge | | Fair Haven Bay, Saturday. The tug | {is owned in Toronto, and. the cap- | were jtain's wife and child, who from | aboard, had a narrow escape | death. The Dillwin was towing the Geor- | ger into port with @ short tow line, and after giving the barge "way" to | take her to the trestle attempted to {get out of the way to let the barge | pass. She ran upon a shoal, how- ever, and the Ceorger struck and rolled her over on her side, filling the cabin and engine room ful] of j ater. | The wrecking tug, Isabella H, left {Bere to raise the Dillwin, Horse Can't Digest Current. Cornwall, July 11.--A gingular ac- | cident happened in the blacksmith {shop of M. Bailey, Winchester, by | which William Link, Cass Bridge, |lost a valuable horse, worth, it is | claimed, more than $200. The | horse, which was a highly excitable | and nervous animal, was brought in {to be shod. Above its head hung an | electric wire for a light. The horse in its nervous state made a snap at the wire caught it in its teeth, when it immediately fell to the floor, dead. There was no mark of burn- ing about the horse's mouth. SAY MRS. KABER CAVE POISON TO HUSBAND {Former Maid Testifies Sick Man Was Forced to Eat " Fruit." Cleveland, Ohio, July 11 --*I want my husband killed; I have tried, but have not succeeded." This is what Mrs. Catherine Kaber told a group of alleged hired assas- sins with whom she was bargaining, according to the testimony of Detec- tive Phil Mooney Saturaay, in her trial on a charge of murder. Mooney swore' that, after their London, July 11.--The Daily Exe press, Lord Beaverbrook's organ, is taking a strong line against reneyal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. It published Saturday a strong article on Japan's ambitions dealing with her policy of world penetration. It finds abundant evidence of aggressive designs following the line adopted by imperialist Germany, An auto- ; cratic government drawn from the ruling caste and independent of popu- lar institutions has been creating in the public mind a desire for expan- sion and willingness to bear the cost. Its armaments are notoriously out of proportion with the needs of defence and coincide with naval and military preparations, peaceful penetration is thoroughly pursued. Chine has been overrun and its rulers and people are largely under Japanese tutelage. The way is being prepared for the utiliza- tion of the enormous manpower and natural resources of China for the advancement of Japan, ' The article gives an account of the Japanese methods of penetration and points out that there is no pos- sibility of assimilation wit' the white races. It concludes by declaring that the Pacific must be freed of thé men, ace of the mailed fist. A permanent, = healthy basis for the legitimate in- 'terests of Japan can be reached by an agreement under which Britain, Am- erica.and Japan will guarantee the peace of the Pacific. It is now stated that the Japanese government has been informed that the letter sent to the League of Na- tions last July does not constitute denunciation of the alliance, Premier Hughes or Australia shows signs of lessening the cham- plonship of an immediate renewal of the alliance. He has sent a cable to a leading political supporter in Aus-: tralia in, the following terms: J Hughes Changes Tupe. : "All is going well despite the com- plexity of the Anglo-Japanese prob- ready, military commandant in Ire- "30 thai the cers (land, Colonel" Brand; and a can be massed in thie west when the | Cope; u ary io the proper time comes, It is confidently |the chief secretary for Trellin py est, Mrs. Kaber, Mrs. Emma | and Sam Cala confessed they planiied the kill- ing of Danii F. Kaber, wealthy akewood publisher. He testified that 'their confessions | best of the crop and car schedules lem. Despite the different Ean Sunday, were still continuing jn. \ of the" a lesser degree this forenoon. e police were still retaining their "To Cope Two More Constables Added t Again Operating on Saturday Night Suspicious Characters A coniplete re-arrangement of tig Police system has been instituted by Chief of Police Robinson. The time-worn_ beats of the constables have been changed, ana there has been a revision of the methods of reporting. are parts of a new system which has been institut- . ed for the time being to counteract the efforts of the young criminals who have been carrying on their desperate work for the past two weeks. iy On Baturday two special consta- bles, Albert Farland and Frank Mec- Allister, were sworn in and during their first night on duty apprehend- ed two. men, William Coates and Melville Mayell, who were sentenced in police court on Monday morning for the theft of a car, It is probable that additional constables will be secured in the near 'future in order that the patrol system may be still further perfected. ; Every part of the city is being patrolled, and different beats have been established. These are being kept secret by the police depart ment, and as a result the bandits will have difficulty in anticipating the position of the police constables at different hours of the night. "The people want protection," sald Chief Robinson on Monday morning, "and they are going to get it. I am satisfied that with aMdi- tional men and improvements to the system that we will get the results we want." 'Rumors flew fast over the week- end but beyond a few minor thefts there was nothing of great interest in p = .- Report had it that Woolwoftl's store and the Canadian ess Compapy's office had been * robbed, but both of these statements 'were unfounded. R. Battams, man- ager 'Woolworth's, was asked if m Is: Re-Arranged With the Hold-Up Men 0 Force -- Bandits Were and Sunday-- in Post Office. there had been a robbery. think there is anything value here that would be taken. The thieves wouldn't risk their reputa- tions in taking fifteen cent goods." At the Canadian Express Com- pany's office, corner of Princess and Bagot streets, it was stated that thieves had apparently attempted to gain entrance on Sunday afternoon. Examination of the premises reveal- ed the fact that a door on the back "I don't of great of the offices had been unhinged, bug the men were ebviously unable to gain entrance, The storage space has a great quantity of liquor awaiting transhipment to consumers and #/1is believed that the . bootleggers, attempting to increase their stores of the precious liquid. It is also believed that there was an attempt to rob the post office here on Saturday night, States, registered mail has been the special object of criminals, and the employees at the local office were given quite a shock when a man walked in at the rear door and be- gan to look around. Inguiry was made as to his bysi- ness , b ut he merely stated that he was trying to. get his bearings, and wanted to know where Princess street was. He was told to leave the premises immediately. Post- master James Stewart was called and he notified the police, It was found that the man who had entered was one of a party who were waiting in a car outside the door. The num- ber was secured and handed over to the police, and it is believed that the car was stolen. Postmaster Stewart, who 'was on the scene shortly after the man had entered the sorting-room, stated on Sunday that he was going to fully protect the valuable mail which comes into the office, Already spe- cial precautions are taken and the men have been instructed to be especially vigilant while there is a possibility of a hold-up. conditions peculiar to the institu- tion it is necessary to leave the building more or less open, but no chances will be taken by ees, who will be armed. Johnson street, near Clergy, was 'the vicinity in which the bandits wero working on Saturday night. The police' were called to the resi- dence of H. BE. Richardson, but no trace of burglars 'Scores of calls are pouring in upon the police every night. Sd B Meria, the police patrol waggoa, being rushed off her wheels. over, there is a 1 desire ery person shoul information which | thieves were ex- In the United" Owing to arms, #- Belfast Rioting. Belfast, July 11.--Quiet was re- ported prevailing in all districts of the city this morning, * llowing yes- terday's disorders and bloodshed. In- quirie: ot hospitals c.iowed that per- sons wounded during yesterday's riot were, as a& whole, progressing satisfactorily, althéugh a few were believed to be in a critical condition, About sixty persons are still in the hospitals. PAYS RIOT JUDGMENTS. That Is, East St, Louis Race Riots | Costs $454,000. { East .St. Louis, Ill, July 11.--On July 1gt, 1917, this city danced the dance of death and to-day at nine o'clock East St. Louis paid the piper to the tune of $454,000. The last act in the tragic' drama: of this city's race riots in 1917 which | cost scores of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars, will be played when the holders of valid riot claims will be paid in full. The city government received $450,000 from the sale of a bond issue recently voted for the settlement of riot judg- ments. This was di sd Mon- day. CAPT. W. E. SWAINE IS SHOOTING WEL Kingston Marksman Wins a Pound in Birmingham Match at Bisley. ------------- Bisley Camp, Eng., July 11.--The whole coun'ry is imploring rain as fervently as Elijah. At Bisley to-day the visibility at certain parts of the range was partially obscured by smoke from heath fires. Ip the Conan Doyle match, Sergt. J. T. Steele, Guelph, was eleventh and Major C. R. Crowe, Guelph, twenty-seventh. They cach win a pound. In the Birmingham small arms competition, Capt. W. E.' Swaine, Kingston, was 21st, winning a kL the employ: could be found. | pound. Comes to Penitentiary On Charge of Forgery | Windsor, July 11.--Raymond A. of of recovering amber predicted that the wheat will be mov- ed this year with a great deal less trouble and more expeditiously than formerly. = During the last three years a steady effort has been kept up to in- crease the number of freight cars on the National railways with the result that this year on the railways owned, operated and controlled by the gov- ernment about 122,000 freight cars are available for all work. The Cana- dian Pacific Railway Company has about ninety thousand freight cars in operation. During the past three vears 21,358 freight cars have been added to the equipment of the Na- tional lines. SUGGESTS A SUCCESSOR. Sir Sam Hughes is To Resign His Seat. Lindsay, July 11.--In a letter writ- ten to Mrs. J. C. McNevin, wife of the late U.F.0. candidate, who was to oppose the Conservative member for the federal house, Sir-Sam Hughes not only extended his sincere sym- pathy and consolation, but took the occasion to intimate that he was about to retire from active politics, and suggested that all parties get to- gether and elect a member by ac- clamation, thus avoiding a bye-elec- tion, and allowing him to retire with honor, 8ir Sam suggested T. H, Stinson, crown attorney of Lindsay, as the right man for th. position, judging the feeling of the people of both parties, ---------------- To Recover Amber, Ottawa, July 11.---For the purpose deposits from the sands on the west shore of Lake Cedar, Man, J. Dix. Rogers, of To- ron has been granted a 21-year se 0 ut 235 acres, : for the British army, and Command. ant Robert C. Barton and E. J. Dug- gan represented "the Irish republic and army." GLAD T0 BE CALLED LIAR IF BISHOP'S WORDS TRUE But London Pastor Reiterates Catholic Informant Admitted Connivance at Bootlegging. London, Ont., July 11.--"No one will be happier than I am to know that what the bishop says is true and, if it is true, I am glad to be called a liar. I do not want to stir up any feeling and believa that it is better to allow the whol thing to {drop as quickly as possible. It is most unfortunate that the papers sent reports of my sermon out to Catholic communities. That should never, have been done. I have many Catholic friends and wou'd be the last man in the world to sir up any bitterness. by controver:y. My in= formation came from Catholic sources in Essex that I believe to be reli- able." This was the only comment Rev. L. W. Reid, pastor of Hale Street Methodist church, would make in answer to the statement issued by Bishop Fallon denying Mr. Reid's charges that the Catheifc church and Catholic priests have connived with and stood behind bootleggers in Essex county. Practises Thrift in Air, Board Cuts Its Expenses Ottawa, July 11.--Announcement is made by the air board that owing to. the limited funds provided by parliament in the estimates for 1921- 22 and the consequent need for econ- omy, it has been reluctantly decided io withdraw the air board's liason officer attached to the air ministry of Great Britain. Arrangements are being made, uowever, to continue to maintain as close touch as possible with the air | ministry through the office of the Canadian high commissioner in Lon- don. : : By-law Carried, Cornwall, Ont., July 11. -By a ma- Jority of 259 votes, the by-law fo re- new the light and heat francu.se of the Stormont Rlecirie Light and Power ' Company for'another ten jyears was carried on Saturday after one of the most :emorable election campaigns in the history of the town. ha authorizing the expendi- of $25,000 on the news=y showed that Mrs. Kaber called Mrs. Colavito, a midwife, to ner own home and there arrafiged to have her hus- band slain. Mrs. @olavito, {* was al- leged, brought a and Pisselli to the house, introducing them as as- sassins. Pisselli never has been cap- tured. While Detective Mooney was mak- ing this statement the jury was sent out of the room, as Judge Bernon wanted to hear the testimony hcfore deciding whether it was admissible. ile will rule on this noir: Monday. Mis. Kaber showed no emotion throughout the sensational recita- tion i Kaber, while iying ill in bad, was foiced to eat the frum prepared fo: him by Mrs. Catherine iva Kaber, according to tes irony given by Miss "mma Wagner, former maid at the Kaber home, Miss Wagner wa; the first state witness called to 'he stand when the trial of the womau accused of the murder of her wealthy husband was resumed, The witness recount:i instances where Mrs. Kaber forcibly fed her husband strawberries and candy which apparently made him violently iL Deceased Had Been Spending Reginald Lewis, G.T.R. telegraph operator at Colborne, was instantly killed about 4.30 p.m. Saturday near Deseronto when his automobile turn- ed turtle. Two others who 'were rid- ing with him were seriously injured. Frank Maracle, Deseronto, one of them, was brought to the Hotel Dieu Sunday morning. Mr. Lewis resided with his wife and two children, aged six years and one year, at 163 Queen st., where Mrs, Lewis' mother, Mrs. Jamieson, also resided. Mr. Lewis had been home on a visit to his 'family, and left in his car at 1 p.m. for Colborne to take up his duties, and when the word of the accident was reeeived it was a sad blow to 'his family and many friends, for the deceased was held in high esteem. The late Mr. 21st Battalion during he was one of the few operator. 1 relief work 3s a armaments can end only with A amicable arrangement between Ams erica, Japan and the British common- wealth. The conference regards th reduction of armaments as the cor. ner stone of empire policy and e Ge sential to the world's neace. It also regards .a friendly understanding with America as essential to that policy." : This language is ve.y o (different from that used by Premier Hughes in the earlier stages of the didcussion when he wes frankly coni2mptuous' of a conference for the seftiement of Pacific problems by negotiations. In the cable quoted above, Mr. Hughes ol practically admits abandonment of { his policy In favor of the exploration of new methods advocated by Prem fers Meighen and uts, . mite Nominations in Alberta. Calgary, Alb., July 11.--Up to the present 145 mominations have been made for the 61 seats in the Alberia provincial elections to be held a week from to-day. Of these the gove ernment have nominated ' 54; United Farmers, 39; Conservatives, 12; Independents, 28; Labor, 11; So= clalists, 1. : Reginald Lewis Is Instantly Killed When Auto Car Crashes: Into Pole a Few Days in Kingston With His Family--Accident Occurred Near Deseronto-- Mr. Lewis Was G.T.R. Operator at Colborne. He was very fond of motoring, and it is said be had a sixty h.p. mo- tor put in his car, a small Ford run bout, and had registered eighty miles an hour on occasions. It is supposed' that a blowout occurred and ! car, going at high speed, became un- manageable. It was thrown against a telephone pole and the occupants were thrown out with great force, two of them being twelve feet away when found. Mr. Lewis, besides ha ing many cuts, had the ribs of left side crushed in on the causing instant death. The members of the party we found by Stanley Trotter, Stanley Smaliridge and William Perry, Kingston men, returning fram t Peterboro-Belleville baseball gi The coroner and magistrate fi Deseronto were present, and the oner"s car was used to convey Deseronto. No inquest was ed necessary. The body of Mr. Lewis was to Kingston on Sunday morning received by 8. 8 Corbett,