------ ee ee YEAR 88; No. 836. OPEN DOOR Looms As a Diflcult One. Washington, Nov standing features of viewpoint on China's proposals on 17.--Four out- eastern question were em- | Phasized tonight by the highest au- thority: Great Britain reiterates that in full agreement with t policy. She regards the "sphere of influ- ence" as antiquated and unsuitable | to modern conditions. The Panama canal is not regarded | 88 a specific question and will not | be urged on the consideration of the conference, | The Anglo-Japanese alliance is no regarded by the British as directly involved in the Chinese proposals | for settlement of question, although it may be drawn into the discussion at a later stage. | By the same authority, it was said, that consideration questions will proceed at once upon | the basis of the proposition submit- | ted today by the Chinese delegates. While the British viewpoint that the Anglo-Japanese alliance Chinese propositfon submitted today, the British would welcome some kind of an agreement between the great | Powers or even one lNmited to Ameri- | ©o, Japan and Great Britain "0 re- Place it. This is founded on tae feling that there is ned for some eo- operative action in the interest of | ous and the prosperity of the peo- | ple. | No proposition concerning read- | justment of foreign indebtedness to | the United States resulting from the | 'war will be advanced by the British | delegates. Evidence that the sub- | ject is not in contemplation for con- | sideration is afforded by the fac that | there are mo financial experts ai-| tached to the British representation. | In fact there is every evidence "hat | the British instructions contemplate | ® very striot adherence to the agenda | proposed by the United Sttaes as a | basis for the conference. It is known that the French dele- | gation is of the same mind, a fact! 'which is believed to. explain. the. ex- pectations of both the British and French delegates of a speedy and suc- cessful termination of the contr. | ence, 1 THE TREATY FIXES NAVY ON THE LAKES -- | Decisive Reply to Militant! Americans Who Oppose | Fleet Reduction. { New York, Nov. 17.--The World | in commenting on the argument ad- vanced by opponents of the disarma- | ment plan, that the provision in the United States constitution providing that Congress shall have power "t> provid and maintain a navy" leaves it impossible for the President and the Senate to make a treaty fixing the size of the United States navy for a period of ten years, says: "The answer ig that for more than 103 years the naval strength of the United States and Great Britain on the Great Lakes has been 'limited by a treaty, regardless of the con-! stitutional powr of Congress. This | | CITIZENS ALLOWED BRITAIN FOR i | | Far Eastern Alliance Problem | | by the collector of inland revenue, | | that it is legal for a citizen, upon ' the official Brit- | Revenue Aot, the.Ontario Temper- | she is |ed today the Inland Revenue Act is a he open dor|law solely to protect | sources of the government. the far eagtern | of far eastern | 4 | | % +> | i twp, Ble he these tee tries d two little daughters, who occupied a is} mot directly involved in any of the | | clallly to congratulate you upon the | people of Canada hate war and pas- "ALLEN | TO-DAY "WET GOLD" ---------------- --_ -----. NGSTON, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 1921. TO BREW OWN BEER WIFE FOUND Nothing in Acts Prohibiting | the Manufacture for Home Consumption. Toronto, Nov. 17.--Legal author:- | ties at the Ontario parliament build- | ings confirm an announcemen' made | band, Robert Lee, By / Poisoning. Orangeville, Nov. 17.--After an absence of a little over two hours, the ance Act or the Scott Act to prohibit | . e " {jury the manufacture of bser which has been trying Mrs. for home | consumption. { Mabel Lee in the assizes here on a According to explana®¥ons advanc- notifying the department, to brew | beer upon his own premises. It was | sated there is nothing in the Inland | {charge of murdering her husband by | poisoning him at Rosemount last | August returned into court last night with a verdict of not guilty. As the foreman of the jury an- nounced the words the prisoner lean- ed over the dock, ¢lapped her coun- sel, Charles R. McKeown, K.C., on the shoulder, and shouted excitedly: "Charley! Charley! Oh, Charley!" "I think] gentlemen," said Justice Latchford, when the jury had given {ts verdict, "it was difficult in the ab- sence of rebuttal, for you to arrive at any other verdict; but # trust that the result will not make the poison- ing of husbands popular as an indoor sport in this county." The verdict'came at the end of a day full of dramatic Incidents. One {of the most pathetic features was the | appearance in court of the prisoner's the revenue 422442022340 P eee * £ FIFTY-EIGHT PERSONS, BELIEVED DROWNED Manilla, P.I., Nov. 17.--Fif- ty-eight persons, many women and children, are believed to have perished in the wreck of the Inter-Island steamer Maria Luisa which foundered yester- day near Mariveles, close to the entrance to the bay. Seyventy- two others were picked up by the steamer Setkai Maru for Ja- pan > -* +> + J 4 rs * +* + <* PEEP P ebb rere | prominent place near the jury box. { They sat throughout the morning and | afternoon in a large armchair with { their arms round each other's necks, the picture of despair, sobbing from time to time. > C. R. McKeown, K.C., ULSTER STANDS FIRM IN ITS IRISH ATTITUDE "I'startéd his defense, when the prison- And Threatens to Publish"the er broke out into loud sobs and the Correspondence in the {two children joined in. Negotiations. Hou tO th Tt : | ford sternly; "they are here for 17.--Ulster's reply | purpose." London, Nov. to the latest government communica- | b . i y er tion on the Irish question tndleates | 0 AUER tained by ber that the north stands firm in the at- | COUnSe!l, admitte aving pur ! std . : . | strychnine and arsenic as described titude it has taken. Ulster represen witness. The blish | by the Crown tatives threaten 10 :pu Yish . évires {| purchase of strychnine, she said was pondence 'in the negotiations, com- | . to kill a dog. She used a portion to plaining that secrecy was not main- kill the dog and the balance she tained by the government. burned in the stove. Later the family moved to Rose- mount, and there wer rats in the house. She purchased more strych- nine, all of which, she said, she put in some chop and placed it in the cel- lar. She found five dead rats as a result, From that day in July until the present, she declared, she had not seen any strychmine, nor handled it. Mrs. Lee said that after her hus- band had paid bis insurance money on the Tuesday prior.to his death, he handed the receipt over to her and said: "Take care of that, for that is the last insurance I will ever pay." said Mr. Justice Latch- a Likely to Sustain Premier, London, Nov. 17.--Confidence that the prime minister's attitude toward Ulster in the Irish peace negotiations will be sustained in the national con- ference of the Unionist party increas- ed among government supporfers as the meeting conyened at ten o'clock this morning at Liverpool. CONGRATULATES BALFOUR General Assembly Moderator Sends | Him A Telegram. Winnipeg, Nov. 17.--The following telegram has been sent to Right Hon. Arthur Balfour: "In the name of the Presbyterian church of Canada anq as modera'or of its general assembly, { I beg leave to congratulate you, and, | through you the members of the dis- armament conference now convening in Washington upon the auspicious opening of the conference and espe- ATTACK GIRL AND BIND Teeth, Calls Help and Then Faints. noble and generous acceptance by you and the British delegation of the proposals of President Harding. In "spite. 6f their record of devotion and sacrifice in the great war, the Doylestown, Pa., Nov. 17--Bound hand and foot 'to a gas stove by a negro and a white man who had at- tacked her, Miss Stella Velley, 22, sionately desire world peace. May : probably saved her life by turning the God of Peace so disect the coun-' off with her teeth the burners that sels of the conference that world dis- had been opened wide to asphyxiate armament may be carried to the ut-| her. most limit - consistent - with interna~ 'Posses to-day searched for tional security. girl's assailants, the NOT GUILTY, Of Causing Death of Her Hus- {will NAVAL orcs POWERS AIMS "ren neeti | NOW CLEAR Britain to Use Anglo-Japan- ese Treaty to Drive a Bargain. : , Byy David Lawrence. "As a matter of fact the primary Washinglor, Nov. 17. -- Enough duty of the great government yards | Bas developed here already to deter- is to keep the ships in repair and | Mine what the general course of the they will still have that to do. The | Various nations at the armament cou- Germans in building up their navy | ference is to be. Now that the pub- gave all the work to private estab- | lic sessions are temporarily at an end lishments, using the government | it is Zznportant to know the principles London, Nov. 17.--Commander Carlyou Bellaire, M.P., a naval of- ficer for eighteen years, in support- ing the Hugses' proposal answered the objection of British critics who fear the ten-year holiday because of |' its possible effect on the naval dock- yards. By, had just "Those children must be removed first had she yards only for that which the private builders could not handle quickly, As for the private establishments which manufacture war material, they have shown themselves very adaptable, and in England have gone far in the direction of beating swords into ploughshares. They are already on more than a fifty-fifty basis in devoting themselves to productive, industrial work rather then the de- structive side." MRS. MABEL LEE ert Lee, Rosemont. WILLIE HOPPE WON, world's balk-line champion, defeated Roger Conti, of France, 400 to 188, Acquitted at Orangeville on charge of poisoning her husband, the late Rob- Defeated Roger Conti im Chicago Tourng 5. Chicago, Nov: YE willie Hoppe, {and motives vhich are guiding the | different powers in the secret com- | mittee meeiings where, afer all, the real conclusions will be reached, for, as Bernard Shaw once said, principles are always easily settled, but it is "the detalls that cause divorces." First, Great Britain is sincerely trying to bring about a reduction in the cost of naval armament and is ready to agree in entirety to the American proposal about scrapping large battleships, . but is sensitive about the future development of 'he submarine and aeroplane. If the truth were told, there is a good deal more fear of those two weapons of warfare than naval experts like ¢' admit. They are the real "details" of the naval proposals. The ques- tion of shipyards for replacement and repairs will give little difficulty. British to Bargain. As yet nothing has been said pub- lcly about the Anglo-Japanese aili- ance, but the British . delegations know the American view. Great Britain appears ready to give up the Anglo-Japanese alliance, but will use it as a bargaining point to gain from the United States either'an un- derstanding about the funding of war debts or concessions in respec' of naval matters. Second, Japan is rather eager for reduction of naval armament, but de- Sires to use the submarine and to ob- | tain permission to build cruising sub- marines big enough to operate at great distances from home. This coincides with the wish of American nava experts, too, who believe the offensive submarine is a valuable arm for possible operations in the Pacific. Great Britain has the hu- maniiarian argument, however, and will emphasize it constantly, and probably her view will prevail, for {1t 1s easy to -get public opinion aroused even to the point, perhaps, of abolishing submarines altogether in Tuesday's game of world's 18.2 balk-line billiard championship tour- nament, The match went six inn- HER TO A GAS STOVE Closes Burners With Her! ings, 150 and his average 37 3-5. 400 to 260, in seven innings. Schaefer made a high run of 187 ! run of 144. average 37 1-7. ARGE WHEAT MOVEMENT Ports Via That Route. Hoppe's high run was 175 and his average 66 2-3. Conti's high run was In the second afternoon game Jake Schaefer, jr., defeated George Sutton, in the sixth inning and went odt in | the seventh period with an unfinished His average was 57 1-7, Sutton's hiza run was 148 and his VIA VANCOUVER ROUTE Plans to Ship Coal to Oriental because of hte fact that their only practicable use is by inhumane raids on surface craft. " Japan's real aim at this conference is not naval armament, which seems easy to adjust, but far eastern af- [fairs. She wants a more or less free {hand in China. Baron Ka'o is re- | ported as saying that "he hoped the United Sttaes would not unduly .in- {terfere" in China. That is the crux {of the whole, thing. France Preparing, Third, France is an onlooker in maiters of naval armament, but her part is none the less inguential. | Premier Briand has been manoeuver- ing to draw Italy to his side but tho {truth is Italy is watching the United States and will follow . Secretary Hughes more than Premier Briapd. France is interested not only in're- ducing land armament but in placing emphatically before the world her agreement was defined by President | (Signed) "CHARLES W. GORDON, Miss Velley was alone in the home Monroe in a formal proclamation issued April 28, 1818, in these! terms: " "The naval forces to be maintam- | ed upon the American lakes by his | Majesty and the Government of the | United States shall henceforth be! confined to the following vessels on| each side, that is: | "'On Lake Ontario to one vessel not exceeding 100 tons burden, and armed with one 18-pound cafinon. ** 'On the Upper Lakes to two ves- sels not exceeding like burden' each, and armed with like force. " 'On the waters of Lake Cham- plain to one vessel not exceeding like burden, and armed with like force. | " "All other arnféd vessels on these lakes shall be forthwith dismantled, | steel lining for Kingston's new gas and no other vessels of war ehall there built or armed.' "No agreement reached in Wash- ington can be more rigid than this." be Belfast votes confidence in Premier Craig. My husband goes to sleep while he is reading and always drops his paper oan the fioor~--E. H. arose covery, according to facts disclosed Does Your Husband Do ? & (Ralph Connor) "Moderator General Assembly Pres- byterian church of Canada." GEORGE W. ECCLES FOUND DEAD IN CHICAGO HOTEL His Company Installed the New Kingston Gas Holder Lining Last Year. of friends with whom she had lived for years. She answered a summons at the kitchen door, and upon open- ing it found herself confronted by a negro and a white man. Screaming, Miss Velley rushed into the dining room, where she was overtaken. When she regained con- sciousness she was again in the kit- chen, securely tied to the gas 'stove, every burner of which had been turn- ed on. Although dazed by the gas fumes she had inhaled, Miss Velley twisted herself around and managed to turn off the gas cocks, one by one, with her teeth, A few minutes later she released herself from her bonds by untying the knots with her teeth. She dragged herself to. a telephone holder, and with whom a dispute regarding over-payment of in another room and whispered a lea for help to the operator. The their account, was found dead in his|P room in a Chicago hotel on Tuesday. | OPerator sent Dr. G. A. Parker to the scene. He found the girl uncon- He was dead three days before dis- ations Word was received in the city on Wednesday that George W. Eccles, managing director of the Davis & Farnham Company that installed the at the investigation. A new cham- bermaid was in charge of the corri- dor of rooms and apparently did not uhderstand the hotel rules that re- quired her to report any room locked. Thinks Hlicit Liquor Traffic Is Broken Up Detroit, Mich., Nov. 17.--Conclud- ing his conferences here today with Michigan and Canadian liquor offic- ers, Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibi- tion commissioner, expressed confid- ence that dhe illicit lMguor traffic on the border was being broken up. He renewed his appeal for public sup- port of the liquor law emforcement 'Soldier Jones lasted thirty sec- onds with Tommy Gibbons a' Wind- scr Wednesday night. The jury is not ye' completed in the Arbuckle trial at San Francisco. In the Twenty-Four Hour Bicycle Race in New York. New York, Nov. 17.--Three teams engaged in twenty-four hour biey- cle grind at Madison Square Garden, which started last night, lapped the field by spurting early to-day. They were: Grenda and Clarke, McNam- ara and McBeath and Lang end Lands, and they travelled 165 miles from eleven o'clock last night to sev en o'clock this morning. Fatal Railway Collision. Chicago, Nov. 17.--More than a score of passengers were injured, several probably 'atally in a collis- fon between. two trains on the Chie- day, ago-Oak Park elevated railropd to- | case against Germany on reparations and antional security. The French realize they have not made a con- vincing impression as to their need or a large standing army. Premier riand is preparing a master stroke. He will soon offer to give up the ex- pense of that army if guarantees of national security are given France and If the powers including the Unit- ed States will somehow underwrite the payment by Germany of her debts. If such a move leads to a discussion informally of war debts as a whole Great Britain will be found beside France urging a world readjustment of war debts either through a special international con- ference or through an agreement to be reached at Washington. Fourth, China will ask for more 'han she probably will get. _ She wants the world to make new and practical professions guaranteeing her territorial integrity and politica: independence. She wants the pow- ers 0 give back some of the rights they now have. She wants, if pos- sible, the rig:t to regulate her own tariff. She will fight to the last ditch to be protectyd against Japan- ese aggrassion. Her delogates will make the fight of their lives here. Winnipeg; Nov. 17.--Announce- ment was made in' Winnipeg yester- Gay that there is to be a very large movement of wheat this winter via the Vancouver route to Europe. Har- bor Commissioner MeClay, of Van- couver, is in Winnipeg en route to Montréal. He said he had "received wires of inquiry from 'several big firms doing an international grain brokerage business with headquar- ters in New York, as to the possibil- ity of being able to get cargo spate out of Vancouver via the canal for an average of 30,000 tons of grain a month this winter. Among others were inquiries from Charles Marsh, of the International Chartering Com- pany Produce Exchange, New York. His reply was that all the cargo space desired could be provided in the port of Vancouver. The New Yorkers have purchased heavily of grain for this route from the Alberta-Pacific' Elevator Co. and other firms. They have advised him that they had secured a rate approxi- mately $6 per lpng ton, Vancouver to Liverpool, whi was considered favorable. McClay added that while in the east he would be discussing the plans with the government about moving coal to Orientsl ports out of Vancouver port and would advice cargo space on the Merchant Marine ships. McClay believed the move- ment of wheat and coal via the Van- couver gateway would be heavy this winter, The three political parties are bringing heavy artillery to Ontario' for the windup campaign. 'West York will likely accept Sir Henry Drayton as candida'e. Unionists gather in Liverpool, Eng- land for convention. Public ovne.ship assists mr for Fok Find on Flyleaf of Book Prayer by Stevenson Saranac, N.Y., Nov. 17.--At the annual meeting of the Stevenson So- ciety of America, held here last night. & prayer, found on the fiyleaf of a dictionary belonging to Stevenson, and, it was stated, hitherto unpub- lished, was read by Dr. Lawrens Brown. The book was purchased in a New York bookstore and the prayer was in the handwriting of Stevenson. The dictionary has been presented to the society by Dr. Brown. Toronto's 'ii | @he Daily British Whig LAST EDITION. BIG CARGO OF EELS . RUSHED AT TOP SPEED Shipment From Quebec in Special Barges Going to : New York. Ogdensburg, N.Y., Nov. 17.--Three specially built barges carrying 15§,- 000 live eels valued at $100,000 con- signed from Quebec. to New York are on their way up the St. Lawrence and will follow the Champlain houte to the Hudson river. The barges draw only four feet of water and are 100 feet long. Five men are in charga Each barge contains a series of open tanks. The fish are being consignea to New York by a Quebec .ocrpora- tion which has been dealing in eels the past few years. Each one weighs from eight to ten pounds and they will sell for ten to twelve cents a pound in New York. The tug which is towing the uni- que cargo is being driven at top speed in order that the tow may get through the canals before cold wea- ther causes a freeze. A year ago this time a similar cargo was brougnt up the river and forwarded to New York via the barge canal. CHATHAM'S NEW MAYOR James W. Harrington, mayor-elect of Chatham for 1922-23. Under Chatham's new municipal system elections are held in November and the mayor is elected for two years. Mayor Harring- ton is a former alderman. ONTARIO APPLES A FEATURE, Provincial Exihibit Opens Eyes of British Fruit Growers. Toronto, Nov, 17.--William CC. Noxon, Agent-General for Ontario in Great Britain, in communicating par- ticulars of -the Imperial fruit show held in London, England, at the be- ginning of this month, to the de- partment, of agriculture, writes: "There never has been such a won- derful display of apples at any time previously held in Great Britain. The past season had been a very good one for British growers, and they had risen to the occasion, Canada was well represented, both in the over- seas section and in the British em- pire section. The display of Ontario apples was acknowledged by experts to be one of the outstanding features of the show." The agent-general adds that the number of inquiries tend to show there a. a great number of experi- enced farmeors and fruit growers in the old couniry who are seriously considering the question of emigra- tion to Canada, CATTLE. EXPORT REVIVAL FRON CANADA TO BRITAIN Thirty Thousand Head Shipped From Monteal so Far This Year. Montreal, Nov. 17.--A splendid re- vival of the Canadian export cattle trade to Great Britain is now to be recorded as far as this part is con- cerned. Thirty thousand head of Canadian cattle have already been shipped to Britain during the past six months. Embargo or no embargo, it is pre- dicted next season will see a great increase in what was once one of the basic exports of Canada. In 1920 no cattle were shipped, in 1915, 12,426 head were shipped but this season's figures give promise of returning to the days of a decade and a half ago when early one hun- dred thousand head were shipped ac- ross annually. Many of the mixed farmers of On- tario who come down here with their own cattle are accompanying them over as tenders to the yards at Birk- enhead and looking into local condi- tions there with a view to Siping up the market. This move is Welng en- couraged by the steamship com> panies with the result they will be brought back to Canada free of charge beside drawing pay for their services, Auto Fell Through Bridge, Killing Six Persons Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 17.--Six per- sons were killed here early this morning when an auto in which they Were riding crashed through the guard rails of "he Woodvale bridge Spannihg the Pennsylvanfa railroad Cut and fell to the tracks fifty feet be- low. The car ovérturned as it: fell, pinning the passengers underneath. ROOMS NOT BiG ENOUGH » 'To Accomodate Campbell's Throng of Workers--Ad- oye o 3° ditional Building Engaged. The enthusiasm for John M. Camp bell in his election campaign is very great. The committee rooms ou Princess street were literally swamp- ed by crowds of workers on Wednes- day evening. "This is the boomer- ang effect of the scandalous , state. ment of the Standard on Tuesday, that Mr. Campbell would withdraw from the contest' said his campaign managers to the Whig. '"The report of Mr. Campbell's big meeting In Portsmouth where he was received by an overflowing hall has had its immediate effect." Only two ward meetings were scheduled to take place Wednesday evening but the enthusiasm of the Campbell supporters, who are hourly increasing in numbers, made it evi- dent to the executive that larger ac commodation was needed, and need ed at once. "Never in the history of the Lib- 'eral party have I seen anything like this spontaneous response to on be- half of a candidate," said a member. "We cannot do any work here at all," and must obtain several large rooms for the separate accommodation of four or five ward committees." At once a committee was directed to secure thé needed rooms and have them in readiness for Thuraday even- ing in order that main committee hall may be relieved of the conges- tion due to overcrowding. There were several hundred men in this main headquarters during the evening. All volunteered their" services to help elect Mr. Campbell, and asked to be assigned to the different sub-commit- tees, or wherever their services were of most value, M. Sullivan, a member of the exe ecutive, addressed the gathering and stated that provision would be made at onee for the accommodation of all and their services would be utilized te the fullest extent. He expressed, on behalf of Mr. Campbell, deep ap- preciation of the admirable response shown in such a signal manner by those who were out to make h's el- ection an assured fact. Such enthus- iasm, he said, was never before seen in Kingston at any election, and it 1a clearly evident that the people are dissatisfied with conditions as they are now throughout the country, and want a change. "They are l.eking to the business men and not to the partisan professional politicians to bring about that change, and they see in John M. Campbell, a Kingston bus- iness man, with vision, initiative and resource." The local contest is warming up and feeling is growing keen. The report was in. circulation on Wednesday evening that W. R. Give es, who is directing the Conservative campaign, was in Toronto using his influence to secure Sir Henry Dray- ton a seat../It was a matter of gen- eral comment that the Standard fail ed to report Campbell's meeting at Portsmouth Tuesday night, and the residents of the village feel Indig< nant at being neglected in this mane ner, for, being a part of the constitu< ency of Kingston, their votes are just as good as those of any city ward, - The Standard; thoy say, should have some respect for" the people of Portsmouth, BOOZE EXPERT SHOWS HE'S NOT VERY INSANE Judge Released Him After He Told About Making Homebrew. New York, Nov. 17.--Antonio Parrilo, who on his wife's complaint Was committed to the Central Islip hospital for the insane on July 1st after he had drunk some home-made hooch and attacked her, wered {readily all questions put to him by Justice Kelby in the Brooklyn su- preme court on the hearing of a writ of habeaus corpus procured -by his nephew, Syfvio de Thomas, who sought his uncle's release so he could take him to his home in Providence, R. 1 Antonio's wife, Elizabeth, had testified Parrilo made his own whais- key. . "How did you mak. it?" inquired Justice Kelby. "Oh, a few prunes ,a little sugar, a little water," replied Parrillo, "Let it boil a while, stand a while and then drink jt. It's 90-proof. "How did you know it was 96~ proof?" ' "I tested i: with a United S'ates custom house tygrometer." } Justice Kelby thereupon decided Parrillo isn't crazy and released him, The Prince of Wales has reaches India \ Its Attitude Not Refined, Toronto, Nov. 17.---The Ontario Motor League has not yet defined its attitude toward the suggested one- cent per gallon tax on gasoline, "We take the position," said the secretary to-day, "that the province should give up the roads before increasing cur taxation."