ALLEN TO-DAY Charles Ray in "Scrap Iron" OINCARE T0 FORM CABINET General Regret in France Over the Resignation of Premier Briand. Par's, Jan, 13.--The resignation Of Premier Briand has caused gener regret among the public and in many political circles and newspapars | but a section of the press, notably the Figaro and the Echo de Paris, do not conceal its joy at his resignation. he Figaro says that Briand could ¢ WITH OLD-TIME PARTIES Manitoba Farmers Believe It Is Necessary to Preserve | Their Identity. Declaring identity 5 al'solute of the teuding Winnipeg, Jan that the preservation « of the Progressive part ly necessary to the cause, delega! | y the it farmers' the annual convention Farmers of Manitoba yesterday opted a strong resolution eg: forming an alliance with eithor of the old line parties The resolution was more than thirty that were to be consid- {ered by the convention late this af- | ternoon In addition to the resc'u- one of e United | ad he Daily 3 3 KINGSTON KING FOR U. S. MONEY Ta Irish Free State Gov- ernment. London, Jan. 13.--The Mail's Dublin correspondent states that the Erskine Childers party has sent ur- gent cablegrams to the United Sta- | tes for financial help in the cam- paign in opposition to the rew free ot have resisted the attacks prepar. | LORS Submitted from the men's sec- | State government d for him, "He had no serious ans- to oppose to clear objections tonsequently he slipped out enchant- Id animals preparing devour him," it detlares. Raymond Poincare was today en- savoring to form a cabinet to suc- ed Aristide Briand, and he is ox- to 0 President Millerand this evening. Sarraut to Continue, Washington, Jan. 13.--President illerand has directed M. Sarraut, head of the French delegation here, 0 continue in that capacity until the nd of the conference. 'AGGERING TO PORT WITH 1,000 ON BOARD . Transport Crook, Partial- | ly Disabled, Fights to Reach Land. New York, Jan, 13.--Buffeted by Rountainous, gale-swept seas, leal- ng, and partially disabled by engine ouble the army transport Cook last hight doggedly maintained her fight | 0 reach land with her 1,000 forewgn 1] 8 veterans, war brides an: philden. Wireless messages picked up at povernor's Island reported the troop- hip still several hundred miles at + but steaming toward New York t a two-knot clip. Up to early this vendng the St. Mihiel, sent to aid the rook had not reported. Despatches from the transpors ae- lared the morale of all on bourd 'as high, unghaken by last night's er to man the lifeboats and pre- to desert the floundering ves- L Women, they said, hung over the , laughing and joking with the | who sang as they made ail dy to meet the catastrophe, tr it jhould occur. Many, however, were sick. STILL IN BELLEVILLE HOUSE sure and Three Arrests. C Belleville, Jan. 13.--A. © , chief inland révenue collector W. J.. Cook, deputy collector, in pmpany with Sergt. Boyd of the lo- il police and License Inspector Nap- paid a visit «0 285 Biecker ave- 16 where a complete still was ound in operation, The still and orm was being operated in a cel- y & trap door leading to same, be- at the time covered with lin- leum. The house in question is oc- upled by two foreigners 111 Off, who were in the cellar at the me of the raid. They were placed custody as was also Stanley prge who was about the premises. bout 440 gallons of mash consist- of malted rye was seized, also bout fifteen gallons of manufactur- d spirits. LIQUOR DISPENSARIES, fhe Manitoba Moderation League Submits Plan, Winnipeg, Jan. 13.--The draft lation proposing the establish- mt of government liquor dispen- in Manitoba for the sale of in- ng beverages was presented the provincial government yester- by representatives of the Moder- tion Leagué. Sile would be made rough & permit system, although A application under the pro- ed act would be prohibited, the or being sold only through the i] Ixio Ish Columbia Act in many re- . but is much more drastic in 8 provisions for fnfraotions of the ure. The Moderation League will' pre- nt the petition favoring a referen- on the liquor question shortly the opening of the legislature. I HUSBAND AND WiFE. 1) husband make me wear com- Sense shoes, two sizes to large. with the sound of his lyre, tho | 8d to submit his list of ministers | Revenue Officials Make Sei- | Me- named | Fhomas Pinchd$f and Chris, Maro- | The bill is modelled after the ' tion, there were four from the WO-. | {men's section. Sevegal others were | [to be added during the day { Summarized, other resolutions follow: Urging re-establishment Canada Wheat Board rowers to sell wheat {grains Asking a government commission [to investigate the discrepancies in prices between wheat and flour. | .Bfing influence. to bear upor. the government to obtain a cheaper rate on feed and seed oats brought ints the drought-stricken areas A protest against alleged exorbit- ant charges for placing bulkheads n carloads of grain Endorsation of the action of the Western Canada Live Stock Union in asking the federal government to |press for admission of fat cattle for {immediate slaughter to inland cities in Great Britain A request for free testing of {herds from which milk used for {human consumption. Forced His Wife To. Take Poison Tablets | 13.--Mrs Audrey' Creighton Ryan, better known as Audrey Creigh'on, Californ- fan violinist, {s reported dying in the American hospital * at Neuilly from the result; of swai- lowing three poison tablets, said to have been administered by her husband, Thomas S'ewart Ryan, under threat to kill her with « knife unless she swallow- ed them. Ryan, who is on the Paris staff of the Chicago Trib- une, alleged an intrigue between his wifé and a young man. 'He Is sald t0 have later stabbed himself. i ys the with wide and other all is Paris, Jan, | | | BREAKDOWN OF TREATY, | Lille Merchant Evades Heavy Cus. toms Duties, Jan. 13.--The. { Paris, Situation arisin |eommercial treaty between France {and Spain has had an effective por- |trayal in the action of a merchant {of Lille, who, to evade the enormous {duties to which imports from Spain | are subjected by the French customs. {had Spanish goods shipped to Bel- glum and baek into France, thereby {saving approximately ninety-seven per cent. of the duty originally de- {manded at the Spanish border, Since the expiration of the Fran- | co-Spanish commercial treaty, the {officials of the two countries have not been able to conclude a new |agreement, with the result that the {people of both countries are subject | to unconstitutionality and duties. | Man Regains Memory After Four Years' Period 2 w--e al London, Jan. 13. | he remembers nothing for four years {was found {ll in the streets at Be: | Wick-on-Tweed. Giving his name as | Robert, or Bertram, Templeton King; {he states he is a native of Riverton, N.J., where Kis father has a shipping business. He himself is a lanscape artist, but he joined the American air {force In July, 1917, training at Min- |eola, L.I., ti November of the same Year. His mind is a blank from 'hat moment until he arrived at Ber- wick. ? { Sues City For $2,500 Because of Child's Death { Montreal, Jan. | ning, father of eight-year-old Lillian | Manning, who met a tragic death las: winter when she fell through an open manhole into a city sewer, ane whose body was 'not recovered tor several days, is now suing the city for $2,500. No case, it is said, has ever aroused such indignation. Demand for Amalgamation. Ottawa, Jan. 13.--Signs are al- ready rcaching Ottaws of an ap- proaching wave of public opinion de- manding immediate amalgamation of the country's sailways--a public op- infon so strong as to brook of no de- lay. It is not believed hers that Sir Lomer Gouin will be able to stem "| the tide, Friends of Sir Lomer point out that one df his strongest desiras self says be is not as black as he 1s pa atad. : : -- : # Operation of the Marking Act is postponed until after next session of parliament, g from the breakdown of the | --A man who says | 13.--Joseph Man- | Is for party unity, and that he him- |: Prisoner's Réleased. | London, Jan. 13.--Irish prisoners in London jails, I'entonville and Wormwood were released this morning to the nolitieal Brixton, tions were sent similar action provin Breen Off to U. s, London, Jan, 13.-- The Dublin cor- respondent of the Morning Post iele- graphs the shipment to the United States of Daniel Breen, who appears to have been hanging around the Dail with a band of thugs, threatening to enter and shoot up the entire assem- bly if it ratified the treaty, It sug- gests that Collins and Muleahy are alive to the necessities of the case. MANITOBA TO DRAW TIGHT PURSE-STRING Economy Keynote of Speech From Throne When House Reopens. | ---- { Winnipeg, Jan 13.--Investigation of operation of the provincial gov- | ernment service by a'select commit | tee of the legislature, | mies, with due regard to efficiency of the administration, was forecast yes- | terday by Sir James Ailkens, Men- tenant-governor of Mani'oba, in p= ening the secon dsession of the six- teenth Manitoba legislature, | A feateure of the opening was the | the general public was invited to at- {tend the ceremonies through adver- | tisements in local newspapers, in- {stead of the usual custom of by in | vitation only, > | In delivering his speech from the | throve, Sir James referred to the ser {dons finapcial position, of the agricu- | tural industry. His address carri:d | the information that provision would be made to assist armers with necis- | sary 'oans. Lt was.also stated that a bill wounind b&" brought before the house to per- | mit municipalities of Manitoba to {accept taxes during 1922 without |imposing penaltics. The' speech from the throne also forecasts anether move by the legis- {lature this year to obtain control of |the natural resources of the prov- ince, and reduction in freight rates. Hon, J. A. Baird was re-elected speaker. DEMPSEY AND JOHNSON, | Promoters Claim Champion Agreed to Meet Jack. Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 13.--Mexican boxing promoters hope to arrange a match between Jack Dempsey, | heavyweight champion, and Jack |Johnson, former champion, in the {near future at the Plaza de Toros in | Mexico City, according to reports {here from the Mexican capital' | Those backing the enterprise are |said to have declared that Dempsey | has agreed to fight Johnson, Has Ferry Company Buys Whart, | Ogdensburg, N. Y., Jan, 13.--The | M [chased a wharf about 200 feet above {the present landing place, owned by | the New York Central | Upon the opening of navigation it 1s | proposed to make landings at the | new sie. The ferry company was un- {able to make a satisfadtory arrango- | ment with the railroad company. The | change will be very unsatisfactory to {people from Brockville, who [uve to y {in bad Weather. | Praises Canadian Singer, London, Jan, 13.---Sarah Fischer. the well-known "Canadian sopranc, made Her first Engli$h appearance at the Wigmore 'Hall with a recital of Italian, French, German, Russian and British songs. Press critics give her unanimous praise. The 'Morning Post says she 'has avery firm com- mand of phrase and utters long mus.- cal sentences as they should be ut- tered, without a break. All that she does one feels to be the outcome of a genuine musichl gift. There was a large and appreclatice audience, in- cluding many prominent Canadians. LIQUOR PROFITS OF FOUR MILLION ---- Quebec, Jan. 13.--Premier Teshereau announced n> the legisiuture "night that the government liquor commission was making profits of four mii- lion dollary per annum from | the sale of alcoholic drinks. Help in the Fight Against ' with the object | of bringing about all possible econy- | orristown Ferry Company has pur-| Railroad. | i « s------------------ eee ee pe ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1922. SEE ON RALLW Hon, Arthur Meighen Becket Intention of Forcing Show- down on Question. ASKS A REDUCTION OF DUTY ON SUGAR West Indian Industry Menac- ed Unless Tariff is Lowered By Britain, ngston, Jamaica, Jan. 13.--Un- Great Britain reduces the duty on sugar, that industry in the West Indies is seriously threatened, ac- cording to a deputation. which wait- | ed upon Hon. Edward F. Wood, par- ] liamentary under secretary for the | colonies. Imperial and Canadian | Prescott, Jan. 13.--Rt. Hon. Ar- preference will not assist the devel- linir Meighen is definitely assured of opment. of West Indian produce; [UF.0. opposition in his contes*: for {only lower duties will help, the de- election in Grenville, the' Progre: putation told the Under Secretary. sive nominee having duly filed h Mr. Wood premised to put the nomination papers with Returninz- case before Sir Robert Horde, the Officer W. S. Johnston. They chancellor of the exchequer. ia; | Si8DEd by G. Arthur Payne, the re After a conference with financial cently defeated candida'e and | officials, Mr Wood sald that the [some sixteen ofher Wii colony's Bnances were in a grave con- that of Mr. Meighen bore the si dition and that they must endeavor bal lit itl jture of about sixty residen's of als 6 expenditures witl PY¥- $ : t io halane pet aves ith re | various divisions of the riding enue Nomination speeches were made hy both the candidates. G Howard Fer- guson and A. C. Casselman sup- the former prime minis! W. Roebuck Toron o, behalf of the Progressive were electors, Hon. F. C. Biggs Favors Lights on All Vehicles ! fan while { Toronto, Jan 13.--Legislation | {providing for the carrying of lights! ion 'all vehicles, on provinge-wide | basis, may submitted by Hon. F. C. Biggs for thé consideration of the | {legislature this session, but the mat- ter is not in such shape as to per. |Greny county, where {mit the minister to make any definite | S€eKing election as a privat | statement Mr. Meighen was given a warm recep- "The subject is one for the legis- | 'Ion When he entered the town hail lature to deal with,' he said, but he Arthur K. Patterson placed him- {made it clear that personally he be- Self on record as being a supporter of [leved theroughiy in the value of | thé Progressive party and of its leaxl- such legislation as a factor in safe- |€r, Hon. T. A. Crerar. Mr. Meighen guarding thu. users of horse-drawn | deplored the fact that the recent fed- vehicles. eral contest was not fought on either the tariff or railway issues. As ihe | fight progressed Mr. Crerar had spoken less and less of free 'rade and had been ready to concede more and jmore to the doctrine of protection | He then proceeded to review his own {attitude towards the tariff It was in {the very nature of nationality, said, that a country's trade shoul | be protected Mr. Meighcn tion of forcing {upon the question of the railways. ported ay, A spoke on ant 3 rather a coincidence ghen opened his federal | for the Conservative party rally at Spencerville, wh of Mr campa th 8 also in is now 1embor Mei gn a Dig a be e revealed "his inten general showdown National | | Back To Private Hands. "There is' a very influential body {of opinion in this country,' said he, | "which is delermined tha' the Na- | tional Railways will not remain Na- tional if they can posstbly prevent it They are resolved that these railways | | | | | | shall be turned back to private own- | | ership just as soon as that transac- tion can be consummated." | After outlining "prematvre rail- | way construction" in which the conn- try had indulged and after referring to the financial measures which haa been resorted to in order to prevent a crash, he claimed that both T. a Crerer and Premier Drury had ston 0.. platfo ms and suppo-ted this rail- way poligy. "What right have they?' .he said, "to point the finger of scorn at Sir Wilfrid Laurier? Much less, what right have 'hey to reprove me, who opposed the scheme?" asked Mr, Mei- ghen. "They havc no right whatever to do so nor to come forward now in | robes of white posing as exemplars of tho new sanctification of political events," he added. He jus'ificqd the acquis'tion of the Canadian Nortlfern, which was now i | the backbone of the whole govern- uxports to Europe during the past | ment sysiom. It was a great political year were estimated by the depart- 'asset and would yet become the prida partment $2,380,000,000 as of Canada. "The time has now come," |against $1,500,000,000 in 1913, [said Mr. Meighen, with emphasis, | while imports for '1921 were placed | when the whole National railway {at $360,000,000, compared with system should be brought together {$665,000,000 in 1913. united and operated as one single | Great Britain, the unit." | department i said, was this country's best ecus- "There an act on the sta'nie books providing for this. Tt is the {tomer in Europe, in. fact, in the | world, while Germany had risen to clear duty of the present governmen: {second place in Europe as a con- | to give flect '9 what is obviously the {sumer of United States goods. Ex-!intent of this| law." | ponts to Germany during 1921 were ---- | $25,000,000 larger than in 1913 | and final figures for last year, it was | said, will show an increase over |1920, I | | ROBT. A. PRINGLE. K.C members of parliament for Tues- | a. LATE Former | Stormont and barrister, who died | day night in Ottawa of pneumoni BRITAIN BEST CUSTOMER. {Of the United States, Inthe Entire World, Washington, Jan. 13.---United | States trade with European coun- tries was greater by $775,000.000 in {1921 than during the last pre-war year, 1913, according to an estimate based on 11 months' statistics made public by the commerce department Even with the higher value of the {dolar, the department declared, trade with Europe was larger than in 1913. 18 Fear Consequences, "If we yieldg to this reactionary railways be re'urned to private own- ership," he predicted that "this | New Suggestion Made country is headed straight for the { ecipice of bankruptcy." { pri | For Levying Tariff, Digressing, he playfully attacked | Mr. Crerar from another angle. "I { Washington, Jan. 13.--A plan of even know whether the Pro- { i itish Whi KS ISSUE. y "asus element which are urging that these! | teaching of Canadian Theatregoers Do Not United States, 13.--Munich theatre- goers are touchy on the sub- ject ofthe United States, it appears from an incident just reported here. The Neue Berliner Zeitung tells how an audience in the Bavarian capital fairly raised the roof in ob Jecting to background and names of the United States being used in a new theatrical production. Munich Love Berlin, Jan ill still finally the performance was brought to a stop. The authorities, when, the mana- |&er was brought them, for- bade him to produce the play unless the scenes were placed in some coun- other than the United States e versatile producer readily com- riled, and laid his scenes in the Cau- The name of one character s changed from "Smith" to *Smir- ' and that of "Gladys Chicago, lar Princess," to 'Marsha Petro- Millionaire's Daughter." metamorphosed play beforé try grad, The success, was a RY SEOURET. PASTOR'S SALA Box for Donations to Himself Instal- led in Church, Hamilton, Jan. 13 Rev. F. W, Hollinrake, who left the Methodist church to be > pastor of an inde- pendent eons ion known as Eb- enezer, does ask his congrega- ti for any Three boxes have been inst his chureh One is labelled mission," an- "church and the third, 'pastor's salary." During the past year $2,000 was put in the mission box, $2,800 | church expenses box, and no the pastor knows what he his ogn box, but he said he had no complgints to make POISON LIQUOR KILLS 103 SIKCE JAN. _IgT In the United States--Awful Death Toll Under Pro- hibition. New York. Jan. 13 - (United { Press) -----Poison "booze" has killed 103 persons in the United Sta'es since January 1st. Unitéd Press despatches from all | parts of the country revealed this | amazing total today, | Deaths 'are continuing. Two per- | song died in the New York area dur- ing thp last twenty-four hours, The fatalities have occurred at the average rate of more than eight not money in "for other expenses," in the 1e but found in , a day since the poison "booze' flood was poured on the market "Meany persons are selling wood alcohol, apparently indifferent to the resuits," Dr.. Royal 8. Copelar health officer of the city of Now York, said today. "We have been conducting an investigation of this and find there is much wood alcohol (available, '""No one should ever take a drink of liquor unless its origin is known. Every drink of unknown liquor is a potential menace. Unfortunately there are some people who will drink {anything that is wet.. The man who | does that risks his life." The wood alcohol flood starie with" the holidays. Federal official are hunting the unscrupulous g which are believed deliberately put ting poison liquor on the marekt fo profit. ' The deadly concoc'ions ars made up to resemble gin and whiskey and sold in old bottles with fake lab- els at regular bootieggers' prices It takes a very little wood alcohol to cause dea'h and still less to bring about blindness. The victims some times die slowly in agony, or rece only to find themselves sightless life, i Jor CRITICIZED CHEAPNESS, Of the Text Books in the Public School, Windsor, Jan. 13.-- Before the re- solution was passed favoring the and British ideals, through books in the public schools at the trusteés* convention here, J. G. Elliott, Kingston, said he strongly ~favored national books g They | hooted and hissed and stamped, and | fderly ALLEN TO-DAY Charles Ray in "Scrap Iron' EDITION B ACK IN JAIL ONCE AGAIN The Uptons And Bryant Fac- ed a Hard Ordeal At Napanee. The Upton brothers and Fred Bry- lant were given a speedy preliminary jtrial on a charge of murder, Leav- ing Kingston at 9.45 o'clock Thurs- day morning, and arriving at Nap- anee at 10.85, they appeared before Magistrate Rankin fifteen minutes after their arrival in the town. The proceedings were over at 1.36 p.m. and late in the afternoon the three young men were back in the county {Jail at Kingston, to await their trial, which will come off at the sessions Of Lhe supreme court which opens at Napanee on Feb. 21st. | And through all the terrible or- |deal--for it must be terrible one | for the youths to go through, to face the most serious charge on the crim- inal calendar, the boys, for ~al- though just out of their teens they are yet boys, did not show much em- jotion. True, they appeared to ba nervous at times, but through all the proceedings they at no time showed any signs of breaking down. For two hours and a quarter they listen ed attentively to evidence produced by the crown, in an endeavor to have them placed on their trial, and then, . after partaking of a good meal, they escorted to an auto and rush- ed back to the jail in Kingston, | a were Model Prisoners. The young prisoners were brought back to Kingston in the custody of Inspector Boyd, of the provincial po- lice, Provincial Constable G. Horn- eck and Joseph Hawkey, governor of the Frontenac county jail. Both on the way to Napanee and on the return trip to Kingston, all three were model prisoners, giving no trouble whatever to the officers ia charge Rumor bad it that there might be a demonstration on the arrival of the prisoners in Napanee, but such was not the case. A crowd of per- {haps one hundred people were at the station when the train arrived from | Kingston, having on board the three | Young men, but the arrival was not {marked by any kind of a scene. | Many necks were ¢éraned to see the {youthful prisonérs as they got 'off the train, and many were heard remark, "Too bad, too bad," but this was the limit to the comments. Two minutes after the arrival of the train, the special officers had their prisoners in a bus on their way to the court hous» And during all the proceedings, sat the father of the Upton boys. He occupied a seat among strangers, In just the same manner as others wh ocame to see and hear, and his heart ached during the sad ordeal, The Upton boys, sitting side by side, with young Bryant close to them, all in the prisoners' box, presented a sad spectacle, The three were neat. ly dressed and well groomed, Laughter Rebuked. the audience was a very ore éne. Only on one occasion was there any interruption, and this was when' one of the witnesses, Eova, told about hearing the diss charge of a.rifle .n the laneway where Constabld Beard was found. His description of the noise rather tickled the audience, and there was ag-outburst of laughter, but it "was cut short by Magistrate Rankin and the crown counsel. Magistrate Ran- kin remarked that there was neo cause for laughter, and stated fuc- Afd {ther that if another outburst of this kind occurred, the court would be cleared of spectators, Thoso who © had gained admittance evidently dfd not like the idea of being put out, for there was perfect order from that time on till the case was concluded, And when all had been sald and done, and the order for commital for trial had been given, there was no demonstration The prisoners and also the spectitors appeared to take wiil | walk 200 feet or more even | assessing tariff duties on the basis of the difference in the costs of convert- ng the raw material into the finish- ed products in the United States and | foreign countries was outlined yes- terday to Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee by Julias | Forsman, a woolen manufacturer of | gressive leader is still in opposition," he said. "When last I heard of him he was negotiating with Mr. King (Voices from the audience cried '"No- thing stirring," and "Cut it out.") 'At any rate," proceeded Mr. Mei- ghen unruffled, "he certainly was adopting an attitude of benevolent from Halifax to British Columbia. He thought that there was too much absorbing of American ideals, and not enough of the Canadian nation- ality shown. This was dangerous to the Canadian ideals. He also criti- |clzed the cheapness of the books, characterizing them as scrappy. the affair as a matter of 'tourse. The prisoners were taken gut of the court room, the spectators fled ou: of the court room quletly, and theu all was over, 5 And thus ended the first chapter jin what promises to be one of the {favor of Donovan. Fair protested | wil tion 4 Newark, NJ. He urged that a PrO- | neutrality." (Cheers). "Under these! vision authorizing that the gather- | circumstances I cannot see how he is! ing of this information be inserted | able to lead an effective op in the pending measure, it {or intent to bring about an amal- | gamation, but he did want io get ley confirmed the election of Leon- just as close to the Liberals as be! ard Donoven as a councillor in the | safely could." township of Front of Escott, follow- ; ing a protest entered by another can- didate, William Fair. Each received 86 votes, and the returning officer, | E. C. Kelly, gave a casting vote in | Donovan Gets Seat, Brockville, Jan, 13.-----Judge Dows- 13.---Thirty-five Montreal, Jan. on the ground that one rejected bal- | thousand Daughters of the Empire! lot should have been counted. in Canada are uniting to present Fm -------------- Princess Mary with a magnificent | Will Reopen Sugar Plant, | gift of the finest Cahadian fur on the Chatham, Jan. 13.--1It is expected | occasion of her marriage to Viscount | that the Dominion Sugar Company | Lascelles. The kind of far that will of this city will re-open their plant |be chosen and the form it will take] on the 16th of January, for the pur- {have not yet been decided, but it is! pose of refining raw sugar. This certain that the present will be the 1 relieve, the unemployment situa- [most regal example of the Canadian | in Chatham. - turrier's art. ! position." 'man, Watertown, At the same time I have never the appointment of Mrs. Claude Gil- hought that it was eliher his spiril christ as city treasurer to (signed. | ---- City Manager J. Walter NY. Acker- announced succeed Fred W. Mayhew, who recently re- | | BACHELORS FREED FROM STATE TAX Helena, Mont., Jan. state supreme court declared unconstitutional bachelor tax aw, passed by last legislature and the poii tax law which has been in force for more than iweniy-one years. The poll tax included a!l male persons from 21 to 60 years of age. The bachelor's tax was im- posed on all males 'more than 21 years old who were not heads of famiities, 13.-- has the the | hearing who'were mot most sensational murder cases which has ever come before the courts in eastern Ontario. The crown at Napanee has other charges to press against three prisoners. but they were ai ed to stand over. One charge is they did break into the garage one, J. W. Robinson, at Napanee and steal an auto, the property of Mr. Robinson, and the other is that of attempting to break into Smith's Jwelry store at Napanee Severad charges of theft laid by 'hs crown Jowe yin Kingston are alse being hald over, It is stated that in Kngston the theft charges cre thirteen in number, 3 It ta stated that finger prints ses cured on the window at the rear of Smith's jewelry store will play 3 important part in the prosecutio but no evidence of this cha was presented at the prelimi trial. The crown had several wi - ses on hand for the preliminary called,