ALLEN TO-DAY Norma Talmadge "Te Sign on the Door" Che Daily British Whi ALLEN TO-DAY Norma Talmadge "Tie Sign on the Door" YEAR 89; No. 141. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY JUNE 17, 1922. LAST EDImus DEATH MAY BE PENALTY For These Co Convicted of | Setting Fires. | Ulster Parliament May Take, Drastic Step--Murders in | County Armagh. | London, June 17.--- Tosoudissicn ds so rampant in Belfast, says the | Post's correspondent, that when the | Wister parliament reassembles Tues- day the government is likely to in- | troduce legislation imposing the | death penalty for those convicted of | set ing fires. | - Four men and a woman were shot | dead and two men were wounded | this morning in Beshbrook, county | Armagh, and the house of three ter- races were burned. It is believed | that the massacre was a reprisal for | the killing of two men on Wednes- | 'day. Cardinal Again Held Up. Belfast, June 17.---Cardinal Lo- gue, primate of Ireland, and his co-| adjutor, Archbishop O'Donnell, wera | again held up by members of the Ul- | ster constabulary last night, when | their automobile was stopped near | Newry and searched by a patrol off "B" Specials. | Both persons were ordered to] alight and submit to search, which | they did, although giving their | names. Bags in the automobile were | searched and all papers and docu- | ments carried by the prelates ers) scrutinized, after which they were allowed to proceed. This is the third | time Cardinal Logue has been held | up 'by the Ulster constabulary. | U.8. Facing Coal Shortage Of Unparalleled Intensity Springfield, , June 17.--The state of the coal Cbs above ground | "demands a conference of "and operators in the very near "re | ture," John L. Lewis, president of | the International Mine Workers of | America, sald here today: The United States "faces a coal 'Mr. Lewis declared, adding that "only the sultriness of summer weather" is keeping the public from realizing" the peril of the situation. A Liner Turns Over; Eleven Are Missing Hamburg, June 17.--Eleven mem- bers of the Brazilian liner Avare were missing last night following the turning over of the vessel while it was being hauled out of dry dock at the Vulcan yards yesterday. Eighteen of the survivors were un- conscious when taken out. Banker is Retiring. Picton, June 17.--A. E. Wilson, manager of the Bank of Montreal for the past seventeen years, and in the service of the bank for the past forty years, is taking leave of ab- sence for one year, subsequent to his final retirement on pension, M. W. Reive, manager at present at Fene- lon Falls, taking over the branch here July 14th. Mr. Wilson has pur- chased a farm four miles north of Cobourg, and, with his family, will take up his residence shortly on his recent purchase. WILL BE PAID IN FULL FOR THEIR HOLDINGS Dominion Saving and Invest- ment Society of London Is Taken Over. -- Toronto, June 17--V. Evan Gray, government registrar of loan corpor- ations for Ontario last night gave a statement bearing on the affairs of the Dominion Saving and Investment Society of London, which by agree- ment is being taken over by the Hur- On and Erie Mortgage Corporation. 3 His statement shows that the de- Positors, who have claims for $560,- 000, and debenturs holders ' with «claims for $300,000, will be paid in fall immediately. § ---------- CAAA LE EEE EE EEE RE TY IRISH ELECTIONS WERE VERY TAME Dublin, June 17.--The un- iversal verdict last night was that, with the exception ot one instance im Dublin, Ire. lard never had such a tame tlection as that which was held , yesterday to choose Southern Ireland's parlia- ment. In this city, raiders, headed by Rory O'Connor of the Republican irregulars, made off with doruments and sheets of the national univer- sity polling precinct. eb eNby * + + > + + + + + + > > * + - * * * * ° 8839s 0sssreeres | MOTHER TRIED TO MURDER DAUGHTER | over her daughter's calamity, { © AA | Hurled Can of Oil on Qirl and | Set Her Afire For Some Unkonwn Grudge. 17.--To avenge her- self for eome unknown grudge against her daughter, Mme. Fourn- ier, a woman of moderate independ- ent means residing at 25 Rue Victor Masse, attempted alive yesterday, Tenants of the apartment house were startled about noon by shrieks of agony coming from the fifth floor. The cries were so terrible thdt prac- tically everybody in the house rush- Paris, June ed from their apartment to investi- | ___ _ gate. Fleeing down the stairs they 8aw a woman enshrowded in flames. At the second floor men managed to hold the woman and smother the fire, The woman, who 'was identified as { Marcelle Fournier, 22, and living with her mother on the fifth floor, was taken to a hospital in a desper- ate condition. Mme. Fournier, . questioned about the terrible affdir, stated that her daughter accidentally turned on her- self the contents of a kerosene lamp and her clothes caught fire. The woman's lack of interest and anxiety coupl- ed with rumors of quarrels between the two, caused the police to visit the hospital and question Marcelle, The girl stated that during an altercation her mother had hurled on her the contents of a can of kerosene and set fire to it. The mother was arrested and held pending the out- come of her daughter's injuries, tress t000s 00000 | * HAMILTON BEACH STORES MUST CLOSE SUNDAYS Hamilton, June on Hamilton Beach has been wide open in the past. The Lord's Day Alliance has made # a protest, and the stores and # amusement places have been %* notified that they must close, % starting tomorrow. +> LAER EEE EE RR RR EE BOLSHEVISTS STIL TRY 10 SEDUCE THE BRITISH gion and Loyalty of British Boys and Girls. .» 17.--Sunday + {4 4 + b | » \ + * * > - * +» * London, June 17.--Money spent on Bolsheviki propaganda in this country is not receiving the returns it expected, according to the Pall Mall Gazette, one of whose corres- pondents claims he has seen special secret instructions issued from Red headquarters, demanding larger re- turns. These instructions, as described by the correspondent, call for an inten- sive campaign among the youth of {the British Isles and are of sinister, | far-reaching character. No stone is to be left unturned, he says, to cor- rupt the religion and loyalty of Bri- tish boys and girls and to secure them as pawns to bring about a "proletarian revolution." Cost of Living in Paris 217 p.c. Higher Than 1914 Paris, June 17.--The cost of liv- ing in Paris is 217 per cent. higher at present than at the outbreak of the world war, according to the re- port of a special commission appoint- ed by the Minister of Commerce, The report was based on a comparison of the prices of thirteen articles of feod and clothing. Electricity, as lighting or motive rower, is the only commodity which row sells for the same price ds in 1914, For Roads In Hastings Hastings County Council approv- ed an expenditure this yexr on its roads of $125,700, of witch $75,700 Is to be spent on approved roads and $50,000 on county provincial roads. to burn the girl | fo country. {ton fifty years ago, when Rev. Mr. Ont. before going West. "| er in a hospital, THE FREIGHT RATE ISSUE Agreement Would Short- 'en Parliament Session. Fate of Wheat Board And Freight Rate Question Look Dependent. Ottawa, June 17--The date when Parliament will conclude ts lab- ors and prorogue depends vit- ally upon the outcome of the freight rates question, the spec- committee in regard to which began deliberating to-day as to a conclus- fon. Splendid progress has wthile there are many ed in nearly every instance. Should the committee report on the quesion--itf it is unfavorable to the | old Crow's Nest Pass agreement-- the other pet obsession of the West. The rate issue is very clear. It's not a question of reducing freight rates, the desirability of that is con- ceded by the railways. The question, instead, is whether the old time |Crow's Nest Pass agreement sched- ule, suspended for the last few | years, will be reverted to (as will occur automatically on July 6th if " [nothing Is done) or whether, con- | currently with the further suspens | ion of the agreement by legislation, | there should be a decrease in all {asic commodities throughout the The Crow's Nest Pass affair is teritorially limited to the prairies and applies to a limited list of things Any reductions in lieu of te would cover a Wider list and also be na- tion-w.de in the scope of its opera- tion. There is no question as to the sentiment of the members outside of the prairies. They want rates re- duced in the east as well as in the west. The Western men are inclin- ed to adhere to the old agreement even though the railways claim that the alt e submitted by their upon the old order, even on the prairies, The . companies are willing to make a cut on commodities euch as lumber and coal and fruit not enum- erated in the old schedule, but they are not prepared to go as far down-- in some things--as the old agree- ment provided. Would Shorten Session If an agreement can be reached, on the basis of compromise, there is no question that the session will be then reprisals may be invited by way {dimensions of 30 feet square. of opposition to the Wheat Board, | sluiée will also be erected upon the DREDGE SEEKS TREASURE Troops of New France. Penetanguishene, Ont., June a magnetic divining rod, is now on. The lighter "'Baltic," equipped with 'a steam operated clamshell dredge, | | was yesterday towed into position | on the Wye River, just beside where the iron box, believed to contain the golden altar vessels of old Fort! Sainte Marie and the pay chest of the! |cated. At 12 o'clock the clamshell scoop took its first mouthful of silt. By sundown, when digging opera- tions were completed for the day, a hole of ten feet square had been dug. If progress is continued at this rate of speed it is thought possible that the box may be recovered by Saturday morning. Captain Carson been | Who is in charge of the expedition, made in every other direction and, Stated that he was making prepara- unfinished | [tions to descend in his diving suit items, the principle has been adopt- [then affix the chains about the box to hoist it up by derrick. His only western members start in to obstruct |[8ar is that when the hole is enlarg-|1 . rate |ed the current may sweep the silt) of Kearney and Hitt, iback again. To guard against this {he is going to enlarge the hole to! A deck of the "Baltic" to strain the mud, in case other and smaller box- es or effects may have been lost in J. M. McEVOY, K.C, Counsel for Bd. McMullen, one of the accused Wyoming bank bandits, who sprang a surprise on the crown at Sar- nia, Ontario, yesterday when he produc- d a London dentist to testify McMul- len was having & molar extracted in London about the time crown witnesses say he was at the Bank of Toronto looted at Wyoming. A A ee ca the mad, night scramble to safety when the treasure chest went over- board. Additional information to the story of the lost treasure box was much abbreviated. If there is no agreement, then some wild threats | are heard about Western Progress- | ives obstructing the committee's re- | port--if adverse to them, unless | there is new legislation, the Crow's Nest Pass schedule will be reverted to automatically. This course seems improbable. It will not add to the dignity of debate nor foster any i 8ood feeling in the House. More- (over, it seems certain to invite a comeback. The Wheat Board scheme is pec- uliarly western and it has been ad- opted in principle, not that the ma- jority of parliament is enamored with it, but because western mem- bers wanted it to the point of be- ing clamorous and insistent. The bill is yet to go through and {twill be-up-in the Commons the same time that the freight rates re- port is there. The fate of one may depend upon the other. If the west- ern members are going to take an attitude, the incidental effects of which may be to debate lowering of freight rates in the east while they get the Crow's Nest Pass schedule, the eastern members will start out to harpoon the bill creating a wheat board. The situation thus is potentially nasty and should it germinate it is idle to forecast when the session will end. The dominant view, however, fs that better counsels will prevail and that some thing acceptable all round will be framed up. If this is done, trouble will be avoided, and the session will terminate speedly. It things get snarled up, then any- thing may happen. Have Golden Wedding. Cobourg, June 17. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nix, formerly of Northum- berland county, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary recently at their home at Wolseley, Sask. Their marriage took place at Brigh- Norton married Catharine L. Wana- maker to John Wesley Nix. They resided for some time at Brighton, Mullaney's Fatal Move Belfast, June 17--While the mil- itary was dispersing a crowd in the Queen street area yesterday, Thomas Mullaney put his hand towards his pocket and a soldier fired at him. Mullaney was wounded and died lat- given yesterday by Richard McCor- mack, whose land runs down to the river 'where the box is believed to lie. Mr. McCormack's family have been settled upon this farm for more than a century and he said that his grandfather had told him of an old family of Indians who liv- ed near the ruins of old Fort Sainte Marie when the McCormacks first ar- rived. The Indians coyld speak French fluently and they often told tales of how a Jesuit treasure chest was lost when the mission first open- ed, They said that it was rich in gold and ornaments, but although they had searched for it time and again no trace could be found. The legend of the lost gold has been responsible for many attempts to locate it in the vicinity of the Wye. LEFT $1,086,881 ESTATE. Will of Hedley Shaw Made Public in Toronto. Toronto, June 17.--The will of Hedley Shaw, who at the time of his death was managing director of the Maple Leaf Milling Company, dis poses of an estate of $1,086,881. Legacies include $10,000 to Victoria College and $5,000 to Toronto In- fants Home. A Phantom Without Form, Says Sir Arthur Currie Winnipeg, June 17--"Some may see in the cultivation of a more in- dependent national spirit a bogey and a phantom of disruption of the Empire, but such fears are unreas- onable and are buf phantom without form", declared Sir Arthud Currie to the delegates at the annual con- vention of the universities last night. PPP P E9099 00 00 MOTHER ENDS LIFE WITH TWO BABIES Boston, June 17.--Follow- ing a cuarrel with her hus bari, 'a which er moth in-law figured, Mrs. DorotKea Gilman last night 3 ed hersoif in her and with two babies at her breast, turned on gas. All three were found dead. § FTI RII TTI *» * + + * * > > * * <> + > * * PPP 0 00000000 SUNK IN RIVER BED {It Is the Pay Chest of the] --The great hunt for the Jesuit wf sure chest located a few days ago by | troops of New France, has been lo-| fot Aaking shellac, {water THE SECOND CONVICT DIES Shellac in in Prison. 1 | noon--Convicts Used It As Intoxicant. Shellac used as an intoxicating beverage by inmates of the Ports- mouth Penitentiary caused the death of two prisoners, John Kearney, aged twenty-two, serving four years for shopbreaking, and theft at Ottawa, and Jacob Ritt, aged twenty-five, serving a term of seven years for rob- bery at Windsor. At least three other prisoners are said to have been suf- fering from cramps, symptoms fol- At the inquest held at the Ports- mouth penitentiary on Friday after- noon by Dr. D. E. Mundell, coroner into the death of John Kearney, the first victim, the jury rendered the following verdict: "That John Kearney came to his death by drinking shellac contain- ing wood alcohol, or methyl hyd- rata "' that the two unfortunate men work- ed in the paint, carpenter shop, a large room divided | {into different departments. The shel- | | lac was kept in the paint department jand used in large quantities by the | prisoners in painting the cement render them impervious to moisture. It was not known that the prisoners drank the stuff, and when discover- ec about midnight in their cells suf- fering, they refused to state what was the cause of their illness. Kear- ney rapidly lapsed into unconscious- ness and when medical help arrived could not respond to questions, and died__before his fellow prisoner, Jacob Hitt, would divulge shat was taken. It was through Hitt, how- ever, that the nature of the concoe- tion taken became known. He told ( diluting it witn Rs. The ry was composed of: W.'N Campbell, foreman; Fred Beaudry, J. R. Forster, M. Ryan, D. S. Coller, W. H. Gimblatt, D. A. Shaw, N. R. Grimm, F, L. Reid, J. McCandless, J McGall and F. Purdy. After viewing the body in a cof- fin in the prison hospital, the evid- ence was taken in the keepers' hall Evidence Given. Warden J. C. Ponsford was the first witness examined. He said that the deceased prisoner, John Kear ney, was sentenced at Ottawa, Jan. 21st, 1921, at Ottawa to four years | for breaking, entering and stealing. | He was a well-behaved prisoner, He { did not know except indirectly what took place on Thursday night. Guard Charles R. Hart, night guard, said he took up duty at 6 p.m., Thursday, and at 10.38 o'clock he heard a man groaning in a cell in "D" block. "I went to Investigate." said he, "and found Convict Kearney gitting on his bed holding his stom- ach and groaning. When questioned he said he had cramps and I called the chief watchman." Thomas Clayton, chief watchman, told of being summoned by Guard Hart at 10.38 p.ar. and of going to Kearney's cell. He asked Kearney what was the matter, but he only groaned. The question was repeat- ed but there was no response. I sum- moned Mr. McConnell, hospitai over- seer, and had Kearney removed to the hospital where Mr. McConnell took charge of him. "Questioned as--to the time he opened the cell Witness replied "10.44 pm." A. McConnell, hospital overseer, told of being called to Kearney's cell by the night watchman. Kearney was groaning and he could not make out what ailed him. Continuing ine B Result of Drinking walls of a wing recently erected to} Inquest Held Friday After: lowed by fatal results in the cases | gested. | | fury. It had a smell not unitke | whiskey. Dr iycke who was acting sur- absen . Fry told of a) called to the penitentiary at twelve o'clock, mid- night, to see Kearney. "I reached there at 1 a.m. and found the prison- er unconscious, I could not get any | pulse and his breathing was very feeble; reflexes all absent, except pupil, with stimulant. up a little but succumbed. was a peculiar odor and 1 remarked it to Mr. McConnell. In comparing it with the solution of shellac and water I find it is the same odor." Wood Alcohol Poisoning. Dr. T. R. Little, pathologist at Queen's University, who performed an autopsy deecribed the condition of the body. There were no external marks, but the organs of the thorax and abdomen were congested with blood. Surface of heart and lungs showed small heamorrhage; heart dilated with blood; lower organs also dilated with blood; liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and bowls all con- There was no odor of alco- hol but chemical analysis showed a trace of alcohol, In reply to the cor- oner, he sald that the alcohol would be absorbed by the body." The symptoms in this case indicate alco- hol poisoning. Death Was due to poisoning from some irritant taken into the system," said Dr. Little. James A. Mills, instructor in the tin, paint, carpenter and printing shop, said Kearney told him It was shown in the evidence taken | Thursday morning he was not feel- |ing well. "I had twenty-two prison- printing, tin and | erg in the shop and Kearney worked jin the tin shop. Hitt worked in the carpenter shop. These departments are in the same room. The shellac is kept locked up in a shop by itself. I | heard that the men would drink shel- lac, It has been the rule to have shellac locked up. I have no idea how these men could get the shellac because an officer goes with the men always when it is yeing used. There ts never any chance to get it from the shop. When Kearney complain- ad of not feeling well I asked him why he did not see the doctor." He said he had been sick in the night, but he worked all day. In the after- noon he said he felt better as he had had his dinner. I never suspected Kearney as he was always a good boy." Questioned by the jury Witness said he. issued the shellac whica was used on the walle. It would be pos: sible for the men to swipe someaway. I have had 47 gallons on stock during the past year and now have fifteen gallons." No. "K"-25-McNabb, who worked in the same room with the deceased prisoner was questioned but could shed no light. on the matter. He said: "I was surprised when 1 learn- ed this morning that the man had died from drinking shellac. He was with the painters and I was with the tinsmiths, He complained of'cramps, but I did not know anything of his drinking shellac." John Williams, another inmate, who worked in the next shop from Kearney said he knew nothing of Kearney drinking shellac. He work- €G in the shop over a year. Dr. W. G. Anglin, surgeon, told of being absent Thursday night. Dr. Huycke was in charge. He saw Hitt, however, before he died and tried to learn from him what they drank, but Hitt only replied "rheu- matiem." Later he told of drinking shellac. Dr. Anglin told of the treatment given Hitt who for a time showed a favorable response, bul suddenly collapsed at 3.30 p.m, and died. Hitt was sent to the peniten- tiary from Windsor, but his home is at Anchor, Missouri, U.S.A. He was 25 years of age. Catch Noisy Autoists. Picton, June 17.--Provincial High- way Motor Constable Spencer appear- ed on the scene here a few days ago, with the result that fifteen convic- tions were registered, principally on markings and cut-out offenses. The cut-out nuisance had been unbear- able, and the visit of the provincial officer was timely staged. witness said: "He did not resp when epoken to. Failing to rouse him I asked the watchman to open the cell, He was lying on his left side with knees drawn up. Hé had a very rapid weak pulse. With the help of the guard he was removed to the hospital and 1 eummoned Dr. Huycke who came and we worked over him for about two and a half hours. He died at 8.20 a.m., Friday. Sian. Hitt Tells of Shellac Drinking. "Another prisoner, Jacob Hitt, was ill at the same time, having com- plained of headache during the after- noon, and he developed similar symp- toms and died at 2.30 p.m. today. I was questioning Hitt as to the causa of his illness at 10 a.m. and he said: "I had a drink of shellac." T ask- ed him if it was the same Kearney had and he replied: "We were drink- ing together." Asked how he coyld drink shellac he eaid: "I poured 'water into it." Here a bottle of the shellac and a glass of shellac diluted | with water were exhibited to the MRS. J. IL. PEENY Formerly Miss AMson McBain, of | Sherbrooke, Que. whose husband was arrested as a result of a breach of pea. mise suit brought by a French hotly after Feeny's marriage. and I came to the conclusion | that he had been taking poison." Dr. i { Huycke told of the treatment given | "He at first picked ! There ! on | 400 FARMERS [FROM EUROPE Arrive in Canada By the Steamship Melita. Forty Women Domestics For Ontario Arrive By Em- press of Britain. Quebec, June 17---The Canadian { Pacific steamer Melita arrived at Quebec from Antwerp and South- ampton yesterday bringing 707 pass- engers including 283 cabin and 424 third clases. Fhe latter included four hundred continental foreigners, all farmers, | young married couples and farm lab- orers, intelligent in appearance and apparently people of means. These farmers for the most part are book- ed for the western provinces with a | small, quota for Toronto, and the | remainder are British and young farm laborers booked for Tordnto who have come out under the aus- pices of the Ontario Government. In conversation with these contin- { entals, they expressed their delight to be in Canada, saying the condi- tions in Poland and Russia, whence a good many of them came from, were in such a state that the better | class of the farmers of these coun- | tries were only awaiting a chance to sell their lands and effects to come to Canada inasmuch as they | looked for no betterment in living | conditions as long as the Russian | question remained unsettled. The Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain arrived in Quebec yesterday with 381 passengers. Among those were Hon. Linel Guest, London, England, brother of Viscount Wine bourne, former vice Regal represent- ative to Ireland, also brother of Hon. Frederick Guest, secretary of state of the British air forces. Speaking of Right Hon. P .C. Larkin, Canadian high commissioner to England, Mr. Guest said the new high commissioner was doing good work and gaining in popularity every | Gay by his democratic and human manner of conducting his office af- fairs, and that Mr. Larkin was now centralizing all provincial governs ment agents with their official office stalls in the.same Canadian bufids ing as himself, i In the third-clase accommodation there were a party of forty women domestics destined for settlement in Ontario brought out under the aus- picious of the Balvation Army and conducted by Capt. Mario) Jones. This party also included farm labe orers. JURY GOULD NOT AGREE IN BANK BANDIT CASE Climax to Case at Sarnia--- Claim of the Prisoners' Counsel. Sarnia, June 17--As a climax to one of the most interesting trials in the history of Lambton county, the jury in the case of Edward McMul- len, one of the four alleged Wyom= ing bandits, reported a disagree~ ment, after five hours deliberation, late last night. Following the an= nouncement of disagreement, J. M. McEvery, defence counsel, made motion for a stated case upon ground that the method of identifying Me- Mullen was improper and that the judge in Nis charge should have so directed the jury. The case of William Ayers, the ge~ cond of the four indicted, started yesterday afternoon. Ene A Monstrous Grizzly 8hot by Prospectors B.C, June 17. Two prospectors, Edward Forsam and J. Kennedy, after an exciting battle, shot a grizzly bear In the White Creek district, near Ferrace, B.C., which measured 15 feet stands ing erect. The animal weighed 1,800 pounds, the skin alone weigh Ing 100 pounds, and measuring twelve feet long and nine feet wide, Its footprints were 18 inches long and 9 inches wide. The bear fought the prospectors and it took five lets to kill him, and when he fell ha was but two feet away from Keng dy, who had become entangled fa the brush. Divorces to Be Cheaper By Proposed Amend Ottawa, June 17. 17.__To render less expensive and expedite divorce pr ceedings is the object of an amends ment introduced in the senate b Senator Proudfoot, chairman of Divoree Committee. If this prope is acceptad the advertising cost will | be considerably reduced, and divorce bills will be placed on a basis simi- lar to that of other private bills During the senate session the 'ernment leader expressed the opin {that prorogation would be po '|by the end of next week, Prince Rupert,