aily British Whig To ALLEN KATHERRE RacDOMAD Domestic Relations -- YEAR 89; No. 203. FORECAST AGAIN MADE That Bard Coal Strike A About Over. * A Settlement Within a Day Is President Lewis' Lat- est Prediction. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 31.--Sat- tlement of the anthracite coz! strike within twenty-four hours was forecast today by Lewis, with both sides. Operators were in' #ecrét con- ference this morfing and President Lewis, of the miners, and other un- ion leaders, also met. It Is thought that the joint conference, broken off abruptly last week over the dead- _ lock on the arbitration problem, | might be resumed this afternoon to consider the 'compromise peace plan," suggested by United States Benators Pepper and Reed. It is believed the first concession will have to come from the operators If a settlement is to be reached at once. According to information gleaned from certain quarters it is sald the question of an investigation by a body with authority to compel the production of books, papers and other evidence by each side, is In- "volved In the suggestion that arbitra- tion be eliminated. « Another suggestion, it was sald, provides for changing the length of the proposed agreement. The oper- ators want the wage contract to enq April 1st next, while the miners de- sire it to run until April 1st, 1924. It is understood that if the opeia- tors made concessions considered 4¥ important enough the miners would probably consider a wage contract to 'expire some time prior to Aprir, 1924. Be _------ The Greeks 'Attempting Local Counter Attack Smyrna, Aug. 81.--The Greek army in Asia Minor, which has been falling back before the Turkish na. tloualist attack along a wide front, was understood this morning to be Attempting a Jocal counter attack fol. lowing the arrival of reinforcements "In the battle avea.: a . ---- SPP 099 0902090000 3 ----- SCRAPPING FAMOUS BRITISH BATTLESHIPS London, Aug. 31.--In accord- ance with the Washington na- val agreement, the Admiralty has ordered the battle cruisers Lion and Princess Royal, and the battleships Orion, Monarch, Conquerer and Erin scrapped. They are among the most fam- 5 ous warships in the British # Navy. » * WOULD GT SUBSTITUTES FOR HARD COAL SUPPLY Until Middle of December, Is Advice of Ontario Fuel _ Controller. *4E4 40020000 PCRS PPP Frere ad * + * + + +> + + * < +* + + + + + + Toronto, Aug. 31.--"Make your preparations for substitutes for hard coal until the middle of December," urged J. A. Ellis, Ontario fuel con- troller today, when he addressed the Ontario Municipal Association on the - fuel situation. i "If you get hard coal, keep it for the hard part of the winter." Mr. Ellis placed the probable hard coal shortage at 3 3per cent. "1 do think that the hard coal R strike will be settled soon," Mr, Ellis ~ went on. "But when it is settled, ro- member this: Whether the miners "win or fhe operators, the public will Whoever wins the public al- Ways loses. If there had been no trike, the coal surplus, having bean arge In April last, hard coal would have been sold at a lower price. Now & am not prophesing as to price. It will depend upon the attitude of the r owners. Nobody knows. at least I don't." ~ Canadian The Author. London, Aug. 31.--Laurence Lyon, n barrister, former member the British house of commons, is ) 6d 'by the British Weekly, fch is edited by Sir William Ro- m Nicholl, with being the au- of "Pomp and Power," the re- published book which dis- personages and events in a frank manner. born in Toronto in 1875 ani resides in France. Miss Muriel McCormick, Chicago, a of Harold F. McCormick, of the publicity which has fol- her family's affairs for the past considering an offer to go in- @ movies under the name of Na- 'Mie-Cor. made his twenty-eighth at New York on Wednesday. NEW DANCE AN AID | TO BASHFUL LOVER 'If He Does Not Pop the Ques- | tion Then Heé\is Hope= less. New York, Aug. 31.--Another aid {to Cupid has been produced, this { time by the dancing masters in con- | vention here, in the form of a new { dance, called "Say It While Danc- ing." If the bashful wooer does not say "it" while doing the steps which seem to form a "sort of hesitating movement" according to the invent- ors, then he is hopeless for all time. Lake Was Too Cold; Suicides in Warm iver Kankakee, 11l., Aug. 31.-- The warmer, less unfriendly looking wa- ters of the Kankakee. river yesterday KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THE BELGIA PLAN CHOSEN | As Solution of German Moratorium Crisis. Atitude of France Not Defin- itely Known--United States | Has Proposals. | Paris, Aug. 31 The reparations |committee has decided to accept the | Belgian compromise on the German | moratorium proposition as a solution claimed "Arthur J. Coulter, 40, In of the present crisis, it was learned dianapolis, after 'he had looked at| ings afiernoon. British, Italian and Lake Michigan with the idea of 8ui- | peigian members are declared un- cide and found it "so big, so rough | Laurence Lyon |. and so cold." In a letter in Coult- er's pocket, addressed to his wife, he said he had walked from Chicago after finding himself unable to end his life in the lake. Police Bare Plot Chicago, Aug. 31.--With the arrest of three men loday the police declared they had bared a plot to dynamite the Western express on the New York Cent- ral at a point between Gary, In- diana, and Chicago, 'Illinofs. The wreck, they declared, was to have marked the beginning of a new reign of terror on rail- roads throughout the United States. Frank Hartman was held as the ring leader of the al- leged conspiracy, and his come panions are J. J. Boyle and C. A. Lagham. Information was obtained by private detectives posing as strikers. PREDICT HARD WINTER FOR COAST PEOPLE Of Newfoundland and Labra- dor--The Fishing Was a Failure. -- . Sydney, N.S. Aug. 31. Condi. tions on the north-east coast of New- foundland are not very promising, and the outlook for the winter is gloomy. The shore fishery on that coast was a complete failure this sea- son, and some form of relief work will have to be found to keep the people from starving. There were barely one-third as many schooners prosecuting the northern fishery this year as there was ten years ago and despite this the catches were in many cases the worst on record. According to recent reports from Labrador, the coming winter is Boing to be the hardest ever experienced on sections of the coast and the same applies al- 80 to parts of the west coast. The fishing has been the worst in twen- ty-five years, it is stated. ------ No Longer an Idol. Paris, Aug. 31--That Georges Car- pentier is not the idol of old among the fight fans here, is indicated in the slight interest manifested in the announcement from London that he will retire in six or eight months. He is charged with snobbishness and an exaggerated "ego." Referring to Carpentier"s coming bouts with Bat- tling Siki and the winner of the Bec- kett-Moran fight, one caustic news- paper critic hints that he may be forced to retire before six months. The British schooner Gamma, with two hundred thousand dollars worth of liquor and the excursion steamer Smithfield, alleged to have been carrying a floating bar, were seized by New York customs and prohibition authorities. Ninety thousand attended the To- ronto exhibition Wedensday, HARRY The negro am continued his march toward a match with Dempsey for the world's heavyweight champion- ship by flattening "Tut Jackson, his {as. serious black obstacle at Brooklyn. Jackson only lasted th rounds. Jer- rific stomach and kidney punches' put him down for the count. | To Dynamite Train | year. equivocally to favor this settlement. The attitude of the French delegate {13 not definitely known. A formal {vote will likely be taken before 'ha {day is over. | The commissioners are prepared |to make every effort for an agree- | ment, and, according to the newspa- | per L'Oeuvre, Col. James A. Logan, {United States observer, is contribut- {ing toward the movement, and yes- terday intervened to support the Bel- {glan plan. He indicated that the [United States was unable to inter- |vene at present, but was preparing ito make concrete proposals in No- | vember. | The German delegates called on [the Belgian representatives before [the opening of to-day"s meeting, and |there is etill hope that accord will |be reached through some modifica- [tion of the Belgian plan, which re- | mains the last hope. | | (THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CANADA IMPROVED | | -- |And That Is Why the Canadian Dollar Is at Par Again. New York, Aug. 31.--Discussing the return of the Canadian dollar to par, the Wall Street Journal this morning says: -- "Canada's improved foreign trade position and her financing operations abroad have been the chief source of demand for Montreal funds. From a favorable trade balance in the final months.Qf last year, the country's ex- ports declined sufficiently in January 1922, to bring an unfavorable bal- ance. Thereafter, trade improved until the total figures for the four months ending July showed a favor- able balance of $7,011,000, exports for June and July having been heay- ily in excess of imports. -------- A ROCHESTER NURSE LEAPS T0 HER DEATH Negro Blood In Her Veins, Prefers Death to Divulg- Ing Secret. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 31.--Des- pondent, it is said, because she knew blood ties barred her marriage, Mar- garet Van Cleas, 21, a nurse, leaped to her death from '"'suicide bridge," spanning the Genesee river. The body was found floating near the low- er falls yesterday. Miss Van Cleas, missing since Fri- day, was identified, by her room mates. They told of how she often reiterated her desire to die because she could not tell her flance negro blood flowed in her veins. The woman, her friends say, often declared she would not marry and ap- parently had mapped out a course that would carry her through the channels of single blessedness. About a year ago, they said, she met the man and he, it is said, unconscious of the fact that she was of alien par- entage, proposed marriage. As time wore on his calls became more frequent and she was forced to decide the issue. Refusing to divulge her secret, she left the night the an. swer was to be given. Nova Scotia May Have An Election This Fall Sydney, N. 8, Aug. 31.--It is ru- mored that contingent on the suc- cessful negotiation of the lumber deal, the government will force an election this fall. To this end it is 'stated that a list of voters has been compiled from the census taken last It is contended that next win- ter will see a more desperate condi- tion of affairs than existed last win- ter. By foreing an election this fall, the government appears to have hope of being returned. ------------ "So Near, Yet So Far" Dover, Eng., Aug. 31.--Enrique Tirabocchi, Italian swimmer, failed by two miles to swim the English channel. : Tirabocchi made a magnificent of- fort to accomplish his task. He was 19% hours in the water and was bat two miles off St. Margaret's Bay when he became exhausted and had to quit. a THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922. | THE SWISS CITIZENS | LOOKING TO CANADA | | ------ i { | Aiding Them. { | London, Aug. 31.--The Swiss gov- | [with the Canadian government in a | scheme of assisted emigration of | . ton, Canadian Superintendent of Con. | Strikes Settled. |tinental Immigration, and Major -- i » {Just returned from a conference with | |Swiss officials. It is understood that Canada Not Likely to Get priate one quarter of a million dol- lars to assist the plan. Switzerland November. of its people, but post-war conditions Washington, D.C., Aug. 31.--Th2a have produced a surplus population, {now seems Imminent, will not ore- ent is prepared to help in solving | yen; a coal shortage this fall and Switzerland Would Co-oper- | ernment has offered to ork en Witl the C al {Swiss citizens to Canada, H. M. Mit- { Moore, of the Canadian Pacific, have Switzerland {is prepared to appro- Much Hard Coal Before has hitherto opposed the emigration {settlement of the coal strikes, which and rather than pay doles the govern- {winter. chn L. Lewis, president of the problem by assisted emigration. Most of the Swiss now out of em- ployment are farmers' younger sons who have drifted to the city. They are a thrifty and hardy people and are well fitted for an agricultural existence in Canada. : {the United Mine Workers of Amari- {va, Is authority for the statement | that it wrnld be two months afier ithe resumption of work before the mines of fL¢ anthracite coal fie'é would .be producing to capacity. The | big movement of hard coal from Fennsy'vania to Ontario and points in cantrel Canada usually takes Flace in September. So great, hiw- ever, wouw,¢ be the demand this Sep- tember from New York, New Eaigz- land and cther states on the Atlaatic seaboard for the anthracite coal which they use for domestic purposes exclusively, that no export to Canada may be expected for some months. The bituminous coal flelds are now pretty well opened up but the probh- lem' weuld be of transportation, Th: railways ef present are not able to carry all .Le soft coal being proda.:- ed, and the strain will be greatly in- creased with the resumption of work ir the anthracite district. To get the most c¢fcient transportation ra sults the mctive power and rolliag stock of ike roads have been pooled, subjest to the direction of the inty:- state' commerce commission. The commiss:cn finds, however, that = large percentage of the locomo.ire Vancouver man who was appointed |engines are out of repair and a cer 1223 delegate to lbs Sritish oZrades| tain uumber out of commission. It Pion Cosa ress of Can. He is the|ls charged that this is partly due to Western Canada general organizer for{sal,otage, but whatever the cause ins harbood , of a eters and nay be there is no doubt about the Vancouver newspaper man. [fast. Continuance of the rail strike S-- will aggravate these conditions, and the shortage in motive power and rolling stock means fof a time at least a shortage in coal, no matter how much may be produced at the mines. J. W WILINSON Love Bonus Unpaid; Wife Seeks Divorce Milwaukee, Aug. 31.--An experi- ment in a love bonus was failure for Odolph Loose, according to an ans- wer to his wife's divorce petition filed yesterday. He is 61, she 49, and they were married in August, 1921. Loose sald he and his wife signed a prenuptial agreement by which she was to receive $500 for every year of happiness she gave him. This bonus plan was to last 10 years, but it pe- tered out in a few months and each now charges the other with deser- tion, ENGLAND AGITATES FOR DIVORCE REFORM A Million People Claimed To Be Wed in Name Only. London, Aug. 31.--One million men and women in England are mar- ried in name only, living in a state of complete separation without pow- er to re-marry. ' : That Is the estimate made by Mrs. Seaton-Tiedeman, organizing secre- tary of the Divorce Law Reform Union. England's medieval divorce laws, which place the strictest limit- ation on the grounds by which com- plete freedom may be gained are re- sponsible for this state of affairs. Agitation for divorce reform is be- fore Parliament, as it has been for many years, but as yet the system has not been corrected. The present system of separation ana inability to re-marry leads to hypocrisy and immorality, according to (hose who are campaigning for re- form. ---- Jockey Feted as Prince. Deuville, France, Aug. 31.--An ebsurd incident marked the closing of the hectic season here last night. At the Casino several Americans ob- Jected to the presence of Winkfield, the colored American jockey. There- upon the Maitre d'Hotel told the Am- ericans that Winkfleld was the Prince of Kapurthala, . son of the Punjab Maharaja of that {lk Promptly, those who had wished the dusky visi- tor be given the gate, expressed an earnest desire to be presented to the "Prince." Winkfield was put wise, and gracious but grinning, held a minor court for the rest of the morn- ing. BANDITS IN ALBERTA BEWILDER THE POLICE Even Bloodhounds Unable to Pick Up Trail of Bank Robbers. Calgary, Alta., Aug. 31.--Greased gloves and protected shoes worn by the bandits who looted the Union Bank branch at Foremost, Alta., of over $80,000 in cash and securities Tuesday are creating insurmountable difficulties for the police in their ef- forts to take the trail Minute examination of the vault doors and bank premises for finger prints failed to reveal the slightest clue. The police had great hopes that the trained bloodhounds main- tained by the Alberta provincial po- lice would have been able to pick up the scent and so indicate the direc- tion the robbers took In their ge:- away. The dogs failed utterely, Constable Rowe, of the provincial force, assisted by other officers, is combing the countryside around Foremost bu: late last night admitted that the trail was quite cold. -- LIQUOR GONE: YOUTH RESIGNS. Fred Barker, Liquor Warehouse Keeper Relieved of Duty, Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 31.--Fred V. Barker, Alexandria Bay, storekeeper at the Uniled States Government Bonded Warehouse at Utica, is to be relieved of his duties following dis- covery of disappearance of $7,000 worth of liquor, according to aa- nouncement from enternal Revenue Collector Jesse W. Clarke, Clark heard of certain irregulari- ties in the Uliica warehouse several weeks ago and sent Jeremiah Sul- livan, an investigator there to look Into it. On receipt of Sullivan's re- port Mr. Clark wrote Washington for authority to dismiss Barker. This rermission came this morning. At the same time there arrived a letter from Barker offering his resignation. John J. Oaly, of Waterloo, is to be named as his successor, Fred Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. BE. A. Parker, Alexandria Bay, and passed much of his life there, having been born in the village, He tis abou: twenty-three years of age. Will Adopt a Strict Diet. Peterboro, Aug. 31.--The Kiwanis Club has decided to adopt at its weekly luncheons a strict diet, and in future their menu will consist of raw vegetables and fruit, whole waeat bread, and milk instead of coffee. This decision was reached after Dr, Graham MacDougall stirred up their interest in the matter of proper eat- ing by an arraignment of high liv- ing. Dr. MacDougall claimed tha! improper eating was accountable for many deaths, The Liberals claim decisive in the Prince Edward Island by: tions, f The coal importers of Montreal have agrced among themselves to provide a reserve of 50,000 toms of coal suitable for domestic' heating purposes, and to finance the pur- chase of this amount themselves. Laurent Beaudry, former secre- tary to Hon. Mackenzie King, has been chosen as editor in chief of Le Soleil, the nfficial Liberal organ in this province. He will replace Arth- ur Leman, who is going west. The Toronto counell adjourned without a vote on the radial entrance along the water fromt. gains LAST FLATION, |FATHER DISINHERITS HIS OWN CHILDREN The Father-in-law of Caruso Leaves Money to Adopt= ARE ed Daughter. | | New York, Aug. 31.--In a wili| bristling with bitterness against his {five children, "who have acted less as children than as parasites," Park Benjamin, noted patent lawyer, and father-in-law of the late Enrico Ca- ruso, and who died on August 21st lest, cuts off his children including the widow of the tenor, with a dol- lar each. He leaves his residuary | estate to his widow, on whose death | | | | i 'M. Sherbino, One Tenant, Had To Be Awal en:1 By Villager. In a fire which broke out in the village of Portsmouth from some un- It is to go to his adopted daughter, Anna Bolchi Benjamin, tormer gov- erness of Mrs. Caruso. The adopted | daughter also receives the iargest | cash bequest, $60,000, and in addi-| tion receives all of Mr Benjamin's |, 0 C0 cause about 2 o'clock on furniture, paintings (with a few ex- | Thursday morning, three stone ceptions), books, personal effects and { houses were destroyed and some of ae jewelry. The testator explains this beques* to his adopted daughter as being "in votion to me while resident in my household for over seven years past." The disinherited children have signified their intention of con'est- ing the will. FLAMES MAY AGAIN BREAK OUT IN ARGONAUT MINE Hope For Releasing Forty=- seven Miners Is Not Held Out. Jackson, Cal. Aug. 31.--The fire in the shaft of Argonaut gold mine, in the lowest reaches of which forty- seven miners have been imprisoned since Sunday, is out, but that fact brought no nearer any hope for re- leasing the men alive. The heat In the shaft is so intense that flames may break out again at any moment and at the earliest it would be five days before the entranee to the mine could be gained through it. CONDEMN BRITAIN'S Turco-Greek War Regarded as Forerunner of Balkan Up- heaval, London, Aug. 31.--The newspa- pers comment with grave concern on the resumption of fighting in Asia Mine sie eh tle Turkish Nation- tlists and Greeks, and there is a good deal of condemnation of the British government's Near Dast policy, which som: of the newspapers variously describe as vacillating and evasive. The question of why Prime Minister Lloyd George and the foreign office are supporting Greece also is raissd. The whole situation in the Near East, which the Daily News says has long seen an international scandal, is developing, that newspaper bhe- lieves, into a serious menace to the Peace of the world. The London News says the final upshot must be another disastrous upheaval in the Balkans, with con- sequences impossible to foresee or to limit, rr -------------- Galt Debenture Prices Gratifying, Galt, Aug. 31.-- Yesterday's sale o* a block of $410,236 of city of Galt school and local improvement deben- tures at a figure of 103.066 was fea- tured by the price the $100,000 worth of school debentures, 20-year 5 1-2 per cent. brought, of 99.63, while the latest Dominion govern- ment 5 1-2 per cent. bonds are quot-- ed at 99.60. This is considered as reflecting the strong position Galt holds in the financial market, eet eet To Guard Pembroke's Milk, Pembroke, Aug. 31.--Recogniziag that there is a close relationship be- tween a town's milk supply and its infant mortality rate, and that Pem- broke's unenviable position with re- gard to the latter has shown little improvement, the town council is considering the recommendation of the Board of Health, that a veterin- ary be appointed inspector of the dairies and the meat market. EE ---------------- J. G. : The energetic general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition, now be- ing held in Toronto. This year the ex- hibition promises to eelipse all previous records, loving remembrance of her filial de- | ASIA MINOR POLICY| [the tenants had a close call from be- |Ing burned to death. The Kingston | iremen were called upon for assist- {ance | The fire started in & row of stone | houses on Main street. It appears | that the blaze originated in the { home of V. Glendenning, which was | gutted, with the homes of W. 8. |Sherbino and Fred Payne. The houses were owned by Miss Gertrude | Campbell, Kingston. Mr. Sherbino was asleep when the | fire broke out, and it is stated that | but for the prompt action of some |of the neighbors in awakening him {he would have fallen a prey to the {flames. The members of his family were away, Mr. Payne and his family, so it was stated, are in. Flint, Mich. | 'Mr. Glendenning is employed at {Sydenham hospital, and he came {hofie from that institution about | midnight, and he and his family got {out in safety. A good deal of the | furniture in the three houses was saved. Mr. Glendenning had Just {secured his winter's supply of coal {and wood, and this was consumed. | Speaking to the Whig on Thurs- | day morning, residents of the village {who turned out to the fire, had | warm words of praise for the work of the Kingston firemen. The houses | destroyed were landmarks in the vil { lage. | Insurance wag carried on the houses. Mr. Glendenning also had Insurance on his household goods. A defective chimney is given as the cause of the fire. The blaze caused a big sensation in the village, and a large number of the residents turned out, and many gave valuable assistance to the firemen. Mrs. E. Culcheth served hot coffes 16 ths firemen, and her kindness was very much appreciated by the fire fighters. | | -- MORRISON'S CHALLENGE, To Drury To a Showdown in Prem. ier's Constituency, Mount Nemo, Aug, 31.--Right in the centre of Premier Drury's own riding J. J. Morrison challenged the Premier to a showdown on the broadening-out question. The U. F. 0. secretary would have the issue put | before the delegates to the next U, |=. 0. convention and settled by bal- lot. Continued bickerings on the platform will harm the movement and lead to its ruin, he believes, "1 want to say to Mr. Drury that | If he believes in the principles of the |U. F. 0. he should be willing to let {the matter drop right now and leave the issue to the next annual conven- | tion," Mr. Morrison declared, amid [applause "We are doing no good to the movement by continuing the contro- versy,"" he added. "Mr. Drury knows that so long as he continues to usa the public platform for the promo- tion of this idea he is forcing on the U. F. O. a conflict it has not invited and which can end only in grievous harm to the movement." -------------- | New Western Wheat Justifies High Hopes Winnipeg, Aug. 31.--Shipments of new wheat received here from Mani- teba points are gratifying high, and earlier reports that the Crop was clean and of a high grade have been Justified. Out of 512 cars inspected only 16 graded below No. 2 northern. Of the total 324 were graded No. 1 northern, and 140 No. 2. ------------------ Walks Like Feline; Runs as Rabbit. Equinunk, Pa., Aug. 831.--Luke Mogrilige, of this village, has a two- months-old kitten which is a freak of nature, Its fore quarters are those of a cat, while its hind quarters are distinctly those of a cottontail. When it walks i: has the gait of a feline, but when it runs its movements are those of a rabbit, The little animal is thriving and apparently {s not handicapped by the unusual combination. Mr. Mogridge is talking of exhibiting his freak at the county fairs this fall. ------ Anonymous Benefactor, Montreal, Aug. 31.--An anony- mous citizen has written to the Mon- treal Board of Trade, ann : that he and two associates are will- ing to finance the purchase of Welsh coal to relieve the shortage in Monts real caused by the strike of miners in the United States up to $1,000, 000. The writer says no Interest will ibe charged on the money. The Board {of Trade appointed i committee tg {consider the offer, ~-- 4