3 i BETTY BLYTHE : in "HIS WIFE'S - HUSBAND" rE | » - PERI MON., TUES., WED. WESLEY (Freckles) BARRY in "RAGS TO RICHES" | ee WAR GUILT" CASES DROP Leipzig Supreme Court Dis- misses Ninety-Three of Them. | | NOT INNOCENT OR CULT There Are 721 Cases Stil Pending--Allies Left Them to Germany. REV. DR. R. J. WILSON Of Chalmers church, Kingston, chos- Berlin, Dec. 21.--The supreme en to supervise promotion of church union throughout Canada for the Pres- court of Leipzig, in a eecret session ERion th to-day, dismissed ninely-three "war 2 Suilt'" cases, tried in accordance with MARRIED WHOLE FAMILY. the Versailles treaties. Generals Von Gallwitz, Von Mac- Kenzen, Von Linsings, Von Bellow and Von Dickut and Professor Goetz 'Were among those whoee cases were Mrs. Heiser Moved to Divorce Suit by Mother-inLaw's Attentions. Chicago, Dec. 21.--Five of husband's relations living honeymoon flat was bad enough. for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Heiser, Mrs. M : Heiser told Judge Steffen in divorce y witnesses were heard but | ure yesterday, but when her mo- Be I cacling® wets strictly private thér-in-law insisted in sleeping * present. The court declared the de fendants had been proven neither Spuolutely Fit Bor innocent of} T.ou.' nongymoon flat became $0 © . ® Aguun the Germs law. {public I couldn't take a bath without aves houdsol apo Cora 0n® embarrassment," Mrs. Helser 'ek- Cases . | plained. . *"'F trial inciude thé former Crown | © aided Bom Junie 1st, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, accus- | ed of deportations from northern | grauce during the an Samer] us reure first, and then she would ' spo ® Ior the (come in." . Louvain outrages; the Duke of Wurt- | : emburg who ordered troop massa- Cres at Namur and othér famour of- ficers. \ The Allies drew up aflong list of those considéred guilty and required her she thought the limit had been reached. mother-in-law insisted upon sleeping with us. "Every night she would let Lady Rhondda Granted Divorce in London London, Dec. 21.----Lady Rhondda i KINGSTON, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 1922, THROWS OUT HIS APPEAL \Edward Bywater Must Die For Slaying Lover's Husband. CONVICTED WIFE'S APPEAL Also Betore the Lord Chief | Justice--Will England | | Edward Bywaters | in their! in tte same bed with the newly-weds, | 1919, | when we were married, to June 28th, | i | | | Hang a Woman? { London, Dec. 21.--The lord chief Justice today dismissed the appeal ot against sentence | of death for the murder of the hus- band of Mrs. Edith Thompson. Mrs. Thompson, sentenced jointly with Bywaters for the murder, amo appealed and her case was proceed- ing. Mrs. Thompson was the first woman in years to receive a death penalty for murder. | During the trial it was brought out that she ana Bywaters, alleged to have been her lover, sought repeatedly to, poison Thompson, without success. Passionate Move letters, intexspers- ed with suggestions for killing the | husband, were exchanged by the ac- cused couple. 'Finally, one night Thompson was found in the arms of his wife on a street corner, dying | from stab wounds. A dramatic moment in the trial came when Mrs. Thompson admittea attempts to poison her husband, but | said she did not want to kill him but "merely to weaken him so that if he | should have a heart attack he would | not recover." CLAIMS BIG DAMAGES FOR HIS DISMISSAL ron vie omens RECEIPT TAX re eee | | EXPLAINED Winnipeg, Dee. 21.--Claiming $50,000 damages for alleged wrong- | Game Wrong Ideas Dispelled By Customs Department. UST OF THINGS GEN has entered suit against Wesley Uo:- lege here. He has registered a state- ment of claim in the King's Bench On Which Tax Is Payable-- All Cash Register Slips Not Taxable. and the announcement is made that the college board has decided unani- mously to fight the claim. Prof. Smith, formerly a member of the Toronto university faculty for twenty years, was appointed to the Wesley College September 1st, 1921, continuing as a member of the starr to July 5th 1922, when he was ad- vised that his services were no long- Ottawa, Dec. 21.--The Customs Department in response to many questions which have been addressed to its officials concerning the inter- preation of the Receipt tax, has is- sued instructions to coilectors of customs and excise which appear in a special issue of the official gazette published to-day. They will serve to dispel much er required. Great French Towns Said misconception and a good deal of misinformation which has been cir- to Have No Unemployment culated regarding the new taxation. The circular sent Sul by ». AM. Trowern, of the Retall Meorchants' Association, which provoked the re- cent flood of telegrams, staied spe- cifically that the new taxation "would disrupt every cash and cred- it sales' slip and cash register sys- tem that is now in existence through- out Canada.' The insiructions now issued state specifically that "Count- er sales slips and cash register re- celpts are not taxable, provided no words implying or stating acknow- ledgement of the receipt or the pay- ment of money appear thereon.' The usual form of cash rege receipt is: "This is the amount of your purchase, or similar wording which clearly does not esme within Paris, Dec. 21.--There is practic- aly no unemployment in the great French towns; The total number of persons receiving rellet through- out France last week was only 2,604, including 318 in the Seine De- partment, which takes in Paris. The government recently advertised for over 3,000 laborers, but received not a single response. There has been an overwhelming response, however, to calls for such positions as tax col lectors, rural postmen and lock-keep- ers. ANGLICANS ARE NOT NEEN"FOR POLITICS Not Enthusiastic Over Move- ment to Make Clergy Elig- ible For Parliament. London, Dec. 21.--A bill to remove The Daily British Whia BRIG.-GEN. VICTOR W. ODLUM Of Vancouver, has resig from the People's Prohibition Party 'of British Columbia, in consequence of ériticlsms of that province uttered by Rev. A. Cooke, chairman of the party. PARDON FOR ARBUCKLE AS CHRISTMAS TOKEN "Fatty" May Appear Again In the Movies at Hollywood, . California. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 21.--Ros- coe "Fatty" Arbuckle yesterday was given a Christmas "pardon" by Wil H. Hays, movie mentor, who banish- ed him from filmdom almost a yea: ago. Arbuckle was barred from the fiime following his acquittal of charges of manslaughter in connec: tion with the death of Virginia Rappe. In announcing the "pardon' Haye declared that he believed the spirit {of Christmas and of Christ's teach- {ings would serve as a guide, both for | Arbuckle in his future conduct and for the public in its attitude toward him. No attempt will be made to release Arbuckle's films for a number us LAST EDITION. AT THOROLD (Claimed That the Government Should Take Action. T0 NOCH LAWLESSNESS Which Brings Forth a Threat From Ku Klux Klan Supporters. St. Catharines, Dec. 21.--There hps been 50 much lawlessness in and E. @round Thorold in the past two uo. {three years that any sober-minded {people there and here are not sure | prised to hear that S0me organization | like the Ku Klux Klan have taken a {hand in the Joseph Trueman murder case. There was the murder u litte {over (Wo years ago of Little Margaret | Boucock, which caused a riot and near lynching itn Thorold. The per- | petnator of the deed was never pun- {ished. That same year another little | 8irl disappeared from Thorold and (Mot a trace of her has ever been { found. The Boucock child's body | Was discovered buried in a kneiy {Spot on the banks of Welland ship canal, David McNeal, who was near- ly Canada's first jynch law victim, was acquitted of the Boucock murder | When put on his trial. Those ewe crimes were of the order somewhat jcommon in some communities. | The two latest murders in Thor |old, the killing of Adam Solton py | three Swashbucking Russians looking | for liquor, who apparently: aidn's care who saw them, and this latest crime, the killing of "Joe" True {man, the popular policeman w dar- the application of the tax. months, and a'though the most 1a-|€d to interfere with the bootle gers, mous fat man in the world may go most of whom are foreigners, seem back to work on the Hnllywood [to indicate that a section at least of "lots" none of his new nictures will | the foreign element around Thorold be released before the fall of 1922. {does not hold in much respect the |laws of Canada. v was granted a divorce today from! eke, {her husband, Sir Humphrey Mack-| GUIDE TO R. WM. C. |worth, on grounds of misconduct VICTIM OF ERRONEOUS {and desertion. Lady Rhondda, for-| INFORMATION HE SAYS merly a militant suffragist and one | § of the reading figures in the British! the disability on clergymen of the Anglican church becoming members of parliament will be introduced at the next session of parHament wilh the backing of those stalwart church- men, Lord Salisbury and Lord Robert the Germans themselvesjtg try them. Payrolls Taxable. Just Completed By The Job Press ot ale. other rulings are, briefly, as British Whig. Fresh from the Whig job press for the Christmas Season, comes a "Guide to The Royal Miltary College of Canada," which, beautifully {l- lustrated and issued in close co-op- eration with the College authorities, | from her husband will form a treasured souvenir for all who have pleasant memories of the Institution across the Bay. The book is profusely illustrated "With views of The Royal Military College and the descriptive "matter is of intense interest to all. While or- iginally intended as a help to visit- ors and tourists going over the in- stitution, it is something which all friends of the College wil. be glad to have. Many improvements have been nade at the College, and the Guide explains them in detail. The College has many traditions and the book shows their importance. Printed on a coated paper and re- tailed at the popular price of 25c, it offers to citizens and visitors a means of obtaining a beautiful souv- enir of the Limestone City and Can- ada's West Point. Though only plac- ed on sale on Thursday morning, many expressions of admiration have been received regarding the artistic manner in which the book has been | "printed, and it is anticipated that the first edition printed will speedily exhausted. The Guide to the R.M.C. can be purchased at Uglow's, College Book Store, McAuley's Book Store, McGall's Cigar Store, Baker's Cigar Store, or at the office of the Whig. CUERLA WARFARE BREAKS OUT IN ITALY The Fasoistl and Their Oppon- ents Are Learning Things . From Ireland. be . Rome, Dec. 21.--Guerilla warfare, Similar to that in Ireland, broke out ween the Fascist! and their op- onents in different parts of Italy AY. A bomb thrown into a group at Trieste wounded twen- ly-four persons, three seriously. A ior local Fascisti leader was al- pged to have hurled the explosive. . At Naples, groups of Fascisti at- i a popular newspaper, the gle del Mezsogiorn, because of attitude. The office The Fascisti also at- "to invade the Liberal news- , Glorno, which is edited by Reraco. . * 1 * ; KU KLUX KLAN ¢ Harrison, NJ. Dec. 21.--In- & structions to arrest anyone ap- in the city wearing the lia of the Xu Klux Klan # orders to have the sanity @ business world, was denied a seat in the House of Lords last May after a long fight for admission. Lady Helen Mary Fraser, wife of Sir John Foster widely known news- paper writer was granted a divorce to-day on the grounds of misconduct. TURKEY EXPECTS U.S. 10 SIGN PRIVATE TREATY With the Angora Government Regarding Freedom of the Dardanelles. London, Dec. 21.--Turkey expects the United States to sign a private treaty with the Angora government regarding the freedom of the straits, {according to an exchange telegraph despatch from Lausanne to-day. "There is good ground for belief that if America will not sign a priv- ate treaty withthe Kemalis's as a re- sult of the Lausanne meetings, at which Ambassador Child has partiel- pated, the Turks will not consent tg the bound in any way to the regimes proposed by the European nations," the Exchange's correspondent ca- bled. According to this correspon- dent, Ambassador Child will proceed at the earliest possible moment *o arrange a convention all the United States' own with the Kemalists. Child, he states, already has discuss- ed proposition with Ismet Pasha and covered the question of the rights of American ships in time of war and of peace to pass through the straits of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. "This would put America in a privi- leged position similar to that already enjoyed by the United States through its separate treaty with Germany," the correspondent comments, -- ' Used Strong Words. 3 Lausanne, Dec. 21.--Strong words between ex-Premier Venizelos of Greece and Rizanur Bay, Turkish ne- tionalist delegate, caused Signor Montaone, president of the Near Fast conference commission on mi- norities, to bring this morning's ses- ston of the commission to an abrupt close. . The dispute was over the questio of liberty of emigration. M. Vent: zelos bitterly attacked the Angora government and protested Against the alleged deportation of Greeks by thousands from Anatolia. Riza Nur replied in the same vein, charging Venizelos with being responsible tor the reek war and its conse- quence. Navigation on Lakes - [Ended Thursday Night * Ottawa, Dec. 1.--Navigation on the Great Lakes closed officially # | Thursday midnight when the efforts bf the Federal department of marine and fisheries to keep the way open, charted and lighted for the lake boats ended. " The amount of grain brought down from Fort William between Decumber and December 15th this year 8,773,000 bushels, =» ® jcompared with 5,252,360 bushels in the same period of last year. No Right to Say Millions Are Thrown Away on Civil Service. > Ottawa, Dec. 21.--The declaration of W. C. Good, M.P.,, before the North Brant progressive association recently that many millions of dol- lars were being thrown away on civ: il service, has drawn a reply from F, BE. Conley, president of the Ottawa branch of the Dominion postal clerks' association, He declares that when a man of Mr. Good's calibre gives vent to defamatory utterances against a service which, from obyj- ous lack of knowledge he has no right to discuss, he is a victim of erroneous information rather than the man who would want to mislead the public for no better reason than to have something to say.~__ Ismet Is Conciliatory; No Danger of a Break Lausanne, Dec. 21.--The meeting of the Near East conference yeater- day afternoon for consideration of the disposition of the Turkish straits adjourned at 5:45 p.m. after a con- ciliatory speech by Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation. 'While no arrangements were made for a further meeting, deegates leav- ing the auditorium sald progress had been made, and that there was no danger of a break in the negotia- tions. * S------------ HAVE SHIELDED NO ONE SAYS QUEBEC PREMIER Who Gives Evidence Before Commission in Blanche Garneau Murder Case. Quebec, Dec. 21.--"I swear we have shielded no one. I swear we have not tried to hinder the course of justice and that we have done our best to find the guilty." 80 declared Premier Taschereau this afternoon to the Royal Com- mission enquiring into the murder of Blanche Garneau. The premier appearing voluntarily for examination by Armand Laver- gne, K.C., council for John H. Ro- berts. The interrogation was ruf- fled from time to time but the ex- pected storms failed to materialize, HOUSE OF INDUSTRY In Need of Aid for Christmas and New Year Season. It has been announced by Mr. Baldwin, superintendent of the tion has so far been overlooked in the matter of Christmas donations. There are forty-nine old people with- out means or friends at this institu- tion and they look forward to Christ- mas as one of the few bright spots left In their lives. The various charitable organizations have been working hard around the city put the"House of Industry seems to have been overlooked. Any donations from private parties will be thank- -| fully received. House of Industry, that his institu-| Payrolls, the signature of an em- ployee thereon, being a receipt for wages, are taxable in respect of each such signature. Receipts for payments of legacies are taxable. A receipt for money in a deed or mortgage ir taxable. Receipts for payments of taxes, except those given to or by the Do- minjon or a Provincial Government are taxable. Individual freight bills and per- iodical statement of same, acknow- ledging receipt of payment are tax- able. Customs house brokers receipts are taxable. Al insurance policies, fire, life, ma- rine, or casualty, wheron the pay- ment of money is acknowledged are taxable. Receipts drawn outside-of Canada, but not valid until countersigned In Canada are taxable. Voucher checks and checks with receipts endorsed thereon when drawn upon or addressed to a bank are not taxable as receipts. Remitter's counterfoil being part of a taxable express money order, is not taxable as a receipt. mi A Receipt Defined. Letters forwarded by mail, also postcards, acknowledging the pay- ment of money, are regarded as lot- ters and cards and are not subject \to this tax. LIn regard to this section it is noted that section ten of the amendment to the new act, as passed in June, 1922, defines a receipt as "a note, memor- andum or writing." 'If this is taken literally even a note acknowledging receipt of a check might be thought to come under the act, but the min- Cecil, 8 It is stated that many supporters of the present government will urge Premier Bonar Law %0 give the mea- sure cabinet support, believing that the present anomaly is indefensible where the Free church ministers can become" bers of parliament and Anglican parsons cannot. It is doubtful, though, if the mea- jure creates any general enthusiasm in Anglican circles. The bisKops cer- tainly will view the proposal with little favor. Among the general body of clergy and laity there seems an impresston that the holding of holy crders with a membership in parlia- ment is hardly in the way of ful- filling the injunction concerning ren- dering unto Caesar the things "hat are Caesar's. Moreover, while Free church ministers have at different times been elected to parliament, it is usually found that they pretty soon drop their ministerial activities and become politicians pure apd un- defiled. The Anglican clergy are, in a sense, stale servants and 'the Interests of the church as a body are supposed already to be looked after in parlia- ment by the bishops in the House of Lords. The clergy, while being debatred from parliament, are eligible for membership in most of the minor ad- ministrative bodies and frequently hold office. Dismissed Betting Charge. Toronto, Dec. 21.--Magistrate Jones yesterday dismissed a charge against Samuel Litchman of illegal- ly supplying betting information to the public, in connection with daily publication of a last' minute sheet, giving sundry information on horse racing. The magistrate based his decision on a previous case against. the publishers of the Daily Racing Form which was held by the higher courts to be quite legal. Ra pretation to the section. In referring to the matter of cash register receipts, which has caused the most discussion, the minister states that unless they acknowledge specifically the receipt of a payment of money, which is not usual, they are simply a memorandum of money paid. The purchaser gets the goods which constitute his receipt. Rejected Suitor Shot Qirl And Then Killed Himself New York, Dec. 21.--Urbana Mir- anda, a decorator of Christmas paper gifts, had never been able to per- suade Lola Toro, a pretty 17-year- oid Spanish girl, who lived at 76 East 109th street, to marry him. So Jast night he laid in wait for her at her home, shot her through the neck, end when cornered at his home by detectives a few minutes later, kill- {ed himself with a shot through the head. The girl may also dle. Plenty Coal in Stratford. Stratford, Dec. 21.--8Some fifty to Duel. Brussels, Dec. 21.--Minister of the Colonies Franck has challenged former Premier Paul Hymans to a duel. M. Franck sent his seconds to M, ans yesterday after sharp words had passed between them in the chamber of deputies. ~ junloading coal, which is being placed _ |in stock in the east end of the yards, {in preparation for the winter months. Coal is coming to the city in large - | quantities, and there is no dearth of jeither fuel or cars. Palmerston and other divisional > have been replenished and a p of fuel used during strike of the United States coal min- ers has been replaced. ieter hes given a very liberal inter- ; |men are employed by the G. T. R.| supplies. NO WOMEN ARE HELD. In Turkish Harems Who Do Not Wish To Be There: | Lausanne, Dec. 21.--Turkish har-| ems came before the Lausanne Con-/ ference yesterday when a meeting of the minorities sub-committee of the! allies presented a resolution, passed at the last Assembly of the League] of Nations at the instance of Mme. Vacaresco of Rumania, demanding] that the representatives of the Chris- | tian nations have the right to take from Turkish harems Christian wo-| men who did not wsh to be there. | Turksh delegates replied that! there were not any women in Turk- | ish harems who did not wish to be| there. They sald that, in any case, | no foreign representatives would be| permitted to disturb Turkish har- | ems, which, under the law of the] land, are regarded as sacred as the homes in any other country. Montreal Visit Informal. Ottawa, Dec. 21.--Their Excel-| lencies, the Governor-General and | Lady Byng of Vimy, will leave Ot- tawa for Montreal at noon on Thurs- day, January 4th and will occupy | the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. | L. Ross, until the morning of Fri- day, January 12th, when they return | to the capital, | The forthcoming visit of Their Excellencies to Montreal will be of | a brief and informal character ow- | ing to the approach of the session | of parliament and the necessary | preliminaries .in connection with the same and it is understood thers will be no official entertainment | given by them. ! Heir to Carnegie Miilions, | New York, Dec. 21.--The birth] of a grandson of the late Andrew Carnegle was announced yesterday. The mother is Mrs. Roswell Miller, only child of the ironmaster. She was married to Mr. Miller, now an instructor In N¢<w Ynark University, on April 23rd, 1919. A daughter was born to them in June 1920. Chief National Liberal Whip. London, Dee, 21.--Lieut -Comman- der E. Hilton Young (Norwich), has 'been appointed chief National-Lib- eral whip on the resignation of C. A. McCurdy {Northumberiand), who be- comes chairman of the company own- ing the Daily Chronicle and Lloyd's News. No Wine in Taverns. Quebec, Dec. 21.--Information is that the government will not amend the Liguwor Act to permit tavern keepers to sell wine by the glass, ° 0900000000600 000 4 PREMIER BONAR LAW LOSES HIS VOICE London, Dee. 21.--Prem- fer Bonar Law of Great Brit- ain, was reported today to have almost entirely lost the use of his voice, as result of a severe cold. The prime minister's condition, how- ever, is sald to be "not alarming." * * + * * * $ * + * * + + + ° . * + * ® + * * * * + * + * * * 2900002000000 00 The outside 'word scarcely realiz- es the seriousness of the situa:ron fn and around Thorold and in fact in other parts of Niagara district. Thorold has achieved a bad reputa- tion because of the bootlegging op- eration just outside the town. Many Thorold people believe the govern- ment should take drastic action ime mediately and clean up things in the foreign quarter. That the govern~ ment should increase the reward tor Joseph Trueman's murderer which is now just a thousand dollars to a large sum and gend a big torce of men into the district to search out the facts is the opinion ot many people not only in™Thorold but fn St. Catharines as well. Rheims To Be Reconstituted Entirely Within Five Years Paris, Dec. 21.--1It is anticipated that within five years* the city of Rheims will be entirely recons:itut- ed after the destruction caused by the Germans during the war. This year 1,600 houses which were wholly or partially destroyed have been rebuilt, and the construction of 600 new buildings is progressmg. It is stated that the future pro- {gress of Rheims will depend, in a great measure on the way in which Germany France. --r--r-------- Col. Grant Morden to Pay Visit to Canada Shortly London, Dec. 21---Col, Morden, the latest addition to the ranks of Canadian owners of Brit ish newspapers, will pay a visit to Canade in January. Col. Morden's recent purchase, The People, has been steadily regaining ground under its new ownership and mane agement and now has a circulation of half-a-million copies, or slightly more than" Lord Beaversroox's weekly newspaper, the Sunday Exe press. Z Elects Trial by Jury, Brockville, Dec. 21.-- Watkins Leadbeater, alias John Toohey, brought here from . Montreal last week on a charge of forgery arising out of a business deal in Kemptville last September, was brought before Judge Dowsley yesterday afternoon and elected to be tried by a Jury. His case will not come up until the general sessions next June. Lead- beater, In the meantime, being coms fined in jail Gift for Every Child, : Brockville, Dec. 21.--A Christmas present for every child in the to under the age of twelve is promised at the community Christmas tree be held under the auspices of the Rotary Club. The gifts are made possible through a large donation from W. H. Comstock. Is Given Three-year Term, ' Belleville, Dec. 21.--Geo, Sheedy, of Trenton, aged seventeen, who O'Rourke, of Trenton, for three years Ia penitentiary, : fulfis her obligations te 7 Grant RS