os ET pr ophr-------- am TO-DAY DOUGLAS MACLEAN Tie Smshine Trai Te -- '| wood, chief commissioner of the Mot- KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDKESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1028 EVERY MURDERER CAUGHT | BY LONDON POLICE Life Is Hard and Short for Slayers in British Metropolis. vondon, Aug. 1.---Any enterprising American murderer who is thinking of transferring his activities to Lon- don had better think again. Life is hard and short for murderers in thas British metropolls, Sir William Hor- ropolitan police, in his annual report issued states that twenty-six murd- erers were committed in the London he Works Are Being Well Be Going Swiftly. Sydney, N. 8., Aug. 1. -- Tha Do- . ininjon Iron and Steel Company of- fers a reward of $2,000 to any per- 'gon or peraons, including peace and . public officers, furnishing informa- * tion that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties gulity of the broaking of the compa- By's water mains by explosives, on the morning of July 30th. Any in- . formation will be considered strictly ~ tonfidential, unless, in the interests . of justice, it is deemed necessary 'o | make the information public. : This, with the $1,000 offered by . the asttorney-general's office, makes - $3,000 that is being put up as an in- @ucement for the apprehension of the criminals. There is a possibility that the municipality will offer a reward, Similar to that mcntoned by the at- torney-general. Both the water mains, wrecked on morning's explosion. have a 'been repaired and a mormal supply 'Water is now being received at Lhe : There was no sérious damage done 20 the British Empire Steel com- : pany's property, cxcepting that the b goke ovens got chilled but not suffi- tlently to cause damage. "Operations at the blast furnaces Bnd. the open hearths were necos- : slowed up while the shortage "Bf waier existed. There were 2,428 'men on the plant. today, and 'the company would not be surprised if, Saturday, three thousand had re- ported, Every day there are large of ngw and vid hands ap- wer Blackheath is at pre- discharging iron ore. The Tur- Cape and Turrett Court are load- steel ralls for delivery at the hoad the lakes. The Trevalyn is load- wire products for Australia. 'All the mines are in operation both Glace Bay and Sydney Mines, and Aggregate output between four- fifteen thousand tons a day. two banks at Sydney Mincs Dominion No. 2., the company about Fi} K ¥* Ss £3] ' 1 resulted in = complete faflure of the crope. [The money will be spent to buy . Bay and other fodder for the live y and also to provide other sap- a which are urgently required ~ 10 tide the farmers over ao long area last year. Arrests were made | in thirteen oases, and in the other | thirteen the murderers anticipated | the police by committing suicide. + For the other thirteen sixteen per- | sons were arrested and 13 convicted and sentenced to death. Of these three were found insane, and the other tem hanged. The automobile thief has also had a bad time in London. During the year 327 motor cars and cycles were Stolen and 314 recovered by the po- lice, and the thieves arrested and con- victed. ---- REVENUE STAMPS. S-------- * Must Be Used On Cheques-- Postage Stamps TabCoed. Ottawa, Aug. 1. -- The new legis- lation, which takes effect this morn- ing, makes letters, including form let- ters, forwarded by mall, aiso post cards acknowledging payment of mo- ney cf $10 and upwards, subject to the stamp tax on receipts. The change provided for, in the amendment to the special war revenue act, makes the maximum stamp tax collectable upon cheques of one dollar, instead of two dollars, as was the case for- merly. But the change which will effect the general public most is the regula- | tion stipulating that, in future, banks | and the government will not accept | Postage stamps in collecting the tax, | but insist upon the use of the spec- fal revenue stamp issued for the pur- BRIAN MAY ACT SINGLE HANDED In The Policy It Will Formu- ee ne London, Aug. 1. -- The British cabinet resumed ils sessions this mor- ning, In Downing street, with a pros- pect that the proceedings would de- velop into one of the most important conferences of the British ministers since the war. An attempt to formulate a British policy, to be adopled in the repara- lon tetliement with Germaa,, will be continued throughout today and tomorrow. Ministers are expected to remain almost continuously arounu the conference table, until Prime Mi- nister Baldwin is ready to make his Slatement in the House of Commons | tomorrow night, on the status of the reparation negotiations. It is under- Stood the government is encounter- ing the greatest difficulty in framing a policy, which will allow single- banded action with the Germans aad, at the same time, ensuring a contin- ance of the entente with the Freach and Belgians. If Great Britain de- cides to act alone, a full publication of all recent negotiations may be ex- pected immediately. -- Convicts Hamilton Vendor. Hamilton, Aug. 1.--The test case regarding the sale of Racing Form in alleged coniravention of the am- RUNNING IN SILK 600DS The Amount of These Goods Smuggled Is Small MONTREAL, A GOOD CITY The Goods Seized Were Largely Taken From Auto Parties. Montreal, Aug 1. -- If the work of the Dominion preventive officers Is any criterion, the smuggling of sikks into Canada, during the past [few months, have not heen on nearly so extensive a scale as certain cxports on bootlegging stories have Ima- gined. A sale was held yosterday, by the official preventative service of seized silks, which included all the silks scizred sincé the first of the year in the customs district of Montreal, To- ronto and Ottawa. Yet, despile the extent of thé territory invoived and the six months in which the seized goods had been accumulating, the sale only comprised silks to the sup- posed value of about $15,000. And of this, Montreal, which has been written as a centre for the silk smug- ling business, as well as a centre for exports in centraveation of the Vol- stead law, could only collect smug- gled silks to the extent of a hypothe- tical value of $6,00Q, barely holding its own in the smuggling business with Toronto or Ottawa. The seized goods included underwear, siirts and silks in bolts, mostly in small lots, indicating that the seizures were nol GLAD UNION IS COMING SAYS REV. DR. M"MULLEN Veteran Pastor Makes Strong Appeal for Christian Forces to Combine. -- Woodstock, Aug. 1.--On Sunday evening at Chalmers church Rev. Dr. W. T. McMullen, despite bis advanc-' ed age of over ninety years, gave an address on Church Union. Tune ex- moderator of the Presbyterian Gen- eral Assembly expresscd pleasure at the fact that union was fo be coa- summated in the near future. It was a matier for regret, he said, that thare was a minority in the Presbyterian' church - opposed to union, but, he added, there had been a minority to ube union of the Free- byterian churches in 1875, and these bad fallen in with the others ana made a united Church. He looked" for the same thirg to n again. "The older I grow," d Dr. Mc- Mullen, "the more convinced I be- come that the Protegiaat Christian churches made a grave mistake, when they split up into demomimations." He made a strong appeal for the &rowth of a spirit of unity which would combine the Christian forces of the world in such a way as lo make the church effective ail over the world. The great war, he coutend- ed, could not have had the Christian forces of the world been united and carrying out the gospel message as It was intended 10 be car- ried out. News off the Wires In Condensed Form Prictor of Stouffville, has been traced to Montreal. Hundreds were helq at bay by re- volvers and saw a New York jewel- ler robbed. made from professional smugglers but from occasional visitors to the United States, who had tried to take advantage of their return to smuggle in a lot of silk goods for their own use or that of their friends. Most of the stuff, it was stated, had been taken from automobiles whose owners weré trying to run the silk across the boundary. I, Stratfodd* Sells War Bonds. held by the 'city, valued at $210. 000. The money will be used to buy up debentures issued a short time ago for local improvements. A profit of about $65,000 will be realized on the transaction. San. itary Inspector Thomas Dunseith was appointed Inspector under the act to prevent spread of noxtous weeds and diseases affecting fruit trees. May Change Pre-emption. Ottawa, Aug. 1.--The restoration of the privilege extended to return- éd soldiers of converting a home- stead pre-emption into a grant un- der the Soldiers' Settlement Board Was announced this morning by the Dominion Commannd, G.W.V.A. This privilege was withdrawn in September, 1921, and the assoclia- tion recently made representations to the Department of the Interior for its restoration. . -------------- Threshing is Begun. Brampton, Aug. 1.-- The first threshing of the season in this coun- ty was held on Monday in Norval district at the farm of Henry Beat- ty. The threshing was from the stooks, Reports in Peel are very ended act, covering the Publication of ,racing informmtion In Ontario, was tried before Magistrate Jelfs. Phil Strausman, one of the news boys bandling the publication was convicted. The magistrate was about to impose a fine of $500 when he was asked by Mr. Algar to reserve judg- ment on several points, and to give him a stated case when finally hand- ing down bis judgment. ------ The marriage of a Huron chief to an Irish colleen was an event of outstanding importance in the Hur- on village of Indian Lorette, on Tuesday. The groom was Chief Eugene Siou! and the bride, Miss | Marguerite Burke, Quebec. | '¢6 LOVE is an illusion-- A MIRAGE; Something always AHEAD of us Luring us on. . . . It @ like the purple MIST On the mountain: When a man falls in LOVE Tle BELIEVES that the mist 15.2 TANGIBLE thing. ~ But later he WAKES UP The mist has gone, ° to the mountain. 'You Said It, Marceline!" On Love Couiit. 190. Premier Trodionis. laa And then he wonders, While man wonders Nature WORKS. The mist on the mountain; : The perfume of the flovsersy The say colors on the wings of At mating time; All the GRACES of pretty woman 3 Are but Nature's bait: And man is the POOR FISH! N. B._Tte poor fish is still WON- encouraging and an unusually large crop is predicted generally, MAY BE FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY SOON Farmers Will Not Ex Goods for Badly Depre- 'clated Money. Duesseldorf, Aug. 1.--The effects of last week's fall of the mark are beginning to show themselves in a pronounced food shortage through- out the Ruhr. Farmers are refus- ing to exchange good potatoes for badly depreciated money, and, in consequence, potatoes, meat and other staples are obtainable at al- most any price, ¢ The farmers simp: will not mg to town anything that will keep This is true not only in the but elsewhere In Germany. = Yes- terday, for example, 485 carloads of food stuffs entered the occupled ter- ritory, but not a single carload of potatoes was among the shipments. Both the French and German au- '| thorities are seeking to reassure the juthorized the sale of Vietory bounds Controller Foster, Toronto, was fn- ed twepty, dollars and costs for as- sault on AM. Risk. Dr. C. F. Martin has been appoint ed dean of the Faculty of Medicine. McGill University, Japan and Soviet Russia are lXaly to resume diplomatic relations as a result of negotiationg going oun at Tokio. . The London Qity Board of Edu- cation decides BOL to attempt en- Brag, Phe a * Earl Wilson and Elmer-Fark, both eight years old, were drowned whiie bathing at the outer lighthouse near Owen Sound on Tuesday. an CHANGES IN BANK, And a Plan for Re-Adjustment of Bank's Assets, Toronto, Aug. 1.--The board of directors of the Standard Bank o1 Canada, in a notice going forward to shareholders, announce a pian 1a a re-adjustment of the assets of the ank. Certain losses in commercial accounts and to customers of long standing have occurred within the past six months and steps have bee. taken to cover losses and ensure the the institutions sound nancial pos!- tion. The advisibiiity of carrying out the plan has been suggested by the conthuation of the business de- pression which has so severely affec- ted the operations and standing of some of the customers and accounts of the bank. C. H, Easson, the general man- ager 'is retiring. N. L. McLeod has been appointed to the position of general, manager and N. C, Step! - and G.'N. Brown appointed as ass- tant general managers, In order to effectively meet the financial situation, the directors re- commend drawing on the large re- serves of the bank for an amount o. $1,260,000 and suggest further the creationof a contingent fund of §1,- 000,000. The bank will then have a reserve of $2,750,000, a contingent fund of $1,000,000, and a paid-up capital of $4,000,000. As regards to the dividend poliey the board suggests that future dfs- tribution should be on the more conservative basis of twelve per cent, in place of the present fourteen per cent. and that any additional distri- bution should take the form of bom- uses from time to time, - -------------- Ruhr, feating Hr i: i ith 1 THE FREIGHT RATES PINCH The United States Begin to Feel the New Regulations. OWERTED 10 MONTREAL The Great Lakes Grain Ship- ments Get Out By Way of the St. Lawrence. New York, Aug. 1 --A special despatch to the Wail Street Jour=ay from Buffalo says: "Practically all shipments of Canadian grain from regulations of the great lakes. "Grain men express the belief that they will receive only the edges of the Canadian grain harvest, unless the Canadian parliament makes some adjustment of this new act. Th opinion was supported strongly by vessel brokers and grain men of Duluth. There is every indicativa that shipments abroad through New York and Philadelphia will suffer, and that Montreal will benefis The reason for this, the - despatch owners decline to publish the terms |of their charters as required by the liam and Port Arthur. REAL CAUSE OF ILLNESS. Lies in Somc Crabs He Ate Aboacd Naval Transport. San Francisco, Aug. 1.--The real cause of the president's illness, as explained by Dr. Sawyer, lies in some crabs he ate aboard the naval trans- port Henderson just before reaching | Vancouver B.C. The crabs in the iopinion of Dr. Sawyer, were "copper tainted,' gp. like sea food taken from several small areas of Alaskan waters had become impregnated with copper from the deposits of that mineral along the coast lines. Ealing the crabs gave the president a touch of | Ptomiatne seemed to be recovering urtil his visit to Seattle last Fridey= The ex- ertion caused by the strenuous pro- gramme he foilowed there aggravat- cd the poisoning, and the disorder be came more serious than bofore. The heat Saturday as the presiden- tial train traveNed through southern Oregon and northern California also worked to hinder recovery. COSTLY CHEWING HALIT. Americans Spend Million Dollars a Week in Gum. New York, Aug. 1.--The National City Bank trade record shows that nearly a million dollars is speat ing gum In the last census year. 1331, output of United States factor- les was $38,500,000, to which may be added about $2,500,000 more as a by-product, making a total of $43. 000,000 of chewing gum produced in this country. This more than doubles that of the pre-war year, 1914. Fig- ures prepared by the bank show fur- ther that chewing gum is beirg ex- ported tc no less than 75 countries and colonies scattered the world over. How far the "habit" has grown Is shown by the fact that the 8av- ernment now digmfies the indast:y by official statements of output. ---------- CHURCH UNION BILL. Termed Unfair by the Presbyterian Association. being raised by the Presbylcrian Church Association to the Church Union Enabling Bill, which was ap proved by the gemeral assembly. They declare the bill is umfair. Tn support of their contention they are sending out from their office in To- ronto a special statement preparec by Rev. Dr. J. D. Cunningham. He States that the bill seeks to rob the minority, by force of legislation, of those rights which belong to the min- ority by common law. Dr. Cunning ham asserts the three uniting charches do not require a bill to ac- compiish union, the bill only being required to transler property, and in |calls upon the members of parlia- ment {o protect "the sacred rigats of -------------- Drowned In The Flood. Punxsutawaney, Pa, Aug. 1. -- Trapped by the flood waters of Plum Creek, which left its corse aad poured down the slope of the Pring Sutter coal mine, seventeen milies from here, Emil Johnson, Edware Sustafson and Gust Carlson, miners, were drowned on night. One be- .of the mine Tuesday adds, is that United States vessel! © from weliteh he | weekly by Americans for their chew- | Toronto, Aug. 1.--Objections are. TO BE NON-POLITICAL | Lloyd George Will Arrive In October and Make Chief i Speech in Toronto. ! pie : | Montreal, Aug. 1. -- "My visit to {Canada 1s 10 be entirely social. 1 am making no 'political campaign. i simply want to drop around to say { 'thank you' to the Canadians for the {magnificent service they rendeved | during the recent war." Lloyd George has made this state- ment relative to his visit to Canada this fall under the auspices of the World Brotherhood Congress, which {is meeting in Toronto on Octodor | 14th, 15th and 14th. He has bookeu t passage for himscif, his wife and dau- ghter, Megan, for October 3rd on the Empress of France and wil arrive at Quebec about October 10th. From Quebec ne wiil go directly to To- {10onto, where he will address the | World Brotherhood Congress. From Toronto Lloyd George will American ports have been diverted, |so as far west as Winnipeg, stop- | at least Rap through oper- ping at a few of the main Canadian [to the border with the exception of ation of Canada's new freight rates cities en route. After leaving Win- {vipeg he will spend a few days ic {the United States, visiting Detroit, { Chicago, and New York. Definite ar- | raugements for this part of his tour | have not yet been concluded. {| Lloyd George will make' his prin- | cipal Canadian address at the Wo-id | Brotherhood Cengress in Toronto. THREAT TO CONFISCATE SHIP Soviet Authorities Say Noice Must | Call For Papers. | Nome, Alaska, Aug. 1. -- Harold | Noice. head of the expedition to Lalinet ministers invited to visit |PeW regulations and are refraining | Wrangcl olan; 2or the Iu 0 A Toronto and investigate local needs. {from seeking cargoes at Fort Wil-|an Crawford an § party, maroc Fred G. Praut, missing hotel pro- | cd there since 1920, has been advised of an announcement by the Soviet authorities, at East Cape, Siberia, that unloss his ship, Donaldson, calls at Petropavlosk for proper clear- ance and also East Cape for a com- | tingent of Red Guards, to be taken to the island, 'the vessel will be con- fiscated. a EE -- BAAS POSTION ON SINGAPORE BASE Premier Baldwin Opposed to Lotdon, Aug. 1.--No usefui pur- pose woul.l be served by reliving the discussion of the projected Iinga- pore naval base with Japan, Pre- wier Baldwin told the House of | Commons. He said that duriag the Washington conference, Great Rri- tain-made it clea: that she reserved the right ot action at Singapore and the other governments concerned understood this fully. The prime minister's statement was drawn out by a question from George Lambert, Liberal member ter Devousbire, asking whether he was aware that Count Uchida "ias expressed the opinion in a pubic in- | tervicw that (ue es.apnlishment of a new naval base at Singapore con- flicted 'n many vays with the spisit 6f the Wash ngton agreement ani {for waich there was nothing in Angic-Japanese relations to require Such an extensive undertaking." Mr. Lambert also asked whothes Great dntain would eater into a frank discussion with Japan uve'ore finally conmittirg Great Brita to this large expenditure. > Mr. fa."win stated with r=zard te the supposed statement of _ t:- Flupaacse for: in minister, that it was understocd the minister had been fucorrectly quoied and that ft had een officia'ly dented t° +: he said the Singapore base conflicted with the Washington treaty. Caplain Reginald Berkeley, Lii- eral member for Nottingham, ssked fit was a fact that a Japanese minister had stated that owiag to the proximity of the basc it would be necessary for Japan 10 take special Jelensive measures. The prime minister sald he hed not seen such a statement. Captain Wedgwood Benn asked What Mr. Baldwin mcant when te spoke of having made it clear that Great Britain rescrved her rights regarding Sicgapore and if there had been any documents which 'could be published. The prime minister replied there had not that he knew of. Hastings Woman Badly Hurt as Result of Drunken Brawl -- Belleville; Ont., Aug. 1. -- Mrs. Mary Shymayshym, Point Ane, is in a serious condition at her home as the result of an alleged drunken row, The woman was severely cut and bruised from kicks and blows. Nich and Sam Gurnjat were ar- rested in the bush near Point Anne in connection with the case and to day were remanded for a few days pending the woman's condition. Rescued From The River. Brockville, Ont., Aug. 1 -- Allan Foster, aged five years, fell from a wharf into the St. Lawrence river yesierday and was rescued from drowning by Archie Washburn, 2 Youth of sixteen years, who dove in- 10 the water and successfully drouglt the child ashore. p: res | IN ALBERTA i ture Six Above Freezing. Greater Part of Province Swen Su in west of Calgary, and the foothills {are white. Rain is general from Edmonton a few districts. . | Snow is reported in Banff, with a |very brief fall In Calgary,' Dewiiige {ton and Claresholm_ : A minimum temperature was reg. istered of thirty-eight degrees above zero, six degrees above freesing.. These are the outstandng facts about Sunday night. A ---- h NEW DIABETES SUBSTANCE. | "Glucokinin™ May Prove More Valu- able Than Insulin, New York, Aug. 1.--Lettuce, bean {leaves and onions contain "glucokiu« in," a substance similar to the res cently discovered "insulin," which may prove even more valuable as a care for diabetes, Professor J. J. Wile iaman, of tae University of Minneso- ta, declared. Professor Willaman said that Dr. {J. B. Coilip, of the University of Als berta, one of the group first to make insulin, discovered *'glucokinin® alier experiments with clams, oysters and mushrooms Successful tests with the new sub stance have been made upon diabetic dogsiand rabbits, iit was stated. No clinicAl tests have yet been made on human beings. Dr. Collin Was quot ed as saying: "There is little doukt that this substance wil be usefel a the treatinent if. diabetes in human subject." ie or to ye Ew a cause of the high ost of insull fessor Willaman 1 Lh A ---- ON HONEYMOON TRIP. at Alexandria h : Alexandria Bay, NY. Aug. 1.-- Earl and Countess of Northesk Bay. Monday evening and are stopping a¥ | the Thousand Island House. | car with them was their Belgian { police dog. The countess wore an accordian-pleated crepe sport skied of a tan and dark blue check, white silk and dark blue sleeveless jacket. The earl wore | taa tweed sport suit. When tf | went for a boat ride on the | Me™ on the St. Lawrence river wore an American beauty on ¢ | pussie willow gown and a black feta scoop "at, while the Earl ned the conventional white trousers and black coat. They expect to try their luck angling in the St. Lawrence black bass. FORD'S BIRTHDAY, Detroit, Aug. 1.--Heary maker of automobiles and the richest man, was sixty years oid Monday. Twenty years ago, on his fort! birthday, 'he was a poor man. had just quit a job with the D , Edison company, where he had ed for seven years, Lo organize Ford Motor company. While he was working as a mechanic in the Edison iactr Power plant, carrying his diaver a to work and drawing a salary $125 a month, Ford was hi nights and holicays working on "horseless carriage." He established the fo his success---success in becoming world" richest man with a persas fortune of $750,000,000, and head" the world's largest automobile Hi dustry, capitalized at $100,000,0 = Boy Captured White Crow. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Aug. Reggie Bailey, ten-year-old som Peter Batley, during' a through the bush om the out y of the Soo yesterday, i while crow. The bird, which is & yet fully grown, is perfectly with the exception of the tips of tall feathers. which are black. King Signs Astor Bill. London, Aug. |. -- Lady Astor's bill to proveut the sale alcoholic beverages to minors, passed by the House of Lords, consent, the measure becoming ------------ E A child perished by 3 COLD SPELL = Severe Storm And Tempera THE FOOTHLLS MRE WAIIE the stdrm that has swept over the greater part of the province simes | The Earl and Countess of Northesk, the former Jessica Brown, arrived 3 in their automobile from Buftals In the | World's Richest Man is Sixty Years ow. o EE tity prosmiaigss nv apwelielp mio o i SIE A