18 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1928 HOMEWORK We require parties to knit wool socks for us at home, either with machine or by hand. Send stamp and addressed envelope for information. The Canadian Wholesale Distribut- ing Company, Orillia, Ont. Hydro-Electric men's Power Commission Tender for Excavation of a Tallrace Channel at Dam No. 9 on the Trent i River. Sealed tenders for the Excavation of a Pallrace Channel in rock will be re- celved by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission untii 4 p.m. October 15t "| The work Involves approximately] 20,000 ou. yds. of rock excavation, dis-| posal and nil. to Bidders, Specifica- Instructions i tions, Drawings, Form of Tender, and may be ob- Schedule of Quantities, : . tained at the OfMce of the Commission, | 190 University Avenue, Toronto, on] and after September 24th, on deposit of a marked cheque for $15.00, which, deposit will be returned upon receipt of a bonafide tender or upon the return in good condition of all plans and docu-| ments issued. i Tenders must be accompanied by an HE SEES EUROPE GOING HHOM BAD TO WORSE | Post-War Peace Movement Is Deteriorating, Lloyd George Thinks. London, Sept. 22.--Europe as viewed from outside No. 10 Down- ing street, is a sad spectacle indeed and is going from bad to worse, in | the eyes of David Lloyd George who, n a 300-page book entitled *'Is It | Peace?" to be published September 28th, reviews the whole ambit of {the present European problems, the Huhr dominating, and comments thereon in the vigorous style, replete with somoréus metaphor, whica is characteristic of his writings, The former premier is convinced that peace has gone back, "percep- tibly and unmistakably. Up to 1923,isays Lloyd George, each year after the end of the great war showed a distinct improvement of its predecessor, but "the present year has been one of growing gioom and menace; the international tem- accepted cheque for $2,000.00, payable "per ls distinctly worse all around." to the order of the Hydro-Blectric) Power Commission, which cheque will be retained by the Commission until the contract is executed. " Tenders shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, marked "Tender for Excava- tion of Tailrace Channel at Dam No. 9 Lloyd George says Europe's paich- ed up peace pacts will leave the con- tinent in a more precarious plight than ever, but he {is still hopeful that the settlement' will be lert to Development" and be addressed to Sir Adam Beck, Chairman, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. | (8gd.) W. W. POPE, Secretary. Auction Sale received the former preihier's | tention. | programme of his government the diplomatists and not to gunmen. The Ruhr situation parteculariy at- He 'is confident that the for | getting reparations from Germany ~ MONDAY, SEPT. 24th At 10 a.m., Portsmouth, opposite the|full Publicity for the British was the only one possible of fuifil- ment and he continues to, demand pro- Asylum gates. Household effects--par-| posals submitted to the djlled con- Jor suits, hall rack, 4 antique hall ta-| ference of August, 1922, which he bles, sewing machine, sewing cabinet,| says were substantially accepted by walnut sideboard, 1 white bedroom set, 1 elm bedroom set, 1 wardrobe, fancy shoe box, kitchen oupboards, chairs, utensils, couch, 2 coal heaters, pipes, trunks, pictures, rugs, sealers, dishes, Hnoleum, coaloil stove, lamps, oarpen-| ter's work bench, tool box, tools, | wheelbarrow, lawn mower, and a host of other articles too numerous to men- all the allies with the exception France. of '"M. Poincare refused to agree and his refusal alone rendered the | conference fruitless," George. since then. says Lloyd 'Over a year has elapsed He has pursued a diff- tion. ' BE. W, JACKSON & SON, Phone 2073J. Auctioneers. ~ AUCTION SALE TUESDAY, SEPT. 25th residence of At one p.m., at the Farm stock and George Hay, 2 miles down the Middle Road. Ford car. | sale under a reserved bid. | E. W. JACKSON & SON, Phone 2073J. Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26th At 12.30 pan., corner of Barrie and Colborne Sts. Household effects, con- sisting of kitchen, dining-room, parlor and four bedrooms, etc. E. W. JICKSON & SON, Phone 2073) Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE THURSDAY, SEPT. 27th At one p.m. at the residence of Fred Goldspink, on the corner of Rockport and olland Roads, Escott. Farm stock and implements, etc. Everything must be sold. E. W. JACKSON & SON, Phone 207. Auctioneers. NOTICE I will be pleased to conduct Auction Bales In Kingston or the County of Frontenac. Rates reasonable. Arrangements can be made at my office. T. J. MUNRO, Auctioneer, Corner Clarence and Ontario Streets. Phone 0241. The Daughters of the Empire in Arnprior will take the {nitative fn an endeavor to establish proper bathing houses in Arnprior, implements, | The farm will be offered for| erent policy, and so far it has brought him nothing. I am bold enough to predict that in the future tft will bring France considerably less than the 1922 plan would bave yielded. "If Poincare is out for reparation, his policy will Inevitably fail in comparison with that he so rashly threw over, but if he is out for trouble, it has been a great success, 'and in the future it will be an even greater triumph for his statesman- ship. The permanent /garrison in the Ruhr has possibilities of mischier which it does not require any spec- fal vision to foresee." Lloyd George's concluding sen- tences in the preface of the book are: "Peace can only be restored by full recognition of the equities as well as the humanities--of the hu- manities as well as the equities. I have sought in these pages to deal fairly with both." FARMER'S GOOD LUCK. Crop Damaged by Hall Yields 41 . ~~ Bushels to Acre. Regina, Bask, Sept. 21.--There is at least one farmer in Saskatchewan, who is jubilant. He is Charles Ray- mond, who lives at the foot of the cypress hills. Raymond's farm was visited by hall early in the season, and inspectors after looking at his wheat allowed him a twenty per cent indemnity. Raymond got the money and them nature got in her work. He has just finished thresh- ing the crop previously hauled out, and It has netted him an average of forty-one: bushels to the acre. Provision has bpen made by the municipal council for numbering the houses in Arnprior. -- pg Leaves Toronto (Union - Station) Fort for Port Arthur, KERRY MURRAY, KINGSTON | DROWNED AT MONTREAL | Word was received in the city on| Saturday to the effect that Kerry | | Murray, of Kingston, second mate on | {the steamer Beach Bay, had been| drowned off the .vessel near Mont-! real. Deceased was about fifty] years of age and was a brother of| Mrs. John Sowards. CEPEFPPPPEPF PIPPIN + | | ol *| +! +! * +BELIEVED REPORT ABSOLVES GREECE. Prevesa, Albania, Sept. '22. - The report of the Allied in- quiry commission into the as- sassination of the Italian mem- bers of the Greco-Albanian frontier commission, wil be | forwarded to Paris today. It | is believed here that the report + absolves the Greeks from the accusation of the Italians that the Greeks were negligent in trying to trace the murderers of the commissioners. + CPP LPP EPP rN b a0 @ CPE PPPEP90 3299099 BLOOD TESTS FOR MARRIAGE Unhappiness of the Wedded State Can Be Prevented. Philadelphia, Sept. 22. -- Un- happy marriages can be prevented by means of blood tests, Dr. Wwil- Ham 8S. Bainbridge, New York, to- day told the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons, in convention here. Demands Bank Investigation. Montreal, Sept. 22. -- A govern- ment invesfigation of the cause of the failure of the Home Bank of Canada, and a searching inquiry into the financial condition of every oth- er chartered bank in the dominion, was demanded by the trades and ia- bor council at its last meeting. HON. W. 8. FIELDING, Minister of Finance, who has sold an issue of $50,000,000 in bonds to Canadian dealérs, as the first step in wiping off one of the war loan issues. The total needed is $172,000,000 and it is expected to raise the entire amount from Canadian subscribers. Streams Blocked by Herrings. Tromsoe, Norway, Sept. 22.--The fjords in the extreme north, in the region of Tana and Vadsoe, have been literally blocked into a semi- solid state by herring shoals. The shoals often penetrate to the nar- row heads of the fjords where they wedge tight into the jetties of small villages and fishing stations. Several. ships have been sent to the north to take advantage of the harvest, and others have arrived at the herring-oil factories heavily lad- en, My! Red Ripe Raspbernles. Chatham, Sept. 22.--R. W. Has- kell, of this city, is enjoying rasp berries daily. They are the Cuth- bert variety and were planted last year, and bore right up to the time of the first hard frost. This year Mr. Haskell has been picking berries all season, and is still doing it. BLUNDERS v Why are these pans not being used ? The answer will- be found amon to-dsy's want ads, : Civil Service. Civil Service examinations will be 'held in Kingston on Nov. 6th. and ASEBAL SCORES B All rain. Internat onal, Friday's games postponed, National. Néw York 8, Pittsburg 4. New York 8, Pittsburg 1: Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 3 , American, Boston, 4, Detroit 3. Boston 6, Detroit 15. ONTARIO JOCKEY CLUB FALL MEETING OPENS The Toronto Autumn Cup Has The Sum of $10,000 Added. Toronto, Sept. 22. -- Favored by fine, seasonable weather, the autumn meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club, at Woodbine Park, was inaugurated this afternoon with a big crowd in attendance to witness the run- ning of a well fllled programme, in- cluding the rich Toronto Autumn cup, the feature of the afternoon's sport. ' Today's card is a thoroughly good one, and brings together some of the best horses that have been seen un- der colors in Canada this season, reinforced by a few arrivals from New York. The race for the Autumn cup has an international aspect, and marks the first appearance of Little Chief, Rancocas' stables fleet per- former, in Canada. Little Chief will carry a top weight of 124 pounds, with Jockey Earl Sande in the sad- dle. The Autumn cup with $10,000 added, for three-year-olds and up, run over a mile and a quarter course Other features this afternoon are the Woodbine Steeplechase, $5,000 added, over a two mile course, and the Maple Leaf stakes, for three- year-old fillies, floated in Canada over the mile and a sixteenth, for $3,000 added. KU KLUX KLAN MET IN U. 8. WHITE HOUSE And Held Initiation -- 254 Members Belong To Congress. Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 22. -- That the Ku Klux Klan held an Ini- tiation in the dining room of the White House, was the statement of Rev. Basil Newton, of Oklahoma, re- presenting the Klan Imperial Coun- cil, in address to a large audience of klansmen and others at Hurri- cane last night. "We have 227 in the House of Representatives and 27 in the Unit- ed States Senate," the speaker said, "and we held one initiation in the dining room of the White House. You know what that means." Call It Ridiculous, Washington, Sept. 22. -- The statement of Rev. Basil E. Newton, at Charleston, W. Va., that an initia- tion of klansmen had been held in the White House, was declared to- day by White House officials to be "too ridiculous to discuss." Streseman Has Summoned The Premier of Germany Berlin, Sept. 22. -- Chancellor Streseman has summoned the pre- mier of the Federated States of Ger- many for a conference on the hr situation, it was announced A The conference is expected to taKe place Tuesday. It is looked upon in political circles as presaging early action on the issue of abandoning passive resistance. -------------- Arabia Wants to Join The League of Nations Geneva, Sept. 22. -- An appeal to the League of Nations to act on the reparation problem was made today by George Murray, representative of ' the Union of South Africa. The Kingdom of Hedjaz, other- 'wise Arabia, has applied for mem- 'bership in the league. Has Read the Whig Over 8ixty-Five Years John Jones, Odessa, is visiting in the city, and is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Woolard, 371 Brock street. Mr. Jones celebrated his eighty-second birthday on Thursday and he has been a reader of the Dally British Whig for over sixty-five years. : ---------------------- Reporter Beaten Up. New York, Sept. 22. -- Brulwed and bleeding, a newspaper reporter reached his office early this morn- ing, having, he said, been badly beet- en while trying to cover the prése- men's meeting. The pressmen will meet tomorrow to formally decide action regarding the acceptante of the publishers' terms to end the strike which began last Monday. The Perth council has purchased a car of Alberta coal, to Introduce a Canadian product to Perth. It will cost $10.50 to $11.50 per ton f.o.b. Perth, : Frapcis Ouimet and Jess Sweet- ser, defending champion, meet to- day at Chicago, to decide the ama- teur golf championship. ° Curly Wilshur, Toronto, won the Canadian featherweight r ship from Kid Roy, Montreal, in ten rounds. Dr. E. L. Bruce returned from North Western Ontario and Porcu- pine on Thgraday ' champion} What the World Is Doings CAS SEEN BY POPULAR c MECHANICS c MAGAZINE Sucti Holds Rul A fenet Blakoard For teachitig classes in subjects that - Rolling Dice By Airplane Latest of Sports i ie: Jin wan of Yt materia) aviators now play the game their ai as ome of the latest American sports. Placed in front of the propeller is twirled, and the rush of air sends the dice rolling down with the plane in pursuit. The cubes are then placed in position again. Ship Found on Big Iceberg Reveals Mystery of Sea For centuries mystery ships have sailed the seas, guided only by the winds of One open, a gigantic mass of ice carrying a large three masted schooner, with its boats still in the clefts, was sighted. Efforts to find the survivors but no about 4 in. from the ends. Two pins are riveted or welded to the end of the hinge and each end is then bent as shown. The pins are inserted into the holes drilled in the rim and the hinge is pushed down with the foot, thus spreading the rim. If there are studs on the rim, the hinge can be used without pins, by simply butting the ends against the studs, notching the ends if necessary to prevent the hinge from slipping. - * » "Anch ** the Cow's Tail Anyone who has milked cows has suf- fered from the annoyance caused by the animal switching its tail around to chase away the flies. This trouble can be pre- vented very easily if there is an old bicycle +4 44 41 can be instantly hed by a cup, from which the instruments swing on a pivot, permitting the use of protractas, divider, T-square, rule, and angles. The force of the suction is sufficient to hold the set to the surface of the board for 15 minutes, when the-outfit- may be removed or replaced at the same point. Being vertical, this device may be seen from any part of a room, and makes it easier for the lecturer to illustrate his subjects. trace of them was discovered. Another sea tragedy was added to the already long list of those as yet unsolved when a Greenland whaler came upon a strange looking derelict, battered and weather- worn, apparently built in the last century and ioe bound for years. A boarding crew found in the cabin the hody of a young woman, preserved by the arctic frosts |. Near a long dead fire was the ins of a young man, still holding a flint and steel. Rim Spreader for Changing 1 Tires A common 8-in. barn-door hinge can be used to good advantage for spreading automobile rims when changing tires. If the rims are perfectly plain at the split it will be necessary to drill two §g-in. holes DROVE 3,000 MILES FROM ALBERTA TO KINGSTON J. E. Cunningham Tells Of Conditions In West--To Settle In Kingston. J. E. Cunningham, who has been in Alberta during the past ten months in the interest of the Saskatchewan Land and Homestead Company and the Cun ningham Land Co, returned home on Wednesday, having driven from Red Deer, Alberta. The trip covered al- most 3,000 miles, and took fifteen days actual driving, Mr. Cunningham states that the Minnesota roads are the best encountered, but says that Ontario is almost as good. Driving across the prairie provinces, Mr. Curmfningham had a splendid: op- portunity of securing conditions' and states that Alberta and Saskatchewan have produced yery heavily this year. Southern: Manitoba was terribly hit by rust. Mr. Cunningham will likely open an office here for sale and purchase of city and town properties, together with Western Canada loans, lands and sale agreements. I ------ Share For Share, Toronto, Sept. 22.--Although the merging-of thé Bank of Hamilton with the Canadian Bank of Com- merce has been a virtual certainty for several weeks, it was only yes- terday that the exchange of the Bank of Hamilton stocks on share- for-share basis for the Canadian Bank of Commerce certificates was approved by the Commerce directors, following an examination of the as- sets of the Bank of Hamilton, Com- merse shareholders will meet' Nov- ember 21st to confirm, py PICTON LADY INJURED Col. and Mrs. J. B. French To Reside in Picton. Picton, Sept. 20.--Mrs. John Good- win met with a nasty accident on Fri- day last while arranging flowers in the chancel of St. Gregory's church, Picton. and fell backwards, striking her shoul- der on a radiator and breaking her col- lar bone, also sustaining several cuts on her hand from broken vases. Dur- ing Mrs. Goodwin's enforced absence from her position as teacher in the Separate school, Miss Margaret Graves has been substituting for her. On Monday next, Miss Margaret Graves leaves for Peterborough to at- tend Normal school classes. Col. and Mrs. J. P. French are ex- pected to arrive in Picton today to take up residence with Mrs. French's grandmother, Mrs. Stirling, Main street east. Miss Dorothy French and baby Terry will accompany them, Master John French having gone back to his school at Grimsby. The Belleville ladies golf club is ex- pected in town Saturday to play the Picton team. Express Employees Meet. At a meeting of the local employees of the Canadian National Express held at the Princess street office, the wel- fare of the service and the local busi- ness reeds were fully discussed. F. M. Graves, occupiéd the chair, and short addresses were given A. H. Stillman, district superintendent, and G. H. Waterhouse, travelling agent. The ad- dresses were followed by a intgrest- ing discussion. These mesingyar held periodically in order to keep the effi- ciency of the C. N. R. up to the highest standard and the results are reflected in the promptness and despatch of business, and an increasing confidence on the part of the business public, b that in League Football." LEAQUE (OF NATIONS) FOOTBALL. Referee Robert Cecil: "Look here, Mussolini, you can't do Signor Mussolini: "Then I retire from yqus League." She miscalculated the steps- St IN MARINE OIRCLES | at \ The steamer Oak Bay is undergoing minor repairs at the M. T. elevator and will clear for Montreal. i The steamer Thunder Bay arrived from Montreal on Friday night at 7 o'clock and cleared for the head of the lakes. The steamer Cataract arrived from Montreal on Friday night at 11.30 o'clock and cleared for Fort William, The steamer Corunna arrived from Port Colborne on Friday night and cleared for Montreal. The tug Russell cleared with the bar- ges Dunnand Davies for Sudus Point on Saturday morning. The Schooner Burt Swift's awaiting orders. ------ Barnes is at Dr. Edward W. Ryan, formerly of Scranton, Pa., internationally known for his work in combating epi- demics, is dead in Teheran, Persia, of heart disease, according to a cablegram received by the state de- partment at Washington. Mrs. Matilda Latimer, widow, who disappeared from her home in Peter. boro, early on Friday morning, was found drowned in Little Lake. The fruit steamer American Girl thought to be lost in Lake Michigan, turned up at Muskegon, Mich, on Friday afternoon. -- BORN. GILBERT--At Sillsville, to Mr. and Mrs. Blake Gilbert, a son. JBFFREY--At Bethel, on Sept. 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey, a son. VANVLACK---At Cressy, Se gt. 11th, te Mr. and Mrs. Muir VanViac k, & son. DANFORD--PARROTT -- At Ernest- town, on Sept. Sth, Miss Ethyl Grace Danford and Elgin Sharpe Parrott, all of Ernesttown. TAIT--BREAULT--On Sept, 5th, at Winnipeg, Rev. Robert C. Tait, North Battleford, Sask., to Anna G. Breault, Centreville, Ont. DIED ASSELSTINE---At Sillsville, on Sept. 11th, Frederick Edward Asselstine, aged Nfty-two years. BAKER~--At Doxsee's Corners, Sept. 13th, Merrett Baker, in his seve enty-fourth year. PETTENGILL--At_ Wellington, Sept. 18th, Mrs. H. E. Pettenglll, widow of Henry Pettenglll, aged seventy- nine years. SAVAGE-AL Petrol, Mish. on 19th, ex. Savage, formerly of Na- Paniee, otha Lankary and the te James Savage. SMITH--At Bloomfield, Sept. 16th, John Russell Smith, in his sixty-ninth year. STORTZ--At Picton, Sept. 16th, . (Fred) Storts, in Ms fourth year. cs Change in Car Service On and after Non, Sept. 24th There will be a 10-minute service between the hours of 11 am. and 7pm. - ? - During the other hours, 20-min- ute service will be operated. Winter Coats made to order from $12 up to $25