_ = Government Inspection SI. LAWRENCE RIVER t .cents for every dollar deposited. Now playing "ST. ELMO" YEAR 90; No, 234. The "Ce Daily British Whi KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY OCTOBER 6, 19238 MON., TUES., WED. CONSTANCE TALMADGE in "DULCY" LAST EDITION. | | THE BANKERS | BODY BLAMED For Faure of of the Home Bank of Canada. THEY BLOCKED ATIENPTS To Institute a System of of Banks. Toronto, Oct. 6.--Among the va- riety of views presented at a meet- ing of delagates of depositors of the Home Bank in the Carls Rite hotel, yesterday, it was more or less unani- imously contended the Canadlan Bankers' Association, was, morally, obligated to see to it that the Home | Bank depositors secured one hundred | It was held that the action of the Ca- nadian Bankers Association, in block- ing all attempts to institute a sys-| tem of government inspection of banks, was primarily responsibie for the failure of the Home Bank. Re- solutions were passed along this Hne. Hon. Mr. Fielding, minister of iin- | ance, met a deputation of the Home Bank depositors, last night, and pro- mised sympathetic consideration to] the demand that the federal govern-| ment see that they get one hundred ,cents on the dollar for deposits. © Attorney-General's Statement. | Attorney-General Nickle made the | following brief statement last even- ing concerning his conference with Right Hon. W. 8. Fielding. | "I called on the Right ITon. Mr. | Fielding," he said, "and had a chat | with him, and 1 also had an inter- view with Mr. Scott, the (dominion government's counsel. The Ontario government have their assurance that they will co-operate in any way that will facilitate our incuiry and give us any information necessary to the prosecution we have launched." Postponed Federal Enquiry, Toronto, Ot. §.--Formal fédéral inquiry into Home Bank matters is likely to be postponed, at least, un- til the provincial authorities have completed their investigations through analysis of the books ana through criminal proceedings. | That understanding of the situation was arrived at yesterday in conversa- tion with the principals intimate with the present proceedings. NEVER SO LOW BEFORE essels May Have to Go to Quebec to Complete Their 'Loading. Quebec. Oct. 6. -- That the St. Lawrence River has never been so low before from Cap l.a Roche as far down a&s Father Point, and that if conditions continue as they have ev- ery indication of doing, the steamers loading and due to load export cargo at the metropolis will be ordered to Quebec to complete their loading here, Is the gist of statements which havo been made today by a number of marine officials who have been studying and watching the river for the last quarter of a century or more. Asked as to the reason for these conditions, one authority, who has made it his lite long vocation to closely study the river conditions, tides, and many other incidentals in connection with waterfront activities. sald that aithough it might sound very strange, he was firmly of the opinion, and the same opinion was expressed by others, that the lowness of the water at present is partly due if not wholly so to the recent Japan- ese catastrophe, with its resulting tidal waves on the Californian coast. CLASH PREMIERS, Bruce's Jolicies May Be Opposed by MacKenzie King. London, Oct. 6.--The Imperial conference has more or less hung fire pending Premier Bruce's arrival, | more especially as he is understood | | to have come with clear cut policies | for the re-organization of the Em- pire in both a constituticnal and } ceonamic semse. In pressing these policies he may incidentally break a lance with Premier Mackenzie King. ed as much by differences in tem- perament and training as by a clash of circumstance. Premier Bruce is polished, sauve effective. and pos- sessed of an inflexible will He is a product of Cambridge University, and of a great Australian business house. He is a practical man of affairs, with a large private fortune and det~rmined to give Australia the greatest place in the sun of the Hritish Empire Mr King, while a distinguished graduate of Canadian and American universities, neverthe- less has not faced in practical busi- ness the stern realities of modern industrial life Possessed of a sym- pathetic and kindly nature he in- clines towards the idealistic and | philosophical in politics. Hic genial and ingenuous personality, aided by | a gift of happy after-dinner speech- | up at making here. has gone far to dispei the unfavorable opinion created by the nrather unflattering portraits painted by certain Canadian corre- gpondents in English newspapers. If he enters the conference as Bruce's opponent he will be evenly matched {and it is likely that he will have the tacit support 'of Smuts, perhaps a more powerful aid than that which will certainly be rendered to Aus- ralia's spokesman by Premier Massey of New Zealand. CANADA OCCUPIES FIRST PLACE WITH LLOYD GEORGE He Leaves New York for Mont- real, After a Tumultuous Reception. New York, Oct. 6. -- A five-car apecial train bearing the party of the' Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, former premier of Creat Britain, to Mantreal, on the first lap of his tour of United States and Canada, pulled out 'of the Grand Central terminal at '8/44 a.m. today. After being guided by police aad detectives through a cheering throng of admirers, the dapper little Welsh- man, with his wife and daughter, Megan, were established in the pri- vate car, "Ottawa," in which as guests of Bir Henry Thornton, presi- dent of the Canadian National Rail- ways, they will live throughout their travels on the tour. Although he had Neen first up af- ter one of the most strenuous days of his career, Lloyd Georg: was bright-eyed and smiled a lot, waving his black walnut stick and doffing his square-crowned derby in aec- knowledgment of the plaudits which accompanied his entourage of limou- sines from the Waldorf-Astoria to the station. Canada occupied first place in the mind of Lloyd George, who had a tumultuous reception here yester- day. There were counter-demonstra- tions of discontent and hatred for Britain, but they were awallowed up in the over-powering welcome. Lloyd George sald last night that his expressed purpose in leaving Bri- tain wds to thank Canada for the part she had taken in the Great War. Possibility of Increase Of U.S. Wheat Duty Washington, Oct. 6.--Instructions have been givén the United States Federal Tariff Commission by Presi- dent Coolidge to consider "the. pos- sibility of increasing the present duty on wheat above 30 cents as a means of relief for the western wheat growers. The chief executive, however, does not believe that any material benefit could thus be rendered to the farmers. The population of Walkerville is now 8,088, an increase of 711 in a year. "You Said It, Marceline!" 'MARCELINE #ALROY, Life is a very likeable game-- If you know how to play. Everybody should understand ° The rules and play FAIR, For you can't CHEAT life, (And although you never ASKED to live, You are forced to play , Whether you will or not,' So the best way 1s to look Life in the face And recognize her As dificult, HARD} But somehow--JUST, And make her RESPECT you : a - By standing up to her And saying, with a smile, "You can't beat ME Unless I LET you And I'll be darned FIRST." But though Life is hard, LOVE is HARDER For there are NO rules And you can't stand Up to it. You just FALL In love, and out, And IN A To be in love is BAD; The two premiers are oppos-! HIS UNCLE WAS WOUNDED | anchored in Toronto harbor. POLICE KILL RUM-RUNNER John Gti, Aro Aged 24, Port Dalhousie, Shot Dead. Nine Arrests Made--Bronght Liquor Cargo From Belle- ville in Boat. Toronto, Oct. 6.--John Gogo, aged twenty-four, Port Dalhousie, was shot and instantly killed early this morning when the police attempted to seize a rum-running boat which James Gogo, aged thirty-four, an uncle of the dead man, was shot through the mouth, the bullet lodging in his right. jaw. Nine other men, who were aboard the boat were locked the Pape avenue police sta- tion. The wounded man was rusheoe to St. bullet was extracted. His condition is not serious. The remains of the nephew were taken to the morgue. When the police arrived they found the crew of the rum-runner pulling out. The boat had just land- ed from Belleville a short time be- fore, and it was intended that the cargo of liquor should be transferred to motor trucks. The police ordered the captain to come ahead but he refused. It was then that the police opened fire. They fired several bul- lets in the air, thinking it would scare the captain into coming ashore but he continued to head out to- wards the centre of the bay. When the police saw that he had no in- tention of obeying the order, they fired at close range. The first shot took effect and the younger Gogo, who was stepping into the cabin, dropped dead. He was shot through the abdomen. His uncle, who was on his heels, also was a target for a bullet which imbedded in his right jaw. A few minutes later the cap- tain docked the yacht and ithe crew were placed undar arrest. They put up a stubborn battle with the po- lice before submitting to arrest. The prisoners all gave Toronto, Hamil- ton and St. Catharines addressess. QE SANITARY BABIES WRITTEN FOR THE WHIG There has been, of late, an over BRITAIN'S POLICY. for the Initiative of France, * London, Oct. 6. -- Marquis Caur- zon, British secretary foi foreign at- fairs, in a long speech at the Imper- lal conference yesterday, revealed the British government's new policy growing out of Germany's abandon- ment of passive resistance. This policy, briefly, is to wait the initiative of France who is now expected to make proposals for renewed Allied co-operation. Lord Curzon assumed that the French government already had prepared in outline, if not in detail, for anticipated surrender on the part of Germany. EXPEDITION TO SAMOA. Is to Wait New Zealand Government to Investi- gate Parasitic Diseases. London, Oct. 6.--A scientific re- search expedition to Samoa and the Western Pacific to investigate para. sitic diseases has been organized by the New Zealand Government. The expedition will start from London School of Tropical Medicine. CPEPPFPPPRPFPRPSIRILEPS > + LLOYD GEORGE HAIL Michael's hospital where the | AS WORLD'S CITIZEN New York, Oct. 6.--Hafling Lloyd George as "a citizen of the world," Newton D_ Baker, former secretary of war, yesier- day declared America was ready to listen to his advice as to how to "set men's hands to work and their hearts to sing- 'ing, after the hardships and sorrows of war. rs 2 1% * * + v + + + + * + 4 + + * + +* * * + * + + + * + > * PPLE PPEPPR PPPOE Fraternal Insurance Risks. Toronto, Oct. 6,--Statistics con: cerning the extent to which fratern- al bodies are transacting insurance business are given in the report which the registrar of friendly soc- feties, V, Evan Grey, has forwarded to the Attorney-General Hon. W. F. Nickle, K.C, The report shows that insurance totalling $172,595,- 766 and involving 178,687 individ- ual contracts, is in force with the Traterna] societies. During the past year, it 18 stated, 7,071, new con- tracts have been entered into, invol- ving new business totalling $6,220, 000. ~ -* - ey bon At Brockville chests bo board 2,758 boxes were offered; 21c was bid and refused. 2. BY ARTHUR HUNT CHUTE. emphasis on the germ theory, applied alike in medicine and in morals, and a sanitary nipple for the baby, a sanitary cradle, a sanitary diet, everything sanitary until the child dies trom lack of resistance. ' David Livingstone was the last in a family of many children; per- haps to this fact was due the great explorer's rugged constitution. At all events he had to fend for himself from the start, a happy contrast to many an-only child, doomed through ness. excessive care to namby pamby weak- The sheltered life theory means either premature demise or an over- dose of weaklings. As long as the Spartan mother let the north wind blow on suckling, an iron breed remained in Strife is the law of life. ceases to live, If I cut my hand, to-morrow I her Sparta. In the degree that one ceases to strive, one find there a collection of matter, an army of white blood corpuscles, that died fighting that I might live ? Every breathing moment of life is a moment of strife, of forces within waging warfare against forces without. To shun the struggle, to "take it easy," to "play safe," is not to save one's self, this is to cheat One's self. DANGER AND RISK ESSENTIAL. Danger and risk are as essential in the moulding of strength as air and food, This fact was emphasized recently by a scientific authority. As an experimenthebrought up six guinea pigs in'a sterilized litter and six others as usual in the dirt. The not last a month. They died from lack of resistance. guinea pigs In the sterilized Mtter did In like manner the street arab, ever exposed, survives, while the only child, heir to mil- lions, guarded continually, takes the first chance of dash beneath the speeding motor. The side of the street that breeds strong men is the opposite side from Easy Street. Canada for the past two years has been on the hard side of the street. The side for testing the stamina, or lack of stamina. In the testing two classes emerge; the first class, who in a tight corner, "spit on their hands," and fight harder. The second class, who in a tight corner, cry out to God, to the government, and to everything else, to come and save them. ' meetings, and in labor meetings, to wail in a foreign accent about what the goverenment must do to help them; that kind of action is not British, about October 10th under the charge | of Dr. Patrick Buxton of the London | | | WILL ERECT A CENOTAPH In Macdonald Park For the Daughters of Empire. THE CONTRACT AWARDED To the McCallum Granite Company--Work Will Be Completed This Fall. The McCallum Granite Company of Kingston has beén commissioned by the Kingston Chapters of the Daughters of the Empire to execute and erect a cenotaph in Macdonsld park on the site occupied for the past thirty years by the cairn. The cenotaph will be in full view of all vessels passing up and down the St. Lawrence river. The cenotaph is known as the "Cross of Sacrifice" and was origin- ally designed by the great English architect and author Sir Reginald Blomfield. The cross will be 14 feet 6 inches high amd will have a base app. 14 feet 8 inches wide. The whole composition is octagonal in form. The only decorative members will be the inscription panels and a bronze sword which will be fastenod to the cross at the point where the arms of the cross intersect the main shaft. The shaft proper is to he mounted on three bases which in turn rest on three steps running around the whole composition. The whole composition has a grace and satisfying strength which can only be obtained when ample bases courses gre used. The Kingston ceno- taph is to be identical in style with the crosses erected in France at tha niilitary cemeteries of Terlincthun and Etaples. The cross is to be carved in Cana- dian light gray granite which through time will assume a white- ness which makes it particularly ac- ceptable as a memorial medium. The bronze sword is being cast by bronze founders in London, England. One of the notable features of the shaft of the cross is that its surfaces have an entasis or a slight curve running from the bottom of the shaft to the top. Were it not for this slight out- ward curve or swelling, the 'cross would seem to have concave lines. Work has already been started on the memorial and it is expected that it will be erected some time later on 4 | in the fall. ¥ BIG LEGAL FIGHT ON BOSTON NOVEL Police Arrest Author of "Im=- promptu"--Watch and Ward Society Objects. Boston, Oet. 6.--A big legal fight over a sentational novel by a Bos- ton author will be waged in the local courts November 6th, Police on one sidel and the Watch and Ward Society and book agents on the other have taken opposite stands on the contents of the novel "Im- promptu," the author of which, El- liot Paul, is under arrest oh the charge of sejling an obscene book. The police of the Black Day sta- tion struck a snag when they ar- rested the author, for the Watch and Ward Soclety and the commit- tee of the Boston book sellers have passed on the work and declare It legal, allowable and fit to be sold. Paul is the author of "Indelibls," an earlier and aimiliar work, which caused a rensation here with its de- scription of the "Mahatma of Ward 3" As the Watch and Ward people and book sellers have put their stamp of approval on the book, they are loathe to: have the police step in and question the correctness of their decision. » Counsel] has been engaged for the defendant in the case and a hearing is set for November 6th in the cen- tral munfeipal court. Those whe have parsed on 'the work and declar ed it allowable are not anxious to see the decision go against the de fendant, as such a situation would belittle the weight of their ows STOLE $90,000 IN GEMS; CAPTURED IN FRANCE Mourey, Wanted in New York, Shot in Battle With Paris Police. Paris, Oct. 6.--In a fierce battle with the police on a bridge over the river at the little suburban town of Gournay, Gabriel Mourey, the Amer- ican who robbed the New York bank- er, Albert R. Shattuck, of $90,000 worth of diamonds and other jewels, was shot and captured and now lies seriously injured in"the Pointoise Hospital. Mourey was crossing the bridge when three detectives pounced upon him with drawn" revolvers. Mourey bounded aside, drew a revolver and fired five shots in rapid succession. The detectives replied and the ban- dit fell with three bullets in his chest. WILL AID FARMERS TO PAY LIABILITIES A Debt Adjustment Bureau Is Decided on for Mani= toba. . Winnipeg, Oct. 6.--All the repre- sentatives of Manitoba's business in- terests in conference, decided to or- ganize a debt-adjustment bureau to aid farmers in paying their debts. A similar organization, last year was operated very successfully. All municipalities will have branches in which embarrassed farmers can file accurate statements of their liabili- ties, with a pledge to pay their credi- tors such proportion of their claims as the Bureau judges to be fair. Then the machinery operates to in- Cuce creditors te accept. It is in no sense a moratorium nor bar to court action in the event of failure to agree. FELL INTO LOCK AND 1S DROWNED Tragic Death of Engineer George Lashford, Collins Bay, At Lachine. Chief Engineer George Lashford, Collin's Bay, of the twin screw steamer Hamilton, was almost in- stantly killed Friday evenifig when he attempted to jump from the deck of his vessel to the lock wall at the lower end of the Lachine canal. He struck the stone wall and was thrown back into the water, dieap- pearing from sight. His body was recovered about half an hour later and taken.to Montreal where an in. quest was held at 10 o'clock Satur- day morning. The unfortunate man is believed to have been knocked unconscious by the force of the blow op his head when he struck the canal wall and was unable to swim to safety when he fell into the water. His body was not seen by his ship-mates until recovered by a grappling party. A faithful and efficient employee of the Canada Steamship Lines for several years, the tragic death of Engineer Lashford is deeply regrett. ed by C. 8. L. officials in this city. The deceased had fitted out the steamer Cataract last winter, bm when spring came with the opening of navigation, 'he was transferred to the Hamilton and given charge of the engineering room on that ves- sel. The deceased, whose home is in Collin's Bay, is survived by an aged father and one sister. He was unmar- ried, and was about thirty-six years of age. Wrong Tombstone Erected And Will Case Results Cobourg, Oct. 6.--An unusual case was heard in surrogate court before Judge Ward, a farmer by the name of Alex. Brown, Monaghan, provided in his will that a tombstone similar to the one over the grave of John Smith, be erected over his grave with a certain inscription. the resi- due of his estate after certain be: Guests were paid was to go to a niece. Miss Anna Montierif of Peterboro. This neice had a monument placed over her uncle's grave not in accord- ance with his wishes. : The case will be settled by the maker of the toiabstone making an al for the first tombstone, the executor James Roddy and Joseph dill are allowed $327.50, ARE T0 ASK FOR TENDERS For the Former Sydenham Military Hospital Property. A RESIDENTIAL ~ SECTION Instead of Military Quarters Likely to Result From Kingston's Efforts. - Citizens who are interested in the preservation of the Sydenham Hospi tal property for residential purposes are likely to see their wishes fulfilled. The Whig learns that the represen tations made to the military authori- ties on behalf of the city have beem given very serious consideration, and that the authorities are not now disposed to proceed with the projos- ed conversion of the property to barracks or storage purposes. In fact it has been intimated that a satisfactory offer for the purchase of the property might be [avorably en- tertained and the district headquars ters staff has been authorised to re- celve tenders for transmission to Ottawa. There are already certain realty men interested in seeing that this valuable residential property is util- ized for residences and they are ex- pected to seize the opportunity pre- sented. to them. Their success will mean the erection of fine residences there as it is one of the finest sites Kingston possesses. This will bring about a satisfactory settlement of the diffculty over the disposition of the property, and the objections to its use for military purposes. It is not at all suitable for the storage of artillery or equipment being too far away from the railways, and there would be a useless cxpense involved « in the cartage of equipment to and from the 'armouries, Barriefield camp and the railways. L Military Accommodation. Regarding acéommodation for the district headquarters staff it ig sug- gested that offices be added to the armories by the erection of a suitable building at the south end now oe- eupied by the gun sheds. This is Guite practical as there is ample space not now utilized for any pur- pose. The ground =iready belongs to the militia department and a building could be bullt at small cost This. would save the large annual rental now paid for offices for distriet headquarters. The Sydenham hospital property contains about twenty acras of land. along the waterfront on King street west. When this is divided up into building lots and houses are built. there will be a very large revenue for the city. It is understood that only the plans of the military au- thorities stood in the way of the de velopment of this property by n groap of enterprising realty mea. DOMINION REVENUE IS UP $9,984,169 Increase for 8ix Months Come pared With Last Year Net Debt Higher. 4 Ottawa, Oct. 8.--The close of tha first half of the present fiscal year sees an increase of approximately ten million dollars in the revenue of the Dominion, as compared with last year. For the six months of the present fiscal year, which ended Se tember 30th last, revenue total $213,092,087. On September 30th, 1922, the corresponding total was $203,107,918. Tho Increase, there« fore, amounted to $9,984,169. On the other hand, there is revealed a decrease of over four milion dollars in the ordinary expenditure of the Dominjon. when the two six-month September 30th last amounted $134,568,768, as against $139, 493 - 173 in the first hal? of the 1922-2. fiscal year. This is a decrease $4,625,945. Efforts ere being made In FE ford to place the British harvest who came out this year with fi ers of Brant county for the winks months. Babe Ruth knocked out his