Daily British Whig (1850), 19 Oct 1923, p. 1

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LNs TO-DAY JACKIE COOGAN in "CircusDays" The Daily British Whi MON,, TUES, WED. "If Winter Comes" YEAR 90; No. 345. IN A PRISON " Mom I Irish Prisoners Had Been Using It. J PLACE OF, DETENTION "1h Which Te Prisoners Have Been Moved Is Not Dublin, Oct. 19.--Discovery of a tunnel used by prisoners for com- munication between their cells was reported to-day by the authorities of Mount y pri where several hundred ican" soldier pris- oners recently started a hunger strike. The authorities declare thas none of the prisoners are seriously fil as yet in consequence of the wtrtke. At government offices this morn- ing, it was stated that eighty of the Mount Joy prisoners had been tak- en from thet institution during the forenoon. This followed the. removal of eighty others last evening. The prisoners were taken to a new place of detention which was not disclosed. Eighty of the Mount Joy prisoners were reléased to-day, some of them after signing an undertaking to keep the peace. FIND "PHONEY" QUN USED BY LEO ROGERS Hunters Oome Across Rogers' Oocat and Boots Hidden in the Bush, North Bay, Oct. 19. --William Hogan and Oscar Parks made an important discovery yesterday while out shooting partridges, Reaching a heavily wooded portion of the bush near the C.N.R. line, four miles east of the Bay, they stumbled on a blue serge coat, neatly folded, and & pair of brown boots on top of the coat. On searching the coat pockets, "the "phoney" gun used by the late "we al getaway from the court . house. his A & h Leo Rogers, bandit, in Bis sensation was found. SEEK UNIFORM ACT. Insurance Heads to Present Bill to Provincial Legislatures, . Winnipeg, Oct. 19.--With the pur- pose of removing inconsistencies in e laws, a uniform Life Insurance Act will be presented to ali the legis- lative assemblies of the Canadian provinces at the next session. The model act was endorsed by the super- intendent of insurance, now in con- vention here. A uniform act in Canada has been the aim of the life insurance com- panies for several years. Different laws are in effect in the various provinces and in the past there have been very troublesome differences in court decisions and legislation af- fecting the rights of 'the Insured. JURY UNABLE TO AGREE IN MURRELL MURDER CASE Sydney Murrell and "Slim" Willlams Will Have to Be Tried Again. -------- London, Ont. Oct. 19.--The jury under Justice Wright, in the tria: of Sydney Murrell and John "Slim" Williams, charged with the murder of Russell Campbell at Melbourne on April 11th 1922 reported this morning that they had been unable to reach a verdict, and in view of the disagreement they were dls- charged. The prisoners were re. manded for further trial. Mayor 8. J. Farmer will be 1 can- didate for a second term of office in Winnipeg. FEW SNOWSTORMS DUE TILL NEXT FEBRUARY This Is the "Prophecy of Leading U.8. Weather Seer. Pa., Oect. weather seer, whose advice Kane, Altman, is said to have been sought frequent-| Bureau made his coming ly in the past by Weather officials in Washington, forecast yesterday for the winter, Here it is: Nov. 15th to Dec. 31st, cold rains and snows, without any extensive part of winter will occur, with warm snowfall indicated, although there will be some severe cold weather. Jan. 1st to Feb. 15th, the open rains and thunder storms, growing colder toward the end of that period. Fab. 15th to March 31st, cold weather with sleet and snowstorms will rule, There will be numerous snowstorms from the north-west. NEW DISEASE APPEARS; BAFFLING DOCTORS It Is Identified by Pasteur In- stitute as Amoeba of Dysentery. Paris, Oct. 19.--A new disease that has completely baffled physic- fans, has appeared in thre region of Lille, says a despatch to L"Oeuvre. After an extensive research the Pasteur Institute has ideritified the germ as the amoeba of dysentery. [t is Supposed to have been import- ed with the Chinese laborers from Annam, who are being employed in the reconstruction of the devastated regions, as the disease is known only fn the tropics. It is caused by a microscopic but tough parasite in the intestine. Physicians hope that colder weather will discourage the germs, for the death rate from the disease is 25 per cent. News off the Wires InCondensed From Bavaria continues defiance of the feaeral government at Berlin. Home Bank depositors will carry their claims for redress to Ottawa. Stratford Council of Women has decided that the Slime is not yet ripe for nominating wome. i for municipal office. Mrs. W. Pugsley, Toronto, was re- elected president by acclamation by the Ontario W.C.T.U. convention iu Brantford. Hamilton police are unable to ob- tain a clue to the slayer of Homer C. Lindsay, auto salesman, The League of Nations has its faults, but it is the key to peace, de- clares Count Apponyl, Hungarian statesman at Toronto. Percy Denyes, Campbelliford, fis contemplating, according to rumour, the establishment of a hardware and electrical goods store. A oonservative estimate of the value of total tourist traffic into Canada for the past year would be not less than $100,000,000. Premier King, of Canada, asserts the power of self-governinemt in domestic affairs at the Canada Club banquet in London, Thursday night. New federal legislatiom which will give wider, powers in she prosecu- tion of cases instigated by provincial fire officials will be sought by the fire marshals of Canads. Canadian exports of cattle and beef to Great Britain for the mine months ending with September both show large increases over the same period of the year previous. At Montreal a national committee representing all activities of Cana- dian life has been constituted to celebrate the centenary of Francis Parkham, the famous historian of early Canada. Bishop Fallon, of London, urges that the Catholic Women's League and the Catholic church as a whole in Canada should take an active in- terest in the immigration policy of the dominion. Hon. David Lynch Scott, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Alberta, has succeeded in his appeal to the privy council to be ranked as chief justice of the appellate division of the Alberta supreme court in- stead of Hon. Horace Harvey. "You § ct ems Said Said It, Marceline!" MARCELINE PALROY dimmed On Fear. Most WOMEN are AFRAID Of SOMETHING : Sometimes it's a mouse, . Sometimes, it's a cat In the guise of But NO woman Is afraid of a MAN; She is only afraid that she Cannot INTEREST him, And if she cannot, ONE man's poison Is ANOTHER man's meat. But, sometimes, What looks like MEAT BEFORE marriage Scems like POISON AFTERWARDS--for marrige Is often monotonous. If a woman loves deeply She invariably fears-- Por fear is UNCERTAINTY ha, 19.--William O.| a | LY | von Mueller for lite was the sentence on William T0 SETTLE THE DISPUTE Between the Governments of Germany And Saxony. NEW PRICE CHAOS. PERIOD Results in Further Handicap- ping Berlin Government Adopting Measures. Berlin, Oct. 19.--It was reported here to-day that the dispute hetween the federal government and the gov- ernment of Saxony will be solved by the former displacing General commander of the Saxony, whose mode of procedure is' said to have been too harsh. This action, reports add, will be accompanied by a rebuke to the Saxon government for its inter- ference in the politics of the repub- lic. The internal situation in'its en- tirety, especially with respect to the financial cataclysm toward which all classes of the population are heading through the further depreciation in the value of the mark; is automatic- ally constituting itself a contributory factor which is destined to have a decisive bearing on the further course of events, With the dollar soaring around the mine billion mark notch to-day a new period of price chaos set in, and with it the government's helpless ness with respect to the adoption of speedy reformatory measures became more emphasized. reichswehr in IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, Discusses Matters With Regard to Imperial Defence. London, Oct. 9.--Consideration of Britain's foreign relations was resumed this morning when the Im- perial Conference reassembled. Pre- mier Baldwin presided. Statements weré made by the Earl of Derby, secretary of state for war, and Sir Samuel Hoare, secretary of state for air. A general discussion followed regarding imperial defence matters.) BANDITS IN PHILADELPHIA, Robbed a Pavan Shop of $25,000 In Cash Goods. Philadelphia, Oct, 19.--Foug armed motor bandits held up Kea- nedy Brothers' pawn shop, in tle business section of the city to-day, and escaped with jewelry and cash estimated at $25,000, The hold-up occurred one block from the police station. Bound Wit Rope; Home Robbed. London, Ont., Oct. 19,~Mrs, Mel- ville Parkinson, of 262 Prcadilly street, reported to the police that a heavy-set, dark-skinned marauder probably a half-breed Indian, entar- ed her home, bound her with a rope, and proceeded to rob her home. While he was at work. the front door bell rang, frightening him away be- fore he accomplished his purpose. Mrs. Parkinson succeeded in releas- ing herself, though in a fainung | condition, and she was able to give | It Has Developed Skin Malady the alarm within fifteen minutes No trace of the man has been socar- ed, . 5, sn ts, Will Represent Canada. Ottawa, Oct. 19.--J. E. Feather- ston, secretary to Hon. Charles Stew- art, minister of the interior, has been appointed by Hon. J. A. Robb, minister of immigration, as Cana- dian government representative and commissioner of immigration under the Chinese immigration act, with headquarters at Hong Kong. Mr. Featherston was formerly secretary to Hon. J. A. Calder when the latter was minister of immigration and was also secretary to Mr. Stewart while minister of immigration. ------ Late W. H. Greenwood. Toronto, Oct. 19 --William Ham. ar Greenwood, well known Toronto newspaperman, died this morning at his home here. Sir Hamar Green. wood who was chief secretary for Ireland before the formation of the Irish Free State, is a brother. De- ceased wag born fifty-one years ago at Whitby, -t Gets Life Imprisonment. 'Ottawa, Oct. 19.--Imprisonment KINGSTON, ORTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928. LAST EDITION. ILLICIT LIQUOR STILLS NUMEROUS IN CANADA Over Ine The Yearly Average Is 3,000--Moonshine dustry Extensive. Ottawa, Oct. 19.--The measure of prohibition that exists in Canada synchronizes, seemingly, with an en- ormous increase in the number of ilHeit stills throughout the country, according to statutes of the Customs and Excise Department. Before the war the total selzures and prosecutions for a year in the whole country ranged between fif- teen and twenty. At the present {ime the yearly average is three thous- and. While a small army of preven- tive officers is employed, it is the official idea that only about twenty per cent. of those in the moonshin- ing industry are rounded up. A cur- fous thing is that, while Quebec 1s wet, over five hundred stills or sim- ilar outfits were geized last year. On the other hand, British Columbia. though also wet, had only sixty. Figures of seizures and prosecu: tions for a ten months period have been compiled, and these show the following figures by provinces. i Ontario, 717; Quebec, 428; Sas- katchewan, 380; Manitoba, 242; Al- berta, 257; British Columbia, 59; New Brunswick, 90; Prince Edward Island, 37; Nova Scotia, 103. The present average is 250 a month, June exceeded all records with over three hundred cases. t iurt J . Fy "replace Minister. Har- RIDDELL CASE min. Decision. Will Not Be Reached Be. fore End of Next Week. Winnipeg, Oct, 19.--~The inquiry into charges that Principal J. H. Riddell, of Wesley College, had com- mitted acts "'agdinst the law of God and the discipline of the Metho- dist Church," made by Prof. W. G. Smith, formerly vice-principal, was concluded by the Methodist court of discipline yesterday. Evidence submiited will go be fore an investigating committee and it was stated thers would be nv an- nouncement as to the decision reached: before the end of next week IEV MAY BE UNABLE T0 RACE WITH. PAPYRUS ve, fly Own May Take Its Place. | New York, Oct. 19.--Zev has de- veloped a skin malady which may prevent the Rancocas colt from carrying the colors of the United States in the $100,000 race with Papyrus tomorrow, it was learned to-day. The Jockey Club's race committee, however, after inspecting the horse, indicated it would withhold its de- cision pending the arrival of My Own, which has been shipped here prepared to take Zev's place if nec- essary. s Long Lake Cut-Off. Montreal, Oct. 19.--Construction of Long Lake cut-off, connecting what was formerly the ' Canadian Northern main line through = On- tario, with the transcontinentat line, has reached such a- point. of advancement hat it it he work 'is not handicapped by bad tions the new line {in BIG LIBERAL RALLY HELD Prospects For Carlton Woods' Election in Lennox Good. HON. 'W. EN. SINCLAR Mrs. Carpenter, R. L. Brack- en And Hon. Nelson Par- liament Give Addresses. Napanee, Oct. 18.--A rousing meeting was held in the armouries last night in the interests of the Li- beral candidate, Carlton Woods. A large and enthusiastic audience filled the auditorium. Prospects at present look good for the election of the Liberal standard-bearer at the polls on Monday, the 22nd in- stant. The principal speakers were Hon. W. E. N. Sinclair, leader of the Lib- eral party for the Province of On- tario; Hon. Nelson Parliament, Mrs. Carpenter, president of Ladies' Lib- eral Association of Ontario; R. L. Bracker, M.P.P., for West Kent. Carlton Woods, the candidate. made a brief but telling speech giv- ing good reasons why he considered the electors should cast their votes for him on Monday next. Hon. W. E. N. Sinclair gave a capital address in which he paid a tribute to the memory of the late Dr. J. P. Vrooman, whose death was the cause of this by-election. He said the finest memecrial the people of Lennox could erect to the lat: Dr. Vrooman would be a great ma- jority of votes for Monday, the 22nd, to Carlton Woods as successor wor- thy to occupy his seat in the legis- lature. The e¢peaker discussed in a logical mannér many measures of vital interest to the people of this province. -- Appeal to the Women Mrs. Carpenter's address seemed to appeal to all who heard her, and particularly to the large number of women present. She said that one thing the women would insist on and 'that was the election of the Mighadt type of men to represent Js In pa Hament. She told her hearers that Carlton Woods should have their confidence and their votes on elge- | tion day. R. L. Bracken, M.P.P., for West Kent, said he had come a long way to speak to the electors of the County of Lennox and was glad to be able to speak to so many of them %s were assembled in the armouries. He is a magnetic, forceful speaker, and impresses one that he is quite sure that he knows what he is talk- ing about.. His address scintillated with gems of energetic principle, sarcasm, wit and humor and he held the attention of his hearers through- out his address. -- The Booze Question. In speaking of the O. T. A, he referred to the pre-election promis- es of members of the present gov- ernment to restore to the people the right to use 'booze.' Said the speak- er, "I hope to live to see the day when the Conservative government starts to give the booze back--and the people won't get it."" He told a Httle story of a colored preacher in his constituency who was preaching about Daniel being thrown into a fiery furnace,when one of bis congre- gation said, "Brother, Daniel was not thrown into a flery furnace, but into a den of Hons." "Huh!" said the preacher, "you miss tha point all together--it don't matter what Daniel was thrown into. The point is that Daniel was in a hell of a fix." That, said Mr. Bracken, will be the case with the government when they begin to tamper with the 0. T. A. He said he did not know aither of the candidates in this by-alection, but advised the voters to think care- fully over the qualification of each and choose the man that they con- sidered the most fitted to bo their re- presentative at Toronto. If they did this, he felt sure from all he could Carlton Woods would re- "God Save the King" was sung at the conclusion of a very successful Banting's New. Treatment. Toronto, Oet. 19.--Many doctors the city have made up their minds | M. that the , Jreatajtn 'its initial st or WAR DEAD OF FRANCE ARE BEING COLLECTED And Will Be Concentrated in the Country's National Cemeteries. Paris, Oct. 19.--The French gov- ernment is beginning the vast un- dertaking of exhuming its scatterea war dead and concentrating the bod- fes in national cemeteries after the American plan. It is a far greater task than the one the American Graves Registration mission has completed. In some sectors, such as the Argonne and around the Saint Mihiel A salient, a great many were brought together in military ceme- teries, but 'elsewhere, along the whole battle front, from the Swiss frontier to the North Sea, bodies of soldiers that were killed in the trenches were buried where they fell. Scattered German, K dead are also being gathered into large cemeter- ies by the French, under an agree. ment with the German government. The German cemeteries that existed at the end of the war are all being cared for by the French authorities who issue special permits to German families to visit Phgeaeg ves of thelr dead in France. TO URGE THE PEOPLE TO OBEY "DRY" LAW U.S. President to Treat En- forcement From Common Sense Viewpoint. Washington, Oct. 19.--President Coolidge, when he meets the gov- ernors of the states in comference on Saturday, is going to make an earnest appeal for enforcement of the prohibition act. The president is not unduly" con- cerned about the proposal made by the citizens' conference here this week that enforcement of the law must be laid at the door of the White House, Governor Pinchot's in- sistence that the president must en- force the law does not worry him either from a governmental or politi- cal standpoint. It is the president's view that the Volstead act must be comcurrentiy enforced by agencies of the federal and the state governments. All but three of the states subscribed to the constitutional amendment and en- forcement of the law is a concur- rent business. 'GASOLINE PRICES. CLT IN UMTED STATES Practically Every OH Company In East Announces * Reduction. New York, Oct. 19.--Forced into action by over-production of crude cil and gasoline, practically every o¥ company in the east followed the lead of the Gulf Oil Corpora- tion in cutting gasoline prices. Re- ductions of two and three cents a Eallon were announced, bringing the wholesale price in New York to 16% cents a gallon and 15% cents in Boston. Further reductions are tald to be certain if the new low prices do not stabilize the market, despite the fact that present levels are the lowest in eight years. The Texas Company, Standard Of! of New Jersey, Standard Oil of New York, Atlantic Refining Com- pany, Standard Oil of Kentucky and Sun Oil Company are the corpora- tions to follow the Gulf Oil's lead. On Sept. 1st last, gasoirne in stor- age totalled 1,063,000,000 gallons or 50 per cent. more than stocks on the same date in 1922. Further- more, with gasoline production run- ning at record rate and with a sea- sonal decline in consumption under- way, it is expected that refiners, will have to store an average of at lems: 100,000,000 gallons monthly, bring- ing 'stocks to approximately 1,750,- 000,000 gallons by next May. Harvesters Get Placed. Ottawa, Oct. 19.--The announce- ment by Hon. J. A. Robb that about 8,000 openings for winter employ- ment have already been found for British harvesters, is evidence that the great majority of these men can get work in Canada throughout the winter, if they are prepared to take ordinary chances.: Ag it is believed that 12,000 harvesters came from the British Isles, it will thus be 'seen that jobs have been secured for two-thirds of them, to say noth- ing of others who hsve secured employment through théir own ef- fonts. Two Pastors Inducted. Prescott, O¢t. 19.---The Presby- tery of met at Morris yy ly; to induct Rev. J. late. of Montague. P.EL, into the pastoral charge of Morrisburg. Rev. J. W. Clarke. WTR Gutatort, Windhentsr, ua dressed the' and Rev. R. M. WELL HAVE 10 SLOW UP Says Hon. G. S. Henry, Min- ister of f Highways. MNSTER GES WARNING That. Auto Speeding Must Cease or the Offenders Will Be Jailed. Hon. G. S. Henry, minister of highways for Ontario, addressed the i Club in the Frontenac Ho- tel on Thursday on the government's highway policy. He had attended the opening of the Collin's Bay div- ersion during the afternoon, and there were several C.N.R. officials also as guests of the club. Several of the members of the Frontenae County council attended to hear what the new minister had to say about roads, A. M. Rankin, M.P.P., and members of the Kingston Auto- mobile Association were present. Mr. Henry was introduced by J. M. Farrell, K.C., who presided in the ab- sence of T. J. Rignsy, who 15 fin ducting the Murrell murder case at London, Ont, In opening his address, Mr. Henry stated that he took part in the opening of the Collin's Ray diversion and he was pleased to see such a fine work. He was in- formed by Mr. Rankin that the C. N.R. paid fifteen per cent. of the cost, the railway board paid twenty- five per cent., and the provincial go- vernment sixty per cent. He won- dered what percentage Frontenac county was paying, or the city of Kingston, for that matter. "Where does the responsibility of Frontenac county come in?" said he. Word to Auto-Dnivers, Referring to highway improve- ment, the speaker informed" his audience that no person could leg- ally drive an automobile from King- ston to Toronto in five and one-half hours oh the highway. "The laws regarding speed limits have not been changed. The new legislation will not come into operation until next year. 4 would remind you that the law puts a man in jail' who is apprehended, but the man Who rins Away will not escape. © He will ulso be put into jail. We are driving at an oxcesslve rate of speed today, und we will have to slow up as a people, gemerally, or we will get into difficulty. The speed of motors is only indteative of the speed we are going at in a general sense." * "1 sald to my son, 'I hope it snows ten feet deep this winter so that your car cannot run and we can once more get back to sane habits of lving." It is in a general way that we are needing something elong that line. We need a cut in a good many lines of expenditure. I think the people said so last June. it is my important duty to improve highways and cut, down expenditure. and, consequently, it will not be as large this year as in the past few years. . But improvements are not going to stop still, and no govern- ment would attempt to cut down or retard development. There is noth ing in the mind of anybody to stop highway improvement. Review of Highways. "lI want to be fair to the late government. At the end of this year we will have comple a sys- tem in this province taking care of all trafMe demands in congested can- tres. It will not be long until you have macadam roads from Kingston to the Province of Quebec. From Oshawa to this city there will be. either a cement or asphai pavement, There are two highways from To ronto to Hamliton of asphalt and concrete, thence to Niagara Falls, west to Paris, Ingersoll, London and St. Thomas; and high type roads leading out of Windsor. These will enable anyone to drive at any time . of the year." (Continued on page 7.) Not Ready for Waterway Says Hon Hon. J. H. King the Government of Canada or tke Ottawa, Oct. C191 don't wri people of Canada are in a yositics to even the project of the St. Lawrence waterway an they will not be in a position un it has been thoroughly investizated by a board of engineers repress ing 5 Canadian interests." Hom. J. H. King, Minister of Public Works, gave this as his personal opinion In & luncheon speech yesterday befors the Ottawa hranch of the Enginegre ing Institute, meeting in the Chaleaw Laurier i 'The Saskatoon directory for 198 '8 population of

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