NOW PLAYING POLA NEGRI in "THE SPANISH DANCER" ALLEN | The Daily British Whig |= L ALLEN | THURS, FRI, SAT. "THE NET" With an All-Star. Cast YEAR 90; No. 282. KINGSTON, UNTARIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 38, L AST E DITION. LINKED WITH NO PARTIES Canadian Council of Agricul- ture Is Independent. WANTS CUSTONS ARIF Based on- Need of Public Revenue--Also Trade Agreement With U.S. Winnipeg, Dec. 3.--Political in- dependence is proclaimed by the Canadian Council of Agriculture in "declaration of principles," which prepared for submission farmers' provincial the next two a has been to the conventions months, "The Canadian Council of Agricul- ture," the statement says, 'is indo- pendent of all political parties aad groups." There are declaration various within fourteen points in the Number three, headed "condemnation of the principle of tariff policies," reads: "The Council advocates the enactment of a cus toms tariff based strictly on need of public revenue, immediate abolition of the tariff on implements of pro- duction, substantial increase in Bri- | tish preference, and reciprocal trade agreement th the United States." The Council advocates 'further development of the British Empire as a commonwealth of nations. free | and equal aiid governed dance with British principles," and opposes "any at- tempt to centralize imperial authori- ty." Hearty support of the League of Nations is promised. in accor- | constitutional | Albert { Rohde, ~ 300 | DOESN'T WANT CARGO OF BOAT EXPLORED Captain of Sunken Submarine | in Toronto Harbor to Block Raising... Toronto, Dec. 3. --Captain of the submarine chaser "3 la E. Hitner, now lying submerged in Toronto Bay following a fire and explosion on Saturday, states that will not the local police to raise the investigate its Cargo According to Captain Rohdé, %the boat put into Toronto for gasoline and was on the way from Philadel- phia to Detroit where the craft is owned. This statement conflicts with that of Customs Officer Horn, who declared that the boat reported on Nov. 27th for repairs and had clearance papers in from Detroit to allow boat he to Toronto. SPL FPP LP PETROL 10 ENGLISH MINERS REPORTED KILLED, Eng Noe, 2 Shefficl™. Forty are reported to have heen killed and many injured in..an accldant at . 'Nunnery mine when several cages used in transporting men from the surface to workings were precipitated the bottom through. the breaking of a rope. It reported that 17 minére were, the when they # foll Prue tetiie the to gb 3 PEEP PLE e gh, is in cages o + I ZZ ZELLER RZ XE AX J m-- ee s-- [Albert College Outgrowing Its Existing Accommodation 0 42 Dec the buildings necessary College have 'been adopted, according to a statement Principal Dr. E. N. Baker after meeting of the College Board. | The present buildings to house | students will soon be entirely Belleville, plet [} a 'Are Likely to Cast Their Bal"; 3.--Plang to com- | at | issued by | o AN ESTIMATE "= errr 1S DIFFICULT British Election P Prophets Are o_o Kus ian in ho cana | Very Careful eful This Time. was spurned in a letter from Theo- i jdoore Roosevelt to the National { | Assoc ation For the ARMY OF SLENT VOTERS: = | Objects to Distinctions Made on Racial or Religious Lines. day. The association had "asked loosevelt if the recent reper: jee Nog klan had indorsed him was have not heard one thing | Roosevelt said. "I cannot con- |ceive that it is so," Mr. Roosevelt came out flat footed against them in a | public speech on Lincoln's birthday {last year. The fundamental prin- ieipal of Americanism is that . men {should be judged as men and no stinction made on radical or re- lines." lots For the Baldwin Government. 3.--Prophets judical and who | not London, Dec, | really try to be { merely prophesy to hearten their | own side in the big fight that will | | end on Thursday, are . practically |liglow! | agreed that all three-parties will re- | turn to parliament considerable | strength. | Even more than-en former occas- | { ifons 18 there reluctades tn the pres- | ent election contest to attempt to | estimate how big an army of silent voters, the men and women who do not go to meetings, with whom the | canvassers never get into touch, will cast their ballots. Cautious but reasonable anticipation of what this | considerable section of people will { do is that their vote, if given in | large numbers at all, wil. # to the Baldwin government. rremier Bald- y win's short-lived ministry did notns | ing particularly to arouse the middle | class resentment and plea put for- | ward that he is now acting from mo- | tives of transpearent sincerity and | honesty doubtless will carry some | weight. in KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL ROGER BABSON A famous United States financial ex- | pert, who sald to a Canadian audience this country to seck their ror. 28 in the United States, were "sell- r birthright tor a mess of pot- Advancement | made public to- | go, that young Canadians | | closed in, and will be ready for oc- { cupancy for two years' hence, Te re- port of the Bursar, H. W, Acker- man, showed the old college, while FACES MN EARLY TEST) | having a small deficit for the year's | omeratitng. had been suceessful. The Too Much Like Last Ministry | board carefully looked into the and No Confidence Vote | finances necessary to complete the | plan of the present operations, In- Awaits It. | cluding three residences, and found Berlin, Dec. 3.--The new cabinet that $350,000 more would be neces- under Dr. Wilhelm Marx as Chan- sary. eellor, is likely to be subjected A a By a unanimous vote they de- shortly to atest before the relchstag. | sided that forthwith an effort-should. That body will probably meet Tues- | : be put farth to raise this' amount, day and it is expected the Govern- 1d the bulting operations would ment will immediately face the in-| continue as the money was forth- »troduction by the Communists, and | coming. perhaps also by the Socialists, ot! "no confidence" votes, according te | the Parliamentary forecast of the gh biger DTD Lokal Anzeiger to-day This newspaper observes that the | w---- Marx cabinet is as much like the | The Women Workérs Active Stresemann ninistry as one egg i Little_Interest in like another, and finds it difficult. to |, 3 understand why a whole week was'! Contests. wasted in what it calls "useless| ee turmoll'" "over the evolution of suen | A survey of the polls made at a Government as now has heen | noon revealed little interest in the constituted. The Deutsche Allge-|civie elections. Officials expressed meine Zeitung, organ of Hugo | their belief that the vote polled Stinnes, takes much the same view, | would not exceed sixty per cent. declaring,Dr. Stresemannp might as| the electorate Some individual well have remained Chancellor. | candidates worked hard getting out This newspaper thinks 'the inclu-| and instructing voters régarding slon of two more Bavarians, Herr | the ballots, six of which had to be Hamm and Dr. Emminger, will have | used by property owners where little effect in bridging the differ-| there were no school trustees run- ences betwcen Munich and Berlin, ning. A tight run for mayor was while the Socialist Vorwaerts fears | forecasted, and a number of zealous that their presence in the Cabinet | women workers showed considerable may actually endanger the Cabinet's | activity in getting the women voters position. | to the polling hooths. The weather was warm and the workers appreciated the change | from the first Monday in January | to the first Monday in December. In | the good old days it was a test of | endurance and the workers who is Think Mutilation Self-Inflicted. Perth, Dec. 3.--Vincent Hopkins, | about forty years of age, living at Hopper, a small village about seven miles from Perth, is alleged to have mutilated himself terribly with a tazor on Wednesday, and is at prea. ent in the Great War Memorial Hos- pital here in a very critical condi-| tion. | zero weather were entitled to more than mere gratitude. -- Big Winnipeg Fire, Winnipeg, Dee. 3.--Fire of un- known origin which broke out shortly after midnight in the Mason and Risch block, Portage avenue, caused a loss estimated at about $250,000. At Indianapolis eight indictments ambodying a total of 192 counts were returned against Governor Warren T. McCray, by the Marton county grand jury. "You Said It, Marceline!" Le------=cuBy MARCELINE @'ALROY. ON "IMITATION MATRIMONY" GIRLS who get DIVORCED A delicate OPERATION, After a very short RUN Flighty girls and Of MARRIED LIFE Frivolous women don't THEN ow Asd THEN marey AGAIN Give it time TO SET, And possibly--AGAIN, And are STILL young, A Whe has Three attempts at Beem. to me to be : 4 L Horribly CARELESS. Matrimony and is STIL Not satisfied, Either they collect TRASH, : Or IF they happen Shey a GLUTTON for punish To get something GOOD OF a GOAT. . hat But a GIRL--weii, They don't know how e diffeent. To look AFTER IT--- si «should 3 me See an alienist! Marriage : is a readiustment. Gumith 5, Pole. rsaiinia a. of | | had to stand out for eight hours in | DISCHARGE OF REVOLVER Ralph Jamieson, Formerly of Kingston, Meets Death in Montreal. The remains of the late Ralph Jamieson, who (Hed in Montreal on Friday as the rosult of the accidental discharge of a revolver, arrived in were conveyed to the home" of his mother, Mre. Jolin Jamieson, 50 Quebec street, where many relatives and Irtends are calling to express their sympathy with the bereaved family who are shocked by the young man's tragic death. The cir. cumstances are particularly sad as the accident occurred while the de- ceased and a friend, Kenneth Tat- em, were practising shooting with a 22-callbre revolver. It jammed ana in attempting to extract the cart- ridge it went off, the bullet enters ing Jamieson's shoulder causing a wound from which he ed while be- ing conveyed to hospital The deceased was years of age and was ploy of Joseph C. Wray and Bro., undertaker Montreal. by whom he was held in high esteem. He was a son of the late John Jamieson, and served in the dian Army in France during war, Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Jamieson, 50 Quebec street, one sis- f ter, Mrs. Blakeley, 'this city; three | half-sisters, Mrs. Ethel McLean, { Prescott, Mrs. Laundrie, Toronto, { Mrs. Newton McLaughlin, Belleville, jand two half brothers, Claude Ferguson, Pautuckett, R.I., and Justice Ferguson, Kingsville. The funeral, with full military honors, will be held on Tuesday - at 2.30 p.m. and after , a religious service at 50 Quebec street, the | cortege will proceed to Cataraqu! cemetery under the direction of John Cornelius, undertaker, FILES FORMAL CHARGE OF ASSASSINATION Over Stabbing of Son of Leon Daudet, the French Roy- alist Leader. Paris, Dec. 3.--Leon Daudet, roy- alist leader, to-day filed a formal charge of assassination against an unidentified person in consequence of the death of his fourteen-years-old son, Philippe, who died several' gays ago from effects of wounds received in a taxi cab. He also brought a charge of abduction of the minor In connection with Philippe's previous visit to the office of tue auarchist newspaper, La Libertaire. M. Dau-lo det promised to submit his evidence as £00n as an investigating magis- trate was named, which probably will be late this afternoon, twenty-four in the em- Andrew P. McMaster, M.P., who crossed the floor of the House of Commons last session and took a seal on the cross-benches, will visit t Prairie Provinces on a political tour after Christmas. Lloyd George sees one million-ma- jority favoring free trade. The Lon- don Times asks that Baldwin be giv- én majority. Kingston on. Meoday mersing sud Queen-Mother Alexandra Dec. 3.--Queen Mother Alexandra, long the best loved of all British royaltics, celebrated her tevenly-niuth birthday anniversary Saturday. London, An giream. of callers, headed by the Danish minister, tend- ered official and 'persohat homage to the "sea king's daughter from over the sea," as Tennyeon wrote many years ago. From the moment of her landing in England to marry the late King Edward in 1863, the Danish pnu. cess won all hearts, King George gave a private fam- ily banquet in honor of his mother | Saturday. J'lags were flown on government buildings, and salutes fired in hon- or of the anniversary. SALES TAX REGULATION | IS AGAIN AMENDED | Dealing With Direct Sale to! Cana. | the | Retailer or Consumer by Licensed Firm. Ottawa, Dec. 3.--An amended re- gulation in regard tp the sales tax has been issued by the Department of Customs. It deals with the show- ing of the sales tax separately on ine voices, and is limited to sales by li- censed manufactures or licensea wholesalers direct to retailers or consumers, The regulation issued in October provided that in these cases the sales tax be not shown sep- arately, Under the new regulation it is optional whether it is shown or not. May Visit America. Loudon, Dec. 3.--T. P, O'Connor, "father of the House of Commons," in an address before the Irish liter- ary society here last evening, intl- mated that he might possibly visit America to try to obtain help for the rising generation of Irish in Britain. Loren Murchison, star Newark sprinter, may have to retire on ac- count of injuries received im auto- mobile accident. Evangelist William Allan cen. sures landlords who refuse use of thelr house to families of small children, Premier Taschereau will help im- prove conditions in the Protestam schools of Quebec province. ssessresrscsvere ®e > HAMILTON BANK (CLERK . ou COMMITS SUICIDE +4 © -- % . Hamilton, Dec. 3.--Adam 4 Park, Stinson street, a clerk 4 employed by the Bank of To- # ronto, committed suicide" ves- ¢ # terday by shooting himself in & stomach. Bank officials say 4 there was a shortage in his cash of only $600. The suicide was ¢ discovered dit ibis morn- 4 * > * * * * | i i | | | | i | { | | { | can Government | Great DONT TRUST U.S. SENATE Britain Must Be Assured Be-. fore Making Lig Liquor Treaty. | MO WIDER SEARCH RIGHT, Until British Ships Given, Privilege of Carrying Liquor to/ U.S. much experience of the ability the United States Senate to had | of | | diate the assurances of the Ameri- in foreign affalrs, | Britain does not intend sign any liquor agreements ) with State Department at Washington un- til the quid pro quo of the' Senate has been guaranteed. The British Government is ready to complete the negotiations for pre- venting rum-runners off the Ameri- can coast by extending the limit of | search to one or two hours' steam- | ing radius, but the United States Senate must first agree to accept a | British ships to ports allowing into American treaty bring liquor under geal. Furthermore, the British Govern- ment has in mind the unwieldy character of American mental negotiations in the power of the Supreme Court to declare, agree- ments unconstitutional. Hopes are expressed, however, that suitable phrasing can be found that wilt reduce to a minimum the | risk of the Supreme Court invalidat- ing the treaty. In response to inquiries by For- eign Secretary Curzon whether the proposed treaty would be constitu- | tionally binding upon the Supreme | Court? Secretary Hughes replied that | he believed there would be no dang- Jeventy=nine Years Old | er of invalidation by the court, but he advanced no specific facts or arguments in support of this opin- fon. This is the only remaining ob- | stacle to completion of the treaty | and Lord Curzon within two or three days will seek further elucida- tion on it from Washington. THE FRONTENAC UF.0. WON'T DRP POLITICS Urged to Form. a Farmers' Sec | tion of the Board of Trade. The annual meeting of the Fron- tenac U.F.O. was held in the court- house on Saturday afternoon, and a feature of the meeting was an ad- | dress by Elmer Davis, president of the Kingston Board of Trade, in which he pointed out the importance of co-operation between the city and country. He invited the far- mers of Frontenac to become mem- bers of the Board of Trade and form | section which would | farmer's study agricultural and business | problems. He told of some of the activities of the Board and the re- sults obtained, notably the perma- nent establishment of Queen's Me- dical College at Kingston and the building up of the General Hospi- tal, which, when completad, will be one of the finest in" America. There were many lines of activity geal representative Board of Trade, and it would be greatly strengthen- od by a farmers' section. He felt that in securing the development of Kingston harbor as the tranship- ping point when the Welland Canal was finished there was something for the farmers of Frontenac to do, and the Board of Trade would carry more weight with farmer members | on its deputations. Mr. Davis said that the rooms were open to. far- mere when In the city and he would be glad if they took out membership cards. On motion of James Bell, a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Davis for his address. D. C. Rogers, county director, pre- sided, and a report was presented by Mrs. F. A. Graham, Portsmouth, county secretary. After reviewing the work of the year she said bet- ter financial support was needed and she urged the members to be loyal! to their organization as the means by which to advance rural life both financially and socially, a fact that the farming people had been quick to learn. A draft of the resolutions to be considered by the annua! provincial convention to he held at Toronto Dec. 11th-14th was presented for discussion but only two of the re- solutions were dealt with. The first one read as follows: Refuse to Drop Politics. "Whereas this convention is fully convinced that the U.F.O. in each electoral riding should be entirely free to decide on the lines of its owu political action; and whereas it is certain that points. will arise on which different ridings will follow different lines of political action; and whereas head office officials are repu- | to | Govern- | F.O be ur with one Th nerefore the U would its of | for them against solved 1} take no side political | clause our to side other be z VERY BITTER ate rary 0. i. 'Rowdies . Breaking Up we Many Election 1 Meetings. LIBERALS MAKE ~ CHARGE | welfare of the farmers, and. de j @d that had the late Drury gov That Money Flows Into La: bor niaings Where kree ment remained true to the pla Irace Vote Split. | it we i ld have been returned to Sproule said It would The present becoming the ju pow- | : w Ti to abolish political thought since the r be | and action from the U.F.0. and, he | moved that the delegates from Fron- tenac be instructed to vote agains the resolution. J. A. Good, Parham, ! seconded the motion, saying that dt | was necessary that the farmers | | stick to the T.F.0O. membership! when selecting candiqates. The fon was put and carried unani Dec campaigu t and the ngnt London, mo- leleciion 18 owdie tumou From Litterest 110, con titueuctes rongest party Conservative meeting rR up by The Liberal allege that flowing into the Labor cof- / furs in those "tidings where the trea' trade vote is spht with the ramlt Wat the Conservative candidate seemg to have of winning by splitting the Meanwhile daily gaining ly the late t | mously. The resolution regarding the wid- ening of the highway was discussed, and different speakers voiced strong { complaint against the waste of | money on highway work. They were {not prepared to consider any pro- posals for further expenditures | ------ i Highway Expenditure. A resolution asking that U.F.0O clubs take 3 more. acte interest in i annual gchool meetings was referr- {ed to by J. L. F. Sproule, who declar- | ed that the rural schools and school | problems were of vital interest and | should not be overlooked. The officers elected are: County director, D. C. Rogers, Pittsburg: vice-director, J, A. Good, Parham; | lady county . director, Mrs. F. A. | Graham, Portsmouth; ant lady | director Miss Helena Crozier, Pitts- | burg; county secretary, A. E. Well. bor: secretary of the U.F.W.0O., Miss Gertrude Murton, Front Road, { Portsmouth; director of Kingston | township, G. F Murton, Ports. mouth; director of Pittsburg, J. J. | Barrett. | 4 vote of thanks was tendered to Mrs. Graham and Mr. for of 3 ng whee coms and many Labor nlany Liveral rowd es money is 15 the reports of bre a chance vote th strength government ig helped larges developments in kuropean policy which show that {the firm stand taken Baldwin 1s at last getting resulis The appointment of s.0ns of reparations on United States is invited sented, which hu: port of France, 'greatest delight, Conservative papers somewhat sceptical about the meetings, and doubt whether France will not inter pose some insuperable difficulties to their assembly before the hour set. Baldwin is, no doubt, gaining in general popularity, but whether this by by ' two commis. which the to be repre- the sup. with the certain assist received hailed although are for a | only | Rogers their splendid work during the year, on a motion of James Hender- son, seconded by James Bell. In re. i ply, Mr. Rogers said that U.F.O needed men of courage to-day in fac- | ing the probiems to be met, and he asked for the support of all farmers | in seeking their satisactory solution. [PLAN TO GIVE COAST © GREAT ARMOR OF OIL | | 40,000,000 Barrels of Liquid' | to Make Pacific Impreg- nable in War. PY { Washington, Dac. 3.--The Navy | Department intends to store 160, 1 000,000 barrels of oil on the Pacific | const to make it impregnable in case | of war, Rear Admiral J. K. Robison, bureau of public engin. ! lands chief of the navy | eers, 'told the senate | committee to-day. Robison gave this as the reason for exploitation of naval oil reserves | through lease with private interests. 600 PERSONS DROWNED WHEN B.C DAM BURSTS | Nov | Italian Artificial Lake Breaks Over Surrounding Country --Many Injured. Milan, Dec. 3 six hundred persons were drowned body injured when the dam holding in Lake Gleno, an artificial lake, | burst, sending 8,000,000 cubic fees | of water thundering down upon the { little townships of Dezzo, Guagglo { and Tevano. The surrounding country as Corna was {nundated. The electric power house | dam was totally destroyed. One Lundred and thirty-seven | { bodies had been recovered up to last midnight. Troops and civilian rescue parties are endeavoring to give aid and comfort to thousands who have been made homeless by the disaster Torentlal rains of last week made the pressure against Gleno lake dike greater than the four-mile wall could withstand, although the ma- sonry was thirty-five yards thick. ~--Approximately or far as at the i ho hag ize w YOUN: A shrewd political charge of Premier ia the | damaged by {a few days | months illness { on Dundas street } bone i ar for | pest week Operaiing fiaryge selva 'and iprices for eggs, jeurrent market {afford to do this, a3 they jfor the egg: (payment comes the Ihave moved elsewhere increase of favor will be translated into more ction day is another votes on ole question, J. L. BOYES' CLOTHNG SIORE DAMAGED bY ME Deaths of "Several Well Known Napanee. Napanee, Dec. clock Sunday covered fo the clothing store, Persons in two 0'« was digs Boyes® + About morning lire rear of J. L Dundas street, The firemen were quickly on the scene and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze but the stock was consid 'rably smoke and water. It ig not known how the fire originated, The logs will be heavy, but is ¢rvep= vd by insurance, Samuel J. Clos! a well farmer- of North Fredgricksburg, passed awav Friday last after but iliness, On Wednesday he stroke of paralysis. Dee about sixty years of takes piace on Kiowa suffered a ceased was The funeral Monday afternoon The death occurred on 30th, Toronto, of Mrs, A. Shibiey, after several Deceased waz the of Mrs, Walter Coxe all, Napanee, and spent girls houd days In Napanee. The romaing bron, ht i Janee Fri- d ana the [uneral took on afternoon from the res jonce r brother-in-law, F. J, Roblin, to Riverside cemetory," wer, four age, Friday, Jacob cidest daughter ner were m pla 2 ol Bridge street Besides her sorrowing mot sisters and 'one brother s : On Saturday afternoon the fours year-old daughter of Mr. and Mra. Edward Vine met with an accident, While erosaing 'he she was knocked down by an zutomobile and had some nasty cats face, but. fortunately nd s were broken $ Mrs. D. B. Dowling, Ottawa, whe has been the guest of Mrs. Ella Wag= two wecks leaves to-day for her home, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Daly motored to Toronto on Saturday te attend Queen"s-Regina game. Mrs. W. C. Scott retarneéd from Monts real, spent ihe Miss Stews. staff, to street on' her Satur r, where she her n. Megat Toron | Many Farmers Mulcted 8y Fraud Egg Dealers ---- J.--A new bogus to the muleting of raiser, has beech of "slickers®™ other the Ci of week-end in art, the Albany, Gedic York fuvent ed 1 Dec poultry a gang New York and Those men thewm= the produce bu ines letters, cffering in excess of They never pay the time for "gold brickers and the left high and dry, in cities up write get in farmers greatly prices, wei When farmer is Edith Smith, Toronto, aged {wenty4wo years shot herself to death. She was despondent over hor Schoo) studies. I » spout §