CA 'ITOL Touuy and Saturday Florence Vidor -- Adolph® Menjou "THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE" ! Whig 'CAPITOL Monday and Tuesday BARBARA BEDFORD FRANK KEENAN in 'WOMEN WHO GIVE" KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924. LAST EMTION LE OF THE CHURCH ONION BILL IS APPROVED House of Commons: Adopts the Union- 1sts' Measure By Vote of 110 to 58. Premier King Voted Against Brown Amendment ~Progressive Bloc Voted For It--The Bill ~ Comes Into Force Ottawa, June 27.--The principle Of the church union bill was approv- "ed in the House of Commons at 1 a.m. Friday when the Brown amend- ment to clause 2, providing that the Bill would come into force on June 10th, 1925, carried in committee '¥ote, 110 to 58. Clause 2 thereby is defeated. It is the Duff amendment asking that the courts be asked to rule on the juridiction of the gen- eral assembly to present the bill and of parliament to enact it. Nearly two days of discussion in commmittee had resulted when the rose last night, in the adopt- tion of the first three clauses. The Vote came at the end of a sultry de- bate which saw members of the var- fous parties divided against each other. The Government and Conser- Vatlva leaders indicated that every member (bt the house was committed 40 no opinion but his own. Tha prime minister and his senior mem- bers of the cabinet, Hon. George Graham, ' took opposite sides. in the vote Messrs. Meighen and Forke ndment as Progressive bloc. Premier King voted against it, hav- ing In his mind his amendment to clause 28 which suggests a reference of the question of the supreme court. A number of, French. members sup- ported the Brown amendment. Oth- ers opposed it. It was a regular committee vote, unrecorded, a swift June 10th, 1925. count of heads by the clerk which left little time for identification of individual members. But it was sufficiently decisive to indicate that the majority of the house isin fav- Or of the bill taking effect next year. This is the bill as originally introduced by the unionists, Ruled Out of Order. A Stork, (Liberal, Skeeha) moved in the afternoon an amendment to the 'Church Union bill providing that the act "shall apply only when all doubt has been removed as to the power of the Genéral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, under its constitution and rules, to agree to a union of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with the Methodist and Congregational churches upon the basis of union as set out in Schedule A of this act; provided fur- ther, that this question shall be sub- mitted for decision to the Supreme Court of Canada by a reference by the Minister of Justice." Mr. Stork said he believed this to |'be an amendment which would bring | definite action in the shortest pos- sible time and reduce the friction and hostility that had grown up about this matter. It would secure a definite verdict regarding the legal rights. The amendment came as an amendment to the amendment of J. L. Brown, (Progressive, Lisgar). But | it was ruled out of order. Word has been received by H. 8. Molvor from Reeve Graham, of King- ston township, that his services as A overseer of the township roads shall for the time;belng be discontinued and that he to consider himself 'as under suspension, The Whig learns that Mf. McIvor has consulted his solicitor and it iy that at the next meeting the township council on July 7th this matter will be thoroughly gone into, It Will de recalled that at the of council at which Mr. Hivor was appointed township road ént, Reeve Graham ob- 'Jocted and left the chair, asking De- uty . Reeve Cordukes to preside. : Aylesworth, Weller and Gordon supported the appointment. -- Wins First-Aid Test. Belleville, June 27.--Word was re- eelved at C.N.R. district headquart- here that the first-aid team of motive power department here STUMBLING BLOCKS IN WAY OF AGREEMENT ---- y Democrats Not a Unit on Ku Klux Kian and League of Nations. New York, June 27.--The Ku Klux Klan and League of Nations remained' to-day the only stumbling blocks in way of agreement among platform builders, On "all other planks, including even those dealing with prohibiion, agriculture and transportation, the platform com- mittee of the Democratic nationd, convention was in accord. On the Klan ang League, however, a divergence of opinion had defied more than twenty hours of delibera- tion of the sub-committee and many more hours of argument, last night, in the entire committee, * Baker Nominated. Newton B. Baker, former secretary of war in the Wilson cabinet, placed James M. Cox, former governor of Ohio, in nomination at to-day's ses- sion of the national democratic con- vention. Mr. Baker, who placed Mr. Cox in nomination in 1920, declared 'the former governor became a national figure during the 1920 campaign when he had had the courage to fol- low the "new faith and the new po- litical religion of Woodrow Wilson. 'won he Chamberlain Trophy, re- Presenting championship of the entire Canadian National System in Wint anne Won Easily, b m, June, 27.--Mlle. Suz- anne Lenglen, the world's 'Woman lawn tenis champion, easily defeated rs. George Wightman, California, the woman's singles of the Wim- 0 tournament today in a feature Rh on a cinder court. 6-0, 6-0. Mr. Cox is one of the "dark horse" candidates conceded to have considerable . support among the delegates. Mr. Cox ran for president in 1920. emit -------------- The bill of T. L. Church, Conserva- tive, North Toronto, to direct the railways to file special excursion rates for holidays, was rejected by the railway committee of the House this morning by 21 to 4. Em "You Said It, MARCRLINE ke With some it is just » GER; Sb OTHERS, it bas grown fate | bHABT, | inted the seed long ago female heart t Charvieht. 1034. Premier Know quite well | Doing--ant Wry, But when a MEAN womay MEANS to be MEAN, then HEAVEN help the man, becanss NOTHING ON, EARTH - L Just because she wasn't alfowed To eat her APPLE ~And have it, TGQ, Of course, SOME Women are mean Without MEANING to pe. But not MANY, MOST 'WOMEN, Even whenThey are Map, what they are 5 Smateats. ta, Shots Aad Kills Playmate While Fooling 'With Revolver Medicine Hat, Alta, June 27, --While playing with a revolver here, yesterday afternoon, H. Watson, aged fourteen years, accidentally shot and instantly killed his eleven year old play- mate, Morley Kilns. The young- ster was shot through the heart. Went Through Long Sault Rapids on Stick of Timber Quite a number of years ago the late Abraham Shaw, of this city, negotiated a trip throu Sault rapids, clinging to a stick of timber. The raft he was on broke up and he clung to a stick and after a thrilling trip emerged alive. was perhaps a greater feat than that . | sponsibility." . of the two young men who this week paddled through the rapids in al canoe. -- Women in a "Scrap." It is stated that two women living | on Clergy street, in the vicinity of | Colborne street, had the liveliest kind of a "scrap" on Thursday night and that the case is likely to come before Magistrate Farrell in the po- | lice court. It appears that the fight was staged in a back yard and that it 'was caused as a result of alleged ill-treatment of a little boy. WHIG READER FOR 71 YEARS Barnabus Wood, of Odessa. Has Read Kingston's Leading Newspaper Since 1853. "Yes sir, I have been reading the gh the Long | This | DID NOT MAKE "A NEW OFFER To Striking Postal Mex, Hon, ne Stewait Says. FURTHER. SUBSTITUTES Are Taken On By Toronto Post- mgster---Limited Carrier ° rvice Inaugurated. Toronto, June 27.--Striking pos- tal employees meeting in the Labor Temple yesterday afternoon voted to reject the proposal by which sub- committee of the Government would investigate their grievances. They claimed that only about 50 per cent of their number would be abie to return to their Positions, as the Government would _ not dismiss the substitutes employed within the past week. The men demand a board of arbi- tration. Denial by Government, Ottawa, June 27.--An emphatic denial that the Government has made a new proposition to the pos- tal strikers was made by Hon. Charles Stewart, acting postmaster general, yesterday. The attention of Mr. Stewart was drawn to a des- patch from Toronto quoting. G. R. Jackson, president of the Federation of Postal Workers, as saying that new proposals had beem made by authorities at Ottawa which would be considered at a elosed meeting of the strikers. The minister im- mediately issued a denial, saying that the only proposal made'by the government was that of some days ago under which striking employees Whig continuously for seventy-one Years; I look for it every evening and simply cannot do without it," sald Barnabus Wood, who lives at | Odessa, to a Whig represexiativa on Thursday. Mr. Wood recalled the fact that he Was just seventeen Years of age when he started to read the Whig and his story of how he started to subscribe to the paper is most interesting. "I was in the village of Syden- ham at the time," said Mr. Wood, "and I remember I was sitting on a horse, when an agent for the Whig came up to me and asked me to sub- scribe to the paper. I decided to do 80, and I have been taking it ever since 1853 and I would not want to be without it for anything." Mr. Wood is one of the best known farmers in the district, and although he will be eighty-eight years of age on August 11th, he is still very active. When interviewed who were prevented from returning to work by crowds around the post office building at Toroato, were | given another opportunity to return. Employing Substitutes. Toronto, June 27.--This morning Postmaster W. E. Lemon employed an additional number of substitute workers... whose. name had. placed on the "accepted MHst" at the last oral examinations conducted by representatives of the Civil Service Commission. It was also announced by Post- master Lemon that a limited letter carrier service was inaugurated, this morning, from station "G" in the eastern sectioon of the city. The men were not escorted when they com- Jpenced their rounds. CRP 40090% 00% 000000 by the Whig he was busily engaged in sharpening his scythe to cut some grass. Mr. Wood, who is at the present time in good health, has been a mem ber of the Orange Order all his life, served as marshal for his lodge and has attended all the Orange parades of hig lodge since joining, with the exception of those held in the last two years, and states that he is very Sorry he will not be able to tun out this year, owing to the fact that his + THE AVERAGE TAG DAY i." CONTRIBUTION 10% CENTS. # The Kingston citizen's aver- age contribution to a tag day is 103% cents, according to the result of that held by V.O.N. last Saturday. It is roughly estimated that 4,500 tags were sold and the receipts were $474.60. This sum includes one gift of $5, also many coppers. The Order reports as many tick- ets sold as last year but a fall- age will prevent him from walking in a procession. The Whig joins with Mr. Wood's many friends in extending greetings to this veteran. "A MAN OF MYSTERY" CALLS ON THE POLICE Wanted Information on Case That Apparently Does" ' Not Exist. The 'police had "a man of mys- tery" as a caller early on Friday ing off in the amount of the subscription, tPF 0000 200000 OBSERVE SILENCE AS TRIBUTE. AND PROTEST Over the Murder of ftalian Deputy Matteottl--To Pass Resolution. Rome, June 27.--All workmen in Italy, irrespective of the parties to which they belong, including Fasci- PEED P LPP 0% 00000000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * morning. The man stated that he came here from New York and wanted infor- mation about a certain case, stating that he was to blame. for it all, as he pointed out, bit as the police had no record of the case in ques- tion, the fellow was a "pizzle" to them. : "What about this case ?" asked the stranger. "I am to blame for it all and am here to make things right. I heard 'a¥out this case and came all the way from New York in order to take my share of the re- It may be that the man came to the wrong place, as, so far as can be ascertained, 'there is no case of the kind the maa mentioned off re- cord 'here. -- Reserved Judgment. London, June 27.--The judicial committee of the privy council re- served judgment to-day in the appeal against the award of the board of arbitrators in connection with the ac- quisition of the Toronto Street Rall. way Company's property by the To- ronto Transportation Commission. _ Fifteen per cent. of the staff of the C.N'R. shopi in Montreal are to be sti workers, stopped work from 10 to 10.20 o'clock this morning, re- maining in proper silence for that period as a tribute to the murdered Deputy Matteotti and as a manifesta- tion of protest against the crime. The demonstration was not observ- I able outside fastories and warkshops as pubic utilities, such as street cars, taxicabs and the like were kept in operation. Simultaneously groups of the parliamentary opposition, meeting separately in the chamber of deputies, definitely agreed on a reso- lution to be passed at a plenary sit- ting of the opposition faetions 'this afternoon. These groups observed silence for ten minutes as their trib- ute and protest. Newsy Bits From T y "-- Many generous offers appear in the Whig's classified columns to-day. Remember that to-day's offers may be gone to-morrow. laid off. Two hundred will be laid x f been | S SEF P2P R220 000 + on + # STRIKE CAUSES STORTAGE + + OF MARRIAGE LICENSES % + ' -- a 4 North Bay, June 27.--The + le postal strike seems .to be inter- ® fering with the plans and % * machinations of the little # # winged god. Many issuers of ¢ {#\arriage licenses in this dis- + # the dislocation of the mail ser- + # vice In Toronto. However, Town [+ Clerk Snider, would not depend # upon the mails, so ordered a + le supply to be sent by express. "> * * CEP PPRE PPP PIGIPILIOTS NO ASSURANCE GIVEN. MacDonald Corrects Impression Re- garding Conference London, June 27.--Replying to questions in the House of Commons concerning misleading reports on the recent Chequers conference, Premier MacDonald sald that it was absol- utely untrue that he had given Pre- | of Great Britain, Sir mier Herriot the assurance -of Brit- | ings, Ish. aid, as in 1914, in the event of | 2PPeal of the attorney-general upon | Ontario against the judgment another premediated attack France by Germany, Herriot's Statement. * Paris, June 27.--Premier Herrjot, replying to questions in the day afternoon said that nothing in the nature of binding and definite agreements resujted from the talks with Premier MacDonald at Chequérs Court, but that the British Premier had consented to the questidn of war debts being reviewed by experts, and had assured him that Great Britain would be beside the Allies in the event Germany should default in carrying out the experts' plan. WEDDING PARTY ILL. AFTER THE REpAST Bride and Groom and About Twenty Guests Suffered From Ptomaine Poisoning. Belleville, June 27.--Taken ill food eaten at their wedding lunch- eon, Mr. and Mrs. James 8S. Kerr, of Shaanonville, had recovered suf- ficiently yesterday to take the train | here for their honeymoon tour, bat about twenty of the forty or more guests who sat down to the nuptial repast Wednesday afternoon were more or less seriously indisposed, among them the Rev. John Totten of Shannonville, the minister who conducted the marriage ceremony. To-day most of the stricken guests were recovered but not completely from the nauseating effects of pto- maine. The wedding of Miss Pearl Taylor daughter of Mr. George Taylor, whose home is near Shannonville, to James 8. Kerr, Wednesday after- noon, was one of the happiest of functions and the sumptuous wed- ding dinner was enjoyed by a large party. It was a considerable time later that one by one the guests began to show signs of digestive disturbance, and Dr. Sargent of Shannoaville was called to the attention of the guests as it was realized that these might be mild cases of ptomaine poisoning. The bride and groom : were among the first affected but | they recovered shortly. With the others who were taken ill the troub- le 'was much more pronounced. A number were taken ill at the rail- way station hera A number of Belleville guests, who included Mr, Henry Taylor, 246 Albert street, Miss Hazel Taylor, Miss Ruttan and Mrs. Carman, were taken ill and some of them required the attentions of Drs. Stobie and Tower for a portion of the night. Among the guests were Dr. Harry Sharpe and Mrs. Sharpe of Lindsay, formerly of Belleville, Mrs. Sharpe being a sister of the bride. Both Dr. and Mrs. Sharpe were taken ill, but were able to return to Lindsay. Cleanup of Seattle Ordered By Woman Mayor Seattle, Wash., June 27.--Mrs. Henry Landes, acting mayor, has given Police Chief Severyns 24 hours to clean up the city and report to her. Dr. Edwina J. Brown, mayor, is in New York attending the Demo- cratic national convention. "Bootlegging and gambling are carried on openly," Mrs, Landes in- formed the chief. old-ups are daily occurrences. It ft is true, as Jou say, that the police department contains 100 unfit men, that is the number you should get rid of." Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27.-- Pope Pius has con | | | # trict have run short owing to #| QUESTION OF STATUS Privy To Sir Heary Drayton's Com- Sen- | ate and Chamber of Deputies yester- | Will be submitted by the | general of Ontario through D. L. | Eastern Canad prosecutor | been a strike in the west and in . will raise | many parts of the east. 1 | from the effects, it is believed, ofi the rejected overtures RIGHT GIVEN [STRIKERS ARE INVITED BACK 10 INTERVENE Ontario" Appenl Regan Home Bank Directors pa Has Been Raised And Council Committee Decid On Hearing. London, June 27.--The committee of the Privy Council terday granted the 'attorney-gen €s judicia: the right to intervene in the ot Mr. Justice Middleton of the Su- preme Court of Ontario, granting a speedy trial before a+ county judge to the accused directors of the Home | postmaster- Bank of Canada. A contention which McCarthy,' K.C., special in the Home Bank cases, the question whether the Cana- dian parliament has the power to take away the prerogative right of appeal in criminal matters, which naturally involves raising in new form the question concerning constitutional powers and status Canada. The committee also decided that la the Dominion of Canada should be [sorting st represented by counsel. When leave was given ' by the Privy Council for the attorney-gen- eral of Ontario to appeal the judg- ment of Mr. Justice Middleton which was confirmed appellate court of Ontario, it express- ly reserved the question of whethér there existed any right to such an appeal, in view of the prohibitive clause contained in the Criminal Code regarding appeals on criminal matters. Mr. McCarthy will take the position when the appeal comes be- fore the Judicial Committee shortly, that notwithstanding the provision in the Criminal Code there is such a right of appeal. This announce- ment by counsel for the attorney- general of Ontario caused Sir Pat- rick Hastings to move for inter- vention in the case. No date has yet been the hearing of the appeal. MAY DEPORT ITALIANS, fixed for Had No Through Railroad Tickets; Case Being Studied. Quebec, June 27.--Suspected of harboring the intention of 'breaking the Dominion immigration laws, ten italians, who. arrived hereby boat some days ago, are now speculating on the chances of being allowed to enter Canada, or being deported to '| their own country. Following the examination of the Italians by immigration officials, it was discovered that they had' rail- way tickets to Halifax from Quebec, but it was found that their ultimate destination was St. Pierre, Miquelon. The law reads that an immigrant coming to Canada must have a through railroad ticket to his des- tination. In addition to this, as the Italians' intention is not to remain in this country, but rather to proceed from Halifax to St. Pierre, Miquelon, they have been held pending in- structions from the department at Ottawa, where the case will be de- cided. BIG NAVY NECESSARY FOR BRITAIN SAFETY Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field Suggests Canada's Lack in This Respect. Vancouver, B.C., June 27.--Can- ada's duty as regards naval protec- tion was hinted at by Vice-Adiral Sir Frederick Field at the Canadiati club luncheon here yesterday. His speech suggested Canada's lack' in this re- spect. Sir Frederick was given a tremendous avaticn, Once when he asked if, in an emergency in any part of ths empire would Canada stand aside, he was interrupted 'by tre- mendous "No." "Nobody who has read history of the British Empire," said Sir Fred- erick, "can fail to understand its great seaway. After there: is al- Ways a reaction for all governments find themselves in debt and with necessity for rigid economy. "Our minds and the minds of governments become so crowded, we are likely to forget in a great empire like ours that a great Dayy is neces- sary for our safety." -------- Missionaries Urged to Stay. Tokio, June 27.--In a conference with American missionary Japanese Christian leaders urged the missjon- aries to continue their work in Ja- pan and pledged them their co-opera- tion. : ------------------ The Toronto postal strikers have and declare they will return to work as a body or not stall, ) ; ' ma 1 yes- | arrangements for erai| m Patrick Hast- | th | of | Drayton | | i attorney- | strike was con Til They Retwn Government Cannot Treat Wich Them REPLY - OF MINSTER Plaint About the Inadequate Toronto Service. Ottawa, June 27.--The inadequate the delivery of ail were the subject of debate in e House of Commons yesterday af- ternoon on a motion- by Sir Henry (Conservative, West York), for the adjournment of the Housa to discuss the matter. Reviewing the strike situation in general, Hon. Charles Stewart, acting general, said that it, must be borne in mind that the fined to some parts of a. There never had In Montfeal only 600 men went out, leaving a nucleus of experi enced men on the staff. In Windsor there was a tendency for the whole community to back up the strikers the {and make the best of an inconven- ot | ient situation, In Toronto there was an accumu tion of mail inevitable with a raw aff, But Postmaster Lee | mon had done wonders in overcom- Z | | by the first { the post office were ing difficulties. { There were a thous sand idle men o¥ganized to make dis tribution as difficylt as possible. Many of the people lined up outside there to delay people whose mail was sorted and waiting for them if they could get to the wickets. He had no quarrel with the old staff. He had put no obstacle im the way of the strikers returning to work when he took the stand, which was the only one he felt able to do, that the Government could not treat with any man who had broken his oath of office and left his post of duty. Let him come back and the government was still willing to a cuss his grievances. The member for Baet York de- clared that the strike was paralys- ing the whole industrial fabric of Toronto and tying up a large' part of Ontario. He asked if the Civil Ser- vice Commission was responsible for this. He blamed the Government be- cause it was not putting enough vim -HRo 'trying to settle the case. Mr. Stewart said that he had been sitting up night and day trying to settle the strike. He was Informed that the. service was very good -as - compared w that given in Winni- peg during the strike there some years ago. / The Government could not take off new men any faster than they could be trained. NOT- ILLEGAL T0 KISS A GIRL AT A WEDDING Suit for Damages Falis--Kiss= ing Is a French-Canadian Custom. Ottawa, June 27.--As kissing by guests, and particularly relatives at i i weddings is a French-Canadian cus. tom, Judge Roland Miller, sitting in Civil Court at Maniwaki, dismissed the damage action instituted by Miss Kate Brennan against Mr. Camille Labelle, both of Gracefield. The court held that damages could not be awarded for an attempted kiss by a young man, who did so in the presence of other people, during a' wedding celebration: From the test®mony adduced Miss Brennan had heard that Labelle had made certain remarks, and she apparently felt coolly towards him. Labelle denied the allegations. It wag stated that Labelle entered the bridal home, and kised a number of his relatives and other guests. 2 He approached Miss Brennan, who is said io pe' a distant relative of his, and attempted to embrace her. "I won't do it," she is said to have stated in her inglignation. "You are not the Queen of Eng- land," Labelle replied, and he de- sisted his attempts. The next step was an actioh for $100 damages, Miss Brennan con- tending that she had been 'hurt in faced | her sensibilities as a result of La- belle's action. The court he'd that Zo damages had been sustained and, according to old French-Canadian custom, there was no harm offered in the attempt to kiss a pretly girl, -------------------- Seat For Premier Oliver, Victoria, B.C., June 27.--Premier John Oliver has been offered any one of four constituencies by Liberal members-elect. He said that he would not make any decision until after July 11th, when the absentes ° votes are counted and the final elec- tion 'results known. | ER ------ hy The Hudson's Bay Company pa'd twenty per cent. dividend on last year's trade, 3 : . ®