Daily British Whig (1850), 30 Jun 1924, p. 1

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- CAPITOL © NOW SHOWING "WOMEN WHO GIVE" With An All Star Cast u British Whig CAPITOL Wednesday, Tharsday LON CHANEY in 'THE NEXT CORNER" YEAR 901; No. 153, The Bail KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1924. LAST EPITION THE POSTAL . SIRIKE ENDS ~The Toronto And Windsor Men [5 dt Tomtom, WILL RECEIVE No PAY For Time They Were on Strike-- ~The Stafls To Be Adjusted 3 N Later. Toronto, June 30.--The postar strike which has tied up the service 80 far as Toronto is concerned for eleven days, is over. The strikers i= In this city voted unanimously at six 0g @'clock Sunday evening to return to © work. The vote was taken at the Labor Temple and immediately after- Wards the strikers marched fo the terminal station and signed on. According to the agreements they signed, they are all taken back un- conditionally as postal helpers, but with a promise from Hon. James Murdock, Minister of Labor, that a committee of the House will be ap- " pointed to Investigate their griev- .Alee. They started to work at once. While the strikers, both men and "Women, formally sign to go back as postal helpers, it is understood that they would immediately get their old posit with former salaries .ani u as in effect prior to April 1st, It is understood that the committee of the House of Commons to Investi- te their grievance, and revise the aT tor, will include one or more members recommended by the Federation of Postal Employees. Hon. Charles Stewart's Statement. _ Ottawa, June 30.--Toronto and +3 T postal strikers returned to work under the terms offered by the government, according to a state- ment by Hon. Charles Stewart, act- ~ ing postmaster-general this morning, . They resumed duty unconditionally _ #8 postal helpers, says the statement, and will get no pay for the time they . on strike, When the postal is normal, afrangements will to Adlus. the staff to number to Auto In Collision. . Harry Whaley, who had already guilty to stealing mica from farmer, was given six Jail at hard labor by Judge the session of the County * es Jutithe in . Madden a - Court and general sessions adjourned i from Jume 10th which opened Mon- "day morning. The term will in- . elude the time which he has spent in | Jail since June 6th. Matthew Lemmon. was awarded damages of $321 in full, with costs, fn his action against William Kii- , & patient at the Mowat Sana- um, as the result of a collision 1 the plaintiff's and the de- t's cars on the provincial pear Odessa. The case was 'at the first session of the t but the defendant was absent to illness from a hemorrhage 'case was adjourned to hear denice Monday morning. 'The 's counterclaim for $82 his car was dismissed. t claimed that he on the "right side of the road it the plaintiff's car struck 'the engine, just below € The plaintiff's car lights. He lost two tires ge bills of over $82 as accident, . | of Nickle & Farrell, the plaintiff, A. B. Cun- C., of Cunfingham & ih, the defendant. i - ANYTHING. TR You can ALWAYS TELL A BRIDE and GROOM, For HE tries to look WISE, Four Passengers And Firemen Killed In a Train Collision \ Gatesburg, Ill, June 30.-- Four passengers and a locomo- tive fireman on a fast mail train were killed and fourteen pas- sengers were injured when the mail train ran into the rear® coach of an eastbound passenger train on the Chicago-Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Buda, Illinois, early today. The pas- senger train had stopped at the local coal shutes, DR. ¥. TORRANCE DEAD. Felt Turned Ill During Parade, Aside and Expired. Guelph, June 30.--Dr. Fred Tor- rance, for many years veterinary di- rector general of Canada, died here suddenly yesterday afternoon. The doctor, with a number of friends, was taking part in the decoration day cereinoi'es, and was driving his own motor car In the parade with the Rotary Club, of which he was a member. Feeling a momen- tary illness he drew out of the par- ade, and on reaching his own door and stopping his car expired im- mediately. There survive him, his widow, one son, at Winnipeg, and one daughter, in Toronto. Dr. Torrance had been associated with the Ontar'o veterinary college at Guelph since his retirement from the office, of Dominion veterinary- general it Ottawa. NADOO IS LEADING FOR THE NOMINATION The First Three Ballots Yield No Result at The De- mocratic Convention. New York, June 30.--The de- mocratic national convention found no candidate on its first ballot to- day. McAdoo's total on the first bal- lott ran up to 431% and Smith's total on the first ballot ran up to 241. The remainder of the voting was scattered among other candi- dates in the entered fleld of sixteen with two added starters, Houston Thompson of Colorado, and Sena- tor Kendrick of Wyoming. The vote on the second and third a 9. from the first. Once more the vote was too scattered for a nomination. LOCATES THE MOTHER Who Left Infant in Kingston--Leeds and Grenville Liable. . Inspector Black of -the Children's Aid Society, has been instrumental in relieving the city of the maintenance of another ward, who belongs to an- other municipality, but who had been deserted in the city. . This is the case of an infant whom the mother brought to the police sta- tion here on January 29th last. The child was then but two days old, one of the worst storms of the winter was in progress, and the city com sented to put the baby in the infants' home. The mother then disappear- ed. The inspector has been searching for her during the five months since, and on June 27th Jocated her in a nearby town. She has agreed to pay the cost of the investigation and the mainten- ance to date, a matter of some $67; and the child, while still a ward of the local C.A.S., has been made chargeable o\Louds and Grenville, Mlle Suzanne Leiiglen, world's wo- man tennis champion defeated Miss Elizabeth Ryan, former Californian, in the women's singles of the Wimb- ledon, England, tournament on Monday. At San Francisco, on June 28th Adolph P. Spreckels, internation- ally-. known sugar magnate and manufacturer passed away. Twenty-five per cent. of the value of all silver exported from Mexico must be returned to the country In the form of gold to be coined. Rumanian dictators have put ban on supply of newsprint to {pdepoad. ent newspapers. -- EXPLANATIONS--then, If she is extraordinary, She keeps quiet and makes The of it; but If she is ORDINARY She open her mouth and He gets the WORST of it. A HUSBAND ean always tel} | His wife EVERYTHING About his friends-- is But he NEVER DOES; He COULD tell all About HIMSELP, too, but If be wants any PEACE he will Just tell her ossthe Thro The so To Borne on the wings of the mori There sweeps a glad refrain snow topped mourntaing forest-Jand and plain, Though the litle towns and hamlets The cities farand wide, 3 nd of a happy people Canada, their pride. Under the above caption Toronto Saturday Night informs its readers that a sensitive Briton writés to the protesting against Liberals referring to Conservatives as "Tories." The terms "Whig" and "Tory," he declares, have long been devoid of significance, as "'a Tory is, Or was, an Irish outlaw or robber; a Whig, a sour-faced Covenanter." "Modern Conservatives, he points out, no longer call their Liberal op- ponents "Whigs," and he trusts that the latter will return the courtesy. But to the disinterested observer, it appears paradoxical that the Conger- vatives, of all people, should suffer these fine old words to disappear from the political dictionary, says the New York Herald-Tribune, 'However sinister their origin, time has imparted to them a sentimental fiavor that is entirely lacking in pre- sent-day party names. Here is a task for Mr. G. K. Chesterton, that assi- duous collector of the romantic anti- quities of England. Indeed, only re- cently he referred rather wistfully to the period, "two generations after Milton, when the last of the true Tories drank wine with Bolinghroke or tea with Johnson." . Even granting that the trae Tory line is at an end, the same cannot be said of its historic opposition, if Dr. Johnson spoke the truth whep he as- serted that the devil was tho first Whig, unless, of course, both Lib-| eral and Comservative beliovers in the traditional two-party system as- sume that the personage in question bas deserted to the standard of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. In his admirable book, "The Ad- venture of Living,"" John St. Loe Strachey, editor of the London Spec- tator; paid the following tribute to Whig principles: I may class myself as being thricc- blessed in being brought up ia Whig ideas, in a Whig family wiih Whig Named They sind Who made for a newborn nation The sacrifice sublime, They sing Unchangi as the tide, To the land of pine and maple To Canadatheir pride. of men and women in the Book of Time, of theirown devotion W.Bauny PARTY SOBRIQUETS. intellectual and political, that have been thrown at them, salvation is of the Whigs. When I speak thus of "the Whigs," hte 1 "course "mean the Whigglsm of the "Whig 'aristo- cracy as represented by modern Tory historians, or by the parasitic syco- phants of a militant proletariat. 1 mean true Whig principles--the principles of Halifax, of Somers, of Locke, of Addison. and)of Steele-- the principles of the Bill of Rights and of "the glorious revolution of 1688;"--the Whiggisin which had its origin in the party of Cromwell and of the Independents, of John Milton and of Richard Baxter, the party which even in its decadence flowered in England in Chatham and William Pitt, and in America in Washington, John Adams and the founders of the Republic. Whig principles to me mean that the will of the majority of the nation as a whole must prevail, and not the will of any section, even it it 1s a large section and does manual work. These are the prin- ciples which are fn deadly opposition to Jacobism and Bolshevism. Under Jacobism and Bolshevism, as their Inventors proclaim, true policy must be made to prevail by iorce, or fraud if necessary. Privilege is claimed for the minority, Oligarchy, and a very militant form of oligarchy, thus takes the place of true democracy. But though the will of the people, be it what it may, mugt prevail, the Whig claims absolute liberty in ali matters of personal opinion and of conscience, and advocates the great- est amount of liberty procurable in soclal action. He will not sanction direct action in order to secure even these things, but he claims the right of free speech in order to convert the majority, when it needs converting, to his views, and will not rest ull ha obtains it, - ; The revolution of 1688-89, above referred to, was an epoch-marking period in British History. Led by traditions, for, in spite of the stdnes, Montreal, June 30.--After being in the grain exporting business for £fty-four years, the firm of James 'Carruthers & Son is winding up its affairs, \ & It has been rumored for some "time that this firm was contemplat- : ing closing, and the head of the firm, James Carruthers, confirmed this Mr. Carruthers gave as his chief, rea- Son a desire to be rid of business troubles, and also the uncertain anions of the grain export bu 'at the present time. . i Gar. In regard to the latter Mr. ruthers said: B14 ay the grain expogt. "The outlook in : gether en the Whigs of that day, it introduced reforms that have had far-reaching influence. Viscount Bryce, in his book, 'Demberactes," says: "In England there are three marked stages in the advance from the old feudal monarchy, as it stood at the accessiofi of the Tudor kings, to popular government. The first is { marked by the struggle which began bétween king and parliament under Charles I. and ended with the Revo- lution Settlement of 1688-89." Later on in the same volume Bryce states: "The chief motive force behind the Whig leaders was the sense among the whole people that there. were grave -evils---which could be cured only by a more truly representative House 'of Commons. But there was also a feeling, stronger than had been discernible since the possessed by the landowning class and by the rich in general belonged of right to the bulk of the nation." Thus is it shown that the term "Whig," instead of being devoid of significance. The early Whigs wore the champions of democracy at a time when their chuse 'was not alto- popular. They were the fathers of the House of Commons a3 we have it in England and in Can- ada. The long and upward struggle of the people against the powerful forces of aristocracy found in the Whigs a Jdeadership and a stimilus that "made the world safe for de- mocracy." : It is a far cry from that day to this, yet the meaning and the sig- nificance of the term "Whig" has not altogether lost its 'potency, This newspaper, which has for 'nearly 4 century borne the name of the "Brit- ish Whig," can teke a measure of just pride in the democracy cham. plonied by the first Whig party, and in 'the granting to the common peo- ple rights and privileges of whici they had hitherto been deprived. : is practically demoralized, due to for- Both here and in New York the trade is tragtically demoralized, due to for- ign competition and the fact that ible to obtain ny n hy Premier Hefriot's Plan Paris, June 30.--The decision of thé Herriot government to abolish all differences between . the treat- ment of Alsace-Lorraf ne and the rest of France has caused conster- seventeenth century, that the power | significance, is fraught with much, his tather, John Koen, Railton; four is 5, Majets, school teacher at . [nr s, King Pleased Over Success Of Sir Heary Thornton Montreal, June 30.--The fol lowing cable was received here this morning from London: King George received the premiers of the Canadian prov. inces at a garden party at Buckingham palace. In quest- ioning the visitors on Canadian affairs, His Majesty expressed very particular pleasure at the 6uccess of Sir Henry Thornton as president of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. "You have taken a good man away from us in England," said the King. Sm------------------ GERMANS REPUDIATE EVEN IDEA OF WAR Government Says It Has Pro- ceeded With Disarmament of Political Organizations Berlin, June 25.--Germany's reply to the Alied note on the resumption of military control of" German's armaments declares that the German pedple repudiate even the mere idea of war. All shades of opinion are unamimous in repudiating secret arming as impossible, useless and | dangerous, it asserts. The German government, the note adds, has pro- ceeded in a thorough manner for the disarmmament of certain political or- | ganizations, and there is no longer | any question that they are armed to | any serious extent, (QUEEN'S GRADUATES GET SCHOLARSHIPS For Scientific Research -- Awards to D. C. Rose and R. H. F. Manske. D. C. Rose and R. H. F. Manske, who obtained the degree of B.Sc. in 1923 and M. Sc. in 1924 at Queen's University, have each been awarded one of the Science Research Scholar- ships offered to the Dominion of Canada. The competition was open to all university graduates in Canaga un- der twenty-six years of age who have given evidence of capacity for original research. The scholarship is of the annual value of £250 and is awarded by her Majesty's Commis- | sioners of the Exhibition of 1851 {| Thirteen Queen's graduates have previously received the award, the last in 1921. Queen's Summer School. Registration for the fifteenth ses- sion of the Queen's summer school opened this week with classes open- ing on Thursday. It will close 0a August 14th, This year, Queen's, which was the first to open a summer school for arts students, is competing with oth- er universities in Canada, Mount Allison being the latest entrant. Qugen's is still the largest in arts registration. The western universi- ties' courses are largely devoted to agriculture. Two new courses in physical train- ing have been added, making four} classes in this work. The new ones are for Ontario specialists' and sup- ervisors' certificates and for cadet in- structors' certificates. The course: for the Strathcona certificate, Grade B, and for the Ontario elementary certificate will be given as in past years. ES HEAD TAX OF $18, For Canadians Going to U.S, To Take Up Residence. Superintendent Stroud of the On- tario Government Employment Bu- reau on Monday morning received a telegram which stated that the head tax for men going from Canada to Messena, N.Y., to work, had been raised from eight to eighteen dol- lars. U.8. Consul Johnson later explain- ed to the Whig that this conveyed a mistaken idea. The head tax re- maing at eight dollars for Canadians paying a visit tp the United States. For those going over to take up per- manent residence it is necessary to have the head tax of eight dollars and a consular certificate, which costs tén dollars, bringing the total to 'eighteen. This is in accordance with a new immigration clause which goes into effect July first. LATE JAMES KOEN, B.Sc Body Arrives From Three Rivers, Que. ~--Burial at Railton. The remains of the late James Koen, B.Sc., Railton, who was drowned while on a survey near Three Rivers, Que., arrived in King- ston early Monday morning "and were taken by H. J. Knight, under- taker, of Sydenham, ¢o Raliton, where a requiem mass was sung at 9.30 am. Interment takes place at Raflton. . The late Mr. Koen is survived by 1 Norrifie, May Bell and Helen and two brothers, Harold and Leo, at hope. OHIO TORNADO BRINGS DEATH One Hundred Lives Lost Around - Lorain on Saturday. HALF A CITY WRECKED Property Will Exceed $30.000,000---Death Toll May Be Greater. Lorain, Ohio, June 30.--One hup- dred people are dead, 118 are in- Jured and nearly half of the city of Lorain is in ruins as the result of the tornado that twisted itself over the northern end of Ohio late Sate urday afternoon. Mayor George Hoffman and Ar- thur Garford of Elyria estimated the property damage at $25,000,000 vis- ible and $5,000,000 invisible. About fifteen per cemt. of the city's population of 47,000, or a trifle over 7,000 people, are homeles§ they said. J One hundred and twenty-five' city blocks or about 25 per cent. of the city's residences were damaged, most of them beyond repair. Of all of the business buildings that line Lorain's mile-long main street, Broadway, only two, the post office and a fouf- storey Eagles' Club building, escap- ed without damage. The driving wind ripped and tore everything in its path as it roared down this street, levelling most of the brick buildings at the second floor. Frame structures, filling sta- tions and other small buildings were- entirely demolished and the wreck. age strewn for blocks. The 85 miles an hour wind blew street cars #fm their tracks, turned over and hurled automobiles to the curb, bent and twisted them around telegraph poles like wire; snapped off wooden poles at thé ground and hurled them across the streets and on to build ing roofs. Swept Waterfront. x The storm first struck Sandusky, about 35 miles west, at exactly 4.36 Saturday afternoon. It swept San- dusky's waterfront, killed five peo- ple and injured 70, of whom 23 are . seriously hurt. It put the water works and electric light plant out of commission, thus shutting off the water supply and plunging the city in darkness. The 200 foot building housing the Cedar Point Pler was lifted and hurled nearly 60 feet into Sandusky bay. The yacht club was torn and twisted into a mass of wreckage, seriously injuring City Manager Sadler, : A Cedar Point automobile ferry wag just leaving its pler when the storm struck. The gas boat Colum- bus, towing the barge, was blown against the plier where it sank. Pas- sengers aboard were thrown into the heavy seas, but by the heroic efforts of those ashore were rescued and sent to the Good Samaritan Hogpital where they were later discharged: Fifteen were drowned when an automobile ferry plying between San- dusky and Marbleshead broke from moorings at Sandusky and struck the pier. Popsibly 50 other persons were killed in outlying districts be- tweén Sandusky and Cleveland. It is feared it will be the most serious disaster in Ohio since the Dayton flood of 1913, when upwards of 700 persons lost their lives, The probable death list is , aug- mented by the fear that several steamers may have gone down. Three steamers out of Sandusky are known to have been caught in the storm. Some passengers" were completely swept overboard. Rain Halts The Fire In Booth Timber Limits Madawaska, Ont., June 30.--Na- ture substituting for the apparently puny efforts of more than 200 men equipped with modern forest fire fighting appliances and working desperately for the past week has saved the situation on the J. R. Booth timber Mmits in the south- eastern part of Algonquin Park. A steady drizzle, which set in. about one o'clock Saturday afternoon and developed into a downpour during the night definitely checked .he hitherto untramelled onrush of one of the most destructive fires in. the history of the Madawaska lim- its. 4 Newsy Bits . Make a 'thrifty habit of reading and using the Whig's Classified coi- umns. Have you secured a cottage for the summer? . Read Classification 80. There are several vacancies wait- ie 1a ba filled. , Are you looking for a job? A

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