Daily British Whig (1850), 1 Aug 1924, p. 1

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Waats To Kaow hou Action AND MAKES A DEWAND | Tht Presi Fe Ferguson State What Has Convinced Govern- ment Plebiscite Is Needed. : Toone Aug. 1.--Demanding that the Premier, Howard Ferguson, She public what has transpired the last three months, since the lusion of the Qntario Legisia- session, to convince the govern- ment that the province desired to go 0 the expense of taking a plebiscite on the Ontario Temperanc Act, and declaring that to the legislature should have been left the decision as to whether another popular vote should be taken on the liquor ques tion, W. E. Raney, former attorney- 'general of Ontario and member of the present legislature, has today ex- Pressed his opinion on the matter, ah open letter to Premier Fergu- tr sani. 70 TAKE JARVIS EVIDENCE. ~ Permission Fas Been Been Given to Get the London Testimony. Toronto, Aug. 1.--Justice Wright, 8t Osgoode Hall granted an applica- tion by Aemilius Jarvis, Sr., Aemilius Jarvis, Jr., and Harry Pepall, for & commissfon to take evidence in London, Eng., in conpection with the three conspiracy charges arising the sale of succession duty free bonds for the Province of On- dario. It was represened that the evi- dence of Sir John Ferguson, joint general manager, of Lloyds Bank, and John Scrimgeour, broker, was mecessary material for the defence in the trial which is expected to commence here this fall. 70 INTRODUCE LEGISLATION. 3 Lif ; I ------ in the H of Commons to-day, that the ~ Bovernment proposed immediately to introduce legislation giving effect to Anglo-Irish treaty, and to press for passage of that 'legislation through parliament regardless of consequences to government, He said he had invited president Cos- grave, of the Irish Free State and Premier Craig, of Ulster, to con- qr with him in London on the sub- PPPPIFPPIPIPLL PLP III PP OEE PPPPEPSP2220 52200 PROF. SKELTON MAY GET ANOTHER TRIP OVERSEAS Ottawa, Aug. 1.--Contrary to reports, it is now considered probable that Premier Macken- zie King, will postpone hie schediled speaking tour in the fall and go to London for the conference called by Right Hoa. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to con- sider the status of the Domin- ions in regard to conferences held with other nations. Mr. King, it is belleved, would be accompanied by the Hon. Ern- est Lapointe, Minister of Jus- tice, and Prof. Oscar Skelton, the mewly appointed chief of the Foreign Affairs Department in the Government. * + + + + * * 4 + 4 " * 4 * * * > * + * + < * <* ° (2X22 22 222 2 2) Expect to Settle All the Problems Adopted French Proposal For Nodal of Dawes an. Londoh, Aug. 1.--Expbrts of the inter-allied regaration coun- ference indicated early tus afternoon that "hey expected :o settle all outstanding prob- lems of conferenze up td them for solution before afternoon was over. Experts who did not leave Downing street until 2.15 o'- olock this morning, returned to {their task at 11 o'clock and dur- ing a two-hour session adopted the French proposal for modi- fication of Dawes plan. "We'H finish up this after- noon," sald Owen D. Young, of Dawes committee. If experts conclude their work this after- noon their reports will be sub- mitted to plenary session of con-+ ference tomorrow. Americans believe the invitation to Ger- many will be dispatched tonight. Problem of transfers alloted "to transfer commission under Dawes plan is still causing trouble. If experts are unable to ; "tiie point this afternoon, issue will be referred to chief delegates. Another Resignation. Sydney, N.S., Aug. 1.--The latest addition to the list 'of resignations from the official list of the British Empire Steel Corporation, following the ten to twenty-five per cent. cut in wages, includes that of William G. Wilson, superintendent of milis and assistant to gemeral plant super- intendent Bischoff. Kingston Made District Headquarters For the Bell Telephone Company The rival here from Windsor of A. J. Evans, to succeed W. A. G. Spriggs, Telephone the ro that Kingston has been made district headquarters for the area 'extending from Trenton to burg. Formerly Belleville the headquarters for Kingston, and Brockville formed another head- quarters. The change means the amalgamation of these with King- ston as the central point, The com- recognizes that from a tele- phone point of view, Kingston is growing, The change brings here two other officials, G, A. McIntyre, who left here a year ago for Belleville, and who is district plant superintendent, sad A, R. Worden, of Ottawa, dis- trict superintendent. The tak- bripshs the second floor of the former Montreal Bank, corner of manager of the Bell is accompanied by King and Clarence stgeets, will pro- vide accommodation for these new departments. The district commer- cial office and the district plant sup- erintendent's office will be located there with the trafic superinten- dent's office in the present telephone building. McKelvey & Birch also have the contract for the extension to the rear of the present buidling, to make room for apparatus and the exten- sion of the switchboard. Work is already under way. Mr. Evans, the new manager, started with the company thirteen years ago as chief clerk in the sup- erintendent's office at London, Ont. Six years ago he was transferred to' Windsor in a similar capacity, whence he comes to Kingston. Mr. Spriggs is leaving next week for Ot- tawa where he takes over the unit managership. MARCELINE ®ALROY. ON "JEALOUSY." Eatover.u + usu Which ATTACKS The HEART and yet grows In the MIND. UNREASONABLE JEALOUSY I DEADLY, but Mild jeslousy may be JUST-- Yeu, it A MAN Is trying to KEEP What be believes to se HIS, &t GAN be ressouable, Though as a rule-- It 1s NOT. ANYWAY, It is 2° HEbios wd | Sot. 110. Premier Syndicnn. Tea EXPENSIVE for SOMEBODY always pays DEARLY for it. The TRAGIC PART is That those who inspire it most Are seldom WORTH it. A jealous MAN is always UNCOMFORTABLE and SOMETIMES ALARMING. « There is only ONE thing MORE Alarming and THAT ls TWO jealous WOMEN, And THEY can be relfed ow To make it uncomfortable _ For OTHERS. +3 Toronto, Aug. 1. | sou der hard > 1s Peterboro, Aug. 1.--That Coroner Dr. Young was correct in his de- cision not to hold an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Joseph Sharpe and Samuel Taylor is justified hy the ample evidence of suicide on - the part of both. Before jumping into the water on Sunday night' they had put on their heavy coats. These they pipned to- gether at the top and bottom with horse blanket safety pims, about three inches [Gng. They used the pins to fasten their coats together and prevent them from being sepa- rated in the water. After pinning themselves fast, they evidently embraced each other and jumped into the canal and sank in about ten feet of water. The pins were used both at the bottom and the top, on both sides of their coats, about four inches from the bottom and just below the arms, One of Taylor's personal friends, Who had known him from boyhood, says that Taylor probably supplied the ping in order that there should be no misunderstanding and that everyone would have the satisfadtion of knowing that he carried out his end of the bargain. The suicide 'pact may have been the result of remorse on the part of both. Joseph Sharpe is sald to have Jbegun an action for divorce in Michi- gan against his estranged wife and in this application Samuel Taylor is said to be named as the alienator of his wife's affeétions. Mr. Taylor's wrist watch stopped at 1.34, indicating in the opinion of experts, that the water was entered between one o'clock and~<thmt time. The victims wore their overcoats. Sad Funeral Scenes, "Verily, every man at his best is vanity--Dellver me from my trans- gressions and make me not the re- proach of the foolish--O Lord, re- move. Thy stroke away from me-- WOMAN STARING AT APPROACHING TRAIN| Engineer and Fireman Speak of Accident Near New- castle. '" "Soak her, 'whet my tite Said to me, and that is a T know about it," sald Engineer Skelcher when in- terviewed regarding the fatal level crosging accident on Wednesday near Newcastle, when an automobile con- taining seven persons was struck by a Canadian National freight train and four of the oocupants, all of To- ronto, killed almost instantly and the other three so seriously injured that they had to be rushed to a hospital at Port Hope. "I didn't know what was wrong at the time, but I saw the gravel-go up in front and I knew we had hit something, though with the jar of the brakes being pulled on as hard as they would go, I didn't feel the dmpact." Fireman Loadsman, who was in the cab with Engineer Skelcher, in describing the accident said that he could not see the driver of the auto- mobile because he was on the far side of the car, but that the woman who was sitting beside the driver (Mrs. Cambridge) was sitting star- ing at the train. SPP 0 900090 908000 » * KILLED BY A JUMP. * + -- Ld ® 'New York, Aug. 1.--Mrs. & & Daniel Duke Waugh was killed, # # this morning, when she jumped ¢ & from the fifth storey of an ¢ # apartment building during a & # fire. Her husband, a minister, ¢ # was seriously burned before be- ¢ + ing rescued. * + * OPPS 02000 060000 * HAD A CLOSE CALL. President of the Soviet Government in Danger During Storm. Moscow, Aug. 1.--President Kai- enin, of the Soviet government, had & narrow escape from death by lightning, today, when the house in the village in which he had taken refuge during a thunderstorm, while on his way from his country rest: dence in Moscow, was demolished by a bolt. The driver of his carriage was instantly killed and an accom. panying photographer. was. injured. Sir William Mulock Injured. Toronto, Aug. 1.--8ir William Mulock, chief justice of Ontario, met with a painful accident. While alight ing from his automobile at his sam- mer home at Aurora he tripped and fell and injured his shoulder. Sir William was brought to the Wellesley hospital. Dr. Bruce suec- ceeded in reducing the dislocation, and Sir William is resting well, and is expected to make a quick recovery. Elections Coming. 4 Toronto, Aug. 1.--Writs for the and Yale are looked for next week. The dates will probably be polling - 'at the end of September. The Baily B KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, A Suicide Pact Has Been Revealed In the Case of a Couple At Peterboro Remember that we are but dust--It Thou, O Lord, wilt mark imiguities, Lord, who shall stand it? But there is forgivemess with Thee. In His word do I hope." Over the closed grey coffin that held the mortal remaing of the late |' Mrs. Joseph Sharpe, the voice of the minister, Rev. R. Pogue, rose and fell yesterday in the brief service that preceded her interment in the Little Lake Cemetery. A half score of cars formad the cortege to the cemetery. It was a small group of men, with no women mourners, that watched the descent of the grey coffin into the six feet of earth that form inan's last and only heritage. Turning away from the grave, emotion racked her young son, Jack, and tears stream- ed down the face Of her brother. There were few words from their companions, "She 'was a beantiful girl. I remember well her fine head of hair," was the only comment of one of the older men, "And she was the picture of health always." ~ The funeral of the late Samuel Taylor took place Thursday after- noon. Interment was in the Little Lake Cemetery. The services were charge of Rev, W. H. Young, who ze in feeling terms of the outstanding qualities of the dead man, his fidelity to busi- ress, his indefatgable efforts to discharge the responsibilities of his commercial life, his co-operation in everything that went to the upbuild- ing of the community's life, and the support of every good and worthy project, and his interest in Lhe fra- ternal order of which he was a loyal and devoted member. "There are many of us here who remember with gratitude his kind- ness and willingness to heip." We pray that we may remember in him every good thing. If he had failings and weaknesses, what one among us has not? We hope to remember in him always every good and glad thing that was in his life, seesecevens veo eere + THE BRIDE AGED 60; + AND THE GROOM IS 23 < -- © Detroit, Aug. 1.--Mary May- # ginnis, aged sixty-nine, was 4 married here yesterday to Ri- % chard Cochrane, aged twenty- 3 bai : 'acquainted "Wome tiie 8g + when she employed him to man- + @ age one of her botsls in Califor- ¢ © nia. +* * * OL 400000000000 ------------------------ Canada Is In Need "Of Law For Hubbies Londoa, Aug. 1.---Canada has no machinery which can be set in mo- tion to enforce a husband living in that Dominjon to provide for the maintenance of his wite it she is liv- ing in England, and in this respect Canada is unlike the other Domin- ions, so Magistrate Lankester stated at a southwestern police court yester- day. The magistrate's remark was made in connection with an applica- tion from a woman for an order to compel her husband, who is now 1n Canada to maintain her. His Worship expressed regret that he was unable to assist the woman and pointed out to her that there was no Canadian law which could reach to England in such a case. In the other Dominions, he added, the machinery to compel a husband to provide for his wife under such cir- cumstances was applied through the ordinary legal channels. Magistrate Lankester remarked that he could mot understand why Canada should be outside the opera- tion of this law. Riowna Wins First O erg Cup Rvs Watertown, Aug. 1.--The Riowna of the Toronto Canoe Club captured the first of a series of the interna tion class R. yacht races for the George Cup at Chaumont Bay yes- terday afternoon Sesser seesl "The Latonka 1, Oswego, was sec- ond; the Lillian E. Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, was third; 'Huskie 11, of Watertown, was fourth, and Cherya, of Kingston, Ont., fifth. The time of the winner was 3 hours and 10 minutes over the 14- miles course. federal by-election in West Hastings | ads regularly. that court. {when an attempt to rob the mail at ish LAWYERS IN LIVELY TILT y homat In the Mur- der Case On At Chicago. STAGING GREAT FIGHT ind Loeb Joined a Laughter Qver Amusing In- cident During Trial Chicago, Aug. 1.--Mitigation, not of crime, but of punishment; mercy of judgment, founded not upon the cold letter of the law, but upon con- siderations of humanity--these were the points emphasized yesterday by the defence in the proceedings which are to determine the penalty that Na- than Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, are to pay for the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks, Clarence S. Darrow, 67-year-old veteran of court battles, fighting for the princi- ples he has advocated in and out of court for many years, put squarely before Judge John R. Caverly the issue whether considerations of this character are to be written into the jurisprudence of Illinois. "The state's attorney's office seems to feel the universe will crumble unless these boys hang," he said. He argued in response to a lengthy contention by Robert E. Crowe, state attorney, backed by the legal lore of Thomas Marshall, indictment expert. Through a day and a half of court proce€dings, the prosecutor had maintained that evidence of alien- ists, offered by the defence, as to the degree of mental responsibility of the youthful murderers was incom- petent, irrelevant and immaterial after a plea of guilty had been entered. "We seek no mitigation of the crime, but only mitigation of the runishment because of 'a diseased condition of the mind, constant in character, but not amounting to legal insanity" was the keynote of the defense. A showing of mental disease con- stitutes a showing of insanity the existence of which must be deter- mined by a jury. It can be brought in here only if the deféndants withdraw pleas of guilty and rely upon insanity as a defense to the cfime itself, re. sponded the state. - Throughout the four hour session of the court the question was debat- ed by the attorneys. Occasionally three or four of them would be on their feet talking at the same time, but for the most part Mr. Marshall held the floor for the state and Mr. Darrow and Walter Bachrach for the defense. One case, which Crowe, now state's attorney, heard when he was a judge, and Clarence S. Darrow, attorney for the defence, was cited today in the Franks trial when the state tried to maintain that evidence of depravity was not admissible in mitigation ot runishment for Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard Loeb, The citation brought a heated ex- change between Messrs. Crowe and Darrow today, the former maintain- ing he had not heard such evidence in mitigation of punishment, "Oh, yes, you did," asserted Mr, Darrow. "But the defendant was hanged," said Mr. Crowe. "Yes, but you sentenced him," re- torted Mr. Darrow. The court room rang with laugh- ter, Leopold and Loeb joining. The demonstration faded quickly under the frown of Judge Caverly. When court opened the defence's alienist, Dr. White, climbed into the witness chair and the attorneys grouped themselves in front of the bench to resume the argument, Judge Caverly told the prosecution that all the cases cited yesterday were cases in which a plea of not guilty had been entered and the cases tried by juries, and that therefore they were not applicable in the present instance. The court cited a Pennslyvania decision which it held ran along lines gimilar to the Franks case so far, and it indicated that allenist testimony in mitigation of punishment had been heard by Clarence S. Darrow, chief counse! for the defence, wanted a time limit put upon the arguments as to admis- sibility of alienist testimony, saying that cases the state thought might parallel the present cise could be read "until doomsday" without pro- gress. OR Aug. 1.--It is report- ed that the steamer Brockton has been withdrawn from service for the balance of the season by the Rutland Transit line owing to lack of busi- ness. East bound freight has been light for some time due to the manu- facturing slump in:New England but grain movements continue brisk. A Bandit Killed, - East Orange, N.J., Aug. 1--One bandit was killed, one escaped and Stack, mail clerk, wednded waa railroad s! made. . hig 290940970997 9%993 + 4 JUST THINK OF THIS! SNOW STORM IN ITALY. Rome, Aug. 1.--An unprece- dented cold wave is sweeping throughout Italy this season, bringing summer snow to the provinces of Bergamo and Ver- ona for the first time in the memory of the oldest residents, who declare that snow in July is something which even-their grandfathers had never heard of. - Hailstorms and heavy rains have damaged the crops in the provinces of Milan, Placenza, Mantua, Novara and Brescia. In the Italian Tyrol it is so cold that the residents are obliged to wear furs. Near Vérce!li hail destroyed the crops entirely, causing damages estimated at 6,000,000 lire. Everywhere throughout northern Itgly riv- ers and lakes are overflowing. PERI PPIP PPP IPL POPE EPROP SPLINE IIIIIIIIIII 000000000 tPF PPPS PIPIIPEIPORS Will Endeavor To Help F armers A Conference To Be Held At Toronto to Discuss the Problems. Toronto, Aug. 1.--A round- table conference to promote means of "adjusting unfavor- able conditions affecting the farming community" will be held at the Parliament Build- ings commencing Wednesday, August 27th. The conference will be held under the auspices of the agricultural inquiry com- mittee of the Ontario legisla- ture, and will generally consid- er ways and means of reaching a better understanding of pres- ent difficulties. In a statement issued today the committee say the unfavorable conditions found in the farming commun- ity are reflected in the business of the manufacturer and mer- chant, and in wages of em- ployees. Hon. Dr. Jamieson, chairman of the committee, has had a number of suggestions as to composition of 'the conference. The following will be invited to send one or two represea- tatlves each: Bankers' Associa- tion, 'Board of Trade, Manu- faoturers' Association, Retail Merchants' Association, Railway and Express Companies, Trades and Labor Council, Builders and Supply Association, United Farmers of Ontario, Union Stock Yards, Abattoirs, Drovers, Com- mission houses, ipdividual cit- izens who will speak for the consumer. Prince Is Coming For a Real Holiday Belleville, Aug 1.--The Prince of Wales is coming to Canada for a complete holiday and will make no public appearances, his secretary, Lord Lascelles, writes to Col. W. Ponton, now in London, England. The Prince was asked if he would of- ficlate this autumn at the unveiling of the United Empire Loyalist mem- orial here. Regarding the invitation, Lord Lascelles said: "While His Royal Highness appreciates it, he regrets that he is not able to accept it. His visit this autumn to Canada will, he hopes, be a complete holiday for him, as was his visit last year. He there- for has decided to accept no public engagements at all during his short stay and feels sure you will under- stand that he cannot make an ex- ception to this decision in any one jastance." Tremor at Maltby, thought due to an explosion, was caused by a slight earthquake. There were no casual- ties. i Sir Bugene Fiset wiii be the Lib- eral candidate for the federal riding in Rimouski. The British aviators are safe at Kamchatka. CAPITOL NOW SHOWING ANNA Q. NILLSON a an ADOLPHE MENJOU in 'Broadway After Dark' LAST EMTION : HALL STORM IN ALBERTA Many Fields Were Wiped Out in the Barons District. LATEST WHEAT REPORT President of Western Canada Flour Mills Predicts 300,- 000,000 Bashels. - Lethbridge, Alta, Aug. 1. -- Ae- companied by heavy rain in many sections of the south, a hail storm swept. through -the Barons district the Iron Springs section of the Leth- bridge northern irrigation district and the northeast corner of the Canadian Pacific Railway Coal Dale Irrigation project on Wednesday evening, doing about 25 per ceat. average damage, Many flelds were wiped out. At Barons .76 inch of rain fell in 30 minutes. Most of the southwestern part of Alberta got showers, which will help the grain. Summer fallow wheat throughout southwestern Al- berta is generally good and will yield better than average crop. Winnipeg Report. | Winnipeg, Aug. 1 ~--Western Cane ada's grain crop will be an economi- cal one to harvest, and with present excellent . outlook as to prices, it should be a most profitable one to those fortunate enough to be in the favored districts, said Grant Hall, senior vice-president of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, who has just returned to Winnipeg following an inspection trip through the western provinces. With favorable weather conditions, he believes that a yield of 270,000,- 000 bushels of wheat "might be reg- sonably expected." A western wheat crop of about 300,000,000 bushels was predicted today by Andrew Kelly, president of the Western Canada Flour Mills, Limited, on his return from a tour of the prairie provinces. New York, Aug, 1.-The Car negie Corporation of New York, 'cus- todian of the bulk of the fortune left by the late Andrew Carnegle, today paid to Samuel Harden Chureh, pres ident of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg, an $8,000,000 addition to the endowment for the educational work. of the institute, "This is the largest gift ever made at one time for Pittsburg edu- cation," sald Mr. Church, "and is one of the largest ever made in the his- tory of the world. It makes the total amount given to the Carnegie institute by Mr. Carnegie and the Carnegiq corporation $38,000,000. "There-is still a further gift of $8,000,000 to be paid during the next twenty years on condition that the trustees of the Carnegle institute raise $4,000,000 from other soure- es." The Carnegie institute, in which 5,000 students are enrolled, embraces a school of fine arts, a museum and the Carnegie Institute of Techno 19%y. REVENUE IS RECOVERING. An Increase of $2,458,624 In Month of July. Ottawa, Aug. 1.--Oustoms and ex~* cise revenues which have declined since the beginning of the fiscal year, are now showing signs of res covery. For July they total $23,164, 540, an increase of $2,458,624 over Jupe, but a decrease of $3,929,418 from July of last year. Customs re- venue alone in July was $10,482,433 against $9,582,304 in June. Total customs and excise ocollec- tions for the four months of the » fiscal year ending last night total $79,333,693, a decrease of approxi. mately twenty million compared with the corresponding four monthe of last year. The Labor condition: in Canada are worst at Toronto, says lion. Mr. Murdock. . Trouble Brewing In Vienna, Aug. 1.--According to lat- est reports reaching Vignta by pri- vate channels, the menace of the trouble in tle Balkans is getting dally more serious. While the Greek general staff openly state that every preparation is made, and that the Greek army is ready to march into Bulgaria, Jugo-Siavia and Rumania are censoring all disquieting reports and refuse 'to admit that trouble is brewing. Reliable reports Indicate that gim- ilar preparations are, however, being made nm Jugo-Slavia and that Rau- i States; manis may join hands with Greece 2nd her ally, Jugo-Siavia, There was a panic on the Jugo- Slaviap Cora Exchange yesterday when the price of corn fell about nine per cent., and although attrie buted to other causes, is undoubted~ iy due to the prevailing disquietude in the Balkans. Bulgarian raids on the frontier are becoming daily more serious and commence to amount to more than frontier skirmishes. The authorities appear to exercise absolutely no con- trol. Nineteen Bulgarians were exe cuted by the Greeks after ome of these raids.

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