"CAPITOL NOW PLAYING oOLLEEY MOORE "THE PERFECT FLAPPER" YEAR 91; No. 101. A SHOCKING POISONING CONFESSION OF MINISTER Ended the Lives of His Wife And a Man--Six Persons Are Killed When An Auto Crashed Through Bridge Info a Stream. % Mount Vernon, Ill, Sept. 22.--Rev. Lawrence Hight, pastor of Ina, confessed early to-day to poisoning his wife and Wilford Sweeting. The murder of his wife was prompted "to relieve her of her sufferings," according to his statement. He placed poison in her coffee on the morn- ing of Sept. 10th. On tke morning of July 27th, he confessed, he put poison in Sweeting's drinking water, in the latter's home, "to put him out of pain." SIX MEET DEATH IN AUTO CRASH. Boston, Sept. 22.--8ix persons are known to have met death lates last night when a large touring automobile crashed through the railings of Congress street bridge and plunged twenty feet into Fort Point channel. The bodies of a man, woman, seven-year-old child, ¢wo-year-old infant nad five-year-old girl have been recovered by divers, WOMAN SUICIDES AFTER AUTO TRAGEDY. Berlin, Sept. 22.--Upon being informed that a pedestrian, Count Dominicus Von Strachwitz, a prominent Agrarian, whom she had run down with her high-powered automobile in a crowded thoroughfare, had died of his injuries, Frau Anita Huettman, wife of a well-known banker from Valparaiso, Chile, committed suicide in her apartment to-day. Friends who tried to visit her in her apartments arrived just as she sent that many positions @ bullet crashing through her left temple. VESSEL GOES AGROUND DURING GREAT GALE Oh a Point West of Detour Light In the Sault Ste. Marie Region. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Sept. 22.-- Caught in the first equinoctial gale of the season sweeping over this sectipn of the Great Lakes, an un- known steamer ran aground last night and is hard ashore on a point westward of Detour Light. The steamer in distress was reported early this morning by the upbound steamer Valcartier, Officers of the Valcartier reported that about mid- night they heard distress signals and #aw red lights flashing in that neighborhood. Owing to the gale the Yalcartier was unable to get close enough to make definite observa- * Hons or give assistance. ---------- AGREE TO RETURN. But Canadian Press Manager Can- not Accept Offer. Toronto, Sept. 22.--By nominat- fag J. G. O'Donoghue, Toronto law- r, their representative ' on the of conciliation granted by the labor department to the - Canadian Press, the striking telegraphers to- fay withdrew from their attitude in .. striking rather than arbitraling. The men now offer to return to work to- night in a body, but this General 'Manager Livesay declines, saying are not now open, being filled by automatic tele- graph printers, and he enumerates the conditions on which some of the men will be taken back individually. Several men have already volun- tarily returned to work and these the company will amply protect, S800 9000 02 0 0%d 000 * 4+ DEATH TOLL FROM + TORNADOES ON SUNDAY > wy 4 St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 22.-- # Nineteen known dead at least <4 ten injured and property dam- + age estimated at hundreds of # thousands of dollars was the ® toll of tornadoes and wind- ® storms that swept across Min- # nesota and Wisconsin late # yesterday. Unconfirmed reports @ placed the dead at thirty. ¢ 4 Interrupted wire communica- + 4 tion with the afflicted areas & % makes it Impossible to obtain + # proper detalls, * * PEEP P EPS We se #8 chance for his life before the ap- PPP OPPS P0OPCPRIOGOLSY McGIVERIN APPOINTED TO FEDERAL CABINET Without Portfolio, To Replace The Late Hon. W. A. Low. Ottawa, Sept. 22.--The announce- ment of the addition of Mr. Hal. Mec- Giverin, M.P., for Ottawa, to Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King's cabinet, to | replace the Late Hon. W. A. Low, { minister without portfolio, 'was made | by Rt. Hon. Bir Hamar Greenwood, last secretary for Ireland for the im- { perial cabinet, in addressing the | Canadian Club of Ottawa here Sat- urday. His excellency the governor- general and the prime minister were present at the luncheon. i Mr, McGiverin will be, as was Mr. Low, minister without portfolio, Mr. McGiverin was sworn in during the morning as were also Hof, Francis A. Anglin, as Chief Justice 'of Can- sda, E. L. Newcombe and . Judge Thibadeau Rinfret, as judges of the supreme court and Chief Justice H. A. McKeown, as chief of the board of railway commissioners. BRITISH CABINET AGAIN IN SESSION Considers Measures for the Setting Up of the Irish Commission. London, Sept. 22.--The first meeting of the British cabinet since parliament adjourned on August 7th |1s being held today with Prime Min- !1ster MacDonald presiding. He re- turned from Seotland on Saturday {and Is suffering from a cold and sore throat. The cabinet will make prepara- tions for the reassembly of the House of Commons on Sept. 30th, when measures for setting up the Irish 'boundary commission will be ictroduced. 'The ministry will also consider the strong opposition of the Liberals to the proposed loan td Soviet Russia. --------------t Grave Irregularities have been been found in the contracts for the supply of coal to Winnipeg militia bufldings. The guilty will be pun- ished. Before leaving the United States last night, the Prince of Wales stat- ed his appreciation of the sports- manship and sympathy he exper- fenced. Leo Davis, one of the six condemn- ed for murder at Montreal, will get peal court to-day. "You Said It, But in frost of everyone's MIND thers is a DOOR, And on that door There HINGES all things. The door of SOME peoples' Mind is ALWAYS OPEN To new IMPRESSIONS; With OTHERS, the door is Anything NEW or DIFFERENY, And one bes to push hand, Or argue long, before | Above all, when to CLOSE | MODERATION--but before Marceline!" FALROY To know how to GUARD His OWN, door, When to OPEN IT, and, A WISE MAN OPENS IT To ALL THINGS, ia Ho\arrives at that Conclusion, he has shut Himself in for many A long hour in MEDITATION, Here is the way the Prince on his visit there last year. THE WHIPPING POST FOR FLIVVER FLIRTS Seattle Legislator Would Deal Summarily With Curb "@irl Hunters." Seattle, Wash., Sept. 22.--Whip- ping posts for flivver flirts or curb cruisers may soon decorate a prom- inent part of the court house yard. Representative George Meacham says he will introduce a bil; in the legislature in January setting up the whipping post as a punitive instru- ment for "girl hunters." "We are not permitted io shoot birds from sn automobile; besides, | it's unsportsmaniiks,'™ Meacham sald,' "Birds are protectel--why not girls?" ; Mrs. J. BE. Briggs, policewoman, with eleven years' experience as in- vestigator, has handled scores of cases for picked-up girls, and is sat- isfled that fines and jailing doesn't cure mashers, Mrs. Briggs says that gay old dogs, married ones, too, are even more objectionable and per- sistent than young sheiks. Other legislators want to gee a closed season in this State on girls, rarticularly the youngish ones who linger around corners just out of reach of parents, Confiscation of motor cars belong- ing to mashers and kidnappers is also recommended. The gun used illegally is seized, why not the crime car, say the lawmakers, THE PRINCE OF WALES ARRIVES IN CANADA Makes Short Stops -at Mont- real and Ottawa Enroute to Alberta. Montreal, Sept. 22.--Ths Prince of Wales made his first stop in Canada when his svecial train stopped for fifteen min- utes at St. Henri station within the Montreal city limits today, enroute from his American visit 'to his ranch - at High River, Alta. The. train arrived at 11.15 a.m. and after a brief stay left for Ottawa, whera an- ather brief stop will be made. The governor-general wili greet His Royal Highness, READY FOR OPERATION. The A. C. Brown Granite Co., Ltd., " of » Lyndhurst, Sept. 22.--The * first shareholders meeting of the A. C. Brown Granite . Oo. Limited, of Lyndhurst, was held on the 15th, inet. and was well attended. The by- laws of the company were framed -"treas- urer;-H. A. Barl, J. Moorhead, T. C. Robb, J. A. Jackson and A. OC. Brown, directors; and Andrew Dil- lon, auditor. ! . For these are the TWO PASSKEYY Of a truly great door. Syndicate. Ine. "roughing it'* on his ranch in Alberta. This pi TOTAL SUN, EDWARD THE RANCHER! of Wales dolls 1 hen he is 8 'was taken New York, Sept: 22.--January 24th, 1925, a Saturday, residents of eastern New York, southern New England and partly the Great, Lakes district--barring eloudy weather-- will be awed spectatoss of one of the most frequent! ur: frequently sun, . The eclipse will be shortly after sunrise, however, so it is not likely that the darkness will cause much inconvenience. Toronto, 'Hamilton, Kingston and other places in On- tario will be in the area of total eclipse. From Canada to England in Two Days and Half London, Sept. 22.--From Canada to England in two and a haif days by a regular line of airship. This is the vision of the future which Sir Sefton Brancker has been telling to the institute of transport at Wemb- ley, but aviation officials say it is impossible to carry out a plan of this kind until Canada shows a greater interest in airship transpor- tation and is willing to build the necessary bases on her side of the Atlantje., Peace Now in Prospect For Spain and Morocco Gibraltar, , Sept. 22.4-ADbd4-El- Krim, leader of the Moroccan rebels; has summoned a meeting of chiefs to consider the question of peace ne- gotiations with Spain, it is reported today from Tangier. The. Riffs pro- pose that Spain shall retain the coastal towns but that a plebiscite shall be taken regarding the status of Tetuen. ~ RST 22 100s ee ---- | Hea RE NS | customs men's orders. Biell OUT OF TOWNS ge Gm Note o By line Gein]. OFFENSIVE IS RESUNED Bombardment North And est of Shanghai---An Inrush of Re Muykden, Manchuria, Sept. 22.-- Chang Tsolin, the military dictator of Manchuria, on Saturday requested the British and U. 8. consuls to warn their countrymen at Chin- wangtao, a gulf port on the Man- churian-Chihli border, and Shanhai- kwan, an adjoining town, of his intention to bemb these places. The consuls were asked to advise the foreigners to leave. Heavy Bombardment. Shanghai, Sept. 22.--Heavy gun fire, starting at midnight in the di- rection of Kiaping, Hwangtu and Lungwha, sectors to the north and west of Shanghai, announced that the Kiangsu army had resumed the offensive against the city and its anti-Peking defenders, the pro- vincial forces of Chekiang. In an engagement that started at daybreak, reinforced Chekiang troops on the front between the Shanghai-Nanking railway line and Kiaping pushed the invading Kiangsu forces back, strengthened their line and regained positions near Hwangtu, 15 miles west of here. There was a short resumption of artillery bombardment at 5 o'clock yesterday morning in the battle area between the Shanghai-Nanking railway and Kaiping, west of here, where the Kiangsu army is vigor- ously attacking the Chekiang lines defending Shanghai. . The artillery duel: lasted two hours, after which the bombard- ments subsided, continuing sporadic during the rest of the morning. The headquarters of the Chekiang army claims gains along the rail- 'way around Hwangtu. yr a re at closely maintained at all «points. along the boundary. The inrush of refugees continues un- checked. FREE TRADE IN SERVANTS. May Be Labor Slogan in the Next n. London, Sept. 22.--'Free (rade in servants," may be one of the slogans of the Labor party in the next cam- paign. Recently there was delivered to the British government a note from the Swiss authorities, advising that since the war the- supply of hotel servants in Switzerland who speak English and possess English tastes has proved quite inadequate to meet the demand. They ask permission, therefore, to have 200 Swiss walters spend a year in England. The British Ministry, having in mind the relative scarcity of native English servants in the better London hotels, agreed, on con- dition that an equal number of Eng- lish servants might spend the year in Switzerland studying Swiss methods, The Swiss authorities have approved this, and now the business: of exchanging waiters, chambermaids and porters is getting .under way. CANADIANS OUTWIT US. CUSTONS PATROL Toronto Man Badly Injured 'By Refusing to Halt © His Row Boat. Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 22.--A 60- foot Canadian speed boat, which visited Rochester waters Friday, was forced to leave abruptly when Cus- toms bfficers greeted its arrival at Nine Mile Point with a shot-gun vol- Donald Bieil, Toronto, wag captur- ed by the Customs men. He was hit by buck-shot in the arm, side and chest, when he refused to hait at the was' rowing in towards shore, wiile the Jeng speed-boat rode at anchor about 500 teet out. | At the sound of the shot, 'the power boat headed out into Lake On- tario at full speed. A coast-guard jboSt which had been summoned to 'teut off the retreat of the alieged rum-runner, ran aground and the Canadian boat escaped. : 4 Sept. 22. --Rev. Father (Henry Day, son of 'late Mr, Justice Day, and formerly rector of Holy church, Manchester, has been | appointed by the general of (be Or- Ir of ts to go to Canada on vacant land in Survey shows much 70 BE WARNED strategie A crtestttPeetet ee # C. P. R. BOAT FORCED y TO REMOVE LIQUOR # + -- * 4 Manile, Philippines, Sept. & ® 22--The Canadian Pacific ® liner Empress of Canada was & held at Hong Kong until 3,000 ¢ # cases of liquor igned to ¢ % wholesale rs in the ¢ 4 Philippines could be unloaded, # before being ailowed to pro- 4 ceed to this port. 4 The United States consul # refused to issue health certifi- % cates or permit the vessel to % clear while liquor was aboard. * * Cee P POP OIBIOOTOIOOORNYDY News off the Wires In Condensed Form -* + * * * * * Idaho and Montana have hal their first snowfalls. Shipping companies close d'scrimi- nation on Canadian flour shipments. Spanish forces advance in .2st des- perate battle against Riff tribesmen. Francis Herbert Bradley, one of the most famous of English writers on philosophy, and a senior fe'iow of Merton College, died at Oxford, aged ceventy-eight. Although prospects are that there will be a record-breaking crop move- ment in the United States this fall, railroads of the nation are in record- breaking condition to handle such a movement. CATTLE POISONING IS BEING PROBED Reports Made of Heavy Losses at Fort Stewart to the AFarmers. Belleville, Sept. 22. Disturbing reports from the north country of cattle poisoning cases are being in- vestigated by the provincial police, Major Bumpstead, at headquarters, announces. \ So far as can be traced the trouble has been caused by cattle drinking from Fraser Lake, in the vicinity of Fort Stewart. No human agency is suspected. Dr. Wellbanks, zterin- ery surgeon, has been detailed by Major Bumpstead to conduc. an in- vestigation and carry out an analy- of the contents of the stomach of even of ngéa lo Mr. Andrew Wilson and four io ex. Patterson. Samples of the water have been sent to Toronto [cr analy- sis and it is possible that in that way the cause of the death of tae cattle may be uncovered. The provineial - police wiil carry the investigation to the lim:t to as- certain what has caused this severe loss to these northern farmers. Potato Crop Excellent. Watertown, N.Y., Sept. 12. --Jel- ferson county's potato crop is said to be excellent. Tubers are of good quality, large and yield is about nor- mal. Although planted late, like other crops, potatoes have matured and harvest will soon get under way. Last year's potato crop was 50 per cent. under normal but the quality was exceptionally good. Bia LAST EDITION BREAK WORLD MONEY RECORD Tie Bilin Dolirs Move Through Rew Yok Strets. ARNORED _ CARS USED | A And Machine Guns Were In Readiness. New York, Sept. 22.--Thé Fedenv (al Reserve Bank yesterday succes | fully completed the removal of $3.4 000,000,000 in cash and negotiable securities from its old vaults in the Equitable Building, 15 Nassau street, to its new quarters at 33 Liberty street and 44 Maiden Lane The treasure was the largest eve moved through the streets of Ne | York City, and, according to W. Huntington, traffic manager of the Adams Express Company, which did the work, the greatest ever trans< ported in the history of the world. | Deadlines were established by | the police three blocks away trom! | each of the bank buildings, machine guns were mounted and more than three hundred armed men guard the progress of the bank's treasure up Nassau street. There was not a single untoward incident and at "12.30 o'clock it was announced that the transfer had been completed. Everything moved with the precise fon of clock work in accordance with {plans that took months to work | out. The details were approved by Chief Moran, of the United States "Secret Service, and Police Commis- :joner Enright. } Express company officials said the largest previous movement of trea- sure through the streets of New York was last year, when more {than $200,000,000 in cash and | securities, belongihg to the Bowery | Savings Bank, were transported 'from the old building at 128 Bow- ery, to the new bapk structure on East 42nd street. ONTARIO TO HAVE vis OW IIIA The Legal Profession of Sister Province To Be Honored Again. i Bsa Toronto, Sept. 22.--Ontario has & {Tew lot of king'd counsel on the way. According to information from the parliament buildings, the time i» not far distant when Attorn:y-Gen- eral Nickle will make announcement! of honors conferred upon a selegt! {few of the legal profession, The last list of king's counsel emanated' from the Drury governmen!, when about 100 members of the profession were accorded the recognitior, It is! understood that the new list will be! & comparatively small one. Prem-! fer Ferguson, who is also a lawyer,' intends being very chary in {he dis- tribution of such honors. EXHIBITION CLOSED ON SATURDAY NIGHT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD HERE: Five Thousand People Attend ed the Last Day--The Histori« cal Pageant Was Pro duced Again on the The city fair grounds closed its gates Saturday night on Kingston's biggest and most successtul indus- trial exhibition. Whether looked at from the point of view of attend- ance, programme, exhibits or weather this claim holds good and amply proves that Kingston and Frontenac can support a big exhibi- tion, and encourages the directors to go on to greater efforts, looking towards making their undertaking The Fair of Eastern Ontario. 'The attendance on Saturday, esti mated at five thousand, was good for the closing day of a five-day show, with a clouded - sky giving threats of a shower. The exception- ally fine weather that favored the fair throughout lasted till its close. The first rain of any consequence in the five days set in about 10.45 p.m., the first few drops, strangely en- ough, falling as Mr. Bushell was closing the exhibition with a few remarks in front of the grand stand. There was not the packing up awd nakedness that one might ex- pect on the Saturday closing of an event of this kind. The most of the exhibitors left their goods in the palace till late Saturday night and spectators still thronged - the baild- ing efter 10 o'clock. The midway, too, showed no intention of folding its tents and when the pageant was over at ten o'clock Night. ing the finish of Friday's exciting 2.35 class, the other two being a free-for-all and a classified race. There were also a pony race by boy drivers, track eports indluding a boy cadets half mile run, a fat man's race and putting the thot, more fine exhibitions by the R.M.C. Riding Establishment and the Devries | Troupe of acrobats. 2.85 Class. The 2.35 class race, left over from Friday for the Sfti and final heat, was won by Pauline, owned by Louis Martin, of Kingston. The horses finished as foMows: Pauline, IL. Martin... . 24 11 1 Maude E., C. Wright, ; Gananoque... ... .. 11253 Billy Murphy, C. Ran- dell, Napanes. .. .. 333 2 2 Victoria Patch, T. Slat- of, Pleton..".... .. 5 2485 8% Bessie G., W. J. Gibson, : Gananoque. . . 45544 Time: 2.34 1-4. 3 Free-For-All. < The free-for-all was easily decid- od in three heats. The time was 2.14. The results were: Vera Gratton," B. Porter, Orillia... .... .... |. .. Volo Belle, R. Weller, Tren- Mussell Shell) C. Sandrelli, & North Bay.. ..".. .... 33 3