g v CAPITOL } NOW SHOWING Cecil B. DeMille's "FEET OF CLAY" -- YEAR 91; No. 246. i As he Baily British Whig KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1924 oo CAPITOL Thurs., Fri, Sat. Back Again ! "THE BIRTH OF A NATION" See It Again # TTT TTTETETwwewYe. LAST EDITION THE RIDING OF WEST HASTINGS TURNS LIBERAL E. GUSS PORTER DEFEATED BY A MAJORITY OF 495 Charles E. Hanna, Liberal, Is Victorious in This Old Tory Constituency--Hon. James Mur- dock, Minister of Labor, Is Vindicated. Belleville, Nov. 26.--West Hastings riding, which has returned a Conservative member to Ottawa ever since confederation, with but one Dreak, has gone Liberal by a majority of more than 400. Yesterday the electors defeated E. Guss Porter, who has represented the constituency in parliament for nearly twenty-four years, and returned Charles Edward Hanna; Liberal candidate, giving him a lead of 495 votes over his Con- #TTTative opponent. In the election of 1921 Mr. Porter was returned by & majority of 1,171. The polling yesterday came at the end of a campaign such as Hastings fas never before witnessed. The bye-election was caused by the resigna- tion of his seat by Mr. Porter, following his failure to substantiate charges he brought in the House of Commons against Mr. Murdock. He accuspd the minister of labor of having broken his oath of office and of ha withdrawn his savings from the Home Bank in consequence of informa- tion alleged to have been secured as a member of the cabinet. The voters of West Hastings have endorsed the decision reached by the House of Commons, which voted the charges to be unfoundéd. Hon. James Murdock himself played a prominent part in the campaign and the result is hailed as a vindication of his honor and the judgment of parlia- ment. ; The Liberal campaign, which was directed by Hon. T. A. Low, and George N. Gordon, member for West Peterboro, was participated in by the prime minister and several members of the cabinet, while the Com- servative candidate had the assistance of Right Hon, Arthur Meighen and practically the entire body of his front bench supporters in the House of Commons, Other parliamentarians who also addressed meetings during the campaign included Senator Gideon Robertson, Hon. Edmund Bristol and Senator McCoig. HANNA CARRIED BELLEVILLE. Polllag was the heaviest yesterday in the riding's history. In Belle- ville 6,139 voters went to the polls, 800 more than had ever voted in the oity before. The Liberal candidate was given 3,370 of these votes, while 2.796 went to Mr. Porter. The voting showed that the railroaders, who form a largé and important 'element of the citizenship of Belleville, had east their votes practically unanimously for the Liberal candidate; In the rallwaymeén's section of the' city, 'Charles Hanna securéd his biggest leads. He carried an advance poll here by 88 to 48 and by 27 to 23 in Trenton. addition to these majorities he secured in Belleville and Trenton, the candidate carried the rural sections in the north and south of the ra Sp in Rawdon and Huntington, and in the villages of Frankford and { SUMMARY OF MAJORITIES. The totals for the other municipalities in the riding are not available 'but the majorities are as follows: For Hanna--Beileville city, 611; Trenton, 170; township of Sidney, 106; township of Farraday, 123; township of Woolaston, 1; township of Herschel, 81; Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, 174. For Porter--Village of Bancroft, 13; village of Stirling, 66; village of Marmora, 108; village of Delora, 82; township of Rawdon, 195; towan- ship of Huntington, 300. The townships of Marmora and Lake are tied. The west riding of Hastings is a traditional Conservative stronghold. Since 1867 (confederation year) until 1904, when the old constituency was merged Into the present riding, there was only one brief break in the steady record of Tory triumphs. Mr Porter has represented Hastings West since its present boundaries were established in the election of 1904. His Conservative majorities since that time have always been in four figures. They weré as follows: : In 1908, Conservative majority 1,161; in 1911, Conservative majority 1,771; in 1917, Conservative majority 1,625; in 1921, Conservative ma- jority 1,171, £ From 1888 to 1901 the riding was represented by H. Corby, Conserva- tive. The only Liberal returned in West Hastings from confederation ' until yesterday was James Brown, who held the riding for one term, from 1878 to 1882. . part 'of her husband in an apart- ment room scene, "because her own husband didn't look like the hus- band of a society lady, and, anyhow, ifn all the business they had done between them, he (the husband) always preferred a back seat." | The witness said that he agreed to Mrs. Robinson's proposal. There were to be five persons in the affair, including himself, Robinson and wife, the Eastern potentate's aide- de-camp, who is known in the case as "Mr. G.," and a Mrs. Bevan, who was Mrs. Robinson's confidante. 'When Mrs. Robinson first propes- ed the idea, Newton added, she told him that the piince's aide-decamp | : had called and told her of "Mr. band in the latter's suit against the | A's" wealth, and the aide-de-camp's £125,000, had | part was later revealed when he in- 'discovered In| gpected Newton and approved of ous him in the role of the injured hus- band. ! has caused the present trial to be a "sensation, was made late yesterday afternoon, when Montague Noel waerad a 2 vthess and & tailed his e with the Rob-| insons' affairs with the Eastern pot- | playt entate. < Ri for | he owes the bank owes account of a settienient with X aiid A TE" Shiba at of strength wae made in the second tier of town- HON. JAMES MURDOCK ~ Whose honor is vindicated by the re- sult of the West Hastings' bye-election. ONTARIO'S NATIVE WINE VERY STRONG Some Selzed in Toronto Home Was 26.82 Per Cent. Proof, But Exempt. Toronto, Nov. 26.--"It is quite permissible to get an ar- istocratic drunk on, apparent- vn" commented Magistrate Brunton: yesterday from the bench, dismissing a charge brought against Peter Perkott, of New Toronto, under the On- tario Temperance Act. Wine seized in Perkott's home, where a dozen men were hav- ing a party, proved to contain 26.82 per cent. proof spirits, but, being native wine, it was exempted from the provisions of the act. "It is strange that a person can be fined for having three per cent. heer, but is permitted to have 26 per cent. native wines." There Will Be a Contest for Counciliors--Five Nomi= nees Running. Christophér J. Graham has been re-elected reeve of the township of Kingston by acclamation. H. S. Me- Ivor and G. A. B. Clarke were no- minated, but they withdrew from the fight. There will be a fight for the posi- tion of deputy reeve, W. E. Cor- dukes, the present holder of the of- fice, is being opposed by R. C. Haw- key. @. A. B. Clarke, A. BE. Weller, Wilbert Aylesworth, R. BE. Harpelle and John Silver are running for the position of councillor. Three coun- cillors are to be elected. C. J. Graham has been a member of the Kingston township council for three years, having served one year as councillor, one year as de- puty reeve and last year as reeve. Byron Gordon, who was a mem- ber of this year's council, was no- minated but stated that he would not be around the council board this coming year if he had to fight for the office. WOULD HAVE GAMES OF CRANCE AT FAIRS Just as They Are Allowed at Church Bazaars--Appesl to Ottawa. Ottawa, Nov, 26.--A large -deputa- tion of representatives of various exhibition associations, from every province in the Dominion, upon Hon. Ernest Lapointe, minis ter of justice, and Hon. W. R. Moth- erwell, minister of agriculture, yes- Wine of Colchicum Caused Death LIBERALS NOW IN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Of Mary And Margaret Morrison Report of Chemists: And Doctors Given £o the Press--Deceased Girls Drank 32 Times the Maximum Dose. The following statement was handed to the Whig on Wednesday afternoon, in comnection with the deaths of Miss Mary and Miss Mar- garet Morrison, daughters of Dr. and Mrs, Charles A. Morrison: Kingston, Nov. 26.--It was at first thought that the deceased Mor- rison girls had drunk Wine of Ipe- cac from an unlabefled bottle in their father's dispensary. Further chemical analysis on the small ré- sidue in the bottle from which the girls had partaken revealed the fact that the wine was Wine of Colchi- cum. This was confirmed by the chemical analysis of another bottle, identical In appearance and con- tents, found on the same shelf and also unlabelled. The reason the bot- tles were unlabelled was because I they were purchased approximately 20 years ago, and in the interven- ing time the labels had dropped off. The active principle of Wine of Colchicum is Colchicin and the wine (port) contains 20 per ceat. by vol- ume of this deadly alkaloid. The therapeutic dose used in gout and rheumatism is 5 to 30 drops, and it is estimated that the girls - took about a wineglass each. This would represent about 32 times the maxi- mum dose. This was well beyond a fatal dose. Symptoms of polson- ing by this drug are delayed, but once appearing no amount of medi- cal treatment can control them. (Signed) Wm, Gibson, M.D. W. T. Connell, M.D, Arthur Neish, Ph. D, (Chemist) A. P. Lothrop, Ph. D. (Chemist) Now That Liberals Have Won West Hastings There Is Hope For Capturing Frontenac Riding If West Hastings can be won by the Liberals, there is hope for Fron- tenac yet. Which reminds us that this is the day the Frontenac Tories meet in Kingston to choose a candi- date. It is surely a blue Wednesday for them. -- It's a safe bet that no other Con- servative will open up his constit- uency by resigning until he is oblig- ed to. : The pitc t goes too often \ "lant. -H you doubt it, asked BE. Gues Porter, ex-M.P, Prosperity is rapidly returning to Canada, thanks to the sane and sen- sible policy rursued by the Macken- zie King government. We are much better off than almost any other country under the sun. West Hast- ings realized it, and voted accord- ingly. -- Kingston to Belleville: We are proud of you." "Shake. Those Tory newspapers which have been telling their readers of the wonderful qualities of leader- ship possessed by Arthur Meighen will now have to révise their esti- mate or stand discredited. Perhaps those Montreal Tories were not so far out in their estimate of Meighen's ability as a leader, af- ter all. Mr. BE. Guss Porter and Hon, Arthur Meighen were to have ad- dressed a Conservative convention in Kingston to-day. They took a journey up Salt Creek instead. Belleville may have voted wet on "ect. 23nd, but it would have nothing to do with Porter on Tuesday. Such are the ironies of fate. Charles E. Hanna, victorious Lib- eral in West Hastings, is a retail hardware merchant of Belleville. Ho ip district trustee of the Kiwanis organization and recently attended the inter-city Kiwanis dinner in Kingston where he has many friends. The Whig telephones were kept busy from seven to eleven o'clack Tuesday night answering queries from ail over the city and district with regard to the West Hastings result. Many of the calls were from ladies who expressed their delight over the great Liberal victory. Still Another Shortage Is Reported In the Township of Kingston Funds Stated That Auditor Muir WII Be Asked to Make a Report at the Next Meeting of the Council. Ratepayers in the township of Kingston have been making enguir- les during the past few days in con nection with anothér reported short. age in the funds of the. township It will be remembered that during the summer months, when the coun- cil for the township engaged A. H. Muir, city auditor, to make an ex- tNe township council the auditor will be asked to make a report on thé matter. It is understood that the reported shoptage has taken place in connection' with the township funds of the past year. It will be remembered that dur- ing the early part of the present year the council decided to ask the treasurer and clerk to resign their positions, and a temporary of- ficial was appointed. This official acted for a time and then af- tory Over Porter in Ottawa, Nov. 26.--There is jubil- ation in Government circles over the West Hastings by-election result. column a riding that has a record equaling that of the safest Toronto seats, and to turn the 1,171 which E. Gusg Porter had in the 1921 Federal general election 'into a Liberal majority, though com- paratively small, for Charles E Hanna, the Liberal standard-bearer, is enough to turn solidly set heats, and these heads are turmed today. The result, too, makes a real change in the line-up in the House of Commons, Including the Speaker, and also including Temiscouata, the Quebec riding for which two Liber- als and no Conservatives are run- ning in the by-election, made neces- sary by the death of Charles A. Gau- vreau, the standing in the House now is: Liberals, 118. Conservatives, 5le Progressives, 64, Labor, 2. Thisvgives the Liberals an actual majority of one, whereas in the past three sessions of parliament they have been in a nominal mino- rity. The Premier's Comment, '""The Liberal victory in West Hastings today presents a singular parallel to the Liberal victory in St. Antoine Division of Montreal two months ago," ssid Premier King in commenting on the government vie- tory in West Hastings last Hight. "gt, Antoine was regarded as the stronghold of Conservatism in the Province of Quebec, West Hastings as the stronghold of Conservatism in Ontario, In the case of each the by-election was occasioned by the resignation of the sitting member to test popular feeling toward the pre- sent administration. In Montreal the issue was avowedly that of the Government's fiscal policy. In West Hastings the Rt. Hon. Mr, Meighen and his associatés sought to make the fiscal issue even more conspicu- ous than the moral issue involved. "In West Hastings, the battle ground, according to his statement, was chosen by the Opposition Leader himself, It was thought that, as West Hastings had been Conserva- tive since Confederation, and had never been represented in the Par- liament of Canada by a Liberal member, the seat had only to be opened to. permit of a score being made against the Government. Un- der ihe circumstances, it will be dif- ficult for the Opposition to explain the result. Today's victory is an emphatic expression of the confl- dence on the part of the electors in the government and its policies. Having regard to the moral issue, which the government kept con- stantly to the fore, Mr. Hanna's vic- with delight as the expression of a wholesome sentiment on the part To convert into the Liberal majority of' tory over Mr. Porter will be hailed | They Have 118 Members With Hanna's Vic- West Hastings-~Com- ment By Premier King At Ottawa. of Canadian citizens against hypoe erisy and hypoeritical behavior im our public life." Belleville Rejoices. . Belleville, Nov, 26.--When Belle« ville last night realized the almost unbelievable fact that the Liberal candidate and a popular citizen had carried the constituency, the thous * sands who thronged the streets gave way to a demonstration which has not been equalled since the momen= tous day when the guns ceased fire ing in France. The young member elect, as soon as he made his ape pearance, was hoisted to the shoul ders of his friends and borne along (the main street of the city. He had , no opportunity formally to voice his | thanks to the electors, so dense was the crowd which blocked the streets in front of the city hall, A meet ing had been arranged for in this building, but the hall was so jams med that all attempts: to carry out a set programme were abandoned. Mr. Hanna was hoisted to the roof 'of a motor bus, and a parade was 'formed. The Argyll Light ; Infantry Band, of which Mr. Hanna is a member, led the way as the triume- phant procession paraded the town. He was then whisked away by auto to Trenton, where a repetition of the jubilant scenes .was witnessed. He visited other parts of the rid- {ing in the vicinity, and his progress was a triumph. Until midnight the strefts were thronged here. Al- though Mr. Hanna had fleft the city enty, the scenés were Joy was unconfined, and people fore got that they did mot know one an- other, and strangers greeted one an- jother as' if lifelong friends, under the impetus of the election. Majority Little Changed. Belleville, Nov. 26.--Returns be« ing reported today from scattered districts will not materially alter the majority of between four and five hundred given Charles Hanna, Liberal candidate over his Conser- vative opponent, Guss Porter in West Hastings bye-election yester- day. Trenton, which last night was reported as favoring Hanna by 170, was found today to give him a ma- jority of 111. In the northern sec- tion of the constituency with coms plete returns in from Herschell township, Hanna had gained forty votes. Mr. Murdock's Statement, : Ottawa, Nov. 26.--The charge made against me in House of Come mons on May 22nd last, and later developments in connection there with, also the bye-election just held in West Hastings, was believed to be in May last, and is now proved to have been directly the result of an attempt at personal windictive retaliation by the leader of the op= position," declares Hon. James Mur dock, minister of labor fn a written army. Egypt's Protest. Geneva, Nov, 26.--A telegram of protest against British, action League of par liam ent ; the president of that body. laments. - The 4 continued by units of the Egyptian to visit other parts of his om statement handed out this morning. ni Egypt, following the assassination of |the sirdar, Sir Lee Stack, was re- ceived to-day by the secretary of the Nations from the Egyptian under the signature of . cates that a similar communication Has been forwarded to all world par- tefegram does pot request in 1000660000000 00000 20000000000