weoeh /CAPITOL NOW BHOWING RAMON NOVARRO in "THE RED LILY" YEAR 01; No. 207. WARNINGS ARE SOUNDED OF : "RED" REVOLUTION DANGER : On Eve of Christmas in Paris--Germany Now | Declared To Be Seeking Good-Will Of Bri- tain And United States. Parls, Dec. 20.--Rumors of plans for a "Red" revolution on the eve of Christmas have been rife for the last few days. continue to sound warnings of Communist activities. The opposition press There is a growing practice among Communists of starting meetings outside factories when men are leaving in the eveming. DO NOT INTEND TO INTERVENE. London, Dec. 20~--Great Britain has received assurance from Italy ond Jugo Slavia that they do not intend to intervene In the struggle for power between the rival factions in Albania. GERMANY SEEKS BRITISH GOOD WILL. Riga, Dec, 20.--The appointment of Baron von Maltzan as German ambassador at Washington, and the the British and American section to German foreign ministry as chief, are transfer of Dr. von Schubert from that of the Russian sectiom of the regarded by Moscow Communists as en indication that the German administration will in future base its policy on regard for British and American interests, and away from those of Soviet Russia, and that Dr. Schubert will seek the good will of London and Washington. A long article by Radek published in the Soviet press warns Germany against being drawn into the fairway of British policy, as a dangerous moment may arise when Germany must lean on Soviet Russia. Ald. W. P. Peters Decides to Retire From Further Municipal Service He WIII Not Contest In St. Lawrence Ward Again--S8urprised That Electors Would Believe Yarns Put Out by Dodgers. Ald. William P, Peters, who was defeated for alderman in St. Law- rence ward, and who entered the motion which was the means of dis- qualifying Alderman-eleot . Joseph Nash, has decided that he will not be a candidate for St. Lawrence ward in the bye-election which will take place during the month of January. Mr. Peters, when seen by a representative of the Whig, stated that he had no ill feeling toward Mr, Nash, but he was glad to learn that the taxes which were owing the ¢ity by Mr. Nash would be paid in view of the fact that he had decided to run again. Mr, Peters made this further statement: "On the morning after the quall- fication of candidates were put in, the two other candidates (Mr. Milne and Mr. Price) and I assured ourselves in the treasurer's depart- ment that Joseph Nash owed a large sum of money as taxes on the lot on which he had qualified and as this was contrary to the Act in order to quality and knowing his warped attitude on all public questions, we did not see why we should have a contest at all. The city clerk told us that he did not have anything to do wits the question as to whether a eandidate was qualified or not, and that Joseph Nash's name would be on the ballot. We then employed a golicitor and went to the court house to put in an appeal to the judge to disqualify Mr. Nash from running, but found that we did not have sufficient number of days be- fore the election in which to do it. We then made an agreement that in case Mr, Nash did win we would take the necessary steps to disqua- lity him, and that agreement has been kept. No one was consulted nor had anything to do with it but ourselves, as we were the only ones interested. I Intended to resign if the judge had found that I was en- titled to the seat. Sitti Ald. Peters' Record. "f went into the council in 1912 as alderman for Frontenac ward and served in the years 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, being chairman of the of Works In 1916, and that the year that the paving plant , which has been a Ha for the city, and p: 5 "You Said It, was' has buflt excellent streets. I was also alderman for Frontenac ward in 1018-19 and 1921, - Then the ward boundaries were changed and I was elected in St. Lawrence ward for 1922, being chairman of indus- tries in' that year, also membet for 1923, and again the last year, 1924, when I served as chairman of Board of Works and chairman of the hotel committee. This makes ele- ven years of service as alderman in which 1 with the others .endea- Lvored to give good service to the city. Surprised at Yarns, "I have never given the matter of running for alderman serious consideration and was greatly as- tonished when I found that the elec- tors would believe the yarns put out by dodgers and otherwise without any foundation whatever. I am told that the electors were led to belleve that I tried to get the city to build and hand over a hotel costing an enormous sum of money to a hotel company and not even give the elec tors a chance to vote on the ques. tion. How absurd this is! Also that I got $300 from the city as chairman of Board of Works. That is a deliberate lle. I never received a cent. I was more than surprised that propaganda of this kind had even estranged from me many old time friends of years standing. "The Board of Trade, Retail Merchants' Association, newspapers and the public at large never ceased calling for business men to come forward as candidates, St. Law- rence ward had three successful bu- gsiness men as candidates in the last municipal election with the result as you all know. Can you wonder that so many men who could give good service do not wish to get mix- ed up with this sort of stuff? ~I am not a politician and so did not believe it, but I have concluded that those who take care of their business and keep out of it are more scnsible, and taking a leaf from their book, even at this late hour, have decided to retire, hoping that a point of fair play will soon be reached for others who will be called 'upon tgp take charge of the city's affairs." " 'Marceline!" MARCELINE TALROY 4 ih x > ON "BIG Ask 3 SELFM'DE MAN Who MADE him MEN." It he was BORN A great mar and HE will Very likely tell you He was born a BABY. The DIFFERENCE is: A self-made man THINKS I{UCH of HIMSELF, A successful BUSINESS man Thinks MORE of nis business, But a great man thinks MOST For the good of HUMANITY; and YET, Because he Is sometimes SMALL In STATURE. be is often Not recognized By successful people, . ~ Ouprright, 194, Prewder Sewitisie, Lhe, ae The Daily British KINGSTON, ONTARIO. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924 [39927909990 909973 js AUSTEN OHAMBERLAIN TO VISIT DOMINIONS London, Dee. 20.--Austen #4 Chamberlain will shortly invite 4% the Dominions to a conference 4 at London, probably in Feb- % ruary, to discuss the Geneva 4 disarmiameént protocol, the Cen- % tral News learns. fr : * PPP PPPHPPPNPPOPYY 10,000 PLACES SELL LIQUOR IN NEW YORK Poisonous Booze Will Flow In Gotham Around Christmas Time. New York, Dec. 20.--It's a merry, merry Christmas in New York. In the past three days ten men and wo- men have died from drinking poison- ed booze. In the first half of the month twenty-five died from the same cause. The number will in- crease rapidly during Yuletide. Booze is by far the most popular Christmas present in Gotham. Some firms buy it in wholesale lots to pass out to patrons or employees. Except for increased prices liquor is as easy to obtain in New York as it was before the eighteenth emendment was passed. There are fully 10,000 places In New York where diquor can be bought. There are fully as many bootleggers who have no place of business but deliver orders to cus- tomers at offices and homes. This is not just a wild guess. The state- ment {8 peed on observation. You can find bootleggers in all walks of life here. Many of them are druggists, delicatessen mer- chants, apartment house superin- tendents and cafe proprietors. One man is known as the "Tiffany of Bootleggers." He handles only the very best of Imported liquors and wines, He lives on Riverside Drive. Most of his patrons are millionaires. He gets $16 a quart for whiskey. Moet of the whiskey sold around town and supposed to be thé 'real stuff" sells at' $6 a quart. With such an active trade in booze the year around it 1s #0 be expected that great amounts of polsoned: li- quor made in stables and tenements will flow at Christmas time. MENNONITES COME BACK. North Portal, Sask. Dec. 20, -- During the past six weeks approxi- mately 1,600 Mennonites, who left the Wynward and Herbert districts some time previous, passed through this port of entry on their way back to the farm homes they had left. Mexico, they sald, had been painted too wonderful for them. They had been attracted there by the desecrip- tions, but it was not long before they recognized their mistake. They were glad to get back to Saskatche- wan. More of the emigrants will be returning shortly, according to those who have passed through the port. New York Awaiting A Very Cold Week~End New York, Dec, 20.--The weather man says that the lowest tempera- tures and the most prolonged cold wave of the season are expected to reach this city not later than Sun- day morning. He says all indica- tions point to at least a three or four-day cold wave, with a drop of perhaps more than thirty degrees, to teen degrees above zero. The cold wave, which is coming from the Canadian mountains, has spread over all sections of the coun- try west of the Mississippi River, where zero temperatures are regis- tered. When it reaches here it will cover a wide area, including all the Atlantic coast cities except the Southern States. HOLD UP IN VANOOUVER. Bandit Demanded $7,000 in Bank - And Got $1,000. Vancouver, Dec. 20.--At one o'clock yesterday afternoon a lone unmasked robber entered the Bank of Nova Scotia branch at Davie and Granville streets and presented a slip to the teller, reading: "Hand me over $7,000." The teller fumbled around for a moment, and then handed out one thousand dollars in currency, with which the thiet hastily left the bank. Qeorgla Is to Stop Rule of the Lawless Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 20.--An order to his executive secretary to offer rewards for the apprehension of guilty parties on the receipt of no- tices of acts of violence, "by any number of men, masked, or un- masked," in Georgla, and a call for a law enforcement conferemce to meet at the state capital, January 15th, were {ssued yesterday by Gov- ernor Clifford Walker. +| "That Never Came Before the Minutes Wrong (rough Swears Board," He Said, About Loan And Overdraft. Toronto, Dec. 20.--A positive declaration that many of the big loans which wrecked the Home Bank did not come be- fore the board of directors, was made by R. P. Gough, con- tinuing his evidence in his own defence before Judge Coats- worth yesterday afternoon. He declared dlso, with' equal em- phasis, that certain minutes re- ferring to these loans and tran- sactions under date of meetings which he was recorded as hav- ing attended, were not read by Col. Mason, who usually acted as secretary of the meetings, or by whoever acted in his stead. Describing his attitude to- ward his duties as director, witness sald that he always took those duties seriously; that he sacrificed holidays and pleasure to attend board meet- ings; only to discover after- wards that the matters before the board were of comparative- fy trivial importance. i "I know now that I was be-\ ing fooled. The: big matters did not come before the board' he declared, with a catch {zr his} { voice. tt AUSTRALIAN DEBTS Increase of Over 100 Per Cent. in State Obligations. Sydney, Dec. 20.--Before his de- parture to Canada and the United States, the treasurer, Mr. Earl Page, gave Australia food for serious thought in a comparison of the in- creases in production and the state debts. He sald the state debts had increased since 1911 from £271. 750,000 to mearly £570,000,000. his was more than 100 per cent, while the incréase in population was only 22 per cemt, Production, it the relative values qf goods were taken, had increased jess than 20 per cent. In addition to the state debts the "E415,000,000 was recoverable. Page added, the happy report about the season's wool clip helped to dis- pel the gloom. Record prices had been obtained. Christmas Parcels Flood Great Britain's Post Offices London, Dé. 20.--The post offices of Great Britain are flooded with scores of thousands of Christmas parcels, carrying Yuletide cheer to friends and relatives in all parts of the far-flung British Empire, and of- ficials estimate that the early mail ings are sixty per cent. above the nor- mal Christmas average. For some remote parts of the em pire, Christmas mails have already closed but to the others plum pud- dings, cakes, books, hundreds of thousands of toys of all descriptions and other gifts are still on their way in ever increasing quantities. By the middle of November, 50,- 000 parcels had gone to India, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Straits Settlements, East Africa, Ceylon, Hongkong; Peru and Central America. ' ATTEMPTED TO ROB HAMILTON PAY MAN But the Bandits Fell Off Auto When Treasurer Applied the Gas. Hamilton, Dec. 20.--Two armed men attempted to rob George Clarke, treasurer of the Appleford Counter Check Book company, yes- terday afternoon, while he was re- turning to office with the week's pay money. When he stopped his car at a street cornér, two young men jumped on the running board and holding revolvers against him, ordered him to "hand out the jack." Clarke applied the gas and when the auto speeded across into the intersection his assailants fell off. The police were called and the neighborhood was thoroughly searched but without result, Students Are Ousted Po erat Marriages Greeley, O., Dee. "Dee. 20.--George Scarborough of Elmire, ny 5 Reo owed | ~ Premier Kato's speech of Thurs- tunately, Premier Kato had been quot: sesessersrrrsss * # OUTBREAK OF PLAGUES FORECAST FOR 1925 Washington, Dec. 20.-- A world-wide outbreak of the # pneumonic and bubonic plagues # in 1925 was forecast by Dr. J. # D. Long, chief of the quarantine # week of the public hedlth ser- # vice in testimony before the # House Appropriations Commit- + tee made public to-day. + + + cess ssesheserraey TWENTY-THIRD PSALM IS NOW "IMPROVED" rn Old Familiar Phrases Are Wiped Out By Scholars of Universities. -- Chicago, Dec. 20.--The valley of the shadow of death becomes "the darkest ravine;" still waters become 'refreshing waters," and the "comfort" of the "rod" and "staff" is left out in a translation of the Twenty-Third Psalm made by University of Chicago scholars um- der Prof. J. M. P. Smith given out yesterday. The work is a part of a new translation of the entire Old Testa- ment now being prepared at the university. Different translators have been assigned to the various texts. They are, in addition to Prof. Smith, A. R. Gordon, of Mec- Gill University, Montreal; T. J. Meek, of the University of Toronto, and Leroy Waterman, of the Uni- versity of Michigan. Denial (ven Tokio Report That Entertainment of U.S. Fleet Was Refused---Grave Mis- understanding. Tokio, Déc. 20.--The Foreign office last night issued a com- munigque denying the correct- ness of newspaper versions printed widely this morning of od as saying that the U. 8. had intimated it might send the U. 8. navy to Yokohama after the Hawaiian manoeuvres, but that the Japanese Government had "declined the offer = with thanks." '""The report (of the premier's speech) is the product of some grave misunderstanding, for this government could in no wise decline a proposal that never was made," the communique said. QUEEN MARIE JOINS THE FASHION WRITERS Her Majesty Oriticizes Modern Tendency Toward Short and Scant Dress. . Vienna, Dec. 20.--Queen Marle, of Rumania, has joined the fashion writers, and, in a signed anticle for the Vienna Frele Presse, severely criticizes the modern tendency to- ward short and scant dress. '""The passion for short dresses,' the writes, 'ls responsible for the grotesque fashion of scant evening gowns which hardly Cover the knees and from which rags of all shapes hang down from every possible corner as a sort of substitute for the train. These merely serve to got the feet entangled or to have the first gentleman who happens to say good evening tear them down." Marie believes that these dresses constitute "a sin against Mne," pre- venting women from making grace- ful movements, The revolution in dress, she believes, started with the advent of the automobile. "We were compelled to give up our picturesque costumes and to yleld the floor to practical dresses," she continues. "With the disap- pearance of the carriage, much elegance has been lost to the world. With the automobile and similar innovations came a habit with which I cannot agree -- that of wearing exactly the same thing whether one is old or young, fat or thin, large or small, "In my humble opinion a woman should wear only what really fs be coming. She should not feel obliged to adopt something that in no wise suits her size, figure or style." T. B. Godson, formerly 'mining commissioner for Ontario, has been appointed judge of the mining court Ontario. " esses sssssttes . ® | hig *DEAN CONNELL OBJECTS 10 US. CLASSIFICATION Ot Canadian Medical Go Colleges And Urges a Protest--=-Manitoba Representative Supports the Head of Queen's Medical College. | Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 20.--At the Medical Education. He urged a protest. resolution committee. equivalent of two years in Arts, that embrace interne work. LIQUOR BLOCKADE MORE EFFECTIVE WPro and Anti-Whiskey Forces Off New York Are at Ratio of 13 to 30. New York, Dec. 20.--The numeri- cal strength of the pro and anti-li- quor forces off the port of New York six days before Christmas in terms of the larger vessels, was fig- ured by the coastguard today at the ratio of 13 to 30. Schooners and steamers of vari- ous deep water designation compris- ed the 13 vessels of the rum fleet. The rum patrol- was made up of 15 speed boats, 10 scouts and five\de troyers, including five speeds added to the patrol yesterday. Not included in the survey were the dozens of motorized small craft engaged in attempts to rum liquor from the rum fleet--which is scat- tered from 20 to 100 miles off shore --to landing stations maintained by metropolitan bootleggers. . The coastguard reported that the relative. strength of the opposing craft would be added to the rum patrol within a week, It was the .officially expressed opinion that this would be a bad season for rum runners. Already, according to the coastguardemen, the impatient tooting of steamship whistles along Rum Row, urging the bootleggers ashore to "come and get it," is evidence that the block- ade is successful. VOTES $150,000 FOR UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF British Columbia Legislature Also Provides for Sale of Beer by Glass. Victoria, B.C., Dec. 20.--Official prorogation of the first gession of the sixteenth legislature of British Col- umbia took place at nopn yester- day. Among the more important mattdrs dealt with were the curtail- ment of the horse racing season to forty-four days and the provision for the sale of beer by the glass in licensed premises. The church union bill was also passed. A spe- clal vote of $150,000 for unemploy- ment rellef was put through, the work to be carried on during the winter. ------ Hog population shows increase in Ontario while sheep decline in num- bers. Quebec physicians oppose Feder- al licensing system for doctors. The committee dealing with the question of whether there shall Dominion or provincial licenses reported the difficulty to be more apparent than real. They suggested- that to matriculate, a student should have the liao arrived tov the | Datla. Ww, ting so rapidly, a fs sia lighoy arrived $oF holiday trade, that five more armed CAPITOL SPECIAL SANTA CLAUS MATINEE FOR THE CHILDREN Saturday 2.15 Admission 1le. LAST EDITION medical conference yesterday strong objection was taken by Dean J. C. Connell of Queen's University against the classification of Canadian medical schools by the American Council of Its inspectors, he complained, came uninvited classed several Canadian colleges in the "B" class of American schools, and Prof. McLeod, of Toronto, urged caution in the interest of harmony, Prof. McKay, of Manitoba, declared the west to be "fed up on harmony, and not going to lle down on principle." Finally the matter went to the be the medical course be five years, and that the last three years be devoted to clinfcal work. The final year would SESSION PROMISES T0 BE HISTORIC ONE The Bill To Veto Powers Of Senate Will Create Bitter Fight. Ottawa, Dec. 20.--The coming session promises to be historic, Premier King on a number of oc caslong has announced the intention of the government to bring down a constitutional amendment to limit the veto powers of the Senate, just ag the Parliament Act of Great Brite Lata limited the veto powers of the House of Lords. But such a consti- tutional amendmeént will only be brought about--such is the general expectation--after a long and bitter fight. In both Houses, opponents are expected to fight it on the ground that there should be no amendment of the Confederation agreement embodied in the British North America Act without prior consent of the federating provinces, And apart from the promised 1 of fare tion. The decision of the oat Commission in the Crow's Nest Pass case is likely to result in legislative proposals that will be sharply con- tested. The Australian trade treaty necessitates parliamentary ' action that will give rise to some lively cross<fire. The Japanese amend- ments to the Geneva protocol on disarmament are expected to occa sion some keen criticism, particu« larly from British Columbia mem- bers. While session is still seven weeks away, the order paper is already pil ing up. Members, anxious to have first chance, have gent in some thirty or so notices of motion raising ale most every topic from the League of Nations to coal supply. A num- ber of them are from the so-called "ginger group," who broke away from the main Progressive caucus last session, The notices they have sent in indicate that the 'ginger group" plan a busy time, So far as the main body of Pros gressives is concérned, the expecla« tion is that they will continue thelr general policy of the last three sese sion policy which has been des fined as one of "friendly neutrality" to the government, Coolidge Wants $275,000 For 8t. Lawrence Surveyd Washington, Dec. 20.--President Coolidge yesterday urged Congress to make"$275,000 available for come pleting surveys to determing the feasibility of the proposed reat Lakes-8t. Lawrence waterway. ~~ WRITTEN FOR THE WHIG REVOLT OF YOUTH BY ARTHUR HUNT vHUTE. at at least so think the elders. keep the animals moving. A great old man's home. seeing Jutslles) of lie continent ? twenty-two, f Hamilton, you were right." in 1924, (Continued on page 37). § pompous said to him with condescension, "You are wromg." century looking back at that emezing character exclaims, "No, Alexandeg War with its dirty work was unquestionably the young man's game, Peace with riches and honor was made solely to be hogged by the elders, Old age tends toward complacency. Therefore, youth must come to new country needs to keep alive its restless and audacious enterprise. We cannot recruit that Spirit, trom an The rebellion of Youth is already on, Its slogan is "Give the young man a chance." We are not out for a bonus, nor for any other hand-me~ down from the table of our elders. We are out for a chance to spend and be spent in greater service for a greater country. Genfus dnd youth go hand in hand. Let the elders say what they will to the contrary. How old was Alexander Hamilton, the most astute, fare He was only a boy, a general ag of the constitution before thirty. The venerable and But & What gave to Alexander Hamilton his chance? Not peace, but war, Once having gained that chanre, he had the pertinacity to "carry on™ A rebuke to some of us who left great things in 1918 to take up pettiness wd it