_. baign of an | + _the sun. WIL THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FLASH OUT AS BACKGROUND Whe the Moon Dans Buck Duy There Is a Possibility of the Ew Stine) Nasi Borealis Supplying An Extra Wing in the Scenery of the Eclipse. Long's Corners, near Hamilton, Ont., Jan. 22.--Will the northern Hghts flash out as fn. eerie back- ground when the moon dams back daylight on Saturday morning? Prof. C. A. Chant, who is direct- ing the Toronto University observa- tions here, thinks there is at least a possibility of the Aurora Borealis supplying an extra wing in the scen- ery when thé moon is featured in the Dest extravaganza of many years i these parts--the total eclipse of tial show travels from west to east and thus all provincial circuits will beat Broadway in seeing It--by some seconds. "A gold, clear day will give us the best chance to make observa- tions," Prof. Chant said. "This is also the weather in which the dancing streamers of the Aurora dis- port themselves. Hence a good day for the eclipse may mean also a matinée showing - of the Northern Lights, , Labor Not Wasted. The men at the head of the little army of scientists are Professor C. A. Chaat, and Dr. R. K. Young of the University of Toronto, and 'Mr. R. Meldrum Stewart, director of the . Dominion Observatbry, and these men, with thelr assistants, are 'working both night and day in order that the fullest equipment of mod- Incidentally the big celes- |- ern gelenge may be ready to regis- ter to the greatest extent the various manifestations of the golar eclipse | which is due on Saturday morning, and which, so far as this portion of the world is concerned, is the only occasion on. which any person fiving today will have an opportunity of viewing firet hand that type of celes- tial' abnormality which, in other days and other lands, has plunged people in despair and has touched the hearts of the superstitious. While the little army of scientists are leaving uncovered no detail of any arrangement which cam occur to the imagination, they still recog- nize that the possibilities are strong that some of them must igbor in vain. Last night's ®Wszzard, which cut across the Hamilton mountain and searched out the smallest cracks in the rough-board shacks, seemed to be but a prelude to storms to fol- low, and if that should be the case, and if Saturday morning should wa- ken to a cloud-cast sky, muéM of the preparations will have been in vain. But .even if the chances for suc- cess were much less than they are, science could not overlook the op- portunity for, as Professor Chant has put it, "the spectacle, if it is to be witnessed at all, will be so strik- ing and memorable, and the possi- bilities of observation may be so fruitful, that no tabor could be re- garded as wasted, Attorney-General Forces a Buffalo Neon To Cease Giving Away Money in This Province Hon, W. F. Nickle interferes: With the Circulation Game Sunday Paper and Meets With From the Toronto Telegram. { to run tout of William Folger Nickle, be- nding out two-dollar bills , He doesn't believe in hé copsiders such prodi- : 80 great an' outrage against . the Otiminal Code that he would strain the resources of the attor- neéral's department in order to put an end to the practice. More than that, Mr. Nickle is so firm in "his conviction of the wrongfulness of giving away two Yollar bills, that he spares the ordinary courts of the land, the trouble of deciding whether _ much benevolence is legal or not. The verdict of his own subordinates is sufficient unto him. X ¥» For some weeks, the Buffalo Sun- day 'Tihes has beeh printing, fh its Canadisn edition, the license num- bare of 'a dozed or 80 Ontario-owned and. offering to make the. owners. thereof a present of two dollars each on request. Then came a peremptory telephone mes- from the .attorney-general's Joe on 'requiring that the Buf- alo Times stop giving away money, because, forsooth, the practice con- fhcted with the departments inter- pre of Section 236 of the Ca- Criminal Code. The gifts were' discontinned--probably . be- chtige an "American newspaper did uot know that ' the interpretation put & dominion statute by a provincial attorney-general has no ody. vi value in a court of justice than' the interpretation put upon the same stal graduate of Osgoode Hall. ¥ ha - There are magistrates and judges to. Xatarprat the law and impose ap' 0 te penalties. Hon. W. F. I nefther a judge nor a mag- In criminal proceedings his is more ' like that of a oe - th is td see that ap- shit offenders are brought before the | of. fusties. Imagine, then, any policeman phoning some dual to the ef- fect that he had 'committing a series of criminal acts and simply must. stop them. He would be ed off the force if he wasn't the force. For his obvi- 80 that one of his by the most recent; 'two tho! | Majesty's courts could, deal w with "the alleged offence. And yet that is precisely 'what Policeman W. F. Nickle - has = not done. The Buffalo Times was in- formed over the telephone that, im the opinion of the Attorney-Gen- eral's Department, there had been repeated violations of Section 236 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Why didn't P. C. Nickle have the Buffalo Times summoned to tho police court and there ade to stand trial on the egregious charge ot having given away two-dollar bills in defiance of the law? The most likely reason is that even during the pregent decade am Attorney-General of Ontario is ex- pected to retain some appreciation of the utterly ludicrous. No matter how earnest, eager, officious or pragmatical he might be, Mo Attor- ney-General would dare to take the responsibility of having a news- paper prosecuted for giving away two-dollar bills. It might be at- tempted under Section 6 of the Criminal Code which prohibits .lot- tories, etc. For disobeying that section the offender fs liable tp two years' imprisonment and to a fine not exceeding. two thousand dollars. But wouldn't Hon... W. F. Nickle look very foolish If he called down such drastic punishment upon any- body for giving away . two-dollar bills? Not only would he make =a joke of the law but he would also make & Joke of Winsett, For some roasan or other, Hon. 'WF. Nickle did not take tie case to court. Instead his department re- sorted to a most peculiar and en- tirely irregular procedure. The Buf- falo Sunday Times 'was telephoned by the attorney-general's depart ment and warped about Section 236 of the Canadian Criminal Code with its two re' nment and its id dollar fine. For some reason or other the Buffalo Sunday Times 'was either ordered or per- suaded in the name of Hon. Wiltlam. Folger. Nickle to discontinue a pro- motion campaign to secure Ontario readers. Possibly Premier Fergu- son might be able to induce his at- torney-general to disclose to the public just what that reason was and how it found its way into his mind. " ne Pa | a tamily of eight persons living in Ne the Jerzu quarter of that Sug uni-| dentified assassins killed all eight] members of the family, as Slept. "The message gave Ho details of the crimq but stated that Wr ca a : stituted by the police for the wholesale murder erg ot known. ; s Lond i the critm-| | Inale, whose motives in committing pi / Virden, Man., Jan. 22.--Ro> 4 bert Forke, leader of the Pro-) . gressives in the .federal: house, / . addressing a meeting yester- day, announced that in the coming session the great fight of the Progressives will be for a statutory enactment om the question of freight rates, no matter what the decision of the supreme court may be on the rallway commission's order cancelling the Crow's Nest | schedule, ---------------- wi} SIR REGINALD TYRWHIT BECOMES VIOE-ADMRAL | Oousin of Mrs. Wright, Wife of |" Rev. J, de Pencier Wright. London, Jan. 22.--Rear Admiral| been ele- | Sir Reginald Tyrwhit hae vated to be yioe-admiral, - Thryhit commanded thf» destroyer; flotillas in | action in Heligoland Bight in August | and December, 1914, and was also in action at the Dogger Banks, 19165, It will be of interest. to Kingstop- fans to know that Admiral Sir Regi- naldd Tyrwhit ds @ cousin of Mrs. Wright, wife of Rev. J. de Péncier Wright, rector of St. Luke's church, this city. Shoe Styles to Change: Very Little This Year New York, Jan. 22. Styles in shoes this year will change little, although prices may soar, John C. McKeon: presidént of 'the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' asso- ciation predicted at the twenty- first annual meeting of the associa- tion in the Hotel Astor. "Prices will either remain firm or soar upward," eald Mr. McKeon, "largely due to no liquidation of la- bor, owing to the effect of the im- migration laws and stocks of raw material being almost normal." «Manufacturers, Mr.. McKeon ad- ded, are getting away from extreme cut-out effects in women's shoes, and most novelties in the coming year will be attractive combihaitons of leather and colors. Shannonville, Jan, 22. --IH in bed when fire broké out in her combined store and dwelling house at Millton. recently, Mrs, Jane Graves received a severe shock, and was carried from the burning house to the nearby home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. George, Stewart. Prompt and persistent action on the part of many volunteer fire fighters prevent. ed a totally destructive fire. Much damage was done by the blaze. Father Delorme Authorized To Sue for Insurance Montreal, Jan. 22.--Justice Bru- neau in the superior court this morn- ing granted authorization to Rev. Father Adelard Delorme, recently ac- quitted of the murder of his half bro- ther Raoul, to "undertake in his own name" two actions to collect insur- ance amounting to $28,000 taken out on the life of his half-brother, who was found murdered January 7th, on the outskirts of Montreal. H. W. WOOD PRESIDENT. Heads Alberta Farmers for the { Ninth Term. Calgary, Jan. 22.--Henry Wise Waod yesterday afternoon was elect ed unanimously by the United Farmers of Alberta to be their president for 1925. It will be his ninth consecutive year in. the chair. No other name was proposed and the five hundred delegates received the election with enthusidsm. Denominational Problems. Toronto, Jan. 23.--Deénomination- al complications in the city of Ham- ilton and other places, arising from the fact that minorities of Presby- terian churches, after voting on the church union question, have open- ed services, sometimes with the lead of "minority" ministers, dn theatres and other places, are not ikon seriously y 2 he madqpert of the Church in Canada It od out that Sh The: on union a. 3 ANDREW'S CHURCH, KINGSTON, iE Presbyterian congre k voted Bok to 47 ast entering the United tion to announce its vote ALE IMPORTS Fhopcts Urged byfiba Produce BF the Farmer. | 93, -- Yesterday's janadian Produce As- jd a resolution to the p interests of the jducers of Canada, the is of eggs, butter, of their products, Bd to a basis equal to similar Canadian ff of the United of Montreal, made on for. the Toronto, i§ meeting of # sociation ad effect that farmers and' duty on im cheese gand should be r that impose goods int : r by Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Canadian minis- ter of agriculture, and by W. A. Wil- son, agricmitural products represen- tative for Canada. Regarding bacon, Mr. Motherwell warned the meeting that hog grading was very necessary. "Pigs is pigs no longer nowadays." "You must give the market what it wants. If you go in for heavy or light weights, you must jake financial risk-- selection was essary. As for butter the Canadian stand- ing in the Britich market couldn't be much worse. It was about fifth from the top. Siberia had a little lower standing. "Any change would be for the better, and the 'improvement showing to-day was coming from the part you least expéctéd," continued Mr. Motherwell, "That is frem the western provinces. Some good con- signments had gone forward that he knew of from the eastern part of Canada. It was better to aim at continuity and uniformity than to send some very good ones and then inferior. In cheese Canada had prided itself as being at the very top for some quarter of a century. To-day others were forging ahead and Canada must remember to measure her standard with those competing. A MORAL INQUITY T0 COMPEL FRANCE To Pay Enormous Sums De- manded by US, Declares * Deputy Marin, S-- . Parle, Jan. 22.--The 'speech delivered in the chamber of deputies yesterday on the sub- ject of inter-Allied debts by Louis Marin, former nrinister of the liberated regions and now opposition deputy, is received 'the newspapers, regardless A \ party 'lines. The substance » : 'Deputy Marin's ress was that it would be a nioral int !quity should France be com: pelled to pay the ra Tou . sims demanded of her by the "United States. MafFin's : was also warmly applauded. » all parties in te Chamber deputies. * + |# pass oroER rom . PROVINCES T0 MAKE CONCILIATION ACTS The Privy Council Judgment Likely to. Apply to the Combines' Act. Ottawa, Jan. 22.--That the privy council judgment with respect to the constitutionality of the Lemieux act, will have a far reaching effect in re- spect to federal jurisdiction gen- erally, is the opinion of members of the governm®nt here, who have per- used the text. So tur me the department of lab6r is concerned it is admitted that the findings of the learned judges ' en- Stroly upset the aut oh vemains an the statute book a conciliation act, but the opinion Here is that the very objections raised by' the privy council against the Lemieux act will render the conciliation act unwork- able and ineffective. The only al- ternative now would appear to be the creation of provincial acts, and in that connection complete unifor- mity is regarded as impossible. Such acts, moreover, could not easily be applied to interprovineial corpora- tions and their workers. "It - isto be deeply regretted," said Hon. James Murdock "that af- ter employers and employed | had through the workings of the aét at- tained to a broader and fairer view of their relations, the act should be upset. I do not know what other ma- chinery can take its place." The opinion here is that the rea- sons of the judgment will apply just as well to the combines act and to the question of the federal eight- hour day. ; CAFETERIA FOR MP.P.'s. Special Dining Legislature. Toronto, Jan. 23.--When the On- tario Legislature convenes on Feb- ruary 10th, the members will find new dining arrangements awaiting them. Up until this year they have been getting their meals at reserv- ed tables in the same dining room with the civil servants, Carpenters are at work this week dividing the large Liberal committee chamber into two rooms, one of which is te be fitted up as a members' cafe- teria, where superior meals will be served on a la carte service. Service in Ontario Capsizes. Norfolk, Va, Jan. 23. The steamship Carisco, of .the Buxton | Line fleet, capsized and sank in the James River near Claremont Iter day. Bighteen of her crew and her Jitwo passengers were saved... / with enthusiastic comment bs i} Canadians will exhibit York Pouitry Show. a titer teres essrsessscee : WASEBALL STADION 3 * "» # Ottawa, Jan. 22.--The ap- ¢ '¢ plication of the Toronto harbor ¢ # board for a "grant "of + J evening. ST. ANDREW'S herents' Vote 45-to 3 Starts Its Vote on By the very decided vote of £34 to 47, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church decided not to enter the United Church of Canada. The result on both sides was not unexpected. The unionists had said they would poll a vote about fifty. The poll closed at 8.15, after two weeks' voting, and the results were announced at 9 o'clock Wedmeaday The minister, Rev. J. W. Stephen, requested that there be no . demonstration and the return was received in silence. One lady came down from Ottawa to vote and an- other arrived from Toronto on the evening train and reached the hall barely in time to mark her ballot. On the roll of voters there were 497 names, but 61 of these people were absent from the city and 12 confined by illness so that 87 per cent. of the available vote was reg- istered. This is much better than is done at most political elections. Forty-five adherents voted against union and 3 for, though their vote is not included with that of the membership. When there was a union of the two branches of Presbyterianism in Canada, in 1875, St. Andrew's, then led by the Rev. Dr. T. G. Smith, went 'in, though with some hesita- tion. During the present vote, Mr. Ww. Gill was returning officer and Mr. A. W. Maclean deputy. The scruti- neers for the non-unionists were Dr. W. W. Sands, Mr. W. H. Craig, and Mrs. H. R. Duff. Those for the unionists were Col, A. Macphail and Mr. C. C. Folger. Dr. A. E. Ross, a member of St. Andrew's, is one of the directors of the new Presbyte- rian Church of Canada which wil be formed to take care of those who do not concur in. Union. With Rev. George A. Brown, the minister, presiding, a meeting of Chalmers Presbyterian congregation was held on Wednedday evening to begin voting' on the question of whether the congregation is to enter the United Church of Canada. A pe- tition had been presented to the session asking for a vote, although the session itself was unanimous in advising that in the interest of the Raglan and Earl----To The paving programme for this year was under discussion at a meeting of the Board of Works held on Wednesday afternoon, when it 'wag decided to recommend to the city council that work be underta- ken on a number of streets, in all a total of two miles of paving. Last year the board laid three miles of new pavement, but the members are very anxious to comply with the re- guest made by Mayor Angrove, In his inaugural address, that the ex- penditure be curtailed as much as poesible, and that more attention be paid to making repairs than to pav- ing, so that the tax rate can bn fur- ther He ~ as promised by the Following out the instructions given at the last meeting of the 'board, Engineer Dick submitted a report on the paving to be consider- ed. His report follows: | Chalmers Sanday school hall. - About Division Street. DECIDES NOT 10 ENTER UNITED CHURCH! The Nese Vote Ws 334 to 47 Agnt Ton Ad the A inst---Chalmers Church ednesday Evening. congregation it would be advisable that no, vote should be taken but that Chalmers should enter the United church automatically, e Rev. John D. Boyd was appoints ed returning officer, he to appoint a deputy if he required one. The scrutineers chosen were: For the unionists, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Macgik NHvray, D. G. Laidlaw, Prof, A. OG Neish and John F. McEwen; for the anti-unionists, B. G. Robertso and H. Waddell The announcement of the vote will be made on the evening of Wednesday the 4th of February. Voting begap directly | after the meeting adjoutned, and Mrs. Samuel Dyde, the oldest mem= ber of the congregation, who is in' her pinety-seventh year, was the first to cast her ballot. Prof. John Matheson, a member of the session, pointed out that Chelmers was already a union com+ gregation as three years ago it had made an agreement with the First Congregation people about the lat ter co-operating in its services and © work. The First Congregational people are represented on the Chalmers board of trustees and ses- sion, and they contributed $5,000 from the eale of their former churol' edifice towards the reconstruction of | Prof.T = Matheson said that the Congregas tional people united with Chalmers with the full expectation that this congregation would eventually enter the United Church-of Canada. It would, therefore, be like breaking faith with them if Chalmers was now to vote mot to enter the United Church. It would put the Congres gational people iu a strange posi tion. Rev. Dr. Macgilliviay made a statement similar to that of F Matheson, For the anti-u An elder remarked afterwa that there need be no fear om th part of the Congregational people connected with Chalmers. They have a vote on the question as members of that congregation, and he expects ed that the Chalmers vote would be nearly three to ome in favor union. The utmost of good feeling vailed at the meeting. The Streets Chosen Are a William, Barrack, With County Raglan Road, Rideau treal. wl Earl street, University avenue to Alfred. It wag also decided to have the pavement on Barrie street, from Union to Princess, resurfaced. A request was received to have St. Catherines street paved, Pine street is undertaken. The chairman, AM. Kidd, preailid ed at the meeting, and the othef members present were 'Alds. Pricey Reid, John Fife Johnston and Wood. The question of what could be done to Division street was again under discussion. The city is very anxious to put this street, extend! to the city limits, in proper shape, but it is feit that the county should bear a portion of the. is used as one of the fares into the city. The proposal to have the city, county apd fl government share in the expedit : to Mone ued towdrds a successful end. The "| county counmefl will be fin session undertaken each year, in each ward. The ¢ity bad. a first class plant for paving, and it should be kept In dperation; otherwise the city wou suffer. :