Wow smowmna TALMADGE Ani YEAR 03; No. 52. The Commons Decides KINGSTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1935. To ee ------------ Abolish Publi CHURCH FALLS WITH A ROAR The Inhabitants of the Quebec Village Were Terrified, THREE WOMEN DIE As the Result of Shock---Fissures a i ow ; Quebec, March 3.--Three dead from shock, a stone Catholic church &t St. Hilarion shaken to the ground, numerous fires and general consternation as people felt their homes quiver as though about to 'fall, and general damages to resi- dences and other buildings which eggregate thousands of dollars, were part of the toll in the province of Quebec, especially in the vicinity Of the Saguenay and down the St. Lawrence River, of the earthquake which shook the northeastern prt )¢ the continent "earth has apparently not com- - pletely "settled back to rest, for in the vicinity of the Sague- report that the shocks have been uing since Saturday, but that 'Were scarcely perceptible yes- terday afternoon. . The deaths were all due to shock. irs. Alphonse Auger, of Quebec, a bung woman and expectant mother, ied at the time of the quake and 'yesterday. Mrs. Edgar Har- of Tadousac, and Mrs. Eugene Of Ste. Anne de Ia Perade, 'the other victims. home and store of Rene .at Hebertville Station were ro; with a loss of $25,000; t. Felicien the property of Cy- Gagnon was burned, with a $20,000, and the gollege at ne ho Da Beesabote A te earth reaching 'Disorganization of telgphone te makes the gathering of com- le 'Information difficult. 'Fissures In Ground. It is reported that a number of Jusures appeared in the ground-at amachiche. . _ With a mighty roar and a crash , could be heard for miles , the Roman Catholic church St. Hilarion, 60 miles below Que- on the North Shore, collapsed Saturday aight st the time of the gent of the Marine and Fisheries Department at Cape Salmon, who is also mayor of St. Simeon, ! The : was built en- | MONTREAL BEER PRICES | REDUCED $2 A BARREL Saturday night. | Cut Supposed to Be First in War Between Different Brewery Concerns. Montreal, March 3.--The local "Beer War" which has been threat- ening for the past few days, "broke" this week-end when Molson's cut the price of a dozen pints ten cents, a dozen 'quarts twenty cents and a barrel two dollars. y National Breweries and Fron- tenac are both expected to retaliate when these reductions go into ef- fect today. The brewing situation has been seething since Frontenac) Breweries inaugurated its new pu Heity campaign to popularize its pro- duct, and now 'that tne price-cutting has actually started, the fight is ex- pected to be a severe one. CHURCH UNION BILL BEFORE LEGISLATIRE Provides That Majority Vote of a regation Shall eid aro Property. Toronto, March. 3.--The church union bill, which 1s expected to Prove one of the storm centres be- fore the private bills committee or the legislature at the present ses- sion, was introduced in the house yesterday afternoon. The bill, No. 18, is entitled, "An act respecting certain churches, therein named." It is sponsored by A. M. Raifkin, Conservative member from 'Fron- tenaé, but in his absence on Mon- day It was brought in for its first reading by his desk-mate, T. L. Ken- nedy of Peel. The bill provides that "save as hereinafter provided, all property, real and personal, within this pro- vince, belonging to, or held in trust for, or to the use of, the Presby- terian Church in Canadas, the Metho- dist church, and the Con gregation- al Church, hat).on the Som ng into force, of this. rg ¥eated. the, ~ rity vote of a congregation shall de- cide whether or not the property shall be carried into union. Any com- mission which may be appointed un- der the federal measure to pass upon the disposal of central property of the church is given in so far as the province is concerned, the powers, rights and privileges offeged or in- tended to be conferred upon it, by thé federal act. A bill providing that counties may pass by-laws regulating the width of sleigh runners was given second reading and referred to the munici- pal committee. The premier an- nounced that he was not enamored with the bill, which fs a hardy an- nual in the legislature, but has al- 'Ways perished in committee. DOMINION-WIDE FRUIT MARKETING SYSTEM First, Step For Formation of Brokerage Company on a 'Co-operative Basis, -- Ottawa, March 3.--First steps to- t | wards the formation of a national brokerage company on a co-opera-~ tive basis for marketing fruit and Vegetables, as recommended in the |: report of Lewis Duncan, of Toronto, following his investigations of an alleged combine in the fruit and ble trade of Western : conducted wun- ot George B. Able to Sit Up for a Short Time-- sioner, and opened by an addres ABOLITION OF on Goods Resolution. THE DEPUTY SPEAKER $ Sustained Over a Ruli he. ling Is a g Ottawa, March 3.--All yesterday afternoon was devoted in Parliament to a discussion of the best means of restricting gambling arising from race tracks. W. C. Good, Progres- sive, Brant, sponsored a resolution calling for the abolition of legalized horse racing, which he claimed was detrimental both to the morality and business of the country. Last year a similar resolution by Mr. Good was rejected by parliament. Fred. Stork, Liberal, Skeena, made & strong defence of bona fide horse racing, and pointed out that it was a legitimate business and a legiti- mate sport, which was 'participated in by many prominent men of the Dominion. He thought that any evil arising out of horse racing might be eliminated without abolishing the "King of Sports," and moved an amendment to the resolution "that legislation should be introduced this session to prohibit the advertising, printing, publication or sale' of in- formation concerning any tips, se- lections, odds, or similar intelligence in respect of horse racing within or outside of Canada." ' ) Challenged Ruling. Mr. Good claimed this resolution | Was out of order, and whea Deputy Speaker Gordon ruled to the con- trary was sustained by 74 to 68. "On. this division two Liberals, J. Denis; Joliette, and L. H. Martell, Hants, voted with Mr. Good, while among the Conservatives there was a distinct division, Mr. Meighen and a majority of his followers pursuing the same course, white most of the ex-ministers supported the deputy speaker. The debate was continued after the division, principally ty Progressives, all advocating the to- tal abolition of l:galized horse rac- ing. : Just before six o'clock, A. W. Neill, Independent, Alberni, submit- ted a sub-amendrent, which practi- cally has the same effect as the ori- ginal resolution. The amendment was: "That in the"Gpinion of' this House legislation should be intro- duced during this session to prohibit the advertising, printing, broadcast- ing, publication, or sale of informa- tion concerning any tips, selections, odds or any similar intelligence with respect to or applicable tc horse racing, whether held in Canada or without, and to prohibit tho use ot parimutuels on race tracks in Can- ada." 'W. B. Snowball, the newly-elected Liberal member from Northumber- land, in his first speech in the House, sald gambling was as insidious as the drink habit; the country should 80 the whole length in suppressing it, insofar as it affected horse racing. People had been ruined, stated Mr. Snowball, and homes broken by gambling. Efforts should be mads to protect the youth of the country. _B. J. Sexsmith (Progressive, Len- nox and Addington) declared gam- bling was a disease which Jed to the ¥ -- AS challenged. the. rylirg, and | S202 00008000 0000 * * + GERMAN ELECTIONS + * ON 29th MARCH ¢ J -- * Berlin, March ® of the German ® election at which a successor + ® to the' late President Ebert # % will be chosen, was officially ¢ #* fixed to-day as March 29th. * Pe . * 3.--The date ¢ Presidential ¢ + $0000 000¢000000 THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY HAS RESIGNED Reported Son of Former Sul- tan Has Been Proclaimed King-of Kurdistan, Constantinople, March 3.--The Turkish government has resigned. The Turkish cabinet formed last November with Fethi Bey as pre- mier, was recently confronted with a serious situation, due to the out- break of a rebellion in Kurdistan. The rebels, under Sheik Said, not only demanded auténomy for their country but announced their deter- mination to restore the caliphate, abolished by Angora government. To this end they & reported to 'have . proclaimed Selim, son of the former Sul Abdul Hamid, as King of Kurdistan. The Nation- alists took prompt military meas- ures to quell the Imsurrection and some fighting has been reported. ---------- WYER BACKS REPORT ABOUT ONTARIO HYDRO Says His Conclusions Are Based on Figures From the Hydro Accountant. ny March $.~The province of Ontario has advanced 138 mil- lion dollars in cash to the Ontario Hydro Electric system and has also guaranteed the bouds of H: 0 to the extent of 42 3 than tiv lion dollars Ink- ing fund to date, according to Hn- gineer Wyer whose report on the Ontario Hydro enterprise to the Smithsonian * Institute recently started a controversy with Sir Adam Beck, chairman of the Hydro com- "mission. Mr. Wyer is in Toronto to-day and he has given to the Toronto Star some details on which he based his report to the Smithsonian Institute. He declares that his conclusions are based on figures obtained from Mr. Plerdon, accountant for the Hydro commission. Regarding his controversy 'with Sir Adam Beck, Mr. Wyer says he does not intend to answer "Sir Adam Beck's personalities." He also says he has not made a state- ment that the Gregory report had been suppréssed but rather that all data in the report had mot heen Wilw Fond Lig Wr, THE WORKMEN'S BOARD To Deal With Cases=--Bill Be- fore Legislature Over Moving Toronto, March 3.--In the legis- lature yesterday afternoon, second reading was given to the attorney- general's bill amending the Work- men's Compensation Act, so that where it is found that the widow to whom compensation has been awarded is a common prostiture or is openly living with any man ip the relation of man and wife, without being married to him, the board may discontinue or suspend compen- sation to such widow and divert suclt compensation in whole or in part to or for the benefit of any other dependent or dependents of the deceased workman. Hon. Mr. Nickle said cases had arisen , where women benefitting under the act refused to marry again because they would lose com- pensation. Hon. W. E. Raney said the bin was taking away vested rights. He thought it should be left to a high court judge to say whether or not the woman was living under proper moral conditions. The attorney-general strongly condemned the idea of revealing un- fortunate domestic entanglements to the whole world. He thought the Workmen's: Compensation Board was honest enough and big enough to deal with such cases. iy , 8 Bill provid- tl ners may be re- moved. from any prison reformatory, to a hospital without an order from a judge passed the committees stage. The House adjourned until 2 pm. this afternoon. i -- Private Bills Committee. Toronto, March 3.--The private bills committee of the legislature got busy this morning and disposed of its menu in an hour. Notice was given this morning: that the church union bill would be considered by the private bills com- mittee on Monday, March 9th, and other dates thereafter. ------------ Forged Travellers Cheques. Montreal, March 3.--Forged Can- adian Pacific Railway travellers' cheques to the extent of approxi- mately half a million dellars have been cashed recently in United Stat- Passed on to the public. es. Local banking institutions have -------- during the past few days recefvea b ." | hundreds of these forged cheques, The Allied committee finds the | passed on American firms, and for- nucleus of a strong fighting army in| warded here for honoring, Germany. ------------------ France will invite Ge to London council negotiates for discuss Buropean Security. acquisition of street railway, Toronto, 5 i333 fe F ret fz i; i: ; i ir H, : 5 FRANCE AND BELGIUM m---- Is Brought Sharply to the Front by Report of Marshal Foch. . ------ Paris, March 3.--Diplomatic ne- gotiations arising from the report of the Allied military mission of control on Germany's violations of disarmament clauses in the "treaty of Versailles, bringing sharply to the front the question of the future se- curity of France and Belgium, en- tered an active phase to-day, It came with the presentation to the council of ambassadors of the Allied War committee's report on the state of Germany's armaments and armed forces. Marshal Foch, who present- ed the report, had a long talk with Premier Hertot before the ambas- sadors met and the Marquis of Crewe, British ambasador, called on the French premier just after the ambassadors adjourned. These visits gave added importance 5 the council meeting, which was one of the briefest the ambassadors ever held. NASONS QUIT WORK ON HOSPITAL Jog Refused Demand Made That They Join the Toronto Plasterers' Union. As a result of a dispute among the masons and plasterers employ- ed on the new clinic building at the Kingston General Hospital, five Kingston masons quit the job on Monday. It is understood that the Toronto plasterers who were working on the Job demanded that the Kingston men do certain things which they objected to do. 3 : From what can be learned Kingston men, who are masons, plasterers and bricklayers, were working at the local rate of pay of 80 cents an. hour, while the To- Tofito men on the job, who are only Diasters, were receiving $1.25 per dour. Everything went along OK. on the job until the Toronto masons asked the Kingston men who are al the Union, to foin the Toronto Plaster- ers' Union and the Kingston men absolutely refused to do 80, and quit the job. It is understood that had the Kingston men agreed to Join the Toronto union, they would not have been accepted members un- til about Thursday and during that time they would have had to pay $2 a day for the privilege of working on the job. News In Condensed Form Off the Wires Toronto council confirms 29.85 tax rate set by controllers, Hamilton Liberals adopt slogan, "What' Hastings did, Hamilton Can Do." Premier of British Columbia talks straight from shoulder to Doukhobor leaders. Trade figures for twelve months ended Jan. 30th show growing bal- ance in Canada's favor, . In Toronto '22 Presbyterian con- Sregations have voted for union and 22 against. The total vote is: For 13,808; against 14,621, At. Woodstock, Ont., Ravin" died suddenly fn tal, on Sunday night, eight. He was agent. Five armed men entered the Mound City Trust Company iu St, Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, and escap- ed with approximately $25,000 tn ------------y James H. the hospi- aged fifty the C.N.R. express For the second year in succession Queen's' University won the ~ final honors in the Intercollegiate Debate ing Union at Convocation Hall wo : Monday evening. The Queen's tea consisting of Mr. G. A. Edmison . posed by the debators from Loyola. * .College, Montreal, Messrs McCarthy and Pledro Sultiaga. The latter will be' remembered as the sensational drop 'kicker 'who nearly put the Queen's second team out of the running last fall. The subject ups held: by the Easterners was: "Resolved: That Canada adopt an immigration policy similar in prin< ciple to the one already in force in the United States with the exception of the clauses affecting the inhabits ants of the British Isles." The Montrealers attempted to show that the Canadian Act is faulty and that the American Act served te keep out the undesirables of South ern and Eastern Europe whose pres= ence lowered the standard of living in our country. THe Queen's team' claimed that the American Act ens forcing drastic restriction is based on a' mere mechanical basis. limits without selecting. The nadian Act is much better. system would keep our country a great deal of n i The leaders on both sides fluent Rnd, able "and their set were ideal debators. Mr. Sisco ready members of the local Masons bate berience. The Hvery have bate out. The judges were Dr. W. W. Mr. Francis King, K.C., 0. Sliter. preparation and. de~ of both teams could scarcely. been improved on and the de- proved most exciting through- Sands, and Mr. B, baters at McGill. Mr. Jack McKelvey occupied the r. special - clreame | stances, occurred to-day fn the view arage of Hungerton, The vicar, Rev. William after celebrating communion this morning, returned to the vicarage for breakfast. Later he retired to his study, tfom which shortly came the sound of a shot. ter, Miss Bettison brother and a ho