y "ANOTHER, CASE ot he ad . to think, with exposure after ex- wh CAPITOL | NOW SHOWING 4 CAPITOL NEXT WEEK LEEBRUGGE The Great British Naval Film Rmindsidrinivtirtdisiradniudog KINGSTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1025. oh a Brits y | Inspector of Prisons Arrested on Charge of De auding Governme TWO PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE CHARGED WITH T And Associate Are Teld--The Shortage Iregulrities Found in Consection With Taspector W. W. Dunlop Rech gett + woronto, March 17.--The sudit which the Ontario Government has been making of the various branch- es of the public service created a turther sensation yesterday at the parliament buildings when it result- od in the srrest of W, W. Dunlop, of prisons' and public cha- "Fyities, in the provincial secretary's t, and of F. C. Williams, Bis associate in the work of inspec- tion. Both officials have léngthy re- cords in the civil service, and both are now being held upon- charges of theft connected with their steward- ship of the government brick pla. st Mimico. ¢ The arrests were carried out yes- terday afternoon by officials of tha provincial police. Mr. Dunlop was apprehended at his home on Sun- nyside avenue, to which he wero confined at the time by illness. Tie provincial officer remained there in igharge of him. Mr. Willlanis was srrested in the usual manner, but later obtaiped his freedom on bail pending his t#al. The government operates a brick OF "NYSTERY" 17.--Another "mystery"' case involving persons of 'nigh rank, came up before a British court today when the suit of Mrs. Muriel Sheldon went to triai after * counsel 'at the judge's request, had inly tried to effect out of court les 'of the affair. One of' the remarkable features of the case which was merely docketed as one {nvolving "fraudulent misrepresenta- tion"--was the declaration of Mrs. ' Waterhouse's counsel that Lady Wil- son-Barker was the principal defen- dant and that Sir David, who is a voted 'naval expert and geographer, made a defendant "because he legally liable for her wrong-do- "» Go. Outlining the case, counsel sald the victim of. the al | conspiracy the late Alfred first met » eover money extortod from him." She alleges that Lady Wilson-Bar- secured large sums. . of money 2 Waterhouse through fraudu- t representations with Sheldon. Discussing the character of the ease, which was barely outlined, counsel sald it was one of tho kind "which, of late bas been too com- won, If it represents in any way the normal stile of Englisn soci- added, "then I am tempted that strengthening the law the only remedy, But I am sure it does not represent anything but '® very exceptional case." ~ | no doubt be FT Brick Plant at Mimico. plant at Mimico, and it is in con- nection with the sale of its product that the allegations against Dunlop and Williams arise. These officials were in charge of the sale of the bricks, and it is claimed that they have failed to turn over in full the amount of money which they thus received. The irregularities in Mr. Dunlop's case are placed at around $8,000. Both offitidls have splendid rec- ords in the service of the provincial secretary's department. Particular interest attaches to ther Dunlop ar- rest because of the fact that Mr, Dunlop has served for some years as a member of the provincial par- ole board, which is the body which passes upon the applications of in- mates of the provincial prisons for liberty before the expiration of their terms. Mr. Dunlop was ail appointee of the late Hon. W. J, Hanna, and has been in the depart- ment upwards of ten years. Mr. Wil- liams' length of service extends over a much longer period, beiug a matter of some 32 years. Another Wheat Crash; Prices Away Down Winnipeg, March 17.--With a crash which sent the wheat market here into a state of com« to $1.50 on the extreme bulge, while July underwent even a more serious loss, slumping 1434 cents. A panic also seized the coarse grain markets, prices on all these commodities break- ing severely. 8 To Start Daylight Saving On the 3rd of May Toronto, March 17.--For the first time in the history of daylight sav- ing in Canada, three of the biggest Canadian municipal proponents of the system, Montredl, Toronto and Ottawa, have agreed om the same starting date for the season, Sunday 'morning, May 3rd. TINE NEARING FOR. 'FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Dr. Clarence McKinnon Sees the Opportunity After Union Completed, Toronto, March 17.--Aftér Church Union will come the opportunity for Dr. Drummond's suggestions for a Federated Church Movement, in the opinion of Dr. Clarence McKinnon, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, when in- terviewed here, \ : Dr. McKinnon said there was & call for another conference to settle some issues in the Church Union movement that have developed, but he did not think any good purpose could be served by such a step now, 'It is true the old Presbyterian Church has been dividéd, but under the new alignment each person ean now worship in the particular church in which he will be most happy. We are really better off apart, Further, it would seem to me that the Lm ie "After union is effected, there will an opportunity for the 1t of Dr. Drummond, of| THE BUDGET DEBATE ENDS IN LEGISLATURE Toronto, March 12.--It is expected that the budget debate will be concluded today. W. BE. N. Sinclair, Liberal leader, will come on first this afternoon and be followed by W. E. Raney, Progressive leadér. The pre- mier will wind up the debate. The premier wilt not say anything about the Ontario Temperance Act anda beer in his address today, reserving his announcements on this question until the amendments are brought down, probably to- Morrow. CPPPPEPPPP PPP PE Reed e Typhoid Germs Sold to Kill Wealthy Chicago Youth=--Head of Bacteriology School Makes a Confession. Chicago, March 17.--Typhoid fever germs which killed Wil- Ham' Nelson McClintock, "mil- lionaire orphan," were given to William Darling Shepherd, fosr ter-father and chief heir, upon his promise to pay $100,000 after the settlement of the es- -tate, C. C. Faiman, head of the hool of bacteriology, told Robert E. Crowe, states attor- ney to-day. > The amount was decided upon, Faiman, said, after he first had demanded a quarter 'of a million dollars, reduced the amount to $200,000, .and finally compromised upon pro- mise of $100,000 after numer- ous conferences with Shepherd. Faiman said that he advised the method of sgministering germs and advised Shepherd as to to J: death OF the Tick youth? Be] DENIES COLLUSION IN COWANS AFFAIR His Col. Dennistoun- Says Former Wife Always Told Him of Her Misconduct. London, March 17.--Absalutely denying that he knew his wife was about. to give herself to Sir John Cowans and the acciisation that she had guilty relations with Oscar Senlhiouse long before that were made today by Colonel Dennis- toun when testifying in the action brought against him by his ex-wife. He swore he found Senhouse had spent the night in his flat a few months after he was married while he was away on guard duty, and that later swhen stopping with his wife in Scotland his servant had found his wife and Senhouse to- gether. Asked why he did not take a strong line, he replied that his wife was always the dominant figure and would make love to Senhouse if she wanted to, and tell him about it afterwards. Moreover, as his father bad objected to the match, he was too proud to confess failure and gbt a divorce. The colonel also described how his wife had written him of her difficulty in deciding whether to join him in Jamaica or go off with Senhouse. He sald Senhouse spent' the last night before going to France in 1914 with her, and he described her hys- terics at the news of his death at Loos. As for Sir John Cowans, the happy result foMow. ; should *509%0 0 seevesectee 000000 Pee P Oboe & ? P2324 3 2942220004220 049% # CONFLICTING, CLAIMS OVER SCHOOL STRIKE Strasbourg, France, March 17.--Conflicting claims are made regarding the extent of the Catholic school strike which was called throughout Alsace by the Bishop of Stras- bourg in protest against the Herriot government's ° institu- tion of the interconfessional or religiously neutral schools. Catholic newspapers-and auth, oritios say it was a great suc- cess, while the socialists term it a failure. RY Ir $4022 2400440000009 AAA RAL A RSS SE AA INTIMIDATED GIRLS. Toronto Woman Sent to Jail Farm for Five Days." Toronto, March 17.--Elizabeth Stock, convicted of intimidating two young girls, with a view to interfer- ing with 'them while they were on their way to werk, was yesterday sentenced to serve five days at the jail farm by Judge Coal rth. This is believed to be the first case of its kind to come up in the local court. C. A. Thompson, counsel, in an- nouncing that he would enter an appeal, stated that there was no par- allel case in Canadian law. 'This is the first time this section has been invoked," he said, in asking for a suspended sentence or a fine. His honor refused bail pending appeal. i Reports to Lapointe On Sanlty of Pirie Ottawa, March 17.5~The final re- port in a series of searching exam- inations of JOhd Buchan Pirie, condemned to die on the gallows here on March 24th, by Dr. Harvey Clare, of Toronto, a distinguished alienist, acting for the department of justice with a view to determin- ing, if possible, the exact degree of his mental responsibility for his crime, was presented to the depart- ment yesterday by Dr. Clare to Hon. Ernest Lapointe, minister of justice. It is believed that Dr. Clare's re- commendations in the matter win AN AGREEMENT ON UNION BLL Is a Possibility, Ton. W. F. Nickle Announces in Private Bils Commitee Toronto, March I$. --Owing to the possibility ot an, agree- ment being reached by church unionists and aati-unionists on the issues involved in the two bills now before the tegislature, the private bills committee, which met this morning to con- sider the bills, adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow morning. When the committee assem- bled this morning, Hon. W. F. Nickle, chairman of private bills committee, stated that two church groups had been in con- ference until eleven o'clock last night and that the differences were on the verge of being dis- solved. He suggested that an- other day be allowed in which to continue the conference aim- ing at a. ement, and the committee acted on his sugges- tion,» 2 GIRLS READY TO WED. ALBERTA BA One Hundred Letters Are ceived by the Viina g : Eis i i i : ie : Hh i i i i i te Eff R AN ULTIMATUM BY FERGUSON That Members: Must Not Sell 70 AVOID SCANDAL ests of the Province Are Bet- ter Served Without It. Toronto, March 17.--Premier Fer- guson, while merely expressing an opinion, practically gave an ultima- tum to the legislature yesterday af- ternoon; that.no more buying of ar- ticles or goods from a member of the House by the govérnment would be tolerated. It is legal for a mem- ber of the legislature to sell goods to the government if the interest in which he is concerned is a limited concern, but the premier even frown- ed on this, stating that the interests of the government would be better served if such limited companies re- frained from any government busi- ness. The question arose when Hon. Jas. Lyons, minister of lands and for- ests, replied to certain questions asked by the Opposition about the Jas. Lyons Supply Company, W sold material to the Ontgrio~Gov- ernment, ac¢drding to fhe public accounts.Hon. Mr. Lyons said he was a director of the company, but that since he had become a minister, he had devoted little atiention to its affairs. He declared that he had never used any influence to get con- tracts, and that such articles as had been purchased from his com- pany, had been bought by the local engineer of the highways departs ment under competition. "I wish to say that there will be no further articles bought trom my company as long as I am a member of this house, and I have given instructions to this effect," sajd the minister. "While I think every item was within the law, I think it a good thing, in the interests of the gov- ernment and the province, if the 'ministers, and members of the House would refrain from doing any business with the government," gald Premier Ferguson. "It oply gives rise to suspicion, which not only re- flects upon the government, but also upon the member himself. I would like to see members connected with limited companies keep them from doing" business with the govern- ment, although it may be quite legal. It would help to purity public life. I hope that the sug- gestion is received in the way it is meant ,not that there is anything illegal in what has been done, but we want to rid public life of insin- uation. It has been carried on since Confederation, but public life would be the better if it had never been carried on at all." Sale of Explosives. George W. Ecclstone, Conserva- tive, Muskoka, whose name was con- nected with certain of the accounts in the public record, stated that his hardware firm in Bracebridge hal done business with every govern- ment since the Mowat; Government. He pointed ott that as his firm was the only ome which sold explosives in his district, of necessity, it sold to the government. ; "However, I have no desire to sell any goods to the government," said Mr. Beclestone. "I have never so- licited any business from them, and 1 am quite in accord with the desires of the premier. I have given fn- structions to my firm not to acceft any business from the government." MF Sinclair reserved the right to speak his opinions on the matter un- 1il he spoke in the budget debate to- Practice Not Illegal But Inter-| erst rsrere . C9020 00%00 CONOR ¢ MAY REDUCE NUMBER + OF LIQUOR SCRIPTS * Sa ¢ Toronto, March = 17.--There ® is a diversity of opinion as to what is to become 'of the O.T.A. amendments when taken up for consideration by the Conserva- tive caucus on Thursday morn- ing., One who is in close touch with the government stated to- day that the number of liquor prescriptions tc be issued by doctors will be reauced, but there will be no wholesgle tin- kering with the act. * * * * * * > * * * * * * + * * SEPP O PT OOPSe CPOPPPPPPOPROOOLINERS tarred it to the legal committee. Speond reading was also given a bill proposed by R. H. Kemp, Progres- sive, Lincoln, whereby municipali- ties~will be in control of all roads in as far as obstructions are concern- ed The following bills passed through the Committee of the Whole: Allow- ing Toronto one mill taxation for park purchases; amending the act incorporating St. Patrick's Asylum, Ottawa; placing definite and defined duties upon the Deputy Provincial Secretary; amending the succession duty act, and giving tne provincial auditor a straight salary instead of bonus pay. Half-Holidays in Villages. A bill was introduced by Dr. Jam- feson, Cons., South Gray, to allow villages to declare certain half holi- days in the week, a right now 'held only by towns and cities. Hon. J. R. Cooke, minister with- out portfolio, and member of the Hydro Commission, intreduced a bill rescinding the bill of last year, by which municipalities doing busi- ness with the Ontario Hydro Elec- tric Commission werg to have their financial statements in at the end of the provincial fiscal year--October 31st. : F. Spence, Conservative, Fort Wil- lam, introduced a bill amending the insurance act, whereby in Ontario fo one. outside the province may in- sire an Ontario risk. If his own pro- vince has a law preventing outside insurance companigs from insuring risks within that particular prov- ince, Manitoba has a law prevent- ing companies without branches in that province taking up risks in that province, and Mr. Spence seeks the same right for Ontario. Quebec has no such law, and by the wording of his bill, he would still allow Quebec companies to carry on -in-Ontario ast long as they did not . localize their own business. THORNE IS GIVEN THE DEATH SENTENCE The Famous Mutilation-Mur- der Case of London Typist Is Conoluded, ------ London, March 17.--The death penalty was yestérday imposed on Norman Thorne, the young Crowbor- ough farmer, convicted on the charge of having murdered Miss Elsie Cam- eron, a London typist, in a lonely hut on the night of December 5th. The jury returned a verdict of "guilty" after being absent half an hour. : » During the hearing of evid HIGH FINANCE Is Strongly Denounced---Beaver- brook Attacked---People of Ottawa, March 17.--Higher fine ance in its varied forms was the subject of Qiscussion in the House of Commons yesterday, when Milton N. Campbell, Progressive member for Mackenzie, Sask., proposed a resolu tion that, in the opinion gt the House of Commons, legislation should be enacted which would make difficult, and if possible prevent, the practise of issuing what is known as "water« ed stock." The mover 'of the resolu tion, Mr. Campbell, is a farmer from Saskatchewan. Mr. Campbell injected more than ginger in to the debate, and he was supported by Messrs. Woodsworth and Garland, of Bow River. Certain of the large corporations whose names are household words in the country were subjected to strong criticism, and a famous Canadian, now resident ip- England, Lord Beaverbrook, Campbell as having in the matter of Company '"fleeced the Canada." people of Alleges Tll-Gotten Gains. Mr. Campbell alleged that Lord Beaverbrook had been recommend- ed by a appreciative government for a barongfcy and "was now living in England in opulence and luxiry on his ill-gotten gains, the money he plundered from the people of Can ada." Strathcona, was described by Mw. Campbell as a man who had grown rich in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company chiefly through the plundering of the Northern Indian * tribes. J. 8. Woodswoérth, Labor member for Winnipeg Centre, ind E. J. Gar- land, Progressive, Bow River, were Mr. Campbell's chief ligutenants in Mr. Campbell's attacks on watered stock. Mr. Woodsworth argued that the government could provide mae chinery to scrutinize stock issues, and that the House of Commons company holding a Dominion chart« er would bd able to sell stock only under the laws prevailing in the var lous provinces. government cut out all bounties on steel until the water was squeesed tive tariff enjoyed by certain com panies be removed until watered stock was eliminated: The Hon. A. B, Copp, speaking on behalf of the government, promised that anything that could possibly be done to improve the administration of the Companies' Act, which dealt with issue of stock, would be gladly undertaken. On the cdheclusion of the debate, the resolution was put to the House last night and was carried without opposition. yesterday it was révealed that med- fcal experts engaged:'in the case had a free and frank discussion yes- terday on the conflict of opinion with regard to the marks on the back of the meck of Miss Cameron. Even afte; examination of the micro- asessssese Neivs In Condensed Form Off the Wires Newfoundland gives votes to wo- men over twenty-five years of age. British government appoints court of inquiry into housing short- age The Ottawa government has plans industry. Judge fn Guelph municipal probe WATERING OF STOCK. mentioned by Mr. the merger of' the Canada Cement ald 'Smith, later Lord could easily pass a law by which any out-of the stock, and that the protee« : to extend the Canadian coal mining 2 EV. Garland suggested that the