Rs Bp frig i CAPITOL tf NOW SHOWING Eleanor Boardman Conrad Nagel "So This Is Marriage" Letrintmtnainintdnianbatnininiiins The Daily t CAPITOL THURS, FRI, SAT. The Dixie Handicap YEAR 92; No. 77. = KINGSTON, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, APRIL - 1, Native Wine Tax of 50 C THE TAXES ON BEVERAGES ANNOUNCED IN LEGISLATURE tal Estimates of $3,840,822---Queen's University Grant Is $310,000---$66,000 Additional For Sessional Indemnities---Dr. Jamieson on Agricultural Conditions. beverage tax announced in the bud-! comment get speech were brought down in made by the Federal Government to the Legislature yesterday afternoon by Hon. W. H. Price, provincial trea-| ed to be a strong opinion both ways surer, Stripped of technical terms tax means that 4.4 beer is to taxed 10 cents a gallon; soft drinks containing up to one per cent. the alcoholic volume, five cents a gallon, | the Government, being the owner of and native wines §0 cents a gallon. | 55 steamships, should have been a The tax on the wine was a surprise. strong By the method of taxation the tax| Atlantic rates, but it is understood is placed on the consumer, but the manner of collection is left to reg- ulation and is not covered in pill Further supplementary estimates to the amount of be | agricultural | the | the c | $3,840,822 were | ed that the time was coming when brought down. Under the heading | the Government would find it ne- "Legislation" is an item of $66,000 | cessary to care for the health of all for sessional indemnities, etc. This. is for the increased indemnities for | members. The major items in the estimates are: Premier's department $1,600,000, and education, $1,623,- 664. In the former the vote is for such as completion of development units and transformer stations. There is $100,000 for the Georgian Bay system, and $800,000 for Thunder Bay. There dre grants to the uni- versitiés as follows: Toronto, $936,- 626; een's, $310,000; Western, hydro, for work.in the Chippawa, | * + on the attempt being combat the combine, as there seem- +» +» *» + * * + + + + + + + * + +> + + as to the wisdom of the step. '""At any rate," declared, committee can claim the credit of stirring up the federal Government. It seems to me that "the | ¢ factor in controlling North that these same Government steam- ers entered into and formed part of bination in the maintenance of high rates." Dr. Janrieson said that he believ- people, and provide for medical at- tendance and nursing just with the same care as they now provide for the education of all children in the province, He pointed out that there was a rapidly growing number of small hospitals in the province doing admirable work. He said he had been assured by the Minister of Health that the Interests of small hospitals would be safeguarded by arranging that they affiliated with larger provincial hospital, where nurses for the smaller institu- ents PEP P 20000000 BILL TO CURB HASTY MARRIAGES OF YOUTHS Toronto, April 1.--The legal committee of the legislaturé yesterday afternoon reported the bill sponsored by E. R. Wigle, Centre Huron, by way of amendment to the Marriage Act. It provides for proof of age of both parties upon appli- cation of either for a license, and fixes a penalty up to $100 for anyone solemnizing a mar- riage within three days after the license is issued. } "The whole object," Mr. Wigle explained, 'is to curb hasty marriages among the youths." CERF IPPICPEPP EPP E EPI E GS PPEPPPEPP ITP ee AZ X EXE XXX SPEAKER LEMIEUX HAD TO CAST VOTE \.To Defeat Motion of Progres- sive on Which the Vote Was Tie. Ottawa, April ° 1.--In the Commons yesterday afternoon Donald F. Kellnery Progressive member for Edmonton East, moved a resolution to the effect that whatever.time was left un- occupied by the business of private members of the hour al- lotted to them on Tuesdays and Fridays, from eight to nine, should be devoted to public bills and orders. This did not meet with the approval of the government, and the Hon. Ern- 'est Lapointe, minister of jus- tice, on behalf of the govern- ment, refused to accept jt. Sev- eral of the Progressive mem- bers forced a division and the vote was taken. The Conserva- \J | it an equal amount is raised by other tions could be trained. inion. Better Marketing. Mr. Jamieson pointed out the necessity for co-operation and bet- ter marketing among the farmers, «Most other agricultural countries of the' world, he said, had systems of co-operative marketing. It was clear. however, that the farmers must be co-operatively organized before they could be alded In any large way by the state. The slogan of co-opera- tion was better farming, better liv- ing and better business. Dr. Jamig- son referring to interviews with the retailers throughout the province, said they were complaining of the inroads made by department stores and mail order houses, and if their views were correct it would mean the closing of many retail shops and permit business to become con- centrated in the hands of half the number now operating. A round table conference of all occupations and business classes had been called, and he hoped that such conference would bear fruit, as each now knew something of the viewpoint of the other. He also spoke of the necessity of tax reduc- tion, and stated that if this were a poor country «there might be some reason for pessimism. "The solution of all our difficul- ties could be met with a call for more people to pay the taxes," he stated. $260,000, Other big items are: Boys' school at Bowmanville; $200,- 000; Budbury court house, $40,000; mothers' allowances, © $100,000; Queen Alexandra sanitarium, Lon- don, $50,000 for building purposes open to all patients from Ontario: | Canadian National Institute for the Blind, $26,000, '. Agriculture Survey. The House debated the report of the special committee on agriculture and. its recommendation. = Dr. Jamieson (Conservative, South Grey) who was chairman of that commit. tee, made a comprehensive survey of agricultural conditions in the pro- vince, touching on hydro power, freight rates, rural dopopaiation, To markets, The latter question he thought \ the greatest confronting the farmers of Ontario to-day. A. Belanger (Liberal, Russell) who was also a member of the com- mittee, said that there was too much uniformity in school courses in rural and urban schools. He did not think the teaching of technical ag- riculture necessary in the Tower schools, but contended that their literature and general curriculum should be more adapted to country life. Examinations, he said, should not be the same in city and coun- ary. The debate was based particularly * on a resolution asking the House to concur in the following recom- mendations of the comnifttee: That the railways be asked to reduce the minimum rates on mixed cars con- taining cattle with other stock; that they be asked to reduce ' Not Dr. Jamieton did not think that so-called- rural depopulation was alarming, "as our agricultural pro- duction is increasing owing to im- proved scientific methods and the use. of labor-saving machinery." He thought that there was a mistake in pending the brightest boys to the | cities, as farming needed more edu- cation and ability than most city occupations. 3 tives and Progressives voted solidly against the government, with the exception of T. G. Mc- Bride, Progressive membar for Cariboo, and J. W. Findlay, Progressive member for Bruce South, béth df whom .voted for the go : 'result: | was 93 for the resolution and 93 against. Amidst general ex- citement, Speaker Lemieux gave his casting vote against the Kellner resolution. PETERSEN CONTRACT COMMITTEE APPOINTED Progressive ~ Member Says Companies Work Success~ fully on Free Trade Basis. Ottawa, April 1.--After some of the liveliest recriminations of the present session, the House yester- day appointed the committee which is to consider the Petersen con- tract. As the motion went through the membership of fifteen, as orig- inally proposed by Premier King, was unchanged, but it was adopted, with an understanding that one of the regular Progressives 'will re- tire and give place to a representa- |- tive of the new Independent group of thirteen. The authority of the committee also is emlarged. It will now be empowered to consider not only the Petersen contract, but any other method that offers effective control of ocean rates. J. F. Johnston, Progressive mem- ber for Bast Mountain, resumed the debate on the budget. He was glad that the government had withdrawn the amendment to the dumping clause, and his only wonder was that such an amendment had ever been proposed. "In my opinion, protection breeds trouble and tends to mistrust in This year the correspon: is only about £3,5668,008 of, roughly, £7,00 March 31st, the end of the fin year, was approximately £742.000,- 000, as compared with £774,00 last year. Britain Is Getting ee vr ---- and Bee 1923, PETER SMITH TO GIVE EVIDENCE ON HOME BANK COMMISSIONS Toronto, April 1.---On recommendation of Hon. W. H. Price, provincial treasurer, the public accounts committee of the legisla- ture this morning accepted the motion of \W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal leader, that Clarence Smith, Casey Wood, R. P. Gough and M. J. Haney, Home Bank directors, and Peter Smith, former provincial treasurer, now in Portsmouth penitentiary, and Charles Matthews, former assistant treasurer, also in to tell what they know about Home Bank commissions. penitentiary, be called as witnesses Mr. Price said 'he thought no mew evidence could be brought out, but the government would block no member getting evidence, even although no direct charges had been made. dere rver Ives RICH WOMAN DIES ~ { AGED NINETY-THREE Kingsville, Texas, April 1.-- Mrs. Henrietta M. King, one of the richest women In the United States and owner of the world's™largest ranch, died at her home here last night, aged ninety-three. AAR EEX XE XX tessssesssedesess VERY DIFFICULT TASK FACED BY CHURCHILL Not in Such a Favorable Posi= tion as Snowden for Taxation Relief. London, April 1.--WHen about a month hence Winston ' Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, makes his budget statement to parliament he will be in nothing like such a favorable position to cagry out his taxation relief as was his predeces- sor, Philip Snowden, in 1924. The national accounts a year ago showed a balance of revenue © expendi- ture of approximately 8,000,000. The figures for the venue, £799,435,505; £796,776,711, previous year-----revenye 284; | compas expenditures . i' ,000. Any relief Mr. Churchill fs' to propose will, of course, de upon his estimated surplus for 'the coming: year, but he can have hope of reducing the expendifire while the prospects.of big trade pre not bright. i ding balance The floating debt outstanding on 1 000 7 Wetter And Welter London, April 1.--Great Brit- aibh is getting wetter and wet-, ter, according to figures com- piled by the United Kingdom Alliance, a big prohibitionist organization. In a report just issued, the alliance asserts that during 1924 the total beer bill of the country was $188,.- 000,000 against an expeiidi- ture for milk of £76,000,000. The Alliance also figures that the total spent on all intoxi- cants in 1924 amounted to £316,000,000 as compared with £307,000,000 in 1923. John Vermet, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vermet, was burned to death as he lay his bed during a fire at Cache Ont., causing $60,000 property loss. Succeeds Sir Joseph Pope '| Biggs from the Provine "|or Mr. Harris, although FURTHER EVIDENCE OVER BOND DEALS Given Before the Public Ac- counts Committee--Major Nash Is Examined. Toronto, April 1,--At the Ontario public accounts committee meeting this morning, a letter from Mr. Browning of Hamilton stated that ,George R. Harris would be present on Thursday to give evidence con- cerning the bond deals with the Provincial Securities Company, which investigation is being con- tinued from where it left off last year. Examination of Major Nash, ac- countant, who investigated the Har- ris accounts,was then continued. The gross profits to the Harris Company were $123,000, said Mr. Nash. Pro- vincial Securities profits in the sale of government bonds was $31,000. With these profits the bonds were bought, but Major Nash had been unable to trace the sale of any of them. It was apparent, however, that the Browning, Harris, Northey Company purchased bonds which were of the same identity, issue and maturity as those bought by the Provincial Securities Company with profits from the sale of government bonds. Some were bought from Mr. Harris, some from Mrs. Harris, and some from F. C. Biggs, former On- tario minister of public works. Mr. Nash added that he could find "he did trace sales later from Biggs to Browning, Harris, Northey Company. Major Nash sald Biggs sold tr» Browning, Harris and Northey Company bonds to the par value of $26,433 of the same issue and" maturity as those originally bought by Provincial Se- curities. . The purchase) was made on June 22nd, 1921. is fact was shown by the books Browning, Harris, Northey Company. Some of the ledger sheets were missing. Sheets were also missing from the cash book. Major Nash then testified regard- ing the purchase by the Provincial Securities on Feb. 14th, 1921, of $10,000 Saskatchewan bonds. On May bth, 1921, Mr. Biggs sold $4, 000 Saskatchewan bonds to Brown- ing, Harris Northey Company. The Saskatchewan bonds were the fol- lowing day deposited in.the bank in Hamilton by Browning, Harris, Ni y Company and their serial numbers were the same as those in the original purchase by the Pro- vinclal Securities. Major Nash could find no entries to show how Mr. Biggs got possession of the bonds. Mr. Biggs then spoke for himself saying he never received a bond from Mr. Harris that he did not pay for. He asked time to consider the evidence and collect vouchers and then maké a statement under oath. The committee agreed to the sug- WILL NoT ABANDON RAILWAY EXTENSION {Premier Ferguson Blames C.P. R. and Sir Henry Thornton Over Quebec Opposition. | : eine Toronto, April 1.--The To- on AN ADDITIONAL LAST EDITION r Tax of 10 Cents on the Gallon $100,000 pe. GIVEN QU The Ontario legislature grant to Queen's university, as provided the supplementary estimates brought down on Tuesday afternoon | by Hon. W. H. Price, provincial treasurery is $310,000. When asked on Wadnesday as to] whether this was not an increase, Dr. W. E. McNeill, university regis- trar, told the Whig that it was $100,000 more than geanted last year, when the legislative grant was $210,000, but! the additional $100,000 was not for maintenance. It was given to Queen's in the way of what the government was pleased to call "arrears" for capital account. Dr. McNeill explained that the royal commission appointed five years ago by the Ontario Gevern- in ment had made certaln recommen= dations regarding increased grants to the universities of the province, but a former government had not NS UNIVERSITY ---- By the Ontario Legislature==it Is For "Awears" ca Capital Account-~The Maintenance Grant Voted Queen's Is $210,000, the Same As Wag Given Last Year. seen its way clear to accept all the recommendations. Now, however, the government had decided to give the universities additional awmounts to apply as "arrears" towards capi= tal account. Queen's, during the past few years, has paid a good deal out of its capital account, and the addi- tional $100,000 now given by the legislature will simply be put back into that account to take the place of the amounts that fave been paid out on buildings. A special hospital grant of $80, 000 is also made by the legisiature to Queen's University. UNANIMOUSLY DECIDE 10 POOL ROAD MONEY The Frontenac County Reeves Pass the By-law at Their Wednesday Session. The Frontenac county council, by a unanimous vote at its Wednesday morning session, decided to adopt thé pooling system for the money which will be expended on the roads in the good roads system. For. the past fifteen months the question has been a very live one and the vote was a great surprise to many of the ratepayers. Reeves J. Edward Freeman and David Barr, who represent townships TS assingy of the by-law during the . discussion which took place on Tuesday evening and Wed- nesday morning. It had been ex- pected that when the final vote was taken on the third reading of the by-law, the vote would have been close, but, to the surprise of all, Reeve Freeman rose to his feet and stated that he was prepored to give the new system a trial for one year. Mr. Freeman stated that R. C. Muir, chief epgineer of municipal roads, had made it so clear to him that the township of Portland would be taken care of; therefore he was satisfied to vote in favor of the passing of the by-law. He stated that if dur- ing the year the scheme proves un- satisfactory, and he was sitting around the county council board, the members would hear him de- nounce the system. The by-law, which rescinds the one which has been in operation for some years, calls for the appoint- ment of a committee of five men, who, with the engineer of thé coun- ty, will have charge of expending the money on the roads which are in- cluded in the good roads system. The townships will . be allowed to raise the money in their townships and the same will be expended in the townships, but the subsidy money from the Ontario government must be pooled, and will be spent by the committee of five which will be appointed by council. When the second reading of the by-law was presented, the council went into committee of the whole, with Reeve R. A. Hamilton in the chair. It was moved and seconded that the by-law be read clause by clause, and the warden declared the motion carried. However, Council- lor Barr presented an amendment to the effect that the reading of the by-law bé allowed to stand over. [His amendment was declared out of order, ; . S FINDLEY STATION ROAD DIVERSION 8. pounty tion of the road diversion at this point, instead of the placing of the wig-wag and the bell at the C. N. R. crossing which was requested by the county council. * The Frontenac council was asked by the management of the C.N.R. to allow another siding to be constructs ed across the main county road nea Findley Station. The council in turn request providing the railway com pany placed the bell and 'the wigs wag. The scheme of road diversion at this point has been favorably consid ered by the C. N. R. engineer and the county officials, and it is thought that the management of the C. N. Rb an engineer to Findley to make report on the situation. The road diversion would eost v when: 1 1 road at this point could be put «¢ the new rdad instead of crossing the main line of the C. N. R. at two places with a distance of a mile, it direction, WOLFE ISLAND MAY ENTER ROAD SYSTEM Half Cost of Ferry Steamer Maintenance Would Be Paid by Government. R. C. Mair, chief engineer of mun- icipal roads, when asked by Dr. Wil- liam Bpankie as to what the 'prov- Wolfe Island, providing the town- ship decided to enter the good roads = system; -replied that half the cost of the thaintenance of the steamer Wolfe Island would be paid. Although the Wolfe Island coun- cil has not decided as yet to go in- to the good road system, there is a ility that it wilk-dn near future. The cost of maintain ing the steamer Wolfe Island 18 very heavy, and the township council tries if possible to make the boat self-supporting. ) If the island entered the good roads system the ferry route would be considered a part of the system and the government allows 50 per cent. of the cost of upkeep. a fous to see Wolfe Island in the County Roads system as it wishes & first-class road to be built across the island. If this road was' con ------ said that it was willing to grant the has asked the railway board to send is thought to be a move in the right 4 ince would be. prepared to do for 3%