i CAPITOL b NOW SHOWING BEBE DANIELS in "THE CROWDED HOUR" Zhe Daily B tish Whig) MARION DAVIS n ZANDER THE GREAT -- YEAR 92; No. 180. THE LIBERALS ARE VICTORIOUS : WAN ELECTIONS, IN SASKATC ONLY THREE TORIES ELECTED The Government Expect Finally to Have 53 Members in Ble of 63---Attorney-General Cross Was Defeated «==Saskatchewan Has Had jberal Administration Since Formation of Province in 1907. Regina, June 4.--With Govern- ment candidates elected yesterday in 51 seats, and with but four seats re- maining in the doubtful list, the complexion of the new legislature of the province of Saskatchewan was virtually decided yesterday after- noon. The Government will have a pre- ponderant majority in the sixth legislature of the province. In Lib- eral circles it was predicted that two of the doubtful seats would return the Liberal candidates, and bring the Government membership up to 51 in 8 63-member 'legislature. The de- "ferred elections are in Cumberland and Ile a la Crosse. Both returned Government members to the last legislature and should they do so again the Government would come out of its latest political test with an increased membership of one. ) Constituencies in the doubtful list were: Cut Knife, where W. H. Dodds, Liberal, was leading the poll with a 23 majority over E. R. Reid, Progressive, with two polls un- reported; Elross, where W. Hag- garty, Liberal, was reported hold- ing his own with F. N. Forgie, Pro- gressive; Saskatoon County, where majorities fluctuated with every re- port from outlying polls, and Wyn- yard, where W. H. Paulson, Liberal, was leading W. J. Paul, Progressive. Cyt Knife and Wynyard were con- eidered certain Government victor- feos, Only Three Conservatives. Returns yesterday definitely es- blished RD amastiatire strength. he legislature--one from Saskitoon city, ons from Regina and one from Tisdale. There was one Conserva- tive in the last Legislature. The Conservative party had 2T candidates in the field, but concen- trated on winning the city seats, and leaders expressed themselves considered safe. His defeat was probably second to that of Hom. J. A. Cross in the sensations created by the early complete returns. Mrs. 8. K. Ramsland, the first woman ever to be elected to the Saskatchewan legislature, and who also had two consecutive victories in provincial elections to her credit, lost to Dr. C. BE. Tran, Progressive, in Pelly. It was a Government loss. "In the last Legislature the Opposi- tion totalled 15, and of these only two were re-elected yesterday. They are J. L. Salkeld, Moosomin, and G. Cockburn, Redberry. The Government gained nine new seats while the Opposition captured five that formerly were in the Gow ernment column. Government gains were recorded in Biggar, Gravelbourg, Morse, South Qu'Appelle, Souris, Thunder Creek, Wilkie, Wolseley and Moose Jaw city. Opposition gains were recorded in Canora, Estevan, Hanley, Pelly and Regina. "n Standing of Parties. The standing of the parties is as follows: Liberals. . 51 Conservatives.. .. .. «. .. 3 Progressives... . .. .... . 5 Independent.. . .. .. +0 » 2 DUOrred... qu o «vo vee 2 Premier Charles Dunning issued a statement here, thanking the peo- ple of Saskatchewan for their cou- fidence in the Government and promising continuation of '"'sane and efficient government." He declared that he regretted thet defeat in Regina of Attorney-Gen- eral J. A. Cross as the result of what he termed a "campaign of slander and villitication." "I am convinced that the province reeds the services of Colonel Cross. I intend to make every effort to en- sure that the province is not depriv- "well satisfied with the showing. By' ed of his services in this capacity." the defeat of Provincial Attorney- General Cross in Regina, the Conser- vatives dealt the Government its worst blow. The Conservatives sac- ceeded In electing the titular head of their party, Dr. J. T. M. Anderson, who was elected for Saskatoon City. Saskatchewan has had a Liberal Government since the formation of the province in 11907. The Progressives and the Opposi- tion as it existed in the last legis- fature lost a leader when Harris Turner was defeated in Saskatche- wan, Turner, a blind war veteran with a record of . two consecutive . election to the Legislature, had been Harris Turner, Progressive lead- er, who went down to defeat in Saskatoon, declared that he was any- thing but downhearted. He express- ed thanks to his supporters and his regret at being eliminated from pub- He life for the time being was not unmixed with relief at having a burden lifted from his shoulders. Emancipation of women, with the resultant slackening of parental control, is responsible for crime in- crease, says Judge Dysart of Winni- peg. The Riffians suffer a reverse at the hands of the French in fighting at Loukkos river. "Found Death Was Due to Exhaustion The Result of 'a Nervous Condition The Death of Caroline Louise Griffin of Ernesttown In aLocal Hospital Investigated by Coroner, Who Had Post Mortem Examination Made. . Dr. R. J. Gardiner, coroner, was called to investigate the death of * On Louise Griffin, aged fifty- years, of Ernesttown towne who died very suddenly in a _Jocal hospital on Monday. A post- _ mortem examination of the body was . conducted by Dr. James Miller of ' Queen's University, who reported bad lived for the past twenty jars since coming to Canada from ¥ only written once. The only means of identification was a slip of paper on which was written, "Miss Grif- tin, Millhaven, Ernesttown.' Accord- ing to het sister, this writing had not been done by the deceased or her brother in St. Anne, and it is very mysterious how this identification slip got into her possession. Her gold ring and her gold rimmed glasses were also missing. & i FERsEs § KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, . "900s t0%000000 00] EUCHRE TOURNAMENTS CONTRARY TO LAW * | *| Hamilton, June 4.--Closure of all clubs charging an entry fee and giving prizes for euchre tournaments was ordered by Crown Attorney Ballard yester- day. Several organizations in this city are affected. The practice is held to be contrary to the Criminal Code, and of- fenders are liable to 4 penalty of two years' imprisonment and a fine of $2,000. q $2442 23 00000000 + * * + * + * 4 » + + * * ° *P200000900000000 NO BATHING ON SUNDAY. Band Concerts Also Dropped at Peterboro. Peterboro, June 4¢.--Peterboro City Council has decided against Sunday bathing at the civic bathing beaches, and also adopted a sche- dule of band concerts that omits for the first time Sunday concerts. It also followed the lead of Kingston and put a tax of $25 a year on gaso- line pumps. The session midnight. REGARDS THE RESULT AS PROPEETIC ONE Premier King Sees the Middle West Satisfied With Liberal Policies. lasted until after Ottawa, June 4.--Premier Mackenzie King, in comment- ing to-day om the result of the provincial elections held in Saskatchewan, stated: "The result in Saskatchewan is, first and foremost, an em- phatic expression of confidence in Premier Dunning and his Government, which through- out has stood four-square as a Liberal administration, promot- ing Liberal principles and poli- cles in the Middle West. It is also an unmistakeable evi- dence of the growth and pres- ent position of Liberalism in the most central of the western provinces, and may well be re- garded as propheticsof the re- sults which will be attained when an appeal is made to the confidence. of western electors er arena of federal politics. ' "It is not without significance that Mr. Dunning's sweeping victory should have 'synchroniz- ed,' to use an expression emanating from Conservative sources, with the day Mr. Meighen selected to bring for- ward his resolution for increas- ed protection and its defeat by a majority of 110 in the House of Commons." MEIGHEN RESOLUTION LOST BY 110 VOTES Conservative Leader Qets No Outside Support for High - Protection Policy. Ottawa, June 4.--Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, leader of the Conservative party, on Tuesday threw his cele- brated high-protection manifesto in- to the chilly waters of the House of Commons, only to have the docu- ment and its policies drowned under an adverse majority of 110. Liberals, Progressives and Inde- pendents presented a solid front to the Conservative attack and rolled up a total vote of 147, as against the Conservatives' 37. Whatever may have been the Con- servative leader's motive in chal- lenging fate, the one outstanding re- sult of his move was a striking dem- onstration of the fact that, so far as his high-protectionist principles are concerned, he cannot command the support of a single member of the House outside of his own group. The debate dragged on through the evening, but no attempt was made by the Liberals to snswer the policies laid down by the Conserva- LOOKING AROUND Peterboro, has decided. against Sunday bathing at the civic beaches. Kingston's bathing house #8 closed on Sunday, but there are many good church people who favor the opening of this place at certain hours on the Sabbath. When people are determined to bathe on hot Sundays they will do so. Kingston's popu- lake shore road Sunday afternoons and evenings. Here would be a good place for an evangelist to hold service on a summer Sunday even- ing. The times may be a little dull, but the June weddings are numerous al- ready. The young people have full confidence in the futurg: wy It costs Fort Willlam $14.82 per capita of population tor sglipol taxes and it costs Kingston ay ra Windsor pays $73.01 a year for every pupil attending #8 Schools, while Kingston pays only $86.72 to educate a pupil There § surely economy exercised by the Kingston Board of Education and the city council in regard to expenditures on schools. Kingston stand§ fourth lowest in the province in regard to per capita tax and secofid lowest in the cost per pupil. Other eities ap- pear to be spending immensely more than we do in educating the youth. Kingston was almost. deserted by its own population on he king's birthday, and visitors to the city found few at home and little for their entertainment. However, no celebration was advertised. All en- ergies are now being directed to the Old Home Week when the Limestone City is to gather in its sons and daughters from far and mear. The city of Cornwall, which a few years ago was a dead place, is now thriving. It has some splendid manufacturing concerns and every- body in Cornwall between eight and eighty works. In five years Cornwall expects to have gs large: tion as Kingstod, stone City gets a spurt on and reaches the thirty thousand mark prophesied for it in 1925. While Cornwall has now a population of over sixteen thousand, it is the only small city in Ontsrio to be without a daily newspaper. Apparently they are too busy in Cornwall to do much reading. j ---- According to recognized tasters the new beer is becoming a little more palatable. That was to be ex- pected when a lot of 3 to 3.2 beer was dispensed at the outset. The real 4.4 will soon appear no doubt. Our old friend Joseph L. Hay- cock finds it profitable to raise on- fons. His garden produce will move many of his friends and customers to tears. Although vegetation got a poor start this spring, it may yet beat out that of former years, for the first four days of June have yielded high temperatures and very heavy rain showers. Everything is just racing out of the ground. It is surprising how a few days can change the whole condition of things. ---- Here we have the Supreme Court holding a session in Kingston on the king's birthday--s statutory holi- day. However, as many other good men worked on the 3rd of June, the judge and the court officials felt that they had good company. Fish are reported to be scarce in the Bay of Quinte this season. But the Tdme- Killed By Lighting While on a Log Jam Pembroke, June 4.--While working on a log jam in the Ottawa river at Stonecliffe, about eighty miles from here, Tuesday afternoon, Benjamin Dufoe, aged fifty-three, was in- stantly killed by a bolt of light- ning which passed over that district. His son, Pius, who was working beside him, felt a shock of the bolt, but did not sustain any serious injuries. lation flocks to the beachss on the [4 ALS 12 SCANDALOUS. Adam Beck's Opinion of the Carillon Falls Proposal. Toronto, June 4.--The recent dis- cussions in the Dominion Parlia- ment respecting the proposal to grant a lease of the important water power rights at the Carillon Falls power site on the Ottawa River, with the privilege of exporting 400,- 000 horse-power or more of electri- cal power to the United States, have called forth a vigorous protest from Sir Adam Beck, chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, in the form of a printed statement, in which he refers to the terms of the proposed Carillon lease as scandalous." Sir REV. DR. G. C. PIDGEON Minister of Bloor Street Church, To- ronto, who waa elected moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly in Toronto on Wednesday evening. GRAVE.-VIEW TAKEN OF CHINESE SITUATION London Papers Attribute the Strikers' Agitation to Bolshevist Influences. Shanghai, June 4.--The strike in the Japanese cotton mills, which was the genesis of the rioting here, is spreading but no further attacks on foreigners are reported. The strikers now are estimated to num- ber one hundred thousand, most of them of the coolie class. Grave View Taken. London, June 4.--A very grave viéw is taken here of the disturb- ances at Shanghai and the outlook in China generally, the fear being expressed that things are moving I LAST ERNTION "COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. WAS DISCOVERED ON FIRE; ~ INCENDIARISM IS SUSPECTED Bessie Cleland Noticed Blaze in Class Room---Notified Caretaker Cruse Who Ei Drawers of Blaze--Oiled Showed That te Ps fu Found in Been Set by Someone---An Investigation. Shortly before eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, Bessie Cleland, who lives on Earl street opposite the Collegiate Institute, noticed a danc- ing ray of light through one of the class room doors of that building, and believing that one of the rooms was on fire, rushed over to the home of Mr. James Cruse, the caretaker of the Collegiate, and informed him of what she had seen. Mr. Cruse lost no time in rushing into the building and he discovered the desk in one of the first form rooms in the new wing on flre. A hurried call was sent to the firemen but in the mean- time, Mr. Cruse, assisted by a young man from the Bank of Nova Scotia, had extinguished the blaze, The firemen made a quick response and helped in clearing up the debris that had accumulated. When Mr. Cruse entered the room with the hose, the blackboards were sizzling hot and the glass in two pictures on the wall at the front of the room cracked from the heat. The walls were heavily smoked and the electric fixtures suffered also as a result of the fire. Of Incendiary Origin. Investigation as to the cause of the fire revealed the certain fact that it was of an incendiary origin and that the plan had been well carried out. The teacher's desk, at the front of the room and facing the class desks, was turned round on an angle so that the rear of the desk faced to the south. The drawers were filled with ofled rags and a match had then been set to the piles. Fortu- nately, the floor is fireproof and this accounts for the fact that the dam- age was not greater. The teacher's desk was far enough away from the students' desks, so as to not catch fire. ' A strange feature of the fire is that the space on which the class dictionary rested was not touched by the fire, as was the case where an- other book rested but the register could not be located. The chair, which was changed in position as well as the desk, was totally de- stroyed. The desk, which was de stroyed, was one of the new ones. It is believed that the object of the person or persoms who planned the fire, in turning the desk around, was to hide the reflection of any blaze until the fire was well started. As the desk was turned, the reflec- tion would show out through the towards a situation resembling the 'south side of the building where no Boxer uprising of 1900, when many missionaries and other foreigners were murdered. As regards the agi- tation among workers and students, editorial writers of London papers are almost unanimous in attribut- ing it to Bolshevist iffluences. N. 8. HOUSE DISSOLVED. Provincial Elections Will Be Held on June 25th. Halifax, June 4.--Disolution of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was announced yesterday by Pre mier E. H. Armstrong. The election will be held on Thursday, June 25th, and nomina- tion day will be Thursday, June 18th. one would be apt to see it. The ori ginators, however, did not figure on a reflection showing through the, doors out into the street. As it was, only one with sharp perception, such as the young girl who discovered the fire had, would probably have noties ed it at all. 2 Oiled Rags Found. Oiled rags were found in the drawers of the desk, proving conelus sively that there had been some planning in connection with the fire. It is fortunate that the blaze was discovered, for if it had been allowed to get much further, there is little doubt that it would have caught the polished desks and the fire would have jumped through that section of the building, causing extensive dam- age. The damage done has been slight in comparison to what might have happened. . The police were notified at once, when it was apparent that the fire had been deliberately set; and one of the policemen went to the Colle- glate and took charge of the oiled rags and any other evidence and took them to the police station. Ine vestigation into the fire will be car- ried out rigidly in an attempt to find the guilty party or parties, A meeting of the property com= mittee of the Board of Education was called for this afternoon to de- cide on what action should be taken, Principal Sliter stated that he ex- pected that the room would be ready for use again on Monday. In the meantime, the students who oo= cupied this room, are enjoying a cation. W cd -------- b ey How Was Entrance Effected? It is somewhat of a mystery how entrance to the room was obtained. The windows were fastened down a8 is the usual custom when the room is not in use and it cannot be under stood how entrance could be gained any other way. Of course the fire men and others had the windows open before investigation could be made and it will be yet found whe~ ther the windows were open when they arrived or not. The prompt work of Bessie Cle land, who discovered the fire, and the quick action of Mr. Cruse saved the building from being destroyed. Of that there is little doubt. Mr. Cruse was in bed at the time when fire. He lost little time quick work resulted in little loss ing sustained. hay » | THE KIRK IN CONCLAVE, Rev. Dr, George O. Pidgeon of Toronto Elected Moder | ator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. By R. E. Knowles.) Toronto, June 4.--A very Presby. terian group, indeed, in face and fla- vor, was that seated about the mod- erator last night in College street church when the last general as- sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada was opened with due form and solemnity. A half dozen men there were, no more--but the stamp of shorter catechism was on every face. First came the genial moder- ator, Dr. Clarence MacKinnon, earry- ing somewhere in brain and bosom the truly great sermon waiting to be born. Then Dr. R. P. McKay, be- nignant and beloved, whose opening prayer clutched at your heart, so great is the power of reality, when it took wing to China and the doe- -. swept about them such a gust national anthem fervor as I bold to say they never felt be for none of us has heard it sung that befoge. '