CAPITOL TO-DAY ~ ALICE TERRY in | "SACKCLOTH _ AND SCARLET" 'CAPITOL FRI, SAT. THOMAS MEIGHEN. 1 in ] "COMING THROUGH" WAY YEAR 92; No. 194. PITTSBURGH CHURCH ADJOURNED ANOT "SILLY" SAYS J ACTION ER WEEK; ISTICE LOGIE The Latter Did Not Wish to Hear It as He Says He Is a Presby- terian----He Passes the Jutice Masten Who Toronto, Aug. 20.--Argument in the injunction proceedings in con- nection with St. John's church, Pittsburgh, Ont., was «today again postponed. Mr. Justice Logle, who | sat this morning in weekly court, | said he did not think he should hear | the case, as he was a Presbyterian | himself, The applications were adjourned to ccme before Mr. Justice Masten, if the latter is willing to hear them. Should Mr. Justice Masten, who ar-| "rives in Toronto this evening, not desire to hear the case, the fasue | will not come up afhin before next | Thursday. The dispute is between the ses-| sions and congregations of the| |ehureh and the Continuing Presby- |. | terian Church of Canada, the Pres-| 'byterian Synod of Kingston and | others. Incidentally, Mr. Justice Logie suggested that litigation at this! stage was silly as the matter of own- | ership would doubtless be deter-| mined by the commission appointed | to deal with the distribution of | charch property. { Mr. Justice Logie: "I suppose!' there Is no chance of this being ar-| ranged?" | A. B. Cunningham, K.C.: *"I| would facilitate any arrangements." Mr, Justice Logie: "It seems silly 'to go and fight about. These spora- dic actions seem silly. All these things will be settled eventually by 'the commission. "Soomer or later | this church will be given party or the other." W, Lawr: "The question is whe- ther this church has a right to stand out by itself." Mr. Justice Logie: "is there a spe- clal deed 'of trust?" Mr. Cunningham: "Yes, there ks a | special deed of trust. We submit to one | regard to it. these proceedings are absolute- 5 in town, and it be 1] t. Of course he is mot | compelled to hear anything daring vacation unless he wishes." + Mr. Lawr: ne will the injunc- of the Matter Over to an Anglican. tion be continued in the meantime?" Mr. Justice Logie: "You don't suspect that a minister is going to | preach between now and then." Mr. Cunningham: "I would object to the injunction being continued: I jcame up from Kingston, and Mr. E: M. Young is here from Picton to op- pose it." Mr. Justice Logie: "Oh, he won't [ have his sermon ready before Sun- | day. If Mr. Masten won't take it, I will enlarge it for a week." The name of Mr. Justice Fisher was mentioned as a possible presid- | Ing judge. Mr. Justice Logie: 'Mf® Justice Fisher is a Presbyterian, and I am not sure that he is not a unionist by this time. I think Mr. Justice Mas- ten had better hear it. He is an Anglican." N. 8S. MacDonell, for the Presby- terian Church in Canada stated that his clients would suffer no damages by enlargement for a week. The injunction in the case stands until Mr. Justice Masten can be reached to hear further argument in Up till noon to-day the court officials had been unable to find the judge and the prospects were that he would not be available till to-night at the earliest, In the meantime, in the opinion of court officials, the injunction was in full force and effect. Maw, Macdonnell, Home, Toronto, solicitors for the Presbyterian Church in Canada, have entered, at the Kingston office of the Supreme Court, an appear- ance on behalf of the defendant, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, mistakenly - described, according to the document, as "the Continuing Presbyterian Church in Canada," in the action between the session and congregation of St. John's Church, Pittsburgh, plaintiffs, and the Con- tinuing Presbyterian Church in Can- Thomson and A he Te Presbyterian Church in Canada, Rev. J. W. Stephen, Rev. R. J. Craig, Rev. W. M. Fee and Wm. Finnigan, defendants, in the Supreme Court of Ontario. The document is dated at Toronto, August 19th. THE BAR ASSOCIATION WANTS A SOLICITOR Appointed to the Position of Local Clerk of the Ontario Supteme Court. ~ Something iu the ns the nature of a pro- test meeting was held by the King- ston Bar Association on Wednesday afternoon over the recommendation : by the local Conservative As- the night before of one 18 not a solicitor for the position local clerk of the Suprema'Court, sion to the late T. M. Assel- recommended that a solicitor pointed. That is all I would to say about the meeting." said . Walkem, K.C., president of the . Association, to the Whig on TE no recommendation AE a fitan for the position, it The feeling among Shden legal profession is that the considerable knowledge knowl- the position, man Chester H. Wood Is New Registrar . \ Hon. W. F. Nickle, Attorney- general, announced on Thurss' day afternoon at Toronto, that Chester Henry Wood of King ston, has been appointed local registrar and county court clerk of Frontenac. SPP PPPPPRR PPO NN + * 4 PENITENTIARY GUARD * + ES FATAL FALL % + Prince Albert, Sask.; Aug. 20. ¢ % Stanley Biythe, a penitentiary ¢ # guard here, was instantly kill- ¢ % ed in the institution last night ¢ % when he fell from the firzt floor & # on the cement floor twenty-feet + + below, fracturing his skull. * + TPP PPPRPPER P2000 Favor Clemency to. Charles Matthews Toronto, Aug. 20.--That the on tario Government has no objection to clemency being shown by t Dominion Government to Charles Matthews, former provincial deputy] treasurer, who is now ~erving a term at Portsmouth penitentiary, was the assurance given by Premier Fergu- son today to Charles Matthews," Sr. Mr. Matthews has made application to Ottawa for the teleass of his son. PIPE IGNITES GASOLINE ei And Firemen Had To Be Called To Save Auto. Lighting + ioe mearvy was sul ignite the gasoline of an ontinuing | ; + | ship. KINGSTON, ONT., THURSDAY, Missing Syracuse, N.Y, Husband Writes Home From Kingston to-His-Anxious Wife Says She Will Find His Automobile and Some Personal Ef- fects Here--Wife Fears He May Not Be Alive-- Police Have No Information. Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 20.--An un- the Canadian city to greet her, and signed letter from Kingston, Ont., | Mrs. Walker left early to-day for telling Mrs. Clarence W. Walker of | Kingston with the firm belief that this city that she might obtain her she would not find him alive. The husband's personal effects there, to-day gave! the woman the first clue to whereabouts of her husband, who | disappeared from his home here onl August 11th. No indication was | the automobile - and somo | letter was in Walker's hand writing, | his wife said. Walker was a cone tractor. The Kingston chia of police had no information about the above mat. given, however, that he would be in| ter this afternoon. RUDOLPH VALENTINO AND WIFE SEPARATE To Be No Divorce--Each Will Pursue Talents in Differ- ent Directions. New York, Aug. 20.--Rudolph Valentino, original sheik of the screen, and his second wife, Winni- fred De Wolfe Hudnut Valentino, dancer and daughter of a perfume manufacturer, have agreed to sepa- rate, The wreck of one of Holly- wood's dearest romances was an: nounced .early today by George Ell- man, manager for Mrs. Valentino, but he emphasized that the rocks were nicely cushioned. The separa- tion {is entirely friendly, Mr. Ell- man said, there being no idea of a divorce, no agreement for alimony, but 'merely a desire of the two ar- tists to pursue their own talents in different directions. Leaves Estate of $144,000 St. John, N.B,, Aug. 20.--The will of Mrs. George F. Smith, who died re- cently in St. Andrews, disposes of an esate of $144,041, and after making provision for several charitable be- quests, she divided the residue of the estate among the family. Her daugh- ters, Mrs. Guy Robinson, Montreal: Mrs. Norman Guthrie, Ottawa, and Mrs. Allan Magee, Montreal, were named as executors. The charitable bequests included $500 to the Associated Charities, uxiliary 500 to the Diocesan Women's Auxiliary. There are bequests of $500 to each of her ten grandchildren, $500 to niece, Wil- heélmina Gordon, Kingston, Ont.; and $200 to Minnie Kinghorn, British Co- lumbia, daughter of an old friend. Ocean Grove Hotel Damaged. Ocean Grove, N.J., Aug. 20.-- Fire originating in the hot baths room on the first floor of the south wing ravag the famous Northend hotel too-day: with damage of ap- proximately $£00,000. "On Aug. 15th the marriage was solemnized of Agnes Irene McCrea and William Robert Baxter, Glen Buell, IIIT TesciuNTrIv ee + APPOINTED KINGSTON'S > RETURNING OFFICER * ti -- ¢ Mr. Henry F. Mooers, Barrie # street, has been appointed re- # turning officer for «the federal # riding of Kingston and Ports- + mouth. > : * * * + * * * * ° PPP POTIOPRPPIIRPPILTY Methodists Get Good Tidings. From China| p Toronto, Aug. 20.--An encourag- ing cable from the Rev. Gordon Jones, B.A., Sc., Chungking, stating that the missionaries in West China are remaining at their posts, was received at the Methodist Mission Offices in Toronto yesterday. The cable contradicts previous one sug- gesting that all Canadian residents may have to be evacuated from the danger zone, and reads: "Chengtu, Luchow, and other interior mission- aries remaining at stations. Condi- tions are satisfactory there and here. Jones." Garden Island Coaling Station tablish One There-- Their Di hn Boats Replenish Supply. The Tree Steamship Company hav- ing established a coaling station at Garden Island for their boats pass- ing up and down the lake, the steam- er Pinebay arrived at Garden Island Thursday morning with 1200 tons of fuel goal and the lighter Cébourg, of the Donnelly Wrecking Company is engaged in unloading the coal. It is the intention of the com- pany"to make this. their coaling bases for their heats passing here. When the boats need coal, they can stop at Garden Island where it will be i by a lighter of. the Donnelly Company. Garden Island -is a splen- did place for a coaling station as it is central, and the boats will have no trouble replenishing their fuel and continuing on their trip. Oldest Resident of Hinchinbrook Passes Away; James Hickey First White Child Born There James Hickey, the oldest native resident in the townghip of Hinchin- brook died on Wednesday at his home, about a mile and a half from Godfrey. The deceased was'sighty- eight years of age and was the first white child to be born in that town- When his father located in the township, Indians were the chief inhabitants. The late Mz. Hickey had been in ill-health, from some me and on Wednesday morning, at about § o'- clock, he passed away. The deceased was one of the most prominent resi- dents of the township and was Ro- man Catholic in on. He is sur- vived by two bro Patrick and Hugh; two sisters, Mary and Mrs. J. J. McCann, df Westport." The funeral service will take place Friday morning from his late resi- 1925. HYDRO POSTS 10 BE FILLED IN FEW DAYS Cockshutt and Lyon Are Men- 'tioned as Possible Appointees. AN" ENDOWNENT FUND For Queen Alexandra Samator- inm, London, One Permanent Memorial to Sir Adem Beck. Toronto, Aug. 20.--Early ap- pointments to fill the two vacancies on the Ontario Hydro-Electric Com- mission are promised . by Premier G. H. Ferguson. He said tht when the Government appoints a chair- man in place of the late Sir Adam Beck, it will also fill the third po- pia, which has been vacant since pre amsden retired from the ommissipn in 1923. Providing {uitabl mes can be found for the Ferguson said the ap- mia might be made as early as the end of the Week. Commenting on the suggestions that have heen put forward regard- ing a succeisor to Sir Adam, the Evening Telegram says that the Gov- ernment has been considering the appointment of Col. Henry Cock- shutt, who is at present Lieutenant- Governor of Ontario, as chairman of the board. Another name advanced as that of a possible candidate is T. Stewart Lyon, managing editor of the Toronto Globe. # Will Carry On Plans. London, Ont., Aug. 20.--An en- dowment fund for Queen Alexandra Sanatorium will be one permanent memorial which the people of Onta- rio will raise as a tribute to the life and work of the late Sir "Adam Beck." In doing this, the citizens will only be carrying out an idea which Sir Adam had in mind for the last two or three years, and which he had planned on putting into effect in 'October of this year by appealing Tto the general public, in fact, he had wished to commence the col- lection of such a fund two yedrs or more ago, but postponed this on ac- count of general business conditions. Now his plans will be taken up by the London Health Association at a meeting to be carried within the next ten days, and it is assured that the public will rise to the occa- sion. The. first money to be donat- ed for this purpose was $100 sub- scribed by the Tubercular Veterans' Association at Byron. » STOLE JUDGE'S AUTO. i -- Sherbrooke Prisoner Took Mg. Jus tice Weir's Car. Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 20.--Wil- liam Rawling, 22, formerly of Win- nipeg, pleaded guilty before Judge] Lemay yesterday to a charge: of stealing an automobile, tha property of Mr. Justice Weir, of Montreal. The car was stolen from in front of the judge's summer home at Beebe, Que., some days ago. It was located on the Lennox the local police and Old Journalist Dead. Vancouver, Aug. 20.--W, C. Har- ris, F.R.E.8.,, 69 years old, news- paperman and horticulturist, is dead here. Mr.' Harris resided In Winni- peg and Medicine Hat for a number of years, coming te Vancouver in ver Citizen, a weekly paper. q 1908 to take charge of the Vancou- The Daily British Whig AUGUST 20, (Baroness Orezy Sailing on Same Boat as Bishop Bidwell London, Aug. 20.--Baroness Orczy, well-known novelist, is sailing for Canada on the Ment- nairn on Friday to obtain local color for a new novel. Bishop Bidwell, of Kingston, Ontario, will also be a passenger on the Montnairn. Princess Patricia is sailing Saturday 9 the Em- press of Scofldnd 'to join her husband on the North American squadron. START PROBE INTO EXCURSION TRAGEDY Boller Repairs Are foe Have Been Made Very Carelessly. Pawtucket, R.I., "Aug. 20.--The bursting of a large pipe or mud drum in the bottom of the boiler of the steamer Mackinac was the cause of the disaster on Tuesday, George J. Kelley, general manager of the Blackstone Transportation Com- pany, owners of the vessel, announc- ed. Careléss Repairs. Newport, R.I., Aug. 20.--A report that boiler repairs in the ill-fated ex- cursion steamer Mackinac had been made carelessly and without due testing came to the front yesterday as investigation was begun into the explosion that brought death and in- jury to a holiday party of 700. With the list of known dead at 34, and 11 of the 46 injured, so ser- iously scalded by steam that they may die, officials announced that they had summoned members of the engine crew in an effort to place the blame for the disaster. Repairs made to the boiler before the steamer left Pawtucket for New- port Tuesday morning were said to have consisted only of a "soft patch" in one of the steam lines. It was further reported that the line had been tested only with cold water. PREMIER KING IS SAID T0 FAVOR ELECTIONS But That His View Is Not Ac- ceptable to "All His Colleagues. Ottawa, Aug. 20.--After two lengthy sittings, occupying Monday and Tuesday afternoons, Cabinet will probably take another short re- cess. No date has been announced for the next meeting, but it is suggested that the ministers will not meet again until Monday of next week. Consequently, it is likely that an an- nouncement regarding an election 'this fall will probably be deferred for several days, and possibly await the return of the Governor-General the week after next. Hon. P. C. Larkin, Canadian High Commissioner, has gone td Toronto after a brief stay here as the guest of the Prime Minister, and a meet- 2 with the members of the Gov- ment. He will spend a short Holiday in his home 'city before leaving for Europe to attend meet- ings of the League of Nations at Geneva. Liberal members of Parliament continue to come and go round Pre- mier King's office, and there is an attitude of general expectation. The Prime Minister divides his time be- tween his office and his summer home, a short distance from the city. It is said that Mr. King himself is in favor of an appeal to the country this fall, but that his view is not held by all his.colleagues in the Cabinet. he BRITISH FLAG. Aug. 20.--""When the French-Canadians of the province chose between the two flags of Bri- tain and the United States, preferred the friendship of Britain to the courting of Franklin and Washington. This is the oldest Bri- J tish colony outside of Quebec." This was the message delivered by Henrl Bourassa, Nationalist leader of Quebec, when he arrived here LAST EDITION. THE VETERAN BODIES FAVOR PLAN OF UNITY General Turner Says Earl Haig's Lead Sod Be Flow. } A TWO-MINUTE SILENCE bo Bey of Fallen Comrades-- 190° Delegates Present From All Over Ontario. Toronto, Aug. 20.--More thad 150 delegates from all parts of Ontario were present at a gathering of war veterans here yesterday, called to discuss the union proposals as out- lined by Earl Haig on his recent visit. From the conversation which took place it was plain that they were un- animous for carrying out the plan for unity. Major-General Fotheringham oe¢- cupied the chair. Sir William Otter, also on the platform, was greéted by the veterans with the song, Old Soldiers Never Die.' Prominent Fo and military men present included' Brig.-General Gunn, D.8.0., secretary of the unity committee; Colonel F. F. Clarke, D. 8.0., grand president of the Vets erans' Association; A. M. Hunter, grand secretary, and Major Me- Namara were also in attendance. A two-minute silence in memory of the comrades fallen overseas was observed, the audience standing. A resolution extending the sym- pathy of the veterans to Mrs. Strathearn Hay and other relatives, and expressing their regret at the death of Sir Adam Beck, was passed. General Turner received prolonged applause as he arose to speak. In his opening remarks he referred to Field Marshal Earl Haig's visit and what he had accomplished. "The Field Marshal has given us the lead, now it is up tolus to rise to the occasion and make good," he said. Speaking of the other veter- ans, it was stated that in am Australia, and New. Toto at en into one British Legion h effected. "Canada is the org. one Bow remaining, out of the family,* he commented. Speaking of the Ottawa confer. ence held a short time ago, the speaker said that four organizations had aiready handed in their charters. These were the Canadian Legion, the Naval Veterans of Toronto, the Tubercular Association, and the G. W.V.A. . "In each province in Canada, with the exception of the Yukon, a com. mittee with a chairman has been formed," he announced. General Turner himself is the chairman of this body in Quebec. FOR BECK MEMORIAL, Toronto Alderman Suggests St. Law. rence Power Scheme. . Toronto, Aug. 20.-- Alderman Bert Wemp has written to Mayor { Foster suggesting that the City Council start a campaign to make the St. Lawrence development a mem- orial to the late Sir Adam Beck, the hydro chieftain. He points out that the St. Law- rence power scheme had been the object of Sir Adam's plans for some years, and that these plans were so far advanced that all they need is the formal consent of Governments to proceed with the work. He asks Toronto Council to ask all other On+ tario municipalities to make re« quests of the Federal Government to ratify the plans for the big develop- ment. "The work of Sir Adam BE must hot be allowed to rest," Ald. Wemp. Li Spt DEFEAT OF RIFFIANS.