Conservatives Will Not Ha ENGLISH ©: i" CAPITOL NOW SHOWING TOM MIX in 'The Lucky Horseshoe' | The ---- YEAR 92; No 255. Baily British KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1 hig LAST EDITION ve Clear Majority in the Next Parliament PREMIER KING IS LIKELY 10 HOLD OFFICE Liberals and Progressives Will Outvote the Conservatives. TIE IN QUEENS, PEL Results in Five Saskatchewan and Two Alberta Ridings Yet To Be Announced. Ottawa, Oct. 31.--Early this morn- ing, with soven seats still in the doubtful column, Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, Conservative leader, con- tinued shy by six members of a clear majority in the next House ot Commons. The election of 8. G. Tobin, Lib- | eral, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, one| polls was, Black, 703; Lowe, 468. The missing polls account for not more than 100 votes and cannot change the result. Progressive Takes Lead. Provencher, Man., Oct. 31.--With further returns from distant polls, A. L. Beaublen, Progressive, took the lead over E. Commeault, Liberal. Two small polls remain to report and Beaubien has a majority of five. Regardless of the outcome there will be a recount. Sinclair May Be Elected. ¢ Charlottetown, P.EJd., Oct. 31.-- According to the complete figures for Queen's P.E.I., as re-checked, Hon. John E. Sinclair, member ot the government without portfolio, | may yet be returned on a recount. These corrected figures showing that Sinclair and Messervey ran a dead heat for the second seat are: Jenkins, Lib.,, 8,101; Mackinnon, Cons., 7, 382; Messervey, Cons., 7,413; Sin- clair, Lib., 7,413. ---------- A Serum to Reduce Pressure of Blood , Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 31.--A serum which may reduce the mor- { bidity of high blood pressure was de- scribed here by Dr. F. N. G. Starr, asse _!of Toronto, Canada, in an address 8 the seals lately cl 4 2% doubt | before the Clinical Congress of the ful, is conceded, and it now appears very unlikely that the Conservative | leader will get an absolute HAoTiY. | Neither Premier King nor Mr. | | American College of Surgeons. Dr. Starr said that William J. Me- Donald had been working on the serum in the research laboratories of Meighen has as yet any statement of { the University of Toronto for some his intention. or views to make publication. The combined strength of the low- tariff parties Liberals and Pro- gressives, shown by the returns early this morning as 100 and 21 seafs rg- spectively, is one more than total number of Conservatives re- presentatives reported so far as elect ed, namely 116. Others blected are two Laborites and one Independent, the latter being Henri Bourassa, who will support the Liberals. A tie vote exists id the dual con- ¥ of Queens, PIT. ' or , and Saskatchewan, five Pro- gréssives and one Conservative are leading. Tn the event of Mr. Meighen not obtaining a cleir majority, Premier King 1s likely to meet parliament ia place of ing. The Prime Min ister will confer with the Governor- General before making any an- nouncement. Liberal Takes Lead. Calgary, Oct. 31.---With fifty small polls to hear from in the constituency of Bow River, Alta. Jesse Gouge, Liberal candidate, went into the lead over E. J. Garland, Pro- , gressive. Mr. Garland's election had ; he latest 'previously been conceded. T *_weturns last night, including 57 out of 107 polls, give Gouge, Liberal, 2.807; Garland, Progressive, 2,454; Douglas, Conservative, 1.851. Rainy River in Doubt. Kenora, Ont., Oct. 31.--With 18 polls still to be heard from the re- sult of the election in the Ontario constituency of Kenora-Rainy River the | remaining doubtful seats in Al-|} for | time, but that it had not yet reached a point to merit a detailed descrip- | tion or an optimistic statement of its probable efficacy. He said the serum was a liver extract. High blood pres- sure, he explained, usually was due to hardening of the arteries which is induced by an inflammation possibly of germ origin. STEWART'S. MAJORITY IY LEEDS ABOUT 2,00 the Vote in This Riding Election of Went in the Thursday. Gananoque, Oct. 31.--The follow- ing are the returns of the election in Leeds: Gananoque. : Comstock Stewart 126 208 132 192 177 No. 6 . 153 Majority for Stewart---228. Front Leeds and Lansdowne, 0. 1 53 was still in doubt last night, with Oak Peter Heenan, Liberal, leading Col. - A. Machin, Conservative, by 150 ; in Doubt Again. 'Toronto, Oct, 31.--Nipissing gives three majority for Lapierre, Liberal, 'with one poll, Kipling. to hear rom, #0 is back in doubtful column. Black Elected in Yukon, | "Dawson, Y.T., Oct. 31.--Latest re- : from the voting In the Yukon, iy George Black, Conservative, a, . ority of 235 over Robert Lowe, iberal. The vote with five missing Rear Yonge and Escott 150 234 Kitley--Stewart's majority is 289. Brockville Toi. 1854 2788 Later reports put Stewart's ma- jority at 2,100 at least. T PRESS VIEWS OVER CANADA References Made to Attacks op Premier and Meighen, EXPECT CLOSER UNITY The London Standard Thinks Election May Involve the Re- tirement of Hon. P. C. Larkin, London, Oct. 31.--London indeed awakened rather tardily to the im- portance of the Canadian elections. The absence of any clear cut Imper- ial issue was doubtless responsible for the comparative lack of interest in the earlier stages of the contest, notwithstanding the fact that lead- ing 'papers.for some weeks carried numerous special articles concerning the campaign. Canadians here all along hesitated to express prophecies. It was felt at this distance despite the most cop- fous newspaper cables, impossible to prognosticate with any degree of certainty the trend of the election. Lord Beaverbrook's Standard says that Premier Mackenzie King has recently been subjected to violent and unfair attacks by anoth- er London newspaper and that these Attacks seem to have been dictated by American iffluences calculated to give the British public the impres- sion that Premier King possessed anti-Imperial proclivities. The Stand- ard declares that this idea is quite erroneous and never had any foun- dation in fact. Mr. King is a man of the very highest character and of strict integrity, says the, paper, which remarks that the same might be safd ---- Leaders of High . "The Dominion is highly fortunate at this juncture," says the Standard, "in having as leaders men whose lives and actions discourage the bas- er side of politics. Mr. Meighen has also had to suffer some quite unjusti- fiable detraction in this country. He was the minister in the late govern. ment of Sir Robert Borden who ne- gotiated the agreement whereunder the Grand Trunk Railway was taken over." The Standard thinks the election may involve the retirement of Hon. P. C. Larkin from the Canadian High commissionership in London ang says this "would be greatly regret- ted both in London and Ottawa' The paper adds some complimentary references to Hon. Mr. karkin's work here. Lord Rothermere's Evening News claims that the Conservative victory means that there will be closer con. tact between Canada and the Mother Country than has obtained under the Mackenzie King administration. There may be an increase in the Do- minion tariff, with a corresponding increase in the British Preference, the News says, and adds: "Canada will protect her own industries first and Great Britain's second." <4 Position of C.N.R. The Bvening News claims that the oute: of the - Dominion genera} TEP PE P4000 0 020009 * * WEMBLEY EXHIBITION + + CLOSED SATURDAY. ¢ + -- * ® London, Oct. 31.--The Bri- ¢ + tish Empire Exhibition which ¢ 4 opened at Wembley in 1924 to # # benefit the trade of the British + 4+ Empire, closed its doors-today. + # The buildings will be dismantl- ¢ + od. ? + + * + So P4922 09000900000 Radio Safety Device Expected to Avert Acocidents and Save Lives. ------ Detroit, 'Mich., Oet. 31.--A radio- Operated safety device that checks speeding locomotives automatically when danger looms ahead was given a successful demopstration over a 10-mile stretch of Pere Marquette Railroad tracks yesterday. The test was in the presence of officials of the Pere Marquette, the Michigan Cen- tral and Thomas B. Clarke, of De- troit, inventor of the device. Following the demonstration rail- road officials said that they believed the invention, if generally adopted, would result in the saving of thous- ands of lives by Preventing railway accidents and millions of dollars in equipment destroyed in wrecks, By means of a system of radio- controlled signal Mghts instdlled in the engine cab, it was demonstrated that the engineer can be forewarn- ed of impending disaster, making it possible for him to know manyimin- utes in advance if danger is ahead. Should the engineer be disabled or dead, the system of control checks the engine's speed and brings it to a halt at any danger point, at any time, PATENAUDE CHARGES PREJUDICE APPEAL Were Not: Discussed by Quebec Liberals. ---- Montreal, Oct. '31.--Hon. BE L Patenaude has issued the following statement to the press: "The election fight has just been completed: We placed before the peo- ple a programme of political action. Leaders of the Liberal party of our province, instead of 4 the Questions submitted to the electorate by the Prime Minister--senate re- form, emigration, railways and tarirt --preferred to rouse political pas- sion and called on our compatriots to vote against - conscription. Let them now bear the responsibility. An appeal to prejudice ywon over doo- trines. Our province ceded to this appeal, whereas the rest of the country judged the questions of the hour on their merits and chose new administrators." ------------------------. SIR JAMES LOUGHEED ILL. In Hospital With Pnenmenia--Con- dition Ottawa; Oct. 31.--The Hon. Sir James Li servative party in the Senate, fs ser- lously fll in the Ottawa civic hospi- tal with pneumonia. ~ His condition was regarded as grave, but last night he took a turn for the better, though condition is still serious. Last ter Sir James had a serious breakdown, which confined him to his room for several months, But he a 10 the his a is was place towards the end of the session as leader of : NEIGHEN TOTAL DROPS NOW 70 116 I The Liberals Have 101 Seats and the Progressives 21. PREMIER NOT 10 RESIGN Be i Likely Net Pune Challenge a Non-Confidence. 5 PPPS P PPP EEN Ottawa, Oct. 31, (noon)--With 116 seats and only five remaining in the doubtful column, the Conserva- tives cannot now secure a clear mma- jority in the next House of Come mons. In these circumstances it is practically certain that Premier King will not resign before meeting parliament. He will have a confer- ence with the Governor-General be- fore making any publi¢ pronounce- ment, but in circles close to the ministry, it is understood that he fa- vors challenging a vote of non-confi- dence in parliament. If the House otes against him, his. resignation will necessarily follow. Right Hon. Arthur Meighen; Con- sérvative leader, according to the [Ten usual practice, would then he called upon to form an administration. But it is not likely that he would con- tinue In office long without another appeal to the country. In any event, the next session of parliament is not likely to see any- thing in the way of sweeping legis- lation. The situation hag resulted in the nearest approach to a parlia- mentary deadlock in the history of the Dominion. Premier King could only count on a majority with the help of the Progressives, Labor and Independent groups which, although not included in the official opposi- tion, sat on the opposition side in the last house. High Protection Motion. Prominent Liberals feel that any motion calling for higher protection would ally the Liberal, Labor and Independent members, resulting in the Government securing a major- ity. They take the ground that un- der constitutional practice the Gov- ernment is in power until it fails to retain the confidence of parliament; that so long as,it can secure a majo- rity In parliament, it should retain office. Nt "It," sald one prominent Liberal, "Mr. Meighen were to take office and meet parliament with his proposals for higher protection, he would be defeated." Nevertheless, whether Pramier King retains office or not, the feeling in political ciroles generaiiy is Luu PPPPLPPPP0 20th e ee * + WRECKED NERVES + SECURES DIVORCE * st * Reno, Nev., Oct. 31.--A new # method of wife torture was * brought to light in the case of ® Mrs. Elizabeth Loft, who was # granted a divorce from her * husband because he wrecked # her nerves by walking along 4% the narrow ledge of the roof of # a l4-storey building. * + <> * * * * > > + -> * * + + PEEL 20200000 -- VOTING IS COMPULSORY. New Law In Force at Australian Federdl Election. New York, Oct. 31.--~Compulsery voting will be introduced in the federal elections in Australia for the first time on November 14 next, Sir James Elder, Australian commission- er here, announced today. Under a new law passed by the last Parlia- ment registrars are required to pre- pare lists of all persons entitled to vote. Any elector who fails to go to the polls without giving a valid rea- son. for staying away is liable to a fine of $10. For the last ten years/compulsory voting has been enforced in the State of Queensland, but this is the first time it has been applied to federal politics. The law was made general last summer. HAD OSTRICH'S APPETITE. Autopsy IMsclosed Carlous Objects in Man's Stomach. London, Oct. 31.--When an au- topsy was performed at Barrow on a man who, according to the coroner, had evidently committed suicide, the following articles were found in his stomach: A piece of lead piping, two pieces of slate pencil, two pleces of metal, boot tips, four nails, two needles, part of a safety pin, pair of small tweeszers, plece of glass, collapsible top, a metal cap and a small piece of rubber. 10 RUN FROM LAKE PORTS 70: EUROPE Steamships to Carry Manu- factured Articles from De- troit, Cleveland and Toledo. RE WAT Detroit, Mich., Oct. 31.--Contracts for the operation of tem steamships between Detroit, other lower lake cities and European ports have been signed by the Frank Lane Co. of New York, Frank Lane, its president announced to-day. He is in Detroit to open general offices for the company. The company sent two ships from De- troit three months ggo as an experi- ment. One of these, the Anders, will dock here to-morrow, being the first Ocean-going steamer, Mr. Lane said, to leave Detroit with a cargo for a foreign shore, and return to re-load. Exports will consist of cargos from Detroit, Cleveland and Toledo manu- facturers. The principal imports, Mr. Lane said," will be steel, wool, wood pulp rags * for paper manufacture, glass and chemicals. BRITISH TRADE, Imports Increase But Exports Re- main London, Oct. 31.--The monthly summary of British trade, issued by the United States Chamber of Com- merce in London, notes an increase of six million pounds in adverse bal- ance of Britain's overseas trade for September as compared with Aug- ust. For the first nine months of this year, the imports increased by fifty-six million pounds, but the ex- == : GEN. SARRAL IS RECALLED FRON STR To Furnish tion to French Government. SN DAMASCUS SITUATION Is Still Critical---A Civilian Com= missioner Will Supervise the Mandated Tersitery, Paris, Oct.' 31.--General Sarrail, France's high commissioner in Syria, whose reticence with regard to the recent fighting in Syria, and especial ly Damascus; which underwent a severe bombardment, has been order- ed home by the Government to furn- ish full explanation of the situation. He will not return to his post for decision has been reached by Pre- mier Painleve and his Cabinet that instead of a military commissioner a civilian henceforth will take up the task of supervising thé mandated territory. we Situation Still Critical. London, Oct. 81.--A despatch + the Evening News from Haifa, P tine, says the situation In Damase where the French recently put do an insurrection, is still critical, wi the surrounding country is seething. French authorities are said to imposing heavy fines on the Owing to the Damascus insurgents' failures to deliver rifles, in accord. ance with the terms laid down by French, a fine of ten thou pounds was imposed on Monday. the 3,000 rifles demanded, only $85 were delivered, and further of five hundred pounds must b each day until the last rifle is ed in, the correspondent reports. The French guaranteed tk would be no further bombardmer but barbed wire barriers have b placed in the streets to prevent ai bushes. The city is reported quiet bi with strong revolutionary unders currents, The country to the north, the d patch says, is in a state of complete revolution. Telephone lines hi been cut. Motor cars are held wu within three miles of the city prisoners robbed. Strong bands Damascenes are attacking villages revenge for the failure of their fi habitants to join in firing again the French. -------------- Mrs. Anne Stiliman Wr---- New York, Oct. 31.--The New York Times says an action for dive orce on statutory grounds has been begun by Mrs. Anne U. Sul against her banker husband, James J. Stillman. Mr. Stillman failed an earlier attempt on his part to cree his wife on the ground Baby Guy Stillman was of {il mate birth. He sought to that Fred Beauvais, Indian : was the child's father, Summons and complaint in Mrs. Stillman's ac tion were served om the banker more than a month ago. 3 x ---------------------- JUDGES APPOINTED