Fy eh La YT TPP ps 4 RAYMOND GRIFFITH in "A Regular Fellow" | A YEAR 92; No. 270. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NGVEMBER 19, 1025. >The Daily British Whig RONALD COLMAN VILMA BANKY WOMEN MEET 10 DISCUSS LARGE ISSUES National Council Executive Pre- sided Over by Miss Carmichael. TWO KINGSTON LADIES In the Persons of Miss Agnes M. Machar and Miss Mowat Are Much Missed. or The meeting of the executive of the Canadian National Council of Women opened in the Douglas Lib- rary at Queen's University on Thurs- day morning. The president, Miss Carmichael, New Glasgow, N.S, gave her address, stressing the big- ger issues the National Council has dealt with since the last meeting. She referred feelingly to the pass- ing from their midst of Miss Day- foot, president of the Georgetown Local Council. A letter of sympathy was sent to Miss Mowat, formerly president of the Kingston Local Council, whose helpful presence is much missed by the executive. Greetings were sent to Miss Agnes Maule Machar, who with the late Mrs. Hugh Fraser, Kingston, was among the first char- ter members of the National Council of Women, A telegram was sent to Mrs. Willoughby Cummings, To- ronto, who through illness, is un- able to be present. Reports were heard from the cor-| responding secretary, the treasurer and the convener of the committee on finance. This afternoon, Mr. Lewis Dun- Si Ro K.C., Toronto, of the Federated Tiegas marketing oF HE, WH speak to the executive. Members Present. In attendance are the president, Miss Carmichael, New Glasgow, N. 8.: Dr. Ritchie England, Mrs. Wal- ler Lyman, Mrs, Atherton Smith, St. John, N.B.; Mrs. C. H. Thorburn, Mrs J. A. Wilson, Mrs, Ira Mackay and Mrs. Ninfan C. Smellie, Ottawa; Mrs, 8. Wade, Renfrew; Mrs. Stam- mers, Smith's Falls; Mrs. W. R, Nor- ris, Peterboro; Mrs. W. Bundy, Dr. Margaret Johnson, Dr. Margaret Patterson, Mrs. J. N. Woods, Mrs. Dignam and Mrs. Parsons, Toron- to; Mrs. Harry Carpenter, Hamil- ton; Mrs. Twidale, Niagara Falls; Dr. Btows Gullen, Mrs, Smythe, Miss Hart, Teronto; Mrs... W. Dennis, Halifax; Mrs. Sandford, Hamilton; Mrs, Goodwin, Welland; Mrs. Smel- He, Ottawa; Mrs. Wilkinson, Ot- "tawa; Mrs, W. C. Tilley, Brantford; Miss Joan Arnoldi, Toronto; Mrs. Muir Edwards, Ottawa; Mrs. J. A. Maitland, Woodstock, am Mrs. Scott, Peterboro. A THREE-CORNERED * MAYORALTY CONTEST Ald. Fergus 0'0 O'Connor Has Decided to Enter the Contest. dinate Kingston will have a three-corner- ed mayoralty contest. This became known on Thursday afternoon, when Ald. Fergus J. O'- Connor announced that he would be a candidate, so with Mayor Tho- "mas e and Ald. Joseph Nash an the this makes a three-cor- George Laturney, who were looked likely candidates, announced "Whig on Thursday forenoon, that they would not enter the con- Both Alds, Laturney and Kidd re-election as aldermen, "not be a candidate this t 1 will be in the ring against next year," said Ald. La- "when interviewed by The r stated that he seek re-election as an alder- Judas ward. He has re. us said that A \eandidaty for alderman inouncements to- 'has evidently been Bd the race is now on fal 'Alds. T. A. Kidd andl Miss Carmichael of New Glasgow, N.S., the President of the Na- tional Council of Women of Canada, meeting in Kingston. nn Dowager Queen Alexandra Is Critically ll 19.-- Dowager | King | - London, ' Nov, Queen Alexandra, mother of George, is critically ill from heart | attack, it is officially announced. | The Queen, whose eighty-first birth- day falls on December 1st..sutfered an attack this morning. The state- ment issued from her home, Sand- ringham Castle, this afternoon, reads: . "Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra, who for some time past has been failing in health, suffered a severe heart attack this morning. Her Ma- jesty's condition is critical. (Signed) "F. @G. Willams, Thomas Horder." King George and Queen Mary are at Sandringham, where they have been staying at York cottage since! last Saturday. British Government Favors Scrapping the Submarine London, Nov. 19.--Premier Baldwin, in reply to guestions in the House of Commons yes- terday afternoon, declared the British Government still favor- ,ed scrapping the submarine, but as the League of - Nations was about to undertake a prepara- tory study of the whole dis armament question, it would be premature at present to propose a conference dealing with the submarine question. Then Vice-Admiral Sir Reg- inald Hall jumped up and com- batively asked the Prerhier if he had seen the statement that if submarines were to be abolish- ed Britain would have to abandon the right to blockad Baldwin said he had seen mePd a statement. Unrestricted Tariff Rights Are to Be Given China ---------- » 4 Pekin, Nov. 19.--The powers re- presented at the Chinese customs conference to-day unanimously and unconditionally acceded to the Chi- nese demand for the enactment of a treaty giving China unrestricted tariff rights until January 1st, 1929. China agrees to abolish the likin or special tax imposed upon goods in inland transit on the same date. Sir Hamilton Works Hoard permitted the withdrawal of the name of a prospective alderman froma ecivie contract. a. y CHESTERVILLE HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED By His Companion--Both Men Fired 'at Deer From Op- posite Sides. Pembroke, Nov, 19.--R. Henne- pex, of Chesterville, was accidentally killed in the hunting district five miles west of Chalk River yesterday morning when a bullet from a gun in the hands of D. Casselman, also of Chesterville, his hunting compan- ion, entered his abdomen. The two men were scouring .the fields for deer tratks and were sep- arated, but parallel to each other when. a deer appeared and loped across the fleld between them. Both men fired, The deer escaped, but Mr. Hennepex dropped to the ground and died half an hour later. An inquest will be held. Ths men had been hunfTng companions for twenty years. A STRONGER POSITION Attained by Canada's Iron and Steel Producers. Toronto, Nov. 19.--In a summary of the iron, steel and machinery markets, Canadian Machinery and Manufacturing News makes the fol- lowing commezt this week: "Iron and steel producers have attained a stronger position with re- gard to order books, following ad- vances in the iron market and dis. tinet strength in several other lines. While only a moderate amount of new business has come to the Books of manufacturers in the metal-work- ing industry, there has been a steady movement by them to cover for re- quirements over the remainder of 1925, as well as up to midsummer of 1926." Woman Loses Jewels She Carried In Her Belt Denver, 19.--Mrs. Genevieve S. Behrens, of New York, today reported to police the loss of jewels valued at $52,700. She sald she carried the jewels in a belt worn under her clothing, and first missed them when she reached a physician's office where she went in a taxicab, Colo., Nov. SEPP P SPIER EPS 0 * # CANADIAN SPECIMENS * FOR THE LONDON ZOO. LJ ea Toronto, Nov, 19.--Sixteen # Poagg, a deer, 18 porcupines # and 10 wild geese were yes- 4 terday prepared at the River- # dale Zoo for a journey to Eng- % land. They are being shipped + to the London Zoo, commenc- % Ing their trip today. + + * > + * * * * +» * * 4 * * * PPP4 LLL REEFS 4d TO REMOVE GOLD MASK From the Face of the Faithful Phair ach at Cairo, Cairo, Nov. 19.--~The investigators who are examining the mummy of Tutankhamen are preparing now to remove the gold mask from the face of the youthful Pharaoh. They ap- proach their task expectantly, with the hope that they will find the face less emaciated than were the limbs of the King. The face has had better protection. Gold pectroals, Beautifully encrust- ed, cover the Plisrach"s breast. The upper part is an Imitation of a vul- ture; the lower part represents the sacred serpent of Egypt. Some parts of the body are en- crusted with 16 layers of jewels and gold leaf. FACES THEFT CHARGE. But Charge of Receiving Has Been Toronto, Nov. 19.~--Trial was be- gun yesterday afternoon before Judge Denton jn the County Judge's criminal court of Willard W. Dunlop, former chief inspector of prisons and public charities in Ontario, who is charged with the theft of $40,000 from the Provincial Government, during the years 1915-28. With the consent of Crown un- sel J. C. Makins, K.C., the second count of receiving was struck 81f the indictment. R. H. Greer, K.C., coun- sel for the defence, pointed out that accused had been committed for trial on only a a SBaree of th of theft. PEPALL CASE NEARLY READY FOR THE JURY Judge Says That Indictment of Stealing Not to Be Considered. Toronto, Nov. 19.--Hearing of evidence in the case of Andrew H. Pepall, charged with theft and bribery in connection with Ontario bond transactions, came to a con- clusion yesterday afternoon with the evidence of Hon. W. E. Raney, at- torney-general of Ontario in. the Drury government, who was unex- pectedly called by the crown. Mr. Raney, however, testified that he had little recollection of the mak- ing of the bond bargain with Jarvis, as he was absent from the meeting with cabinet members for most of the time Jarvis was there. Mr. Justice Wright told the Crown that the proper direction to the jury was that the first bill of fa- dictment against Pepall should not be considered at all, but that the second bill was the only one they had to consider, : The first indictment was that of unlawfully stealing money and securities worth about $368,000. The second count is retaining money and securities valued at $381,000 knowing them to have been fraudently obtained. The case will likely go to the jury late to-day. WANTS WOMEN POLICE, Miss Wilkinson, Labor M.P., Will Introduce Bill. London, Nov. 19--Miss Bilen Wilkinson, Labor M.P., for East Middlesbrough, intends to introduce Commons a bill in the House of to compel police authorities io Smmpy roasbien has been a member sausell far a a number of y BRITISH SE PASSES THE TREATY The Spirit of Locarno Pervades Crowded House of Commons. VOTE WAS 375 T0 13 Ramsay MacDonald and Lloyd George Paid Tribute to For- eign Secretary Chamberlain. London, Nov. 19.--The spirit of Locarno pervaded the crowded House of Commons when approval of ratification of the European security pact--the treaty of mutual guaran- tees--was voted 375 to 13. A Labor amendment was defeated previously 332 to 130. When the Speaker put the motion presented - by Rt. Hon. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, calling for approval of ratification, there was an almost unanimous shout in its favor. But back-bench Labor members persist- ed in calling for a division. The ma- jority of the Laborites voted with the Government, but about a score abstained from voting. As the vote indicated it was a sympathetic House which greeted Mr. Chamber- lain upon his appearance in West- minster to render an account of his stewardship at the recent confer- ence at Locarno and seek authority from the Commons for signing| in London on December 1st the treaties initialled there. After the Foreign Secretary's! re- cital of the Locarno proceedings, both Ramsay MacDonald and Lloyd Géorge paid tribute to his work. The Labor leader Bald it had advanced the cause of ' peace substantially, while Mr. Lloyd George added his characteristic light touch to the de- bate by expressing his desire to add a humble Welsh leek to the many nosegays Mr. Chamberlain had al- ready received because of his ef- forts for Europeon peace and secur- ity. » The Labor and Liberal critics seemed thoroughly satisfied on the question of Great Britain's new pledges to the European countries by the foreign secretary's explana- tion, which made it clear that Brit- ain's obligations were carefully re- stricted and that military interven. tion on the continent could not be brought about until the British Government itself had decided as to what, an alleged violation of inter- national rights constituted. As regards the suggestion that Russia should have been brought into the League of Nations, the fact was that the Russian Government was not prepared to join the League on any terms whatever. Everyone should rejoice that Germany had proposed to become a league 1 mem- ber. No Committal Made. Regarding the obligation Great Britain had Locarno, Mr. Chamberlain said there was no case in which Great Britain would be called upon to take im- mediate action except in pursuance of the covenant or in pursuance of action of the League, or "where ac- tion is taken by one of the parties in breach of its obligations which leads to such an Immediate danger that you cannot wait even the few days necessary for a meeting of the council." "And, in that case," Mr. Cham- berlain continued, "the British Gov- ernment of the day remains the judge and the only judge of whether that case of immediate danger has arisen. The Italian Government as y} lott guarantor is in exactly the). which undertaken at |' RT. HON AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN British Foreign Secretary, wno pre- sented the Locarno treaty in the British House of Commons. ARMISTICE IS LIKELY IN ANTHRACITE STRIKE Miners Ready to Negotiate Scale in a Spirit of Compromise. Philadelphia, Nov. 19.--Possibili- ty of an armistice in the anthracite coal strike appeared nearer today, as operators considered a statement made by John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Work- ers of the World. i The anthracite miners are ready, Lewis said, to negotiate a new wage contract "in a spirit of compromise, and give and take." They desire, according to Lewis, "to work out a contract for four to five years' con- tinuous operation of the mines." He added that '"'the miners can never give up the principle that their wages must be fixed when they g0 to work, by contract with their employers, brought about in a spirit of compromise and give and take." During This Year for Offences Against the Motor Vehi« cles Act. Nov. 19.--For offences of one sort or another against the Ontario Motor Vehicles Act 206 licenses were permanently cancelled by the Department of Highways this year. This information is given in a report from the Motor Vehicles Branch just issued. The detailed statement shows: 79 cancellations for intoxication; 127 for reckless driving. Other causes are faflure to return to the scene of an accident and driving while licenses were sus- pended. There were 77 suspensions. Toronto, WOULD PRECLUDE RUST. Saskatchewan Minister of Agricul. ture Makes Comment. Toronto, Nov. 19.--Hon. C. M. Hamilton, of Weyburn, Sask., Min- istef of Agriculture for Saskatche- wan, stopped over in Toronto yester- day on his way to Ottawa. He is particularly interested in the Garnet variety of wheat, which announce- ments say has just been perfected at Ottawa. He is of the opinion that a new impetus to grain growing in the West will be furnished by the new variety. "The announcement with regard to Garpet-wheat, which, it-is-expect- ed, will ripen ten days earlier than Marquis wheat," said Mr, Hamilton, "fs of very great importance to the people of the Province of Saskat- chpwan. Wheat that will yield equal to Marquis wheat, and of good milling quality, and ripening from five to ten days earlier--would be of tremendous value. It would push the wheat belt further north. But 'probably the greatest value would be in avoiding rust, which usually attacks the wheat in the last ten days, and is the greatest problem we have to deal with in the growing of wheat at the present time. "It 1s almost impossible to esti- mate what Marquis wheat has done for Canada, And, if Garnet wheat comes up to expectations, it will be New Charman Magrath Favors Developing St. | St. Lawrence. ; DINNER IN HIS HONOR Engineering Profession Pays M bute to Successor of Late Sir Adam Beck. Toronto, Nov. 19.--Interpreting Hydro largely in the terms of the os sential Canadianism which the great = institution 'represented, Charles A. Magrath, recently appointed chair<" man of the Ontario Commission, re- sponded in thoughtful and inspiring vein last evening in the King Ed- ward Hotel to a unique honor which was paid-him, The occasion was a dinner, under the auspices of the en- gineering profession, which as. sembled together upon a representa- tive scale probably never exceeded at such a. function, over 600 of the leaders of all spheres of provincial life. Tributes to Mr, Magrath and to the Hydro development were paid by Premjer Ferguson, by Dr. Are thur Surveyer, president of the En- gineering Institute of Canada; by Hon. Dr. Cody, and by Professor Haultain, the chairman of the evens ing. Following them, Mr. Magrath declared simply that he realized that he had fallen heir to a great posi« tion through the genius of the late Sir Adam Beck. His view was pro= dominantly that it was an opportun ity for public service and that his work upon the Hydro would simply be work in the development of greater Canada which was the herl tage of all Canadian citizens if only. they would think upon it and wo out the broader national vision. He declared his resolye to safeguard in every way the capital investment of the citizens by a poliey of caution, but declared that faith in a great Hydro enterprise, growing and ex panding, was simply - the comple« ment of faith in a great 'Canada awaiting development. ¢ Devolpment of St. Lawrence. Upon specific matters of policy for the future, Mr. Magrath stressed almost exclusively the need for the development of the St. Lawrence. His argument' was that ,the work need not wait the settlement of navigation questions between the United States and Canada, since such questions could be settled at any' time after the completion of the des velopment. Of interprovincial or in- ternational difficulties he had liftls fear; holding that when Ontario ~ ¥ prepared to discuss any such tails with a desire only to give: = play, she could be assured of gets ting just what she was giving. He also tentatively suggested that both Canada and the United States should be allowed to take more water from Niagara Falls for power purposes. His idea was that a larger amount of water could be taken to reliev present emergencies without affec ing the scenic beauty of the falls of the navigation above or below them. Upon the Bropuosal for the use of expressed himself as not yet of the view that they were advisable the present juncture, as Ontario had not yet developed all the water which was running to waste in ae- cessible streams. MORE FRENCH TROOPS #