SL Ze RO 228 Srain and other products through ag@ther than Canadian ports; thea. Buster Keaton = The i "YEAR 98; No. 6, GLORIA SWANSON in 4 "STAGE STRUCK" FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926. Baily British Wis i KINGSTON, ONTARIO. LAST EDITION Hon. Rodolphe Lemie ux Elected Speaker of the House of Commons NADA'S GOVERNOR-GENERAL FORMALLY OPENS PARLIAMENT Guns Boomed as His Excellency Baron Byng of Vimy Drove to the Parliament Buildings---Speech Reductions in Taxation and Rural Credit Ottawa, Jan. 8.--Guns boomed if from Nepean Point this gfternoon as "His Excellency Baron Byng of Vimy formally: opened Canada's fifteenth parliament. Glittering mounted guards accompanied His Excellency to the Parliament buildings and lined up before the buildings was the guard of homor. Within the buildings, too, were all the glitter, show and formality of days gone by. The senate chamber, where His Hx- cellency read the Speech from the Throne was bright with color. Glit- tering 'uniforms, the scarlet and ermine of the supreme court judges, and evening gowns in the ladied "galleries gave color and light to the Beene, It was a few minutes to three o'- clock when the members of the Co mons met in theif own chamber with Mr. Speaker Lemieux, who was unanimously elected yesterday, in the chair. The commoners were then summoned to the bar of the Senate where Mr. Speaker Lemieux informe ed His Excellency of his appoint- ment as speaker of the house. After the customary formalities His Ex- cellency 'the Governor-General read the Bpeech from the Throne, an- ouncing the sessional programme the Government. The members of lower House, headed by the ker, them returned to their chamber. to begin the actua? business of the session. 1. Substantial taxation. : 2. Consolidation of certain pub- «lic departments. : 8. Measures to retain agriculs tural population on land; to en. courage return to land of urban dwellers and « repatriation of Can. adiane. + 4. "Rural eredit scheme. 5. Tariff advisory board, for which provision was made last ses- sion, to be appointed forthwith. 6. Board of Railway commis- sioners instructed to include in its general rate investigation now in "progress, a 'special inquiry into the Causes of the diversion of Canadian reductions in also to take such action under From the Throne Amnounces Scheme. HIS BXCBLLENCY BARON BYNG OF VIMY the Railway Act as it may deem efficient to ensure the utilization ot Canadian ports for Canadian traffic. 7. Completion forthwith of the Hudson's Bay Railway. 8. Royal commission into mari- time rights, ; 9. Bill to transfer natural re- sources to Alberta and to amend the Dominion Elections Act. The Speech has words of af- fegtionate remembrance of Queen Alexandra, and indicated that a resolution. of sympathy. will be subs mitted to pariasment. §t the "growing prosperity of our fav. ored land," and emphasized the In- crease in Canada's export trade and Ereatly improved earnings of the National Railways. It announces further that simpli- fled forms of public accounts will by issued periodically in order that the people of the Dominion may have an exact knowledge of the sources of revenue and the objects of ex- penditure, It intimates that the Can- adian' West Indies trade treaty will be submitted for the ratification of parliament. The speech' further expresses the view, "that a general increase in the customs tariff would prove detri- mental to the country's continued prosperity," and it lays down the principle that "taxation should bear as lightly as possible upon . neces- ries of life and on agriculture and other primary industries." ) GOVERNMENT 1S 10 BE b CHALLEN bers on Friday. S------ Jan, 8.--Premier King's gthat the Government Questioning' in House to-day, The stalement was widely discussed by the members. : Bon, held this 50 ibed by Right Hon. Arthur tive leader, as a pproval the official and emphatic announce- ak. caucus of the In Premier King , Ottawa, Jan. 8.--A resolu- tion of confidence in the leader of the Liberal party, Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King, was passed in the caucus of Liberal members of the House of Commons and Senate this morning.' The re. solution was moved by A. Stork, member for Skeena, and second- ed 'by F. Rinfret, member for St. James. Hon. Charles arcile was elected president of the Govern- ment caucus, : The caucus adopted a resolution reading in part: "Liberal members of the Senate 'and the House of Commons at this, their first meeting since the recent general elections, desire to themselves of the earliest por- tunity to express to the Prime Mia. ir oy Ho lation of he : ed apprec of his ble leadership of the party in the last parliament and throughout the | campaign They look forward {ford Gas Company {operations on February 8th. POPP 4200000000 0 > # A MONUMENT TO FALKLAND VICTORY Pearyn, Cornwall, England, Jan. 8.--A granite monument from the quarry here has been sent to ghe Falkland Islands, where it will be raised to com- memorate the victory of Ad- miral "Sir Frederick' Sturdee's squadron over the ships of the German admiral, Count Maxi- malian von Spee in the battle of the Falkland Islands in De- cember, 1924, after von Spee had defeated a British flotilla off the coast of Chile. PREP PLPPPPEP EP 3H CIEL PPP PLP PRP I PEP ND PEEP P SPP R EPPS EL ---- WHY HE KILLED HER. Lumberjack Says Aged Woman Had © Abused Him. Ottawa, Jan. 8.-- Napoleon Pelle- tier, twenty-one-year-old farm helper and lumberjack, who confessed that he killed Miss Mary Kilfoyle, the aged woman, in her farm home near Manotick station, told the police that he killed her because she abused him and accused him of theft. Fully composed, police state, and without a tremor, Pelletier related the, story of the killing, illustrating: with the axe he used, how he struck Miss Kilfoyle down, then tying a Tope around her neck to shut out "a gurgling sound." --------in TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS. Stratford Gas Company Hit by Hydro Competition. Stratford, Jan. 8.--Announcement was made yesterday that the Strat- would suspend About 700 consumers are affected. Popu- larity of hydro, which reduced the company's business, is the reason of the decision, according to the man- ager, J. P. King. Last Monday the ratepayers rejected at the polls a by- law authorizing the purchase of the plant for $60,000. ' The utility was organized fifty-two years ago, and is now operating without a charter b: consent of the ity. : ¥ snd i it De Valera Complains of Attempt to Destroy Nationality. Dublin, Jan. 8.--Eamen de Valera, in a speech at Rathmines, a blin suburb, last night, said 'the aelic language was rapidly dying, notwith- standing attempts to save it. He complained of the attacks being made against its Preservation, saying they were designed to destroy Irish nationality. QUEBEC T0 CONTROL POWER DEVELOPMENT Policy of Prohibition to Be Continued Says Speech From Throne. Quebec, Jan. 8--Quebec's deter- mined attitude in regard to electri city developed by means of the water powey in the province, is emphasized in the Speech from the Throne, de- livered by Hon. Narcisse Perodeau, Lieutenant-Governor of. the prov- ince, in opening the third session of the sixteenth Legislature yesterday. There is the defisiite statement that the Government intends to continue its policy of prohibition in the mat- ter of export, and, so that there may be uniformity of action, this attitude on the part of the Government will be written in the form of a statute. In this way, Premier . Tashereau's view, empbasiz®d at a time when a project was under way to develop the Carillon 'water power, and ex. port the power to the United States, Is to become a law of the provimes, and stand as a constant \ that: this province wants to keen its natural resources for the benefit of its own people. Care is taken in the speech, however, to point out that the prohibition as to export does not Spply to the sister provinces. Costs 66 Cents to Obtain . Bo--TIt, t \ 5 THE ELECTION OF A SPEAKER 1S UNANIMOUS Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux to yu? git Jel LAPOINTE AN MEIGHEN Male the Opening Speeches--- Mr. Lemienx Was Af- fected by Generous IS. Ottawa, Jan. 8.~""When you have a good Speaker, kéép him because they are hard to gel," stated W. F. Maclean, South York, in supporting the mot- ion of the Hon. Ernest Lapointe, act- ing leader of the Government, nom- inating the Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, as Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday afternoon. was elected unanimously and so plea- sant were the proceedings which led up to his election that it was difficult to imagine that within a few days both parties would enter upon a bit- ter lean's statement expressed the views of the Commons, and thanks for his election, the Speaker was deeply affected by the generous cheers which greeted him. Conservative member for Mr. Lemieux political struggle. Mr. Mae- of the House of in his speéch of members The Speech of the Hon. Ernest Lapointe, acting leader, was brief and non-contentious in nominating the Speaker. The main feature of the proceedings . if the Commons was the #t: leader of the Op House of ement by the to the effect H » Mr. Lapointe as: hdd aly the custom in: his capacity as a pri- vate member of the House of Com- mons and not as 8 member of the Government. After the Speaker had returned thanks for his election the House adjourned and will proceed this af- ternoon to the Senate chamber to hear His Excellency read the Speech from the Throne. Then the House will adjourn until Monday when the debate on the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne wil take place, Mr. Meighen will speak on Monday afternoon. Mr. Lapointe's Speech. Hon. Ernest Lapointe said: "We have just been reminded by the representative of the Governor- General that our first duty as mem- bers of the new parliament is to se- lect a presiding officer. It is an im- portant duty for our selection will influence very largely the character and tone of the debate during the lite' of this parliament. Impartiality on the part of the Speajjer is the supreme law of his office. It is esti- sential that every member have thé conviction that when he ascends the Throne, the Speaker cesses to be a man of party and becomes a man of the House. His function requires skill and tact, wisdom and above all cour- tesy. He must have a tolerant tem- per and cool judgment to deal with situations which arise when occas. ional party spirit and political strife stir many members. "The Hon. member tor Gaspe pos- sesses the quality of personal dig- (Continued on Page 11) \ Dundee Council Also Bans Dundee, Scotland, Jan. 8. The council of Dundee has fol- lowed the example of Glasgow 'and Aberdeen in the matter of banning ' use of intoxicants rE a na : 3 1 this dry," so far as the municipal government is concerned. Bay, was killed in a collision in the {ning a railroad under the | uniting' Bucnos Aires with Chile. PPP PRPEPRFIOEPRELETY YOUNG COUPLE GET MARRIAGE LICENSE Toronto, Jan. 8.---A mar- riage license .was issued yes- terday at the City Hall to a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year- old girl, parents of both con- tracting parties having given their consent. The previous youngest couple to obtain a li- cense were each 16 years old FHSS POSEN * +1 * + * J + + + * + + + * PEEP EIL ILL IIETRE Bootleggers Cut $100,000 From Commission's Profit Winnipeg, Jan, 8.--Bootleggers have made such iaroads into the profits of the Manitoba Liquor Com- mission that the authorities have of- fered a reward for the apprehen- sion of violators or information that will lead to the seizure of illicit stills. It is estimated that the Com-' mission's profits decreased $100,- 000 in 1925. Miss Mahal Prepa Do hing Rx during the past few days, prepared to do anything reason- able," said Miss Agnes Macphail, M.P., today when asked if she would align herself with the reorganized Progressive party. ' Miss . Macphail has been ill at her home for the past few days and was unable to attend the two-day conference of the Pro- gressive members. News In Condensed Form Qff the Wires British Columbia claims world's record for low fatalities in coal min- ing In-1925. The Government decides to allow banks two percent on the sale of ex- cise stamps. - After seven days tie-up the Lon- don, Ont., street railway resumed service today. Convicted of theft in Paris court, Mile. Hortense Langvillier took poi- son and fell dead. Rev. Father Poitras, 83, Quebec- born pioneer missionary priest, is 'dead at Daluth, Minn, Harvey Firestone, American tire magnate, says the peak of rubber prices has Leen reached. Queen Marie of Roumania speed- ed to Milan by special train to con- sult with Crown Prince Carol, . Expedition to Palestiffe to exca- vate ancient City of Mizpeh is plan- ned by American scientists. Police were called when _strike- breakers attacked union men com- ing out of Quebec shoe factory. Hungaridn police now hold fifteen men in counterfeiting scandal, while 85 detectives hunt suspects. Samson, of Quebec, who was ua.ified, will be' opposed when he seeks re-election on Feb. 15th. Engineer Sam Lackie, of North T. & N. 0. yards at Mulock, Ont. Commission of engineers is plan. cannot agree on motable to receive reward for public service in 1925. Glace Bay 4! DAIRYMEN URGED T0 FIGHT AGAINST LOWER STANDARDS Close of the Eastern Ontario Convention---Pri Queen's, Said He Thought the Universities ving Problems of Dairymen. Great Assistance in i Taylor, 0 Beof -------------------- The final session of the Eastern Ontario Dairymen's Association was held on Thursday night; at the Dairy School. There was a large attend- ance, and a very successful conven- tion was brought to a close by a number of able addresses. The work of the year was review- ed in the report of the secretary, who pointed out that it had been the most successful year from the point of view of the amount of milk produced, and for the price re- celved by the producers. The aim of the dairymen during the year had been, to better the quality, and the producers were urged to continue their fight against these who lower the standard of dairy products in Canada. Various items that enter in- to the success of successful butter and cheese making were enlarged on by the report. The | work of chief dairy in- structor was also praised by the report. Eighteen meetings had been held during the year in various districts and 'much knowledge had been dispensed. . Value of Education. W. J. Bell, B.S.A., Principal of the Kemptville Agricultural School, spoke on the value of education to the farming communities of On- tario. He also gave som® pointers in pregard. to the better utilization of waste land in Eastern Ontario, fof stock raising. He thgugh that much of the land that at present is idle, might be used for rearing sheep. The number of sheep in Eastern On- tario ~Ehould be increased ten per cent. The better feeding of young and, who would pass this trait on to their children. Reading of a high~ er order was emphasised by the speaker, who pointed out that the more difficult the book, the more it would strengthen their characters. Election of Officers. After the convention was ad- journed, a meeting of the directors was held and the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: Hon.-president, J. R. Dargavely president, W. H. Olmstead; first vice-president, Alexander MeGruer; second vice-president, J. ¥. Gibbons; | executive, W. G. Godkin, J. A. Sshds erson, A. F. Gibbons, Alexander Me Gruer; E. Campsall, "A. J .Robert~ son, G. A. Gillespie; secretary, T. A. Thompson; treasurer, J. R. Anders son. The delegates to the fairs for the years 1926 are: Mr. G. A. Gillespie, Canadian National Exhibition; Mr. A. MecGruer, Royal Winter Fair, To- ronto; Mr. M. B. Cochrane, Canada Central Exhibition, Ottawa; William Newman, delegate to the National Dairy Council, Resolutions Passed. \ The convention passed resolutions the hearty welcome extended to the. dairy association: to Mr, Zufelt, and ; his staff, tor their courtesy and kindness in making the convention & success; the provincial depart ment of Agriculture, for their hearty co-operation during the past year and approval of the appointment of Mr.iGeorge H. Barr, as dairy in. i structor for Ontario; thanks to thanking"the City of Kingston for cattle, so they might produce bette: cise more Lusiness ability in 'their stock raising. Ponltry and © horses might also prove to be a means of increasing the income of the farm- ers, on the more barren sections. There was money in. poultry, if selentitic methods were followed. Stay On The Farm. Too many people on the farms were dissatisfied with their lot and this was harmful to the future gen- erations, which should be encourag- ed to stay on the farms. The lot of the farmer was far ahead of the busi- ess man in the town, yet one never heard the business man cry down their own business. It "was no wonder that boys leave the farm. The farmer's lot was happy one, and he was comfortable. The people on the farms must realize that they have a very noble occupation. "What we need in this province is to get rid of this talk of the farm being no good." Education was the only ana the best means of solving this prob- lem. Fifty per cent of thé children of the rural sections had not pase- ed their entrance and this was largely due to the selfishness of the farmer, who wished to make the son work instead of going to school. The methods of' teaching in the schools of the ovince were de- plored by the spéker, who thought that the pupils turned out were de- ficient in English, which should be the main thing tn thé education of the farming population. Dr. Taylor's Address. Principal R. Bruce Taylor, of Queen's University gave a short ad- dress to the convention. He had read the addresses given during the con- vention by Mr. Publow and Mr. Zufelt, and what they had em- phasized more than any thing else 8 | Publow and his staff; 'of cow, was urged by [of Agriculture: at convention; t who contributed to the meetings; to Mr. Fair for tai the dairymen out to see Hemlotk Park Stock Farm. 3 ing members who have passed on Thompson, T. ¥. Winters, V Ward, E. H. Stonehouse, and the secretary was instructed to forward a letter of condolence to their re- spective families, It was decided to hold the 1927 convention in Renfrew. ; Dep Ottawa; to to th The Association expressed its ap- proval of 'the policy expressed by Mr. Barr, grading for this 'province, also the issuing of yearly certificates to cheese and butter makers. 5 in his proposed cream. The association extended & pathy to the families of the follow: during the past year: Messrs. T BR: Value of Milk. "The season of 1925 has been 2 good one for dairying, particularly for those connected with the cheeses business, which is the chief branch Z in Ontario," sald Prof. H. H. Dean, of the Guelph Agricultural College, in his address on "Notes and 1 gestions on' the Dairy Industry 3 Ontario." particularly, have been well paid for their efforts in producing milk { be made inte Canadian Cheddar Cheese. None 1 well deserve to be encouraged as the men and women on farms who rear, feed and milk k told that during the season of 19 many patrons of Eastern ~Ontarl cheese factories were' receiving § and over per month in the form' milk cheques twenty cows. ancial condition has 'caused a of optimism among members of Association. The signs of the indicate that we would be wisely to not neglect the p ¢ manufacture and sale of cheese Farmers, cows. I m herds of about is satisfactory all those sections of the provinces where we have suitable : and men of experience to the milk, make the cheese CL PAD