Next Week LEATRICE JOY in "MADE FOR LOVE" im the Orange Order Injunction Case WOULD ALTER THE ONTARIO xsmith Examined JRITISH SYSTEN OF PENOLOGY NAY BE CONPLETELY REVISED #88 House of Commons Passes the Second Reading of a Bill to ne Jes Power to es: Ln Sentences of Pesal London, Feb. 20.-~The recent case of Haviey Morriss, a wealthy CFPPIPPPPSPPIPESIPe +4 . {Arr ereendeseneres A + + WALL COLLAPSES AND bs TWO FIREMEN KILLED : + -- " : {#® Valparaiso, Indiana, Feb. 20 % --The collapse of a wall today, % during a fire that destroyed + |# the Academy of Music building {4% here, caused the death of two Ottawa, Feb. 20.--The actual action is Tory exasperation at failure |# firemen and the injury of four work of the House of Commons dur-|t® Win the election. + others, one of whom may dle. ing the past week may be dismissed {% The fire damage is estimated The Remedies. | {in a sentence--the full implications + at $300,000, | of its actions might require a page gr bid us. + / ' o or two. The week dragged on until | objection tq closure. It is rather a [reese eddcad 249990 the defeat of the butter amendment | cardinal Liberal conviction that men AS FOR 1 DUNNING, { should be converted by argument in- | ¢ di AIR SERVICE BETWEEN SPAIN AND AMERICA Madrid, Feb. 20--Schulte Pro- hlinde, chief director of the Italian Branch of the Italian Dornier Motal Airplanes Com- pany, has arrived here to or- ganize a regular mail and pas- senger service between Spain and America. * By R. J. Deachman. ELECTION ACT Ministers Would Not no bet PEPE Preeti Od P9499 0%00%0 CPP P PPP 0%%0 9 roe | CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL. 50 APPS T Pee e In the course of a debate in the House of Commons yesterday, on a f by a majority of 11. That debate oO t for offences against young ser- vant girls employed by him-in his country home, possibly may be the forerunner of a complete revision of the British system of penology. n the presiding judge gave Mor- three years and his wife niné months of hard labor for conspiring with her husband, he Complained that the law did mot allow him to inflict adequate sentences. jrchant and landowner, who -was &- to three years imprison- bill to remedy this alleged defect in law, the Home Secretary announced | that as the culmination of his dis- cussions with the Lord Chief Jus- | tice of the Morriss case, Parliament | might be asked in a year or two to-| re-consider the whole of the existing | system of penology. The House passed the second reading of the bill. Under it, power would be given judges to impdses long sentences ot penal servitude for certain multiple offences. AN SPIES ARE " CONDEMNED TO DEATH Wo viciad: With Plotting Against Soviet in Combina~ tion With British Service. Leningrad, Feb. 20.--Thirteen of the Esthonian sples, 'whose trial has been in progress here for three ks, were condemned to death yes-{. "ten vears' imprisonment. remainder of forty-eight, with the exception of one who was acquitted, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to five M. Tarr, former Esthonian 'at Hamburg, was given a men were convicted of plotting against the Soviet state and work- ing in combination with the British Intelligence Service. 2 No More Tours for Lauder. Edinburgh, - Scotland, Feb. 20--- Sir Harry Lauder, who has returned from a tour, of India and the Far East, has become a member of the coterie of actors who have made their last tour. "1 have come to that time of life WHEN home 18 good enough for me says. New Brunswick Assembly. St. John, N.B., Feb. 20.--Premier Baxter has announced that the New Brunswick Legislature will open on firee-year sentence. The condemned Thursday, March 11th. After Being Released on Charge Beating Hs Wife. Peterboro, Feb. 20.--Harold Gil- bert, former organizer in Peter- boro for the Ku Klux Klan of the British Empire, was released yester- day on suspended sentence follow- ing a charge of beating his wife, and was immediately re-arrested on three charges of blackmail. Gilbert pleaded guilty to the as- | sault charge, and on representations | made by his lawyer that Mrs. Mary | to! Gilbert, his wife, was willing give him one more chance, he was release under his own $500 bond bound over to keep the peace. The Ku Klux Klan of Canada in dignantly - denies any connection with Gilbert. BETTER PROSPECTS FOR PREMIER KING Glasgow Herald Bolloves He May Retrieve Some of Land J wlll not tone agalnt-Sle-Harrya Glasgow, Feb. 20.--The Glasgow Herald regards Premier Mackenzie King's return to the House of Com- mons at Ottawa as representative of Prince Albert, Sask., as showing that his decision to continue in office jended in a speech from the Honor-!stead of being knocked on the head jable Arthur Meighen which consti- | with a club. The members of French ! | tuted an excellent exhibition of that | extraction have a strong aversion to | A Regina Report Says F. N. Darke Will Resign. {sult was uncertain. despite the lack of a majority in the wjunction Secured By the Grand Orange Lodge Against F. Sexsmith rendant in Action Says He Because He Has Changed Discovery by A. B. Fred Sexsmith, blish & book entitled "Orangeism "Unfolded," was examined for dis- ery at Napanee on Tuesday. oned by A. B. Cunningham, + Kingston, counsel for the Grand Orange lodge of British Amer- fea, Sexsmith said he became aa Orangemen on April 11th, 1882, in Lodge $27, 5th Concession of the Township of Richmond. The last dues fe pald was in December, 1921. had never applied for a certificate ; to terminate his mem- who proposes to "As far as you know you are an Orangeman yet?" 4 *You might call me that." Koonin: continuing, said he had 'almost every office in the lodge, master, de , Secretary, dis- trict county master, committeeman and director of cere- monies, He admitted having taken a of secrecy when he joined the E and that it was on that vow 'he 'was admitted to the order. Hey explained that the ritual was wihier, but that only four or five were sent to each lodgé, one for the master, the deputy master, . ain, ete. It was in that way he! per e familar with the ritual. All| information was given to him on the strength of his vow Sd Sp---- 3f Has No Copy. a "Now, have you got a'copy of the work 'Orangeism Uunfolded'?" "I Bave not." EC : "You issued circtilars similar Exhibit A?'--"Yes." iy "How many?"--"200." | way--no further than your head?" Would Expose Orange Neal His. Mind--Examination for Cunningham, K.C. "Not committed to paper in any "I have written essays on Orange- fsm, and in looking over my papers on Sunday I wrote several short es- says in Toronto." "Have you them here?" "I thought I 'had them in the trunk, but the house was open and they might have been taken." "How do you justify this circular with the vow you took?" . "Because I have ceased to believe in what I formerly believed." "You think that is justification tq break a promise?" "Yes." "Because you change your mind you think you are justified in break- ing a promise." o "Yes.' "Rather extraordinary." "I can't help if. That is my idea." 4 "We could get out of all our prom- ises in the same way?" "Not necessarily." "As far as you know you are still a member?" , J "I don't know, I was expelled. Must have been suspended. In all probability 1 am a suspended memi- "It would be unusual to suspend a member without. notifying him?" "They might not know where I was. . My street address is in To- ronto. & Paraded 40 Years. Mr. Sexsmith then explained that he belongs to Sons of Portadown Lodge, No. 919, to, joined In 1919. He took part in 13th of July processions for 40 years. . "When did you change your or six years ago. It was working on me." y \ was the cause?" "Didn't have any {ll-feeling to my ds." ec frien e ritual? There is as much By House is approved instead of resent- ed, and that the rank and file of the Progressives are willing to sanction a working arrangement with the Lib- erals in preference to facing another election. The Herald adds that no govern: ment without a majority can hope to break much new ground. Premier King will have performed as reasonably can be ex- pected of him, the Herald con- tinues, if he carries on the ordinary work of administration throughout the spring and summer and outlines a constructive programme which he would translafe if the next genéral election hould turn in his favor. Should Premier King be able to find a seat in Parliament for Vin- cent Massey and succeed in prevail- ing upon Premier Charles A. Dunn- ing, of Saskatchewan, to abandon provincial for federal politics, the Herald further says, he might do surprisingly well. The Herald concludes thus: "It is one of the paradoxes of the present situation of Mr. Mackenzie King that despite the precariousness of his : party he 'has a fair prospect, by a skilful reconstruction of his cabinet, of recovering some of the ground he lost last October." ' PLEA FOR CLENENCY 10 BE DEALT WITH Justice Department in nection With Cobourg Young Man. Cobourg, Feb. 20.--F. M. Field, K.C., counsel for Frederick James Townsend, Barnardo boy, who Is now serving three years term in Portsmouth penitentiary, having been sentenced at Oshawa a fe months ago, has received the assur- ance of Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Min- ister of Justice, that the remission |' branch of the Department of Justice will deal with the plea for clemency at an early date. Townsend was con- victed at Oshawa and sentenced by Magistrate Hind to four years In prison for the forgery of a cheque for a trifling sum. The sentence was reduced to three years on the ap- peal to the appellate court at Os- gentleman's capacity for vitu- perative and irritating invective. ous route he evaded the rules of the House and insinuatéd that the Pro- mises of legislation. The laws of ments. The evasion of these rules porters of Mr. Meighen. The infrac- tion of the rules of good' conduct rarely exalt the individual Br en- hance his power and influence for public good. The Blockade Continues. Parliament. has now been sitting for almost six weeks. Its faflure to accomplish anything has been due to the policy of calculated and de- liberate obstruction adopted by the | Conservative party. The election was held on October 29th. The re- Certain mem- b ere elected whose political ad- herence was doubtful. This was true of many candidatés. Ome had as much right to question the adher- ence of Patenaude 'supporters to Meighen as to doubt Progressive ac- tion on the floor of the House. Under the circumstances there was one course open and one only as a logical sequence--call Parliament and let Parliament decide who should hold the réins of power. That was done, Meighen pleaded for Progressive support. He stated his policy. The Liberals stated theirs. Up to date the Progressives Have felt called upon to support the Liberals. Labor and Independent have done the same. It matters not what the labels of these divergent parties may be-- their combined co-operative action determines. the direction of events so far as Parliament is concerned. It is not exactly right to say that Pro- gressives, Labor and Independent "support the Liberals." It is better stated by saying that they are trying to work out a form of co-operative government by which those of simi- lar views may combine action to affect a common purpose. The as- sertioh of the Conservatives that the Government was defeated in the election was true--so also were the Opposition. The latter may take what consolation they like out of the popular vote the facts remain they (the Conservatives) failed by 200,- 000 to get a majority of the total vote polled--they failed to control the House of Commons by a majority of 8 to 10--yet despite these facts they assert their right to govern the country and propose to stop progress of Parliament by a policy of obstruc- tion unless they are granted their claim. There is no question about that fact. Cahan, Meighen and others have proclaimed thelr course of action. It amounts to this: "We, the Conservative Party of Canada were defeated at the last election. We are sore. Unless we are put in power no business will be done." The Fxasperated Tories. The country may well face the adjournment until March 15th. This was necessary because Parliament met early this year for the specific purpose of' determining who really controlled Parliament. It was a re- cognized fact that whichever party By swift movement over a Siseujt | gressives had been bought by pro-! decency laid down by the Speaker | forbid the utterance of such state- | is counted as clever by certain Bup- | ft. They want to go forward by reason and compromise. Labor and Independents hold the same views. The ProgressiVe for quite different reasons objects to closure, He feels that common sense stould direct the affairs of Parliament. Side stepping, legalistic by-play--dilatory motions and other means for avoiding the | accomplishment of a purpose seem {to bim as absurd as walking seven | times around a binder in the hope that the circumambulatory motion will cut the field of wheat. The Previous Motion. There is another way of shorten- ing the game. That is by "moving the previous question." This move brings the House back to the discus- sion of the main motion and avoids further amendments. Tired of all the wearisome and nonsensical amendments on Tuesday last, T. W. { Bird, Progressive of Nelson, Mani- | toba, moved the "previous question." He wanted as he said to find out whether or not the House was tired of these never ending amiéndments, That is the resolution now under dis- | cussion. There are Tory threats of delivering 116 speeches on this mo- tion. They may do it unless the com- mon sense of the people and the Press in virile action makes clear to Tory die-hards that the jig is up. There is another hope. It is an open secret that within the Tory ranks there is the dawning con- sciousness of mind. There is no unaninlity of opinion. Meighen, Caban, Stevens, Manion and a bunch of the desk pounders--are strong for fighting in the last ditch no matter how. far that rendezvous may separ- ate them from reason and common sense. But Toryism in Canada Is by no means vacant of brains despite many partisan opinions to the con- trary. R. B. Bennett is displaying a wholly unexpected parliamentary | power, Those who have read my past articles especially in the West, know that 1 hold no brief for the Calgary exponent of a more or less blatant imperialism but facts must be faced, Bennett dis- plays in the House a reserve, a dig- nity, a power that shames by com- parison the narrowness the .partisan- ship, the picayune, pepper dusting spirit of a Meighen and a Stevens. His growing sense of fairness seems destined to save the Customs Inquiry from degenerating into a partisan graft hunting escapade dominated by trivial bitterness. His perception of historical values is making him cognizant of the fact that Toryism may by senseless obstruction dig a grave for itself so deep that time time may never witness its resurree- tion. Bennett is not in accord with the present action of -his party. The younger and more intelligent mem- bers are drawing to his viewpoint. A sense of party loyalty holds him to his present silence but there comes a time when loyalty to the mistaken conceptions of a political party is treason to that party's best interests and that day may not be distant or remote, History Repeats. History has a strange way of re- peating itself. Chickens come home to roost, The two-party system is: over. It has passed in every country in Europe. It is gone in England. It is breaking in the Un'ted States. In Canada we are trying to work out a form of government under which the Winnipeg, Feb. 20.--Advices from Regina are to the effect that F. N. Darke, Liberal member, will resign {the Federal seat in favor of Premier | Dunning, who has made up his mind {to go. to Ottawa before the next ses- {sion of the House. It is also report- {ed that Liberals in caucus at Ottawa | Thursday considered the question of | Darke's resignation. | In the general election of October {29th last, 'Darke led his opponents, {F. W. Turnbull, Conservative, .and IM. J. Coldwell, Progressive, by 2,163 votes. "NE WILL RETALIATE" EARL OF CRAVEN SAYS Countess of Cathcart Plans to Be Back in London In Three Weeks. Montreal, Feb. 20.--The Earl of Craven's bitterness toward the Unit- ed States immigration authorities, who hold a warrant for his arrest, Increased yesterday after his wife bad arrived from New York and told him the latest development in the Countess Cathcart exclusion case, "We will retaliate," he said, prom- ising to exert all the- influence he can muster in the homeland to seek "retribution." The warrant for Lord Craven was issued when Countess Cathcart was held at Elis Island after admitting relations with the 'earl Involving "moral turpitude." Out in Three Weeks? London, Feb 20.--Lady Cathcart plans to be in England within three week. At least she cabled Agreville Col- lins yesterdcy that she would be pre- sent for the "first night," when he produces her new play, and this Col- lins intends to do within that time. No Application at Ottawa. Ottawa, Feb, 20,--"I would like to ask the Minister of Immigration if any application has been received for entry to Canada," asked 85. W. Jacobs, M.P., in the House yester- day afternoon. "If 86," he enquired, "will the 'moral turpitude' clause which is similar here to the United States be applied?" Hon. Charles Stewart laconically answered, "No." A RUM SCHOONER WAS BOMBARDED Off Long Island by U.8. Cutter Which Likely Was at Target Practice. Lunenburg, N.8., Feb. 20.--Pro- test to Ottawa, it was understood here to-day, would be made imme-g diately by the owner of the schooner Eastwood in conpection with the al- leged shelling of that vessel by the United Stal cutter Seneca. The bombardment, according to Capt. John Spindler; of the Bastwood, took place a few days ago while the schooner was anchored about twenty miles off the coast of Long Island. The Eastwood arrived here yester- day morning in & badly-battered con- dition, but without a cas among the crew, whe took shelté® in the hold during the firing. Capt. Spindler reported that his ship left Halifax on December 20th and proceeded to Rum Row with a cargo of 5,000 cases of liquor. On February 15th, the day of the alleged shelling, she was lying at anchor twenty-one m off Long Island. It is stated the vessel that did the firing was possibly at target wus considering the passage of 3 DENIAL BY SINCLAIR Of Report That He Was Slated for the Beach--Friday in = Legislature. Toronto, Feb. 20.--The Legisla= ture yesterday afternoon gave seve eral important Government bills first readings and also secured a great volume of valuable Informa« tion in Y&plles to members ques tions. 3 Hon, W. F. Nickle, attorney-gen+ eral, introduced an amendment to the Ontario. Elections 'Act whieh' proposes a radical departure. He would amend the law sc that a mems ber who accepts a cabinet post will not have to seek re-election in his constituency. Mr. Nickle said he was not enthusiastic about the bill, but he thought there was a great deal of money wasted in the re-election of men after they had accepted cabinet! positiogs. # 1 Hon. John 'S. Martin obtained first reading for the Cream Grgding bill. It also provides for pastenriza~ tion of cream used for butter k= ing and for graded certificates for' butter makers according to the efs ficiency. None of the clauses willl come into immediate effect, as that| would cause some hardship, but creamery men are notified that all these rules will become compulsory in the nea: future. AE . ------ E That Liquor Bill. ' Replying to questions by Hon. | E. Raney asking if the Gove a i Government control of liquor bill, the Prime Llinister said the question was not in order but stated that no' such bill had been drafted. No in- structions were given for the draft ing of such a bill and no such legis- lation" was considered. Replying to another question, he said that when the Government had anything to say about the Ontario Temperance Act, it would take the House and puhlic into its confidence. : It was also stated in reply to 8 question that George Oakley and Son had secured a sub-contract for the stone work on the new Govern« ment buildings from the main con- tractors. George Oakley, a share- holder in the Oakley firm, is Cone servative member for Riverdale. The Premier answering s question about the seven vacancies in the House, sald he was unaware that the Assembly Act required a writ to be immediately issued. y Replying to Mr. Sinclair, Colonel Price statad that the total tax rey: enue from 4.4 beer was $336.829; from wines, $53,433, and from drinks, $80,490. The total cost ofy collection was $32,254. PE ' . Sinclair Denies Rumor. W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal leader, took-oecasion to deny the rumor that he was slated for the Bench. "That rumor is as vague as the Govern ments temperance policy," he de= clared. ; Answering questions about the new Government building, Hon. 0. 8. Henry, Minister of Public Works, said that about $145,000 had been spent on contracts and the estimated cost was $240,000. y Hon. Mr. Martin informed th House that municipal councils 4 passed by-laws under the corn borer bill of last year. > _ Premier Ferguson stated {n reply to questions that the following min. isters had bee reas since thy Answering K. K. Homuth, South Waterloo, Hon. Mr. Price stated that the province had | $2.446,643 59 for maintenance highway in Ontario in the last | year.