. Over the Hilf YEAR 98; No. 51. KINGSTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1926, Ar Constance a wwaauge in Se -- The British « THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN HISTORY OF KINGSTON Yet Paid Subscribers to the Daily Brit Whig on March 1st Totalled 9,143. _ Seni-Weekly Whig Has Been Discoainued- The Daly British Whig Now fe Largest Circulation bie Yo Sth Montreal and the Fourth of all Papers Published in the Smaller Ontario Cities. The Dally British Whig Is now printing 9,315 papers 3, of which 9,143 are absolutely guaranteed to be nét paid subscribers. This Is by far the largest regular run ever achieved by a dally paper in Kingston. During the past six months the increasing popularity of The British Whig has been evidenced every day by the new subscribers that have been added to our ists, not only through the medium of our regular canvassers, abut also through voluntary subscriptions, which have been gb feactring this office In large numbers. Since the first of the year we have been printing in excess of 8,000 papers daily. These are all genuine paid-in-advance subscribers, who are taking The British Whig because they like it. Ous'net pald subscription list does not Include any service copies, adver- tisers' coples or employees' coples, nor Is it padded in any way 'with free copies sent by this office or by politicians. A big addition was made to this list on March 1st, when' eo Semi-Weekly Whig was discontinued and added to the aily list. Every year large numbers have changed over from The 8emi-Weekly to The Dally Whig, and this year the num= ber was so large that the management decided to discontinue The Semi=-Weekly Whig altogether. With the advent of the rural routes the demand for a y paper throughout the townships became very pronounced. Daily papers had to meet Ppthis demand, and The British Whig was one of the first dally " newspapers in Ontario to Issue an early mail edition to accom modate those living in the country. ear - rThe British Whig was established on the 1st of January, y by the late Dr, Edward J. Barker. Its first home was on Bagot street, where Dr, Barker guided iis destinies for thirty eight years. Through the stages of weekly, semi-weekly and tri-weekly existence, The Whig passed, in 1849, to the rank « of a dally newspaper, a novel experiment in Ontario at that VE lime. It was the first dally to be published In the province. "gin 1872, The Whig passed from the founder to his grandson, «. "¥the late Edward J. B. Pense, who was its publisher until his death in 1910. -In 1876 the office was removed to premises on Brock street, but the business grew beyond these limits, and, in 1882, Rts publisher bought the building on King street, lately vacated by the Odd Fellows' Relief 'Association, which | ned its home until 1894, when the present up-to-date : hd commodo building on King street was built. In 1925 "he Whig was purchased from the Pense Estate by the present publisher, W. Rupert Davies. From the time of ; its found ging; In 1834, The Whig has published a weekly or a semi= : eokly. The latter issue became a popular one, in addition to the daily, about thirty years ago. Now it is no more. SUBSCRIBERS WELL SATISFIED. . Before deciding to discontinue publication of The Semi- Gekly Whig, the management notified all the subscribers "Wof the change that was contemplated. We are well pleased at the way in which this. decision was received. We have had scores of letters from subscribers, stating that they are well satisfied with the proposed change and stating that 8y would not be without The Whig on any account.' Many, L are already paid up for a year, sent in an additional year's _ subscription, and practically everyone who has written has API aed pleasure and satisfaction with the change. i This new circulation boost puts The British Whig In the class with the large dailies published In the smaller Ontario cities, and away ahead of any other daily in Eastern Ontario out- side of Ottawa. Following are some of the circulations of the smaller cities of this province: Oity and paper. Nok Ek saavins and Times... -y ThA NSraan. ] sae rv seen Fehrs net vas anaat iad London, March 2-- A notorious lost today. Ignatius Lincoln, alias John Lincoln, was executed for mur- der without having seen hip father, Igpatius Tribich Lincoln, exiled for- Far Eaft when he heard of the death good-bye. The father arrived in France yesterday, but had not ap- Had Lively Fight But William McDonald, Aided by Dog, Killed Animal' With Pitchfork. (Special to The Whig.) Bishop's Mills, March 2.--Awak- ened during the night from his slum- bers by the loud barking of his dog, Mr. William McDonald, of Wolford, township, went to the poultry house and had a lively encounter with a wildcat which had just killed five geese. The farm, armed with a pitch- fork, and aided by his dog, destroyed the wildcat, which measured five feet and is a splendid specimen of those ferocious animals. RESCUE FROM ICE. Belleville Laborer is Nearly Frozen to Death. Belleville, March 2--Marooned in fee from two o'clock Sunday after- moon until 3.30 the next morning, John Deering, laborer, ' passed through a thrilling experience, sur- viving cold and storm when he was rescued from what appeared death by freezing, off the shore of Lake ntario, near the village of Welling- ton, about 25 miles south' of here. son's Island, in a Bost. Starting the return Journey his eraft became wedged in floating ice and he was carried past his landing place. He could not reach land owing to broken ice and opén water. Two men, Payton Murphy and Gillis Ingram, were the ones to effect the rescue, assisted by Marshall Palmer and Frank Harris. Ladders, planks and ropes were used, and after several hours' hard work, he was brought to shofe ili an unconscious condition. Today he is convalescent but very weak. - rN BISHOP DECLINES. To Run Business Which Might Cause Grave Misery. London, March 2.--Bishop Well- don, Dean of Durham, declines to ac- cept the offer of John Gibb, of New- castle, prominent in the liquor trade, who a few days ago, offered the Bishop the use of a public house in a densely populated area at a low rental for three months, and promised to furnish first-class liquors at moderate prices during this period. Gibb's idea being to convince the Bishop that a statement made by him to the effect that the profits of the. public houses in this country total £19: 000,000 annually is incorrect. The Bishop refuses to "become in- volved in a business which might be the cause of grave misery" to his fellow citizens. ------------------ PREMIER FERGUSON TAKES DEPARTHENT Of Lands and Forests as Suc- cessor to the Hon. James % Lyons. Toronto, March 2--Premier Fer- guson today has taken over the de- partment of lands and forests him- self, following the resignation yester- day of Hon. James Lyons from the Ontario Government. The Premier this morning refused to make any comment on the situation or to fore- cast any changes that will be made in the administration. It has been J. F. B. Belford, East Northumber- land, might be taken into the Gov- fo spy's race with the hangman was. er M.P., who had started from the | sentence. He wanted to bid his son | With a Wild Cat| the main. rumored for some time that Major! ernment as Minister of Education. 5 einer of Stucatian; | seas. ; Other Conservative members, who. » peared in Shepton Mallett prison { when the time for the execution ar- | rived. The son, & 20-year-old artil- leryman, convicted of killing a house- holdér during a burglary on Christ- mas even, left a letter for his father. Lineoln's victim was Elward Rich- ards, travelling salesman for a brew- | ery. Young Lincoln yesterday appar- ently was resigned to his fate. He | received visits from his" mother and | sweetheart. PPR 00 30489500000 RESCINDS INTOXICATING BEVERAGE RESOLUTION Aberdeen, Scotland, March 2--The town council, which in December decided to ban- ish intoxicating Beverages ftom civic banquets, by a vote of 16 to 1 last night re- scinded the résolution. Sete attetetane PEPE IL IEP 0d CPPPPFIPRRPPOIPEY a TO RE-OPEN LEAD MINE. Hollinida Property Has Been Closed 80 Years. Belleville, March 2.--County Clerk W. H. Nugent, of Hastings County, announced to-day receipt of word from W. J. Neale, representing New York interests, th@t the well-known Hollinida lead mile just north of Bannockburn village, Hastings Coun- try, would be re-opened this spring and workings on 'Bn extensive scale commenced. Hollinida has been clos- €d for 30 years, but William Roberts, { prospector and miner, reported a vein 'of lead several feet wide. PRINCIPAL SLITER IN FAVOR OF NEW POLICY To Have First Year University - Work in Hig pls. rail glial - : a are : "We have always wanted and ap- proved of it," said Principal E. O. Sliter, of the Kingston Collegiate In. stitute, when asked by the Whig what he thought of the transference of all first-year university work to the High Schools and Collegiate Institutes in the province. He is of the opinion | that the work can be done just as effi- | ciently 'and at less cost in the high {schools. He thought that many of the pupils were too young when théy went to a university, and they were unable to stand the heavy work, and as a result failed, and were in this way discouraged from taking a col- lege. course. "The, classes at the University are too large," said Mr. Sliter, "and the professors are younger men. Our teachers here would be very poor in- deed ,if they could not .handle that work." 8 The smaller class enabled the teacher to handle his pupils, and to give more personal attention to them during an especially hard year, . he thought. The staff of the Collegiate will not be increased when the new measure goes into force, since there is only a very small proportion of the pupils graduating each year, who do not take upper school work before they £0 to the University. Mr. Sliter is of the opinion that a junior teacher will be necessary at the Collegiate if the first two years of university work is transferred to the high schools. : Mr. Sliter is of the opinion that some apparatus would be necessary in the laboratory, but apart from this there would not be any extra expen~ diture on equipment. 3 The only drawback pointed out by the principal is that some of the maller high schools would be un- able to handle the work, and as a result it would be necessary for the pupils to attend school at sore larger centre, but "every great reform has its drawbacks," said Mr. Sliter. eben. H] Minister Acted on Insinuations 's Circulation Now Exceeds 9,000 Notorious Spy Loses Race With the Hangman Fails to Arrive Before His Son's Execution HON. J. LYONS RESIGNS FROM THE CABINET Acceptance of Resignation-Aa- nounced by Premier Ferguson. | ANSWER 10 CRITICISH That He Was Using His Of fie for Private Gain. - Torontd, March 2.--Premier G.| Howard Ferguson announced in the Ontario Legislature yesterday af-| ternoon that Hom. James Lyons, | Minister of Lands and Forests, had| resigned his portfolio. The prime minister stated the resignation had | been accepted. id Premier Ferguson read in the Legislature both Mr. Lyons' resigna- | tion and the acceptance, both ' of] which were dated Monday, and théy | were received with astonishment. Mr. Lyons' letter stated that many | questions had been placed on the] order paper conc g the relation- ship of the James Lyons Fuel and Supply Company, Sault Ste. Marie, of which he was president, with the et AA er AN arctan til HON. JAMES LYONS Government and other firms doing usiness with the Government. These questions, the letter said, were placed to establish by inference that he was using his public office to the advantage of himself and his company. Mr. Lyons' iar reviewed the history of his company, which commenced as a -atraight fuel com- pany in 1912, and had grown to a general fusl and supply. company with business connections across] Canada. He pointed out that most of the business of the firm was done with firms in" - Northern Ontario.' "Last year," he wrote in his letter, "I gave the understanding to sees that no further business was done between my firm and the Government. I so informed the company. I do not de sire to embarrass the - Goverumeur, and finding that I cannot undertake to discontinue the business of the firm with its established customers, I beg, Bir, to tender forthwith my resignation as Minister of Lands and Forests in your Government." Premier Ferguson, in his after speaking favorably of the work of Mr. . Lyons as minister, states that he accepts the redigna- tiou. s Hon. James Lyons was first elect. ed to the Legislature in 1923, when] he won Sault Ste. Marie back to the Conservative party. Previous to 1919 it had Been the riding of Sir William Hearst, then premier. Mr. Lyons had never been in active poli- tics as a member of Parliament be- fore, but he had been in municipal office in his own city as councillor. and later as mayor. He was born in old Ontario, but 'went north when a young man and established himself in business. His maiden speech in the Legislature was made letter, | Accompanying CRISP 2P20 09% 0 00 + * FIRST CONTRIBUTOR + © -- % It was announced at Queen's # University op Tuesday that # Canon Cody, Toronto, former # 'Minister of Education for the # Province of Ontario, was the ® first contributor toward Queen's % Endowment Fund. > C4944 404099 CPSP PPS POICIPSCOIY CHILDREN ARE FOUND : IN SAD CONDITION Suffering From Malnutrition and Frost-Bite--The Father Summoned. Peterboro, March 2.-- Three chil- dren of George Dwyer, of Dumner Township. Nellie, aged thirteen: John, aged twelve, and George, aged nine, are in a local hospital suffering from malnutrition and frost-bite. Their father appeared in Police Court Saturday on a charge of neglect and was remanded until Friday. George, who weighs only thirty pounds, was brought into the hospital en a stretcher. He had one toe frozen off at the second joint, while two fingers and one of his heels were af- fectéd by frost-bite. He may not survive, » The children's mother is dead and they are being looked after by their step-mother. According to the fath- er, he worked in the woods all day and when he came home at night the children werg in bed and he as- sumed that they had been fed. There are three children by his second wife, who, it is stated, are properly looked after: WETS CLAIM MAJORITY OF ELEVEN IN HOUSE Latest Word in Toronto Is That June Will See Ontario Elections. ¥ wv Toronto, March 2.--Despite de- niais by the Government it is learn. ed a sem ial injuact! a wie e ik [as x Salts A ty the 0 hint is stated to have been the assurance that such eiection would be held on & government control-local option platform, and it is urged upon the ward associations to prepare for the fray on this understanding. Spreading of such word is said to have been the direct result of a .careful canvass of the situation fol- lowing the Government caucus of last week. Those so-called "wet" members at that caucus presented the Ministers with a list of members of the House who are morally bound to support any amendment to the 0. T.A. This list, according to informa- tion received, comprises ' 65 per cent. of the membership of the House and is composed of groups of all parties excepting the small Pro- gressive group, and even they can be said to be associated with the move if the two Labor members of the House, both "wet" on the issue, are Included as members of that group. . Those in the Legislature who favor some change in the present temperance laws claim to have a straight majority of 11 over the dry xelement regardiess of party affilia- tion. They assert there are 52 Con- servatives, 7 Liberals and 2 Labor members who will support amending the O.T.A. LIQUOR INTEREST HELP ENPEATICALLY DENIED By Premier Ferguson and Oth- ers--Warm Time in the Legislature. Toronto," March 2.---There was a warm time in the Legislature yes- terday when Government and Op- position members clashed er the | wdely-argued question Op- A fon privilege in respect of ques- tions to the Ministry. Col. Currie ob- 3 the last Provincial electiofi by brewing and distilling in- Farthermore,. they asked if Copies Daily -- THE CLOSURE T0 BE MOVED IN COMMONS Debate m Address Concludes at 2 am. Wedestay. A BRIEF ESJOURNMENT Will Be Ouly for Twelve Days Four Weeks him Wast- ef by Unnecessary Speeches, Ottawa, March 2.--The Mackenzie King Government last night gave notice of the closure in the House of Commons. This means that, at two o'clock on Wednesday morning, the debate on the addres, which has been in progress for about six weeks, will be ended and the House will vote. There will then be an autos matic adjournment until = March 15th. Three divisions are probable bes fore this adjournment becomes efe fective, the first to-day on the ape plication of closure, the second on a motion for the previous question submitted some days ago by a Pro- gressive, and the third on the ade dress in reply to the Speech from the Throne, Under the closure rule a member may speak once and then for not more than twenty minutes. The debate ends matically at 2 a.m., next day, or on Wednesday morning in the present case, whether all spoken 'or rot. oie Provision for closure was adopted by the Canadian House about thirs teen years ago, but it is rarely put into effect. l.ast night's step is other = stage in the CO! A cured providing for 'adjourn Td the conclusion of the debate on address, II March 15th, Ad ment, according to the Government announcements, was for the purposes of making cabinet changes, and it was estimated at' six weeks. The Conservatives met tha move by cons tinuing 10 make speeches on the address. In this manner, four of the six weeks have already been ex« hausted. ¢ As matters stand, the closure will mean an adjournment from Mareh 8rd to 15th, instead of the original' six weeks, Debate on Address. With the exception of a few mi utes at the opening. the Conserva- tives yesterday continued the debate on the address through. the ent! sitting, afternoon and evening, Topics ranged from coal supply to the Rouyn railway. I. B. Dougall, Conservative of Iverness N.S. predicted that American an thracite would in ten years be sell ing in Canada at from $25 to $30 a ton unless other sources of supply. were developed. 2 Mr. MacDougall urged a high tariff on bituminous and snthracite, He also pfessed for the recogni of Maritime rights. H. B. Short Digby-Annapolis, suggested ' that rural credits should be extended fisherman, the farmers of the Dr. J. L. Chabot of Ottawa, spoke of Premier King's references to the completion of the Hudson's Bay rails way as & "brazen bribe" to'the electors of the West. J. R. O'Neill North Temiskaming thought Rouyn railway was "another hotel." Rein S---- o Expect Ten ttawa, ch 3 Liberal ea is that Government will have a majority about ten on the closure motion on the address, the division which must come before two clock to-morrow morning. --------------