EAR 08; No. 62. ouse of Commons Convenes Thi 7 LAWRENCE DEVELOPMENT fs CALLED Sk Rls to br Public INew York, March 15.-- Governor red E. Smith, in a statement ve- ing the proposal for a State ter-power authority, yesterday as- ed that no reasonable or sensible pment could be made against the te pétaining the ownership and nt f power plants required for ration 6f electrical energy. New York's great power resources w the property of all the people the State, he sald, were threat- ed in two directions--one, by the pachment of the Federal Gov- ent and the other, by long te private corporations. 3 sensible and reasonable thing 0," the Governor declared, "is up the power authority and it prepare a plan, having imposed on it only the restriction that the fldings, land and machinery re- d for electric generation, shall n the property of the people of State. i "Over and above every other con- defjilon. the State should own ode er plants in order to pre- 'the Federal Government from MISSION OPENS IN N ST. MARY'S exores ENCROACHMENT New York Governor, Whe Chal- Washington---Takes a 4s Control of Power. encroaching upon the domain of the State." ---- Federal Encroachment Alleged. "Another encroachment upon the State's right can be found in the treaty between the Dominion of Can- ada and the United States, provid- ing for joint development on the St. Lawrence River. No one will deny the right of the Federal Govern- ment to make a treaty with the Do- minion of Canadas for the purpose of prpmoting navigation, but this treaty also provides for water-power development, and the United States has assumed its right of control over water power on the United States side as clearly as it has assumed its right over navigation. . "] presume the Federal Govern- ment takes this stand because of the neglect of the State of New York to own great power resources. The creation of a State water-power au- thority will be a challenge to the right of the Federal Government to assume any ownership or control over water powers now conceded to be the property of the State of New York." LC hl |LT.-GOVERNOR OOCKSHUTT . ON QUEEN'S ENDOWMENT Hope That Appeal Will Be Liberally Re- sponded To. ' On the eve of Jaan launching its cam- "| port Te i of Canada is so | time to get off the tracks or before widely known that commendation of her claims to generous public sup- would almost seem to he superfluous. Neverthless I gladly join with other friends of Queen's in expressing the hope that the appeal you are about to make will be liber- ally responded to. It is in the nature of things that in a great institution of learning, such as yours, new needs will arise with the passing years and that the high standards so faithfully adhered to in the past, can only be upheld by an adequate maintenancy fund, such as you are aiming at in your present campaign, to which therefore | wish every success." SENATOR TURRIFF INJURED, Knocked Down by A Street Car hi « Ottawa. Ottawa, March 15.--Senator 5 a. Turriff suffered painful injuries yes- terday morning when he was knock- ed down by an Ottawa Electric Rall- way car. The r was walking along the in Rockliffe Park, presumably taking a short cut, when the street car, rounding a sharp turn at the basé of a' cliff behind him, knocked him down before he had the motorman could bring his car to a stop. badly shaken up. After 'his home. take any advantage whatever of her | '{ on Sunday. The rink, an old struc- Senator Turriff suffered cuts and a bruises on his face and head sad was medical attention, he was taken to] KINGSTON, ONTARIO, New York, Varilla River yesterday. the river. SERIOUS BANK SLIDE | OCCURS AT WELLAND : Hundreds of Tons of Earth! Slide Into the Canal Channel. St. Catharines, March 15.-- With' the opening of navigation just a moatk away,' a serious bank slide occurred: Saturday evening on the west side, of the present used Welland canal near Ramey's bend, between Thorold and Welland. Hundreds ot tons- of earth slid into the channel. It is expected that suction dredg- ing will have to be resorted to in order to have the channel clear for traffic by April 165th. WINNIPEG RINK IS DESTROYED BY FLAMES Fire Broke Out a Few Hours After a Hockey Match. nipez, March 15.--The Audl- torium Rink, situated a few blocks from the centre of the city's business district, was destroyed in a specta- cular tire of unexplained origin early ture, was built entirely of wood, and blazed fiercely. Two mea, who had gone to sleep ina eany: and ---- rescued with difficulty and taken to a For a Break in Hydro Service in Raleigh Township. Chatham, March 15.--When the Hydro-Electric service in Raleigh Township went out of business Sun- day afternoon investigation brought the explanation that United States balioonists were the cause of the trouble. I. H. Cameron, a farmer near the River Road, declares that balloon- ists drifted over his farm at a low 248 Persons Killed When Excursion Train ~~ Plunged Down an Embankment Into River March 15.--Two hundred and forty-eight persons were killed and seventy-five injuréd when an excursion train on the Costa Rican Railroad jumped the tracks on a bridge over the This information is contained in a wire- less despatch received by the United Fruit Company, ewners of the railway, from San Jose, Costa Rica. trait left the rails and plunged down a \190-foot embankient into' Three cars at the end of the [se¢cecscesssssns sa 'STOREKEEPER I8 » "BURNED TO DEATH. +» Montreal, March 15 --wi- fam Clarke of Longuenll, Que., across the St. Lawréhce river trom Montreal, was Burned to death this morning When fire destroyed his residéhce and store. Four other m@mbers of ¢ the family escaped. : sess ate stan PELL PTOTERES ENDOWMENT FOR Dr. Bruce Taylor . Ont., Cami Londqn, Ont., Mare pal Rev. R. Bruce T first gun in this part ol on behalf of the $3, dowment for Queen's speaking before the AGEN of the Queen's Alumni Ontario Saturday nigh Principal Taylor, w paniel by Prof. G. J. ¥, Science Department' Prof. ColoW. P. Wil- gar, engineering department, and S. Stalford, organizer, delighted the alumni present, to the number of about sixty gradusies, with his thoroughly informal afidress, = and there remaivs little but that the London district will §o over the top on its allotment of $10,000 for 125 graduates in London and within a radius of thirty miles. Hugo Craig, tederal Department Western 'was accom- -- Kingston Horticultural Society WIil Ask City Council to Enforce By-law. wale The Kingston Horticultural Soc- fety is taking active steps to have the noxious w'vis hylaw enforced. A committee. emposed of J. Macgilli- vray, Dr. Arthur Neish, Jamés Craw- ford and W. T. Harkness, will peti- tion the city council in this regard, in the near future, The members of the executive are waiting until the snow has disappeared so that they can go over the various lots in the city, and then wait on the council, with a concrete preposition. Some property belonging to the city they claim, is in a neglected condition, and it is rpoposed to have the city clean this up The society will also ask the coun- cil to enforce the "Clean-up Week" more rigidly and in this way it is hoped that owners of lots will re- move unsightly material from some of the more prominent in the city. It is not the intention of the soclety to ask for any financial support, but to solicit the co-opera- tion of the couwsell. y MONDAY, MARCH 15, ernoon ter Tis Brie Recess THE CONNONS OPENS AGAIN AFTERRECESS Premier King Takes His Seat as 's Member. WS um" oH Held po at Premier's Request. Ottawa, March 15.---The House of Commons convenes this afternoon after its twelve days' recess. Pre- mier King is to take his seat after | the hospital. crserssssrrensens MAY REQUIRE INCREASE OF FIVE MILLION In the Main Estimates of House of Commons. - " & HIS MAJESTY THE KING ge * --- > > London, March 15 -- King # 4% George's health is so good that ¢ © he will not spend Easter in the # Mediterranean, as he did last & + year. He will go to Windsor with & * '4 Queen Mary for Easter and pro- % % bably stay there during April. * * SAE. PRFIFPPPEPIFLIPPO COMMITTED FOR TRIAL BY COUNTY MAGISTRATE Case of J. E. Harte Before the Court on Saturday Afternoon. J. E. Harte, formerly accountant of Mowat Sanatorium, waived pre- liminary hearing when he appeared before County Magistrate J. W. Bradshaw, on Saturday afternoon, charged with stealing certain money from that institution, and with con- verting to his own uses money which was paid to him to be turned over to A. E. Day represented the opening of the House this after-| the accused, while T. J. Rigney was noon. It Hon. Charles Dunning gets an acclamation in Regina, he. probably will be in his place before the end of the week. This is private members' day in Commons, the first since the session opened. There are more private members' resolutions on the order paper than can be reached this ses- sion, but two days a week, Monday and Wednesday, will be given to them for a while. The first resolution on the paper stands in the name of J. §. Woods- worth, the Winnipeg Labor member, and proposes that Canada should refuse to accept any responsibility for complications arising from the foreign policy of the United King- dom. It is understood, however, that Premier King has requested Mr, Woodsworth to let this resolution stand over, as it involves the ques- tions of Canadian ratification of the Locarno treaty and the British atti- tude in the present crigis in the League of 'Nations over Se abplicutions the The -- "nas not indicated definitely whether or not it proposes t the Locarno treaty should be ratified. It has promised to give the House an op- portunity of discussing the matter. The Winnipeg Labor member it {is understood, has consented to defer the submission of his resolution. A Poor Golfer, Hindhead, England, March 15.-- David Lloyd George has takem up golf again. He plays occasionally at Hindhead. While he has consider- able enthusiasm for the game, he never makes a good score and treats ft as if it were merely incidental to a pleasant stroll in the country, To Admit Germany Tuesday. Geneva, March 15.--Following' a two-hour secret session, the League of Nations council announced Satur day that the assembly would be con- voked Tuesday to admit Germany into the League. United Statés warships are brder- ed to Chinese waters. Nova Scotia's proposal to abolish the upper house meets with federal opposition. Alex Moffatt, Hamilton, aged present for the Crown. The magis- trate committed Harte for trial at the first next court of competent jurisdiction. A NEW STUNT. Jack Dempsey to Partly Prontote His Own t. Los Angeles, Calif., March 15.-- Jack Dempsey's fight with Harry Wills in defense of the world's heavyweight champiohship Labor Day will be partly promoted by hini- scif. For the first time in pugilistic his- tory, a champion has put his own money into the promotion of a match in which he participates. Dempsey is placing $250,000 In the banks to help put over what fe claims will be a $3,000,000 attrac- tion. Dempsey, it was admitted by Floyd Fitzsimmons, will, fight solely on a percentage basis without aay guarantee. His 8 sit is to be a per- | centage whic! aan will net him more than $1,000,000. Wills, too, 1s on # per-|T¢ centage basis, but he will be guar anteed at least'$100,000. GETS SEVEN YEARS IN PENITENTIARY H. H. Coffey, Former Imperial. Bank Manager, Pleads Guilty of Theft. Toronto, March 15.--8even years in penitentiary was the sentence meted out by Judge Coatsworth in Sessions Saturday to Harry H. Coffey, former manager of the Im- perial Bank at Schomberg. T. H. hennox, K.C., defending, had pleaded guiity to sixteen counts of theft and receiving, forgery and uttering, and a brief trial followed. Two Crown: witnesses testified, being called by County Crown At- torney Frank Moore, while charac- ter evidence was given by two per- sonal friends of accused and by Mr. Lennox himself. When sentence had been imposed, Coffey smiled his usnal smile, des- pite the loug term he is about to be- gin. Later Coffey said. "I'm satisfied. I will have to take my medicine like a man." Putting vigorously at a big cigar, btedly made it harder for him- years on each count, concurrent. Be- imposing IS IN GOOD HEALTH # THE CUSTOMS ENQUIRY And Other Unforeseen Undertak- 'ings Swell the Total--To Be Tabled on Tuesday. Ottawa, March 15.--The main estimates will be presented in the House of Commons and it is said that an increase of five million will be shown. This sum does not mean. that the curreat expenditures have gone up, but: that certain speciat outlay must be provided for. For instance any 1925 votes which has ' not been spent must be revoted and appear in this year's estimates. This may possibly include the unused por- tion of the $325,000 voted last year for customs act enforcement, of which only about $35,000 has been spent. The balance must be re-vots ed, but in addition there must be some provision made to pay for -H. H Stevens' expensive 'Investigation, which may run away with moge than Balf a million dollars. ! Another unforeseen expenditure will be the vote for the Hudson's Bay Rallway in fulfillment of the. pledge made by the government. The actual amount that the completion of the road will mean cannot be fully estimated, and sufficient money will be voted this year to convinces the 'west that the government is in earnest. This sum may even reach a total of $1,250,000, but the western: ed for the Hudson's Bay Railway an which money was diverted to other purposes. There is also rural credits scheme, for which aa initial sum must provided as capital. An immigration campaign must also be financed. It will be necessary to vote ones sixth of the total amount of the esti mates before March 31st, the end of on March 31st and not a cent may be spent after that date save from the moneys voted by the present session of the present parliament. WAVE OF SYMPATHY FOR DAVID A. MOON: sympathy has spread throughou the city- for David Arthur Moon,