~ ® 3 Z oh 3 sg . : | Yorkton, Sask., March 16.--A former secretary, B. W. Sawiak, en- ! } Ottawa, March 16---Directly after » a R te fa er members of the Council of Sliding [ing 90 charges of forging, uttering fer Insistence Upon 1 Seat in the League of * {Hill municipality, near. here, were and stealing money belonging to the total of 181 charges of misappropria- {lor, facing 36 charges; Alex Fe- for Prince Albert, and took his seat 4249850429499 948 sembly when it convenes tomorrow | The charges have provided the |Shovinak, 15 and 18, charges, re- ° turn, and when he was led in by READY TO ADJOURN #!,....4ine the continued amity of ®WOulit of money involved has been [ferent charges were produced at the TOTAL IS 1 351 R. Motherwell they gave him pro- yb 1y Boutonnieres of and the Germans Are making '# | 100 Of ther surplus population eml-|¢estitiad at the preliminary hearing \the money. All accused were admit- rt a --_-- - ~ - - DISQUIETIN THA illge | i | . | former secretary, the present and [tered general denials, the House of Commons reassembled yesterday afternoon after its recess ' of a week and a half, Premier King tions Council---Reported . Mussolini May Make 2 |committed for trial yesterday on a {municipality; John Krycki, council- oka, SA tion of municipal funds. The pre- doruk, former reeve, 18 charges; 2 3 ' ' ' 1 f th «Th {liminary hearing was held at Canora, | Mike Ortensky, preSent reeve, 4 As Compared With the Figures a ead guserament. The morning. {greatest sensation in the history of spectively. & : Hon. Ernest Lapointe and Hon. W. | made," but it is believed to run into { hearing and the payees called. In longed applause. plans to adjourn the Lesgue of # | Totes annually. {and all, with the exception of the ted to bail ' i i buted to all the members of the House and the members of the press Discusses the Question With L : KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, 1928. y . - . -- - i & v > t % {former reeve and present and form- The accused age: M. Sawiak, fac- was introduced as the new member J hn * Sask. . 08: } charges; S. E. Kanegan and John of the Past Year. House made an oopaston of his re- ALLIES AND GERMANS + Ita.y's interests were described as|the municipality. No estimate of the! The cheques invol¥ed in the dif- Geneva, March 16---The Allies «| Brasil to which country quite & Por-i,, 0 qe of dollars. All the Scoused, ovary case they denied having earned red and pink carnations were distri- Nations assembly without ac- + It seems absolutely out of the| ague membership should th on Germany's #pplication # + @ decision to veto Ger- 4 + * * many's entrance to the Council be unchanged or other compli- cations arise. \ . 2400840040000 009 | Geneva, March 16-- Disquieting 4 spread through the lobbies League of Nations palace to- fay that italy was prompting Brazil om the wings in her insistence up- receiving a permanent seat In the ; sage Council at the same time as rmany. - : wad reported that either ,Prem- pssolini would make a state- question tc give Brazil her perman- ent seat al this meeting, since Swe- den, on the Council, is bitterly op-| posed, and Germany is dead against | it. Today heavy pressure was brought on Mello Franco to get him | to ask his Government to change fits | instructions. ' British Empire as Model. Berlin, March 16-----Count Richard Von Coudenhove-Kalergi, leader of the movement to establish a "Unit- ed States of Europe," who recently returned from the United States, in| an interview here today expressed! the belief that the present crieis at | Generva is due to faulty construc-| tion of the League of Nations. He maintained that if the Leaxue of Na- r speech in Rome demanding TIANY conse attempting to was accorded one, or that one the Itelian representatives here & statement inspired by nl from the floor of the oa tions were organized something like the British Empire, with continental autonomy. this wou'd enalf'e the United States and Russia, which dis- trust the present organization, to join and would make a recurrence of the present Geneva situation impos- sible. : ET 70 CONSIST | remier King took his seat in the Sommohis yesterday afternoon, the r of the Opposition took = ad- tage of the opportunity to again bs for information as to the inten- i of the Government regarding the lling of cabinet vacancies. Mr. then also wanted to 'w the sta- of Messrs. Herbert arler, Vin- nt Massey and J. E. Sinclalr, who » ministers without portfolio be- fttolios, those of trade and com- perce and immigration. He did not Intimate when he: would take action joward the appointment of these "The Cabinet, the Prime Minister Md, was to be reduced 0 Joutteen '| mo brigadier-generals. In answer to | 'Cobours, March 16.--Harold Gil- Ottaws, March 16--Canada has af Cae of De- 8. substantive briga~ dier-general in the Canadian mili- tia." A temporary rank of brigadier- general was abolished by order-in- council in 1921, when sixty colonels were granted honorary rank of bri- gadier-general in lieu of the tem- porary similar rank held by them during the war. . Of the officers holdifig this hon- orary rank in Canada eight are on the active list, drawing pay which ranges between $5,000 and $6,500 per gnnum. ---------- ORGANIZER GUILTY t, former Organizer in Peterboro' the Ku Klux Klan of the British Empire, was ' yesterday afternoon ged to eighteen months' 'im- tent in the Ontario Réforma- (reat Send-Off Tor Local Team Big Crowd at Outer Station Saw Kingston Club Pass Through To-day. The victorious Kingston hockey team was given a royal send-off to the west at noon to-day at the Outer Station by a large crowd of epthusias- tic followers of the team and the best wishes for their success in the cam- paign in the West were'showered on them by those at the station. As the Canadian National train with the players aboard pulled into the Outer Station, there was a rush for the car in which the Kingston party was and the players and others | in the party camie out to meet the members of their families and their friends. Hearty congratulations on their victory last night at Montreal were extended to the boys and a few minutes with them was enjoyed be- fore the train started on its way again to Toronto where the players leave to-night for Fort William. The boys looked great after their ame ontreal and from the battle against the Sons of Ireland. They were all reddy for Fort William and declared that they would "win or bust." Carl Voss was the only casualty of the game, and as he stood outside the train talking to W. P, Hughes, it was noticed he wore a slipper on his left foot.. He had been cut there by a skate during the game last night but fortunately it is not a serious one and he will be ready for the fray on Thursday night, The players have their own pri- vate car and they are delighted with the treatment they dre receiving from the Canadian Nations! officials, one of whom is travelling with them. A Victrola is being put aboard their car to-night at Toronto, and everything possible is being done to make their trip a pleasant one. C.P.R. COULD NOT ABSORB THE C.N.R. Montreal, March 16--" The Cana- dian Pacific were not anxious to ac- quire the rafiways which make up the Government system, and never made any offer of 'any kind for them," said President KE. W. Beatty, 'addressing the Canadian Club yester- day on the railway situation. The acquisition of the several systems by the Government was explained and Justified, he said, by the cry that the C.P.R. had made a favorable bid for them. Parliament was later urged T Blockade of Tieatsin Must End 0 Thursday te Peking, March 16--="Plie signatures cf the Protocol of 180% today deliv- ered an ultimatum to the Chinese fections demanding that the block- ade of the port of Tientsin be ended and all impediments to harbor and river traffic be removed by Thursday ncon. The Ultimatum was handed to the commanders of the forts at Taku, and Chinese vessels outside of Tientsin, Great Britain, United §ta- tes, Japan and Italy have a dozen or more naval craft in these waters. a -- SLASHED HIS THROAT Because His Wife Had Bobbed Her Hair. Orillia, March 16.----Frank Clarke is in Orillia hospital in a eritical con dition with his throat and head slash- ed. Neighbors arriving at his home last night, drawn by screams from his wife, says Clarke had attacked his wife with a hammer because she had bobbed her hair, und that he g agent at Ho#rds Sation, east of here, died suddenly yesterday at the age of sity. --it---------- 10 SUBMIT $25,000 BY-LAW T0 PEOPLE For Making Repairs And Im- provements to the Fair Grounds. . y v After considerable discussion as to which was the best way to deal with the Fair Grounds problem, the Members of the property committee of the City Council on Monday--afs ternoon decided to recommend that' a by-law be put to the people for the purpose of raising $25,000 to expend on repairs and improvements to the grounds and buildings. It is hoped to raise this amount by the sale of debentures, and in order that this money would be paid back, it will likely be proposed that the city levy a tax of five tént per head on each. individual entering the grounds. Just how this plan will be drawn up and presented to council, is mot yet decided but a report will be sab mitted before Council meets. a from the Fair directors, i increase thefr Hudson's Bay Railway Included ~--Amouat for C.NR. Loans gallery in honor of the event and were worn by all the Liberals and {by many of the Conservatives, in- cluding Rt. Hon. Arthuf Meighen C. Nickle, Superintendent of offering to payment of $1,000 aC Reduced $19,000,000. from those for the present fiscal year of $5,652,672.66. The total $345,771,351.47, 'while those for the year ending March 31st of this year were $351,424,024.13. ' Supplement- ary estimates to be brought down amount required by the Government 'to meet proposed expenditures. These main estimates include the promised provision toward the com- pletion of the Hudson's Bay Railway, being $90,000 more than was provid- features of the general estimates. against $50,000,000 in this year's es- 000, as agafnst 'the estimate fof this | year of $688,000, colonization. The principal increases are: $1,.- penditure.on railways and ¢inals. this being a decrease of $67,000. * . Various Items. 211,255 for the present year. Provision of §40,000 is made for of advisors engaged in tariff inquiry, this being $10,000 more than the last appropriation. i An Ee osriation of $25,000 is es of a Roy and other front benchers of the Ottawa, March 16.--Estimafes of | Opposition. A bunch of the carna- governmental expenditure for the|tiong were on the Prime Minister's next fiscal year show a decrease desk when he took his seat. mam pemaies tor the fect >ur\ THE BORDER POLICE SALARIES DISCUSSED later in the session will increase the In The Ontario Legislature-- Statement by the At- torney-General. } March 16--Yesterday's the appropriation ' being $3,000,000. | session of the Ontario Legislature They also include $100,000 for the| Was brief but businesslike. smuggling preventive service, this| House adjourned at 4.15 p.m. R. L. Brackin ed in the main estimates a year ago.| West), brought up the matter of the These two items are the principal | salaries of provineial cers. He thought these men in dis- The amount required for loans to | tricts whebe the revenues the Canadian National Railways to| fines was substanital, such as the meet deficits is again separated from | border district, should receive high- the general estimates. It is reduced | er pay, declaring there wae an extra by $19,000,000 from the estimate| fine type of men engaged in policé for the year ending this month. The | duty at Windsor who were under- appropriation is $31,000,000, as| paid, Hon. W. F. Nickle, Attorney-Gen- timates. The estimated deficit in the | eral, generally agreed with Mr. '| Canadian . Government Merchant | Brackin, but there were & 4 3 5 ~polnted ceived $125 a The principal items of reduction | increased to $175 § in the general estimates are: §1,-| long service. "I have always tried 125,000 in the appropriation for sol-| to infpress on these men that they are diers' land settlement, $1,004,450 | #8ppointed to service rather than in that for the Department of Trade | Positions," Mr, Nickle said. He un- and Commerce, $1,998,460 in capital | derstood that many of these men expenditure on public works; §2,-| could, if they were of that type, 756,480 in income expenditure on | greatly increase their wages. public works, $412,201 in the ap-|have now $250 which a certain con- propriation for immigration and {Stable received and turned over to : the Liquor Commission," he said. Attorney-General 043,047 for pensions, $137,599 for | think it was wise to pay men accord- Dominion lands and parks, $376,761 | 108 to tha revenue obtained. Such for the Department of Customs and | 8 policy might lead to undesirable Excise, $257,640 for the Post Office | Practies."I do not want men trapped Department, $2,055,895 in capital ex- | to break the law," he said, "but I do want law-breakers trapped, and I - Of the total estimates $132,872,-| want to see that officers do their 415 1s for interest on public debt, in- | duty." eluding sinking funds, this beng an | Windsor district was ome in which increase of $29,240. The estimate for law enforcement was most difficult civil government totals $11,510,690, | Insofar as breaches of the Ontario Temperance Act were concerned. He recognized iets COMMONS COMMITTEE bec, toa $636,935. as sgninst $1 1) ENQUIRE I INTO COAL the payment of salaries and expenses The Resolution of the Member of East Lambton Is. Ottawa, 16--A special com- mittee of the House will investigate Canadian supplies of antl bituminous coal. A resolution by J. E. Armstrong, Conservative of East | Lambton, to this effect. was adopt- ed after discussion late last might. There was reference to 'the coal the Railway Company. ~ At a meeting of the Public Util ties Commission held on Monday afternoon, it was decided to have Prof. Arkley, of Queen's University, determine the' cost of power for the street railway company, on the basis of their present contract. H. C. Nickle, manager of the street railway company, waited on the commission, at the request of the directors of the company, to ask if the street railway and the commis- sion could agree on some person to" determine the cost of power. At a weeting - of the commission held about a month ago, Mr. Nickle sug- gested that Mr. Ross, the well-known £as expert, be secured to determine the cost of the power, the company to pay the expense. 'The company, Mr. Nickle pointed out, was not makiig any demand, but merely making a request to ascertain if chieaper power could be secured. Whatever rate was fixed, it was the desire to have it fixed by one person, in order to avoid any controversy, The company, Mr. Nickle pointed ou would be willing to have Mr. Folger, the manager of the plant, ascertain the cost, if the commission so di ed. The company desired to fi Rete cont of os 10 ealeg upon to give nine months noe ce. Should Encourage Railway. . Commissioner James Halliday exe pressed the wish that the members of the Commission come to an early conclusion in the matter. ¢ +» 'We should try to encourage the street railway company to keep on." he added. He also stated thut ne doubt Mr. Folger would ve able to give the commission a report on the ccst of' power to the strest rallwa apd this would do away with an expense in the matter. The commission already knew the cost of power at the switehboand while the other factors that efitered into the matter would -also have (o he considered. Mr. Folger asked that he he re lieved of the work of fixing tha cast hut stated that he had a lot of valu. that he could give at a moment's tice. Commissioner Halliday suggested that this data be givea to the com- mission and that the members arrive at a decision. ' : oe "It we have this information should be able to arrive at soms basis," he added. § ¢ Mayor Angrove stata? that doubt Mr, Folger would rather have an outsider fix the cost of power Tha mayor also stated that Ne wy favor of giving the pownr to the street raflway at cost. : "We are satisfied to give 28 acquisition § sil ¢ #1 sili i