1926. hig Ontario Government Cut Off Grants to Queen's and Western! FIVE MILE AN HOUR DOVNG AND 1 SIOWSTOR) EBS OVER ONTARIO NEIGHEN HAVE IN THE SO P LIVELY CLASH "More Snow and Continued Cold Weather-A Number of Per- es sons Killed---Telegraph and Telephone Wires Are Down. Over Opposition Leader's Criti- Bion March 31='A seventy di were killed near Lib- 0 Ln Rew Bill. ind slot, was sw esDIA Over Gaiam | winds accompanied b evry MR. MEIGHEN REFLECTS and sleet, was sweeping over Ontario ; winds accompanied by heavy rain, cut to-day working eastward. All tele-|a swath through the oil flelds. Four Upon the Saskatchewan Legisle- ture When Mr. Dunniag Says graph communication between Toron- | were killed near Racine, Wis., when to and Montreal was disrupted. De-}a driver ofan automobile blinded by tails of the stormy Were meagre. The |a snow storm, ran into a train. Four Bell Telephone Company reported {met death in Chicago accidents. Two that so far they had heard of sixty-|casuaities were reported from De- one of their poles being down be-|troit. About 40 persons were in- tween here and the Queen city. They |jured in Chicago when two elevated al d . trying $0 work via Buffalo, but [trains collided. Sr "Rot to His View. with DOOP SuGeéss. All Canadian| Most of storm damage drag Sone 1 abadian National Tele- |in Texas, Houston, Seaumont ealy -- a aan down. and Orange being chief sufferers. Oitavd, March 1A, resolution There is no immediate break in|Twenty-five persops were injured Trace oe a Al I its Hi on ari se Thaie Wien, 590 poms wers unrpeled st for the revaluation of soldier settle- SOA eather theoran moct of Coed The air service through- | ment lands and district arbitration committees to determine the amount of revaluation, was introduced in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon by Hon. Charles Stewart, acting minister of immigration. During the discussion Hon. Charles Dunning, Minister of Rail- ways, sald there appeared to be a KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES. The announcement that the Ferguson Government in the next fiscal year may reduce educational costs by recognizing only one provincial university, namely the University of Toronto, will bring a storm about the heads of the members of the Cabinet afPoronto. This year the grants to Queen's University, including the fourth instalment of the special hospital grant made by the Drury Government, total $380,000. The proposal would be to cut off $300,000 yearly from Queen's and $250,000 from the Western University of London. "Two years ago when Premier Ferguson spoke at the corner stone laying ceremony at the General Hospital here, he hinted that the day was coming when the Ontario Government would make grants only to the Provincial University at Toronto. But there will be a great protest from Eastern and Western Ontario at this suggestion. Queen's is too well established as the university of this section of the province and too highly regarded by the people of the whole province to allow such a large portion of its needed revenue to be cut off at a single stroke by a number of legislators at Toronto. It the proposers of no grants to Queen's and Western universities think that the University of Toronto can do all the higher educational work for the province, they are very much mistaken. Large additions would have to be made to that institution, and the $550,000 fh grants to Queen's and Western would not nearly suffice to make the i rr in the Queen City what it would need to be in order to meet the educational demands upon it. The presence of Queen's and the Western institutions of learning is a great asset to the province, and the fact that they are so well equip- ped is'a big saving to the Government. The Whig takes the ground that the cheapest and best policy for the Ontario Government is to continue the present grants to the three universities. + THE CLERGY'S EASTER OFFERINGS TAXABLE London, March 31.--It has become the practice in many Church of England parishes in recent years to give the con- gregational offerings of Easter day to the clergy. Unfortunate- ly for tne clergy, though, it has been held by the courts that such gifts are liable to income tax, though the courts have held that a gift given to an incumbent to enable him to take a holiday is not asseds- able. PPPLPEPPEPP EPO E GN * + > * + * + * * + + > * 4 * + * + * + * PEF PEP 2224220209 BLIZZARD AT CE Mah Gang ut Lie the verbial Lion~--All Sout in White Blanket. Dallas, Texas, March 31. claws of the tiger-like March terday sank deep ' into this which, afew days ago was under. a lamb-like spring. Convulsions of the dying me wreaked vengeance in a storm cut through Houston, Beau Liberty' and surrounding causing at least two deaths, brought Amarillo its greatest "snowfall Hi eighteen years<and played pranks throughout the state. The western plains were co Changes Are Contemplated In Steamships' Board Montredl, March 31.--At this sea- son of the year it is generally cus- tomary for the Street to look into the affairs of the Canada Steamships Company very closely. This year should be a banner one for the com- pany, and it is understood that President Coverdale may have some announcement of special intergst to make to the shareholders at the forthcoming annual meeting. A well-known local financier, it is re- ported, has been invited to become a member of the board, and other changes in this connection are an- ticipated. It is a well-established fact that the Great Lakes Trans- portation freighters on the upper i oh Eo Beaument. out the middle west, has been sus- pended. )id weather through out of stor BURIAL AT ALEXANDRIA A. i... aren, with general rains in eastern OF MISS V. GAUTHIER Eighty-nine Years Old 808bo id states. The Sister of Late Archbishop of Kingston Is Laid to Rest. to MONTREAL TEAM BEAT COUGARS FIRST GAME b Involved In + Big, Robbery t tnmate of Ports- Penitentiary Is Ar- rested in New York. Joseph Troup, a former inmate of the Portsmouth penitentiary, has been' arrested In New York in con-| nection with a robbery of $830,000, «which recently took place im that city. The New York Herald-Tribune contains the following account of search for jewelry 'fences' ' Richard Reese Whit- "arrest 'followed a state- r John D, Coughlin by William I. Unkelback, arrested Tuesday night, that Jacob Kraemer, another of the Whitemore gang, bad introduced Troup to him as _ a who bought some stuff" they obtained in the $170, ry at Forty-eighth avenue last Janu- pT Joseuh Daly, yg entering his Second ent late in the after- ey had been waiting for Thursday morning. na quantity of jewelry and 3 revolvers, ona of which, they said, Troup recently reported stolen." -at Portsmouth. 'The records 'at the Portsmouth penitentiary show that Troup was arrested in Toronto in Mareh, 1916, ou the charge of theft and conspir- 'acy and was given a sentence of three years.' After doing eighteen months of his time he was paroled and deported to the United States ind had not been heard of since ber 13th, 1917, when he left understood that he was a Toronto previous to me that Troup was prison two other He-| Anderson, of Western Team, Out of Hockey for Life-- Fractured His Hip. Montreal, March 31--The Mont- real Maroons, champions of the Na- tional Hockey League, drew first blood in the battle for the Stanley Cup, emblematic of the world's pro- fessional hockey championship, here last night, when they defeated Vic- teria by a score of 3 to 0 in the } first game of the five-game series. Mother and One of New=born Triplets Die Stirling, March 31.--~ A double death of peculiar sadness, occurred last week, when Olive Johnston, | r] LH ) way, } iets newly bern, dying with the mo- ther. The older two children are ex- pected to live. The late Mrs. Farrell, a daughter of Matthew Johnston, of Wellman's Corners, had been married about six years, and was the mother of eight children.~ The eldest was a boy, and there was born two pairs of twins, the younger of the twins being a little over a year old. THE CONVICTS ARRIVE AT STONEY MOUNTAIN The Prison Train Reaches Its Manitoba Destination on Wednesday. The eighty prisoners who were transferred from the Portsmouth penitentiary 'to Stoney Mountain, Manitoba, . prison on Monday, arriv- ed at the western institution on Wed- nesday afternoon. The four cars, which carried the prisoners and their escort, reached Winnipeg on Wednesday morning over the Canadian National Railwty at 10.45. The cars were attached to the fast C/N.R. train leaving Torocto on Monday evening. Stoney Mountain prison is located on the C. P. R., sixteen miles from Winnipeg. The C.N.R. coaches in which the prisoners were taken west, would have to be transferred to the C.P.R, tracks at Winnipeg. The out- Alexandria, March 31.--With a very large attefRdance of friends, the nen of the Mate "Miss authier, sister the late bishop C. H. Gauthier of was held this morning from the home of her brother, J. N. Gau- thier, fourth concession of Kenyon, to St. Finnan's Cathedral. Solemn requiem mass was sung by Rev. Fa- ther J. H. McDonald, Toledo, a nephew, assisted by Rev. Father J. J. MacDonell, rector of the ca- thedral and Rev. Father C. F. Gau- thier, Greenfield, a nephew, as deacon and subdeacon. Pontifical libera was chanted by his Lordship Rt. Rev. F. Couturier, O.P., Bishop of Alexandria, assisted by Rev. Fa- thers McDonald, MacDonell and Gau- thier. Present. in we H Arch- Ottawa, nald, P.P A. McPhee, Alexandris. The burial service was conducted by Rev. Father C. F', Gau- thier, interment taking place in the family plot in the parish cemetery to the rear of the church. The late Miss: Gauthier for fitty- four years the constant companion of the late Archbishop Gauthier, her brother, died early Monday morning in Ottawa following an illness: ex- tending over a year. Tuesday morn- ing the body was transferred from Abe home of her nieces, the Misses McDonald, 38 College avenue, Ot- tawa, to the home of her brother; J. N. Gauthier, Alexandria, The chief mourners at the funeral were her brother, J. N. Gauthier, Alexandria; Rev. Father C. F. Gauthier, Rev. Fa- ther J. H. McDonald, A. C. Me- Donald and John Gauthier, nephews. Rev. Sister Mary of the Precious Blood, a niece, of Kingston, ac- companied by Rev. Sister Mary Charles, a lifelong friend of the de- ceased, were also present from out- of-town. Beautiful floral and spiritual of- ferings and many messages of sym- pathy were received as a token of the high regard with which the de- ceased was held by her wide circle of friends. Among others were mes- sages of sympathy from Archbishop Spratt,» Kingston; Bishop Forbes, a cousin, of Jollette; Mgr. L. N. Campeanu, V.G., of Ottawa; Mgr. Hartigan of Prescott; Rev. Father Hogan of Porth; Rev. Father A. J. Hanley, of Gananoque; Dr. Me- Dougald, chairmah of the Montreal harbor commission, and many others. Victoire | thé sanctuary |' / Mr. Ye McKelvey, Bagot Street. ex-mayor and the oldest living one of the group, celebrated his eighty- ninth birthday to-day at his home. He has recovered from his recent illness and is about the house' feeling ex- ceedingly well. Mr, McKelvey was congratulated by many on this anni- versary occasion. WIRES ARE SEVERED BY THE SNOW STORM Communication Between Ot- tawa and Toronto Broken At 10 a.m. Wednesday. Ottawa, March 31.--Wire commu- nications between Ottawa and Toron- to, both telephone and telegraph, were completely severed around ten o'clock to-day. The companies re- port that heavy storms, evidently a continuation of that which has been sweeping the middle western states, had passed over Toronto bringing heavy damage to the network of wire services out of that city. Officials of one of the companies reported that while they had wires still intact be- tween here and Toronto, there was no power therewith which to operate them. MARGOT AGAIN. tendency to introduce protection in- to any argument no matter how irrevelant it was. Mr. Meighen had painted a picture, of the serious manipulations which the present amendment to the Soldiers' Settle- ment Act would be subject to. under the hands of the Minister of Im- migration. "It would be a lot more serious if it was under yours," interrupted Mr, Meighen. Mr. Dunning believed that Mr, Meighen's motives had been of the very best in originating the scheme, and the Government had a right to expect courteous consideration to the endeavors to clear up the mess which had been left on its doorstep by a Conserve vd: adnofinistration. The | settlement board now was the same board which Mr. Meighen had ap- pointed, and it was unfair. to manipulations. Machinery Similar. Did not Mr. Meighen see the sim- flarity between the machinery con- templated under the proposed legis- lation and that whieh Mr. Meighen had himself set up under the act while in power? If, stated Mr. Dun- ning, it were proper then to have Jdocal boards of appraisement with regard to the purchase of property, why was it now also proper 'to have local boards of appraisément with respect to the question of de- preciation? Mr. Dunning stated he was not enamored with the sugges- tion that appeal should be referred to County Court judges. There was no idea in the mind of the Government 'to obtain under the proposed legislation any "party ad- vantage." He felt that the Minister of Interior would be quite willing to give consideration to ail con- structive suggestions advanced. * Meighen In Clash. Mr. Meighen declared that the original act 'did not lend itself to "political manipulation." If, how- ever, this legislation became ef- fective, the minister through the board would have a power "which no Government should ask." "Rot," said Mr. Dunning. -Mr, Meighen retorted that the lan- guage of Mr. Dunning was "reminis- cent of the Legislature from which he comes." Mr. Dunning jumped to his feet and stated that the leader of the Opposition had not the right to re- flect upon another assembly. that organization with political lakes under James Playfair's man- agement have shown an excellent earning power. Should Mr. Playfair and Mr. Richardson accept the in- vitation to become directors of the Canada Steamships Company the counsel of these men on operating and grain matters should be of great assistance. ------ OLD QUEBEC HIT BY EPIDEMIC OF GRIPPE Half of the Population Said to Bo Affected--Two Schools Close. ---- Quebec, March: 31.-<The worst epidemic of grippe since the scourge of Spanish flu in 1918 is general here, it being estimated = that as many as 50 per cent. of the popula- tion of the Ancient Capital are suf- fering from the malady in one form or another. All classes have been afflicted, wholesale houses, banks, the post offices, 8t. Malo shops of the Can- adian National System and nearly all of the schools in the city. Two of the schools have been closed, the Lower Seminary and the Sillery Con= vent, while lavgely-depleted classes are attending school in other insti- tutions. * To cite an example as to how some sections of the city are hit, there 95 missing in one department of the 8t. Malo shops yesterday, while in the schools it is estimated that 50 per cent. of the pupils are laid up, either with the grippe or with a mild form of measles. In large departmental stores and wholesale houses extra help has been hired in some cases to replace the depleted staffs that are carrying on, while in the Post Office and leg- tslative buildings vacancies are numerous. ---------------- ANOTHER AVALANCHE OF STOCK SELLING The Collapse CG: Came When Shares Were on the Verge were 57 men out of betwgen 90 and » under deep snow and slush, Galveston, along the Gulf, - bas! . in a balmy sunshine, fearful dest 4% turn would come next. ; The storm about Houston Beaumont caused damage which mount to several hundred thous dollars, and it is feared many resulted in several deaths. Two employees of an oil eo at Liberty, Texas, were killed, third injured dangerously early terday morning when a wind 8 swept a path about half a wide through the South Ainarts fleld. The storm, striking warning, demolished Ae on derrick and building in its path. ~~ Reports from Houston said Same storm jalso tore through a dental section of that city, damage es tion was without a for hours. -- J 3 Blizzard. Chicago, March 31.--There no prospects of making sheepish exit from Chicago. A hea show, the second since Satu gan falling early yesterday. A wind accompanied the riily : been chilly the y the past few gt low dupe, CABINET MINISTERS" RE-ELECTION Of Hon. W., F. Nickle Support of Legislature. Toronto, March $1- 1--1In sho der yesterday afternoon the lature gave third readings to 1 kills, one of which was a bill/of eity of Toronto regarding the operating a ferry service to the 1 land. The Premier moved that on nesday and Thursday mornings tl House would sit at 11 o'clock to pedite the business of the & ture. It was the usual thing he informed Mr. Proulx. Attorney-General Nickle ed an amendment to e Act, and to allow to further review evidence taken 1 'Whether or not 'who is mixed up in [ jewelry robbery, is not known. loading would take place about half a mile from prison and the p! ners would be conveyed to their néw loca- tion in motor cars .simflar to those Deputy Speaker Duff ruled that! * the discussion should be directed to the subject of the resolution. of Rally. New York, March 81---An aval: fore the trial judge than they at the present time. re JOHN PARKS MISSING. . The Attorney: Whittemore went used at Kingston. During the trip, a long term man was shackled to a man who had about five years to do. The convicts wed given a treat of apples etc., during the trip. "A prick from an unfastened safety- pin caused the death on Friday of "17-months-old Theresa Hearn in Fingal, where she was on a visit to her grandparents. EE ------ Sstsscscsseeesens Not Seen Since Freed of Billings Murder " 3 Ottawa, March 31.---A special despatch from Madawaska, Ontario, states that John Parks, trapper of Whitney, has been missing from his home since*he was exonerated by an inquest jury of complicity in the deaths of Sergt. J. Billings, and fishery guardian, Stringer, his guide, on January 9th. A search party has been organized and is now searching the district, fearing that Parks has mét with some accident. Mr. Masighen was continuing his remarks when he stopped to inter- 1 ject: 'Does the minister think he is doing himself credit by a foolisk laugh?" "Don't get angry," was Mr. Dun- ning's retort. "Act like a gentleman," Mr. Meighen. discussion. proceed without in- | dulsing in personalities. : replied | & | Deputy Speaker Duff asked that on the verge. it ow was a gene- hich k listed on the Exchange, es 'new low records for the There was only moderate General fur plained his bill to govern i] of Cabinet ministers within months after their election House. The bill wouldn't reqs minister to go back to his ¢ ents for approval before taking hf portfolio. He advanced several the amendment. Poor men find it difficult to stand 'the expense of agother er they became cabinet itn i Hil gE : 8 F iit |