[ TO- DAY SID CHAPLIN in The Man on the Box The Baily British é APRIL YEA R08; No. 88. \ "KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, 10 i | a 18! Jd MON, TUES, 4 WED. 15, 1926 _ LAST EDITION. dro Commission Gets 230, "ONTARIO IS BEING PROTECTED ~. block of power "Ing advances in the whole history of | ' tawga, including storage on eau and its tributaries. Frontenac Bowling Academy, ovincial Government Authorizes Purchase * From Quebec at $15 Per Horse Power | 'on Thriy-Year Contract--Transmis- | sion Line Will Cost $15,000,000. Toronto, April 15.--Announce- last night by met was made FP¥emier Ferguson that, upon the recommendation of the Hydro- . Blectric Power Commission, the Government has authorized the completion of an agreement for the delivery to Ontario by the Gatineau Power Company, at the Ontario- Quebec) boundary, in the vicinity of| Ottawa, of 230,000 to 260/000 horsepower of hydro-electric energy, at a price of $15 per horsepower. | Delivery will commence with a| "block of 80,000 horsepower in| 1928. Total delivery is to be com-| pleted by 1931. The contract bind-| ing the delivery is for 30 years, dat-| ing from 1928, The addition of this substantial insures ample pro- vision fer Ontario's power require- ments for the next five or six years, and represents not only the most portant achievement effected to by the Hydro Commission dur- the regime of Chairman C. A. agrath, but one of the most strik- power development. "The Gatineau Power Company, from which thé new block has been (§ecured, is a subsidiary of the In- .Wrnational Paper Company, which i the present time constructing Nibwer plants on tha Ottawa River, @t Che'sea, and Farmers Point, frm which developments certain emounts of power will be delivered under the above-mentioned contract. They also contémplate developing at Paugan and other points on the Ot° the $15,000.000 Transmission Line. The power to be delivered to the Ontario Commission will be at a maximum voltage of 230,000, which is the maximum voltage obtainable manufacturers at the present time. This power, as previously stated, | will be transmitted at a point near| | Ottawa, to connect with the Niagara | system near Toronto. The transmls-| | sion lines will be approximately 230 { miles in length, and will require an! | expenditure of from $10,000,000 to| | $15,000,000. Construction of these! lines will be commenced immediate-| ly, a $500,000 appropriation for! primary work in connection with, the same having been voted at the! recent session of the Legislature. } According to Premier Ferguson,! the estimated cost of the above- mentioned power delivered to the; Niagara system at Toronto, will be from $7 to $8 per horsepower less than the cost of producing a' similar plants at present prices for coal and equipment. $22 per h.p. The Chats Falls Scheme. tion a development scheme at Chats Falls, on the Ottawa River, in the near future, in order to supply ,in addition to the amount covered by the above-mentioned contract, extra | power to meet the demands of the municipalities, pending the com- pletion of the Bt. Lawrence develop: ment. The making available of this 20 000 to 260,000 horsepower,' along with the development of Chats Falls, will, according to the Premier, assure the people and the industries of Ontario of an adequate supply of power for a considerable number of years. | Premier Ferguson was particu. larly emphatic on one point: "The entering into of a contract by the Commission for this supply .of power in the East," he declared, "en- for electrical equipment from the ables it, in addition to AGAINST HYDRO-POWER FAMINE COMMENT MADE BY HON: W. F. NICKLE Telegraphing from Toronto to The British Whig, Hon. W. F. Nickle, member for Kings- ton, says: -- "The announcement to-day of the consummation of nego- tiations for Hydro purchase of approximately 280,000 horse- power annually from the Otta- wa and tributary developments will release an adequate imme- diate supply for eastern and western requiremenits. I trust the offered opportunity may bring fresh industries to Kings- ton and Frontenac and stimu- late industrial activity and also relieve domestic power users' requirements." power in sufficient quantities to meet the demands of the Niagara quantity of power at the maximum, District, to provide for the needs of | load factor provided for from steam mastern Ontario between Ottawa and | the Niagara District. The large In other words, power| high-tension transmission lines tra- | will be delivered in Toronto at about | versing the whole of the territory be- {no tween Ottawa and Toronto will have thus protecting the future demands of the municipalities and industries of the East." Culmination of Years of Inquiry. The Premier pointed out that this splendid ' achievement of the Com- mission represented the .eulmination of years of investigation of the water powers of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. More recently, he said, the Commission has been par- ticularly engaged ow surveys of the Ottawa, pending the necessary au- thority and approval of plans en- abling it to proceed with contem- plated development of the St. Law- rence. The negotiation with the Gatineau Company, he said, was only one of several which had been carried on with large owners of supplying | Water powers on the Ottawa. Building Damaged By Fire; Losses Will Likely Total $30,000 8) an early morning blaze which jke out at the rear of the ladies' : s at the Frontenac Bowling and Recreation Academy on Thursday morning, the Harrison building, owned by Charles E. Taylor, was damaged by fire, water and smoke to the extent of about $10,000, and the Capitol Cafe, directly under the e 'Classic Ready-to-wear store, the Stone florist shop and the Marion Wheeler Hat store were all consider- bly damaged by smoke and wate: 'fs estimated that the whole dam- ge will amount to about $30,000. fire~started at the rear of the * bowling alleys about 4.30 morning and the blaze sid headway. The firemen to the alarm sent in short- 4.30, and owing to the very made, were able to fire confined to the floor with the exception of one. building where rontenac Bowling Alley, Capitol Cafe, Classic Ready~to-Wear rrr, Slone Florist Shop and Wheeler Hat Store Suffered, jth side gave two of the firemen a good point-te work from, but at the next window two firemen with hose | nad a harder task. However, the tor- rents of water poured into the flames gradually had effect, and in about an hour the heavy work of the firemen Was over. The top floor of the Frontenac Academy was completed destroyed. The walls and fixtures on this floor, in addition to the roof, were com- pletely destroyed by the flames, smoke and water, but unfortunately this could not be kept to this floor along. . The lower floor on which the first set of alleys were situated, in the men's department, was water-soaked, but the only fire that broke through Was on the stairway, and the one corner in the far end of the build- Ing in the cupboard already referred to. The ladies' cloak rooms and rest rooms on this floor were undamaged. The Classic Ready-to-Wear Shop suffered considerably from water and smoke, while in the Capitol Cate wa- ter passed down through heavily, leaving several inches of water on the floor of the dining room and kit- chen. The walls, tables, linen, ete., Were all soaked. The Stone florist shop and the Wheeler hat store suf- fered somewhat from smoke and that they could gain to at roof afd there take WILL MEAN GREAT DEAL FOR CITY OF KINGSTON Members of Utilities Commis-~ sion Pleased Over the Power Announcement. "It will certainly mean a great "deal for Kingston if we are able to get all the power we want," said R. N. PF. McFarlane, chairman of the Public Utilities, when interviewed by the Whig regarding the announce- ment that the government had au- thorized the completion of an agree- ment for the delivery to Ontario, by the Gatineau Power Company at the Ontario-Quebec boundary in the vici- nity of Ottawa, of 230,000 to 260,- 000 horse power of hydro-slectric energy, at a price of $15 per horse power. "Of course we will have to pay more for it than for the power of Niagara," added Mr. McFarlane, "but even at that it will mean a great deal for the city." News of the delivery of additional power was received by the members of the Utilities Commissior, while they were holding a private session on Thursday morning, dealing with the question of power for the street railway company. The news was con- veyed to the members in a' telegram were broken inte by the firemen so| sent by Hon. W. F. Nickle, from To- ronto. ; / The lack of su t power, as is one of the Robb Announces In Budget S wth tp ie House of et ul Financial Statement Ottawa, April 15.--Hon. J. A. {Robb, Minister of Finance, this after- [noon, brought down the budget in {which he announced tax reductions, {affecting all classes, estimated at {$25,000,000. {reductions came the income tax. In {this Mr. Robb announced "reductions |all along the line." Exemption for {the married man is increased. In (revision of the income war tax act, {distinction will . be made between |yearly earnings and income derived | from investments. | { Exemptions Increased. | Exemptions are increased from | $2,000 to $3,000 for married per- | sons, and from $1,000 to $1,500 for | single persons. Receipt tax wiped out, Day. | d Penny post to return on Dominion { | Sales Tax. Sales tax removed from number of articles and reduced to 24 per cent. on canned fish. | Automobiles, Duty on autos at retail value of | hot more than $1,200, and on motor | trucks and motor cycles, reduced to a capacity of from 300,000 to 400,- | 20 per cent. general tariff; 171% | 000 horsepower, and may be tapped | per cent intermediate; 123 per cent. The Hydro-Electric Power Com-|at one or more points to meet the | British preference, mission also have under considera- demands of the districts intervening, | On autos valued at more than $1,200, general tariff reduced to 27% |per cent.: intermediate to 25 per jcent; British preference to 15 per cent, . To encourage Canadian auto in- dustry a drawback of 25 per cent. will be paid on materials used in the manufacture of above mentigned mo- tor vehicles, vide inal 50 per cent, of the cost. of finished articles is produced in Canada. _ Tariff Changes. Cocoa beans--Increased in general tariff irom $1.50 to $2 per hun- dred pounds. Corresponding in- crease made in certain cocoa pro- ducts. Coffee, green free under British preference. Ginger, spices, nutmegs, mace and arrowroot, rates reduced im com- pliance with West Indies agreement. Bananas, free under all tariffs but Governor-in-Council given power to impose duty of 50 cents a bunch un- der general and intermediate tariffs, leaving them free under British pre- ference' when shipped direct. Pineapples--When in air tight tins, rate reduced from 1% cents a pound to % cent unfier British preference. Fresh mats, general tariff increas- 1% cent per pound. The budget statement pointed out that the growth of Canada's favorable trade balance had been--steady and at the end of the fiscal year exceed- ed $402,000,000, The actual or- dinary revenue received up to and including March 31st last amounted to $367,958,495, and would total about $376,800,000, when all ac- counts for the year were closed. This was an increase of revenue of about $29,965,620 over the previous year's revenue. Customs duties shows an Increase of about $19,- 000,000. Revenue from excise taxes is estimated at $95,500,000, an in' crease of $9,689,000» Taking the estimated revenue for the year ending March 31st, 1926, as $376,800,000 and the estimated expenditure chargeable to consoli- dated fund as $321,800,000, there will be a surplus of revenue over or- dinary expenditure of $55,000,000 available for capital, special and other obligations. Capital expenditure for public work, including that of the m: department. will amount to $4,030, 000, and for railways and canals $12,005,000, of which $11,945,000 is for the Welland ship canal. The total net capital expenditure will, Chief among the tax | therefore, be $16,935,000. Special [PPPS P 4200029 % 009 | * * { 4+ DE VALERA TO FORM * | * NEW ORGANIZATION 8.4 -- Dublin, April 16--Eamon de | # Valera, who recently split with the other Republican leaders, has decided to form a new po- litical organization. The main plank of his policy will be to urge abolition of the oath of al- legiance to the Crown in both the Free States and Northern Parliaments, so that Republi- 4 cans can enter both assemblies. le eoteerssrsesIre ed CONFESSES TO STAGING A REIGN OF TERROR Radio Burglar Subdued With Blackjacks as He Enters Ball Park. New York, April 15,---Paul Hilton, ex-convict arrested at the Polo Grounds yesterday as the Queen's "radio burglar," made a complete confession of his three months' reign of terror, police said, in which he ad- mitted that he killed one patrolman, shot two detectives and wounded an- other policeman. The identity of the "radio burg- lar" was learned by police from a pawnbroker to whom Hilton ad sold some of his loot. His prison records disclosed the fact that he was an ardent baseball fan, and to-day at the Polo Grounds police and the pawnbroker"s son watched the line of fans on hand for the opening 'of the season. The pawnbroker's son first recog- nized Hilton and the police closed in on him, subduing him with black- jacks when he attempted to draw a pistol and fight his way to freedom, as he had done on several other oc- casions. PLANKS ADOPTED "BY PROGRESSIVES Toronto, April 15.--The Ontario Progressive Association' yesterday adopted these platform planks: 1. Provincial banks and credits. 2. Government encouragemént of co-operative marketing of farm pro- ducts. 3. Restoration to parliament of legislative powers now unconstitu- tionally usurped by the cabinet. 4. Prohibition in accordance with the expressed will of the people. 5. Autonomy of constituencies in the selection and control of candi- dates for parliament. 6. Strict economy in carrying on of public business. 7. Reasonably good roads for all districts. 8. Electoral reform, including the single transferable vote. 9. Adequate and just return in the sale of public resources. 10. Hydro-Electric development with a view to availability in all parts of the province, 11. Local option to municipalities for the exemption of improvements from taxation, 12. Availability of educational ad- vantage to all classes and localities. 13. Reference to thé people of ap- propriate questions of great public importance and an honest and demo- cratic regard for popular decision, The liquor matter came up twice during the day, and two delegates announced themselves as being wet, Major E. G. Barrett of Kingston and W. B. Hamilton of Toronto, gentle- men, and a more drastic resolution than the one supporting "the will of the people" was not allowed to go before the convention, rural MAKE THREATS TO KIDNAP RICH BOY MARQUESS Marine Olose Watoh Being Kept Over FEE P2499 4090904 + roronto, 000 Horse Power From Ottawa | ' Business Men Ask tbe Customs Ottawa, April 15.--Business chiefs of ° Canada yesterday gave the Stevens' committee their last.word. They crystallized their call for ac- | tion into a demand that the com- mittee make an Interim report to Parliament showing the ruinous ef- fects of smuggling and recommend- ing measures for sealing the Ameri- can frontier. Just as the committee was rising for the day, due to the fact that the supply of witnesses was exhausted, G. F. Henderson, |K.C., counsel for the Commercial Protective Associa- tion made this plea in behalf of man- ufacturers and merchants represent. ed here: "The gentlemen who are here to give evidence wish me to thank the committee for the recep- tion they have been accorded. They have one more request. It is that the committee should make a pro- gress report to Parliament bearing upon the broad situation. For this reason, you will have gathered by what has been said that business in Canada is now in a very unfortunate situation and "it is felt that a pro- gress report would have a restora- tive effect on business at the pres- ent time. I do not say that the in- terim report should be made to-day mittee undoubtedly will wish to hear what the auditors have to say re. garding certain firms, but if the committee could make a progress re- port indicating what has been done up to the present that would, the business men feel, have a very mark- ed effect upon business conditions in Canada." The impression left upon the com- or to-morrow. I know that the com- | River MUST SEAL CANADA'S FRONTIER AGAINST RUINOUS SMUGGLING 'Probe Committee to Make an In + terim Report to Parliament---Inmediate Action Would Have a Restorative Effect Upon Business, It Is Claimed. mittee by this plea, following the de- mand yesterday that the Royal Can< adian Mounted Police be given the task of stopping smuggling, was one of the greatest significance. "Consideration" was promised by Paul Mercier, chairman of the probe, and meetings to take up the demand are now foreseen. Business Stunned. Evidence yesterday. from dealers in clothing, jewellery and textiles contained more revelations of the stunning effect that wholesale smug- gling has had upon Canadian trade. The members heard of contraband cutting into Dominion manufactur- ing to the extent of-33 and even 50 per cent. of the market. Thousands of workers have been deprived of their labor, capital has been im- perilled. 'The recommendations all centred upon strict anti-smuggling laws strictly supplied. A plea for early action came from A. O. Dawson, of Montreal, of the Canadian Cottons Limited who. speaking for the cotton mills of the Dominion, told particularly of the effect of smuggling on. the makers of the heavy goods such as denim, used for work clothes. His firm has five mills devoted to this class of material, two at St. John, N.B., one at Cornwall, Ont., and two mora at Hamilton, Ont, Summing up his estimate of the effect of smuggling on this business, Mr. Dawson said that had the fron- tier been properly sealed in the last three or four years, the five factor- fes in question would have operated 109 per cent. instead of 71 per cent. full time. | ONTARIO BUILDING SALE. of ed at $700,000. Hng of the newly-built auxiliary ad- ministration building of the Ontario Government during the next few moiriths, the Government will place on sale four buildings, of a total value of approximately $700,000. They are the Highways building, building for Boys' Work Board, etc., $200,000; at 47 Queen's Park, $45,- 000, and 'at 5 Queen's Park, $25,- 000, By sale of these buildings and va- cation of rented properties, the Gov- ronment will relinquish 96,000 square feet of floor space in favor of the 184,000 square feet available in the new $2,200,000 building, which practically adjoins _ Parliament Buildings. Changes in allottment of space to departments and various consolidations, permissible with opening of the new quartérs, will be greatly beneficial, it is expected. NOVA SCOTIA NOT KNOWN. Premier Rhodes Talks With London Newspapermen. London, April 15.-- "Nova Scotia is hardly known here at all," declared Hon. BE. N. Rhodes, Premier of Nova Scotia, when he met a gather- ing of newspaper men yesterday in the Nova Scotia Agent-General's offi¢e in London, with a view to mak- ing *the maritime province better known. Premier Rhodes mentioned the main points of Nova Scotia's re- sources. He sald the Government hoped to secure an influx of settlers for Nova Scotia farms, but quality, not quantity, was desired. The mining situation in Nova Scotia was briefly reviewed by Pre- mier Rhodes, and he referred to the recent minidR troubles fn the pro- vince. = Premier Rhodes was asked if there was a chance for Old Country min- ers in Nova Beotia, but he gave a negative reply. He gave the im- pression that there was little de- mand for labor in any industry in Nova Scotia at the present time, J. M. Simpson, Napanee, is crown counsel prosecuting criminal busi- pess at Pembroke assizes this week. ' The British Trade Union Congress ounces it will support the miners } emands. +The Hilnols of W. B. Mc C advocate, causes ashington. LL $9850 98999000090 OF CONFEDERATION ¢ cost | Don't keep a lection of discarded things arou the house, thinking you are thrifty because you save everything that is not worn out. Right now, when it's time for the spring cleaning, gather up all the things you no longer have 'use for and sell them. If they are good for anything at all, there is always some- one, somewhere, who can use them. Start at once by making a list of the things around the house and then run a little "For Sale" ad. In The Whig. You will be surprised at attention it will receive, Begin to-day. Toronto Cattle Market. Toronto, April 15.--The cattle market yesterday was steady and a good demand for choice finished butcher cattle, but slow and 26e lower than Monday for the plain and common butcher heavy unfin- ished steers. Fat cows and bulls steady at $5 to $5.75 for choice. Calves steady, choice $11 to $12. Lambs steady to firm. About 400 western fed lambs at $15. Natives at $14. Spring lambs easier at $12 to $13 each. Labor Members ] Are Suspended mons for Wilfully Obstruct= ing Business. London, April 15. -- Thirteen Labor members of the Ho of Commons were suspended du an all-night sitting of parliament for wilfully obstructing business. Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Conserva- tive, named the offending members and moved that they be suspended. His motion was carried by a vote of 163 to 76. Thereupon they withdrew from the House. 2