> r (ARAL SINT TINT SID CHAPLIN in The Man on the Box § he Daily Britis NORMA SHEARER in The Devil's Circus YEAR 08; No. 90. or the New---Refunds Will Over Payments Ottawa, April Be Granted in Cases Where Have Been Made. 17.--In reply to inquiries as to the effect of the income tax proposals, Hon. *. A. Robb, Minister of Finance, has issued the following statement: "The changes in the Income Tax Act, announced in the budget, will apply to incomes of 1925 and thereafter, but cannot be acted upon until | earchers Fail to Get Trace of the Mis HON. MR. ROBB'S EXPLANATION |] REGARDING THE INCOME TAX _ 4 Taxpayers May Estimate Their Incomes Under the OM Law « London, April 17.-- Premier | Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin were | @8uests of King George at Wirtd- | | sor Castle. The Premier was | | | | especially summoned to explain to the King the present status of the coal problem. It is gen erally presumed that Mr. Bald- | KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY. APRIL 17 British Premier Summoned to Explain The Coal Situation to His Majesty < win will outline the policy the Government proposes to adopt, whieh is almost certain to in- clude some further allocation of public money to tide the indus- tr over the few months needed to place it on a staple basis in accordance with the report of the coal commission. NI AN, rt NAA i i, W. P. HUGHES I8 ON , 1926. sing Point Traverse TAX INCREASE ON SOME OF BIG INCOMES Opinion on Tax Changes Given | by Hon. WF Nickle. VIEW ON RAILWAYS h Whig Fishermen CLF EPPO FTPIISIIPISIOIORD ® * * * L STOP MOVEMENT FROM FARM TO CITY Ottawa, April 17--The per- sistent rumor that the Govern- ment's rural credit measure, which will shortly be brought before the Commons, includes many of the features of the United States land bank sys- tem is gaining greater credence from day to day. Those in favor of the proposal argue thal the system will overcome tiie move- ment of the people from the farms to the cities, + WIL oo "| LE EE EEE EX EXER RY 3 > * LAE EE EEE ERE RENE XX J TAXPAYER NOW ON PAR LAST EDITION. AUTO STOCKS SELL HEAVILY IN NEW YORK Ford Shares Lost 31 Points op Friday Sales. ANERICAN _ FACTORIES ATHLETIC 1 after an act has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and royal assent No Trace Found | - TE Comm ssion | a given. Has Been Appointed Organizer lon J S Martin Disappointed | «| . . "Tax payepy may, however, on their own responsibility, estimate | Of and Instructor for This r own tax lability under the existing law on budget proposals of | District. April 15th, 1926, and pay accordingly on or before the 30th of this | month, but no assessments will be levied until after the bill becomes law, | Announcement has been made when approved refunds will be granted in cases where over payments have Lake Too Rough to Continue | that W. P. Hughes, athletic director Search for Claude Dulmage |2t Queen's University, has been ap d Stim H | pointed organizer and instructor of and Stim Hyett. the Ontario Athetic Commission, for this district, for the remainder of _ : , 2 No trace has yet been found of the | the ensuing season. The schooboys Nickle, attorney-general of Ontario, v |two Point Traverse fishermen, Claude | meet will be held here on September | Yesterday said in reference to the |Dulmage and Stim Hyett, who have! 25th. in Ottawa, and Cobourg on | income tax changes announced by |been missing since last Wednesday. | September 18th and the finals in| Hon, J. A. Robb in his budget | Three boats have been out in search | Toronto on October 1st and 2nd. | ine on | of the missing men, during the past -- speech. The income few days. smaller incomes is a relief to th» On Saturday morning, The Whig the attorney-general been made." MOTOR PLANTS WILL CONTINUE TEMPORARILY Director Says Many Factories Will Begin Transferring Op- PEIPPPEPPELPIP OL PR oY tne Taiger MComer" * > +* NEW LOW RECORD FOR THE April 17--The franc % was quoted this morning at + 2.982 cents to the dollar, not- % withstanding the ericQuraging 4 FRANC Paris, exemption "WITH CITIZEN OF U.S. N Lik Not Likely to Stop That More Was Not Done | Oqnearison to Sven Between! in Canada Owing to the ; New Income Tax and Levy | | : for Agriculture. in States. | Tarilf Cat. Toronto, April 17.--*"It will cer- New York, April 17.--The reduc- | New York, April 17.--Heavy sell- tainly increase the burden on some on dn ig axes wet in | ing of automobile shares on the New Hon. W. PF. | the Canadian budget wi n 1 > . . taxpayer of moderate means in the | York Stock Exchange and curb Dominion to about the same position | Markets resulted vestérday from the as his fellow across the border. | proposal of the Canadian Govern- Heads of families in Canada, how- | ment to reduce the tariff on auto- ever. will still nave 0 pey on $000 mobile imports, which has been ig fiote Ain wu pater-tamilies 8] force for several years for the pun The figures show comparative ex-| PO8@ Of protecting the Canadian emptions as: | manufacturers. As a result of this HON. H. S. BELAND RESIGNS. | galaried man, A iv $ Snows erations From Canada. Toronto, April 17.--Motor factor ies, In general, will continue their operations temporarily, but "many of them will find it imperative to begin transferring important parts of their operations from Canada, and increase their imports, both of motor rs and materials, from the United tes." This statement was made by A. Russell, president of the Can- adian Automotive Industries' As- gociation, following the meeting here yesterday of motor car manu- facturers held to consider the situa- lon following reductions in duties L0n motor cars, announced in the EP udget speech Thursday. "A check up of the manufacturer's psition shows him with the largest inventories and commitments, that @re accumulated at any time of year," Mr. Russell sald. "These ¢ have to be disposed of and the fac-| " tories will continue their operations until such stock and commitments are liquidated, but many of them d that it will be imperative to be-, transferring important parts of operations from Canada, and ase their imports, both of motor cars and materials, from the United Are Five eet High in Vermont New York, April 16--Maine, Nérthern Vermont and North- ern New York today were digg- ing from under a snow blanket left by a blizzard that estab- lished a new record for tenacity of winter in this section. The storm came as climax of several days of near zero weather, and Jn some places in Vermont drifts * are piled five feet deep. ' BEARDED LADY IS DEAD. She Directed That Her Body Should Be Cremated. New York, April 17.--The shyness which Krao, ultra-feminine bearded lady of side shows, overcame for thirty years, to turn misfortune into prosperity, holds sway with her death. as the 'missing link," died yester= of influenza, leaving instructions it her hairy body be éremated so her peculiarities could no longer 'exhibited. Despite her appear- 'ance she was exceedingly feminine! aceording to her friends in the cir- cus. Thick hair ord Krao's arm grew up- ward, monkey-like. She had 'no cartilage in her nose. There were pouches in her oheeks and her fing- ers would bend backward as far as forward. But she gpoke four langu- ages. © & Captain Farini, who found her 'hile exploring in Siam fo 1883, was old by Siamese villagers that Krao's mother was frightened by a baboon shortly before Krao was born. IN THE COMMONS, Old Age Pensions Bill Given Second jension " : ading. Ottawa, April 17.--~The bill ito vide for old 'age* pensions was ren second reading in the House ' Commons yesterday afternoon. In| *® imittée on the bill, George Black nservative, Yukon) stated wording would not permit the Yukon Territory to come under the TO pegsion ' scheme. Other rvative members supported Mr. k, and Hon. J. H. King. min- of public works, agreed with i", 5 : © soldiers land settlement re- fon bill was reported ittee and now stands for third posed receipt of voluntary contribu- # tions by a committee headéd by » Marshal Jofire for its restora- #% tion. This new low record non- % plused this French publie. > -* CPPPPPSELPPIPPPPP MOTOR CAR MAKERS 10 NEET WEDNESDAY For Further Discussion of the | Situation Created by the | Toronto, April 17.--~--Announcement was made here last night that auto- mobile manufacturers and represen- tatives of commercial and industrial concerns, whose business is alNected 'by the tariff changes, announced by Hon. J. A. Robb, Minister of Finance. in his budget, would meet here on Wednesday, April 21, to discuss 'the , Situation. It was estimated at the offices of the Canadian Manufacturers' Asso- ciation that 1,000 Canadian indus- tries were affected by the #ederal Government's action in lowering the tariff that has protected the autono- bile manufacturing industry. It was also stressed by C.I.A. officials that a demand for a combined conference of all Canadian manufacturers affect- ed by the tariff changes had come from manufacturers themselves. In Effect Now. Ottawa, April 17.--While the bud- get has still to pass the Canadian Parliament, the reduced tariff on American-made cars went into effect yesterday. This is the usual course here in regard to tariff changes. If, however, changes are made in the budget proposals by parliament, be- fore they formally became law, read- justments are made with the im- porter. Two Companies Suspended. Toronto, April 17.-- ge Motor Krao known in the circus! that | from 3 cony. breaking her mack. *reeiterrsasaess Car Company of Canada suspended operations at its Toronto plant to- {day and more than four hundred em- |ployees were rendered unemployed (for an Indefinite period. At the same time the Durant Motor Company of Capada also closed temporarily, af- fecting about six hundred men. Both suspensions were made in order that the companies might decide on fu- ture operations, following the lower- ing of duties on imported motor cars. NEW LIQUOR TREATY. Between Great Britain and U. 8. Is Discussed. London, April 17.--Officials here are disinclined to discuss the news that federal officials of the United States are considering proposing a new liquor treaty with Great Brit- ain. Political observers, however, profess to see considerable em- barrassement for the British gov- ernment if such suggestion is ad- vanced formally. Experts here say the liquor interests here are so powerful that any government would encounter formidable opposition in 'attempting to sign a formal pact precluding the exportation of al- coholie beverages in amy direction. Steve errereisone * + * + KILLED BY A FALL * FROM HOTEL BALCONY + * + Lindsay, April 17---A fatal # # accident occurred at Rockland + # house, Bobcaygeon; Yesterday, ¥ # when Mrs. Brandon, a widow, # who has been employed in the # hotel for the past two years, # fell to her death: from the bal- * + * > > * |was in touch with Claude Cole, Cape | Elliott Takes Over Vincent, N.Y., and learned that there [And Hon. J. C. {was still no word of the missing | His Department. [ishermen. Mr. Cole stated that he| Ottawa, April 17.--Hon. H. S. Be- {learned on Friday evening that all | land has resigned the portfolio of |day Wednesday three motor boats | Minister of Health a_.d Soldiers' Civil | had been out on the lake in the hope, Re-establishment. and Hon. J. Gi El- jot finding the men or their motor | liott, Minister of Labor, has been | boat, but they had returned without | sworn in as Minister of these two de- |any result. | partments. Official announcement to | It was thought that the fishermen, this effect was made last night. jon account of the storm, might have, Mr. Elliott will now administer | Tariff. i* On Saturday taken shelter at the Main Ducks or | three departments, the Galloup Islands, but, as these places have been visited by searchers and no trace whatever was secured, it is thought that the two men must have 'perished. morning at ten o'clock, The Whig was In telephone [communication with people living near Point Traversé and found that {there was no word of the two Rowe jmen. | Mr. Thompson, who lives near the Point, stated that no person had seen {the men since they left on Wednes- |day afternoon. He said that the men [had gone out on Wednesday after- | [noon for the purpose of setting their | {nets, and not lifting them as was | first stated. When the men did not ireturn on Wednesday evening their friends became very anxious and | started out in search. Ou Thursday {the Main Ducks and other points, which it was thought might have been a place of shelter, had been | {visited, but with no result. It had | been planned that the search would | be continued on Friday, byt the 'sea | was so heavy that the 'fishermen { } on Baturday morning it did not look as though they would be able to go out, as the sea was still rolling. All the fishermen along the Prince Edward shore have formed them- selves into a search party, and when the wind drops they will go out on the lake again. Mr. Fred Bongard, when speaking to The Whig over the telephone, stated that the place where the men went to set their nets was about three miles from the main Prince Edward shore in the direction of, the Main Ducks. ! Both the missing men were ex- perienced fishermen and were very popular with all engaged in the busi- ness. Miscing Flyers Are Located In Desert Cairo, April 17--Both Cap- tain Steves, leader of the Span- ish Manila fliers, and his mech- anician, Calvo, have been found. Messages received here say they are in "fairly good condition," despite their wanderings in the desert since last Sunday when their aeroplane was forced down about 100 miles from Aman, Palestine, FIRE IN MOTOR PLANT | x (Of Dodge Brothers at Toronto { ' Damage of $25,000, Toronto, April 17 -- Damage amounting to $25,000 was caused | by a fire that broke out in the Tor-; onto plant of Dodge Brothers Motor Car Co., of Canada today. The blaze was confined mainiy to the roof. The executives of the Company had an- . nounced that the Tint would sus- {pend operations indefinitely from { noon today as the result of changes "in the tariff by which duties on im- { ported cart are lowered. Six hundred men will be affected by the suspen 'sion. i Zoo at Washington has those of Labor, | Health and Soldiers' Civil Re-ectab- {stated to absorb { either the Depart- | ment of Health or Soldiers' Civil Re- | establishment in the Department of | Labor. Hon. Dr. Beland's resignation from the King Government, it is pointed out, is for the purpose of reducing the size of the Cabinet. Senator Be- land will, however, retain his seat in the Senate. I---------- U. §. PRCHIBITIONISTS CALL HON. W. E. RANEY To Combat Testimony of Other Canadians Put on Stand by *Wets." Washington, April 17--The "drys" in drawing up a batterysof witnes- | ses to carry forward a bombardment | G | against the modificat > | ay. v were forced to remain on land! and o° lon measures at | ally severe sandstorm today. Two ot Senate prohibition hearings, had to- day listed the aid of Hon. W. E. Raney, one-time attorney-general for Ontario. The prohibitionists believ- ed the former' provincial minister could be placed in a position to com- bat the testimony of other Cana- dians put on the stand by the "wets" last week. PREPARE FOR CRISIS. In the Textile Strike at Passaic, N.J., on Wednesday. . Passaic, April 17.--This mill town prepared to-day for a crisis in the textile strike, which is expected Mon- day when the mills will throw open their gates under the protection of the sheriff and his armed force of 150 deputies. Sheriff Morgan, of Paterson, who is to be in charge, will also have at his call 200 regular and.special policemen. The. strikers committee has announced that picketing will be résumed Monday at every mill in the strike area. General Motors in Oshawa Likely to Resume | Monday Oshawa, April 17--General Motors in Oshawa will likely resume opera- tions on Monday, according to a statement issued by President R. S. McLaughlin late yesterday after. oon. The plant was closed in or- er to allow the officials to decide upon a course of action. mimosa ima---- Ce2400090 0000000 * + "THE MAJORITY FAVOR > OCTOBER ELECTION + ] --- # Toronto. April 17-It is # learned on what possibly is the # best authority apart from Pre- %_mier Ferguson himself, that 4 the Government has not yet de- ® cided when it will appeal 40 the % country. but that despite all © guesses to the contrary, the ma- 4% jority of the Cabinet now favor % an October election. 4 The "wets" would lke an ¢ earlier appeal tc the constitu- 4 encies, bul those in contro. of + * -* * * * * * said, but the reductions weére more than taken up in increased taxation on dividends. Two taxes on the same money will be made, Mr. Nickle said, because In the case of joint stock cempanies in which most of the shares are held | by members of a family, dividends accumulated by the company will be taxed ten per cent. before they are paid out, and when they reach the | recipient they are taxed again as | personal income. Hon. Mr. Nickle also was of the] the lishment. There is no intention, it is | opinion that the deficit on railway than wipe operation would '"'more | so that out" the stated surplus, there would be a net deficit, in- cluding railways, of from thirty to forty million dollars, instead of the | surplus announced. | Commenting on tariff changes] Hon. John 8. Martin, Minister of Agriculture for Ontario, expressed himself as greatly disappointed to | see that 'nothing was done for agri- | culture." | | MILITARY PLANES CAUGHT IN STORM On the Arabian Desert--One Wrecked and the Occu- pants Killed. f Bagdad, April 17--Three mili-| tary planes, flying across the Arab-| | tan desert from Shaibah to Abud| har, were caught in an exception- | the planes fought their way back to| Shaibah but the third was wrecked | in the desert near Jailiba, 100 miles north of Basra, The occupants of this plane, T. E. Tones and KF. E. Leatherdale, were killed. ~ | \ | MUSKRAT TRAPPERS | WANT AN EXTENSION Of the Season as They Have Secured Very Few Animals # partner had been able to get four This Spring. { Men from the county of Frontenac | {and the other surrounding counties {who make a living by trapping in {the spring season, are hoping that the | Ontario Department of Game and | Fisheries will see fit to extend the |season for the trapping of muskrat. On account of the lateness of tre season these men have been unable to trap many muskrats and as a re- sult they will be minus a large {amount of money, which they de- end upon to keep their wives and children. A representative of The Whig, who has been speaking to some of the trappers, learned that the siti: ation in many cases is very serious. In many places the ice in the bays has been so firm that it prevented the | trappers from getting anywhers near! ithe muskrats. One trapper informed The Whig that this time last year he avd his hundred muskrats, while this season {they bad only obtained about a | dozen, on account of the lataness of the season. | The season, which opened March 1st, closes on April 21st, which means that there is only a few days left for the trappers. Ibe able te makeup for lost time, or jaceount of weather conditions. Mr. W. Ford Webster. Kingston inspector for the department, when [© | sidered as the firs person in States, for single in United Exemption Canada, $1,500; $1,500. For married person In Canada, $3,000; in United States, $3,600. The exemption on children and de- pendents in the United States is 18400. The rate on incomes up to $10,000 is two per cent., minus 25 per cent. | for "earned income," this to be con- $5,000 net in-| come. EXPECT DISSOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE Ensuing Election Will Be Con- tested on Government Con=- trol of Liquor. | year. | was firm during the early Toronto, April 17.--The Evening | Telegram publishes the following in | its news columns: "Dissolution of the Ontario legis- | lature is expected to be announcea | within ten days. When the announce- | | ment is made it will be accompanied | by a declaration that the ensuing election will be contested upon the | issue of government control of the | sale of liquor. The government con- trol plan to be put forward by. the | Ferguson Government will be similar | to that now in effect in the province of Manitoba. "It is expected that when the Gov- | ernment goes to the country, most | likely late in June, at least two of | the present Cabinet ministers will | | not be running. Hon. Lincoln Goldie, | Canadian provincial secretary, is expected to retire, and it is also stated that Hon. | John Martin, minister of agriculiure, | is also seeking relief from the bur- dens of, office. This will entail al considerable Cabinet reconstruction. | Dr. D. Jamieson (South. Grey), | chairman of the agricditural inquiry | committee, might be the new Minis- ter of Agriculture, and"W. Finlay- | son, member for North Simcoe, is] spoken of as the new Minister of | Lands and Forests. | "It is .also darkly hinted that | Premier i. H. Ferguson is going to | Ottawa. In that case, rumor says | that Hon. George Henry will head the new Cabinet." | yesterday. | Motors also was the release?" and tariff many of the American com- panies have established assembling | plants in Canada, and it was assum- {ed instock market circles that the operations of these plants will be affected by the proposed tariff re. vision. Thegselling of stocks alse was influenced by the advices re- ceived from Canada that some of the American plants have been shut down. Ford Motor of Canada, which has been weak for several days drop- ped to a new low record for the The stock which sold at 665 earlier in the year dropped to 470 The net loss was 31 points, following a 69 point drop on | Thursday. The stocks of the various Amers ican companies, with assembling plants in Canada, listed on the New York Stock Exchange also were heavy as a result of selling in- fluenced by the Canadian tariff programme. General Motors, which trading, dropped to 115 7-8, and closed with a net loss of 1 3-8 at 116. Hudson weak, declining from an early high of 66 7-8 to 632 and closing with a net loss of a point at 62 1-2. Studebaker was down 3-4 of a point net, and other automobile stocks also closed lower. The Ford Motor Company of Can- ada, according to Detroit advices, has not as yet taken any action. This company employs approxime ately 5,000 men. P. W. Grandjeun, secretary of the company, is quoted as saying: "We have not analyzed the report. It was a sudden blow and we cannot form any opinion until we have considered further the government's proposals." In conservative quarters, where industrial developments are closely watched, the opinion was expressed that the proposed reduce tion in the Canadian automobile tariff, it adopted by parliament, will not necessarily mean the end of the manufacture and assembling of American automobiles in Canadas. The only direct result of such A change, "according to the opinion, will be reduced profits for the Am- erican companies operating in Can- ada. Stocks of the Ford Company of Canada continued their toboggan on the New York curb exchange this morning. A recession of 25 point was registered at the opening. Singe Thursday, Ford stock has receded 160 points, from 610, THERE WAS LAXITY IN SCHOONER'S RELEASE Deputy Minister Admits De~ partment at Fault But Po- fitical Influence Is Denied. Ottawa, April 17.--A gruelling ex- amination of C. P. Blair, general ex 1 ecutive assistant in the Customs De- partment, regarding the release of the seized schooner W. C..Kennedy and its cargo, occupied all yesterday morning's session of the Stevens Committee on the administration of the Customs Department. : 'The burden of the by' Hon. R. B. Bennett, Hon. H. H. Stevens, A. BE. Doucet and C. W. Bell, was, "Why did yon recommend "Wty wers no