HAROLD LLOYD in For Heaven's Sake AR 98; No. 113. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1926. inl HAROLD LLOYD In For Heaven's Sake LAST EDITION. i ARIO ELECTION * | DENIAL IS MADE BY RAILWA | AND STEAMSHIP AUTHORITIES | OF STORIES ABOUT KINGS Declared That This City Is Not to Be Made Railway Divisional Point---President Cover- Wale, of Canada Steamships Limited, Says a No The British Whig is inténsely in- terested in the progress of King- ston. For nearly 100 years, this pa- ~has been serving the people of city, and during that time it has much advancement. We hope 'there is a great future in store Kingston, but we realize that at future depends largely on out- side interests. We have certdin nat- ural advantages here that shoud | help to make Kingston grow. These " advantages are largely advantages * 'of location, both as regards water and rail facilities. So far as the city I itself is concerned, however, unfor- tunately it is not in a position to de- rmine whether these natural ad- tages shall be used for its ad- iment and growth or not. This fon rests with othe"s. he policy of The British Whig always been to give its readers all the authentic news as quickly as possible. This paper Has, however, ays fought shy of manufactured ptories or stories that are not Dased facts. Recent evidence of the ag- iveness and news-gathering abi- 'of this paper was demonstrated fitly when we were able to make exclusive announcement. to nm people of the glad news . regarding the plans of the James 'Richardson and Sons Grain com- 'pany for transhipping their grain Bere this summer, The policy of this paper is to for- 'and help all genuine move- looking towards the growth velopment of Kingston. We a believe, however, in raising | 'the hopes of our business men and [ pitizens, generally, with stories that have little foundation in fact. Noth- ing is to be gained by creating en- thusiasm that later has to be dam- n we read in another local pa- the evening of May 11th that Adv 'able to announce on informa- ; n received from an authentic source that Kingston was shortly to he made a divisional point of the . '€. N. R. and that it would mean an increase in population of between twelve and fifteen thousand people, aturally everybody connected with "The British Whig was delighted. Be- lore congratulating the city on this fortune, however, it occurred us to verify the authentic infor- our own account. We fore wired a high official of ; anadian National Rallways at Montreal as follows: "LOCAL PAPER STATES TO- NIGHT THAT IT HAS AUTHENTIC INFORMATION THAT KINGSTON TO BE MADE DIVISIONAL POINT. CAN WE CONFIRM THIS?" We received the following reply: "YOUR WIRE ELEVENTH RE- CEIVED. STATEMENT TRAT GSTON IS TO BE MADE A ONAL POINT IS NOT COR- " ~~ regret to have to announce to our readers. We would like much better to be able to confirm the story. We realize, however, that nothing will be gained by raising the hopes of our readers with cheering news that is quite foundationless. Lines Will Not Be Changed. Regarding the further statement the same article regarding a pos- Géneral Superintendent of this divi- sion of the C. N. R. and formerly 'chief engineer, when 8 this city a few days ago, sta old engineers who sui t night the same Canada Stea Decision Made About Building Elevator Here. had also heard rumours several days ago, did not publish the story be- cause it lacked confirmation. It now turns out that nothing definite is settled at all. President Coverdale Denies Story. '"The Canada Steamship Lines have reached no definite decision regard- ing the building of an elevator at Kingston" said Mr. W, H. Coverdale, president of the Canada Steamship Lines when interviewed by the Bri- tish Whig reporter on Thursday morning. "Any building which we might do at Kingston is absolutely conditional on it being made the ter- minus of deep water navigation of the Great Lakes. It would be foolish for one company to locate here with- out any guarantee of Kingston being made the terminus, and the thing for the people of Kingston to do, is to get busy and make sure tlie ter- minus will come there, and then all the companies will want to Jocate in this city." Mr. Coverdale declared that as an old Kingstonian he would be more than delighted with the choice of this city as a terminus but he did not think" the 'people... generally. cwer? awake to the danger of Kingston be- ing passed by if they did not put for- ward every effort. Prescott and in- terests at Ogdensburg were very ac- tive, he said, and the people of Kingston must impress on fhe Gov- ernment the claims of this Thy. "Until the completion of the Wel- land Canal, the dredging of the channel and a definite decision of a terminus with the Government tak- ing some steps to locate elevators at that terminus, Canada Steamship Lines will do nothing' said the pre- sident. "If Kingston is chosen how- ever, we will put up a tine elevator, a new dock and freight warehouse." The Whig has also learned. that the site of the former old M. T. Co.'s elevator at the foot of Queen street is not suitable for a modern elevator. There is not sufficient land and the railway facilities at that point are not adequate. 3 It is true as announced in The British Whig two weeks ago, that the James Richardson firm are aghin transhipping grain here. It is gen- erally hoped that Kingston will be made the terminus, but it is quite evident, that until the Government makes a decision on the matter none of the private companies are going to do building. In the meantime we, must not get diftouraged. It is too bad that like Aladdin we cannot with aid of a ma- gic lamp make divisional points and concrete elevators appear as easily 4s we can write fairy fales about them. We must all just keep work- ing to secure the terminus. That is as President Coverdale states, the important matter just now. If we all pull together and urge our claims hard enough ' success must surely crown our efforts. POLISH PRESIDENT READY 10 RESIGN But His Opponent Decided Not to Accept It on Advice of His Allies. London, May 13.--The last authen- tic news of the Polish military revolt iin London declared that President, Wojciechowski with the ides of 'the ["erving peace, has offered to quish the presidency in favor of on Akt edavae of troops. The offer was after *ohaideration by Pil- t's followe: clu Leftisth The present situation in the Polish jeapital is not clear owing to the iterrption of wire communications 'which, according to last ere in the hands of the government guarded by loyal troops. accounts, | | i { I { | | | | { | W. H. COVERDALE SUMMER TIME ADOPTION. ton to Change. Hamilton, May 13.--This city will | have partial daylight saving, start.| ing next Monday. The city council has refused to move the clock for-| ward an hour, because the people voted against it two years ago, but the manufacturers and many of ths merchants put it into effect. The local branth of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association has en- dorsed the proposal and to-day the retail merchants' committee of the Chamber of: Commerce unanimously! favored sum time and will | the factories next Monday. Hamil: ton is the only place of importance | in this district which has stood out | against the change. | Merchants and Factories of Hamil. | | New Liskeard Baptist Church tot- ally destroyed by fire which started from chimney blaze. "general Railwaymen May Continue Strike London, May 13.--An official of the railwaymen's union to-day asserted that in view of the diffieulty surrounding the rein- statement of the strikers, the executives of three of the railway unions have called upon all railway- men to continue the strike until they 'have received assurances from their em- ployers. Forest Fires Subdued. Winnipeg, May 13.--Two sea- planes have been rushed to the scene of the forest fires which had menaced wided areas in the Lac du Bonnet and Grand Beach districts of Mani- toba. Reports from the forest pa trol indicate that the fires are being subdued. "Rain, which was fairly throughout the province yesterday, aided the fire fighters. Government to Contribute $50,000 to Beck Endowment London, Ont., May 13.---Pre- mier Fergubon in his address at Byron Sanatorium yesterday afternoon in connection, with the unveiling of the Beck Mem- orial tablet, announced that the Ontario Government was con- tributing $50,000 to the . Beck Endowment Fund for the Queen Alexandra Sanatorfum. lessrassseserwvans| dp re | # WILL BE GENEROUS 3 TO UNIVERSITIES * = X + London, May 13,--Premier # Ferguson yesterday. ed # again that the Goern 7 An # tends to continue to « be gen- # erous to Queen's and Western, # universities though anxious for 4 a great manifestation of local "# support for these Institutions. * COEPPPP IFIP ISIPIPIONY PREM Go Beck Into Power by a London, Ont., May 13.--Premler Howard Ferguson of Ontario not add to the burden of his two days' round of addresses in London the task of announcing an early election or a new policy when he addressed the members of the West- ern Ontario Liberal-Conservative Association here last night at a banquet in his honor. After re- tjewing the record of his Govern-! ment at great length, the Premier | impending election in the following words: "This Government has upward of a year to complete its full term, but, nevertheless, as we live under Brit- ish institutions it is the privilege of a government to go to the Lieut.- Governor at any time it thinks the people of the country should bd consulted and ask for a dissolution. And that is the proceeding I am go- ing to follow. "When you trust me to lead 4 party under the Government, you must accept my judgment as to the time that seems best to go to the country. : "I have read the history of great leaders of the past, Macdonald, Whit- ney and others, and that 1s the policy those leaders adopted. The people trusted them, and ih the same manner I must ask you to trust me." 5 -- " _ Likely In October, .. The Premier's announcement was received with mixed laughter and applause, but with no manifestation of dissatisfaction: Following the breaking up of the meeting, the opinion was heard that the imfend- Ang appeal fo the . country would come in October. No direct refer-: referred' briefly to the rumors of Lg R FERGUSON ASKS PARTY 10 TRUST T0° HIS JUDGMEN . Declared at London, Ont., That He Was Going to Have an Elec- tion When He Felt Sure the Conservative Party Would Majority of 73 in House. The Premier declared that Conservative party was likely likely to cause it difficulty, Pride in record of the ment up to the present time, ment when it should appeal to people, insofar as such assurance lay withjn his power. The membership, time for holding a general election. Mr. Ferguson took the delegates briefly but comprehensively into his the re- sponsibilities which he conceived to confidence with regard to be attached to his position as party leader, -- ~ Guided by Party's Welfare. "While I may have made up my PELL HIER rere he did saw ahead no rock upon which the to founder nor any pitfall which was Govern- the Prime Minister sald, impelled him to assure the return of the Govern. the * Ottawa, May 13--Premier Mac- kenzie King replied in the House of - Commons yesterday afternoon to questions about the action of employees of the Government who are officials of Canadian labor organizations collecting funds ir this country to assist the general strikers in the Old Country in their struggle with the British Government. Dr. MeoGibbon, Conservative, of Muskoka, noted that P. M. Draper, of Ottawa, had been soliciting aid in Canada for British strikers. He wanted to know if it were with the consent of the Government and was Draper in the Government service? The Prime Minister had no offi- cial knowledge on the subject, but said that Mr. Draper was a Govern- ment employee and also for years had been secretary of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress. He Premier Answers Questions About "Labor Employees of Government thought the Congress could "run its own affairs." "Many Conservative members," in- terjeqgted A. A. Heaps of Winnipeg, "have been rgpresenting themselves as friends of Canadian Labor. Per- haps they will assist Mr. Draper in the collection of funds." Donald Sutherland put a question about Tom Mpore, head of the Trades and Labor Congress: Was he in the Government service or on any Commission. "Mr, Moore is one of the directors of the Canadian National Railways," replied the Premier. Mr. Sutherland asked if Govérn- ment employees had the right to their views in the British trouble. "I think the British Government should be allowed to settle its own matters," answered Mr. King, "the situation is not going to be helped by controversy here." A Wild Scene As Strike Ends Premier Baldwin Was Ac- claimed--Much Cheering " and Hat Waving London, May 13.-- Downing Street, where the official residences of the principal Cabinet members are situated, and Eccleston Square, home of the Trades Union Congress, witnessed wild scenes when the news broke that the general strike had been terminated. A cordon of special wolice kept the crowds out of Downing Street, leaving the entire area of the short, narrow thoroughfare clear for a half- hundred of London's gallop- ing reporters, who rushed pell-mell out of No. 10 to the telephones, the moment the Government spokesman called off. Only a few correspondents bore with the Cabinet secretary through the long paragraphs of the official exchanges of letters which brought peace. At Eccleston Square lively crowds gathered close to the Trades Union Congress headquarters as the morn- ing"s developments intensified. There was cheering, hat-waving and auto-honking when a breathless Trades Union Congress messenger from Downing Street announced the news that labor's great weapon of the general strike had been sheath- ed. Back in Downing Street there was further excitement as the news spread, and excited crowds surged through the police cordon to see Premier Baldwin leave No. 10, his official residence, for the House of Commons. Cheer after cheer greeted the Pre- mier as the heavy black door swung open and he stood facing a battery of cameras. "Good old Baldwin," the crowds shouted, and the Prime Minister was forced to raise his hat several times in acknowledgment. Mrs. Winston ,Churchill, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ran excitedly out of No. 11 and, waving a hand above her head, shouted "Hurrah!" which had entrusted him with the leadership, accordingly should trust to his judgment for the opportune Premier Baldwin walked along { the sidewalk, warmly shook her hand and then entered an automo- bile to be driven to the House of Commons. Canadian Delegates View' On A Geneva, May 13.---Canadian dele- gates to the International Passport Conference led the opposition against a proposal that identity papers be issued to all emigrants on their de- parture from their native lands, with the resuit that the proposal was unanimously rejected at to-day's uttered the words that thesstrike was | SCOTSMEN GAVE TIPS. Caught Liner After 500-Mile Trip in » Charabanc. London, May 13--Determined not to allow the general strike to inter- fere with thelr departure for Am- erica, 44 Scots, the majority from Edinburgh and Glasgow, travelled more than 500 miles in a charabanc to sail on the United States liner from SoutBampton Tuesday. The journey took approximately 34 hours The party reached the pier just before sailing, and the members were so delighted that they broke tradition by giving liberal tips to the tired, but triumphant drivers, The King's Appeal London, May 13.--King George yesterday issued an appeal to the people to co- operate in the task of bringing peace to the na-" tion. "Let us forget what- ever elements of bitterness the events of the past few days have created," he said. . The King begged his people to remember how steady and how orderly the the country's industrial crisis, and asked them to address themselves to bringing into being a last- ing peace. Deaf and Dumb Band. Moptreal, May 13.-----With the Illi- nois delegation to the Kiwanis con- vention, which will be held here next month, will come the only deaf and dumb brass band in the world. The band is composed of 6 pieces and re- presents the Chicago Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. Fear Split Between Congress and Miners Owing to the Calling Off of the 'General Strike in Britain. London, May 13.-- There is a feeling In labor circles that happen- ings since the calling off of the gen- eral strike may cause a split between the Trades Union Congress and the miners and that when the miners delegates meet in Kingsway hall to- morrow, it will be another "black Friday" similar to that in 1921 when the rallway and transport workers agreed to back the miners To People to Help & it take industry to shake off country had been through mind as to what would be the best course to take," he said, "or while I may be pressed from one group or one section to take a certain course upon an issue or upon a variety of issues, I bave to take that course and plot it upon the map of the province of Ontario and see if it will carry through the province as a whole. To follow the course which ii 33 ae el tse pap ® T ports my = 3 giz but the railwaymen suddenly with- drew. Lord Reading, former viceroy of India, may be chosen neutral chair- man of the suggested advisory com- mittee for phe reorganization of the mining industry. In Control of Warsaw. that Marshal Pllsudski was in trol of Warsaw at eight o'clock night. Both sides are negoti- order to avoid bloodshed. was calm during the night S000 2009%%0 4 VOTING ON BY-LAWS "MONDAY MAY 17th. » ne -- +» A majority vote will carry 4 - grounds by-law to be & next Monday. The by- & for the Monareh Battery ¢ Company Ltd, will require a # two-third vote, * * * * * * * g S240 000 * # » . * » . * * * » . . * # * + e Norwood, Ont.; patrick, Downeyville, Ont. ; Kelly, Montreal; Plekering: John sor: Allan Cameron Sydney, N.B.: Augustine Greenfield, Ont.; Gerald Edmonton, Windsor. provineial THE QUESTION OF RECOVERY Will British Industry Quickly Shake Off Nightmare? Before Next Week and Factories and Other Industries Lack Fuel to Ru. London, May 13.--Work is being {slowly © resumed taroughout the country. There are still many diffi- culties to be adjusted before in- dustry can be in full swing again, Then there is the question of the | re-engagement of men, who have | been 'notified that their places were { filled. Then, too. groups in various | sections have announced their un- | willingness to resume work until the Governrhent emergency control is entirely removed. But, on the whole, the nation has joyfully ac- cepted the end of what the Trades Union Congress, with reason, has characterized as one of the most orderly stoppages in the history of industrial disputes, The decision to call off the gen- eral strike was made without cone sulting the Miners' Federation A. J. Cook, secretary of that organization, declared. The miners were not.a party to it in any shape or form. +The Trades Union Congress had nothing to do with us," said Mr. Cook. "Our men will have to des cide what to do in the light of cir- cumstances. Our stoppage may cone tinue for an indefinite period." Wi wBEoposals of Sir Here bert L. Samuel were submitted to the miners early yesterday morning, the miners rejected them, Never- theless the' Trades Union Congress used them: as a basis for its later action "in calling off the strike | ---- Question of Recovery. London, May 13.--How long will the last nine day's nightmare and ré- sume its halting convalescence is a question that is being gravely dis- cussed. The data at the moment is insufficient for an exact estimate as to this: At best no coal is likely to be raised at the mines until next week, MeanwRle factories and other in. dustries throughout the midlands and north of England are threatened witlr stoppage because of the lack of coal. At Middlesbrough, York- shire, 30,000 iron and steel workers are idle and the coal supplies are rationed. In the shipyards marine ehgineers and others were proceeding normal ly with their work until last night, when orders wete received from the Council of the Trades Union Con- gress to cease work. With scarcely an exception the ship workers re. fused to break their agreement, and the bollermakers resolved to remain at work pending the taking of a strike ballot. | i ------ BROCKVILLE GRADUATES, The St. Mary's College C1 E 3 Ae ercises Are ee ; Brockville, May 13.--The follows ng graduated. at St, Mary" yesterday: TT's Qollege Charles N. Abrams, Williamstow: Ont. Frank J. Borsa, Toronto; po mund Daley, Roblin, Ont; C. Fred DeVine, Toronto; P. Philip Doherty, Patrick J. Fitz Martin J. Kennedy, M. Lambert, Wind. MacDonald, Redmond, Alta.; John M. Rogers, Very Rov, Arthur T. Coughlan, of the Toronto provines Redemptionist Order, presid- Muzzle the Montreal, May 13.--"No cancella~ tion of the muzzling order on. the Island fe Sor Seg to go into effect until the July," declared the Health of the Federal ture, who is in charge of the pression of rables here, in oo tion with provincial and civic suth- of Montreal is likely Dr. A. B. Moors, of Department of Agricul- MacMillan, Animals Branch of / John J, © middie of NOT TO BE BEFORE NEXT FALL 1S DISCLSSED * NO MINING OF COAL o