* Speech by the Premier , Awaited With Interest As It Will Likely Strike Pitch of the Govern- ment's Campaign---Liberal Plans Withheld y ing. This speech is awaited with : wi: interest, as it will = » le ' by Dr. Hermas Deslauriers, a mem= . =I cannot dare to believe the last," NORMA TALMADGE o - THUR FRI. SAT. All Star Cast "THE BARRIER" By Rex Beach sin "KIKI" YEAR 98; No. 108, = KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1926. The Baily British Whig] LAST EDITION. MEIGHEN CABINET ANNOUN CED---ELECTION DATE NO Until Tactics of Are Disclosed. Ottawa, July 14.--Following the announcement made last night of a! ' now federal ministry, the spotlight of | © political interest now moves to 5 opening speech of Premier Arthur Melghen in Ottawa next Tuesday 'strike the pitch of the Government's 'campaign for the following eight Weeks. During the next few days the new cabinet will meet for the purpose of setting its house in order and mak- ing general preparations for an ap- peal to the electorate. ; Official plans of the Liberal party 'are being carefully withheld until the tactics of the Conservatives are the Conservatives disclosed in the Premier's speech. Ex- premier King has returned to the Capital after several days' vacation, and it is expected that his itinerary will be made public within a few days. Party Conventions. Toronto, July 14--Four candidates have been selected and thirty-three conventions have been called to nomi- | nate candidates for the House of Commons in the Province of Ontario | to date. Liberals and Progressives | have both named two candidates, while the Conservatives have set dates for fifteen conventions, the| Liberals for sixteen and the Progres- | sives for two gatherings. { No Ice at the Bottom of Mauer Redoubt; What Looks Like It Is a Pile of Lime The members of the Kingston His- torical Society wish it to be under- stood that oven it July is unusually ¢old, there is no ice in the Murney Redoubt at Macdonald Park" The story of there being fice fn the well seems to have gained credence, but h a lime into the shallow ater at the bottom of the 'This lime has dried into a d Substance looking somewhat foe under the electric drop Hehe} Supposed it was, would hold it. mpl lege, that hangs above the old well. The Whig was told there was ice in the well, but on enquiry from the caretaker found the true story of the "log." Some people to make sure ice was there, have dropped an old elec- tric bulb to see if the "ice," as they It did and they were more convinced than F. 'But the lime is hard and if sd at the Royal Military Col- a visit to the tower 1 Thursday evening and explained the reason for the curious aspect of the bottom of the well to the members of the committee. SAYS LIFE OF QUEBEC | IS BEING THREATENED se Would Have Name of King in- - scribed With Those of : Immortals. : ------ Montreal, July 14. & What was led by promoters as a "protest and indignation meeting" was held Monday night in St. Mary's division ber for that constituency. : "The governor-general acths un- constitutionally either through bad advice or by imperialistic tendencies . Deslauriers, "Is this'the recompense," cried the speaker, "for 65,000 Canadiaiis be- dng left in the battlefields of Eu 'rope, for the legions of wounded and . disabled, to pass from an autonomous dominion to a mere colony? A col- ony which is now governed by a mah outside Canada. I canndt be- eve that the governor-general fav- ~ored one man more than another on account of his own personal political Yiews, and I hope that in a few days shall have an explanation." Dr, Deslauriers was convinced that very life of Quebec is at stake t the present time and he urges his ers to combat "those imperial eyes that are greedily turned to- this province," and to smother m with the adverse vote when the 'time comes. spoke of 1837 at titting thing to liam Mackenzie ' ether with those 1837-18857, HUNDREDS OF ROARING PIRES IN THE FORESTS Flames Fanned by High Winds| ~--Fifty Fires Started by Lightning. Spokane, Wash., July 14.--- The tender, dry farests of Washington, Idaho and Montana were dotted to- day with hundreds of roaring fires. In many sections the flames have been fanned by high winds, spread- ing over large areas. Every*mountain in Kaniksu National forest looks like a voleano, according to BE. J. John, == Premier Meighen The, Conservative leader who has ane nounced hig cabinet. Min tive aeroplane forest observer, 'with great clouds of .smoke rolling up." tween forty and fifty lightning fires were' started yesterday in Coeur D'- Alene, a section of Nosthern idaho, rangers reported. HOTEL BURNS Be-| HON. H. H. STEVEN, ister of Customd in the Conserva- cabinet. '| Mr. George for some years urrunged {for The British Whig, and is known VERY SUDDEN DEATH OF BOY VISITING HERE Donald M. Bishop, Five, of Syracuse, LY. HE FAILED 10 RALLY After Anaesthetic Had Been Ad- ministered at Hotel Dien to Set Fractured Elbow. A very sad death occurred at the Hotel Dieu about nine o'¢lock Tues- day night, when Donald M. Bishop, aged five, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Bishop, of Syracuse, N.Y., passed away in the X-ray ropm of the Hotel | Dieu, Dr. A, BE. Ross, coroner, who was called upon t6 make an investigation, announced that death was due to a lymphatic condition of the glands and tissues which were badly swol- len. He stated that there would be no inquest into the case. © - Dr. Ross explained thatisuch a con- [dition in a child was almost certain {that the child would never reach ma- turity and death would come sud- denly in such cases, He referred to {the case of the young Queen's stu- { dent from Sudbury who died sudden- {ly last Tall on the tennis courts at Queen's University." He had suffer- ed from the same condition. wr r------ Visiting Grandparents The i circumstances in Lonnection with the death of 'the little fellow are very sad indeed. Mr. and Mrs. | F.. P. George had to Kingston Eg P ; grandsons, ofie aged eight and the other five. 'The lads were playing in Victoria ark last evening and Donald fell off the slide, dislocating and fracturing his left elbow. As soon as the accident occurred, Dr. H. BE, Day was called, and the little chap'was removed to the Hotel Dieu Hospital, He was glven an anaesthetic and the fracture was set in five minutes. -A screen was just | being taken fn the X-ray room. apd {2s soon as the light was turned on the little chap's face, it was found he was dead. : ------ Call for Pulmotor A hurried call was sent for the pul- imotor, but when the call was first [sent in, the person making the call | Just said, "Come quickly to the Ho- tel Dieu." The whole department turned out, but the trucks from the lower station were sent back for the pulmotor, and a cylinder and a half was used in an effort to bring the boy around, but it was of no avail, The pulmotor worked aboiit forty minutes. : The body of the dead boy is boing taken to 123 Bellaire Place, Syra- cuse, N.Y./ for burial. Deep sym- pathy is felt for Mr, and Mrs. George in the sad bereavement that has come to them through the sudden passing of their much beloved grandchild. a special industrial advertising page to many citizens. Personnel of $ tary Privy Council. Hon. Sir George Perley, Hon. Hon. Hon. -Hon. Hon. Hon, Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. R. D. Morand. left unfilled for the present. and Colonization. Councillor, the campaign, Minister. NICKLE WILL ASSIST IN STIDY OF CRINE N. Y. Commission to 8it in To~ ronto to Learn About Law Enforcement. Toronto, July 14--Attorney-Gen- eral Nickle stated today that he was in favor of meeting the request of Daniel 8. Taylor, of Buffalo, asking whether Ontario would make arran- gements to permit a sitting of the New York state commission investi. gating conditions of major crime at Toronto. The message estimates that the. New York commission, having heard complimentary reports about the way crime is dealt with in Ontar- fo, is anxious to enquire into condi- tions and methods in Toronto for disposing of prisoners. S "1 have left the fixing of a date with Chief Crown Attorney Bric Ar- mour," Mr, Nickle said. "Certainly, I'll assisst any Investigating com- mittee to enquire inte the perfection of Ontario's system," he added with a smile. "As a matter of fact," Mr. Nickle explained, "there is a movement in the United States to find out all they can about our methods." Mr. Nickle stated that Edward Bayley, the deputy attorney-general, was now on his way to Denver to read a paper at a convention of fhe attor- ney-generals of the different states on law enforcement procedure in the province of Ontario. Ottawa, July 14.--The following ministers attended on His Excellency the Governor-General last evening and accepted office in the new Government: Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister, Secre- of State for External Affairs, and president of the R. B. Bennett, Minister of Finance. E. L. Patenaude, Minister of Justice. Hugh Guthrie, Minister of National Defence. H. H. Stevens, Minister of Customs. S. F. Tolmie, Minister of Agriculture. W. A. Black, Minister of Railways. R. J. Manion, Postmaster-General. J. D. Chaplin, Minister of Trade and Commerce. George B. Jones, Minister of Labor. E. B. Ryckman, Minister of Public Works. Without Portfolio. Sir Henry Drayton. Donald Sutherland. John A. Macdonald. The portfolios of Marine and Fisheries. the Interior, Immigration and Colonization, Health and Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment and the post of Solicitor-General are .ed to the province of Quebec, of which it is expected two will very shortly be filled. It is intended that the port- folio of the Interior shall go to the province of Saskatche- wan. Mr. Patobhiide will be Acting Minister of Marine and Fisheries; Hon. R. B. Bennett will be Acting Minister of the Interior; Dr. Morand, of Health and Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, and Sir Henry Drayton of Immigration Dr. J. L. Chabet, of Ottawa, will In the absence of Mr. Meighen during the course of Sir Henry Drayton. will be acling Prime The date of the election will be announced in a few NUMBER OF VICTINS New Cabinet Secretary of State, Three of these will be allott- be made a Privy | eleven ¥ complete. MAY NEVER BE KNOWN Twenty-one--The Pro perty Damage. ti Dover, N.J., July 14--Indications today were that'a number of vietims of the explosion that destroyed the Lake Denmark and Picatinny arsen- als and worked havoc in a dozen nearby towns probably néver will be known. The list of missing has var- fed from hour to hour, and Brig.- Gen. Drum, in arge of policing the area, has not at any time been willing to make any positive state- ment as to the numbers. All records at the arsenals were destroyed. The death toll"stood at 21 today. Latest unofficial - estimates placed the property damage as high as naval arsenal, $5,000,000 for the Picatinny arsenal and $4,000,000. Four towns were practically de- vastated. In Mount Hope, 107 cot- tages were wholly or partly destroy- ed. Wharton, Rockaway and Hiber- nia were the three other towns that suffered the greatest damage. 4 NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL te, July 14.--Yesterday at Creek summer resort, the two baby Jones year old t lof Rallways. Str Henry, it Arsenal Death Toll Stands at | $65,000,000 for the Lake Denmark [| , it is natural that he should now IN.B., the new Minister of 'THE MEIGHEN CABINET NOT YET COMPLETE Four Portfolios Have Yet to Be Filled. QUEBEC T0 HAVE FIVE | % k Without Portfolio and to Be | » - | Acting Premier. § ---- | Ottawa, July 14.--The new Cone |servative ministry of Right Hon. Are {thur Meighen was sworn in befors {the Governor-General at Rideau Hall at 7.30 o'clock last evening. In {addition to Premier Meighen, fif- {teen ministers have been appointed, as administrators of de. | partments and four without pori- folios. The cabinet as constituted is not The portfolios of Marine and Fisheries, the Interior, Immigra- {tion and Colonization, Health and { Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, and {the post of 'Solicitor-General, are {left unfilled for the present," Three of. these, states an . anpetincement issued from the Prime Minister's office, will be alloted to the prove Ince of Quebec, Sf 'which it is ex~ {pected two will' very shortly be fill« ; ed. The portfolio of the Interior is |to go to the province of Baskatche- | wan. - | -- Among the Surprises. Among the surprises of the new Government is the fact that Sir Henry Drayton, former Minister of Finance, 1s left without a porte folio. It had been thought ear) derstood, however, is well content be without the cares of departmental administration for the present. The official statement announced that during Mr. Meighen's absence from Ottawa while the campaign is on, Sir Henry will be acting Prime Mins ister. One of the appointments that was not anticipated is that of Hon, B. B. Ryckman to the Ministry of Publis Mr. Ryckman, however, considered to have had claim on preferment. He has been ome of t inner couneil of the Conservative party in Parliament for some years. Hon, R. B. Bennett's appointment as Minister of Finance, was ans ticipated some days ago. The . ment of the Customs Department Hon. H. H. Stevens, and the De partment of Agriculture to Hom. F. Tolmle oceasions no sur Also it had been predicted that Hi R. J. Manion would -be Postmaster General. Hon. Hugh Guthrie had previously been Mimister of Militia, take over the Department of De fence. From the 'first Hon. J. Chaplin, of Lincoln, has been men- tioned as the probable likely Me ister of Trade and Commerce. 3 also has been one of the executive the party in Parliament for There is no surprise in Sir @ Perley becoming Secretary State. * The new Minister of ilwa; Hon. W. A. Black of Halifax, been one of Mr. Meighen's most ate advisers. $ Hon, George B. Jones, of Royal, Labor, | regarded by his party associates as one of the ablest politicians in Maritimes, Bs A Hon. E. L. Patenaude, who Is 5 Minister of Justice, is for the pi ent the only representative of French-Canadisns of Quebec in Government. Sir Heary Drayton Is Minister = - I FIXED | E>