The Bail Burning of Barns at Oconto Raises Suspicions of Insurance Compa i uy British Whig KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1926. ny | FIRE MARSHAL WILL ENQUIRE "INTO BURNINGS AT OCONTO Barns Have Been Destroyed and the Residents Think) That a Firebag Is Operating---An Insurance Company Ts Bo Things to a Head. ikely that the Ontario fire CRIs } arshal 3 eral fires which have of Ontario" will investigate 3 The people occurred 'mear Oconto recently. 'of the district are of the opinion that e fires are the work of a fire-bug, feeling runs very high regard- ng them. i. The latest blaze was at the barns which were Fire . lot [Mr, Charles Gerrity, : on Thursday night. ; pke out about the same time and in the same mysterious way that has characterized the other cases. One of the Insurance companies has de- cided to bring the matter to a head and has asked the fire marshal to inyestigate, which he probably will dg/ in the course of a few days. 2 Suspicions are rife in the district. of course, and it is felt by all that nothing but a thorough investigation inito all the conditions surrounding these fires will clear the air. a British Coal Fields--Pre- miler Baldwin to Recelve . Church Deputation. «London, July 17.--A further move in the churchmen's programme for {peace in the coal fields, where the 'miners are on strike, was made this afternoon. Prime Minister Baldwin, & letter to the Bishop of Lich- 'fleld, agreed to receive the deputa- tion from the Anglican and Free f Churches Monday evening. The 'Prime Minister made it clear, how} i 'ever, that the Government could not possibly assent to any further coal idy such as was seemingly im- ied in the peace propositions work- out between the churchmen and executive of the miners federa- 4 in their. recent conference. Ithough Premier Baldwin says BS letter - was positive in declar- i§ithat there could be no resump- joi of the subsidy, it is thought in & eg closely watching the situation Ahis will not preclude possi- bility of renewcd negotiations which might haye definite outcome. % Fires Under Control. Vancouver, B.C., July 17.--Kires in the mainland district and on Van- gouver [Island aré reported to be ractically under control or extin- Buished, the only exception being a which is defying one hundred fire fighters near Stillwater, B.C., enty miles southwest of' 'Powell River, north of here. Showers of jarly "Thursday morning aided con- siderably in bringing about the im. proved conditions. w 5 Vessel Movements. Port Dalhousie, July 17.--Donald Stewart, 11 am. Friday; Botsford, 1.30 p.m.; Glencorrie 2,30; Aragon, 840; Pomeroy, 6; Crocus, 7; Brook- ton, 1.30 am. Saturday; Canadian, 23.30; Vinmount, 3.30; Corunna, .30; India, 6; Keywest, 8.30. " In canal, down: Hartt, Weed, Ole- BARRED FOREVER From National Rifle Association Meetings at Bisley Bisley Camp, July 17--Two com- petitors in the final stage of the King's prize were yesterday debar- red forever from the National Rifle Association meetings at Bisley. They are Lieut. G. Medland, late of the Field Artillery, Devon, and Armorar Staff Sergt. Uglow, late of the Royal Army Ordinance Corps, both of whom were found guilty of using rifles which did not comply with the N..R. A. regulations, Thousands of Peasants Take Refuge on House Tops Budapest, July 17.-Forty thon- sand acres of the best soil of Jugo- Slavia has been flooded by the burst- ing of a dike near Apatin and Woli- vodine. Thousands of pheasants have taken refuge on house tops, from which they are being removed by or- ganized relief parties. Other vast regions in Jugo-Slavia are threatened and the floods give no sign of abat- ng. -------------- BURGLARS FORCED 10 FLEE OVER ROOFS When a Peterboro Constable Stumbled Over Some of ' Their Loot. Jetethoto, July 17---Two burglars who broke into Chester's ladies' wear Store this morning were forced to flee over roofs without their loot when Constable stumbled over a bundle of silk dresses in a back lane while making his patrol at two o'clock. . The ¢on- stable telephoned in an alarm and & cordon was thrown around the block, other policemen chasing the intruders through the skylight and over adjoining roofs. Dresses, valu- od at $700, had been thrown from a second-storey window, while the burglars prepared another bundle, ment, Keynor. Joseph Wheeler) Cyclone Does Great | Damage Moose Jaw, Sask., July 17.-- A cyclone, accompanied by hail, which struck the village of Expanse, thirty-four miles south of Moose Jaw, demolished build- ings in the village and sur- rounding territory, and de- stroyed or damaged 7,000 acres of crops. Damage to property is estimated at many thousands of dollars. NORTH YORK LIBERALS. To Elect Their Candidate at New. market Monday. Teronto, July 17.-- Liberals of North York riding, which Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King represented in the House of Commons from 1921 to 1925, and in which he was defcated by Col. T. Herbert Lennox last Oc- tober, will select their standard bear- er for the coming election at New- market on Monday. It is uncertain who will be the candidate, but the Liberal leader may be offered the nomination, --- FIVE PERSONS ARE KILLED BY A TRAIN Sedan Stalled on Track at a Grade Crossing «Near Lackawanna. Buffalo, N.Y, July 17.--Five per- sons were killed and another prob- bably fatally hurt when a Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh passenger train struck .a sedan at a grade crossing south of Lackawanna last evening. The automobile is said to have stalled on the railroad tracks. The dead are: Mrs, Anna Jablowsk! and her sixteen year old son, John: Joseph Dylong, Mrs. Eva Marchin- kowski," all of Lackawanna, and Louis Wolpa of Buffalo, driver. John Storsche, Lackawanna, is dy- ing from a fractured skull and other injuries. Brakeman Orashed to Death When Tender Jumps Tracks Smith's Falls, July 17.--An acci- dent on the C.P.R. at St. Teles- phore, near Montreal, resulted in a Smith's Falls man, John Lemay, losing his life, he being instantly killed while on duty. The freight on which the unfortunate man was working as brakesman was going east, and at the station was engaged in shunting cars. It appears the tender of 'the engine junmiped the track; and crashed into the granary beside the track. Lemay was badly crushed and died instantly. Seven Canadians in Final, Bisley Camp, July 17.--The seven Canadians in the final of the King's Prize match today and their scores out of a possible 150 In the second. stage yesterday, are as follows: 'Sgt. J. Borland, Toronto. 144; Pte. J. Houlden, . Hamilton, 144; Major R. M. Blair, Vancouver, 142; Sgt. G. Bimsiie, Toronto, 143; Q.M.S. Par- nell, Verdun, Que., 140; Captain Alex. Martin, Calgary, 140; and Sgt. K. McGregor, Ottawa, 140. STORY GIVEN BY SURVIVOR OF TUG BOAT That Was Sunk - With the Loss of Six Lives. SUNKEN T0G'S POSITION (Is 400 Feet to South of the Navigable Waterway---Can- not Account for Reason. Montreal, July 17,--The collision between the steamer Brulin and the small tugboat, Emma L., on Lake St. Louis, late Thursday night, re- sulting in the sinking of the tug and the drowning of five seamen and one: woman aboard, occurréd near Windmill Point, the south-east point of Ile Perrot, and the position of the tug is given as being 4,000 féet below gas buoy 98-s, and about eleven miles from the Lachine wharf. Instead of being in the centre of the channel, the sunken tug is lying 400 feet to the south of the navigable waterway, the reason for which can- not be accounted for at present, though charts show the depth of water in the vicinity to be thirty- five feet. Four hundred feet to the north of the channel there is a shoal, where the water is shown as being only two and sometimes three feet deep, which, it is believed, may account for the tug having kept well clear of that portion of the lake. Whether the lake steamer struck the smaller -boat a glancing blow or head-on can only remain a matter for conjecture until the tug has been examined by divers. etait. Story of Survivors. AccSrding to an account of his experiences given to the managing officials of the Sincennes-McNaugh- ton Line, the sole survivor, Silvio Mongeau, appeared to have been taken by surprise and was thrown into the water when the crash occur- red. 'The captain of the tug was In the wheelliouse directing the course of his vessel towards Montreal, while the others, with the exception of Rosa Paulhus, who .was asleep, were performing their various dutfes on the ship. Mongeau said he heard a orash amidships, and, before he could shout a warning to his com- rades, found himself in the water. The tug keeled over and sank at once. In his estimation, Silvio Mon- geau swam about for three-quarters of an hour before being picked up by a boat that was lowered from the 88. Brulin. The lake steamer re- mained in the vicinity for about an hours in .the hope of recovering other survivors, and then continued her vovage to Port Colborne, appar: ently undamaged. Officials of Sincennes-McNaugh- ton declared that Capt. Babeau had been in their service for about fif- teen years, and was an experienced EPP 0 P00 LIBERAL PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE PLANS CAMPAIGN x 2929002002029 000 * + ONE OF HIGHEST OF ROCKIES SCALED * + * Jasper, Alta, July 17--Mt. # Frayatt, one of the highest and most formidable peaks in the Athabasca River section of the Canadian Rockies, has been scaled by Howard Palmer, of New London, Conn. and D# J. Hickson, of Montreal. according to word received in Jasper. * * + + * * * + * SEPP PSL SPIE EPPS navigator on the St. Lawrence. - Re- presentatives of W. Crawford, Lim- ited, also bore witness to their con- fidence in the captain of the SS. Brulin, J. A. Felker, as being an able navigator, though he had only been in the service of the coifpany ° for two years, Preparations are being made by the Sincennes-McNaughton Line to have the tug raised to the surface without delay to permit recovery of the bodes. Veteran Northcote Couple Married Sixty Years Renfrew, July 17.--Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe of Northcote, a few miles from Renfrew, celebrated, on July 14th, the diamond jubilee of their marriage. Sixty of their friends and neightbors gathered to participate in the celebration. Both Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe are in good health, and at the Orange celebration in Pembroke this week Mr. Briscoe won a prize award for the oldest Orangeman on the grounds. He has been for fifty-nine years a member of the Order, and has missed in that times only two 12th of July celebra- tions. Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe have a family of four sons and five daugh- ters. There are thirty-six grand- children and eight great-grandchil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe have al- ways been identified with better farming methods, and their farm i® one oft he best in the Ottawa Valley. ------------ A NEW CHURCH 70 BE ERECTED IN KINGSTON The Standard Church People Are Building New Edifice on Barrie Street. The congregation of the Stangard Church of America, which opened a mission here about seven years ago, has grown to such an extent that they feel the need of larger quarters and have decided to build a new church on Barrie street, near the corner of Raglan Road. The founda- tions are in and work has started on the walls. A subscription list is be- ing circulated by two members of the congregation, in an effort to raise funds and a very generous re- sponse has been met with. The pas- tor of the church is Rev. R. J. Druce. BRIGHT SCHOOL CHILDREN. Pembroke Class Tried Entrance Two : Years Earlier. Pembroke, July 17.--Twenty-nine pupils in the senior third class, taught by Miss Hazel Fraser in the public school here, in the usual course of events would have passed into the junior fourth this summer and into the senior fourth next year. Then in 1928 they would have tried for entrance into the high schools. However, they decided to cut gut two eight out of twenty-nine pasged. . ya H. A. Stewart, K.C., Chosen. BY KINGSTON To Contest Kingston: Portsmouth ~~ mons~-The Chief Speakers DR. A. E ROSS IS NOMINATED CONSERVATIVES Riding for the House of Cone Were the Candidate tad Hon. W. F. Nickle, Attorney-General of Ontario. Dr. A. E. Ross was the unanimous choice of the Conservative conven- | tion for the riding of Kingston and Portsmouth, which was held. in Gar- | den Hall on Friday night. Mr. John | Sowards, president of the Conserva- | tive Association of the riding, pre-| sided and Dr. Ross and Attorney-| General W. F. Nickle addressed the | meeting. { Dr. Ross made a powerful attack on | the former Liberal Government charging it with being in league yith ! the smugglers; with bringing in! legislation to catch votes ahd then | either amending it so as to change its purpose or killing it in the Sen- ate by instructing Liberal Senators to stay away when the vote was taken; with failing to keep the im- migrants in the country after they arrived; with failing the platform on which their party secured votes at the last' election; with delaying the estimates for six months after they were ready and with blocking their passage at the last minute by refusing to' co-operate with the Conservatives; and with at- tempting to carry on the Govern. ment of the country after the peo- ple had by their votes declared that they wished a change. The Conservative candidate' de- clared that the last session of Par- liament had been a great waste and that it had been all due to the Lib- erals trying to carry on without a majority. He referred to the Cabi- wet as a "Rip Van Winkle Cabinet" and he stated that in his attacks on the Governor-General Mr. Macken- zie King was aligning himself with those who had anti-British tenden- cies. ' ---- . The Conservative Policy. Attorney-General Nickle dealt particularly with the policy which the Conservative party sponsored. This he said was the policy which had been good enough for Macdon- ald and for Borden. He appealed to his listeners not to regard' Mr. Mei- ghen as the exponent of a war policy which might not have' been alto- gether acceptable to some of those present. but to regard him as a strong statesman of great integrity and of prophetic view. The Nomination. Immediately the convention, which was attended by about 120 men and women, was opened by Mr. Sowards and the. usual formalities disposed of. nominations were call: ed for. Mr. Edward Jones moved the name of Dr. Ross and Mr. Wil. liam Townsend seconded it. No other names were mentioned and Dr. Ross was declared to be the unani- mous choice. Hearty applause greeted this announcement and it was re. newed when Dr. Ross made his way to the front of the gathering. ' Dr. Ross, in opening his remarks, sald that it was difficult to ex- press his gratitude at the renewed confidence manifested in him and he was doubly grateful that he had been nominated in open convention. There was no machine in the' Con- servative convention, he said. No one had been asked to make or second any nomination. - In looking around him he did not think the to carry out! form the Senate. He charged that they had not carried out this plats form. He referred to a statement made by Mr. Mackenzie King at the last election that in the previous Parliament he had not had a suf- {ficient m y and that if he dil not a more substantial majority at the polls he would again immedi ately appeal to the people. Mr. King had secured even fewer members, said Dr. Ross, but he had been afraid to face another election and so had carried "on. King Responsible. That Mr. Mackenzie King was ene tirely responsible for what the speaker referred to as 'the calami tous condition now prevailing in our DR. A. E. ROSS country" was the assertion of the Conservative candidate. The old age pensions was a matter for pros vincial legislatures, said Dr. Ross, and he further stated that it had been decided at a previous session oo to get the opinion of the provinces on the matter before action was taken. He charged that under the bill brought in during the last ses- sion no one would ever have received a pension and he also claimed that the bill was killed in the Senate by the, Liberal Senators purposely stay- ing away when the vote was taken. He referred to the matter, he said, because he understood that somes Liberals were telling old people In the city that the Conservatives pre- vented them getting a pension. The tariff changes of last session were brought in to cateh the Pro- Semi vote, he said, an accomplish t 4 killed by amendments sad enengey The estimates of the expenditures for the year had been ready for six months but had not been present- ed to the committee to be passed As a result they had not been when the Liberal Government signed. Mr. King's action in ing to co-operate with Mr. Meighen in passing the estimates, even bef, Mr. Meighen had been called to form ® Government, was characterized by = the speaker as childish. % "1 want to draw the attention of Conservative party need fear the re- sult of any election. He believed they had the right policy and the right Mader. "For the past four or five years we haves been drifting without any party or any leader in control," he all civil servants to the that Hon. W. L. Mackenzie -- g Ry to co-operate in the passage of ¢ estimates and blocked and ob ed." sald Dr. Ross. "What is result? All civil servants are wii pay. The last thing I did left Ottawa was to approach leader regarding this. He said: *¥; can assure them that their pay | come although it may be a week two delayed.