- a L ANNA Q. NILSSON 1 in "MISS NOBODY" | "EAST LYNNE" With an all star cast 4 J S------ - - DEI YEAR 98; No. 191. " LAST EDITION. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928 ' . ; Bhi so £ NO RAILWAY AMALGAMATION [Two Bullets Fired Into the Body of |: items "DRIVERS OF FIRE TRUCKS ~~ PREMIER MEIGHEN DECLARES! fami MUST EXERCISE MORE CARE QE 1 a eo hr) Fe Se aa See : Not Believe His Promises Concerning the Canadian Farmer [at "Brix Courant» workin vem | sieht sosrch sad vomsiomsion the # outing the back of the gown Issue Warning---Enquiry Held by Committee Into Mix-Up ms ais OF lp foo pn SEE EERE EE] i Ca hae te 3 | ® -- ontreal Publisher, Autopsy Shows: cee secirwene 3 y | # Basie ame tn a state of conster- + 4 tory Beneath Contempt, He Says---Heckler Says the People Do | Antonio Beaudry, well known editor 1 he yeag, hid She gacona Sutered | § Sharp sswunat. Toe pa When Res ding to Fire Al Chief A trong Ins | to nouncement was made by Dr. Do-| clue has been uncovered in the mys-| * tim was horrified suddenly to # New Westminster, B. C., Aug. 17-- his policy on the Australian treaty! formed an autopsy on the body of] of the detectives. ® . $0000 0642222%%%% trucks must be more careful in the |said, "and appeared to give us more "That kind of politics is beneath con- tempt. It is desperate to the last degree." and old age pensions, here last night, Premier Arthur Meighen emphatical- ly denied that'he had any intention SAWMILLS BURN DOWN future, in responding to fire alarms. Following an investigation held by the fire and light committee on speed. We were travelling about. seven or eight miles an hour, The accident occurred about thirty or street, on Premier Meigen, in such words |of striking a red ink line through,the A St F d "We will make an effort to orm orce here yesterday afternoon, referred treaty. { once again to "rumors" that he pro- reform that treaty along the lines Jie posed to amalgamate the Canadian |of agreement Australia has signed Lillian Cannon National with the Canadian Pacific |and when we, got it reformed it will Railway. The same rumor, Mr. Mei-|be fair to the Canadian farmer, and ghen 'said, had been spread in the|we will get the admissicn of these | last election, and was successful in [goods from Australia just the same," | "stealing" the votes of many thou-|he proceeded. i sands, and in determining the result "We don't believe you, that's the in some doubtful counties. trouble," sald a voice. ""The fabrication has been revamp- "If you don't perhaps you would 8a in thig Sampaign. my Belg ue be better in another place than here," + AR © man who has In-|retyrned the Premier: troduced it is no other than the lead- "We favor old age pension legisla- er of the Opposition, Mr. Mackenzie fon." inued th i "Ww. King. I don't need to say more. My ton," continued the premier. e "we |intend to pass old age p-nsion legis- pledge cannot be more specific. We lation, but we are going to get the have no thought of it. We never had. y It is a fabrication from the first word provinces together frst, We are go- to the last' 2 ing to see that we get something that Mr, Meighen spoke of the old age wil go futo eltaut. pensions. He declared that the old How soon?" a heckler .question- - {stances surrounding the queer mix-| Montreal, North Bay, Aug. 17--The saw- up two of the trucks got into on| Fireman John Hall was on the King at Portagecia Prairie. mills of he Canadian Jpeg, Oot. Monday afternoon of last week, near rear of the Ruggles truck, and he : Lake Louise, Alta, Aug. 17. -- Mr, | Pe2Y & lander, eight miles south |, =~ 0 "0, Queen and Montreal [said that the ladder truck hit the . . Mackenzie King will earry his cam- of North Bay, were totally destroyed |; ..¢ in answering a call for a truck he was on. The Ruggles truck 0 ut Wil ain into Poriamn 1 aire om by tire early yesterday. The homes |y.. on Stephen street, Fire Chief (was going about eight or nine miles; (pa'gn : of two employees, near the mill, Armstrong was instructed to issue an hour. La Wednesday of thifaveek. The meet-| wore also burned to the ground. The a warning to the drivers of the de- | ing has been arf#nged in addition | seqeon's cut of lumber was mot en- partment, that they must be more ; to the itinerary shich : was fixed dangered. careful, especially at street inter Ald. Carson said that from the | some days ago. TR sections. evidence it looked as if the firemen Mr. King will speak in the inter-| ymport $69 Worth of Cheese. The Ruggles hose truck, the lad- on the two trucks were trying to see ests of E. A. McPherson, who is the| woodstock, Aug. 17.--In arguing der truck, and a delivery truck, fig- | who could get to the fire first. Liberal opponent to Premier Meighen | that the Australian treaty did not|yreq in the mix-up, and as a result] Mr. Lane, the driver of the de in the constituency. On Wednesday | injure the Canadian dairy industry,!os the Ruggles truck going over the |livery truck. could not give an ex- afternoon Mr. King will be in Port-| gon. James A. Robb said here that sidewalk, several feet of the stone planation of how the accident oes age, and on Wednesday evening in| $69 worth of cheese had been im- wall surrounding St. Paul's church | curred, according to the chairman, Brandon. ported since the treaty came Into|was wrecked. The members of the (and for this reason, he was mot effect. An esrror. in transmission [committees realize the danger the | called. : had it $69,000. drivers of the trucks are up against in these days of congested traffic, on the down-town streets, but at the same time, they feel that the drivers {members of the . The Political Field | Plant at Dalida, snd Two Houses | Monday afternoon, into the circum- {forty feet from Queen ' Racing to Fire? F. W. Perras in Wright. Aylmer, Que., Aug. 17. -- PF. W. A Congested Area. . Fire Chief Armstrong told the committee that penne. Fe deiarod hat tho 0d 2d | [Frias sn 2. ENPLOYNENT BETTER ~ THAN IN SIX YEARS Mr. Perras has been mayor of The Dominion Official Sta- ernment was a sham from the first word to the last, as had been eighty per cent, of all legislation put in the statute books by that Government. "Just as soon as you give us a man- date to do it," Mr. Meighen returned." The meeting at Royston closed a hectic day of speech-making for the Premier. From the moment he land- ally the unanimous choice of the Wright County. Liberal . convention held in the Town Hall at Aylmer this afternoon. should use more care, especially in making the corners, and it will be up to the fire chief to impress on his men that "safety first" methods must be adhered to. Montreal street, from Princess to Queen street, was a very much con- gested area, and that on many o¢- casions, Mr. Howard Marshall, hardware merchant, whose place of Gracefield, Que., for the past four- teen years. In the last election he defeated Notary F. A. Labelle, Con- servative candidate. To Reform Australian Treaty. ed by boat at Vancouver, he was con- Royston, B. C., Aug. 17.----Outlining | stantly on the move. % Liberal Rally EMPIRE WILL BEGIN * Wednesday Night] 10 SUFFER A SHOCK The- investigation was ordered by |business is located at the cormer of Upward Trend. chief 'should notify the chairman of the way clear for the firemen. He minion Bureau of Statistics , from | Where it belongs, and that If this re- [this corner and he warmly praised agriculture and fishing, showed a [tice to the taxpayers, who have to ment in this work on every occasion The Former t employmen the beginning of ment. 3 . . g lial hay kat the ihins estimated that the mishap would [traffic on Montreal street, bet 3 q Says King. --Again, HE Says > | the Yay-solls Uering'd . dence offered was of a most conflict- [business purposes. "How the en in. the Liberal convention |gyre of self-government within the |lian Cannon of Baltimore failed this | vince, arrived dn St. John harbor yes-| Los received from 5.898 firms, em- Ald, Milne presided at the meat- {not know," he sald. Governor-General to the |swim the English channel, A storm | chi, accompanied by his two sons, Kingston-Portsmouth riding, and a Prime Minister in Canada is the same | approached, 'with pared with 830,019 in the preceding tin and Dunphy. partment has to' contend with," said for. All the old-time, as well as the : ' Great Britain, Canada's position is no | water after 2 hours and 35 minutes. | will meet Lady Beaverbrook here (the base 100 representing the numi-| TO" ere OF the department werd Ald On I er i) field, and now that it has been an- here last night. the eldest of their children, the Hon. compared with 101.0 on June 1. Have Been Warned: Ald. Dunphy thought that the ination meeting. I Montreal, Aug. 17--Joseph An-| the Maritime Provinces. ; Sag 49 you Wink the Thious would 1922 and 1921, respectively. stated that the\rules of the depart- [to place the blame," remarked Ald. opened in the old Oddfellows' sident of the St. Denis Club, and pro- | 4 reporter ahoard th cht, He --. ada indicated a slight decrease in|.ornars. ' These instructions had |from the evidence," sald Ald, John Brock Fat 8 o'clock | 18 British constitutional practice. The | ceo, "as found In his office, 198 | wake up in the familiar old town on June as compared with that of the |pariment, and given The chief told about the front part [Reo truck was ready to go on duty will be. delivered by those rules, the British Empire will Hee investigating the case hold the had been st St. Andrews for nearly members of local trade unions was| Capt, Fred Reid said tfiat the| The "chairman said that the cost tended to all interested in the oause | Practice is carried on throughout the that the bullet, having penetrated York. 1926, and 6.1 at the beginning of [a long run, and then twenty-five to [the fire trucks, the church fence the chairman of the committee, Ald. Princess and Montreal street, had Ottawa, Aug. 17. --~ Reports on |the committee in writing regarding [said the good work of Mr. Marshall . LORD Vv 0 firms with & minimum of fifteen|Port was not forthcoming, that an the work of Mr. Marshall, stating } rr ; As Soon As We Depart From adian Glad t0| turther large increase in the volume |Pay for the upkeep of the depart. [possible. Candidate Will be Selected at | aut and 'Ques ho. '|¢ost.the city in the neighborhood of : a > en Calgary, Alta., Aug. 17.--"Bngland St. John, N.B., Aug 17--Lord ? of than in the same month of any partment is able to get through I do Mlied for tomorrow (Wednesday) Empire, but unless the relationship morning in her first ing, and also present were Alds. J.!° "The downtown traffic is one of lightning and | Hon. Max and Hon. Peter Aiken; his nionth : 'Fire Chief Armstrong and several [Chief Armstrong. young members of the panty, will " toda: h ival ebec. Inter than 3 Tawa (vlauy," Ri. Hon, eh Na:oqu ber of employees of the same firms what they knew about the accident. were at fault, and should be repris nounced that the ight 4s on, thers | gar tins xy : Was Likely Murdered | ;,,e; Atken, and the family party : UPRGEe the Xing of England be ; 1926, and with 96.8, 95.9, 99.5, 91.1, Asked concerning instructions [blame was about equally divided. The meeting will be held in Lib- "4 tonio Beaudry, president of the Mer- ' remain as strong as it is to-day?" he Lard Beaverbrook's face - was Reports received from the offices |, ons cajied for the drivers to be|Carson. mons which determined the ministry Building, on King street, between prietor of Le Prix Courant, whose |gaid it was a delightful sensation to the volume of business transacted in |peen issued to the captains of the de- ston. meeting will be called at 8 o'clock minite 'you begin to Notre Dame street east, Sunday af- such a charming summer morning, : At the beginning of July the per-|,¢ the Ruggles truck being locked in {while the Ruggles truck is undergo the candidate and others. Degin to suffer a shock. The Empire | shoory of murder and medical ex-|q week, having journeyed thence Dominions." 4.1, as compared with percentages drivers had been instructed YPkeep [of the mixup would reach $300 or of Liberalism to attend. minions," said Mr. King. between the shoulder blades, could S020 000900000099 July, 1925. © thirty sfiles would be allowed. He |would have to be repaired. tistics Show Continued Harvey Milne, who felt that the [directed the traffic so as to make employment received by the Do-|such accidents, placing the blame [had prevented many accidents at AT ST. JOHN, N.B. that he had assisted the fire d 5 - v 3 Mw employees in industries other than |investigation should be held, in jus-|that he assisted the fire depart. ndida Constitutional Practice, See New Bi k In this case the chairman| Ald. Martin also spoke of the . Liberal Head: 4 Se z soting In prom The number of persons added to : a ; ¥ 3 ugrters. : $200 or $300 in damages. The evi-lcars were parked in this block LA groat deel of Interest ls being | expected Canada to take its full mea- Cape' Gris, Nez, Aug. 17.---Li)-| Beaverbrook, formerly of this pro- previous year of the record. Data |IB8 nature. ; attempt to | terday on board the yacht Mirami- 3 ~dilght, to select a candidate: for the or the pioying $50,718 warkers, as com F. Johnston, Crowley, Carson, Mar-|the biggest problems the fire de= Fecord attendance Is being looked |g the King to the Prime Minister in | thunder, and forced her to quit the | secretary and a few friends. He : The employment Index number members of the department were Ald, Carson gave it as his opinion or {0 put a candidate in the -- gath Mackenzie King told his audience [Montreal Publisher Her ladyship will be accompanied by | "3 010207" stood at 103.7. manded. ; is & great enthusiasm over ithe wom- |... , will "make & brie{ tour of places in Ba 10 home Davee partis; how : ' ~~ |and 87.5, of July 1, 1925, 1924, 1923, |; 0) tng drivers, Chiet Armstrong| "The first thing we should do {8 eral Headquarters, which have been chants' Printing Co., Ltd., past pre- wreathied in smiles when he greeted ashe; It was the action of the Com 5 of the Employment Service of Can-|y ory careful, especially at all street| "But we are unable to do that that would advise the Crown. "That d t to the men. Chief Armstrong stated that t (daylight saving time.) epart from | tarnoon, died of @ bullet wound, Po- and once again meet townsfolk, He | Preceding month. Addregses will last 1 centage of unemployment among the rear wheel of the ladder truck. |ing repairs. A special invitation has been e3- ot 0% ONE as constitutional party of the Coromer's Court olaim along the American coast from New of 4.9 at the beginning of June, |to the twenty miles limit, unless on [$300. In addition to the damage to not have been fired by the viotim. and | The members of the committees Hemlock Park Dairy Herd Body Found at Brockville. Is 100 Per Cent. Clean The Health of Animals Branch of "the Dominion Government have just "~ completed another half-yearly test of . the large herd at the Hemlock Park Stock Farm. Not a single reactor was found in the herd of over 200 animals and they passed the test 100 per cent. clean. ANOTHER COAL CONFERENCE. An Effort to Find a Settlement of . Strike, London, Aug. 17.--Conference of British coal miners' delegates this afternoon authorized the executive board of the union to seek the re- opening of negotiations with the coal owners and the government in an effort to find a way to end the Brockvillé, Aug. 17--The body of a man, belleved to be Edward Kealy, was found floating in the St. Law- rence River at the waterworks wharf Sunday, The body had been in the water about nine days. : mir geen. 3 Hog Prices at Toronto. Toronto, Aug. 17.--Hogs are un- changed .from. last week's close at 4 PREPARED TO MEET * ALL CHALLENGERS. # -- 4 Bissingen, Germany, Aug. 17. # -- Gertrude Ederlé today told % the Associated Press that she # was prepared to take on- all + male and female challengers in 4 a challenge swim for a purse * of $20,000, before starting for VEBPPLES DEREAN SENSATIONS ARE HOT REVEALED Dead Man's Father Refused to had warned his drivers. time time again, to be very careful at the corners. Capt. Reid was not on the Ruggles truck, therefore he could not give an estimate of the speed it was making the day of the accident. Driver Luts, of the Ruggles truck, said that he turned the corner of Queen and Montreal street, to go out Montreal street, within eighteen inches of the curb, and that he did not see the ladder truck at this time, finally decided to have Chief Arm- strong warn his men to be mo careful in driving to fires, especial- ly at street corners. » WITNESSES VOUCH Tell About Death-Bed FOR EDERLE SWIN strike. The result of these negotia-| $12, f.0.b., $12.60 fed d $13 off | # the United States. > 4 TW tions are to be reported to future | CATS, with premium of $2.46 for se-|# " ¢ SPS PSEPIB0090000 Statement. but heard it coming along pening Issue Signed Statement In Whitesta England .|and it hit a delivery truck belon h a, Aug, 11, to Mr. Lane. Later the ladder truck ply to Advétes Comment n Press. ge The detailed story of the 8 of hit the Ruggles truck on the rear x London, Aug. 17--Folowing m . wheel aud ripped the tire. Claimed Right of Way, complimentary comment in Driver Lutz claimed that he had and newspapers oa M! the right of way. He hit the church | Ederle's Channel swim, the full wall after the encounter with the of a statement to the effect that ti ladder truck. His brakes, he sald, | swim was accomplished in aecc » were in good working order, and be | qnos with the rutes, signed by mem-. was only tvallins about eight OF | pers of the panty on the tug scoom nine miles Thomas Boucher, driver of the | gcd here today. It reads ONDER IF PENALTY CAN BE IMPOSED S55 Sits ect 2 SRA, Black Squirrel Jumps on St And Rides Downtown on T Body. Mexican Catholics Do Not Want U. 8. Interference .. London, Aug. 17.--British news- § ? papers to-day were raising tbe ques-| Mexico City, Aug. 17.--Rxzeelsior, : the leading Mexican newspaper, edi- : hi jos eT ny Joghl penalty could torially says that the Mexican Ca-| An Unusual Sight Witnessed by Oitizens . tholics neither seek nor would ac-| - : Monday --Little Animal Hopped Off Tree at Oity Park and : * "We, the undersigned withesses discovery that the coffid delivered cept United States interference in at Waterloo station and alleged to contain the body of the late Lord the religious controversy and that any sort of attempt of interference ladder. truck, said he noticed the Ruggles truck coming up Queen street, as he neared the cormer of the Channel swim of Mies Gertrude itchener . Some of th ! $ : . d K Bln Tm FH Hom: by that country would hinder rather ree: car. ; sides ¢ Queen and treal street, and he ; Bttice. officials are studying the at- than Delp the solution. 2 a 1 said that the Ruggles truck hit the fair to determine if anything punish- A------------------ ladder truck on the rear wheel. He he Pater: ploer Fe | bout fiftee: andthe Frank wer Sir Howard Spicer Found was travelling shout _ ities of London, Aug. 17. : eat, snd ; 5 So ] ck. He Spicer, member of firm of paper