The Wingham Advance, 1910-11-17, Page 7WHAT WILL
ASQUITH DO?
Belief That He Will Appeal to the
Country Soon.
Split in the Unionist Party Causing
Ail the Trouble.
*IP
Fight Against Home Rule arid Mt.
Redmond's $200,000,
melon, Nov. 13. ---Utter demoraliza-
tion now prevailin British public af-
fairs. Ten days ago there wee every
mean to believe that 4 Mediu vivendi
had been reached between the two prin.
eiple partion but whieh a calm eettle-
inent might be reached or noropartisan
lines of the great conetitutional ques-
tion of £1, Second Chamber in place of
the present House of Lords. Mr. Bal-
four, Lord Lansdowne ann. Mr, Austen
Chamberlann were ready to make au
agreement at the price of Ronsiderabre
conceseions, Before giving final consent
Mr, Bahour thought' it would be best
to secure from the conferenee permis-
sion to -consult with the members et
the last 'Uuionist Cabinet in order to
inake sure he was acting with the full
eupport of his party. The eesult was
a threat of revolt by e sufficiently
numerous section of the old guard to
compel him to withdraw his assent to
the compromise, Tbree more ineetinge
of the conferees were held, but no fresh
basis of agreement could be foued. The
members of the conference deckled not
to disclose the details of the negotia-
tions or the muse of their failure, but
it is well understood among the leaders
of both parties that the collapse was
due to a Unionsplit as outlined
above. "It is also known that both sides
equally resent Irish domination of the
situation by reason of the Irish mem-
bers holding the balance of power in
tbe House of Commons, and they are de-
termined to eliminate this factor.
It has developed clearly that it is
impossible in any event to obtain a
majority in the present House for the
form of Home Rule demanded by Mr,
John Redmond and Mr. Martin Dillon.
The Radical opposition led by Mr.
Lloyd -George and Mr. Winston
Oliuroh-
111 is unyielding in this point. MOTC-
over, the Unionists are ready in suffi-
cient quarters to abstaiu from voting
in order to make it impessible for the
, lnntionalists to plate° 1113 Government
in a minority. Premier Asquith cOn,
therefore, retain office for another year
if he chooses, for the 'Unionists, in faee
Id the open split in their ranks, will
gladly postpone n general election.
The present indications are that Mr.
Asquith will decline both alternative.
He will not. be driven from office by
attack of the Nationalists, nor • remain
by favor of the Opposition. He and
bis Radieal colleagues especially believe
Met the sudden nemands of their op-
ponents gives them the opportunity to
Anatch an independent inajonity in the
House by an appear to the country.
There is no public indication of his de-
cision beyond his sudden visit to Xing
George at Sandringham yesterday, but
the general expectation is that he will
Announce at an early date the dissolu-
tion of Parliament at the reassembling
of the House of Commons on Tuesday.
'The idea of another election is unpopu-
lar throughout the country, and if the
impression becomes genceal that the
Unionists are. indirectly responsible it
will renet to the Governmentte advant-
age. All depends, however, on the exact
Sarin of the issue. If the Medical wing
of the Government should succeed in the
melding the official policy one of prac-
tically * single chamber of Government,
then there is little doubt that the Lib-
eral party will be oveywhelmingly de-
feated. The chief practical question is
will the Unionistsam able to acquire suf-
ficient eohesion and harmony to bring
forward promptly a broad genuine
schente for the reformation of the House
of Lords f If not, their ehancee win be
dubimia.
Amid the present confusion of pub-
lic opinion ' both sides are inclined to
belief that an immediate eleetion would
result in a practical repetition of nee-
eent condition. The Irish and Laborites
would .hold the 'balance of power. This
fives pertinenee to The Times' query,
why, then, have another election? Any
Government to remain in office must,
then, •Intve an understanding with the
Opposition, by which the small ininority
would be deprived of the power of
wrecking the Administration. Such an
oreangement is peffeetly feasible to --
day.
ft is a significant fact that The Daily
Man, with keen appreciation of the
etvertkneee . of the Unionist programme,
to -day- fine seveml columns with a des-
cription of Mr. Redmond's return. with
Amerinan dollars and appeals to the
English electorate to save the British
constitution from smashat the dictation
of Irish -Americans.
The same note i8 strnek by The Daily
Telegrapli, in a leader evidently from the
pen oi 3. L. Garvin, who will have a
hard task to lift the Unionist party out
of the hole he considerably !helped to
put it in. Mr, Galeria, who is nettling if
not enthusiastic, writes:
"A conflict, as far transcending the
Budget strnggle as that surpassed or-
dinary crisis, is about to confront
Englieltmen, with an object lesson
winch will give the Tinionist party the
finest lighting ery it has knowe since
it was founded.
-"Mr. Redmond, with 6200,000 hi
liand, realms to this country for' the
work <if 'Leering down the British eon-
etittition wlftli Ameriean money. Tell
It fn the counties. Tell it in the bor-
oughs, Rub it in throughout the eonati-
tueneies. Explain it wherever English.
men are gathered together in public ena
privap. Interpret it to the plain man in
Avhoe temperament lateens yet a little
of the Old Adam of British patriotism,
and eek -him whether it more numiliatieg
victory itn: ever teen aelneven iner the
whole tharaeter of a lrent people than
that which the Minieterialiete plopoee to
purehnse by the mid of the Molly Ma -
/plies arta hfransatiantle enbsiaies,"
Although the Tories are putting the
l)est fact possible on the matter their
'caucus privately anticipates the lose
tit at least *nay seats at the gehrtert
eleetion, Mr. Balfour will not tlegert hfr
perty at Wm ernetai time, but one of
his closest friends believes that he will '
retire from the leader/ship at the most
(opportune moment after the in moral
,tektetlort.
"Keep your mouth and keep ,youv
grieUd.-11>knish,
FARM FRAUDS.
Men Who Have Proved More Than
One Homestead. Claim,
Titillate) -Sask., Nov. 134 ---Th official
itemiry hell liere under instrnettons
of the Department of the 'Interior has
reveal oil apparently grave i ring a to ritice
in eeveral (lees wh.tre men bare filed
and proved upon three or blur nome-
eteede in different parte ef the country,
when entitled to onty one filing.
William J. Bond admitted that sinect
1878 be has proved upon lout homesteads.
at Wapella, Neepawn, Datipitin awl 'Xis -
dale. He elainied he hati never betel
made to take the oath when filing or
pinviug up, although his evitlenee as to
inn Was coutratlicted by tlie °Metals
who had received ids applications.
J. N. Boyd failed to appear to
enswer a .similar eharge, imt evidence
was taken showing that he had proved
open four -different places in the same
districts as W, J. Boyd,
Samuel J. Beyd apparently turned
the trick in three dietriete. Neepawa,
Dauphin and Tisdale.
Jaeob J. Cathere proved up three
timen at Arden, Man„ Dattpliin and. Tin
tin Jug What action ie to be taken
ixy the department is not known.
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A FREE FIGHT
Riot in Lecture Hall of Catholic
Church Over Masons,
Mr, Lenfeux Caljed Mr, Francq
Mason and Trouble Followed,
Montreal, Nov. 13.-A. eiotous meet.
;ng took place in the !venire hell of St.
Jan Baptiete Chureh as a vault of a
eature given by Mr, A. J. Lemieux on
the recent famous lilmaneipation Free-
mason Lodge troehlen in which be tried
to explainhow lie secured the papers
which !Ivrea in the affair. In the
tree of Ids address Mr. Lemieux :ta-
nned Gustave Franeg of being a member
ji the lodge, and ae, soon as ne did this
,he latter jumped up and demanded that
ae adduce proofs. Franeg got his an -
aver when a number. of 1.. uneex's sap -
darters piled on hint and eeti tea 11
rhurteh and kick him, a /cp.(' itniee en-
suing. Franens euppoi te. , were not
ilow to nn.ilVer, iL. .re or ten
minutes the cement hall wee a regular
donnybrook 1,411.
Cure Auelair tried to veure order,
'ilia failed, and the netientis contest
.ent merrily on. - Calls were sent to
..he police, but they felled te respend,
md when the fignteis get tired the
Jar° 'di:missed the ineettme Little
image wee done save a "few Meek
'yes and brunets, while tile women,
:3'ho were in the majori,:y. were badly
frightened. When the :etre dismissed
-he meeting Mr. France railed a
!minter armoustratiou lo the 5treet,
wit ich , however, w o rtlerly, th e
nosty air eoulingeoff -the :tenor of the
email:Ate.
The 'clerical- agitation egninst the
French Freemasons in Montreal b
'trough t abou t the al w Oa II of the
braneh of the Grana Orient Lodge
here, and the charter of Emancipation
Lodge has 'been returned to Parin The
lodge had AL itOrMy career, ns ite ten-
ets lea to strong opposition from the
.Tharelt, and some of 'its members at
various times mado exPostites whiah
brought disaster upon' the nest. So
great was the trouble over the lodge
that the late ConeunGenerel Kotloweky
of France was. recalled through connec-
tion within Tbe trouble lately led to a
eivic investigation, which proved illegal,
hut raised such e storm that the lodge
was broken -nn,
41.
SAD DEATH.
Or, Ford of Vancouver Meets Death
While hunting.
Vaneonver, Nov. 13. -Dr. H. S.
Ford, a young popular pliyeician, died
of exposure and exliaustien whine on
it hunting trip near Jervis Inlet, pee
ceased with three companions set out
on November I. Or; TuesdaY) the 8th.,
they went goat shooting.. They aenat-
ated into two amnions, lord with an
Indian named Joe Thomas taking ono
side of the deep wooded valley. The
doctor brought down a gont and while
he and the Indian were sinening thel F
carcase the other hunters joined theme
The skining completed, the doctor
Bald he would return the way he had
come, and be in camp before his com-
panions. When the others got back
Ford was missing. They kept fires
burning all night. At dawn eeareli
parties were organized, tho Indians
and nearby settlers joining*. Late on
Wednesday night they found the body.
Deceased was sitting with his feet in
the water of the inlet, dead apparent-
ly front exhaustion. Ars inquest will
be held.
Dr. Ford was thirty years old, a son
of a welllknown city merchant still
living, and praetised in partnership
with is uncle here, He leaves a
widow and a littie daughter, •
nelaITIVE FROM dennTIQE.
Brockville, Ont„ Noe. 18. -Frank Vras-
er, the young men who ftecompanied
George Molt from Mootreel on a freight
train Tharsday night nuns out to be a
fugitive from justice. Inaser did not
raise his eompanion until the trnin pull -
1» here. Be then returned to Maina
land. Chief Burke reeeiven a telephone
message from the superintendent of the
Shawbridge (Qoe.). Reformatory statieg
that Fraser had (*Reaped from that intl.
Wien. At noon on Saturday Frnser
wits placed under arrest.
A WOMAN .STABBED.
Quebec, Nov. 13.-Stansling nt it door
in St. Nene street talking to e strang-
me it woman named Cordelia Coburn
4tuldonly attaekell and elelibed with
• earpenter's eltisel on Friday night.
The WOMA11 WAS ruhlted tO hoepital
in the ambuitinee, where it WAS found
else Ma n deep 'test in the thest. Litter
itt the evening 1 man answering the
deeeription of the avian:rot timed up
at the Control etetion. esithig IUIQIHg
for the night lie wee immtaliately
token in three by the poliee.
the tam of Lafranee, arta.said 114 isn-
longed to Ottawa.
STRAINNA
INC SCHOOLS
Hi Lordship Gives Another $200,000
to Canadian Soo*
Fund for Physical Training Increased
to Half a Million,
His Lordship's Object as Set Forth in
His Letter.
Ottawa, Nov. 13, ---Lord Stratheona
has given another striking evidence of
his sterling patriotism and his great
generosity. He has written to the Min-
ister of ;Writhe and Defence, Sir Freder-
ick Borden, annomicing n. further gift
of $200,000 to the Strathcona trust for
the encouragement of physical and min -
tory training in the public schools of
Canada, With the $300,000 which Ite
gave for this purpose last yeer, this fur-
ther generous gift beluga the total of
the fund up to tile splendid sum of $500
000, and assures the committee in charge
of the administration of the fund am. an-
nual .amount of $20,000 to assist in the
joint work of the federal nun Provincial
Governments towards the establishment
of it uniform system of physical and ele-
mentary military training for the youth
of the Dominion.
In March of last year Lord: Strath.
cone, donated the first sum of $250,000
for this purpose. This was supplement-
ed it little later by an .additional $50,000.
Now that the Minister of Militia, has
completed arrangements with nearly all,
the Proyjnees for the adoption of it
scheme of co-operative action in the mat-
ter of making physical training and ole'
mentary military drill it, part of the edu-
cation of the boys and girls of Canada,
Lord Strialwona has nearly doubled the
central fund available for establishing
the movement on it perinanent and as-
sured basis of success,
The federal Government has taken
over the whole amount from the trus-
tees of the fund, and has guaranteed in
terest at four per cent. per annum, thus
giving an annual amount of $20,000 to
be administered by the Stratbeona Trust
Fund Board under the conditions of the
original donation.
The object of the fund may be briefly
set forth by a, quotation from Lord
Stmtliconins letter of March 13, 1909,
announcing his first gift of $250,000. His
.Lordship then wrote:
"My object is not only to help to im-
prove the physical and intellectual cape.-
bilities of the eltildren by inculeating
babas of alertness, orderliness and
prompt obedience, but also to briug up
the boys in patriotism and to a realiza-
tion that the first duty of a free citi-
zen is to be prepared to defend his coun-
try. The Dominion at the present time,
and for many years to come, can 'lordly
hope to be able to give so long a. period
of training to her military forces as by
Heelf would suffice to make them effi-
cient soldiers) lett if all the boys had
ecquired, a fair acquaintanee while at
sehool with simple military drill and
rifle shooting, the degree of efficiency
which could tie reached in the otherwise
sheet peeled which can be devoted to
the military treining, of the Dominion
forces would, in my opinion, be enor-
mously enhanced. I will' only add tha
ehohla prefer that for the present at
least- the whole of the money grant
should be neveten to these educational
establishments which are maintained en-
tirely out of public funds. I think tur-
ther that the administration of the fund
should be such 44 tQ Onn1410 both sexes
whether teachers op pupils, to slam in
the rewards, and that the allotment of
the money should be so made as to af-
ford an inducement both to the teachers
to instruct and to the pupils to perfect
themselves in the training desired."
The 'Province of Nova Scotia has for
some years had an arrangement with
the Military Departineet or the teach-
ing of drill and. physical training in the
public schools of the Province. Ontario,
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,
Saskatchewan and British Columbia have
already agreed to enter into a similar
arrangement. Alberta will do so soon.
The Protestant Board of Education for
Quebec are ready to introduce the sys-
tem in the Protestant public"' schools of
the Pronince. The question is still un-
der consideration by the ituthoritipe in
charge of the Roman Catholic schools of
the Province. Manitobe. is the only Pro-
vince which has not as yet taken active
steps to incorporate the proposed uni-
form system of physical tranaing and
elementary military drill into its educe,
tional system.
CHILDREN'S TEETH
oreign Born Childrensr Are Bad and
Native Borns' Are Good.
Toronto, Ont., Nov-. 14.-Investiga.
tion on the pert of the Board of Educa-
tion shows that of the children in Um
Elizabeth Street Sehool, where the po-
pulation is all foreign, ninety-five per-
cent. have diseased teeth, while in
Church. Street School, where the popula-
tion is native born, five per cent. only
have diseased teeth.
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Y,0,4 .C.A. CAMPAIGN.
Vaneouver, Nov. 13, -On Sa turday the
Y. M. C. ,A. cloted the collection cam-
paign for funds to build halls in vari-
ous parts of the thy. They -aimed at
eolleeting half a million dpilars hi four
days. The Campaign Committee passed
the half million mark at noon on Sat-
urday, linlf a day aheat ef time. 13y
evetning they lied it margin of 85,782.50
to the ppd. They depicted to devote the
surplus to wiping pff the debt on the
Young Womett's Assoelation
The sum subscribed averages five dollen
per heed of the 'entire population,
TEN YEARS POR WOODS.
Red Deer, Alta., Nov. 13. ---Clarke
Woods, tonvieted of the manslaughter
of Ileetor Murray, it railway contrnetor,
near here, was seutentea by Chief Jus -
tier Harvey to ten yenta in the penitent-
-fleshy. Mode, while drunk, quarreled
with•Morray over wages, and later came
beck and struck him ever the itetta with
a whiskey bottle, Murray was a To-
ronto I11414
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TURNED UP.
Sudbury, Ont., Nov. 13.--jo1nt Tenny-
son, a teamster ftn 1,10e Clevelana-Sarnia
Lumber Canopy, *no inetifinettred en
Oct. 12th end for whose slisappettranee
another teamster named Leclairet hae
been held rexponsible anti in enstotly,
hes been Twitted after it month, working
Isiitiantleer pert of the twill,
N. Y. I3ANQUET.
First Step to Mark Hundred Years of
Peace on Border,
New York, Nov. 13. ---The Bret steps
tweed, tbe elebration of 100 years of
peace between Great Britain and the Un-
ited State% will be taken .at the annual
banquet et the Hotel Astor on Tuesday
night, of the Canadian Club of New
York, to which delegates of tthe Peace
Society have been invited.
Neil Meephatter, president of the
Canadian Club, will preside,. and one of
the largest end Most representative dele-
gations ever sent here by Canada has
signified its intention to be there,
Former Vice -President Charles W.
Fairbanks, former Governor of Massa-
chusetts Curtis Guild and General Stew-
art IL Woodford, former United States
ambassaaor to Spain, will be the princi-
pal speakers for the States, while Can-
ada will be represented on the speakers'
list by the Hon. TV; L. MacKenzie King;
Minister of Labor; the Hon, William
Pugsley, Minister of Public Works; the
Rom Adam Bell, of New Cliaegow, N.
S„ former member of Parliament, and
3. A, MacDonald, Niter of The Toronto
Globe.
TORONTO CENSUS
Four Thousand Workers Took Church
Census on Saturday,
1••••••••••••••••.........
Gnly One District Completed-Wha
the Figures Show.
Toronto, Nov, 14. -In three hours
en Saturday afternoon, about 4,000 men
and women of Toronto visited the city's
homes, accomplishing a complete relign-
iTiiseesielstis of the city within the time
nitt.
If the tabulation returned for seetion
two of Ward, Ono may be taken as a
criterion, tille citizens liana instilled
their right to fame as "Toronto the
Good," That was the only section irom
which Rev. Mr. Miler had complete re-
turns last night. The tabulation Ind!,
cated that 2,372 records were taken,
representing 7,000 persons, meetly 'ram
including a few boarders or do-
mestic% Nearly all of these Ponina
had some connection with a church,
either as memberso or adherents, in leg-
ulax attendance, Only ten places ren
fused information; there were 81 eases
of people not being at Pima and 44
vacant houses. Twenty-two people
said they had no preference, these
composing about five families.
The tabulation showed that quite a
number of residents in that seetion at-
tended downtown thurches. Denomin-
ationally it Was as follows: Church of
England, 2,413e Presbyterian'1,009; Me-
thodist, 1,0921 Baptist, 595; Roman Ca-
tholic, 443; Salvation Army, 107; Brent -
mu (Gospel Hall), 69; Congregational,
63; Lutheran, 56. The only foreign po-
pulation in this aistrict was represented
by about 13 families of Finlanders, who
live in neat, bright bomes. These peo-
ple didn't know a word of English, but
the visitor was it young lady who secur-
ed the aid of it bright little Finlander
girl who could speak English, and
through her she was enabled to get the
information without difficulty.
The canvass in the Ghetto quarter, in
which it has been estimated there are
3,000 homes, containing 5,000 families,
was the only district that experienced
any difficulty regarding the time limit.
WORE BUTTONS
Four Thousand Striking Express Men
Back to Work.
Over a Thousand Wagons on the
Delivery Again.
New York, Nov. 14.- Four thousand
striking express men went back to work
to -day wearing their Union buttons con-
Bpiell011817. For the ,first time in two
weeks the 1,100 teams of the Adams
Wells Pargo, U. S. and American Ex-
press Companies were travelling unham-
pered in all directfons about Manhattan,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and ' Hoboken.
Slowly the greet congestion of express
packages are being relieyetl.
When the drivers, helpers and ether
employees of the impress celnpa,nies, who
nave been striking, reported for duty at
the usual hour the company officials ob-
jected at first to the wearing, of union
buttons. The express men explained,
however, that if they did not wear the
buttons they would be taken for strike-
breakers by teamsters and others be -
others belonging to other unions, and
that, trouble would undoubtedly result.
The officials appeared. to be satisfied
and the men were promptly enrolled.
The only morning dispute took ploee
on the Communipaw dock of the U. S.
Express Co., when the company objected
to ten former employees. About 150 nten
are employed obout the place mid the
strikers announced that if those ten
were not allowed to return to work no
one formerly employed there would go
bad.. As the ten men were not re-engag-
ed the others refused tonwork and. every-
thing Was at it standstill. It was believ-
ed that the trouble would be adjosted.
%ter the trouble at the Communipaw
dock was adjusted, and the strikers re -
tut nen to work.
KILLED HUNTING
Windsor Man Mt ets Death by Jump-
ing Out of a Wagon.
Windsor, Ont., Nov. 14.-Ilaymonci
Hill, it young Windsor man, who has
been Zoluesing toe OCCUpat1011 Of it
blacksmith in Saelseon, Mich., was
aecidentaly killed on Sunday after -
none near jaelteon, while out hunt-
ing A, companion.. While jump -
inn aat from it wagon the gun he
was carrying was discharged with
fatal resulta. Hit- father, John Hall,
of Essex, left this morning to bring
home the remains. He will likely he
buried at his horn* in Essax.
THE MURDER
IT MONETVILLE.
•
Evidence Shows That Elder Laroclue
Was Provoked by Deceased.
Took Him Out of -Bed and Bumped
His Head Against the Floor,
Old Man Than Shot Him -Will be
Indicted for Murder,
Sudbury, Nov. 13, -Coroner Howey, of
Sudbury, and P. C. VaannTorman return.
ed to Sudbury to -night, bringing with
them Isaec letrocque, of IVIonetville,
obargen with killing Joseph Laroeque,
and he is now in Sudbury jail. An in-
quest was held •on Saturday efternoon,
the evidence being taken of Dosite Car-
dinal, who was with the dead men enxi
witnessed the shooting; Mrs. Bedard, a
sniter of the aceueed, and Miss Dederd,
a wee, who were also in the house on
the fatal night.
Cerdinans evidence was that Id tend
the (lead nian called at the aceused's
home about 7.30 on Monday night, The
old man had liquor. and treated freely.
They left, and later in the evening met
again at the hotel, and indulged in a
drinking bout until about 11.30, when
the dead man proposed visiting the sec-
cused's home once more, They arrived
at the house about midnight, and were
at first refused entrance by Mrs. Bedard,
but flintily gained anndssion, The old
man was in bed ant asleep, They awak-
ened bim, tend there was some more
drinking, to which, however, the old
man did not take goon-naturedly, and
asked his visitors to leave. Cerdinal
says hee ndeavored to get the (lea4 man
away, but Joseph Laroeque pulled the
old man out of bed, wrestled hinn end
tried to force him to drink. Finally
he threw the Wel man down and man
treated him by bumping hie hean against
the floor,
Young Miss Bedard fled on amount of
the rough play, while Mrs. Bedard end
Cardinal tried to pacify the two. Final-
ly Mrs. Bedard. retreated to another
part of the house. The old man freed
himself, and getting up on the bed took
down his rifle. According to Cardinal,
the old men ordered both out of the
house at the point of the gun, ond
threatened to shoot, and the dead man
issued a dare. The old man shot, sta,nd-
ing on the bed, and the bullet passed
straight through young Larocque's body.
He took three or four steps and dien
in his traeks, just eutside the door. Car-
dinal fled, and the body lay there over
night. The concussion from the shoot-
ing put out the lamp, and the tan man
nailed his sister, Mrs, Bedard, to bring
another, whieh was done. They did not
toueh the body, and next day it was re-
moved to the victim's own home, ;where
Constable VannTorman found it on his
arrival on Thursday.
The jury returned a verdict that death
was due to a rine shot at the hands of
Isaac Litrocque. The dead man was 35
years of age, and leaves a family of six.
The police were informed that lie was it
rough man while drinking. The accused
is 74 years of age, and is very grieved.
He did not deny the shooting. He will
be indicted for Murder, and given a pre-
liminary hearing some day this week,
when the witneeses can be brought from
lefonetville.
LABOR MEN.
Annual Conventign, of American Fed-
eration of Labor.
St. Louis, Mo„ Nov;.14.-The thirtietils
annual convention of the American Fed-
eration of Labor began here to -day, and
will continue for two weeks. The morn-
ing's session was devoted to welcoming
the delegates andihonorary guests, some
of them from England.
The afternoon session was devoted to
reports of the President, Samuel Gem -
per, the Secretary, Frank Morrison, and
the Treasurer, john 13. Lennon. Sessions
will be held twice daily inning the week.
An elaborate entertainment programme
has been provided for the delegates.
"In fact, says Secretary Draper, of
tne Trade and Labor Congress, "the last
session of the Dominion Parliament may
be said to have been a labor session.
Apart 'from legislation, it is it pleasure
to report that the sentiment in favor
of international trade unionism is stson•
ger than ever in Canada. Throughout
the length and breadth of the land the
wage earners realize that their safety
Hes in their internetienal bend, and Zne-
pite the efforts of tile employing inter -
este to buila up e. se-.ettlIba ""oaticutal"
movement, the trades imionists of Can-
ada will continue to give their allegiance
to iteir various international bodies.
"Looking over the whole field it can
be said that never before Was label' so
well united and so ready to defend its
interests as now.
President Gompers, in his annual re-
port, said in parte
"For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30,
1910, there were issued by the American
Federation of Labor 334 eertifleates of
affiliation (charters), as follows: Inter-
national unions 2, state federations 1,
city central bodies 83, local trade unions
152, federal labor Woes 06. Total 334,
At the close of the fiscal year there
were affiliated to the federation: inter.
uational unions 120, state federations 39,
eity eentral bodies 630, local trade un-
ions 431, federal labor lotions 216, Total
1,438 The international unions enumer-
ated have appientimetely 28,000 local un-
ions under their jurisdiction.
"Attention is called to this fact, so
that the error into which many persons
have fallen as to the make-up of otir
federation may be torrected. As it's
nnme implies ours is a federated body of
international, state, central, ant (Urea-
ly affiliated Meals, the latter having no
intemationni unions of their own trade
or calling. The international 11niOns
Faye direct jurisdiction over their OWn
local unions or lodges situated through-
out the continent,
"The movement in Cowls hai shown
greater progress during the past year
than in any previous year in its history.
Cano.aian representation in the Congress
lies increased by 40 per .cent. over the
year 1000, while the balance in the
treasury of the engem over that re-
ported for 1000 Was almost 60 per cent.
'Simple Mug
"Dorn e re SWIT1e,"
11110ted tI h re n girl
iwho prefersd end 1 tie
DIGKEN'S STAMPS.INEWS OF THE
A Million of Them Already lisued-
A Penny Each,
New Ark, Nov. 13. --The Herald
has rcoeived the following Irani its
London correspondent
: -
The Dickens testimonial !stamps, to
be sold at A penny each, are being
issued with the object of raising it eon -
tone* memorial for the benefit of the
descendants of Charles Diekens, and
the idea is that WI owners of copies
of the novelist's works shall frank
them with the stamps.
The first issue runs to one million,
and the first impressions have been
sent to Ring George by his Majesty's
own desire. They bear o,n excellent
image of Marais in later life, and
are ineeribed, "A tribute to geniles,"
hearing also the figures 1812-1012,
with the novelist's signature at the
bottom.
The committee, which numbers
among its ntembere •such men as Lord
Rosebery, Lord Alverstone, Lord
Tennyson, the Bishops of Durham an4
Winchester, Sir Lawrence Alma Ta -
dem, Sir E. Ray Lancaster, and sen.
eral other notable persons in the
worlds Of literature and ert, hope to
be able to issue at least tort million.
SHOT TO DEATH
two Italian Black Handers Murder a
Wan in Middleton.
Was Shot and Killed in Crowded
Street -Men Escape.
Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 13.--Donnnick
eforone, a prosperous shannaker in the
!tenant colony in this city, was inerdered
on the street to -day by two steamers;
who are believed to have been eniesarics
of the New York Bleek Rind organize.
ewe. Morune, Vali 4U ye.t. 4 .it, 10.1*
etelt it CMS tounzry 13 yea.rs. Ile re-
ilded 111-N.4W nork in yea173, but sevtrai
ago lett OP tvg..y it -1j ti Vi411, to
the 4,1410 country village of. Chester. 11
was ste3ed by ins teilow-eauntrymen
aere tollIght that he left New York be,
cause he feared vengeance of Acnne
eZilLiOn. After seemlier, some. time in
Chester, Morone rewire:a to this eity.
This afternoon two etrangers Made
their appearance in the Italian sceLiou,
and enquired where Moreno resided,
'ley were told, and they went' to a epot
near neorone's house on Selto..1 street.
At 6.30 to-uight, after the -men had
watched ntoronens house for nears, he
appeared, and, locking hie dear, walked
ep the street. '.lnte zwo straneere
foUow-
cd him. At the corner of °School and
Cottage stmets, where a score 1 persons
were passing, one of the .strangers eelled
to Morone. He turned around, and, as
he did so, the two men pulled revolvers
and commenced firing.
Morone turned and rail up the street
for 50 feet and then fell on the sidewalk
dead. A bullet had passed through his
heart Anti another through his abdomen.
The muederere ran in the oppesite direc-
tion, and no treee of them was found by
1 he police, though, • it is lielieved, they
went baek to New York In way of a
freight trainewhich was mising near the
scene.
A suspect was taken off a train at
Gonne; who answers the dencription of
one of the murderers, He has. been
!nought to 'this cit-,
TORONTO'S SLUMS.
Medical Health Officer Tells What
He Has Found.
Toronto, Nov. 14. -Fowl oeeupying
living rooms, sixteen houses with one
water tap between them, fruit in the
last stages of decay offered for sale, nine
cbildren huddle'together in one bed
under a heap of old clothes and rags
because, as their mother petnezieally
explained, "it was the only way to
keep them warm"; houses oyeeenowded,
adults of different sexes eating, stepp-
ing and. living in the same roonsthese
were some of the examples cited by Dr.
C. J. Hastings, Medical Health Officer,
of conditions of life in the city, which
would, he explained, "startle enyone
who took the trouble to wanethemign
the alums in mar midenn
The problem was simple new, he
stated, to whet it would be twenty
years henee, if not grappled with:
"One persoh nied each nay in ()epode
frorn tubeecenoels, end thee alums peed
filth and diseene, moral end phneleal,
which wouln devitaliee the naminueity
unless ateps were tenon to prevent over-
crowding In insanitary and unhygienic
houses."
As many as fifty men were to be
fauna of a night sleeping on wooden
benches, under unspeakable conditions
in one unventilated room.
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FROM STATES.
Hund;cd3 of Men Looking for Work
Turned Back at Windsor.
Windeor, Nov. 13. --During the past
three or four weeks not less than three
hundred men have been turned ins& by
the Canadian immigration officials at
this port, an almoet unprecenented
glowing. Many of these "undeetrablee
came from the central 'west, And' some
as far as San Francisco and Loa Ange-
les.
All had practically the seme envy
to tell -two men for every lob -ami,
although many were stalled tradesnien,
they heel been unablento procure em-
ployment in the lent& Wettert eitiet
Of the 114111M $tates, AMI had turned
to Canada as their Eldorado.
Some of these tutemployea are for-
eigners, some Anuriettn-bont citizens,
while still others nee Engliehmeu re-
turning to their homes after having
found it impossible to obtain employ-
ment,
WORK Pottsrr TRAGEDIES.
Viettleift, 13.C., IS'ev. 13.-41m termser's
jury returned a veriliet of murder by
Gunner Radcliffe in the ease of Corporel
lloWlan, and of suicide in that of Gun-
ner Radcliffe, Ivhp di4 11 hie own hand
after killing the Tton.gommissionea of.
firer at Work Point Fort on Friday.
The nailitnry eourt of inquiry teatitail
ta-morrolgt
BAY IN BRIEF
Young Woman Drops Dead in a Lind.
say Boot Store,
Editor Appointed Senator for the State
of Iowa,
Man Loses Right Arm in a Brussels
Flour Mill,
„zileoftnii:21bsieor$0..of Woodgreen Methodst:
Mauch, Toronto, wiped out entirely a
Miss Thorn, a well-known young syn.
man from Reaboro, droppededead while
entering it Lindsay elm stere.
T.he usual influenza epidemic, which
arrives le Lannon with the firsi cent
weather, has made its appoarance.
Robert Walls, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Seaforth, died at the age o173,
after a.n illness of several months.
The authorities of Grace Hospital, To-
Itio:11.tsoes.
,htem
ave refined to pt the resig-
nation of Mina Stent, superintendent of
Lawrence Ryan, a brillian• t young
physician, died in the police cells at Sas-
katoon, lifter being errested fOr drunk-
enness.
The Provincial Government decided to
institute a test ease against the London
nsuilEdoayrt ettley Railway for operating
The Cananian Pacific Railavey has or-
dered a new steamer for the night run
on the ferry service betiveen Victoria
andaforeitillsentIlivIleolL::, it Busmen, living at 42
Centre a venue, Toronto, was arrested
'n Riverdale Park, feeding tobacco to
the animals in the Zoo.
H. M. C. S. Rainbow is going over to
Vancouver in a few days, and later will
go011a cruise in the northern waters
to protect fishery ittterests.
In accordance with the agreement of
the London City Gas Company an-
nounces a cut of five cents per thousand
feet, beginning July 1 next.
Mrs. Nelson Smith, wife of a member
of the London police force, asks $8 a
week alimony from her husband in an.
action entered in count there.
It i.i stated that tenders will bentivited
eh or tier for the Ce nada-Wes 1 Indies
service. Thin. aerviee will be .subsitlized
In part by the home Government.
Scarlet fever has been somewhat prey-
alent in Guelph of late, and during the
past week there has been about one ease
a day reported to the authorities.
William Robertson, a pioneer resident
of the Arden, Man., district, originally
from Clinton, Ont., died, aged 80. He
leaves a widow and family of five.
John Finlay, ex -M. P., died at his
home at Norwood. He was the foundee
of the Norwood Wheel and Bending
Works, whicn he established in 1R06,
nbe, Mary A. Murphy, an elderly wo-
man, was found dead in ben e.t 73 Centre
avenue, Toronto. Cavelier C. J. Currie
said death was itue to beart failure.
The dead body at St. Thomas, identi
fled as that of William Brannow, of
Kingston, turns out to be that of Benj.
Taylor, of Melbourne. Brandow is alive
and well.
The Lindsay Board of Trade has com-
pleted negotiations for the location of
tIbeeeTmhpoimo:ee:IMe CoMpaley, of Cleveland,
ln Lindsay, Throe hundred hands will
I
Realty* fitale 4 aggregating well over a
million dollars have taken place during
the past week in Victoria, B. C. Pro-
jects are well advanced. involving an ex-
penditure of ten millions.
Governor 11. P. Carroll yesterday an-
nounced the appointment ni! Lafayette
Young,editor of the Ines Moines Capitol,
as United States Senator from Iowa, to
:succeed the Iate Senator Miniver.
As the result of injuries sustained by
having a heavy beam fall upon him evhile
working in his barn, T. B. Coulson, of
EdenMills a very well known and high-
ly respected farmer, died on Friday,
While Jas. Elliott, en employee in the
flour tnill of W. & It, A. Pryne, itt Brus-
sels, Out., was running a chopping ma-
chine it buret and part of it struck
h i,
Sir
et
0. A.
elite. I esi-ieevteireig
ruL itisrightgahtt5.1111..
orlon of Quebec, :tee bit
Capt. Vietoe pailetier, and ales. Pelletier,
are at (Ile Pelee Comfort; Va. The
Lleitianithtern t-Governoe is iu very feeble
I
'Wane Tbornas Alderson,
37 Sword
linnet, Toronto, wan at wenk on a scat-
:ea:dice at t 2talleteettvatt:r t‘he7:rso,militeirbt below.
the
elytt:suebtludrelyeehlularp.t71, throwittg hint it dis-
Sohn 1), Kuppenheimer appeared be-
fore Judge Winchester at Toronto and
agreed to waive extradition proceedings
en the (sham of grand _Weeny preferred
by it Detroit woman. Ile will proceed to
Detroit voluntanly and fate his trial.
The will of Don Carlos, the late Pee -
tender to the throne of Spent, 13 pablish,
et
1. It contains an injunction, to his sou,
Jun Jaime, to 'maintain the elainit to the
throne. Princess Elvira, his daughter,
ietehd.
Dssom
eloped some years ago, is dieinher-
.ti.onlaVilylfrteod. I". the gpestle
ni
Lalwader, etetee that the
'Inure of the fisneriee was eausing some
dnlesItIrtee).):ftdebitsttetplILNvtoeit
i:,Itoututielabitatenollnvetnni
,
was providing empioyaunt Os the arm
miltit7aft Iv°
t11".0,turts to empowered to in -
:net eorioral punieliment oit yootliful
criminals instead of sending them to the
s'!entral Prison; to essoe:ete with older
yrintinals wits it saggestiou of the grand
enry of the Toronte Clint in tlieir
gatentinnit to Mr, Juitlee Britton.
At it meeting heni et Montreal at
which Mayor Guerin prodded, a resolu-
tion wao passed eaking the Minister of
_Initiee not to permit the extradition of
:he Ilusiian Federenko, ilOw held at
NVinnipeg on a 'charge of shootingit po- •
lieeman in Ituasia.
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LUCKY TURNKEY.
St, Catharines, Nov. I4,--T‘IrnkeY Jas.
Allen,..of:theWelinnd County jall, an
Saturday reecived a telegram announc.
ing tlie- death of a tousin in the old
'country, who left him 00,01:Xl 11A hit :
share of the estate. Mr. Allen is busy
to -any forwarding the neeessary papers,
*o -- --, -
American mistions in the Previnee 'of
Kwang Si, China, have been destroyed
by riotere.
From a haoheloris point of view. when
it baby lan't erying tIlere must be Mae.
,thirtg the matter with it.
PARIS FLOODED,
To Deepen the River Seine and Rusk
Work -on Canal.
Paris, Nov. 14. ---The swollen Seine,
Whielk itita 1100dea SOnie of the lower
parts of the city and threatened great
damage, was -stationary to -day.. At a
conferenee between Premier Bruited and
the special inundation eommission it Was
decided to rush the work of deepening
the river between Sureanes and Bougival
end the construction of the C41141 for
the deneetion of the waters in times of
flood,
FIELD CROPS
Good Reports From Nearly Every -
Section of Dominion.
....,••••••••••••
Increase in Fall Wheat Average -
Fall Plowing Backward.
pttawa, Nov, 13.-A ceneus office bul-
letin issued on Saturday states that the
closing months pf the year give good
reports for nearly all of the field crops
of the Dominion. Potatoes alone indi-
cate it partial failure, and in all the
Provinces there ere complaints of rot
in the fields and in the heaps for win-
ter storage. The area is 593,262 acres,
and the estimated ;deli], 74,048,000 bush-
els, This is on average of about 147
bushels per acre, winch is nearly uni-
form for all the Provinces.
Turnips and other field roots 51101, a
yield per acre of 402 bushels, and a
total yield of 95,207,000 bushels for a
crop
oleyaof2n3Pclo22clover are computed. for 8,-
515,000 acres, and a yield per acre of 1.82
tons.
Sugar beets are grown most extensive-
ly in Ontario and Alberta, where they
supply roots for three sugar factories.
The area in crop this year is 16,000 acres,
which is it substantial increase upon last
year, The yield per acre is 9.09 tons, the
total yield being 155,000 tons.
The roots supplied to the Berlin fac-
tory are testing 17 per cent. of sugar,
and at the Walla,ceburg factory 16 per
cent., but a product of 5,000 acres in
Ontario is being shipped to factories in
Michigan. The product of 8,200 acres
in that Province is marketed a,t Wan
laceburg and Berlin, where the average
price is about $5.86 per ton, or better
than $57.80 per acre.
'Computed at the average local prices,
the market value of potatoes this year
is $33,446,000; turnips find other roots,
$21,444,000; hay and clover, 8149,710,-
report 011 011 fall
000; fodder eorn, $11,957,000; sugar
wheat sown this
year shows an acrea of 790,300 acres
b e Te thse' $r8e8p7'o
whereof 082,500 acres are in Ontario and
107,500 acres in. Alberta. Last year the
area was 609,200 acres for Ontario, and
08,000 in Alberta. The condition of the
crop is reported at 98,40 per cent., as
•
compared with 03.00 last year.
The per cent. of fall plowing complet.
en this year, compered with the area
planned for, is less than last year, but
the report is made for a period ono
month earlier. The per cent. of sum-
mer fallowing, compared in.. the same
way, is somewbat lower, but increases
are shown for Saskatehewan and Al -
berth.
•
NO CONSCRIPTION
Mr. Haldane Speaks at Edinburgh of .
the British Army.
No Analogy Between Britain and
•
Continental Countries.
An important speech, showing why
Britain has no necessity to adopt colt-
scription was given at Edinburgh a,
fortnight ago by Mr. Haldane.
If he were n German, it Frenchman or
a Swiss he should be strongly in favor
of compulsory service, he said, the rea-
son being that the whole resources of
such stetes had to be concentrated upon
the solution of a single difficulty -how
to defencb the frontiers, which were land
trontiere, by the niaintenance of a short
bUBtulthtiesrael levaal:Pnatalogy between the
case of these continental eottntries and
the case of the British Isles. The Brit-
ish Isles, however, were responsible for
the protection of an overseas Empire;
consequently they had to keep 80,000
white soldiers in India, 40,000 in other
overseas garrisons, and some 170,000 or
180,000 of an expeditionary force at
home to reinforce them' in ease of noes-
sity. That made 300,000 men WhOnt they .
liadistnte
tot•itit.ise on the baeis of voluntary
etil
'People talked of the "small" British
anon. ITO Wondered that they did not
teln Of the colossal British army, for
there was no other country which had
en overseas army approaching Britain's
in lumber. Indeed, in -continental coun-
tries, whicli had to keep immense man -
fee for home defence, the difficulty of
getting volunteers for service overaeats
Was intense.
Moreover, Britein lea to keep up a
great riaVy, whose pereonnel, with its
reserves, required 180,000. These must
be got on a voluntary basis. The cone.
nituilleof the sea was at the very root
o
natioital policy. If he did not
think Britain was keeping and: meant
to keep. the eounnand of the eels, he
would not consent to occupy his present
position for 4 single day longer,
A SUDDEN DEATH,
'J orcnto. .Nov 14. ---Mt. Alexander
Alarbisall, Superintendent of Controe.
tate at the Parliament buildings, shed
stehitnly on Saturday afternoon at his
rooms, 210 .nicentui street, front Wirt
disci a°. Mr. Ila,israltall WAS prepari»g to
return to the Parliament buildings whets
he was seized with a pain in his chest.
While his Wife WaS in (mother room
getting some /Movies% he expired.
'Brethren," said the wenther, "the
scripture mays you are to glve one-tenth
of 'our possessions. But if you feel
you earn give 80 Much, Ind give it sixth
or n fourth, according tolonf MOSTA
3,Ve will dispense with the next
anct take up the 'eollect
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