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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1911-07-14, Page 6NEWS Of TFE DAY 6C! BRIEF Engine Sparks Cause Less of Ten - Acre Wheat Field. Farmer's Man Admits Passing a Forged Cheque. increase of Salaries For Chatham Ont., Teachers. British capital has taken a large inter, est in the Toronto Electric Lrgnt Com- pany. Louis Charles, tenth Due de la Trem- ouille, died set Paris. He was born Oct. 20, 1838. The Chatham, Ont., Board of Educa- tion voted. to increase the maximum sal- aries paid to public school teachers by $100 in all grades. Cadet Lawson, Quebec, scored 90 out of a possible 100 for the Earl Grey Cup at Twickenhanr, Eng. The competition closes on Saturday. Last year's highest was 96. While attempting to remove a cart- ridge from a revolver, Arthur, the 15• year -ofd son of Fred King, Chatham, Ont., was shot in the thigh. He will re- cover. Major and Mrs. Woolner -Williams, of London, who have been making a tour in the United States, propose spending two or three weeks in Oenada before seturning home. FRUIT -GROWING. Government Appoints Mr. Ruddick and Mr. Bunting to •Conduct inquiry. Ottawa, July 10. ---The Minister of Agriculture has authorized a special intluiry to be :xuacte into the mute growing industry of Canada; under the direction of Mr. J. A. Ruddick, dairy and cold -storage Commissioner, 1'he well-kiroivn fruit -grower, Mr. W. 1i. Bunting, of St. Catharines, has been engaged to conduct the inquiry, - and no man in Canada le better equipped to undertake this important work,. .tie will be assisted by the Federal offi- cials and by the locat officials of the different prorinee' and districts. - 1{is report will be available for the Dotni.u- ion conference of fruit -growers, that is to be held at Otta.wa some time next winter. The investigation will be con- ducted with a view of securing some re- liable data retapecting the area acid ex- tent of laud adapted to fruit -growing in the various Provinces, varieties of fruits which have been fouud'to be most pro- fitable and suceeesf0l. in the several Provinces or subdivisions of the same general trend. of the industry towards concentrating the production of targe quantities of standard varieties, difficul- ties which are likely to be encountered, methods of production, facilities for dis- tribution and marketiug, 'possibilities of over -production, etc. After an illness of several months' duration, Mos. Nicholson, wife of Capt. Duncan Nieholson, Superintendent of the Detroit & Windsor Perry Company, died at hex home at Vain:leer. 0 George Wainwright, employed with a farmer in Southwold, pleaded guilty at the St. 'Phomas Police Court to p�,rising a forged obeque on It. A. Robin's. lie -will be sentenced in a week. lire. Peter Forsythe, a widow, 84 years old, :or many years a resident of at. Mary's, Ont., was found dead at her home, -where she had been living alone. Death was due to heart failure. Good news for motorists from (Jan- ada going to Niagara Falls and points in New York State is that the State of New .York has appointer{ an ottrce' In Buffalo to issue New York licenses. William Hopkins, 16. years, 1,433.1?u1. '1erixt.street, Toronto, was arrested on a charge of stealing a case of whiskey, taken from the freight sheds of the land Navigation Company on bake street. The Birmingham Post says that it un- derntande that Fir Wilfrid Laurier white in England conferred with the Chinese •and Japanese Ambassadors regarding the poll tax and arrived at .t satisfactory agreement. Residents of Yarmouth township. 3tt the vicinity of St. 'J'norna:t:, ,tate peti- tioned the Council to supply there wain Hydro -Electric power, e.nd the Connell will aek the Coromission to furniuh plans and estimates. About two and a half miles from Gait stump fences along tbo Clyde road caught fire from sparks from a Canadian Pafioic engine, and 'before the farmers condi get f he fire under control a ten - acre field of wheat belonging to Mr. Bai- ley was consumed. The loss will be heavy. • a e, ON THIN ICE. Bishop Fallon Refers to Bilingual School Controversy, BIJLD 064 SHI 138 d Secretary of the U. S. Navy in Mont- real on His Holidays. Says the States Can New Build All l heir Own Was Vessels. • Montreal, .1uly JO. --Among the gimlets' at the Windsor Hotel eeetertay a.fte.- noon was the hitnt. 3. Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the l n:tc•d States wavy, and. one of the leading rnenit,ere of the Taft ,E'idnrinistr:t ion, who i:, en route for the fishing grounds of the lower SL. Lawrence. Speaking of the doper:nw.nt over which he presider, tete ', retery stated that he and U e oftam ,li, „ enermly were very meet gratified at the good ehoi4ing' madeat Spitnermt. v. lac l.)et rmvare 3.0 "the• kind words ee appreciation c f the English' and ;oreign pros anent the ship sent by the United States l}ove.rnrnent to represent that country at. the Ceroua- tion of His Maisete. Spe skint( of the conriruction of the United States war rwaele, Seeretary Meyer obscr.ed that they were now able- to bleto build them air in their own country, either 1.' private contract or in their own nervy yards. The letter, however, has been found the cheaper. Mr. Meyer did not think that they n-nnld ever r.se,n have to go abroad for their warsi•Jlea. The 5eeret.ary is accompanied by Cap- tain Rr+dre'x•e, of the United States Narc Department. and veeterdat• nftn'noon thee' visited the different pointe of inter- est atoned the port. conducted 1r" afr. v mV. 1'ornerFt, el.ief eneineer of the tit.Lnwrence Ship channel. Sault Ste. Merle. Ont., Ot•spatol. be ' eeremonies in oonnee(on with the grand convention of the Knights .of Columbus closed thin evening when the Canadian Club entertained the visiting delegates at a hanemet, attended by 3011. An ad- dreas was' made by Bishop Fallon, who dealt with imperialism. ' During 'his remarks he slated that he had recently been on thin lee, hut head not yet fallen through, no doubt referring to his bout witl, Ron. 7fr Jlanna re bilin- gual schools.. The address woe ea:witted to be one of the best and meat enter- taining ever delivered before the Caret. dian Club here.. The Bishop's remade regarding closer intima. cy between the Mother Country..and its depeudeneies met with favor fra'm t.hooe present. WON'T PAY TAX. Dr. Clifferd Says They Can istrain His Goods or His Wife. London,,lttly.0.-Dr.john CJJfin rd, the felon-Confornsist minister, has again re- fused to pay the sectiriasi ehureh tahnol bloc Dr. Clitfora ie at ln•oeent in Can- ada, and be bah written to the anther- . Wee saying that they can either distrain hist goods or hiss wife or arreuge to lm- priison hint on hie return to Itng1end. The West-Cooformiste protest against GROCERS' GUILD o Distribute Copies of the Secret Commissions Act. IN MEORY Of [AURA SECORD Monument to Heroine Unveiled on Queenston Heights. ler's Rangers." .Also they looked for- ward to restoring the old forts known as blississ ruga and Fort George. A group of girl guides sang a verse of "0 'eanade," and Mrs, Carnocban read some verses ses she h e d composed on the heroine The Ladies' Itistorical Club laid flowers and the Women's Literary Club of St, Catharines a -wreath of magnolia on the monument, and the National Anthem was sung. Sit' Charles hors' address at the unveiling brought out the fact that the date of the battle of Beaver Dams as • given on the monument .was i}r- correct, being Jttly instead of. June. • -new Address by Sir ; Chas. Moss -Brave DOG TO ESCI E. Deeds of Loyal Woman Recalled. Many Canadians and American Visi- tors .Attend Ceremony. { 4' llueenston'despatch: Three thousand Canadians, in the presence of not a few United States visitors 'front Buffalo, Lewiston, arid other centres, to -day hon- ored perhaps their grea:teet heroine, J:eirrit; Seeord, to whorre memory the Do- minion Governaient has erected a moue. ment on• a superb site • at Queenston Heights. The monument, which was unveiled this afterunon by Sir Charley; Moss, Ad- ministrator. of the i'ruviuee In the ab - sense of Lieut. -Governor Uibson, is of severely plait tia:sin in grey granite, twelve feet high, with e. bronze medltl- lion of Laura eecord on the front panel. It occupies • a. platform from which a magnificent view of the Niagara valley may be taken. On the park frontage of the monument is the following inscrip- tion: `This monument hes been erected by the eloverntreeat of Canada to Laura Ingersoll Second, who saved her hus- bands' life in the battle on these heights, October 13, 191.2, and who risked her ovrn in conveying to Captain Fitzgibbon information by w•itielt he worn the victory of Beaver Dame, July 24,3813." On tite reverse side is inscribed: "Jarnes Sword, 1 nited Empire Loyalist, born July 7, 177a, died February 2'e, 1841." The work was designed and exe- cuted in St. Catharines. Queenston Heights were gay with Clan - action eusignoi• Bud Onion .1a.cks tor yes- terday's fuuetion• Many people arrived t•y, the iarento boats. Sir George Ross, who was to bare 'officiated, stood down owing to hie reeett bereaveni int. Seated cinder the canopy were wine descendants, five of them grandchildren, of the hero- ins. Thetis, were Mr. Jae. H. Ingersoll, tartlet/tit ?rfiuAs ('p'e;et/ tit (Wi nniteg),, Mise fara Mee. tarthew, , r;. 'Margaret (lark Miss Sharp, and Mrs. Bixby. 10. J. W L.tngo trig, {:trainman of the Niagara Park C`•ornnuissiOners.:presided, ana sup- porting him •were Sir Charles Moss, Mrs' aloem Mrs, Langmuir, Lieut. Vincent Masses, hiss.., J. G. Currie, Lady Bose, Mr. end Mrs. Join). King, Mr. James Munro, Dr, ‘leesop, Mrs. Carnochan, Miss Cryeler, 'airs. Harrison Pew, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Geary, Mr, and Airs. H. 1(. FliSloy and Miss Currie. Sir Charles Mobs, in, unveiling the monument, sola it world stand as a re- minder of how one woman helped to save Canada to the British Empire. In refer- ence to the historic memories associated with ,ueerrtixtr'Heights, be said: "The :pot ;on . which we stand is, next to the Plains o° •.Abraham, the most im- portant ire the. history of Cn.nada. On the Plains of Abraham Wolfe gave hint life to secure fir Great Britain her Can- adian posr;essieen. On thin spot Sir Isaac Brock gave his life as a proof that these possessions ,tremei riot to be wrested from the British:Crown,. if loyalty apd per- sensl sacrifice 0ould bold them." The ulterior object: of the war of 1812. historians agreed, was the conquest of Canada, and that object failed. Britain et the time was engaged in a death struggle with Napoleon, so, at least in the early clays of the campaign, Canada had to depend : on her .own militia and the few regulars in the country. "Though well nigh a centiny Iran elapsed." said Sir Charles, "since Laura Seeord, on June 24, 18.13, made that perilous journey through a wild and pathless forest and across swol- len streams that she might give time- ly warning to her : country's t defend- ers, her story has not been allowed to fade. And now to -day, by the ac- tion of the Government; and through the agency of Mrs. Currie and Sir George Ross, the country sheloved so well, in grateful recognition of the important service she rendered, and in commemoration of her self-sacrifieing courage, devotion and heroism, has reared this lasting memorial." • Sir Charles outlined the story of Laura Seeord's heroism -- how she rescued her husband. , when severely wounded. following Brook's death, af- ter the battle of Queenston Heights: how some months later she happened to• learn the plans of the enemy, and how she managed, to convey a warn- ing to Fitzgibbon, in command of the loyalists at Decew's. The battle of Beaver Danns, ethieh followed,: check- ed the progress of the invaders and threw them back upon the Niagara River, where the Canadians were prepared for theta , Mr. J. W, Langmuir, on behalf of the Park Commission, accepted the trust of the monument. The Mem- fry of its subject weuki, he said, be kept in the hearts of Canadians for all time. Mr.' T.angnmir referred ina tereetingly to the work being done by the Commissioners in preserving places of historic interest along the Niagara frontier. It was nroposeel, he mentioned, Toronto detptilch: 'L'he c)ntarin Whole- sale (';rovers' Guild concluded their coir vention thl+s mornint- with eh address by Remy 7)etelton, of the `C inaclian Credit Men's An,sooiation, of Winnipeg, The eredit exchange in the motet is work. lug well, ascii it ie proposed to organize a similar exuhaege here for the benefit of the trade. It was decided, owing to the apparent general iguoranee of, the provisions of the "Secret (*commissions Act," which provides a penalty of two years' impri'ic:nment or a fine of not more than $2500 for rebating to print asopiers of the law and send it copy to every merchant in the Dominion of Con ada. • CUTTING WHEAT. 81. Catharines despatch: Wheat is be- ing cut on the farm of J. Reding, on Qneeueion void. ;Phis in the earliest wheat Butting an record in this district" Several other farmers are preparing to cut their wheat in a few day& time. The continued warm weather 1141.5 caused very early ripening, -fully two weeks abead of time The straw in most of the wheat Beide le very' short and very. light, not run - turn!, more than a foot in length, GRANf'OIICIiESS DYING. St. Peterisbilrg, July 10. ----The Grand 1)nchese Alexandra Josefovna the oldest member of the Imperial family, 16 dying. She lute been suftering from chronic in- flnmma.tion of the kidnaya, suet several rlaye ago a severe itflain.metion of the larynx. set in. The heart was very weak to -day and the official bulletin iasned gave the condition eel extremely grave. Animal and Master Saved Foolish Bathers at Niagara Falls. Niagara Fails, Orit., July 10. -- Charles Weiderhold, a musician, and his dog to -day reeued two Greeks from drowning in the Niagara River just off the plant of the tnteruational Paper Company. Weiderhold went to the river to give his dog, a large St. Bernard, a swima The Greeks dis- robed nearby and plunged into the water. They' eouid not swim, and were soon beyond their depth. Weider- hold plunged in, clothes and all, and succeeded in bringing one to the band, while the clog caught the other by the arm and had hauled bion to shallow wat- er by the tirne his master returned. Weiderhold did not get the names of the two men. K E E LEY MINE. Forlorn Hope of Farmers Bank Share- holders Seems to be Genuine. Toronto, .July 10 The famous Keeley miine, which to eeceit hundred share- holders of the Farmers' Bank is a for- lrn hpe, has suddenly loomed up as a genuine gold mine anti' will be developed to the fullest extent in the interest of the shareholders. Engineers sent by the curator, G. T. Clarkson. to Lorrain townehip, in the Cobalt district have reported most fav- brably on the mine. If no disappoint- ment intervenee the shareholders may be relieved of at least a portion of their liability. An official, intimately connected with the property, definitely stated that the bank curator will proceed with the work of develpment in the interest of the shareholders and will-notsell the mine unless a large price •is offered. That price will have to be over a quarter of a million to ensure acceptance, which would mean that the shareholders would have an asset over half the amount in- vested in the mine ay their eonvieted general manager. • FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN ENGLAND. Ottawa Despatch.—On the strength or a cable received to -day from the High Commissioner, reporting an outbreak of foot and mouth disease at Hounslow, an order in Council has been passed pro- hibiting the importation of cattle, sheep, swine or other ruminants, except what are now embarked for Canada. The or- der will hold until the disease is stamp- ed out. Horses are not affected by it. All steamship companies have been noti- fied by telegraph of the embargo. In the' outbreak 31 pigs and' one head of cattle are affected. All permits of im- po.rtation are cancelled. JUDGE SNIDER'S GRAFT REPORT Result of the Investigation Into Oxford County Charges, Exonerates County Officers of Paying for Their Positions. Ex -Reeve Buchanan and His Dealings With Rev. Mr. Silcox. Woodstock despatch: Judge Spider's report on his investigation of the charges of graft in Oxford County was given to the County Council this morn- ing, that body having been called to- gether in special eession for the purpose of 'hearing the report read and for gen- eral business. The report covers la typewritten pages and contains little, that was not already surmised when the authorities ewooped down ou a number of the ringleaders and placed them under arrest. The Judge reviews the evidence, and points to its direotneca nese in so far as it referred to the guilt in the various charges of Buchanan and Youngs, and comments on the evidence adduced against Vance, against whom the eharge was dropped, and McCarty, against whom no bill was found. 1n a few brief words ,judge Snider disposed of the charges against the three country oficers, Messrs. Toull, McIntosh and Burch, who were said to have paid for their positions, adding that he had found no evidence to sub- stantiate these charges in.arsy manner. shape or form. In the case against John Youngs. who was said to Jiave of- fered $1,000 to S. E. Butler, of this city. in order that Mr. Butler might nae his influence to seeui•e for Youngs -the pn-• sition of jailer, Judge Stader found that Youngs did offer to Butler fur hie ea- sistance the sum of $1,000. In the cases in *which .11. T. Buchanan was con- cerned in eonnection with his dealings with the Port Huron Engine & Thresh- er Co., the J. I. Case Threshing Co., area the Sawyer -Massey Co., the report states that in the•comnrission's opinion Buelianan either secured a commission on goods purchased for the county, or endeavored to do so, be being at that time a member of the Council. tat regard to Buchanan's dealings with Bev. Mr. ,Silcox in' `connection with that Woodstock and Ingersoll Gravel .Road, the report states that the eommiseion found that Rev. Mr. Silcox did not7offer any commission to Buchanan, as was al- leged by him, 'but that Buchanan offer- ed to buy the road for the county for $18,000,if the owner gave his* $000 of the pnrehasc Money for his assisterree. Speaking of the sale of the Ingersoll, North Oxford. WeotZorra and East Nissouri Gravel ]toad. the report statee that the commission fitlds -that in 1904 M, T. Buchanan, then''being a County councillor, devised and in collusion with James 0. Mills, carried out a sehwsne whereby the County of Oxford had to pay several thousand dollars to Robert Tate for this road, that Tate was never the owner. and that Buchanan took for his own use $1,807 of this money, teat tate amount, if any, paid to .James G. Mills, since deceased, for his assisterce. In connection with the Ingersoll and Port Burwell. Road. the Judge found that Buchanan sought to get a c6muiis- sion of $1,500 from the company • for bis part in inducing the county to buy the rood, Dealing with the charge that the arbitrators who acted iu eoinnectiosr with the sale of the above road ret:eived $600 as a bribe, the report stated that this charge was entirely unfonndsid; but the Judge was unable to say to wheel the money was paid or for what pur- pose It was used, The report oleo ,'found that Youngs appeared to nae his influence to get the Council to hny i liam Smith's road for $5,000, if Suiith paid his* $50. In regard to the insinua- tion against S, M. fleet that he was not handling eorreetly the grants for the roods in the' 'town of Ingersoll, the .judge reported that the audit showed' that; all money had been properly- went. het administered a severe castigation tin Flet and to the Town and County Couto• oil. for the loose manner in which the funds bad been trundled KILLED BY MEXICANS. San Diego, Cal., July 10. --The steamer front Ensenada yesterday brought the preliminary report of Consul Frederick Simpiseh in reference to the killing of Americans at Alamo by Mexican Feder- ate. In addition to the four white men reported killed there were several Amer- icans at Alamo at the time of theekila ing. They are thought to have made their escape. Of the four men killed one was a Canadian, another avas a THE NURSES SCREAMED. Toronto despatch. At .2 ' o'clock' this morning the nurses in the Nurses' home at Grace Hospital. receiv ed a visit from a stranger who had broken into the place through a back window. The nurses started to scream for help, but he order• ed them to keep quiet, and terrorized them to such an extent that they kept quiet. The night janitor heard the screams end sent for the police, who arrived in time to see the man making his escape. It is not known whether be stole any valuables or not, GOLD OUTPUT. Seattle, Wash., July 10.—.Advices teived by Seattle banks from their cor- respondents at Fairbanks, Alaska, say that the season's gold output of the Tan. ana district will be at least $5,000,000 and may reach $6,000,0000 exceeding by $1,600,000 the estimates made two months ago. re- ITALpAN COLONY. Montreal, ,July 10. ---An ambitiouli plan to found a "Little Italy" on the outskirts of the city, where reputable Italia:* eltiseris could live in their own homes, which they could purchase on the instalment plan, paying some- what the same amounts monthly as they now pay for rent without seeur.• in ultimate ownership, is the scheme being prof forward by leading Italian et - KILLED BY 1:I61TMM 6 Storm Disastrous in the Vicinity of St. Mary's. St. Mary's dcspateh:'1'he electr,cal en,{ rainstorm that passed. over St. Mary's and dietriet shortly after felts o'clock this afternoon was the most disl:stint:eet in local history. A. young man nancerl Holmyard. for nine years hired utern for Adam Smith,' on the Miteltell road, two miles north of St. Mary's, who look refuge under a tree, was struck and in. stantly killed. g� Large barns on the fauns of W. Mof- fat and Donald MeLetton, in Biansltard, were str•ucic and totally destroyed. & ?+ new barn on Charles Bternett's farm was blown off the foundations ith totally wrecked. The fire hell wee struck and badly dainaged, There watt i a heavy fall of rain, and trete were r temperature awl a bad monument. to read.- uprooted and polus and fences blown beim; taKr. (. ,or the rilrkc�ep of church with a lugls p to erect a cairn or rrtontrm down ,., .. schools. pulse. Col. John Britten, the organiser of "But- t'sena. , aa.