Sherbrooke daily record, 25 juillet 1912, jeudi 25 juillet 1912

[" Sherbrooke Daily Record.Established 1897 .SHEKBKOüKE, QUE.THURSDAY, JULY 25 1912.ONE UKNT ANOIHEIt DELAY SWEEPS PENASÏEÏA1.H niNMEN WERE WILED' Provisions Of City Charter Not Followed By Chairman Of Road Committee.BY-LAW PASSED LAST NIGHT AUTHORIZING WORK, BUT MATERIAL HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED UPON.Another delay in the matter of pav- I ing.This time the delay cannot be charged against those who are cred- j ited with attempting to block the i paving.Lack of attention to detail in following out the provisions of the City Charter is the cause.The difficulty arose out of the fact that Aid.Simoneau gave the order for Pioneer Asphalt, and that this order was not I given in the regular way.The Char- .ter provides that tenders be called for by the secretary-treasurer, and ; that the order be given by him.Last night's meeting was exciting ' in spots.Aid.Simoneau, chairman of the Road Committee, presented a by-law prepared by the City Attorney, providing for the paving on Wellington street from the Magog River bridge to King street, and a part of King, Depot and Bridge streets.The by-law also provided that the work be of asphalt macadam, and that Pioneer asphalt be used.The adoption of this measure was moved by Aid.Simoneau, seconded by Aid.Le-doux.Aid.McManamy then spoke, saying in part : \u201cI have only one objection, and that is that the City will be bound by it to use Pioneer asphalt.I do not think this should be inserted.Negotiations have been going on between Aid.Simoneau and the manufacturers relative to this asphalt and no notice of this has been given to the Road Committee.He is carrying out his usual policy of doing by himself.He is a self-appo nted commissioner, and is doing business of great importance without consulting with his Committee or the Council.\u201cSerously, Mr.Mayor, we never had business carried on before in this way.Aid.Simoneau is the only man doing it.Tenders are always called for and received by the secretary.In this case this was not done, but the order was placed by Aid.Simoneau.\u201cMr.Gordon Smith is present and would like to discuss the question of pavement, and I would ask that he be heard.He claims Pioneer asphalt is not worth the money paid for it.What we want to get is the best, and there is nothing to be gained by doing business in secret.\u201d Aid.Simoneau : \u2018\u2018What I find queer is that during the twenty-tv/o years Aid.McManamy has led the Council he has done as he wished, and-\u201d Aid.McManamy: \u201cI would ask this man to make proof.This is a serious charge.\u201d Aid.Simoneau : \u201cHe finds fault with whatever I do.Mr.Gordon Smith says his paving is the best, and that Pioneer asphalt is bad.I will just tell you what took place.Mr.Smith came to my office the other day and said, 'Mr.Chairman, you did not see your way clear to give me the asphalt contract.\u2019 I said, \u2018No.\u2019 Mr.Smith then told me his goods were superior-, and said, \u2018If you don\u2019t see your way clear to give me a part of your order I will make trouble for you.\u2019 He said he would go and see Aid.McManamy and Jenckes.I told him to go ahead.\u201d Aid.Simoneau then gave figures to show that the asphalt sold by Mr.Smith would cost about ?38 a ton, while Pioneer would cost only 532.Aid.McManamy : \u201cI would ask, Mr.Mayor, that the Council hear Mr.Smith.\u201d Mayor Hebert : \u201cI think, gentlemen, that it is too late.We came home from Montreal and recommended this kind of paving.When we reached here we found another agent and he talked so convincingly of Rockmac that we decided to give it (Continued on Page 4) Thousands Aro Homeless and Many Houses Swept Away.TWO THOUSAND PERSONS WERE MAROONED IN HILLS NEAR JEANETTE.Pittsburg, Pa., July^ 25.\u2014For the second time since last Sunday the Pittsburg district was flooded yesterday by one of the heaviest rains in years.In less than six hours the precipitation was close to three inches.In the horroughs adjoining the city all small streams are out of their banks.The raging torrents have crippled transportation facilities while inestimable damage has been done in small towns.THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.Jeannette, Pa., July 25.\u2014A cloud- j burst flooded miles of territory between here and Greenshurg yesterday.The lowlands were quickly inundated and hundreds of persons were compelled to flee for their lives.Residences and business places were al- : most completely submerged in soms districts, while the Manor Valley and the Turtle Creek Railroads, together with trolley service, were put out of ; commission.Over 2,000 persons, including many women and children, are marooned in hills of Oakford Park, where the annual outing of the employees of the Union Supply Company from West moreland and Fayette counties was held yesterday.DEVASTATION AT DUNBAR.Dunbar, Pa., July 25.\u2014A devastat-j ing flood, rushing down the mountain 1 side, spread ruin throughout Dunbar yesterday.A cloudburst transformed small streams into raging torrents, i A number of buildings were com-1 pletely wrecked and hundreds of oth- | ers damaged.The town is almost en- i der -water to-night and conditions are chaotic.The city halt, police headquarters, | Samuel Joseph\u2019s restaurant, O.E.j Kelley\u2019s jewellery store, W.J.Bow- j er\u2019s grocery store, two warehouses j and a number of dwellings were swept ' away completely.Not a house in the lowlands escaped injury.HORSEMEN WARN PEOPLE.Brownsville, Pa., July 25.\u2014Horsemen dashing frantically down the Red Stone Valley yesterday, often with water up to the saddle girths, rode nine miles in time to save the lives of hundreds of persons at Smtock, a mining village.Aside from the great quantity of water due to the cloudburst, it was feared a huge reservoir was about to let go.\u201cTo the hills ! To the hills ! The reservoir is breaking !\u201d The cry caused terror among the miners and within a few moments 1,000 families were rushing through the muddy water to the hillsides.Soon the water rushed into the mining village, causing heavy damage.Last night the miners and their families camped in a pouring rain on the hillsides under makeshift shelter of blankets, quilts, boards and straw.Four Others Were Injured Train Wrecfc.In ii FARMS NOW.Agricultural Expert Here To Arrange For I wo In Townships.IN COAL HI.DAO NEWS SPECIALS FROH AU PARIS Of II EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Caught Like Rats In Trap Feet From Surface.4000 EAST BOUND PASSENGER TRAINS SIDESWIPPED A FREIGHT AT STONING-TON, CONN.Stonington, Conn., July 25.\u2014 (Special)\u2014Three men were killed and i ONE NEAR KNOWLTON AND THE four injured by the sideswipping of a i OTHER NEAR COOKSH1RE.freight train by an east bound Ad- '\t.v \u201er., ow ams express train at Stonington:\tMORE MAI FOLLOW, yards, of the N.Y.N.H.and Hart-\tFixter, of the Commis- ford Railroad this morning.\t; gjon 0j Conservation, Ottawa, one of The freight, which was also towing the experts of the Department of another locomotive was backing into\t.\t, .\t~ \u201e_TA the yards when the express came Agriculture, has arrived in the Town along.There was not sufficient clear | ships to undertake the establishment room and the express engine struck ; 0f two demonstration farms, the other, both toppling over and , Qne ^ iocated near Knowlton were completely wrecked.\tI an(f the other near Cookshirc.The Two cars of express were also i first plan was to have only one in wrecked.The wreckage took fire.EMPEROR IS Tokio, July 25.\u2014( Special)\u2014 Dr.Miur, the physician to the Emperor of Japan, in an interview this morning admitted that the imperial patient had suffered a serious relapse.The doctor says his patient\u2019s heart is weak, and he fears for the future at any moment.MERCHANT SHIPS flon Mr.H&zen Says This Was Discussed at Admiralty.FLOOD SUFFERERS THANKFUL FOR DAYLIGHT.Pittsburg, July 25.\u2014 (Special)\u2014 Early this morning brought at least one joy to thousands of flood sufferers in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, and that was daylight.Camp fires, candles and oil lamps had shown the scene of devastation wrought by torrent rains in weird fashion, and all were thankful that darkness had passed.Everywhere there was a picture of widespread desolation, a vivid reminder of the swirling, raging waters that had taken many human lives and caused much ruin.During the night meagre reports came in that, If they are verified, will run the list of fatalities up to 61.The list is as follows : Uniontown, Pa., 14 drowned.Smock, Pa., located in Medstone Valley, 14 reported drowned.Grindstone, Pa., 12 miners missing and reported drowned.At Lynn, Pa., two miners reported drowned.At Wheeling, W.Va., three drowned.At Lemonk, Pa., mine, four miners (Continued on Page 7) CANADA MUST, HE SAID, HAVE A VOICE IN EMPIRE AFFAIRS.London, July 25.\u2014Hon.Mr.Hazen the Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who accompanied Premier Borden to England, replying yesterday to a deputation from the Imperial Marine League, declared that he was violating no confidence when he said that the question of converting merchant ships into armed cruisers in time of war was discussed in the last few days between the members of the Canadian Government, who are now here and the Admiralty authorities.In order to make sucli liners effective, added Mr.Hazen, guns and ammunition would have to be supplied at the ports on either side of the Atlantic between which the vessels ran, so that in the event of hostilities they would at the earliest possible moment he placed in a position to resist attack or assist other vessels attacked.\u201cIt has been suggested,\u201d Mr.Hazen said, \u201cthat in the event of Canada contributing to the British navy, that contribution should not effect a reduction of what Great Britain should do, but should be a contribution to supplement what the Mother Country undertakes.This is the view which we have taken here during the deliberations, and which we have tried to put before the authorities.(\u2018We Canadians feel that, having always lived under the aegis of the British Crown, it is only right and proper now that we have attained national manhood that we should cooperate with the Motherland.The feeling is that there can he no naval partnership unless the partners have a voice in the management and guidance of affairs.\u201d Referring to the possible permanent naval policy, Mr.Hazen said that if (Continued on Page 7.) TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES SUMMARIZING CANADIAN AND WORLD NEWS.DIED EN ROUTE TO SHRINE.St.Johnsbury, Vt., July 25.\u2014 A woman afflicted with paralysis, who was on her way from Boston to the shrine of Ste.Anne de Beaupré, in Canada, to pray for recovery, died on the train en route and was taken off at Barton.ROME HONORS AMERICAN PRELATE.Rome, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014In the chapel where 25 years ago he was ordained a priest, the Rt.Rev.Thomas F.Kennedy, the popular and distinguished rector of the American College in Rome, today celebrated mass and received the congratulations of a host of friends and admirers on the occasion of his sacerdotal jubilee.The Pope and practically all of the members of the Sacred College resident in Rome, together with a host of other high officials at the Vatican were among those who offered their congratulations to Bishop Kennedy, and in addition the American prelate received a bundle of fell citons messages from his personal friends among the clergy and laity of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.BILL FOR BRITISH LABOR DISPUTES.London, 'July 25.\u2014The chancellor of the exchequer, David Lloyd-George announced in the House of Commons Tuesdày night the intention of the Government to introduce a bill to deal with labor disputes, such as the present dock strike.The chancellor did not define the measure, but indicated that it was likely to involve compulsory arbitration and financi-il guarantees for observing agreement.the Townships, but on representations from the E.T.Associated Boards of Trade the Department has arranged to operate one near Cook-shire.Mr.Fixter has gone first to Knowlton, and after two or three weeks there will proceed to Cookshire to make arrangements there.Mr.Fixter explained to the Record the plans upon which these demonstration farms are to be operated.They are being established throughout Canada, and four have already been arranged for in this province.GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OPERATE FARM.The Government does not undertake to operate these farms.They simply arrange with some farmer to allow his farm to be used as the demonstration farm and to follow the advice of the Department in laying out his crops.They supply a certain quantity of pure seed, and the farm is carried on in a way to demonstrate the value of improved methods.The results of pure seed sowing will be illustrated, and the methods of eradicating weed pests, etc., will also be demonstrated.There is reason to believe that the demonstration farm plan will be greatly extended in the future, and a farm for every township is quite within the realm of possibility.FARMERS SHOULD RAISE THEIR OWN GP VSS SEEDS.Mr.Fixter urges the importance of farmers who have clean meadows of timothy or clover raising their own seeds.\u201cThey will save themselves money and get better seed,\" he stated to the Record.\u201cThe noxious weeds have been introduced through imported seeds.Farmers can raise their lira othy and clover seeds to great advantage and profit.Another thing is that with seed they have raised they will feel like giving a more liberal sowing than in the case of purchased seed at 15c to 20c per pound.They will then sow twenty pounds to the acre, instead of ten, and the results will be correspondingly greater.\u201d QUEBEC GOVERNMENT\u2019S OFFER.Mr.Fixter pointed out that the Quebec Department of Agriculture had offered to send a machine to thresh clover seed in any district where ten farmers would undertake to raise a crop.\u201cThis is a great offer,\u201d said Mr.Fixter, \u201cand one that is not made in any other province.\u201d In ra sing clover seed the first crop of clover is cut off about July 1st, and the second growth is allowed to go to seed, being cut late in Septem ber or October.Mr.Fixter strongly urges Eastern Townships farmers, first, to clear their meadows of weeds, and then raise their own seed.There is no line which opens to greater results than this.TO ERADICATE THE DAISY.Mr.Fixter described the best method of eradicating the daisy from the hay fields.The fields infected should be cut early in the season and then immediately ploughed very shallow, keeping every particle of growth down till autumn, then ploughed deep.Next year put in a hoe crop, corn, roots or potatoes, then the next year follow on same land a crop of early ripening barley.With this sow a mixture of clover and grasses at rate of 20 lbs.per acre.This method should bring the land to a production of three tons of hay WATER RUSHED INTO THE MAN WAY AFTER A CLOUD BURST.Uniontown, Pa., July 25.\u2014Caught like rats in a trap when water rushed into the manway of Superba No.2 mines at Evans Station, three miles ! north of Uniontown yesterday afternoon, following a cloudburst, 12 men were drowned and 37 escaped alter a most harrowing experience.The men were drowned asout 4,000 feet from the mouth of the mines, their only avenue of escape.All but one of the victims were married and had large families.Although this list is given out by officials it is reported that at least one more victim, an unknown foreigner, will be added.He was passed by other men in the mine when they escaped, refusing to accompany them to a place of safety.SUDDENLY OVERWHELMED.Over thirty children are deprived of their breadwinners by one of the worst catastrophies known to this region.The men who escaped were forced to half swim and half walk to the pit, mouth through water rang ing in depth from their waists to their necks.The majority were knocked down by the timbers sent down the mine with great velocity in the raging current.Several were being carried back into the mine to certain death when rescued by companions who risked their lives.GRANBY PUPILS DID WELL.Grauby, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014Seven j pupils from Grauby High School took | the Grade III.and all passed suc-; cessfully.The pupils were all young ! ladies and a credit to the school.; EGGS PLENTIFUL; PRICE HIGH.West Brome, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Eggs are very plentiful this summer, yet the price holds at 22 cents, j Large quantities are being shipped to ; Montreal.I RASPBERRIES VUE PLENTIFUL.Granby, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014Raspberries are plentiful, but the price still keeps up, 15c per lb., or 25c per quart is the price asked when retailed at the houses by the pickers in small quantities.PURCHASED THE WALES BLOCK.Richmond, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014Mr.W.Beausoleil has purchased the well-known business block known as the Wales property, on Main street.FINGER CRUSHED BY A RAIL.Farnham, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014 A young man from St.Pie working with the C.P.R.one finger crushed upon it.The case from Dr.Slack.bridge gang, had by a rail falling received attention CATERPILLARS ARE NUMEROUS.Lake Megantlc, July 24.\u2014(Special) \u2014The wood rangers of the Megantlc Lumber Company report that caterpillars are numerous in the woods between Lake Megantlc and the International boundary.STUNNED BY DYNAMITE Be&uchesne Was Fishing Illegally When He Fell Info River AGED NORTH HATLEY RESIDENT TOOK HIS LIFE BY SHOOTING.St.Romaine de Winslow, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014Adelard Beauchesne, of this place lost his life under somewhat peculiar circumstances.He was fishing in the White River, and to help in securing the fish he was using dynamite.He set off one charge and was stunned as a consequence and fell into the water.The body was recovered some time afterwards, but life was extinct.Coroner Bachand presided at the inquest, when the jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning.NORTH HATLEY M-VN SHOOTS HIMSELB North Hatley, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Coroner Bachand was here to investigate the circiimsiances attending the death of Mr.Lowell.It seems that the deceased had been in poor health and some weeks ago took a dose of poison.The doctors, \u2018 however, succeeded in saving his life.Although a watch was kept on his movements, he succeeded in securing a loaded gun.He placed the muzzle to his side and the contents entered his body.He died in a few minutes.The deceased was 72 years of age and had resided in this place for over forty years.POCAHONTAS RUNNING AGAIN.North Hatley, July 25.\u2014( Special) \u2014The steamer Pocahontas, which has been tied up on account of low water, commenced making her regular trips again on Wednesday morning, when the Universalist Sunday School went for a picnic up the lake to Pointe au Faine (Abbott's wharf).FIRST RATE CROP OF HAY.West Brome, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Haying is well under way in this district and farmers report a first rate crop.The weather is not haying weather, however.Oats and corn arc still backward, but potatoes and other vegetables and roots have pick ed up wonderfully and promise an average yield.MEMORIAL TO LATE REV.T.8.CHAPMAN.Mnrbleton, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014A special meeting of the congregation of St.Paul\u2019s Church, and alt others who arc interested, has been called for Saturday evening to decide about a suitable memorial to the late Rev.T.S.Chapman, M.A.BAD SEASON FOR BEES.Sutton, July 25.\u2014(Special) \u2014 Mr.Louis Lafleur out of 98 colonies of bees put away last fall has only fourteen living at the present time, having lost no less than 84 colonies for varioos reasons.Mr.Lafleur usually has better tuck with bees than this.MARRIAGES ALLEGED THEFT OF CLOTHES.Bromptonville, July 25.- (Special) \u2014A man by the name of Paquette, and said to belong to East Angus, was arrested yesterday on a charge of theft.He left for Windsor Mills and it was then discovered clothing and a pair of shoes missing from the had been here.Mr.ers went into pursuit, and eating their man, brought to this place where he was the lockup in charge of Edmond.SUTHERLAND \u2014 TORRANCE.On Tuesday, the 23rd instant, at her home in Kingsbury, Que., Miss Sue J.Torrance, daughter of Mr.Thomas Torrance was united in marriage to the Rev.H.C.Sutherland, that j b.D., of I.iancaster, Ontario.The were | r6v.Dr.I).Kellock of Melbourne, FARNHAM'S NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING.Farnham, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014 From the ruins of the old Town Hall and Court House is rising a very stately and handsome red brick building, stretching one hundred and thirty five feet upon Depot street, with a frontage of fifty feet upon Main street.This building will contain a modern fire station, a suitable chamber for council room and town officer, also accommodation for the holding of the Circuit Court, over which the citizens of Farnham sincerely hope Judge Lynch may long lie spared to preside.house where he QUe., assisted by the Rev.A.J.Hin-Allaire and oth- clair, of Kingsbury, officiated.Only after lo- tt few intimate friends were present, him back\tthe bride was unattended.She placed in was gowned in white silk marqmisette Constable 0VPr white satin and carried n bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley.Her only ornament was a beautiful necklace of pearls and amethysts, the gift of the groom.Her travelling suit was of blue ladles\u2019 cloth with hat to match.After the ceremany Mr.and Mrs.Sutherland left for an outing on the shores of I Lake George, after which they will I visit New York.LEMAY\u2014MERCIER.Kingsbury, July 25.\u2014(Special)\u2014The marriage of Miss Alice Mercier ta Mr.Philip Lemay took place Monday morning at St.Blbiane Church, Richmond.On their return from a wedding trip Mr.and Mrs.Lemay will reside at Greenlay.PMIÏI0N LAW TO BE ENFORCED.Premier M&therson Says No Viola tioa Will be Allowed la P E I ENGINEER AND FLAGMAN HELD Corning, N.Y., July 25.\u2014In a verdict returned the coroner\u2019s jury hold ^ ^ _______________ __________ Engineer William Schroeder and flag- ; ^jje acre in piace ^ gay one-half FENIAN RAID GRANTS.man Edward Lane responsible for the wreck on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway near here on July 4th.Warrants charging them with manslaughter in the second degree were issued by Coroner Herbert B.Smith.ton, as when the daisies were in control.Mr.Fixter has been through the Lower Provinces establishing i farms, and will now spend some time in the Townships.Ottawa, July 25\u2014The issuing the Fenian veterans\u2019 one-hundred-dol-lar grant is proceeding very slowly.In two weeks hut 450 grants have been paid.This delay is not due to any lack of application, hut rather because of the number of letters or requests being received at the Militia Department from men who believe that they are entitled to the money, although they actually never were in active service.A number of these applications have to be carefully examined and returned and the process of sorting the good from the bad is a slow one.GRAFT AT OTTAWA.Ottawa, July 25.\u2014Serious charges of grafting were made here against John F.Gray, a local immigration inspector, who, it is alleged, has bfeen .in the habit of issuing \u201cpermits\u201d to ° Polacks to keep liquor on their premises.The story came out through a police raid on a house where a number of foreigners were raising a disturbance while under the influence of liquor.In the raid a whiskey permit signed \u201cC.C.Rossi\u201d was found by the police.One of the foreigners said he had obtained the permit from Gray, who had charged him 810 for it.Another case of the kind was also cited, the foreigners being under the impression that the permit was official.Gray left town on Sunday, (Continued on page 5.) DESTROYED THE MOTHS.St.Johnsbury, Vt., July 25.\u2014When brown-tailed moths were seen on electric light poles near the park at White River Junction the other day, the hose was turned upon them and the majority were destroyed.The place has been free of the pest until recently.MIC MAN IlD UP lyom Victim of One of Most Daring |Hold ups Ever Perpetrated THIEF GRABBED WALLET AND $50 WHEN H.CROTEAU LOOKED FOR CHANGE.\t0 Montreal, July 25.\u2014In broad daylight, in front of the Champ do Mars on Craig street, Henry Croteau, a young man lately arrived from Mc-gantic, was made a victim of one of the most daring hold-ups ever known in Montreal.He was accosted by a stranger who asked for change for a two dollar bill, and when the man produced his wallet the stranger grabbed it and fled.Some fifty dollars was in the stolen wallet.The police are looking for the thief, but so far have found no clue either his whereabouts or identity.GOVERNMENT WILL NOT AT- | TEMPI\u2019 TO JUSTIFY ANY FAILURE.Charlottetown, P.E.I., July 25.In a letter to tne press Premier J.A.Mathison of Prince Edward Island savs that the Government which he leads stands for the strict and effective enforcement of the practically prohibitory liquor law, and will not justify failure with the excuse that under former governments the law has been violated with Impunity.If any person can show that the law is being violated, that any public offi-r.i is unfaithful to his trust, his complaint will be hoard and the wrong will be righted.The letter concludes by stating that newspapers which h