Sherbrooke daily record, 21 septembre 1921, mercredi 21 septembre 1921

[" Sherbrooke Daily Record established 1897.\tSHERBROOKE, QUE., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1921.\tTwenty-fifth Year.NEW MEIGHEN CABINET ANNOUNCED TODAY\t\t Hon.1\t\t1 Codere Rev.Father\t\" - s .x-y.-.\t\u2022\ti *i_\ti c,.J ' Xing Summarizes Liberal Stand .\tRegarding Tariff NEW CABINET WASSWORNIN AND ANNOUNCED BY PREMIER MEIGHEN THIS MORNING; MR.DOHERTY NOT INCLUDED AS A MEMBER OF THE CABINET Quite a Number of Changes Have Been Efede\u2014Premier rkf-TnvmTfiriri in Meighen Stated that Hon.C.J.Doherty Vvluld Probably |j(U|Jj Receive an Appointment to Some Other Office\u2014R.B.Bennett, of Calgary, Is Minister of Justice, and R.J.Manion, of Fort William, Is Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment\u2014The Portfolio of Solicitor-General Remains to Be Filled.ACTIVE AT THE LOCAL STORES (Associated Press Despatch) OTTAWA, ONT., September 21.\u2014The Prime Minister, Right Hon.Arthur Meighen, had a couple of surprises when he announced his new Cabinet this morning, after the ministers had been sworn in by His Excellency the Governor-General, who returned to the city at eight-fifteen from Kingston.R.B.Bennett, K.C., of Calgary, succeeds Hon.C.J.Doherty as Minister of Justice, and R.J.Manion, of Fort William, becomes Minister of Soldiers\u2019 Civil Re-establishment.Both of these men had been prominently mentioned, but more recently it had been intimated that neither was likely to be included in the new Cabinet.Six ministers, Hon.C.J.Doherty, Justice; Hon.J.D.Reid, Railways; Sir George F-oster, Minister of Trade and Commerce; Hon.R.W.Wigmore, Minister of Cuetoms and Excise; Hon- J.A.Calder, Minister of Immigration, and Hon.P.E.Blondin, Postmaster-General, have retired.There are nine new ministers with portfolio and two without portfolio.The new men are: J.A.Stewart, Lanark, Minister of Railways and Canals.H.H.Stevens, Vancouver.Minister of Trade and Commerce.R.B.Bennett, K.C., Calgary, Minister of Justice.R.J.Manion, Fort William, Minister of Soldiers\u2019 Civil Re-establishment.Dr.L.P.Normand, Three Rivers, President of the Privy Council.J.B.M.Baxter, St.John, N.B., Minister of Customs and Excise.L.G.Belley, K.C., Quebec, Postmaster-General.Dr.W.Edwards, Frontenac, Minister of Health, Immigration and Colonization.Rodolphe Monty, Montreal, Secretary of State.Edmund Bristol, K.C., Toronto, and James Wilson, Saskatoon, without portfolio.PORTFOLIOS IN WHICH THERE IS NO CHANGE The portfolios in which there is no change are: Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs\u2014Right Hon.Arthur Meighen.Finance\u2014Sir Henry Drayton.Militia\u2014Hon.Hugh Guthrie.Marine and Naval\u2014Hon.C.C.Ballantyne.Public Work»\u2014Hon.F.B.McCurdy.Interior\u2014'Sir James Lougheed.Agriculture\u2014Hon.S.F.Tolmie.Labor\u2014Hon.G.D.Robertson.SKr Edward Kemp and Hon.E.K.Spinney (Yarmouth and Clare), remain as ministers without portfolio.The post of Solicitor-General remains to be filled and an announcement as to this portfolio is expected in a day or so.Right Hon.C.J.Doherty is to be appointed to another office, hut as yet the Premier has not indicated what that office will be.Of the old ministers who are.retired, Hon.J.A.Calder, Hon.J.D.Reid and Sir George Foster are understood to be slated for the Senate, and Hon.R.W.Wigmore for another appointment outside.Hon.P.E.Blondin, Postmaster-General, is already a member of the Senate.Prices Down and People Buying \u2014Merchants Whose Advertisements Appear in Today\u2019s Record Tell of Conditions.Lower prices and readjustment of trade form the basis of \u201cthe talk of the hour\u201d in business sections of this, as well as other cities.With prices down business is active and the outlook for fall trade is good.In conversation, yesterday, with some of Sherbrooke\u2019s leading mer.chants, a representative of the Record found that they, regardless of whatever line of goods handled, and with few exceptions, had taken for their maxim, \u201cWe will keep our lamps trimmed and burning.\u201d A careful survey of their stock-in-trade gave proof of their statements that they were ready for a good fall and winter trade, which they fully expected, and which has already begun.Replies to the question, \u201cWhat is your opinion regarding the present trade condition and the prospects for the coming winter?\u201d won from the merchants such statements as \u201cWe are already beginning to see an increase.\u201d \u201cWe are not worrying.\u201d \u201cPeople are beginning to buy more freely.\u201d \u201cWe are keeping our stocks full in all lines.\u201d All statements contaied then assuraee that prices are now down to rock bottom, and that it is folly for people to hold back from buying In the hopes of still lower prices maintaining.This very act, the merchants state, is clogging the wheels of readjustment.Conditions have become such that each must do his part to loosen up trade, and set the machinery of manufacturing plants a-going.The statements of the merchants, whose advertisements appear in today\u2019s issue of the Record contain much of interest to the public at large.THE CLOTHING TRADE Mr.Jos.Rosenbloom, of the Star Clothing emporium says, \u201cIn my opinion readjustment will be slow; it will be two or three years before trade becomes normal.Present labor conditions are affecting retail trade, ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR BIG LIBERAL RALLY Hon.Mackenzie King to Address Meeting Friday Evening.A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Liberal Association was held in Mr.J.H.Lemay\u2019s office yesterday evening.The abject of the meeting was to organize a reception for Friday evening when the Hon.MacKenzie King, leader of the Opposition, opens the political battle in the Sherbrooke district.The Liberal chief is due to reach Sherbrooke Friday evening by the Canadian Pacific Railway arriving at twenty to eight, as he is scheduled to leave at eleven p.m.for the Maritime Provinces.Itwas arranged yesterday that the evening meeting will be held in the 54th Armoury at eight p.m.The order of the speakers for the evening will be Mr.F.N.McCrea, M.P., Mr.J.H.Lemay, M.L.A.and the Hon.MacKenzie King, while Dr.Beland, the Hon.Wanter Mitchell and possibly Sir Lomer Gouin will also be in attendence.The meeting will be presided over #\tNEW REVOLT BREAKS OUT * #\tIN RUSSIAN BALTIC # #\tFLEET.\t« #\t_-' * iff:\tAssociated Press Despatch.$ & WARSAW, Sept.21.-\u2014A new # revolt has broken out in the iff Russian Baltic Fleet.Four iff iff hundred officers of the fleet if iff have been arrested and taken iff if to Moscow, according to ad- iff iff vices from the Soviet Capital, iff if The Russian Soviet Govern- if if ment has invited- former fin- if if anciens of the Czarist Regime if if to collaborate with the Soviet if if Government.\tif *\tif & if if if it \u2019it if a if if if » if if jointly by Messrs E.IC.Therrien, and Vice-President o : the Liberal Association.The different comnittees apoir.ted were as follows:\u2014Reception Committee:\u2014All members of the local Association and tHe membsr of parliament throughout the Eastern Townships.Decoration Committee : \u2014Messrs.RIOTS FOLLOW aOSINGOFTHE VIENNA BOURSE Men Suspected of Speculating in Foreign Exchange Were Dragged from Autos and Beaten.(Associated Press Despatch.) VIENNA Sept 21.\u2014Serious dis- POLICY IS A TARIFF IN INTEREST OF PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS Liberal Leader Criticizes Meighen Government at Largely Attended Meeting in Toronto\u2014Liberal Policy Is Not a Tariff in the Interests of Combines, Trusts, Monopolies and Mergers, Such as a Tariff Based Primarily on Principle of Protection Is All But Certain to Be, States Mr.King.(Special to The Record) TORONTO, September 21.\u2014\u201cThe Liberal policy is that of a tariff for revenue, in the interests of producers and consumers; not a tariff in the interests of combines, monopolies, trusts and^mergers, such as a tariff based primarily on the principle of protection is all but certain to be.\u201d Thus did lion.W.L.Mackenzie King, Liberal leader, sum-marize the position of his party on the tariff question at a great meeting held in West Toronto, last night, and which marked the opening of the Liberal general election campaign in this -province.,\t, ,\t-\t, The Liberal leader claimed that Premier Meighen had been forced into declaring a Federal election, because the press supporting the Government had broken into open rebellion agairfst his administration holding on to office any longer.\t,\t\u201e .\tA Mr King maintained that the Prime Minister sought to narrow the issue down to that of the tariff.\u201cBut let me tell him,\u201d he continued, \u201cthat it will take more confusion than he and his colleagues are capable of creating by spoken or -printed word to cause the people to forget the many arbitrary and autocratic acts of his Government.\u201d Strong condemnation of the Government\u2019s attitude in refusing information to Parliament respecting expenditures on the Government railways and merchant marine were made by the Liberal leader.,\t, .\t.\t| He urged the forces of Liberalism to unite and fight the common foe, orders occun-ed in this city yester- ^\t^\t^\t^vj4e(} between those who wished to go to extremes in the day following the closing of the ma^er of government and those who wished to go more slowly towards a Bourse.Many rushes were made, higher and better economic order.He said it would be a mistake for each upon the entrances to the building, to go their own gait now and unite after the elections.The country is but these were checked by the pol-i tired and disgusted with coalitions, there must be a united party in sup-ice.The crowds then wrecked the port of Liberalism in its highest and truest sense, shops of several money changers ml the vicinity, while a few men sus-l pected of speculating in foreign ex-| change were dragged from their au-j tomobiles and beaten.THE LIBERAL LEADER\u2019S ADDRESS AT THE QUEEN CITY After referring to the announce-^ ^ .ment by Premier Meighen of an early !.\t.Impromtu mass meetings were!generai election, which the Libera) .\t^ THOUSAND PER- ?> harangued by speakers, who de- |eat|er characterized as a sudden |.\tWERE KILLED IN , dared the Bourse would be closed !\t0f niind on the part of thej.\tEXPLOSION\t* G.Delorme Ephrem Beauchene.¦ permanently if profiteering in; premier, Hon.Mr.King paid tribute\t\u2018 _____ '\t* Di.L.Forest, J.V.McKee, 0.j forei exchange vaiues did not! t th ervice t0 the constituence and Ksbaw McManfmy\u2019 anQ cease.\t! to Canada of the late Captain Tom maosnaw.\tTelegraphers are refusing- to j Wallace> who for many years repre- Pubhcity :\u2014Messrs A.G.Cleary, [ transmit messages relating to fin- sente(j West York in the House of and C.McKenzie.adai trasçatios., :j.Stated That Hostilities Between Albania Gomn-tons, and to the latter\u2019s oppon ent in the last general election, Frank Denton, K.C., who has also died during the interval.He congratulated the Liberals of West York in And Jngo-Slaria Have Broken Out Again Streight as their candidate.j The speaker expressed apprecia-! tion for the presence at the meeting Anxious that League Assembly Should Take Some Action 0f Hon.w.S.Fielding.Regarding New Situation, Which Brings Up Once More As long as in the moulding and the Troubled International Relations that Have Made lierd'partiV' said Mr°King\u2019 \u201cis^n a The new Cabinet met this morning in the Privy Council Chamber * but we merchants are carrying on, immediately after the Ministers had been sworn in.An announcement as !and wil1 contlnue t0 do so- BuyinS 18 the Balkans a Trouble Centre of Europe for Many Years, position to combine the mature and _______________________ j cautious judgment of men like Mr.League in referring to the Assembly : Fielding, who have had vide know the dispute between Lithuania and ledge and experience m pu ic a - (Associated Press Despatch.) GENEVA, Sept.21.\u2014Announcement that hostilities between Jugo-Slavia and Albania have broken out has startled the Assembly of the League of Nations in session here, and there is a disposition on the part of many of the more prominent leaders io bring the situation before the Assembly at the to dissolution is expected by tomorrow.LOCAL RETAIL MERCHANTS HAD GOOD MEETING Association Is Growing Rapidly \u2014President\u2019s Report on Montreal Convention.The Retail Merchants Association of Sherbrooke District held an enthusiastic meeting last night and a great deal of important business was\t\u201cJ'11 *»«»>k=\u201cCu