The Quebec chronicle, 15 septembre 1919, lundi 15 septembre 1919

[" - ESTABLISHED 1764.Patrwized by LH.AGIR the ks of Comaugt « SPORTSMEN Sheoald you plan a fishing and hi trip this Fall, we se- Het the privilege of supplring your reg long experience in this special line, the quality ot ou Len provisions the expert way of pecking all whatever nature they may be, have gained us and satisfied scores of new customers, every season.\u201cSTART A.GRENIER \u2018Phones 1247-1248.WELL\u201d 94.96 ST.JOHN STREPT.Fuod Control License, No.8-9343.READY FOR OPENING OF INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE TWO HUNDRED DELEGATES IN OTTAWA FOR DELIBERATIONS THAT WILL BE EAGERLY WATCHED THROUGHOUT CANADA AND IN UNITED STATES.Ottaws, Ont., Sept.14\u2014Upwerds of 200 delegates are in the city for the National Industrial Conference which opens in the Senate Chamber | at ten o'clock tomorrow morning and Ï the - deliberstions will be eagerly watched by all classes in Canada and also across the international border.Fina] scrangements for the Conference were entrusted by the Governmem to à joint committee of employers and enfployees under the chairmaaship of Mr.C.A.Magrath, who was appointed by the Minister of Labor.The committee is composed of the following.For the Employers\u2014C.H.Car- , Kisie, of Toronto, Chairman Industrial Relations Commission of Can- Adian Manufacturers\u2019 Association; E.G.Henderson, Canadian Sait Conrpany, Windsor; Frank D.Jones, Canada Comeme Company, Montreal; For the Employses\u2014R.A.Rigg, Winnipeg; Gus Franog, Montreal; and W.R.Rollo, Hamilton.The report of this joint committee wit] be submitted to the Conference at the conclusion of the introluctory * feature.\u2018 * Many of the dalegetes representing both employees and employers groups have been here since Saturday and with she various provincial represen- tativés and delegates have been in conference regarding forthooming sessions : .Ths proposed agenda includes con- siddvation of she following: Labor features of the peace treaty; usifying and co-ordinating existing labor laws of Dominjon and Proves and any new labor laws deem necessary; recommendations of Roya] Commission on industrial re- Istions respecting hours of fabor; minkpum wage laws; employees\u2019 right to organize, recognition of Jebor unions; right of employees -to ooliective bargaining; recommenda- tlon of industrial relations commss.sion in favor of establishment of a\u2019 bureau to promote \u2018establishment and development of joint plant and in- dustrisl councils and any other features which may be introduced bearing on the relations of employers and employed.Owing to the illness of Sir Robert Borden, it is not expected that he will attend the opening sessions and the statement on behalf of the Government will be delivered by Senator Cideon Robertson Minister of Labor, who is vice-chairman of the Conferente.Sir Robert Borden is cheir- man and expects to attend some of the later sessions.Others who will speak tomorrow morning are: Hon.W.L.Mackensie-King, Lesder of the Opposition; Colonel David Carnegie, of London, England, fermergy with the Imperial Muni: | tiens Board here, and who since last spring has been following closely the development of the British industrial policy.Colones! Carnegie will on the actual conditions in the Beitfoh Isles and also on the plan of joint industrial councils insugurated by the Whitiey Commission.Hon.A.L.Sifton, Minister Works is expected to deliver a brief address and another spesker during the morning session will be W.Jett Lauck, former Secretary of the United States War Labor Board, whe wil] deal with conditions in the United States.© There will be three groups represented at the Couference, the enr HATO FEN HO 2 ef Public, ber DOHERTY PRASED BY LONDON TIVES SAYS HE ROSE TO GREATNESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF OCCASION.London.September 14\u2014(Reuter's,) ~The Times commenting on the Dominion\u2019s ratification of the peace treaty says that Hon.ÇG J.Doherty, Minister of Justice, rose to the greatness and significance of she oocasion in the Hie of the Empire as did Gen.Smuts at Cape Town.The Times continues: \u201cHis reply.to Mr.Fielding represents, we are confident, pot only she settled view of the overwhelming majority of Canadians ow the position of Canada, but a view which the principals of all the Dominion hold as to the real status within the Empire of their several countries.Mr.Doherty gave a concluséve answer to the argument that by giving her approbation to the League and to the covenant Canada is absadoning ava: trol dy her particularly over her own military forces.No self - governing community can be drivea into war or ordered into war against its own will In ali such communit'es logis- lation is essential to make the con- duet of war possible and the mere apprehension that a legislature would refuse it or refuse supplies under the pressure of foctuslly prevent any responsible government and still more, any democratic government from embarking upon a war which public con science and public judgment do not heartily support.\u201d ployers, employees (including the embers of the public service of Camda), and a third group composed of the members of the Royal Come mission on Industrial Relations, municipal representatives; represen tatives of weriows engineering societies, G.W.V.A., and other bodies.It is anticipated thet the public interest will be looked after by this third group, and at the same time the sessions wil al be open to the public.As the employers\u2019 and employees\u2019 groups were arranged on a fifey-difty basis.it was found impossible to give the same represents- tion in the first two groups to agriculture and provision for that industry has been made in .the third and largest group.The representation has all been secured on the delegmte besis, the selections being left entirely to.re- presentstive bodies of the various groups.It is also expected that twe or three big industrial organizations in the United States will be represented.These include the Nationa! Industrial Conference Board of she United States.representing the employers, amd tne United States Cham.Commerce of .Several of the Provincial Premiers are either in the city or on their way here, the latter including Premier Norris, of Manitoba; Premier Oliver, British Cofunida.and Premier Murray, of Nova Bcotla, and all the Provinces wil heve representatives here during the Conference, which is expected to fast the entire week.we have 8 Swhadid accertment of A Priced from $1.00 upward.Montreal and Conbec rlower Phone 5535 § St John Street public opinien eust of FISHER POINTS TO PERIOD OF CHANGE MAVAL : DEVELOPMENT AS SWEEPING AS STRAM OR ARMOR PLATE.London, Sept.16\u2014(Reuter)\u2014Lord Fisher, in bis concluding article io the Times, says a period of change is at hand as sweeping in its chas- acter as was either the introduction of steam or the advent of armor, for the fact is unquestioned that aireraft even now is making such prodigious developments that the only escape for vessels on the surface of the ocean will be to go under the water.hess types of vessels instantly require great study, research and much experiment.\u201cWe had a submersible carrying a 13+inch gun before the war ended.\u201d be declared, \u201cthe very day this 12- inch gun submersible was ready for battle she heard by her own wireless installation a message on a far distant ses.\u201d : Lord Fisher concludes that an Anglo-American fight is inconceivable and asks: \u201cCannot the American and English nsvies dominate the world any time and tell others not to build more or we will fight you here and now?\u201d GALVESTON STRUCK BY TROPICAL STORM BUSINESS SECTION OF TEXAS TOWN UNDER THREE FEET OF WATER Galveston, Tex, Setember 14 \u2014 With a sixtyfive mile wind, high tides and heavy sess, a ¢ropical storm struck Galveston this morning, tidewater from the bay flooding the business section of the city and the north side of the island with three feet of water.Huge waves broke harmiesely on the seawall and there was material damage from the wind.Shipping in this vicitity weathered the storm.The wagon bridge across the bay was not damaged and tonight was open to traffic.Two thousand feet cé track os the causeway and railroad bridge connecting Galveston with the mainland was washed out, destroying rail communication \u2018with she outside world, but officials of the Guif.Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad, said this would be repaired within twenty-four hours | ESTHONIANS ARE EXPELLING FOREIGNERS, Stockholm, Sweden, Sept.13=The \u2018Esthoniia Government has decided to expel sbout 4,000 foreigners from Bethonis, according to advices from Petrograd.The Government is con- sidesing further the expulsion of all persons who have established themselves in Esthonia since 1918.The overwhelming majority of these are Russians.The Government of North/West Russia is endeavoring to have this measure postponed.News Index Page One.Opening of Industrial Conference.Doherty, Fraised by London Times.Fisher Points to Period of Change.Tropical Storm Struck Galveston.Growers Under Sugar Trust's Heels, 38nd Officers Held Banquet.He Will Defend Massachusetts\u2019 Sov- _ ereignty.Tiety urt in Costly Blaxeeather Report.Page Two.Paquet\u2019s Announcement.Page Three.A message to British People.French Chamber's Dissolution.Federation of Civil Servants, Page Four.Editorial; Press Comment Page Five Exhibition Staff Remembers Chief.Commemoration of Wolfe's Death.Presentation to Liewt.Morton.Campaign Opens in Quebec East.Memorial to Louis Hemon.Page Six.Reds and Braves Split Games.Nationals Beat Ottawa Senators, Standards end Naps Won.Visiting Golfers Were Victors.Yesterday's M Results.Pro.Hockey Here Next Winter.Man O' War Won Futurity.At the Theatres.Page Seven.Po Not Want Royal Commission.Premier Nitti Makes Excuse.Page Eight.Mday Ships To Be Conetricted Canada-Norway Service.Shipping Notes.Page Nine.Finaneis! and Commercial Naws.New York and Montreal Markets.Page Ten.foci! and Personal, eminiscences of the Past Massing Better Resulte, -\u2014 l from $5,000,000 to $LOAURG00, weary Mad it not been for Semansky\u2019 cour., QUEBEC, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1919.AFTY PERSONS HORT N COSTLY NEW YORK BLA LONG ISLAND OIL QOMPANY PLANT PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT.New York, N.Y.Sept.16\u2014With more thn fifty persons isjured and.the danage already dome estimated at fire fighters tonight still were fighting a threat of fusther explosions of or tanks at the scene of the fire which practically wiped out tha Stone and Fleming Oil Companys plant in Long Island City yesterday.: Five tanks of crude ofl were burning late today.=) Should there be a sudden shit from north to northeast many additional: tanks in plants nesrby would be threatened, as welt as theusands of tons of coal.The firemeg wefe working in short shifts.So exhausted had they become, that when relieved for a brief rest, they lay in the streets near the fre zone and went fast aditep.The twenty seres dé frejawept territory loolréd IMee a scene in war-de- vastated France or Belgium.Tanks were crumpled up thuge steel girders lay in a tangled mass, few walls were left standing and burning oil continued to flow along the surface of Newton Creek The fire, starting early Saturday afternoon from the explosionof an oil tank in the Stone and Fleming works a subsidiary of the Standard Oil.ow Newton Creek, spread over virtually the entire area of the plant, which covers 20 acres and spregd to the Columbia Distilling Compeny\u2019s buildings on the same side of the creek.the Peter Cooper Glue Works and American Agricultural Companys plant across the water and the Greenpoint bridge.At the same time flames carried acroes the stream by blazing oil, threatened the Platt Works of the Standard Oil, on the opposite bank.Following a series of explosions the fire spread so rapidly that, in addition te a doztn fre-bosts.qnud three score fire companies.a signal was wounded summoning back all members of the department who had gone off duty Despite the constant danger from explosions which they faced.the firefighters stuck to their posts retreating only when the heat became insoler.able.In the front lines.the men worked on twenty minutes shifts, refusing to relinquish the fight in spite of severe burns.In addition to several hundred thousand gallons of burning oil which darkened the city by day and illumin- | ated it by night, hundreds of tons nf coal at the plant caught on fire.weber Chronicle.HE WILL DEFEND SOVEREIGNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR COOLIDGE RE- PLING TO PLEA OF SAMUEL GOMPERS.Boston, Mass., Sept.14\u2014Deter- mination \u201cto defend the sovereignty of Massachuseits\u201d, was expressed by : Governor Coolidge in a telegram sent tonigh: te Samuel Gompers, President of the American Yederstion of Labor.The telegram was in repiy to one received from the Labor CROWERS IN CUBA UNDER THE HEEL OF SUGAR TRUST TORONTO LAWYER CLAIMS AMERICAN COMBINE CONTROLS CANADIAN REFINERY.Toronto, Ont, Sept.14\u2014Before W.F.O'Cuuner, Vice-Chairman ©! the Board of Cuimnerce, 1n tus city ou Saturday, a local barrisier, R.A.Reid attacked -he profits and trade dealings of the American sayar trust and declared hat there was a com- Leader last night in which Mr.Gompers asked Lim to take \u201ca broad view\u201d of the situation brought about | by the policemen's strike.| The Governor told Mr.Gompers that the Wilson that orders forbidding the ton to affiliate with the American Pederatior.of Labor be held in abeyance pend-ig the labor conference to be held ay the White House on October 6th, did not apply to Boston as the Washington polics had remained on duty.Reciting the face that nine teen members of the Boston policemen's union had been tried for violation of the order aguinet sffitiston and had beer removed, and that the places of the other strikers had been declared vacant, he added: \u201cI can suggest no authority outside the courts to take action.\u201d The policemen's union made no announcemet:t as to how it was plan- mug to meet Commissioner Cartiss\u2019 refusal to reinstate the strikers, who had voted to return to work ¥ the Department orders aguinst affiliation were not enforced pending the Whte House Conierence.Many other pathy with the police.The ballots will be counted by a committee of the Central Labor Union which has been empowered to set a date for a general strike if the votes of the different loca's favored such action.Frank H.McCarthy, New England ongauizer of the American Federation cf Labor, who has been advising the policemen\u2019s union leaders, conferred: with Mr.Gompers in New York today.He returned to this city tonight.were made from many pulpits today.Bishop Anderson at St.Peter's (Catholic) Chureh told his congregation that it was the duty of everyone to uphold law and order.He urged parents to keep their boys off the streets zt right.At Trinity (Episcapal) Church.Rev.Dr.Alexander Mann expressed the opinion that in the case of many of the st-ikinz policemen \u201ctheir acts were moe the result of muddy thinking than of deliberate disloy- sity.\u201d When napthe and gasoline ex- plosioris occurred, the firemen were forced to fling themselves fee down- werd in the mud and oily water.Turning their nozzles in the air, they hid down upon themselves a heavy water barrage to protect themselves from the sparks, Inhabitants of the district retrested as the flames swept on.Two firsboats, the Abraham 8.Hewitt and New Yorker, caught fire while they cruised up and down Nawton Creek fighting the flames on both shores and seeking to save th: Greenpoint bridge from destruction.1 The Weather | Toronto, September 14\u2014Since Saturday morning showers have occurred in many sections of the Western Provinces and in the Lake Superior district, also in some localities in the Ottawa valiey.Elsewhere the weather has been fine.Ag the flames ate their way into the forward superstructure the men shoard the craft devoted only part of their energies to combating the blaze that threatened their own lives.While | part of the crews fought the fire on\u2019 their own boats, the rest continued t4 play streams on the burning plant and bridge.The two craft were literally | floating in a sea of flames on all sides) of them with blazing oil spreading over the surface of the creek, preventing the firdboats William J.Strong.Cormelius Lawrence and George B, McClelland from coming to their assistance, because of the closed drawbridge which separted them.These thres craft.however hurled tons of water on the blazing draw, ensbling.firemen to op®n it.so that they finally could steam to the aid of thelr sister-ships.Playing streams on the Hewitt and New Yorker, they sceesded in quelling the flames.There were many spectacular deeds of heroism, Early today Lieutenant Louis Semensky threw a rubber cost over his head, rushed through the flares and turned off three valves, preventing the flow of burning oil from tarde to tank.Another tnk Mew up a few minutes afterward and age, three more undoubtedly would ave gone.Thomas Whitconth, of the fAreboat Now Yorker, was fighting the fire in à tank this morning when the struc.tare fell and burning gasoline was thrown Inte Newton Creek, Whitcom tried to jump Into the hold À the fireboat, but blinded by dense wmoke, foil into the water, the surfac.of which was covered with bhsing off Wearing hiv.sereams fireman Bertemm Moore jumped overboard \u20ac reseut him.Firemen Frank Lannon sho vised » rubber cont and jumped but struck the Swe mag ie his diva Temperatutes: Min.Max Prince Rupert .48 76 Victoria .«ov oo 82 Vancouver .su Calagary .6 Fdmomon .A 76 Medicine Hat .5¢ 68 Moose Jaw .#1 as Battleford .4 10 Prince Albert .32 sa Winnipeg .48 62 Port Arthur.32 54 Parry Sound .54 64 London .« .48 7 Torofité .82 #0 Kingston .34 64 Ottawa .3 6 Montreal .82 82 PR Halifax.sos Forecasts: Lower Lakes and Georgiar.\u2018lay: Moderate winds, partly cloudy; showers in some localities.te Ottawa Valley and Upper St.Lawrence: Moderate winds: mostly fair and cool.Lower St.Lawrence: Moderate to northwest winds; fair and cool, Guif and North Shore: Moderate to Jresh northwest winds.fair and cool.Maritime Provinces: Moderate northwest winds; fair and comparatively cool.Lake Superior District: Moderate variable winds; showers in eastern dinniete.Manitoba: Fair and à Nttie warmer.er.Saskatchewan and Alberta: Fair, not much change in temperature.This submerged the men and put out the flames which were enveloping them.Lennon then threw the coat over the men snd they were hoisted sbosré the best milly.A surgeon treated the thrée men, all of whont remained a uy 4 suggestion of President | policemen of the City of Washing- | local unions voted today and tomight on the question of striking in sym-.Allusions to the policemen\u2019 striloe | He added.however, that it wag no bing existing with Cubas growers.He produced figures to show that the West India sugar crop would cost 14 cents a pound, and finally submitted a statement showing that, at à profit, all sugar would be vid to the consume: ui 18 cents à pound.Mr.Reid then gave figures show- ling the ramifications of the American sugar trust and declared that it controlled the Atlantic Sugar Refining | Company in Canzda.{| \u201cThe growers in Cuba are under the absolute heel of the sugar trust\u201d, Mr.Raid seid, \u201cand I am told that there will be another sugar invest: gatlom in Washington right away\u201d \"Wa will draw the attention of the United States Government\u201d said Mr.O\u201dConnor, \u201cto the allegations regarding the situation in Cuba.\u201d In r:gard to the figures 14 cents and 13 cents quoted by Mr.Red, Mr.O'Connor said: \u201cThe figu es you quote are totally unreliable.WWe have fixed the profit to the refiner at two-fifths of a cent per pound.\u201d AMUR CLEARED London, Sept.13\u2014The whole Amur territory from Khabarovsk to Hoengyred, in Easter» Siberia, has been cleared by the Bolsheviki, according to a wireless report from : Moscow.It is said that the Bolshevik forces, aided by 200,000 Chinese troops, attacked the White Guard, GERMAN ARMY READY TO INVADE POLAND Paris, Sept.14\u2014(Haues) \u2014 A despatch received from Sosnowiec, in { the Government of Piotrkow, Poland, asserts that a German army, [comprising a minimum of 200.000 | men, is concentrated on the frontier of Silesia ready to be thrown against Poland, longer a case of the grievances of the police, which must be remedied, but that \u201cthe State is face to face with the question of whether its great cousiitution shall be upheld by July constituted authority.\u201d pastors condemnea the police ¢ striking.silver- thr wr i at Seifert\u2019s.of pink collection.Pearl in drilliancy.Minimum, 46; Maximum, 58 years ot quality merchandising of utmost value to you, We charge no more because ot our ?-stefui selection.We maintain om reputatica through constant study or modes ana \u201cWedding Gifts Ou: Specialty\u201d G.SEIFERT & SONS Jewellers.Opposite City Hall, an NT Me QUEBEC FRESH WATER PEARLS An excellent collection of these fine Pearls miy now be seen Rare specimens in white, cream and var:ous shades There are round, oval and egg-shaped Pearls in this The fresh water Pear! is a genuine Pearl, and is found in large black mussels in certain streams in the district of Quebec of these Pearls have a beautiful lustre.remarkably like the Oriental Visitors cordially invited to inspect our stock of Precious and Semi-Precious Stones.G.SEIFERT & SONS, Dismal Nerchuts, 16 fabigue St, Oppaîte Cly ha TWO CENTS.RECALL DANGERS AND HARDSHIPS FACED TOGETHER MEMORIES OF FALLEN COMRADES HONORED AT MND.OFFICERS BANQUET.Montreal.Que., Sept.16\u2014Recc!- lection of years of hardship and dangers shared together, and mem- ciies of comrades who hat fallen came to the officers of the sand.Batalion, gathered st the Windsor Hotel Saturday might, the cve of the anniversary of Courcelette, for their firsg annual banquet.But more vivid than the recollection of the bard- ships and dangers and the memories of those who hud fallen, was the sonsciousntes shown that their bs:- talion had always fought a good fight «nd had rolled up a record of victory second to none, which would always bind the survivers in tie ties of comradeship.The banquet in addition te bricg- ing the officers of the 22nd together from various parts of the Provinec also recalled ine victory of Courcejette, whers the Freach-Canadian Battalion somes of its grestest laurels.Approval of a project that there should be a permmnent associstion vf members of the 23nd was also given by the gathering, and the basis A such am organization will soon be laid.Brigad\u2018er-General Tremblay presided at the banquet, and surrounding him were other commanders of the 23nd.Battalion, such as Cobouel F.L.Gaude:, who organized and took the original battalion overseas: Lieutenant-Colo-iel Dubue, Lieute- nant-Colone! Desrosiers and Major He:wi Chasse, and among other well- known oflicers present were Lieutenant a -2-X-2-2-2-F-X-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-2-F] Compiled for The Chronicle by F.S.Stocking.General Steamship Agent, 12 Du Fort sireet.Subject to Change Sept.16\u2014\u2014Minnedosa Montreal.Liverpool 1i\u2014Sicilian .Montreal.enmou'h \"France .New York.Havre \u201c \u2014Rotterdam .New York.Boulogne, Rotterdam 18\u2014Canada .Quebec.Liverpool * \u2014~Aquitania .New York.Liverpool 19\u2014Scotian .Montreal.Glasgow 20\u2014Adriatic .New York.° Cherbourg.Southar:pton \u201cla Touraine.New York.Havre \u201c\u2014Saturnia .Quebec.Glasgow \u201cCedric .New York.Liverpool 23-