The daily witness, 9 avril 1913, mercredi 9 avril 1913

[" \" vi ba Ÿ {+ Ts _ that for the present we ca not } wi] enable the successful stu- SR TR REE aa DIP LRRRDIRODY | 2 UNSETTLED 2 @ +.\u2026 \u201c140400000000 \u2014 CE + LIV.No.83.4 ?a < *, oe 794772250900 UNSETTLED > Le als fo 5 © fo oe + Gee foo 4 Da WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913.PRICE ONE CENT.X VIONTREAL., CANADA.\u2014 n BE THE GAR But Their Practicability on Th Specimens, and They Are Would Have to Be Raised Operation is Admitted.\u20181 may be that the double deck car (a the car of the ficure on this con- \u201cmeri, but that has yet to be proved.This wus the remark made to-day.hy Major Hutchison, the general man- azer of the Montreal Tramways Com- .any.in discussing the main recommendation made by Mr.Jobn P.Fox tar the relief of street car congesticn in Montreal.- \u2018As far as I know, there are two ssuble deck cars on this continent,\u2019 -aid Maj:r Hutchison.\u2018One is in Pitts- vurgh and the other is in New York.both were but on last summer as an .xperiment.I was in Pittsburgh about + month ago, and I went into the shops sad thoroughly studied the car, It is wow being practically rebuilt, as a sumber of structural disadvantages Jeveloped during its use last summer.When the alterations are completed \u2018 is to be put on the run again, and noroughiy \u2018tried out.If it proves sa factory.possibly the double deck svstem will be adopted in Pittsburgh I{ it were shown to be worth whiia now from 14 to 17 feet.Then on some follow suit, : \u2018The New York one is also in the sperimental stage.The Montreal Tramways Company is closely watch ing thiese experiments, with a view to benefitting the system here if possibles far as the Company is concerned, while the adoption of the cars would «ntail coamderable outlay, it would fyt be serivus enough to make it an «conomic impossibility.It would mean that our system of wiring would have \"5 be raised to about 19 feet.TL varies no wfrom 14 to 17 feet.Then on some routes it would be impossible to run double deck cars, because of the low subways.In the new subways that are being built, only 14 feet of head-room is allowed.Either the subways \u2018would huve to fe deepened, and the grading carried farther back, or only single deck cars used\u201d Major Hutchison said he was quite aware that in Great Britain double\u2019 Jeck cars were in general use, nd he knew of no reason why they should not he equally successful here.Surface traffic in the Old Country.however, was much slower than on this side, and possibly difficulties might develop in weeping such cars on the schedule here \u2018onsidered necessary.It might also be that-elimatic reasons would prove such cars to have disadvanjages here.\u2018AU this, however, has yet tu be demonstrated,\u2019 hetadded.\u2019and think e - INGER OF TRAMWAYS CO.SAYS DOUBLE DECK CARS MAY Proved- New York and Pittsburg Possess the Only Two a OF THE FUTURE is Continent Has Yet to Be Trying Them OQut-All Wiring Several Feet-Economy of ter than watch the experments in New.York and Pittsburgh.Certainly such cars would prove economical in operation for the company, as they have so much greater carrying capacity with the same number of men in charge.\u2018 \u2018Meanwhile the company believes, and is prepared to show the Controllers that there are many improvements which.could quickly be carried out if they will give us: permission\u2014improve- ments which would have immediate effect upun the- situation.\u2019 ROADBED NOT GOOD ENOUGH, SAYS MR, AINEY.\u2018Double deck cars could not be run in Montreal at the present time owing to the improper way in which the tracks are laid down.\u2019 Thus spoke Controller Ainey to-day, in commenting on the report of Mr.Fox.He said: \u2018Mr.Fox is under the impression that we have tracks laid as they are in the United States cities.That is not so.They would \u201cnot allow a company to lay down such a faulty roadbed as is done here.The company is bound by law to lay its own roadbed.\u2019 { HAVE AUTOBUS SERVICES, SAYS ; CONTROLLER LACHAPELLE.Controller Lachapeile said: \u2018In studying traffic conditions, it seems to me that experts would suggest autobus services on many streets.Such good results have been obtained from the use of auto-buses in London and Paris that these cities have ordered tracks to be torn up in their central districts in 1915.Auto-buses are noiseless as compared with street cars; \u201cthey can turn out and in to pass vehicles on the street.Why not put them on Dorchester street West, instead of car tracks?he asked.\u2018People frequently complain that there are no car lines running east between Ontario street and Mount Royal Avenue.This could be remedied by through autobus lines on Sherbrooke street and Pine avenue or Prince Arthur streets.\u2018The \u201cdevil strip\u201d (the space be- twen the tracks), is bad all over the city.\u2019 continued Controller Lachapelle.\u2018They are worse this spring than ever before) He said that even.where new pavement was laid last.Year the devil strip is much.damaged, owing to the rail beds being too light: °° ; At the city engineer\u2019$ départment it.was, said that by the terms of its contract with the city, the company # bound to keep the devil strip in ree pair.The Point on Which all the Tramways Experts Agree All the reports of the unofficial experts asked by various interests to suggest remedies for tramways relief in Montreal are now out.Naturally they have differed widely in their specific recommendations, but on one point they show a singular unanimity.This point is the one insisted on Ry} the \u2018Witness\u2019 from the first, that the lompany and the City should \u2018get together\u2019 and plan \u2018relief by co-operation with a single eye to efficiency, consistent with the rights of each.In no other way can this problem be satisfactorily settled, for if the city is to have a scientific system of street \u2018ar traffic adapted to the geography and needs of the Montreal of to-day.that system must he planned by mutual \u201cffort and concession.The main recommendation on which Mr.John P.Fox puts forward in his tinuch-heralded report, is that the dou- ble-deck car system should be adopted in Montreal.for economy of operation ind a greatly-increased seating capacity in the cars and carrying capacity in the tracks would be the result \u2014 if such cars could be as successful on this side as in Europe.But this, as the general manager of the Montreal Tramways Company says, has yet to oe proved.It is probable that entirely Possibly shorter cars with upper storys would negotiate the corners very much faster than these very long ones do.It seems that other cities do make more cars go over busy tracks.If ; we can.It seems to be agreed that with small links of {rack added, a great deal could be done by rerouting.The time .has come for the City and Company to \u2018get together\u2019 and plan such changes and modifications and jm- provements of the present system as will ensure the highest efficiency from it.These charges the two interests in conference, with experts, if necessary, to advice, are the ones to decide on.That done, the two should again \u2018get together\u2019 and plan for the city of the future, so that a general and wel)- defined plan of development shall be laid.down for development.It is gratifying to see that the Controllers are entering upon this \u201cproblem in a sane and reasonable spirit, fully cognizant of the importance of mutual effort in the planning of one of the greatest factors in the well-being of the city \u2014 transportation.Not for years has a more hopeful situation in street c&F \u201cmatters existed here than exists now in the expressed desire of the Company and the City representatives to co-operate in increasing the efficiency of the tramways pew cars would have to be built for the purpose, which would take time.system, without the introduction of special interests or ward politics.ICRATIVE POSTS FOR = NEIL MEN - lents in applied science of Mc- l\u2019niversity, who have the ability : \u2018de necessary qualificétion are of- \u2018i the opportunity of earning from F.1.390 per month with board and Ving expenses from the closing session right into the month of -nher.not only to - pay their way zh college, next session, but will .\u201cave them a tidy sum to the / pwsitions referred to are in con- +n with the irrigation and power \u201cigation in British Columbia, and Ter has been received at McGill = Ar.Wm.Young, the comptroller \u201cater rights work in British Col- \u2018a, stating that 13 parties are be- AS Se = NT he A N NN SSSR SSD A ES a RN Srnmerersrre > ORI Sy .wen SSs SA \\ x = ETA ss PYPÉRSAN SN SE rT N S à ve ve 2 GG ME, ESS ey SRA SSSAN Et ss NN Tarif.°° hs + , (By Marconi \u201cTransatlaptic.© (ffom our own Corres].ondent.) London, April 9.\u2014President Wilson's message to Congress has been anxiously awaited by the people of this Now that it is known, it the country.has given great satisfaction to Protectionists and heads of great industrial concerns fully admit that the new tariff will open up avenues of trade which have \u2018 been practically closed to them hitherto.From this Great Britain and other countries cannot fail to benefit.From the representative it seems cerfain that the new tariff will give a.great stimulus to our boot and shoe trade, the lace trade, and gun and hardware trades, and cotton manufactured goods.Indeed, steps are already being taken to meet the additional demands that will be made ~~ these industnies.Public men here .are also of the opinion that the new tariffs will be a good thing for American opinions gathered, industries, of artificial stimulation, .American consumers, there is not the slightest doubt, will benefit greatly, and a big general impetus will be given to American trade, It is recalled here that Gladstone used to predict that England's supremacy the United Stwtes adopted freë trade.No misgivipgs are felt here on.this point, however.On the contrary, there is great satisfaction that another country is going to adopt a policy which has brought .such abundant prosperity to this country.That Eng- stimulus, concensus of opinion.WESTMINSTER.SEE GOLDEN CHANCE sident Wilson's proposed tariff reductions a golden chance for English manufacturers.Commercial circles here are giving a great \u2018deal of attention to Democratic Plans, \u2018which they expect to be of great benefit to Imperial trade, and, in a less \u2018degree, to purely English trade.A well known member of the London Chamber of Commerce said: \u2018If the proposals ure passed as they stand they will be of great benefit to British trade.The removal of the duties on raw wool will certainly stimulate our woollen trade.The reduction of the sugar duty will greatly help the West Indies and indirectly ourselves.\u2018Canada will benefit by the reduction in the dutles on foodstuffs, and _donbt the new tariff will\u2019 greatly increase the trade between the United States and the Dominion.We used to \u2018export great quantities of cotton and linen goods to America, but the mills of Massachusetts are now.so good applying for a position._ Wireless masses of the people, and even the which will be liberated from the evils: would remain unchallenged only until.lands trade will experience a new | While \u2018American industry | will be greatly helped, is \u2018the general : FOR IMPERIAL TRADE.London, April- 9.\u2014Engilish _manutac-; turers and business \u2018men see in-Pre-| no |.\u2018Will Free Trade in the United States Fulfil \u2018Gladstone\u2019s Prediction?New Wilson Tariff Recalls Great English Statesman\u2019 Vision of America Challenging Supremacy of Great Britain \u2014 British Industries Already Preparing to Take Advantage of Lower PR ew LU that we.can -har ties, except in the finer qualities.\u2018The iron and steel trades will benefit from the fact that steel rails, hoop \u2018bands and iron are on the free list.Sheffield is no doubt pleased at the reduction of the duties on all kinds of cutlery and wazors.That England will- benefit there can be no question.\u2019 A prominent Bradford wool mann- facturer said.ihat through the abolition of the wool duty there would be great competition in buying wool between Yorkshire and America, and that prices would g0 4s 8 consequence, but America: would buy great quantities of Yorkshire manufactured woollen articles.\u2018 Tariff Committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said that lowering \u2018the tariff would reduce the cost of production and that Americans would be better able to compete with England in the markets of the world.Mr.W.A: S.Hewins, secretary of the British Tariff Commission, said: \u2018The proposals are not al all a move in the direction of free trade, as we understood it in England.They are designed to make the tariff more effective.© There is no feeling in -the United States in favor of abolishing it.© When \u2018the tariff is calculated scientifically it will be far more dangerous to British industries than now.Mr.Francis Neilson, M.P., a lvad- ing Liberal ecomomist \u2018and publicist, said: \u2018The tariffs there have made the poor poorer and more numerous, and the rich richer and fewer.I am confident that whatever final changns President Wilson makes will not be prejudicial to Britigh interests.\u2019 Mr.Henry C.Field, chairman of the.Washington, April 9.\u2014The possible violation of over à score of treaties between the Tnited \u2018States and foreign nations through one provision of the new tariff bill that proposes a concession in tariff on goods brought in by American built ships, is giving concern to officials of the State and Commerce departments.The section under consideration would reduce by five pércent.the tariff on all foreign goods brought to this country \u2018in vessels built in the United States and which shall be wholly the property of a citizen or citl- zens thereof.\u2019 Treaties now in force with Great Britain and with a score or more of other.nations provide that\u2019 the same tarif shall be levied on thé.imports from those céuntries whether brought Re ©.)lin' American ships or in the ship of | -hardjf \u2018tape \u2018to.incrèdse | j-our presént exports in thase commodi- the .country from whith the imports come.TARIFF BILL TAKEN U IN SECRET CAUCUS.Washington, April 9.\u2014 House Democrats met in caicus again to-day on the Tariff Bill, after the majority of \u2018the - Ways and Means Committee had \u201cmet to formulate\u201d à tariff programme for submission.- * THe \u2018House itself had adjourned un- \u2018til to-morow to give a full day for the majority te map out the lines for the work ahead.The caucus will be succeeded \u2018hy others, one each day for several days, and all will be secret.A fight, backed with the moral support of President Wilson for an open caucus was lost last night, x To an extent, the House may be influenced by the Senate question of dividing the bill for passage\u2019into schedules: .Some Democratic senators favor this, so that separate votes may be had on the sugar and wool propositions.It is believed that President Wilson still is open to conviction on the point though he is thought to incline toward Mr.Underwood's idea of a- Single bill.Some Democratic senators believe the effect of schedule -by schedule revision already had been lost by the introduction of the bilf- as a - whole.Another proposal was to group the schedules and divide the bill into four measures.: .Some of these questions the caucus took up when it met to-day.\u201d .tained in official : NICHOLAS] London, April 3.\u2014King Nicholas of Montenegro has definitely arranged plans for his abdication, if force should be employed I Powers against his little kingdom to prevent it from obtaining the territory it.considers necessary for its independence, i Montenegrin circles in London to-day.The arrangements for this action were made by King Nicholag, in consultation with King Peter of Servia, the agreement being that King Nicholas should.abdicate, and with his family quit his country.Montenegro would then effect a union with, Servia, Viale.King Nicholas and his family would be given an appropriate provision from the &Vu.list and woulg reserve the right of succession tosthe Serbo-Montenegrin throne./ King of Montenegro Plans Abdication by the European according to information.ob- f.pare meme | Mother St.Jean Baptiste Cele- .îty, St.Margaret of the Blessed Sac- - NOW as could he desired, but her fac- | from the various houses of the order SISTERS RENEW THER VONS ON JUBILEE Twelve Veteran Members of Congregation de Notre \" Dame Reunited, > CEREMONY AT SIX | 0\u2019CLOCK THIS MORNING brated Her Diamond Jubilee.To-day is a holiday and an occasion for general rejoicing at the immense mother-house of the Congregation de Notre Dame on Sherbrooke street, just west\u2019 of Atwater avenue for this morning no fewer than twelve sisters of the, order celebrated their jubilee by the renewal of their tacred vows, and one other sister celebrates her diamond jubilee.\u201c Of the twelve sisters who originally | took their vows away back in 1863, six now reside at the mother-house, or home of the order, while the remaining six come from various parts of the country, where thev have supervision of houses of the congregation.The veteran band who came to the altar in\u2019 the chapel of the mother- house at the beginning of the usual morning service at six oclock were all between 70 and 80 years of age.but, with one exception, were all in fairly good health, and stil] in the possession of clear and active mental faculties.Mother St.Marie Josephine, who was yesterday elevated from the position of assistant mother-general to that of head of the congregation, received the renewed vows of self-consecration to God which they had formerly made in their young womanhodd, together with the usual vows of\u201d poverty, chastity, and obedience.The sisters, who were mostly French, but included several who were English-speaking, were the Rey.Sisters St.Mary Ann of Jesus, St.Steverine, St.Fulgence, St.Ange, St.Michel des Saints, St.de la Trin- rament, St.John Damascene, St.Louis des Anges, St.Ludgarde, St.Theresa and St.Wenceslaus.The sister who.celebrates her diamond jubilee and also renewed her vows, was Mother St.Jean Baptiste, who is in her 79th year, and was moth- er-general for six years eighteen years ago.She is not as strong physically ulties are remarkably clear and strong.This morning\u2019s service was private, All the sisters in the mother-house, | some four hundred in number, were present at the service.There was a choir this morning, as on Sundays, cemposed of 50 or 60 novices, and with their young, clear voices, this was a pleasant feature of the service.The six sisters who came in from outside places to celebrate their jubilee have been here for several weeks preparing for the renewal of: their vows, and enjoying a visit to the mo- ther- Mouse.This afternon their friends ine the city are calling to congratulate them on their long period of service.There are now $8 sisters in the congregation who have renewed their vows after a half-century of service, besides nine who have celebrated their.diamond jubilee.During \u2018the last 50 years this order has seen a great development in Canada, having increased very largely in numbers, and in the extent of its work in various parts of the country, SISTERS ELECT THEIR SUPERIOR-GENERAL.To replace the Rev.Mother St, Anic- let, who died last November, the ladies of the Congregation of Notre Dame have elected the Rev, Mother Sainte Marie Josephine as Superior General of the community.The election took place yesterday at the Mother House of the Congregation on Sherbroke west, and was attended by delegates throughout Canada and the United States.Archbishop Bruchesi presided and announced the result of the ballot for the highest office in the order, and the further ballots for the offices of general assistants and provincial superiors.The new Superior General had heen first general assistant for many years, and was formerly superior at Mount Ste.Marie.She is a sister of the Hon.Senator Choquette, of Quebec.NEW YORK MAIL TRAIN Ia DELAYED D.& H.Express Over Eight Hours Late Through Wash-out, + Montreal merchants with business connections in the United States, waited in vain to-day for their New York mail.The greateg part of this mail is brought over the! Delaware and Hudson on its even express from New York, due into Bonaventure Station at 7.40 a.m.The express left New York last night on time, but a wasgh-outyon the track near Plattsburg was encountered, resulting in a long delay.At noon to-day.the New York train, with its passengefg, was still held up on the United States side of the border, arid the timé* of Its arrival was indefinite.?rt STILL WAIT FINDING.When the finding of the Pilotage Commission will be made public is not known vet im the local pilot office.There was a Feport that Capt.Lindsay would give his finding this week, but there is no knowledge of such an in- re DOUKHOBORS STAMPEDE] IN TERROR Rumor Spread That They Would Encounter Siberian Hardships, FRIGHTENED SETTLERS TRIED TO LEAVE TRAIN Rounded Up by Mounted Police and Forced to Continue Journey, Passengers arriving in Mon:rea\u2019 \u2018ne day from the West report (hat considerable trouble is still being experienced from time to time with tha Doukhobours.The Russian settiers were the cause of a weird scene at Grassy Lake last week.À special train was conveving a party of 500 Deankhobaurs to their new settlement in the Valley of tha Kootenay when a Ilussian stranger boarded one of the cars and started a rumour to the effect that untold terrors were in store for L'oukhobours at their journey's end.AIT the hardships of Siberia would be inflicted upo nthem when they arrived in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, they were told.Many of these were new arrivals from the land of the Czar, and in their untutored minds these predictions of oppression in the new country they had come to.hegan to {ake form and led to a rapid consultation as to fue ture action, A section of them voted for laaving the train at once and they poured fromy every door and took to the open prairie.Mounted police were quickly summoned and the terror-stricken men were rounded up.There was a two hours\u2019 Jelay, however, and § was only after many reassuranceg b¥ the more experienced settlers that the frightened settlers were induced to again mount the train and leave for their destination.When Lethbridge was reached a detachment of police were on the platform in case there should be a renewal of the panic, and no Doukhobour was allowed to leave the train.\u2014 ét VICAR-GENERAL Naka PRAYERS FOR THE POPE \u2014 Condition of His Holiness is Reported To-day to Be Much Improved.f \u2014- Rome, April 3.\u2014The condition of the Pope was much improved to-day.Professor Marchiafava, the Vatican physician, visited the Pontiff for over an hour this morning, and found his fever greatly reduced.His temperature was only slightly above normal, but he still suffered great depression and weakness.Cardinal Pompili.who was made the new Vicar-Geneval only a few days ago, issued orders to-day for special prayers for the Pope in all the churches of Rome during the next three days.Some three thousand pilgrims gath- cred in the course of the morning on the Piaza di San Pietro, in front nf the Vatican under the open window of the Pope's apartment and prayed for his recovery.° The unofficial reports which have heen spread as to the Pope being affected with nephritis or inflammation of the kidneys, are declared\u2019 by Professor Marchiafava to be absolutely unfounded.What the Pontiff needs above all is rest, continued the eminent physician, and the 24 hours he has spent in bed completely isolateq from any affairs has already produced a salutary effect.All the symptoms of a dangerous charaeter which have been mentioned] in unauthorized reports are either Imaginary or grossly exaggerated.Found Realty Men Very Easy Winnipeg is Telling Hon One of [ts Firms Were Fooled for $20,000.\u2014.\u2014 Winnipeg, April 9.\u2014The \u2018Telegram\u2019 says: A prominent local realty firm lost $20,000 in a Wallingfordlike episode.They paid a Etranger $1,000 for Jan option on a central property, which he claimed to awn, the price being $90,000.Shortly afterwards another stranger offered them a $120,000 for the same property.The firm immediately looked up the first man and paid him $20,000 cash to relinquish his interest in the property which they oxpected\u2019 to resell to the second man who then could not be located.Neither conld the first Be + + + + + + + + + + + + 4 + REPLY TO SIR T, LIPTON NEXT WEEK.- New York, April 9.\u2014Officials of the New York Yacht Club reiterated to-day that no action would be taken on Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenge uni 1 after the funeral on Monday next of the late Mr.J.Pierpont Morgan, former commodore.REN EA eR A tention at the local office.SOS 446444444444 4 4 Ht+r+0 4040499449 | \u201c ~ TAT Hen Bg ITER! LAAT. Cr NEC RE EN N TY El ., \u201cfor treatment.2 MAY INPOSER COMPENSATORY DUTY ON FLOUR Or Remove A Duty From Wheat-This is the Alternative.SENATORS ATTACKING PRESENT PROPOSALS Seek \u2018Scientific\u2019 Changes Without Adding to 'Protectiveness' of Measure.+++ 4 + +4 +444 44444 : SIR LOMER GOUIN SAYS QUEBEC WILL BENEFIT.v PEP terre (Canadian Associated Press.) London, April 8.\u2014Sir Lomer Gouin, interviswede here to-day on the subject of the proposed tariff charges in the United States, said the mitigation of the American duties on lumber would prove decidedly to the advantage of Quebec.tress raters ts trerbressisiser Washington! April §.\u2014The imposition of a \u2018compensatéry\u2019 duty on flour, or the removal of all duty from wheat, will be one of the changes recommended in the new tariff revision bill by some Senate Democrats.Therplan of the Underwood Bill to put flour on the free list while wheat tetains a duty of ten cents per bushel, has been attacked by senators of both parties, Several similar changes advanced by 8enate Democrats as necessary to make the bill a \u2018scientific revision\u2019 are now being worked out by members of the Finance Commitlee.It is contended that none will change the character of the bill, or make it mure of a \u2018protective\u2019 measure.WESTERN PRESS OUTLOOK MAINLY ONE OF PARTY Winnipeg \u2018Telegram\u2019 (Conservative): \u2014Thev give practically every consideration which was sought under the reciprocity agreement (Liberal).Manitoba \u2018Free Press\u2019 (Liberal):\u2014 The bill does not, as Canadian Con- «ervatives had hoped, throw open the door that was closed by the rejection ty Canada of the reciprocity agreement.Winnipeg \u2018Tribune\u2019 (Independent): The proposed reductions are far from those proposed under the reciprocity egreement.0 FELLED WITH À LEDGE HAMMER Fierce Fight Breaks Out Over a Game of Cards, \u2014û Battzared over the head with a sledge hammer, cut over the left eye by tue toe of a hoot,\u201d and with the marks of - three horse shoe nails sticking out on, Nis swollen face, George Sockett pre- eented a sad sight when he mounted, \u2018the witness box to swear against Tom whields, of 18¢ Cathedral street, for bru- \u2018tal assault which place on Saturday in \u2018a blacksmith shop nex! door to numn- ber 6 Police station, Chaboillez street.According to Sockett a quarrel broke, out over a game of cards.Shields, \u2018he declares, fought without provocation, knocking the complaintant down and kicking him.He then struck complainant with a horse shoe with three short nails in it, cutting his right cheek.and bruising him.sledge hammer was next used, and a frightful injury inflicied on Sockett's vheek bone.Sockett declared his opponent swung it with full force, knocking him to the ground.The men were separated and Sock- ett was sent to the General Hospital, On his release he swore, out a warrant for his assailant.Shields, ATTEMPT TO DISSOLVE - MARAICE Church Objected to Union of Youthful Catholics in Lent, Yet another case in which the Montreal courts are :.ked to declare the marriage of two Catholics null and void, is being aired.In this instance 1 the authority.of the Church is not directly invoked, though the fact of the marriage having been solemnized in Lent, and without a dispensation is invoked to strengthen the main ground on which the dissolution is agked.This is that the bridegroom was under age, and did not secure his mother's consent to his marriag., she being hie lawful guardian, which consent is necessary according to Quebec law.\u201cThe case is that of Mrs.Catherine Cannon againet Mrs.Mary Camnon, who was married to the plaintiff's 17-year-old son on March 1, 1912, by the Rev.James P.Killoran, of .Patrick's Church.In the witness box yesterday, George Edward Cannon, the youthful bridegroom, declared that he went through the ceremony because he had been :told by the relatives of his wife that he.would get into trouble if he did not marry the girl, nee Mary Stewart, aged 18, with whom he had kept company.His application to the religious authorities for a dispensation to enable the marriage to take place in Lent was refused, and he was told that he could rot in any case be married in St.Patrick\u2019s Church, neither of the parties being members thereof.He further stated that he had concealed the marriage from his mother, in whose house he lived till May 18.He then left because he learned she hed found out about-it.A child was born in August.That even where the parties are under age, a marriage celebrated without the consent of the parents on one side cannot -be annulled if a child is born within six months of the ceremony id the plea put up on behalf of the defemce, which also claims that the mother \u2018allowed too much time to elapse before entering action.Plaintiff replies that she did not know of the marriage till May 18, 1912, Immediately after which she instituted proceedings for annulment.The hearing is proceeding before Mr.Justice Archibald.Mr.F.Enright for Mrs.Cannon, senior, and Mr.L.A.David, of Elliott & David, for Mrs.Cannon, junior.Walked Home Fatally Hurt Young Man Hurt by Falling Stone did Not Know He Was Dying.An inquest was held at the morgue yesterday to inquire into the death of Zotic Lafleur, aged 24, an employeq of the city, who lived with has aged parents at 2133 Boyer street, who was struck on the head by a stone which slipped from the cable by which it was being hoisted, while.working in an excavation at Notre Dame de Grace.about 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, and who died a short time after ths accident in the Notre Dame hospital.The young man, although somewhat dazed by the blow, was: able to walk home unaided after the accident, and Dr.Despatie was called.in to dress the wound, after which the young man went to bed, and after a while lapsed into unconsciousness, and the doctor was again called in.The patient seemed to be more seriously injured than was at first thought, and the doctor had him removed to the Notre Dame hospital, where he died about five minutes after admission, at 7.35 p.m.A verdict of accidental death was rendered by the jury.SIR LOMER GOUIN RETURNING APRIL 18.London, April 8.\u2014 Sir Lomer and Lady Gouin arrived in London to-day after a three months\u2019 visit to France, \u2018Italy and Switzerland.They will sail for Canada on April 18.terre APPROVES MAIL CONTRACT.(Canadian Associated Press.) London, April 8.\u2014 Interviewed to- pleaded not guilty to assault and was remanded for enquete on April 11th, by Judge Leet.| day, Sir Hugh Allan expressed his approval of the terms of the new mail contract.Principal Falconer on Theological Unity Believes College Scheme in Montreal is One of the Most Hopeful Signs for the Future Co-operation of the Churches.The movement inaugurated in Montreal in the co-ordination of the teaching staffs of the four theological colleges.is being watched with great interest by leaders of various denominations both on this continent and in Europe, and the news of the success of the first session is beginning to bring in many letters of congratula- ane Rev.Dr.R.A.Falconer, the principal of the University of Toronto, writes: \u2018I have been watching with a great deal of interest the developments in?connection with the establishment of the Federated Theological College affiliated to McGill University.The success of your movement is a good omen for the future.It seems to me that more and more it will be possible for the theological colleges of many of the churches to unite in common theological teaching covering a very large proportion of the field of theological education.\u2018You seem also to have proceeded wisely in making provision in your curriculum for the teaching by the denominational colleges of those portions of their currieulum which they feel should have the necessary denominational emphasis.This particular expression of unity is to my mind one of the most hopeful \u2018signs for the future co-operation of the churches, and it will also be a long step towards making it possible to give that recognition to the teaching of branches of theology\u201c within university cireles, which Is historically thelr right.\u2019 THE Paid-up Capital Reserved Funds The - Convenience in this Ba of a Savin 'S required.Accoun .ANK or TORONTO Le sad ua een ae ee ea 0 cet 0 $5,000,000 AE Cerrina.$6,176,578 Deposits may be made at any time.Interest is added to balances half-vearly.Money in this Bank is safe and not likely to be spent 117 Branches in Ontario, Quebec and the West INCORPORATED 1855 Your funds may be withdrawn as + gir PL __ ai _ \u2014 THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS, | pme RES REALESTATE HOW HAS FINE PRIZES \u2018Keen Rivalry Between Exhibitors to Produce Most Attractive Display.The Arena is a busy place this week with the preparations that are being made for the opening of the Real Estate Show, which takes place on Saturday evening.The preparations for the formal opening have not been.perfected, but the programme for the opening night will be anhounced within a day or two.The decorators at the Arena are already busy and the scenes which will cover the walls are already in an advanced stage, and will be in place before the time: for the opening of the Exhibition.\u2018The rivalry that has sprung up hetween the various local real estate firms over the question of who will have the most attractive booth is going to result in this exhibition being oné of the most artistic and beautiful that the city has ever seen.Many of the models of homes, bungalows, and summer residences, will be on a most elaborate scale.During the week practically every real estate firm that will be represented at the show has arranged to make a free distribution of lots, or other primes.Included in this will be free trips to New York, an automd- bile that will be given away by a prominent St.Catherine street agent, and several houses and lots.lots.ASHTONIANS CROW STRONGER Enrolled Forty-nine New Members Last Year-Officers Elected on Monday.- The annual meeting of the Ashton- under-Lyne Association took place last evening at St.George's Hall, and was well attended.In presenting his annual report, Mr.Thos E.Reade, the energetic secretary of the association, said that during the past year 49 new members were enrolled, making the present membership 102.\u2018Our meetings for social intercourse,\u2019 he said, \u2018have been well attended, and the \"Ashton Association parties are looked forward to with interest.Our Hon.President, Sir W.M.Aitken, M.P,, contributed largely to the funds, and also entertained the members on January 25th, when a very pleasant gathering was held, the occasion being a red letter day in the history of the association.Representatives from the trian Sbciety were present.Messrs.A.R.Doble and V.M.Drury paid a brief visit and remarked with pleasure the rapid strides the society \u2014 fn which they take great interest \u2014 was making.We wish to place on record the kindness of several friends who have contributed to the prize funds for our euchre parties and picnics, viz.: Sir W.M.Aitken, M.P., Lady Aitken, the late Sir Edward Clouston, Bart; Messrs.R.B.Bennett, K.C., M.P.; A.R.Doble, F.P.Jones, J.BE.Wilder, James Dolphin, V.M.Drury.I.W.Killam, John Sedden, H.D.Kingstone, Thos.Hood, S.B.Hammond, J.Woffenden and the firm of Creak Cushing and Hodgson.\u2018We are please: to note that private cable reports indicate considerable improvement in the health of our respected Hon.President.Our President is at the present time on a visit to England, and therefore, unable to preside at.our annual meeting.The treasurer reported a cash balance of $77.54 on hand.Plans were discussed for the coming year, and among other things it was Cecided to hold a semiannual meeting in six months time.A resolution vf thanks to the St.George\u2019s Society for the use of their rooms was passed.The following officers were elected: Hon.president, Sir Max Aitken: president, James Dolphin: vice-presidents, R.R.Doble, V.M, Drury, J.Seddor; treasurer, J.Horsfall: secretary, T.E.Reade; assistant secretary, J.W.Wof- fenden; committee executive: C.Brier- ley, J.Atherton, C.Pownall, W.Lei- fend, W.Soddard,.T.A.Orme, We.Aspinall, J.Wells; auditors, J.Ken- warlby, T.Hayreans; special committee, J.W.Hobson, T.Tattor, A.Lees, J.Atherton, C.Rownall, W.Aspinall, J.M.Wells.FEDERATED TRADES 10 APPROAGH C.P.A, There is great activity manifested among the federated trades employad by the Canadian Pacific Railway, as they are preparing to meet the officials of the company in regard to renewing their agreement, which terminates at the end of the present month.Mr.McKenna, of Cranbrook, B.C., chairman of the federated trades, and Mr.McCallum, of Winnipeg, vice- chairman, are expected in town shortly, and will conduct the negotiations.rt FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR.ROBERT LAMBKIN The funeral of the late Mr.Robert Henry Lambkin took place from his late residence, at 7 Jean d'Arc street, Maisonneuve, vesterday at 2 pm, the funeral services were conducted by the Rev.Mr.Nelson, of the Marlborough Methodist Church, in connection with which deceased was a local preacher.The remains were interred in Mount Royal Cemetery.Among those at the funeral were the three sons of the deceased\u2014William Lambkin, agent of the Dominion Coal Company at Quebec; David Lambkin, of Montreal, and Geurge Lambkin, of + Calgary, and hig three daughters\u2014 Miss Lambkin, Mrs.Frank Cassidy and Mrs.Gwillian.The officials and trustee board of the Marlborough Methodist Church were also present, among them being Mr.Hughes, superintendent of the Sunday School; Mr.Glenn, Mr.Stephenson, Mr.Jackson, of the Canadian Cotton Spool Factory, and Mr.Russell, president of the Epworth League.Wreaths were sent from Epworth League, Marlborough Church, also from the trustee board of the church, from\u2019 the family, and from Miss Daggerson._ St: George's Society and the Lancas- depended on to get it.MR.HENDERSON URGES CENTRAL GOLD RESERVE Ottawa, April 8.\u2014The Banking and Commerce Committee re®imed its sittings to-day when Mr.Joshua Hen- dérson, of the Bank of Toronto, was again put on the stand.A letter was read from Mr.George Hague, formerly of \u2018the Merchants\u2019 Bank, of Montreal, opposing the idea of a central gold reserve.Mr.Henderson was asked his opinion and sald that while.he had great respect for Mr.Haguës views, he could not agree with him.The provision of a central réservé was a wise one and was needed to meet the growing needs of the country.Mr.Wihite asked what would be the différence if, instead \u2018of dopositing - gold in the central reserve, and paying out thelr own not gold was deposited by the Dominion and Dominion's notes, fssuéd.- Mr.Henderson said he could \u2018not see where there would be much difference from the bankers\u2019 standpoint.They would probably\" \u2018prefer the central gold reserve.WANT HIERWY FROM MONTREAL TO TORONTO A big deputation representing Montreal, Toronto, and intermediate points waïted.on the Hon.Robert \u2018Rogers, Minister of the-Interior, in Ottawa, at noon to-day, in regard to securing aid for an inter-provincial road between the two cities.What was particularly asked for the present was aid -for.the building of a bridge over the Ottawa river, between the Island of Montreal and Vaudreuil.It was contended that a good highway between, the two cities would be of great benefit not only to Montreal and Toronto, but to all the cities, towns and municipalities along the route.It would be of advantage not only to the automobilists, but also to all the farmers along the way.The principal speakers were Lieut.- Col.Laballe, of Montreal; Controller Church, of Toronto; Mr.George T.McNamee, and Mr.Eugenc Tarte, of Montreal, and Col.Ponton, of Belle- ville, representing the Associated Boards.of Trade.Resolutions from many organizations ending the project were read, ; Mr.Rogers gave the delegation a sympathetic -hearing and promised careful consideration.Go fe Ss ol ols oe fs ale of Qe oe fe fe fe fs De 02 > = * M.A.A.A CAMERA = 2 SAA 2 oe > oo.oo [x3 < Des < 3 + D + * oo > Da Montreal M.A.A.A.Camera Club is to be congratulated on its seventh annual exhibition, which is being held in the Club Qodis: oh Peel street.The wide range of places from which pictures have heen sent has made possible the presenting of fhoroughly representative work of high value.In all 192 pictures are on the walls.The entries have {been divided into four classes: A.figure studies, open; B, landscape, open; C, waterscapes, open; D, green, open; and Green club.In Class A the.first prize has been awarded to a beautifully balanced portrait in toned hromide, of an old lady, by Albert Pelly, Eatonia Camera Club, Toronto, The lighting is extremely fine and gives the portrait an air of reality: and of life.The second prize picture \u2014Meditation\u2014by J.H.Stockton, Montreal, is in some respects a much more ambitious effort, but lacks something.What that something is it would be difficult to express.Technique is all right, but it falls just short of perfection, and it !s \u2018 probable that this lack has relegated it to the second place.- The leading prize winner in Class 3 \u2018The Sentinel and the Goldenrod,\u2019 \u2014by, W.S.Fife, Toronto Camera Club, oc- \u2018cuples a place of distinction on the mantel shelf.It is a good piece of work, but can scarcely.be said tv merit its distinction.And it has the faults of a good many on the walls, Its theme is ordinary, and so perfectly obvious that even a tyro might be \u2018A Summer Piece, By Chas.Macnamara, of Arn- prior, Ont,, the second prize taker, while an excellent Wt of work, has really no ovtstanding merit.The selection of the pictures in this section seems to Show a predilection in a cer- \"a # tain direction on the part of the judges.- \u2018A Scottish Harbor,\u2019 by Thos.Farmer, Scottish Photographic Federation, Montreal, the chief winner in Class C, is a fine picture, rather badly placed on the walls.The second prize picture, \u2018In the Harbor of Trieste\u2019 is much more kindly dealt with.It is a pity, for the first prize winner well deserves the honor.One would like to know the reason of the relative positions of the winners in Class D-\u2014just why \u2018The Skipper\u2019 by Thos.Farmer of the Scottish Photo graphic Federation, Montreal, got first place, and \u2018At the T.oom,\u2019 by L.M.A.Roy of La Crosse, Wisconsin, got second.Both themes are equally old and equally commonplace, and both are treated in a way which removes them from the rest.One wonders just what made the decision.The winner of the Green Club prize is Mr.G.F.C.Johnson, M.A.A.A.Camera Club, who shows a picture entitled \u2018The Bush Fire, The largest number of.eniries was in the Landscape and Waterscape classes, In portraiture there are 35 entries and some of the finest pictures in the exhibition.There are about haif a dozen pictures of the nude or semi- nude.But photography does not lend itself to :the expression of the human form in this way, and none of the entries of this character is a success.In one instance one is comrelled to ask what purpose is served by the nude.It helps the picture in no way and must therefore certainly detract from its merits.$ POLICE GUARDING WESTMOUNT HOUSES.Houses in Westmount, whose tenants are absent, are receiving the spec'al attention of the local police at present.A case where their energy was rewarded was shown by the charge of loitering in the rear of 515 Roslyn avenue, the tenants of which are away, brought against John McGuire, 17 vears of age, of 14 Poplar street, Ottawa, who appeared before the West- mount Police Court, and was remanded until Saturday.McGuire is an old of- tender, having been arrested for burglary in Ottawa two years ago; on this occasion he put up a fight on arrest.; oo.WEDNESDAY, .the case against ;New York, arr.\u2018Athenia, arr.Glasgow APRIL 9, 1913.CITY NEWS IN PITHY FORM \u2018 Inspecting the Lanes.The City Incineration Department will send inspectors around to look over the lanes and back yards and to order their cleaning up.Fined For Assault.Diamada Kepras and Virvrara Ke- | pras, merchants, of 121 Cadieux street, were yesterday fined $10 each for assault committed on Monday eyening.Big Lem Leaves, \u201cBig Lem\u2019 Strosnider will be taken back to Chicago on Friday by Detective Harry O'vonnell, of that city, who is now in Montreal, Veterans\u2019 Band.= The Veterans\u2019 Band, a musical organization of twenty-five\u2019 or thirty pieces, wants recognition from the city | and engagements to play in thé parks.Complain of Streets.À delegation from Longue Pointe Ward will see the Controllers about street cleaning \u2018in Legrand and Terminal Parks and Tetreaultville.Ald.lariviere says Notre Dame stieet is .\\mpassable.Will Dastroy Films.- On his: agreeing to destroy the films Mr.Lawand, proprietor of the moving -picturé show which, exhibited scenes from Victor Hugo's \u2018Notre Dame de Paris,\u201d has been | dropped.Start Repairing.Repairing of pavements was commenced on Notre Dame, Craig and St.Catherine streets yesterday by a gang of city workmen, The city has about seven hundred men owt till twelve o'clock each night streot cleaning.Sir Charles Declines.On the ground that his health will not permit, Sir Charles Tupper has declined the invitation of Mr.J.T.Bethune to attend a banquet in Montreal on his way from Vancouver to England.| \u2018Paddy\u2019 Smith Convicted.Judgment was delivered yesterday morning convicting \u2018Paddy\u2019 Smith and Clary Kirwin of keeping a gambling house on St.Lawrence Boulevard above St.Catherine street.They were fined $10 each.Postmaster for City Hall.Owing to the continual loss of letters at the City Hall and a waste of time in sorting them by the present system, a post office will be established at the Hall, and a postmaster placed in \u2018¢harge.He will sell postage stamps and do à general pustal business.Vicious Youths Fined.Three young men, arrested in connection with a raid on disorderly houses \u2018Monday evening, pleaded guilty, and were fined $5 each or a month by the Recorder yesterday.Others who pleaded not guilty will come up fcr trial to-day.Fined For Voting Thrice, Vitalien Dufault, school commissioner of Maisonneuve, who pleaded guilty to.having.voted illegally three times at the recent civic elections in Centre Ward was condemned to pay a fine of $10 by Judge Lanctot yesterday.Pleaded Guilty: Rosario Petit, Joseph, Lacarte and Arthur Tessier, the three youths found in a shack on Cote St.Michel road, pleaded gullty to-day to two charges of theff, and were remanded for sentence till April 11.Collected $400, About 3400 is the amount by which the Boys\u2019 Department of the Central Y.M.C.A, will benefit by the oper- tion of the Hayseed Carnival held last Friday and Saturday.The sum may be used to establish a summer camp, for business boys of «er vears of age, nearer to the city than Kanawana.False Alarm.Apparatus from Fire Stations Nos.L 3, 5 and 20 were called out about ?o'clock yesterday by an alarm turned ia from the corner of St.Antoine and Versailles streets.It was found that the automatic sprinklers at the Standard Clothing Factory's premises, 310 Notre Dame West, had become heated and operated, and caused the alarm to act.Got Presentation., Mr.J.E.Crossley, ticket agent for the G.T.R.and Cullman Companies at Bonaventure Station, who has just been appointed travelling passenger agent of the G.T.R.was presented by the staff of the Pullman Company with a handsome club bag, portfolio and set of military brushes.The presentation was made by Mr.W.A.Ritchie, district superintendent.Roach Seemed Dazed.Jean Desroches, alias Jack Roach, arrested for the murder of Eugene Venne, on last Thursday, in a saloon on Mount Royal Avenue, appeared before Judge Leet yesterday.and was remanded for eight days.Roach is still ina bad way from the effects of the drugs he had taken before hig arrest.He appeared dazed yesterday.and mumbled continually while in court.Fled From Conventionality.A l.ondon despatch says that Miss Dodge, daughter of the Hon.Mrs.Lionel Guest, who with the Hon.Mr.Guest have residences in Montreal and St.Anne de Bellévue, left her \u2018home in London with a maid on April 3rd.leaving word that she had become weary of her conventional existence and desired to make her own way in the world.She ig believed to be still in London, but cannot be found.A reward has been offered for information ahout her.She ig a granddaughter of John Bigelow.former United States ambassador to France.Her mother, the Hon.Mrs.Lionel Guest is a daugh- ter-in-law of Baron Wimborne.+ SHIPPING NEWS OUTWARD.Southampton .- April Columbia, art.Glasgow eee es °° Merion.arr.-Liverpool .05 Kronprinzessin Cecilie, arr.Ply mouth oe .Oscar II.\u2018arr.Christiansand \u201c13-32 au INWARD.California.arr.New York.Amerika .arr.New York .Manitou, arr, Philadelphia .Ve Rengore Head.arr.St.John ve ee Floride, arr.Halifax .RE Ryndam, arr.Halifax .2.22 22\" Aimeriana.arr.Halifax .Arabic.arr.Halifax .ce ee Kroonland, arr.New Fork 2.\u201c Minnehaha, arr.New York .April L000 WaT mal aF ee) =F] MOVEMENTS OF THE LINERS.The Hesperian will sail from St.John for Liverpool to-morrow.The Argentina sailed from New York for Trieste to-day The Campania will sail from New At the Market\u2019s rem Close CP RHIGH AT WALL oT.GL0at New York, April § \u2014 Wall Street\u2014 2 p.m.\u2014Bear operators made their raid simultaneously with the appearance of the President's tariff message.Influential support forced the pears to scurry to cover, and there was a quick recovery of most of the loss.Canadian Pacific closed around 238 Union 1551-2, Reading 1667-8, Copper 78 3-8, and Steel 631-2, NEW YORK STOCKS.Specially reported for the \u2018Witness Marc Monk, Hospital street, Local anager of J.S, Bache & Co, New \u2018York, by direct wire: Opening and closing prices: April 7th, 1313 Stoct™ pr Clos.Stocks Am Sugar 31% HY Int.Pap C Op'e.Clos Am, C avy 37 do.Rd, 12% 2% Amal Cop.76 78 do.Harv .Amèr.Laon .37% Kan cr do pre .Kan.Am $ ! 1136 Lehigh Vai.160% 1624 opt L.& Nash.136 \u2018135 a> melt.id 71% Miss.Pac.39% 38% AmCarFy.Min.St.P.& 136% 136% Ag Ses, .Ste, M.o-pta ver eves do.p A Vool .Mex.Cent.Cees Anaconda 33:3 387 N.Y.C.&H.106 1065 Atchison 103%\" N.Y.0&W, ve een < ao.pfd.10034 10032 Nor.Pac.118 118 Beth Steel 36 35 Nor.& W 107% 107%.Balt.& Onio 100% 4954 Pac.Mail ._.BrkiynR.I.905%: 91 Penn.it.R.1187s 118% \u2018Cen.Leather 26, 2.73 Press.Steel eee a, Cast l.Fipe - \u2026.do.pid.Can.Pac.237 28 Peo.LU Ph.head 16532 157% Chie.Ge.W |.Ches.& 0.67 657 do.Iptd.Chic.& Alt.eee eees Rock Island : Chio&N.W.134% Ry.St'l3pg.C.M.&st.1 ue 112 Rep.l.&3., .2.Col.South veer a.do.pd _.85% Con.Gas 131% 131 South Ry.25a 96 Col.Fuel \u2026.\u2026\u2026 314 do.pêd 807 20 Corn Prod.ver wee.South Pac.102 102 0.pid, veee \u2026.Sloss Shed.veer = eo Otiy.fen seer Len.C&L .oi ime vei L & W.\u2026\u2026.l'ex Pacitio .\u2026 2044 Del & Hud.\u2018Toledo Rya .en.& KH.Gi 20% and Light \u2026 do.pfd, Se LL Twin City _.Dis, Secs.veer U.S.Steel 6173 \u20186315 Dul 8.& At .do.pfd.1084 108 prd.U.S.Rub'er u8%; 6634 Knell KR.2878 QU>e do pid 108% luss do.1 pid, {6 Utah Cop, 51 51 NEW YORK COTTON.Messrs.J.8S.Bache and Company, 29 Hospital Street, Montreal, reports the New York Cotton Market for the \u2018Witness' to-day-as follows: , Oven.High.Low.2.30 p.m.May .,1210 1211 1206 1210 July .1206 .1207 1202 1202 Aug.1191 1191 1189 1190 Oct.1153 1154 110 1151 Dec.+.1155 1157 1156 1156 pret CHICAGO MARKETS.Messrs.J.8.Bache and Company, 23 Hospital street, Montreal, reports the Chicago Market for the \u2018Witness\u2019 to-day as follows: 1 0CK3 HERE QUIET BUT FINI The local (Stack Fix Exchange was on the quiet sidé this afternnon, but price were well maintained, with Montreal Power selling up to 2281-2, and Bra: zilian selling around 971-4 The cnurse of events at Washington is being closely watched both here and in Wall Street rand, while the hears made an attack on prices in New York, the local crowd were content to let the market take its awn course, \u2014_\u2014 AFTERNOON BOARD.+ Canners common-\u201420 at 78 1-4, 6 21 78 1-4, 10 at 78.Brazilian\u201450 at 97 1-4, 20 at 9 1-c, 5 at 97 1-4,\"10- at 97 3-8, h at 97 1-4, m at 97 1-4, 59 ag AT 1-2, 50 at 97 i ES] at 97 1-2, 25 -at 97 1-2, DÛ at 94 1-2.Tramways Debs.\u20145000 nt 77, 400 at 77, 800 at 77.Detroit\u201425 at T3 1-2, 25 at 73, à Al 73 1-2.Canners\u20145 at 8, 2H at 8 1-2, Cement\u201425 at 28 1-:.Cement pfd.\u20145 at 91 1-2, 1 at 9.Steel Com \u201435 at 5: 1-2, 25 at 52 à 8, 35 at 52 1-2, 100 at 32 ?-8.Iron, pfd.\u20141 at 101.Scôtia.\u20145 at 81.Steel Co.vf Can.\u201425 at 25, D at .à a at 24.Power.-\u201410 at 229, 50 at 220 1-2, LU ai 229 1-2, T5 at 229 1-2.Shawinigan.\u201412 at 136.Hill Crest \u2014à at 34 1-2, 25 at 33, 200 at 25.Textile\u201415 at 8a.C.P.R\u201410 at 237, 50 at 238, 160 at 238 3-8.Twin City-\u201450 at 1P3, 4 at 105, ov as 105.Spanish, pfd.\u201415 at 94 3-4.Canada Car, pfd.\u2014-25 at 112.Canners, pfd.\u201410 at 100, lv at 100, 1g at 100.Sherwin, pfd.\u201410 at 101 1-4, 5 at 101 1- Minis, pfd.\u2014t at 91 1-2, 1 at 91 1-2.Macdonald-\u201410 at 57.Union bank\u2014là at 149.Textile, Bonds\u2014 $6,000 at 100.Sparks From Labor's Anvil \u201cvs showing the increased activity among the carpenters of Montreal.Local 14 initiated fifteen new members en Monday received twenty-five new applications for membership, and appointed Mr.Peter Miron as an additional business agent.There are now six locals in Montreal, one Hebrew.four French, and one English, and the membership in them all is steadily increasing.Open.High.Low.Close.x x = Whea t\u2014 .; May .93 93 917 92 A new local of the Wood and Wire July .+.+ 91 91 90 9015 Lathers was formed on Sunday, with Corn\u2014 a - an initial membership of 18, and forty May soe 35% 3 30% 55341 more applications already in.This wil Osta A +00 0bTy ob 96b be a French-speaking local, as there May -.85% 3512 35 3515 is already an English-speaking one.July +.+: .847%8 35 3414 343g Pork-\u2014 The Bricklayers have elected Mr.A.May -1877 \u20181983 1955 1955b Charpentier, jr., as their new presi- y July .2000 2000 1977 1977 So Mr: No \u201cFurcot as French re- Li us - 29 a cording secretary; r eorge Fran- Mas , 22 © 1080 JOSÉ.LIÉE.1081 coedr aw \u201cassistant financial secretary.She « Ribg\u2014 Dee and Mr.Moses Printemps as assistant May .oo ., 1119 1J13 1100 1100b sergeant-at-arms.All the other oft: July .\u2026.\u2026 1090 1093 1087 1087a cers were elected by acclamation.TELEGRAPH NEWS IN BRIEF.Province of Quebec.Pekin.\u2014 The First Parliament of the Chinese Republic was inaugurated today.Quebec.\u2014 The first coasting vessel arrived here yesterday.The river below here is clear of ice, reports the captain.London.\u2014 À bill to abolish piural voting at elections in the British Isles was given first reading in the House of Commons yesterday.Washington.\u2014 Senator Root has reintroduced his bill to repeal the provision of the Panama Canal law, which would \"give American coastwise ships: freedom from tolls.St.John, '\u2018N.B.\u2014 The Hon.William | H.Tuck, for twenty-three years on the | Supreme Court bench of New Brunswick, and for eleven years Chief Jus- ticé until his retirement in January, 1908, died yesterday in his 82nd year.District of Montreal.SALE BY AUTHORITY OF JUSTICE.WILL, BE SOLD at the office of the undersigned Notary.Dominion Exjpress Building, 145 St.James Street, Montreal, at Ten-Thirty o'clock in the forenoon, on the Twenty-Fourth dav of April, Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen, by Public Auction.A Lot of Land knewn and designated under the Number Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight (2838) on the Official Plan and Book of Reference of the Municipality of the Parish of Montreal, containing forty-five feet in width by one hundred and twenty fee! in depth, English measure and more nr less, with the buildings thereon erected.belonging to the .minors of the late PATRICK McNAMARA, in his lifetime of the City of Montreal.For Terms and Conditions apply to the Undersigned.J.C.B.WALSH, Notary Public.* ep AE WHY BE CONSTANTLY ANNOYED with A Registeréd Eyesight Specialist's out Extra H.F.KING, Manager.Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday Evenings.INVISA iz 3 BROWN INVISIBLE BIFOCALS For seeing near and far, all ground in one piece, no lines in lens, SAVE ALL THE TROUBLE THE BROWN OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED Phone Uptown 4982, TWO PAIRS OF GLASSES when Examination of your eyes with- Charge.626 ST.CATHERINE ST, W, Sherbrooke Street FOR SALE Valuable corner.property containing 14, 8oo feet, Only a few feet fr Boulevard.Further particulars with large frontage.om St.Lawrence on application to FINDLAY & HOWARD, Limited Phone Main 1909 21 York for Liverpool to-morrow, 1 Notre Dame $t.West at £.-B ges -Q si H aE a L wr - D nid .C eo L fer- 8 Par OM yF 25 vther fete as \u2018 CRM NT RCA A nes?ern van ti LS Lil F136 ase 1y Up ER 86 Vest Si.ergeant t si- ; East Maiñ* tation: a hoil't ells té wn; Sere » Park duty for \u2018outhers + detection for Loree.9 ory ths the Doria breesle\u201d- aspecriv- points: ent TP ry, an expects sis clas he abov ad to th Otta requ! ROCUTEQG 8.\u2014Riichar limesman Ÿ agtern Unio 38 instant by Con: ve Klect™ volra by ?he *.1th ti TN E Benin banks was predicted.When KE the : 81 E ut 221, L 36.65 to $7.85; É $8.10: © BT 3-4.- to snade higher.ut 14s to 16 lbs, 72s: op | THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913.ALL FINANCIAL NEWS OF THE DAY-STOCKS FIRMER| 28% 6.7.A.EARNINGS ANOTHER STEEL ~~ GRONING FAST MERGER FORMED TIGHT MONEY STILL WEIGHS UPON STOCKS (evel Somewhat Higher, But s Trading Limited-Hill- crest Com, Up.The local money situation is by no \"means easy as yet, and Montreal power and Canadian Pacific were the only stocks to show any particular activitv on the morning's trading.After the first half hour trading subsided to à considerable extent even in these ses.: There was some inquiry for Hill- crest common, at the high level touched the other day.In the Unlisted Department Montreal Tramway and Power was very active at 40, the turnover up to 11.30 amounting to 200 shares.The opinion on the floor was that the continued strength of the high priced stocks would have the effect nf occasioning greater strength out through the list.The general level of prices was higher, but no distinctive features were in evidence.New York.April 9\u2014Wall street\u2014 Noon\u2014The more cheerful tenor of European advices facilitated a further squeeze of the short interest which was influential in sending up prices in the early trading.Improvement in financial and political affairs abroad was réported In cable despatches, and reduction of discount rates by the principal gov- list had risen handsomely, how- Pr, reports of the flotation of large stock and bond issues halted the advance.An increase in idle freight cars, shown in the fortnightly statement.was another depressing influence.Bear selling was resumed and prices went off speedily to a level with vester- day's close or below.Bonds were easy.LONDON STOCK MARKET SHOWED IMPROVEMENT WITH YANKEES FIRM.London, April 9.\u2014There was good supply of money to-day, and discount rates were firm.With a small account to arrange at cheaper rates for the settlement and a growing belief that Montenegro will abandon her attempt to take Scr \u2018ari, the stock market again advanced, noticeably in securities in which the Continent is Interested; but prices closed below the best owing to profit- taking.Consols hardened a fraction, and copper shares were features on favorable statistics.~ ' American securities openéd firm, and during the forenoon advanced from 1-4 to 1 7-8 over parity on covering.In the late trading the market reacted under New York offerings and closed uncertain.LONDON CLOSING PRICES.: London, April 9, 4 p.m-\u2014Consols for money 74 1-16; do.for account T4%.Can.Pac.248% ; G.T.R.- 29%.Bar silver steady 27 3-16d per oz.Money 3.to 44 p.c.- The rate of discount in the open market for short bills.is 4,3-16 percent.The rate of disgcount:in the open market for three months bills -is 4% percent.- { rer .WEDNESDAY MORNING BOARD.Common stocks\u2014 Rich.and Ont.\u201410 at 1161-2.Detroit\u201425 \u2018at 74, 26-at 731-2.Mont.Tram.deb.\u2014$1,000 at 76, $2,000 at 76 1-4.20° Canadian Pacific\u201425 at 2391-4, 75 at 239 1-2, 25 at 2393-4, 25 at 239 5-8, 125 at 239.3-4, 75 at 238 3-4, 50 at 238 7-8, 100 at 239, 125 at 238 3-4, 50 at 239.Brazillan\u201475 at 97 3-4.Quebec Ry.\u2014300 at 171-2.Halifax Ry.\u201412 at 160.Hillcrest\u2014125 at 35.Lake of the Woods\u201459 at 135.Dom.Textile\u201480 at 85.Can.Cement\u2014115 at 28 1-4.Laurentide\u201425 at 221,.25 at 221 1-4.Steel Co.of Can.\u2014100 at 26.MacDonald\u201425 at 561-4, 17 at 56 3-4 25 at 36 3-8.: Dom.Canners\u201410 at 783-4.C.Converters\u201410 at 471-4.Steel Corp.\u20145 at 521-2.Preferred Span.River pfd.\u20146 at 95.Scotia pfd.\u20142 at 123.Steel C.of C.pfd.\u201425 at.85 1-4.Bonds\u2014 i Dom.Iron\u2014$1,000 at 90.Dom.Textile\u2014$3,000 at 100A.Quebec Ry.\u20148$4,000 at 57 3-4, $7,000 at Dom.Coal\u201481,500.at 99 1-2, Winnipeg Elec.\u2014$2,000 at 102, Bell Telephone\u2014$2000 at 101, $1,000 at 101, Banks- Royal\u201410 at 221, 1 at 231, 3 at 221, 10 Montreal\u20143 at 237.Commerce\u201450 at 214, CHICAGO LIVE.STOCK.Chicago, April 9.\u2014Cattle receipts 15,- 000; market slow, generally steady.Beeves, $7.20 to $9.20; Texas steers, western steers, $6.85 to stockers and feeders, $6.10 to $3.10; cows and heifers, $3.70 to $8.35; culves, $6 to $8.60.Hogs.receipts 20,000; market strong Light, $8.95 to $9.30: mixed, $8.50 to $0.25 heavy.$8.60.to $9.13; rough, 33.60 tn $8.80; pigs, $6.90 to $9.20; bulle of ~alns, $9 to $9.20.Sheep receipts 23,000; market steady \u2018o 10e lower.Native, 6.35 to $7.40; western, $6.55 tu 37.40: yearlings, $7.30 to $8.50 lawabs, native, $6.90 to $9.10; western, $7.25 to $9.10.LIVERPOOL MARKETS.Liverpool.April 8, Closing.\u2014Wheat, spot steady; No.1 Man, 7s 10d; No.2, Tg Tiled: No.3.Ts 3%d; futures steady; - is 5égd, July Ts 43d, Oct.7s.3%d.Corn spot steady American mixed, \u201cew, 45 11d: do.kiln dried 35s 2d; fu- | \u2018ures steady; May, American mixed, 5s | i2gd: July, La Plata, ds 174.Flour winter patents, 29s.hops in ,ondon Pacific coast, £4 10s to £5 10s, Beer extra- India mess dos: pork, ri s \u2018estern, 102s 6d: hams sn.prime mess we 25 ba.Ember: La sut 26 to 30 lbs, 68s: short ribs ! 2 hs 200: clear bellies 14 to 16 lbs.wie 6d; long clear middles light 28 to 34 ibs.10s 6d: do.heavy 35 to 40 lbs.69s sd; short clear backs 16 to 20 lbs.63s sd; shoulders square 11 to 13 lbs.59s; lard prime western in tierces, 558; Am- eric: fined, 07s .La.Cheese Canadian finest white, 635 6d; colored.64s; tallow prime city, 328 3d; do.Australian in London.37s 3d: tur pentine spirits, 29s, rosin common, 138 6d; petroleum refined, 93d.linseed oil, Cement pfd.\u20141.at 911-2, 1 at 92, 50 at | London, April 9.\u2014The gross and net earnings of the Grand Trunk Railway for February are.very gratifying, showing an appreciable increase of the corresponding month in 1912.Following are the comparisons: 1913.1912.Inc.Feb.gross.£599,500 £515,000 £84,500 Net.89,800 73,800 16,000 2 mos gross.1.235,600 1,045,100 190,500 Net.172,000 136,100 35,900 PRICES FIRM AND HIGHER IN BERLIN Berlin, April 9 \u2014 Prices were firm and higher on the Bourse to-day.Exchange on London, 20 marks 481-2 ptennigs for cheques.Money, 31-2 to 4 percent.Private discount rate, 43-8 percent.en BROKERS SUSPENDED.New York, April 9,\u2014The Curb Association announces the suspension of the Curb Assocjation, on account of inability to meet contracts.fp TORONTO COBALT SALES Toronto, April 9.\u2014Mornin ales 5: Charter, 2000 at 1; Dome Lies 425 Fi 270, 100 at 265, 500 at 668,.100 at 267 : Foley, 500 at 26, 500 at 27: Holly, 90 at 1760, 110 at 1755, 50 at 1750, 100 at 1740 100 at 1735, 250 at 1725; Jupiter, 500 at 54.2000 at 52; Moneta, 1000 at 9% ; Pearl, 100 at 571%, 500 at 56, 1000 at 55, 600 at 54, 1800 at 544; Porcupine Gold 1000 at 24; Swastika, 5000 at 113, 1000 at 12% future: Bailey, 1000 at 9% ; Beaver, 5560 at 361%, 400 at 37, 1600 at 37%; Chambers, 500 at 23; City, 530 at 4514, 100 at 46; Cobalt Lake, 150 at 54, 300 at 53; Foster, 500 at 9; Meehan, 2000 at 1; Hargraves, 500 at 71, 200 at 7; Larose, 325 at 26: Little Nipissing, 3500 at %, 200 at %; McKinley, 100 at 200 cash ; Nipissing, 150 at 915; Otisse, 1000 at 2; Peterson, 3000 at 263 future, 4300 at 25; Leaf, 1000 at 4, 500 at 444; Temisk, 1400 at 36%, 50 at 37, 3100 at 36; Tre- thewey, 100 at 38.PARIS BOURSE WAS HIGHER AND STEADY \u2014 Paris, April 9.\u2014 Prices were firm on the Bourse.to-day.Three percent rentes, 86 francs 221-2 centimes for the account.Exchange on London, 25 francs 25 1-2 centimes for cheques.Private discount rate, 4 percent.MINING MARKET.Mining quotations supplied by Gor don and Sherey, Stock Brokers, 84 St.Mruncols Xauvler street, for the \u2018Witness\u2019 ;\u2014 MORNING SALES.Hollinger, 33 at 1750, 45 at 1780, 125 at 1760, 210 at 1750, 30 at 1750, 10 at 1750, 100 at 1750.Crown Reserve, 100 at 383.Larose, 100 at 265.Temiskaming, 1000 at 37%.rer\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BAR SILVER HIGHER Bar silver was quoted in New York this morning at 59 cents per ounce.| - \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ; TORONTO SALES.Toronto, April 9.\u2014Morning Sales:\u2014 Winnipeg, 30 at 210; Russell Motor, 160 at 50; do.pref.53 at 86 to 871%; Steel of Canada, 60 at 25 to 1%; Pac, Burt pref.21 at 89; Rogers, 32 at 159 to 1%: Maple Leaf pref.17 at 964 ; Brazilian, 175 at 97% to %; St.Lawrence, 25 at 114: Hollinger, 85 at 1765 to 1775; F.N.Burt pref.20 at 965: to 9854; Elec Dev.vpref.8 at S4!14; Canners, 10 at 78%; Crown Reserve, 10 at 379: Mackay pref.5 at 68; Commerce, 80 at 214; Standard, 18 at 222: Hamilton, 13.at 305; Nipis- sing, 1150 at 905 to 920; Rio bonds, $500 at 983: Spanish River bonds, $1000 at 96; Can.Perm.200 at 191 to 192 and miscellaneous 14, SAYS BANK CAN'T AFFORD TO RRlat INTEREST RATE And Sterilization of Dirty Notes Before Reissue \u2018Not Practicable.\u2019 (\u2018Witness\u2019 Staff Correspondence).Ottawa, April 9\u2014Mr, Henderson was again on the stand before the Banking and Commerce committee to-day.He said he did not believe that unclaimed deposits should be turned over to the state.21 We must get together when the question of interest \u2018rates is under construction,\u2019 said Mr.Henderson.\u2018There is no need of cutting each other's throats, for if the bank raises the rates the others must do likewise.Mr.Ames asked what would be the effect if the rate of interest in the government savings bank were raised?.Mr.Henderson; \u2018The banks would have to increase their rate of interest.This would mean a corresponding increase of rates on loans.The banks \u2018cannot afford to reduce the profits.Mr.W.T.McLean asked why the banks could not raise their rates and take less profits.Mr.Heuderson said if there were less profits investors could not be persuaded to invest in bank stock.! \u2018Mr, Huerderson did not think the proposal of Dr.Steele that the banks should sterilize bank notes before reissuing them -was practicable, Dr.Steele sald what he wanted to do was wo prevent unclean notes he - reissued and to prevent the spread W disease.Mr.W.F.Cockshutt emphasized the necessity of something being done.There should he some way to prevent dirty bills heing reissued.The Bank of England never reissued a note and asked what would be the cost if this plan was followed here.Mr.Henderson said that he had figured the cost to the Bank of Torontc would be no les: than $125,000 a year.Mr.H.B.Mackenzie, general mar- ager of the British North American Bank, was the next witness and explained the system of shareholders\u2019 audit which was in use in the bank.He was not in favor of system of government inspection or audit.It would leave the government open to all kinds of recrimination when trouble broke out.A thorough system >f inspection to ho effective would hav: to duplicate PE ton seed oil, Hull refined spot 285 0344 the whole system of the bank's juspec- tion.; aganeed | WASH SALES\u2019 AND Goldsmith, Swan & Co., members of A -52,000.000 CAP Dominion Steel Foundry Co.is Its Name-No New Issue As Yet, The Dominion Steel Foundry Company, of Hamilton, is formed.It will have a capital of $1,000,000 preferred and $1,000,000 common stock.The Steel Castings Company and the Hamilton Malleable Castings Company.Plants of both, which Immediately adjoin one another, are now to be under ope management.Arrangements are being made to extend plants of both companies.There will be no new issue of securities, the necessary financing having been previously arranged.BUCKET SHOP LOANS Albafiy, N.Y.April 9.\u2014Two of the Levy stock exchange reform bills recommended by Governor Sulzer, passed the Senate without opposition.They now ga to the Governor for his signature.One of the bills is designed to prevent wash sales by making it a felony to inflate or depress the price of stocks by means of fictitious purchases.The other bill would make more stringent the present law against bucket shops.CAUSE FOR DROP \u2014 IN MOTOR COM An explanation of the recent rapid decline in the common stock of the Russell Motor Car Company was forthcoming yesterday, when after the meeting of the directorate it was announced that no further dividends would be declared on the common stock until the results for the full year, ending July 31, are known.Dividends.of 3 1-2 percent already have been paid during the current year.Regular quarterly dividends on the preferred stock at the rate of 7 percent, per annum was declared payable May 1.WABASH EARNINGS.Chicago, April 9.\u2014Wabash March earnings increased over 11 percent, and February earnings increased nearly 12 percent.Company's property loss from floods Is estimated at $150,000.* rn Boston, April 9.\u2014Bank Commissioner, Thorndike has issued call for condition of Massachusetts trust compan\u2019es as of April 4.\u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 DIVIDEND UNCHANGED, New York, April 9\u2014United States Realty & Improvement Company declared regular quarterly dividend of 1 1-4 percent, payable May 1 to stock of record April 19.pr COAL DIVIDEND, New York, April 9.\u2014Consolidation Coal Company declared regular quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 percent, payable April 30, to stock of record April 23.- EDISON DIVIDEND.Chicago, April 9.\u2014Commonwealth Edison\u201d Company declared regular quarterly dividend of 1 3-4 percent.C.P.R.HIGHER IN LONDON-COMPARISONS Canadian Pacific Railway came over this morning from London a very considerable advance, as compared with last night\u2019s closing.Comparisons are as follows: \u2014 Yesterday.To-day.First Cable.235 7-8 238 3-4 Second Cable 235 3-8 239 1-4 Last Cable .236 1-4 239 5-8 eet seinen ! DOM.STEEL IN LONDON.As compared with yesterday's opening, Dominion Steel showed a decline in London this 1.orning.Prices today were 52 tô 52 1-2; yesterday morning they were 52 3-4 to 53 1-4.tt \"UNLISTED STOCKS.Unlisted.stocks, .as reported to the \u2018Witness\u2019 by \u2018Brien and Williams: Rid.Asked, Ames Holden com .174 20 ref .22° 22 20 +0 +.TB 19 Can.Con.Felt com :.24 Dom.Bridge .122 123 Mex, Mahogany .49 50 Mex.N.P.! .2% 1814 1914 Nat.Brick .64% Tram and Power .393% 40 Waya com Ce eee 344 343g Bonds .77 78° West.Can.Power .89 71 MORNING SALES .Bridge, 25 at 122%.Tram and Power, 5 at 394, 205 at 40, 235 at 39%.Waya., 100 at 34%, 3 at 3315, 100 at 341.0 Can.Power, 100 at 70.Brick bonds, $900 at 82.\u2014 lpn RAIN ELEVATOR RECEIPTS.Following were receipts of grain in carloads at Winnipeg reported on the Board of Trade this morning \u201c Wheat No.1 hard, 1: No.1 northern, 5 No.2, 51 No.3, 49 No.4, 5; No.5, 1 ; No.6, none; other grades, 58; winter.one.Total.170 as compared with 269 for the corresponding date of last year.Oats G6, barley 12, flax 67.LIVE STOCK MARKET, APRIL 9\u2014 About 600 head of butcher cattle, 105 mileh cows and springers, 2,000 calves, 100 sheep and lambs and 1,025 hogs were offered for sale al the East End Abbatoir to-day.Trade was good, hut the prices were much lower than on last Wednesday's market, but rather higher than they were two weeks ago.The Montreal Packing Company hought the best load of cattle on the market for 7 1-2e per pound; pretty good animals sold at 5 1-4c to Te, an® the common stock 4c to 5c per 1b Milch cows sold at from $35 to $65 eävh.Calves soid at from 2 1-2c to 6 1-2c per pound.Sheep sold at about 5c per pound lambs at about 7c: spring lambs at \u2014 company is a merger of the Domin\u2018on | \u2018of the largest capitalists, who hought 1 POPULAR PRESIDENT OF STOCK: EXCHANGE VISITING LONDON £ - * so MR.J.:J.M.PANGMAN.STOCK EXCHANGE SWELL MANAGED Unlike the New York Stock Exchange, where the price of securing a seat has béen tending\u2019 much more to lower than' higher level during recent months, the demand for a seat in the Montreäl Stock Exchange is increasing, and applicants are now only too willing to pay advanced prices for membership.This speaks well for the local Bx- change, where everything points to increasing business and prestige.This institution has been fortunate in its executives for years, back as well as in the géneral type of its members.Strict and careful rules are in operation, and arg always complied with.In many other Stock Exchanges on this continent we hear of suspension of members and even expulsions from the market.Neither this nor any form of scandal or delinquency is known in connection with th eMontreal mar- et., _- At present.the Stock Exchange is flourishing under the energetic presidency of Mr.J.J.M.Pangman and an able staff of executive- members, and.two more applications for membership have been received, Whether these two can be admitted\u2014however desir- æble the individuals in question\u2014is a moot question.Perhaps a little patient waiting may be necessary.At any rate the executive and members of the Montreal Stock Exchange are to be commended on the present\u2019 position of that energetic institution.Wf?tz BANKER BROKERend FINANCIER are DS COUSSINS President Wilson\u2019s message\u2014with the main purport of which the inner circles of finance are familiar\u2014is- conservative.It is also comparatively short.The president in it discusses Big Busi ness without prejudice.He makes no threats.The message, \u2018in the matter of reforms, favors making haste slowly.Tt is the sort of document, in short, to please the average business man.Important interests have been dis counting this in the stock market.80a securities ireely a month ago, continue fairly optimistic.They do not talk of any hroad bull movement.But they believe intrinsic conditions are unusually sound.MR.MORGAN'S LIFE INTERESTING STUDY - i Of the story of the late Mr.J.P., Morgan's wonderful career, people will never tire.The public liked to read about him in his life time.Things he said and did will appeal to it as: strongly years hence as they do today.Anecdotes of Napoleon, after a.century, are read with avidity by millions.And in one respect these two great men were allke\u2014each has a personality that left upen their time an indelible impress.oo \u2018Mr.Morgan.was: proud, but not vain.For vears his uppermost ambitiod was to build up the greatest private banking organization in the world.He at tained it.During à generation he aimed to bring to the carrymis Industry peace and prosperity out of chaos.He accomplished that.With his memorable scheme for community of interest he made dividends take the place of assessments.WALL ST.RESCUED BY MORGAN HOUSE Later he conceived a similar plan for the steel industry and carried that out.The dead financier was proud of these things, but never hoasted of them.Ha believed they were for the A financial personage of interna- national repute, talking with the financier in the latter's library, once congratulated him on his action when the cataclysm of 1907 was at its worst and the Morgan house sent $25,000,000 into the New York Stock Exchange to be lent out.\u2018Yes,\u2019 replied Morgan, as nearly enthusiastic as he ever became over his personal achiévemegnts, \u2018and what pleases me most is that my house from 5c to 7c each.Good lots of hogs sgld at 10 1-2c to 10 3-4c per pound.mayor, gers, $40 to $69 GROWN RESERVE MAY HAVE G00 Reported That Important Dea is Pending-McEnaney Mine is a Winner, Cobalt, April 9.\u2014(Special)\u2014Several Interesting rumors are in circulation here regarding a very important deal pending in Crown Reserve Mining circles, and which, if carried out, will prove a pleasant surprise to those interested in this valuable property.Officials of the Crown Reserve Company here are reluctant to give out -anything for publication, but the \"Witness\u2019 was informed this morning that it was likely some \u201cannouncement would be made shortly.- Work on the Crown Reserve property is progressing with even greater results, while the development of \u2018the McEnaney mine at Porcupine is pointing out this property as one of the \u2018finds\u2019 of the Northern gold camp.\u2018We have demonstrated that we have a mine in the McEnaney property.said Mr.Samuel W.Cohen in discussing the outlook, \u2018and the present ore reserves on \u2018that property.which is roughly $875,000, will show a net profit of about $650,000, sufficient in itself to pay \u2018the price of the property, all moneys expended on \u2018the propenty, and still show a net profit to the Crown Reserve Company of over $250,000.The ore body has been demonstrated to be over 500 feet in length, with a reasonable certainty of continuing to greater depth.With further development this mine should greatly assist the Crown Reserve in maintaining its dividends.\u2019 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE DENIES $50,000 RUMOR.New York, April 9.\u2014 Governors of the Stock Exchange deny \u2018the report that a $60,000 bit has been entered for a seat on the Exchange.The last sale was at $45,000, an advance of $4,- 000 from the point reached in March.* De ct pra CANADIANS-IN LONDON.Canada Cement came over from London at 27 3-4, whereas\u2019 the pricé here at the close last night was 28 1-4, there being, however, little activity.Hudson's Bay was quoted at 12 3-16, as compared with 12 yesterday morning, and Grand Trunk Railway at 29 1-4, as compared with 28 T-8.ITY MUST PY MELLFORDUA Interests close to the Detroit United Railway state that the officials of the company are not worrying at all at the latést development: by which voters have decided in favor of municipal ownership.! Yl It is pointed out that the company\u2019s position js safeguarded by the many franchises, which it \u2018stil has, kod that the company will continue to operate for a very long time to come unless the city are willing to purchase the company at a price: which .will yield satisfactory returns to all stockholders.\u2019 BIG INCREASE IN MUNICIPAL VOTE Detroit.April 9.\u2014 With 145 precincts out of 177 complete, the vote in favor of a municipally-owned street railway in Detroit was 33,520 to 7,683: provisions of the character amendment empowers three stieet railway commissioners to be named by |, tHe to .build competing lines or negotiate for the purchase of the Detroit United Railway system.lp KERR LAKE DIVIDEND.New York, April 9\u2014Kerr Lake Mining Company declared regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents, payable June 16, to stock of recard May 31.IS DEAL IN QUEBEC & SAGUENAY SETTLED ?* Statements made in different circles on the local Street are to the effect that the deal in connection with the Quebec \u2018and Saguenay, and the Quebec Railway, Light and Power, has been closed, so far as the main features are concerned.There are a number of details still to be arranged, but it is stated that none of these are sufficiently important to affect the deal itself, \u2014 mere arr: RECEIPTS IN MONTREAL.Following were receipts reported on the Board of Trade this morning: GTR, and (LCR.CP.R Wheat + .e 14,120 crea Oats .senses 1839 AN Flaxseed 2144 .\u2026 Flour sacks «oo.50 1254 Iiggs eases 528 £55 Butte!\u201d pkgs .51 45 Cheese hoxes .26 RA WINNIPEG GRAIN.\u2014 Following was the course of prices lv de Winnipeg grain pit this morning: i Wheat.Oats.good of the country and the benefit of May July O:t.May July \u2019 Close vester- shareholders and wageworkers ose vester: 914 88 34 354 The phenomenal expansion of business: Open 305 514 °° 5 2% : i I s 92 38 2 in the subsequent years confirmed him.High \"12 008 814 III 387 257 in this opinion and naturally Mr.Mor- Noon .90% 913% .35% 36% gan was proud of these attainments.But the things in which he took most TORONTO CATTLE pride in all his remarkable career, was a 2.; i i ; Toronto, April 9.\u2014Export cattle ch.the part he played ir the panic days $6.50 to .25, do.medium, $5.50 to of six years ago.$6 25: do.bulls, $2.50 to $3.75.Butcher cattle choice, $6.50 to §7.00; do.medium, $6.00 to $6.50: do.common.$4 to $5.Butcher cows choice, $5 to $5.75.do.medium.$4 to $4.50; do.canners, $3.50 to $4; do.bulls, $3 to $5.25 Feeding steers, $8 to $5.50; stochers choice, $4 to $5.25: do.light, $3 to $3.50.Milkers choice each, $40 to $70; sprin- ewes, $6 to $7.25.bucks and sheep S ! to $5.50; lambs, $8.50 to $4.50 9.75.Hogs fed and watered, $9.50; do.f.o.b.$9.25: calves, 38 to $9.08.Union Stockyards, receipts were 118) cattle, 400 calves, 1548 hogs, 62 sheep culls, $ acted that Cay alone.| and lambs; City Market, 90 hogs, Arahat Gm) NEWS TO GIVE © | Service The Crown Trust Company offers efficfent and courteous service in any matters coming within the scope of a à business.Enquiries carefully attended to.| Cras - THE CROWN TRUST COMPANY ¥ 145 ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL | a) - are CPR \u2018 , à ca CS EE EE PA legitimate trust company are invited and will be STEEL SHOULD DO BETTER NOW Now that the securities of the Dominion Stee] Corporation have been listed on the London Stock Exchange, 8, broader market for these securities is looked for on the other side.Closely \u2018interested in the stocks in London are the firm.of Spever and Company, which, a couple of years ago, purchased a large block of the securities of the Steel Company.including a block of the common stock.ee cee ree LA ROSE SURPLUS STILL HELD FOR INVESTMENT, SAYS MR.McGIBBON President D.Lorne McGibhon, of the La Rose Consolidated Mines, in discussing the question of investment of the company's surplus, says that the question of investing the surplus funds in the acquisition of other mining enterprises has received the earnest consideration of the board during the year just completed, hut as yet no opportunity has presented itself which, in the opinion of the directors, was a proper investment for the company's funds, and in the interests of the shareholders.VISIBLE SUPPLY WHEAT IS LESS New York, April 9\u2014 Bradstreet's visible wheat in the United States east of the Rockies decreased 3,273,000 bushels; wheat west of the Rockies increased 65,000; wheat in Canada increased 80,000.All American decreased 3,127,000.Europe and afloat increased 2,600,000.World's wheat decreased 527,000.Corn, American, east of Rockies, decreased 2,537,000; oats, American, decreased 821,000, MANAGER OF MARCIL TRUST CO.DOING WELL .Mr.John P.Callaghan, the manag- ing-director of the Marcil Trust Come pany, has successfully undergone an operation at the Royal Victoria Hus- pital, Mr.Callaghan will be able to resume his duties early in May.His doctor has ordered him away for a change to recuperate for the busy time antic- .ipated in the coming months.MAPLE PRODUCTS.Maple syrup sells from 7fic to £0c per 3 quart tin, according to quality.while the lower grades are hard to sell.Five gallon tins sell at 7l%c per pound, and 15 to 25 gal.kegs at 7c per lb.Sugar sells at 10c to 12c per lb, for good quality.- POTATOES STEADY.Green Mountains, in car lots, quote at 62450 to 656, and Quebec grades at 5ûc to 55c, and in a jobbing way at 35c to f0c per bag.- \u2014\u2014merer OATS FAIRLY ACTIVE.The foreign demand for oats is somewhat brisker, with sales of odd cars at {1%¢c for No.2 CW, at 49¢ to 4915¢c for extra No.1 feed, .and at 3814c to 39c for No.1 feed, and No.3 C.W.per bush.ex.store.COW SHORTAGE ~ MAYBE SERIOUS C\u2018hicago, April 9\u2014Mr.D.B.Zimmerman, of Pennsylvania, recently closed a contract for cattle amounting to $1.- 400,000 at San Antonio, Texas.The transaction calls for the delivery of 18,000 yearlings and 20,000 two and three-year old steers.This is the heaviest cattle sale on record in Texas.Zimmerman will transfer the entire drove to pastures in Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City territory, to be matured on grass.| Demand for cows for breeding \u2018purposes is far in excess of supply, and it is estimated that tén.could have been sold where one is available.El Paso reports that prospects south of the Rio Grande for getting cattle out are improving, and it ts probable.that 50,000 Mexican stockers may reach the United Stales during the pilgrimage season, beginning in April.DOMINION COAL CO, L MITED .\u201cDOMINION\u201d and \u201cSPRINGHILL.\u201d Coal, screened, run of mine and slack, DISCHARGING PLANTS AT Montreal, Quebec and Three Rivers WITH Unexcelled Facilities for BunKering.SALES OFFICE: 112 St.James Street, Montreal melsphone MAIN 4491.\u2014\u2014 _ t Hospital st LS VOS PUF ENT McGIBBON & MacDOUGALL, ST.LAWRENCE PULP C0.BONDS WILL NET BPC.Boston Firms Offer $3,000,- 000 First Mortgage Serial Sinking Fund, Boston, April 9.\u2014Chandler Bros & Co.and Pingree, McKinney & Co.are offering to net 6 percent.mn issue of 83,000,000 first morgage seria! sinking fund 6 percent.gold bonds of the St.Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Corporation.The bonds are part of an authorized jssue of $4,000,000.dated February 1, 1813, and maturing $150,000 1916-1932, both inclusive, and $450,000 February 1, 1933.The company owns lands, timber rights, and mills, in Gaspe and Bonaventure counties, Quebec, area of the tract being over 630 square miles.Standing timber and pulp wood is appraised at $10,827,200, or over three znd a quarter timeg the bond issue.In this total mills, equipment, quick assets, etc.are not included.President Whitmer estimates net earnings applicable to bond interest of $399,000 per annum, or nearly two and a quar- ler times requirements.DEMAND FOR MEATS WILL FALL OFF IF PRICES STAY HIGH There is a growing impression thut the limit of thé meat consuming public's purchasing power has been reached, and that while scarcity will prevent any bad break in live stk, prices in general, the cost of meat must recede hefore consumption wi! increase materially.It is considered remarkable that consumption increased or was maintained.to the extent \u2018L dir.during the long period of rising prive:.Local provision dealers are nop e.- plicit either in thought of worl regards; the period at which we ny fix the- turning point, hut it is tneir belief that a return to lower pres will occur hefore the coming winis rt FLOUR UNCHANGED.Spring wheat patents, firsts, are selling at §5.70; seconds at 35.20 \u2018and strong cleats at $5 per brl, in wood, and 30c per brl, less in bags.The condition of the market for winter wheat flour is unchanged.with sales of choice patents made at $5.25.and straight rollers at $4.85 to $4.90 per brl.in wood, with the latter in bags at $2.20 to $2.25.and extras at $1.80 to $1.40 per bag.\u2014 er a \u2014\u2014 CHEESE MARKET QUIET.Septembers quote at 12e to 13c.Qcto- bers at 12% 0 fo 1215 c; fodders at 11%e to 11150.pr NO FOREIGN EGGS.Chicago eggs have ceased to flow into the Montreal market, as Canadian eggs are now arriving in large supply, seli- ing at 23c per pound.fr\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BUTTER MARKET FIRMER.butter market is firmer, with Poth New Zealand and Canadian selling ta the retail stores at 32c to 33\u20ac per pound.q5S rt fps So oP BALED HAY FIRM.Small deliveries of hay are keepin the \u201cmarket firm.| Sales of car Joe of > on spot are made a .No.1 hay oon 2 at $11.50 to $12, 3 - extra good No.Sn ordinary No.2 at $10.50 to $11 per ton, NO FEATURE IN BEANS.is no change in the market for DIRE.which remains firm under a fair demand for small lots.Car lots of 3- pound pickers quote at $1.95 to $2.16 and lower grades at $1.75 to $1.80 per pushel ex.track.r\u2014\u2014 CATTLE IN GLASGOW.7 Watson and Ritchie cable from Glas-' gow rather light supplies of cattle offered, with a better demand ©xperi- enced, with best steers quoted from 15 1-2 to 16 1-2 cents: Irish, 14 1-2 to 15 1-2 cents; best bulls, 13 to 14 cents.a DOMINION BOND COMPANY, Limitep E Dominion Bond Building TORONTO Dominion Express Building MONTREAL Rogers Building VANCOUVER Pinners Hall, Austin Friars LONDON, Eng.GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BONDS Hi \u2014\u2014\u2014 an TEETER sin = a i | BONDS Write for our booklet on the Periodical Payment Plan Russell E.Popham & Co.| INVESTMEN 6 BANKERS, M-ntreai.74001 EEE Members Montreal Stock Exchange, MAIN T7041.~~ A TTYTETT $Y A TT WELTY UT te re AM ROSE dE HIS PE ne sent a = Gg fs ic dy i ue \u2014 Patti di IS ran fabio of TTT \u2014 0-1 mat 1100 i er Be ose mr eek gy ne RR ee ON BE ES ir > OA wre a NE EME ay ns eS sl age E { i } { THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913.WEEKLY CALENDAR CIE Hear GRANT Churches will meet.North End Churches will where Western Churches Rev.Dr.A.S.GRANT, Presbyterian Home Mission Superintendent, will tell of the Great Work of the Church On APRIL 13th, 14th, I5th, 16th, 17th & 18th In the following Churches: SUNDAY MORNING, SUNDAY NIGHT, in First Presbyterian Church.MONDAY NIGHT, in Taylor Church, where East End TUESDAY NIGHT.in American Presbyterian Church, where Central Churches ygll meet.WEDNESDAY NIGHT, in St.Giles Church, where THURSDAY NIGHT, in St.Matthew's Church, where South End Churches will meet.FRIDAY NIGHT, in St.Andrew's Church, Westmount, Families willing to billet out of town delegates, please communicate with Mr.J.R.Lowden, 802 Sherbrooke St.West of the Yukon in St.Paul\u2019s Church.meet.will meet.THE MONTREAL PROTESTANT HOUSE OF INDUSTRY AND REFUGE 50th ANNIVERSARY The Annual General Meetthg of the CORPORATION and GOVERNORS of the Institution will be Refuge, 193 Dorchester Street West, held in the Board Room, House of on Wednesday, the Sixteenth day of April instant, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the reception of the Annual Report and Financial Statement, the Election of a BOARD OF MANAGEMENT for the current year, and for such other business as may legally be brought \u2018before the meeting.JAMES RODGER, Honorary Seeretary.30th ART GALLERY CENTS.4 SPRING EXHIBITION.PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECGTURE.March 28th to April 19th.: 10 A.M.TO 530 P.M.TUESDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, 8 to 10, TEN THURSDAYS, FREE DAYS.ADMISSION, 25 OENTS.T HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE Evenings 8.15.Matinees 2.15.MILESTONES With a Specially Selected Company of English Players.Prices Eves.25c to $2.Mats.35¢ to $1.50 NEXT WEEK: HENRY MILLER ___ THE RAINBOW By A.E.THOMAS, With the Original Company from the Liberty Theatre, Mew York.Seat Bale, Thursday, 506 to $3.Wed.Mat.50c to $1.50.SONG SERVICE | BY THE St.James Meth.Ghurch Choir (Leader, C.V.Chamberlain), NEXT SUNDAY EVENING, 7 +.M.\u201c MESSIAH\u201d SELECTIONS EVERYBODY WELCOMI.\"BRITISH AND FOREIGN MAILS.Be Closed at this Office During the Week Ending April 12, 1913.pril.3 1.00 pm.La Lorraine, .G.T.Atlantic.* % 68090 pm.\u201c Supply.10 1.00 p.m.Philadelphia, American.815 600 pm.\"\u201d Supply.11 1.00 p.m.Olympic, White Star.* 11 6.00 pm.* Supply.| *11 6.00 pm.Victorian, Allan.\u2014 { *Leiters may be posted up .to 6.00 p.m.; other matter should be posted before 5.00 p.m.*sPaycels are forwarded by this steamer; latest time of mailing is 4.30 p.m.on Friday.\u2018THE RAINBOW.Critics Declare Next Week's Play at His Majesty's is Beautiful in Sentiment and Production.Henry M:lier will begin 3 week's engagement at His Majesty's Theatre next Monday night.in his famous sue- cess \u2018The Rainbow.\u201d by A.E.Thomas.The play is described as a beautiful and appealing comedy of sentiment that tells à fascinating story of paternal love.\u2018Its shifting scenes are suid to furnish the most beautiful series of stage \u2018piciures ever shown in a Henry Miller production.The action of the comedy hegins in a fashionable apariment in Fifth avenue, continues in 4 stately country home on Long Island and crids in an Ttalian villa on the Riviera, overlooping the blue Med- jterranean.Mr.Miller has staged the play with more than his.customary.skill and artistry, and has assembled for its interpretation the finest acting organization of recent years.Montreal theatre-goers Will see the same superb cast that supported him throughout the all-season run in New York last year.\u2018The Rainhow\u2019 comes to Montreal stamped with the endorsc- ments of New York.Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago.It has been tersely described as a beautiful play, beautifully acted, and It is said to give Henry Miller the most sympathetic role he The Daily Witness \u2014\u2014 OFFICES: CORNER CRAIG AND STREETS.\u2018.ST, PETER ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT, MAIN 4080.EDITORIAL, MAIN 4091, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally Witness\u2019 .12 mos.33.00 \u2018Weekly Witness\u2019 ,.12 mos.1.00 \u2018World Wide\u2019 .12 mos 1.50 \u2018Northern Messenger\u2019 12 mos.40 Postage included for Canada (Montreal anu suburbs excepted), Newfoundland and the British isles, also for Bahamas, Barbadoes, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British North Borneo, Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland ls- lands, Fl.Gambia, Gibraltar, Hongkong, Jamaica, leeward islands, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Northern Nigeria, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, Transvaal, Trinidad, lobago.Tu>s s Isiand und Zanzibar.Fostage for United States, ka, Hawaiian and Philippine lslands; 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Ffther Mayor Lavaliee does not regard the city\u2019s business as being as important as any of us would regard his own private business, or else he does not see any harm in his Chief of Police doing business with sellers of liquor, licensed and unlicensed, in the way Mr.Roberts alleges.Which is it?Does he not want even to clear his Chief of Police of the charges which most citizens consider serious?The Chief of Police will never bé the man he was before these charges were made until he has completely disproved them: Mr.Roberts has represented to the Mayor that already efforts have been made to induce some of his witnesses to leave the city.The inactivity in this matter at the City Hall carries us back to the days of the twenty-three.Even then they were careful about disregarding what thé lawyers call \u2018specific charges.\u2019 Mr.Fox, who has reported to an eminent committee as to improvements possible in the street car service, joins the chorus of \u2018get togeth- or.\u201d All advisers are of one mind as to this, that all the z60d council in the two purties meet on amicable terms and agree as to what has to be done to relieve the present congestion.He id also insistent, as the \u2018Witness\u2019 has been, that large questions of the future must bs laid.aside in order to deal with those things which can and therefore must, be done at once.A good deal of his advice seems to be in the direction rather of providing seats for those who now stand ar hang than towards providing for the.carrying of more passengers.On the other hand, the placing of the seats along the sides of the cars would certainly, while providing no more séating accommodation, fhake room for much tighter packing a believer at all in the theory that the present tracks could not accommodate a great many more cars at the busiest times.That is an expert question.No one who watches the corners at crowded hours can easily see how the cars are to get round any faster.With.trailers, supposing these to be possible with any of the cars, they would get round more slowly.He holds that reducing the number of stops would not increase the average speed of getting to town, if against the very slight saving in the time of the car be put the extra time spent by many of the passengers in getting to it.It would certainly, as we have before said, not relieve, but only increase the corner blocking, which seems to be the real difficulty to be overcome.If this corner blocking is wilful or the result of incompetence, as Mr.Fox\u2019s report implies, it is exceedingly reprchensible.We agree with this authority in wondering why we do not use the double deck system.There are occasional subways where, perhaps, it cannot be tracks where it can, and no more such , i ; .Chancellor von Bethman Hollweg's great \u201cwar-budget speech is, on the whole, a reassuring one.No European conflagration is in sight.Great Britain has made friendly.overtures, which, if put in practicable shape, Germany would consider.The years holiday in navy building proposed by Mr.Churchill is not, he thinks, a feasible plan.The French Government, notwithstanding the great recrudescence of militarism under President Poincaré, is friendly.The French people are, however, liahle to accesses of patriotism.They long for vengeance, and might take advantage of an opportunity.Panslavism is a new danger which demands new strength on the part of Germany.Should Austria Le involved in war with Russia, Germany would certainly come to the aid of her ally.Such are the thoughts of the throne.A leading French organ says the idea that France is panting for = war of revenge la entirely without foundation\u2014that it was the Agadir menace that she felt she must be in a position to confront.We are certain that the mass of the French people do not want a war with Germany.As for the -Slavic bogey, if there is any danger of that race getting together in an attitude of menace, Germany's right policy would be to be good friends with Great Britain and France, and such we judge is what she is very willing to do.The Chancellor's statement, that Germany would be at war if Austria was, has another side to it.It means that Germany will use all possible pressure to keep Austria out of war.For Austria\u2019s own sake,she had better take such adyice, lest she fall to pieces, for she is chiefly Slavic.The general assurance that no conflagration is in sight is in accord with all the best wisdom of European finance.Still it has had a buoyant effect on leading stocks.\u2014 rember + me Sir Edward Grey has had on his hands as important a task as ever fell to a statesman.The crisis has come equally, one might say, to all the powers.But to him has fallen somewhat of the positicn of umpire, representing a power interested only in keeping the peace.The whole danger was from Austria which mined to do something to weaken Servia and incidentally, should she get an excuse for fighting, to add to her own \u2018territories.of Austria to wish to add unwilling peoples to her sway or to rouse the race wrath of those she already rules.This folly, according to Sir Edward Grey, has been very narrowly averted by the powers taking part with Austria in her announced demands.No one, of course, knows what would have followed.The natural sequence would be that Russia would have to come to the assistance of the Slavic states of which she claims to be the patron and protector, and that Germany -would then have come to the aid of her ally Austria against Russia.What more is not so plain.Italy should know how - Churehiil, was \u2018déter- ; It is folly on the part: | heartily hail whatever would most tend is equally an\u2019 war to help Austria annihilate Montenegro, \u2018the land of Italy's queen, is unthinkable.Italy has old and very bitter grudges against Austria with regard to Austria's present possessions on that side of the Adriatic \u2014 unre- deemed Italy, she calls \u2018those possep- sions.She is not going to aid Austria to extend her sway in that direction.For the rest there seems no reason why either Great Britain or France ghould be drawn into such a fight unless they saw the balance of power very seriously giving way to one side or the other.not so sure but that If they became seriously engaged ih Eastern, Europe, France would not \u201c¢ tempted to seek to regain Alsace and Lorraine.That possibility is certainly acting as a powerful sedative on the general situation.Germany may think she could easily tackle \u2018alone the whole of Slavdom; but not with France striking at her back.As for Russia inter- véning at all for the defence of her Slavic proteges, all the indications are tha\u2018 she would not do so, unless hounded on by her own jingoes under the cry of pan-Slavism.The home danger of Russia in going to war is what no one can estimate.She may be in great fear of revolt from within and the shooting of officers in thé back.Another important factor is her finances, The purse strings would not easily be locsened for her, especially the Jewish ones.But if Russia did fight, she would be no contemptible 1.e.The danger, as the German chancellor puts it, is from the development of pan- Slavism.All the Slavie peoples in Aus- tria-Hung uld understand that Germany\u2019 ervention was against them, and for the purpose of their permanent repression.The same aspirations are, no doubt, smouldering there that so unexpectedly broke out in the Balkans® so that there might be an internal fire kindled within the dual kingdom that would be distressing even for the great German armies to deal with.With the exception of Austria, there is no power in Europe that is not very anxious to keep out of war.There is an ever-growing insurance against war in the growth of popular resentment against militarism, The new German war impost, falling largely on wealth, will have a large effect\u2019 in adding the German privileged classes, hitherto mostly jingoes, to the anti-militarist element.\u2018 re \\ DUR IMPERIAL DUTY.We are rebuked.by a correspondent whose letter appears in this paper, for following the Liberal leaders in the view that there is no emergency.This is a sad misrepresentation, seeing that from the very'first we have stoutly affirmed that there was no emergency.If, therefore, there was any following done, it was the Liberal leaders who followeq us.Our correspondént has been carried away on the flood of the scare press, and misled by the jingo control of the news* channels, He largely these are at the bidding of interests whose object Is to discredit the free trade government of Great Britain.The British Premier has just declared that the relations of the Powers were never better.The German Chancellor has just declared that no conflagration was in sight, while he sees possible enemies everywhere except in Great Britain, 8 poor state of things in which to mike an enemy of her.If there was an emergency now, it would hardly be met by ships to be completed some years hence, then to be manned, if possible, by Great Britain.In answer to our correspondent's theory that we ought, on every question that arises, to side with one party or the other, or at least to determine out of our wisdom what the nation ought to do, we can only say that we have not all wisdom, We have certain clear convictions.We have longer anfTmere persistently than any other paper declared that Canada owed it to herself to share in the defence of the Empire, and that she owed a long and unconditional debt to the Mother Country.It was very long before this preaching fructified, and when it did it brought forth trouble.We were ready to take the advice of the Mother Countr: as to how best we coulg aid, and as long as the aid was voluntary we could see no loss of self-government in rendering it.What appeared, however, was that the chief study of Great Britain in the premises was how not to cross the will of Canada.When Canada was providing a naval armament on her own shores all British voices of both parties supported that view, Lord Charles Beres- ford, Lord Milner, Mr.Winston all favored it as the right and\u2019 necessary policy.When another form of action suited a new Canadian government, all British voices supported that, their one anxiety evidently being not to cross Canada in any way.This threw Canada back on herself, and the discussion of the question revealed the fact that, all unconsciously, the Canadian people had in large measure ceased to think of themselves as British, and insisted on discussing the matter from a purely Canadian point of view.Letters to the \u2018Witness\u2019 have largely revealed this attitude, There were those in high places who thought to correct this by drawing the ties of the British connection organically closer.We should, ourselves, to the greater organic solidarity of the Empire.There were others who held that only in the path of the utmost self-government was the tie of imperial loyalty safe.Leaving entirely out of view that element that continues to shout about autonomy, it may be possible that, by reason of the rapid change in our pépulation.through the advent of foreigners, of the rising of a qew Canadian-born generation steeped in the new (anadianism, aided by ihe radical views of many a born Englishman more recently arrived, these latter are (reading the safest course.he created since he became a star.ney's\u201doffice for a repgrt as to what the are 34 so (ET ally of Austria; but for Italy to go.to We give both parties credit for the rs The Germans, however, are | expenses by the present leaders, followed by the \u2018Witness, wish that is ours; namely, to keep the British Empire whole, safe and prosperous.What we have no question about condemning in our correspondent, and in the party he supports, is this theory that an emergency exists against which these belated ships are an assurance.We hope that before they can be built there will exjst such a condition of international \u2018get- \u2018together,\u2019 and amity that they will be junk before they are painted.Letters From Readers THE LIBERALS AND THE NAVY DEBATE.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.\u2019) 8ir,\u2014I was much pleased to read the letter of the Rev.J.W.8.Lowry in the \u2018Witness\u2019 of March 22nd.® Allow me also to record my protest against the present methods of the Liberal party at Ottawa in holding up the business of the country for simply opposition purposes.I am a Liberal in principle and hope ,to remain one, but I cannot think that the party at present in Opposition at Ottawa are carrying out true Liberal principles.Where do Liberal principles come in, in demanding that our warships must be built in Canada although we could purchase them at vastly less cost from England?What better is it to force the people of Cahada to pay twelve or thirteen million dollars for a battleship built in Canada, when we could secure one equally good\u2014and very probably much better\u2014from England for ten millions, than it is to force or to compel us farmers to pay $170 for a Canadian made binder which we could purchase from the United States for $150?Whether the ships would be moré effective stationed.in the Gulf of St.Lawrence or in the North Sea, 1 am sure I could not say, but 1 would feel more confidence in having them placed under the direction of the British Admiralty than under the \u2018Admiralty\u2019 at Ottawa.It does seem that we have received protection from the British navy long enough that we might, with good grace, make an immediate grant towards the upkeep of that navy.I for one would quite prefer to have our Government make an annual contribution towards the British navy than to undertake the vastly more expensive and less satisfactory work of building battleships here in Canada.And I am sure that I would far rather pay my share of thirty-five million dollars proposed for the Empire's navy than my share of the eight or ten thousand dollars daily forced on us in parliamentary undignified course \u2018of the Liberal party at Ottawa.I am sorry to see the Liberal party going back on the principles and losing the confidence of the people of Canada by their present methods.C.L.PRICE.Stony Plain, Alberta.The Danger of Centralization.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.') Sir,\u2014As a Liberal I have been much interested in the naval discussion going en ia your paper.\u2014 and not the -least has been my interest in the letters of Mr.Henry J.Woodside.Mr.Woodside evidently has scant regard for those who oppose centralization, and in an appeal to the history of Rome and Greece \u2018he evidently finds an ample justification for Mr.Borden's naval policy.Greek history shows us, he contends, all the weakness that arises from lack of central authority while Rome with its centralization is the symbol, he claims, \u2018of strength, Justice and treedom.\u201d Now, Mr.Editor, with your permission 1 wish to point out two facts overlooked by Mr.Woodside.First, it was the decentralized Greeks who at Salamis defeated the decentral- ed Persion Empire and saved Europe from Asiatic tyranny.Secondly, it was centralized Rome which finally fell De- fore the German invaders.I can, therefore, scdrcely see what crumb of comfort the history of antiquity affords the _upholder of centralization.The truth is, we must not be carried away by too hasty conclusions based\u2019 on superficial similarities existing between the Roman and the British Empires.Surely the British Empire for something more than Mr.Wood- side implies.True liberalism will not be content in allowing the Empire to be merely a servile imitator of Rome.It is the glory of the British races to develop local autonomy together with an increasing loyalty.Toronto or Halifax is as much a British community as London \u2014 no more and no less.But centralization, Roman centralization, the centralization of Mr.Woodside would transfer the privilege of being British from Canada and centre it in London.Like the Romans- and other centralizers, Mr.Woodside relies on \u2018force \u2018It is Britain's policy,\u2019 he says, \u2018to force Germany into one of three positions.\u201d Yes, \u2018to force Germany.\u2019 Rome tried this \u2014 and the records of this policy are found in the dreary centuries of Rome's decline.Liberalism does not believe in \u2018force,\u2019 but relies on resourceful British statesmanship to find a more excellent way.British citizenship is a privilege and liberalism would be unpardonably remiss if it ever allowed the unique privilege of local autonomy -\u2014 the handmaid of Imperial loyalty \u2014 to be impaired.BROWN.Owen Sound, April 2, 1913.The Navy Question and Our National Honor.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness,\u2019) Sir \u2014On tha 3rd inst, you had an article setting forth the features of the respective policies of the Government and of the Oppesition, on the navy question, But iin outlining the Government policy now before Parliament, you failed to mention that it is admittedly an emergent policy.not a permanent one.This wag a grave oversight, because it really constitutes a vital difference between the two parties.i ] It suits the purpose of the Literal Lv] is no emergency.The British Government ang the Rritish people, hoth parties, believe there 18 an emergency, and they are straining every nervä to meet it.J2very time Mr.Churchill has written or spoken on the subject recently he has implied an emergency, Without using the word.Our fellow-subjects in the other colonies helieve there is an emergency.and they have hastened to the aid of the Motherland.The disposition of the British fleet, the necessity of an entente with France and Russia, imply an emergency.; Mr.Foster showed, in a recent speech, that everyone of the zelf-gov- cerning colenies (T do not remember an claim that there - exception) have in the past contribut- to a greater or lesser extent.to the support of the Imperial navy, Canada alone, more populous and more wealthy than all the others ed directly, the G.T.P.Rail-| way to buy all of its steel in Canada.\u201cpaper.stands\u2019 had time to consider the next best step, © The Government policy is to act in concert with the British Government and with the other colonial governments in formulating a plan of jnter-Imperial defence, and when that plan js formulated, we are promised that dt will be laid before the Canadian people for their sanction or rejection.It seems to me that in this whole matter, Mr.Borden has acted with singular wisdom and prudence, and with due regard both to Canadian honor and Imperial interests.Mr.Editor, will you permit a word of eriticism?I have read the \u2018Witness\u2019 for fifty years, it is my favorite I think this gives me the right to say that 1 am not satisfied with your course in the present controversy.I would like to see You handle the subject with a little mare vigor, and let your readers understand more clearly than you have yet donc, which policy you prefer.1 am a Liberal Imperialist, but I broke with my party at the last election, not on reciprocity, but on the navy question.1 felt strongly that the performances of Sir Wilfrid Laurier at thé two last Imperial Conferences brought dishonor on the Canadian nation.Fig conduct, however, Was sanctioned by his colleagues in the Governmen*, and by the party press, The utterances of some of the Liberal members in the present discussion in Parliament are cerlainly disquieting.IT fear \u2018hat the Liberal party, under their present leader, are heading, perhaps unconsciously, in the direction of the separation of Canada \u2018from the Empire.To that I am unalterably opposed.S.A.ABBOTT.Ottawa.\u2014 Canada to be Germanized, (The léditor \u2018Witness.) Sir \u2014I see in your weckly issue of March 22, a letter from Mr.Richards, of Chater, Man., speaking of what the Canadians did at Paardeburg.Does Mr.Richards remember, and do your readers remember, that Canada never paid for her own soldiers\u2014never supplied \u2018a coat, a water bottle or a rifle\u2019, and did not support them in the field\u2014 that we sent the bill to England and the bill was paid by England?Quietly paid by the English, and nothing was said about it.; I am Canadian-born and had friends and relatives in that battle, but 1 hould very much like to feel that I had the right to look an Englishman in the face.; If we Canadians don't stop talking and do something, for the Empire's defence, and cur own\u2014not sticking a useless dreadnought on each of our own coasts\u2014we never shall have that right.of the And we should have had that right long ago if our politicians had not deceived us\u2014letting us think, and boast, that Canada was helping the Empire when wall ihey knew what all our help amounted {o.One would like to ask our westerners for whom they are developing that country?The Germans\u2019 \u2014 The Gerrans are not spending all the monev thev are spending now for nothing.And what makes Canaduie.think that if there 18 war petwee Britain and Germany they will be out of it?They will probably be the prize of that war.Germany is not geing to run that horrible risk without some arent prize in sight.What is the prize part of the British Empire?Do not our western grain growers remember {hat more than a year ago the German, Liberals even, were saying in \u2018their parliament, \u2018We niust have colonies; England knows we must.have colonies; England cannot fool us any longer.\u2019 Cannot someone ask our French Canadians how they will like German only taught in their schools! German names given their cities and streets\u201d There will he no question of support- navy then: we shall have to ing a ; whether we want to or not, and every man of us must serve in the army.That is iiterally what Germany has done in Alsace-Lorraine and Poland.y'annot someone ask our Roman Cath- alie hierarchy if they prefer to be under tiermany.No \u2018Ne Temere decrees in Germany\u2014 no suppression of Mode ernism, in Germany, , well, the Germans know that after one completely successful hattle in the North Sea they can do all this and anything else they like with us.We can't help it.We haven't a word to say about it.Where will those coward Canadians who trust to the Monroe doctrine be then?The Americans are not going to fight a victorious German nation for our beautiful eves.The trutb is w- Canadians ares hidden away in our bas woods, and dont know what is going on in the world.I heard Dr, Michael Clark say again here in Toronto that there is \u2018No Emergency\u2019.Why had he not read enough why had he not talked to penple from other nations enough, why had he not travelled enough, to know of his own knowledgv.that there was \u2018emergency\u2019 months before Mr.Borden ever mentioned the word\u201d It is dangerous to foi- low a man who doesn\u2019t know.We can't possibly trust our country in the hands of such men, A BORN CANADIAN.Note.\u2014-\u2014Our correspondent hus evidently been reading the scare papers with conviction, \u2014_\u2014 ci combined, has, under the late Goren: NS ment, steadfastly refused to contribute a cent; and Sir Wilfrid Laurier has THE PHILOSOPHER apparently made up his mind that she ; shall not M future contribute a cent OF FOLLY.if \u2018he can prevent it.; ; (By J think the Conservatives are as ¥ Sherwood Hart) much in favor of a Canadian navy as ~~ the Liberals.Mir.Borden »s nn re cord more than ance as in faver of LOOKING RACK Canadian navy, instead of a policy of .cash contributions; so are other om When prices upwari an.servative leaders and the Cnnservairve nv .press.It stands to reason that a my troubled mind 1 on great and powerful Canada will ulti- before ta BÉEROL pop far 4, mately have her own navy.But they oo 11 ; creation of à Canadian navy that will (DS OUPON The days of tes be of any use to us, will be a very long agn: the father hyo | ow and costly process, while the need of 1 she PS immediate assistance to the Imperial shout and craw The coos navy js urgent.In the long mean BUATE ERT Worrited our vip, time, according to the Opposition Pot- |.Co icy, our fellow-subjects in the Briti=h oid Carking Care hunz ne Isles and in the other colonies, MUE' rite ; > ci ithe \"es > trie ; continue to bear, without our 2ssist- nofires, The 1rne ance, the tremendous burden of [m-| no trust: pe combine gran.perial defence, and an imminent shack oo ee \u2018of arms in Europe.It seems incre- SEY never remedy dible to me that self-respecting U'ana- around the festive har; g., dians, men of strictest honor in their rire nf sunahe ; private life, can advocate such a pol- PIC nf sumabs had risen nee icy; but many such are doing it.VEN when through thoir das ve.; brown men in the Malay States have a higher sense of nativnal honor than perched upon the tenes, oo some white Canadians.Tt gems 9 {raded views an how 1 41 wo me that there js a pressing emergenc\\ a to vindicate our national honnr, or gave themselves the ©,» Under the Liberal policy, the {01 4h ; \".LS \u20ac upward ire in chers fleet units, when constructed, are to 2 \"P end on chers be placed, the one on the Atlantæ and snuff and candlewax and coast, the other on the Pacific coast\u2014 ; _ .- ! th es 8 \u2018ern A rot ie where they are not nexded, and where ?*°T troubles were pnasah on they woulg be wholly useless, even if these ton, I vim: Then men «he wWé were attacked by a second rate won our lands o power.Under the Government Dol- : ands cach worked ghee pe icy, the three dreadnoughts are tn be farms with hatcher.the» ne built as speedily as possible, and plac- 4 \u2019 i ed iminediately at the disposal of the and mnskets on ihe Cr Admiralty, to be used where they will Injins of the wonid then oop \" be most effective for the common e- : fence.Remember, the ghips remain burn their huts, a corre on our own property, we can recall themj gnods ane ; 2, s ar ent IP CH regs to our shores whenever wo please, on | * ds and dent their oon giving reasonable notice to the Ad-[ early mern till night «nr \u201c miraity, We are merely loaning them sas dau .; .to King George.It is a temporary toiled and slaved: by taliow © \"Te expedient to tide over an emergency.| light with iron hoaps they sh.ed In the meantime our national con- .; ; science will be satisfied until we have] they thrust their tortured ©.- homemade cowhide boots, and wo through cold and heat their wera.hopsack suits, Their lives were of joy, nf sweet Arcadian his, = glee withont allov, 1 well and ui wiz! When thinking of the past wi calm, judicial mind from then 1 Monday last I'm more and mare n- clined to make a cheerful sound ar\u201d raise a joyous row-\u2014whene'er T lnk around, comparing then and now \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 - { | BIRTHDAYS.me mit WEDNESDAY, APRIL NINE, SIR H.N.BATE, for many chairman of the Ottawa Improvemer Commission, is eightv-four years n° age lo-day.He is a native of Corn wall, England, and came to Ottawu in 1853.where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business.* + * vears RIGHT REV.(*.H.RRENT, of the Philippines, was horn 1862, at Newcastle, Om THE Bishop on April 9, He was for some time a member of the staff of Trinity College Schon], Port Hope.and then took charges in Buffalo and Boston.He went to the Philippines in 1902.\u2018 « +» THE HON.F.X.LEMIEUX, puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Que bec since 1887, was born at Levis, on April 9, 1831, He won fame as 4 criminal lawyer and defended Louis at Regina in 1885.He sat in Riel both the Provincial Legislature and tha Commons.emf FIRE STATION FOR BORDEAUX.A fire station will he erecterl 2 Bordeaux this summer, with a view fh protecting that part of the city, Chr Tremblay and Chief Canmpeau exam ined several sites at the Back Rive vesterday, but none of them wer found tn be suitable.The combine fire and police station will he ereste: somewhere in the vicinity of the nev to Rardeau House of jail, the nearest station ] x now being the one al Ahuntsic, on (Pr Back River oad.fully four mile: awav.There is also talk of movin: No.17 Fire Station.corner of St.Den street and Laurier avenue, furthe east towards Papineau avenne.\u2014 a 2 00 o% o% 0% o% of fe ole ole Sa ale a ou RII CCR CCR CRE CRE CE CEE CE CRE ; THE WEATHER ; +, °° - *, % %* .oo 0 aa oO Be fa oh ale se sh te fe ae 050 0 Ss ole wp ade Sle ale Ge age se KY oa UNSETTLED.\u2018Torante April 9 \u2014 The dis'nurbar which has been hovering in the sont.towards West States is now moving the Great Lakes.while the pronounce high area is passing eastward, 17:0 weather prevails generally Tat re outlook is stormy for the Groat babe Lakes and Georgian Bay wi increasing 10 strong brerzés and Gal * 7 to-nigh easterly: rain setting on lat Thursday.rainy.Ottawa and Upper St.lawreoner Fine and enol to-day.Thursday strong easterly winds, become te settled and rainy.| Lower St, Lawrence Fine aad cool; Thursday, becoming unsettio.with snow or rain by night.Gulf and Maritime \u2014 Fresh north + east winds, fair and cool ta-dav an on Thursday.Superior\u2014Increasing easterly winds.fair to-day: snow or rain on Thursda- Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Far a Jittle higher temperature.Alberta\u2014 Fair and mild.TEMPERATURES [west thigh daring San.Yeo nigh, AION TREAT, L\u2026.28 44 24 Victoria Co 46 75 46, Calgary 24 an ve Winnipeg ne nt oe White River LIK 15 4 Sault Ste.Marie .27 46 Th Toronto oR 4e qu Kingston.ne 2 LR Ottawa OL 40 \u201c1 Quebec 212222 PU as 14 | St.tphn, N.B.v4 6 a Halifax 02100 ni ! St.John's, NflH.24 \u201cNn \u201c8 Detroit .nh 14 a: New York .2 24 1 \u2019 london.England.42, raining\u2019 nore Paris, France.42, clondy, north, Washington, April $ \u2014 Fnrer: Eastern New Yorh\u2014Increasing «levi ness to-night, probably followed rain in carly morning or on Thursdas not quite cold, moderate nerih east winds, Now Englind Fair and slight warmer to-night: Thursday, inereas =.cloudiness, probably followed hy rain Lyris northerly winds, diminiching.and becoming casterly, sa = Rl [ree tere STREE E + ! \u2018layor cilis Buffal member Notiona duty OM s ourt t ing fret und con [railway th carm An ad third TI\u2018 headcfua arate Cf und: ou E rived § Hrigae iwrep th the Toes and, as national tov a gE he earl 3 With 2 pended.Ev allied E own se E tacilitiet gE other à BE portatio The \u20ac for an vas ma rer freq mann 3 had bee The à pation } that me nucessa! Hefure .Brown Chief 01 The \\ Jon the > but, Ch E cituatio 5 of 30U n K most cc declares Mr.X vor of ; Amalga sud le hus bec strike 1 protest ardering 5 L'ONCTI E RIOR ES Mayor E- sbout : E mittee £2 officials E A ser {he pso 2 city Jan norvng me of treycles vegn bl fpr a \u20ac T,,nawë t'acks «{ the «ecured The fl sut fro LU % %° oo wn +e ot *% = % + = % ** y », oy 2 %.*, or o °° *, +, og oe 2 oo + 2e * KA * 0, », Gr op +, bd Se * +, %* > > * 2% Le, > Ld 2e * > + \u20ac 9, > *, 2 * >, Lo +, > +, > >, de % *, > +, oe +.», >, oe *% %* °, LA +, % >.®, L %°.Se LS e, 02 ®, We oo ee °, or +, 9 0s 00 J ** \u2018.%° °, on 0, + L RA 7 %° %° de * * > *e* > LS *% 6S xd +, > °° Li Se 8 *, % *, Lo Se * +, Lod et », % », gr », o> Oe * © 0 oy ° SAYS AMERICA CAN \"DISARM EUROPE.Philadelphia, April 9.\u2014 \u201cAmerica alone can dissolve the tremendous armaments of Europe and turn the nations of the world to peace.\u2019 This was the assertion of Mr.Aifred Noyes, the English poet,-in speaking to the Ethical Society of this city.Mr.Noyes continued: : \u2018Let her lift the sublime torch of peace above the world and the nations of Europe will turn their eyes to it.To America will go the homage and reverence of all ages.\u2019 Mr.Noyes said that war is \u2018the game of half witted children, a stupendous modern financial gamble, a mathematical problem of slaughter\u2019 and \u2018a.thing absolutely without the faith of the people.\u2019 ., \u2018Nation X adds 50,000 tn its army, he said.\u2018Then nation\u2018 Y removes the cigar from its mouth and raises him 95.000.So it continues about the table.The nations are running in a vicious circle.Finally they are all dissolved and the game begins all over again.\u201cThe most glorious achievement of all lies before America if she will see it.\u201d ter WIDOW AT SIXTY FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER | Lansing, Mich., April 9.\u2014 Mrs.Mary Lucas, a widow, sixty years old, yesterday, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment for having poisoned Mrs.Pauline Fingel.The women were neighbors.Jealousy over the attention shown Mrs.Fingel by a hoarder in the Lucas home was given as the reason for the crime MR.from .Years.The Kiel acter.MORGAN\u2019S BODY WILL LIE IN STATE.New York, April 9 \u2014 The body of Mr.J.Pierpont Morgan will lie in state arrival on the liner \u2018France\u2019 on Friday until Monday morning in the red room of his Madison Avenue home, where the financier met his directors and transacted the greater part of his business \u2018in recent the time of its room is Mr.John Pierpont, the home-like, \u2014- , April 9.\u2014 35 by 48 feet, and is built of white stone, with red Turkish carpets and hangings, The casket will be placed on a funeral bier under the portraits of the dead banker\u2019s father, Mr.Junius Spencer Morgan, and that of his son, y succeeds him.whol: Mr.Morgan's favorite flowers, deep red roses and American Beauties, \"will be used exclusively to| jo adorn the room while the body is lying in state.No set floral pieces will be placed in the room, roses will be scattered about in vases and jars, in fashion that Mr.Morgan liked best.but hundreds of simple PRINCE HENRY IN ENGLAND.Prince Henry Prussia left here last night on a visit to England It is said that his visit will be one merely of a private char- of FenryMorgan& Co.imited ae) REGULAR planning to ta ; TO-MORROW - - 2200 Rolls of Wall Paper Thursday - - - at Roll 15c.25c, 30c, 35c, 40c, 8-Yard Rolls of English, German and American Papers.Two-toned Stripes, Plain Wood effects.Conventional and Allover Patterns in dark tones.Of such unusual proportion has been our importation of the new spring papers that we are compelled to clear these odd lines at this low price.The patterns and shades are desirable, and to purchase now is to realize the greatest possible saving especially to those ke up new homes this May.THESE PAPERS ARE BEST SUITED TO SMALL HALLS AND DINING.ROOMS.50c ROLL 15c.and 60c.Third Floor.The 4-burner Gas Table Folds Up and Under Canopy - These ranges a word in kitchen Occupying ordinary models.+ Made for both coal a width of but 45 inches, they are compact, handsome and capable of the work of tw Both Coal and Gas Ovens Can be Used at Once re the last .their operation convenience.: gether.Canopy Ventilated into Smokepipe unique construction renders Combination Coal and Gas Ranges A NEW MODEL WITH EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE and Ovens Both possible either separately or to- Accurate thermometers indicate temperature of ovens; fire resisting glass doors afford immediate means for noting condition of food ; a generous use of fine nickel trimmings gives this range its and gas, this distinct appearance.Price $80.00.Second Floor.Orders for these Ranges must be placed at once to assure prompt delivery.Ranges will be stored till needed.Sample Cups and Saucers.$1.15.Japanese China AT 35¢c.~~ Cocoa Jugs.Berry Bowls.Bon Bon Dishes.Ring Trays.* \u2019Tea Pots.Fancy Plates.Gake Plates.Sugar Sifties.Footed Dishes.These were regular 75c, 85c, 90c, $1, China Gallery.s Phillips.Popular Copyright Fiction AT 50c.What's His Name.McCutcheon.Chip of the Flying \u2018'U\u2019 By B.M.Bowers.The Carpet from Bagdad.By Harold McGrath The Great God Success.By George Barr By David Graham Initials Only.By Anna Katharine Green.These originally sold at $1.25 & $1.50 Main Floor.Baby Carr adjustment give g ease and comfort Baby Carriages.a Fine balance and accurate Canadian and American Models now on display in reed, rattan and polished wood First Gallery tages reatest to our 3 to 5 P,M.\u201cArt Embroidery Burlap Cushions and runners stamped in the Arts and Crafts designs.Center pieces, Doilies, and Bureau Covers in Medieval and Punch Work designs stamped on Art linens.Free lessons given each day on pieces purchased with necessary materials from New Art Gallery WORK THAT WOULD HELP CANADA Rev, R.De Pierro on the Evan- gelization of Italy, - \u201cThe story.of the Waldensian Protestant Church, founded in Italy in the twelfth century, long before the Reformation, \u2014\u2014\u2014 a story of heroic struggle against oppression and persecution, during which they remairied faithful to their convictions until now, religious liberty having been won, a \u2018great Waldensian cathedral is being built in Rome, and there are Waldensian governesses in charge of the children of the royal family-\u2014wads told by the Rev.Raffaele De Pierro, secretary of the local branch of the American Waldensian Aid Society, in an illustrated address at the Y.M.C.A, last night.There are now 150 Walden=ian ; laces of worship in Italy.Sicily and Sardinia, besides many in America.Among the views were pictures of the cities of Torre Pellice, where in 1532 \u2018the Waldensian Synod decided.to join the Reformation and voted 5,000 francs for a new translation of the Bible: San Germano, a favorite refuge for French Protestants; La Balziglia, where in 689 the Waldensians, when invaded by a French army.found safety in grottoes In the mountain back of their city; and Florence, where Savonarola, though not a Protestant, preached wigorously against the corruption and superstition of the Catholic Church.WHEN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CAME., A.W.CHASE'S CATARRE POWDER 25ç, is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improvea Blower.Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops droppings in the throat and ermanent- ever, 25c.a box; blower free.Accept no substitutes.All dealers or Eémaneon, y cures Catarrh and Hay Bates & Co., Limited, Toronte.Rel'gious liberty came to a part of the country in 1848, and to the whole country in 1870, through Victor Emmanuel.The picture was shown of Alessandro Gavazzi, the Catholic monk, who found the truth and became a Protestant.He was chaplain to Garibaldi during the fight for Italian liberty, and after- wardg visited America, where he was assaulted in Chalmers Church in Que- OSE gree wer pera c Ty STE EE bec, and :lso while lecturing in Montreal.He.e the police had to quell the disturbance.There were 16 people killed or fatally hurt, and 36 others injured.One of the problems on the hands of the Waldensian Church now is that of establishing: churches in Tripoli, where they will preach the Protestant faith Doth in Italian and in the Mahommedan language.The first annual meeting of the Montreal branch of the American Waldensian Aid Society was held at the Y.M.C, A, Drummond street, yesterday afternoon at four o\u2019clock, the Rev.H.Pedley, D.D.presiding.The annual report presented by Mrs.R.Logan showed that there are twenty members of the Society in the city, but supporters of -the cause are numerous, and it was stated that 3400 had been collected.Th: report was adopted.: PROTESTANTISM BEFORE PROTESTANTISM.The Rev.Dr.Pedley addressed the meeting, referring to the Waldensian Church as \u2018Protestantism before Protestantism,\u2019 as it had existed in \u201che valleys of the Alps in Nortih-western Italy long beforé the Reformation.It was a movement worth helping, because of the great possibilities for evangelization among a people who had produced great statesmen, litterateurs, soldiers and artists; especially as new political and intellectual life was being infused into the nation.Superstition propagated by misguided religious teaching still lay heavily on Italy, but there was hope for the people, and he was sure the Waldensian Church would prosper in its good work.The Rev.Raffaele De Pierro followed with a short account of the struggles through the \u2018seven centuries of the existence of their Protestantism.Work that helped in the evangelization of Italy wonld help Canada, \u2018to which country so many Italians came, and would help Protestantism generally, for Waldensian missionaries were unde- nominational and went to all parts of the globe.\u2014mneenterem TAKE OVER INDIAN RESERVE.Vancouver, April 8.\u2014 Kitsilano, an Indian reserve, consisting of 80 acres at the entrace to False Creek in the centre of Vancouver, was taken over by the Provincial Government vester- day.Twenty Indians disposed of their rights for eleven thousand dollars éach.The land, worth five million dollars, will be used for some public purpose.a = SHDREWISIN WASHINGTON TO ILL PRESIDENT + Armed Man When Arrested Said He Came From Nova Scotia.Washington, April 9.\u2014 Armed with a dirk and muttering threats that he came here to.Kill President Wilson, James Matheson, 22 years old, who said he came from Nova Scotia, was arrested here late yesterday afternoon.Matheson put in an appearance at the Washington Navy Yard, and told the officials there he wanted to enlist.In the course of the conversation he said he came to Washington for tie express purpose of killing the President.He was arrested and taken in the Washington asylum for observation.A charge of carrying concealed weapons was made against him.Ma.theson was searched and in one pocket Was found a dirk.TELL REVOLTING STORY OF CANNIBALISM._ aris, April % - Mail advices from French Guiana give detuils of a horrible story of cannibalism.Four inmates of the penitentiary of the colony, named Mouillard, Bachareau, Fossey and Machevel, made their escape.Three of the men Were re-cap- tured in a boat at the mouth of the Mana River.According to their story they wandered in the forest for eight days.Their scanty provisions were soon finished.Machevel dropped from exhaustion.The others decided td kill and eat him.Machevel made a feeble effort to run, but was struck down and eaten by his companions.They struggled on ag far ae the river, where they found n hoat.They intended to make fox the open sea, but were drive en ashore.re ee ar - ee tae keep al of the r fully 2 >ower fit- barbettes ins inside.uns could ording \u2018© sadnought inched of als splen- £ the opin at rival | TAME THEM 2 err rr ere 0e re \u2014\u2014 IOULON°T KILL \\SOHERS, BUT amish Inquisition Ex- \u201cice as Aid to Halifax Jail Job.NS.April 9° \u2014 Among the n= considered by the prison for the position of under- the city prison was the fol- | heg to submit to you my n as under-keeper at the city { possess the following quali- sn.| am a Spaniard by birth, 4 iwritish subject by nafuraliza- wi awl 36 years of age.For three are | was a turnkey in the Castle of wttaith, Spain, where the holy in- Jinn is yet in application for the wl of \u2018he country, and T am well quaint with the ways of this most seen institution to subdue rebel- ws and incorrigible prisoners, to tame Ln without killing or hanging.\u201cFrom Spain I went to Cuba where was employed as an overseer on the r plantation.There I learned thor- shly how to handle worthless coolies unzovernable negroes only by the af the whip.The committee decided to appoint Lmeane less acquainted with the ways : +ho inquisition.; reset HILLION AND À HALF FOR MODEL CITY LOTS \u2014\u2014_\u2014 + ANAT Ai» J F.Hanson -has just éompleted .purchase of more lots in the Model ; They are valued at $1,500,000,