Lethbridge Herald (Newspaper) - January 23, 1913, Lethbridge, Alberta VOLUME TEN PAGES January 2:5, 1013 CENTS Number 36 Meanwhile Premier is Opposed and Parties are Hopelessly Split TWO SUPPORTERS Sir Edward Grey and Lloyd George are Working for Suffragettes C * * WINNIPEG'S POPULATION Winnipeg Jan. 23.-Henderson's City Directory issued gives greater Winnipeg a population of 260,430, an increase of 33,007 over population last year reckoned on the same ARE BURIED UNDER 17 FEET OF DEBRIS GANGS ARE IN RELAYS TO REACH IMPRISONED MINERS TO MEET AT THE HAT Jan. 2.'}.-There is vastly more interest here over the chances of woman's suffrage in the house debates starting tomorrow them there ever was in the Unionist food tax Considering that every section of the House of from the cabinet is divided absolutely anything Blood will first flow over Sir Edward Grey's proposal to omit the word from the opening clause of the which point stands as follows person shall be entitled lo registered as a parliamentary Should it be carried the House ot House of Commons will have three alternatives the amendment of Mr. Henderson giving women votes on the same terms as would add 10,500,000. the amendment of W. Liberal member for North St. giving votes to women over years of who are inhabitant occupiers and this adding 0,000,0.00. the amendment of Right A. K. Unionist member for St. giving parliamentary votes to women who arc already municipal The and third arc generally considered to no chance Right Hon. H. is totally for is 0aid*.-.thiit a feeling against Sir and Rt. David for having by their support of Woman's suffrage led into the is growing amongst the general body of the Sir Edward Grey a deputation today ' of women said it was absolutely incorrect that any member or the cabinet would resign over the hope we shall win David Chancellor of the today told a deputation of suffragettes representing the working of the British wham he aud Sir Edward the foreign received at the treasury certainly shall do my very best to see that the to the franchise reform eliminating the word is passed by the House Since I have been in cabinet I a more convinced supporter women's experience the passing of the state insurance act has me one of the most gross pieces of injustice life is that women have no voice in matters which effect more closely than am we shall win and The chancellor then went on to say that the Liberal ' government was ready or fall by Premier pledge that House of Commons approved the extension of franchise to the support it. Sir Edward gave similar assurances to the but warned the women that the opposition to he overcome was very formidable and that it could not bo done by or personal ' GOVERNMENT WILL Medicine 23.--The Alberta Federation of Labor meet i in convention in July This statement was made by Provincial Organizer of J. O. is president of the A movement Is on foot to build a large labor temple Jan. Volunteers are working in relays in the East Lehigh Colliery in an effort to rescue three miners who were buried beneath a rush oi coal and rock A fifteen feet gangway leading to a point where the men were working is filled with debris for a distance bi more than 17 feet and several days may be required to reach the unfortunate Peter Charles Lucas and Frank It is supposed the fall was caused by an explosion of or the firing of a dynamite Foreman David Davis was thrown against the breast oi the mine and badly by - the force of air which preceded the Nine men were entombed in this mine three weeks eight of whom were rescued after being for 10 IS E JURY FOUND ON DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE THAT HE IS AN INCOMPETENT MAN S v v v TURKISH CABINET RESIGNS WILL DISCUSS FREIGHT MIES AS APPLIED TO THE -O SHIPPING MERGER PREDICTED Jan. 23.-The weekly shipping Fair expressed the belief that arrangements will soon be made whereby the Anchor and Cunard lines will be combined under one and that the Cunard will enter the Australian - 1 T Board of Trade ' To-night Will Talk Over Recent Developments Who Made the Statement to Mayor About Trade ARE INDIGNANT Matter Will be Followed Up the Merchants Say BIG H LAY U FO R R E- PAIRS On Jan. the combination rate on coal and coke in effect over A. K. ifc 1. and the Great Northern from and nil points in the Crows Nest Pass were cancelled by the Great Northern On the same date the company cancelled the commodity rates to This directly the fruit wholesalers of the t. At of the of the first meeting of the new executive with W. C. the matter of freight rates as affected by the cancellation oE the Jan. 23.-N'oi official concurrence of the freight rates be- j is available regarding the tween the and the at I of the wiu be tbe of 4. j 1 j ' and it is understood that it .is understood that the that bc to bottom was badly damaged through the interstate Commerce turbine casing in the | mission of the States of her last the whole | Lethbridge now occupies the same The repairs will take fully two position in the matter of as does any other The Lusitania has been laid up since It is a her arrival at Liverpool on Dec. 31 I This does not mean that the The business men are up in arms owing to statement already circulated that certain business men have loss since up of the segregated which they ' the J. of Bawden stated that the executive of the Business Men's strongly repudiate statement and that if any business man in the city did say that he had met with tbe association would like very much to know the name of that The matter is not yet ended as it is understood the whole question will be thoroughly sifted to the bottom at the of the Business Other well-known merchants are very wrathy alid feel bhat a gross insult has thrown in the faces of all decent The Herald investigated the and has yet to meet man in Lethbridge who grieving over loss through the up of the segregated gladly welcome any measure seeks for improving the moral tone of the opined one Another - this city such affairs to exist for tho purpose of building up then the sooner such a the The merchants as a whole are very to the whole truth of the New Jan. 23.-Timothy IT. * j Sullivan has been a patient at a sanitarium here since last j He is suffering from ] ieal depressive according to one of the medical another of whom testified that a cure was but not In. the Hast where Sullivan was born 50 years and where he built up a strong machine that hint to New York assembly four and to congress previous to his election last he is. known as He was the friend of the poor and it is said that he never turned a begging hand away without a During his term in the state senate he was author the law making the carrying of concealed weapons a offense in this Much of his estate consists of holdings in amusement enterprises and New York real A port low pressure turbine during her lay up in RECEIVED S. O. S. Jan. 23;-^-The' revenue cutters and are steaming full speed to the distressed steamer distributing centres last night was sending 130 miles out from and not reported early the The Andrew got the Mae's distress signals when she about 16" miles Bodie about 80 The out rates will be In during the past year the has at different times their and it is likely that in the near other amendments in the tariffs will be giving Lethbridge stilt greater for in making the city a the will extend all the advantages HEAVY SAFE FELL Jan. 1!3.- The Turkish cabinet resigned in consequence of public demonstrations and protests its action in to the wishes of European Mahmoud Shefket formerly war has been appointed Vizer in place of TWELVE OF CREW DROWNED Great Twelve of the crew of the bark Agda were drowned when the vessel foundered on Tuesday at the mouth of the three the only were picked up a trawler and landed here War is Over as a Result of Pressure ol the Big Powers PEACE TREATY Will Likely Take a Month tc Decide on the Final Terms T GEIS THE AND SHOULD PAY THE SALARIES Alberta Cities Petitioning to Police Court Maintenance Bylaws are easily made and more easily This has been proved time and again in the history of the local police also in other Alberta The quashing of gambling bylaw by Judge in the District Court recently has shown the futility of the attempt by the city to pass bylaws which will take the place of the criminal The result of putting the quietus on so many bylaws is that revenue heretofore by the cities from the prosecution of cases will not be for in all prosecutions code the law requires collected shall be remitted to the provincial the content with securing the monies from the imposition of. have also been content to pay the salaries of their police Now it to be This morning the EPLING NOT GUILTY 23.^-Beach charged with complicity in the killing of Al. G. Boycey last found not guilty by a jury here Epling was accused of having assisted John B. Sneed in his alleged plans for the FILL THE SENATE PEOPLE BEL GOVERNMENT WILL FOR IN DISTRIBUTION Jan. 22.-In the Senator Cloran asked it is the intention of the government the measure mentioned in the speech from the for a general RUSSELL TREMBLAY OF MEDICINE WILL DIE FROM INJURIES ' ' sentation in the Senate without mayor a letter ton civic authorities asking that the Position The merchants interviewed by the Herald are not apprehensive m the of but they to lose the moral effect of competitive freight Heretofore be shipped front eastern points to Lethbridge over the at on page 8) UNITED FARMERS WILL MEET IN LETHBRIDGE NEXT YEAR Jan. 22-Despite the request from the federal government of the United C. A. late managing director of tho all day and night bank of the department at Ottawa morning wired instruction's that Bonds bo released as there wore absolutely 116 reasons why lie should be States consul general on hearing the decision a formal protest against lease on grounds felon 1n and five years iu the to Jan. 23.-The convention of the United Farmers of in In 1914.' This was on this a keen contest and lengthy This is a big honor to the city and will bring at least six or seven hundred ihe The meeting at Calgary has been one of the biggest yet and the movement gives promise of great development this Lethbridge called on to entertain a big to the Medicine Jan. Russell employee of the City Cartage removing safe from the upstair office of T. F. I Dawson & inthe Mitchell had it fall on The injuries are thought to be but he is living the accident occurred about four o'clock The which was one-third of the way snapping one Through an oversight the door i at the of the stair was closed j and Tremblay could not escape fore the safe landed on The skull thigh and he internal He has living in the CURZON FAVORS - THE CONSCRIPTION city of Lethbridge co-operate the cities of Medicine Hat and Edmonton in petitioning the provincial government the salaries of the police magistrates appointed by and that other costs of a police also be borne by the chief of police is a liquor license the government has intimated that its own license department is maintained to control the license and would prefer that all prosecutions under the by the inspectors of the In the ter of prosecuting and keepers pi disorderly the quashing the city bylaws makes it imperative that such prosecutions be made under the criminal fines going to the This removes from the control two sources of. revenue always more than the of the police House of Hon. Mr. government replied Senator was told that the government has under consideration the of. filling the vacant Jan. 23.-The immediate consequences of the decision of the Turkish grand council to conclude peace with the Balkan allies will be the cessation hostilities between Greece and and the surrender of the fortresses of Janina and All three fortresses of the Turkish garrisons will withdraw with the honors of L. Difficulties may arise concerning the fate of and no one knows to whom it is to be whether to the Montenegrins or to a provisional Albanian or the representatives of the King Nicholas of insists that he must enter Scutari at the head of bis he the reign of his family in Montenegro is as contrary to the advice of his refused to try to take Scutari by storm at the beginning of the in to avoid the certain heavy losses which his small army would have He preferred the temporising policy of laying siege to the and said if for this he lost to he would he considered Members the Turkish peace ' London showed signs of but they are era of concessions must now as They they them In rejecting the a war ' ' ' All fears Of. the resumption of the war having been removed the allies ' are planning the withdrawal of large bodies of troops at au early The think that a month may pass the final signatures to the peace as the settlement of exact the question of and the guarantees in regard to the mosques sacred places of are to be 4 Austria Disbands Army Jan. 23.-The demobilization of the called to the colors in the Balkan hegan L DESTROYED BY FIRE PUPILS WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT MADE ESCAPE IN NIGHT CLOTHES Jan. 23.; - was great excitement early this morning fire broke at Miss Edgar's The revenue of the boarding school situated on Guy St. department is and it that the four Alberta cities are asking the ment to undertake to pay the salaries of the in the west When the outbreak occurred the forty pupils of the school were all but them were awakened hv the smoke and succeeded in arousing the other L WIN NEXT TIME J. BEVERIDGE COCKY PREDICTION AT A CHICAGO MEETING THINKS COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE WILL BE ED IN GREAT BRITAIN Jan. 23.--Before1 the Railway Commission this the seeking an of. time for certain the R. in was with understanding twenty-five of the Weyburn line be this given on his east by Bury tnat the entire line would be completed No opposition to of the line and Mr. Buchanan demanded that the line from to Pincher Creek be allowed providing that the state at Into Pincher As the clause words or the out each The committee was but a decision was hot reached C. P. R. was present to the Jan. 23.-Lord Roberts a presentation from the National Service In it- Lord with wo A re -on the of some great on the matter of military and 1 believe tho greatest ot the country are thoroughly aware of the appalling immensity of danger that we are confronted and conscious that our resources are lo meet it and are to a in the direction we have in I should not be surprised it at no distant date there will he y an approximation of views twp parties ordinarily That in will form part of tour system 1 entertain no Jan. 23.-Amalgamation of the Progressive party with other organization was opposed and victory for tho new party four predicted by former Senator A. J. in an address before the Chicago Progressive Club last Republican party is he has done its and now it only stands in the of the the has not been pants of the All wero in council it. is understood cd to make their exit in that Mavor who is chairman and other light wraps completion of the great things for the police but all escaped without | which it It must in will the petition was badly the order to the The of Since taking office the city's business requires more aldermen can be to give up for At the present time the city bylaw requires two lar The Mayor has found that date two meetings week would not keep a clean In addition to this of a committee he perform the functions of nis office properly will require to devote considerable time to this At the very least an properly attend city's business will ' all days per that the Mayor Council together as the city's business this the about be paid each regular for each special meeting ' The Mayor and press they feel on 1 regular s The suggestion Is made purely the Mayor's and has not been ' Democratic party will liave the solid south as long as the Republican party The Progressive is only one which can unite all sections of the country under one of equality and WAS COSTLY Jan. 23.-Two' burned to fatally and one suffered severe injuries .in a farm two miles from dead are Curtis 35,.and. his 14. Mrs. 33, and another are believed fatally A was painfully but * will ' MONEY MARKET AFFECTED - 23.-Money^ was today but were 6n the belief that the Peace { will relievo ' hasten a reduction ' J. mmm 10 01 49
