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VOLUME XIV. FIRST SECTION LETHBIUPGE, . FRIDAY. JANUARY 21.1921 FIRST SECTION NUMBER 34 RIGHTJHONORABLE ARTHU^^IFTON DEAD AT Former Alberta THE REWARD OF PATIENCE! FARMERS IN FAVOR OF THE Premier Passes WHEAT POOL PRINCIPLE; Hon. A. L. Sifton Passes Away at Ottawa—Loaf in Poor Health TO GATHER INFORMATION BEST KNOWN PUBLIC Keen Interest Shown in Di»« MAN IN ALBERTA Education Minister ciifttion at the Convention. OTTAWA, Jan. 21,—Right Hon. A. L. Sitton, secretary of state of Denounces Minimum Canada, died at 8:30 this morn- CLOSURE HAD TO BE ing at his apartment at the Chat- APPLIED BY CHAIRMAN eau Laurier. A short time prev- Salary Proposal iously Mr. Sifton had lapsed Into (By a Staff Reporter) unconsciousness. With him —Brown In Chicago Dally News. (By a Staff Reporter.) were with him in his objections. At EDMONTON, Jan. 20.~With when he died were his son and tha conclusion a rousing voto of only five dissenting votes out of Senator W. Harmer, who was a EDMONTON, Jan. 21.—Delegates in attendance at (tho morning session thanks to the minister way passed. more than .1300 delegates prevent, close friend. On Tuesday, after All educational matters coining the United Farmers of Alberta put a consultation of specialists* hope . of the United Farmers' of Alberta within the puiview of thu U.F.A. or- themselves on ; record at the . was expressed for the recovery convention stood for a minute with bowed )ieads as a tribute to tbo form- ganization will hereafter be handled Thursday evening session as fa- of Mr. Sifton, who suffered from by an educational committed compos- voring the principle of establish- hardening of the arteries, but an- , Hon. Arthur L. Sifton, whose death was this ed of three members of the U.P.A. ment of a pool, and asked their other relapse early this morning NO DECISION ON and the three members of the U.F. organization officials to continue morning announced from the plat- ended fatally. to gather Information on the sub- THE LATE RT. HON. A. L. SIFTON form by Chairman Greeiifi^Id, W.A. to be appointed by the Central The deceased cabinet minister • Board at its first meeting following ject and press forward to the final had been III for some weeks and The morning session was given up mostlr to tdiicational problems and the convention. establishment of such a co-opera- had been under the care of Dr. The afternoon cession will be a tive marketing scheme. Campbell Laidlaw of Ottawa. On the presence of Hon. G- P. Smith, IRRIGATION PLAN minister of education, resulted in the joint meeting between the U.F.A. and Tho resolution, which was moveu January 19 he suffered a relapse the U.F.W.A. to take/up the matters by President Wood, and seconded by and specialists from were delegates securing a fund of informa- tion on educational problems. The dealt with in the women's section W. D. Treeo of Cleichen, is as fol- •called In. Then it was announced during tha past three days and 'at five lows: that small hope for his recovery Chairman Crofts Sounds Cabinet Minuter But Policy Is minister's unalterable opposition to SEVEN the form of contract urged by the Al- o'clock Hon. C. R. !»fttchell, acting "The United Farmers of Alberta as- was entertained. Not Divulged—San, Francisco Men Inquire t>crta Teachers' Alliance was voiced premier will address tho session on sembled in annual convention hereby Arrangements for the funeral of the rural credits. express dissatisfaction with the pres- [ate Mr. Sifton will not be made un- About the L. N. Bond*. ' , by him and the applauso of tho dele- ent system of marketing the grain til later today, it was announced, as gates seemed to indicate that they (Continued on page five.) crops of Canada; It is wished to consult with the mem- (By a Staff Reporter). manner was worth trying out. "And further do express faith in thu bers of the family. It has not yet EDMONTON, Jan. 20.—Chair- While here tn« chairman waited ability and -willingness of the farm- IRISH been decided whether Mr. Sifton will ers' organizations of the different man T. W. Crofts of the Lethbrldflf. on Hon. C. R-.-Mltchell, Hon. A. J. be buried at Ottawa or in Kildonan McLean and *ther members of provinces to create a voluntary co- cemetery, . The family Northern, left this afternoon for the cabinet relative to the Leth. STRIKING TRIBUTES operative system of marketing grain burial plot is In the latter place, but Lethbridge to meet bond repre- bridge Northern, but owing to the which will remedy outstanding Injus- Sir Clifford Sllton, brother of the late sentatives from San Francisco Illness of the premier he was un- tices in the existing open markets; minister has a burial plot in Beech- who are going over the district able' to obtain anything at all de- TO LATE MINISTER "Inasmuch as any venture to estab- POLICE wood cemetery, Ottawa, and the fun- prior to making « possible bid on finite a* to thai Irritation policy lish a voluntary co-operative plan ot eral may take place her*. th« bond Issue. To the Herald which may b* brought forward at marketing the grain ot Canada is to This morn Ins word was awaited OTTAWA, Jan. 21.—Regarding the of rare intellectual strength. His vast and entirely without , Mr. Crtfti stated that the possi- the coming (melon of the legisla- death of Hon. Mr. Sifton, tho prime command of affairs and activity were from Sir. Clifford Sitton who left last bility of selling the bonds in this ture. this body recognizes the necessity of night for Toronto, feeling, as dtd all minister, Right Hon. , exceptional; his knowledge and. esti- obtaining, the fullest possible Informa- the members ot the family, that the said: mate of men equally ranwkable. I tion bearing upon the proposal from SLAIN "Yesterday wag the first day of Mr. never knew him to complain of tha late Mr. Sifton had a food chance ot all^ available sources and hereby ex- recovery. Sltton's Illness that there was real conduct of others; he detenbined bis presses Its appreciation ot efforts that Flags of government buildings Is Madly in Love; hope of his. recovery. This morning own course in quiet self-reliance, and are being made by th« Canadian Coun- Six Met Death When Motor Car throughout the city were Kalf-iiiasted comes the news of his death. It is ouca decided, he never varied. cil of Agriculture and Us marketing Ran Into an Am- then the,death of Hon. Mr. Sifton inexpressibly sad. "His services 'to his country have committee and urges that all .avail- was announced, and his colleagues of "The members of the government been rendered In posts of great dis- able information should, as {ar aa buscade the cabinet, many ot whom did not Pursues Man By will miss a( very able colleague, a man tinction and responsibility, but wlfh- practicable, be attributed as widely learn of Mr. Sifton's death until-they out ostentation and indeed, with little as possible amongst the grain grow- reached their offices, eipwssed their publicity. We have lost a valued ers of this country; DESTROY HOUSES regrets at his loss and their sympath- The Air Route counsellor." * 'Therefore, we recommend that our AS REPRISAL ies with his bereaved family. Startling Revelations it Inquest Sir 'i Tribute representatives in conjunction with iCon.muW on face 4i. Briand Sets Forth OTTAWA, Jan. 21.—Sir Robert the representatives of the other pro- Alleged That^Toronto Girl Fol- Into Death of Two Tor- Borden, ex-premier of Canada, gave vincial organizations affiliated with the DUBLIN, Jan. 20.—District In- lowed Philadelphia Busi- onto Women the Canadian Press tho following at Canadian Council ot Agriculture, -pcctor Clark, a cergeant and noon today: should press forward with the work four, constables wera killed and a ness Man Program] Germany of preparing the way to the final oergeant wounded in an ambush Second Operation TORONTO, Jan. 21—That Dr. Percyl /XU.h.?ee?^BJ. r?f'ret l ha™ learn" -establishmen .--..-.-..t of a» co-operative scheme ed that the Right Hon. I f the marketing'o at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at E. Faed had used "dlarsenol" instead 0r " wheat crop Glenwood, near Six Mile Bridge, CHASED HIM ALMOST has passed away. In him the country ot tne Dominion " of ^'neo-diarsenol" in the case ot Miss Meets Obligations loses a public servant of the highest it was announced by the authori- There was practically no discus- AROUND THE WORLD Monica Kenny, who died just ouUlde ability and of most conspicuous pat- ties at Dublin Castle this evening. On Premier Stewart of Dr. J. H. McDonnell's office on sion of the pool at the evening ses- riotism. sion, all subject matter on the big Seven Constables Killed NEW YORK, Jan. 21—(Canadian January 8, was brought out In evi-France Will Not Intervene in "From the time that he entered tha Press)—A special dispatch to the dence glyen at the inquest tonight scheme having been exhausted during DUBLIN, Jan. 21.—Eight men, sev- Alberta Legislature ig Not Like- Internal Affairs of Union government, more than three the afternoon debate. The final ac- *n of whom wero constables, were New York Tribune from Philadelphia before Coroner Qeorge W. Graham, years ago, he has never wavered in ly to Meet Until says that Miss Beatrice Hebert, 29, and that "diarsenol" waa a deadly tion on the measure was received shot and killed in engagements with Russia the high purpose which then inspired with great applause arid seemed to fiinn Feinera near this city yesterday. March of' Toronto, was arraigned in Phlla- drug, . as administered, also was bin). Among his colleagues his rare Sii: of tho officers met death when delphia yesterday charged with breach brought out. Dr. Faed had obtained intellectual power waa universally ac- iCoiitlcued on Funr.i their motor car ran into an ambus- (By a Staff Reporter) of the peace and disorderly conduct, the drug at Grace hospital from Dr. PEACE WITH TURKEY knowledged; in uuestions ot difficulty, cade, while tho body of another waa EDMONTON, Jan. 21.— Pre- after she had chased 'William Zinser, Abraham Brodey of Grace hospital MUST BE EFFECTIVE there was no one in whose judgment found near the barracks ,of his squad mier Stewart is progressing very a Philadelphia business man, with staff, according to the evidence pro- I placed- firmer reliance while I was yesterday morning. The civilian slain favorably today, Hon. Archie Mc- 'horn she was madly in love, halt duced; but there was a conflict of head of the government. was shot "ill cold blood by several men Lean told The Herald at noon to- ray around the world. Part of. the testimony between Dr. Faed and Dr. PARIS, Jan. JO.—Premier Briand -• "As legislator, as jurist and as min- LI F. A. Leaders who entered his home. chase was by the air route. She was Brodey as to which drug had been presented the program of his minis- ister he has had a most distinguished asked for at the hospital by Dr. Faed. Announcement has been made in held In $1500 bail for further hearing, Si., i Z» . V t jTit TV *t_ j . , tr«Ty t"o> tnthe coambechamber oft I'epudeputiet es anand career which was fittingly crowned the future all motor cars carrying EDMONTON, Jan. 21.— Though the [t is expected papers for.her deporta- tar •£ -Si ?• 'k". n« haVSked the senate today. The program con- by the part that he took at the Paris r e a rse n b n r Refuse To Talk constables, and therefore likely to be cabinet has made no definite an- tion to Canada will arrive In Phila- . 1?. .?.1 , . . ° l. . * ?, :. *«*'* tains four outstandinig poipoint: s : peace conference." attacked, will carry members of the nouncement to that effect, it will delphia tomorrow, the dispatch says. was equally insistent that it was The dispatch continues: "Accord- "diarsenol" that Dr. Faed had asked Germany must disarm and pay the Sinn Fein as hostages. This plan has I probab» be March 1st before the pro- reparations duo from her. been In operation near Cork, where] vincial legislature'meets. Acting Pre- ing to Dr. Eagan, a police surgeon, for. Miss Hebert Is perfectly sane—that is Dr. Brodey stated that if "diarsen- France has the force to compel re- On "Open Door' raartlal law is In force and has, it Is mler Mitchell is warning private mem- spect for engagements made with her. •aid, acted as a, preventive of attacks bers that a further postponement if any one deeply In love, he said, can ol" were used .with the "neo-diarsen- be' called sane. She is simply a de- °1" method of preparation it would and would be able to use it if neces- on parties of constabulary. Recourse from February 15th will be necessary sary, but it is in peace she wants Crerar's Speech Made Great Im- to the hostage system hero, where owing to the failure of .Premier Chas. termlned vamp—determined to cap- mean dead. tare and win this man. It has be- Other startling features of the in- to bring Germany to fulfil her obli- pression—Wood Said to martial law has not. been declared, Stewart to' recover so rapidly as ex- gation. caused i»n»ral surprise. pected from his recent operation. It come an obsession with her. ciulry were statements by Dr. Brodey Differ Two thne-itory honses In Cork only this morning became known "Zinser, who is about 25 years old, that Dr. Paert had subsequentl, y, se- Peace with Turkey must be made •re destroyed by British army en- officially that, the premier had to be told the magistrate that when con- cured from him tubes of neo-dlarsenol effective, account being taken ot new "<*>_" yesterday as_ an act of official placed on the operating table Wed- ducting a party of tourists on a' trip which Brodey believed were to apoea- circumstancns . (By a Staff Reporter). as representing the original tubes of France will not intervene in the •prtoal fo* r an attac_„__,k. mad.e on crown nesday and a second operation per- to the Orient on a transpacific liner inte EDMONTON, Jan. 20.—Leader I'orcM In their neighborhood. The formed. .He progressed favorably last March, the woman annoyed him diarsenol, and that Dr. Faed had ™a! affairs of Russia, but can- Denies Evidence That His Per- Crerar's elucidation of hi? under- so by her actions In pressing atten- come to him and "begged him. almost j not a(!mit that the soviet armies shall buildings ware shattered with dyna- Thursday and his condition this cross sonal Expenses Paid by U. standing of the "open door" policy mite and reports reaching here indi- morning is favorable, but the cabinet tions toward him that he had to move on his knees" to say nothing about - the Russian frontiers to attack the allies of the French. of the National Progressive party cate loveral adjacent structures were will take no action setting a date for his seat at the table, and change Tils tho circumstances and the admission S. Shipping Board made at-the meeting Wednesday aulte severely damaged. the session till a bulletin from the stateroom.. . - by Dr. Paed that he had thrown the Say Briand is^Tfmid night his created a great Imprea- Major General Sir Edward Strict- premier's' surgeon states recovery Is "On his arrival in Japan, he said, diarsanol tubes away when he found PARIS, Jan. . 21.—Aristide Briand, •ion on the delegates, but al! ef- he thought be was rid of the ardent but what they were. The inquest was the new president of the council of NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Charles M. laid; commander of crown troops In definite. None of the cabinet minis- Schwab appeared before the Walsh forts made by the Herald to. sound Ireland, stated yesterday at Cork that ters have been allowed to see Pre- wooer, but wheir'-Hongkang was adjourned until next Tuesday night. the French republic, replied to inter- out the U. F. A. leader* today reached she bobbsfl up again. On the Mrs. Emma Hond also died the same pellations in the chamber of deputies : congressional committee this morn- WartiaJ law was producing good re- mier Stewart recently. ing and dfinifi.-! testimony given yes- resulted in a blank. aultg and that arms are being sur- return trip to Honolulu, he said, Miss day as Miss Kenny under similar cir- hero today. The new cabinet's de- j 1 :umstances. ' claration of policy, which was read i terdav hv Co1- E- H- Abadle, former "Not talking, for publication, * rendered by, or captured from Sinn SOCIALISTS CHANGED Heheit was discovered as a stowaway was the general answer. Presh Peinars. He admitted, however, that on his shin. Tho captain turned her before the chamber and the senate comptroller of tho United States yesterday seemed to have been n dis- Shipping Board to the effect that Mr. dent Wood, whose opinion on the only a handful of Irish Republican NAME OF SQUARE over to the authorities In Honolulu question is known to differ from leaders had given themselves up to and It was understood she was to be COMMUNISTS PROTEST appointment to many and real interest Schwab's personal oxpensea for Oc- RIOT FOLLOWED tober, 1918, amounting to $260,0'JO that of Hon. Mr. Calder, main* the British government, and added sent back to her home in Canada. CHOICE FOR MAYOR centre^ around today's debate, tains silence. that hts men were most seriously "Nothing more was heard by Zin- which preceded the taking- of a vote wera charged to the shipping board. handicapped by the activities of wo- CASTEIAAMARE, Italy, Jan. 21.— ser of the woman until last Septem- of confidence. There seemed but lit- Mr. Schwab declared the state- Several persone were tilled and oth- BERLIN, Jan. 21. _ Communist ments were "abaotutely, unqualifiedly! men who were carrying arms to furl. ber, when she arrived here and re- tle doubt that the ministry would be ! tire Sinn Peiners. ers wounded in a fight which ensued sumed her wooing with the result members of Berlin city council staged endorsed, aa Briand was virtually as- and maliciously false" and that lie Big Roundup here today during a public meeting. that she was arrested and deported a noisy demonstration when It was sured of a good working majority. personally paid all his own expenses! Liberals Discuss The meeting wa» in protest against to Canada. Tannounce . d ,las t night that D''r• Guntav^Uo'-dYpe Deputy Pierre Forgeot made an in- during his term of office as director-! i CORK, Jan. 21.—During yesterday's the Socialist municipality changing roundup hero while* two biiildlng» "Questioned as to how sho had re- general of the Emergency Fleet cor- the name of a city square from Mu- entered the United States from Can- wheu lie- insisted tho ministry's de- poration. •were Wing destroyed, the "nolica nlclplo to Spartaco. Shots wore flrod majority Socialists of Betraying Soc- mtit 33 arrests. The men arrested ada, after being deportea. Miss He- 1 claration was not sufficiently ex- j Party Policy from the roof of the city hall, a ialism.tf>li«TTl " Included the Cork brewer A F bert answered, 'easy enough; 1 came plicit, and demanded that more infor- policeman being • rounded. A general ty airplaneplane. It cost me $WO, hut'it „- Dr.' Ddess_rece!ve{,e d 314 votes against UNEMPLOYED INVADED 8hannaii.Crawford, In whose office, it fight followed. mation be given. This vi<;w is shar- was wel•ell woTfwormh tenn times that pricj> e ?".. . -r ", independent !?oc- . ed by most newspapers* of this city, OTTAWA, Jan. 2J.—(Can. Pres«>— was ajtoftd, ammunition was found. l iSiist, Dr 48 years old MONTREAL RESTAURANT .o 1)9 near ray loved one.' nd i -yj,e F^aro, one of the critics o£ the I Questions of national party orgaclia- PREMIER'S HURRIED has occupied tliu position of cit£ ~ i ti°n ana the -work ot the organization DOCTOR DANGLING FROM "Whon the magistrate announced new'rablneV fiaya the declaration con- MONTREAL, MONTREAL TRIP his decision the defendant said: chamberlain. He has a record for of- tained "only elementary truths" and .Ian. 21.—(Canadian; bureau in Ottawa during the past ROPE GAVE FIRST AID OTTAWA, Jan. 21.—(Canadian Gciency as a ] 1 0 s Yestcr(Ia " 'You are tint jioing to send mo to municipal official. that "i stramra fmlcl'tv ,nrilv7«l ' ' » '- >' "Jtcrnoon a .hun-j yoar("were under"«Tlew"at"thto m'ora- NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Dang- Press)—Right Hon. Arthur Mel- tnat a strange t.nmi.ty paralyzed ,irei] Or ^(lore unemployed who wcro' iug'B meeting of the National Liberal a cell, 1 would like to get hall and the premier s pen when he camo t,, . ling from a thirty foot rope held ghen, who went to Montreal last ip back to Canada on rny own money. C. P. R. REDUCES STAFF roturnInB Erom a |)arade to tha flty I)rgan!la(| conlmltteo whlch raet to by several laborers, Dr. Donnelly evening, waa back at his office In But I will get my sweetheart yet.'" of the Fardham Hospital, early to- ST. JOHN, Jan. 21.—The cnmmcnce- the. east block ^his" morning at 9 ment of a gradual reduction in the day .administered first aid to three o'clock. No information regard- BANDITS AT WOODSTOCK men 'pinned under an auto truck working staff of the Canadian Pacific ing the purpose behind his hur- WOODSTOCK, Ont, Jan. 21.—Ban- railway over all the New Brunswick which had plungsd over a rock ried trip, was available at his dits who went into the restaurant of; district was announced by J. M. Wood- embankment along the New York office this morning though one Ben Johnston shortly after midnight i mnn, general superintendent of this Central Railroad on the outskirts report has it that the journey had shot the proprietor through the head '.Ii':tnict this morning. Providing that «f the city. The men were res- to do with the matter of and then made a quick get-away with-j Iws.neta conditions romalned as at med later, taken to a hospital representation In the federal cabi- out securing a cent for their trouble, j present, the reduction would bo less up In parliament durtnc tfc* •nd probably will recover. net, . . 1 own [coming MM.OH will also i>» i Johnston wii ;> 50 per cent, at the outaide. JI, Briand will —_, i it r