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Ellis Springs Trap at 12.01.55 a.m. as Dean Recites Lords-Pray-

er--Fully Penitent. --‘Several Hund- red Gather in Front of Jail mRiEDERiElCTB-f April 23. -

Harry D. William, convicted o: the murder of ‘his ‘two ‘half-neioeo

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at iilostervllle in Nevemberfiast. was hanged‘ at 12.01.55 o'clock "his morning lu- a barn near the Jail yard in Fredericton. His nerve never broke and- he wen‘t to the gallows with the same ezolld demiea-nour . that he showed throughout his ‘trial, saying as m; hands ‘wleu-e strapped behind hint. "l ‘ploe ‘my trust in Him. He has carried me through so fa-r. l can do nothing for myself."

He shook hands with ‘his gua/rds and Very Rev. Dean Neaies, wiho was ‘his spiritual adv-‘eer and, as he passed through the corridor on his way from the driath csi-l to the scaffold, szullcd and bade good- bye llo newspaper m-en and others present. His ‘display of nerve was wonderliul and he never lllnched.

Dean Begins Pulm

Charles Ste-tiling and Alex

Murray, tihe guards walked beeidei

theh prisoner while Dean Neales commenced uhe recitation of Psalm will. “The Lord‘ is my shep- herd—-—"

Tlley passed through the corri- dor and through the jallyard, about ten feet, to a barn. They wieut ‘inside and climbed one story to ‘the loft wlhere the, execution was iheiid.

As Dean Nea-lea completed ‘the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at 12.02 o'clock the trap was sprung and l2. an? est. later Williams was monounoe dead by Dr. Allan Sterling. ‘Dr. H. M. Dougon. cro- oner. of Harvey Station and Dr. L. A. Violette. M. L. A. of St. Leon- ard's also viewed the bodiy with the coroner's Jury. The bod-y was taken by. ‘D. McAdam, u er- takcr and ‘i tel-men‘: ‘was in the Rural Cemetery before dawn.

The only witnesses ‘to ‘the execu- tion, wilih the exception of the Hangman, Dean Nealcs and ‘the guards, were ‘the Jury. consisting of Warden John T. Christie, of Bright; Pe‘ter MciParlane -of Nash- waaksls: ‘Conn. J. l1‘, Dohcrty of Sprln-ghlll; Add. W. L. Jennings; 1110mm Davidson. Edward Hail and James Hawthorne.

Hangman Ellis was dressed in a Prince Albert coat, gray strip- ed trousers. black tie and wling collar.

Looks At Witnesses

When ‘he was planed on ‘the ‘trap and as Ellis ‘pu led the black hat over hai bend. WlEllrBim-fl‘ turned around to look at ‘the jurors and others who . gahered.

Very Rev. n Neales express- ed tille opinion that Williams went to his death ‘fully penitaat. He amid that Williams told ‘him some days ago ‘that no man in the city of Fredericton had more to be thankful for-than he had. Au soon as ‘the bbdy had been cut down it was ‘vie ed by the cclon er‘: lu y. who oon afterwards return the formal verdict, ar..‘l a short time later the body was talcen to a local cemetery and-bur- ied. Wlh-E-la the execution was bc- lIiB‘ can-led out, a crowd 0f sever- a-l ‘hundred people coneresfliod iii ffront of the j l.

New ‘hinges ‘had been placed Mi the trap of the gallows. ‘

Williams had‘ been ea. ng hurt!’ mes-la yesterday. but was some- what mlore restless than usual when ‘he retired Tuesday night-nit- er the " salvation A-rlny had con- ducted their int service i=1 he cell. As they left. some of the women kiesedhtm and ca-id s00‘!- bye; he aalrsd ‘them not to say gUQQ-hyg-fijgfi good-night. Dur ing ‘the night he had. a sound sleep.

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, Covers Prince- Edward ‘Island Like the Dew

_, , senator Asks Cut . O in Commons’ Size OTTAWA, April Lit-Reduc- tion in the membership of the Hollie of commons in sought "" l Petition to Hla Majesty, of which notice was given in the Senate yesterday by sen. v 010i‘ Lynch Otaunton,

‘He suggests that the reprs-g scntatlon from Quebec, winch i! l fixed factor on which Do- minion "presentation from the rut of the country la based, be reduced from 66 to 50, so that the unlit, or rcprelcnta-' tlon could be reduced all cver' (he country,

No Action Against » Boy Who" Killed His Brutal Father

EIIMQNTQN, April 2a. 101119)’ GeneraPs Department will tflfe no further action in the case of Harold ‘Braun. the 13 year old boy now being held at Dldsbury for the kll_llng of his father, until after the Coroner's inquest, which has been set for Friday. officials o! the Department are of the opin- ion that if the facts brought out at the inquest are as now stated, it will be found to have been a case ofjustiflable homicide, but that a formal charge may then be laid aflalnst the boy in order to give him full discharge

First Ship Up Gets Big Welcome

-—Tlle At-

, (Canadian Press) ,

, MONTREAL, April 23. ——-Navl- Bation between Montreal and Trans-Atlantfc ports opened‘ offic- ial-ly yesterday when the White Star cattle boat "Welshman" eut- ‘er-‘rd the harbor. With sirens from lugs ‘and launches i-n the har- ‘09? blvwing a welcome and‘ escort- ed by two ‘Lugs. the sttamer was ushered into her berth and was of- ficially welcome-d by representa- Lives of the harbor commissioners and officials of the Willi-to Star Line, who -,W8ll‘f. on boa/rd and greeted ner commander Captain W. Roll-arson. H's now becomes eligible for ‘the gold headed cane awarded‘ the Master of the first

Radio‘ is Heard At 9000 Miles

CHICAGO. April 23.—The Chi- cago Dally News announced today that its radio station, WMAQ, had been beard 9,000 miles away, ln Australia, last Thursday morning, and that the radio waves had span tied the distance in one-twentieth of a second. A cublegram stated that hundreds of persons in Aus- tralia had good reception. -—-40%-——i——

“SalbAiflllescrt Destroyed by Fire

(Canadian Frau)‘

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Apr-ll ZIi-Tlia nationally known "salt air" ‘lrsort on the shore ‘of Grealt alt Lake, twFilty miles west of here was gutted by f-iro and the ‘d-"nagc is estimated at upward of $600,000. The flank-x‘ were fan- nid by u 25 mile wind and tspuuad rn'i."l“‘.y.

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The “Originals” Hold Dinner

crossed thr: Atlanltic direct.‘ <0->-————-

(Canadian Press) _ wilNNl-P G. April 23. — An “0r:gIl:‘:ll" dmnel. presided over

by B-rigntltr General R. W. Pater- scu was nllonded lust mght by sur- vlvcrs ‘in 12.‘; vicinity of the LIB! (ugly thousand Canadian mcii t0 respond to the colors during the

G.“ rjwar. A‘: the close of tit? dllncr and‘ attire irutrssilvii o! CUer-‘el R. M. Dennlstoun. the

.ncl Ascaciafon" was form- ed. lt w‘lll happen toail ranks. but confined to me w‘ "W01" ovcr“ w.th the First Confuse!"- _--'p——fiQ-O}—'

Collins.’ Body is Free From Tomb

, (Canadian PM“)

‘CAVE CITY. ,. Avril 33- — Floyd ocillmody :i:_ltl'm“:i‘¥;:: £191.? ‘is New two months m‘. wlhile the nclbn vainly pray- gdland feverishly Iflitfid‘ for ‘the

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men engaged in a second qigqpt so salience the body from ‘the factn-ess of the one. succeeded in

atone lock ilh the ‘path otbhs new m- hi» seventy toot level ‘ the ‘body. Instead rec

lie he ‘Vlllliiilt.

vessel to reach port, after having‘

OHARIDTPETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 24,1925

SOON T0 LEAVE

i

SIR ADAM BECK

Who has been a patient at the Johns Hopkins Hospital since February, where he has under- gone blood transfusions for a condition ratacmbling anemia, will shortly leave that institu- tion, according to reports. It In rumored that he will tackle the problem of harnessing the rapids of the St. Lawrence Riv- er.

emilius Jarvis

(Canadian Press) TORJONTO, April 23. satisfied ‘Che emi-

bonids scandals, Aenllif-uis prominent Toronto

irelcascd‘ from ‘the Municipal jal

nwnths imprisonment imposed upon luim by ‘Chlcf Jllsficc Mere- dith ‘last October. Revolutlonlst

Was Shot‘ Down

(Canadian Press) SOFIA, April 23.—-Rev‘olut‘ionist Tehountoulloff. one of the‘ principal terrorist-s under Nlnkofl, the alleg- ed Contmunlst. leader in the recent cathedral bomb outrage, who was shot and k-iled by potce Monday met death today in ‘much th-sisamo manner as his chief. Discovered by police, he refused to surrender they declare, and was shot down.

Iiresbyterians ‘Issue New Paper

TORONTO, Aiprll 23- The first number of ‘the Bulletin, the tem- porary official organ- of the Con- tinuing Presbyterian Church in Canada. was issued on Saturday. It ls in four page form. The Edit- or is R»e‘v. J. D. Cururlnghaln, D.D.. of Welilanli‘, with Miss M. C. G. Praised‘, of Toronto, as assistant

the Presbyterian Church, the Burning Bush, with the triumph- an‘t"‘m<otto “Nrc Tamen Consuma- batur".

doubt an; over," says the editor in ‘his Foreword. "The people have spoken and they have spoken with no uncertain voles. T-hey have said: "The Presbyterian Church ‘shall continue. Let the church that our fathom gave us ‘be maln- tained torus and our children and our children's children."

"The voice of them- who have spoken ls not ‘the vdcc of a remn- anit. people.

Presbyterian Church. The unas- saiiable fact is that tlhe Presbyter- ifan spirit mi c: the Presbyterian Church. ‘, raver men are de- termined ‘to maintain Presbyterian traditions. to honor ‘the great doc- tnnal standards of "the Presbyter- ian faith, ‘to ‘preserve the ‘princi- ples of Presbyterian polity‘ and practice. there and there only abides the Presbyterian Church."

...."8o shall e broken walls of our beloved c urch rise and gland fast. and ‘the ilatuer glory shall not be less than ‘llheiormer glory thereof." ._.-.--1‘Q)——-—-

gfluspects Killed

ril 28.—~ThfGO

Bl hundred persons were kTlled without trial and on the mares: presumption after the born ex- plosion in the cathedral in Bo a.

Thole who arrived were Jolhuli C. Wedgewood, W. Mwfliiilifii‘. hi"! P. D. Malone. Thermal-e in Bofll at the time 1f the bomb outrun

in: 1am».

and during subsequent events.

HOSPITAL

. Released From Jail

ilPIliIBNS lill, i ‘ . Slliiiiiifi 0F Large Number pr‘ Ho Maintain that S0 ‘Been Saved By L er Passengers Di Disasterg- Affai vestigated.

(Canadian Oren)

‘NEW YORK, April 23. ~12“- senglirs who arrived on the liner Homeric after seeing tlhe Japan-

- _ use freghter ‘Raifuku Maru sink

w.i.‘h its 38 officers and‘ 110811 ex- pressed w-ldel-y divergent views as to whether every possible effort had been made by the Homsrids officers ‘to savethe Japanese sea- inc-n.

The Homeric (locked last night after its race wit-h d-eath failled on Tuesday. The dlvisiion among pas-zingers was about equal. Some saying that everything humanly possible had been done and that it would have been suicide to launch the Homerlcis ‘llfeboats, others stating that rthey believed some lives might. have been saved had the boats been. launched o-r rafts set udrlft towards the sinking vests-cl. Captain John Robert-a

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Commercial adver- tising is part of a won- derful system of pop- ular education.

lllVlliEll RE RAIHIKII NliRll

,,,___.___ meric ‘ Passeng e r s me Lives Might Have clinching Rafts; 0th- fleln-Terrible Marine r is Being Fully In-

messages broadcasted by wireless frfom the White ‘Star Liner Hom- eric at the scene of the Ralfuku Maru tragedy Tuesday morning re- lsuibed in an erroneous report be- llng circulated to effect that the Cunard Unlz-r Tuscanla was also standing helplessly by ‘the Japan- ese freighter when it sank with 38 mien. So far as naval wre-less officers are aware the White Star Liner Homierlc was the o-niy steam- er to reach the scene in time to ‘see the Ra-ifuku Maru sink.

‘lnvestlgatllng Affairs

NEW YORK. April‘ 23-—The Jap- anese Consulate General ‘in New ,York ‘is obtaining all information qmsslble ‘in regard ‘to the loss of 38 lives ‘ln the slnkin-g of the Jap- ianose freight-er Raifiuku Maru off Halifax on Tuesday, H. Salto,

ON THE EVE OF DOM. ELECTION

"We are on the eve of ersl election" according to Hon. L. A. Tacchereau, Premier of Quebec, who ls credited with

King and Queen- Will Visit the

hours Friday and have

their trip across special train from the Me ranean, where nary for the ccntly because of Thc King and Queen will place a wreath upon the cf the Unknown Soldier d their brief visit here.

~19 for a southern trip

scribed by his physicians an attack of bronchitis,

Merchant Mari Annual Re

(‘Canadian Press)

a Fed-

liili Government Merchant

England will stop here a few

with President Doumergue on France by

-it was neces- Klng to go re- lil-hcalth.

The King‘ left London March

Canadian Govt.

orrxwva. April 23.41..‘

Annual lnbacrlptiolu Delivered B; Iall. Canada and U

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HEHHIUT -PH|E5-

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French President _ ,1 PARIS, April zzt- King n I: E H M M H l i. , George and Queen Mary of

lunch

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NTEH FIBHT

Elected oil-Second Bal- lot, But the Presi-

dlter-

‘ f-r

also l » jjm‘; dent’s Chair is Up- iset in the Fight and p... He‘ Suspends the - f m" Session rams. April 23.—-Edouard Her- i‘

riot, former Premier, was elected

ne to the coveted presidency of the

chamber of deputies in one 0f ‘the stormlest sessions ever staged there. He suffered a studied af- front from ‘the opposition, however, as M. Herriol was the only can-- didate who failed of election on the first ‘ballot, ‘his supporters lack- ing thirteen of constituting a m9.-

port

Cnnad Marine

making the above statement in an address In Montreal. -

Refuses To Open Negotiations Re

Trade Treaty

had an operating loss last year of $1,440,880, which ls $432,413 less thann the loss in 1923 according to the annual report 0f Sir iIenl-y Thornton tabled in the House of Commons this afternoon. if, to this operating loss is added the ln~ terest. accrued amounting to $4.- 466,144 and a depreciation amount- ing to $2,929,584 the loss for the year comes to $8,836,609.

jority of the ‘Chamber membership necessary for a quorum.

On the second ‘ballot he was real- ly unanimously elected, 287 ‘to 1.as this negative voee, it was learned later, was cast ‘by M. Herrlot. him- self. Fist fighting is no novelty in the ‘French lowenHouse but today the presiding officer express- ed the greatest indignation that the Deputies should carry their rioting into the rostrum itselLeven upsetting the chair of the Presl-

—Havlng of justice for h‘ls as w part, together with Peter Smith, 1Y-

forlnor Provincial Trrasurcr in coll- nectic-n with 0utar'o Government .-:‘ecn as terr Jarvis except. dullng the World War. > financier and yachtsman was early this m-.rr-liing

farm at Lsnlgr-tan, near this city ‘on expiry of ‘his sent-Elise’ of s-lx

was Elwin a testimonial signed Japanese‘ Consul General said‘ to- (SPQWII “:70! Guiijdla") by 123 ‘out of 238 first. class ‘pes- ‘day. Ml". Salto asserted that ol- MEl-iBmfiRNlfl- Alislrillill- APT". ct-ligerli‘. All person's interviewed ficials of the Kokusia Klscn Zil-Premier Stanley M. Bruce has

spoke o‘f the tragedy at which. ‘men Keisha. owners of the Ralfuku ell as women wept unashlamed Maru with the aid of the White Captain Robertsseild ‘in ‘his lStar Diner owiners of the Homeric at stairs had never which arrived too late to rescue lble marine disaster, lthe crew are‘ investigating ‘the af- ifairs fully and are in consultation ITALIFAX, April 23. —A-n error with the Consulate General.

BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT EVER

replied to a cable from Premier MacKenzle King of Canada on the matter of re-opcnlng the Canadian Australia Trude Treaty negotia- tions. The Conlnlomveallll Promim- declining t) do so_ Premier Bruce in his reply said he regrets his iua biiity to agree to Premier l(llg’s suggestion that the discussion nu the proposed Trade Treaty should be reopened. The Australian Pre- mier says he ls iluw awaiting tlic decision of the Canadian Parlia- ment on the Treaty.

forty years

(Canadian Press) IM-ONTREAL, April 23.—-

i

people in the mining dlstr Nova Scotia is to be issued lately by Bishop Farthing Church people of

Bishop Farthing Will Issue Appeal O11 Behalf of Miners »

peal for relief for the distressed

the Doccse of

dent, who immediately donned his silk hat as a signal that the ses- sion was suspended.

Socialists Begin the Fight

This conflict ensued (luring the tic-hating when Deputy Bulnnaut charged that ten deputies had vot- ed twice. Two Socialist deputies at- tacked hiln, and the fight became general. The Cabinet ‘trlumvirate, Pulnleve, Cuillaux, and Brland, face the senate- tomorrow and will ask for a ‘vote of confidence on

An l p-

icts of lmmed. to the

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The new paiper hen-rs ‘the crest of '

iillln IN llgllill clllnl

Was Arranged i»... L

A meeting of the Old Home Week and Fireman's Tournament Commit- tee was ‘held ‘lasit night in U18 Eire Hall. The Chairman», M-r. S. A. ‘Mc- Leod presided. The program ‘for Old Home Week was considered dn detail and arrangements were H1009 for ten days ‘horse racing, one dull for Fireman's sports. one afternoon for Aquatic sports. ‘It iis expected that a day wilil ‘be devoted .to Nav- al and Military ‘sports as uhe Mil- itary Units will ‘prolbalbly be iln camp a4; ‘that time. As already known, H. M. ‘S. Calcutta will be in port. and possibly other ‘ships of the squad- mp, do ‘aldidition to the above there w-l-il be ‘decorated parades, an illu-

Home and Firem en’s Week Committee __ At Special ‘Meeting.

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‘ast Night By Old

mlnated Vboat parade, street ‘danc- ing. A‘lso arrangements ‘have been made for a-glant midway from N. Y t‘o operalte daily and nightly during the wlhoie week on ‘Market Square.

The ‘Committee ihas already sent out 1000 large ‘posters throughout t-he llla-rlti-me Provinces and the New‘ England States. A complete programme is being ‘prepared for. distribution and everything ‘poln-ts‘ to t-he ‘biggest week's entertainment ever given in Eastern Canada. The, Secretary, Mr. XV. R. Tinney, l-s re-, ceivllug many enquiries from aibroad. '

‘Special reduced fares on all rail- ways and steamship lines have been‘ obtained.

Ci‘

Ford Sued For Million Dollars-

"Surcly ‘tll"c first noto of any DETROIT, Alprll 23.——Henry Ford (Canadian Press) musugc must be tlrat of thauk- and -t‘he Dea-rborn Publishing Com‘ TORONTO, April 23. —F. A fllllltiflfl lo God ‘hat the liays of parry, of wihlch ‘he ‘is owner/were MncDou-gall. Superint‘en‘ll‘ent~ of

nalmevd defendants in a 81.000000 libel sullt flied ‘today in United States District Court lby Aaron Saplro, originator of a. plan of co- operative marketing for ‘farmers. Saplro alleges thalt articles‘ de- (umaitory to his character have sip peared in- ‘the Deanboru Independ- ent. '

Canadian Press Oflic- ial Passes Away

i I

Traffic of the Canadian Press wiho was stricken on Good Friday, and has since put up I1 gallant fight for life, passed away at iliié Western Hospital early this afternoon

Irish Government

Montreal ,this was decreed at n sea sion of the Synod of the Diocese

the ministerial declaration pros- cnted yesterday. M. Calllaux will

cpened ignore hits presence.

Will Not Comment

nlent of

Caillaux Ignored IuFrench Chamber

(Canadian Press) PARIS, April 23——0n

anniversary of the day, the Senate sitting as a High Court deprived him of his civic right-s. and ban- ished- him from ‘Paris for war ‘time commerce with ‘the ‘Enemy, Joseph ‘Cafllaux ‘mud-e his rc-entry into the .,Se-na-be Chamber today as‘ itliniut- l-ils elrt-ry appear- ed to be unpercelved by the‘ few Senateorls present when the session continued to