Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast warmer. Temperatures to 7 maximum 72. Minimum. 4t. Vol. 42. Sun rises. . Sets 8-28 a Moon res. . Set., _. 32 . Winnipeg tuesday july 20, 1915. Sixteen pages no. 13. Loot on Capitol will be greater than estimated a Wilson Liberal counsel in opening argument says Hudson figures will be exceeded. Says Kelly knew about intended changes in design before contract awarded intimates Over payment of Ogo on caissons Simpson s raise grave though the charges were that a. B. Hudson against the Roblin government in the legis lature on March 30 last they fell i far Short of stating the full amount1 plundered from the Public Treasury. This intimation of c. P. Wilson when he began his argument yesterday on the evidence submitted to the Mathers commis Sion in connection with the Kelly contracts. In his speech in the House or. Hudson charged that the con tractor had been overpaid approximately that this figure was thousands and thousands of dollars below the True Mark or. Wil son has set out to establish. His address to the commission will be continued today. As a starter the Liberal lawyer asked the commission to find that Kelly knew about the intended changes in design before he got the contract. He further suggested that the evidence shows Kelly was permitted to see his rival s tender before putting his own in finally. Next or. Wilson intimated that the report of John the expert employed by the commission act inquire into the construction of the building will say that there was an overpayment of on the caissons alone. Or. Woodman was in conference with the commission yesterday morning. According to counsel he then stated 1 that the caissons for which Kelly received less on account of the piles superseded Are Worth Only and 2 that if proper material had been used a much smaller amount would have been required to carry the building it is expected also that or. Woodman s report will endorse that of Paul Schioler in the respect that it will say caissons could have been sunk cheaper than the piles originally specified. Assuming that the amount mentioned by Kelly in his tender As covering the Cost of the piles would really cover the Cost or Wilson re minded the commission that f. W. Simon and v. W. Norwood reported to the government that the Cost of caissons should not be More than 25 per cent Over the Cost of piles. On that basis the caissons ought to have Cost Only. In other words instead of paying Kelly an extra of for the foundations the government should have paid Only however it. Was not contended that the represented the pro Bable Cost of the pile foundation. That sum said counsel was simply put in so that when the change was made Kelly would have to make Only a Small deduction from his main contract. The evidence showed that persons in authority were prepared to agree that Only should be deducted. Or. Wil son s conclusion with regard to the caissons was that there had been an overpayment in connection with them of plus the difference Between what the work ought to have Cost and the which Kelly included in his tender for piling. Another overpayment. Coming to the steel world counsel declared the evidence of prof. Bry done Jack clearly proved that or. Jlon Tague paid for the North Wing instead of an overpayment of More than both or. Montague and sir Rodmond Roblin he said knew very Well what that steel ought to have , that v continued on Page three loss at lumber Mills. North Bay ont., july which Foke out at 11.40 o clock this morning the George Gordon lumber co. Limited Mills at Cache Bay caused a of of about the fire burned fiercely for four hours and for a time appeared that enormous damage would be done. Luckily the wind veered Nav from the East to the North and the lumber Yards were saved. Insurance covers loss to the extent of free press to Fly Belgium s Flag tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the National Holiday of Belgium. In Honor of the do and in Honor of the belgian nation and of King Albert the Gallant head of a Brave people and in com Silimeni to the people of belgian extraction who Are among us in this country the belgian Flag will be from the free press building tomorrow. In commemoration de 21 Juillet Dale it la fete Nazionale beige in i Conneur do Roi Albert .1 Eldes cil Oyens d Origine beige qui Vivell Parmi Nous be Drapeau float Era Demain sur be free press. Violent cannonade in so Chez District Paris july following official statement was issued by the French War office tonight Arlois there was a violent cannonade near but no in Fantry attacks. Sixty shells were thrown into Arras. In the Argonne fighting with bombs and retards took place. On the Heights of the Meuse the germans this afternoon delivered two Strong attacks against our positions on the Ridge South of Ronvaux which were completely repulsed. The enemy then bombarded our trenches and delivered a series of minor attacks which we repelled. The German losses were considerable. Quiet prevailed on the rest of the front. One of our aeroplanes pursued and brought Down by machine gun fire an enemy aeroplane which fell in flames within the German lines near Soissons. Our artillery completed us splendid weather Fob Brandon fair Many cattle and horse exhibits arrived comparing1 crop notes. hand in Coal strike Cabinet Cardiff to Confer with labor leaders Brandon july the first Day of Brandon Bif. Summer fair was favored 1 with Light Royal weather the blazing Lieut in the afternoon be ins commented upon by Many Visi ors Winnipeg As affording a red contrast to the climatic conditions which prevailed in that City. The City is becoming thronged with visitors and a staff at the City Hall office is looking after their accommodation. The opening Day was an unqualified Success. Ari intimation from Winnipeg 6t the death of w. J. Lindsay a former president of the Brandon fair Board was received with keen regret by the officials and his Many friends Here. Hundreds of visiting Farmers Are comparing crop and the Gen eral tone is very Bright. A statement by j. S. Gibson that in a Rido Over Many Miles of Terri i t Ory South at Brandon he had not seen anything Tike crops during his experience ,83. J years appears to have ample Fin nation. Thus the Rosy Outlook in this District ensures a. Very Large j attendance of visitors during the coming week. Stock judging will Start tomorrow. Headquarters of arts department. The Crystal Palace is the head quarters of the arts department. Perhaps the most interesting of Many interesting features is th4 models exhibited on behalf of. Prisoners of War interned at Brandon. Marvellous skill and ingenuity is Dis played in the models of vessels sea Craft and zeppelins executed with a Penknife with no other materials than a piece of Wood and string. The models include full rigged vessels encompassed in Small elec strict Light globes with Clever Crayon. Scenic landscapes in the background. The school exhibits in the same building Are Many and of innumerable varieties. From the tiny plasticine models to the finished Cabinet or wardrobe Are among the exhibited accomplishments of school pupils from schools throughout the pro Vince. The school museums shown indicate increased interest in this de part ent. Horse exhibits up to Standard. Cattle and horses and innumerable exhibits in other classes continued to be brought in throughout the Day. The apprehension previously expressed that the number of horses would fall far Short of a regions years has been completely falsified and there is an exceedingly Good Dis play of horse flesh both in numbers and Quality. The poultry department has attracted quite As much attention on the port of poultry raisers As in former years. There is a larger num Ber of exhibitors than Ever but the professional prize baggers from across the Border who habitually visit every fair in Canada Are conspicuous by their absence. This fact gives encouragement to those inter ested in the local product and they have taken advantage by exhibiting in unprecedented numbers. The full programme of platform attractions were put on this after noon and evening and created a very. Favourable impression with the Large Road present. The attractions this War takes first place conflict Between labor and Capi Tal will Nof be allowed to imperil country. Cardiff july Centre of negotiations. In connection with the great strike of the miners shifted suddenly to Cardiff tonight wit h the arrival Here of the minister of munitions David Lloyd George the Kiwi client of the Board of Trade Wal Ter Runciman and. The president of 10 Board of education Arthur Hen Derson for a conference with the miners leaders. Or. Henderson is Leader of the labor party in the House of commons. The members of the Cabinet were met at the train by James Al Stone president of the South Wales miners and. Other officers of that organization. They held a prelim Inary talk with the representatives of the miners and arrangements were made for the delivery of an. Address by or. Lloyd George tomorrow be fore the whole body of representatives of the miners in the South Wales Field. It is thought that some agreement May be reached than Al though the men Are Stilt obdurate in the matter of accepting the terms previously offered them or in con ceding that they Are subject to the government s compulsory arbitration act. Despite a heavy downpour a great crowd gathered at the Sta Tion to Greet or. Lloja d George who is very popular throughout Wales. Or. I Toyd George told the executive of flyers of the federation that it was impossible to wage a. Successful War abroad with a strike at Home and that no government responsible for a Collos Fital War Coull possibly Al Low the continuance of a conflict be tween labor and capital to imperil the chances of Victory. In to a conference with the meeting Hus been arranged Between the minister of munitions and the Coal owners. Clever bound to make a big hit with the e Marco twins the Long and the Short of it Are really a pair of the most grotesque comedians Ever seen and from their appearance the crowd is kept in convulsive laughter. The Bonomo arabs consisting of ten people perform a tumbling and acrobatic act Well Worth the Price of admission. Two acts which de serve special mention is the one de scribed As motor madness and the tasmanian. The former consists of two Cycle motors on a circular track suspended High in the air. Track revolves at a High rate of Speed while at the same time the acrobats Are performing on bars at touched to this flying wheel. The tas anians consists of five ladies in a trapeze performance. They Are sus Pended in the air from a flying wheel from which they hang by their Teeth. The. Brandon City band was in attendance Here All Day and delighted the crowds with their music. Remount horses at Tho fair. Brandon Man., july visitors were inter steel in the fifteen Hun dred or so horses Here belonging to the remount department. Three Hun dred of the recounts were sent by Road to the Sewell Camp a Milar number will go tomorrow. There will still remain about on the ground which adds to the attraction for visiting agriculturists. Want miners isolated. In Wales contras tech with desire of women to help. Free Prius spec1a.k Cable by of a. Mckenz be in accor Dirico tilth the copy right act of Canada London. July was startled by the contrast Between women marching through drenching Rains demanding the right to work for War and wilfully Idle Welsh miners. The Outlook continues exceedingly dark despite the announcement in some quarters of fresh Hope of settlement. The marked discourtesy of the miners leaders in leaving London on saturday without negotiations with .mr., Runciman Asar ranged has caused disappointment and amazement. It was apparently due to violent disagreements among the delegates these showing every sign of marked depression and Irrl cont nixed on thirteen Premier Norris to the electors of Manitoba to the electors of when the Bowin government resigned on May 12th, 1915, 1 was called upon to farm a government and undertake the administration of Public affairs in Manitoba. My colleagues and i Felt it was our duty to consult the electors with As Little delay As possible. Circumstances it necessary to postpone for a time the reference to the people. New voters lists were being prepared in the. Rural constituencies and it was also Neces sary to make new lists for the cities. A commission had been appointed to enquire into the construction of the new parliament buildings said enquiry had Only Well begun. Later on a Royal commission was appointed to enquire into what Are known As the Fullerton we deemed it desirable that these charges should be investigated before appealing Genera selection of a year ago the Liberal party after years of struggle against the Votolin government received from the people in the form of a substantial majority of the popular vote a mandate to take charge of the affairs of the province. The resignation of the late government resulted the efforts of the Liberal the last session of the legislature. By their persistency and ability before the Public accounts com Mittee they succeeded in getting sufficient evidence of mismanage ment and wrong doing on the part of the government to make their continuance in office impossible. The invaluable Public ser vice of uncovering of Finis wrong doing and dishonesty must be apparent to the people of the province. The first and most pressing duty of the present government is to continue to the end the enquiry already begun into their regularities which have marked the construction of the parliament buildings and to take such Steps As May be necessary to recover for the province the Large amounts of Money illegally taken from tiie Public to invoke the Law for the punishment of the guilty. Nor does the duty of House cleaning Stop Here. Preliminary investigation has shown that the. Charges we have made during the past years As to the extravagance and incompetence of the late administration fell far Short of the facts. We proceed with investigations in a straightforward manner into All depart ments of the Public service to enforce restitution to ascertain who Are the guilty ones and to punish such according to the Law. The most important question for the electors to decide is whether they Lesire that the world of investigation and enforce ment of restitution in respect to the parliament buildings and other Public buildings shall be carried on by my colleagues and in self or by the Gei Idlemen who Are the intimate political friends of those who tire responsible and who did All in their Power to suppress the wrong doing already exposed and to protect the wrong doers As Well As to injure the reputation of those who had the Energy and courage to undertake the exposure. N Liberal government stands put into effect As rapidly As possible the ref Onins legislative and administrative set Forth in the platform adopted by the Liberal party at the convention held prior to the last election. That advanced and con prehensile programme represented the convictions and desires of the Liberal party when it was in opposition. Now that it is in office it reaffirms its Devotion to the reforms therein demanded. Of-19-14-remains for this election except where it has been enlarged by the action of members at the recent session of the legislature when we substituted prohibition for banish the when called to assume the heavy responsibilities of restoring honest and efficient government in this province and dealing in an enlightened and progressive manner with the Many serious prob jeans recurring attention and action i associated with myself col leagues fitted by their qualities and training to give the people of Manitoba what they so ardently desire and have so Long lacked administration of affairs inspired by Devotion to the Public service and1 governed by an intention to Seiv a not the needs of a faction but the interests of the state. I Appeal with Confidence to the electors of Manitoba for such a Meas ire of support As shall enable the government of which t have the Honor to be the Leader to proceed without delay Sci carry into effect the programme herewith briefly indicated. Yours faithfully v t. C. Norris. Leaving is report gradual evacuation of Capi Tal ordered declares Buda pest correspondent germans closing in Hindenburg within forty Miles on North and Mackensen advancing in London july 20. The morning Post s Budapest correspondent re ports that the gradual evacuation of Warsaw has been ordered by the russians. Kaiser s boast. London july 20. The morning Post s Petrograd correspondent says emperor William has sent his sister the Queen of Greece the following Telegram i have paralysed the rus sians for at least six months and am on the Eva of delivering a coup on the Western front that will make All Europe germans occupy Tukum. Petrograd july columns have occupied Tukum 38 Miles West of Riga and Dob Len. 18 Miles West of Mitau according to an official statement issued at the head quarters of the russian general staff tonight. After capturing these Points they advanced southward Afla inst Pozun Liberge and Benen. London july Warsaw be held with the German Field marshals von Hindenburg in. The and Voa Mackensen. In the South whipping Forward the two ends of a great arc around City it is realized in the capitals of the entente Vowers that grand Duke Nicholas commander in chief of the russian armies has the most severe task imposed on him since the outbreak of the european War and the military writers of some of the London seem to think that the task la Well nigh impossible. There was sustained Confidence that Germany s previous violent at tacks along the Bzura raw a would never Pierce line but the present colossal co ordinate movement was much suddenness and Carrieri. So far with out meeting serious russian resist Ance that More and British press is discounting the fall of the Palish capital and while not giving up All Hope of its retention is Point ing Oul the enormous difficulty the russian armies have Laboured under from the Start in the existence such a salient. Having been unable to straighten out their line by an Advance through East Prussia in the North and Galicia in Tho South the russians have per faced the pincers of the Aust to germans. And if these can now be sufficiently tightened War saw must go and with it the entire line. Germans within 40 Miles. According to the latest accounts -1.hea Ulstro German. Forces advancing from pro Anysz were within 40 Miles of Warsaw while to the South von continued on Page seven free press regular crop report entire West needs hot weather and Light winds to mature this wheat Harvest will be general in Manitoba August 15 to 20 Alberta 25 to 30 Saskatchewan 23 to nine Points in Manitoba require rain the other 149 Points heard from declare plenty of rain has fallen to finish crop Canadian West requires six weeks of Good hot dry weather and. Light winds to mature a crop which promises a fair average All Over the three provinces and a bumper in some sections the last crop report issued by the free press was on june 28. The one which should have appeared on july 13 was purposely omitted in the Hope that by a Little later Date More favourable weather conditions would give better results to report. The weather unfortunately has been singularly unfavourable for crop since that report was issued. On the last Day of june the highest temperature for the West was 79 degrees and the lowest 30 on july 2, the highest temperature reported was 61, and the Low temperature ran from 39 to 32 on. The 3rd july 71 was the warmest recorded several Points were Down to 35, and very Many As Low As 40 degrees on july 5, the highest temperature was 71, and during the Twenty four hours the lowest recorded by the meteorological Bureau was 33, but frosts of one or two degrees occurred at several Points both in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on the 6th of july the thermometer touched 78 on the High Side and 37 on the Low on the 7th 80 degrees was reached and the Low Point was 38, with Many Points around 42 and 43 on the 8th. One Point recorded 86 this was Emer son and it also enjoyed the lowest temperature 36 degrees in the Twenty four hours. On. The 9th, is degrees was the maximum and 42 the minimum on the 10th. 84 was the maximum and 41 the minimum on the Lith so maximum 42 mini mum on the 13th, 78 maximum 38 minimum on the 14th, 75 was the maximum and 42 the mini mum on the 15th68 was the Maxi mum and 40 the minimum and on the 17th, go was the maximum and 3g the minimum. From the meteorological stations no Frost was reported on the 17th, but reports from Deloraine and Man. And sask., report slight frosts on that Date. On the the highest temperature was 66 and the lowest recorded 37. Therefore in the Twenty Days that have elapsed since the., last report was issued there has not been in the three Prairie prov inces one genuine summer Day. In querying its correspondents for the present report the free press asked the following questions what percentage of wheat is in full head also other grains is More rain needed is hot dry weather needed at what Date will cutting of wheat be of 176 Points queried 157-re plies were received. Of these 50 were from Manitoba 2s from Alberta and 78 from Saskatchewan. These re ports show the following conditions in the three provinces in Manitoba. 36 Points state wheat fully headed out the balance. 60 to 76 per cent headed. Nine Points in Manitoba need rain very badly. All want hot weather to Complete the crop. Twenty two Points Given favourable weather expect cutting to be general on the 15th of August 13 Points on the 20th 3 Points on the 10th. And the balance Between the 25th and the 30th of August. In Alberta 9 Points report 90 per cent weat headed 2 Points 75 per cent .12.-Points 50 per cent and the balance 25 per cent. Alberta wants no More rain. In fact Many Points report too much. Every Point heard from is clamouring for hot dry weather. One Point in Alberta Hopes to commence harvesting by the 15th of August three it to be general by 20th 10 by the 25th 8 by the 1st of september and the other Points state that under exist ing weather conditions it is impossible to say. In Saskatchewan 33 Points report 80 to 90 per cent of the wheat in head 14, 75 per cent 19. 50 per cent and the balance 25 to 40 per cent. Like Alberta Saskatchewan has had All the rain she can stand and is clamouring for hot dry weather. Twenty eight Points set aug. 30 or sept. -1 As the. Date when wheat Cut Ting will be general 27 Points give aug. 25, and the remainder set dates from 23. All. The dates Given for harvesting Are contingent dry weather from the present time in addition to the information received from local correspondents the commercial editor in the interval has covered the territory along the a cola line to Stoughton Stoughton to Weyburn along Tho Weyburn Leth by Edge lines West to Shau Iravon by motor from that Point to Gull Lake on the main line of the . West to Medicine hat Southwest to Grassy Lake Lethbridge and Mac Leod North again via Claresholm Aud Staveley to Calgary from Cal Gary via the . To Alsask Kindersley and Rosetown from Rose town the Outlook Branch of the . To Moose jaw and via the main line to Winnipeg. Long drives through crop were made at a number of Points and the observations of this trip certainly indicate that the need of hot dry weather with Good winds is very urgent. The dates Llred for wheat cutting to be general by the local correspondents Are on the whole optimistic. It will certainly need the Best weather to insure harvesting on these dates. To sum up Manitoba has a fail average crop in sight provided she gets a month of suitable weather. Saskatchewan requires six weeks at least and even with the most favor Able weather from now on will not get More than an average crop Over her whole territory. There Are sections which have magnificent crops but there Are Many sections where the is not Only late but extremely uneven and badly choked w the weeds. Alberta Southern and Central Alberta has a tremendous stand of Grain with Long Well formed Heads. It is exceedingly Lush and 7 .daily is the closing hour for acceptance of display and classified advertising for next Day s paper. _ advertisers Are requested to hand in their Large or Small As Early As possible. All cuts and Mats should a 1 company copy. Office open every evening excepting saturday. Phone main 6340 will quite six weeks of the Best weather to insure its being har vested without loss. In View of the weather conditions which have prevailed not Only Dur ing the. Past Twenty Days but throughout the whole growing sea son the crop of the West has really made surprising Progress. It is quite within the Bounds of possibility that the clerk of the weather having such scurvy tricks in the past two months May decide to behave decently for the balance of the season in which Case there is every Prospect of very Fine returns from the Western Prairies but weather hot and Fine from now to the end of the season is Only thing that Cali produce this much desired result. C. P. B. Main line Portage la is Safe to say that. 90 per cent of the wheat in this District is in full head with Oats at 75.per cent and Barley at about 50 per cent. Dry hot weather is now needed and the cutting of wheat will largely depend on this. It is expected that cutting will be general about aug. 15. Carberry wheat 75 per cent of Oats and Early Barley in full head. Small District on Plain needs rain badly while the greater part has had plenty. With favourable weather cutting will be general about aug. 15. Brandon 90 per cent wheat headed out and. 50 per cent of Oats and Barley. Hot dry weather required rain needed. Crops look better than at this season for three decades. Elkhorn 85 per cent of the wheat and Barley is in head and some Small amount of Oats. There is plenty of moisture for immediate needs. Warm weather is what is needed. Could not give Date of wheat cutting As a.11 depends on weather conditions. The Hay crop is exceptionally Zoh Ort. Broadview All headed out and looking very heavy on summer fallow. Up to pres ent time have had plenty of rain. Good hot weather is needed to bring machinists will quit at noon today Bridgeport Conn. July negotiations to bring about an Amic Able settlement of the difficulties be tween the machinists of Bridgeport and the Remington arms and am munition company engaged on o Gigantic scale in the manufacture of War munitions for the Allied armies have failed. Labor leaders announced tonight that the first of the machinists would throw Down their tools and walk at noon tomorrow. They added that within a week att work in the Remington shops and in the shops of sub contractors would be til a standstill. Just How far the strike might spread in other manufacturing communities of new England the. Labor leaders were unable to Esti mate. The announcement was made by j. J. Keppler International president of the machinists Union and John a. Vice president of the structural Iron workers following a lengthy meeting in the machinists Hall which was attended by members of the machinists Union and by Mare than a dozen Heads of International labor organizations. Italian Squadron Bombar Dattaro cruisers Are attacked by sub marines and Giuseppe Gari Baldi is destroyed. Rome july italian Cruiser Squadron comprising the Varese Francesco Ferrucio Giuseppe Gari Baldi and Vettor Pisan a proceeded at an Early hour sunday morning to Cattaro an austrian sea port in Dalmatia. And opened fire. During the course of the operations the italian commander Dis covered that a number of austrian battleships had taken Refuge in the Harbor. These although not mod Ern Type would have been Able effectively to face the italian Squadron. Hence the italian cruisers retired. As the cruisers were withdrawing austrian submarines were sent out to attack them. According to the official report the Giuseppe Gari Baldi was Able to avoid the first at but a few minutes later was struck try a torpedo and Sank. The Crew jumped into the and the majority. Them saved. The official statement on the incident is As follows at Dawn july is b. Division of our old armoured cruisers approached Cattaro bombarded and seriously damaged the. Railway nearby. While our vessels were retiring they were attached toy enemy sub marines and the Cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi after having avoided the first attack was struck by a Tor Pedo and sunk. The Crew maintained Calm and nearly All were the Giuseppe Garibaldi was an a Mored Cruiser of. Tons displace ment. She was 344 feet Long and Laid Down in 1898. Her complement was 500 men. She was armed with one 10-Inch, two a Inch 1-1 a Inch and 10 3-Inch guns. Ragusa is a fortified seaport of austrian Hungary in Dalmatia on 3. Peninsula of Tho Adriatic sea 38 Miles Northwest of Cattaro. Austrian submarines missing. Rome july report from Pola the austrian naval base says two austrian submarines which left to reconnoitre the italian have not returned and Are believed to have been lost. One of the submarines had a Crew of 20, the other a Crew of 10. Their supplies of gasoline were sufficient Cor Only four Days. Manitoban suicides. Thos. Harley of Fox Warren. Com mits act while family at Church. Fox Warren Man., july Ter Day afternoon while his wife and children attended Church Thos. Har Ley committed suicide. The weapon used was a single barrelled shot gun and the act was committed in the House occupied by themselves and owned by to. Falloon. The gun placed with a string on the trigger and was tripped by foot pressure. Death must have been instantaneous As the table Wall and floor were spattered with blood. The authorities pronounce the deed a Clear Case of suicide. Harbo scandal in department of Bolt Rogers stopping of work at Toronto and dismissal of fourteen inspectors caused sensation continued on Page four mechanics leave Ottawa for England Ottawa july 130 inn left Ottawa Over Tho week end on their Way to England., they Ara the skilled mechanics who have passed the necessary tests required by the British government and who have been accepted for service in the munition factories in great Britain. The men together with groups of other mechanics from other Ontario and Quebec towns sail on the hesperian. The British Board of Trade inspectors messes. Halgh and Bull have loft Ottawa for Western Points where other men await examination. We Atwar Bei Ort. Treat or report from the meteorological Observatory at St. Johns College in As Foj Iowa at. 7 ., 02.7 maximum for the precut dint 12 hours 72.3 minimum .52.1 baronet in 30.21 Northwest 16 ill of an hour. Thu Canadian meteorological Surv cd weather Beer vat ions taken at 7 o clock last evening1. July is wore Batty Eforoi is rain Calvary 70, Cloudy Edmonton Bufi fair my i conc hat 72. Cloudy Mann it Dosa. 38, port Arthur 64, Clear 1 Rance Albert 70, fair Quap Pelia g4j rain Swift Bui rant 64, rain "winnipeg1, 62, fair. The weather Haa been Fine and a it Tow in Noary All vac Tiona of the Western provinces. Minimum and maximum Victoria 54-84 Vancouver. Wnm loops 54-84 Calvary. 42-72 Edmonton. 4c. 76 Battleford 4c-72 Prince Albert 41-70 Moose Taw 45-71 Cejna 4c-79 Winni Peg 4s-72 port Arthur co-72 Parry sound London 62-75 Toronto 62 73 Kingston. "36-70 Ottawa. Mont real Jo-65 Quebec 50-72 St. John 54 70 Halifax 50-84. Investigation As result of charges by Engineer Cousens results in revelations report made but easiness among government sup porters Friendly to contractors. Ottawa july the absence of Hon. Robert Rogers who left for Winnipeg this afternoon no state ment was available As to Tho new arid startling scandal which has developed in Toronto in connection with this Toronto Harbor works con tract let stay his department and. For which his department in conjunction with the Toronto Harbor com missioners is responsible. While rumours that this scandal was about to break have been prevalent for some Days the stopping of the work on Tho Harbor and the dismissal of 14 government inspectors announced today created quite a sensation in. The capital. Hon. Or. Reid minister of customs will be acting minister of Public works while or. Rogers is Campaign ing in Manitoba the Toronto scandal from what can toe Learned Here promises to equal if not surpass any of those which have shocked the country during the cast year. Rogers reports Progress. About Tea Days ago or. Nog Era visited Toronto on an alleged inspection of the Harbor works. To the newspapers or. Rogers said that satisfactory Progress was being made upon them. At Tho time How Ever the minister was aware of Tho that there existed the strongest kind of suspicion of a scandal easily fit to rank with the parliament build Ings scandal in Manitoba and the War contract scandals at Ottawa. When the present administration came into Power it was at once besieged with demands from Toronto conservatives for the expenditure of a Large sum of Money. Soon Large projects wore one of them being a. Schemo for Harbor improvements extending Over Many years and running up into a Cost of Many millions. About two years ago the govern. Ment called for tenders for the unit of the Harbor improvements works which were to a carried out jointly by the Toronto Harbor com Mission and Tho Dominion govern ment. The successful tenderer was the Canadian Stewart co., an off shoot of an american construction firm. Their tender was accompanied it is stated by a letter stipulating their Deposit Cheque was not to be cashed by the government. The stipulation caused comment but the Cheque was placed to Iho credit of the receiver general. Enormous contract let. The extent of the contract thus awarded May be gauged by the fact that the company had one item for dredging alone amounting to Twenty million cubic Yards. This at 20 cents per cubic Yard represents four million dollars. Other hems required for the fabrication of the completed cribs were on the same Gigan tic scale for this reason sub contracts were let and approved i by the government at Tho very Ajmo that they were denouncing similar practices on the National trans continents. Railway under the Liberal regime. Early in the construction work sub contractors began to fail and Low prices were assigned As Tho cause. In desperation some of them turned for assistance to Well known Consul Rativo workers in the Toronto Albany club and the spectacle of contract Breakers offering sub con tracts for Sale became a familiar sight in Toronto Ottawa Montreal and other Canadian cities. Dispute among engineers then trouble developed among the engineers. Through Engineer cons ens the Toronto Harbor commission made protest against tha work generally and also took exception to the inferior material supplied Lor parts of the work. Engineer Power of the Stewart co., took with Engineer Cousens and one result of the preliminary skirmishes wus the retirement of Engineer sing representing the Public works he wan succeeded by Engineer Mathewson but the result did not bring peace despite the efforts of Tho government and the company. Engineer Cousens stuck to hip gun despite the endeavours of the Public works department to induce him. To Sie through the same glasses been Ginger Power and Mph Eweka latter of whom declared that Tho work was All right but to faulty. With the arrival of Spring there came startling corroboration of Engineer Cousens Contention when pieces of cribbing started to Al Chat around the Harbor and to Wanh ashore. Tho fight Between engineers recommenced Engineer Cousens maintaining that Tho work and material was bad and Engineer Mathewson of the department stat ing that the design was wrong. Commission appointed. Finally Early in june the govern ment compelled to accede to or. Co Sens and appoint a commits Loo to inspect the work. The men. Appointed were Engineer of Brunswick Roger Miller contractor Ocean steamships Steamer tit Scanla. St Louis Minnehaha keep ague arrived at now York Liverpool Plymouth Bordeaux new York new York now York continued on fat Jet Thor ten on your vacation keep in touch with things at Home by having the press mailed to you daily main 6340 now and Jive your order ;