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NATIONALISTS IN GERMANY WAGE BITTER FIGHT Charge Socia'ists With Preci pitating Revolution of 1918 (H Canadian Preae BERLIN, May The German Na tionalists In tbelr. campaign (or the afneral lection tomorrow ara mak lug a determined eleventh hour attack on the socialists for precipitat ing the revolution of November, 1918. Tliey threaten parliamentary In rtstlgatlca and puuUliiueut uf the traitors" whom they charge with "stabbing the army In the tacK, Inciting the naval mutiny hi Kiel and staging the revolution throughout Germany with the aid o( JUisslan rubles. A score of old armv leadnrs. among turn General Von hutier and Gen.

Kosch, ere broadcasting an ap twat to their former comrades, urging them to work for the Nationalist ticket which demand renunciation of the Treaty of Versailles as well as the other "humiliating and degrading demands from our former foes." The middle nartl es rnmnrlstnir tfce Socialist, Clericals, People's party and Democrats are carrying ut "a gentleman's agreement" thereby they are tacitly abstaining from attacking one another In the tourse of their campaign, centering the lection Issue on the adoption fend execution of the experts' report as a sure oure for Germany's reparation ailments. 4 Big Coalition Plsdged Xeeplte the striking political and onomlo divergencies which nominally separate the Socialists from Gfressamann's People's party, the tu ss campaign has accomplished a ajflent or Invisible anion of these four gwu tlesj for the purpose of winning sufficient votes, collectively, to In aire them the necessary majority in the new Reichstag for the so called "big coalition," which Is definitely fledged In advance to a speedy settlement of the reparation problem on the basis of the experts' report. LIVES MENACED BY NIGHT RIDERS pang Terrorizes New Mexico; Sign Themselves "Black Hand," K. K. K.

IBjr Caaavdlaa rrw EI PASO, Texas, May I The torn of Benlgno Hernadex, collector Internal revenue at Albuquerque. K.M., Is reported to have been burned at Canjilon, N.M by night raiders ho have been terrorising Arrlda ounty, according to a special dee. jatch from Santa Fe to the Klpaso Ttnies. The home of Mrs. Tlrlco de Targas.

widow of the CanJIlon poet toaster who was slain three years ago fey night assassins, also is reported to have been burned. The despatch continues: "Twenty. Bva miles of fence have been levelled, fcayatacks have been burned and proclamations threatening the lives of torn Burns, and Surmitt, fcwly elected Republican cunmlttee snen, have been posted on telephone Joins and buildings. The proclamations are said to be Written In English, some of which re signed with "black the letters K. are attached to Hbera It Is said that large property owners, holders of grants and others havo been the chief objects of the hostility, and that small land owners bare objected to the erection of fen lee) around large estates." HARD LIQUORS NOT SO POPULAR i Britishers Drinking More vvcr wince ncauction in Price Ptr Canadian Press CaMel LONDON.

Hay The chancellor the exchequer's figures with re srard to tha cnnnnmntinn llmm. In Great Britain while admittedly pro uu not seem unauiy to alarm the reasonable advocates of temper. te. The expenditure of a on uquor is nearly .500,000 lees than thm amount nanl in i Q.i Ths reduction in the price of beer reauuea in an increase In consumption by three percent, while the eonaumptlon of "spirits" has dropped fceveo percent The Guardian, a weekly church paper, notes with qualified satisfaction that there Is less drinking than formerly. It adds: "But when all Is said, a country which still contains moroe than 1,000.000 unemployed persons has no business to spend over 300,000.000 a year upon Uquor." HYDRO MAKES RECORD DISTRIBUTION OF RANGES World's records are being hung up ly the elty Hydro In connection with tts electrla range campaign.

Between AprB and May 1 the Hydro sold 400 ranges and 127 water lieatera No ouch records. It Is claimed, has ever been achieved before by any city In the world. During the whole of. 1J the Hydro sold only "11 ranges as ootu 'pared with sou in 10 days this year. Winnipeg ha now about ranges In as and from 80 to $5 of them isva been supplied by the Hydro and ths remainder by the Street Railway.

"READ COMICS' LECTURER SAYS Great onlct and Help to Di gestion and General Health What Canada nerdt today. In the opinion of Dr. W. G. Alexander, well known meillcal man and lutturer, I lens storm windows.

Ths Tanadlsn habit of Mhernating In scaled tiouaea In the winter reelvd lively arraign mi'nt In the doctor's hands during a lec ture at the Marlborough hotel Friday night. Medical silence applied to ordinary IKlng as the doctor's subjeot. Onr of the prime essentials of good living, tie ssjrted. was arnlalltv. "Bad the ctmiln topers." Pr.

Alex nder advised. "Thev are great tonics Freer scope for the rlsabllltles and less lor the Irascibilities will Improve the digestion and general health. The man who 1 happv when he eats will need few aids to digestion." Dr. Alexander came out headlong for the short skirt, ridiculing the lordly male who would liiflit upon reducing women (to the status of street sweepers. making her carry Innumerable germs Into the houiie on her flowing gurinents.

A large amlt'nre. Including many women, heard the lecture. SAVE FORESTS, BRACKEN URGES Personal Appeal by Radio Broadcast to All Citizens i Tramier Bracken contributed to (he campaign in "Save the Forest Week" by delivering en address Fri day nlglit which was broadcasted by radio and in which he made a personal appeal to each citizen to make the questlo nof forest preservation a personal obligation and duty. our forest produce annually 1500.0(10.000 In wealth." ha said, "and they give employment to 13n.wo orkmrn supporting In all a half million dependents. Even In Mani toba It may be Interesting to know that snout 80.0OO.0O0 acres la covered wit hforeat and less than one third of this screags Is open prairie." rue premier said that an Indus rv which produced such enormous sums and which was.

as a matter at record, second In Importance only to agrinculture, needed protection. The great losses occasioned through forest fires In the past few years had been too obvious to dwell upon. No doubt In many case these could have been avoided by a little ordinary care In the beginning. Mr. Bracken pleaded for strict compliance with the various Pre regulations and said a willingness and anxiety to obey the various fire ordinances to the letter showed one of the most practical forms of real patriotism.

"I sm sure the people of Manitoba." he concluded, "knowing risro MIltles cltixens, will not fail In this duty to the state. IMPERIAL VETERANS HAVE FINAL SMOKING CONCERT AMsndM by a record crowd, the flnal smoking concert of the season of the Imperial Veterans In Canada, was held Friday evening In the club rooms, 183 McDermot ave. A fine program was provided several well known Winnipeg artists. They were: A. Egan, soloist: T.

ft. Page, soloist; D. Birch, comedian; T. Pt( op. recitations; W.

Nell, soloist: Messrs. Doley and Benson, solos and recitations: C. Burton, Bob Jones snd T. McLaggan. The newly organ lwd of the association rendered several selections during the evening.

ANCIENT BRITISH BANK IS BEING ABSORBED Iy Cannulas Freea IONPON, Mir 3. Child the oldeat private bank In Kngland and perhaps In the world, ts to be absorbed by dlra, Mills A la areordeno with ths will of 111 EKhta Earl, of Jursnjr, senior partner, who died en Pseemher SI, Child's bank was founded about ttis rtir I960, has occupied the sit et Its present office, la Fleet Street, ever sinus, snd Is full of htetorlo sesoclatlona. Oliver Cromwell, Samuel Ptpyi, Horses Wal. polo, ths poet Dnrden, Charlesa II and bis famous paramour Nell Qwyn, war among th many prominent who had accounts at the bank. Cargoes fOfttlOfl SH0RG3 EVERY itetmer tliat reaches Canada carries cargo consigned to Ding Vali'eV The fruits of search and long journeys into the interior of foreign countries, often to places seldom visited by bnycrsfrom this continent The result is manifest in the wonderful pieces that daily are making their debut to Winnipegers, outstanding in workmanship, original in design, but not expensive.

Articles that will appeal as ideal gifts others that will find a very appropriate setting In your home. In any event, to be well informed you must visit Dingwall's often there is no obligation and you will not be pressed to boy. WINNIPEG PARIS BUILDING THE WINNIPEG EVENING TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924 RE DISTRIBUTION MOVING SLOWLY Macdcnald Will Likely be Divided Among Lisgar, Sour is and Portage Special to The Tribune OTTAWA. May I The special committee of the House dealing with redistribution has had two meet ings so far, but has come to no de clidon and mado no progress. The whole, talk has been about Montreal and Toronto.

Nevertheless on the outside various schemes are being worked out and when they come before the committee may be approved or varied. With regard to the Manltnha uinniiuiiiin, me suggestion last year was mai me two new seat should go to Winnipeg, leaving the rural ridings intact. But this was not aitreeable because of the fact that Macdonald is below the electors! count of population. This vear It la practically agreed Macdonald will go out una do aiviaea among Lisgar, Bourls and Porta ae. This.

In adHI tion to the two called for bv the new census will call for three new seats. As recently forecast, one would be composed of Transcona, Rt. Boniface and Ehnwod with sn adjoining part oi ine city lacxea on. Plans Tentative Another would be worked out bv the elimination of Centre and South Winnipeg, while the third Includes C.P.R Towns, St. James snd West Klldonan.

with some of the city attached. The plana are tentative and have not even been presented to the committee, although It Is not unlikely they may be approved If agreed to by the Conservatives. So far their views have not been taken. In Saskatchewan the five new seats will be: Melfort Yorkton. Willow Bunch, Regina City, snd a constitu ency so far unnamed to be made out of the division of Last Mountains.

The name of Saltcoats Is to change to Melville. In Alberta, everything Is Indefinite, except thnt two new seats will go to the north, one to the Peace River and Edson county and the other to the district north of the Saskatchewan. The other two new' seats will be In the centre of the province, carved out of Victoria, Battle River, Red Deer, and Strathcona, SPEEDING' MAIL SERVICE By fanadlan Freaa AN TRANCIgCO, Mar 3. Earl Aegg. ganaral superintendent of ths air mall service, arrived hare Friday to complete arrangement for a mall aervloo bttween Aan Franrlaco and Now Tors, which he said, will bln July 1.

Be said the service would be operated even days a week. WHEAT POOL Few withdrawals from tha Man itoba wheat pool are being received at headquarters, said F. W. Ransom, secretary, today, and according to reports from the country districts there Is every reason to believe that ths nbjeottve of 1,000.000 acres will be obtained In the clean up campaign which starts next month after seeding. Several districts have not yet been canvassed.

Tha acreage now stands at 710,000. By w. h. Mcpherson CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE UPRIGHT GRAND PIANO zir TROLA. CHE8TERFIELD, UPHOL "itncu ANM CHAR.

OAK CABINET. DIN ala.8!;6 AND 6 DINERS TO MATCH. BOOKCASE uirircD 2 WINDSOR CHAIRS, MAHOGANY JACOBEAN PARLOR TABLE. 2 MAHOGANY CHAIRS, DROPHEAO SEWING MiCMINr 3" CHIFFONIERS, CHEST OF DRAWERS, IVORY ENAMEL CHIP rumien, BCD COMPLETE AND ROCKER TO MATCH. RE AUTici FUMED OAK DINING SUITE, VERY FINE WILTON AND AXMIN8TER RUGS AND MATS, PARLOR AND HALL TABLES.

WALNUT TABLE, MAHOGANY SMOKER'S CABINET TABORETTE8. REFRIGERATORS, 16 FT. HALL RUNNER, LIBRARY TABLE, GARDEN AND CARPENTER'S TOOLS. MAT8. WRINGER AND STAND.

KITCHEN TABLES AND CHAIRS. BED8 COMPLETE, OAK WARDROBE. CAMP COTft AND CONTENTS OF 2 BOXES AND 2 BARRELS, ETC. MY AUCTION MART. ae Smith Monday, May 5 AT 2 p.M.

Instructed, ey tbe Mertsasee. we have ranovad tha above from sturase for con venlaaee of Sale. Tents Cash at Bala. W. H.

McrHEKKOV. Aeetloneer. Phem A ASM. Office! 1M Smith St. About Half The Cost of labor In moving, storing or shipping your household goods Is made up of work at the house, which you could do If you care to.

Phone for booklet describing how this work should be done. We wiU mall It same day. No charge. 6000, TORAtUI Moving Pscking Shipping STUDENTS FROM DAKOTA ARRIVE Engineering Group Travels to City in Army Truck; to Visit Point Du Bois After some delay enroute, the 10 engineering students of the North Ia kota agricultural college. Grand Forks, who left for Winnipeg some days ago, reached the city this morning from Morris The roads are now getting Into good shape between here and the boundary they said, and are being systemlcally dragged.

The students came In an army track. While here the party will visit as many of tha engineering plants as possible. They are particularly anxious to In Ict the city Hydro's power plant at Point. Unip, the fame of which has spread far Into North Dakota. Arrangements for their trip have been made through Prof.

R. H. fi0 cum. of North Dakota llnlveralty, and Fred B. Furgeson, secretary of Mayor Farmer, who Is In the charge of tourists registration bureau at the elty hall.

The party will return via War road and International Palls. at Toronto 4 Zurich Chicago N.wYork British and Foreign Exchange Our private wires connecting Toronto, Montreal, Buffalo and New York and fast cajble service to London, and continental points enable us to quote the closest possible rates on Sterling and all foreign exchanges We have correspondents in every city of any importance throughout the entire world. "BMMORONTO: Estsblisbsi JtSS JOHN a LAMB, General Mmager. H. MARSH, Wsstsrn Superintendent.

F. iH. REIO, Mansger, Winnipeg Branch. SELLING OUT Entire Manufacturer's Stock Of Chesterfields and Chairs At Less than Manufacturers' Cost of Production CHESTERFIELDS and CHAIRS, separately or In Suites of two or three pieces, a great variety of styles, covered with highest quality plain and figured Mohair and Tapestry of attractive patterns and colorings. SANITARY BUILT of new.

clean materials of the very best quality, on frames selected hardwood, strongly put together and braced so as to give many years of service. DEEP SPRING CONSTRUCTION AND REVERSIBLE SPRING CUSHIONS ensure the greatest comfort. AND every piece Is made by well trained workmen with tha greatest of care given to the Interior construction as well as tha outward appearance. PRICES are In most cases less than It eost to make at the factory and are IN EVERY CASE LOWER THAN ANY SIMILAR LINESk OF CHEAPER CONSTRUCTION BEING SOLD IN OTHER. STORES.

Get Our Prices Make Comparisons. THE FIRST CALL WILL CONVINCE YOU. CHESTERFIELDS from $45 up. CHAIRS from $10.75 up THE EMPORIUM 637 MAIN ST. ANNOUNCING Change of Firm Name FROM Smith, Fess Agency Ltd.

TO Smith, iess Denison LIMITED 1006 Mc ARTHUR BUILDING REAL ESTATE H. H. Smith BRANDON FORMS 'ON TO BAY' CLUB Ex Mayor Gray, G. McLean and D. G.

McKenzie Speakers at Meeting isuerlal to The Tribune BRANDON. May I. "Every year since the inception of the United Farmers In 19U2 te have gone on record by definite resolution favoring the completion of the Hudson bay Hallway." said D. O. McKeniie, secretary of the II.

"and we welcome the formation of the On to'the Bay association. The Brandon branch of the association was formed at a largely attended meeting of citterns and farm ers held In the city hall on Friday evening. Ex Mayor Charle Gray; and O. McLean, of Winnipeg, were the speak ers. Pied W.

Hohson ococupled the chair. Improve Trade Kx Mayor Gray said that If the government would build tha line to the water front at Nelson ths British tramp steamers will open up the sea It would be almost Impossible to Phone N6822 MORTGAGE LOANS R. Denison INSURANCE W. P. FESS For Rent Jubilee Dance Pavilion Flttiated off Jubilee Avenue and Pembina Highway, facing bend of Red River, for coming season or term of years.

This popular Pavilion did a capacity business during past years and should do more this season. Can be run Summer and Winter for dancing, refreahmente. restaurant and grocery store: slao living quarters. Apply OWNER, R. E.

HEMPHILL, 580 MAIN ST, WINNIPEG. estimate the Improvement to the trad of the British Empire. Contrary to propaganda of ihe east he knew the Hudson Bay and the Hudson Straits were never frozen over. There were many good harbors fitted with modern wireless. J.

J. Hill, the big railroad magbet, waa a firm believer In the Hudson Bay route. Water freights are cheaper than rail freights. There waa a saving of 900 miles alone In rail freight. "Even If we do not ship our wheat through this route." said Mr.

Gray, "we are opening up 2.S00 miles of magnlllrent coast line besides the vast natural resources which will be opened up. Within a few hundred miles of Brandon we can develop 1.000.000 horsepower greater than the Niagara falls. "It will be the means of opening up tha hlggest gold field In the world In Manitoba. Copper Is there in untold quantities. every train that goes out from The Pas Is TMirked with people.

Against the argument that the straits would cost a lot of monev to dredge, the speaker said that It would not coat one tenth as much as It Is now costing Winnipeg First May 14th 1 5th, 1924 when the following goods will be offered 46,000 MUSKRATS. 5,300 WEASELS. 4.500 MINK. 4,350 3,450 BEAVER." 1,600 LYNX. 1,280 REP FOX.

1,100 SKXNK. The entire offiring consists of choicest quality skins in first class condition thf pickr of the season 's catch from tbe Northern Fur bearing distrcts. Sale will be LeU at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, commencing at 9 a.m. Catalogues will be issued lay 7th, and goods will be on display at our new headquarters building, 171 James street. All bids will be made and accepted, and all settlements shall T)e in Canadian funds at par Winnipeg.

All goods nunc be cleared and paid for on day of sale or if buyer desires, 25 cuh and balaice in 30 days. Winnipeg Fur Auction Sales Co. Ltd. WINNIPEa, CANADA. Canada's Highest Standard Paint "ENGLISH" PAINT 70 Pre White Lead 30 Pire White Zinc 100 Pre Garantee on JEnflish Paint We gttarsnta tha while pigment form hif tha bai ef this paint la made front Braarum's Onnlna B.B.

Qov. eminent Stnaard Whits Lead snd Para la th following proportions: to per tent, Prire while tal I 1iw to per oeatt Pars Whits Zin (PtKK Th varlon shades ara arrived at by adding psr tinting colore, and mixed reedy for ae with pitre T.lnaeed, Oil. Turpentlnaana Prying Oils, e. Tie Following Merchants are Exclusive BH Agents: V. G.

ASHD0WN 522 Ellie Avs. BEttlAN LUMBER CO. 92 MoTvish St, St. Bon, N3C82 CKMBERLAIN CO. 1574 Ls.n Ave.

A5720 CAMPBELLFORO 661 8snt A8855 IALCONER'8, LTD. 542 6lk Avs. J1157 LTD. 1422 fcin St. J7065 to dredge the St.

Lawrence. There never was a more paycologlcal moment to push this project than now. Route Feasible O. McLean said the route is not only feasible but Is going to be a reality. There were signs that the government had at lust grasped the fact that the route was the greatest jewel box under the British flag.

It will only cost to bulde to tide water by laying the 90 miles of steel. Ho believed the government's railway will be tp tide water be fore the fall of this year. D. G. McKenzie, secretary of the United Farmers of Manitoba, sab the posslbilltlHS of getting the road built now were better than for the past 2S years.

A resolution was passed forming a Brandon branch and an executive of Messrs. J. W. Swalsland, A. B.

McDiarmld. A. W. H. Smith.

D. J. Anderson and Aid. J. B.

Curran was nominated. The Line in Tenebris Club for the Blind will old a dance Friday evening In Norman hall. Sherbrooke st. Fur Auction LIMITED Bog to announce their Spring Sale which will take place on Taint and Varnish Products are' made in Canada and have that reputation for sterling valne that is associated with good of British manufacture the world over because they are made with an "English" product which has stood the test of time for hundreds of years. The difference between TI" Paint Products and ordinary products is found in the lasting wear and satisfaction you get from H.

brands. The value of the time reqnired to apply any paint is so great, in proportion to' the cost of the paint, that it is wise economy to purchase B.H Paint and get much longer wear. RRANDRAM MONTREAL HALIFAX WINNIPEG CALGARY A. KELLOUCH 802 Ssrgsnt B1944 A. KELLOUGH 920 Grosvsnor Avs.

A. KELLOUGH 134 Osborns St. LORD LUMBER CO. St. Norbsrt F03414 MACKENZIE'S HARDWARE 215 Kslvin 8trsst J7108 DAUGHERTY FACED WITH CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (By TrMwM's aocrlsl Leased VHrvJ WASBIROTON, D.C, May' 3.

former Attorner OenaraJ Harry Daustaarty aa threatened today with tttstrtutloa eg criminal preveasiass hererv a rsderaj grand Jury, as a retaliatory move for his effort te obtain an Injunction halting the Wheeler Brokkhart committee's Investigation ef his administration la the department of Justice. The gaa antd hair growrr Money gara ir nor satianed Take an auhatltute lnlt ca I B. TWO MONTHS' TKKATMKJIT I.H. SHAMPOO FIIUDKK IS At Dnia and Dept. Htnrea.or by mall from 1B.

61 Adelaide, innipeg. Man. Sales Co. 607 RACOON. 495 MARTEN.

400 CROSS FOX. 212 SILVER FOX. 206 OTTER. 110 FISHER. 75 BEAR.

72 WHITE FOX. HENDERSON Limited 8T. JOHN TORONTO EDMONTON VANCOUVER E. C. PRATT 891 Portsgs Avs B2592 W.

ROBINSON CO. Salkirk, Man. SACKS HARDWARE 655 Osborns St. TRANSCONA HARDWARE W. TULLY 1867 Main J1704 WINDER A LAPIERRE 218 TscKs Avs 1271.

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