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VOL. CLIV. No. 251 he gazette. Montreal, Friday, ocroiiicit 23.

m-s. 17 581 CANDIDATES ARE NOMINATED IN 241 RIDINGS GREEKS CROSS BORDER, TAKING BULGAR POSTS THREE MARITIME PREMIERS FIRMLY STAND FOR RIGHTS Montreal, and Wilfrid Lazure, Sher-brooke, also spoke in Trench and A. K. Cameron, E. S.

Turner, both of Montreal, and Hon. Jacob NIcol dn English. Nominations in Lachute Ladhute, October 22. Nominations were hold here today in which Sir Georgo 11. Parley and Mayor L.

L. Legault are the Con elected in Ills constituency of Card-well, now extinct, was reelected in 1891 and resigned during session of 1895 to become customs collector of Montreal. Two brothers are running In nearby constituencies, Emery Ladouceur in Jollette and Luolen Ladouceur in Pontiac. Both are Conservatives. Three Opposition candidates ha.ve had previous parliamentary experience, L.

J. Gauthier, running as an opponent of Hon. Lucien Cannon, Solicitor-General, In Dorchester, re an Indeplmdent Progressive will try conclusions, while In two constituencies a Conservative and a Progressive will ibe voted for. In Swift Current. K.

Bothwell, Liberal nominee, wi'i; face A. S. Progressive. Alberta will witness eleven contests between a Progressive, a Liberal and a Conservative, two contests between a Conservative and a Progressive, Conservative-Independent contest in West Calgary, a Liberal-Progressive fight in Vegreville, and three-cornered contests in Ed- existing political independence of all members of the League." It provides that, in case of aggression, the League Council" "shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall bo fulfilled." Both Greece and Bulgaria are members of the League. Petrich, against which the Greeks are reported to be moving, is a town of about 8,000, only a short distance over the Bulgarian border and almost directly south of Sofia, the capital.

en them of ten charges contained In the Indictment. Whether the Crown "will be required to supply additional Information to the defence will he discussed on the defendants' motion, which will be heard by Mr. Justice D. A. McDonald In assize court tomorrow.

In the meantime a car load ot books, vouches, and other material, seived by Royal Canadian Mounted police officers In July, when they raided several Nanh houses in Western Canada, have been removed to the court house, where they will be guarded night and day in a roenn especially set aside lor the purpose. PUBLICITY FOR CANADA No Protest Received Geneva, October 22, Off Iclals of the League of Nations said that up to 3 o'clock this afternoon no protest in connection with the Greek Bulgarian border troubles had been received from Bulgaria and no appeal based on Article 10 of the League Covenant made. Advices received in Greek circles connected with the League reported that the Bulgaruns have occupied a blockhouse on the Greek side of the frontier. ROBBERS GOT $25,000 Rushville State Bank Is Fully Insured Kushville, N.Y., October 22. Officials of the Rushville state bank announced tonight, after a check-up, that the yeggmen who early today opened tho safe with an acetylene torch and stoic all the currency and valuables, obtained $10,000 in cash, $5,000 in negotiable coupons and $10,000 in transferable registered coupons.

Descriptions and serial numbers of the stolen securities will bo compiled and broadcast by tli' bank immediately. The directors said that everything was insured and there would be no loss to depositors. FIREMEN'S MASCOT DEAD $400 Spent on Flowers and Tombstone for Dog Chicago, October 22. Felix, dog mascot of a Chicago Are engine company, and who saved at least four persons from being burned to death in the past nine years, was carried to his grave today by si.t school children in a wooden casket heaped' with flowers. Eight automobiles carried the funeral group, including twenty firemen.

Business men and firemen spent $400 for flowers and a-tombstone. The dog was buried in plot in the forest preserves. GREAT EGYPTOLOGIST Sir Flinders Petrie First Recipient of Medal London (By mail). The Petrie medal for Distinguished Work in Archasology was presented at University College, London, by Prince Arthur of Connaught. The first -e-cipient was Professor Sir Flinders Petrie, In whose honor the medal has been founded.

In making the presentation, Prince Arthur remarked that he felt quite unworthy of the task deputed to him, as he had never studied archaeology; but as one who had visited Egypt on several occasions, he realized to what a great extent the world was indebted to Sir Flinders for his wonderful achievements. Thanks to hia- researches, archaeology had becom an exact science: and re Vi the 4 Page One.) assumption that their object was t) foment trouble In Macedonia. COMPARISON1 IS MADE Border Trouble Likened to That U.S. Had With Villa Paris, October 22. -The Greco-Bulgarian border conflict is likened in Oreek diplomatic circles here to the troubles the-Lnited States had with Pancho Villa along the Mexican border in 191G.

The so-called, ultimatum which the Athens Government has sent to Bulgaria, It is explained, does not convey a war threat, but merely an earnest desire "in Bulgaria's own interests" to finish with the Macedonian agitators who are a constant source of difficulty to Jugo-SIavia, Greece and Bulgaria. The Greeks affirm that they do not hold the Bulgarians themselves responsible, but, in view of the alleged shooting of a Greek" officer while bearing a flag of and tho occupation of -three blockhouses on Grecian territory, they must insist on adequate the withdrawal of Bulgar- troops and assurances that there will be no recurrence of Macedonian aggression. Bulgarian diplomats, however, esteem the incident worjhy of reference to the League of Nations and are confident that the Sofia, Government will lodge a strong protest, 'in view of the alleged Greek occupation of three Bulgar blockhouses and the killing of five Bulgarian soldiers. They do not admit the right of tha Greeks or anybody to police their territory, but proclaim that the last thing Bulgaria in her present disarmed state desires Is war. They are willing to submit the case to an impartial inquiry under the auspices of the League of Nations, punish the guilty and pay indemnity if Bulgaria is found at fault, but they resent the presence of Greeks in Bulgaria because they suspect that the Hellenic: Government has been seeking for a long time a pretext to gain a icothold in that region.

MEMBERslF LEAGUE London Feels Greece Has Made False Move London, October 22. Whether or not Greece has issued an ultimatum to Bulgaria as an outgrowth of the alleged attack by Bulgarian troops i on Greek forces near Demirhissar, has not yet received official confirmation at the British Foreign Office nor the Greek or Bulgarian le gations. It was recalled in political quar- I ters today that both Greece and Bulgaria are members of the of Nations, and it was contended that if Greece has actually demanded an indemnity of French francs, an apology and punishment for the Bulgarian officers responsible for the attack, and set a tlmb limit of 48 hours for the fulfilment of these conditions, she has made a false move. Even the facts regarding the clash between the troops are none too clear here. It is said, however, that I if Bulgarian regular troops tool part in the fighting this would givej the incident a more dangerous as pect than if the troubleson.

lurs, known as comitate were concerned. The affair is viewed quarters here as a renev old struggle between Greeks and Bulgarians donia. and as showing is afraid a Macedon engineered from tl ian side. Situation Is Tej Athens, October 22. A nation, the outgrowtn or ties hetween Greek and forces along the Jlacedon line, still existed today, It is asserted bv the Kllesredlv on the word of authority, tnat it is tne the Greeks immediately Greco-Bulgarian frontier the towns of Porov and I' to hold them until the dem Indemnity of 2,000,000 ritroloerv and Dunishment fi arairiau officers who startel uie lias iiit.

Premier Pangaioa said Greek troops had been along the frontier, but crossed to Bulgarian soil, that any further inttiati part of the Greek forces hands of the Command third army corps at Salon, PROTEST TO LEi Bulgaria Sends Note 1 ing Greek Ultima Vienna. October 22. Soft say the Bulgarian Governmj counter move to the ureeK nil has forwarded a protest no I r.osasrno of Nations, based 10. The Bulgarian troops al Greek frontier have been to offer the utmost resistant Greek advance against Article 10 of the League binds the members to "rests nreserve as against external sion the territorial integri! QYherever real men Congregate Bottle 3. lCl 40Bo.e 4.6CI BOTTLED IN BON uitutn rtutflA GOV RN EN suptnvi sio 1 SUPERVISION (Continued from Page One.) "papers bearing the signatures ot ten qualified voters in their own constituency.

Also a deposit of $200, lequired for each This t'eposlt is returnable to the candidate, should he bo elected or receive more than one-half of the total number of votes polled by the elected candidate in the constituency for any reason, he fails to con test the riding, or if he polls less than half the votes of the success fu! candidate, the deposit is forfeit ed. While today was official nomlna tion day, in a large number of con stituencies candidates are already officially In the field. Under the law, a candidate may be nominated at any time after the official proclamation of the election is issued. In the case of this election, the proclamation was made In September, and already 140 candidates have handed in their deposits. Two dayK before nomination day in 1921, when the last general election was held, there were but a half dozen nomination deposits in the hands of the official.

ONTARIO CANDIDATES 186 Candidates for 82 Ridings in Province Toronto. October 22. One hundred and eighty-six candidates have fyled official nomination papers in the 82 Hidings of Ontario, including the 18 who faced the returning officers in sioven constituencies one week ago. Few surprise entries were madg today in the 75 ridings where nominations took place, nearly all the 170 candidates who lodged their deposits before 2 p.m. having previously been chosen at party conventions.

G. Evanturel was an eleventh hour contestant for Prescott, running as an Independent-Liberal, he is opposing Dr. H. II. Kirby, Conservative, and .1.

N. Coupal, Liberal. The last-mentioned entered ths tight only two days ago. In Tork South the contest became a three-cornered one when a "dark horse," John Oalbraith, filed his nomination to run as an Independent-Conservative, with W. V.

Maclean as his official Conservative opponent. It. J. ReRsor, who also entered only a couple of days ago. is in the fle.d there as a Liberal-Labor candidate.

The only surprise in Toronto was occasioned by the entry, not long before nominations closed, of Francis Murphy, Independent Liberal, who thus has turned the contest In Toronto West Centre into a triangular with two Liberals running. The Conservative party has a candidate' in every riding in the province, and In addition there are four Independent-Conservatives in the field, three of them in Toronto. There are 04 Official Liberal nominees in Ontario, leaving 18 seats uncontested by the party. In all of these latter, however, with the exception of South York, a Progressive is in the field. In the new riding of Prince Edward-Lennox, both members for tht two old constituencies, which were combined b' the 1924 redistribution, are now battling for the single seat.

John Hubbs sat in the last Parliament as a Conservative for Prince Edward and E. J. Sexsmith as a Progressive for Lennox-Add -ington. There will be straight contests in Ottawa, the only Avo-seat Ontario constituency, F. Ryan, the prospective Independent-Liberal nominee for one of them having failed to fyle.

The only other potential entry which did not materialize in the province was that of A. W. Mcln-tyre, Independent-Liberal who had received a party nomination in Stor-inoiint. Two Ontario women are contesting seats. Miss Agnes Mcl'hail, Crey who sat in the last par-iiamenl for that constituency, and Dr.

Caroline Brown, Toronto Northwest. Twenty-five candidates are the field in Toronto, for nine seats. There is one five-cornered light in the city one four-cornered event, two triangular contests and five straight two-prty battle. Among the 25 candidates are nine lawyers, three doctors, one dentist, a publisher and a newspaper man. Two candidates are described as managers, and there is one each of the following: Broker, commercial traveller, manufacturer, bond dealer, official agent, auto dealer and contractor.

One newly appointed minister is contesting the election in this province to secure the seat which will qualify him to take his place in the Cabinet in event of the Liberal part.v forming the Government. Hon. Vincent IMassey, Durham. His opponent Is F- W. Bowen, Conservative, who sat in the Parliament.

The Ministers of Railways. 1mm -grarion, Labor and Trade and Commerce are asking for three of them in the constituencies which returned them in 1921, the other being Hon. James Minister of Labor, who. previously represented Kent and is now the nominee in Toronto High Park. QUEBEC CANDIDATES Supporters of King Government in Every Riding But One Quebec, October 22, The Semifinal of the election campaign today finds the candidates in practically every Quebec constituency sparring The list of nominees by c.

inventions shows that in addition to straight Liberals and Conservatives there will be Liberal-Protectionists and Laborites in the field. Supporters of the King Government are to be found in every one of the Go ridings except Mount Royal, Montreal, where U. ('alder, K.C., who an Crown Prosecutor in Montreal handled the Delorme case, is ticketed as an Independent. The name ot Laurier appears in the list of candidates in two constituencies and both bearers are of the late prime minister. Dr.

Yvon Laurier is running in St. Mary's and Dr. H. Charles Laurier is contesting St. James, both Montreal seats.

They are running as Libera I John Hackett, who is a Conservative candidate in Stanntead against W. K. Baldwin, member in the late House, is the sorf and grandson ot former representatives of this seat. ft. S.

White, editor of The fiazette. Conservative candidate in Mount Ito.val, is seeking to return to the House of Commons after an absence thirty Mr, White is son of the late Hon. Thomas White, Minister of the Interior in the Mic-donald administration of the sixth Federal Parliament. When hia fattier died in J888. Mr.

White servative and Liberal canuiuates, respectively. The meeting was held in the new auditorium at which some 1,000 people were igathered. After both candidates had addressed the meeting speeches were given by Messrs. Plante and'E. A.

Robert, of Montreal, who spoke on behalf of the Liberal candidate, while Messrs. Alderman Trepannier, J. L. St. Jacques and John McNaughton held out the Conservative Interests.

TWO IN ST0RM0NT Dr. Hamilton, Conservative, and G. I. Gogo, Liberal (Special to The Gazette.) Cornwall, October 22. Despite emphatic declarations by Alex.

W. Mclntyre, of Finch, just a week ago, that he was in the1 field to stay as one of the two Liberals candidates in Stormont, he was not placed in nomination at the meeting held In Finch this afternoon, and the fight in this county will be only a two-handed one, between Dr. C. J. Hamilton, Conservative, and Georgo I.

(Jogo, K.C., of Cornwall, Liberal, these being the only two nominations received by the returning officer, Willis O. Sheets, of Farran's Point, the time for receiving them had closed. The absence of Mr. Mclntyre from the fight in the last week is not Indicative that the breach in the Liberal ranks, which has existed since the first split about six weeks ago. has been healed; in fact, it is known that the cie-r'ago Is as wide as ever.

There was a large attendance from ail parts of the riding, but everything passed off quietly. Mr. Gogo defended his own cause single-handed, while Dr. Hamilton was assisted by A. K.

Honeywell, of Ottawa, and J. C. Milligan, M.L.A., of Cornwall. A big rally in the Interest of Dr. Hamilton is announced to be held in the Town Hall here next Tuesday evening, when addresses will be delivered py Senator Rufus H.

Pope, of Cookshire; R. P. Sparks, of Ottawa, president of the Garment Workers' Association of Canada; Arthur Plante, K.C., M.L.A., of Val-leyfleld; J. C. Milligan, M.L.A., and Or.

Hamilton. Veteran Ha3 Withdrawn Ottawa, October 22. J. Ryan, who recently intimated he would run in Ottawa as an "Independent Libera! -Labor-Veteran" candidate, announces that he has decided to withdraw from the fight as he does not deem the present an auspicious time to seek election. INJECTED NEW ELEMENT Unexpected Nomination of Independent Liberal Toronto, October 22.

The unexpected nomination of Francis Murphy, as Independent Liberal in Toronto West Centre, Injected a new element into the, campaign in that riding, which is the moat thickly populated in Toronto. Mr. Murphy is a prominent Roman Catholic. Tha other candidates for Toronto West Centre are H. C.

Hocken, who was member for West Toronto in the las. House, a Conservative and publishei of the Orange Sentinel, and Joseph s'inger, Liberal, former controller and i prominent Jewish leader. The entry of the "dark horse" can didate, Mr. Murphy, turned a meeting already uproarious into a scene of tumult. When he declared he was in the contest as "a protest against discrimination against Catholics," the entire proceedings developed such a of shouting, denials, and threatenings that it was abruptly brought to a close by everyone on the platform, rising and singing "God Save The King." Four candidates faced the returning officer today in Toronto Kast Centre aud filed nomination papers This gives electors of the riding two Liberal and two Conservative choices aid the option between two lawyers, a physical! and a newspaper man.

The official line-up follows: Hon. iCilmnnd member in the last Parliament for Toronto Centre. Conservative; Cecil W. Armstrong, Independent Conservative; H. Cascaden, Liberal: and John Independent Liberal.

Mr. Armstrong is the journalist. Mr. Bristol has been a member of continuously since 1905. Official nominations proved that as expected there villi be a real fight or the constituency of Toronto Northwest.

The electors of that rld- ng will nave live candidates to choose from, T. L. Church, former Mayor of Toronto, and member for North Toronto In the last House of Commons will be apposed by one L1-' oral, James Gilchrist; two Independent Conservatives. Dr. Carolino i-irown and Wallace Cochrane and the Labor man.

James Simpson. They were all officially named today and nade their deposits. Independent Withdraws Newcastle, N.B., October 22 James Robinson has withdrawn from the political contest in Northumberland. He "had announced his intention to run as an Independent-Conservative, in a statement today he said he was withdrawing at the request of Rt. Hon.

Arthur Meighen, on the grounds that his candidature was not In the interest of the Conservative party. Candidate Withdrew SU Johns, October 22. Ade-lard Forget, who was selected two days ago by a convention as a second Liberal candidate for St. Johns-Iberville division, withdrew yesterday morning just before nominations closed. In his place Pacifique Gugnon placed his name upon the iiut as a Liberal-Independent.

The present member for the diwision, A. .1. Benoit, also placed his 'name on the list and the campaign will between these two men. Attachment of Deposit Vancouver, October 22. Whether the $200 deposit of a candidate for federal election can be attached, for garnishee proceedings is a legal point raised here by Mrs.

Maria Isles, who has instituted action against W. K. Banton, announced Independent-Conservative candidate for Burrard constituency, wild" withdrew before the official nominations closed. Mrs. Isles claims $100, and damages in connection with a property transaction with Mr.

Banton. Armed with a garnishing order her solicitor confronted H. Forrester, returning officer for Burrard, who said he was unable to comply with the order as the deposit had passed into the Fed eral Treasury. For the same rea son, It is believed, Mr. Banton will tie unable to recover his deposit.

Messrs. E. N. Rhodes, J. B.

M. Baxter and J. D. Stewart on Same Platform SPEECHES AT AMHERST Urgent Necessity of Solution of Transportation Problems Between East and Central Canada By Canadian-Press.) Xmherst, N.S., October .22. Three Maritime premiers took a firm stand for Maritime recognition and Maritime rights.

Transportation, lm i.igration and the exodus of the ople'of Canada to the United States re discussed by Hon. E. N. Rhodes, ion. J.

B. M. Baxter and Hon. J. D.

when the three premiers u.peared on the same platform. Due u.phasis was laid by the, Maritime raders upon the urgent necessity of i solution of the transportation prob- ns existing between the east and Antral Canada, and Premier Kttodes halt with the solution as offered by 1 on. Arthur Meighen. Three thousand people packed the i inories and accorded to the three re.miers and It. K.

Smith, Conserva-ive candidate Cumberland, a good i ccption. It -was the largest meet-i-4 held in Amherst since the late Wilfrid Laurier on hie last Mari-rne tour addressed an audience of inilar Hon. Percy U. Black, uiirman of the Nova Scotia Highly Board, presided at the meeting. .11 sections of Cumberland were rep-sented, while there were continents of people here from Moncton, ruro and other points in the prov-o-ee.

Robert K. Smith was the first peaker and took a firm stand upon question of Maritime rights. In general way Mr. Smith dealt with icli matters as the tariff, railway economies, and in a localized sense with low7 tariff upon agricultural and indus-al conditions in the Maritime Pro-inces. The people of Print" Kdward Is-mvI are firmly behind this stand Mr cognized Maritime rights," was the ilaration made by Premier J.

D. iowart of Prince Kdward Lsland. "With the other two of the Marline Provinces, Prince Edward 1 has. made a full contribution to i railway and canal systems of pper Canada; to the -cost of to the costs of government, id to the heavy price that Canada iid for her full nationhood." Pre-iier Stewart continued with a special for local markets, contending iat in the days, of industry in Nova cotia that the. neighboring pro-ince, principally in Cape Breton, ew Glasgow, Halifax and Amherst, id consumed tremendous quantities island Hon.

Mr. ewart expressed his desire for home arkfts and asserted that the policies Mackenzie King were not in the iercsts of the agricultural life of rinee Edward Island. "Our export 'trade is in farm pro-icts." concluded Mr. Stewart, ''and the industrial sections of the neigh-ring provinces of New Brunswick nl Nova. Scotia are benefitted by a otective policy we in Prince Ed-ard Island will receive similar bene-s through the ready sale of our mmodities in what, may be virtually rmed home-markets.

OF CO-OPERATION. Without lion. J. B. M.

ixter launched into the context of address and in his additional ilaration made the positive asser- that there was today urgent ed for an entire Maritime co-era tion with the three provinces caking the needs for recognition as man with the one voice. By so ing we will no longer lose our place the sun because of dissensions wasted energies. Tonight as ree premiers we cm speak tor a illion uf. people, no inconsiderable oportion of Iho Dominion, he id. In the course of his address, emier asserted that the tuirements of the Maritime Pro- nces were greater man eitnei i-ty.

Steel and coal from Nova otia. as well as other products of Maritime Provinces must have same favorable right of transpor-ion as given to the grain products ised ny tne wneai miner ui weai- i Canada, remarKed the speaker, this step he mentioned as a nuine Premier T5axter, be- concluding Ms aoctress, oeair the immigration policy of the mr Government and also the odus of the young men and young men, not only from the Maritime ovinces, but from all sections of Dominion. Ion. E. N.

Rhodes, Premier ot va Scotia, delivering his first al-ss in his home town for many announced to the audience a ution to the transportation of the Maritime Provinces. solution, he asserted, had been red by the Hon. Arthur Meighen follow after the Board of Railway nmissioners had provided a rate icture for the entire Dominion, npleting this arrangement, the mier thert declared that Hon. Mr. ighen had expressed intentions bringing- down a measure grant-a subvention to nil extreme parts Oanada to be paid from the Dom-ri exchequer and thus carrying natural products of the Mari-e provinces several hundred miles -ier to their natural, markets in iario and Quebec.

With the iwo premiers the Nova Scotia lead- stood firm in his stand for Mari- rights as well as a policy of quote' protection as applied in the Itime Provinces. He was strong lis attitude against the export of materials to the United States he manufactured and then sold to the people of the Dominion Immensely higher prices. Proteo-i, he indicated, would mean in de-the development of industries to mfacture this raw material. ESTER FRUIT CHARGES rther Particulars Are Demanded by Defendant? ancouver, B.C., Oct. 2-'.

Fuller tieulara have been demanded on alt of G3 defendant fruit dealers i have been arraigned Jn assize r-l than those whieh Orowii prose-H- J. C. McKuer already m's giv- presented St. Hyaolnthe for two terms, first as a Libera! and then as a Nationalist. J.

A. Barrett, Opposition candidate in Berthier-Mas-kinonge, has served two terms In the I louse as a Conservative. Sir George Perley sat for Argenteull before becoming High Commissioner in. Lon don. J.

P. Lamarche, Conservative candidate in Nlcolet, Is' a brother of a previous member, while Louis Nor-mand. Opposition candidate in Threa Rivers, is a son of Dr. P. Nor-mand, a minister in the Meighen Cabinet.

E. W. Tobin, who has sat for Richmond and Wolfe for twenty-five years, is again a candidate. Of the Liberal candidates, forty-one were members of the last House, which contained no Conservative representatives from the province ot Quebec. The five cabinet ministers from Quebec are all opposed by singie Conservative candidates.

The ministers are: Hon. James Robb. Finance Minister, Chateauguay-Hunt-in'gdon; Hon. P. J.

A. Cardin, Marine and Richelieu; Hon. Ernest Lapolnte, Minister of justice, Quebec East: Hon. Lucien Cannon, Solicitor-General, Dorchester; Hon. G.

H. Boivln, Customs, Shefford, and Hon. Herbert Marler, Minister with out portfolio, St. Lawrence, Montreal, who has as his opponent C. H.

Cahan, K.C., former Conservative opposition leader in the Nova Scotia Legislature. Ministers in the Meighen cabinet running are: Hon. Rodolphe Monty, lormer Secretary ot in Laur-ier-Otitremont, represented by Sir Lomer Gouin, who resigned from the King- Government, and his seat in the last House, and Hon. Andre Fau-teux. former Solicitor-General, in Nicolq Hon.

E. L. Patenaude, Conservative leader in Quebec, is opposed in Jacques Cartler by Theodule Itheaume, member for this seat in the last House. Hector Warren, Independent, who was "officially nominated in Charle-voix-Saguenay at I he advance no minations last Thursday, has the contest. FIVE IN LOTBINIERE No Acclamations in 23 Quebec District Ridings (Special to The Gazette.) Quebec.

Oct. 22. Except for the running in of two extra Liberal candidates at the last minute in Lot-hiniere county, bringing the number of starters in that riding to five, nominations in the district of Quebec passed off in the ordinary way today, arid the political situation narrows down to the last week's fight with fifty-one candidates the twenty-three ridings. Controversial meetings were held in many ridings, and leaders of both sides expressed confidence in ttie outcome tonight, C. J.

Lookweli, Conservative organizer. jokingly staling that he expected the Conservatives to take twenty-three 'opt of twenty-three next Thursday. Not a single acclamation a as recorded, there being opposition In all counties, a thing that has i.et existed for the past twenty-five years. Hector Warren, one of the Conservatives who was nominated In Charlevoix last Thursday, dropped out of the fight yesterday, J. Gobell to represent the Conservatives in the riding, while it is reported that efforts will be made to have Dr.

Lauze retire in Lorbi'i-lere. thus leaving one Conservative in the field, as against three Liberals. Elsewhere the candidates are not expected to be changed prior to polling day. IN prairiTprovinces 149 Candidates Fight for 54 Seats in Three Provinces Winnipeg, October 22. With nominations lor federal elections complete today, Mil candidates were standing for election in the 54 seats in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

By provinces the parly representa tion in the list of nominations was as follows: Liberals, II; Conservatives, JH; Progressives. 12; independent -'Liberal, Labor, total. 14 candidates standing for 17 seals. Saskatchewan Liberals, lit; Conservatives, 19; Progressives, 21; Independent-Progressive, GO candidates standing for 21 seats. Alberta Liberals, 14 Conservatives, 15; Progressivesi 12; Independent, 1: Farm -Labor, Labor, total, 45 candidates standing for Hi seats.

The Conservative party with a total of 50 candidates nominated in the three prairie provinces had the largest number of candidates in the llield, while the Liberal and Progressive parties each had 41 representatives. On the whole, today's nominations were mainly of a confirmatory character and there were few surprises. The last minute withdrawal of the Conservative candidate in the Saskatchewan constituency of Mackenzie Jefi a contest betwen a Liberal and a Progressive. This loss to the Conservative ranks was balanced by the addition of A. E.

Mclvinnon, Conservative candidate in the constituency of Willow-Bunch, where theo-e will now be a three-cornered light with a Liberal, I Conservative and Progressive in the Held. Three party leaders will face opposition in their light for election in Manitoba constituencies. In Portage la Prarie, Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen will be opposed by Harry Leader, Progressive candidate, who defeated him In the 1921 general elections.

will witness a fight between Robert Forlfe, Progressive leader, and Reaubier, Conservative standard-bearer. J. iS. Woodsworth, Labor leader, will be opposed in Winnipeg North-Centre by a Liberal, K. W.

Lowery, and a Conservative, Kdward Braid. in iManitoha, 'tivc constituencies will be the scene of three-cornered battles netweeij nominees of the Con servative, Liberal and Progressive parties, while in the four Winnipeg constituencies Labor takes the Dlace of the Progressives In three-cornered rights. In St. Boniface an Independent Liberal, A. Meikle, will try con clusions at the polls with a Btraight Liberal candidate and a Conservative.

In six ridings Conservative and Progressive candidates will light it out. In one constituency, Provcriciier, he light Is between a Liberal- and a Progressive. In Saskatchewan there' will tie seventeen three-cornered contests with a Liberal, Conservative and Progressive in the fray. In Long Dak-; a Conservative and a Progressive and imonton West and Edmonton East, in which a irarm-Labor candidate will face Conservative and Liberal opposition. 35 B.C.

CANDIDATES Liberals Are Contesting1 11 Out of 14 Seats Vancouver, Oct. 22. Thirty-five candidates will Contest British Columbia's 14 seals for Hie next Parliament, a total of 24 candidates being 'Officially nominated from nine constituencies, while on October 15 five advance riding nominations brought cut It. Mrs. Rose Henderson, Labor, New Westminster, was the only woman nominated.

Conservatives are contesting all 14 seats; the Liberals have placed candidates in 11. while five Lanor and five Independents have been nominated. Throughout the province there will he but seven three-cornered contests. In New Westminster, Vancouver South. Vancouver Centre, Burrard and Vancouver North, Labor opposes Liberal and Conservafivo candidates.

Against two older i'-ty nominees, a Socialist will run in Nanaimo and an Independent in Skeena. The Liberals arc leaving struggle to Conservative and Jndupeml'iit nominees in Cariboo, Comox-Alberni and Kootenuy West. In Victoria, Yale, Fruser Valley and Kootenuy ICast it will he a straight Libcal-Conservative fight. The single neat in the Vukon is being contested by a Liber.il and Conservative only. MARITIME PROVINCES 60 Candidates Enter Contest for 29 Seats Halifax, N.S., October 22, Nominations for the federal genera: elections one week hence were carrier out today in the 2fi electoral districts of the three Maritime Pro yiticc.i, resulting in sixty names placed before the electors.

The representation from the Maritime. will he 29, three constituencies Halifax. St. John and Queens Prince Kdward Island, returning two each. The only departure from the pre-arranged selection of candidates occurred in New Brunswicl where a woman was nominated and where an Independent-Conservative who had placed his nami before the electorate, withdrcv from the contest.

Mrs. Minnie Bel" Adney, Independent, was nominated in Carloton-Vietoria to oppose J. FJcmming, Conservative and a former Premier of New Brunswick and T. W. Caldwell, Independent running with Libera! eudorsation.

In Northumberland, James Robinson, previously announced an an Independent-Conservative, withdrew from the contest today, giving his reason as a desire to act in the best interests of the Conservative party which already had placed a candidate in that field. In Nova Scoti.i and Prince Kdward Island, there was no change from the of candidates already chosen by convention. Straight party were indicated in every constituency, with the exception of Cape IJrcton South, where James 1J McLachlan. former leader of th United Mine Workers of America was nominated by. the Labor forces making a three-cornered tight with O.

Liberal, and Finia Conservative, newcomers in politics, opposing him. Kigirteon Maritime candidates were members of Uk- last House, two in Prince Kdward Island, nine in N'ova Scotia and seven in New Brunswick. These include Hon. J. K.

jjin-cLitr and A. K. Liberals, slai.diiiy- for Queens and Prince, Te-wpt'clively in Prince Kdward Island. In Nova Scotia lion. K.

M. Mac-Hiinald. Minister of National Hefeticp, formerly representing Pictoii coiin'tv is a candidate in Antigoiiisli-Giiys-' IJ-ance J. Logan, Cmivherla'ii'i, L. J.

Lovett, Digby Annapolis, D. k' Kinn, Halifax: K. V. Robinson, Hants-Kings; A. Chisholm, Inverness; William Duff.

Queens-Lu n-enbiirg; George W. Kyte, Rk-hmond-West Cape Hreloii and P. L. Hut. field.

Shelbiirne-Yarmouth, all Liberals. In Brunswick members of the las' House now candidates are: K. W. Grimmer, Charlotte; A. J.

Doiicet, Kent; George J. Jones, Royal. Vol. M. McLaren, St.

John-Albert and R. fl. Hanson, York-Suii'bOrv, all Conservatives. T. W.

Caldwell, independent. Victoria Carleton; Hon. Pius Miehaud, Liberal, Restigouehe-Madawaska. MRS. ADNEY NOMINATED First Woman Candidate in N.B.

Noted Musician Woodstock, N.B.," October 22. Mrs. Hell Adney was nominated as fin Independent candidate in Carle-ton-Vic'toria today. Adney's agent is Helen Mc-K lb-bin, who filed the papers and put no the necessary deposit of $200. This made It a three-cornered fight in this constituency, as T.

W. Caldwell was nominated as an Indopen-dent-Progrcssive-Liberal, and Hon. I. K. Flemming as a Conservative candidate.

Reports were current this morning that Meagher Costigan, of Grand Falls, would be nominated as a Liberal, but this did not materialize. Mrs. Adney is a. musician of note and Iter ron leads an orchestra in Montreal." She is the first woman ever nominated in New Brunswick. Straight Party Fight St.

John, N.B.. October 22. Nomination day passed off quietly in St. John-AItert. It was decided by the' party managers that no speaking would follow the filing of the nomination papers.

In this constituency it will Jlje a s'traia-ht party fish-t between Hon. W. K. Foster. Secretary of State, and Ti, T.

Hayes, Liberal standard-bearers and Dr. Mfiry-ay MavLaren and Thomas Bell, nominees of the'' Conservative party." Compton Candidates Cookshire. Oct. 22. Samuel Gobei of La Patrie and Lctellier, Lake Megantle, wre nominated to represent Conipf'on county as Conservative and Libera! candidates, respectively in Victoria Hall.

A joint meeting followed the nomination largely attend t( by French and English representatives of tills county. Spee-chu were made by boNi candidates in and French. Henri Crepeau, Dinner With Dominion Pro-duce for British Importers (Canadian Press Cable.) London, October 22. Under the chairmanship of Hon. Peter Lar-kin, High Commissioner for Canada in London, a dinner was arranged here tonight by V.

A. Wilson, agricultural products representative for Canada, in Britain, at which practically all the gond things on the table came from the Dominion. The guests comprised the leading importers of Britain and others prominent in supplying the United Kingdom with foodstuffs. "Nature always intended Canada to devote no small part of her energies to external trade." declared Col. L.

C. Amery, secretary for the Dominions. "There is an immense field for increasing the purchases by Britain from Canada. I have never concealed my own conviction that the most effective way ot secur ing this is by giving preference td tbe Dominions, but in these matters we have to deal with economic theories which in sonic direct Jons amount to a religion." Mr. Amery added that much could be done without rislalion by having better organization and more effective publicity.

WOllDlMSHOV SOME IMPROVEMENT Southampton Police Take First Officer Towers Off Melita Arraignment Today (Associated Press Cable.) Southampton, October 22. Thomas Towers, first of the Canadian Pacific, liner Melita, arrested follow-' ing a shooting affray aboard the ship while she was in mid-Atlanlic, was taken off the Melita on her arrival here and, under a strong police guard, lodged in the police station. At the same time the body of Capt. A. II.

Clews, killed in the shoot ing, was carried off the boat in a coffin covered with a red. ensign and removed to the mortuary. Towers will be arraigned tomorrow mornina, and an inquest into Captain Clews' death will get under way in the afternoon. In order to circumvent the curi osity of a large crowd which gathered when the Melita came in this afternoon the body of Captain Clews was taken off the ship in a tender at the entrance to Southampton water. The condition of David K.

Gllmour, assistant chief engineer of the Melita, who was wounded on board the Melita yesterday, is regarded as more hopeful today, and it is expected that the bullet will be extracted shortly. John Holliday, junior second engi neer of the Melita, who also was seriously wounded yesterday, is cheerful today. The bullet has been extracted from his Widow Is Dazed (Canadian Press Cable.) London. October 22. "It is terrible that my daddy should have died like this, just when we were hoping to see him," said the pretty 20-year-old daughter of Captain A.

II. Clews, commander of the Canadian Pacific liner Melita, who was shot and killed in his cabin on the Melita at Antwerp yesterday, When Miss Clews was seen ut her home at Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead. "We had a letter from him only yesterday, in which he said he was very tired as he had not heen home since January," Miss Clews continued, "and he hoped to be able spend Christmas with us." The wido'w of the murdered man is dazed from the shock of the news of her husband's death. She seems unable to comprehend its full import, and still clings to the hope that the report of his death may not be advaIMIFcorTng ganger by- radium Elimination of Caustic Rays Gave Good Results in Many Cases New York, Oct. 22.

Physicians of the Memorial Hospital, New York, announce that by filtering out rdne-ty per cent of the caustic beta rays emanating from radium, and the high voltage X-ray tube, and using principally the "healing and stimulating gamma rays, radiation treatment of cancer of the tongue, lips, nose, ears or other part of the has been improved greatly. This achievement is regarded by some of the highest cancer authorities in other institutions as one ot the most important advances that has been made in1 the "treatment of cancer since radium came into use for that purpose. In the six months since the -lew methods have been under experimentation, more than 100 cases -have been' treated with what are "considered very satisfactory results. Owing to the elimination of the caustic-rays, much stronger applications of the beneficial rays can be used and painful effects are largely obviated. Farmer Hangs Himself Smiths Falls, October 22.

Charles Johnston, aged 35, today committed suicide by hanging, froiji the rafter in the barn of his father's farm, near Franklin. He had been ilespondct over a number, of disasters which had overtaken him. Last Sunday his own hom waa burned down and on Monday a team of horses which he wiw driving run away with him. His mother died recently..