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LAST EDITION Edmonton Journal 16, No. 185 EDMONTON, ALBERTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920 TWENTY-TWO PAGES LIBERAL MEMBERS' CAUCUS HEARS GOVERNMENT OUTLINED BY THE PREMIER Probable Moves In the Interest of Irrigation, Prohibition and the Northern Railway Situation; J. A. McCall Assistant Party Whip The government's policy in regard to the prospective legislation of the present session is due for announcement almost any day. Stewart will follow the leader opposition in reply to the speech from the throne, and at this afternoon's sitting or on Monday will make a preuminary statement to the house.

caucus the Liberal members was held Thursday afternoon and 18 to be continued this evening, for the purpose of discussing with them the policy already determined upon by the government in council. Not much definite progress was made at the Thursday meeting, but it is expected that the full legislative program will be decided upon before the week is out. Assistant Whip J. A. McColl, member for Acadia, was chosen by the caucus as assistant whip in place of C.

W. Pingle, whose elevation to the speakership left the post of second party whip vacant. J. McNaughton, the senior whip, is ill at his home in Youngstown, but is expected to be able to take his seat in the course of another week. The Big Three A forecast of the government's policy, so far as it concerns most important of the anticipated legislation, is now, however, reasonably safe.

Premier Stewart said some time ago that the three big questions of the session would be irrigation, liquor, and railways, and the government's attitude on these three questions is being awaited with considerable interest. Until public announcement is made only a guess is possible as to what the policy will be, but a fairly sure guess some of the points now seems to be within range. Won't Guarantee All It is likely that a blanket policy on Irrigation will not be favored by the government, but that the plan of every scheme being dealt with on its merits will be advocated. As to the financial phase of the question, the expectation is that the government will undertake to guarantee the interest on the Irrigation bonds for a limited period, probably the first two or three years, and after this initial assistance the local districts will be expected to finance themselves. Guarantee of bonds in toto, as asked for by the southern irrigationista, will be looked upon by the government as quite to big en undertaking, since it would impair the province's credit in the money market.

The suggested would help to meet the situation, It is thought. while still keeping within the safety-first margin. Ask E.D. and B.C, Recerver It is likely that the railway situation, concerning which there has been much wondering of late, will be met by a decision to ask the trustees for the bondholders to appoint a receiver for the McArthur lines. under whom the roads will be operated during a year redemption period.

This is the procedure laid down by the terms of the act. The only probable alternative to this course wit be the news of something definite being done from the Ottawa end. Mr. McArthur is known to be in daily negotiation with the federal authorities, and there is a possibility that some decision may be reached before the federal house adjourns whereby the provincial legislature will be spared the necessity of acting. Fail- ELEVATOR NOT LOOKED AFTER IS JURY'S VERDICT Circumstances of George Moore's Accidental Death Are Investigated "We, the jury, have come to the agreement that George Moore came to his death in the Royal Alexandra hospital on Thursday, February 19th.

His death was caused by an accidental fall down the elevator shaft on to a concrete basement, causing a fracture of the skull. We, the jury, also agree that there was not the necessary protection at the elevator door on the part of the P. Burns company, or the owner of the building. We also recommend that the city should have elevators of this kind inspected oftener and more rigidly." The foregoing is the verdict returned by the coroner's jury empanelled by Coroner Dr. Harry Smith, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of George Moore, the P.

Burns' employe, who died of injuries sustained from fall in the Tees Persse building early Thursday morning. The evidence taken want to show that the elevator door was open at the time of the accident. Moore was engaged in trucking poultry from the elevator to a freight car a few feet away. While one truck load was being deposited in the freight car, the operator moved the elevator up to the next floor. Thinking that the elevator was still in position, Moore backed out with his truck and, without looking, fell backwards into the shaft, falling a distance of some fourteen feet to the concrete basement.

The evidence taken also went to show that there was no special elevator operator and that, according to some of the testimony given, no specific instructions had been issued regarding the fact that the door should be kept closed. The witnesses called were: Ernest Lodge, who was operating the elevator at the time: Thomas McCullough, who was unGoading the truck into the freight car; A. Dennison, fireman in the basement of the building, who was the first to rush 0 Moore's assistance; City Building InSpector McIvor, who stated that the Elevator door in good working Irder: Dr. E. Alin, who attended to the unfortunate man's injuries: Dr.

Hall, of he university, who conducted the postporter examination: J. W. Skelly, hanager of the creamery and produce lepartment, where Moore was employed: ind coroner's officer J. Watson. DAILY CIRCULATION FED.

10, 1920 20,462 LISTS OPEN FOR INSPECTION VETERANS BEING RETRAINED HAVE LOST COURSES, Participated In Federal Emergency Grant While at Schools DELIBERATE FRAUD IN ONE CASE FOUND Man Secured Aid In Two Cities la Given Six Months Term (Special Dispatch to The Journal. -Ford's Ottawa Agency.) OTTAWA, Feb. report has been received here to the effect that a number of men who have been taking educational training have had their courses cut off because they participated in the federal emergency grant while doing training. Single men taking training have been receiving a sum between $60 and $70 a month, and married men from $90 to $120, and there have been complaints from the men with families particularly, that it was insufficient to them. Many men, apparently through the situation, have made application for relief from the fund while receiving the training allowance, and have been obliged to make restitution, although it is difficult to see how the misunderstanding could have arisen in view of the fact that applies for help under the emergency fund he must make a signed statement that he is in need and 18 without employment or funds.

The certificates are issued to them and they secure the benefits of the fund, but of on review, it is found that they have misrepresented their condition, restitution must be made and in some cases court actions have been taken. The department takes the attitude that each of such cases will be considered on Its merits and if it can be proved conclusively that deliberate fraud existed, there is every likelihuod that the courses will be cut off. -FORD, Few. Real Frauds OTTAWA, Feb. Press) -While civil court actions are said to be pending against some ninety returned soldiers in Montreal, all of whom are charged with swindling or attempting to swindle the governinent by means of the patriotic emergency fund, Brigadier-General Ross, who is administering the fund, stated Thursday evening that there had been fewer attempts to obtain this money by false pretences than might have been An ticipated, Montreal, with about 100 cases, had by far the laregst number of any one city, though, of course: there were isolated cases scattered all.

through Canada. One case of deliberate fraud, where a man secured aid In two cities, he was found guilty and sentenced to six months in jail, but generally speaking, General Ross stated that a warning had been sufficient to bring about restitution in most cases. The general also stated that the demands on the fund were being gradually reduced as work was being found for applicants. ONTARIO WANTS MANY CHANGES IN TEMPERANCE ACT Delegation Waiting on Premier Drury, Makes Demands TORONTO, Feb. the changes in the Ontario Temperance act urged Thursday on Premier E.

C. Drury, by the temperance delegation, were the following: All liquor over a prescribed amount now in the custody of any person in the province of Ontario in a private house, or elsewhere, to be registered and taxed. Limit the giving of liquor in a private house, so as to exclude the serving of liquor at banquets, receptions and functions, contrary to the spirit of the law. Limit the amount of liquor which may be supplied upon doctor's certificate, or kept in a doctor's possession; liquor prescribed supplied for externai uses to be non- potable liquor. Provide prescription blanks with serial numbers, with stub, in pads of convenient size, which shall distinctly state the malady for which liquor is given and how it is to be used.

Limit the number of prescriptions that time. person may have filled within a given Repeal the sections of the act which allow the sale of native win for beverage purposes. Provide that no person shall keep or have liquor in his house belonging to another person. Give to magistrates option of imprisonment, as well as fine, for first offences. Amend the act, forbidding the advertising of liquor, so as to prevent present UNIVERSITIES ARE VITAL FACTOR IN RECONSTRUCTION Must Take Leading Part In Guiding Public Says Devonshire MONTREAL, Feb.

20 (Canadian at the University club Thursday night, His Excellency the Duke of Devonshire touched won the grave situation that faces the dominion today, with labor difficulties and Late general unrest incident to the reconstruction period after the war. He added that the universities would have to take a leading part in guiding the public. A brief address was also given by Lord Shauhnessy, who welcomed his lexcellency as an honorary member of the University club. REAR ADMIRAL R. E.

PEARY NORTH POLE DISCOVERER IS DEAD AT WASHINGTON Noted Arctic Explorer Was Long Sufferer from Permicious Anemia- Reached His Objective In Aretic on April 6, 1909 WASHINGTON, Feb. Robert Edwin Peary, retired, Arctic explorer and discoverer of the North Pole, died at his home here Friday morning from pernicious anaemia from which he had suffered for several years. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed, but he will be buried with full naval honors. Admiral Peary submitted to a blood transfusion at a hospital here a few days ago. He later was removed to his home and his condition then was reported as somewhat end improved.

came He early gradually Friday grew morning. weaker, Dr. H. however, F. Strine, and the admiral's physician, disclosed that the transfusion this month was the thirty-first to which Admiral Peary had submitted within two years.

Robert Edwin Peary, for many years noted as an Arctic explorer and famous 88 the discoverer of the North Pole, was born at Cresson, May 6, 1856. On September 6, 1909, Peary sent a message to New York from Indian Harbor, Cape Race, announcing his discovery of the North Pole. His actual attainment of the pole had been just five months before, on April 6, 1909. When this dispatch came the world was, quite unknown to Peary, prais- HOT ARGUMENTS ENLIVEN TRIAL OF STRIKE LEADERS Motion to Read Evidence of Newspapermen Is Blocked WINNIPEG, Feb. the opening of the morning session of the trial of the seven accused strike leaders, A.

J. Andrews, K.C., crown counsel, proposed to read the evidence of Main Johnson, Toronto newspaperman, who told of an Interview with labor leaders at the time of the strike at the preliminary trial. An affidavit was produced to show that Johnson was Ill and unable to come. R. defence counsel, objected and Justice Metcalfe gave him until Tuesday morning to produce a reason why Johnson's evidence should not be read to the jury.

A. A. Riley, manager of the Canada Bread company, gave evidence regarding incidents during the strike. A hint from E. J.

McMurray, defence counsel, in cross-examination, that there was a strong combine of bakers precipitated a wordy battle between the Judge, witness, Mr. McMurray and Mr. Andrews. Riley indignantly denied, the charge. Mr.

Justice Metcalte broke in to suggest that there was no evidence that the men struck because there was a combination of bakers, declaring that the defence must not base its argument on sympathy. At one point Mr. Bonnar objected to some of the questions in behalf of his client which brought forth the remark from Justice Metcalfe, "What is the matter with you fellows? Does Mr. Bonnar represent the labor party and Mr. McMurray the Socialists?" Mr.

Bonnar' replied, "that's It." Mr. Bonnar then began to cross-examine the witness and Mr. Andrews opened a fire of objections; crown and defence counsel exchanged remarks til Judge Metcalfe offered to give them five minutes in which to leave the court and settle the matter. number of members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called and gave evidence regarding the riot of June 21. TARIFF QUESTION WILL LOOM I LARGE IN PARLIAMENT Western Members Predict Interesting Debates In House OTTAWA, Feb.

20-(Canadian Press). -Western members for the opening session next week declare that some very interesting discussions are ahead when the tariff question comes under debate. Some members openlv declare that the Manitoba farmers took an unreasonable attitude when they dethroned R. C. Henders, for many years president of the Manitoba Grain Growerg' association.

Friends of Mr. Henders are intent upon asking why he was not asked to be present at the recent convention in Brandon, stating that Mr. Henders was refused a hearing by the executive. This, it is said, has been denied by executive members. At any rate, the feeling among the men already here is that Mr.

Henders will be "the centre of interest in what promises to be an open battle betwel.a wstern farm representatives. INDEPENDENT WON WREKIN ELECTION LONDON, Feb. by-election for members of the house of commons for the Wrekin division of Shropshire recently held, resulted in the election of Charles Palmer, independent, by 538 plurality over Charles Duncan, the Labor candidate, it announced Friday. John Bayley, Coalition -Liberai, was third in the polling. The vote stood: Palmer, Duncan, 8.729; Bayley, 4,750.

In the last election Sir Charles Henry, Coalition-Liberal was returned unnoposed. Sir Charles died in DecemDer MORE NURSDE WANTED The' provincial health department is sending out an urgent request for graduate nurses, practical nurses, V. A. or anyone with nursing experience. All persons desirous of helping or wanting information telephone 2841 or 82512.

NEW PROJECTILE DRIVEN THROUGH 16-INCH STEEL Test Made at Maryland Proving Ground Is Satisfactory WASHINGTON, Feb. its way through more than thirteen inches of armorbelt steel, a sixteen-inch projectile produced at the new naval ordnance plant at South Charleston, W. the third shell fired out of a test group of five, met every requirement In test Thursday at the Indian Head, Maryland, proving ground and did what the naval officers claim to be a record in shell directions. The projectile which weighs 2,100 pounds, against the 1,400 pounds of the 14-inch shell, will be turned out in the South Charleston plant for the 16-inch guns of the dreadstyle ships under Two of the ships, the Maryland and the Colorado, will be launched in the spring. BIGAMIST GIVEN TWO YEAR TERM.

TORONTO, Feh. Matthews, who had wife and six children when he married Hannah Scholfeld, widow with two children, last December, was sentenced Thursday to the at Kingston for two years. The widow states that she had Arst met Matthews in Prospect cemetery while she was decorating her husband's grave. Matthews pointed out to her the grave of his wife, she stated. The first wife testifled that Matthews had not contributed toward her support for seven years.

THREE GIRLS HURT FROM EXPLOSION NEWCASTLE, Feb. girls were injured and three small buildings of the Conti Powder company were burned here Friday following an explosion of fireworks caused when a stove was upset in one of the buildings and fire spread to the others. The loss is estimated at $5,000, Six girls ran home after the explosion and it was at first repo: ted that they had been killed. The injured employes were burned about the face and arms. 53,944 DAYS LOST THROUGH STRIKES OTTAWA.

Ech. -Fifty-seven thousand nine hundred and forty- four working days were lost in Canada during January through strikes, twenty-eight in number, Involving 3,366 persons. The figures are higher than those for December. Thirteen of these strikes started during January and there were still sixteen strikes unsettled at the end of the month. GERMANY PREPARES TO TRY ACCUSED BERLIN, Feb.

German government is rushing preparations to try Germans accused of violations of the laws of war and examination of witnesses and arguments will begin next week, according to aBerlin despatch to the Central News. Pleadings will open before the Leipzig court within the next month, it is stated. SOLDIER SETTLERS NORTH OF CITY LOOK TO BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR RELIEF FROM RAILROAD TROUBLES S. S. B.

Official Returns from Survey and Says Interruption of Grain Movement and -Arrival of Supplies Has Worked Real Hardship That farm settlement in Alberta should be more largely confined to lands within access of the railways, 80 far at least as the ex-soldiers are concerned, and that only men with some practical experience should be encouraged to go to the northern part of the province in particular, are the general conclusions brought back by G. L. McDonnell, assistant dietrict superintendent. of the Soldier Settlement board at Peace River, just returned from a tour through the north country. A complete survey of the conditions in the Peace River and Grande Prairie districts was made by Mr.

McDonnell, with a view to possible changes in policy and organization for the coming season, and a report will be prepared at once and sent to Ottawa. Recconmendations will be made in this report, it is' underetood, for certain modifications of the present settlement procedure, but the exact nature of these changes is not yet ready for announcement. After This, Stand Anything Conditions in the north have been a-1 together unusual this winter, Mr. McDonnell tells the Journal, and soldiersettiers who have stood the test and come through with their courage still good and strong will be able, he thinks to weather anything likely to come in the future. Most of the men are making good, even with conditions as they are, and the proportion of misfits has been found surprisingly small.

There is a good deal of the old frontier spirit among the soldier-farmers in the north, it is stated, and this is helping out in meeting the situation. Hard as the winter has been, grousers have been few and the general attitude of the men has been creditable both to themseives and to the country. Nevertheless, it is Mr, McDonnell's that fuaure settlement should avoid the pollcy of locating on the' more remote lands. Railway service is essential to them, and numbers of men who have settled 80 or 100 miles from the end of steel are finding conditions naturally bard and unpromising. The Railway's Fallure Ing Dr.

Frederick, A. Cook as the discoverer. Only four days previous to the Peary announcement, who was on his way back to Copenhagen on board a Danish steamer, had telegraphed the claim that he had reached the pole on April 21st, 1908-nearly a year ahead of Peary. While Dr. Cook's claim did not go unquestioned from the first, he had for four days at least been widely acclaimed AS the coverer of the pole.

With Peary's message there arose a great contro- very of all ages over the honor of actual first discovery. Peary with his record of seven successful trips to the Arctic, and his official standing in scientific circles easily held the commanding position in the controversy. He made an exploration trip to Greenland and discovered and named many Arctic points. After resigning from the naval service he devoted his entire time and energy to a series of Arctic expeditions, the object of which was to reach the pole. After these voyages he reverted to lecturing to raise funds for further explorations.

On the sixth voyage with the pole in view he had to give up because both of his feet were frozen. Starva. tion and cold again halted his party on his seventh attempt. He was 52 years old when he set out on his eighth and successful invasion of the polar regions. J.

W. COOPER DIES OF PNEUMONIA AT FAMILY RESIDENCE Brother of Advertising Manager of Edmonton Jour. nal Passes Away John Walter Cooper died at his home, 9336 108th avenue, on Thursday night of pneumonia, following an attack of influenza. He was in his thirtieth year. Mr.

Cooper leaves wife and three small children. Mrs. Cooper is at present suffering from the influenza, but her condition is improving. The late Mr. Cooper was the youngest son of John M.

and Mrs. Cooper, of this city. He came to Edmonton from Palmerston, Ontario, in 1912. George B. Cooper, advertising manager of the Edmonton Journal, and Ira W.

Cooper, of this city, are brothers, and Mrs. C. G. Campbell, also Edmonton, is a sister The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, burial to take place at Mount Pleasant cemetery. The arrangements are in charge of R.

F. Howard. Much difficulty has been caused during the present season, it is pointed out, by the northern superintendent. by the failure of the railway service ARCHANGEL IS CAPTURED BY BOLSHEVIST FORCES; WHITES ABANDONED TOWN Troops of Defence Army Joined Reds- Move Means Meterial Weakening of Dvira Line- -Lloyd-George Favors Opening of Peace Negotiations With Soviet Ing such good news from the east. the National Trust company will, it la likely, be asked to proceed with the appointment of receiver.

The Liquor Question. It is further likely that the government will ask the legislature to apply to the Dominion government for a referendum under the Canada Temperance act on the question of whether or not Interprovincial importation of liquor shall be prohibited. This was one of the requests of the temperance forces and 1s belleved to be favored by the government. Some amendments will probably be made to the liquor act, and it is likely that the number of prescriptions allowed to doctors each month will be reduced, though not to quite as low a figure as the government has been asked to put them. The limitation of the sealed packages to bottles of eigift ounces is hardly likely to gO through is thought, because of the difficulty at the present time of getting a sufficient number of bottles, the glass being unsettled.

FORTUNE TELLER IS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF GIRL Mrs. Mitchell Tells Local Police She Paid $2,500 to Montreal Family A strange case, which reads more like fiction than happenings in real life, has just been unfolded by the city police through the arrest at a house on 96th street of Mary Ely, a young girl of fifteen years of age described as a Brazilian gypsy. The child was arrested as a result of a telegram received on Thursday from Chief of Police Belanger, of Montreal, giving a description of the missing girl and stating that she had been taken from her home in that city. The guardian of the child, a Mra. Mitchell, declared vehemently that she was rightfully entitled to possession of the child and asserted she had paid $2,500 for her to the girl's parents in Montreal.

In her statement to the police Mrs. Mitchell also stated that she had recently paid $15,000 for a gypsy caravan outfit, the purchase having been made in Montreal. The police declare that there is a considerable traffic among the -gypsies of Canada in young girls suitable for fortune- telling purposes and they quite believe it possible that deals of this kind are made, whereby young children of tender years change hands. The arrest of Mary Ely constitutes a remarkably quick piece of detective work on the part of Detective Campbell of the city force. He was detailed by Acting Chief Shute to investigate the case and as a result of the description placed in his hands had the girl in the city police station within a period of five or ten minutes.

When discovered on 96th street she was living with Mrs. Mitchell and going under the name of Mary Mitchell. She is being held pending further instructions from Chief Belanger, who has been wired to the effect that the girl is in custody. When taken to the city police station the Ely gir admitted that her home was in Montreal and that she had been taken from her parents. It also transpires that she was recently arrested by Inspector Shaw, with another young girl on a charge of theft.

They both appeared before Mrs. Murphy in the women's court to answer charges of stealing money from a local man while he was having his fortune told. As they were both juveniles they were released on bonds. ARRANGE TO TAKE PRISONERS HOME THROUGH CANADA Vancouver Trans-Shipping Point for 150,000 Czechaslovaks and Russians VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. is to be the trans-shipping point for 150,000 Czechoslovaks and Russian refugees are to leave Siberia and northern China and return to Bohemia.

Arrangements have been made by the Blue Funnel Steamship company and the Canadian Pacific railway company to transfer them from boat to train here. The liners Tyndareus and Protesjlaus are now in the Orient, latter took on its first batch of refugees at Vladivostok. CLARESHOLM MAN IS JAILED FOR BEING MOTOR SPEED FIEND Given 45 Days In Lethbridge Jail Without Option of a Fine LETHBRIDGE, Feb. artists in Claresholm are evidently given short shrift, as denoted in the sentence meted out to William Mayo, who, on Sunday last, knocked down a girl, Margaret Walker, two years old, in the street, breaking her 45 collar in bone. the The accused was given days Lethbridge jail without the option of a fine by Magistrate Holmes.

In the police evidence it was stated that the accused had a bad reputation locally as a dangerous driver. Witnesses were on hand, called by Corporal Vise, of the A.P.P., to testify that the accused at the time the accident occurred was driving at the rate of 25 miles an hour. The evidence was not needed in that the accused pleaded guilty. CLOSING STOCKS NEW TORK. Web.

Cirsing sales: Canadian Pacife, United States Steel, 99:: United States Steel Preferred, MARINE NEWS MARINE NEWS NEW TORE, Feb. Shtp From Laplander New York Antaerp New and Napier LONDON, Feb. 20. Bolshevist, forces have captured Archangel on the White sea, according to wireless dispatch from Moscow Friday. The "whites" abandoned the town and the troops joined the Bolshevists, the message declares.

The last advices to the British war office on the North Russian situation that on February 18th the Red forces were 70 miles south of Arch- angel. Bolshevist possession of the city would mean a material weakening of the Dvina line. Archangel was for a long period luring the war the main port of entry for Russian war supplies from the allies. A railroad joining the principal Russian rail lines to the south gave ingress for the war material made outside Russia and supplied to the armies of the old regime and, after the revolution, to the forces of the Kerensky government. With the advent of Bolshevist rule in Russia, Archangel was maintained by the allies as a base for contact for interior Russia, and later as the supply depot for the forces of the North Russian government established in opposition to the Bolshevists and for the allied troops sent in to help protect the BIG LOCOMOTIVE ORDER LIKELY TO COME TO CANADA Negotiations With Belgium Are Now Taking Place OTTAWA, Feb.

20 (Canadian Press). -Negotiations between Belgian and Canadian firms for locomotives are proceeding, it 19 learned, and there la prospect that large orders may be placed in Canada. Senator. Nicholls. head of the Cana a dian General Elecrtic company, who was in the city last night stated that he bad received a long cable in connection with this matter but he refused comment on its contents further than to say that the negotiations were still under way.

From other sources, however, it WAS ascertained that there are good prospects of Canadian firms securing some of the contracts. PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO USE S. S. ARMORIES Emergency Hospital Can Handle 50 Flu CasesNurses Are Needed The South Side armories are to be into an emergency hospital for influenza cases. Official permission for the city to use the building has been given by the Ottawa military authorities, after receiving an application from the commissioners.

Satisfaction is expressed with the prompt action of the federal department, as it was only on Wednesday that the commissioners and Dr. Whitelaw, medical health officer, placed the proposal before Brigadier -General Bell, G.O.C. That officer was favorably disposed towards the city's request. The city will have the use of the armories free of rental, excepting that adequate insurance must be carried. Care is to be taken of the officers' quarters, and provision made for the employes now there.

It is estimated that there will be accommodation for at least fifty patients. There are two floors. One difficulty the city has to first face is the securing of a nursing staff, as there has developed an acute shortage of helpers, owing to new cases being on the increase. "The situation is certainly worse than yesterday," stated Mrs. N.

Edwards, in charge of nurses on relief work, on Friday morning. "I had thirty more cases reported this morning and no relief send them. There is quite a lot of pneumonia, as people are neglecting to call doctors or help until they find they are in a serious condition." Most of the new cases are being reported from the west end of the city. Up to the present, the epidemic was mainly confined to the south side, north and east end. Mrs.

Edwards declares the need for competent help is most serious, in view of the situation that is developing. Volunteers are becoming exhausted and measures to look after them should not be neglected. ALIENS COMPLAIN OF BEING TRICKED NEW YORK, Feb. bureau of industries and immigration of the state industrial commission will begin an investigation Friday on charges that certain steamship agencies foreign banks in New York City have lured aliens here on promises of immediate passage to Europe and then "fleeced" them of their money. Resident aliens have complained to the various consulates that when they arrived in New York to take passage for Europe the Steamship companies delayed them in boarding houses operated by the agencles and then fleeced them in converting American money, into European.

North Russia area from Bolshevist Incursion. Abandonment of the Archangel expedition by allied and assoclated powers was determined upon last year, and the British and other allied forces there were withdrawal during the summer and fall. London advices bearing Thursday's date ported the beginning of an offensive by Bolshevist forces on the front south of Archangel, the capture of several villages on the Dvina being announced. Favors Peace Parleys PARIS, Feb. Lloyd-George is in favor of opening peace negotiations with Russia, through Maxim Litvinoff, Bolshevist representative in Copenhagen, and is supported by Premier Nitti of Italy, according to the Echo de Paris.

Paul Cambon and Philippe J. L. Berthelot, members of the French delegation at the meeting of the supreme allied council in London, have no authority to enter Into such a proposal and Premier Millerand has been recalled to London. New Bolshevist Attack LONDON, Feb. Bolshevist forces recently delivered a general attack along the 150-mile front from the Azov Sea toward Lake Manich, sccording to war office reports Issued here Friday.

On the eastern end of the line, they made no appreciable progress from Lake Manich to the point where the Manich river is ed by the Tsaritzin-Ekaterinodar railway, but further west they succeeded in crossing the Manich and occupying a line some miles south of the river On the front of the Don army, ing from the Sea of. Azov to the fluence of the Manich and the Don. the Bolshevists paid heavily in a vain attempt to cross the river. In severe fighting southwest of Rostov, volunteer forces cleared most of the south bank of the Don, capturing 1,000 prisoners and many guns. Fighting In Ukrainia BERNE, Feb.

fighting against the Bolshevists continues in Ukrainia according to reports received by the Ukrainian delegation here and it is announced that some successes against the soviet forces have been won in the neighborhood of Tiraspol. Insurgents Attack Japanese LONDON, Fbe. has been in progress on the Amur river in Siberia between insurgent forcesand the Japanese, a wireless Moscow dispatch states. troops reinforced the Japanese, and a fierce struggle is raging, with insurgents supported by Chinese, the dispatch declares. It is reported, the Bolshevist ade vices add, that in the Ussurl region, rise of the peasants in favor of the Soviet form of government is spreading.

In regard to the situation in South Russia, a Bolshevist communication Friday says: "Enemy ships have bombarded Gentchesk, on the Sea of Azov. Stubborn east fighting of is Stavropol, occurring 25 the versta northon left bank of the Volga." Soviet Election Results LONDON, Feb. Moscow Soviet election thus far reported show that 117 communists, six Soviet sympathizers and two non-party men have been successful, according to a Moscow message received here. MRS. J.

H. LYONS OF EDMONTON DIED SUDDENLY AT COAST Went to Vancouver Last April Hoping the Change Would Be Beneficial into the Peace River and Grande Prairle districts. Aside from the fact that the non-arrival of trains has brought about a shortage of supplies in many cases, the interruption in grain movement has worked a real hardship on the settlers. Practically no grain is now being moved, says Mr. McDonnell.

All the elevators are fuil, but through lack of care and locomotives on the E.D. B.C. none of the grain is being taken out. This meang that the soldier-settiers have been deprived of the work usually available for them, and but for the federal emergency fund, which is declared to have been a godsend to men in the north, it would habe been hard enough for many of them to have got through the winter. Grain Still to Be Moved Nearly 1,500,000 busheis of wheat and oats the still to be moved from the country north of the Peace River, but there is said to be little chance of its getting out in the near future, and many of the settlers are building their hopes for the future upon the new railway from the British Columbia side.

a fact which will not work out to Edmonton's advantage as the centre of the northern trade. Mr. McDonnell was told by one of the grain shippers in the north that carloads of grain that had left Sexsmith in October had not yet arrived in Edmonton a week ago. Mails that left Edmonton at the middle of January were only beginning to arrive at Grande Prairie on February 8th. Saw Things As They Are The country covered by Mr.

McDonnell in his survey included Clairmont, Sexsmith, Spirit River, Peace River, Dunvegan, Bluesky, McLennan, and High Prairie. He also drove from Grande Prairie through the Beaver Lodge, Lake Saskatoon, and Pouce Coupe districts. The whole region was found to be under a heavy blanket of snow, and the settlers were seen at first hand in actual combat with subArctic conditions. But pretty nearly everybody was reasonably hopeful of the future, and the general feeling was that the like of this winter would not be experienced again. Some improvement in the railway service is earnestly and universaily desired as one of the prime tials to life in the Word was received in the city this morning of the death last night In Vancouver of Mrs.

J. Homer Lyons, well-known in this city and who formerly was prominent in social and charitable activities. Mrs. Lyons has been in poor health for some time, going to Vancouver last April in the hope that the coast climate might prove beneficial. While she had been ailing for so long, her.

death came unexpectedly. Her husband, J. Homer Lyons, on receipt of the first word yesterday of the serious turn in his wife's condition, made arrangements to leave at once for the coast. Just as he was boarding the train, however, the telegram came announcing Mrs. Lyons' death.

While arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed, it is expected that the body will be brought to Edmonton for internment here. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, with their family, came to Edmonton in 1902. Mrs.

Lyons lived here until last April, when she went to the coast accompanied by her daughter, Miss Lyons, who was with her at the time of her death. Mrs. A. Stuart Matheson of this city, Clesley Lyons' of Seattle, Miss Hazel Lyons and Erwood C. Lyons, in business here, are children of the deceased.

C. F. Newell is a cousin. The late Mrs. Lyons was born in Ontario.

FIRE DESTROYED LAMONT RESIDENCE (Special Dispatch to The Journal) LAMONT, Feb. night a disastrous fire destroyed the home of J. K. McLean, a prosperous Lamont farmer. Mr.

McLean left his home in apparent good order to visit with Dan McLean. When returning he noticed smoke rising from his house and set off at a run to discover the cause. The moment he entered the door flames burst forth and nothing could be done to save house or contents. His car was destroyed with the house, and since insurance had been placed upon the property the loss of over three thousand dollars is totalled. LIVERPOOL EDITOR DEAD LIVERPOOL, Feb.

-Baron Russell (Edward Richard Russell) long editor of the Liverpool Post is dead at nig residence in Liverpool THE WEATHER Forecast-All west, fair and cold today and on Saturday..