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Date 1912-06-17

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IS Present Dally Average 1666 Coples. Advertisers in Daily get the benefit of the Weekly country circulation. No extra charge. Books open to ad- vertisers. VOL. 2, NO 288 lt; iB 4s, Titanic Benefit MEDIC Concert Proved a Great Success Park Was Packed with People Who Attended Re- ceipts Large Program Rendered by Band and Choirs an Excellent One Ministers Addresses. Not only was the seating accommo- dation taxed to its utmost capacity at the Esplanade Park last night, on the occasion of the benefit concert for the widows and orphans of the Titan- ics bandsmen, but it was impossible to stand within a large radius of the bandstand, owing to the large num- ber attending. To Bandmaster Shunk, who was the organizer of the concert, too much cannot be said in praise, not only for the worthiness of the enterprise, but for the excellence of the programme which was tendered, Seldom, if ever, have we heard such excellent render- ings of the selections given by the band. last night, which speaks vol- umes for the time and patience de- voted by the bandmaster in the ar- rarigement fof the progrhmme, antl the time spent in practice. That his Medicine Hat Gets Labor Convention Alberta Federation of Labor Formed at Lethbridge James Thomson of the Hat Typos, Elected Vice- President New Body July 12th, 1913. Will Hold Big Session Here Messrs. W. Graves; ot the Trades and Labor Council, Jas. Thomson, of the Typographical Union and J. Bal- four of the Carpenters are back from Lethbridge where they were dele- gates to a large gathering of labor men which on Friday and Saturday formed the Alberta Federation of Labor, which will be a central body in the province to which local labor unions will affiliate for the better- ment of the laboring man politically aad ottrerwise J Mr. Janies Fhomson, Hat was elected Vico President the new body and through his el- forts and those of the other dele- gates the next session will be held in this city of Friday July 12, 1913. The delegates were promised the keys to the city and the local labor men: will extend themselves in wel- coming the visitors here-on that day, the occasion being the first in which a labor convention has ever met in the Hat. Though local ar- rangements are yet to be mado it is probable a civic reception will be tendered the fellow Albertans. One outstanding feature of the con- vention, which was most harmonious of Medicine ce of JAMES THOMSON Vice President Blect of the Alberta Federation of Labor was the fact that a large number of Farmers Unions were represented land these have decided to affiliate in the common cause of labor. LOCAL HUSSARS OFF FOR CAMP Regiment will Leave About 200 Strong Tomorrow Morning for Ten Days company. Training Band Will Ac- ' Alberta 2ist Hussars dre to start for Calgary, where they will camp near the res rvoir, about a mile from that city. No stone is being Jeft unturned to make the camping 1s worth if held with dishonor they no-' femiet INE HAT NEWS MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA, MONDAY. JUNE 17, 1912 efforts were grefitly appreciated was amply evidenced by the large attend- ance, and by the evident enjoyment of all present. The rendering of Nearer My Gidj to Thee, and the Doxology by the united chofrs of the several churches in town, were also exceedingly enjoy- able-and-most impressive, The choirs sang together well, When we say that the amount collected In the seal- ed boxes at the gates, counted by H. Baker, City Clerk, and Alfred R. Point- er, City Treasurer, this morning, to- talled 184.96, t is unnecessary to add that the enterprise was a popular one. The band programme rendered be- fore the regular programme was as follows: March Blue Jacket, Idyle afinity, Intermesso Apple Blo: soms. Crown of Victory, or Secred al Overture, Throw Out the Life Line. were the band s numbers during the concert, In his Introductory remarks the Rev B.A. Davis, Rector of St. Barnabas, congratulated the citizens of Medicine Hat on having in their midst such an excellent band, under the leadership of such an efficient leader as Mr. Shunk. Passing to consider the re- cent great disaster at sea, Mr. Davis stated that in the presence of the dis- aster, cause by the sudden sinking of the Titanic the whole civilized world stood appalled and sympathetic. Some asked why did God permit the disaster to take place? God s side of the casel has not been presented. God is-as sil- ent as the depths of the sea. Some one plundered but the blunder cannot be charged against God. The bandsmen and others showed) great courage. We speak of the cour- age of the 600. But the heroes. of the Titanic did not have the, excitement of strife in battle. The bandsmen) were also unselfish, and true to what Who thinks most; feels the acts the best. and those men, who with the vessel playing Nearer God to Thee lived more largely, and exercised a more profound influence for good upon the human race than they could otherwise have done had they ,each Jived toa hundred years. It is such sacrifices as theirs that thrill men and inspire them to nobler and more unselfish achievemen cholr then rendered. the Dox- colo and Nearar My God to Thee, after which the concert wa: ed by the playing of the them by the band. Bandmaat y Shunk Wishes to return onal thanks to the choir, the min- fetone, who aided, atid the public gen- erally for their support, berta Hussars at Calgary on that day. WILL- PROCEED WITH THE HERBERT MARRIAGE CASE So Anpounces Husbands Lawyer, Wife Has Left the Country. (Ww, A. P, Dispatch) Montreal, Que., June 17. No mat- ter what decisions the supreme court, arrive at on the marriage law refer- lence, the Herbert-ease in the courts here will be preceded with. The announcement was made this noblest, went down terminat- tional An- He also an- nounces that no concert will be held on next Sunday evening, as the band will be camping out with the 21st Al- Bigger Chicago, Il, June 17 Rooseve'* and Taft leaders afer a practically sleepless night today staked final hands in their bitter struggle with less than twenty four hours before the gavel falls at the Coliseum for formal opening of the Republican National convention, Prominent men from many states were subjected to conference room interviews of type unknown in police circles at Third Degree under ordeals as hard and cold as granite blocks that have Chi- cago s Streets, Leaders whose lives have been spent.in the game brought into play every artifice known to modern politics in their almost fran- tic efforts to swing the balance to Col. Roosevelt or president Taft. Men who were doggedly standing their ground were told what might happen to them not only this year or next but four years from now, unless they agreed to the programme maped out by the leaders. No place for the weak, keen eyed and trained ears searched for the first signs of panic or break at any point and as lines were tightened to the last notch those who appeared to waver even in the silghtest degree j they believed-to be thetr duty. So) long: as Britishers can be so cour- geous, so unselfish, so devoted to du- ty, they need not fear for the future of the British Empire, and they ceaso to sing Britannia Rules the world. But others who were not Britishers, were heroic. The soul of man as man triumphed in the presence of stidden and unexpected death. Rey. J. W, Morrow in his address, morning by L. J. Lefebvre, lawyer for the husband: He also said thet Mrs. Herbert had Jeft the country with her child, thotigh this would make no difference either. The hearing of the appeal, he said, should come up in the fall. wer Running through it all, was the con- stantly occurring fact of presence of Col. Roosevelt himself, leading jpis own fight with his own hands. Tt was a question in the final an- alysis, as the day wore on of whether the Republican party is bigger than its controlling body, the national com- mittee bigger than any individual candidate. summed. tersely;. the situation is ents. He wished to eaaalinieat Band- master Shunk for his services, and) tthe excet tive of the programme* ar- Yanged and also the citizens of Medi- cine Hat for the farge attendance. In connection with the Titanic disaster h said a great number of people'tried to blame certain officers on board. He thought it better to let that matter, drop for no man was infallable. There) was one body on board that all must) give unstinted praise to, and that was) the bandsmen, whose conduct was an example to British people the. world over, Rey. C. T, Holman, M.A., also gave; an address in the course of which hey expressed himself as grateful to the Bandmaster and the band for the priv- flege of having part in paying a tri- bute of resp ct to the memory of the bandsnien who died so bravely in the Titanic wreck. He congratulated the, band and the citizens upon the practi- cal turn their sympathy had taken, and expressed. the belief that the of- fering received for. the bereaved would be a notable one, worthy of the cause, and worthy of the city of Medicine Hat They were heroes, Mr. Holman said, the men in whose memory they gath-' ered that night. Counting life as of no: bly sacrificed themselves while the nation still mourned the loss of so Judge Hearing Argum: CW. A, P. Dispatch.) White Plain, June 17. Harry K. Thaw's third fight to obtain:his lib erty from Mattewar asylum for cri- minal insane on habeas ecrpus comes Supreme Justice for up before the Keough for hearing. A motion uury having been denied it will be the court's duty to determine wheth- er the slayer of Stanford White is sane. If he can establish his sanity Thaw is entitled to freedom. FROS Minneapolis Has a Cold Day, and Frost is Looked for Tonight. ents As to the Sanity of the Noted Prisoner. whether the Republican will respond to vigorous Blephant orders of, jing it to the left and the other com manding it to the right, or whether the drivers in turn and hurl them as- ide fo go its own way. There were tnaications today fhat this con in gency is not at all impossible. Im this connection it. becanfe ap - parent that division of delegates: be- tween Col. Roosevelt and President 'ratt,.on the question of nomination doesnot hold on any other question to come before the convention was shown plainly by the attitude of the Virginia delegation. Although prac- tically all for the nomination of Pres- ident Taft, nine of the Virginia dele- gates declared thelr intention of vot- in to overrule the action of the Nat- ional committee in hearing delegates of Taft over Roosevelt in Texas and Washington. This sentiment aniong arriving del- Las was seized upon quickly by Col. Roosevelt and his advisers, who have determined to attempt to break down President Taft's strength in the convention through the medium jof preliminary ballots. The Roosevelt managers purpose to finish the fight the minute the con- vention has been called to order by Is National Rep. Third Degree in All its Workings Over Delegates Will the Two Drivers (Taft and Teddie) be Cast, Aside for Another, Commonly Called The Dark H-rse. bjected to a merciless fire. jetther of the two drivers, one orderet: it will twist its trunk about each of DAILY EDITION W. A. P. AND C, A. P. YELEGRAPHIC SERVICB PRICE, FIVE CENTS ommiuttee Than Any Candidate force at Chicago in Last Effort to Swing ae sen tye asideration tee were reported to have insisted that the chairman follow the usual procedure and the strict rules of the committee in relation to the tempor- ary organizations. Unless Roosevelt. leaders get this vote on contests at once it is sald that they plan to force the issue further by immediately moving the nomina- tion of Col, Roosevelt and attempting to hold a convention of their own within the convention hall. (Continued on page four) Premier Scott Will Conduct the Fi ght Back in Regina in Good Hoealth Conservatives in Bad Shape So far, however, Have a Candidate in All But One Constituency. Roosevelt in person regard ing t ) question and others late last night, but is said to. have declined to give an answer until he had further time'In which to consider the mat- ter. The chairman held a conference with other members of the National Committee today and it is said that the Roosevelt plan met with stubborn opposition. Members of the commit. with (W, A. P. Dispatch) row. A. E, Whitmore, the present member, is in Rochester awaiting an operation and will not likely be able to enter-the fight, Its expected either 'T. J, How of Rouleau or Sam Taylor of Yellow Grass will be the candidates. Throughout the pro- vince the conservatives have as good n class of candidates as on any pre- vious occasion and are confident of the result, At this early date it is impossible of course to get down to fmctual forecast of the result but on ithe whole the Opposition party is satisfactory with the outlook. The Government on the other hand see every indication of successawith the advantage of first knowledge as to the'dato of the elections the Govern- ment forces were in a position to complete their organization before the issuance of the writs and they have thus gained the first score over their opponents. Premier Scott has returned in excellent shape for the fight and will personally conduct the campaizn from this city. Indepen- dent candidates will form an impor- tant factor in the present campaign. There is an independent candidate in Swift Current, against Premier Scott in addition fo the, straight cand idate of the Conservatives and an- other has taken thejfteld in Arm ri- iver. PREMIER SCOTT Regina, Sask., June 17. The issue of the election writs finds the oppo- ition party im bad shape or the fight. The Conservatives have can- didates is all constituencies but one. In the remaining district; Milestone, the convention will be held tomoy Sudden Leap in the Miss Canada Contest Miss Fleming Takes Pringle,quartermaster; a charge of the advance party have left for Calgary, where they will make the necessary commissariat arrangements and look to the put- ting up of the tents. joiced that the best British traditions Jor the sea held, that the weak and helpless were saved, while the strong stood aside, But of all who perished probably tn Winntpeg. Every citizen tothe people of Medicine Hat, was: expedition an unxualified success, and Major Jenkins informed our re- presentative that he was sure the lo- cal men would compare very favor- ably, as they had done in the past, with the other companies that were to be there, as far as drill, riding, and numbers were concerned. Already Lt: Oakes and Captain It is impossible to state how many. men are to go, but it is the general opinion that. the company will com- prise of over two hundred officers and men. Bandmaster Shunk with fifteen bandsmen is also accompany- ling the squadron. The camp is to break up on 28th June, the SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS DEPARTING Captains Marshall and Hol- land Leave Tomorrow Farewell Service Held. The local corps of the Salvation Army will suffer an almost irrepara- ble loss when Captains Holland and Marshall leave for Toronto tomorrow, the former to rest for some little time and the latter to take up duties again, who has come in contact with these two zealous workers, has nothing but the highest praise to bestow on them, and the civic authorities are in accord several stating that it is impossible to know or appreciate the good work of these ladies during theif seven months stay in Medicine Hat. On Sunday a farewell service was ance, All the speakers were deeply fmoved at bidding their officers good- bye, and jotned in the hope that they would be long spared to continue the excellent work they have been doing heretofore. Both the Captains made touching ad- dresses, four locol officers and commissioned the bandsmen, Capt. Marshall, who took for her subject Stand Fast, exhorted all Present to unite in the good work, for unity was strength, and urged them to stand and work together as one body. Her last message to them, and We only pass this way but onve. Any good that we can do, or kindness we can show, let us do it now; for we don t pass this way agaiv. The Army work will be conducted by the local officers, until the new Captains arrive on the 27th inst, Seven roomed house on lot 12, block held in the hall of the Salvation Army when there was a very large attend- 5, Balmoral St., . Pettet Co, 2gsatt and before the close made that-night, theyfelt that-none were) more worthy of their respect and rev- erence than those musicians who) calmly played on, thus undoubtedly allaying the panic which would other- wise have prevailed, not even pro-) viding themselves with life belts, while the boat sank. The strains of that no- ble hymn Nearer My God to Thee. will always be more sacred because of these memories associated with it. It 6 when we face such a crisis as this that the mask of false values is torn from the face of life, the speak- er continued, and we see that the) things we usually most cherish are not the things of gfeatest' ultimate value. We see clearly that, after all, the important thing is not how long) we shall live, but how we shall live yes and how we shall die. For this) death we so fear is but an incident in the eternal onward progress of the eoul. And the question Is not how iong we shall manage to stretch out our days here, but how. we shall meet the various crisis of life, and that great crisis, that great adventure, death, Earthly life is not the prize most to be cherished, but honor, char- acter, manhood, 1 Life's more than breath . and the quick round of blood, Tis a great spirit, and a willing heart. We live in deeds, not years, in thoughts, not breaths, In feelings, not in figures on a dial. many brave men as perished, she re- . Ca pete Minneapolis, Minn., June 17. With the government thermometer regi tering 48m at seven a.m, today and a stiff breeze blowing ftom the west, in the history of local weather bu- reau. is announced for tonight and offi predictions offer no relief from th temperature before Tuesday aiter- noon. According to sell, tonight's frost will not oe Kdilling nor even heavy ? put local weather records show that frost had never been known in Minneapolis at this -season. MORE FOR PAT BURNS Vancouver, B. C., Qune 17, Roth- schilds are reported to be purchasers of San Fernaude Mine in Mexico owned by Pat Burns, cattle king. The latter is said to have received seven hundred thousand dollars. ACQUIRED CONTROL that Corporation a It is reported Agencies, Limited, has acquired leontrolling interest. in the Slater Shoe Company Limited, manufactur- ers of Boots and Shoes, whose pro- To add to the discomfort frost forecaster Pur- precipitating a roll call in which on (ly those delegates whose seats are S undebated by Col. Roosevelt shall vote. The Roosevelt men expect to achieve this and by demanding a roll TH srshtity on the very first question that comes up before the convention, Then it is planned to have goyernor Johnson of California cast twenty-six votes for that state on the question This juncture will be grasped by Roosevelt floor leaders as one upon which to get the expurgated vote of jdelegates. Floor leaders will move at once that the t mporary roll as made up by the National Committee be rejected and that a substitute roll, including seventy or etelty detegates claimed by Col. Roosevelt will be adopted, In thus submitting matter of debated seats to the convention, en- bloc, none of the delegates affected by contests could vote on the ques- tlon and the Roosevelt men believed that such a poll would give them the upper hand in the organization of the convention. Victor Rosewater of Nebraska, the chairman of the national com- mittee, became the storm centre of this-phase-of the fight-as-soon as the plans of the Roosevelt leaders were perfected Jast night. In his capacity duct is known all over the Dominion as chairman, Mr. Rosewater will call as the Slater Shoe. gentlemen: H. A. It is understood that Mr. Chas. B, He most lives East, for 3,000. H. We shouid count Ife by heart throbs. Slater will still be connected with the business. The new Board of Directors omprises the following Lovett, C. H. Cs- han, Herbert A. Beatty, L. P. Des- longehamp, R. Brutinel, G. F. Gyles. the convention to order and will de- cide whether to entertain or to refuse the mofion of the Roosevelt men to consider a second list of delegates. The Roosevelt plan is revolutionary, and Mr, Rosewater may insist upon waiting for the report of the com- Vraittee on credentials which usually Big Surprise for the Candidates as a Result of Today s Voting Now Leads by 800 Majority Miss La- londe Holds Second Place and Miss Evans Third. a vote in Saturday s Usts, today Jumped into the lead with a good majority. Miss Lalonde held her Jead over Miss Evans, but Miss Fleming now has nearly an 800 lead over Miss Lalonde, This will prove-n greut-surprise for all, The next question now arising is who will be the next of the low candidates to repeat the feat of Miss Fleming and take the lead. The contest closes one week from today but it is clearly evident that the week will prove a most strenuous one, and that there will be some ballots to count Before the week ends ts evident i The stam Miss Ethel Lalonde ..... .. 8521 Miss Adeline Legh. . i ee Miss Gertie Evans . 3160 Miss Marjorie : . 198 jMliss Vera Fleming . 4825 Miss Mary Mitchell ..... 10 Miss Phillis Becker : 154 Miss Louise Nason . 120 MISS CANADA COUPON GOOD FOR ONE VOTE FOR Miss ..... THE CANDIDATES. Miss Gertle Evans, Miss Louise Nason. Miss Vera Fleming. Miss Ethel Lalonde. Miss Marjorie Rae. Miss Adeline Legh. Miss Margaret Mitchell. Miss Phyllis Becker. eee SSS Cut this coupon out, fill in the candidates name for whom you wish to vote and forward to Miss Canada Contest, News Office, olty. The Miss Canada contest was the subject of a feel ote iss Saturday. Miss Vera Fleming supplied the surprise, and after not gaining

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