, 1920-09-18
Supplement to St. Crox Avis, No. 216, 18Th September 1920.

has been in command of the force in
England.
Portland, Maine, Sept. I4th, Maine
gave an overwhelming plurality to the
Republican ticket in the state election
yesterday with a total vote larger by %,
600 than the highest ever previously re-
corded in the state. Parkhurst OF Ban
kOr was elected governor by a margin OF
5000 over his Democratic oppo tent Nc
Intyre of Norway The plurality was
IT 900 more than the largest obtained by
any other g~ubernatOrjal candidate IN the
history of the state. -Four Republican
congressman were elected by larger pIu
~ralities. Every member of the State
Senate viii be a Republican while Of a
membership Of Isl in the House of Re
representatives. the democrat succeeded in
e~lecting only 13. In the last Legislature
there we're two Democratic Senators and
Al democratic representatives
New York, Sept. l3th.-Ihe Governor
announced tonight after conferences with
the striking employees Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Co. and with the Federal
Jldge, legal custodian Of the company,
that his efforts to bring about a set
tlement OF tho strike had failed.
Paris, Sept. 13th.-The Foreign Of
flee announced today that the Allies
have acceded to the request of The III.
Lithuanian Government that they send
representatives to the conference be
tween Lithuanian and Polish delegates
to consider the boundary dispute. The
conference will be held in the near fu-
ture.
New York, Sept. 18th. The Arbuc-
kIe Refining Company today reduced
their price list Of fine graduated sugar
from 17.l0 to 10 cents a pound. All
refneries in the market are quoting
this price.
Toronto, Sept. 18th. Fears that an
other epidemic of influenza will sweep.
through North America this Autumn
and Winter are expressed by DR.. Bibbs
of Fort DEARBORN Hospital, Chicago.
DR.. Bibbs is visiting Toronto and says
that there are 400 to 500 cases in Chi
cage at the present time, mostly among
the stock-yard employees
Boston. Sept. l3th.-Efforts of the
officials Of the longshoremen's Union
to induce participants in an unSanctlOned
strike against British steamers to re-
turn to work added a few men to the
longshoremen's gangs today but sew
eral ships were still without dock crews
and others had only skeleton forces.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. l4th- The
Canadian West Indies agreement Will
be considered by the legislature when
it meets on October 10Th. The "Gleaner"
newspaper favours direct steamship
communication between Montreal and
Jamaica during the Sumner, and Hal
flax or St, John during the Winter
months, with regular sailings. The
tariff proposals with the exception d
sugar are regarded as satisfactory Ed
torials strongly protest against the re
~tention Of the Dutch standard and
differential tariff which, it is claimed,
is calculated to bolsteS up monopoly Of
Canadian ~refiners. Feeling is that
Jamaica high grade sugars should go
right to Canadian consumers as in the
case of England and America instead
of being forced to refneries as called
for in the tariff agreement which
if enacted, will compel Jamaica produc
ers to turn out dark and common su
gar to suit the purposes of the Canadian
refners. The Cleaner" urges to join
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