The Exeter Advocate, 1922-2-2, Page 3PRINCE OF WALES WITNESSES
ROUND -UP OF IYILD ELEPHANTS
A deepateb. teem Myaere, Indian The Pr:n:1e f Wales witnessed the
ea:y;--The Prime of Wetes wale en: drive from a steeo'sal platform thirty
eye witarees at the unusual epeobacletfeee flea ale.,
csf aroundan of -wild elephants. 'Met Every d''.ffesult mareenver in getting
rountletaa was held on the bask of the, the captives in the roping ring was
Kubbard River, forty-six miles south I applauded 1>y the Prime, It Was lee
of the easoitel (Mocere) taf the pro-Ixciting whet:, fires were burn -
1 ed behind the elepheats. The fire,
The re:As:twee el the eaptivee wasl however, titsd not hold the will beasts
'eo vigorous and determined tbat °ay, from furious cittompts to eseape. The
four out of twentytelght were finally big tusker leading the defence charged
driven, lute the roping ring and tied the tarne elephants beirg used to help
r.ps -during the time that the Prince; herd the wild ones. Foliewed by the
watched the eperatierse. other ealiti:vee the tuslrer fereed his
The hereof wild elephauts had becnjway back to the jungle, all except four
gathered and ternentx-ated during the of the younger one, cseaping. One
hast two months by forest efficiale,1 young tasker lay on the ground weep -
who cut *6 a track a jungle. I in g in sheer rage.
HEROIC ACTION OF Wirth Announces
INDIAN 14 YEARS OLD New German Taxes
Boy Defies Bitter Cold and
Saves Orphaned Brothers.
A despatch from Port William
sayS1-Fiv children,. ranging in age'
from leee then a year to 12, have
reaelted Weteomb, en the 0u/4db-a
Govertenent Railesey, saved by their
14syter-old brother after enduring
terrible bartiehips in the wilderness.
With his wife and hinatelf dyiag.
front tufts:ems, A:tante Nan Tualteest
an Indian treanier, 'called his eldest
ace, Atehimo„ 14, to his bedside and
ave him $1,200, the fru & of hie'
trannhate, And bude him tare for the
!children. •
The .eante day, january 13, both
peteuts died. Unable to bury the
belies, the boy 'sat these frozen solid
in the eleetic, with the Ave ye:mg chit
deen, and. eet out on snowshoes to fetch
rreares.t neighbor, 80 miles Away.
When he returned with :rein Bin
georsh. two days later, the five •01:11 -
then, ineluding the hnby, were gnaw-
ing raw armee flesh, the Only foes
Ole, shack, and had burned .evereerap
of furniture to keep from freezing;
Iiingeosh, and yourn Atelihno paokad
them on the dog el'jd and muehed 4371.
to Wateeub, •telse-re all Obtained food
and 1110fikad, Utitentico. lite infant, it
feettd, tray site.
Compact, Facts, Canada,
A -coal fire whiett lees been hurling
for over one hundred and thirty years
is eorrevolxit a a luxury in these days
Or high .privefoe. Suet: a fire,
11Z-WE'Ve.T, f01111;314.1101IX the MkellZit.
River, where a seam a ecAl is stilt
burning ws in 17/19 nben sent by Sir
Alex:teller Maekenzie.
Caneda hes Targe reaerves a coal,
but it is eituated in the cuatern and
v. -eaten:, portione of the -country. The,
only -coal fi.e'ds. on the sea. coasts. of
Nv'rth Ante:lea are in Canada.
Me deposits of bituminete. an
along the Athabaska River are from
150 to 200 feet -thiek, from when,
&awn by the heat a the sem, tar
runt into deep pools. This !deposit
pre,sents the larget known ezeure
ruses of solid tlf,*.n14ic material.
Surh facts .as the above are a revels-.
tion to many of our people. but are
only
it few of the many contained in
1112W edition of a borolclet "Compact
FAIsts., •Conada" jut issued by the
Natutol Re'30LIT4168 Intelligence Branch
of the Depaotment ef the Interior at,
Ottawa, from ahem copies may be
ebtained.
Saar Valley Trouble
Caused by Berlin
A despatch from London says: -
Ward has ;been revolved by London
friende of R. D. Waugh, ex -Mayor of
\Vint:Meg, who is the Canadian mem-
ber -of the Saar Valley Camonissions
that the League of Nations has ex-
tended his apaeintment for another
year. Mr. Waugh says that all the
recent trauble in the Saar Valley has
been caused by propaganda engineered
from Berlin.
Warships Supply Germans
With Raw Material
A deepateh from Berlin says : -A
big Gartman fuen, awarding to the
At Ulinallsendblatt, has purchased
about; thirty British warships for de-
molition. Its objeet is to provide raw
material: for German industries. The
peke is repoeted to have been .about
£500,000 sterling.
emelaar•J
A despalx11. front Berlin says:
:..The German Chancellor, Dr.
Wirth, announced in the Reich-
stag on Thursday the Govern-
raent's new taxation proposals.
They are;
First, a compulsory loan of a
billion marks gold, bearing in- A 131RO'S-EY,-, ViEW OF THE CHIPPAWA POWER CANAL
This satotogranh gives an idea or the immensity of the canal, and the beautiful country it paeees through.
In the distance can be seen the Niagara River, tato which the called discharges,
-are
LONDON AND WASHINGTON IVE
terest only after three years, In-
tended to govern the budget ex-
penditure for 1922, not relating
to posts and railways; second,
abandonment of the tax on post-
war profits; thira, a two per
cent. business tax; fourth, the
duty on coal raised to 40 par
cent, duty on sugar to be fifty
marks per 100 kilogrammes.
The taxation proposals of Dr.
Wirth will increase the property
tax by 200 pe cent,
United States' Bill for
Lusitarna is $16,000,000
A deepateli from Washington
says: -America's bill against Ger-
many for the sinking of the Lusitania
is 316,000,000.
Following announcement that all
elanne will be taken un by a special
eenntal...on, a, -ace: ee the enabling
treaty tan lee retitled, State Dealt'
ment Otte:ale est:meted that the grand
total is in the neigh/so:hood of $750,-
000,000. Many of these are "unorov-
ed," however, end the final -amount
will be considerably smaller, it was
stated.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT RUDE AWAKENING
Plain Speaking by Britain and the. United States Reveals the
Hard Truth to French Politicians.
emamanwmpolali,Vagia me.
A despatch tram Paris eayse-ifor.-es which are ane of the principal
This may be recorded, in Drench cares Of blonotaa'Y infiatiom
politicas a day of sznanening. A real:Thi, ou1edt7iiththillte erlegtrar
dispeeition to heed whatia oeing eaid: Hagler, ebjeetsg to gaifram ts; toeTenrkelYa
by other nations, whieh bats been evinst uniete France Induces her army and
pletely absent is now being displayed.; balances her budget, and earodid :Ina-
ne double eold deurhe, whieh earn I sages front the London c arreepondenta,
French readers that English
simultaneously from Washington mull tlAytion b hostile to premien pain,.
London, b responsible for this Change' slave mcounnationn of the Anglo
of attitude by diplomats, politioians French pnet, impels the frank. ad'mis-
and publicists. While there is still; Flom "Or ease is as bad in WAshing-
eonsolerable blustering in retort to the; ton as it is in LG111311• rhe seine
plMn speaking by the United States, t oftleial Teinps 1,s so perplexed ever
there is an obvious undercurrent of t the attitude of the United States an
dismay, together with the dawning of, the Genoa confer: enoe that it an
a realization of the hard truth by nounres that it will not llisetps it,
publimen, avoiding the issue by saying that as
e
To them the severest thoelt has beenthe news cows by Ivey of London,
given by the Hoover Commission's re-: it may be inexest, but aiding, It is
port calling for the reduction of the diffieult for ue to believe that the
_nee_
He Spoke in Time. amount of German reparations to' United States Government has really
within the capacity of that nation to made an injurious comparbon between
d tb redoetion of the armedi the Bolshevist army and the army of
fl F
forces ef certain European nationeit rare.'
A certain clergyman in the United
States who -counselled a young woman
of his flock against marrying a. young
man whose farnily history revealed his' Playing the Game.
unfit:lees for marrioge, is to be tom -
cd. The aggrieved suitor pro-
ceeded to bring another suit against
the mintster; but the jury, after very
brief deliberation, has brought in a
verdict
far the -clergyman.
If etanybody showed the same cour-
ageous frankness in giving ,warning to
Ooze eontemplating matrimony, there
would be a corerider!able reduction in
the number of non-eugenie marriages.
There would not be so many innocent
children paying for the marital mis-
takes 'of their progenitors. "Marrying
parapets" and complaisant justices of
the peace, with an eye to the fees and,
not to the unborn, often sin avinett
the future of the race. At present
those who insist on mental and physi-
cal well-being as a prerequisite to a
matrimonial alliance are to some ex-
tent pathfindere; before long they will.
find theme -elves on a broad and beaten!
highway travelled by the thoughtful
portion of mankind.
pay, an e
50,000,000 Words in
New English Dictionary
A despatch from London nays: -An
Oeferd dietiones..y begun in 1879- by
the late Sir Juntas Murray is now
nearing completion. When finished
the dietioavasy will fill 'more than 15a
000 pages, and will contain -about 50,-
000,000 printed words. Sir James
Murray; who diad in 1915, rose every
enonting at 8 a'eleek to evork on the
dictionary and 'continued on his task
foe the gneatee part of the day. It
took hint two menthe to deal with the
history of "to" as used with an in-
finitive.
The best way to understand any
game is not to look on, but to play
it; not to reed the rules, but to apply
them.
Those who Are engaged in earning
a living have a sympathetic toMpre-
h•ension of the lot of the toilers, that
is not to be gamed from being coddled
and box:died in., the lap of idle luxury.
They who hear music played 'enjoy
it the more and understand it the bet-
ter from knowing even a little about
musical performance from .their own
practice.
One fuels the pessimists in ebb
World !chiefly in the ranks a those on
whose hande time is hanging heavily.
The optimists areearring so bully
that they haven't tittle to note every-
thing that might or does go wrong.
The gloomy ones would like to halt
those who are playing the game by
demonstrating to them that the eut-
look is hopeless and victory. is im-
possible.
But they ;who. Are in the 'thick of
things havebeard all these old, wort -n-
ewt objections many times. They are
stele ,of the words "imprudent" or "im-
possible.'.' _They have lest patience
with the heldbatks, the staudpettees
Who would prevent them from launch -
Mg out and: pushing on.
"Letts gel" That soldier slogan was
a good one for us all. Before You set
clown life in !general as a de±usion, and
your own pantieularr life as a failure,
try the experitnent of living with all
your might.
Those who cavil et the universe are
uetielly these 'Who are afraid of the
open; who shrink away from blow
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Horses Displaced
in the Royal Artille
A despatch from London :aye:
-The London Daily News un-;
derstands that tile War Office is
substituting aflOtor tractors for t
horses in every branch of the
Royal .Artillery. The orange will i
enable the Government to make
A ten per cent. r duthon in the
personnel.
Alt Helium in World
Used by U.S. Navy
A clef:Taub' from Nen-port Neon,.
Va.ea:-The werld'e supply of
helhnu,.erreaced in the herr of the;
direer., C-7 at the IIteup.oa Rea
naysd Lase, is to be compressed: and
• sent else;sliere., The C-7 is to be
fluted ,before February 1.
The gas, it is andereteed„ will be;
taken to another etatien for eaperi-a!
mental purposes. The C-7 reeently
and bruises into some warm and flecee-
lined, upholstered retreat.
From their environment of torpor
and languor they !derlaim against risk.
They decry the notion of a ruling
power in mortal aftairs that eould per -1
mit suffering.
But .suffering is part ef the neees.
sary discipline for us all. If we had ,
no bad times, we never !should know,
what the good onee are like. It is be-
eause mueli of life cleats so routsbly•
! ith iss that we find such exquisite:
her:pines-a when the rare golden hours
come. Those hours are more than
worth the rest. 1
One Member More
for Coast Province
A despatch from Ottawa, °Met
says:-Censta returns for British'
Columbia show a population of 523,-
869. This wil1 give an inerease of only
one in the parliamentary representa-
tion cif the penvinee. As the three
Vane-anew eonstithenties have an ag-
gregate population of 176,447, the ad-
ditional member will probably be al-
lotted to that !city.
Fire Breaks Out in
Historic Fredericton Building
A !despatch from Fredericton, N.B.,
nays: -The wooden building et the
corner at Queen, Street encl Ohancery
Lane, which bore a. tablet !showing it
was he structure in which the legis-
lature of New Brunswick first met in
F.:mete:Acton in 1788, was 'gutted by
fire Thursday afteeneon. Exrpiosion
of an oil stove is said to have started
the blaze.
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MAY DIE UNKNOWN'
Six French SokUers. Found'
Wandering Between Linea
Are Still Unidentified.
A despatch from Pads- Fleets:tee
Among the moat pathetie eseemels
the war is the erudition of six French'
prisonerwho were returned to Fratiect
from Germany after the Armistice and
who are still unidentified. They are
insane end were found wanderieg be
tweets. the lines, The Germans did not
identify them, but kept them in a
bolted unt,it after tee armistice wee
signed, when they sent them biome.
The men never reeeeered their reasoe,
however, ard all aorta to ident
them Lave failed, altheugh the Minis.
try a Pensions has dela: everything
possible in this eourection.
The next step will be to publish
their pleitograche in every newspaper
in France and to have their pictures
shown in every einem: theatre in this
'country. en thie, however, is corn
sidered deubtfal of results, as it is
quite pensible they are foreigners who
volunteered to light fer Freeze. There -
fare they most pa:I-ably win remein
"urknawn eolcliere until death re
ra
lete a them.
University Finances.
The authorities ef. . the provinalal
university went befere, the Ontario
Government last week with the builds
ing program fer the next three yeare.
Four buildings, it was stated, are long
overdue and -should: he eanunenced et
era*. Ileac are a forestry and botany
building. a womer.'s building for fe-
male student' reside:tees and gyrate
asium, either an adminetention
ing to relieve University College of
the executive daces or an exteneion
to provile the neeessary cisanroore ae-
vornmodation for University Colleges
and, a supplementary heating plant.
One 'ani A half million 'airs, areared
now but epread aver three yeare,
would enable the Ur.itternity a To-
roato te commenee these Teter urgently
needed buildiegs at once.,
Pearson E5tate Left
Entirely to Family
A dope:tell from Lenten tesyse-The
wth of the late Sir Arthur Pe -4/-60a,
founder of St. Dranstanfe Institution
for the Blind, has beer. prehated. The
estate is valuezi1•4t 494 000, and is left
entirely to the family. There are 1-14
Vell$ given a elklOCSSfIll, test. - able bequests.
Weekly Market Report
Toronto.
si.l:310:141.toba wheat -No. 1 Northern,
-tanitoba oats -No, 2 CW, 557o;
extra No. 1 feed, 6214e; No. 1 'ec.1.
Manitoba barley -Nominal.
All the :above, track, Bay ports.
Ames -lean eorn-No. 2 yelicer, 30I-ae;
No. a yelloes. tinier; No. 4 yellow,
67e; track, Toronto.
Ontario- ,este-No. 2 tyllite, nominal,
Ontario -wheeb-Neminal.
Barley -No. 8 extra, test 47 lbs or
better, 57 to '60c, aecording tofreights
*out side.
Buckwheat-No. 2, 78 to 80c.
Rye -Ne. 2. 86 to 88e.
Manitoba fieue-First pats., 37.40;
second. pats., 36.90, Toronto.
Mar:Unita flour -90 per eeat. pat.,
hulk, seaboard per barrel, $5.
Millfeed-Del. Montreal freights-,
bags ineludedi Bran, per ton, 328;
shorts, per ton, 330; good feed flour,
31.70 to $1.80.
Baled haye-Track, Toronto, per ton,
No. 2, $21.50 to $22; mixed, $18.
Straw -Car lots. per ton, 312.
Cheese -New, large, 20 to 201,ee;
twine, 20t to 212; triplets, 21 to
21aasc. Old, large, 25 to -26c; twine,
25ee to 2634,e; triplets, 26 to 27c;
Stiltons, new, 25 to 26c.
Butter -Fresh dairy, 'thoioe, 28 to
35e; ereamery. pent% fresh, 88 to 48e;
No. 2, 34 to He; cooking-, 25 to 26e.
Dressed, poultry -Spring elliekens,
30 to 38e; roosters'20 to 25e; fowl, 28
to 32e; !duckling -a 32 to 34c; turkey,
50e; geese, 30c.
Live poultry -Spring obi:skew, 22
to
28e; roosters, 18c; fowl, 20 to 28e;
ducklings, 32e; turkeys, 40 to 45e;
geese, 20e,
Margarine -20 to 23e.
Eggs -No. 1 atoeage, 35 to 38c; new
laid !straighta 52 tot 54e; stew laid, in
oartons, 54 to 56e.
Beans -Can. Itsaideptekeds bushel,
$3.30 to $3.50; primes, 32.80 to 33.10.
Maple produrts-Syrup, per imp.
gale 32.50; per 5 imp. gala, $2.35;
Maple ugar. Ib., 19 to 22e.
Honey -60-3041e tins, 1414 to 15:
per lb.; 5-21a.-14. tins, 17 to 18e per
lb.; Ontario comb honey, per doz.,
33.75 to $4,50.
Smoked meats -Hams, med., 25 to.
27e; rooked ham, 36 to 40c; en:eked
rolls, 23 to 24e; !cottage relle, 25 to
27e; breakfast bacon, 25 to 30e; speritd
brand breakfast bazon, 30 to 35e;
backs, boneless, 32 to 36e.
Cured meats -Long clear 'bacon, 13
to 20e; Thar bellies, 18AO to 201t -s.
Lard -Pure tiereea, 1/11:a to 14e;,
tube, 14 to 1.4; ;ails: 143t 1-5e;
prints, 1637a to 17c. Shortening tiereee,
13c; tubs; 131eic; pails, 14c; prints,
15le.
Choice heavy steers, 37.50 to $8; do,
good, $7 te $7.50; butcher steers:-
theice, 36.50 to 37.25; do, good, 35.75
to 36.25; do, med., 85 to 35.50; do, cam.,
34 to 35; buteher heifers.- choice, 36.50
to 37; do, med., $5.4 to 36.50; do.
corn., 34 to 34.25; butcher tows, choice,
35 to 36.50; do, inert, $8.50 to 34.50;
canners, and eutters. 32.50 to 38; but-
cher bulls, good, 34.50 to 36; do, come
$3 to 34; feeders, good, 35 to 36; do,
fair, $4 to $5; stockera, goad, $4 to 35;
do, .fair, 33 to 34; milkers, 360 to- $80s
sprmeees 370 to 390; ealvea :choke
312 to 312.50; do. med.. 39.50 te $10.50;
do, com., 36.50 to 37.50; lambs, choice,
311 to 312.50; da come 36 to $7; eheep,
choice, $45.50 to 86.50; do, good34 to,
35; do, con., 31.50 to 33; hogs, fed
,and watered, $12.25 to 312.50; do,
Lode, 311.50 to 311.75; do, country
points, 311.20 to 311.50.
Montreal.
Oats, Case West. Ne. 2, 59 to 60es
de, No. 3, 57 to 58e. Flow, Man,
Spring wheat pats., firste! $7.50. Rolled
oats, bag of 90 lbs., 32.85 to 32.95,
Bran, 328.25. -Shorts!, 33025. nay(
No. 2, per ton, ear luta $27 to 328.
Butter, eholcest creamery, 86cs
Eggs, seleobecil, 34 to 35e. Potatoes
per bag, oar lots, 31.21 to $1.25.
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