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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-10-14, Page 2*NY COMPENSATED BY WORKMEN'S BOARD Report for. Nine Months Shows Dis- hureel of $4,109,614,34 ACCIDENTS WERE FEWER, The total benefits awarded under the Workmen's Compensation Aot during the nine menthe ending Sept, 30, a)riQUnted to $4,109,614,54, as compared with $4,633,7.55.29 during the corresponding period of the year 1924. The total number of accidents re- ported during the nine months was 43,982, as against a total of 44,260 during the first llinc months of 1924, beMg a decrease of 278. The fatal accidents numbered 244, as against 281 during the first nine months of 1924. The number of accidents re- ported during September this year was 5,507, as compared with 5,216 in September 1924. The average daily number of ac- cidents reported during the first nine months of 1925 was 188, the average number of benefits awarded daily was 817,562, and the average number of cheques issued daily was 632, THE TRUTH ABOUT NICKEL A strange spectacle ie presented by Conservative orators in Ontario de- nouncing the Mackenzie King Govern- ment for not laying an embargo upon the exportation of nickel ore. They say with a great deal of force.that "Canada is the storehouse of the nick- el of the world." They' do not stress the point that this "storehouse" is located entirely within the boundaries of Ontario. They do not mention that the Ontario Government, by high export duties, could practically place an embargo upon all export of nickel. Up To Ontario The Conservatives are in power at Queen's Park, Toronto. They can, if they wish, prevent any nickel ore being taken out of the province. They can, If they wish, make regulations that will compel any manufacturer desiring to refine Canadian nickel, to erect his plant in Ontario. Past Performances But if Federal action be necessary tomakethe embargo complete, why was nothing done or attempted be- tween 1911 and 1921? The Conser- vatives were in complete control of the Ottawa Government during those ten years and for eight put of those ten years they were simultaneously 8 control of the Ontario Government. The Story of Nickel Under a chrater granted by the Dominion Parliament during the Pre- miership of Sir John A. McDonald, the Canadian Copper Co. controlling nickel deposits near Sudbury, began shipping copper-nickel.matte in large quantities for refining to the Inter- national Nickel Co. at Perth Amboy N. J. The ore was merely roasted in the Company's plant at Copper Cliff, Ont. (near Sudbury) and the sulphur fames distributed throughout the neighborhood, blighting all vegetation, Later on Herr Ludwig Mond, a natu- raliped British subject of German birth, acquired nickel bearing lands in Ontario and shipped the matte in large quantities to Swansea, Wales. Canada enjoyed the poor privilege of mining the ore and the Province of Ontario received a paltry tax amount- ing to about $50,000 a year. This condition prevailed from 1905 until 1911, with the Whitney Gov- ernment ov ernment in power at Toronto, nor was it changed in 1911 when theConserva- tives were in possession of both the. Dominion and Provincial Govern- ments. Popular Indignation No nickel refinery existed in Can- ada, and Federal and Provincial Gov- ernments ov ernments alike turned down all ap- peals for a more national, more pat- riotic policy in respect to Ontario nickel. Finally popular indignation spurred the Government of Sir Liam Hearst to appoint a nickel corn mission, What Was Accomplished The report of this commission led to back taxes, aggregating millions of dollars being collected from the nickel ooinpanies, and also led to the International Nickel Co. erecting a refinery at Welland, Ont. Another refinery' was the British American Nickel' Co., built by Canadian capital at Dechene on the Quebec side of the Ottawa river near Ottawa, under a contract by which the British Govern- ment agreed to take the entire out- put ut put for ten years at the market price. The Present Situation The price of nickel slumped so after the war that the refinery erected near Ottawa went into liquidation, Its promoters found to their conator- nation that the marlret price was be- low the dolt of production', Nickel matte is still being exported to the International Nickel Co., of New Jet say, and the Mend Company of Wales. What Shall iso Done? rhe Conservatives say that the Dominion Government should place an embargo upon the export of nickel ore, But why apepal to the Domin- ion (Wei/Mont? ent? The nickel ere is ail in Ontario and the Fergtison Govt' ernment cat atop its export by heat¢ duties export . Witt' de not the Con, servaiive enters turn their batterietl MerlPremier 'Ferguzont dere and �rT: e WHEN 1 URKE i S CE I SIGK ,It lie understood a Scottish era d'cate has Pprchased sixteen acre of land adjoining the best resldeniti section of Vancouver, B.C„ and wi erect one hundred residences they Although only three years old th Oliver district ,,of British Columbi has already become^ noted for i Production of very fine cantalqupe This year the production is expect , to be about 25 to 20 carloads, DISIw%SES WHICH OI+"1 LN SPAIF, s PROFITS IN TURK '%X-t(A1SINO, Pneumonia, Ropp and flaelShead Cause 'Most Trouble --- 3 i u Iy e' rolnters in Dealing With These. 0 Maladies, a (Contributed it ()atare. Toronto.) tm9nt of is s, Three diseases, pneualoala, reap ed and, blackhead are responsible for the greater part of the losses in turkey rearing, f Paramount. t Nature has not clothed the young - .turkey with a thick coat of down or a baby feathers sufficiently to protect it from the cold rains that are quite oomrnan during May and June. Hence many young birds perish, dy- ing of inflammation of the lungs y shortly after experiencing the first r cold rain. Little ran be done to ef- feet a cure. Everything lies in the direction of prevention. Do not let the young birds get wet, provide suit- / able shelter, and do not let them get st too far away so that they may be u- quickly rounded up and protected from cold and wet until they are well -feathered. Roup. This trouble Is due to an infectious organism gaining entrance to the nasal passages of the victim and set- ting up a catarrhal condition usually easily recognized by clogged nostrils, Inflamed mucous membrane of mouth, very offensive odor and swell - Ings on sides of the. head. Housing young turkeys in unsanitary, poorly ventilated or draughty quarters cre- ates conditions which make the bird very susceptible to the infectious or- ganism causing roup. If the disease gains a grip on young birds, It is best to kill them off at once and. correct the hygienic conditions for any that remain apparently normal. Exposed birds that are to be kept should be given good nourishing food and a physic of salts once a. week. Birds showing symptoms may be treated, if so desired, as follows: Massage as much of the material as possible out of the nostrils, clean out the eyes, and if swellings exist open with a sharp knife. Use Boracic Acid solu- tion or potassium permanganate solution or argyrol solution (10 per cent,) as a wash for the nostrils and eyes, .Such can be applied with a medicine dropper' or the bird's head may be dipped in the solution. If birds do not make good recovery in a reasonable time it is best to de- stroy them as they will carry the Infection along and may be the cause of more roup. Blackhead. This disease is the moat common and destructive pest affecting tur- keys. It has been the cause of many a farm giving up turkey raising. The cause has been attributed to a pro- tozoan parasite, that is taken up by the bird in its feed and water. Soils become infested, breeding birds be- come carriers,' so the young have lit- tle chance of escaping infection if feeding over ground that pas pre- viously supported turkeys. The young birds show signs of distress in the late summer or early autumn, become listless, drowsy, stop feeding, feathers become ruffled, wings: droop, and they hang behind the Hoek. The droppings are yellowish in color and more fluid than normal. The head may become dark purple in color. The after -death symptoms generally noticed in black- head cases are as follows: Liver spot- ted on surface with whitish yellow to faded green spots, the' cecum, either` one or both are thickened and distended with a gray cheesy masa. Treatment for blackhead has not been successful and its control lies in prevention. If troubled now, clean out the entire flock and give up tur- keys for three years. When starting again, secure eggs from healthy birds, wipe them with cloth moistened with 80 per cent. denatured alcohol to re- move any possible contagion, then hatch in the incubator, When the young poults ars teady to leave the incubator place them In a brooder or enclosed ground and protect from other poultry or agents likely to carry the Infection to the pen. Keep the house and its equipment clean and disinfected. Use sour intik or butter- milk liberally in the ration. Keep the birds confined all the time that Infection may be prevented and treat- ment applied. Powdered Ipecac ad- ministered in the mash, twice a week, at the rate of two teaspoonsful per. 20 birds is considr>red a useful pre- ventative. The use of ipecac should start when the birds are two weeks old and continue for three months, —L. Stevenson, Dept. of Etxension, O. A. College. The. 1,250,000 -bushel Governmen Terminal grain elevator being buil at Prince Rupert, B.C„ will be corn Meted by November 1st, when test shipment of ten carloads o grain will be made through it. Notification has been received b I.the lion. John 3, Martin, Ministe of Agriculture for Ontario, that Ili showing of white Wyandottes at th New 'York State Fair at Syracuse had captured the trophy for the be display for the twentieth consecu year. By a recent Order -in -Council of the Lieutenant -Governor, premiums for clearing land, which had pre- viously been set at $6 an acre, were increased to $8. The Order also pro- vides that the premium will be paid for a maximum of twenty acres of land and, as a result of it, a settler may obtain a grant of $160 from the Government as a reward for his work. Considerable progress has been made during the past few years by R. M. Palmer, at Cowichan Bay, B.C., in the cultivation and propa- gation of new species of gladioli. In his garden, Mr, Palmer has at present growing about 150 different varieties, bulbs having been secured from all parts of the world, even Central Africa contributing its quota to this wonderful collection. Having completed their tour of Canada as the guests of E. W. Beatty, chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the ten British journalists left Canada early in October for England, to re- late there the story of their experi- ences and to give their readers the impressions they have gained of the Dominion. During the month of August 1,132 vessels, comprising 131 trans-Atlan- tic, 35 coasting and 966 inland steamers, entered the port of Mont- real, these having a total net regis- tered tonnage of 1,936,945, while in the same period 1,141 vessels went out, these representing 1,932,145 net registered tons. Since the opening of navigation 757 ocean-going ves- sels, representing 3,468,965 net tons, have entered the port, are compared with only 849, representing 2,280,072 net tons last year; these figures being up to the midnight of Sep- tember 5th. F. F. Norcross, a well-known Chicago lawyer, had an amazing ex- perience recently while staying at the Banff Springs Hotel and play- ing on the golf course there. His approach to the ninth hole was dis- puted by a huge bull elk which tossed its antlers and stood pawing the ground with evident hostility as the lawyer prepared to play his ball. Mr- Norcross was about to observe the better part of valor when the bull's attention was distracted by the appearance of a cow elk which made an effective substitute for the golfer and both animals disappeared labs the neighboring bush. Travelling in a five -passenger 1926 improved model Ford touring car from Halifax to Vancouver, J. L. S. Scrymgeous and E. Flickinger are performing a feat unique in the an- nals of motor travel in this country. From Franz, near Sault. Ste. Marie, they travelled on the tracks of the Algoma Railroad to Fort William, having been granted the use of the lines by the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. The whole run of about 4,500 miles took nearly eight weeks, and a series of still and moving pictures were taken en route to comniemorat the adventure. Preparations are under way for the holding in Montreal in June next year of the annual convention of the. American Association of Railroad Superintendents. J. K. Savage, Gen- eral Superintendent, Canadian Pn• cific, was elected chairman of the arrangements committee, Atte were made for the organization of a complete committee to go ahead with the business of making the convert. tion 'a success. A despatch from London states that in the past three woks morn than 20,000 boxes of Quebec -made cheesehave arrived and been sold le London at good prices, the quality, it is said, being of the best. It is pointed out that if Quebec products aro to obtain the position th-y i e - serve here it is necessary to keep rrorttinuous supplies coming, in order to make then] known to the ge:rr'r:.l public, rather than to sn ;,e r .: isolated or oceallow:I cpc. ve shrtrruenle Akr,tg tads lin, ser • 7.010 boa:es of Qaehcc-trial.' cl+.nc toot faruvard from Ilett to the T.nt. don Market during the pant v, c:.L•. Swat the Roosters. When the last lot of hatching eggs has been "delivered the male birds should be removed from the Hock, disposed of, or kept by themselves. Fertile eggs are an uncertain article in warm weather, so the aim should be . the production of infertile eggs for domestic use. Germ development will start in a fertile egg at any tem- perature above 68 degrees Fahren- heit. At low temperature the do- veloprnent of the gs rm Is very Blow, but It may reach a ta..lnt In erabrye developnient where drr,snrpusliaoe 1s likely 53 set ,in and r'.., 11 ..y ,meltice a enndiilun not tlr, r 4. Any factor llkcly to t le ge, sp rV to . <e.4.t be n,N'er-r tits than 9 tit t r,L r els felt 1, rt fir d ,,. rr n ,t.i [.l ,1,,• d,�t, , t r„i ,. ... WIt -rt11. 1,t t, Quebec district is, visited by heavy snowstorm, Progressive Leader Robert Forkea is- sues manifesto. Fifteen people are killed in train wreck in Italy, Seventy -two-mile gale kills five peo- ple in New York, General Williams announces changed in Provincial Police #eine, Baldwin wins iai,firet clash with press opponents over Go*errllnent policy: Canadian strip Arctic returns from exploration txbp In far North. thea Howell, ox the Middle Road, is instantly killed in cycling aeeidont, Police And alcohol bidden in 'lane (u Carrott R, Yanzant, Former Covent, Alexander Turner, Rroeer, Dull rear of Dundas West Police Stagy 1 or of Toronto trail, dies at Mark Mills Road, shot and wounded after tion, Toronto. ham, I being' robbed by motor bandit* All Set For the Calgary Stampede 1. Cowboys in the Parade. 2. "Bucking Sally.” 3. Cowboys in the making. 4 The old coach resurrected. 5. Hoot Gibson and Sergi. &endue, late of the lt.C.M.P. 6. The. Old thief. 7. Boy Tlntchicon does Ills stu0. S. "Coyote" Frank gets dumped. 9. The Covered Wagon. The Jubilee Historical Pageant and Stampede commemorating the 50th anniversary of the coming 3f the Mounted Police to Calgary snd the birth of the city will be the :entre of attraction of -he West for all Canada, and commences July 6 casting to July 11. It will furnish the chance of a lifetime for tourists .to get something entirely out of the ordinary from the 'usual trip to the West and the Mountains. Among the attractions there will be Hoot Gibson, the well-known movie cow- boy star, who will be making special motion pictures of the celebrations, and 'who will be •supported by fifty of a staff from California. In the HIstorical Pageant some 18 to 20 Floats will be used representing dif- ferent periods in the history of the West and Calgary's development. The plan for the Pageant involves the representation of twenty ept- sodas which show to colorful detail the history of the West before and after the coming of the white man. There will be the pre -civilization Indian period, then the coming of the Explorers, Fur Traders and Adven- turers of the 18th century, the ar- rival of the Catholic Fathers, the lawless period of the first' settlers, the coming of the mounted Police, the Riel Rebellion, the coming of the railway, the intensive development of the West, the Great War call to arms, and finally Calgary and the West as they are to -day, the Granary of the World, The Well lights of the Stampede will be the individual exhibitions of buck -Jumping by the best cowboy riders of the West who will gather from far and near to the celebra- tion. Somewhere around 1,500 horses will be used in the Grand Par- ade, which it is estimated 'will be about five miles long. Universal Pilm Company are making a rousing Western feature out of the Show and will aim at producing a Canadian "Covered Wagon" from the spectacle. The Stampede will undoubtedly bo the high light of the West and will surely eand as a great record of achievement for many years to Come „lowing Other Countries What, This Country Looks Like 1.—Tntedor, view of the Basilica of Ste. Anne do Btaupre which IS featured In "A Woman's Faith.' 2.—Scene from "A Woman's Faith." 3.—Another scene from "A Woman's Faith"showing Alma itubens and Percy Marebmoa„in_the nannies. 4.—The plot thickens. Canada continues to grow in'popularity—with L the motion picture producers in the United States, Every year, they come over, in steadily (nereasiitg numbers, bringing their stare, cameras, megaphones and what-nots with them and proceed to help themselves to large por- tions of our scenery and sizeable lumps of our history as well, Then, with the Rocky Moun- tains in one hand and a eouple of provinces in the other, they return to the States and oblg=, ingly show their fellow countrymen and the strangers within their gates the sort of stuff Canada 's made of. And, when all is said and done this does hot do Canada any harm, On the contrary, ; , The latest dim to be released whish Lae en all Canadian setting and an all Canadian story is "A Woman's Faith" produced by the Universal Film Corporation and the scene is laid in provincial Quebec with a splendid climax at Ste. Anne de Beaupre. It is at first a distressing story, There is it young ]nab, a cynical young man named Steele. And there is a young woman, an amorous young woman who is not all she ought to be. And there is another young woman, hawed Ndree Caron who is all that young women ought to be and, in the second part, she and Steele,... but We must not give the story away. The film is rich In local dolor. There are scenes of French-Canadian feasant life in a quaint picturesque Quebec villa o which cannot fail to avorably impret these Who have never visited g the province andthe interior viewe of the old basllica of Ste. Anne de 7leaupre are works of art is themselves. Another,item wh'leh enhances the • value of the film at this particular time is that It shows the last, if not the only, moving-pieture of the late Cardinal Begin whose death sol recently" shocked the ,Catholics refit. continent. The late Cardinal is shows in full robes and surrounded by ecclesiastical dlgnitrtrleg of all rank& attending an- important_ceremony at the Basilica, Incidentally," Alma Rubens whose refined emotional acting stands', in a class by itself, has probably starred in more made -in -Canada pictures than any other luminary in the motion -picture firmament, She did art, good work in the ieturization of James Olivet Ctirwood a cualley of Silent p "rico oaken S Men which was filmed near Rano, in the Canadian Pacific Rockies a year or 80 ago. Among the other stars who aeintillated in a Canadian -setting iliog ere Thomas Meighen, notably in the northern drama TB + , e Alaskan 1 Mriton Site, in "The Ifnoek Out" filmed in Northern Quebec in whieh he added to hie laurels as an actor and collected a blackeye.from an over-conselentio villain; and 'Boot' Gibson who starred in a picture centeringaround ue Calgary Stampede while Field Marshal Earl Hai t famous .Western celebration. g Was present at that