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The Clinton News Record, 1921-4-21, Page 3FRESH OFFER TO NEG oTIATE MAY SOLVE THE INDUSTRIAL QUESTION Mine Owners and Workers A.gree 'to a Further Conference With View of Settling the Wages Dispute -• General Tie -Up on Sea and Land Will Follow Failure $ i to Reach a Settlement, A despatch from tendon segs: --A dramatic development cam'o in the coed rttrlice'situation at midnight on Friday Wheart the miners agroedi to disease wages withthe owners There is de• eland a.licssibdlity lhettl'ae eit'rikeevill be averted, immediate steps are to bo taken to reopen negotiation$ for end- ing the strike, and averting a •getloral tie-up which now threatens, Thursday everting after the coal owners had Placed their case before a gathering of 200 members of the I•Iouse of Commons, Frank Hodges, leader and spokesman for the miners, Was invited to give the miners' version of the dispute. The meeting staeted at 9.30 and lasted until 1140. Hodges, in reply to -questions, agreed to a proposal for a farther conference with the owners to discuss the question of wages, and leaving the other issues for further' „negotiations. The House of Commons 'appointed a -delegation to wait upon Premier' Lloyd George and place the sugges- tion before him, At- 1 tem, eight aubomobiles drove up with a deputa- tion. They were admitted and were closeted at once with the Premier, It is declared, moreover; that steps are being taken at this meeting to assure a reopening.of the negotiations. The Daily News on Friday morning said that Hodges told the Cominons. members Unit he p eferred to Com skier a temporary arrangement re- garding wages and that he bad aban- doned the proposed plan for a national pool to equalize wages. Wender Lloyd Georgie was prepared to go before t'be House of Commons this (Friday) morning, .where in a speeell he expeetecl bo piend with nil citizens to eo-operate with the Gov- ernmient in preserving the life of the nation' thrdughdut the .strike which was echedulod to begin at 10 o'clock Friday night, The Premier intended to detail 'to the House the measures the Gowen - merit is taking to°safegtiaxd warlters if the strike is not averted and to in- sure the distribution of food and 'Pre- serve public order. The Triple Alliance leaders who visited hint to explain why they had declared the sympathetic strike, in - elated' that they had acted not only as a measure of sympathy with the miners' claims, bee, also to protect all unions from raids on their wages, The meetings with the labor chief disclosed an overwhelming sentiment among the labor bosses in favor -of nationalizing mimes and railroads and brought from Lloyd George the de- claration that the Government could only consider such a proposal if it was advanced in a eonstitutiotial ;manner before the house of Commons. • Telephone Conversation - Between Canada and Cuba A despatch from Ottawa says: -The first long distance tele- phone conversation between Ca- nada and Cuba took place on Thursday afternoon at 4.80, when Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, IFon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Hon. W. S. Fielding and Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux spoke in turn ' from the Parliament Buildings to President Mario G. Menobal, who had called up from presiden- tial palace at Havana, Cuba, to extend the -greetings of the Re- public of Cuba to the Dominion -of Canada.' The conversation from the Wier end of the line could be heard as plainly as though the person telephoning had been in the next room, according to the. Prime Minister and the other gentlemen who spoke to Presi- dent Menocal. INDUSTRIAL WAR RAGES IN ITALY Factory Discipline is Under- mined by Bolshevist A despatch from Rome says:— Italy's industrial crisis, the latest manifestation in which is the lock -out in the huge Fiat motor factory, em- ploying . more than 8,000 men, is alalaning business interests here, 'Gera mans are openly rejoicing over this chance to penetrate Italy commercially and industrially with motor works and manufacture of scientific instruments, As automobiles represents Italy's healthiest industrial export, prospects of German dominance in this. line are very disturbing. ;dais sadly said that the Italian§ woelid be wholly unable to compete with German. labor at twelve hours ,a clay, especially as Bolshevist propaganda has already undermined factory disc'ipl'ine in Italy, The Fiat management has issued a statement to justify the lockout. Among the significant assertions in it is one to the effect that the eight- liour-day is less than that time in practice, because the men are always dropping their tools to attend meet- ings of factory Soviets. Threats at the factory gates are said to be frequent and beyond the reach of legal correction or punish- meat. Dismissed mmn refuse to leave the machinery and deanand frill wages cven when idle. Many of the hands have been making bombs when they steaks be at work, and they have re- paired e° will to the cellars for gun practice., • .is pan Sei,.:a Ambassador to Constantinople A despatch from Paris says: -- Baron Uchida, formerly Japanese Minister to Sweden, and one of the most astute of Oriental diplomats, has embarked at Marseilles en route to Constantinople where he will be given the title of Japanese ainbassador. This will be the first time that Japan has ted a minister at Constari- irinople or even remotely indicated her interest in the solution of Near East prbblenis. Mary McCallum Of Winnipeg, has been appointed as- sistant secretary to the Canadian Council of Agriculture. ANOTHER VICTIM OF SINN FEIN Former Custodian of Crown ' Jewels at Dublin Castle Assassinated. A despatch from Cork says:—Sir Arthur Vicars, formerly Ulster King of Arms and custodian of the Crown jewels at Dublin Castle, was assassin- ated on Thursday morning outside his residence, Kiimorna House, Listowel, by a party of armed assassins, who afterward set the house on fire, which was totally destroyed. On the body •of theft victim they placed n card bearing the words: "Traitors, beware; we never forget.—I.R.R." A Dublin Castle message says Vines .was taken from his bed in a dressing -gown and murdered outside his house. About thirty armed men participated. Sir Arthur was in dan- ger of being killed when his house was raided a year ago. He was in his study late at night when there was a knock at the door. On his asking who was there a voice called, out the name of en inspector of the R.hC., but Sir Arthur became suspi- cious and refused to open the door. A moment later a body of raiders smashed in the door with hatchets. Sir Arthur was seized and threatened with death unless he gave up arms to them, He told them he would rather be killed • than surrender. They then made an attack on the strong -room, which contained arme, but failed to break into it. The mysterious disappearance of the Crown jewels from Dublin Castle some years ago brought the name of Sir Arthur into prominence, and the controversy which followed will be re- called' by his death,. Tramps 2,100 Miles to File Claims A despatch from Calgary says:—A, S. F. Rankin is hers from the Fort Norman oil fields after having covered 2,600 miles of winter trails to file oil claims, Ile travelled 2,100 miles from Fort McMurray to Port Norman en foot acid the other 500 miles by dog sled. A quaint milestone on the outskirts of Zanzibar bears the inscription: "London, 8,064 miles," • • A TRIBUTE TO NAVAL HEROES The greatest memorial service ever held at sea took place over the sunken wreck of the submarine K-5, which lies many fathoms deep, one hundred miles south-west of the Scilly Isles.' The 14,000 officers :and men of the Atlantic fleet, returning from the spring cruise, paid a last tribute to the memory of their comrades by hold- ing services •on their ships, with the flags at half-mast. Volleys were fired and the "Last Post" sounded overethe ocean grave of the victims of the terrible disaster of Jenuary 20th. Photo, shows the chaplain and other officers at the funeral service on H.M.S. Barham, Canada From Coast to Coast. Victoria, B. C,—The total value of agricultural production in British C.ol- umbia in 1920 was $68,004,953, an in- crease of $2,620,397 over the previous year. There was an increase in prac- tically every branch. Livestock ac- counted for more than $14,000,000, and ,the value of dairy' products substane gaily increased. The market for pro- vincial potatoes was considerably ex- tended, more than a hundred 'ears go- ing to the prairies, and in the first half of the year potatoes to the value of $790,880 being exported to the United States. Edmonton, Alta.—One hundred and seven school districts, covering an area of eighteen hundred square miles, were formed in Alberta in 1920, an indication of the mid growth of the eduoabional facilities of the province. At the end of 1920 there were 3,553 schools, or nearly six times as many as in 1906. During the past fifteen years an average of about two hun- dred additional schools have been formed per year, and attendance at schools has increased from 24,245 to 121,567: The amount of government grants to schools increased from $170,816 in 1906 to $1,018,068 in 1920. Regina, Sask.—Tho manufacture of a firelighter from clay deposits, found on his land, is being undertaken by a Waldeck farmer, This deposit is the only known ono of its kind on the American continent, although consid- erable quantities of this clay are also found in Germany. The firelighter is in the form of a brick. It is soaked in kerosene for a few minutes, and when it has absorbed a quantity a match is applied. The brick will burn for half an hour with a steady flame, and when exhausted tan be replenish- ed with kerosene and used indefinitely. Other uses to which this clay can be put are: kalsomine, fitter for paper, Dutch cleanser, white shoe polish, and brick or tile of the very best quality. Winnipeg, Man.—There are mote beavers within 100 miles of this city than there are in the whole of north- ern Manitoba, which commences at any point 300 miles north of here, according to the statement made by J. Morrison, M,L,A., for Rupert's Land, before the committee on agri- culture -at the parliament building re- cently. Niagara -on -the -Lake, Ont, --:A. bas- ket fa•etor•y will shortly be erected here by a company composed of fruit - growers, who are determined hence- forth not to be handicapped as in years past by failure to get baskets in which to ship their fruit, The grow- ers also expect to save a considerable amount of money on the enterprise. Montreal, Que.—The arrival here recently of the "Lady Grey," govern- ment ice -breaker, constitutes the earliest opening of navigation -that the port of Montreal has experienced in the last 70 years. Last year the "Lady Grey" entered the port of Montreal on April 18, while tho first ship to ar- rive from the ocean docked on April 25. Fredericton, N.B.—The number of American hunters who visited this province during the pant season was 514, a considerable increase over the previous yeer, The amount of revenue received' from the sale of game licenses during the past year was $72,- 677. While meet of the revenue was derived• from non-reskdont hunters, , it/P.,• they only killed one-seventh of the game. During the past year the heads of the moose avenaged from fifty to fifty-five inches. Lunenburg, N.S.—The "Bluenose," a possible contender for the Halifax Herald eup in the international fish- ing schooner races to be held off Hali- fax next fall, was lantncched here re- cently. The launching was witnessed by many thousands of spectators, who came from all parts of the maritime provinces to witness this probably history -making schooner. Charlottetown, P.E.I.•—The Prince Edward INUand Light, Heat and Power Conepa'ny is applying far a provincial charter far the purpose of supplying meat, light and power for electricity to all parts of the Island .by one big cen- tral power house, using coal to gener- ate electricity. The capital stock is $2,000,000. St. John's, Nflde—After being held in an ice -flow for several days, the sealing fleet which left here a few weeks ago has managed to break away and get into clear water, and have struck a big herd of seals, according to radio messages received. Prospects now are much brighter, and a peofit- able voyage both for the owners and mean as looked for. The latest reports stated that the fleet had secured 40,- 000 seats, and that whiteeoats were still numerous in the vicinity. The high cost of living is increased by forest fires, Every oitlzen should help to keep down fires. Supreme Council To Meet May 2nd A despatch from Paris says: —In order to "give the United States the fullest satisfaction in the Yap matter at the earliest possible date," it was revealed on Thursday that the Supreme Council has decided to meet on May 1 or 2. This is a fortnight earlier than usual. The whole mandate matter will be threshed out. The Japan- ese delegate•is expected to make a lengthy statement as to Jap- an's position. Owing to the certain refusal, it is not believed that any invi- tation to the meeting will be ex- tended to the United States. Simple S Indicator. A knowledge of the actual slope of a road is often of considerable ifiport• ante to automobiles, because it affords an explanation of the varying action of the motor ,and a means of quickly adjusting the mechanism. One of the simplest slope indicators is that of the French, a vertical tube fixed on the front of a graduated scale like a thermometer, and containing a column of Iiquld which is so adjusted as to stand at zero in the middle of the tube when the road is level and b - -` e. ...'0' /fjef • ANOTHER )f; n��yjfit ]tlllit1111i. ac► [BRIDGE PIER LiSTING It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken AND CRACKING By ,sack Rabbit— BRITISH PREMIER DEFINES #., THE INDUSTRIA, SITUATION A deapatelt frons. London nye:— Me, Lloyd George, at the conference field on Thurrday with officials of the Cripla Alliance, said; "'There aro three points tit issue; "A national pool, involving a great seheme for contra of the 'mines and for meddling in the mines' ananage- mont=and that we ea'nnot have, We will ta'lte the fight on that. There its Only one way you can carry that, and that is not by starving the nation. It is by persuading the nation --that is open to you. "Tho second is a national settlement of wages. Let me make clear what that means." The Prime Minister cited a Apecifie case of how this proposition would op- erate, seeking to show khat abeaiings would, be with the Miners' Federation as a whole, and that the Government was not eieelc1ng to spilt the Boal fio''ds info memo. "The third point fa the aneemest either of wages or profits. TJpon this with epee mind we are prepared to discuss with the manors and the own - era as long as the 'first principle is due. cepted, but until then I am afraid we meet fight it out. But X ask you in ail earnestness whether you will commit' your organizations to lighting 'what ds, after all, a great question of principle to be •settled by the flatlet -4 through', your elected representatives, There is no distinction between this and di - net 'action. I agaio put to you that you should not commit yourselves to what is equivalent to direct aetion by _ seeking to overawe Par1•ieonemt into' reversing a legislative decision by thei threat of .paralyzing the whole life of the comanundty." to indicate either an upward or down- ward slope by it* rise or fall along the scale, The liquid in the tube is connected with a reservoir placed behind the seale, and rises or falls are the automo- bile ascends or descends a slope, show- ing both the fact and the degree of inclination, The University Dynamic. A time there was when universities were regarded as the preeerve•of the few but, happily, that time is past and now universities not only wel- oanle all who come but they go out offering their wares to those whom circumstances prevent from coming within the walls. Their wares consist of higher education. In the old days a university was static; now it is dynamic. Pre-eminent hi this most important movement in Canada is the University of Toronto. With its special courses for farmers, for urban workingmen and women, for.teachers, with its ex- tension lectures, courses of lectures, and tutorial classes, it extends its activity over the whole Province. No man or woman, boy or girl, in Ontario need fail to take advantage of the opporbunfties offered by the Provin- cial University; this University is, in the most real sense, the "University of the People." The Report of the Royal Commis- sion says:—"Without educated brain and skilled hands, the fertile soil, tate timbered land, water powers, and mineral deposits must lie idle or be ignorantly squandered. ' National wealth and industry are d'ire'ctly re- lated to education and must become more and more dependent upon it as civilization advances" To answer this national need is the purpose of the extension work of the University of Toronto; for this it requires the most generous support of the Government of the Province. TURKS THREATEN GREEK SUPPLY BASE Army is Bottled Up in Brusa, Says Late Despatches, A despatch from Paris says:—Ac- cording to reports received in Paris, a strong Turkish cavalry raid aimed at Ma-Shehr (ancient Philadelphia) located on the Smyrna-Afiun Karahis- sar Railway, threatens to cut the south Greek army off from its base. The Turks have practically captured Brusa, where a Greek army corps is bottled up. The Turkish delegation at Paris as- serts that the morale of the Greek troops is shattered and that bands of Greek deserters are terrorizing and looting villages. A despatch from Montreal says:— The Greek Consulate has been advised by the -Charge d'Affaires for Greece in London that reservists in Canada of the classes of 1913 (b), 1014 anti 1915,1 with the exception of the auxiliaries,' have been -called to the colors, and 1 must, within seven days, apply to it for transportation home. Films of Rare -Woods. The growing scarcity of the more beautiful and valuable woods bas made necessary the substitution of other and Ohoaper kinds. Thus hardly any furniture nowadays is made of solid mahogany, and inferior materials have very generally taken the place of the disappearing "cabinet woods." indeed, high-grade lumber of any kind is now so costly as to prohibit its common use as the solid body of fur- niture. Manufacturers are resorting more ant] more to the use of veneers. Articles of furniture, ranging from tables to phonograph cases, have skeletons of cheap wood covered with a thin skin of high quality stuff. The skin is usually not more than one -twentieth of m1 inch thick. A thousand board feet of lumber will produce 10,000 square feet of veneer. Thus a great economy is obtained, and tae far/attire Produced by this method Is as pretty to look at as if it were what it purports to be, t THIS 15 WE'LL UNDRSTANo1NG HeaF OEFORi t.:l, A MY lIMMO° 1ZO6 41AVE A FELLOW TER.-- TO PEi!,PECT .E{E GOI.iECTS BILI. 11 ee.- a.`t.\1... !•' ....: ..- J j `; % % - . riova Do `(OU LBT THIS WA"( �r 1 Do14'T UNDERSTA LL -- I , gtLL AT ALL-r-1'i''S 4u1 Of. ALL REAStiN .. ... ;.:. ..yy / t"I(.� --•• 1 r-- (FT.`".f �a �.P't� Li ft IF �i" 41 L\‘ V'0e4.-r E,fN Kett ( GAN E 1 AIN IT -fo '-(oU 6u -r iLL hIA�IE To GHAtl.o . 6uTE.rl DbLI,ARS �rbR `t'1IE AO" lC .11. ' e .. , 7�,.0 �• .>�:i �.✓.4 , '' 'p At ♦ ---_ " ,e+„ - {_ yF – >i: : >ta --1. L 1 r S ftp �� . 1,7_ -- \v L }�AF.I I`ff� �A y( / ` m'.*��-� � �74'°il is �...,, _.,,,,,,..*.-'-'8°.'* - - E / t7j�J1 Jo.. ,',1 4. The Leading Markets. Toronto. Manitoba wheat—No. 1 NonUis n, 33%c; No. 1 feed, 36%e; No. 2 feed,M $1.7034; No, 2 Northern, $1,64; No. 3 Northern, $1,60; No. 4 wheat, $L49. Manitoba oats—No, 2 CW, 497 e' No, 3 CW, 88%c; exalted No. 1. feed, 84%c, anitoba barley—Na, 3 CW, 73%e; No. 4 CW, 82y e; rejected 49%e; feed, 491,1 c, All of the above in store at Feet Wiliiani, American corn --68c, nominal, track, Toronto, prompt shipment. Ontauio oats—No, 2 white, 42 to 44e, Ontario wheat—No, 2 Winter, $1.56 to $1.60 per car Iet; No. 2 Spring, 1 $1.45 to $1.50; No. 2 Goose wheal:, noradnal, s ipping points, according to freight, Peas—No, 2, $1.55 to $1.65. Barley—Malting, 65 to 70c, accords' � in to freights outside, Buckwheat --.No, 3, n'omin'al. + Rye—No. 2, $1.30 to $1.35, nominal, f according to freights outside. Manitoba flour—First pat., $10.701 second pat, $10.20; bulk, seaboard. Ontario flour $7.75, bnik, seaboard:' Millfeed — Delivered, Montreal • freight, bags included: Bran, per ton,1 $88; shorts, per ton, $35; ,good feet flour, $2.10 to $2,40 per bag. Hay—No. 1, per ton, $24 to $26. Straw—Gar lots, per ton, $12 to $12,50. Cheese—New, large, 30%1 to 31e; 1 twins, 31 to 31.1,4'• triplets, 31% to 82e; old, large, 38 to 34c; do, twins,' 3312 to 34%e; tr:nlets, 341A to 85c. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 48 to, 49c; creamery, No. 1, rob 10 61e; fresh 60 to 635. Margarine -28 to 30c. IaidEggs—New,incartons, laid35, to 32," -.tic, to 33e; new Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bus., $3.50 to $8.75; primes, $2.75 to $3,25; Japans, 8c; Limas, Madagascar, 10%c; California Limas, 121/2c. Maple products—Syrup, per imp.1 gal., $2,60; per 5 imp. gads., $2,50; Maple sugar, lbs., 19 to 22c. Honey -60 -30 -lb. tins, 22 to, 23c per lb,; 5-214-1b, tine, 23 to 25e per ib.; Ontario comb honey, at $7.50 per 16 - section case, Smoked meats—Hams, med., 35 to 36e; heavy, 27 to 29c; cooked, 50 to 55s; rolls, 31 to 32c; cottage rolls, 33 to 34c• breakfast bacon, 43 to 46c; fancy ;breakfast bacon, 53 to 56e; backs, plain, bone in, 47 to 50e; bone- less, .49 to 58c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 27 to 28c; clear bellies, 26 to 27c. Lard—Pure tierces, 16% to 171lc; tubs, 17 to 17%c; pails, 17% to 18c; prints, 18% to 19e; Shortening tierces, 111 to 12e; tubs, 12 to 12%c; pails, 12% to 13c; prints, 14 to 141e. Choice heavy steers, $9 to $10.50• good heavy steers, $8 to $9; 'butchers' cattle, choice, $9 to $10; do, good, $8 to $9; do, med.$6 $6 to $8; do con., $4 to $0; butchers' belle, choice, $7 to $7.50• do, good, $6 to $7; do, con„ $4 to $Fi; butchers cows, choice, $8 to $9; do, good, $6.50 to $7.60; do,' con., $4 to $5; feeders, $7.75 to $8,75; do, 900 lbs,, $7,25 to $8.75; do, 800 lbs„ $5.75 to $6.75; do, con„ $5 to -06; canners and cutters, $2 to $4.50; milkers, good to choice, $85 to-. $120; do, tom. and med',, $50 to $60; choice springers, $30 to $130; lambs, yearl- ings, $10 to $11; do, spring, $l1 to $13.50• calves, good to_choice, $9 io $11; sheep, $6 to $10; hogs, fed and watered, $13; de, weighed of]' care, $13.25; do, f.o.b., $12.25; do, country points, $12. Montreal. Oats—No, 2 CW. 62 to 03c; No. 3 CW, 68 to 59c. Flour, Man, Spring wheat pats., lets., $10,30. Rolled oats, 90-]b. bag, $3.20. Bran, $33.25. Shorts, $35,25. Ilay, No. 2, per ton, car loth, $24 to $25. Cheese, finest Eastern, 30 to 31e. 13utter, choicest creamery, 50% to 51e. Eggs, fresh, 38e, Butcher steers, med„ $8 to 59; com., e.50 to $8.50; butcher heifers, med., $7,50 to $8,50; corn„ $5 to $7; butcher cows, med., $5 to $7; canners, $2 to $2.50; entters, $3 to $4; butcher hulls, corn., $6 to 56,50; good veal, $6 to 56.50; teed„ $5 to $6; hogs, off -ear weights, selects, $14,50 to $15; heavies, $12.50 to $13; sows, $10,50 to $11. • Peace Time Use for Peris- copes. Periscopes, when the days of sub- marine and trench warfare are de- finitely forgotten, will still be useful, but for humanitarian purposes, is the suggestion made by lir. Costremoniina, chief of the Paris Hospital's radio- logieal service, who has now entered the franks of those trying to soive the problem of avoiding the dreaded radio dermatitis. Taking 55 a basis for his theory the fnet that load alone offers sufficient Insulation against the baneful rays, he would have the operators caged in double walled closets, the exterior containing the clangetrous apparatus, but arperated from the interior by aaitehboards, while the patient as well tie the machinery would be, snatched through a series of refeeting • nitro^, AIM as the doughboys watch- ed the en0my outposts 'haring the war, Dr, t:nstrolinoulhna was a victim ob :Mars twentyOve years ego, when he; hu nt a his left baud, but by great care ! :•in tc ;hen, despite the fact that lie has ! ' made 110ndbells or tlrnuaauda of exams -i teals fns ams experiment PI, he has pre-' vc ed the -pu s(1 0f 1110 disease which J:r rl 1055 robbed Prance of 111', 1n•• *rc other Xtra, ea - farts.