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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-11-4, Page 3COAL. MINERS OF' -G-REAT '1 BRITAIN DAYS TO RESUME 'CORK IN TEN A Ballot to be Taken on Terms o f Settlement Arranged With Government is Expected t o Give Favorable Alamo. IA despatch from Lo,do'a sayse—A. settlement of the road strike was are ! . vel at at week but auommtanco of the Government's terms, by the Minaret' executive ie suibjeot to ratify. Cation by ballot of the then, This, however repldiy put through, Will take tome days, so that the resumption of work before the end of the week is unlikely, In that case, the strike wall have lasted three weeks. The provisional settlement of the strike was reached after a conference et Downing street which lasted for two and a half Hours. On Thursday alght the miners' Executive decided the ballot should be taken on Tuesday. The returns are to be at Federation headquarters on Wednesday morning; and in the afternoon a delegate con- ferenee will take place to consider the result. There is not likely, therefore, to be a resumption of work before Monday next, Immediately the agreement had been reached Smillie and Hodges paid a visit to the All -Labor Conference at Central Hall to convey the result to the meeting there. Thep conference adjourned to wait the result of the ballot. If this is in favor oS 04401A1n the terms offered, the delegates wi not be summoned again. The eettletnont upon which.tho mint. era' deleg'a'tes, coal mine owners and the Government are agreed is a very complicated one. Briefly, the mon got. a eliding advance of t'wo ehillingn"'to one chilling sixpence, according to ate, as was originally demanded, The mimeo and owners solemnly Pledge themselves to co -Operate to ea - cure an increased output of coat, 'Na- tional and District Committees are to be established immediately to oontrol the output, and a joint National Wage Board will be established at the earli- est possible time before March 81 for regulation of wagon for the Whole In- dustry, with rogerd to profits of the industry and the principles on which Profits' should be dealt with. This clause is most important as establishing the principle that Labor has a right to have a say in the ratio of wages and profits. A certificate from the Minister of Mines is to be accepted as evidence of conditions governing wage adjust- ment. A MESSAGE FROM GENEVA /Organizer of League of Red Cross Societies Tells of Need of Europe's Orphans. "While we at hone are intent on in- dustrial expansion and a place in the .sun, Europe in its'war-weakened con- dition is fighting for its very exis- tence," said Donald W. Brown, direr - 'or of the department of organization in the League of Red Cross Societies of the World, which has its head - (wafters at Geneva, Switzerland. lie •visited Toronto tokern the peace pro - ,gram of the Canadian Red Cross So- •eiety- and to egtablis'h closer contact 'between it and the,League. 1M1illions of War Orphans. Having just .arrived from. Europe; 11'17. Brown was able to give the Can- adian Red Cross some first hand in- formation concerning the people of 'Europe. He called attention particu- tlarly to the condition of the children, so many of whom are now orphans. While tite exact number who have lost ,one or both parents during the -war cannot be determined, the most con- .servative estimate places the number at over ten millions. This number �J ,seems quite consistent with the heavy +_Yc .'war casualties among so many na- thons. Dependent on Charity. The condition of these children is in yearly decoration of their soldiers most cases very pitiable. Mani of graves. Itis estimated that there are them have no homes and they arc de- 2.000 Canadians here who will join in . pendant upon whdever may be char- the memorial movement, which is be- itaiile and kind enough to help diem. ing headed by Phillip Roy, Canadian But there are few who are able- to High Commissioner. ., give such. held, fpr the plass of the On the morning of November 1 a . people of Poland, Galicia, parts of special train will be run from Paris to Roumania, Czeeho-Slovakia, Jugo one of the Canadian cemeteries in the Siavia and other countries are so poor Arras region, where 81,000 sons of the that they have net necossarice for Maple Leaf lie buried, and every grave themselves. Consequently, in the . great, area between the Baltic, the will be decorated with the Canadian Black and the Adriatic Seas, there are flag and Canadian flowers. millions of children who Ease the next The Canadians •'intend to concen- tery few years, and particularly the coin- trate their efforts' v one pernam- ingogram winter. without hope of decent each year, fore tentative hndm food and care unleea outside assist- ing t ifor next month and Ypres, some is given them. The vitality of where the Canucks received thee firsto German gas attack, Lo be the scene of the children is aiready very low on next: year's service. account of their having been deprived of .fats, milk and sugar during the years when they most needed therm, and they are therefore very suaeep White Mans Jury • -able to diseases, particularly rickets. Acquits An Eskimo Disease Prevalent. A despatch from Ottawa says:— In addition to the unhappy condi- Once more the Royal Canadian Mount - tion of the children, the adult popula- ed Police "got its man," but this time tions are in the direst of misery on it released him, his name cleared. account of disease. Suffering has been A verdict of not guilty lras been re - accentuated 'by lack of food and cloth- eeived here from a small party of Ing, nursing and medical attention, white men who early last August left .and 'tuberculosis, small pox, typhus for the northland to investigate the :and dysentery are continuing un- killing of Ketaushuk, one Eskimo, by •checked. • Tukautauk, . another member of his Typhus, which has so often proved a Wants Child Welfare Legislation At the Dominion Conference on Cihld Welfare held at Ottawa, Mrs. A. Rogers, of Winuipeg, advocated uni- versal legislation for the reduction ca infantile mortality. She also urged the registration of all nursing homes and midwives. Decorate Overseas Graves on Ali.•Saints' Day A despatch from Paris says:— Canadians living in Paris have de- cided to adopt All Saints' Day for the scourge and menace to the human -race, is again prevalent, and unless ,checked, will most likely extend its 'ravages to an alarming degree. British Empire Appeal. For these urgent reasons, Mr. Brown said, the League of Red Cross !Societies, has made an earnest appeal to the people of the British Empire; :and he was, glad to hear that the cause of the suffering children was 'being taken up in G•anada. 'H•e had learned 'that an appeal on behalf of the British Empire Fund would be made in Can- ede by the Canadian Red Cross dur- Canada's Population ing Armistice Weelc and wished for .its every success. tribe. ,r Headed by Inspector J. W, Phillips and Sergeant A. H. Joy, the adminis- trators of the white man's law jour- neyed to Belcher Island on the eastern coast of Hudson's Bay. On the way they picked up two prospectors, who were drafted for jury duty when Tukaubaulc was located and an inquest held. The jury found that Ketaushuk started a rote and that Tukautauk killed him in self-defence. Prince Arthur of Connaught Governor of South Africa A despatcsh from London, says:— Prince Arthur of Connaught has set ;sail for South Africa to take up his position as Governor-General of the [.inion of South Africa. Estimated at 8,750,000 A despatch from Ottawa says:— With preparations under way for tak- ing the census of Canada the Govern- ment Bureau of Statistics estimates the 'population of the nation at 8,750,- 000, It is .believed the census will prove this estimate' approximately correct, though some optititdsts place the population at 10,000,000. aRSAKING NOW TERRITORY IN THE WEST—Peace River Bridge, the Gateway to the New North. . i Dominion News in EM1of, „ Ohilliwaek, ,erre---Ffihe Freaer Val- ley is produsing as good bulbs as the fareeMned garden* of Holland, accords - Mg to an Emeltah gardenor who has established a garden in the Bradner district, British Columbia, he states, can undersell Holland and yet produce as good or better, bulbs, Be is speeial,- izing on daffodils, narcissi, and 'tulip beds. Victoria, B,C.-Etnployment e aeroplanes to transport salmon eggs to the upper reaches of the Fraser river, British Columbia, la the sug- gestion of the Superintendent of Fish- eries. Hithero it has been found im- possible to restock the celebrated Fraser River fishing grounds from hatcheries situated away up the stream, as the ferblle eggs will not stand the carriage by pack animals over Brough mountain trails. The transportation by air would, ib is be- lieved, solve this problem, obviating the perils of bho land journey and ac- complishing the distance much more speedily. - -- Medicine Hat, Alta. -A successful experiment has demonstrated the pos- sibility of growing •broom corn here. Seed grown on June 10th and receiv- ing no special atttenbion produced plants nearly six feet high and well- developed ears. This corn yields ex- cellent seed as well as its stalks mak- ing fine cattle fodder. Saskatoon, Sask..—"Canada's ach- ievement in tits institutions of learn- ing is one of the most striking fea- tures of Canadian life," said Lord Burnham, chairman of the visiting Imperial Press Conference when in the city. Many of the delegates con- nected with educational effort were gathering valuable data on Canada's progressive educational . policies from which they hoped to profit on their return to the old country. Winnipeg, Man.—Officials of the city of Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba have inaugurated a survey bo -determine the best plan for handling the young workers system- atically. Letters have been nailed to more than 1,000 employers asking for information on the employment of juvenile workers. Upon receipt of the replies a conference will be held to determine the best manner of aiding the workers under 18 years of age and giving them the right kind of employ- ment. Toronto, Ont.• -Two American en- gineers of New York have purelt'ased the mina 'mine at Blue Mountain near the head of Stony Lake, and will start immediate operations, oxpeoting to ship 100 pounds of mica a day before the end of the present season, Ma- chhtery and equipment have been par chased and labor engaged. Transpor- batten will be by motor truck. The provincial ordinary 'revenue for the first eight months of the present year is over $1,000,000 more than for the sante period last year. Succession duties up till the end of June brought in over $500,000 more than for the same time last year, and the sum der- ived from the amusement tax is prac- tically as much as for the whole of last year. - A number of parties interested in oil production, including the Standard 011 Company, an English syndicate, and syndicates of Dayton; Ohio, and Toronto capitalists are now at work on the island of Manitoulin, and some promising results 'have been secured. The Standard 041 Company has leased 80,000 acres, the English syndicate headed by Sir Stopford Brunton 25,- 000 acres, and other companies large tracts. A large steamer for service on the Toronto -Niagara line to carry 4,000 passengers, and to have a moving pic- ture theatre aboard, will be built by the Canada Steamship Lines, accord- ing to announcement by the president. The now vessel will be 410 fent long and 70 feet wide. Montreal, Que.—The port of Mont- real this year handled 85,000,000 bush- els of wheat up to the end of August, which is double :the quantity for the same period in 1919. . A new. company known as'theIn- dustrial Construction Company has been formed at St. Annes. They ex- pert to build 160 houses in the town for rental. Fredericton, N.B.—New Brunswick's moose are getting so plentiful that they are interfering with the automo- bile traffic, and eases have been re- ported of these animals leaping from the aides of 'roads upon the brilliant headlights of passing cars at night. Kentville, N.S.—The statistical branch of the Dominion Atlantic Rail- way estimates the Nova Scotia apple crop as about 60 per cent. of last year's yield, or 1,200,000 barrels. THE IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE FAR-REACHING IMPORT- . ANCE OF MEETING. Bond of Empire Strengthened and .Canada's Opportunities More Widely Advertised. •"In saying farewell, the newspaper guests of the Canadian press send a thousand thanks for constant and boundless hospitality accorded them during the past eight weeks by their Canadian confreres. The visitors re- gister their enlarged sense of the Canadian futuro due to her varied and immense statural resources and the energy of her people and to her key stone position in the league of British nations and future world develop. mento" This was the last message of the Imperial Press party, delivered frons Quebec Just prior to their departure on September 15th, after Staving spout two months in Canada, travelling from Atlantic to Pacific, covering more than 9,000 miles and viewing every phase of Dominion activity and progress, The Party, which numbered 45, under the chairmanship of Lord Burnham, -re- presented the mother country and all the sister Dominions, there being editorial delegates from all the impor- tant dailies and weeklies of the Brit- tish Isles, and .front Egypt, Australia, South Africa, and Malta. In Canada they were joined by ewe of the most Prominent of newspepernseu in the United States, . Conference Presages Benefits, - Thie visit to Canada is one of a series of perioaitca1' journalistic cmu- ferencos interrupted by the war, con- vened with the object of cementing Imperial ties, fostering a spirit of mutual aid and understanding among sister -Dominions, and. learning al first hand the shatters of Empire. 1 here is no mare powerful organ oalucation- ally than the press, and these con- ferences have hitherto borne fn their wake many benefits which were ap- parent and others which, working like leaven, will duly be fully felt in the future. The conference which has just closed will be no exception, and already foreshadows such conse- quences as a material reduction in press cable rates, the organization of an Empire Press Union to keep zeal- ous watch over the interests of the Brltish•pross, and a more comprehen- sive news service between England and the Dominions. Delegates who had not previously visited Canada were unfeignedly as- tonished at the natural resources of the Dominion and the indications of stupendous wealth they beheld on every hand. As they stated, personal observation was necessary to form anything like an adequate conception of the Dominion's future • as presaged by her natural gifts. The present is Canada's era, as more than one dele. gate expressed the situation, fore- casting the time when the Dominion should be, from the wealth to spring *dm her, the pivot of the British Em- pire.' It was eminently fitting that the brat Imperial Conference of pressmen since the war should have been held in Canada, and It will undoubtedly be fraught with lasting benefit to the Do- minion• when these educators of the nations go back and but tell what they have seen. The Awakening. "Why, Clara, dear, what has hap- pened'? It is not a month since your• marriage, .and I find you in tears' al. ready!" "Ah, Hilda, darling! George is run- ning for office, you know, and I've only just learned from the opposition patpers what a really dreadful mast I have married!" Zeppelins of the :future will be cap- able of carrying n load of sixty lues, with 500 passengers, and they will be able to cover a distance equal to three timete ueross the Atlantic without hav- ing to refuel, It's a Great Life If You Don't Weakan _.._. MACSWINEY REMAINS SENT TO IRELAND More Than 10,000 Persons Formed Processiorn .in A de ,r,.at•h .from Holyhead, Wake, says:--Sialers and brothore of the late Lord Mayor 1efaoSwiney of Cork were forcibly expelled, with other mourn- et•s, 'tram their railway moisten by pollee hero late Wednesday night as is result of a fight over the coffin of 37,iac, la stare 1"4.1.oWilliam, . American corn- -No. 8 yellow, $1-17; the deed httarger•stri'ker. nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship - Members' of the family objected to Mont, Exhibition of. Ranch -Bred Silver Foxes. An unique exhibition under the im- mediate management of the Commis- slop of Oonservation of Canada will be held in Montreal on November 24, 25 and 20. It will be the first inter- national exhibition of raneli bred live a h'er forces. Fur -farming is rapidly becoming a• scientific branch of gni- mal husbandry and, although little m • than a deoade old, is one of Can- t most flourishing infant indus- triee. • • While the greater number of Can - :Mien fox ranchers' are to be 'found in the Maritime Provinces and chiefly in Prince Edward Island, there are many in each of the' other provinces and the number is steadily increasing. The interest evinced in Quebec, On- tario and Weetorn Canada generally, demonstrates that many Canadians are desirous of embarking in. the fur - farming of mink, beaver, fisher, mar- ten and other "fur -bearers. Present advices indicate that fully 150 animals will be brought from Prince Edward Island alone. It le confldenbly expected that other pro:e- inces will send an equally large num- ber in proportion to the number of their fur-fernittea and many enquiries have been received from the United States, The Secretary of the exhibi- tion is Mr. F. C. Nunnick,.Commission of Conservation, Ottawa. A healthy growth of the industry should do much to check the rapid de- pletion, of -wild fur -bearing animals and to steady unstableconditions in the large fur markets. It is confi- dently expected that the exhibition at Montreal will result in the formation' of a Fur Beeeders' Association of Canada, which can do much -to estab- lish and keep accurate breedting re- cords of pedigreed fox sock and, in general, advance the interests of the industry. Raises Big Constitutional Question Viscountess Rhondda, femme busi- ness woman, who asks that she be al- lowed to take het• seat in the House of Lords as "a peeress of the realm. Markets of the World Wliolotsal 'Greet, 1•t - Toronto, 'Nov. ,• No. 2 CW, 7114te; No 3 ('W extra No. 1 feel, (!4tee; let 021/4c; No. 2 feed, d91,e in store lee!, Wrlliain, Manitoba wheat N'o. 1 Northern, $2,311/4; Nu 2 Northern, $229%. Ne. 8 Nortltersi, $2.211/4; No, 4 $2.161/x, in stere Fort Wllt ti t, Manitoba barley No, 3 GW No, 4 CW, $1,1.5; rejected, 87t4te feed, UNKNOWN SOLDIER INTERRED IN ABBEY Armistice Day to be.Observed by Two Minutes' Silence. A despatch from London says:— Lord Curzon, Minister of Foreign Af- fairs and Leader of the House of Lords, has set forth the arrangements which the Government proposes to follow in connection with the unveil- ing of the cenotaph commemorating the glorious dead in the was, ogether with the burial of an unknown British soldier in Westminster Abbey on Arm- istice Day. .The body of this soldier will arrive .from France on Armistice' Day and no attempt will be made to discover its identity. There will be a long processional route, the paltebearers being Admirals, Field. Marshals and Generals.' The procession will halt at the cenotaph for the unveiling ceremony 'hy his Majesty the King. Afterward the •proeession will proceed to Westminster Abbey with the Ring as chief mourner and the Princes im- mediately foh;