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The Seaforth News, 1925-03-05, Page 7EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CANADA FROM ATLANTIC TO HEAD OF GREAT LAKES Centre of Disturbance in Quebec, According to the Seismo- logists-:—Little eismo- logists Little Damage is Dome by Slight Slipping at Big Fault in Crust of Canada. Toronto, March 2.—The north- eastern sections of the United. States and Eastern Canada, from the At- lantic Coast to the Head of the Great tLakesy were shaken by an, earth quake occurring in the neighborhood, of. 9,20 o'clock on Saturday night.1 The tremor was sufficiently severe to be alarmingly apparent from Novel Scotia to Algoma along a lino ap- proximately '1,600 miles hi ' length, while from Washington on the south to the training districts of New On- tal•io in the north the trembling of the earth was recorded by the mov t meat of furniture and the rattling of windows. The centre of the disturbance liras not yet been.clefinitely located, but the shock was felt ivitli the greatest se- verity in the Province of Quebec, and it is presumed that it r'esu'lted from a movement along the earth fault known to exist near the mouth of the Saguenay River. Other seismologists hold the belief thee the great, fault which starts under the water's ,of the Bay of Fundy was the scene of the slipping of the earth's cruet. These rival theories- will be checked up as the reports from other, stations are received and compared. The shock was recorded in England on the in- struments maintained at the Univer- sity of Oxford and was sufficiently severe . to he recorded at the Pacific Coast and in South America.. In spite of the wide area of the quake, no great damage is reported to have occurred. In Quebec City the vaulted roof of the Union Station was cracked. In. Shawinigan Falls the walls of tho Cathedral of St, Mark were cracked and the roof of the plant of the Aluminum •Co. collapsed over a small area. In Montreal the earth- quake is blamed for fracturing the oil feed pipe of the furnace beneath the Basilan of Si.'James, resulting in a fire which drove 'the worshippers from that edifice on Sunday morning, and caused damage estimated ate $10,000.. From Three Riverscomes the report of the death of a woman from the shock of the earthquake, and another woman's death occurring in Toronto" is reported to have been hastened by the occurrence. Near -panics are reported from a great many cities and towns, but, for- tunately; these were checked before lives were lost. In Ottawa. plaster'. weer shaken from the walls of the Ne - Lionel Gallery, a building which suf.-. sued from the las; earthquake of any severity felt in Eastern Canada. "Four tines more severe than any previously recorded here.," was the official relior-t of the earthquake.from the Dominion Observatory at Ottawa. At 9.21:-17 p.m, the first preliminary tremor., arrived, said the official Ire - port, and the vibrations continued to be recorded until midnight, The earth variations were one- quarter of an inch. The distance from the epicentre was 540 kilometres or 335 miles, and the origin was placed somewhere at the mouth of the Sagu- enay River. "The earthquake on Saturday even- ing was by far the most severe in its local application which has been regis- tered in the history' of the Dominion Observatory," stated A. E. Hodgson, Government Seismologist, "As ii mat- ter of fact, it is the fourth largest, ever recorded here, the others being the Frisco and Japanese quakes and ono .which occurred on Feb. 4, 1923, somewhere in the North Pacific Ocean., and from which the Water wave, trayeuling at a speed of 400 tiiiles an hour for 3,000 miles, wrecked shipping in the harbor of Hawaii and destroyed seafront residences. ., FIRST HEAD OF GER- MAN REPUBLIC PASSES Apprehension in London and Paris` at Death of President Ebert. Berlin, Feb. 28, -Friedrich, Ebert, the first President of the German Re- public, died at 10.15 o'clock Saturday morning,: succumbing to the ravages of peritonitis, following upon an op- aeration for appendicitis, five days ago. The former saddlemaker, whose skill in guiding the infant Republic through the first turbulent years of its existence was acknowledged even by his bitter enemies, made a gallant or life. But his s fight f stem had e y been undermined by an attack of in- fluenza preceding the operation and his heart was not equal to the burden imposed by the poison, which had spread throughout his system. London, March 1.—Apprehension of the effect the death of President Ebert may have on the internntional situation is apparent in editorial com- ments -here. His passing has, occurred alt the very moment when the ques- tions of Cologne evacuation and Ger- - disarmament are corning up for settlement, and it evidently is felt here that one champion: of conciliatory methods has fallen. Paris, Feb. '28.—President Ebert's deathis regarded in France as a grave event, of which it is impossible yet to forecast the consequences. Al- though the Presidential election is scheduled for June, it is felt that so long as Ebert was alive and a possible candidate, some hope remained of the success of the Republicans. His death has removed the only prominent figure of the revolution of 1918, and fear is very general that, whatever the immediate consequencesof his dis- appearance, it means the ultimate end of the Republican regime, instituted on the abdication of the Kaiser. GreatEarthquake of 1663. at. The earthquake of 1663 was known in Canada as "the great earthquake." Most extravagant accounts have conte down as to the circumstances attend- . ing it, but it was undoubtedly the most serious disturbance of the earth's Dui-- face ur-face in Canadian territory of which there is any record. It -followed the Valley of the, St. Lawrence from Mon- treal to the Gulf, a region more sus- ceptible to •seismic distu5banees than other parts of the Dominion. Royal Hunters Bag Big Game in British East Africa A despatch from Fort Portal, Brit- ish East Africa, says :—The Duchess of York, who has again accompanied her husband on his shooting expedi- tions, has secured •a fine specimen of red, buffalo, which is peculiar to the Semlikle•Valiey. The Duke also bag- ged a buffalo and sh„pt his first el phaat near the camp:` "Save the Forest Week” from. April 19 to 25 This Year. A duspa.tch from Ottawa says:--.- 'From ays:='Fr•om Sunday, April 19, to Saturday, Apeil 25; of this sear has been set aside byi Royal proclamation as "Save fire;Forest• Week. The proclamation appears in this week's issue of The Canada Gazette. CREW OF SNOWPLOW KILLED IN COLLISION Three Men Fatally Hurt When Passenger Train Leaves Main Line. A despatch from MMlontreal says :— Alphone St. Jean was killed instantly and Joseph Franc and Leopold Des- jardins succumbed later to injuries received when the C.P.R. local No. 426 from Calumet to Montreal, crashed into a snowplow about one-half mile from Lachute, Que. All three dead men were members of the crew of the plow. The snowplow had switched into a Calumet train, siding to permit the Ca n to pass, but the local swung into the same switch And travelling at full speed, crashed into the standing plow. The engine - of the passenger train mounted' the cab ,and crushed St, Jean among the debris, also pinning down both Desjardins and Franc. When assistance arrived St. Jean was dead. Desjardins and Franc were hurriedly conveyed by train to hospital in Mon- treal, but Desjardins died en route and Franc succumbed shortly after admission to the Royal Victoria Hos- pital. Investigation failed to reveal the cause of the •accident. The snowplow had switched into the siding after hav- ing cleared the track at Lachute Mills, and it was headed west. The state- ment issued by the' C.P.R._headquar- ters hero indictees the accumulation of snow and ice as a probable cause of derailment of the locomotive. Liner Rolled About in Troughs of Ocean A ' despatch from Cherbourg, France, says:—The surgeon of the Cunard Line steamer Aquitania, which arrived here Friday. evening 'from New York, had two busy days, toward the end, of the voyage across the Atlantic, stitching or' dressing cuts and treating bruises passengers received by .being thrown about dur- ing violent storms the steamer met with on Wednesday and Thursday. Officers who haw been -making trips on the Aquitania for the past 10 years say they never have ktiown her to roll as she did during the storms. The casualties aggregated 82 among Ors first class passengers and 40 am- ong the crew.' No one was seriously injured, however. , Much furniture was smashed as the ship rolled about in troughs of the, sea. • Tho Militants. macro Clierbour' • 1 3 eight hours late. CROSS -WORD PUZZLE, 6_ Iz 38 4. Scee 52. 55' 57 54 5 60 SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS -WORD PUZZLES Start out by .filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These willgive, you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others.' ill letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running tither horizontallyor vertically or both. HORIZONTAL 1 -Author of a famous elegy 5 --Froth 8—A speetes of snake (pl.) 12—Pertaining to the kidney 13—Aloft 14 -Purloin: 15—A sacred, Image or picture In Greek church 16—wiles 18 -Narrow strip of fabric 19—Damper and cooler' 20 -Held together 21—Fruit of the.pine tree 24-A medieval trading vessel 20 -To cover 29—To'rest at length 31—Singing voice 83—To equip 86 -Over (poet.) 38—•Western State '(abbr.) 37—Before 88—Frequent (poet.) "40—One' of the months 43—An excuse, or its grounds 46 -Peanut (Southern) 48 --To pose unnoticed 61—Solitary 62—A ship's Jolly -boat 55—Girt's name 56—Illegal Interest 67—Personal pronoun 6S—Ancient Greek physician, "Father of Medicine" 69—A state of disorder 60—Seven days d 81—Ono of the. constellations VERTICAL 1--A grating of parallel bars 2—To can again 8—Soon 4—A New Englander 6—Possesalve,pronoun 7—pertinent, apposite 8 -Modern province of Greene 9—Chair 10-A substance made from rage, wood -pulp, etc.' 11—Used in a winter sport' 16—A bow, eh arch 17-Gir1's name (familiar)" 22—Egg-shaped 23—To whip 24—A Roman emperor noted for cruelty 26—Reality 26—Refuse matter 27—Any animal seized by another for food 28' -Vast periods of time 30—Id set, Latin for 'khat Is" (abbr.) 32—A metal.bearing vein 34—Prefix, assimilated form of in 89—Fine filaments 41—To render tough by heating and cooling 42—A silly creature 43—To move with a lever 44 -To make 111 46 --Substance added to paint td make It dry quickly • 46 -Moody and silent - 47 -Burden. 49—Sole, single 60—Girl's name 53—Reverential fear 64 -Small ONTARIO CONTRIBUTES BIG SHARE OF TAXES Nearly Half of. Contributors on Income Reside in This Province. Ottawa, Ont., March 1. -Of the net collections on the income tax collected during the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1924, amounting to $54,205,027, about 50 per cent„ or $25,877,335, was paid by persons whose' number was 239,086. Of these 176,089 on wages and salary; known es "employes," paid. $13,726,066; or over 60. per cent. of the total; corporations paid$28,507,702. Only 4,663 farmers paid on income, their contribution being $275,626. Saskatchewan is credited ' with the largest number of farmer contribu- tors, or 1,958, and they paid $127,542, or 40 per cent. of, all paid by` farmers throughout the entire Dominion. Ontario seems to be the next pros- perous province in an agricultural sonse, 1,028 farmers having there paid income tax amounting to $35,157. Alberta comes next with 987 farmers paying .$71,667, with Manitoba third with 431 paying $15,485. Iti-ihe whole of the country east of the Ottawa River only 193 farmers paid the in- come tax, their contribution being only $20,802. In British Columbia only 71 farmers paid the tax, their pay- ment being $6,409. In Prince, Edward Island 19 farmers paid $1,510. One Fatalityel Due to Earth- quake. arth- g e.k e . Throo Rivers, Que., March 1. -The earthquake which ::shook the country around here _ Saturday night caused• one fatality, the victim being Mee. Eugene 'Bureau, of St. Anne de La Parade, about 25 miles from here. She. fell unconscious at the shock end died before medial help could be got. , eigi usw fOCI l RI iia©v oi �l d 1;10011121 r©® ©L e G1 ©D 0 -.,yl MCI ©D© ' © ®00�is© C1 �0 iItJO©®©312't-p1110© © f 13 O .' ©1;11®[2©©1; ®81El MI©*i'1A©1 0®s: til ©1ifg0 i1a©13© ©%:'; '0NQ©®©© EI0r El:':© ''' ©r ©fi113G7©©-eta. ®��©rya D MUG © ENGINEERS INJURED WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE Toronto to Montreal Flyer Crashes Into Freight Near Perth—Passengers Bruised. A despatch from Mofitreal says:— No lives were lost and it is expected that the four members of the train crews who were seriously injured when the Chicago to Montreal pas- senger train, No. 20, crashed : into freight train No. 909 intient of the Glen Tay station, near Perth, On- tario, on Thursday afternoon, will re- cover, according to a report from the' C.P.R. headquarters here Thursday night. ' The seriously injured men are Engineer Norris and Engineer Bourne, both of whom are in the Perth Hospital. News Agent E. Hanson, who suffer.•- ed slight internal injuries, and Bag- gageman C. Anderson, who was also hurt, are also in Perth F bepital. Others members of the train crews suffered slight injuries, while several passengers also sustained bruises, none of which, according to the C.P.R. report, are believed serious, A, -number of passeb irgers who were Proceeding to St. 'John, N.B., to em- bark for Europe, were able to catch theboat train at Montreal West, and BARNED IS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Sentenced to Six Months' Im prisonrnent in Common Jail —Judge Censures Press, Welland; Feb. 26, --=Frank• Earned of London, Ont„ who was charged with the murder of Srpyiie Muirhead at Niagara Faller in September last, at •Welland • Supreme Court to -day agreed to plead guilty to a charge of manslaughter, and was given a sen- tence by Mr. Justice Logie of six months' imprisonment in the common jail. l J. M. McEvoy, K.C., London, when the case was opened this morning, informed Mr. Justice Logie that, after a conference with the Crown) Prosecutor, W. C. Mikel, his client, i Frank Barned, had agreed to plead) 'guilty to manslaughter if the,murder; charge were not pressed. .Mr: Mikel' had agreed to this. Judge Logic was agreeable to this action being taken and said he would sentence the prison -I er later. Bained's pleading guilty to man- slaughter came as a complete' sur- prise, as it was understood the de- fence case had been primed to fight the killing charge to the last ditch. The main plea was that Muirhead's death was due to; an unfortunate .ac- cident, as Banned had lost control of his car. In accepting the plea of guilty of manslaughter, Mr. Justice Logic said he wished to •make some observations respecting the manner in which the press had referred to the Barned case. Certain members of the press had laid- themselves opento charges of high contempt of court. His Lordship likewise took occasion severely to censure jurymen who dis- close what goes on in tho juryroom,1 touching the number forandagainst conviction, ,and such other details.) This is decidedly improper, he said. He had noticed that in the Trott murder case the newspapers had free-1 ly stated that at the first trial there' were nine for acquittal and three for - conviction, Tho Baxned case has excited a great deal of interest, in view of the unusual circuinstances. Berried and his wife, a beautiful young woman, became estranged, and she had taken' a position es school teacher. At the time of the tragedy she was employed in the Queenston school' and was boarding with Mr. and Mrs, Mulrhead at Niagara Falls. Barned was 'evi- dently anxious for reconciliation, and it has been stated that it was with that intention he tried to speak to her; from his car when she was walking on the street with the Muirheads. In statements made after his arrest at New Orleans, where he fled after the killing, he claimed he killed leItiirhead' accidentally, having lost control of his car. He said he started for Niagara Falls police headquarters toreportrt the accident, not knowing he had kill-' ed Mulrhead, but on the way then' he had heard something about an in -1 tgnded lynching, so, he became panic-, stricken, and, abandoning his auto-, mobile, made his way ever the river to Buffalo without funds. In Buffalo he pawned a diamond ring and with the money bought a ticket for New Orleans. Near that city he went to board with a married couple. He drove several times to New Orleans in a taxi. The taxi driver one day apparently recognized him from po- lice description, and notified the auth- orities. Barned returned to Canada willingly. Gales and Snowstorms Sweep Eastern Canada Adespatch from Quebec, Que., says: -Doors and gates torn from their fastenings, windows mown in, the city hi partial darkness for a time, brunches of trees torn off and hurtled -through the air, the fire brigade calked out 17 times, many people blown on ' their faces, street car service par- alyzed and many narrow escapes from automobile collisions, were a few re- sults of the terrific gale that swept this city and district Thursday even- ing and which is considered theworst here in recent years. The wind at tained a velocity of 60 miles anti More ' an hour, while at the Quebec . bridge it was more in the natura of a hurri- cane. A despatch from Moncton, N.B., says:—Tho Canadian Natonal Rail- i ways eastbound ocean limited from 1 Montreal Thursday night for Halifax Lwas tied up near Levis., tot some fif- teen fen Lour;; as' .the resat of a heavy .. snow storm which struck central and eastern sections of Quebec Province Thursday night- and continued Friday continued on their way. Tile recent heavy se,owstcrins'and bittercold weather Ballo roadie erceptior ally ha rhi whiter of elle coasiguardon the THE MARKETSNA OUR OWN Gr�OWNG OTIVE WOODS TORONTO. Man. wheat—No, 1 North., 52.121/1; No. ,0325±N; orth. No.,4 wh52 0eat,73/±;, No.984'13. North., ` $1, Man. oats— No. 2 CW,- 71c; No. $ CW, 66,ac; extra No. 1 feed, 6734e; No. 1 feed, 641%; No. 2 feed, Ole. All the above ei.f. bay ports, Ain. 51co,rn4'g, track,"Toronto—No. 2 yelfow, Mil.feed—Dal., Montreal freights, bags' included. Bran, per ton, $30;;. shorts, per ton, 532; middlings, 538; good feed flour, 'per bag, $2.40. Ont. oats -No. 2 white, 57 to 59c. Ont. wheat—No. 2 winter, $1.60 to $1.65; No. 8 winter, 51.58 to 51.62; No. 1 commercial, 51.67 to 51.61, f.o.b. shipping points According to freights. Barley—Malting, 89 to 93c. Buckwheat --No. 2, 30 to 84c. Rye—No: 2, 51,34 to'51.39. Man. flour, first pat„ $10.70, To- ronto do, second pat., 510.20, Toronto, Oat. flour -90 per cent. pat., 57.75, in bags. Montreal or Toronto; do, ex- port 62s., cotton bags, c.i.f. Straw—Carlots, per ton, $8,50. Hay --No. 2, per ton, $14.50; No. 3, per ton, 511.50 to 512.50; mixed, per ton, 511.50 to $12. Screenings—Standard, recleaned, £. o,b, bay ports, per ton, $28. Cheese—New, large, 24c; twins, 24%c; triplets, 26c; Stiltons, 25e. Old, large, 25 to 26c; twins, 28 to 27e; triplets, 27 to 28c. Butter—Finest creamery prints, 84 to 36a; No. 1 creamery, 33 to 34c; No. 2, 81 to 3$c Dai .ry prints, 26 to 28c. Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons, to 46c;41c,osloe, 48 to 44c; fresh firsts, 40 Live poultry—Hens, over 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; do, 8 to 4 lbs,, 16c; roosters,.l6c; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 22c. Dressedppoultry—Hens, over 4 to 5 lbs., 28c; do,'5 to'4 lbs„ 20c; spring chickens, 4 lbs.; and over M.F.; 85c; do, corn fed, 32c; roosters, 20c; .duck- lings, 5 lbs. and up, 27c; turkeys, 35c, Beans—Can. hand-picked, lb., 61/ze; primes, Gc. Maple products -Syrup, per imp. gal., 2.40; per 6 -gal. tin, 52.80 per gal.; maple sugar, ib., 25 to 26c Honey -60 -lb, tins, 13340 per lb; 10Ib, tins, 133e; 5-1b. tins, 1d4. Smoked meats—Hams, rued., 26 to 26e; cooked hams, 37 to 38c; smoked roils, 18 to 20c; cottage rolls, 21 to 23c; breakfast bacon 23 to 21c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 29 to 31c; backs, boneless, 38 toj,80c, Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., 517.50; 70 to 90 lbs., $16.80; 90 lbs. and up,_ 515.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $33; heavyweight rolls, 527. Lard—Pure tierces, 18 to 18%c; tubs, 181/± to 19c; pails, 18 w to193'se; prints, 21 to 22c; shortening, tierces, 14 to 14Sfic; tubs, 141/ to 150; pails, 15 to 1534c; prints, 16 to 1631,c, Choice heavy steers, $7.75 to 58.25; butcher steers, choice, 56.75 to $7.25- do, good, 36.25 to, $6.75; do, med., $6,66 to 56; do, com., $4.60 to $6.25; butcher heifers, 'choice, $6.75 to $7; do, good, $6 to $6.50; do, mad., 5 to 55.75; do, corn., $4.50 to $5; hitcher cows, choice, 54.50 to $5,25; do, fair to good, 53.50 to 54; canners and cutters, $2.25 to $d.75; butcher bulls, good, 25 to55.25; do,- fair,3.75 to 4. $ $ $4; bologna, 52.50 o $3.25 feeding steers, good, 55.75 to $8.50; do fair, 0; stockers $4.7sto$5.6 ,good, $4.50 to 55.50; do, fair, 54 to $4.25; calves, choice, $11 to 512; do, med., 57 to $9; do, grassers, 53.50 to $4.50; miich cows, choice, $70 to $80; fair cows, $45 to $56; sprit;gers, choice, $80 to 5100; good light sheep, 57 to 58; heav- ies and bucks, 54.50 to $6.25; bulls, $3 to 54; good ewe iambs,'$14.50 to $16; bucks, 512,50 to 514; do, med,, $10 to 512; do, culls, 58 to $9; hogs, thick emdoths, fed and watered, $11.95 to 512; do, f.o.b., $11.35 to $11.40; do, country points, $11.10 to 511.15; do, off cars, 512.25; select, premium, 52.85. MONTREAL. Butter, No. '1 pasteurized, 3134c; No. 1 creamery, 80%c; seconds, 29aec. Eggs, fresh extras, 47c; fresh firsts, 46e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 75 to 80e.. , Good Iambs, $13.50 to $14 per cwt.; good veais, 510.50 to 511; do, cone., $9.60; hogs, mixed lots of good weight, $11.75 to $11.80; selects, 512.50. THE KING CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN HEALTH London Concerned About Methods of Carrying on Executive Duties During Royal Absence. A despatch from London say.;:— The Ring's progress, is maintained. He had a much better day, but it will be some days more before he dais be troubled about the details of his ap- proaching .sea trip. Meantime pre- parations are going on for his leper- tine next Thursday. Referring to reports that e' C,rm- g P will b eappointed act in the mission v b to Ring's behalf during Isis absence, The London, Times says: "The machinery of government to be employed during the Ring's forth- coming :absence .front ilio realm on a yachting 0-011110 in the Mediterranean has been the subject of some un- authorized and inaccurate coinment in the'last few days. "It may be useful to state shortly the course. that has been followed on previous occasions. It niay first be said that no final arrangements have yet been made, and it is unlikely that any definite plans will ho announced for a few days. "Hitherto the. usual practice has been when the Sovereign is absent from the British Isles for morethan a few days to appoint either a mem- ber of the Royal House or certain prominent members of the Ministry to hold Privy. Councils for the pur- pose of disposing; of such formal busi- ness as may arise." Oak' and Walnut Now Largely Imported for Wood -Work. ing Industries. A study of the requirements of the wood -working industriee of Canada witl disclose the fact that the impor- tations of many of their essential raw• materials a1'e•reaching proportions of considerable magnitude, says the Na- tural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior, For example, the oak and walnut, so ex- tensively used in the manufacture of high-class furniture,' for which pro - fleet Canada enjoes an enviable repu- tation in the ' exhort markets, is al- most exclusively obtained from the United States, and this despite the fact that it has been a product of Can-- ada, and can still be grown here. It is not out of the way to say that in, the not far.dietant future, this for- eign source of supply will' have reach- ed such a; point ofexhaustiou that it will meet no more than the American demand and Canada'e supplies will bo' more difficult to obtain. We Iiay then" have to resort to substitutes. Why not then take some steps to prepare. for this emergency. Looking et this problem from the points of view of a greater utilization of our idle lands, many of which are particularly well adapted for forestry purposes, and of protecting our wood- working industries, it is extremely important. It night effect a develop- ment that would tend to forestall the inevitable scarcity of many necessary basic woods, and result in rendering our wood -working factories more or less independent of foreign supplies and be of inestimable value in build- ing up Canadian industry. AIR SQUADRONS TO PROTECT BRITLSH CITIES Estimates for Air Defence Passed by British House of Commons. A despatch from London ,-ays:•--- The House of Commons ]las passed the air estimates presented by Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Secretary, and involving an expenditure of 221,- 319,300- The Secretary declared that a sys- tem of air defence would probably be established, so as to make the risk of attacking Great Beitain a very ser- ious consideration in the niincl of, any country thinking of doing so. Answer- . the attacks'of Laborite eutremists, he asserted that the Government was just as anxious for a reduction. of armaments as they, The Prime %lfn- ister had authorized_ hire to "bay that the Government would take the first opportunity, whether by rnnferance or other means that weld be suggest- ed; to effect a reduction, which, lie believed, every -Member of the Blousenose desired. Premier Ba,Idwin, spealdng later, said the Foreign. Office estimates would come up for debate March 5, when, if the question of disarmament was raised, Mr. Chamberlain, the For- eign Secretary, would give -all infor- mation possible regarding prospects in Europe, and would state generally the Gover'nment's views on disarm arnent, Profits From Ruhr Occu- pation. 411. ofclal report rercently drawn up by the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies shows that the occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium for the period January, 1928, to September, 1924, produced revenue totalling 4,531,037,649 francs. Ex- penses of occupation amounted to 1,- 012,559,328 francs, thus leaving an ex- cess of revenue of 3,513,803,321 francs, The report of the Finance' Commis- sion states however, that, in addition to the above mentioned expenditure of occupation, a little more than 731 million francs must be deducted from revenue for cost of the control com- mission which operated in that region. This leaves a net profit for the Ruhr occupation of 2,737,250,321 francs, out of which France received 1,237,701,387 francs in kind and Belgium a little more than 1 billion francs. First Belgian Town Raided by Germans Has Been Restored The little .town of Viso, near the border line between Belgium` and Ger- many, the first scene of German op- erations inA g ust,1914, has u just completed its restoration program. Vise ,was very badly scarred by fire, but all its historic edifices have been rebuilt in, the old style: • Princi- pal among these are a sixteenth cen- tury church and town hall and a fa- mous ancient convent school. Bible Printed in 1638 Found in New Jersey Library A despatch front New York says:—' The request of a cross -word puzzle fan, for a Bible at the 'Btirron pubic Library at Woodbridge, N.J.' led to the discovery of one nearly 300 years old, stored away ,and forgotten. The Bible, printed in 1633, was found by the librarian, Mrs. P. W. Logan, and stainped names indicate three or more printers worked on it. b Dogs Haul Mlik Carts. Dogs aro often used to haul mills wagons in western Germany..