HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-08-13, Page 7NOVA SCOTIA COAL MINE STRIKE
ENDS AFTER FIVE MONTHS' BHP
A despatch. from Halifax says:—
Signing of a six months' interim con
,c't3�act, wi'thdra'wal from the mining
,reas of the military, recommencement.
of work on, Monday, and appointment
of n commission to investigate the en-
tire coal industry, are developments
which are expected to happen in rapid,
succession as the result of the agree-
ment of both the British Empire Steel
Corporation and their miner employ-
ees to accept the Government's pro
posal-s for a return to work.
The appointment of the commission
skill; probably take longer than the
other developments, but Premier
Rhodes said it would be done "as
speedily as possible."
Wo 1 on the contract~ will start; at
once, when the District, Board of the
miners will meet corporation of;cials
in Glace Bay. It is not anticipated.
that thi, will present any apprecia,b'e
difficulty, inasmuch as the'; Govern-
ment's .settlement terms provided that
the .ontract should have 1922 wage
rates ar,d the 1924 working agree-
ment.
With the contract out of the way
this peek, Vice -President J. E .11•-
)e-eLurg anticipates that work could be
commenced in the mines on Monday.
Withdrawal of 1,000 troops which
were sent from Ontario, Quebec and
Halifax, in the middle of June, fol-
lowing the New Waterford riot, is
looked far very soon, and it is under-
stood to have been discussed by the
Government.
The tie-up of the province's coal in-
dustry lasted jest five months, having.
started on March 6. Previous to that,
both prior to and afterrthe'1924 con-
tract expired, on Jan. 15, negotiations
were conducted. '
Informed reviewers ol. the condition
of the collieries following the long
strike are of the opinion that work
can be started on Monday he Collier-
ies Nos. 1A, 113, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16,
22 and 24. Nos. 6 and 16 are closed
indefinitely from flooding; No. 11 can-
not operate until the burned bankhead
and ,equipment is' replaced; No, 21
was announced to have been abandon-
ed at the beginning of the strike;,and
No. 24 previously dependent on No. 11
for power, will be curtailed in opera-
tion until other arrangements are
made.
These collieries are all on the south
side of Sydney' T•Iarbor. On the north
side maintenance . work was carried
on throughout the strike, and no
appreciable'de?ay is expected in start-
ing c•:eration. ' The same situation
prevails in Platers County, and main-
tenance work has been going on in
Cumberland County for some time.
UNIQUE JOURNEY MADE
BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL
Lord Byng Visits Canada's
Northern Hinterland, Stop-
ping at Eskimo Fishing
Camp.
A despatch from Winnipeg, Mari,
says;—After journeying thousands of
miles which carried him into the far-
thermost regions of Canada's northern
hinterland, His Excellency Baron
Byng, Governor-General of Canada,is
on his way back to civilization.
It was the first time that such a
trip had b.een,undertaken.by a Gover-
nor-General of the Dominion. During
the long trip, the party encountered
much of the hardship experienced by
the scattered population of the north
country, obtained a keener apprecla-
`tion of the vastness and possibilities
of the Dominion, and come into per-
-conal contact with native Eskimos,
Indians and members of missionary
and trading outposts.
At Aklavik, according to wireless
despatches from the S.S. Distributor,
or, which the party has done most of
its sailing, Baron Byng inspected the
prineiiral buildings and chatted with
members of the tiny settlement. He
visited the outlying regions and stop-
ped
topped at an Eskimo fishing camp near
_ee{ittigaruit. The Governor -General's
appearance was a complete surprise
to the natives. But they were equal
to the occasion and after greeting him
in their peculiar fashion, they enteral
bathed the visitors at a breakfast al
fish and tea. Speeches of welcome
were delivered and His Excellency'
was presented with a number of na-
tive souvenirs,
Silesian Speaks for 12 Hours
'in Oratorical Contest
A despatch from Berlin says:—
Franz
ays:Franz. Horne, from upper Silesia, as=
pires to be European champion in pub-
lic epealcing. Coming to the German
capital forthe initial event, he recent-
ly mounted a soapbox in the Lust-
garten, began speaking at 9 a.m., and
ended at 9 p.m., pausing only occa-
sionally for two minutes to sip lemon-
ade or near beer. Above his head
hung a placard• reading: "I am con-
testing for the European champion-
ship in speaking. I challenge the'
orators of Germany. If no one ac-
cepts I win the title. Contests will
follow in Warsaw, Paris and Rome."
. During his Berlin performances
this modern Demosthenes has recited
Schiller, Goethe and other German
poets by the hour, declaring he is aux-
Ious to revive the ancient, but lost art
ele of oratory. In Paris he intends to
recite Moliere, and in home the entire
Divine Comedy, each in the original
llrnguege.
Thorndale Bank Robber Given
6 -Year Term in Penitentiary
A despatch from London, Ont.,
says :---Leslie G. Hathaway, the con-
fessed bandit whorobbedthe branch
of the Bank of Montreal at Thorn -
"'dale on July 3 of the sum of' .$6,000
odd, and held the staff up at the point
of a gun, later locking them in the
vault, was sentenced by Deputy Police
Magistrate Madman to serve six years
in the penitentiary.
Hatheway eseeined surprised, and
later stated that he guessed he had
been grve>ra:year for.' every thousand
he stole. Iris wife fainted when she
heard the sentence, and a doctor had
to be cabled. Recovering hi an hour,
she drove to the jail, where she had
a pathetic meeting with her husband.
It is understood that there will be
no appeal, and that Hathaway will be
�{started on the serving of his sentence
at once.
Hatheway signed docuurcnts waifs-
ing right to appeal. On the strength
of this he will be taken to Icingston
at once.
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Route of Lord Byng
The governor-general's' trip north-
ward from Peace River Crossing cul-
minated with his arrival at Aklavik In
the delta of the Mackenzie river near
Beaufort Sea, a subdivision of the Arc-
tic Ocean. In all, Lord Byng will have
traveled about 2,000 miles over west-
ern Canada's great inland waterways.
The above map shows his route along
the Peace, Slave and Mackenzie rivers,
Delinquency Increasing
Among Youth of Canada
A despatch from Ottawa says:—
Juvenile delinquency is increasing in
Canada. Reports received from 18
leading cities show a total of 5,761
boy delinquents and 547 girl delin-
quents in 1924, as contrasted with 4,-
871 boys and 380 girls in 1923, and
4,602 boys and 389 girls in 1922.
Toronto leads the list of the prin-
cipal cities, in having the largest
number of juvenile delinquents in
1924, with a total of 1,837 boys and
140 girls. Winnipeg ranks second in
this respect with 1,335 boys and 156
girls; while Montreal is third with
1,242 boys and 190 girls. Ottawa is
fourth with 378 boys and 19 girls, and
Halifax fifth with 196 boys, and 8
girls.. Vancouver, Regina, Hamilton,
Victoria, B.C.; Calgary, Edmonton,
Saint John, N.B.; and Charlottetown,
P.E.I., rank in the order named.
Queensland Offers Settlers
Training and Money Advances
A despatch from London says:—
With the object of getting as many
young English settlers of a certain
type as possible in the next few years,
the gove+nrment of Queensland is offer-
ing attractive inducements to public
school boys and others who have a
little capital of their own. '
An Australian Farms College is be.
ing established at Lynford Hall, Nor
folk, bought for thepurpose, which
will be controlled by H, V. Potts, for-
mor principal of the Hawiesbury
Agricultural College, New South
Wales. Students will receive the nec-
essary training at this college at a
cost of $875 for `six months. They
will he expected to possess $1,250
capital on landing in Australia, which,
with passage money and pocket
money, totals $2,500. The state, how-
ever, will advance to each trained -stn-
dent with '$1,250 capital a sum of
$3,760.
It is estimated that the training and
acquirement of a fully -equipped and
fully -stocked farm will amount to
$6,250.
While in Teronto, Earl Haig laid the corner -stone for the cenotaph to
be erected in front of the city hall in. memory -of those who gave their lives
in. the Great Warr
EARTH STiLL YOUNG
SAYS GEOLOGIST
American Scientist Gives De-
ductions from Various
Recent Earthquakes.
A despatch from Montreal says:—
Quebec Province and the St, Law-
rence Valley seen to bathe epicenter
of the series of earthquakes 011 the
Atlantic seaboard this year, said Pro-
fessor Charles W. Brown, head of
the geology department of Brown -
University, Providence, who is in Mon-
treal in the course of a tour of this
section and other parts of Canada, on
which he will coefer with geologists
of Canadian cities and Dominion offi-
cials to confirm this impression,
"There have been nine slight, tre-
mors since the first of the year," said
Professor Brown. "As to the cause of
thecontinuous tremors, it seems to be
the crust of the north Atlantic sea-
board adjusting itself, just as the
Pacific seaboard has adjusted itself,
following the Santa Barbara earth-
quake.
"The silver lining to the cloud is
that the earthquakes show the earth
still to be young, vigorous and grow-
ing. When the earth gets old, and
the geology clock runs down, there
will be do more earthquakes. No one
would want -an old earth, like the
moon, without' atmosphere or life."
A Unique Occurrence in
British Railway Annals
A despatch from London says:=A
bit of British railway history was
made at Victoria Station here recent-
ly.' At the height of the bank holiday
rush a ticket taker incautiously left
the gate to a platform unguarded. It
happened that there was an empty
train awaiting removal to another
track, But on the other side of the
barrier there *as a crowd waiting to
go to Margate.- They surged through
the gate, took possession of the train
and refused to leave it. -
Rather than disorganize the whole
station service and risk a riot the
company' decided to send the train to
Margate, after all.
CROSS -WORD PUZZLE
OEM
HORIZONTAL
1 --Pluck
6—Stand as you are (toted.)
7—Naked •
11—Sudden gush of liquid
12—A pleasure ground
14 -To make a hole In
16—Pulled apart
17—A .tropical fruit
18—To journey about
20—Part of verb "to bo"
21—A musical note
23—Point of compass (abbr.)
24—To roar or cry, as deer
26—A heron
28—Left Side (abbr.) •
29—A well-known tree
31—To soak, as flax
33—Exclamation of disgust
34—Interjection
36—Ship crane for hoisting boats
38=To mend
39 -Egyptian eun-god
40 -Indefinite article
41—Arranged 1n layers
43—Prefix, same as "ad"
44—Period of time (abbr.)
46—A number
46—A girl's name
48—Interjection
50—A kind of poem
51—Interjection expressing
Impatience
52—Possessive pronoun
54—Yes
56—Watery discharge from the
eyes
68 -Shade of color;' tone
60—Suffix, same as "an"
62—An alcoholle liquor .,
63— French coin
64 -To make sad
67—Possessed
68 --Evergreen trees
69—.Looked at closely
70—A membrane '
72—To wash off in clean water
72 -Narrow beams of light
74—A metric measure of length
(abbr.) •
75-A province and Its chief city In
Belgium
'Mg ,NTtRNATIDNAl. SYNDICATt.
VERTICAL
1—A' germ
2—Wholly; .very
3—Vase
4—A division of the Bible (abbr.)'(
5—Bend downward
6—Conjunction
8—Humble
9—To roam over
10—Before (poet.)
11—Strongly placed; balanced
12—Wanderer or wayfarer
13—Knights Tempters (abbr.)
15—A Hebrew prophet (Bible)
17—Enemy
19—A musical note
22—A variety of mineral coal used
for ornaments
25—Guided
27—An escort; cortege
26—A familiar tree
30—A division of British tales
32 -Giving milk, as a cow
35—Robust; strong
37 -An advance -guard, as of any
army
38-A device for agitating the air
43—Derlved from or produced by
nature
44—Harsh and rough in sound
47—in addition; besides
49—Blunt at the extremity, as a
leaf
51—Deflnite article
53—GoIng tip'
65 -Nickname for en Irishman
67—Wet, slippery soli
69—Pertaining to Scandinavian
countries
-
60—A notion
61—Point of compass (abbr.)
88-A city in Ayrshire, Scotland
66—S. E. State of U. 8. (abbr.)
67 -To Bing In a low tone
68—An expression of Impatience
71—Part of vorb "to be"
1Z• -New Enhid, State (abbr.),
THE WEEK'S MARKETS
TORONTO.
Man. wheat ---No, 1 North., 1,8
No. 2 . North., $1.7834 ; No. 3 Nor
$1,72;' No. 4 wheat, not quoted.
Man. oats—No.' 8 CW, not quote
No, 1 feed, 67%c; No. 2 Toed, 553
All the above c,i.f, bay porta.
Am. -corn, track, Toronto—No.
yellow, $1.22.
Millfeed—Del., Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per: ton, $28;
shorts, per ton, $30• middlings, $86;
good feed flour, per lag, $2.30,
Ont. oats -48 to 50c, f.o.b. shipping
points.
Ont. wheat --$1.80. to $1.85, f.o.b.'
shipping points, according to freights.
Barley—l\falting, 74 to 77e..
Buckwheat—No. 3, 78e.
Rye—No. 2, nominal.
Man. flour, first pat., $9.10, Toronto;
do,' second pat., $8.60, Toronto, Pae -
try flour, bags, $6.10.
Ont. flour -Toronto, 90 per cent.
pats„ per barrel, in carlots, Toronto,
$6.10; . seaboard, in bulk, $6.10.
Straw-Carlots, per ton, $8 to $8.50.
Screenings—Standard, recleaned, f.
o.b..bay ports, per ton, $21.
Hay—No. 2, per ton, $19 to $14;
No. 3, per ton, $11 to $12; mixed, per
ton, $9 to $11; lower grades, $6 to $9.
Cheese—New, large, 24 to 2434c;
twins, 2434 to 25c; triplets, 25 to
2534c; Stilton", 26 to 27c. Old, large,
28' to 29c; twins, 29 to 30c; triplets,
29 to 31c.
Butter—Finest creamery print
40c• No. 1 creamery, 40c; No.
37x%4 to 38c, Dairy prints, 27 to 29
Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons, 4
to 42c; loose, 40 to 41c; fresh firsts,
37 to 88c; seconds, 32 to 33e.
Dressed poultry—Chickens, spring,
lb., 30 to 36c; hens, over 4 to 5 lbs, 22
to 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 20c; roosters,
18c; ducklings, 27 to 30o.
Beans—Can,, handpicked, Ib., 6%c;
primes Se.
Maple produce—Syrup, per hap.
gal., $2.40; per 6 -gal. tin, $2.80 per
gal„ maple sugar Ile, 26 to 260.
Honey -60 -lb. tine 184/ c per lb,;
10-15. tins, 13rtc; 5-1b. tins, 14c; 2% -
lb. tins, 15% sto 16c,
Smoked meats—Hams, med., 82 to
83c; cooked hams, 47 to 50c; smoked
rolls, 22c; cottage, 29 to 25e; break-
fast bacon, 82 to.80e; special brand
:breakfast bacon, 38 to 39e; backs,
Ih., boneless" 36 to 42c..
Cured meats -Long' clear bacon, 50
d; to 70 lbs., $22 ; 70 to 90 lbs. $20.50;
4c, 20 lbs. and up, $19.50; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, $29.50; heavyweight
2 rolls,. 9124,50 per barrel
Lard—Pure tierces, 18 to 183"0;
tubs, 18%s to 19c;; pails, 19 to 19340;,
prints, 20 to 203sc; shortening, tierces,.
1434c; tubs, 15e; pails, 153ac; blocks,
16%0,
Heavy choice steers, $8 to $8.50;
do, good,'' $7,26 to $7.50; butcher
steers, choice, $7:25 to $8; do, good,
$6.60 to $7.15; do, med., $5.50 to $6;
do, con., $4.50 to $5.25;'
butcher heifs
ors, choice, $7 to $7,75;. do, med„ $5.60
tb $6; do, corn., $4,50 to $6.25; butcher:
cows, ehoice,` $4,60 to $5;•: do, fair
to good, ;$4 to $4.50; canners and
cutters, $2 to $2.50; butcher balls, gd.,
$4.50 to $5.50; do, fair, $3.75 to 14;
bologna, $8 to $3.50; feeding steers,,
good, $6 to $6,25; do, fair, .$4.50 to
$5.25; calves, choice, $9,50 to $11.50;
do, med., $7 to $9; do coin., $4.50 to
$6.50; mulch cows, choice, $70 to $80;
do, fair, $40 to $60; springers, choice,
$75 to $90; good light sheep, $5.50 to
$6.50; heavies and bucks, $3.60 to
$4.50;good lambs, $14.50 to $14.85;
$4
med., $18.50 to $13.75; do, bucks,
$12,80 to 13; do, culls, $13 to $18.25;
ho s, thick smooth, fed and watered,
$1 .60; do, f.o.b., $13; do, country
points, $12.75; do, off cars,_$14. select
premium, $2.65.
MONTREAL,
c.
1 Oats—Can. west", No. 2, 70%c;
do, No. 8, 68?/ac; extra No. 1 feed,
6434c. Flour, Man. spring wheat
pats., firsts, $9.10; do, seconds, $8.60;
strong bakers, $8.40; winter pate,,
choice, $6,40 to $6.60. Rolled oats, bag
90 lbs., $8.85 to $8.95, Bran, $28.26.
Shorts, $39.25. Middlings, $36.26.
Hay, No. 2 per ton, car lots, $14.
cheese, finest welts, 22%c; finest
casts, 28c. Butter, No, 1 pasteurized,
38% to 88%e; No. 1 creamery, 37%
to 87%e; seconds, 8634 to 86%c. Eggs,
fresh extras, 41c; fresh firsts, 38e.
Com. bulls, $2.75 to $8; calves, good,
H7.50 to $8.50; grassers, $4.59 up.
ogs, mixed lots, good weight, $14.25
to $14.50; sows, $11 to $11.50.
RUSSET J, SCOTT es
PRONOUNCED INSANE
Jury Reaches Decision After
Deliberation Lasting Nearly
Four Hours.
A' despatch from Chicago says:—
Russell Scott has won his last fight to
escape the gallows. A jury in the
Court of Superior Judge Joseph B.
David found him insane,
The jury reached its verdict after
deliberating three hours and forty
minutes. Its first ballot was reported
to have been 7 to 5 for insanity and
thereafter the vote gradually swung
to the insanity verdict. Scott imme-
diately was committed to the Chester
Asylum for tho Insane.
The jury took seven ballots.
Scott sat tensely in his chair while
the jury filed into the box. He turned
eagerly to the foreman when he an-
nounced to the court that a verdict
was ready, and as the Bailiff' passed
the verdict to the Clerk, Scott's eyes
followed the slip of paper that might
mean life or death,
When the verdict was read Scott's
mouth twitched nervously and hie
shifted his position in the chair. He
sat motionless at the side of his at-
torneys while the court entered the
judgment on the verdict, and then
was hurried out of the room es the
Bailiff adjourned the session.
Mrs. Catherine Scott, the young
wife of the prisoner, leaned forward
in an attitude of prayer after the
verdict was read. Scott's mother, at
his side, wept and embraced Scott's
wile, while Thomas Scott, his aged
and crippled father, received the ver-
dict without show of emotion.
Scott, while going to .the asylum as
insane, still faces death on the gallows
should he ever be found to have re-
gained his sanity,
Scott, convicted of the murder of
Joseph Maurer, drug clerk, was saved
from death three weeks ago, six hours
before he was to have been hanged,
by a week's .reprieve from Gov. Small.
Old Song May be Omitted
from Protestant Hymnal
A despatch from Seattle, Wash.,
says:—Tho next edition' of the uni-
versal hymnal used by many Protest
ant churches; will be minus one old
song if certain Northwest societies
have any influence. This week, at the
session of a cmrference here of Bap-
tist'rninisters, a special song service
was announced. The song leader took
the platform, opened the hymnal and
called a number.. A ripple of laugh.
ter started on the platform, whicli
soon ran through the church.
The hymn announced was "We've
Reached the Land of Corn and Wine."
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American. Migration
Shows Decrease in Past Year
A despatch from Winnipeg saysr.—
During the last twelve months a total
of 16,689 setblera came into Canada
from the United States, the average
cost per head to the Dominion for get-
ting them into this couetry being
$12,41. In the previous twelve months
20,171 were brought in at a cost of
$19,81. The value of cash and effects
entered for importation from the Un-
ited States to Canada in the fiscal
year ended March 31 was $910,875, as
compared with $4,100,490 in the pre-
vious year.
In the last fiscal year there were
363 carloads of settlers' effects from
the United States, as compared with
158 in the previous year. The total
number of Canadians returning from
the United States in the last fiscal
year was 48,775.
Prince Plants Olive Tree
in Memory of Napoleon
A despatch from St. Helena says:—
The Prince of Wales paid a touching
tribute to the memory of Napoleon
during his visit here, At Long Wood,
he planted an olive tree near the place
where the body of the one-time ruler
of Europe rested before it was taken
to Paris.
Nothing remains to identify the
former tomb itself except a plain
white ,slab of stone bearing no inscrip-
tion. A brass plate nailed -on a near-
by cypress tree, placed there by the
La Porta Expedition in 1880, says
simply :
"To the memory of the Emperor."
The Prince planted his tree three
feet from the stone slab, opposite a
weeping willow sent from France by
Marshal Foch.
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Gerontine Dread a Draft and
Prefer to Endure Heat
Probably in no ether country in the
world are people more afraid of a
draft than in Germany. This fear led
to grotesque absurdities during the
present summer, the hottest experienc-
ed in Germany in years. For tear
that there may be a.draft, all the win-
dows on one side of street cars must
be Ieft closed, while on the other side
only the last two windows are kept
open. Street car travelling thus be-
comes a veritable ordeal of heat, as
the windows with the gun shining on
them act much like the glass panes
of hothouses,
In the omnibuses the same rule
applies, yet moist Germans prefer sit- to
ting inside in sweltering heat rather
than climb on the breezy deck. In
the subway fans are taboo lest they
create draffs,
Na't'al Resources Bulletin.
The. N'a ural Resources. Intelligence
Service Of the Dept, of the Interior
at Ottawa says 1—
One wonders as hetravels along
the railway, what becomes of all the
old railway ties that the section ganga
are constantly taking out and replac-
ing with new" ones. Occasionally to
fire Is seen, when these odd ties are
being burned, but the greater portion
of then' are used by the railway men
for firewood. Itis the enormbus quan-
tity of theca ties, however, that aao
required to keep the railway lines in
proper condition, because, 'with the
heavy trains and the high speed with
which they travel, it is essential that
the roadbed be kept up to maximum
efficiency.
The provision of the necessary sup-
ply of ties is one of the problems with
which the railways have to deal, and
it is a very serious one. Rigid speci-
ficatiens are provided, and a careful
inspection is necessary. When the
millions of ties used annually is con-
sidered, and that each tie has its pro-
portion of the load to carry, the nec-
essity for this inspection is apparent.
In 1923, the last year for which:
figures ars available, there were 14,-
754,830 railway ties cut in Canada.
These, converted into their equivalent
of standing timber, represent 177,177,-
960 cubic feet, with a value of $13,-
228,647.
Railway ties vary in length from
8 to 9 feet, with a thickness of from
6 to 7 inches and a width on top of
from '7 to 10 inches, while they vary
in grade according to the purpose ler
which they are to be used. Some of
the ties are sewed or hewed on top,
bottom and sides, while others are
sawed or hewed on top and bottom
only.
During recant yeare the Canadian
railways have undertaken preserva-
tive treatment of their ties, creosote
being largely used, There are a num-
ber of plants situated throughout
Canada for this purpose, many mil-
lions being thus treated annually. It
is claimed that the life of the ties is
doubled by this preservative treat-
ment. This is a big factor in the cost
of upkeep of the railway lines, as the
prices now being paid for ties are a
heavy charge against operation. The
lengthening of the life of the ties
furthermore, reduces the cost of
t
changing them in the roadbed, and
will also reduce the supply of old ties
available for firewood.
Prince to be Elaborately Enter-
tained During Visit to Chile
A despatch from Santiago, Chile,
says:—Preparations• are under way
here for an elaborate program of en-
tertainment for the Prince of Wales
during his brief visit to Chile iti
September.
Arriving in Santiago from the
Argentine frontier the royal visitor
will find the city virtually en fete and
with iiritleh and Chilean emblems on
display everywhere. Some of the
streets will be specially illuminated
for the occasioh. He will be called
upon to review the Chilean fleet at
Valparaiso, the military here and oleo
the Chilean Boy Scout organizations,
There will be a gala day at the races
for the "Prince of Wales" trophy.
The British heir will have an op-
portunity to play a game or two of
polo in Valparaiso and later will wit-
ness a display of Chilean horseman-
ship at a native rodeo. Another fea-
ture of his visit, according to present
plans, will be the presentation of a
collection of Aveanian jewels of pre.
colonial days.
Two grand balls wail be given in his
honor, one by the government and an-
other by the British residents in the
republic. On the night of the Prince's
arrival 115 huge bonfires, represent-
ing as many years of Chilean national
life, will burn along the foothills of
the Andes within easy visibility of
Santiago,
Great Britain Lost Man
Prominent Architects in War
A despatch from Leaden says:—.
An anti i
c gated shortage of architects
in Great Britain is causing anxiety
among the leaders of the:prolesslon,
who fear that English architecture
will lose suclht individuality as it now
possesses. While schools .of archir
tecture here have a fair number of
students, there is no indication, the
teachers say, that there will bo much
available material for creative work,
There is now only a comparatively
small band of about a thousand arch'-
tects who practice their profession in
Great Britain, for the war'took many
of the prominent ones and there seems
be no younger generation rising to
fill the gaps in the ranks.
The College of Architecture in ate
tempting to overcome the expecte[)
difficulties has instituted twrmty-five
scholarships by which promising
young mon arut women of the prof*,
sion may be trained both irr Creat Bri-
tain and abroad.
Hudson's Bay Company Nails
100 Years Old Near Fort
A despatch from Ridgefield, Wash.,
says:—Century-old nails,laboriously
forged by hand, were found hero r
Gently, near the site of the old Hud
son's Bay'' Co. blockhouse, erected hi
1825 to care for, the fur trade of the
Columl is River and its tributaries.
The nails were in a stout wooden bog
of material twg inches thick. It is
believed the nails were lost in trans
ferring the material from boats to
the fort. Some of the equrlre, green-
ish iron spikes were used inan air-
plane hanger being erected here by
the army,
Fire Destroys 600 Acres of
Green Timber at Choate, B.C.
A,deepetch from Vancouver says; -n
Reports here statethat ebouj 609
acres of green timber, of which 300
acres ware 'y v&3nabie, have been
burned by fire at Choate, on tie Can-
adian Pacific Railway main ^.•rpe, 59
miles east of here. ,''Fire tlgh,;erq are
having leech difficulty and it le stated
hat fit the event of a strong wind
nether damage would be done