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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-01-25, Page 11Vol� IIY" ' ^ ,�,•kg0.�:r,R,'`F `.,G +.0}K f^ q}:y. 1 MANITOBA PARLIAMENT.IN SESSION H'on. Jahn Bracken, the new Farmer Premier of Manitoba, presided over hie first session o2 mei-Ramat wlueu ,tire Manitoba House opened. Besides being Premier, Hon. Mr. Branner hold's the posts of Commisseener of Pro- vin:e'al Lands, and Minieter of Educate n, The House was, cip•emed by Sir J. A. N. Aiken% Leen>!tenant-Governor. The leaders of the oppoteebibn mattes are Hour. T. C. Norris, leaden of the Liberals, and Hon. J. F. Dixon,, leader of the Labor Party. In the background. of the picture is eeen the magnificent matin stairway in the part?amen+t buildings at WM :elves, and the famous bronze buffalo. GERMAN, INDUSTRIAL TRAPPED BY FRANCE French . Occupation Threaten- ed Financial Existence of 1-lugo Stinnes. ' A despatch from Berlin says: -- Hugo Stinnes has been trapped by French occupation of the Ruhr. He ' has taken pains to keep away from the Ruhr personally, letting the other iron masters face the French, but they have caught hint financially. HIe must either make his peace wibh the French or risk ruin, for if he can- not get coal and coke from the Ruhr for his industries, scattered from East Prussia to Southern Austria, And for his -fleets, the gigantic fortune he' has accumulated since the war is likely to crack. It was all built on his ability to supply cheap ,coal and coke, which the French can cut off at any moment. His personal prestige is also suffering. In fact, Stinnes is down, and he'w'ill not get any help, because he has driven his competitors hard. Fritz Thyssen, son of Stinnes' chief rival, August Thyssen, has bedtime the hero of the hour because of his de- fiance of French orders. Stinnes and his sons have been Absent in the pres- ent ,crisis. All the other Ruhr iron ,masters have been conservative and concen- trated their wealth in the Ruhr. But . Stinnes' operations'are widespread. For the .moment he can buy Eng- lish coal, as he has been forced; to do, but the price will make it impossible for hint to continue. Stinnes" prosper- ity and welfare of his organization de- pends on cheap Ruhr coal. Itis ex- pansion policy was built on Ruhr coal. He owns 16 per cent, of the coal and 13 per cent. of the coke pro- duced in the district. He owns, or controls, the Gelsenkirchen Mines, the German -Luxemburg Mines, the Rhine - Elbe Union and .the. Bochum Union, both enormous smelting and mining concerns. Besides that the Stinnes family suites between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 tons of coal from its own mines. Railway Minister Dies. Hon. W. 0. Ifennedy, Minieter of Railways, who flied: suddenly of heart ¢aiieire in Florida, fishers he had gone to reouparota frcun a long and eerious niness. . His death makes, the flier break in, the Hing Cabinet, ansi he Is also the. first luinieker to die,_ while In ofltce, torr. mann years, FRENCH Ali BELGIAN!DECISION MAY HAVE FARI4 ACM .M G CONSEQUENCES A despatch from Dusseldorf says:— precautions had already been taken An order of -the Rltineland, High Com. for removing all fuiide, including, of course, the accumulated tax receipts. mission authorizing, the allies to seizes Far from irilproving'the situation, the custom receipts, tato ova, the/ this latest decision •has rendered it State forests and collect the coal tax{ immensely mere complicated. For the was promulgated hereandthroughout French there seems now no course: the Ruhrby General Degoukte, as open except to gostraight ahead an - Military Governor of the district, at Hexing in all but name the whole the same time as it was promulgated ;,thine Provinces, including the Ruhr, in the rest of the Rhineland. adminicutering justice, collecting taxes, In importance this is by far the, and gradually, if not at once, substi greatest step the allies, or, rather, tuting French, Belgian or some local the French and Belgians, have yet money for German marks. If separa.. taken. It alters the whole alteration tion of the Rhineland from Germany in the Rhineland, and departs from all is their object, then the present de - the ordinary regime of administration vision, coupled with all that has gone under the Treaty of Versailles. Its before, and all that seems to be in - application is, of course, the logical tended, is a tremendous step ahead. result of the decisions reached during A despatch from Essen says;—The recent weeks by the Reparations• Com- Frenchauthorities began seizure of mission in Paris, but what its effect German coal in' earnest. On the Rhine will be is still doubtful, a number of tugs •hauling barges filled One of the fink reactions from the with coal were stopped and redirected, German side has been the closing of under French control, to Strassbourg. the Reichsbank branch at Mayenee A prominent industrial says this will and the removal of all funds and se- simply have the result of bringing curities into unoccupied territory. The coal movements on the Rhine to a Reichsbank branch building hero also standstill. Already, in fact, the sup - was closed when the news of the order ply of coal set to Ruhrort has fallen became known, but it is believed- that by 50 per eent. CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH AT LENS Sacred Edifice to be Completed by Next Spring. A despatch from Montreal says:— Final steps for the re'al'ization of the Canadian Vimy Memorial Church are now being taken, it was announced on Friday by Rev. Canon A. P. Shat - ford, following a meeting of the gen- eral committee,;which has had the pro- ject in band for the past two years. Plans of the building to be erected in the town of Lens were finally approv- ed at Friday's meeting and instruc- tions were given for a start on con- otruction. . The total ,amount secured for this memorial throughout the Dominion was $33,903 and the sum of 260,000 francs has been paid over to the French committee, leaving a Balance for incidental' expenses. The committee in France hope that; the Memorial 'Church will be complet- ed in .the early spring. UNABLE TO COPE WITH IRREGULARS Free State Troops Fail to Stop Train Wrecking. A despatch from Dublin says:— Free State troops in the country are wholly unable to cape with the tactics of Irregular train wtockers, who aro 'becoming increasingly active. A .Limerick-to-Tralee freight train was wrecked on Friday night,when rage were removed. All the twenty- eight cars toppled over the ent'bank- nlent, and the engineer and fireman were killed. The Dublin -to -Warford paceenger train was held up by armed men outside Enniseorty, passengers and trainmen ordered out, coaches fired, and the blazing train sent down to where the rails had been removed. Hereit plowed over the right of way, tying up traffic e11 day. Attacks on National poets continue, but these cause lees alarm than the train wrecking. Largest Telescope in World Nearing Completion A despatch from :Vancouver, B.C., sass:—The work of grinding the largest telescope in the world, which is being carried on by T. S. H. Shear - man, well-known astronomer, in his Vancouver workshop, was held up by cold weather,' but is now being pushed toward completion. When the grinding of the mirror is completed it is planned to mount the glass in a wooden frame and focus it an the North Star, A photograph will be taken to test the trueness of the glass before it is shipped to Se- attle, where it will be placed in an observatory. Aviators Flan Seven Globe -Encircling Trips A despatch from London says: -- Seven round -the -would nights are planned for the coining spring by aviators of four'nations--Gt. Britain, United: 'States,. France and Spain, Emglanct hasfour entrains', who are: Sir I{eith Smite, (brother of 'Sir Rose Smith, killed• on the eve of his globe -encircling attempt, who will leave in April in a Viking amphibian; Alan Cobham, R. M. McIntosh and Norman MacMillan. I: EIi'F''' RURALSCHOOLICIENCINTHE By W. M. Morris, Ontario Trustees and Ratepayers' Aseociatlon, An ideal sohooi should 'have healthy, surroundings with ample room for re- creational activities, and be made the community centre for many of the com- munity interests. It should have a room that could be used for assembly hall, either by using portable desks in the classmoom or leaving a room set aside tot general purposes. The ,heat should be supplied by a furnace in the basement and a janbtar engaged to take charge of this furnace and have the care of the sclto.al•in general. We have advanced beyond the use of the stove In most of our homes, our teach - ere are young and in,experiemced and few pupils have lead much responsi- bility In building fires and regulating stoves. The school should be well heated, ventilated and lighted, regu- larly cleaned and kept comfortable and attractive for the pupils. The grounds should be adorned with trees and flowers so as to develop In the growing 0lblzens in our land a taste for the beautiful. Some of our achool Yards are very barren and a few of them have not oven a pump. There should also 110 some equipment for play which should always be super- vised by the teachers or someone in authority. I do not see why older pupils should not he appointed by ,their fellows or by tbo teacher to teach or direct the younger •onea in their play activities. 1 would like to eec provision in such a school for the social and Intelleotuai life of the adults. Our education does not cease but rather only begins when we pass the Entrance examination. Young People require dla-ectioti in read- ing and debating. When the school has facilities for such gatherings there could bo night classes, debating soder ties, courses In Agriculture and hiohse• held science that would keep the young people together and thus, stake life in the country more desirable. The grounds should be available for all kinds of community gatherings in the summer and provision made for these gatherings in the school in the winter. I would like to sea an experienced teacher in this scaled remain long enough to become a community leader and to take an interest in everything Inert fbeing to the welfare of hie people. This changing of tea0hees every six nonths moat be very discouraging to al1 concerned. The teachers' services outside the sehoolboase should have a higher value placed upon them, Of course this wound require, in most cases, that a ]come be provided so that a young man could Mak upoat teaching WS as profession and settle down in a cominunity and co-operate with the minister and other leaders in directing all the e.otivitiea among the 1100315, It would also requies. that suftioiont salary be pale Whereby a young roan would be able to live comfortably among his fellows and lay by some- thing for a rainy day. The course of instruction in such a school should be adapted to 'noel; the needs of the community. The Adoles- cent School Attendance Act requires the attendance of pupils et school un - t11 sixteen years of age. I think this is a very wise move, as no ohildren are matured physically or mentally at twelve or fourteen years of age when they pass the entrance examination. They have just coins to that period 1n life when Miley most need direction, but we should have a course of studies that would meet their needs. They do not all intend to be doctors, law- yers and preachers, it would be a bad thing for the country if they did. We must have people qualified to play their part In the industrial, common vial and agricultural life of the coun- try. • These people require a good literary training and should Have some knowledge of the various trad'ee and occupations they will eventually en- ter. The curriculum of our =High Schools has been selected rather with a view to fitting people fore the profes- sions. I believe the country people should be given a chance new to say what ,their children should learn. In order to have a school •of Ws type I ern of the opinion that ik wits be necessary to oonsoiidate several of our small rural schools. There are not enough pupils in some of them to appeal to young men to follow beach- ing as a profession. It would be too expensive for some school. sections to provide a tome tor a permanent teach- er. There are enough Consolidated schools in Ontario now to, demonstrate the practicability of their use. More advanced work canbe taken with a larger attendauce and better grading provided by Consolidation. It may be a little more expensive, but I ant con - viewed that we shall have to spend much more money on education iu the future than we have in the past. We. must give our children the training that will fit them for world citizenship. Mho most immediate need 15 the de- velopment of a public opinion that will support trusters in providing such a school. .There is an old Dngldsh mot- to, mullein "Progress by Discusnlpn," which I think would be a good motto for OUT rural and entail town communi- ties. if we could come together oftener t0 discuss our local problems anti try tm see things from the other fellow's point of view. There 10 no greater subject that should engage am atten- tion then thea of education. We have not made the progress iu odueation that we have In industrial life. No farmers employ the implements used by their grandfathers. We do not travel through the bush trails an an ox-caiit to-dee*, but over a-tuacadmmized road In a comfortable automobile. We still have mocart wheels, however. Makes 4,000 :Boxes an Hour. Automatic machinery for snaking folded paper boxes has been invented that can turn out 4,000 boxes an hour. The average amount of illness in human life is nine days out of the year. BRITISH CITIZENS LEAVING CONSTANTINOPLE Sixteen hundred llrittslt subjeute who make iil:eir home In the Turk eh capital are leaving thee city immediately bereuse of the develolunenls of tine Lausanne conference. Many et, thein are being transfeered to Cyprus and Maltta. The pietnee sdiow a the femme enit once• to %he 'Golden.. noon in the backgrauud, FIRST TRIP TO OTTAWA AS FARMERS' CHIEF Robert Forke, M.P., of Pipestone, Manitoba, will occupy his new posi- tion in the Dominion House when it opens at the end of this month, as head at the Progressive pasty. With Mr. Forte, in the picture, is seen Mrs, Parke, and below, their fo;Tm home at Pipestone, Manitoba. The Week's Markets Toronto. Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.21. Manitoba oats—Nominal. Manitoba barley—Nominal All the above, track, Say ports. American corn—No. 2 yellow, 89e; No. 3, 87u/zc. Barley—Malting, 60 to 62c, accord- ing to freights outside. Buckwheat—No. 2, '78 to 80c. . Rye --No. 2, 83 to 85c. ' Peas—No. 2, $1.45 to $1.50. Millfeed—Del., Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $24; shorts, per ton, $26; middlings, per ton, $28.50; good feed flour, $2. Ontario whea-No. 2 white, $1.11 to $L13, according to freights out- side; No. 2, $1.08 to $1.10. Ontario No. 2 white oats -43 to 45c. Ontario corn—Nominal. Ontario flour—Ninety per cent. pat., in jute bags, Montreal, prompt shipment, $6.20 to $5.301 Toronto basis, $5,15 to $5.20; bulk, seaboard, $5.05 to $5.10. Manitoba flour—lst pats., in cotton sacks, $7,10 per bbl; and pats., $6.60. Hay—Extra No. 2, per ton, traok, Toronto, $10 to $12; mixed, $10.60 to $12; clover, $8 to $11. Straw—Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $9.50• Cheese—New, large, 27c; twins, 27>,4sc." Butter --Finest creamery prints, 43 to 45e; ordinary ,creamery prints, 40 to 41c; daily, 30 to 31c; cooking, 22c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, milk - fed, over 5 lbs., 28 to 81c; do do, 4 to 5 lbs., 21 to 27c; do, over 5 lbs., 21 to 27c: do, 4 to 6 lbs., 16 to 25e; do, 2 to 4 lbs., 14 to. 21c. Hens, over 6 lbs., 28 to 27e; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 19 to 26c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 11 to 17e, Roost- ers, 13 to 18c. Duoklingts, over 6 lbs., 23 to 26c; do, 4 to 5 lbs„ 21 to 24c. Turkeys, young, 10 lbs, and up, 28 to S8c; do, old, 18 to 23e. Geese, 16 to 21c. Margarine -20 to 22c. Eggs—No. 1 candled, 87 to 88e; se- lects, 42 to 48c; new laids, 53c; car - tans, new laids, 65e. Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, lb., 61/40411e 1 c; prunes, 6c. Maple products—Syrup, par imp. gal., $2,50; per 6 gal, tin, $2.40 per gal. Maple sugar, ib., 28 to 25c. Honey -60.1b. tins. 12 to 124tc per Ib.; 5 -21/2 -lb. tins, 131,1 to 141/2e per lb.; Ontario comb honey, per dozen, $3.75 to $4.50. Potatoes, Ontarios, No. 1, 213 to $1; NoSn, 21okecl 85 tom90c. eats Hams, med., 20 to 28c; cooked. ham, 88 to 40c: sicked rolls, 26 to 28c; cottage rolls, 32 to 85c; 'breakfast bacon, 32 to 85c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 88 to 40o; banks, boneless, 39 to 43e, Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs,, $20; 70 to 90 lbs., $10; 90 lbs. and tip, $18; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $38; heavyweight rolls, $85. Lard—Pure tierces, 16c; tubs, 16/c; pails, 16%e; prints, ISa. Short- ening, tierces, 131/2 to 14c; tubs, 14 to 141/2o; pails, '.14/ to 15c; prints, 17 to .171/2c. Heavy steers, choice, $7 to $3; butcher steers, choice, $6.75 to $7.25; do, good, $6 to $6.50; do, teed., $5 to $0; do, com., $4.50 to $5; butcher heifers, choice 36.50' to $7; do, med., $5 to $6; do, coin., $4,50 to $5; butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to $5.25 • do, used., $8 to $4; canners and cutters,. $1.75 to -$2.26; butcher bulls, good, $4.60 to $5.26; do, coin., 32.25 to $2.50; feeder steers, good, $5 to $6.60; do fair, 33 td 34; stockers , -good, $4 to $4.50; db., fair, 33 to $4; calves, choice, 310 to 311.50; do, mad„ $9 to $11; do, cone, 5 to $8; inilch cows, ohoioe, $70 to 390; grangers, choice, $80 to $100; lambs, Choice, $13.25 to 314.50; sheep, choice, $7 to $7.50'• do, culls, $8 to $4;. hogs, fed enolwatered, $10 to $10.50; do, f.o.b. $0.25 to $9.75; do, Country points, e9 'to 39.50• Montreal. Oorn Atnericani No. 2 yllow, 913 to 95c. Oats••—Canadian Western, No. 2, 68 to 64c; do, No. 8, 58 to 59c; extra No.' 1 feed, 55 to 56c; No. 2 local wbite, 58 to 54c. " F1'our—Manitoba spring wheat pats., firsts 37,10; do, seconds, 36.60; strong bakers'$6,40 • winter paha„ choice, $6.50. Roiled oats—Bag of 90 lbs., $3.15 to $3.25; Beau $24. Shorts ---$26. Middlings— 31, Hae—Per ton, car lots, $15 to 116. Cheese—Finest easterns, 24 to 241/2c. Butter --Choicest creamery, 401/2 to 41c, Eggs—Fresh, 45 to 46c; selected, 40c; No. 1 stock, 36c; strict- ly new -laid, 55c. Potatoes--er bag, ear Iots, 95c to $1. Hogs, $10.75 to $11.25; good quality selects and butcher hogs, $11, to $1L25; thick fats, $10.50. Open Mouth in Sleep Danger to Children A despatch from Paris says:—Dr. Pierre Robin, head surgeon of the Children's Hospital of Paris, has found a new cause of appendicitis. He ascribes most cases to the fact, that the patient, particularly if a child, sleeps with his mouth open, instead of breathing through the nose. This causes drooping of the tongue, which lets certain microbes into the body, developing tuberculosis in frail sys- tems as well as chronic enteritis and appendicitis. Dr. Robin has made a report to this effect to the Academy of Medicine and says the remedy is simple, consisting in the frequent examination of chil- dren's noses to keep them clear of any possible growths. • Studying Astronomy. In co-operation with the Depart- ment of Astronomy of the University of Toronto the Department of Uni- versity Extension of the provincial university has inaugurated a new and very inexpensive scheme for Exten- sion lectures in the subject of Astron- omy. Selections of Astronomical slides have been made and a fully de- seriptive pamphlet has been prepared to accompany each package. Any High School, Collegiate Institute, or local organization that would Iike to have a lecture on Astronomy has only to send to the Department of Univers- ity Extension for a box of slides and the pamphlet, then to select some suitable person to read the descrip- tions of each slide, and a very profit- able hour is thus easily provided.. The only expense consists of the express chargeson the box of slides. This scheme is just another indication of • the willingness of the provincial uni-i versity to serve the people of its constituency. CANADIAN 'NEWS ITEMS. Vancouver, B.C,—According to re- pute from the American Customs of - rice at Blaine, Washington, on the Pacific Highway., 255,000 melee -0 e crossed the boundary during the year 1022: The number of cars was eighty- ono thousand, four hundred and sixty- two, an average of neatly ten per hour. Calgary, Alta, --Grain shipments through Calgary for the grain season of 1922 constitute a record for this city. Approximately twice as many bushels of all grains passed • through, going east or west. The 'total' -num- ber of cars shipped was: 7,866, making an aggregate of 11,799,000 bushels, inspected here. Regina, Sask.—Dairy production in the Province of Saskatchewan during 1921-22 is valued at $18,805,216, ac- cording to the annual repprt of Percy Reed, dairy commissioner for the province. There were fifty-five cream- eries in operation during the period under review. Since 1005 the output of creamery butter has increased from 132,446 to 7,030,053 pounds. Winnipeg, Man.—A marked in- crease in building activities for this year over 1921 is shown by the city building inspector's department which shows permits' of $6,875,750 for 1922, as compared with $5,580,400 in 1921. During the year 750 permits aggre- gating $3,000,000 for dwellings were placed, while the total permits for Winnipeg and suburbs is placed at $9,865,521. Fort William, Ont.—Thefirst run of newsprint made at the Fort Liam Paper Company's mill here, was turned' out on the Iast day of 1922. This is the first paper ever made in Fort William. The run was a trial of the machinery, which was being teem- ed over for the first time, and.; was satisfactory, It is expected that from this time forward the paper mill will be in continuous operation, and that will produce 160 tons of newsprint a day. Montreal, Que.—Two free scholar- ships, covering four years' tuition in architecture, •ohemical, civil, mechan- ical or eleetrioal engineering, at Mc- Gill University, are being' offered, subject to competitive examination, by the •Canadian Pacific Railway to ap- prentices and other employees of the company, under twenty-one years of age, and the minor sons of employees, Bathurst, N.B.—Tho extens1on...9Ze its present manufacturing facilities" to include the annual production of,. 15,000 tons of newsprint paper, will shortly be undertaken by the Bathurst Co., a well-known and important manufacturer of spruce lumber, sul- phite,and sulphate' pulp, according to an announcement made by that emu - pony. Ifentville, N.S.—A.pproximately $5,- 000 000 5,-000,000 is:speut.annually in the Prov-. ince of Nova Scotia by tourists, ac- cording to an estimate by George E. Graham, manager of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Of this amount aver half is left in the Annapolis Valley arid. Western Nova Scotia. Plans are now under consideration for the further encouragement of the tourist tepee by .bringing .the many attractions of Nova •Scots. a to the at- tention of the people in the United States and Canada. Irish Dances ;Guarded by Soldiers With Bayonets A despatch from Dublin says:— The mere danger of an attack by Irish irregulars does pot deter young. Irish soldiers, from commanding Generals down to buck privates, from getting a fair share of dancing. When Gons. Lawlor and Mitchell desire to attend a ball they take along a large supply of machine gunners and a few guards with bayonets whom they -post at all the entrances and then—on with the dance... To Find Home for Lost Tribe, Henn. James Murdock, Minister of Labor, who eosuducted a eoatferenee with the Caldwell tribe et Indians at OCita/themLash sneak, The Indians, bus, who Ore Chtppawas, Imre been ws emcle,-ing. eb'omt Ontario io teor a ho Mia x0111351 tweeze tygive years, Natural Resources Bulletin The Natural Resources In- telligenee Service of the De- partment of the Interior says: A mew Dominion park,.to:be known as Wood -Buffalo Park, has just been created by order in counell to provide a protect- ed range for the remnants of the once numerous hems of buffalo that ranged the plains. This park is situated near Fort Smith on the westside of Slave River. It . extends north and: south of the north boundary of the Provinoe of Alberta and in- clud'es within its boundaries the present habitat of the wood bison, of so-called wood buffalo, These wood . buffalo axe the only remnants to be found in their native wild state of the millions of buffalo which at one time roamed throughout the great eentotai plains of North America from the Mexican bore , derto the country north of Great Slave Lake. Only the prompt action of the Dominion Government in affording them. ,protection lies saved these magnificent speciments of Am- erica's wild life from extinction. ,Fer a number of years, eang- ere of . the Department of the Interior have " patrolled the more accessible portions of their habitat. With the ,event improvements in transportation and many new trappers 'pour- ing into these • northein areas, a more rigid' patrol and a greater measure -of protection was found necessary. The cream 'tion of this park will assist materially in furnishing this. 1irlbeln's•Ble Engine, Great llrltedills laargeet 1deolnotivo, ,I 1 s 60 x, Watightl75g . 61 taus nen batuling a q..:I ton load ata speed of 75 miles an hour` ,• has proved*, satie1actelY teats kh ten Mere i28 bii!iltt