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The Seaforth News, 1923-06-28, Page 7t,. 1 LIIRGE Iwo 14 I. FAVOR OF tISLATIO Winnipeg Voiegi,'for Governmental, Csintro" and •Salo : of Liqu0tra by'IVajmrity of Over':30,000 --- Workers 'SUITT:ma =Workers'SeiliTT:mad at Resttlts of Polls in Rural., and• Small Town 'Districts. Winnipeg, June 22.—Manitoba has gone "wet" by a s seeping majority which went beyond 30,000 `in Winni- peg City, and which was going, up slowly as the country was, heard from. The bill of the Moderation League was endorsed and the policy of jpr•ohi- bition represented by the Manitoba. Temperance Act, the; law of the prov- ince for seven years, was overturned. The weather also -was wet, and .a violent electrical rain storm, which swept the city at ten o'clock •drove the bulletin crowds tocover,,-darkened newspaper offices and hampered seri- ously the collection an'd compilation of returnsi It had been hdwn, however, thattthe country ha,Freversed its tra- ditional polity of "dryness" and ap- peared to be voting ,fairly evenly, while' the city, whiclireotd wt in the importation refereYi'dum' of 1920 by about 7,000, rolled up tremendous ma- jorities in ahnost every poll and more than tripled that figure. Prohibition workers admitted by 1, ten o'clock 'that their cause had met decisive defeat. They were surprised and disappointed at the showing from the rural polis and the smaller .towns, and at the size of the majority in Win- nipeg. Moderation League workers expressed gratification, and pointed out that they had claimed a change in sentiment throughout the province, Under the bill of the Moderation League,. which Manitoba has' to -day adopted, the Government will appoint a comniiseion of three members to ad- minister thesale of liquor for con- sumption ds a beverage in the per- manent or temporary residences of. permit -holders, who may be residents of the; province or guests.. Breweries, will be permitted to -`deliver' direct. • Tho Legislature will meet in July pledged to enact into law the bill which was approved to -day. A secon; referendufn'is, to betaken on July 11 on proposal of the .Hotel Mep'a Asso- ciation for, sale of beer and wine in dining rooms' of licensed hotels with meals, and; should -it be adopted also the two systems will be amalgamated under the administration of the Gov- ernment Liquor Commission. Portage la Prairie was the only major town which had reported a dry majority at ten o'clock, and that was under 100. Brandon Was wet by near- ly 1,000. The. Pas'had a wet mejorityof 50Q. The solidly dry farmer vote seems to have vanished.. Lakeside was dry by 450, but Morden -Rhineland was wet by 2711.::, Peter. Veregin Head of the Doukhobor colony in British Columbia, who is' now in the east seeking sufficient land in the Niagara Peninsula to bring his people, oast to live, Did You Ever Stop to Think 'That Tennyson could take a worthiess, sheet of paper, write a poem on it and make it worth '$65,000? That's Gen. Sus. Some men can sign a cheque and make it worth $50,000? That's Capi- . tal, The Government can take an ounce of silver worth 50o and mako it worth one dollar?- That's Money, A mechanic can take material worth $5 and mak n e it into watch springs p gs. worth' 60? That's skill, Howard Chandler Christy can take a 60e piece of canvas and paint a picture' on it worth hundreds of dollars? That's Art. • A merchant can take an article cost- ing 75c and sell it for $1.00? That's Business. Girls can buy a hat tor $2,99 but pre• fer one that costs $20.99? That's Vanity. The author of this jingle, can write a cheque for $90i000, but it wouldn't be worth! a cent? That's Tough. • Fifty-five Armenian Orphans to. Embark for Canada. A despatch from Marseilles, Prance pays:. -Through the -efforts of a 'Perim committee, .fifty-five, Armenian .• orph- ans who arrived from Beirut will be taken to Cherbourg, where they will be _embarked for Canada. Praiser fpr Canadian The Manchester Guardian has high praise for ex -Mayor R. D. Waugh,,; of Winnipeg, who 1.0 now en the,Sarre Valley Commis;sien. "ole. is the one bright spot in the Sarre, the one pen eon in authority f.mr whom the ;govern-, ed have any res';�c'.t," the paper rays. I also want you td remember that one day Canada will be- come, if her people are faithful to their high British traditions, the most powerful of all the self-governing nations,not ex - chiding the people of the United Kingdom, which make up the British. Empire, and that it restswith each one of you in- dividually to do your utmost by your own conduct and example to make Canada not only the most powerful, but the noblest' of all the self-governing na- tions : that are proud to owe allegiance to the King. EARL GREY, When Governor-General" of Canada. .7 Canadian Boat Song. (From the Gaelic.) Listen 'to me, as when ye heard our father Sing long ago the song of other shores- Listen to me, and then in chorus gather All your deep voices, as ye pull your oars: Chorus— Fair these broad meads—these hoary woods are grand. But we are exiles from our fathers land. • From the lone shielhig of the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas— Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, g , And we in dreams behold the h Hebrides. We ne'er shall tread the fancy -haunt, ed valley, Where ';ween the dark hills creeps the small, clear stream, In arms around the patriarch banner rally, Nor see the moon on royal tomb- stone gleam. When the bold kindred, in the time long vanished, Conquer'd the soil andfortifiedthe keep,- No seer foretold the children would be. vanish'.; That a degenerate Lord might boast his sheep. Come foreign rage—let discord burst in, slaughter! 0 then for clansmen true, and stern claymore— The hearts that would have given their blood like water, Beat heavily beyond the Atlantic roar. Tho above poem has been credited to a number of writers, including John Galt. About the year 1902 Mesers. Blackwood searched the archives of Blackwood and found the poem in the handwriting of Mr. J. G, .Lockhart, with a brief statement 'that it had been sent to him by a friend in Upper. Canada, About the time that this poem appeared anarticle on Upper Canada by John Galt,' who was then in this country, also was published. In the.estimation of the Blackwoods, it is considered certain that the author- ship of this beautiful poemn,.belongs to the famous founder of ;Guelph and Goderich. The,movement-of {ep-officers'of the British Army to Canada continues; aceording to' a despatch receiyed at Ottawa from London,- ,Ln> land, ;Maj, Ashton reports that 86,'with n aver- age capital of £1,000; 'have been ac- cepted by the settlemin board, with 40 more, in sight. : Lt. --Col. Innes, of the .Canadian Goverment, ., who ,re- cently arrived' in London from India, states that 40 ex -Indian', army officers are also going to Canada Their aver- age age is 30, and the, average capital 22,0011'Ralf 'gf them are taking their familieswiththem. u�M • A WRECKING CREW' AT WORK Last week a Canadian National merchandise, train left the tracks lust west of St. Catharines, 'Ont, eompletely blocking east and west lines, The huge cars were flung right and left off the tracks. The picture shows a wrecking train at work with its powerful derricks, removing the wreckage from the tracks. Lord of the Lands Lord of the lands, beneath Thy bending skies, On field and flood, where'er our banner flies, Thy people lift their hearts to Thee, Their grateful voices raise; May our Dominion ever be A ;temple to Thy praise. They will alone let all enthrone; Lord of the lands, make Canada Thine Own! Almighty Love, by Thy mysterious power, In wisdom guide, with faith and freedom dower; $e ours a nation evermore That no oppression blights, Where justice rules from shore to shore, From Lakes to Northern Lights. May Love alone for wrong atone; Lord of the lands, make Canada Thine Own! Albert Durant, Watson. Dominion Day, 1923 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,and from the river unto the ends of the earth.—Ps. 72, 8. Point Warning Finger to Canada. BY ROBSON BLACK: WF in such nations as Greece, Spain, Palestine, Syria, China .and others, P enjoyed the osition in the affairs of the world as Britain, France and the United States occupy to -day, it was when those countries had broad areas of forest wealth. It seems that al- most simultaneous with the depletion of the forests was the decline of the power and prosperity of these na- tions. Scientists and historians agree that the explanation is not far to seek. Agriculture, the dominant industry in those old countries, as it is in Canada, thrives best in a land across which' there are wide stretches of trees. The advantage to the farmer in working in fairly close proximity to forest or wooded lands means that a cheap and easily accessible supply of essential construction materials for a house or barn, fence posts and for a variety of needs is at hand. Moreover, he knows the important, service the forest renders in guarding the streams against recurrent torrent and the part they play in preventing drought, for where there are many trees there the rainfall is,usuafy Vele- ms quate to meet the needs of growing crops. ; • Canada is to -day one of the most fertile countries in the world largely because of the forest resources. Ac- cordingly as these resources are de- pleted sowill the fertility a mt of Y and, course,the prosperity css a of the country P P Y be affected.The danger of their de- pletion is not by the demands of com- merce and industry, but by the, fired, most of which are caused by some careless or thoughtless individual. In- vestigation of the origin of forest fires' show that nine out of ten fires started in, the timber limits, are start- ed by campers, smokers, settlers and others, who leave a camp fire smolder- ing, or throw aside a lighted cigarette or match. The consequence and price of such carelessness is the heritage of generations destroyed, with too fre- quently a loss of human life, besides a huge wastage of money and a cur- tailment of industry. Estimates of the available amount of coal in the world will need revision, according to reports from the Belgian Congo, where two coal deposits `esti- mated at over one billion tons are re- ported to have been' discovered. One .'s 16 feet thick. Son I3Rot.)6W' QAPst 6tRk-To fly. ut-T CfgzV ltS }{oc>SE` 4,,N 514'r ITS is, Coot) . ii M6,i NE, iIDN.zPs1; k--M.R. TOOU G, M oc3� -tv E. .leae. �t i'b -rtil MMES AND "CHI EA Mks tyoeoD'4 theme 1 1k Dominion News In Brief Nelson, B.C.—Mining conditions in the vicinity of Sandon are showing considerable progress; pre is being shipped, and it is thought that several new properties will be opened towards the end of this month. Lethbridge, Alta.—The completion of the Lethbridge -Northern coupled with the favorable season has prompt- ed elevator and milling companies', to seriously consider greater facilities for grain storage. The Ellison people have already announced their 'inten- tion of building a number of elevators and increasing•the capacity of others, Regina, Sask.-During. the month of April, 1928, the amount of build- ing construction actually started in the Province of Saskatchewan totalled $500,081, of which brick buildings consisted of $20,000,' residential $21,- 200, commercial $30,000 and the bal- ance industrial. Winnipeg, Man. It is reported that, negotiations are in progressfor the establishment of a large pulp and; paper mill in St, Boniface, Winnipeg interests having been successful in securing the necessary financial back- ing. The project is for a mill, which will ultimately manufacture several hundred tone of paper a day, involv- ing an expenditure on' buildings and plant of several millions of dollars. Timmin-s, Ont.—Announcement has been made that the Northern Canada Power Co. has secured power rights on the Des Quinze River. The Des Quinze Power Co., a subsidiary com- pany, has been formed and develop- ment,work' is now under way. ` It is understood that the entire summer: and part of next fall will be taken un in the constriction of the dam and that the heavy machinery,:etc.,��villi not be moved until next winter, ,:.. ,„ Quebec, Que.—Approximately $250;- 000 will be borne by the colonization department of the, province in the.. course of the present year as a re- sult of e-sult'of the decision of the Govern- ment to grant a bonus of $4 per acre for land cleared by colonists.' Ordi- narily in the past few years the acre- age cleared. has been about 40,000, but it is expected that the total this year will run to 60,000 acres., Fredericton, N.B,—Prospects for building trade in Fredericton during the present year have improved re- cently and are estimated in value from $260,000 to $300,000. Chief of „the new building will be the Memorial Hall of the University of New Bruns- wick, and the new agricultural school to' be erected at the Dominion Experi- mental Station, while the operations under the Housing Act will cost about $80,000. Summerside, P.E,L—While it is premature to -venture -a prediction as to the probable 1923 production of sil- ver black foxes on the Island, it is estimated that the crop of, young foxes will come close to the average of previous years," despite the -un- favorable winter., While some ranches reportlosses, others report unusual successes, The Week's Markets TORONTO. Man. wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.21. Manitoba oats—No, 2 OW,- 54%c; No, 3; CW, 51%c; No. 1 feed, ,60%c. Man. barley—Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. Am. corn—No. 3 yellow, $1.011; ,No. 2, $1.01. Barley—Malting, 60 to 62c, accord- ing to freights outside. Buckwheat—No. 2, 70 to 71c. Rye—No, 2, '79 to 81c. Peas—No. 2, $1.40 to $1.45, Millfeed=Del„ Montreal freights, bags included: Bran,. per ton, $28; shorn per ton, $31• middlings, $30;; good feed flour, $2.15 to $2,25. Ontario wheat—No. 2 white, $1.23 to $1.25. Ontario No. 2 white oats -50 to 51c. Ontario corn—Nominal, • Ontario flour—Ninety per cent. pat., in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $5.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $5 05 to $6.16; bulk seaboard, $4.05 to $6. - Manitoba flour—let pats., in cotton sacks, $6.90 per barrel; 2nd pats., $0.65. Hay --Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $15; No. 3 timothy, $13 to $14; mixed, $12.60 to $13.50; lower grades, $8. Straw—Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $9.50. Cheese—New, large, 19e; twins, 20c; triplets, 21c; Stilton, 22c. Old, large, 32c; twins, 821c; triplets, 83c: Stiltons, 331%, New Zealand old cheese, 28 to 30e, Butter—Finest creamery prints, 36 to 37e; ordinary creamery prints, 34 to 35c; dairy, 24 to 25c; cooking, 22e. Eggs—New laids, loose, 29 to 800; new lards, in cartons, 33 to 34e. Live poultry—C>,lickens, mills -fed, over 5 lbs., 26c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 220; do,2 to 4 lbs., 20e • hens, s, evero -lbs, 260; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 23c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 20c; roosters, 17c; ducglings, over 5 lbs., 30c; 'do, 4 to 5 lbs;, 28c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up 25c. Dressed poultry—Chickens, milk - fed, over 5 lbs. 35c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 800; do, 2 to 4 lbs., 25e; hens, over o lbs., 29e; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 26c; do, to 4 lbs., 22e; roosters, 24e; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 30e; do, 4 -to 5 lbs., 29c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 30c. Beans --Can., hand-picked, lb., 7c; primes, 6%C. Maple products—Syrup, per -imp. gal:, $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25c. Honey -60 -lb. tin; 10>3- to lie per lb.; 3=2 -lb. tins, 11 to 12,e' per ib ; Ontario comb honey, per doz., No.1, $4.50. to $5; No. 2, $3.75 to $4.25. Smoked meats—Hams, med., 26 to 28e; cooked hams, 39 to 42c,• smoked rolls, 26 to 280; cottage rolls, 25 to 28c;: breakfast bacon 80 to 34c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 34, to 38c; backs, 'boneless, 37 to 42c. Cured meats -Long elear_bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs. $17.50; 90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight rolls, . in barrels, $36;. heavyweight rolls, $33. Lard—Pure tierces 15% to 15%c; tubs 15% to 16c; pails, to 16%e; prints, 18e. Shortening, tierces, 14% to 15c; tubs, 15 to 15,sc; pails, 15% to 16e; prints, 17 to 17%e. Choice heavy steers, $8.35 to $8.75; butcher steers, choice, $$8 to $8.25; do good, $7.50 to .$7.75; do,med., $7 to $7.50; do, com., $6 to $6.25; butcher heifers choice, ;$7.50 to $8; do, med., $7 to .$7.25; do, com., $6 to $6.50; butcher cows, choice, $6.25 to $6.50; do, med., $4 to $5; canners and cut- ters, u ters, $1.50 to•$2;`butcher . brills, good, $$ to $5.75; do, com., $3 to $4; feed- ing steers, good, $7 to $8.25; do, fair, $6 to Q$6.75; stockers, good,:' $5 to $6; do, fair, $5 to $5.50; milkers, spring- ers, each, $70.50 to $100; calves, choice, $9:50 to $10.50; do, med., $7 to $9; do, com., $5 to $6; lambs spring, $16 to $16.75; sheep, choice; light; $G to $6.50;. do, choice heavy,4 to $4.50; do, culls and ' buck.s, $2.75 to $3.50; hogs, fed and watered, $8.35; do, f.o.b,, $7.75; do, country points, $7.60.' MONTREAL. • Corn—Am. No. 2 yellow, 28c. Oats— Can. West. No. 2, to 61c; do, No. II, 58 to 59c; extra No. 1 feed, 57% to 58e; No. 2 local white, 56c. Flour —Manitoba spring wheat pats., 1sts, $6.90; do, 2nds, $6.40; strong bakers', $6.20; "winter ',pats., choice; $6.05 t0 $6.15. Rolled oats—Bag of 00 lbs Senator Sir James •Lougheed In a recent speech in the Senate Chamber he suggested that bills which the Commons could not defeat in the thee oP"public opinion, were handed on to the upper chamber to re- ceive'their' death 'warrant. "There` Is too much disposition on the part of the House 04 Commons to save its face by putting through this sort Of legislation, expecting us to deal with it," he said, in reference to the Anti -Gambling Bill. $3.05 to $3.15. Bran—$26. Shorts $29; : Middlings—.$34. Hay—No. 2, per ton, car lots, $13 to $15t. Cheese—Finest easterns,' 16% to 163c. Butter—Choicest creamery, 30%c.' Eggs—Selected, 82c. Potatoes —Per bag, car lots, $1.25 to $1.30. Med. cows, $4.75 to $5; do, cin., $3.50; bulls, $8.50 to $5; calves, sped. to fairly good, $6 to $6.60 • well finish- ed vea", $8 com. xucker,$5.50; fain Y good pail -fed, $4.50; sheep, $8.60 to $6;. lambs, 18 to 16c; real choice' lambs, 17e per lb. Good quality local hogs, 819.25 to $10.50,�' ,,00d poorerwei;lots, $10 Wecstern'hogs, fairmyg weight, , $10; sows, $6.50, to $7; packers offer- ing $11 for select bacon hogs selected under Government` grading. The Western Canada Coloni- zation Association. The Western Canada Colonization Association has .been entirely re- organized, the new board consisting of representatives .of the Dominion Gov- ernment; the Canadian National Rail- ways and the Canadian Pacific Rail- way'. This effects' the creation of a national land settlement organization co-ordinating all the available immi- gration forces in the country. Ade- quatefinancing. is arranged for in contributions of $100,000 per year from •• each transportation company for the next five years and equal contri- bution. from the Dominion Govern- ment.` The'Ihpefial'Government -has signified its readiness:' to implement Uri pledge, $100,000 per year to assist in sending British colonists. In addi- tion . unexpected. private subscriptions aggregate approximately $1,000,000. Sir Augustus Nanton, of Winnipeg, is the '04w president of the organization. Speaking: before the Canadian Club of New York, Dr. James W. Robert- son declared that in the past four years Canada had made' more real progress "than any other nation along the lines of child welfare. Six Can- adian universities are giving courses to women to 'fit them for work in saving the lives of babies, he said. Last year a total of 2,590 birds were entered in the laying contests conducted by, the Dominion Expert; mental. Farms and these birds laid 391,805 egg's, giving an average of 151 eggs per bird. In average pro- duction British' Columbia led with, 181..2 eggs per bird, Ontario second with 173.5 egos, and the Canadian Contest. eonductasi'at Ottawa, ,third with 17.1. eggs .. Lord Ampthill Grand Master of th r Grand Lodge of :. England, A.F. & A.M., who is 'coming ;to Canada for the Grand Lodge of Canada meeting in Toronto, July 17, 18 and 19. This is the first "time the Grand Lodge of England, themother' of. Grand Lodges, has been officially represented on this continent..,, Big Things Under Way. The following are among the big undertakings planned or under way in Canada: - • Canada's building, 1922, $331,843,- 800;; 1921, 240,138,300. Completion of Welland ship canal, at total cost of probably .$100,000,000. Completion of Toronto harbor im- provements, at total , cost of $25,- 000,000. New .$10,000,000 power plant ' in Winnipeg, with capacity. of 165,000 New plantand dam of Shawinigan Water & Power Co., which will de- velop 160,000 h.p. $25,000,000 power development scheme planned for harnessing water- power. of Lake St. John and Saguenay River. Another power development on St. Francis River, to produce 30,000 h.p., Graving dock at Esquimault, B.C., $4,000,000; drydock 1,150 ft. long at St. John, N.B. Great Lakes Pulp and Paper Co. plan to spend $2,000,000 on a paper Mill at Fort William. Several other . new or additional pulp and paper plants are planned in different parts of the Dominion:' British,. Columbia is to spend $1,- 000,000 on new university building,, C.P.R. will build a $2,000,000 ocean pier; Government Ballantyne pier also projected$5,000,000 for at Vancouver. Britannia Mines to's end$2,000,000 P on reconstruction and improvements. Wireless transpacific station plan• ned for Vancouver to cost $2,000,000. Toronto University asks for $1,500,- 000 for tour new buildings. New Trinity College buildings under way. Several large elevators are 'planned for, including a 10 million bushel one. in Montreal, which will be the larg • est in the world. Each province is spending many millions on good roads. ' British Columbia plans $20,000;0Q0 expenditure on new industrial de• ' velonment. Railway systems planning large additions to rolling stock. Sir Adam Beck states that- present capacity development of Chippawu":' Queenston plant is in sight, and fur. trier prospective development es. sential. 05,000,000 is to be spent for new terminal 'facilities at Montreal and $1,500,at Quebec.; Hollinger000 ;and other gold', mines in Northern Ontario planning for erten- sive developments. No Filth—No Flies., "Swat the fly" became a popular site gen some years ago—and' still cons • tinues, The natural intention`was tb kill off the Species and make every place a flyless town. Did it acconn.plish this object? We certainly have fewer flies than we did before the swatting started, but ,. the good'reaults were' not accomplieh- ed;:by swatting. You' niay swat every fly, you can Sint but if you do nothing else there will be just as many flies next summer. The better plan is to starve them out. Plias breed, live and three in filth and dirt 760 filth -1\T° Ries. Starve diem to death. Walt Mason, the popular prose poet; says: fi sn w g, ter: The earlyflys the ono to swat;� she :comes before the, Wveat:hpr's hot and sits around and twirls her legs and lays abottt'a billion eggs, Don't try to save money food, hke the man who tra: Leghorns for :Bantams,