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The Seaforth News, 1923-09-27, Page 3Dominion News in Brief Fredericton, N.B.--7-The first ship - Ment of seed potatoes this year :from New Brunswick to Parricide, left last week. For severalyears New Brun- swick runswick has been furnishing some quan- tities of eeed potatoes for Bermuda, where there is a demand for northern grown 'seed' stock which is available for the crop, that is grown especially for the Christmas market in England. St.`"Johri, N.I3,—Cool weather and. frequent showers have greatly im- proved the prospects of a good crop of potatoes in New Brunswick. Ship- ments of potatoes have commenced to the Boston market. Quebec, Que.—What is claimed to be a world's record for loading cattle aboard a steamer was established here, when 282 head of cattle were loaded aboard a steamer -4n the space of 26 minutes. Montreal, Que,—Employment agen- cies here report a heavy demand at present for bushmen and men for rail- way construction work. The -big lum- ber companies have for some days past. been engaging men for the woods, and the prospects' are that the demand will be sufficient to make fall and Winter conditions good in Montreal. Ottawa, Ont.—For the twelve months ending July, Canada exported to other parts of the British Empire. goods amounting to $458,487,899, This is in comparison with $354,992,074, the figure, for the corresponding welve months previous. Imports from :m Pire countries in the year ended ded July were $195,811,190, as against $163,185,581 in the previous year. Toronto, Ont—Authorized capital of $5,429,500 is represented, by Com- panies whose incorporations were re- ported during the week 'ended August 18, compared with $18,663,400 for the same week last year; Dominion incor- porations amounted to $210,000; Brit- ish Columbia, $445,000; Manitoba, $80,000; Ontario, $2,426,500; and Quebec, $2,318,000. Hamilton, .Ont.—Completion of the assessment by city'conimissioner Mac- Leod reveals an increase of 710 in the city's population, making it now 120,- 946 and an increase in the assessment ThePapyrus of the Air. Larry Carter, the winner of the Bri- tish aerial races,, who 4s going to the United States to race against the fast-, est flyers of that country. He will use Napier-Groster machine, whdch is said to be the fastest in the world, RENFREW TAUGHT TO GREASE EARS Distinguished Rancher Shown How to Eat Corn on the Cob. A despatch from. Calgary, Alta., says:—Lord Renfrew was introduced to another royal Canadian dish et luncheon, or dinner, as most Alberta ranchmen call the noon day meal, when he sat down to a great "feed" of corn on the cob at the E. P, Ranch. The corn was grown on the E. P. Ranch, and, perhaps, tasted all the sweeter to Lord Renfrew, knowing that' it came from his own property. At any rate, he enjoyed it heartily. The morning was put in about the, ranch supervising those numerous small tasks that have to be done on all ranches in preparation for winter. There was enough hard work to keep all hands busy. Incidentally it was learned that Lord Renfrew is intensely interested over the improvement of his property, and is making plans which indicate that the present stay on the ranch will be only one of many in the future. Be a reformer if you will, but be- gin on yourself. • of $5,605,220, bringing It up to $111,247,510." 'Regina, Saslc.—Sixty thousand automobile lieonse, plates have been issued in Saskatchewan' to date this year, breaking all previous : records. This number does not include over 1300 livery cars and is also exclusive, of motor trucks. Saskatchewan now ranks second among the provinces of the Dominion as regards motor ve- hicles, and first in per capita owner- ship. Saskatoon, Sask,-A record for early threshing in Northern Saskat- chewan was set in the Lost River dis- trict, 12 miles north of Ridgedale, Sask., Augilst 26, .when J, Dorkeson threshed and sold to the elevator a crop of wheat sown on May 1. It yield- ed 25 'bushels to the acre. Moose Jaw, Sask.—A pew butter ex- port record was -set here when the Saskatchewan Creamery Co. shipped a carload of butter to the harbor com- missioners' cold storage warehouse in Montreal. The shipment contained 1,122 boxes of 56 pounds each, and required the largest refrigerator car available by the Canadian Pacific Railway, Medicine Hat, 'Alta.—Dr. Stewart, geologist for the Imperial 0i1 Co., has been looking over the oil field in the vicinity of Medicine Hat and Many Islands. He was impressed with the possibilities of obtaining oil 'in'coin- mercial quantities and is planning •to return to the city in a short time with a view to looking further into the situation. Lethbridge, Alta.—A, P. Hughes, of Barons, threshed 1,400 bushels from a 28 -acre field of spring wheat on his farm at Sundail. The wheat graded number 1. This is the first 50 -bushel crop reported this year. Several 80- bushelcrops have been recorded to date. Vancouver, B.C. — Approximately 33,000,000 feet of lumber was ex- ported from mills of British Columbia during the month of August. There will be plenty of orders through Sep- tember and into October, and the en- quiry for further business is brisk and very promising. All mills are busy. Intelligence Service for Readers Our financial and commercial interests are demanding the more energetic development of our natural resources to assist in the liquidation of our war debt. This recognition of the value of our national heritage has created and intensified the demand from Canadian and foreign manufacturers for ac- curate; nformation as to the lo= curate information as to the lo - progress in development of these resources, especially as they pertain to our forests, min- erals and water -powers. Raw materials and power supply are, the first necessity of industry, and the Department of the In- terior at Ottawa, through its Natural Resources Intelligence Service, reports an increasing number of .requests regarding these. This branch, fortunately, is in a position to answer such enquiries, and has also issued a series of resource maps and other literature of value to the commerciahinterests, These are available on application, and it is suggested that our readers make themselves familiar with the services which the Natural Resources Intelligence Service LACK OF ATTENDANCE WORRIES BILLY SUNDAY Niagara Falls, N.Y., Campaign is Failure, and He Threatens to Leave. A despatch from Niagara' Falls, Ont., saga: -Billy Sunday, who start ed in what was intended to be fi six weeks' campaign in Niagara Falls, N.Y., threatens to quit if the, attend- ance remains at the present low level. A tabernacle to seat 7,000 people has been erected, at a cost of $17,000, and "Billy" looked over three quarters of the space, which was empty, and stated his decision to get out if things do not improve. THE PRINCE BIDS FAREWELL, TO T1-i:E EMPRES$ OF:FRANCE • With a parting flash of his famous smile,'`Baron Renfrew".said good- bye to Captain Edward Griffiths., it.N;R., oftite' Empress• of Fiance, at Quebec, as he began his journey westward to his ranch. He will return by the same vessel in October. - FLAMES CONSUME BIG LUMBER MILL Spanish River Structure at Cutler Now li!lass of Ruins. A despatch from Sudbury says:— Flames from a hot box in the bearings of the main band saw at the big Cut- ler lumber mill of the Spanish Mills Co., Ltd., drove the sawyer -s from the plant,and spreading rapidly, had the whole mill on fire inside half an hour. Four hours later the big plant, which had a capacity of 260,000 feet of lum- ber in a twenty -hour day, lay in ruins. At four o'clock, Thursday, the mill had shut down to enable the night foreman torepair this bearing as it had been giving trouble, and the work was done, so it was thought, satisfac- torily. Just half an hour later the flames shot through the flooring and the dry flame of the mill was just so, There was one fatality in connection with the disaster. B. F. Rogers, an American, who came to Canada and enlisted with the First Canadian Overseas Expedition, and after the was married a Burks Falls girl and made Canada his home, was employed as boss filer. He had been gassed overseas and it is thought that he was overcome by smoke and could not get out in time. His mate escaped and said that he had had trouble with dense smoke. Early this morning the body was recovered, He leaves a wife and two children. There were nearly 800 men employ- ed in and around the plant, which had been operating on two shifts, and they made a valiant attempt to check the flames and were able to keep it from spreading, saving the huge stocks of lumber, the store and bunkhouses. W. J. Bell, manager of the company, stated the loss would reach •$200,000,, but was fully 'covered by insurance. The company has arranged to ;open another mill at Aird Island, which had been idle for two. -years, and crews started moving equipment to that plant, seven' miles • from Cutler, The mill will be in operation inside ten days. Negro , Burglar Has Sense of Humor A despatch from Chicago says:— Robert Offner encountered a burglar in his home. "I'm after that diamond ring," said the thief, a giant negro. Offner fumbled in his pocket, drew a pistol, fired, and the burglar went out the window. The following night Off- ner was walking on Michigan Avenue. He wasconfronted by his. burglar. "That was a dirty- trick you played me last night. Now I am going .to make you jump into the lake." With a gun at his head Offner marched to the lake, . and under forceful persu- asion jumpedinto twenty feet of water. He swam some distance out and then set up a cry for help and was rescued by the police: Streams Are Blocked by Herring Shoals A despatch from Tromsoe, Norway, says:—The fjords in the extreme north, in the region of Tana and Vad- soe, have been literally blocked into a semi-solid state by herring shoals. The shoals often penetrate tothe narrow heads of the fjords where they wedge tight into the jetties of small villages and fishing stations. Several ships have been sent to the north to take advantage of the har- vest, and others have arrived at the herring -oil factories heavily laden TORONTO. Manitoba wheat -.-No, 1 Northern, $1.%a M12anitoba barley—Nominal, All the .above, track, bayorts. Am. corn—No. 2 yellow, $1,08, 'Parley —Nominal. .Buckwheat -.No. 2, nominal. , Rye—No. 2, nominal. Peas—No. ' 2, nominal. ll9illfeed—Del,, Moutrepl freights, gs . shorts, per ton, $91; middlings, $37;' good Ontario wheat --No. 2 white, 950 to b $1;aoutincluside:ded: Bras,per ton, $28; feed flour, $2.10, Ontario No. 2 white oats—Nominal,. °Ontario corn --Nominal, Ontario flour --Ninety per cent pat, in jute hags, Montreal, prompt ship - 'Mont, $5.50.:' to $5.60;:'' Toronto basis, $5.40 to $5.50; bulk seaboard, 94.40. Manitoba flour-lst pats„ in cotton. segs, $6,90 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.40. ay Extra No. 2'tirnothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $14; No: 2, $13,50; No. 3, 912.50; mixed, $11 to $12, Straw—Car lots, per ton. $9, Cheese—New, large, 26 to 27c; twins,. 27 to 28e; triplets, 28 to 29c; 'Stiltons, 28 ' tc 29c. Old, large, 33c; twins, 332 to 34c. Butter—Finest creamery prints, 39 to 41c; ordinary creamery, 37 to 38a; No. 2, 36 to 37e. Eggs—Extras in cartons; 44 to 45c; extras, 42 to 43c; firsts, 38 to 890; seconds, 32 to 330. Live poultry—Spring chickens, 31 lbs. and up, 32c; chickens, 21 to 81/2 lis., 28c; hens, over Ji lbs., 24c; . do, 4 to. 6 lbs., 22e; do, 3 to 4 *lbs., 17c; roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; turkeys, young 10 lbs. and up, 25c. Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, lb., 9c; primes, 61/2c. • Maple products-Syrup,er imp. gal., $2.50;' per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal.; maple sugar, Ib., 25c, Honey -60 -lb` tins, 11 to 12c per lb.; 10-1b. tins, 11 to 120; 5-1b. tins, 12 to 13c; 21/2 -lb. tins, 12 to 14c; comb honey, per dozen, $3.75 to $4; No. 2, $3.25 to $3.60, Smoked meats—Hams, med., 27 to 29c; cooked hams, 43 to 46o; 'smoked rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls. 23 to 27c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 34c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 34 to 38c; backs, boneless, 34 to 40c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 60 to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs. $17.50; 90 lbs. and up, $16.50;, lightweight roroll lls, s, 913n8. barrels, $36; heavyweight Lard—Pure tierces, 17 to 171c; tubs, 17 to 18c; pails, 18 to 18/c; prints, 20c. Shortening tierces, 15;4, to 15%c; tubs, 15% to 16c; pails, 16 to 16/c; prints, 181/2 to 18%c. Heavy steers, choice, 57.75 to $8; do, good, 57 to $7.50; butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.60; do, good, $6.50 w $7; do, med., $5.50 to $6; do, corn., $4.50 to $6.25' butcher heifers, choice, $6.50 to $7; do, med., $5.50 to $6.25; do, .con., $4 to $6;_ butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to $6.25; do, med., $$ to $4; canners and cutters, $1.25 to $2.25; butcher bulls, good, $4 to $5; do, corn., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers, good, $6.50 to $6.50; do, fair, $4.50 to $5.25; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5; do, fair, $3.25 to $4; milkers and springers, $80 to $120; calves, choice, $11- to 12; do, med., $8 to $10; do, om,, $4 to $'7; do, grassers, $2,75, to $3.75; lambs, choice ewes, $18 to $13.26; do, bucks, $11 to $11.60; do, corn., $8 to $9; sheep, light ewes, good, $6.50 to $6.50; do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to $3.50; hogs, thick, smooth, F.ezW., 99.85; do, f.o.b., $8.75; do, country points, $8.60; do, selects, $10.30. MONTREAL. Good veals, $10 to $12. Hogs, un- -:: graded and thick smooths, $10; selects, $10.76. Corn, Am. No. 2 yellow, $1,04 to $1.06. Oats, Can. western No. 2, 571/2 to 58c; do No. 8, 66 to 66%c; extra No. 1 feed, 55 to' 551c; No. 2 local white 64 to 54r/c,, Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., lets, $6.70; 2nds, $6.20; strong bakers, $6; winter pats., choice, $6.76 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $3.15. Bran, $30:26. Shorts, $88.26. Middlings, $40.26. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15. Three Miners Are Killed In Explosion at Wheeling �Ik Ministers who are supporting Sun- \ THE POOR GERMAN day also say they will resign` if the Millionaire von Fritz -"Look at these poor people. How can you ex- campaign remains the failure it ap- pact thein to pay?" parently is. Fears are expressed that The Plain Pollu-"Idon't expect them to: you've •lett them ' nothing to the guarantors may have to meet e the pay with. Ent I expect pet YOU to." costs incurred already; cioo0Ne5S, plCl•C; 1 CAN'T SEEM To GET THIS TRUNK SBU' !�--- WAS frW1•IE SNWT N 'kW o. 17 0.N ��D I rr Prom the Sydney :Bulletin,' RABBI'I'BOR0 tqgLL NOW TNATS leo ! r i EAtNT LOCKED 1 BE VERY ALL ABOUT C',RE t)L; DICK- ITS %urs 5 AT HEAVY. e,>r ' 711E MOTEL %'QAL NEVER BE. 'ABLE. To TAKE TONT DOWNSTAIRS ON ON YOUR 15ACl<! A despatch from Wheeling, W. Va., says:—Three miners were killed in an explosion at the l3enwood mine of the Wheeling Steel and Iron Co,, it became known, when the bodies of Joseph Birillo, Michael Corda and J. J: Carskaden, the latter a fire boss, were found buried beneath tons of coal and stone. Ancient City of London Will Honor Premier King A despatch from London says:— Arrangements have been completed for the triple presentation' of the free- dom of the City of London, on. Oc- tober 12, at the Guildhall, to Premier Mackenzie King of Canada, Premier Stanley M. Bruce of Australia and Premier Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain. TRUST* M1 MA! Alex. Penton A 1920 Canadian -Olympic athlete, who sustained. his reputation at the thirty-fifth annual track and field com- petition at Halifax, TWO MEN ARE KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Their Auto is Smashed to Pieces by Fast C.F.R. Train. A despatch from Renfrew says:— John ays:John Moffatt and N. D. Kelly, resi- dents of Arnprior, were instantly killed by the C. P. R. train going east at 2.30 Friday morning at the level crossing near Castleford, 10 miles from Renfrew. Their car was smash"- ed mash=ed to smithereens. They were on their way home from' Renfrew Fair. At the place where, the accident occurred approaching trains can be seen some distance off, and all sound the usual warning. The automobile was not hit by the engine, but the conclusion is that it was struck by the second coach. Both men were married, Kelly having three of a family. Seeds Bill Made Effective Oct. 1 by Order -in -Council A despatch from Ottawa says:— An Order -in -Council has been issued bringing into effect on October 1 next the bill respecting the testing, inspec- tion and sale of seeds, which was passed last session. The bill has to do with the grading and specification of grades of seeds placed on the market: Thus if seeds prove not up to specified quality, the purchaser can get redress. An important provision of the legisla- tion has to do with keeping grass and clover seed free from seeds of noxious weeds. It is provided that the seed package shall bear the name and ad- dress of the merchant, as well as the province and county in which the seed was grown. The bill also provides for the registration, through •the Can- adian Council of Horticulture, of new- ly-discovered ewly-discovered varieties of agricultural or garden vegetable seeds or plants. Breaks World's Record, Miss Doris B. Hart, a British swim- ming champion, who has broken the world's back stroke record. Her time was 1 min, 35 sec, for 100 metres. OH MA+, '(ou SKID PICK cOuLDN'7' BRING., THE 'MON DOWN . ON H15 . RAC DUT HE. DID ' <h:andal[, Nntairaal':Resources' Bulletin The Natural Resources Intel•• ligenee Service of the Depart- ment of the,Iiitcrior at Ottawa says: Ontario has a natural re- source of which little is known, In many of the inland streams large quantities of clam shells may be found; From the Grand River, in southwestern (lntsrlo, many tons of there shells hay., been taken. i ;ice has been found for these shells in the manufacture of 'fresh -water pearl buttons, For this pur- pose ur• pose two or three hundred tons are used annually, a larg; por- tion of which comes from the United States. The buttonsare cut in discs from the shell by rotary cutters, some of the discs being almost one-half inch. thick. Theyare afterwards split to the thickness required for buttons. After the discs are cut from the shell the wasi:c is ground ftp and sold for poul- try. grit, for which it is ad- mirably adapted, WILL NOT RELEASE REPUBLICANS IN JAIL New Dail Eireann Re-elects Cosgrave President of Government. A despatch from Dublin says: William T, Cosgrave was re-elected by the Dail Eireann when the House assembled last week as president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. The election of the presi- dent was one of the first arts of the new Dail chosen in the recent election, which assembled for the first time since the election. None of the Re- publicans elected to seats in the Dail had appeared when the proceedings began - Professor Michael Hayes was re- elected Speaker of the Dail. A group of women staged a demon- stration outside the ]?arliament House where the Dail sits. They carried banners demanding the release of the Republicans held prisoner by the Free State and announcing that "Dan Breen is dying." During the Dail sessicn Deputy ., Gorey, leader of the Farmers, who at present are assuming the attitude of the official Opposition party, advocat- ed the release of Eamonn de Valera and the other Republican deputies now in prison, so that the Republican party might have an opportunity to meet and discuss its policy. President Cosgrave, in a vehement reply, refused to yield to what he characterized as sentimentalism and permit the entrance into the Dail of men whom he said had done their worst by violence and had failed. There must be ,some evidence of a change of heart, he added. The Dail appeared to sympathize with President Cosgravets view and there was no challenge for a division. ENGINE EXPLOSION IS FATAL TO THREE Six Badly Injured at Washing- ton - Neighborhood is Shaken. A despatch from Washington says:—Three men lost their lives and six were injuredlast week as a result of an explosion of gas in the fuel-fest- ing laboratory of the Bureau of Stan- dards here. • An internal combusion engine was being tested at the time of the ex- plosion. The detonations rocked the. vicinity of the laboratory for a'dis- tance of 500 yards, and a -large auto- mobile and several airplane motors were hurled through the air. MANCHESTER CLOSED - TO CANADIAN CATTLE London Advises That Ship - merits to That Area Be Suspended. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Department of Agriculture has received the following cable from the Higli Commissioner in London "Ani advised by Ministry of Agri- culture that Manchesteri s included in foot and mouth disease controlled area into which only animals for immediate slaughter may be moved. They ask you to arrange to suspend shipment of Canadian stores to Manchester until further notice." The above, it is stated here, , wit not affect shipments to points oilier than Manchester. Lost Three Days, in Bush, Lives on Two -Rabbits A despatch from Swastika says: William Burnie, . 21 -year-old book- keeper at the Lake Shore Mine, who was lost in the bush near Kenogami forthree days, has turned: up safe and although weak -from his experience,- •; Burnie, who had reached a Government survey road, encounter- ed two prospectors and was taken by them to their camp, Where he is rest- ing. His only food in the three clays was two rabbits .his dog caught'. Burnie wandered' away from a trail he had been fo'1lowing and lost hi way.