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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-07-08, Page 2FEDERAL DOUSE DISSOLVED; GENERAL ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER Ottawa.—Cairada's. Fifteenth Pee- ada Grain Act, and the measure pro- liament, with only one session of tui -1 viding for the revaluation of ,soldier moil and confusion to its credit, berm settlement land. The other, major, measures of the session, old age pen-, Mated with dramatic suddenness at 1' mens, was killed by the Senate some o'clock Friday afternoon, when Mr. time prior to dissolution. Then there Meighen, Conservative Prime Minister was the contentious Hudson Bay Rail- of Canada for three days, announced' way ;tem in the Rai_ways and Canals that his request for dissolution had' estimates of" $6,000,000. As a result been granted by his ExceIieney the of- e two interim supply bills put Governor-General. I the through both Houses, a total of $750,- For the first time in the history of 000 has been "voted toward the re-. the Dominion a Government• v"as de- habilitation of that railway. feated on a motion of want of confi- More, important still :are the reso- deenee in Parliament, and, following lutions contained in the Robb Budget the unexpected upset of the Meighen and their fate. The tariff reduction Ministry in the. House at 2 o'clock on automobiles was given Royal assent Friday morning, there was no doubt and has become effective, but the sub - left in the minds of. Parliament and serpent change providing for removal the peoplethat"a fresh mandate would of the. excise tax on cars of: $1,200 and be essential to carrying on the buss- under is not yet effective, The penny nest of the country, postage is . not effective, and in the A singular feature of the session same position are the provisions for so abruptly concluded is that practic- the abolition of the stamp tax on re,- ally e=ably all of the legislation has been left ccipts. The changes•in the income tax "in the air," which meane that the law have been given Royal assent, and six months have been of no avail, from are therefore effective, a legislative standpoint, and Parlia Another measure left "in the air" merit need never have met. Moreover, is that providing ram en extension for little of the money actually required one year of the time within which,`,ivU fee carrying on the business of the servants may avail themselves of the Dominion has been voted, which provisions of the Civil Service Super - means that there may be a short sea- annuation Act. There Is also the sion of the new Parliament this fall agreement between the Federal and to vote more supply. In the meantime, the Alberta Governrlleats- providing of course, what is vitally needed can for the transfer to the latter of its he authorized by Governor -General's natural resources. That was in real - warrants. ity held up by the realer Liberal Ad - It is remarkable that all of the prin- reinistratien. An act to amend ecr- cipal measures of the session are un- twin provisions el 'h_ CriminalCode finished. These include; Rural 'credits, respecting the possession of weapons the Campbell bill to amend the Can- was also held up. CANADIAN FARMER sponsor of the bill, says the number of AID �Y`U� Canadian farms sending milk. to the ED United States .is from 2,500 to 3,000,. representing about 25,000 cattle. He Great Advertisement for the says the inspeetiou proposed would Quality of Dairy Products, start hI Ontario, in the region tributary Says Kansas Man. Washington,—If Canadian producers comply with the requirements of the Taber Milk and Cream Bill, no tariff being added, it will be the greatest ad- OTONABEE RIVER vertisenient for Canadian milk in the United States, in the opinion of Re- CLAIMS THIRD VICTIM Presentative White of Kansas. Tile Taber Bill, which is the same Peterboro You- t- h Drowned to Buffalo, and the northern part of New York State, and after that, the part of Quebec which can readily be reached from New York State. as the bill of Senator Lenroot in the Senate, was passed by the House, and a movement was begun to get It pass- ed by the Senate before the session ediourns Saturday, The advocates or claimed its third victim of the season the bill, however, admitted they had on July 1 when \Viiliain McPhate, 19 little hope of getting It through the years of age, of Teterboro, was drown- ed while swimming at Wallace's Point. McPhate was with the Caledonian Club picnic, and had been In the water about forty minutes when he stepped off a ledge into deep water and souk, A gallant attempt at rescue by John Smith, 18, almost ended In a double tragedy, when Smith was dragged down, Smith caught the drowning man's hand and McPhate twined his legs around his would-be rescuerer ilioPhate's father was at Port Hope Playing with the Peterbaro Rangers Baud. Ted Bradshaw recovered the body, and Dr. A. L. Russell, of Bailey- boro, pronounced life extinct. Tho put - motor was rushed down rroni Peter- boro, but the body was recovered too late for results. Coroner Dr, T. W. H. Young gave permission for removal of the body. and It is not expected there will be an inquest. While Swimming ; at Wallace's Point. • Peterboro, Ont.—The Otonabee River Senate this session, inasmuch as the Senate Comnrhte after extended hear- ings has not yet ordered It reported. The hill is aimed at imports or milk and cream from Canada, and its op- ponents say that under the guise of sauitary restrictions, it represents an attempt to shut out much of the im- portations. It is apposed by milk deal- ers in Boston and elsewhere, and pros- pects of a big lnerease in retail prices of milk and cream in Eastern markets is foreseen it tl a bill becomes law. ' Importation or milk and cream would be prevented unless by permit .of the Secretary of Agriculture. Such per- mits would be granted to the person shipping or transporting the milk or dream only if they are produced under sanitary restrictions laid down by the Agricultural Department. Representative Taber of New York, THE WEEK'S MARKETS TORONTO. Smoked meats—Hams, med., 34 to 36c; cooked hams, 52 to 55e; smoked rolls, 25c; cottage, 29 to 31c• break- fast bacon, 35 to 40c; special brand breakfast bacon, 39 to 42c; backs, Man. wheat—No. 1 North., $1.58%; ' No. 2 North., $1.54%; No. a North., Man. oats—No. 2 CW, nominal; No. boneless, 42 to 47c, ,8, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 46b1,c; No. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, CO 2 feed, 434c; western grain quota- to 70 lbs., $24.25; 70 to 90 lbs.. $23.75; ':ons in c.i.f. ports. 30 lbs. and up, $22.84; lightweight Am. corn, track, Toronto—No. 2 rolls in barrels, $42.50; heavyweight 1. yellow, 834ac; No. 3 yellow, 81%c. rolls, $89.50 per bbl. Milifeed—Del., Montreal freights, Lard—Pure tierces, 18 to 18%c; see "bags included: Bran, per ton, $..7.25; 1 tuba, 184 to 190; pails, 19 to 19%c; shorts, per ton $20.25; middlings, prints, 201A to 21c; shortening, tierces, $88.25; good feed flour, per bag, $2.30. 14'x• to 15e; tubs, 15 to 154c; pails, Ont. oats --44 to 46c, f.o.b. shipping 16 to 164,c; blocks 17 to 174c. points. Heavy steers, choice $8 to $8.50; Ont. good milling wheat ---$1.28 to do, good, $7.50 to $7.75; butcher $1.50, f.o.b. shipping points, according steers, choice, $8 to $8.50; do, to freights. good, $7.25 to $7.00; do, con., $6.50 to Barley, malting -62 to 64c. $6.75.; butcher heifers, choice, $8 to Buckwheat—No, 2, 75c, $8.40; do, good, $7.25 to $7.50; butcher Rye—No, 2, 80c. cows, choice, $6.75 to $6.25; do, fair to Man. flour --First pat., $8.70, To- good, $4 to $5.25; butcher bulls, good, ronto; do, second pat., $8.20. $5.50 to $6; bolognas, $3.50 to $4; can Ont. flour --Toronto, 90 per cent. hers and cutters, $2.50 to $4• good pat., per barrel, in carlots, Toronto, ranch cows, $85 to $95; springers, $5.80; seaboard, in bulk, $6.75. choice, $95.00 to $116.00; med. cows, Straw—Carrots, per ton, $9 to $9.50. 345 to 560; feeders, good, $6.60 to Cheese—New, large, 22c; twins, 57; do, fair, $5 to 56; calves, 23c; triplets, 24e; Stiltons, 25c. Old, choice, 510.50 to $11; do, good, $8 large, 26c; twins, 27e; triplets, 28c. to $9.50; do, lights, 55 to 57.50; good Batter—Irinest creamery prints, lambs, 517 to 517.50; do, med., 515 to 884 to 89c; No. 1 creamery, 37 to 515; do, cults, 513 to $14; good light 38c; No. 2, 35 to 86c. Dairy prints, 28 sheep, $6 to $7; heavy sheep and to .30e. i bucks, $4 to 55.50; hogs, thick smooths, Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons, 33 ' fed and watered, $15.10; do, f.o.b., to 40c; fresh extras, loose, 37 to 38e; 514.50; do, country points, 514.25; de, fresh 'flrsts.,34 to 85e; fresh seconds, off cars, 515.50; do, •thick fats toll., 80 to 81e. 514; select premiums 52.96. Live poultry—Chic' ens, spring. 15„ 85c; hens, over 5 lbs.,' 24c; do, 4 to MONTREAL. 5 lbs., 24e; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 20e; roost- Oats, Can. West., No. 2, 594c; do, era, 20c; ducklings, 6 lbs, and up, 30c; No. 8, 54%c; do, extra No. 1 feed, turkeys, 30e. 55e. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., Dressed poultry -Chickens, spring, lets, 58.70; do, 2nds, 58.20; do, strong lb., 45c; chickens, storage, 85c; hens, bakers, $8; do, winter pats, choice, over 5 lbs., 27c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 27c; 56,60 to 56.60. Bran, 527.25. Shorts, do, 3 to 4 lbs., 26c; roosters, 25c; 529.25. Middlings, ;p 36.25. Hay, No. ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 36c; turkeys, 2, per ;ton, car dots, 517 to $18, 40c. Cheese—Finest westerns, 181,4c; do Beans—Can. hand-picked, $2.00 per easterns, 174 to 18c. Butter—No. 1 bushel; primes, 52.40; per bushelpasteurized,34 to 341/4c, E s—Fresh Maple produce—Syrup, per imp. xtras, 37 o 38c• do, firsts, 84 to 30c, gal., $2.30 to $2.40; per 5 -gal„ 32.26 to Potatoes—New Beunswick, per bag, 52.30 per gal.; maple; sugar, ib., 25 to one 'Tote, - 01.70 to $1.80. 260; maple syrup, new, per gal.; 52.40. Good veal calves, $9 to :$9.60; do, Honey -50 -lb. tins, 114 to 12c per com., $7,50 to 58 hoes, good Iots, 516,• r g 11i.;,10 -1b. tins, 1.'>t to 12c; S -Ib. tins,, sows $11 ,to >�11.40; heavies and 11 to 124c; 24 -lb, -tine, 14 to 144e. roughs, 518,60 to 1p14.50. RIGHT HONORABLE ARTHUR MEIGHEN Leader of the Conservative party, who was sworn in at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, as chief adviser of Ills Excellency the Governor-General. The ceremony was performed by W. Eruest Lemaire, clerk of the Privy Council,. Mr.- eleighen is represented in the. House by Sir Henry Drayton, as Mr. Meighen cannot enter the House until after a by-election. This..is the second time Mr. Meighen has lield the office of Preni er, tbs first occasion being in 1919, when he succeeded Sir. Robert. Borden, on the Tatter's retirement. KILL 3000 WOLVES IN SEVEN MONTHS Special Snare, .Mentioned in Legislature, Responsible for Many Catches. Toronto.—Figures available at the Dept. of Game and Fisheries, Parlia- ment Buildings, indicate that 3,000 wolves were taken in the Province of Ontario during the seven months end ing May 81. Although the majority of catches was made during the winter period, '253 animals fell victims to trappers in the :.month of May,.and claims for bounties' continue to be. Made. A special snare, the manufacture and operation of which is explained in circulars available on request at the Parliament Buildings, is said to be responsible for a large percentage of the wolves taken in the seven-month period. Hon. Charles McCrea,' Min-, istei• of Mines and Fisheries;'refer•red to this snare during the recent session of the Legislature, and pi'edicted•that the success it had enjoyed up to that time would be increased in future. This snare originated with Indians in the most northerly sections of On- tario, and has been used extensively by backwoodepien. It is a much im- proved contrivance, a number of well- known tappers having given their aid to Government officials in making it as "foolproof" or "wolfproof" as it is • Possible to do so. It is possible that the Government will circularize its de- scription throughout the province. HEROINE AWARDED LLOYDS' MEDAL' Girl Tends'" Lighthouse for Three Days Single -Handed. London.—The committee of Lloyds has awarded the Lloyds bronze medal for meritorious service to. Miss Ether Langton, the 16 -year-old daughter of the keeper of St. Helen's Fort Light. house, Bembridge, in recognition of the courage and endurance shown by her in keepingthe lighthouse lamp working in perfect order for three days during a gale last March. Miss Langtgn was left on the light- house while' her parents made a dash for shore to replenish the sadly dim- inished .pri;visions. They could' not get. back.owing to a fierce gale, and for three' days and nights the girl was alone with only her pet dog for 'com- pany. Undaunted she 'kept the flash- ing lashing light burning, c•Iimbing 20 feet up a steel ladder at regular intervals to attend to the oil -burning lamp. All the food the girl had was two pounds of bread and when her parents returned sheewas.quite well and cheer- ful. The Lloyds bronze medal has not been previously awarded to a woman, but the silver medal was conferred upon the wife of a ship's captain in Prince Henry Suffers Mishap When Thrown From Horse Aldershot, Eng.—Prince Henry, third bon of Sing George, was thrown from his horse in a jumping competi- tion here. A dog frightened his mount, which reared and threw the Prince. Henry fell on his back, but jumped up immediately, and proclaim- ed himself unhurt.- Later he gained the prize in the clew, for `officers' hunters. Fill Grease Cups Often. An active grease cup is one that, is frequently tilled with fresh, grease. If this is ovdnlooked the passages be- come caked and,hardened,: preventing the passage of fresh grease to• the sur- face needing it. DEVICE FOR OVER- COMING DEAFNESS New Apparatus Was besigned pp g by Civil Engineer of Hull, England. New York.—Highly successful ex- periments have been made with a new appm•atue for overcoming deafness, de- signed by a civil engineer pf Hull, Eng- land, named Calvard, according to an official British despatch from Rugby, picked up by the New York World's wireless station on July 1. More than 80 per cent. of the child- ren in a Hull deaf and dumb institution base heard speech and music for the Iirst time as the result of the inven- tion, which has the appearance of a small wireless receiving set without aerial or ground connections, the des- patch said. The results are achieved' by transmission of sound to the inner ear of deaf patients. It does not,sub- ceed with all stilferers, but only with a large proportion: NEW CALENDAR PLANS 13 MONTHS OF 28 DAYS SuggestiQns of Reform Will be Made 'by Experts to League of Nations. c Geneva.—The League of Nations calendar experts are headed toward a reform which would make the, year contain 13 months instead of 12, ac- cordiy g to reliable information at Geneva. 'The experts`wiil not boldly recom- mend this reform,. but will suggest it along with others in the hope,' it is said, that public opinion of the world -Would' eventually perceive the wisdom of its adoption. The scheme includesrthe creation of an extra month between June and July. All months of the year would have 28 days, and the necessary 365th day would be added at the end of Decem- ber as a twenty-ninth day. In leap. years an extra day would be added in the end of June. LIAMENTARY RECORD SINCE CONFEDERATION Canada has had 10 Premiers and 12 Administrations since Confederation. Two Premiers each headed two -Ad- ministrations—Sir' John es. Macdon- ald, when he returned to power in 1878, and Sir Robert Borden, when he translated his Conservative Govern- ment into a. Unionist Cabinet in 1917. Right Hon. Arthur Meighen provided another•instanee of a return to power after a period -of Opposition. The stirring period of 1873 is the nearest political parallel to the events of the :past efew-days.' Sir John A. Maddonald then resigned on Nov. 7, following .the disclosures of the "Pa- cific Scandal" and the debete,in the House,' when expected support slipped from him: Sir -John had been in office sine° Confederation, having in the 1867 election secured' 101 seats to the Liberals' 80. The election of 1874, on the issue of, the 'Pacific Soandai,". gave Hon. Alexender Mackenzie,. the Liberal Leader, '133 seats, and the Conservatives 73. The 'Mackenzie regime was not a political. success, despite the sterling character of the Premier. Hard, times, combined with the appeal of the "Na- tional Policy," brought Macdonald back to office with 137 seats .to the Liberals' 69. FOUR PREMIERS IN FIVE YEARS. Macdonald then remained in power for 13 years, until his death after a ;general election in 1891. Sir John had said: "After me, the deluge," and sure enough, four Conservative Premiers held office, between June, 1891, and the victory of the Liberals under Laurier in 1896. Sir John J. C. Ab- bott. was Premier until ill ,health com- pelled his resignation 'in December, 1892. Sir John Thompson followed, and his regime was ended by his dra- matic death while at Windsor Castle in England in December, 1894. Sir Mackenzie Bowen immediately suc- ceeded; but ho resigned in April, 1896, after getting into serious trouble over his remedial bili pro9iding for separ- ate schools in Manitoba. The resent- ment which his action aroused natur- ally weakened Iris party for the elec- tion of June 23, 1896, when the Liber- als won a sweeping victory, with 117 seats, against 89 Conservatives and 7 Independents. The Conservative Pre- mier who was defeated in this election was Sir Charles 'Tupper, he having succeeded Sir Mackenzie Bowe51. coNseareerIVC VICTORY OF 1911. Bir.Wilfrid Laurier was now firmly entrenched, and won successive elec- tions on .his record and,program until 1911, when bis Government weitdown on the policy of confirming the Reci- procity agreement signed' with the United Statesfearly that year. In that election the Conservatives, under Mr. -R. L. (noss Sir Robert) Borden., Se- cured 133 supporters against86 Lib- erals and 2 Independents. In July, 1920, Sir Robert Borden, who, had been -Premier throughout the war, retired, and Right Hon, -Arthur Meighen took office. W'hee-he appeal- ed to the electors on the party record in Deoembee, 1921, -Fie was defeated, and Right Lien, Mackenzie King be- came 'Premier, with 117 Liberal sup- porters; the Progressives being second with 65, Conservatives third with 50, while there were 3 Labor members.. Mr. King appealed to the country on Oct. 29 last -on his record, when the Conservatives elected 117, the largest group; the Liberals 101, Pro- gressives 24, Labor 2 and Independent 1. Since that vote most of,bhe Pro grosidives have given support to the Liberal Government, enabling it to carry on until the recent votes on the Customs inquiry ,report revealed weakened support, leading to the Gov- ernment's resignation on June 28. -r— CANADA'S COAL OUT- PUT DECREASED IN 1925 Eight Per Cent. Less in Value, According to Official Figures. Otta'Fa.—During 1925 Canada pro- duced 13,184,968 tons of coal valued at 549,267,951, a decrease of 3.5 per cent. in quantity and 8'per cent. in valve, according to a report issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. There were 16,832,435 tons of coal, all grades, imported in 1925, as against 16,828,578 tons brought in during the previous year.. ;Exports amounted to 785,910 tons during 1925, as compared with 773,246 tons hs 1924. Production and imports added and ex- ports deducted, 28,181,493 tons of coal were made available for consumption. The actual consumption, however, was 28,467,261 tons, or 3.039 tons per capita. Nova Scotia produced 3,842,978 tons of coal in.1925, compared with 5;557,- 441 ;557;441 tons In 1924, the decreased output being largely accounted for by the strike. New Brunswick .contributed 208,012 tons, a slight decrease.. Sas- katchewan's output remained fairly constant at 471,965 tons for 1925. Al- berta held the premier position with an ontjiut of 5,869,031 tons, which was 679,302 tons above 1924 production. British Columbia showed 0' slight ad- vance to 2,742,262 tons in 1925. The Yukon, produced 730 tons." There. were 25,032 people, including 1,542 salaried employes, :engaged in Mr. J. A. Maclaren ' Editor of the Barrie Examiner, who was elected president of elle Canadian .Weekly Newspapers Association at the recent convention in Quebec, and -who won the Mason trophy awarded td the most enterprising weekly paper in Canada. or about the mines during 1925, to, whom 538,200,309 was paid in sal- aries and wages. A piece of charcoal placed in tire saucepan in which cabbage is boiled will prevent any ,disagreeable smell arising during the cooking of the vege-., taoie. Cada° from Coast to Coast Halifax, N.S.—Agricultural condi- tions in the Maritime. Provinces have been unsatisfactory owing to cold weather, according to cropreports re- ceivesi from practically' all sections. Pastures, however, look well with good crop pr'os'pects. Potato planting is finished, with the acreage probably slightly below the average. Apple trees show promise of an average crop,_ Fredericton, N.B.—New Brunswick Rabbitres, Ltd., Capitalized at $5,000, is the name of a company incorpor- ated for a new enterprise in the fur raising industry in this province. The company has been formed to carry on the commercial breeding of Chinchilla rabbits at a farm on the Royal :Road near here: A- foundation :stock of 60 Chinchiaa rabbits has been imported from England. Quebec, Que.-The tremendously lapid developmcn•t of the forest' and Iwater power resources of the province is 'evidenced in the recent forecast of, the revenue' which will be derived be- fore the close of the present, fiscal year. Officials of the Laicals and For- est Dept. are confident that the rev- enue derived from lands and forests and water powers in the province will reach the sum of 56,000,000 this'year.1 Thesame resources produced a sum of close irpori 54,500,000 last year. , 1 Hamilton, Ont. —Arrangements have been completed for the re -open-/ ing within the next few monthsof the West End plant of the Hamilton Bridge; Works Go., which has been closed down for some time. This has been made possible by orders received for steel for the Welland Canal in ad- dition to other contracts which' they Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton have been able to secure of late. i . t i "' Winnipeg,Man.—With a capital of W fe o f e.Toronto natnralis� a P i. t, s fling for Brazil with the MarSilall Field 54,500,000, John Taylor & Sone. of pa•ty London, England, a large gold mining • gompany,' has definitely ,entered the Lake Winnipeg mjning area. Accord- ing ccording to official announcement, negotia- tions have been closed for the amalga- mation of three companies already in the, field. Development work is to, be immediately undertaken, according to T, 0. Anderson, vice-president of the Central Manitoba Mines, one of the companies inoluded in the amalgama- tion, and in addition, construction of a modern mill will be started this win- ter. Regina, Sask.—Saskatchewan ex- ported last year 77.4 per cent. of its total production of creamery butter, according to a statement made by the Provincial Dairy Commissioner. The increase in production in 1925 over that of. 1920 amounted to 126.8 per cent.,' the output last year totalling 15,946,233 pounds. Lake Louise, Alta.—The first auto- mobile highway across the Great Di- vide from Lake Louise to Field, B.C., running parallel to the Canadian Pa- cific Railway, was formally opened re- cently. A unique feature of the new, road is that in the sixteen miles from Lake Louise to Field it drops fifteen hundred feet after crossing the Great Divide and with no greater grade than 8 per cent. The iiew road will be known as "The Golden Highway," 1 Vancouver, B.C.—For the first time, in . the history of.'British Columbia, green vegetables were sent from Van- couver to Montreal and Toronto. Birt- ieh Columbia fruit is well established in the Eastern markets and potatoes from this province have been shipped to Ontario and Quebec in large quan- tities on occasions when the potato crop in those provinces has been light. Up to the present, however, green vegetables from Florida have supplied the Eastern market between crop sea- sons there. - • •11159=61.2 mamemeicapspnte - Sir George Higginson Who celebrated his 100th birthday. by presenting a large estate to `the pub- lic for a park. He Is• the oldest general in the army, the oldest Etoit"boy, and the oldest Guardsman living.: - CANADA STANDS HIGH IN TELEPHONE -LIST Is Second Only to United States Per Hundred Persons., New York,—Over the 16,072,758 telephones in the United States—one for every seven persons in the come, try—an average of 191 conversations per person are carried 00 Ifl a single year, according to the fiftieth anniver- sary nniversary conpilation of telephone Statistics issued by the New. York Telephone Co. Sixty-two per cent. of the world's tele- phories are to be found in the United States -or ten times as many tele- phones in proportion to population as are possessed by the rest of the world. The United States, the report con- tinues, had 14.2 telephones for every hundred people; Canada 11,6; Denmark 9; New Zealand 8.7; Sweden 6.9; and Norway 6.1. In Germany there were but 3.9 per 100 inhabi- tants; in Great Pritain and •Northern Ireland, 2.8, and'. in: France, 1.7: The telephone systems in these tteree coun- tries were under Government and operation. Communities of less than 100,000 people in the United States were serv- ed by 11.6 telephones per 100 persons.` The -larger European countries were ,far behind in this respect, with farm- ers' telephone lines `almost unknown. British and French development was concentrated in the larger cities, Canadians Return to the Dominion Ottawa. -Emigrants numbering 18,- 776 went from the 'United States to settle. in Canada during the year end- ing April 1, 1926. This was an in- crease of 3,000 over tlreprevious_year, says a bulletin issued by the Canadian Dept. of Immigration ,and Coloniza- tion. In addition 47,221 :Canadians re° turned to the Dominion. Michigan ,led the states of the: Union' in sendine citizens to Canada with, a total of 2,289. Washington was next with 2,063. New York third with 1,91'l and Minnesota fourth with 1,055. Original of "Peter Pan" is Best Man at Wo ddinz Betteshanger, Kent, Eng.—"Pater Pan," the boy who never, grew_ up, played quite a grown-up part in the world recently. Peter Llewellyn Da- vies, the original of Sir James Bar- rie's Peter, acted as best man at his brother's wedding here at St. Mary's Church. Sir James also attended the ceremony. "Peter Pan's" brother is Nicholas Llewellyn Davies, He was married to Hon. Mary James, daugh- ter of Lady Northbourne. He is one of Sir James's wards. Wanted --Six Live 'Bears. Sault Ste. Marie, Ogt—Gaune.War- den Garnet Magill has received a re- quest from Deputy Minister of .Game and Fisheries D. McDonald fpr from four to six young bears which, it le Intended, shall be on display at the Canadian National Exhibition this,Jal1.. Mr. McDonald says he vas never in doubt as to where the animals could most readily be obtained, anti, of coarse, thought of Alge a, which al- ways comes to the resin .. Magill is now asking who iu Algoma has a fer,•- stray bears to lend or dispose of. They need not be real big bears, but any kind or hear or bears; in. fact, those of the smaller make-up are preferred. Old Ruins In Germany. Extensive remains of a Roman set- tlement ettleniont probably dating back to the first century have been found iu Cm logne, Germany, -- 1. The Blue Asbestos. Blue asbestos, which occurs only in South Africa, is •a better icon -conduct- or,of heat than ordinary white' asbes• toe.