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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-3-22, Page 6IRISH IRREGUIARS CARRY ON CAMPAIGN UP DESTRUCTION TO HAMPER FREE STATE But There is No Doubt in. Minds of Disinterested Observers That the Government is Governing — Cabinet Insists Upon the Terms Laid Down of Unconditional Sur- render of All Arms. A •des+p'atoh from Dublin stays Their;drastic action is not confined Artter: tion is now 'being directed here; to imprisonments and executions of to the .status of the ,conflict between! irregulars; Wherever diSorder exists the Irirsh Tree State and the Irre•con- : throughout ,the .country countee- cvliable Republican element and the measures are taken. For instance, outlook for peace- many farmers have taken advantage Up to the present all eamoao of , of present conditions to seize other peace have gravedunfounded. pesciple's !randy and in frequent easels Publication from time to time of use other people's grazing ranches en Eaxn•ann de Valera''s captured eorre- whidh to pasture their cattle without srpondence reveals him in a deeponda costa. In •€'hese-cases the Government tenthi mood. As the Reriiblic�an ranks leas P'r'omptly ,seized and 'sold 'the eat- rthin out the fight :is less of, t' -+e, the Slane realized being used as a enilribary adventure and more in the compensation for the landlords and nature of a .general attack on all others nhose fields were invaded. A measure just Teased by the Dail that the idea. apparentlynibeing Eireann gives widest powers to the l that, es the Government will have toe spay eventraldy far sixth lose, these Sheriffs in the enforcement of eleoreres i exploits will lead to its bankruptcy. i ter debts. This will immediatd'y Mwe p the effect of ennobling shopkeepers! Hence houses we burned whish be-; to be - collect money long dine 'and, evilart' long to men unconnected with politics! is perhaps of more immediate con and. of no importance in the Free .cern to the Government, will ,greatly State ranks. Their xruans ons, haw-' facilitate the collection of taxes,. en er, are big enough to swell the e Little Buffalo River. There is no doubt in the minds of bill theG Canada. The �cr£floia p U DER ROU D RI 'SNORT LAND Departmental Officer Locating a Bison Herd Notes Unique Geographical Feature. The wonders of Canada's northland grow with emelt year and each ex- pl�oration trip. Mr. F. V. Seibert, D. L.S.; of the Natural 'Resources Intel- ligence Service of the Department of the Interior, in tracing the limits of the habitat of the wild wood bison bat season, d�irecovered that the north- ern part of the range contained a number of underground ",streams, the most important of which are the Ny= ariting and Clewi rivers. The country in which these streams are !aund lies west of Fort Smith an the Slave• River and south of Great Slave Bake. They AN IMMENSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM rise on the northern edge of Alberta Bassein, a little Alberta town,'' is the site of a huge irrigation system' and flow northward, their waters which rserves a famous farming and ranching district east of Calgary. It is reaching Great Slave Lake through the Bassano dam, established at a cost of five million dollars. thThe formation which permits of this peculiar condition consists of lime- stone strata, overlying beds of gyp aur. The water, in finding' its way beneath the surface, has carried away Dominion News i Brief large portions of the gypsum deposits, Y.T.—The Yukon Terri- thermometer seldom going below the and the roof of limestone has fallen. tory is holding up well as one of the zero. meek. in, oau,sing numerous "sink holes," OT leading fur producing sections of • l re ort shows a The • e,prtures in England and'Soot-j.a•5interested olassemvers that Gov- total of approximately 70;000' skins t is overrrnng,. whale city ,bliock. This foe-neat:ion ex- tends from Peace Point, on the Peace River, for a 'distance of 150'' miles 4o within a few miles of Buffalo Lake. The' northern portion .of this'forma tion alone carries the dry alleys. The Nyarliing River (the name in C1upewyan signifies "underground") drains through this portion. It bakes its rise in a large muskeg near the northern boundlary of Alberta, and, after a course ef alb,aut fifteen miles, flows into a small lake, where it dis- appears into the -ground. It ea.serges again about ten miles farther on ea a series of small mu':e lakes, from tir,h;ich- it continues its regular ,course to the noetheasb. The line of the underground water- couuee is clearly marked all the Way across the intervening ridge, by e ;dry valley varying from flay tis one hun- dred feet in depth and from one -firth to •one-half mile in width. The valley is covered with dense vegetation which !stands out in sharp contrast to that of the surrounding plateau. A number of other sstreanie, including the Glewi, •exhibit these pe- culiar characteristics on a - sxii:al'ier land appear to have offered the Re- crimen g taken during the year ended August, ,b,'u: err an opportunity Numerous peace moves are con- 1922,with total value estimated at gande, as ,showg the for prapa- willingness of . stantly being •organized, but the Gov- $170,000. Of the skins taken nearly the free State Government to invite eminent turns them all drown and in- 60,000 were muskrats, an increase of British aid and employ British police, ` sists that its own terms—the uncon- 46,000 in that partieu==sear skin over the acting under the British statutes., to ditional surrender of all annns—are paevrcrc:rs year'scatch. The second arrest their active foes. I the most to which it will ever agree. heaviest •catch last year was in wea- sels, with a total , e belence was made up of marten, mink, red fox, lynx, silver fax, bears, etc. Vancouver, B. C.—The largest honey crop in the history of British Columbia was garnered��during 1922, reg:etering as it did a value of $177,- 839 177; 839 at wh'olesal�e. Last year's big out- ! put re�eresented the remarkable av'er- k age of 61 'pounds of honey per hive I from 11,591 hives in 2,143 apiaries. r This compares favorably with 1921, 1 when the average production was 30 BELGIUM RECEIVES i Human Sacrifices Still PAYMENT ON TIME` Common in Parts of India A r�. Landon says: "Foch Plan" of Coal Denvery t The revelation that nhunian sacrifice is to France and Belgium Be- ! still coronion miring ,the natives of conning Operative. tive. Naga Hilb, In Asisani, India, is made A 'despatch from Paris says:— in an offic al report issued here on p friday. The report explains: • Theme vs, no corllenation affi'tiaYJy `OThe investigation -showed human here of repeated German feelers for r-.erifi•ce -is much more common at peace in the Ruhr. However, it is Naga Hiib than was generally sup- sagnificant rn view of known Belgian posed, no fewer than six boys and lack of en hnesr!asm for the enterprise ten girlie ye sly, and an plentiful years, that the . Germans,. on Friday paid on twenty boys ,and thirty gales. They time the 48,000,000 golrdi marks due were kidnapped from Assam. Children Belgium. are the usual victim's." • Belgium military .difflculties are emphasized' by • the decision to keep the present class with the talose an • ` other three mantle. Thee willenable the complete seventh division of 7,m0 men to remain in the Ruhr. D•F:st atc'hes from Duzsel'dori show 1,200.000 tons of goal are now stocked at Ruhr pitheads readyy, for transpor- tation to France a`18eigium on the "Peale ulan•."..Beft-he end of the week, it is said, 3,000 tans will he transport- ed duly to the two countries. Under the cid reparations agreement before the oecu'pati on France and Belgium got 111,000 tons a day. ASSISTED SETTLERS TO ARRIVE IN MAY Reach Dominion in Time to be of Use for This Year's Farming Operations. of 3 900 skins. Th pounds; per hive, from 10,329 hives, in• 12,072 apiaries. • Calgary, Alta.—Taking advantage of the ideal weather prevailing here, a number of Calgary citizens enjoyed a few holes ;of golf at the links on Februely 27th. Alberta has •exper- ienced a mild winter •this• year, the A despatch from London says:— Dr. M. T. MacEachren Westward passenger travel to Canada While still on the sunny Side of 40, is twice as great as this time last Dr. M. T. MacEachren, a clever Cana - year. The increase is mainly in the than physician and surgeon, is press - third class, of whom 1,000 sailed in dent elect of the American Hospital January as compared with 400 in the Association, which includes all the hos- same month last year. What really counts in the way of immigration, pita.ls in Canada and the United States. however, is the spring -movement. Dr. MacEachren n is also superintendent Canadian immigration officials here of Vancouver General o Hospital and may that preliminary discussions with director=general of the Victorian Order th•e.Im'perial authorities indicate that of Nurses. Heis a genius as an or - if the Government's new immigration sillier. policy is approved by Parliament it • will be possible to bring the first TERMS FORFUNDING assisted settlers over in May. A con- WAR DEBT ANNOUNCED suderablie number will thus` arrive in the Dominion in time to be of use for this year's crop. Bond issue Given, With Ina- The C.P.R. has over 1,000 app'lioa- tions already_ from Canadian farmers Annually. . wh are willing to engage help under the railway's new immigration scheme. In connection with the ap- plications for female help a number of faxmer� have intimated that if the girls make good they are willing to teres$ Payable Senii- Winnipeg, Man.—Total. sales aP- in some oases dry valleys. These. sink panoximated $250,000 at the second. fur holes vary from six feet to ane hum - auction sale of the year • here. r dyed feet &n depth anare sonre- average trend of prices is slightly low- times large enough to contain a scale. er with .some +strong .exoeprtions, which included wolf, red and white fox, and fisher. Of the. ;skins scald down the percentage was probablly not more than 10 per cent. Ha:+.'sybrux'y, Ont.: Efforts are being made to piece Haileybury within one clay end night's travel of the new 'gold fields of northwestern Quebec. The plan sof 'a navigation company is to take passengers to Ville Marie in the evening, thence ,to Les Quinze :by motor sear an the early morning, and then by boat up the Ottawa and the; Konojewas Rivers. ,Shentbrooice, Que.—According to al recent census eonndlucbed by the Jersey breeders of Quebec these are 'approxi -e1 mately ,ene hundred farmers raising Jerseys in this province. Their herds eompri's,e about two .thousand purebred animals and over six hundred grades. St. John, N.B.—The 'customs re- aeipts here for the month orf Febris any show an increase of $66,122 over the same month of last. year. The total for last month was $662,495, and- for rndfor February, 1922, it. was 596,373. NEWS ITEMS CARRIED ACROSS NORTH POLE Canadian Liner on Pacific Re- ceives Tidings from Station in England. A despatch from Vancouver says:— Something new in wireless records was established by the En -kr else of Russia during her passage acrase the Pacific. Chief Wireless O'periartor William Adams heard the call of the Leafield Station, an important radio plant' 10- has ever assembled in the history of 21 to 24c; dio, 2 to 4 lbs«, 18 to 21c, Dated near Oxford; England, and re- Canada. General C. H. Mirtchell, who hens, over G 11>s., 28c, do, 41:0 5 Jibs', $6 to $7; do,corn„ $5; goad butcher ceived a iiarmbex of news items from •s sending out the invitations, reports 15 to 1&c; duckliing's no 8ovevo � 5clbs., 28 to and select hogs, $10.25 to $10.5"0 :binds the apposite :side of the world. The that many organiaatons are asking 33•c• •da 4 to 5 lbs., 25 to 28c; bnirkeys, fat western Canada sows, $8: ,ermiss�ion o c ree or our lbs. and u , do, old, Tie Week 's ar cis Toronto. 'Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.22. Manitoba oats—Nominal. Manitoba barley—Nominal. All the above, track, Bay ports. American corn—No. 3 yellow, 90c; No. 2, 88%c. Barley—Malting, 59 to Glc, accord- ing to freights outside. Buckwheat—No. 2, '75 to 77c. Rye—No, 2, 80 to 82•e. Peas—No..2, $1.45 to $1.50. Millfeed—Del„ Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $26; sheets, per ton, $28; middlings, $28.50; good feed fla'ur, $2. Ontario wheat—No. 2 white, $1.14 to $1.16, .according to freights outside. 1 . Ontario No. 2 white oats -48 to 50c. Ontario corn—Nominal. Ontario flour—Ninety per eent. pat., in jute 'ba'gs, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $5.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $5.05 to $5.15; bulk, seaboard, $4.95 to$ Birdman Appointed A.D.C. Wing Commander W. G. Barker, one of Canada's most famous airmen, a win - Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton ner of the Victoria Cross', D.S.O.,and res, a o n �' orary The Teacher as a Factor in the Community. sacks, $7.10 per bbl.; 2n1 pats., $6.60 i4I.C., 1 beenpp I tel an hon Hay—Extra, No. 2, per ton, track, Aide -de -Camp to the Governs -General,. Toronto, $14; mixed, $11; clover, $8. Lord Byng Straw—Car lots, per ton, track, To - Registrations of delegates are be- ronto, $9. t ' f 11 t f Cheese—New, large 30e• twins, • Stn4t 33c grills e pour in roma par s o — , , , local white, 54 t o 55c.. - Flour, Man. Canada for the frig National Confer- 301/2c; - triplets, 32c, ' lona, , spring wheat pats., bets, $7.10; 2nds, ence on Education to be held in To- Butter—Finest large, 31 to 32c; twins, 33 to 34c; $6.60;e.strong $b,akerI, 86.0; wiper ronto during Easter week. From the er Sti,tons, 35c. . 90 lb•.,:. 3,15 to $3.25. Bran, $26 to Butter—('incest •creamery prints, 54 `� lelancl delegates have already far -away Prorvince o£ Prince Edward' 08 Shorts, $28 to $30. Middlings; i , to 56c; ordinary creamery prints, 51, $23, to $35." Hay, No. 2,per Lon, car to 533. Daily, 35 to 38c. Cooking, 25o. $ p ' .Coming, as this conference does, dur-• Eggs New lairds, loose, 37 to 3&c; ing the saris week as the Ontario. new lauds, in cartons, 41 to 42e. Educational Asscciartian, it Will bring, Live poultry—Chickens, mink ed, together the greatest group of people • over 5 lbs., 25e; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 25c; genuinely intereited'in eduaati•on that da, over 5 Rs., 24e; do, 4 to 5 labs., Iota $13 to $14. Cheese, finest e�asternsa, 271/ to 28c. Butter, ,choicest creamery', 491 to 50c. Eggs, selected, 41c, Potatoes, per bag, Carr )orfs, $1. Com dairy 'cowry $3; good fat cows, 34.50 • choice lambs;, $12; calves,'med.,. Leafield. Station was approximately p t send nth f times, young, X10 lb d p, 28c 4,800 miles away and the messages as many. delegates as were originally 18e; geese, 15c. The traveling ,salesman shivered all. assigned to them: Dressed poultry Chickens, milk- night in his room in the village hotel. fedi, 85c do; 4 to 5 [lbs., 33c; deo, over In the morning, early for hunt, he rose were picked up 'dearly, although there had been considerable interruption. "The ether waves eviden.ly carried news ororer o_ aye, as we refused � ,a muss:on o n • db 4 to 5 lbs 30c• dna 3 to 1,bs., 26c; - Nene ,on the opposite side of the the fiscal yearg M , 25 . duckling3 over 6 lbs. icicles from his beard was the fanner A total of 19,G3-6 immigrants were 5 lbs., -30,c; da, 4 to 5 lbs., 25e; do, 2 and sought the roaring office stove. the theNorth Pole, f d dr ' it it Canada during to 4 lbs., 250; )icier, aver 5 1'bs., 30c; Standing in the circle of heat pulling c ending arch 31 1922 , ' • ' r rc es r 'lobe" remarked Captain Haskel it' was announced in the Federatl rarastess, c, who delivered the milk. The salesman g ' - ; se to 33�c:- Federal, do, 4 to 5 lbs.., 25 to 28c; paused, staring. "Mail" he exclaim - globe," Commander of the liner, in discussing House. Of this number, 18,553 were, to ne°,31s, young, 10 -3ibe. and up, o8c; F « , g �„ the long-distance wireless message. rejected at the International Boundary do; 'old, 23,c; geese, 21c. ed; which room diel you leave. •and 1,083 rat ,oceam,-porbs. The total' Oiieomargantne, lb., 21 to 27c. f • a ' — handl-picked, lb., 1 i number of American citizens refitted Beans Caxuad>an, A total of 147,895 persons were in admission was 10,268. 7c; primes, 6'41 c. receipt of biiefi'ts under .true Pension Maple proednzcbs—Syrup: per snip. Act as at March 31, 1922, according to: Immigration. from -the Bsri'tith Isles •gal,, $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 pet' l ih:e ansa: report of the Board of has lately been showing considerable gal. Mapr.e enter, lib., 23 to 25c. er1 1. eneY — 60--8.e. tins nee to 12G p Pension Commissioners of Canada. increase when camp,arec to the corn lb • 5-2X/a_flb. tins, 12?/a to 131/zc per Thox,e .pentioirexs are divided as fel- rer.poradi�nig period of )sari yeiam. Bn«i,ti<ln lb.; Ontario comb honey, per doz.,' lows: Distability pensionere 45,130; immigrants in Jannary totalled 1,057; $8.75 to $4.50. to 1 disrabilr ty pensioners' wives 26,630; in January., 1922, they were 467. lin-1 Potatoes,, Onterics--No. 1, 90c i children 37,880; other relatives 772; migrants from the United States to- $1.00;ITo. 2, 80 to 90c. d�-�•�enidient •n•ernieners all•, .c;:,as.se�s, 19,- talp�ed 642 and 1,003 in January M. Smoked meats—lams, med., 26 to l > , 42 ked• 606; ehalccleen 16;374.; other relatives lest year. Immigrants from all sawn-' 290; 'oa�alt'ed 28mar ' to S'o2 to}. A despatch from London says:— 2 2 nsr,oned rolls, 26 to 28e; co ,.laseols, , 476 Fenian Raid, 186G T tr• f the t months 1' " J oto t3 i British Treasury hasmadepublic 1 trial Seas batt,., , TheBrr e 'ry a t 610•d� 1i 35c .: roe or a err rnon vs enc rig :gnu- v 9 c sme- ary index 1901 Act, ; penseone. un er62,849,iii e e + e .. , ary 31, totalled eniparison. and 1 e-'1fart bacon, 38c, he exact r aardrne the funding. 1.885 ,and genral,. 98 Britiislh sappaile-tial bi. agreement with the United States. On pena.'Cns 294; Fm,er.„h aril «'5th 82,268 for the aairespondin.g per- backs, boneless, 84 to .40c, I g Eng- Belgiumleruua ill t neion's: 39• sod of the previous fiscal year, a die -,C. d ,ears U^rag ,lear bacon 50 , ;the execution of the agreement, .n.i,.,ip_emen axy pe .. , c marry them at.*e end of the year. land will make a cash payment ,of I _•:an 2. crease. of 24 per cent. This inducement, however, is not.be- $4,120,850.74, leaving a net debt - of • • . - ^•--••• lire m i , to 70 lbs., $18.50; 70 to - 90 lbs., $1S; 90 tbs. and: up, $17; lightweight rands, ! in roasrreiisU $28; •heavyweight rolls, $35.1 Lard-1?L1re tierces, - 16, to 1.6%c; i teeee, 1G.1/' to 17.c; l,iaisls, 17 to 17%c; prints, 18x/zc. Shortening, tierces,' .14% to 1514e; tubs, 1511. to 15%e; pail' -i, 15% to 1614; prints, 17% . to 1181/4c. 1 Heavy steers,: choice, $7.50 to $8; i bwtc'her steers, 'choice, $6 to $6.50: dna, good, $5.50 to $6; do, medic $5rbo� $5,50; 50; 1 do, corn., $4 to $5•; ,. i choice, $6 to ,$6.50; do, mede, $5 to $5.50; do, corm,, $4 be $5; butcher cows, [choice, $4 to $5; do, med., $3..1a •$4; 1 canners and slitters, $1.•50 to $2; j hutcheee bulls, goods, $4 to $5; lea, •corn,, $3 to $4; feeding ,,teems, scala, $6 to, Ing mentioned by the railway officiates in their appeal for this •clasis of immi- grant. $75,000 Paid Taft as G.T.R. Arbitrator A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Ex -President Taft of the United as. possible, in 'denominations of $100. Sbates was paid $75,000 for his ser- each. voices in, connection with the Grand On 90• days' notice England may Trunk arbitration. This information po,,,,tp,ono any payment fora term of was given in the Rousse of Commons not mei o than .two years,but the total ; by Hon George P. Cera am, Minister payments dile for three sracee•ssive of Railways.The p:iynr,en1 'awes not years must be completed by December made by the Grand ' Trunk RaiIu ti, o8 the third year. Company, Mr. Graham added, but by Great Britain also is to have a, Grand Trunk siherehobders: respite on 30 days' notice that it will a-_ ___-: ”' melee: payments an the principal. w'h eh ; There prioritises to be a good tees at any time will amount to $1,000,000 market in the 1923 :season, according ox neeltiiples• to the Canadian CO -operative Wool A deisp,ateh from Washington` Growers. Since this ea-operatnlve sayse---'Phe first payment by the Bri- $4,600,000,000. This total will be covered by a bond issue dated Decem- ber 15, 1922, and expiring in 1984, with interest payable. semi-annually at a rate ef three per •cent. to Decem- ber 15, 1932; and three and a half nem cent. for the rest of the term. The bonds will be payable in United States gold coin; and will be issued, as far pel7ing ,agency v on first organized in 1918 aver 19,500,000 poum.dha ,of Can- adiiar wool have beren ural dal Canada, England and the United States 'after being cectivelry ,graded ,by the Do- minion Livestock Branch before being offered for sale. For every inch oi: srtatil e a man aboard weigh 3• lbs: 5 ozs. •bi,sh Government mules the recently negotiated debt funding agreement' was evade on Thured,ay at the Newl York Federal Reserve Bank. Correct. Teaeher--•"Who can name one im- portant ting we have now that we did j not •1`a e one hundred years ago?" Pommy ---,`Me." :sk res Natural Resources Bulletin The Natural. Resources Intel- ligence Service of the Depart ment of . the Interior at Ottawa says:— It is not too early to plan- for summer vacation. Where • to epend iit es the question. On- tario has many bentity . spots, where lake and r,iver., with ne- ttnal scenery and varying e'.•c- grees of solitude are available at the 'wide. of : the halide,;; - maker, Lakeside rosette' abetted eking the Greet, Lakes, while in Algonquin . Park, tre M12,Ftkol.a and Rideau Lakes diet. -e:ts in old Ontario; arjd the Lake -of- the -Woods • district n newer Ont-aiuo, ofi'er to the holiday - seeker recreation under condi tions of convpleee re',wx,ati on_ To these who wish to .. spend their . vacation in 'trave'l, liici mountain parks .of the west and the seaside resorts or the 111ani=. time Provinces offer many it- trtet'on:s. The Batter provinces are mallet/1g a united effort to attract town -nets this year, $6.50; dna, fair, $5.50 bo $G; ,stockers,; 1good,$5 to $5.50; do-, fats, $4" to $5;. calves', choice, $11 to $13; 'da, med.,'• $8 to $10;,. do, ^coin., $4 to $8; march; i cows, 'choice, '$70 to $90; sgeingers;, 1i ch,o.,ce. $80 to $100; iltianib+s aeboioa�, $13; 1 bo $14; -do, ,sipaIng, each, $16; sheep, !choice' $7.50 to $8;da,; culla $4 to $5;1 hose, feed end 'w'ater.ed., $9.50 to $10; • do, .1 o,h., $8,75 to $9:25; do, -country 1 points, ,$8 50 to -$9. `Hog quotationsare based on the prices of thick, sniornbh hoses, sold on. a graded: bases, `or selects„ solidi on a fiat 1 rata Bacon selects', sold on :the graded brinig lean 1, over the ri+c�emorfro thick, hi ger . Ntontrc aL , Oats, Can. Wester' No. 2 6-4 bo 105c,• Can Western,ld'o 8, 59 to(i0e; extra No. 1 feed, 56 to 57c No. 2 F a)mmbHwEerroi 693rr C3 . Write far'laat c.4' C'. s'ue'atliWesttr,4zIt opportunities CANA5AC@I NT W.Va. 29 MELIND t9Tf1847 MONTREAL TORONTO 502 Jackson Buildintg OTTAWA. .017 ;1• ,11