The Exeter Advocate, 1923-4-19, Page 7Dominion News hi Brief
Invermere, B.C.-Lionel Baveymore, the number of rural telephones per
:and an all-star cast, under the person- capita, with a telephone for every
:al supervision of E. II; Griffith, are nine of the population. It is esthnat
at present in this district producing ed that the Saskatchewan Government
a new film based on Arthur Stringer's has $11,000,000 invested in urban tele-
novel, . "Snow Blind." The film is be- phones with 31,800 subscribers, while
Ing made for Famous Players, and rural companiesin the province have
later will be released through some invested $15,000 with 58,000 sub -
'7,000 theatres in Canada and the Un-
ited States. It is` of interest to note
that during the past few years several
scribers.
Port Arthur, ,Ont.—Local marine
men are looking forward to a busy
large film producing companies have season of navigation. There is con -
been using `the magnificent scenery of siderable grain in store ready to move
the Canadian . Rockies for exterior.
scenes, while the interior views are be-
ing taken in the East or California,.
Calgary, Alta. ---Considerable branch by 41 new vessels, the majority of
line construction will be made in which are now building far Canadian
Western Canada this year by the Can- companies in Great Britain.
adieu Pacific Railway, according to Quebec, Que.—It is reported that a
D. C. Coleman, Vice -President of gold rush is in full swing, which may
'Western Lines. Mr. Coleman states bring about the development of more
that it is proposed to complete the mining camps in the counties of` Tem -
Lanigan northerly branch from the iskaming and Abitibi, just east of the
present terminal_ at Naicam to Mel- Ontario boundary, Gold was discov-
fort. Work will be undertaken on the ered in these two counties early in
Cutknife-Whiteford. Lake line, which 1922, and a rush of prospectors began
will be carried to the crossing of thea in March of that year. In October,
Battle- River this season. The first 1922, 250 claims were staked, compris-
two sections of the Milden-Empress ing about 50,000 acres of land, and
this, with other claims staked earlier
in the year, and since October last,
would bring the total number of acres
up to about 90,000.
Halifax, N.S.—Upwards of - two
hundred boys, most of them between
the ages of twelve and fifteen, on their
way to farms in the Canadian West,
landed here recently. These boys were
brought out under the auspices of var-
ious societies interested in child wel-
fare work.
out and a largo quantity of freight to
come hero from the East The fleet
on. the Great Lakes will be augmented
line, 59 miles in all; the first two sec-
-Lions of the Leader southerly line, 50
miles, and the first section of the Wy-
mark-Archive line, 25 miles, will be
completed. Mr, Coleman stated it was.
also intended to build from Drumhel-
ler south to the I3u11 Pound, a distance
of thirty-nine miles, Work 'is now
proceeding on the first two sections of
'the Consul-Assiniboia branch.
Regina, Sask.—Saskatchewan now
stands first in the world in regard to
ALBERTA COAL OF
SUPERIOR QUALITY
Anthracite Delivered in On-
tario at About Seventeen
Dollars Per Ton.
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A despatch from Ottawa says:—
"You would need several adding ma-
chines to estimate the amount of an-
thracite in the hard coal areas of Al-
berta," Joseph Errington, discoverer
of the Alberta fields, told the Com-
mons Committee on Canada's Fuel
Supply Thursday afternoon. The
Hoppe field, he estimated, extended
about 35 miles north and south and
30 miles east and west. Replying to
E. 3. Garland (Bow River), he agreed
that the coal might run' 100,000,000 ;
tons, but it would be foolish, in his
opinion, to attempt to estimate the I
amount.
Coal in the Alberta hard coal area
was equal to any mined anywhere in
the world. There was also a great
deal of coal which was suitable for
coking. Transportation, however, wes
the great prblem.
He estimated that 'coal from the an-
thracite areas could be placed in To-
ronto at about $16 or $17 a ton. There
would be additional charges for re-
tailing. The coal was superior to
Pennsylvania anthracite now being
delivered to Canadian points.
Mining conditions in the Alberta
field were superior to those in the
Pennsylvania field, and the coal itself.
was clean and did not deteriorate. The
public would not need further educa-
tion in using Alberta coal. If the
field was -developed it would also• pro-
vide a profitable tonnage for the Can-
adian National Railways.
King and Queen Speak
to Children on Empire Day
A despatch from Ottawa says:--
Their
ays:—Their. Majesties the King and Queen
are to address messages to the chil-
dren in the elementary schools of the
Empire on May 24, and have arrang-
ed to have these recorded for grama-
phone reproduction, so that the chil-
• dren may hear the messages in their
Majesties' own voices. ti T
Heads N.C.E.
Mr. Vincent Massey, of Toronto, who
is keenly interested in many branches
of educational work, has been elected
president of the National Council of
Education, at the convention in Toron-
to.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
WRECK RY. BRIDGE
THE ROYAL FAMILY IN A VILLAGE SETTING
Me Yorkshire village of Goldsbonough was the scene of a royal family
party when the King's grandson, Princess Mary's .son, was christened in the
village church. The tiny church held only the tenants and villagers, but
thousands •of visitors watched the party on its walk from Goldeborough
Ball bo the church. The picture shows Princess Mary and the King, follow-
ed by the nurse and baby, the Vicar of Goldsborough, and the Archbishop of
York preceded by his Chaplain. Above Queen Mary, in a merry mood, who
led the procession with her son-in-law, Viscount Lascelles.
it up into line with the rails within a
day and to replace the shattered con-
crete with timber supports.
Although such acts of sabotage are
officially disavowed on the German
side, there is unofficial exultation
when they- are announced, and it is
becoming more and more obvious that
there is an official sabotage organiza-
tion plentifully supplied with high ex-
plosives and directed by a ' staff of
German engineers in selecting stra-
tegical
trategical points for destruction.
Germans Counteracting Frenc
Progress in Ruhr by Acts
of Sabotage.
A despatch from Buer, Germany,
says:—The ire of the Germans is
counteracting French progress in
seizing coke in the Ruhr, by destroy-
ing waterways and railways through
which coke might ,be moved into
France.
A charge of high explosive blew
the steel rockers from under one end
of a rilway bridge here Wednesday
morning and shattered the concrete
supports sufficiently to let the bridge
down about two feet. It was only be-
cause part of the charge failed to ex-
plode that the concrete supports were
not further destroyed and the bridge
completely unseated.
French engineers were able to jack
,ISA.T'T IT EXASPERATING?
•--Louis'v'ille
SCOURING MOUNTAINS
IN SEARCH OF VALERA
Six Columns of Free State
Troops Search Tipperary
for Rebel Leader.
A despatch from Dublin says:—Six
columns of Free State troops under
General Prout are scouring the moun-
tains in Tipperary for Eamonn de
Valera, Dan Breen and other Repub-
lican adherents who escaped the Na-
tional troops when Liam Lynch was
fatally wounded and captured. This
operation is the best organized effort
yet made to capture de Valera.
The area in which the troops are
operating is very mountainous, and
little information regarding their
movements is trickling through.
Thomas Keating, one of the South-
ern irregular leaders, died on Thurs-
day from his wounds in the Dungar- handling the smuggling, will now re -
van Hospital. Keating, with a party vive considerably. It will be impos-
of irregulars, was surprised by troops sible totally to check silk smuggling,
operating at Coolnasmear, near Dun- but at the same time it is believed
garvan, County Waterford. The ir- it is now.as closely confined as it is
regulars refused to surrender and possible to_____.keep
were fired upon, Keating receiving a
mortal wound. He was one of the
most active of the Southern irregu-
lars.
Considerable discussion took place
in Dail Eireann Thursday over tl'ie
position of the Free State army, the
contention having been raised in some
quarters that the military branch is
not sufficiently under civil control.
President Cosgrave arose and de-
clared that General Mulcahy, Minis-
ter of Defence, had his entire confi-
dence and that there was no intention
of disturbing him in his direction of
military affairs.
DISSOLUTION OF ONTARIO PARLIAMENT
WITH ELECTIONS LAST WEEK IN JUNE
A despatch from Toronto says;—,
The fifteenth Legislature of .Ontario
'is to be dissolved on or about May 4,f
and the Provincial general election'
will follow in the last week of June.
This announcement was made by,
Premier Drury to the Legislature'
when the House met or. Thursday
afternoon, It followed a buy y morn-
ing of conferences with the Ministers.
and a meeting of the Cabinet in Coun-
cil. The sensational episodes of the
overnight sitting had left the atmos-
phere at Queen's Park tense with ex-
pectancy, and many rumors of "de-
velopments" were afloat'.
It was evident from the moment
when Ministers and members started
to arrive at the Buildings that all
parties and groups took ,for granted
the imminence of an appeal to the
people. Pre-election preparations got
underway openly. Group conferences
took place at various party headquar-
ters. A full attendance of members
and crowded, curious galleries greet-
ed Mr. Speaker when he took the chair'
at the formal .opening of the House.
The Premier did not leave any
doubt 'as to the procedure upon which
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CANADA PUTS STOP
TO SILK SMUGGLING
Vigilant Officials Stamp Out
Illicit Traffic Along the
Niagara Frontier.
A despatch from Bridgeburg
says :—Collector of Customs and Ex-
cise Frank T. Pattison believes that
the backbone of the silk -smuggling in-
dustry has now been broken. With
Canada led the world in 1922 in the
export of raw .furs to the United
States. The total fur catch for that
year was over 4,000,000 pelts, valued
at $16,000,000. While the general:
price of rawfurs shows a downward.
trend, the total catch shows a remark-
able increase.
Nearly four thousand persons de-
signated as farmers, ranchers and
fruit growers in Canada were regis-
tered as shareholders in Canadian
chartered banks in 1922, according to
a report tabled in the House of Corn -
mons. By provinces, these sharehold-
ers were distributed as follows: Al-
berta, 216; British Columbia, 98;
Manitoba, 880; New Brunswick, 65;
Nova Scotia, 245; Ontario, 1,188;
Prince Edward Island, 38; Quebec,
465; and Saskatchewan, 747.
Government had determined, Im-
mediately following 'his announcement
of , pending dissolution he introduced
in blank three electoral bill—redistri-
bttional, proportional representation:
and the single transferable vote sys-
Lein in single -member ridings. Those
bills are to be first, dealt with by a
committee 'consisting of 11, Govern-
ment members, 5 Liberals, 5 Conser-
vatives and 1 Independent, with the.
Speaker as Chairman.
Guide Chief in Canada
Lady Olave Baden-Powell, wife of
the founder of the Boy Scout and Girl
Guide movements, who Is in Canada:
with her husband, and ie being greeted'
by the Guides in all parts of the coup'
try. •
Potatoes, Ontarios—No. 1, $1.10 to
$1.15; No. 2, $1 to $1.10,
Smoked meats—Hams, med., 25 to,
27e; cooked hams, 35 to 40c smoked
The Week's Markets
TORONTO. rolls, 26 to 28c; cottage rolls, 32 to
Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern 35c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 33c; spec
tial brand breakfast bacon, 35 to 38ce
$1.301/4. ' backs, boneless, 34 to 40c.
Manitoba oate—Nominal. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50
Manitoba barley—Nominal. to 70 lbs., $18.50; 70 to 90 lbs., $18;
All the above track, Bay ports. 90 lbs. and up, $17; lightweight rolls,
Barley—Malting, 59 to 61c, accord- in barrels, $88; heavyweight rolls;
$85.
Lard—Pure tierces 16 to 161,'ac;
tubs, 161/, to 17e; pails, 17 to 17%c;
prints, 18%c. Shortening tierces,
14% to 15e4c; tubs, 15% to 15%c;
pails, 15% to 16x/40; prints, 173 to
184c.
Heavy steers, choice, $7.50 to $7.90 e
butcher steers, choice, $6.75 to $7.25;1
do, good, $6 to $6.50; do, med., $5.25;
to $6; do, com., $4.50 to $5; butcher;
inal. heifers, choice, $6 75 to $7.25; do,
Ontario flour—Ninety per cent, pat., med., $6 to $6,50; do, tom., $4.50 to
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- $5- butcher cows, choice, $4 to $5; doe
went, $5.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, med., $8 to $4; canners and cutters,'
$5.05 to $5.15; bulk seaboard, $4.95 to $1.50 to $2; butcher bulls, good, $4 to
$5. $5; do, com., $3 to $4; feeding steers'
Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton good, $5,75 to $6.25; do, fair, $5.50 to
sacks, $7.10 per barrel; 2nd pats.,
$63 stockers, good, $5 to $5.50; do
$G 6V fair, $4 to $5; calves, choice, $9 tq
additionalpreventive measures that ing to freights outside.
Buckwheat—No, 2, 75 to 77c.
have been taken, it is his belief and Rye—No. 2, 77 to 79c. '
the belief of other officials that silk Peas—No. 2, $1.45 to $1.50,
smuggling has been practically stamp- Milifeed—Del., Montreal freights,
ed out along the Niagara border—a bags included: Bran, per ton, $26;
far different condition from that shorts, per ton, $28; middlings, $28.50;
which existed two years, or even a good feed fit,ur, $2.
year ago at this time. Ontario wheat—No, 2 white, $1.14
g to $1.16, according to freights outside.
Officers stationed at this frontier Ontario No. 2 white oats -49 to 51c.
port have been active and on the job Ontario corn Nom
24 hours a day for some weeks in
efforts to secure the upper hand of
the smuggling combine.
Cigarettes are about the only prob-
lem• left with which border Customs
officials have to cope. This later traf-
fic is likewise being cut down to a
minimum although it is difficult en-
tirely to stamp it out.
The frontier port of Bridgeburg
-has come through, with honors, a
difficult task in stopping the activities
of the silk smugglers, and it is now I large, 31 to S2c; twins,
Hay—Extra No. 2, per ton, track, $11;do, mel., $7 to $; do, com., $4:
Toronto, $14; mixed, $11; clover, $8. to $5; ranch cows, choice, $70 to $90;
Straw—Car lots, per ton, track, To- springers, choice, $80 to $100; lambs,'
.onto, $9. choice, $24 to $16; do, springs, $15 to
Cheese—Neve, large, 26c 2 grins, $18; sheep, -choice, $8 to $9; do, culls,'
261rzc triplets, 28e; Stiltons, .9e, Old, $4 to $5; hogs, fed and watered, $11,
33 to 3403 to $11.25; do, f.o.b., $10.25 to $10.50,
predicted that the textile trade, struck Stiltons, 35e. •Kn do, country points, $10 to $10.25.
MONTREAL.
Corn, Am. No. 2 yellow, 98 to 99c.
Oats, Can. west., No. 2, 67 to 68c; do,
No. 8, 62 to 63c; extra No. 1 feed,
601/, to 61c; No, 2 local white, 59l4 to
60c. Flour—Man. spring wheat pats.,:
fists, $7.10; do, 2nds, $6.60; strong.
bakers', $6.40; winter pats., choice, $6
to $6.25. Rolled oats—bag of 90 lbs.,
$3.10 to $3.20: Bran—$26 to $28:
Shorts; $28 to $30; middlings, $33 to
$35. Hay—No. 2, per ton, car lots,
$13 to $14.
Cheese, finest Easterns, 20 to 21c.
Butter, choicest creamery, 43 to 44c,
Eggs, selected, 35c. Potatoes, per bag,
car lots, $1.20 to $125. "
Heavy dairy bulls in fair flesh, $4;.
com. cows, $3 to $4; med. to fairly'
good calves, $5 to $5.50; good veals,,
6; com. thin calves, $4 up; hogs,
selects and good quality butchers,.
$11.50 to $11,75.
It takes at least six years to pro•,
duce sufficient seeds of any new type
of wheat to test it for milling pur-
poses. If it fails then, the variety is
discarded•
0.
several bad blows through successful Butter—Finest creamery prints,
coups by the rivermen who were' to 51e; ordinary creamery prints, 47
to 49c; dairy, 30 to 33c; cooking, 24c.
Eggs—New laids, loose, 33 to 34c;
new lards, in cartons, 37 to 38c.
SCOTLANDYYARD
RIDS IRISH HOMES
Active Propaganda Work in
London Halted by
Detectives.
A despatch from London says:—'
Another secret raid upon persons sus-,
petted.: of plotting in behalf of the
Irish Republican cause was, made in
London Saturday morning, according
to the Daily Express. The paper men-
tions �reenwich, Woolwich an d Ber-
mondsey\as the districts where the
police operated.
Scotland Yard detectives `went in
auto'enobiles to the various districts
and swooped suddenly en numerous
houses. The; `occupants were taken
completely by surprise; many of them
were abed. Important documents re-
ferring to the activities of the work-
ers for the Irish rebels are said to
have been discovered, in the. search,
which occupied` some hours, but the
Express does not state whether there
were any arrests,
Since the round -up o;Mareh 10-11,
the paper adds, it has become known
that a considerable number of men,
women and girls, belonging to the
Irish revolutionary party, were con-
tinuing active propaganda work in
London. This led to exhaustive in
our ter' gullies and Saturday's raids,
Live poultry—Chickens, milk -fed,
over 5 lbs. 25c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 25c;
do, over 5 lbs., 24c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 21
to 24c; do, 2 to 4 lbs., 18 to 21c; hens,
over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 26c;
do, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c; roosters, 17c;
ducklings, over 5 lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 5
Ibe., 28c; turkeys,• young, 10 lbs. and
up, 30c.
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, milk -
fed, over 5 lbs., 35c; do, 4 to 5 lbs.,
88c; do, over 5 lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs.,
25c; do; 2 to 4 lbs., 25c; hens, over 5
lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 5' lbs., 28c; do, 3 to
4 lbs., 24c; ropsters, 24c; ducklings,
over 5 lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 29e;
turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 40c.
Beans—Can., hand-picked, lb., 7c;
primes, 6%e.
Maple products -Syrup, per imp.
gal., $2.50; per 5-gal.'tin, $2.40 per
gal. Maple sugar, lb., 23 to 25c.
Honey -60 -lb. tins, 11% to 12c per
lb.; 5 -2% -1b. -1b. tins, 12% to 18%c per
lb. Ontario• comb honey, per dozen,
$3.75 to $4,5
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The Queen cf Holland.
Queen 'Wilhelmina of Holland, who
was crowned twenty-five years ago.
She has been invited to visit New '
York next year to ,join in the celebra-
tion of the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of Dutch colonies
in the'New World.
Apples, pears, beans, poultry, oys-
ters, frozen meat, bacon, flour, and
bars' for copper -making helped to
make up the 10,000 -ton miscellaneous
cargo of an. Atlantic liner which re-
cently reached Liverpool from New
York.
The number of •y forest rangers en.
gaged in •the work of forest control,
with the object of preventing fires in
tho vicinity of the borders of Quebec
and Ontario, will be tripled during the
coming season, according• to a state-
ment made by the Provincial Minister
of Lands and Forests. It is anticipat-
ed that a similar protection will be
a`g'orded the forests on the Quebec -
,Maine line,
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