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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-12-6, Page 6REQ , , :TIONS COMMITTEE TO MAKE FULL INQUIRY INTO GERMANY'S RESOURCES A despatch from Paris says :--- ;After declining to co-operate less than a, month ago because of Premier Fein.- ,, 1 are's advance restrictions on the pro- posed experts coi'nmittee, the united. 0.tates Administration is now given Ign . opportunity to reconsider its de- rision to stay out of Europe... The Reparations Commission unani nlously decided to create immediately two expert committees, with the object of trying to straighten out the present hopeless situation. The first will con- centrate on a balance of the German budget and upon measures necessary to stabilize the currency. The second will consider means of estimating the amount of exported capital and how best it can be brought back to Ger- Sir erSir John Bradbury desires it em- phasized that it is not the original restricted inquiry. "We are making an inquiry without restrictions," he said. "There is no �. mention of a limited number of years. If the experts desire to projeet their study far ahead regarding Germany's. resources and capacity, they may do so. This is a public and unanimous invitation to the United States to co operate. "Unless it is possible to obtain the American members -they need not necessarily be appointed by the Wash- ington Government --the proposed committees are not likely to achieve' any very useful results. In fact, in the absence of America I do not think that they will even be called into being. In that event, Sir John illy con- cealed his belief that England would withdraw from the. Reparations Com- mission. The onus of mending or end- ing the Entente Cordiale is therefore indirectly placed on the Coolidge Ad. ministration, since no one on the spot doubts that this is ,the final attempt by Great Britain to pull together with France. GIVES PROOF POSITIVE OF BIBLICAL HISTORY Professor MacAllister Dis- covers Traces of Ancient City Captured by David. A despatch from London says: --- Professor Robert . A. MacAllister, leader of the joint expedition sent to the Holy Land by the Palestine Ex- ploration Fund and The Daily Tele- graph, and who last week confirmed the discovery of traces of the ancient city of David, has unearthed a num- ber of treasures of the period. In.a despatch to The Telegraph he says: "I have found early "Canaanite Mycenaean pottery, among which is a jar handle with a twelfth dynasty scarab sealing. The discovery of a Jebusite fortress is confirmed,"" • The Telegraph's continents on Pro- fessor MacAllister's despatches as ?Having lifted the veil from one of the most fascinating historical problems.. "We can • now positively say," it adds, "that he discovered the ancient city, which was already centuries old when David captured it. It is with feeling akin to reverence that one gradually sees emerging out of the mists of the ages proof positive of the truth of the biblical story." Doctors Take Tooth from Woman's Lungs New Scallop Beds Discovered Off Nova Scotia Coast A despatch from New York says;-- Resorting ays;-Resorting to the principle a sword swallower employs, surgeons of St. Mary's Hospital, St. Mark's Avenue, Brooklyn, recovered a tooth that had been swallowed by Mrs. Helena Pet- ersberger, 30 years old. Several months ago Mrs. Peters- berger had the tooth pulled. She gulped and it fell back in her throat and down into one of her lungs. She coughed constantly and Dr. John G. Williams, of Brooklyn, planned the tooth's recovery. Mrs. Petersberger was not given an anaesthetic but was placed on the op- erating table with her hed and neck in a position so that the throat larnyx and lung were in a straight line. A thin metal tube which surgeons call a bronchoscope was inserted: A sur- geon directed it through an X-ray ma- chine until the end of the tube was . directly over the tooth: Then a pair of specially made forceps was slipped through the tube and the tooth with- drawn. Mrs. Petersburger is now at her home, finally rid of the bother- some molar. • German Baby Aeroplanes Exported in Large Numbers A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Discovery of three new scallop beds situated near the Lurcher lightship, off the coast of Yarmouth county, Nova_Scotia, is announced by the De- pertinent of Marine and Fisheries. The discovery was made by the fish- eries protection vessel Arleux, which made a search for new scallop beds recently off the western end of Nova Scotia. The beds are said to contain A despatch from Berlin says :-A high-powered baby aeroplane selling for 5,000 gold marks ($1,250) is now put on a production basis because .et the world-wide demand. It is the Sitahlwerk Mark, and is made in Breslau. It has a speed of sixty miles. an hour, and is extraordinarily safe because of its metal construction, for it does not smash up or splinter in a crash. Its gasoline consumption is very low. This baby plane, which has been bought by thousands of junket- farmers unketfanners and by travelling salesmen, is now being exported 'in large num- bers. 1t is selling at a lower price than any automobile made in Ger- many.. scallopsin such quantities as to give good returns to boats properly equip- ped for catching them. "Grenfell of Labrador" Dr. Grenfell, the world-famous meds- cal missionary to the natives of Labra- dor, who is being honored by fellow - member.; of his profession in Ontario. He declares that no mechanical device can replace dogs in Labrador, where the sagacity and instincts of the hus- kies, and their friendliness, means so much to travellers•. Irish Loan Payable in British Sterling A despatch from Dublin says:- An. ays:-An. interesting point in connection with the new national loan as to whether its service would be in Irish or British currency was settled by an official announcement that interest and principal would, be paid out in British sterling. Among the subscribers to the loan are the Dublin Port and Docks Board, £50,000; Great Northern Rail- way, £50,000, and the Dublin Distiller- ies Company, £25,000. Power Experts of Twenty Na- tions Will Confer in London A despatch from London. says: -A conference of power experts of twenty nations will.be held in London in July. The conferenoe will discuss hydro- electricity, coal and . oil heat. Among the aimsof the .conference will be to standardize mechanical parts. THE LOVELIEST GIRL IN AMERICA -AND A CANADIAN Norma Niblock, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B, Niblock, 105 Westmount Avenue, Toronto, who has been selected as the prettiest girl In America following a competition in one hundred cites of the United States and Canada. She will be sixteen years of age in January next, and was born in Calgary. FRANCE AND BRITAIN CAN WARD OFF PERIL Paris Proposes Anglo-French Naval and Aerial Entente. A despatch from Paris says: - France's reply to the Italo-Spanish Mediterranean alliance is a proposal for a Franco -British aerial and naval entente. The inspired Temps answers Reu-' ter's semi-official statement from Lon- don sources that Germany is arming and recruiting troops by stating that there is no danger of the Reich be- coming a military menace for a long time. But the suggested Italo-Spanish? pact might threaten the French com- munications with African colonies and the British lines of transport to India; via Gibraltar and Suez. France does not ask, and does not. need military aid on the Continent.? The Temps states, as the French army is sufficiently strong to handle any situation which might develop in Germany. British naval co-operation in the North Sea and Baltic would suffice. British aviation forces reinforcing the French flying fleet is urged,however,, to prevent Germany from overwhelm- ing France in the air suddenly, and then crossing the Channel and resum- ing the bombing of London. It is pointed out that attempts at defensive alliances between France and Great Britain hitherto have failed because the French always have sought to guarantee a certain number df divisions of British troops to be landed on the Continent within a stipulated time after hostilities open. NEWS OF WORLD DAILY ' IN ARCTIC REGIONS Capt. Donald McMillan Says Polar Night Has No Terrors for Explorers. A despatch from Prince Rupert, B. C., says :-Wireless reports have been received from nine different countries' and communication with a station ins Hawaii has been established by the radio operator of the Bovidoin, now 760 miles from the North Pole, with Captain Donald B. McMillan aboard, according to a message received here from the exploration party. Captain McMillan _said in his message that "news of the world was received like an evening paper, from two European wireless stations."' "With the coming of the long night, amateur radio stations in the Eastern States are being picked up and heard a, little more distinctly," the message declared. "The Bowdoin wireless made a record for itself on Friday night when Mix, our operator, talked with amateur station 6 CEU in Hawaii. This distance of 5,000 miles is possibly the world's record for short-wave sta- Dominiow News in Brief Vancouver, , B,C.-It is estimated by the,gr un mer that December; will see one boat a day taking grain from the port and that loading and clearing will be at capacity in the port. There are heavy bookings on the board to the Orient for December, which is unusual, and the elevator management is mak- ing preparations for this strain by sacking wheat well ahead, thus ob- viating a tib -up when the brills move- ment is at its height. Calgary, Alta, -Government labor bureaux report the biggest demand for men for lumber camps in several years. Lumber concerns expect a brisk business next year in Alberta as a result of the heavy crop. Winnipeg, Man. -Disappointed with conditions across the line many Win- nipeggers who have gone to the Un- ited States in search of brighter pros- pects are reported returning to their home cities. All classes are, included in the movement, which is the more remarkable in. that it is taking place on the approach of winter) when the exodus to the south is usually at its height. By next spring it is felt that the trek back to Canada will be in full swing. Hamilton, Ont -The growth and development of this city is both inspir- ing and encouraging. At the end of tions. We have heard stations in Eng -1 land, Germany, Holland, Mexico, France, Norway, Italy, Japan; and i frram stations in Oxford, England, and! Spain. We receive news of the world Nauen, Germany, and look forward' each day to our `evening paper.' "The long Arctic night, so much dreaded by explorers of old, and so vividly described with all its conse- quences in their narratives, has no terrors for the crew of the Bowdoin. Our living conditions are vastly dif- ferent and all -conducive to good health and happiness." REPORT GERMANY REARMING HER FORCES British Foreign Office Issues Statement That News is Not Official. A despatch from London says :- "DiSturbing information concerning the extent to which Germany is re- cruiting and re -arming has been re- ceived by the British Government," says a Reuter's news item. "Although the view is taken offi- cially that this information is po- tential rather than imminent danger, the British authorities are frankly concerned over the situation and its bearing on the peace of Europe." "It is known that rapid military training of large numbers of men, in excess of the Versailles Treaty stipu- lations has been progressing," says the Reuter article. "This, it is de- clared; is more than ever the case since the .Allied military control ceas- ed nearly a year ago. Recruiting has been especially active in Bavaria, where the security police have been engaged in manoeuvres with the army. Th training of students also is in constant progress. Hitherto all at- tempts to induce Germany to produce recruiting returns in order to enable the Allies to check up the paper strength of the German army at any given moment of inspection, with the number of recruits actually trained, has been unsuccessful." A new plaster quarry has been opened a short distance from Clarks- ville Station, N.S., by . the Windsor Plaster Co. It is the intention of the company to ship about 5,000 tons to their mill per annum. There are large deposits of limestone in the same vi- cinity; also a kind of marble. o. An unusually large demand for Prince Edward Island certified pota- toes has . given a decided stimulus to the seed potato industry 'of the prov- ince. Double the quantity produced could have been dispoed of to Amer- ican buyers at $1,10 a bushel. ` It is estimated that- the acreage will be in- creased fully , 50 per cent. for " 1924. The last shipment of certified seed po- tatoes from the. Island left for Vir- ginia with a .cargo of 65,000 bushels. last year there were seven hundred and ninety industries established: to which have been added this year to date a further fifteen; The establish• ment of a coke oven. plant•whicb vri1L be completed this month, is the out' standing item: of the year. This plant will manufacture about three hundied tons of coke per. day. Montreal, Que.-Exports of :bacon from Canada to Great Britain in- creased almost 8,,000,000, pounds dur- ing the first pine months of the cur- rent calendar year. For this period clueing 1922 there were 7.0,988,000 pounds of Canadian bacon shipped to the. British market, while thisyear the corresponding figure rose to 73,-, 934;000pounds. Kentville, N.S.-' A movement is on foot to establish a small pork packing plant at an advantageous point in Eastern Nova Scotia. Meetings have teen held looking to ~his end and a strong committee has been formed to gather information and report upon the feasibility of the scheme. The dairy interests .in this part ,of the province are convinced that more hogs of standard type could be raised profitably if market conditions were more favorable. At present the sale of hogs is pretty much an individual ,problem for each gi fixer. The Week's Markets TORONTO. $1.0 M4ani'4.toba wheat -No. 1 Northern, Manitoba oats -No. 3 CW, 43c; No. 1 extra feed, 41%c. Manitoba barley -Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. American corn -Track, Toronto, No. 2 yellow, $1.17. Ontario barley -58 to 60c. Buckwheat -No. 2, 72 to 75c. Ontario rye No. 2, 73 to 75c. Peas -Sample, $1.50 to $1.55. Millfeed-Del., Montreal freights, bags included: Bra:., per ton, $27; shorts, per ton, $30; middlings, $36;. good feed flour, $2.05. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 94 to 96c, outside. Ont. No. 2 :white oats -38 to 40c. Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour -Ninety per cent. pat, in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $4.75; Toronto basis, $4.75; bulk, seaboard, $4.25. Manitoba flour -1st pats., in jute sacks, $6.30 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $5.80. Hay -Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $14.50 to $15; No. 2, $14.50; No. 3, $12.50; mixed, $12. Straw -Car lots, per ton, $9. Cheese -New, large, 23 to 24c; twins, 24 to 25c; triplets, 25 to 26e; Stiltons, 25 to 26c. Old, large, 30 to 81c; twins, 31 to 82c. Butter -Finest creamery prints, 41 to 430; No. 1 creamery, 38 to 40c; No. 2, 36 to 38c. Eggs -Extras, fresh, in cartons, 70 to 74c; extras, storage, in cartons, 45 to 47c; extras, 42 to 43c; firsts, 88 to 39c; seconds, 30 to 32c. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 25c; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c; hens, . over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4 to .5 lbs., 15c; do, 3 to 4 lbs.,. 15e; roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 20c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 18c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 28c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 33c; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 30c; hens, over 5 Ibs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 18c; roosters, 18c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 25e; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 88c. Beans --Canadian hand-picked, lb., 7c; rimes, 61c. Maple products -Syrup, per imp, gal., $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25c. Honey -60 -lb. tins, 12 to 18c per Ib.; 10-1b. tins, 12 to 13c; 5 -Ib. tins, 1: to 14c; 21,f.. -lb. tins, 14 to 15c; comb honey, per doz., No. 1, $8,75 to $4; No. 2, $3.25 to $3.50. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 26 to 27c; cooked hams, 87 to 39c• smoked rolls, 21 to 28c; cottage robs, 22 to 24c; breakfast bacon, 25 to 27c; spe- ial brand' breakfast bacon, 30 to 33e; backs, boneless, 30 to 35c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 60 to 70 lbs., $17.50; 90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $36; heavyweight rolls, $33. Lard, pure tierces, 18 to 183%; tubs, 18% -to 19c; pails, 19 to 193isc;. prints; 203 to 211c; shortening tierces, 151/4 to 15%c; tubs, 1534 to 16c; pails, 16 to 16%c; prints, 1834 to 183/4c. Heavy steers, choice, $6.75 to $7; butcher' steers, choice, $5.75 to $6.50; do, corn., $8 to $4; butcher heifers, choice, $5.75 to $6.25; do, med., $4 to $5; do, com., $3 to $3.50; butcher cows, choice, $4 to $4.50;; do, med., $3 to $$4; canners -and cutters, $1.50 to $2.50; butcher bulls, good, $3.50 to $4.50; do, com., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers, good, $5 to $5.50; do, fair, $4.50 to $5; stockers, good, $4 to $5; do, fair, $3:50 to $4; milkers and springers, $80 to 110; calves,.choice, $10 to $11; -do, meds, '''$8 to $9; 'do, com., '$4 • British Poet Laureate Robert Bridges, nearly eighty, the British poet laureate, who has been "loaned" to the University of Michi- gan, as a guest professor for a year. to $5; do, grassers, $3.50 to $4.50; lambs, choice, $10.25 to $10.75; do, bucks, . $9 to $9.25; do, cora. $8 to $.8.50; sheep, light ewes, good, $6 to $6.50; do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to $2.50; hogs, thick, smooth, F.W., $8; do, f.o.b., $7.50; do country points, $7.25; do, selects, $8.85. MONTREAL. Oats, N. 2 CW, 58 to 54c; No. 3 CW, 52 to 53c; extra No. 1 feed, 501/4 to 511/4e; No. 2 local white, 493 to 501/4c. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., lath, $6.30; 2nds, $5.80; strong bakers, $5.60; winter pats., chcice, $5.75 to $5.85.` Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $2,95. Bran, $27.25. Shorts, $30.25. Mid- dlings, $36.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $16. Cheese, finest westerns, 17% to 1834c; finest easterns, 171/4 to 17%c; Butter, No. 1 creamery, 39 to 39/c; special pasteurized, 401/4c; No. 1 pas- teurized, 40c. Eggs, extras, 40c; No. 1 stock, 86 to 87c; No. 2 stock, 30 to 32c. - Canner cows, $1.25 to $1.50; cut- ters, $1.75 to $2.25; dairy type cows, $2.35 to $3; good veals, $9.50 to $10; hogs, $8.50 to $8.75 for thick smooths and utcher; selects, $9.25. First Civilian Air Despatch Rider Carries Political News' A despatch from London says :-- Lawrence Sperry, the young. New'. York airman, who has been over here several weeks flying his baby plane;• has just become the first civilian air despatch rider in the world. It is announced, that he is engaged by the Liberal Party to carry urgent messages to Parliamentary candidates around the country. Sperry will probably be used to make a dramatic appearance at Lib- eral political meetings as the bearer of messages from leading Liberals to the Liberal candidate speaking there; A saw mill at Prince.. Rupert, with large timber tracts nearby held by the Prince Rupert Holding Co., Ltd., are, reported tohave been sold to a group of California and Iowa capitalists for approximately $500,000. The pur- chasers, it is believed, intend to de -. velop .a pulp and paper industry. The sawmill has ,a cut of about 125,000 feet ,.a :day. poCYOR W HIT EY'Z. BiRretilaN 15 NEXT NrONDAY , FANNY; AND LIKE To GIVE HIM A' f11 500,P E. Vd u RABBI`fBO•RO: • WELL , WHY .DON'T Yot,1 JUST TELL HI M YOUR �yREAL AGE t! , 1