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The Exeter Advocate, 1922-6-29, Page 3The Bu ling of a Nation On the fifty-fifth euniversary of Garaadefie natal day, when the nine mil= tone of o'er peeple celebrate the ee- casion, few indeed there are who will appreciate -.the •arduous Taber and un-• eortiponrising olyposition Which the etozxmat'retively fav far-seeing and patriotic • leaders- and promoters of- 'United f-united Canada, encountered in wont- •pushing their alreeet he'ieulean task, Facing the teture as we are today, with problenis whicb call for the best minds of the country for their soha- time with vimaar burdens which require Patience and perseverance in their re- moval,. and with a consciousness that we- hays it in us to surmount all -oppo-' virion, thinking Canadians - will gook back et the time when the compara- tively small population of the original four Ca.aad:an provinces inritiated the idea of bringing into a Confederation the indivithat provinces• or colonies, a4e they were up to that time, a Britt. ish North America, Each had it* own internal troubles, political anal educe-. UMW problems loomed large izz the public eye, .and. each in tum endeavor ed to lay its side of the case zaefoe Sw 'eseiv a governors. The .s zggestiori of Lord Durham, in 1839, that the` several previnew ahoufd unite, was,, es far as our records show, the first official reeogxition cf the need of: greater cohesion in public affairs and in more effective support of the Brit- ish connection. In a report Lord Dune Train said: "I sliscaasre4 a general mea-' sura to the government a the colon-! des with the deputations from the; Lower Provinces, and with various, leading individuate anit publie bodies; in beth the Car adaa .. , -sand 1 wax! gratified by finding the leading zudnds" of the various eolenies strongly and; genez'aliy inclined to a schense that would elevate their countries into; something' Dike at rat oral evistenee." Tire British American League, ant rgaaelention founded to offset cert.'tin` KaatUo t sn geatiens, in 1$19 adorkt•4. e oaf its main objects the eon,4 tbe provinces. The alt•:l D adaption of the prtapMsition by 'native bialy rats in 1851, widen' 1.ST .Seetia, Any urzarcintn?"r8• a.Me ll a. resenution that "The Unions or Confederation of the British prove' piece, while caicaa'latted to perpetuate their sonnectien with the parent state will increase their strength and in- fluence, and elevate their position," At the opening of the Legislature Of upper and Lower Canatiaa, in 1854,� Victoria, B.0 --Approximately $1,- n00,000 will be spent on highways in British Columbia this year, Hon. W. Ii, Sutherland, Minieter of Public Werke, announced.. The work includes the Pacific Highway paving in they .municipality a>w Survey; the Nelson-� Ymir road, $80,000; Cas;.ade-Rossland road, :$230,000; Similknmeen district roadwork, $80,000; Columbia. Valley, $62,000; Yellow Head Pass project, $68,000, etc.. C unrose, Alta. -Pelts from the fox farm here have been shipped to New York and London. this sprrieg for sale. Last epring 10 pelts sent to the St. Louis fur sale brought an average of $400 each, Regina, Sask.--Since the incorpora- tion of the Livestock Purchase and Sale A'ct by which the province of Saskatchewan sells pure-bred • and grade livestock to the farmers of tbe province on credit, over 3,000 farmers have been assisted. Over 1,100 bulls, nearly 10,000 grade 'heifers and cows, 400 rams, and !all lost 16,000 grade Sir Edmund Head, then Governor- General, In the Speech from the Throne, said; "I propose in the courae of the re- eete to communicate with Her Ma- jestene Government, and with the government of 'sister colonies, on an- ath:er matter of great importance. I +am desirous of inviting them to zis cuss with us tbe principles upon which a bond of a federal eharact>er, uniting the pr; vinees of North America, may perhaps hereafter be practicable," The federation suggestions Contin- uei to 'gain support, both in the Can- adas and in the maritime provinces. The latter, feeling acutely the need of union, agreed upon a -meeting to consider the feasibility of a maritime 111140I1. In tbe Parliament of Upper and Lower Carlene the agitation was ripe for action, and a coalition minis- try was foieeed with a view to press- ing the union. In furtherance of the plan, permission was asked and grant- ed that the Oanadas be allowed to take part in the federation .meeting of the maritime provinces, and eight representatives attended at Charlotte- town, P.E.I. A later meeting was held at Quebec,. when Upper and Lowe eat Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward lstaud and Newfoundland were represented. The conference unanimously resolved "that the best interests and present, and future prosperity of British North America will be promoted by a federal union under the Crown of Great Bri- tain, provided such union can be of. feete Ora principles just to the sal eras. provinces." The conference had ep- p eevett of confederation; it remained to be seen what action the several prov ntes would tatce. The Cantinas ti.e remed the proposal; Newfwandland rejected it, and ,till remains outside;' New Brunswick, while first rejecting it, a year later accepted the union' principle; Neva Scotia rather relnct aantt'y accented, but Prince Edward!! Island de fitted to rtcnuaira indepencieut4 'Relegates renresenting the four rte-„ cepting prowinee,e were sent to ',onkel to ;;ezuro the as,;ent cf the Imperial Government to the Union, and the, s, Confederation Alit, or what is offieaal- ly known es tho British North Am-, erica Act, was aas enteai to by Her M'aajesty en :lurch 29, 1867. While bat four provinces were or2ginally included in Confederation, the growth was rapid; Great Britain was asked to turzt over tho territory New Coat of Arms of the Dominion of Can TST known .as Rupert's Land, then largely uuder contrel of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the Northwest. In re- tura the Iudenn's Bay Company was., paid the sum of £300,000, together with land areas and other concessions. Out of this territory was formed the 1 rovirico of Manitoba, which entered' Confederation in 1870. British Col- umbia became a province in 1871, and Prince Edward Island, re -considering; its deeielon, entered Confederation in 1873. It was not until loon that further provinces were est idisbcd, In that veer ATerte and Sa l.atchewan were lucladecl in Confederation, making time last link in the chain of provinces from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and forming a nation which, upholding the traditions of its founders, is foremost ,. in industry andin#e,lagence, in de- velopment and progress, in naatural. wealth, .tnd: in stanchness of purpose' -prepared to go forward in the inter- est of her present and future people kznd the general good of the Empire. AUPAINIMIIMMINIVIMINKM ewes have been supplied to farmers on credit. Farmers in nearly every part of Saskatchewan have profited by this credit system, some in purchasing bet- ter stock sand others in laying a faun dation of a grade herd or flock, Winnipeg, Man. A trans -Canada Highway from Halifax to Vancouver is stated to be the object of tbe Can- adion Automobile Association by Dr. P. E. Doolittle, president of the organ- ization. The first and, immediate aim of the association, Dr. Doolittle stated, will be the decision of a route be- tween Winnipeg and Vancouver. Later will follow the planning of the route east from Winnipeg. Toronto, Ont. --The first radio in- spector in Ontario has been appointed: by the Government, to make an in- vestigation into all amateur sending stations against which there are com- plaints from time to time, and also issue licenses for receiving stations and examine candidates fox the gov- ernment's eertificate of proficiency in the operation, of radio equipment. Three Rivers, Que.-Recent pulp and paper activities here have attract - Air ed much attention, and eminent auth- orities say that this district is destin- ed to become the greatest paper pro - (Juicing centre in Canada. With the, Wrayaganaek Pulp and Paper Com- pany, the St. Maurice Lumber Com- pany, and the International Paper Co. already established, and the St, Law- rence Paper Co.'s plant under eon struction, the potential output of paper from this district early next year will be about 800 tons a day, or 240,000 tons a year, in addition to about 130,000 tons of pulp for the market. Marysville, N.B.--It was announced at the annual meeting of the Canadian Cottons, Ltd., that the company has at the present time 50 per cent. more orders than at the same time last year and sufficient to keep the mills fully eceupaed: for the next four months. Sydney, N.S: Niineteen hundred men., are now working at the Dominion 'Steel plant there, as against 1,200 at the first of May, according to infor- mation given out at British Empire Steel Corporation headquarters. s Murder is lrreconcxlables Answer A despatch from London Says:—The murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson may be the first move toward the renewal of a desperate out- break of fighting in the South of Ireland. It is the irreconcil abies' answer to the pro -treaty vote. 'Wilson was the direct- ing irec ing mind of the Northern mili� tary forces, and had mapped out a forceful campaign for the armed suppression of bor- der lawlessness. It is believed here that the deliberate day- light murder, committed re- gardless of the feet that escape was almost hopeless for the gunmen assigned to the job, indicates that the :murder is an act of revenge and terrorism, and possibly marks the initia- tion of open warfare by strik- ing at the keystone of Ulster's military strength. For Dominion Day. Not for the lakes of glancing blue I love this lend of mine, Not for the dark Laurentian streams Berimmed with spruce and pine, Not for the blushing winter peaks Where snows forever shine! Rich are the fields; but not for gold' Or wheat or dazzling ore And not for silver fisheries My land would. I adore. (Could I forget my lady's kiss To 'count her worldly store?) Nay! Were my land a wilderness, Still here would I abide. It is the soul of Canada That lifts my head in pride. Mother of half -a -million men Who Tyranny .defied. --Jesse Edgar Middleton. The Usual Place. Teacher -"Now can anyone tell me where Magna C.harta was signed?" Voice from the Back -"Please, sir, at the bottom." SIR HENRY WILSON SHOT BY TWO IRISHMEN AT HIS LONDON HOME British Field Marshal, Who Flayed a Distinguished Part in the Great. War, Had Lately Acted as Ulster's 11'ilitary Adviser. A despatch from London bays:-/ his ankbe, and the great soldier tope Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, pled over, falling headlong into the former Chief of the British Imperial gutter: General Staff, and lately military ad- As the two murderers started to vise' to the Ulster Government, ;vaas run away, the workmen shouted an aesasainated at the door of his home alarm, and the Field Marshal, who in Eaton Place en Thursday afternoon. was bleeding profusely, was quickly by James. O'Brien and James Connolly, ° carried into the house, Ile died ten two Irishmen. The assassins •were: minutes later, before it was possible captured after a thrilling -chase, to get medical aid. through the streets, in which 500: Field Marshal Sir Henry enughes policemen and civilians took part. I weson was formerly enter of the Int- l -lett an hour later London, Dublin, perial general staff of the British and Belfast thrilled with the news. �' army. He retired from this pont early* Announcing the tragedy in the House, the present year and stood for the of Commons, Austen Chamberlain Inpexial Parliament as Unionist can- completely broke down and the nae didate for North Down, Ireland. He adjourned as a mark of reepeet for, was elected member for this Ulster - the dead soldier; The Rouse of Lords` district on February 21, and shortly also adjourned after Sir Edward' Car-, afterward was appointed by Frernier son, in a broken voice, had asked for, Craig as L3lster'a Prime Agent for the the details of the tragic enol u his; restoration of order. The Field Mar- Mose friend. f shat went to Belfast from En land ranxned aately after lunch, Field Mar-,. early in March with plats wfor rester. Wilson had unveiled -a vele mem-' ing order, which he submitted to the t the Liverpool Street Railroad, Premien.al, and here he uttered his lett Field Marshal Wilsen's career in. tisords: 1 the Great War was enc of high dis. "We soldiers+ count our gains our; tinction, Ile went out with the uxpe- losses;, he said in lits unveiling, ditionary force under Lord French in ha+peeeh, "'Noss en we lose n ost and' 1914 and was the backbone of the twee," tht a rrha died in the great3 foie Mos. In 01ritieh staff 6 the ewao'sent onaa a The last words of the sleeeh were: mission to Russia,returning to France the famous couplet from Kipling: i as. special senior liaison officer at "The tumult.and the shouting dies, ; French general headquarters end later The captains and the kings depart."Q'vanapinted to the eastern e rn- The Field Marshal then drove back; 'nd at 'lime" ,, to his louse in the heart of Be g�ravia, In 1917, however, his most important At the moment he ,workbegan,In December of that tear stepped from thea be was appointed British ner cr on limousine the two men moved the Military Committee of the Allied him, at the same time dra•irirg til b ley tiutomatties. At first. they tncnaeed War Connell tar the e.estern front. the startled roadmen with their gunsit figures thus became i line edt the est lire a ,, and then turned them in the directions for rhfie Haig was the Brititt ora- of Wilson, whose back was towardi mender in the field, Willem: ::: the them. British voice whieh spaoke in t'n:' f's n - Two shots rang out sinauitaneousiyi ell at Versailles which Barrie:l cut the and the startled soldier swung sn1ft:-° joint eperattens of the aline. ly around, half drawing bis sword, At Versailles, Wilson was aseeciat- Whether the first bullets struck blitz ed with Zoeh up to the time Fe+'•h took is uncertain, but after giving voice to command of the joint foret ; in the a bewilderedexclamation, he turned field Ile also neva; to Trolly of+.,kee the on his heel and walked swiftly to the Italian debacle at Caporetto and slum. doorstep, drawing out his door key as ed the p'l'ans for holding been the Aus- he went. He was fumbling with the tro-German onrush into Italy Later, lock when the guns of the assassins Generel Cadenza, became his. associate again barked. at Versailles as the Italian represen One bullet pierced his head, another tatire of the joint Military Council. Markets of the World Toronto. Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1,80iy ; No. 2 Northern, $1.3511; No. 3 Northern, $1,25. Manitoba oats No, 2 CW, 56%e; No. 3 CW, 53%c; extra No. 1 feed, 53%c; No, 1 feed, 51%c. Manitoba barley -Nominal. All the above, track, Bay pork. American corn --No. 2 yellow, 79 ;ac; No. 3 yellow, 181,5c, all rail. Barley -No. y No 3 extra, test 47 lbs. or better, 60 to 65e, according to freights outside, Buckwheat -No. 3, $1.00. Rye -No. 2, 95c. Mi11fead--Dei., Montreal freight, bags included: Bran, per ton, $28 to $30; shorts, per ton, $30 to $32; good feed flour, $1.70 to $1.80. Bared hay ---Track, Toronto, per ton, extra No. 2, $22 to $23; mixed, $18 to $19; clover, $14 to $18. Straw -Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $12 to $13. Ontario wheat -No. 1 commercial, $1.25 to $L30, outside. Ontario No. 3 oats, 40 to 45c, out- side. Ontario corn -58 to 60e, outside. Ontario flour-lst pats., in jute seeks, 93's, $&.80 per bbl,; 2nd pats. (bakers), $6;30. Straights, in bulk, seaboard, $5.75. Manitoba flour let pats., in jute sacks, $7.80 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $7.30. Cheese -New, large, 1.84 to 19e;. 72.,10 egx Gene Byrnes Says: "It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken." I Ctse NERVE of o St t4O ME A STEAtK LIKE 'StltS-- He. Wold,- 6t r &WM' t •� rte, NAVE BETIA CARVED over THE Noor - 1{,L JUST -(>tdt Ri601' BACK re rC PW - G•tUE t1/4t'\ Tr\t CAL -UNG Dor-INof tkl5 uFE.- LM 50 IRfl COULD JUST Htr Nt14 1N E PACE t1 .0 w3-Ve MRS f5ANp 146,5 -� 5u0*F,R t Ditmt-r Kr aoW You CotAlt4Giri -rfr t DooR r-kr.veit .5 ,W Ar`f'300•f (:,E'P TmtPa So c.u$CKL'f 114 Yr< Lira -`(O' 1-44)5T ;} &.'4E L;a35T T1/41/41FN Poo Nr) Ci21? AREN'r yob) Tate JDLLI ER °(o a fro p,oT -few 611/e --mt. i301 Mc& Of SUET This C0OI.Dt lePel scone REAM' t9 IF ®ON' twins, 19 to 19%0: triplets, 20% to 21c. Old, large, 21e; twine, 21% to 22e.. Stiltons 22c, Extra old, targe, 26 to 27.e. Old Stiltons, 24e. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 21 to 25c; creamery prints, fresh, finest, 38 to 390; .No. 1, 37 to 380; No. 2, 35 to 86c; cooking, 23e. Dressed poultry --,Spring chickens, 60e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 24 to 30e; ducklings, 85c; turkeys, 40 to 45e. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 45e; roosters, 17 to 20e; fowl, 26e; duck lings, Mei turkeys, 30 to 35e. Margarine -20 to 22c. Eggs --No, 1, candled, 31 to 32c; selects, 34 to 35c; cartons, 36 to 37c. Beans -Can., hand-picked, bushels $4.25; prunes, $3.75 to $3.90. Maple produets-Syrup, per imp. gal:, $2.20; per 5 imp. gals., $2.10; Maple sugar, lb., 20c. Honey -20 -30 -Tb. tins, 14.4k to 15c per ib.; 5 -21,y -1'b tins, 17 to 18e per ib. Ontario comb honey, per doz., $5.50. Potatoes -Ontario, 90 b. bag, $1 to $1.15; Delawares, $1.15 to $1.25. Smoked meats --Hanes, meds, 35 to 37c; cooked ham, 53 to 56c; smoked rolls, 27 to 30c; cottage rolls, 32 to 35c; breakfast bacon, 31 to 34c; special -brand breakfast bacon, 89 to 40c; backs, boneless:, 41 to 46c. Cured meats -Long 'clear bacon, $17; lightweight rolls, in bbls., $48; heavyweight rolls, $40. Lard -Prime, tierces, 16e; tubs, 161io; pails, 17c; prints, 18e. Short- ening, tierces, 15c; tubs, 151,5c; pants, 16c; prints, 18e. Choice heavy steers, 38.50 to $9; butcher cattle, choice, $8 to $9; do, ,good, $7,50 to $8; de, med.., $6.50 to 37; do, corn., $5.50 to $6; butcher heif- ers, $7°75 to $8.25; do, med., $6.75 to 1$7.50; do, corn., $5.75 to $6; butcher . cows, choice, $6 to $6.50; do, 'med., $5 Ito $5.50; :canners and cutters, 31 to $2;. 'butcher bulb, good, $4.75 to $5.50; do, com., ,$3 to $4; feeders, good, $7 to $7.50; do, fair, $6 to $7; stockers, good, $5.50 to $6.25; do, fair, $5 to $5.50; milkers, $40 to $80; springers, $50 to 890; calves, choice, $9 to $10; do, med., $5.50 to $7; do, corn., $4 to 34.50; spring lambs, $14.50 to $15.50; sheep, choice, $5 to $6.50; do, good; $3.50 to 34.50; do, .com., $1 to $3; yearlings, choice, $12 to $1.3; do, coni., $6 to $7; bogs. fed and watered, $1.4 to 314.25; do, f.o.b., 313.25 to $13.50; do,noun- try points, $13 to $13.75. Montreal. Oats, Celt. West., No. 2, 63 lie to 64e; do, No. 3, 614 to 62r. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., firsts, $7;80. Rolled oats, 'bag, 90 lbs., $2,90 to $3; bran, $255.255 {fiords, k,2Z2'z• }bay, No. 2, :pes ton, scar lots; $2o to 26. Cheese, finest easterus, 16 to 17%c; butter, choicest creamery, 861/2 to 37e; eggs, selected, 33c; -,potatoes, per bag, car lets, $7.75 to $8.' Calves., sucker, $3 to $5; pail -fed,` $3; !laanbs, 310 to 318; sheep, $3 to $5; hogs, selects, $14 to $15; sows, $10: With e •capitalization of $5,000,000, and Bolding a Dominion eharter, the Oat adian Petroleums, Ltd., lias 'beef registered for the carrying on of pe:' troletun developments in Alberta. Arc.,, tine operations will he carried on fls the Peace River country and the prosy; pective oil fields to the north of that area this summer. jllcl<i i��:iA