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The Clinton News Record, 1921-2-10, Page 3CHAMBERLAIN ANNOUNCES DISCON- TINUANCE OF EXCESS PROFITS DUTY All Pre -War Businesses Will lay Taxi for Period of Seven t Years, Says British Chancellor of the Exchequer.•—With New Businesses Tax is to Cease. I �. fi despatch from London says:-- Chancellor of the Excbequor Cham- exltvin, apeaking in Birmingham on ay night, made an ennopnce- Imont, important to English businesee peen, that the much -reviled eeic ss profits duty will be discontinued this pear. The duty is eharged on the am - omit by 'ivhdeh the profits from all trades and businesses exceed by more than £200 the pre-war standard ad' profits, The duty is equal to 60 per tent, of excess profits. For the year 2919-20 it brought 8290,043,000 into the Exchequer, and revenue from the mane source fpr the year ending March 31 next is estimated at £220,- 000,000. Mr, Clmutberlain announced all pre- war businesses will pay a tax for a period of seven years, dating from the first accountancy period hi which they fell within the scope of the tax, Il'or all new businesses it will cense as from December 81 ket. Further, he undertakes to impose no new tmx in substitution, There may, he said, be some new duties in the Budget for ands -dumping purpose- es, but there definitely will not be any new revenue-producing impost upon business, He •admitted the excess profits duty Was open to great objections It was to a large extent, arbitrary in its do aidenee, tended to encourage extnava- ganee in industry, and discourage enterprise, and the only justification' for it Was to lie found in the crucial need for money and in the fact that, at the tine when moot people were suffering leas of income, certain peo- ple, through the same teniae, the war, were earning abnornal profits. UNREST CONTINUES IN BRITISH INDIA Violent Campaign Against Government Despite Pro- . mised Remedy. A despatch from London says:— Unrest continues among the peasants of the united Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, according to a despat.eh to The London Times from A1lahabad.. Agitators are reported to be carrying on 'a violent campaign against the Government, despite the fact that legislation hes been prom- ised to remedy their grievances. In the latest instance of disorder a thousand personslay down upon -,the railroad track in order to halt a train en which they believed their leader, who had been arrested, was being transported. When persuasion failed the police were ordered to clear the track. The crowd then made an attack with stones, whereupon the police opened fire with buckshot, ' Canada's Youngest Mayor. Frank H. Plant, who was recently elected Chief Magistrate of Ottawa, is 01113' 37 years of age and reported to be the youngest Mayor in the Do- minion. He was formerly e. news- paper man and is now head of a big manufacturing plant. BRITAIN HAS 50 -PASSENGER PLANE Thousand Horsepower Air- plane Motor is Most Powerful Known. A despatch from London says:— The successful testing of a L000 - horsepower aero engine, which is said to be the most powerful known, has opened up claims by experts of the possibility of a regular London -New York aerial service, and a complete passage within 24 hours, either direct or by changing aircraft at the Acores Islands. It is being recalled by the •experts that Capt. Jahn Alcock in 1919 flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in less than 16 hours, using two 876 -horse- power engines. The new engine is called the "Cub," It was ordered by the Royal Air Force. It is understood that the Titania, a flying boat destroy- er which is to be used in long-distance patrols, will be equipped with two "Cubs," and have a range of 1,600 miles. For war time the crew will number ten, and for civilian use the craft can accommodate 60 passengers. The Cub's 18 cylinders on a test indicated 1,067 horsepower in 20 hours of running. The engine weighs nearly a ton, and costs about £5,000. Coal Gas Ousts Gasoline. The use of mai gas instead of gase- I-,lime for motor fuel is rapidly inorees- ' dog in Engadsh cities despite the fact Rat engluos that are drlven by it de, eteop but 90 per cent, of the power obtained from gasoline. Encouraging Symptom of France's Recovery A despatch from Paris says: —For the first time in a number of years the population of France shows an increase. Official figures prove that dur- ing the first quarter of 1920 there were 67,946 more births than deaths. The births num- bered 424,668; the deaths 356,- 722. These figures include the devasted region and Alsace-Lor- raine. The population of France is given as 41,476,000. The Paris newspapers declare these figures the most encourag- ing symptom of the country's re- covery from the ravages of the war that has yet appeared. TWELVE MONTHS' NAVAL HOLIDAY Abstention From Big Ship- building Program Recom- mended. A despatch from London says: The draft of the report of the Imper- ial Defence Sub -committee has been completed, and it recommends absten- tion from a big shipbuilding program for a period of twelve months. The object of the delay, it is learn- ed, is to give time for official nego- tiations among the United States, Ja- pan, and 'Great Britain for a curtail- ment of their navies. There will be no action on the re- port for several months yet, and at any event the decision of the Govern- ment will need the ratification of the Imperial Conference, which is to be held in June. Meantime the First Lord of the Ad- miralty will request the` House of Commons to agree to a postponement of the naval estimates. Australia and Canada are closely watching every move in the naval situation. Senator E. D.'Millen, Act- ing Premier of Australia, who left for Melbourne from London on S-aturclay, gave out a statement on Thursday, in which he expressed con- fidence that the Imperial statesmen will back Australia's immigration policy. Australia wants a recognition of the status quo in the Southern and Eastern Pacific, achieving such a cemrnunaty of interest that the mad naval race between the Occident and the Orient would cease, but where this race proceeds it is vital to Aus- tralia that the British interests in the Pacific should be safeguarded, Trade With Russia Offered to Canada • A despatch from London, Eng:, says:—Canadian manufacturers are offered an opportunity to trade with Russia under conditions guaranteed to be absolutely sale by the British - Baltic Association, which is in process of formation in London, according to a statement made by the honorary secretary of the association, Mr. G. W. Mason. Representatives of over one hundred important mercantile in- terests are connected with this body, whose efforts to re-establish British trade with the Baltic States and through them with Russia, are at- traeting attention in the British press. Cold Wave Has Struck Newfoundland A despatch from St. John's, Nfld., says,—The Newfoundland coast is ice- bound as a result of the severest cold of the winter. The northern bays and' Conception Bay, ten miles north of this city, are solidly frozen over and the mail steamers have abandoned their service. St. John's harbor has a thick coating of ice, which makes the ' - movement of shipping difficult. • CANADA'S PULP INDUSTRY Iiauiing timber from the camps into a big lumber plant, a typical winter scene in Northern Ontario. The Leading Markets. Toronto. Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.75; No. 2' Northern, $1,72; No. 3 Northern $1.67%2; No. 4 wheat, $1.62. Manitolia oats --No. 2 CW, 46xc; No. 3 CW, 42%c; extra No. 1 feed, 42%c; No. 1 feed, 90%e; No. 2 feed, 863¢e. Manitoba barley—No. 8 CW, 78eec; No. 4 CW, 66c; rejected, 54e• feed, 54c'. All above in store, Fort William. • Ontario wheat—F.o b. shipping points, according to freights outside, No. 2 spring, $1.70 to $1,76• No. 2 winter, $1,80 to $1.85; No. 2 goose wheat, 11.60 to • $105. American corn—Prompt shipment, No. 2 yellow, track, Toronto, 88c. Ontario oats—No. 3 white, 47 to 60c, according to freights outside. Ontario flour—Winter, in jute bags, prompt shipment, straaght run bulk, seaboard, $8. Barley—Malting, 80 to 86e, accord- ing to freights outside. Peas—No. 2 $1.60 to $1,60, outside. Manitoba dour—Track, Toronto: First patents, $10.70; second patents, $10.20- Buckwheat—No. 2, $1 to $1.08. Rye—No. 2, nominal; No. 8, $1.55 to $1.60. Mallfeed—Carlots, delivered, Toron- to freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, $40, firm; shorts, per ton, $38; white middlings, $41; feed flour, $2,40. Oheese—New, large, 30 to 81c; twins, 31 to 82c• triplets, 3136 to 32%c; old, large, 332 to 35c; do, twins, 823d to 353zc. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 49 to 60c; creamery, No. 1, 66 to 59e; fresh, 68 to 61c. Margarine -29 to 36c. Eggs—No. 1, 68 to 70c; new lards, 76 to 78e; new laid, in cartons, 78 to 80c. Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bus., $8.76 to $4;, prunes, $3 to $3.60• Ja- pans, 8e; Limas, Madagascar, 103bc; California Limas, 12'ic. Maple products --Syrup, per imp. gal., $3.40 to $8.50; per 6 imp. gals., 83.25 to $3.40. Maple sugar, Ib., 27 to 30c. Honey -60 -30 -Ib. tins, 22 to 24c per lb. Ontario comb honey, at $7.50 per 16 -section case; 536 -2=4 -ib, tins, 28 to 25c per lb. Choice heavy steers, $9 to $10; good. heavy steers, $8.60 to $9; but- ehers' cattle, choice, $8.60 to $9.60; do, good, $7,60 to $8,50; do, mei 86 to $7; do, cone, $4 to $6; butchers' bulls; choice, $7 to $8; do, good, $6 to $7; do, cone, $4 to $6; butchers' cows, choice, $7.60 to $8,50• do, good, $6.26 to $^c; do, conn., $4 to $6• feeders, $7.75 to 88.75• do, 900 lbs., $17,25 to $8.25; de, 800 lbs., $6.76 to $6.75; do, 00711., $6 to $6; canners and cutters, $3 to $4.50; milkers, good to choice, $86 to $160; do, corn. to med., $60 to $60; Iambs, yearlings, $9 to $9,60; do, spring, $11.60 to $11.76; calves, good to choice, $16.50 to $17,60; sheep, $6 to $7.60; hogs, fed .aid watered, $14.75 to ,$15,60; do, weighed orf cars, $15 to $15.75; do, fo.b., .$13.75 to $14,60; do, country points, $15,50 to $14.25. Montreal. Oats—Can. West., No. 2, 66c; do, No. 3, 62c. Flour, Man., $10.70. Roll- ed oats, bag, 00 lbs„ $3,30. Bran„ $40.26, Shorts, $38.26. Hay, No. 2, per ton, =slots, $27 to $28. Cheese finest easterns, 27 to 2734c; Butter, choicest creamery, 54 to 56c. Eggs, fresh, 78c. Butcher steers, Hied., $7.60 to $8.50; butcher heifers, meds, $7 to $7.50; but- cher cows, rated., $5 to $7; canners, $3.25 to $3,60. Butcher bulls, coin,, $6 to $7. Good veal, $13.60 to $16; med., $10 to $13; grassers, $5 to $6. Goal lambs, 12.50; sheep, $0.50. Hogs, selects, 16,75 to $17, with $4 off far sows. ALLIES STATE WHAT GERMANY MUST PAY Total Damages Collectable Be- tween 210 and 250 Billion Gold Marks. A despatch from Paris says:—The Reparations Commission eatimates that the total dameges,of all the Al- lies collectable from Germany will be between 210,000,000,000 and 260,000,- 000,000 gold marks, according to an official announcement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calculates that the Supreme Council's fixed indemnities, if capitalized, should yield about 76,- 000,000,000 gold marks. The figures of the Reparations Com- mission, which just have been totalled, show that France's damages amount to 110,000,000,000 gold narks of which amount 75,000,000,000 gold marks are charged to devastated re- gions and 9,000,000,000 gold marks for pensions. The estimate of 75,000,- 000,000 gold marks, as capital repre- sented by the 226,000,000,000 gold marks fixed by the Supreme Council, although approximately only one-third of the damages, will be supplemented by the twelve per cent. Gelman export tax. At the ministry of foreign affairs, it was explained that the twelve per cent. export tax was net intended as a direct tax on exports to be applied to each shipment out of Germany, but a figure that the Allies demand that Germany shall pay in a lump sum in addition to the fixed indemnities, • • Small Hands of Mischief. How small a matter may kindle a great fire is again illustzated in the dispatch from Bombay which de- scribes the riot that ensued upon the killing of two pigeons by European boys. The pigeon is sacred among Mohammedans; and in the present in- flammable state of Indian feeling against the countries of the West it was not hard for the native agitators to make political capital cut of the incident. The Sepoy mutiny was pre- cipitated by the fact that Indian sol- diers were compelled to bite off the ends of bullets smeared with cow grease, and their religion forbade this defiling contact. Some years ago two little boys of Newfoundland, playing with matches, set fire to a forest tract whose des- truction meant a loss of millions of dollars. That child's play Was costly, but the loss was inaterial, determin- able,and limited. In the present in- stance none can say where the mis- chief ends, for on the wings of rumor a story is spread broadcast and a local misunderstanding is rehearsed and magnified until it becomes a mone- strous general grievance. The author- ities in India to -day are striving in all possible ways to reduce the temp- erature of the burning fever of the body politic. They have reason to rue the day that these two youngsters of alien breed in ]filling the birds roused the temper of the crowd to fighting fury and provided the seditionists with more campaign material. The Complete Pessimist. "Father, what is life?" "Life, my son, is a game—played against an invisible oponent, who in- variably wins!' Germany Has Lowest Per Capita Tax A despatch from Paris says: —A comparative table of taxa- tion in Germany, and three of the allied countries, Great Bri- tain, France and Italy, is used to show Germany's ability to bear a greater burden, in a joint statement issued by the various delegations of experts who par- ticipated in the Brussels con- ference. The per capita taxes, except local charges, for the current fis- cal year in Germany are 599 marks; in France, 390 francs; in Italy, 200 lire, and in Great Bri- tain, £22, the statement says. On the basis of recent New York exchange rates the per capita tax in dollars in`Germany is $7.30; in France, $28.08; in Italy, $7.34; and in Great Bri- tain, $83.87. The University Professor. Occasionally there are evidences that the ancient idea that a university professor works only about half as long and half as hard as do other people is not yet entirely dead, This idea was based on the false assump- tion that the professor works only when he is before his classes and is actually engaged in teaching. Though traces of the old notion still remain, anyone who knows a university pro- fessor of the twentieth century real- izes that he works harder and longer than most business men and that his hours of labor are not fewer than those of the farmer. Some people say that the farmer does not work in winter; the farmer indignantly de- nies this, and he is right. Some peo- ple also say that the professor does no work in summer; he denies this just es indignantly as does the farmer and he is equally right. The professor's teaching is not even half of the work he is called upon to perform. Dealing always with the brightest of youthful intellects, he camtot afford to fail in preparation of his work; hemust be always up to the minute in his information. Five hours to twenty hours of preparation frequently precede one hour of lectur- ing. Summers provide a time for reading, for research, for advance- ment in knowledge. Then there is the reading and mark- ing of essays and exercises—hundreds of them. Also the reading and valu- ing of examination papers—again hundreds of them. Also committees for discussion and settlement of courses, of administrative details, of the hundred and one matters, large and small, that have to be considered in the work of a great institution of learning. There is one art that the arverage university professor does not under- stand—the art of self•advertisement. He does his work faithfully, works in the evenings and often on into the mornings, works when his neighbors think he is resting or holidaying, but says little about it. He is one of those who "do good by stealth." Perhaps this is 'a mistake, because people gen- erally aro inclined to 'believe only what they actually see, A Jugo-Slavia has had its first parlia- mentary elections. on: the whole the result is encouraging to the more con- servative elements. Of 368 seats the Communists won only 42; the Croat- ian Agrarians, who have been suspect- ed of extreme radical tendencies, have 51. The other seats—except perhaps a few that are 'held by Mohammedans —went to representatives who sup- port the present monarchical regime under Prince Alexander, and the Serbs are particularly strong among them. The new Aseen-rely, which holds office for two years, will go to work MUSHING BACK at once on a permanent constitution. FIVE HUNDRED SINN F LINERS FIGHT CROWN FORCES IN COUNTY CORK: Six Sinn Feitaers Killed and Twenty Wounded—.No Losses Suffered by Crown Troops --Dublin is Now $torr Centre o f Ambuscades. A despatch from Dublin Saye:—k1. concentration, it is declared, Was in- pitched battle oeeutretb in County Cork tended for a rush on the Roscarberry on Wednesday night le which five berreeks. hundred. Sinn Feinen's fought wibh a For the twenty-four hours ending contingent of police and military, Thursday evening, despetch'es from It is offloinlly stated that the Crowe various parts of Ireland reported nine • forces suffered no losses and it is police and nine civilians killed and estimated that six Sinn Foiners were ten police and twenaty-two civdloan's killed and twenty wounded. The let- wounded, ter removed their dead ami wounded Two policemen wore shot at Bal - in boats, The Rosearber•r•y pollee were briggen, Ireland, Thursday might. One informed on Wednesday night that a died in a hospital. body of eiviliatns lied concentrated at Two lorries of police were ambush - Rivet* a utile south of the former ed Thursday night between' Dromkeen town. and Newpalas. One got through safe • Twenty men were sent out to dia., ly but the other was riddled with bud- parse them while another force was lets. Nine policemen were killed ant` despatched to the scene from Clon-.two wounded, akilty. At Limerick city Thursday night, When the Roseaxberry contingenitthe bridges over the Shannon Stiver arrived on the scene, they were fired leading to County Clare were held by on from both sides of the roads by the polies and no one was allowed to the Republicans. The police took pass over them. to cover and when the Clonalcilty Dublin now is one of the storm party arrived the two forces closed in centres for ambuscades. Attacks on on the attackers from the north and the military and police are so fre- east, driving them beck to their head- quent night and day that the news - quarters, papers `have difficulty in reporting Art least six Sinn Feiners fell in the all of them, course of the engagement but the The object of the Sinn Fein activi-. party maned to make its escape ties is said to be to force General under cover of darkness, Tho Crown MecReady, the military eomnnancler forces captured rifles, ammunition, an in Ireland; for political effect, to ex - automobile, boxes of bombs and other tend martial law to Dublin equipment. _ Every police and military lot±y beta This unprecenclented Republican now carries a hostage. Heavy Fire Losses in 1920. Canada closed the year 1920 with a fire loss of approximately $27,400,000, equal to $3.42 per alpha, on an eight million population, or 517.10 per fami- ly—a new records grad one worthy of mush thought. An analysis, of this fire lase discloses' certain facts which are net creditable to the business life of the country, and which account, is part, for sum high cost of protection in Canada, as. compared with Europe. One.hralf of the fire waste was due to 72 fires, prac- tically in all commercial property. Fires causing damage of 510,000 and over numbered 301, and these again were largely -1 business property, A question which every business mar should study is, "Why tbese fires?" Are we more interested in what we earn than in the means by which we earn it?" Are we so intently •watcbdng sales that we cannot devote sufficient atter• Um. to the plants which make the sales possible?" True, the average business man carries insurance, but this is charged up to cost of production, and the people pay the insurance. Is it fair to the public, however, to charge more insurance cost than necessary owing to failure to protect the plant from fire? With modern methods of fire pro- tection available, no business man should he permitted to increase un- necessarily the cost of living through neglect or carelessness in eliminating fire dangers. Section fire of the Crim- inal Code as amended says: "Iovory one is Guilty of an indictable offence, and liable to two years' imprisonment, who by negligence causes any fire which occasions loss o1 life or loss of Property," The rigid enforcement of this section would probably do more to reduce the fire waste than any other influence which might be brought to bear. Why Our Teeth Chatter. The little muscles, which close the jaw are acted upon by the cold in such a way that they pull the jaw up and then let it fall by its own weight. This, repeated many tunes, causes the teeth to click together and pro- duce what we know as "chattering." We think of it in conmeet1on with our teeth because tt is the. teeth which make the sound, but the cause lies in the muscles• which wet use in chewing or in opening our mouth when we speak. The chattering occurs in spite of the will or brain. We have little control over it, and can stop it only by clench- ing the teeth. It is really a mild variety of spasm caused by the cold, which acts on the jaw muscles in much the same way that some poison produoe muscular spasms which can- not be controlled. New German Steamer Yielded to Britain A despatch from London says:— The newly -completed German steamer von Tirpitz, a vessel of 19,200 tons, was surrendered at I•mmfngham on Thursday in •accordance with the terms of the Peace Treaty. The Delaware State Senate hes just passed a bill making the penalty for highway robbery forty lashes on the bare back, not less than twenty years' imprisonment and a fine of 5600, The vote on the measure was unauninous. atemsesMicasse,i011.1.1,,NRIONOMMIIMM151192,14...0.••••11101•011.1.411.1.1411• 0111•114•••••11=11•00•11,1111•111•••••• 11M111•1111 It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken ByJac3sR r . as o �tRYiae�ie 10 t.) c sus Me MGStitk Y 0,., .T y jj dP ff y' d" t ! e.,u...I . �. wsY You'aii ti``� irTO otE rcaaaa rale e i0U *ALL P420 aE'Y ... • �, 4 'tl i d t"'` ° ;. 1 ' ` d > u 'e - MV.a �ivt6'-s i.4kE t8A47 �1j}�' '(;, /4Y'� ' /. c .�a. BE it4e t.11:u. ih24%/ PRAe°rtg v'w• -:.•"'' 1 1 tri ."r 11 ri0 1 .:: ' . r {{wry' 0 • t' 46. ;6r., waM,M,,,,,. IT'S A 4RE.A`T''' '. LIFE. .1F `•(0a ,0 Pol.4 t` WEINc4 •14 __ . l+tY'"�' Tia i b r � ' � c l Y.., t a t� :, tr. i �, t a A"1 �"Azg if 4F +`-,444,,,yid �ii `_- �" .:. /9 '• a n r - p'{a.. S t j a „»M J!i•... �,}` AkN �i�r�` M, �i1 ,j tl li• ,rid'„ aY ' k.. J �i, c• .. ... , .. , ,..,- riencis Social Service Council of Canada. Deau Lewis Norman. Tucker, of Si. Paul's Cathedral, London, who haa. been elected President of the Social Service Council of Canada. Dean Tucker, who was born in the Province of Quebec and started his rain!;try •e a. travelling missionary in the Easter•ti • Townships, is a divine of international repute and ha; represented the Chir,1• of England in conferences 1n ter' United States, Great Britain and thb Continent, IIe enjoys the distinction* of having occupied pulpirs in Paris, France, and of having pro:child in ,he French language, Winter. --- Winter, which is the season for which city dwellers most often ecru- • miserate those who live in the coun- try, is both more enjoyable and mere' widely enjoyed in the country than in, the city. There the snow lies clean' for weeks, a mantle that not only • warms the things that the farmer: knows should be kopt warm, but also ' hides much that would be unsightly:. if left exposed. The landscape itself • changes, When the leaves have fallen from the deciduous trees the conifers conte into unaccustomed prominence, nn!' new vistas open in the woods. The very sounds are those of creatures that go about their business unix• • turbed by the seasons—the calling ef crows and blue jays, the barking ef dogs, the voices of cattle; and in the clear cold of a Northern winter they have a wonderful carrying quality' end something of music. As to winter sports, they are at • country born and bred. Coasting down, an artificial chute on a toboggan is tame when compared with ,skimming'. half a mile of snow -crusted pasture full of boulders and hidden brush heaps; and skating in a rink is like eating canned mushrooms or desiccat- ed apples, The place to skate is out of doors on a river where yen rsna stretch away for miles and see same-' thing new at every turn, or on at lake, or, best of all, in flooded woods where you can glide into a thousand; icy estuaries sheltered from the wind': and cut shinny sticks that Nature her-, sale made in her own factory and build u roaring fire round which to gather in the dusk. The city neon pities his country . cousin bemuse he has to got tip in a cold room and start the fire and draw water from the well. His idea of live' ing is to open the draft of the furnace,. hop back into bed and get up when; the house has got warm. The wort fellow does not know that the exereieo•; of building the fire and drawing thew water and doing the other morning chores would warm hint more quickly' and more thoroughly, and with that eternal, self engendered heat which bestows a comfort greater than amy- thing which a stove or a furnace radi- ates. The ordinary country dweller probably sits clown to his breakfast;. with a sense of physical well-bednet• and contentment that the city meed. seldom has, No: winter le nothing for wheel: we. who know it ask to he commdaeratedl, ` It is stile, tonic, wholesome. Let thorn : who wish to seek the soft elluretnonttl of Jho pomegranate end the palm. WO Fehr our enamel bout with the vig., orous old drip Whose heir Is as snow.: and his beard SO icicles, but who OM packs e wonderful walilop In tris old 'first. Sam Reconhardt, the famous eo. $toss, het been made an oflfodr od" itho region of Ilonor, of whom Jibe nuara1,.1 Ravi; preen trA ,, J r