The Seaforth News, 1924-09-18, Page 7COMPULSORY AR ITRATIQN ACCEPTED
BY BRITAIN, WITII ONE PROVISO
When'British Navy is Once Engaged in the Task of Restor-
ing Peace, League Control Must be Set 'Aside-
Special • Naval Conference Dropped.
A despatch from Geneva says:- that if the British reservation is ae-
Great Britain dramatically dropped a cepted by the other powers, Conti -
naval bomb into the Geneva Confer nental countries will not only get
once on Thursday and the new Anglo- economic help from Britain as part
French entente was appraised by of the proposed : pact of security or
many as approaching the character of sanctions, but also the full and im-
an out-and-out alliance, when Sir Ce- mense support of the British Navy in
cil Hurst, eminent jurist, and British case any country, in defiance :of an
delegate, declared Great Britain'sarbitral decision,; opens hostilities and
readiness to accept compulsory arbi- attacks another" State.
tration, provided she would not be Sir Cecil Hurst declared the l3rit-
brought into 'court because of some ish reservation was not a Macchia -
act of her navy performed in attempt- veinal,.subterfuge. In times past
ing to maintain or restore peace. there has existed an idea that Great'
This declaration has set Geneva Britain was the tyrant of the sense
agog More than anything' since Pre- Yet,. he . said, tate :British delegation
pliers MacDonald and Herriot coni- was only seeking to 'discover .some
mitted themselves in principle to the method whereby the great cause of
settlement of any and all disputes by organized peace and security could
obligatory arbitration by some world be advanced on terms assuring pro -
tribunal or tribunals. gress.
The -British reservation was inter- Al] idea of holding special s ectal Con-.
preted as meaning that once the Brit- ference to extend the principles of
ish Navy begins to operate, her right the Washington Naval Treaty to non
of search and capture, which formed signatory States has been dropped.)
the subject of controversy between the The Disarmament Sub -Commission I
United States and Britain before the decided that, in view of the likelihood
United States entered the Great War, of a general Disarmament Confer-
cannot be questioned juridically. enoe, such a Naval Conference would
The effect of the announcement is be unnecessary.
Here is the type of Chinese soldiers now marching on Shanghai, China,
in an effort to control that commercial city. British, American, Japanese and
French, warships are there to protect foreign interests.
DAMAGING FLOODS IN
QUEBEC VICINITY
Four Days' Rain Sweeps
Town of St. Raymond and
St. Francis River Valley.
A despatch from Quebec says: -
Fed by four days of almost continuous
rain, rivers in this district and the
Eastern Townships are raging floods,
and are doing huge damage.
The Town•of St. Raymond was re-
ported to be very badly affected, the
lower portion of the town being under
water. The power plant at Portneuf
is badly damaged. There is a series
of washouts reported on the main line
of the Canadian National Railways to.
Murray Bay, and trains going to Chi-
coutimi had to go round by St. Pierre.
Many cattle and sheep are said to
have been swept away by the flood,
and a number of valuable log booms
have broken from their moorings and
have gone adrift.
At St. Albans the house of a farm-
er named George Neaud was carried
away by the flood, and only for the
. fact that the majority of the residents
of the district had spent a sleepless
night watching developments, loss of
life might have been recorded. Work
completed on some of the highways
has been rendered useless by the
sweep of water, and the damage in
this respect is particularly severe.
Early Thursday morning the cli-
max of the flood seemed to have been
reached, and at noon there were dis-
tinct signs of improvement.
A despatch from Sherbrooke
says: -The St. Francis River Valley
through many miles of its length in
this section is under water, in some
districts to a depth of six or seven
feet, as a result of the deluge of rain
which poured • down without a single
break from Tuesday until midnight
Thursday night. Bridges have been
carried away, lumber yards are float-
ing, fields of unharvested crops flood-
ed, and innumerable buildings, fac-
tories and dwelling houses and store
sheds flooded with water up to the
first floor. Older residents of the city
state that the level of the water now
is higher than it has been for thirty
years. During the rainstorm a total
of 3.25 cubic inches fell.
A later despatch from Quebec
says: -Floods from heavy 'rains have
caused widespread damage in the
Province of Quebec on both sides of
the St. Lawrence, Bale St. Paul, lo-
cated on the. Canadian National Rail-
ways' Murray Bay line, has suffered
frightful damage. The vicinity has an
appearance of devastation such as
conies only after an earthquake or
other great disaster. ' Damage to the
little village and the immediate neigh-
borhood is heavy in material' wealth,
hundreds of the . inhabitants being
ruined; while the Provincial .Govern -
•merit and municipalities throughont
the neighborhood are suffering by th'e
sweeping away of bridges. In some
cases the currents of water have been
so heavy and so strong that bridges
have been completely crumpled up and
destroyed.
The trail'of disaster followed simi-
lar catastrophes below Quebec and in
the Eastern Townships because of the
flooding of the rivers from the heavy
rains. It is' estimated that in the
Village of Baie_St. Paul alone the
damage caused will reach $300,000.
There was one fatality,- that of a
middle-aged man named Arthlar Dro-
let, a farmer with 14 children, who
died from shock . following the de-'
struction of his house by the flood.
Horse Travels 110 Miles
Through Mountains in 14 Hrs.
A despatch from Bella Coola, B.C.,
says: -One hundred and ten miles,
most of the way over mountain crags,
in 14 hours' riding on horseback, was
!the amazing achievement of Chief
Squinash, an Indian, who travelled
from the Anham Lake settlement to
this city to catch a boat for Prince
Rupert to give evidence in a court
case. Chief Squinash declared that
his horse and he were somewhat
fatigued.
During the four months of April,
May, June and July a total of 18,870
Canadians returned to Canada from
the United States. Of this total 16,-
166 were Canadian -born citizens, 1,-
646 were British subjects who had ac-
quired a Canadian domicile, and 1,058
were classed generally as Canadian s
citieens. In July alone the total num- p
l'er of admissions of returning Can- n
adians'recorded at the International
boundary lino was 5,127.
TWO QUESTIONS 'BEFORE
OONTARIO.LECTORS
Plebiscite on the Temperance
Question Arranged for
• October 23.
A despatch from Toronto says:-
The liquor plebiscite to be held on
October 23rd next nyill- ask two cities -
Ilion of the Ontario electors. It will
ask in the first, place if the voter is
in favor of the continuance of the
Ontario Temperance Act, and it will
further ask if the voter is in favor
of the sale of be and spu•ituouc
liquor in sealed packages under Gov
ernment control
These queries were framed d yester
day by the Ontario Government, fol
lowing an entireday spent upon con
sideration of the Temperance Ac
issue. The exact text of the ter
questions is:
"(1) Are you in favor
y of the con-
tinuance of the OntarioTem erance
Act? P
"(2) Are you in favor of the sale
as a beverage of beer and .spirituous
liquor in sealed packages under Gov
-
ornntent :control?
In explanation of the spirit in
whichathese queries were framed by
the Government, the Prime Minister
made the following statement in an-
nouncing them:
"The first consideration of a Gov -
Dominion News in Brief Toothbrush Loses Its
Charlottetown, P.E.I.--A 'live fox conditions to which the men' of North
and fur show, open to the world, is
to be held in Charlottetown in 1925,
according to a decision reached here
by the Silver Black Fox Breeders' As-
sociation at their annual meeting. The
meeting expressed the opinion that
inasmuch as the island was the cradle
of the fox industry its capital city
was the proper placeforthe holding
of such an exhibition at which it is
expected there will be several thou-
sand animals on show.
eeca w'
Halifax 'N S -The Nova Scotia
Evaporators will :haveevaporating
plants in operation this season at
Kingston, Aylesford, Annapolis, Der-
..
wick, Waterville, Lakeville, Cam-
bridge, Port. Williams and Wo:fville.
The • first two named will have two
o ■ ., r.., > ,.,.., , h,,a
plants each in. operation. There is a
possibility that the plants at Windsor,
ernment in Fits legislation and in. the
administration thereof, must alway
be . the moral and the material pro-
Capt. the Hon. Alexander Ramsay
Husband of Princess Patricia, has
been appointed commander of H.M.S
Calcutta, now at Quebec.
WORLD CONDITIONS
ENRICH OUR FARMERS
Prices Soar While Grain is Be-
ing Harvested Throughout
the Land.
s A despatch from Chicago says: -
The remarkable rise in the prise, of
grain within the past 90 days, of 30
cents a bu• easel in, the price of wheat,
35 cents in corn, 20 cents in rye a•
15 cents in oats, is estimated in ser,".
quarters to have added as much as a
billion dollars to the •purchasing
power o£ the grain farmers of Canada
gress and welfare of the people it
serves. The greatest force in the
securing of law observance and the
suppression of crime and the elimina-
tion of distress islpublic opinion. The
purpose of the plebiscite is to secure
from the people such an expression of
opiniqn as will enable the. Governmen
to adopt sueh measures as will have
behind them the fullest possible pub-
lic approval and support. I
"The Ontario Temperance Act as
amended and' strengthened from time
to time during the past eight years is
now the governing principle in the
handling of our liquor problem. It is
obvious, therefore, that, the first in-
quiry must be directed to ascertain-
ing if the people desire to continue
the principle of this law. One of the
questions, therefore, will be: 'Are you
in favor' of the continuance of the
Ontario Temperance Act?' If the
majority answer in the afflrmati
there' can be no doubt as to the tours
to be followed.
"If, on the other hand, the major
ity answer in the negative, it mean
that some new method of controlling
the sale as a beverage of beer and
spirituous liquor must be adopted
The Government, therefore, seeks" a
further expression of opinion by ask
ing a second question: 'Are you in
favor of the sale as a.beverage of
beer and spirituous liquor in sealed
packages under Government control?
" 'Government control,' in the view
of the Government, does not mean
system of sale such as is in operation
in Quebec and British Columbia. - It
means that the Government will make
all sales, and that the people will be
given opportunity of, as expressed by
their votes at the polls,' of .purchasing
beer and liquors under strict regu-
lations."
t and:: the United States.
Never before in history has a spec•
tacular upward swing in prices of
farm products come at a more oppnr•
tune time, nor has a rise of this char-
atter been ascribed to so many dineer•
ent and misleading causes. The truth
is that economic laws and nature have
carried the farmer from utter depres-
sion to prosperity. Grain men, market
experts and - economists aro n unit' in
declaring that. it is the world roiidi-
tions of supply and demand which
have boosted the price of wheat. They
scoff at rumors that United States
politicians are influencing the market.
ve Grain marketing specialists believe
e that a glance at the figures of pro-
duction and pri,'es in different conn-
r- tries will .prove the fallacy of such
s rumors,
Y
• SERGEANT -AT -ARMS
CALLED BY DEATH
Late Frederick J. Glackmeyer
Was Picturesque` Figure in
Ontario Public Life.
a Toronto, Sept. 15, -Frederick Jo-
seph Glackmeyer, aged 81 years and
four months, for more than 56 years
Sergeant -at -Arms of the Ontario
Legislature, died suddenly yesterday
at his residence in the Parliament
Buildings. The death :of Mr. Glack-
meyer will come as a shock to a very
large circle of friend§ and acquain=
tames throughout Canada. He was
a picturesque figure in the political
life of Ontario and enjoyed the confi-
dence of Parliamentarians' to, a very
marked degree. The veteran Ser-
geant -at -Arms had been confined to
his room more or less since the close
of the last session of the Legislature.
He had frequent weak spells' which
compelled him to remain in his quar-
ters at the Queen's Park.
Mr. Glackmeyer had the distin-
guished honor of being the Dean of
Sergeant -at -Arms of the British Em-
pire, and in 1916 His Majesty King
George conferredupon him the honor
of the Order of the Imperial Star. He
was . the first and only Sergeant -at -
Arms since ,the creation of the On-
tario Legislature and officiated dur-
ing the .sessions of fifteen Legisla-
tures, serving under eight Premiers,
thirteen Lieutenant-Governoio an,;
fourteen Speakers.
Winter wheat on dry land at the
experimental farm threshed this week
yielded 85 bushels per acre. One
favored field at Lethbridge, Alta.,
went 45 bushels.
Canada's 1924 Crop Esti-
mated by Bureau of Statistics
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
The oat crop for all Canada this year
is expected to. total 468,860,000 bush-
els, compared with 563,997,000 bush-
els last year;Tharley, 90,769,000 bush-
els, compared with 76,997,800 last
year; rye, 12,799,000 bushels, com-
pared with 23,231,800 bushels last
year; flaxseed, 10,846,000 bushels
compared with 7,139,500 last year.
These are the estimates of the Do-
minion Bureau of Statistics.
Poor of All Countries Pro-
vided With Free Legal Aid
•
A despatch from Geneva says: -
The first League Commission devoted
o the examination of legal questions
adopted the report of a sub -commis -
ion providing free legal aid to the
oor of all countries, regardless of
ationality. This was on motion of
the chairman, Sir Littleton Groom,
Attorney -General of Australia,
Middleton and Lawrencetown will also
be in operation, depending on the
available supply of lower grade
apples.
Fredericton, N.B.-Nearly twice as
many, tourists have registeredat the
camping grounds here this year as
last, a total of 660 having made use
of the grounds before the end of Aug-
ust. The camp has been considerably
extended and additions made to fa-
cilities this year. Campers have come
from many states of the Union as
well as all the Maritimes.
Montreal, Que.-Canada as a suit-
able field for Scandinavian emigrants
is strongly advocated by Otto Blander,
publisher, of Gothenburg, . Sweden,
who recently visited the Swedish set-
tlements in the Dominion for the pur-
pose of .. studying conditions. Mr.
Elander states that climatic and other
which Scandinavian settlers have
made a success, are to be found in
Canada.
Fort William, Ont: -Governor J. A.
0. Preus, of Minnesota, in Fort Wil-
liam recently, predicted an immense
tourist traffic into Northern Ontario
as soon as. the highway- from Port
Arthur to Nipigon is completed. Tho
road is a few miles from the world
famous trout stream, connecting here
with the highways into the United
States.
Winnipeg, Man. -An order for 5,-
000 boxes, containing 56 pounds each,
of creamery butter has been'recei,ved
by; Manitoba from England. The
yahoo of the shipment is approximate-
ly $100,000 and will be the second con-
signment of butter to be ex-
ported overseas from this province.
Saskatoon, Sask.-World famous
chemists and botanists, leaders in the
attack upon the scientific.problem
vital to western agriculture, witness-
ed the formal opening of the chemical
building of the University of Saskat-
chewan by the premier of the pro-
vince.
Edmonton, Alta. -More than one
hundred and fifty' traders from the
far north arrived here recently bring-
ing with them fur bales to the value
of approximately $500,000.
Victoria, B.C,-The Prince of
Wales was a heavy winner at the Vic-
toria Fall Fair through entries from
the E. P. Ranch. Twelve first prizes
were secured in the shorthorn classes
of cattle in addition to twelve • firsts
for Hampshire sheep and three firsts
in Shropshires.
1 A 'despatch from London says:-
Little Johnny's objection to' the tooth-
, brush has; after ally scientific justifl
cation. The' British Dental Assecia-
(tion refuses to discard it altogether,
, but at its ,'• annual, meeting the tooth-
brush was accorded far less respect
;than it receives in the average mod-
ern household,
Sir Leslie Mackenzie medical em-
ber of the Scottish Boardof Health,
mem-
ber
read a' paper on dental hygiene, in
which he declared that -the way to have
sound teeth was to watch the diet,
first of the mother during pregnancy,
then of the mother while nursing her
babies, and then of the children them-
selves. According to.Prof. Mellanby,
as quoted by Sir Leslie, teeth: defects
are not caused by bacteria, and the
toothbrush is a broken reed. Sir Lee -
lie would not be so sweeping.
"With all its shortcomings," he said,
"the toothbrush, given our present
feeding methods, has some effect 'in
preserving the teeth and in keeping
the mouth clean. . The systematic us-
ing of the:togthbrush always involves
rinsing the mouth. at least with clean
water, if not with a mild disinfectant.
When one reflects that scarlet fever,'
diphtheria, tuberculosis and other in-
fections may be represented aong
the infection germs incubating in the
mouth, the toothbrush is a convenient
reminder of the'duty to keep the
mouth and throat clean. At the same
time, dirty toothbrushes may spread
disease."
ern Europe are accustomed and in
Grip in England
The Week's Markets
TORONTO.
Man. wheat -No. 1 North., $1.44;
No. 2 North., $1.40; No. 3 North.,
$1.36.
Man. oats -No. 2 CW, 63e; No.
3 CW,. 61e; extra No. 1 feed, 610;
No. 1 feed, 60c; No. 2 feed, 58c.
All the above c.i.f., bay ports.
yellow, $1
Am, cor,37,n, track, Toronto -No. 2
Millfeed-Del., Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $27;
shorts,, per ton, $29; middlings, $35;
good feed flour, per bag, $2,05.
Ont. oats -No. 3' white, 48 to 50c.
Ont. wheat -No. 2 winter; $L14 to
$1.18; No. 3 winter, $1.12 to $1.16;
No. 1 commercial, $1.09 to $1.13, f.o.b.
shipping points, according to freights.
Barley -Malting, '75 to 78e.
Rye -89 to 92c. •
Ont. flour -New, ninety per cent.
pat., in jute bags, Montreal, prompt
shipment, $5.75; Toronto basis, $5.75;
bulk seaboard, $5.50.
Manitoba flour -First pats., in jute
sacks, $7:90 ` per barrel; 2nd pats.,
$7.,
H40ay-No. 2 timothy, per ton,
track, Toronto, $14; No. 3, $12.50.
Straw-Carlots, per ton, $9.50.
Screenings -Standard, recleaned,
f.o.b. bay ports, per ton, $22.50.
Cheese -New, large, 20c; twins,
20%c• triplets, 21c; stiltone, 22 to 28c.
Old, large, 23 to 24c; twins, 24 to
25c; triplets, 25 to 26c.
Butter -Finest creamery prints, 88
to 39c; No. 1 creamery, 36 to 37e; No.
2, 34 to 35c; dairy, 28 to 80c.
Eggs -Extras, fresh, in cartons,
45c;• extra, loose, 43c; firsts, 37c; sea
ends, 30 to 31c.
Live poultry -Hens, over 5 lbs., 20c;
do, 4 to 5 lbs., 17c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 15c;
spring chickens, "2 lbs. and over, 25c;
roosters, 12c; ducklings, 4 to 5 lbs.,
18c.
Dressed poultry -Hens, over 5 lbs.,
26c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 3 to 4
lbs., 18c; spring chickens, 2 lbs. and
over, 30c; roosters, 15c; ducklings, 4
to 5 lbs., 25c.
Beans- Canadian, hand-picked, ib.,
61/,c;• primes, 6e..
Maple products -Syrup, per imp.
gal., $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per
gal.; maple sugar, Ib., 25 to 26c.
Honey -60 -lb. tins, 13%c per Ib.;
10 -Ib. tins, 13%c; 5 -Ib. tins, 141,4c;
2% -lb. tins, 14 to 15c.
Smoked meats -Hams,' med., 2'7 to
29c; cooked hams, 42 to 44c; smoked
rolbe, 18 to 20c; cottage `rolls, 21 to
'•e, breakfast bacon, 23 to 27c; spe-
cial brand breakfast bacon, 29 to 81c;
backs, boneless, 36 to 40c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon,. 50
to 70 lbs., $17; 70 to 90 lbs., $16.50;
90 lbs. and up, $15.50; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, $32; heavyweight
rolls, $27.
Lard -Pure, tierces, 17% to 18c;
tubs, 17% to 18%c; pails, 18 to 18%e;
n a c s or em
Roald Amundsen
the gallant Arctic explorer, whose de-
votion to the attempt, to reach the
north pole has resulted in the filing of
bankruptcy papers against him.
tierces, 16 to 161h,e; tubs, 16% to
1'7c; pails, 17 to 171%,c; prints, 18 to
18%c.
Export steers, choice, $7.25 to $7.'75;
do, good, $7 to $7.50; baby beeves,
choice 600-800 lbs., $8. to $10; butchers
choice, $6,25 to $6.75; do, fair to good,
$5 to $6; do, corn., $3.50 to $4; owe,
good to choice, $4 to $4.50; do, fair
to good, $3 to $4; da, cont. to med.,
$2.50 to $3; canners and cutters, $1
to $2; butcher bulls,.g¢oo' to choice,
$3.50 to $4.25;' do, rued. $3 to $8.50;
do, bologna, $2 to $2.75; feeders,
Ishortkeep, $5.75 to $6.25; do, light,
$4 to $5; stockers, good, $4 to $4.75;
feeding heifers, good, $4 to $5; calves,
choice, $10.50 to $12; do, med., $7 to
$9.50; do, com., $3.50 to $5.50; lambs,
i choice, cwt., $13 do, med., $11 to
$11.60; do, cull,. $8 to $9; sheep, choice
light, $6 to $7; do, cull, $2 to $4;
hogs, thick smooth, f.o.b., $9; do fed
and watered, $9.60; do, weighed, off
cars, $10. •
MONTREAL.
Oats, CW, No. 2, 65 to 66c; do, CW,
No. 8, 64 to 65%c; extra No. 1 feed,
68c; do, No. 2 local white, 61efic.
Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., firsts,
$7.70; do,' seconds, • $7.20; strong
bakers, $7; winter pats., choice, $5.90
to $6. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $8.45
to $3.65. Bran, $27.25. Shorts, $29.25.
middlings, .$35.25. Hay, No. 2, per
ton, car lots, $16.50 to $17.
Cheese, ;finest wests., 16%c; finest
mats., 166'c. Butter, No. 1 pasteur-
ized, 35 to 35° c; No. 1 creamery,
34%e; seconds, 331,czo. Eggs, fresh
extras, 42c; fresh firsts, 86c.
Good calves, $9 to $9.25; lambs,
good lots, $10 to $10.50; hogs, $160
lbs. or better, $9.50; light, $8.50; ee-
l) ts, 201/ to 201/r h t ng lects,.$10.25.
The Prince -of Wales and his suite are shown on their ivay to the United States :aboard the Berengaria. From left to right are
Trotter, the Prince, Capt, Allan Laseclies and David Boyle, members of his Party.
Brig: Geri. G.P.
WHEAT EXPORTS SHOW
INCREASE OVER 1923
60,000,000 Bushels in Excess
of Preceding Twelve Months,
Says Bureau of Statistics.
A despatch from Ottawa says:--
Wheat exported from Canada for the
12 months ending Aug. 31, _1924, ex-
ceeded in volume by, almost 60,000,000
bushels that exported for the corres-
ponding 12 months previous, accord-
ing to reports issued by the Domin-
ion Bureau of Statistics.
The figures for the current year
period were 289,190,061 bushels, and
in the previous 12 months, 229,681,814
bushels, The estimated value respec-
tively were $293,995,127 and $263,-
819,430.
263;819,430. Of the total exported in the
last 12 months over 200,000,000 went
to the United Kingdom, • an • increase
of 26,000,000 bushels. The amount
exported to the United States in thee
1924 period was 21,320 242 bushels,
as compared with 12,980 048 bushel
fox the corresponding' 12 n eeths o
the 1928 period,
British Lighthouses to be •
Equipped With Wireless
•
Within the next few months all the
lighthouses on the coast of Great Bri-
tain -and there are many -will be
equipped with wireless transmitting
seta, with skilled operators in charge,
in addition to the usual men operat-
ing the beacons, says a London se-
spatch. These will be used to warn
ships at sea of weather conditions,
heavy seas and impending danger, so,
with the lights as well to warn mari-
ners of dangerous coasts and shoals,
the capabilities of the lighthouses will
be increased greatly,
A few lightships have been experi-
menting with wireless for some weeks
and the results have been so satis-
factory that the decision to fit out
all lighthouses and lightships with ad-
ditional apparatus was made.
Some of the experiments with wire-
less have been carried out on Good-
win Sands, the treacherous stretch
which hes been responsible for many
casualties, and it has been found that,.
though the teats extended over a very
short period, wireless already has pre-
vented many vessels from foundering
there.
'Yet another improvement, though
not of such vital importance, has been
made in Britain's lighthouses. For
years the lights havebeen supplied
with paraffin oil, but recently they
have all had the power of their bea-
cons increased by the introduction of
petroleum vapor burners, which give.
double the light supplied by paraffin.
Fisherman Returns Fortune
to Deported Japanese
Through the honesty of a fisherman
of Victoria, B.C., Yokichi Fukuda,
Japanese deported from Seattle, has
regained his savings of five years
which he lost in an attempt to swim.
ashore from the steamer carrying
him back to his homeland.
Five months ago Fukuda was ord-
ered to return to Japan when immi-
gration authorities in Seattle learned
that he had entered that port five
years ago without a passport. He
was placed aboard the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha steamer Iyo Marti. When the
steamer was far from shore Fukuda
dived overboard with a box contain-
ing $50 and a bank book recording
2,380 yen deposited in the Yokohama
Specie Bank Branch in Seattle tied to
his back. His attempt to smuggle him-
self into -Victoria failed and he was `
returned to the ship, but in his strug-
gle with the waves he lost his pre -
cions box,
Five months after his arrival in
Tokio the box was forwarded to him
by a fisherman, who found' it off the
coast of British Columbia.
Skilled Workmen Return to
Britain from United States
A despatch from London says: -
Skilled mechanics, whose emigration
to. America was deplored last year as
the beginning of a dangerous decline
in British craftsmanship, are com-
mencing to come home. The shipyards.
in Clyde, Barrow and Middiesbdrough
are getting orders again, and with
them, many of their, best workmen
are showing up.
Most of the, hone -comers ate Prom
the United States, and they report.
that their fellow emigrants, with few
exceptions, siee eager forthe chance
of getting back to the Old Country.
c-
Faith may move mountains, but it
has a mighty tough times moving
some human' beings, -G. M.
Since 1916 the acreagedevotedto
corn in Western Canada`has increas-
ed 1,818 per cent, 'and (the 'production
by 8,809 per cent., •,accbr'ding to a
Government report It 1s: estimated
that '100,000 acres in Alberta, and a
similar area in Saskatchewan have
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