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The Seaforth News, 1923-07-26, Page 7Dominion News in Brief New Westminster, B.C. The wheels Will start in next week in the' new half million dollar plant of the Brunette Lumber mills at' Sappei•ton. Two hundred and twenty-five mon will be employed, and the daily cut will be one hundred and fifty thou- sand feet for nine hours, Lethbridge, Alta. -The first cutting of alfalfa on the• irrigated area. east of the city is well under way, It is expected to be the largest alfalfa crop ever harvested in Southern Alberta. The area this year. is somewhat in ex- cess of 10,000 acres, or about 1,500 acres more than last year. The av- erags yield per acre on the Siset'cut- ting will be in the neighborhood of two tons, so that there will be about 20,000 tons of new bay after this cut- ting. Regina; Sask.-Freon 1911 to 1922, Saskatchewan farmers have won 229 prizes for their ,gram :grasses and' vegetables at international shows held `in Canada and the United States. Of these a total of 84 were either sweep- stakes or first prizes: In addition a large number' of prizes have been won for live stock raised in the province, the exhibition of wheat has been a prominent feature at all the shows where they have, been shown, Winnipeg, Man,--Annticiatin .a re- cord p g P g harvest, plans for bringing 40,- 000 harvest hands from Eastern Can- ada to assist the faroners of Western Canada in reaping and their crops was discussed at a meeting of railway and employment officials here. Members .of the United Farmers' organizations in the Prairie Provinces also attended.. Thninins, Ont --By utilizing about 800 horsepower from its auxiliary ateam plant the Hollinger is operating its mill on a basis of 4,500 tons- a day, according to the general-marnager, A. F. Brigham. Mr. Brighamstated that further increases in tonnage depended entirely' on the power.eupply. If that was available in adequate volume the mill's daily tonnage would be raised. to 8,000 tons. Sherbrooke, Que.-The - Eastern Townships is to get the Canadian branch of another United States in- dustrial corporation. Following the antnouncennent of the amalgamation of the Paramount Rubber, Co. of Little. Falls, N.J., and the Hodgman Rubber Co. of Tuckhahoe, N.Y., it has been announced by interests identified with the company that a Canadian corpora- tion, known as the Paramount Rubber Co., has been formed to develop their Canadian business as .well es look after their export trade to various parts of the British Empire. 'FAILS IN EFFORT TO' SPAN COWMEN T U.S. Airman. Forced to-- Des cend After Covering 1926 Miles. A despatch from Rock Spring says: -Failure marked the second a tempt within ten days of Lieut, Ru sell L. Maughan, army airman, span,` the North American continen between dawn and dusk on Thursda when an oil leak forced hien to lan here at 5.08 p.m. mountain time. H had traversed more than two -third of the United States, a total of 1,92 miles, and he was hurtling toward hi goal at a speed of 170 miles an hour, after leaving three' of his five sche- duled stopping places behind him in his race with the sun when he was forced to descend. A tiny stream of oil, spurting from an almost invisible aperture in the oil cooler of the Curtis pursuit plane, necessitated .the concellation of the flight. A similar leak had caused nearly an, hour's delay at Cheyenne, WYo., his third' stopping place, shortly afternoon -on Thursday, and Maughan was: driv- ing his motor at top speed to regain lost time, For more than 200 miles westward from Cheyenne, the motor raced smoothly, but at Rock Springs the cooler suddenly began to leak. Maughan passed over the air=mail field at 4.58 p.m., determined to•eon- thole to Salduro, Utah, the next stop- ping place. As -the fumes from the escaping oil became stronger, however, he turned back and landed. A brief: examination by two pilots convinced. Maughan that it would be impossible' to reach San Francisco, the western terminus of: his flight, before dark. Bitterly disappointed at the failure of his second attempt to cross the con- tinent, when success seemed almost assured, Maughan made a cursory ex- amination of the ;oil cooler and went to a Rock Springs hotel for the night. Maughan's average speed from New York to Cheyenne, without deducting time for stops, was .135.6 miles an hour. Comma ting in Air. Predikted in 1. Q Years A ':despatch -frem Washington says:--lxperts of; the Department of Commerce are predicting that the next ten years will see an tensionof X the s use of aircraft for business and plea -I t- sure similar to the extension in the Rus use of automobiles between 1905 and - 1915. to "The ' airplanes pl nes will. be used more, a and more for carrying mails and per-' ishable goods,"'_ the statement said, "while it is not impossible 0 that people P P ® of moderate wealth will find them use- ; ful for commuting, for business trips s and for week -end and vacation trips." Wheat Crop Estimated at 366 Million Bushels A despatch from Ottawa says:- In a statement issued on Friday offi- cials of the Agricultural Branch of the Dominion Bureau of Statisti$s deny that estimates.. made ` by them ever set the forthcoming Canadian wheat crop at 500,000,000 bushels, A yield of 500,000,000 bushels'figur- ed ;upon the estimated acreage to be harvested would mean an average crop of 23.. bushels to the acre -a re- cord set in 1915 and never exceeded since. The decennial average is 15x5 bushels to the acre and the,latest crop report of the Bureau, issued ,on July 11 forecast a yield of '5 per bent: above the decennial average.' 'That`. would mean a total produetion of 866,000,000 bushels.` Revival of Immigration to the Dominion A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Immigration returns of the Canadian 'Go,yernment: for the Bret, five' months of'the present year show a One' hun- dred per cent. increase, in i:nlnigration from the British Isles over'.tho figuresfor the same period ,last year. , Tho immigration from continental coun- tries in Europe shows an increase of 71 per cent. during the same period, while there'' is a decrease of 33 per cent. in immigration from the United States, The figures for the first five months of the present yearg ive cause for optimism at least and the hope that. . Canada, has turned the corner as far as the slump in hnniigration:is con- Don't regret too much your ups and Awns: after all the only man wh.o• lies none is in the cenneter eaLi ut:G ve norte Sir John aofe Form S Oytario, who passed away in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,. on July 18th. Ele was a former. member et the Provin- cial Legislature and was interested in a great many commercial. enterprises.. He commanded the Canadian Artillery at ,Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in Lyndon. • O ,�s!'ia NOTEq OANADIAN TO: ROW' AT C.N.E. Hilton Bel ea the famous Canadian oarsman, is expected to compete with Walter Hoover, the Duluth oarsman, at agiant regatta to be held off the Exhibition Grounds," Toronto, during the Canadian National Exhibition. B. C. MINING TOWN SAVED • BY 1VMIRACi:E ' brought the news to the capital, where it was received with relief. It was accepted as life answering for. 1life. ° Villa personally executed Jesus Herrera, brother of Maclovio Herrera, who was a general .under .Carranza, and a number of Herreras relatives had sworn to kill Villa, They made ' many attempts to consummate their revenge and :Friday's ending of the - bandit's career is attributed to therm!Villa's death ha$ been predicted( for months past, as a number of his old followers had become come disgusted and deserted service at the ranch where, he reigned like feudal baron.I Government officials refused to comment of the killing, pending ar-1 rival of further details, but, accord-, ing to public opinion, Villa's o death; removes the danger of another revo-; lotion when the elections are held; and also removes the essential back- ing of the one candidate who could give General, Galles real opposition. After Human Efforts 'had Failed, Deluge Quenches Devastating Flames. A despatch from Vancouve3 says :-The terrific fire in the mining town of Anyox, B.C., which last Sun day imperilled hundreds of mem wo men and children and millions of dol lars' worth of property, caused a loss of $200,000, according to fugitives:ar- riving -,here on the steamship- Car - dine on Friday. Graphic accounts of struggles to save the town are given and the fight for the final relief of the community will- go down as an epic in the ex- tensive history of forest fires on this coast .. Blackened and burned, battling hopelessely against an ever -gaining element, the men of the big camp fought desperately with buckets, hose lines, axes, earth barriers and every known method available in their effort to save lives and property, but the roaring of the flames gained headway and the smoke pall increased. Brands were whirled by the.wind to distant parts of the forest to start new out- breaks. The explosion of the powder mega - zine when the flames reached it broke hundreds of windows,: whecking two mine buildings, but did not affect the great oil tanks nearby. Had they done so thevast quantity of oil would have swept ina blazing flood across Anyox. Then came the miracle -a hard rain, which is thought by some to have been brought on by the explo- sion -and the town was saved. VILLA DIIES AT HANDS OF OWN BODYGUARD Most Spectacular of Mexican "Bandit Chiefs Finally Killed. A despatch front Mexico City says: -I rancisco (Pancho) Villa and his secretary, Col. Miguel Trillo, were assassinated on Friday morning by the former rebel chieftain's own body- guard while he was crossing the Guanajuato bridge, near Parral. The men suddenly opened rifle fore from ambush on each side of the roadway. Official despatches from Canutillo CANADIAN GENIUS RECEIVED BY THE KING Dr. Banting of Toronto, Dis- coverer of Insulin, Has Re- putation for Shyness. A despatch from London says: -Dr. P. G. Ranting, the Canadian discover- er of insulin, has been received by the King. Dr. Banting, who has earned by his abhorrence of publicity while in London the' title of the world's shyest genius, had nerved himself for an ordeal, but the King's easy and con- versational manner immediately put him at his ease, and the interview be- came a mutual pleasure. The London newspapers comment upon Dr. Banting's marked shyness before the World Congress of Sur- geons, which he enlightened regarding insulin treatment. Dr. Voronoff, of rejuvenation fame was also a speaker at the same gather- ing, and the Evening Standard states that while the latter ivas a "facile, fluent master of himself as compared with Dr. Banting's less command of words yet of the two men Dr. Bent- ing 'is immeasurably the greater in point of actual benefit conferred on suffering humanity. Dr. Banting left London on a visit to Edinburgh. D R o M u S. A. The Week's Markets dominion' the Gainer; When European Countries Buy L,ess Wheat and Flour from States A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Canada is deeply cutting into the Un- ited States food exports to the United Kingdom and a nnumber of European countries. These exports from the Re- public have so fallen' during the last year that 'the matter has been made the subject of a special inquiry with a view to ascertaining the reason. For example, it has been found that whereas in 1921 agricultural products formed 78 per cent. of the American exports to the United Kingdom, in 1922 the proportion fell to 70 per cent, To Germany these exports formed' 84 per cent: of, the total in 1921 and only 78"per cent. last year, In the ease of the' Netherlands the reduction was from 81 per cent. in. 1921 to 78 per cent last year; Belgium, from 77 to 68 per cent.; Italy, from 82 to '79 per cent. These reductions took place in spite of the -fact that, the • American exporters have had he amplest of credits..:. The American Government officials no,doubt have had an impression that Canada has been getting much- of the trade that the Republic has beoi. los- ing, and this view is strikingly eon- firnied'by the Canadian export figures. TORONTO. Manitoba wheat --No, 1 Northern, $1,14. No, 1 Manitobafeed,47oats511.-No. 3 CW, 48a;,c Manitoba barley -Nominal. All the above,, track, bay ports, Am. coin -No, 2 yellow, $1.051,4. Barley -Malting, 57 to 59c, accord n ing to freights outside. Buckwheat -No. 2, 68 to 69c, 'Rye --No. 2, nominal. Peas -No. 2, $1.40 to" $1.45. Millfeed-Del., Montreal' freights, bags included: Tran, per ton, $25 to $26; shorts, per ton, $27 to $29; mid- dlings, $23, to $85; good feed dour, $2.15 to $2.25. Ontario wheat -No, 2 white, norm. Mal. • Ontario No. 2 white oats -46 to 48c. Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour -Ninety per cent. pet;, In jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $5.1.0 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $5.05 46x$6.15; bulk seaboard, $4.95 to $5.00. Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton sacks, $6.90 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.8e. Hay. -Extra No, 2 timothy, per ton,. track, Toronto, $15;' No. 3 timothy,; $13; mixed, $12.50 to $13.50. Straw --Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $9.50. Cheese -New,- large, 21c; twirls, 22c; triplets, 23c; Stiltons, 24e. Old, Targe, 32c; twins, 3235c; triplets, 38c; Stilton, ,3815c. New Zealand old cheese, 80c. Butter -Finest . creamery prints, 84c; ordinary creamery prints, 32c No. 2, 8lc- Eggs-Firsts, 29e; extras, 33e; ex- tras in cartons, 85c. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 40c•; hens, over 5 lbs., 220; do, 4 to 6 lbs„ 20c; do, 3 to 4. lbs., 170; roosters, 15c; !ducklings, over 5 lbs„ 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 28c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs- an'd up, 25c - Dressed poultry -Spring 'chickens, 45c; hens, aver 6 lbs„ 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to -4 lbs., 20c; roosters 17c; ducklings, over 6 lbs., 30c: do, 4 to 6 lbs-, 290; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 30c. Beans -Can, hand-picked, lb„ 7c; primes, 6?R c. Maple products -Syrup, per imp. gal.,.82.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal,; maple sugar, lb., 25c. Honey -60 -lb. tins, 1035 to 11n per lb,; 8 and 235 -Ib. tins, 11 to 12;¢c per Ib.; Ontario comb honey, per dor, No. 1, $4.50 to $5; No. 2, $3.75 to $4.25. Smoked moats -Hams, reed 20 ' 40 28c; cooked hams, 42 to 45.o; stroked rolls,' 26' to 28c; cottage rode, 25 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 80 to 34c: ape. Bial brand breakfast bacon, 34 to 38c; backs, boneless, 37 to 42c. Cured meats -Long clear 'oacon, 50 to 70 Ibs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs. $1X.50 J0 lbs. and up, $16.50; iig'utweight rolls, in barrels, $86; heavyweight rolls, $33. Lard -Pure tierces, 1535 to 193,tc; tubs, 1535 to 16e; pails, 16 to 1635e; pants, 18c; Shortening, tierces 1435 to 160; tubs, 15 to 1535c; paiia, 1535 to 16c; prints, 17 to 1(%c. Choice heavy steers, $7 to $8; but- cher steers, choice, $7 to $7.50; ua, good, $6.50 to $7; do, med., $ to $6,50; do, coma, $5 to $5.75; butcher heifers, choice, $6.75 to $7; do,.med., $6 to $6.75; do, com., $4.50 to $6; butcher cows, choice, $5 to $6; do, med„ $4 to $5; canners and cutters, $1.50 to $2; butcher bulls, good, $4.50 to $5.50; do, com., $8 to $4;feding steers, good, $7 to $7.54; do, fair, $6 to $6.75; stockers, good, $5 to $6; do, fair, $4.50 to $5; milkers, springers, each, $60 to $80; calves, choice, $8 to $10; do, med., $6.50 to $8; do, ems $4.50 to $6; lambs, spring, $13 to $18.50; sheep, choice, light, 85.75 to $6.25; do, choice, heavy, $4 to $4.50; do, culls and bucks, $2.75 to. $3.50; hogs, fed and• watered, $8.60 to $8,&5; do, f.o.b., $8 to $8.25; do, country points, $7.75 to $8. Hog quotations are based on the prise of thick, smooth hogs, sold on a graded basis. .Repor€ Progress in Grafting Human Eyes A despatch from Paris says: - Since the publication of an offer by an Italian, newspaper man to give one of his eyes in case it could be grafted to a painter who has lost his sight, there has been a renewed, interest in the efforts to graft eyes. There have been numerous sugges- tions that soldiers who were blinded during the world war might regain their sight through the.' sacrifice of some more fortunate comrade willing to give up one of his eyes. Dr. Faliede, noted opthalmologist and formerly collaborator of Dr. car- rel, who has made a specialty of graft- ing operations, says: "The day, is not far distant when it will be possible to graft either an animal or a human eye onto damaged optic nerves. Steady progress has been made in this di- rection. "We have often tried grafting the eye of a young pig or rabbit, but the results have not been satisfactory. The eye thus transplanted retains' its lim- pidity, but within a fortnight disin- tegration begins." Hon. F. H, Keefer, K.C., M.P.P. Who has been appointed to the pot - tion of. Under Secretary for New On- tario, a post which Premier Ferguson has created for the purpose of keeping $ In closer touch with New,Ontario's . problems 1 P MONTREAL - Corn, Am. No. 2 yellow, 97 bo 98e. Oats, Can. western, No. 2, 57c; do, No. 3, 55o; extra No. 1 feed, 531§c; No. 2 local white, 5235c. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., firsts, $6.90; do, seconds, 6.40; strong bakers', $$6.20; winter ats., choice, $6.75 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $8.05 to $8.15. Bran, $24 to $26. Shorts, $27 to $29. Mid- dlings, $83 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per. ton, ear lots,s$15. Cheese, finest easterns, 1714c. But- ter, choicest creamery, 801Aac. Eggs, selected, 82c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 81.15 to $1.20. Calves, veals, med. quality, $6 to $6.75; good, $7.50; good heavy drinker calves, $5;. grassers, $3.50 to $4;. Iambs, 11% to 13c; sheep, $3 to $5; good quality sheep and . select hogs mixed, $10; hogs, thick smooths, $9.50; selects, $10.45; sows,'$6 to $6,550. ONTARIO'S' NEW CABINET First group picture of Ontario's dew Cabinet taken at Government House, atter they were sworn in. From left to right: C. C. McCrea, Sudbury, Mine islet' of Mines; James W. Lyons, Sault Ste. Marie, Minister ,'of Lands; Lieut. - Col. W. ieut.-Co1.W. H. Price, Parkdale, Provincial Secretary' w. P. Niekle, RldMugs. ton, Attorney -General; His Honor the Lientenant-Governor; Hon, G, Howard Ferguson, Grenville, Premier and Min- ister inlater of Educations Hon. Geo. Henry, East York, Minister of Public Works;. Hon. •T. Crawford, North West Toronto, Minister'' without. portfolio.. Middle. row; - Er Leeming Carr,:.M,B., '.East Hamilton, Minister without portfolio; J. R. Cooke, North I3astings, Minister without portfolio; Sir Adam Beck, Loudon, Minister, without portfolio; Dr. Forbes Godfrey, West York; Minis - 'ter 62 Labor and Health, Lincoln .Goldie, South Wellington, Provincial Secretary; John S Martin, South Nov, folk, Minister of Agrioniture C. F. Bulmer, Clerk of the Executive :Cour ell; Col. J. Aleicander Fraser, ;Lieuten- ant -Governor's 'Aide -de -Camp. Back rovv: Deputy Premier Horace, Wallis; Carl Rele, Secretary to lion, Mr. Ferguson (between Dr, Godfrey, and Mr. Goldie) and M. Currey, Assistant Cleric of the Executive Council, NaturBwlleal Reti�isources The Natural Resources Intel- ligence Service of the ':Deport- ment of the Interior at Ottawa says; In Ontario there are approxi- mately $50 saw mills, which are prbducing lumber. -Fifty of these are in what is known as Nor'ther'n Ontario, and they proaveancut of duce ].,000,an000 boardrage feetnual each, There are also many portable mills cutting lumber and rail way ties. Qne-third of the total Iumber cut -of the province comes from the northern por- tion, about 350,000,000 board feet annually. Forest fires have caused great destruction of timber in Northern Ontario, where some of the finest forest lands have been burned over. As the for - este and mines in this potion of the province provide a mar- ket for the product of other parts of Canada to the extent of $75,000,000 per year, the im- portance of protecting -the•for- ests from fire' should appeal strongly both to the employer' and employees in the older por- tions of the province. - Empire Forestry Conference Meets in Canada The predominating themefor dis- cussion at the British Empire For- estry Conference, which is being con- vened in Canada this summer; open- ing in Ottawa at the end of July; will be "World's Softwood Supplies." Al- though hardwoods' are essential for many purposes, the advantages of the softwoods for all forms ofordinary construction, . and especially for the manufacture of paper, the demand for. whichis :constantly and greatly in- creasing, render them of paramount importance in the economic life of the civilized world. The Conference will be attended by authorities who have been making spe- cial investigations regarding softwood supplies. Although the Conference is essentially of an Empire character, and it is desired above all to assist in rendering the Empire self-sustaining in its timber supplies, itis also neces- sary to take cognizance' of similar sup- plies ayailable in other countries, St is expected that by the conclusion of the Conference, a thorough "prelimin- ary inventory ofthe softwood re- sources throughout the world will have been completed. It is most appropriate that such a subject should have been chosen for the main discussion in Canada, for our country has been most aptly described as the "Softwood Storehouse of the Empire." ' By reason of Canada's northerly location, she enjoys peculiar advantages for the growth of conifer- ous timber. Although extensive hard- wood forests are found in Eastern Canada, particularly as regards maple, birch, and beech, which are. present in considerable quantities, it is nevertheless a.fact, that the economic trees 'for production and exploitation in Canada are the pines, spruces, firs, cedars, hemlocks, etc. --all softwood tracer It must be remembered that as an essential process in placing lumber on, the markets, it is customary in East- ern Canada (where the extensive hardwood forests are situated) to utilize the old method of "river driv- ing" to convey .logs from the woods to the sawmills, So far, it is, to all practical purposes, commercially' ine- -possible to transport hardwood logs for long distances in this manner, and it is this feature which, in a measure, renders a great portion of our hard- wood ardwood forests as of problematical value. This particular feature of the situation offers a very interesting field of research, namely, to see whether some means can be provided to render hardwood logs drivable, or else in some manner to devise means whereby they may be'taken'from the woods to the quills by other methods. Many such points as these will re- ceive' attention at the Conference, and, in view of the fact that representa- tives from countries where hardwoods production predominates, will attend tis possible, at least, that many new dears will be made available to Can- adians.attending the Conference. It is now thoroughly assured that the Conference will be attended by at east a dozen or nacre prominent for- stry men from the United Kingdom; tidia is sending two thoroughly quali- fied representatives; New Zealand, Australia and South Africa: are also ending delegates; finally the Colonial Office and a number of the Crown Colonies will be represented by ofii- ere from their forest services, Such wide and. -oarefnlly"chosen : represen- ation undoubtedly 'augurs well for inccess of the Conference. • Evacuation of Turkey to i Occupy, Six Weeks i A. despatch from Constantinople says: -Owing to the better .feeling existing between the British and 1 Turkish military forces it is hoped e that the allied evacuation, which will T occupy sixweeks, will be carried out quietly. The evacuation of Constan- tinople, iiaidarpesha and the Dardan_ ,s piles will take piece sinnultaneously,s and on the last day the three allied' Generals will leave with the few re-, c main ing battalions. The Turkish Military Governor has . t visited - .Lieutenant,General Sir Charles Harington, and has promised to :•forbid demonstrations' and do his utmost to avoid nnpleasaritnese. He added that he would bring no Turkish troops into Constantinople anti! the British bad departed, sF Ripon, England, keeps up a„custom '1,000 years old. -Every night a "wake - men," attired in official dostume a lt- pears before the mayor's 'house and blows three solemn notes on the" "horn n of Rippon?' • in its issue ,of June 21, the Can- adian' Gazette, published at London, Eng., says that, Canadian"cattle which. have bean fattened in England are now 'appearing in the Markets. At the ,Metropolitan `'cattle' market on June 11, 10'euch cattlefed40 Leicest- ershire were on oiler. These' cattle we're on the heavy, side and made',.from 12s. •3d. to 12s, 10d.' . per 14 lbs: 'steno dead• weight, compared with 12s, 10d. for Irish.