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oot n A tre rg in comparison with 492074, posite 'the previous year. ° "Toronto, "Ont.-~Authorized capital of $5,429,600 is represented by com- panies whose incorporations were re- ported during the week ended August 18, compared with $18,668,400 for the same week last year; Dominion incor- porations amounted fo $210,000; Brit- ish Columbia, 3 Manitoba, $80, Ontario, $2,426,600; 18,000. and Quebec' $2,8 pa » ' Hamilton, Ont.--Completion of th asseBsment by Sify so r Mac- Leod reveals fin ificrease of '710°fn the city's population, mang it now 120; way. Medicine fist Alar. Stewart, geo! t £ 'm 0il Co., : in. ot "oil fleld in. béen vicinity edicine Hat_and Lethbridge, Alta--A. P. H Barons, threshed 1,400 bushels 28-acre field of spring wheat his farm at Sundail. The wheat ed number 1. 'This is the first 50-bishel crop reported this year. Several 30- bushel crops have been recorded to date. '" Vancouver, B.C, -- Approximately 88,000,000 feet of lumber was ex" ported from mills of British Coltfmbia during the month Jf August. There will be plenty of orders through Sep- tember 'and into October, and the en- quiry Tor'firther business is brisk and al 945 and an increase in -- anim the Cob very promisi All mills are busy. 4 Lntelligtnce Service ' for Readers financial and commercial Our re 'are demanding the has created and intensified the demand from Canadian and gh manufacturers for ac- nformation as to the lo- cutale infofatian as to yg os progréss in ment ' 0 these Yesources, especlally as the¥ pertiln to our forests, min- etal and water-powers." Raw re ves familiar with es which the Natural Service A despatch from Calgary, Alta, | s introduced dish %| On A despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says:=--Billy Sunday, who 'start- ed in what was intended to be a six weeks' campaign in Niakara Falls, N.Y, threatens to quit if the attend- ance remains at the present low level. KL 16 t6 seat 7,000 "winter ¥ : at a cost of h are co restad] L2 } With a parting flash of his famou bye to Captain Edward Grifiiths, as he began his journey west y THE PRINCE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE EMPRESS OF | = RANCE | smile, "Baron Renfrew" said good- RN.R, of the Bmpréss of France, at Quebec, wal to his ranch, He will return by the same River S ish River re Now Mase of Rise has. ot Cu Many| 4 _despatch from Sudbury says:-- ofl | with the. eames from = hot box in the bearings band saw at the big Cut- drove the sawyers from the nt, and spreading rapidly, had the whole mill on fire inside half an hour. Four hours later the big plant, which had a capacity of 260,000 feet of lum- ber in a twenty-hour day, lay in 'ruins. At four o'clock, Thursday, the mill had 'shut down to enablé* the night fé¥eman' to repair this bearing as it coil tof Hain ; d is planning to. 10.0 Lo mill of the 'Spaniéh Mills into N "Cos, Lid. 4 had 'beet giving trouble, and the work wad dofié, so it was thought, satisfac- torily. "Just half an hour later the flames shot. the. flooring and the dry flame of the mill was just so much tinder, = There was one fatality in connection with the digaster. B. F. Rogers, an American, who came to Canada and | enlisted with the First Canadian Overseas Expedition, and after the was married a Burks Falls girl and made Canada his home, was employed as boss filer. He had been gassed overseas and it is thought that he was overcome by smoke and could not get oiit. it time. His mate escaped and said that he had had trouble with dense smoke. Early this morning the was recovered: He leaves a wife and two children. There were nearly 300 men employ- éd in and around the plant, which had been operating on two shifts, and they made a valiant attempt to check the flames and were able to keep it from spreading, saving the huge stocks of lumber, the store and bunkhouses. ° . 'W.'J. Bell, manager of the company, 'The com | stated the Toss Would reach $200,000, but 'Wis fully 'Covered by insurance. ompany has arranged to open another mill at Aird Island, 'which had been for two years, and crews started moving equipment to that plant, seven miles from Cutler. The mill' will be in operation inside tefl duyE. --p ee Negro. Burglar Has nse of Humor A despatch from Chicago says:-- Robert Offner encountered a burglar in his Home: "I'm after that diamond ring," said the thief, a giant negro. Offner fumbled in his pocket, drew a pistol, fired; and the burglar went out the window. The following night Off- ner was walking on Michigan Avenue. He was confronted by his burglar. "That was a dirty trick you played me last night. Now I am going to make you jump into the lake." With a gun at his head Offner marched to the lake, and under forceful persu- asion jumped into twenty feet of water. He swam some distance out and then set up a cry for help and was rescued by the police. Gr Streams Are Blocked by Herring Shoals A despatch from Tr , Norway, says:--The fjords in the extreme north, in the region of Tana and Vad- soe, have béen literally blocked into a semi-solid state by herring shoals. The shoals often penetrate to the narrow heads of the fjords where they wedge tight into the jetties of small villages and fishing stations. Several ships have been sent to the north to take advantage of the har- vest, and others have arrived at the herring-oil factories heavily laden. THE POOR GERMAN Millionaire vou Fritz--"Took at 'these poor people. How can you ex pect theth to pay?" ? Pollu--"1 don RO [you's Never BE --From the Sydney Bulletin. ia iy gr SET TORONTO, |, ov. Manitoba wheat--No. 1 Northern, | Ne , $2.10. : 'Ontario wheat--No. 2 white, 95¢ to $1, outside. = y 'Ontario No. 2 white oats--Nominal. - Ontario corn--Nominal. Ontario fiour--Ninety per cent. Jat. fn jute bags, Montreal, prompt s pt ment, $6.60 to $6.60; Toronto b $5.40 to $5.50; buik seaboard, $4.40. Manitoba flour--1st pats, in cotton sacks, $6.90 per bbl.; 2nd pats, $6.40. Hay--Extra No. 2 timothy, Ber ton, track, Toronto, $14; No. 2, $18.60; No. 8, $150; mixed, $11 to $12, traw--Car lots, per ton. $9. Cheese--New, large, 26 to 2Tc; twins, 27 to 28¢; triplets, 28 to 29c; Stiltons, 28 to 20c. Old, large, 83c; twins, 38% to 8: 4 ee vary rints, 39 to 41c; ordinary creamery, 37 to 38¢; No. 2, 86 to 87c. Eggs--Extras in cartons, 44 to 45¢; extras, 42 to 48c; firsts, 38 to 39c; seconds, 32 to 38c. Live ponltry--Spring chickens, 8% Ibs. and up, 82¢; chickens, 2% to 83% Its., 28c; hens, over 6 lbs, 2de; 4 to 5 lbs., 22¢; do, 8 to 4 Ibs, 17. roosters, 15¢; ducklings, over © 1bs., 22¢; do, 4 to b 1bs., 20c; turkeys, young 10 lbs. and up, 26c. Beans--Canadian, hand-picked, Tb, fe; primes, Gc. ; Maple ucts STL: r imp. gui., $2.60; per 5-gut. n, $240 per gal.; maple 'sugar, Ib., 2c. Honey--#60-1b. tins, 11 to 12c per Ib.; 10-1b. tins, 11 to 12¢; 5-lb. tins, 12 to 18¢c; 2%.-1b. tins, 12 to l4c; comb honey, per dozen, $8.75 to $4; No. 2, $3.26 to $3.60. Smoked meats--Hams, med, 27 to 29¢; cooked hams, 48 to 46c; smoked rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 23 to 27¢; breakfast bacon, 80 to 84c; Spe cial brand breakfast bacon, 84 to 38c; backs, boneless; 84 to 40c. Cured meats--Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 Tbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs. $17.50; 90 Ibs. and up, $16.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $36; heavyweight rolls, $33. Lard--Pure tierces, 17 to 17%c; tubs, 17 to 18c; pails, 18 to 18%¢; prints, 20c. Shortening tierces, 15% to 15%ec; tubs, 15% to 16¢; pails, 16 to 16%¢; prints, 18% to 18%ec. Heavy steers, choice, $7.76 to $8; do, good, $7 to $7.50; butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.60; do, , $6.60 w $7; do, med. $6.50 to $6; do, com, $4.50 to $5.25; butcher heifers, choice, $6.50 to $7; do, med., $5.50 to $6.25; do, com., $4 to $5; butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to $6.25; do, med., $8 to $4; canners and cutbers, $1256 to $2.25; butcher bulls, good, $4 to $5; do, com., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers, , $5.50 to $6.50; do, fair, 4.60 to 5.26: stockers, good, $4.50 to $5; do, fair, $8.25 to $4; milkers and springers, $80 to $120; calves, choice, $11 to 12; do, med. $8 to $10; do, com.; $4 to $7; do, grassers, $2.76 to $3.75; lambs, choice ewes, $13 to $13.25; do, bucks, $11 to $11.60; do, com., $8 to $9; sheep, light ewes, good, $6.50 to $6.50; do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to $8.60; hogs, thick, smooth, F.&W., $0.86; do, f.o.b., $8.75; do, country points, $8.50; do, selects, $10.30. MONTREAL. Good veals, $10 to $12. Hogs, un- faded and thick smooths, $10; selects, 10.76. Corn, Am. No. 2 yellow, $1.04 to $1.05. Oats, Can. western No. 2, 67% to B8c; do, No. 8, 66 to G6%c; extra No. 1 teed, B5 to 66%c; No. 2 local white, 54 to 543%c. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., 1sts, $6.70; 2nds, $6.20; strong bakers, $6; wir ler pats, choice, $5.75 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag, 90 1bs., $3.16. Bran, $80.25. Shorts, $38.26. Middlings, $40.26. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15. Three Miners Are Killed In Explosion at Wheeling A despatch from Wheeling, W. Va., says:--Three miners were killed in an explosion at the Benwood mine of the Wheeling Steel and Iron Co. it became ' known, when the bodies of Joseph Birillo, Michael Corda and J. J. Carskaden, the latter a fire boss, were found burie beneath tons of coal and stone. Ancient City of London Will Hénor Premier King A despatch from London says:-- Arrangements have been completed for the triple presentation of the free- dom of the City of London, on Oec- tober 12, at the Guildhall, to Premier A 1920 Canadian Olympic athlete, who sustained his reputation at the thirty-fifth annual track and fleld com- petition at Halifax: ---- TWO MEN ARE KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Their Auto is Smashed to A despatch from Renfrew says: -- John Moffatt and N. D. Kelly, resi- dents of Arnprior, were instantly, killed by the C. P. R. train going east at 2.80 Friday morning at the level crossing near Castleford, 10 miles, ed to smithereens, | They were on their way home from Renfrew Fair. At the place where the accident occurred approaching trains can be seen some distance off, and all sound the usual warning. The but the conclusion is that struck by the second coach. Both men were married, Kelly having three of a family. sill -------- Seeds Bill Made Effective Oct. 1 by Order-in-Council A despatch from Ottawa says: -- An Order-in-Council has been issued bringing into effect on October 1 next| tion and sale of seeds, which was passed last session. The bill has to do, with the grading and specification of grades of seeds placed on the market. | Thus if seeds prove not up to specified quality, the purchaser can get redress. An important provision of the legisla- tion has to do with keeping grass and | clover seed free from seeds of noxious| weeds. - It is provided that the seed dress of the merchant, as well as the| province and county in which the seed| was grown. The bill also provides for the registration, through the Can- adian Council of Horticulture, of new- ly-discovered varieties of agricultural or garden vegetable seeds or plants. RR H | bl | | Breaks World's Record. Mackenzie King of Canada, Premier Stanley M. Bruce of Australia and) Premier Stanley Baldwin of" Great | Britain. Miss Doris B, Hart, a British swim- ming champion, who has broken the world's back stroke record. Her time was 1 min, 35 sec. for 100 metres, LE To TAKE THAT 29 STAIRS oN 'ON YOUR BACK! TRUST ME. MA! OH MA! COULD N TRON BACK, «Randall. 'T BR THE. DOWN ON HIS BUT HE DID Pieces by Fast C.P.R. Train. from Renfrew. Their car was smash-| automobile was not hit by the engine, | it was the bill respecting the testing, inspec-| River, in many tons of there shells have been taken. .. use has been found for these shells in the manufacture of fresh-water pearl buttons. For this pur- pose iwo or three hundred tons are used nnnually, a larg? por- tion of which comes from tke United States. The buttons are cut in discs from the shell hy rotary cutters, some of the discs being almost one-half inch thick. They are afterwards split to the thickness required for buttons. After the discs are cut from the shell the waste is ground up and sold for poui- try grit, for which it is ad- mirably adapted. re --p WILL NOT RELEASE REPUBLICANS. IN JAIL New Dail Eireann Re-elects Cosgrave President of Government. A despatch from Dublin says: -- William T. Cosgrave was re-elected by the Dail Eireann when the House assembled last week as president of | the Executive Council of the Irish | Free State. The election of the presi- | dent was one of the first ac's of the | new Dail chosen in the recent election, which assembled for the first time since the election. None of the Re- publicans elected to seats in the Dail had appeared when the proceedings began. Professor Michael Hayes was re- elected Speaker of the Dail A group of women staged a demon- stration outside the Parliament House | where the Dail sits, They carried banners demanding the release of the Republicans held prisoner by the Free State and announcing that "Dan Breen is dying." During the Dail sessicn Deputy Gorey, leader of the Farmers, who at present are assuming the attitude of the 6fficial Oppdsition party, advorat ed the release of Eamonn de Valera and the other Republican deputies now in prison, so that the Republican party might have an opportunity to meet and discuss its policy. President Cosgrave, in a vehement i reply, refused to yield to what he characterized as sentimentalism .and permit the entrance into the Dail of men whom he said had done their worst by violence -and had failed: There must be some evidence of a change of heart, he added. The Dail appeared to sympathize with President Cosgrave's view and | there was no challenge for a division. ama ------ | ENGINE. EXPLOSIO |" "IS FATAL TO THREE Six Badly Injured at Washing- ton,-- Neighborhood is Shaken. A despatch from Washington says:--Three men lost their lives and six were injured last week as a result of an explosion of gas in the fuel-test- ing laboratory of the Bureau of Stan- dards here. An internal combusion engine was being tested at the time of the ex- plosion, The detonations rocked the package shall bear the name and ad-| | vicinity of the laboratory for a dis- tance of 500 yards, and a large auto mobile dnd several airplane motors were hurled through the air. -------- MANCHESTER CLOSED TO CANADIAN CATTLE London Advises That Ship- ments to That Area Be Suspended. A despatch from Ottawa says:-- | The Department of Agriculture has received the following cable from the | High Commissioner in London: "Am advised by Ministry of Agri. culture that Manchesteri s included in foot and mouth disease controlled area into which only animals for immediate slaughter may be moved. They ask you to arrange to suspend shipment of Canadian stores to 'Manchester