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MENB - - - ... _. _ ^^, , a i II ! fl IRTY-FlfTH mm MEETING OF THE HIGH - COURT CANADIAN ORDER OF FORESTERS ; FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE The thirty-fifth iinnual meeting of the Canadian Order of Foresters convened on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, in the Hall of the Knights of Columbus, in the city of Quebec, at a p.m. As usual, delegates are in attendance from Jill parts of the Dominion, the order confining 1 its business entirely to the Dominion of Canada. A representation was pre*t-nt from every province in Canada, and though this society's thirty fifth year will be completed iu November next, while annual meetings have been held in the pro- vinco, never previously has buch meeting convened in the city of Quebec. The mayor and aldermen of th city welcomed the delega-U's in felicitous terms. Mr. Stewart, the high chief ranger, replying in an eloquent manner on behaJf of the order. The following officers were pre- sent at the opening session : J. A. Stewart, high chief ranger, Perth (Opt.); J. A. A. Brodeur, high vice- chief ranger, Montreal . ; Alf. F. van- Someren, high secretary. Brant- ford (Ont,); Herbert Elliott, high treasurer, Brantford (Ont.); W. G. Strong, superintendent of organiza- tion, Brantford (Opt.); W. L. Rob- erts, high auditor, Brantford (Ont.); A. Shultis, second high auditor, Brantford (Ont.); W. M. Couper, high registrar, Montreal (Que.); H. J. Stevenson, Toronto (Ont.); R. T. Kemp, Listowcl (Ont.); A. R. Galpin, London (Ont.); F. H. Davidson, Winnipeg (Man.), members of the executive committee. In addition to the above, A. K. Berry, district high chief ranger, Holland (Man.); John Murray, past district high chief ranger, Haroiota (Man.); D. . McKinnon, district high secretary, Winnipeg (Man.), were present as representatives of the District High Court for Mani- toba Tin- anntuti rej> >rts of all the High Court officers of this order are, ngain, very satisfactory. They demonstrate that the year 1913, which i the period covered by the reports referred to, wa no excep- tion to the series of satisfactory re- ports that have occurred from year to year in the order's experience. An interesting feature, in connec- tion with the business of the order is, that eince iU inception in 1879, it lias confined its business entirely to tin- Dominion of Canada, and the excellent result which the chair- man of the medical board has been able to report as to the death rate, wlii<-li was 0.12 por thousand in 1013. ami 5.28 over the society's ex- perience, is, no doubt, very largely due to the original decision of the founders of the order to operate only within this Dominion. In all departments, material betterment is .shown in the financial [Kisition of the order. In the year, the increase in the insurance funds amounted to $375, 096. be. this fund ^landing at the end of tin- year under review, after the pa uncut <if 554 death claims, amounting to $50:!,*) 1.1 9, at $1,- 305.072 07. In this connection, it is interesting to note that the revenue <. ruing fruui investments, realized lost year 8188, 11(1. -js, which was a sullii-i'-nt income from this source to lo<jk after the 33.34 percent, of the death louses. In further reference to the matter of iiivcMni-i)t(>, it will be of interest to our readers to know that the order uonfine.s its investments, en- tirely, to municipal niul school de- bentures of the Dominion of Can- ada. It is a matter of general knowledge among investors, that, over and above the admittedly gilt edged nature of these securities, the market for the last two years has been a very advantageous one, from the investor's point of view, and the reports indicate that the order has beon in a position to take full advantage of these desirable conditions. Besides the insurance department, the order operates a sick and funeral benefit department, and the increase in the funds in this regard, during the year 1913, amounted to $50,746.32 after the payment of 7,271 sick and funeral benefit claims, amounting to $180,- 979-. 10. Funds in this department are ateo invested in the same class of securities as the insurance fund, and the amount collected in interest during 1913 amounted to $14,095.02, the total amount at credit of this fund at the end of the year being $348,213.19. The general fund of the order, which is the expense account fund, it being maintained by a levy of ten cents per month on each member, is also in satisfactory shape, leaving the order in a substantial position in respect to the prosecution of its work. Regarding membership also, sub- stantial progress is indicated, the net result of the year's operations showing a gain for 1913 of 3,019, making the total membership of the order on the 31st of December, 1913, 90,555. Besides the ordinary benefits ac- cruing to the members of the or- der, from life insurance and sick and funeral benefits, this society provides for special grants in addi- tional directions; one in respect to amputations, and a further special grant over and above sick benefits, which enables tubercular patients to have special treatment, for six months, at any one of a number of sanitaria, making A specialty of this disease. A perusal of the reports of the various officers brings to attention tin- large amount of benefits that have been derived by the member- ship, a, since 1879, a sum of $9,- 000,000 has been paid in mortuary and other benefits. This society -would appear to have been carefully guided since its inception. Even in spite of recent stringent monetary conditions, and other factors that have militated against the general progress of fraternal insurance concerns, the year 1913, which might well have reflected in the reports of the offi- cers such conditions, on the con- trary, demonstrate a substantial and satisfactory progress. The superintendent of organiza- tion has been able to report the institution of forty-four new courts, scattered over the Dominion gen- erally. This indicates that the or- .der is alive to the desirability of establishing its agencies, in locali- ties both in the older and in the newer parts of the Dominion, as the circumstances of the district give reason to believe such courts may become permanent and useful centres for the acquisition of nev business. The officers' report* were submit- ted to the usual committees f-"- thcir consideration. A considerable .inn .iinl, of business, as usual, is de- manding the attention of MM- dele- gates, and the session of the high court will extend over several days, probably taking up the attention of the representatives from the 10th to 19th inst. I-LKinr LASTED IS HIM !tS. <<MIII.HI .Made a World'* Itrcord at lull. i II II''- III, 1 1 \i : 'iclnniii-. A despatch from Johannisthal, Germany, says: A world's record for the duration flight of an aero- plane carrying only the pilot was created on Wednesday at the aero- drome here by Gtistav Basser, a German airman. He remained in the air for 18 hours and 10 minutes without making a landing. The best previous duration record of a simi- lar kind was that made by Bruno Langer, also a German aviator,. on Feb. 3 this year, when he made an uninterrupted flight lasting 14 hours 7 minutes. WHYEMPRESSSANK SOSOON Two Hundred and Sixty Tons of Water a Second Rushed Into Her Gaping: Side A despatch from Quebec says : The explanation of all the sugges- tions that have been made during the enquiry into the wreck of the Empress of Ireland about the ves- el'fi steering gear came, out on Wednesday afternoon when Percy Uillhoiise, belonging to the !' air- field .Shipbuilding Company, which fconstructed her, continued his evi- dence before the Dominion Commis- sion. Mr. Hillhouse gave the first. adequatfl explanation of the actual injuries to the Empress, and his telling of the wu-tr rushing through a wound 388 square feet in dimen- sions at the rute of 260 tons a sec end gave a clear-cut impression of bnw it carno about thut the liner liated over quickly and shortly af- terwards capsized. Another noteworthy feature of the commission's hearing on Wed nesday wa the evidence of Uunner Wilfrid WhiteJiead, the diver from H.M.S. Essex, who, in addition to inspecting the hull of th-o Empress, risked his life in an effort to save that of Edward Cossboon, the American diver, who died from in juries received at the wreck. White head and other divers from tho Es sex were ordered from the court to the scene of the wreck Wednesday afternoon after a conference be- tween Ca.pt. Walsh, marine super- intendent of the C.P.R., and Capt. Watson, of the cruwer, at which it was decided to once more try to get the 800 bodies entombed in the Em- press, despite the fact Hint, this work had been abandoned following a report indicating ito lirti, -\ilt.ics and dangers. BIG COMMERCIAL COLLAPSE Leading New York Wholesale Firm in the Hands of Receivers. A despatch from New York says : The H. B. C'laflin Co., the oldest and the leading wholesale dry goods company of the country, went into the hands of receivers Friday be- cause of its inability to meet notes amounting to several million dol- lars, now due or coming due within a few days. The failure is the big- gest single commercial collapse in many years. 'The company is said to have out- standing notes amounting to more than $34,000,000, and the liabilities may amount to $44,000,000. In some quarters, however, it is said that the assets, according to the books of the company, exceed the liabilities. The company or its president, John Claflin, owns or controls at least twenty-five retail dry goods stores throughout the United States and Canada. Three of these con- cerns also went into the hands of receivers to-day. Henry Battennan They are the Co., of Brook lyn ; the Bedford Company, of Wil- liameburg, and Jones Store Com- pany, of Kansas City, Missouri. Similar action, it was announced, would be taken in the case of the rest. Their business will be con- tinued under receivers' manage- ment until thedr financial affairs have been adjusted. Tho cause of the failure was first- ly n over extension of notes iasue<i by the company an maker or en- dorsed by it; secondly, the stagna tion of business throughout the country, which caused the banks to refuse further credit and refuse extension of the notes they already hold. The other causes which are named were the fact that New York is no longer the jobbing centre in dry goods for the "whole country, and, secondly, that the banks holding the notes feel they must have more liquid assets in preparation for the new banking system. The failure was a shock to the entire country. The H. B. Claflin Co., which for more than seventy years has passed through various vicissitudes, emerging with a higher reputation aa to soundness and bigger business, until within the last few years, had commercial con- nections throughout the United States and Canada. Its paper un- til recently had always been in eager demand by the banks. About 26 banks in New York are said to hold approximately $7,000,000 of the notes; Boston, 910,000,000; Chicago and St. Louis large amounts. The paper of the com- pany is said to be stored away among the assets of between 2,000 and 3,000 banks in the United States. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS KEPOBTB FROM TTTE LEADlfiO TBADt CEIJTBE3 OP AMtBICA, Brcaditnffi. Toronto, June 30. Flour Ontario wheat Hours, '.<> per cent.. $3.76 to $3.SO, seaboard, and at $3.80, Toronto. Manitoba* First uutent. In Jute bags, $6.60: do., Heconds. $6: strong bukera'. in jute bugs. $4.80. Manitoba wheat Bay ports No. 1 Northei n. 941c. and No. 2. U3c. Ontario wheat No. 2 at $1 to $1.01, ..in.- ...L und new at 82 to 86c. outside, UKIISI and September d-llvery. Outs- No. 2 Ontario oats. 41 to 42c. outxlde. and at 43 to 44c. on track. To- ronto. Western Canada oats. 42|c for No. 2. and at 42}c for No. 3, Uay ports. I'cas Prices nominal. Barley Good malting barley. 57 to 9c, according to quality. Rye No. 3 at 63 to <>4c, outside. Buckwheat 90c. outsldu. Corn No. 2 American. 79c. on track, Toronto, and at 75c, Bay ports. Bran Manitoba bran. $21 to $24 ton. In bagH. Toronto frolght. $2S to $26. Shorts. Country Froanco. Butter Choice dairy, 17 to 19c; in- ferior. 16 tc 16c; farmers' separator prints, 19 to 20c; creamery prints, fresh, 23) to 24c; do., solids, 21 to 22c. Krfgs Strictly new laid. 24 to 2Go per dozen, and Kcod stock. 20 to 23c per dozen. Honey Extracted. In tins. 101 to lie per lb. Combs. $2.26 to $2.60 per dos- en for No. 1, and $2 for No. 2. Cheese New cheese. 141 to 14|c for large, and H4 to 14|c for twins. Beans Hand-picked. $2.20 to $2.26 per bushel; primes. $2.10 to $2.16. Poultry Fowl. 16 to 17c per lb; chickens, yearlings. 20 to 22c; turkeys, 19 to 21c. Potatoes Uela wares, $1.15 to $1.20, on track here, and Onturlos ut $1.10 per bag, on track. THE NEWS III A PARAGRAPH BAPF^MMiS FROM ALL, OVK.B TUB GLOBE IN A KUTS1IELU Cannda. the Empire and ih fTorll lo Ucocral Before Your ETC*. Canada. Patrick Hammil was instantly killed by a G.T.R. yard engine at Sarnia while under the influence of liquor. The Mayor of Lethbridge, Alba., after visiting Hillcrest Colliery, ordered a big supply of groceries and a car load of flour to be sent Four Nova Scotia counties voted to repeaJ the Canada Temperance Act and put into effect the Nova Scotia Act, a much more drastic temperance measure. The explosion of a gasolene stove We unhesitatingly recommend Magic Baking Powder a* being the beet, purest and most healthful fwking pow- der that it i* possible to produce. CONTAINS NO ALUM All ingredient* are plainly printed on the la bet MAGIC BAKING POWDJ EW.GHUTTCO.LTDL [TORONTO, ONT. f I WINNIPEG MONTREAL $19,000,000 LOSS IN FIRE Over One Thousand Buildings in Old Massachussets City Destroyed. A despatch from Salem, Mass., says: Nearly half of the old "witch city" of Salem, rich in his- toric buildings and tradition, -was devastated by a fire that caused an estimated loss of $19,000,000, des- troyed one thousand build-ings, in- cluding a score of manufacturing establishments, and made ten thou- sand of the 45,000 residents home- "ess. The fire originated in the Korn Leather factory on the west side of the city, about two o'clock Thurs- day afternoon, swept through the ihoe and leather manufacturing dis- irict, ruining every building in a curving path two miles long and more than a half a mile wide. Burning embers, carried by a wind, started sections, the ashionable residential district ad- acent to Lafayette Street, and a manufacturing and tenement house district on the Peninsula, bounded strong north-west ires in two other by Palmers Cover, South River and the waterfront. "The house of seven gables" was . also in the danger /-me. The fire t burned a semi-circular path. Ori- ginally driven in a south-easterly ' direction from the foot of Gallows Hill, the place where witches were , hanged two and a half centuries ago, it spread to South Salem and * then changed its course and crept t steadily in a northerly direction to- .. wards the Town Hall squave, the centre of the city's retail business " life. For a time the whole city seemed doomed. Then the firemen concen- trated their energies in a single . point of defence near the Boston and Maine Railway Station. Sev- eral buildings in this vicinity were dynamited, every available line of . hose was directed against the ap- proaching flames. Some fifty in- jured persons were received at the hospitals. . STHITK BY A TRAIN. .N.It. Ir.-iiu Running Through Widow's Yard. A despatch from North Bay says: ATS. Yenson, an old resident of {{pissing District, died at North Hospital as a result of injuries received by being struck by a Cana- dian Northern train. Mrs. Yenson a a widow, living on a farm near North Bay, and the transcontinen- tal line of the Canadian Northern Railway passes through her proper- being used by electricians in the i ty near her house. Owing to litiga- Senate wing of the Parliament j ^on ov r right-of-way Mrs. "ruvliloni. Bacon I.onu clear. 14 to Ulc por lb., In cane lots. Hams Medium^ 18 to 18c; do., heavy. 17 to 17|c; rolls, 141 to 16c; breakfast bacon, 18 to IN! barks, 22 to 23c. l.ard Tierces. 12|c; tubs. 12ic; palls, 13c. Compound. 1U to lOJc. B.i.lo<i Hay and straw. Bald hay No. 1 at 114.76 to $16 a ton. on track here; No. 2 quoted at |13 ';?>. and clover at 111. Baled straw Car lots, $8.26 to Ss.tO. on track. Toronto. WlnaljMr Oimla. Winnipeg; June JO. Cah: No. 1 Northern. 89|c; No. I Northern, snjr; No. S Northern. 87c; No. 4. 82Ic. Oat No. 2 C.W.. S9ic; No. 3 C.W.. >9c; e- tra No. 1 feed. 88c: No. 1 faed. 18ic: No. 2 feed. 88lc. Harlcy No. 3. 62Jc; No. 4. Bin; rejected, 49c; feed. 4KJc. Flax No. 1 N.W.C. $1.391; No. 2 C.W., J1.364; No. 3 C.W.. |1.24i. , , . fltralicht i. .11,.,.., $4.70 to $4.90; , $2.20 lo $2.36. Rolled oats, - . $4.66; do., buffft. 90 Iba., $2.16. Montreal Karkcti. Mont, -al, June 30. Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 79 to 80c. Oats. Canadian Western, No. 2. 44 to 44Jc; No. 3, 43ic to 43|c; extra No. 1 feed. 42) to 43c. Barley, malting. 66 to 66c. Flour. Man. Spring wheat patenU. HI.-.IM. $6.60; sec- onds. 6.10; utrontc bakers', $4.90; Win- ter patent*, choice, $6.25 to $5.60; do.. bar- rels. . ., . ., Bran $23. Hhorta $26. Middlings, $28. Moulllle. $28 to $32. Hay. No. 2. per ton car lota, $14.50 to $16. Cheese, fin- est westerns. 13 to IStc; finest east- erns, 121 to 12{c. Butter, chotceit creitmery. 24} to 25c; seconds, 23 to 23Jc. EKKS. fresh. 23 to 24c; selected, 26 to 27c; No. 2 stock. 20 to 21c. Pota- toes. per link- ai lots. $1 to $1.20. Unlto.l Stale. Market.. Minneapolis, June 30. Wheat July. 84c; September. 80|c. Cash No. 1 hard. ISio; No. 1 Northern. 86lc to 87|c; No. 2 do.. 83i to 85Jo. Flour Fancy pa- tents, $4.46; iii-<t clears, $4.42; second clears. $2.6fi. Bran-fl9.26. I 'ninth. June 30 Wheat No. 1 hard. Mil'-; No. 1 Northern, 88lc; No. 2 do.. 861 to 8C|c: July. 87Jo. Linseed Cash und July, July. , l.Gt|. LIT* StOOk Market.. Ton.nto. June 80. Cattle Choice buti-hi-ro', $8.16 to $8.50; Rood, $7.90 to $8- common oows, $4.7 food, to $6.25; dinner* and cutters, $2.60 to $4; choice fat cons, $6.26 to $7.10; choice bulls, $7 to $7.60. Calves Good venls. $8.25 to $11: common. $4.76 to $7. rltockers and feeders Steers, 800 to 900 Ibs., $7 to $7.50; Rood quality, '700 to 800 Ibs.. $8.76 to $7.26; H K ht, $6.10 to 18.60. Sheep Mii'l lambs -I/lght ewe>, $6.75 to $tl.26; heavy. $4.26 to $4.76; bucks, $4.70 to $5.30; KprtnR lambs, $10 to $12; yearling lambs, $7.60 to $8. BO. Hogs $7.60 to $7.66 f.o.b.. $8.16 to $8.20, fed and watered, $8.36 to $8.40 off cars. Montreal, June 30.- I'rlme beeves, 8c to 8lc: medium. 6|c to 7|c; common, 4Jc to 6\c. Cows. $30 tn $76 each. Calves, 3| to 7)e. Sheep. 6c to 6|c. Spring lambs. $6 to $7 each. Hogs. 81c. Six thousand soldiers of a Chinese garrison mutinied, burned a city, and killed the inhabitant!. Yenson had retrained in her house, and was hanging out clothes in the yard when the accident took place. A construction train came along, caboose first, and she started to cross the track, b'.'t was caught and hurled to one side. She was taken ai once to the hospital, but died shortly afterwards. Buildings at Ottawa, caused a small fire and big excitement. Manager Dobson, of the Cana- dian Alkali Company, which is building an immense plant at Wind- sor, stated that enough salt to Last the company 220 years has been struck in four wells. Terms for the composing of all j international differences between the United States and Mexico have been concluded. The conditions under which diplomatic relations will be resumed were embodied in a protocol and signed by those at- tending Niagara Falls conference. Grrat Britain. Militants in London attacked .let- ter boxes and raided west end thea- tres. The Gothland, wrecked off the Scilly Islands, is likely to prove a I did things look so bad for the work SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM. Many Killed and Injured, und Much Damage to Crops. A despatch from Chicago says : Seven deaths, scores of injured, crop damage amounting to thou- sands of dollars, and heavy damage to buildings, were caused in an electrical and wind storm that swept Minnesota and Wisconsin from the North-west on Wednesday. Communication between . many cities was cut off owing to the pros- tration of telegraph and telephone wires. It was feared that a still larger loss of life would be revealed when the full extent of the storm is known. LABOR CONDITIONS BAD. Never Did Things Look \\ <ir-*r for Workers, Says J. C. Walters. A despatch from Montreal says : "The industrial conditions all over Canada are in a deplorable condi- tion, inany are starving because they cannot get a chance to earn even the bare necessities of life, and never in the history of Canada total wreck. A critical division in the British House of Commons gave the Gov- ernment a majority of only 38. ers." Such was the statement made on Wednesday by J. C. Walters, president of the Trades Congress of Canada. THREE OVERCOME BY HEAT. Windsor Workman Grew Faint and Fell 20 Feet. A despatch from Windsor says : Three persons have been prostrated from heat within the past 48 hours. Norman Norcott was overcome on the street, and was taken to the Hotel Dieu. While picking cherries, Donald Binn, 14 years old, was taken with a fainting spell, super- induced by the In -at, and fell to the ground. He sustained a fracture of the right arm and minor cuts and bruises. Enoch Harris, em- ployed at the Windsor plant of the Lufkin Rule Company, fell 20 feet from a ladder when he was over- come by the heat. His head and shoulder were painfully injured. I nilnl Sl.,l,-s. The next International Sunday School convention will be held in : New York. The automatic revolver carried by Mayor Mitchel of New York ] dropped from its holster while he was alighting from his auto, and dislodging, a bullet struck former Senator Reynolds in the knee. General. Spanish troops had a long en gagcment with Moors near Tetuan, | Morocco. A Scottish woman in the Delagoa Bay district of Africa shot four lions out of a herd of six. The London Telegraph's corres- pondent in Pckin reports that the bandid "White Wolf" was executed three months ^ago. King Peter "of Servia d-enies that he has abdicated, but has delegated his duties during his illness. Par- liamentary elections have been call- ed for August 14th. Enrico Malatesta, the Italian an- archist, whom the Italian. Govern- ment has been seeking to arreet in connection with the recent revolu- tionary risings in Italy,, has es- caped. Greece has communicated a new note to the powers, accepting the Porte's proposals that the property of Turkish refugees shall be ex- changed for the property of Greek refugees, ajid that .1 Graeco-Turk- ish commission be appointed to make a valuation. Greece invited the powers to designate a neutral chairman. Canadian Municipal Debentures Ttit fuiftura in fommtrcfal />tniitr\\i.\. as evijttictd fy rctftit bank statement* fnJufing important aciumulatimu of mourn > largi financial institution*. irAiV* in tun must tend to lontr inlet tst ratn, anJ likewise decrease tht interest yield on the better class of investment sccunties. Our advic* It f Heats is to take earfy ajvantagt a/all meritfraus mum'fifal offer- t current prices : TUlfl ST. 1AUBENT, QUE.... 5.38% TP. RICHMOND, B.C... 5.40% STUJEETSVILtE. ONT. 5.SO% DI8T. NOBTH VANCOU- VER, B.O. 5.50% STTDBUBT (SEP. SHCI.8) 5.76% ESTEVAN. 8AUE 6.00% POUTAOB X.A PBAIBIE, MAN. (Or.arantcert) ..5.40% H SO, U I MALT, B.C 5.85% 3IMCOB, OUT 5. 25 WATBOUS, 8ABX 6.50% ALBEBTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 8.78% YUld TORONTO, ONT 4.66% PBOV. ONT. (AIT.) 4.50% FBOV. ALBERT A 4.80% OWEN 80UMD. ONT. . .4.80% BBOCKVII.I.E, ONT. ..5.00% BRANDON, MAN 5.10% TP. BmVOE, OUT 5.19% HESPEI.EB, ONT 5.12% BUBUNOTON, ONT 5.30 YDITCY, N.S. 5.20 ; LINDSAY. ONT. 5.00% EX.MXBA. ONT 5.2D . XOKTH BAT, ONT S.35 SUDBUKY, ONT 5.38". WESTON. ONT 6.38% MEDICINE HAT, ALT A 5.38% rail for July n.t, fflvtar eomploto partlonltn. on requt. Qladly snt A. E. AMES & CO. Union Bank Building, Toronto Investment ** Established 1883 :