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jij i tiu i ^ i Ti > fl | « i fi i hr i> T "i^iii I • . ~ â€" II' Uliiliffâ€" ALUES TO OCCUPY CONSTANTINOPLE AND CONTROL TURK ELECTIONS Supreme Council Take Drwtic Steps to Put an End to Tur- key's Defianceâ€" Treatment of Armenians is Cause of Action on Part of Entente. A despatcb from Ixiudon says : â€"The allie« have Uecldt'd to occupy Conatan- tinople, the Dally Kxpress learns. The Dally Telegraph on Friday made a feature of a report that the Allies have decided on the military and naval otcupatlou of Constautl- noplo In consequence of the treatment of the Armenians by the Turks. The new.spaper's version of the re- port represents Great Britain as de- tennIe*to occupy the Turkish capital, and says she has Invited France and Italy to cooperate, and that their ro- l)lles are awaited. A despatch from Paris says:â€" On proposals by Premier Vonlzelos, of Greece, the Supreme Allied Council has decided upon energetic action at Constantinople, backed by military measures, says "Perllnax," political editor of the Echo de Paris. He says orders appear already to have been given British military and naval forces In the vicinity of the Turkish capital. A despatch from Constantinople eays: â€" Turkish Nationalists are ex- pected to bo prominent In the now Cabinet, and It Is probable such pro- minent figures as Koulf Bey, Deputy for Sivas, and even Mustapha Kemal, Nationalist leader in Anatolia, may have places. It Is considered prob- able the now Cabinet will strongly op- pose ratlflcatlou of a peace treaty If It does not recognize claims of tho Nationalists. Allied high comuiissionors here have been insisting the Cabinet should hot- ter conditions In Anatolia, especially since recent disorders at Marash and In Clllcla. The Constantinople Gov- ernment has been virtually powerless, as Mustapha Genial has been in full control in Anatolia. While the announcement that the Turks will be left In Constantinople has been welcomed ospncially by the Sultan's supporters, it is dally becom- ing clearer that Mustapha Kemal's forces In Asia Minor will not accept peacefully the partitioning of Asiatic Turkey which the Supreme Council Is believed to contemplate. It is univer- sally conceded Mustapha Kemal re- presents tho real power of Turkey. Through their cantrol of the Turk- ish Chamber of Deputies, It Is assert- ed, Mustapha Kemal's Nationalists virtually dominate and laugh at the alliefl threats to the Sultan and al- lied naval displays in the straits. Tho real Government Is at Angora, beyond reach of naval guns, and the Nation- alists boast tha allies cannot recruit armies and raise sufllcient money to carry on war in the interior of Asia Minor or retain occupied sections. EXCHANGE SITUATION IMPROVES Remarkable Recovery in Ster- ling and Canadian DoUsur. A despatch from Now York says: â€" )The remarkable recovery that occur- red on Thursday In sterling exchange was the dominating influence on the market. Tho rate, advancing 12V4 cents over Wednesday's closing, touched I3.58V2. the hiKhcst since January 28. Since the best price of the year to date was $3.79 V4. and the worst price 53.18, considerably more than half of the great decline which culminated a month ago has been re- covered. On the Exchange Market it was re- ported on Thursday that buying of ex- change in London was exceptionally active, and bills were not offered free- ly, ilates for exchange on other European markets moved similarly in tlielr favor. Financial men here state that the rapid recovery In sterling â€"It has ad- vanced 23 cents almost within a week • â€" Is partly reaction from a much-over- done speculation for the decline. Sales of securities by London in New York have also cut a figure. It is admitted, however, that tho movement has a deeper eigniflcanco. Economically and politically, the signs in ICurope have been encourag- ing enough In tho last fov/ weeks to put some quietus on tho pessimistic talk about Eui-ope with which the American market has been favored. It Is also believed here that recent In- dications of probable steps to save Oem.auy from banUi'iuitcy have had Bomeihlng to do with iuereasing fin- ancial conlldence. Canadian dollars were nt 88 at mar- ket closing, a very considerable Im- provement over recent quotations. OPENING OF THE DOMINION PAH LlAMENT IN ThiE IMEw $iO,000,-v^jC .^uil.Q>NG. The photo shows the scene as His Excellency the Governor-General was reading the speech from the Throne 57,702 IMMIGRANTS DURING 1919 9,914 From British Isles, 40,- 715 From U.S. A despatch from Oltawu says: â€" A total of 57,702 immigrants to Canada during the last fiscal year is reported in the annua! report of the Depart- 1 ment of Immigration and Colonization, i tabled in the House of Commons. Of i these 40,715 came from the United i States, 9,914 from tho United King- 1 dom and 7,073 from other European I countries. This compares with immi- ' gratlon In the preceding year of 71,- 1 314 from the United States. 3,178 from the United Kingdom, and 4,583 from Continental countries. The decrease in the immigration from the United States is therefore 43 per cent, over that of the preceding year. The immigration of unaccompanied British children is expected to be re- sumed this year, after being .suopeitd- ed since 1916. Since then 29,034 ap- plications have, been received, chiefly through children's homes, for permis- sion to enter Canada. UVING COST HIGHER IN FRANCE -♦- Wild Geese Made Mistake in Foreceisting Weather A despatch from New York says: â€" Thousands of half-famlahed wild geese cover the Ice In Great South Bay, along Long Island, seeking food at water holes, nncording to reports from the game wardens. Tho bay, a favorlto spot for wild fowl, is covered with Ico three feet thick, an al- most uiiprccedeuted condition for March. liesidents along the bay shore and other.s are feeding many of the (owl. Increase of 50 Per Cent. Ow- ing to New Transportation Rates. A despatch from Paris says:- The cost of living In France Iwh jumped 50 per cent, as a result of tlie jiassago of a law increasing by from 40 to 100 per cent, the cost of transportation. nillroad, subway and taxi fnro:^, and the prices of gas, electricity, bread, refrigerated meat, postal rates and municipal taxes. Economists estimate that tho pur- chasing value of the franc, reduced four-fifths since 1914, may be reduced still further as soon as tho Federal Income tax, the percentages of which la yet unsettled, is enforced. TURKS KEEP SACRED PLACES ONLY British Food 136 Per Cent. Over Pre-War Rates A despatch from London saysâ€" Tho cost of all piincipal artlclrs of food In England rcjo In January to 136 per cent, over the pre-war Ir-vel, nnd is 125 p«r cent, on rent, clotliing, liglit and fuel, according to statbitica pre- pared by tho Amoric:in ChambGr of Commerce In London. The Ottoman Empire to be Stripped of All Other Territory. A despatch from London says: â€" Turkey Is stripped cf virtually all her territory in Europe, but retains the sacred places, by the treaty now be- ing completed by tho confereneo of Foreign Minister;! and .Ambassadors, it bceaiiio known on Thursday. Thrace has been awarded to Greece by tho Peace ('onferoncc, but the pre- sent conferouco Is charged with the task of working out plans whereby tho Turks will keep control of tho saored places and Adrianoplo. Smyrna w!';l bo plaeed undir Creek I control. The Farmer's Elxport Market. The Canadian farmer to-day wants reasonable proof that any Increase he makes in live stock will lind its mar- ket. That is the crux of live stock farrliing. The farmer wants a return for his investment of capital, labor and care. Month by month the evidence is ac- cumulating that there is a market which the Canadian can reach of which the fringe has scarcely been touched. Prospects for exports of moats become clearer every month. Devastation of war in Europe left a deep cut In the supplies which will lake years to restore, if indeed, thoy will ever get back to a pre-war level. A able compiled for the Internation- al Institute of Agriculture by Mr. T, K. Doherty, LL.B., given in the "Agricul- tural Gazette," shows that, excluding Russia, there was throughout Eurcipc between 1914 and 1918 a drcjp of .«lx million head in cattle, 9V^ million head In sheep, and the enormous tutal of 24V4 million in hogs. The lust named is a loss of almost 50'i. Des- pite material increases in some coun- tries, mainly on the American conti- nent, in that period tliere was a world decrease in swine and sheep, though a net increase of 7'!' in cattle. There Is another factor which will have a more direct appeal to the far- seeliig farmer. It is that for years before the war the decline in the world's t^upply of live stock had been proceeding so steadily and irresistibly as to amount to little loss than "slow starvation" In meats. This was not conlinod to one country; it was uni- versal. Our Canadian position is typical. Hetween 1908 and 191.'i sheep nnd cat- tle declined from 20'(> to 25';u and hogs remained aimut the same for thf- nine years. A similar tendency was no- liconble in the United States, where between 190S and 1917, despite an in- ert^ise in swine, there were marked decreases in cattle and sheep. I'ut in plainest English, this means that there bus not been in tho world for several years a sufllcient number of meat providitig iinlmals to meet the (leuiaud. Especially is the demand for meat great in Great Britain, which is becoming more and more a manufac- turing country. Precisely there have our Canadian meats, notably bacon, already won a high place; the pro- duct is preferred and the access to the market Is easy. The lesson is obvi- ous. More live stock should be pro- duced on Canadian farms for export to a market already waiting for our supplies. These meat exports will be a factor of increasing importance in maintaining the general prosperity of the Dominion. The two simplified tables below show the quantity and value of farm products e.'iported in the five-year period. 1914-1918. and give an outline of the trade which could bo done were the ri,';ht type of live stock produced in sufllcient numbers v.ithln tfie Dominion: Canadian Meat Exports. (In millions of pounds) 19141919 Ilacon C03 Beef 214 Hams 41 Pork 58^4 ('tinned Meats 41% Other JMeats 19'/i Grain and live Stock Total all meats 1,027^ (Value in millions of dollars) 1914-1918 I'.aeon 142^ Heet 3TVi Hams 7U Pork .^ 9% Canned Meats 12% Other Aleats 2 Total all meat.i JSHij Immense Sugar Deliveries From Japan to European Ports A despatch from Berlin says: â€" ' .lapnu has succeeded in delivering forty million pounds of refined cane sugar to lOuropean Mediterranean ports in the last two months, accord- ing to the AUeginoin Zeilune, which declaro.s the feat one which formerly was believed impossible of accomplish- ment. Most of the sugar conies from a Java refinery, the newipapor says. Bpeadstuffs. Toronto, Mar. 9.â€" Manitoba wheat- No. 1 Northern, ?2.S0; No. 2 Northern, 12.77. Manitoba oats- No. C.W., 98c; No. 3 C.W.. 93i/4c: extra No. 1 feed. 93y2c; No. 1 feed."93c; No. 2 teed, 02%a, in store Fort William. Manitoba barleyâ€" No. 3 C.W., $l.'i3; No. 4 C.W.. $1.4C: rejected, $1.36; feed, $UC, in store Fort William. American corn â€" No. 3 yellow, $1.91; No. 4 yellow. ^.90, Uack Toronto; pronvpt shipment. Ontario oats â€" No. 3 white, ?1.00 to $1.02, according to freights outside Ontario wheatâ€" No. 1 V/inter, re!" car lot, §2.00 to $2.-&ll No. 2, do., ?1-S8 to $2,01; No. 3 do.. ?1.92 to 11.93, f.o.b. shipping' point, ;iCcording to freights. Ontario wheat â€" No. car lot, f2.02 to $2.03; to $2.07; No. 3, do., f o b. shipping points, freights. Peas -No. 2, $3.00. Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.73 to $1.77, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheatâ€" $1.55 to $1.60, accord- ing to freights outside. Ryeâ€" No. 3, $1.77 to $l.SO, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour- -Government stand- ard, $10.80 to $11.00, Montreal; $11.00 in Toronto, in jute bags. Prompt ship- ment. Millfeed -Car lotsâ€" Delivered Mont- real freight, bags included â€" Bran, per ton. $45; shorts, per ton, $52; g5od feed flour, $3.60 to $3.75. Hayâ€" No. 1, per ton, $27 to $2S; mixed, per ton. $25, track, Toronto. Strawâ€" Car lots, per ton, |16 to $17, track, Toronto. 1 Spring, per No. 2 do., n.&s $1.95 to SJ.Ol, according to A VICTIM OF THE H.C.L. " Five cents worth of mixed candy, please!" "Here yoii are; nii.v It yourself 1" Country Produce â€" Wholesale. Kggs-New-laid. cases returnable, 61c to 62c. Butterâ€" Creamery solids, 56c to 5Sc; do., prints, 57c to 59c. IIouojâ€" White, per lb., OS-lb. tins net, 2lc to 22c; 10-lb. tins, gross, 21»4c to 225^c; 5-lb. tins, gross, 23c to 2"4c. Live poultryâ€" Buyers prices deliver- ed Toronto â€" Hens, over 5 lbs, 40c; hens, 4 and 5 lbs., 37c; Hens, under 4 lbs., 35c; spring chickens. 30c; spring chickens, milk fed, 35c; rooster.^, 35c; duckliugs, 40c; turkeys, 00c; (.icese, 22c. Dressed poultryâ€" Hens, over 5 lbs., 40c; hens, 4 and 5 lb,?., 37c; hens, under 4 lbs., 35c; spring chickens, 30c to 32c; spiMug chickens, milk fed, ;^6c to 40c; roosters, 30e; ducklings, 40e; turkeys, 65c; geese, 24c. Cheese-Iiarge, 29%c to 30c; twins, 30c to SOViiO. Provisions â€" Wholesale. Smoked laeats -Roils. SOc to Sic;. han;3, msdium, 35c to 36c; heavy, 33c to 34c; cooked hams, 49c to ulc; backs, plain, 40c to aOc; backs, bone- less, 52c to" 35c: breakf-ist bacon, 42c to 4tic: cottage rolls, 33c t.-> 34c. Barrolleck meatsâ€" Pickled pork, S46; moss pork, $45. Green meats â€" Out of pickle. Ic les9 than Ei'jioked. Dry salted meats â€" Ix^ng cioars, in tens, 32iic; in cases, S-S;;; clear bel- lies. 2Tc to 2SVic; fat backs, 32c to o'ic. Lard-Tierces, 30 c to 30',.ic; tubs, oO'/ic'to 31c; Dails. SO^c to 3tc: prints, 31i,2C to 32c. Compound lard, tierces, 27Vic to 2Sc; tubs, 2Sc to 28Vic ; pails, CS-ic to 2S-;ic; prints, 30c to SO'ic Montreal Markets. Montreal. Mar. 9â€" Outsâ€" Canadian Western. No. 2. $1.17; Canadian Western. No. 3. $1.12',ii-. Flourâ€" New 'standard grade. $1.1.2.') to $13.55, Rolled nats Bag. BO lbs.. $5.25 to $5.35. Uranâ€" 145.25. Shorts -$5:.23. Hay â€" No. 2, i^er tcii, car lots, $28 to ?29. Cheese -Finest easterns, SG^i to 27c. Butter -Choicest creamery. 61 to 62e; seconds, 5Sc. Eggsâ€" Fiiesh. 6Sc; so:ected,".';7c. Potatoes -Per bag. car icts. .$3.90 to $4.00. Lardâ€" Pure, wcod pail.-;, 20 ibs. r;6t, ol to 31U.-. l.ive Stock Msrk-sts. Toronto, Mar. 9. â€" Choice heavy steers, $13,25 to $13.50; good heavy steers, $12.50 to $13; butchers' cattle, choice, $12 to $12.25; do., good, $11 to $11,50; do,, medium, $10.25 to $10.75; do., common, $7.75 to $S,r>0; bulls, choice, aiO to $10,50: do,, medium, $3 to $9:50; do., rough, S7 to $7.50; butcher.s' cows, choice, $10 to $10,50; do., good, ?9 to $9.50; do., medium, $8.50 to $.S.75; do., common, $7 tc ?7.25; stockers, $7.50 to $10; feeders, $iO to $11; earners .snd cutteis, $o tc .•JG; nrilkers, good to choice, $ltO tc Jltiij; do., com. and mod., $63 to $75; springers. $90 to $165; shc-ep, $6 to $14.50; lambs, per cv.t., $18 to $23..'^0; calves, good to choice, $19 to .?33.50i hogs, fed and watered, $19; do., weighed off cars, $19.25; do., f.o.b., $18; do., do., country points, $17.75. 5!ontreal, Mar. 9.â€" Butcher steers. good, $12 to $i:J; medium, $11 to $12; common, $9 to $11; butcher heifers, medium, $9.50 to $11; common, $7.50 to $9; butcher cows, medium, $7 to $9.50; cannors, $5.50; cutters, $6.50; butcher bulls, common, $S to $9.50: good veal, $17 to $20; medium, $!i3 to $17; ewes, $9 to §12; lambs, gocd, $1S; common, J17; hogs, $19.75, oft car weights. MAINTAIN STATE OF PREPAREDNESS World-Wide Scheme for Red Cross Approved at Congress A despatch from Oeneva says:â€" The Congress of Kod Cross Societies in session hero authori^jed the Ad- ministration Department of tho Inter- national Red Cross Leiigue to proceed at once with a world-wide scheme of preparedness for disasters. Tho plan contemplates a Red Cross ! disaster organization in every com- | mnnity composed of a group of repre- | sontatives composed of a group of \ represent'-itlve men and women. The \ resources at the disposal of the vari' ous ccmmunltics v.ould bo tabulated and everything placed In readiness tcp instant use in tho event of trouble. Each orgauizatiou under the plan i5Uggestod would Include physicians. nurse?, social workers, canteen work- ers, motor corps, a num'eer of busl- uc.«-.s men a'jd supplies of cots, blan- kets, cooking; utensils, hospital facili- ties and food. .^ â€" . â€" lie v.ho sneers at success is a chronic failure. The darkness of night souiotinjes reveals to us more than tho bright blaze of noon. Tht otiier half gets all the happi- ness out of UKirviago that tho better half puts in. BRINGING UP FATHER V