Fifty-one India 3 na Miners Killed In Explosio COMMONS HEARS OF NEEDS OF CANADA'S FRUIT GROWERS The Liberal Member For Hants, N .S., Claims That the Restrictions ~ Should be Removed----The English Market Should be- the Chief One For Canadian Apples. Ottawa, Feb. 21.--Bill to amend the post office act received first read- ing when the House of Commons ppened yesterday. The object of the bill, explained T. L. Church, is to re- h sworn wtatements containing he names and addresses of editors, n and stockholders of maga- , etc., to be made sgmi-annually. The discussion of the Petersen agreement was moved over to Tues- ly by Hon. George P. Graham, in nee of Hom. Thomas Low, min- ister of trade and commerce. Much discussion ensued over a vote for $200,000 for the civil gov- rament of the fruit branch, depart- pent of agriculture, IL. 8. Martell, (Liberal, Hants) advised the minis- ter of agriculture to get away from estrictions on the epplegrower. "The, sooner the minister gives mdequate protection to the fruit € the better," Mr. Martell said bud applause came from Conserva- tives.' Mr. Martell said he did not mean tariff protection. He meant pro- tection to the man who put up a pack of good apples. Donald Sutherland (Conservative, South Oxtord), protested against be- ng lectured by the minister of agri- ture when asking for information, , Sutherland 'suggested that a ent should be provided show- | the purpose for which each item to be h im. MA Motherwell explained it practically all of the two hun- thousand vote for the fruit was sent for Ingpectors be- the work was mostly of an ping to central Canada. It is very well to ask us to sell it in the west. We cannot do it under the present railway rates, but right at home where we grow the best ples In the empire, we canpot, because of the department of agriculture, get our apples in the English market, which should be the chiet market. What we want is not help from the rafl- ways but properly heated accommeo- dation so we can ship to all parts of the wor. I am not speaking for Hants, but Nova Scotians 'are not going to be satisfied, they will not be put off with long speeches and fancy promises. We want proper facilities in Halifax, proper piers and proper warehouses." Mr. Motherwell R Hon. Mr. Motherwell said it had been assured last year that the rail- ways had supplied heated éars, and action had also been taken to obtain- ing proper pier facilities. After an explanation by Grote Stirling, (Con- servative, Yale, B.C.), of a voluntary request from the Okanagan, British Columbia, fruit growers, for Inspec- tion, the item under discussion car- ried. There was an unusual episode in the house when the fruit estimates were being discussed for several hours. C. C. Coote, (Progressive, -MaeLeod, Alberta), tabled a few ap- plés and showed one to members, saying: "These are Okanagan ap- ples, the one in my hand is the finest of the lot, and it would make two members protested. They said it was unfair for Coote to table 'a few select specimens" and call them a sample. British Cotumbia growers -- a "s Lewisham, Kent, Eng., Feb. # 21. Listening to the radio in & has Dy Stratford city dg apples. Mule-Discase Plays Havoo With Livestock In Sweden Stockholm, Feb. 21.--Nearly the whole of Sweden has been swept by an epidemic of male-disease and In an effort to stamp it out thousands Of animals have been killed. The first cases of the disease were notie- ed in Scani in the south, and imme- diately every precaution was taken to prevent its spread. Farms affected were isolated, mill- tary forces were mobilized and form- ed a ring around the farms. All birds in the vicinity were shot and the grim method of slaughtering all the livestock--cattie, swine, poultry, etc.--was exercised. This proved of no avail and the disease then spread to the north of the country, where the best bred herds suffered greatly. During November and December the government has paid out over two sitting as commiittes of the at nsiderable gov- \ legislation as well as pri- lils, The government as million crowns as compensation, from $200 to $400; to allow Toronto to spend $434,000 on sewers with- out the vote of the people. bites for a child. British Columbia, were eager to. supply the best pos- | t9000es000vcsveee * + RADIO WAVE LENGTHS * + ARE BEING REVISED. ¢ -- * Ottawa, Feb. 21.-----A revision ¢ of all the wave lengths for ra- dio broadcasting throughout ¢ Canada was announced to-day 4 by the radio branch of the Mar- ¢ ine Department. Dual broad- ¢ casting is likely to be prohibit- ¢ ed after March $1st, the end of the 'fiscal year. * 'The purpose of the change," # explained Commander Edwards, head of the branch, 'is to make ¢ the Canadian stations fit in with ¢ those of the States and give ev- ¢ erybody a chance. The rear- # rangement is made in conjunc- $ ® tion with American authori- ¢ * ties." 4 +» P00 P0002 000000 ------------ DENIES BIGAMY INTENT. -------- Duke of Leinster Contradicts U.S. Rumor of Wedding. London, Feb. 21.--I certainly do not intend to commit bigamy," said the Duke of Leinster to-day when shown a dispatoh from New York containing a rumor he was about to go to America to marry a girl whose name would startle society on both sides of the Atlantic. "1 am married," he sald: *I am not suing for divorce, and no divorce proceedings have been taken against me." (reat Tragedy In a Coal Mi PEEP PN PPE EP OES € Gas Explosion Believed to Have Killed Fifty-One Mea In- stanly There were 121 miners in the mine at the time of tho explos- ion which occurred in the third and fourth entries north, where most of the men were at work, who were killed. *O. O. Thomas, checkwayman at the mine, officials of the mine and rescue workers all were of sible chance of the mun being alive. The miners who were | News Off the Wires In Condensed Forw Believes Calmette vaccine will be! cisio: effective in dealing with bovine tub- erculosis. VARSITY. HS SLIGHT LEAD Over McGill in Intercollegiate ry QUEEN'S REPRESENTED In the Finals by Two Boxers Be er Te < Resa Toronto, Feb. 31.~~As a result of the semi-final houts in the anmual Intercollegiate assault-at-arms which was held at Hart House Friday ev- ening before a large ¢rowd of en- thusiastic students and amateur boxing and wrestling followers, the championship lies between Toronto, present holders, and McGill, with the local university having the edge by two more finalists than McGiN. The bouts last night produced: lots of excitement and six of eight box- ing contests. went 'the prescribed three three-minute rounds. Two knockouts were secured by MSGI! at the expense of Queen's students. There was lots of action and the majority of engagements produted plenty of heavy hitting. A welterweight bout between Mar- tin of Toronto: and Skelton of Queen's was the outstanding one on the card, and while Skelton fried hard all the way and handed out consierable punishment the local en- try was awarded the judges' decis- fon. Farlinger of Queen's, who op- posed Don Carrick In the light- heavy affair took plenty of punish- ment but was game to the ent. Brown of Queen's, has had little ex- perience but he gave Gordon of Me- Gill a great slugging argument in the heavyweigh! HeGill five and Queen's four. 'The ts to-night will com- mence at 7.30 sharp, The fencing championship will also be decided this evening. Boxing. 118 pounds--Brain {MeGill) won from Marshall (Queen's), knockout in second round. 128 poungs--Cape (McGill) de- feated Graham (Toronto) decision. 135 pounds--Robertson (Toronto) won from Hale (Queen's) decision. 147 pounds--Martin (Toronto) won from Skelton (Queen's) decis- fon. 180 pounds--Marshall (McGill) won ftom Howard (Queen's) krock- out in third. 176 pounds--Carrick (Toronto) won from Farlinger (Queen's) de- cision, Heavyweight--Gordon (McGill) won from Brown (Queen's) decision. Sonsini, 118 pond We, r (Toronto) won from Tovell (Queen's) decision, 126 a ey (Toronto) won n\Hall (Queen's) gecision, 135 lement (McGill) Jon from Cornell (Queen's) decls- on. * [oo] '147 'pounds--Donovan (Queen's) won from McNaughton (McGill) de a I o q ; The Finals. wo Quan for the Saale to-night i HON. WILLIAM PUGSLEY IS CRITICALLY ILL Has Contracted Pneumonia-- Crisis Will Not Be Reached for Few Days. mn HON. WILLIAM PUGSLEY Toronto, Feb. 21.--Hon. William Pugsley, chairman of the dominton commission investigating war claims against Germany, continues serous- ly ill in bis room in the King Bdward Hotel, to which be has been confined dince his ernivel from Oftawa last Monday. Pneumonia has developed from a severe cold, and, as he is of advanced years, considerable anxiety has been aroused. It ds pot expected that the crisis be reached for a few days. AR : Ottawa, Lo $1.25 wheat in 1926 it this year's crop is up to expectations, was made in an address by J. A. Osborne, mill- ing authority. The cause of the pres- ont High wheat prices was laid at the door of world shortage by the speaker. The surplus from this year's crop over to next year would be very small. Mr. Osborne said that there was no real shortage of oats in the world at present. Girl' Indicted For Murder. New York, Feb. 21.--The grand jury returned an indictment yester- day charging Miss Dorothy Perkins, 17-year-old telephone operator, of 26 Jane street, with murder in the first degree, in connection with the shoot ing of Thomas Templeton, one of her suitors, in her home last Satur- day night. To Oppose Mr. Graham. Kingsville, Feb. 21.--The Coneer- vatives of South Essex, at one of the test the constituency wugainet Hom. George, P. Graham at the federal election. : BRITAIN WILL BAN CANADIAN POTATOES {imports 10 Be Stopped Because of Risk: of Introducing 2 | and m bly's Powers----The Ontario ~ Clanse-~Endless Litigation counsel of the Unionist committee questioned to-day on the attitude of the Quebec legislators over the church union bill, sadd that the ques- tion they asked had already been am- swered at Ottawa. "When Premier King suggested last session, whem the Duff amend- mend, wo the bil was before the house," said he, "that the matter be veferred to the supreme court as to ithe constitutionality of the acts of the assembly, he said if the act of the in favor of removing that disabil- by subsequent legislation." "The effect of the premier's declar- ation was that if the parliament was 0 QUESTION IN QUEB Demiion Purkament Cochied the Le is Gen Jom General . Feared if Clause Passed. The' Presbyterian church is a do- Work of Discovery Dr. W, T. MacClement Has win: © \ \ 1) and helpmeets. There is an im Hd side to university' life which is eearcely heard of. On the. staffs of every faculty are men whosé minds are not content with routine teach. ing, men who must be always qlfes- tioning and verifying the unknown. They make prolonged searches often extending over months and' some times years. And then it often hdp- pens that they do not find what they have 'been seeking, and only (Weir search remains as a foundation upon which someone else may perhaps build. So little boastful are they that not only does the outside world not suspect what is being attempt- ed but even within the university little is known of the varied studies which are being conducted theré dy keen and inquiring minds, In every office and laboratory which he entered the representative of the Whig found things of the greatest interest in or about to be attempted. Everywhere there was lively 'curiosity as to the nature of things. Because this curiosity outside the univer- sity walls and because there are often complaints that the city knows little of what goes on within the uni- versity, the Whig plans to devote a number of articles to the work of discovery and experiment which presses steadily forward at Queen's, -- About 1908 a new disease was in- and Experiment Presses Steadily Forward at Quee's Much bite » Been Working on the White Pine time 'these Infected two' sorts of spores Kno mer and autumn spores. The mer spores can. further ¢ leaves of the bushes but are witho effect on the wood of the, pine tree, But the autumn spores on oe very same loaf wherever théy light on the tender bark of the fivé-leafed pine start up a new bHster.: Bo the pine gives the disease to the leaves of the bush and the bush gives it back to the pine; The twos leafed pine, as maid before, is im- mune, = The disease is peculiarly fatal to young trees, and if ail the young trees are killed off it ds only a matter of a few years until thers are no white pine left. Unfort ly we are not certain that there in 20Y sure means of controlling white pine. blister, : In a large cabinet in one of the laboratories are. displayed one h dred varieties of plant diseases and on nearby shelves are hundreds of | os erica at the very least $1,000,000, 000 each year. For the next Tears the mit of popu a © will be fixed not avails able arable soll but by the 'to which we learn to control t dis eases and insects. If these ts could be conq the iand wou yield so muc ore with the ! effort as we give, that the co try would support a vastly I Population. It is one little ¢ fof th's great problem that Dr. Clement is attac TELE