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"articles were taken per pent. class and placed 'cent, Ebony.goods curtains in excess of mophones, gas and : r-cent. class. ; Pianos under $450 and organs under © $180 re now taxed 5 pet cent, - : following items' were added to icles taxable at 10 per cent: 'Pianos over $450, organs over $150 (except for religious purposes), me- chanical' piano-players, talking ma- s and. records, music boxes, All : ry over $56. in valie, Wedding! : Tings were exempted altogether from the jewelry tax. Gold-mounted foun-| " tain pens do ot now come under the! "BO percent: tax on gold articles unldss t.more than $5, ; 3 and silk fabrics are now tax- oF cent, in excess of $2 per tly. this tax 'applied: on Td. J, any price, : . _ Playing cards are now taxable as fol 15 cents a pack on cards sold at $24 or less per gross packs, 25¢ be- tween $24 and $36 per gross packs, . and "b0c over $36. Formerly playing : cards were taxed 25 cents a pack when + selling at $25 per gross packs or less, "and 50¢.a pack over $36 per gross, : Proprietary medicines containing Oriental Tugs 'are in the an eomargarine, rine, butterine or cottelene; eggs; chicory, raw or green, d, roasted or ground; coffee, roasted or ground; tea, sago flour, tapioca flour, rice foto Sour; vegetables, fruits, grain seeds'in the natural. state; bucks ¥ 3 pot, pearl, rolled nd barley; corn mea corn flour, oatmeal or rolled oats; xye flour, wheat flour; sago and tapioca; macaroni and vermicelli; cattle food: tables, canned, dr 8 esiccated or it and products sses, maple, corn 2 ne syrups and all imita- tions thereof; fibre to be used only for binder twine; ice; 'newspapers and quarterly, monthly and semi-monthly magazines, and weekly literary papers unbound; gold and silver in ingots, blocks, bars, drop sheets or plates un- manufactured; gold and silver sweep- ings; British. and Canadian coin and foreign gold coin; materials for use only in the constriction of ships; an- thracite and bituminous coal and: coal dust; lignite, briquettes made from anthracite or bituminous coal or lig- nite; "coke, charcoal, peat, wood for fuel purposes; electricity; calcium car- bide; gas manufactured from coal, calcium carbide or oil for illuminating or heating purposes; ships licensed to engage in the. Canadian coasting trade; artificial limbs and parts there- of; denations of clothing and books for charitable purposes; settlers' ef- fects; articles enumerated in schedule C of the West India Agreement, or to articles purchased for use of the Do- minion Government or any of the de- partments thereof, or for the Senate or the House of Commons, ' FEINERS : ATTACK BARRACKS Ulster Volunteers Watched * Two-Hour Fight With ~~ A despatch from Cookstown, Ire- land, says:--A hundred Sinn Feiners on Thursday"attacked the police bars) 'acks here and drove the police to the upper part of the building. They cap- tured two police constables, and with- drew after two hours' fighting. Cookstown js a strong Tyrone Un- ionist centre, - Ulster Volunteers were aroused by the gunfire and mobilized, but were not asked to assist. They Hh wajshed the'siege of the barracks. One - "constable was 'severely wounded by fusillades by the raiders from the ground floors into the police above. ~~ Dungannon police 'later intercepted a motor lorry in which there was a ~~ man suffering' from' dangerofis gun- shot wounds. It was ascertained that he received them during the day... Ki ambi -- A despatch from Londop' says: --In "the House of Commons on Friday the Premier; replying to a question, sald _ he could not adopt the suggestion of a bounty on Canadian wheat to meet the shortage in the crops, 5 Er feet farms. numbered, 1919, Viz., Ontario, 184,337; Quebec, t 55; New Brunswick, 87,- 3,743; Prince {Victoria Cross Op and nursing. and civilians of either| | x 86) gularly or temporarily | f under the orders, directioh or super-| eligible for the ova Scotia, 53,634;| cross. © =. SCOTLAND VISITED : BY FOREST. FIRES Thirty Square Miles" Along River Dee Destroyed. A despatch from London 'says:-- | Damage est:mated at aout $5,000,000 has been caused by a fire which has been raging in the forests along the Dee in Scotland for the last three days and nights. A despatch' from Aber- deen says the scene was awe-inspiring in the early morning hours on Friday. 'The whole countryside behind Craigen- dinnie 'Hill was swept-by flames. The fire belt was more than ten miles long and three and one-half miles wide, More, than 8,000 acres of valuable forest have beén destroyed and about 30 square miles are either in the grip. of the flames or have been devastated. All living things have fled the forests, hundreds of dead game lie on the hill- sides, and volunteers fighting the fire encountered scores of adders hissing and wriggling toward safety. To Var A despatch from London says:--By a Royal decree published Friday night women will ine the future be eligible for. the Victoria Cross. = The decree provides that matrons, sisters, nurses and the staff of nursing services and other services pertaining to hospitals sex serving re vision of the British. forces shall be > decoration of the ,622 post offices; only selling at 10] also candies| exenapt any other substitute for butter; lard,}- yi lard compound and similar 'substances; cleaned or uncleaned; rice] meal; corn starch, potato starch, po-| 'hay and" straw; nursery stock: vege. be significant developments in connection Heroines: can Nominee for Unf ~~ ARRIVAL'OF Capt. Fryatt's ship, Nation by the Dutch "shows the 8.8 tugs. PT. FRYATT'S SHIP Cu wl ruseels, which has been: presented to the British Government, arrived in the Tyne from Antwerp. Photo Brussels being towed up the Tyn e by British and Belglan = = oR . State Insurance for Ret A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Marked increases of pension, tSate in- surance for returned soldiers and the grant of a war service gratuity. based on three years' service to the depend- ents of those who died during the war, and who were in receipt of sep- aration allowances, are the chief recommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee on Pensions and Re-establishment,-tabled in the Houee on Friday night by Hume Cronyn, Chairman of the committee. The main pension increases are made by nieans of an increased bonus. 'The increased cost to the Dominion will be in the neighborhood of $8,000,- 000. The pensions bill for the current year is estimated at $26,000,000. The act proposed wil come into effect on September 1, next, and will add nearly one-third to that amount. As the new rates will not becomes effective until September, it is estimated that the | FOR WAR SUFFERERS urned Soldiers and War Service Gra- tuity to Dependents Recommended by Committee. a pensions bill for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1920, will be $38,000,000. Several important amendments to the Pengion Act are suggested. Pen- sioners with less than 14 per cent. disability are given the option of com- muting their pensions. = Pensions under the recommenda- tions are based on the 1918 rate, For those pensioners resident in Canada the bonus recommended is 50 per cent. over the bagic rate, with 20 per cent. bonus for those residing outside of the Dominion. } A private soldier in 1918, if totally disabled, received $60 a month, or $600 per year. Under the new schedule he will receive $76 a month, or $000 a year. A widow will receive $720 per year, as against $480 in 1918, The same rates and increases will apply to widowed mothers or other depepd- ents of deceased soldiers, THIRD TERM FOR ~~. PRESIDENT WILSON Will Seek Nomination. A" despatch from Wash ngton saysi--President Wilson is a third- term candidate. This" was the interpretation placed by both Democratic and Republican political observers here Friday night! on the day's three highly important and with the Democratic nomination. = These developments were the inter- view with the President published Fri= announcement that he will not allow his name to be pesented at the San Francisco convention, and the formal » Political Observers Think He/| 7. Coal and Rent Higher as Well day morning; William G. McAdoo's}" _{others, The Departmental index fum- statement of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Jouett Shouse that the 'McAdoo supporters will back Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia. Representative Frank W. Mondell, of Wyoming, Repiiblican floor leader of 'the House, openly declared the President's interview indicated he has a third term in mind. Other Republi- can leaders, including some of the Senators in Washington, hold the same view, but decline to be quoted. % ----ers LIVING COSTS CONTINUE TO SOAR as Most Food Staples. A despatch from Ottawa says:--The 'Labor Gazette reports that in prices the general movement continued up- ward, increases in grain, fodder, live tock, fuel, building materials, and shings slightly more than offset- decreases in eggs, milk, hides, textiles, and in raw furs. There were decreases in some metals and in metal products, but there were increases in ber of wholesale prices rose to 356.6 for May, as compared with 353.1 for April, 284.1 in May, 1919, and 1386.8 in May, 1914, In retail prices the aver- age cost of a family budget of staple foods in 60 cities was higher, rising to $16.65 at the middle of May, as com- Senator Harding of Ohio, Republi-| ted States Prést: | averaged $6.15 per bag, as compared | vanced substantially, averaging 21.7 * Th 'e were slight incresses in some lines, with decreases in eggs and milk. Coal and coal oil were also upward, pared with $15.99 at the middle of April, and $7.42 in May, 1914. The chief increase was in potatoes, which with $4.78 in April. Sugar also ad- cents per pound for granulated, as with 19.5 cents in April. ts, and in 'several of the other * [cumbersome and costly, it has been | decided to abandon the whole pro- | for the si stamps fo _| fon bills for a similar amount, a great A despatch from Ottawa says:---As the collection of "luxury taxes" under the present method is proving difficult, cedure in favor of collection by means of revenue stamps, These revenue stamps will be ready by July 1, and as they are available for puchase by merchants the sending of duplicates of every sales receipt covering goods which are taxable will cease. That will be a great relief to merchants! throughout the country, and it will be 3 stay Teliel me well to Mr. George V. Taylor, Assistant Deputy Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue, as he will not have to provide the tremen- dous staff which would otherwise have been necessary to deal with collections and accompany.ng vouchers. The revenue stamps will be provid- ed in denominations of from 1 to 10 cents inclusive, 18 cents, 15 cents and all multiples of 10 cents up to $1. In addition there will be one, two, three, four, five and ten dollar stamps, If a woman buys a sealskin coat on which the tax is $20, the cedure will be alesman to 'affix two $10 "the sales slip or ig¥oice and "collect $20 from the purchaser, the 'stamps agbing as evidence that the tax has been paid; the stamps will all _have to be defaced, so that they could not possibly be used again, As-the stamps would have a value equal to that of bank notes or Domin- deal of attention is being given to the question of having the stamps so de- faced that they cannot be "raised" or used again. The use of ink may not be considered sufficient, as traces of ink can often be removed. Some kind of punch has been considered for the Vy 5 ; Four more minor amendme made in the luxury and sa the Commons cn Friday e Although the imposts were con most carefully when they were b the House in the resolution : bill-based thereon was again gore with the utmost care when it was fore the Committee of the Whole House on Friday. The first cha was to raise the limiting price on caps, except fur caps, from $2 to $3. Caps costing more than this figure are taxed at 10 per cent. of the whole price. ~The second change was in the ls of articles excepted from the sales tax. Sir Henry Drayton consented to add to this list wheat meal, split peas and pea meal. The Minister explained that all patented breakfast foods, such as shredded wheat, corn flakes, and cream of wheat, were subject to the tax. Marmalades and jams also come within the scope of the impost. Sir Henry Drayton introduced an amendment to provide that only plain gold wedding rings should be exempt from the luxury tax. A day or two ago it wag decreed that all wedding rings should be exempt. To-day the Minister said he did not think the House desired that the expensive wed- ding rings, such as thoso of platinum set with stones, should be exempt. Tha members agreed with him, and the amendment -earried. The last amendment was a change in the stamp tax on overdrafts. Sir Henry said there was no desire to tax those who had an accidental overdraft at the bank. An amendment was agreed upen, providing that the over- draft for the purposes of the act would not be deemed outstanding until the fourtivelay on which the account was overdrawn, | spring, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2 spring, purpose of perforation, and experi- ments have been made as well with indelible pencils, to obtain marks which cannot be removed without so injuring the stamp that detection of the fraud would be inevitable. What- ever is used, ample precautions will be taken to prevent a fraudulent use of the stamps. The excise tax stamps must in every case be affixed to the sales slips or invoices at the time of sale and cancelled. A despatch from Ottawa says: -- ---- ne ---- McAdoo is: Out of Presidential Field A despatch from San Francisco, Cal., says: --William G. McAdoo sent a message on Thursday to the Western delegates to the national Pemocratic convention instructing them not to vote for him under any cireumstances, as he had fully made up his mind not to accept the nomination for the Presidency. Weekly Market Report 'Wholesale Grain. Toronto, "June 22,--Man. wheat-- No. 1 Northern, $3.15; No. 2 North- ern, $8.12; No. 8 Northern, $3.08. Manitoba pats--No. 2 C.W., $1.88% No, 8 CW., $1.838%; extra No. 1 feed $1.88; No. 1 feed, $1.37%; No. 2 feed, $1.36%. Manitoba barley--No. 3 CW, $1.99; Ne. 4 CW., $1.69; rejected, $1.66; feed, 66. \ - All above in store Fort William. Ontario wheat--F.o.b. shipping pts., according to freight; No. 1 winter, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 winter, $1.98 to $2.01; No. 3 winter, $1.92 to $1.93; No. 1 64c; rolls, 32 to 83¢c; eottage rolls, 36 to 87c; breakfast bacon, 45 to 60c; backs, plain, 51 to b3c; boneless, 56 to 60c. Cured meats--Long.clear bacon, {81 to 32c; clear bellies, 29'to? 30c. Lard {--Pure, tierces, 28 to 28%" tubs, 2814 {to 29c; pails, 28% tq-29%ig; prints, 29% to 30¢, ° Compound, tierces, 261% to 27c; tubs, 27 to 27%ec; pails, 27% to 27%¢; prints, 28 fo 28%, Montreal Markets. Montreal, June 22.--Qats, Canadian western, No. 2, $1.48 to/$1.49; do, No. 3, $1.47 to $1.48. Flour] new standard, $14.85 to $15.05. Rolled 'oats, bag, 90 lbs. $5.50 to $5.60. {Bran, $54.25. Shorts, $61.26. Hay, No. 2, per tom, carlots, $28. Cheese,, finest. easterns, 28c. - Butter, choicest édmery, 63 to bdc. - Eggs, fresh, 5dc.! Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $6 to $6.25. 1 Live Stock Markets. Toronto, - June 22.---Choice heavy steers, $15.50 to $16; good heavy steers, $14.75 to $15; bufchers cattle, choice, $14.50 to $16; da, good, $18.78 to $14; do, med, $12.50'to $18; do, com., $11.75' to $12; bulls, choice, $12.60 to $18; do, 'gdod, $10.50 to $11.26; do, rough, $7.60 to $8; butcher cows, choice, $12 to $12.50; do, good, $11 to $11.50; do, com., $7 to $8; stockers, $0.25 to §11;. feeders, $11 to $12.60; canners and 'cutters, $4 to $6; milkers, good to choice, $100 to $166; do, com. and med., $66/'tp $75; spring- » = to $2.01; No. 8 spring, $1.95 to 2.01. American corn--Prompt shipment, No. 8 yellow, track, Toronto, $2.40, nominal. Ont, oats--No, 8 white, nominal, Barley--Malting, $1.87 to $1.89. Buckwheat--No. 2, nominal. Ontario flour--Winter, in jute bags, prompt shipment, Government stand- ard, $18.20, delivered at Montreal, nominal. Manitoba flour--Government stand- ard, $14.86, Toronto. Peas--No. 2, $3.00. Millfeed---Carlots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, $564; shorts, per ton, $61; good feed flour, $8.75 to $4.00. Rye--No. 2, nominal; No. 3, $2.20 to $2.25, ers, $90 to $165; lambs, yearlings, $13 Hay--Baled, No. 1, per ton, $30;{to $14; do, spring, $16 to "$20; do, mixed, $26; Ew carlots, per ton,| spring, per lb., 18¢ to 20c; calves, good $16 to $17, track, Toronto. Country Produce--Wholesale. Eggs--Selects, b5¢; No. 1, 52 to 53c. Butter--Creamery prints, "57 to 59c; do, solids, 67 to B58¢c; choice dairy prints, 49 to $6lc; ordidary dairy prints, 45 to 47c; bakers', 856 to 40c; oleomargarine, best grade, 31 to 87c. Cheese--New, large, 82% to 33c; twins, 33 to 83%e¢; old, large, 33% to 34c; twins, 34 to 84%c; Stilton, old, 35c. Maple syrup--1 gal. tin, $3.40; b-gal. tin, er gal, $3.25; maple sugar, 1b., 30 to 31e. Provisions--Wholesale. Smoked meats--Hams, med., 43 to to choice, $16 to $18.50; sheep, $6 to: $10; hogs, fed and watered, $19.25; do, weighed off cars, $19.50; do, f.0.b., $18.25; do, do, country points, $18, Montreal, June 22.--Butcher heifers, com., $8 to $11; butcher cows, med., $7 to $10.50; canners, $5 to $6; cute, ters, $6 to §7; butcher bulls, com., $8 to $10.50. Good veal, $14 to $156.50; med., $10 to $13." Lambs, good, $1. ) to $20. Hogs, off-car weights! selects, $20; sows, $16. y meet fn L Canada's estimated wool yiekd, 1919, 17,300,000 1lbs., both quantity and value being above the average. 45c; heavy, 36 to 88¢; cooked, 61 to -- SN By Jack Rabbit FOR LONG TERMERS 4 IVS A GREAT LEE 60 DONT WERKEN