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"tion has been eonferred.on a Montreal of y i and 8,116 in ariaeks i Ibs. from points along the, vatlue of t Boston. 'The " sectiori "of the he N.B.--New _ Bruns- application to develop the water of St."John River, at Grand been granted by the Inter- Joint Commission. The pro-: _ wince i§ now in a position to. go-ahéad recently let. .contracts: for road work with its project of developing 50,000 horsepower, and ultimately 75,000 horsepower. Montreal, Que.--An unusual distinc- musician,' Prof, Cami Couture, who, besides being a voilinist, is also a maker of violins, has been honored with a medal and diploma from the British Empire. Exhibition at Wem- bley, for a 'magnificent violin of his make; which he exhibited there. Toronto, Ont.--~An increasing num- ber of Ontario farmers-have docided] to market their wool on a graded basis and under. co-operative sale, as evi- denced by the receipt of Ontario wool at the Weston warehouse of the Can- adian Co-operative Woo! Growers' As- sociation. ~ To May 81at, 1925, a total | unpr be the greatest the count i known, possibly exceeding enquiries in-Canada and from Europe Last|™ market and recent prices for sockeye have shown a Satisfactory increase, received, as cohpiedd with 97 pounds in "the Borie of and 55,691 pounds in 19283. Winnipeg, 'Man--"If the . "present pr ts continue un- and are pe itted - > mater- ialize into an actual hejrest , it will] "fas ever, 00,000,000 is the opinion xi nt" bushels of wheat," he! pressed by James Stewart," of "the: Maple Leaf Milling: Co.,and' tone of the foremost grain authorities in the Dominion. Regina, Sask.--Considerable road: 'improvement is being carried out in Saskatchewan during the present sea- son, and tha Provincial Government totalling $87,000. Calgary, Alta.--The Imperial Oil Co. will construct =. four-inch pipe fine for the transmission of the high grade Royalite oil, 45 miles from the fields to the refinery in Calgary, ac- cording to an afinouncement made by A. M. McQueen, vice-president of the company. Surveyors are already running lines to locate the shortest] route. Vancouver, B.C.--The catch of spring salmon is steadily improving in the Fraser River, according to. ad~|- vices received here. The outlook for the canning season is very bright, and and' Australia are promising. year's pack is now practically off the "of 148,659 pounds of wool have been ALBERTA MINERS CARRY OUT TOOLS Edmonton Coal Operators' Strike May Affect Ontario ' Shipment. A déspatch frdm Edmonton, Alta., says: --With the termination of the old agreement between Edmonton mine' operators and the district miners' fed- eration at midnight: Tuesday: a strike. was virtually put into eftect' by the men's organization as the result of failure "of negotiations between the two parties to arrive at a settlement for a new rate on a reduced scale. Tuesday afternoon, on concluding work; the-men- inthe four Edmonton _mines carried out their tools and there, has been no opportunity to negotiate, again between the parties since.owing to the holiday on July 1. Inquiry at the mines showed that rio men had re- ported for work and it was not known, just when negotiations would take. place again. Operators are in no hurry! as at this time of the year the trade is very slack, and they are firm' against continuing the old agreement for one month to meet the Ontario trial shipment as they state that theif particular share is not so very great, being merely 4,000 tons. _ The first word of any trouble with 'strikers in mines in this field comes from the Ottwell mine at Cloverbar. The mine manager of that place re- ported to the provincial police thut his men had been assaulted by pickets on Proceeding to work. +The men who have been assaulted have been asked to lay information, when prompt action will be taken 'against the offenders. ---- ef in we + " Coblenz to be Occupied by British on Leaving Cologne | A despatch from Berlin says:-- Another was sdded to the long list of evacuation reports in the Ruhr- . Cologhe areas. It comes from Frank- fort, and is to the effect that the ~ British will occupy Coblenz as head- after evacuating Cologne. reports stated Wiesbaden, had n chosen by the British, as desired French; but.-the British Gen- Staff insisted on Coblenz. The 'of numerous British officers was due to the Allied | coats, says a society observer, and the Queen Mary's Millinery i is Showing Gradual Change A despatch from Lcndon says:-- Queen Mary is gradually altering the shape of her hats. Although still mainly faithful to the small toque, she has recen.ly been seen 1 a taller shape with somewhat wider trim- mings. The Queen does not, howev.:r, follow the prevailing fashion of wear- ing the hat low on her forehead, but puts it en in the oid way, straizht down on the top of her head instead of from the back of her hair. She is also fond of cioaks and wrap pitturesque style she now wears suits her very well. She has a great pre. judice against black ¢nd avoids' it except for strict mourning. In this she is in contrast to Queen Victoria, who enjoyed being swathed in folds of crepe, and wore mourning for the "most distant relative. ,----HB- Shoemaker's Gift to Science. A hundred years ago William Stur- geon, a poor shoemaker, and for some time a private soldier in the Royal Ar- | tillery, invented the electromagnet. | Describing Sturgeon's. invention in a! paper read at a meeting of the Royal Society of Arts, Prof. J. A, Fleming | paid that Sturgeon, though weighted with grave disadvantages from. lowly | birth and imperfect education, was re markable for his great abilities and his enthusiasm as an electrical in-! vestigator. | He gave to science an imperishable donation in the electromagnet, which in some form or another was the fun- damental element in the dynamo, near- ly every. telegraphic instrument, the telephone, the loading coil and the electric bell. Sturgeon's later years were spent in penury, | Two-fifths of Russia consists of forest 'land. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES and they in turn to still others. space, words starting uorizontally or vertically or both, HORIZONTAL i 1=--Convulsed breath | 6--That Ils here present 10--Hobgoblin 11--=Unwell 16--Affirmative 16--Lack of caution 19--Domestic animal 20--Pronotn 21--Contalner 22--Perpetual 24--Spawn of oyster 26--Tubers 28--Bolshevist 29--To place wrongly . 31--Immovable 82--To forbid 33--Insect . 35----Unit of work 36--To drop back 87--Existed 39---Bank employee 42--Permissive 44-- Lofty mountain range of Europe 46--Hlighway 47----Narrative 48--To regret" 60--Above b61--Speck 62--Envoy 56--A fetish or charm 57--A race or strain (pl) 58--E jaculation 60--A rod __ Start out by filling in. the words of which you sure, These will give you a clue to other words 41--Once more ey asony A letter belongs ih each white at thesnamuered squares and il either VERTICAL 1--Pungent root 2--Part of verb "to be" 8--Flavored - 4--A tree Individual : 7--African animal (pl) 8---That is (abbr) 9---Most secure 11--=Likely 12--8wellings 13--Perfect 14--wWild animal 17--Deface 18--To gall out 23---Excusable 24--0One who utters melodious sounds 28--Placed for future®consideration 27--Servant 29--Market 30--Period of time 82--To exist 34-=L atin phrase méaning "for example" (abbr.) 37-----To roll In mire 38-Exéessive strain 40---Parasitic Inséct 41--8light fault 42--Married woman 43--A color 45--Total 47--Llkewlse '49--Decline B1--College degree (abbr.) 63--Part of circle * b4--Edged tool B8--Barium (chem. sym.) 59---Pronoun Armenians Homeless and Many Killed by Cloudburst A despatch. from Erivan, Armenia, says:--Many lives were last, property , was damaged to the extent of millions of roubles and a panic was caused améng the populace of Erivan by a terrific cloudburst which descended from Mt. Ararat recently. Several rivers in the neighbprhood overflowed, inundating the country and making. | thousands homeless. Every building in the capital suf-| currents yithout incident. {fered but the headquarters of the .Afmenian 'Red Cross and the Erivan State University bore the brunt of ' the damage. Lehi Rapids Conguered First Tirne by Whites Canoeist A despatch from Montreal saysi-- The shooting of the anngerous La- chine Rapids by a single canoeist was accomplished on Dominion Day. The venturesome navigator was Art Chris- tie, member of the Lachine Rowing Club. This was the first time the feat has been performed by a white man a.one in a light craft. The young Lachine Club member went through the most dangerous True, he had some close cal's, but with skillful use -of the paddle and employing -all his experience, he successfully nego- uated the speeding waters, oa EE ------ Five Home Dire Bank Di Acquitted 1 Commission having head-| there since' dissolution of the |» Belgian railroad regime, and related to plans of the British to headquarters there. report from Cologne étates the troop withdrawals zone are unfounded, the only movements in the entire are those of troops returning manoeuvres to old guarters. n on the Market from" London Says i-- ps a of Great 'old nobili again empha- the Sonos that on May for s is Jeidine. i the man- finds a small house. in a four- - per ton, $8.00 to -g, ton, ton, tor, ton $6.00" 22 3 Tower New, 28%} Stiltons, 28% to 24c. 27 to 28¢; twins, to 29¢; 28 to 80c. ~ Butter--Finest rN pitts; 88c; No. 1 creamery, 37c; No. 8, 85 to 86¢. Dain prints, 26 to 28c. z Fggs--Fresh extras, in cartons, 39 to 40c; loose, 88c; fresh firsts, 35 to 8c; seconds, 30 to 8lc Live. Noultry--~Chickens, fpring. 3 ; hens, over 4 to 5 lbs., 20¢; do, 4'1bs., '18¢c; spring chickens, 4 The and over, M. F., Ac; Joosters, 16¢; ducklings, 0 Ibs. and up, 2 ressed poult) iy rckans, spring, 1b., 45¢; hens, over 4 to 6 lbs, 2 j do, 8 to-4 lbs., 22c; spring chickens, 4 Ibs. and over, , 85¢; do, fora fed, 82c; roosters, 20¢7 ducklings, 6 Ibs. and. up, 27¢c. Beaps--Canadian, handpicked, Ib, se: primes Ge s ple | Brodus yrupy rime pe $2.30 b "26 to 26¢. feria al fal, $2.40; per 5- o Hofer, Pe Honey--604b, tins, 48%¢ herb; | 81 10-1b. tins, 13%e; Bab ting, dc; 2%: Ib. tins. 151% to 1 lo, corn fed., 22¢; ' do, ) $12.50; premium; MO REAL prt % Oats--Can. west, No. 2 Tile; do, No. '3, 64c; extra No. 1 feed, 58, Flour--Man. spring wheat] jats., 1sts, $9.30; 2nds, $8.80; stron akers', $8.60. Rolled hits, bag, Tbs. $4.05. Bran, $28.25 to $20.25. aig $36; 26 to $31.25. iddlings-- $36.25 to $87.95, 'Hay, "No. 2, per ton, car lots, eA Cheese, finest westerns, 21 to 2th; finest Paks 20%e. Butter, No. pasteiiri 87%c; No. 1 parts 6l4a¢ Eggs, fresh specials, 40c; fresh extras, 88c; fresh firsts, 35c. + Calves, choice,' "$12 to $12.25; Jogs: Sd , mixed and yorkers, $14.7 Tight 3 SEE $14.26 ¢ ise: $14"t0 $14.25; coughs, $12.25 to 75; ples 76; A #7 to $10; 18mbs, $10 to' Smoked Bd JE med, B82 to $16.50; Jeurlings, Bh to, 3 13. id dl Pipe line to a gas gusher drilled™in Turner Valley, south of Calgary, pro- 'ducing 500 barrels high test gasoline "daily, i FESS. SAN Ay | 'Natural Resources Bulletin. = The Natural Resotirces, Intelligence Service of the Dept. of. the Interior. | says: -- I~ As tourists in automobiles and rail road trains go speeding by jo 2 thtough the farming district no doubt: many times our rural residents will wonder what beénefit this traffic can be to them. Governments and municipalities are ; encouraging visitors even'to the extent. of appropriating very - considerable sums of money for the purpose, and our i expenditures upon good GREETS HER PID I E LORER Amundsen Met a at Eveiy Port .._by Beflagged Boats With . Cheering Crowds. A despatch from Oslo, Norway, says:--Roald Amundsen. leader of the aerial expedition whigh recently at- tempted to reach the North Pole by| © planes from Spitzbergen, is making triumphant progress down the west coast of Norway. The steamer Albert | W, Selmer, on which the explorers are passengers, passed Aalesund at eight o'clock Thursday morning and are due to pass Bergen about. midnight. At every port large numbers of beflagged boats with cheering crowds on -them met and accompanied the Selmer. At Aalesund, Mrs. Hageman, sister of Lief Dietrichson, one of Amund-|f gen's pilots, presented Amundsen with a bouquet of red Norwegian' roses. The leader of the expedition and his |b companions have been greatly touch- ed by the popular demonstrations. NORW, AR London to Send u. S. Mail to Continent by Airplane A despatch from Washington says:--Postmaster General New "an- nounced» the 'acceptance of an offer from the British postal administration for the transmission from London by of American steamship mails destined: for contin- ental Europe, Morocco and' western Algeria, The new sy:item-is expected to save considerable time. 'By the addition of an air mail fee to the international "etter rate - postage Americans now 'may send ordinary and registered letters and articles fully prepaid to the following countries; France, four 'cents per ounce additional; occupied districts), Switzerland and Italy, six cents additional; Denmark, Norway and Sweden, ¢ nt cents ads ditional, and Moroceo and 'western Al- geria, five "cents additional. : ter rate and-air mail feo must be fully by stamps affixed Population of Avsirelia i Cannot Equal Cans' s A despatch from Y.ondon says i-- Australia will never -equal Canada's future popwiation, according to a' dis- = '| tinguished Australian, because it can- not support as many. people. Accord ing to a Morning Post .cable from ydney, Dr, Griffith Taylor, in a fore- t of the future distribution of the world's' population 'is 'of the opinion | that Europe's total capacity is 400, 000,000; North America's, 700, as and South Africa" end Australis, ch 70, 000,000; jalia 'does not "posts" ih Ath avy fainfalls, similar "to 'the rich deltas of India and China, where tHere is' remarkable dewsity-of lation. THe pophlation 'of the ates fh 19th century rly rapidly across the | uhtil it' Yeafhed: the 20 inch at line for many years the dénse popilation 2 frdm the' and Shel piayided the ei ia, where there has "adiiihos Vey he fall lire. "The we "of tralia will yo don doubt ll up aelote there is' much increase in the opt tion of the more, arid parts, did & 'Old , has thyroid to chickens make hens lay eggs, as long are able to 2ackle, says a London t the thyroid gland was: administered to old hens months ago, with the to thi vious four Ea favored - The let- the posure. to lowed by a roads throughout the country are held out as an inducement to motorists to visit us, "That they bring trade to the city trade to farmers and others. For jin |.stance, there is the provisions. that [they consume. It is probably possible to compile a statement of what this besnaamp ton "would be, using the ex- i perience of large catents as a basis. { The. quantity of farm 'products must" be enormous, however. i Ti year there were 361, 630 motor entered at' Canadian customs Fort for the gg of remaining in country for from two to thirty ays, 2.844 for from one i months, and '1,534:885 for. one 'day only. If these cars brought in dn average of . wo persons each, and that the cars that remalried 'in Canada two to thirty days, as an { ample, averaged seven days, they. Fo ol 15, 188 ,460 Tieais. Think of 'tho "quant ties o # 'cevehls, ham and bacon, Shee, and batted ments and poultry, fruits and vegetablds, that Would be' Ente r these "These would all' Se to be the "farmers, and total revente. fact that a very considerable "portion" of thé 'eXpendi- "of tourists arfong' urban busi- -its way back to the is, used by for >| what can, by to meke our fool that they are wel come.' ------ ELS Hearing ¥ With Your Eyes! You do not need your ears to enable you to listen to an ordinary conversa. 'is : of hearing "or of People who have been quite deaf for cannot be doubted, but they also bring. dy