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"of leaves or blades, ; | off the vast underseas action of are torn _. Mes alo shore between Pubnico and Yarmouth 'where there are 14 : gathering stations. The annual out-! ! juts shone 8,000 tons, for which the oe rvester.is paid from $0 to $12 a ton.' ~~ Quebec, Que--Authorization- has, en given by the Provincial Govern- ment to the Shawinigan Water and Power Co. for the construction of a; ower line from Quebec to Ile Mal-, 2 Ene, in the Saguenay district. It is believed that the entire work of con-| struction of the line, including the erection of the iron towers to support the cables, the cutting of the neces. sary. right-of-way through the forest, the digging of trenches and ditches, etc., will cost in the neighborhood of $6,000,000. ane, 3 Tillsonburg, Ont.--The Regal Oil i 'Refinery Co., Ltd., have ordered the, necessary material for the erection of ¢ at Tillson of Bride ys Instantly Killed While Daughter is Seriously Hurt. Muskegon, Mich. -- Federal and State authorities joined in a hunt for the sender of .a bomb, delivered through the mail, which killed two men _and.wounded a girl. The dead are: August Krubaech, owner of the Three ¢ ykes Tavern, a prominent politician, and supervisor of Biue Lake Township, and William Frank, aged 20, who was to marry Krubaech's daughter, Janet, aged 19, Saturday. The bomb wrecked the tavern a few .. minutes after delivery by a postman. 'Krubaech was killed instantly. He was standing over the package con- taining the bomb, unwrapping it, and Pied a string which exploded the bomb. Frank died while being taken ede de the Miss Krubaech was - rushed to a hospital, where doctors re- ported her condition serious. Officers say the bomb was sent either by a rival of Frank's, who had learned of extensive plans made for his wedding Saturday, or by a pol- ___ tical enemy of the girl's father. Pomme Flooding Town in Japan Akita, Japan.--Official announce-| ment as made that 114 houses were washed away when the town of Kit 'xura was swept by a flood releasec when an irrigation reservoir . gave way. The bodies of five men and ir teen women have begs covered in isn cn mein z os SED ta Sei teved the Joss of fife wil be RTE eh 'a chance to flee to. safety Fa : > y ~ Last Command of War + Solder 'ments in the tion period, 3sd "83 per cent. of the amount due : collected, according to the chai f the Board: The three district offices of Saskatchewan lead in respect to percentage of settlers who have paid; Saskatoon with 90 per cent. and Regina and Prince Albert each have 94 per cent. Edmonton, Alta.--About four thou- made pay- Rev, John Maclean | Veteran missionary among the Indians of the western provinces who received | the degree of LL.B. at Winnipeg last week. He started his studles for the degree in-Torontonearly forty -years- ago. pr Progress in Dairying. Ottawa.--In less than 20 years the dairy production of Canada has in- creased in value from $94,000,000 to sand men have been placed on Alberta | $800,000, farms this spring and the demand has not been fully met, so Walter Smitten, Commissioner of Labor, reports. Esquimault, B.C.--In anticipation of the completion of the new Govern- 'ment dry dock here, Yarrow's Limited, are preparing to establish a ship- repairing plant next to the graving basin. 'The plant will be constructed in units. Work is being rushed in order to have the equipment installed by the time the dry dock-is ready for business. ® Won Musical Honors. Migs Ivy Snape, of Guelph, Ontario, who. went out to Edmonton for the recent Alberta musical festival and won first prize in soprano singing. rhe en Scientist Finds Egypt Had "Cinderella Queen" Chicago.--Ancient Egypt had a cin- derella for a queen in: Tiy, Profs James. H, Breasted, noted Egyptolo- gist of the University of Chicago, re- cently returned from Egypt, has dis- ¢ L Interpreting the inscription of a ~carab stone, reported that Queen iy, who in spite of her lowly birth was taken to wed by King Amenhotep Ipi, who reigned from 1411 to 1325 B.C., was snubbed by the aristocrats of the court, the king ordered the snobbish courtiers to wear around their neck stones that they should re- member that Tiy was his wife. Figure Their Strike Losses * London.--The gross losses suffered by the four big railway companies of 'Great Britain as a result of the gen- wel'| eral strike and the-coalminers' strike hich f amount to £6,490,000, according to the . Tommunique issued by the French Army ow 11, 1918. The com- munique is the original signed by Marshal Petain-- pt. sentence under | on account of ) te added in his a General--and ; Railway Gazette. The Gazette points out that prior to May 1 the receipts of each of the tai'way companies for of Thomas His! 8 10°spare the lives; hn if nis re more wed and aided in the rescue. Rea. : that it would take only a maite of minutes to fill the entire workings with She auffosating smoke, Hislop t on ir way through until they 'the -doors leading from the main tu 000. ~~ Dr. Ruddick, Canadian Government Dairy Commissioner, in a recent state- ment, points out that the returns from dairying in Canada are greatly in ex- cess of the revenue from the mines which last year produced minerals to the value 'of $209,583,406. Though Ontario and Quebec are the chief centres of dairying in Canada, it is also a profitable industry in each of the provinces. In recent years the Prairie Provinces of Western Canada have made remarkable progress and are now large exporters of butter. weasinndb-------- Prisons in England Have Decreased by One-Half Montreal, Que.-- Prisons in England have decreased by one-half, and the number of inmates by two-thirds, ac- eording to Captain Casey, head of the Anglican Churth Army Mission, now visiting Montreal. . Captain Casey is a visiting chaplain to His Majesty's prisons in England. At one time, said Captain Casey; there were 66 prisons and 30,000 in- mates behind lock and key. To-day there are 38 prisons in England and only 10,000 inmates. seb Home is Burned Down as Father Goes to Jail of Orillia.--Whie "George Post + Washago, charged with selling liguor | to Indians, was being tried before Magistrate Ciark, his house was burn- dren were rendered homeless. Post was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail. His eldest daughter is 21 years of age, and a cripple, and the youngest is a child of 2 years. The smaller children were taken to the Children's Aid Shelter at Barrie, and neighbors are looking after the others, Halifax, N.S.--Information brought ors by the Ui steamer Modoc, Capt. Wolf, which arrived from the ice patrol, is that tht North Atlantic steamer lanes are infested with icebergs and that the ice' is much farther south than at the same. time. last .year. The oceanographers on the Modoc the north, moving fast and in great quantities, and offered consolation by ~| pointing out that it would disappear: '{ much earlier. A normal season was forecast from June on. All steamers using the goriboyit lanes had been warned to be ra cautious of ice- bergs. Alfonso Will Display I Polo Skill in England London.--King Alfonso of Spain this summer will show his kinsman, the Prince of Wales, how to mount a 'horse and keep his seat. Alfonso is to play polo at Hurlingham and some of the other fashionable clubs in Eng- Jand. He plays thé game with the utmost nerve, dashing with zest into tight places after the ball, notwith- standing the flying mallets and the plunging ponies. The King has been injured several times by his daring and in consequence of pleas in Spain that he be more c¢areful he gave as- surance that he would slacken up somewhat on the spirit he threw into the game. - Alfonso, who has not been to Lon- don in years, will be accompanied by Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrix, their eldest daughter. The Princess is 17 years old and is a good horse- woman. Germany Constructing Largest Rotor Ship ed down, and his family of 11 chil-| Berlin.--While Anton Flettner is lecturing in the United States on his invention of the rotor ship, the Ger- | man navy has launched the Barbara, the largest - rotor ship ever con- I structed. The Barbara is 800 feet long, 43 feet wide amidships and has a dis- placement of 2,800 tons. It is expect- ed to average ten miles an hour. The sailing vessel of the same di- mensions is nearing completion so that the Navy Department may be able to make exact comparisons as to the effi- .¢iency. of. the. two. types. of wind. propelled ships. + Seater st Jean g-- Canadians Contribute to French Franc Fund Montreal, Que.--Announcement was made by the committee for the stabil- ization of the French franc fund of the subscription of 100,000 francs by the Bank of Montreal. This carries the total amount to date to 475,000 francs, as a result of the Canadian campaign. Montreal.--Net earnings for the month of April, 1926, of $2,651,830.41 not only show an increase of $1,206, 1798.11, or 108 per cent., over the same month of 1925, but also set up a new record in net earnings announced for any April since amalgamation, ac- cording to figures issued at Canadian National Railways. headquarters. At the same time, net earnings for the first four months of 1926 of $9,689, 217.58, an increase of $5,914,485.85, or~167 per cent., over the correspond- ing period of 1926, constitute a record for net earnings over any similar period since the amalgamation of the 'Canadian National System. | Gross earnings during month of | April, 1926,-on the "National System, amounted to $19,497,542, as compar- 6,889 in April, 1925, an $1,840,663, or 10.4 per he Te-| cent. Operating expenses amounted ay 23 to $16,946,211.59, an increase of -$543,. 854.89, or 3.3 per cent. over April, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS REPORT SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN NET EARNINGS --t A drop in the operating ratio from 92.89 pér cent. in April, 1925, to 86.91 per cent. in April, 1926, was also ac- complished. Equally encouraging are the "re- suits for the first four months of the year. Gross earnings from Jan. 1 to April 80, 1926, amounted to $76,601,- 805, an increase of $7,408,462, or 10.7] per cent., as compared with the first four months of 1925. Operating ex- penses amounted to $66,812,687.47 4 ; 7 M J Heat: 3 No 3g North: No.2 Northy $1.69%; No. 3 Man. oats--No. 2 CW; nominel; No. |, United States patrol fred, said the ice was coming down from} 8, not 1-feed, 49%; No. 2 in ci.f. bay ports. "Am. corn, track, Toronto--No. 2 'yellow, 86¢; No. 8 yellow, 82c. ee Montreal: fee rH bags included;-Bran;, B 5; horts, per toc, $55.25; to nidalin $40.25; good feed flour, per bag. .80, G one. outs--44 to 46c, f.0.b. shipping points. ' Ont. good milling wheat--$1.36 to $1.38, f.o.b. ir pdints, accord- freights all & lis i LL glo 3 arley, malting--62 to 64e. Buckwheat--No. 2, 2c. Mon. four First $9, T an. flour--Firs , Toronto; do, second vat., ot Ont. flour--Toronto, 90 per cent. t., per barrel, in carota, Toronto, 5.90; seaboard, in buk, $6. : Straw--Carlots, per ton, $9-to $9.50. Sevaen} gas ta Ry o.b, bay ports, per ton, 0. Cheese--New, Targe; 20c; - twins, fle; triplets; 22¢; Stiltons, 28¢c. Old, large, 26c; twins, 26¢; triplets, 27¢. utter--Finest creamery prints, 88 to 88%c; No. 1 creamery, 86% to 87%; No. 2,°84% to 86%c. Dairy prints, 27% to 9%c. ~~ E Fresh extras, in cartons, 36 to 87c; fresh extras, loose, 86c; fresh firsts, 32c; fresh seconds, 28 to 29c. Live poultry-- Chickens, spring, 1b. 60c; chickens, lb., 22¢; hens, over 4 to 6 lbs., 22¢; do, & to 4 lbs. 20c; roost- ers, 20¢; ducklings, b lbs. and up, 80c; turkeys, 80c. Dressed poultry--Chickens, spring, Ib., 66¢; chickens, lb., 27c; hens, over 4 to b lbs, 26¢; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 26¢; roosters, 26¢; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 8bc; turkeys, 40c. Beans--Can. hand-picked, $2.60 per bushel; primes, $2.40 per bushel. Maple produce--Syrup, per imp, gal, $2.30 to $2.40; per 6-gal., $2.26 to $2.30 per gal.; maple sugar, 1b, 25 to 26c; maple syrup, new, per gal, $2.40. Honey--50-1b. tins, 11% to 12c per Ib.; 10-1b. tins, 11% to 12¢; 6-lb. tins, 12 to 12%c; 214-b. tins; 14 to 14%c. Smoked meats--Hams, med., 32 to 84c; cooked hams, 48 to 50c; smoked ™~ Dr. Alex, Primrose Prominent Toronto surgeon, who was elected a vice-president of the Ameri- can Surgical Assoclation at the annual convention In Detroit. ------ -- Chief Calls on Indians to Save Woods From Fire Quebec.--An appeal to all the In- tdians, but particularly to the braves of the Algonquin tribe, has just been issued by one of their oldest Chiefs, Louis Tenascon, on the north shore, for, care and precaution against for- est fires. A notice has been written in the Algonquin dialect, and has been fastened to trees all through the ter- ritory over which the men of the tribe are liable to travel, calling upon them to put out all fires they notice, or at once to notify the forest rangers If they cannot themselves master the flames. . The braves are asked not to during the. first four months of 1926, an increase of $1,494,026.65, or 2.3, per cent. over the corresponding per-| jod of 1925. Net earnings for the first four months were $9,689,217.63, as against $3,774,782.18 during the same period of 1925, an increase of $5,914, 485.85, or 1567 per cent. The operating ratio during the first four months of 1926 was 87.33 per cent, as compared with 94.64 per cent. during the corresponding period smoke while travelling through the forest. tani 7,040 Canadian Incomes Over $10,000 a Year ra as Ottawa.--Answering a question in the House of Commons, the Minister of Customs stated that 225,614 indi- viduals paid-personal income tax in the fiscal year 1924. Of these 218,474 1625. ENG motive: EE ------ rr of cement dropped by a truck, The en last year. of the Buffalo Teronto express which Te SRT, RT we OPA EER DIES OF INJURIES IN DERAILMENT gineer, T. Robinson, was killed and had incomes below $10,000. ft the rails near Stonay €reek Friday to J 20 lbs. and up, 34; ions | rolls in bar el. 44330 ? Tolls, 8 > $24.25; 70 Pure tierces, 17% to 18¢; tebs, 18 to 18%c; His, on ; es? 157s ruts a oe tierces, 14% to 16¢; tubs, 16 to 16%e¢; pails, 16 to 16340; blocks, 17 to 17%ec; eavy steers, shoies; 150 to $8.25; uf bs 5.00 to $5.60; butcher cows, chol $5.50 to $6.50; do, fair to , $4 to $6.25; butcher bulls, good, $5 to $6.25. Eo! as, $8.50 to $4; canners and cutters, $2.50 to $38.50; good milch cows, $85.00 to $96.00; springers, choice, $965.00 to $115.00; med. cows, 45 to $60; feeders; good, $6.50 to 7.50; do, fair, $5 to $6; calves, choice, $11 to $12.50; do, , $9.5 to $10.50; do, lights, $5 to $7.50; good lambs, $14 to $15; do, medium, $12.60 to $18; do, culls, $10 to $11.50; good light sheep, $8 to- $9; heavy sheep and bucks, $5.50 to $6.50; Logs, thick smooths, fed and watered, $14.35 to $14.50; do, f.0.b., $13.76 to $18.90; do, country points, $13.50 to $13.65; do, off cars, $14.76 to $14.90; do, thick fats, $18. 26 to $18.40; select prem- fums, $2.81 to $2.86. MONTREAL. Oats, Con. West, No. 2, 62¢; No. 3 CW, B7c; extra No. 1 feed, bd%ec. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pats., 1sts, $9; 2nds., $8.60; strong bakers', $8.30; winter pats, choice, $6.70 to $6.80. Rolled oats, bags, 90 Ibs, $3.10. Bran, $31.25. Shorts, $88.25. Mid- diings, $40.26. Hay, No. 2, per 'ton, car lots, $14.50. Cheese--Finest wests, 18%c; finest easts., 18 to 18%e. Butter--No. 1 asteurized, 84% to 84%c. Eggs-- presh extras, 86c; fresh firsts, 8dc. Potatoes--Quebec, per bag, car lots, $2.30 to $2.40. Cows ,med., $4.26 to $5; bulls, com. and med. $4.50 to $56.50; hogs, $14.76 to $15.25; sows, $11 to $11.50. |Cold Spell in France Shakes Faith in Moon Paris--As if the steadily falling franc was not sufficient to life's dis- comfiture, France is being aggravated Fahrenheit seems the highest the mer- cury can reach in the daytime and 40 lat night. And there is freezing French. faith in one.of the. strongest popular traditions by continuing after the waning of the "lune wousse." This is the "red-brown moon." After Eas- ter it is credited with turning young vegetation a rusty color. No French- man, educated or uneducated, expects fine weather until its reign is over. Its departure this year, however, failed to bring the confidently expected change. nr Ag Britain's New Princess London.--Little Princess Elizabeth, baby daughter of the Duke of York, second son of the King, was a guest at a luncheon in honor of the fifty- ninth birthday of Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace: The baby Princess's nurse carried showed her to a number of women and girls gathered there. The Queen received many presents of flowers, and telegrams, including many from the various regiments with which she is associated. Throughout were rung in her honor. netmapr South Africa Rallies Behind Flag of England Cape Town, South Africa.--Agita- tion against the proposed creation of a South African flag is growing. Pro- test meetings are being held all over the country. Union Jacks are appear- ing outside the shops and on motor- cars, and many persons are wearing the British colors on their coats. The Cape Times states that the ! Hertzog government wiil not proceed | with the flag bill at this session of "the House of Assembly. an Ontario Student Winner of Drake Prize at McGill Montreal, Que--Hiiton John Me- Keown, of Russell, Ont., has been ad- judged winner of the Joseph Morley "1 Drake prize for the student of McGill University making the highest num- ber of marks in pathology in the fourth year medical examinations. vescamtlme With the First Arbutus. Pink, small, and punctual. Aromatic, low, Covert in April, Candid in May, Dear to the moss, Known by ths knoll, Next to the robin In every human soul. Bold little beauty, Bedecked with thee, Nature forswears butcher] caives, | choice, $10.50; do, ordinary, $7 to $8; by what apparently is a permanently | fallen thermometer. About 50 degrees. weather on anything like high ground. ! The month's cold spell has shaken is Guest of the Queen her charge to the Palace gate and | the city flags were hoisted and bells / v 3 d 3 - g py: >- "orpaiation ganizatio . ind in world. The Canadian Wheat' Pool, , its three units in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al- berta, now has a total membership of 125,000 farmers, controlling 18,230,- 000 of the 21,000,000 acres sown to wheat last year in the three prairie provipces, It is handling the sale of the greater part of the wheat produc- tion of Canada, and Canada already exports more wheat than any other country in the world. The largest proportion of the wheat is sold by a Central Selling Agency to importers and indifferent -- countries of the world, for the agency has direct selling connections with every wheat importing country and its own representatives in 51 ports of the world. The funds which accrue from the sales are disbursed to the members of the three Pools. This method of handling wheat pro a large volume through one and-- reduces the cost of operation to a minimum. The Wheat Pool in Western Canada is a notable example of the advance- ment made by the farmers of this age. Already it has shown the possibilities and advantages of co-operative mar- keting. The farmer in the Canadian West, who is a member of the Wheat. Pool, has realized that under the old system he sold his grain to middlemen who bought it for the express purpose of making a profit in the reselling of it: Under the old system; too, the farmer sold his wheat and took what the market offered. In the Pool sys- tem he delivers his grain when con- venient and obtains the average price of the selling period, together with the saving in the handling costs. The Pool price to every member is the price at Fort William, less handling charges and freight charges. The latter, of course, vary according to the length of the haul. With the development of Canada's agricultural areas, only one-fifth of which are as yet under cultivation, the growth of -the Canadian Wheat Pool may reach a magnitude never be- | fore conceived in co-operative market- ing. 53 etnies | Natural Resources Bulletin. I Among Canadian field crops wheat [stands first. No other natural pro- duct, whether of agricultural, forest, mineral or marine origin, has exercis- ed such vitalizing influence upon the economic life of Canada in recent years. Wheat has been the most pow- erful factor in attracting population and capital to the Dominion, in brfng- ing. virgin .areas. under. cultivation, in widening the market for domestic manufacturing, mining and other in- | dustries, in building up the volume | and value of export trade, and In | creating the purchasing power neces- | sary to finance Canada's heavy im- | ports of textiles, iron and steel; sugar, coal and other essentials which, for various reasons, aré drawn wholly or largely from abroad. The statistics of yearly crops give but a faint picture of the manner in which wheat has impelled the ma- terial progress of Canada. When | Western Canada finally captured the { faith of the land-seeker, when the de- | lusions respecting its climate and fer- tility were definitely swept away, population and railway advanced more rapidly than they had ever be- fore invaded a new country. In the period 1901-1921 the territory em- braced by the present provinces of ' Alberta and Saskatchewan increased Ai eight-fold in population, and the oc- cupiéd farm lands by over some 65,- 000,000 acres. erm Fines as High as $100 Provided for Jay-Walkers Vancouver.--Examination of Van- : couver's new traffic by-law, which be- came effective on June 1, shows that not only is "jay-walking" made a legal offense on downtown streets, but that | it will be a legal offense for a person | to cross a street in any part of the | city except at an intersection, In addition to being liable to a fine as high as $100, with costs, or two | months' imprisonment, upon convic- tion, offenders will be guiity of "con- | tributory negligence" in case of an accident. ef ean ce Agricultural Wealth. Ottawa.--Gross agricultural wealth of Canada at the end of 1925 was $7,- 832,942,000, an increase of $324,685,- 000 over 1924, according to an estl- mate recently issued by the Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics. The total agricultural revenue of the Do- minion- last year. was. $1,708,667,000,.. an increase of $264,890,000 over the previous year, By provinces the rey- enue from agriculture last year was: Ontario, $477,159,000; Saskatchewan, $416,022,000; Quebec, $282,739,000; Alberta, $245,662,000; Manitoba, $142,046,000; British Columbia, $42,~ 444,000; New Brunswick, $39,506,000; Nova Scotia, $39,120,000; Prince Fd- ward Island, $23,869,000. In the same report the average yield of wheat per acre in Canada for the ten years 1916-25 is shown to have been 15.2 bushels; oats, 31.6 bushels; barley, 26 bushels; rye, 15.6 bushels; corn for husking, 46.4 bush- els. Wheat in 1926 sold at an aver- . age price of $1.12 per bushel. The = total crop was 416,849,700 bushels from 21,072,782 acres, the second a x Antiquity. __ =Eully Dickson.