Oakville Star & Independent (Oakville, ON), 2 Feb 1934, p. 6

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Digest of Estimates As Revealed at Ottawa Ottawa.-- On Friday the governm ent forecast a saving o f m ore than $17,)00,000 In its appropriations lo r the i2 months beginning next April. Only tw o spending divisions-- aviailo and marine public works-- escaped jhe axe by which the governm ent pro poses to hew its total expenditures town to $343,648,273.02 as compared Mth $360,738,210.67 for the fiscal year (phJch ends on March 31. The follow ing is a brief summary of lom e o f the slashes made in various items: The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission w ill have $1,000,000 to jpend on its w ork during the flrcal fear ending M arch 31, 1935. This is Hie same as for the current year. The tommission, w hen established, was to pperate within the amount of the fees collected by means of the $2 annual license fee charged radio owners, but the collections are all paid into the consolidated revenue and reappropri ated for the com m ission in the usual way. The license receipts are esti mated to b e w ell above the million mark for the current year. It will cost Canada $358,660 next year to maintain legations at London, W ashington, Paris and Tokio, a de crease of $4,600 from this year. The London legation w ill cost $121,160, a 'decrease o f $2,500. This includes ex penses of the office, salary for Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, plus $1,800 addi tional salary for him w hich has been voted each year since he w ent there. The W ashington legation w ill cost $92,900; Paris, $75,700, and Tokio, $68,000, a decrease o f $2100. Subventions payable by the govern ment in defraying the cost o f trans porting coal from Nova Scotia and W estern Canada to tha central pro vinces .estim a te! at $2,750,000 during the current fiscal year, w ill be reduced by $300,000 during the fiscal year 193435. The decrease is believed to be based on the anticipated im provement In general conditions w hich w ill ren der this assistance less essential. A decrease o f 50 per cent, in the ap propriation for cadet training w ill be knade this year. Last year $300,000 was voted for distribution among the cadet corps on the basis o f personnel, but this year the figure w ill be $150,ing the fiscal year ending March 31, 1935. This is due mainly to economies, it is stated, and also to a slight de crease in penitentiary population, w hich is expected to decrease further as the year advances. D ecrease o f $858,304 in the agricul ture estimates for 1934-35, from a total o f $7,368,924 the previous year, will apply chiefly to appropriations for the livestock branch, experimental farms and health of animals branch, al though none o f these services w ill be discontinuted. General econom ies will be applied throughout the department but particularly in these branches. It w ill cost $5,615,595 next year to operate the Royal Canadian Mounted P olice force, the same figure as this year. The total includes pay, clothing and allowances for the men, arms and ammunition, building and repairs to barracks, purchase of horses and dogs and all items down the line to station ery and printing. One item remains, as usual, un changed. This is for subsidies paid to the provinces-- a total of $13,686,177. The Maritimes receive an addi tional $1,600,000 as a result o f the recom m endations of the Duncan Com mission in 1926, and efforts are being made to secure a further revision to satisfy the claim o f Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island that they are entitled to more. A sub com m ittee o f the governm ent w ill in vestigate this claim. T w o items of governm ent expendi ture which have heretofore bitten deeply into the estimates have now reached the stage w T here their approp riations ar com paratively small. These are the Hudson Bay Railway and ter minal construction and the W elland Ship Canal. The appropriation for the form er is $550,000, a decrease of $417,500, and the latter $250,000, a decrease o f $1,742,000. Canada's participation in the 1,000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament, celebrated in 1930, will be commem orated in perpetuity by a foundation which w ill provide two scholarships annually for Iceland students. For this purpose the main estimates ap propriate $25,000, which will form a trust fund. Last year an appropria tion o f $1,250 was made to pay for the first tw o students to com e to Can ada under this plan, and now the fund will b e placed on a perpetual basis. Investigation of water levels in the S t Law rence River will be conducted next year, a vote o f $50,000 to cover the cost being included in the esti mates. Another vote of $3,750,000, an increase o f $1,459,650, was included to provide payment for work perform ed by contract in dredging the St. Law rence River channel between Montreal and Quebec. Another item of $1,140,000, a decrease of $336,000, was in cluded to cover the cost of dredging in this area by government-owned boats. Club M anager Diet Suspect Saved From Dereham Farmers 300 Circle Man's House-- Arrest is Made The Markets PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. Toronto dealers were paying the following prices fo r produce: E ggs-- P rices to farm ers and coun try shippers. U ngraded, cases r e turned, fresh extras, 24c; fresh firsts, 22c; pullets, 19c; and seconds, 17c. Butter-- Ontario, cream ery solids, No. 1, 25c; No. 2, 24% c. Poultry, A grade, A live-- Spring chickens, over 6 lbs., 11c; over 5 to " lbs., 10c; over 4 to 5 lbs., 9 c; over to 4 lbs., 8c. Broilers, over 1^4 to lbs., 10c. Fatted hens, over 5 lbs., 11c; over 4 to 5 lbs., 10c; over 3 to 4 lbs., 8c. Old roosters, over 5 lbs., 7c. Black and red feathered birds 2c less per lb. W hite ducklings, over 5 lbs., 12c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 11c. Guinea fow l, per pair, 75c. Poultry, A grade, dressed-- Spring chickens, over 6 lbs., 16c; over 5 to 6 lbs., 15c; over 4 to 5 lbs., 13c; over 2 to 4 lbs., 12c. Broilers, over 1% to 2 lbs., 15c. Fatted hens, over 5 lbs., 13c; over 4 to 5 lbs., 12c; over 3 to 4 lbs., 10c. Old roosters, over 5 lbs., 10c. Black and red feathered birds 2c less per lb. W hite ducklings, over 5 lbs., 14c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 13c. Colored, 2c less. Y oun g turkeys, over 8 lbs., 17c. B grade poultry, 2c lb. less than A grade. C grade 2c lb. less than B grade. W H O L E S A L E P R O V IS IO N S. W holesale provision dealers are quoting the follow in g prices to local retail dealers: Pork---Hams, 1 9 % c; shoulders, 1 5 % c; butts, 1 6 % c ; pork loins, 20c; picnics, 13 % c. Lard-- Pure, tierces, 1 0 % c ; tubs, 11c; pails, 11 % c ; prints, 11 % c. Shortening-- Tierces, 9 % c ; tubs. 10c; pails, 11c; prints, 10 % c. G R A IN Q U O T A T IO N S . F ollow in g are Saturday's closing quotations on T oronto grain transac tions f o r car lots, prices on basis o.i.f. bay ports: M anitoba wheat-- No. 1 N orthern, 70% c. M anitoba oats-- N o. 2 C.W ., 41c; No. 3 C.W ., 38c; N o. 1 feed, 37c; mixed feed oats, 2 6 % c. M anitoba barley-- N o. 3 C.W ., 4 6 % c ; No. 1 feed screenings, $19 per ton. South A frica n corn, 78c. O ntario grain, approxim ate prices track shipping point-- W heat, 75c to 77c; barley, 43 to 45c; corn, 63 to 67c; rye, 45 to 48c. L IV E ST O C K Q U O T A T IO N S . Steers, up to 1,050 lbs., good and choice, $4.50 to $5; do, med., $4 to $4.25; do, com., $3 to $3.75; steers, over 1,050 lbs., good and choice, $5.25 to $6; do, med., $4.75 to $5.25; do, cdm., $4 to $4.50; heifers, good and choice, $4.25 to $4.75; do, med., $4 to $4.25; do, com., $3 to $3.75; fe d calves, good and choice, $6.50 to $7; do, med., $4.50 to $6; cows, good, $2.75 to $3; do, med., $2.25 to $2.50; do, com., $2 to $2.25; canners and cutters, 75c to $1.50; bulls, good, $2.50 to $2.75; do, com., $1.75 to $2.25; stocker and feed er steers, good, $3.75 to $4.25; do, com., $3 to $3.50; m ilkers and spring ers, $25 to $40; calves, good and choice, veals, $6.50 to $7; do, com . and med., $3 to $6.25; grassers, $2.25 to $3; hogs, bacons, f.o.b., $8.25; do, off trucks, $8.60; do, off cars, $8.95. Tillsonburg, Jan. 28.-- Angered be cause o f a series of fires on the Ninth Concession of Dereham near here, a mob of 300 farmers storm ed the home o f Harold Hunsley, 29, and only the prompt arrival of Chief Constable B. Reynolds saved the man from a man handling. Hunsley is in W oodstock jail to-night, held for questioning by provincial police, and the Ontario Fire Marshal's office w ill send a man to this district to-morrow to investigate the fires. Chief R eynolds declared to-night the fires w ere obviously o f incendiary origin, since all three o f them had been reported at practically the same hour on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights. The first fire sw ept the farm of John Graves on Tuesday. Barns, live stock, hay and grain w ere burned. V ictor Pettman was the next victim. Barns and contents, two silos, five head o f cattle, 50 chickens and all the farming implements w ere lost. " There was no doubt they intended to take the law into their own hands and give him a thorough mauling if they could get at him," said Chief Reynolds. " The first two farm s to have flres are on either side o f Huntsley's place, and Pettm an's is across the road, and this, coupled w ith the direction of the footprints from Pett man's place, convinced the crowd that Hunsley had set the flres. C h ie f Fea red M ove * After an attack of the' 'flu Her bert Chapman, manager o f the Arsenal Football club, died at his hom e in England. Merchant is Shot In Cochrane Shop Citizen, Rejected by Girl, Allegedly Opens Fire Cochrane, Jan. 28.-- S. Abraham , 60year-old Cochrane resident, is held by the police as the authorities continue their probe into the shooting o f H. Chamandy, Cochrane m erchant, fo l low ing an argument on the tow n's main street yesterday. Chamandy is in hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the chest fo l low ing an argument in which, the po lice said, tw o young girls w ere in volved. A ccording to the police, A b ra ham met the two girls on the street, and an argum ent follow ed when he is alleged to have asked one o f the girls to m arry him. The police said Abraham drew a re volver and the girls fled into Chamandy's store fo r protection. Abraham entered the store and a short time late, the police said, Chamandy fell with a bullet in the chest, allegedly fired by Abraham. The bullet was,removed from Chamandy's chest wh«K he arrived at hos pital. Abpaham is aw aiting prelim inary hearing on a charge o f shooting the merchant. to o . Canada will play no part next year Jn the world-wide race for navy arma ments. W hen most nations are in creasing their navies, Caada's sea forces w ill be operated on less money. Last year $2,422,000 w as voted to maintain the ships and establishments o f the Canadian navy, including the Royal Caadian Naval R eserve and the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer R e serve. In the year opening next April $2,222,000 w ill be spent, a decrease of $200,000. It w ill cost $107,550 Jess to adminis ter Canada's penitentiary system dur Monster Ski Jump Opens February 10th Toronto -- Centennial Sports pro gram w ill get away to a flying start with the holding of the Ontario Ski Jumping Championships on Feb. 10th, The Toronto Ski Olub have built a monster siki jump right in the city, on which it is possible for jumps o f 150 feet or more to be made. Ski jumping in Toronto will be independ ent of weather conditions, as ar rangem ents have been made for stor ing up snow and also snow can be imported from outside points.. Ontario sport lovers are fortunate in that they will be able to see this thrilling, hair raising sport near at hand, for in the focal point o f the province you will be able to see these daredevils hurtle through the air at an appaling speed. It is expected that several of the stars from Quebec and the United States w ill com pete lending an inter national air to this meet. Truck, Bus Crash Man Found Dead At Intersection Over Firearm T w o in Former Hurt-- 12 Pas A lex. R. Cook Discovered sengers Escape Shower W hen W ife Requests Search / o f Glass Toronto, Jan. 28.-- T w o passengers In a truck w ere bruised and lacerated and twelve persons riding in a large bus owned by the Central O ntario Bi'.s Lines n arrow ly missed a show er o f chattered glass last n ight in a colli sion at Bloor and Shaw Streets. The collision sent the truck slewing w ou n d and across the intersection to crash against a h ydro pole. It w as badly smashed. H ow ard G. Jones, o f 76 Rosethorn A ve., the tru ck driver, w as unhurt, but Mr. and Mrs. E lliott Y oung, o f 37 E arlscourt A ve., riding w ith him, were injured slightly. Leonard H atch o f 223 Suffolk St., Guelph, w as driving the bus east on B loor St. west, headed tow ard the com pany's downtown terminus, when the truck started north on Shaw St. across the intersection. In the crash, panes o f glass on the fr o n t side o f the bus w ere shattered. None o f the passengers, however, was harmed. Constable Reuben LaRose, o f Ossington A ve station, investigated. · > -----------Sarnia, Jan. 28.-- Alex. R. Cook, 44, form er Sarnia merchant, was found dead at the village o f Corunna, seven miles south o f this city, with a gun shot wound in his chest early to-day. It has not been ascertained whether the shooting was accidental. The provincial police, who were called by Mrs. Cook when her husband failed to return from a hunting ex pedition, organized a search party of villagers and found the body on the bank o f the St. Clair River, between two cottages. The muzzle of the shot gun had pierced the wound, indicating the man had fallen onto the gun after the shot was fired. Mrs. Cook declared her husband left home Saturday afternoon with the an nounced intention o f going hunting. Coroner Dr. L. R. Aiken, of Courtright, was called, but h..s nv.t yet de cided whether an inquest will be or dered. Cook, who form erly conducted a fruit and grocery store here, had been living in Corunna recently. He is survived by his widow and two children. " They seem ed to have becom e de termined to do som ething to Hunsley after I let him return home after ques tioning. They w ere hostile enough before that, but when I let him go they seemed to think that he was not going to b e arrested or held for the crim e they suspected him of com m it ting. "But they fell back aud seemed sat isfied when I went over. P eople do what they are told around here. I told them to get back off Hunsley's place to the road, as they bad no busi ness th.ere anyway, and I didn't want them to obliterate any tracks in the snow around the house. They walked back without trouble, and later stood by quietly when I walked through them with Hunsley. "T h ey were m ostly friends o f mine, and it only took a m om ent's reflection for them to realize they could not take the law into their own hands." On Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pettman w ere milking in the barn. The form er is a brother of V ic tor. Mrs. Pettman heard a noise in the loft. She and her husband ran out o f the barn together as a man dashed out from the upper barn floor. The man was tall and thin. H e was minus an overcoat. Mrs. Pettman ran to the loft and used pails o f milk to extinguish a blaze in a pile o f hay, while her hus band chased the fugitive before re turning to assist his wife.. Footprints w ere found leading from the barn to a fence near Hunsley's home, but were not identified as his. A crowd gathered outside the Pett man home, and Hunsley was noticed there. H e was questioned by the chief constable but released. A few minutes later the crowd dispersed. Girls Save Life Of Sinking Youth Crawl A lon g Ice and Pull Skater from Welland River Crowland, Jan. 28.-- W hen they fell through the ice o f the W elland Rivet at O' R eilly's Bridge, near Crowland, three persons w ere rescued from drowning. The rescue o f Rob R oj Smith, aged 18, w as carried out b> Miss D orothy Phillips, aged 16, anc Miss Jean Lane, both o f the O'R eilly' i B ridge district, when the youn g w o men craw led over the ice to w hen the lad fell in. Y ou n g Smith was skating, appar ently alone, when the ice gave was under him and he fell into deep watei near the centre o f the river. Mist Phillips and Miss Lane w ere skating some distance away and saw him gc through. They im mediately lay flat and crawled along the ice, Miss Lane holding on to Miss P h illips' skates Miss Phillips reached the w ater hok and dragged Smith out while Miss Lane held on to her feet. The other rescue occurred a ^nik west. Charles Leavens, aged 21, D or othy Leavens, aged 15, F red Leavens aged 17, and Billy Porkolab, aged 21 were skating near the bank wliei Charles and D orothy suddenly plungec into deep water as a large chunk of ice gave way beneath them. Fred Lea vens and Billy Porkolab wrent to thei) rescue and hauled them out to safet.v Oldest Hospital Matron In England Dead Sister Agnes, of St. John's Hospital, Twickenham, believed to be the oldest hospital matron in England, and re garded by her patients as a modern Florence Nightingale, died recently. She had been at St. John's Hospital since 1878 and was for more than fifty years its matron. During the whole of that time the hospital was never in debt. Sister Agnes as a girl entered the service of the late Miss Elizabeth Twining, who founded Twickenham Hospital. A fter training at K ing's oCllege Hospital and in the East-end, she was appointed the first matron. She showed untiring zeal in organ izing appeals, and the " Farthing Fund," which she introduced eighteen years ago, was one of the most popu lar and profitable of her schemes. Her patients adored her. She had an attractive voice, and would often go round the wards singing then to sleep. She was buried at Twickenham in the same grave as the founder of the hospital. This was Miss Tw ining's wish. A cot at the hospital is being en dowed in her name. Companions Hang lO-Year-Old Boy Revived After Four Minutes T w o 15-year-olds Face Court Frozen Fish Come Back to Life A housewife in F ergu s, Ont., left eonie goldfish out on h er porch re cently when the tem perature fell to fo u r degrees above zero. The fish w ere in a large rectangular plate glass aquarium . In the m orning the water was frozen solid except a couple o f inches at the bottom , which had shell ice in it. The glass w as n ot broken, probably because th e bodies o f the fish took up the expansion. M ost o f the goldfish were frozen solidly into the. ice and the few toward the bottom did n ot show any sign o f life. The aquarium was taken indoors and the ice gradually melted, and now the fish are swim ming around, appar ently as lively as ever. Mother Sells Son to Pay Grocer's Bill Harbin, Manchuria.-- H ow a desti tute mother sold her two-year-old son tio pay the grocer's bill was related in court here. The woman, 21, a Russian, married a Chinese three years ago, he re cently lost his job and to settle the grocer's bill of $52, she sold her only child to a Chinese merchant for $50. Full of remoi'se, she appeal e j in court and asked police to find the child and return him to her. Calgary, Jan. 28.-- Playing " gang ster," two 15-year-old boys seized 10year-old Fraser Edmonds in the yard o f his hom e here, threw a noose over his head and " hanged" him to a beam in a garage. They left him for dead, but he was found four min utes later and revived. H e still bears severe bruises and marks of his experience. The " hanging" occurred several days ago, but police were not advis ed of it until Friday. Yesterday they took the boys into custody, holding them pending a juvenile court hear ing. A ccording to police, the older boy& Jail Population Drops | Stork Their Santa Claus did not let young Edmonds fall with St. Catharines, Jan. 28.-- There is a a "bum p" at the end of the ropef H olyoke, Mass.-- Mr. and Mrs. Fran which probably saved his life. After depression at Lincoln County jail. The cis Griffin are getting to know what tc tying his hands and feet securely. prison- population has been reduced to expect from Santa Claus. To them Edmonds told police, the boys slipped eight, whi'.e the ave-age during the K ris K ringle looks for all the work the noose over his head and while " days o f prosperity" was 20. Of the like the stork. On Christmas Day it ene lifted him off the floor, the other eight prisoners now in the jail five 1929 a son was born to them. And oi pulled the rope tight over a beam will shortly be removed, to provincial Christmas Day in 1933 another soi * institutions. was born. and tied it to a wall support

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