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= . - would number more than se Tog Vig 08 sen : 7 . « ed men and women along the broken + town of Amino, and surviving mem- . whi had survived Monday's at bringing relief to the stricken dis- : Wacd:a Lund being saised fox the uty i mle shor there. Jie iulagraghe had poorer indicated. that the| one newspaper estimated that the toll "would mount to 5,000, with from 650, > lo 76,000 homeless. The correspondent for the Tokio 'Asahi Shimbun, who traveled through stricken area, reported from Mi- 'ya#u that the scenes in Minemaya, Uwhere more. than 1,000 persons were and Amino, were heartrend-! ing. 'Refuges, he: said, were exposed "to snow and rain, while only a small amount of relief was available. The newspaper correspondents gen- erally reported that the lack of medi- 'eal 'supplies and: food was the great- est hardship for the refugees. Injur- roads asked every passerby if he were 'a doctor, 80 great was their need for medical "attention. The roads throughout the region were reported literally lined with the bodies of victims unclaimed by rela- tives or friends. The 'Tango region, whicl. suffered most severely, wes described by one correspondent as the Seat of misery of Central Japan. To add to the mis- ery of-inhabitants along the banks of the Tatsuta and Maruyama Rivers, . 'the 'streams 'rose 'over their banks, ashing a away houses and rendering 'work 'almost impossible, Numerous young factory girls were reported to have been "crushed or burned to death in buildings in the bers of their families dug in the rufis in the hope of recovering the ry ond shock was felt in the dis- "frict late Tuesday night, but did com- Barman little 'damage. It added the general misery, however, by tening the terror of the inhabi- tants ~and razing the few Rouges "qua ; The Kyoto prefectural police and medical associations 'worked steadily. ct. The Emperor has donated 50, yen to relieve the region, while 'the school children of Tokio are plan-|. ning to contribute one sen each to- Alf no estimate of the ma-/. terial damage caused by the quake has been made public thus far, some observers believe that the loss will 'be at least $50,000,000, and perhaps 75:00 000; : The tragedy Samo home on: Wednes- day to a young Japanese reporter, acting in line of duty. Jenji was sent by the Tokio |: Asahi S| ike to Mineyama, his home town, to: gather the details of the brief statement a ho ha "found his own home in ashes s wife and aged father and i "burned to death, Heo 2, on the job, getting the news s pa . Owaka.--A Ear, which started uake district and adding to the! "of the thousands of 'homeless - for the thousands 'measures usan stier, sponsored the bill. Both Premier ; night, early on Fri was Se ed oi 'Many Happy Returns. Nagy RA M.P, ex-minister of Jublie w Toronto, and dent of" The. Company, Limited, who celebrated his 80th birthday on March 8. Although in poor health for the past two years, Mr. Harty is able to go for a drive every day and enjoys an occasional visit to his office. FAMOUS TRAPPER T0 ROAM NO MORE Government Rules That Noted Character Must Spend Old Age on a Reserve. Ottawa.~--Old Benny, who has roamed the Northern marches of Brit- ish Columbia for 50 years, setting his traps and tending his nets, will trap 0 more, The remote and inaccessible defiles of the Northern Rockies will never again echo and re-echo with the crack of his rifle. Old Benny 'will not hunt or trap again because the Indian Department will not permit him to roam the for- when the piercing north wind drove even the wild animals to shelter, Old Benny, stricken with a sudden illness, came face to face with death. With- out strength to reach his log cabin, and with no human being within 100 miles, he struggled on until he came to a narrow Savin clegeaph Creek ~and there he collapsed. . However, Old Benny was hot yet through. Lying in the snow, he saw a thin strand of copper wire--the telegraph line maintained by the Do- minion Government between British Columbia and: the Yukon. Summoning his remaining strength Old Benny cut the wire in the hope that the Federal = Government "trouble shooters" would find the break--and him--before he per- ished, Late Christian Eve the trouble party set out with a dog team, On Christmas Day they for amd Old Benny. He was badly fro-|\ 2ep and semi-co od back to civil fully recovered. The Indian Department has ruled that Old Benny's trapping days are over. He must live on a reserve within Zesch of medical attention, and will "provided for out of Government. iy pe Women's Suffrage Bill Defeated in Qiches *Quebée. "WomeH's suffrage fared badly in the Quebec Legislative As- sembly, a bill to give women the vote in Provincial elections being defeated on second reading 51 to 18. Victor Marchan®* Liberal, of Jacques Car- tion, and now has Taschereau and Mr, Suave voted . Hon. Honore Mercier, Hon. "David, Hon. L. ests alone. Last Christmas Eve, | $276,000, macigudy; 'but was tar- p: for Canada, it will not be long before the board will need more commodious quarters, according to the annual report of the board tabled in the House by Hon. Charles A. Dunning, Minister of dents at highway crossings reported Railways and Canals, ito the board, covering 129 persons 70,000 tariffs were filed with the board, an average of about 200 per day, and up to the end of last year the total number of tariffs filed since 1904 was 1,424,568. 'way property occurred last year, in has already the proj canal; able 'public utility; "That the water powers in the Ot- tawa River in interprovincial waters are the joint property of the Prov- inces of Ontario and Quebec, and that the powers in the French River are wholly situate within Ontario, ince of Ontario, and cannot be right- fully legislated upon by the Do- minion Parliament; "That the development of these powers is essential to the industry and the prosperity of the two Prov- inces of Ontario and Quebec, and the only effect of . Federal legislation purporting to vest these powers in a private company will be to retard development, ereate litigation and impair the public interest; "That the water powers "of the ot- tawa River, so far as they belong to this Province, are an essential part of the public development and dis- tribution of power in Ontario, in which the people of this Province have already invested upward of 000; "That this Legislative Assembly desires to record its most earnest and emphatic protest against the attempt being made, by means of a private bill in the Dominion Parliament, to alienate valuable water powers from the control and ownership of this Province, and thereby deprive the people of Ontario of the advantage of one of our greatest natural re- sources for the benefit and advantage of private promoters; "That the Province of Ontario re- spectfully urges - that the rights guaranteed to the Provinces under the Federal Constitution should be at all times respected by the Par- liament of Canada; "That this House believes that the occasion calls for a strong and con- clusive pronouncement against the Ottawa.--Canada will soon need a railway tariff warehouse. At the rate tariff schedules for freight, express and passengers are being filed with the Board of Railway Commissioners During the calendar year of 1926, more than A total of 2,617 accidents on rail- and Hon. J. N. Y. Dijon voted Tox the bill. -- { which 429 per were killed und tion of a canal and the development] of water powers on the Ottawa and French Rivers, which said charts been in existence for 33 of| L trary tothe spirit-and-the terms of | "That the application to Parlia- ment is an effort on the part of private promoters to secure through the Federal Parliament the control and ownership of a great and valu- \ de 1a Roche A r 1g young Toronto writer who fs uttracting attention by her ove adhe pire. proposed legislation as being con- Confederation and prejudicial to the public interest. "For 'these and other reasons' this House directs that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Minister | of Canada rand to the Speakers of the two Houses of Par- liament of Canada." The resolution was moved by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Prime Minis- ter, and seconded by Hon. W. Raney, Progressive Leader. I Ih Spe, 2%. PENNILESS VETERAN HEIR TO RICH LEGACY After Eight Years' Struggle With Poverty Returned Man Inherits $100,000. Fort William.--After eight years of hand-to-mouth existence, Roy Gil- mour, a returned soldier, out of work, in ill health, with few friends and less money, suddenly finds himself to- (day heir to $100,000, bequeathed to y him'by a rich uncle who died recently in the Argentine worth $360,000. Like Pullan, the quarter-of-a-millionaire, who emerged from the chrysalis of camp cookee to be a full-fled, wealthy butterfly at Atikokan last 'week, Gilmour was in the Black Watch during the war, and, like Pullan, 'was wounded four times. A prisoner. of war for six months, he came to Canada eight years ago, after the war, and drifted from one job to another until he landed in Fort William poow and penniless, robbed of his last $15. D. B, Hanna, head of the Liquor Control Board, will come from To- ronto to Fort William to identify Gilmour, with whose family he is acquainted. Gilmour's mother is the sole legatee of the balance of the fortune. Gilmour says, he will remain here and set up a dairy farm, as he be- lieves the possibilities of this district unexcelled for capital investment in such class of farming. BOARD OF RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS WILL NEED COMMODIOUS QUARTERS 2, 620 we were injured, as compared with 2713 accidents in-the previous year, when 272 persons were killed and Rass were injured. Last year 13 ilway passengers were killed and 329 injured; 132 employees were kill- were killed last year and 564 injured. Automobile accidents at crossings numbered 235, horse and rig acci- denty 29, and pedestrian accidents 39. Last year there were 300 acci- killed and 370 injured. During 1926 railways - subject to the board's jurisdiction were report- ed as having caused ested territories, which burned over a total of 45,820 acres, with forest | tins, and other propérty damage estimated | 22 'at 394; 630. or Co SIRE gp ge aT : E.| Bu 926 fires in for<|' Carried. Hon. G, S. Henry explain-| "led why oil companies were asked to} | | collect gas tax for Government. Hon. } W. E. Raney defended Hon. E. C. Drury against attack of last week made by Hon. Jos. Lyons. . MARCH S8TH--Hon. W. E. Sin- better times much of Government's success in deficit reduction, urged fur- ther Government economy and eriti- cized the debt retrenchment scheme. He further promised interesting dis- closures before Public Accounts Com- mittee. Premier Ferguson answered and Hon. Monteith, Provincial Trea- surer, moved that House go into Committee of Supply. This is the first time in the history of the On- tario Legislature that the Opposition has not moved an amendment to the dget. MARCH 9TH---Speaker. ruled F. G. Sandy (Prog, South Victoria) resolution for increased bonus to Rural Hydro out of order, Many questions were answered. A. A. Col- quhoun (Lib., South Perth) was told John MecConell, Windsor, had been Government tax inspector, but has been asked for his resignation. G. A. McQuibban (Lib, N. E, Welling- ton) learned that Bowmanville "Boys' Training School had capital expen- | diture of $339,000 and monthly sal- ary list of $2,440; 70 boys were in residence. R. F. Miller (Lib., Haldi- mand) learned that O.T.A. fines for 1924 were $420,868, enforcement cost $351,066. In 1925, collected in fines $365,466 and spent $402,638 in en- forcement. In 1926, collected $332,- 862 and spent $317,602. F. G. Sandy. (Prog., South Victoria) was given ged | figure re Hydro costs and power de- veloped for various plants, Hon, Chas. McCrea intimated that bass and pickerel open season would be put back to July 1 instead of June| 15th, as formerly. Hon G. S. Henry concurred with A. P. McWhinney (Lib.,, North Bruce) in Government trying to get standard light for horse-drawn ve- hicles. At 5.30, with galleries packed and to expectant House, the Premier in- troduced Bill to control the sale ofy liquor in*Ontario. The main points of this long-looked-for Bill are: clair, Liberal leader, gave concluding peech on the "Budget--attributing to WII Study in Britain. Gerald Graham, M.A., of Belle River, Ont., a Queen's graduate, who has been awarded a two-yedr schelarship at | $1,000 a year for Study fh a British uni- versity. He is now doing postgradu- ate work at Harvard under the Queen's arts research fellowship. ------------------ Individual permit to resident of Ontario, expiring thirty-first of each October. Individual permit to temporary resident, good for one month. Special permit to physicians," den- tists, ete. Special permit for ministers of the | gospel for sacramental purposes, Druggists not permitted to dis- pense liquor, Breweries and distilleries can sell in the Province to the Board only under a permit from the Board. No liquor may be consumed in a | public place. Liquor consumed must be sumed home of purchaser. Establishment of stores left to Board, provided local option areas or | Canada Temperance Act areas are | not affected. Prosecutions to be conducted by the Attorney-General. | Any person found selling liquor to be imprisoned on the first offense. | A Board official in every brewery warehouse. One appeal Judge. Board supreme in its powers, and cannot be interfered with by courts or Government. No public advertising of liquor, allowed a County TORONTO. Man. wheat--No. 1 North., $1.61%; No. 2 North., $1.67%; No. 8 North., $1.60%. Man. oats, No. 2 CW, nominal; No. 8, not qastad; No. 1 feed, 6lc; No. 2 feed, b! ediarn grain quota- tions, in ec. vy Am. corn, acy Toronto--No. 2 old 13 to 13%¢c; tubs, 14 to 14%c; pails. 14% to 16c; blocks and tins, 16 to 16%c. Heavy export steers, $7.76 to $8; do, com., $6.50 to $7.60; butcher steers, choice, $7.50 to $7.76; do, fair to good, $6.90 to $7.25; butcher heif- ers, choice, $7 to $7.25; do, com., $4.50 to $6; butcher cows, good to choice, $6.50 to $6; do, com. to med., $4 to $6.26; do, fair to good, $5.60 to $6; do, canners and cutters, $2.50 to $3; butcher bulls, good to choice, $5 to yellow, kiln dried, 86c; No. 3 yellow, kiln "dried, 82c. Millfeed--Del. Mosiveal real ts, bags included: Bran, ope von ; ed and 1,727 injured; and 284 others| $40.25. shorts, per ton, $34.25 Ont. oats, f.0b. shipping points. to Ont. awit ling wheal 1.22 to! JL 24, fab neipping points, accord- a re ing, 68: g, 68c. Buckwheat--76¢, nominal. Rye--No. 2, 5%. Man. Jour Firs pat., $7.90, To- ronto; do, second pat., $7 40. Ont. flour--Toronto, 99 per cent. tent, per barrel, in Ratios] Toronto, 5.30; a, = a $5.40. e, to 21¢; tk is 14 to xin, 8c Seon Hing oe 30%. atiopiiinaut creamery prints, 46 to 48¢; No. 1 creamery, 38 to 97; No. 2, 43 to adc. Dairy Frings, 34 to 85e¢ "25 nephew in the Sturgeon district. He oney--60-1b. tins, 13 to 13%¢; 10- I. tins, 13% ta 1 108: _5-1b. tins, 14 to 14%c; 2%-lb. tins, 1 Comb homey.--$4. to o 55 per dozen. Snacked sats. ams, med. 28 to cooked hams, Baan to 44c; Smoked . 1840.25. Hay, No. 2 14.60. $6.60; do, med, $4 to $4.50; do, bolognas, $3.5Q to $3.80; baby beef, $8 to $10; feeders, choice, $5.76 to $6.25; do, Jods, $6 to $6.25; stockers, choice, ia: gas to $5.76; do, fair to med., $4 to 50; to springers, 95; milch' cows, $65 to $80; plain to med. cows, at to $60; calves choice, $12 to $13; do, med., $10 to $11; do, com., $7 to $8; lambs, choice, $13 to $13.25; bucks, $9.60 to $10.25; sheep, choice, $7 to $8; do, heavies, $4.50 to $5; do, culls, $3 to $3.50; hogs, thick smooth, fed and watered, $11; do, f.o.b.,, $10.50; do, country points, $1025; do, off cars, $11.40; select premium; per hog, $2.15. MONTREAL. Oats--CW No. 2, 76¢;-do, CW, No: 8, 67c. Four, Man. epring wheat p pats., firsts," $8; do, seconds, $7.60; winter pats., choice, $5.90 to $6. Rolled oats, 90 lbs, $3.50 to $3.60, Bran, $32. Shorts, $34.25. Middlings, , per ton, car lots, + Cheese, finest wests., 17%c; finest SE. 17%e. Butter, No. 1 pasteur- 20, 43% to 4d. Eggs, fresh extras, ; fresh firsts, 40c. oe . $10 to $10.50; hogs, $12; sows, $9.75 to $10. fp Dies at Age of 106. Edmonton --At the remarkable age of 106 years, Willlam McLellan died here recently after a short illness. He had farmed for 30 years with his was born in Erin, Wellington County, Ont. : 3: smtp bs - © An Astute Soy. © A little 'boy went to stay with BH grandmother and found her very par ticular about Ma 1 table manners. : "Grandma," sald my pudding with a fork? "Ot course you Should." L con- | in residence or temporary| "he; "should 1 eat hes mons in disease' air force. The line ¢ sengers than ar planes, he explained. Sir Samuel plans a 10 por { decrease in air force expenses next year but he made it clear Great Bri- i ij, barking on an ambitious gram which will entail heavy costa. ie that. It is generally this country is determined to have an air fleet second to none, : The program for commercial planes calls for regular p: : lines to Canada and to South A via Cairo, Canada, Egypt and South Africa bearing a share of the ex- pense, Sir Samuel stressed the value of the Imperial co-operation shown by this. He believed the future of British 'aviation lies along the lines of Im- perial communications rather than developing purely European routes. He predicted development of a British air service which would bring Canada within reach of Great Britain in two days, South Africa in six, In- dia in seven and Australia in eleven. Sir Samuel foreshadowed a future when the development of the Imperial air service would 'enable the move- ment of forces to any threatened point with a swiftness, that a few years ago, would have appeared ine credible. LONDON AND HAVANA CONFER BY PHONE Latest Link in Trans-Atlantic Service Makes Two Cities Neighbors. i New York.--Although for upward | of 400 years Havana and London { have been prevented by thousands of miles of seas from getting acquainted with one another, electricity has made those two cities neighbors. On March 11 Dr, Martinez Ortiz, Cuban Secretary of State, put a re- celver to his ear in his office in Ha- vana and addressed Godfrey Locker- Lampson, of the British Foreign Of- fice, in London. i The voice of Dr. Ortiz was the first to be heard over the latest link in the trans-Atlantic radio telephone sys- tem opened recently between this country and London. According to announcement by the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., it took one-twentieth of a second for his words to reach London. The distance is more than 5,000 miles. ----r---- Duchess: of: Yok iCalhes. 8-Pound Trout in New : « Zealand. Napier, New Zealand.--Next to the wirelessed news that her little daughter, Princess Elizabeth, had cut her first tooth back in London, the Duchess of York says her great. est thrill on her trip to the. Anti- podes has come from catching an 8- pound rainbow trout of American descent. When the royal train carrying the Duke and the Duchess on their tour of New Zealand arrived at Toka, they took a day off from official fune- tions and went to the Tongario River in quest of the trout, which were introduced to this country from Cali- fornia. As soon as they reached the stream the Duchess waded out and started casting. When finally a trout struck she waded waist-deep into the swift current. After playing the fish for half an hour she landed it, with the congratulations of all her 'com- panions. The Duke had an "off" day. He caught only a few little follows, but the Duchess landed enough to provide lunch for the em- tire party. J 4 ° ina ) Fale Enough. A barrister, was accosted by an ex- convict whom he had defended on several occasions in the past. "'Hre, guv'nor," sald aghln- cand yf want you to defend me this time I've been falsely accused." "Go and see my clerk about it!" re plied the barrister. "I can or affor da couple o' quid," pursued 'thie "criminal, "but I ask you to take it up 'cos I swear I'm as in nocent as a 'new-born' babe. .- 1 never pinched ae our at Worevert did't" "Go and #00 my clerk!" sepented the other,