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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930 PAGE SEVEN tock Mar | = Eps @ "wilh he I" Ql = a ~ S im = ® a es 3 a put Sh ARIF GANRA VERE R E Produce Prices Commercial Markets Toronto wholesale dealers a quoting to, yholasle prices to the Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 28 to 8be; cookd "8 to Bl; sols, 28¢; breakfast bacon Des imented, Bde; "29h¢c; shoulders, gota "24¢; Bu, 26ke. CALE ean bacon, 170 oy gy y to 90 lbs, ig ty 'to 110 Ibs, 210, Heavy- Hon rolls, Non: lightweight Polis, , tierces, 16¢; tubs, 16a) ef bei. 1%; ts, 17 to Hie. erces, 13¢; tu 1340; ei pin ss 'shortening--Tiere- os, 10c; ry Abbe; pails, 16e, TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET ig following are quotations, re- tail, in effect on the St. Lawrence Market, Toronto: extras, per dozen,.,, 0.35 firsts, per dozen. , yo Butter, dairy, per Beige "5% 340 creamery, per 1b..., Pode oa Vegetables " a -- 1 he Siaide dere 0.25 Carrots, bus: ,..0vvierniien 2.25 Day 6 Qtesviienenisnsn 0.50 Green peas, 6 at. sovnnnes sues OSU Fates, Ib, diss strsnivis on bas peapple OBCH su urininis RBUDArD, bunch + srerers ores OI Rediohen Dunes bunches .. i New carrots three bunches 0.25 New beets, bunch ,...i... 0.10 TORONTO PRODUCE QUOTATIONS (Buying) Toronto wholesale dealers are buying produce at the following t U ded, returned, 8 ngra cases fresh extras, 29¢; fresh firsts, Yin] utteraNo, 1 m 0. creamery, solids, 8014 to 81c; No. 3, 29 to 80c. Churning cream-~Special, 84g! No. 1, avai No, 2, 80c. os Do. 6 q Brussels a qt Onions, dry, gle basket. vee 0% Do, 6-ct., basket lushrooms, per p Het, suc, three for fettuce, two for Parsley, per bunch Cress, three for oe eee 0.10 ve vere 028 Ciravans A se eass 000 nges, per doz, Honeydew melons, each Strawberries pt. ..... Grapefruit, each Potatoes, thessags Cucumbers, each ONS, PET dUZEN vivversy oose 0.23 per dozen ....... 0.25 0.30 --y basket snes weer yd Apis. peas, 6 at bkt. i nt; each n beans, 6 qi. 'e reen pars, six { rnips, a p 1 at, Angles, bin, es, bus, ' No. 1, "large, colored, paraneg 8 and government graded, 17 to 17%e, Poultry Alive Dressed vase 88 4. Hens, over b 1bs, Do,, over 4 to 5 lbs, 24 Do., under 4 Ibs, 22 2¢ Spring rollers 2% to 3 Ibs. 30, Do, 8% to 2% Ibs, 28¢c. Old roosters, over 5 lbs, 19 23 Do, over 4 to 6 lbs, .. 16 19 ling) Toronto wholesale dealers are offering produce to vetall dealers at the following prices: Bg Fresh extras in cartoons, 6c; fresh oxiras, loose, Sdc; firsts, 2c; seconds 28 to 29c, Butter ~~ No, 1, Creamery priots, Riad No, 8, creamery, A ow Hi pd ( atilionn, 0 e. ELLER ERT EERE ERE RR pa ay wile 85.40 CR alers in hay and]. jhe ky 18 in shippers | ~carload 0] ern, $1.15; No. 2, do, 0 1.80 250] 7" CHICAGO PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago, May 27-Some grades of eggs were weaker on spot mar ket this morning necessitating a slight downward revision of prices, The undertone continues unsettled with trading quiet and more or less spotted, Futures were easier and lower in sympathy with a lower cash market and an unfayorable twenty-six market report, Recelpts were lighter here, but loss was off- set by gains in the east and also by comparatively groater storings in the four cities. Spot butter quo- tations were unchanged this morn- ing, but market could hardly be called steady, / The November future was o fea tureless affair, working within nar- row range and generally. speaking was a shade more steady, Open commitments -- November eggs, 1,188; May eggs, 6; May but- ter. 28; June butter, b; Novempur butter, 766, Two market receipts--Butter to- day, 48,240; last year, 42,219, eggs to-day, 99,611; last year, 98,974, Chicago spot market-----Butter, 30] extras, 81%ec; standards, 31%e; tone unsettled. Eggs, graded firsts, 20 to 20 1-2¢; tone unsettled, GRAIN QUOTATIONS Grain dealers on the Torontu Board of Trade are making the following quotations for car lots: Manitoba wheat---No, 1, north. $1.18; No, 3, do., $1,10% ; No. ' $1.07; No. 5, $1.00; No. 6, 83¢; feed, T3¢c (c. 1.1. Goderich and Bay ports), Manitoba oats--No, 1 feed, 61- %e: No. 2 do, 40 1-20, American corn---No, 2 91 1-2¢; No, 3 do, 90c, Milifeed, delivered Montraal freights, bags Included Bran, per ton, $31.25: shorts, per ton, $33.20 middlings, $35.20. Ontario grain--Wheat, $1.10; oats, 44 to 46c; barley, 60 to 62¢c; rye, nominal; buckwheat, 80c. CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, Ills, May 28.~Wheat scor ed material price gains carly today, helped by upturns in quotations at Livetpool and by less favorable crop advices from Europe.' Both France and Italy reported crop deterioration with probably yields only average or under, Opening 3-8-74 higher, Chica~ go wheat afterward fluctuated some- what and then rose higher than be- fore, Corn was unsettled, starting 1- yellow, 0 4-34 up, and then tumbling, but sub- sequently rallying quickly, Oats were firm, Provisions tended to advance. EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo, N.Y., May 28.~Hogs, 900; holdovers 361; butcher hogs aes tive, strong, pigs slow, weak; sows steady: desirable 120-230 bs, 10.75- 10,85:240-270 1bs., 10.50-10.75; 270-300 Ibs. 10.25-10.50: most pigs 10.50, few 10,65: sows 9.00. Cattle 250:steers, heifers and cows strong to 25 higher: bulls very slight weights, mixed, steers and heifers 10.50-11.35: fat cows, 7,00-8.00; cutter grades 3.75-0.25; medinm bulls, 7.25- Calves 400; generally 50 lower than Tuesday's average or 1.00 under Mon day's: mood to choice vealers 11.50 mostly 12.00; common to medium, 9,00-10.50, Sheep, 500; active; shorn old crop lambs 1.00 higher: better grades most ly 11.68.1200; springers scarce strong quality considered; few medium to good kinds 13.25; fat ewes steady, largely 8.5046.00. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, May 28.--Prime mer- cantile paper 31 2:3 34 per cent Foreign exchange very steady; de- nand rates (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents): Great Britain 4.85 7-8: France 392 1-16; Italy 523 3.8; Germany 23.85 1-2. Canadian Dollars at 3-64 of one per cent, discount, TORONTO LIVESTOCK Toronto, May. 28.--Left overs 700 head. Trade on the Toronto Live- stock Exchange was fairly active with prices, steady to strong, Good to choice steers brought $10.25 to $10.75 with a few heavy at $11.007 Good cows brought from $8.00 to $8.75. Calves were steady from Tuesday's close at $11.00 to $11.50 for choice with common Jowiwrd fe 2.50, were unset th.a strong- " wt $1100 fob. for bacon 12 5 off car, mbs were steady at $17.00 to for shaice with. vearlings at 0 JL 00. Good sheep sold up Rec ois Ton, Trade fairly actly cavy beef steers, gi jo $10. : burch steers, good to chdice, $1 o $10.75: butcher cows, medium, a al y / = WALL STREET DULL | WITH FEW RISES wid Metali Higher But) Some | Issues . Reach New Highs and Some New Lows (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) New York, May 28%-8peculation wns mainly for the rise in to-day's stock market, but bears continued to search out alr holes; and for« ward progress was slow and unev- en. Large scale buying appeared in some of the utilities, but on tuv vhole, the mapket remained a dull affair, Gains of 2 points or so were numerous, and a few shares displayed considerable buoyance, but a handful nevertheless, record. ed yew lows for the year, 'International Business Machines, Worthington, Norfolk and Western and Bullard gained 4 points or more and issues. selling np 2 to 2 included North American, Amers fean and Foreign Power, American Power and Light, American Watér Works, Corn Products, Eastman Kodak, Fox, International Harvest. er, Houston Oil and Skelly, Stan- dard of N.J, gained moderately in heavy. buying!, National and United Biscuits, Hershey Chocolate and Coco Cola A, reached new 1030 tops. American Rolling Mill and Lam- bert each dropped more than § points to new lows for the year, The management of the latter sald business. was improving and the dividend not endangered, Bt. Paul preferred and Pullman also reached new lows, ---------------------- STOCK TRADING 13 SLOWEST IN YEARS Supertest Registers New High Then Loses All It Gained (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, May 28--The first two hours of trading on Toronto Stock Exchange presaged another dul! and spiritless day, The turnover this morning was the slowest of the year; floormen of long experience stato this morn- ing was the slowest in their recol- lection since 1921, Price changes were mostly on the right side, but in any case ney were for small amounts and were unimportant, Nickel, Brazilian, Noranda, Bell Telephone were seil- ing at or above where they left off last night, Ford was fractionally lower' at 38, Walkers was un- changed, De Forest Crosley held its recent gain but did not add further, The Oolls wese firm but the turn over was light, the speculative in terest of yesterday having died down, Supertest, . the first half hour broke through 48 to register a new high for the year, then fell back to last night's final. Only a few transactions wens recorded, DB. A. Ol was firm and unchanged at 20%. Imperial and International Petroleum about the same, to $7.50; calves, good to choice, $10.50 to $11,504 homs, select; good ewe lambs, $17 to 818, WINNIPEG GRAIN Winnipeg, May 28.~Improved atti- tude ak Liverpool caused .. fractional upward move in wheat prices on the Wingtipeg exchange today. Business, however, was dull at, the opening ant no overnight export business was in evidence, May showed a rise of 5-8 cent to $1115 July was up 38 to 5-8 cent at $1.12%0 $1.12 1-2, and Qetober an. ie to § Peent ahead at $114 1-4 to 1-2, WINNIPTG GRAIN OPENING Winnipeg, May 28.~Wheat: May, 5-8 higher at vind ou 3-8 to 58 higher a 112 to 1. 212, ed 3-8 to 5-8 higher 4) es 4 to 1-2 Oats, July unchanged at 50 7-8; Oc- tober +4 higher 'at 47 1-2: CLUE TO BROWN BONDS SAID FOUND Mexico Qity, May 28.--The pos sibility that the late Tom Brown, former mayor of Htratford, Ont, who died here three weeks ago, had in his possession at the time of his death a considerable quan tity of securities, and that' his in. timate Mexican associate, Roberto (lomesz, kndws where they 'are; was indicated by clues which the police have obtained, Gomez was pleked up here for questioning soon after Brown's death, and later released, He hay been re-arrested at Matamores, ale logedly while trying to escape to the United States, nccording to a telegram received hy the Mexico A | City police department, Lis known whether ¢ INFANT PARALYSIS FOUND AT LINDSAY i ---- Lindsay, May 28 --Little od rooks, aged six, yd taken ill ye: terday at nine o'clock. wT. Rich, suspected Se paralysis, and immedia shy SS sanoned to the Hon, Dr, F Gaodirvey, minister of health in Toronto. Within two hours a supply. of serum was here, sent by Totar by the minister and was ad Winistered to the child, who is the ughter of Mr, and Mrs, John T Brooke, 42 Caroline street, It will be a day or two before it disease has been ehecked or or but in view of | the fact that serum was available 0 quickly . the, doctor and, the. child's parents are very hopetul, <p STRONGER, ND FEATURE Lindsleys Weaken on Mining Market (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Toronto, May 28--Golds were particularly gtrong as & group on the mining market to-day, and continued notlvity meve the board an interesting appearance through- out the whole early period, Basa Metal stocks were irregularly high- or, but only a few 'of the 'olls main. tained the pace set recently, the class displaying a slight predomin- ance of small loses at noen, Vipond was an early feature, showing a net gain over last night's close of 13 at 1.33 at mid-day. Howey gained 6 to 1,03, Lake Shore 20 to $22.60, Teck Hughes 10 to $6.86 and Bylvanite a couple , h-- -- Stock Market Prices Market Summary by Canadian rom Toronto and New York tock Susie Supplied by Toronto Stock Exchange Block High Br. A, Ol 20% Braz, bo Can, 2nd 21% Cty, Dry, b6% Dig, Sgrm, 11% Dm, Btrs, 24 Gypsum 20% Hr, Wal, 11% Fora "A" 80% Int, Ut, 17% Int, Nk, 38% Int, Pet, 21% Imp, Of 24% Lob. "A" 18% Ms, Hr, a4 Me, Fre. 27 Close 20 bo 21% boy Low 60 21% boY 11% 24 20% 11% 46 17% 38% 21 24% to 52. Granada was the softest spot in the group, easing 10 to $1.- 66 Lindsleys, which have been strong of late, faltered some today, Sudbury Basin dropping a couple to $2.00, Ventures 5 to $1.80 while Falconbridge remained unchanged and Sherritt Gordon made the only gain at $2 SHAREHOLDERS ADOPT PARAMOUNT'S PLAN New York, May 28.-<The plan by which Paramount-Publix Corporation gains control of the Famous Players Canadian Corporation, was declared operative yesterday when stockhold. ers holding more than a required a- mount of stock or voting trust cer tificates had assented to the acquisie tion, In making the announcement, the Paramount-Publix Corporation said the Montreal! Trust Company, depos- itary under the plan, had been auth- orized to issue stock in exchange for shares or voting trust certificates on the basis or four shares of Para- mount common for each five shares of voting trust certificates of the Ca- nadian Corporation, Time for deposit expired May and will not be extended. NEW ELECTION ACT 15 PASSED (Continued from Page 1) the section, The effect of the pass. sdttion, 'The effect of. the passing ing of amendment is interpreted to mean that contributions to cam- palgh funds from unincorporated companies and organizations wil) be subject to no restriction. The bill makes exhaustive revi. sion in the elections machinery, one of the principal of which is the appointment in' urban areas of two enumerators to each polling divi. sion instead of only, one. Provision is made for the deputy returning officer assiting voters are incapacitated hy another cause than bMndness, A blind voter may be accompanied to the polling booths by a friend who may mark the ballot on his behalf, The mark- or of the ballot will, however, be required to take an oath of se- orecy with respect to the vote thus glven, The act makes provision for coplos of the election lists to be de. lvered to candidates, OFFICIALS HOAXED BY COLUMNISTS Tributes Paid. to Mythical Founder of Republican Party Ithaca, N.Y, May 28-Two col umpnists on the Cornell Sun, student newspaper at Cornell University, may undergo chastisement as & result of a hoax which thev successfully pers petrated threugh the columns of the paper, university offsinty ay, The two writers, L. A, Blummer, of Yonkers, N.Y, and ET, Horn, of Ithaca, recently wrote letters to Government officials in Washington, including VicesPresident Curtis, invis ting them to attend i dinner in hon or of "Hugo N, Frye" who was iden tified 'ag' the Wonnder of the Repub lican party in New York State, Letters received from the Wash. ington dignitaries, expressing sor. row. at inability to attend, but con- taining messages to be read at the dinner, were printed in the "Sun" yes terday morning. Vice-President Cur. tis was quoted as offering congrat- Miations to the "Republicans on pay: ing this respect to his memary. Secretary of Labor Davis wrote that he considered it a "pleasure to testify to the career of that sturdy patriot who first. planted the ideals of ant party in this region of the country, If 'he were living today he would be the first to rejoice in evi dence everywhere present that our Government is still safe in the hands of the neonle" « The letters to the Washington of« ficials contained the information that Hugo was born in the Hamlet "of Elmira,' fought in the Mexican War and then formed a party for "the protection of prosperity" and for "freedom in the land of the free This party, the letters said, was the original Republican party in the state, But the two columnists pointed out in printing the letters that no such 26 Aeron as Hugo N. Frye ever exists ° Ter GER CS Mt. Pwr. 126% Pg. Hr, of 8. Station 40 Standard Mining Exchange 84 23¢ 00 680 800 340 680 700 84 84 250 235 90 87 690 600 890 870 840 340 . 035 030 700 700 104 07 104 980 980 980 4% 4 4% 2260 2200 2200 Abang Ajax Amulet Ch. Res, De. Mus, Falcon, Holl, . He. O01 Hy. Gold Hd, Bay Kt. Fir, Lk. 8h, Biggar aud Crawford, Alger Bullding, Oshawa 2880 203 2006 680 183 218 2880 199 280 080 180 210 2580 208 286 080 180 218 Nrnda, Bh, Grd, Sd, Bs. Th, Hg. Ventures Wr. Hrs. New York Exchange Clogs Low 20% 60% "M% 230% b 0 % TAN 817 00% 68 208 30% 30% 50% B18 BO 8 84 40% 43% 60% 784 51% 36 31% 21% 7804 861% 172% 31% High 217 61% 4h 201% 60 89 87 Stock Alleghany Allis Chal, Amn, Inter, Amu, Tel, Anaconda Borden Borg War, Beth, Steel 906% Can, Dvy .. 70 Can, Pac, ..205 Com, 8Soly, #1 Chrysler . 37 Fox 3% Gen, Hlee, 80% Gen, Mot, bl Goodyear 80% Ken, Copper 47% Mt, Ward 43% Nt, Ch, Rg. 60% Pen. Rall 788% Radio 52% Rem, Rand 87% Sim, Bed 81% Sin, ON ,., 28 Pt, of NJ. 80% Studebaker 30% U.S, Steel 178% U.S, Rubber 81% Money 3 per cent, 2006 30% 36% 62% 81% 650% 86% 47% 48% 60% 78% 2% 36 1% 28 80% 8644 178% 31% GRAIN IS MOVING FROM LAKEHEAD TOWARDS BRITAIN Blockade Broken and Long Awaited Movement Is Starting Montred!, May 28--~"The dam which has blocked the flow of Cane udian wheat into the markets of the world since early last year, has bro ken, and the long-awaited grain movement will become a reality in the next couple of weeks, or a month at the outside," the Montreal = Star says in a front-page article. The ar- ticle continues: "This turn, which will be received with considerable elation throughout the Jength and breadth of the country, is foreseen in develop: ments of the past week and receives corroboration from wheat pool offis cials, who, it is admitted, hold the key to the entire situation, "A start on the movement of grain now in storage in terminal elevators at the head of the Great Lakes will be made within the next 10 days and this, it is expected, will develop into a movement of considerable consists ency, Practically the entire graincare rying tonnage of the Canada Steam- ships is now steaming its way to the two principal ports at the ake head, and the balance is being rapidly con. ditioned tor service. "No official intimitation is offered as to the destination of the grain which will be afloat on the lakes, but English buyers are reported to be the purchasers at this time, economic de- velopments in England are said to be favorable to the import of grain at this time." CAPONE GANGSTERS DEMAND. MONEY OF WEALTHY BANKER Threatened Man Living Un: der Heavy Guard in Fear of Life Chicago, May 28, J. Reichert, Belleville, 111, banker, and father of the Reichert brothers, owners of a string of race horses now at Wash ington' Park, has been made the tar get of a ring of Cape extortianists, They have threatened to take his life unless he hands over $45,000," it was learned here, The extortionists are said to be the same outfit which levied tribute from stage stars last winter, The newest demand=-embodied in a teles ram received anonymously from East St, Louis--~obviously came from the St. Louis branch of the Capone racketeering house, The senior Reis chert now is in Balleville, living un- der hay guard, His two Jon lmer and William C, are in Chicago, The facts concerning the $45,000 demands became public when the el der Reichert sent a telegram hd Uni: ted States Senator-Charles S, Den- een, and Otis F. Glenn, in which he asked Federal protection , PROBE DEATHS OF FOUR MEN IN WELL (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Three Rivers, Que, May 28, Aw oflelal probe inte the deaths of four men on the farm of Ernost Marcotte at St, Zephyriu yesterday was begun today, The owner of hte farm, his two sons and two em ployees had been engaged all week iu excavating a well, Yeaterday the ) { 3 ! five men descended into the well to brace up the sides and were overcome by gasses which had gathered, TOLLEY DEFEATED BY BOBBY JONES FOR BRITISH TITLE (By Canadian Press Lessed Wire) St, Andrew's, Scotland, May 28. Bobby Jones eliminated Cyril Tolley, defending champion, in the fourth round of the British Amateur Golf Championship one up. The battle of the open champion of the United States against the Am- ateur champion of Great Britain was a ding-dong match, Francis Ouimet shared the glory of the day with Jones,winning & thrillin 21 hols morning match in the thir round. after being four down, The former open and amateur champion of the United States had to sink a putt for a birdie three at the home hole to square his match, WIDER INCOME TAX EXEMPTION PASSED (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Muy 28--By an amend. ment to the Income War Tax Act adopted in the House of Commons to day contributions to any charitable organization not exceeding 10 per cent, of the income of the tax Ra er are exempt from income tax, The term "charitable organization" in its legal sense includes churches, hospits als, schools, universities and institu. tions for the relief of poverty, Sr a ------ RUDYARD KIPLING SAILS FOR MONTREAL (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, Bermuda, May 28.--~Al- ter spending two months quietly in Bermuda, avoiding social engal ments, Rudyard Kipling and Mrs, Kipling sail for Montreal this afters ndon on the steamer "Lady Somers," They will leave tor Liver yerpool | Juge 6 on the "Duchess of ford" the health. of Mrs, Shi has greatly improved. Willingdon Again ' Made Chief Scout (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, v 8~His Excellency, the moverngf-gencral was re-elected as chief scolit for Canada ut the an nual' meeting of the Canadian Gen. eral Council of the Boy Scouts Ase sociation yesterday. Other members of the general council, all of Ottawa, were re-elected as follows: John A, Stiles, assistant chief commissioner; Gerald H. Brown, honorary domin- jon secretary: Dr. Francis Gishorne, honorary counsel and D, M. Finnie, honorary treasurer, SUCH A BACRIFICE Visitor: And. what - good New Year resolution have you made?" Convict "99"N "I'm giving wp smokin,' dringin,'gamblin,' and go in' te ploture shows for the ent five years." CAN LIFT PIANO ALONE ~-HAS LOTS OF PEP NOW "As a plane mover, mover, I can handle a plano all alone since taking | Vinol, I gained 33 pounds and lots of new pep and vigor," Earl Bow» ors, For 30 years doctors have pres soribed Vinol beecause it containa important mineral elements et iron, calcium and cod liver pops tone; The very FIRST bottle by sound sleep and a BIG appetite, Nervous, wornout people are sur prised how QUICK Vinel gives new life and pep! Tastes delicious, Jury & Lovell, Ltd, Drugs, ] re- | TARIFF GHANGES ARE ALL ADOPTED (Continued from Page 1) paid and the cight«hiour day enacted, A Provineisl Problem Premier King said there was ao right and wrong way to deal with tariff /and labors There Also was the constitutional way, He then read from the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada laying down the principle that the falr wages eight hour day question was of pro vinelal concern, not federal, L'o adopt the method suggested was "subter- fuge" and would result in one indus. try being treated differently from an~ other, It was seeking to do indirect. ly what was impossible_directly, The government this year, he con tinued, day principle to all its own employs ces and to labor employed on gov ernment contracts, This entailed un expenditure in excess of $1,000,000 hut was as far as the federal government could go constitutionally towagd ine stituting a universal law throug Canada, It had set the example industry generally Improve Workers' Conditions for and | had extended the eight-hour | out |' w Concerning the Besco' Companys® Mr, Bennett wis Inclihed to give Wie wn opportunity: to. show: whether tS would introduce the same systems, Teg had been in the hands of a receivers 50 Jong, and wa now in a much im<2 praved situation, that such an oppore tunity 'should not Le far away. * To Move Amendment J. 5, Woodsworth, (Lab, Winnipeg North Centre), served notice on the House that he will move an amends" ment to the bill authorizing the high er tariffs when it is introduced, Jt would be on the lines suggested eag« lier in the debate by A, A Heaps, This Ted 1, TF, Thorsen (Lib, Winni= peg South-Centre), to declare he would support the amendment, Thomas Cantley (Cons, Pletou) and LD, McDougall (Cons, Invers ness) both believed the increased tus rifl should be given only if labor cons ditions, under which men work as mueh 102 hours a week, werd changed, "The proper place tor them to make nue Iv representations was be« fore the Nova Scotia legislature, com mented J. I. Pouliot (Lib.-Temiscou= atin), Miss Aun MacPhail (Prog Southeast Grey), and William Jey (UIA, Wetaskiwin) ily poke ainst the proposed tariff changes, Formal ratification was given the new halibut treaty bet United States and Canada to protect the fish North Pacific and Bers us 1 ween cries of the Ing dea Hon, C, A, Dunning, minister of finance introduced an amendment to Turning to the new provisions at- tached to the payment of the bounty of 49 1-2 cents on Canadian coal used for smelting in Canada, the Prime Minister said this was u "four square policy in the interests of improved conditions for the workers," These conditions make the bounty, togeth- er with any drawback. contingent up- on the industry paying the men fair wages and imposing the eight-hour day set forth under the treaty of Versailles, It applies, however, only in case: where the provinces have passed labor legislation along such lines, This was not adopting an indireet method, the Premier commented, It told the provinces that if any affect- ed industiy did not live up to any labor laws it might pags, the govern. ment would withhold the bounty. Mr, King had been assured hy =o director of the British Empire Steel Corporation that the eight-hour day and the payment of fair wages would be instituted as soon as possible. No dividends, resulting from the coal bounty, would be passed until efforts were made to better labor conditions, Bennett's Comments The Federal government, Hon, R, B. Bennett submitted, posscssed the constitutional power to deal with ta- riff 'matters as it saw fit. The other night, he continued, he had made some very strong statements with re gard to the length of time the steel workers were compelled to put in, He pointed out that the United States Steel Company employed the three shift svstem, the budget vesolutions providing for protection against the importation of concentrated grape juice, It was passe ed by the House, Reduce Settlers' Debt Reduction by 30 per cent, of the outstanding indebtedness of all sold« ier settlers still in active occupancy of their farms was provided for in a bill, introduced by Hon, Charles Stew art, It received first reading The amendments to the War Tax came before the House with some sections being passed, The clause granting increased exemptions of $500 for debentures, was passed, Another clause permitting a tax pay er to make contributions up to 10 per cent, of his income to charity without taxation, was allowed 10 stand Further consideration the special War Revenue Act chan ges announced in the budget, They provide for taxation on stock sales and the reduction of the sales tax. They received three readings but were not passed pending the presen= tation of information by Hon, W, D, Euler, minister of national revenue, First and second reading was given # bill incorporating certain amend« ments to the Election Act, The Senate yesterday approved the London Treaty for the Reduction in Naval Armament . and passed the Grain Act amendments, Today, it will consider a resolution petitioning the imperial government to ratify agree« ments with the four 'western provine ces for the return of their natural resources. Income wis given OCEAN a Ak your : § B. i iE Canadian Paclic Biden Toronto TRAVEL THAT §§ IS A JOY] No matter how CEE ao ah EE o hl 03! | Agent local agent fo MacKay, LEXPENE TOURS OF TOUS TO ST Evel nse TOURS -- BETTER TC Cheques Canadian Pacific Steamships le Or Trevellers' |