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police probe mysterious slaying of fort erie woman body of servant girl found hidden in copse with rope round neck fort erie nov 2c the body of 6rice plato 27 missing for some jays was found in a desolate copse four iniles from here tonight and pe ace are investigating her dtsth when coroner dr j r meioke and police arrived at the lonely place where the body was found by andrew ross member of a seareufng party peculiar angles were noted the boiy lay in a natural position of repose with the clothing bearing no evidence of a struggle a pair of gloves taj under the body comparatively -in- wrinkled the end of a strand of clothesline protruded from the coat about the womans neck wes found several wrappings of rop formed into a loop however police did not believe she died from strangulation dr albert collins conducted a post mortem examination ami rent the toti- tents of the womans stomach to hi- provincial analysts at toronto police expressed the view the body had been transported after death w the spot in which it was found chief of police griffin said he thought the girl had not killed her- self either with the rope or by taking poison as there was nothing to indi cate either a struggle or a painful death the ruarcst tree limb many feet uiitart from the body showed no evi dence of a rope having been attached her overshoes showed an almost com plete lack of the clay topsoil of the road surrounding the woods knowr as wales bush had she travels vi the distance from fort erie by foot police believe her footwear would have been clcgged with clay as the roads are very wet the young woman left the homc- of her employer omar weaver early thursday to visit weavers aged m t er who was ill and had not been een since for service rendered mpp in n brisce j britain signs new f w elliott dies russian contract c critic for liberals passes at port elgin kincardine ont nov 2c fred v elliott mpp north bruce died early o-da- at his home at port elgin mr elliott was born at southamp ton in 1s73 and was first elected to the legislature in 1929 he had act ed a liberal financial critic since hen he operated a farm for many years and then retired and went into the seed and grain business he was ierk and treasurer of saugeen town ship for nearly 30 years mr elliott had been ill for some mouths but his death was unex pected he wa- elected to the legislature in a byelection caused by the death f alex mcwhinney and won the seat from d j byers conservative of wiarton his widow two sisters and 3tie brother survive shglian plan lowers p on canadian products a large number of cana pro duets exported to australia under the british preferential tariff are bene fitted by adjustments of rates of durv based upon the depreciation of thj currency of the commonwealth in addition australia has lowered its primage duties from 10 to 5 per cent in some cases and from 10 to 4 pji cent in others while in some in stances this duty has been altogether sliminated the canadian goods ex ported to australia upon which tilt- adjustments will apply include a wids range of food paper leathei rubber metal and chemical products electrical givods and devices household appi- ances earthenware hardware anj machinery british firm orders same amount of lumber as previously prices higher london british timber distribut ors limited it was understood today have signed a new contract with chief representatives of the russian timber exporters underwriting the bulk sale of between 295000 and 450000 stand ards of russian timber here in 1931 approximately the same amount as in the two previous years the prices however under the new contract it is stated will be higher by 5 per standard compared with last year and it is also believed the agree ment eliminates previous clauses per mitting russia to lower the prices if other imported timbers drop the canadian government is under stood to have immediately entered a renewed protest with the british gov ernment canada has for a long time been objecting to ll large sale of russian timber in britain and in for mal complaint has chaiged it is against the provisions of the canadaunited kingdom treaty signed at ottawa w j davidson left engineering graduate of mcgill university whose services were much valued by french army during the war is decorated with legion of honor by m leon morand french consul detroit tt voice of the press record closing of st lawrence canada the empire and the world at large i m- m i canada i biles resting arms with elbows out- stratford is doing welf j sde niudots in sevcra recent acci- stratford received some undesirable derls it is noted that such practices publicity during the recent strike ofave contributed to serious injuries the furniture workers it was feared i in one case a omal ar pluned un- that the results of the trouble might dernoatb the l when it overturned be felt or a long time we art pleased j because she bad her arm in such a to learn through the beaconherald i p an another had her arm torn the markets police find dynamite in liquor still raid ingersoll nov 28 william hom- duick john kavole and andrew arko are under arrest here following a police raid on the honinuiek home and the alleged finding of liquor mash the worm of u stilt and a quan tity of dynamite with caps and fuse police made a second visit to the home and declared they got added parts of the still and determineed the dynamite sticks cap and fuse were parts of a bomb the men under rest deny all knowledge of it 1135408 for relief hamilton out the total cost of relief in hamilton this year will am ount to 1135408 according o a statement prepared by the office of r j menary city accountant ex penditures extend to charities institu tions and losses on institutions through indigent hospitalization ontario will get nearly 450000 amount of succession duties on sifton estate settled is report toronto succession duties to the amount of nearly 450000 will it is understood accrue to the ontario provincial treasury from the estate of sir clifford sifton as a result of a settlement reported in legal circles to have been reached recently by the henry government and executors of the estate the mail and empire de clared recently certain points in connection with this estate and the duties to he paid have been in dispute it is said for some time with the result the gov ernment threatened to take action to recover and even went so far it is reported as to issue a writ a year ago negotiations were started to effect an arrangement between the disputants whereby the duties claims could be settled satis factorily and lengthy litigation might at the same time be avoided with these negotiations now successful the writ will it is understood he with drawn at queens park the news paper says etiquette is getting strict in some chinese cities engaged couples may not walk arminarm in shanghai while women are banned from riding bicycles in canton mystery blast kills two woman rescued by firemen buried to shoulders in debris with surrounding wreckage aflame toronto dealers are buying produce at the following prices eggs graded cases free fresh ex tras 40c fresh first 35c secons 19c pullet extras 28c ungraded cases returned 38c for fresh extras 33c for fresh firsts 17c for seconds butter ontario creamerv solids no 1 20c no 2 20k to 20vc churning cream special 20c ni- 1 19e no 2 17c fob shipping points cheese no 1 large colored paraf fined and government graded 9i to 10c twins 10 to loic triplets 10u to loc poultry a grade alive spring chickens over 6 lbs lie over 5 to g lbs 10c over 4 to 5 lbs 9c over 2 to 4 lbs 8c broilers over iv to 2 lbs 10c fatted hens over 5 lbs 10c over 4 to 5 lbs 9c over 3vs to 4 lbs 7c over 3 to 3v lbs cc old roostcs over 5 lbs 5e domestic rabbits over 4 lbs be white ducklings over 5 lb- 8c over 4 to 5 lbs 6c poultry a tirade dressed spri g chickens over 6 lbs lgc ovei 5 to 6 lbs 15c over 4 to 5 bs 13c over 2 to 4 lbs 12c broilers vet lvt to 2 lbs 15c fatted hens over lbs 12c over 4 to 5 lbs lie over z to 4 lbs 9c over 3 to zvs lbs 8c od roosters over 5 lbs 7c domestic rabbits over 4 lbs 12c white duck lings over 5 lbs lie do 4 to 5 lb 9c b grace poultry 2c lb less than a c grade 2c lb less than b whole sale provisions wholesale provision dealers mj quoting the following prices to retail dealers pork hams 14c shoulders 1h- butts 14c pork loins lgc picnis 10 c lard pure tierces lozc tubs lie pails 11 c prints jlijc shortening tierces 92c tubi 10c pails lie prints loc grain quotations following are saturdays closing quotations on grain transactions for car lots prices on basis cif bay ports manitoba wheat no 1 northern 67c no 3 northern 63c manitoba oats no 1 cw 34 no 3 cw 31 vic no 1 feed 30 k no 2 feed 29uc mixed feed oats 22c manitoba barley no 3 cw 39v4c sample barley 38uc no 1 feed screenings 1750 per ton south african corn 77c ontario grain approximate prices track shipping point wheat 70c to 72c oats 30 to 32c barley 40c to 42c corn go to g3c buckwheat 38 to 42c live stock quotations steers up to 1050 lbs good md choice 375 to 450 do med 359 to 375 do com 150 to s3 steeri over 1050 lbs good and choice 425 to 5 do med 350 to 4 do coin 3 to 350 heifers good and choice 375 to 450 do med 325 to 375 do com 150 to 3ied calves good and choice 650 to 7 do med 450 to g25 cows good 225 to 250 do med 2 to 225 do com 150 to 2 canners and utters 75s to 125 bulls good 2 to 225 do com 125 to 175 stockers and feeder steers good 3 to 325 do com 2 to 275 milkers aid spring ers 25 to 45 calves good mid choice veals 650 to 750 do com and med 350 to 025 gitssers 2 to 250 hogs bacon fob 610 do off trucks 640 do off cars 661 good ewe and wether lambs 050 to 7 do med 6 to 625 do bucks 5 to 550 culls 450 to 5 sheep good light 225 to 250 do heavks 150 to 2 do cuus si first alberta teacher celebrates 100th year banff andrew sibbald celebrated his 100th birthday recently and real ized his ambition of the past decade sibbald came to alberta in 1875 before the railroad surveyors he was al bertas first school teacher and al though he had only one hand built the provinces first school house and some of its first churches when he was 98 he suffered a broker hip and three months ago was seriously ill friends presented mr sibbald with a purse of gold and an illuminated ad dress that though all is net yet mended the city is well ou the way to complete recovery there was strong evidence of this when the second instalment of taxes fell due in the first week of november collections in 1933 were as good as they were in 1932 as the beaconherald tairly claims a city which goes through a time of strike for almost two mouths and then pays as much in taxes as it did the year be fore is not a washedout affair a record of that sort is actually of much more importance than a day of rioting but is not as spectaular and is there fore less liable to receive mention toronto mail and empire extend life of present canadan z agreement while the governments of canada and new zealand are negotiating tftc question of trade between the two dj- minions the present trade agreement which was placed in effect may 24 1932 will be continued in force be yond november 24 on which date it would have terminated for another six months changes in the new zea land budget which would have the effect of materially lowering uie pres ent tariff on canadian goods will have an important bearing upon the current negotiations it is stated impatience is costly montreal with only a few weeks of their sentences on theft charges still to be served emie gagne and m bilodeau sawed through the bars of their cell and attempted escape they were captured before they got outside the wall of montreal prison were tried for breaking jail and were sentenced to two years in penitentiary hope for tuberculors new glasgow ns xov 26 vic tims of a terrific explosion that wreck ed the heart of this towns business district two bodies weo recovered from the ruins of a twostorey brick building where the mysterious blast had its origin they were identified as morris david and his nephew si mon attis merchants who had occu pied adjoining stores in the building mrs morris david blown through the front of her husbands store lay- in hospital suffering from serious cuts burns and bruises several firemen were being treated for burns about their faces and hands sustained when they heroically dug the injured woman out of debris which had buried all but her head and shoulders after extinguishing the flames which followed the explosion firemen police and volunteers attacked the ruins in search of victims recovering davids body about an hour and a l- if after the blast the charrm body of attls was found late this mvning cause- of the uphea- et was nil un known as workmen repaired half a dozen damaged stores in the vicinity and linemen restored 300 telephones to use there was some concern about the condition of the canadian national railway line directly behind the scene of the explosion steel girders sup porting the concrete abutment had been torn loose possibly weakening the rail base the explosion occurred shortly be fore midnight simon attis had just closed his meat and provision store for the night and dropped in to chat with morris david as was his custom the two wcro in the rear of davids clothing store when the building split wide open and collapsed as people streamed out of nearby dance halls and stores they saw mrs davids head protruding from a mass of brick and wood she was scream ing hysterically save my husband save my husband nearby a huge steel girder crashed through an unoccupied car parked on the street two offences a crooner received ten years im prisonment for robbing a bank why not have given him the ten years for being a crooner st thomas times- journal big advances a visit by motor to norfolk county the other day impressed us very much with the changes that huve taken place in that district during the past few years a generation ago norfolk with its sand farms was certaiuly not counteo among the richest of oui counties but by learning what tbeii types of soil and climate were suiteu for aud then specializing in those lines the people of norfolk have made remarkable advancement in the pro ductivity as well as in the prosperity of their county norfolk can grow ap pies her leaders studied the situa lion decided that the only way to make it profitable was to give special attention to producing a good uniform product and go in for cooperative marketng this policy has been fol lowed thiough successfully tobacco has been introduced as a successtui crop and has cused a great boom around delhi though at the present time there are difficulties about mar keting the product canning is carried on successfully providing a good out let for the vegetable growers of the district one result of norfolk enter prise has been that the town of sim coe has increased fifty per cent in population while ot rural centres have stood still or gone back st marys journalargus more exports hockey or as they call it there ice hockey is growing iu popularity in great britain probabl hockey play ers will be added to our exports to the united kingdom in few years sault star kiiling ground hogs the method described recently ol ridding ptrbam county of ground hogs by offering prizes to tl children who brought the ailt of the greatest mini ber ot the as exhibits at rural school fairs seemed to be a dandy one at the time it certainly winked well in that county as the children slaught ered 3457 of the pests that endanger horses legs b burrowing boles in the farmers fields the post even suggested that some thing similar might be dene in this county but now there is no need of it as a better method has been dis covered i ingersoll one farmer there has rid his field of the pests in a delightfully simple manner he drives bis tractor into the infested fields attaches a rubber lose to the exhaust and after plugging the bur row outlet he places the hose into the front door of the ground bug hum and lets the tractor engine run the animals are quickly smothtrei by the gas and heir former homes also act as graves a ly fanner ho does not own a tractor but would like to try this plan will find a car doe the work just as efficiently lindsay post off by a passing car wuich sideswiped the one in which she vas riding niagara falls review the empire a childrens charter the act which the egyptian parlia ment put upou the statute books to regulate the employment of children in industry follows the lines of acts with which the people of great britain and of other similarly advanced coun tries are familiar but being the first of its kind la egypt it natui lags behind in many respects in geneui children uhtfei 12 are not to work all though iu lew specified excep tional cases they may no so after nine years of e the daily hours are not to exceed seven for those oi the young est class while no young person under 15 is to work more tlau nine hours a day or to do any night work at all pro visions are mac tor resttimes both daily and weekly and against danger and illhealth likely to arise in the various occupations the act comes into operation on the first day after christmas a happy augury pernaps tor the introduction of a childrens charter in egypt egyptian gazette discos tinued between quebec and montreal pennyworth fast montreal on the earliest date ir the modern history of the st law rence river night navigation betweea montreal and quebec was brought te a close nov 20 after gas buoys had been removed by department o marine vessels from the ship channel this cosing ot 20hour summei navigation conditions was fiv day earlier than the record date estab lished in 1910 when night navigation ended on november 25 so many buoys had been driven off their sta tions by floating ice during the past few days that the marine depart ment regarded conditions as danger ous during the hours of darknss the river will he busy during the daylight hours however it being es timated that 100 freighters will de part from montreal before the sen- son closes weather conditions have turned milder and marine authorities hope the next few weeks will see conditions sufficiently seasonabe t continue operations lost stolen or strayed sometimes the mention of a particu lar word almost startles one the use of the word technocracy on a friends lips a day or two ago did startle me technocracy technocracy no longer than nine months ago everyone in america and a great many people in this country were talking technocracy with quite incredible sapiency and now what has happened to technoc racy london spectator cowardly gunmen the american gunman in his native alleys may be a daring aud picturesque fellow but he cuts a poor figure in this country where neither policemen nor ordinary citizens carry revolvers lacking the guu tradition we cannot make a hero of a blackguard who shoots down an unarmed man in comparison bill sikes is a gentleman and a sportsman london sunday chronicle bloods worth from japan exsecretary describes soviet commissai detroit mich an exprivate sec retary went into a reminiscent moo here and discussed her former bos maxim litvinoff soviet commissar v foreign affairs who arrived recenth in the united states to discuss pos sible kussian recognition with presi dent roosevelt the former secretary was mrs eastman before her marriage tr the american author she was knovr in russia as kleina vasilievta kry lenko a sister of general nikilai kry- lenko present russian minister ol justice iitvinoi sain mis eatmar i- not a handsome man but his face ha character and charm he l- one 1 the best raturcd men i ever knew not easly irritated never cjpricious lives very simply plans at his activ itics very carefully and alloi- nohinj to ruffle his disposition in fact he looks and acts more like a business man than any diplomat i have ever seen halloween celebration proved to be expensve london wilfred dawson inger soll was fined 15 and costs a the there is one consideration apart sequel to a halowe en dance in north from that ot poor quality which should give pause to prospective pur chasers of japanese goods and that is the conditions under which those goods are made if japanese adults choose to work iu circumstances that would appal and revolt the average european craftsman that may be their own lookout but it now seems only too certain that a grave childla bour scandal lies behind the hood ot japanese dumping in countries where child labour was abolished many years ago such a state of affairs can only be regarded as damnable child labour is bloods worth with a vengeance and all who buy the goods it produces are guilty of condoning a crime against humanity johannesburg sun day times- to sharpen a razor and now from england comes tlu news that an txperimentei there has discovered that the life ol razor bladcs can be greatly lengthened by keeping them lying north and south by the compass he has kept a ecord of the length of the life of the various razor blades he has used prior to orienta ting his razor blades he found that no blade would inst him longer than about one month or sis weeks dur ing the past two and half years dur ing which be has conducted his experi ment his blades average 72 days one went as high as 100 day he credits it to trrestrlal magnet ism financial post dr stephen j maher now haven conn international authority on tuberculosis who after 25 years of research announces deveop- ment ot a special type of bacteria that detroys the bacillus of tuber culosis human bovine aud avian contrast in court two drug tralllckers were arrested recently one in canada and the other across the line one sentenced in montreal must serve fourteen years in a penitentiary receive twentyfive lashes and pay a line of 3000 the other tried across the line was freed on a technicality niagara falls re view dangerous practice high in the list of dangerous prac tices may placed the common one of drivers aud passengers of nutomolmlld disorder in china the conditio ot cnlnese trade and agriculture is irrefutable evidence of the accumulated effects or disorder and mismanagement ot the countrys affairs china is i country with wide areas ot as fertile land as any in the world a peasantry incomparable in its industry an frugality and courage under every form jf adversity tills the land with a system ol handlabor perfect in its own way even it it lacks the mass production methods ol can ada and the united slates in kwan- tutig there is all the wealth of the pearl uivei iieita and the plains bor dering the chief rivers the popula tion is estimated at souutuoo and yet no less than ten per cent of the rice consum a total of 9000u0u piciils per ami in is imported in other words a population equivalent to the inhabitants of about six leading towns including canton huys all its rice from abroad hing kong priss varieties of pepper pepper is one of the spices most commonly used in the average home yet few housekeepers discriminate be tween the varieties when selectlug it white pepper does not produce a bet ter flavor than black but it is con sidered a bit easier to digest and is less noticeable in white sauces and dishes that are not highly colored as a seasoning for meats and dark sauces black pepper is more effective be cause the real strength of the pepper berry is found in the outer shells of which black pepper is made cayenne pepper must be employed very spar ingly but a deft use of it lends zest to many a dish paprika is a pleasing spice in both flavor and color and deserves a pro minent place along with salt and pep per in soups sauces and salads or with fish meats and vegetables itsj mild sweet flavor is desirable its dej llcate flavor and vivid color make itj an excellent garnish also remember there arc two kinds the hungarian i which is pungent and decidedly stimu lating and the spanish which is very- dorchester during which dawioii al legedly assaulted a mouthorgan player it did not develop durng the county police cour hearing wheth- er he objected to th music but a jug of wine was blamed for most o the fracas on the assault chaige dawson was given suspended sen tence the man he hit in the eye david rogers of london dd not want him dealt with haruiiy as they are now friends again the court was told the 15 fine was on a charge of illegal consumption of wine a charge reduced from having liquor illegally many overseas ships visit toronto harbour more ships from overseas have vis ited toronto harbor this year than in any other previous season five j them arriving in a single day last week included among them have ben vessels from london liverpool swan sea and sunderland england stav- enger and bergen norway antwerp belgium and hamburg germany the toronto harbour commissioners report total tonnage of the harbr season to the end of septembei at nearly 1820000 tons which is 252- 000 tons greater than that for tin same period last year it is slat d the total for the 1933 season will jx- ceeel the alltime high record tonnage of 1932 by at least a third of a mi lion tons manchester chamber urges chinese air service manchester erg a british an service to china and the far east h being urged by manchester chambc of commerce as an essential busirisss factor on the proposal of sir kenneth stewart the chamber of commerci hrs pledged itself to give he fullosi possible support to such an air service and has decided to bring the mattei before the authorities says fodder shortage fatpl to 300 horse reglna more than 300 horsei have died in the willow hunch con stltuency this year because of insuf ficient fodder c w johnson mpp stated here over the weekend he held a consultation with saskalehe wan relief commission in an efforl to procure feed for live stock of this area jobless grow food colwyn bpy north waes sunt 2000 jobless men on allotments north wales have prjtcced fej worth 14000 in the past ear it ws stated at a recent conference convened by the welsh department i the na tional council of social service here