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MANY CLASSES OF EM- PLOYEES INVOLVED. . 90,000 Canadian V Railway Mcn Scck . Wagc Incrcascs 73 corn, irnck, Torontoâ€"No. 2 old yeifdw, 88c: No. 3 old yeihw, 87c; No, 3. new yellow, 35c. - Millfeedâ€"Del. Montreal heights, Hugs Induded: Bran. per tun. $32.25; shom, per ton, $84.25; middfingl $40.26. "Mi lo inductâ€"dying» in 3.1.. 225 to :. .90; par 11 3.1.. 3-. {00125 pl. 12-1., 11mph any" 3h 25 M 29¢ , ,, , "analâ€"ml!» “M, 12% h lac; lo- Ib. llnn. lflj to ”Q _5-D) tun-.18 to , Pwm'y, drasocLâ€"‘Chirkorm. 5 1‘»! up, 30 01) 38c; 00, 4 (a 5 lbl‘, 8.": to 37¢- do. 3 Q0 t m. as to 85?;(10,2K to 31,4 sh" SI 10 38:; do, 2 to IV. lbm. 801.0 10' do, spring squnba. l to Hi lbs, 2 ‘0 33¢.- honn, over 5 1%,, 30C; do, 4 to fl lbw, 280; do. 8 to d Hm, 25c; torn. 22¢; zurhyl, 42 in Me; uckflnm, ‘ lbs. mud or. 82c. Bum-«Can. hmd- chad, ”.60 to flgollgullloligar-hm:I .48 to 1340. Men's Del-numb Range from Ten to Twelve Cent- Addi. Montthrâ€"Wage negotiatlunu In- volving more than 90,000 men, Ind Vince demlnd: runxlnx from 10 to 12 cents an hour. confront Canadian rall- wnys in the opening weeks of this )‘ur. Ono parley I: proceeding, In- other (ll-puke in the Mbjrct of Bond of Conciliation proceeding. and other uncouth“ will {oZ'Eow this courne. ~ nut crnmery prints 45" to me; twin. 1 creamery. 44 to 45:; No. 2, 4a to “c. Dairy prints. 34 to 85¢. I WE (9â€"1" IrIIII rxtrau. In cartons, “I "fxnh extras, loose. flér; {flesh fink, MI“: fresh seconds. 38 lo ‘10:, funk u1.~‘u. '32 Q0 53v. Stnmge o\ It‘ll. 765; (In firnin, 43c; do, anemia, Negotluthns opened Imund the re- quou of 35.000 mintenaneoof-wny men 0! Canadian line. {Lu- an inure-3e (f 10 bent: an hour. Three Nprmnil- lives 61 the men are Win: the Wage Committee of the Railway Association: of ('anadl on this mutter, and vermin mrking comfitiona no also tho nub- Jwt of discusoiou, pmious negotiav (in: having been adjourned. 36 to 37, \ Rail ahopmen in Canada. to the numLor of 36.000. empluyrd an all ('mmdim ans, are looking also to resumption of neg. tiuions, when their reprrscntatlvea wil! put forward their mm! for an increase of 10 cents an hour. Their negotiations also will be resumed with the Railway chiuion o! Cannda. The Canadian Brotherhood of Rail- road Employees am looking to mm thtlona with the Canadian National Railway: for a wage Increase broach- ed to the company in August lust. Their request involves 18.000 Can- udim National Railway cmyloyee-I. including office smfla. freight shed employees, l'onndhousc men, ferry- boat crews. cm. and is for a 10 cent: per hour increase for hourly rated men and $20 A month fur monthiy ruled men. Negotiations are expected to open toward the and of this month between th- Cnnadinn Naticnzl Raliways Ind representatives of some 800 empiuyees in the sleeping, dining and parlor car sarvices o! the railway. The employ- ees request wageimmases of approxi- mately 12 per cent, as well as a uni- .’orm schedule, instead at the {our schedules for this cinss of workers In no at present. The wage requests of some 6,000 railway and steamship cierki employ- ed on the Cmadinn Pacific Railway Momma the subject of tbs Board of Conciliation proceedings toward th- cloao of last year. wages and working conditions being' the issues. The pro- ceedings. it is understood. are not yet compieted. In Ontario and Quebec, which can- tain about 82 per cent. of the manu- {nduring'industry of the Dominion, about 90 per cent. of the tow} power demand, excluding steam mi'mayc, is met by water-power. 31.37 Mm. oatsâ€"No. 2 CW, nominal; No. 8, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 59740; No. ‘2 feed, nominal; Western grain quota- tions, in c.i.f. ports. 51" TORONTO. Mun. wheatâ€"No. 1 North, $1.46: 0. ‘2 North, $1.42; No. 3 Nor|h.. THE MARKETS tiond Per Hour. New Inland anler wm Oren Canada. Rt Hon. J. 0 Cantu. Premiu- cl New Zealuud. accommulcd by Mn. lCooten and membern of his party. has lion London on his way homewlrd. ’Tho party In travelling to Now Zeal-ml l\rln New York. Muntrul and \‘au- _oouvoux 'fiflé ' Hemy export, steers, $7 to 7.75; heavy skcera, good, $6. 25 to 6.;50 h‘utcher steers, moiety-$125 to 37 65; ,do, fair to good, $5. 25 to 36. 2b: do, 1mm, 34. 75 to $5; butcher heifers, ‘choim, $6. 25 to 37:110. fair to good, ‘35. 50 to 36; do. com. .. $4. 50 to 55; but- cher Emvx, gd. to choice, $5 to 35.25; do, com. to med., $3 to 34: do, canners and cutters, 32.26 to $2.75: butcher butt, good to choice., 86 to $6.25: do, marl, $4 to $4.755; do, bolognns. $8.50 to $3.80; baby beef, 39 to $10; feedern, choice. $6.50 to 35.30: do, fair. 35 to 36.25: stockors, choice, “.75 to 35; do, (air to med.. 34 to $4.50; milch cows', f7!) to 390; spring- ern. $90 to $110; In ain to mat, cows. 345 to 865; calves, choice, $111 to 314; do. med-., $9 to 312.50; do, com. and gunner»- M to 55$ lambs, choico. $12.50 to 312. .5; bucks, 39.7!» to $10; 31109)), choice..$fi. M) to 37: do, hcnvies‘. 34...!) to $5; do, vulie. $3 to 33.50; hour. thick smooth, fcd~nnd wnlmod. 311, do. f.o.h.. $10.50; (lo. munlry minis. $10.25; ([0, off Mrs, 311.40; .wlecl pr(-,Inlum ptr 1102.32.15. Toronto, 0nLâ€"Cnnndiln mechanics Ind workmen employed in factories in border cities of the United States hnvo been told that they must become Unâ€" ited States citizens or lose their jobs. The mault of this mandate from a number of empfoyers in Detroit, But- fuio and Cleveland, has been the re- turn to Toronto within the last month of a number of )ounz men. ac. ording to W. S. Imbhs. head d the emp. 0)- nzant senice of Canada. U.S. Factoriea on Border luue Citizenship Mandate “A general overhnuflng or tuEeoriea in ths United States seems to be 1m progress." said Mr. Dobba in discuss- ing the situation. “What is happen- ing in tint cmpfoyer: are giving {orâ€" cizn workmen. the opportunity of be- coming citizens or iosinz their jobs, and it appears that there are a num- ber who would prefer to return to Canada 'than live in the United sum." Bostonâ€"With mingled high hopes and misgivings Bluahchusetts put into efl'e'ct the first compulsory auto. mobile insurance law in ihe United Stat-2:. Every automobiic owner in the skate. and there were 850,000 last your, before he can obtain a registra- tion license for 1927 must post a bond to cover accident liabilities or show an insurance policy covering the same risk. Comb honeyâ€"$3.40 M $4.60 per doz. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, med., 28 to 30¢; cooked hams. 42c; smcked toils. 26c; breakfast bacon, 32 {o Sac; hacks, 50132935533 to 69¢. Cured meatsâ€"Long cchr bacon. 50 to 70 1115., $22; 70 to 90 lbs” $20.50; 2017-”. lbs. and up. $21.34: lightweight rolls, in barrels, $11.50; heavyweight rolls, $38.54 per bb1. Lard~Pure fichQE. 11L} to lfi‘éc; lulu. 16 to 16‘1“: pails. 16% to 17¢; prints, 175-;- 10 18c; shortening tierces. 111/. to 12¢: tubs, 12“; to 13%; pails, 13% to 1854c; blocks, 14% (o 14%c. Forced Auto Insurance Start: in Massachusetts 31.25; cnlw's M'co‘ m; hm, w w uuo; sow-.810. MHNTREAI (an waft, No. HIGHER SPEED OF MOTOR VEHICLES NOT A MENACE Torontoâ€"Thu! on lncrouo o! the speed limit on the hlghwnya to as mun an hour wm not mean In In- cmso in accidents, In the opinion of Ont-.rlo Snloty lama officials. J. F. H. Wyn. Gonorul Mun-g" of thin ormiuflon, declared th-t he didn't. believe the railing at the limit In outside municipalities would endom‘ gu- tha Infety o! motorists. Mr. Wyn had just returned 1mm A trip through the Staten, having been n In south I! Georzlu. He noiod that many highways in the South allowed the 35-] nuan-hour lpeed, and WMD the highwny begun at the edge at I muni- cipollty signs announced: “Buxin 36 Miles" or “Speed 85 Niki." "In Maryland," said Mr. Wyn, "I an (old that than: was opposition to the proposal to nlu the speed to 36 miles an hour. But now It Is found um then I: no increase In accidents. The Ontario Safety [Angus will not op so the Government's plan here. 1 £11 think db lncreund h'mit moans Manned madman." Will Not Mean Increase of Accident., Says 61’!" League Oflicia The Safety [algae is opposed to the raising of the speed luvs wlthln munlclpnlmou. Brnnuord.â€"â€"Bnnt and liramlord momma. queried regarding their opinions on the proposed new bglshr lion to nuke the motor vehicles speed limit on the hirhwnys 35 mike- an hour. expneuod themselves as being in accord with tho idem The general lmprenion mm: to be tint the 25- miio limit I: too flow, and some motor in stated um this rule W‘s seldom observed. London. Ontâ€"Police Mngiatnh Grnydon Ind Chief o! Ponce BlrraL‘, as well ru othu prominent citlum. dechred in (“or of the 35-mlloâ€"In- hour Ipmd which the Ontario Dept. Of Highways in to establish shortly. To prevent the {arming of dust on concrew floors. wnsh the surface c‘can; when dry, cover with a coating 0! linseed oil. Sodium ailimte (ordi- nary water-35m) can the be used for this purpose, dtbough its wearing qualities am not so good u the “mu-d oil. Sermon Preached at Ottawa Distinctly Heard Across the Oceanâ€"Experiments Fore- shadow Opening of Direct Phone" Communications With All Parts of Empire. Ottawa. Jan. f‘.â€"-Empire wireless telephone connected .Ottnwa with Bridgowaber, Somsl'set. England. at noon today. '1‘. Ahearn, wan-known Ottawa financier, picked up the tele- phone receiver at his home and “Cen- tral" informed him that “England de- siree to spark to y'nu, sir." Immedi- ately he heard the voice of R. N. V'y- v‘inn. engineer-inâ€"chiof of the Marcmii Company's loiigâ€"diskann- communicaâ€" tion at Bridgewateri The conversa- tion between the two Was mast dis- tintt. Mr. Ahea rn aft/:rurds spoke to Mr. Matthu. persona] technical rep« reecntntive of Signor Marconi. A few minutes later, Commander C. 1’. Ed- CANADA LINKED WITH ENGLAND BY EMPIRE 'WIRELESS TELEPHONE THE DOMINION CAPITAL TALKS WITH BRITAIN. m. "on. Stank-y M, flrut‘e. Prlmo Minlllor. at m. (‘ommnnwnllh of Auurllla. whomenny vl-lud Tomato. i127 LOSE LIVES 1 AT LEVEL CROSSINGS â€"Plnm for ‘ho conau‘uctioul ‘ ‘ (21min; at a tunnel under Um St. annm-e River. between Montreal and Longuoâ€" uil, wen- Iuhmitted to [’nrligmcnt by 1h.- Montreal Underground Terminal 00.. n miilion-doihr concern. which! wfll be establiuhed for tho carrying: out of the pmject. The tail wiil be presented before the Legislature at ‘(he forthcoming union. Bureau of Slatiuico Reports Record Total of Canadian Victims During I926. Ottawa, Jun 0.â€"-â€"Tho lavel crossing: of mud: took a rooord mm of 121 Mm during two, and can-ed Warlo- to 367 others, according to mums compiled from the monthly repam lunod by the Rdlvny Board. There wen muted to the Bond a until u! 297 cruising “Menu. and in 229 of them ”homomo- were involvud. A: "canny IS 1912 ‘here wu not C crooning accident In I" Cnnuh tn whlch a motor our was concerned. u:- oondlnl to null-Mo figures. Tbo‘pm vioua high total or crash}; Incident deaths was net in 1924 when 94 lives were lost in this manner. In the put 12 month 22 passenger! were killed on Cnmdltn nilroads. Ind 334 panengcra wen lnjund. In the lam period 129 employu mm kllled and 1.741 injured, und others klllod totalled 275 and injured 655. this clusificulon including the victims of rallwny crossing-a. Plum for St. Lawrence Tunnel Are Submitted in Quebec wards. director of radio in the Marine and Fisheries Department. upolcc {mm 11’; home in Rockcllflc, this city. to Mr. Vyviun Ind Mr. Matthu. after which J. Fred Booth and hi: you, J. R. Booth. also convened with the same parties in England. The com- munication was over the beam radio system between England and Drumâ€" mondville, Que. to which Ottawa was connected with the regular long- distance telephone. So distinct was the test that Mr. Ahearn turned on the loud speaker of his radio set and Mr. Vyvlan heard a minister in one of the local churches. whose sermon was being broadcast at the time. The dis- tance from Ottawa to Bridgcnnter is slightly under 3, 600 miles. To-day's tests are In no way con- nected with the mdiophone communi- ration inaugurated between New York and London on Friday of last week. and foreshndmv the opening up of di- rect telephonic communication to all paris of the Empire. It is a new and distinct inter-Empire ‘project which it ’33 hoped to carry cut through the Marconi beam system. The first two- stmions to be b'uili; are at Bridgewnler, Ems, and Drum- mondrille; Qua. Others in. the Im- perial chain are now being construct- ed in South Africa and Australia. Naw‘ Welland _ Ship BL . Cumulusâ€"81M.“ u “that wndluou and tho wo- nun-ac. o! Gonmmont Anno- prktlonl. the Welland Ship Gun-1 Ebouid be comic» and Nady (or hetvydnugbt Ind big-«Mp Invitation by 1010. ll:- oording :o a "damn! mud» by Alexander Grant, chic! engin- oer. Port Wefiler, the [Alan Ontario entnnce, I- now cutb- Ibb II 3 part of refuse to: luaumon with - draught up Q0 25 loot. .Scctlom lmd 2, lying below tho Nissan mrpment, wil be fully completed early In the coming ”no“. Cam] Randy H 1930 Seventy-Six Perish . .. - H In Wild Stampede , . ( At Montreal Theatre OUTBREAK OF FLAMES DURING ‘ SUNDAY MOVIE. Cilildton Tram ed to Death in Mad R for Exitiâ€" Stninny .Iunmed With BodieuofVictimn. All are victims of n sfiuupedt that. followed a minor 011'.ka of [In this lflnrnoon durlnr- u moving-Mun show It the Lender Pduo, in the out and 01' the dty. Monmnl. Jan. 9.â€"-Bod'les a! mentyvoix. am! ponfibly more, to)! and girls lie llfoieu on the floori of the Montreal Max-gun A mm of other chlldnn and I few adult, ulh md. cnwd and burned, wpoeo at {our city haspihln. show at the lander Palace, in the - Mrs. John Thorburn out and of the dty. Who Is dad a! Olmnu} thojcé o! All evening the toll mounted. and DL Mn. Thor-bur; wu IJounder o! my continue to mount hour an." I tho Women: mm. Sodayg and hour as nmbulmcec [III-kc it‘d! momimoot the Nation-[Councilor Women. Journ'eyn to the old my mortuary; chambers near the harbor. bong after bunch, when Coroner “cl-hop, in; the last wisp of steam Ind smoke Ind I vestlzuor of crime and ibélflmt cam! dluemimted over the gaunt amt end I In Montreal for more than forty yeun building which had been A mmh {or‘naked ouch one Wm cumming so many, mothers and fathom. brothâ€" the deceased. ers and sisters. [ramped wenrily from â€"â€"â€"¢â€"â€"â€"- hoapiuu w Impiml. BRITISH AIR MINISTRY Some cried hymicnlly as they found their little om in sale cue. Others left the tut lmplhl with one more call to make. And the Morgue. enveluped in the doubly atlllnm of a business dial-Ice hushed on the seventh any. MW tho mvr-fllllng line of tnubltrunx men, woman and chill elm. even. still searching and small- lnz the warst. Tho mum and mutilated were taken in m‘Eanftcmoon from a stairway. barely 30 feet long. leading from the «sum end of the thaw” gallery to the (street. Ten minutco encompassed the whole tragedy. Newly all pulled out of the‘ stair- way were dead. Two or thres bays gave their mime: and dlcd. Outide the police worked fwerlshly. While mot/or fluipumpa roared in ear-split» Ling vncophany, as (ha interior blaze «a: anaclmtl with tom of water. doc- tors were summoned. [-‘rnll little bo- dies wm laid in rows on “no sldewalk. Dead and injured were qulckly separ- ated. Priests were an the stem, and lhe last 'ril’zs were given. to n few gasping little ones, who rcvlvul a lit- tle In the open nlr and then died. Neabby fire and pollen. stations be- came temporary morqueS. Ambulances rushed the injured to the various bos- pltala. Th: new: 8pm. and Soon hitless. anxious parents we": on tho run toward th‘e theatm. Reinforced police were merciless to {he curiou. kindly and uympathotic to the people who feared their liula ones were in- side the building. They got little news. The safety forces of the city. and the hospital squads worked no quickly that. either hospiLnls or the morgue alone could answer the quer- les. Then the trek of tragedy from how piml to !m§pital, and then to the morâ€" gue begun. Admitting officers at the {our big hospitals ware bwieged {or the names of the patients thoy had. The bcst was duone for the quesl‘mnem but there was nesd for tact. for more were dying, and the rustle of tho sculano m heard in more than one corridor. At the cm! of the jouneey was Dr: Morgue. Lino after line rtf polio: m- pellcd the inslmnt. near-crazed pow plo who \vnMed ho decide once for all if clue loved ones were dead or missing. The scene in the little mm of the Oomner's Court was unpumllekvd. A long line of weepiim pnroqha led to the ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGES THE OCEAN. Numerous Applications for Overseas Telephone Ap- pointments Leads ‘0 Exten- sion of Service Hoursâ€"$5,- 000,000 Foreign Exchange Transaction When Forty Londoners Talk With Forty New Yorker: on First Day. Now Yorkâ€""11660, London?" "Am you them, New York?" Thu- two human wok-ea, by m gram of mm 0! scientific march and 85 000.000 mrlh of mph-M «heme-l oqnlpmont, leaped in emu- direction “man the Mind: on l-‘tl~ dly for $25. Party New York": plied to 40 Inndonorn on the opal»: thy of an INTERNATIONAL BANKERS TRANSACT BUSINESS TALKING ACROSS ATLANTIC bunch, when Coroner “cl-hop: in; vestlguor of crime and ibélflmt cam! In Montreal for more than {any yeun naked ouch one paw-n «morning BRITISH AIR MINISTRY " COMPLETFS AIR TRIP Dalhl. British lndia.â€"A ”lute W's: fimd when the u'r liner Hercules made 3 graceful lmding hm, and Sr? Samuel Home, Brita}: Air Hhfister, und Laéy "can, completed dud-1'11? royago ftsni England. The 193C193 of rho long flight was ~from Jodlupur. Left Croydon. England, on Dec. 27. and Covered 6,300‘ Sir Samuel and Lady [but leLt Craydcm. Enghnd,’ n the Hercules an Dec."7.'l:hcywnclLi1-d the 6,800 xmles in 03 flying hours. _ ' Field Marshal Sir Williim Bird- mnod. Commander-h1~(.‘hief of tho British Army in India. headed In im- posing assemblugu of welwmcr; Soon nicer landing Sir Samuel delivered (0 Lo: d Irwin, Lhe \" mercy a letter {rgmj the King. Montreal.-â€"Ore of ti» few rem-“m- ing nppointments held in this country by Eugilsh naval officers is shortly w pea: imo the hands of a Canadian. When Commander Massey Goolden. R.N.. retire: n: Senior Naval Officer of his Majesty's Canadian ships and ostnbiiaha..cnts It Halifax on Jan. 80. it is said that he wil be succeeded by Lieutenant-Commmder Victor C. Brodcnr. R.C.N. Command of Fleet to Pass Into Hands of Cihadian thlr (he Department of National Defence at Ottawa have not as yet In- nmmccd the official appointment they have intimated that the routine orders coxerivzg the promotion of Lieutenant Commander Brodeur xvii! be issued at an early dafie. Commander Drodaur is the son of ihe Into Hon. 1.. P. Brodeur. former Canadian" shtesmun, jurist and finally Lieutenant-Governor 6! this province. Quebecr-l-‘arty-fivc inches of snow has fullen in tha Ancient Capital an fur thin' winter. it was learned from the Quebec Observatory. The Intmt storm. lusting two days, has been the mews of giving empioymant {o mound 500 nwn. transatlantic rudioplmno sol-vice. Bugl- naas {o tho extent of mum thin $6.- 000,000 was [ransacked by intern-tum a1 bankers. speaking from {dophoun in their own offices. A news agency received tho first Nnnnorcial radio- tdephono deopntch from lnndon. The Tine was officinuy opt-nod at 8.“ a.m.. whcu Proaidmt Walter S. elm-a of the .‘\m.-.I.‘nn Telephono and Telegraph (‘0. (out down the to other and asked to be cunnmtzi wflh Sir G. Evoiyn P. Murray vf tin Bfi‘w The film was officinuy opt-nod at 8.“ a.m.. whcu Pro-Aidan: Walter S. elm-a of the Amerlvnn Telemnt and Telegraph (‘0. tou‘w down tho m ode and asked to be “numbed with Sir G. Evoi'yn P. Murray v! we Brit- ish oral Postuffiux H1} a minute lnh-r tho hm won! hulking, snared some 3.500 ml!” upcfl. rim 3%!) :0", “‘Wl‘l‘hEflpnd‘ ~.- I '. .5 a"? Encimd. and omw nu‘ln m ctr; mi: route botwnn them n wu 1M) Zem auspicious conversation 0! an d". For. despite its commune 113$ nit‘canco, mm. the invhlbk On a! :1le opooeh, cruhod tnd m. MIALI_ L," , L Withn In]! in Mar tending . c‘mu-v-r. and angina": uni-Inca pmumlly all (he lnmnwnhnco eon“ be anmbh to Itlflc. NM md Tho Amd l‘rm won in flux to null than?“ of tho MI menu of comlllfleuuou. Miles in 63 Hours Henry Snowfall.