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compulsory arbitration accepted by britain wtth one proviso when british navy is once engaged in the task of restor ing peace league control must be set aside special naval conference dropped a despatch from geneva says that if the british reservation is ac- great britain dramatically dropped a cepted by the other powers conti- naval bomb into the geneva confer- nental countries will not only get ence on thursday and the new anglo- j economic help from britain as part french entente was appraised by of the proposed pact of security or many as approaching the character of j sanctions but also the full and im- an outandout alliance when sir ce- mense support of the british navy in ell hurst eminent jurist and british lease any country in defiance of an delegate declared great britains arbitral decision opens hostilities and readiness to accept compulsory arbi- attacks another state tration provided she would not be brought into court because of some act of her navy performed in attempt ing to maintain or restore peace this declaration has set geneva agog more than anything since pre- sir cecil hurst declared the brit ish reservation was not a macchia- vellian subterfuge in times past jhere has existed an idea that great britain was the tyrant of the seas yet he said the british delegation miers macdonald and herriot com- i was only seeking to discover some mitted themselves in principle to the method whereby the great cause of settlement of any and all disputes by organized peaca and security could obligatory arbitration by some world tribunal or tribunals the british reservation was inter preted as meaning that once the brit ish navy begins to operate her right of search and capture which formed the subject of controversy between the united states and britain before the united states- entered the great war cannot be questioned juridically the sect of the announcement i3 the weeks markets i dominion news in brief toronto i charlottetown pei a live to conditions to which the men of north- man wheat no 1 north 144 i and fur show open to the world isern europe are accustomed and in jno 2 north 140 no 3 north to be held in charlottetown in 1925 which scandinavian settlers have 136 according to o decision reached here mado a success aro to be found in o a n- 2 cw n- by the silver black fox breeders as- canada v i vlsmkm sociation at their annual meeting the fort william ont governor j a all ttaiijecaf bay ptrtl meeting expressed the opinion that0 preusof minnesota in fort wit- am corn track toronto no 2 rnasmuch as the island was the cradlej ham recently predicted an immense yellow 13714 t the fox industry its capital city tourist traffic into northern ontario millfeed del montreal freights was the proper place for the holding as soon as the highway from port bags included bran per ton 27 of such an exhibition at which it is arthur to nipigon is completed the road is a few miles from the world famous trout stream connecting here with the highways into the united states winnipeg man an order for 5- 000 boxes containing 56 pounds each of creamery butter has been received by manitoba from england the value of the shipment is approximate ly 100000 and will be the second con signment of unsalted butter to be ex- be advanced on terms assuring pro gress all idea of holding a special con ference to extend the principles of the washington naval treaty to non- signatory states has been dropped the disarmament subcommission decided that in view of the likelihood of a general disarmament confer ence such a naval conference would be unnecessary damaging floods in quebec vicinity capt the hon alexander ramsay husband of princess patricia has been appointed commander ot hms calcutta now at quebec four days rain sweeps town of st raymond and st francis river valley a despatch from quebec says fed by four days of almost continuous rain rivers in this district and the eastern townships are raging floods and are doing huge damage the town of st raymond was re ported to be very badly affected the lower portion of the town being under water the power plant at portneuf is badly damaged there is a series of washouts reported on the main line of the canadian notional railways to murray bay and trains going to chi- coutimi had to go round by st pierre many cattle and sheep are said to have been swept away by the flood and a number of valuable log booms have broken from their moorings and have gone adrift at st albans the house of a farm er named george neaud was carried away by the flood and only for the fact that the majority of the residents of the district had spent a sleepless night watching developments loss of life might have been recorded work completed on some of the highways has been rendered useless by the sweep of water and the damage in this respect is particularly severe early thursday morning the cli- toronto sept 15 frederick jo- max of the flood seemed to have been sep glackmeyer aged 81 years and reached and at noon there were dis tinct signs of improvement a despatch from sherbrooke says the st francis river yalley through many miles of its length in this section is under water in some districts to a depth of six or seven feet as a result of the deluge of rain which poured down without a single break from tuesday until midnight thursday night bridges have been carried away lumber yards are float ing fields of unharvested crops flood ed and innumerable buildings fac tories and dwelling houses and store sheds flooded with water up to the first floor older residents of the city state that the level of the water now is higher than it has been for thirty years during the rainstorm a total of 325 cubic inches fell this livewire chief electrician on the liner mauretaula mr r j hub bard is the only member of the ships persomie the cove world conditions enrich our farmers prices soar while grain is be ing harvested throughout i the land i shorts per ton 29 middlings 35 expected there will be several thou- good feed flour per bag 205 san animas on show ont oats no 3 white 48 to 50c halifiv k tho vvi vtin ont wheat no 2 winter 114 to -s- the nova scotia 118 no 3 winter 112 to 116 evaporators will have evaporating j no 1 commercial 109 to 113 fob plants in operation this season at shipping points according to freights kingston aylesford annapolis ber- barley malting 75 to 78e wick waterville lakeville cam- rye 89 to 92c r bridge port williams and wolfville ont flour new ninety per cent the first two named wili have two pat in jute bags montreal prompt ts h oper there is a shipment o7o toronto basis o7o bulk seaboard 550 possibility that the plants at windsor manitoba flour first pat in jute middleton and lawrencetown will also ported overseas from this province sacks 790 per barrel 2nd pats be in operation depending on the saskatoon sask world famous 740 available supply of lower grade chemists and botanists leaders in the hay no 2 timothy per ton apples i attack upon the scientific problem track toronto 11 no 3 1250 i frederictony ne nearly twice as vita to western agriculture witness- straw carlots per ton 950 many tourists have registered at the cd the formal opening of the chemical- screeningsstandard recleaned campim krounds here this year as building of the university of snskat- t a total of 660 having made iisechewan by the premier of the pro- the grounds before the end of augj vince the camp has been considerably edmonton alta more than one 25c triplets 25 to 26c extended and additions made to fal hundred and fifty traders from the butter finest creamery prints 38 cilitics this year campers have comejfar north arrived here recently bring- to 39c no 1 creamery 36 to 37c no irom many states cf the un a3 j w them fur bales to the value llgp in cartons a wfeick ox approximately 500 000 45c extra loose 43c firsts 37c sec- montreal que canada as a suitj victoria bcthe prince of onds 30 to 31c able field for scandinavian emigrants wales was a heavy winner at the vic- live poultry hens over 5 lbs 20c is strongly advocated by otto elander toria fall fair through entries from do 4 to 5 lbs 17c do 8 to 4 lbs 15c publisher of gothenburg sweden the e p ranch twelve first prizes spring chickens 2 lbs and over 25c w recently visited the swedish set- were secured in the shorthorn classes a despatch from chicago says 12e ducklings 4 to 5 lbs tlements in the dominion for the purj of cattle in addition to twelve firsts the remarkable rise in the prie of n hp nvor lh p of studying conditions mr for hampshire sheep and three firsts rain within the past 90 days of 30 ieisii elander states that climatic and other in shropshires j cents a bushel in the price of wheat lbs 18c spring chickens 2 lbs and 35 cents in corn 20 cents in rye and over 30c roosters 15c ducklings 4 15 cents in oats is estimated in some to 5 lbs 25c ouarters to have added as much as a i beans canadian handpicked lb j billion dollars to the purchasing 6 primes 6c power of the grain farmers of canada and the united states never before in history has a spec- maple products syrup per imp gal 250 per 5gal tin 240 per gal maple sugar lb 25 to 26c i honey goib tins 13c per lb tacular upward swing in prices of 10lb tins 13c 5b tins 14zfcc farm products come at a more oppr- 22lb tins 14 to 15c tune time nor has a rise of this char acter been ascribed to so many differ ent and misleading causes the truth smoked meats hams med 27 to 29c cooked hams 42 to 44c smoked i rolls 18 to 20c cottage rolls 21 to 1 24c breakfast bacon 23 to 27c spe- is that economic laws and nature have l brand breakfast bacon 29 to 31c carried the farmer from utter depies- backs boneless 36 to 40c sion to prosperity grain men market cured meats long clear bacon 50 experts and economists are a unit in to 70 lbs 17 70 to 90 lbs 1650 declaring that it is the world oiuij90 lbs and up 1550 lightweight tions of supply and demand which rolls in barrels 32 heavyweight have boosted the price of wheat they rolls 27 scoff at rumors that united states lard pure tierces 17 a to 18c sergeantatarms called by death late frederick j glackmeyer was picturesque figure in ontario public life tubs 17 to 18c pails 18 to 18c politicians are influencing the market- ints 20 to 20c shortening grain marketing specialists believe tierces i6 to 16c tubs 16 to that a glance at the figures of pro duction and pries in different coun tries will prove the fallacy of such rumors wheat exports show increase over 1923 60000000 bushels in excess of preceding twelve months says bureau of statistics four months for more than 56 years a despatch from ottawa says sergeantatarms of the ontario wheat exported from canada for the legislature died suddenly yesterday 12 months ending aug 31 1924 ex- at his residence in the parliament eeeded in volume by almost 60000000 17c pails 17 to 17c prints 18 to 18c export steers choice 725 to 775 roald amundsen do good 7 to 750 baby beeves the gallant arctic explorer whose de- choice 600800 lbs 8 to 10 butchers votion to the attempt to reach the choice 625 to 5675 do fair to good north poio hag resuited n the mlng of iood g- to good 3 to 4 do com to med two questionsbefore ontario electors buildings the death of mr glack meyer will come as a shock to a very large circle of friends and acquain bushels that exported for the corres ponding 12 months previous accord ing to reports issued by ihe domin- tances throughout canada he was bureau of statistics a picturesque figure in the political the fl for the current year life of ontario and enjoyed the confi- period were 289190061 bushels and very in the previous 12 months 229681814 dence of parliamentarians to marked degree the veteran ser- geantatarms had been confined to tvev were 293995127 and 26u- 250 to 3 canners and cutters 1 50 bushels to acre to 2 butcher bulls good to choice 350 to 425 do med 3 to 350 do bologna 2 to 275- feeders grading no 1 shortkeep 575 to 6 25 do light inspection of 1924 western 4 to 5 stackers good 4 to 47o iv 0 feeding heifers good 4 to 5 calves wheat dives evidence of i t0 rn v r 7 to fixcellent standard 950 do com 350 to o50 lambs choice cwt 13 do med 11 to magrath alta sept 15 the big nouncing them 1150 do cull 8 to 9 sheep choice yields are now rolling in as threshing the first consideration of a gov- light 6 to 7 do cull 2 to 4 becomes general henry hillier w in its legislation and in the fe farms north of town threshed satur- j administration thereof must always plebiscite on the temperance question arranged for october 23 a despatch from toronto says the liquor plebiscite to be held on october 23rd next will ask two ques tions of the ontario electors it will ask in the first place if the voter is in favor of the continuance of the ontario temperance act and it will further ask if the voter is in favor of the sale of beer and spirituous liquor in sealed packages under gov ernment control these queries were framed yester day by the ontario government fol lowing an entire day spent upon con sideration of the temperance act issue the exact text of the two questions is 1 ar you in favor of the con tinuance of the ontario temperance act 2 are you in favor of the sale as a beverage of beer and spirituous liquor in sealed packages under gov ernment control in explanation of the spirit in which these queries were framed by the government the prime minister made the following statement in an- bushels the estimated value respec- and watered 960 do weighed off cars 10 montreal oats cw no 2 65 to 66c do cw day twenty acres which gave a return i be the moral and the material pro of 1000 bushels or 50 bushels to the ress and welfare of the people it acre this was on dry land the serves the greatest force in the no 3 64 to g5vci extra nol feed wheat graded no 1 j securing of law observance and the g3c do no 2 local white 61 c calgary sept 15 evidence of the suppression ofcnme and the climma- flour man spring wheat pats firsts excellent standard of this seasons tlon of distress is public opinion the his room more or less since th close 819 0f tot tho do seconds 720 strong w is given in ispections today p of the plebiscite is to secure of the last session of the legislature last 12 m0 over 200000000 jvtic bakers 7 winter pats choice 590 of 69 cars 3 graded no 1 hard 41 from the people such an expression of middiimvs b 25 hiv no 2 ner no 3 this wheat came from fairly to adopt such measures as will have ton car tot 1650 to 17 pj well scatt districts behind them the fullest possible pub- cheese finest wests 16c finest easts i6e butter no l pasteur- workman is electrocuted ized 35 to 35c no 1 creamery 3414c seconds 33c eggs fresh extras 42c fresh firsts 36c good calves 9 to 925 lambs montreal sept 15 in rendering handling of our liquor problem it is he had frequent weak spells which compelled him to remain in his quar to the united kingdom an increase of 26000000 bushels the amount tors at the queens park j exported to the united states in the mr glackmeyer had the distin- p wa 1 l e guishedjionor of being the dean of as compared with 12930048 bushels sergeantatarms of the british em- for the corresponding 1 a later despatch from quebec pire and in 1916 his majesty king the 1923 p says fjoods from heavy rains have george conferred upon him the honor months of caused widespread damage in the of the order of the imperial star he mco tvawu 1 1ft mi1fj province of quebec on both sides of was the first and only sergeant-at- tho st lawrence baie st paul lo- 1 arms since tho creation of the on- cated on the canadian national railtario legislature and officiated dur- wnys murray bay line has suffered ing the sessions of fifteen logisla- frlghtful damage the vicinity has an ture3 serving under eight premiers appearance of devastation such as thirteen lieutenantgoveros and in u hours ridin on horsc was comes only after an earthquake or fourteen speakers amazing achievement of chief other great disaster damage to the j while trimming trees lie approval and support the ontario temperance act as amended and strengthened from time to time during the past eight years is now the governing principle in the l good lots 10 to 1050 hogs 1g0 a verdict of accidental death in the obvious therefore that the first in- ilbs or better 950 light 850 so- casc g robert asselin aged 25 years quiry mi through mountains in 14 hrs j or s casc of robert asselin aged 25 years quiry must be directed to ascertain- j j of this city who was electrocuted ing if the people desire to continue i a despatch from bella cooia bc c while trimming trees at bordeaux the principle of this lav one of the says one hundred and tn miles quebecs blind musician i last saturday the jury added n rider questions therefore will be are you most of the way over mountain crags xirni i- i t n recommending that all civic employees in favor of the continuance of the will take course in paris squinash an indian who travelled montreal sept 15 gabriel cus- engaged in such work be issued gauntlets and be compelled to wear bililf fawin wwlt nei canada may look forward to j ftm the siffiashds d musici s rs5 jzt hrl nf l t t- yearlv visit from the prince this city to catch a boat for prince province of quebec scholarship for the parks and playground dept rumed whae the rs m govern isfe jfeftto give evidence in a f u t rem ods- r d n r r l d x gssjgte britain from united states the neighborhood are suffering by the canada is to have the privilege sweeping away of bridges in some welcoming the prince of wales every cases the currents of water have been according to the london star so heavy and so strong that bridges the star sa despite circumstnn- have been completely crumpled up and tial reports to the contrary it may be destroyed i taken for settled that when the prince the trail of disaster followed simi- of wales has visited south africa lar catastrophes below quebec and in noxt y wi bring his wandering the eastern townships because of the in distant parts of the world to nj flooding of the rivers from the heavy close for some years while there is rains it is estimated that in the doubt he wculd like to visit cor- village of baie st paul alone the i parts of south america the de- j damage caused will reach 300000 j mnnds upon his time at home are there wns one fatality that of a likely to become increasingly heavy middleaged man named arthur dro- future so that he will be kept al lot a farmer with ii children wlio constantly engaged in england died from shock following the dethe bright exception will be a visit tructioi of his house by the flood j of a few weeks every year to his can- adian ranch poor cf ah countries pro vided with free legal aid during the four months of april may june and july a total ov 18870 i canadians returned to canada from a despatch from geneva says the united states of this total 16- j the first league commission devoted 166 were canadianborn citizens 1j to tho examination of legal questions j 646 were british subjects who had ac- adopted the report of a sub-commis- quired a canadar domicile and 1058 sion providing free legal aid to the were classed generally as canadian pkr cf all countrks regardlets of j citizens in julv alone the total num- nationality this was on motion j j i or of admissions of returning canj hie chairman sir littleton groom j adian rjrded at the international j attorneygeneral of australia i tjundrry line was 5127 j i a despatch from london says i skilled mechanics whose emigration j to america was deplored last year as the beginning of a dangerous decline in british craftsmanship are com i moncing to come home the shipyards in clyde barrow and middlcsborough are getting orders again and with them many of their best workmen are showing up i most of the homecomers arc from the united states and they report that their fellow emigrants with few exceptions are eager for the chance of getting back to the old country canadas 1924 crop esti mated by bureau of statistics ontario temperance act if the majority answer in the affirmative there can be no doubt as to the course to be followed if on the other hand tho major ity answer in the negative it means that some new method of controlling the sale as ft beverage of beer and spirituous liquor must be adopted the government therefore seeks a further expression of opinion by ask ing a second question are you in favor of the sale as a beverage of beer and spirituous liquor in sealed packages under government control government control in the view of tho government does not mean a system of sale such as is in operation in quebec and btitish columbia it means that the government will make all sales nnd that the people will bo given opportunity of expressed by their votes at the polls of purchasing beer and liquors under strict regu lations wmmmmm here the type of chinese oidlers iiov marching on shanghai china in an efiort o control that commercial c ity british american japanese and french warships arc thereto protect foreign interests since 1915 the acreage devoted to corn in western canada has increas- a despatch from ottawa says j ed 1819 per cent and tho production the oa crop for all canada this year by 3809 per cent according to a i expected to total 4638g0000 bush- j government report it is cstimatcd- compared with 563997000 bush- that 100000 acres in alberta and a els last year barley 90769000 bush- similar area in saskatchewan have els compared with 76997800 last been planted in corn this year which year rye 12799000 bushels com- w represent an increase of about pared with 23231800 bushels last 50 per cent ever last year year flaxseed 10846000 bushels c j compared with 7139500 last year inth may move mountains but it these are the estimates of the do- as mighty lough times moving rainier bureau of statistics some human beings g m