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chicago diversion of water opposed at international convention a despatch from cleveland ohio river district residents and makes a bays approximately 300 delegates wholesale raid upon the great lakes j f 1 in order to maintain a profitabe representing about 80 different port water power a cost of three tl organizations on the great lakes met that profit to the commerce of thoi here on thursday under the auspices great lakes of the great lakes harbor associaj c a maguire former mayor of tion canadian and american to toronto present at the afternoon ses- formulate an official protest against sion said the practice of chicago in diverting we canadians cannot understand the waters of the lakes by means of its how any american city would go in de- drainage canal with alleged resultant fiance of the courts and the laws of j damage to navigation and other inlthe land we were shocked when we dustries j found that chicago had through spe- 1 a committee was appointed at thejciauy selected committees of experts afternoon session to draft a resolution prepared their report on the pro- to protest against the cnicago system j posed ninefoot navigation channel be- the protest will be presented to the tween chicago and the mississippi conference for adoption then be for- 1 river and made it public before the warded to the secretaries of war and recent supreme court decision state and to members of congress i the people of canada realize the as drafted the resolution opposes the importance of safeguarding the heri- mccormick bill now before a special tage handed down to all the people in senate committee which provides for il authorized diversion of 10000 cubic feet of water a second from lake mi chigan through the chicago drainage canal for navigation purposes wiiliam george bruce president of the association opened the meeting by charging chicago with making a bold plan to visit dominion new murder charge i at spring assizes the weeks markets toponto r man wheat no 1 north 20594 no 9 north 199 no 3 north 194 no 4 wheat 183 man oats no 2 cw 75c no s attempt in the halls of congress to sanctify theft of water from the great lakes into an honest act and that the chicago sanitation scheme constitutes the most gigantic engineer- prncess mary and viscount lascelles so successful was the recent visit ot the prince of waies to canada that princess mary and her husband viscount lascelles have virtually decided to make a trip to the dominion next year it is announced authoritatively in london the visit it is added will he in every way an informal one the waters of the great lakes and we join with the people in this country in opposition to the stand taken by cl j britain loses six w r hopkins city manager of famous paintings cleveland said the big thing in his f amuu3 vaw 1 hnw judgment was to keep before con- gress the fact that no diversion of uroup rrom collection or karl water at chicago can be justified f p williams secretary of the new york state water and power commission told the conference that invitations had been extended to the irig blunder of modern times he said governors of seven states to send rep it conserves the heath of chicago by resentatives to another protest meet- menacing the health of the illinois ing in washington january 30 field marshal haig salvaged copper will visit canadaj cargo worth 600000 presides over conference of j lying 318 feet in sea off british empire service league next summer a despatch from ottawa says for the purpose of presiding over the hird biennial conference of the brit ish empire service league which is to be held here this summer field marshal earl haig goc of the british forces in the great war will sail for canada around the middle of july according to a cable received here on friday his visit to the do- minion will be limited to two weeks the cable received by the dominion j spencer to grace art gal leries of united states a despatch from new york says six famous paintings have been pur chased from the collection of the late earl spencer of althorp park north amptonshire eng and are to come to america this became known when it was learned that the painting had been acquired by duveen brothers at a price said to have been more than 1000000 duveen brothers declined either to confirm or deny the report the paintings include two portraits of georgiana duchess of devonshire one by sir joshua reynolds and the j four accused of slaying bay- toizae must report to police every week a despatch from hamilton says cw 73hc extra no 1 eed 73c mrs baytoizae and the three men ac- no 1 feed 71ic nc 2 feed 6834c jcused of murdering her husband were am com track toronto no 2 released from custody on friday on y e their own recognizance tas2 n montreal t f rci xt v ba mcuded bran per ton 36 no bail was fixed as none of the shorts- per ton 3g m uz accused had any assets certain con- good feed flour per bag 275 ditions were imposed however by mr ont oats no 3 white 53 to 55c justice mowat each of the accused ont wheat no 2 winter 157 to must report to the police once a week 161 no- 3 winter 155 to 159 until the spring assizes in march no 1 commercial 154 to 157 fob i should they fail to so report or make shippingpoints according freights any attempt to leave hamilton they iifafgtfoic i will be arrested rye no 2 128 to 133 j as the case now stands the four ji fl first p 1060 to- i accused are not acquitted but merely ronto do second pat 1010 toronto released from custody one thing is ont flour 90 per cent pat 780 certain all four will be charged at in bags montreal or toronto do ex- tho spring assizes with the second p 45s cotton bags cif indictment of being accessories after i n motlvy p track f loronto 1450 no 3 s12o0 the tact straw carlots per ten 9 justice mowat ruled on friday that screenings standard recleaned f this charge be traversed to the next ob bay ports per ton 27 i court cheese new large 22c twins pai i 5 vipttm tn app the crown will make renewed ef- 22c triplets 23c stiltons 24c om otwiiiir4a kii forts at the next assizes a to twins 25 to 26e trip old confidence game charge the accused with murder and e 2 to 27c have a new trial crown prosecutor to 4 wssno two strangers glibly extract boys and crown attorney ballard are 2 35 to 36c- dairypmits 28 to 30c 1800 from prince edward i supported in this by attorneygeneral eggs fresh extras hi cartons 72 man 1 n v l- i nickle who contends it was stated to 73c loose 70c storage extras in man in inew lork that a new charge of murder may be cartons 57 to 59c loose 55 to 56c new york jan 18 eugene ber- laid any time by the crown this is storage firsts 52 to 53e storage sec- tellian he had edward ontario jan 13 with 1800 a conclusion after the crown had ask- rmgtiiickentz lbs and over 23c he had saved by hard work and thrift ed for a stay of proceedings roosters 12c ducklings 5 lbs and up his intentions were to open up a gro- with the police bending every effort 18c eery in glen falls nj tonight he to gather new evidence and bill sher- dressed poultry hens over 5 lbs was glad to wash dishes in a broad- mett fifth person accused of- murder- 28c do 4 to 5 lbs 23c do 3 to 4 i t r i i 1 1 u- lbs lfic sorinir 30 husky farm hand feeling permissible it isargued because of onq 46 to 47c outgrown the place left prince the fact that the present trial came to do 4 m stsffe coast of chili recovered by british captain a despatch from new york says j other by gainsborough two other por- divers have recovered a 600000 traits b reynolds one of lavinia cargo of copper which had lain 318 s and tle other of feet below the surface of the sea since marchioness camden a por- 1869 when the british frilt r trait of a nan by frans has and horn was wrecked off s chile according to messages received 1 t trea of the by the westinehousf- t nmn p 7 i spencer famlly and untii now the capt bra leawttrf tfei fl hung on the walls of althorp blakely j of the salvage ship manor the divers workoh hu in art circles on thursday night it vers worked in highpressure was said that the purchase was one of command of the great war veterans i wi leavltt invention and the most important in r association said during his stay ifnjjjjsrtjlsm if ever it was s the capital he will be the guest of governorgeneral byng officials of the canadian national exhibition are still hoping that earl haig will be able to stay in canada long enough to be present at the open ing of the exhibition manager john g kent states that no word had been received that would lead to the belief that the famous general would be unable to be present the directors of the fair are also hopeful that prin cess mary will be present at the open ing this year recent years ictws zjrf pofntkcl fjssssss a been brought to this im the reports said rolds va on xnl fot pjmv walk two mues in begt o sginf 1 cold when home burns eighteen trial descents were made bv 1 7t captain leavitt his son harold and a f cobalt says the chief engineer charlds me 1 w fami of f n farmer living westinghouse co stated in the arm t n r 0ut of here had a ored diving suite the men were able to harro experience when they were remain under water from 25 minutes i to walk two miles to the home to 3 hours at depths ranging from 194 1 f ne dad oniy in their night way restaurant at 20 cents an hour ing joe baytoizae tobe brought here ibs c spring chickens 2 lbs and over 30c roosters 18c ducklings 5 while coming down on the mont- j for trial the crown authorities ss5 real express bertellian met two suave strangers they engaged him in conversation gained his confidence and learned of his plans they knew of a better scheme than the grocery still hopeful of securing convictions canadian awarded leeuwenhoek medal beans can handpicked lb 6c primts 6c maple products syrup per imp gal 240 per 5gal tin 230 per gal maple sugar lb 25 to 26c smoked meats hams med 25 to he might buy up surplus stocks of d discoverer of aectcxdtanlstto sfctoted cean up a foltune n ultramicrobe honored by isi8 to 20c cottage rols 21 to amsterdam academy boy who survived sea tragedy dies in old age a despatch from hamilton says robert pollock one of hamiltons pioneers died friday evening at his j glen falls bertellian agreed to let them show him how he accompanied them to a handsomely furnished apartment po lice said and january 15 handed over his 1800 the strangers departed to make arrangement bertellian went for a walk when he returned the furniture and men were gone he told his troubles at a police station detectives took up the trail and arrested edward eichenbaum and norman pellat both of montreal then tho detectives took pity on ber tellian and got him the dishwashing job a despatch from paris says felix hubert dherelle the canadian scieri to 318 feet the depth at whichworki m v wi bags secured om the had to be done vvork stable the only protection their feet capt leavitt had against frost and snow their statement claims 10 hvtbrokcn au h cau fire from an overheated previous records for deepsea diving by 179 feet having reached a depth of 361 feet in other trials the belief of capt leavitt in the residence 298 cumberland ave he j chances for the success of the was 89 years of age and had been ill for the post three years mr pollock was jborn in ireland and came to this district 76 years ago for 59 years he conducted a farm in what was then barton township northeast of the city the steel company of canada and the international harvester com- pany erected their mommoth plants on what was his farm when he was 14 years of ago mr pollocks parents and family set sail from ireland for canada the craft was a sailing ship and the passage consumed 14 weeks tragedy smote the young irish boy on this passage pros- pective lusitania expedition has been strengthened by his trial descents when he reached a depth of 361 feet tho lusitania is believed to be up right resting at about 252 feet below stove during the night and the occu pants had to make a hurried escape from the building into bitterly coldds- ah those under arrest accord- irish plot in london to wreck warships london jan 18 five irishmen and one irish woman have been ar rested in different parts of london according to the daily mail they were allegedly concerned in a plot to blow submarines two of the men are reported to be subofficers at the portsmouth dock- 23c breakfast bacon 23 to 27c spe cial brand breakfast bacon 29 to 31c- backs boneless 29 to 36c cured meats long clear bacon 60 a to 70 lbs 1750 70 to 90 lbs 1680 tist who discovered ultramicrobes 90 ib and up 1550 lightweight the invisible organism that preys upon j rolls in barrels 33 heavyweight and kills disease germs has been rolls 27 awarded the leeuwenhoek gold medal j lard pure tierces 18 to 18c by the amsterdam academy of tubs 18u to 19c pails 18 to 19c 3iro i prints 21 to 22c shortening tierces science 15 to 15c tubs 15 to 15c pails the prize has been given every ten to 16c in 1 to 18 years since 1875 in memory of an- choice heavy steers 775 to 825 thony van leeuwenhoek dutch scien- butcher steers choice 7 to 750 do tist of the seventeenth century who good 625 to 7 do med 525 to made great improvements in the 6 do com 325 to 450 butcher microscope and with it found many heifers choice 675 to 725 do previously unknown facts about hu- f to 650 do med 475 to man and animal anatomy do com to butcher j cows choice 425 to 475 do fair the medal is an award to the sci- good 3 to 4 canners and cub- en tist who has made the greatest disters 150 to 250 butcher bulls covery in the preceding decade aridgood 460 to 5 do fair 375 to it is believed dherelles discovery will 4 bologna 250 to 325 feeding lead to the curing of diseases by use steers good 5 to 550 do fair 4 of the ultramicrobe j to 5 stockers good 4 to 476 do the previous recipients of the up british battleships and leeuwenhoek medal were ehrenberg 3 i is of berlin in 1875 cohn of breslau j 55 fair cows s ifair 350 to 4 calves choice 11 to 13 do med 6 to 9 do grassers weather ing to the mail are extremists con nected vith the irish republican movement and the plot is supposed to ship cast on shore of van- couver island crew safe have been des to injure the re- couver isiana urew are bctween the irish fre state t and britain by creating a revulsion victoria bc jan 18 cast upon r 1 o j 1 y of feeling here against the saorstat uc r0cky sh0 ft he west coast of the is k as rtant thesurface eight miles off the coast x- b cows choice 60 to 65 fair cows 40 to 50 springers in 1885 pasteur in 1895 beijennck choice 70 to 90 good light sheep in 1905 and sir dayid bruce who dis covered the sleeping sickness trupan onsome in 1915 league of nations receives gift from us wellwishers 7 to 8 heavies and bucks 450 to 625 culls 3 to 4 good ewe iambs 1450 to 15 bucks 1250 to 13 domed 950 to 10 do culls 8 to 9 hogsthjck smooths fed and wat ered 1060 dbrcountryjioints 975 select premium 206 ad ih10 i do off cars 11 v montreal butter no 1 pasteurized 34 to of ireland where she was sunk by german submarine during the war ai births in great britain said to be on the decrease a despatch from london says the british board of education is ira budgeting 4000000 fewer children in his father mother and five sisters primary classes than it did in 1910 geneva jan 18 the receipt by the league of nations yesterday of 1- terrific gale the french sailing shipl tho ehief of scotland yard and j 600 from thomas b mcadams of 1 35c no 1 creamery 33 to 34c raita is believed to be a total loss officias of the home office have been richmond va on behalf of friends seconds 32 to 33c eggs storage the ship carried a captain mate and in confere regarding the plot the league in the united states extras 52c storage firsts 48c stor- irt 1 j iu i i age seconds 44c fresh extras 70c end brothers all succumbed to ship according to sir robert blair fever and he saw theni one after an- 1 commenting on tho birth rate ho other buried at sea when he landed said the decline seemed n b continu in canada he was the last of his kin ing and great britain was losing a crow of ten men all of whom are whch was suspected for some time has raised the delicate questino whe- reported to be safe at fs3 intercepted in the post led ther the league can accept gratuities rwi u it ap 1 to the arrests c i t message from the donor stated lighthouse where they are being car- anests j the money to be used for humanitarian activity designated by tho league it was suggested that tho donation ed for the men abandoned their ship in their own boat when it was driven on the rocks 0 acquiring eggs mr bee was horrified to find johnny gluing feathers all over his pet rat- terrier why johnny what are you doing only one ship in the world j driven by electricity i be applied to the commission for the a despatch from new york says repression of traffic in women and the the only electrically driven and con- protection of children however the trolled ship in the world the cuba question of establishing a precedent arrived from san francisco by way caused the league secretaries to de- fresh firsts 66c veal calves 8 to 1050 hogs mix ed lots of good quality 1075 to 11 selects 1160 descendant of shakespeare resides at windsor ontario windsor jan 18 windsors latest claim to fame is that of having as a citizen a direct blood descendant of william shakespeare englands fore- but theheart of him was strong and 100000 chiidren annually from zj s szl foof ln and tt iwbm x nowfl gsisgs henkej who lives at 141 oak avenue he hewed a path for himself in the new iid hosts to prince acquire stonework of mansion agegroup reply was johnnys j length with 48foot beam and has acceptance of such gifts nowand in 1 three decks tho future preparing to photograph and make scientific observations of the eclipse of the sun after waiting for thirty years james aborcrombie burden who placed his long island home at the disposal of the prince of wales dur ing the princes american visit has had the opportunity of gratifying one of his greatest desires says a ixmdon despatch ho has become the owner of- the stonework from tho two port ers lodges of devonshire house part of the coping and a set of urns and gateway posts which guarded the mansion for many years o postpone bcnspiel owing to warm weather in bc 1 nelson bc jan 18 warm wea ther and rains are reported as general over the okotenay the crowsnest pass bonspiel fixed to open monday been postponed at fernie the rink being under water calgary jan 18 calgary at the present timo is enjoying exceptionally warm weather being almost summer- hke compared with the same time last year examination of federal weather records tonight revealed tho temperature at 10 oclock to night was 44 degrees above zero at the same hour on tho same day last year it was 2 decrees below zero getting ready to shoot the eclipse of the sun at longs corners sientiats aretiow busy making preparations at longs corners on the hamilton monntain to ob- ye iho eclipse of the sii on satumsy morning jan 24 the above pictures show at he loft prof c a 11 an i prof it k yciing of the dercrtyont of astronomy university of toronto at tho cad of the forty- foot tecstorc at lite top right is lonss fornere near rymsl four miles ooulh of ilcilton where ee scientific observations nii i male below i seen the fheltcr for the scientific intnments and tha housing for tho big telescope