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earthquake rocks canada from atlantic to head of great lakes centre of disturbance in quebec according to the seismo logists little damage is done by slight slipping at big fault in crust of canada toronto march 2 the north- basilica of st james resulting in a easteft sections of the united states fira which drove the worshippers from and eastern canada from the at- that edifice on sunday morning and lantipcoast to the head of the great caused damage estimated at 10000 lake were shaken by an earth- from three rivers comes the report make occurring in the neighborhood cf the death of a woman from the of 9120 oclock on saturday night j shock of the- earthquake and another the tremor was sufficiently severe to womans death occurring in toronto to jjlrmingly apparent from nova is reported to have been hastened by scotia to algoma along a line ap- the occurrence proximately 1500 miles in length nearpanics are reported from a whilefrom washington on the south great many cities and towns but for te thp mining districts of new on- tunately these were checked btfore tarioin the north the trembling of lives were lost in ottawa plaster the earth was recorded by the move- 1 was shaken from the walls of the na- ment of furniture and the rattling of tional gallery a building which suf- windows j lered from the k earthquake of any the centre of the disturbance has severity felt in eastern canada notyet been definitely located but the four times more severe than any shock was felt with the greatest se- previously recorded here was the verity in the province of quebec and official report of the earthquake from it is presumed that it resulted from the dominion observatory at ottawa a movement along the earth fault at 92117 pm the first preliminary known to exist near the mouth of the tremors arrived said the official re- saguenay river other seismologists port and the vibrations continued to hold the belief tha the great fault be recorded until midnight which starts under the waters of the the earth variations were one- bay of fundy was the scene of the quarter of an inch the distance slipping of the earths crust these from the epicentre was 540 kilometres rival theories will bo checked up as or 335 miles and the origin was placed the reports from other stations are somewhere at the mouth of the sagu- received and compared the shock cnay river was recorded in england on the in- the earthquake on saturday even struments maintained at the univer- iiig was by far the most sever- in its sity of oxford and was sufficiently local application which has been recris- severe to be recorded at the pacific teied in the history of the dominion coast and in south america j observatory stated a e hodgson in spite of the wide area of the government seismologist as a mat- quake no great damage is reported ter of fact ft is the fourth largest to have occurred in quebec city the ever recorded here the others being vaulted roof of the union station was the frisco and japanese quakes and cracked in shawinigan falls the one which occurred on feb 4 192 walls of the cathedral of st mark j somewhere in the north pacific were cracked and the roof of the plant ocean and from which the water of the aluminum co collapsed over a j wave travelling at a speed of 400 small area in montreal the earth- j miles an hour for 3000 m wrecked quake is blamed for fracturing the oil shipping in the harbor of hawaii and feed pipe of the furnace beneath the destroyed seafront residences crossword puzzle barned is guilty of manslaughter sentenced to six months im prisonment in common jail judge censures press feb 26 the markets toronto man wheatrno 1 north 212tt no 2 north 207 u no 3 nortk 203 no 1 wheat 193 frank barned mx cw jleftms suggestions for solving crossword puzzles start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure these will give you a clue to other words crossing them and they in turn to still others a letter belongs in each white space words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both first head of ger man republic passes apprehension in london and paris at death of president ebert berlin feb 28 friedrich ebert the first president of the german re public died at 1015 oclock saturday morning succumbing to the ravage of peritonitis following upon an op eration for appendicitis five days ago the former saddlemaker skill in guiding the infant republic through the first turbulent years of its existence was acknowledged even by his bitter enemies made a gallant fight for life but his system had bean undermined by an rttack of in fluenza preceding the operation and his heart was not equal to the burden imposed by the poison which had spread throughout his system london march 1 apprehension of the effect the death of president ebert may have on the internntional situation is apparent in editorial com ments here his passing has occurred at the very moment when the ques tions of cologno evacuation and ger man disarmament aro coining up for settlement and it evidently is felt here that one champion of conciliatory methods has fallen paris feb 28 president eberts death is regarded in franco as grave event of which it is impossible yet to forecast the consequences a though the presidential election is scheduled for june it is felt that so long as ebert was alive arid a possiblo candidate soma hope remained of the success of tho republicans his death has removed the only prominent figure of the revolution of 1918 and fear is very general that whatever tho immediate consequences of his dis appearance it means the ultimate end of tho republican regime instituted on the abdication of tho kaiser crew of snowplow killed in collision three men fatally hurt when passenger train leaves main line a despatch from montreal says alphone st jean was killed instantly and joseph franc and leopold des- jardins succumbed later to injuries received whan the cpr local no 426 from calumet to montreal crashed whose j into a snowplow about onehalf mile from lachutc que all three dead men were members of the crew of the plow the snowplow had switched into a siding to permit the calumet train to pass but the local swung into the same switch and travelling at full speed crashed into the standing plow the engine of the passenger train mounted the cab and crushed st jean among the debris also pinning down both desjardins and franc then assistance arrived st jean was dead desjardins and franc were hurriedly conveyed by train to hospital in mon treal but desjardins died en route and franc succumbed shortly after admission to tho royal victoria hos pital investigation failed to reveal the causp of tho accident the snowplow had switched into the siding after hav ing cleared the track nt lachute mills and it was headed west the state ment issued by tha cpr headquar ters here indictaes the accumulation of snow and ice as a probable cause of derailment of the locomotive horizontal 1 author of a famous elegy b froth 8 a species of snake pi 12 pertaining to tho kidney 13 aloft j 14 purloin 15 a sacred image or picture greek church 16 wiles 18 narrow strip of fabric 19 damper and cooler 20 held together 21 fruit of the pine tree 24 a medieval trading vessel 26 to cover 29 to rest at length 31 singing voice 33 to equip 35 over poet 36 western state abbr 37 before 33 frequent poet 40 one of the months 43 an excuse or its rounds 46 peanut southern 48 to pass unnoticed 51 solitary 52 a ships jollyboat 55 girls name 56 illegal interest 67 personal pronoun 58 ancient greek physician rather of medicine 69 a state of disorder 60 seven days 81 one of tha constellations vertical t 1 a grating of parallel bar in 2 to can again 3 soon 4 a new englander 6 possessive pronoun 7 pertinent apposite 8 modern province of greece 9 chair 10 a substance made from rag woodpulp etc 11 used in a winter sport 16 a bow an arch 17 girls name familiar 22 eggshaped 23 to whip 24 a roman emperor noted for cruelty 25 reality 26 refuse matter 27 any animal seized by another for food 28 vast periods of time 30 id est latin for that is abbr 32 a metalbearing vein 34 prefix assimilated form of in 39 fine filaments 41 to render tough by heating and cooling 42 a silly creature 43 to move with a lever 44 to make ill 45 substance added to paint t make it dry quickly 46 moody and silent 47 burden 49 sole single 50 girls name 63 reverential fer 64 small lbs 28c do 3 to 4 lbs 20c chickens 4 lbs and over mf 35c i lordship likewise took occasion do corn 32c roosters 20c duct ely to censure jurymen who dis- lings 5 lbs and up 27c turkeys 35c ontario contributes big share of taxes great earthquake of 1663 the earthquake of 1603 was known in canada as the groat earthquake most extravagant accounts have come down as to the circumstances attend ing it but it was undoubtedly the mot serious disturbance of the earths sur face in canadian territory of which there is any record it followed tha valley of the st lawrence from mon treal to the gulf a region more sus ceptible to seismic disturbances than othar parts of the dominion nearly half of contributors on income reside in this province ottawa ont march 1 of the net collections on the income tax collected during the fiscal year ending march 31st 1924 amounting to 51205027 about 50 per cent or 25677335 was paid by persons whose number was 239036 of these 176089 on wages and salary known as employes paid 13726066 or over 50 per cent of thej engineers injured liner rolled about in troughs of ocean total corporations paid 28507702 only 4663 farmers paid on income their contribution being 275626 saskatchewan is credited with the largest number of farmer contribu tors or 1953 and they paid 127542 or 40 per cent of all paid by farmers throughout the entire dominion ontario seems to be tho next pros perous province in an agricultural veiiard of london ont who was charged nlfcfjc no 2 feed glc with the nurder of smylie muirhead all the above cif bay ports at niagara falls in september last am corn track toroito no 2 at wemand supremo court today yellow 145 agreed to plead guilty to a charge of millfeed del montreal freights manslaughter and was given a scnw included bran per ton 30 teree by mr justice logia of six shor pf ton 32 middlings 38 good feed flour per bag 240 months imprisonment the common 0nt oats whi j 59c 3 i ont wheat no 2 winter l60 tc j m mcevy kc london when 165 no 3 winter 158 to 162 the case was opened this morning no 1 commercial 157 to 161 fob informed mr justice logic that shipping points according to freights after a conference with the crown i barleysmalting 89 to 93c prosecutor w c mikel his client s 2 80 to 84c frank barned had agreed to plead fhlifllb70 to- guilty to manslaughter if the murder ronto d0j scol pat 1 toronto charge were not pressed mr mikel ont flour 90 per cent pat 775 had agreed to this judge logie was in bags montreal or toronto do ex- agrecablo to this action being taken port 52s cotton bags cif and said he would sentence the prison- j straw carlots per ton s50 er i hay no 2 per ton 1450 no 3 barneds pleading guiity to man- 1250 mixed per slaughter came as n complete surj screeningsstandard recleaned t pris as it was understood the de- 0 bay ports per ton 28 fence case had beer primed to fight cheese new large 24c twins the killing charge to the lose ditch 24 he triplets 25c stiltons 25cc the main plea was that muirheads large 25 to 26c twins 26 to 27c death was due to an unfortunate uc- triplets 27 to 28c cident as burned had lost control of cream points 34 i- to 36c no 1 creamery 33 to 34c no ras car 2 31 to 33c dairy prints 26 to 28c in accepting the plea of guilty of eggs fresh extras in cartons manslaughter mr justice logie said 46c loose 43 to 44c fresh firsts 40 he wished to make some observations to 41c respecting the manner in which tho live poultry hens over 4 to 5 lbs press had referred to the barned case 20c do 3 to 4 lbs 15c roosters 15c certain members of the press had ducklings 5 lbs and up 22c laid themselves open to charges of dr sz 4 to 5 high contempt of court i ft 28c do to 4 lba 2 his severel close what gees on in the juryroom beans can handpicked lb 6c touching tho number for and against primes 6c conviction and such other details maple products syrup per imp this is decidedly improper he said b i r tin p he had noticed that in the trotf ea mapo sugar lb 25 to 26c honey 60lb tins 13c per lb murder case the newspapers had free- 1wb 18 5 t ly stated that- at the first trial there t 1514 t ig were nine for acquittal and three for smoked meats hams med 25 to conviction 26c cooked hams 37 to 38c smoked tho barned ease has excited a rolls 18 to 20c cottage rolls 21 to great deal of interest in view of the 23c breakfast bacon 23 to 27c spe- unusual circumstances barned and cial brand breakfast bacon 29 to 31c his wife a beautiful young woman imsl ijl i h cured meats long clear bacon 50 became estranged and she had taken to 70 lb 1760 70 to 90 1 80 a position as school teacher at the 90 lbs and up 1550 lightweight time of the tragedy she was employed rolls in barrels 33 heavyweight in tha qucenston school and was rolls 27 boarding with mr and mrs muirhead lard pure tierces 18 to 18c at niagara falls barned was evi- tubs 18h to 19c pails 1894 to 19c dently anxious for reconciliation and p a to sfe tierc i i n t t 14 to 14vc tubs 14 to 15c pails has been stated that it was with lg y w ints 1 t that intention he tried to speak to her choice heavy steers s7 to 825 from his car when she was walking butcher steers choice 675 to 725 on the street with the muirheads in do good s625 to 675 do med 550 statements made after his arrest at to 6 do com 150 to 525 butcher new orleans where he fled after the heifers choice 075 to 7 do killing he claimed he killed muirhead eood 6 to 650 do med 5 to 575 accidentally having lost control of d iff h j choice 450 to a2o do fair to good 111s car i 350 to 4 canners and cutters he said he started for niagara 5225 to f75 butcher bulls good falls police headquarters to report 425 to 525 do fair 375 to tha accident not knowing he had kill- 4 bologna 250 to 325 feeding ed muirhead but on the way there steers good 575 to 650 do fair he had heard something about an in- to 550 stockers good 450 to tended ivrching so he became panic- 1 d t 4 c 1 1 i- m 1 choice 11 to 12 do med 7 to stricken and abandoning his auto- 9 do rassers 350 to 4 50 milch mobie made his way over the river caws e 570 to 80 fair cows to buffalo without funds in buffalo 45 to 55 springers choice 80 to llie pawned a diamond ring and with 100 good light sheep 7 to 8 heav- the money bought a ticket for new ies and bucks 450 to 625 bulls orleans near that city he went to s3 to 4 good ewe lambs 1450 to j board with n married couple he ss i e i drove several times to new orleans med 10 to 12 ao culls 8 to 9 j hogs thick smooths fed and watered vn a taxi the taxi driver one day 1 to 12 do f 1135 to apparently recognized him from po- 1140 do country points 1110 to lice description and notified the auth- 1115 do off cars 1225 select when trains collide ont ies wiliiii toronto to flye crashes into freight near gales and snowstorms perth passengers bruised barned returned to canada 1 premium 235 montreal butter no 1 pasteurized 31vcj no 1 creamery 30c seconds 29v2c eggs fresh extras 47c fresh firsts 45c potatoes per bag car lots 75 to 80c good lambs 1350 to 14 per cwt good veals 1050 to 11 do com sweep eastern canada que a despatch from montreal says no lives were lost and it is expected that the four members of the train sense 1028 farmers having there crews who were seriously injured paid income tax amounting to 35157 j when the chicago to montreal pas- train no 20 crashed into branches of trees torn off and hurtled the king continues a despatch from quebec savs doors and gates torn from p- ho mixed lota of goodweight their fastenings windows blown in to so the city in partial darkness for a time alberta comes next with 987 farmers j sengor paying 71667 with manitoba third freight train no 909 in front of the through the air the fire brigade calfcdj impumf in ufa1 th with 431 paying 15485 in the whole glen tay station near perth on- out 1 17 times many people blown on j 1u hvltkuvr ill ntttlini of the country east of the ottawa tario on thursday afternoon will re- their faces street car service par- river only 193 fanners paid the in- cover according to a report from the alyzed and many narrow escapes from london their contribution being cpr headquarters here thursday automobile collisions were a few re come tax only 20362 in british columbia only 71 farmers paid tho tax their pay ment being 5409 in prince edward island 19 farmers paid 1510 one fatality due to earth quake night the seriously injured men are suits of tho terrific gale that swept engineer norris and engineer this city and district thursday even- bourne both of whom aro in the perth ing aid which is considered the worst hospital news agent e hanson who suiter- ed slight interna injuries and bag gageman g anderson who was also hurt are also in perth hospital others members of the train rows here in recent years the wind nt- tairitl a velocity of co miles and mor concerned about methods of carrying on executive duties during royal absence a despateh from london say royal hunters bag big game in british east africa a despatch from fort portil brit ish east africa says the duchess of york who has again accompanhl her husband on his shooting expedi tions has secured a fir specimen of red buffalo which is peculiar to the semlikle valley tho duke also bag ged a buffalo and shot his first ele- phant near the camp 0 save the forest week from april 19 to 25 this year a despatch from ottawa says from sunday april 19 to saturday april 25 of this year has been set aside by royal proclamation as save tha forest week the proclamation appears in this wveks issue of the canada gantte a despatch from cherbourg france says the surgeon of tho cunard line steamer aquitanla which arrived here friday evening from new york had two busy days toward the end of the voyage across the atlantic stitching or dressing cuts and treating bruises passengers received by being thrown about dur ing violent stonv3 tha steamsr met with on wednesday ami thursday officers who have been making trips on the aquitunia for the past 10 j years say they never have known her to roll as sha did during the storms the casualties aggregated 32 among the first class passengers and 40 am- ong the crew no one was seriously round here saturday night caused jrortflaretevcdsehous i was tied up ncur levis for some iifl referring to reports that a cvn- injuied however much furniture or wy the victim being mrs a numbsr of pass who wer teen hours as the suit of a heavy mi win 1e ap to act in tha was smashed as the ship rolled about eugene bureau of st anne de la to st john nb to em- snow storm which struck central and kinirs behalf during his absnee the in troughs of the sea parade about 25 mies from here she for europe were able to catch eastern sections of quebec prbvinss5jvd2 ti the aquitaiiia made cherbourg fcl unconscious nt the shock and died t boat train at montreal west and thursday night and continued tjftdav jyf eight hours late i befoi a medical help could be got continued on their wav moiiiim air hour while at the quebec bridge tf kings progress is maintained it was more in the nature of a hurrii ho had n much lietter day but it will cane be some days more before he enn be a despatch from moncton nb troubled about the details of his ap- thrce rivers que march 1 the pa i earthquake which shook the country none suflciid slight injuries while sever il pays tho canadian natonal raili proacliing- sea trip meantime pre ngers also sustained bruises ways eastbound oetan limited from pnmtions aro going on for his depar- of which according to the clmt montreal thursday night for halifax hcxt thursday ne recent heavy snowstorms and bitter coh vcalher have made an exceptionally hard winter for tho coastguard on the atlantic mes says machinery of government to be employed during tho kings forth- coming absence from tha realm on a yachting cruise in the mediterranean has been the subject of some un authorized and inaccurate comment in the last few days it may be useful to state shortly the course that has been followed on previous occasions it may first bu said that no final arrangements have i yet been made and it is unlikely that any definite plans will be announced for a few days hitherto he usual practice has been when tho sovereign is absent from the british isles for moro than a few days to appoint either a mem ber of the royal house or certain prominent members of the ministry to hold privy councils for the pur- pose of disposing of such formal bust- noes os may arise i