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ice an water bui no land found by amundsen party bcrgen via the north pole at 8pni thursdaj u a uava ont may 16 ele the pppm was dragged fourteen mtim to ojen water over frozen tw j ser m lay of port clarence at teller be- v nome alaska may 1c- lieuten ant hjalmar riuer1arsen nor wegian ascend pilot eaid today that thin ice and fcjhrii vvatcrwr found at the north pole lui no land was discovered in the arctic wastes by the amtradsenkllsworth expedition considerable time was spent at the nrth pole waking observations the norge ha feet of the tude of 4000 feet i spitzbergen to nome over point harrow on the adri- a small band of natives and whites atic coast 550 miles northwest of from nome and the surrounding dis- gasoline ignites j 11 people burned tank of automobile being filled when liquid j takes fire ottawa ont may 1c eleven ere foro it could bo put off for the trip down the coast of the bering sea it was a cold and gloomy voyage captain peterson piloted the little launch in which the quartet left last ut j ng descended to within 6o0night to complete the voyage tiij ce and rose to ac altt- ally planned for the airship from here this afternoon when gasoline being poured into the tank under the hood of their automobile caught fire enveloping them in flames mrs joseph pelow was seriously burned ne is in a critical state from burns to her face farms and legs they were both j rushed to a hospital here the other victims who however here ire formed on the whirling protrict greeted the transpolar fliers fellers of the ship and then broke when they arrived at the mouth of ml n u o i t- i i joseph pelow husband of mrs off cutting the big gas bag loss snake river seven miles west of p received only minor burns were of hydrogen gas made the norgo ex- nome the snake river which flows tremely heavv a fair wind aided it on the voy- j only harbor the i amundsen into the bering sea affords nome its ago from barrow to teller crew of eighteen arrived at very tired but in excellent physical condition captain roald amundsen lincoln teller arctic flight was leader of tho ellsworth second in command omdahl and wlstliug especially charged with landing tho norge ellsworth captain oscar wistingt tho remaining fourteen men com- and lieut oskar omdahl of the crew prising the crew were left at teller of 18 of the dirigible norge arrived with the big dirigible which has here from teller 75 miles northwest j now been deflated it is to be made steamer to essex county viliase is scene of double tragedy caused by jealousy dr albert dunant watson poet and humanist who died suddenly in his toronto home in his gsth year seen crying on are held by police in the launch pippin at 5 am today the norge reached teller from spitz- ready for shipment by tho united states i the markets toronto man wheat no 1 north 5161 no 2 north 156 no 3 north 15214 man oats no 2 cw nominal no 3 not quoted no 1 feed 491ic no 2 feed 47 c western grain quota tions in cif bay ports am corn track toronto no 2 yellow 8514c no 3 yellow 8214c milifeed dei montreal freights bags included bran per ton 3125 shorts per ton 3325 middlings 4025 good feed flour per bag 230 ont oats 44 to 46c fob shipping points ont good milling wheat 136 to 138 fob shipping points accord ing to freights barley malting 62 to 64c buckwheat no 2 72c rye no 2 85c man flour first pat 9 toronto do second oat 850 oiu flour toronto 90 per cent pat per barrel in carots toronto 695 seaboard in bulk 610 straw carlots per ton 9 to 9j0 screenings standard recleared f ob bay ports per ton 2250 chcse new large 20c twins 21c triplets 22c stiltons 23c old large 25c twins 26c triplets 27c butter finest creamery prints 38 to 3814 c no 1 creamery 36 to 3714 no 2 34 to 3514c dairy prints 27 to c9c eggs fresh extras in cartons 35 to 36c fresh extras loose 34c fresh firsts 32c fresh seconds 28 to 29c dressed poultry chickens spring lb 70c chickens lb 35 to 37c hens over 4 to 5 lbs 30c do 3 to 4 lbs 27c roosters 25c ducklings 5 lbs and up 35c turkeys 40c beans can handpicked 2g0 per bushel primes 240 per bushel maple produce syrup per imp gal 230 to 240 per 5gal 225 to 230 per gal maple sugar lb 25 to 26c maple syrup new per gal 240 joseph pelow and driver of the car joseph pelow jr aged two char lotte pelow aged eight lizzie and charlotte pelowj in their teens mrs s j tough mother of mrs pelow act fllt ci irltlxco and three other children john mary w ur ruvjllivkb and albert mitchell f joseph pelow a laborer had bor rowed the car from a friend to give tho family and friends an outing returning to the city he stopped the car at a wayside gasoline filling sta tion as the gas was being pumped into the tank it spurted out over tho hot engine and ignited enveloping tho whole front of tho machine in flames mrs pelow and little josephine were a mass of flames when dragged out of the car and mr pelow who had been attending to the gasfilling operation was burned in attempt ing to extinguish the flaming cloth ing on his wife mrs tough was burned in extinguishing the burning clothing on little josephine the other children were sitting in the rear seat and escaped with only minor burns windsor ont norman e bris tow 47 and his wife annie howe bristow 40 of ruthven are dead as the result of a frenzied outburst by bristow bristow slashed his wifes throat after a quarrel- then he turned on his 17yearold daughter dana who had come into the room to see what the trouble was about she eluded him and slipped out into the street to give the alarm the girls screams for help evidently frightened brisi tow who turned the razor on his own throat he died in hotel dieu shortly before noon on thursday the couple are survived by three chil dren the previous evening bristow was the main street of tho little village a woman asked him if he was in trouble he replied that she would know all about it in a few hours the motiveof the crime is laid to jealousy the police declare bristow was overshadowed by his wife who took a prominent part in thv affairs of the community he was intensely jealous they say and possessed a violent temper they had quarrelled recently bristow was known to be worried by financial troubles some three years ago he had lost heavily through his tobacco crop being burned he had neve recovered from this setback th two worries are thought to have temporarily unbalanced the mans mind tho double tragedy was the result bristow was born at south fred ericksburg lennox county ont mrs bristows homo was in ohio both were regarded as good citizens and no one had ever suspected that there was any serious breach between the man and his wife five convicts who escaped from michigan prison are all recaptured detroit may 16 the last of the five convicts who escaped from tho immediately state reformatory at ionia last week have been accounted for with the cap ture here yesterday of james t oldest woman in canada dies at 111 inew government is formed in china mrs nathan fitch of norfolk cabinet will work with mii- county remembered the pioneer days following war of 1812 simcoe mrs nathan fitch claim- tary forces dr yen is pre mier and foreign minister pckin a new government has been set up in pckin a reconstitu- first forest fires break out in north velopments in england france bel gium germany and other european centres at the request of the rocke feller foundation tie advocates mere attention to supervision of mental cases in the community by voluntary societies as a means to reduce insti tutional costs and more moderate priced and more extended private in stitutional care for feeble minded off peters point in lake ontario h 5 tins 1114 h h j today tho crew of seventeen were lr 10 j 12 picked up by a passing steamer and 11 to 1214c 214lb tins 14 to 1414c i j j r- r- f- smoked meatshams med 32 to ia c 5 34c cooked hams 47 to 49c smoked the chanes horn is owned by the tolls 22c cottage 25 to 27c break- j horn lumber company of chicago algoma thunder bay and eastern manitoba report outbreaks sault ste marie ont a report from massey says that the first bush fire of the season started across the saublo river and caused consider- months study of mental hygiene de- able alarm in that town which was filled with smoke the forestry de partment at nairn was notified of tho fire and a party of rangers were sent out immediately to extinguish it threo small bush fires have al ready been reported along the ac r caused by trains and rangers have had to extinguish only two fires in prince township started by settlers the bush is very dry fort william several forest fires are raging near here due to the long- continued dry spell the forestry department announces that all forest fires are under control but that rain and lots of it is badly needed winnipeg two seaplanes have been rushed to the scene of the for est fires which menace wide areas in the lac du bonnet and grand beach districts of manitoba reports from the forest patrol indicate that the fires are being subdued rain which was fairly general throughout the province aided the firefighters schaules 29 years old and edgar led to be the oldest woman in canada of 4l cabinet of dr w w heald aged 19 died on may 13 at norfolk county y which functioned late in 1924 schaules begged the arresting of- j industrial home in her 111th year i ma t s ficers to shoot him saying he would j until a week ago she had been bright rather die than return to prison he active and cheerful and able to enjoy was a patient at the tuberculosis the daily routine at the institution hospital and is said to be in the last of which she had been the centre of stages of the disease i attraction for the past six years she schaules recounted the flight of passed away peacefully and painless himself and heald after they had ly mrs fitch was an inveterate taken a guards automobile at the j pipe smoker reformatory and headed for detroit mrs fitch was born in niagara travelling a short distance they and was baptized in st marks ang- came upon edward j frederick a lican church there by rev dr ad- grand rapids salesman who was dison the first rector she was mar- driving to his home at the point ried in 1848 and lived in portbur- of guns taken from their guard they well for 70 years six years ago she compelled frederick to drive them celebrated her 105th birthday by to elkhart ind where they let him j dancing a twostep quite creditably go after making him promise to jyith her grandson- delay reporting their whereabouts swept toherdeath over the cataract steamer burns and sinks in lake crew of charles horn res cued by passing vessel and landed safely picton may 16 the steamer charles horn was burned and sunk fast bacon 32 to 3sc special brand breakfast bacon 33 to 89c backs boneless 39 to 45c cured meats long clear bacon co to 70 lbs 2425 70 to 90 lbs 2375 20 lbs and up 2234 lightweight rolls in barrels 4250 heavyweight rolls 3950 per bbl lard pure tierces 17 14 to 18c tubs 18 to 1814c pails 18 to 19c prints 20 to 21c shortening tierces 1414 to 15c tubs 15 to 1514c pails 16 to 16 c blocks 17 to 1714c heavy steers choice 750 to 310 do good 11 to 725 butcher iteers choice 7 to 775 butcher heifers choice 650 to 750 do good 600 to 650 do common 500 to 550 butcher cows choice 525 to 650 dofair to good 400 to 500 butcher bulls good 500 to 600 bolognas 350 to 400 canners and cutters 250 to 350 springers choice 85 to 100 good milch cows 75 to 85 medium cows 45 to 60 iccdcrs good 625 to i 675 do fair 5 to 6 calves choice 11 to 1250 do good 950j to 1050 do lights 5 to 750 good lambs 14 to 15 do medium 1250 to 13 do culls 10 to 1150 good light sheep 8 to 950 heavy sheep and bucks 550 to 650 hogs thick- smooths fed and watered 1360 do fob 13 do country points 1275 do off cars 1400 do thick fats 1250 select premiums 266 montreal corn american no 2 yellow 85c oats no 2 cw 6114c no 3 cw 57c extra no 1 feed 5414c flour man spring wheat pats firsts 9 seconds 850 strong bakers 830 winter pats choice 67 to 680 rolled oats bag 90 lbs 320 bran 3125 shorts 3325 mid dlings 4025 hay no 2 per ton car lots 1450 cheese finest westerns 177i to 18c butter no 1 pasteurized 33 to 3314c no 1 creamery 3214c eggs storage extras- 36c storage firsts s3 to 34c storage seconds 31c potatoes quebec per bag car lots 275 to 290 good quality dairy- type bulls 525 common cows 375 to 450 calves medium quality 650 do poorer 6 to 625 captain christensen was in com mand the same vessel was badly burned at her winter quarters here two years ago she was a wooden ves sel of 847 tons the steanler was en route to ogdensburg from buf falo ns lobster fishermen given up as drowned halifax ns william hardiman 40 and his nephew clarence walsh 18 lobster fishermen of prospect this county were given up as drowned friday night when the boat in which they set out early in the morning to take up their lobster traps was found on tho shore bottomup it was be- work started on hudson bay line old roadbed being repaired ready for rush to bay tho pas man a train consisting of eighteen cars of ties has gone north for the hudson bay railway there are now about 100 men working on the lino and it is expected that an additional 200 laborers will be at work within the next two weeks the operations at present consist entirely of repair work on the older portion of the line about 100000 ties are spread along the line and another 300000 are on order duncan campbell an old mac kenzie mann employee has been woman deliberately suicides at falls in sight of tourists niagara falls ont may 16 three tourists were horrified on sat urday afternoon to see a woman apparently about 60 or 65 years of age wade into the river and be car ried over the brink of the american falls the tourists say they saw the woman walk down the little path from goat island sit on a seat for a few minutes take off her hat coat and gloves and walk into the river her body was soon caught in the swirling current and she was thrown over- the brink the coat left on the bank gave the name of a buffalo store but thero was no other clue to tho iden tity of tho woman river men are keeping close watch on the waters below the falls but so far without avail retaining full possession of all her faculties until her death mrs fitch delighted to recall the pioneer days of ontario and while of course she did not remember the war of 1812 her father served under brock and familiarized her with its history she remembered when grain was all cut by reapinghooks until scythes came into vogue and all threshing was performed with flails she remembered when folks went to church with oxcarts and when women rode behind the men on horseback to campmeeting oil iiiu miui u uutwimuj u w0 w- i rf lioved by their fellowfishermen that placed in charge of the work it is big plant in tillsonburg is opened by milk company tilsonburg may 16 the cana dian milk products company ltd centralizing its canadian manufac ture of new klim products and other articles in the local plant have pur chased the receiving stntions at 1924 be came a dominant figure in the capi- i tal the new cabinet announced the j presidency vacant by virtue of the i resignation of president tsao kun i on may 1 and that it would assume i the functions of the chief executive although the new regime is with out the status of a ruling cabinet it is understood that it will operate as the executive with the consent of tho military factions in actual con trol of the situation chitf among the military authorities concerned are marshal wu peifu leader of the old chihli party marshal chang tsoiin dictator of jrancliuria and general li chinglin risen to power through his command of the man- churianshantung levies whoso pressure caused the withdrawal of the national armies from the capi tal dr yen has assumed for the time being tho posts of premier and for eign minister although the name of alfred sze has been announced as foreign minister dr v k wei iiriglon koo former minister to great brtain and the united states becomes minister of finance and yang wenkai minister of com merce woman awarded 5000 for death of husband hull que may 16 mr justice l loranger sitting in the superior court for pontiac district has handed down judgment awarding mrs sanchiia kostenuk of hull the sum of 5000 damages from w j otteryiue and kelvin ont from tnej montreal contractor as the borden milk company which will result thc ci of s alex add 35000 to 40000 pounds of rawj kostenuk accidentally running to grandparents youngster is killed by car windsor may 16 struck by an i automobile driven by mrs lillian allen a local resident last night near 10 oclock douglas delisle 11 years old was almost instantly kill ed tho boy ran from behind park ed cars to meet his grandparents who alighted from a motor bus near his home sixtyeight miners sent to jail for transport interference milk daily to its plant here fol lowing three months of installing new uptodate machinery at a cost of more than 200000 manufactur ing started saturday with huge ex port and local orders on hand which will ensure the district farmers a steady market for their milk at com petitive prices the laboratory is now being moved here from bur- ford nnd tests for all its canadian plants will be made at tilsonburg in the future killed at bryson december 4 1924 while he was working for evans kostenuk a bricklayer was working on a scaffold when tho ac cident occurred the scaffold break ing and throwing him some 80 feet to the ground causing instant death military inquiry launched into death of canadian doncastcr eng sixtyeight miners have been sentenced to three tain travers williamstaylor months hard labor for breach of the death montreal a british war office communication to sir frederick wli- liamstaylor regarding his son cap- whose in the sudan was reported they had taken capsized the boat heavy catch and the weather was understood that the order is full speed ahead and that no time will i bo lost in getting down to real work he could pay tho fine emergency regulations during the i tuesday is to the effect that a bul- general strike by interfering with let pierced the officers head whiu road transports the leader was also another had gone through his chest fined 20 in addition with an altcrn- tho communication contained no fur- ative sentence of two months unless ther details but said that a military j inquiry is now in progress enamelled saucepans should bo hardened when new by being put into cotd water in a larger vessel brought slowly to the boil and boiled fast for a few minutes many settlers arrive for western farms montreal may 16 fifteen hun dred emigrants mostly from the british isles and the northern euro pean countries passed through mont real over tho weekend on their way to the west they were for the most part agriculturists among the number was a party being conducted to the clan donald hebridean set tlement in alberta by rev father mcdonnell of tho scottish immigra- tion- aid society thirty families were included in this group with the addition of a few more families at present en route to canada tho colony will bo complete a further colony will be establish ed next year father mcdonnell an- nounced 8000 acres having been se cured at saddle lake near st paul de metis in alberta improvement in showing of government marine montreal may 16 an improve ment of more than 600500 in tho financial results for tho operations of the canadian government mer chant marine limited during tho four months ended april 30 1926 as compared with the same period of 1925 is shown by the summary of operating figures just issued during tho first four months of this year there was a profit on operations of 1900753 as compar ed with a loss during tho samo period of inst year of 58154741 making an improvement in 1926 of 00055494 to be named elizabeth progress of the norge across the arctic from spit20ergen to alaska the progress of the norge in her flight across the norih pole en ro uto frcni spkzbergin to alaska is indicate 1 in the above mp ior the first time in history the radio onboard tho dirigible enabled exclusive detailej bu lletlns to be flashed giving thc ships position speed height and weathor conditions ixmdon tho daughter born to tho duke and duchess of york on april 21 will bo named rlliznboth alexnrf- dra mary it is announced