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federal house dissolved r- sssscaa general elections in september iducjjlwas ottawa canadas fifteenth par liament with only one session- of tur moil and confusion to its credit term inated with dramatic suddenness at 1 oclock friday afternoon when mr meighen conservative prime minister of canada for three days announced wife baby and friend hurled to death kingston july 4 two women and a baby were killed on the cnx ada grain act and the measure pro- viding for the revaluation of soldier settlement land the other major measures of the session old age pen- tracks cataraquf crossing siiur- sioiu was kiled by the sena some day mornlng whea a wes ras time prior to dissolution then there aor train crashec into an a was the contentious hudson bay bail- wl which wa3 procee from god- way item in the rauways an4 canals f rey to kingston m scale the that his request for dissolution had estimates of 3000000 as a result 1 5river e6cape uninjured whie his been granted by his excellency the of the two interim supply bills put t daughter moyrine sustain- through both houses a total of 7wj s in governorgeneral for the first time in the history of the dominion a government was de feated on a motion of want of confi- deence in parliament and following the unexpected upset of the meighen ministry in the house at 2 oclock friday morning there was no doubt left in the minds of parliament and the people that a fresh mandate would be essential to carrying on the busi ness of the country a singular feature of the session so abruptly concluded is that practic ally all of the legislation has been left in tho air which means that the six months have been of no avail from f legislative standpoint and parlia ment need never have met moreover httle of the money actually required for carrying on the business of the dominion has been voted which means that there may be a short ses sion of the new parliament this fall to vote more supply in the meantime of course what is vitally needed can be authorized by governorgenerals warrants it is remarkable that all of the prin cipal measures of the session are un finished these include rural credits the campbell bill to amend the can- 000 has been voted toward the re- the degd are mrs sca wf of habilitation of that raiway the anu owner her baby and mra more important still are the reso- hnrry snyder the five ocpants of lutions contained in the robb budget fa car d to qoclfrey and their fate the tariff reduction according to eyewitnesses mr on automobies was given royal assent sca dfd not notic6 the tra comlngi and has become effective but the sub- j thcr6 jg an uninterrupted sequent change providing for removal view of fa trackg for amost a mile of the excise tax on cars of 1200 and on either of cros3i wh js under is not yet effective the penny qt consider dangerousj prov postage is not effective and in the same position are the provisions for the rbolition of the stamp tax on re ceipts tho changes in the income tax law have been given royal assent and are therefore effective another measure left in tho air is that providing for an extension for one year of the time within which civil servants may avail themselves of the provisions of the civil service super annuation act there is aiso the agreement between tho federal and the alberta governments providing for tho transfer to tho latter ofits natural resources that was in real ity heid up by the forier liberal ad ministration an act to amend cer tain provisions of ilia criminal code respecting the possotskn of weapons was also held up the markets 311 toronto man wheat no 1 north 158 no 2 north 164 no 3 north 148 i man oats no 2 cw nominal no 8 not quoted no 1 feed 46c no feed 4314 c western grain quota tions in cif ports am corn track toronto no 2 yellow 83 c no 3 yellow 81 c millfeed del montreal freights bags included bran per ton 2725 shorts per ton 2925 middlings i 86125 good feed flour per bag 230 ont oats 44 to 4fic fob shipping points ont good milling wheat 128 to 130 fob shipping points according to freights barley malting 62 to 64c buckwheat no 2 75c rye no 2 80c man fiour first pat 870 to ronto do second pat 820 ont flour toronto 90 per cent pat per barrel in carlots toronto 580 seaboard in bulk 576 j r president of the canadian straw carlots per ton 9 to 950 1 weekly newspapers association at the cheese new large 22c twins recent convention in quebec and who 23c triplets 24c stiltons 25c old won the mason trophy awarded to the large 26c twins 27c triplets 28c j most enterprising weekly paper in butter finest creamery prints canada 38 to 39c no 1 creamery 37 to s8c no 2 35 to 36c dairy prints 28 g7 to 38c d0j r u tq to svc i potatoes new brunswijk per bag eggs fresh extras in cartons 38 car 1 70 to 1 gp to 40c fresh extras loose 37 to 38c good vea 0 t 9 5q d fresh firsts 34 to 35c fresh seconds 80 to 31c live poultry chic ens spring lb 85c hens over 5 lbs 24c do 4 to 6 lbs 24c do3 to 4 lbs 20c roost ers 20c ducklings 5 lbs and up 30c drivers take the precaution to look both ways when approaching when mr scales did observe the train he jammed on the brakes- but the front wheels were on the rails jumping out of the auto he endeavor- 1 ed to pnsh it back and might have succeeded had the brakes been releas- j ed a moment after he made the effort the crash came mr and mrs d o frink who wet returning to their home in odessa were the occupants of another car parliamentary record since confederation canada has had 10 premiers and 12 mackenzie boweh immediately suc- administrations since confederation eeeded but he resigned in april 1896 two premiers each headed two ad- f into serious trouble over ministrations sir john a macdon- his remedial bill providing for separ- mra grace thompson seton wife of the toronto naturalist sailing for brazil with the marshall field which had stopped for the train to nbr pass both shouted to mr scale3 when- they saw him nenring the ra qtrikf fost rriti5h way but he did not hear mrs frink became hysterical when bhe saw the crash coming and had not recovered today mrs scales and the baby were kill ed instantly while mrs snyder sur vived only a few minutes dying while being taken to the hospital the car was smashed to pieces and the occu pants thrown some distance j otonabee river i claims third victim peterboro youth while swimming at wallaces point peterboro ont the otonabee river claimed its third victim of the season on july 1 when william mcphate 19 years of age of peterboro was drown ed while swimming at wallaces point taxpayer 15000000 nation imports coal to main tain supplies for public utilities london july 5 particulars issued today of the first supplementary esti mate of the present financial year which totals 3433000 and is required for the purposes arising out of the general strike and the coal stoppage t have enabled the british taxpayer for drowned count the cost of those upheavals the sum of 433000 is asked to meet expenditures and commitments in connection with the general strike and coal stoppage and 3000000 is required for the purchase and impor tation of coal food organization dur ing the general strike cost 119000 and the british gazette the govern- i ate schools in manitoba the reeent- ald when he returned to power in which his action aroused natur- 1878 and sir robert borden when hs- ally weakened his party for the elec- translated his conservative govern- tion of june 23 1896 when the liber- ment into a unionist cabinet in 1917 1 won a sweeping victory with 117 right hon arthur meighen provided seats against 89 conservatives and y another instance of a return to power independents the conservative pre- after a period of opposition j who w defeated in this election the stirring period of 1873 isth sir charles tupper he having nearest political parallel to the events of the past few days sir john a macdonaid then resigned on nov 7 following tho disclosures of the pa- succeeded sir mackenzie bowell conservative victory op 1911 sir wilfrid laurier was now firmly cine scandal and the debate in the entrenched and won successive elec- house when expected support slipped- tlons on hie r and program until from him sir john had been m office i 1911 when hi government went down since confederation having in the on th p confirming the reci- 1867 election secured 101 seats to the procity agreement signed with the liberals 80 the election of 1874 onj united states early that year in that the issue of tho pacific scandal j election the conservatives under mrj gave hon alexander mackenzie ther- i now sir robert borden se liberal leader 188 seats and the 8 supporters against 86 lib- conservatives 73 the mackenzie regime was not a political success despite the sterling character of the premier hard times combined with the appeal of the na tional policy brought macdonaid back to office with 187 seats to the liberals 69 pour premiers in five years macdonaid then remained in power for 13 years until his death after a general election in 1891 sir john had said after me the deluge and sure enough four conservative premiers held office between june 1891 and the victory of- the liberals under laurier in 1896 sir john j c ab bott was premier until ill health com pelled his resignation in december 1892 sir john thompson followed and his regime was ended by his dra matic death while at windsor castle in england in december 1894 sir erals and 2 independents in july 1920 sir robert borden who had been premier throughout the war retired and right hon arthur meighen took office when he appeal- ed to the electors on the party record in december 1921 he was defeated and right hon mackenzie king be- came premier with 117 liberal sup porters the progressives being second with 66 conservatives third with 50 while there were 3 labor members mr king appealed to the country on oct 29 last on his record when the conservatives elected 117 the largest group the liberals 101 pro gressives 24 labor 2 and independent 1 since that vote most of the pro gressives have given support to the liberal government enabling it to carry on until the recent votes on the customs inquiry report revealed weakened support leading to the gov ernments resignation on june 28 to guard bc relics from curio hunters mcphate was with the caledonian club picnic and had been in the water ment strike organ cost 16c00 about forty minutes when he stepped the estimate of 3000000 for the government will prevent tourists from denuding pro vince of totem poles com 5750 to 8 hogs good lots 16 sows 11 to 1150 heavies and roughs s1350 to 1450 victoria canada is moving at last to p event american collectors rroiii takuig home with ihcin the fsw re- nainirg relics of the western ret mans former glory federal and pro- oft a ledge into deep water and sank j purchase and importation of coal isjvimial laws wi io iforced drastic- a gallant attempt at rescue by john explained as due to the necessity of j all in british columbia this year to smith is almost ended in a double j maintaining supplies to public utility curb the enthusials who have deiiul- tragedy when smith was dragged j foodproducing and other essential i ed this- country hi evtry totem polo i down smith caught the drowning undertakings and to domestic consum- indian carving and historical object while the stoppage continues they cculd lay ham- on from nrw legs around his wouldbe rescuerer j coal will be sold at a price calculated pjj t indians will not be allowed to mcphates father was at port hope to cover receipts and will be used toi away their family heirlooms playing with the peterboro rangers make further purchases no matter how attractive the prices hand ted bradshaw recovered the j the british government which has which american collectors are willing body and dr a l russell of bailey- firmly opposed nationalization of the to pay boro pronounced life extinct the pul- coal mines thus temporarily becomes motor was rushed down from peter- j an importer and dealer in the com- boro but the body was recovered too modity itself mr j a maclaron t editor of the barrie examiner who mans hand and mcphate twined his ers turkeys 30c dressed poultry chickens spring lb 45c chickens storage 35c hens over 5 lbs 27c do 4 to 5 ibs 27c do 3 to 4 lbs 26c roosters 25c ducklings 5 lbs and up 35c turkeys 40c beans can handpicked 2fi0 per bushel prime3 240 per bushel maplo piodueo syrup per imp prospect of bumper crop in alberta late for results coroner dr t w h young gave permission for removal of the body and it is not expected there will be an inquest grain prospects excellent in west device for over coming deafness growth in dry areas revived by refreshing rains some wheat headed calgary no discordant note i3 struck by the heralds special corres- bat f230to s240 per ga225to pondents in their fourth crop survey new apparatus was designed by civil engineer of hull england new york highly successful ex periments have been made with a new apparatus for overcoming deafness de signed by a civil engineer of hull eng land named calvard according to an 1230- per gal maple sugar lb 25 to j for this season every district in 86c maple syrup new per gal 240 southern and central alberta shows honey 50lb tins 11 to 12c per j excellent promise of a bumper yield lb 10lb tins 1j to 12c 5lb tins reports from the southeastern sec- 11 to 12c 2lb tins 14 to 14hc tions notably the medicine hat area foils 25c cottage 29 to 31c break- dlstricts nt one time feared the effects fast bacon 35 to 40c special brand breakfast bacon 89 to 42c backs boneless 42 to 47c cured meats long clear bacon co to 70 lbs 24125 70 to 90 lbs 2375 80 lbs and up 2234 lightweight tolls in barrels 4250 heavyweight tolls 83950 per bbl lard pure tierces 18 to 18c tubs 18 to 19c pails 19 to 19c prints 20 to 21c shortening tierces 14 to 13c tubs 15 to 15c pails 16 to 16c blocks 17 to 17c heavy steers choico 8 to 850 do good s750 to 775 butcher steers choice 8 to 850 do of a protracted drought recent rains havo put the crops here into good shape soil drifting has stopped in the south the claresholm correspondent says crops here can scarcely be rec ognized as the same ones of two weeks ago j two periods of splendid rainfall all over the province with hot weather intervening and following have pro- duced rapid growth litto damage of any kind is reported all wheat has reached the shot blade and early sown wheat has been headed out for two weeks in some areas prairie farmers optimistic as warm weather follows heavy showers winnipeg july 5 wheat is head ing out at many points and generally official british despatch fronivugby throughout the three provinces is in picked up by the new york worlds shot blade according to the weekly wireless station on july 1 crop report of the canadian national more than so per cent of the child- railways issued today weather con- en in a hull deaf and dumb institution ditions throughout the prairie pro- have heard speech and music for the vinces during the past week were first time as tho result of tho inven- fairly good and damage from any tion which has the appearance of a source was negligible j small wireless receiving set without with heavy showers followed by aerial or ground connections the des- warm weather farmers in alberta are patch said tho results are achieved optimistic growth has been rapid by transmission of sound to the inner and there is an ample supply of moisear of deaf patients it does not suc- turc to cany grain along for some ceed with all sufferers but only with time a large proportion this will be aecoii ijshed by a ys temaic protection cf historical ob jects while there is yet time to protect them tho british columbia govern ment will declare all the relies it ss fit to bo historic il cjects and then they cannot be removed without gov ernment sanction the first relics 10 be guarded in this way will bn the last of the magnilicvjijt totem poles which the native artists of this coast carved years ago to record tho deeds of their families tribes and nations thousands of these superb native works of art have been shipped to the united states whole villages being denuded of their weird historical re cords this traffic has got to stop the federal and provincial governments have ruled they have been sold still at ridiculous ly low prices until today there are relatively few left the modern indian is utterly in capable of equalling the work of his grandfathers with chisel and paint he can carve quaint little souvenirs and does in thousands for the tourist trade but the towering totem poles hewn out of straight cedar strees cen turies ago can never be replaced the art of carving them vith strange ani mals and demons each representing an event of historical importance is lost the modern indian is making too much money as a fisherman or cannery worker to bother about the deeds of his grandfathers or to record them in any form he doesnt even understand the significance of the totem poles that still survive the col lectors everbusy search original of peter pan is best man at wedding betteshanger kent eng peter pan the boy who never grew up played quite a grownup part in the world recently peter llewellyn da- vies the original of sir james bar- ries peter acted as best man at his brothers wedding here at st marys church sir james also attended tho ceremony peter pansi brother is i nicholas llewellyn davies he was married to hon mary james daugh- ter of lady northbourne he is one of sir jamess wards t every one in sweden must learn to swim stockholm july 4 the govern- this will be bad news for many ment has grown tired of having- so private collectors and american mu- many drowningsevery year and has seums last year many american in- started a drastic campaign to force stitutions devoted to historical sub- every one to learn to swim hereafter jeets had parties here buying up totem nonswimming school teachers will not poles and other rare native carvings be employed and boys who cannot some of the finest art produced by pass swimming tests will not be pass- bicycle that fiie3 sd 725 to 760 do com 650 to 75 butcher heifers choice 8 to 140 do good 725 to 750 butcher ws choice 575 to 025 do fair to j french mechanic invents jfbod 4 to s525 butcher bulls good 550 to 6 bolognas 350 to 4 can- 1 ners and cutters 250 to 4 good milch cows 85 to 95 springers paris jify 5 a young french choice 9500 to 11500 med cows mechanic of a factory at diion has 45 to 60 feeders good 650 to j invented a bicycle that flics ac- itljrnojni z r v fo s950 do lights 5 to 750 good frenchman has been working on umbs 17 to 1750 do med 15 to is invention for severn years and 116 do culls 13 to 14 good light finay has completed successful tests jjieep 6 to 7 heavy sheep and j the bicycle cn immsdiately be trans- bucks 4 to 550 lijgs thicksmooths formed into a very small monoplane nnd fly to a height of 150 feet j prince henry suffers mishap when thrown from horse fed and watered 1510 do fob 41450 do country points 1425 do riff cars 1650 do thick fata fob 14 select premiums 296 montreal oats can west no 2 59c do jfo 3 64c do extra no 1 feed pt flour man spring wheat pats jjts 870 do 2nds do strong akers 8 do winter pats choice 8e0 to 660 bran 2725 shorts e925 middlings 3625 hay nc 2 per ton car lots 17 to 18 cheeeo finest westerns ismc do eastern 17 to 18c butter no 1 pasteurized 31 to 3 j vic eggi fresh aldershot eng princt henry l third son of king george was thrown j from his horso in n jumping competi- j tion here a dog frightened his mount which reared and threw tho prince henry fell on his back but jumped up immediately and proclaim ed himself unhurt later ha gained tho prizo in hunter tho north american indian the price of theso things has risen as tho in- dinns have realized their value but ed in their other examinations non- swimmers will not bo named to official positions premier ferguson at the opening of the orillla bridge on which is tho class for officers p tablet commemorating tho fact that champlaln traversed the nar rows in 1615 restoration of penny post recalls interesting events dominion day of 1926 will- bo re- ago on dominion day of this year membercd by the people of canada a as a war measure the postal ratehad i been increased to three cents but hon jthe day upon which twcoit postage jameg kobb minister of financa was restored j stated tho countrys finances now war- christmas day of 189s twenty- 1 rant the return to twocent postage eight years ago the penny hate for in 1898 when tho rate for domestic j fostage took effect between britain postage was reduced from three cents i and a number of her colonies by an to two cents tho color prescribed by j arrangement made at an imperial tho universal postal union fcr tlio j conference on postal rntc3 held in twocent stampwas red thcreforo the i london england in july of that year current twocent viqlct was of no fur- i at tho beginning of 1899 the domestc ther use this change in rate imme- rate in canada and tie rate to tho diately reduced the quantities of tho united states were also reduced to threecent stams used and increased two cents for the reduction of rostthc use of the twocent value corros- i age made twentyeight years ago the pondingly to obviate tho necessity country is indebted to sir william of issuing a rew value and destroying i mulock then postmastergeneral in the large stock of threecent stamps j the laurier government sir william the postoffice dept at ottawa rcsort- httcndcd the imperial conference as j ed to tho use of a surcharge utilizing the representative of canada and j tho threecent maple leaf following his return to this country j postmasters wore notified to return conceived and designed a special map tho threecent stamps to ottawa i stamp to commemorate this reduction broken sheets to be pasted on paper in imperial postage j onchundred to a page these stumps sir william who now presides over wero then surcharged for a twocent i the supreme court of ontario as value inadvertently some of- theso chief justice nnd is a distinguished edd stamps were placed upside down j firuro in tho life of the country was on tho sheets henco in somo cases greatly interested when it was an- thoy bore inverted surcharges stamps rounccd in tho last budget of tho with this inverted surcharge are now j mackenzie king government that much sought after by stamp collectors canada would return to twocent post- who value them highly