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r ranijoo owil i customs eornrnittee and asked to lollaucl s rclu i prohibit warned thre years ago by e- l lv ha own royal commission and asked rrolll tsootlegfgers to prohibit it he takes belated rcme- j lal measures now after ha and his government have fostered by admin- titration and declaration the hugo ex panslon in liquor production in can- literary digest picks comment from our press on vital cur rent situation ainerk an prohibition is reported as a hot political issue in canada as well as in the united states this stands out cuarly in the com ments of various newspapers of tho dominion on the speech of tho can adian prime minister w l macken zie king in which he advocated the bill prohibiting the export of liquor from canada to the united states or to any country into which its importa tion is contrary to law according to e george smithy an ottawa correspondent of the toronto glebe the spectral threat of arglo- amerkan strife raging along tho canadianamerican frontier and the international immorality of canadian government officials aiding gangs of criminals and rumrunners to violate united states dry laws inspired the mackenzie king government to move to forbid further liquor export to the united states jf the liquor export bill is enacted into law this correspondent gees on to say it will cu ott canadas annual 525600000 liquor trade with hie united state ho telis as further that the total federal rvcnue from the trade has been estimated in canadian gov ernment returns at 15000000 in an ottawa dispatch to tho to ronto mail and empire harvey john hickey notes that the bill designed to end the shipment of intoxicants to the united states passed its second read ing in the canadian house of com mons in a blaze of oratory such as parliament rarely witnesses and with but one voice raised against it curiously enough this correspond ent relates the solitary opponent is a government supporter he is mai c g powers quebec city literal who broke with his party and denounced the measure as so much humbug cant and hypocrisy which would trans fer to canada the njcnree of gunmen gangs shadowing the united stater as quoted in the press prime min ister mackenzie kings high note of alarm was sounded in these lines so perilous do 1 believe the situa tion to be that 1 wonid no longer ns- nume the responsibility in the matter of external affairs in this regard if wore not sure that 1 had the support of this parliament in any policy which j believe to be necessary to prevent a rendition which might prove perilous to this country any day or failing the support of this parliament tho support of the people of canada in a matter as grave as this tho bill to stop the low ol liquor from canada to the united states may ko enacted as law before easter pre dicts william marchington another staff correspondent of the toronto olobe at ottawa who goes on to say in view of tho fart that the prin ciple of tho bill was indorsed in the house of commons with only one dis senting voice tho bill likely will pass through committee ef the whole house anil receive third reading be fore march 20 when the senate meets again interest now shjfts to the attitude f the upper 3use the bill having been accorded tho support virtually the unanimous support of all parties in the lower house it is believed in parliamentary cir cles that members of the senate while not so responsive to public opinion as the commoners will not go the length tf flouting tho opinion or tlio better ele ment of tho people ns reflected in the attitude of members in the elected chamber premier king gave a plain intima tion in his ipeech on friday that he would not hesitate to appeal to the people if the bill were defeated in parliament it is confidently believed tho sen ate will approve the bill and that it will be among the first measures of the present scsion to receive the royal assent indeed it is quite pos sible the bill will havo passed all hinges in the senate before parliament adjourns on april 31 for tho easter jrecoss in that event it will be ready for the rbyal assent tho first time his excellency tho governorgeneinl vis its parliament hill official clearance f liquor frvm cannon to the united states will therefore cense before way s4 at the latest tho ottawa correspondent of the winnipeg manitoba free pros ind advises us that hon r b bennett conservative lender indorsed the bill in principle thereby nsuring it an immense major ity in tho house of commons but while approving fho prlneiplo f the hill ho criticized tho govern ment for being dilatory in bringing it down the condition had existed for sev rral years he asserted and ought to have ken dealt with long ago mr bennett however found no fault with the terms of the bill among tho conservative press wo find an ottawa correspondent of the toronto mail a empire t h black- jock saying sarcastically that aftor fight ycfts of sponsoring tho tum- rtnning business by issuing clear ances to vessels with liquor enrgocs prime minister mackenzio king dls- eovered n few months ago that crim inal gangs arc engaged in tho liquor smuggling business wo read then oda an independentconservative news paper tho ottawa journal delivers a severe attack on fho libera govern ments policy on liquor clearances from 192320 and it avers that one of the outstanding character istics of mr mackenzie king is hie capacity for icing in a state of sanc tifying grace under all and any cir cumstances no matter hew many times mr king changes sides no matter which sido he takes le is always n the side of the aigels his inspiration is invariably heavenly on tho othor hard the toronto globo indlib is convinced that the great majority of the canadian peoplo will view with more than ordinary satisfaction the united attitude of all parties in tho house of commons to ward prime minister kings effort to abolish the granting of clearances for liquor to be smuggled into tho united states also the independent ottawa evening citizen is positive that the mtioral credit of canada must have been considerably enhanced by par liaments uranmous approval of the mackerire king measure this daily proceeds i he bill to withheld clearance pa pers from consignments of liquor for export to the united states cuts the official connection between tho de partment of national revenue and tho liquorsmuggling agencies in canada when the bill is mado law tho do minion will no longer collect tribute from the business of smuggling tho corrupt employers of criminals and morons will lose the privilege of using canada as an operating baso in the liquor war against a friendly neighbor 100 to 8 shot wins worlds most famous jumping race holier j c stead of ottawa direct or of immigration author and pool otiose latest book grain has been roblisbed serially gancjhfs arrest believed fenijbmeinit aulhoiitits reported perturb ed when food is refused officials bombay india april 13 tho nr- rest of ivjnllatmn gandhi was believed imminent in some circles tonight a week after ho started nn indlawldo enmpxign ef civil disobedience against british rule j id n llotson commissioner of tho northern division of bombay pre sidency arrived in stunt near gand his headquarters and was understood to bo awaiting instructions from vice roy lord irwin after conferring with sural police hoton war said to havo wired n complete outline of tho situa tion to tho viceroy tho authorities wero reported per turbed not so much by tho illegal salt manufacture which gandhi launched aa tho opening movo in his campaign as by tho organized boycott against village officials who refused to teslgn at his tequest it was feared this boy cott which in romo cases meant donial to officials of all foodstuffs ex cept illclt salt might intorfcro with local administration violation of the salt laws continued gandhis followers becoming increas ingly emboldened by tho falluro of authorities to arrest hlni national week which opened last sunday with tho first instances ot lawbreaking closed tonight with great demonstrations in bombay and olsowhero tho meetings woro in commemoration ot tho oocalled amrlt- sar massacro of exactly 31 years ago when british troops ilred on indlano as tho result of a goneial strike called by gandhi a hot cross bun when hes feeling flno and sunny brothor babbit is a bunny in tho ribs you soak him one lo comes a hot cross bun bob im going to ask graco to marry mo tom do you want her i to i dont know ft depends on warned of this four years ago by her answer shaun 60ilin making driving nose finish shawn goilin owned by d h midwood thundered home to victory by a nech at aintreo on march 28 in tho most thrilling finish ef tho grand national steeplechase snco tho war msllerays belle a 201 shot finished second the markets ceaui jbnps in acid far leaders accuses foch of abuse and recrimination and scores peisbing and wilson new torti april 31 georges cle- menceaus last sharp retort to ma late antagonist marshall ferdinand foch will bo published in book form hero under tho tltlo grandeur and misery ef victory writing besido his clentbbed the french tiger has taken tho ghost of tho allios generalissimo to task for recriminations and abuse tho treaty of versailles to the war time minister of france was mutilat ed by americas separate peace ho says general pershing comes in for comment for what clemenceau called a fanatlcal determination to delay tho arrival of tho starspangled banner on tho battlefield for this delay in tho employment of tho american forces clemenceau largely blamed foche hesitancies and temporlngs of authority tho marshal ho wrote had the power to command on his own ad mission ho prefered to suggost clomecoau also accused foch of in subordination in refusing to transmit a telogram containing a summons to tho plenipotentiaries of germany to versailles to receive thctet of tho peace preliminaries fixed by the al lies says wilson did his best as for president wilson he acted to tho very best of his abilities in cir cumstances tho origins of which had escaped him and whoso ulterior de velopments lay behond his ken pre sident wilson in another passage is described by tho tiger as a vision ary with an insufficient knowledge of europo to carry out his idealogy in france clemenceau concluded the vital spark is gone our allies disallied have contri buted largely to this result and we have never done anything to deter them england in various disguises has gone back to her old policy of strife on the continent and america prodigiously onrichod by the war is presenting us with a tradesmans ac count that does more honor to her greed than to her selfrespect extremes extremes aro dangerous a middle estate is safest as a middle temper of tho sea between a still calm and a violent tempest is most helpful to convey tho mariner to hie haven- swinnock when jacko escapes the recent alarurnu nnd excur sions in tho neighborhood of re gents park london following the escape of some monkeys suggest that people in this country havo mmo- thlng to ieara from sojth africa there it has been found that mon keys can bo caught fairly easily in tho following manner a pannikin of sweetened rum is placed on tho ground in view of tho monkeys then a man dips his finger fn it sucks it smacks his lips and generally ex presses enjoyment when ho departs tho monkeys curiosity usually get9 tho better of their discortlon and they descend to sample tho liquor in a short time they are sufficiently under the in fluence to be caught without diffi culty tho morning after of course is apt to bo rather painful for monkeys as well as humans can havo head aches but this method of catching them has been advocated as moro hu mane than tho huo and 017 which is sometimes instituted after nn es cape provision prices twrouto wholesaio dealers aro crcot- htho following prices to tho trndol moked meats hams led 28 to 36c cooked hams 43 to 62c smoked rolls 28c breakfast bacon 30 to 40c backs peanvealed 34c tio smoked 46 to 65c pork loins 31c shoulders 2154c butts 26c hams 20 te 2 curectt meats long clear bacon 50 to 70 lbs 24c 70 to 90 lbs 22c 90 to 110 lbs 21c heavyweight rolls 40o lightweight wills 25c lard pure tierces 15c tubs icc pails 17 prints 17 to 17c shortening- tierces 13c tubs 18c pails 14c produce quotations toronto wholesale dealers are buy ing produce at tho following prices eggs ungraded cases returned fresh extras 27c fresh firsts 25c seconds 22c- butter no 3 creamery solid 30 to 31c no 2 29 to 30c churning cream special 34 to 36c no 1 33 to 35c no 2 30 to 32c cheese no 3 large colored paraf fined and government gradv 20 to 20 uf local grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto beard o trade are making the following quotations for car lots man wheat no 1 north 120 no 2 do 118 no 3 315 no 4 112 no 1 108 no c 81 i feed kc cif goderich and bay ports man wheat no 1 north 120 no 2 do 138 no 3 115 no 4 332 no 5 108 no c 81c feed 7c4c icif gederich end bay jorts man oat- no 1 feed 63c no 2 do 51c am corn no 2 yellow 1 no 3 oo 97c no 4 k 95c- millfced del montreal freibhts bags included bran per ton 3125 shorts pcr ton 3325 middlings 3825 onr grain wheat 110 oats 50 to 55c tarley 62 to 65c rye 73 to 75c buckwheat soe livestock heavy beef steers 10 to 1325 butcher steers choice 1050 to 1125 do fair to good- 950 to 1050 do com 9 to 9 50 butcher heifers choice 1050 to 13 do fair to good 950 to 1025 do com 9 to 950 butcher cows good to choice 8 to 850 do med 650 to 775 canners and cutters 34 to 525 butcher bulis good to choice 750 to s875 do med 7 to 750 do bolognas sc50 to 075 baby beef 950 to 1250 feeders gcod 875 to 950 stockers good 850 to 9 do fair 750 to 825 calves good to choice 13 to 1350 do mod w0 to 1250 do com 7 to 950 springers 50 to 110 milkers 75 to 90 lambs choice 12 do bucks s9 to 950 sheep good 8 to 850 hogs bacon woc 1275 do selects 1 per hog premium do butchers 75c per hog discount do trucked in 50c cwt under woc do fob price 125 cwt under wee regular zeppelin sailings near regular transatlantic aircraft ter- vice envisaged with increasing conftt denco as tho number of aerial con quests of tho ocean has increased now appears within tho reach of ecc noreio possibility dr hugo ecwen- ers announcement of arrangements with american financial and industrial concerns brings almost within grasp his longcherished plan to link tiej two continents with giant dirigibles tho national city bank the united aircraft transport company the union carbide company and othet strong crganlzations now are definite ly aligned with tho program of tho famous german airship designer the capital for tho international zeppelin transport company formed in oo tober 129 has been fully subscribed dr eokcner sfljd promising that tho technical studies which havo been in progress or some tlmo will bo com plated by tho end of the present year it is an engaging picture which ho paints giant dirigibles nearly twlc the size of the los angeles and largei and faster than the graf zeppelin would bo built for tho transoceanic flights this service would bo joined with heavierthanalr operations from tho transatlantic terminals which wouid link all parts of the united states and europe with the ocean nl line it is even hinted that huge dox flying boats capable of carrying moro than 150 passengers would ge used 19 feeders oh the european sido ot thej proposed dirigible line 3n such an arrangement dr eckener sees a sg niflcant link between airplanes anj airships each fulfilling a task to which he feels it is best suited the probabilities aro that becauso of meteorological conditions the ser vice will operate between seville spain and some point on the southern atlantic seaboard of tho united states undoubtedly the route by way of tho azores which dr eckener has repeatedly demonstrated is prac tical will be favored as the new air ship lane meanwhile thero is no need to can cel accommodations on a four or five- day steamship in expectation of an immediate airship crossidg the best that could be hoped for would be com pletion of one of the new giant dirig ibles within two years but even in auguration of definite scheduled ocean flights within three to five years wouhl be an accomplishment far beyond nnjr serious anticipations a decade ago christian science monitor spring in china doris i dont like john last night i wanted to show- him how well 3 could whistle and when i puckered up my lips daphne well what then ho let mo whistle broken resolutions do not expect visitors if you shut yourself within high walls surmounted by broken resolutions to tho poor man liquor is tho chloroform that allows him to onduro tho painful operation of living georgo bernard shaw heart breaking course tests man and horse alike in the spring chinese fancy we aro told lightly turns to thoughts of war that is why some japancse editors rather cynically observe that civil wa in china is like a festival elsewhere it has beecme almost an annual ob servance at tho return of the wann weather says tho osaka mainichi it involves relatively little bloodv shed apparently and does not contain most of the atrocious elements of mod ern european warfare according to this daily it affords an interesting and re rnuncrativo pastime to thousands 0 brigands and deadbeats who nuffojt from ennui in time of peace they join the army just for tho sake of getting food or enjoying the thrill of sacking villages and towns tho danger of death does not onto into consideration any moro than tho question of principle or loyalty to live in tho army is perhaps safer than to bo exposed to plagues nnd starva tion elsewhere that is the reason why there is no dearth of soldiers for any general who can afford to feed them ami since war is but a bloodless sham fighting it breaks out anywhere ati any time provided the climate is agreeable for camping and it does not rain for then the soldiers clothes will get wet some of the western peoples americans in parti- ulnr are in tho habit of regarding tho chinese civil war with much alarm ascribing to it the gravity of the civil war they them selves had some sixtyodd years ago while war is war however con- ccdkfigeit raided ducted it is necessary to recognize f tout that it is precisely its relative harm- rochester police ieesnc 4 p itg entire rochester ny tipped off anony- termination in china mously humane agent wllinm j boy- yet this osaka journal is deeply ink nnd a big force ot police raided concerned because china is not unified one of tho biggest cock rights in tho under a truly national government annals of the department tho fight through dint of long traditions wo was in full swing in a building in are told the people are getting along spring street fiftynino men woro among themselves unmindful of con- loaded into tho patrol wagons nndtant warfare and indifferent to tho fortyflvo birds nnd thrco dead war- rise and fall of one political faction xlors wero taken with n largo amount or another but alexis thompson fifteen who is to receive entire estate of from two and ft half to five million dollars of his fnthor into david p thompson of chicago of paraphernalia equipped bar including a fully peace and jov poaco is better than joy joy is on uneasy guest nnd is always on tiptoo to dopart it trloa and wears ns out and yet keeps us ovor fearing that tho noxt moment it will be gone pcnco is not 00 it comes moro qulot- ly it stays moro contentedly and it novor oihausto our etrngth nor glycs ono anxious forecasting thought admirable as the autonomy of this kind is it is not compatible with tho cvor-progrcssi- tide of aflnirs in tho world outside while other nations aro advancing by leaps and bounds through the application of scientific knowledge to national activities china alone can not long linger in medieval ism however peacful and comfortable tho old usages may be she too must get a sound national government which will assume leader ship of the nation in material and cultural advancement 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