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i may raise duty on us produce proposal in bermuda to place extra impost on non- british imports hamilton bermuda the first re ciprocal tariff action pursuant to cari nas abolition under british prefer ence of dutic3 on bermuda and west indies produce was suggested in the house of assembly here by members of the finance committee who recom mended the placing of a 1214 per cent ad valorem duty on nonbritish im ports on feeds flour fruits and susar those commodities whether empire or foreign have hitherto entered free bermuda buys iwothirds of its feeds ninetenths of its flour and one- tccnth of its sugar from canada at the present time the remainder coming from the united states fully nlne- tenths of all these products will be bought from canada it is believed if tho proposals the conditions of which j would come into effect july 1 is car ried ottawa gratified ottawa proposals by bermuda to tako reciprocal tariff action in favor of canadian produce are the occasion of gratification in government circles here the news is very welcome hon charles a dunning minister of finance said stouffville burglars sentenced produce quotations toronto wholesale dealers are buy ing produce at the following prices eggs ungraded cases returned fresh extras 28c fresh firsts 2cc seconds 23c- butter no 1 creamery solids 31 to 31c no 2 29h to 30u churning cream special 34c no 1 33c no 2 30c cheise no 1 hrge colored paraf fined and government graded 17 to mic provision prices toronto wholesale dealers are quot ing the following prices to the trade smoked meats hams med 28 to 33c cooked hams 18 to 52c smoked rolls 2sc breakfs bacon 30 to 40c backs peamealed 34c do smoked 40 to 55c pork loins 29c shoulders 19c fourteen years in kingston penitentiary was the sentence meted out in ork county police court to john buusj 2 hams 2ovic ison and solly flader alias fladerwasser of toronto for stealing 2000 worth of material from john monkhouses cured meals long clean bacon 50 tailoring establishment at stouffville on april 12 ralph mcphaden shown on the left was given two years jess to to lbs 24c 70 to 90 lbs 22c 90 one day definite and two years less one day indefinite are shown as they posed for the camera the markets mild beverage he declares will trend to avert many serious auto accidents in his latest book sir william ar- buthnot lano president of the new health society and a writeron mat ters medical suggests that a new beer is needed for motorists the recent experience of the courts sir wil liam writes have indicated clearly j than an amount of alcohol far below that necessary to promoto even mild symptome of drunkenness may be fatal to the proper functioning of the driver of a car the bitter taste of the products of hops appeals to most people and there is no reason whatever why a good on the same charge the trio with ison in the centre j to 110 lbs 21c- heavy weight rolls beer or lager snmll notbe accc dunning tariff hits us goods washington says duties will affect up to 225000- 000 of products i i washington tariff revision pro posals of the canadian government advanced this month will impose x asssnger iii air duties on between 175000000 and 19 225000000 worth of united states pilot knocks out man insisted on handling controls endangering lives of rest new york three thousand feet above holmes airport in a bellatica cabin plane a passenger and a pilot engaged in a fist fight recently with the lives of six persons at stake the pilot elbert tex anding of waco tex won he landed a right to the nose that floored his antagonist and then lie went back to his controls and righted the plane that thrilled and frightened a ground crowd of 5000 who had been watching its weird gyra- tions anding has gone aloft in the regular course of his duties as pilot for the forests on fire near north bay gates flying service there were five bl preferential tariff passengers including two women tho flight was proceeding peacefully when one passenger suposedly drunk sud denly leaned forward announced that he could fly and seized the stick anding told him sharply to resume his seat but the passenger paid no attention the plane behaved crazily as anding and the other man fought in midair then came the knockout punch the passenger whose name was not learned was permitted to leave tho hold later he returned and from a vantago point behind a fence threw rocks at the plane then he fled products customarily supplied each year to that country further products o fthe british em pire more or less competitiveto those of tho united states which canada ordinarily imports to the value of 200000000 a year will be given either increased preference in duties or an entirely freo import status this is the conclusion announced by a commerce department analysis act accounts for the amaziti of the new canadian tariff projects of his work which were formulated may 1 by the dominion minister of finance competition between imports from the british empire and the united states is substantially increased the department review of the new cana dian measure says about 21g items being added to the free list under the poetlaureateship goes to masefield hobo writer is given highest english literary honor loudon john masefield the cele brated english poet and writer fri day was appointed poet laureate tho now poet laureate is known as tho hobo poet he has roamed the world hobo fashion and once was a porter in a new york saloon he is 55 and has a wife and two children his struggle for success was of many years duration poet historian novelist short story writer dramatist john masefield sea man is one of the most interesting figures among the literature makers of today lie is of the people which realism bridge collapses under big shovel eighteenton machine tossed 40c lightweight rolls 25c into river driver escaoos death man wheat no 1 north 11 or no 2 do107u no 3 104i 4 100 no 5 94ic no g midlandthe steel bridge over the feed c7c af godt and british medical drug addicts expert urges light j in united states beer for motorists shhh he- a sniffer- tho two looked at wheeler in s corner of tho cattleboat cabin taking his shot it was a new phenomenon to charles s kendall he tells us in the christian century undenomination al but he has learned more since that trip on the cattleboat about the dope peril with which even school children are surrounded it is said that there are a million addicts in this country that virtually one person in every hundred takes drugs regularly but they should not be condemned out of hand if we think of these people as wilful abusers of their physical and mental health it is one thing says mr kendall but if we realize that these people are not fiends but sick men and women our attitude must change the habit is soon fastened on the victim we read regular daily- doses will make addicts of the aver age person in a month and of parti cularly susceptible person in ten days let us see how extensive the dau- ger is said to be the united states uses the most opium lerivatives per annum leading the world with thirtysix grains per r100 may leave about may 19 london the british united press understands that the r100 may leave for montreal sooner than expected that is on or about may 19 however nothing definite is known at this date london tho possibility that tho worlds two largest dirigibles will be flying westward across tho atlantic simultaneously was seen in reports that tlfb r100 may leave cardington on may 19 for montreal tho graf zeppelin is scheduled to lcavo friedrlchshafen for south america on may is extra forces rushed to battle flames as hazard mounts north bay the ful staff of the north bay brancli of the forestry de partment supplemented by an extra gang of 70 mean is fighting bush fires in various sections of the north bay district the most serious is in crerar town ship west of river valley on the canadian national railway where 30 men are battling flames w b green wood district forester said that most of the fires are now under control and he expected that the fire fighters would soon gain control of the crerar blaze all of tho fires originated in bush classed as open where the extremely dry weather has made conditions hazardous several more days of the present weathor will render tho situa tion even in the heavy timbered areas extremely dangerous i am a temperance man but there i is one wine that i dearly love and that is the wine of freedom wiliam ca- i bel bruce our neighbors to the south suffer from recent storm when he writes of the sea it is not of the officers on shipboard oj those who give commands but of those who obey when ho writes of the land it is not of the aristocrats but of the plebeians and he writes of these classes because he has been one of ihe men in the ranks a sharer of the hardships and privations of the focsle of the mill and the factory born 55 years ago near ledbury in the west of england mr masefield has had an extraordinary career after leaving school he went to sea in the merchant marine spent a few years on an american farm and sub sequently became a clerk in a lon don office gradually his genius as a writer became recognized and within a very few years his output was enormous poems essays drama- lie plays and novels coming from his pen in rapid succession repairs to brocks monument proceeding niagara falls ont following a careful examination of brocks monu ment at queenston heights it was decided to decapitate the great figure on top o tho column the figure was made in sections the hat being a solid piece tho head and neck restingon tho shoulders and tho outstretched right arm as part of the third piece- the pieces which fell will be pieced together and tho whole replaced inspection showed that the monu ment in spite of 75 years of weather ing storms is in good condition why leave it to canada by editor london sunday express senator logan has proposed in tho canadian senate that all tropical pro ducts of tho british west indies should he admitted duty free into can ada it is a sound proposal what he says in effect is that tho west indies should be incorporated in tho ureal union of canada that ought to be done hut it is a great pity that they should not be included in a still wider fiscal union with great britain these islands are immensely valu- j able lord beaverbrook in an lllus- tration put forward in support of um pire free trade has contrasted the flourishing condition of porto ric which is in tho american union with the backward state of jamaica which belongs to great britain but is ex cluded from tho fiscal union porto rico affords a market of about 20- 000000 annually to american pro ducers whereas jamaica affords a market of only 1500000 annually to british producers ho has declared that jamaica could bo developed by emplro freo trado until tho market in that island is as great for british producers as porto rico is for ameri can it great britain declines to adopt empiro freo trade with tho west in dian colonies let us hopo that canada will carry out that logan scheme for it is far better that tho west indies should bo incorporated with canada than that thoy should continue in their present position for in tholr pre sent osltlon they nro perishing wye river near the martyrs shrine collapsed on saturday last under a steam shovel weighing about is tons and coming from port mcnicoll on its way to another road construction job as the heavy machine moved on to tho steel span 75 feet long it sudden ly broke from its pier and tho shovel plunged into the water tho other end of tho span did not completely break away and the bridge is resting at an angle of about so degrees from its eastern pier down into tho water with the heavy shovel almost entirely submerged the driver escaped unhurt but traf fic between midland port mcnicoll and points beyond is cut off from di rect communication on this highway all traffic being routed through wye- bridge a gang of men was at work immediately preparing to hoist the heavy machine back to the road mishaps take five lives in ontarios weekend autos account for four lard pure tierces 15c tubs 16c j to motorists at every public house and pails 17c prints 17 to 17mc j hotel on the road and why it should j shortcting tiroes 13e tubs not possess a low alcoholic content 13c pails 14c low enough to enable the driver to special pastry shortening tierces u two bottles without risk to his 15c tubs 1514c pails 10c capacity to control the machine he is local grain quotations i driving grain dealers on the toronto board there is an immense field open to of trade are making the following those caterers who will put on the quotations for car lots market such a beer as is here des- v cribed no- 7 i a reporter of the london star visit- 1 capita bay ports man oats no 1 feed 484c no- 2 do lgic am corn no 2 vcllow 93v2c no 3 do 92c millfced del montreal freights bags included bran per ton 3325 shorts per ton 3425 middlings 3625 j the exhibition ont grain wheat sl10 oats 41- do you know a man who would be to 45c barley 50 to 52c rye nom- adversely affected by two bottles of inal buckwheat 80c i the kind of beer that is said today hay and straw prices j he asked wholesale dealers in hay and straw a few years ago brewers were are quoting shippers the following making beer that was heavy and had prices for carlots delivered on track a arge alcollo content but today toronto the fashion is definitely the reverse timothy no 2 baled lo do no ndia is uext with twenty ed the brewers exhibition to get ex- j seven grains france four england pert opinion on sir williams pro- three germany two china two nouncement and learned that the t italy one these figures appeared modern trend is for what sir william as the result of the league of na- advocates light beer that will not in- j tions survey in 1923 toxieate i oar problem is evident this is on tho authority of f gj in spite of all the laws wo have bearman chairman of the judges at against the use of drugs to the extent five people met death in accidents in ontario over the weekend and sev eral more are reported to be critically injured four of the fatalities resulted from automobilo crashes and three of these wero in the district the fourth near dunnville tho fifth fatality was the drowning of a sixyearold boy at wallaceburg when he fell into the river under some logs canadaus sign halibut treaty ottawa a treaty between canada and the united states for the purpose of securing the preservation of the halibut fisheries in the northern pa cific and behring sea was signed in the office of prime minister mackenzie king last week mr king signed on behalf of canada while b r riggs united states charge daffaires sign ed for tho united states laferte is chosen acting minister 3 baled 13 to 1450 wheat straw 1150 oat straw 1150 live stock heavy beef steers 10 to 11 but cher steers choice 1050 to 1125 do fair to good 10 to 1025 do com 875 to 950 butcher heifew choice 1050 to 1075 do fair to good 975 to 1025 do com 875 to 9 butcher cows good to choice s tos7o do med 650 to 775 aimers and cutters 350 to 550 butcher bulls good to choice 750 to s do med 7 to 725 do bolognas 6 to 650 baby beef 10 to 13 feeders good 875 to 975 stackers good 8 to 873 do fair 750 to 825 calves good to choice s1050 to 1150 do mod 8 to 10 do com- 0 to 7 springers 90 to 110 milk ers 60 to 90 lambs choice 12 to 1250 do plain 9 sheep good 7 to 750 spring lambs each 7 to 15 hogs bacon woc 1175 do selects 1 iter hog premium do but chers 75c per hog discount do truck ed in 50c cwi under woc dt fob 125 cwt under woc j price hopeful songs it was thomas carlyle who wrote give us oh give us the man who sings at his work bo bis occupation what it may he is equal to any of those who follow the same pursuit in sullen silence by that carlyle did not mean that a man must be a minstrel or a woman a prima donna and always practic ing vocal chords while balancing books selling customers or taking dictation he meant that we must have a cheerful and hopeful song in our hearts he declared the beer that is brew ed today is a light appetizing in vigorating tonic drink a man would not get drunk on it what we called the ordinary light beer for instance has a gravity of no more than 11 and the tendency is to make the alcoholic content less and less that does not mean lie added that the beer is not so good on the contrary it is better and more healthy it is the outcome of careful scientific research it is quite true that one frequently hears a man say ah they dont brew the beer they used to you cannot get it nowadays it is quite true fifty years ago i the heavier the beer or wine the better it was supposed to be but not today the fashion has altered and as in other things for the better sir william the expert added seems to bo advocating that the brewers should be doing something that they are already doing if the motorist drinks any good light beer that is brewed today hell be all right of addiction we have our one million addicis we can not call them nil spineless weaklings although some may be we can not go on misun derstanding them and forcing them to hide away from a merciless society authorities have yet to find a person who takes the drug for pipedreams and sensual relief from pain wo certa nly see the folly of arresting them and giving them their drugs free of charge what shall we do an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure intelligent under standing of the problem thorough education of school children as to the inevitable and terrible consequences of he use of drugs will make the children as wary as they now are of spiders and mushrooms if the public can be taught that the man who steps on a coiled rattlesnako is in no more danger of being terribly poisoned than the man who takes drugs the numbers of new addicts i will fall off to a minimum it is after all a matter of education some say that prohibition has caused addicts but general reports show this to he false the department of health of los angeles reports that of five hundred registered drug addicts on their lists only three claim to have acquired the habit since the prohibition law went into effect rubber restriction us exports tc brazil causes british abrm sao paulo brazil british business- nion here are alarmed that imports of american gods through the port of santos in the last calendar year were colombo times of ceylon it is greatly to the credit of those repre senting ceylon rubber interests that for a long time they resolutely op- twice those of british goods posed restriction and their opposition with politics out of the way the was only overcome by dint of strong coifee situation clearing and negotia- quebec que hon hector laferte minister of colonization game and fisheries was recently named acting ministed of public works in place of a galipeault who resigned recently from the provincial cabinet to accept a seat on the court of appeals bench man does not die ho kils himself prof queniot pressure from those people in london who took the shortsighted view of the future which has led to disastrous results even apart from the definite a cheerful song in our minds forbids owoctiolls t0 the details of the present scheme there is no enthusiasm for it in colombo because it is felt that an other attempt as a correspondent put it on saturday to tinker with the fundamental laws of economics can do no good and may as in the past be productive of much harm good deed to die a sunny buoy ant song in our hearts hells tremend ously an expectant promising sanguine song in our souls stimulates the mind to stick until success comes hopeful songs silently sung in our hearts iiavo done more to help hu mans in distress and discouragement than we think the greatest needs are won by labor not in years but in moments done the way they subdue prisoners across the border the western states often suffer from storms telephonic photograph from path of recent tornado that swept middle wcitern slates claiming 23 lives this shows tree tossed into homo ot antlcch near chicago where only the tallend of the blow was felt kindness tho first word of the law of good breeding as tho last is kindness tho golden rule contains the last word on manners as it does on most other laws of living thomas nelson page m we are indeed fortunate to live in a british country national guardsmen sprawled on lawn embankments with guns trained on columbus ohio stato pcnetoitlary whore conditions were so bad prisoners fired the prison and 317 lost their lives tions for a foreign loan gong forward stoadily commercial houses here be lieve that business will pick up con- siderably in the next six months british imports are steadily losing ground to american articles and ger- j many is making a strong bid to wrest even second place from the english 1 tho monthly journal of the british chamber of commerce has taken a pessimistic view of tho situation i the phenomenal increase in the i number of motor cars and accessories entering the port during the first nine months of the year will have helped i to incrcaso the value of imported american goods says this journal on the other hand as we have had occasion to point out in the post it is wrong to suppose that the rredomi- i nant position now held ly america it due to tile exceptionally lare imports of half a dozen articles tin unpalat able fact is that the american nia-iu- facturer is catering to modern de- mauds more than tho british manu facturer prolong childish innocence a baby will twist and turn until he gets his big toe in his toothless mouth a child will hold out its arms rnd want a ticking watch for a toy young folks ream of some far- flung silver star of sentiment and wo older folks insist on getting a toe hold in a certain society business or some political position from tho baby crib and tho big toe days to the time when we are twice a child wo are always ambitiously trying to climb higher and higher un til our spinal column is thrilled and overy nervo is tingling with tho thought of climbing higher anr high er and it has been that climbing spirit wthln us that has taught us in olden yoars tho wlso thought that ignor- anco or lnnocenco is simply prolongs ed childhood deprived of its charm then wo sottlo down to live within our means and worry less we lasj longer and havo a heap ot happiness wbllo wo list