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Ontarioâ€"Apples, 90 per cent. of last year, or 796,000 barrels. Baldâ€" wins, very light; Grennlvl Spys, light. considerable fungus. Potaâ€" toesâ€"120 per cent. of last ygar, or 18,480,000 bushels. Onionsâ€" Total crop 100 per cent. hrni than 1921, Quality excellent. Quebo¢â€"Apples, 75 per cent. in excess of 1921, or 61,600 barrels; early yvarietios hoavy. Potatoos Manitobaâ€" Potatoes, 95 per cent of 1921 or 969,000 bushels. Onions â€" Increased acreage but only slight increase in total crop over last year. Considerable onion maggot and failure of onions to size. a &4 Albertaâ€"Potatoes, 85 per cent, of last year or 6,816,000 bushels. Saskatchewanâ€"Potatoes, 70 per cent. of 1921, or 7,240,300 bushels. British Columbia: Apples, 2,538,â€" 00 boxes, or 80 per cents of last year. Delicious, Jonathan heavy Wagner light. Potatoesâ€"90 per cent. of last year, or 2,646,000 bushels. ~Waterloo Chronicle |* Heavier crops of potatoes than last year in Outario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are to be expected, acâ€" cording to estimates of the comâ€" mercial production of fruit and yegâ€" etables in Canada made by the Federal Fruit Branch of the Departâ€" ment of Agriculture, which, it is stated, should fairly accurately reâ€" present the crops this year. ‘The estimates are as follows: It is particularly gratifying to Canadians to see that the Canadian Dollar is back at par as compared with not long ago when, to the chagrin of Canadians it was worth only about eighty cents in United States currency. Strange to say the American dollar recently sold at a discount upon Canadian soil. . HEAV Y Forest lires in Northern Ontario have again laid waste a wide stretch of country in that part of the province taking heavy toll in both lives and property. The sympathy of people in all parts of Ontario and other provinces is being evidenced in a very substantial way, of fers of supplics of all kinds having been tenâ€" dered. Thousands of people are homeless and many have lost their all in the fire swept area. As in times of terrible affliction, stories of‘ heroism and sacrifice are becoming known' which display the splendid spirit of the settlers in the North, Already they are making plans} to rebuild the towns which suffered so disas-! trously and are displaying â€" an initiative and energy befitting Canadians. ‘ Waterloo, in common with other municiâ€" palities, has appointed a*Fuel Controller in order to ensure that all citizens are properly taken care of in respect to their coal requireâ€" ments. With the situation as it is and the necessity of conserving the supply available the action of the council was one which will meet with the approval of citizens generally. During the past few years particularly, the question of good roads has become a vital one especially with the increase in automobile trafâ€" fic and the tendency is increasingly in the diâ€" rection of providing permanent roadways. _ The suggestion made by Deputy Reeve Foster that the roads be gone over regularly and repaired before they are torn up by the traffic is also an excellent one. As the old saying goes "A stitch in time saves nine," ‘and more care in this respect would no doubt save many dollars in costly repair bills later. The proposal to pave King St. from Willâ€" jam to Union street which was one of the questions discussed at the last meeting of the council is a timely one. Those who have occasâ€" ion to motor over this portion of King St. as well as drivers of other vehicles will heartily support any action having for its object the putting down of a permanent roadway especâ€" lally since it is part of the town‘s main thorâ€" oughfare. As was pointed out by Councillor Bauer the debentures on this roadway will expire in 1924 and it would cost the town very‘ little more to put down a permanent roadway next year. As he stated the cost of repairing the road would be $800 while the two years‘ debentures still to run amount to $1200, but a few hundred dollars more. i offiee not later than Monday noon to insure insertion. wmymummumm k Waterloo, Ountario _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ‘ Qune year, in advance ..............$1.50 % Bix Months ...........2i........... .80 NORTHERN ONTARIO SWEPT BY FIRE PERMANENT PAVEMENT NEEDED ADVERTISING RATES On qppuauqn. Advertising copy must reach the APPOINT FUEL CONTROLLER. CROPS OF POTATOES IN PROVINCES. The Canadian Department of Agâ€" | riculture has placed certain areas i under quarantine on account of the | European Corn Borer and restrictâ€" ; ing the movement of corn and corn \ products in the said arears. The orâ€" | der reads in part as follows:â€" Fitzegerald Jarvis, the Acting Deputy in the counties of Bruce, Halton, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Lincoin, Peel and Wentworth, in the proâ€" vince of Ontario, and that there is danger of this insect being spread into other districts by reason of the movyement of corm plants or porâ€" tions of plants infested with the pest Now, therefore, I, Arthur Leonard The fact has been determined by the Minister of Agriculture and noâ€" tice is hereby given that an injur fous insect, the uropean Corn Borer, (Pyrausta nubjlalis Hubner) has been found in certain townships Nova Scotiaâ€"Apples, 80 per cent. of 1921, or about 1,628,800 barrels. Potatoesâ€"110 per cent. of last year or 7,055,400. AREAS AFFECTED BY CORN BORER ARE UNDER QUARANTINE New Brunswickâ€" Apples, 25 per cent. in excess of last year, or 41,â€" 250 barrels. Potatoes, 60 per cent. of last year, or 9,715,200 bushels. Prince Edward Islandâ€"Potatoes, 75 per cent. of 1921, or 4,474,500 bushels, bushels The cordial, neighborly spirit which exists between the municipalities of Kitchener and Waterloo at the present time is worthy of commendation. At the reception to Premier King some weeks ago this was especially eviâ€" dent and now the Waterloo County Canadian Club is to hold its opening meeting in Waterloo. This reciprocation of courtesies cannot fail to promote good feeling between the two municiâ€" palities. . Waterloo‘s population is steadily increasâ€" ing and the report of the assessor now gives it as 6,086, The growth of the town is evident when one takes occasion to visit the various sections of it and notes the many new resiâ€" dences being erected. Not for years has there been so much activity in the building trades. "‘There never will be adequate fire protecâ€" tion in Northern Ontario or anywhere else until the people demand it. Over 95 per cent. of all forest fires are due to human carelessâ€" ness." ‘‘Nearly 500,000 acres of forest are burned every year in Ontario. We have not a supply large enough to stand this awful drain much longer. If the forest fires continue at their present rate of destruction these industries which I have just mentioned will simply have to go out of business, We know approximately how much forest area we have. We know how much is burned. It is only a simple arithmetâ€" ical problem to calculate the time of the crippâ€" ling of some of our most important industries, if not the time of their actually going out of § business. . The comments of Dr. C. D. Howe, Dean of } the Faculty of Forestry in the University of Toronto, in connection with the forest fires which are sweeping the country both here and in the United States are worthy the attenâ€" tion of every Canadian who desires to conserve ; the great wealth we have in our forest areas. He says in part:: "Forest fire protection is a question of public morals. People do not realâ€" ize how much we depend upon the products of the forest for our comforts and necessities. We come in contact with these products every hour of the day and every day of our lives, from the wooden cradle to the long wooden box. The forests are the very foundation of our indusâ€" tries. Next to agriculture no industry conâ€" tributes so largely to our national and Proâ€" vincial wealth. |The lumber industry of Onâ€" tario gives employment to 17,000 men in the bush alone, with an annual payroll of $12,000,â€" | 000. Pulp and paper mills of Ontario emplo,vI 8,000 people and pay in wages $7,000,000 a year. The invested capital of these two indusâ€" tries is nearly $150,000,000." Every well wisher of the Canadian Railâ€" ways will welcome the announcéement that a head for that great transportation system has been selected who appears to be eminently well qualified for the position. He comes from England but has also had much experience in connection with leading United States railâ€" ways. That he, together with his associates of the Board, may be successful in turning deficits into surpluses and succeed in putting the Government railway system on a paying basis, will be the earnest wish of every true PREYVENTION OF FOREST FIRES. EDITORIAL COMMENT. The four men who were occupants of the car which run into another on the Prestonâ€"Hespeler Highway recently appeared before Magisâ€" trate Weir at Hespeler. Angula Demrchi, who was driving the car at the time of the accident, was fined $60 and costs for reckless driving and was also given seven days in jail for being in charge of a car while under the influence of liquor. His companions, Joseph Macklow, Robert Tovell and Keco Mimbro, were fined ten dollars and costs, amounting to twenty dollars each, for being intoxicated on a nblle‘ highway. Culross in the county of Bruce: Trafaigar in the county of Haiton; Turnbury in the county of Huron; Chatham, including the Gore of Chatham, Dover Kast and Dover West in the county of Kent; Dawn, Ehniskillen, Moore and Sombra in the county of Lambton; Grimsby in the county of Lincoln. Aibion, Chinguacousy and Toronto in the county of Peel; and Barton in the county of Wentworth. ‘ This order shall take effect imâ€" mediately and be in force until tur-‘ ther notice. Section 7 of the Destructive Insect and Pest Act, 9â€"10, do hereby quar antine the areas comprised in the following townships: JAILED FOR RECKLESSNESS The summary of a year‘s business was given to the postal officiais as indicative of the place of the post office in the business life of the Dominion. ‘Translated into dollars, the mail service expenditure for a year was stated to be $15,000,000, and the annual cost of rural delivery The statement giving approxiâ€" mate figures for a year‘s business showed that in the course of 12 months 10,000,000 money orders and 6,000,000,000 postal notes are iasued. There are 12,200 post offices operatâ€" ed and 12,400 mail routes. BIG POSTAL BUSINESS } More than 500,000,000 letters and post cards, and some 350,000,000 newspapers are carried through the Canadian mails in the course of a year‘s business, according to figures | presented by the post office departâ€"| ment to the conference of poslll‘ officials recently. In addition, 60, 000,000 _ parcels and _ 250,000,000 , circulars, etc., are handled | The conference was called be cause of complaints dating as far back as June last to the effect that rates from Fort William to bay ports and Port Colborne ranged from a quarter cent per bushel on wheat to a cent and threeâ€"quarters higher thap from Fort William to Buffalo, as a result of which discrimination there was a widespread demand up on the Government that the Canadâ€" lan coasting laws be suspended and American vessels permitted to comâ€" pete between Canadian ports. KEEP GRAIN IN CANADIAN CHANNELS At a conference held recently with representatives of the Dominion Marâ€" ine Associatiqn, various other shipâ€" ing concerns and the Canadian National â€" Railways, Hon. James Robb, Minister of Trade and Comâ€" merce, issued a warning that Can adian lake shipping interests must do all in their power to keep Canâ€" adian export grain in Canadian channels. Â¥ Monday morning she continued her voyage from St. Anthony to Bay Roberts, where she was to lay up for the winter. Ten miles out water began to pour in rapidly and the ship had to be abandoned. She sank within half an hour of the crew leaving the ship and the crew of six were later handed at St. John‘s by the schooner Grace, which stood by her to the last, GRENFELL STEAMER SINKS The Grenfell Mission steamer, Strathcona, which bas compteted twenty years of service along the coasts of Labrador and northern Newfoundland as a hospital ship, sank October 2nd, a few miles off Cabot Island. A raging sea sprung a leak in the Strathcona on Thursâ€" day last, but this wiâ€" not regarded as serious at first. GERMAN HOSPITALS CLOSE Many German hospitals have been forced to close their doors because of the high prices and the scarcity of mnecessary supplies, declares a resolution adopted by the hospital doctors of Germany at a conference at Hamburg. The Congress has appealed to the medical men of the world for international coâ€"operation looking to an improvement in the situation through universal reconâ€" eiliation and rehabilitation. COWSs MAKE RECORDS At the present time there are sixtyâ€"nine cows of all breeds in California that have made 305 to 365 day records above 800 pounds of butterfat. Of these sixtyâ€"seven are registered Holsteins. One cow of each of two other breeds has made over 800 pounds of butterfat in one year. Three first calf registered heifers in California have each made cver 800 pounds of butterfat in one year, 60 HOURS TO CROSS OCEAN Definite plans are said to be under consideration for airships which would have a gas capacity of 110,000 to 150,000 cubic metres, to cross to America in 60 hours, German En. npeern assert. They would tear through the clouds at 140 miles an hour, ‘The estimated â€" passenger accommodation would allow 100 fares, in addition to a crew of 50. WOMEN BARRED FROM PULPI!TS Once again women have lost out in théir efforts to gain admission to the Methodist ministry. By a vote of 17 to 16 at the General Conâ€" ference, the Discipline Committee has decided against recommending their admission te the pulpits of the Methodist church. mlonal beggars in New York City. ‘The daily take of these fakers averâ€" ages $10,000, or about $36,000,000 a year, according to & recent survey. BEGGARS REALIZE MILLIONS School teachers from Weilington and Waterloo counties gathered at Guelph on Thursday at the opening of one of the largest teachers‘ conâ€" ventions ever held in western Onâ€" tario. The attendance was estlâ€" mted to be over 500, The Nominating Committee re-‘ ported as follows: Honorary Pren-| idents, J. B. Reynolds, M.A.; Presâ€" A DYNAMITE OUTRAGE Andther dynamite outrage, the sccond in three weeks, and but two doors from the scene of the other, was perpetrated on Thursâ€" "Jay at the home of Mrs. R. Lombarâ€" do, 35 Simcoe street east at Hamâ€" i‘ton. The front of her house was badly shattered and all its windows were broken. In addition to the damage here, the windows in about 20 TMouses on both sides of lhe; street near it were shattered. No person was injured. I The motive is not known, but ll., is believed that the dynamiting is the work of Black Handers. , GOLD BRICK RECOVERED Oifficials of the Mlutyre Porâ€" cupine Mines, Limited, ara greatly elated over the recovery of a brick of gold bullion, valued at $15,000, which was stolen a year ago. It was appropriated by one of the mine workers, who took it home with him to Italy. ‘The sister of the thlot} wrote to a friend in Timmins nk~1 ing her correspondent why he (lltli not come home wealthy like her brother who had lots of gold. This letter came into the possession of the Mcintyre management, and the bullion is now back in the hands of! its original owners. | PREMIER WINS BYâ€"ELECTION 34000 SEAâ€"GOING VESSELS There are altogether 33,935 seaâ€" going vesgels fn: the world, and their total tonnage is 64,370,786. Great Britain beads the list with 19,053,000 tons; the United States comes second with 12,506,000 tons. In 1914 Germany ranked second to Great Britain with 5,000,000 tons, while now she possesses only 1,78%, 000 tons. Norway has descended from third place to seventh, and â€" Japan has risen from sixth to third position. ‘ Fortunately no bones were broken and beyond a few bruises and a bad shaking up, Mr. Ballantyne is none the worse for his experience. NARROW ~ESCAPE FROM BULL Pollowing a narrow escape from being gored to death by an angry bull, W. ‘W. Ballantyne, Ayrshire cattle breeder, Downle, is recéiving. congratulations. _2 Mr. Ballantyne had been repairâ€" ing a small box stail Saturday afterâ€" noon, in which a bull was quartered. He was suddenly attacked by tlo‘ animal and only escaped serious injuries by being tossed by the blll! bodily out of the stall beyond ml reach. % 500 TEACHERS MEET. . SuRpRIS A PURE HARD THP ribrest RHHH HHEHTHH SURPRISE ATTEMPTS MURDER AND sUICIDE John Martz, aged about 6!, a wellâ€" known and respected resident of Galt shot his soninâ€"law, Ernfe Laâ€" marble, in the head on Saturday, Sept. 30th, and then put a bullet in his own forehead. Martz is in D. C. Macarow, former General Manager of the Merchants Bank, was recently acquitted of the charge of making the false stateâ€" ment. ‘The date set for the hearâ€" ing of the charge against Sir Monâ€" tague is October 12. a return to the Federal Government which contained a falsp statement in comnection with the bank‘s finâ€" ancial position. ALLAN CASE. October 12.â€"Subpoenas were is sSued at the Court House Thursday morning for eight witnesses who will appear for the Crown against Sir H. Montagu Allan, President of the defunct Merchants Bank of Canada, when he faces trial on a charge of having negligently signed tan church Toronto, on Thursday morning. without debate and with not a dissenting voice, endorsed a resolution pledging the church to conviction of the need for "‘great reform" in "our whole economic life," and directed that the Methoâ€" dist Church take the Initiative in calling a congress of Christian men representative of all classes and economic interests in an effort "to determine what changes can be made.‘ ‘ ‘ GREAT REFORM NEEDED. To the near amazement of even the most radical of the delegates to the Methodist General Contt}ence. that body assembled in Metropoliâ€" ident of the O.4.C., Guelph; James Davidson, M.A., G.C.L.. President, George R. Coombs, Guelph; Vice President, Wm. C. Murray, Rlora; Becretary, J. R. Benham, Guelph ; Treasurer, D. Mitchell, Fergus. Exâ€" ecutive Committeeâ€"Inspectors Tytâ€" ler and Craig. Picuic Committeeâ€" D. Young, Guelph Cosgrove Consolâ€" idated. Principal H. E. Tate, Hills burg. Miss Agnes Stanley, (Juel:m;1 Miss M. Munro, Fergus. Audltorlâ€"‘: A. C. Wilson and C. Song. Beleâ€" gates to O.K.A.â€" Mr. Everingham, No. 2, Guelph, and Miss L. M. Simpâ€" son, 4%, Guelph. The e«'mventlonl will continue all day tomorrow. | Quality and Quantity. is Real Good Soap. "BANK"TORONTO Ar®X HETIRRHHIT HHHHHHHN KITCHENER (North Ward) Ir 66 Do you use it in your house?" HON. T. A. CRERAR LOSES HIS YOUNGER DAUGHTER. Jessie Audrey, aged 9, the youngâ€" er daughter of Hon. T. A. and Mre. Crerar, died at the family residence, Winnipeg, Man., on Sept. 26th, af ter a very short iliness. Mr.«Crerar was advised while in Ottawa of his child‘s serious iliness, and left for his home. FOREST FIRES IN THE U. 8. State Fol"eslry and _ National Guard forces are fighting desperateâ€" | ly to stem the onrush of forest fires ( which are raging in Northeastern | Minnesota. A sudden shift in the , wind, which gained a velocity of i thirty miles an hour, had put‘ the | fires beyond control, State Foreatry | and National guard officials said. ; Every motor truck and vehicle of i transport has been commandeered | in the menaced area to carry setâ€" tlers and families to safety, It is , estimated that $00,000 persons are | in the danger zone. We lost the Ontario Provincial Government printing, which we had held for the past 17 years, because we didn‘t tender low enough. That is the only reason," he asserted. Conference listened to a report on the conduct of the Methodist Bookâ€" room during the past quadrenium, which in spite of the uncertainties of the printing business, was able to show a surplus.. The report was given by Dr. Fallis, head of that institution, R OvER $4,000,000 COLLECTED A. E. Ames, reporting to the Methâ€" jodist General Conference on \the national campaign of 1920, announcâ€" ed that of the $4,853,000 pledged, ever four million dollars had already been paid over. A committee was named to endeavor to collect the remaining $800,000. Martz, a resident of Galt for many years, has been in poor health for the past year, and it is believed that brooding over his sickness deâ€" rauged his mind and caused him to commit the rash act. No reasoun can be advanced for his attempt to take his sonâ€"inâ€"law‘s life. FHENHNE CE ETN the hospital in a semiâ€"conscious conâ€" dition, with a slight chance for his recovery, while Lamanple is out and around. ‘The bullet, which flattenâ€" ed itself on the Inner plate of the skull, has been removed. â€" Consult our nearest Branch Manager about your requirements. Myth.'nnufi- â€"hh“ as duu':: uzi uz business receive same careful consideraâ€" A farmetr‘s banking needs are regarded by the bu_cjif;l,- of Toronto as on Anendheret NHRHHHH ~: 15000000 at par» >