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fifw/ innit PERSONSttiSE unis til I ” l CHICAGO-litiiii‘itttt inn it’iiECitl Westbofind New York Central Express Crashed Into a De- ,, railed Michigan Central Train, Plowing through Two Day Caused by M.C. Train Overrunning Block Signals. l l Coachesâ€"About Fifty Persons In juredâ€"Accident Was‘ ! Porter, Ind., Feb. 27.â€"At lcast 30 passengers were killed and Scores in-, jured at Porter, Indiana, tonight: when the Canadian Pacific Chicago-i Toronto-Montreal flyer (No. 20), lo-i cally known as “the Canadian," run-' ning over the Michigan Central, tracks, was cut in two by the New" York Central Interstate Express (No.‘ 151). The C.P.R. train was due to arrive in Toronto at 8.23 Monday"i morning. The New York Central train: was bound from Boston to Chicago. Among- the victims are passengers booked to Canadian points. The Canadian Pacific train consist-l cd of nine cars, two of which were} demolished. Both were practically} solid Pullman trains. The accident occurred at 6.35 and the wreckage, tc-ok fire. ‘ The Canadian Pacific train was de- railed on the New York Central track, when the New York Central train bore, down on it at sixty miles an hour, and the result was one of the most disastrous wrecks in history. Bothl engines plunged down an embank-l nien't. Porter, Ind.. is a railroad junction point fifty miles east of Chicago. It is here that the New York Central lines cross those of the Pere Mar- quette. The nearest cities are Gary and Michigan City, In'd. cross in open Country and are \‘isilil;‘ for a cenidcrnile distansc from either dircction. All but four of the killed art in- thc Canadian Pacific ,iured were in train. The tracks of the two rai‘.iwr:t;'._: intersect here at a sharp angle, bcimr, almost parallel. The Michigan ('enâ€"l trul train was btlieved to have started3 across the intcrsccticn and then to1 have been derailed. . Chicago, Feb. 21'.â€" v-Rcscuers diggingf into the tangled debris my many oi~ the dead are so badly mnnglel nnd‘ disfigured that identititation will be‘ difficult. I The ill-fated train which is known tn, the travelling;- public as the “(‘liit‘11gtiâ€"‘ Toroiito-Mrntrenl Flyncr." was due 10‘; arrive in Toronto at 823’. o'clock Mon-‘ day morning, leaving again at for}. Montreal. She is a through train di-: rect from Chicago to Montreal, and with the exception of a change of engines after a switchris made to the Michian Central tracks at Detroit, the rolling stock of the (I‘.P.R, is used solid without change over the entire, route in both directions. She is one] of the fastest trains operated by the' C.P.R., and according to local railway officials. this is the first wreck in which this train has figured since the The tracks service was inaugurated. snow SLIDE KILLS ’ THREE RAILWAYMEN One Man Seriously Injured in C.N.R. Accident. A despatch‘from Edmonton, Alta” sayszâ€"Three killed and one seriously injured is the result of a snow-slide on the Canadian National Railway forty~six miles west; of Jasper, at Mount Resplendent, Thursday night at 10 o'clock. The dead are: Oper- ator Meunjor and Fireman Berry, of Jasper, and Roadmas-ter Willis, [of McBride. The injured man is Brake- man Fortin, of Jasper. The first slide bccurred on Thurs- day afternoon and a rotary plow left Jasper to clear the line. The plow had only penetrated the pile of-snow a short distance when the second, slide occurred, (burying the plow and workmen under a mass of snow and ice. o . British Mahdate in Palestine Takes Effect 4â€".â€" from Paris and Italian A despatch The French says:â€" military Winnipeg Man Again Selected. Richard D. Waugh. who has been re- appointed Canadian member of the Sarre Valley Governing Commission of the League of Nations. forces still in Palestine were withâ€" drawn at the beginning of March in accordance with the terms of the Bri-. ,tish mandate over Palestine. Weekly Market Report * i Toronto. Manitoba wheat-â€"-No. 1 Northern, $133343; No. 2 Northern, $1.905; No. 3 Northern, 31.86%; -No. 4 wheat, $1.817é. ’ Manitoba oatsâ€"No. 2 CW, 50th; No. 3 CW, 46%c; extra No. 1 feed. 46’7éc; No. 1 feed, 44‘/2c; No. 2 feed, 41'7/sc. Manitoba barleyâ€"No. 3 CW. 0511c; No. 4 CW, feed, 601/“. All above in store Fort William. Ontario wheatâ€"Fob. shipping points, according to freights outside. No. 2 spring, $1.75 to $1.80; No. 2 winter, $1.85 to $1.90; No. 2 goose wheat, $1.70 to $1.80. American cornâ€"Prompt shipment, No. 2 yellow, track, Toronto, 90c. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 47 to We. according to freights outside. Barleyâ€"Malting, 80 to 86c. accord-i ing to freights outside. ‘ 1 Ontario flourâ€"Winter. prompt ship- ment, straight run bulk, seaboard." $8.50. Peasâ€"No. 2, $1.50 to $1.00. outside.’ Manitoba flourâ€"Track. Toronto: First patents, $10.70; second patents,1 $10.20. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 95c to $1. Ryeâ€"No. 2, nominal; No. 3. 91.50 to $1.55. 70%c; rejected, 601.; c; Millfeedâ€"Car lots. delivered. To-' ronto freights. bags included. Bran. per ton. $40; shorts. per ton. 838: white middlings, $41; feed flour, 32.403 Cheeseâ€"New, large. 30 to 31¢, twins. 31 to 32c; triplets, 31‘;- to' 32120; old. large, 32 to 35c; do. tnlns,’ 312‘;- to 35km. i Butterâ€"Fresh dairy. choice. 4'3 to 50c; ereamery. No. 1. '55 to 59. : :‘2 ssh, 53 to tile. . Margarineâ€"~20 to 33c. 1 Eggsâ€"New inids. ~17 to 18c: new laid. in cartons. ~19 to file. . Beansâ€"Canadian handâ€"picked. ' ‘ $3.75 to $4; primes. $3 to Q ., . pans, Sc; Limos. Madagascar. I‘llglj; California Limas. 12lfic. Maple productsâ€"Syrup. per impf gal., $3.40 to 33.50; per 5 imp. gals," $3.25 to $3.40. Maple sugar. 11... to 25c. Honeyâ€"00 and 30«lb. tins. 2'2 ?0 21c per 1b.; Ontario comb l}.'..:‘ .LM; do, com., $4 to $6; butchers' bulls,‘ ldo. sou lb<.. y, a: -~.- $7.50 per 15â€"sec. case; 5'» and Bugâ€"1b.. tins, 23 to 25c per lb. i Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, mod, 37 to 41c; heavy, 37 to 39c; cooked, 53 to 55c; rolls, 32 to 33c; cottage rolls, 35i ito 360 breakfast bacon. 44 to 4Tc;l , ancy breakfast bacon. 53 to Sol-:1 ibacks, plain. hone in, 47 to 50c; bone-3’ vless, 51 to 550. , l Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, ‘37; to 28c; clear bellies, 20 to 27c. } Lambâ€"Pure tierces. 21 to 21‘.-’_'c; tubs, 211/2 to 230; pails, 21% to 221.1c;r prints. 22]: to 23c. Shortening,l l itierces. 1-1 to 1-11720; tubs, 141-;- to 15c;l pails, 14‘; to 15‘iic; prints. 15‘2 to l i16c. l , Choice heavy steers. to $10;‘ good heavy stcci's, $8.50 to $9; but-l l ches' cattle, choice. $8.75 to $0.75; do, good, $7.50 to $8.50; do, med. $0 to choice. $7 to $7.50; do. good, $1; to $7;l do. com.. 94 to $5; butchers' cows, choice, $7.30 to $8; do, good. 3025 to‘ $7; do. com.. $4 to $3; feeders, 3. . ' to $8.75: do. 000 lbs., $7.25 to $8.25; $5.75 to $6.75 do. com..' to $19: canners and cutters. $3 to $4.50; milkers. good to t'lloivc, $85 to $120; Go. com. to med.. $50 to $60; choice springcrs, $00 to $130: lambs. yearlings, $9 to $0.50; do, spring. $11.50 to $12.30: calves, good to choice. $14.50 to $15.30; sheep. $7 to $7.50; hogs. fed and wan-rel: $14.25; to $14.50; do, weighed 011' cars. $14.50. 10 $14.75; (10. f.(.l,b., 313.23 in 313.502‘ do. country points. $13} to $413.25. ' Montreal. Oatsâ€"Jan. \‘.'cst.. No. '2, 00c; do.' No. 3, tiéc, Fleur. Man. spring wheat patents. firsts, 510.70. Rolled oatsl bag. 90 lbs. $3.10. Bran, 338.25 to! $10.25. Shorts, 36.25. Hay. N0. 2 per ton, cur lots. .. to $2.3. CheeseMF-incst easterns. 23 to 2812c. BLittei‘â€"~t‘lioicest creamer-v. 53l to 53‘fic. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 480. i i Butcher steers, nteti” $0.25 to ST;‘ com., 55 to $6; butcher heifers, com., SC) to $0.115; butcher cows. med.. $4 to St}; canners, $2 to 32.50; cutters. 83‘ to $3.75; butcher bulls Good. 87; comm via 20 $1 to so; good veal. $11 to $14; med. 1 “mm' “m l” INF“: “2'71?” 5‘ l ‘310 to $11; grass. $6; ewes. £5 1.) s7.il;1nt_l. where he Wm “MNWP, .U, (-;n~}fl1r) leni': .. hunks good. 3‘12: ‘I'.L\‘C:, 3'11 bugs. off in $13.50. lAgl‘lt'lllllll‘e in (lit,- rir‘rsEN' PER CENT. I Sindhi main “Noi'ciiiiir’ 0F MANSLAUGHTER BY SANDWlCl-l JURY ' DROP IN ENGLAND ‘ Living Cost is 2:50 Now, Based on 1914 as 100. A despatch from London says:â€".â€"\l- though the lifilc'lill figures have not yet been published, it is known that the Labor .‘linistry':~ cinmate of the liv~ ing cost will show a drop of 1;") per cent. in January. The December figures showed a drop of 4 per cent.. from 20‘.) to 20:": per cent., with the living cost in 1914 represented by 100. The new figures probably will brng the percentage down to 250. The Food Ministry calculates that food :llone dropped from 14 to 16 points. While this accounts for 00 per cent. of the livng cost, there have been big drops in the price of cloth- ing. Another shilling,r has been taken 00‘ the price of a sack of flour, and it is promised that bread soon will be cheaper. The decline of prices in England is somewhat behind the movement in America, but the tendency is certainly that way, and it is expected that re- liel‘ will be felt here soon. Any sug- gestion of cutting wages has been met here the same as in America with violent protests from labor, which says that conditions are not yet equal to this. There is a movement on here for shortening hours. ,,.'.,_.__ __. CENSUS OF FRANCE TAKEN MARCH 5-6 Will Show Results of Wat’s Shooting of Beverley Trumble, Proprietor of the Choppell ' Death Tollâ€"Last Enumera- House, Sandwich, on Was Done in November 6th Last, Self-Defence. A despatch from Sandwich says:â€" After fifty-seven minutes deliberation the jury 'returned a verdict pro- nouncing Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin, pastor of Sandwich Methodist Church and former special liquor license inspector “not guilty" of the charge of manslaughter aris- ing out of the shooting of Beverley1 Trumble, proprietor of the Chappell House here during a raid on Novem- ber 6th last. Thus came to a close the trial which commenced before Sir William; Mulock, at the Essex County Spring "Assize Court here. The judge‘s charge to the jury was concluded shortly after two o‘clock and they left to commence their deliberations at 2.18. They returned to the court room at exactly 3.15 o‘clock and an- nounced their finding-in two words; “Not Guilty.” No comment of any kind was attached to the finding by . would Previous to the announcement, Chief Justice Mulock issued an em- phatic warning that any demonstra- tions on the part of the spectators be treated as contempt of court and the offenders promptly placed under arrest. As a conse- quence, the only evidence of the su- pressed excitement prevalent were the scarcely audible sighs of relief from Mr. Spracklin's sympathizers. Mr. Sprackli'n at once stepped from the prisoner's dock a free man, stop- lawyers, he left the courtroom (les- cending to the main floor Courthouse, he voiced his relief in the words “Thank God it's all over." In the sleriff's office he was surrounded by relatives and friends who tendered their congratulations. Asked intended to resume his work as license inspector, he replied, “I’m not saying, as a matter of fact I have made ab- the jury nor made by His Lordship..solutely no plans.” . Noted Surgeon Dies While Performing Operation London, Feb. 27.â€"A despatch ‘to the Daily Express from Geneva states. that Dr. Victoria Vellama noted Swiss‘i surgeon, died while performing an operation. Two nurses who were present called Dr. Vella's assistant who rushed in, found the patient re- covering from the anaesthetic and' completed the operation on time. The woman who was being operated upon will recover. - o 0.. Gerran Delegates Leave for London: I‘ltl'llli. Feb, 27.â€"The eight German,l delegates to the conference with the. Allies in Lon-don. headed by Foreign May Raise Lusitania From Ocean Floor A dcspatch from Paris sayszâ€"The Lusitania and all other large ships sunk during the submarine warfare as 'well as the. Titanic and other ves- sels considered lost forever will be raised and brought to a harbor, judg- ing from the claims made for an inâ€" vention perfected by an Italian nams ed Finotti. ‘ By means of the invention, it is declared, it is possible to raise sunken vessels from the most profound depths. o >.O~ British House Increases Insurance Benefit A despatch from London says:â€" Minister Simons and accompanied by, a staff of some titty secretaries and‘ clerks and a party ot‘ seven Gerznan‘ newspaper men, left Berlin at noon‘ today on a special train cnruute to1 England. The Chancellor and Dr.f Simons both appeared to be in good!l spirits. . Will Try to Have Embargo Removed. IIon. Manning Doherty. Minister of Ontario Govern-i ling- have i l i i British (juvw ‘plnn involving interest. .basis of iwill permit immediate liquidation of‘ In the House of Commons during the debate on the Unemployment Insur- ance Bill, the Government, in response to urgent representation by the: Laborites, agreed to increase the inâ€"l :38,000,000 of the last census. ping only to lshake hands with his of the, if he. surance benefit from 18 to '30 shill- ings for men and 10 shillings for wo- men. A no iii‘iiiiin is ONE tion 191]. Paris, Feb. 26.â€"Thxe census of France will be taken March 5 and 6. The last French census was in 1911, and great interest attaches to the forthcoming enumeration because it: will reflect the results of the world war and the subsequent movement of population upon the French Republic. In deaths France lost in the war 1.- 700,000, but because of contributory causes the war made much heavier inroads on her population. It is generally estimated that there are 3,000,000 fewer French than the How- ever, parts of France, notably Paris and the Mediterranean cities, have had a great influx of refugees from the disturbed countries. It is estimat- ed that there are 200,000 Russian ce- I'ugces in Paris alone. Will Not Sell West Indies to Discharge Debt A despatch from London says:â€" The Foreign Office has announced that the attitude of the British Gov- ernment with regard to suggestions that Great Britain turn over the West Indies to the United States in return for cancellation of war debts has not changed from that of a year ago, at which time the Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, declared Great Britain had not the slightest intention of bartering or selling any part of the West Indies. That statement was made in com- menting on the resolution introduced in the United States Senate by Sen- ator James A. Reed of Missouri con- cerning possible negotiations for such an exchange of the British West In- dies for the wiping out of Britain's debt to the United States. _ I‘M, .â€" A United Armenia to be Constituted London, Feb. 2‘7.â€"Lord Curzon. British Foreign Secretary, served notice on the Turk delegates here to- day that the powers are determined to constitute a united and stablt Armenia. The districts torn front the country by Turkey and Russia, it was added, are to be restored. 0F GERMANY’S COUNTER PROPOSALS Germans Offer to Reconstruct France and Make Payments in Kindâ€"United States to be the Banker. Berlin. 27.â€"â€"Thc German counter-proposal for the payment of. | Feb. iiidemnit’ics will be the refusal to pziy‘ the 12 per cent. toll and also of any They refuse} to consider th: Paris plan on that ac-i count. The conliter-proposal is in three parts: 1â€".-\ fixed sum as indemnity on the: international credits which French dcbts. ' 12â€"The Germans to France. R‘I‘nymcnts ir This is :1 do really it is il'ziinl‘. u' l‘e‘,‘0ll St I‘ll (g kind. proposition, but' ant as a basis. of nego- he Germans hope to mt. ‘_- L'r.itei States :mt' '...sv.- L: ..Z‘.U‘.\'l‘.. l The plan necessitates the United States as the bunker. Perhaps a dozen men in Germany know the exact number of billions of gold marks Germany is going to offer. and they are not talking. Fifty billions (normally $12,000.- 000,U00\) is probably near the mark. If the allies refuse to hear the pro- posal. Foreign Minister Simons is pre- pared to resign. v If France is willing to come to terms with Germany on a i‘ney basis only, the Government believes it can bring the negotiations to such a point: in London that a fixed sum will be named by which France's financiad burden will be lifted and which at the same time will convince the British. that German manufacturing cmnpetris tion will not hurt them.