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The Seaforth News, 1931-09-10, Page 3ormssi THURSDAY :S'EPTEM'BER 10, 1931 THE SEAFORTH NEWS. PAGE THREE GROWING, SELECTPON AND PREPARATION OF GRAIN AND SEED FOR EXHIBITION ('Copyright, 1931.) By Herman Trelle. Article I'II. How and When to Cut a Winning At this, date the writer has, jest re .turned home Brom a 2,500 mite circle tour o3 observaation. ` ta'king. in the length and breadth- of - Canada's Great ,Central Pieain agricuetural area. Sizing up conditions from the worst, corn 'prising the central so'uth, lying most- ly in Saskatchewan, and iredv'atin'g to the Inst, wheels, in general contour bakes the swipe oe a •gigantic cres'cen't meth its ewtremeties po'iultiog sosth 'to the Americtin b'ound'ary and extendin'g, :n'orthrw'ard along Alil erta's'side o'f the IR:oe'ky, Mountains;! ,bu't by far the Yaeger p!art .olf this protnisin'g 'cres'cent 'shaped crop area lies in the broad strip of partially wooded park land 'wh'ich: extends .tell ' t'he way across the 'north of the 'Western• Provinces: In no 'locality did .the writer find a condition of quality productivity where winning santples for the 'Worl'd's Grain Show; `could, by good !luck or little cotncen- ^otrated effort, fele easily into the lap of the .prospect'iv'e exhibitor. Even away anp in the su'pposedily charmed land known as "The Great Peace River Country," ''Mlotlher Nature is Portion- ing out her "milk and honey" very sparingly. So, Mr, ,Prospective World Exhibitor, we npuslt just knuckledown to the most gigantic, and surely fhe most profiabic and spectacular game o'f' "hide and seek" that Mother Nat- ure ever played with a bunch of seed ,growers, and see whet we can find. This year of aBl years it is going to be a tricky, ticklish proposition, but tthe sacrifi'cng, ;patient Observer who sticks •'to his gun's will be sure to . win a crown .for 'his determined' efforts. Following tip the line of thought in the second article, many changes can :take peace in deciding t'he field and iweailher conditi'o'ns winch will neces-. Here and There One thousand men will be em- ployed and over $500,000 expended on highway repairs in Cape Breton and Richmond counties, Nova Sco- tia, during the coming autumn. Miss Pauline .Garon, Montreal motion -picture queen, formerly of Hollywood, sailed on the Canadian Paeifie liner "Montcalm" recently to make pictures in England and France. Salmon taken in 1930 from British Columbia waters totalled close on 37,000,000 weighing more than 216,000,000 pounds. Number of fish was 9,500;000 more than in the biggest previous salmon catch year of 1926. The New Brunswick Government is preparing to face the problem of unemployment on a practical bases this winter and has instituted a registration system through city and town clerks, who will gather full data as to out -of -works and their families. Sir Lionel Fletcher, captatn of the British rifle team, which •competed. against Canadian shots at Toronto and Ottawa, following the historic Risley meeting, was warm in praise of Connaught Ranges, on his return to England. it is hoped that an- other Old Country team will com- pete in Canada next year. Queen Helene of Roumania' and her sister, Princess Irene of Greece, gave British railroad officials a shock recently, by travelling from London to Scotland, third class. The Queen smilingly declared that she was very enutfortabieanddid. not want people to know she was travelling. The name of Admiral of the Fleet Earl ,Jellicoe has been added to the long list of distinguished travellers over Canadian Pacific steamship and rail lints "Hell -fire Jack." as he is affectionately called. ar- rived in. Montreal on August 22, nn the liner "Ductless of York". to open the Canadian National Exhibi- tion, at Toronto. Hector Macdonald. of Montreae was winner of the prit'e ofl',red fy G. \V. Beatty, :chairman and presi- dent of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, for the competitiutt between ':pipers representing the 17 Scottish militia units cif Canad.i, at the Highland 'Gathering reeen-Iy held in the grounds of the Lanft' rime.; hotel, I7anff, tlltit. Among ,recent ''tests at Banff were Ctongressmnn and MI's. Fred- erick R. Le'lelback, of Washington, D.C.,' and Newark, N..L; on their way ..to the convention or the Nn- tional Federation or federal Em- ployees at Seattle. They expressed themselves delighted with their stay at the Banff Springs Hotel. punc- tuating a journey from \lootronl to the Pacific Coast over Can:teeth. Pacific fines. . 10. Ring'Pra adhipnic :or Siam, H S accompanied by Queen lea Barni and a numerous suite, line, been seeing real .western life. wire the Banff Spring Hotel es head-' quarters. He was reeeney made a member or the Trani Riders n1 the Canadian Bookies, followin;: n pack -train expedition, t:, Mtn :1 - tended a rodeo staged tor Min at Mrs. "Bill" Brewster's dude-re:tele at Kananaskis, Alto. His V i• thas ime to photography, olPttunri I „'c. tug. (7 711) siitate ah'anges in your decisions ac- corclieglly, What was looked for on (Iia 'high laird nilay be found in the Jholl'ow. What was thought to be in an open.' exposure.you naa'y be surpris- ed eo find in the shadow of a tree belt,. (!And, by the way, one must have beautiful trees if one wishes to be a consistent grower of beautiful seeds). Whet you thought you observed in a South or West exposure you may •rttn into on a North or East scope. Then your choice spot may ram, into Naim. Cheer up! The spots that are ideal just after a rain are the best. Pick nior:e than owe spo't and you are bound bo hit it right in'ione of them. Just watch the frosts. Herein lies, your final and hese c'haances. Beat the frosts. Study your elopes and l'an'd exposures, Observe the rea'cti'ons of fele different types and ages of sells. Fertiltit e'rs ane not necestseey. Watch the bher'tno!nteter, and 'perhaps more the barometer. Keep a' diary. See how it reads in past years under the same conditions a's to ;titn'e. Look for . the bright, agreeably col- ored, choice patches in the best and upright standing fields. When the heads s+tant stooping over too much it is a bad sign. Mark these• choice place's with good plain uprights that you can see. Take note of your ob- serva'tion's. Impurities tha:'t affect a quality breeding test should be rogu- :et out 'fong beforehand. A quality breed'in'g ex'hibit'or shoail'd know all about this imp:ortant purity problem. If he does not it will be good advice to think twice before he wastes :much timeewnitle a mixed conglomerated mess of a' ;field, trusting to chance in e great Grain Show. Last rouging should only be in mass with the or mower or sickle and scythe, or in sante cases (and best of all at times) the family butcher knife. In this quick and final .mass roguing one can only improve color by 'cutting out the poor p'a'tches, and uniformity and plumpness by getting'rid of the mar- ginal growth, or over -size or shrunken patches. This will help so much in later preparation work. This mass roguing should be. left until just 'be'fore the final cutting of the choice ,p'atdhes. Plants are Bike hu- man beings. A sudden dhantgt in pro- tective clothing along with a surprise change in weather will bring on a cold. The best signs to cut by: If weather conditions continue sunny and dry chances of a better sample are fm - proved i5 the berry i` atl'oiwed to ripen so 'hard that it takes considerable pressure with the thumb -nail to make a dent in the kernel. This stage will never be reached until the straw is else ripe. 'Tire best possible stage, 'therefore, and the best sign to de- cide'h'arve'stting is when you make sure that both the kernel, and the head,' and the straw, (a'b'ove the third joint; from the top), are dead. - ripe. This stage a1lw;ays comes a lours -be-. fore one can see a faint dullness in they color of the head. When this stage is. reached the exhibitor'obtaiius his 'hest. possible sample, with maximum weight and meet brilliant, and raging; colter. 'When this stage passes by t'he: bead.begins more and more to droop, and very. small s'p'ots like mildew ap-' pear on the head. Then the first sign's' of loss of color ,will begin' in t'he kern- el. This is Always to be looked for on the firsf morning after the Bead, and. the kernels therein are re'al'ly " dead ripe. Wheat h'arve'sted soon after' this dead ripe sitage gives, what the writ- er considers,' a very superior sample event' though there may be a very sl'igh't sa'cri'fice in lustre, .Oats should be cut when the head has a perfect ripe color (not necessar- ily the straw) and stands eruct. Then examine minutely the l'owe'r kernels of the spi'kelcts where the .green 'tips on the seed end should just faintly be de- tected After this the color changes very' quickly. Now you are rend for the 'harvest. This should be done with the binder, tBe sure it is dry,or best -a sunny of ternootr, between 2 and 4 o'clock. It is then clone safely and quickly. Do not make the bundles large. 'T'ie as close to the heads as practical bo hold the straw together. Figure on 60 to 100 siteavets, In case of wheat each will provide for 4 CO. d% 'pounds of nice grain. Oasts well provide'' about a pau id and a hale lighter -yie'l'd,' and 'barley a'bou't the sante\as oats, It will be explained Teter hone most the tedi- ous work of. hand-pi'ckin!g may be eliminiate:d by having :plenty: of v'olu'me. to work on. If it is decided to leave the sheaves in the open field be sure to have am- ple and safe covering for pro'te'ction from the night ,c el or sudden ,cdtanges in weather. The writer never takes any chances with a beautiful and hard earned sample. He takes•"the sheaves into a well ventilated sthed os granary.' away from direct ,ex'posurc, where in which she ,leas co-opera'tect with you. From now cm you have more or less the controlling hand, bu't watch your step:. The cat will not be in' the bag untie you tie the string on for the great World's Exhibition next year. Article No, e wilt deal with "Cursing and Threshing a Prize Sample," MULTI-MIOT'O'RE'D PLANES. The largest commercial airplane in the world is nearing conrpl'etion in IComnecticmt, and it can trace its an- cestry directly to a mosquito :which lived and died in Russia in 1910. Itr that year a young man of 2'7 abandon- ed experiments he had been conduct- ing with a helicopter and built his first airplane. To the 'con'siderab'le sur- prise' of 'his Lfriends the plane flew. /flew, in fact, 10 time's, Bu't on the 13th hop t'he engine died itt mid air and the plane crashed to demolition, The young inventor crawled unharmed fro'nt then wreckage and set about dis- covering the reason for the engine's sudden cessation. At last, working by the process of elimination, the caine to the gas .tine. He blew through it and out came one defunct mosquito which had clogged the fuel line and thus, as it turned taunt, given its life for the advancement of.ecience. "Planes will never be safe," the inventor decided, "so long as so feeble a thing a's a mos- quito can destroy the power pl'an't. Evidently what must be done ' is • to have more than .one engine, so that when. tate need arises they can be di- vided, one for :the mosquito and one for 'the plane." Thus the idea of multi - motored planes was 'bout in the mind of Igor Sikorsky, later to `become one of the world's greatest aeronautical designers. Three years after he sur- vived the encounter ,with the mos- quito +Igor Sikorsky 'built the world's first two motored plane and ever since he has been ati advocate of extra pow- er, for to thins the nro:clitito was a symbol of all the things that can happen to a motor which might spell disaster if but one engine is available. During the war 'Sikorsky built 73 giant bombers with dour engines each, the first such craft ever to be con- etructed. (After the tear and the revo- lution the cane to the United States and ripened a factory in which he em- ployed fugitives of the old regime, many of them nobles of the czarist court. (His first plane in this country was that in which (Rene Fond: plan- ned tis fly the ocean. .After an accid- ent, which killed two of his ercw'. Fmeek abandoned the 'Atlau'tic flight and the plane -was .steld for commer- cial 'work in 'South America, 'where it is still: in service. Sikorsky then turn- ed his attention to multi -motored am- phibians and this type is still 'his greatest interest. The flying boat with wheel gear for landings on ,earth now nearing completion in fie .Sikorsky factory near ,Bridgeport, is •the largest ever 'built, ex'cep't the German DO X, and the largest intended for regular contnufcial.'service. It is 5'fcet long, above that, and has 'a cabht 53 feet high from the ground to the top of the cabin, with its single wing high above that, and ha sa cabin 58 feet long eeco:nnnodating 40 passengers and crew of, •five, they may he placed in open stook for- metion on the dry grouted or floor, or if there is sti'l'l danger- of excessive mons't'•uee 'evaporating from the straw. ]fangs them up, heads down. Now, Mr. Pr'os'pective Exhibitor, you may relax for a clay or so, 'per haps feel relieved, and thank ' good' Mother Nature for the genetious way MCRAEE IS 'N'EW SENATOR Major tG:eneral A. D. eldRae, 'Van- couver, has been appointed to the sen- ate. Official announcement o.f the ap- pointment was .made on Friday. The netwiby-appointed 'Senator, who suc- ceeds the late Hon. S. J. 'Crowe, Van- couver, was formerly- chief Conserva- tive Whip under Rt, Hon; R. B. Ben- nett, Prime Minister, and in charge of of the organization of the party Which succeed at the polls in the last Dom- inioat election. General McRae prev- iously had organized the Winnipeg 'Conservative convention of 1927. First elected to Parliament in 1926, General McRae redeemed the consti- tuency of North. Vancouver front the Liberal column, but was ddfetiteel f•n 1930, Iu addition t'o his prominent par- liamentary career, General McRae rendered outstanding military service during the Great War. !Born '-at'Glencoe, Ont„ an Nov. 17, 1874, General_MdRae was married to eehiss Blanche Rowe, slaughter of G. C. 'Rowe of Minneapolis in 1900. Well known socially, General McRae is a' member ofmany leading clubs in Can- ada and England. CHANGE MID'D:LE SCHOOL Application of the pass by teachers' certificate system to the middle school clees:ses of the province- is provided for in new ‘Educational Department regu- lations which were 'approved last week' by Hon.' Geo. S. Henry, and which will he made 'effective for the school year 1931-32. fP'upil candidates who receive 6 per cent, and over in, the various subjects of the middle schools, and are so list- ed in the cenlftcieneat reports submit= ted by the schools to the departmetut, will be exempted from writing on the departmental examinations: ESTA'IBLI'S'H SAFEGUARD I -r'; 't'ahiuen. ::,t a' fed., al depart - anent Oto safeguard the ecuntry against w6'at was described as "continued abase" of'elle B'ankrup'tcy ,Act, was re- commended by the bankruptcy law committee of the Canadian. Bar As- sociation Through su'c'h et department, it was suggested, control of persons_ authorized to act as trustees itt bank- ruptcy or Official receivers, would be ensured, The superin'tendetrt of the suggested department would examine the credentials of all persons applying, for licenses to act as trustees and, as the licenses 'would be issued 'for one year only, they could be revoked,0 the trustee ap'ply'ing for renewal] was found to have been delinquent. The committee declared that many nom- plaints haat been received about the administration of the 'Bankruptcy _Act,; and while it did not recommence any substantial change in the act itself, some remedy was required, it believed, which would limit the :number of persons authorized to act itt hanle- rugtcy matters. FUTILE SUGGESTIONS T,he'great hegira of Allie Denting and'Fred 'Be:more, who came Indian file out of the Maine 'woods with the avowed intention ott showing 'New York police how to hit a gangster on the ‘wing, reached a sorry climax wheat it became known that Allis and Fred were just out to advertise the 'Maine hunting season. But the arrival of the two partridge ,hunters served to re- veal that more than 1,000 amateur de- tectives, crack shots and gangster exterminators 'have written .in to Po- lice 'Commissioner bfulrooney of New York, suggesting that they be given a chance at the plug-uglies of t'he New York underworld. 3Mulro'oney made it kn'dwn that never a day passes ]but that some `:Hercules or tHoratius sends in word that he is ready to take the field against the gangetere, one and all. Letters have' been received so far from boomerang throwers, two gun men. three gun men, four gun mens, five gun Hien, hatchet .men, bare knuckle fighters, rock throwers, hypnotists, beelldoggers and knife throwers. One young man who signed this name !Sticker Smallings, wrote he would eliminate all gangsters from the muiti- 'eipal scene in short order by the sim- ple expedient of throwing knives til them and pinning 'theme up against waits. have not knifed a gangster in a month of Sundays," said ,Sticker, ''I can stick a man against a wall without. hurting anything but the cut of his clothes. Please send carfare. I'll fetch my .own knife." Another offer came from a eoutherner who explained that Ile is caned The ,IItatnan Shadow, be- cause of his ability to see and not 'be seen. This remarkable ;gift he explains as follows: "I am 'only 24, small' of stature, hence my ability to get around without being seen." 'The Hu- man Shadow said he could furnish the best of references. Still another seg- gcsts that Commnissianer 31ulraoncy ge't some ‘inventor to invent a gun which will spray red 'paint an fleeing automobiles, thereby rendering them easily recognizable. i'f.ulrooney's 'fav- orite of the letters is one from an Ok- lahoma man who declares that he has got the art of rack thnowiug down to an exact science. "I can 'bean a man at 50 yards," he wrote, "ant' when 1 bean hitn he stays beetled. ''I have such a control that I can either 'kill him dead or just knock 'hint cold for a little while in case you wish to ask him questions later," Mulrooney has no :in- tention of inviting any of this com- pany to New Y'or'k. IHe did not send an escort to the station to meet Attie and Fred, though a large group of re- porters and cameramen were there. "I don't Mean to cast reflections on this ability to shoot straight," he commis- sioner Said. "Birt 'I'm afraid I'd have to get 'them a pointer dog to -point out the :gangnbters." ,Fred and Attie, ,afar posing with their rifles pointed at Locomotives, flappers, redcaps and taxi calfs, admitted that they didn't care much about the ,gangster situation. They got 8200, it developed, just to go to eeiew York and put on a little stunt to/advertise the limning season in Maine. RAILWAY TO JAMES BAY. Steel re'acated ibloose Harbor town - site, James Bay terminus of the 'Tear- iskamin'g •8!. Northern Ontario 'Rail'w'ay last •w'ee'kIA large number of residents of the district, many whom are In- dians, were 'cm hated' ho see the com- pletion of the work. ,\'Zany of those present had never before seen a taco - motive and were tremendously im- pressed. There is still a lot of work to be done at the new terminus of r'he '7', & N. O. near ',lames Bay. , Sidings have to he laid down,,' ballasting leas to be done, terminal buildings' erected, and telephone anti telegraph lin built. With tete laying of steel into the eoivtisite on the banks of :the lefoose 'River, eight miles from James eBay tite tdre''aats of a great many northern residents have conte true. For the ,past generation .the question of 'the James Bay extensicn has been ever recur- ring, and a great deal of presstire has ecord L'I T Pri o la'y's OUR 1931 customers pay less for tires than ever before in the history of the rubber industry. Actually no motorist can afford to risk driving with old tires when new -tire prices are so low. A single road- side trouble bill may cost you a big portion of the cost of a new long -mileage Goodyear. Why not discard those old, worn-out tires today? Let us fit you out with now Good- years. Two price ranges - All -Weathers and Pathfinders. But both are built to Goodyear standards with Goodyear Super - twist cord. All sizes in stock. Drive over now. es A, We DUNLOP SEAFORTH, ONT. Put a new Goodyear Tube in every new casing. been brought to bear from time t'• time to have the work authorized. It was not Until February, 0930, that a definite statement was made that cotr- struction work would be proceeded with. It was prophesied at that time that the steel would be Laid to the townsite by 'September 1, '1931. 'This .prophecy came true, the tracklayers beating the time mentioned by one day, CENSUS FIGURES. Ad'dition'al census returns populations of the following towns in Ontario. 1931• London 71,022 Ottawa 124,988 ]Peterborough 72,2S9 Amherstburg , ... , 2,764 Aurora 2,584 !Bala 392 ,Bracebridge .... . 2,455 'Bruce Mines 477 :Burlington .... 3,060 'Ohesley .. 1:6933 *Durham . '1,739 Essex .... ... 1,947 Georgetown '2,289 Goderich 4,380 :Grimsby .... 2,499 Hanover , . , , 3,07,5 Harrow , , 939 Huntsville ...... 2,785 I{earn ey .... -... , 323 Keewatin ., 1,432 Kingsville . 2148 Little 'Curren't 1,098 Milton 1,535 Mitchell , .. . , .1,'583 Newmarket .. '3,743 Oakville . 3,857 'Paris .. .... , 4131i Po'wassan .........643 1San'devidh 10,691 :Smooth 'Rock Falls 880 Tecumseh .. 2,1'23 Tilbury .. , . '1,990 Timm ins .... 14.;142 Trout ]Creek ,,,,,.. 378 Walkerton 3430 �Vfngham 1.952 give the cities and 1921 60,959 107,84.3 20,994 2,769 2,307 346 2451 4717 2.709 1,708. 1,494 1,558 2,061 4;107 22;004 2,781 2,246 319 1,327 1,783 923 1,873 1,800 3,626 3,298 4;368 614 4,415 978 3,673 3,843 388 2,344 2,092 A MOD'ER'N BLUE( BEARD. In: ,West Virginia, at Clarleslburg, 1-Iarry F.1Po'wers, 45, turned to mass murder as a means of livelihood, and has told the story of his career as a modern Bltteloeerd. The ;firth body, that of Mrs. 'Dorothy 'Pressler Lentp'ke, was Mound In •the slime of a sewer trench. on Powers' murder farm tear the city. Four of the persons, .ile revealed, were, strangled and then beaten'. One died solely from beating. Powers -or Cornelius Pearson, as he often styled isitn9elf-told of how he lured this women victims through extravagantly worded advertisements in matrimonialagency periodicals .with a view to :obtaining their property and bank accounts, and ha'w he slew the five persons, all of them on the same evening, T'he two women carte to Clarksburg at almost the same' time, about Aug set Iso, Early it the day he took the Zlli Lois widow and her three . chilclren to the oddly constructed garage 'he had built un the outskirts of Clarks- burg, and made them prisoners in in- dividual soundproof tile chambers, es- pecially fashioned in the basement of the small, frame building. .errs Lentpke arrived front Neu England later in the day and she in turn was taken to the garage and im- prisoned. Then, police said, Powers related how one by one he removed his five victims to the upper floor of the gar- age, •where a rope was suspended front a rafter. >ach of the persons, excepting Mrs Eicher's son, Harry, 12, was hanged. Fearing that strangulation aright not be complete, the slayer then hashed in their heads with a hammer, he was quoted as saying. The Eicher boy, Powers said, was 'felled with a ham- mer blow. The five bodies then were ]buried in the sewer trench beneath the garage, where they were found by the police. (Powers was asked how many per- sons he had slain, \Vitdt a shrug of hie shoulders he replied quietly, 'T don't ,know." Later, however, he was to18 that -a gang of prisoners from the county jail had been taken out to the "Min- der farm." to dig for more bodies. The slayer smiled faintly and exclaimed:. "Let them go. Let theist dig up the whole farm; they'll not find any more out there," 'Pierson, held at 'Clarksburg, \V. 'Vet., in connection with the murder ori the Chicago w;oneanand her three children proposed marriage to Mrs.:Bessie G. ;Storrs, of Olean, \.Y„ after a rom- ance by mail. The plans for the wedding were de- layed because Pierecm suggested Mre. (Storrs sell her property and give him the money to .invest, which site refus- ed to do, They continued to write lc each' other, however. Now Mrs, Storrs, as angered as she is shocked -she is especially shocked that Pierson is a married ratan -hopes the 'Wes't Virginia :authorities ask her to aid to "put trivet w'her'e he belongs." Mrs. Edith D. Simpson, 38 -year-old /Detroit divorcee, finds it hard to be- lieve- that "Corueutius O. Pierson," whom s'lte expected to Marry next month, "would even hurt an insect." :Mrs. Simpson's romance with the man now held' in 'Cierksburg, 'W. Va.. was the ,product of a matrimonial ag- ency, but in her nwia words, "lie wrote so beautifully in his letters, Itis mind was so big and fine, T can't •be- lieve'he would hurt even an insect" ,She had only a photograph of het fiau'ce, but :the identified ars his a pic- ture of the man held in West Virgin- ia. Convinced of his identity, she de- clared that, "If he committed that ter- rible crime nothing .they can -de to him is too bad," Keep Douglas' Egyptian •Linintettt haatdy. 'A sure, speedy remedy fon bins, sprains, felons, blocid pot enitt:g, soft corns, warts, scall feee laeeltt. ab'e :fur .ieflanttmetiou and ttttiecities rhetnnatistit. 'Want and For Sale Ms, 1 time 25e.