The Seaforth News, 1927-01-06, Page 3BackingTrain S%ries
Auto at( Port Arthur
u Two Persons
,VICTIMS WERE VISITING
FRIENDS.
Drivel of. Car Did Not See
Headlight Thought Track
Clear.
Peet Arthur, Ont., Jan. 2 :-Shertly
after Midnight last Wright as a result
OE a collision of a tnein and an auto:
mobile on the; Canadian National Rall
tette- where it'oitosses May Street, the
;main read bettteu Port kitten and
Font -William, two are dead, .and. an.
Otherstile unconscious this. evening.
The dyad awe, Miss Cannan Marguerite
tia'ter, tagetIg23, daughter of William
Coiter, e58' West. Amelia Sts eat,
rs
+tont-�irtlliam, and M. MO Mallon, oP
Port Arthur. :The.lattees daughter,.
'eel -Ise May Ryan., is in Fat William
Hospital with .very ,se;2an8 injuries,
0. T: Parker,'o4 Port William, driver of
the car; who was bringing the other
to Part Arthur ' after' visiting
Wends, in Fort. William-, escaped` with
a fefewscizatchee.•
The'train,which bit the car, was a
total Passenger ,backing' up from Port
Arthur to Fort `William, and Parket'
•
Famous medical missionary of Labra-
dc>one of those detained at New York
on • the aarlval of the Olympic
through a sbrict eneoroement of Ameri-
can; leveling regulations. Many Cane
diens anxious to get to their homes
for Chrlatmae were' delayed on- board
the liner, and a protest, it is salkl, is
being made in official 'quarters.
•
explains. that the accident was caused ing St Joseph's Hospital, Port :Arthur,
by' the fact that to looking up and and 1Virs. Mallon died sit 7.30 this morn-
down the track beetle 'attempting the eig-
crassitrg he espeo:•ed'thet if he saw a• '
45,000 Canadians 00
Back from States
tralai it would be with an eng:ine'and
headlight. The lights which i s •pro'b-
ably craw sat out en the rear platform,
be dud not reooglllze as of a ti.'ain mov-
ing in'lrie-direction.
The auto watt carried a considerable
almanac, before being tossed off inuto a
atone bank fioani wirers the injured'
Were extricated by occupants of other
.utiomobtles slowing along the road.
Miss Cotter died shortly after reach.
Jabei Macon''
Canada's oldest twin, passed away re-
cently In his 94th year, while at'his
eon's reeidenoo, Toronto.
November Figures Swell Total
Since April by 3,286.
Ottawa` Jan. 2. -Immigration to Cam;
ada for the 11 months of the calendar
year 1920, ended -Nov. 30, amounted to
150,569, according to the Department
of Immigration and. Colonization. This
is an iinorearse of 61 per .cet, over the
some paned of 1925, whew the total
immigration was 80,904.
11br the month"of November, . 1926,
immigration to Canada was 7,721, con,
stating of 2,471 Briesh, 1,611 tram the.
United States and 3,939 front other
oouutriss• The total immigration in
November 1925 was 5,323.
Cana'rltr,ns who had gone to the
United States intending to make their
permanent homes there ansI who re-
turned to Canada in November, decree-
ing their intention of now remaining.,
pertnanently in Canada, amounted to
3,286. ' The total of such returned
Canadians since April 1, 1926; is 45,.
313.
The "magus;' a Mexican tree, sup-
plies from ite'Dark a thread .three
times as atrong as ordinary cotton..
Ocean Balt Would Cover Canada.
There le *enough salt in the ocean
to make a cover a mile and half thick
for Canada, +R
THE WEEK'S MARKETS
TORONTO.
Mae. wheat -No. 1 North., $1.44%;
Vo. •2 North,, : $1.41%; No. 3 North.,
1.86%.
Man. oats -No. 2 CW, nominal; No.
8, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 61%c; No.
0 feed, nominal.; Western grain quo-
tattbns, in c.i.f. ports.
Am. corn, track, Toronto -No. 2
yellow, 89c; No. 9 yellow, 87c.
Millfeed-Del. Montreal ' freights,
bags included. Bran, per ton, $31.25;
;horts, per ton $38.26; middlings,
40:25; good feed flour, per bag, $2:80.'
Ontario oats, 50e, f.o.b. shipping
points,
Ont. good mill`u g wheat -41.25 to
1 27rei. fght:o.b.s. shipping points, according
to f
Bazley-Malting, 60 to 64c.
Buckwheat -75c, nominal.
Rye -No. 2, 90e..
Man. flour -First pat. " ;38, To
roto-•. do, second pat.,_ `7,50,
Ont. .flour -Toronto, 99 per cent.
patent, per barrel, in earlots, Toronto
5,65; seaboard in bulk, 35.55;
Cheese -New, large, .,O et 20%,c
ns, 20% to 21e; triplets, 22c. 'Slit-
ne, 23c. Old large, 25c; twins, 26c;
rtptets, 27C. Oid Stiltona, 28c.
Butter -Finest' creamery prints, 44
to 45e; No. 1 creamery,, 48 to •44c. No.
2, 42 to 43e. Dairy re,
Y pnts, 84 to 35c.
Eggs-l`resh' extras, in,.cartons, 72
}o 78c; fresh oxtrae, loose, 70e; fresh
,;firsts 63 to 65c; fresh -seconds"38.te
;90; fresh pu1'les,.52 to 58c. Stora e
» tras,45c; da firsts 42c;do, eo Storage
.8 se nde,.
96 to 87a
Poultry, dressed -Chickens. 5 Its.
up, 36 to 380; do, 4 to 5 tbs., 85 to 87e;
, 3 to 4 lbs., 83 to 85c; do, 2% to 335
bs•, 31 to 33c; do, 2 to 234 lbs., 30 to
c; do, _spring squabs,; 1'tco lee lbs,
2 to '33.c; hens,' over.5 lbs,, 30c; do,
to 5 lbs., 28c; do, 8 tol&lbs., 25e;.
esters, 22c;.'turkeys, 42 te 40e;
hese, 82e; ducklings, 5 -lbs. and tip,
•L'eens-Can. hand-picked, 3.60 to
3,90 bushel
t
R
prime s,. $3.45 o $3.60:
Maple products -Syrup, ',per imp..
gale 32.25 to 82.30; per 5 gee, 32.15 •
0 W2;25 per .; mapee sugar,
`e6c, p gal.; In b&s', 1.,25
ilotroy-(i0-lb. tins, 121e in 13c' 1 -
Re tins, 12 to 13e; eeb. tins 18 o'o
i4tinee
13 2 �b
h, �, t$a.
to'4
Comb. honey ---$3.40 . � •
r 1 z
'dnioked:, , ma , doz.]
moats --liars, ;mad„ 2,8 to $
30c; cooked hams, 42c; snicked rolls,
25c; breakfast bacon. 32 to 36c; backs,
boneless, 33 to' 40c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50
to 70' lbs., 322; 70 to- 90 lbs. 320.50';
2035 lbs. and up, 321.84; lightweight
rolls, in.barrels, $11.50; heavyweight
role, $38.54 per bbl.
Lard -Pure tierces, 14355 to. 1535c;
tubs, 16 to 1835c pails, 1635 .to 17a;
rints, 17% to 18c; shortening tierces,
1% to 12c• tubs, 1835 to 13%;,pails,
127'x. to 13%c; blocks, 14% to 14%c.
Heavy export steers $6.66 to ` 7.50;
heavy steers, good, $6.25 .to 6.50;
butches steers, choice, 36.50 to 7.50;
do, fair to goad, $5.e5 to $6.25; do,
com,; 34 to 35; butcher heifers, choice,
36.25 to $7; do, fair to 'good, .$5.5'0
to 36; do, com., $4 to $5; butcher
Cows; good to choice, $5 to $5.25; do,
corn. to med., $3 to 34; do, canners
and cutters $2.25 to .$2:75; butcher
bulla, ood cutters, $2.25
34.26 to 35;'do,
red., 33.50 to $4; do,,bolognas, $3.50
to 23.85; baby beef, $10 to ;$11;
feeders, choice, $5.50 to $5.80;- do,
fair,` 35 to $5,25; stockers; choice,
$4.75• to 35; do,; fair to' med.,- 34' to
$4.50; tench cows, $70 to $85; spring-
ers, $90 to•$120; plain to med. cows,
345 to $65; calves choice, $11,50
to. $12:50; do, med., $7'to 310; io, cone,
andgrassers, $4 to 35; lambs, choice,,
310.50 to $11.50; bucks, $7.50 to' 38.50;
sheep;. choice 36' to 36.50;• -do, heavies,
$4,50 to: 36 cto, etell ,, $2:G0 ;to $3;: hogs,
think smooth, fed and watered, $11.25
to $11.50; do, f.o.b., 310.76; d'o, coun-
tr-y,points, 310.50; do, off cars, $11.65;
select premium, per hog, 32,20,
MONTREAL.
Oats --Can. west. leo. 2,77c; do
No. , 8, 67334c. Flour,. Ma, sprting
wheat pate., firsts, 38; do, Man. spring
Wheat paths. seconds, 37.50; do, strong
bsylkere , $7:€I0; do, winner pats, choice
36.10;to 36.16, Rolled oats, bag° OE(
pee $3.6.5, Bran, 38..'25. Shorts„
8, ,: Middlin 2.s,'
s 4d. Ha
4 25 No,
2 g
r y
K, er telt Fait' lots 14,50.
t r
haeso-F, s.
in t W9Sta. 18 t •
13ree. But'art--leo, 1, astou lzed
40 • et c p
. yi! -q. 4'0� ]]gig's -Storage oxtrae,.
7el ' stor'a'ge erste, 44c; stor o c-
udw�a,, .33 to .49e fresh>s specials, s 75e;
fresh esit'r a,06c,P
r
l' calves, Veal v,, PA bo $11.5'6; ,htignt
11,75 ,to 112. ,14-
Recovers Memory
After Thirty Years
Sailor Reported Dead Quarter
of Century Ago Turns Up
Near Truro.
Truce, N.S.,- Jan• 2.=lnrank Burgess
apparently about 65 years old, dough
t
shelter at the police station 'here to-
day, declaring that he had east re.
covered his memory after a blank
period that'eterbod about 30 years ago,
when what was believed to :be: his life-
less, body was carried asibore from a
sailing abdp at Gibraltar. Bargees
said that while working Moue in the
woods near here a ;fern days ago he
was atruelt by a falling tree aind ren
dared unconscious for - some- time
When he recovered, lie sale, he was
blind. After lying helpless :part of,a
day he recovered his sight and with, it
clime hie memorn
Coincident wtth^tiie return ofhis
memory; Burgess declared, the `30:year
period-Interveningbecame hazy, Ile
now believes that his home was.aorose
the Avon River from Hantsport, net
that • en aged mother Is stet living
there. " His newaterecovered nl.ecnore
recalls, he said, hili working= a ship-
yard' at Hanteport, of helpII4g to put
the sedire and sails ,on a new'ehip and
sailing Away in her.
During the gleans of his wanderings
up and' down the seaways of the world,
of which he -recalls vaguely Australian
and South American :ports, and the
Atlantic esteemed, Burgess said he be-
lieved he had an dnetin etive desia•e to
return, to his ,boyhood home .and' that
when the accident oocun+red which re-
stored hie memory, he bad been work-
ing his way homeward. lee recalled
being eater off in Boston lest Septem-
ber and being victimized' by crooks on
the wharf at Boston, where he ,intend -
a& taking chip for Nova Scotia, -'
The man said he was about. 1e years
olst wirer he first went to eea. At
Gibraltar: he made a remarkable re
covers but his lienees took away his
mammy and.he etaatbed his roving
with ue Moro backgroutnd, than the
name• under which be was placed in
the hands• of shone authorities.
Fitom inuirleq made to -night by long
destanoe telephone it was learned'
that' Frank Burgess left Centre Bun•-.
llaigton Hants County, about 25 years
ago on a sailing ship and that his
mother, who -stili• linea there, was ad-
eieed of her eon's death of yellow
tater at Gibraltar; ebontly after+. His
effectswere sent keine to ince'and'he
bad siince been mourned as dead. The
mother, who was. a widow when het•:
son left home and had since remarried,
is now past 80 and is anxiously sweet-
ing the ae ictal from Truro of the man
who claims to be, her son,
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Quebec Plans ,Museum
• on Battlefields Park
Quebec. --Plans are being prepared
for the erection of a building in Bat-
tlefields Park to serve as the reposi-
tory of the archives of the province
and also as a Provincial Museum. Wil-
frid Lacroix is the architect, and the
plans will be submitted to the Pro-
vincial Government for -approval in•
the near future,- It is estimated that.
the cost would be about half a million
dollars, and, should the plans be ac-
cepted, work will commence next
spring.
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Brother Covers 4,500 Mile
in Search/or Missing Sister
Quebec. -Front Juneau, .Alaska, to
Quebec is a far jump, but it has been
made by James I. Connors, Mayor of
Juneau, in .search of his sister; Isa-
belle Louise Connors, who was adopt-
ed ho 1883 by a family named Lavers.
He has covered 4,500 miles, so far, in
his search. Miss Connors is the only
member of the family that has not
been located out ofsix children separ-
ated many years ago.
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Sportsmanship.
Before Canadians stepped on
the ice for the final game of
theli' recent triumphant road
Series, at Detroit, Mailmen Hart
took Aimel Joidat aside and warn-
. ed leu that the. tnrteation of the
other• alub wasto goad 'Joliet in-
to a' series of penalties, time de-
priving tate Habitants of thee
brilliant left wing. The manager
begged Joliet to iguana ail such
efforts, no matter What the pro-
vocation, and the Joliet pro-
mise1 to do. Imeeediatoly atter
the start, Johnny Sheppard
skated up to Joliet and remark-
ed: "You're yellow, and I'm go-
Leg to make you quit." Joliet
utereiy, gave the old black oap
another hitch and went on about
his business. Ttnsa atter tine,.
eheppend made ram:tang`'re•
make but tee glace caw got a1l.
the play from ealiat. Starting
the . tined,period, ' Sheppastd
ekated wp,o Joliet, put out lee
hand and eald:' "I apologize, T,
didsr't' mean a thing I said -I
was only working to orders. I
thinkpees're'a great little fellow
and 'a real sportsman." 'And
thtaft ended the mordent. Joliat
was the star of the game. The
little ,pueleartieehasi never taken
such an interest in the team as
this year, and leis play has been
the :sensation of the circuit, .
SOVIETS,' PLACE BIG
ORDERS IN CANADA
Faris Machinery Worth $300,-
000 Bought During -Past
'Month.
Montreal. -"During the past month
the Union of Soviet Republics have
placed in Canada orders for 3330,000
worth of farm implements and we are
in the market for more," stated
Longin le. Gerus, Official, Agent and
Trade Representative for Russia in
Canada, here. M, Gerus added that
more binders then any other imple-
ments were bought, because the CO-.
operative. purchase of a binder by a
group of peasants melee possible the
co-operative system of agriculture.
Canada Expresses Sympathy
on Death of Mikado
Ottawa -An expression of profound
sympathy with the people of Japan in
the death of Emperor. Yoshihito was
extended on behalf of Canada . by
Premier Mackenzie King .in a letter
written to the Japanese Consul -Gen-
eral at Ottawa. The Prime Minister
'gas received from the Japanese
Consul -General an acknowledgment
and appreciation of the message sent
by. him.
Manitoba Legislature
Will Meet on February 3
Winnipeg. -The • fifth and final
session a the present Legislature
of Manitoba will open on Feb. 3,' it
wee announced by Premier John
Bracken. An imposing legislative
program awaits the consideration of
the members, amendments tc the Pro-
vincial liquor laws, and immigration
policy, being among the most con-
troversial.
Record in Shipments '
of Cape Breton Coal
Montreal, Que., Dec; 30, -
Bituminous coal shipments to
Montreal from the Cape Breton
mines amounted" to 1,429,194
tons during the season of navi-
gation that has recently been
brought to a close. This le said
to constitute a record for the
poet, being greater than the
iotalfor 1824 by 6,996 tons.
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From Coast to Coast
Glace Bay, N,S::-A new coi'liery re-
cord was made on the 14th of Dec.,
vhen the Dominion Coal Co. pits pro-
duced 19,700 tons. The day's produc-
tion would have been well over 20,000
tons but for a collision between two
electric locomotives, smashing up -fifty
boxes but leaving no 'casualties.
Fredericton, N.B.-Over a million
Ohristems treeswere shipped from
this; province to United States mar-
kets, according 'to unofficial estimates
based -on exports of some 500 carloads
averaging 2,000 trees to the car.
Quebec, Que.-The. Ontario Paper
Co. has completed its preliminary
work at"Outardos River on the north.
shore, with the construction of its
power'houseand the development of.
1,200 ILP, frotn the Outardos River.
The 'lowest series of waterfalls has
been developed and electricity will.
now be available for the model tonin
which is being built by the Ontario
Paper Co. and which is -known as
Tam e,^eau,
Toronto Ont, -A mineral discoyor.
Y
ofOnt
a 0ortanoe
1
n
i p is reported" in
Northern Ontario by R, S. Potter, of
Matheson,, to the Provincial' Govern-
ment• The find le declared to.'lie
copper -sine -lead ore ansi: may ee a
continuation of the rich copper belt in
Quebec Province.
Winnipeg Man. -Tho Provincial
Government duplicated the prize won
e
by sixteen successful Manitoba butter
makers at the Royal Winter Show
Toronto, by'presenting them each with
a cheque of a similar amount. Mani
toba in 1926 won twice as many prizes
as werewon by any other province of
the Dominion.
Regina, Sask.-Thousands of dress-
ed turkeys and chickens left Saskat-
chewan for the eastern provinces and
the United States to supply the
Christmas needs. The shipments were
made mostly out of, Regina and Sas-
katoon, and were consigned to New
York, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Mon-
treal, Hamilton and 'other. points.
Calgary, Alta. -R. M. Bacon, of
Fort Saskatche` sari, Alberta, who
came from Harlan, Iowa, eleven years
ago, and took up a quarter section of
land in his present district, now owns
800 acres, Since he began in Alberta
his wheat crop has, ,averaged 40 to
50'busheis to the acre and his oats SO
to 100 bushels, '
Vancouver, B.C.-Fort -
. y theca regu-
lar steamship linea operate te u
t of the
Port of Vancouver, according to the
annual report, of the Dept. of Marine
and Fisheries. ^ Thirteen ply to Eur=
ope; 8 to the Orient,. 3 to Australia,
New ,Zealand, Hawaii and Fiji; '7 to
the Atlantic coast of Canada and the
Ueiteeeetates; 9 to'Central and South
America and the 'West Indies, and 3
to California..
Drug-Srnugg!iu ' Ring
argest 0n Cont rent
•Sniahed i
u - outrea1
Dr. R. H. Preston
Of Newboro, who died recently, for 20
omens represented Leeds, county 171 the
provdncia1 House, A brother, Lion. Dr,
R. F. Preston, Carleton Place, repro -
meta Lanark county In the federal
House.
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Retail Merchants
e
Lose Of f cial
William am Mll4er Answers Sud-
den Call at Toronto Home.
Toronto, Jan. 2. -William O. Millar;
Secretary of t'be Ontario Branch of the
Retail Merchants' Association, dived at
his home, 255 Dovercourt Road, yes,
tendauy morning after a very brief 114.
cess, Mo. Milder hal been at his of-
fice. on Friday and: that evening at-
tended n dans with his wife. On his
way horn he herd complained of ill -
nese, and retired immediately after
his arrival at his reeidiemce. Mr. Mill
er had been suffering from an absoesa
of the stomach and, aocerciing to his
physician pneumonia dervelaped.. The
end came at about 11.30 a.m. Felly
,00nsalone until about three minters
prior to his death, Mr. Miller hal
asked about the result of the municipal
elections.
With Mr, Miller's- passing the retail
merchants of the P.rovinoe suffer a Ls-
tinet loss, for, during the time he was
Seoretaryof the asseoclation, about 15
years, he had been a most eeicient
axecutive, and 'had' been largely re-
sponsible dor the burediing 'np of the
organization in Ontario.
To Mr. elilller's .oredlt stands much
o f the legislation which has been ad.
vantageoue to the merolfants in the
past few years, Recently be had been
worlthng on a system for Ueeasing ped-
dlers and hawleere'
Born in Edinburgh, Mo. Miller came
to Canada as a young man, and until
about fifteen leeaure ago, when he joined
the essootation,' he had sucoeaefutly
o perated a grocery business in Toros.
to. •
Some years ago he was appointed
Consul for Greece in Ontaatiia end' later
Vice -Consul for the same country for
all Canada. In this carpaobty he had
done much to further trade between
the two countries.
. Bald:headed men are brafisier than
those with luxuriant hair, according
to a noted scientist, who believes that
the growth of hair absorbs a large
quantity of energy.
Several Arrested. in Montreal
After Several Months'
Work.
$20;000 WORTH OF DOPE
SEIZED BY OFFICERS.
Quest for Clues Led Into
Many Cities of U.S. and
Canada.
Montreiai, - The biggest narcotic
drug ring on the continent was smash-
ed at a blew, officials claim, when
officers of the narcotic squad of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police closed
in on five of the men who are alleged
to be major operatives.
Narcotics valued at e25,000 whole-
eale, and worth many times that sum
at peddlers' prices, were seized. Other
arrests are expected to follow.
One of the Wren arrested, Joseph
Parley, is thought by police to be the
head of this far -bung organization of
smugglers. Three of the others are
railwaymen, w ymen, two of them being color-
ed porters on the Chicago -Montreal
run, who, police believe, acted as dis-
tributors. These are•George Edwards
and Sam Reed, while their companion
is Charles Galley, a trainman on the
Montrealc-Toronto C.P.R. explese, The
fifth man arrested is Fred Monaghan
of St. Catharines Street West.
Except Edwards, who is ebarged
with having drugs in his possession,
ala are charged with conspiracy to
smuggle and sell drugs, and with sell-
ing drugs. Farley, Galley and Reed
were all led under remand, and 19ai1
was set at 325,000 for Monaghan and
$10,000 for Edwards.
Edward's and Reed, the two Pelt=
man porters, were arrested as they
stepped off their train Thursday morn-
ing, the other three Saving bean taken
previously in other parts of the city.
With the arrest of the two porters, a
four -months investigation by the R.C.
M.P., aided by Arnold C. Laohenauer,
U.S. Internal Revenue officer, of De-
troit, and J. E. Knox, special Customs
officer for the Canadian Government,
was brought to a suceeesenl culmina-
tion.
F. W, Cowan, head of the Narcotics
Branch of the Dept. of Health, the
Minister of which, Hon. Dr. J, H.
Kiang, instituters the investigation, was
emphatic in his declarations of the
size of the ring which had been un-
covered.
rncovered. Mr. Cowan directed a large
part of the. investigation.
"There was no bigger base on the
North American Continent," he sale.
"It has been the base of half the trade
for the continent for many years,"
Hundreds of ounces of drugs were
smuggled across the border daily,
pc/Moe believe.
The American and the Canadian
Governments co-operate-~ under the-
narcotic drug treaty in the work of
the investigation, which carried the
detectives into many cities on both
sides of the border. Montreal was
the headquarters of the ring, and to
it the narcotise carne from the Mari-
time Provinces and the State of
Maine, hidden in cars of laths : and
other material. From Montreal the
dope was distributed over the con
tinent. -Mr, Cowan stated that he was
amazed at its extent,
INVISIBLE "SEARCHLIGHT RAY".
TO BE APPLIED TO MILITARY USE
London. -=British nriiltary author-
ities are trying to keep for themselves
the invisible 'searchlight ray" which
could follow enemy aircraft, or in fact
any hostile military movements, v,-hile
the enemy fondly imagined himself
unabserved. Phis ray was the most
surprising development . of experi-
ments with the new "televisor" in-
vented by John L. Baird, and design-
ed to transmit radio portraits of per-
sons speaking on a wirelessetelephone.
Baird had no special military idea
in mind when he sought to improve
his "televisor," but the . military im-
portance of his di'seovery was appar-
ent, and a special demonstration was
held before British Air Force and
Military offrctafs. Then the inventor
wtis urgently directed to keep his pro-
cas secret so the woundrous ray should
not fall into the hand's of rival powers.
Like many othergreat inventions
Baird's ray was discovered i'a•1:geIy by
achident.: The inventor explained that
in his first demonstrations of tae-.
vision, 5t-wes necessary for the person
being transmitted" to sit before 'an
intensely brilliant light,
"les intensity was so great, in fact,
as almost to blind the sitter. So, be
fore - any televieci' cosst'd' he feaseb3e
commercially it was essential that this
enormously brilliant light' should be
dispensed with," he said;
Accordingly, he set himself to re-
dueing tlre'briiliance roc'"the lighting,
John L. Baird.
British- inventor, who has developedan
invisible ray by which it is possible to
s in
see total darkyi;ess, It was demon -
stroked 0eoestly in Leia,clon before
naval, neetteryand- air force-offinea•s.
and aftereeeix menthe'
work
O success
clime -"such success as I had hardly
enticepated," he added, "for it is now
possible for my "televisor' to see a
persons sitting in total darkness some
distance away."
Proud Position of Canadian
Agriculture. •
BY C. w. e' rosasoxs..
Canadian faomere receive, from_
time to time, a great deal of gratul. •
tote advice from then city cousins on :
the virtue of studying efficiency in
their calling and discarding old
fashioned methods. Sometimes there
ie a veiled hist to the effect that he
is spending too much time in his
automobile and otherwise,negiecting
his farm. Undoubtedly, some farmers
are extravagant and probably aro not
working as hard as theyshould and
their poor financial returns can gen-
erally be attributed to neglect of their
business. At any rate, the implication
is, that the Canadian farmer is not
"tending his knitting" as c:osey as his
city brother, who is represented' as
the indefatiguabl'e "go-getter," who
counts that day lost upon which he
is unable to add 'one more touch to
the perfection of his business or in-
dustrial machine.
• TIIE 05, S. RECORD.
, Secretary Jardine, of the U.S...Dept.
of Agriculture, said recently that -den
ing the past fifty years the number of
persons engaged in farming in that
country 'has 'increased eighty per
cent. while the output of fare,- pro-
duce has increased. 300 per cent. Not-
withstanding all that is said concern-
ing the opportunity to improve income
by better methods of farming, a com
temporary south of the line points out
that the stubborn fact still remains
that the American farmer has in-
creased in efficiency, and, what is
more, he produces larger quantities
of agricultural products per person
than any farmer in the wowed.
A CHALLENGE FROM CANADA,
What about .the Canadian farmer 7'•
In 1870 we had two and a third mil-
lion people engaged in agriculture,
with an
annual production of 242 xnjlt
lion dollars, In 1925 we had a rural
population of about 4,700,000 with a
production of 1,453 miller dollars,
and that was a low crop year, `Our'
increase of production int 55 years is
600 per cent., with an increase in
rural population of approximately 100
Ler cent. Our system of agriculture
almost precisely the same as in the
United States with value of produc-
tion. per man enormously in favor of
the latter on account of higher prices,
The Canadian farmer has apparently
beaten even the United States in-
hcrease
ollowdl gross rural production record
THD PAnemetia v POSITION.
There' is no urban industry that can,
boast of any such spectacular increase.
in per capita output, asfar as I ani
aware. The plain fagot is, that the
Canadian farmer evidently stands at
the very top of world agriculture
point of efficiency, and, while we are
on the subject, I might further point
out that in the spheres of economy of f
management, hours of work and in- f
tensity of application, he can ungues- '.
tionably teach the urban dweller very
valuable lessons indeed. The farmer
appreciates deeply an intelligent in-
terest in his problems by all and sun-
dry. But he is weary of unintelligent
criticism. While there is Always room
for improvement,' • Canadian agricul-
ture le evidently very efficient,
DOUBLE .TEE °mean -
Canada is not, however, producing
eufflcient volume of agricultural'
products for export to sustain and
furnish full time employment. to our
leaban population. This is where the
economic shoe pinches rather than in
the matter of farm inefficiency. Tn
other words, we want mare farmers
rather than better farmers. It will
be found difficult to materially im-
prove the very high standard of Can-
adian agriculture. '
Homes Urgently Needed.
The great need just now is for
od-hearted people throughout the
-ovine to open their hearts and
ones to the homeless child. The fol-
wingoletter,- sent by Mr. Kelso,
,.rector of Child Welfare Work, • to
Putnam, Supt. of Women's Insta-
tes, should be taken up by all. inter -
ted in real philanthropy:
Dear Mr. Putnam, -I cannot speak
highly of the splendid assistance
nen by the members of the Women's
nstitutes in equipping and supporting
various chi'ldren's Shelters of the
evince. I hear frequently from my
resentatives' of the substantial
grfts made rind the encouragement
naturally follows from this gen
bua remembrance.
T Tright make a suggestion it th
auld be Ws: that presidents and
retariee of the local Institutes act
honed-flndere, for however good the
her may be,: it is only .a ehelter,
an
our earnest desire is to see every,
d firmly established in sone good
tnily. At the' present time we have
-nearly two hundred children waiting
someone :to olaim them, and it
asins too bad they should leave to re-
in in storage for a-.year"or true'
so many 0o nfortable h0ntes
province that might,be gladdened
their preseaoe, . Our: motto .3s--
cry child ai reel homte; a oh 1'dd iu
very home. Yettrs sincerely, j.. 7.
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