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WHEN MISSISSIP
Snow Ushers in May Day in
Western Provinces -Floods
in Brandon Growing
Serious.
WEEKLY SUMMARY, OF
WORLD'S NEWS.
New Orleans, May 1.—The ragin
Mississippi, reinforced by the flee
waters of the Arkansas and Red
Rivers, is to -night threatening ti
Inundation of more than 8,000,00
acres of land in the Parishes of Co
cordia, Tenses, Catahoula, Avoyelle
Bapides and La Salle, in which pa
isi;es, among the most fertile in th
,Mississippi Valley, thousands of
people are now fleeing to safety fro
the onrushir.'g flood of orate_ of th
great river.
1 be news hem) the new flood zon
is of the g: tweet nature, and so vas
is the (willow that it appears` ce
tails' that all of Concordia and AvoY
*)les 'Parishes will be submerge
,Most, if not all, of Catahoula wi
also go under, and so will practicall
all of the southern part of the Par
ish of La Salle and eastern Rapide
This is the first break of major pro
portions in the Louisiana leveesyst
north of New Orleans, and, say the.
engineers, there is apparently no hu
man possible way to stein the racin
waters, which, along most of t he
doomed sections,,' are bucking at th
levees at heights of from eight' to
dozen feet above the land level behin
the embankments.
The roar of the flood as it crashe
through four crevasses south of Vi
dalia and north of Angola can b
heard for miles, and the exodus of thl
people, taking with them such of the'
belongings as they - can carry, an
where possible driving their farm ani
mals before them, is pictured as b
yond the power of the imagination t
exaggerate.
Fifty Families Forced to Flee
asWatersRise.
Winnipeg, May 1.—Snow, rain and
floods ushered in the sunny month of
May in Western Canada to -day. ,
Calgary reported a light snowfall
while Edmonton district, in Northern
Alberta, experienced a heavy fall of
snow. It started early in the day,
and it was still snowing at a late
hour to -night. Other Western dis-
tricts, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, reported a heavy rainfall
during the day, and there was little
sign of a let-up to -night.
The flood situation from Brandon,
Manitoba, westward along the Assin-
tboine River, became more. menacing
to -day. The river was coming up
rapidly to -night, and residents along
the Brandon flats were vacating their
homes.
Appeals were sent to Brandon City
• officials to -day from residents of the
flats asking for boats to help them
escape from their submerged homes.
Fifty families, who moved to the
upper floors of their homes Friday
and Saturday, to -day were forced to
abandon their houses, while others
were preparing to move early in the
morning,
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Queen's University Honors
Leaders of Church and State.
Kingston, May 1.—The Senate of
Queen's University will confer at
Convocation on Wednesday afternoon
next the honorary degree of Doctor
of Laws on Hon. James A. Robb, Min-
ister of Finance, Ottawa; and Sir
Leicester Harmsworth, London, Eng-
land, in absentia. The honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity will be con-
ferred on Rev. Charles Wallace Bish-
op, Principal of Albert College, Belle-
ville, and Rev, Albert MacIfinnon,
United Church of Scotland, Rome,
Italy, in absentia. Hon. Mr. Robb and.
Rev. Mr. Wallace will be in attend-
ance.
18 -Year -Old Marksman
Qualifies for $%islet' Team
St. John, N.B. May1.—James
, 1. J mea
Lupton McAvity, Jr., of St. John,
who, it was announced here to -day,
has qualified for the Canadian Bis -
ley team, is 18 years of, age, and a
caletat the Royal Military College
at Ringston. McAvity t i )tc twenty-
fourth place in the rifle contests con-
durtcd by the Dominion of Caneds
'tele Association for qualifyin.; for
the teem. McAvity, it is said Is the
youegest Canadian to have made the:
Lesley team si,t^o Major 1h,:nns
Twining Bart, who n: 18 was a mem-
ber of this team ,.it. ' 1877.
Seventy -Six Men Entombed in.
Virginia Mine, Fifteen Dead.
Fairmont, Vr., May 1,—The fate of
76 miners entombed in the Everetts-
ville Mine'. for 24 hours was undeter-
mined late to -day as rescue crews
worked frantically to extinguish a
fire in the blast -torn . tunnels, All
rescue work was suspended to -day.
while mining expelts fought the
flames.
The known dead numbered 15, and
rescue leaders feared that when they
conquered the blaze and reached) the.
trapped men they, too, will be added
sir Gordon Hewart eey
Lord chiefjusticeof England, who wilt
speak before the Canadian 'Bar As-
sociation meeting in Toronto on
August 24 next. He was attorney
general in the Lloyd George cabinet..
to the list of fateliities. Nine injur-
ed men were in hospitals here, one in
a critical condition.
Izaakom
alton or
W Horne 250
Years Ago Destroyed by Fire
London, May 1. -The cottage at
Shallow Ford, near Stratford, the
home 260 years ago of Izaak Walton,
author and fisherman, whose fame
has come down over the years as the
author of "The Compleat Angler,"
was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
A flying spark settling on the thatch-
ed roof of the old structure started a
blaze, which spread rapidly.
The cottage was restored and con-
verted into a museum three years ago.
All objects of historic interest were
safely removed, but the building, in-
cluding the old fireplace, which exist-
ed unchanged since Walton's day, was
completely wrecked.
Lord and Lady Willingdon
Return from Western Trip.
Ottawa, April 30.—The Governor-
General and Viscountess Willingdon
returned from their tour of Western
Canada to -day. They went immediate-
ly to Government House, where, later
in the day, Premier Ring called upon
.then.
Autoists Punished at Home
for Offences Mile Touring
Toronto, -Motorists of Ontario
touring in other provinces and in the
United States, and visitors touring in
Ontario will henceforth feel the "long
arm of the law" extended to their own
home town when they commit offences
while on their trips, according to a
statement by Hon. George S. Henry,
Minister of Public Works and High-
ways.
"At the quarterly meeting of the
Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle
Administrators, comprising fifteen
states and provinces, just concluded:
in Philadelphia," he stated, "Ontario!
entered into an arrangement where -i
by member states agree to suspend'
or revoke the license of a resident
who committed an offence in another
state or province which, if committed.'
at horse, would result in suspension.
or revocation of license.
"American tourists convicted in.
Ontario for any offence against our
law will now be reported to their home
state motor vehicle department and
the same will apply to Ontario motor-
ists in the United States.
"This arrangement should act as a
deterrent to motorists who are in-
clined to take liberties with the rules
of the road when they are away from
their own .particular jurisdiction and
will, I think, be productive of good
results."
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Cheque in Mails When
Mother Murdered 4 Children
Windsor. -The day that Mrs. Hum-
ma Thomas was planning the murder
of her four children, because she be-
lieved there was nothing left in the
world for herself and the children, a
Cheque for $45 from the Mothers' Al-
lowance Commission was in the mail
at Toronto—first grant of a regular
income which the mother would' have
received had she stayed her hand a
day longer.
Mrs. Thomas's applicationfor assis-
tance, as contained in the files of the
Mothers' Allowances w aces Cointnission at .
Sandwich, adds one touch more of i
pathos to the tragedy by revealing
that the tenth birthday ,of her oldest
' Ca.nada Prohibits Importation
Potatoes from -Disease Areas
Ottawa, • Ont.=The -importation of
potatoes into Canada from Europe,
the Abore -:Islands, .Canary Islands,
Newfoundland, the Islands, of Si.
Pierre, and: Miquelon and the State of
California are' prohibited under an
Order -in -Council made public in this
week's issue of the Canada. Cazette.,
The new regulations, deemed neces-
sary by the Minister of. Agriculture,
provide that shipments of potatoes.
from the States of Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Maryland shall be
accompanied by a certificate stating
that such potatoes were grown out-
side any area quarantined for the
wart disease.
The Order -in -Council makes addr-
tionel amendments to the Destructiy e
Insect and Pest Act prohibiting or
regulating other importations as fol-
lows: Prohibiting the Importation of
all plants excepting the fruits of
pineapple, banana and cacoanut into
Canada from the Hasfaiian Islands.
All Communities Asked
to Join in Planting Ceremony
Ottawa.—The :National Committee
for the Celebration of the Jubilee. of
Confederation throws out the sugges-
tion that included among thecere-
monies on July 1 shall be the planting
of a Canadian maple in some central
spot in every place where celebrations
are held. Already certain parts of
the Dominion have decided - to do this,
and it is the opinion of the National
Committee that the ceremony should
be universal
It has further been decided' that
a young and lusty Canadian maple be
sent, carefully packed, to Hon. Ernest
Lapointe, Minister of Justice, who is
now visiting Australia, and that on
July 1 Mr. Lapointe plant the tree
at Canberra, where the new Common-
wealth Parliament Buildings stand.
For Canadian planting it is sug-
gested that seeds be now placed in
pots, and that on the day of Jubilee,
when the young plant has grown a
few inches, the pot be broken and
the contents placed in the earth.
Two Killed, Three Injured
When Train Strikes Auto
Guelph.—Passenger train 187, run-
ning between Hespeler and Guelph,
on the C.N.R., cut through an auto-
mobile on the Silver Creek Road
crossing here Friday evening, hurled
Mrs. Noah: Eby, aged 68, to instant
death, and inflicted such injuries on
her 2 -year-old grandchild, Donald
Scott, that the lad died within the
hour.
Noah Eby, aged 70, husband of
the dead woman, and driver of the
car, and two other grandchildren, r
James Scott, aged 11, and Irene Scott, 8
aged 4, are in the General Hospital n
here, whither they were rushee fol- t
lowing the accident. The children °
are in serious condition. Mr. Eby's
injuries are not of so grave a nature.
The Broad St. Lawrence.
Detroit Free Press: Americans and
Canadians along the Detroit River al- t
ways feel their sympathies go out, in t
springtime, to the dwellers along the c
Mississippi. Here we have a river
that is broad-minded and capable of a
absorbing its own expansion, a river t
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Pres Conmrnebt
the 'Wald Over
BRI'ISH COMIUNITY IN CLIA
ANNOUNC'ES ITS COLONIAL POLICY
Shang/lee—Desiring to lay, before
.1 the people of the •Ilnited•'States what
Anglo -Chinese Relations. it believes to be the ffritish colonial
policy in China, iii view of numerous
London Observer • (Ind.) : There conflicting reports, the British Cham-'
must be, no sort of pretext for the ber of Commerce is :Shanghai has
charge the Britain' -'is the special en- made the following statement' to The
emy • of the national movement in Associated Press in behalf of the
China. The very contrary is the British community in China:'',
truth. We have as little to lose and "British; opinion in China, as rep
as much to gain as any country trad- resented by the British Chamber of
ing with China in meeting Chinese Commerce, accords a conciliatory poi,
endeavors' for "unity, independence, icy to -the British Government, which,
and self-respect., with praetical sym-, as repeatedly affirmed, had demon-
pithy at every. turn. In fact, trade,'strated that it is not antagonistic
to
onterms mutually beneficial, is the the legitimate aspirations of China:
main basin of Anglo -Chinese yelp- butin view of the events leading to
tions.
The Northern' Grain Route.
Manitoua Free Press (Ind. Lib.) : the absence of protection of the life
the evacuation of foreigners from the
Yangtse Valley, the deplorable out-
rages at Nanking and other places,
the violation of foreign women and
As the people of Canada spent nearly and property of foreigners, notwith
two hundred million dollars for the standing the repeated assurances of
express purpose of ensuring the ears the .spokestiten and leaders of all pa
riage of Western wheat to the• sea ties, it emphasles that no negotiation
til There we!s one vdcancy when the
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Mr. Justice Idington.
by the northern. route, it is;a breach of any kind should be considered not
of faith that the flow of wheat over. some stable government, free fie
this railway should be blocked'by the' communistic' influence, and capable
deliberate imposition of rates which' carrying out its obliations, has e
make impossible its economic move- I erged from the welter of the contend
ment. The hope held out when the +ing factions.
consent of the people to the building) "It is convinced that but for th
of the road'was being sought by the' presence of foreign defenders t
Canadian Government in 1904 VMS •,Shanghai there would have been oc
for a rate of six cents a bushel from currences here similar to, but exceed
Armstrong -to• Quebec; -and the •con:�ing in violence,. those at Nanking.
twist between this rate and the actual considers immediate' firm action b
rate of 20.7 cents a bushel is nothing,i•the powers necessary in order to se -
less than a crime against the public 'cure justice and the protection of for
signers, and that unless such action i
taken promptly the chaotic state o
affairs existing will be greatly inten
Paris Homme Libre: Less than ten : sifted to the detriment and danger o
years after the Armistice, factories Chinese and foreigners alike.
have not merely been rebuilt,but mul- "It holds that when a stable goy
tiplied, renovated, enlarged and equip- ernment is established, but not.be
ped as they have never been equipped fore,, `negotiations for a revision o
before, pehaps even in such a manner the treaties to' meet the development
that our shortage of labor will not of the past 25 years should be initiat
allow us' to use them, at least all of ed, as it recognizes that without en
them or entirely.': Town and villages dangering the safety of or justice to
ward foreigners such modification
might be made with advantage.
"It is convinced that firm action by
the powers would be welcomed by the
great mass of law-abiding citizens in
China, who would see in. such action
hope of release from the burdens of
autocracies, both military and coo
munistic, which, between them, have
divided and have; nearly ruined the
country, terrorizing t
m judges of the supreme court of Canada
of topk their places at Ottawa.. Hon,
em
John Idington has reticed,automaticai-
hly as a reeult of the set passed at the
eat session of parliament, limiting
0 the ages of supreme court judges to 75
a ; years.. Judge Islington was bourn in
1840 and at -the age of 86 wee an active
jurist, ' He was appointed to then
It . supreme court' in 1905e -sad before. that.
Y: was a justice of the high court of On-
tario.
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interest.
France Recovers:
s destroying -their homes and looting
S
f their belongings.
i ""The British Chamber of Commerce
f understands that the present revolu-
tion is represented abroad =as a spon-
- taneous rising of the people against
- oppression; whereas it has been care -
f fully engineered by a propaganda
s bureau, trained, financed and directed
-. by Moscow, which has stimulated the
uneducated masses by means of spe-)
i cious promises, fallacious arguments
and incitement of racial animosity,
and has not hesitated to resort to,
campaigns of intimidation and 'mur-
der in order to further its aims. I
"The Chamber recognizes that
there are enlightened and progressive
Chinese who desire to attain stability
-.by revolutionary process,. but sees in:
the action of those responsible for the.•
present state of chaos selfish motives
he inhabitants, rather than patriotic ideals."
$110; mulch cows, $75 to $90; pain
to med. cows, $46 to $65; calves,
choice, $10 to $11; do, med., $7 to
$8; do, com., $5 to $7; lambs, choice,
$18.50 to $14; bucks, $10 to $11.25;
have been rebuilt; railways, roads and
canals restored to their former con-
dition. On every side is the evidence
of French optimism and French en-
ergy, triumphant. Yet more trimph-
ant than all this is the fact that it
has been done by us alone, without
assistance, in the default of Germany
andthe indifference of our. former
Allies—a standing monument to the
solidarity :of the nation.
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Train and Automobile.
Detroit News:, Great Britain has
demonstrated that such accidents are
preventable. While American rail-
roads were killing thousands, British
ailroads with their enormous pas-
enger mileage and train frequency
limbered their fatal accidents at tit-
le more than a score. The average
f fatalities at grade crossings in
Great Britain for five years was 86
killed and 14 injured.
Reduce National Debt.
Ottawa Droit (Ind. Lib.) : (The
Government should take proper steps
o amortise the national debt). One
hing is sure and that is that Canada
ennot entrust the amortisation of
her national debt to the off chance of
n annual surplus in the administra-
ion of her affairs. Nobody can guar-
ntee surpluses on which such at-
ractive expectations can be based. To
onvert a surplus into a deficit it only
needs an accident of the kind which is
my too cornmon;sin the history of all
eoples.... It iii our firm opinion
hat the Government should devote
ach year a fixed sum in advance
furnished out of their ordinary reven- tons, 21 .to 22c. Old, large, 21 to 22e;
ues for the amortisation .of our na- twins, 2131 to 22c. • Old "Stiltons, 23
tions) debt. toDutter—Finest creamery prints,
4Penny Wise Pound Foolish.7c; No. 2, 46c. Dairy prints, 33
r to 37e.
London Free Press (Cons.): If the
Eggs—Fresh extrR�, in .cartons,
Bing Government could vote a half- 35 to 36c; fresh extras, loose, 35c;
million dollars to erect an embassy at fresh firsts, 33c; fresh seconds, 28c.
Washington surely it could find the Poultry,dressed—Spring .,0 chickens,
4 t ,
60c; chickens, 5 lbs, up, 40c; do, 4 to
money to encourage the development ,5 lbs, 88c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 35c; do, 2%
of Canadian resources through scien- to 334c, 34c; br„ilers, 1% to 21% lbs.,
tific research. '
that is smart enough never to stray
off the home grounds,
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TORONTO.
Man. wheat ---No. 1 North.,. $1,51 %;
No: 2 North., $1.48%; No. 3 North.,
$1.40%. •
Man. oats, No. 2 CW, nominal;: No.
8, not quoted; No. 1 feed,' 57e; No,
2 feed, nominal; western grain quota-
tions, in.c.i.f, ports.
Am. corn, . Toronto freights—No. 2
yellow, kiln dried, 85c; No. 3 yellow,
kiln dried, 82c.
Millfeed—Del. Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $32.25;
$40,25. shorts,, per ton, $34.25; middlings,
Ont. oats, 5Oc f.o.b. shipping points.
Ont, good milling wheat—$1.23 to
$1.24, f.o.b. shipping, points, accord-
ing. to freights.
Barley—Malting, 70c.
Buckwheat -73c, nominal.
Rye -No. 2, 98c,
Man. flour—First pat., $8.10, ` To-
ronto; do, second pat.,' $7.60.
Ont. flour—Toronto, 90 per cent.,
patent, per barrel, in carlots, Toronto,
$5.20; seaboard, in bulk, $5.30.
Cheese—New, large, 18%c; twins,
18% to 19c; triplets, 18% to 19c,.Stil-
38e, hens, over 5 lbs, 32c; do, 4 to 5
lbs., 30c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 28c; roosters,
25c; turkeys, 46 to 47c; ducklings, 5
Maritime Rights. lbs, and up, 35 to 38c.
Halifax Herald (Cons.): It would Beans—Can. hand-picked,' $3,60- to
be simply repetition to express again to 9li busker, primes, $3.45 to $3.60.
the satisfaction of the people of this Maple 2.5products—Syrup,$.30 per.imp.
P P gal., 82:26 to 52.30; per 5 gal,'$2.15
Province at the events at Ottawa dur- w $2.25 per ga maple sugar, lb., 26
ing the session just. closed. All who to 26c. -
have contributed to the success of the Roney -60 -Ib, tins, 13 to 131/2"e; 10
Maritime Rights -Movement realize lb. tins, 13% to 13%c; 5-1b. tins, 14 to
that these events have given renewed 14%c; .23-1b. • tins, 16c. •
expression to the ideals of the men Comb honey—$4 to $5 per dozen,
who were the architects of Canadian Smoked meats—Hams, med., 30 to
greatness. 32c• cooked hams 43c• smoked`
rolli, 25c; breakfast bacon,'28 to 38e; •
Equal Rights in Air
• backs, boneless, 32 to 42c.
Cured meats --Long clear bacon,
,50 to 70 lbs., $21; 70 to 90 lbs., $19;
Given to Women Pilots 90 to 100 lbs. and up, 818; light-
weight, rolls, in barrels, $11.50; heavy.
London.'—„ At the moment when weight rolls, $38.50 per bbl. i'
the British Government is engaged in Lard -Pure tierces, 14 to 14%c;'
giving equal right to the women on tubs, 15 to 15%c; pails, 15%' to 160;
the ground, I am naturally sympae prints, 16% to 17c; shortening tierces,
thetic to giving them equal rights in 1314c; 'tubs, 13%c; palls, 14%c; blocks
the air,” Air Minister Sir Samuel and tins, 1G1/aa I
Hoare declared in a speech at a Gov- Heavy beef steers, $8.25 to $8.75;
ernment banquet to members of the do, fair, . $7.50 to $8;' batch sr
International Commission for Air steers, choice, $8.25 to $8.75; do, fair
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vigation, who are now in London. to good, $7.50 to $8; butcher heif-
He was referring to the proposal to ers choice, $8.25 to 58.50; do, coo.,
ve equal rights $0,76 to $7.25; butcher cows, good to
q g to women pilots in choice, $6.25 to $7; do, fair to good,
e air. The Commission has decided $5.25 to 55.60; do, coo. to med., $4.50
t from to -day women may pilot to $5 • do canners and cutters $2.50 to
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girl was only three days past at the Col. Sir Victor MacKenzie, C.O.
tinge of the tragedy, Mrs, Thomas Scots Guards, photographed' on the
ou amp.on before his regi- ;p
i9ieu from the injuries she inflicted in• cent. Soiled for China na on the City of Po
continues to irenrove in the Hotel quay at S ih t 1 P 1 i
ssenger aeroplanes. $4; butcher bulls, good to choice, $6.
to, $6.50; do, med., 55.25 to 55.75: do,
The highest weaeher observatory bolognas, $4.50 to $5; baby beef. 54,50
the united States isthey to $11.00. feeders, choice, $7,00 to
s )'ns •va Mount $7:50' do, °air, $6,25 to: $6.75 • stock- ,
e C et tory; Nevada, 10,800 ers, 'choice, $G,50 to $7; do, fair to
1 above sea level. ' tried., $5.CO to $6; springers, $30 to
en attempt to take, her own life. Marseilles
sheep,'choice, $8 to $9; do, heavies,
$6 to $7.60; do, culls, $4 to $6; hogs,
thick smooths, ted and . watered,
$9.75 to $10; do, f.o.b., $9.25 to $9.50•
do, country points,, $9 to $9.25; do, off
cars, $10.15 to $10.40; select premium,
per hog, $L90 to $1.96.
MONTREAL
Oats, CW, No. 2, 74c; do, No. 3, 65e.
Flour, Man. spring wheat pats.,
flrsts, $8.20; do, seconds, $7.70; do,
strong bakers', $7.50; winter patents,
choice, $5.90 to $6, Rolled oats, bag
of 90 lbs., $3.40 to $3.50. Bran, $32.25.
Shorts, $34.26. Middlings, $40.25.
Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $14.50.
Cheese finest wests, 16% to 16%c.
Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 43 to 48 Sec.
Eggs, fresh extras, 36c; do, fresh
flrsts, 84o.
Hogs, $10.75 to $11; calves, coin.,
$5.60;; do, med., $6.25.
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Canadian Explains. Benefit
of "Water Report"
in Marine Circles
Washington•=Had mariners known
of such a thing as a "water report"
back in thespring days of 1912, the
Titanic might now be plying her
majestic way across the seas. and
1,500 lives might have been saved,
Thus,- Dr. A. G. Huntsman of the
Biological Board of Canada, speaking
before the Oceanography Section of
the American Geophysical Union,
summed up the value4 what even, yet
is a novelty, but soon, he said, is to
become as common as the daily wea-
ther forecast.
The "water report," he explained,
"is based on tests of temperature and
salinity.In the case of the Titanic,"
he said, "it would have warned of the
proximity of icebergs. It will benefit
fishermen, too, in locating schools of
fish and will aid meteorologists In
making weather forecasts."
• Importari<ce of; Forests to
.Canadian Industry.'
Recently a great deal was heard,
about Canada's forest resources, their
conservation and their destruction.
"Save the Forest" campaign was held
throughout Canada during the week
April 24-30, and the Federal and Pro-
vincial governments, organized clubs,
Pulp and Paper Association, schools,
churches, radio stations and theatres
co-operated in emphasizing the nee-
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essity of preventing 'forest fires and
conserving our Canadian forest re-
sources.
The potential value of the forests
ns n very:great asset is being empha-
tically stressed,. but the value of the
forests as a source of employment
affects us all vitally and particularly.
According to the latest' census of fig-
ures, there are nearly 130,000 persons
employed in the wood and paper in-
dustries of Canada and 40,000 in the
logging industry. In the construction
industry where wood plays suchan
important an;.essential part, another
185,000 are employed. Transporta-
tion services which owe so much to
products of the forests which consti-
tuts one of their largest and most con-
sistent sources of revenue afford em-
ployment to nearly one-quarter mil-
lionpersons, and so on.. In fact,'al-
most every industry, not excluding
agriculture itself, directly or indirect=
ly relies for necessary equipment and
supplies on the forests.
In connection with trapping, hunt-
ing and fishing, the value of the for-
est is of first importance, for if the
forests were destroyed, fur andgame
animals -would rapidly become non-
existent. The beauty of the forests,
lakes and mountains; the abundance
of game and fish, attracts many visi
tore and provideshealth and pleasure,
also a large;annaul revenue to Can,
adians.
Forests grow, mature, deteriorate
and decay. Once a t'ree hes attained
maturity nothing is to be gained by
postponing its cutting. When cutting
the mature tree, however, the protec-
tion of the small tree struggling for
its existence nearby should be assur-
ed. The small trees of to -day are our
forests of the future.
One well-known forest authority
has suggested that in each district
where timber rights are granted, the
average annual growth per acre be
ascertained and only the larger trees,
to an extent not exceeding the annual
growth of timber as a whole per acre,
be cut. The forests would be growing
in value year by year if this plan
were followed.
The planting of trees and shrubs
along highways and bordering fields
for windbreaks will, as the practice
increases, become a means of increas-
ing the wood supply materially and,
in the course of yeras, may build up
a valuable source of timber supplies.
Canada's Key Problem.
BY 0. W. PETERSON.
Approximately one-third of Can-
ada's estimated area of arable land is
to -day alienated and occupied, though
not fully developed. If we credit the
people who selected this land with
ordinary, common sense, we must con-
clude that it contains the cream of
our vast, arable area. No agricultural
country on earth would, in its virgin
state, contain so large a proportion of
high quality land as one-third of its
arable area. We must, therefore, ad-
mit, and anyone conversant with the
facts will readily support such a con-
clusion, that our present unalienated,.
arable area falls distinctly within the
category of medium to inferior lands.
To obtain a true picture of our real
colonization problem, we must realize
that the hulk of these lands come
within the term "marginal." An
examination of then would at once
reveal the fact that nine -tenths are
below par in quality. They are lo-
cated in areas where the rainfall
normally is insufficient to produce
satisfactory agricultural results, or
they' are heavily treed and low-lying,
stony, or have thin soil, or exhibit. other
undesirable features. They are, in fact,
culls. Most of: these lands present a
problem in human labor, and are mar-
ginal only until reclaimed by hard
pioneering effort tvhen they will
graduate into the class of more or less
productive lands. But their reclama-
tion involves clearing, digging out of
stones, drainage or similar uninvit-
ing and time-consuming labor, unpro-
ductive for the, time being.
A depressing number of Canadians,,
ritishers and Americans have fails.
d, at great economic loss and to the
everlasting detriment of Canada, in
stablishing themselves permanently ••'
pen farms of that class In Western ,e
anode. "Flivvers",' rural phones' t•
nd mail delivery can play no con-
picuous part in such a toilsome
ndertaking. It calls rather for the
B
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Levee. Dynamited to Save • u
New Orleans from Floods C
New Orleans.—Gentle cataracts n
coursed down three breaches made in
the Mississippi levee 15 miles south
of New Orleans after dramatic pre-
parations by' State authorities to
re-
lieve the Crescent City from the flood t
menace. --
Successive explosions of dynamite, I f
buried deep in the huge walls of cl
earth thrown up to hold the surging n
river to its course, caused only three p
small trenches, through which the T
waters of the mighty stream seemed ar
first reluctant to. run. re
partanic life of the early backwoods
ettler of old Canada, with_ something
pproaching the crude standard of
ving .then in vogue, Who is going
"mop up" . -this Ilerculanean task `
or us? We might as well, now and
early, recognize that the greater
art of this.. strenuous enterprise' can
of be successfully 'accomplished by .,
ople accustomed to the high stand -
d of living of most of the countries
we are pleased to designate ."prefer -
d" in our present immigration pol-
icy. Canada must be prepared to look
to the European peasant class for the
solution of this problem,
Mercerized cotton is named for
John Mercer, wino discovered this pro-
cess for strengthening and glossing
Spare the Wild Flowers.
St. Louis G'lobeDemocrat: Now
don't go out in the country and ex-
terminate all the wild flowers. Let
CD) grow and look pretty for every-
body. material.
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