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WORLD HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD

Wheat Pool Statement

Saskatchewan Pool Officials Make Supplementary Announcement

Ruth Alexander, trix, holds credit for being the first wwoman to fly from Canada to Mexi- co without a stop.

His Royal Highness the Prince of

Wales now has three new titles— vice-admiral, lieutenant-; -general, and)

air marshal—through promotions in

three British fighting services.

With the increase in motor traffic in London suburbs, divisional police cars are being used, as occasion de- mands, as mobile units to speed up crawling traffic.

Troops sent to release two British

missionaries, Miss Harrison and Miss

Nettleton, held captive by Commun- ist bandits in Fukien for two months,

returned without accomplishing their

mission. Ontario motorists, who become in- volved in accidents, fail to pay judg-

ments or are convicted of serious

traffic offences, will have to be insured before they are allowed to drive again, according to a law which is now effective.

Caught by a wind as they banked around a marker on the course, Capt. Charles Sutton, Toronto, was killed, and his mechanic, Claude Mills, also of Toronto, was injured, when their Fokker ‘plane crashed into Lake Ontario.

The interior finish for five new Canadian National dining cars was obtained from the famous Morton Walnut tree, which grew for centur- jes at Oxford. When the butt and roots of the ancient tree were

ready for into beautiful veneer, they weighed 15 tons and yielded 75,000 feet.

Twenty persons were injured when the night train from Glasgow crashed into the buffer stops at Euston Sta- tion. The first of two locomotives

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from Winnipeg to the effect that the |

initial payment for Pool wheat of the | 1980 crop would be on the basis of | | 60 cents for No. 1 Northern, deliv- ered at Fort William, the Board of directors, of the Saskatchewan | Wheat Pool, in session at Regina, is- | | sued the following statement:

the office of the Central Agency in Winnipeg, lower than any initial payment thus

Selling

the seven years of their existence. This fact must be admitted by any

quaintance with world conditions, both in and out of the grain trade.

“This organization hoped and en- deavored to secure, through representatives on the Central Selling Agency, an initial payment some- what higher than the basis finally Announced, but the delay already ex- perienced is sufficiently indicative of of the reluctance of the large Cana- dian banks to commit themselves be- yond the 60 cent level. The banks did offer an agreement on the basis of a higher level, but attached to this of- fer were conditions which would, in our judgement, have rendered our position decidedly unsafe and threat- ended the financial security of this organization. We desire to emphasize the fact that we consider the present basis of initial payment as the larg- est possible safe payment that could be made at this time; and that be- cause of this element of safety, the Central Selling Agency will be able to carry on more efficiently than if hampered in its operations by the risk attendant on a dangerously high payment.

“As an organization of approxi- mately 83,000 grain producers in this

the train into the buffers and damaged thé second en- gine, while several coaches tele- scoped, the third coach penetrating six feet into the second.

The Indian Problem

Sir John A. Simon Explains Difficul- ties To Audience In Washington

Sir John A. Simon, head of Great Britain's Indian statutor? commis- sion, expressed hope, in a speech at Washington, for ‘some way of ad- vance” on the India problem.

Stressing difficulties of the past, the British statesman asked for United States sympathy “in keeping with the United States sense of fair play.”

This third visit to the United States, Sir John said, has impressed him once more with this country’s “abounding vitality.”

“I cannot see that this has been affected by economic conditions,” he

added. The tall, blue-eyed visitor, one of England's leading Liberals, in

Washington as one of a party of guests of the American Bar Asso- ciation, discussed “the enormous task” in India.

“There is no division of -opinion in England on our policy in India,’ he said. “It is, as stated in the law of 1919, the gradual development of self-governing institutions with’ a view to the progressive realization of responsible government in India.”

The two great difficulties, Sir John said, are that the vast mass of In- dians are villagers, living their lives with customs entirely different from those of “the educated, political min- ority,” and that India is composed of “so many mixed \ elements that America’s mixture is the palest re- flection.”

p , the Wheat Pool cannot disregard the fact that farmers need at this time every cent of money they can legitimately claim. Certainly no institution or agency in Saskatchewan knows so well and ap- preciates so keenly the seriousness of the situation which has faced all farmers during the past year. That a further short crop and heavy dam- age from rust, sawfly, hail and drouth has made the financial pro- blem of the farmer still more diffi- cult of solution, needs no argument. “Our experience of the past six years in Saskatchewan, if it has proven anything at all, is conclusive of the fact that organization in agri- culture is relatively as helpful and essential as in other industries. Aris- ing out of adversity, it should be cherished and extended in times of economic stress. We therefore pro- ceed, in this difficult period, with greater assurance than ever of the merit of our joint undertaking and we are confident of the utmost sup- port and loyalty of our members. “In view of the extraordinary con- ditions now existing and the para- mount need for a stable wheat mar- ket during the coming year, it is our belief that government action in the form of emergency legislation for a uniform system of wheat marketing this year would be most directly helpful. Such a proposal was made to the Saskatchewan Government and is now under consideration. “Pending a decision by the Govern- ment, therefore, and having in mind all of the circumstances, the Sas- katchewan Wheat Pool will carry on as before, recognizing its responsi- bilities to members in general, rather than to any member in particular, ‘Economy and Service’ is the watch- word demanded of us by the present situation, and it will be the joint

Ultimate solution of the p: b,

Sir John believes, “will not be a mere

of the ve gov-

ernment British and Americans have worked out for themselves.”

He declared an effort to transport such a goyernment to India would be “planting a seed in soil that does not grow the tree.”

Canada’s Coal Production

Coal produced in Canada in 1929, totalled 17,496,557 tons from the mines in Nova Scotia, New Bruns- wick, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Imports of coal last year amounted to 18,619,300 tons of which 14,469,831 tons came from the United States.

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of the and all “Pool members and employees to achieve this aim. Our faith is un- bounded in the principles on which our organization is founded and we are fully confident that the selling policy of the Canadian Wheat Pool during the past six years will suc- cessfully bear the closest scrutiny by those who are seeking only a fair interpretation of the facts,

“It has come to our attention that certain creditors of farmers are al- ready taking steps toward the collec- tion of their accounts in such a man- ner as to force a moral if not a legal violation of Pool contracts. We feel justified, under the circumstances, in expressing the opinion that no cred- itor company will benefit in the long run from measures of this kind. This organization has, whenever called up- on to recognize claims against its members, invariably tried to adjust matters equitably as between them. We have only to add that the indis- putable right of the farmer to or- ganize his business for improvement, should and, we believe, will have the support of all right thinking people who do business with him.” +

Some Curious Trees Among the curious trees which have been found on the banks of the River Amazon, in South America, is one which has a sweet edible resin | and with consistency of real sugar in \ the bark, and another which exudes | an oily substance with the appear-

ance, taste, and other qualities of | lard. Cement’s Ingredients The chief raw materials used in

the manufacture of cement are lime- stone and clay,

Windsor Castle is the oldest build- ing in the world that has been perm.

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System Of Sampling As Carried Out By The Government Inspection Department

The following describes the thoroughness of the system of sampling as carried on by the Government Inspec-

| tion Department. We are indebted for this article to the Searle Grain Co., Ltd., Winnipeg: Upon arrival of a trainload of grain at an inspection point a Government yard clerk lists the cars from the waybills which follow each car, listing car numbers, kind of grain, point of origin, destination, name of shipper | and consignee. These details are necessary for the issuing of Inspection Certificates. Sampling crews with foremen

then proceed to the train,

The car opener breaks the seals and a record is taken of them. With a pinch bar the

| door is pushed open. A sampler then mounts a ladder, levels the grain just inside the door and spreads out a sheet of canvas two and one-half by six feet. Then comes the extremely heavy work of pushing the brass probe to the

bottom of the

car in a number of places. This probe is 72 inches long and has an outer sheath which, when the S| handle is turned, opens or closes its eleven com- partments. The || probe is emptied in rows on the canvas and is ex- amined by the sampler to see if the sample is _| uniform in qual- ity.

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Mery Equipped With Ladders, Probes and Canvases Ready To Sample a Train

to be poorer than the rest of the car, three samples are taken instead of one; one being of the inferior grain; another of the better grain, and another of the average of the whole car.

The sampler wrftes the car number on a cardboard ticket, date, load lines, showing depth of grain, and initials ticket, thus making a complete record of the sampling of each car; the grain and the cardboard ticket are put into a four-pound canyas bag and the string is drawn tight. The car door is closed and a new seal attached.

Cars are also examined as to their record is made of the seals and the condition of each car, also leaks, if any. of the Government Weighing Department.

When the entire train has been sampled, the samples are collected and are brought into the Government grain yard office, where the car numbers and the kind of grain are checked from the -train list to detect any possible errors. Inspection sheets are also written up in, the yard office from the train lists. After the samples have been checked the strings are drawn tight and the samples are put into boxes holding two dozen samples, and inspection sheets are despatched by truck to the Central Inspection Office for grading.

Doors Are Sealed After Sample ts akan

at unloading, and in*some cases, cars are loaded so full that it is impossible to get more than one good probe, and sometimes none. Cars like these will not be inspected until at unloading.

Trains arrive at all hours, day and night. During the fall rush, trains of grain leave the Winnipeg yards every twenty minutes bound for the Head of the Lakes, and for a long period during the fall rush of 1928, upwards of three thousand cars were sampled in the Winnipeg yards every.twenty-four hours,

The samplers and foremen are in line for promotion to Deputy Grain Inspectors, providing they are able to pass a very stiff practical examination set by the Chief Inspector and the Civil Service Commission.

The sampling is carefully done and the system is recognized as being most thorough; wherever possible there is a double check on the work. ©

In case the grain in one part of the car proves

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In many cases, it is impossible to get a good sample on account of cars be- ing loaded too full. A good sample means seven good probes (e.g., to the bottom of the car), as follows: One in each corner, and three down the car lengthwise. When less than seyen good probes have been taken only a pro- visional inspection is made, final in- spection to be made *

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r Having Marked Ticket

being made for signs of leaks and a

This work is done by separate crews

Probing the Car To Secure a Uniform Sample

Never Had a Birthday

Colored Porter Is Made Happy When Records Are Searched After 78 Years

The “office boy" of the State De- partment of Education, down in Franfort, Kentucky, is 73 years old, but he never had a birthday until a week ago. A birthday was officially presented Henry Davis, negro porter of the department, at an impromptu party in his honor after closing hours.

Recently Davis confided to W. C. Dally, superintendent of public in- struction, that he “disremembered

when he was born, but that it wea

be the greatest joy of his life to know what it was like to have a birthday like other folks.”

Tears filled Henry’s eyes when he was presented with a humble cer- tificate from Woodford County show- ing that he was born a slave near Versailles, August 13,-1857. The

-| records had been carefully searched

for Henry's birthday.

“I knowed I was born before free- dom,” said Henry. “Why I remem- bers hearing the guns at Richmond.”

How Man Has Progressed

Big Difference Between Voyage Of “Mayflower” and “R-100” | Three hundred and ten years ago, August 16, the “Mayflower” set Beau for Plymouth Rock from

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Nuinber Of Mentally Deflelent People In Canada Increasing The number of insane and mental- ly deficient people in Canadian men- exclusive of private hospitals, shows an increase of 1,334 persons over last year, according to this month's bulletin of the Canadian National Committee of Mental Hy- giene. The total number of Insane and mentally deficient people who are fil- — ling these institutions is at present 29,579. Their cost to the country, the bul- letin points out, is greater than that of war pensions and totals $16,820,745 a year. This, however, is simply the cost of upkeep of institutions and does not take into account the money spent by private individuals on in- sane people who are in private hos- pitals. Nor does it include the loss to the country which results from keep- ing a large group of people unpro- ductive. The tendency of social service workers and mental hygiene special- ists at the present time is to pay more attention to signs of mental de- ficiency in its very early stages. Spe- cial education is in many instances being given to children who show signs of it and more care is taken to prevent diseases of which it is fre-

The “Mayflower,” contrary to gener- al impression, began her voyage from Southampton. The pilgrims boarded the vessel at Plymouth, but the his- toric event actually began at South- ampton.

- The “Mayflower” was a little brig- antine, and took three months to sail from Plymouth to Plymouth Rock.

Today, ocean liners of over 50,000 tons sail from that same port of Southampton, and reach the other side in about five days.

And a few weeks ago the passen- gers on the Canadian Pacific liner “Laurentic” turned their gaze up- ward in the sky and saw the airship “R-100” speeding toward England at about seventy-five miles an hour.

1620-1930 —thus has man pro- gressed.

Forest Products Research

Cc: L On a Large Number Of Problems In ¢ Research Work

Forest products research laborator- ies exist in England, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Methods of procedure for some of the main projects are standardized, allowing direct comparison of re- sults: This is important as timbers in far away countries may be com- pared in strength and other impor- tant factors with Canadian woods. The Forest Products Laboratoriés of Canada, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, with branches at Vancouver and Montreal, are engaged on a large

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All-Canadian Highway

Only One Stretch Of Road In North- ern Ontario Remaining To Be Linked Up

An all-Canadian route from coast to coast is practically completed, only

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No one now needs to hesitate to travel from Manitoba, clear across, over the Rockies to British Colum- bia. ‘The old-time “gumbo” roads which spelt disaster to motorists are now replaced with first-class gravel stretches and all dangerovS curves and turns of less than 100 feet radius have been eliminated.

The one stretch of road which re- mains unfinished is that in north- western Ontario, passing around the northern shore of Lake Superior. With this exception the condition of the roads all through from the coast is excellent and all Provincial Govy- ernments are co-operating in the pro- ject of an all-Canadian highway.

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Branch Line Contract

The €anadian Pacific Railway has granted a contract for the construc- tion of a branch line from Vanguard, Sask., to a point on the Weyburn- Lethbridge line to Fred Mannix, of Calgary, according to an announce- ment by D. C. Coleman, vice-presi- dent in charge of western lines, The branch will be about 35 miles long.

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Mezande a World Trade

Stands Fifth As Regards Imports,

Exports and Aggregate Trade

In a “Condensed Preliminary Re- port” for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1930, issued by the External Trade Branch of the Bureau of Sta- tistics, Canada is still shown in fifth place as a world trader, being fifth as regards imports, exports and aggregate trade. Imports amounted to $1,248,274,000 and exports to $1,- 144,938,000, making a total of $2,- 393,212,000.

Saskatchewan Flour Mills The flour and grist mills of Sas- katchewan now have an output of $15,781,000 annually, which is only $3,000,000 less than Manitoba’s out- put.

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Change In Marriage Law

British Columbia Passes New Law To Check Hasty Marriages

If impulsive couples “marry i haste and repent at leisure” in fu- ture, they will have to go outside British Columbia to do it.

Under legislation which came into effect on the first of September, eight days must elapse between the time license is issued and the ‘time the ceremony is performed.

In cases where an immediate mar- riage is desirable, however, specia?

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quently the Several of the provinces of Canada receive financial help from their governments toward this end.

Battle With Snake In Mid-Air

Kansas Aviator Has Encounter With Rattlesnake While Flying Through the Clouds

An unprecedented battle in the air between a horrified pilot and a rat- tlesnake was verified when H. “Hap- py” Wiggins, aviator, obtained snake- bite treatment at a Scott City, Kan- sas, hospital. Wiggins said he was pounding his ‘plane through -the clouds almost a mile above the ground when the snake reared its head over the cock- pit. “I jumped back,” said Wiggins, still violently ill from effects of the snake’s poison, “but the snake jump- ed after me. ‘I tried to grasp it and pitch it from the ‘plane, but it coiled and struck me twice before I finally was able to fling it away.” While Wiggins was engaged in his unique battle with the rattler, which apparently had crawled into the "plane while it was in a hangar, the ship hurtled down out of control. Wiggins finally pushed the snake overboard, righted the ship, and land- ed so hastily in a pasture that he al- most wrecked the ‘plane. A rancher hurried out and dragged Wiggins, almost unconscious from fright and poison, from his seat. The rancher rushed him to Scott City, where hospital attaches said he would recover.

Plenty Of Advice

The Smithsonian Institution at Washington, is urging that farmers set aside something every year for the crop failure, which, it Says, comes every seven years. At the same time the Department of Agriculture is urging reduction in acreage because supply exceeds the demand. Mean- time, probably, the farmers are going ahead doing the best they can as they see things.—Toronto Globe. Galileo, the famous Italian as- was the first man to look

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