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ONfSCOUTS News this week comes from Maple, Where, by the keenness and activity of tho Lone Scouts there, a new Troop bas been formed. The week-end of June 20-21st .-aw a TI TV busy group of Lonles there. On Saturday evening, June 20th, they held a meeting In charge of Scoutmaster Don Hutchison, of the 2nd Ontario Lone Scout Troop, at which five new members were Invested. Then the parents began to gather, and after all were present several pre- sentations took place, these being Ten- derfoot Badges to two Scouts and a One Year Service Star to Lone Scout Bill Taylor. Also an "All Round" prize was prcscmed to Lone Scout Alf. For- rest. After this auother recruit was In- Tested, Just to let the parents xee what an Investiture Ceremony Is like, and to give them an Idea of the obligations of a Scout. Then the new Scoutmaster, Mr. Bryan, .* asked If he waa willing to accept the responsibility of the new Troop, which he consented 1 , do, and tho Assistant Scoutmaster, Mr. Don Frawcr, on being asked to express him- self, stated that he was ready to Stand by the Scoutmaster. A Troop Committee was then ap- pointed, and Lone Patrol Loader Hob Manning, who is mostly responsible Cor the formation of the Troop, was appointed as Troop Leader, and four Of the Lonlcs as Patrol Leaders. Sunday evening saw a Church Par- ade to Richmond Hill, when fifteen of the members of tho new Troop turned out on parade, and they were met at the church by three Lone Scouts from Pnlonvllle. \Vo are sort 1 / to lose the Maple Louies from our . .inks, but wo are glad I that they are off to such a good start In their new Troop. This week's Summer Time Activity Uadge la the Pioneers Badge, which a good many Lone Scouts can easily qualify for, If they like to put their attention to It. Incidentally you can have a lot of fun In working- for this Radge, and tho experience which you will gain will always be of use to you. Remember, a Pioneer Is one who goes In front, away Into tho unknown wilds, and he must be equipped with knowledge whlcli will be of use to him In living his difficult life, and In overcoming the hardships and obstac- les which face him. Thus the require- ments of the Pioneers' Badges are as follows: 1. Fell a six-Inch tree, neatly and quickly, 2. Tie eight different kuots quickly In the dark, or blindfold I. 3. Lash spars together properly for scaffolding. 4. Build a model bridge or derrick. 5. Make a camp kitchen. 6. Build a hut of boughs or Hods, or grasses or similar material, or alter- natively weave a satisfactory mattress of straw, hay or boughs on a camp loom. Do you think that you could do those things? Why not try, and see If you cannot qualify for tho rank of a Pion- eer? Lone Scouting Is opun to auy boys between the ages of 12 and 18, who live In the country or In villages where there is no Scout Troop. It you are Interested and would like to become a Scout write for further information to "The Lone Scout Department, The Boy Scouts Association. 330 Bay St., Toronto, Ont." '"Lone K.' Death Rate Shov/s Big Increase Suicides Number 1 ,007 for 1 930 While Homicides Total 212 Ottawa. According to a report is- tued by the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics, tho number of deaths in Can- ada from external violence during the Tear 1930 (preliminary flgurer.) was T.4G8 as compared with 7.151 In 1929. ,925 In 1928, 6,288 in 1927, aud 5,759 In 1926. The rate per 100,000 popula- tion was 75 In 1930 as against 73 in J!'i::>. 72 In 1928, 66 In 1927 and C3 In PM. Suicides In 1930 showed a marked hi' r- .ise over the preceding year, the number being 1,007 against 835 and the rate 10.1 against 8.5. In 1926 the num- ber of sulctdos was C80 and the rate J.3. Homicides numbered 212 In 1930, kiving a rato of 2.1 per 100,000. In 19^9 the number of homicides was 182 and the rate 1.9. In 192C the corres- ponding figures were 12G and 1.3. There were 6,249 accidental deaths In !!>:;>>, 6.134 In 1929, G.024 In 1928, B.8S5 in 1927 and 5,063 In 1926. The rate from this cause waa G3 per 100,000 In 1929 and l'J30 :is compared with 62.5 In 1928, 57 In 1927 and 54 In 1926. I>rowulugs In 1930 numbered 1,057 or 17 per cent, of the total of fatal accidents. Deaths from traffic acci- dents were 2.077 or 33 per cent, of the total. Automobile fatalities, number- ing 1,289, amounted to 21 per cent, of nil accidental deaths. Excluding those cases where an automobile was In- volved, there were 371 deaths from railroad accidents and 41 from street- car accidents. Thirty-three persons were killed during the year In aero- plane and balloon accidents. Peru's Cotton Crop is Hurt By Drought and Depression Lima, Peru. This year's cotton crop In Peru will be short In quanti- ty and poor In quality because of a shortage of water In the growing season, a marked decrease In tho use of fertilizers and tho use of old plants. The Irst two causes are a natural consequence of tun prevail- ing economic crisis. In Peru the usual yield In a nor- mal year la in the neighborhood of 1,200,000 quintals. It Ls expected that tb.lt year's harvest will he 40 per cent, less, of which about 55 per rent, has already been sold. Names of Million Women Sought For Arms Reduction Petition Washington. -Signatures of 1,000,- 000 American women will bo sought for a petition calling upon the inter- national disarmament conference in Geneva to put into immediate effect the pledges already made for the re- duction of armaments. - - Taxes to Send Olympic Team Lima. By taxing all sporting events in Peru, the National Sports Commit- tee hopei to raise enough money to tend a team to the Olympic games In Angeles, Calif., In 1932. Women are supposed to llvo long- er than men, but the oldest Inhabi- tant U never a woman. In July There Is .something about these days of July Lies deep and swoet. There Is fruit on the apricot tree. And tho dahlia blooms. Ajid other blossoms nowly bright Now lift, or hang, their heads, There are glints of gold, and glow of red. There are little things waiting yot for their buds, And still tho peaches hang green. There are mornings of gray, and morn- ings of gold And the scarlet cannaa splash the sray. And a pink ro ie plnktr seems When the morning Is veiled. When the morning is golden, how strongly tint light Embraces the trees, and the teardrops Glisten on grass-stems; their Jewels glint. Amber and amethyst, ulamond and rose. Such Jewels I have, made new every morn. And taken by air, to dissolve, thon, crystalline, Form aealn, to he gathered by uono. How hotly the sun Possesses the lind, till tho wind hur- ries In From the sea; hear him King in the trees Now, In mid-aftornoon. a whispering dear, A rushing of song, a voicing of things 'in;....iig inoiiK-Mit as graceful racing yachts turned first buoy In race sponsored by Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club, off Halifax, with Buccaneer heeling Into wind. Blue Heron was first to cross finish line, but lost race to the Crea II., through handicap. Air Travel Becoming Safer Report Reveals Ottawa^ Analysis of airplane acci- ents in Canada, contained in the re- port on civil aviation and civil (Jov- enuaant air operations for the year Pittsburgh. Discovery of the eggs 1930, shows that despite an increase of tho Harrla sparrow, the last North of 15 per cent, in the total flying timu American bird whose eggs had re- accidents resulting in death of one or raalned ""known to science despite more occupants of aircraft remained sear< - Ues over mor than century. has been made by Dr. George Sutton, Eggs of Rare Harris Sparrow Discovered on Hudson Bay Big Chicks Result Of Tobacco Diet lecting birds, plants and Insects. Its members, besides Messrs. Sutton and Semple, were Bert Lloyd, Saskatche- wan ornithologist, and OHn S. Pettin- gill, photographer, of Blondin College. Dr. Sutton, formerly curator of birds ornithologist, who return- ! at Carnegie Museum and one-time at 17, the same figure as for Accidents causing only injury to occupants decreased from 12 in l'J"'J od ret ' entl y fro " Ice-covered wastes State ornithologist, was the loser In a to 9 in 1930. Accidents causing death " the westprn Bhoro of Hudson Bay ' slmilar race four years ago l to , < ? is ' to pilots remained at the same figure ' Dr - Sutton ' 3 discovery came at the cover the eggs and nests of the blue 14, but accidents in which passengers clil " ax ot a race wlth a Kroup of met death dropped from 1G to eight, scientists of the Canadian Ornltholo- It has been found the cause of th glcal Socl6ty - whlle both "P^ 1 " 0118 great majority of Hying accidents is wero mped less than a mile apart. goose. In telling of the find, he said: "I was so glad I yelled at the top of my voice. We had arranged to flre over confidence or neglect of ordinary For nearlv three woeki tne S ro "P s , a revolver slg , nal to ' et other members precautions, and the report urges in- raced to be the flrst to find the la * ' th<J f^K *", W " T J t^T 'r,...; nn . vie,;; ul .,.. ,1,.; Huk In "> chain of mo>e than 1,200 successful, but forgot all about that. "The mother bird had fluttered off her nest right in front of me, leaving creasing vigilance and proper (lying discipline at all times. Another "Four Master" Retires From the known birds of this continent. The eggs, smaller than those of rob- ins, pale green with mottled brown ! it quickly in an effort to conceal it. marbling, will be presented to the j But I located It almost at once, then Carnegie Institute. They were found shot her and went after the eggs. Billingham, Durham, Eng. Grace in a Khodedendron-llke bush near the There were five of them, tiny things llnrwar is one of tho few four-masted ' cc fortv mlles north of Port Church-' that never had been seen by a scien- sailing vessels which still plow the '". M :ln -. on June 10. list before." high seas, and she is the only big sail- ! The expedlt on, which was financed ing ship which is the heroine of a full by John Homier Semple, of Sewickey. length film. She was also the heroine spent two months In the Arctic, col- of a thrilling book. And now she has r retired from her high estate, sailing from here with 2,000 tons of fertilizer for Mauritius. list before." Several other nests aud eggs of the sparrow were found after Dr. Sutton's discovery. This unexpected result Is the out- come of experiments at Pennsylvanli State College, reported In the New York Herald Tribune. Smokers need not chuckle, for the effect of tobacco smoke taken into the throat and bronchial tubes Is not the same as that of the unconsumed leaf taken Into the stomach. Says the Herald Tribune: "Tobacco fed to baby chickens U making them into bigger and better broilers at Pennsylvania State College. "This same diet In the fully grown fowl makes healthier hens and roost- ers and emancipates their owners from keeping close watch for fear of a parasitic infection that chickens may pick up when economically for- aging for their own food. "A high percentage of nicotin is the secret of the effectiveness of the Penn State tobacco diet. Suspecting that the harm may come from other tobac- co ingredients that nicotin, Drs. J. B. Hunter and D. E. Haley, of the depart- ment of agricultural and biological chemistry, have been feeding tobacco rich In nicotin, a diet with less tobac- co, but with a greater kick. Between the low and high nicotin types they are now seeking the 'level' of nicotin content at which the best results may be obtained. A wider range In effec- tive plants may mean increased mar- kets for tobacco farmers. "The reason for the greater growth of baby chicks is not wholly clear. It Is not necessarily ascribed to nicotin. If the cause is nicotin, then this is something new in such effects. Dr. Hayel says: Better health may come from the killing by nicotin of round worm, a type of fowl parasite. Farmers have been forced to raise their chickens on ground free from this organism. "There is na parallel between smok- ing and feeding tobacco to chickens. "In smoking nicotln's stimulus works through the blood and the nerves. In the chicken's diet it Is only a disin- fectant passing through the body, but not necessarily being absorbed into the system, and not affecting the flav- or of the meat and eggs." Increased Production Ottawa. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics' mineral report for April shows an Increased production of gold, copper, lead, zinc, natural gas, feld- spar, petroleum and cement, as com- pared with April, 1930. Gold set up a new monthly record with 223,082 ounces produced. The output of cop- per was 27,845,741 pounds; lead 32.- ! 239,191 pounds; zinc, 22,707,451 pounds; natural gas, 2,454,063,000 cubic feet; feldspar, 707 tons; petro- leum 153,705 barrels and cement 827,- 204 barrels. Plant Rice for Wild Ducks Madison, Wis. Wild duck food in That lie deep brace. In tho Hummer's em- Margarot T. Campbell, In tho Christian Science Monitor. Chile to Save $18,000,000 Santiago, Chile. Economies In the national administration totaling more than $18,000,000 will be effect ed by the government during the re malnder of tho calendar year, Ministry of Finance announced. tho Like all her sister four-masters, Grace Harwar sails under the Finnish Wisconsin has disappeared rapidly during the dry weeks, and the Con- servation Commission is planting 540 _ i i *"11 1 Owl TOMmrM WV*MUMOT*WM V* }'( . i t, u flag, but she was built on the Clyde da of wjld rice to avoid starving ' duckg out of Wisconsin. Food in well , u u , w ,, . Walkei shipped aboard in Wallaroo in atofM duck da was killed in Australia an ordinary seamen for the quantit i es by the droughts of purpose of making a him of the voy- 1929 nnd 1<j; j the conlm j ss j O n said. age of one of-the old windjammers be- _ ^ _ fore they all disappear from the seas. R ^ ^ g Women'. Hotel Opened Harrisburg Pa- -The nvc-mi!c ' c J r< I stretch along the Lincoln Highway be- ln Sweden s Capital twccn Lancastcr nnd York h as been The first "bachelor hotel" for wo- ; p j nnlwl with rsd and white roses, men in Stockholm was opened in April, I syn)bols of thc two nnc i ent English for women without homes looking for j familie3 for wh : ch tha towns are work, writes a correspondent of Tho | nnlrt (( ( ] Christian Science Monitor, The pro jcct has been realized through the help given by the City Council, which has granted 20,000 kroner ($5,000) to a society for aiding women. Of the to- tal, 8,000 kroner is donated for the first year, besides 12,000 kroner for equipping the home. The hotel can accommodate about forty guests, at a cost of about 25 cents each nightly. "Astronomy U a aclence In which, exact truth Is stranger than fiction' Ice Cream By Plane Los Angeles. Ice cream melts fast in hot weather, and a Los Angeles mm. specializing in unusual forms and flavors, realizing this, 1ms utilized an airplane to mako deliveries to nearby Gospel of Sunshine St. Luke was a physician as well as a painter, and there is somethirg kindred in the spirit of the two occu- pat'ons. The quick eye, the observant ({cndeness, -hi.- appreciation of char- acter, the seizing of the actual cir- cumstances, the genial spirit, the min- ute attentiveness, he sympathising heart, the imprsssio'iableness to all that is soft and winning, and lonely and we.k and piteous all these things belong to the true physician as well as 1 to the true artist. St. Luke's is a Gospel of sunshine. It throws strong lighU into the darkest places, and loves to use the ^ower it IMM to do so; and is not this painter-like? He is known, like all artists by his choice of subjects. -- v 411 -Carat Opal Found Canberra, Australia. Discovery of i Prince's New Hobby what Is believed to be the largest opal in existence at Lightning Ridge was revealed recently. It was said to wnlgh 711 carats and to be a mass of brilliant colors. Is Motorboating The Ice cream is ' r Packed in chemical refrigerants nnd and about which one could hardly, . be prosaic If one tried." Sir James Joans. Is shipped In perfect condition. He- icontly a delivery was made to Dallas, Texan. London. Tho Prince of Wales has taken up a new sport inotorboating. Ha has ordered two new racing boats which will be delivered to him Two Custom Patrol Boat, tttttlfffSSfS Will Cost $102,000 Each mt compete in open races but prob- Ottawa. Two patrol boats being ' ably will organize competition among built by the customs excise prevention ! his flying and motoring friends. service will cost $102,000 each, it is stated in a return tabled In the House of Commons by Hon. E. B. Hyckman. Minister of National Revenue. One boat is under construction at Sorel, Que., and the other at Uraven- hurst. Ottawa. Employment at the begin- ning of June showed further improve- ment, according to data tabulated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics from 7,365 firms throughout Canada, whose payrolls aggregated 940,875 per- sons, as compared with 927,437 on May 1. This Increase of 13,438 per- sons, or 1.4 p.c. brought the index number to 103.6 as compared with 102.2 in the preceding month and 116.5, 122.2, 113.8, 107.2, 102.2, 95.6. 96.4, 90.J and 87.7 on June 1, 1930, 1929, 1928. 1927, 192G, 1925, 1924, 1923. 1922 and 1921, respectively. Ottawa. Notwithstanding lower prices, production of beet sugar in Canada in 1930 exceeded that of th< previous year in value by Jl, 197,629. The acreage increased 1,976 acres, and the yield increased 162,111 tons. "Nothing can be taken for grant- ed in business." Henry Ford. "Money means little to most of the big men I've known." Charles M. Schwab. World's Largest Power House Under Construction lire Is view of power house of tho Deauharnoia Power Company under conslntctlcm at Lake St. Louia end of new Bettuharnois canal. It Is being built to house ten 60,000 horsepower units and with Its ultimate potential capacity of 1,000,000^ horsepower will be largest water power In the world which can be developed with a single power house France and Germany Ottawa Droit (Ind.): There is na cause for astonishment in the fact tl at France has attached conditions to her promise of financial assistance, that she wishes to have guarantees that Germany will set aside the sums which she paid out for her creditors for purely economic needs and admin- istrative measures destines to extri- cate her out of the present mess. But what is the value of assurances given by a country which for the last twelve years has been plotting to escape th? consequences of its defeat and a large part of whose population will not he satisfied until they have had their re- venge A Simple Arrangement Quebec Soleil- (Lib.): The prepara- tion of a treaty with Australia is one of the least complicated things of 'his kind, seeing that Australia, situated in the Antipodes and under a climate totally different from our own, pro- duces during our dead seasons and manufactures or cultivates a host ot things that we do not see up here. It will be a very different matter when we have to deal with the nations situ- ated on practically the same latitude and enjoying economic conditions c JHV parable with our own. FOREST FIRES SPREAD IN WEST Spokane, Wasta. Forest fires roar- ed over a score of fronts in Montana and Idaho last week as about 800 men strove to control them. Re- ports here Indicated nearly 2,509 acres were ablaze. "Nowadays a show has to be a wow or it doesn't go. There'i no- thing between a furore aad a flop." Arthur Hammersteln.