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Pa 4 The collision sent the truck slewing /jand' golig substances are sunk, while Ottawa. --On Friday the government torecast a saving of more than $17. 000,000 in its appropriations for the 12 months beginning next April, Only two spending divisions--avia. tio and marine public works--escaped the axe hy which the government pro. poses to hew Its total expenditures * down to $343,648,273,02 as compared with $360,738,210.67 for the fiscal year which énds on March 31. The following is a brief summary of gome of the slashes made In various items: : © qhe Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission will have $1,000,000 to 'spend on Its work during the' fircal year ending March 31, 1935. This 18 the same as for thie current yeur. The commission, when established, was to operate within the amount of the fees collected "by. means of the $2 annual license fee charged radio owners, but the collections are all paid into the consolidated revenue and reappropri- ated for the commission fn the usual way. The license receipts are esti- mated to be well above the million mark or the current year, 4 It will cost Canada $353.660 next year to maintain legations at London, Washington, Paris and Tokio, a de- crease of $4,600 from this year. The London legation will cost $121,160, a decrease or $2,500, This includes ex- penses of the office, salary tor Hon. G. Howard IFerguson, plus $1,800 addi. tional salary for him which has been voted each year since he went there. The Washington legation will cost $92,000; Paris, $75,700. and Tokio, $68, 000, a decrease of $2100. Subventions payable by the govern. ment ju defraying the -cost of trans. porting coal from Nova Scotia and Western Canada to tha central pro- vinces estimatel at $2,750,000 during the current fiscal, year, will be reduced by $300,000 during the fiscal year 1934- 35. The decrease is believed to be based on the anticipated improvement in general conditions which wiil ren- der this assistance less essential. A decrease of 30 per cent, in the ap- propoiation for cadet training will be: made thie year. Last year $300,000 was voted for distributioh'among the cadet corps on the basls of personnel, but this year the figmre will be $150.- 00. % Canada will play no part next year In the world-wide race tor navy arma- ments, When most nations are in- creasing their navies, Cudda's sea forces wili be operated on less money, Last year $2,422,000 was voted to "maintain the slips and establishments of the Canadion navy, including the Loyal Coudian Npvad Reserve and the Royal Cwisvan Naval Voiunteer Re s-rve. Inthe year opening next April S202 000 will he spent, a decrease of $200,000, It will cost $107,550 less to udminis- ter Canada's penitentiary system dur- 'As Revealed at Ottawa ing the fiscal year ending March 81, 1936. This Is due maluly to economies, it is stated, and also to a slight de- crease in penitentiary population, which 1s expected to decrease further as the year advances. . Decrease of $858,804 {n the agricul ture estimates for 1934-35, from a total of $7,368,924 the previous year, will apply chiefly to appropriations for the livestock branch, experimental farms and health of.animals branch, - al though none of these services will be discontinuted. General economies will be applied throughout the department but particularly in these branches. ; It will cost $5,615,695 next year to operate the. Royal Canadian Mounted Police force, the same figure as this vear,. The total includes pay, clothing and allowances for-the men, arms and ammuuition, building and repairs to barracks, purchase of horses and dogs and all items down the line to station- ery and printing. . One item remains, as usual, *un- changed. This is for 'subsidies paid to the provinces----a total of $13,686, 177. The Maritimes receive an addi: tional $1,600,000 as a result of the recommendations of the Duncan Com- mission in 1926, and efforts are being made to secure a further revision to satisfy the claim of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island that they are entitled to more. A sub- committee of the government will in- vestigate this claim. Two items of government expendi- ture whieh have heretofore bitten deeply into the éstimates have now reached the stage where their approp- riations ar comparatively small. These are the Hudson Bay Railway and ter- minal construction and the Welland Ship Canal; The appropriation for the former 13 $550,000, a decrease of $417, 500, and the latter $260,000, a decrease of $1,742,000, : Canada's participation in the 1,000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament, celebrated in 1930, will be commem- orated in perpetuity by a foundation which will provide two scholarships annually for Iceland students. For this puipose the main estimates ap- propriate $25,000, which will form a trust fund. - Last year an appropria- tion of §1,2560 was made to pay for 'the fist two students to come to Can- ada under thig plan, and now the fund will be placed on a perpetual basis, Investigation of water levels in the St. Lawrence River will be conducted aext year, a vote of §50,000 to cover the cost being included in the esti- mates. Another vote of $3,750,000, an increuse of $1,459,650, was included to provide payment for work performed by contract in dredging the St. Law- rence River channel between Montreal and Quebec. Another item of $1,140, 000, a decrease of $336,000, was ine cluded to cover the cost of dredging in this area by government-owned boats, : | Truck, Bus Crash ~~ At Intersection Two in Former Hurt--12 Pas- "sengers Escape Shower of Glass Torento, Jan. 28.--Two passengers in a-truck were bruised and lacerated and toelve persons riding in' a large bus cwned by the Central Ontario Bus Lires narrowly missed a shower of shattered glass last night in a colli- sion at Bloor and Shaw Streets. uround and across the intersection to crash against a hydro 'pole. It was badiy smashed. Howard G. Jones, of 76 Rosethorn Ave. the truck driver, was unhurt; but Ma, andclMes, Elliott Young, of 37 mariscourt Ave: riding with him, were injured 'slightly. Leonavd Hatch of 223 Suffolk St., Guelph, was driving-the bus east on Bloor St. west, headed toward the company's downtown tewninus, when' the truck started north on Shaw St, across the intersection. In the crash, panes of glass on the front side of the bus were shattered. None of the passengers, however, was harmed. Constable Reuben ILaRose, of Ossirgton Ave station, investigateil, ------------ Gp am Lindbergh's "Big Bird" : " Nestles in Museum The famous red and black seaplans in which Col. and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh made their 80,000. mile flight to Europe and back by way of South America, was reassembled on Thursday in the Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History, where it will be on perman- ent display within a few days. "Tingmissartoq," or Big Bird, as the Eskimos of Greenland christened the aircraft, arrived at the museum in three parts--fuselage," with engine, pontoons, and 'wing. FARES Colonel Lindbergh is showing as much interest in the final installation of the airplane, which he and Mrs, Lindbergh donated to the institution, as though he were planning another flight in it. Equipment which he de- livered {0 the museum includes an em- e 7 radio set built especially for as a range of about ime and nearly 1,200 ht, Colonel Lindbergh said: ne Ey RIES AA ' Time is like a river, in which metals Man Found Dead 7 Over Firearm Alex. R, Cook Discovered When Wife Requests Search Sarnia, Jan. 28.--Alex. R. Cook, 44, former. Sarnia merchant, was found dead at the village of Corunna, seven miles south of this city, with a gun- "shot wound in his chest early to-day. It has not been ascertained whether the shooting was accidental, The provincial police, who were called by Mrs. Cook when her husband failed to return from a hunting ex- pedition, organized a search party of villagers and found the body on the bank of the St. Clair River, between two cottages. The muzzle of the shot- gun had pierced the wound, indicating the man had fallen onto the gun after the shot was fired. - Mrs. Cook declared her hushand left home Saturday afternoon with the an: nounced intention of going hunting, Coroner Dr. L. R. Aiken, of Couit- right, was. called, but has not yet de- cided whether an inquest will be or- dered. 'Cook, who formerly conducted a fruit and grocery store here, had 'Deen living in Corunna recently. He is survived by his widow and two children, ® . She is Like the Old "Woman in the Shoes Los Angeles.~~Aimee Semple Mc. Pherson-Hutton, by her own -confes- gion, is something like the old woman fn the shoe--she has so many--in this instance it's court cases, not children --ghe doesn't know what to do, The evangelist was brought into municipal court recently on a bench warrant to defend herself in a sult brought by Attorney Ben Goldman to collect $2000 in fees allegedly due him, Elegant In a brown frock and very flustered, she explained to Judge Ar. thur Crum: * "I just forgot all about -this suit, judge. I have so many things on my mind, what with my husband's djvorce suit, and my counter divorce sult and Four-8quare Gospel Convention out at Angelus Temple . , . I'm like the old woman in a shoe; dow't know what to do." : . ~ late, the police said, Chamandy fell After an attack of the' 'flu Her- bert' Chapman, manager of the Arsenal Football club, died at his home in England, t Ser 38 ems Merchant is Shot In Cochrane Shop Citizen, Rejected by Girl, Allegedly Opens Fire Cochrane, Jan, 28,--S. Abraham, 60- year-old Cochrane resident, is held hy the police as the authorities continue their probe 'into the shooting of H. Chamandy, Cochrane merchant, fol- lowing an argument on the town's main street yesterday. Chamandy is in hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the chest fol- lowing an argument in which; the po- fice said, two -young girls were in- volved. According to the police, Abra- ham met the two girls on the street, and an argument followed when he is alleged to have asked one of the girls to marry him. IE The police said Abraham drew a re- volver and the girls fled into Cham- andy'. store for protection. Abraham entered the store:and a short time with a bullet in. the chest, allegedly fired by Abraham, The bullet was removed from Cham- andy's chest when he arrived at hos- pital. Abraham is awaiting prelim- inary hearing on a charge of shootin; the: merchant. . SEIT, N------ 'Monster Ski Jump ~~ ° 'Opens February 10th Toronto --- Centennial Sports pro- gram will get away to a flying start with the holding of- the Ontario Ski Jumping Championships on Feb, 10th, The Toronto Ski Cluh have built a monster ki jump right ir the city, on which it is possible for jumps of 160 feet or more to be made, - Ski jumping in Toronte will be independ: ent of weather conditions, as' ar- rangements have heen made for-gtor- ing up snow and. also snow can be imported from outside points. Ontario sport lovers are fortunate in that they will be able to sed this thrilling, hair raising sport near at hand, for in the focal point of the province you will he able to see these daredevilg hurtle through the air at an appaling speed, It is expeoted that several of the stars from' Quebec aud the United States will compete lending an inter- national air to this meet, ee fp eet Companions Hang 10-Year-Old'Boy Revived After. Four Minutes - Two 15-year-olds Face Court Calgary, Jan, 28~--Playing "gang- ster," two 15-year-old boys seized 10- year-old Fraser Edmonds fn the yard of his home here, threw a noose over = Er ib Arrest is Made Tillsonburg, Jan. 28.---Angered be. | cause of a series of fires on the Ninth Concession' of Dereham near here, a '| mob of 300 farmers stormed the home '| of Harold Hunsley, 29, and only the | prompt arrival of Chiet Constable B. Reynolds saved the man from a man-|. | handling. Hunsley is in Woodstock jail to-night, held for questioning by provincial police, and the Ontario Fire this district to-morrow to investigate | the fires, Chief Reynolds declared to-night the | fires were obviously of incendiary ore igin, since all three of them had heen reported at practicall - the same hour on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights, The first fire swept the farm of John Graves on Tuesday. Barns, live stock, hay and grain were burned, Victor Pettman was the next yictim. Barns and contents, two sllos, five head of cattle, 50 chickens and all the farming implements were lost. "There 'was no doubt they intended to take the law into their own hands and give him a thorough mauling it they could get at him," said Chlef Reynolds. "The first two farms to have fires are on either side of Hunts. ley's place, and Pettman"s {8 across the road, and this, coupled with the direction of the footprints from Pett- man's place, convinced the crowd that Hunsley had set the fires. Chief Feared Move "They 'seemed to have become de. termined to do something to Hunsléy after I let him return home after ques; tioning. They were hostile enough before that, but when I let him go they seemed to think that he was not going to be arrested or held for the crime' they suspected him of commit- ting. : "But they fell back and seemed sat- isfled when I. went over. People do what they are told around here. I told them to get back off Hunsley's place to the road, as they had no busi- ness there anyway, and 1 didn't nt them to -obliterate any tracks in fie snow around the house. They walked back without trouble, and later stood by quietly . when I walked through them with Hunsley. "They were mostly friends of mine, and it'only took a moment's reflection for them to realize they could not take the law into their own hands." On Saturday night, Mr. and Mra, Fred Pettman . were milking in the barn. The former is a brother of Vic- tor. Mrs. Pettman heard a nolse in the loft. She and her husband ran out of the barn together as a man dashed out from the upper barn floor. The man was tall and thin. He was minus an overcoat, Mrs, Pettman ran to the loft: and used pails of milk to extinguish a blaze in a pile of hay, while her hus- band chased the fugitive 'before re. turiting to assist his wife.. Footprints were found leading from the barn to a fence near Hunsley's home, but were not identified. as his. A crowd gathered outside the Pett- man home, and Hunsley was noticed there. He was questioned by the chief constable but released. A few minutes later the crowd dispersed. FORME DACA Oldest Hospital Matron : © In England Dead Sister Agnes, of St. John's Hospital, Twickenham, belleved to be the oldest hospital matron in England, and re- garded by her patients as a niodern Florence Nightingale, died recently, since 1878.and was for more than fifty years {ts matron. During the whole of that time the hospital was never in debt, Sister Agnes as a girl entered the service of the late Miss Elizabeth Twining, - who founded Twickenham Hospital. After training 'at King's oCl- lege Hospital and In the East-end, she was appointed the first matron, She showed untiring-zeal-in organ- izing appeals, and the "Farthing Fund," which she: introduced eighteen years ago, was one of the most popu- lar and profitable of her:schemes, his head and "hanged" him to 4 beam in a garage, They left him for dead, but he was found four min- utes later and revived. 'He bears gevere bruises and marks of his éxperlence, ' The "hanging" 'occurred several days 'ago, but: police were not advis- ed of it untill Friday, Yesterday they took the boys Into custody, holding them pending a juvenile court hear ing. Cy oe According to police, the older boys did not let young Edmonds fall with a "bump" at the end of the rope, which probably saved his life. After tylng his hahds and feet securely. Edmonds told police, the boys slipped the noose over his head and 'while ong lifted him off the floor, the other pulled the rope tight over a beam and tied it to a wall support, Jail Population Drops St, Catharines, Jan, 28.--There is a depression at Linooln County jail. The prison population has been reduced to Judge Crum forgave her, rescinded the bench warrant, and assigned the Goldma ing Tapl Ionaft and strawg swim upon the sur- face~--Bacon. * later. n for trial at a date to be set suit to Municipal Judge Irve Her patients adored her, She had an attractive voice, and would often g0 round 'the wards singing then to still | Slgep.: 'She was buried at Twickenham in the same grave as the founder of: the hospital, This was Miss Twining's wish, dowed in her name, ad fp mien Frozen Fish Come "Back to Life A housewife in Fergus, Ont. left some goldfishiout on: her porch re. cently when the temperature fell to four degrees above 'zero, The fish aquarium, *In'the*morning the water inches at the bottom, which had shell ice.in it, The glass was not broken, probably because the bodies of the fish took up the expansion. : golidly into the ice and the few toward olght, while the ave'age during the, "days of prosperity" wasi20, Of the. eight prisoners now in the jail five' will shortly be removed to provincial institutions, the bottom did mot show any sign of life, The aquarium was taken indoors and the ice gradually melted, and now the fish are swimming around, appar- ently as lively as ever. 300 Cirde Man's House-- Marshal's office' will send a man to} § She had been at St, John's Hospital| A cot at the hospital is being en- | Abbe Lefaitre will deliver several lov- Marie Felique, actress, with tho : Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel Judged best entrant in the annual exhibition of the New York poul- try show, Girls Save Life Of Sinking Youth| Crawl 'Along Ice and Pull Skater from Welland River Crowland, Jan, 28.--When they fell through the ice of the Welland River at O'Reilly's Bridge, near Crowland, three persons were rescued from Smith, aged 18, was carried out by Miss Dorothy Phillips, aged, 16, and Miss Jean Lane, both of the O'Reilly's Bridge district, when the young wo- men crawled over the ice to where the lad fe]l in. 3 Young Smith was skating, appar ently alone," when the ice gave way under him and he fell ifto deep water near the centre of the river. Miss Phillips' and Miss Lane were skating some distance away and saw him go through. They immediately lay flat and crawled along the ice, Miss Lane holding on to Miss Phillips' skates, Miss Phillips reached the water hole and 'dragged 'Smith out while Miss Lane held on to her feet. The other rescue occurred a mile west, Charles Leavens, aged 21, Dor- othy Leavens, aged 15, Fred Leavens, 'aged 17, and. Billy. Porkolab, aged 21, were skating near the bank when Charles and Dorothy suddenly plunged into deep water as a large chunk of ice gave way beneath them. Fred Lea- vens and Billy Porkolab went to their rescue and-hauled them out to saféty. o : Loses and Regains & Sight by Accident S. Berry is the most bemedalled sol- dier in Wood Green, N., a suburb of London, Eng, 3 i He came through numerous cam- paigns, including the great war, -with- out a sceratcel, % Some weeks ago'a careless smoker threw a lighted cigarette end-from a tramcar into his right eye, and des- troyed the sight. Pk Doctors told him that a shock would restore it. Recently he fell down- stairs. There was a flash of light, A few days afterwards his sight was normal. ~ Mother.Sells Son to : "Pay Grocer's Bill Harbin, Manchuria--How a desti- tute mother sold her two-year-old son to pay the grocer"s bill was related in court: here, . The woman, 21, a Rugsian, married a Chinese three years ago, he re- cently lost his job and to gettle the grocer's bill. of . $62, she.sold Her ay child to a Chinese merchant for 50. Full 'of remorse, ghe- appeared in court and asked police to find tho child and réturn him, to her, Earth's Skin Estimated Two "Billion Years of Age 'Montreal, Jan, 28. -- Age of the earth's crust wag estimated' at about two billion syears by Abbe Georges Lemaitre, noted astro-physigist, Lou: vain University, Belgium, here toay. were in a laige vectangular plate glass, was frozen solid except a couple of Most of the goldfish were frozen tures in: Montreal. Stars, he noted, Were once glant bodies hecome "dwarfed through radiation, At the rate at which radiation proceeds, he 'remarked, it has been discovered that the atars are several thousand bil: lfon years old v { | -- on \ "Black Watch Piper 4 | 'Makes Canada Home , Halifax, Jan. 28.--Piper Fred Find.| later, who gained the Victoria Cross for piping the kilted: Black Watch * over the top at Ypres, disembarked, from the Canadian Pacific ' liner Duchess of York yesterday, = A resi. dert of England, he is hound for the Canadian' West to join relatives at Baldur, Alberta, He Ig accompanied by Mrs. Findlater, ; ; : chickens, over 6 drowning, The rescue of Rob Roy to $3 8, No. 1, 26¢c; Nov 2," de, Alive--Spring 2 to 4 lbs, 8c. Broilers, over 1 2 lbs, 10c. Fa hens, aver b. 11c; over 4 to 6 lbs, 10c; over 3 to "| Black and red feathered birds 2¢ less per 1b. White ducklings, over 6 lbs. 12¢; doy dt0 6 tbs,, 1ic. Guinea fowl, wail . try, Ag de, ae, 16¢; over b to 1bs,, 16¢; over 4 to 6 lbs, 13c; over 2 to 4 lbs, 12¢. Broilers, over 1% to 2 lbs, 16¢c. Fatted hens, over 5 lbs, 13c; over 4 to b lbs., 12¢; over 3 to 4 lbs, 10c. Old roosters, over h lbs, 10c. Black and red feathered birds 2c less per lb, White ducklings, over b Ibs., 14¢; do, 4 to 5 lbs, 13¢c. Colored, 2¢ less.' Young turkeys, over 8 lbs, 17¢. B grade poultry; 2c 1b. less than A grade C grade Zc lb. less than gr . WHOLESALE PROVISIONS. Wholesale provision dealers ave! quoting the following prices to local retai] dealers: Pork--Hams, 19%c; shoulders, 15%c¢; butts, 16%c; pork loins, 20c; picnics, 13%c. Lard--Pure, tierces, 10%c; tubs, 11c; pails, 11%%c3 prints, 11%ec. Shortening--Tierces, 9%c; tubs, 10c; pails, 11c; prints, 10%c, . GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Following are Saturday's closing 'quotations on Toronto grain: transac tions for car lots, prices on hasis «.i.f. bay ports: 3 4 Manitoba wheat--Nec. 1 Northern, lac. Manitoba oats--No. 2 CW, 4lc; No. 3 C.W., 88¢c; No. 1 feed, 87c; mixed feed oats, 26%%c. : Manitoba barley--No. 8 'CW, 46%c; No. 1 feed screenings, $19 per n. ; South African corn, 78¢c. : Ontario grain, 'approximate prices track shipping poipt--Wheat, T6¢c to 7c; barley; 48 to 4bc; corn, 63 to 67¢c; rye, 45 to 48¢c. *: LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS, Steers, up ta 1,050 lbs, good and choice, $4.50 to $6; do, med, $4 to $4.25; do, com., $3 to $3.75} steers, over, 1,050 1bs., good and choice, $6.20 to $6; do, med. $4.76 to $5.25; do, com., $4 to $4.50; heifers, good and choice, $4.25 to $4.75; do, med., $4 to $4.25; do, com., $3'to $3.75; fed calves, and choice, $6.50 to $7; do, med., 4.60 to $6; cows, good, $2.76 to $3; do, med, $2.25 to $2.50; do, com., $2 to $2.25; canners and cutters, 75c to $1.50; bulls, good, $2.50 to $2.75; do, com., $1.75 to $2.25; stocker and feed- er steers, good, $3.75 to $4.26; do, com., $3 to $3.60; milkers and spring- ers, $256 to $40; calves, and choice, veals, $6.50 to $7; do, com. and med., $3 to $6.25; grassers, $2.26 to $3; hogs, bacons, f.0.b., $8.25; do, off trucks, $8.60; do, off cars, $8.95. . Dr EEE . Canada Comes Fifth As Exporting Nation Ottawa.--Canada held her position as the world's fifth exporting nation during the 'first 10 months of 1933, but the United Kingdom * replaced Germany ag the second on the list according to figures compiled by: the Dominion Bureau of Statistics from League of Naitons tources. The United 'States continued to hold first plaée by a narrow margin over the United Kingdom, while Ger- many occupied third place, France fourth and Japan sixth. of exports in gold dollars. ry o>» Costly Project in Russia for Study of Human Body New York--Details of.a $51,600,000 project just started in Russia for the study of the human - body, ill an healthy, and from every angle, includ- ing eugencis and heredity, were made public last week by a two-man commission which has heen 'studying American hospitals and medical cen- tres since last November, ~ The project, to be known as the All-Unfon Institute of Experimental Medicine, is located in a suburb of Leningrad called Bolsturbo. Excava- tion has started and plans call for its comp'etion in 2% years. Holidays of 1934 New Year's Day; Good Friday, March 30; Raster Monday, April 2; Victoria Day (Thursday) May: 24; King's Birthday June 3 (Sunday), June 4; Dominion Day (July 1, Sunday) July 2; Civic Holiday (Monday) August 6; Labor Day (Monday) September. 3; Thanksgiving Day (Monday) October 8 (probate date); Remembrance Day November 11 (Sunday) November 12; Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 26. Depression Causes a Gout to Disappear Chicago. -- Gout, the disease that once was symbolic of a life of gase," has. a!l but disappeared, Dr. 'H. A McGuigan, head of the department of pharmacy at the University of Illinois 'Medical Collego declares, And the depression can be thanked, he added. "Deptossion," he sald, 'is a groat! gout killer, You can't work and sup- DOrt a case of gout at the same time." i Por Arthur. --This Qt 8 record of two Jeans Without a traffic accident terminat this month. Marvin Adams, 43, Wor rr by (Maryn car. He died later Im the hospital, or Tp AR RE I | ¢ Ibs. Ia Hoe Sei ' service of the state, home and hu = , manity has declared to be the "wo to 4 mau's cause" of today by Miss Wini Ibs., 8c. OM roosters, over 6 lbs, Te. fred Kydd of Montreal, president ol the Natiopal Council of Women of Canada, in an address to the AVom ye drersad Spring ©) The rela- tive places are computed: on va'yes. iss Winifred Kyd 'Must Use Privileges .+ Service of 'Home and Humanity N.¥.--Use .of women's prt vileges to the fullest extent in the 5 Alhany, "en's. Club of Albany. 5 "Women of today earned the right 0 vote after a fearful struggle," sald i Migs Kydd, : i large per-cent of their sex fail to use this hard-earned privilege, Declaring that there was no 'wo men's cause" as opposed to a "man's cause" today, Miss Kydd said men and women were united in a corumon desire to serve humanity. i "Women in civic life" must gnard against the danger of too many in terests and concentrate more," she '| sald, adding that a sense of humor was a great aid. al interest through lecture courses, or private reading, will bring realiza 'tion of the difficulties in the way of peace, Miss' Kydd said, "The time dresses 'on. peace has passed. Disar: mament {8 an economic, political and historical question and few of uy iv the United States or Canada under stand the feeling of European mea and women. We must try to under stand that civilization is the common 'cause of men and women today." Young Girl Makes Successful 'Debut in Chicago Opera Chicago.--Kansas City has furnish. ed grand opera with its second gstell ar soprano as reports of the critics on :the debut of little, 21-year-old Rose Marie Brancato attested the 'brilliance with which she passed her first test. 1 : Singing the role of Gilda in Verdi's had withdrawn from the role at the 11th hour because of contractual dit ferences, Misg Brancato scored nne¢. of the most notable personal triumphs of the current Ohicago civic opers season. TL : It was in thig same role that Miss, Talley, in 1927, made her bow as au opera star of major rank in New York. . als Called by one Chicago. critic "a Miss Brancato overcame an early nervousness to enthrall a capacity audience completely with her rendl tion of the aria "Caro Nome," in the second act. : 3 This solo, forsooth, 'stopped the show" for af least four minutes as the audience sught In vain to over ride the opera's rule against encores. Another critic, the veteran Her man Devries, of the Chicago Ameri: can, said, "since Galli-Ciref I have never heard Caro Nome done so ex: quisitely, A small voice, yes, but beautiful and full in tone" --_------ ee Lowest Recorded Birthrate "In England 'and Wales London.--Perusal of the registrar general's latest annual report reveals the birthraté of England and Wales during 1932 the lowest ever recorded, tion estimated to have passed the 40, 000,000 mark. Only Sweden, Germany | and. Austria show fractionally lower figures, - Ed The proportion of sexes in birth "Today a shockingly The development of an internation. for impassioned ad: "Rigo'etto" in the stead of her fel low townswoman, Mazion Talley, whe charming if exceeding, timid Gilda" being only. 15.3 per 1,000 in a popula during 1932 is given as 1,050 'males t¢ 1,000 females. The third quarter of the year is des cribed as the favorite one for mar riages. During that period 31 pei cent. of the year's marriages were per formed, Until 1900, it is noted, the ' fourth quarter used to be the favorite one for weddings. ja | The report gives the marriage rate ; during the year as 16.3 per thousand population, the same as the birth-rate and a slight decline from the figure fo the previous year, During the year 3,900 divorces were granted, A numbej exceeded only by that for 1928. Urges Government Salt Lake City, -- Lucy Gates, a granddaughter of Brigham Young, noted figure in the early history of Utah and in the latter church, advocates government sub sidized opera, Who retired from the concert stage a few years ago after a career that as chairman of the "committees for Mfransoment of national opera." She announced the organization's inten fon to produce opera at popular . Dbriceg in all cities of 100,000 or more in America, using local musicians and artists as nuclei for permanent or ganizations in these cities, oo sn (Stork Their Santa Claue £8 acids ; expect from Santa Claus. : To them _Kris Kringle looks for all the world Ves the stork. On Christmas Day (n 29 & Aon. was horn to. them. Christmas Day in. EHP was born, Phu day saints. Mids Gates, a coloratura soprane Js took her to Europe, has been olected Holyoke, Mass.~Mr, and Mrs, Fran. ols Griffin are getting to know. what to whe Subsidized Opens 7