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"Railways, Give io ii Coa] Purchased By Both Lines Equals 30 Per Cent. Of Total Canadian Output Three tons out of every 10 of coal produced in Canada are bought by the Canadian railway compan: ies, "E. A, Bromley, assistant to the vice president, Canadian National Rallways, de clared last week. Ta ; Mr, 'Fawcett described his des partmeént's constant war against waste, pointed out that wherever - possible old material was exchang- ed for new, and declared that the gale of-serap in a normal _year realized about $2,500,000, Referring' to the vast rarge of materials hand. led by the department, he ¢« ° that the stock 'books at Angus stores contained a gdh different . tems, excjust¥e of about 10,000 specials, : Fuel Biggest Cost ~ Fuel "was the largest individual commodity purchaséd by the rail. ways, sald Mr. Bromley, annual pur- chases totalling between $30,000, 000 and $35,000,000. Fuel was sec- ond only to wages as a railway op- purchasing, ie lores. and. gloavishing dapartmeft, 'Siinday School Lesson 'LESSON XI PETER DELIVERED FROM PRISON : Acts 1215-17 Golden Text--Prayer was made earnestly of the church. unto God for him Acts 12:5, = re THE LESSON IN ITS SETTIN Time,-- Spring of A.D. 44. Place.--The prison inthe city of Jerusalenr,* probably located in the tower of Antonia. The house of the mother of John Mark; also in Jerusalem, " : Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church, And he killed James the brother of John 2 with the sword. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he pro- ceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and de- livered him to four quaternions of _soldiers to guard him; intending " after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. 6. Peter therefore was kept in erating cost. The two bi; railways purchased materials and supplies costing $117,600,000 annually, giv. ing employment 'to 245,000 persons In Canada, directly and Indirectly. ) 'Champ'on Figure Skater Here af Miss Megan Taylor, of England, youthful world's amateur figure skating champion, is seen as she arrived in New York on her way to Toronto where she will be feat. ured in 'the annual show staged by the Toronto Skating Club, larg- --€st show of its kind on 'the con- the prison: but prayer' was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. Prison walls could con- no walls of any kind can keep the prayer of a sincere heart from as- ceding to the throne of the om- " nipotent God. _ 6G. And when Herod was about to bring hima forth, the same night "Peter was sleeping beiween two soldiers," bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. Note the time of the deliverance. 'Not till the last mo- ment, when hope was almost dead, did it come, : 7. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly, 'And his chains fell off from his hands. Delivered By An Angel 8. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sana dals.' And he did so. And he . suith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. When the Oriental lies down to sleep, he removes his outer garment, and loosens the girdle which binds the * undergarment.: When he rises in the morning to- begin the 'day's -work, he tightens the girdle about him, and throws on the outer gar- ment or outer.robe, as*we might call it. - : 9. And he went out, and follow- ed; and he -knew-not that it was true which was done by the angel, - tinent. a Unwritten Law Of Northland Designed To Safeguard Human Life, Helps Send A Man "To Jail- A man who entered and robbed 'a trapper's cabin on the Bear Lake road, near Barkervillé, B.C., has been sentenced to 18 months in jail, says. the Vancouver Province, He violated two laws, the formal: : but thought he saw a vision. 10." And when' they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth in- to the city; which opened to them of is-own accord. 10b. And they went out, and passed on through angel departed from him. Our angel ministers are but vis- scmber garments of sorrow.or the . white raiment of joy. When they . have gone, we must turn the mes- sage they have brought into obedi- ence, and translate their ministry to us into service for others. 11. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know fine 'the body of the apostle, but _ one street; and straightwsy =the | itors, Whether they be clad in the * 1938 Hits Record For Arson 'Cases 62 Convictions During Biggest Year In History Of Ontario Fire Investigation--Increas- ed Losses Shown. Sixty-two convictions for arson. and allied fire crimes out of 73 criminal cases in 1938 climaxed the biggest year in ~rson investigation An the history qf tha Ontario fira 1. marshals office, According to the 1938 report of W. J. Scott, Ontario fire marshal, there were fir one fours ~month period 22 consecutive con. victions without a 'single case be- ing withdrawn or dismissed. : * Number of fire fatalities for last year was about that of 1937, the tragic Fort Frances forest fire of Oct. 11, 1938, in which 17 were kill-~ ed, bringing the total up to 79 kill- ed, 199 injured. In 1937 there were G4 killed, 221 Injured. During the "year there were 14,734 fires, a total fire loss of $9,397,210; an insurance loss of $8,032,335, with losses not covered by insurance amounting to $1,364,875. Pie-E ater Stops "fire In Ontario since 1929, The Biggest Fire Last year saw 16 fires, each of which bad a loss In excess of $50, 000 and one of which, the Maple Leat Milling fire at Kenora a loss of $705,000, The Maple Leaf fire was tho 'largest loss in any single The 16 © fires accounted for a 'loss of #1, - 427,283. : Ontarlo's" 1938 total fire loss shows an fnerease of 15,6 per cent, [over 1937. and Is the highest tn any* year since 1934, Sid AY > By William THis. CURIOUS WORLD PL (ORLY Ferguson 7 HAS THE MOST PRIN ITIVE rn EAL Ho. "OF ANY MODERN IrolNA BIR CATERPILLARS oe LEVELOP CURIOUS or : . : : ny The Rev. John Antle, founder of the Columbia coast mission 'in British --.Coluiubia, is pictured here aboard his 48-foot cutter, Reverie, in which, with but one companian, he will soon set sail on a scheduled round-the- world cruise, The Rev. Antle, who is 70, scoffs at the thought of danger on the trip, saying he does not consider it as dangerous as crossing a busy traflic intersection. in a small boat, when he brought th for use in his mission work. : In 1933 the elderly clergyman crossed the. Atlantic Sp John Antle to Victoria 700,000 War Fliers -Said World Total 'That Many Being Trained By Various Nations Engaged In Arms Race Intensive training programs oc- casioned by the threat of war are expected to provide Europe's five major powers with regular and re- serve air forces totaling some 700, 000 men by the 'end of 1939. _ A survey of those European pro- grams produced these round figures for the respective countries: : Italy, Germany, Russia Lead Great Britain--A goal of an en- listed and officer strength of 100, 000 In the Royal Air Force by June, Germany--A total force, flying and non-lying, In the- regular air corps of more than 100,000; a re- serve of from 65,000 to 70,000, most -}- of them are reported. to know the rudiments' of piloting a" plane. ~Italy--10,000_pilots and a reserve _ (pilots, mechanics, radio technlec- fans; ete.) of 120,000. « France -- A-goal of an enlisted and officer strength in the air corps of 85,000 by the close of the year. Russia--An alr force, flying and _non-flying, of at least 100,000 men, and a reserve of at least that many more, thourands of whom have qualified as pilots. as many of us have commonly be- lieved, to enjoy a few hours of precious fellowship with these faithful fellow Christians who had been praying for his deliverance, - for the verse clearly indicates that 3 3, At tort tvinf _aW-uesig to--protect--private property, and the great, unwritten . law of the wilderness designed to safeguard human life. "It Is the custom in the British' Columbia hinterland, as in all-the "wild regions of the North "and West, for the owners of cabins to . leave them unlocked. There is al ways _t "a lost and without food, or 111 or hurt or in desperate need of shelter, may reach the cabin when the own- er 1s away, and the privilege of en. tering and making a fire'and. get- ting something to eat may mean --the_savingiot life, "" ; No man of the back country be- grudges the distressed . traveller the wood or fdod necessary to re- lieve his distress, But an obliga- tion rests on the man who accepts such hospitality as this, He must 'not rob or use an undue portlon of the supplies, and, if it is at all pos- sible, he must replace what he has taken and leave wood for the next fire. 'There -is always the possibility - that someone else -- perhaps the owner himself--may reach the cab- In fn. ag much need as the 'traveller who has found shelter and gone, How To Care For. Poisoned Canine Authcrities at the = Campbell Animal Hospital.in Toronto, wherp some ox the: North Toronto pois- oned dogs have been treated, give first-aid directions. Ay "Mt your dog shows signs of be- ine poisoned, don't try to move im," warns one of the doctors, . "Leave him to lie where-he is and - try to get-him to empty his stom: ch, If.you go to lift him up he will probably go into convulsions Immediately, © IN A sheep dog carries a boy of five © to school every day i Cressing, "England, and calls again on his own at the right time to carry him back, Eo of a truth, that the Lord hath sent "forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of ~ the "people of the Jews. ~ 12. And when he had ¢onsidered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many patiere Peter only took time to say a few | words, and then hastened on. And he departed, and went to another place. It is not even.said that Peter left the city; yet it is gen- erally understood that he did. Pe- ter was back in Jerusalem at the great conference of the Jews some time later (Acts 15:7), when, of" course, Herod Agrippa was dead. A N-D The totals are based on estimates provided by European bureaux of the Associated Press and other sources, Periodic reports from abroad would tend to indicate the estimates -are conservative. A post office where only chil- dren under 17-can obtain a stamp, or post a letter has been set up at Dovercowt, near Harwich, Eng. 3 After Ten Pies Using a quart of buttermilk, a bottle of ketchup and a glass of water as "chasers" Gordon McAllister, of Toronto, last week downed 10 pieces of. the 20 he wagered he would con- sume and then admitted he was not_a champion pie-eater after all. Sharp at noon the pie-cater started on the first of five pork pies. His happy smile had fad- ed to a wan grin by 12.30 p.m. when he had the pork pies be- hind him," as well ds two fruit pies. The score was seven down. Then he gave away the |. remaining pies. By MADGE ARCHER "ITT CAN BE DONE" A famous detective - will visit Edgar. A, Guest's programme "It "Can Be Done" on March 15, at 10.30 p.m., over the Columbia net- The sleuth is Raymond J. viork, Burns, president of the Burns In- _ternafional Detective Agency. ~My. Burns will tell Guest and- his audience how he graduated from law school and joined his fa- ther investigating municipal grafts } in San Francisco with such success that the two of. them founded the detective agency Which bears his name. The agency cleaned up the "dynamiting of the Los. Angeles Times Building and arrested the notorious Philip Musica "(Costa) twenty years ago in a hair-swind- ling case. Edgar A. Guest, one o the best known. poet-philosopher columnists on this continent, conducts the prograninie, interviews his visitors tg and has the most of Charlie McCarthy's "stooge." After Bergen served notice on his sponsors that he wanted a couple of weeks off to see Broadway _.again, the rest of the cast decid=-- ed 'that thdy wanted to go too. Don Ameche thought that # change of scenery and a look at --new --shows--would--do-- him---good.-- Dorathy Lamour hastily seconded the motion. - So 'there was nothing left for the sponsors to do but move the whole show East. Pro- grammes of March 12 and 19 will come from New York, This i the first change in locale for the varia cty hour since its inception" in Mayy 1937. "With Laivrence Tibbett singing the. leading role, the Verdi Opera "Rigoletto" will be broadcast di- rect from the stage of the Metro- politan Opera House on Saturday, - March 11, over. NBC and Canadian networks beginning at 1:55 p.m. Thi.. will be the last Saturday breadcast from the Met this sea- son I ANT LIKE CROW Tie = eG Vi PRESUMABLY. TO LN 73 i & = 7 wo CLP 1937 BY NEA STRYICE ING, © Ig YY dy - . 2 AIERRINIGS on cone SHELLS RH ARE COVERED IN SKIN WHILE THE MOLLLSK 3 15 ALIVE, AND ONLY BECOME VISIBLE WHEN HR THE - SKIN. COMES -OFF AFTER DEATH. ig = CATERPILLARS are one of the favorite dishes of birds all over, ~ LR the world, but to mang. of these crawling creatures, Mother Na- © ture has given various forms of protection. Some are bitter to thé taste; some have weird magkings; designed to scare off bird enc« mics; and, others, like the one above, carry grotesque, distasteful looking growths. . Father of 'Radio = ] HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle 18 Peasant 1 Inventor who TENT] TIOIKIE farmer. : made the first [A All i B8I0[LIO HDs to bed, broadens © [LISHRGIR IAM k CHAM 3 Bound. Es iy ke D CRIS Al 25 Political by birth. R division: of 8° 14 Mutilated SA A OMI city. 15 Arranging" i a LIAIZIE 27 Note ina methodically. 5 TI! RIEIS|T scale. © 16 Laughter [OU OIUIMEISI | 28 Either. - sound. 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The circumstances are unknown to us, but we do know that Mark was the son of Mary of Jerusalem, It is easy to see that Peter was at home here, and so knew John Mark well, _ These Christians would not have been gathered together in prayer unless there were some deep, strong convictions in their life-- that God hears prayer, "that God is able to do miraculous things" that there are some things that only God can do, and unless he does them they will not be done, tions; they had a greatilove for - the apostle Peter, a d-hid distress. was their di 18. And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. 14, And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate, : ' 'Peter At The Gate 15. And they daid unto her, - Thou art mad. * But she confident. ly affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel. Acs cording to Jewish ideas they would believe that Peter's guardi-- an angel had assumed his form and voice, and stood before the door, : £ i... 16, But Péter continued -knoce. king: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed, ' 17. But he, beckoning tinto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the - prison, And he-said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. Peter did not sit down, _j the next world while they are They had more than deep convic- He's Ready With " His Own Coffin Joseph Baker of-Meaford, an octogenarian in the best of health, has his coffin made and is-ready to die when the time comes, i "People should prepare for living," Baker says. He believes there will be a day.of judgment "no . matter what anybody says." ol Present-day coffins are far too expensive, Baker said. He built his own, = 5 £ ; conceived the Fecfiian aides SWE ING v ¢l his column in Deer ay 'verse instead of pia prose. He bought a case of type to set and publish his first 2 books, "Home Rhymes" "Just Glad Tidings," because he "could not get them ,accepied by any published. Now he counts his readers and radio listeners by the millions. He still holds his desk in the City Room of the Detroit Free Press. -His philosophy is a simple one. He believes that life is goodsdnd will" power man's greatest assef. AROUND THE DIAL As Edgar Bergen goes, so goes . the Chase and Sanborn Hour. That applies not only to the "C.A.B." ~ratings- but tb the peregrinations outstanding "inci . + + . Symphony Orchéstra from TO BE HEARD... King Victor "Emmanuel 6f Italy saluting the New York World Fair, 1.30 p.m., NBC, March 12... Harry Hagen's "True 'or False" from Montreal, "March 13, 10 p.m., NBC, CFRB __ . . . Bob Benchley from Hollywood © March 12, 10 pm., CBS --.-Jan-- Kiepura guest on Magic Key, Mar, 12, 2 p.m, NBC... Music of Nor- way featured on "International - Nights," the Marek Weber series, March 13, 10 p.m, NBC . .. Co- " lumbia Workshop, "On the Train" by Hugh Hunt, director of Abbey Theatre; Dublin," March 13,710.30 |" p.m, CBS... Streamlined version of "The Mikado' March 14, 8.30 pm, NBC... Appointment With Agostini, March 14, 9 p.m. C.B.C. Winnipeg, March 14, 9.30 p.m. One Man's Family, dramatic seri- al, March 15, 8 p.m., NBC, CBC « +,o Music by Faith, March 15, 0.30 p.m, CBC, MBS . . . The President of Czechoslovakia, Mar. 18, 4.45 p.m, NBC... Dick Pow- ell replaces Al Jolson, March 21, 8.30 p.m, CBS, CBC... | Sma > ~ 1 REG'LAR FELLERS--Couple of Smart Boys YOULL NEVER _ LEARN TO PLAY © "WATCHING M 26 Railway pt 2 Eucharist power, pr iy depot. 52 Sorin ther vessel. 41 Weights, © "29 To value. 33 Oriental 3Sun god. 42 Body of 31 To bury. on a 4 To quote. 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