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rhodes budget jtstoue by wiley padan erce places surtax on income from investments slashes liquor tolls in blow at smugglers exemption from mines and shareholders cut prospective estimated surplus for coming year placed by rhodes at 21500000 ottawa hon edgar n rhodes federal minister of finance on fri day presented the house of com- mcns with an empire trade social reform antismuggling budget de signed also for goon measure to adjust the incidence of taxation up on the gold mining industry in furtherance of these four major objectives it provided 1 substantial extensions of the british preference particularly up on woollen items and an important enlargement of the classification of british goods on the free list 2 an increase in the rate of taxation upon incomes in the higher brackets expected to yield a total of 812000000 and presenting the bennett reform programs first stp along the road to a more equit able distribution of wealth and in the direction of imposing heavier financial responsibilities of state upon its more fortunate citizens the specific surtax to be charged ranges all the way from 2 to 10 per ten on incomes over 5000 and distinguishes between earned and investment income any income in excess of 11000 is automatical ly treated as investment income subject to the higher rates corporation tax 3 an increase in the corpora tion income tax of from 1254 to 131 per cent i a tax upon gifts except those between husband and wife ami others already provided for by income tax law the purpose is to prevent evasion of the income sur tax by the device of an income re- cpient malting gifts to his or her dependents 5 a reduction in the excise duties on spirits from 7 to 4 per gallon and a similar cut in the bri- tish preferential duties on the same as set fo tli commodities these changes are of lion k n made with the intention declaredly of combating the smuggling and other illicit liquor traffics which are blamed for the drop in federal re venues from liquors from 11000- 000 in 1930 to 12250000 in 1934 g abolition of the tax on gold mines with the partially offsetting proviso that the tax exemption of 50 per cent hitherto allowed the mines on depletion account shall be curtailed to 33 13 per cent and the exemption to gold mine divi dends on the same grounds reduced from 50 to 20 per cent other more incidental features of the taxation changes include the im position of a 20 per cent tax on cigarette lighters to make up for the drop in revenue from the sale of matches and more drastic provisions with regard to consolidated income returns increasing the rate where such returns arc allowed from 13 to 15 per cent the sales tax remains unchanged except for a concession given to articles produced by the deaf and dumb which are to be taxed at only half the standard rate in future excise tax goes another barrier against importa tion of goods from empire countries was lowered by the 1035 budget the special excise tax levied on all imports into canada was abolished on imports entering this country under the british preferential tariff the tax amounts to three per cent but last year it was cut to 1 per ccn on imports under the british preferential tariff now it is wiped out entirely on these imparls fedora balne sliest the followng statement of the assets and liabili ies of the domin ion estimated as at march 31 1035 i the budgat speech rhodes sequoia mffms nature drama was f ilme3 at heather lake in el tme high iewa more- than 11000 feet q abo seal i who play the part of a forest ranger ivquoia eventful week i twentyyear peace voice ofthe press faces commons guarantee pacti budget debate opens tues- arms bargains expected at day with ralston opposij berlin conference ten- tion critic mass buying j report with one of her sequoia friends ral seequoya1 that mot a singl-e- animal was coerced or hurt during the filming of sequoia congrats i mr director ottawa some definite proncun- cenment is anticipated this week sion is lessened berlin a two- hour talk between britains two peace envoys sir jciu simon and anthony kden and the tie man foreign minister sunday canada perennial wheat perennial wheat perhaps must bo classed among those things too good to be true the jtusslans who aro emulating luther iiurbauk on a massproduction scale have crossed a doaiestice wleat with a grass be longing to the same family as our western rye grass crested wheat grass and couch grass the russian from the government with respect night caused a feeling of optimism say they will be distributing seed in to the program for the remainder of to grow in the government camp the session and the possibility of it was said in circles close to prorogation by kaster illness of governments chieftains that cer- prme minister ij b bennett and i many feels the atmosphere is clear- the uncertainty as to when the mas buying commissions report would be ready have stood in the way of any detailed planning of sessional progress the prime ministers attending physician will issue a bulletin on iag now the british are here britains foreign secretary and the lord privy seal have not yet seen 1 rcichsfucirer llitier and may nut until tuesday they arrived by air late sunday afternoon at tempel- hot airdrome and went to the brit- mr bennetts condition and indicate is embassy wiicro the eonversa- wnether further rest is required andi tions begun with baron kon- how long he will have to remain stantln i of almost uwurmountable production difficulties v re- overcome in sequoia in which a mountain lion and a deer were- pwotogrviphed daily f rom the time they were two weeks of age- until they were futt grown i e its true that jean parker star of sequoia not only acted the role of foster mother of a cub and a fawn but she actually kept the tiny puma cub in her cabin and fed it with a liabilities bank circulation redemption fund insurance and superannuation funds government annuities insurance fund civil service insurance fund returned soldiers retirement fund superannuation funds trust funds indian funds common school funds contractors securities deposits other trust funds contingent and special funds pest office money orders postal notes etc outstanding province accounts icst office savingsbank deposits funded debt unmatured matured but not presented for payment interest coupons matured but not presented for payment estimated 5 103211000 9178000 13174000 7908000 4s 622000 13702000 2075000 850000 2575000 300710s000 1050000 0090000 125571000 19892000 3050000 3750000 9021000 22500000 3011458000 1700000 mu cattle suing in us prices almost double domes tic offers encourage ship ments caravans of trucks 3201841000 us murder record shows the need of restricting firearms louis i bublin and bessie bunzcl in tfio march survey graphic have performed a useful service in bring ing together in comprehensive form the major facts that are statistic ally known or ascertainable about the american homicide record as even the casually informed know that record is a shameful one the victims of homicide in the unit ed states number annually over 11- 000 persons or 92 out of every 100000 of population this rate in recent years has been more than three times that in italy which has the highest rate in europe 18 times that of england and 29 times that of the netherlands the united states moreover is the only important country which shows more homicides in recent years than prior to the world war the exact causes of our shocking record arc not easy to determine the authors dispose of a few facile popular explanations there is a connection between crime and pov erty but why should this particular crime he so much greater here than in othci countries which enjoy few er material advantages than we do when our had record is ascribed to the lawlessness characteristic of a pioneer country again the explana tion does not tell us why recently settled countries such as australia and new zealand have rates re spectively onefifth and onetenth of ours it has long been known thai bpltc of tli undeserved fame of chicago our highest murder rate has been in the south the new eng land states have the best record with a rate of 20 in florida the rato reaches 264 in 1933 the dis honor of the highest rate for any city 595 fell t lexington ky these geographical discrepancies ar- in large part explained by the high homicide rate among negroes in the united states as a whole during the fiveyear period 192030 the authors point out more than eight times as many negroes as white males were slain per unit of popu lation and almost sever times as many negro as white women to what extent was this due to the killing of negroes by other negroes and to what extent by the killing of white men the authors are silent on this point perhaps because they have no information on it but they do point out that the highest negro homicide rates are found not in the south hut in the middle west with missouri illinois ohio and michigan the chief offend ers on conclusion on which the au thorities are emphatic is that the sale of firearms must be restricted about two thirds of american deaths from homicide arc due to the usj of firearms in england and wales in 1932 only 13 per cent were caused by firearms and in germany prior to the present re gime about 27 per cent from the new york times encouraging fall fairs toiero will be no reduction in the grants extended by the provincial government to agricultural fairs and societies this year despito obliga tions to reduce expenditures in the department of agriculture at least 400000 hon duncan marshall on tarios minister of agriculture says that is good news for the annual government grant is a very necessary item in the receipts without whitii it is not likely the majoiity of small fairs could opeiatc qrangeville last week a large oaravan of trucks loaded with cattle left here for buffalo where they ore paying 13 cents a pound for such live stock this is about twice the price for- the same grade at toronto and enables the farmers of this dis trict to pay four cents a pound duty and still make a greater profit than they can make on the home mark ets buffalo is 120 miles from here and a return trip can easily be made in 12 hours many outside horse buyers have been here recently and as many as 50 animals have been purchased and trucked away in one day to toron to prices have been from 75 to 5150 much above the average wiiile some extra good heavy teams sold from 100 to 500 a pair and were shipped to montreal dealers predict a shortage of cat tle for the local markets this fall and farmers who have mio feed and pasture as stocking up with young cattle one man in particular hav ing purchased over 100 calves good prioas have been secured at recent auction sales as high as 20 being paid for heifers five months old of common grade alberta ranchers profit calgary southern alberta ranch men aro looking for a 1000000 re turn on cattle exports to the united states this year and if tho present movement continues their hopes will be realized since january 15 the united states markets have taken 0000 head of prime cattle from southern ranches and have paid a over canadian prices after lion of duty freight and charges averaging approximately s00 lbs per animal 4800000 pounds of al bertas best beef has found it way to american consumers and the movement southward continues the inomelarv return to date aggregates 111000 more catlie have moved from southern alberta in two months this year than were shipped from all canada to the united states in 1934 at the same time export to the united kingdom have dwindled in january 1934 5225 head went over seas as compared with 3151 iu the same period of id exact the were extremely cordial on both sides it was said the german conferees j are presenting straightforward view points regarding extended non-ag- gression anl peace pacts tor europe the britbli have been assured the who cord their talks with hitler although it was felt certain here proposals for danubian and eastern european pacts will be sidestepped tie opinion was heard the ger mans will mark off german con scription and rearmament against von xejirath away from the house it was re ported that mr bennetts progress had been steadily maintained with no recurrence of cardiac weakness since march 13 it is also anticipated that sir george perley acting government leader will be in a position to in form the house the likely date on which the mass buying report will be ready the aim of the commis sion is to complete this work within a week a large section of the house membership and some of the min isters are anxious to conclude the session as quickly as possible and get back to their constituencies al though date of the general election has apparently not been decided the possibility that it may come early iu the summer makes it desirable for those who are seeking reelection to be on the ground as soon as pos sible prorogation by easter would re quire continued display of the aratiohs for th acquiescence shown so far by thej mates said h would express his will- 1 illuminating opposition and would mean hasty j ingness to sign hilatoral non-aggres- treatment cr any legislation thai shm pacts with other european na- mny arise from the report of the n peace on tho con- mass buying commission jlinuit during the iisu two decades debate on the budget will open quantity to their collective farms within two years resistance of this cross to winterkilling has not been established but since our uativo grasses of the wheat family do not winterkill it is entirely possible that a cross may ultimately be obtained which will stand severe waters and produce a hard wheat our present pace of plantbreeding is such that uie answers to these questions lio far in tho future but this is clearly a promising line of research win nipeg tribune money for nothing united states farmers will get 420250000 this year fron the gov ernment for not producing crops or pigs it is probably a larger sum than they would get if they produc- scope of the anglofrench as- j cd these things london advertiser in london will be included in may not agree back before the great war a for mer german chancellor made qiiita a point of the peaceful policy exem plified by germany in not going to war every time she was given a slice of african territory to keep her the other powers rearmament and quiet japan seems to have -some- will bold a return to the league of thing the same idea but it may be nations and naval rearmament as j that 400000000 chinese will not bargaining implements hitler was described as ready to enter into concrete arrangements for guaranteeing the peace of europe for the next 20 years he returned to berlin saturday from wiesbaden where he has spent tie last few days iu intensive prep- j consent to be door sault star mats forever- conference inti- a staggering cost if anyone doubts that ohe cost of social services conducted by gov- ernouents is going to increase stead ily a little study of what has hap pened in great britain should prove laid that country 24500000 on such services year a per capita expend 00 edmonton journal spents or last produce prices united farmers cooperative co saturday were paying the following prices for produce eggs grade al 28c and with cases returned a large 10c a medium 15c b 14c c 13c butter ontario no 1 solids 23c no 2 22 vic poultry quotations in cents the table with i opening the mori probably tuesday with coi j ljthe dramatic announcement that soven years ago aur yoars of ralston lib shelbourne yarj compulsory military service would he almost heartbreaking effort the dis- mouth leading off as the opposi- reinstituted iu the reich hitler was coverers of 0ie great fliii ilon mine tions chief financial critic apart said to be determined to mako every j with their associates finally saw tho hens a a a dressed live dressed milkred over 5 lbs 11 14 over 4 lbs 10 13 3 to 4 lbs s 11 old roosters g 8 spring chickens- over 0 lbs 13 17 19 514 to 0 lbs 12 11 18 5 to 51 lbs 11 15 17 41 to 5 lbs 10 14 10 under 414 lbs l 13 15 turkeys young 18 is 10 11 13 14 broilers 1 to 2t- lbs 11 15 17 hay and straw no 2 timothy hay baled 1550 to 1050 no 3 timothy ton 13 to 14 straw wheat baled ton 10 oat straw 850 to 950 ton bay from the budget the only items on the order paper that are likely to provoke lengthy debate are the bills respecting minimum wages hours of labor establishment of a grain board and the economic council measure the acts respecting hours of labor and the economic council have been through committee and stand for third reading the minimum wage bill stands for second reading effort to win the confidence and good j commencement of the huge devclop- premium a deduc- hatidling wholesale provisions wholesale provision dealers are quoting the following prices to the toronto retail trade pork ham 1914c shoulders 131c butts 15c pork loins 18c picnics 1314c lard pure tierces 13c tubs 1314c pails lie prints 13v4c shortening tierces 9 vic tubs 10c pails 1014c prints 1014c improved trade is laid to a sugarplanter iu hawaii look a friend from the states to the edge of a volcano that crater is 70004 years old he explained how do you get the exact age asked the newcomer i can under stand the 70000 but how do you calculate the four well i have been here in the islands for four years anil when i arrived i was told that crater was 70000 years old 32 london the times said sunday the encouraging increase iu canadas external trade reported in the bud get speech of lion e n rhodes dominion milliliter of finance was largely due so far as experts are concerned to tho ottawa trade agreements brtain took more of canadas ex ports but unfortunately that was all onesided for canadian im ports from britain fell the times said the thirtysixth man cardiff western mail the prince of waies was asked one day if he would visit a little private hospital where 30 men so terribly injured in the war that they could never hope for release were fighting the desperate battle of pati ence and courage the prince named a day and went in the ordinary way he went round the beds and was then con ducted to the door by the grateful staff but he stopped suddenly and said i was told you had 30 pati ents i have only seen 29 it was explained to him that the other seven were so tragically dis figured that the visit was omitted for ray sake or theirs he ask ed for yours sir was the answer at once he insisted on seeing these seven men he was ushered into the ward where they lay and at each bed he stopped for some minutes saying cheering words then once again he paused at the door but there are only six men here he persisted where is the seventh be was told that nobody could see this seventh man blind deaf maimed and disfigured out of the likeness of humanity this seventh man lay in bed in a room to him self from which he would never stir i must see him said the prince better not sir you can do him no good and the sight is ter rible i still t wisli to see him one member of the staff accom- panied the prince into that little darkened room of unutterable tragedy he relates that the prince i walked firmly to the bedside that j he turned very white but stood there with bowed head looking at the man who could neither see him will of sir john and capt eden during their two days of negotia tions humors were heard germany has accepted an invitation to join inter national peace conferences a for eign office spokesman said ger many will participate if definite re sults are assured branch in bc the position of tho treasury was made more difficult by the necessity of maintaining the credit of the four western provinces it continued though the income for the coming year is estimated to exceed the ex penditure the actual result will de pend on the amount of special ex penditure for unemployment real surpluses cannot be expected until the farmer recovers a measure of prosperity nor hear him looking at that awful wreck of manhood as though he would see the final anguish of war then the prince stooped down kissed the mans face when he rose it was as if another presence had come into that room british farm school unit will be established at coast ottawa acting on an application from the british columbia govern ment the immigration department with the child emigration society of great britain for establishment in british columbia of a branch of the failbridge farm schools used for training british boys and girls in canada the action was revealed re cently in the house of commons it is not known to the department from what sources the children will come they will be brought to can ada at or about 10 years of age and will be kept in the fairbridge train ing centre until they reach the full age of 10 years the society then becomes responsible for finding suit able placement for the boys as farm workers and for the girls as house- workers minister of immigration w a gordon told the house the society had not received nor been promised any financial assistance from the ment which marked the cracking open of the pecainbrian on tie manitobasaskatchewan boundary in the eight yeais 25000000 has been poured into that development and from it hows a return reaching near ly to so00ooo annually thirteen hundred mei and a town of the population of 5000 people marks what was eight years ago nothing hut a small shaft rock lake and bush regina leaderpost this may be heresy the right rev dr woodswortli bishop of bristol england preaches a new ecclesiastical heresy i wish stained glass windows had never been invented you go into a coun try church and stand at the mons trosity placed there by the devo tions of people in the 18ki century when you could he looking out into gods sunshine and a gods green trees st catharines standard healthier farming better times parade seeing is believing not for a long time has there been such vis ible evidence of reviving prosperity as that which was seen on the streets of hamilton yesterday when eighty trucks loaded with fanning machinery from the international harvester works left the city for points within a jiundred miles rad ius of hamilton to be delivered to farmers who feel that the time has come to renew equipment agricul ture being the basis of all real pros perity this increased activity is a particularly gratifying development but it is not an isolated instance of improvement not by any means hamilton spectator more cigarettes cigarette smoking in canada con tinues to increase in 1934 tho consumption of factorymade cigar ettes was close to five billion an increase of 12 per cent over 1933 national revenue review working quietly behind the scenes of britains complex agricultural industry a small body of research workers is by its insistence on scientific farming starting vast im provements in the national diet am ong the many transformations tak ing place today are increases in the protein and vitamin contents of the milk meat eggs and vegetables all of vital consequence to the nat ions health successful farming no longer lc- pends upon tradition a survey of i l2g00000 that is the principal 1000 east anglian farms conduct- 1 f wh thl3 olt n a more ed by the cambridge school of ag- cult iposilion than toronto why riculture showed that young men ci f aries arc slashe1 so 1 ti i why there are so many holes in tho winnipegs problem winnipegs property assessment for taxation purposes fell from 2ss000000 in 1915 to 215000000 in 1934 in spite of many millions spent on now buildings tho assessment of uie city of toronto increased in tho same period from 505000000 to trained in the new school of scicnt- pavements and so few books in tho once when body had heard people singing america when she got home she said mother iat was that song about my country club tis of tho fc agriculture were making far plbic m amj w motorisa greater profits than those still stock pay f0r a civc m w0 a8 a producing and raising crops accord- 1 provincial license in view of a ing to the principles of their fore- furtlier reduction of 13748000 in and j fathers i t assessment for this year tho biscasc among flocks and herds city council i3 looking for incrcas- still involves a direct loss of several ed revenue from arother source millions annually tuberculosis is winnipeg free press another widespread scoufge not less than 40 per cent of cattle being af- dody beard her sister say thcro fected but regular and sytematic was going to bo a spelling match at testing of dairy herds with tubercu- school and when she started to lin and segregation- or slaughter of school dody said ali positive reactors is gradually les- dont forgot to lake some mat- senin this peril ohos with you