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collision at curve i famous scientist claims two lives called by death mr and mrs harry irwin of albert michelson discoverer samia killed five others in hospital oakville a husband and wife lost their lives while five others were tushed to a toronto hospital after a collision between a ttc coach early sunday afternoon and an auto mobile on the hamilton highway at a dangerous curve known as tho an chorage near milligans corners about four miles east of oakville killed harry irwin aged 5s 337 south milton street sarnia mrs h irwin aged 57 his wife of the same address injured miss margaret garvin 19 london road sarnia leg injuries mrs dora mcewan sparkhall avenue toronto cuts and bruises fred walker g7 cambridge ave toronto laceration pavement slippery the accident occurred at 133 just after a heavy shower of rain which made the pavement slippery the car which was driven by v irwin of 370 cameron street sarnia was travel ing east and in it besides the driver were mr and mrs harry irwin sar nia his father and mother miss mar garet garvin 19 london road sar nia rid mrs jessie neilson wife of the owner of th- car of 370 cameron st sarnia both vehicles at the time of the accident were on a sharp turn the ttc coach in charge of joseoh berry 18 marigold ave toronto travelling west just what nappened had not been definitely established at a late date as the stories of the wit nesses varied somewhat but the ve hicles collided with a terrific impact i and mrs irwin who with her hus band was in the rear seat of the car received the full impact and was i killed almost instantly husband in hospital her husband sustained critical in ternal injuries and was rushed to a toronto hospital after ho had been attendd by dr l g brayley port credit dr a b sutlon port credit- and dr wilkinson oakville later however he succumbed to his injuries and the body was removed to the morgue in toronto the accident is being investigated by inspector sydney hunter and offi cers e j purvis and charles hunter ot the provincial police and up to a late date no jharge has been laid against either driver of speed of light dies in california pasadena cal dr albert michel- son 7s noted physicist died last sat urday afternoon he had been un conscious since he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last thursday dr michelson was the discoverer ot the speed of light and one of the greatest scientists of modern times death came quietly to the man whoso work made it possible to know the distance ot the stars it cam on the eve ot success ot what he called his last experiment tho most precise and extensive in physics the exact determination of the speed of light paralysis was the cause the frail scientist took to his bed here just after the last instruments were in place and tho first measurements started in his mile long vacuum tube at irvine ranch too feeble to move his lower limbs completely paralyzed almost to the ab domen drl michelson last week called prof francis g pease to his bedside pease ot the carnegie institution of washington staff was carrying on the anal work of tho last michelson ex periment with the milelong vacuum tubo at santa ana he had come to cll the great scientist that all experi mental work was completed and all that remained was the recheck ot in struments and recheck ot measure ments to derive the final figure ot the speed ot light in a soft voice barely audible in tho quiet bedroom with two watchful nurses nearby michelson started dictating pease bent over to catch the words page after page of lucid scientific analysis was set down pitches nohtt norun game wesley ierrell 83yearold pitcher of cleveland indians is congratulateed by his team mates after he had joined ranks ot baseball immortals by pitching a nohit uorun game against st louts browns recently left to right luke sewell wesley fer rell detore wolgamot withthem lonescouts r canadians win awards at yale plene swoop saves deer pursued by ontario wolf montreal only the timely inter vention of an airplane saved a deer from death as it vainly tried to out distance a wolf in a life or death race on lake wahnapite northern ou- tario pilot herb clegg in a moth air plane noticed two objects racing over the ice but could not identify them swooping for a closer observation he found it to lie a wolf in pursuit of a deer the deer was weaken- in swiftly the gap was closing between it and its dreaded foe sev eral times the airman swooped down without being able t alter the in tent of the wolf at last after a perilously close dive at the wolf he managed to make it give up the chase the wolf scurried tor the bii3i off the mainland and the deer continued its course in liberty toronto niagara falls paris and kingston students are victors new haven conn the complete list of awards at yale university adds five canadians to tho list of honored students announced recently kellogg fellowships in the classics were awarded sidney f gould paris out and harold sissons shurtleff kingston out university fellowships wore award ed david bidney toronto out in philosophy and alorm c bray outre- mont que in geology norman e gibbons niagara falls out received a university scholar ship pride in work needed in school glasgow as long as a child was given power in character and ability and pride in work well done it did not matter what they taught him wa3 the opinion expressed by wil liam robb inspector ot schools when he opened the primary school building at auchinloch they could teach these things as well through one subject as another he said if he looked at a piece ot beautiful eastern carpet or pers ian rug he reflected the person who made it could probably neither read nor write and yet he had produced a piece ot fine artistry the christ ian science monitor big increase shown in canal traffic ottawa even allowing for earlier opening dates this year on most cana dian ship canals traffic during april may be the stamping ground for three was decidedly heavier than during the of canadas oustanding track stars for a lonth this summer if- percy canadian track stars invited to europe winnipeg cinder paths of europj same month last year tho largest single item among in- wilians jimmy ball and phil etl- j creases was wheat through tho cana- wards accept an invitation from sport j dia ami united states locks at sault authorities of cologne germany e3- 1 ste marie which totalled 1510sg24 wards it is understood here will ro 1us against 737050 bushels a year if williams and ball accompany him 0tll grains through tho same they would run at cologne paris lock amounted to 57659s2 bushels london berlin and stockholm williams olympic sprint champion and ball former canadian quarter- mile champion are undecided whether titer will make the european tour critical low levels in great lakes feared as against 3ggo00 bushels british naval ships to visit germany loudon for the first time in 17 years a british naval unit will visit germany this summer the admir alty recently announced that it had ottawa tho canadian hydro- j accepted an invitation from the ger- graphic service department of mar- man government and that the hms ine reporting on the april water lev- j dorsetshire and the hms norfolk els of the great lakes and tha st i would pay an unofficial call at kiel lawrence river says that due to con- jl 1 to july 11 the last time such a thing hap pened was in june 1911 kaiser wilhelm in the uniform of a ger man admiral visited tho british flag ship king george v in kiel harbor tinued subnormal precipitation over the drainage area tho lakes have not been gaining in ratio to the normal yearly cycle unless excossivo precipitation oc curs duritg tho summer months the i aiu 1 ias was flown from tho ship report adds it is to be expected the waiie il was abaord lako levels will fall to a critical low stage during the late summer and n traffic light in britain autumn f jsome english cities are taking their traffic lights from posts beside streot intersections and sinking ladybugs released walla walla wash nino gunny them in a line across tho roadway backs ot ladybugs literally millions flush with tho surface says popular jot them have been released in oastj mechanics magazine when traffic jra washington orchards and truck is to b orped tii lights make a gardens to fight aphu and spitbugs vivid red line across tho highway tho ladybugs were gathered hlle those adopting this system say the uormant in tha cascade mountains sunken lights are more easily seen and kept in cold storage la seattu by motorists who naturally have until needed i their cye3 on the road ahead lone scouts will bo pleased to know that tha new governor general of canada his excellent thf right hon the earl of bessborough pc gcmg has acceptel tho appoint ment of chief scout tor canada his excellency has been a strong supporter of the movement in the british isles and we are glad to know that one of the very first things that he did on arrival in canada was to accept this appointment can ada has been fortunate in its choice of governor generals in tho past and without exception these have all unhesitatingly accepted the office of chief scout for canada during the duration ot their stay in this coun try such distinguished men as the duke of connaught lord byng of vimy earl grey lord willingdon etc have considered it an honor to be connected with the scout move ment in this country there has been another dis tinguished scout visitor to canada recently in the personage ot king prajadhipok of siam who is the chief scout of that country and who takes a very great interest in the activi ties of his boys during the month of may a special artificial respiration campaign is being conducted by scouts and rover3 throughout ontario and the lone scouts should be in on this activity also it is intended to arouse interest in this very useful method of saving life and to ensuro that all scouts are proficient in or have a practical knowledge of the schafer method which is sometimes called the prone pressure method it is surprising how usefjl a knowledge ot this subject may be vlve the animal and in a short time it was nono tho worse for its ex perience if you do not know much about this subject a lone scout should get into touch with the local fire chief or a member of the st johns ambulance brigade or the royal humane society or oven on official ot the hydroelectric system or tho bell telephone system explaining that you are a lone scout and that you wish to improve your knowl edge in this subject they will bo glad to help you if you have a boy scouts hand book for canada you will find a very accurate and detailed description of tlie method on pages 431434 now adays with so many automobiles in use and with the possibility ot gas poisoning from defective furnaces a good knowledge ot artificial re spiration to combat carbonmonoxide gas poisoning becomes an obligation to every scout patrols are urged to make special arrangements to practice the schafer method at their patrol meetings during tho next month and indivi dual louies should also study the matter carefully news this week comes from bee- ton where lone scout harvey barnes has succeeded in organizing a lone patrol to be known as the ravens harvey has been a keen scout tor some time and we congratulate him on tins good work from markham stoufrville and unionville also comes the nows of new lone patrols in the making and we look forward to hearing fur ther from them at beamsville recently where tho late fox patrol ot the 2nd ou- falls disappoint royal couple 1 thoughttlt would be greater said japanese princess in english niagara falls ny speaking for prince takamatsu and princess ki- kuko in an official interview sunday afternoon commander yakeo yania- gata master of ceremonies expressed disappointment in niagaras grandeur for their royal highnesses the 19yearold princess murmured in flawless english as she gazed tor tho first time on tho cataract why this is not what i expected i thought it would be greater commander yamagata there was a feeling in the royal party that the illumination ot tho falls which we saw- was somewhat gaudy wo are much impressed by tho sublimity of this waterfall but to light it in striking colors is liko gilding tho lily after a hearty breakfast of ham and eggs the brother of japans em peror and his bride accompanied by commander yamagata commander kyosuke fidzuno aidedecamp the hon c h cahan secretary of state and larent b audrey dominion counsellor of external affairs visited tablorock and tho niagara falls and queenston plants ot the ontario hydroelectric power commission a short drive along the canadian side of the gorge and a spin around goat island on the united states side occu pied tho morning tho party took lunch at the general brock hotel and immediately after entrained for de- the markets i motor accidents i produce quotations toronto dealers are buying producoj at tho following prices eggs ungraded case3 returned iresh extras 14 to 15c fresh firsts 12 to 13c seconds 9 to 10c butter no 1 ontario creamery solids 21 to 21c no 2 20 to 20vjc churning cream special 24c no 1 23c no 2 20c cheese no i large colored paraf fined and government graded 10 to lolc quotations to poultry shippers are as follows poiltrv a grade alive ratted hens over 5 to 3 lie 18c over 4 to 5 lbs ice over 3 to i lbs 14c over 3 to 3v- lbs 13c old roosters over 5 lbs 12 ducks wer 5 lbs 23c over 4 to 5 lbs 20c spring broilers rocks over 2 ib 30c do leg horns over s lbs 20e poultry a grade dressed fatted hens over 6 to 0 lb3 22c over 4 to 5 lbs 20c over 3vi to 4 lbs 18c over 3 to sv- lbs 17c old roosters over 5 lbs 17c grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto board of trauo arc making the following quotations for car lots manitoba wheat no 1 hard citic no 1 northern gsic no 2 i g3c no 3 tougi 55 cif bay ports mantoba oats no 3 cw 30ic no 1 feed 30c no 2 do 28ic manitoba barley no 3 cw 35c n 4 do 34c feed 31 vic argentine corn 53c millfeed del montreal freights take heavy toll statistics show and it should be at onco realized that tario lone scout troop have grown it is not restricted to cases of drown ing only and therefore even if you do not live close to the water you should endeavor to know all about artificial respiration in cases of severe electrical shock life ha3 fre quently boen restored by this method even after several hours hard work and on one occasion i employed artificial respiration to a largo prize steer who had accidentally strangled itself with a headrope by which it wa3 fastened to its stall after about three quarters of an hour of real strenuous work i was able to rc- into a new troop ot their own a special public meeting was held at which the new troop charter was of ficially presented by mr f c irwin ma tho assistant provincial com missioner for ontario tho scouts put on several interesting stunts and mr edgar jones of toronto showed his pictures and gave an in teresting talk on scouting tho 1st beamsville troop have adopted red neckerchiefs with a mauve foxs head on the back peak we wish them all good luck lone e king of swt laidup the snail that builds a raft a number of our soa snails make interesting nurseries for their young to examine such work closely gives u3 a new interest in the odd shape less creatures that live in shells tho violet sea snail lives on the open seas of the pacific and atlantic oceans it has a small shell only an inch and a half in diameter which is very thin delicate and beautifully colored in shades of violet the up per part being a soft violet and the under and inner parts purple its spiral shell resembles in form that of our common land snail this small creature lacks the pow er to swim or to float yet it lives on the surface of tho water whore it spends its lazy life floating from placo to place eating the small jelly- bags included bran per ton 2225 shorts per ton 82425 middlings 2725 ontario grain wheat c8 to 70c barley 28 to 32c oats 25 to 30c rye nominal buckwhert nominal live stock quotations heavy beef steers 550 to 5075 butcher heifers choice 575 to c do fail to good 525 to 550 do com 450 to 5 butcher steers choice 575 to 6 do fair to good 525 to 550 do com 450 to 5 butch r cows good to choice 425 to 5 do med 325 to 350 cahners and cutters 150 to 250 butcher bulls good to choice 375 to 475 do bolonas 3 to 350 baby beef 6 to 8 feeders good 5 to 550 stockcrs 450 to 475 springers 50 to 75 milkers 40 to g0 calves good and choice 7 to 8 do mod 550 to g do com 4 to 5 lambs choice 1075 buck lambs 850 spring iambs each 5 to 8 sheep 1 to 550 hogs bacon fob 8 do do woc g5 to 75c above fob do selects 1 per hog premium do butchers 1 per hog premium jugoslavia to replace huts in quake area belgrade cottager that will with stand the earthquakes which frequ ently shake down the huts ot peas ants in south serbia are being plan ned as a means of preventing de vastation in that region king alexander summoned archi tects from italy to demonstrate a type of building already tried out in tiiat country and the government is to devote 100000000 to the work of rebuilding regions devastated by re cent shocks this is a tremendous sum in jugoslavian eyes but it will give the peasants more pleasing and endur ing homes than they have ever had before ultra- violet rays aid st bernards st bernard puppies wearing dark glasses disport themselves under ultraviolet ray lamps in new jer sey when they grow up the ultra violet dogs stand eight inches high er than an office desk why the ultraviolet ray treatment like babies st bernard puppies aro sub ject to rickets and for rickets j 75 die in car mishaps in on tario during first three months of 3 1 sevcntyfivo persons were killed aud 937 persons injured in the 1253 motor accidents which occurred in ontario duriug the first three months of this year according to an official statement issued by tho department of hisli- ways ot this 1231 accidents g7 were list ed as fatal 776 caused personal injuries and 110 indicted properly damage only of the fatal g7 s3 were collisions with pedestrians five collisions with other cars 10 collisions with railway trains one collision with street car four collisions with fixed object four collusions with bicycle and eight non- collision accidents ages of those involved the number of drivers involved in tho fatal smashes was 70 gg ot whom were males aud he remainder women ot theso 70 drivers three wero undor is years ot ago 20 between is aud 21 years 30 from 23 to 54 years four 55 years aud over and four not stated two ot theso drivers had less than three months driving experience ouo from g to 12 mouths experience r 47 more than a years experience and 20 unstated experience one ot tha drivers was iutoxicated one was un der extreme fatigue and tho re maining gs wero in normal condition thirtysix crashes in daylight in 2g instances tho road surface was jjry in 8 wet in 3 muddy iu 11 snowy in 17 icy and in 2 not stated in every case road conditions were good thirtysix of tho accidents occurred in daylight 9 at dusk and 22 at night weather conditions woro clear in 49 cases cloudy in 9 foggy in 2 snowy or sleety iu 3 and unstated in 4 eight occurred at unguarded railway crossings and 2 at crossings protected by automatic signals tho number of vehicles involved in tho fatal g7 was 7g of which 50 wero passenger cars 20 ot the commercial type 1 a taxicab 2 busses aud 3 not stated brakes of the 7g vehicles were in 53 cases iu apparent good condition and in two instances defective thora were two cases of defective steering mechanism one whero ouo or both headlights were out ouo with no chain on wet and slippery road ono case with other equipment defocts and one instance ot a puncture or blowout causing tho disaster twelve vehicles skidding at the time of tho accidents 51 ot tho vehicles were going straight two turning right two turning left ono backing up four parked or standing still one slowing down or stopping and twelve skidding the statement not only gives simi lar detail in respect of all the acci dents involving personal injuries aud cases of property damage only but also records the ages of tho persons killed and injured the nature of tho injuries the days and hours of occur rence of the accidents the types of brakes and tires ot tho cars and tho motoring violations involved there ls no better treatment than fish so plentiful and easy to obtain exposure to the ultraviolet rays ot tha sun or ot arc lamps the st bernard dogs are so heavy that rickety legs will not hold them up chickens too are being raised by tens ot thousands for tho new york j city market without ever seeing i tha sun schneider trophy winner succumbs flight lieut h r d wag- horns leap by parachute proves fatal aldershot england plight lieut j it k d waghorn winner of the schneider cup trophy for 1929 died at cambridge military hospital on may 7th from injuries received when a flax substitute saflower which resembles a thistle without prickles and has been cultivated in egypt and india as an oilseed crop is being tested in west ern canada as a partial substitute for flax the seeds contains a dry- while fandom awalt3 his return babo ruth mighty swatter of diamond recuperates at his now york home from injuries received in recent gamj at boston mrs ruth feeds him hero with a light lunch his piano recently crashed near farn- j k va for u3c ta i borough first page will be last in lefthanded book paris the ministry ot public in struction upon the suggestion ot a lefthanded official is suggesting to publishers that in the future a ieft- handod edition be issued of all im portant books ti1i3 edition would differ from tho customary editions in that page one would be at tho end of the book and the reader would read backwards toward what normally would bo tha title page the official who mado the suggestion had found that left- handed persons read approximately onethird slower than righthanders because of an inherent difficulty iu turning over pages with the right hand eskimos seldom sick and eat raw meat captain donald macmillan who has several years among the eskimos says no eskimo can swim icebergs consist ot snowflakes which fell 10- lieut waghorn and fellowpilot e b alexander look to their para chutes when their piano wont out ot control in a high gale tha former landed on tho roof of a shed suffering injuries to his head and limbs alex ander was not seriously hurt tho flier underwent an operation j ductlon of paints and varnishes and 000 years ago certain species ot the oil cake i3 useful as stock feed birds survive winters when the more- it is suggested by agricultural ex- ury drops go degrees below zero perts as a possiblo supplementary crop to flax in tho prairie provinces work on dirigible hangar is started new york construction ot the but gradually grew worse his wife f commercial dirigible hangar in maintained a ceaseless vigil by bis u east began recently at holmes bedside until ho died he is also sur- airport jackson heights when the vived by a son borough president drove the first lieut waghorn attained a speed j pile before a crowd ot approximato- of 323g3 miles per hour in retaining ly 1000 persons among tha specta- tha schneider cup for great britain tors were sir hubert wilkins and his two years ago smrting to fly at the i technical aid a p beam ago of 13 ho was early nicknamed daisy in recognition of a descent into a daisy field and later was horl parachute to land planes milwaukee wis a parachute de- eskimo kayaks constructed of skins are the best boats in the world mo tion pictures can be taken at mid night some migratory birds fly 1- 100 milos to lay one little egg in a crevice ot their ancestral crag he- cause they were hatched there polar bears weigh as much as 1000 pounds eskimos aro smarter than most peo ple suppose they eat raw meat aided as ono of great britains premier signed to land airplanes without in- aerobatlc aviators j jury has been invented by rr ro- lleut waghorns death marks tho bert j miller of milwaukeo tho 4lst fatality in tho royal air forco parachute can bo opened by a de- slnco january 1 and follows closely vice operated with the foot when search in the discovery of new pn tho tragic end of lieut commander the ship lands tho chute is auto- cesses for increasing tho consumption glen kidston who crashed against matlcally detached dr miller be- of wheat ii most opportune it h a mountain in natal south africa last llevcs tha invention will eventually at lea3t a glimmer of light in thes the synthetic use of wheat montreal presse there is no denying the disastrous effects which would arise from another year ot world grain overproduction this is why tho economists of all poduclns countries are urging tho diversific ation of the u3es to which grains ara put tho idea of interesting ex ports in laboratories of scientific ro- week eliminate airplane casualties years of overabundant harvests