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water measured 59 killed in month at niagara falls by ontario motors on their way most of 857 accidents occur red in daylight on good roads traffic rules violated one of step3 taken in study of how best to preserve its scenic beauty new york the recently published press reports of tha special interna- tlonal niagara board a body ot emiuj toronto motor traffic in ontario eat canadian and united states engin- took a toll of 59 lives last mouth 1g eers and laudscapists on how tua whom were children under 15 scenic beauty of niagara falls can yea of age and injured s35 of whom best bo maintained gave only meagre 21s were children details of how this interesting worki the report of tha motor vehicles was carried on an essential part branch of tha department ot high- was measuring the water goiug overjawys issued recently by j p biek- uie falls i e registrar shows a total ot s57 ac- tho comparatively small amount cidenu during the month involving and even distribution ot the flow goj jsa cars tlio majority of thesa oc- ing ovr the american falls presented curred ia daylight on sood roads in liule difficulty to tha board a light j clear nonskid weather aud involved rope was shot across from the new described in the report as york mainland to coat lslaud by normal means of a mortar then a steel cable j kor m lhd nulll w tua accidents was hauled across and tightened am due to disregard of uio law by tha by the use of a carrier system troi less than 50 per cent ot the tided with weights aud meters the dls- 313 are i to violation ot traf- charge figures wero obtained from- flc regulations and of these only 97to which the depth and rata of now over speeding cutting in passing on hills tho briuk ot the american falls were aiul cnrveg or passing standing street cars level crossing accidents 10 out ot 13 of which occurred at unguarded crossings killed 11 victims and in jured 13 six crashes occurred at crossings guarded by automatic sig nals and two at points guarded by gates or a flag man out of 12s6 cars involved in accl- readily computed the depth and rate of flow onr tho briuk of lie horseshoe falls presented a mora serious problem aud results j were secured by means of floats tho floats were made of scantlings so buoyed and weighted as to float per- j pendicularly with submerged lengths j of from one foot to twelve feet aud 1 having flagged tops that could bo read- i i the month 1017 wero jly observed from the shore these reported in good condition and only floats were taken out on tho river 37 wiul aetoct brakes only 1g8 above the rapids in motor boats and commercial vehicles is taxicabs and dropped into the water at definite seve buse3 flg i crashes as points on a range line across the a total of 1 050 passenger cars river when a float was released tha violations ot tho law recorded in 313 watchers on tha shore recorded its 1 instances include 7g eases ot drivers progress by transit and stopwatch i oxceeu the speed limit throe ot passing on a hill or curve and two of passing a standing street car six teen motorists were convicted of cut- transit observations aided by pi lographlc and movingpicture records by thesa moth nls the rata of flow ot tho float oviththem lonfscouts col charles lindbergh and iirs lindbergh ara shown in trout of their aeroplane just before they took oft from north ileach air port li july 27th en routo to washington on first leg ot thoir 7100mile jaunt to tokio japan in each section was readi it a float went through i right it was evident it d i not touch bottom longer and bused floats were it through until one dragged on ti botoni then with the length t known and by noting the inclination it was possible e the den 1 at that point 1 c6nls nf the eharacteris- curn it in the rapids ad- he iv r banks near the 1- found necessary to shoot from springguns on tho ot the a k angle of to cvci- to secure tics of f jacent tr falls it v- the floats banks the board also investigated the cause aud characteristics ot the bluish green color of tho water at tho brink and how this beautiful effect might be heightened by securing greater con trast with tho foam curtains at tho edges and shallower parts hte color ph jso is most effective when seen from across the gorge as a result of tho investigation tha board determined that the conservative minimum depth ot water on tho crest of tho falls for maximum brilliance of color is five feet an interesting feature of the work was tha survey of tho water surface in the rapids above the falls by photo- topographical methods and the de velopment of a small scale relief map and model representing tho water sur face over the entire rapids the model was made by the topographical survey of tho department of the in terior of canada the engineers who compose the in ternational niagara board are j t johnston c e director dominion water rower aud hydrometric bureau o ftho department of the intorior for canada and major dcwitt c jones corps of engineers us army for tho united states the numbers added to form tlio special international niasara board wero dr charles comsell de puty minister department ot mines for canada and dr j horace mcfar- laud past president of tha american civic association and chairman ot tho art commission ot pennsylvania tor the united states computed ting il aml i ot t roadway uirso up twentyone pedestrians were killed by cars during tha mouth and 240 in jured ot this total four fatalities and 112 injuries were cases of child ren knocked down while playing on tho street more pmes offered for wheat barley and oat seed registered and certified seeds have been given increased promin ence in the sectional prize list of tho royal winter fair for novetu- ber next the competitions are to 1 encourage the production and distri- i bution in commercial quantities of i siipeior seeds from crops that have 1 been inspected in the field youths travel 33000miles around world on 700 port wayne ind a 33000milo globe encircling jaunt has been com pleted at a cost of less than 700 by harold creiuert fort wayne and paul neipp cleveland tho youths both ot wero wero graduated from con cordia college here began their long trip a year ago among the methods of earning trans portation engaged in by tho youths was peeling potatoes on an ocean liner in spain they traveled more than miles on bicycles 50 old english burial ground to become recreation park twickenham england unused for moro than a century tho old burial ground hero will bo turned into a re creation park the last initial was in 1s25 and small houses now surrouud it in granting tho towns request the and chancellor ot the diocese remarked which carry certification ot inspec tion tha classes- have been ex tended to cover sixteen seeds and seed grains more prizes are of fered than in 1030 for wheat barley and oats there are additions to the previous lists of peas beans mangels swedes potatoes clovers alfalfa grasses corn beets and onions thesa ara championships for tho bread grains peasbeans and potatoes aud four valuable trophies aro offered in addition there are national contests and exhibits for boys and girls agricultural clubs held under the direction of the cana dian council on boys and girls work accident prevention three rivers nouvelliste when one considers tho cause ot a large majority of the recurring accidents on the public highways only one con clusion can bo arrived at it i3 that the problem of traffic safety re solves itself into one main phase negligence on the part ot the driver is still at the head ot the list ot ac cident causes it would seem then that only one thing needs to be done to reduce tho number of high way casualties to tho minimum it will suffice if the drivers ot automo biles aro prudent at all times and in atl places particulary at intersec tions at level railway crossings and when meeting or passing other vehi cles on tho highway what a simple remedy can thus bo applied effec tively to a veritable public plague barley ranks third in canadas cereal crops barley ranks third among tho cereal crops of canada in acreage and total yield and second in average yield per acre last year oats led in both total yield aud in yield per acre wheat came second in total yield aud third in yield per acre while barley came sec- ond in yield per acre and third in total yield barley is tho hardiest ot all bc r i v core ils and can be grown through forty bergs passed in one day off labrador boston tho sighting of 40 ice- greater rango of climate than can any other its production dates from an cient times when it was used princi pally as an article of food as the centuries progressed its uses became mora varied and now its main con sumption is in tho production ot bev- orages though it still retains its uses as food both for man and beast a special report upon tho produc tion aud uses of barley in canada has recently been issued in a survey ot the production ot this grain during tho last decade it appears that tho crop of 1930 was very little less than tho high est ot tha period tlio price howevor in 1030 was abnormally low tho largest yield ot barley during tho years 102g to 1930 was in 192s when it amounted to 13g391t00 bushels the yield per aero in that year was 279 in 1930 tho total ylold was 135- j a communication received fom lieut commander n g rlckotts commander of tho coast guards oceanographlc expedition in north ern latitudes it is tho purposo ot tho expedition to obtain data through which tho annual invasion ot tho steamer lanes by icebergs may bo forecast the expedition is now operating in northern labrador waters far above tho transatlantic steamer lanes after an earlier crulso in the region of tho crand banks commander rlckotts commented upon tho scar- i city of bergs in tho steamer lanes this year italy continues to increase purchases of foreign grain romo italys purchases of foreign grain contlnuo to increase odlclal figures of tho tariff offico show that tho tombstones have no interest oxcopt as they disclose the favorito virtues of tho eighteenth aud early nineteenth centuries such as humility now sadly out of fashion j tha geodetic survey of canada the ceodetic survey of canada ot the department of tho interior plays an important role in tho development of tha dominion providing by its work an accurate basis for all kinds of other surveys whether relating to tho mak ing of maps or charts tho laying down of lnterprovincial and other boundar ies or the construction of powor- houses dams canals railways irri gation ditches and the like new flying rules drawn up in us greater safety for airline passengers object of regulations washington now regulations to mako flying safer on americas pas senger air lines wero adopted at a re cent conference ot pilots and aperat- ors at tho commerce department the crash several months ago which killed kuute rockue notre damo football coach aud seven other persons was largely responsible for ono ot the most important safety mea sures it prohibits passenger trans port planes to fly over stretches ot fog and clouds without twoway radio equipment another of the regulations gave the pilot an shour day forbidding him to work longer than that assistant secretary ot commerce clarence m young announced that wa ara pleased that as a result ot tho publicity given to lone scouung through thesa columns many new members have joined tha movement during tho past tow weeks this week applications for membership have been received from cobdeu hy dro burkes falls aud ilarriston aud at durham there is overy prospect of a full patrol bsiug formed a receut check up of tho records of tha ontirio lone scout department showed that sinco its inception two years ago about 4g0 hoys havo beeu admitted to membership in tho move ment of course quite a tew of theso havo been rlnco transferred to re gular troops which havo been formed aa a result ot lono scout activity tlio louies at feuelon falls under senior patrol loader doug warren havo had a very busy tinio just recent ly on july till they had tha pleasure of again meeting their frionds ot tho 51st toronto troop who camped near tho town tho louies helped tho toronto scouts to mako camp aud en tered lto their activities with zest later tho lone scouts wero invited to visit tho camp ot tha 90th toronto troop at sandy point ou sturgeon lake thoy hiked over to tho camp on july 8th and to their surprise met an old friend who turned out to be none other than cookie colonel walton who was so papular at tho lone scout camp at kbor park last summer tho louies stayed ovor night with tho 90th and entered into their programme enthusiastically hav ing a great time at tho evening coun cil fire wo like to see this fraternization be tween tho louies and their city broth ers and wo aro pleased to stato that quito a few members ot tha lobe scouts havo gone to camp this year with regular troops at tho latter3 iu- vitation tho fonelou falls lone scouts also report a rather unique good turn which might be copied by other lonie3 wa think was exceedingly good work as we have seen quite a tow beaches recently that could very well benefit by a similar good turn loue scout visitors to provincial headquarters in toronto recently have included bill gilbert ot essex anl jackbassett ot listowel aud harold nickle ot harriston wa3 in toronto a short timo ago but ho did not pay u3 a visit ixjuies who coma ta toronto for any reason aro always welcome visitors to scout headquarters so wa hope you wont forget to pay us a call this weeks summer timo profici ency badge is tho anglers badge tho requirements ara as follows 1 by tho usual angling methods catch aud namo seven different spe cies ot fish at least one specimen must bo taken by flycasting or troll ing aud 0110 by baitcasting in siuglo handed flycasting tho rod must not oxcaed seven ounces iu weight in doublo handed flycasting tho rod may be one ouuco weight for each foot in length in bait fishing tho rod must not exceed ton feet in longth nor twelve ounces in weight 2 show proficiency in accurate sin glehanded casting with tho fly for dis tances of 20 10 and 50 foot or in bait casting tor distance ot 10 go and 70 foot 3 make three artificial flies either after three standard patterns or in imitation ot different natural flies make a neat single gut loader at least tour feet long or a twisted or braided leader at least three feet long splico the broken joint ot a rod neatly 1 givo tho open season for the game fishes in his vicinity and explain how aud why they aro protected by the law applications for membership iu tho loue scouts will be received from boys between tho ages ot 12 and is inclu sive who cannot become members of a regular troop for reason ot locality or other handicap applications should bo sent to the loue scout de- who livo along tho lako shoro they j partiuent tho boys scouts associa recently assisted tho local town aulh- j hon 330 bay street toronto 2 orities to cleau up tho beach which lono e variable climate found healthiest dr huntington tells bio logists of weather in fluences on man matamok factory que new eng landars with their variable climate need uot look longingly to california equable temperature for they are far better off in new england in the opinion of dr ellsworth huutlugton cllmatologist ot valo university who read a piper before tho biological con ference iu session hero by a uniform system of plotting statistical numbers iu relation to cli matic influences dr huntington proved that frequent variation iu tem peratures uot only induced greater re sistance to disease and death but also favored mental activity ho told ot his experiments with cadets at west point aud annapolis with a view to determining most favorable tempera ture for work and health experi ments had also beeu made among fac tory workers iu new fngland aud north carolina healthy temperature 11 has been found that the optimum or most healthy temperature average was 0 degrees while for intellectual work persons fortunate enough to live in an averago temperature ot 3s de grees enjoyed greated stimulation of mental activity comparison of weight rocords of given individuals with weather records showed that winters in north atlantic states favor a gradual increase in weight while summers usually induce a sharp decline the intervention of a cool summer however uot only maintained the winter weight but ac celerated the rate of gain until a peak in november dr huntington contin ued similarly a rise in temperature affected mental efficiency this was the explanation of spring fever bo suggested disaster the new yorker disaster it j makes us laugh with a hearty old i laugh to seo how completely our friends country homes go to pieces nowadays when anything happens to tho electric current it used to be that when a storm broko down tho electric wires the only thing that tho now measures would shortly be j happened was that the light went out drafted and promulgated they wore i now when the light goes out every- agreed on by 30 airline operators aud j thing elso quits too thero is no ice 11 pilots it was tho first time pilots j the icebox no music iu the piano havo attended such a meeting j n0 coffee in the percolator no dialogue in addition to providing for radio in the radio no toast in tho toaster communication the fo vacuum cleaner stands silent in ulation also tho forbids a trip whero tho destination the corner sister cant curl hor hair tho of cape cod its action was described as spinning outward instead of toward its centei several attompts to force tho ilydrographer through tho whirl pool wero frustrated by the currents which threw tho vessels head oft tho course captain parker is going to study the whirlpool moro closely as soon as tlio survey fleet of four small steamers re turn to tho banks the work on georges is tho first attempt to make an exhaustive survey and charting ot the shoals and will be completed some time next year it is expected that results ot tho sur vey will bo of great assistance to fish ermen at tho present time this area is tho most productive locality for is a lauding field on which fog or cloud i brothers toy trains stop running ceiling is lower than 300 feet clouds j heat in the bath room goes off the bed- fishing era 0h 0 tho great markets and fog played a part iu tho crash warmer doesnt work and the orango- at rjoston and gloucester relatively which took rocknes life squeezer stops squeezing right in the few vossel3 go 1nvi1 to tho moro re- resides being restricted to an eight- middle ot an orange its just a ques- motj 0 p nowadays from this hour day a pilot will bo allowed to fly 1 tion ot gathering around a log firo and coutltl only 30 hours a week and will have a marking timo till the storm abates prolonged rest period between flights australian oranges arrive in canada vancouver the first shipments of tho new crop of australian oranges consisting ot 5000 cases has arrived at this port tho fruit is ot good j quality and is being favorably rocatved moro hours in one day by tho public australian oranges it is anticipated will from now on givo steadily in creasing competition to california orangos which have dominated markots of western canada tho taking six hours or more regular passenger lines will be re quired to report changes iu schedulo or extensions of operation to the de partment two pilots will he required on multicolored planes only when tho first pilot is scheduled to fly six or this is a re laxation of tho present copilot re quirements for tho larger planes de manded by tho airline operators as a movo for economy which would not lessen safety tho pilots opposed this proposal but it was approved whirlpool found off atlantic coast their majesties open glasgow dock glasgow after a busy week in the boston investigation of an ocean scottish capital queen mary and king whirlpool on georges banks so power- goorge paid a visit to glasgow to open ful as to divert the course ot a vessoi the new dock of the clydo navigation has boon undertaken by tho united trust at shioldall states coast and geodetic survey it in his speech tho king spoke ot eroly was reported recently by capt wil- former visits to glasgow aud recalled liam e parker ot tho government glasgows enterprise iu tho devolop- stoamer ilydrographer ment ot trado with north america tho whirlpool when discovered by the queen performed tho naming spot approximately 150 miles dua east ceremony and after his majesty had steamer lines to cut fares across atlantic paris steamship travel between tho united states and europe will bo 10 to 30 per cent cheaper after august 10 in an effort to attract more tourists to tho luxurious suites as well as the cheaper cabins of transatlantic lin ers tho north atlantic steamship conference agreed to a reduction in virtually all classes tho first class fares will be slash ed 10 to 30 per cent the third class fares will be reduced 13 per cent and all supplementary chages for cabins occupied by second class and tourist class passengers will bo lowered the cuts will he effective august 17 tho ratecutting decision was reached by representatives of all lines operating between new york and canadian ports and the principal ports of north europe the united states lines insisted that all decisions rolativo to reduction ot traffic as had been proposed must rest with the new york offices the german lines wero said to have been op posed to fare reductions on a drastic scale the fast german liners europa and bremen were said to he paying for their operation although some of the smaller german lines were run ning at a loss the english linos led the iavo for faro cuts and the conference was called at their request the de crease in american tourist traffic estimated at from 30 to 50 per cent- has affected the english lines sov- captaln parker centered on a shoal brothers stage reunion 150200 bushels and tho ylold por aero during tho last clevon months italy 243 bushels tho weight por measured imported 1s990i09 quintals compared bushel throughout tho fiveyear period t- 77g1238 quintals in the period 1929- variej from 4701 pounds in 1923 to 30 4731 pounds in 1929 tho weight in this represents an incroaso ot 10- 1930 was 4722 pounds j 23g121 quintals i unveiled the memorial stone he de clared the dock open for traffic tho stone horo the inscription this dock was opened by their majesties tho i absence of tourist parties king aud queen on 10th july 1931 and named georgo v dock tourist traffic was the most widely discussed problem before tho con ference it was estimated that europe has lost about 250000000 this summer because american tour ists have remained at home and a largo traction ot tho cut in steam ship passengers has been due to llio tho nino beacii brothers mo3t of wiiom ilvo in eastern ontario got together for tho first lima in years at their first annual picnic hold recently along tho banks ot tho long sault lett to right charles a roach cornwall frodorlck w winchester benson o ottawa dr anson twin ot ben son dominion government inspoctor mahlon w barrio dr howard ottawa o weston toronto j russell ottiwcv asvi olln a youngest ot tho family ot ottawa raw hides tanned in week in sweden stockholm tho problem of produc ing leather ot an excellent quality from raw hides iu a week has beon de finitely solved through a swedish in vention called after tho inventor tha wrangcfribcrg method tho vital part of tho work is per formed by tho friberg vacuum pump which makes possible rapid and per feet tanning ot hides in a practically complcto vacuum muir glacier falls washington according to a lelo- gram received by tho american na- turo magazine from arthur newton pack editor of nature magazine s now in juneau alaska half the j muir glacier in glacier bay alaska j ha3 collapsed 1 tho telegram stated i hat pack suc- reeded in taking motion pictures of i the fall tho glacier not counting tho wings is about 9200 feet wido stands 210 feet abovo the water at tho front and is 700 feet deep below the water lino the ico is about 900 feet tbdck ami extends back about 15 miles tho aroa of tho glacier is estimated lo be equal to that of rhode island british schools plan study of league london courses of study for teachers and pupils from the public and secondary schools of great brlt- britains crime problejp increasingly serious london great britains crlmo prob lem lord justico mccardio said at tho opening ot the birmingham as sizes is mora serious than at any other timo during tho last sixty years modern criminals ho said aro moro ingenious anc astute perhaps tho greatest feature of recent years is ain aro being held at geneva in july that tho number of boys under sixteen 7 i and august this year with a view to convicted of indictablo offenses was 1 1 mm 1 enabling both students and teahers much greater in 1029 than in 1907 etan1 0 work ot tho leaguo 1 i of nations from within 60000 home for animals j tno fieneva institute of interna- springfleld mass a homo for anl- lional relations holds its summer mals to cost jg0000 is being built horo sessions in tho offices of tho leaguo by tho springflold branch ot tho mas secretarial from aug 1g to 21 tho sachusetts socloty tor tho prevonllon discissions of tho instltuto ivo led ot cruelty to animals by deputation