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must building figures higher 23837400 i n contracts awarded during month of august contracts awarded throughout canada for the month of august ex compiled by maclean building re ports limited amounted to 23837- 400 as compared with 18 19200 for july and 13518600 for august 1934 normally there is a decline in construction awards in the late sum mer but this has been offset this year by some lame engireerin contracts in the province of quebec the months figures by province are as follows quebec 11313700 ontario c7c3100 nova sota 2055100 british columbia 1- 450900 saskatchewan 701100 alberta 100500 manitoba 208- 000 xew brunswick 238900 prince edward island 79200 for the year to date total awards amount to 117931100 as compared with 85051100 for 19 1 eight months 550 is 800 for 1933 end 99 989 800 for 1932 increase over past three years is 377 per cent 1111 per cent and 18 per cent re spectively contracts awarded by provinces for eight months as compared with the same period for 1931 are as fol lows 1935 ontario 51005800 quebec n brunswick nova scotia p e island manitoba saskatchewan alberta b columbia 29707d00 5409500 0290800 258100 5483200 2920400 4 3 17500 9s93400 1981 46 542100 22c92g00 3035700 3 095400 221000 2 580 009 991000 2 000010 3292100 the markets depression proves voice of the press a mixed evil canada produce prices by united farmers cooperative company buying prices united farmers cooperative co saturday were paying the following prices for produce eggs with cares returned a iarge 28c a medium 27c a death rate consistently lower during offyears for business ottawa the dominion bureau of statistics lias issued a report showing canadas death rate had dropped consistently during tie busi- 1 mobile contimlcs to be met 0 the ncs depression the report showed highways people continue to drive highway menace the department of highways has announced that a uiglit patrol of main roads is to bo established and that special attention will be given to cars with one headlight again and again there have been warnings ot close surveillance along this and other lines yet the oneeyed auto- pullets 22c 0 the heat wave spread over england recently and london had practically no rain all month but is not experiencing any water shortage although it became an acute problem iii some rural areas vil lages in lincolnshire got water from 10 miles distant rural councils of the scattered villages in buck inghamshire had to cart water twice a week for the use of villagers this picture shows residents of kingswood buckinghamshire receiving their supply from a tank truck totals 117981100 85051100 large awards in august construction contracts awarded in canada during august where the value of the work undertaken ex ceeded 50000 were as follows montreal dredging f5 478203 tion- trea wharf 1031000 halifax public ireiding c1c03 13 halifax parliament building 800000 mon treal whair 710910 montreal re building wharves 520975 little narrows ns crushing plant roads and warehouse 500000 regina public building 401109 montreal extension to pier 288439 toronto harbor head wall 207438 london station 200000 toronto theatre five stores and offices 175000 to ronto completion of apartment hotel 150000 near ottawa dam and bridge 125000 outremont ihctory and warehouse 125000 ottawa apartments 120000 near uxbridge memorial temple 115000 threa rivers sewers 110000 quebec ex tension to wharf 101725 kirkiand lake tunnel 100000 oshawa plant addition 100000 hamilton orphanage 100000 belleville science building 80000 byron surgical pavilion 75000 toronto hospital addition 75000 graven- hurst dormitory 75000 camp- hcllton dredging 73000 owen sound revetment wall 00000 montreal ear fill 00000 outre mont residence and garage 55000 montreal pumping units and ap purtenances 52025 cochrane post office 50090 st thomas cold storage building 50000 ottawa prime minister ben nett will open his election campaign this week with a radio address over a wide hookup friday night at nine oclock daylight saving time he will speak for a half hour mr ben nett is schedule to make three more radio addresses after friday on mon day cepeniber 9 wednesday sept ember 11 and saturday september 11 all speeches will commence at nine oclock dst there i more or less an air ot tranquillity around parliament hill these days about the sole activity being the odd session ot cabinet throughout the province of ontario however nomination meetings are being held by all parties and present indications are that there will be more men in the field at th general elec tion on october 11 than there has been in some time of course there is always the possibility of one or more candidates dropping out at the lat minute in the various ridings and consequently the field will nar row down however scrutineers and tabulators are going to have one or the toughest jobs they have ever had to handle according to the list of executive positions to be filled in the new bail ployment and social insurance com mission there are a few juicy plums to be picked salaries range from 51000 to so 000 as a result of publi cation of the available positions lit huential persons have been besieged with applicants whether or not it will do them any good is question able because it has been stated that no civil service commission will have much t do with the selection men for the commissions olllces in spite of the fact that the gov- l winnipeg despite the havoc ernments housing bill has been the wrought by rust in some localities i target for some very scathing crl families settled under the manitoba tlcism the finance department last rural rehabilitation plan are main- wep issued a report t the effect tnining a remarkably good record lllat lending institutions were being in the fourth year of operation of swamped with applicants for loans the scheme i ani inquiries as to the working ol the manitba rural rehabilitation act r iookf lik all of fifty mil- commission began operations may 21 l ol dollars will be involved by 1932 since that time 7g2 families the llc heme gets under way have been settled of these only 44 have come back on relief and of these 44 no less than 28 have ap plied for a second chance which ip in itself a pretty fair proof of the rehabilitation sclieme siceassful or properly about half ot the applicants are from private individuals who wish to build homes and the balance by contractors who intend to build for sale united states manufacturers many of whom have established branch plants in canada during the past four years still hav confidence in the f litem of canada and are expres sing intention of either udding to their canadian plants or establishing new ones some united state i inter ests have definitely stated that they want to establish branches or addi tion in canada in order to receive the benefit of the british empire pre ferential tariff canada is making trade conces sions to two dominions it was an nounced in governmental circles last week mostfavoured nation treatment extended by ordeiv-in- couneil to new zealand and austral ia places these dominions on the same footing as foreign countries to which canada has given this con cession notably france it means that the lowest treaty tariff impos ed on imports from countries outside the empire will now be applied to similar imports from australia and new zealand if that tariff is lower than the british preference or the intermediate rate in effect it con tinues to these british dominions the advantages of the lowest rates es tablished with other countries since the ottawa agreements ot 103 while there is yet no confirmation it has been rumoured that earl howe exmember of parliament lor dur ferinsimcoe and omesime clagnon former member for dorchcer will enter the cabinet as ministers with out portfolio both men have been mentioned for cabinet posls lor some tune it also seems to be a toss up as to whether or not lucien jen iron kc noted montreal lawyer will b placed in the cabinet there has been some talk of bis being ap pointed solicitorgeneral to succeed hon maurice dupre who it is said may bo the next minister of marine by permanent attractiveness of the plan fifty families have attained the gold stan lard become entirely selfsupporting another 250 prac tically onethird of the whole num ber are on a partially selfsupport ing basis getting along on grocery allowances of 1 to 5 per month canada producing the rest of their subsist ence themselves ilabatt kidnapping i mot canadas first toronto so they say crif ize opinions and institut ions lit do not attack individuals dnn infe it is not in bulk doth be sen rowling like a tree make man better ohnson hostile iiloopl c war with one mother like male and female and become fruitful cvy when icrgc will durant professor why dont you j or me sir fresh i did i shook my head professor well you cant ex pect tro to hear it rattlo way up i erel fred williams in tb mail and empire is there anything new under the sun when just about a year ago as astounded by the kid- ripping of john s iabatt of lon don it was generally supposed that this was the first attempt at abduc tion in our history but it was not the evening telegram going through its fiies discovered that to ronto hail had a kidnapping in 1s79 the victim being no less a person than robert jaffray then one of the citys leading merchants des tined to become one of its chief fin anciers president of the globe printing company and a senator from 1900 to his death one of the many mysteries of the case is why was it that the ab duction took place on august 21 and no mention of it was made in i the newspapers until september 2 an- wncn tmc iv telegram in a story which bears the mark of hav ing been written by the great john ross roberton himself told its readers after some observations of liev 32 wonder that such an outrage could take place in toronto at 8 oclock on the night of aug 21 a twohorse covered vehicle had stopped at the grosvenor street door of mr jaf frays residence two men rang the bell which mrs jaf fray answered told he was out they said we have urgent and im portant business with him that will brook no delay we must see him tonight so we will call again later calling at 10 pm one introduced himself to mr jaffray as a detec tive and presented a note purport ing to be signed by judge adam wilson acting for the minister of justice directing that jaffray be taken to wilsons home on the king ston road now queen stree cast of the don the course was turned mr jaffrays companion who had been feigning sleep said they vcrc taking a short cut finally after passing a lighted cottage the car riage was stopped and a more lonely spot for the committal of a black deed could scarcely be imag ined mr jaffray now felt he had to dial with robbcis if not murderers and he refuse 1 he bidding to alight his captors used no violence but the pretended detective told him they were the agents of a secret political society which met in the neighborhood that they had been deputed to bring him to the ren- j dozvous there was no intention to harm but his liberty would be cur tailed as to subsequent events there are different versions the tele grams exclusive story gave mr jaf fray all the honors of the struggle resisting he was dragged from the vehicle then gifted with a new strength and settling his hat firm ly on his lead he wrestled manful- eight or ten paces towards the illu minated cottage twice the men threw themselves upon him the de tective drawing a revolver and pre senting it at his head threatening to give him the contents of it fire away shouted the piu ky captive shoot if you dare i will never go with you but by force if you two ruffians think you can handle me you had better try it finally his blow felled one as sailant and mr jaffray managed to reach the cottage but the nien shouted it was useless to arouse the inmates as they were friends mr jaffray walked past the cottage and a fourth struggle ensued once he threw himself off and then he un hesitatingly made for the house and knocked lustily and as he did so lie saw the two men drive furiously away on sept 8 the telegram report ed that the morning papers after having preserved strict silence as to the details of the outrage are now publishing the sequel to a story of which they have kept their readers in total ignorance and ended by saying that some time previous to the jaffray affair two men paid a visit at an untimely hour to the hon oliver mowat and were very urgent in their entreaties that he would favor them with his presence at a political meeting but he refused to stir a subterranean tomb had been prepared for mr jaffray on the banks of the don north of win chester street on sept 10 the telegram told how a constable after breaking in the heavy door to an inner chamber in the cave brought it to the newspaper office for dis play in the window and took a re porter back with him he found an outer chamber part ly roofed with limber ami covered over with clay so as to appear part of the bank the cave widened into an oval slope on the inmost point about 15 feet from the entrance the greatest width being about five feet against the clay wall was a scat made of a piece of lumber rest ing on two uprights about a foot from the ground on sept 13 john and thomas deal aged 20 and 23 were arrested in montreal while awaiting trial the telegram published their picture and their history they were of an east end family of good reputation the publisher was hailed to court on a contempt charge but it was promptly dismissed in court mr jaffray testified to several slight struggles and said one of the abductors had said that by firing his pistol he could bring 50 men to help them furthermore mr jaffray did not report the occurrence to the police until after the telegrams publicity late in october the deals were convicted the elder receiving a sen- b 21c c butter ontario no 1 21 hc no 2 21c poultry quolatk 17c is liens over 5 lbs 4 to 5 lbs 3 to 4 lbs old roosters 7 spring chickens over 0 lbs 10 5 to 0 lbs 15 41i to 5 lbs 11 under hi lbs 12 spring broilers i to 2i lbs 12 itve a drt a dressed milklvl a 12 11 10 deaths from communicable diseases generally fell in the 192133 period but that those from diseases of the solids heart arteries nephritis and cancer i mounted j in 192s the death rate per 1ou0 population was 11 1 it rose in 1929 a bad influenza year to 11 it then dropped steadily to 9c in 1933 pre liminary 1934 figures indicate it dropped further to 91 j the report showed heart disease deaths per 100000 without permits trucks without tho required equipment and other ve hicles with faulty brakes continue to be used kingtoa whigstandard a good reporter tho driving power that produces a good reporter must exist within him it is enthusiasm keen interest in life as it is being lived an ability population were to find the full and rounded flavor of 94 in 1921 and 1193 in 1933 from existence and to glory in it no arterial di eases 399 in 1921 and 7u1 1 porter driven by external forces ever in 1933 cancer deaths per 100009 j produced a story that was worth an rose from 753 in 1921 to 103 in 1933 inch of space in his newspaper more than half the cancer death in- love of work joy that can bo crease however was said to have found only through achievement tho hay and straw no 2 timothy hay baled ton 10 to 11 no 3 timothy hay ton 8 to 9 straw wheat baled ton 7 oat straw g wholesale provisions wholesale provision dealers are quoting the following prices to to ronto retail trade pork ham 23c shoulders 18c butts 20c pork loins 23c pic nics 17c lard pure tierces 15mc 10c pails lgtic prints 10c shortening tierces 10 tubs tubs llic pails 1 1 i c prints llvic been brought about by a general in crease in the number of elderly per sons in the country the death rate from tuberculosis dropped from 717 in 1921 to 521 in 1933 tile report said the decline was masked to some extent by improve ment in registration among indians who are far more susceptible to the db ease than white persons tho rate of violent death includ ing accidents showed little change from 1921 to 1930 when it rose from c39 to 791 then declined until it reached 017 tho report showed continuous re duction from 1921 in deaths from diphtheria the rates per 100000 from 1921 to 1923 were 202 152 13 re spectively in 1933 the rate was down to 15 fun of the thing figure more large ly in newspapering than in virtually any other occupation perhaps there is little of conscious idealism and less still of highly- souled motives but there is a cur iosity an earnest interest in the job3 at hand and they meet the need just as well hamilton herald grain quotations following are saturdays closin quotations on toronto grain trans actions for car lots price3 on basis cif bay ports manitoba wheat no 1 northern 93ic no 2 northern 00 c no 3 northern 80c no 4 northern sltc no 5 northern 70ac manitoba oats no 2 cw 42c no 3 cw 3714c extra no 1 feed oats 37 no 1 feed 30c mixed fed oats 32c manitoba barley no 3 cw 39c no 1 feed screenings 11 per ton south african corn 05e ontario grain approximate prices track shipping point wheat 55 to 59c oats s to 30c harlcv 30 to 35c corn 52 to 54e rye 35 to 38c malting barley 37 to 42e south africans eat cereals in lieu of meat great discovery a scientist says it is the lower part of the face not the eyes that gives away ones thoughts es pecially when one opens the lower pait of the face to abandon yourself to rage is of ten to bring upon yourself the fault of another agapet at ttzfrlzm w tiiij j always obliging tho pretty girl according to dor othy dix likes to bo told she is in telligent and the intelligent girl likes to be tald she is pretty oh well as a rule we prevaricate cheer fully in either case windsor star by ken edwards south africa at one time was a great meatconsuming country and 20 years ago chops and steaks were fixtures on the breakfast menu to day they are a rarity and cereals of the wheat variety have taken their place and it is a fact that there is a marked difference in the phy sique generally of the present gener ation when compared with their par ents and grandparents the young people of today are not nearly so largely built tho story of the opening of the trades exhibition in an english town where the committee of the butch ers section presented the mayoress who opened the exhibition with a joint of prime beef in lieu of a bou quet of lowers presents a moral to the trade in south africa says a correspondent of the cape argus he suggests a slogan eat meat to avoid defeat the sentinel might i look on where high gibr altar stands or where victoria looks out on the bay or tread our empires ports in far- ofi lands a scene id view like that i saw today for as i passed a gate that opened to a barrackyard behind a city street a tramping sentinel came into view gunmounted and intent upon his beat as to and fro he goes his vigil keep ing a unit in a mighty multitude he guards a nations weal waking or sleeping and is entitled to its gratitude an car an eye he is unto the state a symbol too of duty incarnate alexander louis eraser a canadian guide book no canadian about to visit europe for tho first time would dream of going without some sort ot guide book he or sho would want to know which spots are the most worth see ing which have the greatest histor ical or scenic interest which places he or she could afford to miss yet for the canadian who is travi eling in canada there are almost no uptodate guide books at all and that is a pity because canada is an immense country and few of lis aro very familiar with much of it out side of our own immediate bailiwicks heres a chance for some enter prising pub ihing house to give u3 a canadian baedecker a fish and a boy one of the differences between a fish and a boy friend says a girl friend of the colyum is that when you try to catch a fish it swallows tho hook but a boy friend will swal low the line also lindsay post 53 905 33 43 til 127 11 is 5s 98 35 52 03 40b 73 01 07 215 king of the turf man o war that glorious stallion son of fair play was beaten twice but only once in an actual race mrs elizabeth kane in 1910 sent tho mare mahubah to the court of tho stallion fair play to breed her for major belmont in jan- 191s the foal had grown a redgolden chestnut coat of the fair plays since the little horse had come along in turbulent times ma jor belmont himself named him man o war in 191s man o war was auctioned oft to sam riddle of berlin mil tor 5000 man o wars only public de feat was at saratoga in 1919 by harry pagno whitneys upet ridden by wllllo knapp won by a neck when john p grler and man o war raced in 1920 man o war set a new worlds record of 119 and 15 for the 9 furlongs later lowered by just in the records mr j p biekell registrar of mo tor vehicles for ontario sends us this tabulation of suspensions im posed under the various provisions of the ontario highway traffic act during the first seven months of this year and last 1931 1935 reckless driving result ing in personal injury or property damage speeding driving no license in accident criminal negligence other offences failure to satisfy judg ment policy cancellations failure to return t scene ot accident intoxication 107 to 1590 2077 presumably these suspensions in clude the impounding of license plates as well as the taking up of drivers permits it is good that the penalty 0 su spension is being imposed freely by the department in serious violations of the traffic laws it would be bet ter if the added penalty of publicity were attached when a drivers plates are seized or his permit suspended through de partmental action the punishment is a matter between the individual and the highways officials the general public are not advised because this information does not go to the news papers tho journal suggests again that moro publicity would add im measurably to the effectiveness or suspension as a deterrent of reck lessness ottawa journal according to one writer the avcr- peanuts at aqueduct in 1920 to lis age woman has a vocabulary of only and 35 the stallions last race was at wind sor canada a purse of 75000 and tencc of two years the younger be- attempt was made to decoy him ing freed while they were in the from his beverley street home jail the bars in thomas deals cell i were found to be sawed through editors note mr robert there was no proof of suspicion j jaffray was a fine type of scotch that the deals had also had on hon oliver mowat and on george brown editor of the globe he was the father of the present of whom it had been reported an president of the toronto globe eight thousand words but look at the turnover halifax herald a 5000 gold cup were offered man the common enemy o war went to the post a 1 to 20 sparc a thought for those who fight favorite he lead as he pleased was the common cold it costs the nation eased up twice and then won by eight 50000000 a year about a pound lengths riddle poured tho champagne apiece for the colds of the people out of the golden trophy had it filled while we fight new diseases just dl- with fresh water and man o war i agnosed we forget the common cold drained the cup he had just won j which strikes down 50000 pcoplpe all the cup that came at the end ot his the time if somebody said that 50 wonderful racing career j 000 folk had been affected or injured he had started in 21 races and was by dirty water impure air or imper- eins gentleman who was well known in beaten in public in only one the old feet food what an uproar you would a hon ottawa when he sat in the senate champion is now is years old ho bear help to battle ihe common has been at the faraway kentucky since 1921 farm in cold the common enemy i london dally exprers