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violent deaths 6885 ik canada mi past year automobile accidents claim 1224 lives largest to tal in five years ottawa automobile and other accidents suicides and homicides brought death to css5 people in canada last year the dominion bur- eau of statistics reports almost all forns of violent death excent sui cide showed increases over 1931 and crept up toward recod high levels registered around mo and 1931 automobile mishaps took 1224 iives or 112 per 100000 of popula tion compared with 1155 in 1931 this was the largest toll since 1931 when 1310 fatalities occurred in all gss5 persons or c2 per 100000 met death from external violence in 1035 this too was the lushest total since 1931 and com pared avith g4g9 in 1031 suicides accounted for 002 deaths compared to 927 in 1931 and homi cides for 153 compared with 1 12 in 1931 all provinces with the exception of prince edward island alberta and new brunswick showed a larger number of motor vehicl- fatalities in 1935 than in the preeedng year prince edward i land however had ive deaths is compared with five ncv brunswick 10 against 3 and alberta 15 against 01 prince edward island had the lowest rate 22 per 100000 and saskatchewan stood next with a rate of 41 montreal had 109 deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 1935 as compared with 101 in the preceding year toronto had 74 as compared with ss vancouver 13 igiiist 25 winnipeg 21 against 19 hamilton 10 against 27 ottawa 25 against 19 and quebec city 17 against 15 drownings in 1935 exclusive of those occurring in land or air trars portation numbering s77 or 15 per cent of the total of fatal accidents land tranportation accounted for 1617 deaths or 28 per cent of the total of these deaths in automobile accidents numbered 1221 or 21 pol ecat of all accidental deatjis excluding those cases where an automobile was involved there were 215 deaths in railway accidents and 37 in street car accidents accidents in mines and quarries accounted for ill deaths although one of the drownings is duplicated here there were 12 persons killed during the year in accidents of air tnuirorta- tion dublin defeats oxford in challenge cup race at henley regatta pan bolsters its fen london great britain bolstered her air raid precautions last week a supplementary civil service esti mate filed in the house of commons asked an additional 1250000 with which to purchase gas masks of this amount 125000 was earmarked for the purchase and adaptation of two factories producing masks in the man chester area an additional 250000 was allotted for the civilian antigas school the supplementary estimate total ling 20031250 of which 11051500 was for a cattle fund grant pushed the total of 1936 supplementary esti mates to 118610g0 beyond the am ount provided for in the budget drawn up by chancellor of the exchequer neville chamberlain the gas masks are to be stored in convenient centres throughout the country and will not be issued to the public unless their use becomes ne cessary methods of distribution in the event of an emergency are to he worked out with arrangements made to allow the public to try on the masks and become accustomed to them m nejftcepioy a fcelif ting london no 10 downing street historic official residence of britains prime ministers will enjoy a face lifting while parliament and pre- nier baldwin are on a vacation it was learned recently work will begin in early august immediately after mr baldwin leaves london a large brick wall which covers part of the sidewalk and ex- nds to the door of the residence will be torn down a small lawn will be put in its place several rooms inclining a waiting- room and chambers for the clerical staff will be added to the interior the renovations wil take three riiths as fashionable crowds line the boom trinity college dublin nearest camcia sweeps to victory in ladies challenge cup plate over crew of st edmund hall oxford during royal henley regatta britains most fashionable rowing event ian bigger tia preparations under way craft may be christened king george v glasgow preparations for con structing a bigger and fastei com panion to the s s queen mary have begun tentatively on the clydebank in shipping circles it is said the liner if constructed will probably be christened the king george v an official order for the construc tion still is awaited it was suggested the projected liner would have a ton nage of about 85000 as compared to the 80773 of the queen mary carpenters already are clearing the slipway which cradled the queen mary and divers will be sent down to inspect the riverbed for silt de posits official of the john brown com pany which built the queen mary for the cunardwhite star lines says we are almost certain to be given a tender although we have not re ceived an official confirmation of the order the company has expected to re ceive an order for a battleship but it is understood the admiralty work would be spread instead to other shipbuilders in north england to leave the john brown company free for the liner cunardwhite star officials have been inspecting models of the pro posed liner while experts have pro duced altered and refined engine de signs a brown ofiicinl declares the new ship will be larger than the queen marie and faster it is understood that present plans call for a longer ship with greater passengers accommodations the ship it is said would probably be placed in commission in 1938 woman judge spends holi day in ns after 25 years absence halifax judge ethel mac- lachlan of the juvenile court of sas katchewan is back visiting her native province after an absence of a quar- ir century the only travelling woman judge in canada left lunenburg ns as a young woman and started child wel fare work in the west beginning with the department of neglected children in regina at time when her superin tendent and she formed the entire staff she advanced from post to post inspector of foster homes assistant superintendent provincial superin tendent until juvenile courts were first established and she was the logi cal choice to occupy the bench her duties carry her over a wide territory judge maclachlan has run up enough mileage on her nutomobilt to encircle the globe a number of times registering 20000 a year for her vacation she motored to nova scotia 66 weds 16 when first old age pension begins columbus tex oscar craw ford c6 received his first state old age pension cheque for 13 and soon appeared at the courthouse with 16- yearold lydia havormann at his side and asked for his first marriage li cense clerks refused to issue it until the brides father appeared and consented he nodded approval while the county judge read the wedding ceremony immediately the couple left for the grooms isacre farm near here 32 only a dog p o p you may talk of friendships youve had and known of your pals and your lovers too of men and women whove often shown what friendship and love will do but as down the truant v track of life my lonesome way i jog i know no lover or maid or wife wholl stick by you like a dog for a pals a pal to you just as long as there isnt a cloud in th- sky hell stick by you closely till things go wrong when perchance hes a trifle shy but a dog wil give you his life my friend and his love for a pat or a smack hell stick by you to the bitter end and hell never answer you back your friends his friend and your fights his fight and hell shatter the decalogue nor worry whether youre wrong or right and yet hes only a dog the childs first schcol is the familv froebel the buying prices united farmers cooperative co saturday were paying the following prices for produce eggs prices to producers eases returned basis delivered toronto a large 20c a medium 19c b 17c c 10c butter no 1 ontario solids 244c no 2 23 c poultry quotations in cents dressed live dressed milkfed hens a a a over 5 lbs 14 16 4 to 5 lbs 13 15 3 to 4 lbs 11 13 spring broilers lft2 lbs 12 2 lbs 13 33 lbs 4 34 lbs 15 over 4 lbs 10 o d roosters 7 9 wholesale provision prices wholesale provision dealers are quoting the following prices to the toronto retail trade pork hams 214c shoulders 15c butts 17fc loins 21c pic- nics 15c lard pure tierces 1114c tubs 12c pails 12vc prints 12vic shortening tierces 9c tubs loc pails loe prints 10ic tax to be added to all shortening pi ices hay and straw hay quotations in toronto satur day as provided by toronto dealers were no 2 timothy hay baled 900 to 1000 a ton no 3 timothy ha bayed 70 to 800 a ton oat anil wheat straw baled 600 to 700 n ton grain quotations following are saturdays closing quotations on toronto grain trans actions for car lots prices on basis cif bay ports manitoba wheat no 1 nor 9g4e no 2 nor 95c no 3 nor 90c no 4 nor 86c no 5 nor 81c no 6 wheat 80v4c no 3 amber durum 904c western oats no 2 cw 49c no 3 cw 44c extra no 1 feed oats 44c no 1 feed 43hc manitoba barley no 3 cw 50c no 5 cw 51c ontario grain approximate prices track shipping point wheat 73c to 75c oats 35c to 38c barley 40c to 50c corn 70c to 73e rye 52c ti 57c buckwheat 50c to 54c malting barley 53c to 5sc milling oats 31 to 30c canadians will study- social developments montreal a study of modern social developments in scandinavia and russia will be made this summer by prof l c marsh of mcgill uni versity and a group of canadians in cluding agnes mcphail member of parliament university officials an nounced prof marsh director of the depart ment of social research and his party will leave quebec july 11 and return in september berlin now has more than 100000 foreign residents for safe invers comments the chicago news there is a good idea embodied in the newest project for promoting safety on the highways fn eastern concern engaged in the financing the purchase of automobiles lias appro priated 50000 to be awarded in prizes to drivers who have driven not less than 50000 miles in the last ten years without a blemish on their records either of accident or law violation it may be time as this concern thinks to turn from continual cri ticism of the careless to encourage ment of the careful certainly it is a sound theory so demonstrated by long experience that improvement in behavior is more effectively attained by emphasis on excellence in achieve ment than by persistent censure of failure under the contemplated plan one driver in each state is to be selected as the states safety cham pion each driver so chosen on his competitive record by judges from the aaa and affiliated motoring clubs in his state will lie given an ex pensepaid round trip in his own car to new york city where together with the other state champions he will be awarded a medal if by some sucti form of public recognition safe driving could be lifted to a level of honorable dis tinction and a competitive spirit could be developed for the winning of clean records a constructive ser vice would bo rendered to th se of safety the way devised by the eastern concern ma not bo the best four minds with the same ideas durant okla nervously un certain just how to go about it the famous keys 3isters beearcx the united states first voting quad ruplets recently dressed identically in navy blue sports dresses the sister mary ro berta mona and leota stepped into the huge drill room of durants ar mory to cast their ballots in okla homas primary its a big thrill and lots of fun to vote they chorused we were together on the senate race women have always known twas futile boston a bride may love and honor her husband but it is no longer necessary that she should promise to obey him this was the opinion of 1000 dele gates of 6350 churches at the general council of congregational and chris- tan churches of the united states held at south hadlcy massachusetts the word should be eliminated from the marriage service is irritating a d needless the relegates decided scientists make human blood simple glass tube with mar row builds up cells at low cost flighty at 89 melbourne mrs robert bull 89 arrived here on her 07th voyage from england now she plans to fly over a large part of australia before returning to england way but it has the distinct value of setting safety promoters thinking along a new line of endeavor ptlgbt daasano he makers of bee hive golden corn syrup cf and durham corn starch are happy to offer to their friends throughout canada a handsome two tone reproduction of his majesty king edward viii the portrait by bassano is one of the most recent and has been specifically designed for framing measuring approximately 9 by 11 it is restrained and dignified and when framed will blend in perfect taste with the furnishings of the finest room many well deserved compliments have been received on the beautiful appearance of this portrait st lawrence starch co ltd fout to jecute ttee pottttzit send in one bee hivo golden corn syrup label and one durham corn starch label with your name and address written clearly on the back of either label along with tho words kings picture mail to tho st lawrence starch co limited dept 7 port credit ontario and your free por trait will be forwarded promptly beehivj rcoldrj- chicago tiny glass factories which manufacture human blood cells artificially are in operation on the pacific coast duplicates bone action they were designed by two univer sity of oregon medical men dr ed win e osgood and dr inez e brownlee although devised as a substitute for natures complicated setup insida the human bones the machinery in these synthetic biological construc tion plants are extremely simple a jellylike substance in a plain glass tube with a rubber cap to start the factory going the two doctors would obtain some mar row from someones collarbone inject it into the tube with a syringe force a mixture of gas through the jelly and the marrow and then place the tube in a warm water bath live grow kill germs inside the factory the two scientists reported in the journal of the american medical association the marrow cells act as they do at home live grow move kill germs and produce blood cells preliminary experiments with arti ficial bloodmaking were described in the- journal in may by dr orood and another collegue alfred x mas covitz at that time the machinery was very involved with two dozen assort ed glass compartments and it it included a mechanical kidney and lung with it lr- osgood nd musco vite declared they had material suitable for any studies of the blood and the physical and chemical pro cesses involved in tissuebuilding old way too costly but such a complex apparatus was expensive this month dr morris fishbein editor of the journal made a speak ing tour on the western coast he stopped off to talk to dr osgood he left so impressed with the simplified apparatus he sent the new report back to the journal in chicago mark ed rush the method described said the report while not duplicating body conditions so exactly as the more complex apparatus permits satisfac tory growth and is convenient for growing a large number of cultures at the same time by the use of this technique is has been pos sible to make rapid strides in the study of the effects of variation in the composition of the medium worlds greatest cities k33s notes the victoria colonist in tho matter of population greater london is still ahead of greater new york the dwellers in the former number 7742212 and in the latter 7303024 with brooklyn as the most populous part with 2739585 inhabitants mew- yorks population has been estimated later than londons and it is possible that tho latter city is now farther in the lead next in order to these two cities in the matter of population comes tokio with 5003350 in its greater area and then conies greater berlin with 4288214 inhabi tants then follows paris 3787000 inhabitants moscow 3572000 shanghai 3490789 chicago 3370- 430 leningrad 2859000 buenos aires 2230940 philadelphia 1950- 999 and greater boston 1527709 there are as well several other cities with over a million inhabitants in cluding glasgow montreal calcutta bombay budapest and barcelona the law in canada writes the charlottetown guard ian schmeling and louis could have been jailed for a year at hard labor had their ring episode o a few weeks ago taken place in canada not only does the criminal code rule that participants in a prizefight are liable to fines or jail terms but also any one who is present at a prizefight as an aid second surgeon umpire backer assistant or reporter or who advises encourages or promotes such fight a fight is not a prizefight when it may be shown that the fight was bona fide the consequence or result of a quarrel or dispute between the principals engaged and that it was not an encounter for a prize but even then the principals may not bo able to get away v ith it if not dis charged he may be fined 50 penalty for issuing or accepting a challenge to a prizefight is a fine of from 100 to 1000 or six months imprisonment with or without hard labor the same penalty applies lo anyone acting as trainer or second to any persons intending to engage in a prizefight the explanation of the whole thing is easy in canada most boxing matches arc classed as exhibitions wrestling is included in this category