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qreen tea at its best nam aw mm anon tea bcfie06kfissw30kkxsksffi8sb8qe v the china star by joseph lewis chadwick hugh morlcy u s secret service sgent is aboard the chna star pound from shanghai for san fran cisco under orders to guard one ohn b ellis believed to be eli j brandon international financier and aid to be in danger either from radicals because of a trade pact be recently signed in the orient or from thieves because of some pearls lie is carrying ellis however be lieves morley to be a fraud morley js attracted to the lovely sylvia ames who has some connection with ellis but she too is suspicious of the secret agent other passengers in clude phil lon an overinquisitive chineseamerican richard stell belligerent biggame hunter and carl van doering wealthy young sportsman one afternoon cries for help are heard coming from ellis stateroom chapter vi morley stumbled down the pass ageway to ellis door kicked it wide the room was in darkness he fum bled for the light switch somebody was crowding his elbow out of the corner of h eye he saw it was stell the switch clicked and light flooded the room it was in great disarray the result obviously of having been hurriedly searched the contents of two trunks littered the floor and furniture there was no one in sight ellis morley shouted a groan answered him it came from the adjoining bathroom mor ley crossed to the door which was ajar and shoved it wide john ellis lay on the floor his ands and feet bound an ugly gash on his head his eyes were closed morley slipped his automatic into is pocket knelt beside the prone nan and began loosening his bonds morley said over his shoulder stell ring for the steward send or the doctor ellis eyelids fluttered open- he hrank from morley morley sad quickly youre safe low mr ellis let me help you to he bed some of the fear went out of the nillionaires eyes morley helped dm to his feet and led him into the ther room where- everyone in the assageway had gathered hurt badly carl van doering sked his eyes upon the cut on ellis ead dont know said morley help ing the injurcd man onto the bed he turned suddenly his eyes hardened lon what are you doing the chinese hastily straightened from one of the trunks i was merely wondering what the intruder wanted he said trying hard to manufacture a smile the doctor fat and bald arrived at that moment hello whats wrong an accident purser benson looking very much worried appeared whats up he inquired of mor ley better clear the room morley suggested they left the doctor with ellis and all moved out into the corridor morley quickly told his part of the affair i saw no one leave the room be fore i entered it he ended stclls voice knife sharp cut in yes but you were very quick to enter the room possibly you knew no one was inside but ellis morley was about to make some fiery retort when the doctor appear ed in the doorway of ellis room mr benson the patient may be questioned now benson nodded come along morley he said as he followed the doctor into the room john ellis was sittng on the edee of the bed his head bandaged his face pale can you tell us just what hap pened mr ellis benson askec did you see your attacker ellis said hoarsely i was sitting here reading with my back to the door i suddenly heard the door close softly he broke off abruptly staring wideeyed toward the door it had closed softly morley and benson turned phil lon stood there is there anything i can do he began yes get out benson snapped lon hastily withdrew ellis began again i looked around there was a man standipg there a black hood over his head it reached to his shoulders and had eyeholes in it his hand flashed up and something struck me on the head thats all i knew until i came to in the bathroom then i began shouting for help whom do you suspect mr ellis asked morley ellis lifted a trembling hand to his forehead i dont know it could have been anyone you maybe morley scowled i told you who i am now what do you think this fellow was after my pearls i suppose but they arc safe i hid them elsewhere are you sure he wasnt niter something else say a copy of the trade pact recently signed by eli j brandon morley prodded ellis glared at him i told you im not brandon and i know noth ing of any trade pact morley shrugged and turned to the purser benson i suggest that you per suade mr ellis to move to a suite where he can be properly guarded benson nodded yes ill arrange it thank you mr morlcy morley left the room and pushed through the little knot of curious people in the passage he went to his room and slammed the door who had attacked ellis phil lon then there was carl van doering he too must have known of those pearls a soft knock disturbed his mus ings reluctantly he went and op ened the door sylvia slipped intothe room i had to talk to you she said earnestly i had to know what hap pened to mr ellis morlcy closed the door briefly he told her ellis story someone after his pearls i sup pose he paused sylvia now that youre here tell me what your connection to ellis is she hesitated then said im his secretary i see and mr ellis is eli j brandon sylvia shook her head emphatical ly no mr ellis is not eli j bran don she put her hand on mor- lcys sleeve please dont let it be known that i am his secretary the sharp explosion of a shot sud- whas wrong in western ontario everyone who has traveled at all knows full well that one must go far afield to find a large stretch of coun try that even compares with western ontario for agricultural purposes the land for the most part is not so rolling that it is worked unecono- mically the soil is as fertile as will be found in any like area marketing connections are good it is well built on and well fenced in spite of ev erything farm property in western ontario is not worth as much as it was twentyfive years ago the farmers are apparently no better off financially than they are in districts where the natural advantages do not compare with those in western on tario there js something wrong honorable j g gardiner federal minister of agriculture referred to this situation when addressing the agricultural representatives at the 0 a c he told of overhearing a conversation concerning 100 acres of land for which the owner wanted 225 a year rent and the prospect ive lessee was willing to pay only 100 but eventually came up to 125 if 100 acres of land is worth only 100 per year in canadas best agricultural section then something is very much wrong the minister de clared- older members of the community cool dress with its own jacket youll welcome this cool spark ling white cotton sports dress for hot summer days the snappy contrasting bolero jacket makes it perfect to wear to town and indispensable for week enders youve a twoinone cos tume for sport or for spectator the jacket is also wearable over other frocks- the tight bodice buttons down to the slm waist at the back theres plenty of a ion in the crispy flared hem bright lie rac makes an especially cuining trim bins binds are also nice its the sort of dress tht will satisfy your summer craving for something practical and smart sheer cotton print is stunn ng too for town and daylight dinner- dancing quick to make it cuts in one piocj from neck to hem a step- jyste sewing instruction chart is inebded for this perfect sports ensemble style no 1504 is designed for sizes 14 16 18 20 vears 32 34 30 38 and 40inches bust szc 1g requires 3 yards of 3inch ma terial with 134 yards of braid for dress and yard of 39inch ma terial for bolero jacket hat pattern no 2541 is design ed in one size only and costs 15 cents extra how to order patterns write your name and address plainly giving number and size of pattern wanted enclose 15c in stamps or con coin preferred wrap it carefully and address your order to wilson pattern ser vice 73 adelaide st w toronto ont denly cut off her words morley saw the color drain from sylvias face he drew his gun and jerked tbc door open to be continued blackheads blackheads go quickly by a simple method that just dissolves them get two ounces of pcroxinc powder from your druggist rub this with a hot wet cloth gently over the blackheads and you will wonder where they have gone have a hollywood complexion issue no 30 37 know well enough that the good farm buildings all over western ontario were put there prior to the war here and there a new roof has been put on plenty of garages have been built and quite a few chicken houses have been erected in many cases the homes and outbuildings have not had a touch of paint or whitewash in the last 20 years and sometimes aban doned and erstwhile farms are now- grazing land this problem is worthy of a thor ough investigation one would think that other districts would sink in de spair long before western ontario would sow the backward tendencies so noticeable to those who knew the province well in former years but other districts have not given up some less blessed by nature have even advanced perhaps a genuine outsider could put his finger on the trouble at once anyway the problem is there and calls for a solution- farmers ad vocate business growing increasing business activity has been reflected in railway carload ings railway earnings and federal revenues carlbadings this year have been consistently higher than in 1930 and gross earnings of the rail ways for the year up to the nvddle of june were higher by 13419000 or 109r the rise in federal income continued during the month of may i when customs and excise receipts 1 reached 28021000 a gain of 0- 841000 as compared with may 1930 and income tax collections were 15- 108000 higher at 05431000 in regard to this revenue it is worth noting that no higher impost is re flected in this increase the increase therefore is clearly indicative of business expansion employment figures now appear to be responding more closely to the gains in industrial activity the month of april witnessed an indus trial expansion and employment rose by more than 32000 the 10089 firms reporting gave a total employ ment list of 1011474 as of may 1st compared with 979319 on april 1st generally speaking activity in all lines is tcij well maintained the value of mineral output for the first quarter of the year moved steadily upward except in regard to coal and zinc the principal increases being in copper lead nickel and gold the forestry industries have been faring well with a brisk export demand for their products the newsprint indus try with an output of 309232 tons for may set up a new high record for monthly production and there is a strong demand for woodpulp ex ports of planks and boards in may amounted to 152759000 board feet as compared with 101079000 in april and 138894000 in may 1936 and exports of shingles were 208- 070 squares as compared with 122- 929 and 198031- theiron and steel industries are still very active as are packing plants and sugar refineries the flourmillng industry is profiting by a rise in the export price of flour to above 0 per barrel which is 2 higher than the price a year ago and while the volume of wheat flour ex ports in may 348800 barrels was the lowest for this month in the last several years the total value was the highest demand abolition distinction between wives and spinsters british feminists consider all adult women should have common title london feminists are on the warpath again this time they de mand abolition of the distincton be tween wives and spinsters leading the battle mrs f pet- hicklawrence asked a womens rieedom league meeting why single women should be obliged to broad cast the fact by calling themselves mis she said thft she had always felt that women should not have to be divided into mrs and miss when there was no indication of whether a man was married or unmarried declaring the title miss implied inferiority mrs pethicklawrence raid she was pleased to see in nazi germany any woman was now free to call herself frau one thing that aroused her ire was that a woman must state whether or not she is married on incometax forms and other official government documents i consider it definitely degrading for her to have to do this mrs pethicklawrence said no man is asked to put married or single af ter his signature it is a question of giving a wo man adult status by using one title for all women just as you do for all men i dont like the word mrs i would much prefer the word mis tress such as they use in scotland for all women or the word madam which is the common title for all women in france postcards handled by the british post offico in the last fiscal year numbered 7350000000 i s 1 ss household science by susan fletcher i tsssssssssssssststss sealedin flavour no doubt many of you have ripe red raspberries in your gardens right now those of you who live in the city havent the luxury of picking them off your own vines but the mar kets in the cities at this time of the year carrya wonderful selection of fruits brought in fresh from the farms every morning dont miss capturing the delicate flavor and the inviting fragrance and color of these berries by sealing them up in glasses to brighten your dinner table all next winter how your child ren will love it when they come home from school just starving and can have homemade raspberry jam to spread on thei- bread and what de licious afternoon tea you can have with dainty little raspberry tarts and turnovers or hot tea biscuits or toasted english muffins or crispy scones spread with freshfruit rasp berry jam it will make an attractive garnish for puddings too just as it is or made into a hot raspberry sauce and you can use it for cake frostlngs and for raspberry mousse the beauty of this jam of so many uses it that you can make it in less than fifteen minutes after you pre pare the fruit also you can use tho very ripest and juieest berries sun- ripened fruit at the peak of its excel lence you can pour this beauty and flavour right into your jam glasses not a bit of it boils away because it is made with bottled fruit pectin and it is boiled for only one minute in stead of fortyfive or more as called for by the old longboil method of jam making raspberry jams 4 cups 2 lbs prepared fruit 0 cup 3 34 lbs sugar vz bottle fruit pectin to prepare fruit crush or grind about 2 quarts fully ripe red raspber ries measure sugar and prepared fruit into large kettle mix well and bring to a full rolling boil over hottest fire stir constantly before and while boiling boil hard 1 minute remove from fire and stir in fruit pectin then stir and skim by turns for just 5 minutes to cool slightly to prevent floating fruit pour quickly paraffin hot jam at once makes about 10 eightounce glasses standing room only in trains when a theatre hangs out a standing room only sign anyone who buys a ticket to see the show expects to stand up when a railroad sells a ticket without hanging up any such warn ing the purchaser expects to be able to sit down during his trip at any rate that was the conten tion of a lawyer who sued the new york central railroad for 4780 because he had had to stand in one of its trans all the way from albany to new york city a distance of about 150 miles the appellate term of the new york supreme court held last week that the plaintiff had grounds for a damage suit and sent the case back to the municipal court which had dismissed it on the ground that pos session of a ticket does not entitle a passenger to a seat for retrial the learned judges of the appel late term refrained from declaring that the mere possession of a ticket automatically entitles a passenger on a train to a scat but they were unanimous in asserting that the jury would be authorized to find that the plaintiff was not furnished with such reasonable and adequate accommodation as was required in the circumstances thoyhased th opinion on the new york public service commis sions law which requires transporta tion companion to provide such service and facilities as shall be suf ficient and adequate and in all respects just and reasonable- charging a man 280 for the privilege of standing up in n train from albany to new york obvious ly appeared to the court to be neither just nor reasonable detroit free press world travel miss cora hind for long farm edi tor of tho winnipeg free press and author of western crop reports that have enjoyed the highest prestige in grain circles has lately returned home from a twoyear period of world travel that included some 25 coun tries while thus engaged she kept her eyes keenly open in the interests of canada and she had published some of the conclusions reached from these observations among other things miss hind thus advocates consideration of wheat areas with experts abroad to keep canada posted on what the world is doing a wellorganized and constantly operating system for sell- ign our wheat utilizing of markets however small with a willingness to buy as well as sell early consideration of a fresh meat trade with britain better status for our trade com missioners and close cooperation be tween the department of trade and commerce and the intelligence de partment better support on the part of ex porters and wouldbo exporters filially persistent neverceasing effort to open up the natural resources and enlarge our homo markets by in creasing our population the ottawa journal noting these suggestions says that it sounds like a sensible and practical program which our public men might study with profit and we can endorse this comment inborn laziness and patience are assets london the heir to stanley baldwins earldom will be his son oliver a socialist in an article headed my father in the daily mail the younger bald win wrote he has been lucky his patience and his inborn laziness have been among his greatest assets he has saved toryism from reaction and thereby this country from revolution babys own 1 3esty bajryloo drought taking toll in the west outlook best in manitoba saskatchewan hard hit ex cept in northeast of province winnipeg june on the whole has been disappointing as to rainfall the crop with an almost total and general absence of subsoil moisture is suffering practically all over tho country with the exception of mani toba and parts of alberta good gen eral rains in the major grain grow ing areas of saskatchewan and al berta would help the yield but the short growing plants already in tho shot blade cannot now produce a heavy crop manitoba promising in manitoba 2500000 acres practically the whole province in wheat are looking well for tho most part the rains have ceased and ideal growing weather is rushing the heavy stand ahead which is just what is wanted if the black rust reported sweeping up from the south is to be outwitted in saskatchewan the situation is generally pitiful except for a fringe in the northeast adjoining manitoba the province cannot reap a good crop and 5000000 acres in the south are reported to be a total loss with little or no feed in sight the great central plains have a stiyd of growing crop that can be saved if good rains come soon otherwise- this area is likely to experience fail ure too the prince albert tisdale manitoba boundary area only prom ises an average or better crop alberta generally has not much to hope for on present showings and will have less if good rains do not come soon calgary and lethbridge west is average to excellent but tho rest of the province is about the same as central saskatchewan it needs rain- rust causes worry however the rust menaceis a real disturbing factor particularly on prices there does not seem to be any news of rust in canada at pres ent except on the wild grasses which show traces it is early yet for general infection and farmers in areas where the rainfall has kept the crop in good condition are hoping for cool windy weather with heavy showers and plenty of warm sun shine the world outlook is also rather dubious but early estimates are that european countries except russia about the same as in 1936 and 97 million short of the 1935 total the fiveyear average is 1562 millions russia is expected to have a sub stantially higher yield and to invade the export market in a substantial way france will have a higher yield but germany italy and rumania have suffered much damage disturbing conditions the disturbing market conditions have been the growing crop deterior ation and the threat of rust these have sent prices surging ahead and but for the pressure of early deliv eries of us- winter wheat the up ward climb would have been much greater it is significant that with six weeks to go in the present crop year stocks are down to 48 million bush els the lowest pont since septem ber 1928 when the canadian carry over of ruinous proportion began to build up market observers do not see any where prospects of stocks sufficient ly great to assure the world of a bear market during the forthcoming crop year if further deterioration develops in north america the last area to be harvestec for the new years supply a definite ratio in fa vor of demand as opposed to supply with consequent higher prices may be looked for the love of reading pointing out that a librarian whether he or she works in a small library or a large one must be a guide philosopher and friend to thoso who come seeking knowledge hon martin burrell remarked at the con vention of ontario librarians that the love of reading must be counted one of the greatest blessings in life second only perhaps to health and happy is the mortal who acquires that love in youth free to all that great storehouse of books contains the re cords of all human endeavor back to the twilight of history here we can find the stories of high valor of duty performed under incredible dincultlos of great love of implacable hates of deep tragedy in short of the struggles the con quests the failures the thousand and one vicissitudes that mark the lives of mortals as they have trodden the dusty road of life and by this fine ministry of books pain and sickness are alleviated old ago robbed of half its trials boredom banished the speaker said he would not re fer to that vast flood of books on sci ence and economics because neces sary as they were they were read for ho purposo of acquiring specific knowledge and not for pleasure proclaiming himself n desultory reader mr burrell quoted johnsons remark a man ought to read just as inclination leads him for what ho reads as a task will do him little good