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1 1 1 1 1 voice of the press canada the empire and the world at large cup stays in canada canada eating more meat canadians are becoming larger meat eaters to the benefit of the livestock industry the ottawa bureau of sta tistics announces the consumption of meats in canada in 1931 was astl- uiated at 140 million pounds an in crease of 51 million pounds over the estimate for the previous year beef figures showed a decrease and pork and mutton figures an increase the per capita consumption of meats was estimated at 11846 pounds for 1931 compared with 14504 in the previous year brandon sun restored but it is already possible to say with confidence that the worst of her troubles are over and that the re ward of her labours and of her sacri fices is now within sight london times canadas second big crop while all eyes are used on the wheat crop it is pertinent to note that cauada is this year also producing a crop of oats that is estimated to run 422000000 bushels over tho great part of canada oats take tin place that con holds in the contrail stages as the standard feed crop only a small portion of the oat crop is export ed as grain a moderate percentage govs into the cailon that figures in the kitchen at breakfast time the bulk of the crop is fed to horses or turned into beet and pork and mutton and j milk and eggs a big oat crop is the i signal that mixed farming is to hold i its place and a large place in cana- diau farm operations during the com ing year that is the only way in which the oats can bo turned to oc- coiint edmonton bulletin dining car simplicity wo are hearing much these days about eductions in the two great rail way systems in their noils to cut down their ordinary running expenses this office and that is being done away with and this economy and that is be ing affected to help the system to its feet but there is one side of things whicl does not appear to have re ceived attention we refer to the elaborate menus served on the trains from which travellers are compelled to select their meals and from which it is next to impossible to get a decent meal with the cost running tar beyond what any but the extremely wealthy are able to afford there may be some few who are able to order what they will regardless of cost but their num ber few and it is decreasing we suggest that some coisideration should be shown to the rank and file and that simplicity in the diner and in the hotel would not on be in line with public sentiment but would also bring in a better return to the rail ways and hotels benefiting all parties halifax chronicle scientific progress gone is the old unquestioning rap ture of ttii scientist of the victorian age who assumed as a matter of courso that every triumph of mind over matter every new harnessing of the forces of naturo to the will of man kind must be an unqualified boon and that all movement mut bo progress to a better and a happier state the reflective scientist of today is not so sure ultimately and in the long run perhaps there must be benefit but he cannot shut his eyes to the fact that while the mechanical sciences have added enormously to tho pagean try and variety of modern life they have produced by no means unmixed blessings industrialisms glaring sins of ommlssion and commission the perverson of science to the perfecting of instruments of destruction the ter rible ruthlessness of revolving wheels i the smashing effect which a single new invention may have upo the lives and homes of thousands these have to be remembered when we worship mechanical progress london daily telegraph another little drink the beverage of tho army today is tea it is estimated that in the region of salisbury plain where manoeuvres were in progress between tw nty- five and thirty cups of tea are sold to every one pint of beer and accord ing to an officer the teadrinking sol dier compares damned well with the old beerswiper oldfashioned sol diers will hear this no doubt with disgust and suspect that tho officer is biased in favour of the presentday soldier but customs change in every thing and old soldiers who never die would find some reason to disaprovo of the new soldier whatever he did loudon evening news british steamer rev dr mcmullen canadians to seek founders in strait dies at woodstock harmsworth cwo i i crew of 30 of ss bright fan aged 1 0 1 dean of united syndicate of cnllia sport3- saved by patrol boat j church clergy 46 years j men formed to enter in one pulpit j boat in 1933 woodstock oct 2 kev dr w t orillia according to a recent aa- mcmulleu 101 years old one of can- nouncement a syndicate of orillia adas most widelv known churchmen sportsmen has been formed to enter a died saturday night after his health b in next years ilarmsworth had failed steadily for nearly a year trophy races for the competitive he had lived for a century which he speedboat championship of the world liked to describe as the most wonder ful in the history of the world in re spect to invention and general pro gress and he was always happy to hopes advance que canadas northern trade route opened when old world voyagers ventured through hud- son straits three centuries ago seek ing the shortest way to china sunday night had suffered the first shiploss since last soasou the steelhulled steamer bright fan which struck an iceberg in tho chill predawn dusk of saturday was at the bottom but her crew of 30 were safe at wakeham bay i on board tho canadian government think he had chosen the ministry as patrol boat n b mclean captain his calling oliver of tho illfated vessel and his ni i u had i my live to livo overagan men talked of the three hours they spent tossing about on the chill waters of the straits in open boats before the i mclean reached tho scene but none had suffered hardship since the tern- peraturo was 40 above j the cardiffowned steamer bearing 253000 bushels of prairie grain seven j days out of churchill foundered in a quarter of an hour or so crew picked up the survivors whoso two boats wore packed with sailors and the few necessities they wero able to mr h webb orillia contractor an nounces that bert hawker graven- hurst designer has completed draw ings for a miss cauada i which he will pilot himself in an attempt to win for the britsh empire the trophy which car wood detroit aco designer and ho said on the eve of his last birthday driver has held for many years i would choose tho ministry of the here we see miss margery kirkham being presented with the cup at kanawaki course in montreal having successfully defeated all coiners including mrs eddis of toronto beyond the pale drinking and driviug cannot be al lowed to go together and the man who insists that he is going to combine the two operations puts himself outside the pale of sympathy and deserves nothing better than to lose the right to operate a motor car peterborough examiner juvenile delinquency the only question is in breakig away from the inhumanity of the past are we swinging too far in the other direction there is much juvenile de linquency and it it is habitually treat ed with sentimental forbearance one despairs of any improvement it is not fair to the young offenders them selves to be let off too lightly they should be made to realize that laws aro made to be obeyed by young and old alike and that no orderly commun ity can tolerate acts of brigandage it a boy still more a group of boys have wrong notions about tho gravity of crime it is kindness to them to pull them up short before their propensi ties land them iiito lasting truoble the harsh methods of 1s72 have gone let us hope never to return but it is a moot point whether tho methods of 1932 are perfect hamilton spectator eiglish irony there are few things more mystify ing to the foreigner or more satisfying to the student of national psychology revenue is collected in the first sic great britains finsnces ahead of last year london treasury returns made public recently show that national ex penditures exceeded revenue by 101- 000000 for the rst half of the finan cial year but there is an increase of 5000000 in revenue compared with the corresponding period in 1931 and a decrease of 9000000 in expendi tures revenue totalled 208000000 and expenditure and sinking fund 372- 000000 it is pointed out however that only about onethird of the entire years than the vein of popular irony which crops out again and agin in history in the english common man shakespeare of course knew and loved it witness one example among many hamlet act iv sc 6 first sailor god bless you sir horatio let him bless thee too first sailor he shall sir ant please him that nonchalant mariner is the very ancestor of the troops who went into action singing the bells of hell go tingalingaling and today their younger brothers are facing the sever est economic crisi3 of modern time3 with the chorus aint it grand to be blooming well dead england is all right letter to the spectator the ottawa agreements it a revival of trade within the em pire is stimulated as we may hope it will be by the ottawa agreements then foreign countries stand to gain more from the rehabilitation of a great market than they may lose as a result of particular arrangements for imperial purposes it will be wise for critics both at home and abroad not to fasten on particular details of the agreements but to judge them as a whole in the light of tho object aimed at which is to give an impetus to world recovery through tariff adjust ments designed to promote the flow of trade between the largest group of na- iti months and the soundness of the budgetary position next march will again largely depend on the irompt- ness with which the income taxpayer pays his january instalment customs revenue including receipts from tariffs increased by 17000000 while the budget estimated an increase of 36000000 during the whole year the reduction in expenditure was largley due to a decrease in the sink ing fund by 6000000 civil expen diture actually increased 12000000 32 grain elevators erected in alberta calgary thirtytwo grain elevators at railway points throughout the pro vince have been constructed during the past summer at a cost close to 400000 it was shown in a survey made here varying in capacity from 30000 to 00000 bushels the elevators were mostly of the 30000 to 40000 bushel typo northern sections of the province gained through the construction of the big grain bins mundare north of ed monton was given its ninth elevator st paul and paradise velley each boast two now structures elevators were built at about 25 other points university radio course new york radio broadcast speak ing will be the subject of a special courso to bo given by new york uni- tions in the world glasgow herald woolen mills for alberta a recent announcement indicated that prospects aro bright for tho es tablishment of a woolen mill in cal gary as alberta annually produces about 3500000 pounds of wool and as a fairsized woolen mill operates at a capacity of some 500000 pounds of wool in the grease and a large mill from 1000000 upwards it is obvious that the annual wool clip in this pro- vinco is keeping several large mills outsde tho provinco busy the woolen industry as distinct form others en joys perhaps the longest economic life of all industries for the rpason that it is not extractive in the sense that other industries exhaust tho sources of their raw material many woblon mills have been in existence a century in tho same location hence tho es tablishment of an uptodate woolen mill in calgary infers tho establish ment of a basic industry whoso life under proper conditions should con tinue for generations calgary her- ald the empire australias recovery australia has still a hard road to travol and privations still to endure sho will not fully regain her former prosperity until by coopcratlvo inter national effort tho trado and pros perity of the wholo world have been 2869 barrels other opinions inevitable a new war debts deal between the allies and america has now become imminent as well as inevitable there is reason to believe this country will accept its share of the necessary sacri fices when the time comes and with good grace providing its sacrifices release constructive not destructive forces new york worldtelegram sermons in stones roger babsons gift bf exhortation has impelled him to carve oratory in scriptions such as prosperity follows service on various boulders in the vicinity of lis summer homo on the annisquam shores another summer resident of the gloucester region mrs leila webster adams has expressed disapproal of this defacement of com mon rocks which in her judgment look much better without tho carved mottoes it would bo idle to pretend that all rocks aro beautiful but most persons who love tho countryside would probably agree that sermons in stones are preferable when not of the literal kind springfield republican huge apple shipment from canada to glasgow montreal tho largest single con signment of apples to leave montreal in many years was taken to glasgow sept 30th by tho steamer vardulia which had in her hold 50993 boxes and versity this fall 3 out of 26550556 train passengers die ottawa a new record was estab lished when only three passengers out of 20550550 carried were killed in steam railway train accidents in 1931 says a report issued by the dominion bureau of statistics the number of passengers injured although small was not a record being 369 employes killed numbered 42 with 1131 injured in tram accidents persons killed at highway crossings numbered 84 which was the fewest since 1925 and th number injured 321 was less than for any other year since 1924 in the nontrain accidents those happening at stations in shops on the tracks handling rails tics etc low records were also made the num ber of persons killed was 14 against 19 in 1915 the previous low record and the number injured was 4942 which was the lowest since 1921 un doubtedly these good records were due to safety devices in use but more im portant to the vigilance of the rail way employes and to few changes in th personnel bc trade delegation going to great britain vancouver at a meeting of rep resentatives of british columbias major industries recently called by hon n s lougheed as chaiman of the cabinet trade extension commit tee it was decided not only to send a trade delegation to britain immedi ately to watch the progress of the im perial conference treaties but also to ask the british columbia government to send one of its members the industries represented were limbering fishing and agriculture chiefly the market extension com mittee of the cabinet an industrial leaders are concerned with the en forcement of the united kingdoms promised ban on dumping goods from outside the empire of vital interest to tho lumber and fish canning industries of the province gospel as the noblest calling to which any young man can devote his lifo born in ireland dr mcmullen who was born in county monaghan ireland on january j 9 1931 of scottsh parents came to canada with his father and mother when he was about 12 years old tho family settled near fergus ont during tho early years of his life before bo began his training for tho save presbyterian ministry he experienced wero picked up by the mclean which t all the hardships of pioneer lite unro- had sped fullsteam from 50 miles j lioved by any of the conveniences away as soon as tho bright fan sot which have since tendedto mitigate its out its first sos calls immediately roughness after tho crash i ho received his college education university college and knox col- the mclean was moored in tho shel- at ter of wakeham bay an inlet on the lege of the university of toronto and south side of hudson straits and only was ordained a minister in 1s50 he 1 hawker who drove a sensational but losing race in miss betty car- stairs entry a few years ago wil sup erintend building of miss canada webb said the boat will be built of canadian material by canadian work men and will be powered with a cana dian engine webb said the orillia attempt to take the prized trophy with its own boat wa3 a sequel to unsuccessful at tempts by tho syndicate to buy kayo dons boat miss england hi after her unsuccessful raco a few weeks ago tho orillia syndicate webb said will try to carry on the work of lord wakefield who has sponsored british efforts for many years a challenge tor tho trophy must come through an established yacht a few miles from where the bright at once acrepted a call to millbank j club in tho country where the bid or- fan foundered no settlement remains out and stayed at wakeham bay on io barren north- ginning a west tip of quebecs peninsula but an him eventually one of this countrys abandoned hudsons bay company best known pulpit speakers in woodstock 70 years dr mcmullen made only one move after bis took bis firtt call ho went to woodstock as minister at knox presbyterian church and remained in the pulpit for 40 years retiring in post marks tho memory of the old days of flourishing fur trade 1 is expected the steamer pensilva bound from barry walco for church ill to load a cargo of grain will reach the wakeham bay area shortly it is puanned that the wireless operator on the mclean will call on the pensilva there four years be- ignates and it must be filed betoro career which was to make march 1 in tho year of the race with the yachtsmens association of america the challenging or defending coun try may have three boats in the raco if desired the winner has to capturo two heats to get the trophy there have been rumors of a pos- siblo challenge from italy next year 190g but remaining in the town whose 1oth canada and italy challenge it people had listened to his words for win bo the first timo ciar wood to pick up the bright fans crew cap- 1 nearly half a century united states defender has been in tain oliver intends to take his men after his retirement he spoke often competition with more than one chal- back to churchill on the pensilva and j from various pulpits as a supply or enger at the same time in defence of then proceed by rail to wnnipeg some guest preacher and made bis last ap- tlle trophy 1000 miles to the southeast they should reach churchill friday or sat urday inquiry likely ottawa while no official announce ment has been made an official in quiry will likely be held into the foundering of the steamer bright fan after striking an iceberg in hudson of tho illfated grain boat and mem bers of his crew may give evidence captain balcolm of the government patroiboat n b mclean which pick ed up the crew may also give evi dence tho ilarmsworth trophy has been in the united states since 1920 wood having won it at cowes england that year since then every attempt by a foreign challenger to lift it has met with failure mainly because of misfor tune that put the challenging boat out of the running pearance as a minister on thanksgiv ing day 1j30 the whitebearded patriarch as e became never celebrated a birthday after his retirement without delivering a message to the people of woodstock dr mcmullen did not spend his 50 years in the ministry without honor i in 1ss0 the general assembly of the straits it is possble captain 01iver presbyterian church sitting that year canada leading way i in halifax unanimously elected him i moderator j active for his age i the aged divine was remarkably ac- i tive until his final illness and failing strength overtook him last year he had been seriously ill once in drowning near durham claims 13yearold girl durham margaret murdock aged to england 13 daughter of mr and mrs frank murdock of bentinck township was drowned sunday in the saugeen river saw three church buildings crumble while bathing with several playmates i away and be replaced only one of none of whom could swim she had j those which were here when he ar- straddled a log in shallow water and i rived survived h the current drew it into a deeper area where she fell off the log and sank tho other chilren who included her two young brothers gave the alarm and the body was recovered four hours later in eight feet of water in empire tobaccos ottawa the empire is now sup plying the united kingdom with ono- third of its tobacco as compared with onefifth two years ago and in this progress towards the capture of tho 1873 he used to say he was threat- j british market canada leads the way ened with a breakdown induced hy in- j according to a bulletin issued by the somnia the people of knox church dominion bureau of statistics raised a purse of money and sent himl during the eight months ending in for a rest seven went august tho amount of empiregrown with him they all died before he did unmanufactured tobacco imported during his ministry in this town he into britain was 2863s357 pounds as compared with 20s94596 pounds for the corresponding period in 1930 of this figure canada sent 8922150 pounds nyasaland 6719001 british india g318300 and southern rhodesia 4854808 the value of canadas im ports this eight months was 3- 020424 in the meantime imports to britain in the late from the united stater dropped from 78220980 pounds to 60361008 british flier sets new altitude record uondonthe new worlds airplane church altitude record established last month at bristol by capt cyril uwins bri- tc tish flier was confirmed recently by the royal aero club the official figures gave the altitude reached capt uwins as 43970 feet after having appeared a little weak er than usual on friday dr mcmullen arose saturday and seemed consider ably better he spent the day reading news papers as was his custom afternoon he became hi and failed to rally he died shortly after seven oclock in the evening i since church union dr mcmullen i has been a member of central united and the occasion of his cen- was marked in noteworthy a wedding in the midlands increased telegraph output noted in dominion montreal an increaso of 17 por cent in messages carried during the manner hy oxford presbytery of the last twq weeks of august compared united church with a luncheon in the i with tho first two weeks of tho same central church which many dignt- month is reported by the canadian by taries of tho church paid their trl- j national telegraphs hute to the great work of dr mcmul len on behalf of the protestant church in canada boy and autumn from fields that he in a glitter of golden stubble the crows rise heavywinged a red sun hangs in the south and summer dwindles to a morning tho mower dreamed your shadow blows liko a flower be toro your turning through meadows whose harvest was since telegraph communications aro regarded as the nerve centre of commerce the report is taken as being a sign of further improvement in conditions generally the increaso amounts to neveral thousand indl vidua messages of varying length montreal and district is not tho o area affecta there is reason j to believe officials say that tho i wholo of canada is to ome degree atcstcd by this new index to better along worn hills the blossoms of pur- timo pie shadow drift over yellow grass jr in one t u o 19805 ions behind great britain washington figures made public hot fragrance of severed clover loan boy climbing mountainward you are lost whero steep brooks fado and a tary crickot foretells a night of frost soil the bronze wild lily breaks the moss is crumbled trampled tho ants slight tower slung by a descending leaf stumblo into the tranced goli hour frances frost recontly by the united states navy department show that present naval construction programs will placo tho united states 19s05 tons behind great britain and 5192 tons ahead of japan at the end of 1936 at tho present time the statistics set frth this cuntry is 202021 tons i below great britains strength and i you tho brldo was tho daughter of a farmer and the groom an automobile engineer so they compirsed and rodo in tho farm carl it was a wedding in the midlands england and tho party is shown after leaving the church french botany prize awarded to canadian montreal tho 1932 gandogcr prize for advanced studies in phanerogamy one of tho highest awards of the socleto botaniquo dc france has been awarded to brother marlevictorln fa mous canadian botanist attached to tho staff of tho unlvcrsty of montreal it was announced last week 72s21 aboue japan canadian poultry industry expands ottawa tho numhor of poultry in canada has increased moro than any other class of llvo stock during tho past decade although tho number of farms keeping poultr shows a de cline according to a leport issued by tho dominion bureau of statistics tho number of poultry in 1921 was 43347194 and in 1931 it was 65- 722223 a 51 per cent increaso all provinces increased hut tho gain by british columbia was 118 por cent