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he gazed with #we at wonders he had heard of, but roared by, high, above his head. In the a machine was digging, appar ay by itself. Strange vehicles, like one in which he was riding, dash- #d by, but there were no horses hitch. @d to thew. There were refreshments wan amber-colored fluid with a sharp, leasant taste, and a brittle cone fill with a cold, soft stuff. Then came fhe greatest wonder of all. The party gtopped by an open fleld where stood an outlandish contraption. It was not; unlike a hoat in shape, but broad wings extended from its sides. The machine began to roar. It rushed mlong the ground. It soared into the flr and flew away. It was all strange, pew, wonderful to the man who had never encountered such every-day ob- fects as elevated trains, steam-shovels, Butomobiles, ginger - ale, ice : cream pones, and airplanes, [(t was frighton ing too, and the "Man from Mars" fonged to be back in his home of half 8 century, even though that home was # prison cell. For this "Man from Mars" had lived bn this earth for seventy years. But for fifty-three of them he has boen a prisoner. He {is Jesse Pomeroy, America's most famous lifer, the man the world passed by, as the Minneap- olis Tribune aptly calls him. In 1876, when he was seventeen years old, he was sent to prison for life for murder. For forty years or more he was in solitary confinement. The whole span of more than half a century has been spent, save for one brief period, in the Massachusetts State Prison at Charles- town, near Boston. Recently, very much against his will, he was trans- ferred to the State prison farm at Bridgewater, because of his age. "The transfer required a forty-mile automo bile ride for him, lasting less than two hours. It was his first glimpse of the world since his incarceration; and the wonders he saw during this brief period have served to show us graphl- cally how much has hdppened in hu- man progress in half a century. When Pomeroy entered prison, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat, commenting pn a Boston editorial: The country seethed over the Cus- ter massacre. Mayor Samuel C. Robb of Boston was engaged in a campaign for stricter enforcemént of the liquor laws, and a view down Tremont Street was a view of "muddy streets, horse- cars, oil-lamps, two-story shacks. Riding to the hospital in an auto, for the first time in his life, he saw trafic a8 unfamiliar in its horseless units as fits volume is astonishing, crossed pridges such as he never dreamed of, caught sight on distant waters of craft whose size amazes. The Herald thus enumerates wonders of whose universal use only whispers can have come to Jesse in his cell: radio, elec- tric light, elevators, airplanes, im- proved paving materials, telephones, motor-vehicles, electric-cars, elevated mond subway cars, motlon-pictures, pacuum-cleaners, electric toasters, jwrist-watches, rotary printing-presses, pteam-heating and other new methods of heating, fountainpens, safetyrazors, pteam-shovels, steam-rollers. The list might be extended. We fave fought two wars in this time, Japan has fought three and won all, and Russia has fought several with final upheaval in the very bases of its society. Many political and even re- ligious view-points have veered almost to reversal. The Panama Canal has ben built and the Prussianism that had its beginning just before 1876 has been overthrown. Pomeroy did not want to leave Charlestown which, during his long im- prisonment, had come to seem like home to him. Even though a better life, in the country, awaited him, he was dissatisfied, peevish, almost surly, when the time came for him to start, according to Charles Drury in the Bos- ton Herald, where we read further: Deprived. of the privileges of being 'considered "famous" and permitted to accept little favors from visitors, and to occasionally take a little flyer in the. stock market, Pomeroy was listed at the farm as just "notorious," and told, that he will live out the remaln- der of his life as an ordinary convict. transferee. He lost his crown as the most. wide- ly talked-about, writtenaround and gazed-upon life prisoner when he step- ped through the portals; of the State prison at Charlestown and isto an wsutomibile in which he was whisked to Bridgewater where he was re- a8 "just another transferee," boaked and taken ous the, long She. _widor to the infirmary, from which he fill never be released except by bought three. vanilla ice-cream cones and three bottles of gingerale. He tendered a cone to Pomeroy, who de- clined it, but he took the proffered gloger-ale. He said it tasted "fine." He sald he had had ice-cream, but never saw it in a cone before; then he munched it and enjoyed it. One stop was in front of a news- paper office. A huge bulletin board, with red and blue letters announced that Pom-roy had been transferred, and the bulletin described him as 'Boy Slayer." Though he had lost the sight of one eye and the sight of the other is dimmed, he read the bulletin, and asked why so much should be made of so little an affair, and why the world persisted in calling him slayer. Ahead, obscuring the road, Was a dense cloud. Then it cleared a little and the transfer officers told Pomeroy it' was the dust raised by an airplane which just landed at the Brockton air- port. Billie Robinson slowed down to avoid the dust. The plane roared and lifted, and Pomeroy saw the big ship rise gracefully and sail away. "I've seen them things in the air from the prison, but I never saw one get start- ed," he said, as he watched it disap- pear. hmmm Dense Smoke Pall Hides Sun in West Scores of Forest Fires Burn- ing in Widely Scattered Areas Many Square Miles of Timber Lands Falling Prey to Flames Winnipeg.--A smoke pall so dense that at times it blotted out the sun, hung over-a large area of northwest- ern Ontario, particularly in the Ken- ora district and Manitoba recently. The conditions of scores of forest fires, large and small, that caused the blanket of smoke, was considered un- changed though it was feared a light breeze, which sprang up about dusk, might accentuate the danger. Reports that the town of Redditt, Ont., on the main line of the Canadian National Railways, was in serious dan- ger were refuted when a dispatch from Kenora stated that Redditt was now free from the forest fire menace. Only capable firefighting saved the railway division point, There was be- lieved to be no truth in the report that trains were forced to wait several hours before proeeding through the town. Regarded as the most serious In the history of the province, forest blazes in Manitoba assumed gravely danger- out proportions. The Swan River area; adjacent to the large Duck-Porcupine National Forest, saw the flames that broke out make such rapid advances that it was feared the enormous district, consti- tuting the province's largest part, would fall prey. In the Rennie district a dozen smal bush fires made such headway over the week-end that the flames were sweeping an area of many square miels. Rennie village was menaced and forest rangers and home- steaders rushed from Winnipeg, mak- ing a brave attempt to check the flames. Conditions at Winnipeg Beach were improved. Fires threatened to des- troy the summer resort but the flames were put under control. Winnipeg was shadowed by an over- hanging smoke pall. Situation Serious Kalispel, Mont.--Fires continued to spread through the forests of north. western Montana and northern Idaho The great half-moon fire, which hun- dreds of men were fighting, made its way toward the top of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park Mapor E W. Elley, district forester, who has characterized the situation in the forests as nothing short of a catastrophe, held a conference with other forest officials and decided upon a general reorgapization of the crews. Camps Wiped Out Nelson, B.C. -- Seventeen C.P.R. construction camps were believed to have been wiped out by flames which suddenly swept form Kootenay Lake, near here, aolng a wide fire front, while scores of rallway workers fled to high ground before them. No one was trapped, reports added sters visit Harewood Hou a half ago. The Earl owns almost 30,000 acres. combination of one of England! The Earl and his lively mischievous grandson are the best of pals. The Bart and Countess of Harewood al- ways make a great fuss over George and Gerald Lascelles when the young- n Leeds. The Harewoodl residence has been a guest" house of Kings ahd Queens since ft was bullt over a century and' The ruins of Harewood Castle are included in the grounds, Grandfathe. and grandson form a "The manufacturers' organizatibn," he said, "Is a: wonderful force in: aoa: You: do: not get the nm of agriculture and wonder why. Laer It is because you do not , © Gold Coast: to Be Advertised with it. You have the organization,| A new nad powerful cocoa assoel- 'thie publicity methods, all the features: ation was recently formed in Londom; necessary to co-operate with the- une; on the initiative of the new West organized farming communities. Ar African merger, the United Africa the Manufacturers' Association chang-| Company. At its recent meeting, it €d its name to something more use-, Was. announcer that 91 memebrs, re- ful; say an.industrial association; and ting leading companies and as: brought in an agricultural branch and: sociations and various colintries, have pecognized agriculture, we would 'get joined 'the association. It was also i] t iC | ow ork 43 somoction TH porta of West African cocoa imports there. everything he sees, with just enough fire in his eyes to make him complete. ly lovable. Canadian Boy Scouts, dressed as Canadian Salmon Prices Advance Excessive Demand in Europe Takes All Available Supplies Quebec.--Due to the excessive de- mand for Canadian salmon from Hur- ope, the price of the product from the North Shore, Gaspe and Saguenay has gone up, while it is almost impossble to obtain it here, according to J. H. DeRome, manager of the Quebec Har- bor Commission cold storage plant, and inventor of a new method of freezing salmon, "When fish was frozen the old way, as In former years, there was practi cally no European demand, as the fish could not ¢ kept sufficiently fresh to ensure acceptance on arrival, and it large quantities were processed for the local market, there was not suffi- client demand for them. In many cases several years ago, we have had as many as 1,600 oxes of salmon spoil- ed on account of their being no de- mand for them," declared Mr. De- Rome, in discussing the situation. "Now, with the demand far exceed- ing the supply, advantageous prices, in excess of iocal ones, and with fu- ture markets assured, fish exporters are naturally shipping all they can to Europe. "The last shipment to be made from Quebec will be loaded some time soon, and will be around 25,000 pounds. Next yeas there will be an even greater demand for Canadian salmon, for Germany will be on the market." With the salmon market for the sea- son almost over, attention will focus from next week on, on the eel mar- ket, and as Quebec ships around 1, 000,000 pounds of eels each year, there will be considerable activity around the Island of Orleans, from Levis to Lotbinfere and all" around the Quebec district. Germany takes the bulk of the Quebec eel catch. ee et A film actress who has been mar- ried four times is about to be wed again, and one of her divorced hus- bands is acting as best man. Bat surely what the lady really needs is a referee to keep the score. EMPIRE'S GREAT SCOUT JAMBOREE Arrow Park, England, where world scouts gatherad for the jamboree. in England and the Dominions. snake charmers, having some fun at Queen, of the wealth came from sugar plantations in Barbados. The family has been connected with the industry since the beginning of the eighteenth century. fi mri Barrier Blown Up Cancer Hospital - To Open in London Four. of Great Radium Specialists to Take Char, ge London.--Mount Vermont Hospital at North Wood, Middlesex is being reorganized as a special cancer hos- pital. and research. station with ac- commodation for 2560 'patients, Four of the greatest radium spe- cialists--Dr. Donaldson, Mr. Stanford Cade,-Lady Barret and Mr, Keynes will take charge. An order has al ready been placed for 160 platinum needles containing from one-half to three milligrammes each of radium, Natable results are expected. emer Port Colborne, Ont.--The final blast of the barrier between the present and the new Welland ship canals at Ramey's Bend was fired recemtly, The shot was composed of several tons of dynamite and was quite' spec tacular. A buge wave was flung up and washed high over the banks, while debris of all sorts was hurled onto the Humberstone-Weiland high- way. : Many high tension wire poles, from which the wires had been removed in anticipation, were bent over, while one was thrown 15 yards across the rcad., Men cleared the thorough- fare at once, so that traffic was not materfally hampered for more than an hour. Three unemployed miners "waving emigrated to South Africa, and not being successful in obtaining employ- ment, decided to journey up country, where, far away from civilization, : they came across an explorers' depot, fairly well stocked with food. After a few days, when the stores had become exhausted, and all three fed up, yet very hungry, one of their number de- cided to go in search of food, with the avowed determination f bring back something to eat even if it were a lion. He had not searched far when he encountered a lion, which was also in search of food. The lion at once bounded toward the man, who turned and sped as rapidly as humanly pos- sible toward the hut. On nearing the hut door, which was open, he stumb- led and fell, too precipitately for the lion to recover, which bounded into the hut. When the man picked him- self up, he quickly pulled the hut door to, and shouted to his mates inside, "Here you are! Skin that whilst I fetch another." "When you take a girl out in a ma: chine do you drive with one arm?" When I take a girl out I hire a cab." beet ein The traveler was on his way east but he had gotten no further than the fover-and-ague district of a Southern State, As the train jerked to a stop at one particularly desolate town he put his head out of the window and rr fee General Escobar has been named by the rebels provisional President of Mexico, which means, we take it provided he can get It. -------------- The backless gown is due for a sum- called to a native propped against a post: "Tell me, what do you call this sleeves gone, the front excised, and dried-up, dreary, ornery, low-down the skirt doing a fade-out, it won't be place?" "That's near enough, strang ilong before those iwo cute little or" was' the DO ug! aDBNar shoulder straps will have nothing to'. i A > Ley 1 on to 'Just let it go at that. mer stand, we are told. With the wealthiest elderly Peers and a most vaciclous and interesting youngster. Gerald is a regular boy, interested' in At the age of five his smile has already become well known: He is a great favorite with the King and' Harewood (family, In Welland Canal some great results" | announced that the Gold Coast Gov- appenis for the development » Saunt has ives J bsp fag -- r-Bmpire trade were made in ad-| 8ssociation ! dresses by Sir Stanley Bois, of the licity campaign to open up new mar Rubber Associatien, Lieut.-Col J. R.| kets for cocoa and to increase the Levey, Commissioner for British West Consumption of existing markets. Africa, and J. O. Outerbridse, sogre.| Nigeria, which joday 1s Somisg on tary of the Trade Development Board 4 & and already has an out: of Bermuda, at a luncheon téndéred DUE equal to that of the' West Indies, by the Soanolt o¢ the rTorenle Board, wilt, ft Is believed, associate itselt of Trade to. commissioners of British with this. It is not quite clear at Empire Exhibits at the Canadian Ne-| present whether producers outside Sue tional Exhibition. Re 3 (W K art io. West African Market movement or not, bu Brazil han both Lovey sald potenti) mar .im negotiation with Great Brital { al SY daa tha a1 = drei] scme time for such a joint campaign. West Africa, who tot becoming Boys Leave for New Zealand. educated to wouloramtanfnrily shosld A party of 26 boys recently: left, for. be taken advamtage of by Canada, | New Zealand under the auspices 'of Mr. Outerbridge said travel between the "New Zealand Owners Grateful Canada and Bermuda had increased Debt! to British Seamen Fund" A. considerably simce last February considerable number of boys and girls: when. cxtra. steamships. hail. been bave now been happily settled iu: that: placed im service between the two Dominion by this patriotic: tund and, countries. ir (87 omce there, the Sheep Owners' Ass Sir Stanley informed bis audience! scciatioh continues to keep parental! that Great Britain produces approx: pion or hel ea oh imately 80 per cent. of the world's e re of the ) supply of fybbor, the bulk of which is 5 by the Uganda Sov ore: = by t n ith i hited En jou | relaticn to the excess of ginneries . 9ine Co | ond also. prices paid, to cultivators, Opting tof the neW _ Sutomeuve recommends that the Government: building; arrival of fail.elegtric loco gp5y1g: fix minim prices for pus motive No. 9,000 ot the Canadian Na- 3 cotton, and purchase: tional Railways" sod another record oo By at such; 'reduce the breaking atendance marked the third, ginneries in number by law; enforce day of the Canadian National Exhibk the f fon of respcnsible ginnery tion. ' p: 5 PA J ; 3 associations and appoint official nar. The electric lucomotive left the tive" welghers: 'establish a cobtom:: Bonaventure station, Montreal, pull trol board; pass ing the second section of the Inter-' DO (hat the native national Limited at 11.80 4 Daylight: BERER © ov Whi cotten, sinned Saving Time Monday morning, | arid imarketed. at reasonable rates by The engine the biggest of its kind, those ginneries that remain; and if in the world, accelerated rapidly as | this: be uot possible to help the na- it left the yards and gained a run- {sh their own ginneries. ning speed that varied between , six- | tives to establish g ; ty and seventy-five miles an hour over the 324 nile run averaging more than fifty-five miles an hour. : Arriving at Toronto at 7.10 (East ern Standard Time) the special train was switched to a track leading to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, where all abcard were received as Tr guests for the grand stand perfor Doasiment of Ou mance for the evening, after hefng' « | hachc Province welcomed hy Mayor McBride of" | gw Westminster, B,C--Setting an ronto and President Bradshaw of the axample* for the Bri Empire, the Exhibition. | government of New Zealand is plam- Premier Ferguson officiated at the ning to plant tens of thousands of opening ceremonies of the new butld- yeres of wild 1and with British Colum- ing. He predicted that good highways pia saplings, grown from seed now be- would be built in the near futtre yng gathered from yellow pine trees, from one end of the province to the png first order of four thousand other and that all people of Ontario pounds of seed will be followed with would be able to enjoy benefits of gn annual order for one thousand improved transportaticn, pounds. 2 A network of highways had been ~ mreeg are gleaned from cones which developed in Ontario he said, but this| ,o0 oatnarad under direction of the was not enough. "We must pushthis, Canadian Forestry Department. As *' transportation system to the remote; cones, take two years to mature sections of the ccuntry. We glve uno Department offers settlers ape- everyone who makes his home in the 1a) knives that will enable them to province equal opportunities. The| uy, ofr tne ripe cones without disturb- man who ch to make his home in the new: cones thereby. assuring the remote secticns of Ontario 18 next a, SUpDIY surely entitled to the same privilege; 1" non 0 yuek arse cones to y : provide of economical social prosperity that] ohis, out-of seed; the man inthe more populated area Douglas Fir seed. wil be planted by The arrival (ot "ths ONR:on ihe Australian Gotermeont. HS, electric locomotive was: greeted by a. (°° ane a viet ous, largo crowd. cager to seo Canada's| [1 LOH BHR CR HE Saat 8 contribution 'to improved railw a el the: -- ae transportation facilities, / 'to 'get them from climatic cc Health Program Hons as near their own as possible. : "| The United Kingdom: Come Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey Ontario mission will plant fifteen hundred Miatgir of Health, opened fhe health pounds of sitka spruce 'seed from the gram eadquarter's booth | Queen Charlotte Islands, This tree of the National Council of Women of - lies light wood suitable for air Canada. Referring otha council, ha! pun. construction. 1t i excoptionat "This little group is the key-| Jy strong and grows only on the Pack lel tic Const at present... i [ New Zealand Gets Tree Seeds of B.C. | A Big Job for the Forestry eit, "a "health attitude" among rn 5, and pointed out that when| gion Jo Sop : ned. at $2850