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..)_The Wegener exredition went to at A been made' interior of the island. Alfred © Wegener, its _eader, believed that "Greenland was moving westward and that .if he could prove this it would go far to uphold his theory of con. tinentgl ice drift--that is, the theory i _ that the continents were once a single land mass and drifed into their pres- ent positions, He also planned to! _ investigate the weather in the inter-' ior, as Hobbs of the University of : Michigan had first done on the west: 4 ern edge of the ice cap, and determine the availability of Greenland as a sta- tion along an aviation route between Europe and America. Three stations' were established, one at the middle of! the ice cap, the most desolate meteor- ological station ever' built, and one on! each side of the ice cap near the coast.' * The central station was to be man ned during the Winter by Dr, Johan- nes Georgi and Dr. Ernst Sorge. How- © ever, early last September, according to the report that reached this coun- try they sent out word that they would leave on Oct. 20 for the west coast unless they got more provisions. 'Wegener, with Dr. Fritz Loewe, and © thirteen Eskimos, started inland with ! two tons of provisions. Thé trail to, "the central station had been carefully, marked on previous trips with black flags. Tt was late in the season for, such a journey, and the going became harder and harder, in blizzards and snow, until all the Eskimos but Ras-' mus had turned back. Mile after mile | Wegener struggled on, determined that he would carry sufficient food through to relieve his men, and also thatsthe year's observations, for which preparations had already been so painful, should not be lost. Oct. 20 came, and still Wegener kept going, not knowing that the in- tense cold of 66 degrees below zero had proved more of a deterrent to his inland companion than the shortage of food. He had to drop part of his sup- plies along the route, caching them in snow cairns. In such intense cold the snow becomes like sand and it is ai- most impossible to haul a sled. Dogs' lungs become frost-bitten and the dogs die. Vitality is sapped ufitil every movement becomes one of infinite la- bor. - Hands and feet and faces are continually frostbitten, and a steeping bag becomes a frozen mass of fur into which a man wedges himself with difficulty to obtain very little sleep. Sometimes Wegener made only two or three miles' a day. He cached the last of his provisions six miles from the central station and he and Loewe and Rasmus staggered in exhausted. Loewe's feet were frozen so badly that e fe not return, but when it was dete! As ined that there was food! enough to last three men all winter, | a reckoning that has not been recon- ciled with the reported reason for the Jjourney--Wegener and Rasmus start- ed back td the west cosst in weather almost equal to that in which three of Scott's men, Wilson, Bowers and Cherry-Garrard, made their historic trek in search of penguins' eggs. Wegener had to go a much longer dis- __ tance, however, and both he and Ras- mus were tired out before they start | xX 'He never reached the eoast. The next spring when the men at the cen- tral station were relieved they learned for the first time that Wegener was missing. They had hoped he was safe. Later they found his ski sticks 132 miles from the central station, more than half his distance to safety. He . had made this incredible march with Tittle food, in the midst of winter wea- - ther on the ice cap, but his strength! had not been equal to going the whole route. Rasmus, his faithful compan- covered it with dt reverently in 1 party found it there and after placing it 'on the sled, which was found forty- two miles further inland, buried it again in its last resting place on the fur coats' and buried most elaborate' Courtauld only by their generosity that they will l © ion, had sewed his body in blankets, ! the snow. The rescue' | '! 1929 and 1930 brings the total de- Courtauld's experience the fact that the party land station cf the British expefli- ion was delayed so much by the wea- ther that when they arrived there it| - was evident that only one man could | possibly 'romain and live on the food on the food which could be cached. So stdyed--to keep perhaps the loneliest vigil the Arctic "has known, at least in connection with an expedition. He did not mind it much. " people might imagine that I was bored living with no company. no scenery and little occupation," he said after he was rescued, "but this was far from being the case. One cannot be bored living an entirely novel life under such interesting con- ditions, My physical and mental con- dition, the weather, speculation about the work of the expedition and the do- ings of friends at home were subjects which fully occupied my mind. I never had the slightest doubt with regard to| my relief, though I fully realized it might be délayed." " Such things men in Greenland are undergoing that they may learn something of Greénland's weather and its effect upon the world, and Green- land's availability as an aviation sta- tion. The new explorers have not dared more than the men who first crossed the inland ice, but they have kept persistently to an objective in the face of appalling difficulties. They have been worthy successors of Nansen and Nordenskjold and Peary. Even now a Danish expedition is be- 1 prepared which will spend two or ee years in Greenland, carrying on and extending the work; it seems probable that within a short time there will be little of Greenland un- known except what lies beneath its magnificent shield of ice. ------ en The King's Example Quebec Soleil (Lib.): The King has just given a splendid example of econ- omy to the British people by reducing is civil list $250,000. This sum will remain in the Treasury and will eon tribute towards the ballancing of the Budget. Most of all it will be a lesson to a host of lucky people and will show them that, in these depressing days, they, too, should devote a part of their wealth to the succour of the unlucky. We live in a time when all those who possess great fortunes should do their utmost, by the multiplication of their good works, to soften the lot of the people. The excessive prolongation of the present crisis may bring disaster upon society. It is when times are bad that those who sow perverse doc- trines get in their work. It is for the rich to do all they can to hold these evil influences in check. It is succeed in doing so. ee fs Mark of the Law All was quiet and peaceful in the little country village. Suddenly a high-powered car burst into view. From one side of the road to the other it sped, scattering the morning shop pers in all directions. At the risk of his life the village constable dashed forward with up- raised arms. The car, however, continued its wild career, and finally came to a standstill within a few yards of the village pump. / "What ever's the matter?" the sweet young thing at the wheel asked the col { "Matter!" echoed the red-faced offi. cer angrily. "You've been driving to| the common danger, and I'm going to pinch: you," "Oh, constable, are you really?" she smilingly replied. "Well, please do-it where it won't show." Li Cost D 27 PC. in Copenhagen -- Danish housewives have profited by a 2 per cent. fall in the price of food, clothes, shoes and coke here within the last few months, ; Compared with July, 1930, prices for those commodities are down 7 per cent. « A decrease of about 20 per cent, in retail prices between & Denmark| Brixham Torbay Royal Regatta "fisherman's sailing festival," for George V. challenge cup. Trawlers, as they got under way. at Brixham, Devon, is well named chief feature is race for Knlg Milk Perfect Food Dangerous Slayer How contradictory the above state- ment seems and yet how perfectly true. Milk has been known for years as the main article of diot for babies, | young children and even up to adult life. It contains substafices which | produce strong bone and good muscle | and provides nourishment in the best form for the growing child. This statement is true of pure safe milk, | and all authorities are agreed that' milk in this form should be a large | part of the diet of the average healthy child. Why then is it called a danger- ! ous slayer? The answer is very simple. It is well known that many, diseases are introduced into the hu-! man body through germs. Many of | the most malignant and dangerous of these live and breed very comfortably in milk, Some of these diseases are diphtheria, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, typhoid fever. dysentry septic sore throat and many others. The question is often asked how can' even the most intelligent people tell: the difference between pure and im- pure milk--between milk which is a perfect food and milk which brings disease and death in its train? No one but a skilled chemist can be abso- lutely sure of this for our senses of sight, smell and taste are incapable of detecting the difference. Impure milk may come from the most scrupulously clean dairy and we are therefore fac- ed with the fact that the only defence against the disease germs lurking in milk is pasteurization. Briefly, pasteurization means to heat the milk to 145 degrees Fahren- heit, keep it at this temperature for thirty minutes, rapidly cool it to forty to fifty" degrees Fahrenheit and keep it cool until consumed. This process effectively disposes of the disease germs without materially altering the quality or flavor of the milk. Any vitamin deficiency so caused is easily replaced by the use of orange or to- mato juice. . A few facts as to what has hap- El {ing consumed instead of pastetrized pened in one province in Canada--On- tario--through the use of unpasteur- ized milk are herewith appended. In 1928 the town of Dundas with a popu- lation of 6,137 had an epidepic off, ue tol typhoid with thirteen cases people drinking raw milk from a dairy which employed a typhoid car- rier and which did not pasteurize its milk. In 1927 Chatham with a population of 16,441 had 109 cases of typhoid fever. This was due to milk which had been pasteurized and which was delivered to consumers containing the typhoid germ. In 1930 the town of Belleville also suffered from an epi- demic of typhoid, due to raw milk be- milk. In 1930 the town of Kirkland Lake had 467 cases and four deaths from Septic Sore Throat all of which was directly attributed to the use of raw milk containing these germs. Had the milk been pasteurized the town would have been saved from this epi- demic of disease and death. In contrast to this we have cities like Toronto in which not' one case of typhoid is attributed to milk nor are there any other milk-borne dis- eases because all milk sold in Toronto is efficiently pasteurized. Many com- munities are enforcing the pasteur- ization by-laws through their City Councils and they are to be commend- ed for this work along the lines of preventive medicine. They are not only saving their communities from the ravages of disease but are actually improving the business conditions of the milk dealers themselves. Pasteur ization is the only method available for making your milk safe, In addi- tion it enables milk to be transported greater distances and kept longer and this adds in dollars and cents to the value of the milk produced. - mA rn The wife of an American archeo- logist, renowned for his researches in Mongolia, has obtained a divorce on the ground that his prolonged 'absences amounted to desertion. It ,684,300 pout | months of 1930. .ings in Nova Scotia were 7,000,000 pounds as compared with pounds in the first six Owing, however, to the general de- cline in prices, the landed value of the catch. for "the six months was Jower this year thah last, totaling a little less than $6,413,000, as compar- ed with.$9,501,000. While the landed values decreased, so far as catch was concerned there was aa increase of more than 3,000.- 000 pounds in the cast «f British Col- umbia and of more than 6,000,000 pounds in the case of Quebec, while Prince Edward Island landings were also noticeably above the 1930 land- ings for that province. The New Brugswick catch showed a drop of about 1,800,000 pounds while the land- pounds lower than a year ago. As among the different varieties of fh the increased landings were in pollock, herring, smelts and lobsters. The lobster catch totaled 34,936,000 pounds as against 34,286,700 pounds in the first half of last year, The salmon catch in British Colum- bia this year is somewhat below the corresponding figures for 1930, wnich was a record year in the.history of Pacific Coast fisheries, Up to July 11 the pack of British Columbia sal- mon was slightly above 100,000 cases. In 1930 the output up to July 12 was 137,958. The salmon caught in Brit- ish Columbia in 1930 numbered near- ly 37,000,000. The highest previous number reported was 945,000 in 1926. . et eee A Sheer Escape It was the firm's annual dance. The young bookkeeper had chosen a very attractive lady partner, "By the way," he volunteered as they danced, "do you know that dolt, the manager?" His partner made no reply. "He's about the dumbest half-witted egg I've ever seen," the youth con- tinned. She stopped dancing and stared hard at her partner, "Young man," she snapped angrily, "do you know who I am?" "Not. the faintest dea," he said, lightly enough. "Well, I'm the manager's wife," she informed him. He paled. "Gee whiz!" he exclaimed. "Er--do you know who I am?" "No," said his partner. He backed hurriedly away. "Then thank goodness for that!" he replied. > Suitably Named The young poet presented his latest ode to the busy editor. The latter read it hurriedly. "You haven't put a title on it," he jsaid. "What do you propose to call it" "'My Birthday," said the poet, proudly enough. The editor handed him the MS. "Then," he said, "I wish you many kappy returns." : rsa wif) Heard in the Suburbs many of them once planted year after year. = The soil needs not be very rich; any soil that is well worked and loose is e. No fertilizer should touch any bulb or plant and too much is far worse than not enough, Good drainage is very important. Bulbs will rot if planted where water lies during the winter. A layer of and directly under the bulbs is ad- vised, if possible. Hyacinths should be planted five inches deep, tulips and daffodils about four inches below 'he surface of tha ground, and the smaller bulbs about two inches deep. Lily bulbs need to be six inches or more deep. It is not nec- essary to mulch the beds. If this is done the tender shoous will be aarmed in trying. to push through unless the mulch is removed very early in the spring. Pleasing éffects may be produced in planting Bulbs by arranging colors that harmonize. Beds of all one color are striking; especially is this true in the case of a bed of bright red tulips. It is much better to plant only one or two colors in a bed, but in the border clumps of different kinds are effective. Do not buy mixed varieties of bulbs for planting in a ved On a sloping lawn, early in the spring these woras were traced in letters of white, purple and gold, "Spring Is Here." Crocus bulbs had been planted 'in the lawn. They bloomed and gave their message every year and then disappeared be- fore it was time to cut the grass. For indoor culture see that the soil is fine and free from lumps. Place the bulb so that when the pot is filled to within an inch of the top the bulb will be just below the surface of the soil. Water well and put the potted bulbs in a dark cool place for about eight weeks. Then bring gradually te the light. Better leave the plants 'in a warm room away from the light until the shoots are several inches high. Tf brought to the light too soon the flow- ers unfold before they are fully ma- tured. Never allow the earth. to dry out, but it is just as harmful to keep them too wet. Hyacinths and narcissi and Chinese lilies may be grown quite successfully in water. Fill a pint sealer (if you haven't a hyacinth glass) with water and set a hyacinth bulb on tep. Leave in the dark for eight weeks. The jar will be filled with long white roots. place four or five narcissi bulbs in a dish, supporting with pebbles. Put just enough water in the dish to touch the bottom of the bulbs. Put in che dark for about three weeks, These bulbs are exceptionally popular. They may be had to bloom earlier than any of the others. They make very accept- able Christmas gifts and are an in- expensive decoration for the Christmas table at a time when cut flowefs and plants are beyond the ordinary purse, Have you planted any peonies this fall? Many think that spring is the time to plant these beautiful flowers. Do not plant them in the spring. Nine come up They were making out their weekly one thing we ought to be thankful for." is a moving thought that among the martyrs of science must be Te- cognized the pathetic figure of the fossil-widow.--Punch, Pilot Escapes Uninjured "What do you mean, Henry?" she asked wonderingly. | "That our friends haven't got the ! things we can't afford," he explained. budget. When it had been settled to| A | their satisfaction he leaned back in from September until the ground is ! his chair and breathed a sigh of relief. | frozen, is the time for planting, while "Anyway, dear," he said, "there's! they are dormant. times out of ten they will not bloom for many years, if at all. The fall, Do not move a peony if it is doing well where it is. The shock to the plant makes it sulk for years, And while they are sulking there will be no blossoms. Clumps should not be divided unless absolutely necessary. If moved intact they suffer a shock and frequently deteriorate in a few years. It doesn't pay to cut them up to replant either, for much the same reason. Commercial growers have a method of propagating them for the market, but they do not use old clumps, Peonigs must not be planted deeply. This also prevents, their blooming. Plating the buds two inches below the surface of the soil is sufficient. They need a sunny, well-drained location and thrive better away from buildings. Put them in rich, mellow soil and give them a yearly dressing of well rotted manure and they will thrive and blos- som for a hundred years and more. sgn msi A Pointer for Papa "Dad," said nine-year-old Tommy, "why can't we see the other side of the moon?" » It was about the twentieth question he had asked in the last half-hour. Papa put down his paper and jumped to hig feet. "What a boy you hare for asking questions!" he snapped. "I would like to know what would have happened to me if I had asked as many questions as you when I was a boy." Tommy shrugged his shoulders. - "Perhaps," he said, "you would have been able to answer a few of mine now." ; ----------aii-- "Our population is overbalanced-- too many people in the very large cities, too few in the smaller com- munities."--Franklin D. Roosevelt. ret ambien "There is such a thing' as the cant of patriotism, but what is much more dangerous is the cant of anti-patriot- ism."--Stanley Baldwin. every week. Amature photographers in Britain re In something like £ 000'a year on their hobby. Eight hours of sleep is essential for the full health and efficiency of every individual, according to a famous doc- tor. Britain is getting the h mind" There a in 35,0 public call offices, 4 altogether nearly 2,000,000 "stations." i Frog-jumping is now a recognized "sport" in parts of California, one of the "champions" achicving a distance of eleven feet five inches. Peas placed in boiling water for eight minutes and then frozen in water will keep indefinitely, without any loss of flavor when thawed out and cooked. Mirrors are installed in the class rooms and halls of one new L.C.C (England) school, to vee if they will encourage the scholars to attend to their appearance. Widows in Gt. Britain are losing their popularity in the marriage mar- ket. Before 1920, out of every eight women mdrried, one was a widow. In 1929, ou. of 42,316 brides, only 2,489 were widows. Several sports receive subsidies from the French Government. The highest sum is $11,000 given to encour- age rifle shooting, and the lowest, $80, for baseball. The Walkers' Federa~ tion gets $625, the Archers' Federa- tion $200. One f the most popu'ar songs of the Great War, "Mademoiselle from Are mentieres," was written by Lieut, Gitiz Rice while serving with the Can- adian Exeditionary Force in France, in 1915. He recently stated that he "never received a cent" for it. Speeding-up is now the rule in the German telephone service, special quick connections being available be- tween certain centres. Thus a Berlin subscriber can get through to Ham- burg, 180 miles away, or Mannheim, 400 miles away, as fast as he can get a local number. Boys of average ability and indus- try should leave school and begin work at fourteen years of age, according to the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce who also state that even clever boys, unless intended "or a profession, sl ould finish their scholastic training at sixteen. re In the Same Boat "I'm very sorry, ma'am," said Jane, the housemaid, "but I couldn't get it." "Oouldn't get it? Get what?" asked her mistress. "Well, ma'am," went on Jane, "as a matter of fact, the shop didn't keep | Ad "What didn't they keep?" asked the puzzled mistress. "They didn't keep what you told me to get," continued Jane. The mistress threw up her arms in distress. "My good girl," she exclaimed, "what did I tell you to fetch?" "I don't know, ma'am," sighed Jone, "I forgot." ap How it Happened A case of assault was being tried in an Irish police court. "You are charged with striking your wife on the hiad with a flat iron," said the magistrate to the man in the dock. "But I'm innocent of hitting her with a flat-iron, your worship," said the Irishman. "Sure, und the woman aid it herself." "Hold on, now," said the magistrate sternly. "Common sense tells us that a woman wouldn't hit herself on the kead with a flat-iron." "Ah, your worship," smiled .the Irishman, "that I knows. She didn't mean to hit herself. She threw the iron at me, but she forgot it was an electric iron and the cord swung it back." Bsns 3 Her prescriptio; She was feeling off color, so she decided to consult a doctor, "You are just a little run down" said the medical man. "You need plenty of fresh air, and I would ad- vise you to dress in the coolest, moat comfortable clothes. Furthermore, you want to take things quietly for a bit." The woman returned home. "Well, dear," asked her husband, "what did the doctor say?" : "He said I must go for a long holi- day, have plenty of motoring, and get some new cCresses," she told him, pees For the Celebrations. Hatton gazed disapprovingly round the restaurant. Finally he called the waiter. rH "I believe this place soon cel A its twentieth anniversary," he sai "That is correct, sir," the replied. The customer tapped the table his finger. Hor _ "Then don't\you think you mig have clean tablecloths to ¢ event?" he suggested. meena Pedal-bicycles are | Birmingham firm alone 1,000 machines a day.