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PAGE TEN aN aban. IT or Vo NTI pe ce AV AN r. SG -- Expresses Montreal, Dec 18--Western Can- ada has not faced any unemployment roblem so far this season and there Bas been to date mo diffeulty in absorbing Minerharvosters of Great Britain who Shine to in in Can- ada, D. CO, Coleman, vice-president; Western lines, Canadian Pacific Rail- way, declared Monday morning. . ° "Mr, Cole arrived in Montreal from 'the West Monday morning to confer with BE, W, Beatty, presi: dent and chairman of he .P.R, and other company executives, "Western Canada has enjoyed an extremely large grain crop this year," Mr, Coleman continued, "even though the grade has been somewhat disappointing, and generally speak: ing prospects are promising, Inter. timism For estern Canada's Future est in the mining fields of Manitoba and Northern Saskatchewan con- gcoveries have been reported from many quarters, Reporting progress in branch line construction on Canadian Pacific Western lines this year, Mr, Coale- man states that 215 miles of branch lines on which steel was laid in 1927 have been balasted and made ready for operation. In addition 883 miles were graded in 1928 on which 283 miles of steel were laid, He ad- ded that he could give no forecast as to the railway's Western; pro- gram for next year as apropriation for branch line construction and oth- er activities had not yet been made, STRONG APPEAL T0 SAVE STONEHENGE National Trust To Preserve Monument by Buying ~~ | Surrounding Land London, Eng, Dec. 13, -- Stone- henge is the object of a good deal of anxiety on the part of local his. torian; and. others. interested in an: cient monuments because possibility of part of the surround- ing land being taken for deyelop- Flashing Eyes Laughing Eyes Downcast Eyes | Eyes tell Your Character The pretiiest of dimples--or lish or 6 sigh, i Neer con compete with the charm of the eyes 3 y eyes for ing eyes indi- ig snd eyes the whites Brown eyes for for i gd ition --due to comstipa- gion? If so, you meed Bid Arkh d dd, BEECHAM (2 9 5. Reed about Character fi the Eyes in future Beechem E ud 8.11 of the ment purposes if the option secured thereon is allowed to expire, the limit date being December 31, 1928, In August, 1927, The Times pub- lished a letter signed by Premier Stanley Baldwin appealing for $175,- or the purchase of land sur- rounding Stonehenge in order to give back to the monument, and preserve forever, its ancient surroundings of nature. and solitude, ° ' In re to that appeal about $100,000 has so Tar-hegn received by the Stonehenge Committee and paid to the = National Trust, in whose hands it is proposed to vest the prop- erty, The first and second plots in- cluded in the scheme have been purchased, and some progress -- de- ayed mucl longer than we hoped by legal difficulties--has been made in removing the unsightly buildings erected during the War, For the third 'plot, which is essential to the completion of the scheme, the price agreed upon is $80,000, towards which about $25,000 has been so far received, There is $55,000 therefore still to raise, and only a few weeks to raise it, as the vendors réfuse to extend the option. An urgent appeal for the necessary $550,000 has bc.a made by John Bailey, Chairman. of the National Trust, who says: "There is nothing in England, nothing. perhaps in all the world, quite Bice Stonehenge, Its extraor- dinary appeal to the imagination has been largely due to the mystery of its origin and the loneliness of its site. If learning should ever clear away its mystery there will at least be compensation for the loss. There will be none at all if commercial de- velopment is allowed to destroy its { loneliness," "Stanhengist," the Saxon name for Stonehenge, or hanging stones, comprises a circular group of huge standing stones situated on Salis- bury Plain, Wiltshire, said -to have been erected as a monument in com- memoration of 400 nobles who were treacherously slain near this spot by Hengist in 472 A.D. Hengist and { Horsa were brother chieftains who led the first Saxon bands which set- tied in England. PRESIDENT MINE WORKERS Indianapolis, Dec. 12.--Jobn L. | Lewis was re-elected international president of the United Mine Work- {ers of America by the unanimous | yote of the membership at the | blennial election held today in atl {of the four thousuand local unions scattered throughout the United States and Canada. ie was unop- Jom L. LEWIS RE-ELECTED { 1 WR) 2 ly: 7 Select cand er tg. this better Christmas. 20 Wise Waterman's lnk in Waterman's Pens L. E. WATERMAN COMPANY Limited --2638t. James Stvect West. MONTREAL tinues unabated and encouraging dis- | CHICAGO ELECTED NEGRO MEMBER FOR CONGRESS Oscar De Priest Only One Generation Away From Slave Days Chicago, Ills, Dec. 13.--One mem: ber of the digrupted Thompson- Crowe political organization survived the a 'anche of November 6 votes to emerge a member of congress, the first negro Illinois ever sent to Washington, Not since 1903 has one of his race been in congress, He is Oscar De Priest, 58 years old, only one generation removed from slave days in Alabama, Virtual. ly all others of the republican face tion formerly controlled by Mayor William Hale Thompson and State's Attc.ney Robert. E, Crowe, were gwept Cot of office, or away from it, in Cook County races, De Priest succeeds to the first district scat occupied for 23 years by the late Martin B. Madden. The congressman-elect was bitterly op- posed by certain republican factions who supported an independent candi- date and by a democrat, Sat as rman adden's 'successor was the first negro alderman in Chicago and the first wnty commissioner of his race, He maintains a real estate business, leaving, however, much ot its operation to a som. Politics large- ly occupies his time, fii after the civil Wae sent De Priest's parents away from the Florence, Ala, plantation where they were slaves, north to taste of their new' freedom. Oscar was then a baby, After a few years in Kansas, the negro hoy came to Chicago, The "black belt," then a tiny segretated district, back from the aristocrat Lake Michigan bounded residence district, swallowed him. Today the "black belt" has engulfed lower Mi- chigan avenue and De Priest is its representative in congress. ARGENTINE PLOT AIMED AT HOOVER Official Confirmation of Dis- covery of Conspiracy Against Life Buenos Ajres, Dee. 13.--Official confirmation of the discovery of a plot against the life of Herbert Hoover and of its frustration by the police, was made public by President Irigoyen. His statement said: "The Presi- dent of the Repuublic being desir- ous of making agreeable the visit of the President-elect of the United States of America, and of offering the greatest possible guarantee of safety to the personnel of the illus- trious visitor, commanded the police to intensify their observation of dangerouus anarchist elements. "This order was carried out by the division of investigation, which after discreet inquiries and investi- gations, searched a house in Es- tomba Street in which were found four hand grenades, two cylindrical bombs, one square bomb, dynamite, revolvers, automatic pistols, quan- tities of ammunition and 150 ten- peso notes--all of which have judical authOrities." The police sald that a2 room in tailed map of the railway system which apparently was used by the plotters in planning their attack. It was announced that 1,500 guards had been employed om special duty to ensure the safety of Mr. Hoover during his visit. For several days the police bave been active in rounding up persons be- lieved to. have beem active in pre- the , notably bombings 20d demonstrations growing out of the Sacco-Vanzetti executions, and Nicaraguan intervention. Other details obtained from the to this country, held for search ht even go sp far as result dn the permanent seizure of the tourist's automobile. "Now what's the matter?" been placed at the disposition of the raided house contained a de-, SESOGRAPH HAY BE TRACED FAR BACK TO 136 B.C. Quake Recording Instrument Has Been in Operation Over 2,000 Years . New Orleans, La, Dec. 13--~To a simple copper object hammered out by a Chinese coppersmith in 136 B.C, has been traced the origin of the seismograph, that delicate scien tific apparatus that records and charts earthquakes. The Rev,20, N. Abell, seismologist at Loyola University here, says that recent research has disclosed such an instrument was in use more than 2,- 000 years ago. This original seismograph as wrought by the Chinese coppersmith was described as practical as well as unique, the simplicity of its de- sign affording an interesting con- trast to the complicated modern de- vice, According * to Abell, it consisted of a pended within a hollow copper sphere, The pendulum 'was free to move in eight directions, and on the outer surface of the globe, corres. ponding to these 'directions, appear- ed eight dragon heads. In the throat of each was a small ball which fell when an earth tremor caused the pendulum to swing, Located at varying points on the sphere also were the upturned mouths of frogs, and the ball, upon the Rev, Father endulum sus- being dislodged from a dragon's mouth, fell into one of these, hy if the ball was forced down the south-east side of the 'nstrumept and fell into the mouth of a frog on the north-western it was deduced * that the shock came from the south-east, proceeding in the direction taken by the ball, The present seismograph was de- velopud about 40 years, ago as the result of the efforts of five English scientis'., Gray, Perry, Milne, Shaw, and Knott, CAPTAIN WEEPY AT LOSS OF SHIP Liverpool, Dec. 13.--Great sym- pathy is expressed in shipping cir. cles here for Captain Gilbert Berry, commander of the White Star liner Celtic, for the loss of his ship, es- pecially in view of his retirement next year. He is 69, married and has four sons living at Birkenhead, Liverpool, Captain Berry has heen in the service of the White Star Line for 82 years, earning his first command 21 years ago. Since then he has commanded many well-known lin- ers, Persons here familiar with the genial disposition of Captain Berry were stirred hy the state- ment of passengers that he wept like a child when he discovered his ship was fast on the rocks, During the World War, Captain Berry's vessel, the Norseman, was torpedoed, He was praised by the Admiralty for his gallent endeavs ors to save the ship, He also serv- ed in the Canadian, United States and Mediterranean' war transport routes and was mentioned in dis- patches for his services. An old gentleman, reading the pa- per, remarked to his wife: This pa- per says that for every missionary sent abroad last year this country sent 2,000 bottles of whiskey." "Bless my heart!" replied the old lady, "Does it say what he does with it an?" AMERICAN FLEET WILL SAIL DOWN SOUTH AMERICA One Hundred and Twenty- Five Biggest War Craft To Go On Cruise Washington, D.C, Dee, 13.--0One hundred and twenty-five of the United States's biggest warcraft will roll down the west coast of South America to Callao and Valparaiso next -February, The United States fleet, command- cd by Admiral H, A, Wiley, is sched- uled to sail from Balboa,, Canal Zone, after the annual fleet concen- tration February 21, the plans being dependent upon diplomatic exchanges with the governments over the use of Peruvian and Chilean ports, As the cruise is a test of the geli- sustaining efficiency of the gigantic fleet, submarines and other small and slow speed craft will not make the. voyage, The United States fleet consists of the battle fleet of the Pacific coast, commanded by Admiral W, V, Pratt, the scouting fleet. and the control force, 'commanded by Vice Admiral M. M. Taylor and Rear Admiral F: H. Brumby, respectively, Components of. the battle fleet to make the cruise include the battle- ship division of dreadnaughts, com- manded by Vice Admiral M, L, Nul- ton, the air force, including the new giant . 'rcraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington, under command of Rear Admiral J, M. Reeves, a light cruiser division, t..o destroyer squadrons, a fleet base force and training vessels. One battleship division, commanded by Read Admiral Harris Laning, a destroyer squardon and one training vessel squadron comprise the scout- MAPLE LEAF ANTI-FREEZE A gallon in time will save many a dime, Arco-Merer Service will tell you when you require more and also HOW MUCH MORE, MONTREAL SCIENTIFIC * RADIATOR * PROTECTION 30°belowZERO Sold at leading garage and service stations, CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL COMPANY LIMITED CORBYVILLE TORONTO WINNIPEG Good for all water-cooled cars... "0 exception, VANCOUVER ing fleet, The control force, compo- sed of submarines and tenders, will cruise Caribbean waters, On the return cruise, scheduled for March 15, the battle fleet will make a non-stop voyage from the South American ports to San Diego. BUROWSKI'S INFORMATION USELESS TO THE POLICE Toronto, Dec, 13.--Information given by John Burowski, through his counsel, purporting to bear upon the Parry Sound train rob- bery ,has proven of virtually no uuse to the police, after due in- vestigation, it is learned, There is no expectation of further arrests in the case, and hence the possibil- ity of new proceedings, in which the condemned man might be re- quired as witness, may be dismissed as a factor in the situation. Sub- ject only to change in the decision already announced at Ottaws, against exercise of clemency, Bur- owski, in the opinion of authori- ties here, will be hanged upon ex- piration of his reprieve, December 21, for the murder of William Jackson, in a struggle with citizens following the robbery, JUDGE THE EXCELLENCE. Only by driving the New Ford, say owmers, can you appreciate the effortless joy of perfect car control. Gears shift with silent mony, sturdy steel spoked wheels and full balloon tives give the New Ford grace and beauty. Owners of the most ex- pensive cars marvel at its thrilling ance. Many, in fact, When talk turns to motors--in theatre lobbies, in smoking hotels, clubs-- you hear the New Ford compared with all makes. Stories are told of the swiftness and ease with which the New Ford covers difficult highways; of distance-consuming travel hour after hour; of the breathless rush in high gear up the steepest of hills.' 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