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A THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1931 SIAN REPORT IS SAYS EDISON "Fort Myers, Fla, May 13--Thomas Edison took time off from his experiments here to brand a it -of successful extraction of er from crude oil in Russia as o aged inventor had just read an punt. of Soviet experiment's with "Ie don't think the Moscow report 8" true," Mr. Edison said. "I don't lieve one can get good rubber from I would even go so far as to oil rubber is a fake. he Russians, to my knowledge, e working on extraction of rubber the guayule plant, which is now g grown successfully in the Un- States. 1 think they also are working on other plants, but they ad better stick to the Guayule be- it is the best rubber producer side the tropics. BAS Mr. Edison was emphatic in saying believed the Soviet five-year plan * 'would succeed, but at the same time he doubted the efficiency of Russian 4 ie industry over a period of years because "porperty in com- fon has never been successful. SUS CANADIAN ht FIRMS TO BE TAKEN, For Statistics On ity Distribution wa, May 13.--The first Do- wide gatheriag of data cov- .Capadian. wholsalers, ~~ and service estabMshments made in Canada will be under- an this year. In response to a eral demand for a comprehen- e picture of commodity distri- tion in Cahada the Minister of de and Commerce, Hon. H. H. vens, yesterday aanounced that e Dominion Bureau of Statistics uld undertake a census of mer- ; ndising service establishments. % The enumerators will record the Jame, address and kind of business all wholesale and retail estab- ments in, Canada. Special edules will then be sent to exch these from the Dominion Bur- u of Statistics direct about the , containing ques- wages, credit and instal- commodity bread down, from services, ex- mses (exclusive of cost of goods ehased), inventories and capi- 1 employed. Returns will Le tab- ted by kinds of business and 'by type or organization (in- . dependent of stores, chain stores. KE BREAKS LOOSE IN CAR Chicago, May 13.--(CP)--Eigh- feet of python en route from agar to Brownsville, Tex, . Nas deposed Sunday as a ruisr of ino American Express baggage car, A holding undisputed sway all wt ¥ way from Otio. + Drive 42,500 Tons at 25% Knots TT largest cast bronze propellers in the world are seen above in this unique view of the after end of the new 42,500 ton Canadian Pacific Liner "Empress of Britain." These huge screws, the two larger ones each weighing 25 tons, and the smaller pair 17! tons apiece proved their ability during recent trials to drive this new palatial ship through the water-at a speed of 25.52 knots. Another outstanding feature of the picture is the d by a new British liner since the war. develo i The Empress of Britain sails from Southampton May 27th, and is due to reach Quebec five days later. huge rudder, which weighs 67 tons. This huge felm had to be transported to the builders' yard on a specially constructed truck. It was preceded during the by a construction gang which removed telephone poles and other obstructions encountered on the Englis Lower left is an insert of the Empress of Britain as she steamed over the measured mile at the fastest speed journey roads. It had broken loose Saturday night and when William Stewart, express messenger, looked up to see 18 feet of snake, he gave one yell, yanked the bell cord, stopped the train and catapulted out near Barberton, O. When the train reached Marion, the baggage car was scalea and started for Chicago. Thyra Rich- ard Aver, foreman of the Lincoin Park Zoo, who knows about rep- tiles, met the train. Auer stared at the python; it stared at him. He broke into song. The python liked it and lay still in a corner, Around the snake Auer slipped a noose and the 13- foot constrictor was forced back into the cage. . " "Nothing to it," said Auer, Only one person was disappoint- ed. He was a policeman. "There's a fellow over at the depot who sees smales," his su- perior had told him. "Go over with the patrol and get him." The patrolman returned empty- handed. «.. does more lasts longer Because --its unique, tiny, flat-shaped particles ver more surface and do a lot more cleaning. bie 4 A Buch. works. You will be both sur- d and delighted with how long a package of Old lasts, and 'how economically and efficiently it your cleaning. ie Dutch is perfect for porcelain and enamel, tile, ted woodwork, floors, refrigerators, stoves, utensils, in fact for all cleaning throughout the home. | 'every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning over the n } vy a System. Tune in TOR STA- Grain, Fire-Spoiled Sold To Farmers For Fodder Montreal, May 12--Montreal, the largest city in Canada, is at present, the Mecca of farmers within 'a 100 mile radius of its limits. Fat farmers, thin farmers, rich farmers and poor farmers are crowding into the 1 polis by every mode 'of travel, f the patient, plodding one-horse on to the modern six-cylinder mot truck. The magnet drawing the son of the soil here feed fertilizer--thousands upon thousands of bags of it--piled in huge stacks for sale. The plant of the Western Canada Flour Mills: Company, Limited, 5214 Henri Julien street, a short distance north of Laurier avenue east, which was deéstroved on' Friday, March 24, by a fire of unknown origin, is the goal of 'the agriculturists, 'Sales are Brisk Thousands of bags of flour, shorts, bran and middlings have already been sold under the watchiul eyes of health inspectors who make certain that the produce is not destined for human consgmption before it is al lowed to leave the premises. Pur- chases range from two or three bags by individual farmers to 500 bags or more by syndicates of agri- culturists, In addition to the pur- cahses made for feed purposes, a large quantity, spoiled. by fire and water for feed, is being bought for fertilizer purposes. Farmers, report, that the spoiled flour and food is equal'to the best commercial product. Million Gallons Used Well over a million gallons of wa- ter were poured on the fire. which destroyed the plant. Damage esti- mated in excess. of $500,000 was caused, The fire goes on record as one of is cheap | the | known that this will total many thou- expensive to fight in the history of Montreal. Firemen were on duty for 24 hours a day for 15 days and it is expected that they will remain on the scene of the blaze for another week at least. No estimate vet be made of the cost. It is most can sands 'of dollars, Over $1,200 alone has been spent for fuel for the pumps eight of which were in operation at one time. Eight firemen were injur- ed and required medical attention, while several more are still off duty with sore eyes caused by the dense smoke. Much Fuel Used The gross number of hours pumps were in operation totalled 6994, the fuel used up in this time being 1,527 gallons of gasoline and 175 gallons of oil, in the case of the motor driv- en pumps, and 50 tons of coal for the steam driven pumps, At the present time eight firemen are on duty at the fire in charge of a lieutenant. They are using sia streams of water in fighting the stub- born blaze, which, although past all danger, breaks:out from time to time at different points in the smouldering heaps of refuge, The estimated' amount of water poured on the blaze up to this after- noon would more than half fill the high level reservoir of the city which is. situated west of Peel street a few hundred feet north of Pine avenue. This reservoir, when full, covers an arca of 23,400 square feet and is 12 feet deep. The water used to fight the fire would fill the reservoir seven feet deep or fill a column 10 feet square to the height of 105 feet, T0 TAKE CENSUS OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL FIRMS Government to Secure In- formation on Commodity Ottawa, May 12.--The first Do- minion-wide gathering of data covering Canadian wholesalers, re- tailers and service establishments ever made in Canada will be un- dertaken this year. In response to a general demand for a compre- hensive picture of commodity dis- tribution in Canada the minister of Trade and 'Commerce, Hon, H, H. Stevens, today announced that the dominion bureau of statistics would undertake a census of mer- chandising and service establish- ments, Distribution, he stated, unlike production' and many other fields of statistical effort has not been thoroughly served. Numerous pro- duction problems have beene aided in solution by the: provision 'of adequate statistics. The most pressing business probléms of to- day 'exist in the field of distribu- tion and it is anticipated tHat with the immense and diverse fund of data much aid will be extended retailers, wholesalers, publish- éry, manufacutrers and advertisers. and in the end of the consuming public to which the efforts of all are directed will beneficiaries, The general census enumerators will be able to provide a complete list of all.business houses engaged in merchandising and service funce tions, and the Dominipn Bureau of Statistics has complete and specific plans for collecting, assembling and disseminating the valuable data thus obtained. The enumerators will in the firgt instance record the name, ad- dress and kind of business of all wholesale and retail establish- ments in Canada, Special schedules will then be sent to each of these from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics direct about the first of August, containing questions cov- ering employees, wages, sales (cash, credit and instalment), commodity break down, receipts from services, expenses (exclusive of cost of goods purchased), in- ventories and capital employed. Returns will be tabulated by kinds of business and also by type of or- ganization (independent stores, chains stores, etc.) Special sched- ules cover automobile merchandis- ing and hotels, Railroad Heads Will ~ Study Freight Rates Chicago, May 13; -- Fifty railroad be the greatest presidents admitting "the emergency |. which exists as to the credit and in- come of the railroads," have recotr- mended a study of freight rates, wiih a view to readjusting and 'revising them to: provide additional revenue. In the 'name of: their organization, structing the six rate groups in this country to start at once on a deter- imnations of how possible recovery of revenues may be brought about, While in some cases there might be ' downward revisions to afford more equitable competition in the transportation of certain commodities it was understood a general shift up- ward would be sought. It was agreed therc would' be no wage reduction. Porridge Kitchen In Edmonton Edmonton, Alta., May 12.--Dis- cussing the shutting off of meal ana bed tickets, in Edmonton recently, Mayor Douglas expressed the opin- ion that a porridge kitchen, similar to that now operating in Calgary, would have to be set up for unem- plod ralief purposes. The Calgary kitchen was estab- lished and is being maintained by public-spirited citizens. Huge pots of porridge are kept cooking in it from morning until night and any person is entitled to line up for a bowl and eat as much as he pleases as often as he pleases. There is no registration or red tape. "It is not a very elegant meal, but it will keep any one from starv- ing to death," the mayor pointed out. In Calgary it has been found that the running of a porridge kit- chen costs about two cents a bowl. Milk and sugar are also given with the porridge, but nothing else. IRAQ IMPORTS AN AIR FORGE London, May 12.--Iraq's air force has arrived in Bagdad after flying from Hatfield aerodrome in England by easy stages. The trip took 14 days, and the fleet reached its destination without trouble of any king: The fleet consists of five light two-seater biplanes, and one light "monoplane bought by King Feisul for his personal use, which led the formation in the hands of Wight Lieutenant Carter, a British officer lent, to the Iraq government for a term of three years so that he might assist in the formation of the air defence organization. All the other machines were piloted by Iraqi officers who had gone through a thorough flying course at the Roy- al. 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