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Dominion News m Brief Kentville, N.S. â€" The farmers of the Annapolia Valley aro icoing in more for mixed farminfr, including con- spiciiouHly dairyinir and hog raising. At the same time they are extending their apple orchards and In many parts of the Valley large areas of vir- gin land arc liein^ broken up for this purpose. Saint John, N.B. â€" A modern fish curing plant will open here in April next year, operated by McCormiclc and Zatzman. It will be located at Strait Shore. Sheibrooke, Que. â€" A census just completed ahow.s Rherbrooke's popula- tion to have increased in a year from 23,454 to 25,021â€" a gain of 1,567. Hamilton, Ont. â€" The city of Hamil- ton claims the largc»t and most im- portant telephone repeater station in the Dominion, according to the Cham- ber gf Commerce here. The new toll terminal ci;uipnicnt is entirely new in dcsifrn. It han 46 circuits passing through Hamilton between Toronto and points east and as far- as Buffalo and beyond, and between Toront-i and point? west as far as Detroit. In ad- d'lion there are 194 circuits composed of physical and phantom, which term- inate at Hamilton. The composite nnpers recently install<>d here are the firs', to be put in in Canuda by the Ucll Telephone Co. Winnipeg, Man. â€" The fur branch of the Industrial Development Board U devoting its attention to muskrat farming in Manitoba. The question of a land survey, food supp'.y aiui Pro- vincial Government co-operation are j being discuHsed with the Doputy Mia ister of Agriculture. I Regina, Sask. -^ According to a I statement made by Louis Rosenburg, I field representative of the Jewish Col- jonizatlon Association, Saskatchewan j has a bijiger profrortion of farmers among its Jewish population than any province or state in the world. Out of a total Jewish population of 5,400 nearly 1,500 are permanantly settled on farms. Of the fourteen Jewi.*h Farm Colonies established In Canada eight are located in Saskatchewan. In 1925 they marketed approximately 500,000 bushels of wheat. Calgary, Alta. â€" The Vulcan well in the Turner Valley field has taken Its place as one of the deepest oil wells in the world, having passed the 5,000- foot depth. Both oil and gas have been encountered but the drillers ar« prepared to go 6,000 feet. Victoria, B.C. â€" A record mangel, weighing 38 pounds, has been (jrown by Dr. Colvert, of the "White House," Sooke River, following other near- records produced on his farm. He hns just sold a ton of them, consisting of 100 mangels, averaging 20 pounds apiece. A Canadian Economic Commission^ "uncomfortable" to the government of the day, resulting In even these being sternly suppressed. It is understood that « mass of u.wful information was gathered by this body and drastic re- commendations were made en many subjects. These are, presumably, still on record in the dusty tomes at Ot- tawa. RURAL DEVELOPMENT. I may, however, be permitted to offer the Buggestion that in opite of the fact that public policies in Canada BY CHARLES W. PETERSON. Our colonization problem In Canada is, comparatively speaking, elemen- tary. Money and intelligent organiza- tion would solve it. The more diffi- cult problem is holding our rural population. But with gpreater agricul- tural prosperity In plain sight, even than will be largely simplified as time j hayeVlways, and 10*^8 glaring ^^xten^t" goes on. But that we should, in the pevoived around urban interests, the GREAT HORNED OWLS meanwhile, do everything in our pow- ! "}i4g}j spots" in our economic riddle Ontario great liornwl owls are iium- er to arrest our abnormal population I ^ii ^ot \^ found in our towns and'**^"" '° "** Toronto suburban dls- leak can hardly be open to argument. ! cities, but in our countryside. All our i ''"*'''* '^'- t""e8«nt and are caiisinK aeri- What should wo do about It? The | troubles would admittedly be over if,°"* '°®* among game and barnyard answer, if an.wer there is, would ob- ] Canada could to-day boast of a rea- '""'' * """ '" '""" ' ' '"" viousty con.ititute a detailed and com- \ aonably self-contained and prosperous plete chart of the economic sea â- show- ; agriculture, producing and consuming ing the safe harbors, the shoals and | ^n double the present scale. That such the hidden rocks. We must, of course, ^ situation could be brought about make the average man in Canada soj^thin a limited term of years admits cor.tentod and prosperous that emlgra- ^f „o argument whatever. We have tlon would hav« no attractions for Uj^g "manless land," elsewhere they him, which would naturally be the jj^ye the "landless men." -The task of goal of all rational state.smav.ship. THE POLITICAL CHART. agement and agricultural prosperity ssa fowl. Among the he<ivlea-t loserK liaa been George Hebden Coi-^^m, Bt.nior, KILL FIVE GEESE AND SEVEN PHEASANTS IN TWO DAYS j owner of tlie Bdio Valley Gam« Farm the first blue goose victim surrounded ! at Isilnglou. Within two days Mr. ' by traps to catch the owis. The lower jOorsiui loitt five blue gestae averaging i picture shows Mr. Corsan with a £e- 1 ton iiound-s in wuight and ijeven phoas- \ male groat homed owl. Two owls have ants. S. flo<-k ot blue and snow geese been captured but the one above killed ! are. sho^n at the top. Th» inset show^'and ale her companion. Natural Resourcec Buflet^i. Perhaps one of the least known oi explored parts of Canada it tha craal peninnulA of Gospe jutting out into the Gulf of the St Lawrence for 160 miles and with a 'width about half aa great. Yet this is one of Canada's most picturesque and oldest regions with great resources of timber, fisheries, game and minerals. I'hc peninsula may be said to be, historically, the oldest part of Canada, for it was on its shores near the town of Gaspe that Jacques Cartier, in the year 1534, landed and claimed th<> country for his sovereign, the King of France. Although the first discover- ed part of Canada, the penlnmila Is still largely covered with primeval fore.st. There being no roads or railways across the peninsula, direct communi- cation between the settlements in the north and those in the south does not exist. The lack of roads from north to south is, of course, accounted for by the chain of Shickshock mountains which are very rugged and run from 2,000 to more than 4,000 feet In height. The Quebec Provincial Dept. of Roads will shortly open a highway '7hich will run completely arourid the peninsula. The population of the two Gaspe coasts is quite different. Along the north coast the people are mainly French Canadians of the "habitant" type. Along the south shore the Aca- dian French are in the majority, al- though here and there is found the habitant who has drifted in from other parts of the prcnnce. The two differ in both language and customs ; as a rule the habitant is agricultural while the Acadian is a fisherman. Settle- ments of Scotch and Irish are also to be found, sharp-ly marked oflP from each other and from their French- apeakinic neighbors. Another import- ant group on the southern and eastern coasts of Gaspe are the Jersey and Guernsey people who have for genera- tions been fishermen on these coasts. In fact, from the point of view of race, language and folklore, Gaspe fomus one of the most unique parts of Can- ada. Theoretically, our pohtical leaders and our public services should work; is in the offing. If the average Can out these detailed, sailing directions in' adian could create- »i state of mind co-operation. Practically, one can j which would conscientiously regard hardly imagine a more hopeless ma- I thi.s task as the supreme re-sponsibility chine for such a pur po^; Democratic I of his government, not omitting to politics is primarily concerned with \ articulate his convictions, the thing is party welfare. It."* appeal is to the done, great body â€" the least intelMgent of : â€" - â€" ^ voters. It i.« Hwayud this way and' that way by popular prejudice. Poli- tics Is concerned with herd psychologry and mass hysteria. Political leaders frequently â€" perhaps generally â€" know what should be done in the be.st inter- Successful Meeting Ornitho- logists Union. Reipreseatatlve bird-lovers fidiu the ....,..,. , CTnltfid States, Australia, and Oanaila bringing; th*m together is merely a Ifiestlon of intelligent bu.siness man- '° "^® ^umber of 140 gatlie-red in Ot- tawa for the meeting of the American Ornithologists Union in the Victoria Memorial Mus&um during tho fo\ir days October 11 to 14. Tho oponlnK day was devoted to the buislness of the Union and the election of otticer.s. Dr. Alex. Wetmore, A.ssislant Socro- tary of the Smithsonian Instituto, Washington, District of Columbia, was elected president for tUa eiisuliii; ytiir. The otheiT principal offlcers of tlio Union are: vice-presidents, Ur. .lo.-ii^ph Orinnell, BerklL>y, California, and .Mr. Jamee H. Kliemlng, Toronto, Ontario; secretary, Mr. T. S. Palmer WashlnK George V. to Have Office Building as Neighbor Ix)ndon. â€" With the announcement this week of a new property deal by est ot the country, but uninformed, ^^ich an imposing mansion in Buck- 1 Ion; treasurer, Mr. W. L. McAtoi-, mass opinion dictates policy in the i„j^j,g,„ p^ia^e Road willoe converted) Washington. end. As to the public service â€" ourlj^j^ ^^ office building it appear.s cer- 1 The noxt three days were takon up bureaucracy â€" it hns In its multitude! ^^^ j^j,^j King George within a short j^'ith papers on different phases of bird of watertight compartments all tho|j|j„^ ^yj y^ surrounded entirely by ' Protection and one of tho most im- detailed data wc may need to form in- i tradesmen and professional men. Iportant resolutions passed deprecaiiwl telligent conclusions on economic Formerly Buckingham Palace wasUuy general oohipaign against hawks questions and it contains within itskj^g centre of the fashionable rcsiden-'or owls and protested the use of tho ranks may brilliant and resourceful | j^-j^j district of the West End, but the ! word "vemnln" In reference to tho.se technical men, but oo-oporation nnd g^j^g \^^^ i^„ i^gi^g ^jg neighbors j two species. Men Make Best Cooks British Novelist Claims IjOndon. â€" Men are more interested in food and thcrofore make the best cook.s, doohircs Norman Vt^nner, novel- ist, in "The I^iidon .Soroptimi.st," offi- cial organ of the Soroptimist Club. "No woman slioukl ever be a cook, as men manage much better, being more interested in things to eat," says Mr. Venner, who contends that no woman .should ever l;e captain of a Bhip, as the sea i.s too masculint! an element. No woman, ho goes on, .should over be in charge of an auto- matic road drill, or a steam crano, or a battery of howitzers; no woman should ever l>c a .soldier, snllor, tinker, tramp, professional wrestler, driver or Ixiilerinakcr. lint jipart from these tho wolld of human effort is open to the woman worker, x "And 1 /or ono," says the author, "only hope they will get on with it in largo numbers." BRITISH VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES team work â€" the conference spirit â€" is totally larking. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. We did, however, once upon a time, actually make a gesture designed to get below the surface and to attempt to make an intelligent survey of Can- ada's economic situatioii from which, presumably, public policies might have ' a school for dress designers, been formulated and p!<icud before the I ^ country, backed by the very consider- Qood Guesaer able prestige naturally attjiched to ai ' . ^ , program worked out by a non-political I ^ "^^y engaged a new gardener, and , Klngsmore on October 15. Some of the body of able men, many of them of na-Mt®"" breakfast one day she sauntered j excuirstonlBts had the pleaauro of lu tio"al reputation! giving their services I out among the flowers. Seeing tho] sheeting the gardena ot the Prime gratuitously and Jolely from motives of >ow man hard at work, she said rapidly in recent months as coramer- 1 Luncheon was served to the niem- clal interests have encroached almost bers during the mteetings at the Mn- up to the palace gates. The King's »eum and through tho courtesy of tho new neighbors now include the head- 1 Department of the Interior buKiio quarters of the Boy Scouts, the Girl, moat was Included In the menu. This Guides and the Imperial Refence I treat, which was Mipplied from the College, as well as cookery exports and gi^t herd In Buffalo National park ut pupils, the sanitation authorities and Walnwrlght, Albeo-ta, was greatly en- Joyed by the dielogatea. Official field excursions wern con- ducted after the btislness of tho meet- ing was flulshed, tlio first being to Has Sufficient Ships to Protect British in China I/jndon. â€" Word has come from Vice- Admiral .Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sin- clair, of tho British China station, that h^ believes he has sufficient strength to protect British lives. W. <1. Bridgcmaii, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced the receipt of the message while speaking at Brom- ley. He said the Admiralty had replied to the .Admiral tellin); him, "If you haven't enough we will do our best to send you further reinforcements." I Minister, the Ut. public "spirft. I refer to the late, la- i "Well, and how \, my Sweet William . Mackenzie King, mented "Economib Commission," | tbia morning?" • â-  â- - â-  which, after gathering a vast amount: "First rate, thanks of vital information, for .some reason H'e man of the spade. "Hut how did thftt has never been explained to the vou know my namej" public, failed to comnlete its labor and ~ * mnke a report. I am credibly inform- 1 The best art: Painting a smile upon *d 'hat KU prclimin.ary finding.'* were the face of a child. Honourable W. 1-. who had kindly opened his grounds for this occasion, replied j An excursion to Blue Sea lake in the Laurentlan hlghlanda was attended by thlrty-nlno members. The next meeting of the Union will be held la Washington, D.C., In the fall of 1927. What About Wrong Numbers? There Is a firm of watchmakers In I'ari.s who, with every watch they S'BU, give a guarantee that tho owner may l>o lelf phoiiod frci> of chargi) and told to gt't up in the morning; reminded by tolophono of urgont appointments; and have the right to telephone any hour of the day or night and ask the exact time!, • Detachment from the Outside World, Press Says, Cannot Long Endure. London. â€" The United States' inde- pendence of world conditions is feat- ured in British newspapers, which have at last begun .seriously to discuss the recent elections. Tho Times says : "The people of the United States ore in the full enjoy- ment of a period of extraordinary prosperity and wealth, diffused more widely among all classes than in any other country or at any other time. They are content with the felicity of their condition, and contentment dis- inclines men to large changes in the .â- system under which they are happy and under which they know themselves to be happy. This period may ije tran- sient, and some of its financial and economic foundations are insecure in the judgment of many American' fin- anciers and students, as well as In that of European experts. "But no popular electorate is likely ' to listen to the prophets of evil, how- jever eminent and however well- 1 informed. They will not listen unless ' and until they begin to feel the pres- sure of economic laws and economic , facts in their own personal affairs. j If and when that day should comj, , they will scrutinize election programs and exercise their electoral franchises ' oven in 'off years,' with n new sense of interest and of responsibility." The Manehe.ster Guardian is more explicit. "Apart altogether," it says "from such disruptive forces as pro- hibition, fundamentalism or Ku Klux Klan, we may expect to see, perhaps by the time the next President is elect- ed, the evidence of complicated changes strong enough to force the political parties into new forms and with fresh methods of popular appeal. Nor, again, is it conceivable that the American electorate can maintain its present remarkable detachment from and indifference to the concerns of the outside world." The Serf. His naked sktn clothed In tho torrid mist That p\i£fs in smoke arouad the pa- tient hooves. The pkrtighnmn drlvea, a slow som- nambulist. And through the gr.^an his crimson fuiTow grooves; His heart, more deeply than he wounds tho plain Ix>ag by the rasping ahara of Insult torn, Red clod, to which thio war-ery once was rain ^And tribal spears the fatal sheaves of corn. Lies fallow now. But as the tui-t di- vides, I see la the slow progrese of his • strides Over the toppled clods aiind failing flowers The timeliess, surely patle^nee of the serf That moiTe-s the ueares-t to the naked earth And plow* down palace« and thrones and towers. â€" Roy Campbell. Black and White. Farmer (proudly showing oft his j pig) â€" "Yes, sir, that la the cuteef Ut- I tie pig I have, and I've named him Ink.' " Vlflltoi^â€" "IIow's that?" I â- ' 'Cause he's always running out ol tho pen." i Girl Makes Baking Powder. j Among Norway's successful busi- ness women Is a girl of eighteen who owns and operates a factory tor mak- : tag baking powder from a recipe that has been for generations a secret in her family. Just Like That. The newlyweda had mov»d Into (\ home near a railroad. Aa the fifth train rumbled by the bride said: "These tratna do make a great deal of noise, don't they?" "Oh, after the first few days you won't mind it," replied the husband. "Then let's go to mother's for tho first few days." Happiness at work comes from working, not shirking. MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By Bud Fisher. That's Carrying the Deception Too Far. ( H€V, MoTT I \wH«=R«'S r 4 • 1. *. \ \ i *â-  i « •