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M ews in Brief » Cattle Shipped From West For Feeding GUELPH. â€" Lush pasturage here combined with marked Increases In meat prices generally has been re- Bponaible for large importations into Wellington County of beet cattle from Western Canada, according to farm- ers throughout this district. The first group of Western cattle brought here for feeding was readily disposed of. Ned Sparks Big Attraction ST. THOMAS.â€" Passing a big auto- mobile owned by Ned Sparks, the mo- tion-picture comedian, on the long, winding hill leading into the Water- works Park, a youth drove his old automobile into the fence along the hillside nd smashed into a pole car- rying Hydro power to the city's pump- ing statiO! . The accident snapped the pole and cut off the power to the sta- tion for nearly two hours until Public Utilities Commissiou linesmen could ^fix up an emergency service. The youth is bel'eved to have beer looking at Sparks, and his auto so intently that he failed to see where he was go- ing until he shelved off the side of the road. Damage will total about $50. Loose Gravel Causes Injuries to Thirteen SALTCOATS, S:isk.â€" Thirteen chil- dren between six and 18 years of age are recovering from injuries received In a highway accident five miles south of this town, 123 miles northwest of Retina. All were occupants of an automobile that struck loose gravel on a curve, skidded, broke its steer- ing gear and rolled over. Most seri- ously hurt were Peter Wilson, 13, broken leg; Travis Thorvaldson, 9, broken wrists; Walter Thorvaldson, 6, severed leg artery. More "Luxury" Spending S'hows Times Are Better WASHINGTON. â€" Agriculture de- partment economists declare a sharp increase in sales of ''luxury items" the first part of this year, indicated the Unite! States public had more money to spend. They reported sales of furs, nechanical refrigerators, liq- uors, toilet preparations, cameras and lense-s, the theatre admissions in the first five months of 1937 ranged from 10 to 75 per cent, ahead of the same 193G period. Twin Wives' Worries Haunt Them In Paris LOS ANGIiLES. â€" .Marital difficul- ties continued simultaneous visits to Lois and Louise Coats, identical twins. The twin brothers they mar- ried Dec. 2S in Marian, Ark., filed suits for annulment. The plaintiffs, Hubert 0. and Herbert M. Sharp, charged that their brides had not received final divorce decrees from their previous husbands, Roy and Ray Sebrin.e. also twins. Accused Makes a Clean Breast of His Innocence LOS ANGELES.â€" Asked if he could identify Harry Geor, in court on a foi-gery charge, as the culprit, wit- ness Harry Greenberg, replied ''I can't tell definitely unless he opens his shirt at the neck. The man who forgod the cheque had lots of hair on his chest." Geer opened his shirt, bared his chest. It was as smooth as an onion. "Case dismissed." said the coirt. Walker Not Candidate For New York Mayoralty NlOVv YORK.â€" The name of James J. Wal'.ver v.as mentioned in some Tammany quarters as a possiblo can- didate in Now York's mayoralty cam- paisn, but the dapper, former mayor quickly eliminated himself from the picturo. "I'm on the jury now," Wal- ker said upon leaving a white house chat â-  ith President Roosevelt in Washigton. "1 only listen to argu- ments, and don't intend to take part in any of them. Mery and Budd> Leave Honolulu On The Clipper ALKMliLA. C'alil'. - Pan-American Airways said that Mary Plckford and Buddy Rogers, returning from a Hon- olulu hcnevnioon, were among seven passengers a-board when the Philip- pine Clipper 1 -ft Horsn'ulu for San Franc's^'o. Groceryntan's Watchdog BRANDtlNTON.. Fla.â€" H. E. Mow- er, llrandonton grocer, objects to the persistent casting of the snake as the villain in fiction, and says his ten- foot boa constrictor was the hero of a real life crime story. Mower said thieves pried open a rear window of his store and entered the building. They left in a hurry without loot and even forsot the crowbar they used to open lie window. Mower says he's convinced the gleam of the serpent's eyes in a flashlight beam with per- haps a ii'ss thrown In â€" caused the Oight. Westerners to Help Harvest KITCHENER.â€" Things have chang- ed. A few years ago Waterloo Co. ' youths used to go West on the "har- vesters' excursions." Now it was learned here that two Saskatchewan C-N youths, 21 and 20, will leave their homes thfre next week seeking farm work in Waterloo County. They will probably get It, Employment Bureau officials declare. New Trick NORTH YORK. â€" A new trick of hitch-hikers to obtain rides Into the city was revealed this week to a mo- torist on Dufferin Street. P.C. Weller (412) of Toronto, and Mrs. Weller, were driving on Dufferin Street when they spied a lad of about 18 lying on his back with both arms outstretched and his legs about three feet on the pavement, in the path of their car. As the prostrate boy was motion- less, they presumed he had been the victim of a hit-and-run driver, and was either unconscious or dead. Stop- ping their car quickly, they hurried to him, only to have him jump to his feet and ask for a ride into the city. "Apparently he had been unsuccess- ful in 'thumbing' a ride and tried this new way of getting some motorist to stop," jommented P.C. Weller, who added that the incident had rather frfthtened and upset Mrs. Weller. Second Plane To Cross Sea MONTREAL. â€" Sister ship of the huge flying boat Caledonia, Imperial Airways' Cambria will take of from Foynes, Ireland, during the first week of August on a North Atlantic cross- ing, Trans-Canada Air Line Officials announced here this week. Cable advices received here by the company aid the Cambria would fol- low the same trail-blazing course of the Caledonia, which completed its westward crossing in four legs. From Southampton the Cambria would go to Foynes. then to Botwood, Ntld., on to Montreal, and from there to Port Washington, N.Y. The Pan American Clipper III, which completed a two-way flight of the North Atlantic at the same time as the Caledonia, but in reversed or- der, also will make the crossing some time in August. The Cambria, after completing the fourth let. of its Journey, may visit Windsor, Toronto and Hamilton. It the Cambria is unable to do so, the Caledonia will visit the three Ontario cities when it makes its third Atlantic flight. Round-World Flight Hinted EDMONTON. â€" Aviation officials here speculated on the possibility of a secret round-the-world airplane flight being made in the near future with a refueling stop at Edmonton, where a consignment of more than GOO gallons of high-test gasoline ar- rived from New Y'ork and San Fran- cisco and forty-five gallons of special oil from Germany. Identity of the flier who is believed planning a world- girdling flight, with a scheduled take- off about the first of next week, was not learned. Persistent rumors in fly- ing circles here have indicated such a flight is pending. Forced Landing Without Mishap BELLEVILLE. â€" Robert Newman and Chick Dixon, of Akrou, O., made a forced landing in the village of Shannonviile, five miles east of here, when their plane ran out of gaso- line. After filling their tanks from the pumps of a local garage, the two fliers continued on their way eastward. The fliers wer unhurt and their plane was undamaged. New Giant Eggs A giant egg, eight inches in cir- cumference one way and six the other, three and a half inches long and two and a quarter in depth, was produced by a hen in the flock of Joe Ciroti, Blakeburn, B.C. Poison ivy is not always three- lea%-ed. Occasionally it has four leaves. It has been estimated that the number of families on American farms during 1936 totalled 7.464,- 000. Week-End Accidents Take Toll of 13 Lives Two Sudbury Magistrate's Wife Among Victinu of Road Fatalitiei Killed In Crash Near Windsor â€" Two Torontonians Drown Wesley Clow, 71, near Blenheim. TORONTOâ€" Thirteen persons were killed and more than twenty injured in highway and water tragedies in Ontario over the week-end. Four women, including the wife of Magis- trate J. S. McKessock, of Sudbury, were among the victims who met death on the open road. There were two drowninffs, both caused by heart seizures. The dead are: Mrs. J. S. McKessock, 60, Sudbury, Mrs. Frank Searles, 69, Wisconsin. Mrs. Cypriss Gauthier, 55, Outre- mont, Que. Mrs. Margaret Campbell, 54, Co- lumbia, South Carolina. Stanton W. Berkey, 22, Highland Park, Mich. Paul Stefula, 33, near Smithville. Margaret Sterling, 3, Samia. Clilford West, 26, Carleton Place. Thomas Harris, 57, of 39 Maitland Street, Toronto. Thomas Carey, 52, of 2053 Daven- port Rd., Toronto. Arthur Taylor, 25, of 295% Vic- toria Park Ave., Toronto. THE MARKETS POULTRY Prices paid to country shippers: Dressed Milk Sel. A. Sel. B. Fed .â- V. Spring chickens â€" 1 to 2 lbs 16 14 18 2 to 3 lbs 18 16 20 3 to 4 lbs 19 17 21 4 lbs. and ove:- 20 18 22 Dressed. Sel. A. Sel. B. Fatted Hens â€" Over 5 lbs 15 13 4 to 5 lbs ~ 14 12 3% to 4 lbs _ 12 11 3 to 3'-i lbs 11 10 Old Roosters â€" Over 5 lbs 12 10 (Red and black feath- ered birds 2c per lb. less than above prices). Other Fowl â€" Guinea fowl, per pair 75 00 Note: C grade poultry 3c below B grade. DAIRY PRODUCE Butter^ Quotations to wholesale trade. Creamery solids. No. 1 26'-a to 00 do 38 score 25^2 to 00 do 37 score 24 »4 to 00 do 3G score 24 to 00 Cheese â€" New large (paraffined) .14'-2 to â- 14?i do twins 14% to .15 do triplets -15 to .15^ (.Average priee paid to shippers, f.o.b. country points.) New, Ige. (paraffined) .14 to .00 do triplets 14% to .00 Attacking Rabbit Pests CANBERRA. â€" Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has laid plans for a new attack on the Commonwealth's rabbit hordes with a new virus disease developed in England by Sir Henry Martin. The attack will be launched on Clarke Island off the Tasmanian coast and, if successful there will be extended to the mainland. First tests will de- termine whether the disease myxoma- tosis, is fatal only to rabbits as Sir Henry claims. If such is the case, infected rabbits will be turned loose on the island to spread the disease among their entire species- Harold Faber, 21, Tavistock. Magistrate's Wife Killed Mrs. J. S. McKessock, 60-year-old wife of Magristrate McKessock of Sudbury, died in Sudbury Hospital ten minutes after she was admitted with critical injuries suffered in a highway accident one mile south of Trout Creek, a short time before. She was in the back seat of the car driven by her daughter, Jean, and was hurled with terrific forc« against the front seat when the car skidded on loose gravel and crashed into a pile of rocks at the base of a tele- phone pole. Wisconsin Woman Dies A collision between two cars near Ingersoll brought death to Mrs. Frank Searles, 69, of Broadhead, Wis- consin. Her husband, 71, is said to be in a critical condition. They were accompanied in the car by their son, Charles, and Mrs. Searles, of Clandford, N.J., and were proceeding west at the time of the accident. Mrs. CiTJriss Gauthier, 55, of 107 St. Catherine Street, Outremont, Que. was killed and her son-in-law and daughter seriously injured when their car became involved in a highway accident 16 miles east of Mattawa on Saturday. Cypriss Gauthier and Car- men Gauthier, husband and daughter of the dead woman, were only slight- ly hurt. Two Killed Near Windsor Two were killed and eight injured when two Michigan cars collided at a road intersection eight miles south of W^indsor, Saturday afternoon. Stan- ton W. Berkey, 22, of Highland Park, Mich., driver of one of the cars, was instantly killed. He died of a broken back. Mrs. Margaret Campbell, 54, of Columbia, South Carolina, died from injuries shortly after being ad- mitted to hospital. Her 17-year-oId daughter, Mary, suiiered a fractured pelvis. Toronto Fisherman Dies -A. heart attack, suffered while fishing in Georgian Bay, off Wau- baushene, proved fatal for Thomas Harris, 57, of 39 Maitland Street, Toronto, Sunday Harris was, fishing with a friend, George Collins of To- ronto, when he was seen to collapse and fall in the water. The body was recovered an hour and a half later. The victim was a widower and has relatives living in Toronto, it was learned. An attempt to get in touch with them was made by Toronto authorities. .\ drowning under similar circum- stances was that of Thomas Carey. 52, of 2053 Davenport Road, Toronto, who was drowned in the Severn River. He dived into the water and failed to come to the surface. It is believed ho suffered a heart attack on hitting the water as he was be- lieved to have had heart trouble be- fore. Arthur Taylor, 25, of 295% Vic- toria Park .\venuc, Toronto, was fatally in.iured late Sunday afternoon on the Niagara Parkwa above Chip- pawa, when his motorcycle skidded during a heavy rainstorm. He was picked up by a passing motorist and taken to the Niagara Fails General Hospital, where he died at 9.30 Sun- day night without regaining con- sciousness. Death is believed due to a fracture of the skull. Motorists near by at the time said his motorcycle skidded to the left and threw him on the pave- ment. He was alone on his motor- cycle going towards Niagara Falls. The body was removed to the Morse Funeral Home where Coroner E. T. Kellam will open an inquest. NEWS PARADE Commentary on the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKS NEWS - By Peter Kaadal The world this week saw the Span- ish war sweeping to a climax while in the far Bast the first rumbles of a new conflict were heard. Lashing out from Madrid, General Jose Miaja's re-organised Loyalist army executed its first great offen- sive In the year-old civil war and struck fifteen miles into the insur- gent ring which almost surrounded Madrid and threatened General Fran- cisco Franco's line of communication with the sea. Franco struck back with a violent counter-offensive in an attempt to regain lost territory before the Loyalists could strengthen their newly won positions. Hundreds of planes, tons of high explosives, and a quarter of a million men were hurled by both armies at the point of the loyalists' newly-won salient in the mountains at Bruaete, 12 miles west o£ Madrid. This may be the deciding battle of the civil war. If the Rebels are driven back from the position they have held for near- ly a year at the gates of Madrid It is likely that new agreements will be formed by the great European pow- ers with Germany and Italy with- drawing much of the support which has so far bolstered the Rebel attack. One million men, women and chil- dren have lost their lives, It Is estl- SPORT REPORTER By KEN EDWARDS Speaking of fish, we have our own Canadian waters, and journey to Bermuda from whence comes news that a new record has been established. Harry J- Tucker of Flatts, Ber- muda, has just established a new Atlantic Ocean record for ''wa- hoo." It weighed 91 pounds and was six feet, two inches long. Tucker fought it for 20 minutes before land- ing it. He used a 12-ounce tip and a 24-thread line. An S6-pounder, caught by W. E. Carlin in 1911, was the Prev- ious "wahoo" record for those waters. What player on a baseball team touches the ball more than any other? . . . the pitcher. Did you know that 'way back In 1SS7 or thereabouts, the nigger pitcher, Geo. Storey of .Newark, won 35 games, the most ever recorded. Lefty Grove had 330 strikeouts for Baltim -e in 1923. Tighten Control Over Adoption LONDON. â€" Recommendations aim- ed at tightening control over the adoption of children in Great Britain were made by the majority of a home office committee appointed to investi- gate the methods of adoption socie- ties and agencies. .-Vfter reviewing: several cases of indiscriminate tialficking of children, the committee suggestea: .\doption organizations should be licensed by local boroughs or county councils: They should be forbidden to ar- range adoptions abroad by any for- eigner or to let a British subject take a child abroad until a magistrate has granted, in open court, a liL>enso per- mitting it; They should insist tint all adopt- ers apply to court for confirmation of the adoption after a probationary period. Vessel Will Carry Evangel to Arctic Region* maitd sincu the war began on July 19, 1937. Japan's militant imperialist govern- ment which has held the nation in readiness for war for several years, made its first move in North China this week when Nipponese troops en- tered Mopei province which adjoins Japanese territory in newly-conquered Manchukuo. Japanese soldiers were repulsed however *'y unexpected and determ- ined opposition by Chinese Commun- ist and Bandit troops, united against the Japanese threat, under the Nan- kin government. Peace overtures have beta made by Tokio and an armistice is expected to relieve the troubled situation in the Far East. With Soviet Russia disturbed by es- pionage trials and the execution of army leaders it is not unlikely that Japan vill push forward in her march toward the rich stores of war ma- terials in the heart of China. Hope died this week in two widely distant parts of the world. In the Paciiic ocean's wide southern expanse where the United States navy com- pleted its two weeks. $-1,000,000 search for Amelia Earhart and Geo. Noonan, and on the wide stretches of Western Canada's wheat country where farmers faced the greatest crop failure in the history of the west. The United States navy after comb- lag 200,000 square miles of trackless ocean for the lost fliers, gave up hope and pronounced them dead. The only gain from their attempted trans- pacific flight being the C. S. govern- ment's -arning "Such flights will not be permitted in 'uture." Federal Minister of ..Agriculture James G. Gardiner predicted this week in Ottawa that this year's wheat crop vould be not over 150 million bushels, the smallest since the west first became a great wheat-producing area. Saskatchewan bore the brunt of the drought and 114 degree heat and Gardiner estimated that 600,000 or 60 per cent, of the population would need government aid of some kind before the winter was over. Following his announcement ths Federal government led by recently returned Premier King promised im- mediate and planned remedial action and better still, heavy rains fell for several days in most parts of the southern J- -katchewan dust bowl as well as in the northern parts of the province. Hardy westerners Immediately washed off their sense of humor and produced drought jokfs of which the following is a sample. The rains were so heavy around Shaunavon, dust bowl centre, that a large drop struck a farmer on the forehead and knocked him to the ground unconscious, and the hired man had to throw three buckets of dust over him to revive him. 'I he picture shov.s the t'ar North. Diescl-engined M- F. Tbcrese which will:arry Bishop Turquetil and other missionaries to stations in the fall girls all over the land rejoiced when they read that Miss Toronto 1937. chosen after a week's elimina- tion w.is statuesque 17 yoar-old Billie Hallam. five feet ten and a half in- ches in height an.i weighing approxi- mately 150 pounds (she wasn't quite sure). This fine Canadian lassie Is an accomplished soltball pitcher and says she owes her success to her Irisb mother and English father, also she eats anything she likes and hopes to get into the movies. The 20.000 spec- tators who attended the police game? at which Miss Hallam was chosen as Toronto's loveliest all agreed that the judges picked a typical and admirable Canadian girl and one well qualified to represent the city in Hollywood. Three day sensations in Canadian newspapers were many this week, featured by the discovery and convic- tion on bigamy charges of George Koediger. a modern Bluebeard if there ever was one. This dark and handsome 55-year-old German had married, robbed and deserted at least ton women in all parts of Canada in the last ten years. Ho pleaded guilty and received nine years in Stony Mountain penitentiary but alert pro- vincial police Sergeant JlcKay, of To- ronto, thinks that the ease is not yet closed, for Roedigor is alleged to have caused the disappearance of Mrs. Christina MacKenzie whom he mar- ried in Barrie, Ont., in 1035. Mrs JIacKenzia has not been seen siucb she left a house on Vauhan Rd., To ronto, a few days after her marriage. Outside of a postcard, allegedly from h'.>r. but thought to be a forgery, that l:i'r relatives received In December, 1. â- >. ti;cre is i!o trace of t'.ie missing '.'..o cf UoeJijer's former wive? diod violent deaths, one by poisoning, the other by drowning in a well. In the latter case Rocdiger was charged with murder and acquitted although he served two years in a New York prison for bigamy in the same case. The finding cf sharp butcher knives and quantities of arsenic in his lug- ^ I'ajto by vollce after his recent arrest, increased suspicion that this sinister and handsome fortune hunter loft many mysteries unsolved In bis ob- scure 'ast. Roediger's son is being sought by police in California for questioning on his father's activities and the fly-by-night German Romeo may yet face changes more serious than bigamy.