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T ''t.-i'vi:!,\\i.i â- â- I'Tl . In | i K.W. â- â- ^iV.^t^*,!', V^'i^ W /i »!' . Mattey Reviews Dominion Advance Miiuster at Washington Air dresses Life insurance . Preai(lents* AModa- tion AGE Of'dISCOVERY Ntnr Yoric.â€" Taking life insnrance •s ft yardstick of economic proffreaa, tftthers at tha recent convention of the Association of Life Insuran'^e Presidettto drew a goldpr. picture of K<,rth American projperity. Tfon Vincent Ait.s2ey, Canadian y.ai; -ir Jo 'ftaji ri"tcn. revIe^^ed the ^owth and dive''ii''cation of business -In til* tfonntry, wtii'^n liu t-a: *â-  "is passing through a new Elizabethan age of discovery and expression" in vhich the airplane is playing a leading part because of ihe large area contained in the country. Canada, the speaker declared, may become the "aerial centre of the con- tinent" SHOWS NEIGHBORLINESS. Mr. Massey said that the insurance companies manifest the neighborliness of Canada and the United States by having mutual investments and over- lapping fields of operations. He pic- tured the growth of life insurance in Canada by saying that, in 1869, the insurance per capita was $10, while in 1927 it was |537. Mr- Massey put forth the idea that insurance statistics are a better gauge of national progress than bank leans, or even the volume of trade. Insurance, he said, was an indication of national wealth and also of nation- al character, adding that the insur- ance business was growing with astounding rapidity in Canada. Reviewing Canada's expansion com- ji r g>y'"|ilT Mr. Massey said: "Farming^ the Prairie Provinces is finding a neW^iyal in the increase in manufacture," he said. "Well over liali a billion dollars are now invested ir. manufactui-ing plants in the agri- cultural west. The gross value of the products of these plant., large and »niall, is now over $-150,000,000 per annum. "The output of the Canadian fac- tories is not only increasing with ^ great acceleration but with improved methods of manufacture the growth of manufacture per capita of the population is very striking, from $89 in 1901 to $311 in 1925. From 1901 â- to 1927 th? imports into Canada of manufactured goods have increased ju5t under oOO per cent, while ex- ports of the same class of goods have increased- over 600 per cent." TRADE STATISTICS. 'Ir. Massey continued: "Our wid- «nh;2 outlook is symbolized ^- the opt'::ing of new physical doors to the outside woiid. With the exception of the gateway? over our south bound- ary, our only outlet to the great world offriacas vr!X.< formerly in the east. It Is Woroshing, in looking over the - tr?;^ statistijg of the last few 3rears, to see how wide oar Pacific gateway has opened. Si.K years ago we ship- ped approximately 4^ niiUion bushels of sraiu from our Pacific ports. Last year v.e shipped well over 67 million buskeTs. This growth has been partly d;;e to the use of the Panama Canal, par-.ly due to the increase in our ^ain prc-duction in the western pro- vir.ce^ -and has, of course, been en- coLrag«<i by the increased consump- iior of our hard wheat in Oriental cour.rries- Vancouver is now equip- ped to handle one hundred million bushels of grain in a season without undue sstrain. The population of^jiTan- eouver itself has increased Marly Ihree-fold in seven years. Our QQWrs kave oi>ened wider on both the east and west, but Canada is not only washed by the Atlantic and Pacific, we have a third ocean at our doors, tte Arctic. It is associated in one's mind with romantic expeditions, the Iwroic efforts of missionaries and •cientists and the long solitary patrols of our Mounted Police, raihtr than with commerce. In 1930, we w ill have ft railway completed to the ancient harbor of Fort diurchill, and a new gateway to Europe will be thrown •pen, which wiH bring our western provinces one thousand miles nearer to Great Britain- than by the St. Lawrence route. The undetermined factor in this enterprise has been the prevalence of ice In the Arctic straits. Our air patrol has been spending win- ter vigils, with ft base on the north- •inmost point of Labrador and on the islands in the straits, the purpose of which was to determine the condition «f navigation in that region. The re- porta «T« most encouraging." After dealing with Canada's effort in tt^ field of aviation, Mr. Massey â- aid: . ". "It has been pointed out that much •f the umd surface of the globe bor- on the Arctic Ocean, and that the ^___ between many of the xM*^ oapitkls lie across our north- ern Meifiterraiitan Sea. Is there not •OBM'Jjhmund for the forecast that in the f attnre the Arctic plains of Canada will b« the unction point of great air- WV* hetween th^ continents? It is ag4 toe, .fantastic to think that, some- ph»n in these northern wilds, will be feood a sort of Ttmee S<inar» of the tir,' ft ibay be ft little premature to buy 1^ Mtste 6a the »lte, but the |iM|thiKy mar heve uobm eubetance." "^; - ' " ♦ - . £Whftt has l>eeoaM »t the eM-tashloa- -•Itwsber trho smU he wfts "a protea- «sr eC the toaswrtal arcr Be is now yrvntsiu MfthewttolMk TmrontoHiiybor Takes on Renewed Activity ia iTiMi. ii i. 1 , 'i MANY GRAIN BOATSâ€" CANAL SIZEâ€" TIE UP FOR WINTER With tu! abovrrlLlr""'^r'l°r ^"^ """"'t'"' ''"''''"' ""â-  '^^"'^ '""'"'^ '''""'"'' ''"•^'"«««- '^°"'^'<' '«^^ i^^^ completed two hus^ grain elevators ^Ith the abo.e result. A St. Lawrence ship canal would boom all lake ports and mean minions to Canada. ' Aviators Discuss Problems of Fog Means 6f Combatting Air- men's Most Deadly Elnemy Reviewed scientistsTtheory "It is an added pleasure to do this Qvilization CoiTieS in the presence of Orville Wright and to ay tribute to the magnificent woric done by America's sons in the con- quest of the air." The tale of a P' gasu.s-Iike flight in the eighteenth century formed a con- trasting topic of discussion with the^ to Canadian North by Means of Radio Duke of York Has 33rd Anniversary Celebrates Birthday Quietly in Circle of Royal Fzunily London.â€" Tie Duke of York's blrth- - . - â€" -, Ottawa. â€" Radio is taming the wild- rocent astounding strides of aviation est parts of northern Canada, today at the final plenary session of, In Canada's northland a number of the International Aer^/nautics Con- i radio transmitting stations summon _ ferenee. - aid for the sick prospector, dispatch ; ^^^ °^ Frida-. Dsc. 14thâ€" ho la 3« KadlO Wave Equipment To At its opening sesssion two days ago airplanes, bring newii into the coun- rears oJ asoâ€" was celebrated quietly Measure Height of Plane ''^* conference heaped high honors trj'. send -ut i.-.-.porta.-r. mining in- bee;::;*,, of the Kln=;-s illness. The C„_l_- -J > "P**" OrviUe Wnght, the man who forn-.ati.n and in jrensra! hand'.e all occasiou was markeU as quletlv as c-xpiamea was the first to fly a motor-driven the traffic that tl-.e telc-raph com- j poss.bie witbin tha circle of' tbo Washington. â€" Science turned to airplane and today it gathered to panics to the south handle daily. | Royal Faraiiy. Nevertheless these aviation at the recent second session 'i.^*^, ^^°^*' * Czecho-SIovak. named The --tatfons ara operated by the very circumstances drew a wide mea- of the International Civil Aeronautics f^"'^'*'' '^"O from 17G0 lo 1770 made federal ana provincial goveinmenta. Conference to aid it in combatting its s'^veral successful flights in a bird- by airway companies, mining con- like contraption- jcer.is, pulp and paper and water The story of tha eighteenth century pov.-er companies ;.nd public utility f?ieht was related in a report, prepar- commissions. most deadly enemy â€" f<.>g. As all a\-iat.-«rs know, and as ex- plained to the delegates from 39 for- eign countries and the United States. *''', I"*^' ^''f. â- ^-''â- '^ when the grey mist encompasses the earth all sense of altitude nnd direc- tion i.s lost, except that indicated en. the dashboard of a plane. The flier caught in the fo? ca' tell how- far he is above sea level, bui he cannot tell how far he is above the sure of auentiju to the Duke's char- acter and position within the realm. Cuti! tile Prince of Wale.s reached home a few days ago from Africa, the Dr.ko was natnralW as much in u., ol Czecho-SIo- The Ontario Forestrj- Service ha.<i the public eve as any per.soaaga ei- how Fucik con- nine stations in the northern ret-ions f^^p, the King and Queen, and his vpkis. which to'd sj.,,,^,,..- ,,.„ „, ^^ from wood and of tiie province. The OnUrio Hydro luovc-meuts were observed as closely *V' ••'"> Pro-^jllea himself through the Electric Power Commission opt^rat- ^s theirs. His career was originally oir .-.vith oeilows filled with fen gas. a large chain of stations connecting inrpnded to c mapped out tor 'his father â€" a naval career. i I As tlse second son of the Sovereign ,,,.,, ^ . ,. ^ T- M , „ , - . connecting jarended to closely follow that at Or his last flying attempt Fucik fell the new power sites in the north ij-.f and was fattally injured. woods with Toronto and other cities. The history of the development of All these stations operate on dilfer- ground. That h.aa been the main dif-''"^ various airplane engines, includ- ent wavelengths. The majority work ^.^1, appa-ontl;.- but a remote chance ficulty of flying in all kinds of wea-i'"« ^^^ pioneering of the Wright bro- on short waves, since these necessi- of ever b'-'u" called on to undertake ther. thers in tliis field, was described by tate lighter and more compact ap- t^e burden "of the Crown, he was Scientists, l,y the use of the theory ' Charles L. LawTence. president of the paratus. Others, the pulp and paper destinfd for the naval service. I that a radio wave wiii rebound from-^"ffht Aeronautical Corporation, people especially, use higher wave-; natter curfously It never seems to' the ground, have do-vised a means of '^^ho desired the engine of Col. Lind- lengths around 1,500 aiitj. 1,900' y^g remembered nowadavs that the' (iccuratcb- measuring the distance a I'^rgh's famou<; New York-to-Paris meters. Duke of York was actuallv present as plane is in the air, Dr. E. F. W. ' airplane "We." In his prepared re- Govern.-j«^nt stations aft scattered ^ midshipman aboard HMS ColHng- Alexanderson, of the General Electric ! Porfc, Lawrence declared that t^ throughout the west and northwest, ^.p^d in the battle of Jutland In 1916 Russian Duke Attacked by Masked Robbers Chambers Ransacked For Im- portant Document Relat- ing to Identity of Mysterious Wo- man Berlin. â€" The palaco of the ex- Grand Duke of Hesse, a grandson of Quocn Victoria and brother of the lato Cziirina, yas the scone recently of a murderous attack and the cSeft of papers alleged to e:q>ose a woman who is represented as a daughter of the late Czar of Russia. Count Cuno von Hardanberg, Trho has chargo of t}i3 affairs of Iho ex- prand duke, was attacked at Darm- Btadt by throe nnrjed and manked robbers at one o'clock in the mo<m- ing, as he was entering the palace of the ex-grand duke. The three men, who had been hid- ing behind the columns of the palace entrance, sprang out at the count just as he had opened the great door with his key. They made an onslaught on him with Icnucklodusters and knives, beating him about the head and stabbing him. Tho count col- Iap«>ed on the stone oor and the men left him for dead. COUNT GAVE ALARM. Two hours later tho count recover- ed consciousness and gave the alarm. It was then found that the men had broken into tho count's chambers and had ransacked his writing desk, which they had opened with keys taken from his pocket. Nothing, however, waj missing ex- cept a set of important documents relating to the it'et.tity of the myster- ious woman, who is alleged to be the Princess Anastasia of Russia, daugh- ter of the Czar, and the »sole survivor of the Czar's family. '^ Count \-on Hardeaberg had offered a large sum of money for evidence which would prove conclusively hia case that tlie woman is an impostor. It is reported that he recently receiv- ed documents of th(» greatest value to his case, for which ho has paid a sub- stantial sum. It is al!*»c:eJ that the men have =ei7"l th??" documents. The poiicp arc? i^^iking exhaustive inquiries. Tho condition rif Count von Hardenberg is stated to be ex- tremely serious. Co;>-?pan;.-, told the conference. Since the aviator's main' sense is his sense of vision, the scientisf-.s ha-.-e arrnnged for equipment on th» f'^ne's dashboard which win indicate by. the use of coloied lights the height a3>ve t'nc ground. As explained by Dr. Alexanderson, an aviator flying blind in a fog can obtain his direction by the use of a- A^nght brothers ar.i other ^/onoers at Royal Canadian Air Force fields ^„,i ^^^ „,entioBed In dispatches. Ill- practically had to d.ve/op their en- and in the Northwest Territories. ^3,^ compelled him to leave the navy ^ne. »•*"« <n fligh. . Farther north are the new stations ^^ ^^ ^^j^^^ ^^^ ^,^ ^^^^^ ^j^^.^_ J * 1 being put up m the Hudson Bay and â- __ „,„ ,, * „• , COBAL.V PRODUCTION ! Hudson Stra'ts distric- Th-se sta- 1°*^ . '° '^''"''. "^ '"°" «o'«'^'i'"le'-- Cobalt produced n Canada i» ob- tions wril operate a,.<o on ship chan- siderations eventually rendered anr tained chiefly by treating arsenical nehs as well as on short waves, and olUer line of life more suitable than silver-cobalt nickel residues from the ^^•iH be regular coastal stations, ,,,,f ,„ ,„j , ,u « â-  .• Cobalt. South Lorraln. and Gowganda equipp«l with direction finding ap- '^'Ifnn , ,oL nl '^H.Hl'rr/' silver camps In northern Ontario, paratus. They will be the farthest -j^^^^f^^^^'^/P '^/J'f^'f "J^" dio beacons. With a' radio echo n-.a- though a small part of tlie production north commercial stations on the con- . member of tlio°Rov,r'Fnmnv cLme, devised by the scientist. Tie can 1 ts obtained directly from low-silver tinent. °'^'"''" *^^ ""^»' ^'^'""•^ despatch a radio wave to t'ne ground and by the quickness of its rebound tell how many feet remain between the landing gear of his macihine and the landing field. "We know the principle of the radio echo," Dr high-cobalt ores. DEMAND FOR PULPST0NE3 There Is a demand lor good pulp- stones and over half a million Ool- lars worth are used annually in Can- FOODS AND SEASONS The canned foods industry of Can- aiia has effected great changes in the relation of foods to seasons. Fruits Alexanderson exlained, | and vegetables of many kinds, with "and all that remained for us to do all the flavor of the freshly gathered was to adapt it to the a^-iator- We product, are to be had in or out o^ ;d;a;°;;nirar7produced"ircrnada. found that most fliers depend on their season all the year around ' has a more intimate knowledge of the position, past and present, be- tween capital and labor. But for the King's illness the Duke of York would have spent several adian pulp mills. The 1926 Can- days recently studying industrial adian pulpstono production is the , conditions In the Birmingham area. highest on record, but only about 10 per cent, of the stones used in Can- sense of vision, so we have devised a set of lights to signal the flier from the radio echo how far he is above tho gfTound. "For example, if the plane is under 50 feet when the radio signal is sent out, a red light will flash. If it is 100 feet a green light will flash and if it is 200 feet or more a white light will inform the flier that he still has considerable distance to descend be- fore he is in actual danger. lANDING DEVICE. "Then after he is within 50 feet or less from the grroimd and knows ac- curately he is above the landing field by the use of the radio^ beacon he can let down a mechanical landing devise of 10 to 15 feet which will indicate by lights when it touches the ground. "The aviator will then have no dif- ficulty in making a safe landing. With the radio echo and the radio beacon working as it should work, a flier . could take off and fly ' hundreds of miles without seeing the ground at any time and still make a safe land- ing. Dr. Alcxanderson's discussion of his radio echo machine was by far the most intereatins devek^pmeni ot the conference. A slight relief from the more tech- nical features of the meeting occurred when Col Charles A. Lindbergh was awarded the Harmoa trc^hy for the greatest contribution to aviation last year. The presentation of the bronze tro- phy, represeirtin^ the Goddess of Fight poised orer a globe, was made by Piert* E. Flandin, vice-president of the French Chamber of Deputies and chief vt the French delegatio.n. Arm in arm, the youngest of the noted flien and the oldest and tiie firat â€" Orville Wrightâ€" stepped to the oonference platform for the presenta- tion. Flandin said in awarding Lindbergh the trophy: GYPSUM PRODUCTION •^t present the greater part ot the * I The winner ot a prize offered by an j crude gypsum pr,>duced in Nova We guess that just as ^soon as the jta,|j^„ j„i,nial tor an unpublished Scotia and Now Brunswick Is ex- ported as such and finds Its market on the Atlantic seaboard of the Uni- ted Stages. Philadelphia police force gets through ^^^^^y ,vas found to be In prison, arresting one another, the day's regu- q^ j,,^ ^^^^^ ]^g„ji_ ^^^y authors of lar work commences. published comedies aro still at Inrpe. Grace, Speed and Beauty Shown in These Fine Dogs RUSSIAN WOLF HOUNDS THAT ARE CANINE ARISTOCRATS Mrs. Vlasto, a Russian woman of wealth driven from lur home '.iint:,' maltes a good Urlng ttvm ht â- els o( "Bortola" do(a ot which s ; haa eighty, at Biafield Park. London Kngiaai. k«D- Frauleisi, in Undress of Eden Couldn't Hold Job Papa Teuton, With Mamma Away, Upheld in Dis- missing Domestic Berlin.â€" The difficulties that sUU beset the path of ardent sun-bathers In Germany, despite official support of the movement, were revealed in a Berlin law court recently, when Frau- lein Editha Pumpf, a housekeeper, and one of the 400,000 members ot tho National Nakedness Association, sued her employee for wrongful dismissal and two months' wages. Herr Albert Saltz. a 60-year-old Berlin business man, explained in his evidence thau he had engaged Frau- leln Editha to act as housekeeper in his home during tho temporary ab- sence of his wife in a nursing home. Scanty Costume Freuleiu Editha. he said, had been working extremely well until on« morning she astonished him by ap- pearing in extremely scanty costume to serve him his breakfast. She de- clared in answer to his protests that she had been having a sunbath In the garden, and had not had time to put on all her clothes before attending to him. Is Oismlassd Horr Sal2 thought her conduct strnugo, but detormlnod to say noth- ing about the matter. When, how- ever, ho found his housekeeper's de- votion to Uie September sun was such that she was forced to appear in r.othiiis but 1 psli' or running s lorts at lunch, he spoke severely to her, and Fra*jleln Editha promised to do her work In future In a more Euro- pean costumo. The next morning, however. Herr Salz's call for break- fast surprised her once more In the paradisical garb of tho "Friends of Light and Nature." Herr Salz dismissed her on tha spot, and the court decided that Herr Salz was Justifled. MICA IN CANADA Mica is produced in Canada mainly from mines in tho Ottawa region, both in Ontario and Quebec. The Que* bee deposits lie between the Lievrs and Gatinenu rivers, ami the Ontario deposits, in the Perth-Kingston dis- trict The mine near Sydenimm, On- tario, is probably the largest mica mine in the world. QOLO PRODUCTION GROWS Increased milling capacity, exten- sion ot rosorves, and the further d9> Telopment of new properties glTW promise ot a continued Increase ia the output of gold from northern On- tario. You might not bellera It, but in some of our cities poverty la so great the people can't buy gasoline to drivv to the >onp lines uptown.