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and posted these announcements erested person how they may sect a large number of trees free of charge, for reforestation work, from the For- a hammer and hii prominent places. Every year, around May 24th, some 200 Boy Scouts attend a special For- estry Camp at Angus, they are taught the rud - estry by Government Officials, and where they help to lay out plantations 'which will be the foundation of a large . Boy Scout Forest Already some of ' the 'trees, planted several years ago, are growing into large proportions. This camp is very popular, and only costs the boy his transportation to Angus and it may be that some Lonies would like to attenidthis year. If so, let Headquarters know as soon as pos- sible, so that arrangements can be made to include you. English Scouts May Visit Canada A project is afoot among Birming- ham Scouts and Rovers to organize a special troop and visit Canada this summer. If the plan materializes the troop will leave Liverpool in July and spend some fifteen days in Canada. Lone Scout Summer Camp There has been quite a lot of in- terest shown in the proposed Lone Scout Camp, and this opportunity for Lonies to get together and work and play under the supervision of experi enced Scout leaders should not be missed. Similar camps were organ- ized very successfully in 1929 and 1930, and it there is bufficlent encour- agement to carry the matter through, the camp will probably be held at Ebor Park, near Brantford, Ont. during the first two weeks of July. the two weeks will probably be ten _ dollars, and the Scout will have to pro- vide his own transportation to and from the camp. Any Lone Scout interested should communicate at once with Headquart- ers, and start saving his nickels now! Boys Aid Firemen in Dominion Contest Hamilton, Ont., Scouts are credited by Fire Chief James with helping his department win the 1930-31 Dominion | from which the judging was done. The The cost for | | Association, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2, Vd 3 the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Shield. The Scouts systematically in- speoted alleys and back streets and re. World Courts and Boy Scouts That Scouting offered a great lesson rather fasten his hopes for world peace on the Scout Movement than on world courts, was the declaration of 'the Hon. W. G. Martin, Provincial ter of Public Welfare, at the an- nual meeting of the Boy Scouts As- sociation of Ontario. This Week's Scout Law--No, 2 A Scout is loyal to the King, his country, his officers, his parents, his employers and to those under him, Loyalty is one of the foundations of good citizenship. No organization of any sort, from a Government down- wards, can be successfully operated unless it's members are loyal. To be loyal means to adopt certain principles and to stick to them when you know they are right. Loyalty is a bulwark thrown up against Life's temptations. Therefore a Scout is Loyal to his country, that he may help to make it a better place to live in; to the Scout Organization that he may get the best out of it; to his Parents, who have worked and sacrificed for him, thus obeying the 5th commandment, which says "Honor Thy Father and Mother"; i | in neighborliness, and that he would |" to his employer, that he may obtain the best results from his labor; and to those over whom he has control, that they in turn may honor and be loyal to him. : Lone Scout Dog Show In a recent issue of "On Lone Soout Trails" particulars were given of a Lone Scout Dog Show." This, in fact, is theoretical, as the boys cannot bring their dogs to any central spot for judg- ing, but they are required.to write an essay and send pictures of their dogs,' winning essays will be published in this column at a later date. Membership in the Lone Scouts is open to boys from 12 to 18 years of Age, inclusive, who are not able to Join a Regular Boy Scout Troop. It is particularly designed to give boys who live on Rural Routes, or in small villages, an opportunity to take ad- vantage of the Scout Programme. For full particulars, write to The Lone Scout Department, Boy Scouts --Lone B. Prince George recently attended the hunter show at London and presented the King's cup for thoroughbred stallions. Joseph Stalens is shown receiving the award for his horse, Ballynahinch. Forecasts End Of Niagara Falls McGill Scientist Believes Land Tilting May Turn Great Lakes Flow Back To- ward Mississippi Montreal.--The eventual disappear- ance of Niagara Falls was predicted by Professor T. H. Clark, professor of paleontology at McGill University, in a recent address here. Professor Clarke's discussion of the Niagara River came in the course of a general survey of the history of the Great Lakes, whose discovery he term: ed one of the most absorbing subjects to the student of. North American his- tory" A few of the geologic keys to the secret of time were displayed for the benefit of his audience. Changeless as the Great Lakes seem, when looked at through the eyes of the layman, they all show constant change to him, for his theories are framed in an unlimited time, and with Athletes Keep Trim For the Olympics Busy Season Assures Entrants ill Be In Good Form The sports world s in the throes of a busy season this year. The winter Olympics are over. The indoor track season has been lgmingd by the brilliant perform- ances of comrades. But more is to come. Outdoor track meets in plenty will thrill the fans; and ahead, as a climax, is the prospect of the Olympic games in Los Angeles in Aug: st. But before this, the world's big, sports show, there are the numerous tryopts, These, in general, will follow the college track season and will be so distributed over the country as to give almost all sections a chance to witness Olympic competition. Perhaps the dates of some of these of French and no desire to expose his events will be of interest. So here! ignorance, pointed to a line on the are some of them, as listed by Law-| menu and said to the waiter: "I'll have rence Perry in a Consolidated Press some of that." dispatch: On June 24-29 the track and field athletes of the East will hold a tryout in Harvard Stadium at Cambridge. Rowing tests for all but eight-oared crews will be held on the Schuylkill * River at Philadelphia, July 1-4. Chicago will be the scene of the semi-final Eastern track and field trials on July 8-9. On the same dates the Western semi-final tryouts will be held at Long Beach, California. Cincinnati will see the final swim- ming test for men on July 14-17. Gymnasts who are to represent the United States at Los Angeles will be selected in a final meet in New York "City on July 15. ; On July 15 the final track and fa tryouts will be staged at Palo Alto. July 15-16 will see the holding of | the final boxing trials at Chicago. Pacific Coast yachts will sail trial races at Los Angeles July 16-20. And there, also, on July 23 the finals in tumbling, rope-climbing, and Indian clubs will be held. 4 Diving finals and final 'events in water-polo go to Pasadena, July 18- 23. Final yachting tryout will be held on the Los Angeles course July 23-27, and at this time the final road-cycling tests will be held: on the Olympic! course. ' : ty _ "Peopla don't exist for government. 'The government éxists for the 0 'bemefit of the people.'--Alfalfa Bill" Murray, | don, recently. Venzke, Spitz, Lermond, Sex-! ton, McCluskey, and their fleet, agile i "Has George ever hinted mar- riage to you?" | "Ouly once, coming home from the theatre the other night, he laughed and said that anyway two could ride in a taxi as cheap as one." : ------ ps A Might Hear Some Soup "In a fashionable restaurant, a new multi-millionaire with no knowledge . "I'm sorry, sir," replied the waiter, "but the band is playing that now." a moment forgot his dutles er, 4. H, Thomas, now Dominions Secretary fn the National government, for the yardstick of thousands of years the lecturer measured off the line of the rivers and lakes of eastern Can- ada. The ancestry of the present St. Law- rence was traced to a main stream which started in the present bed of Lake Michigan, moving thence via Georgian Bay to Lake Simcoe and Lake Ontario, whence it followed much the same course as it does to- day. The river was, however, much longer then, for soundings show the presence of a submerged channel cut- ting through the banks and falling off into deep water south of Newfound: land, said the lecturer. Near its' mouth it received a tributary from the north, whose only modern evidence is the Strait of Belle Isle. There was no Niagara Falls then, but at the extreme end of Lake On- tario, through a gap in the Niagara es- carpment a tributary stream draining the present region of Lake Erie flowed into the Laurentian River. The types of animals which we know to-day in a wild state probably saw this work of nature, but it was prior to any human life on this continent, the lecturer as- serted. Then came the Glacial age, when this country resembled modern Greenland, which is still in the throes of an ice period, Accompanying the closing stages of ice occupancy of the lake region, Pro- and amused himself with the miniature models at Crystal Palace fn Lon- x fessor Clark said, there came a strange occurrence--the invasion of the St. Lawrence lowlands, the Ottawa Valley, Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario by the sea, due to the depression of the crust of the earth. At Montreal the sea was 626 feet above its present level. Retilting of this crust brought a draining oft, leaving, however, abund- ant trace of the presence of the sea there. At that time, he said, the lakes asumed their present form and posi tion. The possibility of a reverse tilting being now in progress was suggested. This would tend to spill the waters of the lakes once more into the Mis- sissippi, where they once found an out- let. ~---- ee American Air Lines Carry 457,753 Fares New York.--American air transport lines experienced the busiest year in their history during 1981, with marked gains in passenger, mail and express traffic, according to a report made pub- lic recently by the Aeronautical Cham- ber of Commerce of America. "With 720 airplanes in service, the major American lines reporting to the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce carrier 457,768 passengers, 9,351,195 pounds ot mall, and 885,164 pounds of express in 1931," the report said. "This volume of traffic can be compared with 885,910 passengers, 8,618,756 pounds of mail and 286,798 pounds of express in 1930, the previous peak year." ee fee Stream Flow in the Maritime Provinces The Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau of the Depart- ment of the Interior reports that the month of January was unusually mild in the Maritime Provinces and that, as most of the precipitation occurred it also suggests a degree of returning .| confidence which should be beneficial Current Events ; As Viewed By The Press CANADA tin, Toronto's Bond Triumph Canada, as well as Toronto, has reason for congratulation over the absorption of the city's new $15,299,- 000 loan in less than two hours. The success of the fotation indicates a healthy state of Toronto finance, and to the business community. ' Since it became impracticable last autumn to enter the New York mar ket for money, Canada has witnessed the disposal of several important bond issues at home, and, while it has been feared the saturation point might soon be reached, there seems no dan- ger on that score as yet|--The Globe (Toronto). Forest Preservation + Having returned from a three, months' tour of the chief European countries Mr. Frank J. D. Barnjum' is more than ever convinced of the serious world shortage of wood. He thinks that the British Empire, not- withstanding its immense natural re- sources of other kinds, is weak in this respect, and he makes the fol- lowing suggestion: "Our governments could not make a wiser or more necessary move than to purchase and conserve as a reserve, every acre of forest within the Era- pire than can be obtained at a reascn- able figure. The present time is the best and last opportunity that will occur to purchase forest lands at a moderate price, Owing to the depres- sion, land containing mature timber can be purchased in Canada today for a trifling advance over the cost of planting young seedlings. Contrcl of a majority of the remaining available wooded areas, with the enormously advancing values which are hound very shortly to occur, would give the Empire greater prestige than control of the gold supply, for no amount of gold can replace forests within the life- time of two generations, nor toe few thousands of acres of our remaining big trees in 15 generations.'--The Mail & Empire (Toronto). The Industrialization of Canada Le Devoir, Montreal (Ind.): Recent official statistics show that the indus- trialization of our provinces is con- tinuing. Throughout the country more than 53 per cent. of our popula- tion .ives in the towns. In Ontarlo 61 per cent. of 'the population lives in the urkan centres. In our province the proportion is 63 per cent. as against 56 per cent. in 1921. This means that practically two-thirds of cur pecple live in towns like Montreal ~where more than a third of the population of the province resides-- Quebec, Verdun, Three Rivers, Hull, Saint Hyacine, etc. Practically a third of the population remains on the land. Such a state of affairs from all points of view is unsatisfactory; the movement toward the towns, if it has declined since the beginning of the economic crisis, is still far from being stopped. Undoubtedly with modern methods of agricultural pro- duction and with the evolution of crops, there is not the same need for laborers on the land as there used to be, but here is still a complete world to develop and populate, that of tho new territories and colonization re- in the form of rain, the run-off was above the long term average. In Nova Scotia the run-off was about 30 per cent. above the January mean and was heaviest following rains and thaws during the middle of the month. New Brunswick the run-off was about 16 per cent. above the January mean with low flow during the first four or five days of the month followed by high flows as the weather turned mild and rainy. The Lepreau river in south- ern New Brunswick was swept clear of ice on January 7 and remained free for ten days--an unusual circumstance at this season. nl many times proposed as a remedy for gions. Back to the Land Le Droit, Ottawa (Ind.): If the back to the land movement has been unemployment, it goes without say- ing that the opening of new lands and the clearing of them, with the establishment of farmers or the sons of farmers in new countries, would be no less efficacious. This is the work that follows on colonization. Joint Effort Windsor Border Cities Star (Ind.): Mr, Charles Forester, division super- intendent of the Canadian National Railays, addressing a meeting of the Ontario Onion Growers' Co-Operative Society at Leamington, says that the outstanding success which has attend- ed the sale of the Western Ontario onion crop through co-operative effort The Western Viewpoint ' Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (Lib.): The prairie provinces have a vital in- terest in the Empire Economic .on- ference this year at Ottawa. The Lulk of Canadian exports to Br tain have always Deen from the west: wheat, livestock and farm products. It is on the shipments abroad of these commodities that Canada's prosperity largely rests and the prosperity of Western Canada depends on them al- most exclusively. THE EMPIRE True Nobility Pecently a Salvaifon Army .and played beneath ths windows of Buck- ingham Palace, and subsequent inc'. dents revealed the kindly and intense- ly human character of the Royal {um- ily. The Queen sent out a request that the musicians play her favorite hymr, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," while his Majesty requested "King of rings" and "Silver Threads Among the Gold." Then the leader of the bend was invited into the palace and introduced to members of the family circle, Nothing wonderful about this, may be the comment of the supercilious critic of all such human incide ts. But there is. Here ure the hereditary rulers of a vast Empire, asking, not for the latest in popular music, bat for the old hymns and a song that has been familiar for more than a genera- tion.--The Globe (Toronto). Ireland and the Empire London Morning Post (Cons.): If tre Irish are to be driven out of their Imperial heritage by their country- men in Southern Ireland it will be their great loss and misfortune. They cannot well have it both ways, If they are citizens of a Republic, they cannot at the same time be British subjects. Their loss, we fear, in these hard times will be looked upon as gain by many of our native British now out of employment. It is altogether a very complicated and regrettable posi- tion. If the severance comes, bo*h countries will suffer heavily thereby: but it seems to us that the Irish will suffer .nuch more heavily on balance even than the British, since they will thencefcrth be aliens in a country and Empire which they have long re- garded as their home from home. The "Defence" of Paris Manchester Guardian (Lib.) : The wuthorities of Paris are preparing elaborate plans for the defence of the city against aerial bombardment. I'he French public is never left for long without some reminder of the "immin- ent" danger of attack from Russia, or Italy, or Germany. The real danger, unless provoked by France herself, must, in the present state of the world, be extremely slight, It may perhaps still be the duty of the War Department, or the new Ministry for National Defence, to envisage it and to guard against it. But this con- stant harping in public on the likeli- hood of France's being attacked is not calculated to increase that feeling of security which the French Govern- ment professes so earnestly to desire. OTHER OPINIONS The Prince's Popularity Brooklyn Eagle: But what the Prince of Wales calls his "debt" to the press is due to the press of the Whole world. Does his horse throw him, as any man's horse might? Sym- pathy is stilled by newspaper stories from Melbourne to Paris, Does he plan to teach his nephews the manly art of self-defence? South Africa and Canada and the United States get all the details. Does he issue a fervent uppeal to British patriotism? The ap- peal, textually printed, reaches all readers of the English language. Commonly he shows rare common sense in what he says and what he does. Publicity never hurts him, The Silver Lining Boston Christian Science Monitor: The ten-year deflation of agriculture | has resulted in losses running into the billions, Some estimates run as high as $40,000,000,000. On the face of it, should induce growers to apply the same method to the disposal of corn, tomatoes, fruits, vegetables and other | products of the farm. Mr. Forester | is right, of course, The agricultural! industry is never coming into its own, ! it will never extract the full and le-| gitimate benefit of its labor and in- vestment, until such time as the men on the land learn the lesson that there! is much more to farming than the actual growing of the goods. One may produce the best jotatoes or to- bacco in the world, but if he lacks ade- quate marketing facilities he can never hope to make any money. The Imperial Conference Toronto Star (Ind. Lib.) : It is to be hoped that some workable plan of closer trade co-operation between Canada and Great Britain may em- erge from the conference at Ottawa during the coming summer, but no matter what the conference may do- cide upon one may feel assured Can- ada will continue to exercise control of her own fiscal policy and will con- tinue to advance as she can as an in- dustrial nation--utilizing her own raw materials as much ag possible, one would assume that recovery must be painfully slow. That does not nec- essarily follow. A great industrial concern which had its capital depleted to that extent would have to face the task of replacing a large part of that depleted capital out of future earn- ings. Agriculture, although a great industry, is an industry of small own- ers, and to a considerable extent of changing owners. The greater part of the billions lost in the agricultural deflation has been charged off, It is the loss of the savings of the older generation and of holders of farm it was found that the mummy wi archaeologists had though to be of Akhnaten belonged to his son-in- law Semenkhara. It has been estab.' lished that the Canopic pars for em- balming were never used, and it is thought that Akhnaten was ngver put to rest in the tomb prepared in the lonely vallsy at Amarna. The granite sarcophagus had been smashed to atoms by some vandal hands and the pleces have been brought to Cairo, It is hoped that the reconstruction will throw some light on the matter. A member of the Exploration Society has reconstructed in wood and clay a delightful model house of the Amarna period, with small figures grouped in the garden. It has been sent from Egypt to the United States where it has been purchased by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Herr Emil Ludwig, the German author, is on a visit to Egypt and the Sudan with the object of writing a book about the Nile. The Nile, which to him Is a symbol of historical ac- tivity, is nearly 4000 miles in length and is the main source from which the many countries it passes draw their livelihood. All these countries are under British influence and the author is expected to pass comment on Bri- tish administration. This would be in- teresting, coming as it would from a well-known German pacifist. Egypt's Budget Problems The estimates for Egypt's new bud- get are balanced at £E37,372,000, Ow- ing to the low price of Egypt's staple crop, cotton, it was calculated in the estimates that revenue would decline by £E3,000,000 in 1932-33, as com- pared with 1931-32. That would mean a net deficit for 1932-38 of £E1,488,000 to meet which there is an income tax on government officials' salaries and an increase in certain customs duties. The estimates of all the ministries ex- cept that of Public Works have been reduced. This ministry is proceeding with important 'projects such as the second heightening of the Assuan Dam, the cutting of canals, making of drains and the strengthening of the Assiut and Delta Barrages necessi- tated by the heightening of the Assuan Dam. The Egyptian Government has also decided to build the much-dis- cussed Gebel Awlia Dam in the Sudan and negotiations are proceeding with regard to this large project, which, it is estimated, will supply Egypt with an additional 2,000,000,000 tons of irri- gation water annually. A credit of £E35,000 has been opened in order to carry out a preliminary survey. Need For New Tax Sources Ismail Sidky Pasha, the Prime Mia- ister and Minister of Finance in a re- cent statement to the press sald that Egypt was hoping to carry out many important projects which could be exe- cuted only if now sources of taxation were discovered. The Government therefore was contemplating a motor tax a professional tax and a stamp duty but these taxes, as they would be applied to foreigners as well as Europeans would need the sanction of other nations. Egypt is still under the Capitulatory regime go that there cam be no direct taxation of foreigners without the consent of the govern- ments, pp a-- Range of Sugar Maple in Canada According to the Forest Service, De- partment of the Interior, the natural range of the sugar maple in Canada extends from the Maritime Provinces to the lake of the Woods in Ontario. In the forest it may reach a height of over 100 feet but ordinarily does not average more than 75 to 80 feet in Inoight and 2 to 3 feet in diameter. It occurs either in pure stands or is found 'associated with other hard- woods, It is very tolerant of shade, and this ability enables it to reproduce and survive in competition with other species, tei Moisture Content of Wood The Forest Products Laboratories of the Department of the Interior have been conducting extensive tests to de- termine the pick-up or loss of mols- ture in seasoned lumber corresponding to changes in atmospheric conditions, and also, the relation of such changes to the swelling and shrinking of wood in use. The investigation so far has been confined to lumbe; under outside conditions but the work is being ex- tended to include the study of mois- ture variation of interior wood finish, furniture, etc., for different seasons of the year. A ee. British Credit mortgages, Those losses will not have to be recouped before agriculture can recover. Most of them are gone and | never will be replaced, Agriculture is! more completely liquidated than any! other industry, and, with the coming of better times, its recovery will be! corresprndingly rapid, ---- estes. "It 1s as easy for the mind to think in tars as in cobblestones,"--Helen Keller, ee | "The basis of our European-Ameri- can civilization is critically shaken."-- Albert Einstein, ! London Daily Express (Ind. Con.) : When we look for an explanation of the high position of British credit it is not to be found essentially in the city institutions or in the machinery of the money market. British credit is built on the character of the British race. There could be no more solid foundation than the tenacity, the pur- posefulness, and the determination which our people show in depressing and even in devastating times. i wl------ "Over 90 per cent. of American men's money is spent by women."-- Randolph Churchill.