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Ns HEY & be re gd PA Rh Canada Is First In U.S. Interests American Investments In Can- ada Tofal $3,630,000,000 Report Shows More than 20 per cent of the United States' $11,000,000,000 stake in world investments is invested in Europe, the U. 8. Department of Commerce disclosed at Washington in its survey of international pay- mentg for 1937. Canada ranked first in American investments with $3, 630,000,000. we The complete statistics for 1937 of the Department of Commerce, show that American investors had invested $3,630,000,000 in Canada, $2,662,000,000 in South America, $2,- 872,000,000 in Europe and more than $880,000,000 in the West In- dies. First For Foreign Travel The expenditure of United States travellers in Canada comprise very nearly one-half of total outlays for foreign travel by the residents of this country, and the expenditure of Canadian travellers in the Unit- ed States accounts for two-thirds of the total travel outlays by foreign- ers in the United States. Canadian-Born Star - ry --- .May Irwin, Broadway's toast of the 90's and one of the brightest stars of the stage at the turn of the century, died recently after a short illness. Miss Irwin, 76, first won fame as a '"'coon" singer, then turning to comedy roles, she ap- peared year after year in starring vehicles. She retired from the stage in 1922 and since then her palatial home has been a mecca for former comrades of the stage. She was a native of Whitby, Ont. To Slaughter 2,000 Buffalo Killing Off Of Surplus Animals From Canada's Herds--Buf- falo Steak Said Very Tooth some More than a million pounds of buffalo meat will be provided this yea: by the slaughter of 2,000 surplus animals from Canada's great buffalo herds in Buffalo National Park and Elk Island Na- tional Park, in Alberta. Once in danger of extinction, the buffalo, thanks to steps taken for their conservation by the Canadian Gov- ernment, have so increased in numbers that periodic slaughters are necessary to reduce the herds in keeping with the grazing ca- pacity of the parks. The slaugh- ter of the buffalo is carried out under the supervision of a gov- ernment inspector and strictly hu- mane and up-to-date methods are employed. Equals Domestic Beef The carcasses are prepared for mérket in modern abbatoirs, maintained by the government at the respective parks, and the meat is handled under stringent sanitary conditions and graded ac- cording to quality and age. Only the choicest quality may be of- fered to the fresh meat trade, while the balance is marketed in processed form. Buffalo meat is considered dietetically to be equal to the best of domestic cattle, and the steaks can be as tender and succulent as the finest morsels of beef. It has little, if any, of the game-taste associated with other wild animals, and when buffalo steaks or joints are selected with discretion they provide fare fit for the meal of any man. The "Perfect" Onion The United States Bureau of Plant Industry has developed the "perfect" onion. Henry A. Jones, bureau plant breeded, developed the onion from the Australian brown onion, which grows in California, After painstakingly inbreeding the Aus- tralian Brown, Jones' produced an onion that had long-sought "per- fect" characteristics; a tendency not to sprout in storage, a slight- "ly flattened globe shape; a lemon yellow color, and a covering of yan layers of uniformly buck- skin 'brown scales. 1 Says Dutchman Invented Golf Harvard Professor Insists That The Scotch Learned The Game From Holland Bceotland is due for a severe shock when they learn over there that the grand and bonnie game of golf 18 not Scotch at all, but Dutch, The discovery has just been made, strangely enough, by a group of Harvard Professors of Government, Played In Sixteenth Century Conducting a research into inter- national law, they turned to the life of Hugo Grotius, or Hulg van Groot, ag he was known in his own country, the great Renaissance au- thority on jurisprudence. In one volume they found an engraving from a painting of Grotius as a youth, showing him holding a golf club quite similar to those now in use. As Grotius was born in 1583 the game must have been well established in Holland by the time he reached manhood. Further research revealed that golf was played on the ice in the Netherlands as early as 1600, Holes were chipped in the frozen surface of the inland waterways which must have presented a smooth if chilly surface, Sallors Introduced It The game is believed to have been introduced into <cotland by two Scottish sailors who learned it while their boat was frozen in Dutch waters. It is said on strict- ly unreliable authority that their families have been using the same ball ever since. ~0-0-0-0-0-¢ VOICE OF | THE PRESS CANADA --_--0-- " VICTIMS OF PEACE The trouble with modern inter- national agreements is that they "create such terrific refugee prob- lems among the hapless victims of peace.--Stratford Beacon-Herald. ---- DON'T LOOK NOW! A magazine editor told a ser- vice club in Ottawa that the aver- age wife spends 85 cents out of every dollar, leaving a dime and a nickel for hubby. Many hus- bands, however, claim to be still looking for the fifteen cents.--St. Thomas Times-Journal. ---- PLOWING MATCHES Probably none but the country boy or girl would call plowing a sport,~but there are thousands in this "banner province of Ontario who consider it one of the finest, - and discover in it a thrill not to Didn't Like the Sophs. Ly a te Lr James Bell, ABOVE, and an- other Toronto youth, Edward Mil- ton, have given up their studies at the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege and returned home because of the hazing which they said they and other freshmen were forced to undergo. Both lads al- leged that their health had been impaired by the hazing. Annual Fall Field Trials Held Bird dog enthusiasts from many sections of Ontario enjoyed two glorious days' sport 16th and 16th, when the Ontario Bird Dog Association held its an- nual Fall Field Trials at Niagara- up, on-the-Lake. Some 36 fine setters and pointers competed for honors, including a number of entries from the United States. These trials, held Spring and Fall, enable the bird dog owners who boast the skill of their dogs in the hunting field to test them in competition. The dogs are judged on hunting ability, diligence in working the field, speed and style, . and on their steadiness in handling birds when located. Ontario Championships The Ontario Championship, pre- mier event of the meet, was won ONTARIO BIRD DOGS COMPETE IN FIELD Dogs at Hunting on October stock, Brown, Toronto; At Niagarp-on-the-Lake Test Skill of 25% bitch, owned. by Rod Fields, and handled by Ed. McCoy of Hamil- ton. Drus Ghost, an Eng.ish setter dog, owned and handled by G. G. , Vincent, Port Nelson, was runner- At the annual meeting of the as- sociation, Lt.-Col. W, H. Singey, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, was re-elected President, and G. W. Boag, Wood- was re-elected Secretary- Treasurer. Vice-Presidents elected , were: Dr. C. A, Temple, G. G. Vincent, Port Nelson; D, T. Barnes, Woodstock; W. D. Elliott, Owen Sound, and Judge F. M. Cos- tello, Goderich. The following were elected to the executive: Wallace Toronto; roughs, London; Hamilton; Gordon M. Harkness, of A. Grossart, Mrs. William Barnes, London and Toronto; Mrs. U. Bur Edward McCoy, Toronto; by Chestnut Jos, an English setter Wallage Findlay, Toronto. be found in any other competi- tion.--Guelph Mercury. --_--0-- DEADLY CROSSINGS Level crossings are taking a terrible toll of lives and the peo- ple are beginning to ask where and when it is going to stop. The abolition of grade crossings is the only positive cure of the evil Gates, bells, wig-wags and other devices may be considered mere makeshifts of a temporary char- acter.--Chatham News. --_---- FARM BUYING POWER It is obvious to any thinking \ person that even - the present standard of living cannot be maintained in rural Canada if some readjustment is not made to establish parity and equalize the buying power of all social and in- dustrial groups. A pre-war rev- enue will not sustain the farm family when they buy on a mar- ket that has been forced skyward - by debt, ever growing taxation, increasing wage scales, extrava- gance and waste.--Farmer's Ad- vocate. sd (ony The EMPIRE . --_-- MAKE IT THREE-SIDED In a world that has suffered a good deal from the operation of the policy of self-sufficiency much is hoped from the proposed trade agreement between Britain, Can- ada, and the United States, which, now that America is recovering her spending pcwer, promises bet- ter things for British exporters. But it will need more than an An- glo-American trade agreement to recompense Britain for markets . lost elsewhere, and there is a strong case to be developed for a better distribution of trade be- tween the Mother Country and the Dominions.--Glasgow Herald. Air Mail Service Launched In West Scheduled airmail service be- tween Winnipeg and Vancouver is a reality following six months of experimental operation. : When two huge, all-metal Lock- heed 14 airplanes of Trans-Canada Airlines landed last week at Ste- venson Field, Winnipeg, and at Vancouver civic airport they had successfully carried 3,500 pieces of mail over 1,600 miles of mountains and prairie. : Five Prairie Cities Linked Planes will" span the 'Winnipeg- Vancouver stretch daily. Linked in the new chain are five prairie cities, in addition to Regina and Lethbridge. A feeder-line ser- vice connects Lethbridge and Ed- monton while Moose Jaw, Saska- toon, Prince Albert and North Bat- tleford--all Saskatchewan cities-- are hooked up with Regina by a feeder-line. REMEMBER . . .. to get your copy of this week's Toronto Star Weekly while in town, News Parade By Elizabeth Eedy ---------- PERISHABLE GOODS: Several European nations (we could name them) and others not so European are armed to the teeth, loaded up with tanks and guns and explos- ives. Yes, explosives. They don't last very long, we're told. If they're kept, they deteriorate and soon be- come duds. It follows therefore that the nations who are well sup- plied with explosives would appre- ciate being able to get them used up, pretty soon. Sinister thought! THE TABLE GROANED: We feel very strongiy on the subject of fowd suppers. Conjure up a picture: frosty clear night with November starg in the sky; jolly crowds com- ing together laughing and talking; mingled odors of roast chicken and pies and coffee and cakes ris- ing from the church shed, then the great moment when the "first table" is called in to sit before -- a feast for the gods! Conjure up such a picture and we swoon with excess of something -- can you tell us what? OUR REAL FRONTIER: Sir Al- fred Morine, K.C., former Minister of Justice in the Newfoundland Government, told an audience in Toronto last 'week that Canada's first line of defence against air invasion is Newfoundland. Should a German or Italian navy escape to sea and capture Newfoundland, the jsland would be provided with a base from which planes could con- trol the St, Lawrence, Halifax, Can- ada's export and import trade -- perfect headquarters for. bombing. Montreal and cities further inland, he said. In conclusion he advocated doing. something concrete to pro- tect ourselves against any such ev- entuality. GUN CONTRALT: The Bren.. Gun Probe hag causéd more than a mild flurry in Canadian political circles. Wondering what it was all about, we were grateful when the Ottawa Journal pointed out in black and white just what it is that the Royal Commission investigating the case was appointed to discover. Five points: 1, Is the Bren gun contract. a good contract from the stand- point of the national treasury and the national interest? 2, Was it ne- cessary to place this contract with- out tenders with the John Inglis Company? 3, Did the BritisteGov- ernment insist on the Canadian Government working with Major Hahn of the John Inglis Company? 4, Were the financial operations of the Inglis Company in line with the Government policy in connection with contracts for national arma- ment? 5, Did the Minister of Na- tional Defence present the facts of the gun contract to the House of Commons accurately and complete- ly? The purpose of the contract was ostensibly to provide a weapon of national armament at a reasonable, non-profiteering cost in the quick- est possible time. CHEST COLDS Here's Quick Relief from Their DISTRESS! Rub soothing, warming Musterole well into your chest and throat. Musterole is NOT just a salve. It's a "counter-irritant" containin old-fashioned cold remedies, oil o mustard, and other valuable ingredi- ents, in a clean white ointment. That's why it gets such fine results --better than the old-fashioned mus. tard plaster, Musterole penetrates, stimulates, warms and soothes, help- ful in quickly relieving local 'conges- tion and pain, Used by millions for 30 years, ie] by many doc- tors and nurses. Made in Canada, in three strengths: Regular Strength, Children's (mild), and Extra Strong. All druggists, 40¢ each, > \ -- : . THE WEEK'S QUESTION: What six Danubian-Balkan nations of Europe have, during the "past couple of years, been tied more and more closely into the economie or- bit of Nazi Germany? Answer: Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, who have been redueing their purchases from Western Europe and the United States to buy more goods from Germany, More Building Permits Issued An increase of $166,601 or 2.8 per cent. was shown in building permits issued in 58 cities in Can- ada in September compared with the same month last year, the fig- ures being $5,278,381 against $5,- 111,780, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. Value of building authorized for the first nine months of 1988 was $43,104,172, slightly exceeding the aggregate of $42,960,983 for the same period in 1937 and being de- cidedly higher than in the first nine months in any other year since 1931, pn J. W. Gillespie, of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind told a service club in Amherst, N.S., there were 9,400 people reg- istered with the institute, The in- stitute was doing its utmost to make all these people self-sup- porting, Learn to Ty an oue for full details, L O Smith & Corona Typewriters pf Canada Lid,, 87 Front St. E., Toronto pe at Home 'Is a valuable Typing $1 Weekly | asset. Only $1 weekly buys a new Corona Buys a world's most popular CORONA |} portable typewriter, in=- cluding Carrying Case yping Instructor. Write Grand Champion Russel Hare, of Nanticoke, Ontario, uses Firestone Ground Grip Firestone Wins 2A Again at the International Plowing Match Again Firestone Ground Grip Tires! have proved themselves as the greatest tires ever built for traction. At. the International Plowing Match held at Minesing, Ontario, from October 11th to 14th, and attended by 135,000 people, Firestone-equipped trac- tors won. 8 First Awards Including Grand Championship What a remarkable tribute to the famous "Firestone Ground . Grip tread--scientifically designed deep bars of toughest rubber, triple- anchored, triple-braced and self- cleaning, Let your nearest Firestone Dealer show you how you can adapt these tires for your present equipment. Specify Firestone Ground Grip Tires when buying new farm ma- chinery. Ground Grip Tires are also made for cars and trucks. Put a set on your rear wheels for safe winter driving. Made for CARS TESS Firestone GROUND GRIP TIRES WONDERLAND OF O p-- ay, . / "7 Copyrighted 198%, Reilly & Lae Co. 304 Later Ozma called Dorothy and said: "I have marked out a plan of the trip that you and your aunt and uncle will take. Everything will be ready for you to start tomorrow morning. Take your time, dear, and be gone as long as you wish. By the time you retarn I shall have found fome occupation for your Uncle Henry and Aunt Em that will keep them from being restless and dis- satisfied. . Dorothy thanked her good friend and kissed her gratefully, then she ran to tell the joyful news to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. They were both excited and pleased at the pros- pect of seeing more of this delight- ful lupd in which they now lived. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em spent the rest of the day In pfeparing for the Journey, while Dorothy arranged for the other Oz people who were to ac- company them, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first person she asked to join the party for Dorothy felt that his magic powder might come In handy on the journey. Ozma had told her to take Omby Amby, who was the Captain General of her army, Once Omby Amby had been a private sols dier, the only private in the army, but as there never was any fighting to do, Ozma say no need of a pri- vate, so she madh him the highest officer of them all, Next morning after breakfast ev. erything was ready for their depart. ure. There was an open wagon with three seats for the passengers and the wagon was drawn by the famous Wooden Saw-Horge which Ozma had brought to life with a magic powder, In the front seat of the wagon eat Dorothy and the Wizard, Uncle Hen- ry and Aunt Km «at on the nest rent and the Captain General of the ar- my in the back. Both Toto and Dil lina'were also with the party. ' WOULD YOU SAY THAT -- * ®t The diamond is the costliest . of all gems? : Emeralds and rubies are more costly than diamonds. * % 9 Little flies grow to be big ones? A fly is as large the day it is born--or emerges from the pupal state--as it ever will be. * x & Puppies' eyes open on the ninth day after birth? This important event usual- ly takes place from the 12th to the 14th day. LEE BE J Big Ben is the name of a clock in London? , Big Ben is a bell--the bell of the clock in the tower of the House of Parliament.