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EF Tins N16 IDE] 15¢ completely, A _ photographer in Winnipeg about to take a picture of a hngno ming bird was giving a vivid picâ€" ture of how a lightning war is conducted. Just when the catch was about to be released a giant leopard frog. springing only a distance of cight inches, pounced on the tiny bird and swallowed it whole. Al though the frog was captured and ¢up open only 15 minutes later, an examination revealed that diâ€" gestion of the bird already had proceeded so far that the rubyâ€" colored throat had â€" AMizanneared Monster Frog The Siegfried Line is presumed to be on a similar pattern. Tank Traps Laid Each line has tank traps of steel or concrete, or both, immediately in front of it plus barbed wire enâ€" tangloements. Supplementary fortiâ€" fications behi _ the Siegfried Line are said to extend back 30 milos. One of the few known facts that the German line is that it conâ€" taing 22,000 steel and cement pill boxes. guns haul othe huge The elaborate fortificatic> 3 which face each other on the FrenchGerman border, the Magâ€" Inot and Siegfried lines, have been built at a cost of several hundred million dollars. The Maginot Lineâ€"like the Siegâ€" fried, not a line at all but a serâ€" les of forts and machine gun "pill boxes"â€" «ost almost as much as the Panama Canal, or some $400,â€" $00,000, The cost of the Siegfried Line is not known, but 500,000 men worked on it ‘or severeral months. Both systems are about 250 miles OT Defense Lines Cost Billion French, German Oct. 1 To Nov. 39 In that part of Ontario South ol the line defined above, open scason for ducks, geese and Wilâ€" son‘s snipe will be from October 1 to November 30, except that in the counties of Essex, Kent and Elgin open season for geese (othâ€" er than Brant) shall be from Novâ€" ember 1 to December 31. Woodcock and Snipe Open season for woodcock and Wilcon‘s or Jackâ€"snipe is from September 1 to November 15, Ontario: North and west of a line commencing | at southwest angle of Bruce County; then in a general easterly direction along southerly boundaries of Bruce and CGrey counties to southwest angle of Nottawasaga Township in the County of Simeoe, along south boundaries of Nottawastga, Sunâ€" nidale and Vespra townships to line of mean high water of Lake Simcoe, along the line of mean high water on south side of Lake Simcoe to northwest angle of Erock Township in the County of Ontario, and along north boundâ€" ary of Brock Township to centre of King‘s Highway No. 12; thence southerly along centre line of the â€" highway to centre line of rightâ€"ofâ€" way of the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way in the vicinity of Myrtle ; then in a general easterly direction along the centre line to Peterborâ€" ouh, along centre line of King‘s Highway No. 7 to west boundary ’ of Lanark County, along west and south boundaries of Lanark Counâ€" ty to line of mean high water on north side of Rideau Lake and Rideau River and along that line to a point opposite northâ€"east angle of Grenville County; thence southerly along the east boundary of Grenville County to the northâ€" west angle of Dundas County ; thence easterly along the northerâ€" ty boundaries of Dundas, Storâ€" mont and Glengarry counties to the interprovincial boundary ; the open season for ducks, geese Cother than Hrants anmn4 WHL.. s tions Each Cost Almost As Much as the Panama Canal 1 cities, built on tiers with © railways and elevators to personnel, ammunition and supplies. Guns range from irtillery weapons to machine â€"_, C009 ~CrC adâ€" opted to meet the serious depleâ€" tion of waterâ€"fowl due to drought on the prairies and to overshootâ€" in & mg. Underground Cities Maginot forts, interspersed ichine gun nests, are und râ€" _3 ; _ z_ 70055 Dird regulations applying during the 1939 hunting season will follow in general the principles adopted in 1936 when the maximum twoâ€"month season, lower bag limits and other restric. tions, including prohibition â€" of baiting and live decoys, were adâ€" ankaad sns sulce e 1 Catches Bird migratory bird Each year damage to sheep and wool by lice and ticks amounts to thousands of dollars. The damage could be lessened i#f growers dipâ€" ped their sheep. % postage stamps. As the result of a vow taken 89 years ago to write to her sisters every day, a 68â€"yearâ€"old Birmâ€" ingham, England, woman has writâ€" ten 72,980 letters containing 14,â€" 596,000 words, emptied 1,014 botâ€" tles of ink and spent $2,500 on In making pearl essence the lusâ€" trous particles adhering to the scales are removed by a special process and held suspended in watâ€" er. Later, the excess water is drawn off and the essence remains. Th lustrous particl.s, by the way, aro deposits of very thin bladeâ€" like crystals of pure guanin in the epidermis of the fish, The crystals, scientists say, are roughly proporâ€" tionate to the ©e of the fish from which they come; thus, the crysâ€" tals from the sardine herring are much smaller than those from largâ€" er fish and make an essence of finer quality. Reports to *"e Dominion departâ€" ment of fisheries from its inspecâ€" tors in the southwestern New Brunswick arca tell of the continuâ€" ation of business in herring scales, which are shipped to the United States where they are used in proâ€" ducing pearl essence which, in turn, is used in making artificial pearls, knife h ndles, ete. The scale business is not very large, al though in 1937 it amounted to slightly more than $12,500, all of it done by New Brur ick fishermen. Fish Scales Shipped To United States From New Brunswick â€"Deposits of Crystals of course, to the lifiéé-af ;i;is:.t:x:oaé strategy, if, in the meantime, a European "peace" had been conâ€" eluded. Pearl Essence & From Herrings GERMANY‘s3 STRATEGY: Now that Poland has been subjugated, Germany‘s broad strategy is to bring Rumania under its control, and to marshal Russia, Italy and Spain as its "complete allies" beâ€" tween now and next spring, the Manchester Guardian _ believes. This wellâ€"known Brtiish newspaper declares that Germany hopes that by spring the divisions released from Poland and Rumania will be in Northern Italy and that France can be taken by a German and Italian invasion from the south; while the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Africa will be made inâ€" secure for the western powers with the help of Spain, who by that time will have been brought into closer association with â€"the axis. Writing Champ umt T: 4101 observers at Chungking, Chin: convinced that Japan is plar a largeâ€"scale offensive in C during October, They believe "a final attempt | to subjc China" will be undertaken confidence at that time by Japanese because of the fact the European powers which merly provided assistance to C would no longer be able to d because of the European war grand concerted offensive or seale not hitherto attempted is pected. ‘*Twould make little JAPAN‘S BiG HIGHWAYy SITUATION: For the duration â€" of the present war, highway construction in Ontario will be at a standstill, it is anâ€" nounced from Queen‘s Park. One or two jobs under way in Northâ€" ern Ontario are likely to be comâ€" pleted, but as far as the rest of the province | is concerned, highway expenditure will be limited to esâ€" sential repair works. " ~ enanging situation means more than a reâ€"orientation of viewpoint? For whom any move or realignâ€" ment of major powers may bring terror, death, changed lives? â€"@â€"_ NEIGHBORS; Keeping up with the times these days involves watchâ€" ing the map very closely, letting nothing escape you. Notice that Germany and Russia, Hungary and Russia, are new nextâ€"door neighâ€" bors? Imagine waking up one morning to find the Red Army looking in your front window! occurs in the world powers, quire on the ; new set af .. Mteneeemamegyy . n es Ormmmmnmnnniomees NEWSs _‘ l i‘ - 4**L PARAbE ... â€" P erk : over hel? lic(?ntf;l.. li(:f us ?le 4 Oâ€"â€" ingking, China, are Japan is planning DRIVE : Military nsive in China They believe that time â€" by the comb difference, e fact that which forâ€" e to China e to do so subjugate is exâ€" with Although tractors did not come into general use until the war years, an English paper notes that there was an agricultural motor on exhibition in 1904. Much proâ€" gress has been made since that date in efficiency and adaptability making them serious rvials of the horse. No one has yet provided the war which started a few weeks ago with a distinctive name so that it might be the more easily distingâ€" uished from the Great War of 1914â€"18. The struggle of 20 years ago is still so fresh in the minds of the people and the effects of it still so apparent that it has up to the present, been known largely as The War, Some term will have to be found to indicate the distineâ€" tion. â€" Port Arthur Newsâ€"Chronâ€" icle. A NAME FOR THE WAR Motorists should remember that parking is only a privilege, not a right. A motorist has no more right to leave his car standing on a street than he would have to dump a load of bricks or firewood beside the curb. If all would pay due respect to their privileges there would not be so much trouâ€" ble; but the few who abuse it make it necessary to curtail the. privilege of all others.â€"Owen Sound Sunâ€"Times Hay fever viectims have someâ€" thing to look forward to with hopefulnessâ€"the first frost. After the first frost, they can â€" settle down and look forward to the earâ€" ly part of next September, but not hopefully.â€"Kitchener Record. PARKIN_G NOT A RIGHT TO LOQK FORWARD To If you want to know what the people in London are doing in the evenings stay home, pull the blinds all down and see if you can enterâ€" tain yourself.â€"-Peterborough Exâ€" aminer. NO PARLOR TRicks REG‘LAR FELLERS â€" The Silver Lining Some hysterical people seem to think a house surrounded by sandâ€" bags isn‘t as well fortified as a home packed with bags of sugar. â€"â€"Toronto Telegram. FORTIFIED WITH SUCAR Each morning we wake up still hoping to find that it is all just another fantasy staged by Orson Welles.â€"Saturday Night. JUST A RADIO DRAmA Into Fall, and Laraine Day chooses this twoâ€"plece suit with cadets jacket featuring high collar in dark green felt, flat silver buttons and cadet‘s l{l‘il:-ol in dark green felt down the okir VOICE PRESS of the In order that Canadian shool children, who were unable to visit the Fair, may have the opportun» ity of seeing many of these picâ€" tures in their classrooms, British Acoustics Films Limited have completed arrangements with Asâ€" sociated Screen News Limited of Montreal for their distribution in Canada. British documentary and eduâ€" cational films so impressed visitâ€" ors to the British Theatre in the Government Pavilion at the New York World‘s Fair that a separate cinema was set up by a Teachers Association in connection with the ""School of Tomorrow" to feature many of the educational subjects. Visiting educationalists were thus enabled to keep abreast of British progress in visual education. Children To See Films In School Attorneyâ€"General Conant ordered construction of the s mple entangâ€" lement following a session of what has come to be known at Queen‘s Park as his "war council." The council is composed of Commisâ€" cial police officers, Major Alex Lewis, Inspector of the Veterans‘ guard, Hydro officials and repreâ€" sentatives of the Canadian Legion. Drum Type of Entanglement The barricade is of the drum type of entanglement such as was used in the last stages of the Great War. Blueprints of the barricade are being made and sent to muniâ€" cipal authoritiese throughout the province so they may employ the same type in any protective preâ€" cautions they are taking locally. Workmen have" construcied at Queen‘s Park, Toronto, a model barbed wire barricade of the type to be used around Hydro plants and other prohibited ireas of the province. Model Barbed Wire Fence Conâ€" structed on Orders of Mr. Queen‘s Park Is Barricaded Admittedly, in many instances, it is impossible to avoid hitting some of the smaller animals and game birds, but the exercise of due caution will unquestionably cut down the destruction of game. conservation has just issued the following figures for game found dead on the highways of Ohio from May 21 to July 1 of this year: Rabbits, 2,620; pheasants, 453; oppossums, 414; quail, 361; deer, 8. In many parts of Ontario moose, deer and black +bear are reported to be abundant. Among the disâ€" tricts in which the outlook is parâ€" ticularly good, especially â€" for moose hunting, are Metagama, Chapleau, Nicholson, *Schreiber and Nipigon. : Ring Necked Pheasants Excellent sport for Ontario shotâ€" gun shooters is promised this year as the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries completes its annual distribution of more than 80,000 _ ringâ€"necked pheasants throughout the province. The birds will be released in townships establishing protected game areas and an open season will be declarâ€" ed this fall. Killed On The Highways And while we‘re on the subject of hunting, let‘s say a few words about the astounding amount of game killed annually on the high» ways of this continent. After â€" reading this note we trust you will exercise as much caution as posâ€" sible in driving through wooded areas in order to reduce the amâ€" ount of wildlife destroyed by moâ€" torists. The Ohio division of vince indicates that pr_os;e;t; l.‘.ka- even better than last year‘s sucâ€" cessful hunting season. to open, happy days lie ahead for nimrods throughout Ontario. A consensus of reports from experts on the hunting Qutlook in the proâ€" With the hunting season about HAPPY DAYS AHEAD CA NTARIO UTDOOORS Compiled by two home economâ€" ics experts on the staff of a wellâ€" known woman‘s magazine, this volâ€" ume is no ordinary cook book. It containg balanced menus for every day of the year, with 1,047 tested recipes. It answers four probleoms the average housewife of average means faces today: menuâ€"planning, marketing, balancing menus from & nutritional standpoint, fitting new recipes into the daily menu. A complete index by dishes and inâ€" gredients makes the recipes imâ€" mediately available for reference,. The book is very attractively put out in green covers, is illustrated with handsome photographs. THE DAYâ€"BYâ€"DAY cooK BOOK By Demetria Taylor and Gertrude Lynn When his 27â€"yearâ€"old bride reâ€" fused to live with him until he found work, an 84â€"yearâ€"old Cape Town man begged the labor deâ€" partment to find him a job. The European market was openâ€" ed less than two years ago to Canâ€" adian beans when Japan, the prinâ€" cipal producer, became involved in the Chinese war and had to relax its hold on the mart. Since that time the Ontario crop enjoyed comâ€" petitive success and prospects inâ€" dicated that this year would have proven very favorable, The largest acreage of beans ever grown in Chatham area is exâ€" pected to bring returns to farmers on an average, $1.10 a hushel, Army May Eat Them Beans are an essential part of the army bill of fare and a sale to this department will aid materâ€" ially in offâ€"setting the closing of a European market brought on by the present war. A $1,500,000 harvest has been started on 57,000 acres of white beans grown in Essex, Kent, Elâ€" gin, Middlesex, Lambton and Hurâ€" on counties. $1,500,000 Harvest Is Bei Threshed In Six Counties of Ontario Record Bean ar. We will be glad to supply:vtl;eâ€":e on receipt of a stamped, selfâ€"adâ€" dressed envelope. Note: The editorial department has on hand a number of recipes for doing prcse;v{ng without sugâ€" Emergency Sugariess Recipe (In the event of sugar being unâ€" obtainable) Combine equal parts Beo Hive Syrup and waterâ€"bring to boil and boil 5 minutes, 1 cup of engar and 2 cups of watâ€" er. Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. (About 3 times these quantities for a 6 quart basâ€" ket of fruit.) For Pears A fine medium canning syrup is made by using the following proâ€" portions: 1 cup of Bee Hive Syrup, can make to your preserves. Try these ideal proportions for a heavy and medium canning syrup develâ€" oped by a wellâ€"known authority. For Peaches And Plums A grand tasting heavy canning syrup is made by using the folâ€" lowing proportions: 1 cup of Bee Hive Syrup, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. (4 times these quantities for a 6 quart basket of fruit). With sugar h‘il‘d to get in sufâ€" ficient quantities and a fine lusâ€" cious crop of peaches and other fruits waiting to be preserved, make your supply of sugar go furâ€" ther by using part Boe Hive Syrup instead of all sugar. We‘ll wager you‘ll be pleasantly surprised and delighted to discover what a temptâ€" ing improvement Bee Hive Syrup Use Corn Syrup And Save Sugar Doing Their Preserving Harvest That Way "Whaddya mean 1 stole the election LIFE‘S LIKE THAT to increased acreage. The burley crop is estimated at from between 13,000,000 to 15,000,000 pounds, in comparison with last year‘s 10, 600,000. In the Empire market Canâ€" adian tobacco has a distinct adâ€" vantage over American tobacco which is heavity dutiable. Cheese, Butter Up Cheese production in Ontario is up 2% over last year. The price per pound rose two cents between the middle of August and the midâ€" dle of September to 13.5, which, however, is no higher than the ayâ€" erage at that time of year for the past six years. Butter production is down 3% but the price per pound at the middle of September had risen to 27¢, the 1937 price, which was much higher than the average September price for the past six years. The apple crop in Ontario this season is much above the average for recent years. $36,000 barrels is "After a short poriod of hesiâ€" tation and quietness, it is very likely that business will imâ€" prove and that under the imâ€" pact of war demand productive activity and, consequently,. inâ€" dividual and business incomes, will rise substantially." â€"Hon. J. L. Jsley, Minister of National Revenue, in Budget speech, w Bacon bogs 9.47 9.67 Tobacco‘s Big Market The quality of leaf in Ontario tobacco this year is exceptionally good. This means much with reâ€" spect to the price the growers will receive for their product. The total production for both burley and flueâ€"cured is up from last year due Lambs Bacon bogs Calves P Butcher Steers Handy weight A threeâ€"millton bushel increase in the fall wheat crop plus a 12¢â€" jump in price over last year means more than $3,000,000 to the Ontario farmer. Oats are up 12¢, barley, 8c. Cattle prices have risen sharpâ€" ly. Here is a comparison of prices as at September 14, 1939 and Sepâ€" tember 14, 1938: Rural Ontario Will Have Millions More To Spend Rural Ontario will have millions more doltars to spend this year. Exâ€" cellent crops combined with a sharp rise in prices following the outbreak of war in Europe mean increased purchasing power for the farmer, more income for the genâ€" eral population, improved business conditions throughout Ontario. Rising Prices Due to the W Situation Are Coupled With Excel lent Crops â€" Wheat, Oats, Barley, Caite" Sieuo Sept. 14/39 Sept. 14/38 C Pot. Office. All rights a' ’ "I_I â€"_'Ai""" y _ . _ O e weekek 10.20 137 UNIAKIU AKCHIVES * »»» I paid cash for it, didn‘s By GENE BYRNES 9.57 5.10 Aik o BEE HIVE Roviewing the agricultural situaâ€" tion as a whole, it is unmistaka bly clear that the Ontario farmer at the present moment is in a better position financially than 4or many seasons past, Ho is going to have more money to spend, and retail ers and manufacturers throughout the province will benefit directly, as result of his greater demand, Looking ahead right now, business is going to be good. the estimated total production, But the future effect to the farmer of such a good crop is problematical due to the uncertainty of export markets in the present war situ» ation, Pears and grapes are quite good, and the peach crop is a bumper one, but again the possible curtailment of home consumption, if a shortage of sugar for presery» ing is experienced, may offset the benefits of these excellent frait crops, enormous increase in national purchasing power and income. Production, employment, agriâ€" cultural buying power cannot help but be tremendously stimâ€" ulated by the conditions which this conflict will create in a country situated as we are, It is inevitable that the World By Fred Nsher â€"The Financial Post * 4 180