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es Fice armet D mt e Nox. ie TS 3 1M Where Farmers Raise Skunks When you call a man a farmâ€" er in California you have to be reâ€" ferring to a special kind of specâ€" lalist. A standard strawâ€"chewing, sodâ€"busting agrarian in Califorâ€" nia isn‘t a farmer; he‘s a "rangâ€" er." A farmer isâ€"well, for inâ€" stance: C. W. Mikel is a frog farmer. He has about 100,000 frogs, which he sells to schools. F. E. Earnest is an alligator farmer. His 2,000 _ alligators ranging in age up to 500 years, he says, are potential women‘s shoes and purses. LIONS, ALLIGATORS, WORMS Lion farming is the business of Charles Gay. He keeps 200 of them on exhibition, sells to zoos, rents to the movies. R. B. Bilkowsky is a worm farmer. He furnishes fishermen with bait and orchardists with worms to aerate their soil. . . . accepts humans more east‘> and more trustfully than even the «og. About thirty inches in height and weighing about thirty pounds at the most, the koala, If it were not so particular, in its feeding kabits, . . . would become as popUâ€" lar a pet in the flesh as it bas become in toy reproductions. Blackbird Symphony Koala, the only animal that lives exclusively on the leaves of a tree and never drinks water, is so inâ€" imately linked with some of the excalyptus that it forms the world‘s most interesting example of animal and plant conjoint life. It is known zenerally as the "Teddy Bear," be cause about the time that Theodore Roosevelt was President some unâ€" known artist came across a de seription, or saw a living koala, and molded it into a plaything. Millions of children the world over have cuddled in loving embrace the wooiâ€" y representation of the world‘s most popular and most interesting wild animal. Gentle, harmless, lovâ€" ng. trustful, without a suggestion of guile or dissimulation, the koala Teddy Bear Anglers at Prince Albert _~2â€" tional Park in Saskatchewan took 3,914 northern pike and 436 pickâ€" erel from the waters of Waskes‘a Lake during the month of July. Motion picture studios provide markets for a skurk farm, a snake farm, and a wild animal farm â€" which raises everything from ovelots to elephants. The state operates an Arabian horse farm. There are numbers of mink and fox farms. There is even a humming bird farm. B Sir Frederic Stupart, Canada‘s zrand old weather forecaster, who retired as Canada‘s director of meteorology in 1929, died in Toâ€" conto in his 83rd year. Bu sy Shiny little blackbirds Wrote a symphony Ovut upon my back fence By an eim tree. ~o For there each wire was a line, Each gay note was a birdâ€" ind such a lovely musicale You have ever heard; sy little blackbirds Writing musie notes, _ joyous, lilting symphony Pours from swelling throats. â€"Nell June McCall, in Christian Science Monitor. t they were never satisfied, And changes made all day. ey‘d have a perfect score and thenâ€" 4 note would fly away. anada‘s "Weather Man Specialized In By California Agrarians â€" A Farmer As We Know It is A "Ranger" Australia‘s Koala Was Inâ€" spiration For Unknown Artâ€" ist Who Moulded It Into a Plaything Naâ€" 99 Tos anmrinet ow lhen 24 m‘i 70*‘.'?;&2;,!!_;" M ies C hi aca t Grait m s Tenih Preserve Muskies In my last article a short reâ€" sume of the natural history of the muskie was given, mainly as a background for the present arâ€" ticle. The most important point in the conservation of the muskie is the protection of the spawning fishes. They run up into shalâ€" low water to lay their eggs and at such times are particularly vu!â€" nerable to the poachers. CRIMINAL POACHING Most of us would regard as very foolish any farmer who killed his cows just before they freshened. If this were a continued practice with him he would soon be withâ€" out stock on his farm. The peocher when he takes the muskies on their spawning grounds is killing our stock, robbing the public just as surely as if he took money from individual pockets. Another way in which destrucâ€" tion of maskinonge takes place is through the lowering of the waters in late spring. When the spring floods are on, the adult muskies work well into the marshes to spawn. Here the water is warm and the eggs will develop rapidly. But far too ofâ€" ten these flood waters are needâ€" ed"to run the mills and they are allowed away through the sluices. The eggs of the maskinonge, or the young fish, if they have hatched, are left high and dry for the birds. We are still studying these fishes so that we may know better ways to conserve ‘them and this research can be left to the sciâ€" entist. However, every conservaâ€" tionist carn help to control the poacher and the water levels. They are the important maiters at the present time. incidentally, the finest fishing picture I have ever seen was shown at the American Fisheries Society in Toronto by Wm. Lang of the Toronto Anglers. It dea‘t with the muskie and was in fuil colour. Get your local fish and game association to invite Mr. Lang to show his pictures in your town. You will help along the cause of conservation and you Carol Carried Million Away will certainly not be disappointed in the pictures. By Hans Zinsser The author of "Rats, Lice and History" here gives us the inforâ€" mal biography of a physican by the name of "R. S." (in reality himself) who was also a philosoâ€" pher, a poet, and a good friend. Medicine took R. S. to the far corners of the earth. Wherever there were war and infection, there he was found In Siberia in 1914â€"15, in the American Army in France, in Russia after the great famine, in Mexico and in China, he fought as @a scienâ€" tist. Las;vméxit};' as Hans Zinsser he died of an obscure disease, leukemia, after liv‘ing for two years in the knowledge that it was slowly killing him. He tells his story in a fascinating way, with deep learning ard salty wit; and his book now becomes a magâ€" nificent memorial to a very huâ€" U i: en iniinp SCSs e onz ns Sitclite ma man who led an extremely useful and interesting life. ‘As 1 Remember Him" . .. by Hans Zinsser . . . Toronto; Mcâ€" Clelland and Stewart . . . $3.25. Rumanian government officials allege that three wooden crates containing more than $1,000,000 worth of gold left the country on abdicated King Carol‘s special CIAIKE The gold was said to be in coins minted last spring to commemorâ€" ate the 10th anniversary of Carâ€" ofl‘s reign Lut never issued. These informants â€" said the â€" National Bank was considering the quesâ€" tion of who holds title to the gold. IN GOLD CONS t was said that Carol had enâ€" It was sald LABE Wsti_DoS60 mmb countered difficulty with the Spanish government and that his passage through Spain to Portuâ€" gal had been delayed. At the same time it was disclosed that the Rumanian government hss taken steps to have Ernest Urâ€" darianu, who was minisier of state without portfolio under Czrol, reâ€" torned to stand trial. The Book Shelf "AS 1 REMEMBER HIM" (The Biogrlph! of R. S.) On Special Train, When He Escaped Into Exileâ€"Metal Packed Into Three Wooden Crates NO. 11 By G. C. Toner, of Anglers 4 oc erece Hugh Dowding, chief of Britain‘s fighter command, RIGHT, has been made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Idolized by his junior officers who affectionately refer to him as "Stuffy," Sir Hugh is credited with Britain‘s stiff resistance to the Nazis in the air. In the face of severe opposition and criticism he convinced the air counâ€" cil to put eight synchronized machineâ€"guns on the British fighter planes and thus gained for them a marked superiority over the Nazis. Though many may have antiâ€" cipated its signing, the momentcus tripartite agreement entered into last week by Germany, Italy ard Japan, made the rest of the worid catch its breath. With the anâ€" nouncement of the pact, the conâ€" flicts raging in Europe, Africa and the Far East swiftly became one. The Second World War was a reality. World War Begins Of the six great powers left upon the globe, four were already in it. The United States and Rusâ€" sia, remaining, woere now on the spot. Of these two victims of the Japâ€"Axis "squeeze play," the United States was already throwâ€" ing its weight on the side of Britâ€" ain; and Russia, the uncertain quantity, held the balance of power between the two blocs, deâ€" mocratic and antiâ€"democratic. Russia Holds Balance Which way would Stalin jump? To join with Britain against Gerâ€" many? If the U.S.S.R. were to enter the struggle, more than half the German air force would have to operate in eastern Europe, plus a tremendous mechanized army consuming vital gasoline suppliesâ€"the defeat of Germany would be certain. (Russia in the meantime, however, would have to be fighting Japan at her back door). To join with the new Triple Alliance against the Britishâ€"U.S. blow? Very unlikely. It would be much more reasonable to place credence in the statement of the Russians themselves, that the Soâ€" vit Union would remain firmly neutral. Signing of a nonâ€"aggresâ€" sion pact with Japan would be a definite possibility. Again, Russia might lend more and more supâ€" port to soreâ€"pressed China, letâ€" ting Japan bleed herself white trying to conquer the Chinese. U.S. Accepts Challenge The United States, far from beâ€" ing scared off by new Japanese threats, last week moved closer still to her allyâ€"excoptâ€"inâ€"name, Britain. â€" Washington _ corridors buzzed with talk of "flying fortâ€" THE WA Râ€" W E E Kâ€"Commentary on Current Events REG‘LAR FELLERS â€" Is Pop‘s Face Red? JAPâ€"AXIS PACT PLACES RUSSIA, U. S. ON SPOT Miineitmeminy itiatcons ESCSCESZEpERCTIORE resses" to go abroad in exchange for British bases in the Pacific; loans of money to England; furâ€" ther U.S.â€"British coâ€"operation in the Far East. Stronger hints were forthcoming that the United States might soon accept the chailenge of Japan, now so badly boggedâ€"down in China. The colâ€" lapse of the. Rising Sun Empire could be brought about by a strict American embargo on war supplies, aid to China, and a blockade of the passages from the Indian Ocean,in the Pacific. But not until after the November el ctions, anyway . .. Indian Summer Invasion? Meantime what was happening in the Battle of Britain? A Naz invasion seemed less probable than it had the previous week. British defense against air bombâ€" ings were obviously improving, while the R.A.F. offensive against the Nazis was growing stronger. But everyone was convinced that the air war would continue throughout the winter, with the Germans attempting to wear down the British air force and shut off England from food and war supplies from overseas while Nazi military operations developâ€" ed on fronts farther distant. Another big crisis this month was nevertheless expecied by the head men in London. Predicting an Axis campaign against Gibâ€" raltar in October coupled with an Indian summer attempt to invade England, _ Lord â€" Beaverbrook‘s Daily Express said: "The most likely Axis strateey would be thrusts at Gibraltar (with Spain‘s connivance) and Bizerte (French Tunisia), in an effort to draw the British home fleet to the Mediâ€" terranean and leave the English Channel less hazardous for invasâ€" ion barges." Southern Theatre May Decide Also on Hitler‘s program, exâ€" perts last week agreed, were exâ€" tension of political, or possibly military, control over the Balkans; substantial contribution to the Italian drive towards the Suez Canal. Hitler might also be conâ€" _ YEssiR, IT CERTAINLY s c se . t on Ligk $ (§. 4 ror kids nowapaysA]/ ) [‘ mrfi +B J 9 . aunx PM | L aam mt f m s /// Y\z“c@‘ o °P | o K.. L eA vtaece | § R P \ E\ \Ynâ€"tt, :-t-‘-‘“"‘i”â€"‘ ol 4s | ts y $ \ ies j k 97 K P84 t aF sb hn ‘:,;_ji&» /2 TRA ,,\‘ / | t * & t ,;:‘-xu..’ "“ h " R 1 T. 3 s f ’“@:?‘”3«‘ P c e rrass ~ T '-’4 e se To3 & .n . inss I "Time" Newsmagazine, Sept. 30, declared: "If the Battle of Britain should turn adversely for the Axis, or if it should become a long drawnâ€"out affair of bombâ€" ings and blockade, the Southern Theatre might well be the deciding area of combat . . . If the Axis cwould gain control of the extremiâ€" ties of the Mediterranean, Britain‘s fight would be far harder, might be impossible. Without the oil fields of Iraq, without tenable bases in the Mediterranean to harry the Axis on its southern flank, without the help of the Moslem world and without the last shred of support in the Balâ€" kans, Britain would be hard put to it to win." "Escape" School Taught Nazis templating, they said, an invasion of Sweden this winter to clinch his ho!ld on iron ore supplies and to givr Russia something more to worry about; engineering of 2 Moslem revolt against Britain; and seizure of French colonies in Africa, from which to launch atâ€" tacks on outposts of the British Empire,â€"although if the British made another attempt at Dakar, they might beat him to it. Whither China? . China, in its fourth year of resistance to the Japanese agâ€" gression, last week faced with comparative equanimity the newâ€" est turn of affairs whereby Jaâ€" pan was enabled to attack her in the rear through French Indsâ€" China. Generalissimo _ Chiang Kaiâ€"Shek was determined to hang on till the end. He still had enâ€" ough ammunition left for another year of fighting; the morale of the Chinese army was never highâ€" er. But within the inner councils of the Chungking government it was felt that aid would have to come to China from somewhere outside. Were Britain and the United States really ready to help in a substantial way? Or, would China turn in finality,to Russia? These were her two alternative:. Careful investigation of German war prisoners in Canada has shown that a number of them are gradâ€" uates of a German school organized for the specific purpose of teachâ€" ing prisoners how to escape. Preparing in advance for their soldiers being captured, the Gerâ€" mans held classes in lock picking, tunneling, and other ways of breakâ€" ing out of camps. In one Canadian camp there are at least twenty men who have learned scientific ways of opening locks without keys. Authorities are now able to exâ€" plain how a tunnel was completed for Gunther Lorentz‘s escape from a Muskoka camp without a pile of earth disclosing excavation operaâ€" tions. Two of them are members of the German Gestapo. Handling prisoner‘s mail preâ€" sents a problem. An average day brings 120 bags of mail through the clearing house in Ottawa and this has to be scanned for code messages, for invisible ink, for comâ€" passes hidden in jars of preserves. When a train was wrecked near Blue River, B.C.. and a number of soldiers and other passengers injured, two North Battleford, Sask., Boy Scouts, Jerry Asmussen and "Scotty" Buchanan, enroute to Vancouver, found their Scout trainâ€" ing valuable. With the exception of a few scratches the boys were uninjured, and were promptly renâ€" dering first aid to their less forâ€" tunate fellow travellers. Boy Scout training in fire fightâ€" ing enabled two Scouts of St. Johns, Nfld., to master a fire which broke out at night in a summer cotta at Mount Pearl Park. So succe:;? ful were the boys‘ efforts that the services of a fire engine were not required when it arrived on the scene. > An outstanding story of Boy Scout gallantry was that of Troop SCOUTNG . . . Enem y Prisoners Were ‘Taught in Advance How to Pick Lock and Dig Tunnels; Two of Gestapo in Canadian Internment Camp jue id sgPis Mc se t .. > ts lt > ~"Jance: n Leader Donald Jones of a Kentish town, acting as an Air Raid Wardâ€" en. When a number of bombs dropâ€" ped in his area he hurried to the scene, and found three persons trapped under a collapsed house. Jones wormed his way beneath the timbers until he gained a posiâ€" tion where his body could protect the upturned faces of the victims. He held this position for no less than four hours, during which time he kept up a cheerful conversation to allay the fears of the trapped persons, and guided the work of the rescue party. A unique wartime job underâ€" taken by the Boy Scouts of Acton, England, has been the providing of "listeners" at church, The boys listen closely for air raid sirens during the singing of hymns, when other members of the congregation may not hear. The church also has its own firefighting squad, which includes Scouts. Third Set Teeth Coming At 80 _ Mrs. Elizabeth Hope Ross of Calgary, who is more than 80 years of age, is getting her third set of teeth. After having used false tecth long enough to have worn out two pairs, and having started on her third, a new set of molars is comâ€" ing through her gums. Mrs. Ross, who has 10 childâ€" ren, 23 grandchldren and two greatâ€"grandchildren, now has only one regret. It‘s in connection with a new set of "store" teeth. Amazed to be teething "at my age," Mrs. Ross said she suffered some distress but found relief in taking powders similar to those given to teething infants. "They‘re a lovely set," she said. "almost newâ€"and I won‘t need them." LIFE‘S LIKE THAT Mrs. Ross said she first began to notice signs of the new teeth about last Christmas. During the last few days the first of them broke through. Appearances inâ€" dicate others will follow soon, as there are evidences of 12 in all. :\% - u.lcio! eo.rn ' : ) _SYRUP LEaxclusive Pouring Epout Ps2¢ BEE Hive Calgary Woman, Now Teethâ€" ing, Has Already Worn Out Two Sets of False Ones Corriimamnenct "I‘m going to turn so I thought I‘d better signal. ONTARIO ARCHIVES j TORONTO By GENE BYRNES Women worse drivers than men? Last year more than 94 per cent. of the drivers in all Onâ€" tario accidents and practically 96 per cent of the drivers in fatal accidents, were male. No one knows, however, what mileage was *driven by males and what mileagze by females â€" information which wuold be necessary to a real comâ€" parison. â€" Toronto Star. THEY ECONOMIZED "We must cut down everything by at least oneâ€"thrd," said a lecâ€" turer on economy recently. At the conclusion of his remarks the audience gave him two hearty cheers. â€" Montreal Star. FOR EASIER TAXES Making the last day of every month civic taxâ€"payment day would entail some extra bookâ€" keeping â€" but it would be a less painful method of financial exâ€" traction as far as the taxpayers are concerned. â€" Brantford Exâ€" positor. WOMEN DRIVERS‘ MILEAGE Gasoline consumed by civil airâ€" craft in Canada during 1989 toâ€" talled 3,297,410 gallons compared with 2,857,847 gallons in 1938. Canada is the world‘s largest producer of the platinum metal«. WE ARE "DISCOVERED" It is only in recent months that, in a news sense, we have been "discovered" by our friends of the great republic. Not much news from this country got into the United States papers unless it concerned the quintuplets or the Mounted Police. Over here we paid our debts, we did not vo in for revolutions, from the forâ€" eign correspondents‘ point of view we had a lamentable shortage of assassinations and inirigue, and the reader of the average Ameriâ€" can newspaper found far more about Mexico than about Canâ€" ada.â€"Ottawa Journal. _ 7â€"2§ 4f VOIC E PRES S P2EP Mastipre_. By Fred Neher