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' I •-^ma^mi^^mi^^fmmmmfmmmmmt^mmnt* ^, -«'' - <. â- '' THE SEC OND PRIZ E ESSAY BaMk E Griffin, of Fenelon Falls, Wins SMond Place With Well WriUen Eway. Dear IMMor: Oomirtylng wKh your requ«et that I vrit« you a letter. It was with much j p]«a«are I reoolv«d tlie informattoo tlutt I bad won Mo^nd prize lu Canada ' Essay CoDt««l. I fully realize and ap- ; I»recl4iit« th« honor you have bestowed | upon m«, and I hope that th« essay nULy b« of benefit to other young Can- j adlans In nuikin« ihein renltzo what a , MoJly eiorious country It is our privl- ftee« to own. As regards mysolf, I have not much ; to toH. I was born In Venrlam Town- | •hip, on the farm, for which I am very , clad, for In the country one Is In direct touch with nature. Later I attond«d Hed Rock Public School, wb&re I r&- o^Ted my foundot'-'ni in composlllon. ' I ana now sixteen and attend the Feae- 1 Ion Palls Continuation Sobool. Com- ' posing stories has ever been my pet â- ubjort. My favorite pastinve is read- { Ins, eei>cc:ally the works of Charles Dlck«ns'. ,:l!io Eome of the modem •«tlu>:^ I belong to th« United ^ Church j That Is all. As for wanting a career, perhaps I do and perhaps not. Live* I there a y;ung c:an«diaa, where there j te such a wide nug^ ot openings, who has not ambltinna for the future, hir, deed for a caroe-rT our beautiful (uuntry, I am, Very slnosrely, UESSIH B. aniFFIN. "CANADA" MISS BESSIE E. GRIFFIN. fought for their old time supremacy. Horrible massacres ensued, chlUioK the hearts of the surviving settlei*, With thr<-« ( hpers tor the success of ' *»"' «* '«»t tl»« degmdlng firewater of the fur-traden and the oppresaion of the white men had thoir effect. They wandered further afleld and the set- tlers came In and took their places. Still their presence left its mark. Many of the Large dtles of to-day have in- dJan names and it was from the Indian name Kannata, meaning a collection Canada, our home and native land. ! of huts, that the beautiful name Can- lyct us pause for a moment to let those aUa was derived. old well-woru words sink down Into j our minds. A great thrill of pride I passes through our beings as we real- i Ize their full meaning. Canada, this beautiful, bouutiful land, stretching from ocean to ccvau and ranking high In the grsat milions ot the world, is ours. We are ('anadiuns. Wo were bom In Citiiada and aro proud of It, for what iiftor V ^Is better than to be a Canadian, frcBj^nd uni>iuur:}rcd an the waves of tlii" m-*an, living amid all â-  the gT.Tndcur anU be.iuty which our j fx>untry piovldee for Us people. And Indeed we are not vainly, un- 1 duly pix)ud of o;ir Dominion. She is naturally both rich and beautiful, j Many and varied are the lyrics penned j Under British Rule. But the real change did not come until 1763, with the capture of Quebec, when Canada changed from French to lirllish rule, and to these brave sol- d'iors and tlieir leader, Wolfe, we owe a groat deal. If it had not been for thorn perhaps we v.ould nevur have had a Dominion of Cumida. They ojR^ned the door for thofie who were to follow. With the war in the United States canio the United Kmplro Ixiyalists, brave, loyal British subjects who en- dured untold hardships that they might nvmain true to the Uritish flag. How heroically they battled the perils . , , , > . I .-. ,1 1 of a new country. We who live in this in her praise by admiring Canadians' , . , . , """ i»>o lu imo , 1 L „ , ,.u .u I I day of coujfort know very little. Were who have be<n firo<l with enthusiasm ,. . ., ' ' ""â- '•""• "«"'» ». u Ki . It _' they not worthy ancestors of the great by her magnlllcont scenery. Her, , . . = -oi .,,.o 6."<«<. .z. , , â- Â»â-  , X. J warriors, etatesraen and phllosouhers thr v ng cities .'ipenk more than wordu ,, ' . » ,, " i^uuvoupucto •an tell of her prosperity. A brief •ketch gives an Idea of her vast na- tural resources. To the north is her great timber area. Thes splendid for- otHi standing so silent and powerful against the sky contain millions of dol- lars worth of liimbi''r. The broad who were to follow and guide our coun- try safely through the troubled waters of racial bitterness, inevitable in the hl6tory of any prosperous nation. A Period of Progress. We will this year be celebrating the sLtLleth anniversary of our Dominion; aweeiilng rivers In their rush to the , si^tty years since one of the greatest ocean provide walcrpower unequalled j feats in history in the minds of Cana- any where else In the world. Her roll- dians was accomplished by the Fathers log plains are lovely and productive, i of Confederation, far sighted men, who Her fertile prairies with their fields of cau^t vdeions of that which we have waving wheat, the silent growth of the foo<i of millions contains a stirring roaiiance as well as a great dividend In dollars and cents. The Rockies, the tame of whose grandeur has spread all over the world, hidden embedded within their layers of ageless wealth uotold. Such Is our Dominion. Why â- liould we not be proud of her? VIswIng the Past. But It is only when we look back In- to the past that we fully realise how Canada has advanced. A few hundred 7««T« ago our now peaceful and highly otvUied country waa almost a Jungle ta whose dieptba wild animals prowled, and unlohablied by humans save by lived to realize, a great, throbbing, united nation, and staked their oil to attain It. But while we rejoice, let us not forget the struggles, and disap- pointments, the worry, toll and dls- couragementa involved and bo proud and thankful that we can boast of sucli noble men, who through their wisdom and devotion brought about that which will remain, In Canadian history. Im- mortal throughout all the agea. Qlorlous Our Future. And now that we have reviewed the past, let us look Into the future. What la to be the crowning destiny ot Can- ada, ball the noble efforts ot our pre- decessors be in vain. She has tro- th* dUferMit tribes of savage Redmen mendous posaibiUUea, and in our hands rlto painted their bodies with red ie«hre and warred on one another, ilumled, flabed, and did a little primi- ,'tlT» tanning. Then came the paleface •iptorers and their advent marked a . the Indian. Gone forever was thoir ''' free, unquestioned soverelgirty and in Its place they found their right usurp- ed by the white men, who laid their bands on everything, claiming it for I lies the making ot her futura Shall It be undying, worthy to be cberlehed by the gremeratlona to come. Canada has had a great past, is having a great present, and wlU bare what promises day In the history of Canada an(^ to be a greoter future. She is youns end has accomplished much, and how much more she will accomplish Is not for us, who can neither foreee or for- teU the future, to aay. We must leave it to the guidance of the Oreat Father, themeetvee and their country. It was j who so far hos been with us, and who. Inevitable the Indian must go, but not J we humbly pray, wWl continue to be Ithout a struggle Desperately they I through the ensuing years. . NEW STATON FOR CROYDON Extenrive i^adio Development Planned for Big British Airport. Loni'in- .\mons the devulopmunts now In huud for the reorganization of the Loudon .\ir Port at Croydon Is the provlslcn of a now wireless station, which is lu be erected for the Air ii\tj^firy by I^IarcoQl'a .WirplMS Tcje- â- rsph Oompauy to replace the cue that '.Itai'dooe duty (.here for the last seven years. When this elation Is complete Croydon wUl poseeas vastly Irjiprored airdrom* wirel^ equipmeat, which ViU eoQtftdiera^ty extend Its ranse ot oommuBlcation with other terminal atnlroiiMa vtd villi ativlanai la flight. The new alKtkm will oooalst ot a croup of four S-kilowatt wlraleat tmiimiKMw opM«t«d U aimJunQtkm Vttb a wit^inm direotloQ iladJoc ra- •slvw. Hm transmtttara wilt b* tm^ abla of talaphanlc and oontlMoas mif and lBt«mipt«d contloniMH wava t«l» ei«ehia,trMaail«toiw tka nava b«nc ftem iM to 2iMt fMUn^ dependent drive circuits will be incor- porated to maintain constancy of I frequency and wavelength. Energy for ' the transmitters' is to be supplied by a (ronimcn motor alternator group, the I power from which may be switched on j to any of the transmitters. I The new wireless direction flnding t receiver for Croydon, specially do- I signed for this work by the research dopartuK'nt of the Marconi Company, j bus roniarkubly »electivo tharacter- I Isllcs and iucoriwrates tlie httest filter- [lug and amplifying devices. It Is ar- i ranged so that, If required, two or more I circuits can be operated on dllterent I wavelengths for the reception of tele- j phony find telegraphy on the same 'nerlale. I In order to koep the neighborhood I of the airdrome as free as vosslble from obstruction the wireless mnsta and transmitters will be erected two or three mllea from the airport and operated by the "remote control" sys- tem. . ^__ In 1020 the area sown to alfalfa in Canada waa 888,000 acras. Six yean latw It waa 868,000 acres. At the be- ginatMr^ol thh naried Canada import- ad UMwO boaheis of alfalfa seed per fMUr Mtl br 1026 this trade movement WM 4iMi04 Into an axport of 60,000 great pressure bursung dykes FOR FIFTY MOES Centre of Evangeline Country is Being Devastated by Flood Torrent. DEEDS OF HEROISM. Rescuers Errrulate the Cana- dian Voyageurs in Efforts to Save the Imperiled Families. New Orleans, La. â€" Kolling: relent- lessly down the fertile west side of the Atchafalfa basin, flood water from ten major crevasses in the Bayou Des Glaises levees to-day drew closer to St Mary and St Martin par- ishes, spreadln-g devastation on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The threatened section is in the centre of "Evangeline country," made fa- mous by Longfellow. The Bayou Des daises crevassei are approximately 160 miles north- west of New Orleans, on the west side of the Atchafalfa river. Avoyelles and St Landry parishes, with their green crops of oom and sugar cane, have been submerged by the torrents tearing through the Bayou Des Glaises levees and thou- sands of persons have been driven from their homes. Other thousands are seeking safety. For thirty days crews have been strengthenii^ embankments. Scores who had volunteered to aid in the work left for their homes to prepare to flee before the advancing tide. ^CANADA AND THE UNHID STATES CEMENT CENTURY OF FRIENDSHIP Prominent Men of Both Countries Join in the Formation of the North American Relations. Foundation. World's Poultry CongreM. Ottawa. â€" There was considerable elation at headquarters of World's Poultry Congress when nollflcfttion was received that Roumauia bad named an official delegate to Congrees and would be represented by Honor- able Oeorge A. Simard, Consul General (or Canada. The entry of Iloumanla trlngs the number of counties taking part in the Congress When Canada invited the World's Poultry Oongreos to hold its »27 . ^ . ». . ._.,»., meeting in the capital of the Domi;iion | <>''*'• » '^'''"'•y "' unbroken friendship there was some skepticism expr#seed , *«id as en earnest of even closer fel- that tonty nations, ibe objective set, j lowship to foUow, theiTB has Just been would be achieved. Honorable W. R. j farmer by the foremost men of both Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture, _ ^ ._,. „. . , , .^ ^r _li. who Is Honorary Chairman of Cou: *="'°'^ ^^* '• ""^^ «* the North gress, expressed the keenest gratiflca- tion that the mark had been reached. Ottawa â€" As tangible evidence of the to two score. ; deep appreciation and gratitude felt by Canada and the United States for He said that although he had planned a trip to Great Britain and the con- tinent this year lu connection with Im- portant business connected with his department and the marketing prob- lem, he had decided to forego this and "see the Congress through." It Is the intention of the Minister to accompany those foreign delegates who wU toar Canada from coast to coast in a special "See Canada" train. American Relfit?lons Foundation. The objects are described as fol- 'lows: (a) To promote, maintain and safe- Mme. Jane Sion Arrives for Swim Events. Quebecâ€" After harlne on no leas than thmse occasions faUad to cooqaar tbe EttgUiOi Channel Mn»e. Jane Sioii, BmsMla, BurolWatt taidy swlmiAin« champten, la now turning her eyes to- wards the marathon swimming race thait la t» be held off Toronto Boy next Labor Day. Mme. Sion reaohed Can- ada Friday, so as to properly tune up for several long dietanoe raoea tn Canadian and American waters. Mme. Sion, who, in addition to en- tering tbe Toronto swim, la also scibed- Army engineers estimated tliat the ul«l to participate in the Lake George water flowing from Bayou Des Glals- ' event during the summer, was one of es has covered 600 square miles. En- th® fl^t women to try the feat of swlm- gineers said that the entire stretch : niing the channel, and on her Initial of fifty miles of levees along Bayou ' atteimirt got to within two miles ot Des TJlaises probably would be car- 1 Dover wh<m she had to give up. This ried away. j was In 1923 when she b-wam 37 miles , Rivalini? the skill of Canadian voy- 1 •" 1* hours. The next year she etrug- j ageurs in the handling of thoir surf-' E^ed to witliin four mUea of the Dover boats amid the treacherou.s whirlpools ^l'^* 'n^^^u fotx^ out of th& water, and roaring rapids of the crevas.ses, w-hlle in 192G e%9 got to within a mile 3O0 mu.scular and fearless members ^^'^' * ^^'^ of ^^^ objective. j of the coastguard rescued 1,300 men.i She has won several marathons, andi women and children from crumbling' ^^^ >'<«'â-  captured the European wom- levees and floating house tops of tlie â-  en'» ftwimmlng champloo.srli'lp by oor- west Atchafalfa basin. PerformJn^g feats in anoe of friction and tSl-feeWng In ra* spect to such mattsTS.' Other objects enumerated are: This promotiou of exchange of associatlona among edU'caitlojial' Inetitutloss <^ tha United Sutea and tba Britieh Com- monweaiUh, by esUvblislilng intemar tiooai sdiolarshlps aad lectureehipa and Initaixjhanging t^Kdiers and stud"- ents; the encouragement of interna^ tlonal cornijeljitiona tn amateur atih'!.*. tics and sports and awarding of trophl«ia; the erecting of memorial* aiong the Intemaitional border and guard Intemabional amity and frlendr ' elsewhere, "commeonorating .empihaF ly relatioi.ui between the veqple ot the 'sizing and perpetuating the sentiment United States and Cnoada, and other 'of CrtGiuUhip"; and generally "to un- jDortfloDis of the British Commonwealith dertake aU practical, and effective of Natlona, and of fostering co-opero- means to promote, im'pronre and sta- tion In aU matters affecting the moral, tain at their highest levels those stanA- social, and- ecoaomlc developQ>ent ot I ards and ideaj? of InternaliionaJ re>I»> the peoples of these countries. Uonship wbich are tha common h-erl- (b) To pre^>are, -publish, and dtetrl- ; titge of the peoples of these neigh'bor- but^ nnder the direction of an adrls- ! Ing countries, and to preaerve tbe ory and' edttorlat council, firstly, as a same intact and unbroJceo. for all tlni« proeentatkm volume to shareholdens, to come." and afterward to sell aubsequent ed<l- Tbe capital stock of tbe touodatloa tions ot tbe same^ as a revenueeam- wIR be $1,250,000, and three oiasees of tag aotivlty. a Centenary Volume Ot , shares wUt be sold at |U60, $1,000. North Americaâ€" tba sold volume to \ and |50, repseoUrely, to be paid Into be in tbe nature of a literary memorial ; a truat company, aod any proQts aTl» to the hundred and more years of Ing from Its bualness wiU be appAied peace between Oaoada and tbe soWy In fortberanoe of the aln» of the United States ot America; and such CouDdation. Tha bead olfloe U the other publications of a Uke nature as ' directors wUl' be in Toronto, may be determined from time to time. I The petition for incorporation was To Disseminate Information signed by Itlvlngsion Farraod ot Cor- («) To coEeot, formulate, edit, piub- I nek UnlTersity, William R. RlddeM of liab, end' otherwise disseminate time- 1 Toronto, 9. P. Oapen ot BufSaOo Unic ly dnformaOon, and relevant and in- 1 Teralty, Sir Henry M. Pollatt of Tto- formatlve literature, relating to pertin-'ronto, James A. Ruaaell and H. L. eat questions or sdtuatlon* of an In- ' Brooks of Akron, O; G. M. Wrong, H. tematlonal nature, which may from I P. WhtMion, Joseph Mootgomery aifd time to time arise; and to organzle E. L. McCormick of Toronto. It is and direct the Influence and activities ' understood that President OooUdge, of public-spirited citizens of the afore- ' the American Premier, W. L. Mac- sad countries In regard tlvereto, with a \ kenzie King andi other leading men in vLew to the improvemen.t of interna- ' the United States and Canada are sup- tioaal uuderstandlng, and the avoid- porting the movement. .30 feet surf- boats which many veteran boatmen of the Mi.ssis-sippi would not dare, the coastguard crews repeatedly shot their small craft through the cre- vasses to take families to safety. Soaked with spray time and again, the surfboat crews careened dizzily through the narrow gaps. Every life was saved, tlve coast guardsmen hav- ing met the severest rescue test of tlve flood. The Powers and China Yorkshire Weekly Post (Cons.): There Is cumulative evidence which suggests that those experts ui)on Chinese affairs were right who fore- told that the onthernere would revise their views of the value of Russian Communist advice and assistance so soon as tliey had usedi their propagan- dist methods sufficiently to make them masters of Shanghai and its revenues. But, warned by experience of thejrapid- Ity with which situations are apt to change in China, for reasons that can ering 1,609 metres In one hour. A FORTUNF! HOW COME?: I A good story la told of Cecil Rhodies, I the maker of modem South Africa. ! WheB he and hia brother. Colonel Frank Rhodes, were youag, they ' did not iiave too much money pr too ex- , j tensive wardrobes. QFPVimr Tuir ccrDPT r*c ^** °^^ '^'^^' ""^^^ *^^" '^a^ted to OCf^ V II..E. I riE. aiLV^KE. l KJV \ attend an evening function In London, MODERN BUSINESS he had to ask Frank to lend him a SUCCESS. ^'"^ Frank refused â€" he wanted the sbirt What Men Have Done p»ey j ST'L* wltcT-^^^m. ^it sl^'S Can Do Again â€" And the oft on thie train, and took particular Lad of To-day With Only â-  ^°^ °^ *-'^® ^'^'^^ *^*'- ^'® "^ °°* wear- Sixpense in His Pocket. May | ^^^^ ^"^"^ """^ '^ "^ '"^^^^ ''*•' be a Captain of Industry, This seemed good enough, but when Controlling Vast Business ' â- ^â- "'"i'^ ^^®°' '« «<* ^^ ^^ tt had Interests, To-morrow. These' Jl^*"^^'^- '""^^^ Oecii came back True Stories Show How! Giant Concerns Can Grow From Small Beginnings. There la a story behind many ot the greatest modei-n bus^inefiees. Take "We didn't understand some of the ^ things >x)u said in that speech of at best only be conjectured, and are ' yours," remarked a constituent to tbe often altogether obscure, the foreign [ Member of the Legislature. "Then," Governments concerned are not likely ' replied the member gently, "you to slacken their precautions, nor to ' should not find fault with me. What susipend the machinery which formu- ' you do not thoroughly understand you lates their coUeotlve policy. I cannot Intelligently diaapprova of!" April Fool. "Dropped your pocketbook, mister." April Fool! I did not. I always ; Lever Brothers, founded by the late Lord I..everhuImo, who died two years ago. This groat business man started life in his father's grocer's shop in Bolton. While still In tho early twen- ties, he embarked on a venture of his put mp pocketbook in the sate when I'm out with this dame." When bro'ther asked him how he bad manager to get away with the garment. "I put it on under the old oaa," was the reply. TelHng the story to a friend. Colonel Rhodea added: "That's Cecil!" It does illustrate the resource, the "never-say-dle" spirit that helped t» build Oecfl Rhodes' fortune, aa they have hielped to buUd so maaiy others. There la, however, the element of luck. How far does it count In tbe ownâ€" also in the grocery lineâ€" at i '"*^'°« "' 8"^' *»»!«>' Winan. After building up thts as-1 Andrew Carnegie has ralabed how, Ubllshment hito a very flourishing ^^'^ ^ railway employee, he waa rld- ooncem, he soM out. i ing on a locomotive, and dropped • Just before this ho had bought a | ^^^^ ^"â„¢ '^ moneyâ€" the wages of a small soap factory at Warrington. He : ®'"®*' â„¢*"y railwaymeoâ€" beside a now threw himself into thie, and spent I ^'â- **â„¢- " â- â- ' ^^ '^^'^ ^^ tbe a great part of the money he had gotf*'^®*â„¢- ^^ added, it would have taken tor hie grocery business on expert- 1 ^^^ many years to wipe out his care- ments in soap. The result was a "^^^D^^a. household soap whh-b would last and' "^ oouU go straigbt to the apot to- iwt turn rancid. j ^^^•" **^<1 Carnegie, many years laiter, Here is pajrt. at least, of the secret I "*'^ **"*^ ** ' pas«d over that line of the Lever succeseâ€" coarage to *"^'"**''^ ^ '^^^^ f"^*®"! *« see the strike out In a new Ihie and to spend j ^'*^' brown package lying on the bank. lavia'ily to secure an end. The name'^' seemed to be calling: 'All right, my hie gave the soapâ€" "SunjlighS" â€" was ' ^'^^^ "^^^ *""** *°^' *â- * *"'> yo"- •"»* another hint of the young man's ^'°"'* ^^ ^'* 8«*'J»'"' quality. There la money in a name like that. An Eye for Position And Lever did all that he could to bring it to public notice. No man knew bebtor than ho the value of advertising, indeed, it is told of him that, in lateir years, when he controlled a great chain of busiaesse* stretching all over the world, he visitefi South Africa, and was Kreatly impi-eseed by the majestic aspecit of Table Mouutala, which dc- Creatlng New Wealth A casie in which luck was the be^ ginning of a huge fortune was that ol Senor Simon Patina, supposed to be the rloheat South American. A quarter of a' century ago he was a salesman employed by a Bolivian company. They senit him to oolllect a £50 debt Finding the debtor unable to pay, Senor Patina accepted a deed giving the tltlft to a pleice of lend. This doM seeniei-J worthless to the mliii:las t'ape Town and the surround- company, aul Pntlno was discharged, inj countr.v. lu a day cr two tho So he kopt the deenl. 'Tin was found South'African Govenimenl was offere:l on the land, and Senor Patino Is now a large sum to allow the words "Sua- supposed to be worth soiue £300,000,- light Soap" to be printed in huge let- 000. tt<rs a.long th» mountain-top. i Casos like this are, of course, very It was a good publicity iders, but, exceptional. Mostly courage, tuargy, forlnnatt^Iy, tn>m the aesthetic ttand- lesourcofutoees, initiative count far point, the authorities dW not see their njore then luck im fortune-building- way clear, to help in tho ma!:ng of, Thcire is another thing that couuts advertising history. The olTer wa» â€" «<^-iTice. If you waait to help your- turned down. rho story, however, serves to show j Lord Leverhulme's flair tor good pub- licity. And It Is probably safe to say that, wherever success depends upon obtaining public support, no large-scale buslafas can be built up wlthr.ut ad- vertising. "Don't Do It Ajalnl" self to a fortune, ycti've flret got to help." t'l.o world to something elsciâ€" something that it either ha.sii't got at all, or that you can give It In. a new way. and hotter than other people. That Is why Mr. John D. Rockofellirr once iaid that' tho atubitlou:i should str£k/e out ou new lines rather than travel tha "worn paihs of accepted Canada's Miniuler of Immigration, Hon. Uobt. Forko aoA Urn. h\>r\ia, who sailed this W€>rk for England to ntudy, first band, the lumigrant England has to offer and his probleans at homa. There are, of course, fortunes which |*"^**^' have been made in the dievelopment of ' I'®>"hap3 th.at is the real secret ot now countries, and by the discovery of **'® '''^ fortunes. Tho men who have such things as gold, dlaraondfl, and, ""'^® *^*"' ''*^* e'^^^f 8'v«n tbe world oil. These conic in a. omewh.itdilTerent^'**"**''''^'^ "®*'' *"" ^^^^ ^^"^^ <!<">» CRtogory. but, in the main, the men *'"*^'* '^'^ ^'""* *•> * difforent and bet who make their pile by such mt^nsi'*^"" ^''•-^' '" either ca»d they have have much the same Qualities as thoeol P'^''a*»'y cre^ied far mor^wwilth tLaa who win success In other fielda. ' ^''^^ '***â- Â» gained lor thenw-ouves.