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DNESCOUTS Figures recently released from Do- minion Headquarters at Ottawa indi- cate that Scouting Is steadily growing In Canada, and especially in this Pro- vince. According to the census there were 62,572 Scouts in the Dominion at the ead of 1930. which is an increase of 2,404 over 1929. It Is Interesting to note that Ontario Increased its mem- bership in 1930 by 2,158 Scouts, and of course quite a few of these were Lone Scouts who enrolled during that year. . At the present time there are con- siderably over 300 Lone Scouts in this Province, and applications' for mem- bership are received daily at Lone Bcout Headquarters. Other Interesting figures revealed by the report show that, during 1930, 14.G5S Proficiency Badges were award- ed to Canadian Scouts, showing that much keenness prevails amongst the boys to maintain an efficient standard. Also one bronze, eighteen silver and six gilt crosses for bravery were awarded to Scouts in this country, as well as nine medals for meritious ser- vice in the Scout movement. Thus It will be seen that of the popu- lation of Canada about one person iu every two hundred is a Scout, and this Li a very wonderful fact, for if every- one was imbued with the Scout Spirit, what a wonderful place Canada would be to live In, wouldn't it? We publish below two messages which are of interest to every Lone Scout. The first Is from HU Excel- lency the Right Hon. the Earl of Bess- borough, Chief Scout of Canada, and la as follows: "On assuming the position of Chief Scout for the Dominion, I am delight- ed to have the opportunity of sending my greetings to all the officers and members of the Boy Scouts Associa- tion of Canada. "I am eagerly looking forward to having many occasions, during my term of office, of becoming acquainted both with Canadian Scouts and Cana- dian Scouting and of observing their progress. It is most gratifying to me, aa Chief Scout, to know that E. W. Beatty has consented to undertake the important duties of President of the Association. "With all my heart I wish the new President and the Boy Scouts of Can- ada every possible success." The second message is from Mr. E. W. Beatty, K.C., who Is President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and also President of the Boy Scouts Associa- tion. He says: "It is gratifying to think that so fine a movement as that of the Boy Scouts has captured the imaglnaion of the youth of the world and b'ecome so truly international. For Canada it is peculiarly fitted, as the campcraft which it teaches is so well suited to our geographical conditions. Nothing could be better than its gospel of self- reliance, self-respect, unselfishness, and the pledge to help others whatever it may cost; moreover, It appeals to the boy, as he gets a lot of fun out of thia process of developing the spirit of true sportsmanship. The qualities inculcated are the qualities of the good citizen and one is not surprised that another name for a good citizen Is 'a good Scout'." Space will not permit us this week to continue our "Camp Hints" very fully, but we will content ourselves with reminding all Lone Scout Camp- ers that "A Scout's duty Is to be use- ful and to help others." Here are a few of the things which last year's Boy Scout Campers did as their "Good Turns": Cut and burned all weeds on camp property, repaired nearby road, cleaned refuse from near- by field, put up signs at dangerous places on road, built protecting fence around plot of young trees, built a stairway leading to beach, built a fire- place for neighboring campers, helped newly arrived cottagers to get settled, took neighbors' mail to and from post office, erected small bridge for farmer, made rustic seats for a farmer, helped farmer dip sheep, assisted short- handed farmer with chores and crops, found lost cattle, made winter wood- pile for farmer who loaned camp site, helped at country church garden party, cut weeds and tidied up around coun- try church, made rustic seats for country churchyard, made seats near a bus stop, put out bush fires, guarded timber limits againat fire, gathered firewood for future campers. Lonles, when In camp don't forget your good turns. "Lone E." An Additional Thrill Universe Expanding Declares Einstein Berlin Dr. Albert Einstein, in a treatise submitted to the Prus- sian Academy of Sciences, offers fur- ther proof of the theory of an ex- panding universe which holds that cosmic masses are constantly mov- ing outward. The theory received confirmation by Dr. Edwin Hubbell's observations of the spiral nebulae and star clus- ters from Jit. Wilson Observatory at Pasadena. Dr. Einstein's treatise works it out further and adds to his earlier writ- ings on the uniform field theory In I which electrical and gravitational ! phenomena are considered together] from uniform viewpoints. The new treatise occupies itself. especially with the so-called Riemann spaces and tele-parallelism the non- 1 Euclidean conception that space is ; not limited to three dimensions and that the Euclidean postulate that parallel lines never meet Is errone- ous. In Dr. Einstein's conception, space Is "the only theory representing reality." In his view space Is truly non-Euclidean and Riomann is right. The treatise deals also with com- patible field equations as applied to the Rietnann spaces. On a rigidly mathetmatical basis which requires most concentrated abstract thought. Dr. Einstein draws certain conclu- sions regarding the structure and movement of the cosmos consonant with Dr. Hubbell's observations, which Indicate that cosmic masses are moving away from our solar sys- tem at a rate of hundreds of miles per second. The Need of Sanity We tend to swing too swiftly from optimism to pessimism declared Sir Arthur Salter, formerly director of the League of Nations' Economic and Finance Section, speaking at the luncheon of Columbia Alumni. We swing from complacency to panic. It Is Just those who, In 1929, said that we were In a new economic era, that there would be no more depres- sions, who are now in the blackest of pessimism. In 1929 there were needed people to say, "Steady! Things are not al- ways going to be so good." And now people are needed who will say, "Steady! Things will not always be so bad as they are now." This tendency is alio true of the world political situation. It is those who In times of calm go about say- Ing, "War is unthinkable," that say In times of danger that war is Inevi- table, support policies that bring it nearer and press their countries to precipitate action. Only recently there has been much mischievous talk of the possibility of Immediate and imminent war. This Is not true, but such talk cre- ates situations and exaggerates un- important ones. There will be no war this year or this decade. Preliminary Step* Census of Retail and Wholesale Trade Now Being Taken The fifteen thousand enumerators who have been engaged since June 1st in taking the Population Census have also been making a record of the- name and address of every retail and wholesale establishment in the Dominion. These names are to be the basis for the Postal Census of Merchandising and Service Estab- lishments. It will be some weeks before all the lists are In the hands of the of- ficials in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. When they have been carefully scrutinized and certain other preliminary work done, sche- dules will be mailed to each retail or wholesale establishment. It la expected that somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 names will be re- ceived and, though, a ver.y great amount of preparatory work is neces- sary before schedules can be mailed, It Is etpected that they will be sent out iu A-.isiist, Estate of Germany's Pre-War Chancellor Shows Few Assets Berlin Appraisal of the estate of Prince Beruhard von Buelow, pre- war Chancellor of Germany, has shown that he was practically Im- poverished at the tima of his death. After liquidation of all claims only a few thousand marks will remain for distribution among his heirs. It Is announced. It is learned that the Prince, who never had a large private fortune, had to borrow money frequently dur- ing his long career as diplomat and leading statesman of the Reich, la ' order to meet the costs of adequate representation. The only assets of the estate are the proceeds of the sole of his home In Rome and the royalties for his memoirs which were published recently and created a sensation. Hint) shows Harold L. Osborne dangling from his entangled parachute 2,000 feet over Chan ; Field. Rantoul. 111. For forty-five minutes Osborne was caught in mid-air before his rescue by means of knife lowered by flier In pursuit ship. Osborna gently glided to earth with an extra chute he had strapped on his back. Calgary Exhibition Calgary, Alberta. Entry forms to prospective exhibitors In the poultry classes at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, to be held July 6 to 11, are being sent out by Uie exhibi- tion board. Entries close on June 20. A covering letter from Dr. D. S. Macnab, president of the Calgary Poultry Association, urged that some entries be made by all breeders, even though only one or two birds. "Shows and exhibitions are neces- sary If we are to continue to breed birds true to type," he says. "The value of the opportunity of placing your birds alongside those of other breeders of the variety and compar- ing them far outweighs the value of any money prizes you may be award- ed welcome as those undoubtedly are." The Three Languages WaHeSS World of Old England From 1100 English more rapidly took on the form in which we know It. By 1200 every educated man was expected to know three languages English, French and Latin. Eng- lish was the common speech, French the language of polite life and litera- ture, Latin the scholar's tongue. In the thirteenth century, Robert of Gloucester wrote in English a Rhym- ed Chronicle on Britain. Professor Lounsbury gives us some lines of It, In modern English: "For unless a man knows French. he la little thought of. But low men keep to English anI to their own speech." From 1272. when Edward I was crowned, to the close of the fifteenth century, French was used in public acts. . . . In the fourteenth century, for a scholar to write in English, took a degree of courage which may easily' be underrated now. age on the part of But this two great cour- writ- Volcanoes Scatter Ashes 150 Miles Over Alaska Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Newly sr- _ T^ ' I 1 * T l^ O ' J tl I U9 l** W Uk i / Ql UK rived tur sealmen on the Pribilof Is- 1 ... _.._., .... .}.-,.. ,i. a P . \\t fr . ... , ., ers <tm mucn to snape me n nier- , nreiudices but lands, puzzled at the white ashes sil- vering their golden brown coats, sniff- ed sulphur filled air. Volcanoes in the vicinity of Chig- nik are in violent eruption. Ashes have fallei. a distance of 150 miles in every direction. Mushroom-like clouds of dense smoke hang over Katmai, and several other craters in the Alaska peninsula. Visitors to western Alas- ka will witness the marvelous scenes. say steamship officials, who expect the eruptions to continue for several months. Explorations Link Arabian Period to Christian Past ; language. Cairo. SeL'.'.re Is poking an ex- plorative finger into the hisiory of the Upper Nile valley, and the first season's work of the archaeological survey of Nubia has produced much new material. Th .ce large cemct.:ries also were discovered with the tombs surrounded by small domes on pillars. This last feature is v-ry important, from the etandpoint of history, as this type of architecture shows the transition, from the first centuries of the Chris- tian era to the Arab period. ary In spite ot the scorn of scholars who lacked Insight Into the vast pos- sibilities ot English and still used French and Latin, Wycllf and Chau- cer came forward as the fathers of English literature. Wyrlif finished his English translation of the Scrip- tures in 1330, and it is to him that we> owe much of the simplicity and force and peculiar beauty of later translations of the Bible. What Wyclif did for the language and :::"rature of religion, Chaucer did f.ii' poetry and letters. Before this, no one dreamed of the power and beauty latent in the English Even In 1623, two cen- I turies and a quarter after . . . Lord Bacon turned his English works Into Latin, that they might be "preserv- ed"! He thought of Latin as the univ.M- '.1 and permanent language of learning, while English was a hum- ble- speech for the less learned, and might die out altogether! From "A New Study of English Words," by Jessie Macmilllan Anderson. British Scientist Declares War is Nature's "Pruning Hook" London. Man's dream of a world without war can never come true, Sir Arthur Keith, the British scien- tist, said recently in an address at Aberdeen L'uiversi'y, where he ta the rector. "Nature keeps her human orchard healthy by pruning," he said, "and war is her pruning hook. We can- aot dispense with her services." That "harsh and repugnant" asser- tion was wrung from him. he sf.ld. even though the future ot aia own dreams is a time of everlasting peace. Eveu race prejudice lias Its place in the development of mankind, he said, and sooner or later the nations will have to consider whether It if a good thing not only to overcome such to eliminate thorn altogether. "I am convinced," he said, "that these inborn dislikes must be given an assigned place. The human race la Ilka a British football league with divisions of white and yellow, black and brown, between which no trans- fers are possible. "Nature endowed her tribal teams with a spirit of antagonism for her own purposes. In us It craepi out as national rivalries and Jealousies. The modem name for that spirit of antagonism la race prejudice." - - - _^ . A- . '".Ve ne>ed beauty in everything :'.:id culture should be a thing of pr:- tlee, not something apart." Henry Ford. Aren't we fools?" "Speak In the i "Economic prosperity rests ulti singular.' a fool?" "Certainly. Aren't you 1 mately on ability to defend it.' - .VI- I miral Bradley Fiske. Earth Yields Building Outlines of Paestum, Ancient Greek City Naples. The excavations of the Forum at Paestum, tha ancient city of Greek origin, -ire Hearing comple- tion. The Forum, which was added to the ci&f in Roman times, measures about sixty-fivo yards by 160, and numerous remains of temples, law courts, stores and houses hav ap- peare-d. Paestum posessus tho two finest Greek temples out of Greece, and with the new excavations the old city 5s revealing its topography clearly. * "People are tausht to be Impudent or greedy: the-y are not naturally 90." G. K. Chesterton. C.G.I.T. Plan Active Summer Program Thirty Camps in Ontario Will Offer All the De- lights of Out-door Life To all Canadian Girls in Training who read these words, I am glad to be able to send greetings, which at this time of year must certainly Include a wish for success at examiuatlona. AJ examinations seem like a mountain to be climbed, perhaps a few words about what may be found on the other aids of the mountain might be encouraging. For some of you there is a summer va- cation In the northland; for others, perhaps, a job at home; and for others, camp. It Is of thia last that I would speak. "Who hath smelt wood smoke at twi- light. Who hatli heard the birch logs burn- ing, Who is swift to read the voices of the night? Let him follow with the other, For the youthful feet are turning To camps ot proved desire and known delight." Kipling. There will be iu this province alone nearly thirty camps for Canadian Girls In Training and other girls In the Sunday schools. There will be two leaders' Camps at Beau Rlvage, July 17-27; aud Beausoleil. August 11-21. There will be six "provincial girls' camps for senior girls. 15-1S 1 19th birthday) at Xormandale, July 21-31, and August 11-21; Beau Rlvage, July 17-27, and July 29 August S; Beauso- leil, August 22 - September 1; Vail's Point, July 6-1G. And there will be nineteen or twenty city and district camps; .some for seniors, others for intermediates. Information about all camps can be obtained by writing to Miss Jessie ifacpuerson. Room 418, 299 Queen St. W, Toronto, Out. What camp may mean to the girls who attend, to the groups and Sunday school classes from which they go, and to their associates at home, only campers or those who have known campers eaa tell. They do cost money. But the returns in fun. In health. In friendship, in new ideas, In new enthusiasm, in new purposes, are such that the cost la relatively small. And even In this year of scarcity of money, wonders can be worked with a little sacrifice of other things for something greater. Camp is more en- riching than almost any other experi- ence, and therefore worth more sacri- flc. It is my hope that many of yon will he able to say with W. B. Yeata: "I will arise aad go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small i-abin build 'here, ot clay and wattle* made; Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee, And live alone In the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morn- ing to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, Aud evening full of -lie '.imie-t's I will arise and go now, for always nigfct and day I hear lake wa:or ;.i;>pi:i>; with low soun.ls by the shore; While I .stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, I hear it In til* d>:.'i> !u?art's core. W. Y. Yeats. 'Back to Earth" Flight To Be Made By Glider Over Alpa Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. In an effort to conquer the Alps by sailplane the Rhoen-Rossltteen Glid- ing Plane Society of near-by Was- serkuppen has organized an expedi- tion to the Bernese Oberland. h^ad- ; ed by Gunter Groenhoff, record hold- er for flights without motor. i Herr Groenhoff will use the sail- I plane In which he flew 165 miles , iuto Czechoslovakia in May. He will j take off from Jungfrau Joch. 11.600 feet In the air. Swiss aviation societies promise co-operation. V.' ikir.an dUiiiantling huge balloon t'.ial c.irrU.l IV >T. A: ' '* ab.iv.> earth to stratosphere, in an elghte? h:>ur exploration o up < of sky. - :i of dis- mantling is huge glacier near Ober Gurgl ..i the Tyrolean Alps, on which scientists landed. Autogiro Foreseen As Fighting Craft Wash in.; 'Hi. - -Af''>r several flights in the navy's new autogiro, David S. Insalls. Assistant Secretary of tha Navy for Aeronautics, is convinced the windmill plane ultimately will be endowed with double its present speed and take. Its place as a formi- dable fighting era:' fiy comparison with his I'urtiss piano, wi'h its cruising speed of 150 to 160 miles an hour, tlie 75 to 85- mile gait of the autogiro, in which ha piloted Charles Francis Adams, 3 try of the Navy, seemed "pretty slow," Mr. Ingalls said. "But." Ho added. "thi'M are a dozen ways In which the speed o( the autogiro can be increased by ap- plication of stream lining and other well-known principles of aircraft con- struction." Mr. Ingalls predicted eventual Im- provements in design would give tha autogiro a speed almost if not quite equal to that of a navy plane ot similar size and power. ]: -.1 if some slight discrepancy In sp.M-d miRht ivmai'i, he said, thU would be outweighed by tlie advan- i .if being able to take off and land In a small space and to d.'-ivu.l vertically at less than the speed of a parachute, if disabled. Hard-wcrking Clock Does All But Shave Ingenious Inventor Dayton, Ky. Life s a simple mat- ter for Henry Fahrcnholtz. He has devised a robot which consists of a clockwork installed in a talking ma- chine. When the alarm sounds the talking m.-ohine starts and the lights arc turned on. At tho end of th* -vcord the radio is turned on, the furnace connected, and the coffee percolator started.