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NEWS PARADE ... The Umpest in our own Ontario I/Cgislature bado fair last week to rival the Kuropi'an war in sig- nificani-e as far as ("anadians were conivrned . . . Dainr.cil by some, praised by others, the Premier Hepbuni-spons4)rcd resolution een- turin^j I'rime Minister Mackenzie Kind's war efforts made the prime topic of convorsation hero . . , The action threateni'd on the one hand, to split the Liberal party; en the other, to gel .Mitchell Hep- burn arrested undor the War Measures Act, a wag suggested . , . <i«e section on statements "pre- jn<l'i.'"ng recruiting") . . . • * • During the twentieth week of the war between Germany and the Allies, the Italian Government approved the largest military bud- jet, $532,000,000, since Great War days. Italy's armed forces would be made ready, a Cabinet atatcraent said, for any eventual- ity ... a tremendous explosion in a London, Englanc*, gunpowder factory killed half a dozen, in- jored fifty . , . the Western Front grew active for a time when the Germans began bombardment of the area west of the Saar .... Stockholm, Sweden, readied air- raids precautions . , . the Italian liner Orazio caught fire and sank, two m r • British destroyers â- went down, and many neutral mer- chant ships were mined or torped- oed . . . Great Britain acknowl- •dged the loss of three submarines, the affair of Hor»-Belisha's res- ignation blew over . . . First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Church- ill made another of his vivacious, pugnacious radio speeches ... 21 Germans escaping from the U. S. aboard a Japunese ship were taken off it by the British . . . Swiss living in area.s bordering on the Reich were given notice to expect evacuation at any time . . . Ger- man troops were reported massed along the frontiers of Hungary . . Graia of Salt Needed Fifty-bclow zero '.emperatures caused frightful suffering to both â- oldiers and civilians in the .Arctic theatre of war . . . the Russians were driven back on the Salia sec- tor, on the Ivarclian isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga. (If a count were made of ail the Russians re- ported at different times to have been killed in thi.s conflict, the â- taggering total of two millions would be reached . . . news mag- azine '"Time" warns that figures are grossly exaggerated) . . . Bri- tish officialdom last week advanc- ed the belief that ;,'ivcn .'50,000 more men and 200 more airmen, plenty of armed equipment before May, the Finns could hold the Itus- sians indefinitely ... Progno.tications Outstanding theories of the week: Hanson W. Baldwin, military and naval correspondent of the New York Times, said Germany probably will adopt a policy of a "war of waiting" during 1940, sit- ting tight as long as she can be assured of supplies from Russia; a political writer in the Paris "Temps" advised that if the Al- lies would undertake naval action in the Black Sea (which is Russia's tender spot on account of the oil wells in that region) Soviet rcin- forccmentfl could be kept from going to the Finnish fronus; Karl von Wiogand, one of the most ex- perienced war correspondents in the world, staked his reputation on the prediction that Italy will ge. into the war on the side of Germany; a trustworthy Polish ob- •erver declared that Uussia is like- ly to cede the (Jaliaan oilfields to Germany in return for a large â- lice of ("eiitral Poland, including Warsaw. MICKIE SAYS- VVHAT IF -TUERE ARE BIZLMESSeS M TOWW AAAKIW AAORE MOWEV THAU US* WE <Sk\r A UXO* fiATlSFACnoU OUTO'BEIKl'ABLETO HELP FOLKS, AM' IM A\AKIKi' THIS A BETTEft Ontario's Grand Old Man Celebrates 96th Birthday Puck Chasers TOPICS OF THE CURRENT HOCKEY SEASON ah- William .\lulo,-k, ijiaiul old man of Ont;uio, and one of the fore- most figures of iho Dominion, celebrated his OCth birthday at his homo in Toronto by receiving a stream of friends and visitors, who flocked to the Mulock residence to offer their felicitations. ducing vast numbers of theso nat- ural sirens. A cock, with a hou or two for company, penned at say lialf-mllo intervals in ttio ga.-dens of our towns, would cost the rate- payer less money than wardens, and possibly Uavi* Ixis bricks 'brown at tliiMn." HEAR SOUNDS INAUDIBLE TO US Ouiing the World War 1, wo are told, parrots ke^pt i:! French for- tresses and on the K;ff(d Tower in Paris gave wrviins of t«L' approach Oi aorophines that thoy could not possibly bavo soeu, (jetore ihey were discovered by human belups. At ni;;h(. during that period when enemy planes wero wout to ily oiorlioaii and drop bombs at rnndom. the plioasants in tlir' cov- (â- â€¢rts inland wen; the first to discern llie oiplosions of the bombs, or de- fending anti-aircraft guns, and to hasien io issue a waruins of ap- proaching evil. In this way, their behaviour has helped to throw li^ht upon the problem of tho "Eoncs of silence" aroniid ^roat dT'tonalions, wlii."b, after skipping theso zanes. 'jiN'jamo audli)lc. Tho "inanillblo" soundwaves wero evi (lently "plckfxl up" by tho pheas- anta, tor they acted as If sreat ly asitated. All of which adds to our storo of luiowji'dge roncern- iag tills Interestni^ sanioblrd. Cou5n"atu!atiou3 are in order to Bob Crosby and his Mclntyre .MIno toam. They aro the first Canadian club to go into .N'ew Vork after a week's tour and come out undefeat- ed. They held the Rovers to a .l-all tie. Brothers Lockhart, Thompson and Miss Mulany, Secretary of the Rovers' Boo.sfe-r ("lib, haven't ;;ot over it yet. LIMIT STICK LENGTH The C.A.II.A. rule on c ver-hnath hockey sticks is now in ollfect. And that means strict enforomeiit of tho rule limiting the length of h.u:- key sticks and width of tlio blade. The rulo is as follow.s: Hockey sticks shall not oxpir d 53 iucbi."* from the heel to tUo oacl of iho shaft and 14% inches from iho lieel to the cud of tho blad^. Tho blade of the stick shall not cxc'v-d th.-t>o inches In heisht, except in tho ciso of tho goal-keeper's stick, which shall not excpc-d Vii ImcIi.m. SENIOR "A" NOTES Hamilton gavo tloodyivirs a r:a! scare in tho Mountain t'ity. loslns out by a 5-4 si-ore . . . M. J. llo(lilf>n. veteran official, made his first S.^n- lor appearance of ttio seascu in tho O.H..'V. as referee at St. Cath- erines , . . Gait signed a new cen- tre player, McCaffrey, from Ottawa . . . Jack Astio returned to Niagara Palls after a, four-week absence . . . Goodyears signed Joo Start, one- time prof(?ssional, as spare goalie. NTARIO UTDOORS By VIC BAKER WAR AND WILD LIFE During a recent discu:js!ou on Ontario's annual fall classic, the pheasant shoot at Peloo Island, we learned with great interest that tbo pheasant Is playing a part in Kng- land's Air Uaid Precaution system by means of which tho heart of tho Kmplre is protcctel during these war times. A letter appears In a Urttlsh out- door publication as follows: "In these days of substitutes, why not a tew pUeasanls Instead of the much-mallgnod A, H. I', war- dan? As ouo of tho latter and a liciper of tho former, 1 aiu relying on my birds, both by day and night, t« warn mo when It U time to stop patrolling the village and to take f« cover. By way of war work tho 9hM«ant farms, Instead of olosiug down, could bo turned on to pro- "Coal Butter" Is German Idea E-xile TelU of Progress in Mak- ing Edible Synthetic Fata (icrnian.v is prcpafcd to nia!;o od- iblo fats fr.)ni coal and sliali;_ CJuito literally, in a pinch sho can make her butter from coal. Details of this dHcovery wero given to I lie .Vmerlca!i .VBsociation for tho Advancement of Science by a recently arrived (lerman '>xpat- riate, »r. Willy Lange. who was forniiM-ly an assistant professor In tho I'niverslty of Berlin. His fig- ures cover.d developments up to uildsummer. sliortly befuro start of tho war Synthetic Chemistry Fats and coppor are tho two materiaLs which inforniiyl sclen- tlsto hero said Oermauy was most likely to run short of in war, Thla month there have boon news re- ports that Germany was progres- sing on tlio fat problom with new synthetic chemistry. The coal fats, Dr. f.angc said, are made by blowing steam through burning coal to produt'o carbon mono.vldo and byilrogen. This pois- onous gas la tho stajtlng substance which, with subsctineut chemical treatn)euts, becomes first indust- rial fat, and then edlhlo fat. Shale Also Used Shale, of which tlcrmany has a larger supply than of coal, Is an- othwr starting material tor butter substitutes. The shale Is tlrst con- verted Into oil. VOICE oF the PRtSS SLEIGHING NOT SLAVING Fortunate ("anada! .Sleighin,; pnrties instead of .slaying parties. â€" Toronto Star. ANY OTHER SUGGESTION? H. G. Wells says this war 'S either the end of things as they are now or the beginning of some- thing different. Has anyone else any better suggestion? - â€" London Free Pros.s. â€" o â€" EASY NOT TO LISTEN Getting on the air and taking it for granted that thousands are lis- tening is an error. The thousands may be listening â€" but to some- thing else. Or they may mt be listening at all. â€" Peterborough K.xaniincr. â€" â€" IRON ORE IN CANADA The year 1!>3'J was notable for at least one thing â€" Canada began to mine iron ore. There have been previous activities but the Helen Mine at Michipic-oten looks like the first permanent operation. The ore is sintered and a train load of this arrives at the .Soo daily. â€" Sault Daily Star. â€" o â€" •PUTTING OVER" A NEW FLAG The Tribune has no objection to a Canadian flag, as such, pro- vided that the people want it. But such a flag wj-ald have to be duly authorized by the people's repre- sentatives in Parliament. This pa- per would object to a "national flag" being "put over" by hole-in- the-corner methods. â€" Winnipeg Tribune Wild Horses Go When War Conies B.C. Intensifies Round-up In Cari- boo Ranchlands â€" Range is Needed and Foxes Re- quire Meat Tho war moans death for thous- ands of wild horses which roam the Gariboo ranchland.s in British Columbia's interior. Provincial government oiTicials have ordered an intensification of tho 1940 roundup of tho animals whoso forsbe.irs escaped from tho ranchos and became as wild as tho inooso or deer. Hunters wero nr^ed to cle-ar the ]-ange of every wild horse, if possible. Tho round-up is an annual u;raz- iug control measure iu tho Cariboo but ofriciaU said It should bo inten- sified this year to preserve a.M much grazing land as possible for livestock that will produce fooii- stufff. Hunters taking part In tho round- up can ret-elve J2.50 a head from Iho owners of brandtxl horses, or .slaughter tho anitBals for fo.K meat. Luxuries Now Coming Higher Canadians Who Like Their Caviar And Paris Perfumes Will Have To Pay Plenty In V/artime The luxury-l ovhig Canadian has had to economizn on his purchases sinco was was declared. (Javiar will likely be scratched off swanky menus since the rn.jt ot tl;is luxury, Iniportod from Kns.<ia and Finland, already has trebliHl in price. Some Imported ehei^.ses aro harder to get than before the war and apiH.'lal jam. inarmaladi-'S and siigareil fruits aro higher on the luxtiry list. CHIXA, rrI,A.S.«!. .SII.VKR Perfumes arj hitting th:} higher brackets and many Imported French scents are boctimlng scarce. Jewellers beliovo their business will not suffer materially during war time. Now sources In neuttral co\intrlo9 have been illscovored to replace tho novelty and jewel wares usually imported from Kuro- pean countires now at war. But or- ders of china, glass and silver arc filled more slowly because of trans- portation dl(ricnltle.5. Produce Better Cream, Butter Ontario Dairymen Told of Govern- ment Plan to Improve Products .1. I., linker, chief creamery in- structor for Ontario, told the re- cent Western Ontari) Dairymen's convcn.ion that a provincial gov. ernment program to improve thj ([ua'ity of cream tmd butter will be continued with greater i I'fort thi.s ye'ir. "We plan to do more work vi.Jx the produrcrs in ill 10," he said, nJting that in'lDS'J the instruc- tion branch conivntratod more on operations in creanicriea. PROPEH GRADI.NG OF CRKA.M .Among suggestions he offered dairymen in a co- operative scheiro to belter (juality of cream and butter were proper grading of all cream with payment to be mad>J accordingly and the holding of short courses for cream haulers to educate tliem as to proper meth- ods of caring for (.'ream on the farm. In connection with licensing of creameries, Mr. Haker said the dairy branch "did not feel inclin- ed to hurry creameries into mak- ing improvements, but neces.sary changes must be completed before 1040 licenses are granted." During inspections for 1940 cer- tificates, approximately 57 per cent of creameries were approved without having to make improve- ments, he said. This compared with a figure of 11 per cent in the previous year. Weil Known In Canada > Liver Performs Sixty Functions It's An Important Organ In The Body Every organ of the body has one or two jobs to do. Dr. Robert G. Contrell, Knglewood, N.J., in Clinical .Medicine and Surgery, says : ".Not so with the liver for thcie is hardly a part of the body that is not directly or indirectly affect- ed by the functioning or workin.;5 of this large gland." "It is conservatively stated that tha liver has from sixty to one hundred distinct activities, and that every other important system â-  â€" circulation, digestive, nervous and others â€" is definitely influen- ced Ijy tho a^'tivities of the liv- er," CLEARS OF niPURITIES Ali the blood from the digestive- apparatus â€" stomach and intestine â€" is carried to tho liver to be fil- tered and cleared of harmful sub- stances before it goes back to the heart tj be sent to lungs and thence to the heart to be sent to all parts of the body. The blood must not only got rid of carbon dioxide and be enriched with oxy- gen by means of the lung.s but before it can do all its work of 'iiu' appointment of i.t.y S. Gago to tho position of Genera: .Sales Agent of the Delaware, lyackaw^anna & Western Coal Com- pany, has just been announced. Mr. Gage was formerly Sales Agent for the company in Ont^rin and Western N'ew York and is a well known figure in the coal bus- iness »in both countrie.s, having spent much of his time in Canada before being appointed to h's p^•- sent executive position \rlth the o.'- ganization. building and maintaining the var- ious ti.ssues, it is made fit by the liver to destroy harmful products in other fluids of the body. KEEP IT MORE ACTIVE It has long been sa;'a that life depends upon the liver; it mifthi well be said that "your every-day health depends on the l:ver." Bee Hive Syrup LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred N-'-^r "Wanna Buy A Good Watch Dog, Buddy: REG'LAR FELLERS-Bird of a Dog By GENE BYRNES 9S»i^ --i'"--