The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 6

WITH SINCLAIR IN INDIA jBottom of Elephant Market Drops Clean Out in India TaskmettteojTTtWnfti Since Lntd-VftHngttV Decline in Capturing Wild Elephants Alive. Br GORDON SINCLAIR. Ukrn at Jnnket the Mf cities DOMBAY. Iadi. If enybody's in ef the world snd they swsllrd be the msrhct tors friendly house-, eerlce receipts.

to grsllfytng preper-broken elephant this week they'll tlene. ceasing wide IrUh grins an and bargain price throughout all many a wide Irish face. India. I Next year he hopes to breed new For $S5 down and ten payment! with stage trained elephants, of $30 each you ran pick up a smart i Canada Blamed. ould jvt to enoughs is $4 000 eaih on the line a few jreari blamed for the decline and tall of mmn nilt thara ara nA takers.

Oh mm irraian eiepnam. umu unm the oummri -mot ihvi. S00 elephants paraded to the auction block as jnaharajahs and assistant poo-bahs throughout the country decided to unload. 41 were soldi Afraid af Ghosts, abided to go out and ride one of herself being steadily eaten into the poorhoute by a herd of 30 state tuskers she could neither sell nor give away, ordered the whole bunch back to make her lire a torment from that hour forward. This particular maharanee was one who had made herself famed throughout the country a few years ago by telling the priests to go cut their throat when they demanded that she.

on the death of her hus band, should nrostrste herself In humble grief and spend the last of her days seeking forgiveness from the awful sin ot Ming a wiaow. The "ranee whe waa yaang sad wrrtiv and fall at sea. gave that Idea a deep red raspberry and by way af aaaarntng threw serai par- But the Driest beat her on this order to slaughter the state elephants and aha is now offering 1100 a neaer to any -oro wm aw. the.btg brute on her nana. torn Think It Fen.

ttHla-aTppeTtf sflsTfT-alSfef dk jtQrttl16GttSn Ceeada, Dr. Ckarles CesaaeU, Depatp Mtaaster at' Miaaa, Ottawa, has vera mad re gdmoaloa Kh iatereetlag iiaceeeriea veUwaf Sa the jvsasaiiea mi ths Csaadisn Redriee and. the wnytMeal trepieal saliey af the Brlriak Caiambi lueiterlesid, la the follow in arride, spailillp anlttsa fee the Ccaeaara FTeas, Or. CemesU tell af snese oueavenes ana effiev rrpm- enees etvrtef hia Jliphts. y'a.

CRMtUtg CAktSKIX. tDMONTON, Aug Ths serlsl flight of tome 4.000 miles which tarted st Prince Rupert B.C. end ended st Edmonton, was undertaken for tha purpose ot inspecting the work ot several geological parties arm ot Great Slave lake and Beaver Lodge. Athabaska lake. In addition, observations snd investigations were made Into a number of questions concerned with the administration of tha Northwest Territories en behalf of the council of the Northwest Territories, ot which 1 have been a member foe years.

A third subject ot inquiry wsi to determine whst happen to the MMinlain, I. 1.1 liul. an Jla. gree. where the Liard river cuts screes them.

These rang, which run up through the United States and Canada, seem to die down when has always been a question geographers whether they corttlnue north of that river snd merge with ths Msckenzie mountains, or whether tha Mackenzie mountains are a asaPtSISh IflSvl aad. s-ASae. Ola ak am rnavu sivut Rockies. Tha parry consisted or c. H.

"Punch" Dlcklns. pilot, W. Sunder land, photographer snd mechanic, A. D. MacLean, superintendent of the civil sviation branch of' the National Defence Department, and myself.

Our abeervations and airplane photographs will show that the Rockies, whirh run as a eontinuoua group of ranges from the Southern United State throush Alberta and British Columbia eomattewn along and strike Into the plateau country north of Liard river where for many miles to tha north northwestward few ot the rounded summits extend above tha timber line. Two decrees to tha northeastward snd across a relatively low country, the Mae kenxio mountains spring up as if offset from the Rockies snd these seem' to extend northward north. For many years, the Idea ot tropical valleys on the Llard river haa etlmulated the tanaeirm tion of newspaper writers and it Is unfortunate that one nas to expiooa those ideas. The tropical valley on tha Llard river Is associated with the name of Tom Smith, a Yukon trenper, and his dsughter, Jans, who lived for some years at some hot. snnr.es near tha Devil's Gorge.

With two years' retch of furs, Tom Smith j-'t his eahin st ths hot springs in -u to trarle hia furs st Fort Liard. over the Devil's por-I i of the Drowned, r- pesaed through i all the danger- -r nn Liang river was 4 XLua umoo. hi bosi was Willlngden became Viceroy every representative; of the Kmg in his Indian empire had not one but A -t .11 -fr- Of-the 900 only BD.iik-. in maharsnee, seeing; the things. ytnue tne viceroy was even per- Governors of nresldencies such as xcd JlUj (ojiad herself had always been tumped, by the wailing of priests.

khn ivam that the ehosta of the murdered elephants would cornel Bombay and Madras also had a herd of tuskers they had no use for but had to keep. up because It lane. rpnant!" Jibe isletiing-of -wild -elephsoti4hnrket first collected nice live has been practically stopped, but it arUIt costs about 13M to go out and shoot on dead, and there are Mill alleged aporta to whom the ahooUng ot an animal as wide as a barn door i good fun, Trsnvancore- stst. on of the stronghold of the wild elephant neroa, aiagva a juiieiv ivwf-r month at which about 50 big tuskers wars caught In corals or deep nit. Xxeept tor a few Robert Flaherty needed in the making ot bis Jungle picture "Elephant Boy" nobody ould be found to either buy or rent the ciptire so they vers all set loos again.

Incidentally the elephant Flaherty uses in hi Jungle epic are going to be taken on a world tour as a publicity stunt or soma such thing when the njm Is released. Last year warn rtabarty smashed Mast at Aran" the characters he. had picked ap to make that kaaa- uni sen siatsae arassisg wars "No Klc Willinidon had tolerated the ele phants when Governor of Bomoey, but when he was appointed Viceroy and sent out to live in the biggest and most elaborate house in ail the world he said sure, but no elephant. "But Your F-xcellencyMndis. the land of the tiger and the elephant and you the ruler "I said no elephants neither trained nor wild nor big nor mlL I We'll hsv no elephant.

Well, that -as Just as It the Prince of Wale decided to stop putting on evening clothe. A lot of people would be e'artled and genuinely relieved put soon er or later they all atop wearing evening togs. One by one the marahajahs started -selling -off their, tlephsntt I First 814 Collected Those to chuck their big bulls on prices but as the liquidation or tusker took on Ine nature or bear panic in bulls prices sagged to sn sll time Having been checked sat a ate-tnreaaae Hankies the elephant dle-eevcied tkesasalvea a asked ant af erklng leae, tea. The Jangle I -eniy pfaea eat aarth where peatmaa delivers ka letters free elephant back waa aeeaassMd an erase and the mall maa given a ear. In Rangoon tractors started heav ing teak logs about and the ele- ni was lost snd he himself waa drawnad.

Hia daughter got shore by same means found her way to Fort Liard, 100 miles or more swsy. Shs died only lsst year at Hay River and could never be induced to tell muca ot net experiences. Fnad Old Csbla. On our first flight down tha Llard river, we noted some open patches In the timber that looked Ilka spring and a these were situated near a point where I had camped In March, ISM, oh my way to the Klon. dyke and where wa also had found some springs, we tended nesr them on our second Aiier scouting along me nana.

trail running up on- to tha beech snd through the woods. Following this for a third of mile, we came to broken down cable, with a tree across the toot. On the door ot the cabin was a notics in block letters a Juina nortnwsra. Following the trail fsrlher inthls direction, wa cams to an open meadow on which the was most luxuriant, but of a kind common to tha country. Timothy In the meadow was growing seven feet high.

Wa could only follow the trail through tha meadow by reeling for it with bur feet snd ws frequently lost it By scouting ground the end ot the mesdow, we sgsln picked up the trail, snd after following It for two or three hundred yards," cams Into a beautiful grove of large spruce snd' poplsr. In this grove were two log cabins with their roofs crushed in. A whip-saw, aa axe, same pals and empty Una were sesttsred a beet bat ebvi-easly the eerapaats at these eabln bad leftanany years sga. There were sign ot both bear snd moose. A stream at clear cold water ran by snd there were many old trails radiating from ths cabins.

These "seemed -lesd nowhere, st leu! there were no hot springs nesr by snd it wss difficult msking ones wsy through ths thick undergrowth. Examining ths eabln more closely, we found one notice evidently from Tom Smith reeding lor Fort Llard," snd this wss no doubt Tom Smith's lsst meassga to tne world for it could not hsv been WWttiing Away' 1 Defying welfare aatbaeiUes at Wind mt, Ont, Theanss Rayeraft, Hind Mir alderman and avowed Cammanist. wfcltUea aw ay an a stick at the maniripal waodyard, and clarea "this Is all the waadcattusg I'm going te da." Rayeraft waa warned he will be taken acT the' welfare rails anicaa he takes his tarn calling weed. Be says waadcatUnc as aa real jab. or msmmoths rhar are everywhere else extinct, simply rank luxuriant vegetation, resulting from a sub surface irrigation emanating from the adjacent springs.

Inch springs are net am mmss ha the regtan. Tkey are known ear Taad rtver a boat Is or miles saatb at Llard river, and again an the Nahannl river aheal mllea ahav Ike msatb waera Uo water as ajalu hat. Two other localities were noted on our flights, one on each side of the river st the Devil's gorge which appeared from the sir to be springs. but whether of not or cold water we could not determine because ot the difficulty of landing near by. Why these spring occur st mesa points and tha reason for their temperature, ar questions that can only be settled by a mora detailed study than we could give them.

While the whole trip must have been very interesting to my fellow travellers, to ma It was most fas cinating. Sitting in a comfortable chair in a smooth-riding "plane. 3 I Ti. llVL.T. at always knowing elephant who carry tourists up a mountain to look over the harem of a former maharajah and fn Jod- pur and Udaipur the ra)ahs stag elephant fights (after getting the fighting bulla drunk on pails of rum), but for everyone who rides sn elephant through Jungle and plain today there arc a million riding In automobiles.

Vivid Story Told by Dr. Camsell Of iOOMMe Flight in Northwest Deputy Minister of Mines Explodes Ideas of Tropical Valleys in the Liard Elver Country Relate Experiences' on Trip. FoTlewKf fsM-enOs is thra-sh i swampad ta a whirlpooL Bii out-1 uncenny sense where he wss or where wss going even in territory ha had never seen before, the, scan rolled by below bringing up incidents ot 15 or more years sgo, many of them amusing, soma tragic, all ot them exciting, but all ot them stirring my memory In way it could not affect anyone else. Produce Prices Steady On Smiths Palls Market gaerlal te The Jeeraal. SMITHS FALLS, Aug.

1 At the market hero Saturday there was a large attendance of farmer with plentiful- supply of produce and, with a good attandancs ot buyers, sales were quick and tha' supply waa exhausted before noon. Com. chief article for sale, was selling st three dozen- lor JV: potatoes brought fluin TOc lu tWc per-bushel and eggs brought 25c" per dozen. Carrots, beets, anions snd other root vegetables sold at five cents per bunch, while tomatoes brought SO tor jaiga basket -and near the close of the day soma were sold as low ss 30c per basket. Cucumbers sold ss aa ISc per dozen, while celery was ottered for ssle st prices ranging between 50c and (Oe per dozen bunches.

Fire Badly Damages Home Near Renfrew RENTREW. Ont. Aug. 11. More rSuin' 13.000 damage was don by fir which broke out in tha brick veneer term dwelling of John Innes Miller, situated about seven miles seat of here.

The flames were first noticed in the roof, about 1J0 this afternoon (daylight saving time) shortly after a fire had been lit In the kitchen- stove tor tha purpose ot preparing supper. Neighbors were phoned snd pa we ri-by on highway IT were celled In to form a bucket brigade, which carried enough water from the two wells en the farm to keep the flames from spreading 4o we six outbuildings. A fairly strong east wind had sprung up but the-water held out and ths flames were finally brought under control. Approximately $500 worth of furniture was saved from 4hs farm house, but all the upstairs furniture, vslued st 11,000 was destroyed. There wss no Insurance carried on ft) house.

gradually broadening belt of moun-I mtny oaya after writing this that wZmJmY. IkZSl tains which slso curves westwardfba wss df owned tha Llard river. to cut oft ths pisteau country on the Lone of the moat difficult and danger- SiP. Governor ot District Zf. who slso oua rivers In tha north country to travel on- other notice dated March aa.

1US four yesrs after Smith's departure, signed "Las snd Fred? snd indicating that they were proceeding to Wind river, a stream Joining' the Liard a few miles higher up. Who Les gnd Fred were 1 have not found Ltter fit the dsy. flew over Torn Smith cabins snd ths meadow and were sbls Is local the hot springs, sbout NO yards west ot the canine. v- No Traateal Fleam, name tropical valley" Is a misnomer. There are here no palms or otbsc tropical plant.

dinosaurs B. George Now Heads Kemptville Rotarians Special The Jenrsst." KEMPTVILLE, Ont, Aug. W. B. George, a member of the Kemptville Agricultural College staff, was unanimously sleeted president ot the Kemptville Rotary Club Friday evening st meeting in a local hotel.

He replaces C. F. Washington, principal of ths High School, who leaves shortly for similar position In Wsl-kerton. OnL He was Immediately Installed by Frank Philips, of Ithics. New York.

asked the governor, on bihalt ot th t.wi ia as. itb a bsndsome travelling bag containing a small token ot the appreciation and esteem ot his fellow elub members. Mr. Wsshlngton suitably replied, thanking the club for th gift. He was only recently, roller tsri to th president'! position, MORS FARM FtJaCEarrarTI.

TORONTO, Aug. 1 Hon. David Croll, Minister ot Welfare, announced today 111 more Ontario farm 'placements. It is estimated the total number of farm Jobs provided sines the Government ram. paign waa launched is now shove 'it" i TUESDAY $11.49 THE OTTAWA jOURNAB I MONDAy.AUGUSTM.1935.

New Twin Rake to Facilitate Making Hay Before the Sun Quits Shining Will Minimise RaisrOne of hief Hazards of Har vesting success Alter Tnree xears of Exnerimentaticati. WNNEAPOtTS. Aug. i filter Thrso 'yesrs 0lJiDarUnnb new twin buck rska. which Its developer asserts will areatlv farll.

itate the making of hay, before the un quits shining, has been evolved (ion. Before representatives tsrm machinery manufacturers. It 'was demonstrated by Joseph K. Murphy, $0.85 lis Inventor, en his farm near Rsns. mand.

Wis. Spaed of the mechanism is IS miles an hour, kt urphy said, enabling It to snlnlmlaa no tat the chief haaards ot harvesting rain. Thro such machines, each capable of handling mora than It tons at alfalfa per hour, could take care ol 100 acre In eight hours, be said. Tha equipment at standard pair ot buck takes operated on wheela whoae sale la on a barrtlna with tha back axle of a tractor. Tha rska on either side) ot tha tractor can worked indeDendenUy.

RXAM RKITJLTS. Upper School result at tha High (TN I in the Sportswear Dept. School of Corrurieree: atarjori Fry, Engliah Composition, and Lillian WalUncford, knglish CompssiUon, istnel LetitU Affround I Tor Some Weeks Tet BELFAST, Aug. Tha Liner Latitia. which want aaround Friday pn a voyage from htontraal to Lie- arpoot, is uasty aa raaaain aasv eniu tha leap tides In a taw weeks' Urns, anamination today 'discloaad tha atruetura ot ths vessel hss badly buckled In the vicinity ot tha forepart ol ths boilar-coom.

and No. 4 hold. KUXFJt MCST BANG. There will be no Interference, la. tha execution of William Hawryluk.

a U.n. Alhawta. laat June and sentenced by Justles T. at. Twaeaia to oe nanaeo -Jl.

Cabinet council reviewed thw case and rendered a report adverse -to ooramutaUoo, it was learned to- day. i la measuring liquids, whether the liquid be milk, water, soup slock, or saythlng ot that nature, or whether ba a liquid cooking M. nil the utensil with as much of tha gradient as wUl hold without i running over. LYou-taoe consiietaUy when buying In August. -The ieledion is ofao much larger I The enthusiastic buying wspoW with which -our August Fur Sale is being received is only; a tribute to the Style, Quality and Price of our furs.

The widespread favor with which they have met is due to our notable success in achieving the unusual in each of these three essentials. Seldom have furs been so reasonable and so many new styles shown. BroadtaU A futur spt'ciil at Ttn srnart gtyles, gwssstr or fittrxl with vane fashion dotailg. Black," saiari browirrfcaila, blu fox and lis to groy trimniee! with ociuirrcl mad fox to match. Size.

14 to 42. Tuesday DOWN Btltne im 12 Msnsv ymt "arbfacli, brow JJ, uavy-and at only 400 Men's A special purchase to supply the suit requirements -of men and young menz: who are getting fall minded. New early fall suits that Will Win wfur abbroOal I r. 7jT -Nit i ipeetewear Pspt laeeaid near. 2-trouser Suits Tht ssaas gsep sgajsi rteer.

and Essy Faj aients at I a Week. Ne Ratra Chare at any kbad If paid aa arras. All T-iwrfaT aeeaamts sahjeet to eaaf UOWfl OedH Jreet. Cr AU Vool Worsteds, Cel. anese and Art- Satin ings.

Browns and blues. fttnpes, small checks, fancy weaves. Single breasted" and double-breasted styles. Toung men's, rnen's. shorts, stouts and -'Wt.

models. Eachait.Jin-? pairs of trousers." Extra ttttmen v. JhSSJ ckat Ae. Charf frr A titration I fjrfrai Tailoring Slag ta rTamurtriaad 'St'- and. frOfPI Mi'cjr Compare and ThaJleaM at QaaHrf Clethest CleafariCiTot 450 jVomen's and Misses' $H5 French Seal Coats is 15 only super grade French teal with flowered satin.

All full skinsrheavily furred. SlabsK 14 to 44. Tuesday DOWN Balance in 12 eqiiat' monthly payments No interest or extra dunes If paid as afreed Far Dept. gacoonL rToar. Special Purchase 1 50 Separate Cloth SKIRTS Smartly tailored cloth skirts for business girls and school girls.

All well seamed. $11.49 Goats and Suits for Early Fall Wear $11 A Here is an outstanding oppor-' for it brings you Cwsand Suits right at a time when -cool evenings demand them, and. they," are offered at a sensationally low price. 250 COATS Fashioned of DUjonal Weaves, TwUlg, Tweed and Novelty Wobllen. Some fur trirnntings.

In -siiadaaroi brown, grean -and blsa Sise 14 to 44. 200SUiafs In 2 and J-piace style. Taahlooed of Tweed, TwiB and Diagonal. Hip, and full length' coats. Size 14 to 42 i ii I 1.