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BURKS Kirk. Building, Saakituoo It CaiU Ma Mara Shop at Mrl" The Star-Phoenix Goes Home. SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, FKIDAY, MAY 3 1, 1 9 40. The Star-Phoenix Goes Home. WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO COMPLETE AIRDROME Registration of All Men In Country Is Proposed 54 SPECIAL COPS AT PRINCE ALBERT Canadian Press Need Fifty Pilots to In struct No World Markets For Canuck Wheat If Allies Beaten 8-Hour Day Rule Suspended Here; Wells Announces Young Men's Board of Trade Suggests Classification According to Ability to Contribute to Nation's War Effort held at The Bessborough on Saturday and Sunday.

Ottawa Instructs Contractor to Hasten Job Hon. J. Or. Taggart Warns Grain Prices Will Of Building Flying School Facilities; Progress on Foundations for Hangars W. C.

Wells, contractor, has received word from Ottawa that all restrictions on hours of labor must be forgotten In the Government's urgent desire to complete the Saskatoon airport In as short a time as possible. He said Thursday that crews would be working day and night, Sunday Included. "Eight-hour working days will be forgotten on this Collapse Unless Victory Is Assured; Speaks at North Battleford By a Staff Correspondent NORTH BATTLEFORD, May 31. Stripping war issues of their threat to individual liberty and freedom, and reducing them to the lowest conceivable level, as they might be expected to affect the pockets of prairie producers, the lion. J.

G. Taggart, provincial minister of agriculture, Thursday night, envisioned annihilation of world markets for Canadian wheat growers and collapse of wheat prices, unless victory for the Allied cause was assured. Mr. Taggart said that the Saskatchewan Government was subordinating everything else to its full co-operation the successful prosecution of the war. The minister addressed an audience gathered to support the candidature of Paul Prince of Battleford, who earlier in the day was nominated Liberal candidate for the by-election "shortly to he held in The Battlefords.

job," he said. The men, employed at the airfield, will be working all day Sunday if the weather permits, and have been working day and night. Approximately 100 men are employed on the hangars airfield for the Service Train and in improvements to the ing Flying School, ly miles highway. pnnTivr.a Beatty Ramsay, Regina contractor, who tendered with Mr. Wells and the Bird Construction Company on the airfield, has taken personal charge of the airfield project.

Mr. Weils is supervising the construction of the hangars. Excavations for the footings of the five hangars have been com- nletpH ThA Minrretp fnntinra have In another resolution the Govern ment was asked to exercise control of private production for the dura tion of the war. YOUTH GUARD A committee, headed by the Y.M. B.T.

president, R. Dllke, was appointed to draft a resolution which would Incorporate the executive's ideas with regard to a proposed youth guard. The opinion of those, who spoke at the meeting was that such an organization should give young men elementary training in discipline and foot drill. The prin cipal aim of the organization would be to help its members to build themselves physically bo that they would be more fit for army life when such became necessary. Charles Hazen, who had recent ly completed a C.O.T.C.

course, re rmarked that It took considerable time to learn how to react rapidly to a command. An organization such as the one proposed, would prove of value if It provided experience in this, if nothing else. An example had been set by British Columbia and Alberta, David Bowman observed. In these Provinces physical training was given to unemployed youths under the Youth Training Program. A total of 28,000 had taken advantage of the scheme in British Columbia and a smaller number in Alberta, he said.

It was suggested that all young men in the city, interested in some such scheme, communicate with the Y.M.B.T, Tom Webb reported that he had made Inquiries at the Canadian Legion and had been told by the secretary, F. M. Bastin, that the Y.M.B.T. should urge that the Gov ernment start taking enlistments in non-permanent active militia units in this district. This sugges tion had been concurred in by others he had approached.

The section also endorsed a reso lution of the Young Men's Section of the Winnipeg Board of Trade urging the strengthening of Can ada's defence establishments. To Recruit Signallers Will Accept Volunteers On Saturday Morning; been poured on four of them and work was scheduled to start today on pouring the foundation wall of No. 1 hangar. The footings of all hangars will be complete by next Wednesday, It is planned. "The Government has asked for speed and we are giving them speed," said Mr.

Wells. Five power scrapers are at work levelling the field alone. Seven cars of lumber and two cars of cement have been unloaded at the site and there are two more cars of lumber on the track at north Saskatoon, approximately two miles east of the airport. LAVING WATER MAIN The city engineer's department DISLIKES TRIVIALITIES Frank with his audience, as to his reluctance to take part in the seeming trivialities of a provincial by-election at a time when Empire freedom was at stake, the minister made it clear that the stand of the Government of Saskatchewan In this regard was that successful prosecution of the war by every citi zen In this Province was the first call on their efforts. "In the realm of our domestic economy second only in importance to the major iBsue of the war, is our aim to see recognition, and implementation at as early a date as possible, of the principles embodied in the recently-released report by the royal commission on Federal-provincial relations," Mr.

Taggart declared. "Every event, every enterprise, public and private, is so completely dominated by events transpiring overseas, that all else sinks into insignificance declared the minis ter at the outset. "Economic problems here, as acute and difficult as ever, are before us, but still there Is no single problem that confronts us with which we can begin to deal until we have dealt with that terrific issue in France and Flan ders. At this moment, our very destin TAGGART Continued on Page 8, Column 3 Entertainment in SaskatoonTonight (As Advertised In Ihn fMar-MHienlt I THEATRES Capitol "Primrose Path," 1.40, 3.40, 8.40, 7.45, 9.45. "The Showdown." Rltz "The Hound of the Easker-villes," "Black Bandit." Roxy "In Old Monterey," "Hero for a Day." Tivoll "The Unexpected Father," "Jccpers Creepers." DANCING Rainbow Room Rainbow Room Orchestra, 9.30 to 12.30.

Heavy Rain Received In Many North Areas Almost Inch of Moisture tation General, Reports Show; Effective in Dousing Forest Fires PRINCE ALBERT. May 31. Mayor George E. Brock last night swore in 94 special constables as a volunteer auxiliary police force. Strategic points in Prince Albert will be guarded nightly by the citizen "home guard" force whose headquar- ters will act as a clearing house for reports of sub- versive activities.

To Intern Brothers Police Move Quickly in Case of Tadmore Men Who Had Rifles Canadian Press REGINA, May 31. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, working in close co operation with the Hon. J. V. Rstey, attorney-genera, moved quickly today to have two Tadmore district farm ers committed to an intern ment camp after they had been convicted at Sturgis of being aliens in possession of firearms.

PROBING FURTHER The men ars Edward and Gustave Block who wei-e haled Into court after police raided their farm homes and found what was do scribed as a "small arsenal," con sisting of five rifles and a quan tity of ammunition. They were each fined 100 or three months in jail in default. The raid by police followed com plaints by citizens of the Tadmore district that the Block brothers were indulging In pro-German talk, and were freely expressing their sympathy for Nazi Germany. The two men were said to have been born in Russia of German par entage, and came to Canada from the United States 20 years ago. Police, according to Mr.

Estey, are not satisfied with their state ment that thpy are not enemy aliens, and are Investigating the case further. Mr. Estey announced today that Anton Wendl, who was convicted at Yorkton and fined $20 and costs on an assault charge on May 20 was sent to an internment camp Immediately after his conviction. Wendl, according to evidence which came out at his trial at York ton, shook his fist under the nose nf a relief officer by the name of Meyers and said: "You've got a soft job here and you're getting fat on it. You won't have it long, you dirty we're going to drive you people out of this country." Mr.

Estey said that there arc several other cases under Invest! gatlon with a view to the Intern ment of enemy aliens. Obituary MIW. HENRY F. L. PINK Elizabeth Ann, wife of Henry L.

Pink died Thursday at her home, 1125 Twelfth Street, cast. She is survived by her widower. Mrs. Pink, after living at North Battle ford for nearly 30 years, came to Saskatoon a year ago. The funeral service will be held at 3.30 o'clock Saturday in McKaguc's Funeral Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

The Rev. R. K. Samp son will conduct the service. JAMES BECKETT James Beckett, 78, of 336 Third Avenue, south, and formerly a farmer of the Klnley district, died in a Saskatoon hospital Thursday.

is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Dybvig of Kin ley and Mrs. E. Danielson, Vancou ver and five sons, Herbert Beckett, Lethhrldge, Fred Beckett, Prince Albert, H. J.

Beckett, Saskatoon, Thomas Beckett, C.A.S.F., and Kenneth Beckett of Saskatoon. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at the Kinley United Church. The Rev. W. Bank will officiate.

Saskatoon Funeral Home has charge. ALEXANDER MrKENZIE Alexander McKcnzle, former resi dent of University Heights, Saska toon, believed to be a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, died at North Battleford, Sunday, where he had been 111 in hospital for some years. He was buried at North Battleford Wednesday. Where abouts of relatives are not known. ALFRED DYBVIG The funeral service for Alfred Norman Dybvig of Klnley was held In the Eagle Creek School, west of Asqulth, on Thursday afternoon, with the Rev.

W. Banks officiating. Pallbearers were: W. 8. Smith, J.

B. Whaley, A. Michle, William Lyons, M. Bonstrom and F. E.

Young. Burial was made In the Asqulth Cemetery. McKague's Funeral Flying Clubs See Lack Of Teachers for Empire Scheme INCENTIVES POOR NO PROTECTION GIVEN MEN EMPLOYED IN CIVILIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS At least 50 instructors to teach elementary flying at civilian schools under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, are urgently needed, according to headquarters at Ottawa of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association, but the incentives for young men to train for in struction are not good, Major It. K. Herbert, secretary of the Saskatoon Flying Club commented today.

NO PROTECTION The 23 amateur flying clubs af filiated with the national associa tion will operate most of the 28 elementary flying schools to be established. The task of training war pilots has been assigned to civilian instructors. Major Herbert pointed out that the civilian Instructors who are to train the budding war pilots en joy no economic protection what ever under the plan. They are not eligible for a pension if injured and there is no provision for their dependents if they are killed while training pilots. Actually, tne flying clubs were empowered to "protect" their instructors, but the Insurance premiums were prohibitive to most clubs, Major Herbert said.

He added that so far, no pro vision had been made for the train ing of pilots towards instructors' categories. Six Saskatoon men INSTRUCTORS Continued on Page 5, Column 5 Falls at Saskatoon; Precipi The barn, struck at 2.30 o'clock this morning, was partly Insured The rainfall at Young was heaviest after 4 o'clock, and about .60 Inch fell First moisture since the farmers seeded their land was received in many localities. At Rosetown the precipitation was .44 inch. Harris and Klndersley, also in the famous Goose Lake valley, also reported heavy rain. Unity, farther north, had .45 inch.

According to the Saskatchewan Motor Club, the following other points reported heavy rain, muddy dirt roads and soft gravel roads: Blggar, Humboldt, Kerrobcrt, Lani gan, Mclfort, Prince Albert, Tls- dale, Watrous and Wilkle. North Battleford reported light rain. Little moisture fell south of the South Saskatchewan River and east of Melville. WINNIPEG, May seeded grain fields of Alberta and Manitoba have been favored with the most suitable growing condl tlons in western Canada this spring, the Winnipeg Free Press reported today In Its first survey of the potential 1940 prairie wheat crop. Service Held for i lNicnoias DenoiKin The funeral service for Nicholas Benolkin of 314 Fifth Avenue north, who died on Wednesday, was held this morning at St.

Paul's) Cathedral. Pallbearers were D. Flynn, Carl Nlderost, W. J. Burns, M.

C. Geary, P. R. Hartnct and E. G.

Rein-' hart. Burial was made in the fam- ily plot In the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Mc-Kague's Funeral Home had charge. Mr. Benolkin was one of Saskatoon's pioneer citizens.

He came here in 1902 with his family and Mr. Benolkin farmed in the district for three years before com ing in the city to join the real estate company of Dutcher and Schroeder. He retired in 1911. Mr. Benolkin built one of the first multiple family dwellings in the city, which la still in use, at 308, 310 and S12 Fifth Avenue, north.

He was born In Illinois and after his marriage at Minneapolis, home- steaded In Minnesota. At one time Mr. Benolkin owned 2,100 acres of land In the Saskatoon district, He was a member of the Saskatoon's Qldtlnuua A sandal ln. Immediate compulsory registration of all men In Canada, such as made during the First Great War, and their classification according to ability to contribute to the war effort, will be urged upon the Federal Government as the result of a resolution passed by the execu tive council of the Saskatoon Y.M. B.T.

at a meeting Thursday. This and other resolutions from the Young Men's Board of Trade will be submitted to the annual con vention of the Saskatchewan Jun ior Chamber of Commerce for consideration. The convention will be Aged Man Is Vjctim John Crowner, 67, Badly Hurt When Bicycla And Car Crash John Crowner, 67-year-old retired farmer of 1135 Avenue north, lies severely Injured in the City Hospital today following a traffic accident at Avenue A and Thirtieth Street, Thursday afternoon, when an automobile, operated by William Smith, 1417 Avenue north, came into head-on collision with his bicycle. FRACTURE, CONCUSSION The attending physician said that it had been established definitely that Crowner was suffering from a fracture of the right leg, severe ab rasions of the head, arms, hands and legs, bruises and concussion. The break, he pointed out, was a crush fracture below the knee.

Ex aminations are not completed. Crowner's condition was more hope ful today. According to police reports the aged man was thrown over the hood of Smiths automobile and landed on the hard surface of Avenue A. He narrowly escaped from being run over by another automobile, operated by Leome Duret of Ormeaux, who was driv ing slightly behind and to the right of Smith's vehicle. By swerving sharply Duret managed to miss the man, who was lying on the pavement, but drove across the bicycle, which also had been thrown over the hood of Smith's auto.

In a signed statement to police, Smith declared that he was driving on the wrong side of the road when the accident occurred at 1.50 o'clock. He explained that he had just overtaken Duret and was crowded to the left side of the highway. He believed his being on the left side had prompted the oncoming Crowner to believe that he was going to turn into Thirtieth Street Crowner had pulled slightly to the left before the collision took place, Smith said. Smith declared he was driving 25 miles per hour north on Avenue when an auto parked at Twenty-ninth Street to the right of Avenue had suddenly set in motion and crowded him to the left of the roadway. It was later established that Duret was the driver of this auto.

Duret and P. J. Bejold, who saw the accident, while standing on Avenue both said that Smith was to the left of the road. Crowner and his family came to live in the city only a few weeks ago after they had farmed for about six years in the Grasswood district. When Saskatoon Was Younger Canadian Press TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO May 81, 1915 First Canadian Division trans ferred In line to IV Corps French captured Souchez Refinery and advanced in area known as, the "Labyrinth." British troops in Mesopotamia started advance up tha River Tigris.

From the Files of the Phoenix and the Star TWENTY YEARS AGO May 31, 1920 A $150,000 Lutheran College and an overall factory were mooted in Saskatoon. J. R. Wilson, M.P., for Saskatoon, urged governmental action to increase the supply of newsprint Twenty thousand farm laborers were needed in tha West Britain and Japan started to ne gotiate a treaty, From the Files of the SUr-Phoenlx TEN YEARS AGO May 81, 1930 Dr. T.

D. Pattullo was elected B.C. Liberal chieftain. The House of Commons was dissolved and Prima Minister King ordered an elecUon for July 28. The Graf Zeppelin reached New Jersey.

Frank R. MacMlllan was given the Conservative nomination for Sas katoon in the Federal campaign. Bobby Jones, Vhunky little Georgia lawyer," captured the British amateur golf championship, the only major title he bad not pre viously annexed, north of the city on No. 12 clay anl dirt, which covered the giavci, a aevuua pii, approximate- ly three miles northeast of the air port, has also been stripped. Thou sands of tons of gravel will be taken from these pita for the run ways, foundations and concrete floors.

Youth Meet Opens Today Two Hundred Delegates Ex pected to Register for Second Annual Parley More than 200 delegates from many parts of Saskatchewan are expected to register for sessions of the Second Saskatchewan Youth Congress today. The opening session of the affair will be held at 9 o'clock this evening in Convocation Hall at the University of Saskatchewan. On Saturday, four commissions deliberate in private sessions, and the results of their discussions will be made known at sessions to be held at 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock Sunday. Chairmen of the commissions are: "Canada in World Affairs," David Bowman, representing the Saskatoon Young Liberal Club; "Youth In Agriculture," Donald McMartin, rep resenting the Elfros Junior United Farmers of, Canada; "Citizenship," Tillie Goldenberg, representing the saskatoon Young Judeans, and "Youth Training," Rhoda Playfair, representing the Student Christian Movement of the University of Sas katchewan. James Houston, representing the Saskatoon Young Men's Section of the Board of Trade, is congress chairman.

Beef Cattle On Display Leading Breeders of Saskatchewan Attending Fat Stock Show Here Today Prominent livestock men from all parts of Saskatchewan were pres ent at the opening of the Saskatoon Fat Stock show this morning. More than 350 head of the Province's fin. est beef cattle were on display, and judging was started. W. D.

Davies of the Federal Department of Agri culture, Ottawa, is judge of the show. At noon the first class of animals, that for 15 steers or heifers, calved In 1939, was Judged. Winner of the class was E. C. Heidecker of Middle Lake.

Alex M. McMillan and Sons of Juniata placed second and the Kinistino Calf Club won third and fifth honors. B. Switzer of Payn- ton and A. Robbins of Laura placed fourth and sixth respectively.

In Open Class 2, for five finished steers or heifers, calved In 1939, Alex. M. McMillan and Sons of Juniata placed first. Other awards In order were: Humboldt Calf Club; Kinistino Calf Club; A. Robbing, Laura; H.

R. Ferguson, Sonning-dale; W. A. Silverwood, Saskatoon; Ralph Elliott, Borden; G. D.

Knowles, Unity, and Dodda, Kinistino. Quality of the animals entered In the ahow, said Sid W. Johns, secretary-manager, was exceptionally high, fiood feed conditions undoubtedly had a great deal to do with the quality, he asserted. Judging In' all events will be completed today, and the six top single animals will be slaughtered and judged in the carcass class. The grand champion of the show will be selected from this class.

Last year, it will be remembered, a special joint from the grand championship animal at the Fat Stock Show was placed aboard the train in which Their Majesties travelled to Saskatoon. Saturday morning, buyers from many parts of Canada will be given an opportunity to purchase the show animals. C. F. Taylor, Birch Hills auctioneer, will offer the animals for sale to the highest bidder.

The sale will start promptly at 11 o'clock. Prize awards will be made during this period, and remarks of the winning producers will be heard. '( I SEE- Need Skilled Men Recruiting of a technical personnel for the Royal Canadian Corps of Signallers will open at the Administration Building, Exhibition Park, at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Lieut. U.

F. Wilson of Regina has arrived here to take charge of recruiting and will interview applicants daily from 9 a.m. to noon. SEVERAL TRADES The Signal Corps requires telegraph operators, lines construction and maintenance men, switchboard operators, wireless technicians, expert amateur radio operators, radio service men, dispatch riders, motor cyclists and instrument men. The latter must be capable of repair ing delicate Instruments and making fittings.

The recruiting officer pointed out that experienced tradesmen, when found qualified for army trades, would receive army trades pay when accepted for duty. Men In A category would be fav ored for the R.C.C.S., Lieutenant Wilson stated, but men of lower categories would be accepted if their qualifications were sufficiently high. Applicants at out-of-town points, who are unable to appear at the re cruiting office, may write the recruiting officer, stating their quali fications and enclosing medical certificates supplied by their own doctors. It was stressed that only highly trained men were required for the unit. There will be a St.

John Ambulance Brigade meeting at Avenue and Thirty-third Street, at 7 o'clock this evening, following drill at the City Hall. The Red Cross has appealed for woollen blankets. They are badly needed for the wounded and refugees. The Modern Laundry has asked the Red Cross here to announce that any blankets donated to this cause and sent to the plant, will be cleaned, packed and shipped, gratis. A brown rat wan found dead in Seventh Street at Melrose Avenue this morning.

Apparently the animal had been run over. It measured about nine Inches. Alderman at Thursday night's meeting of the standing committee of the City Council, advocated installation of life-saving equipment of some sort along the shores of the "lake" that has risen above the dam on the river. After a brief discussion, the council passed a motion, brought in by Alderman Mac-Eachern, asking the River Boart to study the niRtter and place before the council a report on what action should be taken. Seven girls of high school age had planned to give A variety show at 218 Avenue north, Saturday, in aid of the Red Cross, Due to the rain, the girls have postponed their show until Saturday, June 8.

J. M. Dill, farmer of Alida, and former elder of St. Andrew' United Church, Regina, is an uncle of Sir John Dill, recently appointed chief of the British Imperial Staff. The Saskatchewan man Is a brolJier of Sir Samuel Dill of the Belfast Academic Institute and R.

F. Dill, headmaster of the Royal School at Dungannon, Ireland. Is making fast time on the exten sion of the city water main to the hangar site from Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street. The main will reach the airport by next Friday at the latest, and may be there by Wednesday. The gravel pit of Mrs.

E. Latrace, approximately five miles northeast of the airport, has been stripped of Race Entries WHITTIEB PARK, W1NNIPEO, June 1, first dy: FIRST RACE 500, claiming, thre-yesr-oldi and up, 3tt furlongs: Pride and Joy. 118 Rolling X113 Winter Nelnhborxin Faltrmian 113 Tea. Merchant 118 Crack Mortgage 118 Elk River 118 Sweet Bernlce. Canuiee 113 Grandma's Olrl 113 Alio el Elble: Bilk Train 113 Snap Judgment.

118 Masked 118 Wensleydale Society 113 Royal Cup Ill Dark Devil 118 (30 excluded.) Visibility X113 SECOND RACE $500, claiming, three year-olds. 5U furlongs: Sable Flag 108 Bloreheath x-04 Blue Yank 109 Tower Bridge 108 newness Park .104 Esrevlnu 116 Camp Spur 109 Some Do 109 Valdlna Lad 118 Ebony Stick 109 Also ellKlble: Betty's' Choice 108 THIRD RACE $500. claiming, three. year-oias ana up, six luriongs: Millard 118 Nedrow X113 Grlmbsy X113 King's Jubilee Ill Doctor's: Girl 10J Alma Nugget 113 Also eligible: Mltlgator 118 Tokens X101 Bnowberry La Gata X108 Dunrode Monk's First Fair Romance 113 Margery Daw 10B Sky Orey 113 Baen Tono 118 Royal Band 106 (30 excluded.) Cabt. Larco 118 FOURTH RACE $500.

claiming, foaled In Canada, three-year-olds and up, ruriongs: Penpicton 11! Miss Glaxton 107 King's Heiress. X102 Billy Easier 112 Shining Sarah. 107 Also eligible: Streamline 112 Sunny Marcus 113 Elktrap xlOJ Happy Jester 112 Peace Token 107 Cralr Token Hominy Imp 107 Nora Lea X1U2 Isle Royal Black Zephyr 112 Jelsweep 116 wens urey 112 (13 excluded.) 103 Ma me i FIFTH RACE $700, President's Handi cap, three-year-olds and up, one mile and 70 yards: Gallant Friar 103 Contributor 108 Recoatna 113 Jack O'Spadea. Ill Bky Empress 109 Glory Day 110 SIXTH RACE $500, claiming, tbree-year-olds and up. one mile: Joe Sam XI09 Four Clubs 103 Sorcery 114 Hornet X110 Bournemouth lis Maleo Bird Doctor Lsrry 113 Olen Brush 110 SEVENTH RACE $500, claiming, four year-olda and up, one mile: Knack 116 Brlareua 116 Miss Putter Baby Joe xlll Spanish Light Craig McGee Ttedemann Also elulble: 116 Prevaricate 116 X104 xlll Hour Winnie Stage Fortune 109 Grand Melody .1106 Slumber xlll Beauty Bank Ill HI Mont Flight of Gold Shasta Kup 116 118 116 Clear Balling X104 (1 excluded.) uakerstown Xlll Apprentice allowance.

Horses listed according to post Scrstch time, 8.30 a.m. Post time, first race, 2.30 p.m. EARLY LIBRARY CLOSING Starting June 1 all departments of the public library will close at 9 p.m. The early closing will be In effect for the summer months, The Weather At 1 o'clock this afternoon the Star-Phoenix thermometer registered 7J degrees. University of Saskatchewan read ings at 8 o'clock this morning: Tem perature, 59; barometer, 29.78; humidity, 87.

Summary of preceding 24 hours: Maximum temperature, 80; mini mum temperature, 66.2; minimum temperature at ground level, 55.7; mean temperature, 67.S; wind, average velocity, 11.8; maximum velocity, 17; direction, northeast; 6 hours of sunshine; inch of rain. Accompanied by the season's first electric storm, heavy rain fell throughout northern Saskatchewan during the night. Precipitation totalled almost an Inch in Saska toon, while In the Goose Lake country and the west of the Province It averaged a half inch. Officials of the Department of Natural Resources, as well as the farmers, were elated over the mois ture. The rain, it was, thought, would extinguish all the forest fires which have been worrying the authorities in the bush country of the north and threatening valuable timber stands.

On the other side of the picture was the destruction of a large barn on the farm of Mrs. Joseph Simpson, four miles south of Young, In east-central Saskatchewan. The barn was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Twelve hundred bushels of oats, harness, and SO hens were lost. Approve Request By Jacob Gordon An application from Jacob Gordon for a license to operate a rooming house, consideration of which was deferred when it came before the City Council a short time ago, was approved, at Thursday night's meeting, on motion of Alderman Hunter.

Mr. Gordon's application was deferred by the council after the reading of a letter tn which Chief Con stable Donald expressed disapproval of granting such a license. Firemen Lauded tir For escue YYork Alderman Forrester, speaking at Thursday night's meeting of the City Council, warmly congratulated the city fire department for the speed and efficiency with which several of ita member acted in pre venting a drowning tragedy on the river, a few days ago. "It Is more than likely," Mr. Forrester said, "that if these fire men had not moved as quickly and efficiently as they did.

we would have had a second drowning tragedy within a few days. "I am sure that I am expressing the sentiments of the citizens of this city when I say our fire department Is valued highly." TRAVELLERS' DAY MEETING A meeting of the Travellers' Day Association will be held in the Elks Lodge rooms, Empire hotel, Friday night at S.30. Senior life-saving U-hU will he held at the Y.M.C.A. pool at 4.30 o'clock on Tuesday and at 8 o'clock next Friday. Examiners will be Jimmy West and Bernard Cook.

Contestants are advised to bring an old suit for disrobing in the water at the Tuesday session. Knlltttnionl forma for the Saskatchewan Veterans Home Guard Company are expected to be available today at the office of C. L. Welch, secretary of thu Canadian Corps Association, No. 1 Priol Building, Twenty-first Street, east.

Brnd-brooke, member of the CC and of the joint council of veteran organizations In the city, is in charge of enlistments. City Council Thursday night deferred action on the appointment of an acting-city solicitor until after City Commissioner Andrew Leslie has prepared a recommendation as to who should be given the post. Arthur Moxon, K.C., will act as city solicitor for the present, If any emergency should arise In 'Which the city might require legal advice. The position Is left vacant for the duration of the war by the appointment of City Solicitor R. D.

Phillips to the R.C.A.F. administrative staff. Harry E. Smith, prealdent-eleet of the Saskatoon ftotary Club, will leave on Sunday for Havana, Cuba, to attend the meeting of Rotary International. On the recommendation of City Engineer Archibald, the City Council, Thursday night, authorized tha city treasurer, J.

C. Oliver, to purchase and keep on hand $250 worth of war savings certificate stamps. The object is to provide an opportunity for civic employees to buy the stamps conveniently. Uiome bad charge. 1.