The Washington herald., 1919-10-12
U. S. WILL EAT
REINDEER MEAT
Stefansson Says 1t VIII Be-
come Ordinary Edible
/ Soon.

y Montreal Canada. Oct. 11.-vilh-
tAlmur Stefansson, the Arctic ex-
plofer. excited so keen an interest,"
in hts reindeer and muskox plans
as enunciated in interviews and ad-
dresses at Calgary last week, that
before he left for the East certain
local capitalists waited on him and
offered financial support to any
proposition he might submit. It is
understood that Stefansson encour-
aged them to embark in this ven
ture, but added that he could not
take a personal oversight, as his
plans called for further explorations
and researches in the Northern re-
gions- However. he put the invest
ors in the way of getting into the
reindeer and nuskox business on a
substantial basis Stefansson says
that reindeer and muskox meat win
be quite common foods in the
next fifteen years
The first hydroplane to visit Mon
treal arrived here this week, when two
British officers, Maj. Sydney E Par
ker and Capt G. Talbot WILCOX. both
with distinguished war records. ar
rived here from Burlington. VT They
made the 100-mile fight from Bur-
lington. following the rivers and lakes.
IN snty-five minutes. in the "Seagull." :"
q Curtiss hydroplane- They stated
that this was part Of what is planned
to be the longest tnp ever undertaken
by hydroplane. extending 5000 miles.
from New York to New Orleans. their
jaunt following the waterways of the
Hudson. St Lawrence. Ohio and Mis-
sissfppL with numerous side trips The
object Of the long journey Is to edu-
cate the people as to the possibilities
Of hydroplanes- and during their visit
to Montreal they operated at Lake St
Louis. taking many citizens for flights
over the lake
The speech of Viscount F1nlay.
former Lord Chancellor of Great Brit
ain. before the Ottawa Canadian Club
at Ottawa. was notable for a number
Of epigrams, among which were the
following:
The five or six weeks I have spent
in this country have been the coping
stone OF my experience, both imperial
and political"
DO not let US be diverted by any
scheme of a closer parliamentary un-
ION of the empire, which in the nature
OF things would be impossible"
There is no more odious slavery
than that Of the man who desires to
work. but who is not permitted to
work"
Let US do our work with the tools
we have"
War is a game at which both sides
arise the loser
peg state that all Canadian Pacific
Railway records have been broken
this year for rapid movement OF the
grain crop. It is expected that the
greater part will be shipped before
navigation closes. Over 500 carloads
have been sent out of Manitoba dur
ing the FIRST two weeks of September.
compared with 2,OOO during the same
period of last year.
The amount paid in gratuities 70
returned soldiers by the Canadian
government to August 81 was SIS, ,179. =
80 About S45. .cOo.0 is yet needed. the
total being estimated at s1D.OooOoo.
TIE amount paid for separation al
loUance was SI04 81, 40, and the esti-
mated further expenditure $500, 900.
The gratuity was paid to every man
having over twelve montl.5' overseas
service. and also to nursing sisters.
Canada is at present paying war
pensions to nearly 5000 individuals
at an annual cost of over s24. 900. .OC0.
and under the Pensions Act, which be
came effective on September l, the
majority Of these will receive bonuses
and increases which. in the aggregate.
will create an additional annual eX-
pendfturs of roughly $4,000