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VOICE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the CANADA THE EMPIRE PRESS CANADA Motor Car Door Handles A Toronto paper recently called attention to the dangerous tonstruc- tion of the door handles' with which most motor cars are nowadays equip- ped. The shape is much like that of a dagger and the handle is so attached on the front door as t6 point straight ahead:--Several accidents hav. been reported in which these handles re- sulted in injury. Only a few days ago in Toronto a 12-year-old cyclist collided with a standing motor car. The handle of the car penetrated his arm and it was necessary to obtain the services of 1 doctor before it could he re- moved. There are too many motor car ac- cidents without adding unnecessary hazards. It should not be difficult to design a door handle that would meet the function for which it is intended without at the same time serving as a danger.--Owen Sound Sun-Times. : . Homicide Rate Canada's homicide rate in 1935 was 1.4 per 100,000 of population. Of re- cent years it has varied from 1.3 to 1.5, or an average of less that 1%. The United States rate is annually in excess of 9, Toronto Daily Star. Blasphemy "Swear not at all." It is easier to forgive the oath uttered in anger or vexation than the unprovoked vul- parity of the careless and the vicious. To keep one's self-respect and gain and retain the respect of others, this matter of clean speaking is of first importance. Don't allow your reput- a.ion to be placed in jeopardy by any coarse ~ tendencies.--Hamilton Spec- tator. A Universal Game Tennis is today the world's most universal game. It is played in every continent and nearly every country. The Davis Cup competition have now "annually entries 'from most civilized countries. The game seems to appeal to the Oriental more than most West- ern sports and the Japanese in parti- cular today force the world's best to the limit to win. Even to Russia ten- nis is now being. approved by the Soviet and is being encouraged amongst the youth. The world-wide interest in tennis is shown by the fact that thousands of dollars were spent by the news- paper agencies and newspapers to cable reports of the British champ- ionships held at Wimbledon. A few years ago the newspapers would just |. carry a few lines of the final results. -- --London I'ree Press. ~ Just Neighbors! "Just wait till enthusiastic Ameri- cans begin playing air polo, with one- ~man 'planes . and = gas-inflated bal- Joons," chortles The Boston Globe. They can begin playing it any time they choose, so long as they don't try it over our back-yard.--Windsor Daily Star. Times Have Changed The prison populations are now made up of youths in the twenties, sometimes younger. It's an unfor- tunate, and regrettable fact. There is less restraining home influence, parental control is slacker, children assume greater. liberties than ever dreamed of before. Some argue with a show of illustration, that the lack of man teachers in the schools is not the least of the evils of today, -- Guelph Mercury. Takes Three Hours It takes three hours for a man to tell all he knows; then he becomes interesting.--Quebec Chronjcle-Tele © graph. Radio Licenses Increase The marked increase in the number of radio receiving licenses issued by} the. Canadian Government during the past fiscal year as compared - with preceding years testifies to the im- proving economic conditions among the masses of Canadian people. .. Government radio receiving licenses "numbered 862,109, which was more than double the number issued: six vears ago and an increase of nearly 50,900 over tne fiscal year enaing March. 1936. : Correspondingly sales of new Can- adian-made radio receiving sets ia: creased from 167,177 in 1034 to 190,280 in-1935 and in value from $7,344,625 to $16,618,620. In addition imports of radio and wireless ap- paratus and radio tubes. during 1935 totalled $1,958,500 compared with $1,796,906 in 1934, Exports of radios last. year amounted to $144,036. . A radio receiving license in Can- ada costs two dollars, but the Can- - adian Government supplies free ~~ licenses to blind people. In the year under review 2,314 such licenses were issued. . _---- Solvenly English One serious trouble is that "few people regard it as necessary to pay attention to their speech and style of writing. They drift into solvenly methods that soon become a habit. Constant neglect of proper usage breeds a tendency to regard as un- necessary any effort to follow the correct style, with the result that the language becomes a jargon. Can- adians are serious offenders in that regard. The deficiency is brought home strikingly in the communie- tions that come from the public newspaper offices. The average letter to the editor, if published as it reaches the desk, would be a shogk- ing example of careless diction. Sarnia Canadian-Observer. N Cheese vs. Butter We have deserted the cheese fac- tory, the product of which is in good demand overseas, and thereby increas- ed the make of Canadian butter, which, in the British marked, is distinctly second grade. The summer of 1936 will be one of f readjustments. Many dairymen will no doubt go back to their first love--the cheese factory. With Canadian butter prices hov- aring around export levels the cheese factory will receive more favorable consideration. We are making too much butter because we are making too little cheese.--Farmer's Advocate. Always That Way It is always this way. We long for summer and when finally it- arrives four or five months later we have lost 90 per cent. of our enthusiasm.-- Kingston Whig-Standard. Nifty Playsuits All the little moderns are wear-. ing play suits with matching frocks these. days. Mummy is just as pleased as her little girl with this practical idea. No undies in her summer play wardrobe. She wears the pantie sun suit right next to her skin. For yisiting or going to town, she slips her,pretty princess dress over the play suit. It buttons down_the front so she can put it on quite unaided. This helps her to be a very self - dependent individual. Opening out almost flat, makes it easy to launder, also. ; Seersucker (that needs no ivon- ing), percale prints, chambray, gingham, ete. are especially nice for this simple to sew ensemble, Style No. 8194 is designed for sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8 ycars, Size 4 requires 1 8-8 yards of 36-inch material with 3 yard of 85-inch contrasting for dress with 5-8 yard of 86-inch contrasting for the sun suit. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 16¢c in stamps or coin (coin preferred); wrap it carefully, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. : » Ernie Crosbie of Baltimore, winner of the 50,000 meter wal in 1932 Olympics, will- again rep- resent United States wu oerlin in August. He's shown ruining in New York. Praises The Railroads It is, we think, distinctly to the credit of the railways that; notwith- standing the difficulties under. which they have been laboring and which are clearly reflected in their receipts and earnings, they are displaying an incréasing determination to show fight to their competitors in the con- test for business. When we remember what they have meant to Canadian development .| and progress, what they also mean in- the distribution of money, and how indispensable they really are, the best wishes of the public in general will be, we feel, with them in their struggle. --- Brockville 'Recorder and 'I'imes. ; Guilty of Negligence The breeder of purebred animals who shirks his recording and testing duties is guilty of-wanton negligence and such an attitude should not be tolerated rifonid Life in B. C. Passenger Liability In Alberta, as in Ontario, there is a law' which exempts motor. drivers from payment of damages when gratuitous passengers are injured. Despite this law, a woman has been 1 ply, communications" and other awarded damages against her brother by the Alberta courts. It seems, how- ever, that the Alberta statute speci- files in juries sustained by negligent operation, and the courts held that "negligence" did not, under the statute, cover recklessness. In Ontario, on, the other hand, the Act says that the owner or driver shall not be liable, and makes no. reference - to Toronto Star. THE EMPIRE Local Government in India What is needed for the present is not thoughtless clamour for further powers but a concerted effort to stir local bodies throughout India to a better sense of the responsibilities with which they are already invested. The resources of India's municipalities and rural boards, slender though they are, are sufficient if promptly realized and properly expended to imprcve out of recognition sanitation, water sup- ser- 'vices vital to the health and welfare 'of town and village alike. Here and there a local body has set a shining example of what can be done when existing opportunities are made full use of, but the majority are slow to follow and are satisfied to cast the blame for inefficiency on the insuffi- ciency of their income; the restriction fluence of such control as the Govern- ment has necessarily preserved as the custodian of the public purs and the guthority "ultimately responsible for the welfare and good governance of the people.--Calcutta Statesman. Nearer Home The saorstat is experiencing the full and severe .effect of sanctions which are not ineffective. They are not a thing that can be described as "distant or indefinite." They are in operation, and by their means a heavy toll, detrimental particularly to the agricultural industry of this country, is being exacted by the British Gov- ernment, We agree with the Presi- dent's earnest plea for peace .in the world, but from the practical point of view, would it not be more profit able and of more immediate import- ance if he announced that, by negoti- ation or otherwise, a genuine effort to bring about a settlement of the economic dispute was to be made? -- ? : 13 Irish Independent, Dublin. 'studies, Mr, Booker I nights a week should be sufficient and either negligence or fecklessness. - -- of their powers or the hampering in-|, Crime Reducer Would Teach - Game in Schools to Prevent: "WINNIPEG--Teacl chess in the schools to reduce the flow of delin- quents "through Canada's ~~ juvenile courts, says James H. Booker, presi- dent: of the Manitoha Chess Associa- tion and leader in a chess- for-children movement here, . Besides being a deterrent to evi, learhing to play the game: would be a great factor in the proper develop- ment of a child's future life, in his opinion, Chess, Mr. Booker believes, would give the children confidence to overcome all difficulties." "It makes one think," he explains.. Winnipeg's leading chess players are behind Mr. Booker in his efforts to promote the game in the city's schools. Following the example of the association's president, they have offered to give their time: freely in the role of teachers, basing their methods on the plan adopted at Mil- waukee, Wis., when in the past five years 10,000 persons have .been taught to play. The game need not--and should not --hinder girls and boys in their believes. Two not result in any mental strain, The' children's movement champion has played the game expertly for a quar- ter of a century. Chess already has taken hold of young Winnipeg. Dozens pf school children are enrolled in various clubs. _| Of these, about 20 are -anked as first- | board and is being groomed to enter class players and giva every fndica- tion of attaining frontérank places among the Dominion' best players. Abraham Yanofsky, 11 - year - old Polish schoolboy, was "undoubtedly" the best child chess player in the 'West, in Mr. Booker's opinion. .A member of the. Wiinipeg Jewish Chess Club, Yanofsky has defeated graying veterans of the . 64-square the Dominion championships at To- ronto in August. Close behind the North End young- ster were ranked two 16-year-old members of the Garwell club, a West End association. George. Palmer, the president said, could be ranked a strong "B" player or a weak "A." Clarence Blundell played a fod, "B" game, Palmer took up chess only a year ago. Now he is sone of the best play- ers in the club from which have come some of Manitoba's leading chess ex- perts. It has taken Clarence a year longer to become adept. Mr. Booker can name a' dozen other promising youngsters, indicative of the steady growth of the love of clicss among Winnipeg's younger set. Footwear Production Is Lower for May OTTAWA---Canada's leather foot- |. wear production in May totaled 1,795,618 pairs a decrease of 270,969 from the preceding month and a de- crease of 237,233 from the corres- ponding month last year, the Dom- inion Bureau of Statistics reports, May imports were 84,589 pairs valued $97,020 against worth $63,776 in May last year. Exports totaled 26,351 pairs worth $62,626 against 11,897 pairs and $30,612 in May last year. The United 34,107 |. CALLANDER, Ont. Ont.--The christian names Joseph Robert Telesphore have been chosen for the new baby hoy that arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne recently. Joseph was chosen in henor of the patron saint of boys, St. Joseph. Pelesphore is in' honor of < Mrs, Dionne's uncle, Telesphore Demers. The name Robert is without partic. ular significance, 'Both mother and baby are report- ed continuing to gain strength, Mrs. Dionne hopes soon to be nas, to visit her. quintuplet daughters in their nursery' home across the -- from the Dionne farm house, where the new baby was born, : Daisies Bliss Carman Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host of sunshine, an army in ~ * June, The people God sends us to set our hearts free. The bobolinks rallied them up from the dell, The orioles whistled them out of the wood; And all of their saying was, "Earth, it is well!" And all of their dancing was, "Life, thou art good!" _ Japan has -a shipbuilding boom. Kingdom was the best = customer, taking 11,88G pairs-valued at $40,628. Production of rayon in Britain is near record high levels, fis Majes ty 4 Porteait FR E E | ® Sond How to Secure Free Portrait in one Bee Hive Golden Cofn * Syrup label and one Durham Corn Starch label with your name and address written . clearly on the back of either label, along with the words--"King's Picture," Mail to 'the St. Lawrence Starch Co. Limited, Dept. 7, Port Credit, Ontario and your free por- trait will be forwarded promptly. CE HE makers of Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup and Durham Corn Starch are happy to offer to their friends throughout Canada a handsome two tone reproduction of His Majesty, King Edward VIII. The portrait, (by Bassano) is one of the most recent and has been specifically designed for framing, measuring approximately 9" by 11% It is restrained and dignified and when framed will blend in perfect taste with the furnishings of the finest room. Many well deserved compliments have been received on: the beautiful SDbesTelcS 'of this portrait. | ST. LAWRENCE STARCH CO. LD, [ Si . : by the Government. [singer " National Commission Plan as ning: to Re-Register Numbers on Relief ] * wu OTTAWA -- An improvement fim employment conditions in © certain sections of the Dominion, particu- larly in industrial centres, is being reported to the Government, and i¢ is anticipated that the number of persons on the relief rolls will be materially reduced when there is a re-registration of unemployed. The new National Employment Commission, under Arthur B. Pur- vis, chairman, is planning to survey the unemployment + picture, secure the number of these receiving re- lief. The purposé is to have a solid basis upon which to work. Make Specific Suggestions The commission is working quiet- ly. 'As an advisory body it will be in a position within the next few months to present recommendations to the Government which would im- prove employment conditions, One of the. recommendations may be with respect. to housing. The commission will make an intensive survey and when its suggestions. are placed in the hands .f Hon, Norman Rogers, Minister of Labor, 'it is be- lieved they will be of the greatest vaiue in the easing of the employ- ment problem throughout . the Aucumin and Winter months, At the same time the commission: will _continue in its. aim to secure the co-operation of industry -to add to the payrolls of business concerns throughout the Dominion. The com- mission, is making no boasts, but pre- fers to work quietly, but is concene trating on the task entrusted to is Lady Wilkins To Be Cook on Husband's Exploration S hip NEW YORK--For keeping an edge on romance--and for keeping romance on edge--Lady "Suzanne Wilkins re- commends the life of an explorer's wife. : The slender, raw Ralted wife of Sir Hubert "Wilkins, the explorer, said so in these words: "I've been married' and have spent only three "months of it with my husband. But I'm very much in love with him. He's an ex- traordinary man." While pretty Lady Wilkins dis- cussed life in her all-white apart- ment off Park avenue, Sir Hubert - was off in mid-Atlantic on his explor- ation motor-ship, bound for Norway. "I am resigned now to the fact that he is going to explore for at least 10 more years, so' I'm' going to' resume. -my. career as an actress and aady Wilkins, who was born- Australia, was-an actress on Broad- way when Sir Hubert 'met and mar- ried her soon after he was knighted. "The ideal life would be to settle down with my husband on "a ram-' bling farm, and have 12 children; and, the next best thing---to go to the Antarctic with. him by sub-. marine." So--since Sir Hubert isn't going to '| settle down--she will do "the next best thing" next year. She will " be cook on Sir Hubert's Antwictic-bound submarine. . "Tt will be mainly a -business of opezing tin cans," said Lady Wil- style. I alsc shall sing on the way and tell funny stories." Lady Wilkins, the former Suzanne Bennett, appeared on Broadway be- fore _her marriage in "High. Low," "Shanghai Gestiire" and "The Danec- ing Girl." "Saves Every Book Christian Science Monitor observes --That" unregarded pebbles may turn out to be diamonds almost beyond price--this is prebably the chief les- son. that the great libraries of the. world have leakned from the Bodleian at Oxford, soon to be enlarged after plans by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. A single incident in its more than three centuries' existence is the justification of the policy which the chief libraries - of the world now follow of preserving Fg .seven years, "in" : every book that they can lay their - hands on, no matter how worthless or ephemeral it may seem. In the seventeenth -century the Bodleian au-- thorities, thinking that plays were a trivial form of literature, sold a copy | of the First Folio of Shakespeare a merely nominal price, Two hundred and fifty years later the library . bought this identical copy for the sum' _ of several thousand pounds. "Take it from one who knows ~-- don't take stock is anything that comes out of Wall Street," -- sBern: ard M. Baruch, :