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VOICE THE WORLD ~ AT LARGE of the CANADA . THE EMPIRE PRESS CaNADA Those Days Are Gone Women were so good in_.the old days almost every wife could be trusted and neglected, -- Brandon ~ Sun, A Subtle Hint? The 'beaver, emblem of Canada, has been chosen to hold a place of honor on an arch on Ottawa's Parliament will. It's a good idea, as the beaver ¢ecidedly. works a great deal more than he talks.--Hamilton Spectator: Bonds and Deficits Fifty million dollars worth of gov- ernment guaranteed Canadian Nati- onal Railway bonds were sold in a little over an hour. It is too bad that @ surplus cannot be negotiated just as easily instead of the continual de- ficiis,-- Brantford ' Expositor. Drugstore Aids to Beauty Any aid 'to. beauty in this world makes it a hetter world; any delicate use of simple little artifices in the way of cosmetics to reform an un- natural -pallor or actually ugly fea- tures will always be welcome. But men will welcome with three hearty cheers, as a trend toward real beau- ty, any show of restraint in applica- tion of the top layers of drugstore allure.-- Edmonton Journal. Farmer's Right-Hand Man From his own standpoint, it is greatly to the farmer's interest to have a permanent employee, who is intelligent enough. to understand his employer's aims and plans, and is wil- ling to co:operate with him in carry- ing them out. The best man, -jof course, for the farmer to hire is one with a family of his own, because he is least likely to throw un his place for some trifling cause,--Guelph Mercury. ; The: First 'Phore Mayor R. J. Waterous deserves to be heartily thanked for his prompt and (vigorous effort to have Brant-- ford, as the home of the telephone, suitably represented in a forth-com- in; movie. That the solution was reached here in 1874 is indisputable on the basis of Graham Bell's own testimony, again most emphatically repeated when he attended the un- veiling of a memorial here in tribute to himself and the great invention. Meanwhile our neighbors have always stuck to Boston as the place of or- igin, and they hate to let go of that hallucination. At any rate the Mayor "has made--a commendable effort.-- - Brantford Iixpositor. V/ealth-Preducirg Purpose Construction of Iarge water stor- axe reservoirs in Alberta for use in irrigation schemes and as a source of supply for rivers which course through Saskatchewan, will be recom- mended to the Dominion Department oi Agriculture by the advisory com- mittee on water development for Al- berta. The principle of establishing such reservoirs -was discussed at-a meeting at Medicine Hat which was attended by Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act officials from Re-. gina, The decision reached was to recommend the idea to Ottawa. Here we see an opportunity for the. Federal authority to develop the .great rivers of Western Canada for a wealth-producing purpose other than navigation) and to assist the © West in a wayt'that will correspond to the hundreds of millions spent on river improvements and canals in Eastern Canada.--Moose Jaw Times- Herald. Their Names In The Paper Not again is, little Johnny or Sis- "ter Susie to see their nanies in the honor list of their school class in the paper. The department of education has decided against publication, thereby destroying by one stroke of the pen a practice that has been fol- lowed since the days of Dr. Ryerson. The thought behind the new order of things is to remove competition from amongst the scholars, Why? Is it not good to have a competitive spir- it? Competition is said to be the life of trade, a stimulant to achieve greater things. If the. child has no such motive will there not be a ten- dency to drift, to simply get through the tests, examinations being wiped out, and let it go at that? With com- petition taken away and names with- held from the papers children and parents will miss much that hereto fore has been a great joy. It-looks like a mistake, unless something else is to take its place, say for example, Jeward for. effort. ---- Amherstburg Italians To Visit Japan TOKIO~An Italian hy rf mis. sion will visit Japan in the near: fu- ture, The Italian ambassador, Glacin- to Aurl would fst of 14 members and . would convey the friendly sentiments : the Italian Fascist party and. the tallan people to Japan, recently ° announced - this week it THE EMPIRE The Irish Constitution Not one jot or tittle of additional liberty is secured to any citizen (by the new Constitution). In fact, it is all the other way about; fot the new Constitution contains clauses which may possibly be used to interfere with freedom of speech, freedom of the press, with freedom of associa- tions, and the rights of women. The Constitution has imposed upon the public the new and costly office of president with powers which the titu- lar head of a democratic state should not be given. It has established a new Seanad which is at least as un- satisfactory in the method of election as - its, predecessor was.--Irish Inde- pendent. Chinese War Enters New Phase The Chinese managed successfully to delay the Japanese advance for three months, and now, with long lines of communication'to be guarded by the Japanese, comes the much- awaited ppportunity of -guerilla war- fare on 'the part of tie Chinese-- sudden, sharp attacks and withdraw- als, by an enterprising force, never leaving the enemy. in peace, keeping him guessing where the next attack will be launched. 1t is clear that China will be able to get arms, de- spite the repeated bombings of the railways. Madame Chiang Kai-shek recently spoke of 500 of the latest type of fighter planes and bombers which could outfight and outdistance any that Japan can send, and it is a well known fact that in the interior provinces there are arsenals which are working day and night to supply small arm ammunition. These depots can never be reached by the Japanese and they. know it is useless for them to even attempt to do so. Japan can never stop ahese supplies from reach- ing the Chinese armies, and there is little doubt that much is coming through other avenuel, both south and west.--Hong Kong News. Canadian Mint Production Up Because of the Increasing Demand 'Felt For Small. Change The Canadian Mint at Ottawa stepped up its production in 1937 to 21,676,600 coins to keep pace with -an ever-increasing demand for small change. Production was two and a half times the average for the past nine years, but Mint officials were unable to explain the reason. One explana- 'tion was the business recovery ap- parent in the first six months of the year coupled with general increases in employment. Ten Million Coppers During the year the Mint turned out 10,640,000 coppers, slightly above the average for the past few years but far below the record year of 1982, when 21,000,000 were diverted into "eireulation. Every year the Mint turns out 7,- 000,000 to 10,000,000 coppers to take the place of those lost, hoarded, mutilated or worn through constant use. The Bank of Canada buys back worn coins and turns them over to the Mint for recasting, but the num- ber does not equal the new issue in a year. The number of silver dollars is- sued was 240,900; 50-cent pieces, 192,000; quarters, 2,847,600; dimes 2,734,000, and nickels, 6,022,000. The face value of the co'ns issued was $1,678,700. 'Monkey Language' Saved Professor A knowledge of "monkey language" once saved the life of Mr, Stanislav Skulina, a Czechoslovakian entomolo- gist, who has arrived in - Durban, "Natal, after a journey "through dark- est Africa, Mr. Skulina, accompanied by his wife, hag just completed a 17 months' tour during which he collected and sent 40,000 beetles to the National Museum of Prague, which sponsored hig: journey, Scares oft Python 'Monkey : language" has no gram- 1 mar or syntax, but all the primitive wants, emotions and'deslres can be conveyed, One day, while Mr. Skulina was concentrating on the capture of a special beetle, he was suddenly aroused by the warning ory of the monkeys. He, starfed up and found a huge python within 12 yards of him, He 'wag: Ainarmed; His native hoya" arrived in th ne to kill the reptile," * Mr, Skulina travelled through Sene- 'gal, Nigeria, the Lake Tchad area and' Central Africa before reaching | Johannesburg and. Durban, -1088 is under way. "centration of considerably Sia wrmatiiie, | | Discover Certain Type Of Cancer Controllable Toronto Report Sa Says Despair Is Chief: Ally. of Dread : Ailment --Ignorence, Delay in Treat- ment Lessen Chances. Evidence contending that certain types of cancer can be controlled was presented last week by Mrs. M. M, Dewey in her report on medico-social follow-up in the Dunlap Cancer Insti- tute given at the annual meeting of the Social Service Association of the Toronto General Hospital at 'Hol- wood", Many Cures 8ince 1929 Figures compiled at the institute over a seven-year period showed, she announced, that well over 95 per cent. of cases of cancer of the lip could be controlled, Of a total of 800 cancers of the breast analyzed. there were 377 living and symptom-free, she added. Indications wera 'that cancer could be controlled it brought to the atten; tion of medical treatment in time, the' report revealed. Three Treatments "The most effective known methods of treatment of cancer today are sur- gery, radium and X-ray, and they do not claim to cure-all forms of cancer," she: continued. 'But do. not our rec- ords show, some cause for gratifica- tion at the present results achieved, and do they not show some -hope for the future?" Mrs. Dewey asked. " "The cancer problem demands the attention of the lay public as well .as the medical profession. Only by fac- ing the problem without fear and with sincerity are we going to find the methods of successful cure, We can educate the public to face thelr own problenis, to overcome unwar-| ranted fears by directing their steps to the right sources. "We would like to claim the help of such organizations as women's in- stitutes, church auxiliaries, hospital aids, clubs, charitable organieations and directors of municipal affairs who can actively help, first by being hiter- ested In the welfare of the afflicted - ones, then by using their influence to see that they obtain the [p1oper treatment from the. proper source," Mrs. Dewey said. Must End Ignorance "The medicdl profession cannot be left to fight this problem alone," she continued. "We must co-operate 'to dispel the fear caused by ignorance and to spregd the knowledge that there is hope for the afflicted. ones provided that early enough they reach the right source of diagnosis and treatment," : Mrs. Dewey sald even the poorest sufferer might find admittance to the institute. "On the advice of the local doctor, the organized districts give transpor- tation through their relle' depart- ments, while unorganized districts get transportation = also on application from the doctor through the prpvin- cial Department of Hospitalization," she explained. Gold produced in Australia in a re- cent month weighed 116,363 ounces, Japan's gasoline shortage has brought the Tickshaw on "the streets again, : TR News In Review La rob cr Accidents Boost Car Insurance TORONTO,--Increase of 10 to 20 per cent, in Ontario and 25 per cent. in Quebec for public liability insur- ance was announced this week by Je Canadian' Underwriters' Associa- i Alon, The association sald the increase was due entirely to the "ever-increas- ing" number of motor car accidents in the two provinces. Ontario had 40 per cent, more highway fatalities last year than in 1936, and "latest figures for Quebec indicate -the final result for 1937 will be much the same there." In the districts of Toronto, Hamil- ton, Windsor and Niagara Falls, rates for publie liability insurance are in- creased 10 per cent. Deductible colli- sion rates are reduced 1234 per cent, on some types of cars, due to their favorable record, and are unchanged on the rest, "Suicidal" Wage Cuts WASHINGTON, -- President Roose- velt this' week opposed wage cuts by industry during the business.recession "a8" *gulcidal" 'and warned that.if sal. aries are slashed this winter. and spring the Government will be:forced to consider "other means' of creating purchasing power. 2S sid es Australia Celebrates SYDNEY, Australia.--Gung of Aus- tralian, British and foreign warships thundered "salutes to the opening of celebrations commemorating Austra- lia's 150th birthday. . The United States cruisers Louis- ville, Memphis, Trenton and Milwau- kee steamed between the great sand- stone Sydney heads with warships of France, Italy and the Netherlands to 'join units flying the Union Jack. Eighteen Royal Air Force planes es- corted 'them, Australia is commemorating her 150 years as a white settlement with cele- brations extending over three months, Ger:nan Spy Sentenced BESANCON, France. -- A' military court last' week-end sentenced Rudolf Richter to fifteen years' imprisonment on a charge of espionage. The 65-year-old Swiss, it was al- leged, was a member of the German Secret -Service .and sought plans. of the Maginot Line, France's defense system along the German border, England Sees Northern Lights LONDON, Eng. -- The northern 'lights--a familiar spectacle to most Canadians, but rarely seen in Eng- land--hit the front pages of: British. newspapers last week, Britons for two hours after sunset watched the brilliant spectacle -of a sky 'lit up with weaving shafts of light flashing in colors of red, gold and purple. * To Investigate Radio Industry OTTAWA.--The Tariff Board was instructed this week by Finance Min- {ster Dunning to make a complete in- vestigation of the radio industry in Canada. The investigation, which will takes -months, will embrace production, dis- Commentary on the Highlights of the Week's News . by Peter ti | HUMANITARIANISM: Speaking to a capacity. audience in Toronto's Ma- sonic Temple last week, Aldous Hux. ley, brilliant English novelist, essay- ist and philosopher remarked that the present-day "humanitarian" movement is so widespread that few dogs, horses, cats are allowed to suffer pain or un- dergo cruel treatment. Yet at the same time, he declared, we sit back and let terrible things happen to our fellow human beings in other coun: tries of the world. "Twould seem, he inferred, that our sympathies are sadly misplaced, LJ] * LJ VIKINGS IN ONTARIO?: A fascin- ating story of past ages is reconstruct. ed by Mr. Philip Godsell, noted author and Arctic traveller, who is sure that some time during the eleventh cen- tury, four hundred years before the advent of Christopher Columbus, the Viking followers of Eric the Red pene- trated into Northern Ontario by way of Hudson Straits and the Albany River. Substantiating 'his belief {8 the recent discovery : near Beardmore, Ont, (126° miles northeast ~of Port Arthur) of a Norse axe, sword and shield ;handle- which are pronounced "by experts.to be genuine Viking weap- ons of the .eleventh century. The: find is of great historical sig- -nificanée. It may- upset.all our previ. ous conceptions of how America came to be! discovered and' change our his- tory books. Says: Mr. Godsell: "Beardmore, On- tarfo, may. have been the scene of some woodland fight between these "hardy Vikings and the Redmen who for the first time gazed upon the pale- faces who were eventually to bring about their downfall, The Indians may have looked upon them as Weeti- goes, cannibal spirits or visitors from another world." --- Some of the Vikings may have stayed there, too," and become the an- cestors of our present-day Indians, * * LJ $1,000,000 A WEEK: Canada's ex- ports to Japan-of war materials and other commodities each week reach a total of one million dollars ($1,000,- 000), So when Canadian people talk of i stituting a boycott against Japan they have a hard time gaining a sympa- thetic ear in many quarters, . LJ * SPIRITUAL EXISTENCE: Israel Harding Noe," Tenn. who was suspended last week by his Bishop for refusing to break a year-long 'fast in the course of which ® Rev. of 'Memphis,- he lost one hundred pounds, filly agreed to let himself be fed orange juice. His dlet fo. the two weeks previous had' consisted of a commun. fon wafer and a few ounces of water. Rev, Noe has every intention of re- turning to the self-imposed fast just as soon as he recovers from his pres- ent setback in health brought on by the flu. The eccentric Mr. Noe is attempting to prove to the world that man can live by spirit alone, without benefit of material sustenance, * LJ LJ EYE FOR AN EYE: When Spanish: rebel airplanes bombed and machine- gunned the innocent populace of Bar. celona last week, hundreds of helpless civilians went down to a horrible death, others found themselves alive. at the end of the bombardment, but with an arm or a leg missing, Next day, the Loyalist army planes hit back at the rebels: by subjecting: one of their cities to the same. treat- .ment, the same kind. of death, From now on, apparently, it's go- ing to be an "eye for an eye, a tooth "for 4 tooth", until'there are no people left on Spanish earth to be wiped out. LJ LJ LJ ENVIABLE RECORD: The Repub- | lic: of 'Argentina achieved in 1937 the '|. goal 'sought but missed by most na- 'tions: throughout the world.. It prac. tically * eliminated. unemployment, re: duced taxes, strengthened its financial position to allay inflation fears, and produced bumper crops that brought higher prices in expanding world mar- kets, 1 * J RE CENTRAL EUROPEAN HAVEN: After the Communist revolution In| Russia several thousand white Rus- sians took shelter in the democratic Central European country of Czecho- slovakia' and founded permanent homes there; after the suppression of the Soviet Republic in Hungary fugitives sought sanctuary in Czecho- slovakia; 10,000 liberal-minded Ger- mans and Jows have fled to Czecho- slovakia to escape. the power of the Nazis since 1933. 'Now the anti-Sem- iti¢ drive begun by the-Rumanian'Gov- ernment is threatening to send thous: ands of Jews across the b rder into Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia, in a precarious sit-~ 'uation in Europe, counts Rumania, her ally in the Little Entente, as her best friend. If she. now willingly shelters refugees . from' 'Rumania, she will be harboring to state enemies of her ally. tribution and sale of receiving sets, radio tubes and parts of sets and tubes. In addition, the Tariff Board will study the bearing of the patént law upon the manufacture, usej and importation of 'radio tubes and sets, particularly the effects upon the im- portation, cost and use of .radios in Canada of the alleged pooled control | ~ of patent rights, More than 70 chiefs of native tribes in South Africa recently convened to discuss the shortage of farm labor, and decided 'that the only solution wag higher wages and better treat- ment of - workers, DIRECTORS OF THE CANADIAN CORPS RE-UNION, 1938. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. A. L Bushell, Lt.-Col. a. RB. Philp, MD, Colonel OC. R, Hill, D.8.0., Majer RM. Dingle, Major Hugh Ferguson, D.S.0, Major T. M. M. Medland, Capt. ) W. W, Parry, K.C, Mr 100,000 Expected At Corps Reunion To Be Held In Toronto This Mid- summer The Canadian Corps Reunion for Slated to be held in Toronto on July 30th, 31st, and August 1st of this year, preliminary organization work has resulted in the selection by the Canadian Corps As- socoiation Council of a Board of Di- rectors to handle the affairs of the function. The "candid camera" caught the directors at a recent meet- ing while they discussed some of the problems which arise from the con- over a hundred thousand men in one spot for three days. Well. Known Military Men Seen in the picture, from left to right, are Art, Bushell, Dominion Pre- sident of the Canadian Pensioners' "Association, and erstwhile sergeant of the Original Third Battalion, C.E.F, . Next in line is Lt.-Col, George R. Phily, M.D., now Associate Coroner for the City of Toronto, and one of the first medical men in the Domin- ion of Canada to volunteer for war - service, A "Westerner" sits, on Colonel Philp's left in the person of Colonel Charles R. Hill," who commenced his military service: as a private, and finished up as Colonel, D.S.0, Wielding the: "big steik!'--in this case a penecil--sgits Major: Gordon Dingle, President of the: board and of the Canadian-Corps Association, and Comptroller of the Massey Har- ris Company.: Enlisting originally with the Queen's Own Rifles at the i age of sixteen, he was a Sergeant at nineteen, . Number five is Major Hugh C, Fer. guson, D.S.0. Joining the 6th Bat- talion in 1914 he served in France with the 10th Battalion, of which he was second in command at the end of the war: In Characteristic Attitude Major T. M. Medland, secretary of the Corps Association and the board of directors, is third from the right. Puffing 'the ever-present pipe--«= he is acknowledged Canada's cham. 'pion smoke ring puffer--is Captain, W. W. Parry, K.C,, legal adviser to the Corps, and a prominent Toronto. lawyer, Telling the President how the Sap pers. used to it is Frank 46 or member of the Corps Council, three years President of the Sappers Association, and entertainment-ar- ranger. de Tuxe, : British Television Business. Booming It Is Going Ahead In a Big Way In England Where There Are Now 9,000 Sets - Television is a' flourishing 'business in England already, despite the fact most references to it are still phrased in the future tense. the key to all entertainment of the future and England is further ahead with the science than any other country, although the United States and Germany are: taking an increas- ing interest, and Italy plans propa- ganda: films over: the alr. good many :newspapermen have amined statistics: and beseiged B. B.C, to find out just how good tele- vision really was. Two Years Ahead In Brita'n They find television has: been at it for some time. People suddenly jump to their seats. and realize that 10 © years from row they'll go to the mo- vies in their own homes. Television in Great Britain is said to be two years ahead of any other country, Sets may soon be estab- I'shed in movie houses, | although in that respect there is a good deal of discussion in the movie business as to why they should encourage somes- thing that may. yet put them out of business. But C. A; Lejeune, movie critic for thé London Qizerver, had the answer to that: Cost $175 to $726 "The film industry. may handicap and harm it, boycott and outlaw it, but in the end will have to sticcumb and work with it. . . For once, just once in our history,' we English are ready before the Americans, Why in thunder can't we have the courage, the initiative, to pool our resources and jump ahead to prosperity now?" Statistica show no television re- ceivers in London in September, 1936 but there are now nearly 9,000. Cost of recavers range from approximate [' ly $175 to $726, The Leaning Tower of Pisa has added nearly 'a foot to its inclination in the past century; and is now more than 14 feet out of plumb, Germany's 'capital goods indistries | are operating practically 'at: eapacity: Venus is nearly twice as far from the sun as Mercury, and is almost the same size as. the earth, oy Certainly it is" a Coloniza. tion of 150 Heads oF Families Go Ont. The first practical step toward the colonization of the new Italian con- quest was taken last week when 150 men, all heads of families, left Brin- disi to take up land in Ethiopia, Pioneers With Fascist Spirit The: chief qualifications of these pi- oneers are .good physique, the cist spirit and good reputations workers. They must be between 2 and 40 years of age, and many of them are veterans of the war. Their wives and families will fol- low later, when the rough work of building shelters and preparing the 'land has been accomplished. man received before he left, the uni- form of the Fascist' Colonial Militia, agricultural equipment and the seed for his new land. For the first two years all land will be worked jointly. Then the best workers will be reward- ed with assignments of farming land acres, All' colonization is being organized by regional bodies working closely with the : appropriate M'nistries, which have received funds previously to begin work. - Subsequent coloniza~ ent sections of Ttaly to separate p -0f Ethiopia. The. party which left last week goes to the sonhern part of Ethiopia and will settle in' the re- gion of Harar, formerly or fief re- served for the eldest son of the Ethi- opian Emperor. Others from , the same region of Italy will join them there later, ore Families to Follow to settle in the northern part of the country, along the road between As- mara and Gondar. Soon afterwards the Venetian Province. Colonization bodies are being form- ed in five or 8ix other parts of Italy, particularly in centres where the population is greatest. They in turn will be given a specific region of Abyssinia and will _be charged with emigration. King George Will Speak Over Radio To Broadcast to to Empire cn Feb- ruary 17 at Reception | The King's intimation that he is not the radio: on other occasions. His Majesty's voice will be heard -in the United Kingdom and the Do- minfons Feb. 17 when he speaks at a reception at the Guildhall by the Lyd Mayor-of London, Sir Harry Twyford, in connection with the national fitness 'eampaign, Regret 'Discontinuation The BBC does not admit having-re- ceived any request from: the King to curtail the number of occasions on which his voice might be. broadcast. Meanwhile letters to the editor in. the of them suggest that if his retirement from the air is necessary his place Tight be -taken :by ithe queen. Rebroadcasts :: His speech will be -broadcast over BBC. Empire shortwave rebroadcasts * several times during the day. On Feb, 17 the King will be speak- ing to a banquet, which is dissimilar to the! direct Christmas 'broadcast. His Majesty's' Christmas speech gen- erally was received as an indication he prefers not to be heard on the radio but the arrangement for Feb. 17 ssolingly qualifies that interpretation. Stronger X-Rays Sciantict Finds Ca Cancer Is Pest Treated by the "Shrapnel" Kind A long-standing puzzle about the value of milHon:volt X-rays on human cancer was solved last week with an- nouncement of a' discovery that the high-power . rays act like shrapnel shells, The discovery was told in the an- of Cancer Research, of Columbia Unis versity, under direction of Dr, Francis Carter Wood: have no effect. But "they explode « masses of electrons in a Hague cell, thereby destroying the cell, * Burning Reduced '40 Per Cent. With low-power X-ray, these explo: . sions scatter. the electrons in all direc- tions, like shell fragments, But the million-volt rays drive nearly all the electrons in one general direction, like exploding shrapnel. down by about 40 per cent. the skin burning caused by X-rays. The mil Hon-volt Xefars Are. about : that muelt, Each gS Fi La 8 5d amownting to between 66 and 1104 tion will move emigrants from di flor. > arts In Fébruary, 400 heads of families from the Romagna district will leave = 260 heads of famil'es will go out from assuring a constant stream of Italian . going to repeat his Christmas broad-- cast for a while apparently does not ~ . preclude him from being heard overg" varfous newspapers frequently regret LL His Majesty's apparent decision in ) respect to Christmas messages," Some set National. networks and picked up for A, 'Burn Much Lessd { = nual report of the Crocker Institute. X-rays of all kinds destroy curl, ; only indirectly, The rays thems The practical application 'on human ieancet, tho report: declared; is to cut (F' =