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Voice of the Press Canada. The Emoire and The World at Large CANADA Reiearch Rewarded. Searching the Scriptures has Its bierits. Wo read of a Saskatchewan nan who ()i>«iied the family Bible the Other evening and found a flve-dollar ItiU that had been there for 20 years. "-Rfgina Leader-Pobt. Drunken Driving Lord Knutsford inakeit a public pro- test bgulntit what he considers to be the inadequate punishment of people convicted of driving a motor car while un<ler the Influence of drink. He adds: "Iniatrine the Justiflable outcry if a railway engine driver who was even KUKiH.-ctcd of drinking habits, much less convicted of being under the in- fluence of drink when on the footplate, ;was ever again allowed to drive an engine."â€" Northern Furnior. Long Life, .lames Trcece of Indiana, who has Just celebrated his 100th birthday, at- tributes his long life to smoking, he having taken to the weed whon he •was nine years of age. Another cen- tenarian recently said that keeping away from the weed was the cause of his longevity and thus the contradic- tions continue. The plain fact of the matter seems to be that some people attain exceptional longevity without much regard as to what thoy may or may not do. â€" Brantford Expositor. Dime Novelt, Honor ooraos It one waits long enough. The "Deadwood Dick" dime novels of a long past day have been discovered to be authentic records of Americana, and for that reason have heen given a place of honor in the Congressional library at Washington, D.C., as "rare books." â€" Frederlclon Gleaner. Better Times. The Massey-Harris Company, imple- ment manufacturers, revealed recent- ly that It expected enough work at Its Brantford plant to maintain the present schedule of operation, with Eonie augmentation of staff, until about midsummer. Simultaneously the Dominion Radi- ator and Boiler Company issued the etatement that its "outlook for the Brantford plant is for a pretty steady run throughout the year 1934." P.:xecutlves of several other Brant- ford industries professed to see indi- cations that they would employ more help during this year than for the l^st two years. â€" North Hastings Re- view. The Berries. Manitoba's new-found moss-berry was a real discovery, say the Jam makers. Then Nova Scotia comes elong with "Same thing as our fox- berry." The Manitoba namo is more po&tic â€" Manitoba Tribune. Haunt of Artists. One of the proud places in the Mari- tlmes is "Hear River," an historic old village with many ancient landmarks. Last week the demon which destroys some of our fondest traditions, razed to the ground a colonial period Angli- can church building which had long since passed its century mark â€" an Irreparable loss to a community made (amous chiefly by the artist's brush. Quaint and modern bits from Bear River and shown in many a private collection of paintings throughout Can- ada. â€" Sherbrooke Record. Danger of Speed. Whether or not one is in lavor of the abolition of speed limits, it will have to be admitted that the Minister of Highways put his words together In such a way that they made sense. If one is hit by an automobile travel- ling 20 miles an hour, his chances of lurvlvlng to thresh out the matter in court undoubtedly would be better than those of a fellow who was bowl- ed over by a car doing 35 or 40 miles an hour And after all, it is much more to be concerned about that people are being killed by motor cars than that a percentage of drivers are chafing about the Inconvenience Df speed restrictions. â€" Hamilton Bpectator. D'on't Worry. An eminent United States medical man. Dr. Clendennlng, has written an Interesting book on the subject of the human body. The doctor claims that It is futile to become over-anxious as lo physical ailments or length of life. He has reached the concluoion that there is not much that can be done by the individual to lengthen life and that the age spun Is virtually set at birth. This authority does not pre- tend to say that drunkards, dope ad- flicts or tho.<ie who deliberately Injure their health through neglect or de- baiH-hery, will live as long us those who follow a sensible program In re- gard to care of their physical system, but he emphasizes u sensible freedom from worry as to this, that and the Other concerning bodily health.â€" Woodstotk Sentinel-neviow. • Man and Beast. Oeorge Uoas, famous anthropologist, has startled society with the state- merit that the beast is far superior to mail. Beasts are peaceful and men are warlike. Beasts, ho says, are more friendly, faithful and magnanimous than men, nor is any beast so unjust, thankless, treacheroua, j^erfldlous and deceitful as the human animal. Rea- son, says Mr. Boaii, makes men slaves to (heir own apprehension. If It la better to be a beast than a man. In order to escape the burden of reason, then It would be better never to be born at all and thus escaixe even the little burdens that assail the beasts. This sort of intellectual nihilism, If it were any more than conversational chewing gum, would he nauseaus. â€" Vancouver Sun. Outlaw the Revolver. When all Canada agrees to classify the revolver with morphine, heroin, cocaine and similar things, as a na- tional problem to he treated as such, there will be a far better chance of bringing about Its virtual disappear- ance, except in such circumstances as It has a useful purpose to serve. Meantime, all we can do is back up the police and the courts In their un- necessarily difflcult task.â€" Montreal Star. Sign of Better Times. For the fifth successive month salea of new automobiles at retail in Can- ada in November show a gain over the corresponding month In 1932. The number Increased 12.4 per cent., while the value Increased 16.6 per cent. The number of trucks and buses sold show- ed a gain of 4.8 per cent., while their value increased 39.3 per cent. The combined result for all automobile, truck and bus sales was a gain of 10.4 per cent. In number, and 21.8 per cent, in valuesâ€" Brandon Sun. THE EMPIRE. British Shipping. British shipping Is something more than "the vital Imperial Interest," It was held to be in the striking and eloquent speech of the Hon. Alexander Shaw recently. As in the late war, so in the future, it may be the one strong safeguard of our people against starvation. Yet British shipping is everywhere declining under the pres- sure of a competition heavily subsidiz- ed by other powers, and even by our own Dominions. Before the war 43 per cent, of the world's tonnage sail- ed under the British flag, today only 29 per cent, does so. Most of the ships that are still running are doing 80 with losses that are eating up the reserves of the owners. â€" London Tele- graph. The Too Common Cold. A wave of colds is sweeping over the country, and few are escaping its rav- ages. One reason for their persistence Is probably to be found In this: that the cold is in itself rather disagree- able than deadlly, and people will not take the trouble to extirpate It.â€" Lon- don Dally Herald. More Gold I'uiice, plaluclotiu-sinun and private guards crowded the pier in N«w York, at which the S. S. Bremen docked. The reason for the gathering of the protectors was the unloading from the Bremen of 224 boxes. Each of the boxes contained two yellow bars of go'd and represented about J58,000. Garbo Will Not Wed Her Director sense given above It la a crying need in education among the middle classes of this country, though it is not neces- sarily synonymous with manual train- ing for which workshops complete, with benches, lathes and cobbler's last, are a sine qua non. The tasks of the clerk and the stenographer are as necessary and as "vocational" as those of the motor mechanic and the shoemaker. Nor should It be forgot- ten that an education that specializes too early Is apt to deprive the coun- try adopting It of that general range of knowledge necessary if voters are not to be swept oft their feet by sur- ges of emotion and appeals to preju- dice. An educational syllabus that Is entirely utilitarian defeats Its own object. â€" Calcutta Statesman. A Telephone Conversati'on. Sir Edmund Vestley has a talk on the telephone with Mr. William Ang- llss. Sir Edmund is in South Africa and Mr. Angliss is in Australia, and at the end of twelve minutes a £1,- 500,000 meat business merger has been accomplished. It will mean that mil- lions of telephone calls in this coun- try from housewives to their butchers will deal with Australian meat orders Instead of Argentine. Three thousand Variety shops will be selling more Em- pire meat. The Australians are bet- ter buyers here than the Argentines. So it pays to order from Australia. â€" London Daily Express. H.M.S. NelsTon Aground. H.M.S. Nelson's adventures would have been unbelievable if they had not happened. That the flagship of the Home Fleet should run aground at the very entrance to Portsmouth Harbor while leaving for the spring cruise Is an event probably without parallel in the history of the British Navy. The result of the official Inquiry will be awaited with intense interest, tor the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor must be as familiar to the resiwnsible ofli- cers of the Nelson as the road down Whitehall Is to the Little Admiral him- self on his pillar In Trafalgar Square. â€"London Dally Telegraph. An Elected Governor. A Governor or Governor-General chosen by a party (either directly or through nomination to the King, or for popular election) could not pos- sibly have the same feeling of satis- faction or the same dignity of char- acter or the same influence as the Governor or Governor-General directly chosen and appointed by His Majesty. Neither could he have the conscious- neas that merit and proper qualiflra- tlon had procured the appointment for him. He would not be able to hide from himself the humiliating knowl- edge that he bad been paid lor serv- ices not to the people but to a party. Lord Huntingfield relieves Sir William Irvine, wlio has been a dignified and capable Lieutenant-Governor, and one who. Incidentally, has publicly advo- cated the appointment of the Gover- nor directly by the King.â€" The Aus- tralasian. Scope of Education. One feature common to many speeche.s and letters to the press deal- ing Willi the subject of middle-class career.^ Is an insistence that education shall h.n(pforth have as it.s objict the ability to earn a living. Usually the term "vocational training" is iisfd, a term that is In daiigfr of becoming a catchword. We agree that in tlie Flying in New Zealand. That aviation has come to stay in New Zealand Is an accepted fact, but It has not yet reached the point of fulfilling a function as a public utility. Various attempts to organize services between Isolated places have been made, but after a times these pio- neers have found it impossible to car- ry on owing to insufflclent support. In a country of such geographical forma- tion as New Zealand there is Justifica- tion for the development of a reliable aerial service the length of the North and South Island, chiefly on account of the fact that other means of trans- portation cannot hope to rival the high average speed of an aeroplane. With the news of Flight-Lieutenant Ulm's non-stop flight ln'tween Auck- land and Invercargill, and the publish- ed time-table of the first air transport company organized on a national bas- is, comes the prospect that next year will see the definite inaiisiiration of a long-distance service in .\'ew Zea- land. â€" The Auckland Weekly News. An Auspicious Opening The first week of this year, ending January 4, opened auspiciously. Nine hundred and seventy-four cattle were shipped to Great Britain; 40,732 hogs were graded in Canada; 10,566 cattle, 3,005 calves, 14,116 hogs and 2,05'2 sheep were sold at the public stock yards; and 60,.')50 barrels and 42,324 boxes of apples were exported to the British market. The seasonal exports of apples to January 4 are 1,629,639 barrels and 1,600,003 boxes, represent- ing increases on last season of IV^o an.i 11 per cent, respectively. Clean-Up Society In Britain Attacks Villagers' Dumps London.â€" Tidying up of English vil- lages, particularly in the matter of proper disposal of refuse, is the object of a campaign being carried out by the Scapa Society, a group whose main objective is to protect the "England Beautiful." A questionnaire. Issued with the ap- proval of the National Federation of Women's Institutes, was sent out to the institutes In more than 1000 par- ishes of 29 counties in England and Wales. Judging by the answers England Is still somewhat primitive in regard to the manner in which it disposes of its refuse. No fewer than 37 per cent, of the villages confessed that no system of refuse collection Is employed and that Individuals who do not want the trouble of burning or burying it, simp- ly throw It into the nearest conveni- ent, or Inconveniet, place where it lies, decaying and unsightly. In a book entitled "Rural Refuse and Its Disposal," published by the society, exposed dumps are proved to be a menace to the wealth and health of the rural community. The implied moral of the society's book is that of mutual consideration. Regular collec- tions may not be possible in scattered districts, and In such districts the In- dividual householder must recognize his responsibility for the general good. If the untidy and selfish person would mend his ways, it is pointed out, he could bring untold good to his neigh- bors. not be- Relations Purely Platonic â€" . . Not Likely to Marry . . Anyone Hollywood, Feb. 18. â€" From one of the few intimates of the enigrmatic Greta Garbo film folk have learned the .Swedish actress will not marry Roul- ben Mamoulian and that he probably will not direct another picture star- ring her. After several fluiries of corawig and going out in the world from her cloistered sequestration the silent Garbo seems likely to retire more deeply into her wonted seclusion. Mamoulian is to direct the Soviet sensation, Anna Sc/e^n, regarded as a Garbo rival on the screen, in her next picture. Pathways of the cinema queen and her director are spreading away only a few short weeks after their motor trip into Arizona that gave rise to .several reports of their marriag« or impending marriage. But from a Garbo friend it is learned that Greta and Mamoulian remain friends, purely Platonic, because they have similar in- terasta in picture making, art and musi"^. Garbo's closest fri<>nds do lieve she will ever marry. ^ <i ? Living Costs Rise 0.3 Per Cent. For Month of January New York.â€" After declining for two successive months, the cost of liv- ing of wage-earners turned upward again in Januaiy, increasing 0.3 per cent over December, according to the regular monthly survey of the Na- tional Industrial Conference Board. Living costs were 5.2 per cent higher than in January, 1933, but 22.4 per cent lower than in January, 1929. The purchasing value of the wage- earner's dollar, compared w^th the base 1923 eqtiala 100, was 129.0 cents in January, 1934, as compared with 129.4 in December and 139.9 cents last April. Food prices rose 0.4 per cent In January over December, to a level 10.9 per cent above January, 1933, but 31.9 per cent below January, 1929. Rents declined slightly, 0.2 per cent, which made them 5.6 per cent lower than In January of last year and 31.8 per cent lower than In Janu- ary of five years ago. A Montreal Advised To Banish Slumt $50,000,000 Building Project Oiscussed by Improve- ment League Montreal.â€" Benefit* to he ga|lne/ from the plan to construct :;0,00( modern dwelling in Montreal in plac4 of unsanitary sluums now in exis- tence, with funds at present being used for direct relief, were describ ed by Mr. A. Dupula, addressing a meeting of the City Improvement League. The project, which would cost 150,000,000, would eliminate hovels, provide salubrious rosidencea at low cost wl'.hout adding to the oversupply of dwelliogB, asstet the small Landlord now In distress, and stabilize real estate values. The plan would also help to em- bellish the city, widen the narrow streets and provide playgrounds at almost no expense. It would pro vide at reasonable salaries work for 10,000 men in the buildiliig tradea for the period of three years. Mr. Dupula said that the project entailed the passing of the neces sary legislation on the part of ih« three governments, a loan of |50, 000.000 with a guarantee of the thre* governments, federal, provincial, an<; municipal, redeemable by annultlei at the rate of 7 per cent, of which 4 per cent would be applied to inter est and 3 per cent to sinking fund. Landlords would hie compensated according to a set scale. The housei torn down would be rebuilt by al vancing the sums neces&ary to the owners, and architect's plans and specifications would be caretall) considered to assure that construe tlon should be carried on accordini to eeitablishedj sanitary istand|ards The governmenta would hold a mort- gage until the complete payment ol the loan. Protection Asked For "Zipper" Makers Ottawa.â€" Incit>'.sed protection for the manufacturers of slide fasteners, commonly known as "zippers," is sought in two applications for tariff revision which have been sent to the Tariff Board by Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Minister of Finance. The applications are from the Colonial Fastener Com- pany of Montreal, and the Lightning Fastener Company of St. Catharines, Ont. The applicants claim that the classification under which these ar- ticles are entered was ci-eated before "zippers" came into general use. Heavy Rains Damage Australian Wheat Crops Harvesting is carried on in Now South Wales, Australia, from the end of November until January, and these months are generally very dry. Due to heavy rains, however, this year's wheat crop has suffered serioua damage, and there is no doubt that the yields will be appreciably de- creased, and the quality of the grain reduced. On account of the low price of wheat and the higher prices of wool, it is expected that much of the land no\ under wheat will be returned to pasture. Estinnated World Wheat Import The London Wheat Conference es- timated world Import requirements for 1933-34 at 560 million bushels. From August 1, 1933, to January 15, 1934, world shipments amounted to 238 million bushels, or an average of 9.9 million bushels per week. This leaves a balance of 322 million bush- els to be shipped during the remain- ing 28 weeks of the crop year, or a weekly average of 11.5 maiion bush- els. Germany Returns C'»ptured Scottish Drums Advertising in Papers Steadily Increasing Montreal. â€" Declaring that the daily newspaiyers are the backbone of any advertising campaign, Mr. G. F. Ban- nerman, sales manager in dharge of advertising for a well-lcnown make of automCblles told 150 dealers and oomi>any representatives here that the company's newspaper advertising approprinitlon for 1934 had been greatly Increased. « Austrian Independence Matter of Course Say German Officials Berlin, Feh. 18. â€" The maintenance of Austrian Independence, which Great Britain, Italy and France in a joint manifesto said must be main- tained, was represented' in official circles today as being "a matter of course." "Who is threatening Austria's in- dependence?" demanded one spokes- man. ^ Relief Workers Fed Buffalo Meat Prince Albert. Sask. â€" Used in th« Prince Albert National Park relief camps, where it is served six meala per week. 26.000 pounds of buffalc meat is in refrigeration here. Th« meat, obtained when the ar.imals wer« slaughtered at Wainwright, Alta., has become popular with relief workers. Winnipeg Has Highest Population Gains Winnipeg, Man. â€" Winnipeg's popu lation, exclusive of the suburbs, ii 1933 was the highest in its history. The figures compiled by the ciiy'i assessment commissioner were 221, 242. There has been a steady in- crease in the city's Inhabitants since 1926. The S(<nUsh general, Ian Ilanii:ton, has s^jlemuly reowivtd ilic drums j)f bis old resiment, S'rond Ooidiin Highlanders, in the Itolcliswehr ministry In Berlin on January 31, which the Germans had cap- tured in the war. Loans to Brokers Down $43,000,000 Washington. â€" Loans to brokers and dealers held by weekly reporting New York City member banks amounted to $853,000,000 during the week ended Feb. 14, the Federal Reserve Board reports representing a decrease ol $43,000,000 for the week. Loans for the week ended Feb. 15, 1933, were $427,000,000. .>- The Spring Seed Requlrementf Farmers who desire to assure theli seed supply at minimum cost are al- ready taking stock of their sprinj re<iuirement8. Those who have seed of their own will be taking steps to have It properly cleaned and graded before the spring rush. Others, less fortunate, will be well advised thU year particularly, to secure what they require as soon as possible, making sure that they are getting varieties which are most highly recommended tor (ondicloua such as theirs. Waterloo School Rate Up Waterloo. â€" The Waterloo publl« school rate was set at 12\ mills bj the board recemly. This is an In- crease of IVi mills over the 1150 rate that has held for seven years. i» Brantford Fire Loss Brantford.â€" Total fire loss for th« year of $17,115 was reported to th« city council by Fire Chief D. J. Lewis. This Is slightly above last year's figure. ? \