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CANADA Modern Convenience Dr. Artliur Pillsbui-y. naturalist. BCiontist and inventor, slate3 that housewives soon may b growing their own vegetables in tlie kilclien sink by the use of cbeinicals. With coal In th th tub and ve^tlables growing In the sink, the folks In the house will have to resort to the old tin basin for .uvinj hands and face and to the tub i the kitchen rio«r for * the Saturday night soapy plunges. â€" Montreal (jii;;elt^ School Buildings There urt those who say and Be- lieve that no municipality can af- ford to be nissardly in regard to such an important matter as education of the voung. Kiu they can be. neven ti- less, sensible about it and ot involve thenidelves In expen.ses which are other than reasonable and j isiitiablt- or above the ability ol the ratepayers to meet ovei a period l' years More than one municipality has found it self finanrlalh embarrassed during the pa.=it few years because of unwise capitril expenditures whic' it pre vioualy inad< In respect ol educulioii with town veining with town as to which ahou'l jqaiii itseii itiosl lavish ly In this regard. Thert is danger that in this country we have made rather a fet- ish of school buildings without as much attention being paid to he teaching given in them. â€" BrockviHe Recorder and Times. Woods Going, Too Optimists say that Canada Is now out of the woods But if the destruc- tions of her forests continues, ibe woods will soon bo out of Canada.â€" Toronto Star. Scenic Higiiwayt Everyboily knows that the provin cial highways are all too drab at many points anti everyone will agree that the placing of pretty flowocs here and there would do much to improve them It seeinn to us that the govern ment itself should give some atten tlon to this phase of the highway sit uatlon. doing a good (ie.il more than It has In the past toward making On tario'ci main routes the scenic attrac- tions they should be. It shoLld be needless to point out the enormous revenue that we secure from these loutes and the desirability of making them tool! better than nt present.â€" Windsor ai:ir Cour.try's Backbone Illi'ssed \.^ the nation that can boast of a sturdy ''farm aristocracy." familie.a that have farmed for two or three generations and would no inori* think of going off the land and migrating (o the cities lliai! they would of beroining [iailors. Such fum ilies have character Tiiey sink their roots into the soil, anu .>t:e genera tion Is iMciud to siiccecil another It would be Interesting to k::ow ."low many families on t'aiuiciaii ra:ajs could trace their owiwrship back to pioneer days. Sueli iiooplc are Uie the backbone of the country and make the tirsi type of citizens --Sirat ford Boacon Herald. One View of Speed Surely. It icqulres no argument to prove that ri.«k incrcascii proportion alely to speed With all the modem mechanical Improvements and techul cal s.ifegiiaiils. It is. after all. the human factor which counts most in ensuring safety .-\ car hounding along at 70 or SO miles an hour !i- not under proper control and it is a peril to itself and to otiier vehicles. Kxperts agree that to drive above ."i'l miles an hour is to Invite di.saster While something might be said lor stepping up the speed limit to some extent. In view of recent devcloji ments in the autumubile industiy. to abolLsb It altogetbei would be to sur- render to the demands of the reck- less, the selfish, and iii'inisideiate.- Hamilton Spei'lator. Days of Youth "We are only young once." you ot ten hear some person remark as an excuse for "hitting the pace." True, we can be young but once, ami the pleasures of youth must be crowded into that space of ilmo. But liow long are we young? Some men are old at 40, while others are still young at GO. It depends upon the pace they hit and the manner in which they hit it. â€" Kingston Whig-Standiird. Candid "Tticrc Is nothing connected with the Press that h.Ts ever got me into such great trouble as the accuracy of the rei»orts of wliat I have said." confides Lord Derby. .And such ad- mirable honesty and candoi is worthy of a place in tlic • records. â€" St. Catharines Standard. Too Much Talking Sonie day we are going to wake up and tumble to the fact that Lheie is too much talking. Rvery time you turn on your radio somebody is start- ing (that's Bs far as he gets) to Bive you an earful jf words. Poli- ticians spend their lives talking. Wives (not your or mine of course) we always at it. Preachers do their skare. Editors do their with a type- , writers or fountain pens. What a lot •f ink there must be! One of these wys when we wake up and cease the incessant clatter for a moment .somebody is bound to take advantage of the lull â€" and do a little think- ing. â€" St. Mary's loumal-Argus. Fat Profits from War During 1!»14-1!»18 one British mu- nitions company is reputed to havs made net profits of some £34.00((. 000. The firm Lupplied four battle- ships, tiwee armored cruisers, lifty three submarines, sixty-two light ships, three auxiliary cruisers, 2,328 heavy naval guns, field guns, etc., 100,000 Maxim guns, 5,500 aero planes, and a large number of rifles, siiiall guns and other mater- ials of war. The war kusiniss cer- tainly run- up big profits for those who depend on huma.i sacrifices for their order.s. - Windsor Star. Air Mail Service Pays .Air mail .service in Canada has proved ch»apei than other kinds. Air mail costs in the last fiscal year were $375,971, and the revenue amounted to $533,048. If the entire service could operate on that basis we would have 2-cent postage in a hurry. â€" Peterliorough Examiner. THE EMPIRE Careers for Youth There has in the past been no of- ficial machinery by which boys have been able to join the iritish Army or Air Force. Unofficially some 50 young men ha%c gone over to *ind successfully military careers. .Al- though it is the Navy that invites youth "to see the world," the sister same Invitation, and South Africans .service could rea41y exten:t much the who have returned after service in the British Army come home with tales of strange places. But iudging from the inquiries we Kave receivtd. the offer of commissions in the Roy al .Air Force to university gradu ates undo, the age of 25 is likely to find most .espon.se in the Union Kven with .:!ouds on the European horizon, these careers bold much to attract yi.uth. And to judge of the value to the Union of this training abroad it may be remarked that Air Force pilots were the pioneers of civil aviation in thi.s countiy. â€"The Cape Argus. No Excuse for Slaughter Cros.sings and speed linrts an- of no avail if ri.e drivers riders, ind wa^kcrs will not be -onstantly vig- ilant. There is no excuse foi load slaughter. It must be stepped Uy taking thought and taking care it can be .stopivd. â€" London Sunday Di.spatch. Stands Rise in Shadow of Abbejr Above, the grey walls of Westminster Abliey provide a background for the steel frame- work of Coronation standi under construction in the Parliament Square Green. Flu Is Hindering The Making of Films HOLLYWOOD -Influenza is put ling the lirakes on Hollyv.-oo-.l's high geared inovic production mac!iinory Two pictures have actu.TlI;. stop- ocd work because of illness in the ''ast or the nroduction crews. Nearly a dozen others have been t'.i'Htlcd to quarter-speed while di- rectors "shoot around" scene.s from which stars are missing, or a.?sist- ant directors make unimportant liackgrourd because the director is missing. Or J. .A. Slrathcarn. studio phy- sician, posted notices on all stages and bulletin boards at Paramount Studios, advising the personnel that "this epidemic is becoming increas- ingly serious,'' and recommending preventive mtasures. Troduction ot Nova Scotia ci-c>araery butter, reported by twenty-six cream- eries atid one creamery estimated, was 296,5U9 pounds lu November as compared with L'S!).56I pounds in the same month last year, an increase of :.'.15 per cent., tlio provincial depart- ment of agriculM 10 reports. Levees Hold â€" Floods Checked Victory Caps Frantic Fight 1,000,000 Are Homeless behind giant V-shaped seawall. One thousand met. work to strengthen "Big [''our" levee, believed last weak link in city's protection. Dozen cities and town above Cairo inundated; some abandoned to raging vaters. Eleven dead : 24,399 liomolcss. .MISS0T:RIâ€" Every available man at Charleston. Mo., was called to work on the levees. At Vew Ma- drid. Mo.. 2.500 WP.\ workers were rushed to protect a levee there Fourteen dead: •14.792 homeless. ARRA.XS.AS - Seven .lundred homeles.s familic.-- trooping into Hel- ena daily for shelter MeUwood. .Ark., believed :i danger point. Regu- lar .Army officers arrive to take commanil 'it" flood sect) iii. T.vcnty- nine dead: 74,951 homeless. TK.WK.'^SKEâ€" Hickman and lip tonville evacuatec as flood crests move ilown J'iss'ssipni at fifteen miles ijer hour. Vine de:id : 35,821 homeles.s Engineers at Memphis estimate 50.000 irion :it vork on le- vees in Mi.ssi.ssippi Valley. MISSIS.^IPPI - Aniiy ..iliccr, at \'iikslnirg Ksked to have boats wait- ing sluiuKI evacuation of .Arkansa.s City, Ark-, prove iiecor--ar\' Four dead; 4.050 homeless. I.OUISIA.N' - lov. an.i fami.ies fior.i Nalche:; Miss., to Nov.- Or- Ican.s 'i'y,irte<I fearful of disastrous floods .Mississippi and l!!ack Rivers rising srcadily. Schools closing, and Eastern l.oui.si.ina lumber indii.-try nearly idle. Two luuuire i and =ev- ^â- ntv homeless. Lower Mississippi Valley Likely to be Saved: Disease and Famine Rattled; Scene Cirimmest at Louisville. One hun<lrc(l thou.sand men fought raging waters for over 1.500 miles down the Mi.ssi.ssippi as floods gnaw ^heir way s ii.thward. i'nday. Friday the 'Mties of pA'an.sville Indiana, and Cairo lUini is. expect the disease- laden .vaters to rcac'' their i-rest but neither city expect serious fur ther damage. The authenticated known death toll in the eleven floo led states now stands at 273. Hundreds of others are feareil dead as families start a franti<- starch for missing friends and relatives. Over l.OOO.ilOO are homeless. Dan-.ige :- cs'.imatcil -it ^^ 100 onn.ooo Summary by States The situation by States Ti'.uisiay night follows: PE.\.\SYI.VANIA - Waters at Pittsburgh recede m.ore than eleven feet in lhirty-si.\ hours Rivers be- low flood stairc Throe .lead: l.sOO homeles.s. WEST Vli;t;i.\lAâ€" Feai o;i:;pse of b'lildings at Wheeling as waters recede steadily Families w;iined to remain at relief centres until homes are drie.) and .•le:ine<l Ten ilead : (i-t.tiOl homeless. OHIO - Cincinnati. I'ortsmoutli and I ronton face danger of epi- deniic. Cinei.mati damage estimated at S25.000.000 as city start? clean up. Governor Martin I. Havcy ad- vocates conslniction of "thousands" of dniiiK to prevent future floods Eighteen dead: 14.1. Ki'^ home'css KENTUCKY - Receding ^vaters give up bodie.i ol l'>2 known dead at I.o'iisvillc. Illness widespread. Red Cross cvacuatinj, families at Pa- ducah. Cold weather througnout State expected to add to suffering. One hundred and sixty-two known dead; ;!17,5.'!:' homeless. INDIANA - Waters receding as far as Evansville where crest of 5H.5 expected within twenty-four hours. Looting reported al I.awrencobuig. Three houses reported still standing at leaven worth. Twelve dead; fi?,- 775 homeless. The Red Cross wa.-* to spend $1,000,000 (o rehabilitate homes in Evansville- ILLl.NOIS -- Carlo believed .safe >••♦•»»« !»♦•••••»'» News in Brief !>*â- â- â€¢. Feari Newt Leak TORO.N'TOâ€" At the Liberal Party caucus held this week. Attorney-Gen- eral Roebuck refused to talk on the reported pending purchase of more Quebec power from the Ottawa Valley Company. lOr fear, the news would "leak" to the newspapei-s. "Traitors"? .A lot ot caucus argement was cen tred on the .o.!>siliility that "traitors" werp providing the press with caucus i'-' mati. that 'oiild not be obtain- ed e.xcept through "leaks." Major lames Clark ( Windsor-Sandwichi was strons in hi.s denunciatio.. of such al- leged tactics, and had the caucus idopt a resolution providing that all speeches 'herein be regarded as "se- cret." Tom Murray, veteran legisla- tor and famed humorist fron North Renfrew, sugestcd 'hat the best -ay t . get around the situation ..ai to trip up the press by having the best ;iar amon;;; iie Liberals invent inac- curate stories to feed \it sys'.einatlc- llv to the renortors. Voice Fear For Safely Of Economic Structure "While I'aiiada's trade position has advanied materially, there are certain causes of grave :in.\iety in- ternally which if not .hooii corrected, may have a di.sastrous effect upon our economic structure," the council of the Toronto Board of Trade said recently in a report to be submitted to the 4:eneral meeting. "The tendency in sonn- ijuarters to destroy the sanctity of contracts and obligations, and to deny the right of appeal to courts, will in- evitably damage the credit and rep- utation of thi.s country." the report said. C-4 Good Speech .At Ou.iw iliis week ulii-;, .\. .A. leap;. iL'.C.l'.. W inlpcg North) pre sented his mol : â-  askiu., the Govern ment lo reques. ['resident I'oosevell to call a ivorid peace confer'^nce. he read at l.'nglh front what he thought was an .iddress .iolivered by Mr. •noHeV('ll at llio ile .hineiro Prime .Minister Mackenzie King in- rruptcd him: -Is uiy honorable friend (piotin.c I lie President ot the t'nifei' S'-,tes 1 hiu thtit is what 1 said." •Thai may i.i the i-ase. ' ieplie<: .Mr Heaps, "but I think it is a pretty good !:itenioni to nuikc ant. 1 am fully In .ccord with what ihe Pi iine .Mi:-: tcr said and I hope I have done him no injustice by crediting his remarks to he I'resid.'ir of Ihe Lniled States. Veto Peace Cont°rence The World Peace Confc euce to be held al Washington suggested by A. .A. Heaps, was sternly opposed by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. Declared Prime .Minister .Mackenzie King: "1 am not sure that a world conference would achieve any good. .And it might make things a great deal worse." 'Our generation is gone a little mad on the question of conferences. It seems to me. A conference is a very convenii'U way of appearing to be doing somethiug, while In reality very little is being achieved. The more 1 see uf coufereuces, lUe less patience I am coming to have with tliem." Obseried the Conservative Leader, It. U Renault: â-  have not forgotten that a sreal World tjconom.'c Jonfer- ence was call«d in 11)33. 1 kuow one man, two men, three men, who were urged. -Ijy^t-lie Preuident or the United St ates-HSr expedite in every possible way thei'work of that conference. Yet the conference had hardly met and or- ganized before the President of the United States torpedoed it for reasons which have never vet been made pub- lie." Provinci&I Parley Favored Right Hon. R. B. Ueniiett s proposal for a conference on constitutional â-  iuestions generally found favor among Provincial Government beads. Premier W. J Patteison of Saskat- chewan said be believed it might be better handled by a commission than by the proposed conference. .Acting Premier Harry .S'ixon of On- urio liad no con ..ent to ma'te on .Mr. Bennett's suggestions. Hon. A. P. Paterson. Minister of wderal and Municipal Uelations of .N'ew Brunswick: "We shall never iet this right until we all get around a anle and talk it ov< r quietlv and dis- passionately." Premiei Angus L. Macd maid of Nova Scotia: "It is generally ag -id certain amendment are necessary. The only point of difficulty Is deciding on a methoQ of amendment that will be satisfactory to both the Domiuioa Parliament and Provincial Legisla- tures." Premier i' D. Pattullo of Biitish Columbia: 'Such action ..ad beep ad- vocated by British Columbia for years." Premier William Aberlia t .Mber- ta: "Alberta is ready to discuss any necessary changes i-i Canada- Con- â- ititutlon. " (Te-nier John Bracken oi .Manito- ba' "We ha.; bi.jn agitating for mod- â-  rnization of the Canadian Govern- mental set-up for ten years." Lethbridge Boast LETHBRIDGE Alberta challenges the Gait, Ontario record of not one fata! motor acciden within its boun- daries during 1936 with a two-year record. .\'ot one automobile fatality occurred there in \KC or 1935, •>••â- >. i â-  « â-  â-  » < Sport Idols Art in All Trades In the turbulent days of the pioneer west, one of the popular ways ot exe- cution was death by the rope. This was melcd out in ' wholesale nianuer :uid not always .vith the sanction of Ihe law B'.caust in the earl\ day the law was far too inadequate to cope with all crooks in so iarg.j a territory. At one lime the law bad an area of not icas than T;! 000 square miles in its jurisdiction under one United States i:ourt. Hanging was used extensively uud men became very proflclc>nt in tU use ot the rope. ' r this, at the time was â- I trade It was discovered mat the method used in fastening the rope was of great importance to the victim. I'he a. .Terence being whether he died a slow .eath of struiigulation or instant- ly a broken neck. If the rope were tied as any other .ope in:gbt be lied then usually the victim was strangled to death, ve'y slowl> as can b seen. On the other hanJ if the rope were tied loosely and the knoi were placed under the left ear then when the Ir-'i was sprung the nock wis bro- ken instantly. Al the time of these unseltler re- gions one United States court had under its jurisdiction an area cover- ing "0.000 square miles of land. .\ swarn. of bees that has left a hive continues to be the owner's pro- perly as long as ho can keep !t In sight, according to the laws of Black- stone. Rattlety, bang! bang! went the dinner pail in every direction, and it made so much clatter bumping against the heads of the Wheelers that they were much more frighten- ed than hurt and fled in a great panic. An, that is, except their leader. This Wheeler had stumbled against another and fallen flat on his back, and before he could get his wheels under him to rise again, TQctok had fastened his copper flngen into the neek of his gorgeous jacket. "Tell your peo-ple to go a-way," commanded the machine. The leader of the Wheelers hesitated to give this order, so Tiktok shook him as a tsrrier does a rat, until the WTieeler's teeth rattled together with a noise like hail stones on a window pane. Then, as soon as the creature could get its breath, it shouted to the others to roll away, which they immediately did. "Now," said Tiktok, "you come with us and tell me what I want to know," "You'll be sorry for treating me Ihis way," whined the Wheeler. "I'm a terribly fierce person." "As for that," answered Tiktok, "I am on-ly a rna-chine, and can-not wor- ry. But you are not fierce." ''Why so?" asked the Wheeler. "Bc-causc you are not, for you have no fists and can not scratc'. or ev-en pull hair. Nor have you an-y feet to kick with. All you can do is yell and shout, and that does not hurt any-one." The Wheeler burst into a flood of tears, to Dorothy's great surprise. ".Now I and my people aie ruined forever," he sobbed ; "for you have iliscovered our secret. Being so helpless, our only hope is to make people afraid of us by pretending we are fierce and terrible and writ- ing in the sand warnings to Beware the Wheelers- Until now we have frightened everyone, but since you have discovered our weakness our enemies will fall upon us and make us miserable and unhappy. Uon't tell our secret and I will do what- ever you ask."