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> /•â- â€¢ /t' For the Mature Figure By HELEN WILLIAM?. Illuatrated Dretama.iing L««8un Fur- niaked With. Ki'"!)) P«ttern OUR CROSS-WORD PUZZLE \ 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lU â- MHM 11 12 rr^ u V-l »5 16 â- â- ' 17 18 19 ^M 20 :i /• U 24 M 2i 2e iV 28 29 s 30 31 32 'jV M 54 35 36 \-! ,-: '1 38 39 «i 41 42 43 A-r 44 45 46 M 47 4a 50 51 ^ 52 53 I'* 55 56 57 58 59 ( 60 I 1 Owl Laffs 1933 hoidd ior ua many unseen tbiuga. Just wbai tlie rear delivers to : us will depend to a great extent upon wbat we put iiiio uiir uffons. Business ts slowly and steadily improving.; Let's all look up, lift up and have faitb and vontidence. 1933 is bound C3 be a good year for all of us It we only de- i vote ourselves to rigbt living, clear tbinkiDg. hard work and Uirift. | hear my son WiUiam for a suit for three A -oveiy day dress that -xiW give jf-ou so much wear. It's fashioned of a novelty ^oo\ and silk mixture in brown tones. The bib- like collar that reaches to the waist- line is plain toning crepe. The hips are snugly fitted. The ikirt plaits sway so attractiv ily in motion, while the panel â- '.x>nt and Daek lend height to the figure. Crepe satin or rough crepe silk w uld be stunning too. Style No. 312'J is designed for sizes 16, IS years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inchss »ust. SiZjE 36 requires 3% yards' of 39- inch material with ^2 yard w 35-ineh contrasting. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns aa you want. Enclose Ijc in itamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap ;t carefully) for each number, and kddreea your order to Wilson Pattern iervice, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Horizontal 1 â€" To ente; 6â€" Color 11 â€" Essence 12 â€" Joined 14â€" Article 15â€" To slide 17â€" Colloquial: to auger ISâ€" Brim 20 â€" Outcome 22â€" Point 23 â€" Egyptian goddess 25â€" U'ild 27â€" On account of 28 â€" Imposture 30â€" To charm 32 â€" To grow weary 34 â€" Nobleman 35 â€" Master of diction 3Sâ€" Spanish title 41â€" Greek letter 42â€" Bristles 44 â€" Certain 45 â€" To figure wrongly 47â€" To molt 49â€" To sink 50 â€" Barren 52â€" Shrub 11 â€" pertainiiig to apples 13â€" Storehouse 16â€" Begged 19â€" Devoutness 21 â€" An'ile bone 24 â€" Soars Customerâ€" "I has owed you years." j Tailorâ€" "Yes. sir; have you called to: settle the account?' ] Customerâ€" "No. I'd like a suit mseltj on the same terms." j Of course womeu have greater en- 1 durance. Who ever, saw a man who j could stand at a telephone and talk for an hour'' The photographer was taking a pic- ture of a father and his college-boy son during the Christmas holidays. The photographer suggested that the boy stand wirli his hand on is father's shoulder The father suggested: "More .-â- ppropiidte If he stood with his band i:i my pocket." THRIFTY MEN SMOKE PLUG TOBACCO IS 20<^ A BIG PLUG News Flashes From Canton 54â€" Symbol of tamarium 26â€" Enjoys 55 â€" To quote 57 â€" Has com 59 â€" Strained SO â€" Clans up from Vertical 1 â€" To oust 1' â€" Coujjnclion 3 â€" Curve 4 â€" Covering 5â€" To stunt d â€" Gowned 7 â€" Pronoun S â€" To prevent 9 â€" To issue 1(J â€" Guslo 29 â€" Tests 31â€" Group 33â€" Votary of art 35â€" Stain 36â€" Tower 37â€" Oriental weight 39â€" Speaks 40â€" Daughter o£ Lear 43â€" Icelandic collections 46 â€" Mature 4Sâ€" Withered 51â€" Low haunt 53â€" To tear 56 â€" Like 58 â€" TUoroughfart (,abbr.) struction on how to turn the "just looking customer" into a : urchaser of goods, and ho . to appeal most favor- ably to visitors from other foreign countries. Another interesting ireud. Miss Cranston observed, was the number of sons and daughters of wealthy and moderately well-to-do pareui.^ who were taking these train;ng courses in preparation for active business careers In. retailing. German Stores Use Dull Days To Train Staffs Send Employees "to School" for Study of Products and Prospective Cus- tomers The department stores of Germany ir« now training their selling forces to be efficient, Claudia Cranston, autb.- â-ºr of stories of store life, dec:are8 tol- lowlug a two months' tour of Qer- liany. "Depression training," Miss Crans- ton calls it. explaining that the bigger ^ores are utilizing the many days in which trade la dull to send their em- lloyees "to school." These "sc'aools," lowever, are In the stores, with train- id executives as teachers. The Ger- lian salesperson, for exampl>\ Is fully bformed on the history of such mer- chandise as the tourist is most likely to be interested In; then she is kept tdvised on the dally rate of exchange, the amount of the duty called for on llfferent articles and other points nost likely to be brought up by visit- Ws. The more progressive workers. Hiss Cranston declared, are also In- truded In world economics and poll- llci. One large deparimcut store chain. Kiss Cranston reported, was offering Iwent-two different courses to Its em- ployees. Many of these courses dealt jrlth eostomer psychology. Employees fn trained to catalogue mentally a Ittitomer aa to her statlo.i in life as lOon as she enters the store. They jrtll decide whether she Is wealthy, Boderately well to do, or of a poorer lUss. Tbey are also trained. Miss Cninston Mid, to determine the man- %vt In which a customer should be greeted â€" whether flattery will appeal Ip her, or whether some other tack Klgbt more easily place the ctistomcr â-  a buying frame of mind. I Other things Uught In thes classes, Cranston said. Include obierr- ce of the Gostomer's companion, ' I bM on*, and how beat treat him tir! ala« how to Interest children create an Impression on the child that the store will be favorably re- lembered. Another course is on "sub- •tltutioM "â€" the most effeotiv,. way a,' intpre.«t the customer in other mer jchaudise, provicled what she ha.< aHktil ilcr is not i-anieil b> ihe sJore or ;ic^t IE pUKk. StlU other >>«urse8 give in- AXS\rER TO L..ST WEEK'S PUZZLE ' New Tax Collection introduct- 1 ed â€" Militia System Re- i ducing Banditry ' Canton. â€" The military Governor of ; Kwangtung, Gen. Chen Chl-tong, an- Oniror-"The man who gives in'nounces a tax reform which has when ue is wrong is a wise man. but ! aroused more enthusiasm than any the a'.an who gives in when be is'^ther in recent years, writes the cor- rigljt " i respondent of The Christian Science Weak Voice in Audienceâ€" â- â- Mar-j^°°'^°'"- Kwangtung has clung to ihe riej!" [old custom of •farming" taxes. The I right to collect various types of tai.es Club Wag-"r know how to settle] '^ so'^ to the highest bidder, who pays this unemplovment problem. If we'"'® Government a lump sum for the put all the men of the world on one P"^"«Ee. and takes as a personal prof- island and al the women onanother. " whatever additional amount he can we'd have everybody busy in no time." ! «""act ^'^°^ 'â- '^â- ^ people. This system Listenerâ€" "Well, what would they i °P®°* â- ^'^^ ^'^••' ^"°' ^-'â- â€¢Â°'^* ^''''^®^- '^*°" be doing?" j eral Chen and his associates have de- Club Wagâ€" -Why. boat-building." [^^^^^ that as soon as monopolies ex- pire, the Government will no longer sell tax rights, but will collect directly from the people. It is curious that Kwangtung, which takes pride in its progressiveness, should be one of the last provinces in China to reform this practice. Banditry Lessened The example of Kwangtung's ueigh- Xothlng can be thinner than some excuses. But nothing can look thin- ner than some of the things in silk hosiery. "I've tried to see you lime and time again" may mean not at aU. I The chap who tries to interest you in Classified .Advertisuig A.N ofi'EU r: '^'..•rHV i.NVK.vToi:. L!si of waritf'j .:)veriiion» ^mu .>i:i ni .i.'-iuallon ;ie)it :'"'.â- â€¢â-  Tli« Bammay .;oib- panjr, W.jilj I'Mt.^iit .mioi'.i» in iiai„c â- ii.-»-<rt. uiiana. CanaOa. SKAW SCHOOLS r I'oromo 'ce* your iMtneiisui*.- 11 â- â€¢ ...s wuii piana lor iridr Idua.! ..'i!»iru«-i '^n tn t.-ttiniug for ausiiiess k/ositii is. Day. .Sight a;ia Home Stuuy Ccui>«i«. V.ju are Invtteu *,'j write for curri'ru- iu:n. .Address W. H Shaw, rresioiui. liay-C!iar!es S"-S.. Deyt. A. Iron Ore Beds To Be Developed In Gt. Britain Itc HI "W 2C A )2^ 5 ; '3 ^ P E Y\ 5, A L S E A R I S El A W T eIj c K A R U 1 ^ h1 "oj £â-  3 u E T I.A IWL iR A W £ l£ â-  sl^ 0, 11 a A 11 I A s â-  b AlTB u A P "o^ R T |h (^H M I L T E % A bI F E s CI S D ^1 D R A Y A aHk|ij^ 1 F TT S L ^A M c H f B A 1 M 3 1 I R 3 p H I C A Ij T Y P rg li E Y_ D_ ElB Hj I a get rich scheme never carries any j samples around. One t-hing is denied ithe radio speaker. He can't hear the! boring province, Kwangsi, has induced I applauseâ€" if any. Every now and 'he local Government to reorganize {then a fountain pen lives up to itsjihe local militia. Three years ago, I name by scattering ink all over your j K^'angsi suffered from widespread j shirt front. Some people are kept so ! banditry, fwo progressive generals, jbusy acquiring knowledge that they! Pal Chung-hsi and Li Tsung-jen, then 'never have time to use any of it I took over the province and instituted I an elaborate militia system. Provin- cial armies were reduced to a mini- mum and the protection of local dis- tricts was left to the militia. The sys- tem has been a success, and banditry has been largely eliminated. General Chen and his associates have been so Ueâ€" "Ves, since the Parks lost ieir money 1 have stopped calling there.'' She â€" "Thais very kind of you. It ought to cheer them up a lot." ,> The bus had moved off during a heavy raiustorm when a man with a cage containing two canaries was ob- serv-d running. The conductor stop- ped the bus, and as he assisted the perspiring passenger on board, he was heard to say, "You nearly miss- ed the .^rk that time, Noah!" Operation Hinted as Solution of "Typhoid Carrier" Problem Washington. â€" .Many "lyphoid car- riers" cease to be a menace to the public after an operation for removal of the gall bladder, says .". report of Drs. H. F. Senftned and F. B. Coughlin to the American Public Health As- ] sociation. | The "carriers" are iutected with thej disease in a Latent form, but can transmit it to others readily and there- tore are a menace to public health. Removal of the gall bladder apparent- ly cured 68 per cent, of the "carriers" who survived the operation. Of sixty carriers who underwent such an opera- tion 14.7 per cent. died. The present year, -while not our best. Has shown that you have stood the test. It you have hail good health and peace, Glre thanks for joys that never cease. Next year we hope that you will see Unlimited prosperity. Our little Willie says he would rath- er have a cow than a saxophone, be- cause, although they both make the same uoise. a cow gives milk. .A.n editor was dining ouu "Would you like some more pudding?" his hostess asked. "Xo, thank you, ' replied the editor, absent-mindedly. ''Owing to tremend- ous pressure on space I am reluctant- ly compelled to decline." Do You K710W? j She â€" 'Uenry, dear, we have been I going together now for more than ten years. Don't you think we ought to get married?" j He â€" "Yes, you're rightâ€" but who'll I have us?" t J The little city girl stood and watch- I ed the farmer milk the only cow ho • had. The next morning the farmer I was much excited, as the ccw had been I stolen during the night. Farmer.â€" "Drat the thief that stole that cow. He's miles aw ay from here by now. ' j Little ijirlâ€" 1 wouldn't worry 'bout 1 it, mister, they can't get so far away i with It, 'cause you drained her crank- case last night." Farewell 1932 ' The old year, waning, near its close, ' Prompts us a greeting to compose. ; And ere it pass, we hasten to send j Expression of esteem, Good Friend. ' It type were large enough, or high. , We'd spread our greeting 'cross ^'a^^^"^ i^VT<^^^^'i t)^^t li^^y )^^k6 h^mn ,;j.y to organize a similar militia system in Kwangtung. Gea. Chaing Kai-shek is using the same system in reorganizing districts recovered from Communists in his campaign in Hupeh and lionan provinces. Slavery Stopped The Kwangtung Government has fol- lowed the lead of Nanking in forbid- ding the traffic in slave girls. For cen- turies the "mu tsai"' system has had a strong hold on this province. Poor families sold their daughters as do- mestic slaves to mora well-to-do fami- lies, and such transactions were ap- proved by law. The girls were bound to serve their masters until they be- came of age. .Magistrates of local dis- tricts have been instructed to make complete lists of slave girls in their areas, and report them to the provin- cial government. Future sales are strictly forbidden, and those already in bondage will be freed as rapidly as i means is found for their support. City Plans Fbp Canton The canton municipal government has approved the plans of the City planning Commission for the building of highway and drainage systems. The plan provides ior construction of tram- way lines, airdromes, railway stations and parks. Canton is divided into commercial, residential, agricultural aud amusement areas, and owners of vacant lots have been notified that they must erect buildings of the ap- proved typo in each area within a year, after which a special tax amounting to 10 per cent, of the land's market value will be imposed. This ruling is expect- ed to relieve the housing congestion. Canton, one of the largest cities in China, has no tramway. Construction of an extensive system was started ten years ago, but was stopped after a dispute between the company and the municipal government over the franchise. The company has now been ravived, and a satisfactory ar- rangement made with the municipality for its completion. Soldiers Who Serve "Au educated military' is the slogan of the Kwangtung Education Bureau in its campaign to Institute military training in all middle schools and uni- versities. "Some military force Is necessary under present conditions," the bureau argues, "but there Is a vast difference between good and bad sol- diers. If educated men join armies In larger numbers, we can make the mill- try servauts, not masters, of the peo- ple.' ! His Boss- Dodfion, I found thii» long I blonde hair ou tbe back of my Ilmou- j sine. My wife's hair is black." I Chaiiffeur- "ril give you an explana- j tlon, sir." i Boss â€" "Explauatiou nothing: What 1 want is an introduction." That these two fluffy bits of things are the offspring of tut- ot the fiercest ot North American birds, the Great Horned Owl? Through- out the north the dreat Horned Owl lives in heavily forested and un- settled areas and is one ot the greatest enemies of grouse and other game birds. If food supplies are reduced It moves southward and is noted lor its destructive raids on poultry.- Canadian National Uallways I PICK OF THE BUNCH I A numt>er ot young "bloods" were \ loudly discussing. In the bar of their \ club, which was the finest golf I course In Britain. The clalma of s«t- ' eral links were urged, and finally the ' opinion ot an elderly and dlstlnguish- I ed amateur was sought. I ".\ddington Is the finest course tn '• Britain," he said. ! "Why?" asked 8eTt->ral ot the young : men at once. j "Because." said the other, bland- 1 !y," the blackberries there ar* so 'nice. ' •*• "I kuo>. a girl who tltinks her hus- tiaud Is simply wonderful," remarked the man. 'Ah," murmured his com- panion, "so vou've j!ist come from ' Large Plant to be Erected, Reviving Manufacture .f Basic Bessemer Steel London.â€" .\ new phase in Friiish steel history has been opened by a scheme to develop the great or< beds ot Northamptonshire. Plans have been completed by Stewarts & 1 loyds to start at once on the erection of a^ la.'-ge-scale plant iu ihe Village 01 Cor- by for the production of basic Bess* mer steel. It will mean the restarting in Eng- land of the manufacture of this type of steel, for which there has been na domestic source of supply. Req;iire- mew.s now are being met by imports of foreign materials, chiefly from Bel- gium. In the Northamptoushire field, which ranks as- one of the great ore beds ol the world, the company controls re- serves to the extent of some 500,000,- 000 tons. Full-scale experiments and exhaustive trials have determined that the composition of the ore is particur larly suited for the production of iteel of basic Bessemer quality. The scheme entails the expenditure of £3,300,000, or about $10,500,000 at current exchange, a sum which will b« provided by a financial group under ar- rangements made by the Bankers' In- dustrial Development Company. This organization was formed some lime ago by the Bank o£ England to help finance sound economic developments ia the basic industries of the countn-. The ore scheme marks the first work- ing of this macUinery. It is expected that two years will be required to complete the works, which will include not only an iron and steel plant but a plant for tuba manufacture. The designed output is 300,000 tons of steel a year. Stewarts & Lloyds controls twenty- two iron and steel aud lube manufac- turing works in England and Scotland, and produces SO per cent, of the steel lubes made in this country. For Corby, a village of 12,000, the waving of this industrial wand will mean :'. complete transformation. Now a place where many Louses still have thatched roofs and oil lighting, it is looking forward to au influx of labor, to a building boom, and to a change to au Industrial coniuiuuity. Immediate eflTect upon unemploy- ment iu the near-by area is seen ia the need for 2,000 men to begin work. Roa j e I elisions are planned and build- int, arraugenieius include plans for houses, shop.s. and motion-picture theatres. -fr- Talk is .heapâ€" that's why give it away with a halroit. k*rt«n Widower (.iBt!"'->ducing middle-aged and wealthy flaacee) : "Come here, children, and give this lady a kiss. "nS» U the asw mother I promised yos." Tommy: 'But, daddy, she iwi't new." ISSUE No. 53â€" 32 Reduce Fat Safely Hera is the :.i; reducing n,.W3 i<:c whlcli you haN e waited. Chew on* piece of LACKYS MED1C.\TKD HE- UUCING OL'M alter each meal and lose pound after pound 01' unsightly tat. The s&fest, most convenient method you have ever heard of. Im- ported from England. Succeeds where all other methods have failed. Thou- sands hav buiiefilted. Mrs. G. ol To- ronto writes: " $kall cont-.nut to take Lacey't regularly . . it has rid me of IS Jbt. excess fat in thret weeks and tmproied my health," l..\CEY'S does net contain Thyroid or nthvr harmful drugs and Is not bablt- formiiitr- It Is a combination of rec- ognized anti-fat ingredients In a pleasant chewing gum form â€" .\F- PROVEO BY BiaflSU DOCXOKS. Aids digestion and Improves health. Sold and rrjooiumended by all Xnig and department store-sâ€" only 76c ra week's supply. Xo reduce SAJFELT â€" ask your dealer for LACKY'S KE- UVOLNU GUM. If you do not live near a druggist please remit to I.ACST'S. r.O. Box ase, ra .-onv<r, B.C. M.lil-.-d I'OStTlKld.) coKmscnoiT In Ji pii;\iaus insertion 't ;hi» vertlsemenc, a typographical err* made the weight reduction In testimonial read 151 lbs. Instead !S and as the result of a tyi^e brrakiir on the presi-, tbe coat o( week's supply appeared to b« Ic "itead ot T6c. •St