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CR / \ y^ Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and Thi; World at Large CANADA Hunting Down the Petiimltts 1ii(llcation» liave appiarod iilroady tliat iK^sslmistH 111 CaiiHdii aro to bo hunted down and huuiidcd Into the wUderneRS durint; 1933. Ther» has been a jtrctty steady snipInK at the "pcssimLst" during tho pant two and a hair years, hut the ouinliiK Inonths will see him helng pursued with violence and unrnlentinc fury, lie will be any- body's meat, and it will almost be safer to b<> accubcd of having c-onimlt- ted arson tlian to bo churgi-d with pcs- almism. The po.ssimist must be tnuz- i.'.Pd. That ia the new slogan, and there in a perfectly good reason for it. â€"Manitoba Kree Press. I dollars of unpaid aecuuiits. More tliun 1 1500,000 is owing to the (ilenmore Dam contractors. There are more than i'i,- 600,000 of waterworks debentures pledged to tho Hank of Montreal for monies advanced to complete that big project. The city has Iwirrowed from the same bank this year 141(9,000 and has arrangcMl for a furllior loan of $93,- 000 for current expen.se.s. In addition I there is owing to the Provincial (iov- I ernment the sum of 1250,000, to the i local sinkng fund (400,000, and to the I School Hoard J3B,000. These are huge iMdebtedneb.ses at a time when the lax- paying ability of citizens is steadily de- clining. â€" Calgary lleruld. Royal Scot To Make Long Trip All-Canadian Product It Is now announced that all-Cana- dian cod liver oil is to be manufac- tured In Halifax. Tliis is ono of the fruits of the Imperial Conference at Ottawa, and .should he a cause of much rejoicing among the juvenile patriots. Hitherto most of this medicament has been produced In Norway, but in the Mother Country as well us in Canada a duty was placed upon the Imported product. Possibly it will not taste any better than the foreign oil. It cannot, we hope, taste any worse. â€" St. Thomas rimes-Journal. An Editor's Ideal It is a truism that today's news- paper is to-morrow morning's kindling. But people who have anything to do with newspapers feel that they help to kindle sometlilng more than the kit- chen fire. Thry like to think that the presentation of facts helps to klndlo Intelligence and Interest; that the ex- position of opinions stimulates read- ers into thinking things out for them- gelves, and that while the physical paper may be destroyed, the effect on the reader remains. â€" Kdraonton Jour- nal. Warm Jobs Service in the Canadian navy seems to be more attractive at this time of year than at other.-*. The navyâ€" both Bhips â€" Is In Caribbean waters for "winter" manoeuvres. â€" Kort Krie Times-ltevlew, Reason For Optimism Oul.sido of our railway problem, Canada faces few public emergencies which are not found, to even a greater degree, in other countries. Our law courts are sane, and effective In their operation. Our nnancial Institutions are founded upon tlio very bed rock of stability. Our people are industrious, law-abiding and progressive, and are demonstrating a fine restraint in the face of litflcult and trying conditions. â€" Chatham News. Fight For Existence The extension of tho war area is calculated to do injury to commerce far beyond the confines of China, but there Is very little prospect of the pre- sent military government of Japan be- ing overthrown. Tho outside world Is faced with tho prospect of bitter war- fare between China and Japan per- haps for many years: It Is an appall- ing conflict between nations for na- tional existence.â€" Ottawa Citizen, They Get Their Man Nineteen of twenty-ono murders committed within the precincts of Greater London were solved by tho Metropolitan police last year. This Is a record the authorities of tho great British metropolis may well bo proud. Politics and slack court procedure are things that do not enter into the ques- tion of justice In the Old Country. Hence this notable achievement. â€" Ouelph Mercury. Price of History V\'. I'erkins Bull, of nrampton, has lust finished spending some 18 months compiling the history of Peel County for 200 years. He was a.sslsted by 35 paid moa and women secretaries, and the work cost him 118,000. Now, who would like to write a history of Wel- lington?â€" Fergus News-Tlecord. China's Nevy Highway t'liina lias ju.st opened a big new ^lgh«â- ay. No doubt this will, later on, Vft much appreciated by the Japs.â€" Bnuilford Kxpositor. World's Greatest Apple Pie •Speaking of apples, the world's fteatfwt apple pie was recently made •t Hirmlngham, Kngland, being 12 feet long, ten, feet wide, two feet deep, C'liilaining 4S0 pounds of apple.M. 150 poiinds <if flour, 50 pounds of lard and M iKMinds of sugar and ZfiOO portions were served from ii â€" SI. Thomas Vlmr>^ liiiirnal. And It Did the Trick .\l.in In Hrilish (•.)I'im*;ia lius invent- ed It jnnrhlne which tpll« scholars «T Ui-v ar." i-arly or lute for scthmil. Tl'e-re used to bo something like Uim lii the red school ou the leiilli con- eesMiriii, only It wa.< ki-p*. In Ibr. imin.- Ifft blind (iiawfr yf the teai h- ; â€" Sliutfoirl H.'air.n-IIirald. Calg.iry'1 Financial Posc^cn WliMi IH lb.' ji(,.siii.jn7 At*rt frum 9tl <iiher conflderations. tf|ift olty U ilied with a toul of over fi»V aJlHoii THE EMPIRE War Clouds In Europe The (juestlon is whether tlie world Is to disarm or Germany to rearm. If any.Mie ("ver doubted the intention of a ficrnian CJovernment to profit by the failure of the Allied countries to make good their pledges, he would be little likely to doubt It with a Hitler Admin- istration In office. From that the se- quence develops automatically. Ger- many rearms. In face of that real or" supposed menace, even a Radical Gov- ernment would fall immediately and .M. Tardieu and M. Marin ccmie in to rule in tho Poincare tradition. The liittle Entente could no more ignore the spectacle of a rearnied Germany than could France, while along an- other line of consequence Italy would, of course, increase her army and fleet and air force pari passu with tho French bloc. What in tho face of those developments would be the use of convening any World Economic Conference at all'?â€" Spectator (Iion- don). This carriage in course of construction will be placed behind the engine of the Uoyal Scot, world's fastest train, then tho train will be trantported la Us entirety to Uio United Stales and the Chicago world's fair. WITH THE HON t SCO Gold or Sterling? A constructive movement by Great Britain to establish a working head- quarters for sterling is^ what halt the world is waiting for. There ia no rea- son to defer action until tho World Kcononiic Conference meets. Not only tho Kmpire, hut all the countries now in convoy with sterling would resixind readily to alead which offered u stable j foundation for the restoration of their trade. The events which followed Groat Britain's departure from gold! make it clear that the interests of| these countries are linked so closely' to Great Britain's purdiasing power j tliat if we find a stable medium of ex-' change they will conform to It. Tho | mo,sl practical immediate step would j lie the establishment of an Kmpire Ex-' change Base, or conceivably even an International Sterling Bank, which would act as a general lieadijuarters or pooling centre for the Central Banks of the countries taking part. It would, in ottier words, bear exactly tlie same relation to the Central Hanks of Iho nations ou sterling as the Bank of England bears today to the joint slock banks of Great Britain.â€" Sir John Wardlaw-Milno in The Nine- teentli Century (Ijon'lon). The Little Entente Tlie Foreign Ministers of Yugo- slavia, Uumania, and Czechoslovakia, have .signed a treaty at Geneva. They have set up an lnstltuti(m without pre- cedeutjn Kuropeun history. A •'Per- manent Council" of the "Little En- tente" is to consist of all three For- eign Ministers, and will direct a com- mon foreign and economic policy for all three Powers. Thus on tho basis of a common foreign policy, an "in- ternational community" has been foun- ded, n.s powerful as any war more strongly armed than pre-war Austria- Hungary. It Is self-evident that such extraordinary meastires do not spring from ordinary situations. Europe la ailing physii'ally and morally. The revelations of the last few months have shown the world that those who want revision of the territorial set- tlement am getting ready to support their claims by force- -Manchester Guardian. THE UNIT€0 STATES. The Growth of Villages. During tho years from J!i20 to 1930, when tlie strictly farming population was rapldlly losing ground, the rural village population steadily gained. In 1920 there wero approximati'ly 20,- 000,000 Americans living in the vU- lugoa. In 1930 this number has ris«;n to 23,n00,OOO. McAnwhilo, the farms had lost OTily 1,300,000. So more than half tho giiiu in village population came from olsewere than Iho sur- rounding farms.â€" Philadelphia Ledger. Canadian Banking Stability. The experience of Canada, which fo.ster.i branch banking, has furnished u powerful argument for broadening privileges now so iiairowly restrict- ed ill the Inlted States, in comparl son with our record of nniro than .".,000 failures In the last four years, Canada has not hail n single failure during the depression and only 26 .tinre Ihrt Confoflerution of the Do- minion In 1870. Our own very llmlf- I'l esperience with branch banking points in the dirertion of greater sta- bilHv N.-w Vork Timeii. > . .^ •V" oiii- liiis ( viT lit-eii able to »'xplaill why baldheaded men Jiavo their hair cut aidre often than other met. Indian Wisdom For Lone Scouts The Indians were noted for their honesty, and you all have heard 'he saying "Honest Injun :" which was a good description of the Kedskins. Like a Scout his "Honor was to be trusted," and he was noted for his re- liability. In all their dealings with the British they never broke a treaty or went back on their word. The same could not be said of the British traders, and had these traders been trained as Scouts the Indians would have had a much belter deal and would not now be so depleted in numbers. Amongst all the races of the world, the Bed' Indian stands out as the finest typo of man â€" in his native element. In intelligence and cleverness his mind was as quick and nimble as his supple and powerful limlis. He not only could run and swim and ride and shoot, but he could think clearly and keep his wits about him In a tight cor- ner. Ho knew all the signs of the woods and his knowledge of animals and ani- mal ways made him one of the finest naturalists in tiio world. He will ever be noted for his exceptional tracking powers, and to Scouts especially he should stand out as a great example of true manhood and keen scoutcraft. His eagle eye, unerring judgment In following a trail, his silent footfall, lis- tening ear, graceful carriage, silent tongue, sniffing nose and splendid courage â€" these and many other atlrl- utes, too numerous ot mention â€" made the Ked Indian the finest type ot Scouthood ever known, and a type which every Ijone Scout will do well to copy. Lone Scout Stamp Collectors Many Lonles are enthusiastic Stamp Collectors, and they will bu interested to hoar of a new Issue of the Ilumani- an Government especially to commera- orato the 21st year of Scouting In that country. The issue Is a set comprising a Camp Scene, an Invostltiture, the Scout Good Turn, a Scoutmaster, and tho King In Scout Uniform. You will no doubt be keen to pos- sess this interesting set. If you are interested In obtaining stamps of any particular country, why not writo to "Lone E," c/o I,one Scout lleadquurters. He will probably be able to help you. U.S. President Also Heads Boy Scouts President Roosevelt has succeeded former President Herbert Hoover as Honorary Pesident ot the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts at World's Fair The directors ot the World's Fair to be held this year in Chicago have asked for Boy Scouts to act as Guards of Honour, aides, orderlies, messen- gers and guides, and to assiiit at flag ceremonies and to take care of infor- mation bootlis. August 2-llh will be "Boy Scout Day" at the Fair, when a big Boy Scout Cir- cus will be staged, the pageants and ring "turns" being contributed by Scout units from all over the Vnited States. Song Book Honour For 'Mr. Beatty According to the musical critic of "Saturday Night" and other promin- ent (Canadian journals. Canadian Scout- ing has made an important contribu- tion in a new field with the publication of a new song book, "Songs for Cana- dian Boys," issued under the auspices of the Boy Scouts Association of Que- bec. The 'book is dedicated to Mr. E. W. Beatty, as President of the Cana- dian General (Council of the Boy Scouts Association. A feature of the book is its selection of traditional British songs, with sketches of their historical background. Proficiency Tests Two Kamloops, B.C., Scouts mudo a 10-mile canoe trip as their 24-hour journey test, using a canoe built by themselves. These boys were not just satisfied to pas.i the test by the easiest possible method. They went to considerable trouble and spent a lot of time build- ing this canoe, and passing this teat was a big adventure for them. How are YOU getting along with your tests? Don't you think it Is about time you were promoted to the next grade of Scouting? The Lone Scouts of Ontario have plenty of room to welcome new mem- bers to their ranks, and we would like to see every boy in Ontario a Scout. If you cannot join a regular Troop, why not be a Lone Scout? Our pro- gramme Is mado especially for boys who live in tho country or In places where there is no regular Troop. Write for information to The I^one Scout Department, The Boy Scouts .Association, 330 Bay St., Toronto 2, who win he glad to hear from you. â€" "Lone E." Don't despise the littlo things. The mosquito is more other than the ele- phant. Farm Querie :i S Henry G. Beli. B.S.A.. Dept. of Chemistry. O.A.C. Address All Letters to Farm Editor. 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. All Answers Will Appear in this Column. If Personal f^eply is Desired, Enclose Stamped and Addressed Envelope. 1. What good do I know that says? Answer. â€" The your guarantee, every fertilizer s tlie analysis? How I am getting what it fertilizer analysis Is As intimated above, manufactured Is re- quired to attach a tag containing the analysis which he guarantees the goods within tho bag to carry. The Dominion Department of Agriculture maintains a corps ot officers whose business It Is to check up on the fer- tilizers that are being put out, to see that the manufacurer lives up to his guarantee. The inspector who has this in charge has the right to visit any man's farm, or any factory, or store house of fertilizers at any time that ho wishes, and to draw samples from the goods stored therein. These samples he sends to the official analyst at Ottawa, and if, on analysis, they come below the guarantee, the manufac- turer is subject to punishment for an Infringement of the l.iw. This is your protection. If you are suspicous of a shipment you can appeal to the near sentative to take a sample so that it may be analysed as we have indi- cated. 2. What can I tell about the use of a fertilizer from its analysis? Answer. â€" That is just the point. The analysis tells a groat deal of the story. For instance, take the three fertilizers 0-12-1; 2-12-G, 4-8-10. 0-12-15 means, as we have Indicated, that the fertilizer contains 12'>o available phosphoric acid and 15% potash, but no nitrogen. Such a fertilizer is suited to clovers, or to root crops on farms where a large amount of manure has been ap- plied, because manure supplies a re- latively large amount of nitrogen. 2- 12-C supplies a relatively large amount of phosphoric acid and is therefore suited to grain crops where phosphoric acid, the plant ripener, produces the greatest effect. 4-SlO contains a fairly large amount of nitrogen and potash with a small amount of phosphoric acid. This type of fertilizer Is best adapted to root crops such as pota- toes, which store up a large amount ot starch in the secondary roots, which we call potatoes. In order to promote starch formation it has been establish- ed for a considerable length of time that a plant must have a large supply of potash. Therefore, in looking over your fer- tilizer analysis, you can tell what type ot crop it is adapted to, and can pick it out intelligently. Price, ot course, must enter in, but an unsuitable fer- tilizer analysis even at a very cheap price is a bad investment. We knew a farmer not so long ago who pur- chased 5-8-7 to put ou oats on clay land. First of all, the analysis was not adapted to a grain crop at all,, since it contained far too much nitro- gen and potash and far too little phos- phoric add. Bad results were obtain- ed where this was applied and the farmer was much Incensed. True, the fertilizer agent should not have sold this analysis to the farmer for oats, because on the face ot It, this fertilizer is a high nitrogen carrier and a rela- tively high potash carrier, while oats require a small amount ot nitrogen, a high amount ot phosphoric acid and rather little potash. It Is just such points that we have taken up In this article that the aver- age Ontario farmer needs to know and to put into practice when determining his fertilizer needs for 1933. Colic or Stretches In Lambs This condition spoken of by various names, as colic, stretches and belly- ache in lambs, is frequently traceable to Intestinal stoppage caused by strands of wool felting into a ball-like mass, to be carried into the intestine. Intestinal stoppage is always serious and very difiUut to relieve. Lambs pick up strands of wool which they find around feed racks, and fences, swallow tho same, which may remain in the stomach of the lamb and be- come Incorpjj.rated with pieces ot curd More wool mav he added and the ball become quite large The small wool balls are the danger- ous ones, as such only can enter thi intestine. Medicines are of little ns« lu relieving wool ball obstruction, bu' an oily physic can always be Irfed Prevention should be practiced ii every flock. Lambs that are infestei with ticks and lice! PuH wool and an more likely to become victims of woo ball obstruction. So get rid of thi ticks and lice, before the lambs art born. Trim all the wool from the Im mediate region ot the udder and iunei flanks of the ewe. It lambs persist ii pulling wool they can be discouraged by saturating the wool at likely places with a mixture of aloes and linseed oil Crippled Pigs At this time ot the year cripplei pigs are too numerous, andthis is du» to the fact that winter pigs do not gei the benefits of soil and sunshine as di the summer pigs. Bad living condi tions and improper teed are the tw< reasons for crippling. Pigs that art tcpt dry and comfortable, given plentj est Inspector and he will send a ropri^^'f mineral matter and a green fee< substitute do not go wrong. Pigs Iha) are kept in damp surroundings and iei ou grain only are the ones that usuall) become stiff and develop distoi .-^d mis shapeii leg bones. A chance to .sleei in a day bed, and eat feeds containing lime, phosphorus and vitamines should be the privilege of evt ry pig. Alfalfa, other clovers, lime, woodash, or bone meal It ted from the start will prevent crippling. The alfalfa is vali* able In that it supplies abundant llm« and vitamines necessary for propel bone making. If your pigs are eating up the straw bedding, they are doing so because they have a craving Jor the lime necessary to build up their bones, or it may be worms and hunger. Crip- pled pigs have been helped by th« feeding of a small amount of cod liver oil, bone flour and alfalfa meal. and form irball. To Break Campbell's Mark? *».♦«" Good Market For Our Cattle in Scotland Canada cattle to the number o! 449 head ex. SS. Sulairia were sold by public auction at Merklands Wharf, Glasgow, on Febmary 11. Mr. G. B. Johnson, Canadian Trade Commi» sioner at Glasgow, writes tl\at th( attendance -of buyers waa large ani representative, and bidding was brisk. The cattle were of excellent quality, the shipment containing many prima beef bullocks ot good class ani weight. Fully halt the shipment, however, comprised useful weight stores, which were bought by farm- ers for Winter keep. On the whoU prices were slightly better than those realized at the last sale on January 23. An interesting feature of this sail was tho fact that the restrictiona which formerly applied to Canadian bulls have now been removed. Tl^esa animals. If they are passed by ths Ministry ot Agriculture, may now bs shipped to :»ny outside market foi slaughter. In consequence, the sixty- four bulls in the shipment were bid for by butchers from Edinburgh, Dundee, Pertli, and other ceutres, as well as by the regular Glasgow butchers, and brought from £2 to £3 per head more as a result. Mr. John- son believes there will always be a good sal© for Canadian cattle hi Scotland, provided that they are kept up to the same high quality and class as those of the recent shipment.â€" Toronto Mall and Empire. Paris Fire Chief Wages Warfare on Nois* at Paris.- Jean Chlappe, police chiet is trying to cut (lowu uoise in Pari streets, but he admits he gets neivoui when the city ia too quiet. 'I am constantly seeking for a reiv sonable equilibrium; but in my war fare against noise, 1 must remem' ber that a noisy city Is a healthy city. Cities are like children, and ex- perts become anxious when the child Is silent and the city ia mute." No less than 8,216 persons hav« been prosecuted In six mimths fol unnecessary noise. That a liritiah driver in a British car should c npture world speed records on American sands it too much for Harry Hartz, who, backed by United States automotlr* engineers w'lll race hl» 'Spirit ot If over .Muroc Dry L«k», California, In ati attempt to br»«k CMR^ell's mark. Northern Highway Progress Outlined Toronto.- With armies of men woR king In 30 Inches ot snow to excavatf rock and fill in muskegs of Northorij Ontario, work upon the trans Canada highwayâ€" "the one good thing that hsl come out ot tho depression" â€" contlit' ues through winter months unabato^ James Sinton, chlet engineer of thi Department of Northern Developmenv stated when before the Toronto branch ot the Engineering Institute of Canada at the Physics Building, lljf described methods and progress of thr undertaking. Catches Record Mink Winnipeg. -Louis Mombaze, tr»»j per In tho Hennie district, claims hf has caught the largest mink in Mani< toba. It weighs four 'pounds an measures 37 ',2 inches long, two a halt inihes across the head awl a\x Inches acrcMH th» hlod l«f. | •31 :i: I '%>- '^