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"«.*. '1 Voice of the Press l^anada, The Empire and The World at Larfje CANADA Towns Growino Up •9^^\a yoar several Ontario towns and clt»s \/;ll bo 100 years old. Thoy are haviiiK a centennial celebration in Fer- gus tills summer. Next year Toronto celebrates loo yearti as a city. So halt n il-'Htury la a comparatively short period in Eastern Canadian history, but a long oiio in Western history. It was only 50 years ago that the (Irst |>loneerj arrived to settle on the bunks Of the North Sasliutehowan Ulver, where the thriving city of Saskatoon low stands. In AuKUSt the establish- ment of the townsite 50 years ago will t»o celebrated. â€" London Free I'ress. The Rains The drouth cycle which for four years has been a heart-breaking ele- ment in the lives of people in a large area of Saskatchewan appears to have run its course. The country is now wot, thorouglily Boaked, mired to the ears In many places. There is enough moisture in the ground in most localities to last the season; anything approaching nor- mal weather conditions during the summer will mean a crop. Fodder and vegetables should also be abundant. Wells win have water In them; lloughs have brimming banks. We do not know, of course, what prices may be obtained for the things Ihat may be produced. For the time being let us be sutisfled that the good earth is not to withhold her yield. â€" Regliia L»ader-Post. Uts than Its hlntorical features. la this respect SImcoo and Norfolk County are rich. Numerous points of prime historical interest along the lakefront have been marked in tho past ton years. Now Simcoe is coming into the limelight by virtue of the com- pletion of a museum of art and an- tiques relating to the early history of this district. â€" Simcoe Ueformer. England Likes Our Tobacco Very gratifying reports are being re- ceived from Canadian trade conimis- lloners in Great Britain regarding tiie Iteadily increasing popularity ol Cana- flian tobacco â€" almost entirely from this part of the country. According to D. S. Colo, of Bristol, Empire to- bacco cleared from English bonded warehouses had grown from 1,500,000 pounds in 1919 to just on 47,000,000 pounds last year. Of this latter quan- tity 10,699,493 pounds wore from Can- idsL. The largest quantity was from l^ya-saland, over 15,000,000 pounds, panada coming next, with Southern Rhodesia and British India close be- hind. There is a heavy decrease in im- ports from the United States, the de- crease being 48,000,000 pounds com- jiared with the 1930 figuresâ€" more tlian the whole Empire contribution. According to Mr. Cole the great in- crease in Canadian tobacco was due to lowering of tho price and improve- ment of tho product. Important Brl- ti.-fh firms state that the quality of Canadian flue-cured tobacco was good la 1931 and better still in 1932. It has preated much favoraMe comment, and provided that quality la maintained British Importers are convinced that the demand for Canadian tobacco will lncrea«e.â€" St. Thomas Times-Journal. Let's Rent a PalntlngI A group of painters, in I'roviiicnce, Kiiodu Island, is trying a very novel scheme which has as its object tho creation of an artconciousncss among Rhode Islanders. This scheme i.s real- ly a circulating lil)vary of original paintings from tlie bru.shos of living artists of that city. There Is to bo a central depot where pictures can bo gathered. Connoisseurs and persons who simply know what pleases them In design will bo invited to inspect them, select a picture, and take it homo. The rental fee will be 42 cents a month, and the picture chosen may be kept for any period up to a year, or it may bo exchanged montliiy. â€" Winnipeg Free Press. Did You Ever? A survey reveals that twice as many men as women wear spectacles. Which Isn't at all surprising. For instance, have you ever seen a group of women on a street corner on a windy doy watching a man cross the street?â€" Hamilton Spectator. Man's Intricate Brain Tile difllculties faced by psycholo- gists and brain specialists in their ef- fort to understanil just what the luiman mind is and how It works are grapliically expressed by Prof. C. Jud- eon Herrick, noted psychiatrist. If you took ail the apparatus of tele- graph, telephone and radio in North America, says Professor llerrick, and compressed it into a two-quart jar. you would still have nn affair less liewlld- erini;Iy Intricate than the human brain. Is it any wonder that our spe- cialists still have a great deal to loarn about the way the miiid operates?â€" Vancouver Sun. Beating Diphtheria Ten years ago the diphtheria death rate in Manitoba was 21.5 per 100,000, whieh meant that 150 children lost their lives In this province every year from this preventable disease. In 1923 Imniunizatlfin was started in Winni- peg, with the result that by 1929 tlie death rate for tho whole province hud been brought down to 10,3. In that year immunization wa.i extended to a part of rural Manitoba, resulting in a further reduction of death rate to 5.2. In rural Manitoba since 1930 there have been 03 deaths in unimmunizod terri- tory and only 18 deaths in tho much larger population of the Immunized •eriltory. There have been no deaths among immunized persons. â€" Winnipeg Tribune. Bridge Most of the millions who play bridge play It for enjoyment and not ag u mathematical exercise. They break •II the ruleii, they underbid when they dont overbid, they forget what's •rump, violate tho conventions, hut they have a lot of fun out of the gums and If that Isn't the prime iiuriHise of • game then we are greatly mistaken. â€"Ottawa .liiiirnM. THE EMPIRE LL. G.'S War Memories An advance notice of the serial pub- lication of extracts from Mr. Moyd George's book of "War .Memoirs" pro- mises us hard hitting on controversial topics, a candor that spares no repu- tations, highly provocative criticisms, and revelations of Great Uritain'.s un- Iireparedness for war. On that last point it will be interesting to see how the author deals with the eminent WeKsh statesman who told us, about March, 1914, that there never had been a time so favorable as the present for the safe reduction of armaments. Per- l haps this utterance was really closer to August, 1914. It certainly w as not further away. The Memoirs are said to deal very with ruthlessly with Kilcliener's shortcomings. I wonder how they will deal with the charges in General John Charteris' "At G.H.Q." that Mr. Lloyd George was respon.sible tor the starving of our military strength in France before the Germans so nearly broke through in March, 1918; and also for protracted intrigues aiming at the removal of Haig as Com- mander-in-Chief. In whatever way Mr. Lloyd George may deal with these and other matters his "War Memoirs" promises to bo a book ot the year. â€" Edinburgh Scotsman. The Economics of Leisure A great deal is said about over-pro- duction, but tlie more vital need for increased consumption is not so wide- ly recognized. Until quite recently the majority of people were engaged in factories an<i otficos for most of their waking hours and hud little energy or opportunity for anything but work. The producer In his free hours now becomes a consumer and helps to restore the balance. It has been estimated that 50 years hence the work of the world will be done in about four hours daily. A good many firms have already adopted the five- day working week. Tho proper use of leisure is a problem that will become increasingly important. â€" 'l"ho Nine- teenth Century. Citizens Form Fire Brigade 100,000 City People ^Joltless" Street Car Back on the Land i Passes First Test When a |12o,000 fire broke out in the J- B. Smith lumber yard at Callander the other day, a C.K.R. locomotive was called in to help pump water, fire-tighting equipment was rushed from North Bay, citizens loaned buckets, pails and garden hose. Canada and Opportunity The emigration of large numbers is now niudo easy by all tilings of the machine age. The settler Is taken to his new home by railway train and motor car. Land settlement or indus- trial development in a new country to- day, when compared to what it was fornuMly, may l)o made a sort of sport- ing event. Ton millions of HritLsii can bo well settled in Canada with nuu-h less effort than the original half-dozen British .lettloments wore made in our American colonies during tho Seven- teenth Century. If tho goodly land of Canada is not soon occupied by Bri- tish immigrants it may be taken up by Continental Europeans. It Canada Is to remain permanently British in blood and sentiment the time to act la the golden present. Tho world is now at tho lowest point of an evorrecur- ring agricultural cycle. Within five years or less agricnlliirul conditions must change somewhat for the better. THE UNITED STATES Living in the Past No stranger crew sails the seven Seas to-day tlian that of tho I'.S.S. CoiiKlitution. Eighty mi^n went aboard the restored frigate in Jiin«, 1931, to uiuliMtuke Hii exislenco strange to them. Everything aboard "Old Iron- sides" is tho same to-day as in 1S12, Ineluding tliR routine of the crew. Tli» w(jrk Is all done by hand; even the (leeks are scrubbed with water pumped from the sea. The only heat is In tho galley. Yet the crew, after nearly two years, Is reported almost Intact. Quito a record, in view of tho pleasant duty to be had on the up-to-date man-o' war. â€" Boston Post. Selling in England Comments the Ottawa Journal. â€" "Speaking In St. Thom:is Hon. Charles McCrea, Ontario Minister of Mines, quoted figures prepared by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, the provincial Minister of Agriculture, which prove the extraordinary development ot agricultural exports to the British market. In the period from Janu- ary 31, 1932, to January 31, 1933, per- centage increases of farm products exported to the United Kingdom were as follow.<;, as compared to the twelve mouths immediately preceding: Percent Canned fruits 33 Oata 'â- 0 Bran G'** Flaxseed 1,168 Tobacco 1"* Bacon ^^G Beef ISO Pork ass Poultry 1-6^* Canned Milk l'«0 Canned Meals 2.443 This remarkable .showing is uU the more significant when it is remem- bered that the now treaty was in ef- fect for only about halt the latter jear. Furthermore It Is apparent ihat there Is a cumulative effect on tlie development of an export busi- ness and that it will be years before the full benefit Is reaped. Enough li:is been accomplished already, how- ever, to justify the convictions ot those who brought the treaty Into existence and commended it to the people of this country." » ; â-  Getting Rid of Moths A government bulletin says the way to frighten oft moths la to use a pound of paradichlorobonzine, and if this won't do the trick wo would suggest takeahamnierandknockhisblockoft. « A Swedish firm is planning to con- vert 1,000,000 tons of wood pulp Into synthetic sugar every year. The sugar is to lie used for cattle feed- ing and distillation into commercial alcohol. More International Education Urged Angell Tells All Peoples As- sociation It Will Curb Nationalism Copenl,agen. â€" International educa- tion was urged to overcome excess na- tionalism by Sir Norman AngeW, British economist, at a recent meet- ing off the All Peoples Association here. Sir Norman blamed excess of nationalism for the economic and fin- ancial collapse of the world. Tho kind of educ:.tion given at present does not help us to perceive the essential conditions that make for peace or the nature of the world in which we live, continued Sir Norman- For the last 10 years the economists have been urging the governments of the world to .scale down or wipo out reparations and debts, and to have lower tariffs. Education must teach that the vast sums involved in debts or reparations can only be paid in goods or services. This must be taught in a way that millions can grasp. Tho use of international textbooks for the teaching of history, literature and other subjects were urged by Sir Norman tn develop an appreciation for the achievements of other coun- tries. These books should be compiled by economists, whose interest and pol- icies were based on building up rather than on exaggerations; on brother- hood, rather than nationalism. 41 Baby Who Stole Film Wins Seven-year Contract Hollywood, Calif. â€" Paramount Stu- dios have announced the signing to a seven-jear contract of Leroy Weln- bruner, the one-year-old baby who shared honors with Maurice Chevalier in a recent movie. .J From the weather this spring. It is predicted that army worms will be flourishing In grain fields this summer. Satisfactory Results Reported In Most Cases â€" Quebec to Extend Grants of Money (Comments the Toronto Mail and Kmpire.) The whole.Home back-to-the-Iand movement in which Hon. Wesley Gor- don, Minister of Labor and Immigra- tion, has taken a strong load ever since ho came Into office, is gaining a constructive impetus. In co-opera- tion with the two railway systems and the i)rovincial government, nearly 100,000 Individuals have been taken from the cities and placed on farms. Tho bread-winners in most cases thus provided for lived formerly on the soil and wore attracted to urban cen- tres during former boom periods. A familiarity with rural life fits them to succeed as farmers or farm workers. Most ot the provinces have co-op- erated with the Federal Government and with the railways in ths move- ment, and satisfactory results have been obtained In many parts of the Dominion, though there has been a percentage of failures, due perhaps to poor selection on the part of some municipalities. It is understood that the Ontario Government will continue to place suitable settlers on the land Jklong the existing highways, and ^here colonftation roads are used jhey will be put in shape under the unemployment relief plan. It Is un- derstood that Mr. Gordon, during his present trip to the North Country, Is giving some time to the study ot the problem. In the Province of Quebec Premier Taschereau has announced that his Government plans to Intensity the back-to-the-land movement by extend- ing grants ot money for a period ot throe year.s to farmers who are will- ing to place their song on abandoned farms. The Department of Coloniza- tion, Game and Fisheries is co-oper- ating with the Department ot Agricul- ture in this work. In the view ot Mr. Taschereau, a long-continued exoda? ot young men and women from rural areas to urban districts has weakened the basis ot Quebec's prosperity and development to a disquieting extent. It is the Government's intention to do all iti its power to correct this un- profitable situation. This is all to the good. At such a time, newspapers everywhere should retrain from publishing sensational stories ii.-garding the failure of occa- sional migrants to the land. These people constitute a small minority, and the unnecessary airing ot their grievances tends to discourage an In- valuable movement which, if properly developed, can make a real contribu- tion to the renewed development of prosperous conditions throughout On- tario and the Dominion. Result of $500,000 Research is Demonstrated in Brooklyn New York. â€" Citizens of a certain section of Brooklyn beheld a Strang* sight last week â€" a street car that sped along making less noise than an elec- tric egg-beater. Rolling on rubberized tires, and with rubber "sandwiches" worked la-- to springs, the car was demonstrated after two years ot research in whict $500,000 was expended in an effort tl produce a more comfortable and raon efficient means of transportation foi the nation's strap-hangers. The car was given Its first formal test before a group of newspaper and magazino writers, all of whom wer« permitted to ride In It. They wert impressed not only by the compleU quietness of the car tn operation, but by the developments of speed control which eliminates sudden and joltini stops and starts. A man may stand in the aisle and read his newspaper without fear ol being thrown violently against othei standees, and without the clatter and bang ordinarily associated with street car transportation. It is as though in fact, he were riding in a deep cushioned limousine. C. F. Hirshfleld, noted engineer, wh( had charge of the experiments in thell various phases, sought to determini just what things about street cars ir ritate and discommode the passenger The noise, the jarring, the ventilatiol and speed were the main factors. On< problem which confronted him wai the fact that many passengers becom< irritated when they see automobilei swing in ahead of the street car. Thus the present car was evolved Noise has been eliminated to such al extent that the most distinguishablj sound is that of the trolley wheel rui» ning overhead. The new type controls provide I "pick-up" rate almost double that ol the ordinary street car. !• Mountain Slides Into German River HlKorical Mu.wiwn* A town or county ran hare no more •ttractire lurs lur vlsitora and twit- A Health Hint One reason assigned to Mr. Roose- velt's good physical condition is thai he Is able to shake off his probli>ms when he goes to bed. Thl.s is a hint for all of us. We should be falling asleep then. Instead of trying to .solve them by tho often ImprHCtlcable pro- cess of mere thoiiglit - ProviilBP.ee JoiirnaU 1,300,000 Return to Jobs In U.S. Within 3 Months Washington. â€" Reports of a general upturn in business cheered adminis- tration leaders as they fought to carry out President Roosevelt's billion dollar economy program. Budget ditector Lewis Douglas brought word to the White House that 1,300,000 persons have returned to their jobs since March 4. Harvey Couch, member of the Board of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, told the President that the steady in- crease in cotton prices already was prjving an economic stimulant to southern agriculturists. Fix)m the Federal Reserve Board ' came new indications of economic re- covery. Member banks in 90 leading cities reported that in the week end- ing May 31, total loans increased $133,t>00,000 to reach a total of $S,- 485,000,000. Loans on securities rose $6r),000,000 to ?3.7 13,000,000. Total loans and in- vestments increased $97,000,000 to $16,426,000,000. Couched, in his explanation, declar- ed that the rise in cotton prices from $30 to $50 a bale, not only have a tre- mendous impetus to southern buying power, but also sti-engthened the po- sition of the banks in the cotton- growing states. He estimated that the $50,000,0 loan to China by the Re- construction Finance Corporation, would result in the purchase of at least 1,000,000 bales of botton, some of it from the surplus stocks. <. Ancient Bird Books Displayed at McGill .Montreal. â€" Books about birds print- ed more than four and a half cen- 1 turies ago are included in an exten- sive exhibit at .McGill University • library, which i.s open to the public througliout the mimmer months. 1 Tho exhibit includes many rare books from the collection in the lllacker Library ot Ornithology; the Knima Shearer Wood Library of Ornithology, augmented by rare vol- umes from the Osier Library; an ex- tensive selection from the 4000 orig- inal bird paintings In posses!,iou of the library; stuffed birds, and birds' eggs from the Uedpatli Museum, and other material relating to the his- tory of bird illustration. Spanish Flyers Set New Mark Cover 4,500 Miles From , Seville to Havana in * Forty Hours Havana, Cuba. â€" On June 11 tw( ' veteran Spanish army flyers coverinj â- > 4,500 miles in a non-stop flight front * Seville to Cuba, set a new North At lantic record. •/-_-â-  '^^^ Capt. Mariano Barberan-it ...T^f^ ' Joaquin Collar left the Spanish citj on Saturday morning an-d arrived at Camaguey, in Central Cuba, Sundaj * afternoon, averagring about 115 milei v an hour during the 39 hours and 5< minutes they were in the air. Their reception at the Camaguej ' .\irport was a cordial one, while Ha- « vana gave them an ovation greatei , than the first. Their plane, named the Cuatro Vir * entos, or Four Winds, landed gracA i fully after making the crossing witi, almost mathematical precision- , "We hac' one fine trip," the Span- iards exclaimed as their big plam'' slid down out of the grey clouds. Th<v weather was grood, they said. , The aviators saw only two passen^/ ger ships during their flight. "I don'i' expect they saw us, however, bccaua, we were flying very high," they said A manufacturer here said he wouW pay the Spaniards $5,000 for the find ^' Spain-to-Cuba flight, although hU long-standing prize offer elapsed la^ ' January. ( Cuban officials estimated the di» tance at 4,533 miles, most of it ovei 1 water. < A terrible catatrophe occurred on May 31st near Latdort In the Merseburg dktrlct of Germany when the chalk mountains slipped Into Into the Saale river. The water niounted halt a meter In a few nilnutos. Tho American alligator got Its name lyr mistake: Spani.sh explorers 1 mistook it for a great lizard and called it el largato. the lizard. German Research Group to Check Oil Depositi Berlin. â€" Germany is making an ef- fort to check all its natural resource* As a first step, the "Gernvan SocietJ for Oil Research" has been founded including representatives of the gov- ernment, industry, e.\perts of the Na- tional Socialist and Naticmalist Par- ties, and several independent experts. Profes.sor C. Eduard Leo Ubbelohde, " of Karlsruhe has been appointed pre- sident, while Gottfried Feder, well- known economic expert of the Nad party, has been named liaison officer. According to the statutes drawn up ' by the society, its first task will be te"* create a basis for methodical geologic-'* al and geophysical research all over* Germany, with a view to ascertaining *' '' "*^ the exact site of oil deposits as w^ell aa • their approximate potential yield. .•\n extensive study also is to b« made as to question of exploitation, refining, trans))ort, storing and the use of oil and oil products. •> Greater New York Sets Census at 12,616,300 New York. The metropolitan popiM latlon ot New York now Iti 12.616,300l' an increase of nearly 600.000 aino( the 1930 census, the Merchants A« sociatlon reported June Ist. New York Cily's estlraated popula thm wa.^ placed at 7,i!lS,000. againet 6.9X0,446 in 19.10. New York's metropolitan or ratal trading area roniprl.ies terrltorj within a radiu-i of 60 miles trOH downtown New York. ♦•»/' \ J^u_