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C/^^/04 Need Great Men TI.ere iievHr was a time In the world's hislory, probably. wli<>ii there was a Rravpr neml fo, creat men. than tliero la tnday Important events are transpiring today wliirli will shape the destinies or every nation on eiirlh New thoiiKlit In the mat(er.if>f govern- ment. Hconomlo control, religion and most other deiiartnionta of human ae. tivity. are appearlns on iho horizon demandiii!? the judRnipnt of the best minds that the world cat) produce The masses look tr their leaders for conipotent i;nldiince. and this Is the task of gifat men. Which recalls the words of Matt- how .\rnold. who ir detinins the ureal men of i-.tiltiire stated they are "those w4io have a passion for diffusing, for maldiip prevail, for rarrving from one end of Boriety to tlie other, the best knowledge, the best ideas of their t'mo; who have labored to divest knowledge of all that was hursh. iin couth, ditlirult. alistract. professional exidiislve. o humanize It. to make it eOirieiit outside the cliriHe of the cul- tivated and learned, yet still remain ing the best knowledge and thought of the time "â€"Chatham News. Cost of Carelessness In the tirs' eleven months of this year, statistics show, the use of motor vohldes In this province Increased 7.fi per cent., the number of traffic ac- cidents in reased 10 per cent,, the •-umtjui of pel sons injured In accl- deu B Increased 27 5 per cent, and the propffty damage was up 33.3 per cent. Ei)dity-four peisoiis were Iciiled in these eleven m )nths. against eighty- two in the same period in 1935. and the record of death has been at least maintained in December. Accident. In'ury damage are up far out of pro- portion to the Incre.'ise in motor traf- "c. â€" Vancouver Province Mrs. Sim:>son No matter what turn events may lake, Mrs. VVallis Simpson remains a public tlKure for life Down the years she is bound to crop up In the news and is almost certain to tind a place In history future l;istorians may ap- praisi' this place, future novelists and playwrights maj clothe her as a ro- mantic (iiure ranking with the glam- orous \/omen of the ages for whom men laid down their worldly posses slo" if not their souls. Most of us in Tunada know little about Mrs Simp- son except what we have found out fro-m reading. Reports from across the Atlantic suggest an intense Iiatied for her on the part of certain people there who I'eol that she has been a siren who has lured a king from his duty and .'arrled a throne close to the -ocks But one hears littic nf that in Western Canada. -Mler all, what woman inlglit not have licr head turn- ed bv iitientlon that appears to ruu to adoration from one who was the most popular king and one of the most popular and sought-after men !ii the world? â€" Rpgin.T Leader-Post. The Good They Do Cost of maintaining legatiorj? abroad Is ni'gligihie c-oaipared to the bnnclits which can be achieved. They are well woi-th the expenditures, if only to pro mote more friendly relations: hut there are also the concrete benellts In the way of lnc.ca..ed trade to be cnn.sidered B'or some time there has been talk of n trade agreement be- tween Canada and Bolgiiiin. and set- ting up a legation at Ottawa should hel" to pave the way. â€" \Vii;dsof Star Our Indians Thj Federal efffnts to better tlic position of Hie liidhuis have had good results in I he omiiiion as well as in the United States Hut It Is felt that much more could be acconiiilished lor them and an enlarged progiaui was announced at Ottawa the other day. The department will devote particular att'i'lioii to Improving llieir skill as tra()pera and to helping them to take better care of furs before these are D urketed Tiiero are many other ways In which they can be given assistance that will enable them to reach a higher eciuio- mic plane. The working i ul of the plan, will be followed witli keen in- terest, as the national responsibility for the vvolfait of the Indian popula tiOD is widely reco.gnized â€" Kdnionton Jojrnal. "What Is Needed" . . . The truth Is that llic authori- ties, aometfiues with the connivance of the courts, are th.^mselves to blame in large part for the added dangers to highway travel in Ontario. They are toda.v reaping the harvest of light sentenceH and reduceil charges and unless they change their ways, there is little possibility ot the situation be ing Improved. What Is needed n.ore than anything else In dealing with the minority that persLsts In conducting Itself without regard to the safety ol others oa the road is not further education, because that has been tried and found want- In but tearless enforcement oif the laws that are already embodied In the highway code and an end of all the evasions that have been practised by the Crown authorities and the courts, â€" Biockvllie Recorder and Times, Jingle In The Pocket The year end brought with it more uugible evidences of progress in "<ova Scotia than for many dreary yearb. There have been the addition il car order at Trenton and tlie pros pect ot more to follow ; the order for ftee' rails at Sydney and the prospect more yet to come and all time re- â- â€¢'<rd shipment t^f coal up the St. Law- rence and thw anticipated continuing demand; the even and a half percent. «.] increase in steel and subsidiary plants; the doubled Christmas bonus i'' the pay envelope at Westville; and 'ion another may he added to these vith the ixtrt' week's wages found in pay <;nvel( pe of the employees of I he Oxford Foundry .u;' Machine Coni- nany [^nurler once said, folk did not need to b told ,vhcn prosperity existed. the3 knew it by the jingle In their pockets. It would be far from the 'ruth to say viiat everybody is pros n"i .U.S, but this at least is true, that nany have fel, more of a jingle In â-  heir pockets 'laii they have known for a long while.â€" Halifax Chronicle. ignorant Females 1 have been warned by three ("ifferent feminine friends that if I take any iior' cracks at them about not knowing what drafts on a stove are there for, the said friendships will come to a sudden end. In a hum- ble and apologetic tone of voice I '•oul'' remark (couldn't I now?) if the '•ap fits, we' • it! "ow about trying to catch them young by teaching it In the schools They could nave toy stoves and the ;ttle darlings could learn, at an early age, to shut the drafts. No more tool ish than lots of the rubbish taught to the sons and daughters of the hard working <,.d hard-up) parents at the i.ipseiit time. â€" Kamloops Sentinel. Candid Admission "These is nothing connected with the Press that has ever got me into such great trouble as the accuracy of 'he reports ot vi'hat I have said" con tides Lrfird Derby. And such admirable I iiest and candor is worthy of a place in the e'ords.â€" St. Catharines Standard. THE EMPIRE When War Comes As long as Hitler and Mussolini con- tinue to get their way without war, Europe is in no immediate danger of â- )ii(lict. But this is merely another vay ot saying that when war comes 'â-  will bi at thu time and under the '•onditions most favorable to the Fas - i.'ii cau.se. Peace on these terms can offer no security.â€" The Nation, Lon- don. "Mickle Maks Muckle" Th'i moderate investments of our tiulfty clas-ips have piled up Britain's princiiial ••s,sots. Well over £l,'jno,OQO, 'OO is Invested in the Post Office Sav !!,':» U,Tnl;s. and National Savings Cer (i'icntes, and iliere are many hundreds of million? more In life assurance |i(.<liciea and in the keeping of build- ing focieties Analysis has shown thai the avciage holdings of stocks ard sliari's In Iho railway companies, the big bank.i. and many of our great iududirics do lot exceed a tew hun dred pounds. Like the army of work- niir-n which reared the pyramids, the hosts of the "small men" have reared tl.' greiit edifice of British wealth,â€" London Pally Mail. Admiral's Daughter Weds Lady Prudence Jellicoe, daughter of the late Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoe, is shown as she was leaving Trinity Church, in London, Eng., with her husband, Francis Loudon, after they were wedded, recently. Income is $452,000,000 Higher Than Last Year All Classes of Nation's Business Did Better â€" Manufacturing Takes Precedence of Agriculture No Mannequins For Her \V. L- Clark writes in Windsor Star, â€" When Queen Mary buys a dress she goes usually to one of two Well-known firms in London. Taking the gannent, she holds it against herself, looks in the mirror and she 'luickly decides yes or no. They used to try and have maiine- (|uins and models parade for the Queen INIother, but she does not go for that, ."^nd, she rarely pays more than ,$100 for a dross. OTTAWA â€" Canada's national in- come from all sources for 1938 was estimated recently by the Canadian Press at $4,545,000,000, which was $452,000,000 greater than in 1935 and $1,351,700,000 greater than the low year of 1933. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics has records of the values created covering a considerable portion of the year for five-eights of all per- sons in Canada gainfully employed. With these figures as a basis and as- suming the remaining three-eights of those actually working are equal- ly productive of national wealth the national income for the 12 months was estimated. Manufacturers produced the great- est wealth with agriculture second mining third, tourist traffic fourth, and forestry fourth. Everyone ot the big industries showed increases. Percentage increase for industries ill iy3() over 1935 were as follows: â€" .•\£?riculture 10, H, forestry 19.0, tisii- cries 3.0, trapping 9.0, mining, 20.4, electric power 9.4, construction, 3.5, repairs S.ii, manufactures, G, The tourist traffic is among the in- dustries unreported by the Bureau of Statistics, Estimates from other sources, however, place the value of this industry at $250,000,000 in 1936, compared with .$202,000,000 ih 1935 and $117,000,000 in 1933, At $-1,545,000,000 the 193(1 grand total is 11 per cent above $4,093,- 92(5,000 in iy35. The figure for 1933 WHS $,1,193,000,000, After eliminating the value of ma- terials consumed in the production process and malcing allowance for some duplication in reports under different headings, the estimate of commodity production in Canada for 19.36 was about $2,841,000,000, an in- crease of 42,5 per cent above $1,- 990,000,000 in 1933 and 11 per cent higher than $2,559,000,000 in 1935. Weather Handicapped Crops Partly owing to crop reduction due to adverse weather conditions in recent years, manufacturers now definitely take precedence over agri- culture in net value of production. Since 1933, however, agriculture has shown an annual increase in value. b'ased on 29 factors, the index of manufacturing production in the first nine months of 1936 had risen to 107,8 compared with 97.0 in the same period of 1935. The price index, on the base of 192G equals 100, was 75.5 in November against 72.9 in Novem- ber, 1935. Employment in manufacturing was up to 103.1 for the 10 months com- pared with 96.7 last year. Among factors showing heavy in- creases were raw cotton imports, up 31.5 per cent at 129,445,000 pounds in 11 months, and steel ingot produc- tion up 20.8 per cent at 1,010,598 long tons in the same comparison. Pig iron production showed a 15.3 per cent advance at 610,000 long tons. Acreage of wheat planted in 1936 was up 4.9 per cent at 25,289.000 acres, but yield fell 20 per cent and the production of 233,500,000 bushels was l.'i.S per cent below 277,339,000 bushels in 1935, Higher Farm Prices Wheat prices mounted, however, with the result that t!ie value of pro- duction was placed at $200,085,000, which is 17,5 per cent higher than $170,333,000 last year, ."Vll field crops had a value of $594,000,000, a gain of 10.7 per cent over $509,000,000, During the 11 months creamery butter production increased 3,4 per cent at 238,266,000 pounds, and fac- tory cheese output was up 15,5 per cent at 114,375,000 pounds. Contributing to the spectacular improvement in mining, every branch of the industry except copper showed production increases in com- parison. Gold was up 15.2 per cent at 2, 740,531 line ounces, silver 9,6 per cent at 13,110,327 line ounces, and nickel 6,2 per cent at 123,569,- 125 pounds. Highest percentage in- creases were gypsum, 44,4 per cent at 568,138 tons, and asbestos, 44.1 per cent at 204,235 tons. An increase of 6.3 per cent in the wholesale price index of the wood and paper group to 69.4 had substan- tial effect on the value of forestry products. Newsprint production was up 15.2 per cent at 2,890,000 tons for the first 11 months of I93fi. Kxports of planks and boards for the same Would Revive Marriage Trade Stamford J P. Offers to Perform Ceremony On Instalment Basu STAMFORD, Connecticut. - Franklin Mittau, potliatrist and one of the 21 justices of the peace elect- ed in November, is making a valiant effort to revive the dying "marriage business" in Stamford. Ho is offering to perform marriage ceremonies on the instalment basis â€"so much down and so much when you feel the urge to pay the rest. Mr. Mittau, who says that he cam- •laigned for the Republican party in Ihe recent election, did not have to chance defeat, for nomination was '(luivalent to election for justices of ;he peace. He said that he had not yet per formed a marriage ceremony but hat he was hopeful. "I won't charge any fixed fee, but will leave it to the parties who de sire to be married," he said. "Suppose they forget about the in- -italments?" he was asked. "I haven't looked up the law, but I suppose there'd be a way to make them pay," he replied, "However, I'm willing to leave it to their own conscience. It would hurt them more than it would me to cheat. Besides, all I'd be givin;,' would be my ser- vices," Mr. Mittau has sent cards to news- papers and organizations letting it be known that he is willing to tie nuptial knots on the above basis. R* neglected to explain that the blood test law and the five-day wait are necessary before a license could be issued, but said: "I'd make that plain to any pros- pect when he called me." Before tlie operation of the new Connecticut marriage law, which prescribes a blood test and prohibits the marriage of people whose tests disclose a social disease. Justices of the Peace here picked up consider- able money performing marriages. For instance, Joseph Davidson, a lawyer, who was perhaps the cham- pion marrying justice of Stamford, counted it a poor year when he did not receive from $600 to $800 in mar- riage fees. This year, under the op- eration of the new law, his foes 'hopped to $15. New York State town justices arc 'getting all the business that former- ly went to Greenwich and Stamforn. The Kind Word Observes tile New York Sun â€" .-\ great many girls and boys have been encouraged In pulileiiesB by a little reward from a relative or an Inti- mate friend of the family. "You've been very nice to me Mary," says .A.unt .-Minira as she departs after a visit, "and here's something to put in your bank." "Now, Mira," say.s mother, "you must not spoil the child; she only does as she should." 'Well," says Al- mira, "this ain't agoin' to spoil her. and she is a nice girl." "Tommy," says Uncle Bill, "you took good care of me; don't spend all this in one place" "Shucks, uncle, 1 liked to do it," says Tommy. "Bill,'' says father. "I won't have you givin' money to Tommy; it'll teach him bad habits; it'll make a beggar out of him" "Now Pete, .vnu keep still," .says Bill, "or I'll tell Tommy some things about you" And Pete keeps still, the cliildren are not spoiled, and if they think that perhaps good manners are not pena- lized they will help to make a plea- .santer world. period were 1,565, 756,000 board feet, an improvement of 47.8 per cent. Kinployment in logging was 3.7 per cent belter, bringing the index to 127 at the end of November, Doesn't Say It Christo-iher Billopp writing in the Baltimore Sun observes: Smith meets Jones and says "Hel- lo, Jones, how are you'.'" To which Jones might, with perfect justice reply: "I am beginnmg to feel my age. I have seveial teeth that are giving me trouble, and there are unmistak- able evidences that I am on the verge if u cold. There is <i shooting pain thit run.s up my right leg and ends in the small of the bacK. "My riglit elbow i- sore. It feels as if a teii'lun had been stramcd. My eyes are tired from having used them so much and 1 suspect that I do need to hav my glasses changed. ^ callous place on my left foot is giv- ing me tiouble. "I was nervous la.st night and un- able to immediately drop off to sleep md tills morning i awoke ahead ol the alarm clock. My digestion is not what it was, and at the noon hour I did no' eat my pie a !a mode with the customary relish. I think I am getting a little deaf in one ear. "1 find that 1 am rathei short* winded and I am a little disturbed about my heart- On the othei handi 1 am ..'onscious ol other symptonu tliat lead me to sus|iect that there is .-.omething ratlicaily wrong with mj liver, appendix, gall-bladder and .ither itei nal organs Sometnnes I've â- luzzings in my heaa that lead me to suspect the beginning .if some mental disorder If I were the kind of man who easily grows alarmed about l.imseif 1 nould gt at once to a doc^ tor and have him look me over. In fact I'm just terrible." But, nstead, he replies, "I'm feel- ing fine, Smith. And I hope you are the same." Contracts Gain In December Awards Total $6,118,800, In- crease of 40.2 Percent OTTAWA. â€" Contracts awarded in the Dominion for the month of De- cember, as compiled by MacLeaa Building Reports, Limited, amounted to $6,118,800. an increase of 40.2 per- cent, over the December, 1935. lig- ure of $4364,900, and this despite the severe weather that spread across Canada the latter part of November. Ontario, with $2,338,000 and Que- bec with $2,132,200 headed the list. Other provinces in order were, A1-- berta §612,300, Nova Scotia $421,600, British Columbia, $331,000; .Man- itoba. $1-10,500; Saskatchewan, $123,- 200; New Brunswick, $21,000. There were no contracts awarded in Prince l;]dward Island. Contemplated work reported for th» liist time amounted to $14,405,900, bringing the year's total to dale to .i!259.537,li00, as compared with $232.- 960,100 for 1935, an increase of 11.4 percent. Toronto and suburbs with 152 jobi costing $79:!, (100 was ahead of Mon- treal Islaiul, where 89 contracts were let amounting to $576,200, Largest Baby o larscbt baiiy ever born weighed tweiity-(lve pounds. It was born la the United States in 191G, This fact is pif'seiitod by the Journal of the American .Medical Association in re- viewing the literature on tho connec- tio.. between the birth of large babies and tho o.\lstence of diabetes in their molhers. It linds that there are re- peated observations In medical litera- turo of tin; birth of large, mostly fat, babies to mothers suffering from dia- betes and 'lot receiving treatments for it. Babies weighing more than nine pound- are met mice In every thirty births, while those more than tliiiteo 1 pounds are met only once in 200,000 liirths, Tho death rate among giant babies is roporteil to be 14,9 per cent., while (ho average death rate for all births is :!,2 per cent.â€" New York Herali. Tribune. Câ€" 4 "Do you expect mc to believe all that rubbish about the Land of Oz?" Inquired Bllllna, who seemed a little cross. "What rubbish?'' asked Dor- othy "Why your impossible stories about animals that can talk and a tin woodman who is alive, and a scarecrow who can think" "They are all there," said the child. "I do not believe it," cried the hen. "In the Land of Oz," remarked Tiktok, turning toward them, "any-thing is possible. For it is a won-der-ful fair-y coun-try." "There Billina! What did I say?" cried Dorothy. And then she turn- ed to the machine man and asked, eagerly: "Do you know tho Land of Oz, Tiktok?" No, but I have heard a-bout it," said the copper man. ''For it is on-ly sep-a-rated from this Land of Ev by a broad des-ert." Dorothy clapped her hands together delightedly. "It makes mo quite happy to be so near to my old friends. The Scarecrow I told yoa about, Billina, is now King of the Emerald City of Oz." "Pardon mo. He is not the king now," said Tiktok.. "He was when I left there,", declared Dorothy. "I know," said Tiktok, "but there was a rev-ol-ution in the Land of Oz, and the Scare-crow was de-posed by a sol-dicr wo-nian nam-ed Jin-jur. And then Jin-jur was de-posed by a lit- tle girl nam-ed Oz-ma, who was the right-ful heir to the throne, Oz- ma of Oz is now the rul-er of the Land of Oz,.' "That is news to me," remarked Dorothy thought- fully. After this the copper man spoke no more for several minutes. Ho turned around again to resume his thinking. Then after severa min- uts had passed, Tiktok approached Dorothy and Billina, and made a stiff bow. "If you will be kind o-nough to fol-low me," he said, "I will lead you a-way from here to the town of Ev-na where you will be more com-fort-able, and al-so I will protect you from the Wheel-ers." "Alright," said Dorothy, "I'm ready,' and grasping Tiktok's hand, she foliowcd him.