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• • • • • • '^rh^ horn th^ ^r^.^^S • • • • « • Pllndinc Headlights BliiMJin; headlights conllnue to claim victims on Ontariu highways witli i: i:iotO]icus legiulai'ity in spite of Iba f ;ct that they are supposed to be illc I iind that there are supposed to 1)0 <i';icers reaponsiljle for e Tore- Ing B'l U a regulation. â€" Brockvllle KecorUer. Ir.comnetent Drivers TIk; iJapartment of Highways now require:! pvery driver who has had a bad accident reco-d to be examined by a (ioctor to see If any physical de- fect \'.\ responsible for the accidents. This Hii :;;ests that It minht be a good thing r oni the standpoint of tho saf- ety of those using the highways, it more attnntfon was paid to the physi- cal qu.Hliflcations of all who drive mo- tor vehicles. Why wait until a drive.- has established a reputation "or acci- dents before subjecting him to an ex aminatioQ regarding his physical fit- ness? Plain, ordinary common sense saggesta that the time for such an ex aminatlon is before and not after an accident, in which, perhaps, there has been a loss of life. â€" St. Thomas Times- Journal. The Empire and the World The Empire does not involve the world in Its domestic problems and crises Other nations have diverted the tlhicontent of citizens by preci- pitating crises with neighbouring or weaker nations, but the Empire has kept its domestic troubles within its own boundaries. Even though unem- ployment and poverty within the ESn- pire have been exploited by the ene- mies of the British system, the Em- pirH has not retaliated but has gone on in its quiet dignity and brought its enemies to reluctant acknowledgment that the integrity of the Empire is es sential even to the welfare of those who would be its enemies, not as a nation but as the exponent of an op posing order. Thus it goes: enemies, rivals, competitors, all kno"- ••'"• "-tc the Knipire to falter in its stride the pace of the world would diminish. The Empire is the driving-wheel, the mo- tive power, and the safetylvalve ot International production and wellai'e. â€" Mr'Il)ourne Argus. Music and Milk Silonce gains much by accident. An Indiana farmer is now getting Ave gallons of milk instead of the three he used to get before he began milking Just outside his back door, where his two cows could hear the radio. But he didn't locate the cows there for their amusement, but his own. In a scien- tific 'spirit this column now suggests trying bagpipes on the two cows. Or on the farmer, if you prefer. â€" Sautt Star. Blondes Vanish Tlie new models of motor cars ap- pear in the advertisements without a blonde on the ruiming board, suggest- ing at least the motor car has reach ed a state of porfccMou that enables It to stand on its own morits.â€" Kitrh enor Record. Concern For A Dog A curious incident, according to cable dispatch from Madrid, held up hostilities for a time on that blood dro;u-hed battleground. It seems that Bonii'how or other a collie dog had wandered on to the danger zone and wa; rushing back and forth between the opposing trenches iu a state of tenor. Both sides ceased fire for a whole hour, but the dog refused to leave and was eventually dispatched. It i;i strange to reflect that men who woiild not hesitate for an instant to kill iNich other should instinctively re- frain from killing a trapped animal. There is, then, a certain remnant of chivalry still surviving. â€" Hamilton Spectator. Housinit b Quebec It will be adinilted that in Canada We arc already behind from the point Of vi?w ot sanitary lodgings. This delay may be due to a number of cauS"». It is only recently that the horsing crisis became serious: it fol- lowoil the exodus ot country people to the cities. But the crisis :s none the less severe. Iu many centres construc- tion has not kept pace with the in- crea.K- in population, aud before the economic crisis, working men and the l>oor succeeded in housing thoniselves mu.h more easily than today. The Fed sal Government has had the hap- py i.l.'a of choosing the building of sanitary lodgings as a means of les- sening the unemiiloyment crisis, t'or it must not be ovorlooked that in aid- ing the population to live in more hy- gienic dwelling places ;tnd tuore agreeable ones, the public authorities are contributing to procure work for a laigo number of men. aud that they kre encouraging all the industries which are allied to those ol construc- tion. Let us hope that Quebec will *nter upon this movement shortly and Vlth all its power.â€" L'Kvenement, Quebec. South Africa and Immigration On the Rand we do not want any sore newcomers for the present, ei- Ber from overseas or from other parts t South Africa, unless they have as- tared jobs waiting for them. It may be that the decentralization of secon- dary industry â€" recently much dis- cussed â€" will provide a solution. Anxl ous as we are to see the Rand grow and thrive and prosper, it is as well to remember before it is too late thai the Rand cannot continue indefinitely to carry the rest of the Union on its back. The prosperity of the Rand and the prosperity of the rest of the coun try are, in point of actual fact, inter dependent We must avoid the mis- take of Australia, where almost the entire population is concentrated in a few large cities. Increased and more diffused industrial activity should readily attract a larger population of the desired type, which in turn will lead to an increased demand for raw materials and food. What is needed at the moment is a strong lead from the Government. Canada'si Young People Edward Bird, a young Englishman, after travelling in Canada, has an ar- ticle iu the Nineteenth Century about lite among the voung people in this country. That which most impressed him was the extent to which boys and young men spend their holidays can oeing and caanping in the north conn try, where lakes, streams and forests abound. He tells of the camps for boys on Lake Timagami and else- where in the north. The young fel- lows learn canoeing, woodcraft, and above all acquire self-confidence. He found children aged six sv.imming and diving well. What he felt was that the young in Canada are looking for ward confidently to the fine future ahead of this country. They do not have any doubt about it. â€" Toronto Star Weekly Wife Ends His Career The passing- of llrs. J. T. Carroll re- calls the history iu Vancouver of an ii'teresting pioneer couple. Her late hisband. Dr. Carroll, was a busy phy- sic 'an, one of the group consisting of Or Duncan Bell-Irving. Dr. Jchnson and Dr. H. E. Langis. all now dead e>:- cept Dr. Langis, who is still hale ;ind hearty at 7!). In 1S9S, Dr. Carroll was bitten by the political bug, this being about the time that Dr. R. E. McKechnie, now of Vancouver, was first running for office in Nanaimo. The News-Advertisei. Vancouver :norniug paper, was friendly to the candidacy of Dr. Carroll for mayor. f. L. Carter-Cotton was proprietor of the morning paper of that day. One night Mr. Cotton and Dr. Car- roll were in conference and they call- ed in a young reported to dictate an announcement about Dr. Carroll's proposed candidacy. The reporter took his notes, but then remarked: ''The only trouble about this an nounoemont is that Mrs. Carroll was on the phone a few minutes ago to say that no matter what we heard from any source about Dr. Carroll running for mayor, there was nothing to it. She said he was not going to run.'' "Did sho say that'.'" liUi-kily repeat- ed Dr. Carroll, who was a towering man of huge frame. He turned to the editor and said: "'I guess 1 had better go home and find out.'' Mr. Cotton had to find another can- didate for that election â€" Lethbrldge Herald. Florida and the Soo You may have your snowbanks and blizzards, Voiir coughs and your colds and your 'fiu. But take it from me I would much rather be Down here in the sun. Wouldn't .vou'.' VV. J. McCormack. St. r'elorsburg, Florida, Jan. 11. (I>ear Bill. Had to pay 2 cents pos- tage on your card. This is the warm- est January in 40 years. However, there are neither rattlers nor jiggers in tho grass, no alligators in the riv- ers. Sun is so bright a fellow needs to hunt the shady side of the street. The boss shoes have taken a rest, but there is great curling, skating and hoc- key. It must be terrible down south Roadway Under River The south tube of the West .39th street Midtown Tunnel, which will connect N'ew York City with New Jersey, shown as it lie'jing to take shane. This steel section shows the tile ducts and com- pleted ceiling. Tunnel will relieve automobile traffic in Holland tubes. to just have to sit around and play cribbage.â€" Editor). â€" Sault Ste. Marie Star. Bell's Prophecy Sending photographs over an ordin ary telephone wire was something that even Bell himself would have been loath to prophecy, although he did predict in the early stages of the invention that a single human voice would be ultimately heard around the world.â€" Braatford Expo.sitor. I This Week's | % News In Review |i Flood Menace Leicsns CIUCACO â€" The Cood menace so long overhanging much of the Cnitod State:-, appeared to be lessening everywhere, inspiring hopes that the job ahead is mainly one <:f consolidat ing po.iilion:; against the waters. The Ohio Itivi-r. reaching its big gost crest of all time on V.'ednesday. at Cairo, 111., still was held bacl; by that city's lofty levee.? and the persi:)- tence of tho men who remained at i.-iiminent peril to defend it. The Mississippi was rising south to Nc'v Orleans. It v.as above flood ."tage as far (Iov,-n a:; Vick.^burg, .\I::3:5.. but General Malin Craig, I'nited States Army Chief of Staff, reassured tho people: •"Evi-rything is holdin;i all right iti the lov.-er river. '• New Lease Given Fair I3UA.MPT0.\ â€" While it had ap poared that the Peel County .-Vgricul tuaral Fair's discontinuance this year was likely, \V. L. Wilkinson, the pre- sident, now declares matters are very t:iuch brighter, with the assurance that assistaucs will be forthcoming from county municipalities. ^Vlready tho Peel County Council has voted $500, and Brampton Town Council has decided to vole .5-i>S. which iu effect will offset the local taxation for road improvement '1 am almost certain I will not bo amiis if I predict that the fair will bo held aa usual, after all of our worries. ' said .Mr. Vvilkiuso::. Fltre Still Grips Britain LO.N'DOX â€" La.n week's doatii toll â-  I 1,155 shows iliat tliu ialiuenza epi- ik:!::c in Great Britain in still severe, ileperts for liie previous week had 'isled l.l'jT victims. Dead At 63 TOltOXTO â€" Thi:i week, interna- tion:;lly known race-horse owklm-, Ed- ward Fro'.id:.' Si;s.:;r;ii;i, President of J. E. Seagram <i Sons. Limited. Wa- terloo distillers, dii'd here at the age of Co, after an operation for stomach ulcer. Toronto Leads OTTA\V.\ â€" According to a state- ment isued on income tax collections for t-:;!! moiith.s ending January lll.st. Toronto heads the list with a total cf $:!!.TS7,S55. an increase of S7,'i<!3,2Si;. Montreal v.as second with $L'5.2n.!'9'; and other districts â€" Kingston, J.li:!.- 070; P,ell.?vil!e. sni,2.'>u; i:<i:ii;l;c;n. $ij..';r>.<!,i;7:!: London. {S.Gn:',l76. Western Voices Richer EDMO.NTON â€" .-According to .Major W. E. Gladstone .Murray, Gene:al Ma- nager of the (':iiiadian l3roadeast:n.^ Corporation, Western Canadians have better spcaliing voices than Ea.«lei-n Canadians. "They are 'ichor, roitnder'' says tlie Major. Bigger Money Lures Nurses TOUb.NTO, â€" .\ttracted by ofters ot more money and shorter hours, a great many Ontario nurses have given up positions in Provincial mental hos- pitals to take work offered them in Chicago. New York and other large centres. It was learned here at Queens l^ark, this week. During the past seven or eight months a|)proximately 75 Ontario nur- ses, specially trained in rr^sBCsl di- seases have forsaken Cana(!a eev the United Stales hospitals, creating a shortage here, it was reported. $10,000 Damage KITCUK.NER â€" Damage was esti- mated at SIO.OOO when fire broke out in the Brandt Furniture Company plant here. Tho plant i.s housed in a building which was used as a church when first erected in 1S31. B?ar Down ca SIct Machines OSHAWA - On Tui sda.v. the Ush- av.a City t'ouncil niatlo an amend- ment to the b;.-lav>- licensing slot in':chiues: ca!li:;g for a fee of $50 for each machine, instead of S50 for the fiist and S25 for each add ilonal do- vice. The anicuilnicnt was made ii: an efTort to che<-:: liie iisi; of the mach- ines hero. 'i'lie auu^idmciit forbids any person uiiiic;' eishteou years of ag" from operating tl;pli!. and re- stricts their use to tho hours between 3i." a.m. and eleven p.:!i. d',:ri:i.3 v.eek- days only. IT'S A FACT By Edw; rd> >=Cfeif'=C>^i''»T)>=i>^ ->'>=^;>=ir-'Si>=^ To Protect Quints rOllOXTO - it is aiiiioiinccd by liio Hon. David Croll. that the Ontario Government is seeking Federal Le:-;is- lation to prevent bu.sinoss firms from iiKing tile name iiuinls. quins or quin- tuplets in unauthorized uxploilaliou. A bill to incoriiorato the famou.s ba- bies will be pi:t throuy:l> Parliament. Biggest In Empire TORONTO - According to con- firmed reports voceivcd here from the Turner Valley field. Alberta, the larg- est crudo producing well In the Bri- tish lilmpire was brought in this week, one of tho most important econ- omic events in the history of Alberta, or of 111" West. Japanese fur farmers are raising rabbits and fo.xes. and government scientists of .Japan are learning to breed .Japanese sable.-s and Ameri- can mink. Si.\ families of the western coast of Schlcswig-Holstein have started cultivation of '2.'>0 acres of land which have been reclaimed from the sea by buildinj; dykes. It looks as ihough sparks will fly any time now on the heavyweight horizon. It seems t'.ia* Braddock and Sehemjinj; were matched to tight in .\'e'.v York on .Juno .'ird for the title, now however, plans have been made for Braddock and Louis to battle out in Chicago on June 15th hence Schmeling is all hot under the collar and reports have it that Ma.xie will take the Zeppelin "Hindenburg" on a 48-hour trip to New York to fry and stop the fight. .Ma.\ie, Batr, who is on the come- back trail, just had liis 100-suit wardrobe ciestroyed by fire, along with iiie home of .-^ncil Hoffman, his niana!;<'r. With th:- cramp .Ma.xie'.s .style'.' .VOX MUCH! The popular ijuestiun tiiat is al- ways beinjT asked at this office is: "In a si."-day bicycie race how many miles would each rider travel '!" This question was an.swered only the other da., by Torchy Peden, who estimated the mileage to be some- where between '2300 and 2C0O miles per rider. When It comes to top salaries for managers in ba.-eball .Joe McCarthy scoops up tlie rnarblei with a high .?'25.OO0 a year. S'fact In -New Orleans one of their iiigh school footi)all games drew a crowd of .3:3,000 fans When Jim Londos cleaned up .North .America and had tlie championship dangling from his belt he turned his head toward Soutii .-America, next to his home in Greece; now we see he is in Soutii .-\frica 'busting" more bones, and not his own, either. Life is sweet, tho', isn't if.' Ycalil They only want $i»i>.00 for a box at the Kentucky Derby this year qt'ickl gimnii- -i.\. Inc irot '.on: -.il So-!ong ag:i:ii. Outdoor ceieliratioiis, games at night, and indoor in ancient Greece and Konie illuminated bv torches in arena feasts were metal baskets and receptacles filled with resinous woods, pitch, or other in- flammable substances. There are about ,5,.J0O round the shores of Great including five hundred in brides group. islands Britain, the He- The temperature ot the Carlsbad Caverns, N.M.. '-. -lins at 5'j degrees F. the year round. Has New Method For Knitting Graduate of German School Saya It Invoives No Lost Motion GENEVA, N.Y. â€" ''It's all In the way you hold tho yarn," says Mrs. H,.. O. Jahn, German trainer expert knit- ter and instructor of a group of Gen- ova women. Wife of the head gardener at the New York Stale agricultural experi- ment station, Mrs. Jahn is a graduate ot the 'Haudels and Gerwerbe Schule' in Germany, a school devoted to the teachiug of home economics and the knitting as a fine art. Knitting is her favorite pastime and the beauty of her knitted wardrobe attracted attention of friends. She soon was busy giving instructions in the method which sho says saves a lot of time and turns out a perfect garment. Under the Jahn system there is no lost motion, and the work goes ahead rapidly The yarn is held over the left index finger and instead of loop- ing the strand over the top of the needle with the right hand Mrs, Jahn pushes one needle point down with a finger. One of tho reasons tor the fine needlework done by European women is their lack of other interests such as the women have iu America, says Mrs. Jahn. Pew of the women have automobileo to drive, there are few women's clubs and simi'ar organiza- tions to occupy their time and they â-  lo not attend moving picture .shows as regularly as do their American sis- ters. Debt Increase Elxceeds Income Bank of Canada Gives Report on Provinces OTTAWAâ€" Provincial deiits have been increa.sing at a greater rate than r.'venues between l'.t'i5 and l!i;!,">, according to a compilation made public by the Bunk of Canada. This was the fiist of a series of monthly .-itatistical -lummaries which the bank plans to is.sue. In 1^25 the total indebtedness of the provt ii es in txcess of the amount they had deposited in sink- ing funds war .S,Si;!,100,000. Ten years later, in l'.»35, it was SI, 622,- 100.000. The increase was .'O per cent. Debts have been increasing faster than revenues. In li»26 the debt was iiU'-i per cent of the annual revenue of the provintes. In 1035 it was 777 per cent. The public debts if the provinces in lit."?.'), less the sinking funds with the relaticn of the debt to ♦he an- nual income th.at year in brackets follow: l'rin>e Edward Island, ?5,- 200,000 (.'!.>< 1 per cent); Nova Scotia, .^HKIUO.OOO (815); New Brunswick. SiM, 900.000 (051); Que- bec, Sl(i3,;)00.000 (4G5); Ontario, $()99.,SOO,00O (S52): M.Tnitoba, $111,000,000 (761): Saskatchewan, .$183,400,000 (1,1051; Alberta, Sl(;5. (500,000 (084); Briti.^h Colum- bia, .?1.')S.200.000 (598). Man-Mac 3 Climate Increases Yield Air-Conditioning Applied To .Agri- cultural Field Brings Surpris- ing Results .\ii inticsting a;)plicatioii of air- conditioning in its use in the agricul- tural field. According ti' the manager of a big electric air conditioning de- partment, man-made climate has made a surprising advance over na- ture by niakin.g possible an increase of :','> to 10 pe;- cent in the yield ot certain vegetables. Vegf'tablos raised under stich condl-^ lions i)r<>duecd an extra crop and ey-j cry crop is of better quality, becausej the air-conditioned vegetable knows no season and i.s not subject to the, limiting effects of heat and drought. "Very well," said Tiktok, "I wUl keep your sec-ret if you promise not to both-er lit-tle chil-dren." "I won't â€" Iwon't indeed," cried the Wheeler, "Thank you for your kindness." "I am on-ly a machine," said Tiktok. "I can-not be kind an-y more than I can be sor-ry. 1 can on-ly do what I am wound up to do." "Are you wound up to keep my se- cret?" asked the Wheeler, anxiously. "Yes, if you behave your-aelf. But tell me, who* rules the Land of Ev now?" asked the machine 'There is no ruler." was the ans- wer, "because all the members of tlia royal family are imprisoned by tho Nome King. But Princess Lang- widere, who is a niece of our late king Kvoldo, lives in the royal pal- ace. She doesn't rule, but she is the nearest thing we have to a ruler at the presen ttime," "1 do not remem- ber her," said Tiktok, starting to waJk towards the trees. "What docs she look like?" "That I cannot say." replied the Wheeler. "You see,'' the (jueer creature continued, "although I have seen her twc jty times, 1 do not know what she looks like. The only way her subjects can recognize her is by a beautiful ruby key which she wears attached to her left wrist by a golden chain. When we see the key we know we are in the presence of tho Princess." "That is strange," said Dorothy. ''Do you moan to say that so many different princesses are one and the same person?" "Not exactly," replied the Wheel- er. "There is, of course, but on» Princess, but she appears to us 5 many forms, which are all mora ol less beautiful.'' "She must be i witch I" exclaimed the girl, "I do not think so." said the Wheeler, ""ni there is some mystery cornecteti with her just the same." '.<fo made any further remarks, for this moment they left the woodi saw in the distance the city of â- * na and the royal palace of Bv wh«r* tlio strange princess lived. oM ror d i» and