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/ ^y VS Week's Newi by Peiier Rdndal .J CANADIAN8I â€" t couple of years, the has been waking up to .. inat a great iiroportlon of ipulatlon are undernourislied, C.rpat Britain doesn't watch 1 will shortly become a C3 na^ 'â- ^nal physique Is deter- ck of the proper ds. Iloason given .ipntloncd articles 'Dslve for the low- It has been estl- amlly of flve ore to •e supply of vitamin- outlay of $2.99 ^ade .is 20 per ~<e of families nd 1800 a generally ?roup but from the lumber .e 1800 is a " ave Malnutrl- lIic newly-ap- icll of Nutrition about the stt- irch work will t made Dutrit SOf^. . .ited States ap|).ir<'iiti'' ^jd sending notes iR the bombing of ihlle there, It was that the Incident ml;;ht load (m war between the two coun!ii<'s. Hut not by Washlngtou. As the Mniitical Star pointed out In a capable cdiioiial, I ho U. S. Qovern- ment li.'iil to make a hu^e fuss to sat- iBfy |)i Mlc desiro for retaliation. It woiildii' have done to have let the oulniK.- Ko unnoticed. The last thing In llie >v<)rld (lie United States wants to .p -ing the J . I'or a wl tlioiOJiil by Bomo th Is war, so It was a hard course tor the diplomats to steerâ€" between the two extremes. This week the Japanese carao out in praise of tlio peaceful settlement of the Panay crisis which demonBtiat- od, they said, tlie ability of "two cIvH- iiicd nations to solve their problems In a civilized way." ANOTHER DICTATORSHIP: As a result of a vote luii)asse in the King- dom of Humani.'i whereliy Premier Taterescu and his Cabinet found it necessary to resign. IvinK Carol II may take It upon himself to act as Uoyal dictator with a pro-Kasciat gov- ernment under hlin. Another dictator- ship, another Ka.sclst Slate in Euro|)c: UNOFFICIAL FLAG: Lancashire, England, has asked the question: "Why should Canada be the only one jf the Dominions without a flag of her own?" Lancashire asked the question â€" and mantifaci tired a Red Knsign with the Canadian coat-ofarms on It. This Is quite unofficial but many Can- adians seem to like It. They call it â- ?ur Lancashire flafj," and It has been flown a good deal. Ivondon "Answers" comes back with a smart one: "What Lancashire weaves today ('anada waves tomor- row?" Hut the fact is, we still have no ofll- clal, distinctively Canadian, flag. "COLD TO IVIIGRATION": D.)miii Ions Secretary Malcolm MacUonald last week told the Hritlsh House of Commons that the time is not yet ripe to ask Canada to co-operate witli the United Kinndom In encouraging the migration to Western larmlands of assisted Uritons. Tile issue may never actually coino to a houd "Ince, while time is being consumed li. prelinilnarics, the Rrltiah birth-rate is falling day by day and re- lief of congestion by emigration is be- coming less and less necessary. Commerce Studies ^ Sim spot Problem Presence Cvcle Nearins Its Peak and Ratlio Interference Will Reach Height Sf.ientilic mailers of purely acad- emic interest have a wio" of becoming of comnu-rcial importance. The spots oti the >ui> have been observed and rcco;-i]eii for nearly two h'indred years' as something of Interest to the abstiHci scientists, but now they are Btudie.i!,^ by commercial companies. With radio, telegraph and telephone circuits oiM-raliiig over the oceaiiH. It Is important to know what conditions are going to be encountered in ord'T to be prepared lo overcome them. To this I'lxl the lit-il Telephone Labora- tories have dnlveil into the sunspot problem. They are studying the pres- ent cycle, which is now neaiing its peak, and would like to k^iow how higli tb it peak Is going to he. The higliej' ilic p< ak the more sunspots, and the more sunspols I lie greater the amornt of interference with radio and wir" Iran-mlBSion. A Two-Year Lag They have < liarted the studiisj of niajjnedc activity on the earth and find a twoyear lag between the maxi- mum number of sunspots and maxi- mum number of magnetic itorma. This factor Is nioic likely to interfere with wire transmlssidn, since the effect on radio of sMnspot outburst is almost In- atunlaneous. (jnlt/tha eleven-year cy- cle la avaiialile for foieca-ling the ox- tent of the latter factor. It has been found tliat there Is a correlation bo- twecii the low point of one cycle and the height of the peak in the next cycle, the higher the starting point the higher the puak, and vice versa. As a resul' Ihey have estimated that the coming peak will be of only mod- erate height, between sixty and nine- ty. The curve was rising so rapidly during the last year that many scien- tists thought If would go to extreme helght.s. perhaps the all-time record of 165 in 1780. New Eyelids Grafted After Face Scorched Kenneth Donnelly, of Shiirbol I^uke, Ont., 14, slept with closed eyes Ohrlatmas Kve for the flrat time since he waa ten iiioiitha old when he suf- fered burna which left one arm prac- tically Ms<'l<'ss, dlaflgurpd his face and pcorched off his eyelids. A month ago be was taken to King elon v'here Iii'. L. Noble Armstrong, •jre specialist, and Dr. Stuart Houston, plastic surgeon, took diamond-thaived jpleces of ekin from two to three In- ^es in size from his leg anil grutttA ••n onto his eyelids. «»«h can now open hia eyes as the musctei are at ''elopment readied intht old. Ming the rationing "f South Afric*. Machine Teaches Slower Readers To Comprehend Whole Phrases at Once â€" Reading Is An Art Where Practice Makes Perfect A machine to develop speed, rhythm and comiirehenslon in read- era is employed at Washington Uni- versity. The inachlne la rectangular, about a foot high, four feet wide and rests on legs three feet lilgh. On the front is a device resembling a roll on a player pinno, on whli h reading mat- ter is printed. The roll, controlled electric-lily, moves along at any de- sired speed, displaying seitlons of sentences according to th" reader's reading rate. As the niachln« licks off words, phrases and then whole lines tho read- er falls Into the rhytlmi liablt. When the reader becomes accusloined to the speed of the machine it i.s stepped lip a notch and the pupil's speed Is gradually developed. In a Definite Rhythm "If you are a skillful reader, your eyes move In a dellnlte rhythm," Dr. Stephen ('. Hribble. of the department (if eduealliiii In charge of tho clinic at tho university, said: "Tliey move evenly across llie line, slopping about the same niiinber of limes In each line, taking In about the same number of spaces at each llxallon and with- out moving b.M'k along the line lo re- read part of it, "For ordlnaiy reading It has been determined that a person should need about three slops per line. Read Wholes Not Parts "The lirst law of reading is the ap- plication of the law of relative Im- portance. Ba selective and read for the broadest meanings at first. If you will focus attention on the more mean- ingful words, your reading span be- comes wider, thus increasing both your speed and compreli.'nsion. Read wholes, not parts. Read aeiileiices, not words." The average reader covers 200 to 300 words a minute. Psychologists say that reading Is an art in which practice makes perfect; that there is a correlation between fast rending snd good reading, and those who read most are likely to bo the most comprehensive readers. Mending Hearts In Greek Fashion You have heard that a drop or two of perfiMiie on your pillow at night will help to produce u good night's rest but did you hear that a Greek poet insisted that perfume bad a more important function? Tho Oreek ladles healed a broken heart bjr changing their perfume for- mula. So if your newfeal bean aeoins hopelnesly uncooperative, why not change your perfume Just In case. I.lick charms sell well in New South Wales, where, it is estimated, nine persons out of ten in every walk of life carry them. Ji As Grenadiers Enter City of London C'omn;an.4Cj ^. i.. . ok.jiu .saiutes me ijieiia.,,c. ^.tUi,..,, as l.,.' lu...., i^iitish regiment enters the City of lx)ndon, colors flying and bayonets fixed, ac- cording to tlie tradition that grants tho regiment tliis privilege. The unit will serve at the Tower of Lfcidon. t: Doctors Would Naiieiciiize f Medical Research Support of Public and Govern- ment Is Being Sought For Re- search Work â€" Wish to Combat Cancer on Wide Sc^Ie, Canadian niediciiio plans lo put on its long-range light against cancer and other baffling diseases on a na- tional baai.^. The attack will bo tbiough a national medical research <ouncll, desigiii-d to co-oriliiiate medi- cal and Kcieniiiic effort against the iMiemles of public health. Advise Royal Commission Dr. T. C. Houtiey, general secretary of tho Canadian Medical Asaoclatlon, has announced the C.M.A. woidd rec- ommend to the Rowell Commission on Dondnion-Provincial relations the for- mation of the research body. A fav- orable finding by the commission, tho doctors feel, would result In govern- mental and public support. Under the propo.ial, medical re- search Into cancer which last year killed close to 12,001) Canadians would be placed In the hands of a branch of the present National Research Council, Other baffling maladies such an Infantile iiaralyais would likewise come under the council's scrutiny for study and experiment. A Aral step toward nationalizing medical research haa already been tak- en with organization of a medical ad- visory committee of the research council. The Canadian Medical Asso- ciation la represented on the commit- tee by its president. Dr. T. H. Leg- gett of Ottawa. Provinces Must Co-operate No one province can conduct tho health education and research neces- sary to combat cancer, which took 500 more lives last year than In tho pre- vious year, the Rowell Commission will bo told. Tho Canadian Medici! Association, In lino with Its four-point cancer com- paign. Is organizing also a Canadian Society for the Contnil of Cancer un- der which both l:iy and medical forces will be mobilized. The association last March was made the beneficiary of an annual $14,000 grant from tho King Georgo V Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund, contributed in a national campaign in 1035. Four-Point Program It is pledged to: 1â€" Educational work within the medical profession. 2 â€" Improve cancer work In hospitals .ind existing research centres. 3 â€" Collect statistics for clinical re- search. •I â€" Conduct a public campaign to re- move cancer phobia or fear among the general public and to enlighten them on the many helpful treatments now available, provided they are used early enough in tho development of the disease. Knights of the Garter, the most distinguished Order in the world, must wear some part of their insig- nia alwaysâ€" night and day. Canada's National Par!:3 Picturized New Filrns Show Scenic, Recrea- tional and Wild I ife Fea- tures cf Our Parks Two new motion picture films have recently been produced by tho Na- tional Parks IJureaii, Department of Mines and Roscurces, Ottawa. Bear- ing llio titles, "(,'olourful Days in IMiiico Albert National Park" and "Playgrounds of the Prairie," these films are fine cxample.-i of motion pic- ture pliotography, and bring to the screen the scenic, recreational, and wild life features of tho National Parks. 'Colourful Days in Prince Al- bert Na'Jonal Park" i.^ a fifteen-min- ute visit to Prince Albert National Park In Saskatchewan, while "Play- grounds of the Prairie" depicts the scenic beauty of Riding Movntain National Park In Manitoba. These fi'r 1 have been produced In natural c ou . and are also available in black :in.i while. 84 Subjects In Library .\3 a publicity and educational med- ium tho National Parks Hureau oper- ates a motion picture library contain- ing ,1 great variety of subjects des- criptive of the magnificent scenery, re- c:'eational adv.inta.ges. and wild life of the National Parks. The library con- tains S4 subjects, comprising niorc than 1,.300 prints, and pll subjects are available In both 35mni. and IGmm. sizes. These films are lent to con- servation societies, universities and schools, writers, lecturers and other organizations and Individuals interest- ed in wild life conservation and in making known the many attractions of CJanada's national playgrounds. New subjects are constantly being added to the National Parks film lib- rary, and the li.Lreasing demand for films reflects the growing interest in Canada's National Paiks. Through the medium of motion piclSres the beau- tics and attractions of these great recreational areas are becoming known throughout the whole world. National Parks film.? are now in cir- culation in the United States, Great Britain, France, Austria, Czecho-SIo- vakia, Holland, Norway, India, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa and the British West Indies, as well as throughout the Dominion of Canada. ' Woman Killed While Doctor Is At Door Mrs. Kllen Barlow, aged 65, sat knit- ting at the bedside of her 72-yoar- old husband, Henry, u farmer, of I-ongdale, near Sefton, Kngland. Henry Harlow was seriously ill, and they were waiting tor tho doctor to call. There was a knock at the door, and Mrs. Barlow put down her knitting to let the doctor In. A moment later Mr. Barlow heard a thud. He struggled out of bod and went downstairs. His wife was lying dead with a frac- tured skull. Hg had, to step over her body to open the door for the doctor. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the Inquest. 1938 Ford F-S Trucks, Commercial Cars RUGGED BEAUTY is the key- note of the newly styled Ford V-8 trucks and commercinl cava for 1938. Leaders in tho two lines are pictured above. (Top) Tho do luxe two-ton heavy duty truck with the 157-inch wlicclbasc and powered â- with the 95 horsepower V-8 engine. It is shown with a slake body. (Lower photo) Tlic de luxe panel delivery, aristocrat of the now com- mercial cars. It is built on the 112 -inch wheelbn^e commercial chassis and is powered with tho 85 horsepower V-8 eni:cine. Introduced in the truck line tliis year is tho 13-1-inch whoelbase, which replaces the 131 ',i-inch whcelbaso of previous years, avail- able again in standard and dump truck chas.si.s. Do luxe trucks are continued and the ruv,i:cd 157-incli whoeibaao chassis with cab ia again availixble. New treatment of the truck radiator grille gives tho front <'iul a nioro massive, impre.ssivc appearance. Thi.s clTect is height- ened by long louvres extending horizontally alon;? the sides of the hood, \>V\c\ l3 hinged at the cowl. Panel delivery, sedan delivery, light delivery and .station wagon bodies are available on tho 112-inch commercial chassis. Tho sedan de- livery haa the front end design of the standard passenger car and thj station wagon tho front end cf the do luxe passenger cnr. The latter has safety glass windows nil around which can be locked. More head- room is provided in the cab and in- teriors are fully lined with washable "art leather." Improved braking and easier steering arc features of the new trucks and commercial cara. I News In Review I #>»â- >»»>••» *•* >•••••»•>»» A Fascist Rumania BUCHAUKST â€" Octavlan Goga, the leader of the Fascist-inclined National Christian Party, has succeeded in the forming of a new Government which foreign observers predict will swing Rumania away from Europe's demo- cratic powers toward the Rome-Berlin axis. Goga was said to have told King Carol that he would not deviate from the National Christian I'arty program, which includes: 1. CMose co-operation with Fascist c'luntries. 2. Severance of relations with Rus- ;;la. 3. Adheranco to the Berlin antl-com- niunist pact. 4. Seizure of all Jewish-owned land Quints Gain We"ght CALLANDER â€" Possibly due to the huge Christmas dinner they ate, the Dicnne quintuplets, now three years and seven months old, all registered weig!:t gains during the past month. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, their physician, announced. Emilio furnished the major surprise of tl!0 month when she added one and one-quarter pounds to her weight to draw vp on even terms with Annette for the first time since they were born. Annette, prior to this month, h.ts alternated with Yvonne for the heavyweight title among the sisters. Husband and Wife Dead MONTRKAL â€" Hacked witli an uxo Mrs. Jc'uph P.;zsony was found dead in her home last we; k-ei 1, and soon afterwards her husband's body was . discov.nod hi'.nring from a transom in an upp', r room of the house. Tho ;!f)-year-old housewife was lying in the hallway of the St. Urbian St. liome when her son, James, H, return- ing from work, saw her sprav.lcd body tlirough tho glass of the locked door. She was dead by tho time a doc- tor had arrived. To Control All Shanghai SH.VXCHAI â€" Japanese army claimed "in principle" this week-end, the right to extend provisions of its military law into Sha. shai's Interna- tional Settlement and French Conces- sion, where thousands of Britons and other foreigners make their homes. The Japanese army spokesnrin an- nounced the claim, under which the troops could enter foreign areas still outside Japanese control and arrest and try 'all persons" suspected of crimes against Nippon's armed forces. •1 •<l New Irish Constitution DUBLIN â€" A black flag flew over the headtiuarters of Sinn Fein this we6k as tho new Irish Free State con- stitution came into effect â€" a consti- tution which, though it is called only "near republican." severs most of the remaining ties with Great Britain and brings the country close to the status of an independnent republic. Sinn P'ein disapproved the constitu- tion because It did not provide for an actual republic, with no ties at all, and threatened to hold a demonstra- tion to-night "to murk the resentment of citizens at the enforcement of a British Kmpire constitution which sub- verts the republic and maintains Eng- land's occupation of Ireland's territory and port." Unemploynnent Up OTTAWA, â€" Industrial employment in Canada dropped by 34,444 persons during November, exceeding the av- erage for tho period In the last 15 years although being Binaller than In 1929 and 19S0, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. The bureau reported "u large sea- sonal contraction,'' at December 1st, from 1.194,171 the preceding nifxith to 1.159,727. The crude index based on the 192t! average as 100. fell from 125.2 at November 1st to 121. G at December Ist, while the seasonally adjusted in- dex declined from 120.3 to 119.1. When Does Man Become An Advlt? It Is diHicult to say exactly whc:i a person is a tuUy-fledged adult. Dr. .Mcs Hrdllcka of tho Smlthsoni:in In- stitution, says a man is not full grown at 25, and may not even be at 40. The process of growth continues almost to old age, ho says, and may never he complete. The -.rms, legs and body aro known to grow long after m:inhood and womanhood are cousiflcred com- plete. Women's feet grow more than men's after 25, and a man's c'.iest grows till he is 40 or 50. When old ago sots in, the chest and trunk shrink and the legs shorten slightly. The nose continues to lengthen throughout lite in most people. A Doctor Directs His Own Operation Elghty-two-ycar-old Dr. Jacob Sch- winn, of West Virginia, is recovering after directing an operation on him- self. Ho WU3 given a local anaesthetic, and while the two operating surgeons were busy with their knives ho gave them detailed Instructions of what they were to do. ThI.s Bto'c doctor, after tho opera- tion, InRlsted on dressing his own wot nd every day, and finally removed, wii'.o-t liny assistance, tiio stitches that the .lurgcons had made. :: i i r^. 4 > IP