THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS CANADA How Do They Get Them? Revolvers are of no use against machine-guns, and so the Mounties will be equipped with rifles, to deal with gangster thugs. But how do the public rats get . the machine-guns? There should be closer supervision over the sale of fire-arms on this continent. -- Chatham News. An Unusual Fatality An imemnse crowd of people attended a funeral in Loudon, Eng., to do honor to the memory of an Australian soldier who had been killed in a peculiar manner while in England as a member of the Australian military costingent to the coronation. He was hit by a bicyclist on Birdgate Walk, outside Wellington barracks where the Australian contingent is quartered. The simplicity of. the accident that took this man's life illustrates the anomalies that are found in the affairs of existence. Gunner Arthur Pjarcy Sullivan, V.C, who was the victim of the mishap, won the Victoria Cross in 1919 when he rescued four comrades from a Russian swamp under heavy fire. After an experience of that kind, the normal conclusion would be that the subject would have a reasonable chance to escape the less spectacular hazards of the Streets. But there is nothing certain in that connection and human beings must be prepared for the unexpected at all times -- Ga'.f Reporter. Naming The Baby A psychologist issues a warning t'o parents not to give them odd names. iThis also applies to what might bo' called the "period names" assigned to girls. It will be as easy to compute the ages of the "Marinas" of the present day as it was to compute the ages of the "Almas" and "VictorUs" of the last. -- Brock-vilfe Recorder and Times. Borgfat Own Baskets Giving the boys a cent for every fruit basket returned,'a local grocer found himself gciting on a buying campaign that rather astounded him at the unlimited supply of the basket market. Becoming suspicious of the , he of complete conquest lies readily at hand if only individuals and communities will use it. -- Brockville Recorder and Times. Dean Inge As Prophet Dean Inge has produced another book in which he discusses many things. One of his prophecies is that there will not be a devasting European war because of the lack of funds. He depicts Germany in such bad financial shape that he doubts whether the Hitler regime can last very much longer, and Italy, he avers, is not in much better case. The reverend gentleman has frequently proved himself a good forecaster. It is to be hoped that he is also one in this instance. --Brantford Expositor. Floods and Droughts The swamps, creeks and streams which are now so full to overflowing of water will be much less full a few weeks hence and mid-summer may se.. them almost bone-dry with the farmers dependent upon them for moisture complaining of the drought and being compelled to bring water for perhaps considerable distance to supply their stock and carry on other farm operations. This is one of the penalties that we mus. pay for the liberties which have been taken with the standing forests of other days and with the swamps that once stored up moisture for summer use. The provincia1 forester, E. J. Zavitz, said the other day that the preservation of existing swamps, together with the creation of additional ones, might become necessary if there is to be an ample supply of water. Int some parts of the United States, he pointed out, hole communities are being moved and the land upon which they stand is being turned back into marshes to protect watersheds and end floods and droughts. -- Brockville Recorder. Barrier to Happiness One of the chief bars against happiness is the empty mind. People who have retired from business or after a lifetime of labor with no hobby or interest are bound to be thrust back in themselves, and the house of life ; not intended for one solitary ten-nt. It should have a welcome for lends and hobbies and service for Lauds Small Farms George Bouchard, M.P., Declares They Make For Contentment and Happiness TORONTO -- Canada had attempted to build a Babel tower that was "all materialism" and that embodied a "great confusion to tongues," said Georges Bouchard, M.P., from Quebec to a reporter, making a plea for the small farm and the fostering of the rustic arts. Mr. Bouchard, who claims he is "intellectually" a tiller of the soil, and points out that his family have been part of the Quebec soil for ten generations, "since before 1680," arrived in Toronto to address the Handicraft Association of Canada, and to attend the executive meeting of the Canadian Association of Adult Education. The member for Kamourasko is a professor in the Agricultural College at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, was the founder of the French-Canadian Women's Institutes and has made a hobby of handicrafts for more than twenty years. He believes that if Canada is to enjoy stability and employment, as well as contentment and happiness, there must be a lot of small farms. The large indusrial farm has led to instability, over-production and unemployment. In his part of Quebec, where there is a shorter season, not as uniform a soil, and where the farms are not as close to the large centres as in Southern Ontario, the people are closer to a self-supporting BORNE, ONT., APRIL 29th; 1937 Buy Wheat in U. S. WINNIPEG-- Diminished supplies of Canadian wheat available for export at the Lakehead and in Eastern ports has resulted in Canadian and foreign exporters purchasing Canadian wheat at Duluth, Minn., grain traders said here. Repurchase of 200,000 bushels of No. 1 Northern at Duluth by Canadian interests last week was confirmed. With only 1,899,320 bushels of Canadian wheat in store at Duluth, however, buying cannot be large. The opening of lake navigation last week-end brought the problem of low available supplies of exportable wheat into the open. With approximately 38,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat in store at Fort William and Port Arthur and Eastern Canadian and United States ports, compared with 108,000,000 last year, exporters are entering new markets seeking wheat to meet commitments Best Musical Education World Can Offer Awaits Winnipeg Lad •uiting their ontained in same bask-. The buy- with the strike in during a on Herald- Gocd Thing as Carriers he Guelpli Mercury points - haimtness is contagious. there iro some people -- n--Who art -carriers" of it. of childhood, or even of youth, e is more to be pitied than the >r iioman who has "developed munity". -- Toronto Star. An Indiisiry Grows (Joldwell Linen Mills, estab-at Iroquois, furnish an out-tg" example of an industry S ant1, flourishing in a relative-til Ontario community. This starting^ iu a small way, has :■' o.v.pw||wt as its products ladia ever-growing i market, and about to be tinued success i undertaking, and Times. Net in Favor suit. -- Ottawa Journal. You Bet Your Life man were to bet $17,000,000 t 51 that he could toss a book-3 the air, and catch it as it falls tainly would be thought to be . He probably would win, but -all gain would not be worth :mendous risk. By the same tote pedestrian who risks all the remaining minutea of his life just to save a single minute by crossing the street recklessly, is an exceedingly foolish man. In a booklet, "You Bet Your Life", that it has just issued, a prominent insurance company uses the above illustration among others, to demonstrate the folly of gambling with your life. -- Kitchener Record. Can Be Banished In spite of marked progress during recent years as a result of immunization campaigns, we cannot say that diphtheria has been really conquered in Canada as long as the disease claims 160 lives in three months, as the latest report cf the Bureau of Statistics Indicates. But the means THE EMPIRE «ta:ian Defeat For Mussolini the worst of it is that his troops at Madrid really were defeated. The rout, for it was a rout, was on a limited scale, and no one can yet say whether it was an isolated episode or whether it was characteristic of the fighting quality of the Italians with Franco and therefore likely to recur. But within its limits it was serious; all the more serious because it is humilating and Divus Augustus is his own country, must not be humiliated. That is why th Italian people are told nothing of the defeat by their own press. That is why Signor Gayda, Mussolini's mouthpiece, is telling the public that the Italian troops at Madrid have been "rectifying their front," that old hypocrisy which became so stale a jest in the Great War.--Manchester Guardian. Mine Host, John Bull The way in which Britain manages the Coronation will colour, for good or bad, the opinions of scores of thousands of overseas visitors about the capability of our people. If the occasion and our pageantry are grand enough to bring the world flocking, our hospitality must guarantee everybody comfortable and fairly priced quarters. This responsibility is now being shouldered, with the approval of the Government, by an Accomoda-Committee set up by the Hotels _ Restaurants Association, the Residential Hotels Association and Travel and Industrial Love.'op- ---1 Association. Their enterprise-- which deserves all praise -- will secure a census of the available rooms for visitors. -- London Daily Mail. Must Stop Motors While Filling Tank New Regulations Cover the Handling and Storage of Gasoline TORONTO -- Regulations governing the handling and storage of gasoline have just come into effect. The act, passed at the recent session of the legislature comes under the fire marshals department. Regulations require handlers of the gasoline to not smoke; tanks of more than 50 gallons capacity used for the transporting cf gasoline must be permanently attached to the truck chassis; trucks used for the transportation of gasoline must carry fire extinguishers; special types of valves and non-leak tanks must be used. Service stations are warned against the use of visible type of pumps where gasoline is displayed iii a glass container of more than one gallon capacity. None of these shall be installed after January, 1942, and every such pump must be taken out of service by 1947. Pumps now installed on public streets, lanes or highways must be out of service also by 1947. Aim no pump sMi stalled in such a way that a vehicle sits upon the street or highway while being served. Owners of automobiles must turn off the engine when having the gasoline tank filled. No petroleum product, such as the crank case oil shall be allowed to enter a sewer or subsurface drainage system. Officials of the department may limit the number of empty gasoline drums stored in any one place. Cigarettes Spice cans and syrup jars in the kitchen cupboard play a big part in giving certain cigarettes their distinctive flavors. Foster D. Snell, Inc., industrial chemists, report that among the flavoring agents commonly added to cigarettes are cocoa, chocolate, licorice, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, molasses, rum, brandy, maple syrup, oils of anise, juniper, cloves, honey and sugar. Span Canada in 21 Hours OTTAWA--Transport Minister C. D. Howe has returned to Ottawa, after consulting President S. J. Hun-gerford of the Canadian National Railways on the projected trans-Canada airlines which will be controlled by the railway. The Minister said he still expected the transcontinental service would start next fall, depending on the delivery of planes and the construction of emergency landing fields, particularly in the West. Parliament passed legislation last session to set up the $5,000,000 corporation to control the airline, 51 per cent, of the stock being retained by the C.N.R. The minority stock will be held by air companies operating the service. ~ Tentative plans call for an overnight jump from Montreal to Vancouver, leaving the East at 8 p.m. and arriving at the West Coast at 2 p.m. the following day. A connecting link will be flown from Montreal to Halifax, making a tran-Canada flight of twenty-one or twenty-two hours. Plan to Protect Fisherman . WINNIPEG--Formation of a credit agency in New York for the protection of Lake Winnipeg fish producers from unscrupulous buyers was discussed at a conference between producers' and representativs and the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources. Hon. J. S. McDiarmid, Minister of Natural Resources, said the agency would keep a check on buyers with aid of the Canadian Trade Com-misisioner in New York. Suite cording to Hon. J. G. Taggart, Minister of Agriculture. Surface moisture conditions are reported ably good though there is deficiency of subsoil moisture in some i Between thirty-five and forty are leaving Regina daily for farm work, while thousands who were ployed during the winter months der the farm bonus scheme are maining on farms. Eat 26 Dozen Eggs per Head at Oshawa The City of Oshawa, Ontario, eats more eggs than any other city in 1" Dominion. This fact is revealed the recent studies of the consumption of various food products in different cities and rural districts of Canada, carried out by the Economics Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with the Provincial Departments. With regard to the annual consumption of eggs, the City of Oshawa led with 26 dozens per capita. Saint John, N.B., and Quebec City scored a draw with 17 dozen per head in each city, and the inhabitants of Montreal were responsible for 16 dozens per person. The Chinese in Canada ate 12 dozens of eggs per head during the year, and the Japanese consumed 16 dozens per person. Increase Prize List in Collingwood Fair THORNBURY-- The agricultural society of Collingwood township decided at a meeting to have a steel roof put on the horse sheds in the fair grounds. They added a separate class for Percheron hor;;es, the prize list being increasd $30. Arrangements were completed for field crop competitions in barley. The plot will require four acres of ground and entry fee will be $1. The provincia department will pay 50 per cent, of the costs. Drastic Check on Cattle Disease LONDON--So alarming has become the threat of the dreaded Bang's disease among Canadian cattle that the Western Fair, along with other leading exhibitions may adopt the precaution of compelling blood tests of animas entering the show. Bang's disease is said to be greatly worrying agricultural authorities in the province. If unchecked, many herds may face semi-destruction, it is claimed. Added to this is the contention th^Bang' WINNIPEG. -- Arthur Benjamin prominent English critic, made plana, last week to give Winnipeg's 12-year«> old cellist, Lorne Munroe, whom, Benjamin described as a genius, the) "best musical education the world can provide." "If Sir Hugh Allan of the Royal College of Music in England could'; hear the boy play just once, I'm al-j most certain a scholarship would bo granted him," said the London critio,' adjudicating at the Manitoba Musi-' cal Festival. Benjamin offered to take Lorne to England with him, provide him with" board and lodging in his own home* and see that he is given the best1 musical education possible if a Win-J nipeg service club would undertake $1,000 annual maintenance expenses The service club is considering the offer. Lorne has studied only In Winnipeg but he took his first cello instruction when he was three years of age and 2% hours of daily practice in recent years have been under direction of his mother, a pianist. Mrs. Munroe, wife of Wallace R. Munroe, commercial artist, still teaches Lorne music theory. Both mother and son were pleased with Mrs. Benjamin's offer but neither looked with particular excitement on the prospect of Lorne going to London. I'd like to see Lorne stay on this continent," Mr. Munroe said. "We'd like to have him go to some musical centre in the United States. I don't t to stand in his way but he's pretty young to be on the other side of the Atlantic from his family. Neither mother nor father made any statement whether they would permit the boy to go to London should the opportunity materialize. "It would be lonely, all right," was Lome's only comment on the suggestion he study overseas. Lorne does not find long hours of practice tedious. A sturdy, quiet and self-possessed boy, he likes to play his chosen instrument. SPORT REPORTER By KEN EDWARDS Ho Hum! Some people get all the breaks. If they're bad they out good, anyway that's what Hank Greenbcrg found Suits TORONTO--Next winter the five little sisters at Callander are going to wear suits made of Canadian wool, spun in Canadian homes. That is the plan of the Canadian Wool Growers' Association revealed by Georges Bouchard, M.P. for Kam-ouraska, Quebec, a director of the wool growers. _ Mr. Bouchard told a reporter hire that the association intended to sponsor a competition for the best suits of Canadian wool, for the Dionne quintuplets. He asked the Hand-crats Association of Canada for assistance in organizing the project, which would not only benefit the wool growers, but also the handcraft work- Saskatchewan Farmers Start Work In Earnest REGINA--Seeding is general ii most districts of Saskatchewan, ac mm ous abortion The disease -- contagious among cattle -- is also blamed for reducing the butter fat content of milk. Sees Soy Bean A 'Wool' Source Jackson, Miss.--Dr. H. E. Barnard, research director for the Farm Chemurgic Council, told the Mississippi Farm Chemurgic Conference toady that soy beans, which last year attained the ranking of the American farmer's fourth largest cash crop, may become the source of an artificial wool he said, was produced from milk casien as practical operation in Italy The protein of soy beans is very similar in composition to the casien of milk, he added. taken south on wrist undergoing gned at War Trophies To Be Used as Scrap King Tak?s Lead LONDON--Led by the King, a movement is sweeping England to scrap the proud trophies won by the British armies on the field of battle to help finance Britain's $7,500,000,-000 program for new armaments. His Majesty started the campaign with an order to remove two German field pieces from the east terrace of Windsor Castle. It was he consider-1 such war relics not in keeping .. ith the beauty of the terrace and its famous sunken gardens. Other hard won trophies will be offered for sale as so much scrap iron to help finance the rearmament program. How Coronation Invitations Appear i copy of one of the 7,700 invitations to attend the Coronation which are now being issued, iney bear the signature and coat-of-arms of the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal. The invitations are printed on cards, 10% by 8_H. in Muck. from the bench. This year Hank $1,000 contract, hi many tests before he his old salary. It's a fact that in 1924 that Babe Ruth led the American League for his first and last time by batting .378, not a good average for the Babe, many times he has exceeded this This human fellow who is worshipped by every kid who owns a baseball, bat or glove, holds the lifetime home run record with 729. Next to Ruth comes Ty Cobb, one of the greatest players that ever graced a diaftiond. Cobb is the holder of an all-time record of 12 batting-championships. It sure looks like the cows and chickens have been neglected out at the Feller farm. Anyway young Bob will be able to fatten them up now with a $10,000 baseball contract under his arm, thanks to his pappy's coaching. Coming back to Toronto we heai that Rudy Dusek, the man who drinks and eats while suspended in mid air with rope encircling his huge neck will be back in Toronto doing a "Dusek Special" for Jack Corcoran in a few days. Says Coronation Will Be 'Dreadful' Woman Biographer Left England; In Order to Avoid Event NEW YORK. -- Joan Haslip, 27-' year-old biographer of "Parnell" was; in New York today on her first visit to North America and on her arrival she said her main idea was to gel away from London for the Corona/ tion. "It's going to be dreadful," Misa' Haslip said. "I never saw Londps look so dreadful, with all th5g« stands built up, and thousands ojj Australians all around. It seems aK surd to me that they're running thT Coronation this way. The King Igj supposed to a King of all the peopled but with the prices they're chargJnK for seats, certainly few of the works ing people will even get a look « him." Miss Haslip was the second Brit«' ish literary figure to come here thlsf week to avoid the Coronation. On Monday Aldous Huxloy arrived on a similar Journey and said so.