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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., JUNE l7th, 1937. VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS Canada Offending Cyclists While the City Council' have instructed the traffic officer to watch for motorists who run through traffic lights, a special watch should be kept on cyclists. Many of them do not pay the slightest attention to the traffic signals, believing, apparently, that they are for automobiles only, so they rush right past to the danger of pedestrians crossing.--St. Thomas Times-Journal. The Hardest Hit People The people who are hardest hit today are the middle class people. The rich, even after paying very high taxes, still have enough left to enable them to live comfortably and often luxuriously. 'The very poor are better looked after today than they ever were. It is the man on the moderate income who is trying to buy his little home, educate his family, keep up his insurance savings, and try to put by a little for the inevitable "rainy day" who finds the going hardest--Kingston Whig-Standard. Dangers of the Lawn To ladies who run lawnmowers we draw attention that a woman in Hamilton cut her hand badly when working one of those contraptions. And to men we bring the reminder that a gentleman suffered a stroke shortly after shoving a lawnmower. Just who should cut the grass we do not know.--Peterborough Examiner. Beards Might tfojp For some generations now. it has been man's lot to look as drab and uninspiring as the barber and the tailor can make him. His daily garb is dull, and his evening attire funeral. Even his brief rebellion on the golf links is wilting; gaudy hose and cascading knickers are even now giving way to plain grey flannel slacks. This is not good for a man. The strutting instinct lies deep, and it cannot be suppressed without causing disturbance somewhere. It is more than a desire to get a night out ac-casionally that leads a fellow to join lodges and dress up in gold and pur- Plc________^____■ of course, may not restore self-confidence; but they may set the leaven working. That seep once taken, men may again assert themselves and regain the right to look as colorful as their womenfolk.--Winnipeg Tribune. A Better Outlook There is much greater demand for the services of graduate nurses at present than was the case a few years ago, according to Dr. F. W. Langrill, superintendent of the Hamilton General Hospital, who gave some information on that subject to the board of governors recently. During the years of severe depression, from 1929 to 1935, graduate nurses outside the hospital staffs had a difficult time, for the reason that many people who were unable to afford nursing service even when that was urgently required. Today it appears that economic recovery has reached a stage where the public is in a better position to hire a nurse if one is needed and the improvement in that direction offers opportunities for those who have taken up nursing as a profession. In the long view, there ought to be still greater opportunity for nurses. Even a superficial survey reveals thai a large percentage of the population encounters illness of more or less gravity and that condition does not appear to become more reassuring. Today throughout Canada there are hundreds of thousands of people who require medical and nursing attention. Why the general health of the population should he so uncertain is hard to explain hut it is nevertheless one of the big problems of our existence and it looks as if the work of doctors and nurses is becoming more necessary as civilization rises to so-called high- Rev. J. A. Tuer, minister of St. James-Bond Church, Toronto, is quitting the pulpit to manage a 57-acre farm in the Grimsby fruit district, valued at $75,000. Oh, well, if it's that kind of farm, there'll be some hired help to exhort. -- Woodstock Sentinel-Review. What Age Can Achieve At a time when so much is being spoken and written about the demand of younger men that age shall give way to them, it is of real interest to note what has been achieved by some elderly people in history. The Religious Telescope recalls a number of achievements that stand out as worthy of mention, thus: Kant at 74 wrote his "Anthropology," "Metaphysics of Ethics" and "Strife of the Faculties." Tin toretto at 74 painted the vast "Paradise," a canvas 74 by 80 feet. Verdi at 74 produced his masterpiece, "Othello"; at 80, "Falstaff", and at 85 the famous "Ava Maria," "Stabat Mater" and "Te Deum." Lamarck at 78 completed his great zoological work, "The Natural History of the Invertebrates." Oliver Wendell Holmes at 79 wrote "Over the Teacups." Cato at 80 began the study of Greek. Goethe at 80 completed "Faust." Tennyson, at 83 wrote "Crossing the Bar". Titian at 98 painted his historic picture of the "Battle of Lepanto". There is plenty of room for elderly and old men in the world of action. For instance, Mr. Baldwin goes to the House of Lords, but we may be sure that his services will still be at the disposal of his country at any time she calls upon him. --Montreal Star. Not a Bad Idea Advance fashion tip is that bathing costumes this season will consist of gas masks and tin hats--at Mediterranean beaches. -- Windsor Star. The Empire A Bite and a Sup During the Coronation days some of our great West End hotels were really complete cities. Consider one of them in Park-lane, where over 2,000 guests saw the procession from windows and stands at prices ranging from 2 guineas to 20 guineas. (For those paying over 6 guineas breakfast and champagne were provided!) Eighteen hundred people were at the gala dinner in the evening (tickets, £3 3s. each, paid in advance). Three hundred and fifty extra waiters had been engaged to deal with the important guests who dined and supped in the great ballroom (air-conditioned at a cost of £25,000). The manager of this hotel had ordered £20,000 worth of wines to add to his normal stocks, and two tons of -ewvia-r-f-or--th«-- Coronation . period. Housewives might reflect that twelve men took ten hours to wash up the 60,000 pieces of table-ware. At the Savoy arrangements were made to serve no fewer than 9,000 meals between supper-time on Coronation Eve and the dawn of May 13. At one moment the overseas switchboard of another of our largest West End hotels had calls put through for guests simultaneously to places in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, North America, Canada, India, Brazil and the Canaries -- probably a record for one hotel. -- Overseas Daily Mail. His New Title When I wrote about Sir Robert Hornt's new title I asked whether it would be Lord Home or Lord Slamannan. It seems that he has decided to have it both ways and the decision is sensible. The retention of his- own name saves him from the fate of many a political who has--so far as the public is concerned--lost his identity through the adoption of a purely territorial title. And "Lord Horne of Slamannan" still pays a nice little compliment to his native place.--Glasgow Bulletin. Valuable Gas j Being Wasted Alberta Helium -- But Extraction Regarded as Unprofitable CALGARY -- Thousands of cubic feet of helium gas, suitable for dirigibles such as Germany's giant Hindenburg, destroyed at Lakehurst, N.J., recently, are lost daily in waste gas flares which consume more than 200,000,000 cubic feet of gas in Turner Valley oil fields. Since gas was discovered here there have been proposals from time to time to erect a plant to extract the helium, and since the destruction of the Hindenburg the subject has been again to the fore. A Dominion Government report a few years ago disclosed that helium content of Turner Valley gas was only three-tenths of one per cent and experts say that a one per cent content is necessary for economical extraction. In 1911 Professor J. C. McLennan, of Toronto, erected an experimental plant in Calgary, and some helium, reported 98 per cent pure, was extracted from Bow Island gas. The plant was closed during the war and production of helium was never realized on a commercial scale. It is believed some of the new wells now drilling may uncover gas flows richer in helium so that an extraction plant would prove commercially feasible. j News In Review j Canadian Foodstuff Needed If V War Comes TORONTO--The importance of a large agricultural population, to provide a spiritual and moral background that is essential to every nation, was discussed this week by Arthur G. Street, British farmer, author and lecturer at the luncheon meeting of the Royal Winter Fair Association, the Canadian Club and the Empire Club. During a period of troublous times, Mr. Street pointed out, Britain faces the important task of maintaining a sound agricultural industry, to provide her with foodstuffs "if and when the world goes mad." Yet, he said, at the same time Britain expects that when war breaks out Canada will continue to send products to Eritain. For this reason, he said, British farmers recognize the importance of Canadian agriculture, but hope that Canadians will recognize the necessity of British agriculture being maintained and preserved as vital to Britain's future. .. ^ Smithies Wane N KINGSTON--There are lots j of spreading chestnut trees but there aren't enough blacksmiths. In fact the members of this ancient profession are worried. For it looks as if the mighty men will soon be as extinct as hoop-skirts, shaving mugs and magic lanterns. The tragedy of the profession, or trade, as you will, is that there isn't enough young blood in it. That's what J. J. Taugher of Kingston says. In fact he said it at the convention of the Master Horseshoers and Carriage Workers' Association held at the City Hall. This gathering brought out 20 delegates and there was even the question of whether the Association should continue or not. Eventually it decided to carry on. But it's like Mr. Taugher said. There are very few apprentices learning the trade. "In fact," said he, "I visited over 35 shops and most of the men in them were between 60 and 70 years old. In only a few were there men under 40 years. He thought that the blacksmith's pay was really to blame. He figured that there were so few apprentices because the smithies were not making sufficient money. The convention adopted a motion to petition the Government to set a standard for all blacksmiths who intend opening their own shops, and to ask for the registration of all present shops. Richard Prior of Toronto was elected president of the association. Other officers are: first vice-president, F. E. Gilroy, South Mountain; 2nd vice-president, W. G. Cameron, Falbrook; 3rd vice-president, James J. Taugher, Kingston; treasurer, Don MacLean, Toronto; and secretary, Edward Kearney, Macintosh Mills. Start Beat Trip PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.-- Planning to reach Halifax in their 21-foot rowboat within eight months, three Edmonton youths, Jack Peters, Anton Glaser and Fred Peters, rowed east down the North Saskatchewan River this week, after passing through here on the first leg of their inlands-water odyssey from the Alberta Capital. First Air Mail PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.--Thirty-five thousand letters from all parts of the world were included in the first flight of the new Prince George to Fort St. James, Takla Landing and Manson Creek Air Mail Service, post office officials of this Northern Brltfth Columbia town estimated. It is the first air mail to fly regularly to the isolated points in the northern part of the Province. Food Prices Rise SASKATOON--Price of food in Saskatoop-ft/se 17 i=er cent between last November and May 13 and 26 per cent since November, 1935, according to figures presented by the Central Council of Unemployed to the Young Men's Section of the Board of Trade. The Council asked for an increase in relief grants for food because of the rise in prices. Claims Farmers Shoot Dogs WILLOWDALE--H. R. Bain, Toronto stock broker, appealed to the North York Township Council this week to rescind a by-law under which he claimed farmers were permitted to shoot dogs found roaming on their property. "There are many instances of wanton cruelty, some where dogs are apparently deliberately wounded and then left to die in agony," he declared. The Clerk pointed out that there was no township by-law permitting such shooting. "It is permissible under a Provincial statute," he announced, and the matter was dropper! as the £ojuncil lacked jurisdiction. Urged Property Taxed WINNIPEG-- Taxes should be levied against occupants of property, whether owner or lessee, and the basis should be rental value rather than the present system based on capital value, the Winnipeg Board of Trade said this week in making recommendations for improvement of the city's financial position. Among other suggestions were a more vigorous policy of tax collection and investigation of the city manager plan of administration. Caterpillars Commit Suicide SUDBURY-- Thousands of tent caterpillars, apparently "tired of it all" because trees have been stripped by their predecessors, are joining in mass suicide in this district. They are "marching" over the rocks along the shore on the south side of Lake Ramsay, continuing the parade into the water, where they are swept away by the waves. NEWS PARADE Commentary on the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKS NEWS - By Peter Randal People are spending money again and travel agencies are looking forward to one of the heaviest summer season in several years. That the rush has already begun is evident from the experience of one honeymoon couple who found is almost impossible to book passage for the West Indies cruise for the month of July. Travellers to the Continent say that Transatlantic bookings are almost as hard Not only have bookings increased but the travel people say that the class of accommodation sought this year is better. The big demand of the season is the "all expense cruise" and this the agencies are offering to all places and at all prices. Since the Coronation, the big European attraction has been the Paris Exposition. Dogged from the beginning with persistent labor troubles, the big show Is now open and the last buildings are rapidly nearly completion. Steamship and railroad rates, while slightly higher are not much changed. Hotel rates are rising, however. According to one authority, the traveller will pay 7% more for accommodation this year than last while those who haunt the summer resorts will find prices up 15%. Wheel of Fortune While most of us are looking for an increase in the weekly pay cheque as a reflection of the better times, we can hardly expect to be so blessed as some people were last week. As for example, the Torontonians who won $85,000 on Midday Sun, winner of this year's English Derby. Or to take another turn of the wheel, Mrs. Margaret Strong de Cuevas, whose only comment when she was informed that her grandfather, John D. Rockefeller had left her $25,000,000 was, "There must be some mistake." Dollar Empire Those money barons who are still alive appear to have adopted th.e motto, "What we have, we hold**. At least, that is something of the inference taken from J. P. Morgan's comment on the tax laws." If Congress makes stupid mistakes which leave loopholes in the law, it is up to Congress to remedy them, not for us taxpayers". Smiling, Morgan continued by saying that he had not incorporated his yacht as a method of tax evasion because he "did not trink it worth while." The Shotg 11 But force is not forgotten. Plans are being laid down for two 35,000 ton Italian battleships and the would-be war lord has declared his intention of increasing Italy's underwater fleet, to 140 ships. Meanwhile English fac-' tories and shipyards are so busy with armaments that Canadian importers say they cannot guarantee deliveries of English goods. Right here, contracts for $14,000,000 in war supplies have recently been awarded. Even Canada's navy, second hand though it' is, has been increased by the pur-. o destroyers from Britain. Clercial Inconsistency Last week saw the culmination of a royal romance when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor made their vows in the presence of clergy but without I the blessing of the church. Historians are commenting on the seeming in-' consistenjy of refusing sanction of t!;e marriage because of a divorce, when the state church of England' came into being at the behest of a k'ng who created it for the purpose; of sanctioning the divorce and subsequent marriage. Archbishop Cranmer of Canterbury was the man and the' king -- Henry VIII. Death of a General Superstition failed to save the life of General Emilio Mola, Spanish insurgent commander in charge of the siege of Bilbao. The general was once told that he would die with his boots on. Flying through thick fog to a meeting with General Franco, Mola'a plane crashed into the side of a mountain and when they found his body --there were no shoes. General Mola always removed his shoes when flying but did it not save him when his hour Matchmaking Through a severe blow to the rebel cause, the campaign against Bilbao goes on with as much severity as ever. From Italy comes word that Mussolini is planning to do by grace what he has found very difficult by force. It is said, that he will propose Otto, pretender to the Austrian throne, as the next King of Spain and to bind him to Italy, will marry him to Princess Maria of Savoy. Preserve The Peace And money is said to hold the key to future events in the Far East-money in the shape of a $40,000,000 British fortification program at Hong Kong and a consistent investment policy in Southern China. The Japanese are thought to be seeking a new Anglo-Japanese pact of friendship as a means of securing a place in the new world economic plans looked jor out of the Imperial Economic Conference now taking place in London, and possible co-operation of Great Britain and the United States. Men Have Wide Choice In Clothet* DONLON, Eng.--A man's wardrobe ranges from overcoats, formal and evening dress, to beach and swim wear. It is a mistake to visualize him changing from one jacket suit to another. When we consider topcoats for different purposes, variety in evening dress, the abundance of styles and materials for sport and relaxation, it will be seen that man does himself well sartoi ally. Yet it is dull and drab, outshone by his volatile partner. True, he cannot boast such rich fabrics and glowing colors as his eighteenth century ancestors; but choice is remarkably wide in cut, color and design. Edward wants to live in Austria. Wallis wants to live in America. They will live in America.--Tampa Trib- This is the Way to Create a Big Splash Seven diving notables--see if you can count them--soaring through the air together Olympic swimming pool at Los Angeles, Cal. s they practice for National Aquatic Show in the Sporting Comment - KEN EDWARDS Well, folks, after the rumpus up at Thorncliffe and the so-called kidnapping of • sport friend, let i selves to other P It seems that everything is fixed for Schmeling to fight Joe Louis in September "if" pion James J.--I Here is something you may very well have guessed. Since Sir Malcolm Campbell is the world's speed demon, it is only natural to think that he would try something else new and different. He has tried his hand at exploring. In South America, the Bluebird's skipper hunted buried treasure in a big way. Scrap-book facts:--In 1890 Aimer ' Powell stole seven bases in one day . . . Pete Wood in 1888, "bear.ed" 34 batsmen and so created an amusing record--he also had 59 putouts in 1889, a record which still stands. Everet Marshall, the Oklahoma flash who happens to be around here these days, has not lost one bout while wrestling in the last four Jack Corcoran, who plans one of his greatest shows for this week, tells us that his old money-maker, Howard "Hangman" Cantonwine, is running a read-house near Los Did you know that Cantonwine I once told bed-time stories over the air from Toronto? Now he puts 'em to sleep with a smart body-slam! About the beefiest moundsman in the International League right now, is King Kong Kline, who hits it at 260 pounds-Be with ycu next week--Ken.