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4 UfThe-nbrth and south poles of the » gun have a different temperature from ~ ference In temperature exists between nls "on Jan, 30th after he had looked 0 "than + tween the sun's cyclones and the "tory was perhaps the most momentous pivo of the world's foremost astrono- 'World to Pay mers by Dr. Atbert Einstein through the instruments of the world's groatest solar observatory here. that of the equator, or at least a dif- | "the sun's poles and equator, the world- "famous physicist suggested. This theory may explain so the mysteries of the gigantic Foust the sun spots, observed in the sun's atmosphere. Dr. Einstein suggested that were the sun's poles either hotter or cooler its equator the similarity bé- "storms on the earth might be explain- : Dr. Einstein's visit to the observa- event in his sojourn in southern Cali- fornia. It was a small group that gath- ered at the observatory. There were Dr. Walter S. director, and Dr. Edwin P, Adams, Hubble, 3 Billions For Roads in Year Programs Will Be Extended to Uttermost by Many Nations to Aid the Jobless A writer in the N.Y. Herald Tribune makes the assertion that 1931 will be the greatest year on record for road building. He further declares that "not only will the United States ex- "tend the highway construetion pro- gram to the uttermost, but other na- tions throughout the world are plan- ming to make vast extensions to roads. It is estimated by the United States Department of Commerce that more than $3,000,000 will be expended. Among the nations that will take: part in the construction works are Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Jugoslavia, Algeria, Greece, ssungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Porto Rico and Austria. According to the official report, Ar- gentina will pay out §200,000,000, Can- ada and Japan a least $10,000,000 each, while Jugoslavia is prepared to ex- | pend $13,000,000. To relieve unem- "ployment in the Philippines there is $6,000,000 ready for road work. "One hundred and ten nations and political subdivisions of the world will spend at least $2,000,000,000 on roads and road construction during 1931, ac- cording to an estimate made by auto- motive division of the Bureau of For- eign and Domestic Commerce," says the statement by the Department of Commerce bulletin, "World-wide in- vestigations disclose the fact that in the majority of countries of the world road building has been stimulated as a measure of unemployment relief, and a8 a consequence world highway bud- gets were larger in 1930 than in 1929, and are expected in 1931 to be larger than ever before, "That history repeats itself in this respect at least is attested to by re- cent findings in India, Asia and other places where ancient roads have come to light built many years ago.' ie ee Chinese Children Grade 95 Per Cent. Toronto. -- Five, members of a Chinese family, children of the Rev. TT. K. Mah, a minister of the Church of All Nations, here, newcomers to Canada, learned the English lan- guage, and then headed their respec- tive classes at public school. Joseph, the eldest, not only headed his class but was the only pupil out of 200 who wrote departmental entrance ex- aminations to get 100 marks in every subject. The four other members of the family secured 95 per cent. each in their examinations. In the presence of 400 parents of the pupils, Joseph was presented with a gold medal signaling lis attain- ment at the examinations. "They - studied intensely," said Principal Lit o tle. © "They did not go out as much as the average Canadian boys and girls. In short, they put every bit of energy into their school work." It was only two years ago that the family came from China to Toronto. Tho rapidity with which they learn- od the English language fis still a matter of gossip in the Humber Bay district of Toronto. epee Sun Pays Surprise Visit To Northern Regions Seattle, Wash.--The natives and white people of Point Barrow on the extreme northern coast of Alaska were in a high state of excitment on January 21st, when a fiery, red ball poised hesitantly on the horizon for 10 minutes and then disappeared. Most of the town's po lation crowded to the house tops or to the summit of the nearest snow drift to 'catch the first sight of the sun they had had in about two months. blizzard A of several days' duration stopped at 'the approach of the sun- and there was an immediate modera- 'collaborator and companion, Dr. Wal- tion of temyeratire. photographer of the observatory staff. Accompanying Dr. Einstein was his ter Mayer of Berlin. 4 These latest observations were at the 65-foot solar tower in which Dr. Einstein was enabled to seek the ef- fect of the 'magnetic fields. of sun spots. These spots are known to be cyclones in the solar atmosphere. Dr. Einstein studied the observa-| tory methods of plumbing the depths of the sun's atmosphere and measur- ing conditions at different depths. The observations that the sun spot cye- lones were like earthly cyclones, be- cause their apparent origin at the poles and direction of their travel was similar to earthly storms, aroused the curiosity of the German natural sclent- tist. Based on this, Be suggested cooler polar temperatures might exist on the sun and offer the solution to the move- ments of thése cyclones.--The Chris- tian Science Monitor, Dr. Robb Advocates Tomato Juice Diet Contains Vitamin C, Which Protects Scurvy, Minister of Health Points Out Ontario's Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. John Robb, Is a firm bellever in the healthfulness of tomatoes--parti- cularly in the efficacy of the juice of canned tomatoes in the Winter sea- son when the average diet fa deficl- ent in Vitamin C as a protection against seurvy and kindred condi- tions. "The tomato," pointed out Dr. Robb, *is composed of an outer cov- ering called the skin. It contafns pulp, seeds and a large quantity of juice. The valuable properties of the tomato from a dietary and medl- | einal point of view, are contained in th2 juice, and 'the most important eloment in these dletary properties is a large proportion of the vitamin which protects against scurvy as Vitamin C "During the Winter months Vit- amin C in the ordinary human dlet, especially that part represented hy milk, is considerably reduced, and therefore it is particularly essential that our dietary deficiency be taken care of by supplementing our regular diet with some food or food accessory rich in Vitamin C. Nothing in this connection is superior to tomato juice," declared the minister of health. "A fortunate fact in this connection fis that vitamin C in tomato juice is adequately protected by the presence of fruit acids, so that the heat required In the process of canning is not sufficient to raate- rlally reduce the vitamin C content of the juice. "Orange juice has long been recog- nized as an excellent protective against scurvy, and {ts use during the Winter months for infants artificlally fed, has become common. We know now that tomato julce ia equally as good as orange julce for this pur- pose and it has the advantage that the required amount of juice may be taken for the infant and the balance of the can, when we serve canned tomatoes, may be used as an excel- lent food for the family. "The important point to be noted is that" our regular diet requires a supplement to provide In the Winter for the deficiency in vitamin CO. To- mato julce adequately supplies this deficlency." rr Af n Another of Those Laments Oh, for the dear dead days that were and the times I used to know. As I listened down in Finnegan's place to the tales of the long ago! Of the plight of the travelling sales- man shy who came to the crowd- ed inn, Of the cycling octogenarian; of the oldest elder's sin. Of the Scotchman's birthday present: of the piccolo player dumb, Of the prosperous Irish immigrant and his refuse-collecting chum, Qf the clerk and the phonograph re- cord, and many and many a more, That kept me aroar with laughter till my ribs were strained and sore. \ Oh, take me back to the good old days, when I listened with care- free brow, . To the gay lads telling the barroom Jokes that my daughter tolls me now! --Baron Ireland--London Opinion. rere ee Prince to: Visit Santiago Santiago, Chile.~The "Prince of "I see by Minn, to Albert Westergaard, barber, "that a bushel of oats is good the papers," for a haircut." *"0.K." says Orrin Gould, farmer of Fairmont, replied the scissors expert. Talkies Give British Films New Incentive Arthur E. Tee Claims Britain Is Hollywood's Most Serious Competitor Toronto, --Increased consumption of British filhs throughout the British Empire would, almost immediately, place British and Hollywood producers on an absolutely equal footing, from the financial and every other view- point, said Arthur Lee, American re- presentative of two of the largest Bri- tsh studios, Gaumont-British and Gainsborough, in an interview here. Introduction of sound to pictures, sald Mr. Lee, had greatly restricted Hollywood's export markets in non- English speaking sectlons of the globe. This gave British studios, forg- ing ahead In recent months till they are to-day the American's most seri- ous competitor, the best chance they have ever had to break the Hollywood hold cn film entertainment in British countries. As far as Canada is concerned, there have never before igen as many good pictures available as there are at the present time. Their quality is demonstrated by the fact that a dozen British films have already been book- ed In New York and more are to fol- low. Some of these have not yet been shown generally in Canada. Mr. Lee is a former Canadian who has for years been engaged in the de- velopment of British film distribution, en eto eines C.P.R. Net Earnings Exceed Last Year's Montreal.--An increase of $1,008, 261 in the net profits of the Canadian Pacific Rallway for the month of De- cember, 1930, as compared with the corresponding month of 1929, ie shown in the earning: report issued recently. The galn in profits was made up partly by an increase in gross earnings and partly by a cut in work- ing expenses. Like a Lamb! The Girl: "So you've seen Daddy, darling? Did he behave like a lamb?" Sultor (grimly): "Absolutely! Every time I spoke he sald 'Bah'l" "The Gorgeous East" Truth Magazine (London): Speak- ing in the House of Lords on the evacuation of Kandahar, just a month before his death, Lord Beaconsfield said: "My Lords, the key of India is London. The majesty and sovereignty, the spirit and vigor eof your Parlia- ment, the inexhaustible resources, the ingenuity and determination of your people--these are the keys of India." They were the last public words of a statesman who was conscious that England was the trustee of an inherit- ance bequeathed to her by Clive and Warren Hastings, by Wellesley, by Dalhousie, by Canning, by Lawrence, by Havelock, by Metcalfe. Having poured into India for over two cen- turies the wealth of London to float the loans and build the railways; hav- ing sent out to the Peninsula our greatest soldiers. and most sagacious statesmen, England is now told to ctand acide, and leave questions of vital importance to the safety and prosperity of the whole Empire to be gettled by a handful of Indian dele- gates, whose authority to speak for the Indian masses has not even been examined. . -- Swamp Water Is Changed To Guard Birds' Health "Salt Lake City, Utah.--Changing the water occasionally to keep the occupants healthy 1s as essential In a bird .refuge as in a gold-fish bowl, it has been discovered. Soon it will be possible to "change the water" at will over 30,000 acres of marsh land In the Bear River migratory bird refuge. An elabor- ate system of dikes and splliways costing $350,000 1s being built to en- able game wardens to release stagn- ant water and fill marshes with fresh water from the Bear River. Thousands of birds died in the re- fuge previously from disease that developed because the swamps were not drained. amram ie es sn The history teacher noticed that young Smith was back in class after a long absence through illness. . "I'm glad to se you here again," he sald. "You'll have a lot to make up. How long have you been away?" "Since Willlam the Conqueror landed, slr," replied Smith, {in the opinion of Leon Campbell. of Cambridge, Mass.--At least two : planets besides the Earth, Mars and ' IVenus, may have" life in some form, the Harvard' Observatory staff. | | It was absurd, he sald in an re- | cent interview to suppose that the | earth, was "the only peopled planet)" "Atmospheres as determined on "Planets Mars and Vie Poise ¥ bir Form of Life, Scientist Thinks Abandoned in Paris does not drop 100 degrees in a single day here as it may on Mars." Cdmpbell emphasized that' while it was quite possible that there' was some form of animal life on Mars, it Bondo gba a = 'Modernism in Art One of Larue: Stores Thiows Out Objects and Hangings en Demand Furniture Also Changes' was uncertain if that planet was sult- the able for the development of "intel Iigent" life. It wag equally probable, he' thought, Mats are found to be livable," he sald. ! that there was life on Venus. Though he temperature in the middle ot "he day is 60 degrees above zero | Fahrenheit. It ranges downward 100 degrees. The same range exists | |= our Planet, but the Jemperatuse Live Normally And Avoid Colds! Medical Association Gives Nine Rules to Escape a Cold Nine rules for avoiding colds have been published by the American Medi- J. King. Colds in America probably cause, Mr. King asserts, a loss of more than a billion 'dollars a year; some- thing which would arouse instant alarm if it happened in the stock mar- ket but which the country allows to go on year after year virtually unchecked. The first rule for avoiding this enor- mous loss, Mr. King states, is to * 'keep all the organs working normally," and it is to help do this that his other eight rules are devised. "Cet plenty of sunshine aud fresh air," is the sec- ond rule. The third is to "eat suffi- clent and proper food." The fourth is to dress properly but not in clothes | 1s to keep the body clean, especially that are too thick or heavy. The fifth the hands,"as this tends to avoid in- fection by germs. The sixth rule is te "eliminate the body poisons through bowels, kidneys and lungs." The seventh, probably least known of all to the average layman, is to get rid ot any chronic geim infections of mouth, teeth, gums o: throat. These fre- quently result, Mr. King states, in starting new colds. The eighth prin- ciple is thaf the special vaccines re- cently developed for preventing colds may be useful for people who. are es- pecially susceptible. The ninth rule is to consult a physician promptly and frequently in the early stages of a cold so that the infection may be kept as mild as possible. ee A ed British To Patrol Transjordan Border Jerusalem.--A step toward bring- ing to an'end intertribal raids along the frontiers of Transjordan and the Nejd 1s" seen in the formation of a special desert police force under the direction of Captain Glubb, who had successfully maintained order in the large desert areas o! Irak. The scheme involves the construc- tion of three new frontier police posts which will be garrisoned by the desert police and serve as the bases for the mobile force, } ---- dl eee Late Trains Clocked For Paris Commuters Paris.--When Paris commuters tell the boss theirtrain was late they have to produce documentary evidence In support. Every time a train from the suburbs is delayed, officials glve out slips on which are shown the time and place of departure and the exact time of ar- rival at the terminus, etal ations Birds Roost on Housetops, Dogs Yawn at Rabbits Tanana, Alaska.--This is the winter of much game, Ptarmigan are so plentiful that the birds fly into town and are found roosting on housetops In early morning. Snowshoe rabbits romp In the streets too common for the sledge dogs to bother to chase. Pot ples and roast game are regular entrees here. Kaye Don To Attempt Speed Record 'Wales will spend two days. in Santlago and two days in Vina del Mar during his South American tour, it was an- no d id Carlos Ibanez will welcome the Prince of Wales and Prince George at Los Cer- rillos Alrdrome when the two arrive here by alrplane from Autolagasta oa - February 23. : -- Ill fortune is often an incentive to genius, --Ovid. : ---- Miss mugland il in wuich Sir Henry Segrave wot doata and Which has been reconditioned and | repaired at Derby, England. Craft is ready for Kaye Don to make speed attempt om Lough Neagh. cal Association, as compiled by James the telescope, he explained, he had Seen both these planets markings, formerly believed to be canals, but now regarded as natural waterways lined with Joliage. Long Trousers Will Usurp Plus-Fours Caps Making New Bid For! Popularity -- Panamas Still Rank First in Hats New York---Knickers, the Fifth Avenue stylists, ping out of the golfer's' wardrobe. Long trousers are due to come back | to the links. That is to say for those who like to be different. The whole idea (the stylists' idea) is that the mashie wielders. don't really] need knickers now. The rough, for which they were de. | signed, on most courses, no longer is 80 rough that trouser legs are likely | to emerge with shin guards of! thistle burrs and dry twigs | Already plus-fours cre not as as they used to be. Caps are increasing in bag popularity, | especially in white or natural linen. | never sincere," one of the diregtors White flannel trousers are by long! said. "It was the result of a lack odds the current Florida resort fash-| of willingness to study. The persons fon. Here again there is a neat dis-| who turned out such things as ani- tinction. , Most white flannel pants] mals with less that looked about wearers probably will appear in the | eighteen feet long and heads about striped ' variety--the hotel trade, as the size of lemons most certainly according to | are slip. | Paris.--The public, which fs. final judge, has effectively against the more extravagant mani# festations of modernism i art which have been current for the past, ten years. Out of that t_extravag: anec of design and color much i was good seems likely to rema| i But for the moment there hag been, a complete reaction 'against 'what only a very few vears ago was ré- garded as the last word in modern decorative art. About a month ago, one of the largest department stores in Paris, a store employing some 10,000 people, held a directors' meeting to decide what to do about the ultra-modern': art handled in their art department, For months not a single ultra- modern canvas had been sold and - their customers passed by the mod- 'ern wall hangings and other decora- were not | tive pieces as though they there. It was not due to the fina- [ ne ial depress , because classic art: | and classic decorations sold well. The result of this directors' meet- ling was that 'every piece of so- | called modern art was retired from the art gallery, the store taking its | loss stoically, and every piece of,: fabric that bore a modern art design was sent to the dye faetory where it was converted into plain, solid-colored cloth and sold at bargain prices. Sees Lack of Sincerity modern "The so-called art was one Fffth Avenue clothier called it. lebad never learned the rudiments of The really well-dressed man (mean- ing, presumably, the chap who has a villa), will wear them pristine plain. Panama hats: are first in popularity, | chiefly in the optimo shape, with plain | black bands. White felts are limit | ed but smart. Sennits will remain in| the perennial standard among straw hats. Men's Parrish, thus: Coats--Two button, from 29 to 230 inches long. with notch lapels; the same in three button style, worn by many with only the middle button at the waist buttoned; six-buttoned double breasted, with peak lapels, worn by many with only spring suits, fashion counselor, says Amos will rank | | plain full back, two buttons buttoned, the middle outside and the invisible inside dress button. Colors Light and medium gra outstanding, tans and chee J browns next, and, of course, blue Light blues,'greens and pastel browns and tans are a limited fashion. ----icene Eating of Starchy Foods on the Wane Urbanna, 11l.--Prof. P. D. Converse of the University of Illinois finds that from 1899 to 1927 the per capita con- sumption of wheat and rye flour, corn meal, and rice declined from 334.2 to 209.3 pounds. The consump- tion of meats is up from 156 to 159.2 pounds, A great increase has been noticed in the use of canned goods, that of fruits from 2.3 pounds in 1899 to 9.9 in 1927, and canned vegétables from 10.3 to 28.1. Fresh fruits are now used in greater quantities, due most- ly to the better methods of rafriger- ation which are now available. A decline in the amount of butter used is more than made up by the increase In the consumption of oleo- margarine, 2 men A Rack for Covers It is very annoying to have to waste time hunting for the cover you want for a saucepan, but many housewives have just this trouble. There is no- thing to hang covers by. Sometimes they are arranged against the wall on the back of a shelf, but a large as- sortment of covers will take up con- siderable space and thls Is not al- ways available. There are cover racks to be had which can be hung on the closet door or on the side wall of the closet and these will hold all the covers, mak- ing It possible to get the cover you desire without the loss of a minute. One woman never used the rack in the range oven intended to be placed under the roasting pan, so.she put this in one corner of the shelf and she finds it is a space and time saver as a cover rack. ----if rn Hoop-Skirts and "Baby Cans" A fashion expert says that hoop skirts are coming back. And just as the popularity of the miniature car, apartment and various forms of sport has reached its menith Can you picture the promised situation? ~The Christian Science Monitor. ete emr-- Perfumed notepaper fis very pop- ular. Tradesmen are eald to be send- ing out bills delicately scented with forget-me-not. At ss. There 1s an awful period in the life of a plece of furniture, when, being middleaged, it becomes old, but not old enough to be an antique. the so-called modern | art, to their metier, much less their They were seeking an easy way make a living. "These animais disappeared in the today are gone, dyepot, just as art is gone; disappeared 'under the flood of ad verse public opinion. As far as we are concerned, modern art has ceasel to be. In the place of yesterd atrocities, lacking proportion, per pective and finesse, we have today paintings and designs showing the harmony that results fromx an inteili- gent and painstaking application ot the principles of art. "There have been many changes in public opinion in my time, but rare- ly, it ever, have I seen a more com- plets change than that so clearly expressed at present by the general sentiment against modernism in art. Modern art simply doesn't exist in our store. It is dead and buried." A firm in Paris which has made a specialty of ultra-modern furnituré selling queer-shaped furniture and odd hangings, today is showing furniture that is solid, quiet and dignified. Asked where were the eccentric and' amusing things one al ways associated with that house, the manager explained, with a shrug of the shoulders: and decorations, "All that exaggerated modernism is quite out of fashion. It ®s really bad taste (mauvais gout) to hava anything ultra in one's home. Wa depeud for the attractiveness of our furniture on simple lines and bean tiful woods. No mcre unnecessary curves and angles, just good lines and preclous woods, exquisitely work- ed, furniture that will be a pleasure to live with through the years. Now Building for Comfort "We are building for comfort, so- lidity and comfort. Look at these armchairs, They are perfectly plain, upholstered in the best quality plain- colored materials, They are built to be restful and useful with deep geats, backs at just the right angle, and wide arms Notice the beauti- ful lines, the perfect proportions. "As for wall coverings, we are us- ing a great deal of velours and vel- vets, but always In plain, neutral colors, no designs to spoil the hae mony of a room." C amills Mauclalr, a Paris journal ist, 1Tted up his voice some time ago against the so-called modern art that has been produced fn Paris, largely by foreigners iis first book, "The Joke of the Living Art," was re ceived by much ipathetic under standing. His cond hook, which has just made its appearance, ls em: "Undesirable Foreigner Art." titled: 1 Against French termes fem Fresh Air and Heat Before starting a coal fire for bak ing, open the oven doors wide to al low the old, stale alr to escape. Them start the fire briskly, close the ovem, and in just a few minutes it will be hot, whereas it might otherwise have taken some time. The reasom is that fresh air heats more quickly than does stale alr. A similar procedure should be fal lowed In the heating of a room. whatever way a house fis fresh alr must be admitted freely intervals, particularly before starting the heat in the morning or agalm #¢ ward night. If the alr is made pes fectly fresh, it will warm quickly. ------------ A specujative despair is able, wh it is our duty to Burke, bl :