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throughout the world has subscribed. What more oan be sald of a boy or a man that he 1s h ble? Shaki e hag sald that "My honor is my life!" and it 1s certain that a boy 1s not much use without life, and it is equally cer tain that without a code of honor he | cannot use his life to very effective purpose for the uplifting of himself or of his fellow men, And what does honor mean? Ac cording to my dictionary a person who is held in honor is one who is esteem- ed, respected and upright. And such a person i8 one who can be trusted, 80 that when he gives his word on any matter there can be no doubt but what he intends to carry out his promise to the letter. Thus a Scout is honorable, and may | be trusted, because having given his promise to obey the Scout Law, of, which this is the first clause, he will follow through to the very end any task which he undertakes "On his honor," and further, being a Scout and | trying all the time to obey the Scout | Law, he will not make statements which are not true. ' Scouts At Famous English Schools No less than eighty Old Country public schools now have their Boy Scout Troops. The latest additions; are Epsom, Mill Hill, Oakham, Oundle, Tonbridge and Westminster. Cana-| dian Scouts on tour after the sient] 1929 World Jamboree in England were much interested in a Scout notice brard in the famous quadrangle at Eton, recording the activities of Eton Scout patrols prior to the summer holidays, This is another token of the fact that it is generally recognized that the Scout Programme is beneficial to boys of all ranks and classes, and in every station of life. It should be recollected that the "Public Schools' mentioned here are the old estgblished boarding schools of England, which are attended for the most part by the sons of wealthy par. ents, who pay high fees for their boys' education at these colleges They should not.be confused or compared with the "public school" as we know it ! in Canada. | matic corps and several provincial i lfeutenants-governors. factor on an Ungava island, awaiting the freezeup, then visits of Eskimos, the making of igloos, hunting seals and trapping foxes, All these young Scout adventurers write cheerily, re- flecting the true Scout spirit under conditions that at times must be lone- somely tryihg There are two boys away up in the far north ot Ontario, who are working for the Hudson's Bay Company, hav- ing come out from Scotland for that purpose, who are on the roll of the Ontario Lone Scout Department. Tra~ velling is so difficult in that country that we do not hear from them very often, but they are trying to carry out their Scout programme loyally away up in that lonely country. An Emergency Guard of Honor An interesting inside story of the role played by a Boy Scout Guard of Honour is told by President D, P. Cruikshanks of the Minto Skating Club of Ottawa. The occasion was the last visit of Viscount and Lady Will ingdon to the annual skating carnival, the "Minto Follies," accompanied by distinguished members of the diplo~ To facilitate the approach of the party to the vice-regal box a strip of carpet had been placed upon the ice. A few minutes before the arrival of the guests the director, on a final tour of inspection, stepped upon the carpet. It slipped under him. Immediately came visions of a catas- trophe--His Excellency or Her Excel lency, or the Japanese Consul General, or the U.S. Minister--possibly "even the whole distinguished party in a heap on the ice! And even broken Hastily he called them together. Quickly he explained, and placed them at intervals along the carpet, each boy's toes firmly clamping the carpet edge to the ice. When Does 'Vind Whistle? How do trees indicate varying wind velocities? does dust rise and swirl, paper whirl into the air? velocity does wind whistle in the tele- phone wires? Ask a Boy Scout who and loose fas been studying his 1932 Canadian ! writing to the Lone Scout Department, Scout Diary. At what wind velocity | ingly appreciative of the youthful guard of honour--and reached their At what box in safety. Their Excellencies and guests passed through the erect line of Scouts, smil- Boys who are interested in the Lone Scouts may obtain full particulars by Boy Scouts Association, 330 Bay St. Toronto 2. Scouts For Hudson's Bay Co. The Legislature In Brief The Ontario Budget was carried in the Legislature with another big Gov- ernment majority. The Hon, E. A. Dunlop, Provingial Treasurer, in tab- ling his budget, showed it to be a bal- anced one for the year 1932, together with an estimated surplus of three hundred and sixty-five thousand dol- lars. Increased taxation, amounting to four million three hundred and ten thousand dollars, coupled with gov- ernmental economies and expenditure cuts of four million, six hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars are also shown in the budget. Increased Taxation The increases in taxation include: raising the gasoline tax by one cent to six cents a gallon; a tax of ten cents a bottle on all imported liquors and wines and a tax of twenty-five cents a gallon on domestic wine; ex- tension of the amusement tax to in- clude tickets as low as twenty-five cents, and abolition of all exemptions except religious, charitable, patriotic and philanthropic bodies; increased taxes under the Corporation Tax Act, and increaced charges for law stamps. These new taxes are expected to net the following: Corporation tax, two million dollars; amusement tax, two hundred thousand; gas tax, one mil- lion three hundred and fifty thousand; liquor taxes, five hundred thousand; wine tax, sixty thousand; stamps, a hundred thousand. Cut in Expenditures The Hon. Mr. Dunlop announced a cut in governmental expenditures by four million five hundred thousand dol- lars. Referring to the new gasoline tax, he pointed out that automobile in Ontario are lower than any province in the Dominion and and law sheet shows the assets of the province exceeding liabilities ture under direct relief last year had been eliminated Ontario would have had a surplus of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Having to include the necessary amount for direct relief this year and to secure a balanced bud- get, it meant that additional revenue to the extent of four million dollars had to be raised. Liquor Board Not "Robbed" From the Liquor Control Board, the Government had received ten million dollars, but the profits of the Board had been $1,609,346 less than this figure, the difference being realized from the surplus profits in the hands of the Board. "Any statement, how- ever," said Mr. Dunlop, "that the Gov ernment had robbed the Board is en- tirely erroneous." Power to declare a moratorium in the case of a municipality in default of payment of its bonds is provided for in the newly-created Ontario Municipal Board under provisions of a bill in- troduced to the Legislature by Attor ney-General Price. The bill merges the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and the Bureau of Municipal Af- fairs into one Board. This Board is commissioned to render upon any municipal matter and is empowered to scrutinize the debenture of any muni. cipality and declare a moratorium when a municipality is in default and thus prevent suits against the muni- cipality. The Board may inquire into the affairs upon the request of the municipality itself, or of twenty per cont, of its creditors. Moratorium Act Explained The Moratorium Act, where is es pecially applies to farmers, was ex- plained by a member of the Govern- ment in the following way: "It a farmer has a farm which fis valued at fifteen thousand dollars, but to-day only shows a valuation of ten thousand dollars, then this Act will be in operation until such time as the farm realizes its proper valuation." "The method "of procedure is very simple," said this member. "If a farm- or requires to use the Moratorium on Mortgages, the Act provides that he -| will apply personally to a Judge in Chambers and will give all the facts relative to his position and the Judge will decide the merits of his case. This guarantees absolute privacy of the tarmer's personal business and, at the the Moratorium. orator W : *1¢ will be realized," he sald, "that ill be re so hod hat same time, prohibits the illegal use of 5 k | § i | | | f 1 Jean Shiley is shown here clearing the bar at over 5 feet. This, 18 just training. We'd say she should prove a good Olympic hope. | 1 w against the misuse of this Act, cause anyone wishing to take advant- age of the new Act cannot do so un- less it hag been passed upon by a local Judge." There was strenuous opposition to the passing of the Budget by the Lib- eral and Progressive members, but the vote was a straight Party one, the Con: servatives lining up solidly behind the measure, while the Liberals and Pro- gressives voted for the Amendment, which resulted in a big majority for the Government, ------ The Attacks on Insurance Companies The attacks upon two Canadian in- surance companies which gave rise to a recent debate in parliament have been deprecated not only by leading members of the House of Commons, but, since the debate took place, by be- [the stock to the shareholders and en- abled the North American to function as a mutual company was secured from funds in which the policyholders had no interest or equity--chiefly from the surplus in the company's non-par- ticipating fund. The participating fund out of which dividends are paid to policyholders was not only left ab- solutely intact, but becomes entitled to all future surplus earnings of the non-participating fund which, under shareholders. During the debate in the Commons a number of influential members paid tribute to Mr. Bradshaw's part in the transaction. "Many of you know," "said Mr. Bennett, "that he was city treasurer of Toronto for several years, and he enjoys, I believe, a reputation for probity, for honor and for integrity second to that of no man in this coun- try." Mr. Mitchell Hepburn said: "I believe he is an honorable, capable bones! dozens of infuential newspapers ...i.man. and I think he showed his The director thought rapidly. . 8! the I 0 has | | ngolfish spirit when he mutualized Smartly uniformed Scouts were | the Dress with so the y for the benefit of the scattered about the auditorium on |® Voice. policyholders." Mr. Cameron R. Mc- various duties, One of the companies, the North pooh (Nortn Battleford) said: "I be- American Life, has its head office in Toronto. The attacks upon it had to do with its recent mutualization under Mr. Thomas Bradshaw. Mr, Bradshaw and Mr. J. H. Gundy, who at one time jointly controlled the company, were denounced in certain quarters as men mutualizing transaction. But as Hon. Charles Stewart pointed out in the House on Monday, the price which these 'gentlemen received for their shares was the price which they had paid. They did not make a profit. So far as Mr. Gundy was concerned, he was already out of the company before mutualization took place. Late in 1930 he had transferred his shares to Mr, Bradshaw at cost, Mr. Brad- shaw, finding himself in control and finding also that there was provision for mutualization in the company's charter, proceeded to submit a plan to the shareholders and policyholders which was carried by them without a dissenting voice, This plan involved the relinquishment of the Bradshaw stock at the price he had paid for it. The sum of $1,275,000 which retired who had profited unduly from the: lieve Mr. Bradshaw ought to be com- mended for taking a lead in the mutualization of that company. It was not to his private benefit that the company should he mutualized." There are always those who are | ready to impute selfish and improper motives to successful men. It is en- oouraging to find that on this occasion there has been a general desire to let the facts of the case be known and to repudiate the unfair attacks which have been made upon two citizens of Toronto and the institution which they at one time jointly controlled. --~Toron- to Star. --r-- Retirement It is not difficult to get away into retirement and there live upon your own convictions; nor is it dificult to mix with men and follow their con- victions; but to -ntc. into the world, and there live firmly and fearlessly according to your own conscience. that is Christian greatness.--F, W. Robert. son. Former Champion In Bermuda the old system, would have gone to' [of fanaticism, er in London, who ti the following are among Canadian articles: in 'which 'our 'export trade is Flour, cereals' (includ- ing possibly malting barley), cereal foods, apples, pears, concentrated ables, honey, milk powder (and to a ed milk), dowels, handles and other wooden- ware, 'paper boards of various kinds, wrapping paper,: wallboards, Tube footwear, gloves, silk hosiery, lic office ferniture, agricultural ma- chinery and household electric appli- ances, The outstanding fact from a Can- adian point of view is that up to November 15 next the British Gov- ernment has granted Canada and all Empire countries immunity from the 10 per cent. duty levied from March 1 on all goods of foreign origin, ex- cept a comparatively short list ap- pended to Mr. Watson's report.--The Mail and Empire (Toronto). canned 'salmon, timber, The Empire Conference. Strong as Empire trade sentiment cess of the coming conference will -only result if all parties approach the problem of Empire trade in a spirit of give and take, If, as Hon. C. A. Dunning pointed out lately, the con- ference is merely an aggression of sellers, no forward step will result. Quite as important for each part of t e¢ Empire as finding a market for their own products is the ti of what they can or will buy from the others--Kingston Whig-Standard (Ind.). Britain and the War Debt. Britain is not accustomed to re- ,pudiating obliga ions. But the bur- den is so great that she may have no choice. She has already it must not be forgotten, through the Bal- four agreement of August, 1922, as- + ved her debtors that she wants from them and from' Germany only sufi- client money to discharge her debt to the United States. All the debts owing to her in of this t likely to be stimulated by the preter-|Pensively in: Britain may be, it is obvious that the suc-} compelled to buy 55 per cent. from the Dominions, a dangerous situation may arise. If Dominion grain-grow- 2} ice, canned fruits and veget- ers were to organize a pool they might ayDie, utes: hed. tru oe 1'torce up the price of bread grain al- lesser extent evaporated and condens-| Most to any figure. The English corn trade and millers would have no op- Liverpool.--A large gold love token dated 1272 and bearing the words, "My sword, my heart and my life are yours at command," was turned in for melt ing while the gold rush was on here, Prohibition Course Popular Delaware, Ohio. -- So encouraging has been the response to a course in prohibition offered by 'the political science department of Ohio Wesleyan University that the course probably will be repeated next year, says Dr: Ben. A. Arneson, department head. Prominent wet and dry speakers ap- portunity of buying h cheap grain to keep the price of our loaf down, as their "free market" would have been curtalled to some 30 per cent. of their requirements. Nor could our Government meet such an attempt- ed 'hold-up by reducing the quota, as the Dominions would have obtained a definite quota for their grain in re- turn for giving us a quid pro quo for manufactures. So our industrialists would use their influence to oppose any curtailment in the Dominion 'wheat quota lest it react on their ales. But the effect upon British read prices might be dangerous, even calamitous, on inter-Imperial rela- tions and good will--Viscount Aster in the Nineteenth Century (London). "It Pays to Advertise." "I can count on my ten fingers the department stores in this country that are doing more business today than they did a year ago," said Mr. Babson, "and in every case I find them also doing more advertising than a year ago." Mr. Babson is of the opinion that facturers and h who offer good quality, honest: serv- ice and the lowest possible prices, and emphasize them by truthful, forceful and continual advertising will find 1932 a profitable year. In other and more familiar words, & year in which it will pay to advertise.--Bos- ton Christian Science Monitor. The Language of Broadcast The falking motion piotures and the radio are undeniably having an effect on language as it is spoken. The microphone has definite' limits, which are even further limited by the films and their technique. Long words, and particularly sibilant words with nu. ance of inflectl ~and they totalled more than five and one-half billion: dollars--she has al ready wiped off the slate--Vancouver Province (Ind. Cons.). Financial Problems in the U.S.A. properly. So for the making of "talk: ies," there has to be a vocabulary ed out a long 'lst of words. It is noteworthy 'that most of those words Much is heard about the fi ial problems of Britain and Germany; but little about those of the United those belonging, roughly king to the Anglo-Saxon family. States. The latter are: very i but there is fear of taking drastic action in the year of a presidential i election. The consequence is that pro- | erastination is marking the course of political Washington in grappling with the financial problems that bes set the country.--Victoria Colonist (Cons.). The Railway Commission. The Canadian people will not. per- mit a railway monopoly under pri- vate ownership. Neither are they in a humor gt the present time to bring about a railway monopoly under pub- lic ownership. But so far no respon: sible public man, no responsible rail- way official, in fact, no one whose voice carried any weight of authority whatever, has advocated amalgama- tion. Mr. Bennett's last word on the subject was his well-known slogan: "Competition ever; amalgamation never." Mr. King is as vigprous in his insist on the maint of are of distinotly Latin adelphia- Ledger, Bt | RE Buildin on Inc months, as d with D b $11,357,000 in December of last year. Ci a 's gold ants 1930 production. « ---- Kansas Grocer Puts both railways as independent systems. And from Mr. Bennett and Mr. King the list of those who have expressed unqualified opposition to any such idea could "be prolonged indefinitely. To suggest, therefore, that the Royal Commission is going to pick up the idea out of the thin air and present it in any form ag its major recom- dation for the solution of the dif- ficulties of the railways, staggers credulity. -- Winnipeg Tribune (Ind. Cons.). The Irish Goverment. The popular conception of Mr, De Valera hand in hand with the bogey of anarchy is as completely unfound- ed as it is unfortunately prevalent. There will undoubtedly be credit Mr. De Valera's actions; from the beginning. Actually there is rs yo Juls De Valers of 1916. ower paradoxically' abe th wing ¢ 'attempts, | in the Press and elsewhere, to. dis- : no Mr. De Valera of| the other half om their bills, grocery bills diminished in size. J a GH . society columns ought to make an item. of it when she gives a littl broakiast to tramp" : it , do pot reproduce censorship. This censorship has weed- which 'have. been retained have been And many of those -which have been banished stry.--Phil- ominion Figures Show Ottawa.--A marked increase in building construction for the last two » ' is shown by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The contracts in February were valued at $14,802,000, This com- pares with $12,738,000 in January and C P in 1981 of 2,686,700 ounces, valued at. $55, 457,000, set a record for this precious metal, being 27 per cent. above the Customers to Work Lawrence, Kan.--A neighborhood grocer here has his own remedy for the economic situation. Many of his had been out of work all winter and were indebted to him for groceries. And he wanted to build a new combination store and home. So he put his customers to work, paid them halt their wages, and credited The men got work, Mr. J. C, Carter, the grocer, got the building, and the peared before the class. Letter Delayed 26 Years Bethune France.~"Delayed by accl- dent" was marked on an envelope mailed in April, 1906, at Commercy and recently delivered after taking twenty-six years to travel 180 miles to Harnes, a village near this city. Typewriter Will Void Aix-en-Provence, France.--The Ap- pellate Court held recently that to be valid a French will must be entirely in the handwriting of the testator. As a consequence the city of Mar- seilles loses valuable paintings by Monticelli bequeathed to it by Henri Honorat. His last testament was a typewritten document and the court declared it was invalid. Built 8-Sided House Cedar Point, N.C.--Edward Hill did not like the wind whistling around his house, and so he built one With eight sides to lessen the moise His grand- son, John 8. Jones, didn't like the whistle any more than Hill did, so he took up hig residence there also. Built seventy-seven years ago, the two-story house has withstood gales, storms and salt air, Copper nails, soak- ed in oll, were used in the building to resist weather wear. The house, con- talning twelve rooms surmounted by a cupola, is situated on a 1,000 acre plantation that has been in the family's possession 167 years. Norwegians Tip Best London, -- Scandinavians, Norweg- lang particularly, are the best tippers, the hall porters of three large London hotels aver, Spaniards come second. The Germans are the third best, but a long way ahead of the French, who saunter in the rear, neck-and-neck with the Italians, Americans are just average; about half of those from the other side of the Atlantic tip better than any. one; else, but most of those who come to Eng- land on tours have very little money to spare and confine their tipping to the ten per cent. which is added to the bill, ---- Los Angeles To Try Five-Day Working Week Los Angeles--Five thousand muni- cipal employees will shortly begin work on a five-day basis according to the terms of an ordinance adopt- ed recently by the city council and signed by Mayor John C. Porter. Reductions in pay ranging from 2 to 10 per cent also were provided, the 10 per cent reduction to apply to employees now 'receiving more than $400 monthly and up to and in- cluding $600 a month. A sliding scale of slary reductions has been applied to employees within 'the low- er pay ranges, salary reduction all officials who are appointed for a definite term of of- fice. Traffic Decreases On Panama Canal Balboa, Canal Zone. -- Panama Canal traffic for the first 16 days of February shows a slight average in- crease over the two preceding months. Canal transits for the first 15 days of the month totalled 191 vessels, paying $867,118.73 in tolls, an aver age of 12.73 transits daily, compared with 12.16 in January and 12.48 in December, and an average of tolls 104.86 in January and $56,706.03 in Decem! her. Crug Dei: New Victorian Dbjest : Melbourne, Vic.--A Pastures Im. economic survey of 100 dairy farms, a classification of the pasture types in dairying areas, field trials of pas- in 40 centers and rota- ture tional grazing' trials. : The Department of Agriculture Sr The ordinance --' an emergency measure which was unanimously adopted--specifically exempts from ° paid of $57,807.92 compared with $57