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PE > To Voice of Canada, The Empire and The World at Large the Press . CANADA Editor Describes Horrors of a Motor Accident Newspapers announced briefly that a motor car had run into a truck near Sarnia and that some of the occupants " had been injured. Mr. A. R. Kennedy, editor of the Stratford Beacon-Herald, was in the immediate vicinity when the accident took place and helped to rescue the victims from the ruined car. They were a father, mother and young son. All three were badly hurt and are now in the.hospital. The Stratford editor feels that not enough is sald about such accidents, and that if more was sald about them there would be less reckless driving on the public highways. So he proceeded to write an editor- ial, a column and a half long and a column and a half wide, on the ghastly details of the affair--how it was pitch dark on a stormy night when the crash occurred; how the bleeding vic- tims were taken from the motor; how they were carried to a neighboring farm; how difficult it was to reach a doctor; how the injured were finally carried to the Wyoming hospital, and how the farmer's wife fainted after they had been removed. The picture drawn by Mr. Kenned' is a tragic one. He speaks of gaping wounds and blood-soaked garments; of the moan- ing victims and of the pitifulness of the whole scene. He thinks that if the press would handle all motor acci- dents in the same way drivers would realize what it means to be in such ac- cidents and that there would be an in- crease in careful driving and a conse- it must be sound economy, and most quent decrease in motor casualties. -- Toronto T ail and Empire. Charity Governments cannot do everything in a crisis like this. The individual is bound to practice charity and the spirit of sacrifice much more than he does ordinarily. Those who are not unemployed, and who have not been too cruelly damaged by the crisis, and who still receive their salaries from week to week or from month to month should give proof of their generosity, even il this generosity can only be made at the cost _f sacrifices. --Le Pro- gres de Hnll, Proeperity an. Depression It would be a mistake to conclude that our normal state is one of pros- perity. Dr. Thorp, of the National Bureau of Economic Research at Vashington, prepared a table showing the condition of business since the year 1868. Between years of pros- perity and depression and those which have seen both these elements, it works out this way: Depression, 20; prosperity, 24; divided, 20. Goo! years, lean years and those which lie in be- tween seem to he rather evenly mixed. There is nothing in that table to act as a guaiantee that good times will last or to indicate that periods of depres- sion v 'Il not pass.--Stratford Beacon- Herald. ' > Becomes a Trail Blazer Hats off to the much-denouunced cigarettd." ft has taken the leadership dn a movement away from high taxa- 1161 that may earn a niche in the hall of fame, In a Canada weary of tax burdens the handy little swoke is the fist to come forward with relief. Who knows but that the popularity of the excise tax reduction of two dollars per thousand will make converts all along the line of commodities until taxes and excises will be but an unpleasant memory in a happy land.--Toronto Telegram. Canada Ingustrialized Our manufacturing enterprises have developed with giant strides to the point when, to-day, this young country of ours despite its small population, is one of the most intensely industrial ized countries in the whole world. . . The future of our industries is inti- mately related to the question of a market for our products, Whether we shall find the latter in the creation of R more extended domestic market or by way of agreements within the Em- pire, the great preoccupation of our Canadian manufacturers will always be to find a market for their articles, --La Presse, Montreal. Supply and Demand If Canada does not meet the demand for the goods on which she is offered preference, it she does not keep up a continuous supply of these goods and see that what she ships is of satisfac- tory quality, the market will not re in with her, preference or no prefer- #uce.--Vancouver Province, Killed By Mistake Has any man any right to fire a hot without knowing what he is firing The tragedy which has haunted woods this fall 1s almost unbe- | slept through the s firing at the moment in hope of bring- ing down a moose. And so the tragic story unrolls itself, day after day, the wires bringing in their tale of dead and wounded.--Halifax Chronicle, "a Use For Old Tires Of the many varieties of scrap and waste materials for which there is a steady demand in Hong Kong and South China, one of the most import- ant {s wornout automobile tires. In- genious and thrifty Chinese have ob- served that a sandal, just as comfort. able as the locally made grass or straw sandal worn by the majority of natives, and with supcrior wearing and lasting qualities, can be cut out of used automobile tires, and a regular trade has developed in this com- modity. Moreover, the excellent wear- ing qualities of this material has re- sulted in its adoption as soles for the conventional slipper worn by Chinese who can afford this type of footwear.-- Brandon Sun, THE EMPIRE Sound Money The poupnd is all right. It is the soundest unit of currency in the world to-day. Behind it are the character and resources of the British people. Nothing can destroy its value. But the foolish sayings of our public men and the irresponsible actions of isolated mobs can temporarily depress it.-- London Daily Express. Spending Wisely Economy can never be a fault, but people are well aware--in their own conscience--of the distinction and where to draw the line, To cut off or- dinary and normal expenditure on which the welfare of others depends, without necessity, in times like these, after the requirements of prudence have been reasonably met, is to do the State not service but disservice. The vast and still growing deposits at the banks are a sign that the Chancellor's exhortation to spend wisely is well- timed.--London Daily Telegraph. The Farmers' Plight Agriculture employs directly or "in- directly 1,100,000 persons, so that it is the most important trade in the coun- try. Its output' of food is between £200,000,000 and £300,000,000 in value in an average year, The Govern- ment might well give the banks such guarantees as would enable them to grant immediate credit to the farmer, There need be no fear of subvention- ing ineficients, These have been weeded out long since, Only the best and shrewdest men remain after the years of depression through which ag- riculture has passed. But whatever is done must be done quickly if the trag- edy of a million agricultural workers looking in vain for work in the coming winter is to be averted. --London Daily Mail, The Empire's Sun-porch The rate of exchange and the in- creased emphasis on Empire travel is bound to stimulate Empire resorts, And it must be remembered that these West Indies are the only Riviera that the Empire possesses. We are the na- tural Riviera for Canada and Great Britain, And we extend hearty wel comes to visitors from wherever they come.--Trinidad Guardian, AMERICAN Krueger's $250,000 Penthouse We jumped at the chance, the other day, to see the much-talked-of pent- house of the late Ivar Krueger, at 791 Park Avenue. We had a fine time and wished you were there, because it's a hard thing to describe. It's a nine-room affair, not counting the servants' quar- ters. All the walls were painted by artists, not just workmen with brush- es; they are Something. The lighting is indirect, complicated, and appalling, Bulbs hidden under the edges of the ceiling are controlled by a fantastic system of switches; rheostate conceals ed in the closet, regulate the intensity. Any room can be bathed in white, red, blue, or amber light, or any blending of these The match king was a great one for twiddling with lights. He could get daylight with white and am- ber, moonlight with white and blue; he could produce thé tranquil light of stars and, by pulling enough switches, an effect something like the burning of Rome, Glass areas in the centres of the ceilings could also be made to glow like pools of fire or pools of blood. He liked red. At the head of his bed was a switch which he turned when he wanted to sleep; all the other lights went off and four soft red ones came on, one in each corner of the ceiling. Then the master slept, in the midst of his thousands of switches, Outside, in his remarkable Bouse garden, the breeze stirred in his p ; tree, his pear tree, his cherry tree, and his two tall weeping willows. -- New Yorker. : ' ----,------ Fined For Snoring in Church Debrezin, Hungary, -- Because he and punctu- snores, David 12.50. ated the discourse W merchan! 0 | Fekete, a o "Cedar Jane," owned by Mr. Kennard of Newmarket, Eng., makes haste as she hurdles a high barrier bringing along a pheasant her master shot. Fault-Finding Are you inclined to be a faultfinder? If so, you may at once put away the idea that you will ever be either har_* or generally beloved. The faultfinding, discontented individual is a perpetual cloud, constantly coming between v3 and the sun, we all try to give him or her a wide berth, for there is no more disagreeable companion; but perhaps most of all he Is his own worst enemy, and so long as he wears the crooked spectacles of dissatisfaction he will see everything and everybody distort- ed, and the only thing on earth that is right or does right is himself, for the simple reason that himself he canrct see. He gets no happiness out of God's beautiful world; all things are either too long or too short; there is 1) satisfying the fault-find.er Are you in- clined to put on these spectacles? Then don't. Some are born with thea, others begin to put them on in fits of ill-temper, but beware how you put them on, they haye a knack of stop- ping, and it requires a severe wrench to remove them. I never yet knew a fault-finder to be a loveable person. -- M. K, ess Police to Learn from Thrillers! The steady development of the de- tective novel from a loosely written and highly improbable, not to say im- possible, story to a close-knit, logically reasoned, and ingeniously built-up work of fiction has been one of the most interesting features in the recent history of fiction. Men of the highest intelligence nowadays read detective stories for relaxation. And the lead- ing novelists of the world are catering to their needs as never before. It has remained for the Paris Surete, however, to. discover in these tales something of real practical value. The Surete is now giving its secret service men a daily course in English and American detective fiction, in order that they may gain pointers thereby. This will come 4s a surprise to many people who have long been under the impression that the actual detective scoffs at the detective of fiction and that the methods of the former are very far removed from those attribu- ted to the latter. But we live and learn. --Montreal Daily Star, ee ps. Oh, to be able to keep back the quick words that we so often speak, to suffer reproach and indignity and keep silent! But we only attain to this by constant vifllance, patience and prayer. pr-- South Africa Wants Products of Dominion A good hint to those actively in- .erested in the export trade is 'con- tained in the current issue of the Commercial Intelligence Journal. Mr. G. R. Stevens, Canadian Trade Com- missioner at Cape Town, writes that, for several reasons, there is a Llrisk demand among South. African im- porters and manufacturers' repre- sentatives for agencies for Canadian products. Importers and agents are interested therefore in receiving and examining Canadian trade papers and commercial periodicals, Unfor- tunately, the majority of advertisers in such publications seldom publish the names of their overseas agent, nor do they state whether they wish to receive applications from would- be agents. As a result, the oyer- sea importer does not know whether or not the advertiser is represented in his territory, and agenis do not know whther there are any pessi- bilities of securing agencies. In South Africa mo reputable agent will apply for an agency which is already placed, and rather than risk such offence, many agents will forgo ap- plication when in doubt as to the position of any agency. The majority of advertisers in British and German trade papers supply the necessary in- formation concerning their repres- entation in very simple form.--Tor- onto Mail and Empire. sre fein British Fair Opens Feb. 20 The British Industries Fair, which will open simultaneously in London and Bidmingham on Feb. 20 and con- tinue until March 3, will be on a larger scale than ever before despite condi tions of world trade. Exhibits are ex- pected to occupy at least 750,000 square feet, 92 per cent. of which has already been booked. The London sec- tion will, as previously, include an ex- tensive exhibition of textiles, pottery, leather and fancy goods, silver plate, sporting goods, glassware, giftwares and a greatly enlarged furniture and interior decorations section. The Bir- mingham division will be devoted to exhibits of the metal, electrical, hard- ware, construction and engineering in- dustries. eres: 'Whether you be a man or woman you will never: do anything in this world without courage, It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. New President's Chauffeur | FEsggecges z £5 i 0 § i 2 1 i £ are among the hopes of central states farmers for bringing the European corn borer ufider control, says G. A. Ficht, of the entomology departmeut of the Purdue University agricultural experiment station. Already some of the imported na- tural parasites of the borer are show- ing promise of establishing themsel- ves and becoming numerous enough in Indiana to aid in borer control, he says, One of the chief reasons for the destructiveness of the European bor- er in this country, Ficht points out, is the fact that it has been introduced here without the handicap of its na~ tive natural enemies which help keep it in check in Europe. The American parasites that at tack borers closely related to the European borer have not yet shown any appreciable tendency to transfer their activity to the visiting pest. So the native parasites are being im- ported from Europe and Asia by the United Sta.es Department of Agricul- ture. mpm somata Scientist Controls Mode Of Insect Reproduction Ann Arbor, Mich.--Professor A. Franklin Shull, University of Michi gan zoologist who, Several years ago, succeeded in controlling the wing growth of certain insects, now can control the way in which they bear their young. In experiments with aphids, known as plant. lice or ant cows, Professor Shull pré-determined whether the aphids should be oviparous, that fis, producing their young from eggs, or viviparous, producing their young alive, ' Bither kind could be converted into the other by treating the par- ents with different conditions of light and temperature, He also pre-deter- minded whether they should be parthenogenetic, reproducing without from fertilized eggs. - v rn ee fe -- : Farm Schools For Boys Prove Popular in U.S. Ithaca, N.Y.--The response to the teaching of farming to farm and vil- lage. boys in the United States from 1918 to 1931 shows an increase of 1550 per cent in the number of pupils, 700 per cent in the number of schools and 500 per cent in the ber of t 8, says Prof R. M. Stewart, - of the New York State College of Agriculture. In New York State the increase in this teaching, geterally known as vocational agriculture, has béen from eighteen teachers and "about 1,000 pupils in 1918 to 184 teachers and schools and teachers with more than 4,000 pupils in 1931, he says, ee ot ety Soviet to Form - Academy of Arts Moscow.--The establishment of a national Academy of Arts, with head- quarters in Leningrad, has been de- cided upon by the government here. Its organization must be completed by the end of this year, the official resolution on the subject specified. Before-thae revolution there was such an academy in Russia, but it was not continued after the overthrow of Czardom. 5 : Schoolboys Breed: Butterflies Duluth, Minn--Four Duluth high school boys have turn 'hobby of raising caterpillars into a profitable occupation, The boys started a caterpillar "farm" three years ago, gathering an assortment of rare but- rflies, moths and and in good order, whils the man, just | oth as modern in other ways, still negl his teeth, and the incidence of cancer ee --------------------- er threatening d caused by neglect of the teeth and' eglect of daily cleaning of thé mouth. 0S London Exhibition Reveals * Practical Value Under- lying Training London, -- Aesthetic and practical values underlying home crafts as prac- ticed by school children were reveal :d at an exhibition of weaving and. lated crafts held here under the aus- pices of the London Schools' Guild of Arts and Craft . The alm of the Guild is to cultivate in the child an appreciation of beauty; to encourage and develop the lec!- nique of the fingers; and to give him a cottage craft which, though intended as a hobby could at any time be turn- ed to useful account: ~ The exhibition was an exhausti: display of all types of weaving done by school children in the Londen County Council area, and gave the im- pression that so long as the studc it can throw a shuttle he can iretty well make everything. Having learned 0} clean fleece epin it and dye it, the) children hen set to work to weave; their own garments--dress lengt: |, coatees, scarves, caps and hat bands. | A toy caravan was entirely furnish- ed with woven articles made by six-! year-olds. Hammocks, mattresses, pil- lows, 'blankets, bedspreads, curtains, doll's clothes, and even horse-rug and broom were woven with extraordinary skill. Still younger infants had busied themselves in making table mats and dress ornaments, while two little girls of five and six joined forces in weav- ing a tea cozy. Some of the children, not content with producing goods, turned their hand to writing short essays on the history of = weaving, references to weaving found in the Bible, stories and poetry relating to the weaving craft, and songs of the weaver. Collections of native* and peasant weaving were assembled from 'all parts. of the world, and specimens of work from Bosnia, Macedonia, India, Russia and Irak were shown in order that children might obtain fresh in- spiration for their designs, and new ideas as to the possibility of color 'combination, A valuable collection of Peruvian Indian gloth, being'a mixfuie of headle loom weaving and tapestry, and be lieved to be over 1000 years old, was also shown, proving how lasting were the beautiful dyes employed, and how q the les; King © .Aviatrix on Long F Cape Town, South Africa. --""I congratulate "you on your splendid achievement and I trust yoy are not too exhausted," This was the message sent by the | King to Amy Johnson, world's premier woman flier after a 'record- breaking flight from England, The royal message was undeliver- ed for some time. Amy was sleep- ing, a long round-the-clock sleep which came after 102 hours of ter- rific strain. During the trip she had snatched only five hours steep. Her host deemed it wise to retain the telegram until such time as the victorious flier had wakened. Hundreds of other messages of congratulations and th: '| her safety were pil . was obvious to it all. © The papers had come out With high edi- '| torial praise for the ix a atter pointing out the difficulties she 'Had met with her oil filter and fear- "But nowadays things are very dif ferent. You git in a saloon as big a railway Pullman, and noise has been so reduced that you talk to your friends and companions without need ing to raise your voice. "Flying is still a wonderful expert ence, of course and always will be; but 3 is no longer anythin; primis tive or uncomfortable about it; noth ing to make anyone nervous; and 80 people when they settle themselves in their armchair seats, and look around the big air saloon, are naturally in just the same frame of mind as any Pull man-car traveller. A neat little table is before them, and an attentive stew. ard within call; and they order their. = meals and refreshments, and thor Loughly enjoy them, just as they would if they were travelling by land or sea. "During the past summer the de mands on our catering department were considerably more than double what they were the previous year, and this winter, thanks to further improve ments in equipment, we are able to serve hot meals as well as cold on the principal air services. On our "Silver Wing" London-Paris service, for ex ample, in addition to luncheons com- prising hors d'oeuvres, cold buffet, salad, cheese, biscuits, fruit, and cof fee, we now supply hot soup, hot roast meat or chicken with vegetables, to: gether with a hot or cold sweet, cheese, biscuits and coffee." ' One effect of lunching or dining in the air, while flying between London and Paris, is that a journey which is already so short appee 3 to become" even (iorter. After ascending from London, passengers usually talk to gether for a time, or perhaps read newspapers or books; and then along come the stewards with their welcome meal, 'Enjoying this in leisurely fas- hion, voyagers see the Channel pass away. below them and the French countryside begins to unfold itself be neath their windows, and hardly has coffee been finished, and papers or hooks taken up again, when the Paris airport of Le Bourget appears in view, and the flight between the two capitals as been completed. £ As one traveller remarked only the other day: "Paris, by airway, is now just within easy lunching distance of London." ph ae Salt Water Cattle Puzzle Scientists - Manilla.--~Dr. Emilio Sanson, super- vising veterinarian of the Philippine Bureau of Animal Husbandry for the district of Zamboanga, has submitted the first formal report on the extraor dinary salt water cattle of the Sulu Islands. The animals require brackish or even sea water to survive and have long been a puzzle to scientists, A series of experiments was conducted in which it was established that these cattle, if removed from 'the salty marshes of Sibutu, near Jolo, and put upon fresh water and normal pastur- age, die within a short space of time: Fresh water is not obtainable on the small islands to which they are ine digenous, and it is the belief of Dr. Sanson that they offer an interesting study in natural accommodation to prevailing conditions. Converse ex- periments were conducted and cattle carabao, horses and goats taken to these islands, They are réported to have accommodated themselves quick- ly to salt water and the prevailing pas- turage and eventually to have thriven, So far, however, all attempts to trans- | plant the truly native stock to other and presumably more favorable condi tions have resulted in failure. ; The meat of the salt-water 'cattle is darker in color than that of fresh water varieties and-is not easily sus- ceptible to refrigeration. The toms mercial market is