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i TET Voice of > CANADA, Neighborliness Revived, The season of depression, while bringing its hardships and dificul:] ties, has at least ome thing to com- mend i--it is drawing people closer together in a spirit of helpfulness and sympathy and is assisting to re. store the old atmosphere of com- munity interest, which in the days of greater prosperity seems to be fost in the mad rush for power and affiience which crushes all before it, Chatham News, Educational Economies, In 35 States of the U.S.A. the teaching staffs have been reduced to the point where classcs are too Jarge to be taught properly, Econo- mies are, essential these days, but those thus cited are radical to the point of unsoundness, <The debts created by this generation will have to be carried by the boys and girls of today when they attain years of responsibility, It would be wrong to deprive them of the training es- pential to the tasks thus Imposed upon them,--Toronto Mail and Em- pire, History Repeats, Following the Napoleonic Wars there came a period of great demo- cratic progress ang then an era of reaction. Apparently history is re- peating itself, with half Europe un- der dictatorship, -- London Free Press, Gardens For the Unemployed, It is reported that the city has al- ready placed two thousand lots at the disposal of families who have asked for them, As a start, this is a great success, and there Is good ground for belief that the number will be doubled, if not trebled, in the course of the ensuing fortnight, if the gardeners are given all the fa- cilities they need. Many of them have no garden implements with which to work, nor the seeds to sow. The director of the, campaign will no doubt come to their assistance, and we may hope that the seedsmen will likewise be ready to help.--La Presse, Montreal, Women Workers Increasing. Some striking facts are revealed in the report recently issued by Miss Mary Afdeson, director of the Wo- men's Bureau of the Department of Labor at Washington, regarding wo- men and their work outside the home. The total number of women workers in the Uniteq States to-day is in excess of eleven millions, which shows an increase of twenty-six per cent, in ten years, Miss Anderson explains this as due mainly to the transplanting of industries from the home to the factory, the rising costs and standards of living, the neces- sity that has arisen for women to augment the family income, apd the development of labor-saving devices for the home. This wholesale invasion of fields of activity formerly held sacrosanct to mere man presents a picture of feminine evolution that would cer- tainly have been deemed incredible twenty 'years ago. The very obvious fact that in most fields of human la- bor woman can hold her own easily with man has been demonstrated be- yond any possibility of challenge to- day,--Montreal Daily Star, Hanging On, A Gravenhurst harnessmaker, now fn his ninetieth year, made the first straps so familiar to passengers in Toronto street cars, It is good news that the old gentleman is hanging on so well, --Toronto Globe, Radio's Limitations. Mr. J. A. Tremblay, waterworks engineer had a warning broadcast from a local station at 8 p.m, warn- fng householders that the water would be cut off in an hour's time and that they should lay in an emer. gency provision immediately, , En- quiry made at random this morning from a dozen different households flisclosed the fact that the first notice eight of them had received was the pudden failure of the water supply in their homes, One family has no ra- fo set and the others either did not ave their sets turned on at eight "clock or did not happen to be tun- in on the local..station at that hour, Of the four families who got the radio warning, one did not do so di- tectly but by telephone from some- Ohe else who had; while a second family happened to pick up the last ew words of the announcement ac- cidentally, We repeat that, while having an obvious usefulness, the radio also has very sharply-defined limitations as & means of communication, -- Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Lessons of Safety Lane : {interesting figures are com week out of "Safety Lane." ut of 13880 cars submitted for by Ottawa drivers in three days than 25 per cent, were 5 "Canada, The Empire and The World at Large bi the Press were adjusted the same day and the "OK." sticker secured, Lights were found at fault more often than any other feature of the cars--in 747 cases out of 'the 1,380 inspections, Brakes accounted for 596 rejections, There were discover-] ed also 203 faulty wheel alignments, 79 steering wheels which required adjustment, 109 windshield wipers demanding attention, eighteen rear- view mirrors and ten horns which did not operate properly or at all, The significant thing 1s that in the vast majority of cases these me- chanical faults could be remedied by a simple and inexpensive adjust- ment, The moral is that an automobile representing a substantial invest. ment demands, and is worthy of, the cheap occasional checking which usually is sufficient to assure its safety as a unit in trafic --Ottawa Journal, THE EMPIRE The Dominions and Ottawa The Association of British Cham. bers of Commerce met for its 73rd annual meeting at the Hotel Victoria, London. A message was sent to the King which stated: "The delegates rejoice that following the Imperial Conference held at Ottawa there are signs of {improvement in Empire trade and they are hopeful that as a result of the new trade agreements which are about to be entered into with foreign countries our trade with the world will revive and your Majesty's subjects will be restored to employment to the common ad- vantage of Great Britain and of all the nations which trade with her." --London Times, Slum Clearance For England and Wales the Minis- ter of Health has launched a cam- paign to wipe out the slums in five years. In Scotland the Department of Health is at present working on a three-year program which is oper- ating with great success, Scotland has outstripped England and Wales in elum clearance work, and if the effort is continueq with the vigour of the present Administration it may not be necessary, when the three- year program comes up for review in thd autumn, to copy the methods of the new English campaign.--Glas- gow Herald, British Shipbuilding The conditions of British shipyards now contrast favorably with those of the other shipbuilding countries, Depression in foreign shipbuilding has lagged behind British, but at the end of last month the tonnage under construction abroad had shrunk to a point at which it wag smaller than it has been for nearly a quarter of a century, and during last quarter morg work was started in British yards than in those of all the rest of the world taken together, In the United States of 'America the stagna- tion was almost complete; not a single ton of new work was put in hand, and a small engineless vessel was the sole launch.--London Times, Farming in New Zealand Statistics recently presented to Parliament should silence much of the extravagantly pessimistic talk about the decline of the sheep In- dustry, The plain-fact of the mat. ter is that the sheep farmers, like every other section of the producers, are going on with their job notwith- standing the shrinkage of their pro- fits and the uncertainties of their market. The cities seem to know more about the "plight of the farm- ers" than the farmers themselves, and it is refreshing to hear the term being made the subject of mirth in remote rural commodities, where numbers of pastoralists are still pay- iny their way. --Auckland Weekly News. Dollar and Pound Hitherto the immobile dollar and the fluctuant pound have been an ill T grow large quantities of vegetables, fruits and flowers throughout Its long, cold winters,--Colliers, Explaining Prosperity's Return Every day that passes it becomes more evident that one of the great debates of history lies ahead of us. It will be the question of what is chiefly responsible for bringing back prosperity, There will be those who insist that the turning point - was beer. It bucked up industry and gave the signal for a break with the past, There will be those who think the short wheat crop turned the trick, Then there is the bank holiday and the excision of a nasty tumor from the national body. There is inflation, There is mortgage relief for farm and home. There :s the prospect of complete repeal. Only let prosperity do its share and hurry back as soon as it can. We shall have no trouble explaining its arrival --New York Times, eee een Great Britain Bans . An American Magazine London.--The June issue of an Am- erican magazine was withdrawn from sale in Britain Friday because it "con- tains an article adversely affecting British interests." The understand- ing here was that the article refers to the Royal Family. The issue contains an article "Be- hind Castle Walls" by Hilda Grenier, described as "formerly Royal dresier to Queen Mary of England." "ee se Max Schmeling is giving America's most popular promoter, Jack Dempsey, a lift at his training quarters at Lake Swannanoa, N.J., 80 that both could test the "squared circle", Canadian Universities ; Report Attendance Gains Ottawa.--Enrollment of students in Canadian universities 'reached the highest figure on record at the end of the year 1932, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. As an explana- tion the report quotes the Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching as saying 'persons above high school age are just the group which unemployment throws back into schools in the largest number." The universities had 43,143 students at the end of the year, in June, 1932. This compared with 40,669 in 1931 was an exceptional increase and the 1931 figure compared with the 1930 enrollment Jf 81,368 is still more re- markable. In 30 years from 1901 when enrollment was only 9,620 the increase was 320 per cent. Some of the factors producing this large increase are that the population of university age has grown by about 80 per cent. and the proportion of women to men in regular university courses has greatly increased. Had it remained the same as 30 years ago, the increase of 820 per cent. would not have been more than about 2560 per cent. ee pee Shoplifters' Rendezvous in Montreal Cathedral Montreal.--Detectives, who finally got on the trail of three women shop- lifters, discovered they made a prac- tice of sorting out the "loot" in the quietness of Christ Church Cathedral. As the taken were trivial, they were let go with a warning. pair to yoke, Now that both have abandoned gold they are free to move in unison if their respective Govern- muts agree to it, and, after a reason. able experimental period, to settle' down on a gold basis at a comfort ably low lével. If the devaluation of the dollar means anything inter- nationally, it means the abandon: ment of any attempt to force Great Britain back on to the old gold parity from whicy we descended in 1931.-- Manchester Guardian, THE UNITED STATES y Weather Changes In the last quarter century North America has enjoyed the longest! warm spell since 1776. The winter of 1931-82 was the warmest in more than 100 years in that part of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, The winter just ended was not quite so* warm, That may indicate that we are turning back toward colder weather, or it may just represent a temporary lapse that will not affect the warm spell's long-time course. -- New York Times. & _ Defeating Winter : Using water from its thousands of hot springs, Iceland now is able to No Fatalities ada will command the export field in 1933. The minister declared that in the United States, one-third of the crop has been destroyed or abandoned and the remainng two-thirds will be a short crop. For this reason it is doubt- ful if the United States would enter the export field this autumn. 3 The Argentine, which has had an abnormal carry-over fn the past few years, had a fair crop during the past Winter, but only one-third was good wheat, The carry-over in the Arg tine will be normal but the q 3 inferior. Australia has opened up new mar- kets for her wheat in the Orient, he sail, and in the past two years at least two-thirds of her export surplus had been sold in the East. Mr. Stevens felt it was doubtful if Russia would enter the world wheat market this year, . "Summing up the situation in the exporting countries, we find that con- ditions are practically back'to nor- mal" Mr, Stevens declared. "The bulk of the wheat surplus is in Can- ada, and we will have virtual com- mand of the wheat market this year. There is certainly a brightening on the horizon for this country." The speaker deplored the fact that 80 many Canadian businessmen still felt that they should do their import- ing and exporting business through New York. He pointed out that, by dealing through Canadian houses, they might increase employment and, in- directly, a demand for their own goods. Normal Business Seen By Bennett Rise in Commodity Prices in Britain Cited by Premier Ottawa.--Canadian customs offi- cials, certain that commodity prices would rise in Great Britain when the gold standard was abandoned there in 1932, guessed wrong for prices con- tinued to fall, it was admitted on May 10 in the House of Commons by Pre- mier Bennett. Mr. Bennett, speaking to a bill rati- fying the arbitrary valuation of cur- rencies for duty purposes which has been in practice -some time, stated that the customs experts expected a 10 per cent, rise in British commodity prices when Britain went off gold. Accordingly the duty walue of the pound has been set at 10 per cent. under par, or $4.40. Commodity prices did not rise, however. Instead they had continued to fall so that the whole basis of the arbitrary valuation of the pound was shown to be wrong, Mr. Bennett said. Within the past few weeks com-|spot modity prices had definitely risen, the Premier observed. This, to his mind, was an indication that normal busi- ness forces were again at work and that normal times were on the way. Hon. Edmund B. Ryckman, Minister of National Revenue, refused to state that the Government had acted illeg- ally in setting a valuation on the pound. but admitted that the bill was put forward to put the administra- tion's right beyond question, In some quarters were "rumblings" of doubt as to the legality of the Government's course, he said. There had even been hints that the currency duties might be challenged in the courts, The pres- ent bill, he said, was retroactive and ratified past Government actions, thus excluding legal actions. in British Post Office Prepares For New Business London.--The British Post Office is | preparing for trade revival. Acco rding to a statement made at Glasgow by Sir Kingsley Wood, Post- master. the Post Office al- ready has a margin of spare plant in hand sufficient to provide for 700,000 additional telephones, It is spending £8,000,000 annually upon supplies, of which not more than % per cent is from non-British sources. Its stores] include a strange miscellany of art- icles, including 200,000 pairs of trou- sers and 900 tons of string. ° ; wheat situation, and showed that Can-| o has lost his shadow, London, Eng.--Th: Hig personal will replace the present broadcasting of news, much of which is frankly stolen from Canadian Press member papers, while other news picked up on the street by broadcasting stations proved misleading to the Commission and to the public. : q News broadcasting is dealt with in section two of part five of the regu- lations, pertaining to programs as follows: he Canadian radio broadcasting sta- tions shall not transmit any news or informa of any kind published 'in any newspaper or obtained, collected, collated, or co-ordinated By any news- paper, association of newspapers or any mews agency or service, except the following: Such news bulletins as are released regularly from the various bureaux of Canadian Press for the express use of broadcasting stations in Canada. Local news under arrangements to be made by each station individually with its local newspaper or newspa- pers, or such news as it may collect through its own employees or through such collection ag or agencies as may be employed by the said station. Newspapers broadcasting false or misleading news shall be prohibited from further broadcasting unless ex- tenuating circumstances can be shown. The broadcasting of editorial opin- fons of a controversial nature is pro- Libited. The regulations in respect to pro- grams prohibit any reference to prices in advertising. Except where special permission is given, the amount of ad- vertising matter is .imited to five per cent. The commission reserves the right to prohibit the broadcasting of any matter "until the continuiy or recrd or transcription or both have been submitted to the commission for examination and have been approved by. them." Broadcasting of abusive or defam- atory statements with regard to indi~ viduals or institutions, or of state- rents contrary to the purpose of existing legislation, is forbidden: It also provided that programs shall be filed weekly with the commis- sion, Under the jurisdiction of the commission, sustaining programs or- iginating outside Canada must give way to programs originating in Can- ada. - They must also, upon request of the commission, give right-of-way to such programs as are, in the opinion of the commission, of national interest, The regulations set forth that no station shall broadcast aivertising announcements between 7.30 and 11 at night. No such announcements may exceed 100 words in length nor total more than three minutes in any Lour. Electrical transcriptions or records designed for broadcast adver- tising must not be more than orce from any station. Mechani- cal reproductions must be announced as such just before the" are broadcast. -- -------- Dominion Reviews Argentine Trade Relations Ottawa. -- The trade agreement reached between the United Kingdom and Argentina directs attention to the situation between Canada: and the South American republic. Argentina enjoys the most-favored-nation treat- ment from Canada. In fact, the agree- ment wit). Argentina is the basis for extending most-favored-nation {reat- ment to some 23 other nations by the Dominion. Sind Negotiations of a preliminary nature are going on between the two coun- tries with the hope of even improving the trade relations. Canada buys heavily of hides, chiefly the heavy type used for sole leather and belting. Ar gentina buys Canadian farming imple- ments and considerable other manu- tactured goods. "The question of exchange rat s has not been brought in. The currency of Argentina is much more depreciated | than Canada's and the Government here from time to time declares the visits; he was always at hand al dances or 'on golf courses when the Prince sought recreation, Inspector Burt was at his post * | night and day, for the Prince is one of the most active men in the world, joke about the devotion 'of hia dia he ever commit any reminis cences to paper, although they would have made an interesting and fas cinating volume : am---- World Traveler Reaches on 11-Year Trip London. --Felix is in London. Feliz is a thirty-seven-year-old American Indian, who has traveled a distance equal to five times around the world in eleven years. His name is Felix Scully Starlight and he hails from St John's, Newfoundland. He has nol seen his home since May, 1922. When seen by the Herald-Tribune correspondent recently Felix described himself as "the world traveler." He has worn out 100 pairs of boots, and on his travels his attire consisted of an officer's coat and breeches, gum boots, a Boy Scout shirt and a Cana- dian ted poli 's hat. His pack weighs forty-nine pounds and he has carried this on his back until this year, when a bicycle was given-to him. rr soni, Humblest Embrace Art Toronto Speaker Says Toronto,--Art is a natural part of humble lives, something within one's self, part of one's daily life, in the opimion of Dr." Marius Barbeau, ethnologist and folklore specialist the National Museum of Canada, who addressed the Heliccnian Club here recently, Art hag been regarded as imply ing luxury dnd indulgence, Dr. Bar. beau pointed out, but with the re turn to the bedrock of craftsman ship will come the realization that art is not foreign, not imported, nor beyond the reach of ordinary people ee fp emai Sick Man Isolated By Ice-Bound Coast St. Johns, Nfld.--The radio sputter. ed medical orders across frozen wastes to isolated Horse Island for the bene- fit of Otis Bartlett, wireless operator, who was seriously ill beyond reach of a physician, - Horse Island is blockaded by ice. Bartlett, bed-ridden with a heavy cold, pulled his instruments to his bedside and after hours of effort got a mes- sage through bad static informing the world of his plight. The St. John city physician gave orders for treatment which were trans. mitted by wireless. Bartlett was the operator who re- mained at his instruments: for tem days directing rescuers to the eurvi- vors of the Viking disaster of 1981. re cg een. . Ontario Research Body: Submits: Toronto.--Tests of the reducibility of iron ore, new industrial utilization of unsaleable cold storage eggs, and a study of co-operative marketing ind cate the widespread range of activities the Ontario Research Foundation, the report of whose activities for 1932 has been submitted to the Lieutenant-Gov: ernor-in-Council, Since the foundation was establish ed in 1925, there have been $1,670,02) subscribed to its maintenanca by pri vate persons, corporations and institu tions, the report reveals. Drawing at tention to the economic application of the Foundation's study, the report says, "there is a wide gap between price levels, and our economic and so cial health depend on our capacity to bring these levels into greater har mony. Y $3,300,000,000 Ta: Planned Wi r .--The but he revealed them to no one. Not - which have engaged thé attention of and many times the Prince used to wr " nD "oy,