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£y gee 3 fu will be 100 years old. "pummer will mean a crop. ° Nyasaland, » a A ee Voice of the Press --l-- wt -- Ls Canada, The we and The World at Large BatuihEuihil fui he Budi Bf oh Ath idol fo Bol Bb CANADA ing Up itario towns and They are aving a centennial celebration in Fer- us this summer, Next year Toronto pélebrates 100 years as a city. So half » wmtury fs a comparatively short . Towns Gro r This year several rl Jena in" Bastern Canadian history, ut a long one in Western history. It was only 60 years ago that the first plonegrs arrived to settle on the banks pt the North Saskatchewan River, Where the thriving city of Saskatoon now stands. - In August the establish- ment of the townsite 50 years ago will be celebrated.--London Free Press. . The Rains The drouth cycle which for four years has been a heart-breaking ele- ment in the lives pt people in a large area of Saskatchewan appears to have run its course, The country is now wet, thoroughly soaked, mired to the ears in many places. There is enough moisture in tie ground in most localities to last the season; anything apnroaching nor- mal = weather conditions during the I"odder and vegetables should also be abundant. Wells will ave water in them; ploughs have brimming banks, ; We do not xnrw, of course, what prices may be obtained for the things that may be produced. For.the_ time being let us he satisfied that the good earth is not to withhold her yleld.-- Regina Leader-Post. England Likes Our Tobacco Very gratifying reports are being re- coived from Canadian trade commis- sioners in Great Britain regarding the steadily incréasing popularity of Cana- dian fobacco--almost entirely from this part of "the country. According to D. S. Cole, of Bristol, Empire to- bacco cledred from KEnglish bonded warehouses had grown from 1,600,000 pounds in 1919 to just on 47,000,000 pounds last year, Of this latter quan- "tity 10,699,493 pounds were from Can- ada. The largest quantity was from over 15,000,000 pounds, Canada coming next, with Southern 'Rhodesia and IA nsh India close be- hind. 3 als There is a heavy decrease in im- ports from the United States, the de- crease being 48,000,000 pounds com- pared with the 1930 figures--more than the whole Empire contribution. According to Mr. Cole the great Tn crease in Canadian tobacco was due to fowering of the price and improve. ment of the product. Important Bri- tish firms state that the quality of Canadian flue-cured tobacco was good In 1931 and better still in 1932, It has created much favorable comment, and -provided that quality 1s maintained British importers are convinced that the demand for Canadian tobacco will Increase --sSt. Thomas Times- -Journal, LI ott "Did You Ever? A survey reveals that twice as many men as. women wear spectacles, Which Isn't at all surprising. For instance, have you ever seen a group of women on a street corner on a windy day watching a man cross the street?-- Hamilton Spectator. Man's Intricate Brain "The "difficulties faced by psycholo- pists and brain specialists In their of- 'Jort to understand just what the uman mind is and how it works are rraphically expressed by Prof, C. Jud- jon Herrick, noted psychiatrist, It ou took all the apparatus of tele- graph, telephone and radio in North America, says Professor Herrick, and compressed it inth a two- quart jar, you would stil have an affair less bewild- gringly inNicate- than the. brain. Is it \ny wonder that lalists still hye a great y fron the way the mind operates ?-- vancouver Sun. . Beating Diphthefia Ten years ago the diphtheria death rate in Manitoba was 21.5 per 100,000, hich meant that 150 children lost their lives in this province every year rom this preventable disease. In 1923 mmunizatym was started in Winni- eg, with the result that by 1929 the cath rate for the whole province had een brought down to 10.3. "In that ear immunization wag extended to a art of rural Manitoba, resulting in a irther reduction of death rate to 5 2, In ral Manitoba since 1930 there have bon 63 deaths in unimmunized terri- ory and only 18 deaths in the much argor population of the immunized rritory. There have been no deaths mong immunized: persons.--Winnipeg tribune, ] \ i Bridge ede 1 Most of tho millions who play bridge lay Af of dnjoyment and not as a athematichl §%orclse. They break Pll thd Tiles, they undor-bid when they out 0 Id, they forget what's rimp, ¥lolate tho Ttonventions, "but oy a lot of fun out of the game it fsn't t the prime purpose of + ourdal. ; .. tavaics ra * Histotfoal Mus Museums I artists of that city. r 'A town or us 410 have no.more Ritractive J Jure f Isitors" and tour- g " 14 ists than (ts historical features. In this respect Bimcoe and Norfolk County are rich. Numerous points of prime historical interest along the lakefront have been marked (n the past ten years Now Simcoe is coming into the limelight by virtue of the com- pletion of a museum of art and an- tiques, relating to the early history of this district. --Simcoe Reformer. ---- Let's Rent a Painting! A group of painters, in Providence, Rhode sland, is trying a very novel scheme which has as its object the creation of an art-conclousness among Rhode Islanders. This scheme is real-! ly a circulating library = of original paintings from the brushes of living There is tobe a central depot where pictures can be gathered. Connoisseurs and persons who simply know what pleases them in design will be invited to inspect them, select a picture, and take ft home. The rental fee will be 42 cents a month, and the picture chosen may| bo kept for any period up to a yéar, or it may be exchanged monthly. -- Winnipeg Free Press, THE EMPIRE LL. G'S War Memories An advance notice of the serial pub- lication of 'extracts from Mr. Lloyd George's book of "War Memoirs pro- mises us hard hitting on controversial topics, a candor that spares no repu- tations, highly provocative criticisms, and revelations of Great Britain's un- preparedness for war, On that last point it will be Interesting to see how the author 'deals with the eminent Welsh 'statesman who told us, about March, 1914, that there never had been a time so favorable as the present for the safe reduction of armaments. Per- haps this utterance was really closer to August, 1914. It certainly was not further away. The Memoirs are said to deal very™ with ruthlessly with Kitchener's shortcomings I wonder how they will deal with the charges in General John Charteris' "At G.H. Q." that Mr. Lloyd George was responsible for the starving of our "military strength in France before the Germans s0 nearly broke through- in March, 1918; and also for protracted intrigues aiming at the removal of Haig as-Com- mander-in-Chief. In whatever way Mr. Lloyd George may deal with these and other matters his romises to be a hook of the yedr.-- idinburgh Scotsman, The Economics of Leisure =: A grist weal fs safd"about over- -pro- 'duction, but the more vital need for increased consumption is not so wide- ly recognized. Until quite recently the majority of people wero engaged in factories and offices for most of their waking hours and had little energy or opportunity for anything but work. The producer in his free | hours now becomes a consumer and helps to réstore tlie balance. It has been estimated that 50 years hence the work of the world will be done in about four hours daily. A good many firms have already adopted the five- day working week. The proper use of leisure is a problem that will become increasingly important, -- The Nine- | teenth Century. be Canada and Opportunity The emigration of large numbers is now mado easy by all things. of the machine age. The settler is taken to his new home by railway train and motor car. Land settlement or indus- trial development in a new country to- day, when compared to what it was formerly, may be made a sort of sport- Ing evént. Ten millions of British can be yvell settled in Canada with much 88 effort than the original half-dozen British settlements were made fn our .| American colonies during the Seven- teenth Century. If the goodly land of Canada is not soon' occupied by Bri- tish immigrants it may be taken up by Continental Europeans. If Canada is to remain permanently British in blood and sentiment the time to act is the golden present. The world is now at the lowest point of an ever-recur- ring agricultural cycle. Within five years or less' agricultural conditions must change somewhat for the better, -- THE UNITED STATES Living In_the. Past No stranger crew sails the seven Seas to-day than that of the U.S.8. Constitution. I ighty men went aboard the restored frigate in June, 1931, to undertake -an ewistenco strange to: them. Everything aboatd "Old Iron- sides" Is tho same to-day as in 1812, including the routine of the crew, The work is all done by hand; even the decks are scrubbed with water pumped from the sea. The only heat is in'the galley. Yet the crew, after néarly two years, 18. reported. almogt intact, Quito' a record, in view of the pleasant duty to be had on the up-to-date man-o' war.---Boston Post, A Health Hint One reason assigned to Mr. Roose- velt's good physical condition is that he is able to shdke off his probloms when he goes to bed. This is a hint for all of us. We should be falling asleep then, instead of trying to solve them by the often impracticable pro- cess ~of mere thought.--Providence Journal, Re "War Memoirs" |. Callander the other day, a C,N.R. eR Citizens Form Fire Brigade When a $125,000 fire broke out im the J. B, Smith lumber yard at locomotive was called in to help' pump water, fire-fighting + equipment was rushed from + Norin Bay, citizens loaned buckets, pails and garden hose, -_m e-- eda .. Selling in England Comments the. Ottawa Journal.-- "Speaking In - St. Thomas Hon. Mines, -quoted figures prepared by Yon, T. L. Kennedy, the provincial Minister of Agriculture, which prove the extraordinary "development. of pgricultural exports to the British warket. In -thg period from Janu- ary 31, 1932, to. January 31, 1933, per- centage increases._of farm products axported tp the United Kingdom were as follows, as compared to the twelve months "immediately preceding: Percent Canned fruits .....00ureee 93 Oats Ceieamreaseiinaans 60 Bran PECL POM I Flaxseed svvevsmsesess., 1,168 TODACCO, sveeereessrsoess - 104 Bacon Joe es vasa vise n 2180 Beef wesiarurredernuasn 100 POrK vevevenesacnsnnenene 283 Poultry in aviaseseeniae 1.028 Canned Milk ..ie.ieesess 140 Canned Meats + ..oooovunn 2.443 This remarkable ghowing fs all the _more significant when it is remem- bered that the new treaty was in ef- fect for only ahout half the latter year. - Furthermore it is apparent that there is a cumulative effect on the development of an export busl- ness and=that it will be years before the full benefit is reaped. Eudough has been accomplished already, how- ever, to justify the convictions of those who hrought the treaty- existence and commended it 'to the people of this country." ho -.-- _§*' Getting Rid of Moths A government bulletin says the way to frighten off moths is to use a pound of paradichlorobenzine, and it this won't do the trick we would suggest takeahammerandknockhisblockoff. 1 F mri vert 1,000,000 tons of wood pulp into synthetic sugar every year. The sugar is to bo used for cattle feed- Charles McCrea, Ontario Minister of "into A Swedish firm is planning to con-- More International Education Urged Angell Tells TAIL Peoples As- ~ sociation It Will Curb J Nationalism "_. Copenl.agen.--International educa- tion was urged to overcome excess na- tionalism by Sir Norman Angel, British economist, at a recent meet- ing of the--All 'Peoples Association here., Sir Norman blamed excess of nationalism for the economic and fin- ancial collapse of the world. The kind of educution given, at present does not help us to perceive the essential conditions that make for peace or the nature of the world in which 'we live, continued Sir Norman- For the last 10 years the"economists have been urging the governments of the world to scale down or wipe out reparations and debts, and to "have lower tariffs, - Education must teach that the vast sums- involved in" debts or reparations can only be paid in goods or services. This must be taught in a way that millions can-grasp, - The use of international textbooks for the teaching of history, literature and other subjects were urged by Sir Norman to develop an appreciation for the achievements--of other coun- tries. These books should be compiled by economists, whose interest and pol- -- cies were based on building up rather than on exaggerations; on brother- hood, rather than nationalism. i ER a. tl Baby Who Stole Film Wins Seven-year Contract Hollywood, Calif.--Paramount Stu- dios have announced the signing to a seven-year contract of Leroy Wein- bruner, the one-year-old baby who shared honors with Maurice Chevalier in a recent movie, : . From the weather this spring, it is predicted that Army worms will]: ing and distillation into copiigiyal be flourishi n grain flelds this alcohol. summer, | --_-- Mountain Slides Into German River Hn a a Pai bh into the Saale river,. minutes, .F o LX, ere vasare saponin A terrible chtastrophe occurred pe May 31st near ation in' the Morgeburg district of Germany when the chalk. mountains slipped into The water mounted ' halt a' meter In a few, 1000 000 City Pec Poole Back on the Land Satisfactory' Results Reported In Most Cases--Quebec to Extend Grants of Money {Comments the \Toronto Mail and" pe Empire.) "The - wholesome back-to-the-land | '| movement in which Hon. Wesley Gor- don, Minster of Labor and Immigra- "tion, has taken a strong lead = ever since he camé into office, is gaining a constructive impetus. In co-opera- tion with the two railway systems andl the provincial. government, nearly 100,000 individuals have heen taken from the cities and placed on farms. The bread-winners in most cases thus |: provided for lived formerly on the soil and -were attracted to urhan'cen: tres during former boom periods. A familiarity with rural life fits them: to succeed as farmers or farm workers, Most of the brovinsh have co-op- erated with the Fedéral Government and with the railways in ths move- ment, and satisfactory results have been obtained in-many parts.of the Dominion, though there" has been a percentage of failures, due perhaps to poor- selection on the part of some municipalities, It {8 understood that the Ontario Government will continue to place suitable settlers on the land along the existing highways, and where colonization roads are 'used | they will be put in shape under the unemployment relief plan, It is un- derstood that Mr. Gordon, during his present trip to the North Country, is glving some time to the study of the problem, In the Province of Quebec Premier Taschereau has announced that his Government plans to . Intensify the back-to-the-land movement by .extend- ing grants, of 'money -for a period of three 'years to farmers who are-will- ing to place their sons on abandoned farms. Thé Department of Coloniza- tion, Game and Fisheries is co-oper- ating with the Department of Agricul- ture in this work, In the view of Mr. Taschereau, a long-continued exodus of young men and women from rural areas to urban districts has weakened the basis of Quebec's prosperity and development to a _ disquieting extent, It is the Government's intention to do all in its 'power. to correct this, un- profitable situation. This is all to the_ good. "At such. a time, newspapers everywhere should refrain from publishing.sensational stories 1egarding the failure of occa- slonal--migrants to the land. Thesé people constitute a small minority, ] and the unnecessary airing of their grievances tends to discourage an in- valuable movement which, if properly developed, can make a real contribu: tion to the renewed development of prosperous conditions throughout On- tario and the Dominion, BY i '1,300,000 Return to Jobs «In U.S. Within 3 Moiiths Washington.--Reports of a general 'upturn .in business cheered adminis- tration leaders as théy fought to carry out President Roosevelt's billion dollar economy program, Budget director Vowls } brought word to the White House that. 1,300,000 persons have returned to their jobs since March 4, Harvey Couch, member of the Board of the 'Reconstruction Finance Corporation, told the President that the steady in- crease in cotton prices - 'already was proving an economic stimulant to southern agriculturists, From the Federal Reserve Board came new indications of econoniic re- covery. Member banks in 90 leading cities reported that in the week end- ing May 31, total loans increased $133,000,000 to reach a total of $8,- 485,000,000. 'Loans on securities rose $65,000,000 to $3,713,000,000. Total loans and i in- vestments increased $97,000,000. - to $16,426,000,000.- Couiched, in his Grins, declats ed that the rise in cotton prices from $30 to $50 a bale, not only have a tre- mendous impetus to southern buying power, but 'also strengthened the po- sition of the bauks in the cotbdn- growing states, He estimated that the $50,000,000 loan to China by the Re- construction Finance Corporation, 'would result in the purchase of at least 1,000,000 bales of botton, some: of it from' the surplus stocks, i PARAL RT MERE 'Ancient 'Bird Books Displayed at McGill Montreal,--Books about birds print: ed more than four and a half oen- turies ago are included in an exten- slve exhibit at McGill = University library, 'which is open to the public throughout the summer months, The exhibit includes many rare 'hooks from the collection" in the Blacker Library of Ornithology; the Emma Shearer Wood Library = of Ornithology, augmented hy rare vol rimes from the Osler Library; an ex- tensive selection from the 4000 orig. inal bird paintings in possession of "|.the library; tufted birds, and birds' | ogga from the Redpath Museum, and other material relating ~ to the his- tory of bird illustration, EE A AHP, Douglas | - | Joltless" Street Cor - Passes First Test Result of $500, 500,000 Research is 'Demonstrated in ~~ Brooklyn New _ York. --Citizens of a cerfain 'section of Brooklyn behgld a strange sight last week--a street car that sped along making ,.less noise than, an elee- tric egg-beater. Rolling" on rubberized tires, and with rubber "sandwiches" worked in- to springs, the car was demonstrated after two years of research in which $500,000 was expended In an effort to 'produce a more comfortable and more efficient means of transportation for the 'nation's strap-hangers, =~ - ~The: car was given its first formal 'test before a group of newspaper and magazine writers, all of whom were permitted. to ride in it. They were impressed not only by the complete | quietness of the car in operation, but by the developments of speed control which eliminates sudden and jolting stops and starts, A 'man may stand in the aisle and read his newspaper without fear of being thrown violently against other standees, and without the clatter and bang ordinarily associated with street car transportation. It 13 as though, in fact, he were riding in. a deep- 'cushioned limousine, C. F. Hirshfield, noted engineer, who had charge of the experiments in their various phases, sought to determine just what things about street cars. ir- ritate and discommode the passenger. The noise, the jarring, the ventilation and speed were the main factors. One problem which confronted him was fact that' many pagsengers become Yeni ted when they see automobiles swing in ahead. Ofythe street car. Thus 'the present car.was evolved: Noise has been 'eliminatbd to.duch an| extent that the most distinguishable 'sound is that' of the trolley heat, run- ning overhead, The new type controls hiovide a "pick-up" rate almost double that of the ordinary street car, tr Spanish Flyers Set New Mark Coat 4, 500 Miles From Seville to Hayana i in? ( Forty Hours Havana, Cuba.--On June 11 two veteran Spanish army flyers covering '4,600 miles in a non-stop flight from Seville to Cuba, set a new North At- lantic record. Capt. Mariano Batheran and Lieut. Joaquin Collar left the. Spanish city on Saturday. morning and arrived at Camaguey, in_Central Cuba, Sunday afternoon, averaging about 116 miles un hour during the 89 hours and 50 minutes they were in the air. Their reception at the Camaguey Airport was" a cordial one, while Ha- vana gave them an ovation greater than. the first. Their plane, named the Cuatro Vi- entos, or Four «Winds, landed grace- fully after making the crossing with almost. mathematical precision. "We had one fine trip," the Span- iards exclaimed -as their big plane slid down out of the grey clouds, The weather was good, they said. The aviators saw only two: passen- ger ships during their flight.. "I don't expect they saw us, however, because we were flying very high," they said. A manufacturer here said he would pay the Spaniards $5,000 for the first Spain- -to-Cuba flight, although his 'long-standing prize offer elapsed last January. Cuban officials' estimated the dis- tance at 4,633 miles, most of it over water, : -- ee German Research Group to Check Oil Deposits Berlin.--Germany is making an ef: fort to check all its natiiral resources. Asa first step, the "German Society for Oil Research" has been founded, including representatives of the gov- ernment, industry, experts of the Na- tional Socialist' and Nationalist Par- ties, and several independent experts. Professor C. Eduard Leo Ubbelohde, of Karlsruhe has been appointed pre- sident, while Gottfried Feder, well- 'party, has been named liaison officer. According to the statutes drawn up by the society, its first task will be to 'create a basis for methodical geologic- al' and geophysical research all over Germany, with a view Yo ascertaining the exact site of oil deposits as well as their approximate potential yield. An extensive study also Ar made as to question of ie refining, 'transport, storing and the use of oil and oil products. tt {3 ee Greater New York Sets Census at 12,616,300 - Now York.~The metropolitan popu: lation of New York now. fu 12 816, ,300, an {ncrease of nearly 600,000 'since the 1030 census, the Merchants As- dociatton reported' June 1st, . New York City's estiraated popula- tion was placed at 7,218,000, against 6,930,446 in 1930, The American alligator got Its name by mistake: Spanish explorers 'mistook {t for a great called it el lareato, the lizard. Ontario Pree Tells s the Publ : Watch tha Childrn Says Ontario Highways Buletin--A1 : this season of the year, accidents involving children 'become increas. fugly serious. The total children 'killed or injured' whi le play. ing on the street' during April Ia abundant evidence (if any. were Deed. 'and parents and motorists are agaln, warned to take added precaution during the coming thonths. Par are again reminded that streets are built for traffic, not for play, This fact, however," does not diminish the crime of the motorist who, through - carelessness, negligence or thought. lesinéss, Injurés or kills a little child. Carp Is essential and '1s demanded of both parents and motorists, Feet and Brains .Says the Border Cities Star, ~The , human brain is. wonderful," remarks The Ottawa Journal, "The instant If is informed. of a grade crossing' aheady it sends a message down to the feet to step on the accelerator." 'Where 'The Journal ' goes = wrong 'though, is in 'presuming - that feel which step on acceleritors at grade crossings are in any way controlled or directed by hrains. * Danger in Kindneas Says the.Chatham News--It Is in the heart of the vast majority of motorists. who , travel the 'highways to be neighborly, and to give a help ing hand when they. gee people In difficulties; Very few: motorists are not tempted to stop, and. "give 8 lift" to pedestrians, when they have sufficlent room in their cars; bul there are so many crimes being com: mitted as a result of this recogni tion offered to strangers, that it hai become exceedingly dangerous UY obey the impulses of kindness, I is unfortunate that this ig the case The, quality of neighborliness {] inone too plentiful in' the world to but not' on the highways, Danger -of Firearms Says "the Cornwall Standard-Free holder,--First of all, there should be - strict enforcement of the law prohibit, ing the possession or use of firearms by boys. Secondly, parents: shoulé realize that it is their duty to keeg guns of any kind out. of 'the reach of youngsters .who are not capable of 'handling them properly. Ne Crossing Dangerous--If taining four persons was driven UpoE._ a railway crossing squarely in fron of a moving freight train and al four were killed, There is.evidenct that the train had whistled, that the crossing "bell wag ringing, A newl story says the crossing is "consid ered particularly dangerous." . "The plain fact is that no railway croyging is dangerous .it motorists take adequate precautions before mov: ing upon the tracks. The driver whe stops, or at least slows up sufficlent Iy to assure himself absolutely thal the way is clear, never will have the ghastly flash of a locomotive leaping upon n his frail vehicle: ars A crogsing is classed as dangerous because the road 'turns 'sharply al that point, or hecausa the view is ob structed by trees or buildings. Al such a place the driver who neg lects even the most elementary pre cautions is looking for 'trouble, Un: fortunately, if he fials' - passengers they suffer equally. 'Quebec hag a law that motor cart must come to a full stop before en. tering upon a railroad crossing. Tha Ontario law says: speed 'must be re duced to twenty miles 'an hour af such points, Bift no law can protec motorists against their own reckless ness.--Ottawa Journal TAGs "Business man (to his son)--My boy, | there are two things that are vitally necessary If you are to succeed in bust ness. ~~ 80n~--What are they, dad? - Business Man--Honesty and 8a gacity. : HE Son--What is honesty? La ' Business Man--Alwdys, no matter what happens nor, how adversely il may affect. you--always keep yout word once: you have given it' Son--And sagacity? ) 'Business Man--Never give it, 1" have heen reading of : Wifey: guests at a dinner who were bound and robbed. » Hubby: Couldn't the waiters get their tips In the regulation: way? Ba --.--., A Chuckle pret Husband~When {he new minister tried to start his car he choked tht engine three times in succession, Wite<~Did he make any remarks ap. - '| propriate tg the occasion? J New York's metropolitan or rotail trading area comprises territory . downtown New York, Husband--No, he didn't, but he di not have exactly the same kind of ex 4 lizard and' within 4 radius of 60 miles from pression on his face as when be says [1st us pray!" of 120 ed) ofithe danger of: this practice. Ns day, and it should be. oncouraged-- At Afden; Ont,, an automobile 'con. ~ eg