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Be PP Ra So i . : roe. : CANADA, : . THE EMPIRE ° = of the ------= iw PRESS "AT LARGE h i he G CANADA oe He pr ibigibing = fhe isang : THE MEN BEHIND | larly with BE. C. Melville and A, F. Mr. Howe, the new Minister in| Lascelles who were secretaries to charge of railways, canals and mar- ine, told the Ottawa branch of the En. gineering Institute ot Canada, when its members were his hosts at dinner, that in his tow departments were 152 professional engineers, The statement gave point to his observation that ft was "a strange anomaly" that the Dominion Government, being posses- sed of so splendid a staff of technical experts in Ottawa, so long should have turned over to small local staffs the problems of Canadian seaports.-- Ottawa Journal. STEVE DIDN'T JUMP Joe Humphries, famous ringside announcer, writing in a popular week- ly publication spoils a great illusion this week. He declares that Steve Brodie, saloon.keeper, never jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge at all, but had a dummy thrown over loaded with iron, and himself and men were in a boat below. Brodie merely got his trousers wet, and faked the story to bring trade to his salon, And it certainly did. Too bad to have the story about Brodle "taking a chance" debunked after all these years. -- St. Catharines Standard. CENSORSHIP We are willing to admit that books by such writers as James Joyce, D. --------=+--H, Lawrence, Aldous--Huxley-- should | not perhaps be permitted within reach of immature minds, for such. minds would only misunderstand them, But it is intolerable that grown men and women should be denied Lawrence, while children are given access to "volumes which Lawrence would have refused to have inside his house. -- Iamiiton Herald. LEARNING TO FLY There is a record number of stu- dents taking instruction for private and commercial pilot licenses at the Winnipeg Flying Club this Winter. The curriculum - includes air regula- tions, theory of flight, aircraft, en- gineering, air pilotage and meterology. And arrangements are being made to give courses in blind flying at the beginning of the New Year. This interest in flying by young Canadians is good news. In a coun- try with such long distances between centres of population, aviation must of necessity play an increasingly im. portant role. And it is corresponding- ly important that there be an active supply and a reserve supply of fully qualified aviators and alr engineers. The Winnipeg Flying Club's activi- ties in this direction deserve commen- dation. -- Winnipeg Free Press. HIGHWAY FREIGHT TRAINS The miniature freight trains which now move over the roads of Ontario are undoubtedly a source of consid- erable danger. It was bad enough meeting or passing large" transports which had a tendency to hog the road and to obscure vision, but when trail- ers began to be attached to these transports, the dangers were doubled, especially at curves and on narrow stretches of highway. The introduction of such unwieldly vehicles was not .forseen when the highways of the province were 4aid ont. Their presence has added ma- terfally to the hazards of trafic and in transport concerns wish to con- tinue to operate them, it would"seem only right that they should pay more for the privilege. In view of the steady rise in the "pumber of vehicles engaged in trans. port service, the time may come when it will be necessary to restrict their use to certain roads in conges- ted districts, leaving other' roads available only to light passenger trafiic. ati There can be little doubt that trans- ports, often with trailers attached, are a source of ever-present danger and that the latter, in particular, are vehicles the extension of which should be discouraged, Brockville Re- corder. TREES FOR EUROPE As far back as 1920 the American Tree . Association started gending seedling trees to the war.devasted countries of Europe," to be planted in zones where shell.fire had torn up the landscape. Since then some mil 1lons of trees have been sent over- seas in this way and Canadian trees have likewise been supplied, Today the results are a magnifi- cent justification of this splendid idea. The trees are sald to range from 16 to 20 féet high, are flourish. _fng, splendidly, and have done much to replace forests blasted out of ex. {stence along the battle lines in France and Belgium, Other trees are _ growing In England and Scotland, to ice trees cut down for war ma. J, = Quabec Chronicle « Tele- Lord Willingdon and Lord Bessbor- ough, They had many responsibilities and they handled them well, It {8 not surprising therefore to find that Mr. Lascelles has been made assistant private secretary to King George. That will be a heavy task, too. There are people who think that royalty has an easy life; that with all manner of aides and servants and attention they have little else to do but enjoy themselves, That is another mistake, Thelr Majesties are under constant strain in receiving deputations, entertain- ig and going about the country lay- ig corner stones, opening public buildings and doing all the other things that the people expect mon- archs to do. We can imagine nothing more tiresome than to be constantly on the go attending public functions, changing from one costume into an- other, probably being compelled to talk to people who are most uninter- esting and going through all the cere- monies until their tiresome end Is reached. . - Being the occupant of a democra- tic throne is far from being what is .commonly called a soft snap, -- Lethbridge Herald. LINDSAY COW MAKES GOOD Knitting Trade : Reports Gains Industry Employing More Workers," Official, says At Toronto Toronto,--The woolen and knitting | Co-operation WANT DUST-FREE To Increase Tourist Traffic Asked For --Committee Report industry has been steadily increas- ing in Canada during the past five an all-time high record for employ- ment in the industry, with 24,000 employees working in 2p7 mills in Dominion. This statement was made by H. W. Lundy of Paris, Ontarlo, president of the Capadian Woolen and Knit Goods Manufacturers' As- sociation, at the seventeenth annual convention of the organization lLere For every 10 persons employed in the industry in 1980, there are 129 With the makeup of the popula- position of the country, Mr, Lundy said that Caradians have the desira for durabi.ity and quaily which is British, the flair for style that is French, the seeking for new meth- ods and equipment which 18 Amen- can, and the adaptability to meet conditions, which i3" Canadian, The woolen industry employs §,000 more workers today than in 1930, said Louis Blake Duff, Welland, and last year in two Ontaric towns, Hes- peler and Trr:o, more than $1,000, 000 was paid out to employees in the industry. He, too, stressed the fact that the woolen industry in Ca- nada is contributing greatly toward the business recovery of the small towns cf the country, LORD TWEEDSMUIR years, and October of this year saw tion in Canada, and the geographical | OTTAWA--Development of Can- ada's tourist trade which brings millions of dollars into the country every year will be achieved by co- "operative methods between the Do- minion and provinces, it was decid- i 187 municipalities throughout the oq recently by a committee of the | Dominion-provinetal conference. DUST NUISANCE EXPRESSING the conviction the dust nuisance on jeopardized the tourist industry, report urged a comprehensive plan to rectly, | "achieve a condition of dust free { highways." | The committee recommended a na- ! tional committee to work in conjunc- tion with tourist bureaus; develop- ment of national parks and their establishment in provinces now with out them. : The committee reported as follows 1. Whereas the scenic and recrea- tional attractions of Canada from the basis upon which the ever-in- creasing tourist traffic depends and Whereas the preservation and de- velopment of such historic, scenic and recreational attractions are vit- al to the promotional efforts now being made by the different tourist agencies in Canada, both public and private. DEFINITE PLAN Therefore be it resolved that the Dominicn, the provinces and the lo- cal municipalities or districts should decide upon a definite plan designed: (a) To carry out a stock-taking of all Canada's tourist attractions, po- tential and actual; (b) Evolve a co- ie 'Phe-hardy ploneer-stoek-of-Ontarlo is again suggested in_a story from Lindsay, Ont., about a farmer and a cow. The cow disappeared on a farm near Kirkfield, The farmer kept on looking for her, but it was 23 days later that he discovered her wedged between two trees in a Dicce of "push?" at the rear of his farm. There she had been 23 days, without food, and subject to. the exposure of the late November and early December weather. But the story says she Is coming a'ong under treatment, a little thin and battered, but still a going concern. . . There was nothing weak or pam- pered about that Kirkfield cow and she should be used for breeding stock. There maybe a great fleld for the cow business if farmers can get a breed that will be able to go 23 days without eating. About five good meals would carry them through from end of grass season to the new herbage crop next Spring. Is the Saskatchewan department of agriculture prepared to go into this matter? -- Regina Leader-Post, CONGRATULATIONS FROM CLINTON For nineteen days, from Nov. 15th to December 7th, The Stratford Bea- con-Herald was printed in The Times office, St. Thomas, but Monday the paper was printed at home again, af- ter a strenuous week-end getting ready for it. The Beacon-Herald is to be congratulated on getting the paper out so regularly, without a day's intermission, since the fire which so badly damaged the plant the middle of last month. -- Clinton News-Record. THE EMPIRE "TRANSATLANTIC AIR ROUTES Probably the first landing-place on the American coasts will be at Har- bour Grace in Newfoundland, with a Canadian terminal in Nova Scotia. In this coutry the -chances of various sites have been canvassed, Experts of the Air Ministry have recently been examining several places in Ire- land, Possibly Cork or Bantry Bay may be selected, There is even some talk of placing the British terminus on the Clyde, though this seems highly improbable, since it would mean that a longer distance would have to be crossed. A terminal Eng- lish site somewhere on the south coast would. be more convenient for Imperial Airways' projected Atlantic service by the Azores, of which the first stage -- New York to Bermuda-- is also to begun next year. The Azores route offers considerably bet. ter weather than that between Ire. land and Canada, On the other hand, it 1s much more roundabout, and one single stage is longer than the entire distance between Ireland and . St. John's, -- Manchester Guardian, SPORT AND POLITICS - Sport has always been popularly supposed to be a great leveller, Such apparently is not the view of the General Council ot the Trades Union Congress, which has received a se. vere snub from the Home Secretary for its eftort to prevent the interna. tional matoh with Germany recently played in. land, The Council pro- tested to the Home Office on the ri- diculons ground that as a large number of German supporters were coming over for the match they might regard the event as being of some political fmportance, "* ---- --. mp ------ STUDIES SKIING New Governor-General Fast Winning Hearts of Canadians Ottawa.--Lord Tweedsmuir, Can- ada's Governor-General, has not waited long -to initiate himself into the spirit of this country's invigor- ating winter. His Excellency is learning to ski and is rapidly be- coming an adept. In his public addresses Lord Tweedsmuir has..more than fulfilled demands. He has attended numerous functions and has spoken at all of them: His deliveries reveal the craftsman in the English language, the master of "the polished diction and the rounded phrase." Even when he has prepared no set address His Excellency speaks fault- lessly and fluently. Not unnaturally, his literary works are enjoying a great vogue in Can- ada. As a historian His Excellency wrote a monumental history of the Great War, and also one of his own regiment, The Royal Scottish Fusil- iers. His philosophical studies, as exemplified in "Men and Deeds," are scarcely so well known as his nov- els wherein his heroes, young men of upright character, get into all manner of scrapes and, His Excel- lency being a good story-teller, em- erges from them triumphantly. It has been indicated that "John ada, accumulating material his five years in the Dominion. Number Crossing Border Increases In November recently showed that 60,291 more Peace Bridge during November than in the same month a year ago, In November, 1934, the number 179,167; in November, 1935, the to- tal was 247,449. this year as compared with the same month in 1934. 5Y Stay Married it, iage: is to stay married." tury has convinced him, he said, "a little foolishness." ity," the veteran jurist asserted. pily married since 1887. three children, "Iife 1s no 'briet candle' for me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which " m-- nard Shaw, Buchan" will write a story of Can- during Fort Erie -- Figures released here persons crossed the border by -the was Movement of mo- tor cars across the border, increased | from 69,042 to 84,731, in November CHICAGO -- With 8,000 reconcil fations of parted couples to his cred- Superior Court Judge Joseph Sabath celebrated "his 26th' anniver- gary on the Bench last week by dis: closed his formula for happy marr- "The only way to stay married-- The 46,000 marital rifts he has handled during a quarter of a cen- that divorces are always caused by Whether it concerns finances, or a third person, or something else, the stumbling block usually is a trivial- The judge himself has heen hap- He has and seven grand. children, most of whom dropped in- farm products as compared with 1934 to his courtroom to congratulate him. operative policy to "ensure_the pre- HIGHWAYS IN '36| many highway Hiscox, I ------ a ---------- A ------ p-- OF ASSAYING ' Enables Determination In 20 20 Minutes of Gold Values ~--Micro Spot Test 'HAMILTON. -- A new method of assaying ore, known as the '"micro- spot" test and discovered. by the science department of McMaster "rdversity, was announced in a re- cent issue of the McMaster Silhou- ette, Professor W, O. Walker of the chemistry department and Miss Doris B.A, discovered and de- veloped the method. assistance to prospectors and will en- able them to determine in 20 min. utes the gold values of ores to an accuracy of ane part of 500,000. "Until now the problem of assay- ing has been the check-rein of gold mining, hindering the prospector in his coverage of the field," said Prof, Walker, "Prospectors hitherto have the different samples of ore ana bring. them long distances to the assay offices, which in many cases requires weeks." The test will provide a prelimin. ary indication as to whether ore con. tains gold. It will in no way compete with present assaying offices. Prof, - Walker said he hoped the test may be developed to & point where it will tell definitely whether gold is present in ore to a sufficient degree to warrant mining; whether it is present in amounts worth from $6 to $10 a ton, The tests will be carried out with a small, compact kit costing about $20 and no more bulky than a shoe box. Its contents will be a few | The discovery is said to be of great been forced to load themselves with | ~ Rays Stronger ' Magnetic Field Of Earth Extends More Than 100 Miles Paradena, Calif.--Robert A, Milli kam, California's specialist on cosmic rays, dispels another fallacy of ter- restrial magnetism, The earth's magnetic field was formerly thought to be effective at no greater heights ! than 100 miles and essentially wuni- . form in strength throughout, = i In the course of his cosmic ray re- i search, however, Dr, Millikan finds that the carth's field extends atleast 10,000 miles into space with an in- tensity stronger on the side of the globe exactly opposite to North Am- erica, His results were all obtained oa , the surface of the earth and showed , a greater cosmic ray intensity from | the north pole to the equator in the region of India than in comparable | latitudes in America. He extended i these results out into space using the . simple laws of magnetism which govern such things as motors and | electromagnets. 3 Coast Boasts Rare Old Pippin Vancouver.--Seeded 110 years ago, the oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest at Vancouver, on the low er Columbia, still flourishes, There was romance in its planting, and the history of it was written many years ago by Dr. J. R. Cardwell, a veteran horticulturist. of Oregon and long>presiden® of the state horticul- tural society. : "The introduction of the first cul- tivated fruits in the country in 1824, by employees of the Hudson's Bay Company, is a pretty story with a touch of romance, At a dinner giv- servation of all such resources; (c¢) To stimulate public interest in the idea of leaving nothing undone in | the matter of making as well as keeping Canada beautiful. 2. Whereas the tourist industry is of vital interest to Canada. Therefore, be it resolved that the promotional work already done by the various official tourist bureaus be acknowledged and that these serv- ices be continued and augmented, 'where possible. \ PERMANENT COMMITTEE And be it further resolved that a permanent committee be set up re-. presenting the various official tour- ist bureaus to mgintain contact and to meet at least once a year for the surpose of co-operation and co- ordination of services. 3. Whereas federal authority has established national parks in several of the provinces, and Whereas said parks provide recre- ational centres within the provinces and afford attractions to tourists which are of substantial economic importance, and Whereas certain provinces have no national parks and, in consideration of the importance of such national parks ag a-factor in expanding tour- ist traffic, are consequently depriv- ed of advantages enjoyed by other provinces, NATIONAL PARKS | Therefore, be it resolved that such provinces as are not now provided opportunity to have such parks es- tablished within their borders to en- able them to participate in all the advantages accruing from such de- velopment. ye : 4. Whereas the future of our tour- ist industry may be Jeopardized by the dust nuisance on many highways Therefore, be it resolved that it is vital to the best interests of all the provinces that a comprehensive plan be devised and put into execution to achieye a condition of dust-free highways, 2 Canadian Flax Seed For Northern Ireland For the first five years the Fibre Division has been rendering an ex- tremely {important marketing ser- vice. Canadian flax growers have found a ready and remunerative mar- ket in the North of Ireland for spe- cial pedigree fibre flax-seed. Original test propagations of Irish seed were made in Canada in the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture of North. ern Ireland and in.co-operation of the Fibre Division, and each year since has seen an increased demand n Ire- land for Canadian grown seed, The excellent results that have been ob- taimed are indicative of an encourag- ing future for Canadian fibre flax. ! seed growers. Continued assistance in this important marketing program {is assured by the Division, U. S. Farm Incomes Jump 844 Millions Washington -- An $844,000,000 in. crease in the gross income from 1936 was estimated recently by the United | States agriculture department. The monthly grop report set the value of farm products at $8,110,000,000, while I have got hold of for the moment, the 1934 value was $7,266,000,000, and I want to maka it burn as bright. ly as possible before handing it on to { future generations." += George Ber. the irretrievable - moments, of one BE --,--, a _.-e "How we waste the preclous time, short life!" ~ Andre Maurofs, liquids in specially constructed bot- tles, a few candles and reagents for dissolving the gold out of the ore. It is claimed no scientific knowledge is necessary for applying the tests. Through the '"micro-spot" test it 'lis believed persons without experi- ence can compete with veteran pros- pectors, and in this way the mining fields of northern Canada will be more quickly developed. " Ore Samples Supplied The Ontario department of mines arranged to have ore samples sup- plied Prof. W. O. Walker, discoverer of a new assay method, T. F. Suth- erland, deputy minister, said. Samples were sent from the mines to McMaster University in Hamilton, where Prof. Walker and Miss Doris Hiscox, B.A., carried o6ut tests in development of the new method. Mr, Sutherland said the depart- ment had no comment to make on the discovery. PET Air Transport To The Rescue How-a young bride outwitted the elements threatening to delay her marriage in Honolulu -by resource- fulness plus the aid of modern air transport, was the romantic story related in Victoria, B, C., by Miss Jennifer Greenwood of Elstree, Eng- land. < The bride, Miss Gwynydd Watson of Devizes, Exeter, was married to Geoffrey, Dawson of Honolulu imme- Empress of Japan at the Hawaiian port on December b5.. assistance of Miss Greenwood, how- ever, it is feared Cupid would have suffered a temporary defeat. The storm experienced by the Aquitania on the Atlantic was re- sponsible for the predicament the New York. Lashed by successive gales onthe voyage from Southampton the Aq- vitania reached New York late. Miss Watson's train itinerary was arranged to permit her to catch the Empress of Japan at Victoria and the bride was frantic when she dis- covered she had missed her connec: tions, - Miss Greenwood came to the res- cue and suggested to the bride that it might be possible to keep Ther wedding date: if she hopped aboard a-plane to overtake the "Empire Builder" steaming westward. Miss Watson acted with decision, seized a grip, flung her wedding it, and climbed aboard a plane for Chicago. x She was unable to make the con- nection at Chicago, so continued by another air liner to St. Paul, where she caught up\ with her train and entered Canada at Moose Jaw, cone tinuing to the Coast and embarking on the Empress of Japan, which sail- ed from Hawalt and the Orient. With the bride's baggage, consist- ing of a large number trunks, Miss Greenwood reached Victoria but she was able to in her dilemma, Miss ald her fri ool at Honolulu, diately following the arrival of the] But forthe resourcefulness and| bride found herself in on arrival at] gown and intimate accessories into; fetoria November 80 for, Decomber 4 and sailed by the mo- tor liner Aorangl for Honolulu, She Greenwood 1s to visit] oc Sr. PW Turner, v en in London in 1 0 young men in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company, bound for the far distant Pacific Coast, a young gentleman ate an apple, care- fully wrapped the seeds in a paper and placed them in the vest pocket of the young gentleman, with the request that, when hé arrived in the Oregon country, he should plant them .and grow apple trees. "The act was noted, and in a spir- it of merriment other ladies pres- ent from the fruits of the table, put seeds of apples, pears, peaches and grapes into the pockets of all the young gentlemen. On their 'arrival at the Hudson's Bay Company fort at Vancouver the young gentlemen gave the seeds to the company's gardener, James Bruce, who planted them in the spring of 1826. From these seeds came the trees now growing on the grounds of the Van- couver barracks, as transferred to the government on the, disbanding of the H. ~B. Company. One of these trees has recently been identi- fied, marked and protected. 2 "Seeds from trees in the Hud- son's Bay orchard were brought to the interior by employees of the company." : 'By KEN. EDWARD " : 3 S KLING 2) 50 8 MPH WiTH - ZEPPELIN IN ACTION SHOWING HAND AND FOOT HOLD ' a \ 51 WEIGHTS ON |] SKIS --~ Human Rockets Ski-ing witha balloon at 80 miles an hour sounds impossible to many of us on this side of the globe, how- aver in some countries this sport has been accepted with great enthusiasm Zepplin ski-in two of the riskiest sports ever de- vised by man. was put on gas bag jumping due to the appalling death rate that result. ed. © The modus operandi was for the participant to harness himself to a balloon but counter-balance his weight, then to step over hedges, arns or other structures by gently springing into the ozone, Applying the same principle to ski- jump ng you have the whole story in above illustration. Leo Gasper], th Austrian, amazed and Aastoundeq spectators by ttalning a speed of 84 mlined g will be too late for tha wedding, at|miles an hour with which 'she expected to be & guest,|D nd weigh fon ana |__ Although not ho '| sistency. is a combination of | In England a ban]. Understand Your Own encies and This Knowled Will Help You : 4 2 ---- i iF £ People, broadly s s vided into four Sdistinctive. 4 types, the sanguine, nerv ym phatic, and melancholic, wi As model in the London Daily Mail. These four are always sally 14 'cognizable, and everyone must num.' ber some of each among their ows nisule, 2 - SEE » You know the "sanguine | although it varies in details" ot course. The hair many he brown oF red, but it is always crisp hair which cannot become lank, leven when the wettest shower has done its worst. : i ; The sanguine people are honest and courageous, rash and hasty, sometimes they incline to be hot. tempered and domineering. They make penty of friends by their so- ciability, they are thorough "good gorts," and their cheery optimism is something to be envied, Nervous Type Those of "nervous temperament" are not unlike the sanguine at first sight, They have hair that is au- burnt or golden, or perhaps bright brown, the eyelashes usually -the same color and -always long and- curved, The skin is 'bright colored, too, but not florid or ruddy, It fis soft and fine, with an almost imper- ceptible tinge of yellow. Sar These people are affectionate, but not very constant. They are clever .. and artistic, easily influenced by beauty in any form. You find writ. ers and artists espelially of this type. They are fond of children, and "get on" with them without the least effort. - - A are easily ruffled and moody or ex- - citable if conditions are not harmon- fous. Usually thinnish, they keep their youth longer than most women, even though they habitually burn the candle' at both ends, It is spirit- ual, 'not physical, strength that en- ables them to perform the amazing feats of..endurance 'of which they are capable, Ri The nervous are not tongue-tied by any means. They speak rapidly, and have the gift of eloquence, Indolent and Dreamy The Lymphatic Temperament {is quite distinct from the two preced- ing ones--pallor, or very little color in the cheeks, skin soft, fair, and usually of a matt texture; the hair long and straight. Sometimes the haiw- is medium brown, sometimes tint but it never has the trace of a "kink" in it. When "these signs are marked, you will find the individual™ rather indolent, capricious, imaginative and dreamy. This temprament does not take kindly to an out-of-door life, and sudders: at early rising! Gentle and easy to live with, they do- not exact much from their friends, and it i srare for them to be ° involved in quarrels and arguments. _ Their chief fault is a tendency to be changeable and lacking in con- Artistic work is' thelr - strong suit, it does not seem to be- come irksome to them, and in field they often go far. In' their faces you will see that the - organs which give musical ability are often swell developed, The nose is seldom the dominant feature of the face. As you can imagine, {t is the mouth which showk their love of pleasure. 2] ORG They are gencrous, improvident, inclined to be careless and luxurious in their instincts, and have 4 natural charm of manner, =~ Fourth Group Ti The pure Melancholic Tempera< ment is unmistakable. . Blak, or dark brown hair, guiltless of the slightest undulation, deep set dark eyes, and a pale or sallow skin are the main features of this type. The melancholic are not given to look on the bright side of life, But they have constancy strongly de- veloped, also reticence, order and love of learning, It is usual for them to be well endowed mentally; some of the very finest intellects be-- long to this type. oN Don't play fast and loose with the melancholic. They can be jealous and revengeful, and their serious views make it difficult for them to make allowances for people . less gifted than themselves. : Canada's Smokes a deeper slightest % in more recent years, cigarette cone sumption has gone up materially, Last year nearly four and one-half billion cigarettes were smoked in Canada, * This works out to an average of 1,260 for every man and woman of smoking age. Since there are still many of either sex who cannot bear the taste of tnbac. co or haven't formed the "habit of puffing away at a "fag," arette smokers must h ded the 1,26 Kitehe light or . mock With women taking to the weed ¢ soma ¢ . ave eatly - vq . 4 x (1 a ae oe 7S