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Ry RAE a SE Eh a SN --- - . - -- Re OICE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the CANADA, THE EMPIRE PRESS v CANADA , A Masher At Publicity If Tex Rickard were still in the land of the living there would be a strong suspicion that he had been appointed propaganda master for Ber- Jin's Olympic games, Woodstock Sentinel-Review. Don't Tax Improvements A fixed low assessment for a short period of time; say for two or three vears, might prove a decided stimul- ant to home building in Edmonton. It is, perhaps, not too late for council to consider the suggestion and if it approves to sccure the necessary charter amendment from the present legislature, Last year council was gi- ven the right to grant fixed low as: sossments on improvements "which may be erected by any person during the year 1955 or 1936 upon any land purpose of esinblishing, maintainging and operating thereon a manulactur- ing or industrial vndertaking." --Id- monton Journal. Job of Press The job of the press is mainly to give people the news, If the news is "not 'always the cheeriest, whose fault is it? Possibly the blame should go in part to persons whose special job in life is seeking to make the world bet- ter. Perhaps' their technique or ap- proach to problems js defective, 'The l.eader-Post believes 'it 4s largely a superficial view that the newspapers are responsible for the state of the world. The state of the world may be, responsible for the newspapers, good, bad or indifferent. Theyre is quite a tendency on the part of human beings to push the hlame off on the other fel- low. As a matter of fact, there has been no difficulty at all about writing the above paragraphs. -- Regina Lea- der-Post. \ "Coming ! Whether state health insurance ar- rives six month: hence or some years hence, it is on the way, Public opin- jon has been flowing strongly in that direction, and sooner or later health insurance will be established through the agency of the Dominion Govern- ment or the provincial Governments ora combination of both. -- _Vancou- ver Province, 42 The Rural Teacher Addressing the Gatineau Teachers' Association Dean dalmon otf Ottawa gpoke in warm terms of the "fidelity ond effectiveness" of rural teachers. It was a deserved ribute to a class of' professional men and women who have little in materiai reward to re- concile them to laborvions and palns- taking ef.ort! . It is plain that the rural teacher is _a larger factor in the early years ol rural boys and girls than is the city teacher in his or her sphere, because there are fewer distracting influences in the schoolhouse at the courtesy crossroads to interfere with the 'fm. pression that is made on young lives by "the teachers character and skh The country teacher in Canada hag done a magnificent job, and those who have charge of the rural schools to- day inherit a tradition of service tha( has many fine chapters in Canadian history. A community with a teacher . and a parson possess a centre of cul fure from which radiate influences of incalculable value to the nation. -- Ottawa Journal. : Haggis In Tins Ah, these irreverent times; It is no wonder there are wars and rumour of peace! Ng wonder there are calaim ties and revolutions and unhappiness throughout. the world! The sad truth ig out! They wre trying to "can the haggis. Parliament has heard a letier read from a man who admitted to, im- porting canved haggis. ffor- yeare there has been canned fish, zunned "beef, canned radio, canned music, and canned thought! But canned, haggis? It is too ntuch! -- 'Timmine Advance. One Thing and Another A few years ago 8 man was walk- ing over one of the bridges in Rose. dale, Tovonto, when he was accosted .by a passer-by who asked him If that wag a good bridge to juwp off, The man, thinking that the stranger was joking, suggested another bridge as being a better. one for jumping off, The same cvening an jtemn appeared in the newspapers ahcut a man who Jjumned off the other bridge, Which reminds ue of the story oft a tramp who, thinking to arouse the sympathy of a householder got down on his hands and kno2s on the front awn and hegan to eat (he zrass, 'The. householder, appearing at. the door, asked what was the idga, . i "I'm hungry," repiled the (ramp, "Come 'around fy the back, the grass is longer" responded the heart. x less householder, -- Styatford Beacon Herald, 4 Fm i ------ Sea Salaries ; The salavies paid members of the crew of the *Barofi! a vessel engag- ed in patrol work for the preventive gervices of Canada, are listed by Hon, Jrnest Lapointe as: . Per day -- Windsor Star. Season of the Splasher Always do we pass through a scason of the year when the "splashing" dri- ver has his full innings. In the ruts along the road there is water, and it is dirty and the driver knows it, but does not seem to convey much mean- ing to his head. If he has occasion to turn the cor: ner and come close to the folk who walk and many do---he has gpportun- ity to demonstrate how well and how thoroughly he can splash dirty water, Ile does not come back and suggest that the person who has been splashed should send-suit or dress or coat to the cleaners and present him with the bill, and perhaps it has never occur- red tg him that the law is such that he can be made to pay for the damage he does... In the meantime the splasher is having a fairly good time, according to the dim light which has been meas- ured out to hiin. -- Peterboro Exam- ney. THE EMPIRE The Shame of the Slums The King goes down to the Clyde- bank slums, but have you been? He sees "how the second city of" Britain keeps its poor in hovels and rags, but have you seen? The King expresses his disgust with these conditions be- cause he knows, but do you know? If you live in Glasgow, go and see and know. If you live in London, Manches- ter, Liverpool, Leeds, Trmingham, read a tale of Glasgow's slums. "No fast if there's and pity and anger and shame left in folk. -- London Expre:s Fresh Air for Slum Children I'resh air and sunlight are natural commodities whose importance to health have but lately been discover- ed. They are the birth-right of all, and those who have means to enjoy. them owe it to their less fortunate neigh- bours that they, too, should share the benefits of Nature. And this is espec- jally true where the young are con- cerned. The money spent on sending a city child to the country for a fort- night Is money well spent for it costs less to keep people healthy than to cure them once they fall ir. And a fortnight out of Glasgow can make all the difference. between health and sickness during the rest of the year. The sum of twenty-five shillings is not a great deal to pay to give a child a fortnight's pleasure and a year's good health. That Is all it costs, --- Glasgow Herald. - "Old Bill' Celebrates One of the "Old Bill" omnibuses which did war-time duty in France and I'landers is being sent to Van- couver on loan to take part in the Gol- den Jubilee celebrations of that city this Summer. Mr."W. A. McAdam, the acting agent for British Columbia, and Myr. W. H. Malkin' a former mayor of Vancouver, were at the docks last week to see it off. This veteran omuibus is being ta- ken---to- Vancouver at-the expense of Messrs Furness Withy, and the Port of London Authority has walved dock dues in its favour. In the Vancouver celebrations it will represent the London of the plain man, with its be- wildeving streets and its roaring traf- fic, in fact, all the comraon everyday things fn 'the City of London dear to the memory of Britons overseas. It 18 to be driven in-the Jubilee processions Ly a former employee of the 1..G.0.C. and by the thousands who will line the straight modern thoroughfares of Vancouver it will be welcomed ag a link with home, == Lon- don. Times, 18 TAIL STANDS UP An airplane with a vertical tail assembly instead of a horizontal one has been designed by a Parisian who made it after watching the insect "eletrops" fly. It is driven by a 26 horsepower engine and weighs only 440 pounds, and is sald to remain in a horizontal position In all kinds of weather, ; ; Position Chief Skipper picianain 39:00 Skipper raves canis ee 1 400 1 Warrant engineer ........cecoee 4.69 Chief engine room artititer, second class ..... vein. 3.70 Engine room artificer, 1st cluss 3.45 Engineman : 2.45 Cook steward . 2.656 Ship's cook 1.95 Petty officer .....ovinees nn 2.50 Leading telegraphist .... ev 2.20 "I'wo able seamen ...........oe 195 Two ordinary seamen ........... 100 Mean City" that will mak? blood runt Daily : Manila en route to Hong Kong and Japan. Left to right, front row: Squadron Leader G. C. Bladon, - Sq } * dove Sydney W. Smith, and Wing Commander C. L. Scott. In the ba Thunder (left) and Flying Lieutenant C. S. Riccard. : \/caring mourning bands on their arms in memory of King--George, these airmen stopped in The trip, was epded there owing to the Tokie 'uprising. Squadron Leader K."B. Lloyd, Air Commo- RAF. Officers Stop Trip in Manila \* ck row are Flying Officer M. D. | have indicated that Rookie Porter By latest reports received from Florida, Bobby Porter, of Toron- to, seems to be one Leaf who is graduating with honours. This boy does a good job in the field, as well as behind the old hickory stick. Boone likes Porter -- So "do we. - Here are just a few notes from my old serap-book, fans. i Al Simmons, the Detroit Tigers' big $75,000 powerhouse, is using a 33-ounce bat this season. In the United States last year 50,000,000 people saw baseball-- . 9,000,000 of them saw big league games. =e They tell me Alfred S. Howe, of Brown University, is the cham- pion doughnut eater of the U.S. He eats 20 in 18 minutes 50 sec- onds, then cries for mote. i Last year Arky Vaughan slap-- ped in 19 home runs, establishing 4 new all-time record for Pirate batsmen. ; Don't laugh, just sneeze it off, my friends--anyway, Mrs, James J. Braddock says she wants James to. retire as undefeated heavy- weight of the world after he smashes Joe Louis to so much pulp, next June. Louis is unde- cided where to let his opponent's body rest. Put on your old straw hat and we'll -go down -and look over the - Kentucky = Derby hoof-throwers. You folks who asked me my can- did opinion on this race------well, my favourite is Mont Blanc. His sire, Coronach, won more money. than any other horse in England in this century. You all have. your favourite, Mont Blanc is mine, Next week we'll give you more Kentucky Derby news -- I'll be knockin' at your door -- so long folks. NOTE--To-day's column is de- dicated to my old pal Jim Savage, 86 Jameson Ave., Toronto. Address your sport letters to Ken Edwards, ¢/¢ National Press, 57 Bloor St. W,, Toronto. F ts ahd , A radiotelephone is being used in Rome, Italy, enabling a motorist to make calls while on the road, It uses microwaves and signals are picked up at a central point, where the caller is connected with the number 'he wants. Birth Rate and Immigration London Morning Post: Obviously a vast country like Australia cannot expect to preserve her present national status unchallenged = unless she fills up. her empty spaces. Un- happily her birth rate has\ fallen so low that there is no prospect of her filling those spaces by the natural increase of her existing population. Worse still, even her insignificent natural increase has been depleted during the years of depression by a net annual outflow of migration, and in view of the heavy burden of un- employment the Federal and State Governments intelligibly refused to listen to any scheme for new settle- ment. Returning prosperity, how- ever, has begun tu induce a welcome change of attitudc: various. respon- sible statements in recent months Australia = may shortly- be "ready to foster the ITe- | sumption of immigraticn. (oll Facts About The Hauntman Case Consider the links: Hauptmann when arrested had in his possession $14,660 of undisputed ransom money. Ea: Fourteen ransom letters were iden- tified b§ eight experts as in the hand- writing -of Hauptmann, not only be- cause of letter formation, but also because of spelling. - oo Hauptmann was identified by a cab driver as the man who gave him a ransom note to deliver to Dri ("Jafsie") Condon. = Hauptmann's voice and accent were identified by Jafsie and by Colonel Lindbergh -as. those -of the man to 'whom the ransom money had been paid in a graveyard, A board was found in a closet in Hauptmann's "Home on which the street address and telephone number of Dr. Condon were A pen- cil. The Lindbergh infant's shfrt was offered by the man in the graveyard --later identified as Hauptmann--to Dr. Condon, as proof that the man had possession of the haby. It was sent to Jafsie in a package addressed in writing. which experts identified as Hauptmann's. rr The wood in the kidnapper's brok- en ladder was identified by a .govern- ment specialist in woods as coming from 'a lumber _yard near Haupt- man's home. A rung of the ladder was shown to match the sawed edge of a severed board in the Hauptmann attic. © Plane marks on the 'ladder were shown to correspond with the nicks in a plane; found among Haupt- mann's tools. pA Nothing that has developed since the trial of Hauptmann has cast so much as a shadow of doubt on the cold logic of this chain. The points raised by Governor Hoffman and others who have come to the kidnap per's aid are immaterial. Even should it be shown that Millard Whited and the aged Amandas Hochmuth, who swore thew saw Hatdptmann inthe neighborhood of the Lindbergh resi. dence, were merely notoriety seekers indulging in perjury, it would not ef- fect any ona of the convincing cir- cumstantial links, RE "Something may be said » for the possibility that Hauptmann was not alone in the execution of the crime; but there has yet to be discovered any support other than his own dis- credited testimony for the theory that he ie innocent, Kp FT \ Rule by Force brows: Costly (Kitchener Record.) -------- races to rule anybody they can-knock down seems to be' standing in a rather shaky position these days, Riots sweep across Syria, where French troops strive to' keep order in the land that: was mandated = to France after the World War. These riots, in turn, stem from the unrest in Egypt, where the English = have been a good deal of difficulty per- suading the natives that British supervision is all for their best in- terests. ong An 4 And the Egyptian- trouble, in its turn, grows out of. the things the Italians are doing, or trying to do to the Ethiopians. Fifty years ago, no one wauld have worried much about such things. If the Italians had wanted Ethiopia, everyone would have sat back--to enjoy the show with a clear consci- ence. : If the British police in Cairo} had had to whack a few dozen de- monstrators on the head with yard- clubs; we would -h.ve spoken-sou]= fully about the need for a firm hand in repressing disorders. And French shooting of Moslem rioters in Damaseus would have drawn from us -only--the reflection that Arabs are a troublesome breed, anyway. . : We don't take things so comfort- ably, nowadays, We have began to suspect that, the nation jvhich takes possession of . some other natjon's territory has some remarkable points of resemblance to the big city gang which goes musling in on some other gang's territory, and if original own- ers of the land make trouble about it, they are apt to get our sympathies. And it is beginning to look as if in the long run the stunt of ruling some land by force may cost a great 'deal more than it is .worth. Indeed, it may eventually prove to be an ut- terly impossible proposition. Smokers Warned by Swedish Physician HELSINGFORS, Finland, -- Fol- lowing investigations into the effect of smoking on the constitution, "Dr, C. A. Wallgreen, a Swedish doctor, declares that it is impossible to de- cide which is preferable--cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking. ; for all types, his suggestions includ- ing: aT : Smoke thin and small cigarettes or cigars, and do not smoke moist tobacco. i Use pipes with long mouthpieces and'long cigarette-holders, Do not smoke the last third of tobacco as nicotine collects at the bottom of a pipe and in the stubs of cigarettes and cigars. Do not relight a cigar which has become extinguished, Keep pipes and holders well clean- | ed and dry. i Do not inhale tobacco smoke. Six members of the Sunderland A the funeral at Jarrow, Co., Durham, of James Thorpe, the Sunderland goalkeeper, who died in hospital af-' ter being injured in the Chelsea Is' the Parisian dressmakers have spread for th& spring festa "tasty, to use the old New England expression. While there is 'no funda- mental change in the lengths remaining. as waistlines neither appreciably higher or lower and the slimness of the sil houette holding its own, there are all sorts of new ideas in the sleeve, the neck, the cut of the skirt and in the wealth of fine handwork, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, fagoting and ap- plique, «5s well as'in the use of the new materials whi ufacturers have created for the new season, all of which give interest to the spring collections. : made its appearanee among the spring '| colors, for while the manufacturers were predicting a great revival .. of navy, blue for the steel gray, which, in America, used | to be called "battleship- gray," walked quietly. in and carried off the | honors. In nearly every one of the leading houses one sees the tailored frock, suit and topcoat, in / 'men's suiting, jersey and in the soft woolens and tricots. - and one which makes an background for all sorts of gay ac- cessories, such" ps scarves, belts, but- tons. and bags. prominent, =in--fact" more, in evidence than it has been for sev. :al years. Black is always & leader in the color brigade, éspecially for French women, and this 'year-it is being worn more The divine right of the European: == There has been 'a decided revival of beige, especially the light, neutral tint khown -as street frocks, butslacquer red, which has been a prime favorite for so long is relégated to the "also. ran" class, Lanvin and one or two. other design- ers for the evening gown. and every- where there are belts colors for the dressier costume, for "He has drawn up a sniokers' code} --.. | Football Club 'acted as béarers at} "Dark Horse" Among Colours; Revival of Beige, Also" i a v We - PERSIE 7 = i "PARIS -1¢ is & wich banquet that t -- rich' and mode, skirt they were, 'he French man- A "dark-horse" quite unexpectedly street costume, has tweed, It is an extrémely practical color 'excellent Navy blue is also than usual in England. "oatmeal." "Brown and green and jade are used for sport and although it is still used by Mme. and buttons and scarves in this bright color used to brighten the gray-or avy €os- tume. Purple and violet. are favorite the afternoon and evéning and bright French blue, . which the French call "Royal," is featured for the evening costumg~by several of the houses. Very Feminine Diagonal stripes: in print silk lead the way to chic in this easy casual da dress. Tie ribbons fas- ten the bodice and the cuffs of the short sleeves, It's so simple to sew, The waist cuts in one with the sleeves. 1t will repay you for your effort. It onl ed % Jor of 89-inch. material for the 16 year size. Striped, checked or plaided cot- ton would be very effective for summer. Of course, in plain ma- terials, it's also fascinating. -* Style No. 2639 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18 years, 36, 38 and -40 inches bust" 'HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your nhkme and address lainly, giving number and size f pattern wanted, stamps or coin (coin rred); wrap it carefully and address your FRE an ay BLN A ~ PARIS--No doubt I will miss my on my face in my +' for it's a very elusive Subject. It is and Great Britain 'will' presently, if: | they do not already, find themselves 'most self-centered people on Lo 23 -------- Pegler in swing and fall flat : first attempt to deal with this idea, my notion that the United States drawn together in a great bond of mutual admiration, with. a mutual feeling of superiority over the other - nations and races of the world. True, we both like the French, but only 'as people, and the -real senti- ments of the famous Amis de France: among the British and American na- tions, if they could be put to scienti- fic analysis, would prove to be ninety- nine, and ninety-nine per cent. pure condescension.- That explains why our feelings were so badly ruffled when we found our- selves out of money and the French began to deal with our tourists 'on terms. : EES The French, moreover, - are the [ earth and, despite their gift of extrava- gant flattery, which has buttered so 'many. parsnips at so little cest, are devoted to themselves and France und like fricnds only for: 'what they can get out of them.! : The British were their friends, for example; until it came 'time for Fra:ice -to help the British' suppress windy and rather sad ambitions - of the Italians under Mussolini where they conflicted with British inter- ests. But when Sir 'Samuel "Hoare, the noted rythmic skater who was serving as His Late Majesty's For- eign Secretary," invited France ~ to help out with a little. military press- ure on the Italians, French public opinion simply would not make good. Italy was not attacking France and the French therefore saw no reason to help their friends the. British, whose interests were, in effect, under . attack. But when the Germans mov- ed 'into-the Rhine, France yelled to Great Britain for help in parallel circumstances and. there has been no small 'indignation here against the British for their hesitancy, although it does not yet amount to a refusal. It must be said also that the Brit- ish: are great pals in a fight and much more reliable than any other nation with whom we might hook up in the matter of going : to the floor at the, cry of "Hey, rube." To be sure they had thcir own. interests at stake in 1914 but the. peril was not very apparent to the so-called man in the street und they might very casily have fcund excuses for refusing to help Belgium. -* The Italians, for example, had a similar agreement with thie Germans but held back until they got -a better price from the . Allies and then double-crossed their pals. The fact that they didn't collect their price in the 'end is quite another matter. The reason for that was that the Italians - didn't hold up their end. They were | paid for what they did and some of the British and French clainr they were overpaid, at that, < Cow Meath > Nore Demand In Oklahoma, Novelty Wear- ing Off While Consumption Rises OKLAHOMA CITY---Crow meat, reluctantly tasted with a querylous smack of the lips just. a few weeks ago, has won the rank of a staple on. with Oklahoma dinner_tables,-along beefsteak and salt pork.. The novelty is wearing off fast, and diners hereabout are do'ng théir part to bear out a prediction by the crow meat innovator, Dr..T. W, Stallings. of Tulsa: 1 : "The time wil..gome-when the crow will be one of the important sources of meat supply for the nation." The idea' spread rapidly over the |state after Dr. Stallings; a former 7 county health officer, gave a dinner and: then-annoanced to his well-satis- fied guests that they had eaten crow. ~ Markets have started handling the birds, and restaurants here and. at 'Tulsa have put crow on their menus. One produce house kere has sold more than 2,000, mos'ly to markets. and hotels, and it reports' the demand still brisk, Ce _ The ungainly fowl has been prais- ed from all sides, both on taste and food value, Doctor stallings said the meat had high protein content, and pointed to the wisdom' of getting a. | | cheap meat supply while stamping out a crop pest.. "At the doctor's suggestion, Tulsa relief authorities may use crow to iy out protein 'deficiencies in clienta' ets. = : 'Railroads of the United States own more than 51,000 locomotives order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. 'with an average. capacity of more ; than 2000 horse-power. York World-Telegram) = one-hundredth -