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A Ng are eS x an EN nmr an oi LE 0 A RA + lad + Sparks from the Press \ CANADA Sleeping Drivers It may be accepted as a fact that 'many accidents have been caused be- cause the driver dozéd atthe wheel. Transport drivers, exhausted by long hours of work, have been known to fall asleep on duty Quite a number of people admit they have ¢ difficulty keeping awake when driving a motor cag, Fresh. air, the drone of the en- gine, and the sensation of motion are agents --of- producing that kind . of opiate. Those who are so' affdcted, however, should realize the risk of drowsiness on the highway, immed! ately park the vehicl# and treat them- selves to a few minutes' sleep. At the most, a quarter of an aour's relaxa- tion of that kind Is svflicient to re- store normality. [It is a practice that ought to be resorted to by all who find themselves subject to drowsiness oc- casioned by riotoring. It is a device that is particularly applicable to the case of truck drivers who must make long trips at night--Welland 'T'ribune. Another Record Hurrah for Ontario. We burn up more barns and threshing machines during the harvest season than any other province in Canada or state In the Union. This grand old banner province always heads the list.--Farm- ers' Advocate. News Comment Russia has been using 1,200 men in a parachute jump attack, If P. T. Bar- num were""alive he'd probably be on his way today to Moscow to hook the outfit as a circus feature. a Australia is to gpend $44,000,000 for defence purposes during the coming year which 1s fairly conclusive evi- dence that the government of the Commonwealth has no Agnes Mac- Phail complex. What do they mean about "the good old days?" Well, the an§wer may be an item in the 35-year-ago column of the Brantford Expositor: "The relief -officer reported an outlay of $24.72 during August.""--Peterborough Exam. iner. N ; Refcrm Experiment An Interesting penal reform experi ment is being carried out at Waketield, Eng., an institufion to which no hard- ened criminals are sent, [For some time the authorities have been trying out schemes as to how best men may be restored to a way of decent living after having been in criminal diflicul- ties. - The two Borstal [Institutions ~have atready established the fact that the - right sort of understanding and comradeship will set a boy or a man on his feet when all else fails. Under the new scheme forty men drive to the woods Monday morning, work in the open alr, sleep In huts, returning only "for the week-ends." They are accom- panied by an unarmed guard of two men. Russia and Switzerland have Jed the 'way in this type of experi ment.--New Outlook, Toronto. Cities Spread Out The rural districts adjacent to cities are confronted with the problem of rapid increase in population which manifests Itself particularly in a de. mand for more school accommodation. Several townships so situated are finding there Is not an easy way out of such a dilemma, Apparently many residents ot cities "are moving out to rural districts. They find that taxes are lower, that land {s cheaper and that generally living 18 less expensive. They can grow vege- table crops either for their own use or for market and the reinforcement of their earnings in this way is worth considering. Of course the pioneers in such a movement are the principal benefact- ~ ors, The first to make the move enjoy the advantages of the low taxes. As population increases, the problems which they had sought to evade re- appear. The township begins to as- sume the characteristics of the city. There are more children to be edu. cated, which means over-crowding in the schools and the démand for larg- er schools. The question of sanitation fs Intruded and there is demand for C--4 - {proximate those of the city. fluence its due weight. the fnaneng of necessary modern 'water and sewage services, Installation of these embodies higher taxes and soon such costs begin to ap- It is the inevitable | process that converts coun- try areas into densély populated gities and there the cost of living rises' so, that it. becomés burdensome. . Kvid- ently only the: farmer ig at all im. mune to the factor of steadily-increas- ing living costs.--Woodstock Sentinel: | Review. Benefactors Because two Harvard scientists have devoted the last five years to patient, unremitting research, the world now finds itself a stepnearer escape.from the scourge of inflienza, The scien: tists, W. F. Wells and H. W. Brown, hive discovered that influenza virus, transmitted by the air we breathe, can be killed by contact with ultra-violet rays. 'Their achievement opens a vast new field in preventive medicine, whereby the alr in hospitals, theatres, schools and auditoriums may be freed from dangerous germs. Here is dell: nitely one more tontribution to the welfare of civilization. But while it represents much in itself, it is only one of the many ways by which scl ence Is making this a better world in which to live.--Prince Albert Herald, Films For Children Offhand, it seems surprising that producers do not market a greater percentage of films really suitable tor children anu young people, who con- stitute so large a proportion of picture theatre patrons. But as very little discrimination is. exercised, apparent. ly, and children are allowed to attend virtually anything that comes along, it is not so surprising, after all. "A news item from Toronto states that the censor board "may require" the use nf the "Universal" distinction- in theatre advertising. If it is not doing so now, it is ignoring a regulation which has been in existence for a num- ber of Yyears.--Woodstock Sentinel: Review Identify the Pines The leaves, or needles, of all pine trees grow In clusters and may be readily identified by their length and number, The Jack pine has two leaves to a cluster (occasionally three, about one a quarter inches long; the White pine five leaves, about four inches long; the Red pine two leaves, five or six inches long; the Pitch pine three leaves, about three-and a halt inches long; and the Scotch pine two to a cluster, about .two inches long. The cones take two years to mature. --Canadian Forest and Outdoors. THE EMPIRE The "Why" of Better Times In any analysis of the brigheter con ditions with,which Australia finds her- self blessed it is only fair to give to every relevant circumstance and in. The natural buoyancy of the people has playefi : small part in recovery. The doggedy courage of primary producers who held on in face of discouraging odds is worthy of the best traditions of the pioneer settlers. The acceptance - by workers of a lower standard of wages, in spite of the ill-advised and ll-timed efforts of Ignorant leaders, has helped | materially. The sympathetic good will with which the more fortunate mem- bers of the community have shoulder. ed unprecedentéd burdens of taxation to keep many thousands of unemploy- ed from destitution has been a fine ex- pression 'of the Australian spirit of comradeship and charity. The inval- uable help given by Great. Britain 'in providing under the Ottawa Agree: ment a greatly expanded market for Australian primary products has been a tremendous stimulus. But when all these non-political factors in recovery have been taken into account fit re- mains to be sald that Mr. Lyon's tale of prosperity could never have been told :oday if there had not been good government in the Commonwealth. That there has been such government is attributable in no small measure to the steadfastness of Mr, Lyons him: gelf. --, Melbourne Argus. 'J ganda to wrest more -too-complaisant The 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, first of reinforcemenst to leave for Palestine on the War Office order which interrupted Aldershot manoeuvres, are seen here marching to entrain for from where they sailed for the Holy Land. Southampton, To Arms! To Arms! We entered the race for security tardily, we are running itlike a na. tion of laggards, and this despite the patent and too obvious fact, that we are more vulnerable to attack than our neighbours and have more to lose. It British civilization is not to perish, as the civilizations of older Empires T -- perished, it must be protected. - Na. tions envious of our achievement and possessions, nations upholding contest. in gsystems of life, cannot arm heav- fly without menace to us, though no 'immediate 'quarrel may be in sight. So arm we must, and that without stint and without delay. -- London vid Dispatch, sud Droughts of 1 'Help Yourselves' Sign Is 934 and 1936 Displayed By By Growers Price Is Still Good in England, sland, Though. for Best Quality; Careful Packing Shows "Prof it. . LONDON, Eng Fruit is so plen- tiful in important areas of England that it is being given away or left to rot on the trees. In one Hampshire district fruit is carried to the roadside, where large notices appear: "Help your- selves, but please leave the baske!s." This state of affairs confirms what was predicted in July. follow: ing a visit by Andrew I'ulton to the orchards before leaving for Can- ada. ; Kent growers in particular are loud in their complaints, though al- lowance has to be made for propa- heip from a government, If a drayload "of unsorted fruit is sent to- Covent Garden and there declared unsaleable, or .aleable at prices that will not 'pay the salesman's commission, it makes a (Ine hard luck "story. STILL PAY TOR QUALITY Enquiries made recently, however, show that in spite of the unques tionable surplus, fine quality fruit, well packed: and presented, still com mands remuncrative prices. "The last time there was a glut," one authority told me, "there were several leading growers who (btained double the market price all through the season, simply because of tne high reputation of their fruit and the. regularity of the supply" Gluts are, in fact, doing their "good deed," like the rest of life's happenings. They are waking up all but the most lethargic or® least intelligent growers. to the supremacy of quality and continuity of supply. NATIONAL MARK IMPORTANT The National Mark is gaining con fidence and simplifying sales . in | situation, markets where individual brands h ave not yet won sufficient recogni: tion. Distributors -- thousands of them ---ure now registered as dealers of Nutional Mark goods. And some of the larger apple growers have in- stalled gas storage plants, while the smaller growers. are. combining to run co-operatively-owned outfits. \ With the official figures af hana coverthg the nation's crop condition as of September 1, it is now pessible to compare 'the ravages of the drought of -this year with that which stryick -the country in 1934, writes the New York Herald-Tribune. The conclusion would seem to be abuna- | antly clear that although this year's terrific heat did widespread damage. it came too late to leave the devas tation behind it of its predecessor | of two years ago. There was no saving the corn crop in the last fifty-five years, but the government figures at least re- veal mo further deteriocation ,n August. On the contrary, the newest estimate is nearly 20,000,000 hushe:s uvhove that of a month earlier and 40,000,000 bushels above recent private trade estimulgs. Cuin pro duction for' the year, 't is now est 'mated by - the Ddpartment ot Agriculture, "will total 11:458,000,000 bushels, which compares with 1,474.- 000,000 two years ago. The wheat crop at 630,000,000 bushels is short turds, and this_is particularly true in view of the faét that n good deal will have to go as feed substitute for: corn in the - coming months Nevertheless. it is more than 90. 000,000 buhsels larger than, the 726,000,000 drought crop of 1934. What is true of wheat is equally "Jtons in 'wheih~ shows "thé shortest}: Vrie of oats, barley and tame hay, the principal other feed crops. Oats, which are excellent dairy and shee) rations, total 777,000,000 bushes, compared with but 542,000,000 in 1984; iarley, which, if slightly mors expensive than corn at present, 13 one of the best feeds for the sheep, horses and' hogs, shows a probable output of 145,000,000 bushels, as against: 117,000,000 bushels two years ago. Finally, the productino of tame hay is placed at 63,000,000 tony, ns contrasted with 652.000,00) 1934, assuring another source. of 'feed supply for horses, cattle and sheep. Bul it is not entirely because ot this 'more favorable. situation on ths supply side that this year's drought is in no wise as serious as that of 1934. The same situation is true of the demand side of the picture. Where there were 74,300,000 head of cattle to be fed out of the ex tremely short feed crop oft 1924 there were but 68,200,000 at ih beginning of this year, and" where there . were 1 58,600,0000 hogs two years ago there were but 42,500,000 this year. There will 'endoabtedly be some liquidation of both cattle and hogs this year, and it will undoubtedly tax the ingenuity of the farmers to fced them and keep up their breea- ing animals. But therc is no reason at all to look for a repetition of-the unprecedented dumping of livestock that occurred in 1935. Says Religion Main Crime Deterrent Chaplain at Prison Says Con: wvicts Learn Skill CHICAGO. Prison chaplains "do not' claim that -crime ever can be stamped out, but they concur in the belief 'that: it can be greatly dimin- ished if more stress is laid on edu- cation-of youth and re-education of criminals, Tatler = Lligius Weir, chaplain of the Illinois. State Peni- tentiary, declared. Lg ""I am of the opinion .that the cnormous number. of crimes, that have never been solved eould be traced to criminal skill learned in prison," he told: the congress of the American Prizon Association, ™ Father Weir said he did not ad vocate abolishing ' present prison methods, but urged that they be supplemented 'with a true education which is better called a moral train: ing." Hé viagizeciting to the congress a study of criminolegical facts and observations by prison chaplains. Clancy, He urged the ly to' px mo Ll urged the sembly to promot "Until this is done, he said, "all f our « arrests, court procedures. im- prisonments, executions, probations and paroles are only scratching the surface as far as the solution of the crime problem is concerned. "By religion we strike at the very root of the evil, namely the per verse will of men, and 'by religion that will is directed and gradually' trained in good habits that -make for good moral character Religion alone gan really reform. the. malefpetor and make good people betcer." ORGANIZATION INADEQUATE . He said that organizations such as the Y.M.C.A., the C.Y.0, the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and CCC camps are. founded in vain; that larger 'and better prisons are built and police and detective systems are reinforced to no avail, "unless we instill 'reshect for law and authority and for social justice, which religion alone can SPORT IDOLS BY KEN. EDWARDS "RAMBLIN'S" Toronto Leafs and Montreal ' Maroons are expected to start 'their Winter training about Oct. 16. Speaking of hockey brings to. our attention' the fact that Tom he original' "King", fa- - ther of Frank "King" Claney ana: one of the greatest of all Canad ian grid /stars has retired from the Intermediate Rugby Union's Board of Governors. Well, I guess we'vé all heard plenty. about LAwson Little and' Fred Perry, etc. so by way of a change we'll discuss things that are not on every news page. It's a fact -- curling, not 'golf is the national game of Scotland. =, In 1908 dog-team racing. .was started as a sport if Alaska. Tie course was 420 'miles and the prize $10,000 in gold. The great: est lead-dog the north. ever knew 4vas a.mon, fo] : Red Grange of footall fame carried the ball' 4,000 times for a distance of 32,820" yards. Believe it or not, there are 8 sways: of spelling "golf" -- goff, goffe, gauffe, gouff, gowff, gouf, goufe, golfe. The first golf balls were made of leainer stuffed with feathers. Original Ideas Are Found in Rhymes Rhymesters Prove Them- selves~To Be Witty People. ' \WINNIPEG--"Not a lady but""-- is the line the Free Press gave ou in a contest for original endings. These are specimens of what Winni- peg can do when it its thinking cap-on: The first letter opened got the prize. "That -was no 'lady, that' was--a butcher's daughter, so I got the cold shoulder." 'Other specimens were: A fisherwoman and she has me ;| hooked. A nudist. but the police couldn't' pin anything on ker. = = A weaver, and she tried to pull the wool over my eyes. An artist, but she drew my atten: tion. ' "A" manicurist, and oh Bow; she trimmed me! : - ~ A laundress, and The got me into hot water. "A doctor, cut up! ~A matheiiatiian; an: she sure had me figured out. A contortionist, and she. had me tied in knots, A dentist, and did she get on. my nerves! A poultrywoman, and- she - kept egging me on. -- "and show she used to An electrician, but she made light of things. at A salesgirl,: and she gave me *the ip. A ¢g-ed, and 1 was one of her poor subjects. 'A nurse, and she sure rubs things in. 5 A newspaperwoman, but se, says I'm not her type. N FU MANCHU "Sir Lionel has wditie own Potrie, by ronving Mo arct not coriund Nayland Smith. gw he has reached alive is a hopeful sign," | suggested. Smith ok his head. ;death warrant, stated. 4 "England at present is the web, and you may-be sure the spider, | Fu. Manchu, will be waiting," Smith "Petrie, | sometimes despair, Why is retribution against 'this Yellow manstor ¢ delays a a Cl LL By Sax Rohmer "And Sir Lionel is a 13 perfectly impossible % 3 man to protect. You ought to see his howve--a low, squat place, com-, letoly hemmed in by oes, It smells like a swamp. Everything is topsy-turvy, He scems to be surrounded by all sorts of strange people. Ho has an Arab groom, a Chinese body-servant, . . "Chinesel" | exclaimed. Yonese whom Sir Lionel like him" . Ve au" 38 ""Yos, | saw him--a squinting ¢ Can- Eg: | calls Qu ee. | 'don't ZEN D181 By Sar Sax Robwer and Tha Bell syndicate, Inc. TE I A TE TAR SRE 9 ASPEN John 'Murphy, of Ottawa, Gives Address to Conven- "tion at 'Niagara Falks. ---- CE resenting the . Engineering Tat of Canada, John Murphy, PALER. 'M.EIC; of Ottawa addressed the Society of Mechanical" Engineers' at a meeting here, where delegates to the convention were joined by mem: bers of the 'World Power 'Confer: ence now fouring the North Amer ican continent. Speaking to the large gathering of engineers and power experts, Mr, Murphy said: Extends Greetings : "I come to you, across the bound ary line that binds us so closely to- gether, from the capital of a coun- try larger in extent than the United states of America, "Iam a fellow-engineer, bearing messages of thanks, for your kind invitation to take part in your func: tions," and of greetings and good wishes" from 4,200. members of your ing Institute of Canada. "That institute celebrates its semi-. centennial in June, next year, and a cordial invitation is extended to all of you. to come to Canac: to take pary in it. exactly, where Canada is? I did not, although. born there, until a short,' time ago. My fellow-Rotarian, Rob- crk Stead, speaking at Washington, recently, answered that question in place the area of Canada is 3,084,723 square miles--just 61,634 square miles greater than the area of the United States of America, including: Alaska. We have great northern regions,~but so have you; Alaska represents one-sixth EE your total area. The forty-ninth parallel is ¢om--_ monly referred to as the boundary line between us. Where is this forty- ninth paralle in 'relation to the na- tions 'of the world? In Europe we find that north of that imaginary line lie the British Isles; the Scan- dinavian countries -- Denmark, Nor- way and Sweden; Holland, Belgium, most of Germany -and Poland, and 'most of Russia. Paris and. Vienna are in almost the same latitude as Win- nipeg, Edmonton, Alberta, is in the same latitude as Dublin and Berlin. which produces the 'world's prize: are really not vso far north; it. is just that you are so far south. - " 'Please remember that the forty-. ninth -parallel constitutes less than half the boundary between the Uui-* ted States and Canada. As a matter of fact, two-thirds of the population 'of Canada live south of the--forty- ninth parallel.' Listen to this. 'There | are' 17 states of the Union wholly or partly north of Canada's southern boundary. Why, Canada reaches and Rome; Canada's southern. tip is -in_ about the same latitude as the northern boundary of California.' : Aims Are Alike "What difference does it make where these lines of latitude dnd longitude happen to be? Your aims | sand objects "and Duis us wealy" ali"e--'peace on carth, mont ty v ards men' is whot we are al alt) ag ing fo. Street Cars. Now -- Hamilton Leads--Total 1935 Returns In Ontario | Sureyed. TORONTO, ~-- Trafiic of etectine. : streets and suburban ra res. oo ada continued to increasé during the 4par 1035 although the 'fmprovement over 1934- was not as great as the m- erease of 1934 traffic over 1933. | + Total -fai'e 'passeagers ceetied du. ing the year maounted ta. 410,728,313," as against 595,143,903 in 1934 and bib 285,094 in 1933. This howeyer was legs than the 1932 total and a!so less than for any previous year during the past decade: I The outstanding iucrecse was: made in Hamilton, where: the number of pas gengers increased from: 12,413,821 -in 807 passengers.in 1935. Improved busi negs conditions in Hamidi ton, fester: ed from 6.53 ¢ ion on competing" taxis, amd a reduc. tion fn:the cash fare January 16th; in 1935, from seven cents to five cents ero résponsible for this imp. ovement of 39 per cent.. The average fare 'In Hamilton, including children's tare', 'which remained unchanged at three: cents, and the bus fare at 10 cents or three tickets for 25 cents, was reduc. cents in 1935, but the gross revenue and also the net operating revenue were increased. s Total revenues of olf sgsstems 10" creased from $40,048,186 in 1934 to $40,442,320 and. with a reduction in operating expenses from $28,026,751 to $28,009,013 net operating revenues were increased by $421,926, or fiom $12,011,382 to $12,433,307, ' 3 v i sister organization -- The. Engireer- - "I wonder how many of you know, the following manner: 'In the first 'Our great Peace River country, down, to the latitude of Barcelona - 1934 and 11,900,637 in 1933 to 17,267, "Stelling. About da " NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y, -- Repl annual convention of the American nl > winning wheat and oats; is .in the same latitude as Edinburgh, .So, we 'Gain Business 4d * aD, = -~ 4 of Pa § == = PR 4 i 2 he | -~ 5 | « WN ss