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THAT SALES TAX: The 1938 Budget just brought down in the House by Finance Minister Dunâ€" ning pleased a lot of people, manuâ€" facturers of builders‘ supplies parâ€" ticularly. But others, who had hoped to see that 8 per cent. sales tax reduced were not so pleased. Highlights of the Week‘s News . . . By Elizabeth Eedy The sales tax, nicknamed "nuisâ€" ance tax," originated in the teens of this century as a war tax. In the boom years of the twenties it dropped to 1 per cent, then folâ€" lowing the depression, it made three successive jumps till it got up to 8 per cent. Now the situaâ€" tion has reached the point where 26 per cent. of all revenue collectâ€" ed by the Dominion Government comes from the sales tax. Every man, woman and child in this country is affected by the tax because it ups the price of all the property and merchandise, etc., that we buyâ€"everything except food. IN DIFFICULTIES: Mussolini‘s diplomatic _ representatives _ are pushing like anything now to have the Angloâ€"Italian agreement of April 16th brought into action at once in spite of the fact that the war in Spain is nowhere near a eonclusion (withdrawal of Italian "volunteers" from Spain at the end of the war was one of the terms of the treaty). Reason for the haste on the part of Italy: Mussolini is hardâ€"pressed for cash, wants to borrow some from Engâ€" land; drought pretty well ruined Italian crops this year so Italy will have to buy grain from Rusâ€" sia; thirdly, Mussolini wants realâ€" forâ€"sure recognition made of the new Italian Empire (meaning sovâ€" ereignty over Abyssinia). RURAL HYDRO: Extension of Hydro service in rural areas to two services per mile, instead of three, is beginning to show definâ€" ite results throughout Ontario. More farmers are installing the service and enjoying the benefits of electric light now that the old "guarantee" _ contracts _ (under which if two farmers wanted to have hydro service they had to sign a third contract and pay a charge of $1 per month) have been cancelled. Soon we won‘t have to go to the city to see the brights lights . . . . when every farm home in Ontario is electrified. That Japanese admiral who in an unguarded moment, admitted that there is a war on over in Asia, let the cat out of a celloâ€" phane bag, so to speak.â€"Stratâ€" ford Beaconâ€"Herald. The real patriot is the man who, without fear or favor, not only disinterestedly supports what he believes to be right in public matters, but takes the trouble to inform himself, to the very best of his ability, upon all questions of public moment.â€"Guelph Merâ€" eury. Gas Masks are chic, according to latest reports. London society has taken them up and everybedy that really matters is attending gasâ€"raid salons. The bestâ€"known leaders of the haut monde are holding smellâ€"soirees,. _ Vials of liquid that amell like the real gas are passed around and delicately sniffed, masks are worn, and elasses in raidâ€"hbehaviour â€"â€" excluâ€" sive classesâ€"â€"ere held. You can almost hear the sereams of amuseâ€" meny over here.â€"Quebee Chronâ€" There seems to be more to the railroad problem than just fixing a locomotive to look like someâ€" thing else.â€"Sherbrooke Record. men* over he lle Telegraph A woman‘s convention has placâ€" ed itself on record as favoring the appointment of more women to the Senate of Canada. With all due respect for the ladies, we think this is a lazy woman‘s plea. Women, if they want to get into mlic life, should be willing to go the arena and toil for their VOICE Frews Hikacle Cat Out Of The Bag No Camouflage Job THE WORLD AT LARGE Horror a La Mode The Real Patriot CANADA of the READY FOR ACTION: The situation in France? Very comâ€" plex, we assure you, as usual. But here are the highlights: Premier Daladier‘s "Radical Socialist" (not radical at all)y government which came into power in April has gained a free hand to rule the reâ€" public by decree untit November, has . adj'ourned parliament â€" and silenced all effective opposition for the time being. SX While making the utmost diploâ€" matic efforts to stave off a Euroâ€" pean conflict, the government is nevertheless organizing â€" France on a warâ€"time basis, ready for acâ€" tion. France‘s mobilization orders are printed and ready for use if necessary, in every commune of the republic. The Maginot line of defense along the eastern borders is thought to be impregnable against invasion (But not so the Spanish borderâ€"there is cause for worry about that, with German and Italian armies on the other side of those mountains). France‘s _ ally, â€" Czechoslovakia? Pledged to go to her aid, it is esâ€" timated it would take fourteen days for French armies to find themselves in a position inside Czechoslovakia where they could repel any invader . . . . It has leaked out within the past week that the plan to invade Czechoâ€" slovakia most favored by the Gerâ€" man military staff schedules a swift, overpowering series of atâ€" tacks on the Czech front crush all opposition, end everything before fourteen days are up. Minister Eamon de Valera of Eine went to town on the issue of his new sweeping agreements with England, won the June elections (second in Eire within a year) with an overwhelming majority. Now Prime Minister de Valera has what he has been wanting for seven vears. In 1931 when _ «de Valera‘s group, the Fianna Fail, became the Government party, it had a precarious majority; for the last five years it has been dependent upon a small Labor group to hold office. Now for the first time Mr. de Valera will be independent of all small groups, and he is free to pursue his policy of reconstrueâ€" tion and national defense. political honors, and, by fighting elections, prove their ability. Agâ€" nes Macphail and Mrs. Black, we feel sure, would not ask to be exâ€" eused from struggle and demand a place in the Senate that can be won by mere appointment, and not by hard work. â€" Fort William Timesâ€"Journal. Let‘s Sing More No, this is no tirade against radios and phonographs. It is an appea‘! for more singiny. Yes, znd, incidentally, it is a plea for more whistling. Singing ard whistiing drive away the blue devils. They heal neighborly quarre!s and proâ€" mote domestic felicity. The old Methodist church won her way to dorrinance in the world and to a special service at untold value by her singing. When she degeneratâ€" ed to having her singing done by proxy,. she lost ground. N» nation it preat, or remains great long, unricss her people are singers. Denmark was saved by her songs and her religion.â€"Exeter Timesâ€" Advocate. The Deep Waterway Project But, while nature invited this project and it is obviousty right trit it should ultimately be carâ€" ried out, the new treaty will bave anythiny anything but an easy path in either country. In the United States there will be contin® ued opposition from the States inâ€" terested in developing a water route from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, from the interâ€" ests that seek to protect the trafâ€" fic between Buffalo and New York by the Erie Canal, and from the power corporations and others. In Canada, opposition has been expressed to the project in the Maritimes, in Quebec and in Britâ€" ish Columbia; and Premier Hepâ€" burn, of Ontario, has been, and still is, opposed. There are many friends of the project in Ontario, however and that Province and the Prairie Provinces which would chiefly benefit, have a little over half the population of Canada. FOURTEEN DAYS: What of IRISH _ ELECTIONS: _ Prime PRES S CANADA THE EMPIRE Canada‘s Only Pet Cemetery Located Near Awrcra Is Abloom With Flowers on the Graves â€"â€"Dogs, Cats, Canary, Horse Sweet peas, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths bloom in Happy Wood:â€" land, Canada‘s only pet cemetery where $50 caskets and plain graves mark the burfal places of favorite animals. A soldier‘s horse lies in the cemetery and a canary whose body was sent from Winnipeg rests beâ€" neath a spreading shade tree. But dogs and cats occupy most of the plots. The cemetery was laid out 11 years ago by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Blochin as a burial place for their pets, but gradually it has become a public place. As its fame has spread the bodies of animals have been sent to Aurora from many parts of the Dominion. Collie and a Monkey A 10â€"yearâ€"old boy brought his collie. Soon afterwards the collie‘s friend Peter, a monkey, followed. Most of the owners ask only that their pets be buried in simple shrouds with plain headstones over the graves. There are many exâ€" pensive caskets and memorials, though, among the long, soft grass and swaying flowers. Plant Is Responsible for 80 Per Cent. of Hay Feverâ€"You Ontario‘s War On Ragweed TORONTO.â€"In an effort to eradicate ragweed, the polien from the flowers of which is believed to be responsible for 80 per cent. of Ontario‘s hay fever, a joint letter has been sent out by the Department of Health, Education and Agriculture of the Provincial Government to municipal clerks urging that war be waged on this weed. That makes the project one of naâ€" tional importance. If half the country benefited directly, the rest of the country would assuredâ€" ly benefit indirectly. â€" Winnipeg Free Press. Invaders can be stopped by shell and bullet, well directed and in sufficient quantity, but China has never been able to curb the Yellow riverâ€"that is why the great waterway, at once a blessing and a curse, is called "China‘s sorrow." The Yellow river again in revolt and already has claimed an estimated 150,000 vicâ€" tims over hundreds of square miles of Honan province. Scenes like the ABOVE, once more are the rule as refugees flee the raging waters. Here you see a railroad rendered useless by the flood. The river plays no favorites, either, for it is reported that thousands of invading Japanese troops were among its victims, Spread Increases The communication which bears the signature of Harold J. Kirby, Minister of Health; Dr. L. J. Simpson, Minister of Education, and P. M. Dewan, Minister of Agâ€" Germany has annexed Austria. From the Baltic to the Adriatic they now cry in frenzied passion "Heil, Hitler!"‘ What next! 11 Duce is now the head of an emâ€" pire and he dreams visions of the glory of ancient Rome. Spain will soon be a complete Fascist State. All that is lacking now is a Japâ€" anese victory in China. That would be the signal for real action by the dictators. Fortunately, China by her own determined efforts has prevented the fulfilment of that aim so far. Far from being erushed and beaten, China‘s spirit burns more luminously than ever. Her will to win remains as strong as it ever was and she will mainâ€" tain the resistance and make any further sacrifice required by her. In return China asks, and the democracies must give her, every assistance to continue the strugâ€" gle until victory has been achievâ€" ed. The defeat of China is the surest way to put the clock back fifty years and to ensure the visiâ€" tation on humanity of the greatest horrors it has endured since the dawn of time.â€"Hong Kong Press. Why China Must Be Helped Buried There. Can Help Eradicate It T he EMPIRE Raging Yellow River Drowned Chinzse and Japanese Both Plan Developing The great field for endeavor open to Canadian authors in the "drama of manners, a drama to interpret Canada to Canadians," Major Gladâ€" stone Murray, general manager of the Canadian Broadcasting Coporaâ€" tion, told delegates attending the 17th annual convention of the Canâ€" adian Authors‘ Association, in the city of Montreal, last week. The C. B. C. was encouraging Caâ€" nadian writing and asked that the scripts be submitted, he said. . "If we succeed in establishing a Canâ€" adian dramatic presentation, it will serve a double purpose. Not only will the position of the Canadian author be consolidated but broadâ€" casting will get away from imitaâ€" tion of other large network ideas." Readings and ‘spoken essays if authentic and wellâ€"done are a very worthâ€"while advertisement, he beâ€" lieved What Constitutes Drama "Canadian drama is not necessarâ€" ily the historical events of the time of Jacques Cartier, General Brock and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police," he said. "If you are interâ€" ested in writing for radio, put your history books back on the shelf and write something perplexing, amusâ€" ing or vitally real." The U. S. National Safety Council announced last week that accidents claimed 106,000 lives in 1937 â€" a total more than twice as great as the number of American lives lost in the World War. Injuries from accidents disabled 9,900,000 persons during the yearâ€" at least one member of every fourth family. Cost $3,600,000,000 + The calculable costs of all acciâ€" dents ran to $3,600,000,000 which, the council said, was enough to build 75 Empire State buildings. Motor vehicle accidents during 1937 caused 39,500 deaths, 1,360,000 personal injuries and an economic loss of $1,700,000,000. The traffic fatalities represented a four perâ€" cent. increase over 1936. riculture, reads in part: "‘The several interested departâ€" ments of Government have during the last few years been reminded of the increase in the spread of ragweed. This plant is apparently found with increasing frequency in all parts of Southern Ontario. Three Per Cent. Suffer "While hay fever is not considâ€" ered to be a serious form of illâ€" ness, it is extremely disturbing to those who are affected by it and its complications are frequently serious enough. It is estimated that somewhere in the neighborâ€" hood of 3 per cent. of the populaâ€" tion are susceptible to various manifestations of allergy, with hay fever due to ragweed as the most important single item. "The plant can be easily idenâ€" tified, and as it is listed among the noxious weeds, suitable arâ€" rangements should be made to enâ€" sure its destruction in all comâ€" munities, both rural and urban, before the plant begins to flower in late June or early July. The second growth of the cut stalk should be again cut down late in August or early September." Accident Toll U.S. 1937 Fatalities More Than Double Number Killed At Ordinary colds cost England $125,000,000 in the last twelve months in lost work, treatment and other expenses. Writing Plays for Radio â€" Drama to Interpret Carada TORONTO Outranks War "I see so 1 ~ny men and women in my little office every day, as I have done for years, that I can tell at once whether the applicants have got that ‘something‘ that is the difâ€" ference between success and failâ€" ure. Highways In Dominion Now Total 400,000 Miles That "Something" Smilers Win the Best Jobs, Says Ii‘s the people who smile who get the best jobs. That is the declaraâ€" tion of Mr. Herbert Trevell, greyâ€" haired, kindlyâ€"eyed man who inâ€" terviews hundreds of applicants a week for a big Birmingham (Engâ€" land) business house. -_T‘-S’miil;;sflnand a much better chance than the glum ones," hbe told me. â€" "And the smile goes a long way towards that ‘something‘." Dr. Little charged that both Libâ€" erals and Conservatives in Ontario had been "plastic as putty" in the hands of the Moderation League. The Moderation League, he said, ‘"had more influence with the Govâ€" ernment than all the churches." The â€"standardization of fruit and vegetables is being studied by the British agricultural departâ€" ment. REV. GEORGE A. LITTLE Addressing a Temperance Rally in Trinity United Church, Toronto, last week, Rev. Dr. George A. Litâ€" tle, a wellâ€"known official of the United Church of Canada whose picture appears at the head of this column, inaugurated a Provinceâ€" wide campaign against the beverâ€" age rooms of Ontario. j So keep smiling. It may get you a raise or a better job. Domestic Pig We often say someone is "a dirty pig," but little do we realize that we are slandering the poor pig. This little animal is naturalâ€" ly clean and will not wallow or sleep in filth unless nothing better is available. Pigs are among the cleanest of all farm animals if allowed to be so. Most pigs are "pigs" because their owners force them to live and bathe in dirty places. Neither is the ‘pig more lazy than other animals, if alâ€" lowed his freedom. Germans registered with the police of England number 9,000 men and 11,000 women, Terming beer "the danger spot in Is Slandered Canada‘s vast network of highâ€" ways, comprising more than 400,« 000 miles, is among the outstanding developments of the present cenâ€" tury. In addition to providing arâ€" teries of travel for more than a mil« lion motor cars of Canadian regisâ€" tration, these highways also carry a great cavalcade of more than four million tourist avutomobiles a year from other lands. The surfaced highway mileage in Canada eX ceeds 99,350 miles, while unsurfacâ€" ed roads totalled more than $11,000 miles. A great stir was created in the Ontario press by Dr. Little‘s stateâ€" ments chiefly by virtue of the conâ€" troversial issues raised. Aside from the liquor question, whether one is an advocate of temperance or not, one deplores the unfortunate referâ€" ence to a man of French extraction which is likely t~ arsuse feelings of antagonism in this day when Canâ€" ada needs all the "hands" towards national solidarity she c n muster. Controversy Rages The suggestion was advanced that Liquor Commissioner E. G. Odette "plants beverage rooms" near Protestant Churches and avoids putting them "near a Roman Catholic church or near the home of a Roman Catholic Priest." "We need not hope," Dr. Little said, "that the traditions of English Proâ€" testantism will be familiar to a man of Frenchâ€"Canadian, Catholic exâ€" traction." Early Travel by Water In the early days of settlement roads were auxiliary to water routes as avenues of transportation, They were used during the sumâ€" mer season when portages were neâ€" cessary to avoid obstacles in river and lake travel, and in winter when ice prevented navigation. With the spread of settlement and the deâ€" mand for means of communication between centres of population, overland routes became necessary and road construction got under way in the pioneer stages of the deâ€" velopment of the country,. Parks, Scenic Wonders From east to west, there is the scenic beauty of the Maritimes, the oldâ€"world charm of Quebec, the Onâ€" tario lake regions, the world{famed Niagara, the Great Lakes, the parkâ€" lands of the prairies, and the grandeur of the mighty Rocky and Selkirk mountains, to mention only some of the more outstanding while countless lakes, river and forests provide facilities for fishing, huntâ€" ing and summer and winter sports. Among Canada‘s greatest attracâ€" tions for travellers by highway or other means are the National Parks, comprising twenty separate units with a total area of about 12,525 square miles. Within the National Parks are almost 600 miles of allâ€"weather motor highâ€" ways and more than 200 miles of secondary scenic and historic assoâ€" ciations. 5 Headâ€"Hunters Road building in Canada receivâ€" ed additional stimulation with the advent of the automobile, which reâ€" volutionized the mode of travel of the nation. This gave birth to the motor tourist industry, which has been an incentive to governing bodâ€" ies to improve trunk roads and scenic highways within their jurisâ€" dictions. Today Canada‘s highway systems link modern cities with reâ€" gions of almost primeval wilderâ€" ness, and serve a land blessed by an indulgent Nature with an unrivâ€" alled wealth of travel attractions, MANILA, P. 1.â€"Five Kalinga headâ€"hunters drew minimum senâ€" tences last week for lopping off the heads of two Christian youths. The court was lenient because the headâ€"hunters were uneducatâ€" ed, lived in wild country and beâ€" longed to a nonâ€"Christian tribe. The ruling of the Philippine Court of Appeals upheld the trial court. Each of the Kalingas was sentenced to 12 to 16 years in prison and to indemnify the heirs of their victims $1,000. Tourists A Year. ments of Present C« Cavalcade of Four \’lvwwl't_h Are Sent Down Dr. T. M. Millman, lecturer astronomy at the University of 1 ronto, said the British Isles \ never been considered in the ca: quake zone. ‘Chief earthquake c tres," he said, seem to be on : Pacific coasts of North America m Asia. I cannot recall a severe u; mor in Northern Europe." To Great Britain â€" Scienti Say Latest Occurrence Is * _ Most Unusual In "I had always believed England to lie outside the soâ€"called earthâ€" quake zone," John Patterson, Direcâ€" tor of the Meteorological Service of Frank O‘Domnell, chief weather forecaster for Toronto, explained that the Meteorological Service no jlonger has a seismograph in Toronâ€" to. "It was transferred to the Do partment of Mines and Resources more than a year ago," bhe decia; ed. *So we would have no record of the quake here. It is most unâ€" usual for England to experience an earthquake." cribed the vapor as stimulating and not affecting consciousness. Toronto scientists expressed sur. prise when jnformed of the earthâ€" quake which rocked Great Britain last week, and claimed three lives in Belgium, says élll‘l, dgeclared. Mr. Patterson could not recall having heard of anâ€" other earthquake in Great Britain, vapor, would deaden nerve ends in a tooth being filled. He des "The British Isles," he & joy the same immunity fro quakes as Ontario,. Th been few tremors worth : in England for the past 10 Dental Condition of Eskimos Is Best In World Because They Live On Hard Meats. At a conference of dentists in Montreal the other day, a proâ€" fessor of that science at Columbia University who had worked for 15 years in the Labrador and Alaska regions stated that the Eskimos have the most perfect tecth in the world, says the St. Thomas Timesâ€"Journal. It is a rare thiesg to find an Eskimo who has not the full number of 82, and the» dental condition is due to the fact that they chiefly subsist on hard meats. If an Eskimo develops teeth trouble it is invariably due to association too much with white men and acquiring a liking fo the white men‘s soft foods, includâ€" ing bread and sugar. No Toothpaste Needed Eskimos do not need toothâ€" pastes, And according to obsorvaâ€" tion by explorers and hunters, they do not need baths. Some say the Eskimos never go into the water unless chance tips over thei kyaks. Mr. Steffanson, who knows the Eskimos better than anyone else, asserts they do go in the water for a swim,. Be that as it may, they never go in the wateor for the avowed purpose of having a bath. The water where th live is invariably too cold. They are a very healthy race, howew so long as they adhere to thei: own ways of living, and in thes two respectsâ€"no teeth cleani and no bathingâ€"they go contrary to cherished principles of whit men‘s hygiene. The only Eskimo with poor teeth are found among old women whose molars haw been worn down by many yoa of chewing leather to make it pliable. There is a lesson in this {0 parents, Give your childron plenâ€" ty of hard, chewy foods and Ji=â€" courage them from taking too much food that can be swallowed easily and from eating too much starchy and sugary articles of dic‘. Visit To Dentist Soon A Pleasurs Dentists gathered for the anâ€" nual convention of the Northeasâ€" ern Dental Society at Swampsco, Mass., last week, heard of anacs thesia which might permit removal of a patient‘s teeth and replaceâ€" ment with false teeth in 50 minâ€" utes, and analgesia which one dentist said would make visits to the dentist "a pleasure". This type of anaesthesia was described as quick, safe and easily controlled and without ill effects on kidneys, heart or lungs, and causing no illness afterward. Administered As Vapor Dr. Joseph Tibert of Fitchburs announced that virtually perfectâ€" Dr. C. A. Chant, Director Dunlap Observatory at Ri Hill, declared England had notably free from earthqual Eskimos Have Perfect Teeth Out of the Zone the Globe and n oOd govi LAST YEA! 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