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[a pipe E.: 1% im3 "' The French costs are a little lowâ€" er than those of Britain, but still are high enough to wrench the souls of thrifty French taxpayers. France is spending at the rate of $7,400,000,000 a year, which would be equivalent to $23,000,000,000 for the United States. Compared to French earnings, however, the spending works out to more than 40 cents of every dollar the Frenchâ€" men earn. GERMAN‘S 60c ON $1.00 German costs are largely a matâ€" ter of conjecture. The best estiâ€" mates at which experts can arrive, however, produce the rounded conâ€" clusion that 60 cents of every dolâ€" lar earned in Germany is being spent by the state. Threeâ€"quarters of this is being raised by taxes, contributions and profits from the state enterprises. TAXES FINANCE IT Recalling their financial troubles of the last war, the nations involâ€" ved are turning promptly to heavy taxes to finance the shooting. Priâ€" vate savings are being drafted, too, through forced loan subscriptions. Already the individual income tax in Britain has been hoisted to 37:% per cent. Great Britain already is spending at the rate of $9,600,000,00 a year. That amounts to 40 cents of every dollar its citizens earn, costs Go UP Britons figure the cost will go up a third for the second year and will double by the third year if war goes on. The third year would reach a point which, if the budget were met out of pocket, would take 80 cents of every dollar earned in Britain â€" if the earnings came up to those of 1939. The cost sheets of Europe‘s war forming a scenic backdrop for the United States political drama, are convincing American bankers and federal officials that it will be the most expensive conflict in history. History‘s Most Expensive War Caring for horses is more than a hobby for Virginia Bruce. It‘s recâ€" reation, too. The Metroâ€"Goldwynâ€" Mayer actress invariably insists upon grooming and feeding any horse that she rides. The butter buyer has to go before a notary and swears in an affidavit that he is sending the packaze as a gift, thus assuring all concerned that he is not selling ‘t. This is done to meet technicalities of neutrality acts. Gifts of food to private indivâ€" iduals apparently ars not subject to seizure. Modern warfare uses vast quantiâ€" tie of fats to make explosives as well as to feed troops. Civil popuâ€" lations, consequently, are put on raâ€" tion. Even soap is hard to get beâ€" cause fats and oils are its base, SWEAR BEFORE NOTARY Butter mailed to Europe is sent in fiveâ€"pound leakâ€"proof, vacuumâ€" sealed tin cans. The container is swathed in heavy corr«zated pasteâ€" board and often placed in a box packed with sawdust. The package then gets a coat of stout paper and is bound with wire to which the post office affixes an export seal, without which the consiznment cannot move. Butter Abroad Mailing butter to relatives and frionds in warâ€"torn Europe, not easy to do, is a new and growing Amor|â€" can practice. The proof of the perâ€" formance is hinted at in neat plaâ€" cards seen in certain fancy grocery stores in the city which read: "Butâ€" ter for Abroad. We Attend to All the Details." And that last word coâ€" vers all manners of rules and reguâ€" lations. They Like Each Other oo e eeesreees.... Is Going on Right Now, U. S. Bankers And Federal Officials Intimate Pac&ed in Fiveâ€"Pound Leakâ€" Vacuumâ€"Sealeq Tin ':\:r»,v:f'i w Be Sent As c wrhotrtat mt dalind whoilee ie In A German peasant girl has reâ€" fused ration cards because she has ;:ké;x neither food nor drink for 12 years and says she does not Twelve Years Better progress could be made in reforestation, declared William S. Milmine, Reeve of Saltfleet, if there were many small woodlots planted in the county, rather than one large woodlot. SMALL WOODLOTS NEEDED "Mortgages and high taxes causâ€" ed many farmers to cut down trees for commercial purposes, which they would not otherwise have done," William H. ‘nglish, Reeve of Ancaster, informed council. "Less than 10 per cent. of the land is bushland, and this percentâ€" age is going down all the time," Mr. Simons said. He stressed that forâ€" ests were necessary for soil and moisture conservation, and hence reforestation was necessary if the land were to produce good crops. Land in southern Ontario, from an agricultural standpoint, is "deâ€" finitely goink back," John F. Simâ€" mons, of the Forestry Branch, Proâ€" vincial Department of Lands and Forests, told Wentworth County Council. Land Going Back? Stalemate Or Else Last week in Rome the general view appeared to be that the Balâ€" kans, the Near East, and the Midâ€" dle East would be let alone for this spring . . . from the French point of view the situation could be construed thus: if Hitler finds the Allied blockade effective, and if he cannot arrange a "white peace" he is likely to seek a soluâ€" ton by force of arms; if not, the present stalemate may continue indefinitely. were met: that the independence of Czechoslovakia, Poland be reâ€" stored; that the Hitler regime be removed from power; that the secâ€" urity of small European nations be assured. Two Heads, or Three At worst, Allied observers enâ€" visioned, as a result of the Brenâ€" nero parley, the formation of a threeâ€"power entente between Gerâ€" many, Italy, Russia, which would have as its purpose the unâ€" disputed political and economic hegemony of Continental Europe; and the elimination of Britain as a political factor in Southeastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Near East. As second possibility, they foresaw that â€" Mussolini might come into the war on the side of Hitler, joining in vast military opâ€" erations against Britain a n d France. Thirdly, they speculated that Hitler and Mussolini might have agreed on measures to "seal up" the Balkan area against any Allied war moves. Fourthly, that the two dictators might merely have discussed economic collaborâ€" ation between Germany and Italy. Peace, or "Peace" There was no doubt in anyone‘s mind that a big peace offensive was in process of preparation by either Hitler or Mussolini or both ... a different type of peace from the one proposed by President Roosevelt‘s envoy, Sumner Welles .« . . a peace that would be nineâ€"‘ tenths blackmail. It was to meet the impact of an offensive such as this, rather than of a Blitzkrieg on the Western Front, that the people of France and Britain last week braced themselves . . . the British press set up a clamor that "Great Britain take off kid gloves and fight Germany on every front," wrest back the diplomatic initiative from the dictator powâ€" ers . .. At the same time is was evident that the Britésh people would choose to fight on, even against the strong security of an entrenched Germany, unless cerâ€" tain primary peace conditions urai® oo in cp ns en es matic activity in Europe‘s capitals which followed upon the close of the Russoâ€"Finnish war reached a climax with the dramatic meeting on Italian soil of Reichsfuehrer Hitler of Germany and I1 Duce Mussolini of Italy. ‘Twas an event to set the world‘s tongues wag ging. Political interpreters o%f five continents tied themselves in knots attempting to gauge accurately the subject of the two dictators‘ comversation. British _ officials were agreed that nothing good was likely to come out of it for the Allies. The five NEWS PARADE From An Agricultural Standâ€" point It is In Southern Ontâ€" ario, Forestry Official Deâ€" clares Without Food days of intense dipleâ€" mus se e s ooneeemera es buegs . â€" Canadians in training in England before moving across the channel to France are making their particular section of England as much like the land they left behind as possible. One Canadian trooper erected this totem pole near his quarters. It is a replica of one on an Indian reserâ€" vation near his Canadian home. ‘ Two Dictators Hold Historic Conference In Brenner For scent, especially in the evenâ€" ing, a few nicotine, carnations,. For full sun, especially if plantâ€" ed elose to a South wall where there is little protection from Sumâ€" mer heat, there are things like corâ€" eopsis, California and other poppies, portulaca or climbing morning glorâ€" ies and nasturtiums, which love the sur and give remarkable results even in a siego of dry weather. Certain annuals like clarkia, alysâ€" sum, larkspur, pansy and phlox which will actually give better reâ€" sults, more delicate eoloring if planted in partial shade. sOmETHING WILL FIT No matter how unusually situatâ€" ed, there are flowers to fit almost any garden. Some like damp soil, somo dry, some full hot sun, others shady corners. Certain types do the best in deep, rich soil, while some actually ask the poorer sorts. Speâ€" cial likes and dislikes will be found mentioned in the better Canadian seed catalogues and if your garden is unusual in location it is advisâ€" able to make special selections. Texture of both heavy and light soil will be immensely improved by the digging in of wellâ€"rotted manâ€" ure, decaying leaves or other garâ€" don refuse. This sort of thing adds humus and moisture absorbing powâ€" ers to light soil, makes the heavy kind more amenable to spade and fork. A good test is to look at one‘s shoes. If these become muddy after a tramp through the garden it is best to go back to the fireâ€"side and read a seed catalogue or a book. WHEN TO START It does soil no good to be dug while too wet. It is liable to become lumpy later, perhaps, to bake hard. With heavy clay soil early working is particularly dangerous. = m e en itr ind sl) o intuntrirnaineanniamaiitin o Weeiaicice insd en ReTwnS Ceup sA NeR U L s w00 Thz week, Fuchrer Hitler of Germany and Duce Mussolini of Italy were beâ€" lieved to have discussed collaboration of economic interests in the preâ€" sent European setâ€"up. The two dictators are shown, ABOVE, during Hitler‘s visit to Rome in 1938. Gardening .... Canadians Add the Home Touch "Over There" RECG‘LAR FELLERSâ€"A Lightning Change cnvan on taun o smm umscc s m eemmine on Dr. Joseph Douglas Hermann, formerly of the Royal Victoria Hosâ€" pital, accompanied the party and dissected many of the specimens procured, bringing back the vital organs or skeletons for scientific museums. A feature of the film was a closeâ€" up view of hot lava just after it had belched forth from a volcanic peak. destroying a native village and nearly cutting off the expedition from the direct line of its travels. SURPRISE LUXURIES Occasionally the trip, which was carried out for the most part under conditions of discomfort, produced surprise luxuries, and at one point in the heart of darkest Africa the party ‘spent~tire night in a juangle home far from civilization but all equipped with electric lights and a modern frigidaire. "Congo Color" was vividly porâ€" trayed before a Montreal audience by Duncan Mclntyre Hodgson in an illustrated lecture on the Mcâ€" Gill expedition which he led into the Belgian Congo last year in search of â€" scinetific specimens. One of the most important speciâ€" mens retrieved from the jungle was a pygmy chimpanzee, which, ac cording to Mr. Hodgson, is the most intelligent of his family. Pygmy Chimp Brought Home Solid beds of annuals or big blocks in borders have exceptional appeal, and theso can be made up of petunias, phlox, dwarf marigolds, nasturtiums, verbenas or zinnias. mignonette or stocks will perfume the whole garden,. McGill University Party Reâ€" turns From Successful Trip to Congo Idast an soil, MUNICIPAL â€"WCODLOTS Some time ago we had a letter from a correspondent suggesting that our town council would do well to secure a municipal woodâ€" lot which would in time save the town considerable money, provide fuel for the town hall and work for the unemployed. If our preâ€" sent council read the article we trust they will give it their serâ€" ious consideration; if not, we shall be glad to supply them with copâ€" ies, as we believe the suggestion was one of considerable merit. Conservation is the order of the day and besides conservation a good woodlot is a growing asset and in time would be a paying investment for the town. CRIME AND YOUTH The crime problem is definiteâ€" ly linked with the unemployment problem, and it cannot be divoreâ€" ed. Lads with jobs have neither the time nor the disposition to plot and execute crimes against property. Crimes of passion will not be as abundant if youngsters are given a chance to live normal lives. THEY‘RE NOT KICKERS Six Ontario counties â€" Elgin, Perth, Lambton, Kent, Simceoe and Wellington â€" have no debenture debt. It will be noticed that these municipalitiese were not amorg those making protests recently to the Government about the cutting off of part of the provincial subâ€" sidy. SsHORT BUT SWEET One thing for which we ought to be everlastingly. graieful is that our political campaigns last only for weeks, whereas those across the border continue for months with increasing oratory. â€"Oshawa Times. The speaker gave a number of succint bits of advice to husbands and wouldâ€"be husbands. Never, she urged, isc your wife down in public. Don‘t criticize her emotional outâ€" lets (hats, crying at the movies, changing furniture around, etc.). Avoid pampering her as you would a plague. Give hor a comfortable, wellâ€"fitted, dainty kitchen to work in. And devotoe at least a minute or two at every lunch hour to thinking about her and planning little surprises Miss Dempsey was sure no girl really liked the idea of a Dutch treat. ‘"Instead," she said, "a girl would rather return kindnesses in some other way such as going for walks, having the suitor to dinner, and so forth." ist. She wanted it understood, howâ€" ever, that she was basing her reâ€" marks on contacts with women and women‘s organizations during the past 15 years‘ experience as a newsâ€" paperwoman rather than her own experience of married life. LITTLE SURPRISES WELCOME At Toronto Central Y.M.C.A. Dinâ€" ner Club, Miss Dempsey conducted last week a "School for Husbands" and among the guests was her own husband, Richard Fisher, Toronto architect. In what she termed a wife‘sâ€"eyeview" of this year‘s crop of husbands she gave it as her conâ€" sidered opinion that there is no such thing as an ideal husband and no woman on earth would want such a paragon even if he did ex "One woman‘s mate is &other woman‘s poison," is the way Lotta Dempsey, Toronto newspaperwoâ€" man, sums up the difficulties of the 1940 Leap Year girl in choosing the right husband. â€"Quebec Chronicleâ€"Telegraph grap No Such Creéitur-‘e As Ideal Husband. PRESS VOICE â€"St. Thomas TimesJournal. â€"Wiarton Canadian Echo. Toronto Newspaperwoman Gives Advice to 1940 Leap Year Girls in Choosing A Mate OF THR "Harvest at Stillmeadow" . . . by Gladys Taber ... Toronto: McClelâ€" land and Stewart ... $2.00. Mrs. Taber writes a populag colâ€" umn on similar subjects whic‘ runs in a wellâ€"known women‘s magazine. Deitly the author blends the pracâ€" tical and the fanciful. Plans for an herb garden bring on their tail thoughts about the great English dramatists. But her tips on how to make pin wheel biscuits and real Kennebunk pickle, trim apple trees or handle lazy guests are shrewd and handy good sense. LIFE‘S LIKE THAT "HARVEST AT STILLMEADow" By Gladys Taber Here is a gay and zestful chronâ€" icle of a happy life at "Stillmeaâ€" dow", an ancient Connecticut house whore three children and several dozen dogs run riot. _ Mrs. Taber writes of the busy times there â€" of country fairs and weekâ€"ond visiâ€" tors, dog shows and jamâ€"making. There are sudden bees of gardenâ€" inz and dogâ€"washing. It is so strong an aid to cell growth that an ounce placed in 7,500,000 tons of testing mixture has multiplied the cell count by four. The Book Shelf.. Panthothenic acid‘s possibilities as an aid to human and bacterial life are, in the main, unknown. Tests have shown it a potent stimâ€" ulant to fertility of hen eggs. Both discoveries are highly imâ€" portant in the diagnosis of brain tumors and mental disorders beâ€" cause they enable a physician to localize a disturbance. ACID OF LIFE The synthesis of a powerful vitâ€" amin called the "acid of life" â€" because nothing could live withâ€" out it â€" was made public by Dr. Roger T. Williams, University of Texas, biochemist. Its proper name is panthothenic acid. A group of scientists from Yale University announced that they had â€"found in chimpanzees the areas of the brain which control touch and the regions which "Tire" or stimulate reactions of the body. Discovery of two new i centres and that human i cells cling to life for as lon three weeks outside the body reported last week. " _ regret to They are chemical developments from the original vitamin K, or antiâ€"bleeding vitamin discovered in alfalfa hay and decayed sardâ€" ines. bexibiiiindintindisinaniendnindsititninintinctsin nsm t TO STOP BLEEDING Discovery of two new synthetic vitamins which stop bleeding alâ€" most instantaneously is reported. ;Whut Science : Is Doing *.M'WNOOW + NEW BRAIN AREAS ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO announce that the Daisy Riding Club will have to disband due to the death of the horse." of two new â€" brain that human blood life for as long as ang. . 0. Pat. Office: 0R righto speerve@ _ "_....= N TCy Cc a e By GENE BRYNES Bee Hive Syrup Similarly, north country diaiects, particularly thoso of Lancashire and Yorkshire, seem to have a famâ€" fliar ring to the men. UNDERSTAND NORTHENXERS A waiter who still rotained much of his original Devonian brogue, and a rather diffident west counâ€" tryman who reverted to his native Somerset after a few minutes‘ conâ€" versation gave his hearers no diffiâ€" culty at all. A Swansea man also bad litte difficulty making himself? underâ€" stood. area had them attentive but rather puzzled. A Scot who took a party of Canâ€" adians up to the Whispering Gallery of St. Paul‘s Cathedral had no diffiâ€" culty, owing to his slower diction, in making himself clear. A livelyâ€"iongued bus driver â€" obviously a born Londoner â€" and a cheery fish porter in the dockside Canadian soldiers sightsecing in London are puzzied by the conglomâ€" eration of accents they meet. "No two persons seem to speak alike," declarad one of the men staying at the Canadian Legion Club, "It‘s too bad," he added with a grin, "because folk go out of their way to put you right and make you feel you are in your home town, and then you just can‘t catch it. It makes you feel so dumb." _ _Some British »@ecents _ are much easier for them to follow than othâ€" To Canadians Accent Puzzle antentiadit Two Residente Seev;fi ’t:o'-Speak Alike By Fred Neher d n.. Say No Psl4