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, THE WORLD : AT LARGE : of the "CANADA, THE EMPIRE ' m----_-- "PRESS CANADA Parent's Responsibility One of the things that turn a policeman's hair gray in the winter time is the. task. of keeping children from coasting in the street. Children continue to slide out among rushing autos--and the result in many cities where snow lies on the roadways, is a series of tragic accidents, The traffic squad in an Ohio city has thought up a new answer. It is going to arrest the parents of youth- ful coasters. An old city ordinance, it seems, gives it- the power to do this, so the police are going to get busy on it. ' And this isn't a bad idea. It's really up to the parent to impress on his child the danger of coasting in the street. He'd interest himself in the job with alacrity, probably, if he knew that he'd be hauled off to court in case Junior went coasting where he shouldn't, -- (Guelph Mercury.) FAREWELL TO NELLY No longer will it be Mary or Nelly or Nancy or any such names in Italy, Instead, the Christian names will be have to be real Italian ones. So goes forth the edict. There has been too much of this Mary for Maria, Nelly for Elena, Nancy for Anna, Flo for Florenza, Elsie for Alice and Peg for Margherita.-- (Windsor Star.) HOMEWORK AND EXAMS Homework is closely linked up with the examination system. But exam- inations themselves are discredited. Other means must be used if the mental powers of the student are to : be accurately appraised. The truth probably is that examinations as used to-day are not really for the purpose of testing the pupil, but the teacher. If a large proportion of students pass, then the teacher must be good, seems to he the idea, The natural consequences- is that the teacher who spends much time in en- deavor to inculcate character rather | than 'scholarship may be adjudged incompetent. When examinations, as we now have them, give place to something better, homework will probably go out of fashion.-- (Winni- peg Tribune.) ARE 16,188,767 TURKS At one time the Turks held sway through Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor and down through Syria and Palestine to Africa. But the Great War changed that and Turkey now bos only a small tip of Southeastern Ilurope and the northern part of Asin Minor, . There are 16,188,767 Turks, of whom 7,974,925 are males and 8,- 213.842 are females. - Istanbul, the old Constantinople is the largest city with 740,751 inhab- itants, Tt is in Europe and fis the former capital, : Angora, in Asia Minor and the new canital, has only 123,314 inhabitants. Wien the seat of Government was changed many Turks moved from Con tantinople to Angora, but most of the people remained in Europe where they are carrying on trade and commerce along the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmora.-- (Windsor Daily Star.) : HORSE SENSE i There many careless drivers in the x old days, but not as many accidents. a3 The horses had some sense.-- (Winni- peg Tribune.) WHAT ABOUT BUTTONS? Mae West says there are seven ways to lose a man, We are certain : of only two otrselves-----weak coffee : and burnt toast. -- Kingston Whig- ~~ Standard, WORK IN THE MARTIAL STATE I was in my favorite beanery the other night and the jolly old wait- ress was. chatting "with the boy friend, and she said: "Well, I'm go- ing to get married soon." And the boy" friend said: "Why?" She said: "So I won't have to work all my a ii! "dife" I don't know whether they 4 Heard me or not, but I simply had Vi toilet out a little ghost of a chuckle. $i "Toeouldn't help it. Lr So she won't have to work all her yal "life!" If there'is a better ticket for Lh a life i of work to a woman than 7 getting married I would like to hear Ah 'about it so that I can tell you, it But then there fs this: = What fs i "better for people than work? What (7 4% better for anyone than a lifetime . of endeavor in the interest of some- one you love? I'presume, of cotirse, 'that the young man would not get ~ married unless she was In love with the vietim, And if she fsn't, it's go- dng to be just too bad for everybody 'eoncerned. : It ali depends on what you call "work and what your reactions to rk are, Work is motion, life is oni; work ia therefore life. At é expense of seeming sentimental f I might also mention that love As life. That's why most people are dead at the switch, -- J, B, in Vancouver Province, USES OLD RAZOR BLADES There is said to be a use for every- thing if one can find out what it is. And in the case of industry, the find- ing of needed markets frequently depends upon this discovery, As an illustration take old safety razor| blades: for the most part these have been regarded as nothing better than scrap metal and the quantity that accumulates must be very great, And now a solution to the problem has been made available by an Eng- lish missionary in the Belgian Congo who, according to cable despatches, would be glad to have all the old blades he can get. It appears that the Congo natives "yearn" for them and there is said to be "no limit to the uses these last can find for them. As one instance, the missionary in question explains that when there is a death in a native family, the de- mand for any kind of razor blade rises, as all the friends and relatives of the deceased are expected to shave off their stiff and wiry hair. Apparently, razor blades have re- placed "moral pocket handkerchiefs" as England's chief contribution to the heathen in darkest Africa.--Que- bec Chronicle-Telegraph DRIVE FOR TOURISTS An important decision of the Ottawa conference is for an organ- ized drive to bring more holiday- makers.to Canada -- not only from the United States, but from other parts of the world, Money spent on instructive adver- tising is a good investment. Mere ballyhoo is out of date. We, in Canada, have great deal to offer to the travelling people of the world. It is our job to sell our attractions. Other countries do it. So should Canada, -- Victoria Times, JIM CURRAN DISPUTED --So there you are. Jim Curran of Sault Ste, Marie and Algoma in general, says the wolf will not attack a man. Harvey Green from Buck- horn, 22 miles north of Peterboro, says the wolf he shot was making tracks straight for him. : And Harvey Green has a good reputation for telling the truth. What's more he had along with him Exhibit A as they would say in court circles in the shape of the pelt from the wolf which was making straight for him. Long acquaintance and a form of profound admiration have combined to create a feeling of re- spect and a certain amount of awe for the exploits of James Curran, but even that cannot discount the word of Harvey Green, of Buckhorn, trapper and guide, When it was mentioned to him that Jim Curran had said a wolf was a harmless thing and not given to mak- ing attacks on human beings we not- iced a look in Trapper Green's eye which could be interpreted only as being one of extreme doubt or positive incredulity. -- Peterboro Examiner, THE EMPIRE An Irish Free State Innovation An Saorstat (Ivish Free State) is at last to have a commercial air tran- sport service, Early in the New Year a service is, Mr. Lemass an- nounced in the Dail, to be infugur- ated between Dublin and Liverpool and Dublin and Bristol, Pending the establishment of a "National Afr Transport Company, a subsidiary company has been formed to operate the services jointly with a British company, This course has been adopted. because the Government has considered it desirable to establish air transport services between the Saorstat and Great Britain "at the earliest possible date." Perhaps there is a significance in this action that does not meet the eye. (At any rate, the scheme is a good one, cap- able of development to the mutual benefit and convenience of both countries--Dublin Irish Independent Migration Not, Yet. Practical The Bishop of London pleads for Empire migration to people the emp- ty places of the Dominions, Australia has a population of only six and a half millions, Canada ten millions. Each could absorb 100 millions, The Daily Express gives praise to the Empire statesmanship of the bishop. But migration on an effective scale' is no yet economically or politically | possible, The first aim must be to weld the Empire into a single econ- omic unit, When trade Fas been stimulated and regulated the Domin- ions will want people as well as goods, < London Daily Express, Two of the two hundred boys without homes, who were the guests of Thomas W. Lamont at a Christmas dinner in New York City, did their best to show their appreciation, The one on the right beat his companion to the dessert of ice cream. °* - Plan Far Ahead U. S. Firms Will Increase Advertising in 1930, Survey Shows rd NEW YORK -- Advertising, pro- motion and sales plans are being made farther ahead than at any time since 1929, says Herbert L. Stephen in an article appearing in Printers' Ink, on the results of a survey. About 25 per cent of those answer- ing a questionnaire on national ad- vertising are reported as saying they are working on plans for six months in advance, and another 7 per cent. on plans three months in advance. Increases of advertising appropri- ations for 1936 ranging from 65 to x per cent. were reported asplanned by 53 per cent, of the national adver- tisers answering the queries.-Another 20 per cent. are expected to raise. their appropriations by an undeter- mined amount, and 25 per cent. expected to make no material change. World's Largest Bridge (Brockville Recorder and Times) The greatest human accomplish- ments are not confined to the better known parts of the world, If big things have been done and are being done in America, in Europe and in the British Isles, they are also be- ing done in the heart of Africa. Word from that continent is to the effect that the last span of the lower Zambesi bridge has been placed in position and that its open- ing to traffic is now a matter only of time. This bridge, believe it or not, is to be the largest in the world. Over two miles in length, it crosses the great river at a point where it is approximately 11,6560 feet wide, and the whole transport- ation system of East Africa will be profoundly affected by its completion. Perhaps it is unnecessary to state that the builders: of - this world's greatest bridge are a British firm, making use of British steel and other British- materials. The British steel concerns have niastered the art of bridge-building, even in the world's most out-of-the-way places, to such an extent that they are often given important contracts in foreign coun- tries in the face of determined com- petition. The world knows that when it gets a bridge designed by British engineers, built of British materials and erected by British workmen, it has something that is the best of the kind obtainable, Lord Tweedsmuir Drinks From Historic Glass A tradition of historie-significance was carried on at the Art Gallery of Toronto when Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada, drank a toast to the King from one of the historic "Simcoe Glasses," of beau- tiful English crystal, from which every Governor-General, on his first visit to the Grange, has drunk to the health of His Majesty. This glass came into the posses- sion of the gallery from the Boul- ton family, who received it by be- quest from Governor Simcoe, The tradition is that every Governor- General of Canada from the+time of Governor Simcoe onwards has drunk the health of the King out of this glass, Since it came into the pos- session of the Art Gallery, records show that this ceremony was per- formed by Lord Lansdowne May 24, 1887, while Governor-General of Canada; and again by Lord Aber- deen Aug, 25, 1897; then the Duke of Connaught March 10, 1914; the Duke of Devonshire Féb, 8, 1910; Baron Byng of Vimy, May 26, 1926; Viscount Willingdon, Nov, 26, 1980; and the Earl of Bessborough Feb, 8, 1933, vo iris Business Man--And can you take dictation, girlie? Girlie--I know how, but I must 43 admit I won't, and that's why I've ; stayed single. ] what 'ki A Grove of Trees It was only a small grove of trees. But standing apart from the rest of the 'tree world and in a conspicuous place it was important, And now it has-been cut down. After braving the wind blasts for years and with- standing the lightning's terrors so long, it has at -last been destroyed by the hand of man. There was some grand old mon- archs in that small grove. Noble trees, that have watched the growth of our little settlement from its in- fancy to its present state. Aye, and even long before our little town was dreamed of, 'the tiny seed fell and the saplings started to grow. Per- haps a bear scratched the bark of one of those noble trees, or a moose stood in their generous shade. But now those old landmarks are {amputated and he had other severe '| nursing skill, plus pluck, pulled him | gret from William Murray. | bright side, resolved gone. No more will they watch the, train coming thundering in" on the nearby railway, nor will the road: traffic pass under the protective! shade. No more will the robins greet the first glimmering red of the morning light from the highest limb; nor the lonely owl at night send out] his 'solemn call from among the branches. For they are cut 'down! Those who best knew them will miss them sadly. Everyone-~who comes along that way will feel the change. Perhaps not consciously for often our eyes do not see, but in our souls we will feel a sense of emptiness and loss.--Anne Rosendale Forsyth, Pick- ardville, Alta. Woman Heads English Family of Tragis History _ "Another strange chapter in the tragic history of the Dysarts--one of the saddest, yet most romantic, in the pages of the British peerage --was begun on the death recently of the Earl of Dysart, "the blind Earl," at Buckminster Park, Leices- tershire, His neice, Wenefryde Greaves, succeeded .to the peerage. She is 46 years of age and as the Countess of Dysart is the third wo- man to hold that title in her own right. : The death of the eldest son, of- ten by violence, and the preserva- tion of the title by a female succes- sor has overshadowed the family for more than a century. Lord Dysarts successor, who married Major Ow- ain Edward Whitehead Greaves in 1913, and lives at Glangwna, Carn- arvonshire, has three children--all daughters. . Value of Woodlots - A Forestry Research Conference has just been held in Ottawa under the auspices of the=Canadian Nat- ional 'Research Council to find out s of research each forest agency, in Canada is equipped to car: ry 'out, what it is actually doing and 'what means of co-operation exist. An attempt will be made to deter- mine how all available resources can best be given that general direction which is required to avoid duplica- tion and wasted effort, and to en- sure that no vital element in the problem is overlooked. A considerable number of delegat- es, including Dr, C. D. Howe, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Univer- sity of Toronto, and Mr, G. W, I. Creighton, Provincial Forester for Nova Scotia, stressed the import- ance of the farm woodlot as a source of revenue to 'its owner, and of for- est products to the public. It isfelt that much more expert advice re- garding the management of their woodlots should be available to far- mers, and it is suggested that an up- to-date pamphlet on this subject is badly' needed.--Toronto Mail and Empire. A gentleman with a wife who wax; very nervous got her some. medicine and later wrote this letter to the doctor: As 'Dear Doctor? efore my wife took your medi. cine, "she was so nervous I could hardly sleep with her. Since taking | Disciplining, LOOK ON THE "BRIGHT SDE (8t. Thomas Times.Journal) William Murray was terribly in. jured in the railway accident at Dundas last Christmas, One leg was injuries that caused his life to be al. most despaired of, but surgical and through, and this week he was re- {eased from hospital at Hamilton ~-- by train. "I am," he sald, 'going ta make a fresh start in life and enjoy it as much as I can? There were no expression of re. He did not bemoan his losses and hurts, When he was trapped in the wreck- age that Christmas night he merely wondered to himself - whether he would dle through loss 6t blood, be burned up, scalded to death or freeze to death, He accepted his situation philosophically when facing death as 'he now accepts it when about to make a new start in life, William Murray 'sets a marvellous example to all of us. He has. suf- fered misfortunes that would break the spirit of most people. But he has no regrets; he is looking on the to -make the best of things. Why cannot we all do that? The past is past. There is no use indulging fn self-pity, in recri- minations, in blame, Accept things as they are because it does no good to dwell upon them in one's mind or to other people. Look on the bright side and go ahead to a fresh start, re- solved to make the most of changed circumstances. } 4 Engine Sanctuary Of an iron god Impersonal, unknowing; Transforming rectlinear Motion to rotary. ~ Riot to precision-- Riot. of new generated steam Panicky in a room of 'iron-- Bending from arc to arc Momentum - which would fiy- at space; Spinning power, Taking and giving it With even beat, With impetus-- Motion travelling out belt, To a little universe of wheels. Deity in dynamic grandeur, Turning = out gears, crankshafts, governors, Cams, carburetors and--men, by a broad Never Argue With A Man For He Is Always Wrong England's oldest married couple, My. and Mrs. William Walker, are 91 and 95 respectively, and have been happy though married for 72 years. Since the report of their marital philosophy quotes" only Mrs. Walk- er, an inkling of the secret of their wedded bliss may be hinted at. She does the talking. She has taken pains to feed her husband well, look after his clothes and give him as much freedom "as was good for him." Never argue with a man, she advises, for he is always wrong. National Theatre Mooted For Canada TORONTO.--Eventual creation of a national theatre in Canada, main- tained by the government, is seen by Mrs. Nancy Pyper, director of Hart House theatre who believes that groups such as the ' playwrights' Studio groop in Toronto will be re- sponsible for the demand for a na- tionally 'owned theatre. "If we are going to have a na- tional _theatre--and - it is inevitable that we shall -- the only way to achieve it {8 by encouraging groups such as this," said Mrs. Pyper, 'The Playwrights' Studio group is grand. They are 'all so sincere, 80 interest- ed. They discuss the theatre 'and drama, and they don't merely skim over 'the surface, They really get right into it and work hard." The Playwrights' Studio group was started four years ago by Ed- gar Stone, then director of Hart House theatre, as a group writing Canadian plays. Since then it has' done 28 one-act plays, varying from heavy drama to light comedy, On The Scotch Again Sandy joined a golf club and was told by the professional that if his name was on his golf balls and they were Jost, they would be returned] n to him found, : "Good," sald the Scot. "Put my| name on this ball." i The "pro" did eo, "Would yo ng ut 'M. D) af-|. ter 1t?" requested th , now mentber, ( 0 CI "There's just one more I EY BS "Well may. he ofl laugh Illegible Signatures ; If « there is one petty annoyance more than @nother in the ordinary office humdrum, it is to get a letter or document with somebody's signa- ture attached, which nobody in the officé is able to decipher. If the person in question has a title, oc-! cupying some position in a company' of organization, it is possible to ad-| dress him in that capacity, but that' does 'not 'solve the question of the name of the man to whom an an- swer must be 'sent. : Where there is no official <posi- tion, driven to a last resort, clip- ping. off the signature and pasting it on the answering letter may be one way out, but it simply shifts the burden on the post office, and| in any event is an abominable waste 'of time and patience. - While appreciating the artistic in- genuity 'of devising «a signature which is hard to copy, for perfectly obvious reasons, legibility 'should not be sacrificed in the process. Whatever else a man may write, he.at least ought to be able to write his own name so that it can be read, and if this is not possible, as is the case with some of these glorious hieroglyphics which suffice for a signature then, in fairness to the man who has to read it at the other end, it might, 4t least, be typ- ed below the apotheosis of his name. --Halifax Chronicle. ~ The Paper Boy. -- Of all the rat-tats folks are happy to hear, A knock. ever welcome through -all "the long year, vi I guess there is none that occasions more joy Than that of the Newspaper Carrier Boy. : at the jeal- ous ado, : Begot of his presence--each one trying to Be first at the paper to cast a glad eye, : : All blessing, meanwhile, the smart Carrier Boy. Oh, who would not gladly this time of the year Do all they can his young heart to cheer? No one can value his efforts too high Sea Or welcome too kindly the Carrier Boy. ; Methinks T hear others agreeing? That's right--You shall see him real soon, SRE And then all shall have a chance To put "Cheer" in the hand of the Carrier Boy. --Janet Forrest, Ottawa. GAY AND DASHING A lovely little peplum - dress styled as simply as can be -- with "subtle touch that gives it distinc. tion, aa It's so wearable and flattering in brown novelty weave crepe slik wi bright accent in 'light blue crepe .collar and cuffs and brown silk braid trim. > Velvet, woolen and velveteen are: other nice suggestions for this simple to Sow model. A le' No. 2840 1s designed for izes 11, 13, 16, 17 and 19 years. eo 19 requires 3% yards of 89. inch mater al with 8 yard of 85 inch contrasting for main view, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write 'your nama and address ol your medicine, anybody could sleep with her." dag" went on the Scot "Can jy ys "Hours 10 to 3" on ab well?" ng and ame. stamps or cof" {coin protreed) it carefully, and address your th 2, EL > . i RRA * ok : 2 : "There are tricks in all trades, and the show ring at such events as the Royal Winter Fair in Toronte is no exception," comments the Peterborough Examiner, "Officials of the Canadian 'Association of Ex- hibitors decide it is all right to fix any animal for show purposes in 8 legitimate 'way, but they want te draw the line at injecting wax undes 'the skin to fill up certain hollows, 'or slitting the skin in 'such a way as to remove some fault in conform- ation. SITS It may be the average individual when attending a fall or winter file never pays much attention to sheep for instance. The spectator may notice that they are evenly trimmed, and if he is observant it may occur to him that sheep in the field do nob look as well cropped as those on ex- hibition, ~ Not long ago one farmer said he 'never had been able to get his sheep properly @lipped for show purpos- es, He explained that when an anl- mal was marked for showing the clipping was done earlier' than with the rest of the flock, the idea being' to allow the wool an opportunity to get a good growth before being trimmed for' show purposes. Our farmer informant said he could dip' and 'wash sheep and then clip them right enough, but it was this busie ness 'of giving the animals a hale cut for show purposes that he had 'never been able to master. He ade mitted having tried it several tim- es, but said the results were never right. It may be some time before readers have opportunity again te ° look at a sheep in a show pen, but it may be well to bear in_ mind that - clipping the wool for show purposes is quite an art. Most of the exhibitors make a fine job of it." Ee Wives "Best in Offices" -- HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Marion Spitzer, successful competitor with' men in their own field and on thelp own terms, declares married 'women outshine their single sisters in the business world because the bachelop girl regards every man who walks into her office as a potential hus- band. Miss Spitzer, wife of Harlan Thompson, scenarist, is the first wo- man ever to become an assistant te a producer of motion pictures. "Every woman wants to be married and should be married," she said. "Now married women have achieve ed their instinctive primary goal, they can keep their minds on their business. Single women cannot. Either consciously or subconsciously they 'regard every man who walks into their offices as a potential hus band and size him up as a prospect even while they are endeavoring to talk on him on business matters. "If women are going into - the business world, they must. act and regard it 'as just that," she asserted. "This stuff about a 'woman's view- point' is nonsense. If it does happen to figure in a job, it is merely in- cidental or, at least, secondary." Girl Evangelist Is Ordained Minister CHICAGO. -- Wearing her cus- tomary blue robe 'with its gold col- - lar and carrying a Bible and one red rose, the 'girl evangelist of Amer- ica" was ordained Rev, Uldine Ut. leys in the Methodist Episcopal | church recently. She is the youngest of the faw women 80 honored by this denumin- ation, and it was a great moment | for the blonde Durant, Okla, girl, now 23, who since the time she was 11 has preached from one end of the country to another, drawing huge crowds, : The ceremony took place in the Thoburn Church, It was .in recognition of her '4 Evangelistic work that "the Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church last summer at-the recommendation -of Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf of Chicago, voted her ordination as local deacon. Bishop - Waldorf recently pronounced the ordination, : 3 As local deacon the young woman, who for the first five years has been a licensed Methodist preacher, is now empowered by the church to per- form marriage ceremonies and bap- tisms, . 3 Dominion Halts ; Loans to Cities OTTAWA, -- Pending rearrange- ment 'of provincial relief grants, which 'will be increased as a result of the Dominion-Provincial confer. ence here last week, no more loans , will be made to the provinces on he half of cities, it is learned defini 'In the past thrée or four years the Dominion 'has loaned Westérn pro- 'vinces 'bout $1,600,000 on behalf of cities faced with financial diffi. = ° culties. No loans were made direct to cities, a ol Hades iu 3 As a f the decisio ath of ae Aarts one p ment Edmonton 1 refused, son Pat Th Wer Afelaide Street, Toron 4 >» r oN WE