Voice of the Press Canada, TTie Emnirp and The World at Large Eight Die In Plane Crash CANADA Th« Late King Albert Hu loved the aiouiituiiib with that kind of Intoxication that comes ot climbing to tho pure air of the high- est altitudes. Ho viuut there alone, the hetter to eujuy the exercise and the beauty of the moment. And there be died. It is not given to all the Ki'i'Ul men of this world thus to die. He pas.std in a mumuut uf glory and beuuly. A greater halo bhines around bis head ihun if he had died in bed. In the decrepitude of old age. â€" Le Solell, Quebec. Almott Never The horse luuy be old fai-hluned but you seldom see one getting pulled out Of a snowdrift.â€" Sault Ste. Marie Star. Cause For Hope Tho Incrca.se in the quotations of farm ptodiictH iiidicutcs that farmers also have turned the corner of the de- pression, although they are not by any inean.s at the end of their troubles. It Is conceivable that agriculture cannot enter Into full prosperity after such a crlsi.'i at one Btroke. The convalesc- ence will run its course, but definite re-establishment is from now on a cer- tainty, and Canadian farmers can now have confidence in the future. â€" La Presse, Montreal. Frills and Frays Two women, we read, were arrested for fighting at a bargain .sale. Proving that where there's a frill there's a Iray. â€" Halifax Herald. What Then? A story from the Ea.st tells of an octogenarian judge who was offered a lleulonant-governor.Nhlp to round out his career. "But," the judge added, "What am I going to do after the tour years are up?"â€" Winnipeg Tribune. And They Are Neighbors A Susliatoon court is puzzled over the question as to whether a Saska- toon man was drunk or sober. It's a question we have never been able to figure out over some Saskatoon men •we know. â€" Regina Leader-Post. Back to the Farm .... Though farmers have been having a hard time of it the past four years, •farms are not so easy to get hold of In this district as they were a while ago. One reason is that men from urban centres who came originally from the farm have come back again. A wage- earner with a family who is out of work can soon dissipate his savings In the city. He may fall a bit short on tho farm, but he is at least sure of food, clothing and shelter. â€" St. Mary's Journal-Argus. Fatal Relics of War Mines put Into the .sea during the World War still are afloat. A Finnish iteamer recently found one i!: the Bal- tic Sea and had it destroyed. Since the war one Swedi.sh naval ofllcor has found and destroyed more than 350 drifting mines â€" hideous engines of dealli, waiting In slip into the paths of unsuspecting ship captains. â€" tjuebec Chronlcle-Tclegrupli. Intimate Question How many husl)unii.s darn their own «o<ks? We know of men who not only do their own mending hut they can croc-hot and knit and do embroidery work as well and belter than a great miiny women. In tact wo know of one man who iloes the daintiest edgings for handkerchiefs and other cmbroid ered articles which he has worked himself. This .same man is very good at hamiliiifr the knitting nee<ik'.s and every year knits socks, mitts and an o<M sweater or two. Now sjK-ak up Have you a luisband in your home who nicMils ills own fiiolwear? â€" Lindsay Post. Toronto Is Worried Needles controversy over the pro- nunciation of centenary. Opinions of too many experts have left the city In a daze, not knowing â- whether to describe Toronto's one hundredth birthday as a CEN-tenary, or c'-nTKNary or a cenTKKNerio. So long as it is not railed a TKN CKNTary the birthday party should worry, Tho only thing neoe.ssary Is that it shall be pronounced a success. â€"Toronto Telogram. Vanity of Humanity There Is no man In the world who Is Indispensable, and no Institution; little that the world couldn't lose to- morrow without misHing it very much. We are all of uf (julte puny things, powerless greatly to Influence or di- rect mighty forces', and nearly always wtlhout much of armor against fate Yet, in our vanity, we live and talk and think as though the world wou!d t-nd without us; spend half our time fuming and foamltie over the pettiest of trifles.- Uttawa Journal. Largest Map Possibly the largevt relief map In Ihe world exists In Nova Scotia. On the boundary of the two provinces ol Nova Scotia and New Brun'Mlck a relief map of Nova Srolla was erected three years ago, and measured 150 feel long and fiO feet high. Thl.« lellef map l» built of coiirrele. is in generoun colors and is Illuminated at night hy flood lights.â€" From the Empk« Re- rlew. Stockings and Books A St. Catharines visitor to Bermuda recently discovered that one cannot purchase io that island a silk stocking that is not made in Canada. Well, why try? â€" Woodstock Sentinel He- view. This recalls an incident related by Dr. A. H. U. ColQuhoun on his return from Kiiglaud on a pro-war visit there. He entered a bookshop and a man in spectacles stood behind the counter to serve him. "I have," said Dr. Coliju- houn, "been looking around for a new book entitled 'The Unspeakable Scot'." "Aye," said tho book-seller. "Weel, ye micht be better employed." â€" To- ronto Star. Rabbits Doing Damage The rabbit cycle is again at the peak or nearing it. Judging by reports from various parts of the province. A des- patch from Dapp the other day reports two farmers in that vicinity have shot 2,100 rabbits in their own fields this winter so far. A former forest ranger living near Wolf Creek writes to the ; Journal: "When I look at the results of ray ef- forts to beautify my home, I could weep, for there is nothing left of my spruce, birch and other trees but the peeled sticks. Without exaggeration there are a hundred rabbits in my yard every evening, destroying feed stacks, chewing every tree and shrub within roach and not only in my yard and in every other farmer's yard but over hundreds and hundreds of miles of foreslland acres and acres of young growth are being destroyed." â€" Edmon- ton Journal THE EMPIRE Join the Air Force The B.B.C., we are told. Is going to give a boost to the Navy â€" during the Children's Hour. The boost will take the form of a talk on Choosing a Career, and the Lords of the Admir- alty, we are told, have endorsed the scheme as an admirable one. It is nothing of the kind. By the time the children of to-day are grown men the Navy will have sunk to small propor- tions. Battleships and large cruisers will be obsolete, the use of small cruisers will be confined to the remote parts of the Empire unreachable by enemy aircraft, and the bulk of the Navy will consist of submarines and "mosquito" surface craft. If the B.B.C. wishes to perform a national service, let it do something towards making our children air-minded. There the future lies, not only in war but in peace. London Even in News. Nationality by the Hat I have often in frequenting cafes on the Continent entertained myself nnd my friends by gue.s.sinp- at the nation- ality of the other people in the cafe. For men I have often toun>l that the surest guide is the hat. And the Eng- lishman's hat has always been tho easiest to recognize. Surely everyone knows that there are bowlers and bowlers, while If an Englishman wears an English Trilby he can bo picked out at once. Straw l)oaters the hall- marks of tho American, In deed! I was oiue sitting in the lobby during a meeting of the Assembly at Geneva. I was at u writing-table and rogrotling that it had no inkpot; the only things on tlio table were a blotting-pad and a straw boater. I began writing in pen- cil. Shortly afterward, as the Assem- bly udjourned for lunch, I saw a hand take up tho straw hat. and, lo and helioldl an inkpot now stood revealed. I looked up and .saw M. iJriand putting llift straw hat to his head. â€" Percy Arii old III the London Times. The Conquest of 'Flu It the workers In the National Insll- tuto tor Medical Kosearch succeed in their attempt to imniuiiizo human t)e- ings from influen-zia. they will have rendered an enormous service to hu- manity. For "Flu" is one of the most deadly diseases of our time. At its wor.st it slays millions. More nun and women died of Inlluenza in the 1918 epidemic than were killed In the four years of war. The research work Is Htm far from complete. The work- era themselves, true to selentlftc tra- dition, make no big claims. But the progress made In the past year gives more ,;round for hope than there has yet been. â€" Dally Herald. Empire Trade Sir Kdinuiid Vesley lias a talk on tho telephone with Mr William Anglis.s. Sir Edmund Is in South Africa and Mr, Angli.--- is in Austrralia, and at the end of twelve minutes U l.i'>nO,000 meat bu.slness merger has been accomplish- ed. It will mean tl at millions of tele- plinne calls In this re untry from house, wives to their butchers will deal w lih Australlim meat oider» Ins'ead of Ar- gentine. â€" (From tl e London I.ally Eipress. Chlld-Klller Diphtheria kills an average of SO to 90 clilldren out of every 1,000 attack- ed. It has been I'stlmated that 10 per cent, of the children born each year suffer from the dlnea-e before they roaili the age of 15 The^ e slatnments are in Ihe repi.it of the medical offlcer for Kensington, who pleads for the public to co-oper- . te mIiIi doctors In seciivlii- linmuiii; .;• Hon. Tho niidical ofllc* . -..vs lli:U In Kdlnburgli, with moie than ll.OUU Bodies of seven men and a woman were found In the wreckage of the above giant transport aeroplane which crashed on a flight from ialt Lake City to Cheyenne, Wyo. children protected by immunization and 95,000 not protected, thero was an attack rate at least ten times as great among the non-immunized as among the immunized. The death rate was nil among the immunized, as compared with 63 per 100,000 among the non-lmmunlzed. â€" "It appears," adds the doctor's re- port, "that diphtheria, with its persist- ently high incidence and mortality, has for too long constituted a grave menace." The Kensington Public Health Com- mittee recommends that arrpngementg for Immu ization outlined in the medi- cal officer's report be approved. At a cost of £300 between 500 and 600 children could bo immunized. â€" London Daily Herald. Gets Poplar Order Toronto.â€" .5,000,000 Ix^rd feet of poplar has been ordered fi-oni a North Bay firm, according to a Queen's Park i*eport, by a Montreal concern nego- tiating for an Englisli importer. Formerly practically little used, this consignment of poplar is to be used in manufacture of furniture as a ve- neer. Cutting has starteil, the timber to bo shippe<l from Parry Sound,, and it is likely 400 to 500 men will be employed on tlio work. And the Lady Hit The Bull's Eye Every Time Urichsvillo, O.â€" Mrs. Mildred Cess- na of Cadiz Is not one who does things liy halves. She: Attained a perfect score of 300 as a member of the Urlchvillo Rifle Club. Achieved a string of -14 consecutive bull's eyes. And enabled her club to defeat the BarnesvllI Club in a shoot o«, l.tO! points to 1,177. Joaui Bennett Mother of 8-poiind Daughter Hollywood. â€" An eight pound daugh- ter was born Feb. 27th to Joan Ben- nett, screen actress, on the anniver- sary ot her L'4th birthday. Mists Ben- nett Is the wifo of Gene Markey. Illm writer. Miss neiinelt lias anotlier daiigliter by a previous marriage, Diana Fox, who observed her feuilh birthday recently. Owl Is "Overcome" By Stuffed Birds Stratford, Ont.â€" A stuffed crow and a mounted duck proved superior to a pet owl in a "hattle" in a bottling works here. I'V>und half-starved and stiff w^lth cold, the owl was warm- ed back to life and became a gentle pet but objected to the presence of the other birds wlilch were treated with arsenic. The owl destroyed the crow, and perished whil© at work on the glass-eyed duck. Golden Wedding Club Gives Sage Advice San Francisco. â€" Members of San Francisco Golden Wedding Club offer a little sage advice to honeymooners -seeking marital longevity. If your tempers appear to be near- ing the hair-trigger stage, take a good brisk walk, advises Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wood, rankiivg members o£ the club. "We've followed that nile for 60 years," 85-year-old Mr. Wood says, "and it works." The club's "babies," Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Luck, married just 50 years ago, suggest counting to ten or higher dur- ing moments of stress. Seventy-five couples recently attend- ed the club's fifth annual dinner. Oh, What a Fall! Baltimore.â€" Clark Gable, the movie -star, who is s^upposed to send the female heart a fluttering, may not be so hot. Two hundred and fifty Washington misses were invited to have tea with the one and only Gable appearing here in a theatrical tour, and thir- teen came. -<- Hen Lays 112 Eggs In As Many Days Agassdz, B.C.â€" Barred Kock Pullet No. 3, owned by the Delta Land Compai;y. Vancouver, recently main- tained her perfect record through the 16th week of the Dominion Experi- mental Farm egg-laying contest here with 112 eggs in as many days. Barred Rock Pullet No. 2, owned by A. Pennington, Agassiz. remained one egg behind the pace-setting chic- ken with 111 laid during th(\ contest. What Does Your Handwriting Show? By GEOFFREY ST. CLAIR (Grapho-Anatyst.) All rlghta reserved. The Increased Intereet In Grapho- Analysls, the science ot character de- lineation from handwriting, has brought In Its train not only a boBt ot converts, but the Inevitable sceptic. One of the most frequent objections Is posed by those who ask "How can handwriting show one's character, when we are taught how to write from the same copybook In school?" The answer to this objection only proves how strongly handwriting does show character. Because if you will study the writing of a single claaa of students who have learned writing from the same copybook, a few yeaie afterwards, you will not find two who write alike. Each one writes differenllyâ€" a dlt- ferent slant, a different pressure, and differing conformations of letters. This shows that, as one grows, one's character changes or strengthens, and one's handwriting changes too. And, whilst I am discussing objec- tions, 1 would like to stress that It Is not possible to tell a person's age or sei from handwriting. Here and there, a trained grapho-analyst will be able to hazard a guess. There la co scientific foundation tor it, however, and consequently, no reputable grapho- anaiyst will attempt it. I have seen women's writing that looked masculine, and, conversely, I have examined the writing of men that looked tor all the worlJ like that of a woman. Then again, some young people write a mature hand, and on the other hand, I have seen the writ- ing of a man of 50 which seemed to be that of a youth in his teens. Wo can only get from handwriting what Is in it. There Is increasing evidence that certain ailments can be discerned from handwriting. People suffering from heart trouble rpflect this condi- tion In their writing. But grapho-analysls has not yet at- taicHl the point where It is possible to analyse ailments from handwriting witii entirely sclentlflc accuracy. These are factors that lime and con- tinued research will attain^ but char- acter analysis from handwriting la an accomplished fact. And it Is also true that vocational guidance can be given by trained grapho-analygts. If you want to discover your own characteristics and traits, as revealed by your handwriting, take advantage Oi. the offer made at the foot of this article. • • • • D.N. â€" You are ruled by you. heart â€" impulsive; emotional appeals will always draw your sympathy. You art Inclined to get hysterical. Ibere li evidenoe of good powers o. concentra- tion. It you get really Interested In anything, you And no difficult; In con- centrating all your powers on it. Yon like to move around; to change en< vironment. Y'ou are not content to re- main passive In a routine way. • • • • F.B. â€" Yoi have considerable depth of feeling and a desire to get on in th« world. There is a sense of balance displayed. You do not talk too muck You aro inclined to be cHtnish; yoo do not make friends Indiscriminately, Mechanical or engineering work is Ib- dicated. These ire, of course merely brief extracts ''•om analyse i. Readers of this newspaper are In- vited to send samples of .heir hand- writing to the author for a characte.' analysis. &end as long a letter as possible, and write your usual script. Address your letters to Geoffrey St. lair, Room, 471, 73 Adelaide 6t. W., Toronto, and encl'ose 10 cents and a stamped (3c), addressed envelope. Let- ters, of course, are confidential. New Brunswick Parish Under Curfew Law Children in the parish of New Ban- don, Gloucester County, N.B., dislike to see the approach of dusk these evenings, and the church bell at Grand Anse has a new purpose. New Bandon is under curfew law as the result of an unusual parish ordinance, and all children must be off the roads and out of public places at an early hour each evening. Ringing of the church bell heralds the curfew. New Bandon has a population of 2,909, mostly French-Canadians. Celluloid Comb Sets House Afire Toro.ito. â€" Like other children, little Johnny Muirhead had 'been told what happens to boys who play with nrntch- es, but he did not know much about celluloid combs. He thrust one into a stove and expressed keen delight at the speetaculi,r manner in which it burned. The comb, however, burned down to his fingers and he dropped it. When firemen from four stations left Johnny's home they estimated the damage at $1,200. Wild Ducks Winter Along Grand Valley Brantford, Ont. â€"A large number of wild ducks, mostly sawbills, with a few whistlers, mallards and red-heads, are nvaking their winter home along tho Grand River, hunters stated here recently. A certain number usually V inter here, but they ivported the fliicks much larger this year. Open Safetty pin Removed Jeanette Stephenson, 15, of Ogden, L'tah, recently swallowed an open safety pin and went to a basketball game. Then she decided to have the pin removed. The pin was loca'ed even with tlie sixth rib, deep in her gullett. A bronchoscope and a long thin pair of forcep.-* removed the pin. Soviet Plans Call For Huge Palace 1,361 Feet High Surmounted by 262 Foot Statue â€" Will Dwarf N.Y. Skyscrapers Moscow. â€" A special committee ol the Tzik, or central executive commiti tee corresi>ondlng to a parliament, have approved plans for a gigaiiti* Soviet palace, 1,361 feet high, sur< mounted by a statue of Nikolai Lenia 262 feet high. With a total height of 1,623 feet th« hullding will be by far the world'i tallest. New York's Empire State Building is only 1,218 feet high. The building long planned, will have two main halls, one seating 20,000 persons, the other 6,000. It will havs a revolutlonai-y museum. The palac* will be built on the site of the Cathe- dral of the Redeemer, facing the Kre- min. Boris Lofan designed the building. Royalty Visited Fair Of British Industries London. â€" The Queen and Duchess ol York visited the British Industries Fair and made many purchases whU< the Duke of York and the Duke ol Gloucester filled the traditional roK of male onlookers. When the royal party was leaving the e.xhibit of the Indian State of My- sore, a little girl wearing a rubycol- ored sari rushed out breathlessly and asked, "Wou^t Your Majesty come and see our stand again?" "Certainly I will." Queen Wary told her. '•I remember you gave me a bou- quet last year." The child, fiveyear-old daughter ot the Mysore Trade Commissioner in London, wore a tiny ruby In her nose, native fashion. Scrip Goes Up In Smoke John Jones and John F. Fell, chief engineer and fireman at the Fidelity I'hiladelphla Trust Company, are seen at they prepared to burn over a million pieces ot scrip, used in the bank holiday a year ago. 256 Killed, 2,037 Hurt in 1933 Rail Accidents Ottawa. â€" A total of 256 persons were killed and 2,037 injured in rail- way accidents for the year ended Dec. 31 last, according to a return re- cently tabled in the House ol Com- mons. Among passengers five were killed and 2444 injured. Ot employes. 44 were killed and 2.037 Injured. ,5, Clocks Become Issue In London Elections London. â€" Clocks, and not housing or rent restriction, may form the battlegroimd on which next elections to the London County Council will ba fought. For some Londoners have noticed with dismay that while they start from home on a 10-mlnute Journey at, say. 7:30. they often arrive at their de;itination at 7:29, or else at 8 o'clock â€" according to the public clocks. And the complaint has been raised that the present London County Council will do nothing to remedy the clocka. «•â€" â€" â€" Show Miles of Film New York. â€" The American Mu^ura of Natural History during the paat year exhibited enough motion pictun film to reach the 2,700 miles between New York and Hollywood, according to F. Trubee Daviiion, president o< the Mu.'»eum. It was shown to 9,000,- 000 people. ' »- - , t . >4 ^ r