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Britain Plans Law to Preserve Old Houses; Would Check Removal by Americans Lindbergh'* 1 jjrHt London For the first time an at- tempt will be made by the government to restrlc* by law the removal from Britain of buildings of historic and national interest. A measure for this purpose Is now In the hands of Parlia- mentary draftsmen and Is ex purled to be introduced In the coming se~-ion. The bill is designed to be an, effec- tive check upon the growing tendency on the part of wealthy foreigners, especially Americans, since the World War. to buy historic houses and other buildings anil remove thorn piece by piece for reerertlon abroad. Not long ago a piece of a fourteenth century England Colswold cottage at Chedworth was taken down and packed into boxes. The dismembered cottage,! weighing 475 loan, was placed aboard i a train of sixty-seven cars and then ' shipped to America. The Karl of Pow- Is's old half -timbered house at Lymore near Montgomery, built aboul 1675,! without any alterations was sched- uled as an ancient monument by the Office of Works, but the Karl's offer! to the nation had to be refused be- cause of lack of funjj for adequate maintainance. The house was auc- tioned and was purchased by an an- tique dealer, who said much of the valuable oak paneling and the- flue staircase would go to America. Meanwhile, despite the proposed legislation, an Kngllshwoman. Mrs. Amy Adams, has announced she is going to America for the sole pur- pose of selling old English cottages to Americans. She said she already had bought a Hertfordshire cottage for shipment to America next year. "Since the desire for old cottages has grown in America," he added. "I am going to buy and sell them." When a building of historical or national Interest comes under the provisions of the proposed bill, It will be illegal for the structure to be re- moved, not only out of England, but from its existing site. It is also ex- pected that a check will be placed on stripping such buildings of their fit- tings. Meat and Drink Once Sold by Yard }[ this 1)e rellable< tlltn u may eome memsor, a land surveror. Thomson looked to the Italian grimmacia, and from the Spanish gimio, monkey, in l.:ii in slmia, but it should not be for- English Forebears Referred to KOtte ^ that grimaciers were formerly a company of artists whoso duty was to carvo the fantastic heads used la architecture, such as are frequently to be seen in our gargoyles, and Prussia as Sprucia as Late as 1614 "Moat and drink were sold by the yard once upon a time In Merrie Eng-| Handle Cotgrave draws attention to land." remarked that delver into aa-j tnll > fae t- Bt, in Old Saxon we clent customs, Dr. Frank Vizetelly. ' hay e grima, a war mask, including the "In those days yard meant something viz r of a helmet that concealed the jitepared. and It was as common to , warrior's face. Both the comic and epeak of a yard of beef as it was to tragic masks of the anclenls were so ak for a yard of clolh. Wine, ale and distorted and ludicrous as to repro- t>. . -r were served by the. yard in a duce a facial expression. glass that stood thirty-eight inches high and contained two pints. The annual feast of the Corporation of Manley in Staffordshire the Inlta- tliin of each member consisted of his .s '.\-iiinic fealty to the 'organization and drinking a yard*of wine that Is a pint of port or sherry out of a y ..MI- yard in length. "A word that has a very interest- Ing history Is spruce with Its double i L) smartly or finely dress- ed' and i -'i 'the Mr tree' known aa sprue., fir. On its face, this word i it li.-ar 1'iiy resemblance to P i. >: c.n stieclal occasions It was tlio custom among our forbears 1.1 <! . k one's self out in the dress of other countries. Men who adopted the particular dress of Prussia were I iu a stylo to which the epl- <'iiice miflil have h.-en applied "Our phiz comes from the French vis, the face, from the Latin vlsus, from viso, the visage or countenance. The chain from the ph to the v is confirmed by the word vUomjr used by Spenser for physiognomy in days when scholars did pretty much as they pleased with the language that they used. From the Old English vis we have vis-a-vis face to face. Brewing Created the Stoker "One etymologist says that the word stoker is from the Irish stoca, a servant boy; a helper, adding that tho final a of other languages often becomes or In English, as in Spanish daga, Knglish dagger. But the original stoker came from the Dutch, in which language it was a term used in brewing, and it ap- pears In dictionaries of Bailey and Phillips one looks after a fire, and piopriety. They were -some o t nor concerns in a brewhouse. appareled after the style of Prussia.; It ls a || ie(1 to tht , M | (ld | o j) utc h stock. or, as It was conjnonly known and ,, ro p a |,|y f rom the use by the stoker of in th.ise days. Spruce. The of a Hl0(:k or ,|,| ( . k Hll( . k ln H t| rr lng . tiiat Prussia should have been | a flre ., n(1 arra , 1R j,,g t i le logs, and this Spruce instead of Pruce is to ig the sanle wonl aa tlle ol(1 be attributed to tho Kn:;llsh ness of luital S, which may fond- have ( M drawn. In this case, from the (.;. -niiaii ras Proussen. Where Pusi Came From "Tl-.o domestic pet that competes . with radio songsters is com- estoquer. Middle English stokcn, to stab. A stock rapier was a Blabbing rapier and so we see that from stab- bing to stoking is but a step. "Tho story of pier Is also an in t'-r. 'sting on*;, mid Skeat traces it from ho Anglo -French pere, a stone. Fascist Italy Bans the House Fly And Orders New Rules Enforced t,i. hioh I*, along U* **.viimu\ oao of tlio chief pfttta toft FYnc* ltil Italy wh#r win- dow* *rv xincr**nHt. will no longer t4 !.\>ntkM In K.\SV 1st lt.\ly. Mus toilial'i fcoTorntmnit ho#:iu Its ram- palm acainst Uic Ay a year ago, .v .tt '.out Ion toward tlie breed- ing plot's and stating that extermina- tion Indoors was by no means an ef- fective method of prevention. But the public has not responded to the Fascist order with the whole hearted enthusiasm expected of It. A new order has now been Issued to the prefects of the kingdom remind- ing them that the campaign of pre- vention U to be strictly enforced along the lines outlined previously by Professor Antonio Berlese, head of the Entomological Institute of Flor- ence. Professor Berleses's directions de- mand attention to the fact that flies deposit their eggs on decaying matter and, if their larvae are to hatch out, this mailer must remain undisturbed for a period of two weeks. All re- fuse that cannot be destroyed should bo attacked In the Spring, eing sprayod with a solution of molasseg, arsenic and water. The ::> are readily attracted by the mixture and feeding eagerly upon it die within an nour. It is essential however, that the spraying should be kept up re- gularly throughout the Summer, which Is the breeding season. The 3erlese method hag been sue- cessfully used at the Summer resort of Montecantini, by the hotels on the Lido, and a large tuberculosis sani- tarium near Milan, as well as the Royal Palace of San Bossore, near Pisa. Professor Berlese has guar- anteed to keep a town as large aa Florence completely free from flies within a three-miles radius if hia method of treatment is rigorously applied. Under the new Fascist order to the prefects of Italy the Berlesa method Is to be put into force. AH heaps of refuse, all town, village or city dumps, all manure heaps 01 farms, as well as butcher shops, slaughter houses and other places which flies are likely to infest are to be protected against fly incubation. Ontario Centre i Mennonite Exodus Of Flour Industry Stopped by Soviet ni'inly known by the popular name It is defined as a mass of stone-work. <. In Friar Hacon's 'Proprecle 1 It li.-'ires as 'pu/.a ' Minshgii spelled ( and tho term was used for both a cat and a hare. Wergwood, an Knglish theorizer in etymology. Li d that the name was given probably as an Imitatlor of the sound l.y a cat In spitting. Another Ncho'.ar however, pointed out that t!ii bar.-, v. li.-n spoken of by those who us. .1 l.-i'in, was called lepus. j common. forming a pier or pile of a bridge. Oli' ( 'inns have been offered to this etymology of Dr. Skeut's on tho ground that in tho first place, the piers of wero very generally made of and not of stone, It would not have to be called simply a pier. The piers of a bridge are one thing ! and stones aro another. Tho phrase a bridge with Wooden piers Is quite ! ' int!'.id'i".'',| the name ca 1 - Into tlio Norman French, and later spoke a jumble of laiii'iiai-e--, of which Latin formed no Miiall part, iutro- dui I Hi" term which became a fam- ilar word, and was not long- before i -yllablo of tlie noun lo wos i-xpl lined as the French definite ar- . a:-d 1. pa i became le puss. "Only the theoretical student of words would identify the gn'ischeiry wilh St. John's berry, yet according to Fox Talbot in Germany, plants of this genus are known as Johannls- le-i T. u, tluit is John's berries, becauso Ih.y an- ripe about the time of ho i , of St. John, midsummer. In Low German and In Holland tlio fruit named after him is Jans-beeren. and i,l has been carelessly, andig- I).): mainly corrupted into (lans beeren, df which our Knglish gooseberry i> ,il ininslaUon. c.aiis ill Ger- man signifies a goose. Curious History of Dupe "Tho w,,id dupe has a curious his- tory. It originally meant a dove or :i, the most simple and guile- .it iT'-atme:-. Webster and I. litre both claim that tin- word came from the old French name for the hoopoe, probably on the ground that Handle i di ( Tibed dube us a hooper. "Tho real origin of pier Is said to be altogether different from this. It meant originally a landing place on the seashore or the banks of a river and as seamen often landed from their ships at night. It was necessary to keep a light hiin.im; to guide them to the landing spot. This light was tho pyr or pyre or beacon, a pier or lantern by tlio hhoreside From the pier or light at tho end of a jetty, the sense w.is extended to include the landing place, and ultimately was ap- plied to all structures built over water or raised from It, which were called piers. Warlus Once Horse-Whale "The horse- whale of old Is Ihe wal- rus of to day. It Is sometimes spoken of as the seahorse. In Iceland It is rendered kross-hvair. The name Is said to havo been glvc'ii to it from the noise that the small animal makes, which is .said to resemble the neigh- ing of a h6r.se. "Tho term asparagus la 0110 of doubtful origin. It has been traced to tho Latin from the Greek aspara- gos. In Medieval Latin it occurred as . [luragus, and was found In Kng- lish In the form sparagl as eurly as the year 1000. One scholar traces it to asparagotis, tin- windpipe. Cot- a bird that hatli on her head a great I grave explain* the French esperge, i ,,!-. tuft of leather!", und nestles as "the herb cpruage or spnrgus," j,, ,,i,[ ul e. which Skeat pronounced mere cor- Lindbergh Deacon, most powerful searchlight In world, recently placed upon top of Palmolivo building in Chicago, from where its light shaft carrli fur many miles. ______^ for financial assistance to Invaded na- tions in time of war and the second was the rejection by the assembly of a project to modify the League coven- ant and harmonize it with tho Kellogg Pact outlawing war. Twenty-eight nations signed the convention offering financial assis- tance to invaded countries. Of these 22 were European coantrles. There were ftre abstenslons Germany, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland and Lux- emburg. Under the convention the League will be able to utilize Immediately the weapon of economic Isolation against any invading nation. The League can strengthen an Invaded nation with loans and renewed economic as- sistance. .Many experts expressed the convic- tion that this would bo sufficient to stifle war. for the panacea of tho Greeks was the most celebrated herb panakeia, signifying 'all-heal;' hence, a remedy for all diseases, and the author of this bright thought advises us to con- sider the other name of the plant In support of his point of view heart's- ease, that Is, a euro for all woes. 28 Nations Sign New Peace Pact The chief centre of the flour milling industry in the Dominion is Ontario. This province with a production value of $106,486,000 in 1928, accounts for more than one-half of the total pro- duction of the Dominion. Quebec, Al- berta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are responsible for almost the entire balance. Among the four, Quebec comes first, with a production of $29,- 338,000; Alberta second, with $21,- 005,000; Manitoba third, with $18,- 788,000; and Saskatchewan fourth, with $15,781,000. The other two pro- vinces, in which the milling industry figures among the leading industries, are British Columbia and Prince Ed- ward Island, in ea.'h of which the pro- duction value is under $2,000,000. The expansion of Canada's milling industry during the war was due to the export trade, and Canada has since then held her own among the flour exporting countries of the world. To-day, Canada is exceeded as an ex- porter of flour only by the United States. Since the opening of the cen- tury, export of flour by the Dominion has multiplied more than tenfold. In the fiscal yea%li)00, exports of wheat flour from Canada amounted to only 768,000 barrels. Ten years later they totalled 3,064,000 barrels. In 1920, they amounted to 8,863,000 barrels, while for the fiscal year 1929 they were 11,406,000 barrels. In the fiscal year which closed in March last there was a decline, owing to the general slackness of the grain trade, to 7,893,- 000 barrels. It is clear, however, from comparative figures, that over .". period of years Canada has been ad- vancing as a flour exporting country, while the United States has scarcely held her own. As evidence of this, it may be stated that, while in 1928 the flour exports of the United States were 430,000 barrels less than in 1913, these exports from Canada were 5,- 843,000 barrels greater than in the year before the war. Project Assures Financial Aid to Invaded Nation Geneva Action taken during the present meeting of tlio Lcaguo of Na- tions indicated as tho session near- ed a close on October 2nd that the League was llrmly convinced that war-like penalties constitute the best guarantee of security and peace. Two developments pointed to tills conclusion. Tho first was the adop- tion and Hlgnatiirn of tho convention Friend "What's the> matter with your thumb?" Victim "I hit the wrong nail." Wash the Soap First When washing in public places, do you ever think of examining the soap before using It? If it Is not a fresh tablet, have you wondered whether the person using it before you was in a good state of health or whether that person was suffering from some skin j disease? Be on the safe side, there- fore, by washing Ihe soap first, and guard the. health of others by wash- Ing the soap after you have used It. - 4 - Kind Old Gentleman "How did you lose your eye, my poor man?" Tramp "Lookln 1 for work, sir." Teacher "Now, Peebles, toll me which month has twenty-eight days." Peebles "They all have, leacher." Storm Wrecks Fury on Trees Kven at the pi-i-.,eut day, trustful and ."iin; MI are fn.-quently called iiive-iiis. The French h.ivo corrupted pigeon, ui<d In the sense ot dupe, into In-jaune, a novice; a Hlmple, ignorant, unexperienced ass; a rude, unfashioned, homebred, hoy- den; a sot; iilnie; dolt; noddle; one that's blanket and hath nought to say when he hath moxt need to speak; go Cotgrave wrote it into the record. "(Irlmace Is another word with ruptions of thu Latin word. The' French asperi'ges Is n holy water . sprinkler, a term derived from the I Latin nspergpre, In sprinkle, yet tho asparagus of modern times s.an-e ! ly seems suited for Hi 1 purpose of sprinkling, much leas so when lied up in bunches. "The etymology nf (lie word pansy Is traced by HUent to the French pen-! soe, a word from which we get the beautiful idea of 'the flower of thought which our simple scolars have loved or remembrance,' yet our friends, the to play. One of them derived It from ' etymological scholars, will not allow; Street In G grim. Menage claimed for It agrl- , that pansy Is to be traced to panacea, Intense velocity, Soviet Demands Return of 30,000 Memmonites Who Await Chance to Emi- grate to Canada Paris. Soviet Russia Is writing an- other tragic chapter in the pitiable story of the Mennonite exodus. Some months ago 30,000 Mennouites were colleted in a forest on the out- skirts of Moakow, awaiting, permission to leave the . territory of the Soviet republic. Their land had been expr priated. Their rights granted bj Peter the Great and Catherine had been repudiated, and their goods had been dispersed. In spite of difficulties and a charge imposed on migrants ot $150 for a passport, about 6,000 Men- nonites reacred the German frontier, mostly on foot. They found shelter in an abandoned military camp. The Red Cross kept them from starvation. Stubbornly the set aside other pro- jects, determined to reach Canada, where the advance guard of their movement had landed in 1925 and 1928. Separated, they felt they would be lost. They had settled in Russia In 1701. Their numbers had grown to 3,000,. 000, chiefly on the Ukraine, and they had helped to make It one of the rich- est wheat "belts in Russia. The tragic sequence of events in their experi- ence during the past year Is lost If It Is forgotten that their determination was to remain united in migrating to Canada, a country whicn has al- ways proved hospitable to their people In the meantime the centralized economic system ot the Soviets spread inexorably from the cities to the coun- try. Soviet commissioners issued these decrees: (1) Enrolment of the Mennonite youths in the Hed army. (2) Inventory and seizure of the summer's crop and stocks of cereals. (3) Order to speak Russian and teach In tho schools. (4) Prohibition of old agricultural methods and obligation to follow So- vietorganization of agriculture. Tragic Experience The Mennonites resolved to quit the inhospitable country en masse. The Soviet government began its mea- sures of repression. All authorization, to leave the coun- try has now been definitely refused, The Soviot is demanding that the Gor- man Government deport the escaped Mennonites who arc encamped at Konjg. There, under the most heart- rending conditions, those unfortunate people have for months been waiting for a cbniico lo ut to Canada. But the Soviets are inexorable. They consider the Mennonites fugitives as U'issi in citizens who must answer for insubordination. For the Mennonites return to Russia moans tho abandon- ment of all hope. Peacock Feathers Arrives Tacoma. Wash. A large shipment of peacock feathers from Chiua ar rived here recently, on the Hiro Maru These gaily colored plumes are used In making of fans, drapory and othet decorations. It Is considered unluckj for Chinese to handle peacocks 01 the feathers, so Manchu laborers an employed on the pea fowl ranches, The feathers were consigned to Nen York. Golfer "Terrible links, caddy, ter- rible!" Caddy "Sorry, sir, thesa ain't links you got off them an hour ago." -^ "Father," said Clementina, "do you enjoy hearing me sing?" "Well," was the answer, "I don't know, but It's rather soothing in a way. It makes me forget my other trouMes!" ermantown, Pa., after trees had been uprooted by an electrical storm that lashed the city with In an English examination paper a class of small girls was asked for th opposite of certain words. In on paper the opposite to "permanent" was given as "Marcelle." This Is onl> the counterpart of a notice seen In I hairdresser's recently, which, de- clared: "I, the utideraigned, do here- by guarantee that any permanent , wave executed by us will last for at * least six to ten months." J