t ^4• VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS CANADA T.t Ones To Solve It W" 31111 Imve the Idra thai liousliiK proM'rsiB will be golved by puoplu who ^v^nt to own homes rnlhor than bjr p'll'ticlans who would provido tbeni - Financial Times (Montreal). F nny â€" They Love U«! An ntldoto to HorUius pi^KslmlBm OTer t' t hniDan race Is to bu found la t'ie fact that dogs and al.so some Ofher pnimals think quite a lot of a grrnt many of us. â€" Hamilton Specta- tor. Ml Jobs In The North The people of the Noiili aro warm- hear!':'!, kind. hospKahlo! But the counlrv Itself Itsj not. The man who conr-s h"r<< with the Idea that it will be ro worse to bo out of work in the Norlh thnn In tho .South will soon find this l-i a mlRtrikf. F<jr his own sake, be s'-ould have some assurance that hs f-n sicnre emplovnicnt before ha nnd" 'a';es the liardahip of .the Jour- ney }•>•-(', and Ihe wonllior that will grofi hf'ii on nrrival. I,'' rr'l'y thousands of mi'U from the Boiit'i. t)i|. Kaof iind the West h.'ive foiirl work and opportunity In the prop-'orons North In recent .voars. Bit lh< re i» n limit (o the power of â- bsor-^'io!!. That limit was reached â- op'o I 'mo nf.'0. Kuroly It is no more than rriicl to h'>ld out fnlse hopos â€" to rf>or>â€" â- -"nd a Swccp.stakes ticket as a •urr- â- -1.- Tlniinins Advancp. '. 'at Causes the Lot.'^es 'T'tio Io:-;cs of t!)o Canadian Na- ffoT.i n-iilways are not operating lo • â- !. This .-â- 'â- ar. as last year, and »i.o year Ix'foro that, the Caindian y â- . t j,ad a net oiieralinfr surplus. Thn 'o:;s, and thf> only loss, la on In- tero't charKfS. Well, no pn'lcy of uni- fication no.- of amalKam 'tlon would or f i"'d rrdifi! a cent of the loss on lntfr<"-t charKPS. The lioiidholders would po on cotlectlnK thoir iHlerest. â€" Ol'awa â- uriial. "T^vo LitUe Word*" Not a rlplit nor a Hue in tlio Rrit- Ish North Aiufrlca Act Is affected by Dominion (!i)v<'r!im''iil'.s proposal to put into force uMfniploymont Insur- ance. Morcly the two words are add- ed to the constitution, making it clear and definite that the proldem Is a na- tional one, on wlilcli all are aereed. It would certiinly speni tlial the op- position of Alborla, New Brunswick and Quchrc to the proiiosed leplsla- flon would he fatuous. If the opposi- tion is prciscd. â€" St. Catharines .Stan- dard. We're All Getting Them At one lluio llie ownership of an yutoniobile was a si)?n of wealth. That tlm^ is not very louK aRO, but It has depaitrd definitely now. A ;;ur\.y of the rnited Slates and Canada has â- hown that automolille ownership amouM faniilii's with iiuoines of less than $J0 a week is Incrpasing at the rale of l.OUO.ono annually. II is expect- ed th.it liv Iftin iwollilrds of the mo- tor cars in the two coiuitries, or more than 15.nm»,noo of theai, will be owned by persons In tlie loB8-than|:!0 class. â€" Edmonton Journal. Do You Like Your Work? It yiii ilo not get .Miy unjojnient out of your dally Job, or If you do not fiel a ''kick" out of vlewinp; a piece of work you have done well, then you are not latere sli'd in that Job and yuu will not likely make a â- uccess of It. As loriK as you look uiinii yfuir dally toll In this way, you will always feel dissalisned. Why not experiment? Try a month of aerially shnwinR luteri'st in the problems and soltuiuiis of the husl- nesa you are In. Von will bo pleas- antly Hui'prlsed to note how much your outlook on life will chance and how niiidi better satlslled you will be If yiu will only '"make your Job In- teresting."â€" Kllei. Ilpcord. ^ '/'y / . whttis tkiing b«oini ottfUvr and Usta longMt, Tiy lh« Mt TiarabUnt Saotor â€" 4h« Kflmiahnr, Th» Tavch*- f««tt, laitatt downblU Uirala In Eaalarn Canada. 12fl mli»i oftralla. Inftiudor. SVlinxiag hahlnd dog laatna. Skatlotf, Hookay, Curllag, Horaaliaok Rkliag. 81«lnblng, Dog T* lUdiag. 81«lnhlng, Doff T«Mft and u« ttfliuTpamd am- Rook* laa. WrftoCcU Ucma now. r. H. wiM«i<i, Mu. DInotot GRAY ROChS IMIM THE EMPIRE GuileleM Censor A friend lately received a letter from her brother, resident In one of the countries now at war. He wrote: "I will not tell you about the war, as our letters are sure to be read." Across the back of Cie envelt)pe. out- side, was offlcially written: "You are wrong, your letters are not read." â€" I.«ndon Times. To Stop a Stampede As still hishcr wage, and more paid holidays make Jobs In the towns more attractive in this country, so will the present drift from the land become a stampede. How to stop It? Not by saying agrlculure is important; not by extolling the charms of country life. We've got to help the farmer to»make a Job in the country as good as a Job in the town. Prosperity passes agri- culture by because we do not fake prosperity to the countryside. â€" Lon- don Dally Express. Dog Tesm Brirt.^s Mail From North First Mail of Winter Taken Out By Priest Father Duscharme, of the Roman Catholic Mission at Cliesterfield In- let, 350 miles north of Churchill, Manitoba, drove his dog team Into ("In rchill last week willi the first m.ill this winter from points north of Manitoba's port. Father Duscharme, who e.\pectcd to return In a week, said the winter was very mild In his area and l^sUimos were suffering from a mrld form of flu. He also described fur conditions along the Hudson Bay coast as poor but Inland 100 to 200 miles they were better. Carries News of Outpost Death of a 17-year-old boy in a bliz- zard at Eskimo Point was revealed by the priest. While the father was away on a trading trip to Cliurchill the boy left alone on a hunting expedition. When tlie blizzard broke he lost his way and was found frozen to death. Father Duscharme said no word had been received at Chesterfield from T. H. Manning of the nrltlsh Arctic ex- pedition wlio is alone on Southampton Island In the northern reaches of Hud- son Hay. Manning hopes to cross from Southampton Island to the mainland In the Kpring and Journey to Church- ill by dog team but the nilld weatlior and poor Ice conditions may spoil these plans. Elxperts Reveal Rocket Scheme Plan to Shoot One, 967 Miles Into the Air A scheme for shooting an explora- tory rocket to a height of !)67 miles above tlie earth was unfolded at Now York last week before a convention of aeronat Ileal engineers. Works In Theory The idea works In theory. I'rank .1. Mallna and A. M. O. Smith, of the California Institute of Technology, said in a paper written f(u' llin annual meeting of the lustiluto of Aeronau- tical Sciences. Wliother it will work in fact, they added, depends on the etiicnency of the rocket and its 'motor". Their proposed rocki^t would actu- ally consist of three separate rockets, one within the other, to be launched successively. Reaches High Velocity "A rocket niada up of three steps, roBpectlvely of 600, 200 and 100 lbs.," they explained, "the lightest being fired last, reached a calculated alti- tude of 5,100,000 feet anil a maximum velocity of 11,000 miles per hour." They proposed to launch the rocket from a mountain top to save fuel bo- oauso the high velocity of flight through dense lower levels of the at- mosphere causes fuel to he rapidly eaten up. Once the thri^elnona rock- et had cleared denser air, they said. It would "ooaat" to higher altitudes. The purpose of the proposed experi- mental flight would be to gain knowl- edge of ineteorologlcal conditions In the uiiper RtmoaphereB. New British Consols Trophy Creates Wider-pread Interest Among Curlers H«nd»ome Cup Donated by Macdonald Tobacco Co. Ontario curlers from the smallest towns and clubs are beinp given an equal chance with their brother devotees of "besom and stane" to win the new British Consols Trophy this year. This will be emblematical of the Single Kink Curling championship of the Ontario Curling Association and will carry with it the right to represent Ontario in the 12th annual play- downs for the Macdonald's Brier Tankard and the Curling Championship of the Dominion of Canada. Every one of the other Canadian provinces, and all will be represented at the Macdonald's Brier playdowns which start February 28th at the Granite Club, Toronto, declares its provincial champion by the Bonspiel route. In order to pick the strongest possible rink to represent Old Ontario in the Dominion playdowns, Ontario ha.s been split into eight divisions. From the divisional games at Kingston, tjarnia. Midland, Toronto, Oshawa, Kitchener, Guelph and London will emerge the eight district champs. On Fcl)ruary 23rd the group vs'inners come to Toronto for the Ontario finals. The winner there will receive the new Trophy, presented by the Macdonald Tobacco company, the gold medals which go with it and the right to cany the Ontario banner into the lists for the Macdonald's Brder Tankard. Runners up will be presented with Silver medals. Since the inauguration of the Macdonald's Brier Tankard play in 1927, Ontario has only once won the Dominion Clutmpionship in curling. Western Canada seems to produce the annual winners. j News In Review j World's Greatest Mass Migration HANKOW, China. â€" One of the greatest mass migrations in human history has begun from the Yangtse River towns of Central China. Driven from their homes by Japan's invasion, countless thousands of Chin- ese are fleeing over tho highways and across country deep into the Interior, They are travtdllug on foot. In wheel- barrows, rickshas, on donkeys, and In ox-carts. On the just-completed 250mlle high- way between Hankow and Ichang, one 30-mile long column of these war-suf- ferers was seen recently. Many wore women and children; their pot dogs, cats and birds made a part of the strange procession. Wants Amu Export Control OTTAWA. â€" A bill to provide for control of the shipment of arms and war materials to belligerent countries was given first reading in tho House of Commons last week. The bill was Introduced by the Transport Minister, Hon. C. D. Howe, and Is an amendment to the Canada .Shipping Act. lie said it would enable such control to be exercised it and when it was necessary. War Will Set Back Japan $3,000,000,000 TOKYO. â€" Japan's fighting forces last week prepared a budget estimat- ed as high as $1,800,000,000 to car- ry on the conflict with China for an- other year. This, with previous appropriations, would bring to approximately $3,- 000,000,000 the cost to Japan of the first 18 inonths of the war which started last July. Foreign Minister Hirota told Par- liament tho indemnity to lie exacted from China will include both repara- tions usually paid "a con<iuering na- tion" and compensation for property and business losses suffered by Ja- panese. of G2 countries. Including Canada, wore present to hear the King's brief Inaugural »|)eech. Tho conference may last for several months, and is to revise radio, tele- graph and telephone regulations fixed by the Madrid International Conven- tion of 19.12. The New Princess, Beatrix AMSTEUDAM, The Netherlands. â€" I'rlnce.-<s .luliana's baby has been reg- istered olUcially and given the first name of Beatrix, chosen because of Its meaning, "bringer of happiness and bliss." The full name Is Beatrix Wllhelmiua .Armgard. Princess of Orange and Princess ISur Lippe Bies- terfold. Protest High Living Costs LONDON, Enjf.â€" A petition protect- ing tho high ( oHt of living which Ihe Liberals suhniiltod to Pniiiamont this week has been signed by T.'iO.OOO per- sons. Sir Archibalil Sinclair, leader of the Liberal Opposition In the House of Commons, announced. The petlti'Mi Is part of the campaign launched by the Liberal party urging a return to free trade. "Golden Shirts" on Rampage MATAMOUOS. Mexico. â€" Soldiers and police patrolled the streets this week as new reports reached hero that armed haiuls of Mexican Fascists â€" 'Ooldeii Shirts ' â€" were pillaging and burning railway bridges along the Mexico-Texas border, near neynosa. World Radio Conference OAinO, Egyptâ€" King Farouk this week opened the World Conference on International radio, tolephone and t«Ugraph communications. Delegates "Will Never Compromise" BAHCELONA, Spain. â€" Piemlcr Juan Negrln told the Spanish Cortes (Parliament) last week the Govern- ment would never agree to any com- promise with the insurgents. Due to danger of air raids, the Cortes' first session this year was held in the dining-room of a massive mon- astery, perched high In the lofty Mi.nt- serrat Mountains about thirty-five miles from Barcelona. Learn the Truth About Yourself I Watch for the first Article I Analysed by An Expert Graphologist Your Handwriting Tells All ' Next week In this paper, Lawrence Hibbert, paycholoQlst, character-analyst and lecturer, ' beoint a seri es of articles on handwriting. He Will Send You a Complete Personal . Analysis For 10c %^S ^/fec^ Wipe Out Terrorists .TEllUSALKM.â€" The second major punitive operation by British soldiers against Arab terrorists within the past y-ar, was under way In the Jenin area, about twenty miles northeast of .N'abliis, this week. Itattalliins of the Ulster Rifles and the tjueon's Own Iloyal West Kent Ilegiiiiont, aided by five military planes, attempted to wipe out a strong band of terrorists In the moun- i t'llns. Snoviet Navy Ready MOSCOWâ€" The revitalized Soviet Navy Is pn-pared ''to cru:;h Ihe enemy wherever and whenevtr necessary," Navy Commissar Peter A. Smirnoff declared this week In open warning to "rapacious FascL-^t" powers, Tho newspaper Pravda, prominently displaying Sniirnoff's account of Mos- cow's now naval strength, declared that tho railed States expainled arma- ment program constituted a firm an- swer to all aggressor nations. First Sea Lord LONDON, Eng. - The .VdniiiHlty this week announced appolntmeut of Ad- miral Sir Roger Backhouse to be iMVi ('oramls.«ioner of tho Admiralty and Chief of the Naval Staff. The appoint- ment carries with it the post of First .Sea Lord. Sir Uog.-r, who has been Comman- der in-Chief of the Home Fleet, sue- i"'v's .Ailmlral of tho Fleet Lord ('hat- field, who has l-?!en First Sea Lord sinco 193S. ,\ r Commentary on the HighlishU of the Week's News . by Peter Randal. PEAC1-; WriH ITALY: Fresh moves are under way to bring about better relations between Great Britain and Italy. Mussolini, to tell the truth, is hard-pressed for cash, having spent enormous sums In Ethiopia, and is looking for a little financial help from John Bull. Britain, apparently, will be glad to lend the money if for noth- ing else than to restore peace in the Mediterranean, but Italy first will have to comply with certain condi- tions: cease anti-British propaganda among the Arabs In the Near Kast; withdraw "volunteers" from Spain. Again there are wheels within wheels. Italy will not fulfill these re- quirements unless Britain first recog- nizes the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and consents to call the King of Italy, "Emperor". TO RESCUE CHINA?: If a rumor that armies from Outer Mongolia, a highly insulated coi utry between Sov- iet Siberia and Cliina. are advancing to the aid of the Chinese armies turns out to be true, it moans the be- ginning of the end for Japan. The army of Mongols is reported to num- ber 230,000 men, all mounted: their highly luechanized equipment has come from Russia and they are skilled in the most up-to-date military pro- cedure. Outer Mongolia is at once under the suzerainty of Cliina and the protection of the Soviet T.'nion, can fight in self- defenso a.:;ainsf tho Japanese without Involving the neutrality of Russia. The Mongol armies are in a losition to make short shrift of the long-drawn- out Japanese linos in the north of China, ami to deliver body blows at the Japanese Empire. moon Bridge." News photograpliers wont to town on it, picture engravers did a land-office business, newspaper circulation flgijres soared. Over *the week-end, too, railways and highways carried armies of sightseers to "X" marks tho spot. While the people of Ontario sat quietly in their homes reading the evening paper. Hydro cITicials were shaking in their shoes at the prospeot of an acute power shortage which would cut off electric ligUt Ecrvico In Western Ontario and cause an unpre- cedented industrial tie-up it the plant at Quecnston were any turthor dam- ag .! by the ice-Jam. The Oniarlo Pov.er Company plant Ju.-^t below the Falls was already a wreck. With the dropping of the wind and colder weather agnin. tho danger passed and headlines stopped scream- ing at us from front pajes of the dailies. . Could tho situation have btJen avoided? No. says a well i>nown en- gineering expert, declaring that once an ice-jam of sr -h magnitude corecJ;8, there is nothing you can do about IL The bridge, constructed over 40 years ago of a tvpo of steel greatly inferior to the alley stee's used today, was generally conceded to be obsolete any- way. « THE MORAL OF IT: A Cleveland thug who had been eating onions held up a taxi-driver. Nabbed by the police a few minutes later, he was taken to the station and held pending identifi- cation. The taximan supplied the clue of the onicn breath. It was the same thug. Tho moral is ... . 75,000 MORE HOMES: A member of the housing commission h;>aded by Hon. Herbert A. Bruce, .Mr. David Sheppard, expert in housing problems, declared In a public address last week at Toronto that Canada needs 75,000 moro homes. ''It we don't put the money into home constnicli(;ii now," Mr. Sheppard said, "tho slum prob- lem will soon reach the proportions seen in many United States cities. U will then co.-it is J250 a year to keep each family in tho sluius. We pay for our slums in Increased costs of hos- pitalization, police and fire protection, social service and upkeep of mental institutions and Jails." The slum menace multiplies day by day. And it isn't In Canada's larger cities alone .... our smallest of towns has its disgraceful habitations, hovels. We'll havo to face tho fact that something has to be done, and that right speedily. BRIDGE GOES OUT: The biggest Mews Story to break in Canadian press circles for many years was tho threat- ened collapse, and later, the actual buckling of Niagara's famous "Honey- HIT AT SANCTIONS: One by one the Lea,frue of Nations' teeth are Ije- ing pulled out and its lite made more and more harmless. Sanctions. Hs most effective weapon in dealing with an aggressor country by denying that country the essentials of war-makinj, havo never really been enforced. An attempt made to put a curb on Italy when she first invaded Abyssinia In 19.''5 was arrested halfway by tho ob« Jections of various nations, and was not carried to its logical conclusion* Italy got away with murder ri.^ht In tho face of the Leagie Covenant, as' Japan had done three years before In sei.iing Mauchukuo. Now. small nations represented in the Leagr.e are, calling for the aban- * donment of its system of obligatorj . sanctions, saying that the League can no longer wield punili.-e power or en- ' force collective security when three ' big powers. Japan, Italy and Germany, â- are on tho outside. The general attitude seems to be' "Tho League is dying .... let her, go!" , . . . but, puzzle: who killed the League? * English rivers wa.sh more than 2,-. 000,000 tons of solid mattei- down to*. the sea every month. LISTEN. KANADA-1938/1 ^ IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S '^ ^\ y INSPIRING PROGRAM ^^ EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT On a National Coast to Coast Network -T- - fOEL xo.>>fr: Millions of people have con- fidence in the blue colour that assures safe,economical, satisfactory heating. s~-i blue eoaF EVEN HEAT WITH NO FORCED DRAFT