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I News I Parade bv Peter Randal ANYBOOV'S GUESS: The fixing of a precise date for the next war nec'd not be taken too scrioualy. It is still anybody's guess. Wliat should be taken seriously, sonio- thine that cannot be over-empha- sized, Is that the stolid nriilsU who as a general rule refused to be ruf- fled believe that this Aut;ust and September are the oritical months for peace. Tliey say again and again: If we only can get past Aug- ust RUd September, war may b« held off till next spring or summer. It might bu added: If only the democratic nations of the world would get together, face up to the hjfn'essors, and prevent a war from hap^icning. ever. Dare we Imlulga in such a dream? MOBILIZATION: Europe wor- ried last week when 1,000.000 Gor- inan soldiers, reservists as well as regulars, began array manoeuvres on a tremendous scale. Should Canada be worried, per- haps, to see the largest gathering of Canadian forces since the r.reat War mobilized for war games at Cair.p norden this August? Not at all, you say. Nevertheless there's more behind it than meets the public eye HOPES ARE HIGHER: Since there lia.s been only one case of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) in the Toronto area to date, this year's attendance at the Canadian National Kxhibition should climb to normal asain after the disas- trous drop In figures due to the IfvIT epidemic. That is, unless war starts, or something. Because It's a good show! FORECAST FOR FALL: People an n't giving much thought to poli- tics these days on account of the heat, the harvest, or hay fever. But things are brewing just the same. Prominent Liberals are reported to be quietly protesting Mr. Hepburn's attacks on Federal Prime Minister Mackenzie King. They object to Mr. Hepburn's campaigning against the parent administration, the Lib- eral regime at Ottawa. There Is strong reason for the belief that Premier Hepburn of Ontario and Duplessis of Quebec actually intend to support the fed- eral Conservative cause, when the times comes. Roosevelt, King Meet at Opening of New International Bridge DANGER ZONE: The big reason why the Arabs are kicking up such a luss In Palestine Is that the -es- tablishment of a modern Jewish na- tion within the borders of the Holy Land (sponsored by Great Britain) â- would soon see the dwarfing of their numbers into obscurity. They fear that the influx of Jews will dominate the whole region of the Near East and prevent their dream of an Independent Arab state prom- ised to them by Lawrence) becom- ing a reality. Webb Miller, veteran war and diplomatic correspondent, looks upon the Holy Land as one of the most dangerous, tragic and purzl- ing spots in the world today. Why? In addition to the threat to Inter- national peace presented by this near civil war in Palestine, danger to Britain's own Interests is involv- ed. _ "The Holy Land, a bridgeway along the commercial route from Asia to Kgypt is of great Import- ance in Britain's scheme for pro- t (ft Ion of the iCmpire's sea and air â- life lines'. The Suez Canal and tlie rich oil lands in Iraq make Pales- tin'' of |)-irlicular slrateglo value." THE WEEK'S QU€STION â€" What Kuropean power gave notice last week of Intention to witlidraw from tiin I.^ague of Nations Coun- cil whose retirement deals a furth- er blow to League prestige? The Answer; Poland. Cricket The younu and happy clover-hid- den cricket Fiddling first Summer by the cellar- wall Conceals in his odd hca'i no thought of .Autumn. Here's grass, and he has legs and winRs; that's all. That there will be three silences, the final Hush his doom beyond the third hard frost, He riocs not dream. The clover blooms, <|uick-blowini;, •Shake over him; here's sun â€" ami nothing'* lost! â€" FUANCE.S FUOST, in the New York Sun. Sweden has ordered a more rig- orous censorship of movies be- cause It believes many films por- tray too high a valuation of lux- ury and comfort and emphasize the erotic side of life. / m 1 i i i-?^' :i President Franklin D. Roosevelt, of the United meet at Kingston, Ont., on August 17, when the new ficially opened. The president stayed in Kingston over degree of Doctor of Laws from (Queen's University. A suspension span crossing the American channel from separate .spans and eight-and-a-half miles of approach Island international bridge system from Collins Land right and Mr. King in the panel. States, and Premier W. L. Mackenzie King, of Canada, Thousand Island international bridge system was of- night, and on the following day received an honorary bove photo shows the designers' conception of the new Collins Landing to Wellesley Island, one of the five es and connecting roadways comprising the Thousand ing and Ivy Lea, Ont. President Roosevelt is shown at Casa Loma The Million Dollar Castle on the Kill, Toronto, Is thronged daily with hundreds of visitors. One of the big attractions foi; tourists is Casa Loma of Toronto, known as the Million Dollar Castle built by Sir Henry Pellatt, and was later taken over by the Citi' for taxes. The Castle Is operated by Kiwanis Club of West Toronto as an attrac- tion for tourists and nearly C0,000 people have visited the castle this summer. The admission is 25 cents and this Includes one hour's tour with guide. The tours commence every fifteen minutes from 10 a.m. until the last tour at 9 p.m. This includes a tour through the large library built to accommodate 100,000 volumes of books and is now used for dancing; the conservatory with its stained glass 112,000.00 dome and marble floors. A trip through Sir Henry Pellatl's private bedroom and Lady Pellatt's suite and the suite occu- pied by the former Prince of Wales. Souvenirs may be obtained and refre.'ilimcuts are available. It is a very unique exposition and something everyone in Ontario should see. Many American visit- ors have advised that the aJmis- bIoq price should be $1.00 Instead of 25 cents. I VOICE OF THE PRESS CANADA Comparative Bliu Our idea of a happy motorist Is a western farmer who, after nine years of drought, gets his car bog- ged in a mud-hole. â€" Financial Post, Toronto. Wrong Way About The Hocking of people to the towns from the country is about equal to withdrawing stones from the foundation of the building to place them at the top. â€" Guelpb Mercury. Canada to Install Radio In Arctic Radio transmitting and receiv- ing equipment is to be installed at the Government Reindeer station east of the Mackenzie River Del- ta, N.W.T., Mines and Resources Department announce. It will work with the National Defence station at Aklavik, N.W.T. The reindeer herd has grown to approximately 5,000 and the radio will enable the station to keep in touch with the outside world. Seventeen thousand Americans were among the 85,000 who visit- ed Sliakespcare's birthplace in Stratford-on-Avon, Kngland, last year. Farmers' Gamble A few liours before the storm the wheat fields in this area gave pro- mise of a bumper crop, the heavi- est In years, yet a deluge of hail and high wind destroyed that pro- mise in a twinkling. In some sec- tions there was a total loss, In oth- ers partial. The raising of wheat on the prairies Is a gamble. â€" Cal- gary Herald. Such Things Make News Much is being made of a Canadi- an girl, daughter of a tugboat cap- tain on Manitoullu Island, who mar- ried a millionaire from the United States. Why the fuss? Isn't a fine Canadian girl, with or without mon- ey and social position, good enough for anyone? And a lot better than some foreign millionairesses we have been reading about lately?â€" Ottawa Journal. Safest Air Route The loss of the giant traus-Paci- flc Clipper air liner with 15 men aboard is regretted by aviation sup- porters in Alberta as much as those anywhere else. It la a blow to the realm of commercial aviation. But It adds point to the statement made by Mr. Howe a few days ago, and the belief hold In CJmunton and by many Canadian aviation ofiiciala for a long lime, that the best, the shortest and safest air route for an air line to the Orient la by way of Edmonton, the Yukon and the Bering strait. â€" Edmonton Journal. The West's Position It is for people in other parts of Canada to recognize the nature of tliis western economy. The pour- ing of the golden grain into the elevators by the hundreds of mil- lions of bushels in good years does not mean affluence for the western farmers. The returns are divided among a vast army of them, and lean years must be reckoned on, too. The average farmer, year in, year out, cannot hope to live sump- tuously; he does well if he can sup- ply his real needs. A great num- ber live very frugally. The western farmers actually need all the con- sideration that has been sought for them. They are under serious han- dicaps with regard to transporta- tion costs â€" both ways, on the things they buy They are serious- ly affected by the various enemies of the crop. They should not be handicapped, also, for the benefit of other people. Whatever can be done to lower their production costs and their living cost should be done, for it is needed to ensure them and their families that degree of welfare to which they are entit- led.â€" Winnipeg Free Press. National Hook-up Teletype System A teletype system linking police departments to cities across Can- ada would be of inestimable aid in combatting crime, Charles Barnes, assistant director of the Montreal Police Department, told the annual convention of the Province of Que- bec Police and Fire Chiefs' Asso- ciation at Sherbrooke. Que., last week. Routine inrormatioii on wanted criminals could be quickly trans- mitted, the [K)lice ofllcial said, and correspondence among police de- partments speeded up. When major crimes were committed, a general alarm could be spread instantane- ously, wbiili would aid in rapid ap- prehension of the criminal.^. The speaker also sugnosted a central training school for police and firemen. NAMES in the NEWS GEORGE BRIGDEN This week we are presenting to you the head of the world's largest annual exposition. Mr. George Brigden, President of the Canadian National ExhibiUon, is a capitalist and proud of it. He points to his own rise from a yab as window-washer at $1 a week (J2 a week the second year) to his present position, as an example of what can be accomplished by in- dividual enterprise in this old world. The advantages of thrift, thor- oughness, were early taught to the Brigden boys by their father who established the well-known Toronto engraving firm of Brigdens, Ltd. They learned their lessons well. A remarkable memory has also aided Mr. Brigden in his successful ca- reer. As a personality he is inter- esting above all; kindly, humorous. His advance to the Presidency of the Ex. climaxes a long career of public service. Mr. Brigden was for 24 years actively interested in the administration of Toronto schools. For fifteen years he was a mem- ber of the Advisory Industrial Board of the Toronto Board of Edu- cation. He is a charter member of the Toronto Rotary Club, now its President. He has been Chairman of the Ontario Division and the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association. Thirty- five years ago he became a mem- ber of the C.N.E., has since climb- ed to the top. Says Ontario's Climate Best Oshawa District Especially Should Produce the Highest Type of Person, Expert De> clares Prof. A. R. M. Lower, of Weiley College, Winnipeg, during the course of his address before tl:a conference of the Canadian Instit- ute of Economics and Politics at Geneva Park, Lake Couchichln?^ last week, s'aid climatologisU cun- sidered Ontario, particularly tUa Oshawa district, the "exact optim- um of favorable environment," a district which should produce the highest type of persons. The professor was discussing the problem of national unity and said Canada's three main climatic re- gions would tend to produce differ- ent type of people, which in turn wjuld complicate the unity prob- lem. British Columbia's moderate cli- mate would make for laziness while extreme weather conditions on the prairies would produce a mwdy and violont type. Air-Conditioning Aids Operations Claimed It Eliminates 99 Per- cmt of Post-OperatiYe Pneumonia A discovery that air-condition- ing apparently eliminates 99 per cent, of post-operative pneumonia was reported last week at Corey Hill Hospital, Boston. Rigid control of humidity, keep- ing it low, at 30, compared with the 90 humidities which have been "scorching" the Eastern United States this summer, appeared to be fully half the cause of iraproT- ed vigor. The lung trouble is one of the risks of surgical operation.';, for which no satisfactory preventive heretofore has been found. It happens after si.x to seven per cent, of operations, according to a survey made by the Massachusetts General Hospital. What is the primary purpose of the Exhibition? According to Mr. Brigden, it serves to teach the peo- ple of Canada just what the coun- try is doing; what Canada has, to promote profit along all lines; what it is actually producing ,both agri- culturally and industrially. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "I'm gettin' sicli an' tired of left-oven!" THE WONDERLAND OF OZ 'llu- cijlct calliiU a mooling of the Whimsies and told them of the offer mi^de by General Guph. The creatures were delighted with the bargain and at once agreed to flghl for the Gnome King and help him to conquer and enslave the Oz people. One Whimaie alone aoeined to have a glimmer of sense having askedâ€" "Supirase we fail to capture the magic bell, what will happen then and whit good will nil our fighting do?" llui the real of the Whimsies threw him Into the river tor asking foolish questions and laushed Idi- otically when the water riilniil his pasteboard head before he could swim ont again. So the compact was made and Ueneral (luph was delighted al his luccess in gaining such powerful allies. llu; there were other people l(.o ]'!.<; as im- portant A* the Wlilmsio.s wiumi ilie clever old gnome h.id determined to win to his side. Dorothy, after showing Uncle Henry and Aunt Km through their now rooi'is In Ofma's palace, open- ed the closots and showed Aunt Em several exquisite costumes that had been provided tor her by the royal dross makers who had worked day and night to get them ready. Ev- erything that Aunt Em could pos- sibly need was In the drawers and closets and her dressing table nas covered with engraved gold toilet article*. Uncle Henry had nine suits of clothes, cut in the jwpular Munch- kin fashion with knee breeches. silk stockings and jewelled buck- les. His hats had wide brims witli small gold bells around the eel -es. His shirts were ot fine linen and his vests were richly embroiii; red with colored silks. Uncle Henry accepted his good fortune witA compo.'^urc but Aunt Km was 'all a-flutter" and It took Dorothy, the housekeeper, the two maids to dress her and do up her hair. - i