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Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Recklen Driving Twenty-nine people were killed in automobile accidents on the highways of the province In March. The num- ber will probably be larger for the month of April. As traffic increases during the summer the fatalities will also Increase, judged from the experi- ence of past years. Most of those fatal accidents have been and will be due to reckless and careless driving. In no sphere of human activity Is recklessness and carelessness so lightly condoned or Visited with such trifling punishment, dp ; plte the great danger to human life that is Involved. Severe penalties and severe punish- ment are the only means of protection for the public against those who re- fu to obey the laws and drive with caution and consideration. If every eareles* driver responsible for an acci- dent were made, to suffer exemplary punU'.iment in keeping with the seri- ous consequences of his offence there would he a rapid and substantial de- cline In the number of highway acci- dents and fatalities. Suspension of driving licenses for longer periods than are now imposed in the case of recklessness and drunk- enness at the wheel ot a car would go long way toward effective preven- tion. Permanent cancellation would, in fact, not be too drastic or more than the public Interest requires in some os. Toronto Star. being urged to grow soy beans. But the trouble with Canada to-day Is that there are too many .->,, and not enough laughs. Toronto Star. A safe hag feeen lnvelltcd whleh , t , g c | aln , ed to be impossible to open. It evidently embodies the chief features | of a taxl( . Ab wlndow aml a sard | Ilp t | n . j _ottuwa Journal. Just ag the m2 wheat ( . rop peepg , hrough the Alberta soil "ranee dis- i ^.^ Ul9 nee d of more Canadian wheat Whlch , g an excelletlt form , balance. Toronto Globe. Prescribing For Liitenert The amusing feature, however, -is tbe attempt of witnesses at Ottawa to tell the committee the kind of pro- (rams the radio listener wants to hear. Docs tho radio listener really know b!m-elt? Isn't It a fact that he Is all 0v-r the dial In the course of an even- ing, and that one evening bis taste dif- fers from another evening? The fail Vho wants Amos 'u' An>!y may also be a.'i appreciative listener ot the grand opera programs from New York. He may take on a medley ot old-time jigs ai.'l a lecture ou the gold standard in the -une. cvonlug and enjoy them both. In the middle of it all he may wish to learu the result of a hockey match at Winnipeg or Iteglna. We would like Co see the Solomon who is able to say with certainty what a radio program luiiild be made up of to please <-\er\- body. He. would be such a wise bird ttiat he should be put to work on the uii'-mploymcnt problem Koglua Lead- er I'ost. THE EMPIRE Britain and Europe We In this country are part of Eur- ope. We may regret that we are part of Europe. We may wish that thb At- lantic was narrower and the Straits of Dover wider. But sentiment cannot alter geography. Not all that can be said or done at Ottawa will add one foot to the Straits of Dover. Man- chester Guardian. Nationalism and the World The world collectively condemns tariffs; the nations individually insist | on keeping them. The world collcc- lively says that reparations and inter- national debts j ruinous; the nations Individually protest that they cannot | abandon tUelr claims. The world col- lectively says that H Is being ruined by armaments; the nations individual- ly fight stubbornly to maintain their own armaments. All these things are linked together In the great world con- troversy. We are getting to the point when this quarrel must be composed or tho system we call "capitalism" will break down. And yet by a queer para- dox it Is in most countries the capl- li.li-.ts. or at least the rich and well-to- do, who are most ardent iu the defence of nationalist economies and national armaments. If between thorn they kill the capitalist system, It will be they themselves who will have done it. J. A. Spender In the London News Clnon Icle (Lib.) "Leviathan" Starts New Season ' After a long winter nap, the Leviathan has had a spring rub-down and is ready for service again. We see her leaving the Boston drydock, bound for Europe once more. News Oddities Partner* Solve Problem After Ten Lawy.ra Fall Detroit. Ten lawyers litigated for 13 weeks to effect a dissolution of tha partnership of Mr. Jacob Shevitz and his uncle, Mr. Isaac August, princip- ally because the partners hadn't kept books for 10 years. Then the partners settled it all to their own satisfaction in less than 30 minutes. They wrote on 98 slips of paper the descriptions of the 98 pro- perties they jointly owned, shuffled the deck and started dealing on a "oo for you, one for me" basis. McGill University to Honor Painter and Scientist Montreal. McGill University will honor a Canadian painter, a Canadian scientist, and two prominent citizens of the United States at the annual Spring convocation to be held thi-5 year on May 26, it was announced tt the university. The honor list of those who will receive degree of Doctor of Laws now includes Horatio Walker, Isle of Orleans, Quebec, recognized as the dean of Canadian painters; Dr. John S. Plaskett, director of the Do- minion Astrophysical Observatory at Victoria, B.C.; Dr. John H. Finley. associate editor of the New York Times, and Major-General Robert Y. Patterson, a former Canadian nnd a graduate of McGill University who is now Surgeon-General in the United States army. The convocation address will t>e given by Dr. Finley who represented United States at the unveiling of the goodwill monument on McGill cam- pus last Spring. In addition to the honorary awards, the degree of Doctor of Science will be conferred on Dr. I. M. Rabinowitch, director of the De- partment of Metabolism and physician in charge of the diabetic clinic at the Montreal General Hospital. Education in England KiiKiisli education Is very much alive. There are still dull patches In It, of 1 course, but, go where you will, you are never far from a school which is sOion-! I lug strong power of adaptation to the! jiiew needs of the community. Three ' times before In history Kngliah educa- 1 tion has flushed with renewed energy; I Back to the Land Where an unemployed man is ami on' to get busy ou the land, he should be encouraged In all roRslble ways. Given access to suitable land, a willing man, with some initial help, might easily be placed In a position whore he could lift himself by his own produc- tive exertion out of the mire of unem- pluyni)!iit. Not to give such a man his <-'i:uice at a time like this Is little short ol a crime, and it Is In this light that tli.- i|iiesiloii nhoiild now be looked at by the City Council and tho other re- ;>!' iM'- official bodies. Unemploy- ment Is striking into a new plia.se in V. . i, -. and the most strenuous and n'eliigent measures will have to be adupii-d to CO|M> with it, and there Should bo no delay In getting such ni'-;i-nres started. - Winnipeg Free P Stainless Steel Secret To Be Opened in 1960 Sheffield, Kngland. The story of the discovery of stainless steel, a secret for several years, is not to be told for another three decades. Harry Hrearley, discovered of the process, bus given the "cutlers' com- pany" of Sheffield a sealed, envelope, admonishing the society not to open It uutll the cutlers' feast of 1960. contains his story of Earl of Willingdon Escorted By Agridi Tribesmen In a special despatch from India to the Now York Times we road that our former Governor-General, ' the Earl of Willingdon, recently paid an officin! visit to the Khyber Pass. IT. the north-western Indian frontier. Four hundred Afridi tribai elders were there to meet His Excellency and to assure him of a general tribal loy- alty to the Rajah 'and the British Crown. Such unpleasantnesses a* have >vcurred on the frontier in the last two years have been the work of five per cent, of the younger tribes- men, led astray by Russian emissaries. The tribal leaders pdayed the Govern- ment "to pity the poor people and show its pleasure" by restoring to them the right to join the army and the police force. As the Viceroy drove through the Khyber Pass the way was guarded throughout, not by British troops, but by local levies drown from the tribes as a mark of confidence a mark of confidence immensely appre- ciated by the tribal elders and the Afridis in general. The military roads in this district were originally built for defence purposes, but they now fulfill a most useful function as roads of peace, which make possible the freest intercourse between tho tribesmen and the bazaars of Pesha- war. Thousands of Canadians will be interested in this bit of news from a remote point on the Empire's far-flung frontiers. Coal Gas As Motor Fuel Proves Success in Test Santiago, Chile. Experiment.-) were conducted recently in utilizing coal gas with a .-pedal carburetor as fuel for automotive vehicles as increased Devotion to Canaries Cause of Divorce St. Louis, Mo. M*rs. Leona Stsrn- fels sought a divorce from her physi- cian husband and, although b*r suit did not specifically so state, 150 can- ary birds could- have been named as co-respondents in the case. ... f, 'tit Her petition stated that Dr. Arthur Hygiene Council Urges ^ , F> sternfels passes most of his leis- Continuance of Health Units ure hours with his canaries, that he Toronto Making an urgent plea frequency spent as much as $75 for that, under present conditions, every a single bird and had invested at effort should be put forward to main- least $5,000 in his hobby. tain at full strength and efficiency Dr v Sternfels denied such excessive the health departments and com mun- j expenditures and insisted that every Ity agencies concerned with health , professional man is entitled to a di- of safeguards, the boards ot the ( verting hobby. Canadian Social Hygiene Council i passed unanimously a resolution to . Non-Poisonout Reptiles that effect and decided to bring the I Swalfowt Deadly Loser general question to the attention of j Boston. The milk snake may oe a governments, other national organlza- tions and the public generally. , non-poisonous, comparatively harm- j l*s member of the snake family, bat Reports from many sections of the when he is aroused it would seem that I Dominion, the resolution states, in '. he is sure death to the venomous eop- i dlcated apprehension lest the neces- ; perhead, according to a description of sary efforts towards reduction in gov- a thrilling battle between a x>pper- 1 ernmental costs might lead to mate- ' hsad and a milk snake as related in 1 rial curtailments in health services, j th.e Boston Society jf Natural History [ That health is the first wealth of the bulletin. ' people Is stressed in the Council's Lewis H. Babbitt came upon the J statement which notes that, despite snakes in Simsbury, Conn. He de- ! unfavorable economic conditions, the | scribes the battle thus: ' national health has been maintained ! "For 15 minutes I watched this ! at a high level. Up to the present | fiffht in the mountain side. The snakes time, this level has been raised year j were twisted into an apparently inex- ! after year. It is further pointed out ( tricable knot, with the milk snake that expenditures for the protection . squeezing the copperhead harder and and promotion of public health have harder, maintaining all the while a been very small compared with out- s?curo grip with its jaws clamped lays for other public services ot in- near the copperhead's tail while the trinslc merit and that they do not, ! latter s-ank its fangs into the neck of for this reason, lend themselves to its antagonist. The contestants wera j balanced on a small stone but ,n their of the public struggles fell off, and rolled some deflation. That maintenance health. In the face of disturbed ccon- ' two feot down the slope, bringing up omic conditions, becomes even more vital than in normal times aud that any relaxing of vigilance such as re- duced health services would cause, would be fraught with danger, are given as reasons the Council's action. against a boulder. now bus It been free from the cramping I influences of poverty. To-day it is well ; j furnished and free in Iu choice of' methods of work. Thes teachers are t at liberty to try new ways of teaching; I to get Into the open air; to use other I tools than the pen. A school needs I space, zest aud freedom If It is rightly I to train those who a few years home' I will make or mar the lone and temper 1 of town and village, of factory, shop I and farm. Xot all HIP schools have! yet made full use of tlielr new oppor- tunities. But England Is now (lotted over with good examples of tlie now education. The Muster of University College, oxford. In the Spectator (Ix)ii-' don). Fortunes in the Making V. e have a communication from a ; known Nnvv York llianci.il man, Who recalls that the world outlook has [rises Iu World Price* M'liile prices of worl.l cmm have been tumbling for the iast two years, the Hrltlsh trade unions have I nailed tholr wages and hours to the 1 , wall, uinl refused to lower thorn an is called maintaining the 1 Other counirle-, j the right of the Hri Banishes Chairs For Visitors BaKiI.ul. Irak. The M In inter of Fi- nance has Issued Instructions to all dcpariinenn under his control, that In the future there must be only one (hair iu the rooms of heads ot departments. All other chair-, arc to lie taken away. It is understood that this order wa- tramcd to prevent the waste of oftl- clalu' tini" by visitors whose visits to (ruernnieiii offices are apt to be prolonged far beyond the time ni-.-.-s sarjr for the transaction of their business. 5,000 Paris Flats Empty I'ari". Olllclai housing records In- dicate that empty apartment space U now available for 5.000 families. The apartments range from two to five principal rooms, with central heating and elevators, and at nu an nual rental of from $1.X6 to inevitable, despite enc.-s between government and the two oil companies operating in Chile. An experimental automobile was run satisfuctorlly for five kilometers' (about three niilc-s) on one cubic meter of ira in one trial. * Debts of Edgar Wallage Greatly Exceed Assets London. According to the Dally Mall an affidavit of Edgar Wallace's slat-, presented for probate showed debts of about 81.000 (currently >mi.L''ti and a-sets of 18,000 (cur- rently $7."..fiOui while the personal eg- ' late of tho late author, who died in' ('i)lifonila on Feb. 10, was nil. The affidavit, however wan sub- ject to ( -UITIM linn, the newspaper >atd. .!> it ,vas Incomplete regarding his earnings in Hollywood. The Mail ' quoted his widow as having said' the debt \xer due to heavy racing lo-.se*. e\n.i\ a.-Miice-i and ej generosity. Punctuality of Employe Saves Himself and Wif St. Catharines. The fact that ne which prompted was a faithful and always punctual At the ses- employe saved the life of Harry Lowe slon over which Hon. Mr. Justice and his wife when they were overcome Hiddell presided, with J. P. Bickell, J by gns at their home. Lowe was noted chairman of the finance committee, for his promptness in arriving at business and financial leaders as well w >rk. and when he failed to appear as public health officials, were pres- 1 his employer despatched a messenger ent and expresset" themselves as to ascertain the reason. The messen- ger failed to receive any answer to his knocks at the Lows home, and he bo- came alarmed. The police wore sum- Soviet Industries Plan Im>ned > but bl fre they arrived thj Order for German ^\^?^^*J& Hecent reports from to the door . Her husband WJW found Soviet industries had i: . another room completely overcome placed new orders for 300.000 tons ot . I, v fumes escaping from a strongly In support of the sentiments expressed. Merlin. Esen said sheets sibly 200,000 additional tons would be ordered later. Russian orders in the Ruhr Indus- tries so far this year were estimated at between 300,000.000 and 400,000.- 000 relchsmarks. Terms of financ- ing are still being considered. Both gas heat>r m-dical attention! Platinum Deposit Found 20 Miles From Pembroke Pembroke. Finding of a platinum Spread of Automats Cuts Waiter*' Tips Brussels. Twelve months^go there were practicallp no automatic buffeU or quick-lunch bars in Belgium. To- day there is one at almost every street corner, and they are having a quite unexpected effect. In the r.utomat i'f>p! serve themselves and pay no tips. The smaller cafe, feeliig the Iii-allng specially with conditions on t;n i ontlnent, our correspondent says everyone's Income ha suffered in the past two years, but In nine cases out Ot ten it has not suffered enough to iut'-rfen- with food or comfort. Instead of crying about paper losses and mak- ing things worse by continually talk- ing about them, people trhoiild be tlumkful to be alive and well. Untold numbers are out of work, are Buffering aud desperate, but compared with many parts of the world Canada knows nothing of poverty. "If your business In good, say ao. If not, nay nothing. Tun overworked word, psychology, plays H large part to-duy In HID public ttltude. I'eople nre waiting now for oniwme rlso to make times better, In-' Stead ot working hard and making l.'i'-:n bettor tv in . Thoy com pain commodity und stock prices to- ( day with those ut thu 1!C9 pouk. They! rtfiiso to take advantage of tho won- derful opportunities afforded by the In prices. They say thoy aro for biiblii"ss to be good before buying anything, or doing anything (Diivtrurtlve themselves. Thoy hesi- tate to buy securities at u fraction of i :<".'< p rices, but with equally good fu- turn prospecU." We < erlulnly do not think of foster- lir. any fresh speculative campaign, but on the othnr hand the present Is the time for courage Instead of fear; lor work Instead of for whining; fur saving, sane spending and sane . New fortunoi are In the making. A few wise onus know It and i* taking advantage ot the situation. -"Toronto Mall and Kinplre. i- tue Chatham urea are their hours and Inwor their wages to suit the changed comlltlons <,f tlm world markets, which, consequently, they snatch from under our IIOM^ - A Truthful Tory In Trnili U.oiirtoiO. OTHER OPINIONS More British Protection While neither the I'nlted Slates nor au> other nation that trades heavily with tint Culled Kingdom can do' other than regret thut the British are making the entry of foreign products! Into their country Increasingly diffi- cult, the fact stands out (hut the.} have duflnli purposes to achieve. Further- more, they believe that tho attainment of those objectives warrants the means to accomplish them. l|,.. ,ei unfortunate It may (tft for tlm nisi of the world, one can hardly disregard the fact Hint the British are only i-nui luting tlm example glten them l>y the suffering nations. I'nn i<i--<n A .Iniii nal. Crilia Still to Come If them is no actual starvation tiny where even Chicago reports that "food Is ..!! .ii.- and no one in suf- fering from cold" there is every- where misery and waut. More and more workws have exhausted tholr savings; available relief funds ar run ntng low. Spring nnd Summer may bring soHsonii: Improvement la Indus trial condition* In sonia localtini, as In Detroit, but no on* expect* It to solve th problem of relief. Trom the viewpoint of the welfare worker* the 1 real crisis U still to come. New York Times. | .. deposit In tho Township of Frasor. , 1 *? ?"petitton, is putting 20 miles from here, was reported in U ,-' - N ' t '. ''1'1'n.R allowed here." than 40 ' , U ^'' s ' " lth - lcwl - v iuir?d Jig- ,, ' ' U>r the War ' P^'aimid that ^ Pembroke recently. Morr claims are reported to have beeu staked, and prospectors from North- ern Ontario are reported preparing to flock Into the district. It is un- derstood tho discovery wii* mnde some tlmu ago by John Hulioi'ts, mining engineer, for a lleuchburg syndicate, which Is preparing to develop a rich feldspar deposit. 8000 Canadians Addicts To Drugs, Report Shows Ottawa. Every effort had been made In Canada to restrict drug traffic, yet It was estimated there were 8.000 drug addicts in tin-, coun- try, lit. lion. Arthur MHglien told nit no more tips, but expected cent, of the bill for .service. This they got, but insolence took Mie place of the former obsequiousness, r.nd none of the small services usually rendered for the tip wore given unless move largesse was forthcoming. This, combined with the blui> laws, has been ruining the licensed victual- ers' trade. Now that tipping in the mailer place at any rate, is to be hMished, better times may be coining. Medicinal Plants Brussels. The Minister of Agricul- re has dtcided to promote the culti- vation of aromatic and medicinal llio Sen;,t,. ivceiuly. The interna- P-ints in this country. Land has been lional convent ion for limiting the selected for the experiments, and lec- mannfacture and distribution of nar- 'ure* with slides will l>e give'n at Les- cotic drugs at Geneva was approved, -"ines and other centres. Herbs are Senator MeinlK-n explained the largely u>ed in Belgian medicine, and purposes of the convention. serious complaints are treated 'with s " r ' 1 -iniple remedip. as cherry stalks Japan Issues a Want-tig '"' Waekberrj/ leaves, which "Hands Off Manchuria" , ei h aiv : iu; "' ^'" "N- Tokii). A warning to I lie l,e:'.gue of Nat tuns and to Soviet Kussla to keep More Americans Visit Manitoba Manitoba had more American vi i- hands o Man, hurla" was issued by , ors in ,, ):u thl;n ; 1!l;10 ^'c m" ,,V o . ,-neral Sadao Arakl Japan,.,. War the ,,,-esident of the Winnipeg and Minister, Iu a speech to the Koku- Ma,,iu,ba Tourist and Convention Bur lionsha. a patriotic society at Osaka. The society is the nucleus of the present country wide natiim.ilist move- aient in lupan. "Wool Week" I'eith. W. Aust. Palnned A native Indian couple, Mr. nnd Mrs. Htmansui Ral. married In India, have Riven notice In London, England, of their Intention to go through a second cnreimmy, as they are travelling and an English certificate would help them In applying for passports. The Pastoral- es' Association with other local In- titutlons, has set apart the week May 20 to 27 as "Wool Week," to ad- vertise the high quality fleeces grown in this country. Prizes aro offered by the association for woolen goods ot varlou* klndi, enit. Automobiles entering Manitoba Province from the United States in l:'"l totaled 47.7451,500 more than in I! 30. I'. S. Commerce Reports. Tires Match Color of Cara Tires t,> match color combinations y motor cars are the latest innova- : n in the tire industry. Popular -M chanirs Magazine. Austra.ia aborts nu orchid forty- i' (V t hij;h. Thep come rather high .n other places, too. '