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Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and Tlie World at Large They Still Goose-Step in Germany >i»» â-  ' « I CANADA Hogging th« Road All automobile driven at a fast rato and "hogging" the centre of the road ^aa responsible for a car containing live persons taking to the ditch on the lilKliway near St. Placldc, all the oc- fcuiiants being Injured. ThU offence is fcltogether too common, some motor- lata even Ignoring the dividing white Biarka at curves and on hills, appar- jintly confldent that they will be per- snittPd to continue on their selflsb and ficrilous course by other drivers who tore fearful of risking their llvei* by •sHcrting their right to their side ot the highway. Traps for these offend- «rs should be in order, and drastic punlslimont upon conviction ot driving to the danger of others, -- Montreal Gazette. ; Food First Wo can do without automobiles, radios, trips to the beach, and fas- hions. Our bread comes to us not from the forest, nor from pulp and paper nor the mine. No more does It come from manufacturing or trade. Our values have been upset. We have thought too much of pulp and paper and too little of our broad. Wo have attached too much importanco to In- «lu.stry and not enough to agriculture. â€" Le Droit, Ottawa. ' Possible New Industry Whales are plentiful wherever there Is open water in the Hudson Bay dis- trict. Inquiries are being mado to see If it would be worth while to dovelop the whaling industry. Some white jwliales are to be taken to Winnipeg lor sampling. Under the au.splcea of tho Manitoba Industrial Development Board a movement is being pushed to fcee if a market for whale oil, meat and leather can be cultivated. It la also thought there ' Is a possibility of ex- porting the oil and leather to overseas markets. When tests have been com- pleted, a survey Is to be made of the English and European markets. It tho hopes ot the Interested parties are ful- filled, it means a now industry for Manitoba and the West. â€" Border Cities SUr. Too Common The camper who Is car«le.s3 about bis lire, the picnic party, which .strews tho ground with empty bottles, tin cans and the debris of the picnic lunch, the vandal who tosses broken gla.ss and sharp tins Into lake or river where they He in waiting for some un- fortunate bather, tho army ot people >vho make no attempt to clean up af- ter a meal in tho open air are all too If they base their ideas of our house- common. Our friends In the country, keeping on our behaviour on these pic- nic jaunts, must havo a decided poor opinion of our homes.â€" I'etorborougli Examiner. Worn Tires Extra Hazard Driving at high rates of speed when the car Is shod with badly worn tiros is often attended with fatal results. A blowout on the front tire of an auto- mobile on the Kingston Uoad recently resulted In one person being killed and six injured. For economic rea- Bons many car owners are endeavor- ing to get all possible wear out of their tires. Apparently they give too little consideration to the risk in- volved. In the final analysis this dan- gerous practice Is actually false econ- omy. An accident caused by a blow- out â€" and mishaps of this kind more of- ten occur with worn tires â€" may prove Tery costly. â€" Kitchener Uecord. faslilooa change. Kmplre. Toronto Maiil and THE EMPIRE The Finest Hospitality There are, indeed, many kinds of hospitality, yet how rare are all good things, how rare Is tho true Simple Hospitality. Simple Hospitality â€" you know It and feel It Instinctively when- ever Its presence la near. It pervades the whole atmosphere, for it breathes in all the hundred and one little things which thoughtful and loving hearts have arranged for ycir comfort. Artl- ndallty cannot live In its presence; thus you are not for ever pretending to be somebody else. You know you are welcome for yourself alone. Sim- ple Hospitality sets you at your ease and makes you feel at home. You thus think naturally, act naturally. Therefore you are happy. â€" Mrs. Hew Wardrop In Chamber's Journal. Civic Pride San Francisco has sot a new pace for. civic enterprise. She is laying plans to build for future greatness. Cities and towns where the people as a whole show Interest In civic affairs, especially those Improvements which affect the general appearance of their city for all time to come, move ahead fast. It Is one thing for a city to talk progresslveness and anoth(>r to be pro- gressive. Experience has proved that cities which really do worthwhile things are the cities whose citizens preach co-operation and practise what they preach.â€" Trinidad Guardian. Farm Problems Conducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph Constitution Day in Berlin called forth the bands and all the trapping.s. I lore we see a portion of the parade stepping smartly along. The Pioneer Spirit "I would like to invoke the enter- prslng spirit of our forefathers and I would like tj say that at no period of the world's history have rewards been greater than they are to-day. It may be true that so far as the world Is con- cerned, those who hold in their hand.s the fortunes of these great schemes- may not achieve such personal dis- tinction as the forcer ot the North-We.st Passage, or those who extend the ter- ritory of the British Empire; their ser- vice to humanity, their Influence upon our daily life and well being, is not one whit the less. We need constant- ly to remind ourselves that the future prosperity of our Empire depends on our maintaining a virile spirit ot En- terprise, it is the only iwlicy which will ensure success." â€" Sir Edward .Stockton in the Merchant Adventurer. Up to the People Governments are human. Minor faults can always be found. The ques- tion Is, can we do betttr than we are doing now? Are any of tho common- ly suggested niprovements really like- ly to add to our welfare? Or is it bet- ter to leave things as they are? The answer must depend upon Honk Kong people themselves. Are tho best ot them ready to take up public work, as in tlie Homo manner? Experts have their disadvantages but they are Infinitely to be preferred to profes- sional politicians, whose first care Is to feather their own nests. Only the willing services ot the leaders in com- merce and the professons can keep the undesirables out of a democratic gov- ernment. â€" Hong-Kong Press. Forest Conservation Many thousands of Canadians earn their living from luniljer and the in- dustries which are derived from it. For this reason it Is of the first import- ance, if we want to assure the well- being of a large part of our population, to prevent forest fires. Hallways and companies interested in the exploita- tion of forests do all that they can do to safeguard them, but the Immense Bums which they spend annually for this purpose cannot preserve our woods from destruction if the general public dons not realize the seriousness of these losses, and does not do its part in aiding and sharing in these measures of conservation.â€" I-a Tri- bune, Sherbrooke. "Qlve a Dog a Bad Name" They are having .''ometliing of a scare in Ontario, esiieclaiiy in Toron- to, over the police dog. It appears that in Toronto this particular breed of dog has bitten 84 persons so f»r this year, and one of the city news- papers Is hinting about the complete aboltion of the police dog from the towns and cities of Southern Ontario as possibly necessary In the pubnc safety. There Is surely no reason for panic where these dogs are concerned. It may be argued that their place Is not In crowded cities where they are compelled to come into contact with strangers all the time. But the same thing holds true ot any large dog which needs much exercise and air to maintain his health and equanimity. It looks as though the police dog has got a had name wblch ha may not al- together deserve, .^nd we know what happeui to the dog â€" or the human â€" who (alU under that ban. An/way, OTHER OPINIONS Poverty in Japan The food their cattle need Japanese farmers themselves, their wives and children are eating, because they have no other sustenance. In one-time pros- perous communities offlcial investiga- tions have brought to light the fact that less than 10 per cent, of the fami- lies living there possess more than ten yen in cash. And when it is re- membered that a yen is worth about 27 V4 cents in American money, onj can understand something ot t'ao I)overty of Japan's farming class. But what is worse, say Japunoso inform- ants, more than 50 per cent, of the farmers have no cash whatever and are reverting to the primitive practice of barter.â€" Literary Digest. Harz Mountains Border Line "High, Low" Germans The Harz Mountains, boat known in this country as the source ot sing- ing canary birds, says "The Washing- ton Star," stands in Germany as the dividing line between the so-called high and low Germans. Around the mountains have been built many of the legends and weird tales in which the German folklore revels. The mountains vary in elevation from around 1,000 feet to some 2,100, with the Brocken, highest peak in Cen- tral Germany, towering to an eleva- tion of 3,740 feet. The range is fifty-seven miles long and twenty miles wide, topped by a plateau which is reached by fairly steep mountain sides. The legends whicli add glamour to the mondtains, and the birds which spread joy with their singing are only a small part ot tho real value ot the mountains, however, for the Harz is, in reality, rich in minerals. Silver, lead, iron, copper, zinc, marble, ala- baster atid granite aro found in its mines and riuarrios, while the for- ests yield much timber and. togeth- er with the mining activities, give employment to many people. CONSOLATION Mrs. Nuwedd was paying her mother a visit. "Oh, mother," she said, as soon as they met, "I'm so wretched. I've just discovered that my husband only married me for my money." Mother raised her eyebrows in- quiringly. "There, there, my dear," she calm- ly replied, "don't worry about that. You at least have the comfort ot knwing that he's not such a fool as he looks." Soviet Harvest Total Shows Rapid Increase Moscow. â€" Harvest figures for the third five-day period of August have been more satisfactory and the total now is only 4,000,000 acres behind that of the middle of August last year The deficit is the result of rains in the north Caucasus, which is 6,000,000 acres behind its schedule. Especially successful are the ma- chine and tractor stations, which have completed 80 per cent, of their pro- gram. Their number has greatly in- creased as a result of Soviet produc- tion of 25,000 tractor., in the first half year. There are now 3,000 of these stations with nominally twenty-five machines each and with their own ser- vice stations and mechanics. State grain collections improved 30 per cent, over the previous five-day period but are still behind the month- ly plan. Last year's collections ap- proximated 23,000,000 tons of all grains and the fear that the current year's figure would be materially re- duced is now lessening. The cotton harvest has begun in Central Asia and the prospects aro reported as excellent. 1. What are the arguments for using fertilizer on fall wheat? Ans. â€" (a) To increaso yield, (b) To Improve quality, (c) To Insure a stand of clover or other legumes seeded with wheat. (d) To balance the plantfood ration so that the wheat crop may be able to make desirable growth ripen at a ffivorabU time and fill lump, heavy kernels. 1. Why Is potash needed for wheat? Ans. â€" 40 bushels of wheat crop takes out ot the soil lb lbs. nitrogen, 2S lbs. phosphoric acid and 50 lbs. pot- ash. Wheat contains about 71% car- bohydrates ot which starch is the largest representative. Potash is ab- solutely essential tor the formation ot starch. The point IRs been many times established that the chlorophyll or green matter of the plant cannot function to the full in producing starch unless there is a sufficient amount of potash obtainable. For this reason, there must be either pot- ash in the soil, or added to the soil in manure or fertilizers if wheat is going to do its best. Certain soils contain a desirable amount of potash while others, such as light sandy or gravelly loam soils or soils which tend to be of a muck type, are notably short of this essen- tial element. 3. Will phosphate alone give maxi- mum results on wheat? Ans. â€" On many good wheat farms where the soil is ot a clay loam or clay type and where it is possible ^o return a liberal application of manure ' in preparing the field for wheat, high- profitable results are obtained from the use of superphosphate. Ot course superphosphate supplies mainly phos- phoric acid and a little sulphur. The growing wheat crop requires nitrogen to make straw growth and potash to assist in the formation of starch, as already described. Where there is a lack of either nitrogen or potash those certainly must be added in order to get best yields ot best quality wheat. 4. Will lime do any good on the wheat field? Ans. â€" Lime is a soil corrector. That is, it corrects the reaction of the soil, ' turning it from acid or sour to alka- line. If the soil is sour, much of the phosphoric acd added in manure and in fertilizers tends to combine with iron and aluminum of the soil and Is thereby rendered largely unavailable for the growing crop. The addition ot lime corrects this condition so that added fertility is retained in a form in Patient (angrily )â€" "Tho size of your bill makes my blood boll." Doctorâ€" "Then it will he twenty dollars more for sterilizing your system." The Day's Work Use well the moment; what the hour Brings for thy uso Is in thy power; And what thou best canst understand Is just the thing that lies nearest to thy hand. Art thou little, do that little well, and for they comfort know The biggest man can do his biggest work no b-^ ier than just so. Like the star That shines afar. Without haste And without rest. Let each man wheel with stjady sway Round the task that rules tha day. And do his best. â€" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in "The Wisdom of Goethe." Trans- lated and Edited by John Stuart Blackle. which the growing wheat crop can use it. Furthermore, lime, by sweetening the soil, puts it in good shape for a start of alfalfa or other legumes seed- ed with wheat. It Is, therefore, good practice to lime the wheat field if th» soil shows an acid reaction. Thirty years experimental work at Ohio Ex- perimental Station show that lime ap- plied tq the wheat crop accounts for approximately an Increase of 6 bushels per acre, whether the field Is fertilized or unfertilized. 6. What soils are not adapted to wheat and why? Ans. â€" Many wheat crops are des- tined to failure through being placed on soils which have too great a handi- cap to overcome in order to make them successful mediums for growing this cereal. A poorly drained soil is absolutely unsuited tor the growing of wheat. In order for wheat to success- fully pass the winter it must make suf- ficient root growth and sufficient de- velopment ot tDp so that there is strength to survive winter climatic conditions. Moreover, if water stands in the soil, alternate freezing and thawing are sure to dislodge tho young plant and expose its roots to the sun and drying winds of spring. Muck soil Is notably high in nitrogen, low in phosphoric add and very low In potash. An attempt to grow fall wheat on this soil will nearly alw.-iys result in an excessive growth of straw which goes down, and the production ot small heads poorly filled with shrivelled grain. This is the result ot lack ot phosphate and potash. 6. What fertilizers are recommend- ed for wheat and I )w should they be applied? Ans. â€" From the general experience ot the work ot this station, we ara led to recommend on medium loam soils the use of 200 to 300 lbs. per acre of a fertilizer of the type of 0-14- 16. Much nitrogen will have been add- ed by the growth of legumes and the addition of manure. The phosphoric acid and potash added in this type of fertilizer produces a balance of plant- food which gives excellent results. On soils for which it is impossible to supply a dressing of manure, and on soils which normally do not grow suf ficient straw, the use of such fertil- izers as 2-12-6 or 3.10-5 is recommend, ed at the rate ot 250 to 375 lbs. per acre. In all cases best results are obtained by drilling the fertilizers into the soil at the time the wheat is sown. The Greatest Work Have you known how to meditate, and manage your life? You have per- formed the greatest work of all. â€" Moiitaignu. .> Mr. Peters: "At last we're out of debt." Mrs. Peters: "Oh, thank good- ness! Now I c:\u get credit a.gain." Humane Warfare In the fighting with the police one man was killed and many injured be- cause guns, clubs and brickbats were used. When the infantry moved in to take pos.session tear gas was employ- ed. It did the work whicli might otherwise have required bayonets, rifle butts or gunshots. .\ most un- plea-sant episode might have been the consequence of trying to control the disorder and eject llio men by force. The gas did It with ease. The mili- tary had the upper hand at once. Chemicals can be used to subdue American cltlzons, but International agreement seeks to bar the use of gas on enemies, sentimentalizing on cate- gory of destructive weapons as hu- mane and another as unspeakably bar- baricâ€"Chicago Tribune. fl, â€" -___ Fewer Schools Result Of Improved Roads Raleigh, N.C. â€" ConsolldatIon.s to reduce further the number ot schools In North Carolina will be effected next session, according to plans an- nounced by the State Board of Equali- zation. This moro, primarily In the Inter- est of "economy," Is made possible because of the State's Improved highway system and adequate trans- portation facilities. Britain and India By Ramsay MacDonald We never wished to intervene in the communal controversies ot India. We made that abundantly clear during both sessions ot the round table when we strove hard to get the Indians to settle this matter between themselves. We have realized from the very first that any decision we may make is like- ly â€" to begin with, at any rate â€" to be criticized by every community purely from the viewpoint ot its own com- plete demands. But we believe that in the end considerations ot Indian needs will prevail, and all communi- ties will see that their duty is to co- operate in working out the new Con- stitution which is to give India a new place in the British Commonwealth ot Nations. We should be only too glad :f at any stage before the proposed bill becomes law the communities can reach an agreement among themselves. The government will be rjady and willing to substitute for its scheme, i.Ither in respect ot any one or more ot the pro- vinces or in respect of the whole jf British India. EASY WINNER The defendant in the breach of pro- mise action was a singularly ugly lit- tle man. When his counsel rose to address tho jury, lie said: "You've heard tlie evidence ot the plaintiff, believe this enchanting, this fascinating, this captivating, this accomplished girl would favor the advances or listen, save with scorn, to the amorous pro- testations of the wretched and re- pulsive creaure, the deformed aiwl degraded defendant?" His client tried to interrupt. "Silence, sir!" replied his counsel, in an undertone. "Gentlemen," ho continued, "do you think this girl would ever have permitted an offer of marriage to be made her by this miserable atom of humanity, who would have to stand on a penny to look over twopence?" The jury thought not. Vci-ilit f. r drifendant. Capt. Jam?3 A. Molllaon, first westward solo filer of the Atlantic, Rives the motors ot his trusty plane a minute Inspection and every I thing seems to be in working order. QUICKER Tony and his friend were at a loo. !â-  end one afternoon and becomin;j troublesome, so father proposed that they should pot some geraniums for him. The suggestion met with ap- proval, and off the tw^o boys went t.o start the job. At the tea-tahle later father asked what they had do-..? with the trowel. "Oh," .said the truthful Tony, "we didn't use the trowel. We just took turns with my airgun." Powder Made by Grecians Before Christian Era Princeton, N.J. â€" Cosmetics used by Grecian women 400 years before tho Christian era were manufactured by methods almost identical with those of tolay, according to discoveries by Princet< n University chemists. Analy- sis of a white face powder found in a tomb in Corinth by Dr. T. Leslie Shear, of the Princeton art and arch- aeology department, disclosed that they were cubes of carbonate of lead which Grecian manufacturers had produced by a process much like that employed now in the production ot white lead, a paint pigment. The discovery of the white cos- ir.etics by Dr. Shear was a rare Tind, . ithtugh their use by Grecian and Ro- man women is frequently mentioned in classical writings. Red cosmetioi used by the ancients have been found before and some of this type is on dis- play in the British Museum. This type was produced from a plant. An old Grecian poem, in warning against their use, observes that "never by use of psimythion (the Greek word for white face powder) can you make ;i Helen out of Hecuba." The Romans knew the white cos- metic as "serussa" and Ovid, cele- brated Latin poet, ir author of an essay on "the care of the complex- ion." Dr. Shear, who is now associated with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, as field director of the excavating of the ancient Market Placj there, has recently returned to Princeton from the scene of opera- tions, where he spent the past season Spain to Use $32,001,000 in Constructing Schools Madrid.â€" The Offlcial Gazette re- cently published a decree authorizing the Finance Ministry to Issue bonds to tho extent of 400,000,000 pesetas (about $32,000,000) tor construction of new schools in Spain. The teacher told the children about the Garden of Eden and how Adam and Eve had disobeyed after being t'orbiddsn to eat the fruit of one trc«. "Now, .hildren," she said, "can any- one tell me what lesson that teaches i.^?" "Yes, miss," replied a small r.y. "Eat less fruit." Fly -"Here's a find. Just the thing for my barber shop."