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Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large \ CANADA Slop, LooU. and LUUn A. fc!l titop al railway crossings coats nothing iu cash and litilo in time. It la rhuap insurance aKainst injury or fatality. â€" Toronto Tnle- gram. Romance and the Automobile. "1 hate all motor cars. I lialo them •linost as though they were aul- n>ate beings. Tlie internal combub- tion engine has si>oilt EnKlaiid. There Is no romance in travel now." Thus Lady Eleanor Smith, daugh- ter of the late Lord Hlrlvenhead, and herself a writer of no mean merit. It Is true that the automo- bile lias annihilated distance, but liaa it not also brought within the grasp of tl e multitude a whole world of travel from 'which they had for- merly been banned? And bas It kJilad romance? Is there no beauty left in the English l^ake District, In Devon, In the Scottish mountains, or lo the York-shire diiles? So long as beauty remains In the world, ro- mance cannot die. And beauty will live BO long a8 man does not delib- erately destroy it by trying to improve upon Nature's handiwork. It is not a matter of automobiles' of any other forms of transportation, but wjjftt lies in the mind of the beholder and •what ho may feed upon. If the auto- mobile helps him to appreciate the beauties of tlio Dominion of the love- liness of Shakespeare's lands '^«° the automobile la surely a boon and not a curse. Lady Eleanor Smith l)ag spoken out of turn. â€" Montreal Daily SUr. Scientific Discovery. This would most assuredly be a bleak and uninteresting world with- out the scientists. One of 'em bas discovered, ftftr painstaking re- searclies, that a frog Is not ticklish under the arm. â€" Border Cities Star. Thanks to Imperial Conference. The lesson of the Ottawa Confer- ence has first been learnt by the mo-st refractory of all countriesâ€" the United States. For some months our neighbors have been gradually brought to the realization that they were on the point of losing their tw'o best clientsâ€" Britain and Can- |ida. And this realization, which made them foresee an Irreparable di.sasler, has made them sympathetic to the idea of entering into a treaty on the basis of fifty-fifty. In proiwr- tlon to their real readiness to depart from their habitually selfish point of view, tho conversations at '^N'ashlng- ion will have fruitful results. â€" La Patrie, Montreal. Headless Drivers. Tlie instance of a legless South Carolina man driving a car after be- ing denied a license recalls the num- ber of headless persons who do the aame thing. â€" ^Buffalo Courler-Ex- press. (foresight. The man who built a twocar ga- rage In 1928 was foresighted after all. He keeps the car in one side and lives in the other. -Guelph Mer- cery, Roosevelt's Magic. President Roosevelt Is the first President who has been able to make the rest of the world sit up and take notice with no other influ- ence than his own personal weight, and his •countrymen will respect him accordingly whatever their politics. It la astoninhiug the difference a man makes in any situation. His- tory will agree that la the present Juncture at any rate, Mr. UoosevoU Is Slime man. Hamilton Herald. Just the Same. Says Hamilton Spoctator: "That Italian mother of 18 daughters pro- bably geta .so weary lisUMiintf to the dally argument about whose turn It \i tri do the dlifhes that she does them herself, half the time." She Is, therefore, we take it, In the same position aa the mother of one dauKh- ter. Woodstock Sentlnel-Uevlew. New Market. Canadian cattle imported by Ihe United Kingdom in the llrst two months of 1H33 numbered 3,ft:!.") as against nil In the same period lust year. Of those, 3,209 were received in F«bruary and 776 in January. The twci.months' .supply from the hlhli Freo State was 79,706, compared with 123,306 in the same period last ear. ( 'harlotteiown Ouardlan. War'i Aftermath. |i look KiiKland thirty ft n- yi-ars to recover from the Napoleonic U'lir. The pepolo of today should Hxerclse patience after a cataclysm •uch as the (Jreat War, esppclally •hiou It was followed by an '.rgy of •xlravagance and left a heritage of debts such as the iworld h«» never known " Vlitoria IXilly «'oli>nl'<t. Rise In Prices. After what they have etperlenced during the past few ycar^-, it Is well nndemtood wh.v the gr.iln growers »linuld be dubious of the future, but >SerB Is a strong nPiitiment of oi>tl- fni^ni developing In all rtlrerlions •iii'U Itself mn.v have an Imiioilant effect on the world markets. â€" Ite- glna Star. THE EMPIRE, Inevitably. "Take oft your clothes. He down In a hot bath, and what do you hear?" askf a doctor. The telephone bell starting to ring in a hot bath, and what do you hear?" !al. Mr. Shaw's Bad Jokes. The Americans are angry with Mr. Bernard Shaw, who has looked In on them during lili world tour. They think his jokes are In bad ta.sto. It Is obvious that they neith- er understand nor appreciate our national playboy. .\ll lila best Jokes have been In bad taste, â€" London Daily Express. Britain's Export Trade. The trade of flie whole world haa shrivelled, and we doubt If there is a single country, great or small, which can show the "moderate" ex- pansion of exports disclosed In these Board of Trade figures for March. That in Itself Is a matter for real oncouragoment. Till recently our best boast has been that we were suffering leas than others. Now It Is I>ossible to flatter ourselves that our export trade Is actually on the mend. â€" Ijondon Daily Telegraph, «> In Disgrace" A British Triumph. Pre.sh laurels are added to the fame of British cars and racing drivers by the 1,000-miIo road race round Italy, In wiiicli Captain G. \i. T. Eyston and Lord Howe won the first two prizes Iu their class. This was the first time a specially pre- pared British team had been enter- ed. It was almost an Impudent challenge. Throe small Britiah cars were pitted against giant competi- tors driven by the finest "aces" of the Continent In a terrific test for men and engines. Capt. Eyston was the first homo, having completed the arduous course at a speed of 56.90 miles an hour, including stops, and Lord Howe was only a I'ow minutes behind hira, â€" London Daily Mall. National Character. A public conscience is the sum of private consciences. The vision without wlilch the people perisli is a personal vision. The Christian go.spel of goodwill -to which the world is kIow to ll.sten â€" Is an indi- vidual message. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor" la mora than a gen- eral injunction. It Is for each of us, as.siduously, hopefully, to seek that which will give light in darkness and guide our feet into the way of peace. â€" Sir Alfred Ewing In The Ilibbcrt Journal (Lor ion). , For biting Senator Haltio Caraway and biting at Premier Ben. nett. Major. Roosevelt's police dog, will be muzzled. Senator Cara, way's arm was bruisedâ€" Mr. Bennett's trousers snagged. Queen Mary Sends Gift 1 10- Year Expeiiment To Toronto Children w-% r» e ^ a • i • • ror Perfect Airship. Advertising, Ancient and Modern. Advorti:,lng la not a fancy devel- opment of modern times. It has al. ways existed from the earliest days of buying and selling. The town- crier making announcements at the strcf t-corner, the hawker shouting loudly to attract attention in an east- ern bazaar â€" all are advertisers. The difference betweeu ancient and mod- ern advertising corresponds to the changes in inothoda of production and distribution. Between tho pro- ducer and the distributor today stands the advertiser, performing a function which becomes more and more important in proportion ag In- dustry Is conducted on a larger scale, and as potential consumers are more widely scattered. â€" Specta- tor (London.) April Construction Brisk In the Dominion Toronto. â€" Construction ;vctivity for April was ahno.st equal to tho com- binetl totals of January, Februnry and Miarch, according to figures compiled by MacLf-an Building Re[x>rts Limit- ed. Contracts a-warded throughout Canada for April totalled ?8,(>0?,700 a; compared with $3,191,600 in March and similar amounts for January and February. Quebec led al! other provinces in conti-acts awarded wnth a total of $3,- 365,GO0. Ontario followed with 52,- 045,1(K), while the total for Western Ciinada was $2,910,:i00 and for the Maritime Provinces, .?287,700. Engineering work amounted to $o,- 849,200; ubsines-s buildings, $2,473,- 000; industrial, .$40.5,500, and resi- dential, $1,881,000. Fifrures for contemplated or pro- poijed work indicate even greater ac- tivity in the immadiate future. "Bluenose" Carries Woman Old Tradition Defied Halifu.x. â€" - tiowling along before fresh winds in the chill of an Atlantic dawn, the famed Bluenose, cliampion of the Atlantic fishing fleet, was off Canso, N.S. Four passengers were on board the craft, including Miss Marion Young, Halifax. Her pi'esence was proof that hearty Cap'n Walters places lit- tle confidence in at least one sui)er- stibion of the sea-faring folk. For that tradition has it that disaster awaits with sea-faring craft carrj'ing a woman passenger. Would Add to Motorists' Code of Warnings Now York. â€" To the motorists' code of a straight arm for "I am going to make a left turn," a lowered arm for "I am going to stop," and so forth. Gladj-s A. Reichard, Assistant Pro- fes.sor of Anthropology at Barnard College, would add another. A long toot on the horn, a short toot, and a long toot, like beep-be- boep, for "a boy is stealing a ride on the back of your cat-." She pointed out that 18 children were killed in New York stealing rides last year, and 519 injured, and announced that she was starting a campaign for a universal adoption of the warning signal from on© motorist to another. THE UNITED STATES. Source of Power. At the mouth of the Severn, lOiig- land, the waters rise ana fall 47 feet at tho equinoxes. Kven the spring tides have a rango of 10 feet and the neap or 2'J. Why not build a dam to hold back the water and pay It out guadiially through turbines which would be coupled with dynamos to generate electric energy? Moon and sun Would turn the wheels of Drit- Ish factories. New York Time?. 24 Killed, 138 Hurt In Rail Accidents Ottawa. â€" Twei.ty-four persons were killed and 138 inj,ure<l in railway and railway-crossing accidents during February, accoixling to a statement issued by tho Board of Railway Com- missioners. Of those killed one wa.-i a railway passenger, 12 were employ- ees and 11 were classifie<l as "others." Ton passenger.s, 102 employees and 20 "others" were injured. With regard to accidents at high- way crossings, two occurred in Que- bec and 12 in Ontario. His Majesty the King 23 Years on Throne London. â€" Flags flying throughout tho country, lengthy eulogies in the iK'wspai)crs and a 21-gun salute at all military posts was the only commem- oration on May 6 of the 23rd anni- versmry of His Majesty King George's accession to the throne. He -wTill be 68 years old Jirne 3. A stream of congratulatory mes- sages poui-ed into Buckingham Palace. There was no formal celebration at the Palace wh.>re tho King and Queen spent the day quietly together, but every Royal servant drank to the health of the Rulers in champagne and port supplied by the King. Rail^way Reports Cut In Operation Costs Montreal. â€" Gros-s revenues of the all-inclusive system of the C^inadian National Railways during March were $11,399,215, a decrease of $2,- 856,290, !us companxl with the reven- ues for March, 1932. Operating ex- penses, totalling $11,054,522 in March, 1933, showed a decline of $2,104,083 in the same comparison, leaving a net revenue deficit of $255,307, as against $496,900, a decline of $752,207. For the three months since the first of the calendar year, gross revenues decline*! $9,077,277. Operating ex- pense.s were $6,383,585 les.s. Toronto, May 8. â€" One of the most charnun|> royal gifts to eonrie to this country is a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen and little Princess Eliza- iK-th which arrived at the Queen Mary Hospital for Consumptive Children on the banks of the H umber at Weston on .Saturday. It l>ears the simple auto- British Airmen Doubt Com- mercial or War Value of Present Dirigible Plan London â€" .A.fter the loss of the U.S. Navy .-Vkron and the loss of the Brlt- graph in the Queen's own handwrit- igii r.ioi those who believe In the fu- ing, "Mary R. and little Klizab<th.' Behind the presentntion, there lies a story. Back in 1913, Her Maj>jsty pressed the electric button in Buckingham Palace which caused to swing open the doors of the ho.si)ital that bears er name. Ever since that time, she as taken a deep and personal interest in the ir-stitution that has bronght back health to scores of Canadian youngsters. For a consider::ble length of time, a picture of the Quetn and Princess Elizabeth had held a place of honor ever sii.ce the little patients it the Queer. I»Iary Hospital .saw this ture of lighter-than-alr craft and those who doubt have been weigh- ing their cases. la England th< doubters appear more confirmed than ever In their opinions, and it ts 6afe to say that there are many whose faith in the future of the gas- borne airship has been rudely shaken. If not destroyed. Assessing the two possiWe Uise* for the airship â€" civil and military â€" British experts focus particular at tentlon upon the possible future foi commercial lighter-than-alr transport, So far only one dirigible, the Gra' Zeppelin, has flown commercially in an English illustrated magazine,! and that only on the route from Ger clipped it and had it framed. When His Excellency the Earl of Bcssborough, Governor-General of Canada, recently visited the hospital, the framed clipping came to his at- tention. When the story reached the Queen's ears, she graciously forward- ed the original, much to the surprise and delight of the little patients. This has now replaced the baded but care- fully preserved clipping and hangs where all the youngsters in the hos- pital may see it. ^ R.C.M.P. Now Guard Canada's Game Birds Montreal. â€" Empowered to en- force the Migratory Birds Conven- tion Act the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police have started out to patrol Canada's hunting lands in an effort to curb the tiuwtrranted slaughter ot game birds. Plans have been completed by the "Mounties" for an efficient patrol coverage of the Province of Quebec. During the past few years slaughter of game birds, including ducks and geese on their way to and from their northern nesting grounds, has been so great as to seriously threaten certain varieties of extinction. Pro- vincial, federal, and private game wadens, hampered by lack of man power, have battled inefficiently for years against the despoiling of Can- ada's bird preserves., A check will be made to determine the extent of out-of-season shooting and despoiling of nests. Hunters* etiuipment will be liable to inspec- tion In order to ascertain ^vtether the forbidden automatic shotgun, machine gun, or any like firearm was .not included in the hunters' equipment. Besides protecting edible varieties of birds, such as geese, ducks, and woodcocks, the mounted police will see that there is no need- less killing of Insectivorous birds like bobolinks, woodpeckers, wrens, and all perching birds. Penalties for infringement of the Migratory Bird Act are unusually severe for in addition to a fine of $300 and costs, or the alternative six months In jail, the offending hunter stands to lose all his equip- ment through confiscation. .? Six Canadians Awarded Scholarships by Yale New Haven, Conn. â€" Six Canadians have been awarded scholarships by Yale ITnlverslty according to a recent announcement. Sterling Fellowships were won by Cecil T. Lane of Mont- real in eoclology and William J. O'Meara of Ottawa in philosophy. The Henry Daggett Hooker Fellow- ship in Botany went to William Fergu- son of St. Laurent, Que. Federlck W. Schaefer of Gravenhurst, Ont,, won the Kellogg Fellowship iu classics, while University Fellowships were awarded to William E. MacFarland of HaVelock, N.B.. and Clarence R. Tracy of Toronto. .> Meeting the Situation "Where's the cashier?" "Cirone to the races." "Gom to the races in business hours?" "Yes, sir. It's his last chance of making the books balance.'" 100 Die In Mississippi Tornado National Tree. .\ii organijialiou o( nature lovers Is usklHg Congress to pick a nation- al troo. Without wl.shiuK to priiju- dU'O tho thing, we'd .say. offhiind. that the plum app^'uls most Btrongly 1(1 mo-t of the chosen reproscnta- tlvtiv of llip people. Boston Herald. Not Brilliant. A slender and pretty young lady look a liixicab the other day and said. In clear and lovely tones, that she wished to go to the corner of l-'ifly Urst sirwt and Park avenue. When next sho looked up. she behold l.oi-self iM'ing drivi'n past Fil'ty-lir.st, well (m toward Vlliy second. She spoke to the driver sharply, "Why are you going to Klfly-second St. 7" she demanded, "1 said Fifly-tlrst." Mo Hhrngged, and then unhappily explained bow It tviis posslhlw tor fuih mistakes to be made. "Tf I wa.'? hrllliunt, lady, I wouldn't be driving this cab." he salrt.â€"New Yorkwr. -♦ Medford. MassHchusclit. h I'ily with R4 00(1 people bad no dentils from inn lor v.'lilcif nccldenl,! last year. many to South America. Only a con* paratively few passengers, can bi carried, and they are allowed a mini mum of luggage. A small amount o^. mail is also carried. The fare pei head ia considerably In excess of thai by first-class steamer , while th« comfort is not to be compared. Financial Results Lacking There la as yet no record of tht full financial result* of this com mercial experiment. At present, too. the Graf Zeppelin has har gas bagi filled with hydrogen, so the risk ol fire has still to be reckoned with. The supplies of the nonlnflammabl* helium gaa are, as far as U known, located only In the United State* and Canada in sufficient quamtity t« be of use in filling the great gaa bags. Dr. Hugo Eckener, the Ger- man dirigible designer and skipper, looks forward to having the nei« LZ-127, which Is building at Frled- richshafen, borne on helium. ^"hat of the llghter-thanair crafl for warlike purposes? British eom- m.entators reveal that In the World War Germany was the sole possessor of large airships. Of 61 Zeppelini assigned to the German fleet 17 were lost by enemy action, 23 by accidents, and 6 were abandoned as useless â€" a total of 51 out of 61. Except In size It is doubtful if the airship has been much improved In efficiency since those days, but the military airplana in range, speed and ability to react and fly at great altitudes has been improved out of all recognition. Th« use of the airship in face of thfi great- ly increased efficiency of the air- plane would surely be even more proT>- lematical now than It was between 1914-lS. Dr. Eckener Undeterred Dr. Eckener, talking with the Ber- lin correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor, said that he aud his colleagues would not be deterred by the .\kroa disaster from continuing their plans. He hoped, too, that pub- lic opinion would continue to sup port them. Great Brita'ji Is at present "out of the market" for airships. The tt- 100, the Buraey airship, bas been dismantled and only a very small air force personnel Is maintained to watch current developments. Prob. ably the view of an ex-pllot In tin Spectator is characteristic. He con- tends that the airship Is looked al from a wrong and dangerous mgU by the press, public, and even oy tha authorities. It Is, he says, not • commercial proposition: It Is still an experiment, and an incomplete ont at that. What the airship needs li 10 years of undisturbed, unhustled ex. periment, by the end of which tim« 1 would be known whether It was « practical means of locomotive. How many people, he concludes, wouU book by the Berengarla If they kne» she would sink If her engines broki down ? Norway Sends Ship To Chicago Expositiox Kristianssand, Ni^rway.â€" Bound fa Montreal and ultimately Chicago where she will officially represen! Exposition, the Norwegian traininj ship Sorlandet sailed from here loade< with examples of Norwegian industrj ai d commerce. The trip is uiuler the direct patron age of King Haakon of Norway and ii being undertaken by tho Sorlandet ai she is snuiU enough to permit navig* tion through the lake canals to Chi- cago. In addition to crew and offi- cers, 88 apprentices to the Norwegiai merdiant marine are on board. rUiod loliinvfd a deathdeuling tornado which swept lower Mississippi states killing about lOo and iiijiiiini? over 1.000. Tbi>< k, tho auburbiin sivMlon of Ya;:oo. Missls.-iippi Start Work on 2-Mile Bridg« CoiKjnhagen. - Constrix-lion haa started on th-.> ' >ngest conisbineil rail and roa<l bridge in Eurojv, running two miles between the Danish islamU of Falster and 7;eeland. The cost is estimated at $10,000,000. An Enjf- Hah firm got the co.Dkract, Four New Warships Italian Navy Program KiM.io.- -.Vdmiral Sirianni. Secretary of th-^ N'av>, aiuioum'cd in the Cham- ber of Deputies last week that the Italian Government had decided to con.^truct two cruisers of about 7,(V0O ton.< oaoh and two torpedo boats of tkX> t*>n.« ouring the fiscal y«ar 1933- '-* I \t 4.