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Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Larp;e Passengers Have Narrow Escape CANADA Children at the Wheel A 14year-olil ChlcaKo lUgh sohoo! Rirl. driving an aiituiu()l>ll(> aluiiK a I>uljli(' higliway reci'iuly. struck a 7- year-old hoy wlio was lidliiK a bicyclu. The boy was not Ijadly injured, and wilupsses 8aid that llie kIi'1 'l'<t every- thing an adult driver could have done to avoid liittInK him. Ilutlt preyed on her mind, and tho tragic upshot was that after a sleepless night of brood- Ihk the girl eommitted .suicide. It is a pitiful story, and makes a sad commentary on tlie automobile age. Why should a child of 14 years be permitted to drive a car in heavy tratllc â€" or for that matter in any kind of traffic? Handling an automobile these days Is strictly a job for aduItH. The nervous strain tliat llie accidents of the road can bring to a driver is Bomcthing no child ought to have to shoulder. â€" Wood.stock Sentinel - Re- rlow. Protectors Protected Not newspapcrmeu alone but the Ttublic generally will he Interested in the new law put into effect recently in New Jersey under which no court, grand jury, or other iiKiuisitorial body could require any reported to divulge the source of confidemlal information used In news articles. This law simp- ly recognizes what has long been the code of the news-gatheriiig profession: that a reporter is in honor bound to protect the person from whom lie gets information of legitimarn interest to the public. It is a new bulwark for tho freedom o f the press. â€" Halifax Heraid. producing a million clocks Hamilton Spectator. a year.- Pepping Up Death Gamble Kew trains to run ll'i niilos an liour are being planned for United Slates railroads. That should pep up the "Let's beat it to the crossing" fans.â€" Ottawa Citizen. Joke on the Buffalo A couple of years ago, an e.\i)ert was driven from Wawa to Michipicoteu Falls one cold winter's day. Tlie driver tucked the buffalo robe careful- ly around his passenger and climbed In. "Of course, " .says the efficiency man, "thi.s is all wrong. There i.s real- ly more warmth in a buffalo robe vsheii you wear the hair inside and the skin Outside." Mac looked at the engineer. ".Well." he Hoys, "it's quite a joke on the buffalo to have been wearing it wrong ail these years."â€" Sault Ste. Marie Star. Strawberries En Route An Aluhania woman wiio raises ear- ly Ktrawl)erries for tlie market waH overcome recently liy the Inqulsllivo streak that is popularly supposed to be a component pan of the feminiiio make up. As the Kitchener .\ews Ite- cord tells the story, a tioderich house- wife bought a box of herrles. tor which she paid :!9 cents. In the bottom of the box was a note. It was: "Please write nie who bought this box and the price paid for it. We rec<'ived 75 cents a crate of 24 lioxes. Picked hy Kuth Williams, Cullman, Alabama, Route 9." A brief joust with mental arithmetic reveals that tho grower received for her product just 3 1-25 cents i)or box. The sjjreud, by the time the berries got to the table of the consumer, was just short of 26 cents. .\ot all of that, of course, was accountable to the proIUs of those who had bundled the berries between patch and retail sale. Duty, exchange and transportation combined to roll up tlie price, and, of course, the midclletnan and distribut- ing agents got their bits.â€" Hamilton Spectator. The lake steamer George M. Cox on the reef In Lake Sui>erior near the Rock ot Ages light. The 120 passengers, several severely injured, were take:i oft by a coast guard boat. THE EMPIRE Increase in Motor-car Sales There is at least one trade â€" the motor industry â€" which cannot be said to he suffering gravely from the gen- eral depression. More pjrivate cars were registered in March tlian in any single month hitherto, tlie total being 1,722 above that for the previous re- cord nidiith, March, 1929. In the first three months of the year 4G,105 new cars were registered, a figure which falls below that of the peak year by only 42. The result is not so surpris- ing as it appears, and cannot safely be taken as a sisn of returning gener- al prosperity. For in tlie years im- mediately preceding 1929 the motor liabit was increasing rapidly and the registration figures going forward In a steep upward curve. The market was still very far below saturation point. In the ordinary course of events we should have expected a continuous expansion between 1929 and 1933. What actually happened i-raa 5ist llieie was some falling off after 1929, and that this deficiency is now being made good. For the industries con-! '"'' <^f ""â-  ^''''*-''** ^"''"'"K'* Married Women Work To Keep Homes Together The Welland-Port Colborne Tribune, writing editorially on "Married Wo- men Out of Work," says: '"Occasionally there are bitter com- plaints against married women hold- ing I'lyioU job.«, the attacks usually con.ing from members of the workinj* class who demand the job of the mar- ried women. Most of the protests come from women and the animosity cf their remarks suggests some common underlying psychological incentive. I/ong centuries of custom have im- planted in the human mind the no- tion that when a woman marries she must fit into the stereotyped hou.^e- wife mould. "The usual argument is that no married women should hold a job as long as there are jobless unmarried women. Many exceptions from such a rule mu.st be allowiKi. "Not all married women working outside the home are doing .so for the 1 >ve of work or for love of luxuries their husbands cannot afford to buy them. By far the greater number are in factories stores, offices and schools because their husbands do not earn enough to keep their family together and maintain their home witheut the Whei\\ the Return to Farms In sixty years the entire picture ot Canadian life has changed. In 1S71 thero -vsere 81 peisons out of every Jiundred living in tho country, while In i931 there were nearly 54 out ot every hundred in the cities and towns. Even these figures, impressive though they are, do not disclose tho whole story, for the reason that persons living lii email communUies and unincorporated villages are recorded as rural dwellers. A( tually, according to llgures compiled by the Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics, only 31.7 of the whole population ot Canada live on farms. Thore Is, however, a noticeable return movement toward the farms now in progress. â€" Fredericton Cleaner. Why Accidents Happen In the urban centres the pedestrians Tiave rights which must he respected, but accidents constantly occur he- cause pedestrians are careless or ab- Borbed when crossing the streets. For their own safety they must develop eternal vigilance and caution. The fatalities and injuries are not Inevitable. Tliat is tho fact to recog- nize. Totalled up .these accidents are a ghastly story they are also ghastly evidence of human lapses of one kind or another, and of the need of a sus- tain'd effort to inculcate habits of safe driving and safe walking â€"Win- nipeg Free I'ress. cerned it is an encouraging sign so â-  ^'"S"I<? \â„¢man has only herself to s-'.ip- lur as it goes, showing that the luitiiral P"'"*- Pi'eatcr suffering would resu'.t growth of the motoring habit is sut- *''""'" Pi\'i"K 'i*''' I'"' 3"^ "^ some llcient to counteract the trade slump. --The Spectator, London. U.S. and World Peace America lias now formally pledged herself to tako from henceforth a ill- rect active part in the guardianship of the peace of the world. That is tlio effect of Mr. Davis's statement. Mr. Davis promised in the name of ills country to join others In abolishing aggressive weapons, to consult with others in case of a threat to peace, and to 'participate in a system ot supervision to ensure llie faithful car- rying out of any measures of disarma- nient. " The last is clearly the most important of these obligations. An American representative on the Per- nmiient Commission of Control will be a solid giniraiitee of America's active, liiactical concern in tho work ot dis- aiinami'iitâ€" The News-Chronicle. mother. "Where married women are engag- e 1 in positions desired b.v men or single women it is very likely that the employers have found the former more efficient or more adapted to the work. There is certainly no c<mspir- i .' among employers against the un- married." How's Your Vocabulary? We read tliat broadcasting has add- ed five hundred words to the average raid fan's vocabulary. Some say in (Ot- tawa the total now excees six hun- dredâ€"Ottawa Journal. British Clocks "If ever an Industry saw i.iiportun- Ity and took It. the dock trade has done sn," reports the secretary of the British Clock Maniifactuier..)' Associa- tion, jn sending for review a special number of a magazine piihlished in the interests of the trade. The effoots of the new Hritl..<h policy „f modified proiection. coupled with the advantage olTeied by the sterling exihiinge sitiia- thm. have been truly remarkable. It Is expected that in the couise ot the present year nearly one hundred times «s many clocks will be prodiued in Kng- Ilsh factories as in the year IS.'io, the Inirease being from ZliMM\ to two and « half millions. Milllon^i of pounds have been invested in the industry and foreign competition Is beini; most suc- cessfully met. in spite of the fact tliat «h« imported (locks are made to sell •t ridiculously low prices. It Is said. In some InHtanien. that foreign tim<' pieces are put on the market at about one-i)i.«th the values asked live vfKrs â-  go. (he compeltlion coming mainly from Kiiropean countries, with Japan ste,i1ily increasing Its output TKere ore 2"; factories now in tba( toV^fvrr, Caste Defended Caste is by no means the unmixed evil whidi Mr. (laiKlhl and some re- formers reiiresent it to he. (And even Mr. CaiidhI has stated that he Njyiild not marry a (laughlei' of his below her caste). A former editor of the Spec- tutor, the late Meredith Townsend, be- lieved the caste system to be "a mar- vellous discovery . . . which throiigh ages has protected Hindu society from iUKirchy anil from the worst evils of indii.-'triiil and competitive life â€" it is an automatic poor-law to begin with and the strongest form known of trade union."- London Siiectator. Ontario Historical Society Annual Meeting at Guelph Starting June 2lst. tlie Ontario Ilis- torcal Society will hold a three-day annual meeting in the Ontario .\gri-, cultural College, Guelph. A varied and interesting program Is offered which will include trips to Fer- gus and Klora, for which arrangements are being made hy the Wellington County llistori<'al Society. At Fergus a visit will be made to the well-known rose garden of Mr. J. C. Templin im June 22n(l. "What wo need to-day is not new political institutions or new ecoiuunic systems. What we need to-day is a new spirit." â€" Hisliop William T. Man- ning. Who Makes a Garden Who rears four walls around a little plot, Some still, seclud(>d spot. And digs and sows therein, has done a thing Beyond his reckoning. In one small, fended space. Beauty and deep, untellable content Make their abiding-place. And measureless peace Is pent. There time takes note ot tender hap- penings: The shimmer of a biittertty'a blue wings .\bove the clustered phlox; A spider's will to work a miracle Between two hollyhocks; A hidden cricket's humble prophecies, A brown bird by a pool, and all that goes Into the lovely lifetime ot a rose; A pansy's lore, and little questing bees' Strange sweet biographies. Who makes a garden plans beyond his knowing. Old roads are lost, old dwellings have their day. For, year by year, as April's heart is stirred. Spring after punctual spring. Across the little acre's wintry gray Comes, slowly traced, an old, authentic word In radiant lettering; A shining script of tendril, vine, ami whorl â€" N(>'.v green, pale gold, clear lavender, and pearl. Petal by delicate petal, leaf by leaf. â€" Nancy Byrd Turner, in "A Riband on My Rein." (Hartford, Conn.: Kdwin Valeniue Mitchell i. Strathroy Student Wins Ferguson Trophy Award London. Out.â€" Don Wright of Strath- roy has been made the recipient ot the Howard Ferguson trophy by the committee at University ot Western Ontario. The award, granted with athletic Paris Opens School For Tourist Guides Parisâ€" Mark Twain once complain- ed that the |rdinary Paris guide didn't know the d|prerence between a fresco and a firephig. To remedy thi.s condition, if it real- ly exists, a "School for Touristic In- struction" has lieen opened in the Ministry of Public Works, its purpose being to increase the competence and usefulness of tourist guides. Seventy students are already enrolled, follow- ing a comprehensive curriculum which includes frescoes if not fire- plugs, also Gothic churches, Parisian history, and so forth. Montmartre night-life, however, is not included in the studies, since it is agreed that most tourists piaster this subject with- out outside aid. This School for Tourist Guides does not purpose, or even hope, to turn its students into expert architects, con- noisseurs of the arts, and reliable hij- torians; but plans to give them an accurate if elementary knowledge of Paris, its history and its artistic trea- sures, so that they will be able to give an intelligent answer to most ques- tions asked them. Paris guides, who successfully pass their examinations at this school, will be given diplomas testifying to their competence; they will also be allowed to wear a distinctive button, so that they can be easily recognized. In the past, the ordinary gtfide has been a pleasant, well-meaning individual who merely repeated information which he had memorized, and which he un- derstood inadequately. The new school will give the old (and the new) guide an intelligent background and a solid basis for his work, it is believed. Electrical Fly-Catcher Shown in Germany A new electrical fly-catcher was shown iu operation at Leipzig, Ger- many. It consists of a metal container, In which a wire screen is placed. The screen is baited with some sweet Hooked Trout Revive in 7/atei Gill Injuries not Fata' if Small Fish Promptly Returned to Stream Small trout which have b«en Injured abiTut the gills by the angler's book will soon recover, in mauy cases al lea.st. if they are promptly freed and put back into the waiter. That statement may be contrary t( a belief which is perhaps quite widelj held hut tests made hy a Canadian in vestigator hav.T indicated that it is true, and sportsmen who happen to land small trout when fishing for the big fellows should make it a point to get them back into the water at onci so that they may have a chance to re cover and nature and help to ensur« good sport for angiers later on. Ii some cases, of course, the fisheries re gulations provide that trout under cer tain sizes must be returned to thi stream or lake but, regulations aside It 13 good sportsmanship to put thi small fish back Iu the water so thai they may help to maintain the augUni resources. The investigation as to the eCfec of hook injuries on small trout wai carried out last year under the Biologi cal Board of Canada, which is tin federal fisheries research body ant operates under the control of the Min ister of Fisheries. A number of trou; with hook injuries iu their gills â€" sev- eral gill arches â€" were under observa- tion in the tests, being placed in a trough where they could easily be watched. Their injuries made them sluggish and, to quote from the report of the investigator, they "did not re- spond readily to tactile stimuli for several hours," but after twenty-foui hours most of them seemed quite nor- mal again. Only a small percentage- less than ten per cent â€" failed to sur Vive, and to quote again from the re port, "the experiment indicates that a high percentage of hooked trout whici are injured, eveu to the extent ol se7erUig a gilf arch, may be expected to live if returned to the water when released from the hook." iibllity, academic standing, and general I smelling substance, and immediately contribution to college life as the de- 1 a fly alights on it. a charge of elec- termining factors, was awarded for the iricity is sent through the screen, elec- first time last year to Dr. Paul Hauch. ' trocuting the fly. ••* I The fly-catcher can be worked on "Tliere Is happiness in music if you any electrical circuit, and is guaran- put happiness into it."â€" Rudy Vallee. teed shock-proof. Victoria Colonist Comments On Newspaper Trial* A newspaper has a difficult task in catering to the views of many dif- ferent shades of thought, writes th« Victoria Colonist. Its endeavor al- ways is to keep on an even keel and to give the greatest volume of space to those subjects in which it haa found by experience the largest pro- portion of its public is interested. Id following this course it often givoi offence; not willingly, hut simply be- cause judgment affecting matters ol interest continues to vary according to the likes and dislikes of the indi- vidual. The corresponidience columna of any newspaper are a reflection of public opinion. They can, however, if not properly governed, become a happy hunting ground for cranks and for the perpetration of personalities and intolerance in viewpoint. Thai is often the reason why controversies are not allowed to become prolonged Contrary to a general view entertain- ed by the public one of the main prob lems in connection with a newspapet is what to leave out, not what td print. Four Killedâ€" 40 Injured When Trains Crash THE UNITED STATES Newspaper Advertising We learn that starting June 1 Mont- gomery, Ward and Company will dis- conlimie advertising thrimgh hand- bills and give 100 per cent, concentra- tion upon newspaper advertising. Ofli- clal.s of the company, with 500 stores III 4G states, assert this new policy is a test and they will contliiiie it for at least a year, if it yields results. The" pinciiig ot the newspaper conlrncts hereafter will be from the central ol- lice. Copy will he sent in mat form to retail managers a month in advance for merchandising puriioses and for insertion of local prices on specifled items. Ufleuses will be on a monthly schedule, and freciucncy of insertion will ilepend siunewhat ui>on local com- petitive cimdilions. All right, newspapers will glailly ac- cept the (hallenge. It will pay out handsomely, if ||i« central control Is intelligent and keenly alert to the fact that local inerihaiidising is often a hairtrigger business. There Is no loniparlson between the pulling power of a good daily and a baiidlilll. assum- ini; that the copy is right and releases sclfMiitl(. Monlgomeiy, Ward and Company are ml t,,f wh;il the liiinicr call.s a killing. Kdili.i ami IMil.li-lvir l-New Yorkj. Contagious Cases Increase Quebec. â€" Contagious disease case« reported to the Municipal Hygieni Bureau during the month of Maj showed an increase of 17 cases as com- pared W'ith the same month a yeat ago. Measles led the list with 39 ".\ nation that cannot maintain the' "On the whole, in spite of wars and cases declared, while there were I'i value ot its currency under pressure depressions, the world grows more ca.ses of scarlet fever and 12 cases of from abroad is scarcely in a position humane, and the average happiness of! diphtheria. Two deaths as a result to talk of sclf-sufliciency."â€" Kaymond mankind increases.' â€"Bertrand Rus-.'of contagious diseases were reported, B. Fosdick. ^^.n. Sidewalk Cafes Kver a pioneer, for all its repuiea conservatism. Boston has instituted for itself a very agreeable sidewalk cafe. Right in front of the Public Library its gay blue awnings, neat green tables inclosed in a boxed hedge and its white-aproned garcons all lend the authentic Continental touch, and. what's more, it is well patronized. You can't get a chair at lunch time auy more than yon can get a stool at Thompson's Spa in Washington street There are people there at tea time tun. sipping China tea and eating, foi all we know, crumpets. Now a little rash of sidewalk cafes is appearin;; in our own town. There are a couple ol very modest terrace restaurants in th« West Fifties and a more pretontioua one sponsored by a fashionable hotel right in the Grand Central district, and you Oa;; have your luncheon coffel there just as the Central rumbles un der you on the way to Chicago and the fair. The principal drawbacks to sidewalk cafes in .Manhattan have been the nar rowiiess o[ the footways and the dirt But if space can be found in less tre quented thoroughfares and awniiigi erected to prevent a simple liinchooc party from resembling a spectacle re presenting the destruction of Ponipel there would pretty certainly be custonj ers to patronize such resorts. Mor« power to the restaurateurs who wil! give us the leisured touch of foreign dining. â€" New York Herald-Trihune. men. a wuinau anil a rliild were killed and no to 40 oihei passengers wer^ injured, wlien a aieiini train iraahcd into an electric train between Wimbledon and Kaynea Park, KnglautL Photo shows vre.keil carriages of the steam train Just after the smash. « "True poetry Is concerned wilt things niulying."â€" .lohn Masefield. â€" ig. "Just to make money is no gang* any more of success." â€" Mrs. Frauklla 1). Rooswvelu